& conjunction
& u.
(dated) in borrowed Latin phrases such as et cetera.

'Phags-pa pn
Phagpa-Schrift

's-Hertogenbosch /-toʊx-/ /-tɑx-/ /-tɑɡ-/ /-tɒx-/ /-tɒɡ-/ /-təʊx-/ /-əˈ-/ /ˌsɛə-/ /ˌsɛəɹ-/ /ˌsɜɹtoʊɡənˈbɔs/ /ˌsɜːtəʊɡənˈbɒs/ pn
Herzogenbusch
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'sblood /zblʌd/ interjection
Huch
(archaic) An exclamation formerly used as an oath, and an expression of anger or wonder.

's /s/ /z/ /əz/ /ɪz/ suffix
on s er es
Possessive marker, indicating that an object belongs to the noun or noun phrase bearing the marker.

ability /əˈbɪl.ə.ti/ suffix
barkeit
Forms a noun from a verb or an adjective by changing from -able; ability, inclination or suitability for a specified function or condition.

able /ə.bl̩/ suffix
bar abel
Able to be done; fit to be done.
wert
Relevant to or suitable to, in accordance with.

adic suffix
adisch
(mathematics, computing) Having a specified adicity.

aemia suffix
ämie
(British spelling, medicine) Blood; presence in blood (of a substance denoted by an affixed combining form); state or condition of the blood.

age /eɪd͡ʒ/ /ɑːʒ/ /əd͡ʒ/ /ɪd͡ʒ/ suffix
ung
forming nouns indicating a process, action, or a result

aire suffix
är
One whose wealth exceeds a specific number of units in the local currency.

algia suffix
algie
pain, suffering

amine suffix
amin
(organic chemistry) An amine.

an suffix
isch
Of or pertaining to; an adjectival suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to make an adjective form. (Often added to words of Latin origin, but also used with words of other origins. When a word ends in a, -n is used instead.)

ane /eɪn/ suffix
an
Variant of -an, usually with differentiation (germane, humane, urbane), but sometimes alone (mundane).

archy suffix
archie
form of government or rule

ary /.ɹi/ /ə.ɹi/ /ɛɹ.i/ suffix
är
(mathematics) Having the specified arity.

ate /eɪt/ /ət/ suffix
ieren
(in verbs) to act in the specified manner

ation /ˈeɪʃn̩/ suffix
ation ierung tion
An action or process
The result of an action or process

biont /ˈbaɪ.ɑnt/ /ˈbaɪ.ɒnt/ suffix
biont
(biology) a discrete living organism that has a specified mode of living

caine suffix
cain
(organic chemistry, pharmacology) A synthetic alkaloid used as a local anesthetic.

centric suffix
zentrisch
Having a specified number of centres.
Having a specified object at the centre, or as the focus of attention.

centrism suffix
zentrismus

cide /-saɪd/ suffix
zid ord
killing
örder
killer

cracy /-kɹəsi/ suffix
kratie
rule (in the sense of governing).

crat /-kɹæt/ suffix
krat kratin
A participant in a specified form of government.
An advocate of a specified form of government.

cratic /ˈkɹætɪk/ suffix
kratisch
used to form adjectives, of or befitting -cracy
used to form adjectives, of or befitting -crat

cyte /-saɪt/ suffix
zyt
Used to form cell names and classifications for mature cells.

diene suffix
dien
(organic chemistry) A polymer of such a diene.

ectomy /-ˈɛktəmi/ suffix
ektomie [Amputation|-amputation]] [Entfernung|-entfernung]]
(surgery) Surgical removal of.

ee suffix
e en er es e-
Added to transitive verbs to form words meaning a person or thing that is the object of that verb (i.e., to whom or to which an action is done).

ence suffix
enz
(chiefly, non-productive) Same as -ance; having the state or condition of.

ene /-iːn/ suffix
en
A polymer derived from an alkene.

er /ə/ /ɚ/ suffix
er
(added to verbs) A person or thing that does an action indicated by the root verb; used to form an agent noun.
(added to nouns, chiefly denoting occupations) A person whose occupation is the root noun; (more broadly, occasionally with adjectives) a person characterized by the root.
(added to certain adjectives and adverbs, now especially short ones) More; used to form the comparative.
(added to certain adverbs) More; used to form the comparative.

ese /is/ /iz/ /iːz/ suffix
isch
Used to form adjectives and nouns describing things and characteristics of a city, region, or country, such as the people and the language spoken by these people.

esque /ɛsk/ suffix
esk
In the style or manner of; appended to nouns, especially proper nouns, and forming adjectives.

ess /əs/ /ɛs/ /ɪs/ -esses suffix
in trix öse
Used to form female equivalents.

est /əst/ /ɪst/ suffix
ste ster m ...-sten
Used to form the superlative of adjectives and adverbs.
st
(archaic, dialectal) Used to form the second-person singular present tense and past tense of verbs. (if thou is the subject; not used with you)

etic /ˈet.ɪk/ /ˈɛt.ɪk/ suffix
etisch
Used to form adjectives, meaning "pertaining to", derived from nouns, most of which end in -esis

fold suffix
fach fache
Used to make adjectives meaning times.
fach faltig
Used to make adverbs meaning times.

free /fɹiː/ suffix
frei
free from; devoid of; without

ful /fəl/ /fʊl/ [fl̩] suffix
voll
Used to form adjectives from nouns, with the sense of being full of, tending to, or thoroughly possessing the quality expressed by the noun.

gate suffix
gate
Combined with a relevant place, person, activity, etc. to form the names of scandals.

gen suffix
gen
A producer of something, or an agent in the production of something.

genic suffix
gen
produced or generated by something

gon suffix
eck
(geometry) Forms the names of plane figures containing a given number of angles, and thus bounded by that number of line segments (polygons). If the number is large enough, it can take the hyphenated suffix directly.

gram suffix
gramm
Something written, drawn or otherwise recorded.

graph suffix
graph
that writes
(metonymic) that is written

graphy /-ɡɹəfi/ suffix
graphie
Something written or otherwise represented in the specified manner, or about a specified subject.

hedron -hedra -hedrons suffix
eder
(geometry) Forms the names of solid figures bounded by a certain number of planes (polyhedra).

hood /hʊd/ suffix
heit keit schaft
A substantive suffix denoting a condition or state of being.
schaft
A substantive suffix denoting a group sharing a specified condition or state.

hour-old suffix
stündig
Suffix used to indicate the age of something or someone, in terms of hours.

ian /iːən/ suffix
isch
(as a noun) One from, belonging to, relating to, or like.

iatry suffix
iatrie
Forms names of specialized fields of medical practice.

ible suffix
bar
An adjective suffix, now usually in a passive sense; forms adjectives meaning "able to be", "relevant or suitable to, in accordance with", or expressing capacity or worthiness in a passive sense.

ic /ɪk/ suffix
isch
(chemistry) Used to denote certain chemical compounds in which a specified chemical element has a higher oxidation number than in the equivalent compound whose name ends in the suffix -ous. For example sulphuric acid (H₂SO₄) has more oxygen atoms per molecule than sulphurous acid (H₂SO₃).

ics suffix
ik
Forms nouns referring to fields of knowledge or practice.

ide suffix
id
Any of a group of related compounds - azide, polysaccharide, glycoside.
id oid
Any of a group of several elements - lanthanide.

ie /-i/ suffix
chen
Forming diminutive or affectionate forms of nouns or names.

ification /ɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ suffix
fikation fizierung ifikation ifizierung

ify /ɪfaɪ/ suffix
fizieren ifizieren
To produce verbs meaning to make.

in-law suffix
chwieger-
Related through marriage.

ine /-aɪn/ /-iːn/ /-ɪn~-ən/ suffix
in
(chemistry) Used to form names of chemical substances, especially basic (alkaline) substances, alkaloidal substances, or halogen elements.

ing /in/ /iŋ/ /ən/ /ɪn/ /ɪŋ/ /ɪŋk/ /ɪŋɡ/ suffix
ung
Used to form nouns or noun-like words (or elements of noun phrases) from verbs, denoting the act of doing something, an action, or the embodiment of an action.
end
Used to form present participles of verbs.
u
Used to form nouns denoting materials or systems of objects which are used or employed in an action, or considered collectively.

ish /ɪʃ/ suffix
lich haft ig
(of adjectives from common nouns) Typical of, similar to, being like.
lich
(of adjectives from adjectives, with a diminutive force) Somewhat, rather.
a. m ... herum
(of adjectives from numbers, especially of times and ages) About, approximately.
isch
(of adjectives from roots of proper nouns denoting names of nations or regions) Of, belonging, or relating to (a nationality, place, language or similar association with something).

ism /ɪ.zəm/ [ɪ.zm̩] suffix
ismus
Used to form names of a tendency of behaviour, action, state, condition or opinion belonging to a class or group of persons, or the result of a doctrine, ideology or principle or lack thereof.

ist /-əst/ /-ɪst/ suffix
ist
one who subscribes to a particular theological doctrine or religious denomination;

ite /-aɪt/ suffix
it
(chemistry) Used to form names of certain chemical compounds, especially salts or esters of acids whose name ends in -ous.

itis /-ˈaɪtɪs/ suffix
itis
(pathology) Suffix denoting diseases characterized by inflammation, itself often caused by an infection.

itude suffix
itüde tude
state of

ity /əti/ [əɾi] [ɪti] [ɾi] suffix
ität
Used to form an uncountable noun from an adjective; especially, to form the noun referring to the state, property, or quality of conforming to the adjective's description.

ive /ɪv/ suffix
iv
An adjective suffix signifying relating or belonging to, of the nature of, tending to, or serving to; as: affirmative, active, conclusive, corrective, diminutive.

ization /-əˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/ /-əˈzeɪʃn̩/ /-ˌaɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/ /-ˌaɪˈzeɪʃn̩/ suffix
isation isierung
A suffix forming nouns denoting the act, process, or result of doing something, or of making something.

ize /-aɪz/ suffix
ieren isieren
Used to form verbs from nouns or adjectives, especially similative verbs

land /lænd/ /lənd/ /lɪnd/ [lænd] suffix
land
Used to form the name of a territory, country, or region.

less /ləs/ /lɪs/ suffix
los
Lacking (something); without (something). Added usually to a noun to form an adjective signifying a lack of that noun.

like suffix
artig ähnlich
Resembling, having some of the characteristics of (used to form adjectives from nouns).

ling suffix
chen erl lein
small, immature, miniature

lite /-ˌlaɪt/ suffix
lith
used to form names of rocks and minerals

logical suffix
ogisch
Used to form adjectival forms of nouns ending in -logy.

logist suffix
loge
A person who studies or is an expert in the related -logy.

logy /ləd͡ʒi/ suffix
logie kunde ik ehre issenschaft
A branch of learning; a study of a particular subject.
teiler
Speech, or a way of speaking, a narrative, logical discourse.

ly /li/ [li] [liː] [lɪ] [ɫiː] suffix
lich erweise
Used to form adverbs from adjectives and nouns.
lich haft ig isch
Used to form adjectives from nouns, the adjectives having the sense of "appearing like, resembling, or having the likeness of what is denoted by the noun".

mancy suffix
mantie
(fantasy) Variety of magic, especially that controlling or related to a specific element, substance, or theme.

mania suffix
manie
compulsion or obsession.

ment suffix
ung

meter suffix
meter
Used to form the names of measuring devices.

metry suffix
metrie
Forming nouns relating to measures and measurement.

morph suffix
morph

ness /nəs/ /nɛs/ /nɪs/ [nɘs] suffix
keit heit nis
Appended to adjectives to form nouns meaning "the state of being (the adjective)", "the quality of being (the adjective)", or "the measure of being (the adjective)".

nomy suffix
nomie
a system of rules, laws, or knowledge about a body of a particular field; distribution, arrangement, management

nym suffix
nym
type of word or name

ol suffix
ol
(organic chemistry) An alcohol or phenol.

ologist suffix
ologe
alternative spelling of -logist

ology /ˈɑləd͡ʒi/ /ˈɒləd͡ʒi/ suffix
ologie
(often, humorous) added to an ordinary English word to create a name for a (possibly non-existent) field of study.

on suffix
on
(physics, maths, and, biology) Forming nouns denoting subatomic particles (proton), quanta (photon), molecular units (codon), or substances (interferon).

one suffix
on
a ketone

onym suffix
onym
word

onymy suffix
onymie
Used to form nouns describing the study, formation, or use of words or names

osis /-oʊ.sɪs/ /-əʉ.sɪs/ /-əʊ.sɪs/ suffix
ose
(pathology) functional disease or condition such as hepatosis

otic suffix
otisch

ous /-əs/ suffix
haft ös
Used to form adjectives from nouns, to denote:

pathic /pæθɪk/ suffix
pathisch

pedia suffix
pädie

penia suffix
penie
deficiency

philia /-ˈfɪliə, -ˈfiːliə/ suffix
philie
(pathology) Used to form nouns meaning abnormal liking or tendency (for something), e.g. paraphilia.

phobe /-foʊb/ suffix
fob
Used to form nouns denoting a person having a fear of a specific thing.
Used to form nouns denoting a person who hates or dislikes a type of person, thing, etc.

phobia /-ˈfoʊ.bi.ə/ /-ˈfəʊ.bi.ə/ suffix
phobie
Used to form nouns meaning fear of a specific thing.
phobie ass
Used to form nouns meaning hate, dislike, or repression of a specific thing.

phobic /-ˈfoʊbɪk/ /-ˈfəʊbɪk/ suffix
phob
Used to form adjectives indicating a fear of a specific thing.

phoresis /fəˈɹiː.sɪs/ suffix
phorese

plasty /-ˈplæsti/ suffix
plastik

proof suffix
fest sicher
Suffix added to a noun to form an adjective denoting imperviousness to that noun.

s /s/ /z/ /əz/ /ɪz/ suffix
s e en er
Used to form regular plurals of nouns.

saur suffix
saurier saurus

scope suffix
skop
Used to make terms denoting an instrument used for viewing or examination.

scopy /-skəpi/ suffix
skopie
observation, viewing

ship suffix
schaft
Appended to a noun to form a new noun denoting a property or state of being, time spent in a role, or a specialised union. In particular, the way a set of social duties associated with a particular role shapes or develop's one's character.

stan suffix
stan
Used in the names of regions in the Middle East and Central Asia which were historically influenced by Persian and Turkic cultures.

teen suffix
ehn
Used to form cardinal numbers from thirteen to nineteen.

th /-θ/ suffix
ste te
(mathematics) Used to form a term denoting the ordinal numeral corresponding to the value, being a natural number, of a mathematical expression.

tion /-tʃən/ /-ʃən/ suffix
tion ung
(non-productive) Used to form nouns meaning "the action of (a verb)" or "the result of (a verb)". Words ending in this suffix are almost always derived from a similar Latin word; a few (e.g. gumption) are not derived from Latin and are unrelated to any verb. More often, -ation is used.

ty suffix
ig
Nonproductive suffix indicating single-digit integer multiples of ten

um /əm/ -a suffix
um
Denotes singular grammatical number.

ure suffix
ur

ward /wɔɹd/ /wɔːd/ /wəd/ /wɚd/ suffix
wärts
Forming adverbs denoting course or direction to, or motion or tendency toward, as in "backward", "toward", "forward", etc.

wards /wɔɹdz/ /wɔːdz/ /wədz/ /wɚdz/ suffix
wärts
Forming adjectives and adverbs denoting course or direction to, or motion or tendency toward, as in "backwards", "towards", etc.

wise /waɪz/ /wɑɪz/ suffix
mäßig
In the matter of; with regard to.

worthy suffix
wert würdig
Of sufficient worth for; deserving of.

y suffix
ig
Added to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives meaning “having the quality of”, either “involving the referent” or “analogous to it”.
chen erl i lein
Forming diminutive nouns.
heit keit nis
Forming abstract nouns denoting a condition, quality, or state.

yl suffix
yl
(organic chemistry) A univalent radical or functional group formed from a given molecule. Thus propyl from propane, benzyl from benzene, and so forth.

yne suffix
in
(organic chemistry) An unsaturated hydrocarbon having at least one triple bond; an alkyne.

zygous suffix
zygot
(biology) Having or originating from a specified state as a result of conditions in the zygote stage of development.

0th adj
0.
abbreviation of zeroth

1 Chronicles pn
1 Chronik
(biblical) The first of the two Books of Chronicles and the thirteenth book of the Old Testament of the Bible.

1 Samuel pn
1 Samuel
(biblical) The ninth book of the Old Testament of the Bible, and of the Tanakh.

1 Timothy pn
1. Timotheus
(biblical) The fifteenth book of the New Testament of the Bible, the first epistle to Timothy.

1-up /wɒn ʌp/ /ˈwʌn ʌp/ 1-ups n
1-Up
(video games) An item that grants the player an extra life in the game, staving off game over by one more try.

1000th adj
1000.
abbreviation of thousandth

100th adj
100.
abbreviation of hundredth

101 /ˈwʌnˌoʊ̯ˈwʌn/ adj
Einführung Einmaleins für Anfänger
(chiefly, US, often, postpositive) Basic, beginner, starting from scratch.

10th adj
10.
Alternative form of 10th

11th adj
11.
Alternative form of 11th

12th adj
12.
Alternative form of 12th

13th adj
13.
Alternative form of 13th

14th adj
14.
Alternative form of 14th

15 minutes of fame n
fünfzehn Minuten Ruhm
(idiomatic) A very short time in the spotlight or brief flurry with fame, after which the person or subject involved is quickly forgotten.

15th adj
15.
Alternative form of 15th

16th /ˌsɪksˈtiːnθ/ /ˌsɪksˈtiːnθ/ adj
16.
Alternative form of 16th

17th adj
17.
Alternative form of 17th

18th adj
18.
Alternative form of 18th

1910s n
1910er Jahre
The decade from 1910 to 1919.

1992 pn
neunzehnhundertzweiundneunzig
(economics) The commencement of the single market trade association of European Union countries, on January 1, 1993.

19th adj
19.
Alternative form of 19th

1st /fɜːst/ /fɝst/ /fɜːst/ /fɝst/ adj
1. 1ster 1ter
Alternative form of 1st

2 Chronicles pn
2 Chronik
(biblical) The second of the two Books of Chronicles and the fourteenth book of the Old Testament of the Bible.

2 Kings pn
2 Könige
(biblical) The twelfth book of the Old Testament of Bible, and of the Tanakh.

2 Samuel pn
2 Samuel
(biblical) The tenth book of the Old Testament of Bible, and of the Tanakh.

2 Timothy pn
2. Timotheus
(biblical) The sixteenth book of the New Testament of the Bible, the second epistle to Timothy.

2-1 road 2-1 roads n
Kernfahrbahn
(transport) A type of road with extra-wide shoulders and a smaller single two-way lane in the middle for vehicles.

20th /ˈtwɛn.ti.əθ/ /ˈtwɛn.ti.əθ/ adj
20.
Alternative form of 20th

21st adj
21.
abbreviation of twenty-first

22nd adj
22.
abbreviation of twenty-second

23rd adj
23.
abbreviation of twenty-third

24/7 adv
immerzu rund um die Uhr
abbreviation of twenty-four seven

24th adj
24.
abbreviation of twenty-fourth

25th adj
25.
abbreviation of twenty-fifth

2CV 2CVs n
Ente
deux chevaux (conventional French shortening of deux chevaux-vapeur "two horsepower") (a model of car by French manufacturer, Citroën)

2nd /ˈsɛkənd/ /ˈsɛkənd/ adj
2.
Alternative form of 2nd

30th /ˈθɜː.ti.əθ/ /ˈθɝ.ɾi.əθ/ adj
30.
abbreviation of thirtieth

3D adj
3-D 3D
abbreviation

3D printer /ˈθɹi ˈdi ˈpɹɪntɚ/ /ˈθɹiː ˈdiː ˈpɹɪntə(ɹ)/ [ˈθɹi ˈdi ˈpɹɪɾ̃ɚ] 3D printers n
3D-Drucker 3-D-Drucker
(hardware, printing) A device for making three-dimensional solid objects from a digital model.

3rd adj
3. 3te
Alternative form of 3rd

4/4 n
Viervierteltakt
(music) A meter of four quarter notes per measure.

40th adj
40.
abbreviation of fortieth

4th adj
4. 4te
Alternative form of 4th

5-hydroxytryptamine n
5-Hydroxytryptamin
The neurotransmitter serotonin.

50th adj
50.
abbreviation of fiftieth

52100 n
1.3505 100Cr6 DIN 1.3505 DIN 100Cr6

5th adj
5. 5te
Alternative form of 5th

60th adj
60.
abbreviation of sixtieth

610 Office pn
Büro 610
(informal) The Public Security Anti-Xie-Jiao Organization (公安部反邪教组, gong'anbu fanxiejiao zu) in the People's Republic of China

6th adj
6.
Alternative form of 6th

70th adj
70.
abbreviation of seventieth

7th adj
7.
Alternative form of 7th

80th adj
80.
abbreviation of eightieth

8th adj
8.
Alternative form of 8th

9 to 5 9 to 5s n
von neun bis fünf
A day job, especially at a large company, emphasizing banality.

9/11 /naɪn.əˈlɛ.vən/ pn
11. September
The date of the attack on the Twin Towers and the Pentagon in the USA (September 11th, 2001).

90th adj
90.
abbreviation of ninetieth

9th adj
9.
Alternative form of 9th

@ /itʃæt/ /æt/ /ət/ preposition
à
at a rate of (so much each)

A /eɪ̯/ /æɪ/ n
A
Ace. (including in card games)

A Coruña /ˌɑ kəˈɹunjə/ pn
La Coruña
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A battery A batteries n
Anodenbatterie
(dated, electronics) A battery used to heat the filament or cathode heaters of electron tubes.

A level A levels n
Abitur
A non-compulsory examination taken in the final two years in British high schools; the qualification obtained by passing such an exam

A major n
A-dur A-Dur
(music) The major key with A as its tonic, with the notes A, B, C♯, D, E, F♯, and G♯, the key signature of which has three sharps.

A minor n
a-Moll
(music) The minor key with A as its tonic, consisting of the pitches A, B, C, D, E, F, and G.
(music) The minor chord with a root of A.

A-Pucikwar pn
A Pucikwar A-Pucikwar
The now-extinct language spoken by the Pucikwar people.

A-bomb A-bombs n
A-Bombe Atombombe
(slang) An atomic bomb; a weapon that derives its energy from nuclear reactions and has enormous destructive power.

A-flat A-flats n
As
(music) A tone one semitone below A, between G and A, denoted A♭.

A-flat major n
As-dur
(music) The major chord with a root of A-flat.

A-flat minor n
as-Moll
(music) a minor key with the notes A♭, B♭, C♭, D♭, E♭, F♭, and G♭

A-minor A-minors n
a-Moll
(music) the minor key with A as its tonic

A-sharp A-sharps n
Ais
(music) A tone one semitone higher than A, denoted A♯.

A-sharp major n
Ais-dur

A-sharp minor n
ais-Moll
(music) a minor key with the notes A♯, B♯, C♯, D♯, E♯, F♯, G♯

AA pn
AA
Initialism of Alcoholics Anonymous: a self-supporting organization of alcoholic people.

ABC /eɪ biː siː/ ABC's ABCs n
ABC-Buch ABC-Fibel Abc-Buch Abcdarium Abecebuch Abecedarium
(obsolete) A primer for teaching the Latin alphabet and first elements of reading. [Attested from around (1350 to 1470) until the mid-17th century.]

ABC Islands pn
ABC-Inseln
Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao, the three westernmost islands of the Leeward Antilles in the Caribbean.

AC ACs n
Wechselspannung Wechselstrom
(electricity) Initialism of alternating current (often used to indicate an alternating potential rather than a current).

ACAB phraseologicalUnit
alle Bullen sind Schweine
(derogatory) Initialism of all cops are bastards: an anti-police slogan protesting against police behaviour, often used in graffiti, tattoos, and other imagery.

AD /ˌeɪˈdi/ adv
n. Chr. n. Chr. G. n. Chr. Geb. nach Christo nach Christus
(often, punctuated) Initialism of anno Domini (borrowed from Latin); in the year of our Lord.

ADHD /ˌeɪ diː ˌeɪtʃ ˈdiː/ n
ADHS
Initialism of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

ADSL ADSLs n
ADSL
(telecommunications) Initialism of asymmetric digital subscriber line.

AGAB AGABs n
Hebammengeschlecht

AI AIs n
KI AI
(AI, countable, and, uncountable) Initialism of artificial intelligence.

AIDS /eɪdz/ n
AIDS Aids
(disease, acronym) Acquired immune deficiency syndrome. [from 1982]

ALM n
AM
(software, development) Initialism of application lifecycle management.

ALS ALSes ALSs n
ALS
(disease, uncountable) Initialism of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

AND gate AND gates n
UND-Gatter
(electronics) a logic gate performing a Boolean logic AND operation

AP APs n
AP
(grammar, sentence parsing) Initialism of adjective phrase; adverbial phrase. (Note: to disambiguate, one can use the abbreviations AdjP and AdvP instead.)

APEC pn
APEC Asiatisch-pazifische wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit
A regional trade agreement between Australia, Canada, Chile, China, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Russia, South Korea, Taiwan (under the name Chinese Taipei), Hong Kong, the US, and members of ASEAN.

ASAP /ˈeɪ.sæp/ /ˌeɪ.ɛs.eɪˈpiː/ adv
schnellstmöglich so schnell wie möglich so bald wie möglich
Initialism of as soon as possible.

ASEAN /a.ˈseɪ.an/ /a.ˈseɪ.ən/ /a.ˈsi.an/ /a.ˈsi.ən/ /ˈa.ʃan/ /ˈa.ʃən/ /ˈæ.si.an/ /ˈæ.si.æn/ /ˈæ.si.ɑn/ /ˈæ.zi.an/ /ˈæ.zi.æn/ /ˈæ.zi.ɑn/ /ˈæɪ-/ /ˈɑ.si.ɑn/ /ˈɑ.zi.ɑn/ pn
ASEAN
Acronym of Association of Southeast Asian Nations.

ASMR ASMRs n
ASMR
(uncountable) Initialism of autonomous sensory meridian response (“a claimed biological phenomenon involving a pleasurable tingling in response to a stimulus”).

ATGM ATGMs n
ATGM PALR
(military) Initialism of anti-tank guided missile.

ATM ATMs n
Bankomat Geldautomat
(banking) Initialism of automated teller machine or initialism of automatic teller machine.
ATM
(telecommunications, electronics) Initialism of asynchronous transfer mode.

ATV ATVs n
Quad ATV
(transportation) Initialism of all-terrain vehicle. (an astride-seated quad or tri-wheeled off-road recreational vehicle).
ATV
(transportation, space) Initialism of Automated Transfer Vehicle.

AWOL /ˈeɪ̯.wɑl/ /ˈeɪ̯.wɔl/ /ˈʔɐ.wɔl/ adj
eigenmächtig abwesend unerlaubt abwesend
(originally, _, military) Absent without official leave (permission).

AWOL /ˈeɪ̯.wɑl/ /ˈeɪ̯.wɔl/ /ˈʔɐ.wɔl/ AWOLs n
unerlaubte Abwesenheit unerlaubte Abwesenheit von der Truppe unerlaubte Entfernung unerlaubte Entfernung von der Truppe
(military) Absence without proper authority from the properly appointed place of duty, or from unit, organization, or other place of duty at which one is required to be at the time prescribed.
unerlaubt Abwesender
(by extension) Somebody who is absent without permission.

Aabenraa /ˈɑbənˌɹɑ/ /ˈɔbənˌɹɔ/ /ˈɔːbənˌɹɔː/ pn
Apenrade
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Aachen /ˈɑkən/ /ˈɑxən/ /ˈɑːkən/ pn
Aachen
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Aalborg /ˈɑlˌbɔɹɡ/ /ˈɑːlbɔːɡ/ /ˈɔlˌbɔɹɡ/ pn
Aalborg Aalburg Ålborg
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Aar /ɑɹ/ /ɑːɹ/ pn
Aare
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Aarau /ˈɑːɹaʊ/ pn
Aarau
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Aargau /ˈɑrˌɡaʊ/ /ˈɑːɡaʊ/ pn
Aargau
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Aarhus /ˈɑrˌ(h)us/ /ˈɑːhuːs/ /ˈɔrˌ(h)us/ pn
Aarhus
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Aaron /aaron/ /ahăron/ /ærən/ /ɛəɹən/ /ˈæɹ.ən/ /ˈæɹən/ /ˈɛə.ɹən/ /ˈɛəɹən/ /ˈɛɹ.ən/ /ˈɛɹən/ Aarons pn
Aaron
The elder brother of Moses in the Book of the Exodus, and in the Quran.
A surname transferred from the given name.

Aaron's rod /ˈæɹ-/ /ˈɛəɹ-/ /ˈɛəɹ.ənz ɹɒd/ /ˈɛɹ.ənz ɹɑd/ Aaron's rods n
Aronstab
Any of various plants with a tall flowering stem, especially:
Goldenrod, the Solidago genus of North American plants with yellow flowers.
(archaic) A rod with one serpent twined around it, as used by Aaron (differing from the caduceus of Mercury, which has two serpents).

Aaronic /æɹˈɑn.ɪk/ /æɹˈɒn.ɪk/ /ɛˈɹɑn.ɪk/ /ɛːˈɹɒn.ɪk/ more Aaronic most Aaronic adj
aaronitisch
Pertaining to Aaron (elder brother of Moses). [First attested in the mid 17th century.]

Abaddon /əˈbæ.dn̩/ pn
Abaddon
The destroyer, or angel of the bottomless pit; Apollyon;[First attested from 1350 to 1470]
(poetic) Hell; the bottomless pit; a place of destruction. [Late 17th century.]

Abbas /əˈbɑːs/ Abbases pn
Abbas
A en given name

Abbasid /əbˈɑ.səd/ /əˈbæs.əd/ /ˈæb.ə.səd/ adj
abbasidisch
Of or relating to the Abbasid caliphs.

Abbasid /əbˈɑ.səd/ /əˈbæs.əd/ /ˈæb.ə.səd/ Abbasids n
Abbaside
(historical) A member of the dynasty of caliphs that ruled from Baghdad, from about 750 to 1250, claiming ancestry of Abbas.

Abbott pn
Abt Abts
A surname originating as an occupation.
(very, rare) A en given name.
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Abdera pn
Abdera
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Abderite /ˈæb.dəˌɹaɪt/ Abderites n
Abderit Abderitin
An inhabitant or native of Abdera, in Thrace.

Abdul /ɑbˈdʊl/ pn
Abdul
A en given name used by Muslims.

Abdullah /æbˈdʌlə/ /ˌɑb.dʊlˈɑ/ pn
Abdulla
A en given name.

Abdullatif pn
Abdellatif
An Islamic en given name.

Abecedarian /ˌeɪ.biˌsiˈdæɹ.i.ən/ Abecedarians n
Abecedarier
(historical) A member of a 16th-century Anabaptist sect, follower of the Zwickau prophets (and specially of Thomas Storch), who believed that any kind of knowledge (even basic reading and writing) would keep one from reaching obtaining salvation. [from 19th c.]

Abegg's rule /ɑˈbɛks ɹuːl/ /ˈɑ.bɛɡz ɹuːl/ pn
Abegg’sche Regel
(chemistry) A rule in chemistry that states that the sum of the hydrogen valence and the maximum oxygen valence is equal to eight.

Abel /ˈeɪ.bl̩/ pn
Abel
(biblical character) The son of Adam and Eve who was killed by his brother Cain.
A en given name.

Abelian Abelians n
Abelianer Abelianerin Abelit Abelitin
(Christianity, historical) A member of a sect in fourth-century Africa mentioned by St. Augustine, who states that they married but lived in continence after the manner, as they claimed, of Abel.

Abenaki /ˌæbəˈnæ.ki/ /ˌɑbəˈnɑki/ adj
abenakisch
Related or pertaining to the Abenaki people or language. [early 19th century]

Abenaki /ˌæbəˈnæ.ki/ /ˌɑbəˈnɑki/ Abenaki Abenakis n
Abenaki
A member of this Algonquian First People. [early 18th century]

Abenaki /ˌæbəˈnæ.ki/ /ˌɑbəˈnɑki/ pn
Abenaki
(in particular) The Western Abenaki language.

Abenomics n
Abenomics
(politics) The economic policies advocated by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe.

Abh. Berl. Akad. pn
Abh. Berl. Akad.
(bibliography, and, lexicography)

Abha pn
Abha
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Abidjan /ˈæb.əˌd͡ʒɑn/ /ˌæb.əˈd͡ʒɑn/ /ˌæb.ɪˈd͡ʒɑn/ pn
Abidjan
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Abigail /ˈæb.ə.ɡeɪl/ Abigails pn
Abigail Abigajil
The wife of Nabal and later of David in the Old Testament.
Abigail
A en given name, used since the 16th century, and currently quite popular.

Abitur /ˌæbiˈtʊə(ɹ)/ /ˌæbiˈtʊɹ/ /ˌæbɪˈtʊə(ɹ)/ /ˌæbɪˈtʊɹ/ Abiturs n
Abitur
A group of exams taken in the final year of German secondary school. [from mid 20th c.]

Abiturient /ɑbɪˌtuɹiˈɛnt/ Abiturienten Abiturients n
Abiturient Abiturientin
A pupil / student in the German education system who is taking, or who has taken and passed, the Abitur. [from mid 19th c.]

Abkhaz /æbˈkæz/ /æbˈkɑz/ /ɑbˈkɑz/ adj
abchasisch
Abkhazian: of or pertaining to Abkhazia, the Abkhazian people, or their language.

Abkhaz /æbˈkæz/ /æbˈkɑz/ /ɑbˈkɑz/ Abkhaz n
Abchase Abchasin
An Abkhazian; a native or inhabitant of Abkhazia, a region just east of the Black Sea. [Mid 19th century.]

Abkhaz /æbˈkæz/ /æbˈkɑz/ /ɑbˈkɑz/ pn
Abchasisch
A Northwest Caucasian language spoken in Abkhazia. [Mid 19th century.]

Abkhazia /æbˈkeɪ.zi.ə/ /æbˈkeɪ.ʒi.ə/ /æbˈkeɪ.ʒə/ /æbˈkɑ.zi.ə/ /æbˈkɑ.ʒi.ə/ pn
Abchasien
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Aboriginal /ˌæb.əˈɹɪd͡ʒ.n̩.l̩/ /ˌæb.əˈɹɪd͡ʒ.ɪ.nəl/ /ˌæb.əˈɹɪd͡ʒ.ɪn.l̩/ more Aboriginal most Aboriginal adj
einheimische indigene
Of or pertaining to Australian Aboriginal peoples, Aborigines, or their language. [First attested in the 19th century.]

Aboriginal /ˌæb.əˈɹɪd͡ʒ.n̩.l̩/ /ˌæb.əˈɹɪd͡ʒ.ɪ.nəl/ /ˌæb.əˈɹɪd͡ʒ.ɪn.l̩/ Aboriginals n
Eingeborener Ureinwohner Eingeborene Einheimische Einheimischer Ureinwohnerin
An Aboriginal inhabitant of Australia. [First attested in the 19th century.]

Aborigine /ˌæb.əˈɹɪd͡ʒ.ə.ni/ /ˌæb.əˈɹɪd͡ʒ.ɪ.ni/ Aborigines n
Aborigine
(offensive, ethnic slur) An Aboriginal person from Australia (descending from, or a member of, one of the indigenous people(s) before British colonization), Aboriginal Australian.

Abraham /ˈeɪ.bɹæm/ /ˈeɪ.bɹə.hæm/ /ˈeɪ.bɹə.həm/ /ˈeɪ.bɹəˌhæm/ Abrahams pn
Abraham
(Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Baha'i) A prophet in the Old Testament, Qur'an and Aqdas; a Semitic patriarch son of Terah who practiced monotheism, father of the Jewish patriarch Isaac by Sarah and the Arab patriarch Ishmael by Hagar. [First attested prior to 1150.]
A en given name. [First attested prior to 1150.]
A surname originating as a patronymic. [First attested prior to 1150.]

Abrahamic /eɪ.bɹəˈhæm.ɪk/ more Abrahamic most Abrahamic adj
abrahamitisch
Pertaining to Abraham, the patriarch. [First attested in the early 19th century.]
(of a, _, religion) Descended from the religious tradition of Abraham.

Abraum salts n
Abraumsalz
a mixture of carnallite, kieserite and sylvite found in Prussia; chemically, mixed sulphates and chlorides of potassium, sodium and calcium

Abruzzian more Abruzzian most Abruzzian adj
abruzzesisch
Of or relating to Abruzzo in Italy.

Absalom /ˈæb.sə.ləm/ pn
Abschalom Absalom
(biblical character) The third son of David, king of Israel.
Absalom
(rare) A en given name.

Abstract Expressionism /ˈæbˌstɹækt ɪkˈspɹɜʃ.n̩ˌɪz.m̩/ n
abstrakter Expressionismus
An American genre of modern art that used improvised techniques, such as sinuous linearity, to generate highly abstract forms while allowing the artist spontaneity. [First attested in the mid 20th century.]

Absurdistan pn
Absurdistan
(informal) Any country where absurdity is the norm, especially in its public authorities and government.

Abu Dhabi /ˈɑ.bu ˈdæ.bi/ /ˈɑ.bu ˈdɑ.bi/ /ˈɑ.bu ˈðɑ.bi/ pn
Abu Dhabi
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Abu Simbel /ˈɑ.bu ˈsɪm.bl̩/ pn
Abu Simbel
A village, in the Aswan area of Egypt, that is the site of several ancient temples.

Abun n
Abun Abuna Abune
Father, the title of a bishop in an Ethiopian or Coptic church.

Abyssinia /ˌæb.əˈsɪn.i.ə/ /ˌæb.əˈsɪn.jə/ /ˌæb.ɪˈsɪn.i.ə/ pn
Abessinien Habesch
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Abyssinian /ˌæb.əˈsɪn.i.ən/ /ˌæb.əˈsɪn.jən/ /ˌæb.ɪˈsɪn.i.ən/ /ˌæb.ɪˈsɪn.ɪ.ən/ adj
abessinisch
(dated, usually, _, capitalized) Of or pertaining to Ethiopia or its inhabitants; Ethiopian. [First attested in the late 18th century.]

Abyssinian /ˌæb.əˈsɪn.i.ən/ /ˌæb.əˈsɪn.jən/ /ˌæb.ɪˈsɪn.i.ən/ /ˌæb.ɪˈsɪn.ɪ.ən/ Abyssinians n
Abessinier
A short-haired domestic cat descended from cats of ancient Egypt making it one of the oldest breeds in the world; Abyssinian cat. [First attested in the late 19th century.]
A member of the Abyssinian Church.

Acadia /əˈkeɪ.di.ə/ pn
Akadien
(history) A colonial territory owned by France in the 17th and early 18th centuries, spanning over what are now the Maritime provinces of eastern Canada (Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island) and part of the state of Maine in the USA.

Acarnania pn
Akarnanien
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Accra /ə.ˈkɹɑ/ /ˈæk.ɹə/ pn
Accra
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Achaea pn
Achaia Achäa
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Achaean /əˈkiːən/ Achaeans n
Achäer
An inhabitant or a resident of Achaea.

Achaemenid Empire pn
Achämenidenreich
(historical) The empire ruled by the Achaemenid dynasty 550 BCE to 330 BCE

Acherontic adj
acherontisch
Of, pertaining to or resembling Acheron (one of the rivers located in the underworld according to ancient Greek mythology).

Achilles /əˈkɪliːz/ pn
Achilleus
(Greek mythology) A mythical semidivine hero, the son of Peleus by the nereid Thetis, and prince of the Myrmidons, who features in the Iliad as a central character and the foremost warrior of the Achaean (Greek) camp.

Achilles heel /əˌkɪl.iːz ˈhiːl/ Achilles heels n
Achillesferse
A vulnerability in an otherwise strong situation.

Achilles tendon Achilles tendons n
Achillessehne
(anatomy) The strong tendon formed of the united tendons of the large muscles in the calf of the leg, and inserted into the bone of the heel.

Acre /ˈeɪ.kɚ/ /ˈɑː.kɚ/ pn
Akkon
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Acropolis /əˈkɹɒpəlɪs/ pn
Akropolis
The Athenian Acropolis. (Compare acropolis.)

Acts of the Apostles pn
Apostelgeschichte
(biblical) The fifth book in the New Testament of the Bible.

Adam /ˈæ.dəm/ [ˈæɾm̩] [ˈæɾəm] Adams pn
Adam
(Abrahamic religions) The first man and the progenitor of the human race.
A en given name.

Adam and Eve pn
Adam und Eva
The first man and woman, respectively, according to the Book of Genesis.

Adam's apple Adam's apples n
Adamsapfel
(anatomy) The lump in the throat, usually more noticeable in men than in women; the laryngeal prominence.

Adangme pn
Dangme
A Niger-Congo language spoken in southeastern Ghana.

Addis Ababa /ˌædɪs ˈæbəbə/ pn
Addis Abeba
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Addison's disease n
Addison-Krankheit
(disease) A disorder in which the adrenal glands fail to produce a sufficient quantity of steroids, causing hypocortisolemia and a resultant brownish discoloration of the skin.

Adela /ə.ˈdɛ.lə/ /ˈæ.də.lə/ pn
Adele
A en given name.

Adelaide /ˈæ.də.leɪd/ /ˈæ.dɜ.læɪ̯d/ pn
Adelheid
A en given name
Adelaide Adelheid
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Adelard pn
Adelard
A male given name of historical usage.

Adelie penguin Adelie penguins n
Adeliepinguin
Pygoscelis adeliae, a species of penguin with distinctive white rings surrounding the eyes.

Aden pn
Aden
Seaport and largest city of Yemen, which was the capital of the former South Yemen.

Adige /ˈadɪdʒeɪ/ pn
Etsch Adige
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Adjara /əˈd͡ʒɑːɹə/ pn
Adscharien
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Admiralty Islands pn
Admiralitätsinseln
A group of islands in the Bismarck Archipelago, to the north of New Guinea in the south Pacific Ocean, belonging to Papua New Guinea.

Adolph /-dɑlf/ /ˈeɪ.dɔlf/ /ˈæ.dɒlf/ /ˈæ.dɔlf/ Adolphs pn
Adolf
A en given name.

Adonai /əˈdəʊ.neɪˌʌɪ/ /əˈdəʊ.nʌɪ/ /ˈæ.də.nʌɪ/ /ˌæ.doʊˈneɪˌaɪ/ /ˌæ.dəˈnaɪ/ /ˌæ.dəˈnaɪˌi/ pn
Adonai
(Judaism, Christianity) The Lord: a Hebrew title of God.

Adonis /əˈdoʊ.nɪs/ /əˈdɑn.ɪs/ /əˈdɒn.ɪs/ Adonides Adonises n
Adonis
A beautiful man.

Adonis /əˈdoʊ.nɪs/ /əˈdɑn.ɪs/ /əˈdɒn.ɪs/ pn
Adonis
(Greek mythology) A beautiful young man loved by Aphrodite.
(rare) A en given name

Adrian /ˈeɪ.dɹiː.ən/ pn
Adrian
A en given name.
(rare) A en given name (compare Adriana, Adrianna, Adrienne).

Adriatic /ˌeɪ.dɹiˈæt.ɪk/ adj
adriatisch
Of or pertaining to the Adriatic Sea

Adriatic Sea /eɪ.dɹiˈæt.ɪk/ pn
Adriatisches Meer Adria
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Advent pn
Advent
(Christianity) The period or season of the Christian church year between Advent Sunday and Christmas.

Advent Sunday pn
Adventssonntag
The fourth Sunday before Christmas Day, the start of Advent: 30 November (Saint Andrew's Day) or the nearest Sunday to it.

Advent calendar Advent calendars n
Adventskalender Adventkalender Weihnachtskalender
A calendar used to count down the days of Advent, having windows revealing a hidden picture or gift on each day.

Advent wreath Advent wreaths n
Adventskranz
(Christianity) A usually evergreen wreath adorned with four (or sometimes five) candles, the first of which is lit on Advent Sunday, followed by the lighting of an additional candle on each subsequent Sunday.

Adventist more Adventist most Adventist adj
adventistisch
Relating to believers in the Second Advent of Jesus; relating to Adventism.
(short form) Relating to Seventh-day Adventism / the Seventh-day Adventist Church.

Adventist Adventists n
Adventist Adventistin
One who believes in the Second Advent (usually known as the Second Coming) of Jesus; an advocate of Adventism.

Adygea /ɑːdɪˈɡeɪ.ə/ pn
Adygeja
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Adygeic adj
adygeisch

Adélie Land pn
Adélieland
One of the five French Southern and Antarctic Lands, a subdivision of the Antarctic.

Aegadian Islands /ɪˈɡeɪdiən ˈaɪləndz/ pn
die Ägadischen Inseln
A group of islands located off the western coast of Sicily.

Aegean /iˈd͡ʒi.ən/ adj
ägäisch
Of or relating to the Aegean Sea or the regions bordering it.

Aegean Islands pn
Ägäisches Inseln

Aegean Sea /əˈdʒi.ən ˈsi/ pn
Ägäisches Meer Ägäis
A sea in the northeastern part of the Mediterranean.

Aegeus pn
Ägeus
(Greek mythology) A character in the founding myth of Athens.

Aegidius pn
Ägidius Ägid
A en given name.

Aeneas /ɪˈniː.əs/ pn
Äneas
(Greek mythology) A Trojan hero and the legendary ancestor of Romans.

Aeneid /əˈniː.ɪd/ /ˈiː.ni.ɪd/ Aeneids pn
Aeneis
A classic epic poem, written in Latin by Virgil in the 1st century BCE (between 29 and 19 BCE), that tells the legendary story of Aeneas fleeing Troy and settling in Italy as ancestor of the Romans.

Aeolic /iˈɑːlɪk/ /iˈɒlɪk/ /iˈəʊlɪk/ pn
Äolisch
An ancient Greek dialect spoken in Boeotia, Thessalia, Asia Minor and the island of Lesbos.

Aeolus /iˈoʊləs/ pn
Äolus
(Greek god) The name of a number of characters in Greek mythology, including the founder of the Aeolian race, and a god with power over wind.

Aeronian pn
Aeronium
(geology, paleontology) A subdivision of the Silurian period.

Aeschylus /ˈɛ.skə.ləs/ /ˈɛs.kə.ləs/ pn
Aischylos Äschylus
A Greek dramatic poet (525 BCE—456 BCE); Aeschylus was the earliest of the three greatest Greek tragedians.

Aesculapian snake Aesculapian snakes n
Äskulapnatter
A European species of nonvenomous snake, Zamenis longissimus, syn. Coluber longissimus, associated with Aesculapius in Ancient Greek mythology.

Aesop /ˈiːsɒp/ pn
Äsop
An ancient Greek author, famous for the fables ascribed to him.

AfD pn
AfD Alternative für Deutschland
Alternative for Germany (Alternative für Deutschland), a right-wing German political party

Afade pn
Afade
A Chadic language of Nigeria.

Afar /ˈɑːfɑː(ɹ)/ pn
Afar Danakil
A Cushitic language spoken in Ethiopia, Eritrea and Djibouti.

Affenpinscher Affenpinschers n
Affenpinscher
A breed of toy dog bred in Western Europe.

Afghan /ˈæf(ˌ)ɡɑːn/ /ˈæfɡən/ /ˈæfˌɡæn/ adj
afghanisch
Of, from, or pertaining to Afghanistan.

Afghan /ˈæf(ˌ)ɡɑːn/ /ˈæfɡən/ /ˈæfˌɡæn/ Afghans n
Afghane Afghanin
A person from Afghanistan.
Afghane
Synonym of Afghan Hound.

Afghan /ˈæf(ˌ)ɡɑːn/ /ˈæfɡən/ /ˈæfˌɡæn/ pn
Afghanisch
Pashto, a language primarily spoken by Pashtun people in Afghanistan and northwestern Pakistan.

Afghan Hound /ˌæfɡæn ˈhau̯nd/ Afghan Hounds n
Afghane Afghanischer Windhund
A sighthound bred in Afghanistan to hunt hare and gazelle.

Afghanistan /æfˈɡæn.ɪˌstæn/ /æfˈɡæn.ɪˌstɑːn/ /æfˈɡɑːn.ɪˌstɑːn/ pn
Afghanistan
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Africa /ɛfrɨkə/ /ˈæf.ɹɪ.kə/ Africas pn
Afrika
The continent that is south of Europe, east of the Atlantic Ocean, west of the Indian Ocean and north of Antarctica.
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African /ˈæf.ɹɪ.kən/ more African most African adj
afrikanisch Afrikaner
Of or pertaining to Africa.

African /ˈæf.ɹɪ.kən/ Africans n
Afrikaner Afrikanerin
A native of Africa; also one ethnologically belonging to an African race.

African Union pn
Afrikanische Union
A multinational organisation consisting of 54 African nations.

African blue tit African blue tits n
Kanarenmeise
Cyanistes teneriffae, a small bird of the tit family Paridae

African buffalo African buffalos n
Kaffernbüffel
A large African bovid, Syncerus caffer.

African crake African crakes n
Steppenralle
Crex egregia, a bird from the family Rallidae.

African hunting dog African hunting dogs n
Afrikanischer Wildhund
A wild canid, Lycaon pictus, typically black, white and tan, found in Tanzania, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Botswana and South Africa.

African jacana African jacanas n
Blaustirn-Blatthühnchen
Actophilornis africanus, a wader in the family Jacanidae.

African penguin African penguins n
Brillenpinguin
A species of penguin, Spheniscus demersus, which live on the south-west coast of Africa.

African violet African violets n
Usambaraveilchen
Any perennial plant of section Streptocarpus sect. Saintpaulia (formerly genus Saintpaulia), especially Streptocarpus ionantha, with fine haired round leaves and velvety petals.

African wildcat African wildcats n
Afrikanische Wildkatze Falbkatze
Felis silvestris lybica, a subspecies of Felis silvestris (wildcat).

African-American [ˈæfɹʷɪkən əˈmɛɹʷɪkən] more African-American most African-American adj
afroamerikanisch
(US, broadly, proscribed, sometimes, offensive, of a person) Any American of black African descent.

African-American [ˈæfɹʷɪkən əˈmɛɹʷɪkən] African-Americans n
Afroamerikaner Afroamerikanerin Afro-Amerikaner Afro-Amerikanerin
A member of an ethnic group consisting of Americans of black African descent.

African-American Vernacular English pn
afroamerikanisches Englisch
A variation of Modern English spoken predominantly by lower socioeconomic class individuals of African descent, usually in urban or suburban surroundings in the United States.

Africanist Africanists n
Afrikanist Afrikanistin
A specialist in African studies.

Africanity n
Afrikanität Afrikanischsein
The quality or characteristic of being African.

Africanization Africanizations n
Afrikanisierung
The act or process of Africanizing.

Afrikaans /ˌɑːfɹɪˈkɑːnz/ pn
Afrikaans
A Germanic language descending from Dutch; the primary language of the descendants of Dutch and other European settlers, as well as many mixed-race (e.g. Rehoboth Basters) living in South Africa and in Namibia. Also, one of the eleven official languages of South Africa and until 1990 one of three official languages of Namibia.

Afrikaner /ˌæfɹɪˈkɑːnɚ/ Afrikaners n
Afrikaander Bure Kapholländer Weißafrikaner
A member of an ethnic group of northwestern European ancestry and associated with southern Africa and the Afrikaans language.

Afro- /ˈæfɹoʊ-/ prefix
afro-
African

Afro-Eurasia /ˈæf.ɹoʊ.jʊɹˈeɪ.ʒə/ pn
Afrika-Eurasien
A supercontinent that comprises Africa and Eurasia.

Afroasiatic adj
afroasiatisch
Of, pertaining to, or being a language family spoken in northern Africa and southwest Asia, and including Semitic, Egyptian, Berber, Chadic, Cushitic, and possibly Omotic languages.

Afroasiatic pn
Afroasiatisch
The Afro-Asiatic language family.

Afrophobia n
Afrophobie
Fear, hate, or dislike of Africans and African descendants.

Agatha /ˈæɡəθə/ pn
Agathe
A en given name.

Age of Enlightenment pn
Zeitalter der Aufklärung
(historical period) A period of time ranging from part of the 17th century through much of the 18th century, characterized particularly by the importance of logic and reason.

Aghori n
Aghori
A tribe of Hindu ascetics who are or were thought to eat the flesh of corpses.

Agios Theologos pn
Hagios Theologos
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Aglaia pn
Aglaia Aglaja
A en given name, of mostly historical usage.

Agnes /ˈæɡ.nɪs/ pn
Agnes
A en given name.

Agra pn
Agra
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Agrigento /ˌæɡɹɪˈd͡ʒɛntəʊ/ pn
Agrigent
A province of Sicily, Italy.

Aguascalientes pn
Aguascalientes
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Ahab /ˈeɪˌhæb/ pn
Ahab
A king of Israel, mentioned in the Bible.

Ahasuerus /əˈhæz.wə.ɹəs/ pn
Ahasveros Ahasverus
A king of Persia, later identified with Xerxes.
Ahasver Ahasverus
A name given to the Wandering Jew.

Ahaz pn
Ahas
A king of Judah mentioned in the book of Kings.

Ahmadinejad /ˌɑːməˈdiːnədʒæd/ /ˌɑːməˈdiːnəʒæd/ pn
Ahmadineschad
A surname from Persian, notably borne by Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

Ahmed /ɑː.ˈmɛd/ /ˈɑː.mɛd/ /ˈɑːχ.mɛd/ pn
Ahmad Ahmed Ahmet
A en given name.

Ahnenerbe pn
Ahnenerbe

Aidi Aidis n
Atlas-Berghund
A breed of dog from Morocco used for guarding herds of sheep and goats.

Aigio pn
Egio
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Ainu /ˈaɪnuː/ Ainu n
Ainu
A member of an ethnic group on the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido.

Ainu /ˈaɪnuː/ pn
Ainu
The endangered language spoken by the Ainu ethnic group, generally considered a language isolate with no known relation to other languages.

Aion pn
Äon
A Hellenistic deity associated with time, the orb or circle encompassing the universe, and the zodiac.

Aisha /aɪˈiːʃə/ pn
Aische
A en given name, most famously borne by Muhammad's third wife. Daughter of first caliph Abu Bakr.

Aiud pn
Aiud Straßburg am Mieresch

Ajax /ˈeɪ.d͡ʒæks/ pn
Ajax Aias
(Greek mythology) Either of two heroes of the Trojan War.
Ajax Ajax Amsterdam
The Amsterdam football club AFC Ajax

Akan pn
Akan
The Niger-Congo language spoken by these people.
A group of languages spoken in Ghana.

Akhalkalaki pn
Achalkalaki
An Armenian-populated town in the Samtskhe-Javakheti region of Georgia.

Akkad /ˈæˌkæd/ /ˈɑˌkɑd/ pn
Akkad
One of the ancient kingdoms of Mesopotamia, located in northern Babylonia.
The capital city of the kingdom of Akkad of uncertain location.

Akkadian /əˈkeɪ.di.ən/ /əˈkɑ.di.ən/ adj
akkadisch Akkadisch
Of or pertaining to the Akkadian language of ancient Mesopotamia.

Akkadian /əˈkeɪ.di.ən/ /əˈkɑ.di.ən/ Akkadians n
Akkadier Akkadierin
A Semitic inhabitant of the region of Mesopotamia near the city of Akkad.

Akkadian /əˈkeɪ.di.ən/ /əˈkɑ.di.ən/ pn
Akkadisch akkadisch
The now extinct Semitic language of ancient Mesopotamia, formerly used as an international language of diplomacy.

Akkadocentric more Akkadocentric most Akkadocentric adj
akkadozentrisch
Emphasizing Akkadian (e.g. in interpreting Sumerian or reconstructing Proto-Semitic).

Akkadogram Akkadograms n
Akkadogramm
(linguistics) An Akkadian word used as a logogram in another language, such as Hittite.

Aksum pn
Aksum

Akureyri pn
Akureyri
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Al Jazeera /æl dʒəˈziːɹə/ pn
Al-Dschasira
A group of satellite television channels from Qatar. Two channels broadcast news in English and in Arabic, with other children’s and sport channels in Arabic.

Alabama /ˌæ.lə.ˈbæ.mə/ pn
Alabama
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The University of Alabama.

Aladdin /əˈlædɪn/ pn
Aladin
The young man who is the protagonist and title character of the story

Alan /ˈæl.ən/ Alani Alans n
Alanen
(historical) A member of a group of Sarmatian tribes, nomadic pastoralists of the 1st millennium AD who spoke an Eastern Iranian language derived from Scytho-Sarmatian and which in turn evolved into modern Ossetian.

Alaric Alarics pn
Alarich
A historic king of the Visigoths.
(rare) A en given name.

Alaska /əˈlæs.kə/ pn
Alaska
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Alaska pollock Alaska pollock Alaska pollocks n
Alaska-Pollack Alaska-Seelachs Pazifische Pollack Pazifischer Polardorsch
A semipelagic schooling fish, Gadus chalcogrammus (syn. Theragra chalcogramma), widely distributed in the North Pacific with largest concentrations found in the eastern Bering Sea.

Alawite Alawites n
Alawit Alawitin

Alazani pn
Alasani
A river that flows for 351km, from its headwaters to the south of the main ridge of the Greater Caucasus in the north-west of Georgia’s Akhmeta municipality, through the Caucasus, until it feeds into the River Kura at Azerbaijan’s Mingachevir Reservoir.

Alba /ˈælbə/ /ˈɑlbə/ pn
Karlsburg
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Alba Iulia pn
Alba Iulia Carlsburg Karlsburg Weißenburg

Alban pn
Alban
A en given name.

Albania /ælˈbeɪ.ni.ə/ /ɔːlˈbeɪ.ni.ə/ pn
Albanien
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Albanian /ælˈbeɪ.ni.ən/ adj
albanisch Albanisch
Of, from, or pertaining to Albania, the Albanian people or the Albanian language.

Albanian /ælˈbeɪ.ni.ən/ Albanians n
Albaner Albanier Albanierin Albanerin
(countable) A person from Albania or of Albanian descent.

Albanian /ælˈbeɪ.ni.ən/ pn
Albanisch albanisch
The languages spoken by the Albanian people, primarily spoken in Albania and Kosovo. (ISO 639 language codes: sq/sqi/alb (Albanian), als (Tosk), aln (Gheg), aat (Arvanitika), aae (Arbëresh).)

Albanologist Albanologists n
Albanologe Albanologin
An expert in Albanian studies.

Albanology pn
Albanologie
The study of Albanian language, culture and history.

Albanophobia n
Albanophobie

Albany /ˈɒl.bə.ni/ /ˈɒlb.ni/ /ˈɔːl.bə.ni/ /ˈɔːlb.ni/ pn
Albany
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A Hudson's Bay Company trading post in Ontario and the community that remains at its site.

Albert /ˈæl.bɚt/ Alberts pn
Albert Edlerbrecht
A en given name.

Alberta /ˌælˈbɜː(ɹ).tə/ pn
Alberta
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A en given name, a feminine form of Albert.

Albertan Albertans n
Albertaner Albertanerin
native or resident of Alberta

Albigenses n
Albigenser
The inhabitants of Albi, a city in southern France.
(historical, Christianity) A sect of reformers opposed to the Roman Catholic Church in the 12th century AD, considered heretics who were subject to the Albigensian Crusade; a branch of the Catharists, distinct from the Waldenses.

Albin pn
Albin
A en given name.

Albion /ˈælbi.ən/ /ˈælbɪən/ pn
Albion
(now, poetic) England (or sometimes the British Isles).

Albireo pn
Albireo
(star) A binary star in the constellation Cygnus; Beta (β) Cygni.

Alcibiades /ˌælsəˈbaɪədiz/ pn
Alkibiades
A Greek en given name, notably borne by Alcibiades (450–404 B.C.), a prominent Athenian statesman, orator, and general.

Alcmene /ælkˈmiːni/ pn
Alkmene
(Greek mythology) Descendant of Perseus and Andromeda, the wife of Amphitryon, and mother, by Zeus, of Heracles/Hercules.

Alcoholics Anonymous pn
Anonyme Alkoholiker
A self-supporting organization of alcoholic people, which proves mutual support to obtain and maintain sobriety.

Alcyone /ælˈsaɪ.əˌni/ pn
Alkione
(star) One of the stars of the Pleiades star cluster, named after the mythical character.

Aldebaran /alˈdɛbəɹən/ pn
Aldebaran
(star) One of the brightest stars in the sky, now recognised to be a binary star in the constellation Taurus (alpha (α) Tauri); an orange giant, 68 light years from Earth. [from 14th c.]

Alecto pn
Alekto
(Greek god, Roman god) One of the Furies.

Alectryon pn
Alektryon
(Greek mythology) A youth charged by Ares to stand guard outside his door while the god indulged in illicit love with Aphrodite. He fell asleep and was transformed into a rooster as punishment.

Alekhine's Defence n
Aljechin-Verteidigung
(chess) A chess opening characterized by the moves e4 Nf6.

Alemannic /ˌæləˈmænɪk/ /ˌælɪˈmænɪk/ more Alemannic most Alemannic adj
alemannisch Alemannisch
Of or relating to the Alemannic language or dialect group.

Alemannic /ˌæləˈmænɪk/ /ˌælɪˈmænɪk/ pn
Alemannisch
A language or dialect group, belonging to the High German dialects, spoken in certain parts of South Germany, in Alsace (France), Vorarlberg (Austria), Switzerland and Liechtenstein.

Aleppine adj
aleppinisch Aleppiner
Of or pertaining to Aleppo

Aleppine Aleppines n
Aleppiner Aleppinerin
A person from, or an inhabitant of, Aleppo.

Aleppo /əˈlɛpoʊ/ /əˈlɛpəʊ/ pn
Aleppo
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Aleppo pine Aleppo pines n
Aleppokiefer
A pine tree (Pinus halepensis), native to the Mediterranean basin.

Aleut /əˈluːt/ /ˈæ.liːˌuːt/ /ˌæ.liːˈuːt/ adj
aleutisch
Of the Aleutian Islands, their inhabitants or their language.

Aleut /əˈluːt/ /ˈæ.liːˌuːt/ /ˌæ.liːˈuːt/ Aleuts n
Aleute Aleutin
A member of the indigenous people of the Aleutian Islands of Alaska in the United States and of Kamchatka Krai in the Russia.

Aleut /əˈluːt/ /ˈæ.liːˌuːt/ /ˌæ.liːˈuːt/ pn
Aleutisch Alëutisch
The language of the Aleutian Islands, related to Eskimo (Inupiaq and Yupik).

Aleutian Islands /ˌæliːˈuːʃən ˈɑɪlændz/ pn
Aleuten Alëuten
An archipelago of more than 300 small volcanic islands forming an island arc in the Northern Pacific Ocean, between Alaska and the Kamchatka Peninsula of Asia; part of the United States.

Alexander /ˌa.lɪɡˈzɑːn.də/ /ˌæ.lɪɡˈzæn.dɚ/ [ˌæ.lɪɡˈzeən.də] [ˌæ.lɪɡˈzeən.dɚ] Alexanders pn
Alexander
A en given name, most famously held by Alexander the Great.

Alexander the Great pn
Alexander der Große
(356–323 BCE) A king (basileus) of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon and conqueror of much of Asia.

Alexandra /ˌæ.lɪɡˈzæn.dɹə/ /ˌæ.lɪɡˈzɑn.dɹə/ /ˌæ.lɪɡˈzɑːn.dɹə/ [ˌæ.lɪɡˈzeən.dɹə] Alexandras pn
Alexandra
A en given name.

Alexandria /æləkˈzændɹi.ə/ /æləɡˈzændɹi.ə/ pn
Alexandria Alexandrien
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Alexandroupoli pn
Alexandroupolis
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Alexius pn
Alexius
A en given name.

Alfonso /ælˈfɑnzoʊ/ pn
Alfons
A en given name.

Alfred /ˈælfɚd/ /ˈælfɹəd/ pn
Alfred
A en given name.

Alfvén wave Alfvén waves n
Alfvén-Welle
(physics) A hydromagnetic shear wave in a charged plasma.

Algarve pn
Algarve
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Algeria /ælˈdʒɪəɹi.ə/ /ælˈdʒɪɹi.ə/ pn
Algerien
(historical) French or Colonial Algeria, from 1830 to 1962
(historical) Ottoman Algeria, also the regency of Algiers or al-Jazā’ir in Arabic, from 1515 to 1830
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The People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria, since 1962

Algerian /ælˈd͡ʒɪɹi.ən/ more Algerian most Algerian adj
algerisch
Of, from, or pertaining to Algeria or the Algerian people.

Algerian /ælˈd͡ʒɪɹi.ən/ Algerians n
Algerier Algerierin
A person from Algeria or of Algerian descent.

Algerian War pn
Algerienkrieg
The war between France and the Algerian nationalist FLN from 1954 to 1962, as a result of which Algeria gained its independence from France.

Alghero /alˈɡɛəɹəʊ/ /ɑlˈɡɛɹoʊ/ pn
Alghero
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Algiers /ælˈdʒɪə(ɹ)z/ /ælˈd͡ʒiɹz/ pn
Algier
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Algonquin /ælˈɡɑːŋk(w)ɪn/ /ælˈɡɒŋk(w)ɪn/ pn
Algonkin
The language spoken by the Algonquins, a transitional language between Ojibwe and Abenaki.

Ali /ˈɑːli/ Alis pn
Ali
A surname from Arabic.

Alice /ˈæl.ɪs/ pn
Alice
A en given name popular in England since the Middle Ages.
(cryptography, physics) The person or system that sends a message to another person or system conventionally known as Bob.

Alice band Alice bands n
Haarreif Haarreifen

All Saints' Day pn
Allerheiligen
(Christianity) In Christian tradition, the annual feast day celebrating the life of all saints, taking place on the first day of November, or (in the Greek church) on the first Sunday after Pentecost.

All Souls' Day pn
Allerseelen Allerseelentag
(Christianity) An annual feast day celebrating the faithful departed on the second day of November, immediately following All Saints' Day.

Allah /əˈlɑː/ /ˈæ.lə/ /ˈɑːlɑː/ /ˈɑːlə/ /ˌɑːˈlɑː/ Allahs pn
Allah
God, in Islamic or Arabic contexts

Allahu akbar /əˌlɑːhuː ˈakbɑː/ /ˌaləhuː ˈakbɑː/ interjection
Allahu akbar
(Islam) "God is most great"; the Muslim takbir, or liturgical proclamation, used to accept sovereignty of God and as a common form of thanksgiving. [from 17th c.]

Allen key /ˈælən kiː/ Allen keys n
Inbusschlüssel Innensechskantschlüssel
(UK) A hex head wrench.

Allen screw Allen screws n
Inbusschraube Innensechskantschraube
A screw whose head has a hexagonal socket.

Allies /ˈælaɪz/ pn
Alliierte
The countries allied against the Axis Powers during World War II. The major signatories included the United Kingdom, Soviet Union, United States, and China.
The countries allied against the Central Powers during World War I, including especially the United Kingdom, the Russian Empire, and France.

Alma pn
Alma
A en given name, popular in the 19th century.

Almaty pn
Almaty
The largest city in and former (until 1998) capital of Kazakhstan, formerly known as Alma-Ata.

Almere /ælˈmiɹə/ /ælˈmɛəɹə/ /ælˈmɛɹə/ /ælˈmɪəɹə/ pn
Almere
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Almighty /ɔːlˈmaɪti/ pn
Allmächtiger
God, the supreme being.

Aloysius /æl.əʊˈɪs.ɪəs/ /æl.əʊˈɪʃ.əs/ pn
Alois
A en given name, notably of a 16th-century Italian saint.

Alpha Centauri pn
Alpha Centauri
(star) The brightest star in the southern constellation of Centaurus. It is actually a binary star with Proxima Centauri as a third component.

Alpine republic Alpine republics n
Alpenrepublik

Alps /ælps/ pn
Alpen
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Alsace /ælˈseɪs/ /ælˈsæs/ /ˈæl.seɪs/ /ˈæl.sæs/ pn
Elsass Elsaß
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Alsace-Lorraine pn
Elsaß-Lothringen
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Alsatian /ælˈseɪʃən/ adj
elsässisch Elsässisch
Of or relating to Alsace.

Alsatian /ælˈseɪʃən/ Alsatians n
Elsässer Elsässerin
A native or inhabitant of Alsace.

Alsatian /ælˈseɪʃən/ pn
Elsässisch elsässisch
The Germanic lect (language or dialect) spoken in Alsace.

Altai pn
Altai
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Altaic /ælˈteɪ.ɪk/ adj
altaisch
Of or pertaining to a grouping of languages (formerly proposed to be a language family, now generally considered a sprachbund by linguists) that includes the Turkic languages (e.g. Turkish), the Mongolic (e.g. Mongolian) and Tungusic (e.g. Xibe) languages, and less often the Japonic and Koreanic languages.

Altair /ˈæltaɪə(ɹ)/ /ˈɔːltaɪə(ɹ)/ /ˈɔːltɛə(ɹ)/ /ˌɑltaɪˈɪə(ɹ)/ pn
Altair
(star) The brightest star in the constellation Aquila; Alpha (α) Aquilae. It is the twelfth brightest star in the sky, and forms one corner of the Summer Triangle.

Altdorf pn
Altdorf
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Althing /ˈɔːl.θɪŋ/ pn
Althing
The national parliament of Iceland.

Alumel n
Alumel

Alvin /ˈælvɪn/ pn
Albuin Albwin Alvin
A en given name.

Alvíssmál pn
Alvíssmál
The Sayings of Alvís (or) The Sayings of the All-Wise; the tenth poem of the Poetic Edda.

Alwin pn
Alwin
A en given name; always rather rare in English.

Alzette pn
Alzette Alzig
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Alzheimer's disease /ˈæl(t)shaɪmə(ɹ)z/ /ˈɑːl(t)shaɪmə(ɹ)z/ /ˈɔːl(t)shaɪmə(ɹ)z/ /ˈɔːlzhaɪmə(ɹ)z/ n
Alzheimer-Krankheit Alzheimer
(neurology, disease) A disorder involving loss of mental functions resulting from brain tissue changes; senile dementia of the Alzheimer's type.

Amadea pn
Amadea
A en given name

Amanda /əˈmændə/ [əˈmɛəndə] pn
Amanda
A en given name.

Amarone /ˌaməˈɹəʊneɪ/ /ˌaməˈɹəʊnɪ/ /ˌɑməˈɹoʊneɪ/ Amarones n
Amarone
An Italian full-bodied ruby to garnet red wine, characterized by a pungent, almost bitter taste. It is made in the Valpolicella region from dried-after-picking grapes of the Corvina, Rondinella and Molinara varieties.

Amaterasu /ɑːmətɛɹˈɑːsuː/ pn
Amaterasu
(Japanese god, Shinto) The Japanese sun goddess, and most important Shinto deity; she is the daughter of Izanagi and Izanami and the sister of Susanoo, Tsukuyomi, Ōyamatsumi, and Kagutsuchi.

Amazon /-ɒn/ /ˈæm.ə.zɔn/ /ˈæm.ə.zən/ /ˈæm.əˌzɑn/ /ˈɛm.ə.zɔn/ Amazons n
Amazone
(Greek mythology) A member of a mythical race of female warriors inhabiting the Black Sea area.

Amazon /-ɒn/ /ˈæm.ə.zɔn/ /ˈæm.ə.zən/ /ˈæm.əˌzɑn/ /ˈɛm.ə.zɔn/ pn
Amazonas
(sometimes, attributive) A region including much of this river; specifically, the region of the Amazon Rainforest, or of the Amazon River Basin.

Amazon Rainforest pn
Amazonas-Regenwald

Amazonas pn
Amazonas
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Amazonia /ˌæm.əˈzəʊ.ni.ə/ pn
Amazonien
The region of the Amazon rainforest.

Amazonian antshrike Amazonian antshrikes n
Amazonien-Tropfenameisenwürger
A passerine bird of the antbird family, Thamnophilus amazonicus.

Amber /ˈæm.bə/ /ˈæm.bɚ/ pn
Amber
A en given name, popular in the 1980s and the 1990s.

Ambrose /ˈæmbɹoʊz/ /ˈæmbɹəʊz/ pn
Ambros Ambrosius
A en given name.

Amduat pn
Amduat
An ancient Egyptian funerary text of the New Kingdom describing the journey of the sun through the underworld at night.

Amelia /əˈmiːli.ə/ /əˈmiːljə/ pn
Amelie
A en given name

American /əˈmɛɹ.ɪ.kən/ /əˈmɝ.ə.kən/ more American most American adj
amerikanisch US-amerikanisch
Of, from, or pertaining to the United States of America, its people, or its culture.
amerikanisch Amerikaner
(archaic) Synonym of American Indian and Native American, of, from, or pertaining to the indigenous inhabitants of the Americas.

American /əˈmɛɹ.ɪ.kən/ /əˈmɝ.ə.kən/ Americans n
Amerikaner Amerikanerin
(archaic) Synonym of American Indian or Native American, an indigenous inhabitant of the Americas. [from 16th c.]
Achtelpetit
(uncountable, US, _, printing, rare, dated) A size of type smaller than German, 1-point type.
Amerikaner Amerikanerin US-Amerikaner US-Amerikanerin Ami
A citizen or inhabitant of the United States of America.

American Bulldog American Bulldogs n
amerikanische Bulldogge
A medium-sized breed of domestic dog.

American Civil War pn
Sezessionskrieg Amerikanischer Bürgerkrieg
A war fought in the United States between 1861 and 1865, between the Northern states (Union) and Southern states (Confederacy).

American Cordillera pn
Kordilleren
A chain of mountain ranges (cordillera) that consists of an almost continuous sequence of mountain ranges that form the western backbone of North America, Central America, South America and Antarctica.

American Dream n
amerikanischer Traum
(idiomatic) A philosophy that with perseverance, courage and determination, anyone can prosper and achieve success.

American English pn
amerikanisches Englisch Amerikanisch Amerikanisches Englisch US-amerikanisches Englisch
The form of the English language that is chiefly used in the United States, contrasted with British English or Canadian English and that of other places.

American Revolutionary War pn
Amerikanischer Unabhängigkeitskrieg

American Samoa /əˈmɛɹ.ɪ.kən səˈmoʊ.ə/ /əˈmɛɹ.ɪ.kən səˈməʊ.ə/ pn
Amerikanisch-Samoa
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American Samoan more American Samoan most American Samoan adj
samoanisch
Of, from, or pertaining to American Samoa or its people.

American Samoan American Samoans n
Samoaner Samoanerin
A person from American Samoa or of American Samoan descent.

American Sign Language pn
Amerikanische Gebärdensprache
A sign language used primarily in the United States of America and Canada.

American badger American badgers n
Silberdachs
Taxidea taxus, a species of badger native to North America.

American basswood American basswoods n
amerikanische Linde
A type of linden, native to eastern North America, Tilia americana.

American bison /əˈmɛɹɪkən ˈbaɪ̯sən/ American bison American bisons n
Nordamerikanischer Bison
A bovine mammal, a species of bison, Bison bison.

American bittern American bitterns n
Nordamerikanische Rohrdommel
A medium-sized bittern most commonly found in North America, Botaurus lentiginosus, known for its resounding calls.

American black bear American black bears n
Amerikanischer Schwarzbär Baribal Schwarzbär
A bear of the species Ursus americanus, native to cooler climates in North America.

American black duck American black ducks n
Dunkelente
Anas rubripes, a large dabbling duck in the family Anatidae.

American cheese American cheeses n
Sandwichkäse Toastkäse
A common processed cheese, yellow, or white in colour and mild in flavour, with a medium-firm consistency.

American cliff swallow American cliff swallows n
Fahlstirnschwalbe
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota, a member of the passerine bird family Hirundinidae.

American cocker spaniel American cocker spaniels n
Amerikanischer Cocker Spaniel
A sporting dog of a breed ranging between 18 and 30 lbs., originally bred in Britain as the English cocker spaniel for the sport of cocking, or bird hunting. Breed divided by colors: black, sable, parti, tri, and ASCOB.

American football n
American Football
A game similar to rugby football played on a field of 100 yards long and 53 1/3 yards wide (with two 10 yard-long endzones) in which two teams of 11 players attempt to get an ovoid ball into each other's territory.

American foulbrood n
Amerikanische Faulbrut
A highly contagious and destructive disease of bees caused by the spore-forming bacterium Paenibacillus larvae.

American golden plover American golden plovers n
Wanderregenpfeifer
A medium-sized, migratory plover of the Americas, Pluvialis dominica.

American kestrel American kestrels n
Buntfalke
Any of a species of small falcon, Falco sparverius; a kestrel.

American planetree American planetrees n
Amerikanische Platane
A species of large tree native to eastern North America and planted elsewhere, Platanus occidentalis

American robin American robins n
Wanderdrossel
A New World passerine bird; Turdus migratorius.

American studies n
Amerikanistik
(humanities) an interdisciplinary field dealing with the study of the Americas, with a historical emphasis upon the United States, It traditionally incorporating the study of history, literature, and critical theory, but also includes fields as diverse as law, art, the media, film, religious studies, urban studies, women's studies, gender studies, anthropology, sociology, foreign policy and culture of the United States, among others

American sweetgum American sweetgums n
Amerikanische Amberbaum
A deciduous tree native to warm temperate areas of eastern North America, Liquidambar styraciflua.

American tree sparrow American tree sparrows n
Baumammer
Spizelloides arborea, a passerine bird in the passerine family Passerellidae.

American wigeon American wigeons n
Nordamerikanische Pfeifente
A species of duck, Anas americana.

Americanisation Americanisations n
Amerikanisierung
(British spelling) The process of Americanising.

Americanism Americanisms n
Amerikanismus
A custom peculiar to the United States or the Americans.
A word, phrase or linguistic feature originating from or specific to American English usage.

Americanist Americanists n
Amerikanist Amerikanistin
An expert in the study of America.

Americanize v
amerikanisieren
(US, Canada) To render American; to adapt to the custom, culture, or style of the United States of America.

Americas /əˈmɛɹəkəz/ pn
Amerika
North America and South America taken together; that is, North America, Central America, and South America taken together.

Amharic /æmˈhæɹɪk/ pn
Amharisch Amarinya
A Semitic language spoken in Ethiopia.

Amish /ˈeɪ.mɪʃ/ /ˈæ.mɪʃ/ /ˈɑː.mɪʃ/ adj
amisch
Relating to this sect.

Amish /ˈeɪ.mɪʃ/ /ˈæ.mɪʃ/ /ˈɑː.mɪʃ/ n
Amische
A strict Anabaptist sect living mainly in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Indiana.

Amman /ɑːˈmɑːn/ /əˈmɑːn/ pn
Amman
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Ammit /ˈæmɪt/ pn
Ammit
(Egyptian god) An ancient Egyptian goddess, the Devourer of the Dead.

Ammon's horn Ammon's horns n
Ammonshorn
(anatomy) hippocampus

Amorite /ˈæ.məˌɹaɪt/ /ˈæ.mɚˌaɪt/ [ˈɛə̯mɚ.ʌɪ̯t̚] adj
amurritisch
Of or pertaining to the god Amurru (or Martu), worshipped by these people

Amorite /ˈæ.məˌɹaɪt/ /ˈæ.mɚˌaɪt/ [ˈɛə̯mɚ.ʌɪ̯t̚] Amorites n
Amurriter
A member of an ancient Semitic people who lived to the west of the Euphrates.

Amorite /ˈæ.məˌɹaɪt/ /ˈæ.mɚˌaɪt/ [ˈɛə̯mɚ.ʌɪ̯t̚] pn
Amurritisch
The language of this people

Amory pn
Amalrich
A en given name, today often transferred back from the surname.

Amos /ˈeɪ.məs/ pn
Amos
A book of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh.

Amphitrite /ˌæm.fɪˈtɹaɪ.ti/ pn
Amphitrite
(Greek god) A nymph, the wife of Poseidon.

Amritsar pn
Amritsar
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Amsterdam /ˈæmstəɹˌdæm/ /ˌæmstəˈdæm/ pn
Amsterdam
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Amsterdammer Amsterdammers n
Amsterdamer Amsterdamerin
A person from, or residing in, Amsterdam.

Amun /ˈɑːmuːn/ /ˈɑːmən/ pn
Ammon
(Egyptian god) An Egyptian wind deity associated with the town of Thebes; later (post-16th century BCE) the creator deity, often depicted with curling ram horns.

Amur pn
Amur
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Amur falcon Amur falcons n
Amurfalke
Falco amurensis, a small raptor of the falcon family.

Amur leopard Amur leopards n
Amurleopard
a wild feline predator, of species Panthera pardus orientalis, native to the mountainous areas of the taiga as well as other temperate forests in Korea, Northeast China and the Russian Far East.

Anabaptism /ænəˈbæptɪzm/ Anabaptisms n
Anabaptismus Lehre der Wiedertäufer Täuferbewegung Wiedertäuferlehre
The doctrine espoused by Anabaptists.

Anabaptist more Anabaptist most Anabaptist adj
Täufer- Wiedertäufer- anabaptistisch täuferisch wiedertäuferisch
Relating to Anabaptism or the Anabaptists during the Protestant Reformation.
Täufer- täuferisch
Relating to Anabaptism or the Anabaptists of the present-day.

Anabaptist Anabaptists n
Wiedertäufer Anabaptist Anabaptistin Wiedertäuferin
A member of a radical wing of Christians during the Protestant Reformation, with a tenet of adult baptism.
Täufer Täuferin
A member of any of several present-day churches descended from that origin.

Anah pn
Ana

Anal /ə.nʌl/ pn
Anal
The Northern Kukish (Sino-Tibetan) language spoken by these people, sometimes called Namfau after the two largest villages it is spoken in.

Ananke /əˈnæŋki/ pn
Ananke
(Greek mythology) A Greek goddess, personification of destiny, necessity and fate, depicted as holding a spindle.

Anastasia /æn.ə.ˈsteɪ.ʃi.ə/ /æn.ə.ˈsteɪ.ʃə/ /æn.ə.ˈsteɪ.ʒə/ /æn.ə.ˈstɑ.si.ə/ /æn.əˈsteɪ.ʒi.ə/ /ɑ.nə.ˈstɑ.si.ə/ /ɑ.nə.ˈstɑ.ʃə/ pn
Anastasia
A en given name.

Anastasius pn
Anastasius Anastasios Anastas
A en given name of mostly historical use.

Anatoli /æ.nə.ˈtoʊ.li/ /æ.nə.ˈtɑ.li/ /ˌæ.nə.ˈtɒ.li/ /ˌæ.nə.ˈtəʊ.li/ pn
Anatol Anatoli
A transliteration of the Russian male given name Анато́лий (Anatólij).

Anatolia /ˌænəˈtəʊli.ə/ Anatolias pn
Anatolien
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Anatolius pn
Anatol
A en given name (though its cognates are common given names in Eastern Europe).

Anchorage /ˈeɪŋ.kɹɪd͡ʒ/ /ˈæŋ.kə.ɹɪd͡ʒ/ pn
Anchorage
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Ancien Régime pn
Ancien Régime
(historical) The aristocratic social and political system established in France under the Valois and Bourbon dynasties, overthrown by the French Revolution of 1789.

Ancient Egypt pn
altes Ägypten
(historical) A civilization that existed in the valley of the Nile River from ca. 3150 BCE to 30 BCE. Noted for building the Great Pyramids of Giza.

Ancient Greece pn
antikes Griechenland
The civilization that flourished around the Mediterranean Sea from the 3rd millennium to the 1st century BCE (including the first two European civilizations, Minoan and Mycenaean), known as the cradle of Western civilization.

Ancient Greek pn
Altgriechisch altgriechisch
Any of the various forms of the Greek language of classical antiquity, particularly the classical Attic dialect used in Athenian literature.

Ancient Near East pn
Alter Orient
The period of Near Eastern history from the 4th millennium BC until the Muslim conquests.

Ancient North Arabian adj
Altnordarabisch Frühnordarabisch
related to the Ancient North Arabian script or language(s)

Ancient Rome pn
altes Rom
The civilization associated with Rome from the 9th century BCE to the 5th century C.E. and the Roman Empire centered on it.

Ancus pn
Ancus
An Italic en given name, notably borne by Ancus Marcius, a legendary king of Rome

Andalusia /ˌændəluːˈsiːə/ /ˌændəˈluːsi.ə/ /ˌændəˈluːzi.ə/ /ˌændəˈluːʃə/ /ˌændəˈluːʒə/ pn
Andalusien
The most populated and second largest of the seventeen autonomous communities that constitute Spain, whose capital is Seville.

Andalusian adj
andalusisch
From or pertaining to Andalusia.
From or pertaining to Al-Andalus.

Andalusian Andalusians n
Andalusier Andalusierin
Someone from Andalusia.
Andalusier
A horse of a breed from the Iberian Peninsula, with long, thick mane and tail.
Andalusisch
(uncountable) The dialect (or varieties) of Spanish spoken in Andalusia; Andalusian Spanish.

Andaman Islands /ˈæn.də.mən ˈaɪ.ləndz/ pn
Andamanen
A group of islands in the Bay of Bengal.

Andaman Sea pn
Andamanensee
Part of the Indian Ocean, to the southeast of the Bay of Bengal, south of Burma (Myanmar), west of Thailand, north-west of the Malay Peninsula, north of Sumatra, and east of the Andaman Islands.

Andamanese adj
andamanisch
Of or relating to the Andaman Islands.

Andean condor Andean condors n
Andenkondor
A South American bird in the New World vulture family Cathartidae, Vultur gryphus.

Andean flamingo Andean flamingos n
Andenflamingo
A species of flamingo, Phoenicopterus andinus, native to the Andes of Chile

Andes /ˈæn.diːz/ pn
Anden
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Andorra /ænˈdoɹ.ə/ /ænˈdɔː.ɹə/ [ænˈdo̞ɹ.ə] pn
Andorra
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Andorra la Vella /ænˈdɔː.ɹə lə ˈveɪl.jə/ /ˈveɪ.ə/ /ˈvɛl.jə/ pn
Andorra la Vella
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Andorran /ænˈdɔːɹən/ adj
andorranisch Andorraner
Of, from, or pertaining to Andorra, the Andorran people.

Andorran /ænˈdɔːɹən/ Andorrans n
Andorraner Andorranerin
A person from Andorra or of Andorran descent.

Andrew /ˈæn.dɹuː/ [ˈeᵊnˌd̠ɹ̠˔ʷʊ̈u] [ˈænˌd̠ɹ̠ʷ˔ʊ̈u] Andrews pn
Andreas
(countable) A en given name.
The first Apostle in the New Testament.

Andromache /ænˈdɹɒməki/ pn
Andromache
(Greek mythology) the wife of Hector

Andromeda /ænˈdɹɑmɪdə/ /ænˈdɹɒmɪdə/ pn
Andromeda
(Greek mythology) The daughter of Cepheus and Cassiopeia, king and queen of Eritrea, rescued from her sacrifice to the sea monster Cetus by Perseus, who married her; mother of Perses, ancient king of Persia.
(constellation) A constellation of the northern sky representing the "chained woman" Andromeda in Greek mythology, which is surrounded by the constellations of Cassiopeia, Perseus, and Pegasus, among others.
(galaxy) The nearest spiral galaxy to the Milky Way, located within the Andromeda constellation (see Andromeda Galaxy); M31.

Andromeda Galaxy pn
Andromeda-Galaxie Andromedagalaxie

Andronicus /ˌændɹəˈnaɪkəs/ pn
Andronikos
A en given name.

Andy /ˈæn.di/ pn
Andi
A diminutive of the en given name Andrew.
A diminutive of the en given name Andrea.

Andøya pn
Andøya
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Angela /ˈænd͡ʒələ/ pn
Angela
A en given name.

Angeleno /ˌænd͡ʒɪˈliːnəʊ/ Angelenos n
Angeleno
A native or resident of Los Angeles.

Angelica pn
Angelika
A en given name.

Angelo /ˈæn.d͡ʒə.loʊ/ /ˈæn.hə.loʊ/ Angelos pn
Angelo
A en given name.

Angelus Angeluses n
Angelusgebet
A Christian devotion in memory of the Incarnation.

Angkor Wat /ˈɑŋ.kɔɹ ˈwɑt/ pn
Angkor Wat
A complex of temples in Cambodia.

Angle /ˈæŋ.ɡəl/ Angles n
Angel
(historical) A member of a Germanic tribe first mentioned by Tacitus, one of several which invaded Britain and merged to become the Anglo-Saxons; an Anglian.

Anglia pn
Angeln
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Anglian adj
anglisch
Of or pertaining to the Angles (Germanic people).

Anglian pn
Anglisch
An Old English dialect from Mercia or Northumbria.

Anglican /ˈæŋ.ɡlɪ.kən/ more Anglican most Anglican adj
anglikanisch
Relating to the Church of England, or one of several related churches, such as those in the Anglican Communion.

Anglican /ˈæŋ.ɡlɪ.kən/ Anglicans n
Anglikaner Anglikanerin
a member of an Anglican church

Anglican Communion pn
Anglikanische Gemeinschaft Anglikanische Kommunion
A worldwide network of Churches that are are in communion with the Church of England as represented by the Archbishop of Canterbury

Anglicanism Anglicanisms n
Anglikanismus
The beliefs and practices of the Anglican Church.

Anglicist Anglicists n
Anglist Anglistin
Expert on English studies.

Anglo- /ˈæŋ.ɡləʊ/ prefix
Anglo- Englisch
A combining form relating to the English or British people, culture, or livestock.

Anglo-American adj
angloamerikanisch
Of, belonging to, or involving both England (or Britain), and the United States or Canada.

Anglo-Egyptian Sudan /ˌæŋɡləʊ ɪˌdʒɪpʃən suːˈdɑːn/ pn
Anglo-Ägyptischer Sudan
Sudan, during the time when it was ruled jointly by Egypt and the United Kingdom, from 1899 until Sudan became independent in 1956.

Anglo-Frisian pn
Anglo-Friesisch
A group of Germanic languages, including English, Scots and Frisian.

Anglo-Norman /æŋ.ɡloʊ.nɔːɹ.mən/ /æŋ.ɡləʊ.nɔː.mən/ more Anglo-Norman most Anglo-Norman adj
anglonormannisch
Pertaining to Normans in England after the Norman Conquest.

Anglo-Norman /æŋ.ɡloʊ.nɔːɹ.mən/ /æŋ.ɡləʊ.nɔː.mən/ pn
Anglonormannisch
The Old French dialect spoken in England by the ruling classes after the Norman Conquest, or the form of this dialect used in English law until the 17th century.

Anglo-Saxon /ˌæŋ.ɡloʊˈsæk.sən/ /ˌæŋ.ɡləʊˈsæk.sən/ more Anglo-Saxon most Anglo-Saxon adj
angelsächsisch
Related to the Anglo-Saxon peoples or language.

Anglo-Saxon /ˌæŋ.ɡloʊˈsæk.sən/ /ˌæŋ.ɡləʊˈsæk.sən/ Anglo-Saxons n
Angelsachse Angelsächsin
A member of the Germanic peoples who settled in England during the early fifth century.
(US) A person of English ethnic descent.

Anglocentric more Anglocentric most Anglocentric adj
anglozentrisch
Focused on England or the people and culture of England.

Anglocentrism n
Anglozentrismus
The practice of viewing the world from an English or Anglo-American perspective, with an implied belief, either consciously or subconsciously, in the preeminence of English or Anglo-American culture.

Anglophile Anglophiles n
Anglophile Anglophiler Englandfreund Englandfreundin Englandliebhaber Englandliebhaberin
A person who loves or admires the country, culture or people of England. [from the 19th c.]

Anglophilia /ˌæŋ.ɡləʊˈfɪ.li.ə/ n
Anglophilie Englandfreundlichkeit
The love of the country, culture or people of England.

Anglophobe /ˈaŋ.ɡlə(ʊ).fəʊb/ Anglophobes n
Anglophober Anglophobe Englandfeind Englandfeindin Englandhasser Englandhasserin
A person who dislikes or fears England, its people or anything English.

Anglophobia n
Anglophobie Englandhass Hass gegen englisches Wesen
The hatred or fear of England and anything English (or British).

Anglophobic more Anglophobic most Anglophobic adj
anglophob
Having an aversion to England or the English.

Anglophone /ˈæŋɡləˌfəʊn/ adj
englischsprachig anglophon
English-speaking

Anglophone /ˈæŋɡləˌfəʊn/ Anglophones n
Englischsprachiger Englischsprachige
One who speaks English.

Angloromani pn
Angloromani
A mixed language spoken in Britain, having an English-based grammar and Romani-based lexicon.

Anglosphere /ˈæŋ.ɡləˌsfɪɹ/ pn
Anglosphäre
The totality of Anglophone countries, the geographical or cultural realm of native English-speakers.

Angola /æŋˈɡoʊlə/ /æŋˈɡəʊlə/ Angolas n
Angola
Synonym of angora (cat).

Angolan /æŋˈɡoʊlən/ adj
angolanisch
Of, from, or pertaining to Angola or the Angolan people.

Angolan /æŋˈɡoʊlən/ Angolans n
Angolaner Angolanerin
A person from Angola or of Angolan descent.

Angrapa pn
Angerapp
A river in Poland and Russia.

Angria pn
Engern
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Anguilla /æŋˈɡwɪ.lə/ pn
Anguilla
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Anguillan /æŋˈɡwɪlən/ adj
von Anguilla
Of, from, or pertaining to Anguillan or the Anguillan people.

Anguillan /æŋˈɡwɪlən/ Anguillans n
von Anguilla
A person from Anguilla or of Anguillan descent.

Anhur /ˈɑːnhʊɚ/ pn
Anhor
(Egyptian mythology) An ancient Egyptian war god

Ankara /ˈæŋ.kə.ɹə/ pn
Ankara Angora
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Ann /eən/ /æn/ pn
Anna
A en given name.

Anna /ˈænə/ [ˈeənə] Annas pn
Anna Hanna
A prophetess in the New Testament.

Annabel /ˈænəbɛl/ Annabels pn
Annabell
A en given name

Annam /əˈnæm/ /ˈænæm/ pn
Anam Annam
(history) One the French protectorates in Vietnam, located in Central Vietnam.

Annamite /ˌæn.əˈmaɪt/ adj
anamitisch annamitisch
Of or from Annam

Annamite /ˌæn.əˈmaɪt/ Annamites n
Annamese Annamit
Inhabitant or resident of Annam.

Annas pn
Annas Hannas
(biblical) A Jewish high priest known for having four sons and a son-in-law (Caiaphas) succeed him in his lifetime; and for cooperating with Caiaphas to have Jesus Christ crucified.

Annie /ˈæni/ Annies pn
Annett Annette
A diminutive of the en given name Ann. Also, a popular given name in the 19th century.

Anno Domini adv
im Jahr des Herrn im Jahre des Herrn n. Chr.
In the year of our Lord (often abbreviated A.D. or AD).

Anno Hegirae adv
Anno Hegirae im Jahr der Hedschra
In the year of the Hijra (counted by the Islamic calendar).

Annunciation /əˌnʌnsɪˈeɪ̯ʃn̩/ pn
Verkündigung
(Christianity) The announcement by the archangel Gabriel to Mary that she would give birth to a son, namely Jesus. Celebrated on 25th March.

Anointing of the Sick pn
Krankensalbung
A Catholic sacrament in which a priest anoints a sick or dying person with oil and prays for his salvation.

Anschluss /ˈan.ʃlʊs/ n
Anschluss Anschluß
(historical) Political annexation, specifically that of Austria into Nazi Germany in 1938. [from 1920s]

Anselm /ˈanˌsɛlm/ /ˈænˌsɛlm/ [ˈænˌsɛlm] pn
Anselm
A en given name; quite rare in English.

Antananarivo pn
Antananarivo
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Antarctic /ænˈtɑɹ(k)tɪk/ /ænˈtɑː(k)tɪk/ more Antarctic most Antarctic adj
antarktisch
Of, from, or pertaining to Antarctica and the south polar regions.

Antarctic /ænˈtɑɹ(k)tɪk/ /ænˈtɑː(k)tɪk/ pn
Antarktis
One of the major ecozones of the world, covering the south polar regions.

Antarctic Circle pn
südliche Polarkreis südlicher Polarkreis
(geography) The line which marks approximately the northernmost place in the Southern Hemisphere where the sun does not set on the summer solstice and does not rise on the winter solstice.

Antarctic Peninsula pn
Antarktische Halbinsel
The northernmost part of the mainland of Antarctica.

Antarctica /enˈtɐːktɪkə/ /ænˈtɑɹ(k)tɪkə/ /ˌænˈtɑː(k)tɪkə/ /ˌænˈɑːtɪkə/ [æˈɾ̃ɑɹɾɪkə] pn
Antarktika Antarktis
The southernmost continent, south of the Southern Ocean, containing the South Pole.

Antares pn
Antares
(star) Alpha Scorpii (α Sco), the brightest star in the constellation Scorpius. It is a M type red giant, and is a binary with a B type companion visible in greenish.

Anthony /ˈæn.tə.ni/ /ˈæn.θə.ni/ pn
Anton Antonius
A en given name, in regular use since the Middle Ages.

Anthropocene /ænˈθɹɑp.əˌsin/ /ˈæn.θɹə.pəˌsin/ /ˈæn.θɹə.pəˌsiːn/ pn
Anthropozän
(geology) The proposed current geological epoch, in which the effect of human activities on the global environment have disrupted the natural variability of the Holocene. [from 1960s]

Antichrist pn
Antichrist
(Christianity, Islam) The false messiah who, under direct control of the Devil, will lead the abomination in the end times.

Antifa /ænˈtiːfə/ /ˈæntifɑː/ pn
Antifa
(politics) A decentralized, radical political movement that opposes fascism.

Antigone /ænˈtɪ.ɡə.ni/ pn
Antigone
(Greek mythology) the daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta in fiction and mythology

Antigua and Barbuda /ænˌti.ɡ(w)ə ənd bɑɹˈbju.də/ /ænˌtiː.ɡə ən(d) bɑːˈbjuː.də/ pn
Antigua und Barbuda
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Antiguan /ænˈtiːɡən/ more Antiguan most Antiguan adj
antiguanisch
Of, from, or pertaining to Antigua, or the Antiguan people.

Antiguan /ænˈtiːɡən/ Antiguans n
Antiguaner Antiguanerin
A person from Antigua in Antigua and Barbuda, or of Antiguan descent.

Antillean /æntəˈliːən/ /ænˈtɪli.ən/ adj
antillisch
Of, from, or pertaining to the Antilles, the Antillean people or the Antillean language.

Antilles /ænˈtɪl.iːz/ pn
Antillen
The islands of the West Indies, bounded to the north by (and including) the islands of Cuba, Hispaniola and Puerto Rico, in the Caribbean Sea.

Antioch /ˈæntiˌɑk/ /ˈæntɪˌɒk/ pn
Antiochia Antiochien

Antiochian /ˌæntiˈoʊkiən/ /ˌæntiˈɑkiən/ /ˌæntiˈɒkiən/ more Antiochian most Antiochian adj
antiochenisch
Of or pertaining to ancient Antioch.

Antiochian /ˌæntiˈoʊkiən/ /ˌæntiˈɑkiən/ /ˌæntiˈɒkiən/ Antiochians n
Antiochener Antiochenerin Antiochier Antiochierin
(historical) A person from, or an inhabitant of, ancient Antioch.

Antiochus /ænˈtaɪəkəs/ pn
Antiochos Antiochus
A Greek en given name, notably borne by the thirteen kings of the Seleucid dynasty.

Antiquity pn
Altertum
The period of Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome.

Antisthenes /ænˈtɪsθəniːz/ pn
Antisthenes
A Greek en given name, notably borne by Antisthenes of Athens (445–365 B.C.), a Greek philosopher, founder of the school of Cynicism and a pupil of Socrates

Antlered God pn
Gehörnter Gott
(Wicca) The second major supernatural figure in the Wiccan religion, a triune god equal to the Goddess, split into the aspects of Father, Master, and the Sage.

Antlia pn
Luftpumpe
(constellation) A faint winter constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a pump. The common English name is "Air pump".

Antonia /ænˈtəʊni.ə/ /ænˈtəʊnjə/ pn
Antonia
A en given name.

Antonius /ænˈtoʊni.əs/ /ænˈtəʊni.əs/ pn
Antonius
a Roman nomen gentile

Antwerp /ˈæn.twɝp/ pn
Antwerpen
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Anubis pn
Anubis
(Egyptian mythology) In the mythology of ancient Egypt, the god of the dead and tombs, commonly depicted with the head of a jackal.

Anya pn
Anja
A en given name of modern usage.

Anzac Day /ˈænzæk ˌdeɪ/ Anzac Days pn
ANZAC Day
April 25, a public holiday in Australia and New Zealand that originally commemorated the sacrifices made by members of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) who fought at Gallipoli against the Ottoman Empire during World War I, and now honours people from those countries who have served in all wars, conflicts, and peacekeeping operations.

Aosta /ɑːˈɒstə/ pn
Aosta
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Apache /ə.ˈpæ.t͡ʃi/ Apaches n
Apachen Apatschen
Any of several Athabascan-speaking peoples of the American southwest excluding Navajo, i.e., Chiricahua, Jicarilla, Lipan, Mescalero, Plains Apache, or Western Apache.
Apache Apachin Apachen Apatsche Apatschen Apatschin
A person belonging to an Apache people.
Apache Apachin
(historical) A Parisian gangster of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Apache /ə.ˈpæ.t͡ʃi/ pn
Apachisch Apatschisch
The group of languages used by any of several Athabascan-speaking peoples of the American southwest excluding Navajo, i.e. Chiricahua, Jicarilla, Lipan, Mescalero, Plains Apache, or Western Apache.

Apamene pn
Apamene
(historical) A region in Syria.

Apennines /ˈæpənaɪnz/ pn
Apennin Apenninen
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Aphrodite /æfɹoʊˈdaɪti/ /æfɹəˈdaɪti/ pn
Aphrodite
(Greek god) The goddess of beauty and love, born when Cronus castrated his father, Uranus, and threw his genitalia into the sea. Her Roman counterpart is Venus.

Apocalypse /əˈpɑkəlɪps/ /əˈpɒkəlɪps/ Apocalypses pn
Offenbarung Apokalypse
(countable, biblical) The written account of a revelation of hidden things given by God to a chosen prophet.
(Christianity) Revelation (last book of the Bible, composed of twenty-two chapters, which narrates the end of times)

Apocrypha pn
Apokryphen
That group of works which formed part of the Septuagint, but not of the Hebrew canon recognized by the Jews, and which is considered by some Christians to form an authentic part of Scripture, but which is rejected by others (namely by Protestants).

Apollo /əˈpɑloʊ/ /əˈpɒləʊ/ pn
Apollon Apoll Apollo
(Greek god, Roman god) The son of Zeus and Leto (or Jupiter and Latona), and the twin brother of Artemis (or Diana). He was the god of light, music, medicine, and poetry; and prophecy, dance, manly beauty, and more.

Apollonia pn
Apollonia
A en given name.

Apollonian Apollonians n
apollinisch
(science fiction) A native of the planet Apollo.

Apollonian circle Apollonian circles n
Kreis des Apollonios apollonischer Kreis
(geometry) Any circle in two families of circles such that every circle in the first family intersects every circle in the second family orthogonally and vice versa.

Apollyon pn
Apollyon
(Christianity) The destroying angel of the abyss, the undoer or disintegrator.

Apophis /əˈpɑfəs/ /əˈpɒfɪs/ /ˈæpəfəs/ /ˈæpəfɪs/ pn
Aphophis Apophis
(Egyptian mythology) An evil snake-god who tries to devour the sun every night.

Apostle Apostles n
Apostel
(Christianity) Any of the group of twelve disciples chosen by Jesus to preach and spread the Gospel.

Apostles' Creed pn
Apostolisches Glaubensbekenntnis
(Christianity) A statement of Christian belief, traditionally ascribed to the twelve Apostles of Jesus.

Appalachians /ˌæ.pəˈleɪ.tʃənz/ /ˌæ.pəˈleɪ.ʃənz/ /ˌæ.pəˈlæ.tʃənz/ pn
Appalachen
A range of mountains in eastern North America, running northeast from Alabama in the United States to Newfoundland in Canada, variously including or excluding the Adirondack Mountains in northern New York.

Appenzell pn
Appenzell
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A historic canton in the northeast of Switzerland that split up into the two modern half-cantons in 1597.

Appenzell Inner Rhodes pn
Appenzell Innerrhoden
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Appenzell Outer Rhodes pn
Appenzell Ausserrhoden
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Appian /ˈæ.pi.ən/ pn
Appian
A Roman en given name, notably borne by Appian of Alexandria (c. 95 – c. 165), a Roman historian of Greek descent

Appius pn
Appius
A Roman en given name, notably borne by Appius Claudius Caecus, a Roman politician of the 4th and 3rd century BC, builder of the Appian Way

Apple /ˈæ.pəl/ Apples pn
Apple
The company Apple Inc., formerly Apple Computer, that produces computers and other digital devices, and sells and produces multimedia content.

April /ˈeɪ.pɹaɪl/ /ˈeɪ.pɹəl/ /ˈeɪ.pɹɪl/ Aprils pn
April Ostermond
The fourth month of the Gregorian calendar, following March and preceding May. Abbreviation: Apr or Apr.

April Fools' Day April Fools' Days n
der erste April
The first day in April, when tricks and practical jokes are traditionally played

April fool April fools n
Aprilscherz
A practical joke played on April Fools' Day.

Aptian pn
Aptium
(geology, paleontology) A subdivision of the Early (Lower) Cretaceous epoch.

Apuleius /ˌæpjuˈli.əs/ pn
Apuleius Appulejus Apulejus
An author in the Roman Empire, Lucius Apuleius Madaurensis.

Apulia pn
Apulien
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Apulian /əˈpuːliːən/ adj
apulisch
Of or pertaining to Apulia.

Apulian /əˈpuːliːən/ Apulians n
Apulier Apulierin
An inhabitant or a resident of Apulia.

Apus /ˈeɪpəs/ pn
Paradiesvogel
(constellation) A constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a bird of paradise.

Aqaba /ˈakəbə/ /ˈɑkəbɑ/ /ˈɑkəbə/ pn
Akaba
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Aqdas pn
Heiligstes Buch
The central holy book in the Baháʼí Faith.

Aquarius /əˈkwɛə.ɹɪ.əs/ /əˈkwɛɚ.i.əs/ Aquariuses n
Wassermann
Someone with an Aquarius star sign

Aquarius /əˈkwɛə.ɹɪ.əs/ /əˈkwɛɚ.i.əs/ pn
Wassermann
(zodiac constellations) A constellation of the zodiac, supposedly shaped like a water carrier.
(astrology) The zodiac sign for the water carrier, ruled by Uranus covering January 20 – February 18 (tropical astrology) or February 15 – March 14 (sidereal astrology).

Aquila /ˈækwələ/ /ˈækwɪlə/ /ˈɑːkwələ/ pn
Adler
(constellation) A summer constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble an eagle. It includes the star Altair.

Aquitaine /ˈækwɪteɪn/ /ˌækwɪˈteɪn/ pn
Aquitanien
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Aquitanian more Aquitanian most Aquitanian adj
aquitanisch
Of or pertaining to Aquitania or Aquitaine

Ara /ˈeɪ.ɹə/ /ˈɛɹ.ə/ pn
Altar
(constellation) A constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble an altar.

Arab /ˈeɪ.ɹæb/ /ˈæɹ.əb/ /ˈɛɹ.əb/ adj
arabisch Araber-
Of or pertaining to Arabs and their nations.

Arab /ˈeɪ.ɹæb/ /ˈæɹ.əb/ /ˈɛɹ.əb/ Arabs n
Araber Araberin
A Semitic person, whose forebears were from the Arabian Peninsula
Araber
An Arabian horse.

Arab Republic of Egypt pn
Arabische Republik Ägypten
The official name of the country of Egypt.

Arab Spring pn
Arabischer Frühling Arabellion
The pro-democracy movement spreading across North Africa and the Middle East from 2010 to 2012.

Arab World pn
arabische Welt
(as a minimum) Those Arabic-speaking independent states where Arabic is the main official and spoken language.

Arabia /əˈɹeɪbiə/ pn
Arabien
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Arabian /əˈɹeɪ.bi.ən/ more Arabian most Arabian adj
arabisch
Related to Arabia.

Arabian /əˈɹeɪ.bi.ən/ Arabians n
Araber Araberin
A native of Arabia.
An Arabian horse.

Arabian Peninsula pn
Arabische Halbinsel
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Arabian Sea pn
Arabisches Meer
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Arabian jasmine Arabian jasmines n
Arabischer Jasmin
A shrubby vine with flowers whose fragrance is used for perfume and flavoring (Jasminum sambac), the jasmine used to make jasmine tea.

Arabian mate Arabian mates n
arabisches Matt

Arabian oryx Arabian oryx Arabian oryxes n
Arabische Oryx Weiße Oryx
An oryx of species Oryx leucoryx.

Arabic /ˈæ.ɹə.bɪk/ /ˈæɹ.ə.bɪk/ /ˈɛɹ.ə.bɪk/ adj
arabisch Arabisch
Of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour (see also Arab as an adjective).

Arabic /ˈæ.ɹə.bɪk/ /ˈæɹ.ə.bɪk/ /ˈɛɹ.ə.bɪk/ pn
Arabisch arabische Sprache arabisches Alphabet
The Aramaic-derived alphabet used to write the Arabic, Persian, Pashto, Urdu, and Uyghur languages, among others.

Arabic numeral Arabic numerals n
arabische Ziffer indisch-arabische Ziffer
(arithmetic) Any of the ten symbols 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 used to represent numbers.

Arabisation Arabisations n
Arabisierung
the process of Arabising

Arabism Arabisms n
Arabismus
An idiom characteristic of the Arabic language.

Arabist /ˈaɹəbɪst/ Arabists n
Arabist Arabistin
(anthropology, linguistics) A scholar who studies Arab or Arabic culture, politics, or language. [from 17th c.]

Arabize v
arabisieren
(transitive) To make Arab; to give Arab traits to.

Arabocentric more Arabocentric most Arabocentric adj
arabozentrisch
Emphasizing the Arabs, their culture or what is in their language.

Arabophobia n
Arabophobie
Fear, hate, or dislike of Arabs and their culture

Arabophone adj
arabischsprachig

Aracan /-ˈkæn/ /ɑɹəˈkɑn/ /ɛɹ-/ pn
Arakan
(historical) Rakhine State in Myanmar (Burma).

Arafura Sea pn
Arafurasee
A sea lying directly north of Arnhem Land and south of West Papua.

Aragon /ˈæɹəɡən/ /ˈɛɹəɡɑn/ pn
Aragonien Aragon
A river in this part of Spain.

Aragonese /ˌærəɡɒˈniːz/ adj
aragonesisch aragonisch Aragonesisch
Of, from, or pertaining to Aragon, the Aragonese people or the Aragonese language.

Aragonese /ˌærəɡɒˈniːz/ Aragonese n
Aragonese Aragonesin Aragonier Aragonierin
A person from Aragon.

Aragonese /ˌærəɡɒˈniːz/ pn
Aragonesisch Aragonisch
The language of Aragon, nowadays only spoken as a mother tongue by a few thousand people in some valleys of the Pyrenees.

Aral Sea /ˈɑːɹəl siː/ pn
Aralsee
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Aramaean /æ.ɹəˈmiː.ən/ /æɹ.əˈmiː.ən/ /ɛɹ.əˈmiː.ən/ adj
aramäisch
Of or pertaining to Aramaeans or Aram.

Aramaean /æ.ɹəˈmiː.ən/ /æɹ.əˈmiː.ən/ /ɛɹ.əˈmiː.ən/ Aramaeans n
Aramäer Aramäerin
Any member of a West Semitic semi-nomadic and pastoralist people who lived in the Levant and later also in upper Mesopotamia (Biblical Aram) during the Late Bronze Age and the Iron Age. They spoke Aramaic.

Aramaic /ˌæ.ɹə.ˈmeɪ.ɪk/ /ˌæɹ.ə.ˈmeɪ.ɪk/ /ˌɛɹ.ə.ˈmeɪ.ɪk/ adj
aramäisch Aramäisch
Referring to the Aramaic language, alphabet, culture or poetry.

Aramaic /ˌæ.ɹə.ˈmeɪ.ɪk/ /ˌæɹ.ə.ˈmeɪ.ɪk/ /ˌɛɹ.ə.ˈmeɪ.ɪk/ pn
Aramäisch aramäisch
The language of the Aramaeans from the tenth century BC: often called Old Aramaic.

Ararat /ˈæɹəˌɹæt/ pn
Ararat
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Araucanization n
Araukanisierung
The process of expansion of the Mapudungun language and other elements of the Mapuche culture from its homeland Araucania into the plains of Patagonia, so as to assimilate such other native Amerindian peoples as the Puelches and Tehuelches.

Arawak adj
Arawak
Pertaining to the Arawak peoples

Arawak Arawak Arawaks n
Arawak
A member of an Amerindian people who lived in the region of the Caribbean when the Spanish arrived in America.

Arbil pn
Erbil
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Arc de Triomphe pn
Triumphbogen
A war monument in Paris, France, designed by Jean Chalgrin in 1806, started in 1808 and inaugurated in 1836.

Arcadia /ɑɹˈkeɪ.di.ə/ /ɑːˈkeɪ.dɪ.ə/ Arcadias n
Arkadien
(figurative) An ideal region of rural and idyllic contentment; a pastoral utopia.

Arcadian /ɑɹˈkeɪ.di.ən/ /ɑː(ɹ)ˈkeɪ.di.ən/ more Arcadian most Arcadian adj
arkadisch
Pertaining to ancient Arcadia.

Arcadian /ɑɹˈkeɪ.di.ən/ /ɑː(ɹ)ˈkeɪ.di.ən/ Arcadians n
Arkadier
An inhabitant of ancient Arcadia.

Arcadius pn
Arcadius
A en given name, of mostly historical use. Seen slightly more commonly as Arcade, from French.

Archaic Egyptian pn
Frühägyptisch
(linguistics, history) The Egyptian language as written and spoken during the Early Dynastic Period, before the time of the earliest attested complete sentences.

Archi /ɑːɹˈt͡ʃiː/ pn
Artschinisch
A Northeast Caucasian language spoken in the Dagestan region of Russia.

Archibald /ˈɑː(ɹ).t͡ʃɪ.bɔːld/ /ˈɑː(ɹ).t͡ʃɪ.bəld/ Archibalds pn
Archibald
A en given name.

Archimedean /ˌɑːkɪˈmiːdi.ən/ /ˌɑːɹkɪˈmiːdi.ən/ more Archimedean most Archimedean adj
archimedisch
Of or pertaining to Archimedes.

Archimedean solid Archimedean solids n
archimedischer Körper
(geometry) Any of a class of convex semiregular polyhedra, composed of two or more types of regular polygon meeting in identical vertices.

Archimedes /ɐ.ˈkɪ.mi.diːz/ /ˌɑɹ.kəˈmiː.diːz/ /ˌɑːkɪˈmiːdiːz/ /ˌɑːɹkɪˈmiːdiːz/ pn
Archimedes
An Ancient Greek mathematician, physicist and engineer (c. 287–212 BCE).

Archimedes' screw Archimedes' screws n
archimedische Schraube
(engineering) A screwlike device invented by Greek mathematician Archimedes, ca. 200 B.C.E., which when twisted inside a cylinder, raises water from a lower level to a higher level, allowing irrigation of fields.

Arctic /ˈɑɹ(k)tɪk/ /ˈɑː(k)tɪk/ adj
arktisch
(geography) Pertaining to the northern polar region of the planet, characterised by extreme cold and an icy landscape. [from 16th c.]
Extremely cold, snowy, or having other properties of extreme winter associated with the Arctic. [from 16th c.]

Arctic /ˈɑɹ(k)tɪk/ /ˈɑː(k)tɪk/ pn
Arktis
(geography) The region of the Earth above the Arctic Circle, containing the North Pole. [from 17th c.]

Arctic Circle pn
Nördlicher Polarkreis
The parallel of latitude that runs 66° 33′ 39″ north of the Equator, which marks approximately the southernmost place in the Northern Hemisphere where the sun does not set on the summer solstice and does not rise on the winter solstice.

Arctic Ocean pn
Arktischer Ozean Nordpolarmeer
The smallest of the five oceans of the Earth, on and around the North Pole, bordered by the three continents of Asia, Europe and North America.

Arctic warbler Arctic warblers n
Wanderlaubsänger
Phylloscopus borealis, a widespread leaf warbler in birch or mixed birch forest near water throughout its breeding range in Fennoscandia and northern Asia

Arcturus /ɑɹkˈtjʊəɹəs/ pn
Arcturus
(star) A bright yellow-orange star in the constellation Boötes; Alpha (α) Boötis. It is the fourth-brightest star in the night sky.

Ardennes pn
Ardennen
A placename
A range of hills in the Ardennes-Eiffel mountainous range
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Ardennen Ardenner Wald
Ellipsis of Ardennes Forest / Ardenne Forest / Forest of Ardennes.

Ardeşen pn
Ardeşen
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Ardèche pn
Ardèche
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Area 51 pn
Area 51
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Ares /ˈeəɹiːz/ pn
Ares
(Greek god) The Greek god of war, considered equivalent to the Roman Mars and usually described as a son of Zeus and Hera, companion of Eris and Enyo, and by Aphrodite father of Deimos and Phobos.

Argand lamp Argand lamps n
Argandbrenner
(now, historical) A type of oil lamp with a circular hollow wick and glass chimney which allow a current of air both inside and outside of the flame.

Argentina /ˌɑɹ.d͡ʒən.ˈti.nə/ /ˌɑː.d͡ʒən.ˈtiː.nə/ pn
Argentinien
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Argentine /ˈɑː.dʒən.taɪn/ /ˈɑː.dʒən.tiːn/ adj
argentinisch Argentinier
Of, from, or pertaining to Argentina or its people.

Argentine /ˈɑː.dʒən.taɪn/ /ˈɑː.dʒən.tiːn/ Argentines n
Argentinier Argentinierin
A citizen or descendant abroad of Argentina.
(dance) Short for Argentine tango.

Argentine Republic pn
Argentinische Republik
The official name of Argentina.

Argentine tango Argentine tangos n
argentinischer Tango
A dance on which the ballroom tango is based, with slow intricate footwork.

Argo pn
Argo
(Greek mythology) The ship in which Jason and the Argonauts sailed on their quest for the Golden Fleece.

Argo Navis pn
Schiff Argo
(constellation) : A former constellation of the southern sky, said to represent the mythical ship Argo. In 1763, it was divided into the three new constellations: Carina (keel), Puppis (stern), and Vela (sail).

Argonaut /ˈɑːrɡənɔːt/ pn
Argonaut Argonautin
(Greek mythology) One of the members of the Argo who sailed with Jason in search of the Golden Fleece.

Ariadne /ˈæ.ɹiˌæd.ni/ /ˌæ.ɹiˈæd.ni/ Ariadnes pn
Ariadne
(Greek mythology) The daughter of King Minos of Crete and his queen, Pasiphae.

Arian /ˈɛəɹi.ən/ adj
arianisch
(Christianity) Of or pertaining to Arius or Arianism.

Arian /ˈɛəɹi.ən/ Arians n
Arianer Arianerin
(Christianity) A believer of Arianism, particularly (historical) the official Arian churches lasting to the 7th century.

Arianism /ˈɛəɹɪənɪzəm/ n
Arianismus
(Christianity) A Christological doctrine, condemned as heretical by the Council of Nicaea, which holds that Jesus was created by God, rather than being God himself.

Ariel /ˈɛəɹiəl/ /ˈɛəɹɪəl/ /ˈɛɹiəl/ Ariels pn
Ariel
(astronomy) The brightest moon of the planet Uranus.

Aries /ˈɛə.ɹiːz/ /ˈɛɚ.iz/ Aries n
Widder
Someone with an Aries star sign.

Aries /ˈɛə.ɹiːz/ /ˈɛɚ.iz/ pn
Widder
(zodiac constellations) A constellation of the zodiac supposedly shaped like a ram.
(astrology) The zodiac sign for the ram, ruled by Mars and covering March 20 – April 20 (tropical astrology) or April 15 – May 15 (sidereal astrology).

Aristotelian /ˌæɹɪstəˈtiːliən/ adj
aristotelisch
Of or pertaining to Aristotle, or his philosophy, logic, or followers.

Aristotelianism pn
Aristotelismus
(philosophy) The philosophical system of Aristotle (384 BCE – 322 BCE) and his followers.

Aristotle /ˈæɹɪˌstɑtəl/ /ˈæɹɪˌstɒtəl/ /ˈɛɹɪˌstɑtəl/ [ˈæɹɪˌstɑɾɫ̩] [ˈæɹɪˌstɒtᵊɫ̩] [ˈɛɹɪˌstɑɾɫ̩] pn
Aristoteles
An ancient Greek philosopher, logician, and scientist (382–322 BCE), student of Plato and teacher of Alexander the Great.

Arius /ˈɛəɹi.əs/ pn
Arius
A Greek en given name, notably borne by Arius, circa 250–336, a priest in Alexandria, the founder of Arianism

Arizona /ˌæɹɪˈzoʊnə/ /ˌæɹɪˈzəʊnə/ /ˌɛɹɪˈzoʊnə/ pn
Arizona
(historical) A territory of the southwest Confederate (1862–1865) and United States of America (1863–1912), with its capitals at Tucson, Prescott, and Phoenix.

Ark of the Covenant pn
Bundeslade
(Judaism, Christianity, Islam) The sacred container, a gold-plated wooden chest, of the two tablets of law (the Ten Commandments) given to Moses by the Hebrew God.

Arkansas /-ɑ/ /ɑɹˈkæn.zəs/ /ˈɑɹ.kənˌsɔ/ pn
Arkansas
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Arkhangelsk pn
Archangelsk
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Arlberg /ˈɑː(ɹ)lbɜː(ɹ)ɡ/ pn
Arlberg
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Arlon /ˈɑ(ɹ).lɔːn/ [ˈɑɹ.ɫɔːn] [ˈɑː.ɫɔːn] pn
Arel
The capital city of the Walloon province of Luxembourg, Belgium.

Armageddon /-ˈɡɛ.dən/ /ˌɑɹ.məˈɡɛ.dn̩/ /ˌɑː(ɹ).məˈɡɛ.dn̩/ pn
Harmagedon
(Christianity, Islam) Mount Megiddo, the site of a prophesied final battle between the forces of good and evil.

Armenia /ɑɹˈmi.ni.ə/ /ɑːˈmiː.ni.ə/ pn
Armenien
(historical) Ancient kingdom in the Armenian Highland southeast of Black Sea and southwest of Caspian Sea; area now divided between Turkey, Republic of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Iran.

Armenian /ɑɹˈmini.ən/ /ɑːˈmiːni.ən/ adj
armenisch Armenisch
Of, from, or pertaining to Armenia, the Armenian people, the Armenian language, or the Armenian alphabet.

Armenian /ɑɹˈmini.ən/ /ɑːˈmiːni.ən/ Armenians n
Armenier Armenierin
(countable) A person from Armenia or of Armenian descent.

Armenian /ɑɹˈmini.ən/ /ɑːˈmiːni.ən/ pn
Armenisch armenisch
(uncountable) A branch of Indo-European languages, which includes the various stages of the Armenian language.

Armenian Highland pn
Armenisches Hochland
A plateau in the north of Western Asia, connecting the Lesser Caucasus with the Taurus Mountains. Total area: about 400,000 km². Average elevation: 1500 to 2000 metres, highest point: Mount Ararat. The area lies mostly in eastern Turkey; also includes the whole of modern Armenia, southern Georgia, western Azerbaijan, northwestern Iran, Nakhichevan and Nagorno-Karabakh.

Armenian SSR pn
Armenische SSR
One of the 15 Soviet Socialist Republics that made up the former Soviet Union (1920-1991, name changed in 1990). Became independent as the Republic of Armenia in 1991, after the collapse of the USSR.

Armenian cucumber Armenian cucumbers n
Armenische Gurke
Cucumis melo var. flexuosus, a long, slender variety of muskmelon which resembles a cucumber in taste and inner appearance.

Armenian genocide pn
Genozid an den Armeniern Völkermord an den Armeniern
(historical) The systematic mass murder of around one million ethnic Armenians in the Ottoman Empire during World War I (1915–1917).

Armenopolis pn
Armenerstadt Armenierstadt
former name of Gherla

Armin pn
Armin

Arminianism n
Arminianismus
(Christianity) A school of thought within Protestantism based on the theological ideas of Jacobus Arminius.

Arminius pn
Arminius Hermann
(history) A chieftain of the Cherusci (an ancient Germanic tribe) who defeated the Romans in the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest.

Armorica /ɑːˈmɒɹɪkə/ pn
Aremorica Armorica
(historical) The north-western part of ancient Gaul, corresponding to modern Brittany.

Arne Arnes pn
Arne Arno
A en given name occasionally used in English.

Arnhem pn
Arnheim
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Arno /ˈɑɹnoʊ/ /ˈɑːnəʊ/ pn
Arno
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Arnold /ˈɑɹnəld/ pn
Arnold
A en given name brought to England by Normans.

Aromanian /æɹoʊˈmeɪniən/ /æɹəʊˈmeɪnɪən/ pn
Aromunisch Mazedorumänisch
An endangered Eastern Romance language spoken mainly in Greece, but also in Albania, North Macedonia, Romania, Bulgaria, Serbia and relatively intelligible with Romanian and Megleno-Romanian.

Arretine /ˈæɹɪtaɪn/ adj
aretinisch
Of, from or pertaining to Arezzo, Italy.

Art Deco /ɑːɹ(t) ˈdɛkəʊ/ pn
Art déco
A style of decorative art and architecture originating in the 1920s and 1930s, characterized by bold geometric forms and simple composition.

Art Nouveau pn
Jugendstil
A decorative style of art and architecture that especially used the sinuous and flowing lines of plants.

Arte Povera /ˌɑɹteɪ ˈpoʊvəɹə/ /ˌɑːteɪ ˈpɒvəɹə/ pn
Arte Povera
(art) A radical Italian modern art movement of the late 1960s and early 1970s, making use of worthless or common materials such as earth or newspaper, in the hope of subverting the commercialization of art.

Artemis /ˈɑɹtəmɪs/ pn
Artemis
(Greek god) The Greek goddess of the hunt, wild animals, and wilderness; the daughter of Leto and Zeus; the sister of Apollo. (Compare Diana.)

Arthur /ˈɑɹθɚ/ /ˈɑːɹtəɹ/ /ˈɑːθə(ɹ)/ pn
Arthur
A en given name.

Artinskian pn
Artinskium

Artsyz pn
Artzis Arzis
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Aruba /əˈɹuː.bə/ pn
Aruba
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Aruban adj
von Aruba
Of, from, or pertaining to Aruba, the Aruban people or the Aruban language.

Aruküla pn
Arroküll Aruküla
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Arusha pn
Aruscha Arusha
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Arvanitika /ˌɑːvəˈnɪtɪkə/ pn
Arvanitisch Arwanitisch
An archaic form of the Albanian language spoken by a linguistic minority in Greece.

Aryan /ˈɑɹi.ən/ /ˈɑɹjən/ /ˈɑːjən/ /ˈɑːɹi.ən/ /ˈɛəjən/ /ˈɛəɹi.ən/ /ˈɛɹi.ən/ /ˈɛɹjən/ more Aryan most Aryan adj
arisch
Pertaining, in racial theories, to the (alleged) Aryan master race.
(neo-Nazi or white supremacist ideology, informal) Pertaining to the Caucasian ethnicity.
(US, informal, euphemistic) Pertaining to Caucasian racists or their organisations, theories, etc.
arisch Arier
Of or pertaining to Indo-Iranian peoples, cultures, and languages.
(dated) Of or pertaining to Indo-European peoples, cultures and languages.

Aryan /ˈɑɹi.ən/ /ˈɑɹjən/ /ˈɑːjən/ /ˈɑːɹi.ən/ /ˈɛəjən/ /ˈɛəɹi.ən/ /ˈɛɹi.ən/ /ˈɛɹjən/ Aryans n
Arier Arierin
(theosophy, Germanic, _, mysticism, Nazism) A member of an alleged master race with no fixed definition, comprising people of Germanic descent (in the narrowest sense), or all non-Jewish Caucasians (in the broadest sense)
Arier
(Nazi, _, or, _, white supremacist ideology, informal) A person of Caucasian (white / European) ethnicity; a white non-Jew.
(dated) An Indo-European, a Proto-Indo-European.
(dated) An Indo-Iranian.

Aryanization Aryanizations n
Arisierung
The process or result of making Aryan.

Aryanize v
arisieren
(transitive) To make Aryan.

Ascanius /æˈskeɪni.əs/ pn
Ascanius
(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) A legendary king of Alba Longa, and the son of the Trojan hero Aeneas.

Ascension pn
Christi Himmelfahrt Himmelfahrt Aszension
(Christianity, specifically) The believed entry of Jesus Christ into heaven after his resurrection.

Ascension Day pn
Christi Himmelfahrt Himmelfahrt Himmelfahrtstag Auffahrt
The fortieth day of Easter, that is the Thursday 39 days after Easter.

Ascension Island /əˈsɛnʃən ˌaɪ̯lənd/ pn
Insel Ascension
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Aschaffenburg pn
Aschaffenburg
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Asclepius /æsˈkliːpi.əs/ /əˈskliːpi.əs/ pn
Asklepios Asklepius Äskulap Äskulapius
(Greek god) A Greek mythological deity, the god of doctors, medicine and healing; a son of Apollo and the Thessalian princess Coronis, husband to the goddess Epione and father of the Asclepiades; identified with the Roman god Aesculapius.

Ash Wednesday Ash Wednesdays n
Aschermittwoch
(Christianity) The Wednesday 46 days before Easter in a given year, (Catholicism) traditionally observed as the beginning of Lent and a day of strict abstention from certain foods and pleasures.

Asher /ˈæ.ʃə(ɹ)/ /ˈæ.ʃɚ/ pn
Asser
(biblical) Eighth son of Jacob, by his wife's handmaid Zilpah.

Ashgabat pn
Aschgabat Aşgabat Aschchabat
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Ashkelon /ˈæʃkəlɒn/ pn
Aschkelon
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Ashkenazi /ˌæʃkɪnəˈziː/ /ˌæʃkɪˈnɑːzi/ /ˌɑːʃkɪnəˈziː/ /ˌɑːʃkɪˈnɑːzi/ more Ashkenazi most Ashkenazi adj
aschkenasisch
Of or relating to Jews of Central European, particularly of German and Polish origin, and their traditions, customs, and rituals.

Ashkenazi /ˌæʃkɪnəˈziː/ /ˌæʃkɪˈnɑːzi/ /ˌɑːʃkɪnəˈziː/ /ˌɑːʃkɪˈnɑːzi/ Ashkenazim Ashkenazis n
Aschkenasi
An Ashkenazi Jew.

Ashoka /əˈʃoʊkə/ /əˈʃəʊkə/ pn
Ashoka
(historical) An ancient Indian emperor of the Maurya Dynasty who ruled almost all of the Indian subcontinent from c. 268 to 232 BCE.

Asia /ˈeɪ.ʃja/ /ˈeɪ.ʃə/ /ˈeɪ.ʒə/ /ˈeː.ʃja/ Asias pn
Asien
A continent located east of Europe (typically delimited by the Urals), west of the Pacific Ocean, north of Oceania and south of the Arctic Ocean.

Asia Minor pn
Kleinasien
A large peninsula, mostly coterminous with Anatolia, between the Mediterranean Sea, the Aegean Sea and the Black Sea; it makes up the Asian part of Turkey.

Asiago pn
Asiago Schlägen
A township near Vicenza in the Veneto, Italy.

Asian /ˈeɪʃən/ /ˈeɪʒən/ adj
asiatisch
Of, relating to or from Asia.

Asian /ˈeɪʃən/ /ˈeɪʒən/ Asians n
Asiat Asiatin Asiate
(UK, Ireland, South Africa) A person from or with ancestry in South Asia.
(US, Canada, Australia, NZ, also International English on the Internet) A person from or with ancestry in East or Southeast Asia, occasionally South Asia.
A person from the continent of Asia, or a descendant thereof - especially:

Asian Games pn
Asienspiele
An Asian multi-sport event taking place every fourth year.

Asian black bear Asian black bears n
Asiatischer Schwarzbär Kragenbär Mondbär Schwarzbär Tibetbär
A bear of the species Ursus thibetanus (previously known as Selenarctos thibetanus).

Asian brown flycatcher Asian brown flycatchers n
Braunschnäpper
Muscicapa dauurica, an Asian flycatcher.

Asian conical hat Asian conical hats n
asiatischer Kegelhut
A large conical hat popular in some Asian countries, made of bamboo or straw.

Asian desert warbler Asian desert warblers n
Wüstengrasmücke
Sylvia nana, an Old World warbler.

Asian elephant Asian elephants n
Asiatischer Elefant
An elephant, Elephas maximus, found in Asia.

Asian giant hornet Asian giant hornets n
Asiatische Riesenhornisse
Vespa mandarinia, the world's largest hornet, native to temperate and tropical Eastern Asia, and having a powerful sting.

Asian lion /ˈeɪʒən ˈlaɪən/ Asian lions n
asiatischer Löwe indischer Löwe persischer Löwe
Panthera leo persica, a subspecies of lion that inhabited Asia.

Asianness n
Asianität Asiatischsein Asiatizität
The quality or characteristic of being Asian.

Asiarch Asiarchs n
Asiarch
(historical) One of the chiefs or pontiffs of the Roman province of Asia, who had the superintendence of the public games and religious rites.

Asiarchate Asiarchates n
Asiarchat
The term of office of an Asiarch.

Asiatic Vespers pn
Blutbefehl von Ephesos Vesper von Ephesos asiatische Vesper
(historical) An incident in 88 BCE, in which a coordinated massacre of Roman citizens in various towns in Anatolia was undertaken at the behest of King Mithridates VI of Pontus, which served as casus belli for Rome to instigate the First Mithridatic War.

Asiatic wildcat Asiatic wildcats n
Steppenkatze asiatische Wildkatze
A subspecies of wildcat (Felis silvestris ornata).

Asmara /æsˈmɑːɹə/ pn
Asmara
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Asmodean more Asmodean most Asmodean adj
asmodäisch

Asperger's syndrome /ˈæspɜːdʒəz ˈsɪndɹəʊm/ /ˈæspɜːɡəz ˈsɪndɹəʊm/ /ˈæspɝɡɚz ˈsɪndɹoʊm/ n
Asperger-Syndrom
(dated, uncountable, neurology) An autism-related developmental disorder characterised by sustained impairment in social interaction and nonverbal communication and by repetitive behaviour as well as restricted interests and routines.

Assam /æˈsæm/ /əˈsɒm/ pn
Assam
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(historical) The former realm it was named after.

Assamese pn
Assamesisch Asamiya
The Indo-Aryan language spoken by the majority people in the state of Assam, NE India.

Asselian pn
Asselium

Assisi pn
Assisi
A city in the province Perugia in the Central-Italian region Umbria

Assyria /əˈsɪɹi.ə/ pn
Assyrien
A Semitic Akkadian kingdom, extant from the mid-23rd century BC to 608 BC and centred on the Upper Tigris river in northern Mesopotamia (present day northern Iraq), which came to rule regional empires a number of times through history.

Assyrian /əˈsiɹi.ɪn/ adj
assyrisch
(historical) Of or pertaining to the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river, with capital city of Assur.
(historical) Of, or characteristic of, or pertaining to the ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia, with capital city of Nineveh.

Assyrian /əˈsiɹi.ɪn/ Assyrians n
Assyrer Assyrerin Assyrier Assyrierin
(historical) A person who resided in the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river, with capital city of Assur.
(historical) A citizen of an ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia, with capital city of Nineveh.

Assyriological more Assyriological most Assyriological adj
assyriologisch
Of or pertaining to Assyriology.

Assyriologist Assyriologists n
Assyriologe
A person who studies ancient Assyria.

Assyriology n
Assyriologie
The study of the ancient Assyrian language and culture.

Astana /æsˈtɑːnə/ /əsˈtɑːnə/ pn
Astana
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Asterix pn
Asterix
A series of French comic books written by René Goscinny and illustrated by Albert Uderzo about an Ancient Gaul named Asterix.

Aston dark space Aston dark spaces n
astonscher Dunkelraum
The dark space in a glow discharge that is adjacent to the cathode.

Astrakhan /æstɹəˈkæn/ pn
Astrachan
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Asturia pn
Asturien
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Asturian /æsˈtʊə.ɹi.ən/ /æsˈtʊɹ.i.ən/ /əˈstjʊə.ɹi.ən/ /əˈstʊɹ.i.ən/ more Asturian most Asturian adj
asturisch asturianisch
Of or pertaining to the region of Asturias in Spain.
Of or pertaining to the Asturian language.

Asturian /æsˈtʊə.ɹi.ən/ /æsˈtʊɹ.i.ən/ /əˈstjʊə.ɹi.ən/ /əˈstʊɹ.i.ən/ Asturians n
Asturier Asturierin
A native of Asturias in northern Spain.

Asturian /æsˈtʊə.ɹi.ən/ /æsˈtʊɹ.i.ən/ /əˈstjʊə.ɹi.ən/ /əˈstʊɹ.i.ən/ pn
Asturisch
A Romance language spoken in Asturias, Spain.

Asturias /æsˈtʊə.ɹi.əs/ /æsˈtʊɹ.i.əs/ /əˈstjʊə.ɹi.əs/ /əˈstʊɹ.i.əs/ pn
Asturien
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Asunción /əˌsuːnsiˈɒn/ /əˌsuːnsiˈəʊn/ /ˌæsʊnˈsjɒn/ pn
Asunción
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Atayal n
Atayal
An Austronesian people of Taiwan.

Athanasius /ˌæθəˈneɪzi.əs/ /ˌæθəˈneɪʃəs/ pn
Athanasius
An Ancient Greek en given name

Athena /əˈθiːnə/ pn
Athene
(Greek god) The goddess of wisdom, especially strategic warfare, the arts, and especially crafts, in particular, weaving; daughter of Zeus and Metis. Her Roman counterpart is Minerva.

Athenian /əˈθiː.ni.ən/ adj
Athener athenisch
Of or pertaining to Athens, Greece.
Of or pertaining to the Greek goddess Athena.

Athenian /əˈθiː.ni.ən/ Athenians n
Athener Athenerin
An inhabitant, resident, or citizen of Athens, Greece.

Athens /ˈeɪθənz/ /ˈæθənz/ pn
Athen
(metonym) The Greek government.

Athos /ˈæ.θɒs/ pn
Athos
A peninsula in Greece containing Mount Athos

Atilius pn
Atilius
a Roman nomen gentile

Atlanta /ætˈlæntə/ [ætˈlænə] [ætˈlæɾ̃ə] pn
Atlanta
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Atlantean /ætlənˈtiːən/ /ətˈlænti.ən/ Atlanteans n
Atlanter Atlantier
An inhabitant of the mythical island of Atlantis.

Atlantic /ætˈlæn.tɪk/ /ətˈlæn.tɪk/ adj
atlantisch
Pertaining to locations adjacent to or in the vicinity of the Atlantic Ocean, such as the British Isles in Northwestern Europe, or the eastern seaboard of the USA.

Atlantic Ocean /ətˈlæntɪk ˈəʊʃən/ pn
Atlantischer Ozean Atlantik
The ocean lying between the Americas to the west and Europe and Africa to the east.

Atlantic bonito Atlantic bonitos n
Pelamide
Sarda sarda, of the shallower waters of the Atlantic, the Mediterranean, and the Black Sea.

Atlantic herring Atlantic herring Atlantic herrings n
Atlantischer Hering
Clupea harengus, an abundant species of herring and an important food fish living in the North Atlantic.

Atlantic horse mackerel Atlantic horse mackerels n
Bastardmakrele Holzmakrele
A jack mackerel (Trachurus trachurus), of the family Carangidae.

Atlantic pomfret Atlantic pomfrets n
Brachsenmakrele
Brama brama, the largest species of the pomfret family Bramidae, found in Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans.

Atlantic puffin Atlantic puffins n
Papageitaucher
A species of puffin (Fratercula arctica).

Atlantic salmon Atlantic salmon Atlantic salmons n
Atlantischer Lachs
A species of fish of the Salmonidae family, Salmo salar.

Atlantic saury Atlantic sauries n
Makrelenhecht

Atlantic tomcod Atlantic tomcods n
Atlantischer Tomcod
A gadiform fish of the northwest Atlantic, Microgadus tomcod.

Atlantic yellow-nosed albatross Atlantic yellow-nosed albatrosses n
Gelbnasenalbatros
Thalassarche chlororhynchos is a large seabird in the albatross family.

Atlantis /ətˈlæntəs/ pn
Atlantis
A mythical country said to have sunk into the Atlantic Ocean.

Atlas /ˈætləs/ Atlases pn
Atlas
(Greek god) The son of Iapetus and Clymene, war leader of the Titans ordered by the god Zeus to support the sky on his shoulders; father to the Hesperides, the Hyades, and the Pleiades; king of the legendary Atlantis.
(astronomy) A moon of Saturn.
(astronomy) A crater in the last quadrant of the moon.
(rocketry, military, US) An SM-65, an early ICBM, soon developed into a long-lived orbital launch vehicle series.

Atlas Mountains /ˈætləs ˈmaʊntɪnz/ pn
Atlasgebirge
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Atlas bear Atlas bears n
Atlasbär
Ursus arctos crowtheri, an extinct population of brown bear native to North Africa that went extinct in historical times.

Atomic Age /əˈtɑːmɪk ˌeɪd͡ʒ/ /əˈtɒmɪk ˌeɪd͡ʒ/ pn
Atomzeitalter
The era, starting in the mid-1940s, during which nuclear energy was developed, and in which it was thought that all energy would be provided by such sources.

Attalia pn
Attalien
former name of Antalya

Attalid Attalids n
Attalide
(historical) A member of the Hellenistic dynasty that ruled Pergamon in Asia Minor from 282 BCE to around 133 BCE

Attic /ˈætɪk/ more Attic most Attic adj
attisch
Relating to Athenian culture or architecture.

Attic Greek pn
Attisch
The dialect of Ancient Greek used in Attica, the region surrounding Athens, from 500 to 300 B.C.E., closely related to Ionic Greek and a main contributor to Koine Greek. The language of Thucydides, Plato, Aeschylus, Xenophon, etc.

Attic salt /-ɾɪk/ /ˈatɪk sɒlt/ /ˈatɪk sɔːlt/ /ˈætɪk sɑlt/ /ˈætɪk sɔlt/ n
attisches Salz
(idiomatic) Pointed and delicate wit.

Attica pn
Attika
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A peninsula southeast of Athens, Greece.
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Atticism /ˈatɪsɪzm/ Atticisms n
Attizismus

Attila the Hun pn
Attila Hunnenkönig Attila König Attila
(historical) Attila, kingly ruler of the tribe of the Huns and vast Eurasian Hunnic Empire and feared enemy of the Roman Empire, from 434 until his death in 453.

Aubange pn
Ibingen
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Auckland /ˈɑːklənd/ /ˈɔːklənd/ pn
Auckland
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Audi Audis n
Audi
A car of that brand

Audouin's gull Audouin's gulls n
Korallenmöwe
Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus, a large gull restricted to the Mediterranean and the western coast of Saharan Africa and the Iberian Peninsula.

Auf der Maur pn
Auf der Maur

Augean stables /ɑˌd͡ʒiən-/ /ɔˌd͡ʒiən ˈsteɪb(ə)lz/ /ɔːˌd͡ʒiːən ˈsteɪbl̩z/ /ˈɑˌɡiən-/ /ˈɔˌɡiən-/ n
Augiasstall Ställe Augias'
An extremely filthy or untidy place or situation.

Augeas /ɔːˈd͡ʒiːəs/ pn
Augias
(Greek mythology) a king of Elis, best known for his stables, the Augean stables

Auger electron spectroscopy n
Auger-Elektronenspektroskopie

Augsburg pn
Augsburg
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August /ˈɑ.ɡəst/ /ˈɔ.ɡəst/ /ˈɔː.ɡəst/ Augusts pn
August Ernting
The eighth month of the Roman, Julian, and Gregorian calendars, following July and preceding September.

Augusta /əɡʌstə/ pn
Auguste
A en given name.
(rare) A en given name.

Augustan /ɔˈɡʌstən/ /ɔːˈɡʌstən/ [ɔːˈɡʌstn̩] adj
augusteisch
Pertaining to the times of the Roman emperor Augustus (63 B.C.E. - 14 C.E.).
(literature) Pertaining to the period of English literature during the first half of the 18th century, known for satire and political themes.

Augustine /ɔːˈɡʌstɪn/ /əˈɡʌstɪn/ /ˈɑɡəˌstin/ /ˈɔɡəˌstin/ /ˈɔːɡəˌstiːn/ pn
Augustin Augustinus
A en given name, notably borne by Saint Augustine of Hippo (354-430), a church father and a writer.

Augustus /ɔːˈɡʌstəs/ pn
Augustus
The Roman emperor Augustus, also called Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus (63 B.C.E. – 14 C.E.); heir to Julius Caesar
August Augustus
A en given name, risen in popularity since the 18th century.

Augustów pn
Augustów
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Aulis /ˈaʊlɪs/ /ˈɔːlɪs/ pn
Aulis
(historical) TemplateParserError:LuaError, where, according to legend, the Greek fleet gathered to set off for Troy, and where Agamemnon sacrificed his daughter Iphigenia.

Auriga /ɔːˈɹaɪɡə/ pn
Fuhrmann
(constellation) A winter constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a charioteer. It includes the star Capella.

Aurora pn
Aurora
(Roman god) Roman goddess of the dawn; equivalent of the Greek Eos. Sister of Luna and Sol.

Auschwitz /ˈaʊʃ.vɪts/ /ˈaʊʃ.wɪts/ pn
Auschwitz Oświęcim
A former concentration camp in what is now Poland; used metonymically for Nazi evil, the Holocaust.

Auslan pn
australische Gebärdensprache
The sign language of the Australian deaf community.

Ausonius pn
Ausonius
Decimus Magnus Ausonius, a 4th-century Roman poet.

Aussie /ˈɑsi/ /ˈɑzi/ /ˈɒsi/ /ˈɒzi/ /ˈɔsi/ /ˈɔzi/ Aussies n
Aussi Aussie
(colloquial) An Australian.
(colloquial) An Australian Shepherd dog.

Austerlitz /ˈaʊstəlɪts/ /ˈaʊstɚlɪts/ /ˈɔstɚlɪts/ /ˈɔːstəlɪts/ pn
Austerlitz
, Czech Republic. The site of Napoleon's victory over the combined Russian and Austrian armies in 1805.

Austin /ˈɑstɪn/ /ˈɒstɪn/ /ˈɔstɪn/ pn
Austin
A en given name, of Anglo-Norman origin.
A former make of British motor car, named for founder Herbert Austin.

Australasia /ˌɒstɹ(ə)lˈeɪʒə/ /ˌɔstɹl̩ˈæɪʒɐ/ pn
Australasien
Australia, New Zealand, New Guinea and neighbouring islands.

Australia /-ɹe.jə/ /-ɹeɪl-/ /-ɹɛl-/ /ɑˈstɹɛ.li.ə/ /ɑˈstɹɛl.jə/ /ɒˈstɹeɪ.li.jə/ /ɒˈstɹeɪ.liː.ə/ /ɒˈstɹeɪl.jə/ /ɔˈstɹɛ.li.ə/ /ɔˈstɹɛl.jə/ /ɔːˈstɹeɪ.lɪ.jə/ /ɔːˈstɹeɪ.lɪ.ə/ /əˈstɹeɪl.jə/ /əˈstɹæɪ.jə/ /əˈstɹæɪ.liː.ə/ /əˈstɹæɪl.jə/ /əˈstɹɛ.liː.ə/ pn
Australien
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Australian /-ɹejə/ /-ɹeɪ(l)-/ /-ɹɛl-/ /ɑˈstɹɛ.li.ən/ /ɑˈstɹɛl.jən/ /ɒˈstɹeɪ.li.jən/ /ɒˈstɹeɪ.liː.ən/ /ɒˈstɹeɪljən/ /ɔˈstɹɛ.li.ən/ /ɔˈstɹɛl.jən/ /ɔːˈstɹeɪlɪjən/ /ɔːˈstɹeɪlɪən/ /əˈstɹeɪljən/ /əˈstɹæɪ.liː.ən/ /əˈstɹæɪ.ljən/ /əˈstɹæɪl.jən/ /əˈstɹɛliːən/ adj
australisch
Of, from, or pertaining to Australia, the Australian people or Australian languages.

Australian /-ɹejə/ /-ɹeɪ(l)-/ /-ɹɛl-/ /ɑˈstɹɛ.li.ən/ /ɑˈstɹɛl.jən/ /ɒˈstɹeɪ.li.jən/ /ɒˈstɹeɪ.liː.ən/ /ɒˈstɹeɪljən/ /ɔˈstɹɛ.li.ən/ /ɔˈstɹɛl.jən/ /ɔːˈstɹeɪlɪjən/ /ɔːˈstɹeɪlɪən/ /əˈstɹeɪljən/ /əˈstɹæɪ.liː.ən/ /əˈstɹæɪ.ljən/ /əˈstɹæɪl.jən/ /əˈstɹɛliːən/ Australians n
Australier Australierin
A person from the country of Australia or of Australian descent.

Australian Capital Territory pn
Australian Capital Territory
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Australian Shepherd Australian Shepherds n
Australischer Schäferhund
A type of herding dog originating in areas around and in California.

Australian cattle dog Australian cattle dogs n
Australischer Treibhund
A breed of herding dog bred in Australia for controlling cattle; varieties include the Queensland heeler, blue heeler and red heeler.

Australian dollar Australian dollars n
Australischer Dollar
The official currency of Australia.

Australian magpie Australian magpies n
Flötenvogel
A species of magpie-like black-and-white passerine bird native to Australia and southern New Guinea, Gymnorhina tibicen, and introduced to New Zealand, Fiji, and the Solomon Islands.

Australian rules football n
Australian Football
A variety of football devised in Australia, played on an oval field with an oval ball that players try to kick between the goalposts or between a central and outer post.

Australian white ibis Australian white ibis Australian white ibises n
Molukkenibis
Threskiornis molucca, a species of wading bird of the ibis family, Threskiornithidae, which is widespread across much of Australia and has a predominantly white plumage with a bare, black head, long downcurved bill and black legs.

Austrasia /ɒˈstɹeɪ.ʒə/ /ɔˈstɹeɪ.ʒə/ pn
Austrasien Austrien
A northeastern region of the Kingdom of the Merovingian Franks, of which Metz was the capital.

Austria /ˈɑs.tɹi.ə/ /ˈɒs.tɹɪə/ /ˈɔs.tɹi.ə/ /ˈɔːs.tɹɪə/ pn
Österreich
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Austria-Hungary pn
Österreich-Ungarn Donaumonarchie
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Austrian /ˈɑ.stɹi.ən/ /ˈɒs.tɹi.ən/ /ˈɔs.tɹi.ən/ more Austrian most Austrian adj
österreichisch
Of, from, or pertaining to Austria or its people.

Austrian /ˈɑ.stɹi.ən/ /ˈɒs.tɹi.ən/ /ˈɔs.tɹi.ən/ Austrians n
Österreicher Österreicherin
A person from Austria or of Austrian descent.

Austrian German pn
Österreichisches Deutsch
A national standard variety of the German language that is spoken and written in Austria and Bolzano-Bozen (Italy).

Austrian Netherlands pn
Österreichische Niederlande

Austro-Hungarian adj
österreich-ungarisch
(historical) Of, from or pertaining to Austria-Hungary.

Austrofascism n
Austrofaschismus
(historical) A fascist political movement in Austria between 1933 and 1938 until the country's annexation by Nazi Germany.

Austronesian /ˌɔːs.tɹoʊˈniː.ʒən/ more Austronesian most Austronesian adj
austronesisch
Of or pertaining to Austronesia.

Auteuil pn
Auteuil
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Auvergne
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Avar /ˈævɑɹ/ adj
awarisch
Of or pertaining to the Avar language or people.

Avar /ˈævɑɹ/ Avars n
Aware Awarin
A person belonging to this people of Caucasus, mainly of Daghestan, in which they are the predominant group.

Avar /ˈævɑɹ/ pn
Awarisch awarische Sprache
A North Caucasian language spoken mainly in Avaria (Republic of Daghestan) as its official language, and in parts of Azerbaijan.

Aventine Hill pn
Aventin
one of the seven hills on which ancient Rome was built

Averroes /əˈvɛɹəʊiːz/ pn
Averroes
An Andalusian polymath (1126–1198).

Avestan /əˈvɛst(ə)n/ adj
avestisch awestisch
Of or pertaining to Avesta or Avestan.

Avestan /əˈvɛst(ə)n/ pn
Avestisch Awestisch
An ancient Eastern Old Iranian language that was used to compose the sacred hymns and canon of the Zoroastrian Avesta.

Avicenna /ˌævɪˈsɛnə/ pn
Avicenna
Persian polymath (c. 980–1037).

Avignon /ˈævɪnjɒn/ pn
Avignon
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Avogadro's number pn
Avogadro-Konstante
(chemistry, physics) The number of atoms present in 12 grams of isotopically pure carbon-12, being 6.02214076 × 1023. By definition, the number of elementary entities (atoms or molecules) comprising one mole of a given substance.

Awami League pn
Awami-Liga
(Bangladesh, _, politics) A major political party of Bangladesh and the former East Pakistan.

Axel /ˈæk.səl/ Axels pn
Axel
A en given name in quiet use since the 19th century.

Axial Age pn
Achsenzeit
(history) The age from about the 8th to the 3rd century BCE, during which broad changes in religious and philosophical thought occurred in a variety of locations.

Axis power Axis powers n
Achsenmacht
(chiefly, in the plural) A country in the alliance (in effect before and during World War II) of Nazi Germany, fascist Italy, imperial Japan, and a few other countries, which opposed the Allies.

Ayasoluk pn
Ayasoluk
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Aylmer pn
Adelmar
(rare) A en given name.

Aymara /ˌaɪməˈɹɑː/ n
Aymara
An indigenous people of South America.

Aymara /ˌaɪməˈɹɑː/ pn
Aymara
A language spoken in South America.

Ayurveda /aɪ.ɚˈveɪ.də/ /aɪ.ʊəˈveɪ.də/ n
Ayurveda
Traditional Hindu alternative medicine, involving balancing three bodily humours of wind, bile, and phlegm.

Ayurvedic adj
ayurvedisch ayurwedisch
Pertaining to or characteristic of Ayurveda.

Ayyavazhi pn
Ayyavazhi
A henotheistic religion that originated in South India in the mid-nineteenth century.

Azazel /əˈzeɪzəl/ /ˈæzəˌzɛl/ pn
Asasel
(Judaism, Christianity) A fallen angel in some traditions of Judaism and Christianity.

Azerbaijan /ə.ˈzɛː(ɹ).baɪˌdʒɑːn/ /ə.ˈzɛː(ɹ).baɪˌʒɑːn/ /ˌæz.ə(ɹ).baɪˈdʒɑːn/ /ˌæz.ə(ɹ).baɪˈʒɑːn/ pn
Aserbaidschan
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Azerbaijan SSR pn
Aserbaidschanische SSR
Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic, the name for Azerbaijan while under the rule of the Soviet Union (1936–1991, name changed in 1990).

Azerbaijani /ˌæzəbaɪˈdʒɑːni/ /ˌæzəɹbaɪˈd͡ʒɑːni/ adj
aserbaidschanisch
Of, from, or pertaining to Azerbaijan, the Azerbaijani people or the Azerbaijani language.

Azerbaijani /ˌæzəbaɪˈdʒɑːni/ /ˌæzəɹbaɪˈd͡ʒɑːni/ Azerbaijanis n
Aserbaidschaner Aserbaidschanerin
A person from Azerbaijan or of Azerbaijani descent.

Azerbaijani /ˌæzəbaɪˈdʒɑːni/ /ˌæzəɹbaɪˈd͡ʒɑːni/ pn
Aserbaidschanisch
The language of Azerbaijan.

Azores /əˈzɔːz/ /ˈeɪzɔːɹz/ pn
Azoren
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Azrael /ˈæzɹeɪ.əl/ /ˈæzɹi.əl/ /ˈʌzɹɑːˌɛl/ pn
Azrael
The angel of death in Catholic and Orthodox Christianity, and in Islam.

Aztecan more Aztecan most Aztecan adj
aztekisch
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the Aztecs or their culture.

Aš pn
Asch

B /b/ /biː/ Bs n
H
(music) The seventh note in the C major scale.

B /b/ /biː/ symbol
H
(computing) byte

B battery B batteries n
Anodenbatterie
(dated, electronics) A battery used to provide the plate voltage for a vacuum tube.

B major n
H-Dur
(music) The major key with B as its tonic, with the notes B, C♯, D♯, E, F♯, G♯, and A♯, the key signature of which has five sharps:
(music) The major chord with a root of B.

B minor n
h-Moll
(music) a minor key with the notes B, C♯, D, E, F♯, G, A
(music) the minor chord with a root of B

B-flat n
B
(music) The note one semitone below B, notated B♭.

B-flat major n
B-dur
(music) The major key with B-flat as its tonic, with the notes B♭, C, D, E♭, F, G, and A, the key signature of which has two flats.

B-flat minor n
b-Moll
(music) a minor key with the notes B♭, C, D♭, E♭, F, G♭, A♭

B-side B-sides n
B-Seite
The reverse side of a cassette tape or a phonograph record, especially a vinyl single, often containing songs not considered for airplay.

BASE jumping n
Base-Jumping Objektspringen Objektsprung
(sports) An extreme sport consisting of jumping from a fixed structure on land, using a parachute.

BB cream /ˈbiː biː ˈkɹiːm/ BB creams n
BB Cream
A type of facial cosmetic product which provides the benefits of a foundation, moisturizer and sunblock in one.

BBC /biː biː siː/ pn
BBC
(preceded by “the”) Initialism of British Broadcasting Corporation.

BBS BBSes n
Mailbox
(telecommunications, Internet) Initialism of bulletin board system or bulletin board service.

BC adv
v. Chr. vor Christo vor Christus
Initialism of Before Christ.

BCE adv
v. d. Z. v. u. Z.
(chronology) Initialism of Before Common Era (Before the Common Era, before Common Era, before the Common Era), Before Current Era (Before the Current Era, before current era, before the current era), or before Christian Era.

BDSM n
BDSM
Sexual or non-sexual practices or activities involving bondage, discipline, sadism, masochism, or acts of domination and submission.

BEREC pn
GEREK

BL Lac object BL Lac objects n
BL-Lacertae-Objekt
(astronomy) a type of active galaxy with an active galactic nucleus (AGN), named after its prototype, BL Lacertae

BMI BMIs n
KMI KMZ
Initialism of body mass index.

BMW pn
BMW
a manufacturer of motor vehicles (Bayerische Motoren-Werke (Bavarian Motor Works)).

BMX bike BMX bikes n
BMX-Fahrrad BMX-Rad
An off-road sport bicycle, usually having 20-inch (508-mm) wheels, used for racing and stunt riding.

BPaaS n
BPaaS
(computing) Acronym of Business Process as a Service.

BRIC pn
BRIC
(politics, economics) Initialism of Brazil, Russia, India and China: a group of countries with similarly fast-growing economies.

Baal /bɑːˈɑːl/ /ˈbeɪl/ /ˈbeɪəl/ /ˈbɑːl/ Baalim Baals pn
Baal
(mythology, biblical) A storm and fertility god of the Phoenician and Canaanite pantheons, reckoned as chief of the gods by the 1st millennium BC.
(Christianity) One of the demons or fallen angels of Satan.

Baan pn
Baan
One of the Ogoni languages of Nigeria.

Baathism /bəˈʔɑːθɪzəm/ /ˈbɑːθɪzəm/ n
Baathismus
(politics) An Arab nationalist ideology that promotes the development and creation of a unified Arab state through the leadership of a vanguard party over a progressive revolutionary government.

Baathist /ˈbɑːθɪst/ more Baathist most Baathist adj
baathistisch

Bab el Mandeb /ˈbɑːb ɛl ˈmændɛb/ /ˈbɑːb ɛl ˈmɑndɛb/ pn
Bab al-Mandab
a strait connecting the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden

Baba Yaga /ˌbɑːbə ˈjɑːɡə/ pn
Baba Jaga
(Slavic mythology) In Russian, Finno-Ugric, Polish and Bulgarian tales, a hag who lives in a hut standing on chicken legs and who flies through the air in a mortar, using the pestle as a rudder. She behaves ambivalently and may be either amiable or hostile.

Babel /ˈbeɪ.bl̩/ /ˈbæb.l̩/ pn
Babel
(biblical) The city and tower in the land of Shinar where the confusion of languages took place, according to the Bible.

Babism n
Babismus
The doctrine of a pantheistical religious sect, founded in Persia in 1844 by Mirza Ali Mohammed ibn Rabhik (1820-1850), who assumed the title of Bab-ed-Din ("Gate of the Faith"). It combines Muslim, Christian, Jewish, and Parsi elements, and forbids concubinage, polygamy, mendicancy, slave-dealing, and the use of intoxicating liquors and drugs. Precursor to the Baháʼí Faith.

Babungo pn
Babungo
The Bantu language of the Vengo people from the village of Babungo in the Cameroonian Grassfields.

Babylon /ˈbæb.ɪ.lɑn/ /ˈbæb.ɪ.lɒn/ pn
Babylon
Any city of great wealth, luxury and vice.

Babylonia /ˌbæbɪˈloʊni.ə/ /ˌbæbɪˈləʊnɪə/ pn
Babylonien
(historical) The realm of Babylon in ancient Mesopotamia (modern Iraq), the Babylonian Empire.

Babylonian adj
babylonisch
(historical) Pertaining to the city of Babylon, or the Babylonian Empire. [from 16th c.]

Babylonian Babylonians n
Babylonier Babylonierin
An inhabitant of the city of Babylon.

Babylonian pn
Babylonisch
A later form of Akkadian language spoken in Babylonia in 1950 BC – 100 AD.

Babylonian Talmud pn
Babylonischer Talmud
The Talmud composed and compiled primarily from the teachings, discussions and disagreements of the Amoraim of the Babylonian exile.

Bacchanalian adj
bacchantisch
Of or pertaining to the festival of Bacchus; relating to or given to reveling and drunkenness.

Bach /bɑːk/ /bɑːx/ pn
Bach
(music) Johann Sebastian Bach, a German organist and composer.

Bactria /ˈbæktɹɪə/ pn
Baktrien
The ancient Greek name of the country between the range of the Hindu Kush and the Amu Darya in the Middle East, encompassing parts of northern Afghanistan, eastern Turkmenistan, southern Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and northern Pakistan.

Bactrian /ˈbæktɹɪən/ Bactrians n
Baktrer Baktrerin Baktrier Baktrierin
A native or inhabitant of Bactria.

Bactrian /ˈbæktɹɪən/ pn
Baktrisch
An extinct Eastern Iranian language which was spoken in the Central Asian region of Bactria, also called Tocharistan, in northern Afghanistan.

Bactrian camel /ˈbæktɹɪən ˈkæməl/ Bactrian camels n
Trampeltier
The camel with two humps, Camelus bactrianus, native to the steppes of Asia.

Bacău pn
Bakau

Baden /ˈbɑːdən/ pn
Baden
(historical) Its former county and canton.

Baden-Württemberg /ˌbɑːdən ˈvɜː(ɹ)təmbɜː(ɹ)ɡ/ pn
Baden-Württemberg
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Badenese adj
Badenser
Of or relating to the historical state or territory of Baden, Germany.

Badenese Badenese n
Badenser Badenserin
A native or inhabitant of the historical state or territory of Baden, Germany.

Baeumler Baeumlers pn
Bäumler

Bafanji pn
Bafanji
The Nun language spoken in the Northwest Region of Cameroon by approximately 17,000 speakers.

Baffin Bay pn
Baffin Bay Baffin-Bucht
A sea between Greenland and Nunavut.

Bafut pn
Bafut Fut
The Eastern Grassfields language spoken in Cameroon.

Baghdad /bæɡˈdæd/ /ˈbæɡdæd/ pn
Bagdad
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Baghdadi adj
Bagdader bagdadisch
Of, from, or pertaining to, Baghdad.

Baghdadi Baghdadis n
Bagdader Bagdaderin
Someone from Baghdad.

Bagirmi pn
Bagirmi Baguirmi
A family of languages which includes the Bagirmi language as well as Naba, Kenga, Fer, Beraku, Disa, and Goulai.

Baguio /ˈbæɡioʊ/ /ˈbɑːɡioʊ/ pn
Baguio
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Bahamas /bəˈhɑː.məz/ pn
Bahamas
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Bahamian /bəˈheɪm.ɪən/ more Bahamian most Bahamian adj
bahamaisch Bahamaer
Of, from, or pertaining to the Bahamas, or the Bahamian people.

Bahamian /bəˈheɪm.ɪən/ Bahamians n
Bahamaer Bahamaerin
A person from the Bahamas or of Bahamian descent.

Bahrain /bɑː(h)ˈɹeɪn/ pn
Bahrain
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Bahraini adj
bahrainisch
Of, from, or pertaining to Bahrain or the Bahraini people.

Bahraini Bahrainis n
Bahrainer Bahrainerin
A person from Bahrain or of Bahraini descent.

Baháʼí /bəˈhɑː.i/ Baháʼís n
Bahai
a follower of the Baháʼí Faith.

Baháʼí Faith pn
Bahaismus Bahaitum
A religious movement founded by Baháʼu'lláh, which draws on the Kitáb-i-Aqdas and other Baháʼí texts.

Baia Mare pn
Frauenbach Groß-Neustadt

Baikal /baɪ.ˈkæl/ /ˌbaɪ.ˈkɑːl/ pn
Baikalsee Baikal
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Baikal teal Baikal teals n
Samtente
Anas formosa, a dabbling duck that breeds within the forest zone of eastern Siberia

Baikonur /ˌbaɪ.kəˈnɪɚ/ pn
Baikonur
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Baird's sandpiper Baird's sandpipers n
Bairdstrandläufer
A type of sandpiper, Calidris bairdii.

Bajocian pn
Bajocium

Bajram Curri /-tsʌɹi/ /-ˈɹæm-/ /baɪˈɹɑm tsu.ɹi/ /ˈbaɪ.ɹɑm-/ pn
Bajram Curr
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Bakelite /ˈbeɪk.ə.laɪt/ n
Bakelit
A heat-resisting chemically inert phenol formaldehyde resin (an early thermosetting plastic).

Baker pn
Beck Becker Bäcker
An English surname originating as an occupation for a baker, or owner of a communal oven

Bakhmut /bɑkˈmut/ /bɑxˈmut/ pn
Bachmut
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Baku /bɑːˈkuː/ /ˈbækuː/ pn
Baku
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Bakuninism n
Bakuninismus Bakunismus
Support for Mikhail Bakunin respectively his propositions.

Bakuninist more Bakuninist most Bakuninist adj
bakuninistisch bakunistisch
Relating to, or supporting the revolutionary anarchism of Mikhail Bakunin

Bakuninist Bakuninists n
Bakuninist Bakunist
A supporter of Mikhail Bakunin respectively his propositions.

Balachka pn
Balatschka
The dialects spoken by Cossacks living in Russia, heavily influenced by Ukrainian dialects but features akanye, like standard and central Russian.

Balaton /ˈbælətɒn/ /ˈbɒlətɒn/ pn
Plattensee Balaton
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Baldrs draumar pn
Balders Träume
The Dreams of Baldur; the eleventh book of the Poetic Edda.

Baldwin /ˈbɔːldwɪn/ Baldwins pn
Balduin
(countable) A en given name; rather rare in English.

Balearic /bæliˈæɹɪk/ adj
balearisch
From, or pertaining to, the Balearic Islands.

Balearic Islands pn
Balearische Inseln Balearen
A group of Mediterranean islands of the east coast of Spain, formed by Majorca, Minorca, Ibiza, and Formentera.

Bali /ˈbɑːli/ pn
Bali
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Bali tiger Bali tigers n
Balitiger
A species of tiger, Panthera tigris sondaica, that became extinct in the 1930s.

Balinese /ˈbɑːlɪniːz/ adj
balinesisch
Of or relating to Bali, its inhabitants, or their language or culture.

Balinese /ˈbɑːlɪniːz/ Balinese n
Balinesisch
(uncountable) The language of Bali.
Balinese Balinesin
A native or inhabitant of Bali.
Balinesenkatze
A long-haired domestic cat breed.

Balinesian adj
Balinesisch
of Bali, Balinese

Balkan /ˈbɑlkən/ /ˈbɒlkən/ /ˈbɔlkən/ /ˈbɔːlkən/ adj
balkanisch
Of or relating to the Balkan Peninsula

Balkan Peninsula pn
Balkanhalbinsel Balkan
A large peninsula in southeastern Europe surrounded by water on three sides: the Adriatic Sea to the west, the Mediterranean Sea (including the Ionian and Aegean Seas) to the south and the Black Sea to the east. Its northern boundary is often given as the Danube, Sava and Kupa rivers.

Balkan studies n
Balkanistik
A field of academic study concerned with the Balkans.

Balkanization /ˌbɑl.kən.aɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/ /ˌbɔːl.kən.aɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/ Balkanizations n
Balkanisierung
(historical, chiefly, political science) The fragmentation of a geopolitical region into several small states that are often hostile or non-cooperative with each other.
Zerfall
(by extension, informal) Any disintegration or fragmentation process.

Balkanize v
balkanisieren zersplittern
(transitive) To break up into small, mutually-hostile units, especially on a political basis.

Balkans /ˈbɑl.kənz/ /ˈbɒl.kənz/ /ˈbɔl.kənz/ /ˈbɔːl.kənz/ pn
Balkan
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Balochistan pn
Belutschistan
A region on the Iranian plateau in south-western Asia, northwest of the Arabian Sea, dominated by desert and mountains, composed of southwestern Pakistan, southeastern Iran and a very small section of southwestern Afghanistan; inhabited by the Baloch people.

Balt [bɑlt] [bɔːlt] Balts n
Balte Baltin
(rare) An inhabitant of one of the modern Baltic states: Lithuania, Latvia or Estonia.

Baltic /ˈbɑl.tɪk/ /ˈbɔl.tɪk/ /ˈbɔːl.tɪk/ more Baltic most Baltic adj
baltisch Ostsee
Of or pertaining to the Baltic region or the Baltic Sea.
baltisch
Of or pertaining to the Balts (the Baltic peoples).

Baltic /ˈbɑl.tɪk/ /ˈbɔl.tɪk/ /ˈbɔːl.tɪk/ pn
Baltikum
The areas on the southeastern coast of the Baltic Sea; the Baltic states

Baltic Sea pn
Ostsee Baltisches Meer
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Baltic herring Baltic herrings n
Ostseehering Strömling
A subspecies of Atlantic herring, (Clupea harengus membras), living in the Baltic Sea, smaller than Atlantic herring, with leaner flesh.

Balticism Balticisms n
Baltismus baltisches Lehnwort
A word or other feature originating in a Baltic language that has been borrowed by another language, usually a Slavic or a Finnic one.

Baltiysk pn
Pillau

Balto-Slavic adj
baltoslawisch
Of or pertaining to the Balto-Slavic language, the people who spoke it or their culture.

Balzacian /balˈzakɪ.ən/ /bælˈzæki.ən/ /bɔlˈzæki.ən/ more Balzacian most Balzacian adj
balzacisch
Of or pertaining to the French novelist Honoré de Balzac (1799–1850) or his writings.

Bamako /bəˈmɑkoʊ/ /ˈbɑməkoʊ/ pn
Bamako
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Bambara /-ɑ/ /bɑmˈbɑɹ.ə/ pn
Bambara bambara
A West Sudanic language spoken mainly in Mali by as many as six million people, and by smaller numbers of people in Senegal Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, and Gambia.

Banach space Banach spaces n
Banach-Raum
(functional analysis) A normed vector space which is complete with respect to the norm, meaning that Cauchy sequences have well-defined limits that are points in the space.

Banat pn
Banat

Banbury story of a cock and a bull /ˈbænb(ə)ɹi ˈstɔːɹi əv ə ˈkɑk ənd ə ˈbʊl/ /ˈbænbɹi ˈstɔːɹi əv ə ˈkɒk ənd ə ˈbʊl/ Banbury stories of a cock and a bull n
eine Geschichte ohne Hand und Fuß
(idiomatic, obsolete, slang, Britain) A roundabout, nonsensical story. [from about late 17th c. to early 19th c.]

Bandar Seri Begawan /ˌbɑːndəɹ sɪˌɹiː bɪˈɡaʊ.ən/ pn
Bandar Seri Begawan
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Banderite [ˈbændəɹaɪ̯t] Banderites n
Banderist
A member of, or one who subscribes to the ideas of, the political movement of Stepan Bandera.

Bangalore /ˈbæŋ.ɡə.loɹ/ /ˌbæŋ.ɡəˈloɹ/ /ˌbæŋ.ɡəˈlɔː/ pn
Bengaluru Bangalore
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Bangka Belitung Islands pn
Bangka-Belitung
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Bangkok /bæŋˈkɒk/ pn
Bangkok
(metonymy) The government of Thailand.

Bangla-centric more Bangla-centric most Bangla-centric adj
banglazentrisch
Emphasizing the Bengalis, their culture or what is in their language.

Bangladesh /ˌbæŋ.ɡlə.ˈdɛʃ/ /ˌbɑːŋ.ɡlə.ˈdɛʃ/ pn
Bangladesch Bangladesh
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Bangladeshi adj
bangladeschisch
Of, from, or pertaining to Bangladesh.

Bangladeshi Bangladeshis n
Bangladescher Bangladescherin
A native or inhabitant of Bangladesh or person of Bangladeshi descent.

Banglaphone adj
banglaphon bengalischsprachig
Bengali-speaking.

Banglaphone Banglaphones n
Bengalischsprachige Bengalischsprachiger
One who speaks Bengali.

Bangui /bɑːŋˈɡiː/ /ˈbɑːŋɡi/ pn
Bangui
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Banjul pn
Banjul
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Banqiao /ˌbɑːnˈt͡ʃjaʊ/ pn
Banqiao
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Banská Bystrica pn
Neusohl Banská Bystrica
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Bantoid adj
bantoid

Bantu /ˈbæntu/ Bantu Bantus n
Bantu Bantu-Sprachfamilie
(uncountable) The largest African language family of the Niger-Congo group, spoken in much of Sub-Saharan Africa.

Bantu knot Bantu knots n
Bantuknoten

Bantuize v
bantuisieren

Baoulé pn
Baule
A language spoken in Côte d'Ivoire.

Baphomet /ˈbæfəmɛt/ pn
Baphomet
A deity which medieval Christians mistakenly imagined that the Knights Templar worshipped, and which figures into some modern occultist and Satanic religions.

Baptist /ˈbæbdəs/ /ˈbæbdɪs(t)/ /ˈbæbtɪst/ /ˈbæptɪst/ more Baptist most Baptist adj
baptistisch Baptisten-
Of, relating to, or adhering to the Baptist religious denomination.

Baptist /ˈbæbdəs/ /ˈbæbdɪs(t)/ /ˈbæbtɪst/ /ˈbæptɪst/ Baptists n
Baptist Baptistin
An adherent of a Protestant denomination (or various subdenominations) of Christianity, which believes in the baptism of believers (sometimes only adults), as opposed to the baptism of infants.

Barack /bəˈrak, -ˈrɑːk/ /bəˈrɑk/ /ˈbarak/ pn
Barack
A en given name.

Barbadian /bɑɹˈbeɪdi.ən/ /bɑːˈbeɪdi.ən/ adj
barbadisch
Of, from, or relating to Barbados or the people of Barbados.

Barbadian /bɑɹˈbeɪdi.ən/ /bɑːˈbeɪdi.ən/ Barbadians n
Barbadier Barbadierin
A person from Barbados or descended from a person from Barbados.

Barbados /bɑɹˈbeɪ.doʊs/ /bɑɹˈbeɪ.doʊz/ /bɑɹˈbeɪ.dəs/ /bɑː(ɹ)ˈbeɪ.dɒs/ pn
Barbados
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Barbara /ˈbɑɹb(ə)ɹə/ /ˈbɑːb(ə)ɹə/ Barbaras pn
Barbara
A en given name.

Barbary /ˈbɑː(ɹ)bəɹi/ pn
Berberei Barbareskenstaaten
(historical) The Mediterranean coastal areas of North Africa that were used as a base by pirates in the 16th to 19th centuries.

Barbary lion Barbary lions n
Atlaslöwe Berberlöwe Nubischer Löwe
(zoology) Any of the North African population, now extinct in the wild, of the lion subspecies Panthera leo leo.

Barbary macaque Barbary macaques n
Berberaffe Magot
Macaca sylvanus, an Old World monkey found in Gibraltar and the Atlas Mountains in Algeria and Morocco.

Barbary sheep Barbary sheep n
Berberschaf Mähnenschaf Mähnenspringer
A wild North African caprid (not a true sheep), Ammotragus lervia

Barbie /ˈbɑɹbi/ /ˈbɑːbi/ Barbies n
Barbie Barbiepuppe
A tall, slender female fashion doll.

Barents Sea /ˈbæɹənts ˈsi/ /ˈbɛəɹənts ˈsi/ pn
Barentssee
A part of the Arctic Ocean located north of Norway and northwestern Russia.

Barnaul pn
Barnaul
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Barolo /bɑˈɹoʊloʊ/ /bəˈɹoʊloʊ/ /bəˈɹəʊləʊ/ Barolos n
Barolo
A full-bodied Piedmontese red wine made from Nebbiolo grapes.

Baroque /bəˈɹoʊk/ /bəˈɹɒk/ /bəˈɹəʊk/ more Baroque most Baroque adj
Barock- barock
(arts, music) From or characteristic of the Baroque period.

Baroque /bəˈɹoʊk/ /bəˈɹɒk/ /bəˈɹəʊk/ pn
Barock
(arts, music) A period in western architecture, art and music from ca. 1600 to ca. 1760 CE, known for its abundance of drama, rich color, and extensive ornamentation.

Baroque guitar Baroque guitars n
Barockgitarre
An archaic form of guitar with five strings, originating in the Baroque era, played by either strumming or plucking, and characterized by the use of reentrant tuning.

Baroque period pn
Barockepoche Barockzeit Barockzeitalter
(music) The musical period of time following the Renaissance, extending roughly between 1600-1750.

Bartholomew /bɑɹˈtɑləmi/ /bɑɹˈθɑləmju/ /bɑːˈθɒləmjuː/ Bartholomews pn
Bartholomäus Bartolomäus
An Apostle, identified with Nathanael. (biblical character)
Bartholomäus
A en given name of biblical origin.

Bartonian pn
Bartonium

Bas-Rhin pn
Bas-Rhin Niederrhein
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Basel /ˈbɑːzəl/ pn
Basel
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Basel-Landschaft /ˈbɑːzəɫ ˈlændʃæft/ pn
Basel-Landschaft
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Basel-Stadt pn
Basel-Stadt
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Bashkir /bæʃˈkɪə/ /bɑːʃˈkɪɚ/ pn
Baschkirisch baschkirisch
A Turkic language with many dialects, spoken in parts of Russia, Uzbekistan, and Kazakhstan.

Bashkortostan [baʃˈko̞ː(ɹ)təʉ̯stæn] [bɑʃˈkɔɹtoə̯stɛən] pn
Baschkortostan
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Basic English pn
Basikenglisch
A simplified controlled language based on English and intended for international communication and TESL.

Basler /ˈbæzlɚ/ /ˈbɑːzlɚ/ Baslers n
Basler Baslerin
Someone from Basel, Switzerland.

Basmachi pn
Basmatschi
(historical) A rebel against the Russian or Soviet rule in Central Asia, mainly of Turkic people.

Basque /bæsk/ /bɑːsk/ adj
baskisch Baskisch
Relating to the Basque people or their language.

Basque /bæsk/ /bɑːsk/ Basques n
Baske Baskin
A member of a cultural and ethnic people living in the western Pyrenees and the Bay of Biscay between France and Spain.

Basque /bæsk/ /bɑːsk/ pn
Baskisch baskisch
The language of the Basque people.

Basque Country pn
Baskenland
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The region where the Basque language is spoken.
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Basque Shepherd Dog Basque Shepherd Dogs n
Baskischer Schäferhund
A herding dog bred in the Basque regions of Northern Spain and Southern France

Basse-Terre /bæsˈtɛə(ɹ)/ pn
Basse-Terre
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Bastet pn
Bastet
(Egyptian god) The goddess of the sun and the moon, of cats, and Lower Egypt; one of the "Eyes / Daughters of Ra", the consort of Ptah, often depicted as having a she-cat's head.

Bastian /ˈbæsti.ən/ /ˈbæst͡ʃən/ adj
Bastian
Of or relating to the city of Bastia, Corsica, France.

Bastogne pn
Bastnach Bastenach
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Bathonian pn
Bathonium

Bathsheba /bæθˈʃiːbə/ pn
Bathseba Batseba
In the Old Testament, the wife of Uriah and later of David. (biblical character)

Batken /bætˈkɛn/ pn
Batken
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Batman /ˈbæt.mæn/ Batmans Batmen pn
Batman
A fictional hero and the main protagonist of DC Comics, noted for his intellect and stealth, who uses a bat-themed costume and equipment (including a belt with an array of utilities) and is assisted by his sidekick Robin.

Batna pn
Batna
A city and commune in Batna Province, northeastern Algeria.

Baton Rouge /ˌbætən ˈɹuːʒ/ [̩bʰæ.ʔn̩ ˈɹuːʒ] pn
Baton Rouge
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Bats pn
Batsische
A Northeast Caucasian language of the Nakh family, spoken in Georgia.

Battenberg Battenbergs pn
Battenberg
(countable) A surname from German, equivalent to English Mountbatten.

Battenberger Battenbergers n
Battenberger Battenbergerin
A resident of inhabitant or Battenberg.

Battle of Britain pn
Luftschlacht um England
(historical) A series of air engagements between the British Royal Air Force (RAF) and the German Luftwaffe during World War II for air superiority over southern England and the English Channel prior to any German invasion of the British Isles.

Baudelairean /ˌboʊdəˈlɛɹi.ən/ /ˌbəʊd(ə)ˈlɛəɹɪ.ən/ more Baudelairean most Baudelairean adj
baudelairisch
Of or pertaining to Charles Pierre Baudelaire (1821–1867), French poet, critic, and translator, or to his works.

Bauhaus /ˈbaʊhaʊs/ /ˈbaʊˌhaʊs/ pn
Bauhaus
(architecture, design, also, attributively) A modernist style characterized by the absence of ornamentation and by harmony between the function of a building or an object and its design.

Baumgartner pn
Baumgartner
A surname.

Baumkuchen /ˈbaʊmˌkuːxən/ n
Baumkuchen
A kind of layer cake, traditionally baked on a spit, in which the layers resemble concentric tree rings.

Baumler Baumlers pn
Bäumler

Bautzen /ˈbaʊtsən/ pn
Bautzen
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Bavaria /bəˈveəɹɪə/ pn
Königreich Bayern Bayern
The kingdom of Bavaria.
Bayern
One of the component states of Germany according to the current administrative division of the nation, which includes the historical Bavaria and parts of Swabia and Franconia.

Bavarian /bəˈvɛəɹɪən/ more Bavarian most Bavarian adj
bayerisch bayrisch
Of or pertaining to Bavaria

Bavarian /bəˈvɛəɹɪən/ Bavarians n
Bayer Bayerin
A person from Bavaria or of Bavarian descent.

Bavarian /bəˈvɛəɹɪən/ pn
Bairisch baierische Mundart bairische Mundart
A German dialect spoken in Bavaria (a state of southern West Germany) and Austria, which varies considerably across different regions.

Bavarian Forest pn
Bayerischer Wald
a wooded low-mountain region in Bavaria, Germany

Bavarian mountain hound Bavarian mountain hounds n
Bayerischer Gebirgsschweißhund
A Bavarian breed of scenthound.

Bay of Bengal pn
Golf von Bengalen
A sea that forms the northeastern part of the Indian Ocean.

Bay of Biscay pn
Golf von Biskaya Biskaya
a gulf of the North Atlantic Ocean along the western coast of France from Brest south to the Spanish border, and the northern coast of Spain, named for the Spanish province of Biscay

Bay of Mecklenburg pn
Mecklenburger Bucht
A bay in the Baltic Sea between Germany and the Danish islands of Lolland, Falster and Møn.

Bayer designation Bayer designations n
Bayer-Bezeichnung
a stellar designation in which a specific star is identified by a Greek letter, followed by the genitive form of its parent constellation's Latin name.

Bayesian /ˈbeɪziən/ /ˈbeɪʒən/ more Bayesian most Bayesian adj
bayesianisch bayessch
Of or pertaining to Thomas Bayes, English mathematician.

Bačka /ˈbɑːt͡ʃ.kə/ pn
Batschka
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Bear Island pn
Bäreninsel
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Beast pn
Tier
(biblical) A figure in the Book of Revelation (Apocalypse), often identified with Satan or the Antichrist.

Beatle [ˈbiːtəɫ] Beatles n
Beatle

Beatlemania n
Beatlemania
Intense fanatical enthusiasm for The Beatles.

Beatles /ˈbiːtl̩z/ [ˈbiːɾɫ̩z] pn
Beatles
An extremely successful and influential British rock music quartet that operated primarily in the 1960s.

Beatrice /beəˈtɹɪs/ /biˈætrɪs/ /ˈbiː(ə)tɹɪs/ pn
Beatrix
A en given name.

Beaufort scale pn
Beaufortskala
(nautical) An empirical measure for the intensity of the wind based mainly on the state of the sea or wave conditions.

Bebel /ˈbeɪbəl/ pn
Bebel
A surname from German.

Bechuanaland /ˌbɛt͡ʃuˈɑːnəlænd/ pn
Betschuanaland
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Beelzebub /biːˈɛlzɪbʌb/ /ˈbilzɪbʌb/ pn
Beelzebub
(Christianity) Satan, the Devil.

Beethoven /ˈbeɪtˌhəʊvən/ /ˈbeɪˌtoʊvən/ /ˈbeɪˌtəʊvən/ pn
Beethoven
A surname from German, usually applying to Ludwig van Beethoven.

Beethovenian /ˌbeɪt(h)əʊˈviːnɪən/ /ˌbeɪtoʊˈvini.ən/ more Beethovenian most Beethovenian adj
beethovenisch
Of or pertaining to Ludwig van Beethoven, in particular his style of music.

Beetle Beetles n
Käfer
(UK, Australia, NZ) A small car, the Volkswagen Beetle (original version made 1938–2003, similar models made 1997–2010 and since 2011).

Beghard /bəˈɡɑːɹd/ Beghards n
Begard Begarde
(historical) One of an association of religious laymen living in semimonastic communities in imitation of the Beguines, and influenced by Albigensian teachings and by the Brethren of the Free Spirit.

Beguine /beɪˈɡiːn/ Beguines n
Begine Beguine

Beijing /beɪˈd͡ʒɪŋ/ /beɪˈʒɪŋ/ /ˌbeɪˈd͡ʒɪŋ/ /ˌbeɪˈʒɪŋ/ pn
Peking Beijing
(metonymy) The government of the People's Republic of China. [from late 20th c.]

Beijinger /beɪˈdʒɪŋə(ɹ)/ Beijingers n
Pekinger Pekingerin
A native or inhabitant of Beijing, the capital of the People's Republic of China.

Beirut /beɪˈɹuːt/ pn
Beirut
The drinking game of beer pong.

Beiruti /beɪˈɹuːti/ more Beiruti most Beiruti adj
Beiruter
Of or pertaining to Beirut.

Beiruti /beɪˈɹuːti/ Beirutis n
Beiruter Beiruterin
A person from, or an inhabitant of, Beirut.

Bel Paese /ˌbɛl pɑˈeɪzi/ /ˌbɛl pɑːˈeɪzeɪ/ /ˌbɛl pɑːˈeɪzɪ/ n
Bel Paese
A soft, mild, creamy Italian cheese shaped in small disks and produced from cow's milk, originally from Lombardy.

Belarus /ˈbɛ.lɑ.ɹus/ /ˈbɛləɹuːs/ /ˌbɛ.ləˈɹus/ /ˌbɛ.ləˈɹuːs/ pn
Weißrussland Belarus Belorussland Weißruthenien
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Belarusian /ˌbɛləˈɹuːsi.ən/ /ˌbɛləˈɹuːʃən/ /ˌbɛləˈɹuːʒən/ /ˌbɛləˈɹʌʃən/ adj
weißrussisch belarussisch belarusisch weißruthenisch belorussisch
Of, from, or pertaining to Belarus, the Belarusian people.

Belarusian /ˌbɛləˈɹuːsi.ən/ /ˌbɛləˈɹuːʃən/ /ˌbɛləˈɹuːʒən/ /ˌbɛləˈɹʌʃən/ Belarusians n
Weißrussisch Belarusse Weißrusse Belarussin Belarusisch Weißrussin
(uncountable) The Slavic language spoken in Belarus (formerly called White Ruthenia or White Russia).
Belarusse Weißrusse Belarussin Weißrussin
(countable) A citizen of Belarus.

Belarusian People's Republic pn
Weißrussische Volksrepublik
The first state of Belarus (1918–19). Government in exile (1919 - current)

Belarusophone adj
belarussischsprachig weißrussischsprachig
Speaking Belarusian.

Belfast /ˈbɛl.fæst/ /ˈbɛl.fɑːst/ pn
Belfast
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Belgian /ˈbɛl.d͡ʒən/ [ˈbɛl.ɡi.ən] more Belgian most Belgian adj
belgisch Belgier
Of, from, or pertaining to Belgium or the Belgian people.

Belgian /ˈbɛl.d͡ʒən/ [ˈbɛl.ɡi.ən] Belgians n
Belgier Belgierin belgisch
A person from Belgium or of Belgian descent.

Belgian Congo pn
Belgisch-Kongo
(historical) A Belgian colony in Africa, the successor to King Leopold II of Belgium's Congo Free State and predecessor of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. [from 1908 to 1960]

Belgian Groenendael n
Belgischer Schäferhund Groenendael
The long-haired black variant of the Belgian Sheepdog.

Belgian Laekenois n
Belgischer Schäferhund Laekenois
One of four variants of the Belgian Sheepdog.

Belgian Limburg pn
Belgisch-Limburg Belgischer-Limburg
The roughly southwestern part of the Benelux region of Limburg (speaking Dutch and two groups of its dialects; not to be geographically confused with historical political entities), which is part of Flanders region (northern Belgium), where it is administratively designated as the provincie (province) Limburg, as opposed to Dutch Limburg, which belongs to the Kingdom of the Netherlands, confusingly under the same administrative designation

Belgian Malinois n
Belgischer Schäferhund Malinois
One of four variants of the Belgian Sheepdog.

Belgian Sheepdog Belgian Sheepdogs n
Belgischer Schäferhund
One of four variants of sheep herding dog bred in Belgium.

Belgian Tervuren n
Belgischer Schäferhund Tervueren
One of four variants of the Belgian Sheepdog.

Belgium /ˈbɛld͡ʒəm/ Belgiums pn
Belgien
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Belgorod /ˈbɛl.ɡəˌɹɑd/ /ˈbɛl.ɡəˌɹɒd/ pn
Belgorod
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Belgrade /ˈbɛlɡɹeɪd/ pn
Belgrad Weißenburg
(metonym) The Serbian or Yugoslav government.

Belisarius pn
Belisar
(history) a general of the Byzantine Empire, who was instrumental to Emperor Justinian's ambitious project of reconquering much of the Mediterranean territory of the former Western Roman Empire, which had been lost less than a century previously

Belize /beɪlˈiːz/ /bəˈliːz/ /bɛlˈiːz/ pn
Belize
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Belizean adj
belizisch
Of, from, or pertaining to Belize, or the Belizean people.

Belizean Belizeans n
Belizer Belizerin
A person from Belize or of Belizean descent.

Bellatrix pn
Bellatrix
(star) A blue eruptive variable star, the third brightest star in the constellation Orion; Gamma (γ) Orionis.

Belle Époque pn
Belle Époque
(history) A period of European history, extending over several decades until the start of the First World War, characterized by artistic and cultural refinement.

Bellinzona /ˌbɛlɪnˈzəʊnə/ pn
Bellenz Bellinzona
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Belmopan pn
Belmopan
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Beloved Disciple pn
Lieblingsjünger
(biblical) A figure in the Gospel of John whose identity is left implicit within the text; traditionally, John the Evangelist himself.

Belz pn
Bels
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Benedict /ˈbɛnədɪkt/ Benedicts pn
Benedikt
(countable) A en given name, particularly of the sixth-century founder of the Benedictine order, and of several popes.

Benedict's reagent pn
Benedict-Reagenz

Benedictine Benedictines n
Benediktiner Benediktinerin
A monk or nun belonging to the order founded by Saint Benedict of Nursia.
Benediktiner
A type of liqueur originating from the Benedictine cloister of Fécamp in France, made from cognac together with herb and spice extracts.

Benelux pn
Benelux
An economic and customs union made up of Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg.

Bengal /bɛŋ.ˈɡɔːl/ /bɛŋˈɡɑl/ /bɛŋˈɡɑːl/ /bɛŋˈɡɔːl/ /ˈbɛŋˌɡəl/ pn
Bengalen
A region in the Indian subcontinent which is today divided between Bangladesh and India (particularly the state of West Bengal).

Bengal fox Bengal foxes n
Bengalfuchs
Vulpes bengalensis, a fox endemic to the Indian subcontinent.

Bengal light Bengal lights n
bengalisches Feuer
A bright blue flare prepared from nitre, sulphur, and the black sulphide of antimony; formerly used in signalling, but now chiefly as fireworks.

Bengal tiger Bengal tigers n
Königstiger Königstigerin
Any tiger of a specific, fragmented population of the subspecies Panthera tigris tigris in the Indian subcontinent.

Bengali /bɛŋˈɡɑli/ /bɛŋˈɡɔːli/ adj
bengalisch Bengali
Of, from or pertaining to Bengal or the Bengalis.

Bengali /bɛŋˈɡɑli/ /bɛŋˈɡɔːli/ Bengalis n
Bengale Bengalin
(countable) A person from Bengal or of Bengali descent.
Bengali Bengalisch Bengalische Sprache
(uncountable) A language spoken in Bangladesh and the states of Assam, Tripura and West Bengal, India.

Bengalisation Bengalisations n
Bengalisierung
The process of Bengalising.

Bengalism /bɛŋˈɡɔːlɪzəm/ Bengalisms n
Bengalismus
A word or idiom of the Bengali language used in another language, especially for literary effect.

Bengalize v
bengalisieren
(transitive) To make Bengali; to give Bengali traits to.

Benghazi /bɛnˈɡɑ.zi/ pn
Bengasi
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Benin /bəˈnin/ /bəˈnɪn/ /bɛˈniːn/ /bɛˈnɪn/ pn
Benin
People's Republic of Benin, from 1975 to 1990
Republic of Benin, since 1990
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A historical kingdom in West Africa, in present-day Nigeria.

Beninese /bɛnɪˈniːz/ more Beninese most Beninese adj
beninisch
Of, from, or pertaining to Benin, the Beninese people.

Beninese /bɛnɪˈniːz/ Beninese n
Beniner Beninerin
A person from Benin or of Beninese descent.

Benjamin /ˈbɛnd͡ʒəmɪn/ /ˈbɛnd͡ʒɚmɪn/ /ˈbɪnd͡ʒəmɪn/ /ˈbɪnd͡ʒɚmɪn/ Benjamins pn
Benjamin
The youngest of the sons of Jacob and Rachel in the Bible.
A surname transferred from the given name.

Benz /bɛnz/ Benzes pn
Benz
A surname from German.

Berat pn
Berat Qark Berat
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Berber /ˈbɜːbə/ /ˈbɝ.bɚ/ Berbers n
Berber Berberin
A member of a particular ethnic group indigenous to northwest Africa.

Berber /ˈbɜːbə/ /ˈbɝ.bɚ/ pn
Berber
A group of closely related Afroasiatic languages spoken in northern Africa, particularly Morocco and Algeria.

Berberization Berberizations n
Berberisierung
the process of Berberizing

Berberize v
berberisieren
(transitive) To make Berber; to give Berber traits to.

Berchidda /bɛəˈkiːdə/ /bɜːˈkiːdə/ /bɜːˈkɪdə/ pn
Berchidda
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Berdichev pn
Berditschew Berdytschiw
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Berehove pn
Bergsaß Berehowe
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Berengar /ˈbɛɹɪŋɡɚ/ pn
Berengar
A male given name of historical usage

Berezhany pn
Bereschany Breschan
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Berezivka pn
Beresiwka
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Bergamasco Bergamaschi Bergamascos n
Bergamasker Hirtenhund
A medium-sized breed of herding dog originating in the Italian Alps, known for its heavily matted coat resembling dreadlocks.

Bergen pn
Bergen
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Berger pn
Berger
A surname.

Bering Sea /ˈbɛɹɪŋ ˈsiː/ pn
Beringmeer Beringsee
The sea between Siberia and Alaska, north of the Pacific Ocean, that is connected to the Arctic Ocean by the Bering Strait.

Bering Strait pn
Beringstraße
A strait between Chukotka, Russia and Alaska, USA, linking the Arctic Ocean to the Bering Sea.

Beringia /bəˈrɪnd͡ʒiə/ pn
Beringia

Berlin /bəˈlɪn/ /bɛə̯ˈlɪn/ /bɜːˈlɪn/ /ˈbɜː.lɪn/ /ˈbɝ.lɪn/ [bɚˈlɪn] Berlins pn
Berlin
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Ellipsis of Berlin Township.

Berlin Wall /bɜːˈlɪn wɔːl/ /bɝˈlɪn wɔl/ /ˈbɜː-/ /ˈbɝ-/ pn
Berliner Mauer antifaschistischer Schutzwall
(history) A wall that parted the city of Berlin until 1989, constructed by the German Democratic Republic to keep East Germans from escaping to West Berlin.

Berliner /bəˈlɪnə/ /bɚˈlɪnɚ/ Berliners n
Berliner Berlinerin
A native or inhabitant of Berlin.
Berliner Berliner Pfannkuchen Pfannkuchen
A doughnut (donut) with a sweet filling.

Berlinese /bɜː(ɹ).lɪn.iːz/ Berlinese n
Berliner
An inhabitant or a resident of the city of Berlin, Germany.

Berlusconism n
Berlusconismus
(politics) Silvio Berlusconi's policies and attitudes generally.

Bermuda /bəˈmjuːdə/ /bɚˈmjuːdə/ pn
Bermuda Bermudas
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Bermuda Triangle pn
Bermuda-Dreieck Bermudadreieck
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Bermuda grass Bermuda grasses n
Hundszahngras
A perennial grass, Cynodon dactylon, native to Africa and Asia, used in warm areas of the world for pasture, lawn and making hay.

Bermuda shorts n
Bermudahose Bermudashorts
A type of knee-high shorts reminiscent of cut formal trousers.

Bermudian /bə(ɹ)ˈmjuːdiən/ adj
bermudisch
Of, from, or pertaining to Bermuda, or the Bermudian people.

Bermudian /bə(ɹ)ˈmjuːdiən/ Bermudians n
Bermuder Bermuderin
A person from Bermuda or of Bermudian descent

Bern /bɛ(ɹ)n/ /bɜː(ɹ)n/ Berns pn
Bern
A placename
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Bernadette /ˌbɝ.nəˈdɛt/ pn
Bernadette
A en given name.

Bernard /bəɹˈnɑɹd/ /ˈbɜːnəd/ pn
Bernhard Bernd
A en given name.

Bernardine Bernardines n
Bernhardiner Bernhardinermönch
A Cistercian monk.

Bernese /ˌbɜːˈniːz/ adj
bernisch bernerisch
Of, from, or pertaining to Bern.

Bernese Alps pn
Berner Alpen
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Bernese Oberland pn
Berner Oberland
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Bernoulli distribution Bernoulli distributions n
Bernoulli-Verteilung
(statistics) A discrete probability distribution that represents the result of a single trial, taking value 1 with "success" probability p and value 0 with "failure" probability q=1-p.

Bernoulli's principle pn
Bernoulli-Prinzip
(fluid dynamics) The principle which states that an increase in the speed of a fluid occurs simultaneously with a decrease in static pressure or a decrease in the fluid's potential energy.

Bernstein Bernsteins pn
Bernstein
A surname from German.

Bert /bɜːt/ /bɝt/ pn
Bert
A diminutive form of male given names containing the element bert, such as Albert or Robert, also used as a formal given name.

Bertha /ˈbɜːθə/ /ˈbɝθə/ pn
Bertha
A en given name.

Bertram /ˈbɜːtɹəm/ pn
Bertram
A en given name.

Berytian /bəˈɹɪʃən/ adj
Beryter berytisch
(historical) Of or pertaining to Berytus.

Berytian /bəˈɹɪʃən/ Berytians n
Beryter Beryterin
(historical) A native or inhabitant of Berytus.

Berytus /bəˈɹaɪtəs/ /ˈbɛɹɪtəs/ pn
Berytus
(historical) The ancient city of Beirut.

Bes /bɛs/ pn
Bes
(Egyptian mythology) An ancient Egyptian god, the protector of households and mothers, children and childbirth.

Beskids /ˈbɛskɪdz/ pn
Beskiden
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Bessarabia pn
Bessarabien
(historical) A geographic region in Eastern Europe bounded by the Dniester River on the east and the Prut River on the west. Now divided between Moldova and Ukraine.

Bessel function Bessel functions n
Besselfunktion

Beta Canis Majoris pn
Mirza Mirzam Murzim
(astronomy) The fourth-brightest star in the constellation Canis Major.

Beta Lyrae pn
Beta Lyrae Sheliak β Lyrae
A binary star system approximately 882 light-years away in the constellation Lyra.

Betelgeuse /ˈbidlˌdʒus/ /ˈbidlˌdʒuz/ /ˈbiːtldʒuːs/ /ˈbiːtldʒuːz/ /ˈbɛdlˌdʒus/ /ˈbɛdlˌdʒuz/ pn
Beteigeuze
(star) A bright-red supergiant intrinsic variable star, the second brightest star in the constellation Orion; Alpha (α) Orionis. It is the tenth brightest star in the nighttime, and one of the largest stars known.

Bethe Bethes pn
Bethe
A surname from German.

Bethe-Slater curve Bethe-Slater curves n
Bethe-Slater-Kurve

Bethesda /bəˈθɛz.də/ pn
Bethesda
(biblical) A pool in Jerusalem mentioned in the New Testament.

Bethlehem /ˈbɛθlihɛm/ /ˈbɛθləhɛm/ pn
Betlehem Bethlehem
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A number of other places around the world:
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Bethsaida /bɛθ.ˈseɪ.ɪ.də/ /bɛθ.ˈseɪ.ɪ.ɾə/ /ˌbɛθ.ˈseɪ.ɪ.də/ /ˌbɛθ.ˈseɪ.ɪ.ɾə/ pn
Bethsaida
(Biblical) Either of the two villages, Bethesda Julias and Bethesda of Galilee, mentioned in the New Testament.

Betti number Betti numbers n
Bettizahl
(topology, algebraic topology) Any of a sequence of numbers, denoted bn, which characterise a given topological space K by giving, for each dimension, the number of holes in K of said dimension; (formally) the rank of the nth homology group, Hn, of K.

Beuren Beurens pn
Beuren
(countable) A surname.
A placename
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Beverly Hills pn
Beverly Hills
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Bewick's swan Bewick's swans n
Zwergschwan
A small swan, Cygnus columbianus, of the family Anatidae.

Bharat pn
Bharat
(chiefly, India) India: the Republic of India.

Bhutan /buːˈtæn/ /buːˈtɑːn/ pn
Bhutan
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Bhutanese /bu.təˈniːz/ more Bhutanese most Bhutanese adj
bhutanisch
Of, from, or pertaining to Bhutan, the Bhutanese people.

Bhutanese /bu.təˈniːz/ Bhutanese n
Bhutaner Bhutanerin
A person from Bhutan or of Bhutanese descent.

Bianca /biˈæŋkə/ /biˈɑŋkə/ Biancas pn
Bianca Bianka
A en given name

Bibb lettuce Bibb lettuces n
Buttersalat
A variety of head lettuce with loose arrangement of leaves, known for its sweet flavor and tender texture.

Bible /ˈbaɪbəl/ Bibles pn
Bibel
The Jewish holy book that was largely incorporated into the Christian Bible.

Biblical Hebrew pn
Bibelhebräisch biblisches Hebräisch
the archaic form of the Hebrew language, spoken by the Israelites in the area known as Canaan/Israel in the first millennium BC, best-attested in the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible)

Bicol /ˈbikol/ /ˈbikɔl/ /ˈbiːkɔːl/ pn
Bikolano
The language of the native inhabitants of the region, Bicolano.

Biden /ˈbaɪdən/ Bidens pn
Biden
A surname.

Biedermeier pn
Biedermeier

Bielefeld Bielefelds pn
Bielefeld
A habitational surname from German.

Bienne pn
Biel
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Bierwurst n
Bierwurst
beerwurst; a smoked, seasoned Brühwurst sausage originally from Bavaria in Germany, with a garlicky flavor and dark red color.

Big Apple pn
Big Apple
A nickname for New York City.

Big Bad Wolf /bɪɡ bæd ˈwʊlf/ Big Bad Wolves n
der Böse Wolf
An evil fictional wolf that appears in fairy tales or fables.

Big Bang pn
Urknall
(cosmology) The cosmic event that marks the beginning of time and the rapid expansion of space for the visible universe. The evolution of the universe since that beginning point is described by the Big Bang Theory.

Big Ben pn
Big Ben
The hour bell in the Elizabeth Tower (formerly known as the Clock Tower), adjacent to the Houses of Parliament in Westminster, London, United Kingdom.
(by metonymy) The clock tower itself.

Big Brother pn
Großer Bruder

Big Crunch pn
Big Crunch
(cosmology) The hypothetical eventual collapse of the universe that would ultimately occur if it contracted continuously in the future.

Big Dipper pn
Großer Wagen
(constellation, especially, US) A bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky, said to resemble a ladle or cart. It is part of the constellation Ursa Major and includes the stars Mizar, Dubhe, and Alkaid. [from 1845] The other stars in it are Alioth, Megrez, Merak, and Phecda.

Big Mac /bɪɡ mæk/ Big Macs n
Big Mac Big Mäc
A hamburger from the fast food company McDonald's, served on a three-part bun with various condiments.

Bigfoot /ˈbɪɡˌfʊt/ pn
Bigfoot
(US, Canada, cryptozoology, folklore) A very large, hairy, humanoid creature, similar to the yeti, said to live in the wilderness areas of the United States and Canada, especially the Pacific Northwest.

Bilaspur pn
Bilaspur
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Bircher muesli Bircher mueslis n
Bircher Müesli
A breakfast dish originally consisting of rolled oats mixed with apples, nuts, lemon juice, cream and honey.

Birds' Wedding pn
Vogelhochzeit
A custom among the Sorbs (Wends) of Lusatia in Germany, whereby on the evening of 24 January children put empty plates outside, and on the morning of 25 January they find pastries, meringues and candy in the form of birds, which are said to have been left for them by birds celebrating their wedding.

Birmingham /ˈbɜː.mɪŋ.əm/ /ˈbɜː.mɪŋˌhæm/ /ˈbɝ.mɪŋ.əm/ /ˈbɝ.mɪŋˌhæm/ pn
Birmingham
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Birobidzhan pn
Birobidschan
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Birx pn
Birx
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Bischofswerda /bɪʃɔfsˈvɛɹdə/ /ˈbɪʃɔfsˌvɛɹdə/ pn
Bischofswerda
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Bishkek /bɪʃˈkɛk/ pn
Bischkek
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Bishop of Rome pn
Bischof von Rom
(Christianity) The pope of the Roman Catholic Church.

Bislama /ˈbɪʃləmɑː/ pn
Bislama Bislamisch
A creole language spoken on the South Pacific island-nation of Vanuatu, derived from Indo-European (mainly from English) and Oceanic languages.

Bissau-Guinean adj
guinea-bissauisch
Of or from Guinea-Bissau.

Bistrița /ˈbɪstrɪtsə/ pn
Bistritz Nösen
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Bistrița-Năsăud pn
Bistritz-Nassod

Bithynia /bɪˈθɪni.ə/ pn
Bithynien
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Bitola pn
Bitola
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Black Death pn
schwarzer Tod Beulenpest
(disease, historical) A pandemic outbreak of bubonic plague throughout Europe and most of Asia in the 14th century that killed nearly half the population of Europe and Asia.

Black Forest pn
Schwarzwald
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Black Forest gâteau Black Forest gâteaus Black Forest gâteaux n
Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte
A type of gâteau consisting of a rich chocolate sponge cake topped with cream and cherries.

Black Forest ham Black Forest hams n
Schwarzwälder Schinken
A variety of dry-cured smoked ham produced in the Black Forest region of Germany.

Black Forest horse Black Forest horses n
Schwarzwälder Kaltblut
A draft horse of a rare breed originating in southern Germany. It has a dark chestnut coat with a flaxen mane and tail.

Black Friday Black Fridays pn
Black Friday
(US, Canada, UK, business, retailing) The day after US Thanksgiving Day, generally regarded as the first day of the Christmas season, and the busiest shopping day of the year. Observed in the US, Canada, and more recently to an extent, the UK.
Schlussverkauf
(by extension) The sales period involving heavy price reductions immediately following US Thanksgiving Day, from Friday (the original Black Friday) through Monday (Cyber Monday).

Black Maria /blæk məˈɹaɪə/ Black Marias n
grüne Minna
(slang) A police van for transporting prisoners.

Black Peter pn
Schwarzer Peter
The companion of Saint Nicholas in Dutch folklore, depicted as a blackamoor.

Black Sea pn
Schwarzes Meer
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Blackbeard pn
Blackbeard
The archetypal pirate, who lived in the 17th and 18th centuries.

Blackfoot /ˈblæk.fʊt/ Blackfeet Blackfoot Blackfoots n
Schwarzfußindianer
A member of a North American confederacy of several tribes.

Blagoevgrad pn
Blagoewgrad
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Blagoveshchensk /ˌblɑɡəˈvɛʃt͡ʃɛnsk/ pn
Blagoweschtschensk
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Blaise pn
Blasius
A en given name.

Blaj pn
Blasendorf

Blanche pn
Blanka Bianka
A en given name.

Blanquism n
Blanquismus

Blanquist adj
blanquistisch

Blanquist Blanquists n
Blanquist Blanquistin

Blarney Stone pn
Blarney-Stein
A stone set into the upper wall of Blarney Castle in Ireland, which if kissed is supposed to bestow the gift of the gab or blarney.

Blekinge pn
Blekinge
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Blissymbols pn
Bliss-Symbole
A constructed language using ideographs invented by Charles K. Bliss after the Second World War.

Block Island pn
Blockinsel

Bloemfontein /ˈbluːmfɒnˌteɪn/ pn
Bloemfontein
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Blu-ray [ˈbluːˌɹeɪ] Blu-rays n
Blu-ray Blu-ray Disc
(informal) The Blu-ray Disc format.

Blu-ray drive Blu-ray drives n
Blu-ray-Laufwerk
(computer hardware) An optical drive used for reading data from and possibly writing data on a Blu-ray disc.

Bludenz /ˈbluːdɛnt͡s/ pn
Bludenz
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Blue Banana pn
Blaue Banane
A discontinuous corridor of urbanization in Western Europe, stretching from northwest England to Milan.

Bluebeard pn
Blaubart
A famous fairy tale written by Charles Perrault in 1697 about a violent nobleman who has the habit of murdering his wives and the attempts of his current wife to avoid the same fate.
The nobleman who is the title character of the story.

Bluetooth /ˈblutuθ/ /ˈbluːtuːθ/ pn
Blauzahn
The nickname of Harald Gormsson, a king of Denmark and Norway.
Bluetooth
(networking, trademark) An industrial specification for wireless personal area networks.

Blyth's pipit Blyth's pipits n
Steppenpieper
Anthus godlewskii, medium-sized passerine bird which breeds in Mongolia and neighbouring areas of China, Tibet and India.

Blyth's reed warbler Blyth's reed warblers n
Buschrohrsänger
Acrocephalus dumetorum, an Old World warbler.

Bob /bɑb/ /bɒb/ /bɔb/ pn
Bob
A diminutive of the en given name Robert.

Bob's your uncle phraseologicalUnit
und schon haben wir's
(UK, Commonwealth, Hong Kong, idiomatic) "No problem", "the solution is simple", "there you have it", "It's that easy", "you have what you want", "all will be well": indicates a desirable conclusion has been reached.

Bobigny pn
Bobigny
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Boccaccian /bəˈkæt͡ʃiən/ /bəˈkɑːt͡ʃiən/ more Boccaccian most Boccaccian adj
boccaccisch
Of or pertaining to Giovanni Boccaccio (1313–1375), Italian author and poet, or to his works.

Bochum pn
Bochum
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Boden's mate Boden's mates n
Boden-Matt

Body of Christ pn
Leib Christi
(by extension) The consecrated bread of the Eucharist, considered to be the flesh of Jesus Christ.
(figuratively) All believers in Jesus Christ as a group; the Church.

Boeotia /biːˈəʊʃə/ pn
Böotien
A district of Ancient Greece, formerly renowned for the French proverbially equating the residents with philistinism; now, a district in east Central Greece, situated on the peninsula, west of Euboea, north of Attica and Megaris, and east of Phocis. The present-day capital of the prefecture is Livadeia.

Boeotian /biːˈəʊʃən/ more Boeotian most Boeotian adj
böotisch
(historical) Pertaining to Boeotia.

Boeotian /biːˈəʊʃən/ Boeotians n
Böotier Böotierin
(historical) An inhabitant or a resident of Boeotia.

Boeotian /biːˈəʊʃən/ pn
Böotisch
(historical) A dialect of Ancient Greek spoken in Boeotia.

Boer /bo(ɹ)/ /bɔː(ɹ)/ /ˈbɔɚ/ /ˈbʊɚ/ Boers n
Bure Burin
(historical) A Dutch colonist in South Africa during the colonial era, especially a farmer.

Bogdania pn
Bogdania Bogdanien
(historical) Moldavia, Great Wallachia, the territory between Transylvania and the Dniester north of Wallachia and south of Lithuania, conquered by the Ottomans in 1512

Bogo-Indian Defence n
Bogo-Indische Verteidigung

Bogomil /ˈbɒɡəmɪl/ Bogomils n
Bogomile Bogomilin
(Christianity, historical) A member of a dualist Christian sect which flourished in the Balkans during the 10th to 15th centuries and was characterized by resistance to the state and church authorities.

Bogotá /ˌboʊɡəˈtɑː/ /ˌbɒɡəˈtɑː/ pn
Bogotá Bogota
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Bohemia /boʊˈhimiə/ pn
Böhmen Böhmerland
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Bohemian /boʊˈhimi.ən/ Bohemians n
Böhme Böhmin
A native or resident of Bohemia. [from 16th c.]

Bohemian earspoon Bohemian earspoons n
Böhmischer Ohrlöffel
(historical) A polearm with a long, broad, socketed spearhead, with a guard of two outward-protruding "ears" at the base of the head, used for hunting and in combat.

Bohemian waxwing Bohemian waxwings n
Seidenschwanz
Any of species Bombycilla garrulus, a waxwing of northern latitudes.

Bohm pn
Böhm

Bohmian mechanics n
bohmsche Mechanik
(physics) a version or interpretation of quantum mechanics which uses pilot waves instead of the Copenhagen interpretation.

Bohol /ˈboʊhɔl/ /ˈbəʉhoːl ~ ˈbɐʉhoːl/ /ˈbəʊhɔːl/ pn
Bohol
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Bokmål pn
Bokmål Buchsprache
One of the two major written standards of Norwegian, literally meaning “book language”.

Bolekhiv pn
Bolechau Bolechiw
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Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela pn
Bolivarische Republik Venezuela
The official name of Venezuela.

Bolivia /boʊ.ˈlɪv.i.ə/ /bə.ˈlɪv.i.ə/ pn
Bolivien
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Bolivian /bəˈlɪv.i.ən/ adj
bolivianisch Bolivianer
Of, from, or pertaining to Bolivia, or the Bolivian people.

Bolivian /bəˈlɪv.i.ən/ Bolivians n
Bolivianer Bolivianerin
A person from Bolivia or of Bolivian descent.

Bolivian slaty antshrike Bolivian slaty antshrikes n
Bolivien-Tropfenameisenwürger
A passerine bird of the antbird family, Thamnophilus sticturus

Bollinger pn
Bollinger

Bollywood pn
Bollywood
(India) The Hindi-language film industry located in Mumbai.

Bologna /bəˈloʊnjə/ /bəˈlɒnjə/ /bəˈləʊnjə/ Bolognas pn
Bologna
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A habitational surname from Italian.

Bolognese /ˌbɒləˈneɪz/ /ˌbɒləˈniːz/ /ˌbɒləˈnjeɪz/ adj
bolognesisch
Of or relating to the city of Bologna or its inhabitants.

Bolshevik /ˈbol-/ /ˈboʊ̯lʃəvɪk/ /ˈbɑl-/ /ˈbɒlʃəvɪk/ /ˈbɔl-/ Bolsheviki Bolsheviks n
Bolschewik Bolschewikin Bolschewist Bolschewistin
(historical) A Russian communist revolutionary, member of the Bolshevik Party in the 1917 Communist Revolution of Russia.
(historical) A member of the Communist Party that ruled the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.

Bolshevism /ˈbol-/ /ˈboʊl-/ /ˈbɑlʃəˌvɪzəm/ /ˈbɒlʃəˌvɪz(ə)m/ Bolshevisms n
Bolschewismus
The Communist political ideology adopted by the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; Marxism-Leninism.

Bolshevization Bolshevizations n
Bolschewisierung
The action or effect of bolshevizing something; making something Bolshevist.

Bolzano pn
Bozen
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Bonaire pn
Bonaire
An island in the southern part of the Caribbean Sea off the west coast of Venezuela, a special municipality of the Netherlands.

Bonaparte's gull Bonaparte's gulls n
Bonapartemöwe
Chroicocephalus philadelphia, a member of the gull family Laridae found mainly in northern North America.

Bonapartism /ˈbəʊnəpɑːtɪzəm/ /ˌboʊnəˈpɑɹ(ˌ)tɪzəm/ n
Bonapartismus Napoleonismus
The practices and ideology of Napoleon Bonaparte

Bonapartist more Bonapartist most Bonapartist adj
bonapartistisch
(historical) Of, pertaining to, or supporting, Bonapartism.

Bonapartist Bonapartists n
Bonapartist Bonapartistin
(historical) A supporter or kin of Napoleon Bonaparte.

Bonaventure Bonaventures pn
Bonaventura
A surname transferred from the given name.

Bondi Junction /ˈbɒndaɪ ˈdʒʌŋkʃən/ pn
Bondi Junction

Bonn pn
Bonn
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(metonym, historical, _, after 1990) The West German government.

Book of Mormon pn
Buch Mormon
(Mormonism) A sacred text of the Latter-Day Saints movement, published in 1830 by Joseph Smith, Jr.

Book of the Dead pn
Totenbuch
An ancient Egyptian funerary text of the New Kingdom consisting of spells to assist the journey of the dead into the afterlife, developed from the earlier Coffin Texts.

Books of Moses pn
Bücher Mose
The first five books of the Hebrew Bible.

Boolean /buːˈli.ən/ /ˈbuli.ən/ /ˈbuːl.i.ən/ adj
boolesch
(logic, computing) Pertaining to data items that can have “true” and “false” (or, equivalently, 1 and 0 respectively) as their only possible values and to operations on such values.

Boolean /buːˈli.ən/ /ˈbuli.ən/ /ˈbuːl.i.ən/ Booleans n
Boolean boolsche Variable
(logic, computing) A variable that can hold a single true/false (1/0) value.

Boolean algebra Boolean algebras n
boolesche Algebra
(algebra) An algebraic structure (\Sigma, \vee, \wedge, \sim, 0, 1) where \vee and \wedge are idempotent binary operators, \sim is a unary involutory operator (called "complement"), and 0 and 1 are nullary operators (i.e., constants), such that (\Sigma, \vee, 0) is a commutative monoid, (\Sigma, \wedge, 1) is a commutative monoid, \wedge and \vee distribute with respect to each other, and such that combining two complementary elements through one binary operator yields the identity of the other binary operator. (See Boolean algebra (structure)#Axiomatics.)
(algebra, logic, computing) Specifically, an algebra in which all elements can take only one of two values (typically 0 and 1, or "true" and "false") and are subject to operations based on AND, OR and NOT

Boolean logic Boolean logics n
boolesche Logik
(computing, logic, mathematics) A system of symbolic logic that is the basis of Boolean algebra

Borduria pn
Bordurien

Boreal n
Boreal

Borel measure Borel measures n
Borel-Maß

Borel set Borel sets n
Borel-Menge Borelsche Menge

Borel summation Borel summations n
Borel-Summation Borel-Summierung

Borel transform Borel transforms n
Borel-Transformation
(math) A transform used in Borel summation.

Borel σ-algebra Borel σ-algebras n
Borel-σ-Algebra borelsche σ-Algebra

Borgesian more Borgesian most Borgesian adj
borgesianisch
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Jorge Luis Borges or his writings.

Borjomi pn
Bordschomi
A resort town in south-central Georgia famous for its mineral water industry.

Borneo /ˈbo(ː)ɹnioʊ/ /ˈboənioʊ/ /ˈbɔɹnioʊ/ /ˈbɔːni.əʊ/ pn
Borneo
A Pacific island shared by Malaysia, Brunei and Indonesia; the world’s third largest island.

Bornholm /ˈbɔɹn.həʊm/ pn
Bornholm
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Borscht Belt pn
Borschtsch-Gürtel
An area in upstate New York, in the Catskills, in which there were once many Jewish camps and resorts.

Borussia /boʊˈɹʌʃə/ pn
Borussia

Boryslav pn
Borislau Boryslaw
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Bose-Einstein condensate Bose-Einstein condensates n
Bose-Einstein-Kondensat
(physics) A gaseous superfluid phase of matter in which all the particles have the same quantum state.

Bosnia /ˈbɑz.ni.ə/ /ˈbɒz.ni.ə/ pn
Bosnien
The northern three-fourths of the country of Bosnia and Herzegovina, as a geographic and historical entity, not an administrative unit.

Bosnia and Herzegovina /ˈbɒz.ni.ə ænd hɜɹ.t͡sɨˈɡoʊ.vɨn.ə/ /ˈbɒz.ni.ə ænd ˌhɜɹ.t͡sɨ.ɡoʊˈviː.nə/ /ˈbɒz.ni.ə ənd hɜɹ.t͡sɨˈɡoʊ.vɨn.ə/ /ˈbɒz.ni.ə ənd ˌhɜɹ.t͡sɨ.ɡoʊˈviː.nə/ pn
Bosnien und Herzegowina
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Bosniak Bosniaks n
Bosniak
A person belonging to an autochthonous South Slavic people living mainly in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Sandžak region of Serbia and Montenegro.
A person typically characterized by their ties to the Bosnian historical region, traditional adherence to Islam, and common culture and language.

Bosnian /ˈbɑːzni.ən/ /ˈbɒzni.ən/ /ˈbɔːzni.ən/ more Bosnian most Bosnian adj
bosnisch Bosnier
Of or pertaining to Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Bosnian people or their culture and language.

Bosnian /ˈbɑːzni.ən/ /ˈbɒzni.ən/ /ˈbɔːzni.ən/ Bosnians n
Bosnisch Bosnier Bosnierin
(uncountable) The standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian, a South Slavic language, spoken primarily by Bosniaks in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Bosphorus /ˈbɑs.fɚ.əs/ /ˈbɑs.pɚ.əs/ /ˈbɒs.fəɹ.əs/ /ˈbɒs.pəɹ.əs/ pn
Bosporus
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Boston /ˈbɑstən/ /ˈbɒstən/ /ˈbɔstən/ [ˈbɒːstɪn] pn
Boston
(cards) An eighteenth-century trick-taking card game for four players, with two packs of fifty-two cards each.

Boston butt Boston butts n
Schweinekamm

Boston ivy Boston ivies n
Dreispitzige Jungfernrebe
A perennial vine related to the grapevine, Parthenocissus tricuspidata, which, like true ivy (Hedera helix), is planted next to masonry buildings to grow on the walls. In spite of the name, Boston ivy is native to Japan, Korea and China.

Boston terrier Boston terriers n
Boston Terrier
A medium-sized black and white dog.

Bostonian /bɒsˈtəʊniən/ Bostonians n
Bostoner
A person who was born in or who lives in Boston, Massachusetts.

Botox /ˈboʊtɑks/ /ˈbəʊtɒks/ pn
Botox
A toxic compound (generic name botulinum toxin type A) produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum, that causes the paralysis of muscles, used in cosmetic surgery to conceal wrinkles and for muscle spasm relief and headache prevention.

Botoșani pn
Botoschan
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Botswana /bɑːtˈswɑːnə/ /bɒtˈswɑːnə/ pn
Botsuana
The Republic of Botswana, since 1966

Botswanan more Botswanan most Botswanan adj
botsuanisch botswanisch
Of, from, or pertaining to Botswana, the Botswanan people or the Botswanan language.

Botswanan Botswanans n
Botsuaner Botsuanerin Botswaner Botswanerin
A person from Botswana or of Botswanan descent.

Boudica /bəʊˈdɪkə/ /ˈbuːdɪkə/ pn
Boadicea Boudicca Boudicea
A queen of the British Iceni tribe that led an uprising against the occupying forces of the Roman Empire, died c. 61 CE

Bouvet Island pn
Bouvet-Insel Bouvetinsel
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Bouxwiller pn
Bouxwiller Buchsweiler
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Bowden cable Bowden cables n
Bowdenzug
A flexible cable used to transmit mechanical force by the movement of an inner cable (most commonly of steel) relative to a hollow outer housing.

Bowen /ˈboʊ.ən/ /ˈbəʊ.ən/ pn
Bowen
A surname from Welsh [in turn originating as a patronymic].
A en given name.
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Boxing Day /ˈbɑːksɪŋ deɪ/ /ˈbɒksɪŋ deɪ/ Boxing Days n
Zweiter Weihnachtstag
The day after Christmas; the 26th of December.

Boy Scout Boy Scouts n
Boy Scout
A male member of the Scout Movement.

Boötes /boʊˈoʊtiːz/ pn
Bärenhüter
(constellation) A circumpolar constellation of the northern sky, called the “bear-guard” or the “herdsman”. It includes the fourth-brightest star in the night sky, Arcturus.

Brabant /bɹəˈbænt/ /ˈbɹæbənt/ /ˈbɹɑːbənt/ pn
Brabant
(historical) Until 1995, a province of central Belgium; since divided into Flemish Brabant, Brussels-Capital Region and Walloon Brabant.
Duchy of Brabant; a historical region, roughly comprising the area of modern Flemish and Walloon Brabant, Brussels, the Belgian province of Antwerp, and the Dutch province of North Brabant.

Brad /bɹæd/ pn
Tannenhof
A diminutive of the en given names Bradley, Bradly or Bradford, also used as a formal given name.

Bramah press Bramah presses n
Bramahsche Presse

Brandenburg pn
Brandenburg Land Brandenburg
Brandenburg an der Havel, a German town.
Brandenburg Brandenburg an der Havel Provinz Brandenburg Stadt Brandenburg
(historical) The lands of Brandenburg (Mark Brandenburg, Provinz Brandenburg), provinces of Prussia from 1815 to 1946.

Brandenburg Gate pn
Brandenburger Tor
An 18th-century neoclassical monument in Berlin, built after the restoration of order during the early Batavian Revolution, and now a major landmark.

Brandenburger /ˈbɹændənbɜːɡə/ /ˈbɹændɚnbɝɡɚ/ Brandenburgers n
Brandenburger Brandenburgerin
A person from Brandenburg (state of Germany).

Brasília /bɹəˈziːli.ə/ pn
Brasília
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Bratislava /ˌbɹætɨˈslɑːvə/ /ˌbɹɑːtɨˈslɑːvə/ pn
Bratislava Pressburg
The region of Slovakia that includes the city of Bratislava.

Bratislavan more Bratislavan most Bratislavan adj
Bratislavaer Pressburger
From or relating to Bratislava.

Brazil /bɹə.ˈzɪl/ [-ˈzɪɫ] pn
Brasilien
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Brazilian /bɹə.ˈzɪ.lɪ.ən/ /bɹə.ˈzɪl.jən/ adj
brasilianisch Brasilianer
Of, from, or pertaining to Brazil, or the Brazilian people.

Brazilian /bɹə.ˈzɪ.lɪ.ən/ /bɹə.ˈzɪl.jən/ Brazilians n
Brasilianer Brasilianerin
A person from Brazil or of Brazilian descent.

Brazilian wandering spider Brazilian wandering spiders n
Bananenspinnen
A South American spider of the genus Phoneutria with a medically significant bite.

Brazzaville /ˈbɹæzəvɪl/ /ˈbɹɑːzəvɪl/ pn
Brazzaville
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Brașov pn
Kronstadt Brașov
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Bregenz /ˈbɹeɪɡənt͡s/ pn
Bregenz Bezirk Bregenz
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Breisgau pn
Breisgau

Bremen /ˈbɹeɪmən/ /ˈbɹɛmən/ pn
Bremen
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Breton /ˈbɹɛtən/ adj
bretonisch Bretonisch
Of or pertaining to Brittany.

Breton /ˈbɹɛtən/ Bretons n
Bretone Bretonin
(countable) A person from Brittany.
Bretonisch
(uncountable) The Celtic language of Brittany.

Brexit /ˈbɹɛksɪt/ /ˈbɹɛɡzɪt/ pn
Brexit
(UK politics) Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union.

Brezhnev /ˈbɹɛʒnəv/ /ˈbɹɛʒnɛv/ pn
Breschnew
A transliteration of the Russian surname Бре́жнев (Bréžnev); usually refers to the Russian revolutionary and Soviet Secretary of the Central Committee of the CPSU(b) Leonid Brezhnev.

Bridget /ˈbɹɪd͡ʒɪt/ pn
Brigitte
A en given name.

Bridgetown /ˈbɹɪd͡ʒˌtaʊn/ pn
Bridgetown
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Brisbane /ˈbɹɪzbən/ pn
Brisbane
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Bristolian /bɹɪsˈtəʊ.li.ən/ more Bristolian most Bristolian adj
Bristolisch bristolisch
Of, from, or relating to Bristol.

Britain /ˈbɹɪt.ən/ [ˈbɹɪt.n̩] [ˈbɹɪɾ.ᵊn̩] [ˈbɹɪʔ.ᵊn̩] Britains pn
Britannien
England, Scotland and Wales in combination.

British /ˈbɹɪtɪʃ/ [ˈbɹɪɾɪʃ] [ˈbɹɪʔɪʃ] more British most British adj
britisch großbritannisch
(historical) Of the ancient inhabitants of the southern part of Britain; Brythonic.

British /ˈbɹɪtɪʃ/ [ˈbɹɪɾɪʃ] [ˈbɹɪʔɪʃ] n
Brite Britin Briten
The residents or inhabitants of Great Britain.
(history) The ancient inhabitants of the southern part of Britain before the Anglo-Saxon invasion.

British /ˈbɹɪtɪʃ/ [ˈbɹɪɾɪʃ] [ˈbɹɪʔɪʃ] pn
Britisches Englisch
(chiefly, US) The British English language.

British Columbia /ˈbɹɪt.ɪʃ kə.ˈlʌm.bi.ə/ pn
Britisch-Kolumbien British Columbia
Province in western Canada which has Victoria as its capital.

British Empire pn
Britisches Weltreich
(chiefly, _, historical) The United Kingdom and its overseas dependencies and colonies.

British English n
britisches Englisch Britisches Englisch
The English language as written and spoken in the United Kingdom (in contrast with other places, particularly other countries where English is predominant or at least an important language)

British Indian Ocean Territory pn
Britisches Territorium im Indischen Ozean
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British Isles /ˌbɹɪ.tɪʃ ˈaɪlz/ pn
Britische Inseln
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British Shorthair British Shorthairs n
Britisch Kurzhaar
A medium-sized shorthaired domestic cat of a breed originating in Great Britain.

British Virgin Islands pn
Britische Jungferninseln
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British overseas territory British overseas territories n
britisches Überseegebiet
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Britishness /ˈbɹɪt.ɪʃ.nəs/ Britishnesses n
Britentum

Briton /ˈbɹɪt.ən/ Britons n
Brite Britin Britannier
An inhabitant of Great Britain, particularly (historical) a Celt from the area of Roman Britain or (obsolete) a Welshman.

Brittany /ˈbɹɪtəni/ Brittanies n
Bretonischer Spaniel
A gun dog of a particular breed.

Brittany /ˈbɹɪtəni/ pn
Bretagne Kleinbritannien
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(obsolete, chiefly, poetic) The British Isles. [15th–19th c.]
A en given name.

Brixen pn
Brixen
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Brno /ˈbɜːnəʊ/ /ˈbɝnoʊ/ /ˈbɹənəʊ/ pn
Brünn Brno
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Brody /bɹoʊdi/ pn
Brody
A surname from Scottish Gaelic, a variant of Brodie.
A en given name.
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Bronze Age pn
Bronzezeit
(archaeology) A period in a civilization's development when the most advanced metalworking has developed the techniques of smelting copper from natural outcroppings and alloys it to cast bronze.
(mythology) One of the Classical Ages of Man, associated with warfare.

Brown Browns pn
Braun Braune Bruhn Brun Brune
(countable) A surname.
An Irish surname of Anglo-Norman origin, a translation of de Brún.

Brownian motion Brownian motions n
brownsche Bewegung
(statistical mechanics) Random motion of particles suspended in a fluid, arising from those particles being struck by individual molecules of the fluid.

Brownshirt Brownshirts n
Braunhemd
(historical) A uniformed member of the German Nazi Party (NSDAP), especially a storm trooper of the Sturmabteilung.

Bruges /bɹuːʒ/ pn
Brügge
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Brumaire /bɹuːˈmɛː/ /bɹʊˈmɛəɹ/ Brumaires pn
Brumaire Nebelmonat
(historical) The second month of the French Republican Calendar, from October 22, 23 or 24 to November 20, 21 or 22.

Brunei /bɹuːˈnaɪ/ pn
Brunei Darussalam Brunei
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Bruneian adj
bruneiisch
Of, from, or pertaining to Brunei, the Bruneian people.

Bruneian Bruneians n
Bruneier Bruneierin
A person from Brunei or of Bruneian descent.

Bruno /ˈbɹunoʊ/ Brunoes Brunos pn
Bruno
(countable) A en given name.
(countable) A surname from Italian.

Brunstatt pn
Brunstatt
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Brunswick pn
Braunschweig
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Brusselian adj
Brüsseler
Of, from, or pertaining to, Brussels.

Brusselian Brusselians n
Brüsseler Brüsselerin Brüssler Brüsslerin
Someone from Brussels.

Brusselization n
Brüsselisierung
(urbanism) Careless introduction of high-rise buildings into traditional residential neighbourhoods.

Brussels /ˈbɹʌsəlz/ pn
Brüssel
(metonym) The administrative apparatus of the European Union.

Brussels griffon Brussels griffons n
Brüsseler Griffon
Any of several related breeds of toy dog from Belgium.

Brussels sprout Brussels sprouts n
Rosenkohl Kohlsprosse Sprossen Sprossenkohl
(chiefly, in the plural) The green vegetable Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera, a cabbage variety native to Belgium.

Brussels-Capital Region pn
Region Brüssel-Hauptstadt
The region of Belgium consisting of the capital city, Brussels, and its suburbs.

Brutalism n
Brutalismus
(architecture) A style of modernist architecture characterized by angular geometry and overt signs of the construction process.

Brutus /ˈbɹutəs/ pn
Brutus
a Roman cognomen.

Bryansk pn
Brjansk
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Bryce pn
Brictius Briktius Brixius
A en given name.
Bryce
A surname originating as a patronymic.

Brythonic /bɹɪˈθɒnɪk/ more Brythonic most Brythonic adj
britannisch
Of or relating to the Brythonic language subgroup, a set of Celtic languages.

Bucha /ˈbuːt͡ʃə/ pn
Butscha
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Buchach pn
Butschatsch
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Bucharest /ˌb(j)uːkəˈɹɛst/ pn
Bukarest
(metonym) The Romanian government.

Buckingham Palace pn
Buckingham Palace
The official London residence of the British monarch.

Budapest /ˈbjuːdəpɛst/ /ˈbuːdəpɛst/ /ˈbʊdəpɛst/ /ˌbjuːdəˈpɛst/ /ˌbuːdəˈpɛst/ pn
Budapest
(metonym) The Hungarian government.

Budapestian adj
Budapester
Of, from or pertaining to Budapest, Hungary.

Budapestian Budapestians n
Budapester Budapesterin
A native or inhabitant of Budapest, Hungary.

Buddha /ˈbudə/ /ˈbʊdə/ /ˈbʊdːʰə/ pn
Buddha
Siddhartha Gautama, the Nepali prince and Indian philosopher and teacher who founded Buddhism.

Buddha's hand Buddha's hands n
Finger-Zitronatzitrone
Citrus medica var. sarcodactylus, a fragrant variant of citron whose fruit is segmented into finger-like sections.

Buddhahood n
Buddha-Natur Buddhaschaft
(Buddhism) The state of being a buddha, or being spiritually enlightened by Buddhist or other teachings.

Buddhism /ˈbu.dɪ.zəm/ /ˈbʊ.dɪ.zəm/ Buddhisms n
Buddhismus
The religion or philosophy derived from the teachings of Gautama Buddha.

Buddhist /ˈbudɪst/ /ˈbʊdɪst/ more Buddhist most Buddhist adj
buddhistisch
Of, relating to, or practicing Buddhism.

Buddhist /ˈbudɪst/ /ˈbʊdɪst/ Buddhists n
Buddhist Buddhistin Buddhistentum
A practitioner of the religion and philosophy of Buddhism.

Buddhist flag Buddhist flags n
Internationale Buddhistische Flagge
A flag designed in the late 19th century as a universal symbol of Buddhism.

Buddhistic adj
buddhistisch
Pertaining to Buddhism.

Budva pn
Budva
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Budweiser Budweisers n
Budweiser
A denizen of Budweis (Budovicium), Bohemia.

Budweiser Budweisers pn
Budweiser
A surname from German.

Buenos Aires /-nɒs/ /-ɹiːz/ /-ɹɪz/ /ˈɛ(ə)ɹ-/ /ˈɛ(ə)ɹɪs/ /ˌbweɪnoʊs ˈaɪɹɪs/ /ˌbweɪnəs ˈaɪɹɪs/ /ˌbwɛn-/ pn
Buenos Aires
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Buffalo pn
Buffalo
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Bukhara /buˈkɑːɹə/ pn
Buchara
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Bukovina pn
Bukowina Buchenland
A historical region on the northern slopes of the northeastern Carpathian Mountains and adjoining plains, currently split between Romania and Ukraine.

Bukvitsa n
Bukwitza
An ancient Slavic alphabet (an adaptation of Glagolitic and Cyrillic).

Bulgaria /bʊlˈɡɛɹ.i.ə/ /bʌlˈɡɛə.ɹi.ə/ /bʌlˈɡɛɹ.i.ə/ pn
Bulgarien
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Bulgarian /bʊlˈɡɑɹi.ən/ /bʊlˈɡɛɹi.ən/ /bʌlˈɡɛə.ɹi.ən/ /bʌlˈɡɛɹi.ən/ more Bulgarian most Bulgarian adj
bulgarisch Bulgarisch
Relating to Bulgaria, its people, or the Bulgarian language.

Bulgarian /bʊlˈɡɑɹi.ən/ /bʊlˈɡɛɹi.ən/ /bʌlˈɡɛə.ɹi.ən/ /bʌlˈɡɛɹi.ən/ Bulgarians n
Bulgare Bulgarin
(countable) A native of Bulgaria.
Bulgarisch bulgarisch
(uncountable) The official language of Bulgaria.

Bullmastiff /ˈbʊlˌmæstɪf/ Bullmastiffs n
Bullmastiff
A breed of very large mastiff originally bred to immobilize poachers.

Bulverism n
Bulverismus
A rhetorical fallacy in which a speaker assumes that their opponent's argument is wrong, and instead of disproving it, condescendingly explains why their opponent would have come to that conclusion.

Bumfuck pn
Arsch der Welt Hintertupfingen
(vulgar, US) An imaginary place in the middle of nowhere.

Bundesrat pn
Bundesrat
The federal council of Germany.

Bundestag /ˈbʊndəsˌtɑːɡ/ pn
Bundestag
The federal/state parliament of Germany.

Bunsen burner Bunsen burners n
Bunsenbrenner
(science) A small laboratory gas burner whose air supply may be controlled with an adjustable hole.

Burdigalian pn
Burdigalium

Burgas pn
Burgas
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Burgenland /ˈbɜː(ɹ)ɡənlænd/ pn
Burgenland
The easternmost and least populous federal state of Austria.

Burgher Burghers n
Burgher
A member of a mixed-race ethnic group of Sri Lanka, consisting of descendants of European colonists and local people.

Burgundian /bɜːɹˈɡʌndɪən/ /bɜːˈɡʌndɪən/ adj
burgundisch
Pertaining to Burgundy, its people or its language.

Burgundian /bɜːɹˈɡʌndɪən/ /bɜːˈɡʌndɪən/ Burgundians n
Burgunder Burgunderin
A member or descendant of the Burgundians, an East Germanic tribe.

Burgundian /bɜːɹˈɡʌndɪən/ /bɜːˈɡʌndɪən/ pn
Burgundisch
The extinct East Germanic language of the Burgundians.

Burgundy /ˈbɜːɡəndi/ /ˈbɝːɡəndi/ Burgundies n
Burgunder
A variety of red wine from this region.

Burgundy /ˈbɜːɡəndi/ /ˈbɝːɡəndi/ pn
Burgund
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Burkina Faso /bəɹˈkiːnə ˈfɑsoʊ/ pn
Burkina Faso
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Burkinabe /bɜɹˌkinəˈbeɪ/ /bɜː(ɹ)ˌkiːnəˈbeɪ/ /ˌbɜɹkinəˈbeɪ/ /ˌbɜː(ɹ)kiːnəˈbeɪ/ adj
burkinisch burkinabè
Of, from, or pertaining to Burkina Faso, the Burkinabe people or the Burkinabe language.

Burkinabe /bɜɹˌkinəˈbeɪ/ /bɜː(ɹ)ˌkiːnəˈbeɪ/ /ˌbɜɹkinəˈbeɪ/ /ˌbɜː(ɹ)kiːnəˈbeɪ/ Burkinabes n
Burkinabé Burkiner Burkinerin
A person from Burkina Faso or of Burkinabe descent.

Burma /ˈbɜːmə/ /ˈbɝmə/ pn
Birma
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Burmese /bɜːˈmiːz/ /bɝˈmiz/ adj
birmanisch burmesisch myanmarisch
Of or relating to Burma (Myanmar) or its people or language.

Burmese /bɜːˈmiːz/ /bɝˈmiz/ Burmese n
Myanmare Myanmarin Birmane Birmanin
A person from Myanmar or of Burmese descent.

Burmese /bɜːˈmiːz/ /bɝˈmiz/ pn
Birmanisch Burmesisch
The script in which the Burmese language is written.

Burrel pn
Burrel
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Burundi /bʊˈɹʊndi/ pn
Burundi
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Burundian more Burundian most Burundian adj
burundisch
Of, from, or pertaining to Burundi, the Burundian people.

Burundian Burundians n
Burundier Burundierin
A person from Burundi or of Burundian descent.

Burushaski pn
Buruschaski

Buryatia pn
Burjatien
A republic of Russia to the south-east of the country, with capital Ulan-Ude.

Busan pn
Busan
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Buscemese /buːsɛˈmiːz/ adj
buschemesisch buschemisch
Of, from, or pertaining to Buscemi, the Buscemese people or the Buscemese dialect.

Buscemese /buːsɛˈmiːz/ Buscemeses n
Buschemese Buschemesin Buschemesisch Buschemier Buschemierin Buschemisch
A person from Buscemi.

Bushism pn
Bushism
The political philosophy associated with former US president George W. Bush or his father, former US president George H. W. Bush.

Butten pn
Bütten
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Byblos pn
Byblos
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Bydgoszcz pn
Bromberg Bydgoszcz
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Byelorussian SSR /ˌbjɛləˈrʌʃən/ pn
Weißrussische SSR
Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, the name for Bolshevik Belarus which became a constituent republic of the Soviet Union (1919–1991).

Byzantine /baɪˈzæntaɪn/ /bɪˈzæntaɪn/ /ˈbɪzəntaɪn/ /ˈbɪzəntiːn/ more Byzantine most Byzantine adj
byzantinisch
Of or pertaining to Byzantium.
(figurative) Overly complex or intricate, especially of bureaucracy.
(figurative) Of a devious, usually stealthy, manner or practice.

Byzantine /baɪˈzæntaɪn/ /bɪˈzæntaɪn/ /ˈbɪzəntaɪn/ /ˈbɪzəntiːn/ Byzantines n
Byzantiner Byzantinerin
(historical) A native of Byzantium (modern-day Istanbul) or of the Byzantine empire

Byzantine Empire /ˈbɪzəntiːn ˈɛmpaɪə(ɹ)/ pn
Byzantinisches Reich Byzanz Oströmisches Reich
(historical) The predominantly Greek-speaking continuation of the Roman Empire during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages with its capital city being Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul), originally known as Byzantium, which fell in 1453.

Byzantine Greek pn
byzantinisches Griechisch
Collectively, the continuum of forms of the Greek language as written and spoken during the time of the Byzantine Empire (C.E. 330–1453), preceded by Koine Greek and Early Medieval Greek and succeeded by Late Medieval Greek to Modern Greek. (ISO 639-3 code: grc shared with Classical Greek.)

Byzantine fault tolerance Byzantine fault tolerances n
byzantinische Fehlertoleranz
(computing) The dependability of a fault-tolerant (distributed) computer system, where components may fail without perfect information about the state of the components.

Byzantinologist Byzantinologists n
Byzantinist Byzantinistin
One who studies Byzantinology.

Byzantium /bɪˈzænti.əm/ pn
Byzantion
(historical, by extension) The Byzantine Empire.

Béarn pn
Béarn
(historical) A former viscounty in the southwestern French Pyrenees, which became part of the French royal domain before it was united with the French crown, together with Navarra, as a single feudal province of the French realm.

Bézier curve /ˈbɛz.i.eɪ/ Bézier curves n
Bézierkurve
(mathematics, computer graphics) A type of parametric curve defined by a set of control points, two of which are the ends of the curve, while the others determine its shape. [From 1960s.]

Będzin /ˈbɛnd͡ʒiːn/ /ˈbɛnd͡ʒɪn/ pn
Bendzin Louisenhöhe
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C /k/ /ks/ /s/ /siː/ /tʃ/ /ʃ/ pn
C
(programming) A particular high-level programming language from which many others are derived.

C major n
C-Dur
(music) The major key with C as its tonic, and no sharps or flats, having the notes C, D, E, F, G, A, and B.
(music) The major chord with a root of C.

C minor n
c-Moll
(music) a minor key with the notes C, D, E♭, F, G, A♭, B♭/B
(music) the minor chord with a root of C

C++ pn
C++
(computer language) A multi-paradigm high-level compiled programming language, that is a more advanced form of C.

C-pop n
C-Pop
(music genre) Chinese pop music influenced by western genres. It consists of two subgenres, Cantopop and Mandopop, though the gap between them has been narrowing.

C-sharp n
Cis
(music) A musical note one semitone higher than a C, notated C♯.

C-sharp major n
Cis-Dur
(music) a key with the notes C♯, D♯, E♯, F♯, G♯, A♯, and B♯, the key signature of which has seven sharps:

C-sharp minor n
cis-Moll
(music) a minor key with the notes C♯, D♯, E, F♯, G♯, A, B

CAPTCHA /ˈkæp.t͡ʃə/ CAPTCHAs n
CAPTCHA Captcha
(computing, Internet) A computerized test requiring the human user to perform a task deemed to be difficult to automate, such as entering a displayed series of distorted characters or describing images, to demonstrate that they are a human and not a computer program.

CCP pn
KPCh
Initialism of Chinese Communist Party. (Communist Party of China)

CCTV CCTVs n
Videoüberwachung Überwachungskamera
Initialism of closed-circuit television; video surveillance.

CD /ˌsiːˈdiː/ CDs n
CD
Initialism of compact disc; a disc once commonly used to store data, and especially for the distribution of music and software.

CD burner CD burners n
CD-Brenner
A device for recording audio, or saving data, onto a compact disc.

CD drive CD drives n
CD-Laufwerk
(computer hardware) An optical drive used for reading data from and possibly writing data on a compact disc.

CD player CD players n
CD-Spieler CD-Player
(consumer electronics) An electronic device that plays compact discs.

CD-ROM /siː.diːˈɹɒm/ CD-ROMs n
CD-ROM
compact disk - read only memory: an optical disc containing data that can be read (but not changed) by a computer

CDU pn
CDU Christlich Demokratische Union
(German politics) Initialism of Christian Democratic Union (of Germany) (“Christlich Demokratische Union”). (a major mainstream German political party)

CE pn
n. Chr. n. Chr. G. n. Chr. Geb. n. d. Z. n. u. Z. u. Z.
Initialism of Common Era, Current Era or Christian Era. Equivalent of AD. Like other era initialisms, often written in small caps.

CFP franc CFP francs n
CFP-Franc
The currency of French Polynesia, New Caledonia and Wallis and Futuna.

CIS pn
GUS
Initialism of Commonwealth of Independent States.

CJD n
CJK
(disease, neurology) Initialism of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.

CJK pn
CJK
Initialism of Chinese, Japanese, Korean (languages typically grouped because they all use writing systems derived from Chinese characters)

CNS CNSs n
ZNS
(neuroanatomy) Initialism of central nervous system.

COPD COPDs n
COPD
(medicine) Initialism of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

COVID-19 /ˈkoʊ.vɪd naɪnˈtin/ /ˈkɒ.vɪd naɪnˈtiːn/ /ˈkəʊ.vɪd naɪnˈtiːn/ /ˈkʌ.vɪd naɪnˈtin/ pn
COVID-19
(disease) COVID-19 (disease)

CPC pn
KPCh
(China, politics) Communist Party of China, the sole ruling political party in the People's Republic of China

CPIL n
IPRG
Initialism of Code on Private International Law. (names of laws in Belgium, the Code de droit international privé / Wetboek van internationaal privaatrecht, and in Switzerland, the loi fédérale suisse sur le droit international privé / Schweizerisches Bundesgesetz über das internationale Privatrecht / legge federale svizzera sul diritto internazionale privato)

CPSU pn
KPdSU
Initialism of Communist Party of the Soviet Union.

CPU /(ˌ)siː(ˌ)piːˈjuː/ /ˌsi(ˌ)piˈju/ CPUs n
CPU
(computer hardware) Initialism of central processing unit.

CSI CSIs n
Spurensicherung Tatortermittlung
Initialism of crime scene investigation (a term of forensic science).
Spurensicherer Spurensicherung Tatortermittler Tatortermittlung
(informal, US) Initialism of crime scene investigator.
Kundenzufriedenheitsindex
Initialism of Customer Satisfaction Index.

CSTO pn
OVKS
Initialism of Collective Security Treaty Organisation.

CSU pn
CSU Christlich-Soziale Union
The Bavarian Christian Social Union (Christlich-Soziale Union), a major mainstream right-wing political party in Bavaria

Caelum /ˈsiːləm/ pn
Grabstichel
(constellation) A summer constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a chisel.

Caesar /ˈkaɪzɑɹ/ /ˈkaɪzɑː/ /ˈkaɪzə/ /ˈkaɪzəɹ/ /ˈsizəɹ/ /ˈsiːzə/ Caesares Caesars pn
Caesar Cäsar Kaiser Zäsar
An ancient Roman family name, notably that of Julius Caesar.

Caesar salad Caesar salads n
Caesar Salad
(gastronomy, countable, and, uncountable) A type of salad, generally made from romaine lettuce, croutons, parmesan cheese, coddled or hard-boiled eggs, fresh-ground black pepper and Worcestershire sauce.
A serving of such salad.

Caesar's mushroom Caesar's mushrooms n
Kaiserling
Amanita caesarea, an edible mushroom with a distinctive orange cap.

Caesar's wife must be above suspicion proverb
Cäsars Frau muss über jeden Verdacht erhaben sein

Caesarea /ˌsiːzəˈɹiːə/ pn
Caesarea
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Kaiserschnitt
Delivery of a baby through an incision in the womb.

Cagayan Valley pn
Cagayan-Tal
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Caiaphas /ˈkaɪ.ə.fəs/ pn
Kaiaphas Kaifas Kaiphas Kajafas Kajaphas
A Jewish high priest in the first century CE who is said to have organized the plot to kill Jesus.

Cain /keɪn/ [kʰeɪn] pn
Kain
(biblical character) The son of Adam and Eve who killed his brother Abel.

Cairo /keɪɹoʊ/ /kɛɹoʊ/ /ˈkaɪɹoʊ/ pn
Kairo
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Cajetan /ˈkæd͡ʒətən/ pn
Kajetan
A en given name, of historical use.

Calabria /kəˈleɪbɹiːə/ /kəˈlæbɹiːə/ pn
Kalabrien
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Calabrian /kəˈleɪbɹiːən/ /kəˈlæbɹiːən/ adj
kalabrisch
Of, from, or pertaining to Calabria.

Calabrian /kəˈleɪbɹiːən/ /kəˈlæbɹiːən/ Calabrians n
Kalabrier Kalabrierin
An inhabitant or a resident of Calabria.

Calabrian /kəˈleɪbɹiːən/ /kəˈlæbɹiːən/ pn
Kalabrisch
The language of the Calabrian people.
Calabrium
(geology, paleontology) A subdivision of the Pleistocene epoch.

Calapan /ˈkɑlɑpæn/ pn
Calapan
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Calayan rail Calayan rails n
Calayan-Ralle
a flightless bird (Gallirallus calayanensis) from the family Rallidae that inhabits Calayan Island in the Philippines.

Calcutta /kælˈkʌtə/ pn
Kalkutta
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Caldonazzo pn
Gallnötsch
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Caleb /ˈkeɪ.ləb/ Calebs pn
Kaleb
(Biblical) Caleb the son of Jephunneh, an Israelite who entered Canaan with Joshua.

Caledonian /ˌkæləˈdoʊni.ən/ /ˌkæləˈdəʊni.ən/ Caledonians n
Kaledonier
A native or inhabitant of Caledonia; a Scot.

Calgary /ˈkæl.ɡə.ɹi/ /ˈkæl.ɡɹi/ /ˈkæl.ɡ̩.ɹi/ pn
Calgary
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California /-njə/ /ˌkæl.ɪˈfoɹ.ni.ə/ /ˌkæl.ɪˈfoɹ.njə/ /ˌkæl.ɪˈfɔɹ.njə/ /ˌkæl.ɪˈfɔː.ni.ə/ /ˌkæl.ɪˈfɔː.njə/ /ˌkæl.ɪˈfɔː.nɪ.ə/ [ˌkʰæl.ɪˈfo̞ɹ.njə] Californias pn
Kalifornien
Several places in the United States.

California condor California condors n
Kalifornischer Kondor
A New World vulture, Gymnogyps californianus, the largest North American land bird.

California hazelnut California hazelnuts n
Schnabelnuss
A shrub with edible nuts, Corylus cornuta subsp. californica, native to the western edge of North America.

California quail California quail n
Schopfwachtel
A quail native to California and areas of neighboring states, but introduced elsewhere, Callipepla californica

Californian more Californian most Californian adj
kalifornisch
Of or relating to California.

Californian Californians n
Kalifornier Kalifornierin
A native or resident of the state of California in the United States of America.

Calliope /kə.ˈlaɪ.ə.pi/ /kə.ˈliː.ə.pi/ pn
Kalliope
(Greek god) The Muse of eloquence and epic or heroic poetry; the mother of Orpheus with Apollo.

Callisto /kəˈlɪs.toʊ̯/ pn
Callisto Kallisto
(Greek mythology) A nymph of Artemis.
Callisto
(astronomy) A moon of Jupiter.

Callovian pn
Callovium

Calvin /ˈkælvɪn/ pn
Calvin
A surname from French or Spanish, notably borne by John Calvin, French Protestant theologian.

Calvinism Calvinisms n
Calvinismus Kalvinismus
The Christian religious tradition based upon the doctrines and forms of Christian practice of several Protestant reformers, especially John Calvin, in contrast to Catholicism, Lutheranism, Anabaptism, and Arminianism. One distinctive trait of the system is its Augustinian doctrine of predestination, which teaches that God has elected some for salvation, apart from anything they do or believe.

Calvinist /ˈkælvənɪst/ /ˈkælvɪnɪst/ more Calvinist most Calvinist adj
calvinistisch kalvinistisch
Of or pertaining to Calvinism or the Calvinists.

Calvinist /ˈkælvənɪst/ /ˈkælvɪnɪst/ Calvinists n
Calvinist Kalvinist Calvinistin Kalvinistin
(religion) A follower of Calvinism.

Calvinistical adj
calvinistisch kalvinistisch
of or pertaining to Calvinism

Calydon /ˈkælɪˌdɒn/ pn
Kalydon
(historical, Greek mythology) The legendary founding king and eponym of the city of Calydon, whose failure to honor the goddess Artemis in a rite resulted in her sending the Calydonian Boar to lay waste to the city.

Cambodia [kæmˈboʊdi.ə] pn
Kambodscha
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Cambodian adj
kambodschanisch
of, from, or pertaining to Cambodia, the Cambodian people, or the Khmer language

Cambodian Cambodians n
Kambodschaner Kambodschanerin
(countable) a person from Cambodia or of Cambodian descent

Cambrian /ˈkam.bɹɪ.ən/ /ˈkeɪm.bɹi.ən/ /ˈkæm.bɹi.ən/ more Cambrian most Cambrian adj
kambrisch
(geology) Of a geologic period within the Paleozoic era; comprises lower, middle and Furongian epochs from about 542 to 490 million years ago.

Cambrian /ˈkam.bɹɪ.ən/ /ˈkeɪm.bɹi.ən/ /ˈkæm.bɹi.ən/ pn
Kambrium
(geology) The Cambrian period.

Cambrian explosion /ˈkam.bɹɪ.ən ɪkˈspləʊ.ʒən/ /ˈkæm.bɹi.ən ɛkˈsploʊ.ʒən/ Cambrian explosions pn
kambrische Artenexplosion kambrische Explosion kambrische Radiation
(evolutionary, _, biology) The relatively rapid appearance, during the Cambrian Period around 541 million years ago, of most major animal phyla, as demonstrated in the fossil record.

CamelCase n
Binnenmajuskel Binnenversal Binnenversalie
(typography, often used in, _, programming) The style of writing by concatenating multiple component words (i.e. writing without any space between them), while capitalizing the first letter of each word, starting with the first or the second word.

Camelopardalis pn
Giraffe Kamelopard
(constellation) A faint circumpolar constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a giraffe.

Cameroon /kæməˈɹuːn/ pn
Kamerun
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Cameroonian adj
kamerunisch
Of, from, or pertaining to Cameroon, the Cameroonian people or the Cameroonian language.

Cameroonian Cameroonians n
Kameruner Kamerunerin
A person from Cameroon or of Cameroonian descent.

Camorra /kəˈmɒɹə/ /kəˈmɔɹə/ pn
Camorra Kamorra
A secret crime organization from Naples, Italy, equivalent to the Mafia of Sicily.

Campania pn
Kampanien
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Campidanese Sardinian pn
Campidanesisch
a diasystem of the Sardinian language primarily spoken in the Cagliari, capital of the island of Sardinia, a region of Italy

Cana /ˈkeɪnə/ pn
Kana
(biblical) The site where Jesus miraculously turned water into wine.

Canaan /ˈkeɪneɪən/ /ˈkeɪniən/ /ˈkeɪnən/ pn
Kanaan
The name of multiple places in North America named after the historic region, including:

Canaan Dog Canaan Dogs n
Kanaanhund
A herding dog native to Israel.

Canaanite /ˈkeɪnənaɪt/ more Canaanite most Canaanite adj
kanaanitisch kanaanäisch kananitisch kananäisch
Of or pertaining to this sect or its followers; Canaanitic.

Canaanite /ˈkeɪnənaɪt/ Canaanites n
Kanaanit Kanaaniter Kanaaniterin Kanaanitin Kanaanäer Kanaanäerin
A member of the ancient Semitic people who occupied Canaan before its conquest by Israelites.

Canada /ˈkænədə/ [kʰeənədə] [kʰɛəɾ̃əɾə] Canadas pn
Kanada
(historical) Lower Canada 1791–1840 (also Canada East 1840–1867, now province of Quebec) or respectively Upper Canada (Canada West, now province of Ontario), often “the Canadas” (or politically, “United Canada” 1840–1867).
(historical) (1608–1763) The most active province of New France. Nowadays corresponds to the territory of much of Quebec, Ontario, and several US states (aligning with the Saint Lawrence River and Ottawa River plains and Great Lakes plains, and Laurentian Mountains)

Canada goose Canada geese n
Kanadagans
A large goose, Branta canadensis.

Canada lynx Canada lynxes n
kanadische Luchs
A species of lynx, Lynx canadensis.

Canadian /kə.ˈneɪ.di.ən/ [kʰə.ˈneɪ.ɾi.ən] more Canadian most Canadian adj
kanadisch kanadisch-englisch kanadischenglisch
Of, belonging to, or relating to Canada, its people or culture.
(informal) Of, belonging to, or relating to Canadian English.

Canadian /kə.ˈneɪ.di.ən/ [kʰə.ˈneɪ.ɾi.ən] Canadians n
Kanadier Kanadierin
A native or inhabitant of Canada.
(sports, informal) Canadian national championship.
(sports) canoe (short for Canadian canoe, as opposed to kayak)

Canadian /kə.ˈneɪ.di.ən/ [kʰə.ˈneɪ.ɾi.ən] pn
Kanadisch kanadisches Englisch
(informal) The English language (spoken or written) as used in Canada; Canadian English.

Canadian dollar Canadian dollars n
kanadischer Dollar
The official currency of Canada.

Canadian football n
Canadian Football kanadischer Fußball
A game similar to American football played on a field of 110 yards long and 65 yards wide (with two 20 yard-long endzones) in which two teams of 12 players attempt to get an ovoid ball to the end of each other's territory.

Canadian hemlock Canadian hemlocks n
Kanadische Hemlocktanne Kanadische Schierlingstanne
Tsuga canadensis

Canadianism Canadianisms n
Kanadismus
A word or phrase that originated in Canada, or has special meaning in Canada.

Canadianization Canadianizations n
Kanadisierung
The process of making or becoming Canadian or more Canadian.

Canadianize /kə.ˈneɪ.di.ə.naɪz/ /kə.ˈneɪ.djə.naɪz/ v
kanadisieren
To make Canadian as to custom, culture, or style.

Canal Zone pn
Kanalzone
The Panama Canal Zone.

Canarian adj
kanarisch

Canary Islands /kəˈnɛəɹi ˌaɪləndz/ pn
Kanarische Inseln Glückliche Inseln hinter dem Winde Kanaren
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Canberra /ˈkæmbɹə/ /ˈkænbəɹə/ /ˈkænbɹə/ /ˈkænˌbɛɹə/ pn
Canberra
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Cancer /ˈkænsə/ /ˈkænsɚ/ pn
Krebs
(zodiac constellations) A constellation of the zodiac supposedly shaped like a crab.
(astrology) The zodiac sign for the crab, ruled by the Moon and covering June 22 - July 22 (tropical astrology) or July 16 - August 15 (sidereal astrology).

Candlemas /ˈkæn.dəl.məs/ Candlemases n
Lichtmess
The festival in the Christian year celebrated on February 2nd. It commemorates the purification of the Virgin Mary and the presentation of the infant Jesus in the Temple.

Cane Corso /ˌkɑneɪ ˈkɔɹsoʊ/ /ˌkɑːneɪ ˈkɔːsəʊ/ Cane Corsos n
Cane Corso Italienischer Corso-Hund
A dog of an Italian breed valued as a companion, guardian and hunter.

Canes Venatici pn
Jagdhunde
(constellation) A dim spring constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a pair of hunting dogs (Chara and Asterion) held on a leash by Boötes and following the bear Ursa Major.

Canis Major pn
Großer Hund
(constellation) A winter constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a dog following the hunter Orion. It includes the brightest star in the night sky, Sirius (sometimes called the Dog Star).

Canis Minor pn
Kleiner Hund
(constellation) A small winter constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a dog following the hunter Orion. It is most notable for including the eighth brightest star in the night sky, Procyon.

Cannae /ˈkæniː/ pn
Cannae Kannä
(historical) A village in the Apulia region of south east Italy, known as the site of a battle in 216 B.C. in which the Carthaginians under Hannibal defeated the Romans

Cannizzaro reaction Cannizzaro reactions n
Cannizzaro-Reaktion
(organic chemistry) The disproportionation of an aldehyde into an alcohol and a carboxylic acid.

Cantabria /kænˈtæbɹiə/ pn
Kantabrien
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Cantabrian more Cantabrian most Cantabrian adj
kantabrisch
From, or pertaining to, Cantabria

Cantabrian pn
Kantabrisch
A Romance language spoken in Cantabria.

Cantonese /kæn.təˈniz/ /kæn.təˈniːz/ adj
kantonesisch Kantonesisch
Relating to the city of Guangzhou (Canton) or the province of Guangdong.
Relating to Cantonese people.
Relating to Cantonese language.
Relating to Cantonese food/cuisine.

Cantonese /kæn.təˈniz/ /kæn.təˈniːz/ Cantonese n
Kantonese Kantonesin
(countable) An inhabitant of Canton; a person of Canton descent.
Kantonesisch kantonesisch
(uncountable) A dialect of the Cantonese language, spoken in Guangzhou (Canton), Hong Kong, Macau, and treated as the standard dialect of the Cantonese language.

Cantopop n
Cantopop
(uncountable, music genre) Cantonese popular music, originating from Guangdong (Canton) and Hong Kong.

Canute /kəˈn(j)uːt/ pn
Knut
(historical) A en given name used in England from the eleventh to the thirteenth century.

Cape Horn pn
Kap Hoorn
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Cape Town /ˈkeɪp ˌtaʊn/ pn
Kapstadt
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Cape Verde /keɪp ˈvɝd/ /keɪp ˈvɝdi/ pn
Kap Verde
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Cape Verdean adj
kapverdisch
Of, from, or pertaining to Cape Verde, the Cape Verdean people or the Cape Verdean language.

Cape Verdean Cape Verdeans n
Kap-Verdier Kap-Verdierin
A person from Cape Verde or of Cape Verdean descent.

Cape Verdean Creole pn
Kapverdisch
A creole language spoken in Cape Verde.

Cape gooseberry Cape gooseberries n
Kapstachelbeere Blasenkirsche Judenkirsche Physalis
The fruit of this plant.

Cape lion Cape lions n
Kaplöwe
A lion of the extinct population of subspecies Panthera leo melanochaita which inhabited the Cape of Good Hope.

Cape of Good Hope pn
Kap der Guten Hoffnung
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Cape teal Cape teals n
Kapente
Anas capensis, a dabbling duck of open wetlands in sub-Saharan Africa

Cape wagtail Cape wagtails n
Kapstelze
A wagtail of species Motacilla capensis, of the family Motacillidae, widespread in southern Africa

Capella pn
Capella
(star) : A bright double star in the constellation Auriga; Alpha (α) Aurigae.

Capellen pn
Capellen
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Capernaum pn
Kafarnaum Kapernaum
A biblical town in Galilee, archaeological site.

Capetonian /keɪpˈtəniən/ Capetonians n
Kapstädter Kapstädterin
A person from Cape Town.

Capeverdean Crioulo pn
kapverdisches Kreol
A creole language spoken in Cape Verde and divided into Santo Antão, São Vicente, São Nicolau, Sal, Boa Vista, Maio, Santiago, Fogo and Brava creoles.

Capitanian pn
Capitanium
(geology, paleontology) A subdivision of the Permian period.

Capitol pn
Kapitol
The building in Washington, D.C., in which both houses of the Congress of the United States meet.

Capitol Hill pn
Capitol Hill Kapitol
The hill in Washington, D.C., on which the Capitol is located, where Congress holds its sessions.

Capitoline Hill pn
Kapitol
The highest of the seven hills of Rome.

Cappadocia /-ˈdoʊkiə/ /kæpəˈdoʊʃə/ pn
Kappadokien
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Cappadocian /kæpəˈdəʊʃi.ən/ /kæpəˈdəʊʃən/ more Cappadocian most Cappadocian adj
kappadokisch
Of or pertaining to Cappadocia.

Capricorn /ˈkæp.ɹɪˌkɔɹn/ /ˈkæp.ɹɪˌkɔːn/ pn
Steinbock
(astrology) : The zodiac sign for the goat, ruled by Saturn and covering December 22 – January 20 (tropical astrology) or January 15 – February 14 (sidereal astrology).

Capricornus /ˌkæpɹɪˈkɔːnəs/ /ˌkæpɹɪˈkɔːɹnəs/ pn
Steinbock
(constellation) a constellation of the zodiac supposedly shaped like a goat

Captain Obvious /-ən -/ /ˌkæptən ˈɑbviəs/ /ˌkæptɪn ˈɒbviəs/ Captains Obvious n
Kapitän Offensichtlich
(humorous, usually, pejorative, sarcastic, very often preceded with thank you) Someone who makes superfluous or obvious statements.

Capuchin Capuchins n
Kapuziner
A member of an order of Roman Catholic friars.

Caracalla /ˌkærəˈkælə/ pn
Caracalla
A Roman emperor who ruled from 211 to 217 C.E..

Caracas /kəˈɹækəs/ pn
Caracas
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Caransebeș pn
Karansebesch

Carboniferous adj
karbonisch
(geology) Of a geologic period within the Paleozoic era; comprises the lower, middle and upper Mississippian and lower, middle and upper Pennsylvanian epochs from about 345 to 280 million years ago, when coal was laid down.

Carboniferous pn
Karbon
(geology) the Carboniferous period

Carchemish /ˈkɑːɹkimɪʃ/ pn
Karchemisch Karkemiš
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Cardiff /ˈkɑɹdɪf/ /ˈkɑːdɪf/ pn
Cardiff
(metonymic) the Welsh government
Synonym of Cardiff-by-the-Sea, California.

Care Bear Care Bears n
Glücksbärchi
Any of a brand of cheerful bear figures, seen on greeting cards and as stuffed toys.

Care Bears pn
Glücksbärchis Hab-Dich-Lieb-Bärchis Hab-Dich-lieb Bärchis Hab-Dich-lieb-Bärchis
A fictional group of multi-colored bear characters, originally painted in 1981 by artist Elena Kucharik to be used on greeting cards from American Greetings but in 1983, the characters were turned into plush teddy bears.

Caria pn
Karien
A historical region in the southwest corner of Asia Minor.

Carian /ˈkɛə.ɹɪ.ən/ /ˈkɛɚ.i.ən/ /ˈkɛɹ.i.ən/ /ˈkɛː.ɹɪ.ən/ adj
karisch
Of, or relating to Caria, or its people, language or culture.

Carian /ˈkɛə.ɹɪ.ən/ /ˈkɛɚ.i.ən/ /ˈkɛɹ.i.ən/ /ˈkɛː.ɹɪ.ən/ Carians n
Karer Karerin
A native or inhabitant of ancient Caria.

Carian /ˈkɛə.ɹɪ.ən/ /ˈkɛɚ.i.ən/ /ˈkɛɹ.i.ən/ /ˈkɛː.ɹɪ.ən/ pn
Karisch
An extinct Indo-European language in the Anatolian subgroup.

Caribbean /kəˈɹɪbiən/ /ˌkæɹɪˈbiːən/ adj
karibisch
Pertaining to the sea and region of the western Atlantic bounded by South America, Central America, and the islands of the West Indies (such as Cuba and Hispaniola).

Caribbean /kəˈɹɪbiən/ /ˌkæɹɪˈbiːən/ pn
Karibik
The countries that occupy the region of the western Atlantic bounded by South America, Central America, and the islands of the West Indies (such as Cuba and Hispaniola)

Caribbean Netherlands /kəˈɹɪbi.ən ˈnɛðə(ɹ)ləndz/ /ˌkæɹɪˈbiːən ˈnɛðə(ɹ)ləndz/ pn
Karibische Niederlande
The three special municipalities of the Netherlands that are located in the Caribbean: Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, and Saba.

Caribbean Sea pn
Karibisches Meer Karibik
A tropical sea in the Western Hemisphere, part of the Atlantic Ocean, southeast of the Gulf of Mexico.

Carina pn
Schiffskiel
(constellation) A summer constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble the keel of a ship. It contains the star Canopus, the second brightest star in the night sky. Until 1763, it was part of a larger constellation, Argo Navis.

Carinthia /kəˈrɪnθiə/ pn
Kärnten
A federal state of modern Austria, with its capital in Klagenfurt.

Carinthian /kəˈrɪnθiən/ adj
kärntnerisch

Carmelite Carmelites n
Karmelit Karmelitin
A member of the Order of the Brothers of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, a Catholic religious order focusing on contemplative prayer and the Virgin Mary.

Carniola /kɑɹniˈoʊlə/ pn
Krain
(historical) A historical region of the Holy Roman and Austrian empires that comprised parts of what is now Slovenia.

Caro-Kann Defence n
Caro-Kann-Verteidigung
(chess) A chess opening characterized by the moves 1.e4 c6, in which the white king's pawn advances two squares and the black king's bishop's pawn advances one square.

Caroline /ˈkæ.ɹəˌlaɪn/ /ˈkæ.ɹəˌlɪn/ /ˈkɛɹ.əˌlaɪn/ Carolines pn
Caroline
A en given name.

Caroline Islands /ˈkæɹəlaɪn ˌaɪləndz/ pn
Karolinen
A widely scattered archipelago of tiny islands in the western Pacific Ocean, to the north of New Guinea, politically divided between the Federated States of Micronesia and Palau.

Carolingian /ˌkæɹ.əˈlɪn.d͡ʒi.ən/ /ˌkɛɹ.əˈlɪn.d͡ʒi.ən/ more Carolingian most Carolingian adj
karolingisch
Of or pertaining to the dynasty that ruled parts of western Europe from the 7th to the 9th centuries.

Carolingian /ˌkæɹ.əˈlɪn.d͡ʒi.ən/ /ˌkɛɹ.əˈlɪn.d͡ʒi.ən/ Carolingians n
Karolinger
Any member of a Frankish noble family with its origins in the Arnulfing and Pippinid clans of the seventh century.

Carp's tit Carp's tits n
Carp-Rußmeise Carpmeise Carprußmeise Rüppellmeise
Melaniparus carpi, a small bird of the tit family Paridae

Carpathian more Carpathian most Carpathian adj
karpatisch
Of or relating to the Carpathians.

Carpathians /kɑː(ɹ)ˈpeɪ.θi.ənz/ pn
Karpaten
A large mountainous system in Central Europe, mainly in Transylvania (Romania) and the Polish (Silesian)-Slovak border region.

Carpatho-Rusyn Carpatho-Rusyn Carpatho-Rusyns n
Karpatorusine Karpatorusinin
A member of an east-Slavic ethnic group of the Carpathian mountains.

Carpatho-Rusyn pn
Karpatorusinisch karpatorusinische Sprache
(uncountable) The Carpatho-Rusyn language.

Carpatho-Ukraine pn
Karpatenukraine Karpato-Ukraine
(historical) A former region of Czechoslovakia (September 1938 – March 1939) and self-declared independent state (during March of 1939).

Carpenter Carpenters pn
Zimmermann
A surname originating as an occupation derived from the trade name carpenter.

Cartesian /kɑɹˈti.ʒən/ /kɑːɹ ˈtiːziən/ adj
kartesianisch cartesianisch cartesisch kartesisch
Of, or pertaining to, Descartes, his mathematical methods, or his philosophy, especially with regard to its emphasis on logical analysis and its mechanistic interpretation of physical nature.

Cartesian /kɑɹˈti.ʒən/ /kɑːɹ ˈtiːziən/ Cartesians n
Cartesianer Kartesianer
One who follows the philosophy of Cartesianism.

Cartesian product Cartesian products n
kartesisches Produkt Kreuzprodukt
(set theory) The set of all possible pairs of elements whose components are members of two sets. Notation: X \times Y = \{(x,y)\|x\in X \land y\in Y\}.

Cartesianism n
Cartesianismus Kartesianismus
The philosophical doctrines of René Descartes.

Carthage /ˈkɑɹθɪd͡ʒ/ /ˈkɑːθɪdʒ/ pn
Karthago
Several places in the United States:

Carthaginian /ˌkɑɹθəˈd͡ʒɪniən/ /ˌkɑːθəˈd͡ʒɪniən/ adj
karthagisch punisch
Of or pertaining to Carthage.

Carthaginian /ˌkɑɹθəˈd͡ʒɪniən/ /ˌkɑːθəˈd͡ʒɪniən/ Carthaginians n
Karthager Karthagerin
A native or inhabitant of Carthage.

Carthusian /kɑɹˈθuʒən/ /kɑːˈθjuːzi.ən/ /kɑːˈθjuːzɪən/ more Carthusian most Carthusian adj
kartusianisch kartäusisch
Of, or relating to this order.

Carthusian /kɑɹˈθuʒən/ /kɑːˈθjuːzi.ən/ /kɑːˈθjuːzɪən/ Carthusians n
Kartäuser Kartäusermönch
A member of a Christian contemplative order of monks founded by Bruno of Cologne (St Bruno) in 1084.

Casablanca /kæsəˈblæŋkə/ pn
Casablanca
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Casanova /ˌkæsəˈnoʊvə/ /ˌkæsəˈnəʊvə/ /ˌkæzəˈnoʊvə/ /ˌkæzəˈnəʊvə/ Casanovas n
Frauenschwarm Herzensbrecher
A man considered romantic and gallant, especially one who gives amorous attentions to women.
Casanova Frauenheld Frauenverführer Weiberheld
A promiscuous, philandering man.

Casimir /ˈkæzɪmɪɚ/ pn
Casimir Kasimir
A en given name.

Caspar pn
Caspar
(Biblical character) one of the Magi.
Caspar Kaspar
A en given name, more popular in the form Jasper.

Caspian /ˈkæspi.ən/ adj
kaspisch
Of or pertaining to Caspian Sea or the region around it.

Caspian Sea /ˈkæspi.ən ˈsiː/ pn
Kaspisches Meer
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Caspian gull Caspian gulls n
Steppenmöwe Gelbfußsilbermöwe Kaliforniermöwe Weißkopfmöwe
Larus cachinnans, a large gull.

Caspian tit Caspian tits n
Bergmeise Irantrauermeise
Poecile hyrcanus, a small bird of the tit family Paridae

Cassia crossbill Cassia crossbills n
Idahokreuzschnabel
Loxia sinesciuris, a passerine bird in the family Fringillidae, endemic to the South Hills and Albion Mountains in southern Idaho.

Cassiopeia /ˌkæs.i.əˈpiː.ə/ pn
Cassiopeia
(Greek mythology) Proud wife of Cepheus and mother of Andromeda, queen of Ethiopia. When she boasted that her beauty was equal to that of the Nereids, she was punished by Poseidon.
(constellation) A circumpolar constellation of the northern sky representing Queen Cassiopeia from Greek myth. The constellation lies between Cepheus and Perseus and contains the stars Schedar and Caph.

Castelnau's antshrike Castelnau's antshrikes n
Flussufer-Ameisenwürger
A passerine bird of the antbird family, Thamnophilus cryptoleucus.

Castile /kasˈtiːɫ/ /kəsˈtiːl/ pn
Kastilien
A medieval kingdom (and previously a county) in the Iberian Peninsula.
A vaguely defined region of central Spain generally corresponding to the regions of Old and New Castile.

Castile and León pn
Kastilien und León
The largest of the autonomous communities of Spain, in the central north of the country.

Castile soap Castile soaps n
Kastilien Seife
A kind of fine, hard, white or mottled soap, originally made with olive oil.

Castile-La Mancha pn
Kastilien‐La Mancha
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Castilian /kəˈstɪljən/ Castilians n
Kastilianer Kastilianerin
A native of Castile.

Castilian /kəˈstɪljən/ pn
Kastilisch
(inexact, sometimes, _, offensive) Synonym of Spanish, the language of Spain and its former colonies.

Catalan /ˈkæ.tə.lən/ /ˈkæ.tə.ˌlæn/ adj
katalanisch Katalanisch
Of or pertaining to Catalonia.

Catalan /ˈkæ.tə.lən/ /ˈkæ.tə.ˌlæn/ Catalans n
Katalane Katalanin
A native or inhabitant of Catalonia.

Catalan /ˈkæ.tə.lən/ /ˈkæ.tə.ˌlæn/ pn
Katalanisch
The Romance language of Catalonia, an autonomous region in the northeast of Spain, also spoken in the Valencian autonomous region (where the language is officially named valencià), the Balearic Islands, Andorra, Roussillon in France, and the Sardinian city of Alghero.

Catalanness n
Katalanischkeit
Identification or conformity with Catalan values and customs.

Catalonia /ˌkæt.əˈləʊn.i.ə/ pn
Katalonien
(historical) A traditional region and former principality, including the autonomous community of Catalonia, the Aragon Strip and the region of Northern Catalonia (France).

Catania Catanias pn
Catania
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A habitational surname from Italian.

Catch-22 Catch-22s n
Dilemma Sackgasse Teufelskreis Zwickmühle ausweglose Situation
(idiomatic) A difficult situation from which there is no escape because it involves mutually conflicting or dependent conditions.

Cathar /ˈkæθɑɹ/ Cathari Cathars n
Katharer Katharerin
A member of certain so self-styled Novatian and other medieval Christian sects embracing a form of dualism and extraordinary practices purportedly adhering to Mary Magdalene's teachings, persecuted by Roman Catholics as heretics.

Catherine /ˈkæθ(ə)ɹɪn/ pn
Katharina
A en given name.

Catholic /ˈkæθ(ə)lɪk/ more Catholic most Catholic adj
katholisch Katholik
Of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from e.g. the Orthodox church.
katholisch
Of the Roman Catholic church in particular.

Catholic /ˈkæθ(ə)lɪk/ Catholics n
Katholik Katholikin
A member of a Catholic church.

Catholic Church Catholic Churches n
Katholische Kirche
The Catholic Church, which consists of 24 particular churches in full communion with the Pope as the Bishop of Rome.

Catholicism /kəˈθɒlɪsɪzm/ Catholicisms n
Katholizismus
The faiths, practices and doctrines of the Catholic Church, usually the Roman Catholic Church.

Catholicize v
katholisch machen katholisieren
(transitive) To make Catholic; to convert to Catholicism.
katholisch werden zum Katholizismus konvertieren
(intransitive) To become Catholic; to convert to Catholicism.

Caucasian /-ʃən/ /kɑˈkeɪ.ʒən/ /kɔˈkeɪ.ʒən/ /kɔːˈkeɪ.zɪ.ən/ /kɔːˈkeɪ.ʒən/ more Caucasian most Caucasian adj
kaukasisch
Of or relating to the Caucasus region or its culture, languages, and people.
(anthropology, dated) Of a racial classification pertaining to people having certain phenotypical features such as straight, curly, or wavy hair and very light to brown pigmented skin, and originating from Europe, parts of Northern Africa and Central, South, and Western Asia.

Caucasian /-ʃən/ /kɑˈkeɪ.ʒən/ /kɔˈkeɪ.ʒən/ /kɔːˈkeɪ.zɪ.ən/ /kɔːˈkeɪ.ʒən/ Caucasians n
Kaukasier Kaukasierin
A native or inhabitant of the Caucasus.
Europide Weiße Weißer
(anthropology, dated) A member of the Caucasian racial classification (adjective sense 2).

Caucasian shepherd Caucasian shepherds n
Kaukasischer Schäferhund

Caucasian zelkova Caucasian zelkovas n
Kaukasische Zelkove
Zelkova carpinifolia, a species of tree in the genus Zelkova.

Caucasoid more Caucasoid most Caucasoid adj
kaukasoid

Caucasoid Caucasoids n
Europide Europider Kaukasier
(anthropology, dated, offensive) A member of this racial classification.

Caucasology n
Kaukasiologie
The historical, linguistic or geopolitical studies of the Caucasus.

Caucasus /ˈkɔːkəsəs/ pn
Kaukasus
(geopolitical) A geopolitical region in Eastern Europe, deriving its name from the aforementioned mountains.

Cauchy sequence Cauchy sequences n
Cauchy-Folge Cauchyfolge
(analysis) Any sequence x_n in a metric space with metric d such that for every \epsilon > 0 there exists a natural number N such that for all k, m \ge N , d(x_k, x_m) < \epsilon .

Cavan /ˈkævn̩/ pn
Cavan
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Cayenne /kaɪˈɛn/ /keɪˈɛn/ pn
Cayenne
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Cayman Islands pn
Kaimaninseln
(metonym) offshore bank accounts based in the Cayman Islands.

Caymanian adj
der Kaimaninseln
Of, from, or pertaining to the Cayman Islands, or the Caymanian people.

Caymanian Caymanians n
der Kaimaninseln
A person born and raised in the Cayman Islands, or a person of Caymanian descent

Cebes pn
Kebes
An ancient Greek philosopher from Thebes.

Cebu /sɛˈbu/ /sɛˈbuː/ pn
Cebu Zebu
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(historical) The Rajahnate of Cebu.

Cebuano /sɛˈbwɑːnoʊ/ /sɛˈbwɑːnəʊ/ adj
cebuanisch Cebuano
Pertaining to the Cebuano language or to its speakers.

Cebuano /sɛˈbwɑːnoʊ/ /sɛˈbwɑːnəʊ/ pn
Cebuano Bisayan Visayan
A language spoken in the Philippines in and near the province of Cebu.

Cecilia /sɪˈsiːli.ə/ /sɪˈsɪli.ə/ pn
Cäcilie
A en given name.

Cecina pn
Cecina
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Celestial Empire pn
himmlisches Reich
Empire of China

Celine pn
Celina Celine
A en given name.

Celje pn
Cilli
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Celsius /ˈsɛlsiəs/ /ˈsɛlʃəs/ adj
Celsius
Related to a metric temperature scale, originally defined as having the freezing point of water as 0 degrees and its boiling point as 100 degrees, at standard atmospheric pressure. The standardized definition has 0.01 °C as the triple point of water, and a difference in temperature of 1 °C corresponds to 1⁄273.16 of the difference in temperature between the triple point and the absolute zero.

Celsus pn
Kelsos
An ancient Greek philosopher of the Second Century.

Celt /kɛlt/ /sɛlt/ Celts n
Kelte
(historical) A member of one of the ancient peoples of Western Europe called Celtae by the Romans.

Celtiberian /ˌkɛlt.aɪˈbɪ(ə)r.i.ən/ /ˌkɛlt.ɪˈbɪ(ə)r.i.ən/ /ˌsɛlt.aɪˈbɪ(ə)r.i.ən/ /ˌsɛlt.ɪˈbɪ(ə)r.i.ən/ Celtiberians n
Keltiberer Keltibererin
A member of a Celtic people living in the Iberian Peninsula, chiefly in what is now north central Spain, before and during the Roman Empire.

Celtiberian /ˌkɛlt.aɪˈbɪ(ə)r.i.ən/ /ˌkɛlt.ɪˈbɪ(ə)r.i.ən/ /ˌsɛlt.aɪˈbɪ(ə)r.i.ən/ /ˌsɛlt.ɪˈbɪ(ə)r.i.ən/ pn
Keltiberisch
An extinct Indo-European language of the Celtic branch spoken by these people in an area of the Iberian Peninsula lying between the headwaters of the Duero, Tajo, Júcar and Turia rivers and the Ebro river.

Celtic /ˈkɛltɪk/ /ˈsɛltɪk/ more Celtic most Celtic adj
keltisch
Of or relating to the Celts.

Celtic /ˈkɛltɪk/ /ˈsɛltɪk/ Celtics pn
Keltisch keltisch
A branch of the Indo-European languages that was spread widely over Western and Central Europe in the pre-Christian era.

Celtic Sea pn
Keltische See
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Celtic cross Celtic crosses n
Keltenkreuz

Celtic studies n
Keltistik Keltologie
(humanities) the academic discipline occupied with the study of any sort of cultural output relating to a Celtic people

Cenomanian pn
Cenomanium

Cenozoic /k/ /s/ /ˌkeɪnəʊˈzəʊɪk/ /ˌkɛnɵˈzoʊɪk/ /ˌsinɵˈzoʊɪk/ /ˌsiːnɵˈzəʊɪk/ /ˌsɛnɵˈzoʊɪk/ /ˌsɛnɵˈzəʊɪk/ adj
känozoisch
(geology) Of or pertaining to the Cenozoic era.

Cenozoic /k/ /s/ /ˌkeɪnəʊˈzəʊɪk/ /ˌkɛnɵˈzoʊɪk/ /ˌsinɵˈzoʊɪk/ /ˌsiːnɵˈzəʊɪk/ /ˌsɛnɵˈzoʊɪk/ /ˌsɛnɵˈzəʊɪk/ pn
Känozoikum
(geology) A geologic era within the Phanerozoic eon comprising the Paleogene, Neogene and Quaternary periods from about 65 million years ago to the present, when the continents moved to their current position and modern plants and animals evolved.

Centaurus /sɛnˈtɒrəs/ /sɛnˈtɔːrəs/ pn
Zentaur
(constellation) A spring constellation of the northern sky (and autumn of the southern sky) with the outline of a centaur. It includes the stars Alpha Centauri (Rigil Kentaurus and Toliman), Proxima Centauri, and Hadar.

Central Africa pn
Zentralafrika
A core region of the African continent which includes Burundi, the Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Rwanda.

Central African adj
zentralafrikanisch
Of, from, or pertaining to Central Africa or to the Central African people.

Central African Central Africans n
Zentralafrikaner Zentralafrikanerin
A person from Central Africa (the Central African Republic) or of Central African descent.

Central African Empire pn
Zentralafrikanisches Kaiserreich
(historical) The Central African Republic state from 1976 to 1979.

Central African Republic /ˈsɛntɹəl ˈæfɹɪkən ɹɪˈpʌblɪk/ pn
Zentralafrikanische Republik
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Central America /ˌsɛntɹəl əˈmɛɹɪkə/ pn
Zentralamerika Mittelamerika
The part of continental North America which lies between Mexico and South America.

Central American adj
mittelamerikanisch
Of or pertaining to Central America

Central American Central Americans n
Mittelamerikaner Mittelamerikanerin
A native or inhabitant of Central America

Central Asia pn
Mittelasien Zentralasien
A landlocked area of continental Asia comprising Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. In the USSR and the modern Russia, the area is called Middle Asia (Средняя Азия).

Central Asian more Central Asian most Central Asian adj
zentralasiatisch
Of, from or pertaining to Central Asia.

Central Asian Ovcharka Central Asian Ovcharkas n
Mittelasiatischer Schäferhund
(zoology) A breed of large dog usually used as a livestock guardian.

Central Europe /ˈsɛntɹəl ˈjʊəɹəp/ /ˈsɛntɹəl ˈjʊɹəp/ pn
Mitteleuropa Zentraleuropa
A geographic region in the center of Europe, usually including Austria, Switzerland, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Croatia and Germany.

Central European adj
zentraleuropäisch mitteleuropäisch
Of, from, or pertaining to Central Europe, its people, or its culture.

Central European Central Europeans n
Mitteleuropäer Mitteleuropäerin
A Central European person; one who comes from or lives in Central Europe.

Central German adj
mitteldeutsch

Central German n
Mitteldeutsch

Central Germany pn
Mitteldeutschland
A region in the eastern part of Germany, including the states of Saxony-Anhalt, Saxony and Thuringia.

Central Luzon pn
Central Luzon
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Central Powers pn
Mittelmächte
(historical) The countries of Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire (Turkey) and Bulgaria, all of whom fought against the Allies in World War I.

Centre pn
Centre
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Centre County, Pennsylvania.

Centre-Val de Loire /ˌsɛntə væl ˈdə lwɑː/ /ˌsɛntə vɑːl ˈdə lwɑː/ pn
Centre-Val de Loire
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Cephas /ˈsi.fəs/ pn
Kephas
A en given name of biblical origin.

Cepheus /ˈsiːfi.əs/ /ˈsiːfjuːs/ pn
Kepheus
(Greek mythology) Husband of Cassiopeia, king of Eritrea, father of Andromeda. There may be two mythical kings by this name.
(constellation) A circumpolar constellation of the northern sky, located between Draco and Cassiopeia and representing the king Cepheus from Greek myth. It contains the star Alderamin.

Cerberus /ˈsɝbəɹəs/ pn
Zerberus
(Greek mythology) The giant three-headed dog who guards the entrance to Hades; and one of the many offspring of Echidna and Typhon.

Ceres /ˈsɪəɹiːz/ pn
Ceres Zeres
(Roman god) The Roman goddess of agriculture; equivalent to the Greek goddess Demeter.
Ceres
(astronomy) A celestial body orbiting between Mars and Jupiter, the innermost dwarf planet; officially called (1) Ceres. (see usage notes)

Ceto /ˈsiːtoʊ/ pn
Keto
(Greek god) A primordial sea goddess, wife of Phorcys and mother of numerous monsters including Echidna and the gorgons.

Cetus pn
Walfisch
(constellation) A winter constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a whale. It includes the star Mira.

Ceylon /seɪˈlɑn/ /siˈlɑn/ /sɪˈlɒn/ pn
Ceylon Ceylan Zeylon

Chach pn
Tschatsch
Former name of Tashkent.

Chad /t͡ʃæd/ pn
Tschad
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Chadian adj
tschadisch
Of, from, or pertaining to Chad, a country in Africa.

Chadian Chadians n
Tschader Tschaderin
A person from Chad or of Chadian descent.

Chagatai /ˈt͡ʃɑːɡətaɪ/ pn
Tshagatai
A male given name of historical usage, most famously borne by the Mongol ruler Chagatai Khan (1183–1242), second son of Genghis Khan and first khan of the Chagatai Khanate, a medieval Mongol and later Turkicized khanate of Central Asia (divided after the 14th century).

Chakavian more Chakavian most Chakavian adj
čakavisch

Chakavian pn
Čakavisch

Chalcedon /kælˈsiːdən/ /ˈkeɪl.kəˌdɒn/ /ˈkælsɪˌdɒn/ pn
Chalkedon
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Chaldean /kælˈdi.ən/ adj
chaldäisch
Of or pertaining to Chaldea specifically, or ancient Babylonia in general.

Chaldean /kælˈdi.ən/ Chaldeans n
Chaldäer
A native of Chaldea; a Chaldee.

Chaldean Catholic Church pn
chaldäisch-katholische Kirche
(Christianity) An Eastern Catholic particular church (sui juris), which uses the Chaldean rite, in full communion with the Holy See and the rest of the Catholic Church.

Challenger Deep pn
Challengertief
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Cham /t͡ʃæm/ Chams n
Tscham
an ethnic Albanian from Çamëri, originally resided in the western part of the region of Epirus in northwestern Greece, an area known among Albanians as Çamëri (engl.: Chameria).

Cham /t͡ʃæm/ pn
Cham
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A town in Zug, Switzerland.

Chamaeleon pn
Chamäleon
(constellation) A small circumpolar constellation of the southern sky, imagined to resemble a chameleon, which lies south of the constellations Carina and Musca.

Champa /ˈtʃæm.pə/ pn
Tschampa
(historical) A collection of Cham polities in what is now Vietnam from the 2nd century through 1832.

Champagne Champagnes n
Champagne
region of France

Champagne-Ardenne pn
Champagne-Ardenne
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Champions League pn
Champions League Championsleague
(soccer) The highest-level European club football (soccer) tournament, organised by UEFA.

Chancellor of the Exchequer pn
Schatzkanzler
The official title held by the British cabinet minister, who is responsible for all governmental economic and financial matters, including the treasury.

Changhsingian pn
Changhsingium

Channel Islands /ˈtʃænəl ˌaɪləndz/ pn
Kanalinseln Normannischen Inseln
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Channel Tunnel pn
Eurotunnel
(rail) The man-made tunnel under the English Channel joining England and France.

Chapman's antshrike Chapman's antshrikes n
Fahlflanken-Ameisenwürger
A passerine bird of the antbird family (Thamnophilus zarumae).

Chardonnay /ˌʃɑː(ɹ)dəˈneɪ/ Chardonnays n
Chardonnay-Traube
(countable) A green-skinned grape variety used to make a white wine.
Chardonnay Chardonnay-Traube
(uncountable) A variety of wine made from this grape.

Charlemagne /ˈʃɑɹləˌmeɪn/ /ˈʃɑːləˌmeɪn/ /ˈʃɑːrləmeɪn/ /ˌʃɑːrləˈmeɪn/ pn
Karl der Große
One of the kings of the Franks from 768 to 814, crowned Holy Roman Emperor in 800 until his death in 814.

Charleroi /ˈʃɑː(ɹ)ləɹwɑː/ /ˈʃɑː(ɹ)ləɹɔɪ/ pn
Charleroi
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Charles /t͡ʃɑɹlz/ /t͡ʃɑːlz/ /t͡ʃɑ˞lz/ Charleses pn
Karl
A en given name.

Charles's law /ˌtʃɑːlz ˈlɔː/ pn
Charlessches Gesetz Gay-Lussacsches Gesetz Gesetz von Charles erste Gesetz von Gay-Lussac
(physics) The law stating that the density of an ideal gas is inversely proportional to its temperature at constant pressure.

Charlotte /ˈʃaɹlət/ /ˈʃaːlət/ /ˈʃɑɹlət/ /ˈʃɑːlət/ pn
Charlotte
A en given name.

Charon /-ɹən/ /ˈkɛəɹɑn/ /ˈkɛəɹɒn/ /ˈkɛəɹən/ /ˈkɛːrən/ /ˈʃɛəɹɑn/ pn
Charon
(astronomy) The largest of the five moons of Pluto.

Chartism Chartisms pn
Chartismus
(historical) A working-class movement for political and social reform in the United Kingdom during the mid-19th century.

Charybdis /kəˈɹɪbdɪs/ pn
Charybdis
(Greek mythology) A personification of the above whirlpool as a female monster.

Chattian pn
Chattium
(geology, paleontology) A subdivision of the Oligocene epoch.

Cheboksary /ˌt͡ʃɛbɒkˈsæɹiː/ pn
Tscheboksary
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Chebyshev's inequality pn
Tschebyscheff-Ungleichung tschebyscheffsche Ungleichung
(statistics) The theorem that in any data sample with finite variance, the probability of any random variable X that lies k or more standard deviations away from the mean is no more than 1/k2, i.e. assuming mean μ and standard deviation σ, the probability is:

Chechen /ˈtʃɛ.tʃən/ /ˈtʃɛ.tʃɛn/ adj
tschetschenisch Tschetschenisch
Of or relating to the Chechen people.

Chechen /ˈtʃɛ.tʃən/ /ˈtʃɛ.tʃɛn/ Chechens n
Tschetschene Tschetschenin
A member of a Nakh people of the northern Caucasus and resident in the Russian republic of Chechnya.

Chechen /ˈtʃɛ.tʃən/ /ˈtʃɛ.tʃɛn/ pn
Tschetschenisch tschetschenisch
The language of the Chechens, a member of the Nakh family.

Chechenization n
Tschetschenisierung
The process of Chechenizing, that is assimilating into Chechen language or culture.

Chechenize v
tschetschenisieren
(transitive) To render Chechen, to assimilate into Chechen language or culture.

Chechens pn
Tschetschenen
A Nakh people of the northeastern Caucasus, now mostly Sunni Muslim and resident in the Russian republic of Chechnya.

Chechnya /ˈt͡ʃɛtʃ.ni.ə/ [ˈt͡ʃɛtʃ.ɲi.ə] pn
Tschetschenien
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Cheddar /ˈt͡ʃɛdɑːɹ/ /ˈt͡ʃɛdə/ /ˈt͡ʃɛdɚ/ pn
Cheddar
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Cheddar cheese Cheddar cheeses n
Cheddar Cheddarkäse
Any similar cheese made anywhere in the world.

Cheka /ˈtʃɛkə/ pn
Tscheka
(historical) The first of a succession of Soviet state security organizations, created in 1917.

Chekist Chekists n
Tschekist Tschekistin
(historical) An agent of the Cheka, the Soviet Russian secret police from 1917 to 1922, replacing the Okhrana secret police of Tsarist Russia; succeeded by the OGPU and NKVD.

Chelyabinsk /tʃɛlˈjæbɪnsk/ pn
Tscheljabinsk
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Chemnitz /ˈkɛmnɪts/ pn
Chemnitz
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Chenab /ˈt͡ʃɪˌnɑb/ pn
Chanab
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Chennai /ˈt͡ʃɛnaɪ/ pn
Chennai
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Cheops /ˈkiɑːps/ /ˈkiːɒps/ pn
Cheops
a pharaoh of Egypt, who ruled in the first half of the Old Kingdom period (26th century BC) and is renowned as the builder of the Great Pyramid of Giza

Cherkessk pn
Tscherkessk
The capital city of Karachay-Cherkessia, Russia.

Chernihiv /-ˈnihɪv/ /t͡ʃəɹˈnihiv/ /t͡ʃəˈniːhiːv/ /t͡ʃɛɹ-/ /ˈt͡ʃəɹnəˌhiv/ pn
Tschernihiw Tschernigow
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Chernivtsi /t͡ʃəniːvˈtsiː/ /t͡ʃəɹnivˈtsi/ /t͡ʃəɹˈnivtsi/ /t͡ʃəˈniːvtsi/ pn
Czernowitz Tschernowitz
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Chernobyl /tʃɜːˈnɒbəl/ /tʃɜːˈnəʊbəl/ /t͡ʃɚˈnoʊbəl/ pn
Tschernobyl Tschornobyl
(by extension) The 1986 nuclear accident which resulted in the abandonment of the aforementioned city.

Chernyakhovsk pn
Insterburg Tschernjachowsk

Cherokee /ˈt͡ʃɛ.ɹə.ˌkiː/ Cherokee Cherokees n
Tscherokese
A member of an indigenous North American people.

Cherokee /ˈt͡ʃɛ.ɹə.ˌkiː/ pn
Cherokesen Tscherokesen
An indigenous North American people.
Cherokee Tscherokesisch
Their Iroquoian language, spoken in Oklahoma and North Carolina.
A syllabary for the Cherokee language invented by Sequoyah.

Cherusci n
Cherusker
(historical) a Germanic tribe that inhabited parts of the plains and forests of northwestern Germany, in the area possibly near present-day Hanover, during the first centuries BC and AD

Cheshire cat /ˌtʃɛʃə ˈkat/ /ˌtʃɛʃɚ ˈkæt/ Cheshire cats pn
Cheshire-Katze Edamer-Katze Grinsekatze
A fictional cat with a broad fixed grin, made popular by Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865).

Cheshire cheese Cheshire cheeses n
Chester Chesterkäse Cheshire Chester-Käse
A dense and crumbly cheese produced in the English county of Cheshire.

Chester /ˈt͡ʃɛ.stə/ /ˈt͡ʃɛ.stɚ/ Chesters pn
Chester
(countable) An English habitational surname from Old English.

Cheyenne /ʃaɪˈɛn/ pn
Cheyenne
An Algonquian language spoken by the Cheyenne people.
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A en or male given name of modern American usage.

Chianti /kiˈænti/ /kiˈɑnti/ /kɪˈantɪ/ Chiantis n
Chianti
A Tuscan red wine.

Chiasso pn
Chiasso Pias
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Chicago /ʃəˈkɑː.ɡo/ /ʃəˈkɔː.ɡo/ /ʃɪˈkɑ.ɡoʊ/ /ʃɪˈkɑː.ɡəʊ/ /ʃɪˈkɔ.ɡoʊ/ [ʃɪˈkä(ː).ɡo] pn
Chicago Chikago
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Chickasaw /ˈtʃɪkəsɔː/ Chickasaw Chickasaws n
Chickasaw
A member of a Native American tribe/nation, now concentrated in southeastern Oklahoma.

Chickasaw /ˈtʃɪkəsɔː/ pn
Chickasaw
The Muskogean language of this tribe.

Chiers /ʃiˈɛə(r)/ pn
Korn
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Chihuahua /t͡ʃɪˈwaʊ(w).ə/ /t͡ʃɪˈwɑːwɑː/ Chihuahuas n
Chihuahua
The smallest breed of dog in the world, originating in Mexico and having large erect ears.

Chile /ˈt͡ʃileɪ/ /ˈt͡ʃilɛ/ /ˈt͡ʃiː.leɪ/ /ˈt͡ʃɪl.e/ /ˈt͡ʃɪli/ pn
Chile
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Chile saltpetre n
Chilesalpeter

Chilean /t͡ʃɪˈleɪən/ /t͡ʃɪˈliːən/ /ˈt͡ʃɪli.ən/ adj
chilenisch
Of, from, or pertaining to the nation or culture of Chile or its people.

Chilean /t͡ʃɪˈleɪən/ /t͡ʃɪˈliːən/ /ˈt͡ʃɪli.ən/ Chileans n
Chilenin Chilene
A person from Chile or of Chilean descent.

Chilean eagle Chilean eagles n
Aguja Blaubussard
the black-chested buzzard eagle, Geranoaetus melanoleucus (formerly Buteo melanoleucus).

Chilean flamingo Chilean flamingos n
Chileflamingo
a species of flamingo, Phoenicopterus chilensis, found in temperate South America

Chilean tinamou Chilean tinamous n
Chilesteißhuhn
A tinamou, Nothoprocta perdicaria.

Chimera /kaɪˈmɪɹə/ /kəˈmɪɹə/ /kɪˈmɪəɹə/ /kʌɪˈmɪəɹə/ pn
Chimäre
(Greek mythology) A supposed fire-breathing monster in Lycia with the head of a lion, body of a goat, and tail of a dragon or snake, killed by the hero Bellerophon.

China /ˈt͡ʃaɪnə/ [ˈt͡ʃ(ʰ)aɪ̯nə] Chinas pn
China
A nation or civilization occupying the country around the Yellow, Yangtze, and Pearl Rivers in East Asia, taken as a whole under its various dynasties.
The principal state in this country, including (historical) an empire under various dynasties and (since 1949) the People's Republic of China.

China syndrome China syndromes n
China-Syndrom
(idiomatic, nuclear physics, uncountable) A hypothetical kind of catastrophic failure in which a nuclear reactor melts through the floor of its containment system and penetrates the Earth's surface, continuing downward as if (from a Western Hemispheric point of view) traveling through the planet toward China.

China virus China viruses n
China-Virus Chinavirus chinesischer Virus chinesisches Virus

Chinaman /ˈt͡ʃaɪnəmən/ /ˈt͡ʃaɪnəmɪn/ Chinamen n
Chinese
(dated, now, offensive) A Chinese person, or person of Chinese descent.

Chinatown /ˈtʃaɪnətaʊn/ /ˈt͡ʃaɪnəˌtaʊn/ Chinatowns n
Chinatown Chinesenstadt
A district of a city or town (in a country other than China) in which there is a large concentration of Chinese residents and businesses.

Chinese /t͡ʃaɪˈniːz/ /ˈt͡ʃaɪniːz/ /ˈt͡ʃaɪˌniz/ /ˈt͡ʃʌɪˌniz/ /ˌt͡ʃaɪˈniz/ /ˌt͡ʃʌɪˈniz/ [ˈt͡ʃəɪˌniˑz] [ˌt͡ʃəɪˈniːz] more Chinese most Chinese adj
chinesisch Chinesisch
Of, from, or related to a language native to Han Chinese persons, often used generally of Chinese characters or particularly to refer to Standard Mandarin.

Chinese /t͡ʃaɪˈniːz/ /ˈt͡ʃaɪniːz/ /ˈt͡ʃaɪˌniz/ /ˈt͡ʃʌɪˌniz/ /ˌt͡ʃaɪˈniz/ /ˌt͡ʃʌɪˈniz/ [ˈt͡ʃəɪˌniˑz] [ˌt͡ʃəɪˈniːz] Chinese Chineses n
Chinese Chinesin Chinesen Chinesinnen
(countable, chiefly, in the plural) A person/people from China or of Chinese descent.

Chinese /t͡ʃaɪˈniːz/ /ˈt͡ʃaɪniːz/ /ˈt͡ʃaɪˌniz/ /ˈt͡ʃʌɪˌniz/ /ˌt͡ʃaɪˈniz/ /ˌt͡ʃʌɪˈniz/ [ˈt͡ʃəɪˌniˑz] [ˌt͡ʃəɪˈniːz] pn
Chinesen Chinesisch
(uncountable, collective) The citizens of China, particularly citizens of the People's Republic of China.
Chinesisch chinesische Sprache chinesisch
(uncountable) The branch of the Sino-Tibetan language family including Mandarin, Cantonese, Shanghainese, Minnan, and other closely related language varieties and dialects.

Chinese Crested Dog Chinese Crested Dogs n
Chinesischer Schopfhund
A toy dog that resembles a long-snouted Chihuahua with tufts of hair about the head and ears, tail and feet.

Chinese New Year Chinese New Years n
chinesisches Neujahrsfest
An annual Chinese holiday, marking the beginning of a new year according to the traditional Chinese calendar.

Chinese Taipei pn
Chinesisch Taipeh Chinesisches Taipei
A name under which the Republic of China (Taiwan) participates in international organisations.

Chinese alligator Chinese alligators n
China-Alligator

Chinese bellflower Chinese bellflowers n
Ballonblume
A plant of the species Platycodon grandiflorus, sole species of genus Platycodon, native to east Asia.

Chinese character Chinese characters n
Hanzi chinesisches Zeichen
Any character used in the written form of several languages of China, Japan, Korea and Vietnam.

Chinese checkers n
Halma
A board game played by two to six people, in which players aim to move their own pieces to the corner opposite their starting position by single moves or jumps over other pieces.

Chinese crocodile lizard Chinese crocodile lizards n
Chinesische Krokodilschwanzechse
A semiaquatic anguimorph lizard, Shinisaurus crocodilurus, found only in cool forests in southeastern China and northeastern Vietnam.

Chinese dragon Chinese dragons n
Long Lóng
(mythology) A legendary creature, usually depicted as long and snake-like, with many claws, common in several East Asian cultures.

Chinese finger trap Chinese finger traps n
Fingerfalle
A gag toy, used to play practical jokes, that traps the victim's fingers in both ends of a small cylinder woven from bamboo.

Chinese jump rope n
Gummihopse Gummihuppe Gummihüpfen Gummitwist
A children's game in which two participants hold a string of rubber bands tied in a circle with their feet and a third participant is challenged to make a certain series of moves in relation to the string successfully.

Chinese lantern Chinese lanterns n
Lampion
A paper lantern in bright colours used for decorative purposes, commonly painted with Chinese art and calligraphy motifs.

Chinese mountain cat Chinese mountain cats n
Graukatze
(zoology) A small wild cat, Felis bieti, living in western China.

Chinese numeral Chinese numerals n
chinesische Ziffer
(arithmetic) Any of the symbols 〇 (or 零), 一, 二, 三, 四, 五, 六, 七, 八, 九, 十, 百, 千, 萬 / 万, 億 / 亿, etc. used to represent numbers in Chinese-speaking countries/areas, Japan, at some stage in Korea and Vietnam.

Chinese studies n
Chinakunde Chinastudien Chinawissenschaften Sinologie
(humanities) An academic discipline that includes the study of literature written in the Chinese language, Chinese linguistics, and Chinese sociolinguistics.

Chinese virus Chinese viruses n
China-Virus Chinavirus chinesischer Virus chinesisches Virus

Chinese whispers n
Stille Post Flüsterpost
(games, mostly, UK) A game for several players in which a phrase, whispered by each person in turn to their neighbour, is often unwittingly misunderstood as it is transferred, to humorous effect by the time it reaches the last person and is compared with the original phrase.

Chinglish more Chinglish most Chinglish adj
chinesisch-englisch
(sometimes, derogatory) Of or resembling English that is influenced by the Chinese language.

Chinglish pn
chinesisches Englisch
(sometimes, derogatory) Spoken or written English which is influenced by the Chinese language.

Chink /t͡ʃɪŋk/ Chinks n
Schlitzauge
(slang, offensive, ethnic slur) A person of perceived Chinese ethnicity.

Chita /t͡ʃɪˈtɑː/ /t͡ʃɪˈtə/ pn
Tschita
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Chitral pn
Chitral
The capital of the Chitral District, situated on the western bank of the Chitral River, in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It also served as the capital of the princely state of Chitral until 1969.

Chișinău /ˌkɪʃɪˈnaʊ/ pn
Chișinău Kischinau
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Chomoutov pn
Chomotau Chomotauer Chomoutov
a former village, nowadays a quarter of the city of Olomouc

Chop pn
Tschop

Chorasmia /kəˈɹæzmi.ə/ pn
Choresmien
A large oasis region on the Amu Darya river delta in western Central Asia.

Chornobaivka pn
Tschornobajiwka

Chortitza pn
Chortitza Chortiza
A village (or colony of several villages) founded by German- / Mennonite Low German-speaking Mennonites in 1789 in what is now Ukraine.

Chorzów pn
Königshütte
A southern Polish city near Katowice in Silesia on the River Rawa.

Christ /kɹaɪst/ interjection
Herrgott
An expletive.

Christ /kɹaɪst/ pn
Christus
(Christianity) The anointed one, the Messiah predicted by the Old Testament.
(Christianity) A title given to Jesus of Nazareth, seen as the fulfiller of the messianic prophecy.

Christ child pn
Christkind Christkindel Christkindl
(Christianity) the child Jesus

Christa pn
Christa
A en given name.

Christadelphian adj
christadelphianisch
Pertaining to the Christadelphians.

Christadelphian Christadelphians n
Urchrist
A member of a particular nontrinitarian Christian denomination founded in the mid-19th century.

Christendom /ˈkɹɪsn̩dəm/ Christendoms n
Christenheit Christentum Christenwelt
The Christian world; Christ's Church on Earth. [from 14th c.]

Christian /ˈkɹɪstjən/ /ˈkɹɪst͡ʃən/ /ˈkɹɪʃt͡ʃən/ more Christian most Christian adj
christlich Christ
(not comparable) Of, like or relating to Christianity or Christians.

Christian /ˈkɹɪstjən/ /ˈkɹɪst͡ʃən/ /ˈkɹɪʃt͡ʃən/ Christians n
Christ Christin christlich
(obsolete, England) A European, especially though not necessarily of the Christian religion.

Christian /ˈkɹɪstjən/ /ˈkɹɪst͡ʃən/ /ˈkɹɪʃt͡ʃən/ Christians pn
Christian
A en given name found in England since the twelfth century.
A en given name of medieval usage, rare today.

Christian Democracy n
Christdemokratie
A political ideology incorporating traditional family and church values alongside progressive values, such as welfare. It is closely linked with Roman Catholicism and its philosophy of economic and social justice.

Christian Democrat Christian Democrats n
Christdemokrat Christdemokratin
(politics) A supporter of Christian Democracy.

Christian Era pn
christliche Zeitrechnung
The current date era beginning approximately 2000 years ago in the Gregorian calendar, based on the (assumed) birth of Jesus Christ.

Christian name Christian names n
Taufname Vorname
(Christianity) A first name formally given to a child at a Christian baptism.

Christiana Christianas pn
Christiane
A en given name.
A surname originating as a matronymic.

Christianism /ˈkɹɪs.tjən.ɪzm̩/ /ˈkɹɪs.t͡ʃən.ɪzm̩/ /ˈkɹɪʃ.t͡ʃən.ɪzm̩/ Christianisms n
Christianismus
(US, derogatory) A political ideology centered around Christian fundamentalism. [from 21st c.]

Christianity /ˌkɹɪstiˈænɪti/ /ˌkɹɪst͡ʃiˈænɪti/ Christianities pn
Christentum
An Abrahamic religion originating from the community of the followers of Jesus Christ.

Christianization Christianizations n
Christianisierung
The act or process of converting or being converted to Christianity.

Christianize v
christianisieren verchristlichen
(transitive) To cause to convert to Christianity.

Christianophobe Christianophobes n
Christenfeind Christenfeindin Christenhasser Christenhasserin

Christianophobia n
Christenfeindlichkeit Christenfeindschaft Christenhass

Christina /kɹɪsˈtiːnə/ pn
Christine
A en given name.

Christkind pn
Christkind

Christmas /ˈkɹɪsməs/ Christmases Christmasses pn
Weihnachten
(originally, Christianity) A festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ and incorporating various Christian, pre-Christian, pagan, and secular customs, which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 (Christmas Day) in most places.

Christmas Day Christmas Days n
Weihnachtstag
The day on which Christmas is celebrated. It is December 25 in the West, and January 7 in some Eastern Orthodox churches.

Christmas Eve Christmas Eves pn
Heiligabend Heiliger Abend Weihnachtsabend Christnacht Heilige Nacht Weihnachtabend
The evening before Christmas Day.
Heiligabend Weihnachtsabend Heiliger Abend Christnacht Heilige Nacht Vortag vor Weihnachten
The day before Christmas Day.

Christmas Island pn
Weihnachtsinsel
A non-self-governing territory of Australia, located in the Indian Ocean.

Christmas box Christmas boxes n
Weihnachtsgeld
(historical) A bonus or gift given by an employer to an employee, by a master/mistress to his/her servants, or by a householder to delivery persons at Christmas time, traditionally on Boxing Day.

Christmas card Christmas cards n
Weihnachtskarte
A greeting card that is decorated in a manner that celebrates Christmas.

Christmas carol Christmas carols n
Weihnachtslied
(music genre) A carol (song or hymn) whose lyrics are on the theme of Christmas.

Christmas cracker Christmas crackers n
Knallbonbon
(British, Canada, New Zealand) A table decoration, in the form of a large paper sweet wrapper, constructed around a cardboard tube typically containing a paper hat, silly joke and a small novelty or toy; a pair of people pull the ends of the cracker causing an embedded device to make a crack sound as the cracker breaks in two and the contents are released.

Christmas list Christmas lists n
Wunschzettel
A written list of items one wants to receive as presents for Christmas.

Christmas market Christmas markets n
Weihnachtsmarkt

Christmas time Christmas times n
Weihnachtszeit
The Christmas season.

Christmas tree /ˈkɹɪsməs tɹiː/ Christmas trees n
Weihnachtsbaum Christbaum
A conifer used during the Christmas holiday season, typically decorated with lights and ornaments and often a star or angel at its tip.

Christmassy Christmassier Christmassiest adj
weihnachtlich
Resembling or having feelings of Christmas; festive.

Christological more Christological most Christological adj
christologisch
(theology) Of or pertaining to Christology

Christology /kɹɪˈstɒləd͡ʒi/ Christologies n
Christologie
(uncountable) A field of study within Christian theology which is concerned with the nature of Jesus Christ, particularly with how the divine and human are related in his person.

Christopher /ˈkɹɪs.tə.fɚ/ pn
Christoph Christof
A en given name.
A surname originating as a patronymic.

Chromel n
Chromel

Chronicles pn
Chroniken
(biblical) A book of the Jewish Tanakh, divided into two Books of Chronicles in the Christian Bible.

Chronos pn
Chronos
(Greek god) The personification of time.

Chrysostom /ˈkɹɪsəstəm/ pn
Chrysostomos
The epithet of John Chrysostom, Dio Chrysostom and several other people, given to them for their eloquence.

Chukchi /ˈt͡ʃukt͡ʃiː/ Chukchi Chukchis n
Tschuktsche Tschuktschin
(countable) A person belonging to the Chukchi nation native to the Chukotka peninsula

Chukchi /ˈt͡ʃukt͡ʃiː/ pn
Tschuktschisch
(uncountable) A Paleosiberian language spoken by Chukchi people in the easternmost extremity of Siberia, mainly in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug.

Chukchi Sea pn
Tschuktschensee
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Chukotka pn
Tschukotka
A peninsula in the northeastern extremity of Asia; Chukchi Peninsula
(astronomy) 2509 Chukotka, an asteroid.

Chur /kuːɹ/ pn
Chur
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Church Father /ˈt͡ʃɜːt͡ʃ fɑːðə(ɹ)/ /ˈt͡ʃɝt͡ʃ fɑ.ðɚ/ Church Fathers n
Kirchenvater
(Christianity) One of a number of male Christian writers from Antiquity whose doctrinal work is considered authoritative by the later church.

Church Slavonicism Church Slavonicisms n
Kirchenslawismus
(Slavistics) Denoting a word, phrase or linguistic structure borrowed from or formed under the influence of Old Church Slavonic or some later Church Slavonic recension.

Church of England pn
Kirche von England
The English branch of the Christian Church; (since the 16th century) specifically the established Protestant church in England which is the mother church of the Anglican Communion.

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints pn
Kirche Jesu Christi der Heiligen der Letzten Tage
The major denomination of the Latter Day Saint movement, founded in the United States by Joseph Smith; the Mormon Church.

Church of Scotland pn
Kirche von Schottland
The national Presbyterian church of Scotland.

Church of the East pn
Kirche des Ostens
Any of the modern successors of that church following its schisms since the 16th century, in particular the Ancient Church of the East, Assyrian Church of the East, and Chaldean Catholic Church, or all of these considered together.

Chusovitina Chusovitinas n
Chusovitina
(gymnastics) Any of several gymnastic skills created by Oksana Chusovitina and named after her.

Chusovitina Chusovitinas pn
Chusovitina Tschussowitina
A surname from Russian. (feminine form)

Chuukese Chuukese n
chuukesische
A member of an ethnic group in Oceania who speak the Chuukese language and constitute 48% of the population of the Federated States of Micronesia.

Chuvash /t͡ʃʊˈvɑːʃ/ adj
tschuwaschisch
From, or pertaining to, Chuvashia

Chuvash /t͡ʃʊˈvɑːʃ/ Chuvashes n
Tschuwasche Tschuwaschin
Someone from, or pertaining to Chuvashia

Chuvash /t͡ʃʊˈvɑːʃ/ pn
Tschuwaschisch
An agglutinative language of the Bolgar branch of the Turkic language family and is spoken west of the Ural mountains in central Russia. Chuvash is the native language of the Chuvash people and an official language of Chuvashia. It is spoken by about two million people.

Chuvashia /t͡ʃuːˈvɑːʃɪə/ pn
Tschuwaschien
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Cia-Cia pn
Cia-Cia
An Austronesian language spoken in Buton Island, Indonesia.

Cicero /ˈkɪkɛɹoʊ/ /ˈkɪkɛɹəʊ/ /ˈsɪsəɹoʊ/ /ˈsɪsəɹəʊ/ Ciceros pn
Cicero
The Roman statesman and orator Mārcus Tullius Cicerō (106–43 BC).

Cieszyn pn
Teschen Cieszyn
A city in southern Poland on Olza River, near the Czech border.

Cilicia /sɪˈlɪsɪə/ /sɪˈlɪʃə/ pn
Kilikien
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Cilician /sɪˈlɪsɪən/ /sɪˈlɪʃən/ adj
kilikisch
(historical) Pertaining to or originating from Cilicia.

Cimbrian /ˈsɪmbɹiən/ Cimbrians n
Zimber
(countable) A member of a Germanic people who live in parts of northeast Italy.

Cimbrian /ˈsɪmbɹiən/ pn
Zimbrisch
(uncountable) The Bavarian Germanic language of these people, which is a variety of German.

Cimbric more Cimbric most Cimbric adj
kimbrisch
Relating to the Cimbri.

Cimmerian /sɪˈmɪəɹ.ɪ.ən/ /sɪˈmɪɹ.i.ən/ more Cimmerian most Cimmerian adj
kimmerisch
Characteristic of Cimmeria; especially describing particularly dense darkness etc.

Cimmerian /sɪˈmɪəɹ.ɪ.ən/ /sɪˈmɪɹ.i.ən/ Cimmerians n
Kimmerier Kimmerierin
one of the Cimmerii, ancient equestrian nomads of Indo-European origin

Cimmerian /sɪˈmɪəɹ.ɪ.ən/ /sɪˈmɪɹ.i.ən/ pn
Kimmerisch
the language of the Cimmerians, possibly belonging to the Iranian branch

Cinderella /ˌsɪndəˈɹɛlə/ Cinderellas pn
Aschenputtel
A popular fairy tale embodying a classic folk tale myth-element of unjust oppression and triumphant reward.
Aschenputtel Aschenbrödel
The main character in this story, a mistreated and impoverished girl. At a royal ball she meets a handsome prince who later identifies her by means of a dropped article, most commonly a slipper, and removes her from her poverty.

Cinotti Cinottis pn
Cinotti

Cipriano Ciprianos pn
Cyprian Cyprianus Zyprian
A surname.

Circassia pn
Tscherkessien

Circassian /səɹˈkæʃən/ /səˈkæsi.ən/ more Circassian most Circassian adj
tscherkessisch
Of or pertaining to Circassia or Circassians.

Circassian /səɹˈkæʃən/ /səˈkæsi.ən/ Circassians n
Tscherkesse Tscherkessin
A native or inhabitant of Circassia (historical) (nowadays shared by Adygea, Kabardino-Balkaria and Karachay-Cherkessia), including the Adyghes and Ubykhs.

Circassian /səɹˈkæʃən/ /səˈkæsi.ən/ pn
Tscherkessisch
A North Caucasian language group spoken in Circassia in North West Caucasus Russia.

Circe /ˈsɜɹsi/ pn
Kirke
(Greek mythology) An enchantress who turned Odysseus's men into pigs.

Circinus pn
Zirkel
(constellation) A small constellation of the southern winter sky, said to resemble a compass. It lies between the constellations of Centaurus and Triangulum Australe.

Cisleithania pn
Cisleithanien
(historical) The Austrian areas of Austria-Hungary

Cistercian Cistercians n
Zisterzienser Zisterzienserin
A member of a monastic order which follows the Benedictine rule and emphasizes silent contemplative prayer.

Citroën /ˈsɪtɹoʊn/ /ˈsɪtɹən/ /ˈsɪtɹəʊn/ Citroëns pn
Citroën
A car of the Citroën brand.

Clara /ˈklæɹə/ /ˈklɑːɹə/ /ˈklɛəɹə/ pn
Clara Klara Cläre
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Classical Arabic pn
klassisches Arabisch
The form of the Arabic language used in literary texts around the 8th to 10th centuries, standardized from ancient dialects of Arab tribes and the Qur'an.

Classical Chinese pn
klassisches Chinesisch
The written Chinese language used from the Zhou Dynasty (1045 B.C.E.) (especially the Spring and Autumn Period), through to the end of the Han Dynasty (220 C.E.). In Chinese, or, formally, . The language of many classics of Chinese literature.
The written Chinese language used from the Zhou Dynasty (1045 B.C.E.) to the early 20th century.

Classical Egyptian pn
Klassisch-Ägyptisch
(linguistics, history) Middle Egyptian, sometimes also including Old Egyptian

Classical Latin pn
klassisches Latein
The Latin language as spoken and written in formal speeches, literature, the arts, etc., by the ancient Romans.

Classical Nahuatl pn
klassisches Nahuatl
The variants of the Nahuatl language spoken in central Mexico at the time of the Spanish colonization.

Classical Syriac pn
klassisches Syrisch

Claudia /ˈklaʊ.di.ə/ /ˈklɔː.di.ə/ pn
Claudia
A en given name, feminine form of Claudius.

Clement /ˈklɛmənt/ Clements pn
Clemens
A en given name, borne by an early pope and by several saints.

Cleopatra /kliːoʊˈpætɹə/ Cleopatras pn
Kleopatra
A given name of women in the Ptolemaic dynasty of Egypt; notably Queen Cleopatra VII of Egypt (69–30 BCE); last of the Ptolemy line.

Clervaux pn
Klerf
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Clerve pn
Klerf
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Clifford algebra Clifford algebras n
Clifford-Algebra
(algebra, mathematical physics) A unital associative algebra which generalizes the algebra of quaternions but which is not necessarily a division algebra; it is generated by a set of \gamma_i (with i ranging from, say, 1 to n) such that the square of each \gamma_i is fixed to be either +1 or −1, depending on each i, and such that any product \gamma_i \gamma_j anticommutes when its factors are distinct (i.e., when i \ne j).

Clio /ˈklaɪ.oʊ/ /ˈkliːoʊ/ pn
Klio
(Greek god) The goddess of history and heroic poetry, and one of the Muses; the daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne.

Clotho /ˈkloʊθoʊ/ pn
Klotho
(Greek mythology) The youngest of the three Fates, a daughter of Zeus and Themis; the spinner of the thread of life. Her Roman equivalent is Nona.

Cluj-Napoca pn
Klausenburg Clausenburg Cluj-Napoca
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Cluniac Cluniacs n
Cluniazenser Kluniazenser
(historical) A monk of the reformed branch of the Benedictine order, founded in 910 at Cluny (or Clugny) in France.

Clyde /klaɪd/ pn
Clyde
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(chiefly, US) A en given name (the River Clyde in Scotland).

Coca-Cola pn
Coca-Cola
A particular cola soft drink (type of carbonated drink), produced by the Coca-Cola Company.

Cocha antshrike Cocha antshrikes n
Südlicher Schwarzameisenwürger
A passerine bird of the antbird family, Thamnophilus praecox.

Cockaigne /kɒˈkeɪn/ /kəˈkeɪn/ pn
Schlaraffenland
(medieval folklore) A land of plenty, luxury and idleness.

Cocytus pn
Kokytos
A river of the underworld in Greek mythology.

Codlea pn
Zeiden

Coele-Syria /ˌsiːliˈsɪɹi.ə/ pn
Cölesyrien Kölesyrien
A Hellenistic region and imperial Roman province of Syria.

Coele-Syrian /ˌsiːliˈsɪɹi.ən/ more Coele-Syrian most Coele-Syrian adj
cölesyrisch

Coffin Texts pn
Sargtexte
A corpus of ancient Egyptian funerary texts of the First Intermediate Period and Middle Kingdom consisting of spells to assist the journey of the dead into the afterlife, written on coffins and developed from the earlier Pyramid Texts.

Coimbra /kuːˈĩbɹə/ /kəʊˈĩbɹə/ /ˈkwĩbɹə/ pn
Coimbra
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Coke /koʊk/ /kəʊk/ Cokes n
Cola Coca-Cola
(countable, uncountable, informal) Cola-based soft drink; (in particular) Coca-Cola.
Cola
(US, especially, Southern US, informal) Any soft drink, regardless of type.

Colchis pn
Kolchis
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Cold War /ˌkoʊld ˈwɔɹ/ /ˌkəʊld ˈwɔː/ pn
Kalter Krieg
(historical) The period of hostility short of open war between the Soviet Bloc and the Western powers, especially the United States, between 1945 and 1991.

Cold Warrior Cold Warriors n
kalter Krieger
(history) A participant in the Cold War.

Collective Security Treaty Organisation pn
OVKS Organisation des Vertrags über kollektive Sicherheit
An intergovernmental military alliance of several post-Soviet countries.

Collop Monday Collop Mondays n
Rosenmontag
(England, , northern and east Midlands, now, chiefly, historical) The day before Shrove Tuesday.

Colman pn
Koloman
A en given name.

Cologne /kəˈloʊn/ pn
Köln
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Colombia /kəˈlʌm.bi.ə/ pn
Kolumbien
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Colombian adj
kolumbianisch
Of, from or relating to Colombia.

Colombian Colombians n
Kolumbianer Kolumbianerin
A native or inhabitant of Colombia.
A native or inhabitant of Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Colombian crake Colombian crakes n
Kolumbienralle
A bird from the family Rallidae, Neocrex colombianus.

Colombian necktie Colombian neckties n
Kolumbianische Krawatte
A method of execution in which the victim’s throat is slashed vertically, then his tongue is pulled out through the gaping wound toward the sternum, after which the victim usually dies of asphyxiation or blood loss.

Colombo /kəˈlɒm.bəʊ/ /kəˈlʌm.bəʊ/ /ˈkɒl.əm.bəʊ/ pn
Colombo
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Colophon pn
Kolophon
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Colorado /kɑləˈɹædoʊ/ /kɑləˈɹɑdoʊ/ /kɒləˈɹeɪdoʊ/ /kɒləˈɹɑːdəʊ/ pn
Colorado
Several settlements in the Americas.
(historical) The Territory of Colorado, a former territory of the United States.

Colorado beetle Colorado beetles n
Kartoffelkäfer
A beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata, formerly Doryphora decemlineata, with black and yellow stripes, that is a serious pest of potatoes.

Colosseum pn
Kolosseum
The largest stadium in the Roman empire, located near the center of Rome.

Colossians pn
Kolosser
(biblical) The twelfth book of the New Testament of the Bible, an epistle to the people of Colossae which is attributed to Paul the Apostle.

Colossus of Rhodes pn
Koloss von Rhodos
A statue of Greek god Helios in ancient Rhodes, Greece. One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

Columba /kəˈlʌm.bə/ /ˈkɑ.ləm.bə/ /ˈkɒ.ləm.bə/ pn
Taube
(constellation) A small winter constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a dove.

Columbian Columbians n
Tertia
(uncountable, US, _, printing, dated) A size of type between English and great primer, standardized as 16-point.

Columbus /kəˈlʌmbəs/ Columbuses n
Kolumbus Christoph Colon Christoph Columbus Christoph Kolumbus
A person who makes a great discovery.

Comanche /kəˈmænt͡ʃi/ Comanche Comanches n
Comanche Komanche Komantsche
(plural only "Comanches") A light single-engine aircraft, the Piper PA-24 Comanche.
(plural only "Comanches") A military helicopter, the RAH-66 Comanche.

Comecon pn
RGW
(historical) , a multinational economic organization that existed in the Eastern Bloc from 1949 to 1991.

Comintern /ˈkɒmɪntəːn/ pn
Komintern
(historical) An international association of Communist parties, established in 1919 by Vladimir Lenin and dissolved in 1943.

Commagene /kɑːməˈd͡ʒiːni/ pn
Kommagene
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Commander Islands pn
Kommandeurinseln
a group of Russian islands near Kamchatka Peninsula in the Russian Far East, in the Bering Sea.

Common Era pn
gängige Zeitrechnung
(chronology) The secular equivalent of anno Domini and the Christian Era, the internationally recognized method of numbering years on the Gregorian calendar.

Common Slavic pn
Urslawisch

Common Turkic pn
Gemeintürkisch
A taxon of the Turkic languages that includes all of them except the Oghuric languages.

Commonwealth Games pn
Commonwealth Games
A sporting event, somewhat like the Olympic Games, held every four years and involving athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations.

Commonwealth of Australia /ˈkɒmənˌwelθ əv ɒˈstreɪljə/ pn
Commonwealth von Australien
The formal and full name of the country Australia.

Commonwealth of Independent States pn
GUS Gemeinschaft unabhängiger Staaten
An alliance and confederation of nine former Soviet republics: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan formed as a successor to the Soviet Union.

Commonwealth of Nations pn
Commonwealth britischer Staatenbund
An association of independent, sovereign states most of which formerly constituted the British Empire.

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico pn
Freistaat Puerto Rico

Commonwealth of the Bahamas /ˈkɑmənwɛlθ əv ðə bəˈhɑməz/ /ˈkɒmənwɛlθ əv ðə bəˈhɑːməz/ pn
Commonwealth der Bahamas
The official name of the state of Bahamas.

Communist Party of China pn
Kommunistische Partei Chinas
(Chinese politics) The ruling political party of the People's Republic of China.

Comorian /ˈkɒm.ə.ɹiən/ adj
komorisch
Of, from, or pertaining to the Comoros, the Comorian people or the Comorian language.

Comorian /ˈkɒm.ə.ɹiən/ Comorians n
Komorer Komorerin
A person from Comoros or of Comorian descent.

Comorian /ˈkɒm.ə.ɹiən/ pn
Komorisch
The language of the islands of the Comoros.

Comoros /ˈkɒm.ə.ɹoʊz/ pn
Komoren
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Conakry /ˈkɑːnəkɹiː/ /ˌkɒnəˈkɹiː/ pn
Conakry
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Confederate States of America pn
Konföderierte Staaten von Amerika
(historical) An unrecognized nation existing from 1861–1865, consisting of the eleven Southern states who sought independence from the United States of America over the issue of slavery.

Confucian more Confucian most Confucian adj
konfuzianisch
Of, pertaining to, or conforming to the teachings of Confucius.

Confucian Confucians n
Konfuzianer Konfuzianerin
One who follows the teachings of Confucius.

Confucianism Confucianisms n
Konfuzianismus
The philosophy and teaching of Confucius, which emphasizes self-cultivation, collective harmony, righteousness and the family structure.

Confucius /kənˈfju.ʃəs/ pn
Konfuzius Confucius Konfucius Konfutse
An influential Chinese philosopher who lived 551 B.C.E. – 479 B.C.E.; personal name Kong Qiu (孔丘).

Congo /ˈkɑŋɡoʊ/ /ˈkɒŋɡəʊ/ /ˈkɔŋɡoʊ/ pn
Kongo Demokratische Republik Kongo Republik Kongo Zaire
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Congolese /ˌkɒŋ.ɡəˈliːz/ adj
kongolesisch
Of, from, or pertaining to the Republic of Congo or its people.
kongolesisch der Demokratischen Republik Kongo
Of, from, or pertaining to the Democratic Republic of Congo or its people.

Congolese /ˌkɒŋ.ɡəˈliːz/ Congolese n
Kongolese Kongolesin
A person from the Republic of the Congo.
Kongolese Kongolesin der Demokratischen Republik Kongo
A person from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire).

Congress pn
Kongress Kongreß
The two legislative bodies of the United States: the House of Representatives and the Senate.

Congress Poland pn
Kongresspolen
(historical) The Kingdom of Poland created in 1815 by the Congress of Vienna as a sovereign state of the Russian part of Poland connected by personal union with the Russian Empire under the Constitution of the Kingdom of Poland until 1832.

Coniacian pn
Coniacium
(geology, paleontology) A subdivision of the Late (Upper) Cretaceous epoch.

Connecticut /kə.ˈnɛ.tɪ.kət/ pn
Connecticut
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Conrad /ˈkɑnɹæd/ /ˈkɒnɹæd/ pn
Konrad
A en given name.

Conservative Judaism pn
Reformjudentum
A moderate stream of Liberal Judaism centered in North America that theoretically maintains Jewish tradition and law, but provides for a more flexible interpretation of it than Orthodox Judaism, in keeping with an evolving world and society.

Conservative Party pn
konservative Partei

Constance pn
Konstanze
A en given name.

Constantine /ˈkɑns.tənˌtiːn/ /ˈkɒns.tənˌtaɪn/ pn
Konstantin
A en given name.

Constantinople /ˌkɑn.stæn.tɪˈnoʊ.pəl/ /ˌkɒn.stæn.tɪˈnəʊ.pəl/ pn
Konstantinopel
Name of present-day Istanbul from 330–1930 C.E.. Previously known as Byzantium.

Constantinopolitan /ˌkɑnˌstæn.tɪ.noʊˈpɑ.lɪ.tən/ /ˌkɑnˌstæn.tɪ.nəˈpɑ.lɪ.tən/ /ˌkɒnˌstæn.tɪ.nəʊˈpɒ.lɪ.tən/ /ˌkɒnˌstæn.tɪ.nəˈpɒ.lɪ.tən/ adj
konstantinopolitanisch
Relating to Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul).

Constanța /kɒnˈstæntsə/ /kənˈstɑːn(t)sə/ pn
Konstanza
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Contemporary Latin pn
Gegenwartslatein Gegenwartslateinisch
The Latin language as spoken and written from the late 19th century to the present.

Conté /ˈkɑnteɪ/ /ˈkɒnteɪ/ Contés n
Conté
(art) A drawing medium, usually square in cross-section, composed of compressed powdered charcoal or graphite mixed with a clay or wax base. [from mid 19th c.]

Cook Islander Cook Islanders n
der Cookinseln
A person from the Cook Islands or of descent of the Cook Islands.

Cook Islands /ˈkʊk ˈaɪ̯.ləndz/ pn
Cookinseln
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Cookie Monster pn
Krümelmonster
A blue creature from the children's television show Sesame Street who is intensely fond of cookies.

Cooper pair Cooper pairs n
Cooper-Paar
(physics) A pair of electrons (or other fermions), of opposite spin, whose theorised behaviour is the basis of the BCS theory of superconductivity.

Cooper's hawk Cooper's hawks n
Rundschwanzsperber
Accipiter cooperii, a medium-sized hawk found from Canada to northern Mexico.

Coor Coors pn
Kuhr
A surname from German.

Coors Coors Coorses pn
Kohrs
A surname from German.

Copenhagen /ˈkoʊpənˌheɪɡən/ /ˈkoʊpənˌhɑɡən/ /ˌkəʊpənˈheɪɡən/ /ˌkəʊpənˈhɑːɡən/ pn
Kopenhagen
One of the former counties of Denmark.

Copenhagener Copenhageners n
Kopenhagener Kopenhagenerin
Someone from Copenhagen.

Copernican more Copernican most Copernican adj
kopernikanisch
Of or pertaining to one or more of his theories.

Copernicus pn
Copernicus Kopernikus Koppernick
Nicolaus Copernicus, a mathematician and astronomer who formulated a model of the universe that placed the Sun rather than the Earth at the center of the universe.

Copt /kɑpt/ /kɒpt/ Copts n
Kopte Koptin
A member of the Coptic Church.

Coptic /ˈkɑp.tɪk/ /ˈkɒp.tɪk/ adj
koptisch
Of or pertaining to the Copts, the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria or to the Coptic language.

Coptic /ˈkɑp.tɪk/ /ˈkɒp.tɪk/ n
Koptisch
The Afroasiatic language traditionally spoken by the Copts in Egypt, now extinct and used only as a liturgical language.

Cor Caroli pn
Herz Carls II. Herz Karls II.
(astronomy) The brightest star in the constellation Canes Venatici; Alpha (α) Canum Venaticorum (2.90m).

Coral Sea /ˈkɒɹəl ˈsiː/ pn
Korallenmeer
A marginal sea of the Pacific Ocean off the north-east coast of Australia.

Corfiot adj
korfiotisch
Of, from, or relating to Corfu.

Corfiot Corfiots n
Korfiot Korfiotin Korfiote
A person from Corfu.

Corfu /ˈkɔɹ.fju/ pn
Korfu
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The capital of Corfu.

Corinna pn
Corinna
A en given name.

Corinth /ˈkɒɹ.ɪnθ/ /ˈkɔɹ.ɪnθ/ pn
Korinth
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Corinthia pn
Korinthia
A region or a prefecture in the northeast Peloponnese, with a population of over 200,000.

Corinthian bronze n
korinthische Bronze
A hard valuable metal alloy in classical antiquity, of uncertain composition, thought to have been an alloy of copper with gold and/or silver involving heat treatment and quenching, but perhaps only a very high grade of bronze.

Corinthians pn
1. Korintherbrief 2. Korintherbrief
(biblical) Either of the two books in the New Testament of the Bible that are written as epistles to the people of Corinth and which are attributed to Paul the Apostle, Sosthenes and Timothy.

Coriolis force Coriolis forces n
Corioliskraft
(physics, meteorology) A fictitious force apparently exerted on any moving body (including a parcel of air) due to the rotation of the earth, observed as a deflection of the body to the right of its direction of travel (i.e., clockwise) in the Northern Hemisphere, or to the left (anticlockwise) in the Southern Hemisphere; any equivalent apparent force that deflects objects in a rotating reference frame.

Cork pn
Cork
Principal city of County Cork.
County in the Republic of Ireland. (County Cork)

Cornelia /kɔɹˈniliə/ /kɔːˈniːlɪə/ pn
Cornelia Kornelia
A en given name in quiet use since the 18th century.

Cornish /ˈkɔːnɪʃ/ /ˈkɔːɹnɪʃ/ adj
kornisch
Of or pertaining to the Cornish language.

Cornish /ˈkɔːnɪʃ/ /ˈkɔːɹnɪʃ/ pn
Kornisch kornische Sprache
The Celtic language of Cornwall, related to Welsh and Breton.

Cornwall /ˈkɔrn.wɑl/ /ˈkɔɹn.wɔl/ /ˈkɔː(ɹ)n.wəl/ pn
Cornwall
The country of the Cornish, currently having the status of a royal duchy in England belonging to the male heir apparent to the reigning monarch, and consisting at least of the Cornwall County and the Isles of Scilly.

Corpus Christi pn
Fronleichnam
(Christianity) A feast day in honor of the Eucharist, observed by Roman Catholics and high-church Anglicans on the Thursday after Trinity Sunday.

Corsica /ˈkɔɹsɪkə/ /ˈkɔːsɪkə/ pn
Korsika
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Corsican /ˈkɔɹsəkən/ /ˈkɔː(ɹ)sɪkən/ more Corsican most Corsican adj
korsisch Korsisch
of, from, or pertaining to Corsica, the Corsican people or the Corsican language

Corsican /ˈkɔɹsəkən/ /ˈkɔː(ɹ)sɪkən/ Corsicans n
Korse Korsin Korsisch
a person from Corsica or of Corsican descent

Corsican /ˈkɔɹsəkən/ /ˈkɔː(ɹ)sɪkən/ pn
Korsisch
the language of the Corsican people

Corvus pn
Rabe
(constellation) A constellation of the southern sky south of the constellation Virgo, said to resemble a crow.

Cossack /ˈkɑsˌæk/ /ˈkɒsˌæk/ /ˈkɔsˌæk/ Cossacks n
Kosak
A member or descendant of an originally (semi-)nomadic population of Eastern Europe and the adjacent parts of Asia, formed in part of runaways from neighbouring countries, that eventually settled in parts of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Russian tsarist Empire and constituted a military caste, particularly in areas now comprising southern Russia and Ukraine.
A member of a military unit (typically cavalry, originally recruited exclusively from the above).

Costa Rica /ˌkoʊ.stə ˈɹi.kə/ /ˌkɑ.stə ˈɹi.kə/ /ˌkɒs.tə ˈɹiː.kə/ pn
Costa Rica
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Costa Rican adj
costa-ricanisch
Of, from, or pertaining to Costa Rica.

Costa Rican Costa Ricans n
Costa-Ricanerin Costa-Ricaner
A person from Costa Rica or of Costa Rican descent.

Cottbus /ˈkɑtbʌs/ /ˈkɒtbʌs/ pn
Kottbus
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Cottian Alps pn
Cottische Alpen
A mountain range in the southwestern part of the Alps.

Coulomb force pn
Coulombkraft
(electricity) The electrostatic force between two charges, as described by Coulomb's law.

Coulomb gauge Coulomb gauges n
Coulomb-Eichung

Coulomb's constant pn
Coulomb-Konstante
(electricity) the constant of proportionality in the equation of Coulomb's law; numerical value depends on the units used

Coulomb's law pn
Coulombsches Gesetz
(electricity) the fundamental law of electrostatics - the force between two point charges is proportional to the product of their charges, and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them

Council of Europe pn
Europarat
An international organisation focused on protecting human rights, democracy, rule of law in Europe, with headquarters in Strasbourg, France.

Count Dracula pn
Graf Dracula
The fictional vampire in the novel Dracula by Bram Stoker.

Counter-Reformation pn
Gegenreformation
(historical) A period of Roman Catholic revival that aimed to combat the Reformation.

County Palatinate of the Rhine pn
Pfalzgrafschaft bei Rhein
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County of Sicily pn
Grafschaft Sizilien Grafschaft Sizilien und Kalabrien
(historical) A Norman state, comprising Sicily, Malta and part of Calabria, founded in 1071 and succeeded in 1130 by the Kingdom of Sicily.

Courland /ˈkʊə(ɹ)lənd/ pn
Kurland
(historical) A duchy in that region.

Courlander Courlanders n
Kurländer Kurländerin
Someone from Courland

Cracovian /kɹəˈkəʊvɪən/ adj
krakauisch Krakauer
of or from Krakow, Cracow

Cracovian /kɹəˈkəʊvɪən/ Cracovians n
Krakauer Krakauerin
a person from Krakow, Cracow

Cracow /ˈkɹækaʊ/ /ˈkɹækoʊ/ /ˈkɹɑkaʊ/ /ˈkɹɑkoʊ/ pn
Krakau
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Craiova /kraɪˈoʊvə/, /krɑːˈjɔːvɑː/, /krɑːˈjoʊvɑː/ /krəˈjoʊvə/ pn
Krajowa Craiova
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Crater pn
Becher
(constellation) A dim spring constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a cup. It lies between the constellations Virgo and Hydra.

Creator pn
Schöpfer
(religion) A god who created the Universe; God.

Cree /kɹiː/ Cree Crees n
Kri Kri-Indianer

Cree /kɹiː/ pn
Cree Kri Kri-Indianer
An aboriginal nation of North America.
Cree Kri Kri-Sprache
The Algonquian language or dialect continuum spoken by this people.

Creek Creek Creeks n
Krik Krik-Indianer

Creole /ˈkɹeɪəʊl/ /ˈkɹeɪˌoʊl/ /ˈkɹiˌoʊl/ /ˈkɹiːəʊl/ Creoles n
Kreole Kreolin
A descendant of European settlers who is born in a colonized country. [from 17th c.]

Cres pn
Kersch
(UK, in street addresses)

Cretaceous /kɹəˈteɪ.ʃəs/ pn
Kreide
(geology) The geologic period within the Mesozoic era that comprises lower and upper epochs from about 146 to 66 million years ago.

Cretan /ˈkɹiːtən/ adj
kretisch
Of or relating to Crete or its inhabitants.

Cretan /ˈkɹiːtən/ Cretans n
Kreter Kreterin
An inhabitant or a resident of Crete.

Crete /ˈkɹiːt/ pn
Kreta
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Cretzschmar's bunting Cretzschmar's buntings n
Grauortolan Rostammer
Emberiza caesia, a passerine bird in the bunting family Emberizidae.

Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease n
Creutzfeldt-Jakob-Krankheit
(disease, neurology) A rare, progressive, fatal disease of the nervous system, characterized by dementia and loss of muscle control. It is a prion disease, apparently transmissible from animals to humans by eating infected tissue, as well as from tissue interchanges among humans (e.g. corneal transplants, blood transfusions).

Crimea /kɹaɪˈmiːə/ /kɹaɪˈmɪə/ pn
Krim
Synonym of Crimean Peninsula: TemplateParserError:LuaError. A peninsula which juts southwards out of the Ukrainian mainland (to which it is connected by the Isthmus of Perekop) into the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov, separating the Sea of Azov from the Black Sea.

Crimean /kɹaɪˈmi.ən/ adj
Krim-
Denoting, of, or related to Crimea, a peninsula on the north of the Black Sea, separating it from the Sea of Azov.

Crimean /kɹaɪˈmi.ən/ Crimeans n
Krimbewohner Krimbewohnerin
Native or inhabitant of the Crimea.

Crimean Gothic pn
Krimgotisch
A Germanic, probably East Germanic, language spoken by the Crimean Goths in some isolated locations in Crimea until the late eighteenth century.

Crimean Mountains pn
Krimgebirge
a range of mountains running parallel to the south-east coast of Crimea

Crimean Tatar Crimean Tatars n
Krimtatarisch krimtatarische Sprache
A Turkic language of Crimea (Ukraine), Turkey, Romania, Russia, Bulgaria and Uzbekistan.
Krimtatar Krimtatarin
A member of a Turkic ethnic group (who are indigenous people of Crimea).

Crimean War pn
Krimkrieg
(historical) A conflict held mostly in the Crimean Peninsula between October 1853 and February 1856, in which Russian troops were defeated to an alliance of France, the United Kingdom, the Ottoman Empire, and Sardinia.

Crimean peninsula pn
Halbinsel Krim
Crimea, a peninsula of southern Ukraine between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov.

Crispin /ˈkɹɪspɪn/ pn
Crispinus
A Roman shoemaker, martyr and saint, and brother of Crispinian; patron saint of cobblers and tanners.

Crișana pn
Kreischgebiet

Cro-Magnon Cro-Magnon Cro-Magnons n
Cro-Magnon-Mensch
(archaeology) The earliest known form of modern human (Homo sapiens) in Europe, dating from the late Paleolithic.

Croatia /-ʃi.ə/ /ˌkɹoʊˈeɪ.ʃə/ /ˌkɹəʊˈeɪ.ʃə/ pn
Kroatien
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Croatian /ˌkɹoʊˈeɪ.ʃən/ /ˌkɹəʊˈeɪ.ʃən/ more Croatian most Croatian adj
kroatisch Kroatisch
of or pertaining to Croatia, the Croatian people or their language

Croatian /ˌkɹoʊˈeɪ.ʃən/ /ˌkɹəʊˈeɪ.ʃən/ Croatians n
Kroate Kroatin
An inhabitant of Croatia, or a person of Croatian descent.

Croatian /ˌkɹoʊˈeɪ.ʃən/ /ˌkɹəʊˈeɪ.ʃən/ pn
Kroatisch
A standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian, a South Slavic language, spoken by Croats.

Croatian Sheepdog Croatian Sheepdogs n
Kroatischer Schäferhund
A herding dog bred in Croatia.

Croatian studies n
Kroatistik
(humanities) An academic discipline that includes the study of literatures written in the Croatian language, Croatian linguistics, and Croatian sociolinguistics.

Croesus /ˈkɹiːsəs/ Croesi Croesuses n
Krösus
(figuratively) A rich person.

Croesus /ˈkɹiːsəs/ pn
Krösus
(specifically) A king of Lydia, noted for his great wealth.

Crohn's disease n
Morbus Crohn
(disease) Crohn’s regional enteritis, a chronic inflammatory disease that can involve any part of the digestive tract from the mouth to the anus.

Crow /kɹoʊ/ Crow Crows n
Krähenindianer

Crown land Crown lands n
Krongut Kronland
(UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand) In Britain and some Commonwealth countries, land that is owned by the state, nominally titled to the reigning King or Queen of England, and whose use and disposition is controlled by a government within that Commonwealth country or by an official representative of the monarch.

Crown prosecutor Crown prosecutors n
Staatsanwalt Staatsanwältin
(British, Canadian, Australian) The state prosecutor; the legal party responsible for presenting the case against an individual in a criminal trial.

Crusade Crusades n
Kreuzzug
Any of a series of religious campaigns by Christian forces from the 11th to the 13th century, mostly to capture the Holy Land from the Muslims who occupied it.

Crux /kɹʌks/ pn
Kreuz des Südens
(constellation) A distinctive winter constellation of the southern sky, shaped like a cross. It appears in the flags of several countries in Oceania.

Cryptozoic pn
Kryptozoikum
(archaic, geology) An eon or other time period before the Cambrian, when the fossils of hard-shelled animals first appeared in the geological record.

Ctesiphon /ˈstɛsɪfɒn/ /ˈtɛsɪfɒn/ pn
Ktesiphon
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Cthulhu /kəˈtuːluː/ /kəˈθuːluː/ pn
Cthulhu
A gigantic fictional humanoid alien god being described with a head resembling an octopus and dragon wings and claws, around whom an insane cult developed.

Ctrl n
Ctrl Strg
(computing)

Cub Scout Cub Scouts n
Wölfling
A member of the junior division of the Boy Scout movement

Cuba /ˈkjuːbə/ [ˈkjuː.bə] [ˈkjʉː.bə] pn
Kuba
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A surname.

Cuban /ˈkjuːbən/ [ˈkju.bən] [ˈkjuː.bən] [ˈkjʉː.bən] adj
kubanisch
Of, from, or pertaining to Cuba, the Cuban people or the Cuban dialect.

Cuban /ˈkjuːbən/ [ˈkju.bən] [ˈkjuː.bən] [ˈkjʉː.bən] Cubans n
Kubaner Kubanerin
A person from Cuba or of Cuban descent.

Cuban red macaw Cuban red macaws n
Kuba-Ara
A small parrot (†Ara tricolor), formerly found in Cuba, and extinct since the late nineteenth century.

Cubist /ˈkjubəst/ /ˈkjuːbɪst/ adj
kubistisch
Of, or pertaining to cubism.

Cubist /ˈkjubəst/ /ˈkjuːbɪst/ Cubists n
Kubist Kubistin
(arts) An artist who works in the style of cubism.

Cultural Revolution pn
Große Proletarische Kulturrevolution Kulturrevolution
(historical) The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution of the Communist China.
Kulturrevolution
(historical) The Iran's Cultural Revolution of 1980-1987.

Cuman /ˈk(j)uːmən/ Cumans n
Kumane Kumanin
(historical) A member of a nomadic Turkic people of central Asia who ruled parts of Eurasia and Eastern Europe in the Middle Ages.

Cuman /ˈk(j)uːmən/ pn
Kumanisch
The Turkic language spoken by these people.

Cupid /ˈkjuːpɪd/ pn
Amor Cupido
(Roman god) The god of love, son of Venus; sometimes depicted as a cherub (a naked, winged boy with bow and arrow). The Roman counterpart of Eros.

Cupid's bow Cupid's bows n
Amorbogen Kupidobogen
The curve of the upper lip which resembles such a bow; the philtrum.

Curaçao /ˈkjuːɹəsaʊ/ /ˌkuːɹəˈsaʊ/ pn
Curaçao
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Curia pn
Kurie
The central administration of the Roman Catholic Church.

Curitiba pn
Curitiba
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Curonian adj
kurisch kurländisch
Of, from, or pertaining to Courland

Cushite adj
kuschitisch
Pertaining to the ancient people of the Horn of Africa, historically considered the descendants of biblical Cush.

Cushite Cushites n
Kuschite Kuschiter Kuschiterin Kuschitin
(anthropology, dated, _, in academic contexts) A member of one of various peoples native to the Horn of Africa, generally restricted to those that speak Cushitic languages.

Cushitic adj
kuschitisch
Pertaining to the Cushites.

Cushitic pn
Kuschitisch
A subfamily of the Afroasiatic family of languages.

Cyclades /saɪkleɪdz/ /ˈsɪklədiːz/ pn
Kykladen
An Aegean island chain in southeast-central Greece, surrounding the main island Delos, further including the islands of Andros, Naxos, Paros, Santorini, Syra, Tinos and Zea.

Cygnus pn
Schwan
(constellation) A summer constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a swan. It includes the triple star system HD 188753 and the stars Deneb and Albireo.

Cynic adj
kynisch
Of or relating to the Cynics.

Cynic Cynics n
Kyniker Kynikerin
A member of a sect of Ancient Greek philosophers who believed virtue to be the only good and self-control to be the only means of achieving virtue.

Cynthian /ˈsɪnθiən/ adj
kynthisch
Of or relating to Mount Cynthus.

Cypriot /ˈsɪp.ɹi.ət/ adj
zypriotisch zyprisch
Of, from, or relating to Cyprus.

Cypriot /ˈsɪp.ɹi.ət/ Cypriots n
Zypriot Zypriotin Zyprer Zyprier Zyprerin
A person from Cyprus.

Cyprus /ˈsaɪ.pɹəs/ pn
Zypern
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Cyrenaica /saɪɹəˈneɪ.ɪkə/ pn
Cyrenaica Cyrenaika Kyrenaika
A Roman province on the North African coast, now part of Libya,

Cyrillic /sɪˈɹɪl.ɪk/ adj
kyrillisch Kyrillisch
Denoting an alphabet devised for writing the Old Church Slavonic liturgical language, and its adaptations used for several languages of Eastern Europe and Asia; of or relating to this writing system.

Cyrillic /sɪˈɹɪl.ɪk/ pn
Kyrillisch kyrillisch
The Cyrillic alphabet or writing system.

Cyrillization /ˌsɪrɪlɪˈzeɪʃən/ Cyrillizations n
Kyrillisierung
The transliteration of text into the Cyrillic alphabet.

Czech /t͡ʃɛk/ adj
tschechisch böhmisch Tschechisch
Of, from, or pertaining to the Czech Republic (Czechia), the Czech people, culture, or language.

Czech /t͡ʃɛk/ Czechs n
Tscheche Tschechin Tschechisch
(countable) A person from the Czech Republic (Czechia) or of Czech descent.

Czech /t͡ʃɛk/ pn
Tschechisch Böhmisch
(uncountable) A Slavic language primarily spoken in the Czech Republic.

Czech Republic /ˈtʃɛk ɹɪˈpʌblɪk/ pn
Tschechische Republik Tschechien Tschechei
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Czech hedgehog Czech hedgehogs n
Tschechenigel
(military) A static antitank and anti-landing craft obstacle, widely used during World War II, constructed from three mutually-perpendicular steel rails connected in the form of a tripod.

Czech studies n
Bohemistik
An academic study of the Czech language, literature or culture. (This entry is a translation hub.)

Czechia /ˈt͡ʃɛkiə/ pn
Tschechien Tschechei
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Czechization n
Tschechisierung Vertschechung
The process of Czechizing, that is assimilating into Czech language or culture.

Czechize v
tschechisieren vertschechen
(transitive) To render Czech, to assimilate into Czech language or culture.

Czecho-Slovakia pn
Tschecho-Slowakei
dated form of Czechoslovakia

Czechophone adj
tschechischsprachig
Czech-speaking.

Czechophone Czechophones n
Tschechischsprecher
A speaker of Czech.

Czechoslovak more Czechoslovak most Czechoslovak adj
tschechoslowakisch
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Czechoslovakia or its people.

Czechoslovak Czechoslovaks n
Tschechoslowake Tschechoslowakin
A native or inhabitant of Czechoslovakia

Czechoslovakia /ˌtʃɛk.əʊ.sləʊ.ˈvæk.ɪ.ə/ /ˌt͡ʃɛk.oʊ.sloʊ.ˈvɑk.i.ə/ /ˌt͡ʃɛk.ə.sloʊ.ˈvæk.i.ə/ /ˌt͡ʃɛk.ə.sloʊ.ˈvɑk.i.ə/ /ˌt͡ʃɛk.ə.sləˈvæk.i.ə/ /ˌt͡ʃɛk.ə.sləˈvɑ.ki.ə/ pn
Tschechoslowakei
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Czechoslovakian /ˈtʃɛk.əz.lə.væk.i.ən/ /ˌt͡ʃɛk.ə.sloʊ.ˈvɑk.i.ən/ adj
tschechoslowakisch
Of or pertaining to the former nation of Czechoslovakia.

Czechoslovakian /ˈtʃɛk.əz.lə.væk.i.ən/ /ˌt͡ʃɛk.ə.sloʊ.ˈvɑk.i.ən/ Czechoslovakians n
Tschechoslowake Tschechoslowakin
(dated) A person from Czechoslovakia.

Czechoslovakization n
Tschechoslowakisierung Vertschechoslowakisierung
The process of Czechoslovakizing.

Czechoslovakize v
tschechoslowakisieren vertschechoslowakisieren
(transitive) To assimilate into the Czechoslovak system or make adhere to the Czech or Slovak norm.

Częstochowa /ˌt͡ʃɛnstəˈkəʊvə/ pn
Tschenstochau Czenstochau Częstochowa
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Câmpia Turzii pn
Jerischmarkt

Câmpulung pn
Langenau

Côte d'Ivoire /ˌkoʊt diˈvwɑɹ/ /ˌkəʊt diːˈvwɑː/ pn
Elfenbeinküste
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D major n
D-Dur
(music) The major key with the notes D, E, F♯, G, A, B, and C♯, the key signature of which has two sharps.
(music) The major chord with a root of D.

D minor n
d-Moll
(music) A minor key with the notes D, E, F, G, A, B♭, C.
(music) The minor chord with a root of D.

D-Day D-Days n
Tag X
(figuratively, chiefly, military) The date of any major event planned for the future.

D-Day pn
D-Day
(historical) 6 June 1944, the date when the Allies invaded western Europe in World War II.

D-flat major n
Des-Dur
(music) a major key with the notes D♭, E♭, F, G♭, A♭, B♭, C, the key signature of which has five flats

D-sharp minor n
dis-Moll
(music) a minor key with the notes D♯, E♯, F♯, G♯, A♯, B, C♯

DBMS DBMSes DBMSs n
DBVS DBMS
(databases, software) Initialism of database management system.

DE DEs n
DGL DGl Dgl Dgl.
Initialism of differential equation.

DIY /ˌdi.aɪˈwaɪ/ DIYs n
Heimwerken Selbermachen

DIY /ˌdi.aɪˈwaɪ/ v
selber machen selbst machen

DNA /ˌdiˌɛnˈeɪ/ /ˌdiːɛnˈeɪ/ DNAs n
DNS DNA
(biochemistry, genetics) Initialism of deoxyribonucleic acid (“a nucleic acid found in all living things (and some non-living things such as certain viruses) which consists of two polynucleotide chains that coil around each other to form a double helix; encoded in its structure are genetic instructions for development, functioning, growth, and reproduction”).

DP DPs n
DP
(computer science) Initialism of dynamic programming.

DRM n
DRM

DVD /ˌdi vi ˈdi/ /ˌdiː viː ˈdiː/ DVDs n
DVD
(initialism) digital video disc or digital versatile disc; an optical disc on which video is recorded in digital format, such as commercially-released movies and other video media.

DVD drive DVD drives n
DVD-Laufwerk
(computer hardware) An optical drive used for reading data from and possibly writing data on a DVD.

DVD player DVD players n
DVD-Spieler
An electronic device for playing DVDs.

Dacia /ˈdeɪsɪə/ /ˈdeɪʃə/ pn
Dacien
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Dacian /ˈdeɪsɪən/ /ˈdeɪʃən/ adj
dakisch
Of or pertaining to Dacia or the Dacians.

Dacian /ˈdeɪsɪən/ /ˈdeɪʃən/ Dacians n
Daker Dakerin
(historical) a member of an ancient Indo-European ethnic group of Dacia.

Dacian /ˈdeɪsɪən/ /ˈdeɪʃən/ pn
Dakisch
An extinct Indo-European language spoken by the people of Dacia.

Daco-Romanian n
Dakorumänisch
The standard Romanian language, distinguished from the Aromanian (Macedo-Romanian), Megleno-Romanian and Istro-Romanian languages.

Dada /ˈdɑːdɑː/ n
Dadaismus
A cultural movement that began in Zürich, Switzerland during and as a reaction to World War I and peaked from 1916 to 1920, which primarily involved visual arts, literature (mainly poetry), theatre, and graphic design, and was characterized by deliberate irrationality, disillusionment, cynicism, nihilism, randomness, and rejection of the prevailing standards in art.

Dadra and Nagar Haveli /ˈdɑːdɹɑː ənd ˌnʌɡəɹˌhəˈvɛli/ pn
Dadra und Nagar Haveli
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Daedalus /ˈdeɪdələs/ /ˈdiːdələs/ /ˈdɛdələs/ pn
Daidalos
(Greek mythology) Greek mythological figure who crafted the waxen wings of Icarus.

Daesh /ˈdɑːˌɛʃ/ pn
Daesch Daesh Daisch Daish
(derogatory) Synonym of ISIS, ISIL, Islamic State

Daffy Duck pn
Daffy Duck
A fictional anthropomorphic black duck in the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of animated cartoons by Warner Bros.

Dagestan /ˌdæɡɪˈstæn/ /ˌdæɡɪˈstɑːn/ pn
Dagestan
A Russian republic in the Caucasus region.

Dahomey /dəˈhəʊmi/ pn
Dahomey
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Dakar /dæˈkɑː(ɹ)/ /dɑˈkɑɚ/ /ˈdækɑː(ɹ)/ pn
Dakar
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Dakota /dəˈkəʊtə/ Dakotas n
Dakota
A member of the Dakota people

Dakota /dəˈkəʊtə/ Dakotas pn
Dakota
The Santee branch of the Sioux people.
The language of these people.
(historical) The Dakota Territory; an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from March 2, 1861, until November 2, 1889, when the final extent of the reduced territory was split and admitted to the Union as the states of North Dakota and South Dakota.

Dalai Lama /ˈdælaɪ ˈlɑːmə/ /ˈdɑːlaɪ ˈlɑːmə/ Dalai Lamas n
Dalai Lama
(Tibetan Buddhism) The supreme head of Tibetan Buddhism, believed to be an incarnation of Avalokitesvara, and considered the spiritual leader of the Tibetan people.

Dalit /ˈdɑːlɪt/ /ˈdʌlɪt/ Dalits n
Dalit Unberührbarer
A member of a South Asian group of people traditionally regarded as untouchables or outcastes.

Dall sheep Dall sheep n
Dall-Schaf
A species of wild sheep native to northwestern North America, Ovis dalli.

Dallago Dallagos pn
Dallago

Dallas /ˈdæləs/ pn
Dallas
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A en given name.

Dalmatia /dælˈmeɪʃə/ pn
Dalmatien
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Dalmatian /dælˈmeɪ.ʃən/ more Dalmatian most Dalmatian adj
dalmatisch
Relating to Dalmatia or its people.

Dalmatian /dælˈmeɪ.ʃən/ Dalmatians n
Dalmatiner
One of a breed of dog with a short, white coat with dark spots.

Dalmatian /dælˈmeɪ.ʃən/ pn
Dalmatisch
An extinct Romance language that was once spoken in Dalmatia.

Daltonism /ˈdɔːltənɪzəm/ n
Rot-Grün-Blindheit
(medicine, pathology) Inability or defective ability to perceive or distinguish certain colors, especially red-green color blindness.

Daman and Diu /dəˈmɑːn ən ˈdiːuː/ pn
Daman und Diu
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Damascene /ˈdæməˌsiːn/ more Damascene most Damascene adj
damaszenisch
Of or relating to Damascus.

Damascene /ˈdæməˌsiːn/ Damascenes n
Damaszener Damaszenerin
A native or inhabitant of Damascus.

Damascus /dəˈmæskəs/ /dəˈmɑːskəs/ pn
Damaskus
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Damascus steel Damascus steels n
Damaszener Stahl
A kind of steel used in swordmaking from about 300 BC to 1700 AD, characterized by distinctive patterns of banding and mottling reminiscent of flowing water.

Damietta /ˌdæmiːˈjɛtə/ /ˌdæmiːˈɛtə/ /ˌdæmɪˈɛtə/ pn
Damiette
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Dammam pn
Dammam
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Dane /deɪn/ Danes n
Däne Dänin
A person of Danish descent.

Danegeld /ˈdeɪnɡɛld/ n
Danegeld
(history) a tax raised originally to protect against Viking raiders in the 10th and 11th centuries, and later continued as a land tax

Danelaw /ˈdeɪnˌlɔ/ pn
Danelag
(history) The part of Great Britain in which the laws of the Scandinavians dominated those of the Anglo-Saxons.

Danian pn
Danium
(geology, paleontology) A subdivision of the Paleocene epoch.

Danicize /ˈdeɪnɪsaɪz/ v
danisieren dänisieren
To make (more) Danish.

Daniel /ˈdænjəl/ /ˈdænəl/ [ˈdanjəl] pn
Daniel
A book in the Old Testament of the Bible.
(biblical character) The prophet whose story is told in the Book of Daniel.
A en given name in regular use since the Middle Ages.

Danish /ˈdeɪ.nɪʃ/ adj
dänisch Dänisch
Of or pertaining to Denmark.

Danish /ˈdeɪ.nɪʃ/ pn
Dänisch dänisch
The language of Danes and Denmark.

Danish pastry Danish pastries n
Kopenhagener Plunder Plundergebäck Teilchen
A sweet and flaky yeast-raised roll made from a dough using butter or margarine and filled with remonce (butter and sugar) or custard.

Danny /ˈdæni/ Dannies pn
Dani
A diminutive of the en given names Danielle, Daniella or Daniela.

Dantesque /ˌdæntɪˈɛsk/ more Dantesque most Dantesque adj
dantesk
Of, pertaining to, or in the style of Dante; characterized by a formal, elevated tone and somber focus.

Danube /ˈdænjuːb/ pn
Donau
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Danube Swabian Danube Swabians n
Donauschwabe
(often, in the plural) A member or descendant of any of the unrelated, usually non-Swabian groups of Germans that settled along the Danube and elsewhere in southeastern Europe (not including the Carpathian Germans or Transylvanian Saxons).

Danube bleak Danube bleaks n
Mairenke
A species of ray-finned fish in the Cyprinidae family (Chalcalburnus chalcoides, Alburnus chalcoides)

Danubian more Danubian most Danubian adj
donauisch
Pertaining to, or bordering on, the Danube river in Europe.

Danzig pn
Danzig
Gdańsk (especially in reference to the times when it was part of a German-speaking state such as Prussia or Germany).

Dapingian pn
Dapingium

Dardanelles /ˌdɑɹ.dənˈɛlz/ /ˌdɑː.dənˈɛlz/ [ˌdɑɹ.dənˈɛɫz] [ˌdɑː.dənˈɛɫz] pn
Dardanellen
The strait connecting the Sea of Marmara with the Aegean Sea to the west.

Dargwa pn
Darginisch
A Northeast Caucasian language of Dagestan, Russia.

Dari /ˈdɑːɹi/ pn
Dari
The dialect of the Persian language as spoken natively by approximately one-half of the population in Afghanistan and which serves as the interethnic lingua franca for the vast majority of the population; also referred to as Eastern Persian, Afghan Persian, or simply Persian.
(historical) A variety of Middle Persian, the court language of the late Sassanid period and of classical Persian poetry.

Darius /ˈdæɹi.əs/ /ˈdɑɹi.əs/ pn
Darius Dareios
Any of several kings in Achaemenid dynasty of Persia, 6th to 4th century BCE.

Dark Ages pn
Dunkle Jahrhunderte
(see usage notes) The period of European history encompassing (roughly) 476–1000 CE.

Dark Continent pn
Schwarzer Kontinent
(sometimes, offensive, dated, informal) Africa.

Darmstadt pn
Darmstadt
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Darriwilian pn
Darriwilium

Dartford warbler Dartford warblers n
Provencegrasmücke
A small warbler, Sylvia undata, native to western Europe and northern Africa.

Darth Vader /ˈdɑː(ɹ)θ ˈveɪ.də(ɹ)/ pn
Darth Vader
Darth Vader, the villain of the science-fantasy film series Star Wars.

Darwin /ˈdɑɹwɪn/ /ˈdɑːwɪn/ pn
Darwin
A surname, especially referring to Charles Darwin (1809–1882), British naturalist and founder of the theory of evolution by natural selection.
A en given name, deriving from the Old English name Dēorwine and revived through the surname.

Darwin Award Darwin Awards pn
Darwin Award
(jocular) One of the international honours awarded to people who supposedly help to improve the human gene pool by "removing themselves from it in a spectacularly stupid manner."

Darwin's finch Darwin's finches n
Darwinfinken

Darwin's rhea Darwin's rheas n
Darwin-Nandu Darwin-Strauß
A small rhea, Rhea pennata, found from Patagonia to the high Andes.

Darwinism /ˈdɑːwɪnɪzəm/ Darwinisms n
Darwinismus
The principles of natural selection set out in Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species (1859), more strictly defined by August Weismann and developed by other authors into a central part of the modern evolutionary synthesis.

Darwinist /ˈdɑːwɪnɪst/ Darwinists n
Darwinist Darwinistin
A believer in Darwinism, the theory of evolution by natural selection.

Datong pn
Datong Tatung
Synonym of Taedong (North Korea): the Mandarin Chinese-derived name.

Daugava pn
Düna westliche Dwina
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Daugavpils pn
Daugavpils Dünaburg
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Dauphiné /dəʊfɪˈneɪ/ pn
Dauphiné
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Daurian jackdaw Daurian jackdaws n
Elsterdohle
An Asian bird of the crow family (Coloeus dauuricus) closely related to the western jackdaw (Coloeus monedula).

Davao City pn
Davao
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Davao Region pn
Davao-Region
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David /ˈdeɪvɪd/ Davids pn
David
(biblical character) The second king of Judah and Israel, the successor of King Saul in the Old Testament; the son of Jesse and the father of Nathan and King Solomon.
(rare) A en given name, often combined with a feminine middle name (e.g. David Ann).

Davidoff Davidoffs pn
Davidoff

Davos /ˈdævɒs/ /ˈdɑːvoʊs/ pn
Davos
(metonymy) An annual meeting of business leaders, major politicians, economists, and other celebrities hosted by the World Economic Forum in the town of Davos, Switzerland at the end of January.

De Morgan's law /dɨˈmɔɹɡɪnzˌlɔ/ De Morgan's laws n
De Morgen'sches Gesetz
(mathematics, logic) Either of two laws in formal logic which state that:
(mathematics) Either of two laws in set theory which state that:

Dead Sea pn
Totes Meer
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Death pn
Sensenmann Boandl Boandlkramer Boanl Boanlkramer Freund Hain
The personification of death, often a skeleton with a scythe, and one of the four horsemen of the apocalypse.

Debaltseve pn
Debalzewe
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Debrecen pn
Debrecen Debrezin
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Dec. pn
Dez.
abbreviation of December

Decameron /dɪˈkaməɹən/ /dɪˈkæməɹɑn/ /dɪˈkæməɹən/ pn
Dekameron
A collection of 100 short stories by Italian author Giovanni Boccaccio, probably begun in 1350 and finished in 1353.

Deccan /ˈdɛk.ən/ pn
Dekkan
A large plateau in southern India; southern or peninsular India.

December /dɪˈsɛm.bəɹ/ /dɪˈsɛmbə/ Decembers pn
Dezember Julmond
The twelfth and last month of the Gregorian calendar, following November and preceding the January of the following year, containing the southern solstice.

Decembrist Decembrists n
Dekabrist Dekabristin
(historical) A participant in, or sympathizer with, the Decembrist revolt.

Dedekind domain Dedekind domains n
Dedekindring
(algebra, ring theory) An integral domain in which every proper ideal factors into a product of prime ideals which is unique (up to permutations).

Deimos /ˈdaɪməs/ pn
Deimos
(Greek mythology) A son of Ares (Latin: Mars), god of terror.
(astronomy) The outermost natural satellite of Mars.

Dej pn
Burglos Desch

Del Dels n
Entf
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Delaware /ˈdɛləweə(ɹ)/ /ˈdɛləwɛɹ/ Delawares n
Delaware Delawarin
A member of the Lenape / Delaware people.

Delaware /ˈdɛləweə(ɹ)/ /ˈdɛləwɛɹ/ pn
Delaware Delawaren Delawarinnen Lenape Lenni Lenape
The Lenape people, the indigenous people of Lenapehoking, in what is now the Mid-Atlantic United States.
Delawarensprache Delawarisch delawarische Sprache
Two closely related Algonquian languages of these people, Munsee and Unami.
Delaware Delaware River Delaware-Fluss Delaware-Fluß Delawarefluß Delawarfluss
Several places in the United States, named for the people or the state.

Delete Deletes n
Entfernen
(computing) A key that may be pressed to delete something (such as text or files) from a computer. The key also erases text from left to right, unlike the backspace key.

Delhi /ˈdɛl.i/ pn
Delhi
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Delilah /dɪˈlaɪlə/ pn
Delila
The mistress of Samson who betrayed him to the Philistines.

Delphi /ˈdɛlfi/ [ˈdɛɫfi] pn
Delphi
A city of ancient Greece, the site of the Delphic oracle

Delphic /ˈdɛlfɪk/ more Delphic most Delphic adj
delphisch
Of or relating to Delphi or its oracles.

Delphinus pn
Delfin Delphin
(constellation) A small summer constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a dolphin. It lies between the constellations Cygnus and Aquila.

Deluge pn
Sintflut
(Bible) The Biblical flood taking place in the story of Noah in Genesis.

Delémont pn
Delsberg
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Demeter /dəˈmiːtəɹ/ /dɪˈmiːtə/ /ˈdɛmɪtəɹ/ pn
Demeter
(Greek god) The goddess of the fertility of the Earth and harvests, protector of marriage and social order; daughter of Cronos and Rhea, mother to Persephone.

Demetrius /dɪˈmiːtɹɪəs/ pn
Demetrius
A en given name, of mostly historical use in English.

Demiurge /ˈdɛmɪɜːdʒ/ /ˈdɛmɪˌɝd͡ʒ/ pn
Demiurg
(gnosticism) A prideful, inferior being that creates the material world; frequently identified with the creator God of the Hebrew Bible.

Democrat Democrats n
Demokrat Demokratin
(US politics) A member or supporter of the Democratic Party in the United States.

Democratic Party pn
Demokratische Partei
(US politics) A left-wing liberal political party in the United States.

Democratic People's Republic of Korea /ˌdɛməˈkɹætɪk ˈpiːpəlz ɹɪˈpʌblɪk əv kəˈɹiːə/ pn
Demokratische Volksrepublik Korea Koreanische Volksdemokratische Republik
Official name of North Korea.

Democratic Republic of the Congo /ˌdɛməˈkɹætɪk ɹɪˈpʌblɪk əv ðə ˈkɒŋɡəʊ/ pn
Demokratische Republik Kongo
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Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka pn
Demokratische Sozialistische Republik Sri Lanka
Official name of Sri Lanka.

Democritus /dɪˈmɒkɹɪtəs/ pn
Demokrit
A Greek philosopher (c.460-c.370 BC). The originator of the atomic theory together with his teacher Leucippus.

Demosthenes /dɪˈmɒsθəniːz/ pn
Demosthenes
An Ancient Greek en given name, famously borne by Demosthenes, the Athenian statesman and orator of 4th century BC.

Demotic Greek n
Demotike Dhimotiki Dimotiki Dimotikí
The Modern Greek vernacular language. It became the official Modern Greek in 1976 when Katharevousa was replaced, and was written in polytonic script until 1982, and in monotonic script after 1982.

Denali /dɪˈnɑːli/ pn
Denali
The highest mountain peak in North America (the third most prominent peak after Mount Everest and Aconcagua), located in central Alaska.

Deneb /ˈdɛnɛb/ pn
Deneb
(star) A blue giant star in the constellation Cygnus; Alpha (α) Cygni. It forms one corner of the Summer Triangle. Deneb is one of the brightest stars in the night sky, and one of the most luminous stars known.

Denmark /ˈdɛn.mɑɹk/ /ˈdɛn.mɑːk/ pn
Dänemark
The main part of the Kingdom of Denmark, excluding the Faroe Islands and Greenland; the metropole of the Kingdom of Denmark.
A number of places in other countries:

Denmark-Norway pn
Dänemark-Norwegen
(historical) A former political entity consisting of the united kingdoms of Denmark and Norway, including overseas Norwegian dependencies of Iceland, Greenland, and the Faroe Islands.

Denney Denneys pn
Düringen
A Scottish surname originating as a patronymic, a variant of Denny.
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Dennis /ˈdɛnɪs/ pn
Dennis Denis
A en given name.

Denver /ˈdɛnvɚ/ pn
Denver
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A en given name.

Deposition pn
Kreuzabnahme
(Christianity) The removal of Jesus from the cross.

Derby /ˈdɑːbi/ Derbys n
Derby
A type of cheese made in Derby, England.

Derek /ˈdɛɹɪk/ pn
Dirk Dietrich
A en given name.

Dervish /ˈdɜː(ɹ)vɪʃ/ Dervishes n
Derwisch Derwischin
A member of a Sufi Muslim ascetic fraternity of mendicant friars.

Des Moines /dəˈmɔɪn/ /dəˈmɔɪnz/ pn
Des Moines
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Desdemona /ˌdɛzdəˈmoʊnə/ pn
Desdemona
(astronomy) An inner moon of the planet Uranus.

Desiderius /ˌdɛzɪˈdɪəɹɪəs/ pn
Desiderius
A Latin en given name

Detroit /dɪˈtɹɔɪt/ /dɪˈt͡ʃɹɔɪt/ /ˈdiːtɹɔɪt/ pn
Detroit
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(metonymy) The United States' automotive industry.

Deuteronomy /djuːtəˈɹɒnəmi/ /dutəˈɹɑnəmi/ /dʊˈtrɔnɔmi/ /dʒuːtəˈɹɒnəmi/ pn
Deuteronomium
The fifth of the Books of Moses in the Old Testament of the Bible, the fifth book in the Torah.

Deutsche Mark Deutsche Mark Deutsche Marks n
Deutsche Mark D-Mark
(historical, numismatics) The former currency unit of Germany (now replaced by the euro), abbreviated as DM or DEM.

Deva pn
Denburg Diemrich Schlossberg

Devanagari /ˌdeɪvəˈnɑɡəɹi/ /ˌdeɪvəˈnɑːɡ(ə)ɹɪ/ /ˌdɛvəˈnɑːɡ(ə)ɹɪ/ pn
Devanagari Dewanagari
An abugida script used to write many languages originating in India and Nepal, including Sanskrit, Hindi, Marathi, Kashmiri, Sindhi, Maithili, Bhili, Konkani, Bhojpuri, and Nepali.

Devonian adj
devonisch
(geology) of a geologic period within the Paleozoic era; comprises lower, middle and upper epochs from about 415 to 360 million years ago

Devonian pn
Devon
(geology) the Devonian period

Dhaka /ˈdækə/ pn
Dhaka
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Dhivehi n
Dhivehi Maledivisch
An Indo-Aryan language, the official language of the Republic of Maldives.

Diana /daɪˈænə/ pn
Diana
(Roman god) The daughter of Latona and Jupiter, and twin sister of Apollo; the goddess of the hunt, associated wild animals and the forest or wilderness, and an emblem of chastity; the Roman counterpart of Artemis.
A en given name.

Didymoteicho pn
Didymoticho
A town located in the eastern part of the Evros Prefecture of Thrace, Greece.

Diekirch pn
Diekirch
One of the twelve cantons of Luxembourg, located in the north-east of the country.
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Diels-Alder reaction Diels-Alder reactions n
Diels-Alder-Reaktion
(organic chemistry) The cycloaddition reaction between a conjugated diene and an alkene to form a cyclohexene ring.

Dieppe /diˈɛp/ pn
Dieppe
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Dieselgate pn
Dieselgate
(informal) The Volkswagen emissions scandal of 2015.

Differdange pn
Differdingen
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Digital Era pn
digitales Zeitalter
The historical period characterized by the existence of digital technology.

Dijon pn
Dijon
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Dijon mustard Dijon mustards n
Dijon-Senf
A kind of mustard made with verjuice (or, more recently, white wine) instead of vinegar.

Diocletian /ˌdaɪ.əˈkliːʃən/ pn
Diokletian
Roman cognomen, particularly borne by the Roman emperor Gaius Aurelius Valerius Diocletianus (245-313).

Diogenes /daɪˈɒdʒəniːz/ pn
Diogenes
An Ancient Greek en given name

Diomedes /daɪəˈmiːdiːz/ pn
Diomedes
(Greek mythology) a hero in Greek mythology, mostly known for his participation in the Trojan War

Dione /daɪˈoʊni/ Diones pn
Dione
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Dionysus /daɪəˈnaɪsəs/ /daɪəˈnaɪsɪs/ pn
Dionysos
(Greek god) The god of wine, ivy and grapes, specifically its intoxication and social influence, but also the patron of agriculture and the theater. Also related to the mystery of religion, as in "spiritual intoxication".

Diophantine adj
diophantisch
(mathematics) Of or pertaining to Diophantus, the Greek mathematician.

Diophantine equation Diophantine equations n
diophantische Gleichung
(number theory) A polynomial equation whose variables are only permitted to assume integer values.

Diophantus /daɪəˈfæntəs/ pn
Diophantos
(mathematics) A Greek mathematician who first developed algebra

Dioscuri pn
Dioskuren
(Greek mythology) The twin brothers Castor and Pollux together.

Discordian more Discordian most Discordian adj
diskordianisch diskordisch

Discordian Discordians n
Diskordianer Diskordier

Discordianism /dɪsˈkɔɹdi.ənɪzəm/ /dɪsˈkɔː.di.ən.ɪzm̩/ pn
Diskordianismus
A minor modern religion with absurdist elements, often seen as a parody, based on the worship of Eris, the Greek goddess of discord and confusion.

Disibodenberg /dɪzɪˈbəʊdənbɛɹk/ [dɪzɪˈbəʊdn̩bɛɚk] pn
Kloster Disibodenberg
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Disneyan more Disneyan most Disneyan adj
Disney-
Of or relating to the American animator Walt Disney or his Walt Disney Company.

Disneyfication n
Disneyfizierung

Disneyfy v
disneyfizieren

Divine Providence n
göttliche Vorsehung
(theology) the sovereignty, superintendence, or agency of God over events in people's lives and throughout history.

Diwali /dɪˈvɑli/ /dɪˈvɑːli/ /dɪˈwɑli/ /dɪˈwɑːli/ Diwalis pn
Diwali
(Hinduism) An annual festival of light, observed during several days in October and November.

Djibouti /d͡ʒɪˈbuːtiː/ pn
Dschibuti
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Djiboutian adj
dschibutisch
Of, from, or pertaining to Djibouti or its people or culture.

Djiboutian Djiboutians n
Dschibutier Dschibutierin
A person from Djibouti or of Djiboutian descent.

Djokovic /ˈdʒaʉkəvɪtʃ/ /ˈdʒoʊkəvɪtʃ/ /ˈdʒœʊkəvɪtʃ/ /ˈdʒɑkəvɪtʃ/ /ˈdʒɒkəvɪtʃ/ /ˈdʒɔkəvɪtʃ/ /ˈdʒəʉkəvɪtʃ/ /ˈdʒəʊkəvɪtʃ/ /ˈd͡ʒoʊkəvɪt͡ʃ/ Djokovices Djokovics pn
Djokovic
A surname from Serbo-Croatian.

Dmitry pn
Dmitri
A transliteration of the Russian male given name Дми́трий (Dmítrij).

Dniester /ˈniːstər/ pn
Dnister
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Dnipro /dniːˈprəʊ/ /niˈproʊ/ /nɪˈproʊ/ /ˈdnɪ.prə/ /ˈni.proʊ/ /ˈnɪ.proʊ/ pn
Dnjepr
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Dniprodzerzhynsk pn
Dniprodserschynsk
(historical)

Dnipropetrovsk pn
Dnipropetrowsk Dnepropetrowsk
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(historical)

Dobermann Dobermanns n
Dobermann
A large breed of guard dog bred in Germany.

Dobruja pn
Dobrudscha
A historical region shared by Bulgaria and Romania, located between the lower Danube river and the Black Sea.

Doctor Doctors n
Doktor Doktorin Dr.
The title of an academic or medical doctor (a person who holds a doctorate); used before or instead of the doctor's name.

Dodecanese /ˌdəʊdɛkəˈniːz/ pn
Dodekanes
An island chain consisting of twelve main islands including Rhodes, its capital.

Dodoma pn
Dodoma
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Dogrib pn
Dogrib
The Athabaskan language of this people.

Doha /ˈdoʊ.hɑː/ /ˈdəʊ.hɑː/ pn
Doha
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Dolly Varden trout Dolly Varden trout n
Dolly-Varden-Forelle
A salmonid fish, Salvelinus malma, native to cold-water tributaries of the Pacific Ocean in Asia and North America.

Dolomites /ˈdoʊl.əˌmaɪts/ /ˈdɒl.əˌmaɪts/ pn
Dolomiten
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Dome of the Rock pn
Felsendom
A shrine, located on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, which contains the Foundation Stone.

Dominic /ˈdɒ.məˌnɪk/ pn
Dominik
A en given name, best known for the Spanish saint who founded the Dominican order.

Dominica /də.ˈmɪ.nɪ.kə/ /ˌdɑ.mɪ.ˈniː.kə/ /ˌdɒ.mɪ.ˈniː.kə/ pn
Dominica
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Dominican /də.ˈmɪn.ɪ.kən/ /ˌdɑ.mɪ.ˈni.kən/ /ˌdɒ.mɪ.ˈniː.kən/ more Dominican most Dominican adj
dominikanisch
Of, from, or pertaining to the Dominican Republic, or its people.
dominicanisch
Of, from, or pertaining to Dominica, or its people.
dominikanisch Dominikaner
Of or belonging to the Dominican religious order.

Dominican /də.ˈmɪn.ɪ.kən/ /ˌdɑ.mɪ.ˈni.kən/ /ˌdɒ.mɪ.ˈniː.kən/ Dominicans n
Dominikaner Dominikanerin Dominicaner Dominicanerin
A person from the Dominican Republic or of its descent.
Dominicaner Dominicanerin
A person from the Commonwealth of Dominica or of its descent.
Dominikaner Dominikanerin
A member of the religious order founded by St. Dominic.

Dominican Republic /doʊˌmɪn.ɪ.kən ɹəˈpʌb.lɪk/ /dɒmˌɪn.ɪ.kən ɹɪˈpʌb.lɪk/ pn
Dominikanische Republik
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Dominion of Canada pn
Dominion Kanada
(dated, formal) Canada

Domodedovo pn
Domodedowo
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Don /dɑn/ /dɒn/ pn
Don
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Don Juan Don Juans n
Don Juan
A man who obsessively seduces women.

Don Quixote /dɒn ˈkwɪksəʊt/ /ˌdɑn kiˈhoʊteɪ/ /ˌdɑn kiˈhoʊti/ /ˌdɒn kiːˈhəʊtɪ/ pn
Don Quichotte Don Quijote Don Quixote
A famous 1605–1615 Spanish novel by Miguel de Cervantes (1547–1616), whose full title is El ingenioso hidalgo don Quijote de la Mancha (The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha).

Donald /ˈdɑn.əld/ /ˈdɒn.əld/ Donalds pn
Donald
A en given name.

Donald Duck pn
Donald Duck
One of the Disney cartoon characters, an anthropomorphic white-feathered duck who usually wears a sailor suit and is known for his voice especially in tantrums.

Donaldism n
Donaldismus
fan culture that is found among fans of Disney comics and animated motion pictures and shorts

Donatism n
Donatismus
(Christianity) An early Christian belief which maintained that apostate priests were incapable of administering the sacraments, as opposed to the orthodox view that any sacrament administered by a properly ordained priest or bishop is valid, regardless of how sinful he is or if he has converted to another religion.

Donbas /-bæs/ /-ˈbɑːs/ /dɒnˈbɑːs/ /dʌnˈbæs/ /ˈdɑːnbɑːs/ /ˈdɒnbæs/ /ˈdɒnbɑːs/ pn
Donbas Donbass Donezbecken
(usually with definite article) An industrial region in eastern Ukraine.

Donegal /ˈdɑnɪɡɔl/ /ˈdɑnɪɡəl/ /ˈdʌnɪɡɔːl/ /ˌdɒnɪˈɡɔːl/ /ˌdʌnɪˈɡɔːl/ pn
Donegal
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Donetsk /dəˈnɛtsk/ pn
Donezk
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Donetsk People's Republic pn
Volksrepublik Donezk
A partially-recognized secessionist state proclaimed in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, on the 7th of April, 2014; it claims to be the successor state of the 1918 Donetsk–Krivoy Rog Soviet Republic and is one of two members of the Confederation of Novorossiya.

Donohue syndrome n
Leprechaunismus
(genetic disorder) A rare, severe genetic disorder resulting in elfin facial features and an impaired insulin receptor.

Doppler effect Doppler effects n
Doppler-Effekt Dopplereffekt
The apparent change in frequency or wavelength of a wave that is perceived by an observer moving relative to the source of the waves.

Dorado pn
Schwertfisch
(constellation) A small constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a goldfish or swordfish. It lies between the constellations Pictor and Reticulum, and is notable for containing most of the Large Magellanic Cloud.

Doric pn
Dorisch Dorismus
The Ancient Greek dialect group once spoken in northwestern Greece, southern Italy, and Sicily.

Dormer's bat Dormer's bats n
Dormer-Zwergfledermaus
Scotozous dormeri, a species of vesper bat.

Dornfelder /ˈdɔːnˌfɛldɚ/ Dornfelder pn
Dornfelder
(uncountable) A dark-skinned grape variety used for red wine, developed as a hybrid (Helfensteiner × Heroldrebe) by August Herold in 1955 at the Staatliche Lehr- und Versuchsanstalt für Wein- und Obstbau Weinsberg (State Education and Research Institute for Viticulture and Pomology Weinsberg) in Württemberg, Germany.
(countable, and, uncountable) Any wine produced from the Dornfelder grape.

Dorothy /ˈdɑɹ.ə.θi/ /ˈdɒɹ.ə.θi/ /ˈdɔɹ.ə.θi/ /ˈdɔɹ.θi/ pn
Dorothea
A en given name.

Dorpat pn
Dorpat
(historical)

Dortmund pn
Dortmund
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Douala pn
Douala Duala
The largest city of Cameroon, situated on the west coast.

Douro pn
Douro Duero
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Dover /ˈdoʊ.vɚ/ /ˈdəʊ.və/ pn
Dover
A sea area between this port and France.

Dover sole Dover soles n
Seezunge
The common sole (Solea solea).

Dovhe pn
Dowhe
Ukrainian name of the village of Długie in southeastern Poland

Down syndrome /-dɹəm/ /daʊn ˈsɪndɹoʊm/ /daʊn ˈsɪndɹəʊm/ pn
Down-Syndrom Downsyndrom Mongolismus Trisomie 21
(neurology, chiefly, US, Australia, New Zealand) A genetic disorder caused by the presence of all or part of a third copy of chromosome 21 (a chromosomal excess), whereby the patients typically have a delay in cognitive ability and physical growth, as well as a small head and tilted eyelids. [from 1961.]

Dr Drs n
Dr.
Doctor, a title used before a doctor's name or surname (Dr Jane Doe, Dr Doe)

Draco /ˈdɹeɪkoʊ/ /ˈdɹeɪkəʊ/ pn
Drache
(constellation) A circumpolar constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a dragon. It features a line of stars (including Thuban) that winds between Ursa Major and Ursa Minor.

Dracula /ˈdɹækjələ/ /ˈdɹækjʊlə/ pn
Dracula Drakula
(fiction) The fictional vampire in the novel of the same name by Bram Stoker.

Drava /ˈdɹɑːvə/ pn
Drau
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Dravet syndrome n
Dravet-Syndrom schwere frühkindliche myoklonische Epilepsie

Dravidian /dɹəˈvɪdɪən/ pn
Dravidisch Drawidisch
A family of related ethnicities and languages primarily in Southern India, Northeast Sri Lanka, and parts of Pakistan and Bangladesh.

Dresden /ˈdɹɛzdən/ pn
Dresden dresdenerisch dresdnerisch
(history, metonymically) The Bombing of Dresden.

Drin pn
Drin
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Drina pn
Drina
A river that flows northward 160 miles along the border of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia to empty into the Sava River.

Drohobych pn
Drohobytsch
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Drumian pn
Drumium

Druze /ˈdruːz/ Druze Druzes n
Druse Drusen Drusin
A member of this community.

Dublin /ˈdʊbᵊlən/ /ˈdʌblən/ /ˈdʌblɪn/ pn
Dublin
(metonym) The government of the Republic of Ireland.

Dubrovnik pn
Dubrovnik
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Duchy of Athens pn
Herzogtum Athen
(historical) A duchy, encompassing the regions of Attica and Boeotia, which was established in Greece in 1205 after the conquest of the Byzantine Empire during the Fourth Crusade.

Duckburg /ˈdʌkbɝɡ/ pn
Entenhausen
A fictional city, located in the fictional US state of Calisota, that serves as the home of Donald Duck, his surrounding cast, and several other anthropomorphic animals.

Dudelange pn
Düdelingen
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Duilius pn
Duilius
a Roman nomen gentile

Duisburg /ˈd(j)uːsbɝɡ/ /ˈd(j)uːzbɝɡ/ /ˈdjuːsbɜːɡ/ pn
Duisburg
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Duke of York Islands pn
Neulauenburg
A group of islands off the coast of New Guinea, part of the Bismarck Archipelago.

Dumas pn
Dumas
A surname from French.

Dumbrăveni pn
Elisabethstadt
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Dungan /ˈdʊŋɡɑːn/ n
Dungane Dunganin
A Muslim people originally from north-west China who currently reside in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Russia.

Dunkirk /ˈdʌŋkɜː(ɹ)k/ pn
Dünkirchen
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Durrës /ˈdʊɹəs/ pn
Durrës
An Adriatic port city in Albania, on the site of ancient Epidamnus.

Dushanbe pn
Duschanbe
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Dutch /dʌt͡ʃ/ adj
holländisch niederländisch
Of or pertaining to the Netherlands, the Dutch people or the Dutch language.

Dutch /dʌt͡ʃ/ n
Niederländer Holländer
(collective) The people of the Netherlands, or one of certain ethnic groups descending from the people of the Netherlands.

Dutch /dʌt͡ʃ/ pn
Niederländisch Holländisch
The main language of the Netherlands, Flanders (i.e., the northern half of Belgium) and Suriname; Netherlandic.

Dutch East Indies pn
Niederländisch-Indien
(historical) A former Dutch colony in modern-day Indonesia.

Dutch Limburg pn
Niederländisch-Limburg Niederländischer-Limburg
The roughly northeastern part of the Benelux region of Limburg (speaking Dutch and two groups of its dialects; not to be geographically confused with historical political entities), which belongs to the Kingdom of the Netherlands, where it is administratively designated as the provincie (province) Limburg, as opposed to Belgian Limburg, which is part of Flanders region (northern Belgium), confusingly under the same administrative designation

Dutch elm disease n
Ulmensterben
(plant disease) A disease of elm trees caused by ascomycete fungi in the genus Ophiostoma and spread by bark beetles.

Dutch metal n
Rauschgold Schaumgold

Dutch oven Dutch ovens n
Dutch Oven Kokotte
(US) A large metal cooking pot with a tight-fitting lid.

Dutchman /ˈdʌt͡ʃmən/ Dutchmen n
Niederländer Holländer
A Dutch man; a man from the Netherlands.

Dutchman's breeches n
Kapuzen-Herzblume
A plant of the species Lamprocapnos spectabilis, formerly Dicentra spectabilis, similar to D. cucullaria, but red or pink.

Dutchwoman /dʌt͡ʃˌwʊmən/ Dutchwomen n
Niederländerin Holländerin
A Dutch woman; a woman from the Netherlands.

Dzhankoi pn
Dshankoj
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Dzongkha /ˈdzɒŋkə/ /ˈzɒŋkə/ pn
Dzongkha
The national language of Bhutan; Bhutanese.

Dönmeh n
Dönme
(historical) A group of crypto-Jews in the Ottoman Empire who, to avoid imprisonment after declaring arrival of the doomsday messiah, converted publicly to Islam, but retained their Jewish beliefs in secret.

Düne pn
Düne
an island close to Heligoland

Düsseldorf /ˈduːsəldɔɹf/ /ˈdʊsəldɔɹf/ /ˈdʊsəldɔːf/ pn
Düsseldorf Regierungsbezirk Düsseldorf
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E /iː/ /ɛ/ symbol
O

E major n
E-Dur
(music) The major key with the notes E, F♯, G♯, A, B, C♯, D♯, the key signature of which has four sharps.
(music) The major chord with a root of E.

E minor n
e-Moll
(music) a minor key with the notes E, F♯, G, A, B, C, and D
(music) the minor chord with a root of E

E-flat E-flats n
Es
(music) A tone one semitone lower than E, between D and E.
(music) A key or other mechanism for producing an E-flat.

E-flat major n
Es-Dur
(music) The major chord with a root of E-flat.

E-flat minor n
es-Moll
(music) a minor key with the notes E♭, F, G♭, A♭, B♭, C♭, D♭

EBRD pn
EBWE
(finance) Initialism of European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.

ECB pn
EZB
Initialism of European Central Bank.

ECG ECGs n
EKG
(cardiology) Initialism of electrocardiogram.

ECHR pn
EGMR
Initialism of w:European Court of Human Rights.
EMRK
Initialism of w:European Convention on Human Rights.

ECSC pn
EGKS
Initialism of European Coal and Steel Community.

ECTS pn
ECTS-Punkt
(education) Initialism of European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System.

EEA pn
EWR
Initialism of European Economic Area (the area consisting of the European Union plus Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein).

EEC pn
EWG
(historical) Initialism of European Economic Community, forerunner of the European Community (EC) and the European Union (EU).

EFTA /ɛf.tɑː/ pn
EFTA
Initialism of European Free Trade Association.

EMP EMPs n
EMI EMP
Initialism of electromagnetic pulse.

EMU EMUs n
WWU
(economics) Initialism of w:economic and monetary union.

ENT ENTs n
HNO
(medical) Initialism of ear, nose and throat.
(medical) An otorhinolaryngologist; an ear, nose and throat doctor.

EPP pn
EVP
(European politics) Initialism of European People's Party.

EPPO pn
EPPO EuStA
Initialism of European Public Prosecutors' Office.

ESA pn
ESA
(space) Initialism of European Space Agency.

ESP ESPs n
ASW
(linguistics, education) Initialism of English for specific or special purposes.

ESR n
BSG
(hematology) Initialism of erythrocyte sedimentation rate.

EU /ˌiː ˈjuː/ pn
EU
(politics, economics) Initialism of European Union.

EUSSR pn
EUdSSR
(derogatory) The European Union.

Earlier Egyptian pn
ältere Ägyptisch
(linguistics, history) The phase of the Egyptian language characterized by a relatively synthetic typology, including Archaic Egyptian, Old Egyptian, Middle Egyptian, Late Middle Egyptian, and Neo-Middle Egyptian, and contrasted against Later Egyptian.

Early Middle Ages pn
Frühmittelalter
(history) The period of the Middle Ages from about the fifth to the eleventh centuries that followed the collapse of the Western Roman Empire.

Early Modern English pn
Frühneuenglisch
The form of the English language written and spoken from the end of the 15th century to the mid-17th century.

Early New High German pn
Frühneuhochdeutsch frühneuhochdeutsch
The form of the German language spoken from 1350 or 1500 to 1650 CE, successor to Middle High German.

Earth /ɜːθ/ /ɝθ/ Earths pn
Erde Welt
The third planet of the Solar System; the world upon which humans live.

Earth Day pn
Tag der Erde
(North American countries) April 22; Created in 1970, global day of observance of the need to protect the earth.

Earth Overshoot Day Earth Overshoot Days pn
Erdüberlastungstag
(ecology) The calculated illustrative calendar date on which humanity's resource consumption for the year exceeds Earth's capacity to regenerate those resources that year.

Earthling /ˈɜːθlɪŋ/ /ˈɝθlɪŋ/ Earthlings n
Erdling Terraner Terranerin
(chiefly, science fiction) An inhabitant of Earth, as opposed to one of another planet; specifically, a sentient member of any species native to Earth. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

East /iːst/ Easts pn
Ostwind
A personification of the wind from the east.
Orient Osten
The Eastern world; the regions, primarily situated in the Eastern Hemisphere, whose culture is derived from Arabia, India, Persia or China.
The Eastern Bloc; the eastern countries of Europe.

East Africa pn
Ostafrika
The eastern part of the continent of Africa.

East African adj
ostafrikanisch
Of, from, or pertaining to East Africa, its people, or its culture.

East African East Africans n
Ostafrikaner Ostafrikanerin
An East African person; one who comes from or lives in East Africa.

East Anglia pn
Ostanglien
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East Asia pn
Ostasien
The eastern part of Asia inclusive of China proper, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, and Taiwan and sometimes inclusive of Mongolia and Tibet and some or all of Southeast Asia and the Philippines.

East Asian adj
ostasiatisch
Of, from, or pertaining to East Asia.

East Asian East Asians n
Ostasiat Ostasiatin
A person from East Asia.

East Berlin pn
Ost-Berlin
(historical, 1949–1990) The Soviet sector of Berlin between 1949 and 1990.

East Central German adj
ostmitteldeutsch

East Central German pn
Ostmitteldeutsch

East China Sea pn
Ostchinesisches Meer
A marginal sea east of China, south of the Korean Peninsula, west of the Ryukyu Islands, and north of Taiwan.

East Coast pn
Ostküste
The eastern seaboard of the United States.

East Elbia pn
Ostelbien

East Elbian adj
ostelbisch

East Flanders pn
Ostflandern
One of the ten provinces of Belgium, with capital Ghent.

East Flemish pn
Ostflämisch
a (rather artificial, by anology with West Flemish) group of Flemish dialects of the Dutch language in the eastern part of the historic countship of Flanders (now in Belgium, and further south/west in France)

East Frisia pn
Ostfriesland
A coastal region in the northwest of the German federal state of Lower Saxony.

East Frisian adj
ostfriesisch
Pertaining to East Frisia, the East Frisians, the East Frisian language or the East Frisian Low German dialect.

East Frisian East Frisians n
Ostfriese

East Frisian pn
Ostfriesisch osterlauwerssches Friesisch ostfriesische Sprache
The Frisian language spoken in East Frisia (northwest Germany), of which Saterland Frisian is the last remaining variety.
Ostfriesisch ostfriesisches Platt ostfriesisches Plattdeutsch
The Low German dialect spoken in East Frisia.

East German adj
ostdeutsch
Of, from, or pertaining to East Germany, its people, or its culture.

East German East Germans n
Ostdeutsche Ostdeutscher
An East German person; one who comes from or lives in East Germany.

East Germanic more East Germanic most East Germanic adj
ostgermanisch
Of or relating to the East Germanic languages, a subdivision of the Germanic languages.

East Germany pn
Ostdeutschland
(historical, 1949–1990) A former Communist country of Central Europe between 1949 and 1990, officially called the German Democratic Republic (GDR), capital East Berlin.

East Greenlandic pn
Ostgrönländisch
a lect spoken in Eastern Greenland, sometimes seen as a dialect of Greenlandic

East Indies pn
Ostindien
Southeast Asia, especially Island Southeast Asia or Indonesia, but also including India, Indochina, Malaya and the Malay Archipelago, from the Philippines to Indonesia.

East Jerusalem pn
Ostjerusalem
The portion of Jerusalem controlled by Jordan between 1948 and 1967.

East Low German n
Ostniederdeutsch

East Prussia pn
Ostpreußen Ostprüßen
(historical) A historical province of Prussia and Germany, since WWII divided between Poland and Russia. A small part of the territory is part of Lithuania.

East Prussian adj
ostpreußisch

East Siberian Sea pn
Ostsibirische See
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East Slavic adj
ostslawisch
Of or relating to the East Slavs, their culture or language(s).

East Timor pn
Osttimor
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East Timorese /ˈiːst tɪ.məɹ.iːz/ adj
osttimorisch
Of, from, or pertaining to East Timor or the East Timorese people.

East Timorese /ˈiːst tɪ.məɹ.iːz/ East Timorese n
Osttimorer Osttimorerin
A person from East Timor or of East Timorese descent.

East Turkestan /isːt ˈtɜɹkɪˌstæn/ /isːt ˌtɜɹkɪˈstæn/ /isːt ˌtɜː(ɹ)kɪˈstɑːn/ pn
Ostturkestan
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Easter /ˈistɚ/ /ˈiːstə/ Easters n
Ostern Osterfest
A Christian feast commemorating the resurrection of Jesus Christ, celebrated on the first Sunday (and Monday) following the full moon that occurs on or next after the vernal equinox, ranging in most of Western Christianity (such as Protestantism and Roman Catholicism) from March 22 to April 25, and in Eastern Christianity (such as the Coptic Church and Eastern Orthodox Church) from April 4 to May 8.

Easter Bunny /ˈiːs.tə ˈbʌ.ni/ /ˈiːs.tɚ ˈbʌ.ni/ Easter Bunnies pn
Osterhase
A symbolic rabbit sometimes depicted delivering Easter eggs to children.

Easter Day pn
Ostertag
Easter Sunday.

Easter Island pn
Osterinsel
An island in the South Pacific, belonging to Chile and famous for its moai monuments.

Easter Monday pn
Ostermontag
The Monday after Easter Sunday; a bank holiday in Britain and a holiday in many other places.

Easter Sunday pn
Ostersonntag
(Christianity) Easter Day, a Christian religious moveable holiday commemorating the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.

Easter egg /ˈiː.stəɹ ˌɛɡ/ Easter eggs n
Osterei
A dyed or decorated egg, traditionally associated with Easter and, in the Western European tradition, sometimes hidden for children to find.
Osterei Schokoei
A chocolate confection in the shape of an egg, sometimes with chocolates or sweets inside.
Easter Egg Osterei
(computing, video games) An undocumented function hidden in a program or video game, typically triggered by a particular input sequence or combination of keystrokes. [from 1980s]
Easter Egg
(by extension) Any image, feature, or other content that is hidden on a video disc or in a movie, trailer, or poster.

Easter egg hunt Easter egg hunts n
Ostereiersuche
A common festive activity held at Easter, where Easter eggs are hidden outdoors (or indoors if in bad weather) for children to run around and find; this may also be a contest to see who can collect the most eggs.

Easter egg roll Easter egg rolls n
Ostereierschieben
A competition, held at Easter, in which an egg is pushed along a lawn.

Eastern Armenian pn
Ostarmenisch
One of the two standardized forms of the modern Armenian language, the other being Western Armenian. It is the official language of the Republic of Armenia and is the dialect spoken by Armenian diaspora in CIS countries and Iran. It developed in the 19th century in Russian Armenia.

Eastern Bloc pn
Ostblock
(historical) The largely Communist countries of the eastern world, usually Eastern Europe and especially in the Cold War era.

Eastern Bonelli's warbler Eastern Bonelli's warblers n
Balkanlaubsänger
Phylloscopus orientalis, a species in the Phylloscopus genus of warblers.

Eastern Europe pn
Osteuropa
A socio-politic geographical area of eastern Europe usually including the European countries to the east of Germany, Austria and Italy, and to the west of the Urals. However, a less common definition of the region excludes the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, the Baltic states and some parts of the Balkans - placing them in Central Europe instead.

Eastern European adj
osteuropäisch
Of, from, or pertaining to Eastern Europe, its people, or its culture.

Eastern European Eastern Europeans n
Osteuropäer Osteuropäerin
An Eastern European person; one who comes from or lives in Eastern Europe.

Eastern Hemisphere pn
östliche Hemisphäre
The hemisphere of the Earth to the east of the Greenwich Meridian (zero degree longitude) and west of 180 degrees longitude (approximately the International Date Line).

Eastern Orthodox adj
byzantinisch-orthodox orthodox
Pertaining to the faith, practices, etc. of the Eastern Orthodox Church.

Eastern Orthodox Church Eastern Orthodox Churches pn
Orthodoxe Kirchen byzantinisch-orthodoxe Kirchen
One of the major branches of Christianity; it comprises the Greek Orthodox Church, the Russian Orthodox Church and other patriarchates.

Eastern Roman Empire /ˈistɚn ˈɹoʊmən ˈɛmpaɪɚ/ /ˈiːstən ˈɹəʊmən ˈɛmpaɪə/ pn
Oströmisches Reich

Eastphalia pn
Ostfalen

Eastphalian adj
ostfälisch

Eastphalian n
Ostfälisch

Eblaite pn
Eblaitisch
(historical) An extinct Semitic language spoken in the 3rd millennium BCE, primarily in the ancient city of Ebla, which is located in modern Syria. It was written in cuneiform script and is considered to be the oldest written Semitic language.

Ebola /iˈboʊlə/ /ɪˈboʊlə/ /ɪˈbəʊlə/ n
Ebola
The Ebola virus.
Ebola fever.

Ebola fever n
Ebolafieber
(disease) An extremely contagious and often fatal illness caused by the Ebola virus, characterised by fever and internal bleeding, contracted through infected body fluids.

Ebola virus n
Ebolavirus
Any extremely contagious filovirus infection of African origin that causes Ebola fever, spread through contact with bodily fluids or secretions of infected persons and by airborne particles, caused by the viruses in genus Ebolavirus.

Ebro /ˈeɪbɹəʊ/ /ˈɛbɹəʊ/ pn
Ebro
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Ecbatana /ɛkˈbætənə/ pn
Ekbatana
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Ecclesiastes pn
Kohelet Prediger
(biblical) A book in the Old Testament of the Bible.

Ecclesiastical Latin pn
Kirchenlatein
The Latin language as spoken, written, and used in the Christian church and in church services.

Echo /ˈɛkoʊ/ pn
Echo
(Greek mythology) An oread, punished by Hera by losing her own voice and only being able to mimic that of others.

Echternach pn
Echternach
One of the twelve cantons of Luxembourg, located in the east of the country.
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Eckankar pn
Eckankar
A pantheistic religion founded in 1965 by Paul Twitchell.

Ecuador /ˈɛk.wə.dɔɹ/ /ˈɛk.wə.dɔː/ pn
Ecuador Ekuador
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Ecuadorian adj
ecuadorianisch
Of, from, or pertaining to Ecuador or the Ecuadorian people.

Ecuadorian Ecuadorians n
Ecuadorianer Ecuadorianerin
A person from Ecuador or of Ecuadorian descent.

Edam cheese Edam cheeses n
Edamer
A Dutch cheese with a red coating.

Edda pn
Edda

Edelschild Edelschilds pn
Edelschild

Eden /ˈiːdən/ Edens n
Eden
(by extension, countable) A paradise on Earth.

Edenic /iːˈdɛnɪk/ /ɪˈdɛnɪk/ Edenics n
paradiesisch
One who promotes an Edenic ideal.

Edgar /ˈɛdɡɚ/ pn
Edgar
A en given name.

Edinburgh /ˈɛd.ən.bʌɹ.ə/ /ˈɛd.ənˌbɝ.ə/ /ˈɛd.ɪn.bə.ɹə/ /ˈɛd.ɪn.bɹə/ /ˈɛd.ɪn.bʌɹ.ə/ [ˈɛd.n̩.bə.ɹə] pn
Edinburgh Edinburg
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Edith /ˈidɪθ/ pn
Edith Edit
A en given name.

Edmonton /ˈɛdməntən/ pn
Edmonton
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Edmund /ˈɛdmənd/ Edmunds pn
Edmund
A en given name, borne by early English kings and saints.

Edo /ˈɛdoʊ/ /ˈɛdəʊ/ pn
Edo Jeddo Jedo
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Edom /ˈi.dəm/ pn
Edom
(biblical) The name given to Esau in the Hebrew Bible.
(historical) A region whose inhabitants, the Edomites, traditionally traced their ancestry to Esau.

Edomite /ˈiː.dəˌmaɪt/ [ˈiɾɪ̈mʌɪ̯t̚] Edomites n
Edomiter Edomiterin
(biblical) A person descended from Esau (Edom).

Edomite /ˈiː.dəˌmaɪt/ [ˈiɾɪ̈mʌɪ̯t̚] pn
Edomitisch
A Canaanite Semitic language spoken by the Edomites in southwestern Jordan in the first millennium BCE, extinct from the 6th century BCE.

Edward /ˈɛdwəd/ /ˈɛdwɚd/ pn
Eduard
A en given name.

Edwardian more Edwardian most Edwardian adj
Edwardisch
Of the period in British history from circa 1901 to 1910, when Edward VII ruled the British Empire.

Edwin /ˈɛdwɪn/ pn
Otwin
A en given name.

Eeyore /ˈiː.jɔː(ɹ)/ Eeyores n
I-Ah
(figuratively) An excessively negative or pessimistic person.

Eger pn
Eger Erlau
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Egypt /ˈiː.d͡ʒɪpt/ pn
Ägypten Altes Ägypten Altägypten
(historical) A civilization based around the river Nile, on its lower reaches nearer the Mediterranean.

Egyptian /ɪˈd͡ʒɪp.ʃən/ adj
ägyptisch Ägypter
Of, from, or pertaining to Egypt, the Egyptian people or the Egyptian language.

Egyptian /ɪˈd͡ʒɪp.ʃən/ Egyptians n
Ägypter Ägypterin
A person from Egypt or of Egyptian descent.

Egyptian /ɪˈd͡ʒɪp.ʃən/ pn
Ägyptisch ägyptisch
The Afroasiatic language spoken (and written) in ancient Egypt

Egyptian Arabic pn
Ägyptisch-Arabisch
The dialect of Modern Arabic spoken in Egypt. Egyptian Arabic is a dialect continuum.

Egyptian Mau Egyptian Maus n
Ägyptische Mau
A domestic cat of a short-haired breed originating in Egypt, with a well-muscled medium-length body.

Egyptian cobra Egyptian cobras n
Uräusschlange Ägyptische Kobra
A species of cobra found in Africa and the Arabian Peninsula (Naja haje) often referred to as an asp.

Egyptian goose Egyptian geese n
Nilgans
A goose of the species Alopochen aegyptiaca.

Egyptian plover Egyptian plovers n
Krokodilwächter
A wading bird of the species Pluvianus aegyptius.

Egyptian vulture Egyptian vultures n
Schmutzgeier
Neophron percnopterus

Egyptocentric more Egyptocentric most Egyptocentric adj
ägyptozentrisch
Emphasizing Egypt or its culture or languages.

Egyptologist /ˌid͡ʒɪpˈtɑləd͡ʒɪst/ Egyptologists n
Ägyptologe Ägyptologin
A person; one who is skilled in or professes or practices Egyptology.

Egyptology /ˌid͡ʒɪpˈtɑləd͡ʒi/ /ˌiːd͡ʒɪpˈtɒləd͡ʒi/ Egyptologies n
Ägyptologie
(uncountable) The study of ancient Egypt.

Ehlers-Danlos syndrome Ehlers-Danlos syndromes n
Ehlers–Danlos-Syndrom
(medicine, pathology) Any of a group of inherited connective tissue disorders caused by a defect in the synthesis of collagen, and resulting in abnormally elastic skin, joints, muscles, etc.

Eid al-Adha pn
Opferfest
An Islamic festival commemorating the prophet Ibrahim's willingness to sacrifice his son Ismail to Allah.

Eid al-Fitr /ˌiːd æl ˈfiːtəɹ/ pn
Zuckerfest Fest des Fastenbrechens Id al-Fitr
(Islam) The religious celebration at the end of Ramadan, on the first day of the tenth month of the Muslim lunar calendar.

Eider /ˈaɪdə/ pn
Eider
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Eifel pn
Eifel Äifel

Eifelian pn
Eifelium

Eiffel Tower pn
Eiffelturm
An iron tower built in 1889 on the Champ de Mars beside the Seine River in Paris; a global icon of France and one of the most recognizable structures in the world.

Eighty Years' War pn
Achtzigjähriger Krieg
(historical) The conflict in the Low Countries against Spanish rule, from 1568 to 1648, that gradually turned into a Dutch war of independence.

Einang stone pn
Einangstein
A runestone, located within the Gardberg site near Fagernes, Norway, which bears an Elder Futhark Runic inscription in Proto-Norse that has been dated to the 4th century.

Eindhoven /ˈaɪndhoʊvən/ /ˈaɪndhəʊvən/ /ˈaɪnt-/ pn
Eindhoven
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Einstein /ˈaɪnstaɪn/ /ˈaɪnʃtaɪn/ Einsteins pn
Einstein
Albert Einstein, the world-famous 20th-century theoretical physicist who developed the theory of relativity.

Einstein ring Einstein rings n
Einsteinring
(astronomy) A ring-shaped gravitational mirage; an image of a distant light source (such as a galaxy) which has been distorted into a ring by a gravitational lens.

Einstein's constant pn
Einsteinkonstante
(physics) the coupling constant appearing in the Einstein field equation

Einstein–de Haas effect pn
Einstein-de Haas-Effekt
(physics) A physical phenomenon in which a change in the magnetic moment of a free body causes the body to rotate, as a consequence of the conservation of angular momentum.

Eisch pn
Eisch
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Ekavian pn
ekavisch
A dialect or group of dialects of Serbo-Croatian spoken primarily in Serbia and distinguished by reflecting the Common Slavic jat (Old Cyrillic: ѣ, Glagolitic: ⱑ, Latin transcription /ě/) sound as /e/.

El Dorado pn
Eldorado
A legendary lost city of gold.

El Niño /ɛl ˈniːn.joʊ/ El Niños pn
El Niño
An invasion of warm water into the surface of the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Peru and Ecuador, the positive phase of the multi-year ENSO cycle, which causes changes in local and regional climate.

El Salvador /ɛl ˈsæl.və.dɔɹ/ /ɛl ˈsæl.və.dɔː/ pn
El Salvador
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Elagabalus /ˌɛləˈɡæbələs/ pn
Elagabal
(Ancient Rome) The Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus (reigned 218–222), noted for eccentricity, femininity, decadence, and disregard for Roman religious traditions and sexual taboos.

Elam /ɛˈlɑːm/ /ˈiːləm/ pn
Elam
(historical) An ancient civilization established in what is now south-western Iran before 3000 BC; its capital was Susa and its inhabitants were Elamites; known in classical times as Susiana.

Elamite Elamites n
Elamer Elamiter Elamiterin
An inhabitant of ancient Elam.

Elba pn
Elba
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Elbe /ɛlb/ /ˈɛlbə/ pn
Elbe
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Elbian adj
elbisch
From, residing or located by, or pertaining to the Elbe.

Elbląg /ˈɛlblɔŋk/ pn
Elbing Elbląg
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Elbrus pn
Elbrus
An inactive volcano located in the western Caucasus mountain range, in Kabardino-Balkaria and Karachay-Cherkessia, Russia, near the border of Georgia. Elbrus's highest peak is the highest mountain in the Caucasus, and in Russia.

Eleanor /ˈɛlənɚ/ pn
Eleonore
A en given name.

Eleatic /ˌɛliˈætɪk/ more Eleatic most Eleatic adj
eleatisch
Of or relating to a certain school in Elea of Ancient Greek philosophers who taught that reality is stable and unchanging and that real knowledge comes from reason rather than senses.

Eleatic /ˌɛliˈætɪk/ Eleatics n
Eleate
A philosopher of the Eleatic school.

Eleazar /ɛliˈeɪzə/ /ˈɛləˌzɔɹ/ pn
Eleasar
A en given name of biblical origin.

Elector Electors n
Kurfürst Kurfürstin
(historical) A German prince entitled to elect the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire; a prince-elector.

Electoral College pn
Electoral College Wahlmänner-Gremium Wahlmännergremium Wahlmännerkollegium
(US politics) An electoral college chosen, within a state, to formally cast that state's votes for the president and vice president of the United States.

Electorate of the Palatinate pn
Kurpfalz
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Electra complex Electra complexes n
Elektrakomplex
(psychoanalysis) The theory that a female's psychological development involves a sexual attachment to the father and jealousy of the mother.

Eleonora's falcon Eleonora's falcons n
Eleonorenfalke
Falco eleonorae, a medium-sized raptor of the falcon family.

Elfreda pn
Elfriede
A en given name borne by a medieval English queen; rare today.

Elgar pn
Adelger
(rare) A en given name.

Eli /ˈilaɪ/ pn
Eli
A en given name of Biblical origin.

Elijah /ɪˈlaɪd͡ʒə/ /ɪˈlaɪʒə/ pn
Elia
(religion) An Israelite prophet in the Abrahamic religions.
Elias
A en given name.
A en given name.

Elisabeth /əˈlɪzəbəθ/ pn
Elisabeth
The mother of John the Baptist according to the Christian and Islamic scriptures

Elisha /ɪˈlaɪʃə/ pn
Elisa
(biblical character) A prophet, a disciple and successor of Elijah.

Elisheba pn
Elischeba
(biblical character) The wife of Aaron, mentioned in Exodus 6:23.

Elizabeth /ɪˈlɪzəbəθ/ Elizabeths pn
Elisabeth
A en given name, popular since the 16th century.

Elizabethan collar Elizabethan collars n
Schutzkragen
(figurative) A protective medical device worn by an animal, usually a cat or dog, shaped like a truncated cone, to prevent the animal from biting or licking at its body or scratching at its head or neck while wounds or injuries heal.

Ella /ˈɛl.ə/ Ellas pn
Ella
A en given name.

Ellen /ˈɛl.ən/ /ˈɛl.ɪn/ pn
Ellen
A en given name.

Elling Woman pn
Frau von Elling
(archaeology) A bog body found preserved in peat on the Jutland peninsula, Denmark, in 1938; the naturally mummified body of a woman believed to have died approximately 280 BCE, during the period characterised in Scandinavia as the pre-Roman Iron Age.

Elliott wave Elliott waves n
Elliott-Welle
(finance) A wave pattern used in some forms of technical analysis of securities prices.

Elmer /ˈɛlmɚ/ pn
Elmar
A surname transferred from the given name.

Elohim /ɛˈloʊˌhim/ /ɛˈloʊˌhɪm/ /ˌɛ.loʊˈhim/ /ˌɛ.loʊˈhɪm/ pn
Elohim
God; the name used for God in Hebrew scriptures, and used for the Father by Latter-day Saints.

Elvira Elviras pn
Elvira
A en given name, in quiet use since the 19th century.

Elysium /ɪˈli.zi.əm/ /ɪˈli.ʒi.əm/ pn
Elysion Elysium
(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) The home of the blessed after death.

Emajõgi pn
Emajõgi Embach
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Ember day /ˈɛmbə ˌdeɪ/ /ˈɛmbɚ ˌdeɪ/ Ember days n
Quatember
(Christianity) Any of the three days within the same week, four separate sets of which occur roughly equidistant in the circuit of the year, that are set aside for fasting and prayer. In Western Christianity they are usually the Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday following the first Sunday in Lent, Whitsunday, Holy Cross Day (14 September), and Saint Lucy's Day (13 December).

Emery pn
Emmerich
A surname transferred from the given name.

Emesa /ˈɛməsə/ /ˈɛmɛsə/ pn
Emesa
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Emesene /ˈɛməˌsiːn/ /ˌɛməˈsiːn/ adj
emesenisch Emesener Emeser
Of or pertaining to Emesa or its region.

Emesene /ˈɛməˌsiːn/ /ˌɛməˈsiːn/ Emesenes n
Emesener Emesenerin Emeser Emeserin
(historic) A person from, or an inhabitant of, Emesa or its region.

Emesene pn
Emesene
(historical) A region in Syria along the middle and upper section of the Orontes river, between Epiphaneia to the north and Maurikiopolis to the south.

Emil pn
Emil
A en given name.

Emilia pn
Emilien
A en given name, a rare latinized variant of Emily.
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Emilian pn
Emilianisch
A language spoken in the historical region of Emilia, closely related to Romagnol.

Emily pn
Emilie
A en given name.

Emirate of Sicily pn
Emirat von Sizilien
(historical) A mediaeval Islamic state that ruled Sicily from 831 until falling to the Normans in 1091; specifically, the state ruled by the Kalbids, from 948 to 1091.

Emma /ˈɛmə/ pn
Emma
A en given name.

Emmanuel /ɪˈmænjuəl/ /ɪˈmænjəl/ /ɪˈmænwəl/ Emmanuels pn
Immanuel Emanuel
A en given name of Biblical origin.

Emmeline pn
Emmeline
A en given name.

Emmentaler /ˈɛmənˌtɑlɚ/ /ˈɛmənˌtɑːlə/ pn
Emmentaler
A Swiss cheese with many holes.

Empire of Japan pn
Japanisches Kaiserreich
(historical) Japan from the Constitution of the Empire of Japan (1890) until the enactment of the post-WWII Constitution of Japan (1947). Unofficially used for Japan from the end of the shogunate (1868) to the end of the World War II (1945).

Emsian pn
Emsium

Emsland pn
Emsland
A German district in Lower Saxony.

Enceladus /ɛnˈsɛlədəs/ pn
Enceladus
(astronomy) A moon of Saturn.

Encke Enckes pn
Encke
(countable) A surname from German.

Enego pn
Jeneve
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Eneolithic pn
Chalkolithikum Kupfersteinzeit Kupferzeit
(archaeology, paleontology) The age between the Neolithic and the Bronze Age.

Engadin pn
Engadin
A long valley in the Swiss Alps located in the canton of Grisons/Graubünden in southeast Switzerland.

Engels Engelses pn
Engels
A surname from German.

England /ˈɪŋlənd/ /ˈɪŋɡlənd/ /ˈɪŋɡələnd/ Englands pn
England
The kingdom established in southeast Britain by Aethelstan of Wessex in 927 and its various successor states, now the largest and most populous of the constituent countries of the United Kingdom; (by extension, sometimes, proscribed) the area of this kingdom generally, south of Scotland and east of Wales, including (historical) this area of Celtic and Roman Britain or the post-Roman kingdoms of the Angles and other Germans taken collectively.

Englander Englanders n
Engländer
A person from England or of English descent.

English /ˈɪŋlɪʃ/ /ˈɪŋɡləʃ/ /ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/ /ˈɪŋɡəlɪʃ/ more English most English adj
englisch englischsprachig engländisch Englisch
Of or pertaining to the people of England (to Englishmen and Englishwomen).

English /ˈɪŋlɪʃ/ /ˈɪŋɡləʃ/ /ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/ /ˈɪŋɡəlɪʃ/ English Englishes n
Engländer englisch
(in the plural) The people of England, Englishmen and Englishwomen.
Mittel
(printing, dated) A size of type between pica (12 point) and great primer (18 point), standardized as 14-point.

English /ˈɪŋlɪʃ/ /ˈɪŋɡləʃ/ /ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/ /ˈɪŋɡəlɪʃ/ Englishes pn
Englisch englisch
The language originating in England but now spoken in all parts of the British Isles, the Commonwealth of Nations, North America, and other parts of the world.

English Carrier English Carriers n
Carrier Carriertaube Englische Bagdette Englische Botentaube Karrier Karriertaube
Columba livia domestica, an old breed of fancy pigeon.

English Channel pn
Ärmelkanal
The arm of the Atlantic Ocean that separates the British Isles from northern France, and joins the North Sea to the Atlantic Ocean.

English bond English bonds n
Englischer Verband
(masonry) In bricklaying, an arrangement of bricks such that one course has the short sides of the bricks (headers) facing outwards, and the next course has the long sides of the bricks (stretchers) facing outwards.

English studies n
Anglistik
(humanities) An academic discipline that includes the study of literatures written in the English language, English linguistics, and English sociolinguistics.

English wheel English wheels n
Rollenstreckmaschine

English-Canadian more English-Canadian most English-Canadian adj
anglofon kanadisch anglokanadisch anglophon kanadisch englisch-kanadisch englischkanadisch englischsprachig kanadisch
Of or relating to anglophone (English-speaking, English-language) Canadians, of English Canada.

English-speaking adj
englischsprachig

Englishman /ˈɪŋ.lɪʃ.mən/ /ˈɪŋ.ɡlɪʃ.mən/ Englishmen n
Engländer
A native or inhabitant of England; a man who is English by ancestry, birth, descent, or naturalisation. [from 7th c.]

Englishwoman Englishwomen n
Engländerin
A female native or inhabitant of England; a woman who is English by birth, descent or naturalisation.

Enkidu /ˈɛn.kɪ.du/ pn
Enkidu
Companion of Gilgamesh in the poem Epic of Gilgamesh from ancient Mesopotamia.

Enlightenment pn
Aufklärung
A 17th- and 18th-century philosophical movement in European history; the Age of Enlightenment or Age of Reason emphasizing rationalism.

Enns pn
Enns
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Entlebucher Entlebuchers n
Entlebucher Sennenhund
A dog of a breed traditionally used by herders in the Swiss Alps.

Entrange pn
Entringen
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Eocene /ˈiːəsiːn/ more Eocene most Eocene adj
eozän
(geology) of a geologic epoch within the Paleogene period from about 56 to 34 million years ago.

Eocene /ˈiːəsiːn/ pn
Eozän
(geology) the Eocene epoch

Ephesians pn
Epheserbrief
(biblical) The tenth book of the New Testament of the Bible, an epistle to the people of Ephesus which is attributed to Paul the Apostle.

Ephesus /ˈɛfɪsəs/ pn
Ephesus Ephesos
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Epictetus /ˌɛ.pɪk.ˈtaɪ.təs/ /ˌɛ.pɪk.ˈtiː.təs/ pn
Epiktet

Epicurean /ˌɛpɪkjʊəˈɹiːən/ /ˌɛpɪkjʊˈɹiːən/ /ˌɛpɪˈkjʊɹiən/ more Epicurean most Epicurean adj
epikureisch
relating to Epicurus or his philosophy

Epicurean /ˌɛpɪkjʊəˈɹiːən/ /ˌɛpɪkjʊˈɹiːən/ /ˌɛpɪˈkjʊɹiən/ Epicureans n
Epikureer Epikureerin
a follower of Epicurus and Epicureanism

Epicurus /ˌɛpɪˈkjʊəɹəs/ /ˌɛpɪˈkjʊɹəs/ pn
Epikur
(historical) An ancient Greek philosopher, founder of the movement known as Epicureanism.

Epimetheus pn
Epimetheus
(Greek mythology) Son of Iapetus and Clymene, brother to Atlas, Menoetius and Prometheus, of whom he ignored warnings to beware of any gifts from Zeus. He accepted Pandora as his wife, thereby bringing sorrow to the world; father to Pyrrha.

Epiphanes /ɛˈpɪfəniːz/ pn
Epiphanes
(history) the epithet of several Hellenistic rulers

Epiphany /ɛˈpɪfəni/ /ɪˈpɪfni/ /ɪˈpɪfəni/ pn
Erscheinung des Herrn Dreikönigsfest Heilige Drei Könige
A en given name.

Epirus /ɪˈpaɪəɹəs/ pn
Epirus
(historical) A larger historical kingdom in roughly the same region, widely extended by the Greek general and king Pyrrhus during the early Hellenistic period.
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Epistle of James pn
Brief des Jakobus Jakobusbrief
(Bible) The twentieth book of the New Testament.

Equator pn
Erdäquator

Equatorial Guinea /ˌɛkwəˈtɔːɹiəl ˈɡɪni/ pn
Äquatorialguinea
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Equatorial Guinean adj
äquatorialguineisch
Of, from, or pertaining to Equatorial Guinea, the Equatorial Guinean people or the Equatorial Guinean culture.

Equatorial Guinean Equatorial Guineans n
Äquatorialguineer Äquatorialguineerin
A person from Equatorial Guinea or of Equatorial Guinean descent.

Equuleus pn
Füllen
(constellation) The second smallest constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a little horse. It lies west of the constellation Aquarius.

Erasmus /ɪˈɹæzməs/ pn
Desiderius Erasmus von Rotterdam Erasmus
Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus (known as Erasmus or Erasmus of Rotterdam), a Dutch humanist and theologian.

Erdős number Erdős numbers n
Erdős-Zahl
(mathematics) A number describing the degree of collaboration between a mathematician and Paul Erdős, defined such that a mathematician who has written a paper with Erdős has an Erdős number of 1, a mathematician who has written a paper with somebody having an Erdős number of 1 has an Erdős number of two, and so on.

Eric /ˈɛɹɪk/ pn
Erich
A en given name.

Erica pn
Erika
A en given name.

Eridanus pn
Eridanus
(constellation) A large winter constellation of the northern sky. It lies near Orion and Cetus.

Erie /ˈɪəɹi/ /ˈɪɹi/ pn
Eriesee
One of the Great Lakes of North America.

Eris /ˈɛɹɪs/ /ˈɪəɹɪs/ pn
Eris
(Greek god) The goddess of discord and strife, whose apple of discord sparked events that eventually led to the Trojan War; equated by Homer with Enyo (goddess of violent war) and identified with the Roman goddess Discordia;(religion, Discordianism) the same figure as principal deity of Discordianism, regarded as the goddess of disorder.
(astronomy) The celestial body 136199 Eris, the most-massive known dwarf planet in the Solar System and the largest known object in the scattered disk; formerly nicknamed Xena.

Eritrea /ˌɛɹɪˈtɹ(e)ɪə/ /ˌɛɹɪˈtɹeɪə/ /ˌɛɹɪˈtɹi.ə/ /ˌɪɹɪˈtɹ(e)ɪə/ /ˌɪɹɪˈtɹeɪə/ pn
Eritrea
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The modern State of Eritrea (since the 1990s).

Eritrean more Eritrean most Eritrean adj
eritreisch
Of, belonging to, or relating to Eritrea or its people.

Eritrean Eritreans n
Eritreer Eritreerin
A native or inhabitant of Eritrea, or a descendant of such person.

Erlenmeyer Erlenmeyers pn
Erlenmeyer

Erlenmeyer flask Erlenmeyer flasks n
Erlenmeyerkolben
(chemistry) A glass laboratory flask of a conical profile with a narrow tubular neck and a flat bottom, used to manipulate solutions or carry out titrations.

Ermengarde pn
Irmgard
(rare) A en given name.

Ernest /ˈɜː(ɹ)nɪst/ pn
Ernst
A en given name; popular in the 19th century.

Eros /ˈɛɹɒs/ pn
Eros
(Greek god) The god of love and sexual desire; son of either Erebus and Nyx or Aphrodite and Ares. His Roman counterpart is Cupid.
433 Eros, an asteroid

Erymanthian Boar pn
erymanthische Eber
(Greek mythology) a giant boar that ravaged the area round Mount Erymanthos; captured by Heracles

Erythraean Sea /ˌɛɹɪˈθɹi.ən siː/ pn
Erythräisches Meer

Erzya Erzyas pn
Ersja
A Finno-Ugric language spoken primarily in the Volga region of Russia, but is also spoken in Azerbaijan, Estonia, Kazakhstan and Ukraine.

Esau /ˈisɑ/ /ˈiːsɔː/ pn
Esau
The son of Isaac and Rebekah and the older twin brother of Jacob.

Esbjerg /ˈɛsbjɜː(ɹ)/ /ˈɛsbjɜːɡ/ /ˈɛsbjɝ/ /ˈɛsbjɝɡ/ pn
Esberg Esbjerg
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Esch-sur-Alzette pn
Esch-an-der-Alzette
One of the twelve cantons of Luxembourg, located in the south of the country.
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Esdras pn
Esra
(biblical) any of four books of the Old Testament and Apocrypha of the Bible.

Eskimo /ˈɛs.kɪ.moʊ/ /ˈɛs.kɪ.məʊ/ more Eskimo most Eskimo adj
Eskimo
In, of, or relating to the Eskimo languages.

Eskimo /ˈɛs.kɪ.moʊ/ /ˈɛs.kɪ.məʊ/ Eskimo Eskimoes Eskimos n
Eskimo
(sometimes, offensive) A member of any of the Eskimo peoples.

Eskimo /ˈɛs.kɪ.moʊ/ /ˈɛs.kɪ.məʊ/ pn
Eskimo
(sometimes, offensive) A group of indigenous peoples inhabiting the Arctic, from Siberia, through Alaska and Northern Canada, to Greenland, including the Inuit and Yupik.
Any of the languages of the Eskimo.

Eskimo brothers n
Lochschwager Lochbruder
(slang, sometimes, pejorative) Men who have had sexual intercourse with the same woman.

Eskimo kiss Eskimo kisses n
Eskimokuss Nasenkuss
The rubbing of one's nose against another's as a sign of affection.

Esperantist Esperantists n
Esperantist Esperantistin
A specialist or speaker of Esperanto, the international auxiliary language designed by L. L. Zamenhof.

Esperanto /ˌɛspəˈɹæntoʊ/ /ˌɛspəˈɹæntəʊ/ /ˌɛspəˈɹɑntoʊ/ /ˌɛspəˈɹɑːntəʊ/ pn
Esperanto
An international auxiliary language designed by L. L. Zamenhof with a base vocabulary inspired by Indo-European languages such as English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, and Russian, and having a streamlined grammar with completely regular conjugations, declensions, and inflections.

Esperantologist Esperantologists n
Esperantologe Esperantologin
A person who studies Esperanto in an academic way.

Esperantology n
Esperantologie
The academic study of Esperanto.

Essen pn
Essen
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A surname from German.

Esther /ˈɛstə/ /ˈɛstɚ/ pn
Esther
A en given name.
Esther Ester
The heroine of the Book of Esther.

Estonia /ɛsˈtoʊ.ni.ə/ /ɛsˈtoʊn.jə/ /ɛsˈtəʊ.nɪ.ə/ Estonias pn
Estland
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Estonian adj
estnisch Estnisch
Of, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language.

Estonian Estonians n
Este Estin
(countable, rare) Any person from Estonia or someone descended from such people.
Estnisch estnisch
(uncountable) The Uralic language that is the official language of Estonia.

Estonian SSR pn
Estnische SSR
Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic, the name for the Republic of Estonia while under the rule of the Soviet Union (1940–1991, name changed in 1990).

Eswatini /ɛˈswɑː.ti.ni/ /ˌɛ.swɑːˈti.ni/ pn
Eswatini
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Esztergom /ˈɛstɛɹɡom/ pn
Gran Esztergom
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Eteocypriot pn
Eteokyprisch eteokyprisch eteokyprische Sprache
(linguistics) A pre-Indo-European language spoken in Iron Age Cyprus.

Eternal City pn
Ewige Stadt
A nickname for the city of Rome.

Ethelred /ˈɛθ.əlˌɹɛd/ pn
Ethelred Æthelred
A en given name
A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by Ethelred I, King of Wessex between 865 and his death in 871
A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by Ethelred II “the Unready”, King of the English between 978 and his death in 1016

Ethiopia /iθiˈoʊpi.ə/ pn
Äthiopien
(historical) Sub-Saharan Africa, especially the parts south of Egypt and along and east of the Nile.

Ethiopian /ˌiːθiˈəʊpi.ən/ more Ethiopian most Ethiopian adj
äthiopisch
Of, from, or pertaining to Ethiopia, the Ethiopian people or the Ethiopian culture.

Ethiopian /ˌiːθiˈəʊpi.ən/ Ethiopians n
Äthiopier Äthiopierin
A person from Ethiopia or of Ethiopian descent.
(dated) A black-skinned person, especially one from Africa.

Ethiopian wolf Ethiopian wolves n
Äthiopischer Wolf
An African canid, Canis simensis.

Ethiopist Ethiopists n
Äthiopist
A person; one who is skilled in or professes or practices Ethiopian studies.

Etna /ˈɛtnə/ pn
Ätna
An active stratovolcano on the east coast of Sicily, Italy, between Messina and Catania.

Etruria /ɪˈtɹʊə.ɹɪ.ə/ pn
Etrurien
(historical) TemplateParserError:LuaError, located between the Arno and Tiber rivers, corresponding to modern day Tuscany in Western Italy; the home of Etruscans.
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Etruscan /ɪˈtɹʌskən/ more Etruscan most Etruscan adj
etruskisch Etruskisch
Of or pertaining to the region and culture of Etruria, a pre-Roman civilization in Italy.

Etruscan /ɪˈtɹʌskən/ Etruscans n
Etrusker Etruskerin
An inhabitant of ancient Etruria.

Etruscan /ɪˈtɹʌskən/ pn
Etruskisch etruskische Sprache
The extinct language of Etruria, which has no known relation to any other language.

Etruscan shrew Etruscan shrews n
Etruskerspitzmaus
Suncus etruscus, a species of shrew native to Eurasia.

Etruscologist Etruscologists n
Etruskologe Etruskologin
A historian or archaeologist who specializes in the Etruscans.

Ettelbruck pn
Ettelbrück
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Euboea /juːˈbiːə/ pn
Euböa
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Eucharist /ˈjuːkəɹɪst/ /ˈjuːkɹɪst/ Eucharists n
Eucharistie Eucharistiefeier
(Christianity) The Christian sacrament of Holy Communion.
(by extension) A Christian religious service in which this sacrament is enacted.
The substances received during this sacrament, namely the bread and wine, seen as Christ’s body and blood.

Euclid /ˈjuːklɪd/ pn
Euklid
Euclid of Alexandria, a Greek mathematician, fl. 300 BC.

Euclidean /juːˈklɪd.i.ən/ adj
euklidisch
(geometry) Adhering to the principles of traditional geometry, in which parallel lines are equidistant.
Of or relating to Euclid's Elements, especially to Euclidean geometry.

Euclidean algorithm Euclidean algorithms n
euklidische Algorithmus
(arithmetic, number theory) Specifically, a method, based on a division algorithm, for finding the greatest common divisor (gcd) of two given integers; any of certain variations or generalisations of said method.

Euclidean distance Euclidean distances n
euklidischer Abstand
(geometry) The distance between two points defined as the square root of the sum of the squares of the differences between the corresponding coordinates of the points; for example, in two-dimensional Euclidean geometry, the Euclidean distance between two points a = (ax, ay) and b = (bx, by) is defined as: d(\textbf{a}, \textbf{b}) = \sqrt{(\textbf{a}_x - \textbf{b}_x)^2 + (\textbf{a}_y - \textbf{b}_y)^2}

Euclidean geometry n
euklidische Geometrie
(geometry) The familiar geometry of the real world, based on the postulate that through any two points there is exactly one straight line.

Eugene /juˈd͡ʒin/ /ˈjuː.d͡ʒin/ pn
Eugen
A en given name

Eugenia /juːˈd͡ʒiːniə/ /juːˈd͡ʒɛniə/ pn
Eugenie
A en given name. Variant: Eugenie.

Eugenius pn
Eugenius
A en given name

Euhemerus /juːˈhiːmərəs/ /juːˈhɛmərəs/ pn
Euhemeros
(historical) An ancient Greek Sicilian Skeptic philosopher, famed for a lost work proposing most or all mythology derived from historical figures and natural events which became supernatural only through retelling.

Euler angle Euler angles n
Euler-Winkel eulerscher Winkel
(geometry) Any one of three angles which together describe the orientation of a rigid body with respect to a fixed three-dimensional coordinate system, according to a formalism introduced by Leonhard Euler.

Euler's formula pn
eulersche Formel
(complex analysis) Formula which links complex exponentiation with trigonometric functions:
(differential geometry) Formula which calculates the normal curvature of an arbitrary direction in the tangent plane in terms of the principal curvatures \kappa_1 and \kappa_2 and the angle \theta which that direction makes with the first principal direction:

Euler's identity pn
eulersche Identität
(complex analysis) The equation e^{i \pi} = -1 \,\!, which unifies diverse fields of mathematics.

Euler's rotation theorem pn
Satz vom Fußball
(geometry) A theorem which states that, in 3-dimensional space, any displacement of a rigid body such that some point on it remains fixed is equivalent to a single rotation about some axis that runs through said point.

Euler's totient function pn
Eulersche Phi-Funktion
(number theory) The function that counts how many integers below a given integer are coprime to it.

Euler-Mascheroni constant pn
Euler-Mascheroni-Konstante Eulersche Konstante
(math) A constant, denoted γ and recurring in analysis and number theory, that is defined as the limiting difference between the harmonic series and the natural logarithm and has the approximate value 0.57721566.

Eupen pn
Eupen
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Euphemia /juˈfimi.ə/ /juːˈfiːmɪ.ə/ pn
Euphemia
A en given name.

Euphrates /juːˈfɹeɪtiːz/ pn
Euphrat
The river in the Middle East, 2780 kilometers in length, flowing southwest from Turkey, then southeast, and uniting with the Tigris before entering the Persian Gulf. It forms the Western edge of classical Mesopotamia.

Eurabia /jəˈɹeɪbiə/ /jʊəˈɹeɪbiə/ pn
Eurabien

Eurasia /jəˈɹeɪ.ʒə/ /jʊˈɹeɪ.ʒə/ pn
Eurasien
The largest and most populous landmass on Earth, consisting of Europe and Asia; sometimes also including neighbouring islands. [1881]
A region comprising parts of Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia; the countries of the former Soviet Union and the sphere of influence of Russia.

Eurasian more Eurasian most Eurasian adj
eurasisch
Of or pertaining to the continent of Eurasia, or to both Europe and Asia.

Eurasian Eurasians n
Eurasier Eurasierin
Any person native to Eurasia, or descended from people native to Eurasia.

Eurasian Economic Union pn
Eurasische Union
an economic union between the Russian Federation, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Armenia and Kyrgyzstan

Eurasian badger Eurasian badgers n
Dachs
A badger species indigenous to Eurasia, Meles meles.

Eurasian black vulture Eurasian black vultures n
Mönchsgeier
Aegypius monachus, a species of large vulture living in Europe and Asia.

Eurasian blackbird Eurasian blackbirds n
Amsel Schwarzdrossel
A bird of the species Turdus merula

Eurasian blackcap Eurasian blackcaps n
Mönchsgrasmücke Schwarzkopf
Sylvia atricapilla, an Old World warbler.

Eurasian bullfinch Eurasian bullfinches n
Dompfaff
A small passerine bird, Pyrrhula pyrrhula, in the finch genus.

Eurasian crag martin Eurasian crag martins n
Felsenschwalbe
Ptyonoprogne rupestris, a small passerine bird in the swallow family.

Eurasian eagle owl Eurasian eagle owls n
Uhu
Bubo bubo, the largest owl, native to almost all of temperate Eurasia.

Eurasian hobby Eurasian hobbies n
Baumfalke
Falco subbuteo, a small raptor of the falcon family.

Eurasian jay Eurasian jays n
Eichelhäher
A widespread species of jay, usually crested and with pinkish-brown plumage and a harsh screech (Garrulus glandarius).

Eurasian lynx Eurasian lynxes n
Eurasischer Luchs
Lynx lynx, one of the species of lynx.

Eurasian magpie Eurasian magpies n
Elster
A well-known black-and-white corvid species, Pica pica, of Eurasian distribution.

Eurasian nuthatch Eurasian nuthatches n
Kleiber
A nuthatch of the species Sitta europaea.

Eurasian pygmy owl Eurasian pygmy owls n
Sperlingskauz
Glaucidium passerinum, the smallest Eurasian owl.

Eurasian scops owl Eurasian scops owls n
Zwergohreule
Otus scops, a small owl.

Eurasian siskin Eurasian siskins n
Zeisig Erlenzeisig
A bird of the species Spinus spinus, common throughout Eurasia.

Eurasian sparrowhawk Eurasian sparrowhawks n
Sperber
A bird of the species Accipiter nisus

Eurasian spoonbill Eurasian spoonbills n
Löffler
Platalea leucorodia, a wading bird of the ibis and spoonbill family Threskiornithidae.

Eurasian teal Eurasian teals n
Krickente
Anas crecca, a common and widespread duck which breeds in temperate Palearctic and migrates south in winter.

Eurasian three-toed woodpecker Eurasian three-toed woodpeckers n
Dreizehenspecht
Picoides tridactylus, a medium-sized woodpecker.

Eurasian treecreeper Eurasian treecreepers n
Waldbaumläufer
Certhia familiaris, a species of bird in the family Certhiidae.

Eurasian wigeon /jəˌɹeɪʒənˈwɪd͡ʒən/ Eurasian wigeons n
Pfeifente
Mareca penelope, a species of dabbling duck.

Eurasian woodcock Eurasian woodcocks n
Waldschnepfe
A medium-small wading bird, (Scolopax rusticola)

Eurasian wren Eurasian wrens n
Zaunkönig
Troglodytes troglodytes

Eurasian wryneck Eurasian wrynecks n
Wendehals
A small migratory bird in the woodpecker family, Jynx torquilla.

Eurasianism n
Eurasismus
(geopolitics) A Russian political movement focused on the Russian geopolitical interests in Eurasia.

Euripides /jəˈɹɪp.ɪˌdiz/ /jʊˈɹɪp.ɪˌdiz/ pn
Euripides
A Greek tragedian (c. 480–406 B.C.E.); Euripides was the last of the three great tragedians of classical Athens.

Euro- prefix
Euro-
Pertaining to Europe, especially as a political entity.
Pertaining to the European Union.

Eurocentric more Eurocentric most Eurocentric adj
eurozentrisch
Focused on Europe or the people and culture of Europe.

Eurocentrism n
Eurozentrismus
The practice of viewing the world from a European perspective, with an implied belief, either consciously or subconsciously, in the preeminence of European culture.

Eurocrat Eurocrats n
Eurokrat Eurokratin
(slang, derogatory) An employee or minister of the European Union, typically working in Brussels or Strasbourg.

Eurodeterrent /ˌjʊəɹəʊdɪˈtɛɹənt/ /ˌjʊɹoʊdiˈtɛɹənt/ pn
Eurodeterrent
The proposed unified nuclear deterrent of the European Community (before November 1993) and the European Union (after November 1993).

Eurodollar Eurodollars n
Eurodollars
(economics) A deposit, in US dollars, held in a bank outside of the United States (no longer necessarily in Europe)

Eurogroup Eurogroups n
Euro-Gruppe
(European politics) The informal body composed of the finance ministers of the countries in the Eurozone.

Eurolinguistics n
Eurolinguistik
(linguistics) A young branch of linguistics which deals with questions on the languages of Europe.

Euromaidan pn
Euromaidan Euromajdan
A series of antigovernment protests in Ukraine that started in November 2013.

Europa /jʊˈɹoʊpə/ pn
Europa
(Greek mythology) Several characters, most notably a Phoenician princess abducted to Crete by Zeus.
(astronomy) A moon of Jupiter.

Europe /ˈjoː.ɹəp/ /ˈjɔː.ɹəp/ /ˈjɝ.əp/ /ˈjʉə.ɹəp/ /ˈjʊə.ɹəp/ /ˈjʊɚ.əp/ pn
Europa
The portion of Eurasia west of the Urals, traditionally considered a continent in its own right, located north of Africa, west of Asia and east of the Atlantic Ocean.
A political entity; the European Union.

European /(ˌ)jʊə.ɹəˈpiː.ən/ /(ˌ)jʊə.ɹəˈpɪ.ən/ /ˌjɝ.əˈpi.ən/ /ˌjʊɚ.əˈpi.ən/ more European most European adj
europäisch
Related to Europe or the European Union.

European /(ˌ)jʊə.ɹəˈpiː.ən/ /(ˌ)jʊə.ɹəˈpɪ.ən/ /ˌjɝ.əˈpi.ən/ /ˌjʊɚ.əˈpi.ən/ Europeans n
Europäer Europäerin
Person living or originating from Europe.
Person who resides within the European Union.

European Central Bank pn
Europäische Zentralbank
The Central bank for the European Union, administering the monetary policy of the 17 EU Eurozone member states.

European Commission pn
Europäische Kommission
The executive branch of the European Union.

European Council pn
Europäischer Rat
an institution of the European Union (EU) charged with defining the EU's overall political direction and priorities, that comprises the heads of state or government of the member states, along with the President of the European Council and the President of the European Commission

European Economic Area pn
Europäischer Wirtschaftsraum

European Parliament /jʊˈroʊpiən ˈpɑrləmənt/ /jʊˈrəʊpiən ˈpɑːrləmənt/ pn
Europäisches Parlament Europaparlament EP EU-Parlament
(politics) A legislative chamber of the European Union.

European Stability Mechanism pn
Europäischer Stabilitätsmechanismus
(finance, EU) A proposed international organisation that would provide financial assistance to members of the Eurozone in financial difficulty.

European Union /ˌjɔːɹəˈpiːən ˈjuːnjən/ /ˌjɝɹəˈpi.ən ˈjunjən/ /ˌjʊəɹəˈpiːən ˈjuːnjən/ /ˌjʊɹəˈpiən ˈjunjən/ pn
Europäische Union
A supranational organisation, consisting of 27 member states, created in the 1950s to bring the nations of Europe into closer economic and political connection.
(historical) An antifascist resistance group active during Germany’s Nazi era.

European beaver European beavers n
Europäischer Biber
A species of beaver, Castor fiber, native to Eurasia.

European bee-eater European bee-eaters n
Bienenfresser
Merops apiaster, a Mediterranean species of bee-eater.

European bison /jʊɹəˌpiːən ˈbaɪsn̩/ European bison European bisons n
Wisent
The wisent, species Bison bonasus, Europe's heaviest land animal.

European bitterling European bitterlings n
Bitterling
A fish of species Rhodeus amarus, originating in Europe, ranging from the Rhone River basin in France to the Neva River in Russia.

European bullhead European bullheads n
Groppe
A European species in the Cottidae family, Cottus gobio.

European eel European eels n
Europäischer Aal
A snake-like fish, reaching between 60 cm and 1.5 m in length, Anguilla anguilla.

European garden spider European garden spiders n
Gartenkreuzspinne
A common arachnid (Araneus diadematus).

European goldfinch European goldfinches n
Stieglitz Distelfink
A bird of the species Carduelis carduelis, native to Europe, North Africa and western Asia.

European greenfinch European greenfinches n
Grünfink
Chloris chloris, a small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae.

European hake European hakes n
Hechtdorsch Europäischer Seehecht
A species of sea fish, Merluccius merluccius.

European hare European hares n
Feldhase Hase
A Eurasian hare species (Lepus europaeus or Lepus capensis).

European hedgehog European hedgehogs n
Braunbrustigel
Erinaceus europaeus, the hedgehog that inhabits much of Western and Central Europe.

European herring gull European herring gulls n
Silbermöwe
A common, large seagull, Larus argentatus, having a white and gray body and a yellow bill with a red spot and found in the coastal areas of Europe.

European holly n
Europäische Stechpalme Stechpalme gemeine Stechpalme gewöhnliche Stechpalme
Ilex aquifolium, a species of holly known for its use during Christmastime

European honey buzzard European honey buzzards n
Wespenbussard
Pernis apivorus, is a bird of prey in the family Accipitridae.

European hophornbeam European hophornbeams n
Europäische Hopfenbuche
Ostrya carpinifolia, found from Italy to coastal Turkey and east of the Black Sea.

European hornet European hornets n
Hornisse
A large species of hornet (Vespa crabro) found across Eurasia and North America.

European otter European otters n
Fischotter
An otter species, Lutra lutra.

European penduline tit European penduline tits n
Beutelmeise
Remiz pendulinus, a passerine bird of the genus Remiz.

European perch European perch European perches n
Flussbarsch
A freshwater fish of species Perca fluviatilis in the family Percidae, native to northern Eurasia.

European pied flycatcher European pied flycatchers n
Trauerschnäpper
Ficedula hypoleuca, an Old World flycatcher breeding in Europe and overwintering in Africa

European polecat European polecats n
Iltis Europäischer Iltis
Mustela putorius, related to mink and weasels, native to Europe and parts of Asia, and from which certain of the animals called ferrets have been domesticated.

European robin European robins n
Rotkehlchen
A small passerine Old World bird; Erithacus rubecula.

European roller European rollers n
Blauracke
Coracias garrulus, a European species of roller.

European seabass European seabass n
Europäischer Wolfsbarsch
A highly appreciated marine food fish found in the coastal waters of eastern Atlantic from Cape Verde to southern Norway and in the Mediterranean, (Dicentrarchus labrax).

European serin European serins n
Girlitz
Serinus serinus, a small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae.

European shag European shags n
Krähenscharbe
Gulosus aristotelis (syn. Phalacrocorax aristotelis), a member of the Phalacrocoracidae (cormorant) family of seabirds.

European smelt European smelts n
Stint
Any smelt of species Osmerus eperlanus, common in fresh waters of northern Europe.

European squid European squids n
Gemeiner Kalmar
Loligo vulgaris (common squid), found in the Mediterranean and the eastern Atlantic.

European stonechat European stonechats n
Schwarzkehlchen
Saxicola rubicola, an Old World flycatcher

European turtle dove European turtle doves n
Turteltaube
A bird of the species Streptopelia turtur.

European water vole European water voles n
Ostschermaus
A species of vole, Arvicola amphibius, formerly Arvicola terrestris.

European white elm European white elm European white elms n
Flatterrüster Flatterulme Weißrüster
Ulmus laevis, a deciduous tree native to parts of Europe and north-western Asia.

European wildcat European wildcats n
Waldkatze europäische Wildkatze
Felis silvestris silvestris, a subspecies of the wildcat.

Europeanisation Europeanisations n
Europäisierung
The process whereby the people and institutions of the countries of the European Union become more European and less national.

Europeanity n
Europäanität Europäischsein
The quality or characteristic of being European.

Europeanize v
europäisieren
To make something, or someone, more European.

Europeanness n
Europäanität Europäischsein
The quality or characteristic of being European.

Europewide adj
europaweit
Throughout Europe.

Europlug Europlugs n
Eurostecker
A flat, two-pole domestic AC power plug suitable for use in most European countries.

Europol pn
Europol
The criminal intelligence agency of the European Union

Europop n
Europop
A style of continental European pop music from the 1970s and 1980s characterized by catchy beats, slick songs and frothy lyrics.

Eurosceptic more Eurosceptic most Eurosceptic adj
EU-skeptisch europaskeptisch euroskeptisch
(UK form) Of or pertaining to Eurosceptics or Euroscepticism

Eurosceptic Eurosceptics n
EU-Skeptiker EU-Skeptikerin Europagegner Europagegnerin Euroskeptiker Euroskeptikerin
(UK form) One who is sceptical of European integration, such as the EEC, the EC, the EP, the EU, the Euro, etc.
One who is skeptical of increasing the powers of the European Union

Euroscepticism n
EU-Skepsis Euroskeptizismus EU-Skeptizismus Euroskepsis
Opposition to or scepticism of increasing European integration, such as the EEC, the EC, the EP, the EU, the Euro.
Opposition to or scepticism of the increasing powers of the European Union.

Eurovision /ˈjɝ.əˌvɪ.ʒ(ə)n/ /ˈjʊə.ɹə(ˌ)vɪ.ʒ(ə)n/ pn
Eurovision
A European broadcasting system, created by the European Broadcasting Union, that produces the Eurovision Song Contest and related programmes.
The Eurovision Song Contest.

Eurowestern Eurowesterns n
Euro-Western Eurowestern
A western created by Europeans.

Eurozone pn
Eurozone Euroraum
Collectively, the European Union member states whose official currency is the euro.

Eurydice /jʊˈɹɪdɪsi/ pn
Eurydike
(Greek mythology) The name of various figures in Greek mythology.

Eusebius /juˈsibi.əs/ pn
Eusebius
An Ancient Greek en given name

Eustachian tube /ju.ˈsteɪʃən ˈtjuːb/ /ju.ˈsteɪʃən ˈtuːb/ Eustachian tubes n
Ohrtrompete
(anatomy) In humans and other land vertebrates, a tube that links the nasopharynx to the cavity of the middle ear to allow the equalization of the pressure on both sides of the eardrum.

Euterpe /juˈtɝpi/ /juːˈtɜːpi/ pn
Euterpe
(Greek god) The Muse of music and lyric poetry.

Evangelist Evangelists n
Evangelist Evangelistin
(biblical) A writer of a gospel, especially the four New Testament Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John), (also evangelist.)

Eve /iːv/ pn
Eva
(Abrahamic religions) The first woman and mother of the human race; Adam's wife.
Eva Eve
A en given name.

Even /əˈvɛn/ Evens n
Ewene Ewenin
An ethnic Even: a member of an indigenous people living in Siberia and the Russian Far East.

Even /əˈvɛn/ pn
Ewenisch
A Tungusic language spoken by the Evens in Siberia and the Russian Far East.

Everett /ˈɛvəɹɪt/ Everetts pn
Eberhard
(countable) A en given name transferred back from the surname.

Excellency Excellencies n
Exzellenz
(used with His, Her or Your) A form of address for certain high officials or dignitaries.

Exodus /ˈɛksədəs/ pn
Exodus
The departure of the Hebrew slaves from Egypt under the leadership of Moses.
The second of the Books of Moses in the Old Testament of the Bible, the second book in the Torah describing the Exodus.

Extremaduran more Extremaduran most Extremaduran adj
Extremadurisch
Of or relating to Extremadura or its language.

Extremaduran Extremadurans n
Extremadurer
A native or inhabitant of Extremadura in Spain.

Extremaduran pn
Extremadurisch
The language of Extremadura.

Eynatten pn
Eynatten
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Ezekiel /ɪˈziːkiəl/ pn
Ezechiel Hesekiel
A book of the Old Testament of the Bible.
Ezechiel
A prophet mentioned in the Bible and in the Quran.
A en given name of biblical origin. First used by 17th century Puritans; rare today.

Ezra /ˈɛzɹə/ Ezras pn
Esra
(biblical) The fifteenth book of the Old Testament and a book of the Hebrew Tanakh.
A Jewish high priest from the fifth century BC.
A en given name of biblical origin.

F clef F clefs n
Bassschlüssel
(music) a clef which indicates the position of F below middle C in a given staff

F major n
F-Dur
(music) The major key with the notes F, G, A, B♭, C, D, E, the key signature of which has one flat.
(music) The major chord with a root of F.

F minor n
f-Moll
(music) a minor key with the notes F, G, A♭, B♭, C, D♭, E♭
(music) the minor chord with a root of F

F-sharp major n
Fis-Dur
(music) a musical key with the notes F♯, G♯, A♯, B, C♯, D♯, and E♯, the key signature of which has 6 sharps

F-sharp minor n
fis-Moll
(music) a minor key with the notes F♯, G♯, A, B, C♯, D, E

FAQ /fæk/ /ˌɛf.eɪˈkjuː/ FAQs n
FAQ HGF
(internet) A list of questions said to be frequently asked, and their answers.

FBI /ˈɛf.biː.aɪ/ pn
FBI
(US) Initialism of Federal Bureau of Investigation.

FC FCs n
FC
Initialism of football club (usually for football (association football))

FDP pn
FDP Freie Demokratische Partei
(German politics) Initialism of Free Democratic Party of Germany (Freie Demokratische Partei); a German centrist classical liberal political party.

FML interjection
Scheissleben
(Internet slang, vulgar) Initialism of fuck my life. (expressing despairing annoyance)

FRG pn
BRD
Initialism of Federal Republic of Germany.

FTM adj
FTM FzM

FXML pn
FXML

FYROM /fɪɹəm/ pn
EJRM
Acronym of former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.

Fabergé egg Fabergé eggs n
Fabergé-Ei
One of the thousands of decorated Easter eggs made by the House of Fabergé from 1885 to 1917, especially one of the 69 large jeweled pieces made for Russian imperial family and a few other customers.

Fabian /ˈfeɪbi.ən/ more Fabian most Fabian adj
fabisch
(political) Advocating that social reforms be reached through a series of gradual and moderate stages rather than sudden revolution; specifically, relating to the Fabian Society, a British socialist society advocating reformist socialism.
(by extension) cautious; dilatory; avoiding a decisive contest.

Fabian /ˈfeɪbi.ən/ pn
Fabian
(rare) A en given name.

Facebook /ˈfeɪs.bʊk/ pn
Facebook
(trademark) A social-networking website where users can find acquaintances or "friends", exchange messages, and post updates.

Facebook /ˈfeɪs.bʊk/ v
facebooken
(intransitive) To use the social-networking site Facebook.

Fahrenheit /ˈfæɹənhaɪt/ /ˈfɑːɹənhaɪt/ /ˈfɛəɹənhaɪt/ adj
Fahrenheit
Describing a temperature scale originally defined as having 0°F as the lowest temperature obtainable with a mixture of ice and salt, and 96°F as the temperature of the human body, and now defined with 32°F equal to 0°C, and each degree Fahrenheit equal to 5/9 of a degree Celsius or 5/9 kelvin.

Fakebook pn
Fakebook

Falkland Islander Falkland Islanders n
Falkländer Falkländerin
A person from the Falkland Islands or of descent of the Falkland Islands.

Falkland Islands /ˈfɒlklənd ˌaɪləndz/ /ˈfɔːklənd ˌaɪləndz/ /ˈfɔːlklənd ˌaɪləndz/ pn
Falklandinseln
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Falkland Islands wolf Falkland Islands wolves n
Falklandfuchs
A warrah, an extinct canid of species †Dusicyon australis.

Falklands War pn
Falklandkrieg
A conflict between Argentina and the United Kingdom over sovereignty of the Falkland Islands and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands), waged between March and June of 1982.

Fall pn
Sündenfall
(theology) The sudden fall of humanity into a state of sin, as brought about by the transgression of Adam and Eve. [from 14th c.]

Fallopian tube Fallopian tubes n
Eileiter Ovidukt
(anatomy) Either of the two ducts in female mammals through which ova pass from the ovaries to the uterus.

Famennian pn
Famennium

Fanagalo pn
Fanagalo

Fanny /ˈfæni/ pn
Fanny
A diminutive of Frances, also used as a female given name.

Far East pn
Ferner Osten
(dated) East Asia (Korea, Japan, China, the Russian Far East, etc.), and Southeast Asia, taken as a whole.

Faraday cage Faraday cages n
Faradayscher Käfig
Any conductive surrounding, idealized or practical, used to interrupt the transmission of electromagnetic energy or electrostatic discharge across it.

Faraday cup Faraday cups n
Faraday-Auffänger Faraday-Becher Faraday-Detektor Faraday-Tasse
A conductive metal cup designed to catch charged particles in vacuum.

Faraday dark space Faraday dark spaces n
faradayscher Dunkelraum
The dark space in a glow discharge that is between the negative glow and the positive column.

Farmer Farmers pn
Bauer
(NATO code name) the Soviet MiG 19 aircraft.

Faro pn
Faro
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Faroe Islands /ˈfɛəɹəʊ ˌaɪləndz/ pn
Färöer
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Faroese /fæɹoʊˈiz/ /ˌfɛ(ə)ɹoʊˈiz/ /ˌfɛəɹəʊˈiːz/ adj
färöisch färingisch
Of or pertaining to the Faroe Islands, Faroese people or Faroese language.

Faroese /fæɹoʊˈiz/ /ˌfɛ(ə)ɹoʊˈiz/ /ˌfɛəɹəʊˈiːz/ Faroese n
Färinger Färingerin
(countable) A person from the Faroe Islands, Faroe Islander or Faeroe Islander

Faroese /fæɹoʊˈiz/ /ˌfɛ(ə)ɹoʊˈiz/ /ˌfɛəɹəʊˈiːz/ pn
Färöisch
(uncountable) The language of the Faroe Islands, closely related to Icelandic, and more distantly to Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish

Faroish /ˈfɛəɹəʊɪʃ/ adj
färöisch
Of or pertaining to the Faroe Islands, Faroish people or the Faroish language; Faroese.

Fat Thursday Fat Thursdays n
Fettdonnerstag Schmutziger Donnerstag

Fata Morgana /ˌfɑtə mɔɹˈɡɑnə/ /ˌfɑːtə mɔːˈɡɑːnə/ Fata Morganas n
Fata Morgana
A form of mirage caused by a temperature inversion in the atmosphere, especially one seen in the Strait of Messina.

Fatah pn
Fatah
a major Palestinian political party and the largest faction of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO).

Father Fathers n
Vater Pater
(Christianity) One of the chief ecclesiastical authorities of the first centuries after Christ.

Father pn
Vater
(Wicca) One of the triune gods of the Horned God in Wicca, representing a man, younger than the elderly Sage and older than the boyish Master.

Father Frost pn
Väterchen Frost
In Slavic culture, a traditional Yuletide gift-bearing character.

Father's Day Father's Days n
Vatertag Herrentag Männertag
A holiday in celebration of fatherhood, or to honor fathers, celebrated on the third Sunday of June in most of the world's countries. See Wikipedia:Father's Day:Dates.

Fatimid Fatimids n
Fatimide
(historical) A member of a Muslim dynasty in North Africa and Egypt (approx. CE 900-1200).

Faustian /ˈfaʊstiən/ /ˈfaʊstɪən/ more Faustian most Faustian adj
faustisch
Of or pertaining to Faust, especially in the sense of being willing to abandon one's principles or values in order to pursue knowledge, wealth or other benefits.

Faustian bargain /-ɡɪn/ /ˈfaʊstiən ˈbɑːɹɡən/ /ˈfaʊstɪən ˈbɑːɡən/ Faustian bargains n
Teufelspakt
(idiomatic) An agreement in which a person abandons his or her spiritual values or moral principles in order to obtain knowledge, wealth or other benefits.

Feast of the Circumcision of Christ Feasts of the Circumcision of Christ n
Beschneidung des Herrn
(Christianity) A celebration of the circumcision of Jesus in accordance with Jewish tradition.

Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus Feasts of the Holy Name of Jesus n
Namen-Jesu-Fest
(Christianity) A feast of the liturgical year celebrated by a number of Christian denominations.

February /j/ /ɹi/ /ɹə.ɹi/ /ˈfɛb.j(ʊ.)ə.ɹi/ /ˈfɛb.juˌɛ(ə)ɹi/ /ˈfɛb.ɹi/ /ˈfɛb.ɹuˌɛɹi/ /ˈfɛb.ɹə.ɹi/ /ˈfɛb.ɹʊ.ə.ɹi/ Februaries Februarys pn
Februar Feber Hornung
The short month following January and preceding March in the Roman, Julian, and Gregorian calendars, used in all three calendars for intercalation or addition of leap days.

February strike pn
Februarstreik

Federal Communications Commission pn
Federal Communications Commission
US wireless regulatory authority. The FCC was established by the Communications Act of 1934 and is charged with regulating interstate and international communications by radio, television, wire, satellite and cable.

Federal Constitutional Court Federal Constitutional Courts pn
BVerfG Bundesverfassungsgericht
The supreme constitutional court of the Federal Republic of Germany.

Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia pn
Demokratische Bundesrepublik Äthiopien
Official name of Ethiopia.

Federal Intelligence Service pn
Bundesnachrichtendienst
The foreign intelligence agency of Germany.
NDB Nachrichtendienst des Bundes Schweizer Nachrichtendienste
The Federal Intelligence Services of Switzerland (the collective term for its agencies).

Federal Republic of Germany pn
Bundesrepublik Deutschland
(1949–1990) The official name of West Germany.
(1990–today) The official name of reunified Germany.

Federated States of Micronesia /ˈfɛdəˌɹeɪtɪd ˈsteɪts əv ˌmaɪkɹəˈniːʒə/ pn
Föderierte Staaten von Mikronesien
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Federative Republic of Brazil pn
Föderative Republik Brasilien
The official name of Brazil.

Federweisser n
Federweißer
Partially fermented grape must.

Fehmarn Belt pn
Fehmarnbelt
A strait in the Baltic Sea between the German island of Fehmarn and the Danish island of Lolland, connecting the Bay of Kiel and the Bay of Mecklenburg.

Felicia /fəˈliʃə/ pn
Felizia Felicia
A en given name, feminine form of Felix.

Felicity pn
Felicitas Felizitas
A en given name.

Felix /ˈfiːlɪks/ pn
Felix
A en given name.
A generic name given to a cat.

Fennoscandia pn
Fennoskandien Fennoskandinavien Fennoskandischer Schild
(geology) the Fennoscandian Shield underlying Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Northern Denmark; Baltic Shield.

Fennoscandian adj
fennoskandisch

Fenrir /ˈfɛn.ɹɪə/ /ˈfɛn.ɹɪɹ/ pn
Fenrir Fenriswolf
(Norse mythology) A monstrous wolf, one of Loki's offspring, who bites off Tyr's right hand while being bound by the gods in fear of a prophecy that he will kill Odin, remaining so bound until the events of Ragnarok.

Feodosia pn
Feodossija Theodosia
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Ferdinand /ˈfɜːdɪnænd/ /ˈfɝdn̩.ænd/ /ˈfɝdən-/ pn
Ferdinand
A en given name, best known for a 13th century king of Spain, but seldom popular in English.

Fermat's Last Theorem pn
Fermats Letzter Satz Großer fermatscher Satz Satz von Fermat-Wiles-Taylor
(number theory) The theorem that the Diophantine equation a^n + b^n = c^n has no solutions for positive integers a, b, c, n, where n > 2.

Fermat's principle pn
Fermatsches Prinzip
(physics, optics) The principle, which links geometrical optics (or "ray optics") with wave optics, that the path traversed by a ray between two given points is: (in the original "strong" formulation) the one that takes the least time, or (in a weaker but more general formulation) one that takes a time that is "stationary" with respect to variations of the path (so that, loosely speaking, a small change in the ray path entails a very small change in the traversal time).

Ferris wheel /ˈfɛɹɪs wil/ /ˈfɛɹɪs wiːl/ /ˈfɛɹɪs ʍil/ /ˈfɛɹɪs ʍiːl/ Ferris wheels n
Riesenrad
An amusement ride, consisting of an upright rotating wheel having seats that remain in a horizontal position as the wheel revolves.

Fertile Crescent /ˈfɜːtaɪl ˈkɹɛsənt/ /ˈfɝːtəl ˈkɹɛsənt/ pn
Fruchtbarer Halbmond
(historical) A crescent-shaped strip of fertile land stretching from present-day Iraq through eastern Turkey and down the Syrian and Israeli coasts.

Feynman diagram /ˈfaɪnmən ˈdaɪəɡɹæm/ Feynman diagrams n
Feynman-Diagramm
(physics) A pictorial representation of the interactions of subatomic particles, showing their paths in space and time as lines, and their interactions as points where lines meet.

Fez /fɛz/ pn
Fès
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Fibonacci number Fibonacci numbers n
Fibonaccizahl
(mathematics) Any number in a Fibonacci sequence (being the sum of the preceding two numbers)

Fibonacci sequence Fibonacci sequences n
Fibonaccifolge
(mathematics) The sequence of integers, each of which is the sum of the preceding two, the first and second numbers both being 1.

Fier pn
Fier
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Fiji /fiːˈdʒiː/ /ˈfi.d͡ʒi/ /ˈfiː.dʒiː/ pn
Fidschi
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Fijian /fiːˈd͡ʒiːən/ /fɪˈd͡ʒiːən/ adj
fidschianisch
Pertaining to Fiji, or its language or people.

Fijian /fiːˈd͡ʒiːən/ /fɪˈd͡ʒiːən/ Fijians n
Fidschianer Fidschianerin
A person from Fiji or of Fijian descent.

Fijian /fiːˈd͡ʒiːən/ /fɪˈd͡ʒiːən/ pn
Fidschi Fidschianisch
an Austronesian language of the Malayo-Polynesian family spoken on Fiji. It has 650,000 speakers, including second language users.

Filipino /fɪlɪˈpinoʊ/ /piliˈpino/ adj
philippinisch
Of or pertaining to the Philippines or its people, language, and culture.
Of or pertaining to Tagalog, the basis of the national language of the Philippines.

Filipino /fɪlɪˈpinoʊ/ /piliˈpino/ Filipinos n
Philippiner Philippinerin
A citizen or local inhabitant of the Philippines and those descending from such, especially a male.

Filipino /fɪlɪˈpinoʊ/ /piliˈpino/ pn
Philippinisch
(uncountable) The national language of the Philippines, based on Tagalog.

Fimbulwinter pn
Fimbulwinter
(Norse mythology) One of the signs of the onset of the end of this world, the final, three-year-long winter (with no intervening summers); it marks the coming of the Ragnarok, the battle that will end the world.

Finland /ˈfɪn.lənd/ Finlands pn
Finnland
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Finlandization n
Finnlandisierung
(politics) The process by which a smaller or less powerful sovereign state comes to abide by a more powerful neighbor's foreign policy rules, while retaining its independence.

Finn /ˈfɪn/ Finns n
Finnländer Finnländerin Finne
A national of Finland.
Finne Finnin
A member of another Finnic nationality, such as (more narrowly) a Baltic Finn such as a Karelian or Estonian, or (more broadly) a Volga Finn or Perm Finn.

Finnish /ˈfɪnɪʃ/ adj
finnisch Finnisch
Of or pertaining to Finland; Finlandic, Finlandish.
Of or pertaining to the Finnish language.

Finnish /ˈfɪnɪʃ/ n
Finnisch finnisch
The Finno-Ugric language spoken by the majority of the people living in Finland, one of the two official languages of the country (the other is Swedish).

Finnish Spitz Finnish Spitzes n
Finnischer Spitz
(zoology) A breed of dog originating in Finland.

Finnish forest reindeer Finnish forest reindeer n
Waldren
A subspecies of the reindeer, Rangifer tarandus fennicus, found only in Eastern Finland and Russian Karelia.

Finno-Ugric pn
finno-ugrische Sprachen
A group of languages that, together with Samoyedic, make up the Uralic family; they are spoken in a broad swathe from Siberia to Norway.

Fiona /fiˈoʊnə/ /fiːˈəʊnə/ pn
Fiona
A en given name, in regular use since the 20th century, first in Scotland, then in England.

Fiordland penguin Fiordland penguins n
Dickschnabelpinguin
A species of crested penguin, Eudyptes pachyrhynchus, with distinctive blue-grey upperparts, which breed on the Fiordland coast and on nearby islands.

Firefox /ˈfaɪəfɒks/ /ˈfaɪɚfɑks/ pn
Firefox
(software) A free, open source, cross-platform, graphical web browser, developed by the Mozilla Foundation.

First Communion First Communions n
Erstkommunion
(Roman Catholicism) The first time that a person, usually a child, receives the sacrament of Communion.
Erstkommunion Erstkommunionfeier
(Roman Catholicism) The celebration of the former, consisting of a solemn mass and generally a following private party.

First Intermediate Period pn
Erste Zwischenzeit
(historical) The period of Egyptian history from the end of the Old Kingdom to the start of the Middle Kingdom (comprising the Seventh/Eighth, Ninth, Tenth, and early Eleventh dynasties), characterized by a loss of central authority in favor of local nomarchs.

First Lady First Ladies n
First Lady Erste Dame
The wife of the chief executive of a nation; especially the wife of the President of a country; or a woman (e.g. a relative) who takes on similar public duties, as when the chief executive is unmarried.

First Reich pn
Erstes Reich
The Holy Roman Empire.

First Sea Lord pn
Erster Seelord
The senior Royal Navy officer and a member of the Ministry of Defence.

First World pn
Erste Welt
(historical, politics) Those countries aligned with the West during the Cold War, particularly in contrast to those aligned with the East (Second World).

Fisher /ˈfɪʃɚ/ Fishers pn
Fischer
(countable) An English surname originating as an occupation for a fisherman.

Fittipaldi Fittipaldis pn
Fittipaldi

Flag Day pn
Flaggentag
(Canada) February 15, for the inauguration of the Canadian flag in 1965, National Flag of Canada Day.
A day commemorating the adoption of a national flag.

Flanderization /-ˌɹaɪ-/ /ˌflændəɹəˈzeɪʃn̩/ /ˌflændɚɹəˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/ Flanderizations n
Flanderisierung
(uncountable) The progressive exaggeration of a single trait or set of traits of a fictional character until it overtakes all other characterization [from c. 2006]

Flanders /ˈflæn.dɚz/ /ˈflɑːn.dəz/ Flanderses pn
Flandern
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Flaubertian /floʊˈbɝti.ən/ /fləʊˈbɜːtɪən/ more Flaubertian most Flaubertian adj
Flaubert'sch
Of or relating to Gustave Flaubert (1821–1880), influential French novelist in the style of literary realism.

Fleming /ˈflɛmɪŋ/ Flemings n
Flame Flamin Flämin
A native or inhabitant of Flanders in Belgium.

Flemish /ˈflɛmɪʃ/ more Flemish most Flemish adj
flämisch Flämisch
Of or relating to Flanders, either as the historical county of Flanders (the current provinces of West Flanders and East Flanders in Belgium, Zeelandic Flanders in the Netherlands and French Flanders); or as the Dutch-speaking region of Belgium.

Flemish /ˈflɛmɪʃ/ pn
Flämisch flämisch
Standard Dutch as it is spoken in Flanders.

Flemish Community pn
Flämische Gemeinschaft
One of the three communities of Belgium, consisting of the Flemish Region (the provinces of West Flanders, East Flanders, Flemish Brabant, Antwerp, Limburg) and partially the Brussels-Capital Region.

Flemish bond Flemish bonds n
Flämischer Verband
(masonry) In bricklaying, an arrangement of bricks such that each course consists of alternate bricks having their short sides (headers) and long sides (stretchers) facing outwards, with alternate courses being offset.

Flensburg pn
Flensburg
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Floian pn
Floium

Flood pn
Sintflut
(biblical) The flood referred to in the Book of Genesis in the Hebrew Bible.

Flora /ˈflɔːɹə/ pn
Flora
(Roman god) the goddess of flowers, nature and spring; she is also the wife of Favonius and the mother of Karpos. She is the Roman counterpart of Chloris.
A en given name.

Florence /ˈflɑɹɪns/ /ˈflɒɹəns/ /ˈflɔɹəns/ pn
Florenz
A en given name.
(obsolete) A en given name
(historical) a medieval and early modern republic centered on the city of Florence in Italy that existed from 1115 to 1185 and from 1197 to 1569 when the Grand Duchy of Tuscany was formed.

Florentine /ˈflɒɹəntaɪn/ /ˈflɔɹəntin/ more Florentine most Florentine adj
florentinisch Florentiner
Of or relating to the Italian city of Florence.

Florentine /ˈflɒɹəntaɪn/ /ˈflɔɹəntin/ Florentines n
Florentiner Florentinerin
A native or resident of the Italian city of Florence.
Florentiner
(culinary) Alternative form of florentine (“biscuit”)

Florida /ˈfloɹ.də/ /ˈfloɹ.ə.də/ /ˈfloɹ.ɪ.də/ /ˈflɑɹ.ɪ.də/ /ˈflɒɹ.ə.də/ /ˈflɒɹ.ɪ.də/ /ˈflɔ.ɹə.də/ /ˈflɔ.ɹɪ.də/ pn
Florida
Several places in South and Central America:

Floridian /flɔˈɹɪdi.ən/ Floridians n
Floridianer Floridianerin
A native or resident of the state of Florida in the United States of America.

Floréal /ˈflɔːɹɪ.əl/ /ˌflɔɹeɪˈɑl/ Floréals pn
Blütenmonat Floréal Blumenmonat
(historical) The eighth month of the French Republican Calendar, from April 20 or 21 to May 19 or 20.

Flying Dutchman /ˌflaɪ.ɪŋ ˈdʌtʃ.mən/ pn
Fliegender Holländer
(nautical, _, folklore) A mythical Dutch-flagged ghost clipper that is very fast sailing, and never makes it to port, seen on the high seas, where upon being hailed, occupants request information on persons long dead, or leave messages for said people. In European naval folklore, it was considered to portend bad luck.

Flying Fortress pn
Fliegende Festung
(informal) The Boeing B-17, a United States WWII heavy bomber, based upon a reputation for toughness and reliability, as well as its relatively heavy defensive armament at the expense of bombload.

Flying Spaghetti Monster pn
Fliegendes Spaghettimonster
(humorous) A deity consisting of spaghetti and meatballs, the creator of the universe according to the religion of Pastafarianism.

Focșani pn
Fokschan

Fokker Fokkers n
Fokker
Any of a class of aeroplanes produced by the Fokker company, used by Germany in World War I.

Folgaria pn
Vielgereuth

Fomalhaut pn
Fomalhaut
(star) The brightest star in the constellation Piscis Austrinus and one of the brightest stars in the night sky; Alpha (α) Piscis Austrini.

Forbidden City pn
die Verbotene Stadt
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Ford circle Ford circles n
Ford-Kreis
(geometry) Any one of a class of circles with centre at (p/q, 1/(2q2)) and radius 1/(2q2), where p/q is an irreducible fraction (i.e., p and q are coprime integers).

Fordism n
Fordismus
An economic and social system based on industrial mass production, where the worker is paid relatively high wages in order to buy in large quantity the products turned out in mass production.

Formosa /fɔɹˈmoʊ.sə/ /fɔɹˈmoʊ.zə/ /fɔːˈməʊ.sə/ pn
Formosa
The island of Taiwan.

Formula One pn
Formel 1
The highest class of motor racing sanctioned by the FIA.

Fornax pn
Chemischer Ofen
(constellation) A winter constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a furnace. It lies near the constellation Eridanus.

Forschungsstipendium /ˈfɔɹʃʊŋz.ʃtɪˌpɛndɪʊm/ Forschungsstipendia Forschungsstipendien n
Forschungsstipendium
(education) Any of a certain kind of scholarship or fellowship granted by some German academic Stiftungen to fund or subsidize a specified project of academic research; a research scholarship.

Forster's tern Forster's terns n
Forsterseeschwalbe
Sterna forsteri, is a seabird of the family Laridae.

Fortuna pn
Fortuna
(Roman god) The Roman goddess of luck, fortune and fate, equivalent to the Greek goddess Tyche.

Fortunian pn
Fortunium

Foucault's pendulum Foucault's pendulums n
Foucaultsches Pendel
A pendulum on a long wire, free to move in any direction; the plane of its motion appears to turn (clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere) as the world turns beneath it.

Founding Father Founding Fathers n
Gründervater der USA
(chiefly, US) Any of the men who were responsible for the founding of the United States of America. Chiefly used to refer to political leaders who drafted the Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution, and to military leaders who fought in the American Revolutionary War.

Fountain of Youth pn
Jungbrunnen
(mythology) A legendary spring of water with the magical property of restoring youth and health to those who bathe or drink from it.

Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse pn
Apokalyptische Reiter vier apokalyptischen Reiter
(biblical) Four beings in Revelation 6:1–8 that bring about the Apocalypse, each embodied as a horseman riding a different-colored horse that represents a different aspect of the Apocalypse.

Fourier series Fourier series n
Fourier-Reihe Fourierreihe
(mathematics, analysis) Any series resulting from the decomposition of a periodic function into terms involving cosines and sines (or, equivalently, complex exponentials).

Fourier transform Fourier transforms n
Fourier-Transformation Fouriertransformation
(analysis, harmonic analysis, physics, electrical engineering) A particular integral transform that when applied to a function of time (such as a signal), converts the function to one that plots the original function's frequency composition; the resultant function of such a conversion.

Fourth Reich pn
Viertes Reich
Hypothetical resurrection of Nazi Germany (Third Reich).

Fox Foxes Foxs pn
Fuchs
A surname transferred from the common noun derived from the name of the animal.

France /fɹæns/ /fɹɑːns/ Frances pn
Frankreich
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Anatole France, a French poet, journalist, and novelist.
A en given name; .

Frances /ˈfɹænsɪz/ /ˈfɹɑːnsɪz/ pn
Franziska
A en given name, feminine form of Francis.

Franche-Comté pn
Franche-Comté Freigrafschaft Burgund
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Francis /ˈfɹænsɪs/ /ˈfɹɑːnsɪs/ pn
Franz Franziskus
A en given name
(rare) A en given name, .

Franciscan /fɹænˈsɪskən/ adj
franziskanisch
Of or related to St Francis of Assisi.
(Catholicism) Of or related to the Franciscans.

Franciscan /fɹænˈsɪskən/ Franciscans n
Franziskaner
(Catholicism) A member of the Order of the Friars Minor.

Franco- /ˈ fɹeɪ̯ŋ.koʊ̯/ prefix
Französisch
Relating to France or the French people, language, or culture.

Franco-Provençal pn
Frankoprovenzalisch
A Romance language spoken in east-central France, western Switzerland, and northwestern Italy.

Francoism pn
Franquismus
(historical) The period of history in Spain under the dictatorship of Francisco Franco, from 1936/1939 to 1975.

Francoist adj
franquistisch

Franconia /fɹæŋˈkoʊ.ni.ə/ /fɹæŋˈkoʊ.njə/ /fɹæŋˈkəʊ.ni.ə/ /fɹæŋˈkəʊ.njə/ pn
Franken
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Franconian /fɹæŋˈkoʊ.ni.ən/ /fɹæŋˈkəʊ.ni.ən/ adj
fränkisch
Of or relating to Franconia or its inhabitants.

Franconian /fɹæŋˈkoʊ.ni.ən/ /fɹæŋˈkəʊ.ni.ən/ Franconians n
Franke Fränkin
A native or inhabitant of Franconia.

Franconian /fɹæŋˈkoʊ.ni.ən/ /fɹæŋˈkəʊ.ni.ən/ pn
Fränkisch

Francophile /ˈ fɹeɪ̯ŋ.koʊ̯ˌfaɪ̯l/ /ˈ fɹeɪ̯ŋ.kəˌfaɪ̯l/ more Francophile most Francophile adj
frankophil
Loving France, the French people, or French culture.

Francophilia n
Frankophilie
The love or admiration of France, the French, or French culture.

Francophobe /ˈfɹæŋkəfoʊb/ Francophobes n
Frankophobe
One who dislikes France, the French, or French culture.

Francophobia /ˈfɹæŋ.kəˈfoʊ.bi.ə/ n
Frankophobie Franzosenfeindlichkeit Franzosenhass Franzosenhaß Gallophobie
The hatred or fear of the presence of the French language and its native speakers.

Francophone /ˈfɹæŋkɒfəʊn/ adj
französischsprachig Französisch sprechend französischsprechend frankofon frankophon
French-speaking.

Francophone /ˈfɹæŋkɒfəʊn/ Francophones n
Frankofone Frankofoner Frankophone Frankophoner
A person who speaks French, especially as their mother tongue.

Frank /fɹæŋk/ Franks n
Franke Fränkin
One of the Franks, a Germanic federation that inhabited parts of what are now France, the Low Countries and Germany.

Frank /fɹæŋk/ pn
Frank
A diminutive of the en given name Francis

Frankel pn
Fränkel
A surname.

Frankenstein's monster Frankenstein's monsters n
Frankensteins Monster

Frankfurt /ˈfɹæŋkfə(ɹ)t/ pn
Frankfurt am Main Frankfurt
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Frankfurt am Main /ˈfɹæŋkfɜː(ɹ)t æm ˈmaɪn/ pn
Frankfurt am Main Frankfurt a. M.
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Frankfurt an der Oder pn
Frankfurt an der Oder
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Frankish /ˈfɹæŋkɪʃ/ more Frankish most Frankish adj
fränkisch
of or pertaining to the Franks
fränkisch altfränkisch
in or of the language of the Franks

Frankish /ˈfɹæŋkɪʃ/ pn
Altfränkisch Fränkisch
The language of the Franks, an extinct West Germanic language.

Franklin's gull Franklin's gulls n
Präriemöwe
A migratory gull that breeds in the Northern Hemisphere and winters in the Southern Hemisphere; Leucophaeus pipixcan.

Franquist more Franquist most Franquist adj
franquistisch
Pertaining to, or associated with, the regime and policies of Francisco Franco in Spain (1939–75).

Franquist Franquists n
Franquist
A supporter of Francisco Franco.

Fransaskois more Fransaskois most Fransaskois adj
franko-saskatchewanisch franko-saskatschewanisch frankosaskatchewanisch frankosaskatschewanisch
Pertaining to the francophone and French Canadian population of Saskatchewan, Franco-Saskatchewanian.

Fransaskois Fransaskois n
Franko-Saskatchewaner Franko-Saskatchewanerin Franko-Saskatschewaner Franko-Saskatschewanerin Frankosaskatchewaner Frankosaskatchewanerin
A member of the francophone French Canadian community of Saskatchewan, Franco-Saskatchewanian.

Fransén-Robinson constant pn
Fransén–Robinson-Konstante
(mathematics) The numeric value of the integral over the positive real numbers of the reciprocal of the gamma function, \textstyle F=\int_0^\infty \frac 1 {\Gamma(x)} dx = 2.8077702420285....

Franz Josef Land pn
Franz-Josef-Land
An archipelago in the Arctic Ocean in the north of Russia, north of Novaya Zemlya, east of Svalbard.

Frasch process pn
Frasch-Verfahren

Fraser Island pn
Fraser Island
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Frasnian pn
Frasnium

Frauenfeld pn
Frauenfeld
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Frederica pn
Friederike
A en given name, feminine form of Frederick. Quite rare in English.

Frederician /ˈfɹɛdəɹɪsi.ən/ /ˈfɹɛdɹɪʃən/ adj
friderizianisch
pertaining to Frederick the Great or to the time of his rule

Frederick /ˈfɹɛd(ə)ɹɪk/ pn
Friedrich Friederich
A en given name.

Free City of Danzig pn
Freie Stadt Danzig
(historical) A sovereign state at the Baltic Sea between the World Wars I and II, encompassing the city of Danzig

FreeCell pn
FreeCell
A solitaire card game, similar to Klondike but with the addition of cells where one card can be placed at a time.

Freedom Day pn
Freiheitstag
Any of various annual commemorative days that mark the start of an era of freedom, such as the end of apartheid in South Africa or the withdrawal of British troops from Malta.

Freemason Freemasons n
Freimaurer
A member of the Free and Accepted Masons (sometimes entitled Ancient Free and Accepted Masons), an international fraternal and charitable organization.

Freemasonry pn
Freimaurerei
The institutions, precepts, and rites of the Freemasons.

Fregean /ˈfɹeɪɡiən/ adj
Fregesch
Of or relating to German philosopher Gottlob Frege and his philosophy, including his distinction between "sense" and "reference".

Freiburg /fɹaɪ.bɜː(ɹ)ɡ/ pn
Freiburg im Breisgau
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French /fɹɛnt͡ʃ/ /fɹɛnʃ/ more French most French adj
französisch Französisch
Of or relating to the people or culture of France.
Of or relating to the French language.

French /fɹɛnt͡ʃ/ /fɹɛnʃ/ French Frenches n
Franzose französisch
(chiefly, _, collective, and, in the plural) The people of France; groups of French people.

French /fɹɛnt͡ʃ/ /fɹɛnʃ/ Frenches pn
Französisch französisch
(chiefly, _, uncountable) The language of France, shared by the neighboring countries Belgium, Monaco, and Switzerland and by former French colonies around the world.

French Bulldog French Bulldogs n
Französische Bulldogge
A small companion breed of dog.

French Canadian French Canadians n
Frankokanadier Frankokanadierin französische Kanadierin französischer Kanadier
A Canadian whose first language is French.

French Defence n
Französische Verteidigung
A chess opening characterized by the moves 1.e4 e6, in which the white king's pawn advances two squares and the black king's pawn advance one square.

French Guiana pn
Französisch-Guayana Französisch-Guyana
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French Indochina pn
Französisch-Indochina
A former part of the French colonial empire in Indochina in southeast Asia, consisting of the current territories of Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia.

French Polynesia /ˈfɹɛntʃ pɑ.ləˈni.ʒə/ /ˈfɹɛntʃ pɑ.lɪˈni.ʒə/ /ˈfɹɛntʃ pɒl.ɪˈniː.zi.ə/ /ˈfɹɛntʃ pɒl.ɪˈniː.ʃə/ /ˈfɹɛntʃ pɒl.ɪˈniː.ʒə/ pn
Französisch-Polynesien
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French Republic pn
Französische Republik
(a country).

French Republican Calendar pn
Französische Revolutionskalender Französische republikanische Kalender
The republican calendar used for twelve years in revolutionary France (from late 1793 to 1805).

French Revolution pn
Französische Revolution
A period in France of radical social and political upheaval which saw the country change from a monarchy to a republic (1789–1799).

French Riviera pn
Côte d'Azur
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French Southern and Antarctic Lands pn
Französische Süd- und Antarktisgebiete
A French overseas territory located mostly in the Indian Ocean.

French chalk n
Federweiß Talkum
A type of steatite, used to mark cloth and as a lubricant in shoes, gloves etc.

French curve French curves n
Kurvenlineal
A drafting template having edges of various curvatures, used for drawing smoothly-curved lines.

French disease n
Franzosenkrankheit
(dated, euphemistic) Syphilis.

French honeysuckle French honeysuckles n
Italienischer Süßklee
A perennial herb, Hedysarum coronarium, native to Northern Africa and Spain.

French horn French horns n
Waldhorn
A coiled brass musical instrument, derived from the French hunting horn, which has rotary valves.

French kiss /frɛntʃˈkɪs/ /frɛnʃˈkɪs/ French kisses n
Zungenkuss
The act or an instance of kissing that involves the use of one's tongue.

French kiss /frɛntʃˈkɪs/ /frɛnʃˈkɪs/ v
knutschen einen Zungenkuss geben mit Zunge küssen rumlecken
(ambitransitive) To give a French kiss, in its various senses.

French leave n
französischer Abschied grußloser Abschied, heimliche Abfahrt
A departure taken suddenly, without announcement, and/or without permission. [from 1770s]

French paradox pn
Französische Paradox
The observation that the French suffer a relatively low incidence of coronary heart disease, despite having a diet relatively rich in saturated fats.

French toast /ˌfɹɛnt͡ʃ ˈtoʊst/ /ˌfɹɛnt͡ʃ ˈtəʊst/ French toasts n
Arme Ritter
(culinary) Food prepared by dipping bread into egg batter and frying.

French window French windows n
Fenstertür Terrassentür
(architecture) An outside door with glass panes, serving as a window and a door

French-Canadian more French-Canadian most French-Canadian adj
frankofon kanadisch frankokanadisch frankophon kanadisch französisch-kanadisch französischkanadisch französischsprachig kanadisch
Of or relating to Francophone Canadians or French Canada.

Frenchification Frenchifications n
Französelei Französieren Französierung Französisieren Französisierung
The act or process of making French or more French-like, especially in informal contexts.

Frenchman Frenchmen n
Franzose Schangel
A man of French birth or nationality.

Frenchness /ˈfɹɛnt͡ʃnəs/ n
Französischsein
The quality or characteristic of being French.

Frenchwoman Frenchwomen n
Französin
A French woman; a woman of French ancestry, descent or citizenship.

Frenchy /fɹɛnt͡ʃi/ Frenchies n
Franzmann
(slang, sometimes, derogatory) A native or resident of France, or a francophone, or a person of French lineage.

Frenkel /ˈfrɛŋkəl/ Frenkels pn
Fränkel
A surname.

Freud /fɹɔɪd/ pn
Freud
A surname from German.

Freudian /ˈfɹɔɪ.di.ən/ more Freudian most Freudian adj
Freud'sch Freudsch
Relating to or influenced by the Austrian neurologist Sigmund Freud (1856-1939).

Freudian /ˈfɹɔɪ.di.ən/ Freudians n
Freudianer
A follower of Freud or his methods.

Freudian slip /ˌfɹɔɪdi.ən ˈslɪp/ /ˌfɹɔɪdɪ.ən ˈslɪp/ Freudian slips n
Freudsche Fehlleistung Freudscher Fehler Freudscher Versprecher
(psychology) A mistake in speech or action in which a person supposedly shows their true subconscious desires.

Freya /ˈfɹeɪə/ pn
Freya
A en given name of mostly British usage.

Fri Fris n
Fr. Fre. Frei. Freit.
abbreviation of Friday

Fribourg pn
Freiburg
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Friday /-di/ /-ˌdi/ /ˈfɹaɪdeɪ/ /ˈfɹaɪˌdeɪ/ adv
am Freitag freitags
(US, Canada) On Friday.

Friday /-di/ /-ˌdi/ /ˈfɹaɪdeɪ/ /ˈfɹaɪˌdeɪ/ Fridays n
Freitag
The sixth day of the week in many religious traditions, and the fifth day of the week in systems using the ISO 8601 norm; the Muslim Sabbath; it follows Thursday and precedes Saturday.

Friday the thirteenth Fridays the thirteenth n
Freitag der [[13.]]
A particular date combination that occurs when the thirteenth day of a month falls on a Friday, and which is considered unlucky in some cultures.

Friedman pn
Friedmann

Friedmann Friedmanns pn
Friedmann

Friesland /fɹiːzlænd/ /ˈfɹiːzlənd/ pn
Friesland
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Frigg /fɹɪɡ/ pn
Frigg Frigga
(Germanic mythology, Norse mythology) The wife of Odin, and the Norse/Germanic goddess of married love, the heavens, home and hearth, after whom Friday is named (due to her being identified with Venus).

Frimaire /fɹiˈmɛəɹ/ /fɹɪˈmɛː/ Frimaires pn
Frimaire Reifmonat Frostmonat
(historical) The third month of the French Republican Calendar, from November 21, 22 or 23 to December 20, 21 or 22.

Frisbee /ˈfɹɪzbi/ Frisbees n
Frisbee Wurfscheibe
A disk-shaped gliding toy, sold under the brand name Frisbee.

Frisian /ˈfɹiː.ʒən/ /ˈfɹɪz.i.ən/ /ˈfɹɪʒ.ən/ more Frisian most Frisian adj
friesisch
Of, in or relating to the Frisian language or a Frisian language.
Of or relating to the natives or inhabitants of Frisia; to people of Frisian descent.

Frisian /ˈfɹiː.ʒən/ /ˈfɹɪz.i.ən/ /ˈfɹɪʒ.ən/ Frisians n
Friese Friesisch
A member of the Germanic ethnic group which is native to the region of Frisia (which is in the Netherlands, northern Germany, and southern Denmark).

Frisian /ˈfɹiː.ʒən/ /ˈfɹɪz.i.ən/ /ˈfɹɪʒ.ən/ pn
Friesisch
(specifically) The West Frisian (or Western Frisian) lect, spoken in the northern Netherlands.
A Germanic language group or language (see Usage notes), or a lect thereof, which descended from Old Frisian, with speakers in the Netherlands, Germany and Denmark.

Frisian Islands pn
Friesische Inseln
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Friso-Saxon adj
friesisch-sächsisch

Fritz /fɹɪts/ Fritzes n
Boche Kraut Krautfresser Krautfresserin Scheißdeutsche Scheißdeutscher
(UK, offensive, ethnic slur) A German person, usually male.

Friuli pn
Friaul
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Friuli-Venezia Giulia pn
Friaul-Julisch Venetien
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Friulian /fɹiːuːli(ː)ən/ pn
Furlanisch Friaulisch Friulanisch
A language spoken in Friuli.

Frobenius endomorphism Frobenius endomorphisms n
Frobeniushomomorphismus
(algebra, commutative algebra, field theory) Given a commutative ring R with prime characteristic p, the endomorphism that maps x → x p for all x ∈ R.

Froude number Froude numbers n
Froude-Zahl

Fructidor /ˈfɹʊktɪdɔː/ /ˌfɹʊktəˈdɔɹ/ /ˌfɹʏktəˈdɔɹ/ Fructidors pn
Fruchtmonat Fructidor
(historical) The twelfth and final month of the French Republican Calendar, from August 18 or 19 to September 16 or 17.

Frum Frums pn
Fromm

Fuegian /fjuˈeɪɡi.ən/ /fjuˈid͡ʒi.ən/ /fjuːˈiːdʒɪ.ən/ /ˈfweɪdʒɪ.ən/ /ˈfweɪd͡ʒi.ən/ /ˈfweɪɡi.ən/ adj
feuerländisch
Of or pertaining to Tierra del Fuego.

Fuegian /fjuˈeɪɡi.ən/ /fjuˈid͡ʒi.ən/ /fjuːˈiːdʒɪ.ən/ /ˈfweɪdʒɪ.ən/ /ˈfweɪd͡ʒi.ən/ /ˈfweɪɡi.ən/ Fuegians n
Feuerländer Feuerländerin
A native of Tierra del Fuego.

Funen /ˈfjuːnən/ pn
Fünen
The third largest island of Denmark.

Fury Furies pn
Furie
(Greek mythology) A female personification of vengeance.

Fusha /ˈfʊshə/ pn
Fusha Standartarabisch arabische Hochsprache
Modern Standard Arabic and Classical Arabic, taken together: "standard" Arabic, used in religious texts, in writing, and in formal speech, as opposed to the regional "dialects" used for most daily communication.

Fyodor Fyodors pn
Fjodor

Fårö pn
Fårö
A Baltic Sea island just north of the Swedish island of Gotland.

Führer /ˈfjʊə.ɹə/ /ˈfjʊɚ.ɚ/ Führer Führers n
Führer
(historical, Nazism, definite) Adolf Hitler when he was the chancellor of Nazi Germany.

Făgăraș pn
Fogarasch Fugreschmarkt

Fălticeni pn
Foltischeni
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G clef G clefs n
Violinschlüssel
(music) A clef indicating the position of one-lined G (g′ or G4) on a staff.

G major n
G-Dur
(music) The major key with the notes G, A, B, C, D, E, F♯, the key signature of which has one sharp.
(music) The major chord with a root of G.

G minor n
g-Moll
(music) a minor key with the notes G, A, B♭, C, D, E♭, F
(music) the minor chord with a root of G

G-d pn
G'tt G-tt
(dated, Christianity) in contexts perceived as blasphemous.

G-sharp minor n
gis-Moll
(music) a minor key with the notes G♯, A♯, B, C♯, D♯, E, F♯

G-spot /ˈdʒiː.spɒt/ G-spots n
G-Punkt G-Zone Gräfenberg-Zone
A proposed sensitive, erogenous zone on the anterior wall of the vagina.

G-string G-strings n
String Stringtanga Tanga G-String Minislip
A scanty covering for the genitalia, with a thin strip of fabric that passes between the buttocks.
G-Saite
(music) On a stringed musical instrument, the string that produces the note of G.

G20 pn
Gruppe der Zwanzig
(politics, economics) A group of finance ministers and central bank governors from 20 economies: 19 countries plus the European Union.

G8 pn
Gruppe der Acht
The former annual meeting of their leaders (prior to Russia's 2014 expulsion from the group).

GDP /ˌd͡ʒiːdiːˈpiː/ GDPs n
BIP
(economics) Initialism of gross domestic product.

GDPR pn
DSGVO DS-GVO EU-DS-GVO EU-DSGVO EU-Datenschutzgrundverordnung
(European Union, _, law) Initialism of General Data Protection Regulation: a regulation in EU law on data protection and privacy in the European Union (EU) and the European Economic Area (EEA).

GDR pn
DDR
(history) Initialism of German Democratic Republic (“East Germany”).

GFY phraseologicalUnit
schön für dich
(Internet slang) Initialism of good for you (ironically).

GIF /dʒ/ /d͡ʒɪf/ /ɡ/ /ɡɪf/ GIFs n
Gif
(Internet slang, loosely) Any short video without audio, usually one which loops.

GIYF interjection
GIDF
(Internet slang, initialism, abbreviation, texting) Initialism of Google is your friend.

GM-free adj
gentechnikfrei

GMO GMO GMOs n
GVO
Initialism of genetically modified organism.

GPL pn
Prägermanisch Vorgermanisch

GPS GPSes n
GPS
(cartography) Initialism of global positioning system (“satellite navigation system”).

GPS receiver GPS receivers n
Navi Navigationsgerät
An audiovisual device, fitted to a civilian road vehicle, that uses the military Global Positioning System (U.S. Navstar system) as an aid to navigation.
(by extension) A device that uses any global positioning system satellite network.

GTA pn
GTA
(video games) Initialism of Grand Theft Auto, a series of video games by Rockstar Games involving car theft and gang warfare (e.g. GTA V).

GUI /ˈdʒiːjuːaɪ/ /ˈɡuː.i/ GUIs n
GUI
(computing) Initialism of graphical user interface.

Gabon /ɡəˈbɒn/ pn
Gabun
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Gabonese /ɡæ.bəˈniːz/ adj
gabunisch
Of, from, or pertaining to Gabon or the Gabonese people

Gabonese /ɡæ.bəˈniːz/ Gabonese n
Gabuner Gabunerin
A person from Gabon or of Gabonese descent.

Gaborone /ˌɡæbəˈɹəʊni/ pn
Gaborone
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Gabriel /ˈɡeɪbɹi.əl/ pn
Gabriel
A en given name.
An archangel associated in Judaism, Christianity and Islam, with carrying messages from God.

Gabriela pn
Gabriele
A en given name, a latinate feminine form of Gabriel.

Gaea /d͡ʒiːə/ /ˈɡaɪə/ pn
Gäa Gaia
.

Gael /ɡeɪl/ Gaels n
Gäle Gälin
A member of an ethnic group in Ireland, Scotland and the Isle of Man, whose language is one that is Gaelic.

Gafsa pn
Gafsa
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Gagauz /ˌɡæɡɑːˈuːz/ adj
gagausisch
Of, from, or pertaining to Gagauzia, the Gagauz people, or the Gagauz language.

Gagauz /ˌɡæɡɑːˈuːz/ Gagauzes n
Gagause Gagausin
A person from Gagauzia or of Gagauz descent.

Gagauz /ˌɡæɡɑːˈuːz/ pn
Gagausisch
The language of Gagauzia and the Gagauz people.

Gagauzia pn
Gagausien
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Gaian Gaians n
Gaianer
A radical Green who views the ecology of the Earth's biosphere not only as the basis of human moral examples, but of all cognition and even sentience.

Galactic Center pn
Galaktisches Zentrum

Galapagos Islands pn
Galapagosinseln
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Galatia pn
Galatien
A region of ancient Asia Minor, in what is now central Turkey; a province of ancient Rome.

Galatians /ɡəˈleɪʃənz/ pn
Galater
(biblical) The ninth book of the New Testament of the Bible, the epistle of Saint Paul to the Galatians.

Galicia /ɡəˈlɪ.si.ə/ /ɡəˈlɪ.ʃə/ pn
Galicien Galizien
A former Iberian kingdom, now an autonomous region of Spain.
Galizien Galicien
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Galician /ɡəˈlɪs.i.ən/ /ɡəˈlɪʃ.ən/ more Galician most Galician adj
galicisch galizisch
Of or pertaining to the region of Galicia in Iberia.
Of or pertaining to the people of Galicia (in Iberia) or their culture.

Galician /ɡəˈlɪs.i.ən/ /ɡəˈlɪʃ.ən/ Galicians n
Galicier Galizier Galicierin Galizierin
(countable) A native or inhabitant of Galicia, a region of the northwestern Iberian peninsula.
Galicisch Galizisch Galicier Galizier Galicierin Galizierin
(uncountable) The language of Galicia; a Romance language spoken in the northwestern corner of the Iberian peninsula.

Galilean more Galilean most Galilean adj
galiläisch
Of or pertaining to Galilee, or a native or inhabitant thereof.
galileisch
(philosophy) Of or pertaining to the Italian physicist, mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher Galileo Galilei.

Galilean Galileans n
Galiläer Galiläerin

Galilee pn
Galiläa
A mountainous geographic region in northern Israel.

Galileo /ˌɡæl.ɪˈleɪ.oʊ/ /ˌɡæl.ɪˈleɪ.əʊ/ /ˌɡæl.ɪˈliː.oʊ/ /ˌɡæl.ɪˈlæɪ.əʉ/ pn
Galileo
Galileo Galilei (1564–1642), an Italian thinker and key figure in the scientific revolution who improved the telescope, made astronomical observations, and put forward the basic principle of relativity in physics.

Gallic /ˈɡælɪk/ more Gallic most Gallic adj
gallisch
(historical) Of or related to Gaul or the Gauls.

Gallicanism Gallicanisms n
Gallikanismus
(historical, chiefly, Roman Catholicism) The doctrine that the church of France is autonomous, especially in relation to the pope; the intellectual movement in support of this doctrine and the policies expressing it.

Gallio pn
Gelle Gäll
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Gallo-Italic pn
Galloitalienisch Galloitalisch

Gallo-Roman more Gallo-Roman most Gallo-Roman adj
galloromanisch gallorömisch
Pertaining to the period of Roman rule in Gaul, 50 BC–486 AD.

Gallo-Roman Gallo-Romans n
Galloromanisch
(historical) A Romanized Gaul, i.e. a Gaulish person who adopted or adapted the culture, language etc. of the Roman Empire following the establishment of Roman rule in the region of Gaul.

Gallocentric more Gallocentric most Gallocentric adj
gallozentrisch
Emphasizing France or the people or culture or national language of France.

Gallurese pn
Galluresisch
A Romance language or dialect, transitional between Corsican and Sardinian, spoken in the historical region of Gallura, northeastern Sardinia.

Galway /ˈɡɔlweɪ/ /ˈɡɔːlweɪ/ pn
County Galway Galway
A county in the West of the Republic of Ireland.

Galway Bay pn
Galway Bay Galwaybucht
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Galápagos penguin Galápagos penguins n
Galápagos-Pinguin
A species of penguin, Spheniscus mendiculus, which lives on the Galápagos Islands.

Gambia /ˈɡæm.bi.ə/ pn
Gambia
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Gambian adj
gambisch
Of, from, or pertaining to Gambia or the Gambian people.

Gambian Gambians n
Gambier Gambierin
A person from Gambia or of Gambian descent.

Gan pn
Gan
One of the major divisions of the Chinese language spoken in Jiangxi province

Ganassi pn
Ganassi

Gandhi /ˈɡæ-/ /ˈɡændi/ /ˈɡɑndi/ /ˈɡɑːndi/ Gandhis pn
Gandhi
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, commonly known as Mahatma Gandhi, political and spiritual leader of India and the Indian independence movement, and proponent of nonviolence.

Ganesha /ɡəˈne(ɪ)ʃ(ə)/ /ɡəˈneɪʃə/ pn
Ganesha
(Hinduism) A Hindu god of intellect, wisdom, gates, and beginnings, son of Parvati and Shiva.

Gang of Four pn
Viererbande
(China, historical, politics) A leftist political faction composed of four Chinese Communist Party officials that came to prominence during the Chinese Cultural Revolution.

Ganges /ˈɡændʒiːz/ /ˈɡænd͡ʒiz/ pn
Ganges
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Ganymede /ˈɡænɪmiːd/ pn
Ganymed
(Greek god) A Trojan boy who was abducted (either by Zeus or Eos), and ultimately became immortal in order to be Zeus' cupbearer.
(astronomy) A moon of Jupiter.

Gaonic adj
gaonäisch
(historical, Judaism) related to the Geonim or their era

Garden of Eden Gardens of Eden pn
Garten Eden
(Abrahamic religions) In the Book of Genesis of the Bible and Surat Sad of the Qur'an, a garden at the source of the Gihon, Pishon, Tigris, and Euphrates rivers, where Adam and Eve first lived after being created.

Gargždai pn
Garsden

Garibaldian more Garibaldian most Garibaldian adj
garibaldisch
Of or relating to Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807–1882), Italian general and nationalist politician.

Gascony pn
Gascogne
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Gasmoulos Gasmouloi n
Gasmule

Gatling gun /ˈɡætlɪŋ ˌɡʌn/ Gatling guns n
Gatling-Kanone
A type of gun, similar to a modern machine gun, with several barrels on a rotating frame.

Gaugamela /ˌɡɔɡəˈmilə/ pn
Gaugamela
(historical) a village in Assyria, where in 331 BC Alexander the Great defeated the Persians under Darius III

Gaul /ɡɑl/ /ɡɔːl/ Gauls n
Gallier Gallierin
A person from Gaul.

Gaul /ɡɑl/ /ɡɔːl/ pn
Gallien
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Gaulish /ɡɑlɪʃ/ /ɡɔːlɪʃ/ adj
gallisch
Of or pertaining to Gaul.
Of or pertaining to the Celtic tribes speaking Gaulish languages.

Gaulish /ɡɑlɪʃ/ /ɡɔːlɪʃ/ pn
Gallisch
The Celtic language that was spoken in Gaul, long extinct.

Gaussian /ˈɡaʊs.i.ən/ more Gaussian most Gaussian adj
Gaußsch
(mathematics) Of or pertaining to Carl Friedrich Gauss.

Gaussian distribution Gaussian distributions n
Gauß-Verteilung
(statistics) normal distribution.

Gaussian elimination Gaussian eliminations n
Gauß-Verfahren gaußsche Eliminationsverfahren
(linear algebra) A method of reducing an augmented matrix to row echelon form.

Gaza /ˈɡɑːzə/ pn
Gaza
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Gaza Strip /ˌɡɑːzə ˈstɹɪp/ pn
Gazastreifen
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Gazan /ˈɡɑːzən/ adj
gazäisch
Of or from Gaza.

Gazan /ˈɡɑːzən/ Gazans n
Gazäer Gazäerin
A native or inhabitant of Gaza (Gaza City or the Gaza Strip in general).

Gdańsk /ɡəˈdænsk/ /ɡəˈdɑːnsk/ pn
Danzig Gdańsk
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Gdynia /ɡəˈdɪniə/ pn
Gdingen Gotenhafen
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Ge'ez /ˈɡiːɛz/ pn
Altäthiopisch
An Ethiopian language which is extinct but still used liturgically.

Geat /ɡiːt/ Geats n
Gaute
(history) A member of a North Germanic tribe formerly occupying what is now Götaland in Sweden.

Gehenna /ɡəˈhɛ.nə/ pn
Gehinnom
In rabbinical literature and Christian and Islamic scripture, the place where the souls of the wicked go after death, where they suffer eternal damnation or annihilation.

Geiger counter /ˈɡaɪɡə ˈkaʊntə/ /ˈɡaɪɡɚ ˈkaʊntɚ/ Geiger counters n
Geigerzähler
A device designed to detect radioactivity and measure its intensity.

Gelasian pn
Gelasium
(geology, paleontology) A subdivision of the Pleistocene epoch.

Gelderland pn
Gelderland
A province of The Netherlands with Arnhem as capital.

Gelendzhik pn
Gelendschik
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Gelibolu pn
Gallipoli

Gemballa Gemballas pn
Gemballa

Gemini /ˈd͡ʒɛmɪnaɪ/ /ˈd͡ʒɛmɪniː/ Geminis n
Zwilling
Someone who has the Gemini star sign.

Gemini /ˈd͡ʒɛmɪnaɪ/ /ˈd͡ʒɛmɪniː/ pn
Zwillinge
(zodiac constellations) A constellation of the zodiac traditionally taken to represent the pair of twins Castor and Pollux in Greek mythology. It contains the stars Castor, Pollux, and Alhena.
(astrology) The zodiac sign for the twins, ruled by Mercury and covering May 22 – June 21 (tropical astrology) or June 16 – July 15 (sidereal astrology).

Gemma /ˈd͡ʒɛmə/ Gemmas pn
Gemma
(star) A bright binary star in the constellation Corona Borealis; Alpha (α) Coronae Borealis.

Gemütlichkeit n
Gemütlichkeit
The state or fact of being gemütlich; middle-class niceness or cosiness, hospitality.

General Government pn
Generalgouvernement
(historical) an occupation zone established by Nazi Germany consisting of parts of modern day Poland, Slovakia and Ukraine

General Secretary /ˈd͡ʒɛnəɹəl ˈsɛk.ɹəˌtə.ɹi/ General Secretaries n
Generalsekretär
Chief officer or leader of a political party or organization, especially in Communist contexts.

Generation Z pn
Generation Z
The generation of people born between the late 1990s to early 2010s, following Generation Y. Typically defined as starting with 1997 births and ending at 2012 births.

Genesis /ˈd͡ʒɛ.nə.səs/ pn
Genesis 1. Buch Mose
(religion) The first book in the Hebrew Bible.

Geneva /d͡ʒəˈniːvə/ pn
Genf
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(by ellipsis) The Geneva Convention.

Geneva Convention pn
Genfer Konvention
(international law) An international treaty which defines the required treatment for prisoners of war by their captors.

Genevan adj
Genfer
From, or pertaining to, Geneva.

Genevan Genevans n
Genfer Genferin
Someone from Geneva.

Genevieve /ˈdʒɛn.ɪˌviːv/ pn
Genoveva
A en given name.

Genghis Khan /ˈdʒɛŋɡɪs ˈkɑːn/ /ˈɡɛŋɡɪs ˈkɑːn/ pn
Dschingis Khan
The founder and first ruler (khan) of the Mongol Empire.

Genghisid /ˈd͡ʒɛŋɡɪsɪd/ adj
dschingisidisch
Relating to the Genghisids.

Genoa /dʒɛnˈəʊ.ə/ /d͡ʒɛnˈoʊ.ə/ /ˈdʒɛn.əʊ.ə/ /ˈd͡ʒɛn.oʊ.ə/ pn
Genua
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(historical) a maritime republic in northwestern Italy that existed from the 11th century until its disestablishment in 1797 when Napoleon formed the Ligurian Republic, a client state; Genoa briefly regained independence in 1814 before becoming quickly annexed by the Kingdom of Sardinia in 1815.

Genoa cake Genoa cakes n
Genueser Kuchen genuesischer Kuchen
(mostly, UK) A fruitcake consisting of sultanas, currants or raisins, glacé cherries, almonds, and candied orange peel or essence, cooked in a batter of flour, eggs, butter, and sugar.

Genoese /ˌd͡ʒɛnəʊˈiːz/ adj
genuesisch
Of, from or relating to Genoa.

Genoese /ˌd͡ʒɛnəʊˈiːz/ Genoese n
Genuese Genuesin
An inhabitant or resident of Genoa.

Genseric m pn
Geiserich
(rare) A en given name of mainly historical use, borne by a king of the Vandals.

Geoffrey /ˈd͡ʒɛfɹi/ pn
Gottfried
A en given name. Popular in the U.K. in the 20th century.

Geoffroy's cat Geoffroy's cats n
Kleinfleckkatze
Leopardus geoffroyi, probably the most common wild cat in South America.

George /dʒɔː(ɹ)dʒ/ Georges pn
Georg Jürgen
A diminutive of the en given names Georgina or Georgia; also used in the conjoined name George Ann(e).

Georgetown /ˈd͡ʒɔː(ɹ)d͡ʒtaʊn/ pn
Georgetown
Places in the United States of America:

Georgia /ˈd͡ʒɔɹ.d͡ʒə/ /ˈd͡ʒɔʊ.d͡ʒə/ /ˈd͡ʒɔː.d͡ʒə/ pn
Georgien Grusien
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A transitional serif typeface named after the state, designed by Matthew Carter in 1993.

Georgian /ˈd͡ʒoːd͡ʒən/ /ˈd͡ʒɔɹd͡ʒən/ /ˈd͡ʒɔʊ.d͡ʒən/ /ˈd͡ʒɔːd͡ʒən/ adj
georgisch grusinisch
Of, from, or pertaining to the Eastern European country of Georgia, the Georgian people or the Georgian language.

Georgian /ˈd͡ʒoːd͡ʒən/ /ˈd͡ʒɔɹd͡ʒən/ /ˈd͡ʒɔʊ.d͡ʒən/ /ˈd͡ʒɔːd͡ʒən/ Georgians n
Georgier Georgierin Grusier Grusierin
(countable) A person or a descendant of a person from Georgia, a country in Eastern Europe and Western Asia.
Georgisch Georgier Georgierin Grusier Grusierin Grusinisch
(countable) A native or resident of the state of Georgia in the United States of America.

Georgian SSR pn
Georgische SSR
(historical) : the Republic of Georgia while under the rule of the Soviet Union (1936–1991, name changed in 1990).

Gerald /ˈd͡ʒɛɹəld/ Geralds pn
Gerald
A en given name.

Geraldine pn
Gerharda
A en given name.

Gerard /d͡ʒəˈɹɑɹd/ /ˈd͡ʒɛɹɑːd/ pn
Gerhard
A en given name.

Gerlach Gerlaches pn
Gerlach
(countable) A surname from the Germanic languages or originating as an occupation.

German /ˈd͡ʒɜː.mən/ /ˈd͡ʒɝ.mən/ Germanest more German most German adj
deutsch Deutsch Deutscher
Of or relating to the natives or inhabitants of Germany; to people of German descent.

German /ˈd͡ʒɜː.mən/ /ˈd͡ʒɝ.mən/ Germans n
Deutscher Deutsche deutsch
(countable) A native or inhabitant of Germany; a person of German citizenship or nationality.
Deutscher Germane Deutsche Germanin
A member of the Germanic ethnic group which is the most populous ethnic group in Germany; a person of German descent.
Achtelcicero
(uncountable, US, _, printing, rare, dated) A size of type between American and Saxon, 1+1⁄2-point type.

German /ˈd͡ʒɜː.mən/ /ˈd͡ʒɝ.mən/ pn
Deutsch deutsche Sprache deutsch
(uncountable) An Indo-European (Indo-Germanic) language, primarily spoken in Germany, Austria, Liechtenstein, South Tyrol, Switzerland, Luxembourg, and a small part of Belgium.

German Autumn pn
Deutscher Herbst
(historical) A set of events in late 1977, revolving around the kidnapping and murder of industrialist Hanns-Martin Schleyer, by the Red Army Faction (RAF), and the hijacking of the Lufthansa aeroplane Landshut by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP).

German Bight pn
Deutsche Bucht
A bight in the southeastern North Sea

German Confederation pn
Deutscher Bund
(historical) An association of predominantly German-speaking sovereign states in Central Europe in the 19th century.

German Democratic Republic pn
Deutsche Demokratische Republik
The official name of East Germany from 1949 until reunification in 1990.

German East Africa pn
Deutsch-Ostafrika
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German Empire pn
Deutsches Kaiserreich Deutsches Reich
(historical) The German state which existed, with Berlin as its capital, between 1871 and 1918.

German Spaniel German Spaniels n
Deutscher Wachtelhund
A hunting dog of a breed developed in Germany around 1890, having a sturdy build and a brown coat with occasional white markings.

German chamomile n
Kamille
An annual plant, Matricaria recutita, of the aster family, which is the type of camomile most used for tea.

German cockroach German cockroaches n
Deutsche Schabe
(now,, possibly, offensive) Blattella germanica; Croton bug.

German dualism n
deutscher Dualismus
(German history) The period (1740–1866) during which Germany was dominated by the two poles of Austria and Prussia vying for supremacy thereover.

German flute German flutes n
Traversflöte

German shepherd German shepherds n
deutscher Schäferhund
A large-sized breed of dog often used as a guard dog or police dog.

German studies n
Germanistik
(humanities) A field that researches, documents, and disseminates German language and literature in both its historic and present forms.

Germania pn
Germanien
(historical) Any of several geographical regions of different historical periods that were mainly inhabited by Germanic peoples.

Germanic /d͡ʒɜːˈmæn.ɪk/ /d͡ʒɝˈmæn.ɪk/ more Germanic most Germanic adj
germanisch
Relating to the Germanic peoples (such as Germans, Scandinavians or Anglo-Saxons).
(linguistics) Relating to the language or group of languages known as Germanic.
deutsch deutsch klingend typisch deutsch
Having German characteristics.

Germanic /d͡ʒɜːˈmæn.ɪk/ /d͡ʒɝˈmæn.ɪk/ pn
Germanisch germanisch
(linguistics) The early, undocumented ancestral language from which other Germanic languages developed, such as Afrikaans, Danish, Dutch, Frisian, English, German, Faroese, Icelandic, Yiddish, Norwegian and Swedish.
(linguistics) The group of Indo-European languages that developed from (Ur-)Germanic.

Germanism Germanisms n
Germanismus
(countable) A word or idiom of the German language (that has been borrowed by another language).

Germanist more Germanist most Germanist adj
germanistisch

Germanist Germanists n
Germanist Germanistin
(humanities, ;, dated) A person who studies the Germanic languages, the associated literatures and/or cultures. [from late 19th c.]

Germanization Germanizations n
Germanisierung Eindeutschen
The act of making something have more German characteristics.

Germanize /ˈdʒɜːmənaɪz/ /ˈd͡ʒɝmənaɪz/ v
germanisieren eindeutschen
(transitive) To give a German character to (something).
(intransitive) To adopt German customs or culture.

Germanness n
Deutschheit Deutschsein
The quality or characteristic of being German.

Germano- prefix
Deutsch
Relating to Germany and German culture.

Germanophobia n
Deutschfeindlichkeit Germanophobie
The hatred or fear of Germany and anything German.

Germanophone more Germanophone most Germanophone adj
deutschsprachig
German-speaking.

Germanophone Germanophones n
Deutschsprachige Deutschsprachiger
A speaker of the German language.

Germany /ˈd͡ʒɜː.mə.ni/ /ˈd͡ʒɝ.mə.ni/ Germanies Germanys pn
Deutschland
A nation or civilization occupying the country around the Rhine, Elbe, and upper Danube Rivers in Central Europe, taken as a whole under its various governments.

Germinal /ˈdʒɜːmɪnəl/ /ˈd͡ʒɝmənəl/ Germinals pn
Germinal Keimmonat
(historical) The seventh month of the French Republican Calendar, starting on the date of the vernal equinox (March 21 or 22) and ending on April 19 or 20.

Gertrude /ˈɡɝtɹud/ pn
Gertrud Gertrude Gertraud
A en given name.

Gesamtkunstwerk Gesamtkunstwerks n
Gesamtkunstwerk
Total artwork; an artistic creation such as an operatic performance that encompasses music, theatre and the visual arts.

Gessler pn
Gessler
A surname from German.

Gestalt therapy Gestalt therapies n
Gestalttherapie
(psychology) An existential and experiential psychotherapy that focuses on the individual's experience in the present moment.

Gestapo /ɡəˈʃtɑpoʊ/ /ɡɛˈstɑpoʊ/ pn
Gestapo
(historical, Nazism) The secret police of Nazi Germany.

Gethsemane /ɡɛθˈsɛməni/ pn
Getsemani Gethsemane Gethsemani
A biblical location in ancient Jerusalem, a garden at the foot of the Mount of Olives where, according to the four Gospels of the New Testament, Jesus underwent the agony in the garden and was arrested the night before his crucifixion.

Gettier problem Gettier problems n
Gettier-Problem

Ghana /ˈɡænə/ /ˈɡɑnə/ /ˈɡɑːnə/ pn
Ghana
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Ghanaian /ɡɑː.ˈneɪ.ən/ /ˈɡɑ.ni.ən/ adj
ghanaisch
Of, from, or pertaining to Ghana or the Ghanaian people.

Ghanaian /ɡɑː.ˈneɪ.ən/ /ˈɡɑ.ni.ən/ Ghanaians n
Ghanaer Ghanaerin
A person from Ghana or of Ghanaian descent.

Gheg /ɡɛɡ/ pn
Gegisch
The Albanian language spoken by this people.

Ghent /ˈɡɛnt/ pn
Gent
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Gheorgheni pn
Niklasmarkt
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Gherla pn
Neuschloss
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Ghibelline /ˈɡɪbəlaɪn/ /ˈɡɪbəlin/ /ˈɡɪbələn/ /ˈɡɪbɪlaɪn/ Ghibellines n
Ghibelline Gibelline Waiblinger
(historical, politics) In the politics of medieval Italian city states, any member of a faction that supported the Holy Roman Emperor in a long struggle against the Guelphs and the Pope.

Ghost Dance pn
Geistertanz

Ghost Festival pn
Geisterfest
A traditional Buddhist and Taoist festival in Asia, when ghosts and spirits are said to emerge from the lower realm, and deceased ancestors are venerated.

Ghost of Christmas Past pn
Geist der vergangenen Weihnacht
A fictional ghost in A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, who visits Ebenezer Scrooge in order to show him his past, especially certain events of past Christmases that contributed to his later distaste for Christmas.

Ghost of Christmas Present pn
Geist der diesjährigen Weihnacht
A fictional ghost in A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, who visits Ebenezer Scrooge accompanied by a great feast in order to show him events of the current Christmas.

Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come pn
Geist der kommenden Weihnacht
A fictional ghost in A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens; it visits Ebenezer Scrooge in order to show his impending fate of death and loneliness in a future Christmas that is ultimately avoided.

Giant Mountains pn
Riesengebirge
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Gibraltar /d͡ʒɪˈbɹɒltə(ɹ)/ /d͡ʒɪˈbɹɔːltə(ɹ)/ pn
Gibraltar
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Gibraltarian /dʒɪ.bɹɔːlˈtɛəɹ.i.ən/ more Gibraltarian most Gibraltarian adj
gibraltarisch
Of or pertaining to Gibraltar or its people

Gibraltarian /dʒɪ.bɹɔːlˈtɛəɹ.i.ən/ Gibraltarians n
Gibraltarer Gibraltarerin
A native or inhabitant of Gibraltar.

Gibson's paradox pn
Gibson-Paradox Gibson-Paradoxon

Gila monster /ˈhilə ˈmɑnstɚ/ /ˈhiːlə ˈmɒnstə(ɹ)/ Gila monsters n
Gila-Krustenechse
A venomous lizard, Heloderma suspectum, that lives in the deserts of the southwestern USA and northwestern Mexico.

Gilbert /ˈɡɪlbɚt/ Gilberts pn
Gilbert
A en given name.

Gildas Gildases pn
Gildas
A en given name.

Gilead /ˈɡɪliæd/ /ˈɡɪliəd/ pn
Gilead
(biblical) A region east of the Jordan river.

Giles /d͡ʒaɪlz/ pn
Ägidius Gilgen
A en given name.

Gilgamesh /ˈɡɪl.ɡə.mɛʃ/ pn
Gilgamesch
A semi-legendary king of Uruk, who is the hero of the Babylonian poem Epic of Gilgamesh.

Girl Guides pn
Pfadfinderinnenbewegung
(UK, Canada) A worldwide youth organisation for girls. Known as Girl Scouts in the USA.

Girl Scout Girl Scouts n
Girl Scout
(US) A member of the Girl Scouts, a worldwide youth organisation for girls, known as Girl Guides in Commonwealth countries.

Girondist Girondists n
Girondist Girondistin
(historical) A member of a moderate political faction in France during the French Revolution.

Giselle /dʒɪˈzɛl/ /ʒɪˈzɛl/ pn
Gisela
A en given name.

Giza /ˈɡiːzə/ pn
Gizeh
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Glagolitic /ˌɡlæɡəʊˈlɪtɪk/ /ˌɡlæɡəˈlɪtɪk/ adj
glagolitisch
Of or written with the Glagolitic alphabet.

Glagolitic /ˌɡlæɡəʊˈlɪtɪk/ /ˌɡlæɡəˈlɪtɪk/ n
Glagoliza
(linguistics) The oldest known Slavonic alphabet, designed around 862–863 by Saint Cyril in order to translate the Bible and other texts into Old Church Slavonic. Mostly replaced by Cyrillic alphabet in Orthodox Christian Slavic countries, but still in use in the Croatian Church along the Dalmatian coast, in Czech and Croatian recensions of Church Slavic.

Glarus pn
Glarus
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Glasgow /ˈɡlaz.ɡo/ /ˈɡles.kə/ /ˈɡlez.ɡə/ /ˈɡlæs-/ /ˈɡlæz-/ /ˈɡlæz.ɡoʊ/ /ˈɡlæz.ɡəʉ/ /ˈɡlɐːz.ɡɐʉ/ /ˈɡlɐːz.ɡəʉ/ /ˈɡlɑːs-/ /ˈɡlɑːz.ɡəʊ/ /ˈɡlɛz.ɡɐʉ/ pn
Glasgow
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Glaswegian /ɡlaz.ˈwiːdʒən/ more Glaswegian most Glaswegian adj
glasgowisch

Glaswegian /ɡlaz.ˈwiːdʒən/ Glaswegians n
Glasgower Glasgowerin
A native or resident of Glasgow.

Glauber Glaubers pn
Glauber

Glauber's salt Glauber's salts n
Glaubersalz

Gliese Glieses pn
Gliese

Gliwice pn
Gleiwitz
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Global Positioning System pn
Global Positioning System
(cartography) A system which enables a mobile receiver to determine its precise location based on signals received from a constellation of US military satellites.

Gnat Gnats n
Gnat
(historical) A type of jet fighter aircraft.

Gnostic /ˈnɑstɪk/ /ˈnɒstɪk/ adj
gnostisch
Of, or relating to Gnosticism

Gnostic /ˈnɑstɪk/ /ˈnɒstɪk/ Gnostics n
Gnostiker Gnostikerin
A believer in Gnosticism

Gnosticism /ˈnɑstəsɪzəm/ /ˈnɒstɪsɪzəm/ Gnosticisms n
Gnostizismus Gnosis
A wide variety of Jewish and early Christian sects having an interest in gnosis, or divine knowledge, and generally holding the belief that there is a god greater than the Demiurge, or the creator of the world.

Goa pn
Goa
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Goan more Goan most Goan adj
Goaner goanisch
Of or pertaining to Goa or its people, culture, or languages.

Goan Goans n
Goaner Goanerin
A resident of the Indian state of Goa.

Gobi pn
Gobi
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God /ɡɑ(d)/ /ɡɑd/ /ɡɒd/ /ɡɔːd/ Gods n
Gott
A being such as a monotheistic God: a single divine creator and ruler of the universe.

God /ɡɑ(d)/ /ɡɑd/ /ɡɒd/ /ɡɔːd/ Gods pn
Gott
The single deity of various monotheistic religions, especially the deity of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.

God Emperor God Emperors pn
Gott-Imperator Gott-Kaiser

God bless you interjection
Gott segne dich
Short for May God bless you; said as a short prayer, benediction, or valediction for the recipient.
Gesundheit!
Said to somebody who has sneezed, as a rhetorical response;

God forbid interjection
Gott behüte Gott bewahre da sei Gott vor
(idiomatic, subjunctive) indicating that the eventuality is both unlikely and undesirable

God helps those who help themselves proverb
hilf dir selbst, dann hilft dir Gott
Good fortune or providential aid comes to those who make an effort to accomplish things.

God knows phraseologicalUnit
Gott weiß weiß Gott
It is only known to God; it is unknown to people.

God object God objects n
Gottobjekt

God the Father pn
Gott der Vater Gottvater
(Christian, _, theology) The person (hypostasis) of the Trinity or Godhead corresponding to the God of Abraham and the Jewish scriptures and considered the creator of mankind and Father of Jesus Christ

God the Holy Ghost pn
Gott der Heiliger Geist
(Christian, _, theology) The person (hypostasis) of the Trinity or Godhead corresponding to divine essence present in the faithful (particularly, inspired prophets) and considered to proceed either (Eastern Orthodoxy) from God the Father alone or (Roman Catholicism) from Him together with God the Son.

God the Son pn
Gott der Sohn
(Christian, _, theology) The person (hypostasis) of the Trinity or Godhead corresponding to the Word of God, which became flesh—incarnated—in Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God the Father.

God willing interjection
so Gott will wenn Gott es will wenn Gott will
Used to indicate acceptance of God's will when expressing an intention or hope.

God works in mysterious ways proverb
die Wege des Herrn sind unergründlich Gottes Wege sind unergründlich
Commenting that a seemingly unfortunate or unfavourable situation or change may be beneficial later or in the long run.

God-fearer God-fearers n
Gottesfürchtige Gottesfürchtiger
(historical, Christianity) A member of a class of non-Jewish sympathizers to Second Temple Judaism, mentioned in the New Testament and other contemporary sources.

God-fearing more God-fearing most God-fearing adj
gottesfürchtig
(religion) Following the precepts of a religious practice; respecting and revering God and his authority.

God-given adj
gottgegeben
Given or sent by God, or apparently so.

Goddard pn
Gotthard
A en given name.
Gotthardt
A surname originating as a patronymic.

Goddess /ˈɡɒdɛs/ pn
Göttin Gott
The single goddess of various monotheistic religions.
The single goddess of various bitheistic or duotheistic religions.

Godfrey /ˈɡɑdfɹi/ /ˈɡɒdfɹi/ Godfreys pn
Gottfried
A en given name.

Godspeed /ˌɡɑdˈspid/ /ˌɡɒdˈspiːd/ interjection
viel Erfolg!
(literary) Used, especially at a parting, to express the wish that the outcome of the actions of a person (typically someone about to start a journey or a daring endeavour) is positive for them.

Godzilla /ɡɑdˈzɪlə/ /ɡɒdˈzɪlə/ pn
Godzilla
A fictional Japanese monster (kaiju) from a series of science-fiction films.

Goethe /ˈɡɜːtə/ pn
Goethe
A surname from German.

Goethean adj
Goethesch goethisch göthesch göthisch
Of or relating to Johann Wolfgang Goethe, a German writer and thinker.

Goidelic /ɡɔɪˈdɛlɪk/ n
Goidelisch Gälisch
Division of the Gaelic languages including Irish Gaelic, Manx Gaelic and Scottish Gaelic.

Golan Heights pn
Golanhöhen
A plateau straddling the border between Syria and Israel.

Golconda /ɡɑlˈkɑndə/ /ɡɒlˈkɒndə/ pn
Golconda Golkanda Golkonda
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Gold Coast pn
Gold Coast
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Golden Fleece /ˈɡoʊl.dən fliːs/ /ˈɡəʊl.dən fliːs/ [ˈɡɒʊ̯ɫ.dn̩ ˈfliːs] [ˈɡəɫ.dn̩ ˈfliːs] pn
Goldenes Vlies
(Greek mythology) A magical fleece from a winged ram guarded by the hydra in the tale of Jason and the Argonauts.
A chivalric order founded in 1430 by Duke Philip III of Burgundy. Later awarded in Spain and Habsburg Austria.

Golden Horde pn
Goldene Horde
(historical) A Mongol and later Turkicized khanate established in the 13th century and originating as the northwestern sector of the Mongol Empire.

Golden Horn pn
Goldenes Horn
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Golden Week pn
Goldene Woche
Any of several extended holidays celebrated in China and Japan, usually early in May.

Goldilocks /ˈɡəʊldilɒks/ pn
Goldlöckchen
The protagonist of a traditional fairy tale. She is a golden-haired young girl who inquisitively enters the house of three bears and tries their three bowls of porridge, three chairs, and three beds, in each case finding only one that suits her.

Golgi apparatus n
Golgi-Apparat
(cytology) A network of membranes in the cytoplasm of those animal cells that produce secretions.

Golgotha /ɡɒlˈɡɒθə/ /ˈɡɒlɡəθə/ pn
Golgotha
(biblical) The hill outside Jerusalem where Jesus was crucified.
(Oxbridge slang, obsolete) The rooms of the heads of the colleges. [18th–19th c.]

Goliard Goliards n
Vagant
(historical) A wandering student of the 12th or 13th century, whose convivial lifestyle included minstrelsy and a typical satyric Latin poetry.

Goliath /ɡəˈlaɪəθ/ pn
Goliath Goliat
A giant who, according to the Bible, was vanquished in battle with King David.

Gollum /ˈɡɑləm/ Gollums n
Gollum
A person who bears the traits or has the characteristics of Gollum in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth.

Gomel pn
Gomel Homel
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Gomorrah /ɡəˈmɔɹ.ə/ /ɡəˈmɔː.ɹə/ pn
Gomorra Gomorrha Gomorrhah
(Biblical, Quranic) TemplateParserError:LuaError which, according to the Hebrew Bible and to Islamic tradition, was destroyed by God (along with Sodom) for the sins of its inhabitants.

Gondwana /ɡɑndˈwɑnə/ /ɡɒndˈwɑːnə/ pn
Gondwana
(geology) A southern supercontinent, formed before Pangaea between 600 and 530 million years ago, that included most of the landmasses which make up today's continents of the Southern Hemisphere.

Good Book pn
gutes Buch
The (Christian) Bible.

Good Friday Good Fridays pn
Karfreitag Charfreitag Hoher Freitag Stiller Freitag
(Christianity) The Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified.

Good King Henry n
Guter Heinrich
A goosefoot of species Blitum bonus-henricus (syn. Chenopodium bonus-henricus), native to Britain and much of Europe, cultivated as a vegetable.

Good Samaritan Good Samaritans n
barmherziger Samariter
(figurative, idiomatic) A person who helps someone in distress out of their own good nature.

Goofy pn
Goofy
A Disney character: a slow-witted anthropomorphic dog with a goofy laugh.

Google /ˈɡuːɡəl/ pn
Google
(trademark) A particular Internet company.
(computing, trademark) A search engine that popularized the company of the same name.

Gorbachev pn
Gorbatschow
A transliteration of the Russian surname Горбачёв (Gorbačóv).

Gordian knot /ˈɡoʊɹdɪən ˈnɑt/ /ˈɡɔːdɪən ˈnɒt/ Gordian knots n
Gordischer Knoten
(Greek mythology) The legendary knot tied to a pole near the temple of Zeus in Gordium.
(by extension) Any intricate and complex problem having a simple solution.

Gordias pn
Gordias Gordios
(Greek mythology) The name of at least two members of the royal house of Phrygia, the best-known of which was reputedly the founder of the Phrygian capital city Gordium, the maker of the legendary Gordian knot, and the father of the legendary king Midas.

Gori pn
Gori
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Gorizia pn
Görz
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A statistical region of Slovenia

Gornja Siga pn
Gornja Siga

Gorno-Altaysk pn
Gorno-Altaisk
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Gorstian pn
Gorstium

Goryeo pn
Goryeo
(historical) a Korean dynasty, a kingdom, which gave rise to the modern exonym for Korea.

Gorzuchów /ɡɔːˈʒuːxuːf/ pn
Möhlten
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Gorzów Wielkopolski pn
Landsberg an der Warthe
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Goth /ɡɑθ/ /ɡɒθ/ Goths n
Gote Gotin
A member of the East Germanic people known for their invasion of the western Roman Empire and subsequent founding of successor states in Italy and Spain during Late Antiquity.

Gothenburg /ˈɡɑθn̩bɝɡ/ /ˈɡɒθn̩bɜːɡ/ pn
Gotenburg Göteborg Gothenburg
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Gothenburger Gothenburgers n
Gotenburger Gotenburgerin Göteborger Göteborgerin
A person from, or an inhabitant of, the Swedish city of Gothenburg.

Gothic /ˈɡɑ.θɪk/ /ˈɡɒθ.ɪk/ more Gothic most Gothic adj
gotisch
Of or relating to the Goths or their language. [from 1611]
(architecture) Of or relating to the architectural style favored in Western Europe in the 12th to 16th centuries, with high-pointed arches, clustered columns, etc. [from 1640s]
(typography, USA) Of a sans serif typeface using straight, even-width lines, also known as grotesque.
gotisch Gothic
(literature) Of or relating to the style of fictional writing associated with Gothic fiction, emphasizing violent or macabre events in a mysterious, desolate setting. [from early 19th c.]
Gothic
Of or relating to the goth subculture, music or lifestyle. [from 1980s]

Gothic /ˈɡɑ.θɪk/ /ˈɡɒθ.ɪk/ pn
Gotisch gotisch
An extinct Germanic language, once spoken by the Goths.

Gothic alphabet n
gotische Schrift gotisches Alphabet
The 27-letter alphabet of the Gothic language.

Gotland pn
Gotland
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Gottschee pn
Gottschee
, the main city of this region.

Gottscheer Gottscheers n
Gottscheer
One of the Germanic inhabitants of Gottschee, or one of their descendants.

Gottscheerish pn
Gottscheerisch
The Germanic lect (sometimes considered an independent language and sometimes considered a dialect of Bavarian) historically used by the Gottscheers in the enclave of Gottschee, Slovenia, now little spoken.

Gouda /ˈɡaʊ̯də/ /ˈɡuːdə/ Goudas n
Gouda
A yellow Dutch cheese made from cows' milk.

Gouda /ˈɡaʊ̯də/ /ˈɡuːdə/ pn
Gouda
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Gozitan adj
gozitanisch
Of or pertaining to Gozo.

Gozitan Gozitans n
Gozitaner Gozitanerin
An inhabitant of Gozo.

Gracchus /ˈɡɹækəs/ pn
Gracchus
a Roman cognomen

Graces /ˈɡɹeɪsɪz/ pn
Grazien

Graham bread Graham breads n
Grahambrot
Bread baked from graham flour, a type of unsifted wheat flour.

Gramscian /ˈɡɹæmʃən/ more Gramscian most Gramscian adj
gramscistisch
Of or pertaining to the Italian Marxist theoretician and politician Antonio Gramsci or his works.

Granada /ɡɹəˈnɑː.də/ pn
Granada
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Grand Canyon pn
Grand Canyon
A large national park and gorge, carved by the Colorado River, located in Arizona, United States.

Grand Cross Grand Crosses n
Großkreuz
The recipient of this decoration.

Grand Duchy of Lithuania pn
Großfürstentum Litauen
(historical) A former European state from the 13th century until 1795, encompassing the territory of modern-day Lithuania and Belarus, a large part of Ukraine, and small parts of Russia and Poland

Grand Duchy of Luxembourg pn
Großherzogtum Luxemburg
The official name of the independent country of Luxembourg.

Grand Est pn
Großer Osten Grand Est
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Grand Inquisitor Grand Inquisitors n
Großinquisitor
(historical) The lead official of the Inquisition.

Grand Master Grand Masters n
Großmeister
A title, especially of chivalric orders, fraternal orders and fraternal organizations.

Grand Prix /ɡɹæn(d) ˈpɹiː/ /ɡɹɑn ˈpɹiː/ /ɡɹɑ̃ ˈpɹiː/ /ɡɹɒn ˈpɹiː/ /ɡɹɒ̃ ˈpɹiː/ Grands Prix n
Grand Prix Großer Preis
any of several international races, especially one of a series for Formula One racing cars

Grandmaster Grandmasters n
Großmeister Grossmeister Grossmeisterin Großmeisterin
(chess) A player of the highest rank, as determined by FIDE, with an Elo rating of at least 2500. [From 1950.]

Graz /ɡɹɑːts/ pn
Graz
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Great Barrier Reef pn
Great Barrier Reef Großes Barriereriff
A massive system of coral reefs, found in the Coral Sea off the coast of Australia.

Great Bear pn
Großer Bär
(constellation) A bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky, said to resemble a large bear. It is part of the constellation Ursa Major and includes the stars Mizar, Dubhe, and Alkaid.

Great Britain pn
Großbritannien
The island (and sometimes including some of the surrounding smaller islands) off the north-west coast of Europe made up of England, Scotland, and Wales.
(historical, or, loosely) The United Kingdom, or its predecessor the Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1801).

Great Dane Great Danes n
Deutsche Dogge Dänische Dogge
A mastiff known for its great size, bred in Germany to hunt boar and large game.

Great Game pn
Große Spiel
(historical) The strategic rivalry and conflict between the British Empire and the Russian Empire for supremacy in Central Asia, mainly during the 19th century.

Great Lakes pn
Große Seen
A group of five lakes on the United States–Canada border, consisting of Lake Superior, Lake Michigan and Lake Huron (Lake Michigan–Huron), Lake Erie and Lake Ontario.

Great Leap Forward pn
Großer Sprung nach vorn
(historical) A vast economic and social plan lasting from 1958 to 1961 which aimed to use the Chinese population to rapidly transform the Communist China from a primarily agrarian economy by peasant farmers into a modern communist society through agriculturalization and industrialization, but failed disastrously (resulting in massive famine and the deaths of many millions of people).

Great Lent pn
Große Fastenzeit große Fastenzeit
(Christianity) In Eastern Christianity, the period of fasting before Pascha.

Great Patriotic War pn
Großer Vaterländischer Krieg
(historical, in Soviet or Russian contexts) the German-Soviet war (a portion of World War II fought between the USSR and Nazi Germany between 1941 and 1945)

Great Plains pn
Great Plains
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Great Purge pn
Großer Terror
(Soviet Union, historical) A campaign of extensive political purge and repression from 1936 to 1938, led by Joseph Stalin and executed by the NKVD to purge his political opponents.

Great Pyramid of Giza pn
Cheops-Pyramide
The largest and most famous of the Egyptian pyramids, and the only remaining member of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

Great Pyrenees Great Pyrenees n
Pyrenäen-Berghund
(US) A large breed of dog originating in France and often used to guard livestock.

Great Recession pn
Weltfinanzkrise
The worldwide general economic decline towards the end of the first decade of the 21st century.

Great Rift Valley /ɡɹeɪt ɹɪft ˈvæli/ pn
Großer Afrikanischer Grabenbruch
(geology) The continuous system of rift valleys in the East African Rift.

Great Russia pn
Großrussland
(historical, obsolete) The territories of "Russia proper", the land that formed the core of Muscovy and, later, Russia.

Great Russian adj
großrussisch
(historical) Of or pertaining to Great Russians, the language of Great Russia, as opposed to Little Russia, White Russia, etc.

Great Russian Great Russians n
Großrusse Großrussin
(historical) A person from, or an inhabitant of, Great Russia.

Great Russian pn
Großrussisch
(obsolete) The Russian language, especially when (possibly erroneously) considered to be mutually intelligible with the Ukrainian (Little Russian) and Belarusian (White Russian) languages.

Great Salt Lake pn
Großer Salzsee
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Great Satan pn
Großer Satan
(pejorative, mostly used by Muslims, especially in Iran) The United States of America, particularly with regard to its perceived imperialist foreign policy.

Great Schism pn
(großes) morgenländisches Schisma Großes Schisma Schisma von 1054
(Christianity, historical) The split between the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church in 1054.
(großes) abendländisches Schisma Großes Schisma Schisma von 1378
(Christianity, historical) A split within the Roman Catholic Church that lasted from 1378 to 1417.

Great Successor pn
Große Nachfolger

Great Vowel Shift pn
Große Vokalverschiebung
(phonology) A major change in the pronunciation of the English language, affecting the sounds of long vowels, that took place in England between 1350 and 1700.

Great Wall of China pn
Chinesische Mauer
An ancient Chinese fortification, almost 4,000 miles long, originally designed to protect China from the Mongols.

Great War pn
Großer Krieg
Epithet for World War I.

Greater Caucasus /ˈɡɹeɪtə(ɹ) ˈkɔːkəsəs/ [ˈɡɹ̠ʷeɪ̯ɾɚ ˈkʰɔkəsəs] pn
Großer Kaukasus
the major mountain range of the Caucasus Mountains, which stretches for about 1,200 kilometres from west-northwest to east-southeast, between the Taman Peninsula of the Black Sea to the Absheron Peninsula of the Caspian Sea.

Greater London pn
Greater London Groß-London
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Greater Poland pn
Großpolen
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Grecism /ˈɡɹiːsɪzəm/ Grecisms n
Gräzismus
A word or idiom of the Greek language used in another language, especially for literary effect.

Greco- /ˈɡɹikoʊ-/ /ˈɡɹɛkoʊ-/ prefix
Griechisch
Greek, often in reference to ancient Greece.

Greco-Roman /ˌɡɹiːkəʊˈɹəʊmən/ /ˌɡɹɛkoʊˈɹoʊmən/ more Greco-Roman most Greco-Roman adj
griechisch-römisch
Of or pertaining to Greek or Roman culture.

Greece /ɡɹiːs/ pn
Griechenland
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Greek /ɡɹiːk/ Greeker Greekest adj
griechisch Griechisch
Of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture

Greek /ɡɹiːk/ Greeks n
Grieche Griechin griechisch
(countable) A person from Greece or of Greek descent.

Greek /ɡɹiːk/ Greeks pn
Griechisch griechische Sprache griechisch
The language spoken by people of Greece, particularly (depending on context) Ancient Greek or Modern Greek.

Greek Catholic adj
griechisch-katholisch
Of or relating to the Greek Catholic Church

Greek Orthodox adj
griechisch-orthodox
Of or relating to the Greek Orthodox Church

Greek Orthodox Church pn
Griechisch-Orthodoxe Kirche
A group of Eastern Orthodox churches comprising the churches of Constantinople, Alexandria, Jerusalem, Cyprus and Greece.

Greek calends n
Sankt-Nimmerleins-Tag am [[Sankt-Nimmerleins-Tag]]
(idiomatic) A time that never occurs; never; when pigs fly.

Greek fire n
griechisches Feuer
(historical) A highly flammable substance of unknown composition first used by the Greeks of Constantinople in the 7th century C.E. to set fire to enemy ships, buildings etc.

Green Man Green Men pn
Grüner Mann
(now, _, historical) A character in British folklore often depicted as a foliate head; any of certain similarly-depicted figures from other cultures, hypothesised to share a common folkloric or mythological root. [From 16th c.]

Green Party pn
Die Grünen
The particular green party of a country or region.

Green Zone pn
Grüne Zone
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Greenland /ˈɡɹiːn.lænd/ /ˈɡɹiːn.lənd/ pn
Grönland
(obsolete) Spitzbergen, another island in Europe formerly thought to have been part of Greenland.

Greenland shark Greenland sharks n
Eishai Grönlandhai
A large shark (Somniosus microcephalus) that inhabits the northern Atlantic Ocean.

Greenlander Greenlanders n
Grönländer Grönländerin
A person from Greenland or of Greenlandic descent.

Greenlandic adj
grönländisch
Of, from, or pertaining to Greenland, the Greenlandic people or the Greenlandic language.

Greenlandic pn
Grönländisch Kalaallisut
The official language of Greenland, an Eskimo-Aleut language written with the Latin alphabet.

Gregorian /ɡɹɪɡɔːɹi.ən/ adj
gregorianisch
Of or relating to a person named Gregory, especially any of the popes of that name.

Gregorian calendar pn
gregorianischer Kalender
The calendar currently used in the western world. It replaced the Julian calendar and was devised to halt the slow drift of the vernal equinox towards earlier in the year.

Gregorian chant Gregorian chants n
gregorianischer Choral gregorianischer Gesang
(music) A style of unaccompanied monophonic singing in the Catholic Church.

Gregory /ˈɡɹɛɡəɹi/ Gregorys pn
Gregor
A en given name.

Grenada /ɡɹəˈneɪdə/ pn
Grenada
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Grenadian /ɡɹəˈneɪdi.ən/ adj
grenadisch
Of, from, or pertaining to Grenada, the Grenadian people or the Grenadian language.

Grenadian /ɡɹəˈneɪdi.ən/ Grenadians n
Grenaderin Grenader
A person from Grenada or of Grenadian descent.

Grenoble /ɡɹəˈnoʊbəl/ /ɡɹəˈnəʊbəl/ pn
Grenoble Graswalde
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Gressoney-La-Trinité pn
Gressoney-La-Trinité
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Gressoney-Saint-Jean pn
Gressoney-Saint-Jean
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Gretel pn
Gretel
A en given name, diminutive of Margarete.
A fictional character in the German fairy tale Hansel and Gretel.

Grevenmacher pn
Grevenmacher
One of the twelve cantons of Luxembourg, located in the east of the country.
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Grim Reaper /ˈɡɹɪm ˈɹi.pɚ/ /ˈɡɹɪm ˈɹiː.pə/ Grim Reapers pn
Sensenmann Schnitter Todesengel
A personification of Death as an old man, or a skeleton, carrying a scythe, taking souls to the afterlife.

Grimm pn
Grimm
A surname from German.

Grimm's law pn
Grimmsches Gesetz erste Lautverschiebung
(indo-european studies) A sound change that affected the Proto-Indo-European stop consonants in the development of Proto-Germanic, causing devoicing or change into a fricative.

Grimmian more Grimmian most Grimmian adj
Grimmsch
Of or relating to the Brothers Grimm (Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm), German academics, philologists, cultural researchers, lexicographers and authors who collected and published folklore during the 19th century.

Grisons pn
Graubünden
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Grodno pn
Grodno Hrodna
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Groningen pn
Groningen Grunneng
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Grothendieck topology Grothendieck topologies n
Grothendieck-Topologie

Ground Zero pn
Ground Zero
The site of the former World Trade Center towers in New York City destroyed on 11 September 2001.

Grover's algorithm pn
Grover-Algorithmus
(comptheory) A quantum algorithm that finds with high probability the unique input to a black-box function that produces a particular output value.

Grozny pn
Grosny
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Grudziądz pn
Graudenz
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Gruen Gruens pn
Gruen Grüen Grün

Grundyism n
Prüderie Spießigkeit
narrow and unintelligent conventionalism

Grus pn
Kranich
(constellation) A spring constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a crane. It contains the star Alnair and lies south of the constellation Piscis Austrinus.

Gruyère /ɡriˈjɛɹ/ /ɡruˈjɛɹ/ /ˈɡruːjɛː/ /ˈɡruːɛː/ Gruyères n
Greyerzer
A hard yellow cheese originating from Gruyères, Switzerland and made in the cantons of Fribourg.

Gryffindor Gryffindors n
Greiftür
(sometimes used attributively) A person having traits associated with Gryffindor house from the Harry Potter series, including bravery, boldness, or an affinity for lions or the colours red and gold.

Grévy's zebra Grévy's zebras n
Grevyzebra
Equus grevyi, the largest species of zebra

Guadalcanal /ˌɡwɑː.dəl.kəˈnɑːl/ pn
Guadalcanal
A volcanic island in the Pacific, part of the Solomon Islands.

Guadalquivir /ˌɡwɑdəlkiˈvɪɹ/ /ˌɡwɑdəlˈkwɪvɚ/ /ˌɡwɑːdəlkɪˈvɪə/ pn
Guadalquivir
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Guadeloupe /ɡwɑdə.ˈlʊp/ /ɡwɑːdə.ˈluːp/ /ˌɡwɑːdə.ˈluːp/ pn
Guadeloupe
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Guadeloupean adj
von Guadeloupe
Of, from, or pertaining to Guadeloupe, the Guadeloupean people or the Guadeloupean language.

Guadiana /ɡwɑdˈjɑnə/ /ˌɡwɑdiˈɑnə/ /ˌɡwɑːdɪˈɑːnə/ Guadianas pn
Guadiana
A surname from Spanish.

Guam /ɡwæm/ /ɡwɑm/ /ɡwɑːm/ /ɡwɒm/ pn
Guam
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Guamanian /ɡwɑːˈmeɪni.ən/ /ɡwɑːˈmeɪnjən/ adj
guamisch
Of, from, or pertaining to Guam, the Guamanian people or the Guamanian language.

Guamanian /ɡwɑːˈmeɪni.ən/ /ɡwɑːˈmeɪnjən/ Guamanians n
Guamer Guamerin
A person from Guam or of Guamanian descent.

Guangzhou /ɡwæŋˈdʒəʊ/ /ˈɡwɑŋˈd͡ʒoʊ/ pn
Guangzhou
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Guantanamo Bay /ˌɡwɑnˈtɑːnɑmoʊ ˈbeɪ/ pn
Guantanamo-Bucht
A US naval base in South-East Cuba.

Guaraní /ˌɡwɑːɹəˈniː/ pn
Guaraní
South-American Indian language of the Tupí-Guaraní family; spoken in Paraguay, Brazil and Argentina.

Guatemala /ˌɡwɑː.təˈmɑː.lə/ pn
Guatemala
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Guatemalan adj
guatemaltekisch
Of, from, or pertaining to Guatemala or the Guatemalan people.

Guatemalan Guatemalans n
Guatemalteke Guatemaltekin
A person from Guatemala or of Guatemalan descent.

Guelma pn
Guelma
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Guelph /ɡwɛlf/ Guelphs n
Welfe Guelfe
(historical, politics) In the politics of medieval Italian city states, any member of a faction that supported the Pope in a long struggle against the Ghibellines and the Holy Roman Emperor.

Guelphic more Guelphic most Guelphic adj
guelfisch

Guernsey /ˈɡɜːnzi/ /ˈɡɝnzi/ pn
Guernsey
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Guianan slaty antshrike Guianan slaty antshrikes n
Tüpfelwollrücken
A passerine bird of the antbird family, Thamnophilus punctatus, (syn. Lanius punctatus).

Guillain-Barré syndrome /-bɑɹˈeɪ-/ /ɡiːˈæn bəˈɹeɪ ˈsɪndɹoʊm/ /ɡiːˈɑːn-/ /ˈɡiːlæn ˈbɑɹeɪ ˈsɪndɹəʊm/ n
Guillain-Barré-Syndrom
(neurology, disease) Rapid-onset muscle weakness, often severe and sometimes fatal, resulting from impaired peripheral nervous system function, associated with various viral and other infections.

Guinea /ˈɡɪniː/ pn
Guinea
(derogatory, _, US, _, slang, ethnic slur) Someone of Italian descent in the United States.

Guinea-Bissau pn
Guinea-Bissau
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Guinean adj
guineisch
From Guinea.
guinea-bissauisch
From Guinea-Bissau.

Guinean Guineans n
Guineer Guineerin
Someone from Guinea or of Guinean descent.

Gujarat /ɡʊ.dʒə.ˈɾaːt̪/ /ˌɡʊd͡ʒəˈɹɑːt/ pn
Gujarat
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Gujarati /ˌɡuːd͡ʒəˈrɑːti/ /ˌɡʊd͡ʒəˈrɑːti/ adj
gudscharatisch gudscheratisch guzaratisch guzeratisch
Of, from, or pertaining to Gujarat, or the Gujarati people.

Gujarati /ˌɡuːd͡ʒəˈrɑːti/ /ˌɡʊd͡ʒəˈrɑːti/ pn
Gudscharati Gujaratisch
The Indic language spoken in the state of Gujarat, India

Guldborgsund pn
Guldborgsund
A strait in the Baltic Sea between the Danish islands of Lolland and Falster, connecting the Bay of Mecklenburg and the Smålandsfarvandet.

Gulf Stream pn
Golfstrom
The warm ocean current issuing from the Gulf of Mexico, flowing northeastwards along the coast of North America to the Grand Banks where it breaks eastwards across the Atlantic Ocean and helps to maintain warm temperatures along the western coasts of the British Isles.

Gulf War pn
Golfkrieg
(history) One of several wars fought at the Persian Gulf in the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s, principally the one from 1990 to 1991.

Gulf War syndrome n
Golfkriegssyndrom
A chronic multisymptom disorder affecting veterans and civilians after the 1991 Gulf War, possibly related to chemical weapons.

Gulf of Aden pn
Golf von Aden
A gulf between Yemen and Somalia, connected to the Somali Sea through the Guardafui Channel.

Gulf of Alaska pn
Golf von Alaska
An arm of the Pacific Ocean defined by the curve of the southern coast of Alaska, stretching from the Alaska Peninsula and Kodiak Island in the west to the Alexander Archipelago in the east

Gulf of Bothnia /ˌɡʌlf əv ˈbɒθniə/ pn
Bottnischer Meerbusen
The northernmost arm of the Baltic Sea, separating the countries of Sweden and Finland.

Gulf of California pn
Golf von Kalifornien
a body of water that separates the Baja California Peninsula from the Mexican mainland

Gulf of Finland pn
Finnischer Meerbusen
An arm of the Baltic Sea that separates the European countries of Estonia and Finland. On its eastern end, the Neva at the Russian city of St. Petersburg empties into it.

Gulf of Guinea pn
Golf von Guinea
Part of the Atlantic Ocean southwest of Africa.

Gulf of Lion pn
Löwengolf
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Gulf of Mexico pn
Golf von Mexiko
A gulf to the south of the USA and to the east and north of Mexico.

Gulf of Naples pn
Golf von Neapel
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Gulf of Riga pn
Rigaischer Meerbusen
The inland body of water that is part of the Baltic Sea in eastern Europe and is near Latvia and Estonia.

Gulf of Thailand pn
Golf von Thailand
An inland body of water in the Pacific Ocean that is southeast of Southeast Asia below the countries of Myanmar, Thailand, and Cambodia, and is close to the Malay Peninsula of Malaysia.

Gummy Bears pn
Gummibärchen
A kind of gummy candy, a type of confectionery made from gelatine, in the miniature form of a toy bear.

Gunpowder Plot pn
Pulververschwörung
(British) A failed plot, in November 1605, to kill the Protestant king James I of England and VI of Scotland, and to blow up the House of Lords using gunpowder, annually commemorated on Guy Fawkes Day.

Gunt pn
Gunt
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Gunter pn
Günter Günther
(obsolete) A en given name used in medieval England.

Guria pn
Gurien
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Gustav Gustavs pn
Gustav
A en given name.

Gustavian more Gustavian most Gustavian adj
gustavianisch

Gutenberg /ˈɡutn̩ˌbɝɡ/ /ˈɡuːtn̩ˌbɜːɡ/ pn
Gutenberg
A habitational surname from German.

Guy /ɡaɪ/ Guys pn
Veit
A en given name.

Guyana /ɡaɪˈæn.ə/ /ɡaɪˈɑː.nə/ pn
Guyana
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Guyanese /ˌɡaɪəˈniːz/ adj
guyanisch
Of, from, or pertaining to Guyana, the Guyanese people or the Guyanese language.

Guyanese /ˌɡaɪəˈniːz/ Guyanese n
Guyaner Guyanerin
A person from Guyana or of Guyanese descent.

Guzhangian pn
Guzhangium

Gwoyeu Romatzyh pn
Lateinumschrift der Reichssprache
A transliteration system for Mandarin Chinese, characterized by its tonal spelling without diacritic marks.

Gypsy /ˈd͡ʒɪp.si/ Gypsies n
Zigeuner Zigeunerin
(sometimes, offensive) A member of the Romani people, or one of the sub-groups (Roma, Sinti, Romanichal, etc).
A member of other nomadic peoples, not only of the Romani people; a traveller.

Győr /djɜːr/ /d͡ʒɜːr/ pn
Győr Raab
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Gzhelian /ˈʒɛli.ən/ pn
Gzhelium

Gödel number Gödel numbers n
Gödelnummer
(logic) A number uniquely assigned to each symbol, and to each well-formed formula of some formal language.

Gödel's incompleteness theorem Gödel's incompleteness theorems pn
Gödelscher Unvollständigkeitssatz
(logic, mathematics) One of two theorems in mathematical logic that demonstrates the inherent limitations of every formal axiomatic system containing basic arithmetic.

Görlitz pn
Görlitz
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Göttingen pn
Göttingen

Gülenist /ˈɡjulənɪst/ Gülenists n
Gülenist
(Turkey, politics) A supporter of the social movement led by Turkish Islamic scholar and preacher Fethullah Gülen.

H-bomb H-bombs n
H-Bombe
(slang) A hydrogen bomb.

HC HCs n
EK

HD DVD drive HD DVD drives n
HD-DVD-Laufwerk
(computer hardware) An optical drive used for reading data from and possibly writing data on a HD DVD.

HIIT n
HIIT Hochintensitäts-Intervalltraining
(exercise) Initialism of high-intensity interval training: a form of exercise based on short bursts of intense effort, such as sprinting.

HIV /ˌeɪt͡ʃ.aɪˈviː/ n
HIV HI-Virus
(virology) Initialism of human immunodeficiency virus. [from 1986]

HIV negative adj
HIV-negativ
Not infected by HIV.

HIV positive adj
HIV-positiv
Infected by HIV.

HSK pn
HSK Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi Prüfung des Chinesisch-Niveaus
(education) Initialism of w:Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, standardized test of Standard Mandarin Chinese proficiency for non-native speakers.

HTML pn
HTML
Initialism of Hypertext Markup Language.

HTML5 pn
HTML5
Initialism of Hypertext Markup Language Version 5.

HTTP cookie HTTP cookies n
Cookie
(Internet) A packet of information sent by a server to a World Wide Web browser and then returned by the browser each time it accesses that server, used to maintain state between otherwise stateless HTTP transactions, for example, to identify the user.

HVAC /ˈeɪt͡ʃˌvæk/ HVACs n
HLK
Initialism of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning.

Haapsalu pn
Haapsalu Hapsal
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Haarlem pn
Haarlem
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Haast's eagle Haast's eagles n
Haastadler
An extinct giant eagle of New Zealand, †Hieraaetus moorei, which preyed on moas.

Habakkuk /həˈbæk.ək/ /ˈhæb.ə.kək/ pn
Habakuk
A prophetic book in the Old Testament of the Bible, one of the minor prophets; or the eighth part of the Tere Asar in the Jewish Tanakh.
(rare) A en given name of biblical origin.

Habbo Habbos n
Habbo
(Internet, video games) A member of the social networking website Habbo.

Habsburg /ˈhæps.bɜːɹɡ/ adj
habsburgisch
relating to the Habsburg family and dynasty

Habsburg /ˈhæps.bɜːɹɡ/ Habsburgs n
Habsburg Habsburger
A member of the Habsburg noble family.

Hades /ˈhadiːz/ /ˈheɪdiːz/ pn
Hades
(Greek god) The god of the underworld and ruler of the dead, son of Cronus and Rhea, brother of Zeus and Poseidon.
(Greek mythology) The underworld, the domain of Hades, by transference from its god.

Hadrian /ˈheɪ.dɹiː.(j)ən/ pn
Hadrian
(historical) The Roman emperor Publius Aelius Traianus Hadrianus.

Haggai /ˈhæɡaɪ/ pn
Haggai
A book of the Old Testament of the Bible and the Tanakh.

Hagia Sophia /ˈhɑːɡiə soʊˈfiə/ pn
Hagia Sophia
a former patriarchal basilica of Byzantium, now a mosque and museum in Istanbul, Turkey.

Hail Mary Hail Maries Hail Marys n
Ave-Maria Ave Gegrüßet seist Du Maria englischer Gruß
(Christianity) A prayer calling for the intercession of the Virgin Mary.

Hail Mary pass Hail Mary passes n
Hail Mary Hail Mary Pass
(American football) A long forward pass with little chance of completion, typically used by the losing team when time is running out and no other play is practical, in a desperate attempt to score the winning points.
Verzweiflungsakt Verzweiflungstat
(by extension) An act done in desperation, with only a very small chance of success.

Hainanese n
Hainaner Hainanerin
The inhabitants of the island of Hainan.

Hainaut pn
Hennegau
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Haiphong /ˈhaɪfɒŋ/ pn
Haiphong
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Haiti /ˈheɪ.ti/ pn
Haiti
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Haitian /ˈheɪ.ʃən/ adj
haitianisch Haitianer
Of, from, or pertaining to Haiti, its inhabitants, or their language.

Haitian /ˈheɪ.ʃən/ Haitians n
Haitianer Haitianerin
A person from Haiti or of Haitian descent.

Haitian Creole n
Haitianisch
A language spoken in Haiti; developed first as a creole based on French and several West African languages.

Halacha /həlɑːˈhɑː/ /həˈlʌhə/ pn
Halacha
Jewish law, taken as a whole

Halen pn
Halen
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Halicarnassus /ˌhælɪkɑɹˈnæsəs/ pn
Halikarnassos
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Halifax /ˈhæl.ɪˌfæks/ pn
Halifax
An earldom in the Peerage of Great Britain.

Haligonian adj
haligonisch
(Canada) Of, from, or pertaining to the city of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Haligonian Haligonians n
Haligonier Haligonierin
(Canada) A native or inhabitant of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Hall effect Hall effects n
Halleffekt
(physics) the effect in which a conductor that carries an electric current perpendicular to an applied magnetic field develops a voltage gradient transverse to both current and field

Halley's Comet /ˌheɪliːz ˈkɒmɪt/ /ˌhæliːz ˈkɒmɪt/ pn
Halleyscher Komet
A great comet which can be seen from Earth every 75–76 years.

Halloween /ˌha.ləʊˈiːn/ /ˌha.ləˈwiːn/ /ˌhæ.loʊˈiːn/ /ˌhæ.ləˈwiːn/ /ˌhɑ.ləˈwiːn/ Halloweens pn
Halloween
The eve of All Hallows' Day; October 31st; celebrated (mostly in English-speaking countries) by children going door-to-door in costume and soliciting candy with menaces.

Halych pn
Halytsch Galitsch Halitsch
A historic city on the Dniester river in western Ukraine.

Ham /hæm/ pn
Ham
(biblical) A son of Noah and the brother of Japheth and Shem.

Hamadan /ˈhæməˌdæn/ pn
Hamadan
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Hamas /həˈmæs/ /həˈmɑs/ pn
Hamas
A militant Palestinianist and Sunni Muslim movement that presses for an independent, Palestinian Islamic state and the Palestinian right of return.

Hamburg /ˈhæmbɜːɡ/ /ˈhæmbɝɡ/ pn
Hamburg Hamburger hamburgisch
Hamburger SV, a German football club.

Hamburger /ˈhæmbɜːɡə/ /ˈhæmbɝɡɚ/ Hamburgers n
Hamburger Hamburgerin
A person from Hamburg.

Hamelin Hamelins pn
Hameln Hamelin von Hameln
(countable) A surname from German.
Hamelin
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Hamilcar pn
Hamilkar
A Punic en given name

Hamilton /ˈhæmɪltən/ Hamiltons pn
Hamilton
A Scottish surname from Old English.
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Hamiltonian path Hamiltonian paths n
Hamilton-Pfad
(graph theory) A path through a graph which visits each vertex exactly once.

Hamito-Semitic adj
hamitosemitisch
(dated, linguistics) Afroasiatic

Hamito-Semitic pn
Hamitosemitisch
(dated, linguistics) Afroasiatic

Hamlet /ˈhæm.lət/ /ˈhæm.lɪt/ pn
Hamlet
The eponymous main character of William Shakespeare's play, whose father's ghost, murdered by Hamlet's uncle, exhorts him to seek revenge.

Hampshire /ˈhæmpʃə(ɹ)/ /ˈhæmpʃɪə(ɹ)/ Hampshires pn
Hampshire
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Han /hæn/ /hɑn/ pn
Han-Dynastie
An imperial Chinese dynasty, ruling (with interruptions) from 206 BC to AD 220, marked by the expansion of the Yellow River's Huaxia culture to the recent conquests of the Qin and a flowering of economic, literary, and scientific development
Han Han-Chinesen
The Chinese ethnicity, when distinguished from other peoples of the Chinese state

Hanakian adj
hanakisch
Of, or pertaining to, Haná or its people or culture.

Hanakian Hanakians n
Hanake Hanakin
A person from Haná.

Hand of Fatima n
Hand der Fatima
An apotropaic symbol, in both Jewish and Islamic cultures, serving as a talisman against the "evil eye".

Hangeul /ˈhɑnˌɡul/ n
Hangeul Hangul
The phonetic alphabet used to write the Korean language.

Hankel function Hankel functions n
Hankel-Funktion
(mathematics) Either of two functions that are solutions to Bessel's equation.

Hannah /ˈhænə/ Hannahs pn
Hanna
Mother of the prophet Samuel in the Old Testament.
Hanna Hannah
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Hannibal /ˈhænɪbəl/ Hannibals pn
Hannibal
A en given name of mostly historical use. Most notably borne by the Carthaginian general Hannibal, son of Hamilcar.

Hanoi /hæˈnɔɪ/ /hɑːˈnɔɪ/ pn
Hanoi
(metonym) the Vietnamese government.

Hanover /ˈhænəvə/ /ˈhænˌoʊvɚ/ pn
Hannover
(historical) The former Kingdom of Hanover, now part of Lower Saxony, Germany.

Hansard /ˈhænsɑːd/ /ˈhænsəd/ /ˈhænsɚd/ Hansards n
Hansard
(chiefly, Britain, Commonwealth) The official report of debates and other proceedings in the British and some Commonwealth parliaments.

Hanse /hæns/ /hænzə/ Hanses n
Hanse Gilde
(historical) A merchant guild, particularly the Fellowship of London Merchants (the "Old Hanse") given a monopoly on London's foreign trade by the Normans or its successor, the Company of Merchant Adventurers (the "New Hanse"), incorporated in 1497 and chartered under Henry VII and Elizabeth I.

Hanseatic adj
hanseatisch Hanse hansisch
Of or pertaining to the German Hanse.

Hanseatic League pn
Hanse
(historical) The commercial and military alliance of Low German merchant guilds and privileged market towns which dominated trade along the coasts of northern Europe from the mid-12th to mid-17th centuries.

Hanseatic city Hanseatic cities n
Hansestadt
(historical) A member city of the Hanseatic League.
A former member city of the Hanseatic League.

Hansel pn
Hänsel
An Anglicised spelling of the German given name Hänsel. English equivalent: Johnny.
A fictional character in the German fairy tale Hansel and Gretel.

Hansel and Gretel pn
Hänsel und Gretel
A German fairy tale, recorded by the Brothers Grimm and published in 1812, about the siblings named Hansel and Gretel who are threatened by a cannibalistic witch who lives in a house made of cake and bread.

Hanukkah /ˈhæn.ə.kə/ /ˈhɑː.nə.kə/ /ˈhʌ.nʊ.kə/ /ˈxɑː.nə.kə/ Hanukkahs pn
Chanukka
(Judaism) An eight-day Jewish festival, starting on the 25th day of Kislev, which commemorates the rededication of the temple in Jerusalem after the victory of the Maccabees over the Greek Syrians.

Haratin Haratin Haratins n
Haratin
A member of a group of dark-skinned African people in Maghreb and Western part of Sahara (Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and Libya), who often form a distinct social class.

Hardenne pn
von Ardenne
A Belgian surname.

Harold /ˈhæɹəld/ Harolds pn
Harald
A en given name.

Harry /ˈhæɹi/ /ˈhɛɹi/ [ˈheɹi] [ˈhɛɹi] Harries Harrys pn
Harry
(rare, _, nickname) A diminutive of the en given name Harriet

Harsefeld pn
Harsefeld Samtgemeinde Harsefeld
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Hartley oscillator Hartley oscillators n
Hartley-Oszillator Hartley-Schaltung

Hartmann Hartmanns pn
Hartmann
A surname from German.

Harun pn
Harun
An Arabic en given name, equivalent to English Aaron

Harvard /ˈhɑɹvəɹd/ /ˈhɑːvəd/ [(h)äːvəd] [haːvəd] [haːvɪd] pn
Harvard
A university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, named after John Harvard, American clergyman and philanthropist.

Harvest Festival Harvest Festivals n
Erntedankfest
(UK) church festival celebrating the harvest, held at the end of September or the beginning of October

Harvey process pn
Harvey-Verfahren

Haryana /hɑːɹɪˈjɑːnə/ /hʌɹɪˈjɑːnə/ pn
Haryana
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Harz pn
Harz
A mountain range in Northern Germany; its rugged terrain extends across parts of Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia.

Hasdrubal /ˈhæz.dɹʊ.bəl/ pn
Hasdrubal
A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by Hasdrubal Barca and several other Carthaginians

Hashemite Hashemites n
Haschemit
One who lays claim to being a direct descendant of Hashim, the great grandfather of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.

Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan pn
Haschemitisches Königreich Jordanien
The official name of Jordan.

Hasid Hasidim Hasids n
Chassid
A follower of Hasidism.

Hasidic adj
chassidisch
Of or pertaining to Hassidic Judaism.

Hasidism pn
Chassidismus
(Judaism) a Jewish movement founded in Poland in the 18th century by Baal-Shem-Tov

Haskalah pn
Haskala
The Jewish Enlightenment, an Enlightenment movement among European Jewry.

Haskell /ˈhæskəl/ pn
Haskell
(programming language) A general-purpose purely functional programming language with support for recursive functions and pattern matching.

Hassānīya pn
Hassania
A group of Arabic dialects spoken primarily in Mauritania, a portion of southern Morocco, and Western Sahara.

Hathor pn
Hathor
(Egyptian god) The goddess of joy, love, and motherhood; one of the "Eyes / Daughters of Ra", the consort of Ra/Horus; often depicted as having a cow's head.

Hattusa pn
Hattusa Hattuscha Hattuša
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Hausa /ˈhaʊsə/ pn
Hausa
The Chadic language spoken by these people.

Hausdorff space Hausdorff spaces n
Hausdorff-Raum

Hauts-de-France pn
Hauts-de-France
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Havana /həˈvænə/ pn
Havanna
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Havana Brown Havana Browns n
Havana-Katze
A chocolate-colored domestic cat breed, similar to the Siamese breed.

Havana syndrome n
Havanna-Syndrom

Havel pn
Havel
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Hawaii /həˈvaɪʔi/ /həˈvɑːʔi/ /həˈwaɪ(j)i/ /həˈwaɪ.i/ /həˈwɑ(j)i/ /həˈwɔ(j)i/ [hʊ̈ˈwaɪ̯(j)i] [hʊ̈ˈwɑ(j)i] [hʊ̈ˈwɔ(j)i] pn
Hawaii
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Hawaiian /hə.ˈwaɪ.jən/ /hə.ˈwaɪ.ən/ more Hawaiian most Hawaiian adj
hawaiianisch
hawaiisch Hawaiianer
Of or having to do with the Hawaiian race, culture, or language.

Hawaiian /hə.ˈwaɪ.jən/ /hə.ˈwaɪ.ən/ Hawaiians n
Hawaiianer Hawaiier
(countable) A descendant of the peoples inhabiting the Hawaiian Islands prior to European contact.

Hawaiian /hə.ˈwaɪ.jən/ /hə.ˈwaɪ.ən/ pn
Hawaiianisch Hawaiisch
The Hawaiian language.

Hawaiian hawk Hawaiian hawks n
Hawaii-Bussard
Buteo solitarius, a raptor of the Buteo genus endemic to Hawaiʻi.

Hawaiian monk seal Hawaiian monk seals n
Hawaii-Mönchsrobbe
Neomonachus schauinslandi, an endangered species of earless seal in the family Phocidae.

Hayashi limit Hayashi limits n
Hayashi-Limit
(astrophysics) A theoretical maximum radius of a star of given mass; the radius at which the inward force of gravity exactly balances the outward pressure of the gas of the star.

Headless Horseman pn
kopfloser Reiter
A mythical figure who has appeared in folklore around the world since the Middle Ages, who is traditionally depicted as a man upon horseback who is missing his head.

Heard Island and McDonald Islands pn
Heard und McDonaldinseln
An Australian external territory and volcanic group of uninhabited Antarctic islands, between Madagascar and Antarctica.

Heathen adj
heidnisch
Pertaining or adhering to the Germanic neo-pagan faith Heathenry.

Heathen Heathens n
Heide Heidin
An adherent of the Germanic neo-pagan faith of Heathenry.

Heathenry pn
Heidentum

Heathrow /ˌhiːθˈɹoʊ/ pn
Heidereihe
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Heavenly Father pn
Vater im Himmel himmlischer Vater
(formal) The Jewish or Christian God.

Hebe /ˈhiːbi/ pn
Hebe
(Greek god) The goddess of youth, and a daughter of Zeus and Hera. Her Roman counterpart is Juventas.

Hebei /ˈhɜːbeɪ/ pn
Hebei
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Hebraic /hiːˈbɹeɪ.ɪk/ /hɪˈbɹeɪ.ɪk/ more Hebraic most Hebraic adj
hebräisch

Hebraism Hebraisms n
Hebraismus

Hebraist Hebraists n
Hebraist Hebraistin
A scholar who specializes in the study of the Hebrew language.

Hebraize v
hebraisieren hebräisch machen
(transitive) To convert (something) into a Hebrew/Hebraic form.

Hebrew /ˈhiːbɹuː/ adj
hebräisch Hebräisch
Of or pertaining to the Hebrew people or language.

Hebrew /ˈhiːbɹuː/ Hebrews n
Hebräer Hebräerin
(countable) A member or descendant of a Semitic people claiming descent from Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
(countable) A descendant of the biblical Patriarch Eber.
(uncountable, colloquial) Unintelligible speech or writing.
Hebräisch Hebräer Hebräerin
(uncountable) The Semitic language spoken by the Hebrew people.
(uncountable) The writing system used in Hebrew language.

Hebrew Bible pn
hebräische Bibel
The sacred texts of Judaism, consisting of the Law (Torah), the Prophets, and the Hagiographa.

Hebrews pn
Hebräer
(biblical) The nineteenth book of the New Testament of the Bible, the epistle to the Hebrews.

Hebridean /ˌhɛbɹəˈdiːən/ /ˌhɛbɹɪˈdiːən/ more Hebridean most Hebridean adj
hebridisch
Of or pertaining to the Hebrides.

Hebrides /ˈhɛbɹədiːz/ pn
Hebriden
The islands off the west coast of Scotland, divided into the Inner Hebrides and the Outer Hebrides.

Hebron pn
Hebron
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Hecatoncheires /ˌhɛkətɒŋˈkaɪɹiːz/ n
Hekatoncheiren
(Greek mythology) Three monstrous giants of enormous size and strength, each with fifty heads and one hundred arms, who were offspring of Uranus by Gaia, whom Zeus freed from captivity and who in return aided the Olympians in the Titanomachy.

Hector /ˈhɛktə/ /ˈhɛktɚ/ pn
Hektor
(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) A Trojan hero in Homer's Iliad.
A en given name

Hecuba /ˈhɛkjʊbə/ pn
Hekabe Hekuba
(Greek mythology) the wife of King Priam of Troy, the mother of Hector, Paris and the Cassandra

Hedwig pn
Hedwig
A en given name

Hegel /ˈheɪɡəl/ pn
Hegel
A surname from German, notably borne by the German philosopher Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel.

Hegelian /heɪˈɡeɪlɪən/ /heɪˈɡiːlɪən/ /həˈɡeɪli.ən/ /hɪˈɡiːlɪən/ more Hegelian most Hegelian adj
hegelianisch Hegelsch
(philosophy) Of or pertaining to the philosophical system of Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (1770–1831).

Hegelianism Hegelianisms n
Hegelianismus
The system of logic and philosophy set forth by G. W. F. Hegel, which can be summed up by the dictum that "the rational alone is real", i.e. all reality is capable of being expressed in rational categories.

Heidelberg /ˈhaɪdəlbɜːɡ/ pn
Heidelberg
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Heidelberg man Heidelberg men n
Heidelbergmensch
Homo heidelbergensis: A long-extinct hominid, of the Old World, from which modern humans are derived.

Heilsgeschichte n
Heilsgeschichte
(theology) History seen as the work of God's salvation. (Especially, in Christianity, the history of the Old Testament, seen as a preparation for the coming of Christ.)

Heisenberg cut Heisenberg cuts n
Heisenbergscher Schnitt
(quantum mechanics, philosophy of physics) A conceptualised division separating the quantum system being observed from the classical system that comprises the observer's information, knowledge and conscious awareness.

Heisenberg uncertainty principle pn
Heisenbergsche Unschärferelation Unschärferelation
(physics, quantum mechanics) The principle that there is an absolute limit on the combined accuracy of certain pairs of simultaneous, related measurements, especially that of the position and momentum of a particle. Originally posited as a problem of measurement, it was soon refined as an inherent property of the universe.

Hejaz /hɪˈdʒɑːz/ pn
Hedschas
The mountainous area of northwest Saudi Arabia which gave rise to early Islam and which contains the sites of many holy places.
An independent kingdom in the area between 1924 and 1932, when it merged with Najd to form the present Saudi Arabia.

Helen /ˈhɛlən/ Helens pn
Helena
(Greek mythology) the daughter of Zeus and Leda, considered to be the most beautiful woman in the world; her abduction by Paris brought about the Trojan War.
Helene
A en given name.

Helenus pn
Helenos
(Greek mythology) the son of King Priam and Queen Hecuba of Troy, the twin brother of the prophetess Cassandra.

Helga /ˈhɛlɡə/ pn
Helga
A en given name occasionally borrowed from Scandinavia.

Heligoland /ˈhɛlɪɡoʊlænd/ /ˈhɛlɪɡə(ʊ)ˌlənd/ pn
Helgoland
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Helios /ˈhiːliɒs/ pn
Helios
(Greek god) The god of the Sun; son of Hyperion and Theia, brother of Selene and Eos, father of Phaeton amongst others. His Roman counterpart is Sol.

Hellas pn
Griechenland Hellas
Greece; (specifically) Ancient Greece.

Hellene Hellenes n
Hellene Hellenin
A Greek, especially an Ancient Greek.

Hellenic /həˈlɛnɪk/ more Hellenic most Hellenic adj
hellenisch
Of or relating to the ancient Greek culture and civilization before the Hellenistic period.

Hellenic Republic pn
Hellenische Republik
The official English name of Greece.

Hellenism Hellenisms n
Hellenismus
Any of the characteristics of ancient Greek culture, civilization, principles and ideals, including humanism, reason, the pursuit of knowledge and the arts, moderation and civic responsibility.

Hellenistic /ˈhɛlənɪstɪk/ more Hellenistic most Hellenistic adj
hellenistisch
Of or relating to the period of the Greek culture, history, or art after the death of Alexander the Great (323 B.C.) to the defeat of Cleopatra and Mark Antony by Octavian (31 B.C.) – though this end-point is often debated, and can range from 146BC to 330AD [*].
Of or relating to a Hellenist.

Hellenocentric more Hellenocentric most Hellenocentric adj
hellenozentrisch
Emphasizing the Greeks, their culture or what is in their language.

Hellenophile more Hellenophile most Hellenophile adj
hellenophil

Hellenophilia n
Hellenophilie

Hellespont /ˈhɛl.ɪ.spɒnt/ /ˈhɛl.ɪs.pɑnt/ pn
Hellespont
(historical) The strait connecting the Sea of Marmara with the Aegean Sea to the west.

Hello World Hello Worlds n
Hallo Welt Hallo-Welt-Programm
(programming, by extension) A simple first program for any purpose.

Helmholtz coil Helmholtz coils n
Helmholtzspule
(physics) one of a pair of flat coils, having equal numbers of turns and equal diameters, arranged on a common axis and connected in series; used to obtain a nearly uniform magnetic field without the use of a long solenoid

Helsingborg /ˈhɛlsɪŋbɔːɡ/ /ˈhɛlsɪŋbɔːɹ(jə)/ /ˈhɛlsɪŋbɔːɹi/ /ˈhɛlsɪŋbɜːɡ/ /ˌhɛlsɪŋˈbɔːɹi/ pn
Helsingburg
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Helsinki /hɛlˈsɪŋ.ki/ pn
Helsinki
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Helvetian adj
helvetisch
From the ancient country of Helvetia

Helvetian Helvetians n
Helvetier Helvetierin
Someone from the ancient country of Helvetia

Helvetii pn
Helvetier
(historical) A Gallic tribe that occupied the plain of Switzerland.

Helvetism Helvetisms n
Helvetismus
(countable) A characteristically Swiss phrase, behaviour, etc.

Helvétius /hɛlˈviʃəs/ pn
Helvétius
A surname from French, notably borne by Claude Adrien Helvétius, a French philosopher and littérateur

Henrietta /hɛnˈɹiː.ɛt.ə/ Henriettas pn
Henrike Heike Heinrike
A en given name.
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Henry /ˈhɛn.ɹi/ pn
Heinrich Heinz
A en given name, popular in England since Middle Ages; the name of eight kings.

Hepburn pn
Hepburn-System
A system of romanization of Japanese, short for "Hepburn romanization".

Hephaestus /hɪˈfiːstəs/ /hɪˈfɛstəs, -eɪstəs/ pn
Hephaistos
(Greek god) The god of fire, smithwork, metallurgy, volcanoes, and artisans, who served as blacksmith of the gods. His Roman counterpart is Vulcan.

Her Majesty pronoun
Ihre Majestät
(formal) A title of respect used when referring to a queen.

Hera /ˈhɪəɹə/ /ˈhɪɹə/ /ˈhɪːɹə/ pn
Hera
(Greek god) The queen of the gods, and goddess of marriage and birth; daughter of Cronus and Rhea, sister and wife of Zeus, mother of Hephaestus, Ares, Hebe, and Enyo.

Heracles /ˈhɛɹəkliːz/ pn
Herakles
(Greek mythology) : Son of Zeus and Alcmene, a celebrated hero who possessed exceptional strength. Most famous for his 12 labours performed to redeem himself after killing his family.

Heraclitus /he(ɪ).ɹɑ(ː)ˈkli(ː).tus/ /hɛɹ.əˈkli(ː).təs/ /ˌhɛɹ.əˈklaɪ.təs/ pn
Heraklit
An Ancient Greek en given name, notably borne by Heraclitus of Ephesus, a pre-Socratic Ionian philosopher

Herbart pn
Herbart
A surname from German, notably borne by the German philosopher and educator Johann Friedrich Herbart.

Herbert /ˈhɜːbət/ /ˈhɝbɚt/ pn
Herbert
A en given name. In modern use partly transferred back from the surname.

Herculaneum /ˌhɜɹkjəˈleɪni.əm/ /ˌhɜːkjuˈleɪni.əm/ pn
Herculaneum
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Herculean /hɜːɹˈkjuːliən/ /ˌhɜːɹkjəˈliːən/ more Herculean most Herculean adj
herkulisch
Of extraordinary might, power, size, etc.; suggesting Hercules in size or strength.
Requiring a huge amount of work; of extraordinary difficulty.

Hercules /ˈhɜːkjəliːz/ /ˈhɜːkjʊliːz/ /ˈhɝːkjəliːz/ /ˈhɝːkjʊliːz/ Hercules Hercules's Herculeses Herculesses pn
Herkules
(Roman mythology) The Roman name for the Greek divine hero Heracles, who was the son of Jupiter and Alcmene, a celebrated hero who possessed exceptional strength. Most famous for his 12 labours performed to redeem himself after killing his family.
(constellation) A summer constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble the mythical hero. It lies between the constellations Lyra and Corona Borealis.

Herisau pn
Herisau
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Herman /ˈhɜːmən/ /ˈhɝmən/ Hermans pn
Hermann
A en given name.

Hermione /həˈmaɪ.ə.nɪ/ /hɚˈmaɪ.ə.ni/ pn
Hermione
(Greek mythology) Daughter of Helen and Menelaus, wife of Orestes.

Hermitian /hɜː(ɹ)ˈmɪʃən/ adj
hermitesch
(mathematics, of an operator) Equal to its own transpose conjugate.

Herod /ˈhɛɹəd/ pn
Herodes
The name of any of a number of members of the Herodian dynasty who ruled in the Roman province of Judea, most notably Herod the Great, who ordered the Massacre of the Innocents, or Herod Antipas, his son, who met Jesus during his Passion.

Herodotean more Herodotean most Herodotean adj
herodotisch
Characteristic of Herodotus or his works

Herodotus /həˈɹɑːdətəs/ /həˈɹɒdətəs/ pn
Herodot
An ancient historian who lived from 484 to 425 BC.

Herostratus pn
Herostratos
an Ancient Greek arsonist who destroyed the Temple of Artemis, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, in order to become famous

Hertha pn
Herta Hertha
A en given name occasionally borrowed from German around 1900.

Hertz pn
Hertz
A surname from German.

Hertzsprung-Russell diagram Hertzsprung-Russell diagrams n
Hertzsprung-Russell-Diagramm
(astronomy) A graphic representation of the absolute magnitude of stars against their color (or surface temperature), which shows the main sequence of stars plus the white dwarfs and red giants.

Hervey Bay /ˈhɑː(ɹ)vi ˈbeɪ/ pn
Hervey Bay
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Herzeg-Bosnia pn
Herzeg-Bosnien
A short-lived, unrecognised political entity that existed during the Bosnian war, consisting of the Croat communities of Bosnia.

Herzeg-Bosnian more Herzeg-Bosnian most Herzeg-Bosnian adj
herzegbosnisch
Of or pertaining to Herzeg-Bosnia, the Herzeg-Bosnian people or their culture.

Herzegovina /ˌhɜɹtsəɡoʊˈviːnə/ /ˌhɜːtsəˈɡɒvɪnə/ pn
Herzegowina
Southern wedge of the country of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Represents a geographic and historic entity, not an administrative unit.

Herzegovinian adj
herzegowinisch
Of, from, or pertaining to Herzegovina and its inhabitants

Herzegovinian Herzegovinians n
Herzegowiner Herzegowinerin Herzegowze Herzegowzin
A person from Herzegovina (southern region of Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Hesiod /ˈhiː.si.əd/ /ˈhɛs.i.əd/ pn
Hesiod
Ancient Greek poet and rhapsodist of the 8th century BCE, known as the first author of didactic verse

Hesperia /hɛˈspɪəɹi.ə/ pn
Hesperia
Literally "western land", a term poetically applied by Ancient Greeks to Italy and by Romans to the Iberian Peninsula and Western Africa.
(Greek mythology) One of the Hesperides.

Hesperides /hɛˈspɛɹɪdiːz/ n
Hesperiden
(Greek mythology) A group of nymphs who tend a blissful garden filled with trees that grew golden apples in a far western corner of the world, located in Libya or the Atlas Mountains in North Africa at the edge of the encircling Oceanus; they are said to be the daughters of Hesperus.

Hesse Hesses pn
Hessen
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Hessian /ˈhɛsɪən/ /ˈhɛsɪɛn/ /ˈhɛʃən/ more Hessian most Hessian adj
hessisch
Of, from or relating to Hesse in Germany.
Of or relating to the German mathematician Otto Hesse (1811–1874).

Hessian /ˈhɛsɪən/ /ˈhɛsɪɛn/ /ˈhɛʃən/ Hessians n
Hesse
A native or inhabitant of Hesse.

Hessian matrix Hessian matrices Hessian matrixes n
Hesse-Matrix
(math) The square matrix of second-order partial derivatives of a scalar-valued function. It describes the local curvature of a function of many variables.

Hesychast /ˈhɛsɪkæst/ Hesychasts n
Hesychast

Hettangian pn
Hettangium
The corresponding lowest stage of the Jurassic system, marked by the lowest strata in which the neoammonite genus Psiloceras appears.

Hezbollah /-bɒ-/ /ˈhɛz.bə.lə/ /ˌhɛz.bəˈlɑ/ /ˌhɛzˈboʊ.lɑ/ pn
Hisbollah
A political and military Shi'a Islamic organization that arose after the 1982 Israeli invasion of Lebanon.

Hieronymus Hieronymuses pn
Hieronymus
A surname transferred from the given name.

Higgs boson Higgs bosons n
Higgs-Boson Higgs-Teilchen
(particle) An elementary particle in the Standard Model, namely a boson with zero spin, that gives mass to other particles.

High Fens /ˈhaɪ̯ˈfɛnz/ pn
Hohes Venn
A boggy region in eastern Belgium and western Germany.

High German adj
hochdeutsch
From or pertaining to the southern region of Germany; speaking High German. [from 17th c.]
Written or spoken in High German; pertaining to High German. [from 17th c.]

High German High Germans n
(die) Hochdeutschen
(countable) A native or inhabitant of the southern highlands of Germany; a High German speaker. [from 16th c.]
Hochdeutsch (die) Hochdeutschen
Any of a group of West Germanic languages or dialects spoken in the southern highlands of Germany.
Hochdeutsch (die) Hochdeutschen Standarddeutsch Standardhochdeutsch
The standard variety of High German as spoken and written throughout the German language area.

High Holidays pn
Hohen Feiertage
(Judaism) Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, collectively.

High Mass High Masses n
Hochamt
A Roman Catholic or Anglo-Catholic Mass celebrated in full ceremonial form, in which the celebrant is generally assisted by a deacon and, in the Tridentine form, a subdeacon, and accompanied by acolytes, a thurifer, and a choir.

High Middle Ages pn
Hochmittelalter
(history) The period of European history, between the Early Middle Ages and the Late Middle Ages, that saw great social and political change.

Highness Highnesses n
Hoheit
The style of a prince, princess or someone of equivalent rank.

Hiiumaa pn
Dagö Hiiumaa
The second-largest island of Estonia.

Hijra /ˈhɪd͡ʒɹə/ n
Hedschra Hidschra Hegira
The flight of Muhammad and his followers from Mecca to Yathrib (later Medina) in 622 ce, which forms the first year of the Islamic era (ah 1).

Hilbert space Hilbert spaces n
Hilbert-Raum Hilbertraum
(functional analysis) A generalized Euclidean space in which mathematical functions take the place of points; crucial to the understanding of quantum mechanics and other applications.

Hilda /ˈhɪldə/ pn
Hilda
A en given name used since Middle Ages.

Hildebrand /ˈhɪldəbɹænd/ pn
Hildebrand
A surname from German.

Hilferdingian adj
Hilferdingsch
Relating to the views of Rudolf Hilferding; in particular pertaining to the theory that imperialism was primarily the product of finance.

Himalayan salt n
Himalayasalz
A form of rock salt from the Punjab region, sometimes pinkish in colour, used for seasoning food and for making decorative lamps etc.

Himalayas /hɪˈmɑl.ə.jəz/ /ɦɪ.ˈmaː.lə.jəz/ /ˌhɪm.əˈleɪ.əz/ pn
Himalaja Himalaya
The mountain range in south-central Asia which extends about 2,414 km (1,500 mi) through Kashmir, northern India, southern Tibet, Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan and Assam; it contains nine of the world’s ten highest peaks, including Mount Everest/Qomolongma.

Hindenburg /ˈhɪndənbʊɹk/ /ˈhɪndənbʌɹɡ/ pn
Hindenburg
(aviation, historical) A German commercial passenger-carrying rigid airship that was destroyed by fire on May 6, 1937.

Hindi /ˈhɪndi/ pn
Hindi
The Central Zone of Indo-Aryan languages. These are also spoken in Fiji, Guyana and as a second language by Indians in many other countries.

Hindu /ˈhɪnduː/ Hindus n
Hindu Hindufrau
A person adhering to the Hindu religion (Hinduism).

Hindu Kush pn
Hindukusch
A mountain range in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Hinduism /ˈhɪnduɪzəm/ Hinduisms pn
Hinduismus
A religion, philosophy and culture native to India, characterized by the belief in reincarnation and a supreme oneness personified in many forms and natures.

Hinduphobic more Hinduphobic most Hinduphobic adj
hinduphob
Having or showing a dislike of, prejudice, or hatred against Hindus.

Hindustan pn
Hindustan
(colloquial) The entire country of India.
(dated) The entire region of the Indian subcontinent.
(obsolete) The northern (properly north central) region of India.

Hindustani pn
Hindustani
The Delhi dialect of that language.

Hippocrates /hɪˈpɒkɹəˌtiːz/ pn
Hippokrates
An Ancient Greek en given name, notably borne by Hippocrates of Cos, an Ancient Greek physician, circa 5th century BC, sometimes called the "father of medicine."

Hirnantian pn
Hirnantium

Hiroshima /hɪ(ə)ɹəˈʃiːmə/ /hɪ(ə)ˈɹɒʃɪmə/ /hɪɹoʊˈʃiːmə/ /hɪˈɹoʊʃɪmə/ pn
Hiroschima Hiroshima
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The 1945 atomic bombing of the city.

Hirsch funnel Hirsch funnels n
Hirschtrichter
(chemistry) This conical shaped Büchner funnel is used for filtering small quantities of material.

His Beatitude Their Beatitudes pronoun
Seine Seligkeit

His Imperial Majesty pronoun
Seine Kaiserliche Majestät
(formal) he; him (in reference to a (male) emperor)

His Majesty pronoun
Seine Majestät
(formal) A title of respect used when referring to a king.

Hispanic /hɪˈspænɪk/ more Hispanic most Hispanic adj
hispanoamerikanisch lateinamerikanisch spanisch
(colloquial) Of or relating to a Spanish-speaking people or culture, as in Latin America.

Hispanic America pn
Hispanoamerika Spanischamerika
The region comprising the countries in the Americas inhabited by Spanish-speaking people

Hispanicism /hɪˈspænɪsɪzm̩/ Hispanicisms n
Hispanismus
(linguistics) A Spanish-language item as it appears in another language.

Hispanicize v
hispanisieren
(transitive) To make Spanish, as to customs, culture, pronunciation, or style.
hispanisieren ins Spanische übersetzen
(transitive) To translate into Spanish.

Hispaniola /hɪsˌpæniˈoʊlə/ /hɪsˌpæniˈəʊlə/ /ˌhɪspənˈjoʊlə/ pn
Hispaniola
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Hispaniolan crossbill Hispaniolan crossbills n
Hispaniolakreuzschnabel
Loxia megaplaga, a crossbill that is endemic to Hispaniola (Haiti and Dominican Republic), and the only one of its genus in the Caribbean.

Hispanophone adj
spanischsprachig
Spanish-speaking

Hit pn
Hit

Hitchcockian more Hitchcockian most Hitchcockian adj
hitchcockisch
Of or pertaining to Alfred Hitchcock (1899–1980), British filmmaker and producer, or his works, especially noted for suspense and psychothrillers.

Hitler /ˈhɪtlɚ/ pn
Hitler
Ellipsis of w:Adolf Hitler; Führer of the Nazi Party and chancellor of Germany from 1933 to 1945; particularly as the embodiment of Nazism.

Hitler Youth pn
Hitlerjugend

Hitler's buzzsaw Hitler's buzzsaws n
Hitlergeige Hitlersense Hitlersäge Knochensäge Singende Säge
(military, World War II, slang) The MG 42 machine gun.

Hitlerian more Hitlerian most Hitlerian adj
hitlerisch Hitler Hitlersch
Of, relating to, or resembling Hitler (the German chancellor) or his actions.

Hitlerism n
Hitlerismus
The political philosophy and practices of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi party.

Hitlerphobia n
Hitlerphobie

Hittite /ˈhɪ.taɪt/ adj
hethitisch
Of or relating to the Hittite people.
Of or relating to the Hittite language.
Of or relating to the Hittite Kingdom, located in central Anatolia (modern Turkey), that flourished from about 1800 to 1400 B.C.E..

Hittite /ˈhɪ.taɪt/ Hittites n
Hethiter Hethiterin
A person of the Hittite Kingdom, a Bronze Age kingdom of Anatolia.

Hittite /ˈhɪ.taɪt/ pn
Hethitisch hethitisch
An ancient Indo-European language of the Anatolian branch, attested from the 16th century BC until the 13th century BC.

Hittitologist Hittitologists n
Hethitologe Hethitologin
(anthropology, linguistics) an archaeologist, historian, linguist, or art historian who specializes in the study of the Ancient Hittites and their Near Eastern Empire which was based in Hattusa in modern day Anatolia.

Hittitology n
Hethitologie
The study of Hittites and their language and culture.

Hjelmslev's theorem pn
Satz von Hjelmslev
(geometry) a theorem stating that if a set of points {P_i} lying on a line is isometrically mapped to points {P_i'} on a different line, then the midpoints of the segments P_iP_i' also lie on a line.

Hlyniany pn
Hlynjany
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Hmong /h(ə)ˈmɑŋ/ /h(ə)ˈmɒŋ/ /h(ə)ˈmɔŋ/ /ˈmɑŋ/ /ˈmɒŋ/ /ˈmɔŋ/ /ˈmʌŋ/ n
Miao
A people who live predominantly in the mountainous regions of China, Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand, and (in diaspora) around the world.

Ho Chi Minh City /ˌhəʊ tʃiː ˌmɪn ˈsɪti/ pn
Ho-Chi-Minh-Stadt
The largest city of Vietnam, formerly known as Saigon.

Hobart /ˈhəʊbɑːt/ pn
Hobart
A patronymic English surname transferred from the given name derived from a variant of Hubert.

Hobbesian more Hobbesian most Hobbesian adj
Hobbessch
(philosophy) Of, relating to, or influenced by Thomas Hobbes or his philosophical theories.

Hobbesianism n
Hobbesianismus
The philosophical system of Thomas Hobbes; support for this system.

Hochkirch /hɔk.kɝk/ /ˈhoʊk.kɪɹk/ pn
Hochkirch
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Hodgkin's lymphoma Hodgkin's lymphomas n
Hodgkin-Lymphom
(disease, oncology) A malignant lymphoid neoplasm characterized by the formation of large tumour cells (Reed-Sternberg cells) in the lymph nodes.

Hogwarts /ˈhɒɡ.wɔːts/ /ˈhɒɡ.wəts/ /ˈhɔɡ.wɔɹts/ /ˈhɔɡ.wɚts/ pn
Hogwarts
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, a school for learning magic in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series.

Hohenstaufen pn
Hohenstaufen Staufen
(historical) A mediaeval (11th—14th centuries) German dynasty of Swabian origin, from which came numerous monarchs, including dukes of Swabia and emperors of the Holy Roman Empire.

Hohenzollern /ˈhoʊənˌzɑləɹn/ /ˌhəʊənˈzɒlən/ Hohenzollerns n
Hohenzoller Hohenzollerin
(historical) a member of the Hohenzollern family and dynasty.

Hohenzollern /ˈhoʊənˌzɑləɹn/ /ˌhəʊənˈzɒlən/ pn
Hohenzollern
(historical) a noble family and royal dynasty of electors, kings, and emperors of Brandenburg, Prussia, Germany, and Romania.

Hohhot /hoʊˈhɒt/ pn
Hohhot
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Hokkaido /hɒˈkaɪdəʊ/ /həˈkaɪdəʊ/ pn
Hokkaido Hokkaidō
The second largest island of Japan, capital Sapporo.

Holbach pn
Holbach
A surname from German.

Holiness Holinesses n
Heiligkeit
(countable) Used in connection with His or Your to address the leader of some religious traditions, notably the pope.

Holland /ˈhɑlənd/ /ˈhɒlənd/ pn
Holland
An English habitational surname from Middle English for someone from the Netherlands.

Hollander beater Hollander beaters n
Holländer Papierholländer
A machine developed to produce paper pulp from cellulose containing plant fibers.

Hollywood /ˈhɒl.i.wʊd/ [ˈhɑɫ.i.wʊd] [ˈhɒɫ.i.wʊd] Hollywoods pn
Hollywood
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(metonym) The American motion picture industry, regardless of location.

Holocaust /ˈhɑləkɑst/ /ˈhɑləkɔst/ /ˈhɒləkɔːst/ Holocausts pn
Holocaust Auschwitz Endlösung Judenmord Judenvernichtung Massenmord an den europäischen Juden
(historical, narrowly) The systematic mass murder (genocide) of six million Jews perpetrated by Nazi Germany shortly before and during World War II.
(historical, broadly) The systematic mass murder (democide) of somewhere between eleven and fourteen million people, namely six million Jews and from five to eight million others (including Romanis, Slavs, homosexuals, and people with physical and mental disabilities), perpetrated by Nazi Germany shortly before and during World War II.

Holocene /ˈhɒl.əˌsiːn/ adj
holozänisch
(geology) Of a geologic epoch within the Quaternary period from about the year 10 000 BC to the present; the age of man.

Holocene /ˈhɒl.əˌsiːn/ pn
Holozän
(geology) The Holocene epoch.

Holodomor /ˌhɒlədəˈmɔː(ɹ)/ Holodomors pn
Holodomor
(historical, rare) А famine with mass deaths, especially one of the Soviet famines in 1921–22, 1932–33, or 1946–47.

Holohoax pn
Auschwitzlüge Holocaustschwindel Holohoax
(offensive, used by Holocaust deniers) The Holocaust viewed as an event which is fabricated and did not happen.

Holstein pn
Holstein
The region between the rivers Elbe and Eider, to the south of Schleswig, part of the German state of Schleswig-Holstein.

Holy Communion pn
Abendmahl Brotbrechen Eucharistie Heilige Kommunion Heiliges Abendmahl Heiliges Mahl
A Christian sacrament commemorating the Last Supper of Christ, with the physical forms of bread and usually wine which are believed by certain denominations to become Christ himself or to host his spiritual presence.

Holy Family pn
Heilige Familie
(Christianity) Jesus Christ, the Virgin Mary, and Joseph.

Holy Father pn
Heiliger Vater
The title of the Pope of the Catholic Church.

Holy Grail Holy Grails pn
Heiliger Gral
(Arthurian mythology) An artifact in Arthurian mythology, being the cup used by Christ at the Last Supper and in which some of his blood was caught during the crucifixion.

Holy Land pn
Heiliges Land
(Judaism, Christianity, Islam) That part of the Middle East, consisting mostly of Israel and Palestine, in which most Biblical events are set.

Holy League Holy Leagues n
Heilige Liga
(historical) Any one of several temporary alliances between Christian countries of (especially mediaeval) Europe, formed for some specific objective of ostensible benefit to Christianity.

Holy Prepuce Holy Prepuces n
Heilige Vorhaut heilige Vorhaut
Any of several sacred or holy foreskins (Latin sānctum praepūtium) allegedly from the circumcision of the baby Jesus on the eighth day of his life.

Holy Roman Empire pn
Heiliges Römisches Reich Heiliges Römisches Reich Deutscher Nation
(history) A political conglomeration of lands in Central Europe from at least 962 C.E. until 1806. [from 17th c.]

Holy Saturday Holy Saturdays n
Karsamstag
The Saturday immediately after Good Friday and before Easter.

Holy See /ˌhəʊli ˈsiː/ pn
Heiliger Stuhl
The episcopal jurisdiction of the Bishop of Rome, commonly known as the Pope. It is the preeminent see of the Catholic Church. It is also the sovereign entity headed by the Pope which governs the Vatican and represents the Catholic Church in temporal affairs.

Holy Spirit pn
Heiliger Geist
(Christianity) The person (hypostasis) of the Trinity or Godhead corresponding to divine essence present in the faithful (particularly inspired prophets) and considered to proceed either from (Eastern Orthodoxy) God the Father alone or (Roman Catholicism) from Him together with God the Son.

Holy Week pn
Karwoche Stille Woche Heilige Woche Osterwoche
The week preceding Easter containing Palm Sunday, Holy Monday, Holy Tuesday, Holy Wednesday (Spy Wednesday), Holy Thursday (Maundy Thursday), Holy Friday (Good Friday), and Holy Saturday.

Holy Writ Holy Writs n
Heilige Schrift
The Bible.

Holy of Holies pn
Allerheiligstes
The inner sanctum of the Temple in Jerusalem.
(by extension) The most sacred place within a sacred building.
(informal, humorous) One's private retreat, inner sanctum.

Home Army pn
Polnische Heimatarmee
(history) the dominant Polish resistance movement in Poland, occupied by Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union, during World War II.

Home Office pn
Innenministerium
(British, UK politics) The British government department, headed by the Home Secretary, responsible for security and law enforcement in England and Wales.

Home Secretary Home Secretaries n
Innenminister Innenministerin

Homer /ˈhoʊməɹ/ /ˈhəʊmə/ Homers pn
Homer
Ancient Greek poet; author of the Iliad and the Odyssey.

Homeric /hoʊˈmɛɹɪk/ /həʊˈmɛɹɪk/ more Homeric most Homeric adj
homerisch
Resembling or relating to the epic poetry of Homer.

Homeric laughter n
homerisches Gelächter
Boisterous laughter, prolonged belly laughing; long or uncontrollable laughing.

Homocaust pn
Homocaust
(rare) The persecution of homosexuals which occurred in Nazi Germany, when seen as constituting systematic destruction of them.

Homs /hɒms/ pn
Homs
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Homsi /ˈhɒmsi/ adj
Homser
Of or pertaining to Homs.

Homsi /ˈhɒmsi/ Homsis n
Homser Homserin
A person from, or an inhabitant of, Homs.

Honduran more Honduran most Honduran adj
honduranisch
Of, from, or pertaining to Honduras or the Honduran people.

Honduran Hondurans n
Honduraner Honduranerin
A person from Honduras or of Honduran descent.

Honduras /hɑnˈdjʊɹ.əs/ /hɑnˈdʊɹ.əs/ /hɒnˈdjʊə.ɹəs/ pn
Honduras
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Hong Kong /ˌhɑŋˈkɑŋ/ /ˌhɒŋˈkɒŋ/ /ˌhɔŋˈkɔŋ/ [hɔŋ˥ kʰɔŋ˥] pn
Hongkong
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Hongkongese more Hongkongese most Hongkongese adj
Hongkonger Hongkong- hongkongisch
Of or relating to Hong Kong, the Hong Kong people, or their language.

Hongkongese Hongkongese n
Hongkonger Hongkongerin
A native of Hong Kong.

Honiara /ˌhəʊnɪˈɑːɹə/ pn
Honiara
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Honolulu /ˌhoʊ.nəˈluː.luː/ /ˌhɒn.əˈluː.luː/ pn
Honolulu
A port on Oahu Island, the capital city of the state of Hawaii in the United States of America.

Honorius pn
Honorius
A Latin en given name, notably borne by a Roman emperor and several popes.

Honshu /ˈhɑnʃu/ pn
Honshū Honschu Honshu
The main island of the Japanese Archipelago.

Hooke's law pn
Hookesches Gesetz
(physics) the principle that the stress applied to a solid is directly proportional to the strain produced. This law describes the behavior of springs and solids stressed within their elastic limit.

Horace /ˈhɒrɪs/ /ˈhɒɹəs/ /ˈhɔɹəs/ Horaces pn
Horaz
Quintus Horatius Flaccus, a poet and philosopher of the Roman Augustan Age (65–8 BCE).

Horn of Africa pn
Horn von Afrika
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Horned God pn
Gehörnter Gott
(Wicca) The second major supernatural figure in the Wiccan religion, a triune god equal to the Goddess, split into the aspects of the Father, Master, and the Sage.

Horologium pn
Pendeluhr
(astronomy) A constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a pendulum clock. It lies between the constellations Fornax and Dorado.

Horsehead Nebula pn
Pferdekopfnebel

Horus [hɔːɹəs] pn
Horus
(Egyptian god) The ancient Egyptian falcon-headed god of the sun, sky, war, and kingship.

Hosea /hoʊˈzeɪə/ /ˌhoʊˈziːə/ pn
Hosea
A book of the Old Testament of the Bible.
A Biblical prophet.

Hossenfelder Hossenfelders pn
Hossenfelder

Hostomel pn
Hostomel
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Hottentot Hottentots n
Hottentotte Hottentottin
(archaic, now, offensive) A member of the Khoekhoe group of peoples.

Hottentot pn
Hottentottisch hottentottische Sprache
The language of the Khoekhoe, remarkable for its clicks.

Hottentot teal Hottentot teals n
Hottentottenente Pünktchenente
Anas hottentota, a species of dabbling duck.

House of Commons pn
Haus der Gemeinen House of Commons Unterhaus
(Canada, politics) The lower house of the Canadian Parliament.

House of Lords pn
Haus der Lords House of Lords Oberhaus
The upper chamber of the UK's Houses of Parliament.

House of Representatives pn
Repräsentantenhaus
The lower house in the bicameral legislatures of several countries; also some singular legislative bodies in unicameral systems.

Houston /ˈ(h)justən/ /ˈh(j)uːst(ə)n/ /ˈha͡ʊstən/ [j̊uːstɨn] [ˈhj̊uːstɨn] Houstons pn
Houston
A habitational surname.
A placename
Ellipsis of Houston County.
Other places in the United States:
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A en given name.
JSC, the NASA Mission Control complex located in Houston, named the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center since 1973.

Houston, we have a problem /ˈ(h)justən ˌwi hæv ə ˈpɹɑbləm/ /ˈh(j)uːst(ə)n ˌwiː hæv ə ˈpɹɒbləm/ phraseologicalUnit
Houston, wir haben ein Problem
(US, humorous) Used to report that a (major) problem has occurred.

Houthi /ˈhuːθi/ Houthis n
Huthi

Hradec Králové pn
Hradec Králové Königgrätz
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Huaqiao n
Huaqiao
A person or people of Chinese ethnicity, living in a non-Chinese country.

Huawei /ˈhwɑː.weɪ/ /ˈwɑː.weɪ/ pn
Huawei
(trademark) A Chinese company producing smartphones and other telecommunication equipment.

Hubble constant pn
Hubble-Konstante
(astronomy) A number that expresses the rate of expansion of the universe; the velocity at which a distant object is receding from the Earth divided by its distance; its reciprocal determines the age of the universe.

Hubert /ˈhjubɚt/ Huberts pn
Hubert Hubertus
A en given name, borne by an 8th-century bishop of Liège, patron saint of hunters.

Hudson Bay pn
Hudson Bay
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Hudsonian godwit Hudsonian godwits n
Hudsonschnepfe
An American wader, Limosa haemastica, gathering on the shores of Hudson Bay to migrate to South America each autumn.

Hue /ˈhweɪ/ pn
Hué Huë
A Vietnamese province with that city as its capital.

Hugh /hjuː/ pn
Hugo
(rare, _, compared to given name) A surname originating as a patronymic.

Huguenot /ˈhju.ɡə.nɒt/ /ˈhjuː.ɡə.nəʊ/ [ˈɕu.ɡə.nɒt] Huguenots n
Hugenotte Hugenottin
(historical) A member of the Protestant Reformed Church of France during the 16th and 17th century.

Hulaguid adj
hulaguidisch
Relating to the Ilkhans.

Huldah pn
Hulda
A prophetess in the Old Testament.

Human Genome Project pn
Humangenomprojekt
(genetics) an organized international scientific endeavour to determine the complete structure of human genetic material (DNA), identify all the genes, and to understand their function

Humbert /ˈhʌm.bət/ /ˈhʌm.bəɹt/ pn
Humbert
A en given name, rare in English.

Humboldt penguin Humboldt penguins n
Humboldt-Pinguin
Spheniscus humboldti, a species of penguin which live in coastal Peru and Chile.

Hume's leaf warbler Hume's leaf warblers n
Tienschan-Laubsänger
Phylloscopus humei, a small leaf warbler which breeds in the mountains of inner Asia.

Humpty Dumpty pn
Goggelmoggel Humpty Dumpty
A nursery rhyme character, a short, squat, egg-like being who falls from a wall and breaks, whose name has become synonymous with anything fragile or the existence of which is precarious.

Hun /hʌn/ Huns n
Hunne Hunnin
A member of a nomadic tribe (the Huns) who invaded Europe in the fourth century from Central Asia.

Hundred Years' War pn
Hundertjähriger Krieg
A series of conflicts between France and England, lasting 116 years from 1337 to 1453.

Hunedoara pn
Eisenmarkt

Huneric pn
Hunerich

Hungarian /hʌŋˈɡɛə.ɹi.ən/ adj
ungarisch Ungarisch
Of, from, or pertaining to the Kingdom of Hungary, during the days of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, regardless of ethnicity.

Hungarian /hʌŋˈɡɛə.ɹi.ən/ Hungarians n
Ungar Ungarin
A person from the former Kingdom of Hungary, during the Austro-Hungarian Empire, regardless of that person's ethnicity.
Ungarisch ungarisch
(uncountable) The main language of Hungary.

Hungarian hound Hungarian hounds n
transylvanischer Laufhund ungarische Bracke ungarischer Laufhund
A breed of hunting dog originating in Hungary.

Hungarian notation /hʌŋˈɡɛɹi.ən noʊˈteɪʃən/ n
ungarische Notation
(computing, programming) A naming convention in which the name of a variable indicates its data type and intended use by including abbreviations as prefixes.

Hungarism n
Hungarismus
(chiefly, historical) The fascist ideology of the Nazi-aligned Arrow Cross Party, which ruled Hungary from 1944 to 1945, and of its predecessors and subsequent far-right supporters.

Hungary /ˈhʌŋ.ɡəɹ.i/ pn
Ungarn
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Hungary water Hungary waters n
Ungarisch Wasser ungarisch Wasser
(historical) One of various early modern perfumes and elixirs made of rosemary, camomile or later lavender infused in various alcohols.

Huningue pn
Hüningen
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Hunnic /ˈhʌnɪk/ more Hunnic most Hunnic adj
hunnisch
Relating to the Huns.

Hunnic /ˈhʌnɪk/ pn
Hunnisch
The language of the Huns.

Hunnic Empire pn
Hunnenreich

Hunsrik pn
Riograndenser Hunsrückisch
A Germanic language spoken by some 3 to 5 million people, mainly in southern Brazil. The vocabulary and pronunciation are influenced by Portuguese.

Hunter Hunters pn
Jäger
An English and Scottish surname originating as an occupation for a hunter.

Huron /ˈhjɔːɹɒn/ /ˈhjɝɑn/ /ˈhjʊəɹɒn/ /ˈhjʊɹɑn/ Huron Hurons n
Hurone

Hurrian /ˈhɝ.i.ən/ /ˈhʌ.ɹɪ.ən/ /ˈhʌɹ.i.ən/ more Hurrian most Hurrian adj
hurritisch hurrisch
Of or pertaining to the Hurrians or their language or culture.

Hurrian /ˈhɝ.i.ən/ /ˈhʌ.ɹɪ.ən/ /ˈhʌɹ.i.ən/ Hurrians n
Hurriter Hurriterin
(historical) A member of an ancient people who lived in northern Mesopotamia and created a powerful kingdom called Mitanni in the 16th-13th century BC.

Hurrian /ˈhɝ.i.ən/ /ˈhʌ.ɹɪ.ən/ /ˈhʌɹ.i.ən/ pn
Hurritisch
The language of Hurrians, neither Indo-European nor Semitic, whose only known relative is the Urartian.

Hus pn
Hus
A surname from Czech, notably borne by Jan Hus, a Czech religious reformer.

Husayn pn
Hussein
(Islam) A son of Ali and brother of Hassan; a martyr, and Shi'a Imam.
A en given name used by Muslims, diminutive of meaning good or handsome.
A Muslim surname from Arabic derived from the Arabic given name.

Hussite Hussites n
Hussit Hussitin
A follower of the teachings of the Christian reformer Jan Hus.

Hussitism pn
Hussitismus
(Christianity, historical) A religious reform and nationalistic movement of the Bohemian Reformation, based on the teachings of Jan Hus.

Hutsul Hutsuls n
Huzule Huzulin
A member of an East Slavic ethnic group spanning parts of western Ukraine and Romania.

Hutterite Hutterites n
Hutterer Hutterin
A member of a communal branch of Anabaptists founded by Jakob Hutter.

Huși pn
Hussburg

Hyacinthus /ˌhaɪəˈsɪnθəs/ pn
Hyakinthos
(Greek mythology) A Spartan youth loved and accidentally killed by Apollo. The flower hyacinth sprang from his blood.

Hyades /ˈhaɪ.ədiːz/ pn
Hyaden
(astronomy) An open cluster of stars in the constellation Taurus, and the nearest visible such cluster to Earth.

Hyblaean Mountains pn
Iblei Berge
A mountain range in south-eastern Sicily.

Hydra /ˈhaɪ̯dɹə/ [ˈhaɪ̯dɹə] [ˈhaɪ̯d͡ʒɹə] pn
Hydra
(Greek mythology) A mythological serpent with many heads, slain by Hercules as one of his twelve labours.
(astronomy) One of Pluto's moons.
Wasserschlange Hydra
(constellation) A spring constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a serpent. It lies just south of the zodiac and contains the star Alphard.

Hydrus pn
Kleine Wasserschlange
(constellation) A winter constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a small serpent. It lies between the constellations Mensa and Tucana. It is not to be confused with the constellation Hydra.

Hygieia pn
Hygieia Hygeia
(Greek deities) The goddess and personification of health and healthiness, a daughter of Asclepius and Epione.

Hypnos /ˈhɪpnoʊs/ /ˈhɪpnɒs/ pn
Hypnos
(Greek god) The god and personification of sleep. The son of Nyx and Erebus, twin brother of Thanatos, husband of Pasithea, and the father of the Oneiroi. His Roman counterpart is Somnus.

Hyrcania pn
Hyrkanien
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Hávamál pn
Hávamál
The Sayings of the High One; the second book of the Poetic Edda.

Hénon map Hénon maps n
Hénon-Abbildung

Höðr pn
Hödur
(Norse mythology) The blind son of the Norse gods Odin and Frigg, whom Loki tricked into shooting Baldur with a mistletoe arrow.

I /aɪ/ [aɪ̯] [aː] [ɑe̯] pronoun
ich
The speaker or writer, referred to as the grammatical subject, of a sentence.
(nonstandard) The speaker or writer, referred to as the grammatical object, of a sentence.

I am English phraseologicalUnit
ich bin Engländer ich bin Engländerin
Indicates that the speaker is from England.

I am a doctor phraseologicalUnit
ich bin Arzt
I am a doctor (a physician, a member of the medical profession)

I am afraid of this phraseologicalUnit
ich fürchte mich davor ich habe Angst davor

I beg your pardon phraseologicalUnit
wie bitte

I came, I saw, I conquered phraseologicalUnit
ich kam, ich sah, ich siegte kam, sah und siegte
I have gained a total and swift victory.

I can't find my ... phraseologicalUnit
ich kann mein ... nicht finden ich kann meine ... nicht finden ich kann meinen ... nicht finden
Said after losing something.

I can't swim phraseologicalUnit
ich kann nicht schwimmen
Indicates the speaker does not know how to swim.

I could eat a horse phraseologicalUnit
ich habe Hunger wie ein Bär ich habe Hunger wie ein Wolf
(idiomatic, hyperbole) I am very hungry; short form of "I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse."

I do phraseologicalUnit
ja, ich will
A traditional phrase said upon acceptance of marriage.

I don't care phraseologicalUnit
es ist mir egal es ist mir scheißegal es interessiert mich nicht es ist mir gleich es ist mir schnuppe es ist mir wumpe
Indicates that the speaker has no interest or emotional investment in the topic at hand.

I don't drive phraseologicalUnit
ich fahre kein Auto
I don't drive (a car, a vehicle)

I don't eat fish phraseologicalUnit
ich esse keinen Fisch
Indicates that the speaker does not eat fish.

I don't eat meat phraseologicalUnit
ich esse kein Fleisch
Indicates that the speaker does not eat meat.

I don't eat pork phraseologicalUnit
ich esse kein Schweinefleisch
Indicates that the speaker does not eat pork.

I don't have all day phraseologicalUnit
Ich habe nicht den ganzen Tag Zeit
Used to say that you want someone to do something faster because you do not have enough time to wait for them to finish

I don't know [-˩˥˨] [mː-] [ɑ̈ɪ̯ ɾoʊ̯(ʔ)(t̚) noʊ̯] [ə̃ː˦˩˦] phraseologicalUnit
ich weiß es nicht ich weiß nicht was weiß ich
A phrase used in response to a question or command in which the target person does not know the answer to or how to respond.

I don't speak English phraseologicalUnit
ich spreche kein Deutsch ich spreche kein Englisch
Indicates that the speaker is unable to speak the English language.

I don't think so /aɪ dəʊnt θɪŋk səʊ/ /aː doʊnt θɪŋk soʊ/ phraseologicalUnit
das glaube ich nicht ich glaube nicht
I think what has been said is untrue.

I don't understand phraseologicalUnit
ich verstehe nicht
Indicates that the speaker is not understanding the current subject or situation.

I don't want it phraseologicalUnit
ich will es nicht
Indicates that the speaker does not want to take something that is being offered.

I don't want to buy anything phraseologicalUnit
Ich möchte nichts kaufen
I don't want to buy anything

I don't want to talk about it phraseologicalUnit
ich möchte nicht darüber reden ich will nicht darüber reden
Indicates that the speaker does not want to discuss a particular topic.

I hate you phraseologicalUnit
ich hasse Sie ich hasse dich ich hasse euch
Expression of hatred, or intense disdain or dislike directed at someone. Some might invoke this phrase without literal implication, such as unselectively and uncontrolledly directing the phrase to innocent surrounding people as a result of difficult life circumstances, or jokingly in reponse to being pranked. Such uses should be avoided, however.

I have AIDS phraseologicalUnit
ich habe AIDS
Indicates that the speaker has acquired immune deficiency syndrome.

I have a cold /aɪ hæv ə koʊld/ phraseologicalUnit
ich bin erkältet
I am suffering from a cold.

I have a fever phraseologicalUnit
ich habe Fieber
Indicates that the speaker has an abnormally high body temperature, which is usually a symptom of a disease.

I have a headache phraseologicalUnit
ich habe Kopfschmerzen
Indicates that the speaker's head hurts.

I have a question phraseologicalUnit
ich habe eine Frage
Indicates that the speaker wants to ask a question.

I have a toothache phraseologicalUnit
ich habe Zahnschmerzen
Indicates that the speaker's tooth hurts.

I have asthma phraseologicalUnit
ich habe Asthma
Indicates that the speaker is afflicted with asthma

I have cancer phraseologicalUnit
Ich habe Krebs
Indicates that the speaker is afflicted with some form of cancer.

I have diabetes phraseologicalUnit
ich habe Diabetes
Indicates that the speaker has diabetes.

I have high blood pressure phraseologicalUnit
ich habe einen hohen Blutdruck
Indicates that the speaker has hypertension (high blood pressure).

I have low blood pressure phraseologicalUnit
ich habe einen niedrigen Blutdruck
Indicates that the speaker has hypotension (low blood pressure).

I have no money phraseologicalUnit
ich habe kein Geld
Indicates that the speaker has no money.

I kid you not phraseologicalUnit
ich schwör's dir kein Scheiß

I know phraseologicalUnit
ich weiß
A response used to indicate that speaker was in agreement with the preceding statement before it was made.

I know you are but what am I phraseologicalUnit
selber, selber, lachen alle Kälber wer es sagt, der ist es selber
(rhetorical question, colloquial, childish) Assertion that an insult made by the party to whom the phrase is directed is actually true of that party, and not of the person using the phrase. Usually considered to be a playground taunt.

I like you phraseologicalUnit
Sie gefallen mir du gefällst mir ich mag Sie ich mag dich
Indicates that the speaker likes the interlocutor.

I live in Melbourne phraseologicalUnit
ich wohne in Melbourne
Explains that the person lives in Melbourne (example city).

I lost my backpack phraseologicalUnit
ich habe meinen Rucksack verloren
Indicates that the speaker has lost his or her backpack.

I lost my glasses phraseologicalUnit
ich habe meine Brille verloren
Indicates that the speaker has lost his or her glasses.

I lost my handbag phraseologicalUnit
ich habe meine Handtasche verloren
Indicates that the speaker has lost his or her handbag.

I lost my keys phraseologicalUnit
ich habe meine Schlüssel verloren
(US) Indicates that the speaker has lost his or her keys.

I lost my wallet phraseologicalUnit
ich habe meine Brieftasche verloren
Indicates that the speaker has lost his or her wallet.

I love you /aɪ ˈlʌv juː/ phraseologicalUnit
ich liebe dich Ich habe dich lieb ich mag dich
An affirmation of affection or deep caring, especially to a family member.
ich liebe dich ich habe Sie gern ich habe Sie lieb ich habe dich gern ich habe dich lieb ich habe euch gern
An affirmation of romantic feeling to a lover or spouse.

I miss you phraseologicalUnit
du fehlst mir ich vermisse dich
An expression of sorrow or sadness about the absence of a family member, close friend, lover or spouse.

I must go phraseologicalUnit
ich muss gehen
I must leave

I need ... phraseologicalUnit
ich brauche ...
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I need a guide phraseologicalUnit
ich brauche einen Fremdenführer ich brauche einen Reiseführer
Indicates that the speaker needs a person to guide him or her.
ich brauche einen Reiseführer
Indicates that the speaker needs a book or document to guide him or her.

I need to vomit /aɪ nid tu ˈvɑmit/ phraseologicalUnit
ich muss erbrechen ich muss kotzen ich muss mich übergeben
(This entry is a translation hub.)

I rest my case phraseologicalUnit
Damit schließe ich die Beweisführung ab. Dem habe ich nichts mehr hinzuzufügen
(legal) My argument is proven; I conclude my statement.
womit alles gesagt wäre
(idiomatic) The previous encapsulates my view.

I see phraseologicalUnit
Ach so!

I spy n
ich sehe was, was du nicht siehst
(games) A game where players have to guess what one can see, based on the initial letter of the object.

I spy with my little eye phraseologicalUnit
ich sehe was, was du nicht siehst
The phrase used in the guessing game I spy.

I think so phraseologicalUnit
ich glaube schon
I believe that is the case, but am not certain.

I think therefore I am phraseologicalUnit
ich denke, also bin ich
(philosophy) I am able to think, therefore I exist. A philosophical proof of existence based on the fact that someone capable of any form of thought necessarily exists.

I told you so phraseologicalUnit
ich hab's gesagt
Used to remind someone that they were already warned by the speaker/writer that a certain event would happen.

I want my money back phraseologicalUnit
ich will mein Geld zurück
Said to demand a refund for a product or service.

I want to go to the toilet phraseologicalUnit
ich muss zur Toilette gehen
Indicates that the speaker feels the urge to go the toilet.

I want to know phraseologicalUnit
ich will wissen
A request for information.

I was born in ... phraseologicalUnit
ich bin ... geboren
I was born in ... (year).
ich bin in ... geboren
I was born in ... (place name).

I wish phraseologicalUnit
wenn auch wenn doch nur
(idiomatic, colloquial) Used to express the speaker's wish that the preceding statement were true

I'd like to kiss you phraseologicalUnit
ich möchte dich küssen
Used to ask to kiss a person.

I'd like to know phraseologicalUnit
ich möchte wissen ich wüsste gern
Polite request for information

I'll call the police phraseologicalUnit
ich rufe die Polizei
Indicates that the speaker is going to call the police, presumably to counter actions from the interlocutor.

I'm ... year(s) old phraseologicalUnit
ich bin ... ich bin ... Jahre alt
I was born ... year(s) ago.

I'm American phraseologicalUnit
Ich bin ein Amerikaner.
Indicates that the speaker is American.

I'm British phraseologicalUnit
Ich bin Brite
Indicates that the speaker is British.

I'm Canadian phraseologicalUnit
Ich bin ein Kanadierin
Indicates that the speaker is Canadian.

I'm Hindu phraseologicalUnit
ich bin Hindu
Indicates that the speaker is a follower of Hinduism.

I'm Jewish phraseologicalUnit
ich bin Jude ich bin Jüdin ich bin jüdisch
Indicates that the speaker is of Jewish ethnic descent.

I'm a Buddhist phraseologicalUnit
ich bin Buddhist ich bin Buddhistin
Indicates that the speaker is a Buddhist.

I'm a Catholic phraseologicalUnit
ich bin katholisch
Indicates that the speaker is a Catholic.

I'm a Christian phraseologicalUnit
ich bin Christ ich bin Christin
Indicates that the speaker is a Christian.

I'm a Muslim phraseologicalUnit
ich bin Muslim ich bin Muslima ich bin Muslimin
Indicates that the speaker is a Muslim.

I'm a Protestant phraseologicalUnit
ich bin evangelisch
Indicates that the speaker is a Protestant.

I'm a vegan phraseologicalUnit
ich bin Veganer ich bin Veganerin
Indicates that the speaker is a vegan.

I'm a vegetarian phraseologicalUnit
ich bin Vegetarier ich bin Vegetarierin
Indicates that the speaker is a vegetarian.

I'm afraid not phraseologicalUnit
leider nicht
Unfortunately, no; I regret that that is not so.

I'm afraid so phraseologicalUnit
leider schon
Unfortunately, yes; I regret that that is so.

I'm agnostic phraseologicalUnit
ich bin Agnostiker ich bin Agnostikerin
Indicates that the speaker is agnostic.

I'm allergic to aspirin phraseologicalUnit
ich bin allergisch gegen Aspirin
Indicates that the speaker has an allergy to aspirin.

I'm allergic to nuts phraseologicalUnit
ich bin allergisch gegen Nüsse ich habe eine Nussallergie
Indicates that the speaker has an allergy to nuts.

I'm allergic to pollen phraseologicalUnit
ich bin allergisch gegen Pollen
Indicates that the speaker has an allergy to pollen.

I'm an atheist phraseologicalUnit
ich bin Atheist ich bin Atheistin
Indicates that the speaker is an atheist.

I'm ashamed phraseologicalUnit
ich schäme mich
Indicates that the speaker is ashamed.

I'm bisexual phraseologicalUnit
ich bin bi ich bin bisexuell
Indicates that the speaker is bisexual.

I'm bleeding phraseologicalUnit
ich blute
Indicates that the speaker is bleeding.

I'm blind /aɪm ˈblaɪnd/ phraseologicalUnit
ich bin blind
Indicates that the speaker is blind.

I'm busy phraseologicalUnit
Ich bin beschäftigt. Ich habe zu tun.
I'm busy.

I'm cold phraseologicalUnit
ich friere mir ist kalt
Indicates that the speaker feels cold.

I'm confused phraseologicalUnit
ich bin verwirrt
Indicates that the speaker is confounded by something.

I'm deaf /aɪm ˈdɛf/ phraseologicalUnit
Ich bin taub
Indicates that one is deaf.

I'm divorced phraseologicalUnit
ich bin geschieden
Indicates that the speaker is divorced.

I'm dying phraseologicalUnit
ich sterbe
Indicates that the speaker believes that he or she is dying.

I'm embarrassed phraseologicalUnit
es ist mir peinlich
Indicates that the speaker is embarrassed.

I'm fine phraseologicalUnit
es geht mir gut
Conventional response to "how are you?", indicating that one is well.

I'm fine, thank you phraseologicalUnit
mir geht's gut, danke
The expected, polite response to how are you?

I'm full phraseologicalUnit
ich bin satt
Indicates that the speaker does not wish to continue eating.

I'm gay phraseologicalUnit
ich bin lesbisch ich bin schwul
Indicates that the speaker is homosexual.

I'm hot phraseologicalUnit
mir ist heiß
Indicates that the speaker is hot (i.e. feeling the sensation of heat, especially to the point of discomfort)

I'm hungry phraseologicalUnit
ich bin hungrig ich habe Hunger
I have a strong appetite to eat.

I'm in love with you phraseologicalUnit
ich bin in dich verliebt
A declaration of passion or romantic feeling.

I'm looking for a grocery store phraseologicalUnit
ich suche einen Lebensmittelladen
Indicates that the speaker is looking for a grocery store.

I'm looking for a job phraseologicalUnit
ich suche Arbeit ich suche einen Job
Indicates that the speaker is looking for a job.

I'm lost phraseologicalUnit
ich habe mich verlaufen
Indicates that the speaker is unable to find his or her way.

I'm married phraseologicalUnit
ich bin verheiratet
Indicates that the speaker has a spouse.

I'm mute /aɪm ˈmjuːt/ phraseologicalUnit
ich bin stumm
I'm mute

I'm not interested phraseologicalUnit
ich bin nicht interessiert
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I'm not religious phraseologicalUnit
ich bin nicht religiös
Indicates that the speaker is a not a follower of any religious doctrines.

I'm pregnant phraseologicalUnit
ich bin schwanger
Indicates that the speaker is pregnant.

I'm rubber, you're glue phraseologicalUnit
was du sagst, (das) bist du selbst, wenn du deine Klappe hältst
(childish) Countering an attack on one's character.

I'm scared phraseologicalUnit
Angst haben
Indicates that the speaker is scared.

I'm sick phraseologicalUnit
ich bin krank
Indicates that the speaker has an illness.

I'm single phraseologicalUnit
ich bin ledig
Indicates that the speaker does not have a spouse or romantic partner.

I'm sorry phraseologicalUnit
Entschuldigung entschuldigen Sie ich bitte um Verzeihung
Indicates the speaker's apology.
es tut mir leid Entschuldigung entschuldigen Sie ich bitte um Verzeihung tut mir leid
(with an upward inflection) Indicates that the speaker is confused or requests information to be repeated; come again?, say again?, I beg your pardon?; see also Thesaurus:say again

I'm straight phraseologicalUnit
ich bin hetero ich bin heterosexuell
Indicates that the speaker is a heterosexual.

I'm thirsty phraseologicalUnit
ich habe Durst
(usually) I need something to drink (e.g., water).
(more generally) I need something, or want something a lot.

I'm tired phraseologicalUnit
ich bin müde
Indicates that the speaker is in need of rest or sleep.

I'm twenty years old phraseologicalUnit
ich bin zwanzig ich bin zwanzig Jahre alt
Indicates that the speaker is aged twenty.

I'm worried phraseologicalUnit
ich bin besorgt
Indicates that the speaker is worried.

I've been raped phraseologicalUnit
ich bin vergewaltigt worden
Indicates that the speaker has been raped.

I've been robbed phraseologicalUnit
ich bin beraubt worden
Indicates that the speaker has been robbed.

I've been shot phraseologicalUnit
ich bin angeschossen worden
Indicates one has been shot and may require medical attention.

I've burned myself phraseologicalUnit
ich habe mich verbrannt
Indicates that the speaker is physically hurt due to contact with fire or heat.

I/O I/Os n
E/A
(computing, electrical engineering)

IAEA pn
IAEO
(UN) Initialism of International Atomic Energy Agency.

ICAO /ˌaɪˈkeɪˌoʊ/ pn
IZLO
Acronym of w:International Civil Aviation Organization; a United Nations agency headquartered in Montreal, Canada.

ICAO spelling alphabet n
NATO-Buchstabieralphabet
The ICAO radiotelephony spelling alphabet of the International Civil Aviation Organization. This alphabet assigns names to letters of the alphabet for clearer enunciation (and for the same reason pronounces the numeral 9 as "niner"):

ICJ pn
IGH
(international law, UN) Initialism of International Court of Justice.

ICPL n
IZVR
(rare) Initialism of international civil procedural law.

ICU ICUs n
IPS IS Intensiv Intensivstation
(medical) Initialism of intensive care unit.

IDF pn
Zahal
(military) Initialism of Israel Defense Forces.

IDK phraseologicalUnit
kA kP

IDaaS n
IDaaS
(computing) Acronym of Identity as a Service.

IE pn
idg.
(linguistics, anthropology, etc.) Initialism of Indo-European.

IED /ˌaɪ iː ˈdiː/ IEDs n
USBV
(weapons) Initialism of improvised explosive device.

IFV IFVs n
SPz

ILO pn
IAO Internationale Arbeitsorganisation
Initialism of International Labour Organization, a specialised agency of the United Nations to deal with labour issues. Its headquarters are in Geneva, Switzerland.

IMF pn
IWF
(UN) Initialism of International Monetary Fund.

IMHO phraseologicalUnit
mMn mbMn
(internet slang, text messaging) Initialism of in my humble opinion.

IMO
m. E. meiner Meinung nach meines Erachtens
(informal, internet slang, text messaging) Initialism of in my opinion.

IMO pn
Internationale Seeschifffahrts-Organisation
(UN, nautical) Initialism of International Maritime Organization.

IOC pn
IOK
(ornithology) Initialism of International Ornithological Committee. (now known as International Ornithologists' Union)

IOU IOUs n
Schuldanerkenntnis Schuldanerkennung
An informal promissory note that is not a negotiable instrument.

IP pn
IP
Initialism of Ingress Protection Rating.
Initialism of International Paper.

IP address IP addresses n
IP-Adresse
(Internet) A number assigned to each computer's or other device's network interface, which are active on a network. supporting the Internet Protocol, in order to distinguish each network interface, and hence each networked device) from every other network interface anywhere on the network.

IPA /ˌaɪ.piːˈeɪ/ [ˌaɪ.pʰiːˈeɪ] pn
IPA
Initialism of International Phonetic Alphabet.

IQ /ˌaɪ ˈkjuː/ IQs n
IQ
Initialism of intelligence quotient.

IS pn
IS
Initialism of Islamic State.

ISBN ISBNs n
Internationale Standardbuchnummer
Initialism of International Standard Book Number.

ISDN ISDNs n
ISDN
(telecommunications) Initialism of Integrated Services Digital Network.

ISIS /ˈaɪsɪs/ pn
ISIG ISIL ISIS
A Salafist group active in Libya, Nigeria, Iraq and Syria, where it has proclaimed an (unrecognized) state. [from 2013]

ISP ISPs n
ISP
(Internet) Initialism of internet service provider. (a company that provides Internet access for a fee)

ISS pn
ISS
(space) Initialism of International Space Station.

ISSN ISSNs n
Internationale Standardnummer für fortlaufende Sammelwerke
Initialism of International Standard Serial Number.

IT ITs n
EDV IT
(informatics) Initialism of information technology.

IUD IUDs n
IUP
Initialism of intrauterine device.

IaaS n
IaaS
(computing) Acronym of Infrastructure as a Service.

Iamblichean more Iamblichean most Iamblichean adj
iamblichisch
Of or pertaining to Iamblichus.

Iamblichus /aɪˈæmblɪkəs/ pn
Iamblichos Jamblichos Jamblichus
Iamblichus (c. 245 – c. 325), a Syrian Neoplatonist philosopher.

Iapetus /aɪˈæpɪtəs/ pn
Iapetus Iapetos Japetos Japetus
(Greek god) A Titan, the son of Uranus and Gaia, and father of Atlas, Prometheus, Epimetheus, and Menoetius.
Iapetus Japetus
(astronomy) The third largest moon of Saturn

Iași pn
Jassenmarkt Jassy Iași
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Ibadism n
Ibadismus
(Islam) The doctrines associated with Ibadis, such as the acceptance of fewer hadiths, and the addition of Jami Sahih as a canonical hadith.

Iberia /aɪˈbɪəɹ.i.ə/ /aɪˈbɪɹ.i.ə/ pn
Iberien Iberische Halbinsel
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Iberian more Iberian most Iberian adj
iberisch
Native to Iberia.

Iberian Iberians n
Iberer Ibererin
(countable) A native of Iberia (the European peninsula).

Iberian pn
Iberisch
An extinct language isolate that was spoken in the Iberian peninsula.

Iberian Peninsula pn
Iberische Halbinsel Pyrenäenhalbinsel
A peninsula located in the extreme southwest of Europe which includes modern day Spain, Portugal, Andorra and Gibraltar, bordered on the south and east by the Mediterranean Sea, and on the north and west by the Atlantic Ocean, with the Pyrenees forming the northeast edge of the peninsula, connecting it to the rest of Europe.

Iberian chiffchaff Iberian chiffchaffs n
Iberienzilpzalp
Phylloscopus ibericus, a species of leaf warbler endemic to Portugal, Spain and North Africa, west of a line stretching roughly from the western Pyrenees via the mountains of central Spain to the Atlantic.

Ibero-Romance adj
iberoromanisch

Ibero-Romance pn
Iberoromanisch

Ibiza /aɪˈbiːθə/ /iˈbiːsə/ /ɪˈbiːsə/ /ɪˈbiːzə/ /ɪˈbiːθə/ pn
Ibiza Ibiza-Stadt
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Ibizan adj
ibizenkisch
From, or pertaining to, Ibiza.

Ibizan Ibizans n
Ibizenker Ibizenkerin
Someone from Ibiza.

Iblis /ibˈliːs/ pn
Iblis
(Islam) Satan; the Devil.

Icarus /ˈɪkəɹəs/ pn
Ikaros Ikarus

Iceland /ˈaɪs.lənd/ pn
Island
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Iceland gull Iceland gulls n
Polarmöwe
Larus glaucoides, a medium size gull which breeds in the Arctic regions of Canada and Greenland.

Icelander Icelanders n
Isländer Isländerin
A person from Iceland or of Icelandic descent.

Icelandic /aɪsˈlændɪk/ more Icelandic most Icelandic adj
isländisch Isländisch
Of or relating to the natives or inhabitants of Iceland.

Icelandic /aɪsˈlændɪk/ pn
Isländisch isländisch
A North Germanic language, the national tongue of Iceland.

Icelandic Sheepdog Icelandic Sheepdogs n
Islandhund Isländischer Schäferhund Isländischer Spitz
A spitz herding dog bred in Iceland.

Icelandic horse Icelandic horses n
Islandpferd Islandpony Isländer
A horse of a small, hardy breed developed from ponies taken to Iceland by Norse settlers in the 9th and 10th centuries.

Ichabod /ˈɪkəbɒd/ pn
Ikabod
(archaic) A en given name

Ichkeria pn
Itschkerien

Ida /ˈaɪdə/ pn
Ida
A en given name.

Idaho /ˈaɪdəhəʊ/ /ˈaɪdəˌhoʊ/ pn
Idaho
University of Idaho

Idist Idists n
Idist Idistin
A speaker or proponent of Ido (a constructed language).

Ido /ˈidoʊ/ pn
Ido
A constructed language; a reform of Esperanto and Idiom Neutral

Idumaea pn
Idumäa
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Ignatian adj
ignatianisch
of or relating to Saint Ignatius of Loyola, a 16th century Spanish knight who founded the Jesuits

Ignatius /ɪɡˈneɪʃəs/ pn
Ignaz Ignatz
A en given name; of mostly Roman Catholic or Eastern Orthodox usage in English.

Ijekavian pn
ijekavisch
A dialect, group of dialects or dialect continuum of Serbo-Croatian spoken through most of Croatia, Bosnia and Montenegro and parts of Serbia and distinguished by reflecting the Common Slavic jat (Old Cyrillic: ѣ, Glagolitic: ⱑ, Latin transcription /ě/) sound as disyllabic (triphonemic) /ije/ or diphthongal /je/ sequence.

Ikavian pn
ikavisch
A dialect or group of dialects of Serbo-Croatian spoken primarily in coastal Croatia distinguished by reflecting the Common Slavic jat (Old Cyrillic: ѣ, Glagolitic: ⱑ, Latin transcription /ě/) sound as /i/.

Il Duce /il ˈdutʃeɪ/ /iːl ˈduːtʃeɪ/ pn
Duce
(historical) The title which Italian dictator Benito Mussolini assumed during his rule (1922—1945).

Iliad /ˈɪli.əd/ /ˈɪliˌæd/ pn
Iliade Ilias
A famous ancient Greek epic poem about the Trojan War, attributed to Homer.

Ilkhanate pn
Ilchanat
Iran ruled by ilkhans between the 13th and 14th centuries.

Illinois /ˌɪləˈnɔɪ/ /ˌɪləˈnɔɪz/ pn
Illinois
A confederation of Algonquian tribes who lived in the Mississippi River Valley.

Illyria pn
Illyrien
A region in Southeast Europe, the western part of what is now the Balkan Peninsula that was inhabited by the Illyrians, ancient Indo-European people.

Illyrian /ɪˈliəɹiən/ /ɪˈlɪəɹɪən/ adj
illyrisch
Of or pertaining to Illyria or Illyrians.

Illyrian /ɪˈliəɹiən/ /ɪˈlɪəɹɪən/ Illyrians n
Illyrerin Illyrer
An inhabitant of ancient Illyria.
An inhabitant of Roman province of Illyricum (Illyro-Roman).

Illyrian /ɪˈliəɹiən/ /ɪˈlɪəɹɪən/ pn
Illyrisch
An extinct Indo-European language or group of languages spoken in modern Southeast Europe, in the western half of the Balkan Peninsula.
(historical, or, obsolete) The Serbo-Croatian language.

Iloilo pn
Iloilo
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Imbolc /ɪˈmɑlɡ/ /ɪˈmɒlɡ/ /ˈɪmbɑlk/ /ˈɪmbɒlk/ pn
Imbolg
(Britain, Ireland) A Gaelic and Wiccan festival celebrated on 1 or 2 February which marks the beginning of spring.

Imereti pn
Imeretien
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Imhotep /ɪmˈhoʊ.tɛp/ pn
Imhotep

Immaculate Conception pn
unbefleckte Empfängnis
The doctrine, in the Roman Catholic Church, that the Virgin Mary was conceived biologically but free from original sin.

Immanuel /ɪˈmænjuəl/ /ɪˈmænjəl/ Immanuels pn
Immanuel
(Christianity) This figure, regarded by Christians as the Messiah or Christ.

Imperial Flanders pn
Reichsflandern
The (smaller) part of the countship of Flanders, east of the Scheldt (Escaut), for which the count did not pay homage as vassal of the French king but to the Holy Roman Emperor.

Inanna pn
Inanna
(mythology, Mesopotamian mythology) A Sumerian goddess of sexual love, fertility, and warfare, known by the Akkadians as Ishtar and later identified with Astarte, Aphrodite, and Venus.

Inca /ˈɪŋkə/ Inca Incas n
Inka
A member of the group of Quechuan peoples of highland Peru who established an empire from northern Ecuador to central Chile before the Spanish conquest.

India /ˈɪn.di.ə/ /ˈɪn.dɪə/ /ˈɪn.dɪə̯/ /ˈɪɳ.ɖɪ.jaː/ Indias pn
Indien
(historical, often "British India") A territory of the British Empire, chiefly comprising the modern day countries of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal and Burma.

Indian /ˈɪn.di.ən/ /ˈɪn.dɪ.ən/ /ˈɪɳ.ɖɪə̯n/ more Indian most Indian adj
indisch
Of or relating to India or its people; or (formerly) of the East Indies. [from 14th c.]
indianisch
Of or relating to the indigenous peoples of the Americas. [from 16th c.]

Indian /ˈɪn.di.ən/ /ˈɪn.dɪ.ən/ /ˈɪɳ.ɖɪə̯n/ Indians n
Inder Inderin
A person from India. [from 13th c.]
Indianer Indianerin
An American Indian, a member of one of the indigenous peoples of the Americas (generally excluding the Aleut, Inuit, Metis, or Yupik). [from 16th c.]

Indian English Indian Englishes n
Indisches Englisch indisches Englisch
A major dialect of the English language, spoken in many varieties in India and by people from India.

Indian Ocean pn
Indischer Ozean Indik
The ocean separating Africa, southern Asia, Australia and Antarctica.

Indian almond Indian almonds n
Badam Indische Mandel Katappenbaum Seemandelbaum
A tropical tree grown for its edible fruit, almondlike nuts, and as an ornamental shade tree, Terminalia catappa.

Indian black-lored tit Indian black-lored tits n
Indien-Kronenmeise
Machlolophus aplonotus, a small bird of the tit family Paridae

Indian cobra Indian cobras n
Brillenschlange
A cobra of the species Naja naja, having on its hood two circular ocelli patterns connected by a curved line.

Indian coral tree Indian coral trees n
Indischer Korallenbaum
A tree, Erythrina variegata, native to the tropical and subtropical regions of eastern Africa, the Indian Subcontinent, northern Australia, and the islands of the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean east to Fiji.

Indian cress n
Große Kapuzinerkresse
(dated) A plant of species Tropaeolum majus).

Indian meal moth Indian meal moths n
Dörrobstmotte Kupferrote Dörrobstmotte
Plodia interpunctella, a species of moth that feeds on dried foods, especially nuts and fruit.

Indian myna Indian mynas n
Hirtenmaina

Indian red Indian reds n
Indischrot

Indian rhinoceros Indian rhinoceros Indian rhinoceroses Indian rhinocerotes n
Panzernashorn
A rhinoceros of species Rhinoceros unicornis, in the family Rhinocerotidae.

Indian sandalwood Indian sandalwoods n
Sandelholzbaum
A species of sandalwood (Santalum album) the most commonly known source of sandalwood.

Indian summer /ˈɪn.di.ən ˈsʌ.mɚ/ /ˈɪn.dɪ.ən ˈsʌ.mə(ɹ)/ Indian summers n
Altweibersommer
A stretch of sunny and warm, often hazy, days during late autumn. [from late 18th c., popularized in the early 19th c.]
zweiter Frühling
(figuratively) The late autumn of life; a late flowering of activity before old age. [from early 19th c.]

Indian sunburn Indian sunburns n
Brennnessel
(slang) The prank of grabbing a victim's forearm in both hands and twisting the skin in opposite directions.

Indiana /ˌɪndiˈænə/ Indianas pn
Indiana
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Indianapolis /ɪndiəˈnæpəlɪs/ pn
Indianapolis
IMS; Ellipsis of Indianapolis Motor Speedway (“The Brickyard”).

Indo-Aryan more Indo-Aryan most Indo-Aryan adj
indoarisch
Of or pertaining to Indo-Aryan languages and people.

Indo-Aryan pn
Indoarisch
A branch of Indo-Iranian and thus Indo-European language family, with a total number of native speakers of more than 900 million, chiefly in South Asia.

Indo-European /ˌɪndəʊˌjʊəɹəˈpiːən/ more Indo-European most Indo-European adj
indoeuropäisch indogermanisch
Of or relating to the languages originally spoken in Europe and Western Asia.
Of or relating to the hypothetical group of peoples that spread Indo-European languages.
indoeuropäisch indogermanisch urindogermanisch
Of or relating to the hypothetical parent language of the Indo-European language family. Also called Proto-Indo-European and abbreviated PIE.

Indo-European /ˌɪndəʊˌjʊəɹəˈpiːən/ Indo-Europeans n
Indoeuropäer Indoeuropäerin Indogermane Indogermanin
A member of the original ethnolinguistic group hypothesized to have spoken Proto-Indo-European and thus to have been the ancestor for most of India and Western Eurasia.

Indo-European /ˌɪndəʊˌjʊəɹəˈpiːən/ pn
Indogermanisch Urindogermanisch
Proto-Indo-European: the hypothetical parent language of the Indo-European language family.

Indo-European studies n
Indogermanistik
The academic study of the Indo-European languages in relation to Proto-Indo-European, and sometimes of related humanities. (This entry is a translation hub.)

Indo-Europeanist Indo-Europeanists n
Indogermanist Indogermanistin
(indo-european studies) A scientist (usually a linguist or anthropologist) engaged in Indo-European studies.

Indochina /ˈɪndoʊ̯ˌt͡ʃaɪ̯nə/ /ˌɪndoʊ̯ˈt͡ʃaɪ̯nə/ pn
Indochina
The former French colonial part of Southeast Asia comprising the peninsula containing Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos, and more broadly, Myanmar and Thailand.

Indology n
Indologie
The academic study of the history, culture, and languages of the Indian subcontinent.

Indonesia /-doʊ-/ /-zi.ə/ /ˌɪndə(ʊ)ˈniːʒə/ /ˌɪndəˈniʒə/ pn
Indonesien
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Indonesian /ˌɪndəˈniːʒən/ more Indonesian most Indonesian adj
indonesisch Indonesisch
Of or relating to Indonesia or its people or language.

Indonesian /ˌɪndəˈniːʒən/ Indonesians n
Indonesier Indonesierin
(countable) A person living in or coming from Indonesia.
Indonesisch indonesische Sprache
(uncountable) The common language spoken in Indonesia.

Induan pn
Indusium

Indus /ˈɪndəs/ pn
Indus
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(constellation) A constellation of the southern sky between Grus and Pavo.

Indus Valley Civilization /ˈɪn.dəs ˈvæl.i ˌsɪ.vɪ.laɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/ pn
Indus-Kultur Indus-Zivilisation
A Bronze Age civilization from the Indus river valley; the Harappan civilization.

Industrial Revolution pn
Industrielle Revolution
(historical) The major technological, socioeconomic and cultural change in the late 18th and early 19th century resulting from the replacement of an economy based on manual labour to one dominated by industry and machine manufacture.

Inez pn
Ines
A en given name.

Information Age pn
Informationszeitalter
The current era, characterised by the increasing importance and availability of information (especially by means of computers), as opposed to previous eras (such as the Industrial Age) in which most endeavours related to some physical process or product.

Ingram /ˈɪŋɡɹəm/ pn
Engelram
A en given name, in modern use transferred back from the surname.

Ingria pn
Ingermanland
A region to the south of Karelia in what is now Russia.

Ingrid pn
Ingrid
A en given name.

Ingush more Ingush most Ingush adj
inguschetisch inguschisch
Of or related to the Ingush people.
Of or related to the Ingush language.

Ingush Ingush Ingushes n
Ingusche Inguschin
A member of a Nakh people of the northeastern Caucasus, now mostly Sunni Muslim and resident in the Russian republic of Ingushetia.

Ingush pn
Inguschetisch Inguschisch
The language of the Ingush, a member of the Nakh family.

Ingushetia /ɪŋɡʊˈʃɛtiə/ pn
Inguschetien
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Ingvaeonic pn
Ingwäonisch
North Sea Germanic, a postulated grouping of the West Germanic languages that comprises Old Frisian, Old English, and Old Saxon (and their descendants).

Inn pn
Inn
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Inner Mongolia pn
Innere Mongolei
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Innsbruck pn
Innsbruck
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Inquisition pn
Inquisition Glaubensgericht Ketzergericht
(historical) A tribunal of the Roman Catholic Church set up to investigate and suppress heresy.

Interlaken pn
Interlaken
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Interlingua /ˈɪntə(ɹ)ˌlɪŋɡwə/ pn
Interlingua
A constructed interlanguage based on Romance languages, English, German, Russian and Latin, developed by the International Auxiliary Language Association, and first published in 1951.

International Court of Justice pn
Internationaler Gerichtshof
(UN) A judicial body of the United Nations, established in 1945 to decide disputes brought by nations.

International Date Line pn
Datumsgrenze
An imaginary line on the Earth's surface at 180° longitude, mostly through the Pacific Ocean, to the east of which the calendar date is one day earlier than to the west.

International Monetary Fund pn
Internationaler Währungsfonds
The international organization entrusted with overseeing the global financial system by monitoring foreign exchange rates and balance of payments, as well as offering technical and financial assistance when asked.

International Phonetic Alphabet /ˌɪntəˈnæʃ(ə)nəl fəˈnɛtɪk ˈælfəˌbɛt/ /ˌɪntɚˈnæʃ(ə)n(ə)l fəˈnɛɾɪk ˈælfəˌbɛt/ [ˌɪntəˈnæʃ(ə)nəɫ fəˈnɛtɪk ˈæɫfəˌbɛt] [ˌɪntɚˈnæʃ(ə)n(ə)ɫ fəˈnɛɾɪk ˈæɫfəˌbɛt] [ˌɪɾ̃ɚ-] pn
Internationales Phonetisches Alphabet Internationale Phonetische Alphabet Lautschrift
A standardized set of symbols for representing the sounds of human speech.

International Women's Day pn
Internationaler Frauentag Weltfrauentag
A holiday celebrated on March 8, with a focus on women's liberation, rights, class struggle, and femininity in general.

Internationale /ˌɪn.tɚˈnæˌʃən.əl/ /ˌɪn.tɚˌnæ.ʃənˈæl/ /ˌɪn.tɚˌnæ.ʃənˈɑl.eɪ/ pn
Internationale
A general left-wing anthem for solidarity and emancipation of the working class, dating back to the 19th century.

Internet /ˈɪntəˌnɛt/ /ˈɪntɚˌnɛt/ [ˈɪɾ̃ɚˌnɛt] pn
Internet Netz
The specific internet consisting of a global network of computers that communicate using Internet Protocol (IP) and that use Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) to identify the best paths to route those communications.

Internet address Internet addresses n
Internetadresse
(computing, Internet) Any address used to identify a place or resource on the Internet, such as a URL, an IP address, or a domain name.

Internet cafe Internet cafes n
Internetcafé
A place where one can use a computer with Internet access for a fee.

Internet forum Internet fora Internet forums n
Internetforum
(computing) A system in which users may send, read and reply to messages on a particular subject.

Internet of Things pn
Internet der Dinge
An Internet-like structure connecting everyday physical objects equipped with RFID or similar tags.

Internet presence Internet presences n
Internetpräsenz

Interslavic /ˌɪntɚˈslɑːvɪk/ adj
interslawisch
Between Slavs or Slavic nations.

Interslavic /ˌɪntɚˈslɑːvɪk/ pn
Interslavisch Interslawisch
An international auxiliary language based on Slavic languages.

Inuk Inuit Inuks n
Inuk
A member of one of the several indigenous peoples from the Arctic who descended from the Thule.

Inuktitut /ɪˈnʊktɪtʊt/ pn
Inuktitut
The language of the Inuit people.

Inverness pn
Inverness
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Invisible Pink Unicorn Invisible Pink Unicorns pn
unsichtbares rosafarbenes Einhorn
(Internet slang, humorous) A unicorn goddess who is simultaneously invisible and pink, used in arguments against faith in an unprovable deity.

Io /ˈaɪoʊ/ pn
Io
(Greek mythology) The daughter of Inachus river god, and a lover of Zeus, turned by the latter into a heifer.
(astronomy) A moon of Jupiter, known for its volcanic activity, peppered with about 400 active volcanoes.

IoC n
IoC
(computing) Initialism of inversion of control.

Ionia /aɪˈəʊni.ə/ /aɪˈəʊnjə/ pn
Ionien Jonien
(historical) TemplateParserError:LuaError; An Ancient Greek settlement on the west coast of Asia Minor inhabited by the Ionians, one of the four main Hellenic tribes.

Ionian Islands pn
Ionische Inseln
A group of islands in the Ionian Sea - one of the 13 peripheries of Greece. The main islands are Cephalonia, Corfu, Ithaca, Kythira, Lefkada, Paxoi and Zante.

Ionian Sea /aɪˈəʊ.ni.ən ˈsiː/ pn
Ionisches Meer
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Iowa /ˈaɪəweɪ/ /ˈaɪəwə/ pn
Iowa
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University of Iowa.

Iphigenia /ˌɪfɪd͡ʒɪˈnaɪə/ /ˌɪfɪˈd͡ʒiːnɪə/ pn
Iphigenie
(Greek mythology) The daughter of Agamemnon and Clytaemnestra, who is sacrificed by her father to ensure the safe journey of the Greeks to Troy.

Iqaluit /ɪˈkælʊ.ɪt/ pn
Iqaluit
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Iran /aɪˈɹæn/ /ɪˈɹæn/ /ɪˈɹɑːn/ pn
Iran
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(literary, technical) regions inhabited by the Iranian peoples.

Iranian /aɪˈɹeɪni.ən/ /iˈɹɑːni.ən/ /ɪˈɹeɪni.ən/ /ɪˈɹɑːni.ən/ adj
iranisch Iraner
(linguistics) Pertaining to the Iranian languages or their speakers.

Iranian /aɪˈɹeɪni.ən/ /iˈɹɑːni.ən/ /ɪˈɹeɪni.ən/ /ɪˈɹɑːni.ən/ Iranians n
Iraner Iranerin
A person from Iran or of Iranian descent.

Iranian studies n
Iranistik
(humanities) an interdisciplinary field dealing with the study of history, literature, art and culture of Iranian peoples

Iranocentric more Iranocentric most Iranocentric adj
iranozentrisch
Focused on Iran, its people, language or culture.

Iraq /aɪˈɹæk/ /ɪˈɹak/ /ɪˈɹæk/ /ɪˈɹɑk/ /ɪˈɹɑːk/ Iraqs pn
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Iraqi /ɪˈɹæki/ /ɪˈɹɑːki/ adj
irakisch
Of, from, or pertaining to Iraq, or the Iraqi people.

Iraqi /ɪˈɹæki/ /ɪˈɹɑːki/ Iraqis n
Iraker Irakerin
A person from Iraq or of Iraqi descent.

Ireland /ˈaɪə(ɹ)lənd/ [ˈaɪɚlənd] [ˈäɪɚɫɪ̈nd] [ˈɑɚlənd] [ˈɑɪələnd] [ˈɑɪɚlənd] [ˈəɪɚlənd] [ˈʌɪɚlənd] Irelands pn
Irland
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A republic occupying the majority-area of the island of Ireland, with Northern Ireland occupying the rest of the island. Also known as the Republic of Ireland since 1949.
A surname.
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Irenaeus pn
Irenäus
A en given name.

Irene /aɪˈɹiːn/ pn
Irene
A en given name, in regular use since the 19th century.

Iriomote cat Iriomote cats n
Iriomote-Katze
(zoology) A small wild cat, Prionailurus iriomotensis, found only on the Japanese island of Iriomote. It has a long, dark brown coat with darker rows of horizontal spots.

Iris pn
Iris
(Greek god) A messenger of the gods, and goddess of rainbows.
A en given name; a flower name used since the end of the 19th century.

Irish /ˈaɪəɹɪʃ/ /ˈaɪɹəʃ/ /ˈaɪɹɪʃ/ more Irish most Irish adj
irisch irländisch
Pertaining to or originating from Ireland or the Irish people.
Irisch irisch
Pertaining to the Irish language.

Irish /ˈaɪəɹɪʃ/ /ˈaɪɹəʃ/ /ˈaɪɹɪʃ/ pn
Irisch Gälisch Irisch-Gälisch
(uncountable) The Gaelic language indigenous to Ireland, also known as Irish Gaelic.
Ire Irin
(as plural) The Irish people.

Irish Free State pn
Irischer Freistaat
(historical, 1922–1937) An autonomous dominion under nominal British sovereignty that included most of the island of Ireland, created in 1922 as part of a treaty between the British government and Irish republicans.

Irish Sea pn
Irische See
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Irish moss Irish mosses n
Irisch Moos Knorpeltang
A species of edible seaweed, Chondrus crispus.

Irish setter /ˈaɪɹɪʃ ˈsɛt.ə/ Irish setters n
irischer Setter
A breed of gun dog with a moderately long coat of a red or chestnut color.

Irish wolfhound Irish wolfhounds n
Irischer Wolfshund
The largest sighthound and tallest dog on average, bred in Ireland to hunt wolves

Irishman /ˈaɪɹɪʃmən/ Irishmen n
Ire
A man from Ireland.

Irishwoman Irishwomen n
Irin
A woman from Ireland

Irkutsk /iɹˈkʊtsk/ pn
Irkutsk
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Iron Age /ˈʌɪən eɪdʒ/ pn
Eisenzeit
(mythology) The most recent and debased of the four or five classical Ages of Man; hence, any period characterized by wicked behavior. [from 16th c.]
(archaeology) A level of culture in which humans used iron and the technology of ironworking. (Estimated to have begun in Europe about 1100BC) [from 19th c.]

Iron Cross Iron Crosses n
Eisernes Kreuz
(military) (formerly) the second highest military decoration of Germany, under the military order of the Pour le Mérite, or the cross pattée shape of this decoration.

Iron Curtain pn
Eiserner Vorhang eiserner Vorhang
(historical) The dividing line between Western Europe and the Soviet controlled regions, especially during the Cold War.

Iroquois /ˈɪɹ.ə.kwɑː/ /ˈɪɹ.ə.kwɔɪ/ /ˈɪɹ.ə.kɔɪ/ Iroquois n
Haudenosaunee Irokesen
Irokese
A member of a confederacy of (originally) five Native American (Indian) tribes: the Mohawks, the Oneidas, the Onondagas, the Cayugas, and the Senecas. Also known as the Iroquois League.

Iroquois /ˈɪɹ.ə.kwɑː/ /ˈɪɹ.ə.kwɔɪ/ /ˈɪɹ.ə.kɔɪ/ pn
irokesische Sprachen
Any of the languages of the Iroquois, belonging to the Iroquoian family of languages.

Irpin pn
Irpin
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Irrawaddy /ˈɪɹəˌwɑdi/ pn
Irrawaddy
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Irshava pn
Irschawa Irschau
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Irtysh /ˈɪə(ɹ)tɪʃ/ pn
Irtysch
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Isaac /ˈaɪzæk/ /ˈaɪzək/ Isaacs pn
Isaak
(biblical character) The son of Abraham and Sarah, father of Esau and Jacob, from whom the Hebrew people trace their descent.
A en given name.

Isabel /ˈɪzəbɛl/ pn
Isabella Isabell Isabelle
A en given name.

Isaiah /aɪˈzaɪ.ə/ /aɪˈzeɪ.ə/ pn
Jesaja
A book of the Old Testament of the Bible, and of the Tanakh.
A en given name.
Jesaja Jesaias
(Abrahamic religions) A prophet, the author of the Book of Isaiah.

Isar pn
Isar
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Iscariot pn
Ischariot
(Christianity) Epithet of Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve disciples of Jesus in the New Testament, who betrayed Jesus into the hands of the chief priests for 30 pieces of silver, and of his father Simon Iscariot.

Iseult /ɪˈsuːlt/ /ɪˈzuːlt/ pn
Isolde
A en given name.

Isfahan pn
Isfahan
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Ishim pn
Ischim
A town in Tyumen Oblast, Russia.
A river in Kazakhstan and Russia.

Ishmael /ˈɪʃ.meɪ.əl/ /ˈɪʃ.meɪl/ pn
Ismael
(Abrahamic religions) The eldest son of Abraham and his wife's handmaiden Hagar who were cast out after the birth of Isaac; traditionally the ancestor of the Arabs via the Ishmaelites.

Isis /ˈaɪsɪs/ /ˈiaɪsəs/ pn
Isis
(Egyptian mythology) An ancient Egyptian goddess, the wife of Osiris and mother of Horus, worshiped as the ideal mother and wife and as the matron of nature and magic.

Islam /-læm/ /ɪsˈlɑːm/ /ɪzˈlɑːm/ /ˈɪs.lɑːm/ /ˈɪz.lɑːm/ Islams pn
Islam
A monotheistic Abrahamic religion followed by Muslims that is based on the teachings of Muhammad and the Qur'an.

Islamabad /ɪsˈlɑːməˌbɑːd/ /ɪzˈlæməˌbæd/ /ɪzˈlɑːməˌbɑːd/ pn
Islamabad
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Islamic /ɪsˈlɑːmɪk/ /ɪzˈlæmɪk/ /ɪzˈlɑːmɪk/ more Islamic most Islamic adj
islamisch
Of, pertaining to, originating in, characteristic of, or deriving from Muslims or Islam.

Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan pn
Islamisches Emirat Afghanistan
The official name of Afghanistan under Taliban rule in 1996–2001 and since 2021.

Islamic Republic of Afghanistan pn
Islamische Republik Afghanistan
The former official name of Afghanistan, from 2001 through 2021.

Islamic Republic of Iran pn
Islamische Republik Iran
[1979]

Islamic Republic of Mauritania pn
Islamische Republik Mauretanien
Official name of Mauritania.

Islamic Republic of Pakistan pn
Islamische Republik Pakistan
The official name of Pakistan.

Islamic State pn
Islamischer Staat
A Salafist group active in Libya, Nigeria, Iraq and Syria, where it has proclaimed an (unrecognized) state.

Islamic calendar pn
Islamischer Kalender

Islamic fundamentalism n
islamischer Fundamentalismus
A revolutionary movement towards Islamism, with literal and traditional interpretations of their sacred texts. It is often used to describe Muslim groups that advocate the replacement of secular state laws with Islamic law, or Shari'a.

Islamism /ɪzˈlæmɪz(ə)m/ /ɪzˈlɑːmɪz(ə)m/ /ˈɪzləmɪz(ə)m/ Islamisms n
Islamismus
(by extension) Islamic fundamentalism, especially the forms that promote violence, hostility, and persecution of non-believers. [from 20th c.]

Islamist /-ˈlæmɪst/ /-ˈlɑːmɪst/ /ˈɪsləmɪst/ /ˈɪzləmɪst/ more Islamist most Islamist adj
islamistisch
Motivated by fundamentalist Muslim beliefs, particularly in the political sphere. [from 1980s]

Islamist /-ˈlæmɪst/ /-ˈlɑːmɪst/ /ˈɪsləmɪst/ /ˈɪzləmɪst/ Islamists n
Islamist Islamistin
A Muslim who espouses Islamic fundamentalist beliefs. [from 1980s]

Islamization Islamizations n
Islamisierung
Conversion to Islam.

Islamize v
islamisieren
To convert to Islam.
To make someone, or a society, conform to Islamic law.

Islamofascism /ɪˈslɑ.moʊˌfæʃ.ɪz.əm/ n
Islamfaschismus

Islamologist Islamologists n
Islamologe Islamologin

Islamophilic more Islamophilic most Islamophilic adj
islamfreundlich islamophil
Of, relating to, or pertaining to Islamophilia.

Islamophobe Islamophobes n
Islamfeind Islamfeindin Islamhasser Islamhasserin
A person who fears or hates Islam and Muslims.

Islamophobia Islamophobias n
Islamophobie Islamfeindlichkeit Islamfeindschaft Islamhass
Fear or hatred of Islam or Muslims.

Islamophobic more Islamophobic most Islamophobic adj
islamfeindlich islamophob
Having a fear or hatred of Islam or Muslims.

Isle of Man /ˌaɪl ə(v) ˈmæn/ pn
Insel Man
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Israel /ˈɪz.ɹaɪ.ɛl/ /ˈɪz.ɹeɪ.əl/ /ˈɪz.ɹeɪ.ɛl/ /ˈɪz.ɹi.əl/ /ˈɪz.ɹɛəl/ Israels pn
Israel
The Jews, taken collectively.
A en given name,
Another name for Jacob, notably after Genesis 32:28 and in later references.

Israeli /ɪzˈɹeɪli/ adj
israelisch
Of, from, or pertaining to Israel, the Israeli people.

Israeli /ɪzˈɹeɪli/ Israelis n
Israeli
A person from Israel or of Israeli descent.

Israelite /ˈɪz.ɹeɪ.əˌlaɪt/ /ˈɪz.ɹi.əˌlaɪt/ /ˈɪz.ɹɪˌlaɪt/ adj
israelitisch
Of or pertaining to the ancient nation(s) of Israel or the inhabitants thereof.

Israelite /ˈɪz.ɹeɪ.əˌlaɪt/ /ˈɪz.ɹi.əˌlaɪt/ /ˈɪz.ɹɪˌlaɪt/ Israelites n
Israelit Israelitin
A native or inhabitant of (i) the united nation of Israel (under the Judges, and then kings Saul, David and Solomon), or (ii) the later northern kingdom centered in Samaria, distinct from kingdom of Judah centered in Jerusalem.
A member of the Twelve Tribes of Israel and a descendant of Jacob.

Issime pn
Einsimmen Issime
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Istanbul /ɪstænˈbʊl/ pn
Istanbul
A Turkish city, and the largest European city by population, which was the last capital of the Ottoman Empire and the Byzantine Empire (Eastern Roman Empire).

Istanbulite Istanbulites n
Istanbuler Istanbulerin
(demonym) a person from or living in Istanbul

Istria pn
Istrien
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Istro-Romanian Istro-Romanians n
Istrorumäne
A person of Istrian and Romanian ethnicity.

Istro-Romanian pn
Istrorumänisch istrorumänische Sprache
An endangered Eastern Romance language spoken in the Istrian region of Croatia, and related to Romanian, Aromanian and Megleno-Romanian.

Italian /ɪˈtæljən/ /ˌaɪˈtæljən/ more Italian most Italian adj
italienisch italienischsprachig italienischsprachlich italophon
Pertaining to Italy, its people or its language.

Italian /ɪˈtæljən/ /ˌaɪˈtæljən/ Italians n
Italiener Italienerin italienisch
(countable) An inhabitant of Italy, or a person of Italian descent.
Italienisch italienisch
(uncountable) The official language of Italy, also spoken in San Marino, the Vatican, and parts of Argentina, Slovenia and Switzerland.

Italian Peninsula pn
Apenninhalbinsel
A large peninsula in Southern Europe protruding into the Mediterranean Sea and shaped like a boot. The mountain range of Apennines runs across it from north to south. Occupied almost entirely by Italy.

Italian Republic pn
Italienische Republik
The official name of Italy.

Italian honeysuckle Italian honeysuckles n
Gartengeißblatt Jelängerjelieber
Italian woodbine (Lonicera caprifolium).

Italian oak Italian oaks n
ungarische Eiche
Quercus frainetto, a species of oak native to southeastern Europe (parts of Italy, the Balkans, parts of Hungary, Romania) and Turkey.

Italian tree cricket Italian tree crickets n
Weinhähnchen
A species of tree cricket, Oecanthus pellucens, common across Europe and around the Mediterranean.

Italianism Italianisms n
Italianismus

Italianization /ɪˌtæljənaɪˈzeɪʃən/ /ɪˌtæljənəˈzeɪʃən/ pn
Italianisierung
(historical) The forced cultural and ethnic assimilation of minorities in the Kingdom of Italy, with particular reference to the Fascist government (1922–1943).

Italianize /ɪˈtæljəˌnaɪz/ v
italienisieren italianisieren
(transitive) To give something Italian characteristics

Italianness n
Italianität Italienischkeit
The quality or characteristic of being Italian.

Italic /ɪˈtalɪk/ /ɪˈtælɪk/ adj
italisch
(Indo-European studies) Pertaining to a subfamily of the Centum branch of the Indo-European language family, that includes Latin and other languages (as Oscan, Umbrian) spoken by the peoples of ancient Italy

Italic /ɪˈtalɪk/ /ɪˈtælɪk/ pn
Italisch
The Italic family taken as a whole.

Italo- prefix
Italienisch
Italian

Italo-Romance adj
italoromanisch

Italophone adj
italienischsprachig
Italian-speaking

Italophone Italophones n
Italienischsprecher
A person who speaks Italian

Italy /ˈɪtəli/ [ˈi.tɐ.li] [ˈɪ.tə.li] [ˈɪ.ɾə.li] pn
Italien
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Ithaca /ˈɪθəkə/ pn
Ithaka
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Itokawa pn
Itokawa
(astronomy) An asteroid; properly 25143 Itokawa

Ivalo pn
Ivalo
village in Inari Municipality, located in Finland's Lapland province.

Ivan /ɪˈvɑːn/ /ˈaɪ.vən/ /ˈivɑːn/ pn
Ivan Iwan
A transliteration of the Russian male given name Ива́н (Iván).
A transliteration of the Macedonian male given name Иван (Ivan).

Ivan the Terrible pn
Ivan der Schreckliche

Ivano-Frankivsk pn
Iwano-Frankiwsk Stanislau
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Ivanovich /ɪˈvænəvɪt͡ʃ/ /ɪˈvɑːnəvɪt͡ʃ/ Ivanoviches Ivanovichs pn
Iwanowitsch
A transliteration of the Russian patronymic Ива́нович (Ivánovič, “son of Ivan”).

Ivanovo pn
Iwanowo
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Ivorian /aɪˈvɔːɹiən/ adj
ivorisch
Of, from, or pertaining to Côte d'Ivoire or the Ivorian people.

Ivorian /aɪˈvɔːɹiən/ Ivorians n
Ivorer Ivorerin
A person from Côte d'Ivoire or of Ivorian descent.

Ivrit pn
Iwrit
the Hebrew language, especially Modern Hebrew

Iwo Jima pn
Iwojima
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Ixion /ɪkˈsaɪ.ən/ pn
Ixion
(Greek mythology) King of Lapiths, who was punished by Zeus for trying to seduce Hera by being bound to a winged fiery wheel that was always spinning.
(astronomy) A Kuiper belt object (KBO), 28978 Ixion (provisional designation 2001 KX76), once thought to be a possible dwarf planet.

Izhevsk pn
Ischewsk Ishewsk
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Izium /ɪˈzjuːm/ pn
Isjum
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Izmail pn
Ismail Ismajil
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J /d͡ʒeɪ/ J's JJ Js n
B
(card games)

J-pop n
J-Pop
Japanese pop music influenced by western genres.

JLPT pn
JLPT Test zur Überprüfung der Kenntnisse der japanischen Sprache
Initialism of Japanese-language proficiency test.

JSC JSCs n
AG
(business, legal) Initialism of joint-stock company.

JSDF pn
Selbstverteidigungsstreitkräfte
Initialism of Japan Self-Defense Forces (the military of Japan).

Jabberwock pn
Brabbelback Jammerwoch Plapperloch Schebberroch Schepperwock Schlabberwork
A fantastical dreaded monster with flaming eyes.

Jabberwocky pn
Jammerwoch
A nonsensical poem that appears in Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll.

Jablonec nad Nisou pn
Gablonz an der Neiße Gablonz Jablonec nad Nisou
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Jablunkov pn
Jablunkau Jablunkov
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Jack /d͡ʒæk/ Jacks pn
Jakob Jakobus Hannes Hanns Hans Hansel
A en given name, also used as a pet form of John or more rarely, Jacob.

Jack Russell terrier Jack Russell terriers n
Jack Russell Terrier
A type of small dog, usually brown and white in colour, often used by farmers for rodent control.

Jack the Ripper pn
Jack der Aufschlitzer
A supposed individual who was an unidentified 19th century serial killer in England, who has become part of folklore.

Jack-in-the-pulpit Jack-in-the-pulpits Jacks-in-the-pulpit n
Feuerkolben Kobralilie
Any plant in the genus Arisaema.
gefleckter Aronstab
A woodland plant of northern Europe, Arum maculatum.

Jacob /ˈd͡ʒeɪkəb/ pn
Jakob
(biblical character) One of the sons of Isaac and Rebecca, and twin brother of Esau; father of the Israelites (Jews and Samaritans) by 12 sons by 4 consorts, most famously Judah and Joseph who fathered Manasseh; was renamed to Israel.

Jacob's ladder Jacob's ladders n
Himmelsleiter Jakobsleiter Sperrkraut
A flowering plant of the genus Polemonium.
Jakobsleiter Lotsentreppe
(nautical) A rope ladder from the ratline to the upper mast.
Jakobsleiter
A toy consisting of blocks of wood, held together by strings or ribbons, that appear to cascade downward as they flip over.
A high-voltage electrical device, often used as a visual effect in old movies, which has a pair of vertical electrodes that form an arc between them starting at the bottom, rising to the top, then repeating.

Jacobian /d͡ʒəˈkoʊ.bi.ən/ /jɑːˈkəʊ.bi.ən/ adj
Jacobi-
Used to specify certain mathematical objects named in honour of C. G. J. Jacobi.

Jacobian /d͡ʒəˈkoʊ.bi.ən/ /jɑːˈkəʊ.bi.ən/ Jacobians n
Ableitungsmatrix Funktionalmatrix Jacobi-Matrix
(calculus) A Jacobian matrix or its associated operator.
Funktionaldeterminante Jacobi-Determinante
(calculus) The determinant of such a matrix.

Jacobin /ˈd͡ʒæk.ə.bɪn/ Jacobins n
Perückentaube Perückentauber Perückentauberich Perückentäuber Perückentäuberich Perückentäubin
A breed of domestic pigeon (known for its feathered hood over its head).

Jacobite /ˈd͡ʒækəbaɪt/ Jacobites n
Jakobite Jakobitin
(historical) A supporter of the restoration of the Stuart kings to the thrones of England and Scotland in the late 17th century. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

Jacqueline /ˈdʒækəlɪn/ pn
Jacqueline
A en given name.

Jade Emperor pn
der Jadekaiser
(Chinese mythology) The lord of the Celestial Hierarchy, ruling over Heaven, Earth, and Hell.

Jaffa /ˈd͡ʒæfə/ /ˈd͡ʒɑfə/ pn
Jaffa
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Jaffa orange Jaffa oranges n
Jaffa-Orange
A sweet, nearly seedless variety of orange.

Jahannam /d͡ʒəˈhænəm/ /d͡ʒəˈhɑnəm/ pn
Dschahannam
(Islam) Islamic concept of hell, where unfaithful Muslims not true to their religion will be punished, but will eventually be forgiven.

Jainism /ˈd͡ʒeɪnɪzm̩/ pn
Jainismus
(philosophy) A nontheistic heterodox Indian philosophy

Jaipur pn
Jaipur
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Jair /dʒəˈiɹ/ pn
Jaïr
A en given name of biblical origin.

Jakarta /d͡ʒəˈkɑː(ɹ)tə/ pn
Jakarta
(metonym) The Indonesian government.

Jake /d͡ʒeɪk/ Jakes pn
Jockel
A en given name.

Jalal-Abad pn
Dschalalabat
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Jalalabad pn
Dschalalabad
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Jamahiriya n
Dschamahirija
(historical) State of the masses; people's republic; the form of the Libyan state ruled by Muammar Gaddafi from 1977-2011, during which time it was known first as the Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya then as the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya.

Jamaica /d͡ʒəˈmeɪ.kə/ pn
Jamaika
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Jamaican /d͡ʒəˈmeɪkən/ adj
jamaikanisch
Of, from, or pertaining to Jamaica, the Jamaican people or the Jamaican language.

Jamaican /d͡ʒəˈmeɪkən/ Jamaicans n
Jamaikaner Jamaikanerin
A person from Jamaica or of Jamaican descent.
Jamaika-Kreol Jamaika-Kreolisch
The Jamaican creole language.

James /d͡ʒeɪmz/ Jameses pn
Jakobus Jakob
(biblical) The twentieth book of the New Testament of the Bible, the general epistle of James.
One of two Apostles, James the Greater and James the Less, often identified with James, brother of Jesus.

James Bond pn
James Bond
A fictional British spy in the novels of Ian Fleming and the motion pictures based on these novels, famous for his suavity, ingenuity, ruthlessness and supply of gadgets.

Jammu pn
Jammu
The city of Jammu, located on the banks of Tawi river, which is one the largest cities in this region and which serves as the winter capital of the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.

Jammu and Kashmir pn
Jammu und Kashmir
(now, historical) A princely state which governed the region of Kashmir, the territory of which is now de facto divided between China, India, and Pakistan.

Jan Mayen /jɑn ˈmaɪən/ pn
Jan Mayen
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Jane /d͡ʒeɪn/ Janes pn
Johanna
A en given name, the standard feminine form of John since the 17th century.

Jane Doe Jane Does n
Erika Mustermann
(idiomatic) An unknown or anonymous female; female equivalent of John Doe.

Jansenism n
Jansenismus
The Catholic doctrines of Cornelius Jansen and his followers, which emphasise original sin, divine grace and predestination; condemned as a heresy by Pope Innocent X in 1653

January /ˈd͡ʒæn.j(ʊ.)ə.ɹi/ /ˈd͡ʒænjuˌæɹi/ /ˈd͡ʒænjuˌɛɹi/ /ˈd͡ʒænjəɹi/ /ˈd͡ʒænjʉˌeːɹi/ /ˈd͡ʒænɹi/ /ˈd͡ʒɪnəˌweɪɹi/ /ˈd͡ʒɪnəˌwɛəɹi/ Januaries Januarys pn
Januar Jänner Hartung
The first month of the Gregorian calendar, following the December of the previous year and preceding February. Abbreviation: Jan or Jan.

Janus /ˈdʒæɪ̯nəs/ /ˈd͡ʒeɪnəs/ pn
Janus
(Roman god) The god of doorways, gates and transitions, and of beginnings and endings, having two faces looking in opposite directions.
A moon of Saturn.

Jap /d͡ʒæp/ Japs n
Japse
(pejorative, offensive, ethnic slur, US) A Japanese person.

Japan /d͡ʒəˈpæn/ pn
Japan
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Japanese /ˌd͡ʒæpəˈniːz/ adj
japanisch Japanisch
Of, relating to, or derived from Japan, its people, language, or culture.

Japanese /ˌd͡ʒæpəˈniːz/ Japanese Japaneses n
Japaner Japanerin Japanese
(countable, chiefly, in the plural) A person/people living in or coming from Japan, or of Japanese ancestry.

Japanese /ˌd͡ʒæpəˈniːz/ pn
Japanisch japanisch
A language that is primarily spoken in East Asia and is the official language of Japan.

Japanese Sign Language pn
japanische Gebärdensprache
Sign language used in Japan. ISO 639-3 code: jsl.

Japanese aralia Japanese aralias n
Zimmeraralie
An evergreen shrub, Fatsia japonica, native to Japan.

Japanese beetle Japanese beetles n
Japankäfer
A beetle of species Popillia japonica, with iridescent copper-colored elytra and green thorax and head, an invasive pest outside of Japan.

Japanese bush warbler Japanese bush warblers n
Japanbuschsänger
A songbird, Horornis diphone.

Japanese encephalitis n
Japanische Enzephalitis
(pathology) A viral disease prevalent in south-east Asia, caused by Japanese encephalitis virus transmitted by mosquito.

Japanese jack mackerel Japanese jack mackerels n
Japanische Bastardmakrele
Trachurus japonicus, of the fish family Carangidae,

Japanese knotweed n
japanischer Staudenknöterich
A large, herbaceous perennial plant, Fallopia japonica, native to Asia; it is a highly invasive colonizer outside of its native territory.

Japanese macaque Japanese macaques n
Japanmakak
A species of macaque, Macaca fuscata, native to Japan. [from 19th c.]

Japanese night heron Japanese night herons n
Rotscheitelreiher
An endangered species of night heron, Gorsachius goisagi, which breeds in Japan and winters in the Philippines and Indonesia, and can also be seen in the spring and summer in Korea and the Russian Far East.

Japanese spitz Japanese spitzes n
Japan-Spitz
(zoology) A small breed of dog from Japan, having a somewhat square body, deep chest, and very thick, pure white double coat.

Japanese studies n
Japanologie
(humanities) An academic discipline that includes the study of literatures written in the Japanese language, Japanese linguistics, and Japanese sociolinguistics.

Japanese tit Japanese tits n
Japanmeise
Parus minor, a small bird of the tit family Paridae

Japanese wagtail Japanese wagtails n
Japanstelze
A wagtail of species Motacilla grandis, family Motacillidae, native to Japan and Korea.

Japanese yew Japanese yews n
japanische Eibe
Taxus cuspidata

Japaneseness n
Japanischkeit
The quality of being Japanese.

Japanification n
Japanifizierung Japanisierung
(economy) persistent stagnation and deflation

Japanize v
japanisieren
(transitive) To nipponize.

Japanologist Japanologists n
Japanologin Japanologe
One who studies Japanology.

Japanophile /dʒəˌpænə(ʊ)ˈfaɪl/ Japanophiles n
Japanophil
A person who loves the country, culture, or people of Japan.

Japanophilia /dʒəˌpanə(ʊ)ˈfɪlɪ.ə/ /d͡ʒəˌpænəˈfɪli.ə/ n
Japanophilie
A strong interest in the country, culture, or people of Japan.

Japanophobia n
Japanophobie
A fear or hate of Japan and Japanese people or culture.

Japanophone more Japanophone most Japanophone adj
japanischsprachig
Japanese-speaking

Japheth /(d)ʒeɪ̯ˈfɛt/ /ˈdʒɛ̯ɪfɪf/ /ˈd͡ʒeɪfɛð/ /ˈd͡ʒeɪfɛθ/ /ˈd͡ʒeɪfɪθ/ pn
Japhet Japheth
(biblical character) The third son of Noah, brother to Shem and Ham, who received a blessing from God with Shem, considered to be the ancestor of the Japhetic people(s) (associated approx. with Indo-Europeans).

Jasmine Jasmines pn
Jasmin
A en given name

Jason /ˈdʒeɪsən/ Jasons pn
Jason
A en given name.

Jassy pn
Jassenmarkt Jassy Iași
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Java /ˈd͡ʒɑːvə/ pn
Java
(computer language) An object-oriented, garbage-collected computer programming language.
(computer language, proscribed) JavaScript, when no distinction is made between it and Java.

Java Sea pn
Javasee
A sea north of the island of Java in Indonesia and south of Borneo.

Java sparrow Java sparrows n
Reisfink Reisamadine Reisnonne
A species of finch Padda oryzivora, native of Java, but very commonly kept as a cage bird.

JavaScript /ˈdʒɑː.və.skɹɪpt/ pn
JavaScript
(computer language) A scripting programming language most commonly used to add interactive features to webpages.

Javan /ˈd͡ʒɑːvən/ adj
Javanisch
Pertaining to, or from, the island of Java

Javan /ˈd͡ʒɑːvən/ Javans n
Javanisch
An inhabitant of the Indonesian island Java

Javan rhinoceros Javan rhinoceros Javan rhinoceroses n
Java-Nashorn
A rhinoceros of species Rhinoceros sondaicus, in the family Rhinocerotidae.

Javan tiger Javan tigers n
Java-Tiger
An extinct tiger that inhabited the Indonesian island of Java until the 1980s.

Javanese /dʒɑː.vəˈniːz/ Javanese n
Javaner Javanerin
A person belonging to the Javanese people (one of the indigenous groups native to Java island).

Javanese /dʒɑː.vəˈniːz/ pn
Javanisch
An indigenous language spoken by Javanese people.

Javel pn
Javel

Jeddah pn
Dschidda
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Jedi /ˈd͡ʒɛd.aɪ/ Jedi n
Jedi
(scifi) One of a fictional order of beings from the Star Wars universe who are gifted with heightened awareness of the Force.

Jedi Knight Jedi Knights n
Jedi-Ritter
A powerful rank of Jedi below that of Jedi Master.

Jediism /ˈd͡ʒɛdaɪɪz(ə)m/ pn
Jediismus Jeditum
A minor modern religion based on the Jedi of the Star Wars series.

Jehovah /d͡ʒəˈhoʊvə/ pn
Jehova
(religion) The personal name of God in the Hebrew Scriptures; in Hebrew, יהוה

Jehovah's Witness Jehovah's Witnesses n
Zeuge Jehovas Zeugin Jehovas
A member of a monotheistic and nontrinitarian Restoration Christian denomination founded by Charles Taze Russell in 1879 as a small Bible study group. Originally known as International Bible Students or Bible Students.

Jehovah's Witnesses pn
Zeugen Jehovas
A monotheistic and nontrinitarian Restoration Christian denomination founded by Charles Taze Russell in 1879 as a small Bible study group. Originally known as International Bible Students or Bible Students.

Jelenia Góra pn
Hirschberg
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Jelgava pn
Mitau Jelgava
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Jena /ˈd͡ʒiːnə/ /ˈjeɪnə/ pn
Jena
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Jena glass n
Jenaer Glas
A type of fine-quality borosilicate glass with high resistance to shock and heat, used in science, technology, and tableware.

Jenin /dʒəˈniːn/ pn
Dschenin
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Jeremiah /ˌd͡ʒɛɹəˈmaɪə/ pn
Jeremia
(biblical) A book of the Old Testament of Bible, and of the Tanakh.
Jeremias Jeremia
A en given name of biblical origin.

Jericho /ˈd͡ʒɛɹɪkəʊ/ /ˈd͡ʒɛɹɪˌkoʊ/ pn
Jericho
A historic suburb of the English city of Oxford.

Jeroboam /ˌd͡ʒɛɹəˈboʊəm/ Jeroboams n
Jerobeam
A bottle of champagne or Burgundy wine containing 3 liters of fluid, four times the volume of a standard bottle.
A bottle of Bordeaux wine containing 4.5 liters of fluid, six times the volume of a standard bottle.

Jerome /d͡ʒəˈɹəʊm/ pn
Hieronymus Jeronimus
A en given name.

Jerusalem /d͡ʒəˈɹuːsələm/ /d͡ʒəˈɹuːzələm/ Jerusalems pn
Jerusalem
A number of places elsewhere, usually named after the city in the Holy Land:

Jerusalem artichoke Jerusalem artichokes n
Topinambur
A variety of sunflower, Helianthus tuberosus, native to North America, having yellow flower heads and edible tubers.

Jerusalem cross Jerusalem crosses n
Jerusalemkreuz
(heraldry) a cross variant consisting of a large cross potent surrounded by four smaller Greek crosses, one in each quadrant.

Jerusalem oak Jerusalem oaks n
Klebriger Drüsengänsefuß
The weed Dysphania botrys, native to the Mediterranean region and naturalized in North America.

Jerusalemite adj
jerusalemisch Jerusalem- Jerusalemer
Of, from, or pertaining to Jerusalem.

Jerusalemite Jerusalemites n
Jerusalemer Jerusalemerin
A native or resident of Jerusalem.

Jesse /ˈd͡ʒɛs.i/ Jesses pn
Jesse Isai
(biblical character) The son of Obed and the father of king David.

Jessica /ˈd͡ʒɛsɪkə/ Jessicas pn
Jessica
A en given name.

Jesuit /ˈd͡ʒɛz(j)uɪt/ /ˈd͡ʒɛzuɪt/ /ˈd͡ʒɛʒuɪt/ Jesuits n
Jesuit
(Catholicism) a member of the Society of Jesus

Jesuitic /ˌd͡ʒɛzjuˈɪtɪk/ more Jesuitic most Jesuitic adj
jesuitisch

Jesus /heɪˈsuːs/ /hɛˈsuːs/ /ˈd͡ʒizəs/ /ˈd͡ʒiːzəs/ /ˈd͡ʒiːˌzʌs/ /ˈheɪsuːs/ /ˈhɛsuːs/ pn
Jesus
Jesus of Nazareth, a first-century Jewish religious preacher and craftsman (commonly understood to have been a carpenter, see Ancient Greek τέκτων (téktōn, “builder”)) from Galilee held to be a prophet, teacher, the son of God, and the Messiah, or Christ, in Christianity; also called "Jesus Christ" by Christians. Held to be a prophet by Muslims and Baháʼís.

Jesus Christ /ˌd͡ʒiːzəs ˈkɹaɪst/ pn
Jesus Christus
Jesus of Nazareth, a first-century Jewish religious preacher and craftsman (commonly understood to have been a carpenter, see Ancient Greek τέκτων (téktōn, “builder”)) from Galilee, held to be a prophet, teacher and the Messiah, or Christ, in Christianity. Held to be a prophet in Islam and the Baháʼí Faith.

Jethro /ˈd͡ʒɛθɹoʊ/ pn
Jitro
(biblical character) The father-in-law of Moses.

Jew /d͡ʒuʊ̯/ /d͡ʒuː/ Jewes Jews n
Jude Jüdin
A member or descendant of the Jewish people.

Jew's harp Jew's harps n
Maultrommel Brummeisen Judenharfe Maulgeige Mundtrommel
A musical instrument consisting of a flexible metal or bamboo “tongue” attached to a frame. This tongue is placed in the performer's mouth and plucked with the finger to produce a note of constant pitch. Melodies can be created by changing the shape of the mouth and causing different overtones.

Jew's harpist Jew's harpists n
Brummeisenspieler Brummeisenspielerin Maultrommelspieler Maultrommelspielerin Maultrommler Maultrommlerin
Someone who plays a Jew's harp.

Jew's-ear Jew's-ears n
Judasohr
A kind of edible fungus, Auricularia auricula-judae, growing on tree-trunks, formerly used for medicinal purposes.

Jew-free adj
judenfrei
free of Jews; without any Jews

Jewess Jewesses n
Jüdin
(dated, or, humorous) A female Jew.

Jewish /ˈd͡ʒuː.ɪʃ/ more Jewish most Jewish adj
jüdisch
Being a Jew, or relating to Jews, their ethnicity, religion or culture.

Jewish /ˈd͡ʒuː.ɪʃ/ pn
Idisch Jüdisch
(informal, proscribed) The Yiddish or Hebrew language.

Jewish Autonomous Oblast pn
Jüdisches Autonomes Gebiet
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Jewish Bolshevism n
Judäo-Bolschewismus Jüdischer Bolschewismus
(derogatory) Soviet Communism (Marxism-Leninism) when viewed, usually by people on the right wing, as a Jewish political ideology; Judeo-Bolshevism.

Jewish Question pn
Judenfrage

Jewishness Jewishnesses n
Jüdischkeit Judentum Judesein

Jewry /ˈd͡ʒuːɹi/ Jewries n
Judenheit Judentum
(historical) The quarter of a town or city inhabited either partially or exclusively by Jews; historically, its main buildings were the synagogue, the ritual bath or mikve, the kosher-oriented butchery and bakery, etc. [from 17th c.]

Jezebel /ˈd͡ʒɛzəˌbɛl/ pn
Isebel
(biblical character) The Phoenician princess and Queen of Ancient Israel who appears in the Old Testament (1 Kings & 2 Kings). She incited heresy and lured the Jews away from their God and back to idols.

Jharkhand /ˈd͡ʒɑː(ɹ)kənd/ pn
Jharkhand
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Jiangshanian n
Jiangshanium

Jicarilla pn
Jicarilla
An Athabascan language spoken by the Jicarilla people.

Jigglypuff Jigglypuff Jigglypuffs n
Pummeluff
(sometimes, _, attributive) Something that resembles the Pokémon Jigglypuff, e.g. by being rotund, bright pink, or able to induce sleep.

Jim /d͡ʒɪm/ Jims pn
Jockel
A diminutive of the en given name James.

Joachim /joʊ.əˈkiːm/ /ˈd͡ʒoʊ.ə.kɪm/ /ˈd͡ʒəʊ.ə.kɪm/ /ˈjoʊ.kɪm/ pn
Joachim
A en given name, always rare in English.

Joachimsthaler Joachimsthalers n
Joachimsthaler
(historical) A large silver coin of the 16th century in the Lands of the Bohemian Crown, today Czech Republic.

Joanna /ˌd͡ʒoʊˈænə/ pn
Johanna
(biblical character) One of the women following Jesus.

Job /d͡ʒɒb/ /d͡ʒɔb/ /d͡ʒəʊb/ pn
Hiob Job Ijob
(biblical) A book of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh.
(biblical character) A character in the Old Testament and the Qur'an, renowned for his patience.

Job's news n
Hiobsbotschaft
Very bad news.

Job's tears n
Hiobsträne Hiobstränengras
Coix lacryma-jobi, a tall grain-bearing perennial tropical plant of the family Poaceae, native to southeast Asia.

Jobcentre Jobcentres n
Jobcenter
(British) A government-funded agency that helps the unemployed to find work.

Joe Average Joe Averages n
Ottonormalverbraucher
(idiomatic) A hypothetical average or generic individual; the common man (or person, by extension).

Joe Bloggs pn
Max Mustermann Otto Normal
(chiefly, British) A personification of the general public, or of an average ordinary person.

Joel /d͡ʒoʊˈɛl/ /d͡ʒəʊˈɛl/ /ˈd͡ʒoʊ(ə)l/ /ˈd͡ʒəʊ(ə)l/ pn
Joel
A en given name.
(biblical) A book of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh.

Joensuu pn
Joensuu
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Johannesburg /d͡ʒoʊˈhænɪsbɜːrɡ/ /d͡ʒoʊˈhɑːnɪsbɜːrɡ/ /d͡ʒœʊ̯ˈhɛnɨsbøːɡ/ pn
Johannesburg
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John /d͡ʒɑn/ /d͡ʒɒn/ Johns pn
Johannes Johann Hans Jan
A en given name; very popular since the Middle Ages.
Otto
(informal) Used generically for a man whose actual name may not be known.
Johannes
(biblical) Persons of the Christian Bible: John the Baptist; and names possibly referring to one, two or three persons, frequently called "Saint": John the Apostle, John the Evangelist and John of Patmos (also called John the Divine or John the Theologian).
(das Evangelium nach) Johannes Joh
(biblical) The Gospel of St. John, a book of the New Testament of the Bible. Traditionally the fourth of the four gospels.
Johannes 1 2 3 Joh
(biblical) One of the books in the New Testament of the Bible, the epistles of John (1 John, 2 John and 3 John).

John Bull pn
John Bull
A personification of England.

John Doe John Does n
Max Mustermann Otto Normalverbraucher
Any unknown or anonymous male person.

John Doe pn
Max Mustermann N. N. NN
A fictitious name used in legal documents for an unknown or anonymous male person.

John Dory John Dories n
Petersfisch
An edible marine fish (Zeus faber or Zeus ocellata), having long dorsal spines.

John Q. Public n
Otto Normalverbraucher
(idiomatic) A generic individual; some hypothetical average or ordinary citizen.

John the Baptist pn
Johannes der Täufer
A New Testament prophet who baptized Jesus and was subsequently executed by Herod Antipas.

Johnny /ˈd͡ʒɑni/ /ˈd͡ʒɒni/ pn
Hans Hänsel
A diminutive of the en given name John.

Johnson /ˈd͡ʒɑnsən/ /ˈd͡ʒɒnsən/ Johnsons pn
Johansen
A common surname transferred from the given name. The second most common surname in the United States.

Jolly Roger /ˌdʒɑli ˈɹɑdʒɚ/ /ˌdʒɒli ˈɹɒdʒə/ Jolly Rogers n
Piratenflagge Totenkopffahne Totenkopfflagge
The traditional flag used on European and American pirate ships, and, more recently, by submarine crews, often pictured as a white skull and crossbones on a black field; the blackjack. [from early 18th c.]

Jonah /ˈd͡ʒoʊnə/ /ˈd͡ʒəʊnə/ Jonahs n
Pechvogel Pechvögelin Unglücksbringer Unglücksbringerin Unglücksrabe Unglücksräbin
(nautical, slang) A person who brings a ship bad luck.

Jonah /ˈd͡ʒoʊnə/ /ˈd͡ʒəʊnə/ pn
Jonas
A en given name.
The 10th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.
Jona Jonas
(biblical) A minor prophet who was cast into the sea and swallowed by a great fish.
Buch Jona Buch Jonas Jonas
A book of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh.

Jonathan /ˈd͡ʒɑnəθən/ /ˈd͡ʒɒnəθən/ Jonathans pn
Jonathan
A en given name of biblical origin.

Jonava pn
Janau

Jordan /ˈd͡ʒɔɹdən/ /ˈd͡ʒɔːdən/ /ˈd͡ʒɝdn̩/ /ˈd͡ʒɝdən/ Jordans pn
Jordanien Jordan
The name of other rivers around the world, listed under Jordan River (disambiguation).
Jordan Jordana
A surname transferred from the given name derived from the male given name.

Jordanes pn
Jordanes
A male given name of historical usage.

Jordanian /d͡ʒɔɹˈdeɪniən/ /d͡ʒɔːˈdeɪnɪən/ adj
jordanisch
Of, from, or pertaining to Jordan or the Jordanian people.

Jordanian /d͡ʒɔɹˈdeɪniən/ /d͡ʒɔːˈdeɪnɪən/ Jordanians n
Jordanier Jordanierin
A person from Jordan or of Jordanian descent.

Joseph /ˈd͡ʒoʊsəf/ /ˈd͡ʒoʊzəf/ /ˈd͡ʒəʊzəf/ Josephs pn
Josef Joseph
(biblical) Eleventh and favorite son of Jacob, by his wife Rachel.
The husband of Virgin Mary.
A en given name
Josef von Arimathäa Joseph von Arimathia
(Christianity) Joseph of Arimathea; man who donated his own prepared tomb for the burial of Jesus.

Josephine /ˈd͡ʒoʊ.sə.fiːn/ /ˈd͡ʒoʊ.zə.fiːn/ /ˈd͡ʒəʊ.sə.fiːn/ /ˈd͡ʒəʊ.zə.fiːn/ pn
Josephine Josefine
A en given name

Josephinism n
Josephinismus
The domestic policies of Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor.

Joshua /ˈd͡ʒɒʃ(j)uːə/ pn
Josua
The sixth book of the Old Testament of Bible, and a book of the Tanakh.
A en given name.

Joshua tree Joshua trees n
Joshua Tree Josuabaum
A tree-like yucca, Yucca brevifolia, of the southwestern United States, with spiky leaves.

Jost pn
Jost
A surname from German.

Joycean /ˈd͡ʒɔɪsi.ən/ /ˈd͡ʒɔɪsɪ.ən/ more Joycean most Joycean adj
joyceanisch
Of or pertaining to James Joyce (1882–1941) or his writings.

Juba pn
Juba
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Juche /ˈd͡ʒuːt͡ʃeɪ/ n
Chuch’e
The state ideology of North Korea.

Judah /ˈd͡ʒuː.də/ pn
Juda
(biblical character) The fourth son of Jacob, by his wife Leah; the father of Perez.
(biblical) The southern Israelite kingdom which continued to be ruled by the Davidic dynasty after Solomon's death and the breakup of the united monarchy, with the northern portion keeping the name Israel.

Judahite /ˈd͡ʒuː.dəˌaɪt/ adj
judäisch
Of or pertaining to Judah (the patriarch), to the tribe of Judah, or to the ancient kingdom of Judah, or its inhabitants.

Judahite /ˈd͡ʒuː.dəˌaɪt/ Judahites n
Judäer Judäerin
A descendant or member of the tribe of Judah.
An inhabitant of the ancient kingdom of Judah.

Judaism /d͡ʒuˈdeɪˌɪz.əm/ /ˈd͡ʒuː.deɪˌɪz.əm/ /ˈd͡ʒuː.diˌɪz.əm/ /ˈd͡ʒuː.dəˌɪz.əm/ /ˈd͡ʒuːˌdeɪ.ɪz.əm/ Judaisms pn
Judentum Judaismus
An Abrahamic religion tracing its origin to the Hebrew people of the ancient Middle East, as documented in their religious writings, the Tanakh.

Judaization Judaizations n
Judaisieren Judaisierung
The act of Judaizing; a conforming to the Jewish religion or culture.

Judaize /ˈd͡ʒuːdeɪˌaɪz/ /ˈd͡ʒuːdiˌaɪz/ v
judaisieren
(transitive) To impose Jewish observances or rites upon; to convert to Judaism; to make Jewish.

Judaizer Judaizers n
Judaisierer Judaisiererin
(historical) One of the Jews who accepted Christianity but still adhered to the law of Moses and worshipped in the temple at Jerusalem.

Judas /ˈd͡ʒuːdəs/ pn
Judas
(biblical character) One of the twelve original Apostles of Jesus, known for his role in Jesus' betrayal into the hands of Roman authorities.
(biblical, archaic) Alternative form of Jude, the penultimate book of the Bible and its ascribed author, Jude the Apostle.

Judas Iscariot pn
Judas Ischariot
(biblical character) One of the twelve disciples of Jesus in the New Testament, who betrayed Jesus into the hands of the chief priests for 30 pieces of silver.

Judas kiss Judas kisses n
Judaskuss
Any act of treachery under the guise of kindness.

Judas tree Judas trees n
Judasbaum
A small deciduous tree, Cercis siliquastrum, noted for its prolific display of deep-pink flowers in spring.

Jude /ˈd͡ʒuːd/ pn
(der Brief des) Judas
(biblical) The penultimate book of the New Testament of the Bible.

Judea /d͡ʒuˈdeɪ.ə/ /d͡ʒuˈdiːə/ pn
Judäa
Roman rendition of Judah. Used after the fall of the Davidic dynasty and through the period as part of the Roman Empire.

Judeo-Christian adj
judenchristlich
(Judaism, Christianity) Of or pertaining to Judaism and Christianity. [1821]

Judges pn
Richter Buch der Richter
(biblical) The seventh book of the Old Testament, and a book of the Hebrew Tanakh.

Judith /ˈd͡ʒuːdɪθ/ pn
Judith
A en given name
Judit
The protagonist of the Biblical book of Judith.
Jehudit Judit
A wife of Esau.

Jughashvili pn
Dschugaschwili
A transliteration of the Georgian surname ჯუღაშვილი (ǯuɣašvili).

Julia /ˈd͡ʒuːli.ə/ Julias pn
Julia
A en given name.

Julian /d͡ʒuː.liˈæn/ /ˈd͡ʒuː.li.ən/ adj
julianisch
Of or relating to Julius Caesar.

Julian /d͡ʒuː.liˈæn/ /ˈd͡ʒuː.li.ən/ pn
Julian
A en given name, from Iulius.
A en given name.

Julian calendar n
Julianischer Kalender
The calendar which was used in the western world before the present-day Gregorian calendar. The Julian calendar differed in having all multiple-of-4 years as leap years.

Juliana pn
Juliane
A en given name, Latin feminine form of Julianus, derivative of Julius.

Juliet /ˈd͡ʒuliət/ /ˈd͡ʒuːlɪɛt/ /ˌd͡ʒuliˈɛt/ pn
Julia
One of the main characters of William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet.

Julius /ˈd͡ʒuːliəs/ /ˈd͡ʒuːljəs/ /ˈd͡ʒuːləs/ pn
Julius
A en given name.

July /d͡ʒuˈlaɪ/ /d͡ʒəˈlaɪ/ /d͡ʒʊˈlaɪ/ Julies Julys pn
Juli Heuert
The seventh month of the Gregorian calendar, following June and preceding August. Abbreviation: Jul or Jul.

July Monarchy pn
Julimonarchie
A period of liberal constitutional monarchy in France under King Louis-Philippe starting with the July Revolution (or Three Glorious Days) of 1830 and ending with the February Revolution of 1848.

July Revolution pn
Julirevolution

Jun. pn
Jun.
abbreviation of June

June /d͡ʒjuːn/ /d͡ʒuːn/ Junes pn
Juni Brachet
The sixth month of the Gregorian calendar, following May and preceding July. Abbreviation: Jun or Jun.

Juneau /ˈd͡ʒunoʊ/ Juneaus pn
Juneau
A surname from French.
A placename
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Juneteenth /ˌd͡ʒunˈtinθ/ /ˌd͡ʒuːnˈtiːnθ/ Juneteenths pn
Emanzipationtag Freilassungtag
(US) Also more fully as Juneteenth Day: the United States national holiday commemorating the end of slavery, observed on June 19.

Jungian more Jungian most Jungian adj
Jungsch
(psychology) Of or pertaining to the psychology of Carl Jung.

Jupiter /ˈd͡ʒupɪtɚ/ [ˈd͡ʒupɪɾɚ] pn
Jupiter
(Roman god) The King of the Gods, also called Jove. Equivalent to the Greek Zeus, Jupiter was one of the children of Saturn. As supreme god of the Roman pantheon, Jupiter was the god of thunder, lightning, and storms, and appropriately called the god of light and sky.
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Jura /ˈd͡ʒʊəɹə/ /ˈd͡ʒʊɹə/ pn
Jura
The Jura Mountains, TemplateParserError:LuaError.
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Jurassic /d͡ʒʊˈɹæs.ɪk/ pn
Jura
(geology, paleontology) The period from 201.3±0.2 to 145 million years ago, after the Triassic and before the Cretaceous; the geologic systems of this period.

Juris Doctor Juris Doctors n
Doktor der Rechte Juris Doctor
A professional doctorate in law, and in some countries, a first professional graduate degree.

Justice of the Peace Justices of the Peace n
Friedensrichter Friedensrichterin
A judicial officer with varying responsibilities depending on the jurisdiction.

Justin /ˈd͡ʒʌs.tɪn/ pn
Justin Justinus
A en given name. Popular in the English-speaking world since the 1970s.

Justinian pn
Justinian
A family name in Late Antiquity, notably that of Justinian I, emperor of the Byzantine Empire from 527 to 565.

Justinianian more Justinianian most Justinianian adj
justinianisch
Of or relating to the Byzantine emperor Justinian.

Justitia pn
Justitia
(Roman god) One of the Horae, she is the goddess of justice. She is the daughter of Jupiter and Themis; her sisters are Pax and Eunomia. She is the Roman counterpart of Dike.

Justus pn
Just Justus
A en given name.

Jute /d͡ʒuːt/ /juːt/ Jutes n
Jüte Jütin
A member of the Germanic tribe that existed in modern-day Denmark that invaded England about the same time as the Angles and the Saxons in the beginning of the Middle Ages, but were eventually integrated by the time of the Norman Conquest.

Jutish more Jutish most Jutish adj
jütisch
Of or relating to the ancient Jutes.

Jutland /ˈd͡ʒʌt.lənd/ pn
Jütland
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Jutlander /ˈd͡ʒʌtlændəɹ/ Jutlanders n
Jüte Jütin Jütländer Jütländerin
A native or inhabitant of Jutland.

Jutlandic /d͡ʒʌtˈlændɪk/ more Jutlandic most Jutlandic adj
jütisch jütländisch
Of or pertaining to Jutland.

Jutlandic /d͡ʒʌtˈlændɪk/ pn
Jütisch Jütländisch
Any of the dialects of Danish spoken in Jutland.

Jyväskylä pn
Jyväskylä
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Jõgeva /ˈjəʊɡɪvə/ /ˈjʊɡɪvə/ pn
Jõgeva
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Jūrmala pn
Jūrmala Rigastrand
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K /keɪ/ [kʰeɪ] Ks n
K
(baseball) On a baseball scorecard, a frontwards K signifies striking out while swinging the bat, while a backwards K signifies striking out while looking.

K'iche' pn
Quiché
The language of this people.

K-pop n
K-Pop
(music genre) South Korean pop music influenced by Western styles.

KGB pn
KGB
(historical) The Committee for State Security of the Soviet Union (the Soviet security service).

Kaaba /ˈkɑːbə/ pn
Kaaba
The nearly cubical stone temple in Mecca, the holiest place in Islam and site of the great hajj assembly

Kabardian /kəˈbɑː(ɹ)diən/ pn
Kabardinisch
A North Caucasian language spoken in Kabardino-Balkaria and Karachay-Cherkessia, Russia, also known as East Circassian.

Kabballah pn
Kabbala Kaballah
(Judaism) A body of mystical Jewish teachings based on an esoteric reading of the Hebrew scriptures.

Kabul /ˈkɑːbəl/ pn
Kabul
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Kabyle /kəˈbaɪl/ Kabyles n
Kabyle Kabylin
A member of a Berber ethnic group inhabiting Algeria and Tunisia, speaking the Kabyle language.

Kabyle /kəˈbaɪl/ pn
Kabylisch kabylische Sprache
A Northern Berber language of the Berber branch of the Afroasiatic language family, spoken by over 3,000,000 people in Algeria; native name Taqbaylit.

Kabylia /kəˈbɪliə/ /kəˈbɪlɪ.ə/ pn
Kabylei

Kachin n
Kachin Katschin
Any of a number of non-Burman ethnolinguistic groups in Kachin State, Burma, including the Jingpho people.

Kachin pn
Kachin-Staat
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Kafkaesque /ˌkæfkəˈɛsk/ /ˌkæfkəˈɹɛsk/ /ˌkɑfkəˈɛsk/ more Kafkaesque most Kafkaesque adj
kafkaesk
Marked by a senseless, disorienting, often menacing complexity.

Kahoolawe /kəˌhoʊ.əˈlɑːwiː/ pn
Kahoolawe
An uninhabited island, the smallest of the main 8 islands of Hawaii in the United States of America.

Kaiser /ˈkaɪzə(ɹ)/ /ˈkaɪzɚ/ Kaisers n
Kaiser Kaiserin
An emperor of a German-speaking country, particularly the Holy Roman Empire (962–1806), the Austrian Empire/Austria-Hungary (1806–1918), or the German Empire (1871–1918) — often specifically Wilhelm II.

Kaiser roll Kaiser rolls n
Kaisersemmel
A typically crusty round bread roll supposedly invented in Vienna, made from flour, barm, malt, water, and salt, and whose characteristic feature is a five-spoked propeller- or pinwheel-like star on its obverse.

Kaiserslautern /ˌkaɪzəsˈlaʊtən/ /ˌkaɪzɚsˈlaʊtɚn/ pn
Kaiserslautern
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Kakheti pn
Kachetien
A region in Eastern Georgia (country), with Telavi as its regional capital

Kalash n
Kalasha
A Dardic indigenous group residing in the Chitral District of the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. They speak the Kalasha language.

Kalevala pn
Kalevala Kalewala
The Finnish national epic.

Kali /ˈkæli/ /ˈkɑːli/ pn
Kali
(Hinduism) A goddess in Hinduism, one of the most significant figures within that religion, who destroys evil forces and bestows liberation.

Kaliningrad /kəˈlinɪnɡræd/ /kəˈliːnɪnɡrad/ pn
Kaliningrad Königsberg
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Kalmykia pn
Kalmückien
A republic of Russia in the south-west of the country, with capital Elista.

Kaluga pn
Kaluga
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Kama pn
Kama
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Kamchatka pn
Kamtschatka
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Kampuchea /kæmpəˈt͡ʃiːə/ pn
Kampuchea
, used from 1975 to 1989.

Kamyshlov pn
Kamyschlow

Kanak /kəˈnæk/ Kanak Kanaks n
Kanake Kanakin
An indigenous Melanesian inhabitant of New Caledonia.

Kangchenjunga /-ˈd͡ʒʊŋ-/ /ˌkʌn-/ /ˌkʌŋt͡ʃənˈd͡ʒʌŋɡə/ pn
Kangchendzönga
A Himalayan mountain between Nepal and India, the third highest in the world.

Kannada /ˈkænədə/ /ˈkɑːnədə/ n
Kannada
The Dravidian language that is the official language of the state of Karnataka, India.

Kansas /ˈkæn.zəs/ Kansases pn
Kansas
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Kansas City /ˌkænzəˈsɪti/ [kæ̃ˈsɪɾi] pn
Kansas City Kansas-Stadt
A large metropolitan area straddling the border between Kansas and Missouri, USA. Kansas City is split into two separate cities:

Kant pn
Kant
A surname from German.

Kantian more Kantian most Kantian adj
kantianisch
(philosophy) Of, pertaining to, or resembling the philosophical views of Immanuel Kant (1724-1804).

Kantianism /ˈkæntɪənɪzəm/ pn
Kantianismus
(philosophy) The philosophical system of Immanuel Kant (1724-1804) and his followers; also called transcendental idealism.

Kaohsiung /ˈkaʊ ˈʃjʊŋ/ /ˈɡaʊ ˈʃjʊŋ/ pn
Kaohsiung
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Kaqchikel pn
Cakchiquel
The language of this people.

Kara Sea /ˌkɑːɹə ˈsiː/ pn
Karasee
A part of the Arctic Ocean in north Russia. It is separated from the Barents Sea to the west by the Kara Strait and Novaya Zemlya, and the Laptev Sea to the east by the Severnaya Zemlya.

Karabakh /kɑːɹəˈbɑːk/ pn
Karabach
A geographic region in present-day southwestern Azerbaijan and eastern Armenia. It includes three regions: Highland Karabakh (present-day Nagorno-Karabakh), Lowland Karabakh (the southern Kura-steppes) and a part of Syunik.

Karachi /kəˈrɑːt͡ʃi/ pn
Karatschi
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Karaim Karaim Karaims n
Karaim Karaime Karaimin Karaïm Karaïme Karaïmin
A member of an ethnic group in Central and Eastern Europe which traditionally spoke this (Turkic) language and practiced Karaite Judaism.
Karaime Karaimin Karaïme Karaïmin
(rare) A Karaite (especially an Eastern or Central European, Turkic-speaking one).

Karaim pn
Karaimisch Karaïmisch
A Kipchak Turkic language, with Aramaic and Persian influences, spoken in Lithuania, Poland, the Crimea and the Ukraine.

Karaite /ˈkæɹ.ə.aɪt/ Karaites n
Karait Karaitin Karäer Karäerin
An adherent of Karaism.

Karakalpakstan /ke(ə)ɹ-/ /kɑɹ.ə.kɑl.pɑk.stæn/ /kɛ(ə)ɹ.ə.kæl.pæk.stæn/ pn
Karakalpakistan
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Karbala pn
Kerbela

Karelia /kəˈɹeɪlɪə/ /kəˈɹiːlɪə/ /kəˈɹɛlɪə/ pn
Karelien Republik Karelien
A region to the north of Saint Petersburg in Russia and Finland.

Karelian adj
karelisch
Of, or pertaining to, Karelia or its people, culture or language.

Karelian Karelians n
Karelier Karelierin
Someone from Karelia.

Karelian pn
Karelisch karelisch
A language closely related to Finnish, spoken in Karelia, Russia and Finland.

Karelo-Finnish SSR pn
Karelo-Finnische SSR
(historical) A short-lived republic of the Soviet Union with its capital in Petrozavodsk (1940–1956).

Karin /kəˈɹɪn/ /ˈkærɪn/ pn
Karin
A en given name.

Karlovac pn
Karlovac Karlstadt
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Karlskrona pn
Karlskrona
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Karnataka /kɑːɹˈnɑːtəkə/ /kəɹˈnɑːtəkə/ pn
Karnataka
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Karst /kɑɹst/ pn
Karst
A mountainous region in northeastern Italy and southwestern Slovenia.

Kartvelian studies n
Kartwelologie
(humanities) a field of humanities covering Kartvelian history, languages, religion and/or culture

Kasetsart pn
Kasetsart-Universität
A public research university in Bangkok, Thailand.

Kashgar pn
Kaschgar Kaxgar
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Kashmir /kæʃ.ˈmiɹ/ /kæʒ.ˈmiɹ/ /ˈkæʃ.miɹ/ /ˈkæʒ.miɹ/ pn
Kaschmir
A region of the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, located between (and de facto divided between) China, India, and Pakistan.

Kashmiri /kæʃˈmiɹi/ adj
kaschmirisch
Of or pertaining to the people or region of Kashmir or the Kashmiri language.

Kashmiri /kæʃˈmiɹi/ pn
Kashmiri Kaschmiri Kaschmirisch
The Dardic Indo-Aryan language spoken in Kashmir.

Kashub Kashubs n
Kaschube Kaschubin
A member of a West Slavic ethnic group of north-central Poland.

Kashubian /kəˈʃuːbɪən/ adj
kaschubisch Kaschubisch
Of or relating to the Kashubian people and their language.

Kashubian /kəˈʃuːbɪən/ Kashubians n
Kaschube Kaschubin
A member of the Kashubian people; a person from Kashubia.

Kashubian /kəˈʃuːbɪən/ pn
Kaschubisch
A Slavic language spoken in the Pomeranian region of Poland.

Kasimovian pn
Kasimovium
(geology, paleontology) A subdivision of the Carboniferous period.

Kassel pn
Kassel
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Katanga pn
Katanga

Katharevousa /ˌkaθəˈɹɛvuːsə/ /ˌkɑθəˈɹɛvusɑ/ /ˌkɑθəˈɹɛvəsɑ/ pn
Katharevousa Kathareuusa Katharevusa
A learned, archaising form of Modern Greek, based on Classical Greek and used for formal and official purposes; it was legally displaced as the official language of Greece in 1976 by Demotic Greek.

Kathmandu /ˌkætmænˈduː/ pn
Kathmandu
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Katian pn
Katium
(geology, paleontology) A subdivision of the Ordovician period.

Katikkiro Katikkiros n
Katikkiro

Katowice /ˌkatəˈviːtsə/ /ˌkɑtəˈvitsə/ pn
Kattowitz
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Kattegat pn
Kattegat Kattegatt
A body of water between Jutland and the Swedish mainland.

Katya pn
Katja
A en given name, equivalent to English Kate.

Katyusha Katyushas n
Katjuscha Stalinorgel
A type of artillery rocket launcher consisting of an array of rockets mounted on a truck, originated in the Soviet Union.

Kaunas pn
Kaunas Kauen
The second largest city of Lithuania.

Kavala pn
Kavala
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Kazakh /kəˈzak/ /kəˈzɑk/ /kəˈzɑːk/ /ˈkazak/ adj
kasachisch Kasachisch
Of, from, or pertaining to Kazakhstan, the Kazakh people or the Kazakh language.

Kazakh /kəˈzak/ /kəˈzɑk/ /kəˈzɑːk/ /ˈkazak/ Kazakhs n
Kasache Kasachin
(countable) A person from Kazakhstan or of that descent.
Kasachisch kasachisch
(uncountable) The national language of Kazakhstan.

Kazakh SSR /ˈkæzæk ˌɛsɛsˈɑ(ɹ)/ /ˈkɑːzɑk ˌɛsɛsˈɑ(ɹ)/ pn
Kasachische SSR
Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic, the name for the Republic of Kazakhstan while under the rule of the Soviet Union (1920–1990).

Kazakhstan /ˈkæzəkstæn/ /ˈkæzəkˌstæn/ /ˈkɑzəkˌstæn/ /ˈkɑzəkˌstɑn/ /ˈkɑːzəkstɑːn/ pn
Kasachstan
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Kazan pn
Kasan
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(historical) the Khanate of Kazan, a Tatar Turkic state that occupied the territory of former Volga Bulgaria between 1438 and 1552.

Kazbek pn
Kasbek
A dormant volcano in the Caucasus, on the border between North Ossetia, Russia and Georgia.

Kebnekaise [ˈkɛbnəˌkaisə] pn
Kebnekaise
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Kecskemét pn
Kecskemét Ketschkemet
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Keeshond /ˈkeɪ̯sn̩d/ /ˈkeɪ̯zn̩d/ Keeshonden Keeshonds n
Wolfsspitz
A spitz bred in the Netherlands and Germany, characterized by a fluffy coat of silver and black fur.

Kemalism pn
Kemalismus
Kemalist ideology

Kemalist adj
kemalistisch
Of or pertaining to the ideology of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk; following the ideals of Kemalism, including separation of the new Turkish state from its Ottoman predecessor and the embracement of Western-style democracy and secularism.

Kemalist Kemalists n
Kemalist Kemalistin
One who follows the ideals of Kemalism.

Kemerovo pn
Kemerowo
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Kent /kɛnt/ pn
Kent
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Kentucky /kənˈtʌki/ /kɛnˈtʌki/ pn
Kentucky
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Kenya /ˈkiːn.jə/ /ˈkɛn.jə/ [ˈkɛ.ɲa] pn
Kenia
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Kenyan adj
kenianisch
Of, from, or pertaining to Kenya or the Kenyan people.

Kenyan Kenyans n
Kenianer Kenianerin
A person from Kenya or of Kenyan descent.

Kenyan English n
Kenianisches Englisch
The English language as written and spoken in Kenya, and among Kenyan expatriates in other countries.

Kepler's equation pn
Kepler-Gleichung
(astronomy, celestial mechanics) the mathematical relationship between the mean anomaly (M) and the eccentric anomaly (E) of a planet in an elliptical orbit with eccentricity ( \textstyle \epsilon ). M = E - \epsilon \cdot \sin(E).

Kerch pn
Kertsch
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Kerry /ˈkɛɹi/ pn
Kerry
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Keszthely /ˈkɛsteɪ/ pn
Kesthell
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Ket pn
Ketisch
The Yeniseian language of these people.

Ketterer Ketterers pn
Ketterer

Kevin /ˈkɛvən/ /ˈkɛvɪn/ Kevins pn
Kevin
A en given name.

Key lime pie Key lime pies n
Limettenkuchen
An American dessert made of Key lime juice, egg yolks, and sweetened condensed milk in a pie crust, often with a meringue topping.

Khabarovsk /ˈkɑbəɹɑfsk/ /ˈkɑːbəɹɒfsk/ pn
Chabarowsk
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Khabarovsk Krai pn
Region Chabarowsk
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Khakassia pn
Chakassien
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Khamenei /ˌkɑːməneɪˈiː/ pn
Chamenei
A surname from Persian, notably borne by Ali Khamenei.

Khanty Khanty n
Chante Chanten Chantin
A member of an indigenous ethnic group living in Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia.

Khanty pn
Chantisch
The Ob-Ugric language spoken by these people, now more often considered a group of closely related languages.

Khanty-Mansiysk pn
Chanty-Mansijsk
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Kharkiv /hɑɹˈkiv/ /hɑːˈkiːv/ /kɑɹˈkiv/ /kɑːˈkiːv/ /ˈhɑɹkiv/ /ˈhɑɹkɪv/ /ˈhɑːkiːv/ /ˈhɑːkɪv/ /ˈkɑɹkiv/ /ˈkɑɹkɪv/ /ˈkɑːkiːv/ /ˈkɑːkɪv/ /ˈxɑɹkiv/ /ˈxɑːkiːv/ pn
Charkiw Charkow
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Khartoum /kɑː(ɹ)ˈtuːm/ pn
Khartum
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Khashoggi Khashoggis pn
Chaschuqdschi
A surname.

Khazar /kəˈzɑː/ /kəˈzɑːɹ/ adj
chasarisch
Of or relating to Khazars.

Khazar /kəˈzɑː/ /kəˈzɑːɹ/ Khazar Khazars n
Chasar Chasarin
A member of a semi-nomadic Turkic tribe that occupied a large part of southwestern Russia and Ukraine (Khazaria).

Khazar /kəˈzɑː/ /kəˈzɑːɹ/ pn
Chasarisch
The Turkic language of the Khazar people, of which a single word is attested, 𐰸𐰴𐰆𐰺𐰇𐰢.

Kherson /hɜː(ɹ)ˈsɔːn/ /kɜː(ɹ)ˈsɔːn/ /xɜː(ɹ)ˈsɔːn/ pn
Cherson
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Khimki pn
Chimki
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Khinalug pn
chinalugische Sprache
A Northeast Caucasian language spoken mainly in the villages of Khinalug and Qalayxudat just north of Quba (Quba Rayon, Azerbaijan).

Khmer /kəˈmɛə(ɹ)/ /ˈkmɛə(ɹ)/ [kʰəˈmɛɹ] more Khmer most Khmer adj
Khmer
Of or pertaining to the Khmer people or their language.

Khmer /kəˈmɛə(ɹ)/ /ˈkmɛə(ɹ)/ [kʰəˈmɛɹ] Khmer Khmers n
Khmer Kambodschanisch Khmer-Sprache
A member of an ethnolinguistic group that constitutes most of the population of Cambodia.

Khmer Rouge /kəˈmɛəɹ ˈɹuːʒ/ /ˈkmɛəɹ ˈɹuːʒ/ pn
Rote Khmer
(historical) A Cambodian communist guerrilla force active from the 1970s to the 1990s under the leadership of Pol Pot.

Khomeini /koʊˈmeɪni/ /kɒmˈeɪni/ /kəʊˈmeɪni/ pn
Chomeini
A surname from Persian, notably borne by Ruhollah Khomeini.

Khorasan pn
Chorasan Chorassan
(historical) The Sassanian and post-Islamic Persian name for the region of Parthia located in north east of Persia (Iran), sometimes covering also parts of Central Asia and Afghanistan; the Greater Khorasan.

Khorasan wheat n
Kamut Khorasan-Weizen
An ancient tetraploid species or subspecies of wheat (Triticum turanicum), historically cultivated in Central Asia.

Khorramshahr pn
Chorramschahr
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Khotanese /kəʊtəˈniːz/ pn
Hotansakisch
An extinct Eastern Iranian language formerly spoken in the Kingdom of Khotan.

Khrushchev /-t͡ʃɒv/ /-t͡ʃɛv/ /ˈkruːʃ-/ /ˈkrʊʃ.t͡ʃɒf/ pn
Chruschtschow
English transliteration of the Russian surname Хрущёв; usually refers to the Russian revolutionary and Soviet Secretary of the Central Committee of the CPSU(b) Nikita Khrushchev.

Khujand pn
Chudschand
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Khust pn
Chust
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Khyriv pn
Chyriw
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Kiel pn
Kiel
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Kielburger Kielburgers pn
Kielburger

Kierkegaardian /ˌkɪəkəˈɡɑːdɪ.ən/ /ˌkɪɹkəˈɡɑɹdi.ən/ more Kierkegaardian most Kierkegaardian adj
kierkegaardisch
(philosophy) Of or pertaining to the Danish philosopher Søren Kierkegaard (1813–1855) or his existentialist philosophy.

Kierz pn
Kerschen
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Kievan Rus pn
Kiewer Rus Kiewer Russland
(historical) A medieval principality in Eastern Europe centred around Kiev; considered an early predecessor of Russia, Ukraine and Belarus.

Kihnu pn
Kihnu Kühnö
An island in the Gulf of Riga, the seventh largest island of Estonia.

Kilimanjaro /ˌkɪləmənˈd͡ʒɑɹoʊ/ /ˌkɪlɪmənˈd͡ʒɑːɹəʊ/ pn
Kilimandscharo Kilima-Ndscharo
A volcano in Tanzania, the highest peak in Africa at 5,895 meters (19,321 feet).

Kim /kɪm/ Kims pn
Kim
A surname from Korean, the English form of a surname very common in Korea. (^김, hanja: 金), the most common Korean surname.

Kimmeridgian pn
Kimmeridgium
(geology, paleontology) A subdivision of the Jurassic period.

King Arthur pn
König Artus Artus
A legendary king of Britain, said to have led the defence of Britain against Saxon invaders in the early 6th century.

King James Version /ˌkɪŋ ˈdʒeɪmz ˌvɜː.ʃən/ /ˌkɪŋ ˈdʒeɪmz ˌvɜː.ʒən/ /ˌkɪŋ ˈdʒeɪmz ˌvɝː.ʃən/ /ˌkɪŋ ˈdʒeɪmz ˌvɝː.ʒən/ pn
King James Version King-James-Bibel King-James-Version
(biblical, Christianity) An English translation, published in 1611, of the Bible from the original Hebrew (Old Testament) and Greek (New Testament) commissioned for the Church of England, which is the version most quoted and influential in English literature and English Protestant religious culture.

King's Counsel n
Kronanwalt Kronanwältin
(UK, historic) a barrister or advocate appointed by the Crown during the reign of a king.

Kingdom Hall Kingdom Halls n
Königreichssaal Königreichssaal der Zeugen Jehovas
A place where Jehovah's Witnesses meet for fellowship and worship.

Kingdom of Bahrain pn
Königreich Bahrain
The official name of Bahrain.

Kingdom of Belgium pn
Königreich Belgien
The official name of Belgium.

Kingdom of Cambodia pn
Königreich Kambodscha
The official name of Cambodia.

Kingdom of Denmark pn
Königreich Dänemark
The official name of Denmark, including Greenland and the Faroe Islands.

Kingdom of England pn
Königreich England
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Kingdom of Great Britain pn
Königreich Großbritannien

Kingdom of Heaven pn
Himmelreich
(Christianity) A concept of heaven as a hierarchical dominion with God at the top and a court of saints, archangels and angels.

Kingdom of Italy pn
Königreich Italien

Kingdom of Lesotho pn
Königreich Lesotho
The official name of Lesotho.

Kingdom of Morocco pn
Königreich Marokko
The official name of Morocco.

Kingdom of Naples pn
Königreich Neapel

Kingdom of Norway pn
Königreich Norwegen
The official name of Norway.

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia pn
Königreich Saudi-Arabien
The official name of Saudi Arabia.

Kingdom of Scotland pn
Königreich Schottland
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Kingdom of Spain pn
Königreich Spanien
The official name of Spain.

Kingdom of Sweden pn
Königreich Schweden
The official name of Sweden.

Kingdom of Thailand pn
Köningreich Thailand Königreich Thailand
The official name of Thailand.

Kingdom of Yugoslavia pn
Königreich Jugoslawien
the official name of former Yugoslavia in the interwar period (1929-1943), after Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (1918-1929)

Kingdom of the Netherlands pn
Königreich der Niederlande
A monarchy consisting of the Netherlands, Aruba, Curaçao, and Sint Maarten.

Kingdom of the Two Sicilies pn
Königreich beider Sizilien
(historical) A former kingdom in southern Italy with its capital at Palermo and Naples between 1816 and 1861, covering Sicily and most of the present-day Mezzogiorno.

Kings pn
Könige
(biblical) One of the various books called Kings in the Old Testament of Bible, and of the Tanakh.

Kingston /ˈkɪŋ.stən/ pn
Kingston
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Kinsey scale pn
Kinsey-Skala

Kinshasa /kɪnˈʃɑːsə/ pn
Kinshasa
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Kinyarwanda /ˌkiːn.jə.ruˈɑːn.də/ /ˌkɪn.jə.ruˈæn.də/ pn
Kinyarwanda
The dialect Rwanda of the Rwanda-Rundi language.

Kirchhoefer Kirchhoefers pn
Kirchhöfer

Kirchhoff's circuit laws n
Kirchhoffsche Gesetze
(physics) A pair of fundamental natural laws dealing with the relations of currents at a junction and the voltages around a loop.

Kiribati /kiː.ɹɪˈbæs/ /ˈkiː.ɹɪ.bæs/ /ˈkɪrəbæs/ /ˈkɪrəbɑːti/ /ˌkiː.ɹɪˈbɑ.ti/ /ˌkiː.ɹɪˈbɑs/ pn
Kiribati
The Micronesian language spoken in Kiribati.

Kiribatian adj
kiribatisch
Of, from, or pertaining to Kiribati, the Kiribatian people or language.

Kiribatian Kiribatians n
Kiribatier Kiribatierin
A person from Kiribati or of Kiribatian descent.

Kirov pn
Kirow
A transliteration of the Russian surname Киров (Kirov).
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Kirsch-lès-Sierck pn
Kirsch bei Sierck

Kirtland's warbler Kirtland's warblers n
Michiganwaldsänger
a small songbird, Setophaga kirtlandii, that nests in Michigan, United States and winters in the Bahamas

Kislovodsk pn
Kislowodsk
A city in Stavropol krai, Russia

Kissinger /ˈkɪsənd͡ʒə(ɹ)/ /ˈkɪsənd͡ʒɚ/ Kissingers pn
Kissinger
A surname.

Kitsman pn
Kizman Kotzman Kotzmann
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Klaipėda pn
Memel Klaipėda
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Klaukkala pn
Klaukkala
village in Nurmijärvi Municipality, located in Finland's Uusimaa province.

Klein bottle Klein bottles n
Kleinsche Flasche
(topology) The closed manifold obtained by identifying the boundary components of the annulus so that the resultant surface is nonorientable.

Klein geometry Klein geometries n
Kleinsche Geometrie
(differential geometry) A type of geometry (mathematical object representing a space and its spatial relationships); a homogeneous space X together with a symmetry group which represents the group action on X of some Lie group;(more formally) an ordered pair (G, H), where G is a Lie group and H a closed Lie subgroup of G such that the left coset space G / H is connected.

Kleinbautzen /klaɪnˈbaʊtsən/ pn
Kleinbautzen
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Klinefelter syndrome n
Klinefelter-Syndrom
A genetic condition in which a person is born with two X chromosomes and one Y chromosome.

Klingon /ˈkliŋɑn/ /ˈklɪŋɑn/ /ˈklɪŋɒn/ Klingons n
Klingone Klingonin
(countable) Member of an alien warrior race in the Star Trek universe with distinctive forehead ridges and a culture based on strict observance of honour, loyalty, and combat.

Klingon /ˈkliŋɑn/ /ˈklɪŋɑn/ /ˈklɪŋɒn/ pn
Klingonisch
An artificial language created by Marc Okrand for the film Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.

Klášterní Hradisko pn
Kloster Hradisch
A former monastery and a former village north-east of the city of Olomouc, nowadays a quarter of Olomouc.

Knesset /kəˈnɛsət/ /kəˈnɛsɛt/ /ˈknɛsɛt/ /ˈnɛsət/ /ˈnɛsɛt/ pn
Knesset
The Israeli parliament, located in Jerusalem.

Knight Templar Knight Templars Knights Templar n
Tempelritter
(historical) A knightly member of the crusader age military order of Templars [from 1610]

Knights Templar pn
Templerorden
(historical) A chiefly military order of medieval knights that existed for nearly two centuries during the Crusades

Knossos pn
Knossos
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Kobarid pn
Karfreit
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Koblenz pn
Koblenz
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Kodiak bear /ˈkoʊdiˌæk/ Kodiak bears n
Kodiakbär
The largest brown bear, Ursus arctos middendorffi, found on Kodiak Island off the south coast of Alaska, United States.

Kohler Kohlers pn
Kohler

Kohr Kohrs pn
Kohr

Kohrs Kohrs Kohrses pn
Kohrs

Koine /kɔɪˈneɪ/ /ˈkɔɪneɪ/ /ˈkɔɪniː/ pn
Koine
The “common” Greek language that developed and flourished between 300 B.C.E. and 300 C.E. (the time of the Roman Empire), and from which Modern Greek descended. It was based on the Attic and Ionian dialects of Ancient Greek.

Kola Peninsula pn
Halbinsel Kola
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Kolkata /kolˈka(ː)ta/ /kolˈkɑtə/ /kɒlˈkɑːtə/ /kɔːlˈkɑːtə/ pn
Kalkutta
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Kolomyia pn
Kolomyja Kolomea

Komi /ˈkoʊmi/ pn
Komi
A Finno-Ugric language currently spoken by 200,000 to 400,000 people, depending on source and definition of "speaker", in northeastern European part of Russia.

Komodo /kə-/ /kəʊˈməʊdəʊ/ pn
Komodo Komodo-Insel
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Komodo dragon /kəˈmoʊdoʊ ˈdɹæɡən/ Komodo dragons n
Komodowaran
Varanus komodoensis, an endangered species of monitor lizard native to certain Indonesian islands east of Java, the world's largest lizard, growing to 10 feet or 3 meters, known for its ability to kill prey with its septic saliva.

Komondor Komondorok Komondors n
Komondor
A large Hungarian breed of livestock guard dog with a long, corded coat.

Komotini pn
Komotini
A city in Thrace, northeastern Greece.

Komsomol pn
Komsomol
(historical) Young Communist League, the former youth wing of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.

Komsomolsk pn
Komsomolsk Komsomolsk am Amur
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Kongo pn
Kongo
A Bantu language (or family of languages) of Central Africa.

Konstanz pn
Konstanz
A city in south Germany on Lake Constance, on Swiss border.

Koper pn
Gafers
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Korah pn
Korach
A biblical character who rebelled against Moses.

Korea /kəˈɹi.ə/ /kəˈɹiːə/ [kʰɵˈɹi.ə] [kʰɵˈɹiːə] Koreas pn
Korea
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Korea Strait pn
Koreastraße
A strait between Korea and Japan, connecting the East China Sea with the Sea of Japan.

Korean /kəˈɹɪən/ adj
koreanisch Koreanisch
Of or relating to the Asian Peninsula comprising North Korea and South Korea.

Korean /kəˈɹɪən/ Koreans n
Koreaner Koreanerin Koreanisch
(countable) A native or resident in North Korea or South Korea, or a person of Korean descent.

Korean /kəˈɹɪən/ pn
Koreanisch koreanisch
(uncountable) Official language of the people residing on the Korean Peninsula, and language of approximately 60 million people, in Asia, North America, and elsewhere.

Korean Empire n
Kaiserreich Korea
(historical) The Korean state from 1897 to 1910.

Korean Peninsula pn
Koreanische Halbinsel
A peninsula in eastern Asia containing North Korea and South Korea.

Korean War pn
Koreakrieg
(historical) A war fought in the Korean Peninsula from 1950–1953 between the Soviet Union-backed Democratic People's Republic of Korea and the United Nations-backed Republic of Korea.

Korean Wave /kəˈɹɪən ˈweɪv/ pn
Koreanische Welle
The rise in popularity of South Korean popular culture in other countries since the 1990s.

Korean studies n
Koreanistik Koreanologie
(humanities) An academic discipline that includes the study of literature written in the Korean language, Korean linguistics, and Korean sociolinguistics.

Koschei pn
Koschtschei
(Slavic mythology) An archetypal male antagonist, described mainly as abducting the hero's wife, and sometimes represented as a skeleton.

Kosice pn
Kaschau
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Kosiv pn
Kossiw Kossow
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Kosovan more Kosovan most Kosovan adj
kosovarisch
From, of, or pertaining to Kosovo or its people, culture or language.

Kosovan Kosovans n
Kosovare Kosovarin
A person from, or with ties to, Kosovo.

Kosovo /ˈkɒsəvə/ /ˈkɒsəvəʊ/ /ˈkɔsəˌvoʊ/ pn
Kosovo
One of five administrative districts of the above region as viewed by the Serbian government.

Kouvola pn
Kouvola
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Kovel pn
Kowel
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Košice pn
Kaschau Košice
The second largest city of Slovakia.

Kraftwerkian more Kraftwerkian most Kraftwerkian adj
kraftwerkisch

Kraken /-kɪn/ /ˈkɹeɪ.kən/ /ˈkɹæ.kən/ /ˈkɹɑː.kən/ pn
Krake
(Norse mythology) A colossal sea monster that attacks ships and sailors, often portrayed as a giant octopus or squid.

Kramatorsk /kɹæməˈtɔɹsk/ /kɹæməˈtɔːsk/ pn
Kramatorsk
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Krasnodar pn
Krasnodar
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Krasnoyarsk pn
Krasnojarsk
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Kraut /kɹaʊt/ /kɹʌʊt/ Krauts n
Kraut Krautfresser Krautfresserin
(ethnic slur, offensive, derogatory, slang) A German. [from 1841]

Krebs cycle n
Krebs-Zyklus
(biochemistry) A series of enzymatic reactions that occurs in all aerobic organisms; it involves the oxidative metabolism of acetyl units, and serves as the main source of cellular energy.

Kremenchuk pn
Krementschug Krementschuk
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Kremenets pn
Kremenez
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Kremlin /ˈkɹɛmlɪn/ pn
Kreml
The Moscow Kremlin; a fortified complex in Moscow, Russia that serves as the official residence of the President of the Russian Federation.
(metonym) The Russian or Soviet government.

Kretinga pn
Krottingen

Kriegsmarine pn
Kriegsmarine

Krishna /ˈkɹɪʃnə/ Krishnas pn
Krishna
(Hinduism) A deity worshiped across many traditions of Hinduism. Krishna is often depicted as a young cowherd boy with a dark or blue complexion playing a flute (as in the Bhagavata Purana) or a youthful prince giving philosophical direction and guidance (as in the Bhagavad Gita). He is the divine speaker of the Bhagavad Gita and the eighth avatar of Vishnu.

Kristallnacht n
Kristallnacht

Kriva Palanka pn
Kriva Palanka
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Krk pn
Vegl
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Krnov pn
Jägerndorf
An Upper Silesian town on the River Opava in the northeastern Czech Republic, near the Polish border.

Kronstadt pn
Kronstadt
A municipal town near Saint Petersburg, Russia. Located on Kotlin Island (also known as Retusaari or Reitskär).

Kryvyi Rih /kɹɪˌvi ˈri/ pn
Krywyj Rih
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Ku Klux Klan /ˌkuː klʌks ˈklæn/ pn
Ku-Klux-Klan
An American white supremacist secret society and terrorist organization.

Kuala Lumpur /kuˈɑːlə ˈlʊmpə(ɹ)/ /kuˈɑːlə ˈlʊmpʊə/ /ˈkuala ˈlumpʊr/ /ˈkuala ˈlumpʊə/ pn
Kuala Lumpur
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Kuban /kuːˈbɑːn/ pn
Kuban
(by extension) a geographic region of Southern Russia surrounding the Kuban River, on the Black Sea between the Don Steppe, Volga delta and the Caucasus.

Kuhnian adj
Kuhnsch
(philosophy) Of or pertaining to the philosophy of Thomas Kuhn, especially the theories in his book The Structure of Scientific Revolutions.

Kuhr Kuhrs pn
Kuhr

Kuiper belt /ˈkaɪ.pə(ɹ).bɛlt/ /ˈkaɪ.pɚ.bɛlt/ /ˈkʌɪpə bɛlt/ pn
Kuipergürtel Kuiper-Gürtel
(astronomy) A region of space between 30 and 50 astronomical units from the Sun, roughly confined within a thick band around the ecliptic of the Solar System. This area is populated by many thousands of trans-Neptunian objects.

Kuiper belt object /ˈkaɪpəɹ/ Kuiper belt objects n
Kuipergürtelobjekt
(astronomy) A trans-Neptunian object (TNO) (a type of minor planet) that has an orbit in the Kuiper belt (between 30-50 AU) with inclinations consistent with the ecliptic.

Kungurian pn
Kungurium
(geology, paleontology) A subdivision of the Permian period.

Kuomintang /kuːəʊmɪnˈtaŋ/ pn
Kuomintang
A nationalist political party founded under Sun Yat-sen in 1912 that ruled mainland China from 1928 to 1949, now one of three major parties in the Republic of China (Taiwan).

Kuopio pn
Kuopio
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Kupffer cell Kupffer cells n
Browicz-Kupffer-Zelle Kupffer-Sternzelle Kupffer-Zelle
A kind of specialized macrophage located in the liver lining the walls of the sinusoids that form part of the reticuloendothelial system.

Kurd /kɜː(ɹ)d/ Kurds n
Kurde Kurdin
A member of the linguistically and culturally distinct people who speak Kurdish and mainly inhabit those parts of Turkey, Iran, Iraq and Syria sometimes known as Kurdistan.

Kurdish /ˈkɜː(ɹ)dɪʃ/ adj
kurdisch Kurdisch
Of, from, or pertaining to Kurdistan, the Kurdish people or the Kurdish language family.

Kurdish /ˈkɜː(ɹ)dɪʃ/ n
Kurdisch kurdisch
Family of Indo-Iranian languages of Kurdistan (in the Mesopotamia region, from the Zagros of mid-western Iran to the eastern extension of the chain of the Taurus Mountains).

Kurdistan pn
Kurdistan
An autonomous region of northern and northeastern Iraq lying within the aforementioned Kurdish-majority region.

Kuril Islands pn
Kurilen
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Kurmanji pn
Kurmandschi
The Kurdish language with the largest number of speakers, spoken in Turkey, Syria, northernmost Iraq, and parts of Iran and Central Asia.

Kursk pn
Kursk
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Kuršėnai pn
Kurschenen

Kutenai /ˈkuːtəneɪ/ n
Kutenai
An indigenous people of North America.

Kuwait /kjuːˈweɪt/ /kuːˈweɪt/ /kʊˈweɪt/ pn
Kuwait
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Kuwaiti adj
kuwaitisch
Of, from, or pertaining to Kuwait or the Kuwaiti people.

Kuwaiti Kuwaitis n
Kuwaiter Kuwaiterin
A person from Kuwait or of Kuwaiti descent.

Kvemo Kartli pn
Niederkartlien
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Kven Kvens n
kvenisch
A person of Finnish descent living in North Norway.

Kyiv /kiːˈɪv/ /ˈkiːv/ /ˈkiːɪv/ /ˈkjɪv/ pn
Kiew Kyjiw
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Kyivan /kiːˈɪvən/ /ˈkiːɪvən/ Kyivans n
Kiewer Kiewerin
A resident of Kyiv.

Kyoto /kiˈjoʊtoʊ/ /ˈkjoʊtoʊ/ pn
Kyōto Kyoto
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(international law) The Kyoto Protocol.

Kyrgyz /ˈkɜː(ɹ)ɡɪz/ /ˈkɪə(ɹ)ɡɪz/ /ˈkɪɹɡɪz/ adj
kirgisisch
Of, from, or pertaining to Kyrgyzstan, the Kyrgyz people or the Kyrgyz language.

Kyrgyz /ˈkɜː(ɹ)ɡɪz/ /ˈkɪə(ɹ)ɡɪz/ /ˈkɪɹɡɪz/ Kyrgyz n
Kirgise Kirgisin
member of a Turkic people living primarily in Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyz /ˈkɜː(ɹ)ɡɪz/ /ˈkɪə(ɹ)ɡɪz/ /ˈkɪɹɡɪz/ pn
Kirgisisch
The Western Turkic language of Kyrgyz people.

Kyrgyz Republic pn
Kirgisische Republik
The official name of Kyrgyzstan.

Kyrgyz SSR /ˈkɜː(ɹ)ɡɪz ˌɛsɛsˈɑ(ɹ)/ /ˈkɪə(ɹ)ɡɪz ˌɛsɛsˈɑ(ɹ)/ pn
Kirgisische SSR
Kyrgyz Soviet Socialist Republic

Kyrgyz Soviet Socialist Republic pn
Kirgisische Sozialistische Sowjetrepublik

Kyrgyzization Kyrgyzizations n
Kirgisisierung
The process or result of Kyrgyzizing.

Kyrgyzophone adj
kirgisischsprachig
Speaking Kyrgyz.

Kyrgyzstan /-stæn/ /ˈkɛːɹ.ɡɪˌstɑːn/ /ˈkɪəɹ.ɡɪˌstɑːn/ /ˌkɛːɹ.ɡɪˈstɑːn/ /ˌkɪəɹ.ɡɪˈstɑːn/ pn
Kirgisistan Kirgisien
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Kythira pn
Kythira
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Kyushu /ˈkjuːʃuː/ pn
Kyūshū
The third-largest of Japan's islands and the southwesternmost of its four main islands.

Kyzyl pn
Kysyl
The capital city of Tuva, Russia

Kölsch Kölsches Kölschs n
Kölsch

Kölsch pn
Kölnisch

Königsberg /ˈkeɪ.nɪɡzˌbɝɡ/ /ˈkøːnɪçsˌbɛɹk/ /ˈkøːnɪçsˌbɜːk/ /ˈkɜ.nɪɡzˌbɝɡ/ /ˈkɜː.nɪɡzˌbɜːɡ/ pn
Königsberg
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Königsberger Klopse n
Kapernklopse Kochklopse Königsberger Klopse Saure Klopse Soßklopse
An East Prussian dish of meatballs in a white sauce with capers.

Königswartha pn
Königswartha
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Kúty pn
Kutti
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Künstlerroman /ˈkʊnstləɹəʊˌmɑːn/ Künstlerromane Künstlerromans n
Künstlerroman
(literature) A novel whose central character is an artist of any kind, and which shows his or her development from childhood to maturity.

Kėdainiai pn
Kedahnen
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Kırklareli /kɝkləˈɹɛli/ pn
Kırklareli
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L-shaped adj
L-förmig
Shaped like the letter L or its mirror image

L1 L1s n
L1

L2 L2s n
L2

LCD LCDs n
LCD
(electronics, computing) Initialism of liquid crystal display.

LED /lɛd/ /ɛl.iː.ˈdiː/ LEDs n
LED
Initialism of light-emitting diode.

LGBT /ɛl d͡ʒiː biː tiː/ adj
LSBT LGBT
Being lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender, or relating to these groups as a collective.

LNG n
LNG
(petrochemistry) Initialism of liquefied natural gas.

LOL /loʊl/ /lɑl/ /lɒl/ /lɔl/ /lɔːl/ /ɛl.oʊˈɛl/ /ɛl.əʊˈɛl/ interjection
lol
(Internet slang, text messaging) Lots of laughs. (occasionally used)

LSD n
LSD
Initialism of lysergic acid diethylamide.

La Gomera pn
La Gomera
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La Niña /lə ˈniːn.jə/ La Niñas pn
La Niña
(sometimes, attributive) A sustained negative sea-surface temperature anomaly of more than 0.5°C across the equatorial zone of the central and eastern Pacific Ocean; the negative phase of the multi-year ENSO cycle, which causes variations in local and regional weather patterns.

La Paz /lə ˈpæz/ pn
La Paz
The capital of the Mexican state of Baja California Sur.

La Pérouse Strait pn
La-Pérouse-Straße
A strait dividing the Russian island of Sakhalin in the north from the Japanese island of Hokkaido, and connecting the Sea of Japan on the west with the Sea of Okhotsk on the east.

La Rochelle /ˌla ɹɒˈʃɛl/ /ˌlɑ ɹoʊˈʃɛl/ pn
La Rochelle
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La-La Land pn
Phantasieland
The fictional place where wandering, sleeping, or dreaming minds are metaphorically said to end up.

Labour Party pn
Arbeiterpartei Labor Party
Any of various political parties that aim to advance the interests of the working class, often characterized by left-of-centre politics and support for organized labour.

Labrador duck Labrador ducks n
Labradorente
†Camptorhynchus labradorius, an extinct sea duck that was never common, believed to be the first bird to become extinct in North America after 1500.

Labrador retriever Labrador retrievers n
Labrador Retriever
A dog of a medium to large breed, popular as guide dogs and in other service.

Labrador tea /ˈlæb.ɹə.dɔː(ɹ) ti/ Labrador teas n
Porst
Any of three Rhododendron species (R. tomentosum, R. groenlandicum, or R. neoglandulosum).

Lacerta pn
Eidechse
(constellation) An inconspicuous autumn constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a lizard. It lies between the constellations of Cygnus and Andromeda.

Laconia /ləˈkəʊ.ni.ə/ pn
Lakonien
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Ladakh /ləˈdɑːk/ pn
Ladakh
The mountain range situated in the union territory of the same name.

Ladin /ləˈdiːn/ pn
Ladinisch ladinische Sprache
A Rhaeto-Romance language (or dialect continuum), spoken primarily in the Italian portion of Tyrol and the Dolomite Mountains in Northern Italy.

Ladinian pn
Ladinium
(geology, paleontology) A subdivision of the Triassic period.

Ladoga pn
Ladogasee
A freshwater lake located in the Republic of Karelia and Leningrad Oblast in northwestern Russia, not far from Saint Petersburg. It is the largest lake in Europe.

Lady Ladies n
Dame Frau Herrin
An aristocratic title for a woman; the wife of a lord and/or a woman who holds the position in her own right; a title for a peeress, the wife of a peer or knight, and the daughters and daughters-in-law of certain peers.

Lady Luck pn
Glücksgöttin
A female personification of luck.

Laestrygonian /lɛstɹɪ.ˈɡoʊni.ən/ Laestrygonians n
Laistrygonen
(Greek mythology) A member of a mythical Greek tribe of man-eating giants.

Lagrange point Lagrange points n
Lagrange-Punkt
(astrophysics, orbital mechanics) A point in an orbital configuration of a two-body system where a small object affected only by gravity can theoretically be stationary relative to the two larger objects.

Lahti Lahtis pn
Lahti
(countable) A surname from Finnish.

Laius /ˈlaɪ.əs/ pn
Laios
(Greek mythology) The father of Oedipus and husband of Jocasta

Lake Como pn
Comer See
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Lake Constance pn
Bodensee
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Lake Erie pn
Eriesee
One of the five Great Lakes of North America.

Lake Garda pn
Gardasee
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Lake Geneva pn
Genfersee
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Lake Huron pn
Huronsee
One of the Great Lakes of North America. Hydrologically, a bay of Lake Michigan–Huron.

Lake Malar pn
Mälaren
The third-largest lake in Sweden.

Lake Michigan pn
Michigan-See Michigansee
One of the Great Lakes of North America, and the only one located entirely within the United States. Hydrologically, a bay of Lake Michigan–Huron.

Lake Mälaren pn
Mälaren
The third-largest lake in Sweden.

Lake Ontario pn
Ontariosee
One of the five Great Lakes of North America.

Lake Skadar /leɪk ˈskɑːdɑː(ɹ)/ pn
Shkodrasee Skadarsee Skutarisee
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Lake Superior pn
Oberer See
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Lake Thun pn
Thunersee
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Lake Victoria pn
Victoriasee
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Lake Zurich pn
Zürichsee
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Lakota /ləˈkoʊtə/ /ləˈkəʊtə/ Lakota Lakotas n
Lakota
A member of a Native American tribe, also known as the Sioux, now living primarily on the Rosebud, Pine Ridge, Lower Brule, Standing Rock and Cheyenne River Reservations.

Lakshmi /ˈlʌkʃmiː/ pn
Lakshmi
The Hindu goddess of wealth, the consort of Vishnu and married to Rama (in her incarnation as Sita) and Krishna (as Radha and Rukmini).

Lalibela pn
Lalibela
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Lamb of God pn
Lamm Gottes
Jesus, symbolized as a sacrifice.

Lamb shift Lamb shifts n
Lamb-Verschiebung
(quantum mechanics, quantum electrodynamics) A small difference between the energy levels 2S½ and 2P½ of the hydrogen atom, not predicted by the Dirac equation, whose detection in the Lamb–Retherford experiment of 1947 foreshadowed the development of quantum electrodynamics (in which the discrepancy is explained to be an effect of the emission and re-absorption of virtual photons); such a difference between otherwise expectedly equal energy levels of hydrogen or any other type of atom.

Lambert /ˈlæmbɚt/ Lamberts pn
Lambrecht
(countable) A en given name; in modern use partly transferred back from the surname.

Lamentations pn
Klagelieder
(biblical) a book of the Old Testament of Bible, and of the Tanakh

Land of the Rising Sun pn
Land der aufgehenden Sonne
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Landauer's principle pn
Landauer-Prinzip
(physics, information theory) The principle that any logically irreversible manipulation of information must entail an increase in the entropy of the information-processing apparatus or its environment.

Landeshauptmann n
Landeshauptmann
The gubernatorial title of the head of government of an Austrian state and the Italian autonomous provinces of South Tyrol and Trentino, corresponding to the title of minister-president or premier.

Landsgemeinde Landsgemeindes n
Landsgemeinde

Landtag Landtage Landtags n
Landtag
A representative assembly or parliament in German-speaking countries, with some legislative authority.

Langhian pn
Langhium
(geology, paleontology) A subdivision of the Miocene epoch.

Languedoc pn
Languedoc
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Languedoc-Roussillon pn
Languedoc-Roussillon
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Lanivtsi pn
Laniwzi Lanowitz
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Lantern Festival /ˌlæn(t)ɚn ˈfɛstəv(ə)l/ /ˌlæntən ˈfɛstɪvl̩/ Lantern Festivals n
Chinesisches Laternenfest Yuanxiao-Fest
A festival marking the end of the Chinese New Year period, celebrated on the fifteenth day of the first month in the Chinese calendar when the first full moon of the year is seen (in February or early March).

Lanzarote /-ti/ /ˌlænzəˈrɒti/ /ˌlɑnzəˈroʊteɪ/ pn
Lanzarote
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Lao /laʊ/ /ˈlɑːoʊ/ adj
laotisch
Of, from, or pertaining to Laos, the Lao people or their Kra-Dai Lao language.

Lao /laʊ/ /ˈlɑːoʊ/ Lao Laos n
Laotin Laote
(countable) A Tai ethnic group native to Southeast Asia.
Laotisch Laotin Lao Laote
(uncountable) The official language of Laos that is closely related to Thai.

Lao People's Democratic Republic pn
Demokratische Volksrepublik Laos
The official name of Laos.

Laocoön /leɪˈɒkoʊˌɒn/ /leɪˈɒkəˌwɒn/ /leɪˈɒkɵ.ɒn/ pn
Laokoon
(Greek mythology) A Trojan priest of Poseidon (or Apollo, depending on the author), whose rules he had defied (or whom he had otherwise offended), who tried to warn his fellow citizens against the Trojan horse. He was killed for this, along with his two sons, by giant snakes sent by Minerva (or Poseidon, or Apollo).

Laos /ˈlaʊ(s)/ /ˈlɑːoʊ(s)/ pn
Laos
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Laotian /leɪˈoʊʃən/ /ˈlaʊʃən/ adj
laotisch
Of, from, or pertaining to the Lao People's Democratic Republic, the Laotian people or the Laotian language.

Laotian /leɪˈoʊʃən/ /ˈlaʊʃən/ pn
Laotisch Lao
Synonym of Lao (“the official language of Laos”)

Laozi /-zi/ /-ziː/ /ˈlaʊ.t͡sz̩/ /ˈlaʊdzə/ /ˈlaʊtzə/ pn
Laozi
(Chinese history) An honorific title for the legendary Taoist philosopher Li Er, who supposedly lived in the 6th and 5th centuries BC and (Chinese mythology) has subsequently been worshipped as a Taoist god.

Laplace operator Laplace operators n
Laplace-Operator
(mathematics, physics) A differential operator,denoted ∆ and defined on \mathbb{R}^n as \Delta = \sum_{i=1}^n \frac{\partial^2}{\partial x_i^2}, used in the modeling of wave propagation, heat flow and many other applications.

Laplace transform Laplace transforms n
Laplace-Transformation
(mathematics) an integral transform of positive real function f(t) to a complex function F(s); given by:

Lapland pn
Lappland
The northern parts of Scandinavia and Finland with the Kola Peninsula in Russia, traditionally inhabited by the Sami people.

Lapland longspur Lapland longspurs n
Spornammer
Calcarius lapponicus, a passerine bird in the longspur family Calcariidae.

Lapp Lapp Lapps n
Lappe
An indigenous person from Lapland. One of the Sami people.

Lapp pn
Lappisch
The language of the Lapp peoples.

Lappeenranta pn
Lappeenranta
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Lapponian Herder Lapponian Herders n
Finnischer Lapplandhirtenhund Lappländischer Rentierhund
A breed of dog from Finland, used by the Sami to herd reindeer.

Laptev Sea pn
Laptewsee
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Laputa /ləˈpjuːtə/ pn
Laputa
A fictional flying island in Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels (1726).

Lara /ˈlɑːɹə/ pn
Lara
A en given name.

Large Münsterländer Large Münsterländers n
Großer Münsterländer
A gun dog of a breed originating in Münster, Germany.

Larissa /ləˈɹɪsə/ pn
Larissa
A en given name (after the mythological character and a 4th century Greek Orthodox martyr).

Larkinism n
Larkinismus

Larry /ˈleɹi/ /ˈlæɹi/ /ˈlɛɹi/ pn
Lars Lenz
A diminutive of the en given name Laurence or Lawrence, popular as a male given name in the U.S. in the 1940s and the 1950s.

Las Vegas /lɑs ˈveɪɡəs/ /lɒs ˈveɪɡəs/ pn
Las Vegas
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Last Judgment pn
Jüngstes Gericht
The judgement day.

Last Supper pn
Abendmahl das letzte Abendmahl
(Christianity) The Passover meal that Jesus ate with his disciples on the night before his death.

Late Antiquity pn
Spätantike
(history) The period of Mediterranean and Eurasian history from around the 3rd to the 7th centuries C.E., marked especially by the transition from the Roman and Persian Empires to the Middle Ages and the Islamic and Byzantine civilizations.

Late Egyptian pn
Neuägyptisch
The Egyptian language as spoken from 1069 to 700 BCE

Late Latin pn
Spätlatein
The form of the Latin language used between the 2nd/3rd and 6th centuries.

Late Middle Ages pn
Spätmittelalter
(history) The period of European history between the High Middle Ages and the Early Modern period.

Late Middle Egyptian pn
Spätmittelägyptisch
(linguistics, history) The phase of the Egyptian language characterized by Middle Egyptian sentence structure and orthography but occasional use of Late Egyptian vocabulary and forms.

Late Period pn
Spätzeit
(historical) The period of Egyptian history from the end of the Third Intermediate Period to the conquest of Egypt by Alexander the Great (the 26th through 31st dynasties), characterized by alternating periods of native and Persian rule.

Later Egyptian pn
spätere Ägyptisch
(linguistics, history) The phase of the Egyptian language characterized by a relatively analytic typology, including Medio-Late Egyptian, Late Egyptian, Demotic, and Coptic, and contrasted against Earlier Egyptian.

Lateran pn
Lateran
A church and palace in Rome; used attributively to describe several councils and treaties

Latgale pn
Lettgallen
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Latin /ˈlæt.ɪn/ [ˈlæt.n̩] [ˈlæʔ.n̩] adj
lateinisch römisch Latein
Of or relating to the script of the language spoken in ancient Rome and many modern alphabets.
romanisch
Of or relating to the customs and people descended from the ancient Romans and their Empire.
lateinamerikanisch latinisch
Of or from Latin America or of Latin American culture.

Latin /ˈlæt.ɪn/ [ˈlæt.n̩] [ˈlæʔ.n̩] Latins n
Römer
(historical) A person native to ancient Rome or its Empire.
Romane
A person from one of the modern European countries (including Italy, Spain etc.) whose language is descended from Latin.

Latin /ˈlæt.ɪn/ [ˈlæt.n̩] [ˈlæʔ.n̩] Latins pn
Latein Lateinisch lateinische Sprache
(uncountable) The language of the ancient Romans, other Latins and of the Roman Catholic church, especially Classical Latin.

Latin America pn
Lateinamerika
Those parts of the Americas which speak Spanish, Portuguese, French or Creoles based on them, which are Latin-derived languages: South America, Central America, Mexico, and most islands of the Caribbean.

Latin American adj
lateinamerikanisch
Of or relating to Latin America, its people, or its culture.

Latin American Latin Americans n
Lateinamerikaner Lateinamerikanerin
A native or inhabitant of Latin America, or of such descent.

Latin Church pn
Lateinische Kirche
(Catholicism) One of the 24 particular churches (sui juris) in full communion with the Holy See and the rest of the Catholic Church which uses the Latin liturgical rites.

Latin alphabet Latin alphabets n
lateinisches Alphabet
The 26-letter alphabet consisting of the following letters (presented in majuscule and minuscule pairs):

Latin square Latin squares n
lateinisches Quadrat
(mathematics) An n-by-n arrangement of n different integers such that each row, each column and each of the two diagonals contains each of the integers once and once only.

Latinism Latinisms n
Latinismus
Any word or phrase borrowed from Latin, or suggestive of Latin.

Latinist Latinists n
Latinist Latinistin
A scholar who studies the Latin language.

Latinity Latinities n
Latinität
(uncountable, countable) The quality of a particular person's Latin speech or writing; the Latin language, as an area of study or interest.

Latinization /ˌlæt.ɪ.naɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/ Latinizations n
Latinisierung
The act or process of Latinizing, of making Latin.

Latinize /ˈlæt.ə.naɪz/ /ˈlæt.ən.aɪz/ /ˈlæt.ɪ.naɪz/ /ˈlæt.ɪn.aɪz/ v
latinisieren
(transitive) To translate something into the Latin language; or make a word similar in appearance or form to a Latin word.

Latino /læˈtinoʊ/ /ləˈtinoʊ/ Latinos n
Latino
(chiefly, _, US) A person, especially and usually (interpreted as) a male, from Latin America, a Hispanic person. (Compare Latina.)

Latium /ˈleɪ.ʃi.əm/ pn
Latium
Lazio, the corresponding modern region.

Latona /ləˈtəʊ.nə/ pn
Latona
(Greek mythology) The Roman counterpart of the Greek goddess Leto and the mother of Apollo.

Latvia /ˈlæt.vi.ə/ /ˈlɑːt.vi.ə/ pn
Lettland
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Latvian /ˈlætvi.ən/ /ˈlɑːtvi.ən/ adj
lettisch Lettisch Lette
Of, from, or pertaining to Latvia, the Latvian people or the Latvian language.

Latvian /ˈlætvi.ən/ /ˈlɑːtvi.ən/ Latvians n
Lettisch lettisch
(uncountable) The official language of Latvia; Lettish.
Lettisch Lette Lettin
(countable) A person from Latvia or of Latvian descent.

Latvian SSR pn
Lettische SSR
Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic, the name of Latvia while it was a member republic of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (1940–1941 and 1944–1991).

Lauda Laudas pn
Lauda
A surname.

Lauenburg pn
Lauenburg
A city in Pomerania:

Laura /ˈlɔɹə/ /ˈlɔːɹə/ pn
Laura
A en given name.

Laurasia pn
Laurasia Laurasien
(geology) A supercontinent which included most of the landmasses which make up today's continents of the Northern Hemisphere.

Laurel and Hardy /ˈlɒɹ.əl ænd ˈhɑː.di/ /ˈlɔɹ.əl ænd ˈhɑɹ.di/ /ˈlɔːɹ.əl ænd ˈhɑː.di/ pn
Dick und Doof

Laurence /ˈlɑɹəns/ /ˈlɒ.ɹəns/ /ˈlɔɹəns/ Laurences pn
Lorenz
A en given name

Laurent series Laurent series n
Laurent-Reihe
A power series generalising Taylor series, in which the exponents may be positive or negative integers.

Laurier Lauriers pn
Laurier

Lausanne /loʊˈzæn/ /ləʊˈzæn/ pn
Lausanne
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Lavarone pn
Lafraun

Lavukaleve pn
Lavukaleve
A language spoken on the Russell Islands, Solomon Islands.

Law of Demeter pn
Gesetz von Demeter
(software, object-oriented) A design guideline for developing particularly object-oriented programs that mandates loose coupling between objects.

Laysan duck Laysan ducks n
Laysanente
Anas laysanensis, an endangered dabbling duck endemic to the Hawaiian Islands

Laz pn
Lasische Sprache
A Kartvelian language of Turkey and Caucasian Georgia, related to Georgian, Mingrelian, and Svan.

Lazarev Sea pn
Lasarew-See
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Lazarus /ˈlæzəɹəs/ pn
Lazarus
(biblical) Lazarus of Bethany, a man supposedly raised from the dead by Jesus Christ and later (Christianity) revered as a saint.
(biblical) A beggar in a parable by Jesus Christ, traditionally (Christianity) believed to have been a leper and often conflated with Lazarus of Bethany.
(rare) A en given name.

Lazio pn
Latium
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Le Havre /lə ˈhɑː(ɹ)v/ /lə ˈhɑːvɹə/ pn
Le Havre
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League of Nations pn
Völkerbund
An international organization founded as a result of the Treaty of Versailles, which ended the First World War. Its goals included disarmament, preventing war through collective security, settling disputes between countries through negotiation, diplomacy and improving global quality of life. The predecessor of the United Nations.

Leah /ˈliːə/ pn
Lea Lia
The elder daughter of Laban, sister to Rachel, and first wife of Jacob.

Leaning Tower of Pisa pn
Schiefer Turm von Pisa
A famous bell tower in the Italian town of Pisa, known for its irregular lean.

Leaving Certificate Leaving Certificates n
Abgangszeugnis Abitur
(Ireland) The certificate awarded to Irish students who pass the state examinations at the end of secondary school.

Lebanese /lɛ.bəˈniːz/ adj
libanesisch
Of, from, or pertaining to Lebanon or the Lebanese people.

Lebanese /lɛ.bəˈniːz/ Lebanese n
Libanese Libanesin
A person from Lebanon or of Lebanese descent.

Lebanese Republic pn
Libanesische Republik
Official name of Lebanon.

Lebanon /-ɒn/ /ˈlɛbənɑn/ /ˈlɛbənɔn/ /ˈlɛbənən/ Lebanons pn
Libanon
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Various places in the United States of America:

Lebesgue integral /ləˈbɛːɡ ˈɪntəɡɹl̩/ /ləˈbɛːɡ ˈɪntəɡɹəl/ Lebesgue integrals n
Lebesgue-Integral

Lebesgue measurable adj
Lebesgue-messbar

Lebesgue measure /ləˈbɛːɡ ˈmɛ.ʒɚ/ Lebesgue measures n
Lebesgue-Maß

Leeds /liːdz/ pn
Leeds
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Leeuwarden
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Leeward Antilles pn
Inseln unter dem Winde
The westernmost islands in the southern half of the Lesser Antilles, in the Caribbean Sea, just north of the Venezuelan coast.

Legalism n
Legalismus Legismus
A school of thought, originating in ancient China during the Warring States period and officially adopted during the Qin dynasty, advocating rule of law as key to ensuring social stability.

Legnica pn
Liegnitz
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Lego /ˈlɛɡoʊ/ Legos n
Klemmbaustein Lego Legostein
Any of several small, coloured, plastic bricks, often made by the Lego Company, that can be made to join together and be taken apart, used to construct toy buildings, vehicles, etc.

Leibniz /ˈlaɪbnɪts/ /ˈlaɪpnɪts/ pn
Leibniz
A surname from German — famously held by:

Leiden /ˈlaɪdən/ /ˈleɪdən/ pn
Leiden
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Leipzig /ˈlaɪp.sɪk/ /ˈlaɪp.sɪɡ/ /ˈlaɪp.tsɪk/ /ˈlaɪp.zɪɡ/ pn
Leipzig
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Leitha pn
Leitha
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Lemnian adj
lemnisch
Of or pertaining to the island of Lemnos.

Lemnian pn
Lemnisch
An extinct language, related to Etruscan, that was spoken in the Aegean and is attested in a stele found on Lemnos.

Lena pn
Lena
A en given name.

Lenin pn
Lenin
Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, a Russian revolutionary and politician.

Leningrad /ˈlɛn.ənˌɡræd/ /ˈlɛn.ənˌɡrɑd/ /ˈlɛn.ɪnˌɡræd/ /ˈlɛn.ɪnˌɡrɑd/ pn
Leningrad Oblast Leningrad
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Leninism /lɛnɪnɪzm̩/ Leninisms n
Leninismus
A political ideology developed by Vladimir Lenin that proposes the establishment of the dictatorship of the proletariat led by a revolutionary vanguard party, as the political prelude to the establishment of communism.

Leninist /ˈlɛnənɪst/ /ˈlɛnɪnɪst/ more Leninist most Leninist adj
leninistisch
Of or relating to Leninism.

Leninist /ˈlɛnənɪst/ /ˈlɛnɪnɪst/ Leninists n
Leninist Leninistin
A person who follows or supports Lenin or the philosophy of Leninism.

Lent /lɛnt/ Lents n
Fastenzeit
(Christianity) A period of the ecclesiastical year preceding Easter, traditionally involving temporary abstention from certain foods and pleasures.

Leo /ˈliːoʊ/ /ˈliːəʊ/ Leos n
Löwe
Someone with a Leo star sign

Leo /ˈliːoʊ/ /ˈliːəʊ/ pn
Leo Löwe
A en given name, borne by numerous saints and 13 popes.
Löwe
(zodiac constellations) A constellation of the zodiac, shaped approximately like a lion and containing the stars Regulus and Denebola.
(astrology) The zodiac sign for the Lion, ruled by the Sun and covering July 23 - August 22 (tropical astrology) or August 16 - September 15 (sidereal astrology).

Leo Minor pn
Kleiner Löwe
(constellation) A spring constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a small lion. It lies north of the constellation Leo and south of Ursa Major.

Leonard /ˈlɛnɚd/ pn
Leonhard
A surname transferred from the given name.

Leonberger Leonbergers n
Leonberger
A dog of a large, muscular breed with a black mask on the face.

Leopold /ˈliːəpoʊld/ /ˈliːəpəʊld/ /ˈlɛpəld/ pn
Leopold
A en given name. Used in the 19th century but rare today.

Lepontic /ləˈpɑntɪk/ pn
Lepontisch
An extinct language attested in Europe until ~100BC, usually considered to be a member of the Celtic family.

Lepus pn
Hase
(constellation) A winter constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a rabbit. It lies south of the constellation Orion.

Lesbian more Lesbian most Lesbian adj
lesbisch lesvonisch leviotisch
Of or pertaining to the island of Lesbos.

Lesbian Lesbians n
Lesbier Lesbierin Lesviot Lesviotin Lesvonier Lesvonierin
(linguistics, uncountable) The variety of Aeolic Greek spoken on Lesbos from about 800 to 300 b.c., best known from the writings of Sappho and Alcaeus of Mytilene.

Lesbos /ˈlɛz.bɒs/ pn
Lesbos
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Lesothan more Lesothan most Lesothan adj
lesothisch
Of or relating to Lesotho.

Lesothan Lesothans n
Lesother Lesotherin
A native or inhabitant of Lesotho.

Lesotho /ləˈsuːtuː/ pn
Lesotho
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Lesser Armenia pn
Kleinarmenien
(historical, non-standard) Synonym of Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia

Lesser Caucasus pn
Kleiner Kaukasus
the second of the two main mountain ranges of Caucasus mountains, which runs parallel to the Greater Caucasus and limits the Armenian Highland from the North and North-East.

Lesser Poland pn
Kleinpolen
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Lesviot Lesviots n
Lesbier Lesbierin Lesviot Lesviotin Lesvonier Lesvonierin
(rare) An inhabitant or a resident of Lesvos (Lesbos).

Lethe /ˈliːθi/ pn
Lethe
(Greek mythology) The personification of oblivion, daughter of Eris.

Leto Letos pn
Leto
(uncountable, Greek mythology) Leto, in Greek mythology, the mother of Apollo and Artemis.

Levant /ləˈvænt/ /ləˈvɑnt/ /lɛvɑnt/ /ˈlɛv.ənt/ pn
Levante
The countries bordering the eastern Mediterranean Sea, namely Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Palestine, Jordan and Cyprus (and sometimes, especially in a historical context, also including Turkey and Egypt, then part of the Ottoman Empire).

Levantine /ˈlɛvəntaɪn/ adj
levantinisch morgenländisch
Of the Levant, the Eastern Mediterranean.

Levi /ˈliː.vaɪ/ pn
Levi
The third son of Jacob, by his wife Leah.

Levico Terme pn
Löweneck
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Levite /ˈliː.vaɪt/ Levites n
Levit Levitin
A member of the Hebrew tribe of Levi, particularly in its role as a priestly caste.

Leviticus /ləˈvɪtɪkəs/ pn
Levitikus
The third of the Books of Moses in the Old Testament of the Bible; the third book in the Torah.

Lewy body /ˈlɛvi ˌbɒdi/ Lewy bodies n
Lewy-Körperchen
(medicine) An abnormal aggregate of protein that develops inside nerve cells.

Leyden jar /ˈlaɪdən ˌdʒɑɹ/ Leyden jars n
Flaschenkondensator Kleistsche Flasche Kondensationsflasche Leidener Flasche
(electrical engineering, historical) A glass jar or bottle used to accumulate static electricity between two electrodes.

Leyte /ˈleɪti, ˈleɪteɪ/ pn
Leyte
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Lezgi more Lezgi most Lezgi adj
lesgisch
Of or pertaining to the Lezgi people, their culture or language.

Lezgi Lezgi Lezgis n
Lesgier Lesgierin
A member of an ethnic group living predominantly in southern Dagestan and northeastern Azerbaijan.

Lezgi pn
Lesgisch Lesgische Sprache
The Northeast Caucasian language spoken by these people

Lhasa /ˈlɑːsə/ pn
Lhasa
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Lhotecký Šefel pn
Schefel
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Liberec pn
Liberec Reichenberg
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Liberia /laɪˈbɪəɹ.i.ə/ /laɪˈbɪɹ.i.ə/ pn
Liberia
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Liberian adj
liberianisch
Of, from, or pertaining to Liberia or the Liberian people.

Liberian Liberians n
Liberianer Liberianerin
A person from Liberia or of Liberian descent.

Libra /ˈliːbɹə/ Libras n
Waage
Someone with a Libra star sign

Libra /ˈliːbɹə/ pn
Waage
(zodiac constellations) A constellation of the zodiac, supposedly shaped like a set of scales.
(astrology) The astrological sign for the scales, ruled by Venus and covering September 24 - October 23 (tropical astrology) or October 16 - November 16 (sidereal astrology).

Libya /ˈlɪbi.ə/ pn
Libyen
(historical) Africa; that is, the part of North Africa known in classical antiquity.

Libyan /ˈlɪbi.ən/ adj
libysch
Of, from, or pertaining to Libya.

Libyan /ˈlɪbi.ən/ Libyans n
Libyer Libyerin
A person from Libya or of Libyan descent.

Libyan Arabic pn
Libysch-Arabisch
A group of Arabic dialects spoken primarily in Libya.

Lichtenbach pn
Lichtenbach
A Gottscheer village in Carniola, now called Svetli Potok.

Lie algebra /liː.ældʒɨbɹə/ Lie algebras n
Lie-Algebra
(mathematics) A linear algebra whose mathematical structure underlies a Lie group’s structure.

Lie group Lie groups n
Lie-Gruppe Liesche Gruppe
(topology) Any group that is a smooth manifold and whose group operations are differentiable.

Liebfraumilch n
Liebfrauenmilch
A semi-sweet German white wine.

Liechtenstein /ˈlɪk.tən.staɪn/ adj
liechtensteinisch
Of or pertaining to the people or culture of Liechtenstein.

Liechtenstein /ˈlɪk.tən.staɪn/ pn
Liechtenstein
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Liechtensteiner Liechtensteiners n
Liechtensteiner Liechtensteinerin
A person from Liechtenstein or of Liechtenstein descent.

Liepāja pn
Libau Liepāja
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Liestal pn
Liestal
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Ligue 1 pn
Ligue 1
(football) The highest division of professional football in France.

Liguria /lɪˈɡjʊəɹiə/ /lɪˈɡjʊɹiə/ pn
Ligurien
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Likert scale Likert scales n
Likert-Skala Likertskala

Lilian /ˈlɪli.ən/ pn
Lilian
A en given name.

Lilith pn
Lilith
(mythology) A Mesopotamian storm demon, a bearer of disease and death.
A en given name.

Lille /lil/ /liːl/ pn
Lille Ryssel
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Lilongwe /ləˈlɑŋwi/ /lɪˈlɒŋw(e)ɪ/ /lɪˈlɔŋweɪ/ pn
Lilongwe
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Lima
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Limburg /lɪmbɜːrɡ/ /lɪmbɜːɡ/ /lɪmbɝːɡ/ Limburgs pn
Limburg
(historical) The historic duchy (which the name of the province(s) was meant to preserve).

Limburgish pn
Limburgisch Südniederfränkisch
A Germanic language or dialect continuum spoken near the common border between the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany.

Limerick /ˈlɪm(ə)ɹɪk/ Limericks pn
Limerick
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A habitational surname from Irish.

Limmat pn
Limmat
A river in Switzerland, spanning from its outfall in Zurich to its mouth into the Aare in Aargau.

Limos pn
Limos
(Greek god) A daughter of Eris, Limos is the goddess/personification of famine and starvation. Her Roman counterpart is Fames.

Limousin /ˌlɪməˈziːn/ /ˌlɪməˈzɪn/ pn
Limousin
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Lincoln /ˈlɪŋkən/ Lincolns n
Lincoln
A brand of American automobile.

Lincoln /ˈlɪŋkən/ Lincolns pn
Lincoln
A en given name, originally in honor of Abraham Lincoln.

Lindau pn
Lindau
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Linear A pn
Linearschrift A
(archaeology, linguistics) A syllabary used to write the as-yet-undeciphered Minoan language, and an apparent predecessor to other scripts, such as Linear B.

Linear B pn
Linearschrift B
(archaeology, linguistics) A syllabary used to write Mycenaean Greek in the second millennium BC, before the invention of the Greek alphabet.

Lingua Franca Nova pn
Elefen Lingua Franca Nova
A constructed language created by C. George Boeree based on French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, and Catalan using either Latin or Cyrillic alphabets with grammar based on that of Romance Creoles.

Linköping pn
Linköping
The seventh-largest city in Sweden.

Linth pn
Linth
A river in Switzerland, spanning most of Glarus where it has its source, running into Lake Zurich in Schwyz / Saint Gallen.

Linus /ˈlaɪnəs/ pn
Linus
A en given name.

Linux /ˈlɪnəks/ /ˈlɪnʊks/ Linuxen Linuxes pn
Linux
An open-source computer operating system kernel.

Linz pn
Linz
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Lion of Judah pn
Löwe Judas
(Judaism) a Jewish national and cultural symbol, traditionally regarded as a symbol of the tribe of Judah

Lion's Head pn
Löwenberg Löwenkopf
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Lionheart pn
Löwenherz
The nickname of Richard I of England.

Lipari Islands pn
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Lipetsk pn
Lipezk
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Lippe pn
Lippe

Lipschitz continuity Lipschitz continuities n
Lipschitz-Stetigkeit Lipschitzstetigkeit

Lisa /ˈlaɪzə/ /ˈlisə/ /ˈlizə/ /ˈliːsə/ /ˈliːzə/ Lisas pn
Liese Lisa
A en given name.

Lisbon /ˈlɪzbən/ pn
Lissabon
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Liskov substitution principle pn
Ersetzbarkeitsprinzip liskovsche Substitutionsprinzip

Lisztomania n
Lisztomanie

Lithuania /ˌlɪð.juˈeɪ.ni.ə/ /ˌlɪθ.juˈeɪ.ni.ə/ /ˌlɪθ.uˈeɪ.ni.ə/ /ˌlɪθˈweɪ.ni.ə/ pn
Litauen
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Lithuania Minor pn
Kleinlitauen Preußisch-Litauen
An ethnographic region of Lithuania, located in the west of the country, south-west of Samogitia.

Lithuanian /ˌlɪð.juˈeɪ.ni.ən/ /ˌlɪθ.juˈeɪ.ni.ən/ /ˌlɪθ.uˈeɪ.ni.ən/ /ˌlɪθˈweɪ.ni.ən/ more Lithuanian most Lithuanian adj
litauisch Litauisch
Of or relating to Lithuania.

Lithuanian /ˌlɪð.juˈeɪ.ni.ən/ /ˌlɪθ.juˈeɪ.ni.ən/ /ˌlɪθ.uˈeɪ.ni.ən/ /ˌlɪθˈweɪ.ni.ən/ Lithuanians n
Litauisch litauisch
(uncountable) The main language of Lithuania.
Litauer Litauerin
(countable) A person living in or coming from Lithuania.

Lithuanian Hound Lithuanian Hounds n
Litauischer Jagdhund
A large, powerful scenthound originating in Lithuania.

Lithuanian SSR pn
Litauische SSR
Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic, the name for the Republic of Lithuania while under the rule of the Soviet Union (1940–1991, name changed in 1990).

Little Dipper pn
Kleiner Bär
(constellation) A bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky, said to resemble a ladle or cart. It is part of the constellation Ursa Minor and includes the northern pole star Polaris.

Little Red Book pn
Kleines Rotes Buch Mao-Bibel
Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-tung, a book widely distributed in Communist China.

Little Red Riding Hood /ˈlɪtl̩ ɹɛd ɹaɪ.dɪŋ hʊd/ pn
Rotkäppchen
A fairy tale about a young girl who walks through the forest to visit her grandmother and encounters the Big Bad Wolf (or another vicious wolf, or werewolf in archaic versions).
The girl who is the protagonist and title character in this story.

Little Russia pn
Kleinrussland
(historical) The former Imperial Russian administrative subdivisions in north central Ukraine.

Liturgy of the Hours n
Stundengebet
(Catholicism) A liturgy for daily use at each of the canonical hours obligatory to all Catholic bishops, priests, and transitional deacons and composed of psalms, hymns, and readings but lacking the eucharist.

Liuboml pn
Ljuboml Luboml
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Liverpool /ˈlɪvə(ɹ)ˌpuːl/ pn
Liverpool
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Liverpudlian more Liverpudlian most Liverpudlian adj
Liverpooler
Of or relating to Liverpool in England.

Liverpudlian Liverpudlians n
Liverpooler Liverpoolerin
A native or resident of Liverpool in England.

Livonia /lɪˈvoʊniə/ pn
Livland Liefland
(historic) A historical region in the Baltic, south of the Gulf of Finland, now divided and constituting southern Estonia and northern Latvia.

Livonian Livonians n
Livländer Livländerin
A person from Livonia.

Livonian pn
Livisch
An extinct Finno-Ugric language spoken in Latvia.

Liège pn
Lüttich
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Ljubljana /ˌl(j)ʊbliˈɑːnə/ pn
Laibach Ljubljana
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Local Group pn
Lokale Gruppe
(astronomy) The small cluster of galaxies that contains the Milky Way Galaxy; includes Andromeda, Triangulum, the Large Magellanic Cloud, Small Magellanic Cloud and others.

Local Supercluster /ˌloʊkl̩ ˈsupɚˌklʌstɚ/ pn
Lokaler Superhaufen
(astronomy) The supercluster that includes the Milky Way galaxy.

Lochkovian pn
Lochkovium, Lochkov ou Lochkovien

Lockean more Lockean most Lockean adj
Lockesch
Of or pertaining to John Locke (1632–1704), English physician and philosopher, regarded as one of the most influential of Enlightenment thinkers.

Locris pn
Lokris
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Lodz /lɒdz/ /wuːt͡ʃ/ pn
Lodsch Lodz Litzmannstadt Łódź
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Lodève pn
Lodève
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Logos pn
Logos
(Christianity) The Word of God as incarnate in Jesus Christ, or as identified with the second person of the Trinity; Jesus; God the Son; Word of God.

Loire /ləˈwɑː(ɹ)/ /ˈlwɑː(ɹ)/ pn
Loire
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Loire-Inférieure pn
Loire-Inférieure
former name of Loire-Atlantique

Lojban /ˈloʊʒbæn/ /ˈloʊʒbɑːn/ /ˈlɒʒbæn/ pn
Lojban
An artificial language created by Logical Language Group designed to be logical, based on the earlier Loglan.

Lolland pn
Lolland
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Lombard /ˈlɑmbɑɹd/ /ˈlɒmbɑːd/ Lombards n
Langobarde Langobardin
(historical) A member of a Germanic people who invaded Italy in the 6th century.
Lombarde Lombardin
A native or inhabitant of Lombardy.

Lombard rate Lombard rates n
Lombardsatz
(finance) An interest rate charged by a central bank for very short-term loans to other banks against an approved collateral.

Lombardic /lɒmˈbɑː(ɹ)dɪk/ adj
langobardisch
Of the Lombards, a Germanic people who settled in Italy in the sixth century C.E., or of their language or culture.

Lombardic /lɒmˈbɑː(ɹ)dɪk/ pn
Langobardisch
The language of the Lombards, an extinct Germanic language known from fragmentary evidence.

Lombardish adj
langobardisch
Of or pertaining to the Lombards, a Germanic people who settled in Italy in the sixth century C.E., their language, customs, or culture.

Lombardish pn
Langobardisch
The language of the Lombards, an extinct Germanic language known from fragmentary evidence; Lombardic.

Lombardy /ˈlɑmbəɹdi/ /ˈlɒmbədi/ pn
Lombardei
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London /ˈlʌ.nən/ /ˈlʌn.dən/ Londons pn
London Londoner londonisch
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London
(figuratively) The government of the United Kingdom.

London Underground pn
London Underground
The London underground railway system.

London pride London prides n
Porzellanblümchen
A perennial saxifragaceous plant (a hybrid of various Saxifraga umbrosa and Saxifraga spathularis) that has a basal rosette of leaves and pinkish-white flowers.

Londoner /ˈlʌn.dən.ə(ɹ)/ Londoners n
Londonerin Londoner
A person from, or an inhabitant of, London.

Long Island iced tea Long Island iced teas n
Long Island Iced Tea
A cocktail made with vodka, gin, rum, tequila, and other ingredients.

Long Primer pn
Corpus Garmond Korpus

Longaretti Longaretties Longarettis pn
Longaretti

Longyearbyen pn
Longyearbyen
The largest settlement in Svalbard.

Lord /lɔɹd/ /lɔːd/ Lords n
Herr Lord
An additional title added to denote the dignity of certain high officials, such as the "Lord Mayors" of major cities in the British Commonwealth

Lord /lɔɹd/ /lɔːd/ Lords pn
Herr Gott
(Christianity) God the Father; the Godhead.
Herr
(Christianity) Jesus Christ, God the Son.

Lord Mayor Lord Mayors Lords Mayor n
Oberbürgermeister
(UK, Ireland, and, some Commonwealth countries) The title of the mayor of a major city.

Lord's Day Lord's Days n
Herrentag Herrntag Tag des Herrn
Sunday, the first day of the week, particularly as the Christian Sabbath.

Lord's Prayer pn
Vaterunser
The prayer which, according to the New Testament of the Bible, Jesus Christ taught his disciples in the Sermon on the Mount.

Lorentz factor n
Lorentzfaktor
(physics) a factor arising frequently in special relativity, to calculate the degree of time dilation, length contraction and relativistic mass of an object moving relative to an observer, defined as (1-v^2/c^2)^{-0.5}, where v and c are relative velocity and the speed of light, respectively

Lorentz force n
Lorentz-Kraft Lorentzkraft
(electromagnetism) the force exerted on a charged particle in an electromagnetic field

Lorentz transformation Lorentz transformations n
Lorentztransformation
(mathematics, relativity) A transformation relating the spacetime coordinates of one frame of reference to another in special relativity.

Lorentz-Fitzgerald contraction Lorentz-Fitzgerald contractions n
Lorentzkontraktion Längenkontraktion Längenverkürzung
The decrease in length of a moving object in the direction of motion, measurable only at relativistic speeds.

Lorraine /lɔˈɹeɪn/ /ləˈɹeɪn/ pn
Lothringen
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A surname.

Lorrainian more Lorrainian most Lorrainian adj
lothringisch

Lorrainian Lorrainians n
Lothringer

Lorrainian pn
Lothringisch
The Rhine Franconian (and hence West Central German, Central German, High German) dialect spoken in Lorraine; Lorraine Franconian.

Los Angeles /- ˈændʒələs/ /- ˈændʒəlɪz/ /loʊs ˈæŋɡələs/ /loʊs ˈɑŋheɪleɪs/ /lɑs ˈændʒələs/ /lɒs ˈændʒɪliːz/ /lɒs ˈændʒɪlɪz/ /lɒs-/ /lɔs ˈændʒəliːz/ /lɔs ˈændʒələs/ /lɔs ˈæŋɡələs/ pn
Los Angeles
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Lot /lɑt/ /lɒt/ pn
Lot
A nephew of Abraham in the Bible and Quran.

Lothario /loʊˈθɛəɹioʊ/ Lotharios n
Don Juan Schürzenjäger
A man whose chief interest is seducing, usually women.

Louis /ˈlu.əs/ /ˈlu.ɪs/ /ˈluː.i/ /ˈlʉ.əs/ /ˈlʉː.i/ Louises pn
Ludwig
A en given name.
(uncommon) A en given name

Louise /luːˈiːz/ /ləˈwiːz/ pn
Luise
A en given name.
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Louisiana /luːˌiːziˈænə/ /ləˌwiːziˈænə/ /ˌluːziˈænə/ pn
Louisiana
(historical) A vast territory in central North America:

Louvain pn
Löwen
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Lovecraftian /lʌvˈkɹæfti.ən/ more Lovecraftian most Lovecraftian adj
lovecraftianisch lovecraftisch
Of, pertaining to, or emulating the style or works of author H. P. Lovecraft (1890–1937).

Low Dutch adj
niederdeutsch

Low Franconian pn
Niederfränkisch niederfränkisch

Low German adj
niederdeutsch

Low German n
Niederdeutsch Plattdeutsch Niedersächsisch
(linguistics) Any of a number of West Germanic languages, primarily spoken in northern Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium, that did not undergo the High German consonant shift; the group thereof.

Low Germany pn
Niederdeutschland Norddeutschland
(dated) Northern Germany, the low-lying land of the German people in Central Europe around the North and Baltic seas.

Low Prussian pn
Niederpreußisch

Low Saxon pn
Niedersächsisch Westniederdeutsch
A group of related dialects of Low German, spoken in northern Germany and parts of the Netherlands, formerly also in Denmark.

Lower Austria pn
Niederösterreich
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Lower Saxony pn
Niedersachsen
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Lower Silesian n
Niederschlesisch
A West Germanic language spoken in Poland, as well as in northeastern Czechia and in eastern Germany. This language (or group of dialects) is nearly extinct.

Lower Sorbian pn
Niedersorbisch
a highly endangered West Slavic language spoken in parts of southern Brandenburg

Ltd. n
GmbH G. m. b. H.

Luanda pn
Luanda
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Lucan pn
Lucan Lukan
The Roman poet Marcus Annaeus Lucanus.

Lucerne pn
Luzern
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Lucian /ˈljuː-/ /ˈluː.sɪən/ /ˈluː.ʃən/ pn
Lukian
A sophist who was of Syrian origin.

Lucifer /ˈluːsɪfə/ pn
Luzifer
(literary) The planet Venus as the daystar (or morning star).
(biblical) The King of Babylon who was compared to the planet Venus in first the Wycliffe version then the King James Version of Isaiah 14:12; it is unclear whether this verse refers to a specific king or to a representation of the entire line of kings of Babylon.

Lucite pn
Acrylglas Plexiglas
The tough transparent thermoplastic polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA).

Lucy /ˈluːsi/ pn
Lucia Luzia
A surname from Old French derived from place names in Normandy based on a male personal name, from Latin Lucius.

Luddite /ˈlʌ.daɪt/ [ˈlʌ.ɾaɪt] [ˈlʌ.ɾʌit] Luddites n
Luddit Maschinenstürmer Maschinenstürmerin
(historical) Any of a group of early-19th-century English textile workers who destroyed machinery because it would harm their livelihood.
Maschinenstürmer Maschinenstürmerin
(by extension, often, pejorative) Someone who opposes technological change.

Ludfordian pn
Ludfordium

Luganda /luːˈɡændə/ /luːˈɡɑːndə/ pn
Luganda
A Bantu language spoken mostly in Uganda.

Lugoj pn
Lugosch

Luhansk /luːˈhænsk/ /luːˈhɑːnsk/ pn
Luhansk Lugansk
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Luhansk People's Republic pn
Volksrepublik Lugansk
A partially-recognized secessionist state proclaimed in Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine on the 27th of April, 2014; one of two members of the Confederation of Novorossiya.

Lukashenko pn
Lukaschenka Lukaschenko
A transliteration of the Ukrainian surname Лукаше́нко (Lukašénko).

Luke /luːk/ /lɪu̯k/ pn
Lukas
A en given name
Luke the Evangelist, an early Christian credited with the authorship of the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles.
An English surname originating as a patronymic, a variant of Luck.
Lk das Evangelium nach Lukas Lukas
(biblical) The Gospel of St. Luke, a book of the New Testament of the Bible. Traditionally the third of the four gospels.

Lullism n
Lullismus

Lunarian Lunarians n
Lunarianer Lunarianerin Mondbewohner Selenit
(science fiction) An inhabitant of Luna (the Moon).

Lupeni pn
Schylwolfsbach

Lupus /ˈluːpəs/ pn
Wolf
(constellation) A summer constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a wolf. It lies south of the constellation Libra.

Lusatia /luˈseɪʃə/ pn
Lausitz
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Lusatian /luːˈseɪʃən/ adj
Lausitzer lausitzisch
Of or pertaining to Lusatia or its people.

Lusatian Neisse pn
Lausitzer Neiße
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Luserna /luːˈzɛə(ɹ)nə/ pn
Lusern
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Lusitania /lu.sɪˈteɪ.ni.ə/ /luː.sɪˈteɪ.nɪə/ pn
Lusitanien Lusitania
An ancient Roman province, roughly corresponding to modern Portugal.

Lusitanian more Lusitanian most Lusitanian adj
lusitanisch
Of or pertaining to ancient Roman province of Lusitania, its people or culture.

Lusitanian Lusitanians n
Lusitaner Lusitanerin
A native or inhabitant of ancient Lusitania.

Lusitanian pn
Lusitanisch
an extinct paleo-Hispanic language

Lusophone /ˈlusəˌfoʊn/ /ˈluːsəˌfəʊn/ adj
portugiesischsprachig
(of a person) Portuguese-speaking.
(of a place) Portuguese-speaking.

Lusophone /ˈlusəˌfoʊn/ /ˈluːsəˌfəʊn/ Lusophones n
Portugiesischsprachige
A Portuguese speaker.

Lutetian /luːˈtiːʃən/ pn
Lutetium

Luther /ˈluːθə/ /ˈluθɚ/ pn
Martin Luther
Martin Luther, German monk and theologian whose teaching inspired the Reformation

Lutheran /ˈluːθəɹ(ə)n/ /ˈluːθɹ(ə)n/ /ˈluθəɹən/ /ˈluθɹən/ more Lutheran most Lutheran adj
lutherisch Lutheraner
(Christianity) Of or pertaining to the theology of Martin Luther (1483–1546) or his followers, or the Lutheran church.

Lutheran /ˈluːθəɹ(ə)n/ /ˈluːθɹ(ə)n/ /ˈluθəɹən/ /ˈluθɹən/ Lutherans n
Lutheraner Lutheranerin lutherisch
(Christianity) A member of any of the Christian churches which identify with the theology of Martin Luther.

Lutheranism n
Luthertum
The Christian denomination based on the beliefs and doctrines developed by Martin Luther and his immediate followers.

Luwian /ˈluːi.ən/ /ˈluːwi.ən/ pn
Luwisch
an extinct language of the Anatolian branch of the Indo-European language family, spoken in the 2nd millennium BC and recorded in both hieroglyphic and cuneiform scripts.

Luxembourg /ˈlʌk.səm.bɜːɡ/ /ˈlʌk.səm.bɝɡ/ pn
Luxemburg
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Luxembourger Luxembourgers n
Luxemburgerin Luxemburger Lützelburger
A person from the independent grand duchy of Luxembourg or of Luxembourgish descent.

Luxembourgish /ˈlʌksəmˌbɜːɡɪʃ/ /ˈlʌksəmˌbɝɡɪʃ/ adj
luxemburgisch
Of, from, or pertaining to Luxembourg or its people.

Luxembourgish /ˈlʌksəmˌbɜːɡɪʃ/ /ˈlʌksəmˌbɝɡɪʃ/ pn
Luxemburgisch luxemburgische Mundart luxemburgische Sprache
A Germanic language spoken in Luxembourg and, traditionally, around the city of Arlon (Belgium); originally included in the Moselle Franconian group of High German dialects, but now usually regarded as a separate language due to its standardisation and official use in the state of Luxembourg.

Luzon Strait pn
Luzonstraße
A strait between Taiwan and Luzon, connecting the South China Sea with the Philippine Sea.

Lviv /ləˈviːv/ pn
Lemberg Lwiw
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Lycia /ˈlɪsi.ə/ /ˈlɪʃi.ə/ /ˈlɪʃə/ pn
Lykien
(historical) An ancient region and Roman province in the southwest of Asia Minor, between Caria and Pamphylia.

Lycian /ˈlɪ.si.ən/ /ˈlɪ.sɪ.ən/ /ˈlɪ.ʃi.ən/ /ˈlɪ.ʃən/ /ˈlɪ.ʃɪ.ən/ adj
lykisch
Of, or relating to Lycia, or its people, language or culture.

Lycian /ˈlɪ.si.ən/ /ˈlɪ.sɪ.ən/ /ˈlɪ.ʃi.ən/ /ˈlɪ.ʃən/ /ˈlɪ.ʃɪ.ən/ Lycians n
Lykier
A native or inhabitant of ancient Lycia.

Lycian /ˈlɪ.si.ən/ /ˈlɪ.sɪ.ən/ /ˈlɪ.ʃi.ən/ /ˈlɪ.ʃən/ /ˈlɪ.ʃɪ.ən/ pn
Lykisch
An extinct Indo-European language in the Anatolian group.

Lydia /ˈlɪ.di.ə/ pn
Lydien
(historical) A region of southwest Asia Minor or Persia.
Lydia
(Biblical) A woman converted by St. Paul; presumably named for ancestry or residence in Lydia.
A en given name.

Lydian /ˈlɪ.di.ən/ /ˈlɪ.dɪ.ən/ adj
lydisch
Pertaining to Lydia, or its people, language or culture.

Lydian /ˈlɪ.di.ən/ /ˈlɪ.dɪ.ən/ Lydians n
Lyder Lyderin Lydier Lydierin
A native or inhabitant of ancient Lydia.

Lydian /ˈlɪ.di.ən/ /ˈlɪ.dɪ.ən/ pn
Lydisch
An extinct Indo-European language in the Anatolian subgroup.

Lyman /liˈmɑn/ /lɪˈmɑn/ /ˈlaɪ.mən/ pn
Lyman
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Lyme disease n
Lyme-Borreliose Lyme-Krankheit
(disease) Infection by one of three or more subspecies of the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi, which is transmitted by four species of tick in genus Ixodes. Symptoms include a rash followed by fever, joint pain, and headaches.

Lynx /lɪŋks/ pn
Luchs
(constellation) A faint spring constellation of the northern sky. It lies north of the constellation Cancer.

Lyon pn
Lyon
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Lyra /ˈlaɪ.ɹə/ /ˈlɪ(ə)ɹ.ə/ pn
Leier
(constellation) A summer constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a lyre. It includes the bright star Vega and the Ring Nebula.

Lysychansk pn
Lissitschansk Lyssytschansk
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Löbau /ˈloʊ.baʊ/ pn
Löbau
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Löwchen Löwchen Löwchens n
Löwchen
An uncommon bichon bred in North-Western Europe.

Lübben pn
Lübben
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Lübeck pn
Lübeck
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Lübeckian adj
lübsch
Of or pertaining to Lübeck.

Lüneburg pn
Lüneburg
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M-theory n
M-Theorie
(physics) A generalized theory of eleven-dimensional supergravity that attempts to unify the five superstring theories

M. /ɛm/ n
M M/
abbreviation of model

MAC address MAC addresses n
MAC-Adresse
(computing, networking) Media Access Control address; a unique identifying number assigned to most network devices.

MB MBs n
MB
(China, slang) moneyboy.
(computing) Motherboard.
(military, US) Initialism of marine barracks.
(Thailand) million baht.
Bachelor of Medicine degree (Latin: Medicinae Baccalaureus).

MEP MEPs n
EU-Abgeordnete EU-Abgeordneter Europaabgeordnete Europaabgeordneter EU-Parlamentarier EU-Parlamentarierin
(EU politics) Initialism of Member of the European Parliament.

MILF /mɪlf/ MILFs n
MILF
(vulgar, slang, acronym) A (putative) mother found sexually attractive

MIT license pn
MIT-Lizenz X-Lizenz X11-Lizenz

MMORPG MMORPGs n
MMORPG
(online gaming) Initialism of massively multiplayer online role-playing game.

MP MPs n
Abgeordneter Bundestagsabgeordneter Landtagsabgeordneter MdB MdL Mitglied des Bundestags
(politics) Member of Parliament

MP3 pn
MP3
(audio, _, file format) MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3, an audio data compression format.

MP3 player MP3 players n
MP3-Player MP3-Spieler
An electronic device for playing digital audio files in the MP3 format (and, in many cases, also files in some other formats and/or including a radio function).

MRE MREs n
Einmannpackung Notration
(US, _, military) Initialism of Meal, Ready-to-Eat: an individual field ration used by the US military

MRGN MRGN MRGNs n
MRGN
(microbiology, medicine) Acronym of multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacterium: any of a group of bacteria responsible for serious infections.

MRI MRIs n
MRT
(medicine) Initialism of magnetic resonance imaging.

MRSA /ˈmɝsə/ /ˈɛm.ɑɹ.ɛs.eɪ/ /ˈɛm.ɑːɹ.ɛs.eɪ/ MRSAs n
MRSA
(microbiology, medicine) Initialism of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; a bacterium responsible for serious infections.

MVC MVCs n
Modell-Präsentation-Steuerung

Maasai /ˈmɑːsaɪ/ Maasai n
Massai
A member of an indigenous people in Kenya and Tanzania.

Maastricht /ˈmɑːstrɪkt/ pn
Maastricht
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MacBook MacBooks n
MacBook
A MacBook-brand notebook computer, manufactured by Apple Computer.

Macaronesia /ˌmakəɹəˈniːʒə/ pn
Makaronesien
A group of islands in the North Atlantic: the Azores, the Canary Islands, Cape Verde, Madeira and the Savage Islands.

Macau /məˈkaʊ/ pn
Macao Macau
A Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China just west of Hong Kong, previously under Portuguese control.

Maccabees pn
Makkabäer
(biblical) One of two books of the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox canon of the Old Testament, considered apocryphal by Protestants.

Macedonia /ˌmæs.əˈdoʊ.ni.ə/ /ˌmæs.əˈdoʊn.jə/ /ˌmæs.əˈdəʊ.nɪ.ə/ pn
Makedonien Mazedonien
An ancient Greek kingdom, located to the north of Thessaly, comprising the Greek city of Thessaloniki and its surroundings.
Mazedonien Makedonien
A geographical region which includes the Republic of North Macedonia, the Greek region of Macedonia, the Pirin region of Bulgaria, and small parts of Albania and Serbia.

Macedonian /mæsəˈdəʊnɪən/ adj
mazedonisch makedonisch Mazedonisch
Of or pertaining to Macedonia or its people or language.

Macedonian /mæsəˈdəʊnɪən/ Macedonians n
Mazedonier Mazedonierin
(countable) A person from Macedonia (in any sense).
Mazedonisch mazedonisch
(uncountable) A South Slavic language, the standard language of the Republic of North Macedonia.

Macedonism Macedonisms n
Mazedonismus
(often derogatory) Ethnic Macedonian nationalism.
An idiom or other feature borrowed from Macedonian.

Mach /maːx/ /mæk/ /mɑːk/ n
Mach
(physics) a ratio of the speed (of an object, etc.) to the speed of sound in the fluid or other medium through which the object travels. Usually used to describe supersonic speeds; the Mach number.

Mach number n
Mach-Zahl
(physics) The ratio of the speed of a body to that of sound in the surrounding medium.

Mach's principle pn
Mach-Prinzip Machsches Prinzip
(physics) The principle that the inertia of a body arises from its relation to the totality of all other bodies in the universe.

Machiavellian /ˌmæk.i.əˈvɛl.i.ən/ /ˌmæk.jəˈvɛl.i.ən/ /ˌmɑk.i.əˈvɛl.i.ən/ more Machiavellian most Machiavellian adj
machiavellistisch
Attempting to achieve goals by cunning, scheming, and unscrupulous methods, especially in politics or in advancing one's career.

Machiavellianism Machiavellianisms n
Machiavellismus Realpolitik
(philosophy, politics) A political philosophy, based on the writings of Machiavelli, especially The Prince, that advocates the use of ruthlessness and duplicity in political dealings.
(countable) A political maneuver that exemplifies the philosophy.

Machmeter Machmeters n
Machmeter
(aviation) An instrument that measures the speed of an aircraft relative to that of sound and displays it in Mach numbers.

Machov /ˈmaxɒf/ /ˈmaxɔf/ pn
Machau
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Machovská Lhota pn
Lhota Möhlten
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Maclaurin series Maclaurin series n
Maclaurin-Reihe maclaurinsche Reihe
(calculus) Any Taylor series that is centred at 0 (i.e., for which the origin is the reference point used to derive the series from its associated function); for a given infinitely differentiable complex function \textstyle f, the power series \textstyle f(0)+\frac {f'(0)}{1!}x+ \frac{f(0)}{2!}x^2+ \frac{f(0)}{3!}x^3+ \cdots = \sum_{n=0}^{\infty} \frac{f^{(n)}(0)}{n!} \, x^{n}.

Madagascar /-ɑː/ /madəˈɡaskə/ /mædəˈɡæskɑɹ/ pn
Madagaskar
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Madagascar buzzard Madagascar buzzards n
Madagaskar-Bussard
Buteo brachypterus, a species of bird of prey in the Accipitridae family endemic to Madagascar.

Madagascar jacana Madagascar jacanas n
Madagaskarblatthühnchen
Actophilornis albinucha, a wader in the family Jacanidae.

Madagascar wood rail Madagascar wood rails n
Graukehlralle
Any bird of species Mentocrex kioloides (syn. Canirallus kioloides), rails of Madagascar.

Madhya Pradesh /ˌmɑːdjə pɹəˈdɛʃ/ pn
Madhya Pradesh
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Madonna /məˈdɒnə/ Madonnas pn
Madonna
(Christianity, sometimes with definite article) Synonym of Mary, mother of Jesus, especially in Catholic contexts.

Madonna piercing Madonna piercings n
Madonna-Piercing
A lip piercing placed off-center, above the upper lip on the right-hand side.

Madras /məˈdɹæs/ /məˈdɹɑːs/ pn
Madras
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Madrid /məˈdɹɪd/ /ˈmædrɪd/ /ˈmædɹɪd/ pn
Madrid
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Madrilenian adj
Madrider
Of or pertaining to Madrid, Spain, or to its inhabitants.

Madrilenian Madrilenians n
Madrider Madrilene Madrilenin Madriderin
A native or inhabitant of Madrid, Spain.

Maecenas /mʌɪˈsiːnəs/ Maecenases n
Mäzen Mäzenin
A generous benefactor; specifically, a patron of literature or art.

Mafia /ˈmæfi.ə/ /ˈmɑfi.ə/ pn
Mafia
Any other specific organized crime syndicate operating internationally in high-level organized crime; often with a modifying adjective, such as a nationality.
The international criminal organization of Sicilian origin operating in Italy and the United States.

Mafioso Mafiosi Mafiosos n
Mafioso Mafiosa
An (especially male) member of the Mafia.

Magdalene /ˈmæɡdəlin/ /ˈmɔːdlɪn/ pn
Magdalena
A en given name

Magdeburg /ˈmaɡdəbɜːɡ/ /ˈmæɡdəbɝɡ/ pn
Magdeburg
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Magellanic penguin Magellanic penguins n
Magellan-Pinguin
A species of penguin, Spheniscus magellanicus, found in coastal South America.

Maggie /ˈmæɡi/ pn
Greta Gretchen Grete Gretel Meta
A diminutive of the en given name Margaret.

Maghreb /ˈmɑːɡɹɛb/ /ˈmʌɡɹəb/ pn
Maghreb
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Maghrebi more Maghrebi most Maghrebi adj
maghrebinisch
Of or relating to the Maghreb or its people.

Magi /ˈmeɪd͡ʒaɪ/ /ˈmeɪˌd͡ʒaɪ/ /ˈmæ-/ pn
Heilige Drei Könige Weise aus dem Morgenland
(Christianity) Chiefly preceded by the (three): the wise men who visited and gave gifts to the baby Jesus at the Epiphany (traditionally considered to be three in number and sometimes named Balthazar, Caspar, and Melchior, but the Bible does not state how many there were or their names).

Magna Carta /ˌmæɡnə ˈkɑːtə/ /ˌmæɡnə ˈkɑːɹtə/ [-ɾə] Magna Cartas Magnae Cartae Magnæ Cartæ pn
Magna Carta
(historical) A charter granted by King John to the barons at Runnymede in 1215, which is one of the bases of English constitutional tradition; a physical copy of this charter, or a later version.

Magna Graecia pn
Magna Graecia
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Maharashtra pn
Maharashtra
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Mahlon pn
Machlon
(rare) A en given name of biblical origin.

Mahorais Mahorais n
von Mayotte
A person from Mayotte or of Mahoran descent.

Mahoran adj
von Mayotte
Of, from, or pertaining to Mayotte or its people or language.

Maiden's Tower pn
Leanderturm
A tower that sits on a small islet located in the Bosphorus in Istanbul, Turkey.

Maillard reaction /maɪˈjɑː(ɹ) ɹiˈækʃən/ Maillard reactions n
Maillard-Reaktion
(organic chemistry) The condensation reaction of an amino acid and a reducing sugar, followed by polymerization to form brown pigments - melanoidins; one of the causes of browning during cooking. [from 1910s]

Maimonides /maɪˈmɑnədiz/ pn
Maimonides
A medieval Jewish philosopher.

Main pn
Main
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Main Street pn
Dorfstraße Hauptstraße
The generic street name (and often the official name) of the primary retail street of a village, town, or small city in the United States, Canada, Ireland, some parts of Scotland and also in some countries in central Europe.

Maine /meɪn/ /mɛn/ pn
Maine
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Mainz /maɪn(t)s/ /maɪnts/ pn
Mainz
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Majesty /ˈmæd͡ʒ.ə.sti/ /ˈmæd͡ʒ.ɪ.sti/ pronoun
Majestät
a term of address for royalty and imperiality

Majorca /məˈd͡ʒɔɹ.kə/ /məˈd͡ʒɔː.kə/ /məˈjɔɹ.kə/ /məˈjɔː.kə/ pn
Mallorca
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Makassar pn
Makassar
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Makhachkala pn
Machatschkala
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Makiyivka /mɑːˈkiːɪvkə/ pn
Makejewka Makijiwka
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Malacca /məˈlaka/ /məˈlakə/ /məˈlækə/ pn
Malakka
Short for Strait of Malacca.

Malachi /ˈmæləkaɪ/ pn
Malachias
(biblical) A book of the Old Testament of Bible, and of the Tanakh.
(biblical) A minor prophet.
A en given name mostly used in Ireland as an anglicization of two Gaelic names.

Malagasy /mæləˈɡeɪzi/ /ˌmæləˈɡæsi/ adj
madagassisch
Of, from, or pertaining to Madagascar.

Malagasy /mæləˈɡeɪzi/ /ˌmæləˈɡæsi/ Malagasies Malagasy n
Madagasse Madagassin
(countable) A person from Madagascar or of Malagasy descent.
Madagassisch
(uncountable) The languages of Madagascar or of the Malagasy people, when considered to be one language.

Malawi /mɑːˈlɑːwi/ /məˈlɑːwi/ pn
Malawi
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Malawian adj
malawisch
Of, from, or pertaining to Malawi or the Malawian people.

Malawian Malawians n
Malawier Malawierin
A person from Malawi or of Malawian descent.

Malay /meɪˈleɪ/ /məˈleɪ/ /ˈmeɪleɪ/ adj
malaiisch Malaiisch
Of or relating to the Malays, a people living in Brunei, on the eastern coast of Sumatra, the islands of Bangka and Belitung, the Riau archipelago and the coastal areas of Kalimantan in Indonesia, in most of Malaysia (states where they are politically dominant), in Singapore and in the southernmost provinces of Thailand.

Malay /meɪˈleɪ/ /məˈleɪ/ /ˈmeɪleɪ/ Malays n
Malaiin Malaiie
(countable) A person of Malay ancestry, referring to a diverse group of Austronesian peoples inhabiting the Malay archipelago and Malay peninsula in Southeast Asia.

Malay /meɪˈleɪ/ /məˈleɪ/ /ˈmeɪleɪ/ pn
Malaiisch
(broad sense) The Malay language, an Austronesian language spoken by most Malay people and by others where it is an official language, including under the name Indonesian.

Malay Archipelago pn
Malaiischer Archipel
the archipelago between mainland Southeastern Asia and Australia, that includes Indonesia, the Philippines, Brunei, East Malaysia and East Timor

Malay apple /məˌleɪ ˈapəl/ /məˌleɪ ˈæpəl/ /ˌmeɪleɪ ˌæpəl/ Malay apples n
Wasserapfel

Malayalam /mæləˈjɑːləm/ /ˌmɑː.ləˈjɑː.ləm/ pn
Malayalam Malajalam
A Dravidian language spoken in the states of Kerala and Lakshadweep, India.

Malayan night heron Malayan night herons n
Wellenreiher
A medium-sized heron, Gorsachius melanolophus, distributed in southern and eastern Asia, and breeding in India, Taiwan, China, and the Philippines.

Malaysia /məlejsiə/ /məlejʃə/ /məˈleɪziə/ /məˈleɪʒə/ pn
Malaysia Malaysien
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Malaysian /məˈleɪ.zi.ən/ /məˈleɪ.ʒən/ adj
malaysisch
Pertaining to the country of Malaysia.
Pertaining to the Malay language.

Malaysian /məˈleɪ.zi.ən/ /məˈleɪ.ʒən/ Malaysians n
Malaysier Malaysierin
A native of Malaysia.

Maldives /-divz/ /ˈmæl.daɪvz/ /ˈmɑl.daɪvz/ /ˈmɒl.diːvz/ /ˈmɔl.daɪvz/ /ˈmɔːl.daɪvz/ /ˈmɔːl.diːvz/ pn
Malediven
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Maldivian adj
maledivisch
Of, from, or pertaining to the Maldives, the Maldivian people or the Maldivian language.

Maldivian Maldivians n
Malediver Malediverin
(countable) A person from the Maldives or of Maldivian descent.

Mali /ˈmɑːli/ pn
Mali
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Malian adj
malisch
Of, from, or pertaining to Mali or the Malian people.

Malian Malians n
Malier Malierin
A person from Mali or of Malian descent.

Malko Tŭrnovo pn
Malko Tarnowo
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Mallorcan more Mallorcan most Mallorcan adj
mallorquinisch
Of, from, or relating to, Mallorca or its culture or people.

Mallorcan Mallorcans n
Mallorquiner Mallorquinerin
An inhabitant of Mallorca.
Mallorquinisch
The variety of Balearic Catalan spoken on Mallorca.

Malmö /ˈmalməʊ/ /ˈmɑlmoʊ/ /ˈmɑlmʊ/ /ˈmɑːlməʊ/ /ˈmɑːlmɜː/ pn
Malmö
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Malta /ˈmɑl.tə/ /ˈmɔl.tə/ /ˈmɔːl.tə/ pn
Malta
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Maltese /mɑlˈtiz/ /mɒlˈtiːz/ /mɔːlˈtiːz/ adj
maltesisch Maltesisch
Of or pertaining to Malta or its language.

Maltese /mɑlˈtiz/ /mɒlˈtiːz/ /mɔːlˈtiːz/ Maltese Malteses n
Malteser Malteserin Maltese
(mostly, in the plural, plural "Maltese") An inhabitant or a resident of Malta.
Malteser
(plural "Malteses") A small breed of dog with a long silky coat.
Maltesisch
(uncountable) The Semitic language of Malta.

Maltese cross Maltese crosses n
Malteserkreuz
A cross having four equal arms resembling arrowheads joined at the points

Malé /ˈmɑːleɪ/ /ˈmɑːlɛ/ pn
Malé
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Malé Svatoňovice /ˌmalɛə ˈsvatɒnjɒvˌɪtseɪ/ pn
Klein Schwadowitz
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Mammoth Mountain pn
Mammoth Mountain
A volcanic area in California, USA.

Man pn
Mensch
The genus Homo.

Manama /məˈnɑːmə/ pn
Manama
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Manaus /mɑːˈnaʊs/ pn
Manaus
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Manchester /mæn.ˈt͡ʃɛs.tə(ɹ)/ /ˈman.t͡ʃɪs.tə/ /ˈmæn.t͡ʃɛs.tɚ/ /ˈmæn.t͡ʃɪs.tə(ɹ)/ pn
Manchester
Any of several towns and cities in the United States of America:

Manchuria /mænˈt͡ʃʊəɹiə/ pn
Mandschurei
(historical) The area traditionally inhabited by the Manchu people and their Jurchen predecessors, in modern China and Russia.

Manchurian /mænˈt͡ʃʊəɹiən/ Manchurians n
mandschurisch
An inhabitant of Manchuria, especially one who is not of Han Chinese origin.

Mandaluyong pn
Mandaluyong
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Mandarin /mæn.də.ˈɹɪn/ /ˈmæn.də.ɹɪn/ n
Mandarin Hochchinesisch
Standard Mandarin, an official language of China and Taiwan, and one of four official languages in Singapore; Putonghua, Guoyu or Huayu.

Mandela /mænˈdɛlə/ pn
Mandela
A surname from Xhosa, notably borne by Nelson Mandela.

Mandelbrot set Mandelbrot sets n
Mandelbrotmenge
(mathematics) the set of complex numbers c for which the orbit of 0 under iteration of the complex quadratic polynomial zn+1 = zn2 + c remains bounded. The boundary of this set is a fractal.

Mandopop n
Mandopop
(music genre, uncountable) Mandarin popular music.

Manichaean /ˌmænɪˈkiːən/ adj
manichäisch
Of or relating to Manichaeism.

Manichaean /ˌmænɪˈkiːən/ Manichaeans n
Manichäer Manichäerin
A follower of Manichaeism.

Manichaeism /mænɪˈkiːɪz(ə)m/ /ˈmænɪkiːɪz(ə)m/ pn
Manichäismus
(religion) A syncretic, dualistic religion that combines elements of Zoroastrian, Christian, and Gnostic thought, founded by the Iranian prophet Mani in 3rd century AD.

Manila /məˈnɪl.ə/ pn
Manila
(figuratively) The national government or administrative authority of the Philippines.

Manila hemp n
Abaka Manilahanf Abaca Manila Manilafaser
The fibre of the abaca.

Manipur /ˌmənɪpʊɹ/ pn
Manipur
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Manitoba /ˌmæn.ɪˈtəʊ.bə/ /ˌmænɪˈtoʊbə/ pn
Manitoba
A province in Western Canada.

Manjuristics /ˌmæn.d͡ʒə.ˈɹɪs.tɪks/ n
Mandschuristik
The study of the Manchu language.

Mannheim pn
Mannheim
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Manx /mæŋks/ pn
Manx Manx-Gälisch
(uncountable) A Goidelic language spoken on the Isle of Man.

Manx shearwater Manx shearwaters n
Schwarzschnabel-Sturmtaucher

Mao suit Mao suits n
Mao-Anzug
A type of jacket popularized in China in the 20th century, with two breast pockets and two waist pockets.

Maoism /ˈmaʊɪzəm/ Maoisms n
Maoismus
The philosophy espoused by Chinese leader Mao Zedong, a form of Marxism-Leninism that focuses on the peasantry as the revolutionary vanguard.

Maoist more Maoist most Maoist adj
maoistisch
of, related to, or advocating Maoism

Maoist Maoists n
Maoist Maoistin
one who advocates Maoism

Maori /ˈmaʊɹi/ /ˈmæʊɹiː/ /ˈmɐʉɹiː/ [ˈmɑːɔɾi] Maori Maories Maoris n
Maori Maorisch
A member of the indigenous people of New Zealand.

Mapudungun pn
Mapudungun
A language isolate spoken in Chile and Argentina by the Mapuche people.

Maputo /məˈpuːtəʊ/ pn
Maputo
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Maracanaço /ˌmæɹəkəˈnɑːsəʊ/ pn
Maracanazo Maracanaço Schock von Maracanã
(football) The final match (Uruguay 2 – Brazil 1) in the 1950 FIFA World Cup.

Maramureș pn
Maramuresch Marmarosch
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Marathi /məˈɹɑːti/ adj
marathisch
Pertaining to Maharashtra or its language.

Marathi /məˈɹɑːti/ Marathi n
Marathi Marathe
(uncountable) A language spoken in the state of Maharashtra, India.
Marathe
(plural only) The people of this state.

Marathon /ˈmæɹə(ˌ)θɔn/ /ˈmæɹəˌθɑn/ /ˈmæɹəθən/ /ˈmɛɹə(ˌ)θɔn/ /ˈmɛɹəˌθɑn/ pn
Marathon
A place name elsewhere in the world:

Marcel /mɑɹˈsɛl/ /mɑːˈsɛl/ pn
Marcel
A en given name

March /mɑɹt͡ʃ/ /mɑːt͡ʃ/ Marches pn
März Lenzing
The third month of the Gregorian calendar, following February and preceding April. Abbreviation: Mar or Mar.

March fly March flies n
Haarmücke
Any of the family Bibionidae of dark hairy flies. [from 19th c.]

Marcionism /ˈmɑːsɪənɪz(ə)m/ /ˈmɑːʃənɪz(ə)m/ n
Marcionismus Markionismus
(Christianity) An early Christian following akin to but distinct from gnosticism which rejected the validity of the Old Testament and essentially denied the Trinity, regarding God the Father as an inferior demiurge, and that Jesus had nothing to do with the First Person of the Trinity.

Marcius pn
Marcius
a Roman nomen gentile

Marcomanni n
Markomannen
(historical) an ancient Germanic tribe.

Marcomannic more Marcomannic most Marcomannic adj
markomannisch
Of or pertaining to the Marcomanni.

Marfan syndrome Marfan syndromes n
Marfan-Syndrom
A genetic disorder of the connective tissue that causes defects in the heart valves and aorta.

Margaret /-ət/ /ˈmɑɹɡəɹɪt/ /ˈmɑɹɡɹɪt/ /ˈmɑːɡəɹɪt/ /ˈmɑːɡɹɪt/ Margarets pn
Margarete
A en given name.

Marghita pn
Margarethen
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Mariana Trench pn
Marianengraben
(oceanography) A submarine trench in the North Pacific Ocean, noted for having the deepest known point on Earth.

Marianist Marianists n
Marianist

Marina /məˈɹiːnə/ pn
Marina
A transliteration of the Russian female given name Марина (Marina).

Marine Marines n
Marinesoldat
A member of a marine corps.

Mario /ˈmaɹiəʊ/ /ˈmæɹioʊ/ /ˈmæɹiəʉ/ /ˈmɐːɹiəʉ/ /ˈmɑɹioʊ/ /ˈmɑːɹiəʊ/ /ˈmɛɹioʊ/ Marios pn
Mario
A en given name.

Mariolatry /ˌmæ-/ /ˌmɛɹiˈɑlətɹi/ /ˌmɛːɹiˈɒlətɹi/ Mariolatries n
Mariolatrie
(Protestantism, derogatory) Adoration or veneration of the Virgin Mary to an extent regarded as inappropriate or even idolatrous. [from early 17th c.]

Mariological more Mariological most Mariological adj
mariologisch
Of or pertaining to Mariology.

Mariology Mariologies n
Mariologie
The theological study of the Virgin Mary.

Maritime Alps pn
Meeralpen Seealpen
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Mariupol /-pɑl/ /-pəl/ /meɹ.iˈuː.poʊl/ /mæɹ.iˈuː.poʊl/ /mæɹ.iˈuː.pɒl/ /mɑː.ɹiˈuː.poʊl/ /mɛɹ.iˈuː.poʊl/ /ˈmeɹ.iu-/ /ˈmæɹ.iu-/ /ˈmɛɹ.iu-/ pn
Mariupol
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Marius pn
Marius
A en given name.

Mark /maːk/ /mɑɹk/ /mɑː(ɹ)k/ Marks pn
Markus
A en given name.
Mark the Evangelist, also called John Mark, the first patriarch of Alexandria, credited with the authorship of the Gospel of Mark.
(biblical) The Gospel of St. Mark, a book of the New Testament of the Bible. Traditionally the second of the four gospels.

Markov chain Markov chains n
Markow-Kette
(probability theory) A discrete-time stochastic process with the Markov property.

Marlene pn
Marlene
A en given name borrowed from German in early 20th century.

Marne /mɑɹn/ pn
Marne
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Maronite /ˈmærəˌnaɪt/ adj
maronitisch
Of or pertaining to Saint Maron or the Maronite Church.

Maronite /ˈmærəˌnaɪt/ Maronites n
Maronit Maronitin
A member of the Maronite Church.

Marrakech /məˈɹæ.kɛʃ/ /məˈɹɑ.kɛʃ/ /ˌmæɹ.əˈkɛʃ/ pn
Marrakesch
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Mars /ˈmɑɹz/ /ˈmɑːz/ pn
Mars
(astronomy) The fourth planet in the solar system. Symbol: ♂
(Roman god) The Roman god of war.
The Mars Bar, a brand of chocolate bar with caramel and nougat filling.

Mars rover Mars rovers n
Mars-Rover
Any of a number of small unmanned remote-controlled vehicles sent to the planet Mars to do scientific research.

Mars symbol Mars symbols n
Marssymbol
the symbol ♂

Marseillais Marseillais n
Marseiller
A native or inhabitant of Marseille in France.

Marseillaise /mɑː.seɪˈjɛz/ /mɑːɹseɪˈjɛz/ pn
Marseillaise
The French national anthem, La Marseillaise, with at least seven verses plus the chorus.

Marseille /mɑː(ɹ)ˈseɪ/ pn
Marseille Massilien
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Marseille soap Marseille soaps n
Marseiller Seife
A kind of hard soap, made from vegetable oils.

Marshall Islands /ˈmaːʃəl ˈaɪləndz/ /ˈmɑɹ.ʃəl ˈaɪ.ləndz/ /ˈmɑː.ʃəl ˈaɪ.ləndz/ pn
Marshallinseln
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Marshallese adj
marshallesisch
Of or pertaining to the Marshall Islands, its people, or its language.

Marshallese pn
Marshallisch
The Austronesian language of the Marshall Islands.

Martha /ˈmɑɹθə/ /ˈmɑːθə/ pn
Martha
A en given name of biblical origin.
Marta Martha
The sister of Lazarus and Mary in the New Testament.

Martial /ˈmɑɹʃəl/ /ˈmɑːʃəl/ pn
Martial
An Anglicized cognomen or given name of the Roman poet Marcus Valerius Martialis, born in Spain in the first century AD and noted for his epigrams.

Martian /ˈmɑɹʃən/ /ˈmɑːʃən/ adj
marsianisch Mars-
Of or relating to the planet Mars, or (science fiction) its imagined inhabitants. [from 19th c.]

Martian /ˈmɑɹʃən/ /ˈmɑːʃən/ Martians n
Marsianer Marsianerin Marsmensch Marsbewohner Marsbewohnerin
(astrology) A person under the astrological influence of the planet Mars.
(chiefly, science fiction) An inhabitant of the planet Mars.

Martian /ˈmɑɹʃən/ /ˈmɑːʃən/ pn
Marsianisch
(science fiction) A hypothetical language spoken on Mars.

Martin /ˈmɑɹ.tn̩/ /ˈmɑː.tɪn/ Martins pn
Martin
A en given name originally given in honor of a fourth century soldier-saint.

Martina /mɑɹˈtinə/ pn
Martina
A en given name.

Martinican more Martinican most Martinican adj
von Martinique
Of, from, or pertaining to Martinique, the Martinican people or the Martinican language.

Martinique /ˌmɑː(ɹ)tɪˈniːk/ pn
Martinique
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Martinmas Martinmases n
Martini Martinstag
St Martin's Day, 11th November. A Scottish quarter day.

Martínkovice pn
Märzdorf
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Marx pn
Marx
A surname from German

Marxian more Marxian most Marxian adj
Marx'sch marxsch
Of, pertaining to, or influenced by the 19th-century philosopher Karl Marx and his political and economic theories; now often distinguished from Marxist by the nuance that one does not necessarily adhere to Marxism itself. [from 19th c.]

Marxism Marxisms n
Marxismus
The socialist and communist philosophy and political program founded by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels.
The socialist and communist theory of the followers of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels; a radical, revolutionary political philosophy that aims to capture state power, introduce a dictatorship of the proletariat, and then progress to communism.

Marxism-Leninism pn
Marxismus-Leninismus
(politics, communism) A communist ideological stream that emerged as the mainstream tendency amongst the Communist parties in the 1920s as it was adopted as the ideological foundation of the Communist International during Stalin's era, and was later adopted by the People's Republic of China, Cuba, Vietnam, and several other nations.

Marxism-Leninism-Maoism pn
Marxismus-Leninismus-Maoismus
(politics, communism) A communist ideological stream which seeks to synthesize Marxism-Leninism and Maoism and which proponents believe is the highest stage of Marxism. It was systematized by the Communist Party of Peru (Shining Path) and developed by the Revolutionary Internationalist Movement and its adherent parties.

Marxist /ˈmɑːksɪst/ /ˈmɑːɹksɪst/ adj
marxistisch
Following the ideals of Marxism.

Marxist /ˈmɑːksɪst/ /ˈmɑːɹksɪst/ Marxists n
Marxist Marxistin
One that believes in or follows the ideals of Marxism.

Mary /ˈmeː.ɹi/ /ˈmɛə.ɹi/ /ˈmɛɚ.i/ /ˈmɛɹ.i/ Maries Marys pn
Maria
Mary of Bethany, the sister of Lazarus and Martha.
(Islam) The 19th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an, recounting the events leading up to the birth of Jesus.
(Ireland, dated) A male middle name, given in honour of the Virgin Mary.

Mary Jane Mary Janes n
Gras Marihuana
(slang) Marijuana.
Spangenschuh
A type of shoe, usually for a girl, having a rounded toe and a strap with a buckle.

Mary Magdalene pn
Maria Magdalena Maria von Magdala
(biblical character) A female disciple of Jesus.

Maryborough /-bɹə/ /ˈmɛribəɹə/ /ˈmɛrɪbəɹə/ pn
Mariaburg
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Ireland.

Maryinka pn
Marjinka
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Maryland /ˈmæɹɪlənd/ /ˈmɛəɹɪlənd/ /ˈmɛɹələn/ /ˈmɛɹɪlənd/ pn
Maryland Marieland
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Mascarene Islands pn
Maskarenen
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Maseru pn
Maseru
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Masoretic /mæsəˈɹɛtɪk/ adj
masoretisch
Of or relating to the Masorah, or to its authors.

Masovia /məˈzoʊ.vi.ə/ pn
Masowien
(historical) A historic and geographical region of Poland, situated in the east of the country.

Mass /ˈmæs/ Masses n
Messe
(Roman Catholic Church) The principal liturgical service of the Church, encompassing both a scripture service (Liturgy of the Word) and a eucharistic service (Liturgy of the Eucharist), which includes the consecration and oblation (offering) of the host and wine.

Massachusetts /ˌmæsəˈtʃuːzɪts/ /ˌmæsəˈt͡ʃuːsɪts/ pn
Massachusetts
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Massacre of the Innocents pn
Bethlehemitischer Kindermord Kindermord in Bethlehem
(Christianity) The incident in the nativity narrative of the Gospel of Matthew (2:16–18) in which Herod the Great, king of Judea, orders the execution of all male children two years old and under in the vicinity of Bethlehem.

Massif Central pn
Zentralmassiv
An elevated area of south-central France.

Masuria pn
Masuren
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Masurian adj
masurisch
Of, from, or pertaining to Masuria or its culture or people

Masurian Masurians n
Masure Masurin
Someone from Masuria.

Matilda /məˈtɪldə/ pn
Mathilde Mechthild
A en given name.

Matsuyama pn
Matsuyama
A surname from Japanese.

Matterhorn pn
Matterhorn
An iconic pyramidal mountain on the border of Switzerland and Italy.

Matthew /-(j)ɪu̯/ /ˈmæθjuː/ Matthews pn
Matthäus Matthias Matthaeus
A en given name of biblical origin.
Matthäus Matthaeus
(biblical) The Gospel of St. Matthew, the first book of the New Testament of the Bible. Traditionally the first of the four gospels, a book attributed to Matthew the Evangelist.

Matthias /məˈθaɪəs/ pn
Matthias
The Apostle chosen to replace Judas Iscariot. (biblical character)
Matthias Mathias
A en given name, derived from the same source as Matthew.

Mau Mau pn
Mau-Mau
(game) A popular card game for two or more players, similar to crazy eights.

Maui pn
Maui
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(Polynesian mythology)

Maundy Thursday pn
Gründonnerstag
The Thursday before Easter, which commemorates the Last Supper.

Maurice /mɔˈɹis/ /məˈɹis/ /məˈɹiːs/ /ˈmɒɹɪs/ pn
Moritz
A en given name, equivalent to English Morris.

Mauritania /ˌmɒɹɪˈteɪni.ə/ /ˌmɔːɹɪˈteɪni.ə/ pn
Mauretanien
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Mauritanian more Mauritanian most Mauritanian adj
mauretanisch
Of, from, or pertaining to Mauritania, the Mauritanian people or the Mauritanian language.

Mauritanian Mauritanians n
Mauretanier Mauretanierin
A person from Mauritania or of Mauritanian descent.

Mauritian adj
mauritisch
Of, from, or pertaining to Mauritius, its people, or their language or culture.

Mauritian Mauritians n
Mauritier Mauritierin
A person from Mauritius or of Mauritian descent.

Mauritius /mɔːˈɹɪʃəs/ /məˈɹɪʃiəs/ /məˈɹɪʃəs/ pn
Mauritius
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A en given name, found e.g. in St. Mauritius.

Mauser Mausers n
Mauser
Any of the firearms made or designed by the German company Mauser, notably automatic pistols and bolt action rifles.

Maximilian pn
Maximilian
A en given name, rare in English.

Maxwell's demon Maxwell's demons n
Maxwellscher Dämon
A hypothetical creature created for a thought experiment. Maxwell’s demon, if it existed, would act as a sort of gate guard by sorting between higher-energy molecules and lower-energy molecules within an enclosed space. Because such a sorting process would tend to decrease entropy, it would violate the second law of thermodynamics.

May /meɪ/ Mays pn
Mai Wonnemond
The fifth month of the Gregorian calendar, following April and preceding June.

May Day May Days n
Maifeiertag Tag der Arbeit Erster Mai Kampftag der Arbeiterbewegung Kampftag der Arbeiterklasse
Labour Day, the first day of May, a worldwide workers' holiday.

Maya /ˈmaɪə/ Maya Mayas n
Maja Majakultur Maya Mayakultur
a flourishing Mesoamerican civilization that existed in and around Guatemala from the 3rd century to the 9th century.
a variety of Mesoamerican peoples with farming from around 1000 BC onward, who developed a large civilization from the 3rd century onward
various Mesoamerican peoples that continued in competing civilizations from the 10th century onward until conquered by Spain
Maja Maya
A member or descendant of various peoples:
various Mesoamerican peoples living in the Spanish Empire, and now parts of Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras

Maybach /ˈmaɪbɑːk/ Maybachs pn
Maybach
A surname from German.

Maykop /maɪˈkɒp/ pn
Maikop
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Mayotte /maɪˈɒt/ pn
Mayotte
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Maytide pn
Maienzeit
(dated) The spring month of May.

Mazanderani more Mazanderani most Mazanderani adj
Masanderanisch
Of the Iranian region and province of Mazandaran, its people, or their language.

Mazanderani Mazanderanis n
Masanderaner
A Mazanderani person.

McCarthyism McCarthyisms n
Blockwartmentalität
(pejorative) The mass pressure, harassment, and/or blacklisting used to pressure people to follow popular political beliefs, especially as opposed to communism.

McCarthyism pn
McCarthyismus
The intense opposition to, and fear and suspicion of, Communism, particularly in the United States during the 1950s.

McDonald's McDonald's McDonald'ses pn
McDonald's Mäckes
A widespread chain of fast food restaurants.

McIntosh /ˈmækɪntɒʃ/ McIntoshes n
McIntosh
A cultivar of apple whose fruit has red and green skin, tart flavor and white flesh that ripens in late September.

Mecca /ˈmɛkə/ pn
Mekka
(sometimes, _, proscribed) TemplateParserError:LuaError, the holiest place in Islam, location of the sacred Ka'ba, and to which Muslims are required to make a hajj at least once in their lifetime, if possible.

Mecklenburg Mecklenburgs pn
Mecklenburg
(uncountable) An area in Baltic northern Germany.
(countable) A surname from German.

Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania pn
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
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Mecklenburgish adj
mecklenburgisch

Mecklenburgish pn
Mecklenburgisch mecklenburgische Mundart
The variety of Low German which is spoken in Mecklenburg.

Medan pn
Medan
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Mede Medes n
Meder Mederin
Any of a Western Iranian people who inhabited the ancient region of Media.

Medea /məˈdiːə/ /mɪˈdiːə/ pn
Medea
(Greek mythology) An enchantress who helped Jason obtain the Golden Fleece.

Media /ˈmiːdɪə/ pn
Medien
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(historical) The territories corresponding to the empire ruled by dynasts from Media.

MediaWiki /ˈmiːdi.əˌwɪki/ pn
MediaWiki

Median /ˈmiːdɪən/ adj
medisch
Relating to Media or Medes. [from 16th c.]

Median /ˈmiːdɪən/ pn
Medisch
The northwestern Old Iranian language of the Medes, attested only by numerous loanwords in Old Persian, few borrowings in Old Armenian and some glosses in Ancient Greek; nothing is known of its grammar.

Mediaș pn
Mediasch

Medieval Greek pn
Mittelgriechisch
Collectively, the continuum of forms of the Greek language as written and spoken during medieval times, preceded by Hellenistic Koine Greek and succeeded by Modern Greek

Medieval Latin pn
Mittellatein
The Latin language as spoken and written during the Middle Ages, before it was developed by the Italian humanists into Renaissance Latin.

Medina /məˈdinə/ pn
Medina
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Medio-Late Egyptian pn
Medio-Neuägyptisch
(linguistics, history) The phase of the Egyptian language characterized by Late Egyptian sentence structure but mostly Middle Egyptian orthography with occasional Middle Egyptian syntactical elements.

Mediterranean /ˌmɛdɪtəˈɹeɪnɪən/ [mɛdɪtəˈɹeɪnjən] [mɛɾəɾəˈɹeɪnɪən] more Mediterranean most Mediterranean adj
mediterran
Of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and the region around it.

Mediterranean Sea /ˌmɛ.də.təˈɹeɪ.ni.ən ˈsi/ /ˌmɛ.də.təˈɹeɪ.njən ˈsi/ /ˌmɛ.dɪ.təˈɹeɪ.nɪ.ən ˈsiː/ pn
Mittelmeer
The sea between Europe and Africa.

Mediterranean flour moth Mediterranean flour moths n
Mehlmolle
Any of species Ephestia kuehniella of moths that feeds on grain.

Mediterranean gull Mediterranean gulls n
Schwarzkopfmöwe
Ichthyaetus melanocephalus, a small gull of the Western Palearctic.

Mediterraneanize /mɛdɪtəˈɹeɪni.ənaɪz/ v
mediterranisieren
(transitive) To make (someone or something) Mediterranean in behaviour or style.

Medusa /məˈduːsə/ /mɪˈdjuːsə/ /mɪˈdjuːzə/ pn
Medusa
(Greek mythology) The youngest and only mortal of the three gorgon sisters, killed by Perseus.

Medvedev Medvedevs pn
Medwedew
A transliteration of the Russian surname Медве́дев (Medvédev).

Megaera pn
Megäre
(Greek god) One of the Furies, Erinyes in Greek mythology, the cause of jealousy and envy, who punishes people who commit crimes, especially marital infidelity.

Megleno-Romanian pn
Meglenorumänisch meglenorumänische Sprache
An endangered Eastern Romance language spoken in northern Greece, North Macedonia and parts of Romania, and related to Romanian, Aromanian and Istro-Romanian.

Meissen pn
Meißen
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Mekong /mɛˈkɔːŋ/ /ˈmikɔŋ/ pn
Mekong
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Melanesia /ˌmɛl.əˈni.ʒə/ /ˌmɛl.əˈniː.zi.ə/ pn
Melanesien
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Melanesian Melanesians n
Melanesier Melanesierin
A Melanesian person.

Melanie pn
Melanie
A en given name.

Melbourne /ˈmelbn̩/ /ˈmælbn̩/ /ˈmɛl.bɔːn/ /ˈmɛl.bən/ /ˈmɛl.bɚn/ pn
Melbourne
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Melburnian more Melburnian most Melburnian adj
Melbourner
Of, from or relating to Melbourne.

Melburnian Melburnians n
Melbourner Melbournerin
A native or inhabitant of Melbourne, the capital city of Victoria, Australia.

Melchior /ˈmɛl.ki.ɔː(ɹ)/ pn
Melchior
One of the Magi according to medieval Christian legend.
(rather rare) A en given name.

Melchizedek /mɛlˈkɪzədɛk/ pn
Melchisedek Melchisedech
A king and priest mentioned in the book of Genesis; contemporary of Abraham.

Melissa /məˈlɪsə/ pn
Melissa
A en given name. Popular in the latter half of the 20th century.

Melk pn
Melk
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Melkite /ˈmɛlkaɪt/ /ˈmɛlkʌɪt/ Melkites n
Melkite Melkitin
(historical) In 5th-century Syria and Egypt, a sobriquet applied to Chalcedonians by their opponents, denoting the Chalcedonians' fidelity to the Byzantine emperor.
(since the Great Schism) A member of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria, the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch or the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem; ellipsis of Orthodox Melkite.
(since 1724) A member of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church; ellipsis of Catholic Melkite.

Member of Parliament Members of Parliament n
Abgeordneter
(UK, Canada, Australia, NZ) A representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a house of a parliament.

Memel pn
Memel
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Memelian Memelians n
Memeler
(rare) A native or inhabitant of Memel (a city in eastern Europe).

Memnon pn
Memnon
(Greek mythology) An Ethiopian king and son of Tithonus and Eos. Considered a great warrior, he fought on the side of Troy and was killed by Achilles.

Memphis /ˈmɛmfɪs/ pn
Memphis
The name of several towns or cities in the US.

Menelaus /ˌmɛn.ɪˈleɪ.əs/ pn
Menelaos
(Greek mythology) the king of Mycenaean Sparta, the husband of Helen of Troy, the brother of Agamemnon, the leader of the Spartan contingent of the Greek army during the Trojan War

Meng pn
Meng
A Germanic surname from German.
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Mennonite more Mennonite most Mennonite adj
Mennoniten- mennonitisch
Of, pertaining to, or related to a Mennonite or Mennonites or to their movement and church(es).

Mennonite Mennonites n
Mennonist Mennonistin Mennonit Mennonitin
A member of any of a group of Protestant churches or denominations in the Anabaptist tradition, practicing credobaptism and committed to nonresistance and nonviolence, many of whom may wear plain dress and shun modern technology.

Mennonite Low German pn
Mennoniten-Niederdeutsch Mennonitendeutsch Mennonitenniederdeutsch Mennonitenplatt Mennonitenplautdietsch
a variety of or descending from Low Prussian (East Low German, Low German or Low Saxon), that developed in Royal Prussia and which is now spoken by communities not only in Germany but also in North America (Canada, the United States), South America (Argentina, Brazil), Russia and some other places. (Not to be confused with the High German language Pennsylvania German; both are spoken in Pennsylvania.)

Mennonitism n
Mennonitentum
The beliefs and practices of Mennonites.

Mensa /ˈmɛnsə/ pn
Tafelberg
(constellation) A summer constellation of the southern sky, originally named after Table Mountain in South Africa. It lies between the constellations of Hydrus and Volans.

Menschanschauung n
Menschanschauung
the set of ideas and presumptions one has about humans

Menshevik /ˈmɛnʃəvɪk/ Mensheviki Mensheviks n
Menschewik Menschewikin
(now, chiefly, historical) A member of the gradualist or moderate wing of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party during the years preceding the Russian Revolution, when they split with the Bolsheviks; or a member of a later independent moderate-Marxist party formed in 1917. [from 20th c.]

Mephistophelean more Mephistophelean most Mephistophelean adj
mephistophelisch
Showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil.

Mephistopheles /ˌmɛ.fɪˈstɒ.fɪ.liːz/ pn
Mephistopheles
The Devil to whom Faust sold his soul in the legend.

Merc /mɜːk/ /mɝk/ Mercs n
Benz Daimler

Mercedes /məˈseɪdiz/ /mɚˈseɪdiz/ Mercedes n
Mercedes
, a car manufactured by Mercedes-Benz.

Mercurian Mercurians n
Merkurbewohner Merkurbewohnerin Merkurianer Merkurianerin Merkurmensch
(science fiction) An inhabitant of the planet Mercury.

Mercury /ˈmɜː(ɹ)kjʊɹi/ /ˈmɝk(ə)ɹi/ /ˈmɝkjəɹi/ pn
Merkur
(astronomy) The planet in the solar system with the closest orbit to the Sun, named after the god; represented by ☿.
(Roman god) The Roman god associated with speed, sometimes used as a messenger, wearing winged sandals; the Roman counterpart of the Greek god Hermes.

Merkel /ˈmeɹkəl/ /ˈmɛɹkəl/ /ˈmɜːkəl/ pn
Merkel
A surname from German.

Merlin /ˈmɜːlɪn/ /ˈmɝlɪn/ Merlins pn
Merlin
A wizard in the Arthurian legend.

Merlot /mɛɹˈloʊ/ /mɝˈloʊ/ Merlots n
Merlot-Traube
A dark-blue variety of wine grape.
Merlot
A dry red wine of a certain French type, made from Merlot grapes.

Meroitic adj
Meroitisch
Describing the language once used in Meroë, or the script, related to hieroglyphs, in which it was written.

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year phraseologicalUnit
frohe Weihnachten und ein glückliches neues Jahr!
A traditional greeting for Christmas and the new year.

Mersch pn
Mersch
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Merv pn
Merw
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Meshach /ˈmi.ʃæk/ pn
Meschach
(biblical character) Mishael, one of the captives in the biblical Book of Daniel who came out of the fiery furnace unharmed.

Mesolithic n
Mittelsteinzeit
Short for the Mesolithic period.

Mesopotamia /mɛsəpəˈteɪmɪə/ pn
Mesopotamien Zweistromland
A region in Southwest Asia spanning from the rivers Euphrates and Tigris that is the site of one of the most ancient civilizations in the history of man.

Mesopotamian /mɛsəpəˈteɪmɪən/ adj
mesopotamisch zweistromländisch
Of or pertaining to Mesopotamia.

Mesopotamian /mɛsəpəˈteɪmɪən/ Mesopotamians n
Mesopotamier Mesopotamierin
A person from Mesopotamia or of Mesopotamian origin.

Mesozoic pn
Mesozoikum
(geology) The Mesozoic era.

Messiah pn
Messias
(Christianity) Jesus.

Messidor /ˈmɛsɪdɔː/ /ˌmɛsɪˈdɔɹ/ Messidors pn
Erntemonat Messidor
(historical) The tenth month of the French Republican Calendar, from June 19 or 20 to July 18 or 19.

Messine /ˈmɛsaɪn/ more Messine most Messine adj
Metzer
Of or relating to the city of Metz

Messine /ˈmɛsaɪn/ Messines n
Metzer Metzerin
A native or inhabitant of Metz

Messinian pn
Messinium

Messinian salinity crisis pn
Messinische Salinitätskrise
(geology) A geological event, characterised by the partial desiccation of the Mediterranean basin, which occurred throughout the latter part of the Messinian age of the Miocene epoch, from 5.96 to 5.33 million years ago, and finally ended with the Zanclean flood.

Metairie /ˈmɛtəri/ [ˈmɛ.ɾə.ɹi] pn
Metairie
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Methodism Methodisms n
Methodismus
The Methodist Christian movement founded by John Wesley in 18th-century England.

Methodist /ˈmɛθədɪst/ more Methodist most Methodist adj
methodistisch
Of or pertaining to the branch of Christianity that descends from the religious societies overseen by John Wesley (1703–1791) among others.

Methodist /ˈmɛθədɪst/ Methodists n
Methodist Methodistin
A member of the Methodist Church; a Wesleyan.

Methodius pn
Method
A en given name, notably of the Byzantine Christian theologian and missionary.

Methuselah pn
Methusalem
The oldest person whose age is recorded in the Hebrew Bible, having reportedly lived 969 years.

Metis /ˈmiːtɪs/ pn
Metis
(Greek god) A Titan who was the personification of wisdom, the first spouse of Zeus, and the mother of Athena

Metonic cycle Metonic cycles n
Metonischer Zyklus

Metz /mɛts/ pn
Metz
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Metzian /ˈmɛtsi.ən/ /ˈmɛtsɪ.ən/ more Metzian most Metzian adj
Metzer
Of or pertaining to the city of Metz.

Metzian /ˈmɛtsi.ən/ /ˈmɛtsɪ.ən/ Metzians n
Metzer Metzerin
A person from, or an inhabitant of, Metz.

Meuse /mjuːz/ pn
Maas
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Mexican /ˈmɛksək(ə)n/ /ˈmɛksɪk(ə)n/ more Mexican most Mexican adj
mexikanisch Mexikaner
Of, from, or pertaining to the country of Mexico.

Mexican /ˈmɛksək(ə)n/ /ˈmɛksɪk(ə)n/ Mexicans n
Mexikaner Mexikanerin
An individual from the country of Mexico or of Mexican descent.

Mexican Spanish pn
Mexikanisch
A set of variations of the Spanish language as spoken in Mexico and in some parts of the United States and Canada, where there are communities of Hispanic origin influenced by North American Spanish-speaking media.

Mexican duck Mexican ducks n
Mexikoente
Anas diazi, a dabbling duck in the genus Anas which breeds in Mexico and the southern USA.

Mexican hairless /ˈmɛks.ɪ.kən ˈhɛə.ləs/ Mexican hairlesses n
Mexikanischer Nackthund
A dog of a particular breed.

Mexican marigold Mexican marigolds n
Aufrechte Studentenblume
A wild flowering plant, Tagetes erecta, native to Mexico and Central America, with numerous small orangish petals.

Mexican wave Mexican waves n
La Ola
(UK, Ireland, Australia, NZ) A phenomenon that primarily occurs at sports events, where the members of the crowd stand up and/or raise their hands in turn, creating the illusion of a wave passing through the crowd.

Mexican wolf Mexican wolves n
Mexikanischer Wolf
A rare subspecies of grey wolf, Canis lupus baileyi

Mexicanness n
Mexikanischkeit Mexikanität
The quality or characteristic of being Mexican.

Mexico /ˈmɛ.hi.koʊ/ /ˈmɛ.hi.kəʊ/ /ˈmɛk.sɪ.koʊ/ /ˈmɛk.sɪ.kəʊ/ pn
Mexiko
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Mexico City /ˈmɛk.sɪ.koʊ sɪɾi/ /ˈmɛk.sɪ.kəʊ sɪti/ pn
Mexiko-Stadt Mexiko
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Meänkieli pn
Meänkieli Tornedalfinnisch
A language spoken by some 40,000–70,000 people mainly in Northern Sweden. It is a variant of Finnish with a structure and grammar similar to Finnish, but the vocabulary considerably influenced by Swedish.

Mia /ˈmiːə/ pn
Mia
A en given name.

Miami /maɪˈæmi/ /maɪˈæmə/ pn
Miami
an extinct indigenous people of Florida.
Ellipsis of Miami River.; TemplateParserError:LuaError, a river flowing past the city of Miami, Dade.

Micah /ˈmaɪkə/ Micahs pn
Micha
A book of the Old Testament of Bible, and of the Tanakh.
(especially) The minor prophet and author of the Book of Micah.
An Ephraimite featured in Judges 17–18 and protagonist of the Micah’s idol narrative. Also called Michas.
A en given name
A en given name.

Michael /ˈmaɪkəl/ [ˈmɐɪ.kɫ̩] Michaels pn
Michael
(Judaism, Christianity, Islam) An archangel associated with defending the faithful in the tribulation.
A surname transferred from the given name.

Michaela /mɪˈkeɪ.lə/ pn
Michaela
A en given name.

Michaelmas /ˈmɪkəlməs/ Michaelmases pn
Michaeli Michaelis Michaelistag Michaelstag
A Christian feast celebrated on the 29th of September in honour of the archangel Michael.

Michigan /ˈmɪʃəɡɪn/ /ˈmɪʃɪɡən/ pn
Michigan
University of Michigan.

Mickey D's pn
Mekkes Mäkkes

Mickey Mouse pn
Micky Maus
The most famous Disney cartoon character, an anthropomorphic mouse with a falsetto voice and a cheerful disposition.

Micronesia /ˌmaɪ.kɹoʊˈniː.zi.ə/ /ˌmaɪ.kɹoʊˈniː.ʒə/ /ˌmaɪ.kɹəʊˈniː.zi.ə/ /ˌmaɪ.kɹəʊˈniː.ʃə/ /ˌmaɪ.kɹəʊˈniː.ʒə/ /ˌmaɪkroʊˈniːʒə/ pn
Mikronesien
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Micronesian adj
mikronesisch
Of, from or pertaining to Micronesia or the Micronesian people.

Micronesian Micronesians n
Mikronesier Mikronesierin
A person from Micronesia or of Micronesian descent.

Microscopium pn
Mikroskop
(constellation) A faint constellation of the southern spring sky, said to resemble a microscope. It lies south of the constellation of Capricornus.

Mid-Atlantic Ridge pn
Mittelatlantischer Rücken

Mid-Autumn Festival Mid-Autumn Festivals n
Mittherbstfest Mondfest
(collective) The East Asian festivals originating, inspired, or co-opted from the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival.

Midas /ˈmaɪ.dəs/ pn
Midas
(Greek mythology) A king who sought and was for a while granted the cherished but subtly dangerous magical power to turn anything he touched into gold.

Middle Ages /ˌmɪdl̩ ˈeɪdʒɪz/ pn
Mittelalter
(history) The period of primarily European history between the decline of the Western Roman Empire (antiquity) and the early modern period or the Renaissance; the time between c. 500 and 1500.

Middle Chinese pn
Mittelchinesisch
Chinese language spoken during Southern and Northern Dynasties and the Sui, Tang, and Song dynasties (6th century – 10th century)

Middle Cornish pn
Mittelkornisch
The Celtic language spoken in Cornwall between the 13th and 17th centuries.

Middle Dutch pn
Mittelniederländisch
Collective name for a number of closely related West Germanic dialects (whose ancestor was Old Dutch) which were spoken and written between 1150 and 1500 in the present-day Dutch-speaking area. There was at that time as yet no overarching standard language, but they were all mutually intelligible.

Middle East pn
Mittlerer Osten Naher Osten
(geopolitics) The region comprising West Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt (not just the Sinai) and all of Turkey (not just Asian Turkey).

Middle Egyptian pn
Mittelägyptisch
(linguistics, history) The form of the Egyptian language used between 2000 BCE and 1300 BCE.

Middle English pn
Mittelenglisch mittelenglisch
The ancient or older language of Modern English, spoken in England and parts of Scotland (where it became Lowland Scots) from about 1100 AD to 1500 AD. It developed from Anglo-Saxon, also called Old English, with heavy influence from French and Latin after the Norman invasion.

Middle French n
Mittelfranzösisch
A historical division of the French language, spoken roughly from 1340 to 1610, during which French became established as the official language of France.

Middle Frisian pn
Middelfriesisch
Language descended from Old Frisian spoken on the North Sea coast of modern Netherlands and Germany from the 16th century until c. 1820.

Middle High German adj
mittelhochdeutsch Mittelhochdeutsch
Concerning the Middle High German language.

Middle High German pn
Mittelhochdeutsch
An ancestor to the modern (High) German language, spoken from 1050 to about 1500. Some linguists prefer to use 1350 as the end of the Middle High German period, calling the period from 1350 to 1650 Early New High German in a broad sense.

Middle Irish pn
Mittelirisch
The Goidelic language spoken in Ireland, Scotland, and the Isle of Man from the 10th to the 12th century.

Middle Kingdom pn
Reich der Mitte
(literary) China.
Mittleres Reich
(historical) Egypt from the time of its reunification under Mentuhotep II in the 11th Dynasty (ending the First Intermediate Period) to its disintegration during the 13th Dynasty and the beginning of the Second Intermediate Period.

Middle Low Franconian n
Middelnederfrankisch Mittelniederfränkisch mittelniederfränkisch

Middle Low German pn
Mittelniederdeutsch
A language or collection of dialects that descended from Old Saxon and is the ancestor of modern Low German, spoken from about 1100 to 1600.

Middle Norwegian pn
Mittelnorwegisch
The interim language in Norway between 1350 (the Black Plague) and 1525. An amalgam of Norwegian, Swedish and Danish, following Old Norwegian (Old Norse).

Middle Ottoman pn
Mittelosmanisch klassisch Osmanisch-Türkisch
A register of the Ottoman Turkish language typical to the time from 1501–1800 and later a chosen register, particularly seen as exclusive to an educated elite, as marked by complex syntax (lacking punctuation) and largely Persianized and Arabicized vocabulary and sentence structure.

Middle Persian pn
Mittelpersisch
The ancestor of New Persian spoken from around 300 BC till about 800 AD, evolving from Old Persian.

Middle Polish pn
Mittelpolnisch mittelpolnisch
A historical form of the Polish language, spoken between the 16th and 18th centuries.

Middle Welsh pn
Mittelwalisisch
The Welsh language as spoken from the 12th to the 14th century.

Middle-earth pn
Mittelerde
(fiction) The main setting of J. R. R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings and other works.

Midian pn
Midian
A biblical location in northwest Arabia.

Midwest pn
Mittlerer Westen
(with "the") The area of the contiguous United States contained in the central third of the country, especially the states of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, and Kansas, sometimes inclusive of Missouri and Kentucky.

Migration Period pn
Völkerwanderungszeit
(history) The age of mass migration of Germanic people in Europe during the early Middle Ages, circa 376 to 800 CE.

Mikhailov Mikhailovs pn
Mikhailov

Mila pn
Mila
The capital city of Mila Province, located in northeastern Algeria.

Milan /məˈlæn/ /məˈlɑn/ /mɪˈlæn/ /mɪˈlɑːn/ /mᵻˈlan/ /ˈmaɪlən/ /ˈmaɪlɪn/ pn
Mailand
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Ellipsis of AC Milan, the Italian city's football club/soccer team.

Milanese adj
mailändisch
From, or pertaining to, Milan.

Milanese Milanese Milaneses n
Mailänder Mailänderin
A native or inhabitant of Milan.

Milankovitch cycle Milankovitch cycles n
Milanković-Zyklen

Miletus /maɪˈliːtəs/ pn
Milet
ancient Greek city on the west coast of Caria, Anatolia

Milgram experiment pn
Milgram-Experiment
A social psychology experiment performed by Stanley Milgram in 1963, measuring people's willingness to obey an authority figure who instructed them to perform acts conflicting with their personal conscience.

Milky Way pn
Milchstraße Milchstrasse
(galaxy) The Milky Way Galaxy, the galaxy in which Earth is located; extension of the night sky phenomenon.
Milchstraße
(astronomy) A broad band of diffuse white light, visible in the night sky; our view of the dense portions of the Milky Way Galaxy from inside the galaxy. [from late 14th c.]

Miller /ˈmɪlɚ/ Millers pn
Müller Mueller
(countable) An English and Scottish surname originating as an occupation for a miller.

Millian more Millian most Millian adj
Millsch
Of or relating to the philosophy of John Stuart Mill.

Miltiades pn
Militiades
A en given name

Mimas /ˈmaɪməs/ pn
Mimas
(Greek mythology) A son of Gaia; one of the Gigantes.

Mimoň /ˈmɪmɒn/ pn
Niemes
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Min pn
Min
An Ancient Egyptian god of fertility and procreation.

Min Nan pn
Min Nan Minnan
A group of local languages/dialects which can trace their origins to southern Fujian province, China. In common parlance, Southern Min usually refers to Hokkien, which includes Amoy dialect, Taiwanese Hokkien and other varieties in Southeast Asia. It belongs to the Min dialect group of the Sinitic branch of the Sino-Tibetan language family.

Minaean /mɪ.ˈniː.ən/ more Minaean most Minaean adj
minäisch
Of or pertaining to Minaean culture.

Minaean /mɪ.ˈniː.ən/ Minaeans n
Minäer Minäerin
(history) An individual of the ancient Minaean people.

Minaean /mɪ.ˈniː.ən/ pn
Minäisch
An extinct Semitic language of the Epigraphic South Arabian ones spoken in Arabia.

Minecraft /maɪn.kɹæft/ /maɪn.kɹɐːft/ /maɪn.kɹɑːft/ [ˈmaɪ̯ŋ.kɹæft] pn
Minecraft
(video games) A sandbox video game (released 2011) in which players explore a three-dimensional world made of blocks and can craft items and build structures.

Minecrafter /ˈmaɪnkɹɑːftə/ /ˈmaɪnˌkɹæftɚ/ Minecrafters n
Minecrafter
(video games) A person who plays the game Minecraft.

Mingrelian /mɪnˈɡɹiːli.ən/ pn
Mingrelisch
A Kartvelian language spoken in parts of Georgia (mainly Samegrelo and Abkhazia).

Miniature Pinscher Miniature Pinschers n
Zwergpinscher
A small breed of pinscher bred in Germany to hunt small vermin, especially rats.

Minneapolis /mɪniˈæpəlɪs/ pn
Minneapolis
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Minnesota /ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊtə/ [ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊɾə] pn
Minnesota
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities.

Minnesotan /ˌmɪnəˈsoʊtən/ [ˌmɪnəˈso(ʊ)ʔn̩] Minnesotans n
Mensch aus Minnesota
A native or resident of the state of Minnesota in the United States of America.

Minoan /mɪˈnəʊən/ adj
minoisch
Of or relating to the civilization that developed in Crete from the neolithic period to the Bronze Age (about 3000-1050 B.C.E.).

Minoan /mɪˈnəʊən/ Minoans n
minoisch
A person who belonged to the Minoan civilization.

Minorca /mɪˈnɔː(ɹ)kə/ pn
Menorca
A breed of poultry.

Minorcan Minorcans n
Menorquiner Menorquinerin
An inhabitant of Minorca.
Menorquinisch
The variety of Balearic Catalan native to Minorca.

Minsk /mɪnsk/ pn
Minsk
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Minsker Minskers n
Minsker Minskerin
A resident of Minsk.

Miocene /ˈmaɪəsiːn/ pn
Miozän
(geology) The Miocene epoch.

Mira pn
Mira
(star) A binary star in the constellation Cetus, Omicron (ο) Ceti. The system contains a variable red giant and a white dwarf. Its brightness varies from a magnitude 2 at its brightest to a magnitude 10 at its dimmest.

Miranda /mɪˈɹændə/ pn
Miranda
One of the moons of Uranus.

Miranda warning Miranda warnings n
Miranda-Warnung

Mirandese pn
Mirandés
An endangered Romance language spoken in the northeastern corner of Portugal, principally in the municipalities of Miranda do Douro and Vimioso.

Miriam /ˈmɪɹɪəm/ pn
Miriam Mirjam
The sister of Moses and Aaron and the daughter of Amram and Jochebed.
Mirjam Miriam
A en given name.

Miskolc pn
Mischkolz Miskolc
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Miss /mɪs/ /ˈmɪz/ Misses Mlles n
Fräulein Frau Miss
Form of address, now used chiefly for an unmarried woman; used chiefly of girls before the mid-1700s, and thereafter used also of adult women without regard to marital status.
Form of address for a teacher or a waitress.

Mississippi /ˌmɪ.sɪˈsɪ.pi/ pn
Mississippi
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Missouri /mə-/ /mɪˈzɔːɹi/ /mɪˈzɝ.i/ /mɪˈzɝ.ə/ /mɪˈzʊəɹi/ /mɪˈzʊɹ.i/ pn
Missouri Missuri
An indigenous Siouan tribe that originally lived in the Great Lakes region of United States.

Missus Missuses n
Frau
(informal) Mrs, a form of address for a married woman.

Mithraic adj
mithräisch
Of or relating to Mithraism.

Mithraism pn
Mithraismus Mithraskult
An astrology-based, middle-platonic mystery religion of the 1st-4th century Roman Empire that claimed to have been founded by Zoroaster, admitted only men, and was especially popular among the Roman military.

Mithraist Mithraists n
Mithrasanhänger Mithrasgläubige
A follower of Mithraism.

Mithridates pn
Mithridates
(historical) a male given name popularized in Achaemenid and post-Achaemenid Persia

Mixolydian /ˌmɪk.səˈlɪ.di.jən/ adj
mixolydisch
(music) Designating the Mixolydian mode, the highest of the ancient Greek modes, and now having final G and D dominant.

Miyako pn
Miyako-Sprache
The Miyako language of the island, one of several Ryūkyūan languages.

Mizar pn
Mizar
(star) A binary star in the constellation Ursa Major; Zeta (ζ) Ursae Majoris.

Mjollnir /ˈmjɒlnɪə/ /ˈmjɔlnɪɹ/ pn
Mjöllnir Mjölnir
(Norse mythology) The hammer of the Norse god Thor.

Mkhitaryan pn
Mchitarjan
A surname from Armenian.

Mladá Boleslav pn
Jungbunzlau Mladá Boleslav
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Mnemosyne /nɪˈmɒ.sɪ.ni/ /nɪˈmɒ.zɪ.ni/ pn
Mnemosyne
(Greek god) A Titaness and the personification of thought, intellect and memory. She is the daughter of Gaia and Uranus, and the mother of the Muses by Zeus.

Moab /ˈmoʊ.æb/ /ˈməʊ.æb/ pn
Moab

Mocha pn
Mokka
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A en given name.
A surname.

Modern Greek pn
Neugriechisch neugriechisch
The Greek language as spoken by the Greek people since the fall of Constantinople in 1453. It was written using polytonic script until 1982, when this was officially dropped in favour of monotonic.

Modern Monetary Theory pn
Modern Monetary Theory
A heterodox economic school of thought that posits that fiscal policy, set to constrain inflation and enable full employment, should be the primary economic stabiliser and prioritises reflection on the nature of money from a chartalist perspective.

Modern Standard Arabic pn
Fusha Modernes Hocharabisch Standardarabisch modernes Hocharabisch
The standard and literary variety of Arabic used in writing and in formal speech in the Arab world since c. the 19th century.

Modis pn
Modis
A surname from Greek.

Moebius syndrome n
Möbius-Syndrom okulofaziale Parese
(neurology) A rare congenital disorder characterized by facial paralysis and an inability to move one's eyes from side to side.

Moesia /miːʃi.ə/ /ˈmiːsi.ə/ /ˈmiːʒə/ pn
Moesia Mösien
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Mogadishu /-ˈdɪʃ-/ /ˌmoʊ.ɡəˈdi.ʃu/ /ˌmɒɡəˈdiːʃuː/ pn
Mogadischu
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Mogilev pn
Mahiljou Mogilew Mogiljow
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Mohammedan /-n̩/ /moʊˈhæm.ə.dən/ /məˈhæm.ɪ.dən/ adj
mohammedanisch
(now, largely, _, obsolete, and, offensive) Muslim, Islamic.

Mohammedan /-n̩/ /moʊˈhæm.ə.dən/ /məˈhæm.ɪ.dən/ Mohammedans n
Mohammedaner
(now, largely, _, obsolete, and, offensive) Muslim.

Mohawk /ˈmoʊhɔːk/ Mohawk Mohawks n
Iro Irokesenschnitt
A hairstyle where both sides are shaved, with the hair along the crest of the head kept long, and usually styled so as to stand straight up.

Mohican Mohicans n
Mohikaner Mohikanerin
A member of this tribe; a Mohican.

Mohs scale pn
Mohshärte

Moksha pn
Mokscha
A language of the Finnic branch of the Uralic language family, spoken by about 428,000 people in the western and southern parts of Mordovia, a dependent republic within Russia, and the adjacent regions of Tambov, Penza, Samara, Ulyanovsk, Saratov, Tatarstan, Buguruslan and Bashkortostan.

Moldavia pn
Moldawien
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Moldavian SSR pn
Moldauische SSR
Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic, the name for the Republic of Moldova while under the rule of the Soviet Union (1940–1941 and 1945–1991).

Moldova /mɑlˈdoʊ.və/ /mɒlˈdəʊ.və/ /mɔlˈdoʊ.və/ /ˈmɒl.də.və/ pn
Moldawien Moldau Moldova
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Moldovan adj
moldauisch
Relating to the country of Moldova.
Relating to the Moldovan language.

Moldovan Moldovans n
Moldauer Moldauerin Moldawier Moldawierin
An inhabitant of the Republic of Moldova.

Moldovan pn
Moldauisch Moldawisch
The dialect of Romanian spoken in the Republic of Moldova, which may be written in either the Cyrillic or the Roman alphabet.

Molenbeek pn
Molenbeek
Sint-Jans-Molenbeek, one of 19 municipalities in the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium.

Molise /mɔˈli.zeɪ/ pn
Molise
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Molotov cocktail /ˈmɒ.ləˌtɒf ˈkɒk.teɪl/ /ˈmɔ.ləˌtɔv ˈkɔk.teɪl/ Molotov cocktails n
Molotowcocktail Brandflasche
A crude incendiary bomb made from a glass bottle, either filled with a flammable liquid such as petroleum and supplied with a rag for a fuse that is lit just before being hurled, or filled with such a mix of flammable liquids that it ignites itself when it is smashed and its contents are exposed to air.

Moltoni's warbler Moltoni's warblers n
Ligurien-Bartgrasmücke
Sylvia subalpina, an Old World warbler.

Moluccas /məˈlʌkəz/ pn
Molukken
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Momus pn
Momos
(Greek mythology) The personification of satire and mockery.

Mon Mons n
Mo. Mon. Mont.
Monday

Mona Lisa /ˌmoʊnə ˈlisə/ /ˌməʊnə ˈliːzə/ Mona Lisas pn
Mona Lisa
A painting by Leonardo da Vinci, widely considered as the most famous painting in history.

Monaco /mɒˈnɑː.kəʊ/ /ˈmɑ.nə.koʊ/ /ˈmɒ.nə.kəʊ/ pn
Monaco
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Monastir pn
Bitola
(historical) Bitola in North Macedonia.

Monastyryska pn
Monastyryska
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Monday /ˈmʌn.deɪ/ /ˈmʌn.di/ adv
Montag am Montag
(US, Canada) on Monday

Monday /ˈmʌn.deɪ/ /ˈmʌn.di/ Mondays n
Montag
The second day of the week in many religious traditions, and the first day of the week in systems using the ISO 8601 norm. It follows Sunday and precedes Tuesday.

Mongol /ˈmɑŋɡəl/ /ˈmɑŋˌɡoʊl/ /ˈmɒŋɡəl/ /ˈmɔŋˌɡoʊl/ Mongols n
Mongoloider
(dated, now, offensive) A person with Down's syndrome.

Mongolia /mɑːŋˈɡoʊli.ə/ /mɒŋˈɡəʊli.ə/ pn
Mongolei
Region in East Asia, including Inner Mongolia and Outer Mongolia, sometimes also including Buryatia, Tuva, Altay.

Mongolian /mɒŋˈɡoʊliən/ more Mongolian most Mongolian adj
mongolisch Mongolisch
Of or relating to Mongolia or its peoples, languages, or cultures.

Mongolian /mɒŋˈɡoʊliən/ Mongolians n
Mongolin Mongole
(countable) A native or inhabitant of Mongolia.
Mongolisch mongolisch
(uncountable) A group of languages from Mongolia, specifically Khalkha, the official language of Mongolia.
A person of the mongoloid physical type.

Mongolian spot Mongolian spots n
Asiatenfleck Hunnenfleck Mongolenfleck Sakralfleck Steißfleck kongenitale dermale Melanozytose
A benign, flat, congenital, usually blue to blue-black birthmark on the lower back with wavy borders and irregular shape, prevalent among East Asians, South-East Asians, Polynesians, Native Americans, East Africans, and the Turkish people. It normally disappears three to five years after birth and almost always by puberty.

Mongolistics /ˌmɒŋ.ɡə.ˈlɪs.tɪks/ n
Mongolistik
The study of the Mongolic languages.

Monica /ˈmɑ.nɪ.kə/ /ˈmɒn.ɪ.kə/ pn
Monika
A en given name.

Monoceros pn
Einhorn
(constellation) A winter constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a unicorn. It lies amid the Milky Way, just east of the constellation Orion.

Monophysite /məˈnɒfɪsaɪt/ Monophysites n
Monophysit Monophysitin
(Christianity) A member of a Christian sect which held that Jesus Christ has one nature, as opposed to the Chalcedonian view that Christ has two natures, both fully man and fully God, and is co-eternal and co-substantial with the Father.

Monopoly pn
Monopoly
(games, board games) A board game in which players use play money to buy and trade properties, with the objective of forcing opponents into bankruptcy.

Monothelete /mɒˈnɒθɪliːt/ /məˈnɒθɪliːt/ Monotheletes n
Monothelet Monotheletin
(Christianity, historical) Someone who believed Christ had two natures (human and divine), but one single will; a Monothelite.

Monroe piercing Monroe piercings n
Monroe-Piercing
A lip piercing placed off-center, above the upper lip on the left-hand side.

Monrovia /mənˈroʊviə/ pn
Monrovia
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Monschau pn
Monschau
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Monsignor /mɑnˈsiː.njɚ/ /mɒn.siːˈnjɔː/ /mɒnˈsiː.njə/ Monsignori Monsignors n
Monsignore
(Roman Catholic) An ecclesiastic title bestowed on some Roman Catholic clerics by the Pope

Mont Blanc /-ˈblɑŋk/ /ˌmɑn-/ /ˌmɒ̃ ˈblɒ̃(k)/ /ˌmɔn ˈblɑnk/ pn
Mont Blanc Montblanc
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Montagu's harrier Montagu's harriers n
Wiesenweihe
A migratory bird of prey of the harrier family, Circus pygargus.

Montana /mɒnˈtænə/ Montanas pn
Montana
A en given name, specifically from the name of the U.S. state.

Monte Carlo pn
Monte-Carlo
A part of Monaco famous for its casinos.

Montenegrin /-ˈneɪɡɹɪn/ /ˌmɒntɪˈniːɡɹɪn/ more Montenegrin most Montenegrin adj
montenegrinisch
relating to Montenegro (country)
relating to Montenegrins (ethnic group)

Montenegrin /-ˈneɪɡɹɪn/ /ˌmɒntɪˈniːɡɹɪn/ Montenegrins n
Montenegriner Montenegrinerin
(countable) a person from Montenegro (country)
Montenegrinisch montenegrinisch
(uncountable) The standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian, a South Slavic language, spoken in Montenegro.

Montenegro /mɒn.tɪˈneɪ.ɡɹəʊ/ /mɒn.tɪˈnɛɡ.ɹəʊ/ /ˌmɑn.təˈneɪ.ɡɹoʊ/ /ˌmɑn.tɪˈni.ɡɹoʊ/ Montenegroes pn
Montenegro Schwarzenberg
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Monterey cypress Monterey cypresses n
Monterey-Zypresse
A cypress native to California, Cupressus macrocarpa.

Montevideo /ˌmɒntɪvɪˈdeɪəʊ/ /ˌmɒntɪˈvɪdiəʊ/ pn
Montevideo
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Montpellier maple Montpellier maples n
Französischer Ahorn
A low tree or shrub (Acer monspessulanum) native to France, Spain, and Italy

Montreal /ˌmɑntɹiˈɔl/ /ˌmɒntɹiˈɔːl/ /ˌmɔ̃ɹeɪˈæl/ /ˌmʌntɹiːˈɒl/ pn
Montreal Montréal
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Montrealer Montrealers n
Montrealer Montrealerin
A native or inhabitant of the city of Montreal.

Montreux /mɒ̃ˈtɹoʊ/ /mɒ̃ˈtɹɜː/ /ˌmɑnˈtɹoʊ/ /ˌmɒntɹəʊ/ pn
Montreux Muchtern
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Montserrat
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Monégasque /ˈmɒ.nə.ɡask/ /ˌmɒ.nɪˈɡask/ adj
monegassisch
Of or relating to Monaco or its inhabitants.

Monégasque /ˈmɒ.nə.ɡask/ /ˌmɒ.nɪˈɡask/ Monégasques n
Monegasse Monegassin
A native or inhabitant of Monaco.

Moon pn
Mond Erdsatellit Erdtrabant
The Earth's moon; the sole natural satellite of the Earth, represented in astronomy and astrology by ☾.

Moor /mɔɹ/ /mɔː/ /mʊə/ /mʊɹ/ Moors n
Maure Mohr Maurin Mohrin
(historical) A member of an Islamic people of Arab or Berber origin ruling Spain and parts of North Africa from the 8th to the 15th centuries.

Moorish /ˈmɔɹ.ɪʃ/ /ˈmɔː.ɹɪʃ/ /ˈmʊə.ɹɪʃ/ /ˈmʊɹ.ɪʃ/ more Moorish most Moorish adj
maurisch
Of or pertaining to the Moors or their culture.
(architecture) Of or pertaining to a style of Spanish and Portuguese architecture from the time of the Moors, characterized by the horseshoe arch and ornate, geometric decoration.

Moorish idol Moorish idols n
Halfterfisch
A fish of the species Zanclus cornutus, a colorful marine tropical fish often kept in aquaria.

Morava pn
March
A river in Southeastern Europe, through Serbia, a tributary of the Danube.

Moravia /mɔˈɹeɪvi.ə/ /məˈɹeɪvi.ə/ pn
Mähren Morawien
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Moravian more Moravian most Moravian adj
mährisch
Of, or pertaining to, Moravia or its people or culture.
Pertaining to, or bordering on, the Morava river in Czech Republic, Europe.
Pertaining to, or bordering on, the Morava river in Serbia, Europe.
mährisch brüderisch herrnhutisch
Of, or pertaining to, the Moravian Church or its members.

Moravian Moravians n
Mährer Mähre Mährerin Mährin
(historical) A person from Moravia.
Brüdergemeine Herrnhuter Herrnhuterin
A member of the Moravian Church.

Moravian star Moravian stars n
Herrnhuter Stern
A (usually illuminated) star, made of a geometric solid such as a rhombicuboctahedron to which a large number of pyramidal points are attached, a popular Advent or Christmas decoration in Germany and other places having Moravian congregations.

Mordecai /ˈmɔː(ɹ)dəkaɪ̯/ pn
Mardochai Mordechai Mordochai
(Biblical character) One of the main personalities in the Book of Esther. He adopted and raised his cousin Esther and foiled a plot to assassinate the king.

Mordovia pn
Mordwinien
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Mordvin pn
Mordwine Mordwinin Mordwinisch
A branch of the Finno-Ugric language group.

Moresnet /ˌmɔɹəsˈnɛt/ pn
Moresnet
A small European state, in present-day Belgium, that existed from 1816 to 1930.

Morley triangle Morley triangles n
Morley-Dreieck
(geometry) Any of a number of triangles described in Morley's trisector theorem, especially the equilateral triangle formed from the points of intersection of adjacent angle trisectors of a given triangle.

Mormon /ˈmɔɹmən/ /ˈmɔːmən/ adj
mormonisch Mormone
(sometimes, _, proscribed) Of, or pertaining to, the faith established by Joseph Smith, Jr.

Mormon /ˈmɔɹmən/ /ˈmɔːmən/ Mormons n
Mormone
(originally, derogatory, sometimes, proscribed) A believer in the Mormon religion, which views Joseph Smith as a prophet of God and holds the Bible and the Book of Mormon as its primary scriptures.

Mormon /ˈmɔɹmən/ /ˈmɔːmən/ pn
Mormon
In Mormonism, an ancient American prophet who compiled the Book of Mormon.

Mormonism Mormonisms pn
Mormonentum
Religious, ideological, and cultural aspects of the various denominations of the Latter-day Saint movement.

Moroccan adj
marokkanisch
Of, from, or pertaining to Morocco or the Moroccan people.

Moroccan Moroccans n
Marokkaner Marokkanerin
A person from Morocco or of Moroccan descent.

Morocco /mɔɹˈɑkoʊ/ /məˈɹɑkoʊ/ /məˈɹɒkəʊ/ pn
Marokko
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Moroni /məˈɹɑni/ /məˈɹəʊni/ pn
Moroni
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Morpheus /ˈmɔɹ.fɪ.əs/ /ˈmɔɹˌfjus/ /ˈmɔː.fjuːs/ /ˈmɔː.fɪ.əs/ pn
Morpheus
(Greek mythology) The god and personification of dreams; according to the Roman poet Ovid, one of the sons of Somnus, the god of sleep.

Morris column Morris columns n
Litfaßsäule
A cylindrical outdoor sidewalk structure (like a column) used for advertising; an advertising column

Morrison Formation pn
Morrison-Formation
(geology) A sequence of Upper Jurassic sedimentary rock in the western United States, noted as the most fertile source of dinosaur fossils in North America.

Morse code Morse codes n
Morsecode Morsealphabet
(telecommunications) A character code represented by dots and dashes (or short and long pulses), originally used to send messages by telegraph, later by flashes of light or by radio.

Mosaic adj
mosaisch
Pertaining to Moses, or the writings and traditions attributed to him. [from 17th c.]

Moscovian Moscovians n
Moskovium
(geology, paleontology) A subdivision of the Carboniferous period.

Moscow /ˈmɑskaʊ/ /ˈmɑskoʊ/ /ˈmɒskəʊ/ /ˈmɔskɐʉ/ pn
Moskau
(metonymy, politics) The government of Russia or the Soviet Union.

Moselle /məʊˈzɛl/ pn
Mosel
A river flowing from France into the Rhine at Koblenz (western Germany).

Moses /ˈmoʊzəs/ /ˈmoʊzəz/ /ˈməʊzɪs/ /ˈməʊzɪz/ pn
Mose Moses
The pharaonic patriarch who led the enslaved Hebrews out of Egypt, the brother of Aaron and Miriam described in the Book of Exodus and the Quran.

Moshchun pn
Moschtschun

Mossad pn
Mossad
The national intelligence agency of Israel.

Most High pn
Höchster Allerhöchster
(religion) One of the titles of God. Supreme, most magnificent.

Mosul /ˈməʊsəl/ pn
Mossul Mosul

Mother Earth pn
Mutter Erde
The personification of the Earth, (chiefly) conceived as a fertile, nurturing, and loving mother.

Mother Nature pn
Mutter Natur
A personification of nature as woman, stressing fertility and fecundity. Based upon either goddesses of the earth and nature, Gaia, Rhea, or Demeter.

Mother Russia pn
Mütterchen Russland
A national personification of Russia as a woman, appearing in patriotic posters, statues, etc.

Mother Teresa pn
Mutter Teresa
A nun who worked among the poor for many decades in India.

Mother of God pn
Gottesmutter Muttergottes Mutter Gottes
(Christianity) A dogmatic title of Mary, mother of Jesus, in particular reference to her role as mother of God.

Mother's Day Mother's Days n
Muttertag
(US, Canada) A day in honor of one's mother on the second Sunday in May in the United States and Canada.

Mount Athos pn
Athos Berg Athos
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Mount Everest Mount Everests pn
Mount Everest
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Mount Fuji pn
Fudschijama Fujiyama
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Mount of Olives pn
Ölberg
A mountain ridge east of and adjacent to the Old City of Jerusalem, a holy place for both Judaism and Christianity.

Mountbatten /maʊ̯ntˈbætn̩/ Mountbattens pn
Battenberg
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Moutai pn
Maotai
A brand of Chinese baijiu produced in the town of Maotai in the province of Guizhou.

Movement 2 June pn
Bewegung 2. Juni
(historical) One of the militant groups of postwar West Germany, founded by former members of Kommune 1.

Mozambican more Mozambican most Mozambican adj
mosambikanisch
Of, belonging to, or relating to Mozambique or its people.

Mozambican Mozambicans n
Mosambikaner Mosambikanerin
A native or inhabitant of Mozambique, or a descendant of such person.

Mozambique /ˌmoʊ.zæmˈbiːk/ pn
Mosambik
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Mozarabic /moʊˈzæɹəbɪk/ /moʊˈzɛɹəbɪk/ /məʊˈzæɹəbɪk/ pn
Mozarabisch
A continuum of closely related Romance dialects spoken in Muslim-dominated areas of the Iberian Peninsula during the early stages of Romance language development in Iberia.

Mozart ball Mozart balls n
Mozartkugel

Mozart effect pn
Mozart-Effekt
The supposed phenomenon by which listening to Mozart's music may induce a short-term improvement in spatiotemporal reasoning or in mental performance generally.

Mozartian more Mozartian most Mozartian adj
Mozartsch
Of or pertaining to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791), prolific and influential composer of classical music.

Mr. /ˈmɪstəɹ/ [ˈmɪstə(ɹ)] [ˈmɪstɚ] Messrs. n
Hr. Herr
(US, Canada) A title used before the surname in theory, though not generally in practice, above some undefined social level, too old to be addressed as “Master”, not a knight or of some higher rank, and, in Britain though not in the United States, not entitled to be addressed as “Dr.”.

Mr. and Mrs. Messrs. and Mmes. n
Hr. und Fr.
a title used for a married couple before the surname or before the name of the husband.

Mrs /ˈmɪs/ /ˈmɪsəz/ /ˈmɪsɪz/ /ˈmɪz/ Mmes Mrses n
Fr.
(used before an adult woman's name or surname, used for any high-status woman without regard to marital status until the 1800s, after which it began to be reserved for married, divorced and widowed women and used with their married surnames)

Ms /məz/ /ˈmɪs/ /ˈmɪz/ Mses Mss n
Frau
Title used before an adult woman's name or surname, especially when it is not desired or possible to indicate her marital status with Miss or Mrs.

Mtskheta /mətsˈkeɪtə/ pn
Mzcheta
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Mtskheta-Mtianeti pn
Mzcheta-Mtianeti
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Muay Thai /muːeɪ ˈtaɪ/ /mweɪ ˈtaɪ/ n
Muay Thai
(martial arts) A sport practiced in Thailand which is similar to boxing but also allows strikes with the shins, feet, elbows, and knees.

Mueller /ˈmjuːlə/ /ˈmjuːlɚ/ /ˈmʌlə/ /ˈmʌlɚ/ pn
Müller
A surname from German.

Muggle /ˈmʌɡ(ə)l/ /ˈmʌɡl̩/ Muggles n
Muggel
A person who has no magical abilities.

Muhammad /mʊˈhæməd/ /mʊˈhɑməd/ Muhammads pn
Mohammed
(uncountable) The figure who introduced Islam, the man to whom the Qur'an was revealed; considered a prophet by Muslims and Baháʼís.
(countable) A en given name very popular among Muslims.

Mukachevo pn
Munkatsch
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Mulhouse /məˈluːz/ pn
Mülhausen
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Mumbai /mʊm.ˈbaɪ/ pn
Mumbai
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Munich /ˈmjuːnɪk/ pn
München münchnerisch
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Munsee /ˈmʌn.si/ pn
Munsee
An endangered Eastern Algonquian language, one of the two Lenape / Delaware languages (the other is called Unami), spoken aboriginally in the vicinity of what is now New York City.

Muntenia /mʊnˈtɛni.ə/ pn
Große Walachei
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Mureș pn
Marosch Mieresch Muresch
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Murphy bed Murphy beds n
Schrankbett
(North America) A light type of bed designed to be folded up or swung into a wall or closet for storage when not in use. [from 20th c.]

Murphy's law pn
Murphys Gesetz
An adage which states that if anything can go wrong, then it will.

Musca pn
Fliege
(constellation) An autumn constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a fly, between the constellations of Carina and Apus.

Muscat /ˈmʌskæt/ pn
Maskat
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Muscovite /ˈmʌs.kəˌvaɪt/ adj
Moskauer moskowitisch moskauisch
Of or relating to Muscovy or Moscow, or the people of these places.

Muscovite /ˈmʌs.kəˌvaɪt/ Muscovites n
Moskauer Moskowiter Moskauerin
An inhabitant or native of Muscovy or Moscow.

Muscovy /ˈmʌskəvi/ pn
Moskau Moskowien
The Russian territory around and ruled from Moscow by grand princes until it became the nucleus of a united Russia, which its dynasty ruled first as czars (kings) from Moscow, later as emperors from Saint Petersburg

Muscovy duck Muscovy ducks n
Moschusente
A large duck (Cairina moschata) which is native to Mexico, Central and South America.

Muse /mjuːz/ Muses n
Muse
One of the nine Ancient Greek deities of the arts.

Muslim /ˈmʊs.ləm/ /ˈmʊs.lɪm/ /ˈmʊz.ləm/ /ˈmʊz.lɪm/ /ˈmʌz.ləm/ more Muslim most Muslim adj
muslimisch
Being or relating to a believer of Islam.

Muslim /ˈmʊs.ləm/ /ˈmʊs.lɪm/ /ˈmʊz.ləm/ /ˈmʊz.lɪm/ /ˈmʌz.ləm/ Muslima Muslimah Muslims n
Muslim Moslem Moslemin Muslima Muslimin Mohammedaner
A person who is a follower and believer of Islam.

Mussulman /ˈmʌsəlmən/ Mussulmans Mussulmen n
Muselmane
(archaic) A Muslim.

Myanmar /mjænˈmɑː/ /ˈmaɪ̯ænˌmɑː/ /ˈmjæn.mɑː/ /ˈmjænˌmɑɹ/ /ˈmjɑnˌmɑɹ/ /ˌmjɑnˈmɑɹ/ pn
Myanmar
The Sino-Tibetan official language of the country of Myanmar.

Mycenae pn
Mykene Mykenä
An ancient Greek city in the NE Peloponnesus on the plain of Argos, inhabited since about 4000 B.C.E.

Mycenaean /ˌmaɪ.sɪˈniːən/ adj
mykenisch
Of or relating to ancient Mycenae or its inhabitants.

Mykolaiv /mɪkəˈlɑ(j)ɪv/ /mɪkəˈlɑː(j)ɪv/ pn
Mykolajiw Nikolajew
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Myrmidon /ˈmɜː.mɪ.dən/ /ˈmɜː.mɪˌdɒn/ /ˈmɝ.mɪ.dən/ /ˈmɝ.mɪˌdɑn/ Myrmidons n
Myrmidone
(Greek mythology) One of a fierce tribe or troop who accompanied Achilles, their king, in the Trojan War.

Myrmidon /ˈmɜː.mɪ.dən/ /ˈmɜː.mɪˌdɒn/ /ˈmɝ.mɪ.dən/ /ˈmɝ.mɪˌdɑn/ pn
Myrmidon
(Greek mythology) The ancestral hero of the Myrmidon tribe, son of Zeus and Eurymedusa.

Mysia /ˈmɪsɪə/ /ˈmɪʒə/ pn
Mysien
a region in the northwest of ancient Asia Minor

Mysłowice pn
Myslowitz
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Mytilene pn
Mytilene
The capital of Lesbos.

Mòcheno pn
Fersentalerisch fersentalerisch

Möbius strip /ˈmoʊ.bi.əs stɹɪp/ /ˈməʊ.bi.əs stɹɪp/ /ˈmɜː.bi.əs stɹɪp/ Möbius strips n
Möbiusband
(topology) A one-sided surface formed by identifying two opposite edges of a square in opposite senses;a narrow strip given a half twist and joined at the ends, forming a three-dimensional embedding of said surface.

Möbius transformation Möbius transformations n
Möbiustransformation
(geometry, complex analysis) A transformation of the extended complex plane that is a rational function of the form f(z) = (az + b) / (cz + d), where a, b, c, d are complex numbers such that ad − bc ≠ 0; an automorphism of the complex projective line.

Münchausen syndrome Münchausen syndromes n
Münchhausen-Syndrom
A psychiatric disorder in which a person feigns illness or psychological trauma in order to garner attention or sympathy.

Münster pn
Münster
(historical) The prince-bishopric based in that city

Münsterland n
Münsterland
a region in Westphalia

Münsterländisch n
Münsterländer Platt Münsterländisch münsterländische Mundart münsterländisches Platt

N /ɛn/ n
N

N'Djamena /ənd͡ʒɑːˈmeɪnɑː/ pn
N'Djamena
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NAM pn
Bewegung der Blockfreien Staaten
Initialism of w:Non-Aligned Movement.

NAND gate NAND gates n
NAND-Gatter
(electronics) a logic gate performing a Boolean logic NAND operation

NASA /ˈnæsə/ pn
NASA
(NASA, space agency) Acronym of National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

NATO /ˈneɪ.toʊ/ /ˈneɪ.təʊ/ pn
NATO Nato
Acronym of North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

NBC NBCs n
ABC

NE n
NO
Initialism of northeast, a cardinal point of the compass.

NGO NGOs n
NGO NRO
Initialism of non-governmental organization.

NOR gate NOR gates n
NOR-Gatter
(electronics) a logic gate performing a Boolean logic NOR operation

NOS NOSes n
Netwerkbetriebsystem
Initialism of Network Operating System.

NOT gate NOT gates n
NICHT-Gatter
(electronics) a logic gate performing a Boolean-logic NOT operation

NP-complete adj
NP-vollständig
(computing theory, of a, decision problem) That is both NP (solvable in polynomial time by a non-deterministic Turing machine) and NP-hard (such that any (other) NP problem can be reduced to it in polynomial time).

Nabataean /ˌnæ.bəˈtiː.ən/ Nabataeans n
Nabatäer
Any of a group of people who once lived around modern Jordan.

Naberezhnye Chelny pn
Nabereschnyje Tschelny
A town in Tatarstan, Russia

Nabi Saleh pn
Nabi Saleh
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Nadezhda pn
Nadeschda
A transliteration of the Russian female given name Наде́жда (Nadéžda).

Nadia /ˈnɑ.di.ə/ pn
Nadja
A en given name used since the twentieth century.

Nadsat /ˈnɑdsət/ /ˈnɑːdsət/ Nadsats pn
Nadsat
The Russian-influenced argot used by the teenage protagonists in Anthony Burgess's novel A Clockwork Orange (1962). [from 1962]

Nagasaki pn
Nagasaki Nangasaki
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Nagorno-Karabakh /nəˌɡɔːnəʊ kɑːɹəˈbɑːk/ pn
Bergkarabach Nagorny Karabach
A landlocked region in South Caucasus.

Nagorno-Karabakh Republic /nəˌɡɔːnəʊ kɑːɹəˈbɑːk ɹɪˌpʌblɪk/ pn
Republik Bergkarabach
An Armenian-populated republic with limited recognition located in the Nagorno-Karabakh region of the South Caucasus, between Armenia and Azerbaijan.

Nagy /ˈnæɡi/ pn
Nagy

Nagykanizsa pn
Großkanizsa
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Nahuatl /nɑːˈwɑːt(ə)l/ /nəˈwɑːt(ə)l/ /ˈnɑːwɑːt(ə)l/ pn
Nahuatl Aztekisch
The polysynthetic Aztecan language spoken by an indigenous people of Mexico.

Nahum pn
Nahum
A book of the Tanakh / the Old Testament of the Bible.

Nairobi /naɪˈɹoʊbi/ /naɪˈɹəʊbi/ pn
Nairobi
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Naissaar pn
Naissaar Nargen Nargent
Island near Tallinn in northern Estonia, on the southern coast of Gulf of Finland.

Nakba /ˈnɑːkbə/ pn
Nakba
(Palestine) The fracturing, dispossession and displacement of Palestinian society, following the declaration of Israel on what had been most of Mandatory Palestine, including the flight or expulsion of the majority of the Palestinian Arabs (some 700,000) and the destruction of their homes.

Nakhichevan /ˌnɑːxɪt͡ʃɪˈvɑːn/ pn
Nachitschewan
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Nakhodka pn
Nachodka
A port city in Primorsky Krai, Russia.

Nalchik pn
Naltschik
The capital of Kabardino-Balkariya, Russia.

Namibia /nəˈmɪbi.ə/ pn
Namibia
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Namibian more Namibian most Namibian adj
namibisch
Of, from, or pertaining to Namibia, the Namibian people or the Namibian language.

Namibian Namibians n
Namibier Namibierin
A person from Namibia or of Namibian descent.

Namur pn
Namur Namür
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Nan Mountains pn
Nanling-Gebirge
A group of mountain ranges in South China running through Guangxi, Guangdong, and Hunan.

Nancy /ˈnænsi/ [ˈnɛənsi] pn
Nanzig
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Nanga Parbat pn
Nanga Parbat
A mountain in the Himalayas, the ninth highest mountain in the world.

Nanjing /nænˈd͡ʒɪŋ/ /nɑnˈd͡ʒɪŋ/ pn
Nanking
(historical) Various other Chinese cities during periods when they acted as a southern capital of a kingdom or imperial dynasty.

Nanling pn
Nan Ling Nanling-Gebirge
Nan Mountains; Nanling Mountains

Nanterre /nɑːnˈtɛə(ɹ)/ /nɑːnˈtɜː(ɹ)/ /nɒ̃ˈtɛə(ɹ)/ pn
Nanterre
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Nantes /nɑːnts/ pn
Nantes
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Nantucket red Nantucket reds n
Nantucket-Rot

Naomi /naɪˈəʊmi/ /neɪˈoʊmi/ /ˈneɪəmi/ pn
Noemi Noomi
(biblical) The mother-in-law of the Biblical figure Ruth.

Napier's bones n
Napiersche Rechenstäbchen
(arithmetic) A set of numbered rods used for multiplication and division (see the Wikipedia article for a fuller explanation).

Naples /ˈneɪ.pəlz/ pn
Neapel
(historical) Synonym of Kingdom of Naples, a former kingdom that controlled southern Italy in the early modern period
(historical) Synonym of Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, a former kingdom that controlled southern Italy and Sicily in the 19th century

Naples yellow Naples yellows n
Antimongelb Neapelgelb
A yellow pigment, lead(II) antimonate.

Napoleon /nəˈpəʊ.li.ən/ pn
Napoleon
Napoleon Bonaparte (1769–1821), a French military commander and political leader.

Napoleon complex Napoleon complexes n
Napoleon-Komplex
(pejorative, psychology) Aggressive or domineering behaviour, claimed to be a form of psychological compensation for one's short physical stature.

Napoleonic /nəˌpoʊliˈɒnɪk/ adj
napoleonisch
Of or pertaining to Napoleon Bonaparte.

Narcissus pn
Narziss
(Greek mythology) A youth who spurned the love of Echo and fell in love with his own reflection in a pool: in some versions of the myth, he drowned trying to reach it, while in others he sat fixated until a god took pity and transformed him into a flower.

Narnia /ˈnɑː(ɹ).ni.ə/ pn
Narnia
(fantasy) A land in which a series of seven children's books, The Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. Lewis are set.

Narva pn
Narva Narwa
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Naryan-Mar pn
Narjan-Mar
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Naryn /nɚˈrɪn/ pn
Naryn
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Nash equilibrium Nash equilibria n
Nash-Gleichgewicht
(game theory) The set of choices of players' strategies for which no player can benefit by changing his or her strategy assuming that the other players keep theirs unchanged.

Nashi pn
Naschi
A political youth movement in Russia.

Nassau /ˈnæsɔː/ pn
Nassau
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Nassau grouper Nassau groupers n
Nassau-Zackenbarsch
Epinephelus striatus, a perciform fish.

Nastaliq /ˈnæstəliːk/ /ˌnæstəˈliːk/ pn
Nastaliq
A form of Arabic calligraphy mostly used for Persian and languages it has influenced, including Urdu and Ottoman Turkish.

Natalie pn
Natalie
A en given name.

Natasha /nəˈtɑʃə/ /ˈnətæʃə/ pn
Natascha
A en given name borrowed from Russian in the twentieth century.

Nathan /ˈneɪθən/ Nathans pn
Natan
An Old Testament prophet who advised King David.
Natan Nathan
A en given name, of Biblical origin.

Nathanael pn
Natanael Nathanael
An Apostle in the Gospel of John; usually identified with Bartholomew.

National Aeronautics and Space Administration pn
[[Nationale Luft- und Raumfahrtbehörde]] (der USA / der Vereinigten Staaten)
A civilian agency of the government of the United States of America, charged with space and aeronautical research and space exploration.

National Bolshevik National Bolsheviks n
Nationalbolschewist
An adherent of National Bolshevism; a nazbol.

National Bolshevism n
Nationalbolschewismus
A neo-fascist ultranationalist ideology primarily originated from Russia that combines strong elements of classical fascism with economical communism.

National Socialism n
Nationalsozialismus
The ideology of the NSDAP (National Socialist German Workers' Party) in Germany, including an authoritarian government, ethnic nationalism (including but not limited to Pan-Germanism) and adequate territory (Lebensraum), and economic cooperation between the state and capital.
The ideology of any other (neo-)Nazi party; Nazism.

National Socialist more National Socialist most National Socialist adj
nationalsozialistisch

National Socialist National Socialists n
Nationalsozialist Nationalsozialistin
An adherent of National Socialism; a Nazi.

National Socialist German Workers' Party pn
Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei
(historical, Nazism, German politics) Far-Right political party from Germany, commonly known as the Nazi Party

Nativity pn
Weihnachtsgeschichte
(Christianity) The birth of Jesus as described in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke.

Natterer's slaty antshrike Natterer's slaty antshrikes n
Natterers Tropfenameisenwürger
A passerine bird of the antbird family, Thamnophilus stictocephalus.

Naumann's thrush Naumann's thrushes n
Rostschwanzdrossel
Turdus naumanni, a Eurasian thrush.

Nauru /naʊˈru/ /nɑːˈuː.ɹuː/ /nəˈru/ /ˈnaʊ.ɹu/ /ˈn̪ʌ̯u.ru/ pn
Nauru
Nauruan, the language of Nauru.

Nauruan [nɑːˈuː.ɹuːn̩] adj
nauruisch
Of, from, or pertaining to Nauru, the Nauruan people or the Nauruan language.

Nauruan [nɑːˈuː.ɹuːn̩] Nauruans n
Nauruer Nauruerin
A person from Nauru or of Nauruan descent.

Nauruan [nɑːˈuː.ɹuːn̩] pn
Nauruisch
the language of Nauru

Nausicaa /nɔːˈsɪkeɪə/ /nɔːˈsɪkiə/ pn
Nausikaa
(Greek mythology) A princess who aids Odysseus.

Navajo /ˈnæ.voʊ/ /ˈnæ.və.hoʊ/ /ˈnæ.və.həʊ/ /ˈnɑ.və.hoʊ/ Navajo Navajoes Navajos n
Navaho Navajo
A member of the Navajo people, currently the largest Native American tribe in North America.

Navajo /ˈnæ.voʊ/ /ˈnæ.və.hoʊ/ /ˈnæ.və.həʊ/ /ˈnɑ.və.hoʊ/ pn
Navajo Navaho
An Apachean (Southern Athabaskan) language of the Athabascan language family belonging to the Na-Dené phylum. It is spoken by 149,000 people in the American Southwest (Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, and Colorado).
An Amerindian people who traditionally speak the Navajo language

Navalny Navalnies Navalnys pn
Nawalny
A surname from Russian.

Navarre /nəˈvɑɹ/ /nəˈvɑː(ɹ)/ pn
Navarra
A region in southern France and northern Spain roughly comprising said kingdom
A part of the Northern Basque Country (France), often referred to as Basse Navarre (Lower Navarre) in French, to distinguish it from the Navarre belonging to Spain.

Naypyidaw /ˈneɪpjɪˌdɔː/ pn
Naypyidaw Pyinmana Naypyidaw
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Nazarene Nazarenes n
Nazarener
A person from Nazareth.

Nazareth /ˈnæzəɹəθ/ pn
Nazaret Nazareth
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Nazaritism n
Nasiräertum
The vows and practices of a Nazarite.

Nazi /ˈnætsi/ /ˈnæzi/ /ˈnɑːtsi/ more Nazi most Nazi adj
Nazi nazistisch
(historical) Of or pertaining to the Nazi Party specifically, or to Nazism, neo-Nazism, or neo-Nazis more generally.

Nazi /ˈnætsi/ /ˈnæzi/ /ˈnɑːtsi/ Nazis n
Nazi Nationalsozialist Nationalsozialistin
(historical) A member of the Nazi Party (the National Socialist German Workers' Party or NSDAP). [1930]

Nazi Germany pn
Drittes Reich NS-Deutschland NS-Staat Nazi-Deutschland Nazideutschland Tausendjähriges Reich
(historical) Germany under the regime of Adolf Hitler's Nazi Party (from 1933 to 1945).

Nazi salute Nazi salutes n
Hitlergruß
A greeting used in Nazi Germany, performed by extending the right arm straight into the air.

Nazianzus /ˌnæzɪˈænzəs/ pn
Nazianz
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Nazification Nazifications n
Nazifizierung
The act or process of Nazifying.

Nazify v
nazifizieren
To subject or convert to Nazism (National Socialism).

Nazism /ˈnɑːts(i.)ɪzəm/ n
Nazismus
The ideology of the Nazi Party (the National Socialist German Workers' Party or NSDAP), being a form of fascism characterised by Adolf Hitler's cult of personality, hate propaganda, white supremacy, extreme bigotry (especially antisemitism and racism), eugenics, mass violence, genocide, ethnonationalist territorial expansion (Lebensraum) and state capitalism.

Neanderthal /niˈæn.dɚ.θəl/ /niˈæn.dɚˌtɑl/ /niˈæn.dɚˌθɑl/ /niːˈæn.dəˌtɑːl/ Neanderthals n
Neandertaler
A specimen of the now extinct species Homo neanderthalensis.
(pejorative) A primitive, savage or uncivilized person.

Neapolitan /ˌniːəˈpɑlətən/ /ˌniːəˈpɑlɪtən/ /ˌniːəˈpɒlɪtən/ adj
Neapolitaner neapolitanisch
Pertaining to Naples, a city in southern Italy.
Fürst-Pückler-Eis
(dated) Describing a variety of ice cream made with eggs as well as cream.

Neapolitan /ˌniːəˈpɑlətən/ /ˌniːəˈpɑlɪtən/ /ˌniːəˈpɒlɪtən/ Neapolitans n
Neapeler Neapolitaner Neapelerin Neapolitanerin
An inhabitant or resident of Naples.

Neapolitan /ˌniːəˈpɑlətən/ /ˌniːəˈpɑlɪtən/ /ˌniːəˈpɒlɪtən/ pn
Neapolitanisch
A language spoken in South Italy, approximately in the area of the former Kingdom of Naples.

Neapolitan wafer Neapolitan wafers n
Neapolitaner Neapolitaner-Waffeln Neapolitanerschnitten
A layered wafer biscuit usually filled with chocolate cream.

Near East pn
Naher Osten
The region located south of Eastern Europe, comprising Anatolia, Transcaucasia, the Levant, and Mesopotamia.

Nebra sky disc pn
Himmelsscheibe von Nebra
(archaeology) A bronze disc featuring gold symbols inlaid on a blue-green patina, generally interpreted as depicting the Sun or full moon, a lunar crescent and stars (including a group that may be the Pleiades), dated to circa 1800–1600 BCE and attributed to the Unetice culture of the early European Bronze Age.

Nebraska /nəˈbɹæskə/ pn
Nebraska
Several other places in the United States, named for the state or territory:

Nebuchadnezzar /ˌnɛbjʊkədˈnɛzə/ /ˌnɛbəkədˈnɛzɚ/ /ˌnɛbəkəˈnɛzɚ/ pn
Nebukadnezar
A ruler of Babylon in the Chaldean Dynasty who reigned c. 605 B.C.E. – 562 B.C.E.. According to the Bible, he conquered Judah and Jerusalem, and sent the Israelites into exile.

Neckar pn
Neckar
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Nefertem /ˈnɛfə(ɹ)tɛm/ pn
Nefertem
(Egyptian mythology) An ancient Egyptian god, who represented the first sunlight and the delightful smell of the Egyptian blue lotus flower

Nefertiti pn
Nofretete
A queen of Ancient Egypt, the chief consort of the pharaoh Akhenaten.

Negerhollands pn
Negerholländisch

Negev /ˈnɛɡɛv/ pn
Negev
A desert region in southern Israel

Negrophobia n
Negrophobie
(somewhat derogatory) Fear, hate, or dislike of black people of any descent, usually Africans.

Nehemiah /ˌniː(h)əˈmaɪə/ pn
Nehemia
The sixteenth book of the Old Testament of the Bible, and a book of the Tanakh.
A en given name of biblical origin.

Neith pn
Neith
(Egyptian mythology) The primeval goddess of war and creator deity.

Nelson's elk Nelson's elk n
Wapiti
Cervus elaphus nelsoni; a subspecies of red deer (or wapiti).

Neman /ˈneɪmən/ pn
Memel Ragnit
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Nemean Lion /ˌnimi.ən ˈlai.ən/ pn
Nemeischer Löwe
(Greek mythology) A mythical lion of ancient Nemea that was invulnerable to attack by weapons and was slain by Hercules as one of his labours.

Nemesis /ˈnɛməsɪs/ pn
Nemesis
(Greek god) The goddess of divine retribution.

Nenets pn
Nenzisch
The Samoyedic languages spoken by these people.

Neo-Middle Egyptian pn
Neo-Mittelägyptisch Neomittelägyptisch
(linguistics, history) The form of Middle Egyptian archaizingly used as a literary language after the vernacular language had changed into Late Egyptian, and later Demotic and Coptic.

Neo-Renaissance pn
Neorenaissance

Neogrammarian more Neogrammarian most Neogrammarian adj
junggrammatisch
Of or pertaining to the Neogrammarian school.

Neogrammarian Neogrammarians n
Junggrammatiker
(linguistics, historical) A member or follower of a 19th-century school of German linguists who first advanced the theory of regular sound change.

Neolithic /ˌni.oʊˈlɪθ.ɪk/ /ˌni.əʊˈlɪθ.ɪk/ /ˌni.əˈlɪθ.ɪk/ adj
jungsteinzeitlich neolithisch
Of or relating to the New Stone Age.

Neolithic /ˌni.oʊˈlɪθ.ɪk/ /ˌni.əʊˈlɪθ.ɪk/ /ˌni.əˈlɪθ.ɪk/ pn
Jungsteinzeit Neolithikum
The New Stone Age, from circa 8500 to 4500 BCE.

Neoplatonism pn
Neuplatonismus
A school of philosophy based on the teachings of Plato and, subsequently, Plotinus; it was the foundation for paganism.

Neoplatonist /niːə(ʊ)ˈpleɪtənɪst/ Neoplatonists n
Neuplatoniker Neuplatonikerin
(philosophy) A member of the philosophical school of Neoplatonism. [from 19th c.]

Nepal /nəˈpɑl/ /nəˈpɔːl/ /nɪˈpɔːl/ pn
Nepal
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Nepali /nəˈpɑːli/ /nəˈpɔːli/ adj
nepalesisch
of, from, or pertaining to Nepal, the Nepali people or the Nepali language

Nepali /nəˈpɑːli/ /nəˈpɔːli/ Nepalis n
Nepalesin Nepalese
a person from Nepal or of Nepali descent

Nepali /nəˈpɑːli/ /nəˈpɔːli/ pn
Nepalesisch Nepali
an Indo-Aryan language used primarily by the people of Nepal

Nephilim Nephilim Nephilims n
Nephilim
a race of humanoid giants
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Neptune /ˈneptʃʉːn/ /ˈnɛptjuːn/ /ˈnɛptuːn/ /ˈnɛptʃuːn/ pn
Neptun
(astronomy) The eighth planet in our solar system, represented in astronomy and astrology by ♆.
(Roman mythology) The god of the ocean and of earthquakes, equivalent to Poseidon in Greek mythology.

Neptunian /-ˈtʃuː-/ /nɛpˈt(j)u.ni.ən/ /nɛpˈtjuː.nɪ.ən/ adj
Neptunisch
(by extension, geology, historical) Of, pertaining to, or supporting Neptunism.

Neptunian /-ˈtʃuː-/ /nɛpˈt(j)u.ni.ən/ /nɛpˈtjuː.nɪ.ən/ Neptunians n
Neptunier Neptunist
(geology, historical) A proponent of Neptunism.

Neptunism pn
Neptunismus
(historical) A discredited scientific theory of geology, held by many scientists around the late 18th century and early 19th century, that rocks were formed from the crystallisation of minerals in the early Earth's oceans.

Neptunist Neptunists n
Neptunist
A proponent of Neptunism.

Nerchinsk /ˈnɛɹt͡ʃɪnsk/ pn
Nertschinsk
A town in Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia, on the left bank of the Nercha River.

Nero /ˈniːroʊ/ pn
Nero
Roman Emperor from 54 to 68, and the last Emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty.

Nessie /ˈnɛsi/ Nessies pn
Nessie
(informal, cryptozoology) The Loch Ness monster.

Nestorian more Nestorian most Nestorian adj
nestorianisch
(sometimes, pejorative) Relating to teachings or to the followers of Nestorius.

Nestorian Nestorians n
Nestorianer Nestorianerin
(sometimes, pejorative) A perceived follower of Nestorius in the fourth and fifth centuries. A member of a Nestorian church.

Nestorianism Nestorianisms n
Nestorianismus
(Christianity) The Christological doctrine ascribed to Nestorius, condemned as heretical by the Council of Ephesus but later also ascribed to the Church of the East, holding that within Christ there are two distinct hypostases, divine and human.

Netanyahu Netanyahus pn
Netanjahu
A surname from Hebrew.

Netherlander /ˈnɛðɚˌlændɚ/ Netherlanders n
Niederländer Niederländerin
Someone from the Netherlands

Netherlands /ˈnɛðələndz/ /ˈnɛðɚləndz/ adj
holländisch niederländisch
Of, from or relating to the Netherlands.

Netherlands /ˈnɛðələndz/ /ˈnɛðɚləndz/ the Netherlands pn
Niederlande Holland
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Netherlands Antilles pn
Niederländische Antillen
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Neuchâtel /ˌnjuːʃəˈtɛl/ /ˌnɜːʃæˈtɛl/ /ˌnɜːʃɑːˈtɛl/ pn
Neuenburg
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Neustria /ˈnjuːstɹɪə/ pn
Neustrien
(historical) The western part of the Frankish empire, corresponding roughly to modern-day northern France.

Neutral Moresnet /ˈn(j)uːtɹəl ˌmɔɹəsˈnɛt/ pn
Neutraal Moresent Neutral-Moresnet
A small European state, in present-day Belgium, that existed from 1816 to 1930.

Nevada /nəˈveɪdə/ /nəˈvædə/ /nəˈvɑdə/ /nəˈvɑːdə/ /nɪˈvædə/ /nɪˈvɑdə/ /nɪˈvɑːdə/ [nəˈvæɾə] [nəˈvɑɾə] pn
Nevada
Several other locations in the United States:

Nevanlinna theory n
Nevanlinna-Theorie
(complex analysis) A part of the theory of meromorphic functions that describes the asymptotic distribution of solutions to the equation ƒ(z) = a, as a varies.

Nevi'im pn
Nevi'im
A subdivision of the Hebrew Testament (Tanakh) that is known in English as the Prophets. This section is subdivided into two sections, the Former Prophets and the Latter Prophets. The Latter Prophets is further subdivided into the Major Prophets and the Minor Prophets (known as the Twelve).

New Amsterdam pn
Neuamsterdam
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New Britain pn
Neupommern
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New Brunswick /nju ˈbɹʌnz.wɪk/ /njuː ˈbɹʌnz.wɪk/ pn
Neubraunschweig Neues Braunschweig New Brunswick
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New Caledonia /ˈnjuː ˌkæl.əˈdəʊ.ni.ə/ /ˈnjuː ˌkæl.ɪˈdəʊ.ni.ə/ /ˈnu ˌkæl.əˈdoʊ.ni.ə/ /ˈnu ˌkæl.ɪˈdoʊ.ni.ə/ pn
Neukaledonien
(historical) A district of the west coast of British North America traded by the Hudson's Bay Company. It became the colony of British Columbia in 1858.

New Caledonian adj
neukaledonisch
of, from, or pertaining to New Caledonia (either sense), its people or language.

New Caledonian New Caledonians n
Neukaledonier Neukaledonierin
A person from New Caledonia (either sense) or of New Caledonian descent.

New Delhi /n(j)uː ˈdɛli/ pn
Neu-Delhi
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(figurative, metonym) The government of India.

New England pn
Neuengland
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New Englander /ˌnjuː ˈɪŋɡləndə(ɹ)/ /ˌnuː ˈɪŋɡləndə(ɹ)/ New Englanders n
Neuengländer Neuengländerin
A person from New England

New English pn
Neuenglisch modernes Englisch neuenglisch
The form of the English language spoken since the Great Vowel Shift in England, completed in roughly 1550.

New France pn
Neufrankreich
(historical) France's former possessions and colonies in North America, including Canada (now Quebec and Ontario and Ohio plains), Acadia (now New Brunswick and Nova Scotia), and Louisiana (now the Mississippi plains), before 1763.

New Guinea /n(j)uː ˈɡɪn.i/ /ˌnjuː ˈɡɪ.ni/ [njuː ˈɡɪn.i] [nu ˈɡɪn.i] pn
Neuguinea
A large Oceanian island in the Pacific Ocean, north of Australia, whose territory is divided between Indonesia in the west and Papua New Guinea in the east.

New Guinea flightless rail New Guinea flightless rails n
Baumralle
A bird from the family Rallidae, Megacrex inepta.

New Hampshire /nuːˈhæmpʃɚ/ pn
New Hampshire
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New High German adj
neuhochdeutsch
Of or relating to New High German.

New High German pn
Neihochdeitsch Neuhochdeutsch
The modern form of the German language, successor to Middle High German.

New Holland pn
Neuholland
(obsolete) The continent and the country of Australia.

New Ireland pn
Neumecklenburg
An island of the Bismarck Archipelago, a German colony from 1884 to 1921; governed by Australia from 1921 and then by Papua New Guinea from 1975 to the present day.

New Jersey /njuː ˈdʒɜːzi/ /nuːˈdʒɝzi/ pn
New Jersey Neujersey
A northeast state of the United States of America. Capital: Trenton.

New Kingdom pn
Neues Reich
(historical, Egyptology) Egypt after the Second Intermediate Period but before the Third Intermediate Period, from the time of the overthrow of the Hyksos under Ahmose I at the start of the 18th Dynasty to its de facto disintegration at the end of the 20th Dynasty.

New Latin pn
Neulatein Neulateinisch
The reformed Latin language as written or spoken as a lingua franca from 14th century Renaissance Latin to Contemporary Latin in the late 19th century.

New Low German pn
Neuniederdeutsch
The modern stage of the Low German language, distinguished from its predecessor stages such as Middle Low German.

New Mexican adj
neumexikanisch
Of, or pertaining to, New Mexico or its culture.

New Mexican New Mexicans n
Neumexikaner Neumexikanerin
A native or resident of the state of New Mexico in the United States of America.

New Mexico /nju ˈmɛk.sɪ.koʊ/ /njuː mɛk.sɪ.kəʊ/ /nu ˈmɛk.sɪ.koʊ/ pn
Neumexiko New Mexico
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New Norwegian pn
Neunorwegisch Nynorsk
Nynorsk; Norwegian as spoken after 1500, and the written language that is based on this

New Objectivity pn
Neue Sachlichkeit
An anti-expressionist artistic movement of the first half of the twentieth century that espoused direct, unadorned, matter-of-fact aesthetics.

New Orleans /n(j)uː ˈɔɹliːnz/ /nuː ˈɔɹlənz/ /ˈn(j)uː ɔɹˈliːnz/ /ˈnɔɹlənz/ /ˈnɔːlənz/ /ˌnuː ˈɔɹ.li.ənz/ /ˌnuː ˈɔɹ.lɛ.ənz/ pn
New Orleans
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New Siberian Islands pn
Neusibirische Inseln
An archipelago in the Arctic Ocean in the north of Russia, in the East Siberian Sea.

New South Wales pn
New South Wales Neusüdwales
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New Spain pn
Neuspanien
(historical) The colony comprising Spain's territorial possessions in the New World north of the Isthmus of Panama, established following the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire in 1521.

New Swabia pn
Neuschwabenland

New Taipei pn
Neu-Taipeh
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New Testament pn
Neues Testament
The second half of the Christian Bible, which includes the four Gospels, the Book of Acts, the Epistles, and the Book of Revelation.

New World /n(j)u wɝld/ /njuː wɜːld/ pn
Neue Welt
The Americas and Oceania.

New World Order pn
Neue Weltordnung
A vision for the world in which greater peace and stability is achieved through a new political order.
According to conspiracy theories, the planned rule of the world by a secret global elite.

New World monkey New World monkeys n
Neuweltaffe Breitnasenaffe
Any monkey from any of the five families of primates that are found in Central America and South America: the Callitrichidae, the Cebidae, Aotidae, Pitheciidae, and Atelidae.

New Year New Years n
Neujahr
A period covering the first few days of a calendar year.
In particular, January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar (New Year’s Day) and the days following.

New Year's Day New Year's Days n
Neujahr Neujahrstag
A holiday celebrating the first day of the New Year, celebrated on January 1 in cultures following the Gregorian calendar.

New Year's Eve New Year's Eves pn
Silvester Altjahrsabend
The holiday occurring on the last day of the year, celebrated on December 31st in cultures following the Gregorian calendar

New Year's resolution /ˈn(j)u jɪɹz ˌɹɛzəˈl(j)uʃ(ə)n/ /ˈnjuː jɪəz ˌɹɛzəˈluːʃ(ə)n/ New Year's resolutions n
Neujahrsvorsatz
A vow that one makes on New Year's Eve or New Year's Day for the coming year.

New York /njuː ˈjɔːk/ /nu ˈjɔək/ /nu ˈjɔɹk/ [nɪ ˈjɔək] [ɲɔək] pn
New York Neuyork New-York
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New York County, a county of New York, coterminous with the Borough of Manhattan.

New York City pn
New York New York City Neuyork
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New Yorker New Yorkers n
New Yorker New Yorkerin
A native or resident of the state of New York in the United States of America.
A native or resident of New York City.

New Zealand /- ˈziː-/ /nju ˈziː.lənd/ /njʉː ˈzɪələnd/ /nu ˈzi.lənd/ /ˌnjuː -/ /ˌnu -/ [-ˈzeə-] [njʉ ˈzɪəɫənd] pn
Neuseeland
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The Realm of New Zealand, including the Cook Islands, Niue, Tokelau and the Ross Dependency.

New Zealand dollar New Zealand dollars n
Neuseeland-Dollar
The official currency of New Zealand.

New Zealand falcon New Zealand falcons n
Maorifalke
A species of falcon endemic to New Zealand, Falco novaeseelandiae.

New Zealand scaup New Zealand scaups n
Maoriente
A duck of the Anatinae subfamily endemic to New Zealand; Aythya novaeseelandiae.

New Zealander /ˌnjuː ˈziːləndə(ɹ)/ New Zealanders n
Neuseeländer Neuseeländerin
A person from New Zealand or of New Zealand descent.

New Zealandic adj
neuseeländisch
(rare, nonstandard) Of, from, or pertaining to New Zealand

New Zealandress New Zealandresses n
Neuseeländerin
(rare, mostly, obsolete) A female New Zealander.

Newcastle /ˈn(j)uˌkæsl̩/ /ˈnjuːˌkɑːsl̩/ [ˈn(j)uˌkʰæsɫ̩] [ˈnjʉˌkʰɑːsɫ̩] [ˌnjʉˈkʰasɫ̩] pn
Newcastle
One of several large cities:

Newcastle disease n
Newcastle-Krankheit
A highly contagious disease of poultry, caused by the Newcastle disease virus.

Newfoundland /ˈn(j)u.fəndlənd/ /ˈn(j)u.fəndˌlænd/ /ˈnjuː.fənd.lænd/ /ˈnjuː.fənd.lənd/ /ˈnjuːˌfaʊnd.lənd/ /ˈnu.fənd.lənd/ /ˈnu.fəndˌlænd/ /ˈnuˌfaʊnd.lænd/ /ˈnuˌfaʊnd.lənd/ /ˌn(j)u.fəndˈlænd/ /ˌnjuːˈfaʊnd.lænd/ Newfoundlands n
Neufundländer
A very large breed of working dog from Newfoundland, with a shaggy, usually black coat, known for its water rescue ability, strength, and gentle disposition.

Newfoundland /ˈn(j)u.fəndlənd/ /ˈn(j)u.fəndˌlænd/ /ˈnjuː.fənd.lænd/ /ˈnjuː.fənd.lənd/ /ˈnjuːˌfaʊnd.lənd/ /ˈnu.fənd.lənd/ /ˈnu.fəndˌlænd/ /ˈnuˌfaʊnd.lænd/ /ˈnuˌfaʊnd.lənd/ /ˌn(j)u.fəndˈlænd/ /ˌnjuːˈfaʊnd.lænd/ pn
Neufundland
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Newfoundland and Labrador pn
Neufundland und Labrador
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Newhouse Newhouses pn
Neuhaus
A habitational surname from English
A surname.

Newman /ˈnjuːmən/ /ˈnumən/ pn
Neumann
A surname transferred from the nickname.
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Newspeak pn
Neusprech Neusprache
(computer languages) A highly dynamic and reflective programming language descended from Smalltalk, supporting both object-oriented and functional programming.

Newton /ˈn(j)uːtən/ pn
Neustadt
A habitational surname for someone from any of these places.

Newtonian /n(j)uˈtoʊniən/ /njuːˈtəʊnɪən/ more Newtonian most Newtonian adj
Newtonsch
Of or relating to Isaac Newton, or his laws and theories.

Neředín pn
Neretein
A former village, nowadays a quarter of the city of Olomouc.

Niagara Falls pn
Niagara Falls Niagarafälle
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Niagara Falls
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Niamey /njɑːˈmeɪ/ pn
Niamey
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Nibelung Nibelungen Nibelungs n
Nibelung
(Germanic, _, mythology) A member of a supernatural underground race that guarded treasures and gold searched for and eventually seized by Siegfried.

Nicaea /naɪˈsiːə/ pn
Nicäa

Nicaragua /ˌnɪk.əɹˈæɡ.ju.ə/ /ˌnɪk.əˈɹɑ.ɡwə/ pn
Nicaragua Nikaragua
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Nicaraguan adj
nicaraguanisch
Of, from, or pertaining to Nicaragua or the people of Nicaragua.

Nicaraguan Nicaraguans n
Nicaraguaner Nicaraguanerin
A person from Nicaragua or of Nicaraguan descent.

Nice /niːs/ pn
Nizza
A surname. (pronounced /ni:s/ or /naɪs/)

Nicene /ˈnaɪ.siːn/ adj
nizäisch nizänisch
Of or pertaining to the First Council of Nicaea convened by the Roman Emperor Constantine I, or to the churches that profess the Nicene Creed, the formulation of which began at this council.

Nicene Creed pn
Bekenntnis von Nicäa Nizäisch-Konstantinopolitanische Glaubensbekenntnis
The first official creed of the early Christian church, stating the basic tenets of the Christian faith, including the nature of the Holy Trinity.

Nicholas /ˈnɪk.ləs/ /ˈnɪk.ə.ləs/ Nicholases pn
Nikolaus Klaus
A en given name. Best known for St. Nicholas of Myre, on whom Father Christmas is based.

Nicobar Islands pn
Nikobaren
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Nicodemism n
Nikodemismus

Nicodemite /nɪkəˈdiːmʌɪt/ Nicodemites n
Nikodemit

Nicodemus pn
Nikodemus
A Pharisee, a secret follower of Jesus in the New Testament.

Nicola /nɪˈkoʊlə/ /ˈnɪ.kə.lə/ pn
Nicole
A en given name.

Nicole /nɪˈkoʊl/ /nɪˈkəʊl/ pn
Nicole
A en given name.

Nicosia /ˌnɪkoʊˈsiə/ /ˌnɪkəˈsiːə/ pn
Nikosia
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Nidwalden pn
Nidwalden
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Niederkorn pn
Niederkorn
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Nienburg pn
Nienburg

Nietzsche /ˈnit͡ʃə/ /ˈniːtʃə/ pn
Nietzsche
A surname from German, most famously borne by Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900), German philosopher.

Nietzschean /ˈni.t͡ʃi.ən/ /ˈniː.t͡ʃɪ.ən/ more Nietzschean most Nietzschean adj
nietzschesch
Of, pertaining to or characteristic of Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900), German philosopher, or his writings.

Nietzscheanism /ˈni.t͡ʃi.ənɪzəm/ /ˈniː.t͡ʃɪ.ənɪzəm/ n
Nietzscheismus
(philosophy) The philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900), or support for its views.

Niger /niːˈʒɛə(ɹ)/ /niːˈʒɛɚ/ /ˈnaɪ.d͡ʒə(ɹ)/ /ˈnaɪ.d͡ʒɚ/ pn
Niger
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Nigeria /naɪˈd͡ʒiː.ɹi.ə/ /naɪˈd͡ʒɪə.ɹɪə/ /naɪˈd͡ʒɪɹ.i.ə/ pn
Nigeria
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Nigerian /naɪˈd͡ʒɪəɹɪən/ /naɪˈd͡ʒɪɹiən/ adj
nigerianisch
Of, from, or pertaining to Nigeria, the Nigerian people or culture.

Nigerian /naɪˈd͡ʒɪəɹɪən/ /naɪˈd͡ʒɪɹiən/ Nigerians n
Nigerianer Nigerianerin
A person from Nigeria or of Nigerian descent.

Nigerien /naɪˌdʒɪɹiˈɛn/ /niːˈʒɛəɹɪən/ adj
nigrisch
Of, from, or pertaining to Niger or the Nigerien people.

Nigerien /naɪˌdʒɪɹiˈɛn/ /niːˈʒɛəɹɪən/ Nigeriens n
Nigrer Nigrerin
A person from Niger or of Nigerien descent.

Nijmegen pn
Nimwegen
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Nike /ˈnaɪki(ː)/ pn
Nike
(Greek god) The goddess of victory and triumph; Athena's companion.

Nile /naɪl/ pn
Nil
A large river in Africa flowing through Khartoum and Cairo into the Mediterranean Sea, usually considered to be the longest river in the world.

Nile perch Nile perch Nile perches n
Nilbarsch
Lates niloticus, a species of freshwater fish in family Latidae of order Perciformes.

Nilotic /naɪˈlɑtɪk/ /naɪˈlɒtɪk/ [naɪˈlɑɾɪk] more Nilotic most Nilotic adj
nilisch nilotisch
Of or pertaining to the Nilotic languages or the people who speak them.

Nimzo-Indian Defence pn
Nimzo-Indische Verteidigung Nimzowitsch-Indische Verteidigung

Nina /ˈniːnə/ pn
Nina
A en given name in continuous use since the 19th century.

Nineveh /ˈnɪnəvə/ /ˈnɪnɪvə/ pn
Ninive

Nintendo /nɪnˈtɛndoʊ/ /nɪnˈtɛndəʊ/ Nintendos n
Nintendo
(video games) A Nintendo Entertainment System, or other video game system made by Nintendo.

Nippo- prefix
Japanisch
Japanese

Nishapur pn
Nischapur
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Nitrian adj
Sketisch
Pertaining to the Wadi El-Natrun or the Nitrian Desert.

Niue /ˈnjuːeɪ/ pn
Niue
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Niuean /ˈnjuːeɪən/ adj
niueanisch
Of, from, or pertaining to Niue, the Niuean people or their Polynesian language.

Niuean /ˈnjuːeɪən/ Niueans n
Niueaner Niueanerin
A person from Niue or of Niuean descent.

Nivkh /ni(ː)fk/ /nɪvk/ /nɪvx/ pn
Niwchische
The language isolate spoken by the Nivkh.

Nivôse /niˈvoʊz/ /nɪˈvəʊz/ Nivôses pn
Nivose Nivôse Schneemonat
(historical) The fourth month of the French Republican Calendar, from December 21, 22 or 23 to January 19, 20 or 21.

Nizhny Novgorod /ˌnɪʒ.ni ˈnɑv.ɡə.ɹɑd/ /ˌnɪʒ.ni ˈnɒv.ɡə.ɹɒd/ /ˌnɪʒ.ni ˈnɔːv.ɡə.ɹət/ pn
Nischni Nowgorod
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Nkulengu rail Nkulengu rails n
Rotfußralle
A bird from the family Rallidae, Himantornis haematopus.

No. Nos. n
Nr.
abbreviation of "number"

Noah /ˈnoʊə/ /ˈnəʊə/ Noahs pn
Noah
A en given name.
Noach Noah
The 71st sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.

Noah's ark pn
Arche Noah
The vessel built by Noah under God's instructions, as described in Genesis and the Quran.

Nobel Prize /noʊˈbɛl ˌpɹaɪz/ /ˈnoʊˌbɛl ˈpɹaɪz/ Nobel Prizes n
Nobelpreis
Any of the international prizes awarded annually by the Nobel Foundation for outstanding achievements in the fields of physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature and for the promotion of world peace; or the prize in economics awarded by the Swedish National Bank, in memorial of Alfred Nobel.

Nobel laureate Nobel laureates n
Nobelpreisträger
A person who has been awarded a Nobel Prize.

Nogai /noʊˈɡaɪ/ Nogai Nogais n
Nogaier
A member of the Turkic people who speak this language.

Nogai /noʊˈɡaɪ/ pn
nogaische Sprache
A Turkic language spoken in the northern Caucasus region of southwestern Russia and in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.

Nord-Pas-de-Calais pn
Nord-Pas-de-Calais
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Nordic /ˈnɔɹ.dɪk/ /ˈnɔː.dɪk/ more Nordic most Nordic adj
nordisch
Of or relating to the Nordic countries.
Of or relating to the light colouring and tall stature of Nordic peoples.

Nordic /ˈnɔɹ.dɪk/ /ˈnɔː.dɪk/ Nordics n
nordisch
A person of Nordic descent or having features typical of Nordic people.

Nordic combined n
Nordische Kombination nordische Kombination
(skiing) An event in which individual skiers take part in runs on a cross-country skiing course and a ski jumping hill.

Nordic countries n
der Norden nordische Länder
the Nordic countries collectively

Nordic walking n
Nordic Walking
The sport of walking assisted with poles that resemble ski poles.

Norfolk Island /ˈnɔɹ.fɔk ˈaɪ.lənd/ /ˈnɔː.fək ˈaɪ.lənd/ pn
Norfolkinsel
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Norma pn
Winkelmaß
(constellation) An inconspicuous constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a carpenter's square. It lies south of the constellations Scorpius and Centaurus.

Norman /ˈnɔɹmən/ /ˈnɔːmən/ Normans n
Normanne Normannin
A person whose ancestors are from Normandy or who resides in Normandy.

Normandy /ˈnɔː(ɹ)məndi/ pn
Normandie
Ellipsis of Duchy of Normandy.

Norn Norns n
Norne
(Norse mythology) Any of the three goddesses of fate or destiny.

Norn pn
Norn
An extinct North Germanic language once spoken on the Shetland and Orkney Islands.

Norse /noɹs/ /nɔːs/ /nɔːɹs/ [no̞ɹs] more Norse most Norse adj
altnordisch
Of or relating to the North Germanic group of languages.

Norse /noɹs/ /nɔːs/ /nɔːɹs/ [no̞ɹs] n
Microscopique
(US, _, printing, rare, dated) A size of type between Saxon and excelsior, 2+1⁄2-point type.

North Africa pn
Nordafrika
The northern part of the continent of Africa, usually referring to specifically the regions north of the Sahara Desert where Arabic is widely spoken as a mother tongue.

North African adj
nordafrikanisch
Of or pertaining to North Africa

North African North Africans n
Nordafrikaner Nordafrikanerin
Native or inhabitant of North Africa

North America /ˌnɔː(ɹ)θ əˈmɛɹɪkə/ pn
Nordamerika
The continent that is the northern part of the Americas; that part east of the Pacific Ocean, west of the Atlantic Ocean, north of South America and south of the Arctic Ocean.

North American adj
nordamerikanisch
Of, or relating to North America.

North American North Americans n
Nordamerikaner Nordamerikanerin
An individual residing in or originating from North America.

North Asia pn
Nordasien
The northern region of Asia, also referred to as Siberia, geographically coextensive with the Asian part of Russia.

North Atlantic adj
nordatlantisch
Pertaining to the North Atlantic Ocean or locations adjacent to it.

North Atlantic pn
Nordatlantik
The portion of the Atlantic Ocean that lies primarily between North America and the northeast coast of South America to the east, and Europe and the northwest coast of Africa to the west.

North Carolina /ˌnɔɹθ kæɹəˈlaːnə/ /ˌnɔɹθ kɛɹəˈlaɪnə/ /ˌnɔːθ kæəˈlaːnə/ /ˌnɔːθ kæɹ.əˈlaɪn.ə/ /ˌnɔːθ kæɹəˈlaːnə/ pn
North Carolina Nord-Karolina Nordkarolina
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North Caucasus pn
Nordkaukasus
the northern part of the Caucasus region between the Black and Caspian Seas and within European Russia.

North Channel pn
Nordkanal
The strait between Northern Ireland and southwestern Scotland, connecting the Irish Sea with the Atlantic Ocean.

North Dakota /ˈnɔɹθ dəˈkoʊ.tə/ pn
Nord-Dakota Norddakota North Dakota
University of North Dakota.

North Frisian adj
nordfriesisch
Pertaining to the North Frisians.

North Frisian North Frisians n
Nordfriese Nordfriesin
A person belonging to or descended from the people.

North Frisian pn
Nordfriesisch
A Frisian language, or group of languages, spoken in coastal Germany and some parts of Denmark.

North Island pn
Nordinsel
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North Karelia pn
Nordkarelien
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North Korea /noɹθ ˌkəˈɹi.ə/ /nɔːθ ˌkəˈɹiː.ə/ pn
Nordkorea
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North Korean adj
nordkoreanisch
Of, from, or pertaining to North Korea, the North Korean people or the North Korean language.

North Korean North Koreans n
Nordkoreaner Nordkoreanerin
A citizen or resident of North Korea.

North Macedonia /noɹθ ˌmæs.əˈdoʊ.ni.ə/ /noɹθ ˌmæs.əˈdoʊn.jə/ /nɔːθ ˌmæs.əˈdəʊ.nɪ.ə/ pn
Nordmazedonien
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North Macedonian adj
nordmakedonisch nordmazedonisch
of, or relating to North Macedonia

North Ostrobothnia pn
Nordösterbotten

North Pole pn
Nordpol
(geography) The Geographic North Pole or Terrestrial North Pole; the point which north is oriented towards, and therefore the northernmost point on Earth (having a latitude of 90°).

North Rhine-Westphalia pn
Nordrhein-Westfalen
The most populous of the 16 component states of Germany, located in the west of the country.

North Sea pn
Nordsee
A marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean between Britain (in the west), Scandinavia (in the east) and Germany, Netherlands, Belgium and France (in the south).

North Star pn
Polarstern
(astronomy) The current northern pole star, the star nearest the northern celestial pole, which has been Polaris for the last 1500 years.

North Vietnam pn
Nordvietnam

North Yorkshire pn
Nord-Yorkshire North Yorkshire
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Northeast China Plain pn
Nordostchinesische Ebene
A plain located in Northeast China lying between the Greater and Lesser Khingan and Changbai mountains.

Northern Cyprus pn
Nordzypern
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Northern Europe pn
Nordeuropa
A sociopolitical region of Europe including such countries as Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.

Northern European adj
nordeuropäisch
Of, from, or pertaining to Northern Europe, its people, or its culture.

Northern European Northern Europeans n
Nordeuropäer Nordeuropäerin
A Northern European person; one who comes from or lives in Northern Europe.

Northern Hemisphere Northern Hemispheres n
Nordhalbkugel
The hemisphere of the Earth (or any celestial body) to the north of its equator.

Northern Ireland /ˈnɔː(ɹ)ðə(ɹ)n ˈaiə(ɹ)lənd/ pn
Nordirland
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Northern Mariana Islands /ˈnɔɹ.ðɚn ˌmɛɹ.iˈæn.ə ˈaɪ.ləndz/ /ˈnɔː.ðən ˌmæɹ.iˈæn.ə ˈaɪ.ləndz/ pn
Nördliche Marianen
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Northern Marianas pn
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Northern Ndebele pn
Nord-Ndebele

Northern Sami pn
Nordsamisch
The most widely spoken Sami language; it is spoken in northern Norway, Sweden, and Finland. It includes three dialects: Torne, Finnmark and Sea Sami.

Northern Sea Route pn
Nordostpassage
(geography) A shipping lane from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean along the Russian Arctic coast from the Barents Sea, along Siberia, to the Far East.

Northern Sotho pn
Nord-Sotho
One of the Sotho languages, an official language in South Africa.

Northern Territory /ˈnɔːðən ˈtɛɹɪt(ə)ɹi/ pn
Northern Territory
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Northumbria /nɔɹˈθʌm.bɹi.ə/ /nɔːˈθʌm.bɹɪ.ə/ pn
Nordumbrien Northumbrien
(historical) An Anglo-Saxon kingdom in the Northeast of England.

Northwest Passage pn
Nordwestpassage
(geography, nautical) The sea route through the Canadian Arctic Archipelago in the Arctic Ocean, connecting the Atlantic and the Pacific oceans, between the Baffin Bay and the Beaufort Sea.

Northwest Territories pn
Nordwest-Territorien
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Norwalk virus Norwalk viruses n
Norwalk-Virus Norwalkvirus
Any of several virus strains in genus Norovirus that cause acute gastrointestinal infection.

Norway /ˈnɔɹ.weɪ/ /ˈnɔː.weɪ/ pn
Norwegen
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Norway lobster Norway lobsters n
Kaisergranat
A small European lobster of the species Nephrops norvegicus.

Norway maple Norway maples n
Spitzahorn
Acer platanoides, a species of maple native to most of Europe, the Caucasus and northern Turkey.

Norway spruce Norway spruces n
Gemeine Fichte Fichte
A species of spruce native to Europe and naturalized in temperate northeastern North America, Picea abies.

Norwegian /nɔɹ.ˈwi.d͡ʒən/ /nɔː.ˈwiː.d͡ʒən/ more Norwegian most Norwegian adj
norwegisch Norwegisch
Of or pertaining to Norway (the country)
Of or pertaining to the Norwegian people
norwegisch norwegischsprachig norwegischsprachlich norwegischsprechend
Of or pertaining to the Norwegian language

Norwegian /nɔɹ.ˈwi.d͡ʒən/ /nɔː.ˈwiː.d͡ʒən/ Norwegians n
Norweger Norwegerin
A native of Norway.
Norwegisch norwegisch
(uncountable) The language of Norway, which has two official forms (written standards): Bokmål and Nynorsk.

Norwegian Sea pn
Europäisches Nordmeer
The northernmost part of the Atlantic Ocean, located northwest of Norway.

Nostratic /nɑːˈstɹætɪk/ /nɒˈstɹætɪk/ pn
Nostratisch
A conjectural and not widely accepted grouping of languages including the Indo-European, Uralic, Altaic, Chukchi-Kamchatkan, Eskimo-Aleut, Dravidian, Elamite, Sumerian, Kartvelian, and Afroasiatic languages, and less commonly including the Aegean and Ainu languages as well.

Noteć pn
Netze
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Notre Dame /ˌnoʊ.tɚ ˈdeɪm/ /ˌnoʊ.tɹə ˈdɑːm/ /ˌnɒ.tɹə ˈdeɪm/ /ˌnɒ.tɹə ˈdæm/ /ˌnɒ.tɹə ˈdɑːm/ /ˌnɔ.tɹə ˈdäːm/ pn
Notre-Dame Notre-Dame de Paris
Notre-Dame de Paris.
University of Notre Dame.

Nottingham /ˈnɒt.ɪŋ.əm/ pn
Nottingham
Ellipsis of University of Nottingham.

Nouakchott /nuːɑːkˈʃɒt/ /nwɑːkˈʃɒt/ pn
Nouakchott
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Nova Kakhovka pn
Nowa Kachowka Nowaja Kachowka
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Nova Scotia /ˌnoʊ.və ˈskoʊ.ʃə/ /ˌnəʊ.və ˈskəʊ.ʃə/ pn
Neuschottland Nova Scotia
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Nova Scotian adj
neuschottisch
Of or pertaining to the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.

Nova Scotian Nova Scotians n
Neuschotte Neuschottin
A native or inhabitant of Nova Scotia, Canada.

Novaya Zemlya pn
Nowaja Semlja
An archipelago in the Arctic Ocean in the north of Russia, administered by Arkhangelsk oblast.

November /noʊˈvɛmbɚ/ /nəʊˈvɛmbə/ /nəˈvɛmbə/ Novembers pn
November Nebelung
The eleventh month of the Gregorian calendar, following October and preceding December. Abbreviation: Nov or Nov.

Novgorod /ˈnɑv.ɡə.ɹɑd/ /ˈnɒv.ɡə.ɹɒd/ /ˈnɔːv.ɡə.ɹət/ pn
Nowgorod
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Novi Sad pn
Neusatz Novi Sad
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Novokuznetsk pn
Nowokusnezk
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Novorossiya pn
Neurussland
(historical) An area north of the Black Sea which was conquered by the Russian Empire at the end of the 18th century, located in present-day Ukraine.

Novorossiysk pn
Noworossijsk
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Novoselytsia pn
Nowoselyzja Nowosielitza Unterstrojestie
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Novosibirsk pn
Nowosibirsk
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Nowruz /noʊ̯ˈɹuz/ /nəʊ̯ˈɹuːz/ pn
Nouruz
New Year in the Iranian/Zoroastrian calendar, celebrated on the spring equinox.

Nowy Targ pn
Neumarkt
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Nubia pn
Nubien
The region of the valley of the upper Nile, now part of Sudan (Upper Nubia) and far-southern Egypt (Lower Nubia);(by extension, historical) the polity ruling said region.

Numbers pn
Numeri
The Book of Numbers, the fourth of the Books of Moses in the Old Testament of the Bible, the fourth book in the Torah.

Numidia /n(j)uˈmɪdiə/ pn
Numidien
An ancient Berber kingdom located in northern Africa.

Numidian /n(j)uˈmɪdiən/ more Numidian most Numidian adj
numidisch
Of or pertaining to Numidia or its inhabitants.

Nunavut /ˈn(j)uːnəˌvuːt/ /ˈnʊnəvʊt/ /ˈnʌnəvət/ pn
Nunavut
A territory in northern Canada which has Iqaluit as its capital.

Nur-Sultan /ˈnʊəsəltɑːn/ /ˈnʊɹsəlˌtɑːn/ /ˌnʊəsəlˈtɑːn/ pn
Nur-Sultan
used from 2019 to 2022.

Nuragic more Nuragic most Nuragic adj
nuragisch
Of or relating to a civilization of Sardinia, which lasted from the Mediterranean Bronze Age until the 2nd century CE and built monuments of a type called nuraghe.

Nuremberg /ˈn(j)ʊɹəmbɚɡ/ /ˈnjʊəɹəmbəɡ/ pn
Nürnberg
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The trial of Nazi criminals that took place there, after World War II.

Nuremberg defense /ˈn(j)ʊɹəmˌbɚɡ dɪˈfɛns/ /ˈnjʊəɹəmbəːɡ dɪˈfɛns/ Nuremberg defenses n
Befehl ist Befehl Handeln auf Befehl
(ethics, international law, idiomatic) An explanation offered as an excuse for behaving in a criminal or wrongful manner, claiming that one acted in this way because one was ordered by others (particularly superiors) to do so.

Nusayri Nusayris n
Nusairier
(religion) A member of a prominent mystical religious group centred in Syria who follow a branch of the Twelver school of Shia Islam.

Nutella /nuːˈtɛlə/ /nʌˈtɛlə/ pn
Nutella
A sweet spread made from hazelnuts, sugar, vegetable oils, cocoa solids and skimmed milk, generically called chocolate spread.

Nuuk pn
Godthåb Nuuk
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Nyankole pn
Runyankore
The Bantu lect spoken by more than two million members of the Nkore (Banyankore) and Hema (Hima) peoples of southwestern Uganda, closely related to the Kiga language and sometimes considered with Kiga to be a dialect of Nkore-Kiga, or (with Kiga, Nyoro and Tooro) a dialect of Kitara.

Nynorsk /ˈninɔɹsk/ /ˈniːnɔːsk/ /ˈnjuːnɔːsk/ /ˈnunɔɹsk/ pn
Nynorsk Neunorwegisch
One of the two major written standards (language variants) of Norwegian.

Nyx pn
Nyx
(Greek mythology) The primordial goddess of night.

Nyíregyháza pn
Nyíregyháza
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Nyírtass pn
Nyírtass Tash Tass Tausch
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O /oʊ/ /əʊ/ particle
o
The vocative particle, used for direct address.

O-ring O-rings n
O-Ring
A circular gasket, usually made of rubber.

O-shaped adj
O-förmig
Shaped like the capital letter "O", circular.

OAS pn
OAS
Initialism of Organization of American States.

OCR OCRs n
OZE
(computing, uncountable) Initialism of optical character recognition (the technology or principle).

ODE ODEs n
GDG GDGL GDGl gDGL
(analysis) Initialism of ordinary differential equation.

OECD pn
OWZE
Initialism of Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

OHIM /ˈoʊhɪm/ /ˈəʊhɪm/ pn
HABM
Acronym of Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market.

OK /əˈkeɪ/ /ˌoʊˈkeɪ/ /ˌəʊˈkeɪ/ more OK most OK adj
in Ordnung Gut OK Okay
All right, acceptable, permitted.
alles in Ordnung
Satisfactory, reasonably good; not exceptional.
in Ordnung OK alles in Ordnung
In good health or a good emotional state.

OK /əˈkeɪ/ /ˌoʊˈkeɪ/ /ˌəʊˈkeɪ/ more OK most OK adv
ganz gut
Satisfactorily, sufficiently well.

OK /əˈkeɪ/ /ˌoʊˈkeɪ/ /ˌəʊˈkeɪ/ interjection
okay gut
Used to indicate acknowledgement or acceptance.

OK /əˈkeɪ/ /ˌoʊˈkeɪ/ /ˌəʊˈkeɪ/ OK's OKs n
in Ordnung okay alles klar OK gut
Endorsement; approval; acceptance; acquiescence.

OK /əˈkeɪ/ /ˌoʊˈkeɪ/ /ˌəʊˈkeɪ/ v
absegnen genehmigen
(transitive) To approve; to accept; to acquiesce to.
OK
(transitive, computing) To confirm by activating a button marked OK.

OLTP OLTPs n
OLTP
(computing, databases) Initialism of w:online transaction processing.

OP OPs n
OP Themenersteller
(Internet) Initialism of original post.

OPCW pn
OPCW OVCW
(law, military) Initialism of Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.

OR gate OR gates n
ODER-Gatter
(electronics) a logic gate performing a Boolean logic OR operation

ORB ORBs n
ORB
(software engineering) Initialism of object request broker.

Ob /ɑb/ /ɒb/ pn
Ob
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Obadiah /ˌoʊbəˈdaɪə/ pn
Obadja
A book of the Old Testament of the Bible, and of the Tanakh.

Obama /oʊˈbɑ.mə/ /əʊˈbɑː.mə/ Obamas pn
Obama
An African surname from Luo.

Oberkorn pn
Oberkorn
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Oberlander Oberlanders pn
Oberländer
A surname from German.

Oberon /ˈoʊbərɒn/ pn
Oberon
(astronomy, moons) The outermost major moon of Uranus.

Obotrite Obotrites n
Abodrite
Member of a confederation of medieval West Slavic tribes within the territory of modern Mecklenburg and Holstein in northern Germany.

Obwalden pn
Obwalden
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Occam's razor pn
Ockhams Rasiermesser
(epistemology) The principle of preferring the simplest of competing theories.

Occidental pn
Interlingue Occidental
An artificial language, created by Edgar de Wahl later renamed Interlingue shortly before the publication of Interlingua

Occidental Mindoro pn
Occidental Mindoro
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Occitan /ˈɑksəˌtæn/ /ˈɑksɪˌtæn/ /ˈɒksəˌtæn/ /ˈɒksɪˌtæn/ more Occitan most Occitan adj
okzitanisch

Occitan /ˈɑksəˌtæn/ /ˈɑksɪˌtæn/ /ˈɒksəˌtæn/ /ˈɒksɪˌtæn/ pn
Okzitanisch Provenzalisch
A Romance language spoken in Occitania, a region of Europe that includes Southern France, Auvergne, Limousin, and some parts of Catalonia and Italy.

Occitania pn
Okzitanien
A region of Europe corresponding to Southern France, Auvergne, Limousin, and some parts of Catalonia and Italy, where the Occitan language was widely spoken and is still spoken.

Occitanie pn
Okzitanien
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Ocean of Storms pn
Ozean der Stürme
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Oceania /-njə/ /ˌoʊ.ʃiˈæn.i.ə/ /ˌɐʉ.ʃiːˈaː.ni.ə/ /ˌəʉ.ʃiˈaː.ni.ə/ /ˌəʊ.ʃiˈɑː.nɪə/ pn
Ozeanien
A geographical region or continent composed of many islands (Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia) plus Australasia. It is located between Asia, Antarctica and the Americas.

Oceanian adj
ozeanisch
From or relating to Oceania (geographical region or continent).

Oceanian Oceanians n
Ozeanier
Someone from Oceania (geographical region or continent).

Oceanus /oʊˈsiːənəs/ pn
Okeanos
(Greek god) Personification of vast waters or the world ocean. He was the first-born of the Titans, son of Uranus and Gaia, the god that encircled the earth. With his sister-wife, Tethys, he fathered all rivers and the Oceanids.

Octans pn
Oktant
(constellation) A small circumpolar constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble an octant. It lies closest to the southern celestial pole of any constellation.

Octavian /ɒkˈteɪvi.ən/ pn
Octavian
(historical) A en given name, notably borne by Augustus (Caesar) between 44 and 27 BCE

Octavius /ɒkˈteɪvɪəs/ pn
Octavius
A en given name, in occasional use.

October /ɑkˈtoʊbəɹ/ /ɒkˈtəʊbə/ [ɑkˈtʰoʊbɚ] Octobers pn
Oktober Gilbhart
The tenth month of the Gregorian calendar, following September and preceding November. Abbreviation: Oct.

October Revolution pn
Oktoberrevolution

Odense pn
Odense Ottensee
Odense, the largest city in Region of Southern Denmark (Region Syddanmark) and third-largest city in Denmark.

Oder pn
Oder
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Odessa /əʊˈdɛsə/ pn
Odessa
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Odin /oʊdɪn/ /əʊdɪn/ pn
Odin Wotan Wüeti
(Norse mythology, and, paganism) A major Germanic god, often described as chief of the pantheon, in his Norse form a member of the Æsir, married to Frigg and associated with knowledge, poetry and war. Wednesday refers to him by way of interpretatio germanica.

Odisha /oː.ɖɪ.ˈʃaː/ pn
Orissa
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Odoacer /ˌoʊdoʊˈeɪsər/ /ˌɒdəʊˈeɪsə/ pn
Odoaker Odowakar
Flavius Odoacer, the first king of Italy

Odorheiu Secuiesc pn
Odorhellen

Odyssean more Odyssean most Odyssean adj
odysseisch
Of or pertaining to the Odyssey, an Ancient Greek epic poem by Homer.

Odysseus /oʊˈdɪsi.əs/ /oʊˈdɪsjuːs/ /əˈdɪsjuːs/ pn
Odysseus
(Greek mythology) The son of Laertes and Anticlea and father of Telemachus. A Greek leader during the Trojan War, he was responsible for the Trojan horse. He was also king of Ithaca, hero of the Iliad and protagonist of the Odyssey.

Odyssey /ˈɑ.də.si/ /ˈɑ.dɪ.si/ /ˈɒ.də.si/ pn
Odyssee
An epic poem, ascribed to Homer, that describes the journey of Odysseus after the fall of Troy.

Oedipal /ˈidəpəl/ /ˈidəpɛl/ /ˈɛdəpəl/ /ˈɛdəpɛl/ adj
ödipal
(psychoanalysis) Of or relating to the Oedipus complex.

Oedipus /ˈiːdɪpəs/ /ˈɛdɪpəs/ pn
Ödipus
(Greek mythology) A son of Laius and Jocasta, who unwittingly killed his father and married his mother.

Oedipus complex /ˈidəpəs ˈkɒmplɛks/ /ˈɛdəpəs ˈkɒmplɛks/ Oedipus complexes n
Ödipuskomplex Ödipuskonflikt
(psychoanalysis) In Freudian theory, the complex of emotions aroused in a child by an unconscious sexual desire for the parent of the opposite sex.

Oghuz /oʊˈɡuːz/ n
Oghusen
A group of south-western Turkic people, including the Turks and Turkmens

Ohio /oʊˈhaɪoʊ/ /əʊˈhʌɪəʊ/ /əˈhaɪoʊ/ /əˈhaɪəʊ/ pn
Ohio
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Ohm's law pn
Ohmsches Gesetz
(physics) Ohm's observation that the direct current flowing in an electrical circuit consisting only of resistances is directly proportional to the voltage applied.

Ohrid /ˈɒx.ɹɪd/ /ˈəʊx.ɹɪd/ pn
Ohrid Ochrid
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Ojibwe /əˈdʒɪbweɪ/ Ojibwe Ojibwes pn
Ojibwe
The language spoken by the native Algonquin people of central Canada, one of a closely related group of languages and dialects of the Algonquian branch of the Algic language family.
Anishinabe
A member of a native Algonquin people of central Canada.

Okazaki fragment Okazaki fragments n
Okazaki-Fragment
(genetics, often, _, in the plural) One of many short, newly synthesized DNA fragments formed on the lagging template strand (i.e. lagging strand) during DNA replication.

Okinawa rail Okinawa rails n
Okinawaralle
A species of rail, Gallirallus okinawae, endemic to Okinawa Island in Japan.

Oklahoma /ˌoʊk.ləˈhoʊ.mə/ pn
Oklahoma
Two communities in the United States, named for the state or territory:

Oklahoma City pn
Oklahoma City
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Olaf /ˈoʊl.æf/ /ˈoʊl.ɑːf/ /ˈoʊl.əf/ /ˈəʊl.æf/ /ˈəʊl.ɑːf/ /ˈəʊl.əf/ pn
Olaf
A en given name.

Old Armenian pn
Altarmenisch
The oldest attested form of the Armenian language, first written down at the beginning of the 5th century AD and spoken until 12th century; then replaced by Middle Armenian. Served as a literary language until the 18-19th centuries. Partly intelligible to speakers of modern Armenian.

Old Believer Old Believers n
Altgläubiger Altgläubige Altgläubigentum
(religion) Any of those who separated from the official Russian Orthodox Church after 1666 as a protest against the church reforms introduced by Patriarch Nikon between 1652 and 1666. They continue liturgical and ritual practices which predate the reforms.

Old Catalan pn
Altkatalanisch
The Catalan language as it existed in the Middle Ages.

Old Catholic adj
altkatholisch christkatholisch
Pertaining to a group of churches that split from the Roman Catholic Church over the dogma of papal infallibility, which they did not agree with.

Old Chinese pn
Altchinesisch
A linguistic ancestor of the Chinese languages, spoken during roughly the first millennium BCE.

Old Church Slavonic pn
Altkirchenslawisch
The first literary and liturgical Slavic language.

Old Czech pn
Alttschechisch
A historical form of the Czech language, spoken between the 12th and 15th centuries.

Old Dutch pn
Altniederländisch
A branch of Old Low Franconian, with a Frisian substrate, spoken and written during the Middle Ages (c. 9th to 12th century) in the Netherlands and the northern part of present-day Belgium, as well as in areas of northern France along the North Sea coast and adjoining Belgium. This language represents the first attested stage of the Dutch language and its dialects, being succeeded by Middle Dutch in the later Middle Ages.

Old Earth creationism n
Alte-Erde-Kreationismus Langzeitkreationismus
The belief that God created the universe and the Earth very long ago and that the universe and the Earth are as old as scientists have proven.

Old East Slavic pn
Altostslawisch Altrussisch
(historical) A Slavic language used from the 10th to the 14th centuries by East Slavs in the state of Kievan Rus and its successors. The ancestor of Belarusian, Russian, Rusyn and Ukrainian.

Old Egyptian pn
Altägyptisch
The Egyptian language as spoken from 2600 to 2000 BC during the Old Kingdom and First Intermediate Period.

Old English pn
Altenglisch Angelsächsisch altenglische Sprache angelsächsische Sprache
(linguistics, history) The ancestor language of Modern English, also called Anglo-Saxon, spoken in most of Britain from about 400 to 1100.

Old English Sheepdog Old English Sheepdogs n
altenglischer Schäferhund
A herding dog of a particular breed (also used as a pet), with shaggy grey and white fur also covering its face, and a docked tail.

Old French pn
Altfranzösisch
The French language as spoken or written from the 9th to the early 14th century.

Old Frisian pn
Altfriesisch
a West Germanic language spoken on parts of the North Sea coast of modern Netherlands and Germany until the 16th century

Old Galician-Portuguese pn
Altportugiesisch
A language spoken in western Iberia during the High and Late Middle Ages, the ancestor of modern Portuguese and Galician.

Old Georgian pn
Altgeorgisch
A language of the South Caucasian family, spoken between the 5th Century BC and the 17th Century AD when it evolved into the modern Georgian language.

Old Greek pn
Altgriechisch
A form of the Greek language intermediate between Ancient Greek and Modern Greek; spoken roughly between the 1st and 16th centuries.

Old High German adj
althochdeutsch
Concerning the Old High German language.

Old High German pn
Althochdeutsch
The early recorded form of the High German language, spoken from the 8th century to the 12th century.

Old Icelandic pn
Altisländisch
The Old Norse language as spoken and written in Iceland in the Middle Ages, quite similar to Old Norwegian, but differing most markedly in orthography and, to a lesser extent, in phonology.

Old Irish pn
Altirisch
The Irish language as attested from the sixth to the tenth centuries C.E., the oldest form of the Goidelic languages for which extensive texts (written in the Latin alphabet) are extant.

Old Japanese pn
Altjapanisch
the oldest stage of the Japanese language; spoken through the 8th century and followed by Late Old Japanese

Old Kingdom pn
Altes Reich
(historical) Egypt from the start of the 3rd Dynasty to its disintegration into regional states at the end of the 6th Dynasty.

Old Korean pn
Altkoreanisch
The language spoken in Korea and written in hanja, which evolved into Middle Korean by the 10th or 13th century, depending on the analysis.

Old Latin pn
Altlatein Altlateinisch Frühlatein
The Latin language in the period before the age of Classical Latin; particularly Latin before 75 BC.

Old Low Franconian pn
Altniederfränkisch altniederfränkisch
The West Germanic language that is the ancestor of modern Dutch and its varieties.

Old Low German pn
Altniederdeutsch

Old Maid /əʊld meɪd/ Old Maids n
Schwarzer Peter
(uncountable) A children's card game, sometimes played with a special deck, where the object of the game is for each player to find matches for all the cards in his hand, without being stuck with the single unmatchable card.

Old Norse pn
Altnordisch
The language of Scandinavia until the 14th century, the common ancestor of modern Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Faroese, and Icelandic.

Old Norwegian pn
Altnorwegisch
The Old Norse language as spoken and written in Norway in the Middle Ages.

Old Persian pn
Altpersisch
The ancestor language of Middle Persian, and via it of New Persian language. Attested in Old Persian cuneiform, in the period 525 B.C.E. - 300 B.C.E..

Old Polish pn
Altpolnisch altpolnisch
A historical form of the Polish language, spoken between the 9th and 16th centuries.

Old Provençal pn
Altprovenzalisch

Old Prussian adj
altpreußisch
Of or pertaining to the Old Prussian language or people.

Old Prussian Old Prussians n
Pruße Prußin
A member of the Baltic tribe that historically inhabited Prussia; a Baltic Prussian.

Old Prussian pn
Altpreußisch
An extinct Baltic language, once spoken by the Old Prussians, the indigenous peoples of the historical region of Prussia (now north-eastern Poland, the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia and Lithuania).

Old Saxon n
Altsächsisch
A west Germanic language historically tied to Anglo-Saxon and Old Low Franconian.

Old Slavonic pn
Altkirchenslawisch
Old Church Slavonic language
Urslawisch
Proto-Slavic language

Old South Arabian adj
Altsüdarabisch Frühsüdarabisch
related to the Old South Arabian languages.
related to the Ancient South Arabian script.

Old Spanish n
Altspanisch
Western Ibero-Romance language that was spoken on the Iberian Peninsula from the 10th century until roughly the beginning of the 15th century, before a consonantic readjustment gave rise to the evolution of Modern Spanish, differentiating Spanish proper from Judæo-Spanish and Haketia.

Old Swedish pn
Altschwedisch
The medieval form of the Swedish language, markedly different from the modern language in having more complex case and gender systems.

Old Testament pn
Altes Testament
(religion, chiefly, Christianity) The first major part of the Christian Bible, covering events before the coming of Christ, corresponding roughly to the Jewish Tanakh. Usually subdivided into the categories of law, history, poetry (or wisdom books), and prophecy.

Old World pn
Alte Welt
The Eastern Hemisphere, especially Europe, Africa and Asia.

Old World monkey Old World monkeys n
Altweltaffe Schmalnasenaffe
A member of a group of primates, falling in the superfamily Cercopithecoidea in the clade Catarrhini.

Oleksandrivsk pn
Oleksandriwsk
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Olenekian pn
Olenekium
(geology, paleontology) A subdivision of the Triassic period.

Olga /ˈoʊlɡə/ /ˈɒlɡə/ pn
Olga
A transliteration of the Russian female given name О́льга (Ólʹga).

Oligocene adj
oligozän
(geology) Of a geologic epoch within the Paleogene period from about 34 to 23 million years ago; marked by the rapid evolution in a warm climate.

Oligocene pn
Oligozän
(geology) The Oligocene epoch.

Oliver /ˈɑlɪvɚ/ /ˈɒlɪvə/ Olivers pn
Oliver
A en given name.

Olivia /oʊˈlɪvi.ə/ /əʊˈlɪvi.ə/ /əˈlɪ.vi.ə/ pn
Olivia
A en given name.

Olivier salad Olivier salads n
Oliviersalat
A traditional Russian salad of mainly boiled vegetables dressed with mayonnaise.

Olomouc /ˈɒləmaʊts/ pn
Olmütz Olmützer Olomouc
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Olomouc District pn
Bezirk Olmütz Okres Olomouc
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Olomouc Region pn
Olmützer Region Olomoucký kraj
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Olomouc cheese n
Olmützer Quargel Quargel
a kind of ripened soft cheese, characteristic with its strong scent, distinctive pungent taste and yellowish colour, traditionally made in central Moravia, the Czech Republic

Olsztyn /ˈɒlʃtɪn/ pn
Allenstein Olsztyn
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Oltenia /oʊlˈtɛni.ə/ pn
Kleine Walachei Oltenien
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Olympiad /-əd/ /oʊˈlɪmpiˌæd/ /əˈlɪmpiæd/ Olympiads n
Olympiade
(by, _, extension, usually, _, preceded, _) A competition aspiring to the importance of the Olympic Games or considered similar to them, especially one occurring at 4-year intervals, representing a national or international range of amateur student rather than professional adult competition, and/or requiring the highest level of ability in the field for success.

Olympian /əˈlɪm.pi.ən/ /əˈlɪm.pɪ.ən/ more Olympian most Olympian adj
olympisch
(not comparable) Of or relating to Mount Olympus, the highest mountain in Greece; or (Greek mythology) the Greek gods and goddesses who were believed to live there.

Olympian /əˈlɪm.pi.ən/ /əˈlɪm.pɪ.ən/ Olympians n
Olympier Olympierin
(Greek mythology) Any of the 12 principal gods and goddesses of the Greek pantheon (Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, Ares, Hermes, Hephaestus, Aphrodite, Athena, Apollo, Artemis, Demeter, and Hades); (specifically) preceded by the: Zeus, the supreme ruler of the Greek deities.
Olympiasieger Olympiasiegerin Olympiateilnehmer Olympiateilnehmerin Olympionike Olympionikin
(historical) A sportsperson competing in the ancient Olympic Games.
A sportsperson competing in the modern Olympic Games.

Olympic /oʊˈlɪm.pɪk/ /əˈlɪm.pɪk/ adj
olympisch
(rare) Of or pertaining to Olympus, a mountain of Thessaly, fabled as the seat of the gods.

Olympic Games pn
Olympische Spiele Olympiade
An international multi-sport event (inspired by the ancient festival) taking place every fourth year. [from 19th c.]

Olympic Winter Games pn
Olympische Winterspiele
The winter counterpart to the summer Olympic Games, featuring winter sports.

Olympics pn
Olympiade
The Olympic Games.

Olympus /əˈlɪmpəs/ pn
Olymp
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Olza pn
Olsa
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Om Ali Om Alis n
Om Ali
A traditional Egyptian dessert resembling bread pudding, typically made with layers of puff pastry or phyllo dough, milk, nuts (such as almonds, pistachios, or hazelnuts), and sometimes raisins or coconut. It is baked until golden and served warm, often garnished with additional nuts, powdered sugar, or whipped cream.

Oman /oʊˈmæn/ /oʊˈmɑn/ /əʊˈmɑːn/ /əˈmɑːn/ pn
Oman
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Omani adj
omanisch
Of, from, or pertaining to Oman or the Omani people.

Omani Omanis n
Omaner Omanerin
A person from Oman or of Omani descent.

Omicron variant n
Omikron-Variante
The highly virulent B.1.1.529 strain of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19.

Omsk pn
Omsk
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Ondine's curse pn
Undine-Syndrom
(disease) A medical condition marked by malfunction of the nerves that control involuntary body functions, causing breathing to require conscious effort and therefore meaning patients will die if they fall asleep.

Onega pn
Onegasee
a freshwater lake in the north-west European part of Russia, located on the territory of Republic of Karelia, Leningrad Oblast and Vologda Oblast

Ontario /ɑnˈtɛəɹ.i.oʊ/ /ɒnˈtæɹ.i.o/ /ɒnˈtɛə.ɹi.o/ /ɒnˈtɛə.ɹi.əʊ/ pn
Ontario
A lake, Lake Ontario, between Ontario province and New York State.

Oort Cloud /ˈɔːrt klaʊd/ pn
Oortsche Wolke
(astronomy) The Solar System's Oort cloud, extending from 50,000 to 100,000 astronomical units (approximately 1 light year) from the sun; supposedly the source of most comets around the Solar System.

Opatija pn
Sankt Jakobi
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Opatrny pn
Opatrny

Open Game Open Games n
offene Spiele

Ophelia /oʊˈfi.li.ə/ /oʊˈfi.əl.jə/ /ɒˈfiː.lɪə/ /əʊˈfiː.lɪə/ /əˈfiː.lɪə/ pn
Ophelia
A en given name

Ophiotaurus n
Ophiotauros
(Greek mythology) A mythical creature, part bull and part serpent.

Ophiuchus /ˌoʊ.fiˈjuː.kəs/ /ˌɑf.iˈjuː.kəs/ pn
Schlangenträger
(zodiac constellations) A zodiacal constellation of the northern summer said to depict a man (Asclepius) holding a serpent; the serpent is the constellation Serpens.

Opium War Opium Wars pn
Opiumkrieg
(historical) The First Opium War or the Second Opium War, two Anglo-Chinese disputes in the mid-19th century.

Opole pn
Oppeln Opole
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Oppenheim Oppenheims pn
Oppenheim
(countable) A surname from German.
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Oppenheimer /ˈɒpənˌhaɪmər/ Oppenheimers n
Oppenheimer
A denizen of Oppenheim

Oppenheimer /ˈɒpənˌhaɪmər/ Oppenheimers pn
Oppenheimer
A surname from German.

Ops pn
Ops
(Roman god) The goddess of earth and fertility. Equivalent to the Greek Rhea, Ops was the sister-wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter. After Saturn learned of a prophecy that his children by Ops would overthrow him, he ate each of them just after they were born; however, Ops saved Jupiter by feeding Saturn a stone instead.

Oradea pn
Großwardein

Orange Free State pn
Oranjefreistaat
(historical) A former province of South Africa (1910–1994), now the province of Free State.

Orange Order pn
Oranierorden
A Northern Ireland religious and political organisation, loyal to the British crown and with strong anti-Catholicism policies.

Orcadian /ɔː(ɹ)ˈkeɪ.diː.ən/ more Orcadian most Orcadian adj
Orkney- orkadisch
Of or relating to the Orkney Islands.

Orcadian /ɔː(ɹ)ˈkeɪ.diː.ən/ Orcadians n
Bewohner der Orkneyinseln Bewohnerin der Orkneyinseln Orkadier Orkadierin
Someone from the Orkney Islands.

Ordovician pn
Ordovizium
(geology) The Ordovician period.

Ore Mountains pn
Erzgebirge
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Oregon /ˈɑɹɪɡən/ /ˈɒɹɪɡən/ /ˈɔɹəɡɪn/ /ˈɔɹɡən/ /ˈɔɹɪɡɑn/ /ˈɔɹɪɡən/ pn
Oregon
Several other locations in the United States:

Oregon grape n
Mahonie
An evergreen shrub (Berberis aquifolium, syn. Mahonia aquifolium) native to the northwestern United States and southwestern Canada, having broadly serrated, glossy leaves and clusters of yellow flowers that develop into dark bluish-purple fruits.

Orenburg pn
Orenburg
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Oreo /ˈɔɹioʊ/ Oreos n
Oreo
(foods) A cookie made of two wafers joined with a sugary filling, particularly a Nabisco cookie with two alkalized cocoa-powder wafers around a white creme filling.

Oresund /ˈɜːsʊnd/ /ˈɝsʊnd/ pn
Öresund
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Oresund Bridge /ˌɜːsʊnd ˈbɹɪdʒ/ /ˌɜ˞sʊnd ˈbɹɪdʒ/ pn
Öresundbrücke
A road–rail bridge across Oresund between Sweden and Denmark.

Oriental /ɒɹiˈɛntəl/ /ɔːɹiˈɛntəl/ more Oriental most Oriental adj
orientalisch
Pertaining to the regions east of the Mediterranean, beyond the Roman Empire or the early Christian world; of the Near East, the Middle East or the Far East, now especially relating to East Asia. [from 15th c.]

Oriental /ɒɹiˈɛntəl/ /ɔːɹiˈɛntəl/ Orientals n
Orientale Orientalin Ostler Ostlerin
(archaic) A person from the eastern region of a place. [15th–19th c.]

Oriental Mindoro pn
Oriental Mindoro
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Oriental Republic of Uruguay pn
Republik Östlich des Uruguay
The official name of Uruguay.

Oriental darter Oriental darters n
Orient-Schlangenhalsvogel
(zoology) A bird (Anhinga melanogaster) of Southeast Asia

Oriental studies n
Orientalistik
(humanities) an academic field of study that embraces Near Eastern and Far Eastern societies and cultures, languages, peoples, history and archaeology

Orinoco /ˌoɹ.ɪˈnoʊ.koʊ/ /ˌoʊ.ɹɪˈnoʊ.koʊ/ /ˌɒɹɪˈnəʊkəʊ/ pn
Orinoco
The Orinoco river basin of Venezuela.

Orion /oʊˈɹaɪ.ən/ /ɒˈɹaɪ.ən/ /əʊˈɹaɪ.ən/ /əˈɹaɪ.ən/ Orions pn
Orion
(Greek mythology) A giant-hunter, pursuer of the Pleiades and lover of Eos, and killed by Artemis.
(constellation) A constellation on the celestial equator close to Gemini and Taurus, containing the stars Betelgeuse and Rigel.

Orion Nebula pn
Orionnebel
(astronomy) A diffuse nebula visible in the night sky below Orion's Belt; it is approximately 40 light years across. It is one of the brightest nebulae visible to the naked eye and is the closest region of stellar formation to Earth.

Orion's Belt pn
Gürtel des Orion Jakobsleiter Jakobsstab
(constellation) A bright asterism located near the celestial equator; it consists of three bright stars lined up and visibly close together. It is part of the constellation Orion and includes the stars Alnitak (ζ Ori), Alnilam (ε Ori), and Mintaka (δ Ori).

Oriya pn
Oriya
Odia, the language spoken in the state of Odisha, India.

Orkney Islands pn
Orkney Orkaden Orkaden-Inseln Orkney-Inseln Orkneyinseln Orkneys
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Orleans /ˈɔɹ.li.ənz/ /ˈɔɹ.liːnz/ /ˈɔː.li.ənz/ pn
Orleans Orléans
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Orontes /ɔːˈɹɒntiːz/ pn
Orontes
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Orontian /ɔːˈɹɒnti.ən/ adj
orontisch
Of or pertaining to the Orontes.

Orphean more Orphean most Orphean adj
orpheisch

Orpheus /ˈɔɹfi.əs/ /ˈɔɹfjuːs/ pn
Orpheus
(Greek mythology) A Thracian musician and poet, who failed to retrieve his wife Eurydice from Hades.

Orphism pn
Orphik Orphismus Orphizismus
(religion, Ancient Greece) A religious movement in antiquity, supposed to have been founded by Orpheus.
Orphischer Kubismus Orphismus
(arts) A minor Cubist art movement focusing on pure abstraction and bright colours.

Orthodox more Orthodox most Orthodox adj
orthodox
(Christianity, loosely) Of or pertaining to a particular Orthodox Church, usually the Eastern Orthodox Church, sometimes the Oriental Orthodox Church or the Church of the East.

Orthodox Church Orthodox Churches n
Orthodoxe Kirche orthodoxe Kirche
The Eastern body of Christendom

Orthodox Jew Orthodox Jews n
orthodoxer Jude
An adherent of Orthodox Judaism

Orthodoxy /ˈɔːɹθədɑːksi/ /ˈɔːθədɒksi/ pn
Orthodoxie Rechtgläubigkeit
The aggregate of the definitive elements of the Eastern Orthodox Church, such as its faith, worship, theology, and traditions.

Orwellianism Orwellianisms n
Orwellismus
Orwellian systems or methods generally; totalitarian propaganda, surveillance, repression, etc.

Oryol pn
Orjol
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Orăștie pn
Broos

Orșova pn
Orschowa

Osaka /oʊˈsɑ.kə/ /əʊˈsæ.kə/ /əʊˈsɑːkə/ pn
Osaka
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Oscan /ˈɑːskən/ /ˈɒskən/ adj
oskisch
Of or pertaining to the Oscan language or Oscan people, or their writing system.

Oscan /ˈɑːskən/ /ˈɒskən/ Oscans n
Osker Oskerin
A member of an ancient group of Italic-speaking peoples of Campania (the Osci).

Oscan /ˈɑːskən/ /ˈɒskən/ pn
Oskisch
The extinct language of the Oscan people.

Oscar /ˈɑs.kɚ/ /ˈɒs.kə/ pn
Oscar Oskar
A en given name.

Osh pn
Osch
The second-largest city in Kyrgyzstan.

Oshnavieh pn
Oschnaviyeh
A small town in West Azerbaijan Province of Iran.

Oslo /ˈɑsloʊ/ /ˈɑzloʊ/ /ˈɒzləʊ/ pn
Oslo
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Osloite adj
Oslo- Osloer
Of, from, or pertaining to Oslo.

Osloite Osloites n
Osloer Osloerin
Someone from Oslo.

Osmussaar pn
Odinsholm Osmussaar
Island in northwest Estonia, on the southern coast of Gulf of Finland.

Osnabrück pn
Osnabrick Osnabrück
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Osroene pn
Osrhoene
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Ossetia /ɑˈsi.ʃə/ /ɑˈsɛt.i.ə/ /ɒˈsi(ː)ʃə/ /ɒˈsɛtɪə/ /əˈsɛt.i.ə/ /əˈsɛtɪə/ pn
Ossetien
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Ossetian /ɑˈsi.ʃən/ /ɑˈsɛt.i.ən/ /ɑˈsɛt.jən/ /ɒˈsi(ː).ʃən/ /ɒˈsɛt.i.ən/ /ɒˈsɛt.jən/ adj
ossetisch
Of, or pertaining to Ossetia or Ossetians.

Ossetian /ɑˈsi.ʃən/ /ɑˈsɛt.i.ən/ /ɑˈsɛt.jən/ /ɒˈsi(ː).ʃən/ /ɒˈsɛt.i.ən/ /ɒˈsɛt.jən/ Ossetians n
Ossete Ossetin
A member of the Iranian people inhabiting Ossetia.

Ossetian /ɑˈsi.ʃən/ /ɑˈsɛt.i.ən/ /ɑˈsɛt.jən/ /ɒˈsi(ː).ʃən/ /ɒˈsɛt.i.ən/ /ɒˈsɛt.jən/ pn
Ossetisch ossetisch
The Eastern Iranian language spoken by these people.

Ostaš pn
Wostasberg
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Ostend /ˈɒstˌɛnd/ pn
Ostende
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Osterlandish adj
osterländisch

Ostrava pn
Ostrau Ostrava
A city in the far east of the Czech Republic.

Ostrogoth /ˈɒstrəɡɒθ/ Ostrogoths n
Ostgote
Any member of an ancient East Germanic tribe, one branch of the Goths (the Visigoths being the other), which invaded Italy in the sixth century

Ostrogothic adj
ostgotisch
of or pertaining to the Ostrogoths

Ostrogothic Kingdom pn
Ostgotenreich
(historical) A kingdom (493—553 CE), founded by Theodoric the Great, corresponding to present-day Italy (including Sicily but not Sardinia) and neighbouring areas.

Ottawa /ˈɑtəwə/ /ˈɑtəˌwɑ/ /ˈɒtəwɒ/ /ˈɒtəwə/ [ˈɑɾəwə] Ottawas n
Odawa
A member of the Ottawa people.

Ottawa /ˈɑtəwə/ /ˈɑtəˌwɑ/ /ˈɒtəwɒ/ /ˈɒtəwə/ [ˈɑɾəwə] pn
Odawa
An Algonquian people closely related to the Ojibwe; also spelt Ottowa.
Ottawa
(by synecdoche, metonymy) The federal government of Canada.

Otterhound Otterhounds n
Otterhund
A dog of a particular breed of scent hound, originating in Britain.

Otto /ˈɑtoʊ/ /ˈɒtəʊ/ Ottoes Ottos pn
Otto
A en given name.

Ottoman /ˈɑtəmən/ /ˈɒtəmən/ adj
osmanisch ottomanisch
Of the Ottoman Empire.

Ottoman /ˈɑtəmən/ /ˈɒtəmən/ Ottomans n
Osmane Osmanin
A citizen of the Ottoman Empire.

Ottoman Empire /ˈɑtəmən ˈɛmpaɪɹ/ /ˈɒtəmən ˈɛmpaɪə/ pn
Osmanisches Reich Ottomanisches Reich
(historical) A large Turkish empire which began as a Turkish sultanate centered in modern Turkey; founded in the late 13th century, it lasted until the end of World War I.

Ottoman Turkish pn
Osmanisch-Türkisch Reichstürkisch Rumtürkisch
The variety of the Turkish language that was used as the administrative and literary language of the Ottoman Empire.

Ottonian adj
ottonisch
Pertaining to a dynasty of Germanic kings including Otto the Great

Ouagadougou /ˈwɑːɡəˈduːɡuː/ pn
Ouagadougou
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Ouija /ˈwiːd͡ʒi/ /ˈwiːd͡ʒə/ Ouijas n
Alphabettafel Hexenbrett Ouija Seelenschreiber
(countable) A board, having letters of the alphabet and the words yes and no; used with a planchette during a seance to "communicate" with spirits.

Oulu pn
Oulu
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Our Lady pn
Unsere Liebe Frau
(Christianity) Synonym of Mary, mother of Jesus, particularly in Catholic contexts.

Our Lady of Sorrows pn
Mater dolorosa Schmerzensmutter
(Christianity, chiefly, _, Catholicism) Synonym of Mary, mother of Jesus, in particular reference to her grief at the Crucifixion.

Outer Hebrides /ˌaʊtə ˈhɛbɹɪdiːz/ pn
Äußere Hebriden
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Outer Mongolia pn
Außere Mongolei
Mongolia; a region south of Siberia, west of Manchuria and north of Inner Mongolia (with closely related native Mongolian population), well north of the Great Wall, which never became an integral part of the Chinese empire, and later achieved autonomy and full independence of China, as the republic of Mongolia

Oval Office pn
Oval Office
The official office of the President of the United States, located in the West Wing of the White House.

Overton window Overton windows n
Overton Window Overton-Fenster

Ovidian more Ovidian most Ovidian adj
ovidisch
Of or pertaining to the Latin poet Ovid; resembling the style of Ovid.

Oxford /ˈɑksfɚd/ /ˈɒksfəd/ /ˈɔːksfəd/ pn
Oxford Ochsenfurt
An English habitational surname derived from the city in England.

Oymyakon pn
Oimjakon
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P-complete adj
P-vollständig
(computing theory) Describing any problem in the complexity class P to which there exists a polynomial time mapping from any other problem in P.

PADS n
PAD/[[P.A.D.]] PADS/[[P.A.D.S.]] PAS/[[P.A.S.]] Pandora-Depression Post-Avatar-Depression Post-Avatar-Depression-Syndrom
(fandom, neologism) Initialism of post-Avatar depression syndrome (“a feeling of depression brought upon by watching the 2009 epic science fiction film Avatar or its sequels, as a result of not being able to experience the movie's world in real life”). [from 2010]

PAH PAHs n
PAK
(organic chemistry) Initialism of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon.

PBUH interjection
F.s.m.I. F.s.m.i. FSMI
(Islam, sometimes, proscribed) Initialism of peace be upon him or peace be upon her; an honorific phrase used by some Muslims after any mention in speech or print of the Islamic prophet Muhammad or any other prophets or chosen figures believed by the majority of Muslims to be sent by God (Allah).

PC /ˌpiː ˈsiː/ PCs n
PC
Initialism of personal computer.

PDE PDEs n
PDG PDGL PDGl pDGL
(analysis) Initialism of partial differential equation.

PEBCAK /ˈpɛbkæk/ PEBCAKs n
Problem zwischen Stuhl und Tastatur
(computing, humorous, also, attributively) Chiefly used by technical support helpdesk staff: a problem experienced with a user's computer that is due to user error.

PIE /piː.aɪ.iː/ adj
PIE UIG uridg.
(linguistics, anthropology, etc.) Initialism of Proto-Indo-European.

PIN PINs n
Geheimzahl PIN PIN-Code PIN-Nummer persönliche Identifikationsnummer
Acronym of personal identification number.

PKK pn
PKK
Kurdistan Workers' Party.

PLC PLCs n
AG
(countable, business) Initialism of public limited company.
SPS
(countable, electronics) Initialism of programmable logic controller.

PLMN PLMNs n
PLMN
(telecommunications) Initialism of Public Land Mobile Network.

POSIX /ˈpɒz.ɪks/ pn
POSIX
(computing) Acronym of Portable Operating System Interface: a set of IEEE standards designed to provide application portability between UNIX variants.

PP PPs n
PP
(grammar) Initialism of prepositional phrase.

PPE PPEs n
PSA
Initialism of personal protective equipment.

PRC pn
VR China VRC
(politics) Initialism of People's Republic of China.

PS PSes PSs n
NS PS
Initialism of post scriptum, postscriptum, postscript. (initialism written at the end of a text as a footnote)

PTO PTOs n
Elternausschuss Elternbeirat Elternpflegschaft Elternvertretung
Initialism of parent-teacher organization.
Zapfwelle
Initialism of power take-off, a powered shaft for driving auxiliary equipment.

PTO pn
Patentamt
Initialism of patent and trademark office. (United States Patent and Trademark Office), usually abbreviated USPTO.

PTSD n
PTBS
Initialism of post-traumatic stress disorder.

PaaS /pæːs/ n
PaaS
(computing) Acronym of Platform as a Service.

Pachamama pn
Pachamama
Pachamama

Pacific Northwest pn
Pazifischer Nordwesten
The region of North America along the Pacific coast, typically defined as the states of Washington and Oregon and the southern part of the province of British Columbia, but variously including northern California, Idaho, all of British Columbia, the Yukon territory, and the panhandle of or all of Alaska.

Pacific Ocean pn
Pazifischer Ozean Pazifik Stiller Ozean Großer Ozean
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Pacific saury Pacific sauries Pacific saury n
Pazifischer Makrelenhecht
A species of the saury family native to north Pacific Ocean from Yellow Sea to Gulf of Alaska; Cololabis saira.

Pacific silver fir Pacific silver firs n
Purpurtanne
A fir native to the coastal region of Pacific North America, Abies amabilis.

Padang pn
Padang

Padishah /ˈpɑːdɪʃɑː/ Padishahs n
Padischah
(history) A ruler of a Muslim country or state.

Padua pn
Padua
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Pag pn
Baag
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Pahlavi pn
Pehlewi
The Middle Persian language rendered in Book Pahlavi.

Paibian pn
Paibium
(geology, paleontology) A subdivision of the Cambrian period.

Pakistan /ˈpækəˌstaːn/ /ˈpækəˌstæn/ /ˈpækɪˌstæn/ /ˌpækɪˈstæn/ /ˌpækɪˈstɑːn/ /ˌpɑːkɪˈstɑːn/ pn
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Pakistani more Pakistani most Pakistani adj
pakistanisch
Of, from, or pertaining to Pakistan, or its people.

Pakistani Pakistanis n
Pakistaner Pakistanerin Pakistani
A person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent.

Palace of Westminster pn
Palace of Westminster Palast von Westlichemmünster
An extensive building on the north bank of the River Thames in London, housing the House of Commons and the House of Lords.

Palaic /pəˈleɪ.ɪk/ pn
palaische Sprache
An extinct Indo-European language belonging to Anatolian branch, attested in cuneiform tablets in Bronze Age Hattusa.

Palanga pn
Polangen

Palatinate pn
Pfalz Rheinpfalz
The County Palatinate of the Rhine or Electoral Palatinate of the Holy Roman Empire.

Palau /pəˈlaʊ/ pn
Palau
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Palauan Palauans n
Palauer Palauerin
Someone from Palau.

Palawan tit Palawan tits n
Kapuzenmeise
Pardaliparus amabilis, a small bird of the tit family Paridae

Palearctic pn
Paläarktis
(geography, biogeography) One of the major ecozones of the world, covering Europe, the old USSR territories, part of North Africa, and North Asia including the Himalaya foothills.

Paleo diet Paleo diets n
Paleo-Diät Steinzeitdiät
A nutritional plan based on the presumed ancient diet of wild plants and animals that various hominid species habitually consumed during the Paleolithic.

Paleocene /ˌpeɪ.liː.əʊˈsiːn/ pn
Paläozän
(geology) A geologic epoch within the Paleogene period from about 65 to 56 million years ago; marked by the rise of the first large mammals in a tropical climate.

Paleolithic /ˈpeɪl.ɪi.əʊˌlɪθ.ɪk/ /ˈpæl.ɪi.oʊˌlɪθ.ɪk/ pn
Altsteinzeit
A period that lasted from two and a half million years ago to 10,000 BC; the Old Stone Age.

Paleozoic more Paleozoic most Paleozoic adj
paläozoisch

Palestine /ˈpæləˌstaɪn/ /ˈpæləˌstiːn/ pn
Palästina
The territory of the current State of Israel, West Bank and Gaza Strip combined, the homeland of the Palestinian people.
(historical, technical) A British colonial entity administering approximately the lands mentioned in definition 3.
(historical, technical, rare) The British League of Nations Mandate for Palestine, of which this region was a part (the remainder being Transjordan, which covered approximately the lands of the modern Kingdom (originally Emirate) of Jordan).
(historical) Any of four Ancient Roman and Byzantine provinces in the eastern Mediterranean: Syria Palaestina, Palaestina Prima, Palaestina Secunda and Palaestina Salutaris.

Palestinian /pæl.əˈstɪn.i.ən/ more Palestinian most Palestinian adj
palästinensisch Palästinenser
Of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the Palestinian people.

Palestinian /pæl.əˈstɪn.i.ən/ Palestinians n
Palästinenser Palästinenserin
An inhabitant of Palestine or an Arab descending from that area.

Pali /ˈpɑːli/ pn
Pali
A Middle Indo-Aryan language of north India, closely related to Sanskrit; the sacred language of the Buddhist scriptures. [from 1690s]

Pallas's bunting Pallas's buntings n
Pallasammer
Emberiza pallasi, a passerine bird in the bunting family Emberizidae.

Pallas's grasshopper warbler Pallas's grasshopper warblers n
Streifenschwirl
Locustella certhiola, an Old World warbler.

Pallas's gull Pallas's gulls n
Fischmöwe
Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus, a large gull.

Pallas's leaf warbler Pallas's leaf warblers n
Goldhähnchen-Laubsänger
Phylloscopus proregulus, a leaf warbler that breeds in mountain forests from southern Siberia east to northern Mongolia and northeast China.

Palm Sunday Palm Sundays n
Palmsonntag Palmarum Palmtag Palmarum-Sonntag Sonntag Palmarum
The sixth Sunday in Lent, the Sunday before Easter.

Palmyrena pn
Palmyrene
A historical region and country of the Syrian steppe, of which Palmyra was the capital.

Palmyrene /pælˈmaɪ.ɹiːn/ /ˈpæl.mɪˌɹiːn/ /ˌpæl.maɪˈɹiːn/ /ˌpæl.mɚˈiːn/ adj
Palmyrener Palmyrer palmyrenisch palmyrisch
Of, from or relating to ancient Palmyra or Palmyrena.

Palmyrene /pælˈmaɪ.ɹiːn/ /ˈpæl.mɪˌɹiːn/ /ˌpæl.maɪˈɹiːn/ /ˌpæl.mɚˈiːn/ Palmyrenes n
Palmyrener Palmyrenerin Palmyrer Palmyrerin
(historical) A native or inhabitant of ancient Palmyra or Palmyrena.

Pamir pn
Pamir
A group of languages spoken in the Pamir mountains.

Pamphylia pn
Pamphylien
A historical region in the south coast of Asia Minor, between Lycia and Cilicia.

Pamplona /pæmˈploʊnə/ pn
Pamplona
A city in Navarre of northern Spain famous for the running of the bulls.

Pan-American more Pan-American most Pan-American adj
panamerikanisch
Covering or representing all of the Americas (both North America and South America), particularly with respect to events involving representatives of most or all countries in the Americas.

Pan-Germanism n
Pangermanismus
A movement striving to create a political union of all Germans.

Pan-Slavism n
Panslawismus
A movement aimed at uniting all the Slavic peoples.

Pan-Turkism n
Panturkismus
A political movement aiming to unite the various Turkic peoples into a modern political state.

Panama /ˈpæn.ə.mɑː/ pn
Panama
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Panama Canal pn
Panamakanal
A major man-made canal in Panama that connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

Panama Canal Zone /ˈpænəmɑː kəˈnæl ˌzəʊn/ pn
Panama-Kanalzone
(historical) The territory within Panama, stretching along the course of the Panama Canal but excluding the sea port cities Panama City and Colón under the 18 November 1903 lease treaty until the return of state control on 30 September 1979.

Panama City pn
Panama-Stadt
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Panama hat Panama hats n
Panamahut
A type of brimmed hat braided in Peru and Ecuador with the leaves of Carludovica palmata.

Panamanian /pænəˈmeɪni.ən/ adj
panamaisch Panamaer
Of, from, or pertaining to Panama or Panamanian people.

Panamanian /pænəˈmeɪni.ən/ Panamanians n
Panamaer Panamaerin
A person from Panama or of Panamanian descent.

Panathenaea /ˌpæn.æ.θɪˈniː.ə/ /ˌpænˌæ.θəˈni.ə/ pn
Panathenäen
(Ancient Greece, historical) A festival formerly held annually in Athens to honour the city's patron goddess Athena, involving animal sacrifices, a grand procession, and, every fourth year, athletic and musical contests.

Panay /pəˈnaɪ/ pn
Panay
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Panchatantra pn
Panchatantra
A canonical collection of Sanskrit as well as Pali (Buddhist) animal fables in verse and prose.

Panchen Lama Panchen Lamas n
Penchen Lama
(Tibetan Buddhism) The second-highest-ranking lama of the Gelug sect of Tibetan Buddhism, after the Dalai Lama.

Pancras /ˈpæŋkɹəs/ pn
Pankratius
One of two Christian saints, Pancras of Taormina and Pancras of Rome

Pandora /ˌpænˈdɔɹə/ pn
Pandora
(Greek mythology) The first woman on earth, who had been given a box by the gods and instructed not to open it, but who disobeyed the instructions out of curiosity, releasing all manner of evils into the world.
(astronomy) 55 Pandora, a main belt asteroid.

Pandora's box Pandora's boxes n
Büchse der Pandora Pandorabüchse
(idiomatic) A source of unforeseen trouble.

Panevėžys pn
Panevėžys Ponewesch Ponewiesch
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Pangaea /pænˈd͡ʒiː.ə/ pn
Pangäa
(geology) A supercontinent that included all the landmasses of the earth before the Triassic period and that broke up into Laurasia and Gondwana.

Pangkal Pinang pn
Pangkal Pinang
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Panglossian /pænˈɡlɑsi.ən/ /pænˈɡlɒsɪən/ /pænˈɡlɔsi.ən/ more Panglossian most Panglossian adj
panglossisch
(pejorative) Naively or unreasonably optimistic.

Panhellenic more Panhellenic most Panhellenic adj
panhellenisch

Pantheon pn
Pantheon

Pantocrator /pænˈtɒkɹətə/ pn
Allherrscher Pankrator Pantokrator Weltenherrscher
The ruler of everything, especially as an epithet for Jesus Christ; an artistic depiction of Jesus in this aspect.

Panzerfaust Panzerfausts n
Panzerfaust
A light, single-shot anti-tank grenade launcher developed in Germany in the latter stages of the Second World War.

Pap smear Pap smears n
Pap-Abstrich
(chiefly, gynaecology) A screening test meant to detect pre-cancerous and cancerous cells by taking a sample (‘smear’) of cells from the cervix.

Pap test Pap tests n
Pap-Test
(gynaecology) A screening test to detect pre-cancerous and cancerous cells by taking a sample ('smear') of cells from the cervix.

Papal States pn
Kirchenstaat
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Papenburg /ˈpæpənˌbɜːɡ/ pn
Papenburg
a city in Emsland district, Lower Saxony, Germany.

Paphos pn
Paphos
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Papua /ˈpaːpwə/ pn
Papua
The southern part of what is now called Papua New Guinea, formerly administered as a separate territory to New Guinea.

Papua New Guinea /ˈpaːpwə ˌnjuː ˈɡɪ.ni/ /ˈpæ.pjuː.ə ˌnjuː ˈɡɪ.ni/ /ˈpæp.u.ə ˌnu ˈɡɪn.i/ /ˈpæp.uː.ə ˌnjuː ˈɡɪn.i/ pn
Papua-Neuguinea
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Papua New Guinean adj
papua-neuguineisch
pertaining to Papua New Guinea.

Papuan Papuans n
Papua
Someone from Papua or Papua New Guinea

Paracel Islands pn
Paracel-Inseln
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Paracelsus /ˌpæɹəˈsɛlsəs/ pn
Paracelsus
The adopted name of Philippus von Hohenheim, a Swiss thinker of the 16th century known for his pioneering scientific work and his research into the occult and alchemy.

Paraclete /ˈpæɹəkliːt/ pn
Paraklet
(Christianity) The Holy Spirit, the Holy Ghost, especially in its role as comforter of the faithful.

Paradise /ˈpæɹ.ə.daɪs/ pn
Himmel Paradies
(religion) Heaven.

Paraguay /ˈpæɹ.ə.ɡwaɪ/ /ˈpæɹ.ə.ɡweɪ/ /ˈpɛɹ.ə.ɡwaɪ/ /ˈpɛɹ.ə.ɡweɪ/ pn
Paraguay
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Paraguayan adj
paraguayisch paraguayanisch
Of, from, or pertaining to Paraguay.
Of or pertaining to the people, language, or culture of Paraguay.

Paraguayan Paraguayans n
Paraguayer Paraguayerin
A person from Paraguay or of Paraguayan descent.

Paralympian /ˌpæ.ɹəˈlɪm.pi.ən/ /ˌpæ.ɹəˈlɪm.pɪ.ən/ /ˌpɛ-/ Paralympians n
paralympische Athletin paralympischer Athlet
(sports) One who competes in the Paralympic Games. [from mid 20th c.]

Paralympic Games pn
Paralympics Paralympische Spiele
An international sports competition participated in by sportspeople with physical disabilities, which is held every four years as a counterpart of the Olympic Games and nowadays at the same venue.

Paralympics pn
Paralympics
(sports) Synonym of Paralympic Games (“an international sports competition participated in by sportspeople with physical disabilities, which is held every four years as a counterpart of the Olympic Games and nowadays at the same venue”)

Paramaribo /pɑɹəˈmɑːɹɪbəʊ/ /ˌpɑɹəˈmɑɹəˌboʊ/ pn
Paramaribo
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Paraná /pə.ˈɹɑː.nə/ /ˌpæ.ɹəˈnɑ/ /ˌpæ.ɹəˈnɑː/ pn
Paraná
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Paris /ˈpæɹ.ɪs/ /ˈpɛɹ.ɪs/ pn
Paris
(Greek mythology) A Trojan prince who eloped with Helen.
(metonym) The government of France.
A en given name, usually from the French city.

Parisian /pəˈɹiʒən/ /pəˈɹɪzɪ.ən/ more Parisian most Parisian adj
Pariser pariserisch
Of, relating, or pertaining to Paris, France

Parisian /pəˈɹiʒən/ /pəˈɹɪzɪ.ən/ Parisians n
Pariser Pariserin
A person who was born in, or is a citizen or inhabitant of, Paris, France

Parkinson's disease n
Parkinson-Krankheit
(neurology, disease) A chronic neurological disorder affecting movement, characterized by tremor, slowness of movement (bradykinesia), cogwheel or lead-pipe rigidity, and postural instability.

Parma pn
Parma
A city, the capital of Parma.

Parnassus pn
Parnass
(figuratively) The home of poetry, literature, and learning.
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Parsi /ˈpɑɹsiː/ adj
parsisch
Of, or pertaining to, the Zoroastrian community of the Indian subcontinent.

Parsi /ˈpɑɹsiː/ Parsis n
Parse Parsin
A member of the larger of the two Zoroastrian communities of the Indian subcontinent.

Parthenon /ˈpɑːɹθənɑːn/ /ˈpɑːθənən/ pn
Parthenon
An ancient temple to Athena and monument in the city of Athens. It is a symbol of Greek achievement in the arts and of Athenian democracy.

Parthia /ˈpɑɹθi.ə/ /ˈpɑːθi.ə/ pn
Parthien
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Parthian /ˈpɑɹθiən/ /ˈpɑːθɪən/ adj
parthisch
Relating to Parthia or Parthians.

Parthian /ˈpɑɹθiən/ /ˈpɑːθɪən/ Parthians n
Parther Partherin
A native or inhabitant of Parthia.
Parther Partherin Parthisch
An extinct Western Iranian language that was spoken in Parthia.

Parthian Empire pn
Partherreich
(historical) An ancient empire of Western Asia founded as a kingdom by Arsaces I with his 3rd-century-BCE conquest of Parthia (only recently a satrapy of the Seleucid Empire) and subsequently greatly expanded by Mithridates I.

Pascal /pæsˈkæl/ /ˈpæskæl/ Pascals pn
Pascal
(countable) A surname transferred from the given name.

Pascal's triangle Pascal's triangles n
Pascalsches Dreieck
(mathematics) A geometric representation of the binomial coefficients in a triangle, each entry being the sum of the two entries above.

Pascal's wager pn
Pascal’sche Wette pascalsche Wette
(religion) An argument for theism (and specifically Christianity, according to the writer) maintaining that belief in the divine ensures happiness in this life and offers the possibility of eternal happiness (should God or divine beings exist), whereas atheism, even if it brings happiness in this life, offers no hope of eternal happiness and carries the risk of eternal damnation.

Paschal Lamb /ˈpæs.kəl ˈlæm/ /ˈpɑːs.kəl ˈlæm/ Paschal Lambs n
Osterlamm Pascha Paschalamm Passa Passah Passahlamm
(historical) The lamb eaten at Passover.
(figuratively) Jesus Christ symbolized as a sacrifice.
Agnus Dei
(heraldiccharge) A lamb depicted with nimbus and bearing a flag (usually St. George's cross: argent a cross gules).

Pashto /ˈpæʃtəʊ/ /ˈpʌʃtəʊ/ n
Paschtu Paschto Paschtunisch Afghanisch Puschtu
The native Indo-Iranian language of the Pashtun people; an official language of Afghanistan.

Pashtun more Pashtun most Pashtun adj
paschtunisch
Of or relating to the Pashtuns (a segmentary-lineage ethnic group currently numbering some 50 million people, which is the largest ethnic group in Afghanistan and the second largest in Pakistan), or to their culture.

Pashtun Pashtuns n
Paschtune Paschtunin
A member of the Pashtun ethnic group, or of a Pashtun tribe.
A Pashto-speaking person.

Pashtunistan pn
Pakhtunistan Paschtunistan Pathanistan
The geographic region historically inhabited by the indigenous Pashtun people of modern-day Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Pashtunwali pn
Paschtunwali
The tribal code of conduct followed by the Pashtun people.

Passarge pn
Passarge
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Passau pn
Passau
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Passion /ˈpæʃən/ pn
Passion
(Christianity) The sufferings of Jesus Christ from the night of the Last Supper to the Crucifixion.

Passion Sunday Passion Sundays n
Karsonntag Passionssonntag
The fifth Sunday in Lent, the second Sunday before Easter, the first day in Passiontide.

Passover Passovers pn
Pessach Passa Passah Mazzotfest Pascha Paschafest
The one-day Biblical feast or festival (not a holy day) that begins at twilight on the fourteenth day of the first month (Nisan 14), which is then immediately followed by the seven-day Feast of Unleavened Bread (Nisan 15 to 21; the first and seventh days are holy days or annual Sabbaths).

Pastafarianism n
Pastafarianismus
A parody religion centered around the Flying Spaghetti Monster, a creator deity who resembles spaghetti and meatballs.

Pasterka /pasˈtɛɹkə/ pn
Passendorf
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Patagonia /ˌpæ.təˈɡoʊ.ni.ə/ /ˌpæ.təˈɡoʊn.jə/ /ˌpæ.təˈɡəʊ.nɪ.ə/ pn
Patagonien
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Patagonian cypress Patagonia cypresses n
Patagonische Zypresse
A species of tree, Fitzroya cupressoides, the largest found in South America.

Pathet Lao /ˌpa.tɛt ˈlaʊ/ pn
Pathet Lao
A communist nationalist movement and political party in Laos, which took power in 1975 after a civil war.

Patras /pəˈtɹæs/ /ˈpætɹəs/ pn
Patras
The third most populated Greek city (after Athens and Thessaloniki), TemplateParserError:LuaError).

Patricia /pəˈtɹɪʃə/ pn
Patricia Patrizia
A en given name.

Patrick /ˈpætɹɪk/ [ˈpʰæ.t̠ɹ̠̊˔ʷɪk̚] Patricks pn
Patrick
(countable) A en given name

Patripassian adj
patripassianisch
Believing in Patripassianism.

Patripassian Patripassians n
Patripassianer Patripassianerin
A believer in Patripassianism.

Patroclus pn
Patroklos
(Greek mythology) A character in the Iliad, known for his close relationship to Achilles.

Paul /pɑl/ /pɔl/ /pɔːl/ pn
Paulus Paul
In the New Testament, Saul, Apostle to the Gentiles and author of fourteen epistles.
Paul
A en given name of biblical origin.

Paula /ˈpɑlə/ /ˈpɔːlə/ pn
Paula
A en given name.

Pauli exclusion principle pn
Pauli-Prinzip
(physics) A principle in quantum mechanics that states that no two identical fermions may occupy the same quantum state simultaneously.

Pauli matrix Pauli matrices Pauli matrixes n
Pauli-Matrix
(mathematics) Any one of three complex matrices that arise in Wolfgang Pauli's treatment of spin in quantum mechanics.

Paulician Paulicians n
Paulikianer Paulizianer
(historical) A follower of Paulicianism.

Pauline /ˈpɔːˌlaɪn/ adj
paulinisch
(Christianity) Of or relating to the Apostle Paul, his writings, his doctrines, and the form of Christianity that arose from them.

Pauline /ˈpɔːˌliːn/ pn
Pauline
A en given name.

Paulist Paulists n
Pauliner
A member of various religious orders associated with either of the saints Paul of Thebes and Paul of Tarsus.

Pavlovian /pævˈloʊvi.ən/ adj
Pawlow'sch pawlowsch
Of or relating to the theories of the Russian physiologist, psychologist, and physician Ivan Petrovich Pavlov, especially those related to behavioral conditioning.

Pavo pn
Pfau
(constellation) A constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a peacock. It lies between the constellations Telescopium and Octans.

Pax Americana pn
Pax Americana
The period of relative peace in the Western world since the end of World War II in 1945, coinciding with the military and economic dominance of the United States.

Peach Melba Peach Melbas n
Pfirsich Melba
A classic French dessert, made from peaches and raspberry sauce accompanied with vanilla ice cream.

Peano arithmetic Peano arithmetics n
Peanoarithmetik

Pearl Harbor /ˌpɜːl ˈhɑːbə/ /ˌpɝ˞l ˈhɑɹbɚ/ pn
Pearl Harbor
(historical) The attack on Pearl Harbor.

Pechora pipit Pechora pipits n
Petschorapieper
Anthus gustavi, a passerine bird which breeds in the East Palearctic tundra

Pegasus /ˈpɛɡ.ə.səs/ pn
Pegasus Pegasos
(Greek mythology) A winged horse fabled to have sprung from the blood of Medusa when she was slain. He is noted for causing, with a blow of his hoof, Hippocrene, the inspiring fountain of the Muses, to spring from Mount Helicon. Bellerophon tamed and rode upon Pegasus when he defeated the Chimaera.
(constellation) A constellation of the northern sky, near the vernal equinoctial point, representing the winged horse. Its three brightest stars, with the brightest star of Andromeda, form the asterism of the Great Square of Pegasus.

Peipus /ˈpaɪpəs/ pn
Peipussee
A large freshwater lake on the border between Estonia and Russia in Northern Europe. It is the fifth-largest lake in Europe, and the largest in Estonia. The lake consists of three parts: Peipsi (Chudskoe), Pihkva (Pskovskoe), Lämmijärv (Teploe).

Pekin duck Pekin ducks n
Pekingente
Either of two breeds of domestic duck used primarily for egg and meat production.

Peking Man pn
Peking-Mensch
A long-extinct hominid who lived in prehistoric China.

Peking duck n
Pekingente
A Chinese dish consisting of roasted duck skin, small pancakes, hoisin sauce and other ingredients.

Peking opera Peking operas n
Peking-Oper Pekingoper
(music genre) A form of traditional Chinese theatre which combines music, vocal performance, mime, dance and acrobatics.

Pekingese adj
Peking- Pekinger pekingesisch pekingisch
of or related to Beijing, the capital of the People's Republic of China

Pekingese Pekingese Pekingeses n
Pekingese Pekinese Peking-Palasthund Pekinesin Peking-Palasthündin Pekingesin
A small toy dog from China.

Pelagianism n
Pelagianismus
(Christianity) A Christian belief that denies the view of original sin and the necessity of grace, asserting that man is capable of achieving salvation by his own efforts.

Pelagius /pɪˈleɪd͡ʒiəs/ pn
Pelagius
A given name of historical usage

Pelasgian more Pelasgian most Pelasgian adj
pelasgisch
Of or pertaining to the Pelasgians, their culture, etc.

Pelasgian Pelasgi Pelasgians n
Pelasger
An inhabitant of pre-Hellenic Greece.

Peleus /ˈpiː.li.əs/ pn
Peleus
A rare surname.

Pell's equation Pell's equations n
Pellsche Gleichung
(number theory) The Diophantine equation x^2 - my^2 = 1 for a given integer m, to be solved in integers x and y.

Peloponnese /pɛləpəˈniːs/ pn
Peloponnes
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Peltier effect Peltier effects n
Peltiereffekt
(physics) A thermoelectric effect which occurs when current is passed through a thermocouple causing one side of the Peltier to heat up and the other to cool down, used in computing as a cooling process.

Penelope /pɪˈnɛləpi/ pn
Penelope
(Greek mythology) The faithful wife of Odysseus.

Peng Pengs pn
Peng
A surname from Mandarin.

Pennsylvania /ˌpɛnsɪlˈveɪni.ə/ /ˌpɛnsɪlˈveɪnjə/ pn
Pennsylvania Pennsylvanien
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Pennsylvania Dutch Pennsylvania Dutch n
Pennsylvanier
(in the plural) Those people of German origin who settled in the Pennsylvania area prior to 1800, and their descendants.
Pennsylvaniadeutsch
(uncountable) Their language, Pennsylvania German, a High German language descended from Palatine German.

Pennsylvanian /pɛnsʊlˈveɪ̯njɪn/ adj
pennsylvanisch
Of, or pertaining to the state of Pennsylvania.

Penrose stairs n
unmögliche Treppe
An impossible loop of endlessly ascending and descending stairs, or an optical illusion appearing to depict such a loop.

Pentagon /ˈpɛntəɡɑn/ /ˈpɛntəɡən/ pn
Pentagon
The headquarters of the United States Department of Defense.

Pentarchy pn
Pentarchie
A model of Church organization historically championed in the Eastern Orthodox Church.

Pentecostal Pentecostals n
Pfingstler Pfingstlerin
A member of a Pentecostal church.

Pentecostalism Pentecostalisms n
Pfingstbewegung
Christian religious movement that emphasizes the Holy Spirit and is known for speaking in tongues.

Pentelic more Pentelic most Pentelic adj
pentelisch
Of or relating to Mount Pentelicus (Penteliko Mountain), near Athens, famous for its fine white marble quarries.

Pentium /ˈpɛnti.əm/ /ˈpɛntɪəm/ Pentiums n
Pentium
A CPU chip designed and manufactured by Intel, successor to the 486 chip, introduced in 1993.

Penza pn
Pensa
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People of the Book n
Leute der Schrift
(Islam) Non-Muslims who adhere to an Abrahamic religion.

People's Democratic Republic of Algeria pn
Demokratische Volksrepublik Algerien
The official name of Algeria.

People's Democratic Republic of Yemen pn
Volksdemokratische Republik Jemen
The official name of South Yemen.

People's Liberation Army pn
Volksbefreiungsarmee
(military) People's Liberation Army Ground Force, the army branch of the military arm of the People's Republic of China.

People's Party pn
Volkspartei
Any of the particular people's political parties.

People's Republic of Bangladesh pn
Volksrepublik Bangladesch
The official name of Bangladesh.

People's Republic of China /ˈpiːpəlz ɹɪˈpʌblɪk əv ˈt͡ʃaɪnə/ pn
Volksrepublik China
The official name of China, sometimes contrasted to the Republic of China (Taiwan).

Perechyn pn
Peretschyn Perezindorf

Pergamum /ˈpɜːɡəməm/ /ˈpɝːɡəməm/ pn
Pergamon
An ancient Greek city, in western Anatolia, near modern Bergama.

Pericles /ˈpɛɹɪkliːz/ pn
Perikles
(historical) An Ancient Greek politician.

Perioikoi /ˌpɛɹiˈɔɪkɔɪ/ n
Periöken
The ancient inhabitants of Laconia who were free residents of the mountains and the beaches of Laconia.

Perky effect Perky effects n
Perky-Effekt

Perm pn
Perm
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Permian /ˈpəːmɪən/ more Permian most Permian adj
permisch
(geology) Pertaining to the last geologic period of the Paleozoic era; comprising the Cisuralian, Guadalupian and Lopingian epochs from about 280 to 248 million years ago. [from 19th c.]

Permian /ˈpəːmɪən/ pn
Perm
(geology) The Permian period. [from 19th c.]

Permic pn
Permische Sprachen
A group of Finno-Ugric languages spoken in the northwest Urals, including Komi and Udmurt.

Pernod /pɛəˈnəʊ/ /pɛɹˈnoʊ/ Pernods n
Pernod

Perseid /ˈpɜː.sɪ.ɪd/ /ˈpɝ.si.ɪd/ Perseids n
Perseiden
(astronomy) Any of the meteors in a meteor shower that appears to come from the constellation Perseus.

Persephone /pəˈsɛfəni/ /pɚˈsɛfəniː/ pn
Persephone
(Greek god) A minor deity, the queen of the Underworld/Hades, and goddess of the seasons and vegetation. Originally named Kore/Core, she is the daughter of Zeus and Demeter; and the wife of Hades. Her Roman counterpart is Proserpina.

Perseus /ˈpɜː.si.əs/ /ˈpɜː.sjuːs/ /ˈpɜː.ʃəs/ /ˈpɝ.si.əs/ pn
Perseus
(Greek mythology) The mythological Greek warrior who slew the Gorgon Medusa by decapitating her. He married Andromeda after rescuing her from Ceto and founded Mycenae. He was the son of Zeus and Danae.
(constellation) An autumn constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble the mythical hero. It includes the stars Algenib, Algol, and Mirfak.

Persia /ˈpɜː(ɹ).ʒə/ /ˈpɜː(ɹ)ʃə/ /ˈpɝʒə/ pn
Persien
Persia proper (Persis), the land of the ancient Persians, corresponding to modern-day Fars province in southwestern Iran.

Persian /ˈpɜː(ɹ)ʃən/ /ˈpɜː.ʒən/ /ˈpɝʒən/ more Persian most Persian adj
persisch Persisch
Of, from, or pertaining to Persia.
Of or pertaining to the Persian language.
persisch
Of or pertaining to the Persian people.

Persian /ˈpɜː(ɹ)ʃən/ /ˈpɜː.ʒən/ /ˈpɝʒən/ Persians n
Persisch
(uncountable) The Persian language, or a family of languages spoken primarily in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan.
Perser Perserin
(countable) A person from Persia.
Perserkatze Perser
A Persian cat.

Persian Empire pn
Persisches Reich
(historical) The empire ruled by the Achaemenid dynasty 550–330 B.C.E..
Perserreich
(historical) The empire ruled by the Sassanid dynasty 224–651 C.E..

Persian Gulf /ˌpɜːʒən ˈɡʌlf/ /ˌpɝʒən ˈɡʌlf/ pn
Persischer Golf
The Persian Gulf, a gulf between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula.

Persianization n
Persifizierung Persisierung
The assimilation of Persian (Iranian) cultural values

Persianize v
persifizieren
(transitive) To make Persian.

Persis pn
Persis
(historical) A region of ancient Iran in its southwest; modern Fars province.

Perth /pɜːθ/ /pɝθ/ pn
Perth
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Peru /pəˈɹuː/ /ˈpɪəɹuː/ pn
Peru
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Perugia pn
Perugia
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Perun pn
Perun
The highest god in the pantheon of Slavic mythology, the god of thunder and lightning.

Peruvian /pə.ˈɹuː.vi.ən/ adj
peruanisch
Of, from, or pertaining to Peru or the Peruvian people.

Peruvian /pə.ˈɹuː.vi.ən/ Peruvians n
Peruaner Peruanerin
A person from Peru or of Peruvian descent.

Peruvian slaty antshrike Peruvian slaty antshrikes n
Südlicher Tropfenameisenwürger
A passerine bird of the antbird family, Thamnophilus caerulescens.

Pescara pn
Pescara
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Peshawar /pɛˈʃəˌwɑːr/ pn
Peschawar
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Peshitta /pʃit.tɑː/ pn
Peschitta
A Syriac translation of the Bible.

Peshkopi pn
Peshkopi Peshkopia
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Pesquet's parrot Pesquet's parrots n
Borstenkopf
Psittrichas fulgidus, a species of parrot found in New Guinea which has black and red plumage.

Pest /pɛst/ /pɛʃt/ pn
Pest
(historical) One of the originally three separate cities that were united in 1873 to become the Hungarian capital, Budapest.

Peter /ˈpitɚ/ /ˈpiːtə/ [ˈpʰitɚ] [ˈpʰiɾɚ] Peters pn
Peter Per
A en given name.
Petrus Peter
The leading Apostle in the New Testament.
Peter (Der 1./2. Brief des) Petrus Petr
(biblical) The epistles of Peter in the New Testament of the Bible, 1 Peter and 2 Peter attributed to St. Peter.

Peter the Great pn
Peter der Große

Peters's elephantnose fish Peters's elephantnose fishes n
Elefantenrüsselfisch
Gnathonemus petersii, an African freshwater elephantfish in the genus Gnathonemus.

Petersburgian Petersburgians n
Petersburger Petersburgerin Sankt Petersburger Sankt Petersburgerin
a native or inhabitant of Saint Petersburg

Petey pn
Peterchen Peterle
A diminutive of the en given name Peter.

Petit Basset Griffon Vendéen Petits Bassets Griffons Vendéens n
Kleiner Basset Griffon Vendeen
A short scenthound bred in France

Petra pn
Petra
A en given name.

Petrarchan /piˈtɹɑɹkən/ /pɛˈtɹɑɹkən/ /pɪˈtɹɑːkən/ more Petrarchan most Petrarchan adj
petrarkist
Of or relating to Francesco Petrarch, a renowned Renaissance Italian humanist.

Petrarchan sonnet Petrarchan sonnets n
Petrarca-Sonett italienisches Sonett
(poetry) A sonnet comprising an octet and a closing sestet, following the rhyme scheme of either abba abba cde cde or abba abba cd cd cd or abba abba cce dde or abba abba cdd cee.

Petrarchism /piˈtɹɑɹkɪzəm/ /pɛˈtɹɑɹkɪzəm/ /pɪˈtɹɑːkɪzəm/ Petrarchisms n
Petrarkismus
(uncountable) The literary style of Petrarch.

Petri dish /ˈpiːtɹi ˌdɪʃ/ /ˈpɛtɹi ˌdɪʃ/ Petri dishes n
Petrischale
A shallow glass dish, with a loose-fitting cover, used to culture bacteria.

Petri net Petri nets n
Petri-Netz
One of several mathematical representations of discrete distributed systems, a 5-tuple (S,T,F,M_0,W)\!, where

Petrine /ˈpiˌtɹaɪn/ /ˈpiːtɹaɪn/ more Petrine most Petrine adj
Petrinisch
Of or pertaining to people named Peter, particularly Saint Peter or Peter the Great.

Petrograd pn
Petrograd
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Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky pn
Petropawlowsk-Kamtschatski
A city in the far East of Russia, administrative centre of Kamchatka kray, also called Petropavlovsk

Petrovich pn
Petrowitsch
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Petrozavodsk pn
Petrosawodsk
The capital of the Republic of Karelia, Russia.

Petroșani pn
Petroschen

Pfizer Pfizers pn
Pfizer
A surname from German.

Phaistos /ˈfɛstɒs/ pn
Phaistos
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Phanerozoic adj
phanerozoisch
(geology) Of or relating to the Phanerozoic eon

Phanerozoic pn
Phanerozoikum
(geology) A geologic eon from about 570 million years ago to the present

Pharisee /ˈfɛɹɪsi/ /ˈfɛɹɪsiː/ Pharisees n
Pharisäer Pharisäerin
(historical) A member of an ancient Jewish political party, a social movement, and a school of thought among Jews that flourished during the Second Temple Era (536 B.C.E.–70 C.E.). The movement was ultimately the basis for most contemporary forms of Judaism.

Pharos pn
Pharos Pharus
A small island off Alexandria where the Lighthouse of Alexandria was located.
The Lighthouse of Alexandria, located on the island Pharos

Pharsalia /ˌfɑːˈseɪli.ə/ pn
Pharsalia
An epic poem by the Roman poet Lucan describing Caesar's Civil War.

Philadelphia /fɪləˈdɛlfi.ə/ [fɪɫəˈdɜɫfi.ə] pn
Philadelphia
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Philemon /fɪˈliːmɒn/ /fɪˈliːmən/ /ˈfɪləmən/ /ˌfaɪˈliːmɒn/ /ˌfaɪˈliːmən/ Philemons pn
Philemon Brief des Paulus an Philemon
The eighteenth book of the New Testament of the Bible, the epistle of Saint Paul to a fellow Christian called Philemon.
Philemon
A surname transferred from the given name.

Philip /ˈfɪləp/ /ˈfɪlɪp/ Philips pn
Philippus Philipp
(uncountable) One of the twelve disciples of Jesus in the Bible; one of the seven deacons.
Philipp Philippi
(countable, rare, _, compared to given name) A surname originating as a patronymic.

Philippi /fɪˈlɪpaɪ/ /ˈfɪləˌpaɪ/ pn
Philippi
An ancient town in Macedonia, Greece

Philippians pn
Philipper
(biblical) The eleventh book of the New Testament of the Bible, the epistle of St Paul to the Philippians.

Philippine Islands pn
Philippinen
islands of the Malay Archipelago on which the country of Philippines is situated

Philippine Sea pn
Philippinensee
A marginal sea in the Pacific Ocean to the north and east of the Philippines.

Philippine cuckoo-dove Philippine cuckoo-doves n
Philippinen-Kuckuckstaube
Macropygia tenuirostris, a dove native to the Philippines and Taiwan

Philippine eagle Philippine eagles n
Philippinenadler
Pithecophaga jefferyi, a species of eagle endemic to forests in the Philippines that has brown and white-coloured plumage, and a shaggy crest.

Philippines /ˈfɪl.ə.pinz/ /ˈfɪl.ɪ.pinz/ pn
Philippinen
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Philistine /-lə-/ /-stin/ /fɪˈlɪstin/ /ˈfɪlɪstaɪn/ /ˈfɪlɪˌstaɪn/ Philistim Philistines n
Philister Philisterin
(historical) A non-Semitic person from ancient Philistia, a region in the southwest Levant in the Middle East.

Phillips head Phillips heads n
Kreuzschlitzschraube Kreuzschlitzschraubendreher
A screw turned by such a screwdriver.

Phillips screwdriver Phillips screwdrivers n
Kreuzschraubendreher Kreuzschraubenzieher
A screwdriver having a cross-shaped tip rather than the rectangular tip of a standard (flat-blade) screwdriver.

Philodemus pn
Philodemos
Philodemus of Gadara, an Epicurean philosopher and poet

Philomena /ˌfɪləˈmiːnə/ pn
Philomena
A en given name.

Phlegethon /ˈflɛd͡ʒɪθɑn/ /ˈflɛd͡ʒɪθɒn/ /ˈflɛɡɪθɑn/ /ˈflɛɡɪθɒn/ pn
Phlegethon
(Greek mythology) A river of fire in Hades.

Phnom Penh /(pə)ˈnɑm ˈpɛn/ /pəˈnɔːm ˈpɛn/ /ˈnɒm ˈpɛn/ pn
Phnom Penh
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Phobos /ˈfoʊbəs/ pn
Phobos
(Greek god) A son of Ares (Mars). Also the Greek god of fear.
(astronomy) The innermost natural satellite of Mars.

Phoenicia /fəˈniːʃɪə/ /fəˈnɪʃə/ /fəˈnɪʃɪə/ pn
Phönizien
The land of city states of the Phoenicians which around 1000 BC was situated on the coast of present day Syria and Lebanon, and included the cities of Tyre and Sidon.

Phoenician /fəˈniːʃ(ə)n/ /fəˈniːʃən/ /fəˈnɪʃ(ə)n/ adj
phönizisch
Of, from, or related to the country or civilisation of Phoenicia.

Phoenician /fəˈniːʃ(ə)n/ /fəˈniːʃən/ /fəˈnɪʃ(ə)n/ Phoenicians n
Phönizier Phönizierin
An inhabitant of Phoenix, Arizona.

Phoenician /fəˈniːʃ(ə)n/ /fəˈniːʃən/ /fəˈnɪʃ(ə)n/ pn
Phönizisch
The Semitic language spoken by the inhabitants of Phoenicia.

Phoenix /ˈfiːnɪks/ pn
Phönix
(mythology) A mythical firebird; especially the sacred one from ancient Egyptian mythology.
Phönix Phoenix
(constellation) A spring constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble the mythical bird. It lies north of Tucana.
Phoenix
(Greek mythology) A character in the Iliad and father of Adonis in Greek mythology or a different character in Greek mythology, brother of Europa and Cadmus.

Phoney War pn
Sitzkrieg
(historical) During World War Two, the period of limited military activity from the outbreak of hostilities on September 3rd, 1939 until Germany's attack on the Low Countries on May 10th, 1940.

Phrygia /ˈfɹɪd͡ʒ.i.ə/ pn
Phrygien
(historical) Ancient kingdom in the west central part of Anatolia, in what is now modern-day Turkey.

Phrygian /ˈfɹɪd͡ʒɪən/ adj
phrygisch
Of or relating to Phrygia, its people, or their culture.
Written or spoken in the Phrygian language.

Phrygian /ˈfɹɪd͡ʒɪən/ Phrygians n
Phryger Phrygerin
A native or inhabitant of Phrygia.

Phrygian /ˈfɹɪd͡ʒɪən/ pn
Phrygisch
The language of the Phrygian people.

Phrygian cap Phrygian caps n
phrygische Mütze skythische Mütze
(Ancient Rome, Ancient Greece) A soft, close-fitting cap represented in Greek and Roman art as worn by Orientals, assumed to have been conical in shape, with the top bent forward.

Phthonus /ˈθoʊnəs/ pn
Phthonos
(Greek god) The god of jealousy and envy.

Phyllis /ˈfɪlɪs/ pn
Phyllis
A en given name derived from the mythological character.

Pi Day /ˈpaɪ deɪ/ pn
Pi-Tag
March 14th, an annual celebration of the mathematical constant π (pi).

Piacenzian pn
Piacenzium
(geology, paleontology) A subdivision of the Pliocene epoch.

Piatra Neamț pn
Kreuzburg an der Bistritz

Picard /pɪˈkɑːrd/ /ˈpɪkɑːrd/ /ˈpɪkərd/ adj
picardisch
of, from, or relating to, Picardy

Picard /pɪˈkɑːrd/ /ˈpɪkɑːrd/ /ˈpɪkərd/ pn
Picardisch
A Romance language closely related to French

Picardy pn
Picardie Pikardie
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Pict /pɪkt/ Picts n
Pikte
A member of an ancient people of northern and central Scotland.

Pictish /ˈpɪk.tɪʃ/ more Pictish most Pictish adj
piktisch
Of or pertaining to the Picts.

Pictor pn
Maler
(constellation) A summer constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble an easel. It lies between the constellations Carina and Dorado.

Pied Piper /paɪd ˈpaɪ.pə/ pn
Rattenfänger von Hameln
A folk tale or legend, dating back to the Middle Ages, about a rat-catcher in variegated attire, hired by the German town of Hamelin, who is not paid for his services and retaliates by luring away the local children by playing a flute.
The flute-playing rat-catcher who is the protagonist and title character of this story.

Piedmont /ˈpiːdmɒnt/ pn
Piemont
The region of the eastern US between the Appalachian mountains and the coastal plain, extending from eastern Alabama to northern New Jersey.

Piedmontese /ˌpiːdmɒnˈtiːz/ adj
piemontesisch
Of, from, or relating to Piedmont, a region in the northwest of Italy.

Piedmontese /ˌpiːdmɒnˈtiːz/ Piedmontese Piedmonteses n
Piemontese Piemonteser Piemonteserin Piemontesin
An inhabitant or a resident of Piedmont.

Piedmontese /ˌpiːdmɒnˈtiːz/ pn
Piemontesisch
A Gallo-Italic language spoken in Piedmont.

Pieria pn
Pieria
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Pigouvian adj
Pigou-

Piirissaar pn
Piirissaar
An Estonian island located in Lake Peipus.

Pijin /ˈpɪd͡ʒ(ɪ)n/ pn
Pijin
In full Solomon Islands Pijin, Solomon Pijin, or Solomons Pijin: a language spoken on the Solomon Islands, which is a form of Melanesian Pidgin.

Pikachu /ˈpiːkət͡ʃuː/ Pikachu Pikachus pn
Pikachu
(ACG, video games, anime, manga) A small yellow rodent-like Pokémon species that has red cheeks and a tail shaped like a lightning bolt, and has electricity-related powers.

Pilate /ˈpaɪlət/ pn
Pilatus
(biblical character) Pontius Pilate, the man who, according to the Bible, ordered the crucifixion of Jesus.

Pillars of Hercules pn
Säulen des Herakles
(historical) The two promontories at the Strait of Gibraltar, and thus the western limit of the Mediterranean world.

Pillnitz pn
Pillnitz
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Pilsen pn
Pilsen
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Piltdown Man pn
Piltdown-Mensch
(taxonomy) A supposed early human theorized from bone fragments said to have been found in a gravel pit in Piltdown, England, in 1912, but later identified as a forgery.

Pindus pn
Pindos
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Pinocchio /pɪˈnoʊ.ki.oʊ/ /pɪˈnəʊ.kjəʊ/ /pɪˈnəʊ.kɪ.əʊ/ pn
Pinocchio
The fictional boy made from wood whose nose gets longer with each lie he tells, protagonist of the story The Adventures of Pinocchio (1881–1883) by Carlo Collodi.
The popular fairy tale about Pinocchio.

Pinsk pn
Pinsk
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Pinyin /ˈpɪnjɪn/ pn
Pinyin
A system of romanization for Standard Mandarin, used in the People’s Republic of China, and more recently in other Mandarin Chinese-speaking areas as well. [from 20th c.]

Pippi Longstocking Pippi Longstockings n
Pippi Langstrumpf
A person, especially a girl or woman, with long or flamboyant red hair, especially in pigtails or parted down the middle, and prominent freckles.

Piraeus pn
Piräus
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Pirandellian /ˌpɪɹənˈdɛlɪ.ən/ more Pirandellian most Pirandellian adj
pirandellesk pirandellianisch
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the works of Luigi Pirandello (1867–1936), Italian dramatist and poet; especially describing drama in which actors become inseparable and indistinct from the characters that they play.

Pisa pn
Pisa
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Pisces /ˈpaɪsiːz/ /ˈpɪsiːz/ pn
Fische
(zodiac constellations, astrology) The Fish, a Greco-Roman constellation of the zodiac named for its presumed resemblance to a pair of fish and supposed to be ruled by Neptune and to influence events occurring between February 20 and March 20 (tropical) or, less often, between March 15 and April 14 (sidereal).

Piscis Austrinus pn
Südlicher Fisch
(constellation) An autumn constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a fish. It contains the star Fomalhaut.

Pisidia pn
Pisidien
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Pistorius Pistoriuses pn
Pistorius

Pitcairn Islands pn
Pitcairninseln
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Pitjantjatjara /pɪt͡ʃənt͡ʃəˈt͡ʃaːrə/ pn
Pitjantjatjara
An Aboriginal language, mainly spoken in central Australia and belonging to the Western Desert language group (Pama-Nyungan subfamily).

Pittacus pn
Pittakos
One of the Seven Sages of Greece, living c. 640-568 BC. He was a native of Mytilene.

Plague of Justinian pn
Justinianische Pest
(disease, historical) The first major pandemic outbreak of bubonic plague in the 6th century.

Plain of Jars pn
Ebene der Tonkrüge
A plateau in Laos, known for the thousands of large megalithic jars scattered in the landscape.

Planalto slaty antshrike Planalto slaty antshrikes n
Planalto-Tropfenameisenwürger
a passerine bird of the antbird family, Thamnophilus pelzelni (syn. Thamnophilus punctatus pelzelni)

Planck unit Planck units n
Planck-Einheit
(physics) Any one of several natural units in a system originally proposed by Max Planck based on universal constants. Symbols for Planck units are the symbol for the physical quantity with a subscript P.

Planck's constant n
Plancksches Wirkungsquantum
(quantum mechanics) the constant of proportionality (symbol ℎ), relating the energy and frequency of a photon (6.626×10−34 joule-second); also related to the indeterminacy limit in the Heisenberg uncertainty principle; the quantum of action

Planet X pn
Planet X Transpluto
(astronomy) A hypothetical planet in the Solar system, beyond the currently known outermost planet. (The term was applied to Eris for a short while, when Pluto was still considered the ninth planet.)

Plato /ˈpleɪ.toʊ/ /ˈpleɪ.təʊ/ pn
Platon Plato
The Greek philosopher, 427–347 BC, follower of Socrates.

Platonic /pləˈtɒnɪk/ more Platonic most Platonic adj
platonisch
Of or relating to the ancient Greek philosopher Plato or his philosophies.

Platonic solid Platonic solids n
platonischer Körper
(geometry) Any of five convex polyhedra with congruent regular polygonal faces, which have a high degree of symmetry and have been studied since antiquity.

Plautdietsch /plaʊt.ditʃ/ pn
Plautdietsch
Synonym of Mennonite Low German

PlayStation PlayStations n
PlayStation
(video games, trademark) A video game console of the "PlayStation" brand.

Playboy pn
Playboy
A brand of adult magazines introduced in the United States.

Pleiades /ˈplaɪ.əˌdiz/ /ˈplaɪ.əˌdiːz/ /ˈpleɪ.əˌdiz/ /ˈpliː.əˌdiz/ pn
Plejaden
(Greek god) The "seven sisters", companions of Artemis and daughters of the Titan Atlas and the sea-nymph Pleione.
Plejaden Siebengestirn
(astronomy) An open cluster of hot blue stars in the constellation Taurus, and the most easily visible such cluster from Earth.

Pleistocene /-toʊ-/ /ˈplaɪstəˌsiːn/ adj
pleistozänisch
(geology) Of a geologic epoch within the Quaternary period from about 2,588,000 to 11,700 years ago (earlier definition 1.7 million to 11,000 years ago); marked by the evolution of man, and the extinction of the large mammals.

Pleistocene /-toʊ-/ /ˈplaɪstəˌsiːn/ pn
Pleistozän Eiszeitalter
(geology) The Pleistocene epoch.

Plethon /ˈpliːθɒn/ /ˈpliːθən/ pn
Plethon
Georgios Gemistos Plethon (c. 1355–1453), a Byzantine Greek philosopher.

Pliensbachian pn
Pliensbachium
(geology, paleontology) A subdivision of the Jurassic period.

Plimsoll line Plimsoll lines n
Plimsoll-Marke
(nautical) Properly the International Load Line, a mark on the hull of a merchant ship to show the waterline under specified conditions. The line shows the maximum capacity load the ship may carry.

Pliny /ˈplɪni/ Plinies Plinys pn
Plinius
An ancient Roman praenomen.

Plodarisch pn
Plodarisch

Plotinus /pləʊˈtaɪnəs/ pn
Plotin
Roman philosopher 205–270; father of Neoplatonism

Plovdiv pn
Plowdiw
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Plungė pn
Plungen
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Plurinational State of Bolivia pn
Plurinationaler Staat Bolivien
Official name of Bolivia.

Plutarch /ˈplu.tɑɹk/ /ˈpluː.tɑːk/ pn
Plutarch
The classical historian and essayist Lucius Mestrius Plutarchus (46-120 C.E.). Often used as a byword for a biographer, to suggest that the writer is especially skilled or has other attributes associated with Plutarch.

Pluto /ˈplutoʊ/ /ˈpluːtəʊ/ [ˈpluɾoʊ] pn
Pluto
(Greek god, Roman god) Greco-Roman god of the underworld.
(astronomy) The largest dwarf planet and formerly the ninth planet, represented by the symbol ♇ or ⯓, both now used mostly in astrology. [from 1930]

Plutonian /pluˈtoʊ.ni.ən/ /pluːˈtəʊ.nɪ.ən/ more Plutonian most Plutonian adj
plutonisch
(by extension, geology, historical) Synonym of plutonic (“of, pertaining to, or supporting plutonism, the theory that the rocks of the Earth were formed in fire by volcanic activity, with a continuing gradual process of weathering and erosion, then deposited on the sea bed, re-formed into layers of sedimentary rock by heat and pressure, and raised again”)

Plutonic /pluˈtɑnɪk/ /pluːˈtɒnɪk/ more Plutonic most Plutonic adj
plutonisch
(by extension, geology, mineralogy) Of or pertaining to rocks formed deep in the Earth's crust, rather than by volcanoes at the surface of the Earth.

Pluviôse /ˈpluvioʊs/ /ˈpluːvɪəʊs/ Pluviôses pn
Pluviôse Regenmonat Pluviose
(historical) The fifth month of the French Republican Calendar, from January 20, 21 or 22 to February 18, 19 or 20.

Pnyx /ˈnɪks/ /ˈpnɪks/ pn
Pnyx
(Ancient Greece, historical) TemplateParserError:LuaError west of the Acropolis with a stone platform and steps set into its side, which was used as the meeting place of the democratic assembly in Ancient Greece.

Po valley pn
Po-Ebene Poebene
A large plain that occupies most of northern Italy south of the Alps, surrounding the river Po.

Podgorica /ˈpɒdɡəɹɪtsa/ pn
Podgorica
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Podhale pn
Podhale
Poland's southernmost region, sometimes referred to as the "Polish highlands".

Podolia pn
Podolien

Podunk /ˈpoʊdʌŋk/ pn
Hintertupfingen
(US) Mythical small town of no importance. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

Pohorje pn
Bachergebirge
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Poisson process Poisson processes n
Poisson-Prozess
(mathematics, statistics, probability theory) A stochastic process in which events occur continually and independently of one another.

Pokémon /ˈpoʊ.keɪˌmɑn/ /ˈpoʊ.ki.mɔn/ /ˈpoʊ.kiˌmɑn/ /ˈpoʊ.kə.mɑn/ /ˈpəʊ.kə.mɒn/ [-ke-] [-kə-] [ˈpo(ː)kɪmɒ(ː)n] Pokémon n
Pokémon
A pocket monster; a fictional creature from the universe of the Pokémon franchise.

Pokémon /ˈpoʊ.keɪˌmɑn/ /ˈpoʊ.ki.mɔn/ /ˈpoʊ.kiˌmɑn/ /ˈpoʊ.kə.mɑn/ /ˈpəʊ.kə.mɒn/ [-ke-] [-kə-] [ˈpo(ː)kɪmɒ(ː)n] pn
Pokémon
A Japanese media franchise featuring fictional creatures that are captured by humans and trained to battle each other.

Polabian Polabians n
Polaben
A Polabian Slav; one of a number of Lechite tribes who lived along the Elbe river in what is now eastern Germany.

Polabian pn
Polabisch
A West Slavic language, extinct in the 18th century.

Polack /ˈpoʊlɑk/ /ˈpəʊlæk/ Polacks n
Polack
Polacke
(now, _, North America, _, offensive, _, slang) A Pole, or person of Polish descent.

Poland /ˈpoʊ.lənd/ /ˈpəʊ.lənd/ pn
Polen
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Polaris /pɔʊˈlɑɹɪs/ pn
Polarstern
(star) α Ursae Minoris, a trinary star in the constellation Ursa Minor located near the north celestial pole for the last 1500 years.

Pole /poʊl/ /pɔʊl/ /pəʊl/ Poles n
Pole Polin
A person from Poland or of Polish descent.

Polesia pn
Polesien
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Police nad Metují pn
Politz an der Mettau
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Polish /ˈpoʊlɪʃ/ /ˈpəʊlɪʃ/ adj
polnisch Polnisch
Of, from or native to Poland, or relating to the Polish language.

Polish /ˈpoʊlɪʃ/ /ˈpəʊlɪʃ/ n
Polnisch polnisch
The language spoken in Poland.

Polish People's Republic pn
Volksrepublik Polen
(historical) A Marxist-Leninist country in Central Europe that existed from 1947 to 1989, the predecessor of the current Republic of Poland.

Polish notation n
Polnische Notation
(arithmetic, logic) A notation for arithmetic (and logical) formulae in which operations (respectively, quantifiers and operands) are written immediately before their operands, used to avoid the need for parentheses; for example, 3 * (4 + 7) is written as * 3 + 4 7 and A AND B is written as AND A B.

Polish plait Polish plaits n
Weichselzopf
(now, possibly, offensive) A medical condition resulting from deficient hair care in which the uncombed hair becomes irreversibly entangled, forming a matted mass, which can become malodorous and encrusted or sticky.

Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth pn
Polen-Litauen
A confederation of the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, 1569–1795.

Polishness n
Polentum
The quality or state of being Polish.

Pollyannaish more Pollyannaish most Pollyannaish adj
Milchmädchen-
(pejorative) Unreasonably optimistic.

Polonism Polonisms n
Polonismus
A word or phrase characteristic of the Polish language.

Polonization Polonizations n
Polonisierung Polonisieren Verpolen Verpolnischen Verpolnischung Verpolung
The process of Polonizing.

Polonize v
polonisieren verpolen verpolnischen
(transitive) To make Polish as to custom, culture, language, or style; to adapt to the norms of the Republic of Poland.

Polonophone adj
polnischsprachig
Polish-speaking.

Polonophone Polonophones n
Polnischsprecher
A speaker of Polish.

Polotsk /ˈpɒlətsk/ pn
Polazk Polozk
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Poltava pn
Poltawa
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Polyclitus /ˌpɑ.lɪˈkli(ː).təs/ /ˌpɑl.ɪˈklaɪ.təs/ pn
Polyklet
A en given name

Polynesia /pɒləˈniːzi.ə/ /ˌpɑːləˈniːʒə/ pn
Polynesien
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Polynesian more Polynesian most Polynesian adj
polynesisch
Of, from, or pertaining to Polynesia.

Polynesian Polynesians n
Polynesier
A person from Polynesia.

Pomerania /ˌpɒməˈɹeɪniə/ pn
Pommern
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Pomeranian /ˌpɒməˈɹeɪniən/ /ˌpɒməˈɹeɪnjən/ more Pomeranian most Pomeranian adj
pommerisch pommersch
Of or relating to Pomerania.

Pomeranian /ˌpɒməˈɹeɪniən/ /ˌpɒməˈɹeɪnjən/ Pomeranians n
Pommer Pommeraner Pommeranerin
A native or inhabitant of Pomerania.
Zwergspitz
A breed of small, fluffy, energetic toy dogs in the canine family of spitzes.

Pomerelia pn
Pomerellen Pommerellen Weichselpommern
(historical) A region, located on the southern shore of the Baltic in eastern Pomerania, to the west of the Vistula, centered on the city of Danzig/Gdańsk.

Pompeii /pɑːmˈpeɪ(i)/ /pɒmˈpeɪ(i)/ pn
Pompeji Pompei
A city and commune in the Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy.

Pompey /ˈpɒm.pi/ pn
Pompeius
(historical) A military and political leader of the late Roman Republic.

Pontic /ˈpɒntɪk/ adj
pontisch

Pontus /ˈpɑːntəs/ /ˈpɒntəs/ pn
Pontos
the present-day region covering the eastern half of the southern coast of the Black Sea.

Ponzi scheme Ponzi schemes n
Ponzi-System Schneeballsystem
A fraudulent scheme where earlier investors are paid with the money taken from new investors, giving the impression that the scheme is a viable investment.

Popemobile Popemobiles n
Papamobil
(informal) Any of various vehicles with bulletproof glass sides used to transport the Pope through crowds safely while allowing an open view.

Popperian more Popperian most Popperian adj
Poppersch
Of or relating to the philosophy of philosopher Karl R. Popper.

Poreč pn
Parenz
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Poroshenko pn
Poroschenko
A transliteration of the Ukrainian surname Порошенко (Porošenko).

Porsche /ˈpoɹ-/ /ˈpɔɹ.ʃi/ /ˈpɔɹ.ʃə/ /ˈpɔɹʃ/ /ˈpɔː.ʃi/ /ˈpɔː.ʃə/ /ˈpɔːʃ/ Porsches n
Porsche
(automotive) A car of this brand, reputably high-performance and expensive.

Port Moresby /ˌpɔɹt ˈmɔɹzbi/ pn
Port Moresby
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Port-au-Prince /ˌpɔɹtoʊˈpɹæ̃s/ /ˌpɔɹtoʊˈpɹɪns/ /ˌpɔːtəʊˈpɹæ̃s/ /ˌpɔːtəʊˈpɹɪns/ pn
Port-au-Prince
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Portsmouth pn
Portsmouth
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Portugal /ˈpɔɹtuɡɑːl/ /ˈpɔɹt͡ʃəɡəl/ /ˈpɔːtjəɡəl/ /ˈpɔːt͡ʃəɡəl/ pn
Portugal
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Portuguese /ˈpɔɹ.t͡ʃə.ɡiz/ /ˌpɔː.t͡ʃəˈɡiːz/ more Portuguese most Portuguese adj
portugiesisch Portugiesisch Portugiese
Of or pertaining to the people of Portugal or their culture.

Portuguese /ˈpɔɹ.t͡ʃə.ɡiz/ /ˌpɔː.t͡ʃəˈɡiːz/ Portuguese Portugueses n
Portugiese Portugiesin Portugiesisch
(chiefly, in the plural) A person native to, or living in, Portugal.

Portuguese /ˈpɔɹ.t͡ʃə.ɡiz/ /ˌpɔː.t͡ʃəˈɡiːz/ pn
Portugiesisch portugiesisch
A Romance language originating in Portugal, and now the official language of Portugal, Angola, Mozambique, São Tomé and Príncipe, Guiné Bissau (Guinea-Bissau), Cape Verde, East Timor, and Brazil.

Portuguese Republic pn
Portugiesische Republik
The official name of Portugal.

Portuguese Water Dog /ˌpɔɹtʃəɡiːz ˈwɔtɚ dɔɡ/ /ˌpɔːtʃəɡiːz ˈwɔːtə dɒɡ/ Portuguese Water Dogs n
Cão de Água Português portugiesischer Wasserhund
A water spaniel breed of gun dog originating in Portugal.

Portuguese man-of-war /ˈmæn-/ /ˈpoɹ-/ /ˈpoɹ.tʃəˌɡiz ˌmæn.ə(v)ˈwoɹ/ /ˈpɔː.tʃʊˌɡiːz ˌmæn.ə(v)ˈwɔː/ Portuguese men-of-war n
Portugiesische Galeere
Physalia physalis, a marine cnidarian consisting of a floating colony of hydrozoans attached to a float, superficially resembling a jellyfish.

Portuguese oak Portuguese oaks n
Portugiesische Eiche Zenneiche
A species of oak, Quercus faginea, native to the western Mediterranean region of the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands.

Poseidon /pəˈsaɪdn̩/ pn
Poseidon
(Greek god) The god of the sea and other waters, earthquakes and horses; corresponds to the Roman god Neptune.

Potato Germans n
Kartoffeldeutsche
(historical) A group of German families who settled in the heathlands of central Jutland in Denmark during the mid-1700s.

Potemkin village Potemkin villages n
Potemkinsches Dorf
(idiomatic) Any false construct devised to disguise a shortcoming or improve appearances.

Potsdam /ˈpɑtsdæm/ /ˈpɒtsdæm/ pn
Potsdam
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Poznan /ˈpɒznæn/ pn
Posen Poznań
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Praetorian Praetorians n
Prätorianer
(historical, Ancient Rome) A member of a special bodyguard force used by Roman emperors, their symbol being the scorpion.

Pragian pn
Pragium
(geology, paleontology) A subdivision of the Devonian period.

Prague /pɹeɪ̯ɡ/ /pɹɑːɡ/ pn
Prager pragisch
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(metonym) The Czech government.

Praguer Praguers n
Prager Pragerin
a native or resident of Prague, Czechia

Prairial /pɹɛɹˈjɑl/ /ˈpɹɛːɹɪ.əl/ Prairials pn
Prairial Wiesenmonat
(historical) The ninth month of the French Republican Calendar, from May 20 or 21 to June 18 or 19.

Prayer of Manasseh pn
Gebet Manasses
(biblical) A book of the Apocrypha of the Bible.

Pre-Greek adj
vorgriechisch

Prealps pn
Voralpen
The foothills at the base of the Alps.

Precambrian adj
präkambrisch
(informal, geology) Relating to the time and geology dated before the Phanerozoic

Precambrian pn
Präkambrium
(geology) The Precambrian supereon; spanning from the formation of the Earth around 4.6 billion years ago to the emergence of hard-shelled creatures 541 million years ago.

Premier League pn
Premier League
The highest division of English football.

Premonstratensian Premonstratensians n
Prämonstratenser
A member of the Order of Canons Regular of Prémontré, a Catholic religious order of canons regular.

Presbyterian /ˌpɹɛz.bɪˈtɪəɹ.ɪ.ən/ /ˌpɹɛz.bɪˈtɪɹ.i.ən/ adj
presbyterianisch
Relating to Presbyterianism.

Presbyterianism n
Presbyterianismus
A form of Protestant Christianity based on Calvinism.

Pressburg /ˈpɹɛs.bɚɡ/ pn
Pressburg
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Pretoria /pɹəˈtɔːɹi.ə/ pn
Pretoria
(metonym) the South African government

Prešov pn
Eperies Preschau Prešov
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Priabonian pn
Priabonium
(geology, paleontology) A subdivision of the Eocene epoch.

Priapus /pɹaɪˈeɪpəs/ pn
Priapos Priapus
(Greek god) The son of Aphrodite and Dionysus, god of procreation, and guardian of gardens and vineyards; personification of the phallus.

Pribilof Islands pn
Pribilof-Inseln
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Pride /pɹaɪd/ Prides pn
CSD Christopher Street Day Pride
A festival primarily for LGBT people, usually organized annually within a city.

Primat Primats n
Primat
A very large champagne bottle with the capacity of about 27 liters, equivalent to 36 standard bottles.

Primitive Irish pn
Uririsch Urirische
The Irish language as attested from the fourth to the seventh centuries C.E. and written in the Ogham alphabet, the predecessor of Old Irish.

Primorsky Krai pn
Primorje Region Primorje
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Primus stove Primus stoves n
Primus-Kocher
A type of portable stove that uses pressurized kerosene as fuel, used by campers and the like.
Primus-Campingkocher Primus-Gaskocher
Any portable stove marketed under the Primus trademark that may use also other fuels, particularly butane/propane gas ("camping gas").

Prince Albert Prince Alberts n
Prinz Albert
(slang) A piercing through the glans penis.

Prince Charming Prince Charmings Princes Charming n
Märchenprinz
(by extension) A heterosexual woman's prototypical ideal romantic partner, especially but not necessarily if he embodies common characteristics of the fictional princes, such as being courageous or chivalrous.

Prince Edward Island pn
Prinz-Eduard-Insel Prinz-Edward-Insel
an island in the subantarctic Indian Ocean, part of the Prince Edward Islands, under the care and protection of South African Environmental Management

Prince of Darkness Princes of Darkness pn
Fürst der Finsternis
(uncountable) Satan; the Devil.

Prince of Peace pn
Friedensfürst
(Christianity) Jesus

Prince of Wales pn
Prince of Wales
A royal title given to the male heir apparent to the reigning monarch of the United Kingdom.

Principality of Albania pn
Fürstentum Albanien
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Principality of Liechtenstein pn
Fürstentum Liechtenstein
The official name of Liechtenstein.

Principality of Wales pn
Fürstentum Wales

Pringle Pringles n
Pringle
An individual potato snack of the Pringles brand.

Pripyat pn
Prypjat
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Priscilla /pɹɪˈsɪlə/ pn
Priscilla Priszilla
A en given name of biblical origin.

Pristina pn
Pristina
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Proclus /ˈpɹɒkləs/ pn
Proklos
A en given name

Procopius /pɹəˈkoʊ.pi.əs/ /pɹəˈkəʊ.piː.əs/ pn
Prokop Prokopios
A en given name.
A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by Saint Procopius, an early Christian martyr of the 3rd century C.E.
A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by Procopius, a Roman imperial usurper of the 4th century C.E.
A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by Procopius of Caesarea, a Byzantine Greek historian of the 6th century C.E.

Procrustes pn
Prokrustes
(Greek mythology) A celebrated legendary highwayman of Attica, who tied his victims upon an iron bed, and, as the case required, either stretched or cut off their legs to adapt them to its length.

Procyon /ˈpɹoʊsiˌɑn/ /ˈpɹəʊsiˌɒn/ pn
Prokyon
(star) A star in the constellation Canis Minor; Alpha (α) Canis Minoris. The eighth brightest star in the night sky.

Prohibition pn
Alkoholprohibition Prohibition
(history) Any of several periods during which the manufacture, transportation, import, export, and sale of alcoholic beverages were restricted or illegal.

Prometheus /pɹoʊˈmiθi.əs/ /pɹəˈmiːθi.əs/ pn
Prometheus
(Greek god) The Titan chiefly honored for stealing fire from Zeus in the stalk of a fennel plant and giving it to mortals for their use. The god of fire and craft.

Promised Land Promised Lands n
gelobtes Land
(idiomatic, sometimes, lower case) Any place to which one eagerly seeks to go and which one expects to greatly improve one's situation.

Promised Land pn
gelobtes Land
(Judaism, Christianity) The area historically known as Judea, which was promised to the Israelites by God according to oral tradition recorded in the Book of Genesis.

Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia /pɹəˈtɛktəɹət əv bəˈhiːmiə ənd məˈɹeɪviə/ pn
Protektorat Böhmen und Mähren
(historical) A protectorate of Nazi Germany established in 1939, covering present-day Czech Republic.

Proterozoic /ˌpɹoʊt(ə)ɹoʊˈzoʊɪk/ /ˌpɹoʊt(ə)ɹrəˈzoʊɪk/ /ˌpɹɒt(ə)ɹəʊˈzəʊɪk/ /ˌpɹɒt(ə)ɹəˈzəʊɪk/ adj
proterozoisch
(geology) Of or relating to the geologic eon from 2,500 Ma to 541.0±1.0 Ma.

Proterozoic /ˌpɹoʊt(ə)ɹoʊˈzoʊɪk/ /ˌpɹoʊt(ə)ɹrəˈzoʊɪk/ /ˌpɹɒt(ə)ɹəʊˈzəʊɪk/ /ˌpɹɒt(ə)ɹəˈzəʊɪk/ pn
Proterozoikum
(geology) The eon from 2,500 Ma to 541.0±1.0 Ma, the beginning of the Phanerozoic, marked by the build up of oxygen in the atmosphere and the emergence of primitive multicellular life.

Protestant /ˈpɹɑtɪstənt/ /ˈpɹɒtɪstənt/ more Protestant most Protestant adj
protestantisch evangelisch
(Christianity) Of or pertaining to several denominations of Christianity that separated from the Roman Catholic Church based on theological or political differences during the Reformation.

Protestant /ˈpɹɑtɪstənt/ /ˈpɹɒtɪstənt/ Protestants n
Protestant Protestantin
(Christianity) A member of any of several Christian denominations which separated from the Roman Catholic Church based on theological or political differences during the Reformation (or in some cases later).

Protestantism /ˈpɹɑ.tɪs.tən.tɪ.zəm/ /ˈpɹɑ.ɾɪs.tən.tɪ.zm̩/ /ˈpɹɒt.ɪs.tən.tɪ.zəm/ Protestantisms n
Protestantismus
The Protestant (rather than the Roman Catholic or Orthodox) Christian faith.

Protestantize v
protestantisch machen protestantisieren
(transitive) To make Protestant; to convert to Protestantism.
protestantisch werden zum Protestantismus konvertieren
(intransitive) To become Protestant; to convert to Protestantism.

Proto-Celtic pn
Protokeltisch Urkeltisch
The putative ancestor of all the known Celtic languages.

Proto-Germanic pn
Urgermanisch urgermanische Sprache
Hypothetical prehistoric ancestor language of all Germanic languages, including English.

Proto-Indo-European /-ˌjɔːɹəˈ-/ /ˌpɹoʊ̯toʊ̯ˌɪndoʊ̯ˌjʊɹəˈpi.ən/ /ˌpɹəʊ̯təʊ̯ˌɪndə(ʊ̯)ˌjʊə̯ɹəˈpiːən/ adj
indogermanisch urindogermanisch
(linguistics, anthropology) Of or pertaining to the Proto-Indo-European language, or the people who spoke it.

Proto-Indo-European /-ˌjɔːɹəˈ-/ /ˌpɹoʊ̯toʊ̯ˌɪndoʊ̯ˌjʊɹəˈpi.ən/ /ˌpɹəʊ̯təʊ̯ˌɪndə(ʊ̯)ˌjʊə̯ɹəˈpiːən/ Proto-Indo-Europeans n
Urindogermane
(anthropology, countable) A person who spoke the Proto-Indo-European language.

Proto-Indo-European /-ˌjɔːɹəˈ-/ /ˌpɹoʊ̯toʊ̯ˌɪndoʊ̯ˌjʊɹəˈpi.ən/ /ˌpɹəʊ̯təʊ̯ˌɪndə(ʊ̯)ˌjʊə̯ɹəˈpiːən/ pn
Urindogermanisch Indogermanisch
(linguistics, uncountable) The reconstructed ancestor language or protolanguage of the Indo-European family of languages, which includes most European, Iranian, and Indian languages.

Proto-Italic pn
Uritalisch
Hypothetical prehistoric Indo-European language, ancestor of all Italic languages.

Proto-Munda pn
Urmunda
The reconstructed proto-language that is the ancestor of the Munda languages.

Proto-Norse pn
Urnordisch
An Indo-European language spoken in Scandinavia and ancestral to Old Norse that evolved from Proto-Germanic over the first centuries AD.

Proto-Slavic adj
urslawisch
Of or pertaining to the people or nation that spoke Proto-Slavic.

Proto-Slavic pn
Urslawisch
(linguistics) A hypothetical, reconstructed language whence all the Slavic languages later descended.

Proustian /ˈpɹusti.ən/ /ˈpɹuːstɪ.ən/ more Proustian most Proustian adj
proustianisch proustisch
Of, pertaining to, or reminiscent of Marcel Proust (1871–1922), French novelist, or his works.

Provence /pɹəˈvɒns/ /pɹəˈvɒ̃s/ pn
Provence
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Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
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Provençal /ˌpɹɒvɑːnˈsɑːl/ /ˌpɹɒvɒnˈsɑːl/ /ˌpɹɒvənˈsɑːl/ Provençals Provençaux n
Provenzale Provenzalin
An inhabitant of Provence.

Provençal /ˌpɹɒvɑːnˈsɑːl/ /ˌpɹɒvɒnˈsɑːl/ /ˌpɹɒvənˈsɑːl/ pn
Provenzalisch
(strictly) The Romance Occitan dialect of Provence.

Proverbs Proverb pn
Sprüche
A book of the Old Testament of Bible, and of the Tanakh, being a collection of moral maxims.

Providence pn
Providence Vorsehung
Divine care or direction, the will of God or the gods; fate.

Provo /ˈpɹoʊ.voʊ/ /ˈpɹəʊ.vəʊ/ pn
Provo
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Proxima Centauri /ˈpɹɑk.sɪ.mə sɛnˈtaʊ.ɹi/ /ˈpɹɑk.sɪ.mə sɛnˈtɔ.ɹi/ /ˈpɹɒk.sɪ.mə sɛnˈtaʊə.ɹi/ /ˈpɹɒk.sɪ.mə sɛnˈtɔː.ɹi/ pn
Proxima Centauri
(star) A red dwarf star, part of the Alpha Centauri system and the nearest star to Earth's solar system.

Prudnik pn
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Prussia /ˈpɹʌʃə/ pn
Preußen
(chiefly, historical) A geographical area on the Baltic coast of northeastern Europe.
Preußen Preussen
(historical) A German province which was originally located in this area but later greatly expanded, and which was the predecessor to and a member of the German Empire; abolished as an administrative unit at the end of the Second World War.
Prußen Preußen
(countable) A country known for exceptional military professionalism in her region. Historically used for Bulgaria as the "Prussia of the Balkans".

Prussian /ˈpɹʌ.ʃən/ adj
preußisch
Of, from, or pertaining to Prussia.

Prussian /ˈpɹʌ.ʃən/ Prussians n
Preuße Preußin
A native or inhabitant of the geographical region of Prussia.
Borusse Preuße Preußin
(historical) A citizen of the German state of Prussia.
Pruße
A member of or a person descended from the Baltic ethnic group which inhabited Prussia.
Preuße
A member of or a person descended from the German ethnic group which settled in Prussia.

Prussian /ˈpɹʌ.ʃən/ pn
Prußisch preußisch
The Prussian language; see Old Prussian and New Prussian.

Prussian blue Prussian blues n
Berliner Blau Preußisch Blau
(inorganic compound) An insoluble dark, bright blue pigment, ferric ferrocyanide (equivalent to ferrous ferricyanide), used in painting and dyeing, and as an antidote for certain kinds of heavy metal poisoning.
Berliner Blau Preußischblau
A moderate to rich blue colour, tinted with deep greenish blue.

Prussian red Prussian reds n
Preußisch Rot
(chemistry) Potassium ferricyanide, K3[Fe(CN)6], a highly poisonous ferric crystal salt of potassium cyanide used as a pigment.
The colour of this compound: a hue of semi-dark brownish red

Przemyśl /pəˈʃɛmɪʃəl/ pn
Premissel Przemyśl
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Przewalski's horse /pʒɛˈvɑːlskiz ˈhɔː(ɹ)s/ Przewalski's horses n
Przewalski-Pferd
A rare, endangered horse, Equus ferus przewalskii, native to the steppes of Central Asia.

Psalms /sæmz/ /sɑlmz/ /sɑmz/ /sɑːmz/ /sɔlmz/ /sɔmz/ pn
Psalmen

Pskov pn
Pskow Pleskau
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Psyche /ˈsaɪ.ki/ pn
Psyche
(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) The personification of the soul. Originally a mortal princess who later married Eros/Cupid, (the god of love), was deified, and bore him a daughter, Hedone/Voluptas.

Ptah pn
Ptah
(Egyptian mythology) A god of creativity and craftsmen, sometimes also identified with gods of death and the birth of the sun.

Ptolemaic /ˌtɑl.əˈmeɪ.ɪk/ /ˌtɒl.əˈmeɪ.ɪk/ adj
ptolemäisch
(historical) Of or pertaining to the Ptolemy dynasty of pharaohs, the Ptolemies, rulers of Hellenistic Egypt.

Ptolemy /ˈtɑləmi/ /ˈtɒləmi/ pn
Ptolemaios Ptolemäus
A en given name of Greek origin, borne by historical persons in ancient Egypt.

Puducherry /ˌpʊdʊˈt͡ʃɛɹi/ pn
Puducherry
Capital of the union territory of Puducherry (Pondicherry).

Puebla pn
Puebla
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Puerto Galera /ˌpwɛɹtoʊ ɡɑ ˈleɪɹə/ pn
Puerto Galera
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Puerto Rican /ˌpwɛə(ɹ).təˈɹiː.kən/ /ˌpwɜː(ɹ).təˈɹiː.kən/ /ˌpɔɹ.təˈɹiː.kən/ more Puerto Rican most Puerto Rican adj
puerto-ricanisch
Of, from or relating to Puerto Rico or its people.

Puerto Rican /ˌpwɛə(ɹ).təˈɹiː.kən/ /ˌpwɜː(ɹ).təˈɹiː.kən/ /ˌpɔɹ.təˈɹiː.kən/ Puerto Ricans n
Puerto-Ricaner Puerto-Ricanerin
A person from Puerto Rico.

Puerto Rico /ˌpwɛə(ɹ)təˈɹiːkəʊ/ /ˌpwɛɹtoʊˈɹikoʊ/ /ˌpwɜː(ɹ)təˈɹiːkəʊ/ /ˌpɔɹtəˈɹikoʊ/ [ˌpɔɚɾəˈɹikoʊ] pn
Puerto Rico
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Punch pn
Kasper Kasperl Kasperle
(British) A glove puppet who is the main character used in a Punch and Judy show.

Punch and Judy Punch and Judies n
Kasperletheater Kasperltheater Kaspertheater
A traditional sideshow often found at seaside resorts, consisting of various glove puppets operated by one person in a small tent-style booth theatre.

Pune pn
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Punic War Punic Wars n
Punischer Krieg
Any of several wars between Ancient Rome and Carthage.

Punjab /pan.ˈdʒaːb/ /pə̃.ˈdʒaːb/ /pʊn.ˈdʒɑːb/ /pʌnˈdʒɑːb/ /ˈpuːn.dʒɑːb/ pn
Pandschab Punjab
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Punjabi /puːn.ˈdʒɑːbi/ /pʊnˈd͡ʒɑːbi/ /pʌnˈd͡ʒɑːbi/ Punjabis n
Pandschabi Punjabi
(uncountable) The main language spoken in the Punjab region, in eastern Pakistan and Northern India.

Puppis pn
Achterdeck des Schiffs
(constellation) A winter constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble the stern of a ship. Until 1763, it was part of a larger constellation, Argo Navis.

Purgatory pn
Fegefeuer Fegfeuer Purgatorium
(Christianity) An intermediate state after death in which some of those ultimately destined for Heaven must first undergo purification prior to entering Heaven.

Purim /-im/ /puˈɹɪm/ /ˈpjʊəɹ-/ /ˈpʊəɹɪm/ pn
Purim Purimfest
(Judaism) A Jewish festival, celebrated on the 14th day of Adar, commemorating the deliverance of the Persian Jews from a complete massacre at the hand of Haman the Amalekite.

Puritan /ˈpjɔːɹɪtən/ /ˈpjɝɪtən/ /ˈpjʊəɹɪtən/ /ˈpjʊɹɪtən/ Puritans n
Puritaner
A member of a particular Protestant religious sect advocating greater purity and piety.

Purkinje cell Purkinje cells n
Purkinjezelle

Pushkin pn
Puschkin
A transliteration of the Russian surname Пу́шкин (Púškin).

Puss in Boots pn
gestiefelte Kater
A 17th-century French literary fairy tale about a cat who uses trickery and deceit to gain power, wealth, and the hand of a princess in marriage for his penniless and low-born master.

Putin /ˈpuː.tɪn/ Putins pn
Putin
A surname from Russian.

Putinism pn
Putinismus
(politics) The political policies of Vladimir Putin; the Russian political system during Putin’s tenure in power.

Putinist Putinists n
Putinist Putinistin
(politics) A supporter of Putinism.

Putler [ˈput.lɚ] [ˈpuːt.lə] pn
Putler
(derogatory) Vladimir Putin (president of Russia)

Putrajaya pn
Putrajaya
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Pyongyang /ˌpjɑŋˈjæŋ/ /ˌpjɒŋˈjæŋ/ /ˌpjɔŋˈjæŋ/ /ˌpjʌŋˈjɑŋ/ /ˌpjʌŋˈjɑːŋ/ pn
Pjöngjang
(metonym) The North Korean government.

Pyotr pn
Pjotr

Pyramid Texts pn
Pyramidentexte
A corpus of ancient Egyptian funerary texts of the Old Kingdom consisting of spells to assist the journey of the dead king into the afterlife, carved on pyramid walls and sarcophagi.

Pyrenean /ˌpɪɹəˈniːən/ adj
pyrenäisch
Of or pertaining to the Pyrenees, a range of mountains separating France and Spain

Pyrenees pn
Pyrenäen
The mountain range separating Spain from France, inhabited by Basques in the west, Occitans in the centre-north, Aragonese in the centre-south, and Catalans in the east.

Pyrrhic /ˈpɪɹɪk/ more Pyrrhic most Pyrrhic adj
Pyrrhus- pyrrhisch
Achieved at too great a cost or detriment to have been worthwhile (as a victory, accomplishment, etc).

Pyrrhic victory /ˌpɪɹ.ɪk ˈvɪk.t(ə)ɹ.i/ Pyrrhic victories n
Pyrrhussieg
A very costly victory, wherein the considerable losses outweigh the gain, so as to render the struggle not worth the cost.

Pythagoras /paɪˈθæɡ.əɹ.əs/ /pɪˈθæɡ.əɹ.əs/ pn
Pythagoras
Pythagoras (c. 570 – c. 495 BC), an Ancient Greek mathematician and philosopher.

Pythagorean /pɪˌθaɡəˈɹiːən/ more Pythagorean most Pythagorean adj
pythagoreisch pythagoräisch
Pertaining to Pythagoras or his philosophy. [from 16th c.]

Pythagorean /pɪˌθaɡəˈɹiːən/ Pythagoreans n
Pythagoreer Pythagoreerin Pythagoräer Pythagoräerin
A follower of Pythagoras; someone who believes in or advocates Pythagoreanism. [from 16th c.]

Pythagorean theorem pn
Satz des Pythagoras
(geometry) A mathematical theorem which states that the square of the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle is equal to the sum of the squares of those of the two other sides.

Pythia Pythias n
Pythia

Python /ˈpaɪθɑn/ /ˈpaɪθɔn/ /ˈpaɪθən/ pn
Python
(Greek mythology) The earth-dragon of Delphi, represented as a serpent, killed by Apollo.

Pyxis pn
Schiffskompass Pyxis
(constellation) A spring constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble the compass of a ship. It is associated with the larger Argo Navis, although it was never officially part of that constellation.

Pärnu pn
Pernau Pärnu
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Pärnu County pn
Kreis Pärnu

Père David's deer Père David's deer Père David's deers n
Davidshirsch
Elaphurus davidianus, a species of deer known only in captivity, which prefers marshland and is believed to be native to the subtropics of China.

Pécs pn
Fünfkirchen Pécs
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Q /kju/ /kjuː/ /kjʉː/ n
D
(card games, chess)

Q fever n
Q-Fieber
An infectious disease, resembling influenza, caused by the bacterium Coxiella burnetii (previously classified as Rickettsia burnetii).

Q'anjob'al pn
Kanjobal
A Mayan language spoken in Guatemala and part of Mexico.

Q.E.D. /ˌkjuˌiˈdi/ /ˌkjuːiːˈdiː/ phraseologicalUnit
w. z. b. w.

QA QAs n
QS
(uncountable) Initialism of quality assurance.

QL QLs n
QL

QR code QR codes n
QR-Code Schnellantwortkode
A two-dimensional barcode, typically used to link to a website.

QRS complex QRS complexes n
Kammerkomplex QRS QRS-Gruppe QRS-Komplex
(medicine) A series of graphical deflections on a typical electrocardiogram that represents the electrical changes generated by the depolarization of the heart ventricles.

Qajar adj
kadscharisch
Relating to the Qajar dynasty which ruled Iran from 1789 to 1925.

Qajar Qajars n
Kadschar
A member of the Qajar dynasty.

Qataban /ˈkæ.təˌbɑn/ pn
Qataban
An ancient South Semitic-speaking kingdom in ancient Yemen that existed from the early 1st millennium BCE until the late 1st or 2nd centuries CE.

Qatabanian /ˌkæ.təˈbɑ.ni.ən/ more Qatabanian most Qatabanian adj
qatabanisch qatabānisch
Of or pertaining to the culture of the ancient South Arabian kingdom of Qataban.

Qatabanian /ˌkæ.təˈbɑ.ni.ən/ Qatabanians n
Qatabaner Qatabāner
a native or inhabitant of the ancient South Arabian kingdom of Qataban

Qatabanian /ˌkæ.təˈbɑ.ni.ən/ pn
Qatabanisch Qatabānisch
the extinct Old South Arabian language of the Qatabanians

Qatar /kəˈtɑɹ/ /ˈkæˌtɑɹ/ /ˈkɑtɑɹ/ /ˈkɑtɚ/ /ˈkʌtəɹ/ /ˈɡɑtəɹ/ /ˈɡʌtəɹ/ pn
Katar
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Qatari /kəˈtɑːɹ.i/ adj
katarisch
Of, from, or pertaining to Qatar or the Qatari people.

Qatari /kəˈtɑːɹ.i/ Qataris n
Katarer Katarerin
A person from Qatar or of Qatari descent.

Qin /t͡ʃɪn/ Qins pn
Qin
An ancient feudal state of China that existed between 778 and 207 BC.
The first imperial dynasty of China, lasting from 221 to 207 BC.

Qingdao /ˈt͡ʃɪŋˈdaʊ/ pn
Tsingtau
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Qom pn
Ghom
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Quaker /ˈkweɪkɚ/ Quakers n
Quäker
A believer of the Quaker faith and a member of the Society of Friends, known for their pacifist views.

Quakerism Quakerisms n
Quäkertum
The belief system of the members of the Religious Society of Friends, an ostensibly Christian religious denomination that began in England in the 17th century.

Quasimodo Quasimodos n
Barmherzigkeitssonntag Klein-Ostertag Kleinostern Weißer Sonntag
(Christianity) The first Sunday after Easter.

Quaternary pn
Quartär
(geology) The geological period of the Cenozoic Era immediately following the Tertiary. It is subdivided into the Pleistocene and the Holocene Epochs.

Quebec /keɪˈbɛk/ /kwəˈbɛk/ /kwɪˈbɛk/ /kəˈbɛk/ /kɛˈbɛk/ Quebecs pn
Québec Quebec
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Quebec City /kwɪˈbɛk ˈsɪti/ /kəˈbɛk ˈsɪti/ /kɛˈbɛk ˈsɪti/ pn
Québec Québec-Stadt
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Quechua /ˈkɛt͡ʃwə/ /ˈkɛt͡ʃəwə/ pn
Quechua
The language spoken by these people.

Queen of Heaven pn
Himmelskönigin
(Christianity, chiefly, _, Catholicism) Synonym of Mary, mother of Jesus, in particular reference to her role as queen of Heaven.

Queen's Counsel n
Kronanwalt Kronanwältin
(UK, historic) a barrister or advocate appointed by the Crown during the reign of a queen.

Quentin /ˈkwɛntɪn/ pn
Quintin
A en given name.
A en given name occasionally used.

Quenya /ˈkwɛnjə/ [ˈkʷwɛɲja] pn
Quenya
A constructed language created by J. R. R. Tolkien modelled on Greek, Latin and Finnish.

Question Time pn
Fragestunde
(politics) A time during a sitting of parliament wherein Members of Parliament ask questions of government ministers (including the Prime Minister) which they are obliged to answer.

Quezon City /kɛˈzɒn ˈsɪ.ti/ pn
Quezon City
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Quidditch /ˈkwɪdɪt͡ʃ/ n
Quidditch
A fictional ball game played between two teams of seven players riding flying broomsticks, using four balls and six elevated ring-shaped goals.

Quiet Revolution pn
Stille Revolution

Quinquagesima n
Quinquagesima
(Christianity) A moveable feast in the Christian calendar on the Sunday 49 days before Easter Sunday (50 days counting inclusively).

Quirinal Hill pn
Quirinal
One of the seven hills on which Rome was built.

Quito /ˈkitoʊ/ /ˈkiːtəʊ/ pn
Quito
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Qur'an /koʊˈɹæn/ /kɔˈɹɑn/ /kəˈɹæn/ /kəˈɹɑn/ /kəˈɹɑːn/ Qur'ans n
Koran Alkoran
A specific version, edition, translation, or copy of one of the above-mentioned book.

Qur'an /koʊˈɹæn/ /kɔˈɹɑn/ /kəˈɹæn/ /kəˈɹɑn/ /kəˈɹɑːn/ Qur'ans pn
Koran Alkoran
The Islamic holy book, considered by Muslims to be the word of God as revealed to Muhammad.

Qur'anic more Qur'anic most Qur'anic adj
koranisch
Of or relating to the Qur'an.

Quranism n
Koranismus
A denomination in Islam that generally rejects the authoritative role of hadiths, and considers the Qur'an to be the only dependable religious text.

Quranist Quranists n
Koranist Koranistin
An adherent of the Ahle Quran branch of Islam.

Québécois /ˌkeɪbɛˈkwɑː/ /ˌkeɪbɛˈkwɑːz/ Québécois Québécoise n
Quebecer Quebecerin
A native or inhabitant of the province or city of Quebec.

Québécois /ˌkeɪbɛˈkwɑː/ /ˌkeɪbɛˈkwɑːz/ pn
Quebecer Französisch
The Quebec variety of French.

R&D n
F&E F+E FE FuE
(business) Initialism of Research and Development (a department within a company (or governmental division) dedicated to that task, or the fiscal category that represents it in fiscal reporting.)

RAM /ɹæm/ RAMs n
RAM
(electronics, computing) Acronym of random-access memory.

REM sleep REM sleeps n
paradoxer Schlaf REM-Phase REM-Schlaf desynchronisierter Schlaf
The stage of sleep during which most brain activity and dreams occur, characterised by rapid eye movement (REM).

RFID n
RFID
(electronics) Initialism of radio-frequency identification.

RGB n
RGB
Initialism of red, green, blue; a color model in which colors are represented by adding varying amounts of red, green, and blue light.

RIP /ɑː(ɹ) aɪ ˈpiː/ /ɹɪp/ interjection
RIF
Initialism of requiescat in pace, requiescant in pace, and rest in peace.

RNA RNAs n
RNS Ribonukleinsäure
(biochemistry) Initialism of ribonucleic acid.

ROT13 n
ROT13

RPG RPGs n
Rollenspiel
(games) A roleplaying game.

RPN n
UPN
(computing) Initialism of reverse Polish notation.

RSFSR /ɑɹ.ɛs.ɛf.ɛs.ˈɑɹ/ /ɑː.ɛs.ɛf.ɛs.ˈɑː/ pn
RSFSR
Initialism of Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.

RSS feed RSS feeds n
RSS-Feed

RSVP RSVPs n
u.A.w.g.
A reply to an invitation.

RTFM phraseologicalUnit
LDVH (Lies das verdammte Handbuch)
(Internet slang) Initialism of read the fucking manual.
(Internet slang, Unix) Initialism of read the fucking man page.

Ra /ɹɑː/ pn
Re
(Egyptian mythology) The Egyptian god of the Sun.

Raab Raabs pn
Raab
(countable) A surname from German.
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Rabat /ɹɑːˈbæt/ /ɹɑːˈbɑːt/ /ɹəˈbæt/ /ɹəˈbɑːt/ pn
Rabat
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Rabaul /ɹəˈbaʊl/ pn
Rabaul Simpsonhafen
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Rabbinic Judaism n
rabbinisches Judentum
The mainstream form of Judaism since the 6th century CE, after the codification of the Babylonian Talmud, having its roots in Pharisaic Judaism and based on the belief that Moses at Mount Sinai received two items from God: the written Torah and the oral Torah.

Rabelaisian more Rabelaisian most Rabelaisian adj
rabelaisisch
Pertaining to the works or period of Rabelais.

Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti pn
Ratscha-Letschchumi und Niederswanetien
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Rachecourt pn
Ressig
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Rachel /ˈɹeɪt͡ʃəl/ pn
Rachel Rahel
Younger daughter of Laban, sister to Leah, and second wife of Jacob.

Rachmanism n
Mietwucher
(British) The exploitation of tenants of slum properties by unscrupulous landlords

Racibórz pn
Ratibor
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Radde's warbler Radde's warblers n
Bartlaubsänger
Phylloscopus schwarzi, a leaf warbler which breeds in Siberia.

Radio Yerevan pn
Radio Eriwan
A fictional radio station used in a series of political jokes parodying Socialist countries.

Radviliškis pn
Radwilischken
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Ragnarok /ˈɹæɡ.nəˌɹɒk/ /ˈɹæɡ.nəˌɹɔk/ pn
Götterdämmerung Ragnarök
(Norse mythology) A series of future events culminating in a battle, fought between the Æsir and einherjar on one side, and the forces of Surtr, Loki, and Loki's children on the other, in which all of creation is burned down and almost all life is extinguished.

Rajasthan /ˈɹɑːd͡ʒəstæn/ pn
Rajasthan
(historical) Various parts of northwestern India within Rajputana province. [from 19th c.]

Rajasthani pn
Rajasthani
The Indo-Aryan language spoken primarily in Rajasthan and Pakistan.

Rakhiv pn
Rachiw Rauhau
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Raków /ˈɹækuːf/ pn
Raków
A settlement founded in the Sandomierz Voivodeship of Lesser Poland in 1569 as the centre of the Polish Brethren, the site of the Racovian Academy 1602–1638 and of the publication of the Racovian Catechism in 1605; formerly a town until 1869, it is now a village of the Republic of Poland and the seat of the gmina wiejska (rural commune) of the same name.

Ralph /ɹeɪf/ /ɹælf/ pn
Ralf
A en given name.

Rama Ramas pn
Rama
(Hinduism) A name of the goddess Lakshmi (Devanagari: रमा).

Ramadan /ɹæməˈdɑːn/ /ɹɑːməˈdɑːn/ /ˈɹæmədæn/ /ˈɹɑːmədɑːn/ Ramadans pn
Ramadan
(Islam) The holy ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar, during which Muslims fast between the break of dawn until sunset; they also refrain from drinking liquids, smoking and having sexual relations.

Ramallah pn
Ramallah
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Ramesses pn
Ramses Ramesses
Name of several pharaohs of 19th and 20th dynasty of Ancient Egypt, 13th to 10th century BC.

Ramin pn
Ramin
A en given name.
A surname.
a municipality in Germany (coordinates: 53°24′N 14°17′E)

Ramism n
Ramismus
(historical, philosophy) A collection of theories on rhetoric, logic and pedagogy based on the teachings of Petrus Ramus.

Ramsloh pn
Ramsloh
a municipality in Saterland

Randolph /ɹændɒlf/ pn
Randolf
A en given name.

Rangoonese adj
Ranguner
of, from or pertaining to Rangoon (Yangon)

Rangoonese Rangoonese n
Ranguner Rangunerin
Someone from Rangoon.

Rao-Blackwellization Rao-Blackwellizations n
Rao-Blackwellisierung

Rao-Blackwellize v
Rao-Blackwellisieren

Rao-Blackwellized v
Rao-Blackwellisiert

Raphael /ˈɹæf.eɪ.əl/ /ˈɹæf.eɪˌɛl/ /ˈɹæf.i.əl/ /ˈɹæf.ɛəl/ /ˈɹæf.ɪ.əl/ /ˌɹæf.aɪˈɛl/ /ˌɹɑː.faɪˈɛl/ Raphaels pn
Raphael
An archangel in Christianity, Judaism, and Islam.
(countable) A en given name.

Rapunzel /ɹəˈpʌnzəl/ Rapunzels pn
Rapunzel
A German fairy tale about a girl imprisoned in a tower who lets down her long hair for a rescuer to climb.
The fictional girl who is the protagonist and title character of the fairy tale.

Ravenna pn
Ravenna
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Raymond /ˈɹeɪmənd/ Raymonds pn
Raimund
A en given name.

Reading /ˈɹɛdɪŋ/ pn
Reading
A surname.
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Rebecca /ɹɪˈbɛkə/ Rebeccas pn
Rebekka
A en given name, in regular use since the Reformation.

Rebekah pn
Rebekka
(Biblical) The sister of Laban; Isaac's wife; the mother of Jacob and Esau.

Received Pronunciation pn
Britisches Englisch Schulenglisch
The form of pronunciation of the English language traditionally spoken by the educated classes of the south-east of England, considered to be a standard (see received) and used as such in the pronunciation schemes of most British dictionaries. Abbreviation: RP

Reconquista pn
Reconquista Rekonquista
(Iberian, _, history) The process by which the Christian countries of Spain and Portugal were reconquered and regained from the Moors.

Red Army pn
Rote Armee
(historical, military) Name of the Soviet army in the period 1918–1946.

Red Army Faction pn
Baader-Meinhof-Bande Baader-Meinhof-Gruppe RAF Rote Armee Fraktion
(historical) A far-left terrorist organization active from 1970 to 1998, mainly in West Germany and West Berlin.

Red Army man Red Army men n
Rotarmist Rotarmistin
(historical) The lowest military rank of the Red Army.

Red Baron Red Barons n
Rote Baron
(idiomatic, aviation, military) A hotshot fighter pilot; an ace fighter pilot.

Red Brigades pn
Rote Brigaden
(historical) A former Marxist-Leninist militant group based in Italy.

Red Crescent pn
Roter Halbmond der Rote Halbmond
A branch of the Red Cross that operates in Muslim countries.

Red Cross pn
Rotes Kreuz
An international humanitarian organization that cares for the wounded, sick, and homeless.
The symbol of this organization.
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Red Forest pn
Roter Wald
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Red River pn
Roter Fluss
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Red Sea pn
Rotes Meer
(US politics) The states of the western and southern United States which consistently vote Republican in presidential elections.

Red Sea Governorate pn
Gouvernement Rotes Meer
One of the governorates of Egypt, located between the Nile and the Red Sea.

Red Square pn
Roter Platz der Rote Platz
A large historical square in central Moscow.

Redange pn
Redingen
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Redeemer pn
Erlöser
honorific title for Jesus Christ

Redemptorist Redemptorists n
Redemptorist
A member of the Roman Catholic missionary congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer (i.e. Jesus Christ), founded in 1732 by Saint Alphonsus Maria of Liguori

Reform Judaism pn
Reformjudentum
A movement in Judaism, characterized by the loosening of the strictures of much of traditional Jewish law that is seen as irrelevant to modern society, and by the shortening, simplification, and translation to the vernacular of Jewish ritual.

Reformation pn
Reformation
(historical) The religious movement initiated in the 16th century against the Roman Catholic Church.

Reformed adj
reformiert
Of the Protestant movement typically associated with John Calvin, as separated from the Lutheran Church to pursue more extensive reformation.

Rega pn
Rega
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Regensburg pn
Regensburg
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Reghin pn
Regen Sächsisch Regen Sächsisch-Reen

Regina /ɹɪ.ˈd͡ʒaɪ.nə/ /ɹɪ.ˈd͡ʒi.nə/ pn
Regina
A en given name.

Regulus pn
Regulus
(star) A star in the constellation Leo; alpha (α) Leonis.

Rehoboam pn
Rehabeam
King of Israel after Solomon, whose folly split the kingdom in two; the father of Abijah (biblical character)

Reich /ɹaɪk/ /ɹaɪx/ n
Reich
A German empire, kingdom or nation; its territory or government.

Reichstag pn
Reichstag
The lower chamber of the federal parliament of Germany until 1945

Reidel Reidels pn
Reidel
A surname from German.

Reims /ɹiːmz/ /ɹæms/ pn
Reims
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Remich pn
Remich
One of the twelve cantons of Luxembourg, located in the south-east of the country.
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Remus pn
Remus
(Roman mythology) The legendary founder of Rome and the twin brother of Romulus.

Renaissance /ɹɘˈnæɪsɒns/ /ɹɘˈnæɪsɘns/ /ɹəˈneɪs(ə)ns/ /ɹəˈneɪsɑːns/ /ɹəˈneɪsɒ̃(n)s/ /ɹəˈnæɪsɔns/ /ɹəˈnæɪsəns/ /ˈɹenɘˌsɒns/ /ˈɹenəˌsɔns/ /ˈɹɛnəˌsɑns/ /ˌɹɛnəˈsɑns/ /ˌɹɛnəˈsɒ̃(n)s/ adj
renaissancistisch
Of, or relating to the style of art or architecture of the Renaissance.

Renaissance /ɹɘˈnæɪsɒns/ /ɹɘˈnæɪsɘns/ /ɹəˈneɪs(ə)ns/ /ɹəˈneɪsɑːns/ /ɹəˈneɪsɒ̃(n)s/ /ɹəˈnæɪsɔns/ /ɹəˈnæɪsəns/ /ˈɹenɘˌsɒns/ /ˈɹenəˌsɔns/ /ˈɹɛnəˌsɑns/ /ˌɹɛnəˈsɑns/ /ˌɹɛnəˈsɒ̃(n)s/ pn
Renaissance
(historical) The 14th-century revival of classical art, architecture, literature and learning that originated in Italy and spread throughout Europe over the following two centuries.
The period of this revival, typically lasting from the late 14th to the late 16th centuries; the transition from medieval to modern times.
Renaissance Wiedergeburt
(by extension) Any similar artistic or intellectual revival.

Renata /ɹəˈnɐːtɐ/ /ɹəˈnɑːtʌ/ pn
Renate
A en given name.

Republic of Albania pn
Republik Albanien
The official name of Albania.

Republic of Angola pn
Republik Angola
The official name of Angola.

Republic of Armenia pn
Republik Armenien
The official name of Armenia.

Republic of Artsakh pn
Republik Arzach
Synonym of Nagorno-Karabakh Republic

Republic of Austria pn
Republik Österreich
The official name of Austria.

Republic of Azerbaijan pn
Republik Aserbaidschan
The official name of Azerbaijan (country in the Caucasus).

Republic of Belarus pn
Republik Belarus Republik Weißrussland
The official name of Belarus.

Republic of Benin pn
Republik Benin
The official name of Benin.

Republic of Bulgaria pn
Republik Bulgarien
The official name of Bulgaria.

Republic of China /ɹɪˈpʌblɪk əv ˈt͡ʃaɪnə/ pn
Republik China Taiwan
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Republic of Costa Rica pn
Republik Costa Rica
The official name of the country Costa Rica.

Republic of Croatia pn
Republik Kroatien
The official name of Croatia.

Republic of Cyprus pn
Republik Zypern
The official name of Cyprus.

Republic of Côte d'Ivoire pn
Republik Côte d’Ivoire
The official name of Côte d'Ivoire.

Republic of Djibouti pn
Republik Dschibuti
The country in Eastern Africa known as Djibouti.

Republic of El Salvador pn
Republik El Salvador

Republic of Estonia pn
Republik Estland
The official name of Estonia.

Republic of Finland pn
Republik Finnland
The long form of Finland.

Republic of Ghana pn
Republik Ghana
Official name of Ghana.

Republic of Guatemala pn
Republik Guatemala
The official name of the country Guatemala.

Republic of Guinea pn
Republik Guinea
The official name of Guinea.

Republic of Guinea-Bissau pn
Republik Guinea-Bissau
Official name of Guinea-Bissau

Republic of Haiti pn
Republik Haiti
Official name of Haiti.

Republic of Hungary pn
Republik Ungarn
Former official name of Hungary.

Republic of Iceland pn
Republik Island
The conventional descriptive name of Iceland.

Republic of India pn
Republik Indien
The official name of India.

Republic of Indonesia pn
Republik Indonesien
Official name for Indonesia.

Republic of Iraq pn
Republik Irak
(a country).

Republic of Ireland /ɹɪˈpʌblɪk əv ˈaɪə(ɹ)lənd/ pn
Republik Irland
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Republic of Kazakhstan pn
Republik Kasachstan
A sovereign state with its territory located in Eurasia.

Republic of Korea pn
Republik Korea
Official name of South Korea.

Republic of Kosovo pn
Republik Kosovo
The official name of (independent) Kosovo.

Republic of Latvia pn
Republik Lettland
The official name of Latvia.

Republic of Liberia pn
Republik Liberia

Republic of Lithuania pn
Republik Litauen
The official name of Lithuania.

Republic of Macedonia pn
Republik Mazedonien
The former constitutional name of the Republic of North Macedonia

Republic of Madagascar pn
Republik Madagaskar
Official name of Madagascar.

Republic of Maldives pn
Republik Malediven
The official name of The Maldives.

Republic of Malta pn
Republik Malta
The official name of Malta.

Republic of Mozambique pn
Republik Mosambik
(a country).

Republic of Namibia pn
Republik Namibia
Official name of Namibia.

Republic of Nauru pn
Republik Nauru
The full official name of Nauru.

Republic of Nicaragua pn
Republik Nicaragua
The official name of the country Nicaragua.

Republic of Niger pn
Republik Niger
The official name of Niger.

Republic of North Macedonia pn
Republik Nordmazedonien
Country situated north of Greece and west of Bulgaria on the Balkan Peninsula, formerly partially recognised as the Republic of Macedonia.

Republic of Peru pn
Republik Peru

Republic of Poland pn
Republik Polen
The official name of Poland.

Republic of Senegal pn
Republik Senegal
Official name of Senegal.

Republic of Serbia pn
Republik Serbien
The official name of Serbia.

Republic of Sierra Leone pn
Republik Sierra Leone

Republic of Singapore pn
Republik Singapur
Official name of Singapore.

Republic of Slovenia pn
Republik Slowenien
The official name of Slovenia.

Republic of South Africa pn
Republik Südafrika
(proscribed) The Transvaal statelet from 1852 to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland's annexation of it in 1902.

Republic of South Sudan pn
Republik Südsudan
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Republic of South Vietnam pn
Republik Südvietnam
(history) An underground government that opposed the South Vietnamese government during the Vietnam War and became its provisional government for a year after the war.

Republic of Tajikistan pn
Republik Tadschikistan
The official name of Tajikistan.

Republic of Texas /ɹɪˈpʌb.lɪk əv ˈtɛk.səs/ pn
Republik Texas
(historical) A former sovereign state that successfully revolted from Mexico in 1839-1845 and was then annexed into the United States of America as the state of Texas.

Republic of The Gambia pn
Republik Gambia
The official name of The Gambia (1965-2016).

Republic of Turkey pn
Republik Türkei
Former official name of the country of Turkey (now Republic of Türkiye).

Republic of Uzbekistan pn
Republik Usbekistan
The official name of Uzbekistan.

Republic of Zambia pn
Republik Sambia
The official name of Zambia.

Republic of Zimbabwe pn
Republik Simbabwe
The official name of Zimbabwe.

Republic of the Congo pn
Republik Kongo
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Republic of the Philippines pn
Republik der Philippinen
Official name for Philippines.

Republican more Republican most Republican adj
republikanisch
(US politics) Of or pertaining to the Republican Party of the United States.

Republican Republicans n
Republikaner Republikanerin
(US politics) A member or supporter of the Republican Party, the more right-wing of the two main political parties in the United States.

Republican Party pn
Republikanische Partei
(US politics) A right-wing conservative political party in the United States.

Republika Srpska /ɹɪˈpʊblɪkə ˈsɜː(ɹ)pskə/ pn
Republika Srpska
A polity within Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Resurrection pn
Auferstehung Wiederauferstehung
(Christianity) The resurrection of Jesus Christ.

Reticulum pn
Netz
(constellation) A small constellation of the southern summer sky, said to resemble a reticle. It lies between the constellations of Horologium and Dorado.

Reuben /ˈɹu.bən/ /ˈɹuː.bən/ Reubens pn
Ruben
(biblical) First son of Jacob, by his wife Leah.
A surname transferred from the given name

Reunionese adj
von Réunion
Of, from, or pertaining to Réunion, the Reunionese people or language.

Reuss Reusses pn
Reuss
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A surname from German.

Reutemann Reutemanns pn
Reutemann
A surname from German.

Reuter Reuters pn
Reuters
A surname from German

Revelation pn
Offenbarung Apokalypse Offenbarung des Johannes
(biblical) The final book of the New Testament of the Bible.

Reverend /ˈɹɛvəɹənd/ /ˈɹɛvɹənd/ Reverends n
Hochwürden
A title indicating respect, prefixed to the names of Christian clergy.

Revised Romanization of Korean pn
Revidierte Romanisierung
The official South Korean romanization standard for Korean.

Reykjavík /ˈɹeɪk.jə.vɪk/ /ˈɹɛk.jə.vɪk/ pn
Reykjavík
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Reynard /ˈɹɛnɑː(ɹ)d/ /ˈɹɛnə(ɹ)d/ pn
Reineke Reineke Fuchs
(literary, poetic) A name in European folklore for the red fox.

Reynold Reynolds pn
Reinhold
A en given name, today more popular in the forms Reginald and Ronald. Modern use is partly transferred from the surname.

Reșița pn
Reschitz

Rhaeto-Romance /ˌɹiːtəʊɹə(ʊ)ˈmans/ pn
Rätoromanisch Ladinisch
(linguistics) A group of related Romance languages spoken in north and north-eastern Italy and southeastern Switzerland, or any of these languages individually. [from 19th c.]

Rhea /ˈɹiː.ə/ pn
Rhea
(Greek god) A Titan, the daughter of Uranus and Gaia, the mother of Demeter, Hades, Hera, Hestia, Poseidon, and Zeus.
(astronomy) Saturn V, one of the moons of Saturn.

Rhenish /ˈɹɛnɪʃ/ more Rhenish most Rhenish adj
rheinisch
Pertaining to the Rhine river or region. [from 15th c.]

Rhenish /ˈɹɛnɪʃ/ n
Rheinisch
The linguistic varieties spoken in the Rhineland, a continuum between traditional dialects and regional forms of Standard German.

Rhenish Palatinate pn
Rheinpfalz

Rhesus factor Rhesus factors n
Rhesusfaktor
An antigen of the Rhesus system; understood unless otherwise specified to refer to Rhesus factor D (RhD), which appears on the surface of the red blood cells of most (85%) humans. An incompatibility between the Rh-blood types of a mother and her baby may cause serious disease for the baby.

Rhine /ɹaɪn/ pn
Rhein
A river in western Europe, that flows through Switzerland, Austria, Liechtenstein, Germany, France and the Netherlands, before emptying into the North Sea.

Rhineland /ˈɹaɪnlænd/ pn
Rheinland
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Rhineland-Palatinate pn
Rheinland-Pfalz
One of the component states of Germany according to the current administrative division of the nation.

Rhinelander /ˈɹaɪnlændə(ɹ)/ /ˈɹaɪnləndə(ɹ)/ Rhinelanders n
Rheinländer Rheinländerin
Someone from Rhineland.

Rhode Island /ˌɹoʊd ˈaɪ.lənd/ /ˌɹəʊd ˈaɪ.lənd/ pn
Rhode Island
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Rhodes /ɹoʊdz/ /ɹəʊdz/ Rhodeses pn
Rhodos
A surname.
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Rhodesia /ɹoʊˈdiːʒə/ /ɹəʊˈdiːʃə/ pn
Rhodesien
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Rhodesian adj
rhodesisch
From, pertaining, or relating to Rhodesia or its people or culture.

Rhodesian Rhodesians n
Rhodesier
Someone from Rhodesia.

Rhone pn
Rhone Rhône
A river in Switzerland and France that flows from the Alps to the Mediterranean Sea.

Rhuddanian pn
Rhuddanium
(geology, paleontology) A subdivision of the Silurian period.

Richard /ˈɹɪt͡ʃ.əd/ /ˈɹɪt͡ʃ.ɚd/ Richards pn
Richard Rikard
(rare, _, compared to given name) A surname originating as a patronymic.

Richard's pipit Richard's pipits n
Spornpieper
Anthus richardi, a medium-sized passerine bird which breeds in open grasslands in the East Palearctic.

Richmond /ˈɹɪt͡ʃ.mənd/ pn
Richmond
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Richter /ˈɹɪkt.ə/ /ˈɹɪkt.ɚ/ /ˈɹɪxt.ə/ pn
Richter
A surname from German.

Richter scale pn
Richterskala
(seismology) a logarithmic scale used to express the energy released by an earthquake, each increase of 1 representing a 32-fold increase in energy.

Ridge Ridges pn
Riedel
A toponymic surname from Middle English, named after the natural feature.

Riedel Riedels pn
Riedel

Riedl Riedls pn
Riedl

Riemann hypothesis pn
Riemann-Hypothese Riemann-Vermutung Riemannsche Hypothese Riemannsche Vermutung
(mathematics, analysis, number theory) The conjecture that the zeros of the Riemann zeta function exist only at the negative even integers and certain complex numbers whose real part is ½.

Riemann integral Riemann integrals n
Riemann-Integral Riemannintegral riemannsches Integral
(analysis) A type of integral whose computation involves dividing the interval of integration into smaller sub-intervals, summing sample values of the integrand inside those sub-intervals multiplied by their lengths, and letting the number of sub-intervals tend to infinity.

Riemann surface Riemann surfaces n
riemannsche Fläche
(mathematics) A one-dimensional complex manifold; a generalization of the complex plane.

Riemann zeta function Riemann zeta functions n
riemannsche ζ-Funktion
(number theory, analytic number theory, uncountable) The function ζ defined by the Dirichlet series \textstyle \zeta(s)=\sum_{n=1}^\infty \frac 1 {n^s} = \frac1{1^s} + \frac1{2^s} + \frac1{3^s} + \frac1{4^s} + \cdots, which is summable for points s in the complex half-plane with real part > 1; the analytic continuation of said function, being a holomorphic function defined on the complex numbers with pole at 1.

Riemannian geometry Riemannian geometries n
Riemannsche Geometrie
(mathematics, geometry) The branch of differential geometry that concerns Riemannian manifolds; an example of a geometry that involves Riemannian manifolds.

Riemannian manifold Riemannian manifolds n
riemannsche Mannigfaltigkeit riemannscher Raum
(differential geometry, Riemannian geometry) A real, smooth differentiable manifold whose each point has a tangent space equipped with a positive-definite inner product;(more formally) an ordered pair (M, g), where M is a real, smooth differentiable manifold and g its Riemannian metric.

Riesling /ˈɹiːslɪŋ/ /ˈɹiːzlɪŋ/ Rieslings n
Rieslingtraube
A variety of grape grown especially in Germany and other relatively cool areas.
Riesling
A white wine made from this grape (often slightly sweet).

Riga /ˈɹiːɡə/ pn
Riga
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Rigel /ˈɹaɪd͡ʒəl/ pn
Rigel
(star) A blue supergiant star in the constellation Orion; Beta (β) Orionis. The seventh brightest star in the night sky.

Righteous Among the Nations adj
Gerechter unter den Völkern
(State of Israel) Title given to a non-Jew who risked his or her life during the Holocaust to save Jews from extermination by the Nazis.

Rigveda pn
Rigveda Rigweda
An ancient Indian Veda and sacred collection of Vedic Sanskrit hymns dedicated to the gods (devas), composed between 1700–1100 B.C.E..

Rijeka /ɹiˈjɛkə/ /ɹiːˈɛkə/ /ɹɪˈjɛkə/ pn
Rijeka Sankt Veit am Flaum Sankt Veit am Pflaum
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Riksmål pn
Riksmål
A conservative and unofficial variety of Bokmål that resists the attempted merger with Nynorsk, and is closer to Danish.

Rimini pn
Rimini
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Rindt pn
Rindt

Ring of Fire pn
Feuerring
(geology, volcanology) An area of frequent earthquakes and volcanic activity, around the Pacific Ocean.

Rio de Janeiro /ˈɹiːəʊ de ʒəˈneəɹəʊ/ /ˈɹiːəʊ dɪ ʒəˈnɪəɹəʊ/ pn
Rio de Janeiro
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Ripuarian /ˌɹɪp.juˈɛə.ɹɪən/ /ˌɹɪp.juˈɛɹ.i.ən/ more Ripuarian most Ripuarian adj
mittelfränkisch nordmittelfränkisch
ripuarisch
Of or pertaining to the Ripuarian people or (one of) its members or descendants.
ripuarisch Ripuarisch
Of or pertaining to one, all, or any of the Ripuarian dialects.

Ripuarian /ˌɹɪp.juˈɛə.ɹɪən/ /ˌɹɪp.juˈɛɹ.i.ən/ pn
Mittelfränkisch
Ripuarisch Nordmittelfränkisch Ripuarisch-Fränkisch
A West Central German dialect group, spoken in the northern Rhineland (including the cities of Bonn, Cologne, Düsseldorf and Aachen), as well as parts of German-speaking Belgium and south-eastern Limburg (Netherlands); linguistically, the least affected by the consonant shift of all High German dialects

Rivne pn
Riwne
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Rivne province (oblast), in north-western Ukraine.

Riyadh /ɹiˈjɑːd/ pn
Riad
(metonym) the government of Saudi Arabia

Roadian pn
Roadium
(geology, paleontology) A subdivision of the Permian period.

Roana pn
Rain Rovan
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Robert /ˈɹɑb.ɚt/ /ˈɹɒb.ət/ pn
Robert Rupprecht
(rare, _, compared to given name) A French surname originating as a patronymic.

Robin /ˈɹɑbɪn/ /ˈɹɒbɪn/ Robins pn
Robin
(rare, _, compared to given name) A surname originating as a patronymic.

Robin Hood /ˈɹɑbɪn hʊd/ /ˌɹɒbɪn ˈhʊd/ pn
Robin Hood
A legendary English outlaw famous for his skill in archery and his vow to defend the poor and the oppressed against established authority.

Roblox pn
Roblox
A massively multiplayer online game and creation system platform (introduced in 2004) in which users design and play video games.

Roche limit Roche limits n
Rochegrenze
(astronomy) The closest a satellite can approach its parent body before the gravitational forces holding it together are overwhelmed by tidal forces pulling it apart.

Rockall /ˈɹɑk.ɑl/ /ˈɹɑk.ɔl/ /ˈɹɒk.ɔːl/ pn
Rockall

Rocky Mountains pn
Rocky Mountains
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Roderick /ˈɹɒdəɹɪk/ /ˈɹɒdɹɪk/ pn
Roderich
A en given name.

Rodinia pn
Rodinia
(geology) The world supercontinent that formed at the end of the Mesoproterozoic era, then broke into eight continents during the Neoproterozoic.

Rodnovery pn
Rodismus Rodnowerei
Slavic neopaganism.

Roger /ˈɹɑ.d͡ʒɚ/ /ˈɹɒd͡ʒ.ə/ [ˈroː.dʒɐ] Rogers pn
Rüdiger Rutger
(rare, _, compared to given name) A surname originating as a patronymic.

Rohatyn pn
Rohatin Rohatyn

Roland pn
Roland
A en given name.

Rolls-Royce Rolls-Royces n
Mercedes
(chiefly, British, informal) Anything that is the best of its type; the best quality product possible.

Rom /ɹoʊm/ /ɹəʊm/ Roma Roms n
Rom Roma Roma und Sinti Romni Sinti und Roma Zigeuner
A member of the Romani people.
(in particular) A male member of the Romani people who is married and considered respectable amongst the family.

Roma pn
Roma
A variety of the Romani language (or occasionally) the Romani macrolanguage.

Romaine lettuce Romaine lettuces n
Sommerendivie Kochsalat Lattich Römersalat römischer Salat
A long-leaved variety of lettuce, Lactuca sativa var. longifolia.

Roman /ˈɹoʊ.mən/ /ˈɹəʊ.mən/ more Roman most Roman adj
römisch Römer
Of or from Rome.
(historical) Of or from the Roman Empire.
lateinisch
(of type or text) Supporting the characters of the Latin alphabet.
katholisch römisch-katholisch
Of or pertaining to the Roman Catholic Church or the Holy See.

Roman /ˈɹoʊ.mən/ /ˈɹəʊ.mən/ Romans n
Römer Römerin
A native or resident of Rome.
Römer römisch
(historical) A native or resident of the Roman Empire.
ABC Lateinisch
(uncountable) The Roman script.

Roman /ˈɹoʊ.mən/ /ˈɹəʊ.mən/ Romans pn
Roman
A en given name recently borrowed from continental Europe.

Roman Catholic adj
römisch-katholisch
Of or pertaining to the Latin rite, Latin Church, or Roman Rite of the Catholic Church.

Roman Catholic Roman Catholics n
Alt-Katholik Alt-Katholikin Altkatholik Altkatholikin Katholik Katholikin
A person who belongs to the (Roman) Catholic Church.

Roman Catholic Church pn
Römisch-Katholische Kirche
Latin Church, the largest of the autonomous particular churches of the Catholic Church.

Roman Empire /ˈɹoʊmən ˈɛmpaɪɚ/ /ˈɹəʊmən ˈɛmpaɪə/ pn
Römisches Reich Römerreich
(historical) The empire which succeeded the Roman Republic and existed between 27 B.C.E. and 476 C.E. in the west (and until 1453 C.E. in the east; see Byzantine Empire), encompassing territories stretching from Britain and Germany to Spain, North Africa and the Persian Gulf. [from 15th c.]

Roman candle Roman candles n
Römische Kerze Römische Licht
A type of firework with a long, thick paper tube that contains layers of "stars" and lifting charges. When ignited, pyrotechnic stars shoot from the tube one at a time.

Roman chair Roman chairs n
römischer Stuhl

Roman mile Roman miles n
Meile
An ancient Roman unit of itinerant distance of 1000 paces (mille passus, hence also "mile" from Latin mille, "1000"). Indirectly standardized to 5000 Roman feet by Agrippa in 29 BC. In modern times, Agrippa's Imperial Roman mile is empirically estimated to have been around 1481 meters (1620 yards, 4860 English feet, 0.92 English miles); compared with a modern mile, which is 5280 feet.

Roman numeral Roman numerals n
römische Ziffer
A numeral represented using a Roman system involving the letters I, V, X, L, C, D, and M.

Roman road Roman roads n
Römerstraße
(historical) Any of many roads built in Europe, including Britain, by the Ancient Romans, many of which survive in various forms.

Romance adj
romanisch
Of or dealing with languages or cultures derived from Roman influence and Latin: French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Galician, Romanian, Catalan, Occitan, etc.

Romance n
Romanisch
The group of languages and cultures which are derived from Vulgar Latin. [from 17th c.]

Romance language Romance languages n
romanische Sprache
Any language descended from Latin.

Romandy pn
Romandie Welschschweiz
The French-speaking part of Switzerland.

Romanesque /ˌɹoʊməˈnɛsk/ /ˌɹəʊməˈnɛsk/ more Romanesque most Romanesque adj
romanisch
Somewhat resembling the Roman; applied sometimes to the debased style of the later Roman Empire, but especially to the more developed art and architecture prevailing from the 8th century to the 12th.

Romani /ɹəˈmɑː.ni/ /ˈɹoʊ.mə.ni/ /ˈɹɑ.mə.ni/ /ˈɹɒ.mə.ni/ /ˈɹɒm.ni/ /ˈɹəʊ.mə.ni/ adj
zigeunerisch
Of or belonging to the Roma people.

Romani /ɹəˈmɑː.ni/ /ˈɹoʊ.mə.ni/ /ˈɹɑ.mə.ni/ /ˈɹɒ.mə.ni/ /ˈɹɒm.ni/ /ˈɹəʊ.mə.ni/ pn
Romani Zigeunersprache Romanes Roma-Sprache
The Indo-Aryan lect of the Roma people, or one of its sublects (such as Roma, Sinti, Romanichal, etc), closely related to Hindi and Rajasthani.

Romani studies n
Tsiganologie
(humanities) A field of study concerned with the culture, history and language of the Romani people.

Romania /ɹoʊˈmeɪ.ni.ə/ /ɹəʊˈmeɪ.ni.ə/ pn
Rumänien
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Romanian /ɹoʊˈmeɪ.ni.ən/ /ɹoˈmɪ.ni.ən/ /ɹəʊˈmeɪ.ni.ən/ /ɹəˈmeɪ.ni.ən/ adj
rumänisch Rumänisch
Of or relating to Romania, the Romanian people, or the Romanian language.

Romanian /ɹoʊˈmeɪ.ni.ən/ /ɹoˈmɪ.ni.ən/ /ɹəʊˈmeɪ.ni.ən/ /ɹəˈmeɪ.ni.ən/ Romanians n
Rumäne Rumänin
(countable) A native of Romania.
Rumänisch rumänisch
(uncountable) The official language of Romania and Moldova.

Romanian deadlift Romanian deadlifts n
rumänisches Kreuzheben
(weightlifting) A form of deadlift in which the body is bent at the hips and the knees are not bent.

Romanianization n
Rumänisierung

Romanicist Romanicists n
Romanist Romanistin
A person who studies or teaches Romance languages and/or literature.

Romanist more Romanist most Romanist adj
romanistisch

Romanization /ˌɹəʊmənaɪˈzeɪʃən/ Romanizations n
Romanisierung
(usually, uncountable) The act or process of putting text into the Latin (Roman) alphabet, by means such as transliteration and transcription.

Romanoff Romanoffs pn
Romanow
A dynasty that ruled the Russian Empire
An aristocratic house that formed a ruling dynasty of Russia

Romans /ˈɹoʊmənz/ /ˈɹəʊmənz/ pn
Römerbrief
(biblical) The sixth book of the New Testament of the Bible, the epistle of St Paul to the Christians in Rome.
The 30th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.

Romansch /ɹoʊˈmænʃ/ /ɹoʊˈmɑnʃ/ /ɹə(ʊ)ˈmanʃ/ pn
Rätoromanisch Bündnerromanisch
A Rhaeto-Romance language (or dialect continuum) spoken in the Graubünden/Grisons canton of Switzerland; it is one of the four official languages of Switzerland. [from 17th c.]

Romantic more Romantic most Romantic adj
romantisch
Of or pertaining to Romanticism.

Romanticism pn
Romantik
(arts, music) An artistic, literary, musical, and intellectual movement that originated in Europe towards the end of the 18th century, peaking from 1800 to 1850, characterized by its emphasis on emotion and individualism as well as glorification of all the past and nature, preferring the medieval rather than the classical.

Romaphobia /ˌɹoʊ.məˈfoʊ.bi.ə/ /ˌɹəʊ.məˈfəʊ.bi.ə/ n
Romaphobie
Fear, dislike or hate of Roma people.

Rome /ɹoʊm/ /ɹum/ /ɹəʊm/ pn
Rom
Ancient Rome; the former Roman Empire; Roman civilization.
The Holy See, the leadership of the Roman Catholic Church, particularly prior to the establishment of the Vatican City in the 19th century.

Rome wasn't built in a day proverb
Rom ist nicht an einem Tag erbaut worden
(idiomatic) It takes a long time to create something complicated or impressive.

Romeo /ˈɹoʊmioʊ/ pn
Romeo
(fiction) One of the main characters of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare: the ardent lover of Juliet.

Romeo and Juliet pn
Romeo und Julia
A pair of lovers, particularly if they are young, visibly enamored, and come from families or groups that are on opposing sides of a dispute.

Ronald /ˈɹɑnəld/ /ˈɹɒnəld/ pn
Ronald
A en given name.

Ronia Ronias pn
Ronja
A en given name

Roof of the World pn
Dach der Welt
The various high mountainous regions in Asia, made up of the Pamirs, the Himalayas, Tibet and Mount Everest.

Roquefort Roqueforts n
Roquefort
A blue cheese made from sheep unpasteurized milk, produced in the south of France.

Rorschach test /ˈɹɔɹʃək tɛst/ /ˈɹɔɹˌʃæk tɛst/ /ˈɹɔːʃæk tɛst/ /ˈɹɔːʃɑːk tɛst/ Rorschach tests n
Rorschachtest
(psychology) A method of psychological evaluation that uses a person's interpretations of inkblots or similar images to discover information concerning his or her personality, emotional functioning, or unconscious mind.

Rosamund /ˈroʊzəmənd/ /ˈrɒzəmənd/ pn
Rosamunde
A en given name.

Rosberg Rosbergs pn
Rosberg

Rose pn
Rosa
A en given name.

Rosemary /ˈɹoʊzməɹi/ /ˈɹoʊzˌmɛəɹi/ /ˈɹəʊzməɹi/ /ˈɹəʊzˌmɛːɹi/ pn
Rosemarie
A en given name.

Rosenstein /ˈɹoʊzənˌstaɪn/ Rosensteins pn
Rosenstein
A surname from German.

Rosetta Stone pn
Stein von Rosette
A large inscribed stone found near Rosetta, Egypt, in 1799, later used as a basis for understanding many previously undecipherable examples of hieroglyphic writing.

Rosh Hashanah /ˌɹɑʃ (h)əˈʃɑnə/ /ˌɹɒʃ həˈʃɑːnə/ pn
Rosch ha-Schana
The Jewish holiday marking the start of the liturgical year, taking place on the first two days of Tishrei, 163 days after the first day of Passover.

Rosicrucian adj
rosencreutzerisch rosencreutzisch rosenkreutzerisch rosenkreutzisch rosenkreuzerisch rosenkreuzisch
(of teachings) mystic, occult or esoteric and related to the philosophy of Rosicrucianism.

Rosicrucian Rosicrucians n
Rosencreutzer Rosencreutzerin Rosenkreutzer Rosenkreutzerin Rosenkreutzler Rosenkreutzlerin
A 'Brother' of the 'Order of the Rose Cross'; a member of a Rosicrucian Order.

Ross's gull Ross's gulls n
Rosenmöwe
Rhodostethia rosea, a small gull breeding in the high Arctic of northernmost North America, and northeast Siberia.

Rostock pn
Rostock
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Rostov pn
Rostow
A surname from Russian.

Rostov-on-Don pn
Rostow am Don
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Rotarian /ɹoʊˈtɛɹ.i.ən/ /ɹəʊˈtɛəɹ.i.ən/ Rotarians n
Rotarier Rotarierin
A member of a Rotary Club.

Rotterdam /ˈɹɒtə(ɹ)ˌdæm/ pn
Rotterdam
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Rotterdammer Rotterdammers n
Rotterdamer Rotterdamerin
A native or inhabitant of Rotterdam.

Rottweiler /ˈɹɒtvaɪlə(ɹ)/ /ˈɹɒtwaɪlə(ɹ)/ Rottweilers n
Rottweiler
A very large muscular breed of dog of German origin with black fur and tanned markings.

Roubaisian /ɹoʊˈbeɪzɪən/ /ɹoʊˈbeɪʒən/ Roubaisians n
Roubaiser Roubaixer Roubaiserin Roubaixerin
A person who was born in, or is a citizen or inhabitant of Roubaix, France

Rouget's rail Rouget's rails n
Braunralle
A bird from the family Rallidae, Rougetius rougetii.

Round Table pn
Tafelrunde
(Arthurian legend) King Arthur's table in the Arthurian legend, around which he and his knights congregate, all having equal status since the table has no head.

Rovaniemi /ˈɹəʊvənɪəmɪ/ pn
Rovaniemi
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Rovereto pn
Rofreit
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Rovinj pn
Ruwein
a city in Croatia on the Istrian peninsula in the Adriatic

Roxana pn
Roxane
The wife of Alexander the Great.

Roy G. Biv /ɹɔɪ d͡ʒiː bɪv/ pn
ROGGBIL
(mnemonic) An acronym used to remember the color sequence of the visible spectrum: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet.

Royal Navy pn
Königliche Marine
The British navy; formed in the 16th century, although England has had naval ships since before the time of Alfred the Great.

Rube Goldberg machine Rube Goldberg machines n
Rube-Goldberg-Maschine
(US) A comical, overcomplicated machine which performs a simple task.

Rubicon /-k(ə)n/ /ˈɹubəˌkɑn/ /ˈɹuːbɪkɒn/ pn
Rubikon
The same river in the present day, identified with a river previously named Fiumicino.

Rubik's cube Rubik's cubes n
Zauberwürfel Rubik's Cube
A mechanical puzzle in the shape of a cube, all sides able to be rotated, each side divided into 9 squares, the moving pieces allowing the cube to be rearranged. The goal is to get the colored squares aligned so that each side of the cube is the same color.

Rudolph /ˈɹuːdɒ(l)f/ pn
Rudolf
A en given name.

Ruhnu pn
Ruhnu
An island in the middle of the Gulf of Riga, belonging to Estonia.

Ruhr /ɹɝ/ /ɹʊə/ /ɹʊɚ/ pn
Ruhr Ruhrgebiet
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Ruhrgebiet
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Ruhr Area pn
Ruhrgebiet Pott Ruhrpott
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Rumelange pn
Rümelingen
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Rumpelstiltskin pn
Rumpelstilzchen
A fairy tale about a dwarf who saves the miller’s daughter by spinning straw into gold in exchange for her first-born child, but is foiled when she guesses his name.
The fictional dwarf who is the title character of that story.

Rupelian pn
Rupelium
(geology, paleontology) A subdivision of the Oligocene epoch.

Rus /ɹuːs/ /ɹʌs/ Rus pn
Rus
A people made up of Scandinavian warrior merchants who travelled Eastern European river-roads from the eighth century, and whose settlements around Novgorod, Kiev and the Volga and Dnieper gave rise to the Rus' principalities. [from 19th c.]
Rus Ruthenien
Kievan Rus', the medieval East Slavic state established by these same warrior merchants in the 9th century, whose capital was in Kiev.

Ruscism /ˈɹʌʃɪzm/ pn
Raschismus
(politics, neologism, slang, derogatory) Russian fascism, Russianism, Great Russian chauvinism; the ideology of Russia, seen as fascism or as fascist.

Rusian adj
altrussisch russisch ruthenisch
related to the Rus (people)

Russenorsk pn
Russenorsk
An Arctic pidgin language combining elements of Russian and Norwegian, mainly used by traders in the nineteenth century.

Russia /ˈɹʌʃə/ Russias pn
Russland
(dated, countable) Any of several East Slavic states descended from Kievan Rus, typically including Russia (Great Russia), Belarus (White Russia) and Ukraine (Little Russia).

Russia German Russia Germans n
Russlanddeutsche Russlanddeutscher

Russia leather Russia leathers n
Juchtenleder Juchten
A form of bark-tanned cow leather, made hard-wearing, flexible, and waterproof with the use of birch oil.

Russian /ˈɹʌʃ(ə)n/ adj
russisch russländisch altrussisch Russisch
Of or pertaining to Russia.
Of or pertaining to the Russian language.
russisch altrussisch
(dated) Of or pertaining to Rus.

Russian /ˈɹʌʃ(ə)n/ Russians n
Russe Russin russisch
(countable) An ethnic Russian: a member of the East Slavic ethnic group which is native to, and constitutes the majority of the population of, Russia.
Russe Russin Reußin Reuße Russländer Reusse
(countable, obsolete) A person from the Soviet Union
Russisch russische Sprache russisch
(uncountable) The Russian language.

Russian Blue Russian Blues n
Russisch Blau
(zoology) A domestic cat of a breed with dense silver to grey fur.

Russian Empire pn
Russisches Kaiserreich Russisches Imperium Russisches Reich
(historical) The Russian state from 1721 to 1917.

Russian Federation pn
Russische Föderation Russländische Föderation
Alternative formal name of Russia.

Russian Orthodox Church pn
Russisch-Orthodoxe Kirche
One of the autocephalous Eastern Orthodox Christian churches.

Russian SFSR pn
Russische SFSR
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, the name for modern day Russia before the collapse of the Soviet Union (1917-1991).

Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic /ˈɹɐʃən ˈsɐʉviːət fedəɹətɪv ˈsɐʉʃəɫɪst ɹəˈpɐbɫɪk/ /ˈɹʌʃən ˈsoʊvjət ˈfɛdɚˌɹeɪtɪv ˈsəʊʃəlɪst ɹəˈpʌblɪk/ /ˈɹʌʃən ˈsɒvi.ət ˈfɛd(ə)ɹətɪv ˈsəʊʃəlɪst ɹɪˈpʌblɪk/ pn
Russische Sozialistische Föderative Sowjetrepublik
The official name for modern-day Russia under the Communist Party from 1936 to 1991 (from 1918 to 1937, according to the Constitution of the RSFSR, called the Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic). Part of the USSR from 1922 to 1991.

Russian bar Russian bars n
Russischer Barren
(circus arts) A gymnastics-style beam held by two porters used to do gymnastics-style tricks.

Russian doll Russian dolls n
Matrjoschka Matroschka Babuschka-Puppe Matrioschka
One of a set of hollow nesting dolls, usually wooden and decorated.

Russian oven Russian ovens n
Petschka
A kind of oven/furnace that first appeared in the 15th century, used for both cooking and domestic heating in traditional Russian, Ukrainian and Belarusian households, and designed to retain heat for long periods of time by channeling the smoke and hot air of combustion through a labyrinth of passages.

Russian roulette pn
Russisches Roulette
(idiomatic, games) A deadly game in which a person loads a single bullet in the cylinder of a revolver, spins the cylinder so that the bullet's location is unknown, points the muzzle at his/her head, and pulls the trigger. In its most lethal form, played by multiple participants each of whom takes a turn until the weapon discharges.

Russian studies n
Russistik
(humanities) An academic discipline that includes the study of literatures written in the Russian language, Russian linguistics, and Russian sociolinguistics.

Russian sturgeon Russian sturgeon Russian sturgeons n
Russischer Stör
A Eurasian species of sturgeon (Acipenser gueldenstaedtii).

Russian world pn
Russische Welt Russki Mir
(politics) The Russian neo-imperial geopolitical and ideological doctrine of the era of Putinism

Russianism Russianisms n
Russismus
(countable) A word or other feature originating in the Russian language that has been borrowed by another language.

Russianist Russianists n
Russist Russistin
A person who studies Russian language, culture or history.

Russification n
Russifizierung
The process of making anything Russian.

Russify /ˈɹuːsɪˌfaɪ̯/ /ˈɹʌsɪˌfaɪ̯/ v
russifizieren
(ambitransitive) To render or become more Russian.

Russki /ˈɹus.ki/ /ˈɹʌs.ki/ Russkies Russkis n
Iwan Russki Russacke
(usually, derogatory, colloquial, ethnic slur) Russian.

Russo- /ˈɹuːsoʊ/ /ˈɹʌsoʊ/ prefix
Russisch
relating to Russia or Russian

Russophilia /ˌɹʌsəˈfɪli.ə/ n
Russophilie
A strong interest in Russia, Russian culture, or the Russian people.

Russophilic more Russophilic most Russophilic adj
russenfreundlich russophil russophilisch
Fond of or favouring Russia, or Russian people; exhibiting or relating to Russophilia.

Russophobe /ˈɹuːsəfoʊ̯b/ /ˈɹʌsə(ʊ̯)fəʊ̯b/ /ˈɹʌsəfoʊ̯b/ Russophobes n
Russenfeind Russenfeindin Russenhasser Russenhasserin Russophobe Russophober
Someone who despises Russians, the country of Russia, or Russian influence.

Russophobia n
Russophobie
The contempt or disgust towards Russians or Russia, especially the political system, or the customs of the former Soviet Union.

Russophobic more Russophobic most Russophobic adj
russophobisch russophob russenfeindlich
Exhibiting or relating to Russophobia.

Russophone more Russophone most Russophone adj
russischsprachig
Russian-speaking.

Russophone Russophones n
Russischsprachige Russischsprachiger
A person who speaks Russian.

Rusyn /ˈruːsɪn/ more Rusyn most Rusyn adj
rusinisch rusniakisch
Of or pertaining to the Rusyn people, culture, or language.

Rusyn /ˈruːsɪn/ Rusyns n
Rusine Rusinin Rusniake Rusniakin
A member of a people living in the eastern Carpathian Mountains, in part of western Ukraine, south-eastern Poland and north-eastern Slovakia.

Rusyn /ˈruːsɪn/ pn
Rusinisch Rusniakisch
The Eastern Slavic language spoken by the Carpatho-Rusyns.

Ruth /ɹuːθ/ pn
Ruth Buch Rut
A book of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh.
Ruth
A en given name.

Ruthenia /ɹuːˈθiː.ni.ə/ pn
Ruthenien
The territory between Central and Eastern Europe inhabited by Rusyns, on the slopes of the Carpathian Mountains in parts of Ukraine, Poland and Slovakia.
(historical) Lands inhabited by Ukrainians (Ruthenians) of the former Austrian Empire kingdom of Galicia (1772–1918), corresponding to parts of Western Ukraine.

Ruthenian more Ruthenian most Ruthenian adj
ruthenisch
Of or related to Ruthenia.

Ruthenian pn
Ruthenisch
Any of various languages historically spoken in Ruthenia; West Russian, also known as Old Ukrainian, Old Belarusian and Rusian, any Old East Slavic descendant, which is different from Russian, Great Russian or "East Russian"

Ruy Lopez pn
Spanische Partie Spanisch Spanische Eröffnung
(chess) A common chess opening, an Open Game characterized by the moves 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5, in which White moves king's bishop to the fifth rank.

Rwanda /ɹuˈændə/ /ɹuˈɑndə/ /ɹəˈwændə/ /ɹəˈwɑndə/ /ɹəˈwɒndə/ pn
Ruanda
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The standardized dialect of the Bantu language Rwanda-Rundi spoken in Rwanda.
The genocide that occurred in Rwanda in 1994.

Rwandan more Rwandan most Rwandan adj
ruandisch
Of, from, or pertaining to Rwanda, the Rwandan people or language.

Rwandan Rwandans n
Ruander Ruanderin
A person from Rwanda or of Rwandan descent.

Ryazan pn
Rjasan
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Rydberg constant Rydberg constants n
Rydberg-Konstante
(physics) A universal scaling factor for all spectroscopic transitions.

Ryugu pn
Ryugu
(astronomy) An asteroid; properly 162173 Ryugu

Rzeczpospolita /ʒɛt͡ʃˌpɒspəˈlaɪtə/ /ʒɛt͡ʃˌpɒsˈpɒlɪtə/ pn
Rzeczpospolita
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (1569–1795)

Rzeszów /ˈʒɛʃuːf/ pn
Resche Rzeszów
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Rzhev Meat Grinder pn
Fleischwolf von Rschew
(historical, World War II, slang) The Battles of Rzhev.

Râmnicu Sărat pn
Rümnick Rebnick

Râmnicu Vâlcea pn
Wultsch

Réunion /ɹeɪ.uːniˈɒn/ /ɹiːˈjuːnjən/ pn
Réunion
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Rügen pn
Rügen
Germany's largest island, located in the Baltic Sea off the coast of extreme western Pomerania.

Rüppell's warbler Rüppell's warblers n
Maskengrasmücke
Sylvia ruppeli, an Old World warbler.

Rāma /ˈɹɑːmə/ pn
Rama
(Hinduism) A mythological king of Ayodhya in ancient India, considered as the seventh avatar of Vishnu and a lila-avatara described in Bhagavata Purana; one of the most worshipped Hindu deities.

Rădăuți pn
Radautz

Rēzekne pn
Rositten Rēzekne
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S /s/ /z/ /ɛs/ /ʒ/ n
S

S-shaped more S-shaped most S-shaped adj
s-förmig
shaped like the letter S

SAM SAMs n
FlaRak
(military) Initialism of surface-to-air missile.

SARS n
SARS
(medicine) Acronym of severe acute respiratory syndrome; also Sars.

SH n
SVV
Initialism of self-harm.

SH pn
SH
(initialism) Schleswig-Holstein, a federal state of Germany.

SI unit SI units n
SI-Einheit
Any unit of the International System of Units.

SIM card SIM cards n
SIM-Karte
A small, removable card smaller than a credit card which stores mobile phone data such as contact names and numbers, SMSs and security information.

SME SMEs n
KMU
(business) Initialism of small and medium-sized enterprise or small- to medium-sized enterprise.

SMS /ˌɛs ɛm ˈɛs/ SMSes n
SMS SMS-Nachricht Textnachricht
(telecommunications) Initialism of Short Message Service. A service to send text messages on a cell phone.

SNAFU /snæfˈuː/ /ˈsnɑːfuː/ SNAFUs n
tanzendes Chaos
A ridiculously chaotic situation.

SOB /ˌɛs oʊ ˈbi/ SOBs n
Huso
(countable, vulgar, slang) Initialism of son of a bitch.

SPD pn
SPD Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands
(German politics) Initialism of Social Democratic Party of Germany (“Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands”).

SPG SPGs n
StuK
(military) Initialism of self-propelled gun.

SQL /ɛs kjuː ɛl/ /ˈsiːkwəl/ n
SQL
(computer language, databases) Initialism of w:Structured Query Language.

SSR SSRs n
SSR
(historical) Initialism of Soviet Socialist Republic.

STEM STEMs n
MINT
(uncountable) Acronym of science, technology, engineering, (and) mathematics.

SUV /suv/ /ˌɛs.juˈvi/ /ˌɛs.juːˈviː/ SUVs n
SUV
Initialism of sport utility vehicle; also S.U.V.

SVG SVGs n
SVG
(computer graphics) A graphic stored in the SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) format.

SaaS n
SaaS
(computing) Acronym of Software as a Service.

Saakashvili pn
Saakaschwili
A transliteration of the Georgian surname სააკაშვილი (saaḳašvili).

Saane pn
Saane
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Saanen goat Saanen goats n
Saanenziege
A white or cream-colored breed of goat.

Saar /sɑː/ /zɑː/ pn
Saar
Saarland, a state of Germany.

Saarbrücken pn
Saarbrücken
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Saarburg pn
Saarburg
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Saaremaa pn
Ösel
The largest island of Estonia, and Saare County which contains it.

Saarland pn
Saarland
One of the component states of Germany according to the current administrative division of the nation.

Saarlander Saarlanders n
Saarländer Saarländerin
One who comes from the Saarland.

Sabaean /səˈbiː.ən/ more Sabaean most Sabaean adj
sabäisch
Of or pertaining to Sabaean culture.

Sabaean /səˈbiː.ən/ Sabaeans n
Sabäer Sabäerin
(history) An individual of the ancient Sabaean people.

Sabaean /səˈbiː.ən/ pn
Sabäisch
An extinct Semitic language spoken in Sheba (Saba).

Sabbatarian Sabbatarians n
Sabbatarier Sabbatarierin Sabbatist Sabbatistin
A person who regards and keeps the seventh day of the week ("Saturday", the Israelite or Jewish Sabbath) as holy in conformity with the fourth commandment of the Decalogue, such as an Orthodox Jew, Seventh-day Adventist, Seventh Day Baptist, a member of the Church of God (Seventh Day); a Sabbath-keeper, a Saturday-keeper.
A person who regards and keeps the first day of the week as holy and often considers it as a replacement for the seventh-day Sabbath, a Sunday-keeper.

Sabbatarianism /sabəˈtɛːɹɪənɪzm̩/ Sabbatarianisms n
Sabbatariertum Sabbatismus
The principles and practices of a Sabbatarian; the observance of the Sabbath, the keeping of the Sabbath.

Sabbath /ˈsæbəθ/ Sabbaths n
Sabbat Schabbat Schabbes
Friday-Saturday, observed in Judaism and some Christian denominations as a day of rest and worship.
Sonntag
Sunday, observed in most of Christianity as a day of rest and worship.
Hexensabbat Hexentanz Teufelstanz
A meeting of witches. (Also called a witches' Sabbath, Shabbat, sabbat, or black Sabbath.)

Sabbath-day Sabbath-days n
Sabbatstag Sabbattag Schabbattag
The day of the Sabbath; Saturday, the seventh day of the week.

Sabellian pn
Sabellisch
A certain language once spoken in Umbria, Italy.

Sabian Sabians n
Sabier Sabäer

Sabina pn
Sabine
A en given name.

Sabine's gull Sabine's gulls n
Schwalbenmöwe
A small gull, Xema sabini, breeding in the Arctic and migrating south in autumn.

Sachertorte / ˈzɑkɚˌtɔɹt/ /ˈsɑkɚˌtɔɹt/ /ˈzaxəˌtɔːtə/ Sachertorten Sachertortes n
Sachertorte
A torte made of butter, eggs, confectioner's sugar, toasted breadcrumbs, spices, and chocolate, which is baked in layers, put together with apricot jam and finally frosted with chocolate.

Sadducee Sadducees n
Sadduzäer Sadduzäerin
(historical) A member of an ancient Jewish sect possibly formed as a political party in the 2nd century BCE and existing until around the 1st century CE.

Safaitic pn
Safaitisch Ṣafaitisch

Safavid adj
safawidisch
Relating to the Safavid dynasty, a Muslim dynasty which ruled Iran between the 16th and 18th centuries.

Sagitta /səˈd͡ʒɪt.ə/ /səˈɡɪt.ə/ pn
Pfeil
(constellation) A small autumn constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble an arrow. It lies between the constellations of Vulpecula and Aquila.

Sagittarius /ˌsadʒɪˈtɛːrɪəs/ /ˌsædʒəˈtɛriəs/ pn
Schütze
(zodiac constellations) A constellation of the zodiac supposedly shaped like a centaur who is an archer. It contains the stars Kaus Australis and Nunki.
(astrology) The zodiac sign for the archer, ruled by Jupiter and covering November 23 - December 21 (tropical astrology) or December 16 - January 14 (sidereal astrology).

Sahara /səˈhɑɹə/ /səˈhɑːɹə/ /səˈhɛɹə/ pn
Sahara
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Sahel /səˈhɛl/ pn
Sahel Sahelzone
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Sahrawi /səˈɹɑːwi/ adj
Westsahara
Of, from, or pertaining to Western Sahara, the Sahrawi people or their language Hassānīya.

Sahrawi /səˈɹɑːwi/ Sahrawis n
Saharawi Sahraoui
A person from Western Sahara (formerly Spanish Sahara).

Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic pn
Demokratische Arabische Republik Sahara
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Saint /seɪnt/ /sənt/ Saints n
Sankt
A title given to a saint, often prefixed to the person's name.

Saint Andrew's cross Saint Andrew's crosses n
Andreaskreuz
A diagonal cross, the figure of a cross that has a form of two intersecting oblique bars.

Saint Anthony's cross Saint Anthony's crosses n
Antoniterkreuz Antoniuskreuz Plattkreuz Taukreuz Ägyptisches Kreuz
A T-shaped cross.

Saint Barbara pn
Sankt Barbara St. Barbara die heilige Barbara
The patron of armourers, military engineers, gunsmiths, miners and anyone else who worked with cannon and explosives.

Saint Bernard /ˈseɪnt bəɹˈnɑɹd/ /ˈsənt ˈbəɹnəd/ Saint Bernards n
Bernhardiner St. Bernhardshund
One of a breed of large dog, famous for rescuing people on mountains.

Saint George /ˈseɪnt ˈdʒɔː(ɹ)dʒ/ pn
Sankt Georg St. Georg der heilige Georg
(Christianity) Patron saint of England and several other places; legendary killer of a dragon.

Saint Helena /seɪnt həˈliːnə/ pn
St. Helena Sankt Helena
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Saint Kitts and Nevis /seɪnt ˌkɪts ən ˈniː.vɪs/ pn
St. Kitts und Nevis
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Saint Lawrence River pn
Sankt-Lorenz-Strom
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Saint Lucia /seɪnt ˈluː.ʃə/ pn
Saint Lucia
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Saint Lucian Saint Lucians n
Lucianer Lucianerin
Someone from Saint Lucia or of Saint Lucian descent

Saint Martin /ˌseɪnt ˈmɑɹ.tən/ /ˌseɪnt ˈmɑɹ.tɪn/ /ˌseɪnt ˈmɑː.tɪn/ pn
St. Martin
An island in the northeast of the Caribbean Sea, whose northern portion is part of France and whose southern portion is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

Saint Mary /ˈseɪnt ˈmɛə.ɹi/ pn
Sankt Maria St. Maria die heilige Maria
(Christianity) Synonym of Mary, mother of Jesus.

Saint Michael pn
Sankt Michael St. Michael der heilige Michael
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Saint Nicholas pn
Sankt Nikolaus St. Nikolaus der heilige Nikolaus
(Christianity) A 4th-century Greek bishop from Myra, Anatolia, patron saint of children, mariners and the unwed among others, functioning in multiple countries as a gift-giving figure around his feast day of December 6.

Saint Petersburg /sənt ˈpiːtə(r)zˌbɜː(r)ɡ/ pn
Sankt Petersburg
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Saint Pierre and Miquelon pn
Sankt Pierre und Miquelon
An overseas territory of France off the eastern coast of Canada.

Saint Valentine's Day /ˌseɪntˈvælənˌtaɪnzˌdeɪ/ /ˌsəntˈvælənˌtaɪnzˌdeɪ/ pn
Valentinstag
A holiday in remembrance of Saint Valentine, February 14th, celebrated by sending cards or similar tokens of love.

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines /seɪnt ˈvɪnt.sənt ən ðə ˈɡɹɛn.əˌdiːnz/ pn
St. Vincent und die Grenadinen
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Saint-Denis pn
Saint-Denis
The administrative capital of Réunion, the overseas territory of France.

Saiph pn
Saiph
(star) A blue star in the constellation Orion; Kappa (κ) Orionis.

Saka pn
Sackenhausen Sackhof
The Iranian language of the Saka people.

Sakar pn
Sakar
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Sakha pn
Sacha
A geographical region located in North Asia which is inhabited dominantly by the Sakha people.

Sakhalin /ˌsækəˈliːn/ /ˌsæx-/ pn
Sachalin
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Sakmarian pn
Sakmarium
(geology, paleontology) A subdivision of the Permian period.

Salafi adj
salafistisch
(Islam) Of or pertaining to Salafism.

Salafi Salafis n
Salafist Salafistin
(Islam) An adherent of Salafism.

Salafism n
Salafismus
(Islam) A movement comparing itself to Sunni Islam, claiming to taking the pious ancestors, the salaf of the patristic period of early Islam, as exemplary models.

Salekhard pn
Salechard
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Salerno pn
Salerno
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A surname.

Salome /səˈloʊmi/ pn
Salome
(rare) A en given name

Salonta pn
Großsalantha

Salt Lake City pn
Salt Lake City
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Saluki /səˈɫuki/ Salukis n
Saluki
(cynology) An ancient sighthound breed of dog with a silky coat originating in the Middle East, once sacred to the Egyptians.

Salvador /ˈsælvədɔː(ɹ)/ pn
Salvador
A en given name.
A surname from Spanish or Portuguese.
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Salvadoran adj
salvadorianisch
Of, from, or pertaining to El Salvador or the Salvadorian people.

Salvadoran Salvadorans n
Salvadorianer Salvadorianerin
A person from El Salvador or of Salvadorian descent.

Salvation Army pn
Heilsarmee
A Protestant Christian church and an international charitable organisation structured in a quasi-military fashion, originally founded to help the poor of London.

Salvationist adj
salutistisch
Relating to the activities or doctrines of the Salvation Army.

Salvationist Salvationists n
Salutist Salutistin Heilssoldat Heilssoldatin
A member of the Salvation Army.

Salzburg /ˈsɑltsbɜː(ɹ)ɡ/ /ˈsɔːltsbɜː(ɹ)ɡ/ pn
Salzburg
The present federal state of Austria surrounding the city.
(historical) The former sovereign archbishopric surrounding the city.

Salzburgian Salzburgians n
Salzburger
A person from Salzburg.

Sam Browne belt Sam Browne belts n
Koppel mit Schulterriemen Koppeltragegestell
A wide military belt, usually leather, supported by a strap going diagonally over the right shoulder.

Samantha /səˈmænθə/ [səˈmɛənθə] pn
Samantha
A en given name.

Samara pn
Samara
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Samaria /səˈmæː.ɹɪ.ə/ /səˈmɛə.ɹɪ.ə/ /səˈmɛɚ.i.ə/ pn
Samaria Samarien
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Samaritan /səˈmæɹɪtən/ /səˈmɛɹɪtən/ Samaritans n
Samariter Samariterin
A native, or inhabitant of Samaria; especially one practising certain ethnoreligious traditions indigenous to that region.

Samarkand /ˈsæmə(ɹ)kænd/ pn
Samarkand
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Sambir pn
Sambir Sombor
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Samegrelo pn
Megrelien Mingrelien
A historic province in the western part of the country of Georgia

Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti pn
Mingrelien und Oberswanetien
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Sami /ˈsæmi/ /ˈsɑːmi/ adj
samisch lappisch
Relating to the Sami people of northern Scandinavia, or the Sami languages.

Sami /ˈsæmi/ /ˈsɑːmi/ Sami Samis n
Same Samin
A member of an indigenous Finno-Ugric people of Lapland.

Sami /ˈsæmi/ /ˈsɑːmi/ Samis pn
Sami Samisch Lappisch Saami
(countable) Any of the languages of the Sami people.

Samland pn
Samland
A peninsula, situated in what was historically East Prussia and is now the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia, which juts out into the Baltic, and from which the Vistula Spit (enclosing the Vistula Lagoon) and Curonian Spit (enclosing the Curonian Lagoon) extend.

Samnite /ˈsæm.naɪt/ Samnites n
Samnit
(historical) A native or inhabitant of ancient Samnium.

Samnium pn
Samnium
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Samoa /saː.mo.a/ /səˈmoʊ.ə/ /səˈmoʊə/ /səˈməʊ.ə/ /ˈsaːˌmaʉ̯.ə/ pn
Samoa
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Samoan adj
samoanisch
Of, from, or pertaining to Samoa, the Samoan people or the Samoan language.

Samoan Samoans n
Samoaner Samoanerin
(countable) A person from Samoa or of Samoan descent.

Samogitia /ˌsa.mə(ʊ)ˈɡiː.ʃə/ /ˌsæ.moʊˈɡi.ʃə/ /ˌsæ.məˈɡi.ʃə/ pn
Samogitien Schamaiten
An ethnographic region of Lithuania, located in the north-west of the country.

Samogitian /ˌsa.mə(ʊ)ˈɡiː.ʃən/ /ˌsæ.moʊˈɡi.ʃən/ /ˌsæ.məˈɡi.ʃən/ adj
Schemaitisch Žemaitisch
Of, from, or pertaining to the region of Samogitia, or its people.

Samogitian /ˌsa.mə(ʊ)ˈɡiː.ʃən/ /ˌsæ.moʊˈɡi.ʃən/ /ˌsæ.məˈɡi.ʃən/ pn
Schemaitisch Žemaitisch
A Baltic language spoken in Samogitia.

Samos /ˈseɪ.mɒs/ pn
Samos
An island belonging to the Sporades and a city on it, in the Aegean.
A modern Greek prefecture in the eastern part of the Aegean that includes the island along with the islands of Icaria and Fourni.

Samosata /səˈmɒsətə/ pn
Samosata
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Samothrace pn
Samothraki Samothrazien
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Samoyedic /ˈsamɔɪ̯ˌ(j)ɛdɪk/ /ˈsamə(ʊ)ˌjɛdɪk/ /ˈsæmoʊˌjɛdɪk/ /ˈsæmɔɪ̯ˌ(j)ɛdɪk/ /ˈsæməˌjɛdɪk/ pn
Samojedisch samojedische Sprachen
Any of a group of languages spoken in the Urals that, along with Finno-Ugric, make up the Uralic language group.

Samson /ˈsæmsən/ pn
Samson Simson
An Israelite judge in the Old Testament who performed feats of strength against the Philistines but was betrayed by Delilah his mistress. (biblical character)

Samtskhe-Javakheti pn
Samzche-Dschawachetien
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Samuel /ˈsæmjuəl/ pn
Samuel
A en given name.
One of two books of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh.
The primary author and central character of the first book of Samuel.
A surname.

San Antonio /sænənˈtoʊnioʊ/ pn
San Antonio
Places in the United States, other than the large city in Texas:

San Francisco /ˌsæn fɹænˈsɪskoʊ/ /ˌsæn fɹənˈsɪskoʊ/ pn
San Francisco San Franzisko
A major coastal city in California of over 800,000 widely known for its unique culture, architecture, and LGBT population; formerly Yerba Buena (pre-1847).

San Jose /ˌsæn hoʊˈzeɪ/ /ˌsæn.oʊˈzeɪ/ pn
San Jose
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San José pn
San José
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Places named after Saint Joseph (acquired from Spanish).

San Marinese adj
san-marinesisch

San Marino /ˌsæn məˈɹi.noʊ/ /ˌsæn məˈɹiː.nəʊ/ pn
San Marino
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San Salvador /sæn ˈsælvədɔɹ/ pn
San Salvador
(historical) Short for San Salvador Island, TemplateParserError:LuaError discovered on Christopher Columbus's first voyage.
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Sanaa /sɑˈnɑː/ /səˈnɑː/ pn
Sanaa
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Sanctus pn
Sanctus
A prayer in Christian liturgy, beginning “Holy, holy, holy …” and typically said or sung as a hymn shortly before the anaphora.

Sandbian pn
Sandbium
(geology, paleontology) A subdivision of the Ordovician period.

Sandra /ˈsændɹə/ Sandras pn
Sandra
A en given name.

Sandwich tern Sandwich terns n
Brandseeschwalbe
A species of tern, Thalasseus sandvicensis.

Sango pn
Sango
The primary language spoken in the Central African Republic: it has 5 million second-language speakers, but only 400,000 native speakers, mainly in the towns.

Sanskrit /ˈsænskɹɪt/ n
Sanskrit sanskritisch
A classical Indo-European language of South Asia, which is the liturgical language of Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Jainism. [from 1610s]

Sanskritocentric more Sanskritocentric most Sanskritocentric adj
sanskritozentrisch
Laying focus on Sanskrit (e.g. in reconstructing Proto-Indo-European).

Sanssouci pn
Sanssouci

Santa Catarina pn
Santa Catarina
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Santa Claus /ˈsæn.təˌklɑz/ /ˈsæn.təˌklɔz/ /ˈsæn.təˌklɔːz/ /ˈsæːn.təˌkloːz/ Santa Clauses pn
Weihnachtsmann Samichlaus Christkind Nikolaus
(folklore) A figure said to bring presents to people (especially children) at Christmas time.

Santa hat Santa hats n
Weihnachtsmannmütze
A red and white hat associated with Santa Claus, approximately conical with a white bobble on top.

Santiago de Compostela pn
Santiago de Compostela
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Santo Stefano di Cadore pn
St. Stefan im Cadober
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Santonian pn
Santonium
(geology, paleontology) A stage or age, a subdivision of the Late (Upper) Cretaceous epoch.

Santorini /ˌsantɒˈɹiːnɪ/ /ˌsantəˈɹiːnɪ/ /ˌsæntəˈɹini/ pn
Santorin
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Sappada pn
Bladen Pladen
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Sappho /ˈsæfoʊ/ /ˈsæfəʊ/ pn
Sappho
An Ancient Greek female name, particularly borne by a poetess from Lesbos who lived between 630 and 570 BC (exact dates unknown).

Saracen /ˈsæɹəˌsən/ Saracens n
Sarazene
A member of a nomadic people from the Sinai near the Roman province of Arabia in the early centuries CE, who were specifically distinct from Arabs.

Saragossan adj
Saragossaner
from Saragossa (Zaragoza).

Sarah /ˈse(ɪ).ɹə/ /ˈsæ.ɹə/ /ˈsɑɹ.ə/ /ˈsɛə.ɹə/ /ˈsɛɚ.ə/ /ˈsɛɹ.ə/ /ˈsɛː.ɹə/ Sarahs pn
Sara Sarah
The wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac in the Bible.
A en given name.

Sarajevo /ˌsɑɹəˈjeɪvəʊ/ pn
Sarajevo Sarajewo
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Saramaccan pn
Saramakka Saramakkanisch

Sarandë /səˈɹændə/ /səˈɹɑːndə/ pn
Saranda
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Saratov pn
Saratow
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Sardinia /sɑɹˈdɪniə/ /sɑːˈdɪnɪə/ pn
Sardinien
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Sardinian adj
sardisch sardinisch
Of or relating to Sardinia or its people or culture.

Sardinian Sardinians n
Sarde Sardin Sardinier Sardinierin
A person from Sardinia.

Sardinian pn
Sardisch sardisch
A Romance language spoken in the Italian region of Sardinia.

Sardinian warbler Sardinian warblers n
Samtkopf-Grasmücke
Sylvia melanocephala, an Old World warbler.

Sardis /ˈsɑɹdɪs/ /ˈsɑːdɪs/ pn
Sardeis Sardes

Sargasso Sea pn
Sargassosee
An elongated area in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by ocean currents.

Sargon pn
Sargon
An Akkadian emperor famous for his conquest of the Sumerian city-states in the 24th and 23rd centuries BCE.

Sarkozy /sɑɹˈkoʊzi/ /sɑːˈkəʊzi/ Sarkozys pn
Sarkozy
A surname from French.
A surname from Hungarian.

Sarmatism /ˈsɑɹmətɪzəm/ /ˈsɑːmətɪzəm/ n
Sarmatismus
(historical) The belief that the people of the Polish Commonwealth descended from the ancient Sarmatians, the legendary invaders of Slavic lands in antiquity.

Sarnen pn
Sarnen
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Sarrebourg pn
Saarburg Sarrebourg
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Sasha Sashas pn
Sascha
A en given name.
A en given name.

Saskatchewan /səˈskæt͡ʃ.ə.wən/ /səˈskæt͡ʃ.əˌwɑːn/ pn
Saskatchewan
Prairie province in western Canada (named after the river, which flows through it) which has Regina as its capital city.

Saskatchewanian adj
saskatchewanisch saskatschewanisch
Of or relating to Saskatchewan.

Saskatchewanian Saskatchewanians n
Saskatchewaner Saskatchewanerin Saskatschewaner Saskatschewanerin
A native or inhabitant of the province of Saskatchewan, Canada.

Saskatonian /ˌsæs.kə.ˈtoʊ. ni.ən/ adj
Saskatooner Saskatuner saskatoonisch saskatunisch
Of or relating to Saskatoon.

Saskatonian /ˌsæs.kə.ˈtoʊ. ni.ən/ Saskatonians n
Saskatooner Saskatoonerin Saskatuner Saskatunerin
A native or inhabitant of the city of Saskatoon (Saskatchewan, Canada).

Saskatoon /ˌsæs.kə.ˈtun/ pn
Saskatoon Saskatun
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Saskatoon berry Saskatoon berries n
Erlenblättrige Felsenbirne
Amelanchier alnifolia, a shrub with edible berry-like fruit.

Sasquatch /ˈsæskwæt͡ʃ/ /ˈsæskwɒt͡ʃ/ Sasquatches n
Sasquatch
(cryptozoology) A large hairy humanoid creature of western North America; a Bigfoot.

Sassanian /səˈseɪnɪən/ Sassanians n
Sassanide Sassanidin
A member of the Sassanid Dynasty.

Sat Sats n
Sa.
abbreviation of Saturday

Satan /ˈseɪ.tn̩/ /ˈseɪ.tən/ [ˈseɪ.ʔn̩] Satans n
Satan Teufel
(countable) A demon follower of Satan (principal evil spirit); a fallen angel.

Satan /ˈseɪ.tn̩/ /ˈseɪ.tən/ [ˈseɪ.ʔn̩] pn
Satan Teufel
(religion) The supreme evil spirit in the Abrahamic religions, who tempts humanity and rules Hell; the Devil; (in, _, Theistic Satanism) the same figure, regarded as a deity to be revered and worshipped.

Satanism /ˈseɪtənɪzm/ Satanisms n
Satanismus Teufelsanbeterei
Worship or reverence to Satan (usually synonymous with "the Devil").
Satanismus
A profession, philosophy, or ideological construct featuring a positive, admirable, or useful association to the figure, character or entity known as 'Satan'; or, featuring opposition to all morality and the procurement of what is wanted regardless of the consequences concerning others.

Satanist Satanists n
Satanist
One who identifies with Anton Szandor LaVey's philosophical teachings and the religion, Satanism, founded upon it.
One who worships Satan.

Saterland pn
Saterland
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Saterland Frisian pn
Saterfriesisch Saterländisch
a Frisian language spoken mostly in the municipality of Saterland in the district of Cloppenburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany

Sathmar Swabian adj
sathmarschwäbisch
Of or pertaining to this German community or its lect.

Sathmar Swabian Sathmar Swabians n
Sathmarer Schwabe Sathmarschwabe
A member or descendant of the ethnic German (Swabian) community in Sathmar (Satu Mare), a region now mostly in Rumania with a small part in Hungary.

Satis /ˈsɑːtɪs/ pn
Satis
(Egyptian god) A war, hunting, and fertility goddess

Satu Mare pn
Sathmar Satu Mare
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Saturday /ˈsætədeɪ/ /ˈsætədi/ /ˈsætədæɪ/ /ˈsætəɹdeɪ/ /ˈsætəɹdi/ [ˈsæɾɚdeɪ̯] [ˈsæɾɚdi] Saturdays n
Samstag Sonnabend Sabbat Satertag
The seventh day of the week in many religious traditions, and the sixth day of the week in systems using the ISO 8601 norm; observed as the Sabbath/Shabbat in Judaism (Friday sunset to Saturday sunset); it follows Friday and precedes Sunday.

Saturn /ˈsæt.ən/ /ˈsæt.ɚn/ pn
Saturn
(astronomy) The sixth planet of the solar system, known for its large rings, and until recent times the furthest known; represented in astronomy and astrology by ♄.
(Roman god) The god of fertility and agriculture, equivalent to the Greek Kronos.

Sauber Saubers pn
Sauber
A surname from German.

Saudi /ˈsaʊdi/ /ˈsɔːdi/ more Saudi most Saudi adj
saudi-arabisch saudisch
From, or pertaining to Saudi Arabia, the Saudi Arabian people or language.

Saudi /ˈsaʊdi/ /ˈsɔːdi/ Saudis n
Saudi Saudi-Araber
A person from Saudi Arabia or of Saudi Arabian descent.

Saudi Arabia /ˌsaʊ.di əˈɹeɪ.bi.ə/ /ˌsɔː.di əˈɹeɪ.bi.ə/ pn
Saudi-Arabien
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Sauer pn
Sauer
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Sauk pn
Sac Sauk
A tribe or group of Native Americans of the Eastern Woodlands culture group.

Saul /sɑl/ /sɔːl/ pn
Saul
(Christianity, Judaism) The first king of Israel in the Old Testament.
Saulus
(Christianity) The Hebrew name of Apostle Paul in the New Testament.

Saulteaux pn
Saulteaux
the language of this nation

Sava pn
Save
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Save pn
Save
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Savi's warbler Savi's warblers n
Rohrschwirl
Locustella luscinioides, an Old World warbler, found in parts of Europe, Western Asia, and sub-Saharan Africa.

Savoy /səˈvɔɪ/ pn
Savoyen
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Savoy cabbage Savoy cabbages n
Wirsing
Brassica oleracea var. sabauda, a hardy cabbage with dense, crinkled leaves

Saxon /ˈsæksən/ more Saxon most Saxon adj
sächsisch
Of, relating to, or characteristic of the Saxon language.

Saxon /ˈsæksən/ Saxons n
Sachse
A member of an ancient West Germanic tribe that lived at the eastern North Sea coast and south of it.
Sachse Sächsin
A native or inhabitant of Saxony.
Non Plus Ultra Viertelpetit
(uncountable, US, _, printing, rare, dated) A size of type between German and Norse, 2-point type.

Saxon /ˈsæksən/ pn
Altsächsisch Sächsisch
The language of the ancient Saxons.

Saxony /ˈsæksəni/ pn
Sachsen
A historic realm and modern state of Germany.

Saxony-Anhalt pn
Sachsen-Anhalt
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Scandinavia /skændɪˈneɪvi.ə/ pn
Skandinavien
Denmark, Norway, and Sweden collectively and sometimes Finland, Iceland, and the Faroe Islands.

Scandinavian /ˌskændɪˈneɪvi.ən/ more Scandinavian most Scandinavian adj
skandinavisch
(Of a language) Of or relating to the North Germanic family of languages to which Swedish, Norwegian (Bokmål, Nynorsk), Danish, Icelandic, and Faeroese belong.

Scandinavian /ˌskændɪˈneɪvi.ən/ Scandinavians n
Skandinavier Skandinavierin
Someone from Scandinavia.

Scandinavian Defence n
Skandinavische Verteidigung
A chess opening characterized by the moves 1.e4 d5, in which both the white king's pawn and the black queen's pawn advance two squares as the first moves.

Scandinavian Peninsula pn
Skandinavien
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Scania /ˈskæni.ə/ pn
Schonen
A historical region, currently part of Sweden, occupying the southernmost tip of the Scandinavian Peninsula.

Schaerbeek /ˈskɑɹbeɪk/ pn
Schaarbeek Schaerbeek
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Schaffhausen pn
Schaffhausen
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Scharrel pn
Scharrel
A village in the Saterland region of Lower Saxony.

Scheffer Scheffers pn
Scheffer

Scheherazade /ʃəˈhɛɹəzɑd/ /ʃəˌhɛɹəˈzɑːd(ə)/ pn
Scheherazade Scheherezade
A en given name.
Scheherazade
A fictional character, the wife and storyteller of the king Shahryar in One Thousand and One Nights.

Scheldt /skɛlt/ /ʃɛlt/ pn
Schelde
A river flowing through France, Belgium and the Netherlands.

Schengen /ˈʃɛŋ.ɡən/ pn
Schengen
(politics) The Schengen Agreement: a treaty between countries in continental Europe abolishing mutual border controls and standardizing visa policy.

Schengen Area pn
Schengen-Raum Schengenraum
(European politics) The group of European countries that have signed the Schengen Agreement, abolishing border controls between each other.

Schiller pn
Schiller
A surname from German.

Schio pn
Schleit
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Schlegel diagram Schlegel diagrams n
Schlegeldiagramm
(geometry) A projection of a polytope from n-dimensional space to n-1 dimensions through a point beyond one of its faces; especially such a projection (itself represented in 2 dimensions) of a 3- or 4-dimensional polytope.

Schlemm's canal Schlemm's canals n
Schlemm-Kanal
(anatomy) a circular channel in the eye that collects aqueous humour from the anterior chamber and delivers it into the bloodstream; if it is blocked, a glaucoma results

Schleswig-Holstein pn
Schleswig-Holstein
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Schläfli symbol Schläfli symbols n
Schläfli-Symbol
(geometry) A notation that recursively encodes certain properties of a specified regular polytope or tessellation.

Schmidt Island pn
Schmidt-Insel
an island in the Severnaya Zemlya archipelago of the Russian Arctic

Schnabel Schnabels pn
Schnabel
A surname from German.

Schnellbomber /ˈʃnɛlˌbɑmɚ/ /ˈʃnɛlˌbɒmə(ɹ)/ Schnellbombers n
Schnellbomber

Scholz pn
Scholz
A surname from German.

Schopenhauerian /ˌʃoʊpənhaʊˈɪɹi.ən/ /ˌʃəʊpənhaʊˈɪəɹɪən/ more Schopenhauerian most Schopenhauerian adj
schopenhauerisch
Of or relating to Arthur Schopenhauer (1788–1860), German philosopher known for his pessimism and clarity.

Schottky diode Schottky diodes n
Schottky-Diode
(physics) A metal-semiconductor diode that exhibits a nonlinear voltage/current relationship

Schrammelmusik n
Schrammelmusik
(music genre) A style of Viennese folk music originating in the late 19th century and still performed in present-day Austria.

Schröderization /-ɹə-/ /-ɹɪ-/ /ˌʃɹɜːdəɹaɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/ /ˌʃɹɜːdəɹaɪˈzeɪʃən/ n
Schröderisierung
(politics) The co-opting of business or political figures by a foreign regime, specifically Russia. [from early 21st c.]

Schrödinger /ˈʃɹoʊdɪŋɚ/ Schrödingers pn
Schrödinger
(countable) A surname from German.

Schrödinger's cat pn
Schrödingers Katze
The thought experiment which was devised by Erwin Schrödinger, is usually considered a paradox, involves a Schrödinger's cat and is typically supposed to be analysed from the point of view of quantum mechanics.

Schulz pn
Schulz
A surname from German.

Schumann Schumanns pn
Schumann

Schutzstaffel /ˈʃʊts.stæ.fəl/ Schutzstaffeln n
SS Schutzstaffel
(historical) The internal security force of Nazi Germany; the SS.

Schwartz pn
Schwartz Schwarz
A surname from German.

Schwyz pn
Schwyz
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Scientologist Scientologists n
Scientologe Scientologin
A follower of Scientology, whether belonging to the "official" Church of Scientology or being outside in the so-called Free Zone.

Scillonian /sɪˈləʊniən/ adj
scillonianisch scillonisch
Of or relating to the Isles of Scilly.

Scillonian /sɪˈləʊniən/ Scillonians n
Bewohner der Scilly-Inseln Bewohnerin der Scilly-Inseln Scillonier Scillonierin
A native or inhabitant of the Isles of Scilly, a Scilly Islander.

Scorpio /ˈskɔːpɪəʊ/ /ˈskɔːɹpɪoʊ/ pn
Skorpion
(astrology) The zodiac sign for the scorpion, ruled by Mars and covering October 23 - November 22 (tropical astrology) or November 16 - December 15 (sidereal astrology).

Scorpius /ˈskɔːpɪəs/ /ˈskɔːɹpɪəs/ pn
Skorpion
(constellation) A constellation of the zodiac, roughly shaped like a scorpion. Its brightest star is the red giant Antares.

Scot /ˈskɑt/ /ˈskɒt/ /ˈskɔʔ/ Scots n
Schotte Schottin
A person born in or native to Scotland.

Scotch /skɑt͡ʃ/ /skɒt͡ʃ/ Scotches n
Scotch
(uncountable) Whisky distilled in Scotland, especially from malted barley.

Scotch mist Scotch mists n
Wald-Labkraut
The perennial flowering plant Galium sylvaticum.

Scotch whisky Scotch whiskies n
Scotch Whisky
Whisky distilled in Scotland especially from malted barley.

Scotland /ˈskɑt.lənd/ /ˈskɒt.lənd/ /ˈskɔʔ.lənd/ pn
Schottland
A habitational surname referring to someone from Scotland.

Scots /skɒts/ /ˈskɔts/ adj
schottisch
(sometimes, proscribed) Scottish

Scots /skɒts/ /ˈskɔts/ pn
Niederschottisch Schottisch
A Germanic language closely related to English and descended from northern dialects of Middle English, spoken in parts of Scotland, now especially in the northeastern and southern regions of the country.

Scots pine Scots pines n
Waldkiefer
Pinus sylvestris, an evergreen of wide distribution in Eurasia in northern or mountainous areas.

Scotsman /ˈskɑts.mən/ Scotsmen n
Schotte
A man from Scotland; a Scot.

Scotswoman Scotswomen n
Schottin
A woman from Scotland.

Scottish /ˈskɑ.ɾɪʃ/ /ˈskɒt.ɪʃ/ /ˈskɔt.ɪʃ/ [ˈskɔɾ.ɪʃ] more Scottish most Scottish adj
schottisch
Of a thing or concept, of or pertaining to Scotland.

Scottish /ˈskɑ.ɾɪʃ/ /ˈskɒt.ɪʃ/ /ˈskɔt.ɪʃ/ [ˈskɔɾ.ɪʃ] n
Schotten schottisch
(collective, in the plural, with definite article, i. e. the Scottish) the people of Scotland.

Scottish English pn
schottisches Englisch
A variety of the English language that is spoken mostly in Scotland.

Scottish Gaelic pn
Schottisch-Gälisch Erse Ersisch Hochschottisch
The Gaelic language of Scotland, spoken primarily in the northern and western parts of the country, with important communities in Glasgow and Edinburgh. Scottish Gaelic had its widest influence between 800 and 1200 C.E., as place names throughout Scotland attest.

Scottish crossbill Scottish crossbills n
Schottlandkreuzschnabel
Loxia scotica, a small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae. It is endemic to the Caledonian Forests of Scotland

Scrabble /ˈskɹæ.bəl/ pn
Scrabble
A board game in which players draw letter tiles and take turns to make interlocking words like a crossword, scoring points according to the letters played and their positions on the board.

Scripture Scriptures n
Heilige Schrift
The foundational text of a given religion, or a text considered especially holy.

Scrum master Scrum masters n
Scrum Master

Sculptor pn
Bildhauer
(constellation) A dim spring constellation of the southern sky. It lies between Aquarius and Phoenix and lies in the direction of the southern pole of the Milky Way.

Scutum pn
Schild
(constellation) A small autumn constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a shield. It lies between the constellations of Aquila, Sagittarius, and the tail of Serpens.

Scylla /ˈsɪlə/ pn
Skylla
A dangerous rock on the Italian coast opposite the whirlpool Charybdis on the coast of Sicily. The passage between Scylla and Charybdis was formerly considered perilous; hence, the saying between Scylla and Charybdis signifies a great peril on either hand.

Scythia /ˈsɪði.ə/ /ˈsɪθi.ə/ pn
Skythien
(historical) A region of Central Eurasia in the classical era, encompassing parts of the Pontic steppe, Central Asia, Eastern Europe, inhabited by nomadic Scythians from at least the 11th century BCE to the 2nd century CE.

Scythian /ˈsɪði.ən/ /ˈsɪθi.ən/ more Scythian most Scythian adj
skythisch szythisch
Relating to Scythia or Scythians.

Scythian /ˈsɪði.ən/ /ˈsɪθi.ən/ Scythians n
Skythe
An inhabitant of Scythia, an ill-defined region centered in southern Russia.

Sea of Azov /ˈsiː əv ˈɑːzɒv/ pn
Asowsches Meer
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Sea of Cortez pn
Cortés-See
Synonym of Gulf of California

Sea of Galilee pn
Galiläisches Meer See Genezareth See von Galiläa
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Sea of Japan pn
Japanisches Meer
The body of water between Japan, Sakhalin, the Asian continent, and Jeju Island.

Sea of Okhotsk /ˌsiː əv əˈxɒtsk/ pn
Ochotskisches Meer
A sea between the Kamchatka Peninsula on the east, the Kuril Islands on the southeast, the island of Hokkaidō to the far south, the island of Sakhalin along the west, and a long stretch of eastern Siberian coast along the west and north.

Sea of Tranquility pn
Meer der Ruhe

Sealand pn
Fürstentum Seeland Seeland
A self-proclaimed micronation (full name: the Principality of Sealand) whose capital is HM Fort Roughs, a former British sea fort.

Seattle /siˈætl̩/ [-ɾɫ] pn
Seattle
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Sebastia pn
Sebastia
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Sebastian /səˈbæst͡ʃən/ /sɪˈbæs.tʃən/ /sɪˈbæsti.ən/ pn
Sebastian
A en given name.

Sebeș pn
Mühlbach

Second French Empire pn
Zweites Kaiserreich
(historical) The French empire ruled by Napoleon III from 1852 to 1870.

Second Intermediate Period pn
Zweite Zwischenzeit
(historical) The period of Egyptian history from the end of the Middle Kingdom midway through the 13th dynasty to the start of the New Kingdom at the beginning of the 18th dynasty, characterized by political disintegration and later the conquest of Egypt by the Hyksos.

Second Reich pn
Zweites Reich
The German Empire from its consolidation in 1871 until the abdication of Kaiser Wilhelm II in 1918.

Second World pn
Zweite Welt
Those countries aligned with the East during the Cold War, particularly in contrast to those aligned with the West (First World).

Secretary General Secretaries General n
Generalsekretär Generalsekretärin
The chief administrator of an international body such as NATO or the United Nations.

Secretary of State Secretaries of State n
Staatssekretär Staatssekretärin
Any of several senior government positions whose function varies from nation to nation.

Securitate /sɪkjʊəɹɪˈtɑːteɪ/ /sɪkjʊɹɪˈtɑteɪ/ pn
Securitate

Sedelsberg pn
Sedelsberg
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Seefeld pn
Seefeld
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Seefelder Seefelder Seefelders n
Seefelder
(demonym) A native or inhabitant of Seefeld (Tyrol, Austria).

Segorbe /sɛˈɡɔːbeɪ/ pn
Segorbe
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Seine /seɪn/ /sɛn/ pn
Seine
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Sejm /seɪm/ pn
Sejm
The lower house of the Polish parliament.

Sekhmet pn
Sachmet
(Egyptian mythology) The goddess of death, war, violence, plague, and medicine; one of the "Eyes / Daughters of Ra", the consort of Ptah; depicted as having the head of a lioness.

Selandian pn
Seelandium
(geology, paleontology) A subdivision of the Paleocene epoch.

Selangor pn
Selangor
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Selena /səˈlinə/ /sɪˈliːnə/ pn
Celina Celine Selina
A en given name.

Seles Seles Seleses pn
Seles

Seleucia /səˈlu.ʃi.ə/ /səˈlu.ʃə/ /sɪˈlu.ʃi.ə/ /sɪˈlu.ʃə/ /sɪˈluː.ʃə/ /sɪˈluː.ʃɪ.ə/ Seleucias pn
Seleukia
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Seleucid /səˈluːsɪd/ adj
seleukidisch
Relating to the Greek-Macedonian dynasty which ruled (312–63 BCE) an empire created by Seleucus out of the eastern conquests of Alexander the Great.

Seleucid /səˈluːsɪd/ Seleucidae Seleucides Seleucids n
Seleukide
A member of this dynasty.

Seleucid Empire pn
Seleukidenreich
(historical) A Greek-Macedonian empire created by Seleucus out of the eastern conquests of Alexander the Great and ruled by the Seleucid dynasty (312–63 BCE).

Seleucus /səˈljuːkəs/ /səˈluːkəs/ /ˌsɛleˈukəs/ /ˌsɛlˈjukəs/ pn
Seleukos
A en given name, particularly Seleucus I Nicator, founder of the Seleucid Empire.

Seljuk /sɛlˈd͡ʒuːk/ /ˈsɛld͡ʒuːk/ adj
seldschukisch
Of or related to Seljuk, to his dynasty, to their empire in southwestern Asia, or to the period of their rule from the 11th–14th centuries.

Seljuk /sɛlˈd͡ʒuːk/ /ˈsɛld͡ʒuːk/ Seljuks n
Seldschuke Seldschukin
A member of the Seljuk dynasty.

Seljuk /sɛlˈd͡ʒuːk/ /ˈsɛld͡ʒuːk/ pn
Seldschuk
Seljuk Bey, the legendary founder of an Oghuz Turk dynasty that ruled an eponymous Sunni Muslim empire in Southwest Asia and numerous successor states, particularly in Anatolia.

Selkup Selkup Selkups n
Selkupen
Any member of a people who live in the northwest of Siberia.

Selkup pn
Selkupisch
the Samoyedic language spoken by these people.

Semi-Saxon adj
halbsächsich neuangelsächsisch

Semi-Saxon pn
Halbsächsich Neuangelsächsisch

Semigallia pn
Semgallen
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Seminole /ˈsɛ.mɪ.nəl/ Seminole Seminoles n
Seminole

Semipelagianism pn
Semipelagianismus
A Christian theological and soteriological school of thought on salvation, holding that the beginning of faith (and therefore salvation) is an act of free will, while the increase of faith is the work of God.

Semite /ˈsiː.maɪt/ /ˈsɛ.maɪt/ /ˈsɪ.maɪt/ Semites n
Semit Semitin
A descendant of any of these peoples.

Semitic /səˈmɪt.ɪk/ [səˈmɪɾ.ɪk] adj
semitisch schemitisch
Of or pertaining to the Semites; of or pertaining to one or more Semitic peoples.

Semitics n
Semitistik
The study of the Semitic languages, cultures and peoples.

Semitism Semitisms n
Semitismus
(countable) A word or phrase (construction or idiom) typical of or influenced by a Semitic language such as Arabic, Aramaic or Hebrew. (Compare Romanism, Hebraism.)
(uncountable, strict sense, rare) Judaism; Jewishness (especially when seen as the thing to which anti-Semitism is opposed).

Senate Senates pn
Senat
Any of several legislative bodies. (In countries which have multiple legislative bodies, the Senate is often the more senior.)
(Canada) The Senate of Canada; the upper house of the Canadian parliament; "the Senate".
(US) The United States Senate.

Seneca /ˈsɛnɪkə/ Seneca Senecas n
Seneca
A member of a tribe of Native Americans in western New York state.

Senegal /ˌsɛn.ɪ.ˈɡɑːl/ /ˌsɛn.ɪ.ˈɡɔːl/ pn
Senegal
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Senegalese /ˌsɛ.nə.ɡəˈliːz/ more Senegalese most Senegalese adj
senegalesisch
Of, from, or pertaining to Senegal or the Senegalese people.

Senegalese /ˌsɛ.nə.ɡəˈliːz/ Senegalese n
Senegalese Senegalesin
A person from Senegal or of Senegalese descent.

Senkaku Islands /ˈsɛŋkɑːku ˈaɪləndz/ pn
Diaoyu-Inseln Diaoyutai-Inseln Senkaku-Inseln
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Seoul /soʊl/ /səʊl/ pn
Seoul Soul Söul
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Seoulite Seoulites n
Seouler Seoulerin
Someone from Seoul.

Sephardi Sephardim Sephardis n
Sepharde
a Jew of Iberian ancestry, whose native language was Ladino

Sephardic adj
sephardisch
Of or relating to the Sephardi Jews.

September /səpˈtɛmbə/ /səpˈtɛmbəɹ/ /sɛpˈtɛmbə/ /sɛpˈtɛmbəɹ/ Septembers pn
September Scheiding
The ninth month of the Gregorian calendar, following August and preceding October. Abbreviations: Sep or Sep., Sept or Sept.

Septuagesima Septuagesimae n
Septuagesima
(Christianity) A Sunday in the Christian calendar nine weeks before Easter Sunday.

Septuagint /sɛpˈtju.ə.d͡ʒənt/ /sɛpˈtu.ə.d͡ʒənt/ /ˈsɛp.tjʊ.ə.d͡ʒɪnt/ /ˈsɛp.tə.wəˌd͡ʒɪnt/ /ˈsɛp.t͡ʃə.wəˌd͡ʒɪnt/ /ˈsɛp.t͡ʃʊ.ə.d͡ʒɪnt/ /ˈsɛp.ʃə.wəˌd͡ʒɪnt/ Septuagints pn
Septuaginta
An influential Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible produced in Alexandria in the 3rd and 2nd centuries BC.

Seraphina pn
Seraphina
A en given name.

Serb /ˈsɜːb/ /ˈsɝb/ Serbs n
Serbe Serbin
A person of Serb descent (not necessarily from Serbia). (Compare Serbian.)

Serbia /ˈsɜː.bi.ə/ /ˈsɝ.bi.ə/ pn
Serbien
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Serbia and Montenegro pn
Serbien und Montenegro
(historical) Former country on the Balkan Peninsula, formerly part of Yugoslavia. It disbanded in 2006.

Serbian /ˈsɜː(ɹ)biːən/ adj
serbisch Serbisch
Of, from, or pertaining to Serbia and Serbians.
Of or pertaining to Serbian language.

Serbian /ˈsɜː(ɹ)biːən/ Serbians n
Serbisch serbisch
(uncountable) The standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian, a South Slavic language, spoken by Serbs.
Serbe Serbin
(historical) Serbo-Croatian in general, as spoken in Serbia.

Serbianization n
Serbisierung

Serbo-Croatian /ˌsɜː(ɹ)bəʊkɹəʊˈeɪʃən/ more Serbo-Croatian most Serbo-Croatian adj
serbokroatisch Serbokroatisch
In or pertaining to the Serbo-Croatian language.

Serbo-Croatian /ˌsɜː(ɹ)bəʊkɹəʊˈeɪʃən/ pn
Serbokroatisch serbokroatisch
The South Slavic language of which Bosnian, Croatian, Montenegrin and Serbian are literary standards.

Serbophilia n
Serbophilie

Serbophobia n
Serbophobie

Sergey pn
Sergei Sergej
A transliteration of the Russian male given name Серге́й (Sergéj).

Sergius pn
Sergei Sergej
A en given name.

Serie A pn
Serie A
The highest division of professional football in Italy.

Sermon on the Mount pn
Bergpredigt
A well-known public discourse given by Jesus in the first year of his ministry, around 30 C.E..

Serpens /ˈsɚpənz/ pn
Schlange
(constellation) A large summer constellation of the northern sky said to resemble a snake. It is the only constellation consisting of two parts (Serpens Caput and Serpens Cauda) separated by the constellation Ophiuchus, representing the snake handler Asclepius.

Serpukhovian pn
Serpukhovium
(geology, paleontology) A subdivision of the Carboniferous period.

Serravallian pn
Serravallium
(geology, paleontology) A subdivision of the Miocene epoch.

Sesame Street pn
Sesamstraße
A television show for children on PBS, associated with politically correct educational content.

Set /ˈsɛt/ pn
Seth
(Egyptian mythology) An ancient Egyptian god, variously described as the god of chaos, the god of thunder and storms, or the god of destruction.

Seth /sɛθ/ pn
Set Seth
The third son of Adam and Eve.

Sevastopol /səˈvæstəpoʊl/ /ˌsɛvəˈstoʊpəl/ pn
Sewastopol
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Seventh-day Adventist Seventh-day Adventists n
Siebenten-Tags-Adventist Siebenten-Tags-Adventistin
(Christianity) A member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.

Seville /səˈvɪl/ pn
Sevilla
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Sevortyan pn
Sewortjan
A surname from Armenian.

Sexagesima n
Sexagesima
(Christianity) In the Christian calendar the Sunday two weeks before Lent, eight before Easter Sunday.

Sextans pn
Sextant
(constellation) A dim spring constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a sextant. It lies south of the constellation of Leo.

Seychelles /seɪˈʃɛl/ /seɪˈʃɛlz/ /ˈseɪʃɛl/ /ˈseɪʃɛlz/ pn
Seychellen
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Sfântu Gheorghe pn
Sankt Georgen
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Shadow Cabinet Shadow Cabinets n
Schattenkabinett
A senior group of opposition politicians who shadow the members of the government.

Shadrach pn
Schadrach
(biblical character) Hananiah, one of the captives in the biblical Book of Daniel who came out of the fiery furnace unharmed.

Shaitan pn
Schaitan
(Islam) Iblis, Satan.

Shaivism pn
Shaivismus Shivaismus
A sect comprising the worshippers of the god Shiva.

Shakespearean sonnet Shakespearean sonnets n
Shakespeare-Sonett elisabethanisches Sonett englishes Sonett
(poetry) A sonnet comprising three quatrains and a final couplet, in iambic pentameter with the rhyme scheme of abab cdcd efef gg.

Shaktism n
Shaktismus
A branch of Hinduism that focuses on the worship of Shakti as a supreme goddess.

Shanghai /ʃæŋˈhaɪ/ /ʃɑŋˈhaɪ/ /ˈʃæŋ.haɪ/ pn
Schanghai Shanghai
A major international port including the eastern coast of Shanghai Municipality and the northeastern islands of Zhejiang Province.

Shanghainese more Shanghainese most Shanghainese adj
Schanghaier Shanghaier
Of or pertaining to Shanghai and the surrounding areas like the Lower Yangtze Delta region like parts of the provinces of Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Anhui

Shanghainese Shanghainese n
Schanghaier Schanghaierin Shanghaier Shanghaierin
Inhabitant of Shanghai; person of Shanghainese descent.

Shavuot /ʃævuˈɒt/ /ʃɑvuˈoʊt/ /ʃəˈvuːəs/ pn
Erntefest Schawuot Wochenfest
A Jewish holiday that occurs in the spring, a harvest festival, also commemorating the anniversary of the giving of the Ten Commandments to Moses and the Israelites at Mount Sinai.

Sheba /ˈʃiːbə/ pn
Saba
(biblical) An ancient kingdom in Arabia or possibly in Africa.

Shebekino pn
Schebekino
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Sheffield /ˈʃɛfiːld/ Sheffields pn
Sheffield
The University of Sheffield.

Sheffield stand Sheffield stands n
Fahrradbügel
A type of bicycle stand consisting of a single inverted U-shaped metal bar that is mounted onto or embedded into the ground.

Sheinwoodian pn
Sheinwoodium
(geology, paleontology) A subdivision of the Silurian period.

Shem pn
Sem
(biblical character) The oldest son of Noah, brother to Ham and Japheth.

Shepherd Shepherds pn
Schäfer
An English surname originating as an occupation.

Sheremetyevo pn
Scheremetjewo
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Sherman /ˈʃɜː(ɹ)mən/ Shermans n
Sherman Sherman-Panzer
(historical) A Sherman tank, main Allied battle tank in World War II.

Sherpa /ˈʃɝpə/ Sherpa Sherpas n
Sherpa
A member of a particular Himalayan ethnic group living in Nepal and Tibet, known especially as mountaineers.

Sherpa /ˈʃɝpə/ pn
Sherpa
The Southern Tibetan language of these people.

Shetland Islands pn
Shetland-Inseln Shetlandinseln
A group of islands of Scotland, roughly north-east of the Orkney Islands.

Shi'a /ˈʃiːə/ pn
Schia
(with article, collective) The followers of this branch of Islam; the Shiites.

Shi'ism /ˈʃiːɪz(ə)m/ n
Schiismus
The religion of Shi'i Muslims.

Shiba Inu /ˌʃiːbə ˈiːnuː/ n
Shiba
A dog of a small, agile Japanese breed originally used for hunting.

Shida Kartli pn
Innerkartlien
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Shiite /ˈʃiːaɪt/ adj
schiitisch
Of or relating to the Shi'a.

Shiite /ˈʃiːaɪt/ Shiites n
Schiit Schiitin
A member of the Shi'a.

Shinto /ˈʃɪn.toʊ/ /ˈʃɪn.təʊ/ pn
Shintoismus Schintoismus Sintoismus
Formerly the state religion of Japan, a type of animism involving the worship of ancestors and nature spirits.

Shiraz /ʃɪˈɹɑːz/ Shirazes n
Syrah
A variety of black grape used to make wine

Shiraz /ʃɪˈɹɑːz/ pn
Schiraz
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Shirvan pn
Schirwan
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Shiva /ˈʃiːvə/ /ˈʃɪvə/ pn
Schiwa Shiva
(Hinduism) The god of destruction and transformation, and together with Brahma and Vishnu, one of the principal deities in Hinduism. Within Shaivism he is viewed as the Supreme deity, whereas in other branches of Hinduism such as the Smarta tradition he is worshipped as one of the six manifestations of the Divine.

Shkodër pn
Shkodra Qark Shkodra
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Shor pn
Schorisch
The language spoken by this people.

Shoshone /ʃoʊˈʃoʊni/ pn
Shoshone
An Amerindian ethnic group of North America, especially of Wyoming and Idaho.

Shostakovich pn
Schostakowitsch
A transliteration of the Russian surname Шостако́вич (Šostakóvič).

Shota pn
Schota
A male given name of Georgian origin.

Shrove Tuesday Shrove Tuesdays n
Fastnachtsdienstag Faschingsdienstag
The day before the beginning of Lent on Ash Wednesday.

Shrovetide Shrovetides n
Fasching Fastnacht Fastnachtszeit Karneval
The three days immediately preceding Lent; Shrove Sunday, Shrove Monday, and Shrove Tuesday, preceding Ash Wednesday.

Shumen pn
Schumen
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Siam /saɪˈæm/ pn
Siam
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Siamese more Siamese most Siamese adj
siamesisch
Of, or relating to Siam; Thai.

Siamese Siamese Siameses n
Siamkatze
(plural "Siameses") A Siamese cat.
Siamese Siamesin
(historical, plural "Siamese" or "Siameses") An inhabitant of Siam.

Siamese pn
Siamesisch
The Thai language.

Siamese cat Siamese cats n
Siamkatze
A short-haired breed of domestic cat having blue eyes and pointed coat pattern, that is, a pale body and dark extremities.

Siamese fighting fish Siamese fighting fish Siamese fighting fishes n
Siamesischer Kampffisch
A freshwater fish, Betta splendens.

Siamese twin Siamese twins n
siamesischer Zwilling
A conjoined twin; one of two people physically joined together.

Siberia [saɪˈbɪəɹɪə] [saɪˈbɪɹiə] pn
Sibirien
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Siberian [saɪˈbɪəɹɪən] [saɪˈbɪɹiən] adj
sibirisch
Of or relating to Siberia.

Siberian [saɪˈbɪəɹɪən] [saɪˈbɪɹiən] Siberians n
Sibirier Sibirierin
(ethnology) A person from Siberia.
Sibirische Katze
A long-haired domestic cat breed.

Siberian Husky Siberian Huskies n
sibirischer Husky
(zoology) A medium-sized spitz breed of dog originally used for herding reindeer and pulling sleighs.

Siberian accentor Siberian accentors n
Bergbraunelle
Prunella montanella, a small passerine bird in the family Prunellidae.

Siberian crane Siberian cranes n
Nonnenkranich
(ornithology) A large white crane, Grus leucogeranus, which breeds in Arctic Russia and western Siberia.

Siberian grouse Siberian grouses n
Sichelhuhn
A medium-sized grouse, Falcipennis falcipennis.

Siberian jay Siberian jays n
Unglückshäher
A jay widespread in northern Eurasia, Perisoreus infaustus

Siberian rubythroat Siberian rubythroats n
Rubinkehlchen
Calliope calliope, a flycatcher breeding in western Siberia and overwinters in South Asia.

Siberian stonechat Siberian stonechats n
Pallasschwarzkehlchen
Saxicola maurus, an Old World flycatcher.

Siberian thrush Siberian thrushes n
Schieferdrossel
A species of solitary thrush native to Siberia, Geokichla sibirica.

Siberian tiger Siberian tigers n
Sibirischer Tiger
A tiger of a specific Panthera tigris tigris population, now confined to Outer Manchuria in Russia.

Sibiu pn
Hermannstadt
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Sibyl pn
Sibylle
A en given name.

Sichuan tit Sichuan tits n
Weidenmeise-songarus
Poecile weigoldicus, a small bird of the tit family Paridae

Sicilian adj
sizilianisch Sizilianisch
Of or relating to Sicily or its inhabitants.

Sicilian Sicilians n
Sizilianer Sizilianerin
A native of Sicily.
Any chess opening that starts 1 e4 c5.

Sicilian pn
Sizilianisch sizilianisch
The language of Sicily.

Sicilian Defence pn
Sizilianische Verteidigung
A chess opening characterized by the moves 1.e4 c5, in which both the white king's pawn and the black king's bishop's pawn advance two squares as the first moves.

Sicily /ˈsɪsɪli/ Sicilies pn
Sizilien
(historical) Synonym of Kingdom of Sicily, a former kingdom controlling the island and some of southern Italy in the medieval and early modern period
(historical) Synonym of Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, a former kingdom controlling the island and most of southern Italy in the 19th century

Sidon pn
Sidon Zidon
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Sieg Heil phraseologicalUnit
Sieg Heil
(historical) The greeting Sieg Heil, used in the Third Reich during the Nazi era and by neo-Nazis today.

Sienese Sienese n
Sienese Sienesin
Native or inhabitant of Siena in Tuscany, Italy.

Sierra Leone /siˌɛɹə liˈoʊn/ pn
Sierra Leone
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Sierra Leonean more Sierra Leonean most Sierra Leonean adj
sierra-leonisch
From or of Sierra Leone.

Sierre pn
Siders
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Siga pn
Siga

Sighetu Marmației pn
Marmaroschsiget Siget

Sighișoara pn
Schäßburg

Sigrid /ˈsiɡɹɪd/ pn
Sigrid
A en given name, rather rare among English-speakers

Sikh /siːk/ /sɪk/ more Sikh most Sikh adj
Sikh- sikhisch
of, or relating to the Sikhs or to Sikhism.

Sikh /siːk/ /sɪk/ Sikhs n
Sikh
An adherent of Sikhism.

Sikhism /ˈsiːkɪzm̩/ /ˈsɪk-/ pn
Sikhismus
A revealed, monotheistic religion originating in northern India, in the 16th century, through Guru Nanak and his successors.

Silesia /saɪˈliʒə/ /saɪˈliːziə/ /saɪˈliːʃə/ pn
Schlesien
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Silesian /saɪˈliːzi.ən/ adj
schlesisch
Of or pertaining to Silesia.

Silesian /saɪˈliːzi.ən/ Silesians n
Schlesier Schlesierin
(countable) An inhabitant of Silesia.

Silesian /saɪˈliːzi.ən/ pn
Schlesisch schlesische Mundart
(uncountable) Lower Silesian, a Germanic language or dialect spoken in southwestern parts of what is now Poland (Lower Silesia).
Schlesisch Wasserpolnisch Schlonsakisch Wasserpolackisch
(uncountable) Upper Silesian, a West Slavic language spoken in southwestern parts of Poland and the Czech Republic.

Silesian Voivodeship pn
Woiwodschaft Schlesien
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Silicon Valley pn
Silicon Valley Silizium-Tal
(informal) Originally, the region of the San Francisco Bay Area in which there are a high number of industries producing silicon chips; later extended to mean the entire concentration of high-tech businesses in this area.

Silk Road pn
Seidenstraße
(historical) An extensive interconnected network of trade routes across Asia, North and Northeast Africa, and Europe, historically used by silk traders.

Silurian /saɪˈlʊəɹ.iː.ən/ more Silurian most Silurian adj
silurisch
(geology) Of a geologic period within the Paleozoic era; comprises the Llandovery, Wenlock, Ludlow and Pridoli epochs from about 439 to 409 million years ago.

Silurian /saɪˈlʊəɹ.iː.ən/ pn
Silur
(geology) The Silurian period.

Silvia /ˈsɪlvi.ə/ pn
Silvia Sylvia
A en given name.

Silvius pn
Silvio Sylvio
A en given name, of mostly historical use in English.

Simferopol /sɪmfəˈɹɒ.pəl/ /ˌsɪmfəˈɹoʊpəl/ pn
Simferopol
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Simon /ˈsaɪmən/ Simons pn
Simon
Name of any of a number of men in the New Testament, notably the original name of Apostle Peter.
A en given name.
A surname originating as a patronymic.

Simone /səˈməʊn/ pn
Simone
A en given name.

Simplified Chinese pn
Kurzzeichen vereinfachtes Chinesisch
Chinese written using the forms of Chinese characters introduced by the PRC as script reform. The characters are simplified (with a reduced number of strokes, etc.) compared to their pre-reform shapes.

Sinai /ˈsaɪˌnaɪ/ /ˈsiˌnaɪ/ pn
Sinai Sinai-Halbinsel
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Sindhi /ˈsɪndi/ /ˈsɪnd̪ʱi/ pn
Sindhi
An Indo-Aryan language spoken in four main dialects in Pakistan and India. There are around 35 million Sindhi speakers in Sindh سنڌ and more than 40 million throughout the world. Sindhi is written with a modified Arabic script that has 52 letters, and in a modified Devanagari script too.

Sinemurian n
Sinemurium
(geology, paleontology) A subdivision of the Jurassic period.

Singapore /sɪŋəˈpɔː/ /sɪŋɡəˈpɔː(ɹ)/ /ˈsɪŋə-/ /ˈsɪŋəpoɹ/ /ˈsɪŋəpɔː/ /ˈsɪŋɡəpɔː(ɹ)/ /ˈsɪŋʌpɔː/ [-ɔː˦˧] [ˈsɪŋ˧.a˧.pɔ˦] pn
Singapur
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Singapore dollar Singapore dollars n
Singapur-Dollar
The official currency of Singapore.

Singaporean /ˌsɪŋ(ɡ)əˈpɔːɹi.ən/ adj
singapurisch
Of, from, or pertaining to Singapore or its people or language.

Singaporean /ˌsɪŋ(ɡ)əˈpɔːɹi.ən/ Singaporeans n
Singapurer Singapurerin
A person from Singapore or of Singaporean descent.

Singer pn
Singer
A surname originating as an occupation.

Sinhalese /sɪnhəˈliːz/ /sɪnəˈliːz/ more Sinhalese most Sinhalese adj
singhalesisch
Of or pertaining to the majority ethnic group of Sri Lanka, their Indo-Aryan language, or their culture.

Sinhalese /sɪnhəˈliːz/ /sɪnəˈliːz/ Sinhalese n
Singhalese Singhalesin
(countable) A Sinhalese person: a member of the majority ethnic group of Sri Lanka.
Singhalesisch
(uncountable) The Indo-Aryan language of the Sinhalese people.

Sinitic /saɪˈnɪtɪk/ /sɪˈnɪtɪk/ more Sinitic most Sinitic adj
chinesisch sinitisch
Of or pertaining to China or the Chinese peoples

Sino- /ˈsaɪnoʊ/ /ˈsaɪnəʊ/ /ˈsɪnoʊ/ /ˈsɪnəʊ/ prefix
sino- Chinesisch
A combining form relating to China or the Chinese, in those terms' various senses.

Sino-Tibetan /ˌsaɪnəʊtɪˈbɛtən/ /ˌsɪnəʊtɪˈbɛtən/ adj
sinotibetisch
Of, or relating to, both China and Tibet

Sino-Vietnamese adj
sino-vietnamesisch
Pertaining to the Chinese-derived elements in the Vietnamese language.

Sinocentrism /ˌsaɪnoʊˈsɛntɹɪzəm/ /ˌsaɪnəʊˈsɛntɹɪzəm/ /ˌsɪ-/ n
Sinozentrismus
(historical) The belief, held by the ancient Chinese, that China was literally the centre of the world.

Sinophobia /ˌsaɪnəˈfoʊbi.ə/ /ˌsaɪnəˈfəʊbi.ə/ n
Sinophobie
Fear or dislike of Chinese-made goods.

Sinophone adj
chinesischsprachig
Speaking one or more Sinitic or Chinese language(s), Chinese-speaking

Sinophone Sinophones n
Chinesischsprachige Chinesischsprachiger
a person who speaks one or more of the Sinitic or Chinese language(s) either natively or by adoption, a Chinese-speaking person.

Sinosphere n
Sinosphäre
Countries and regions in East Asia that have been historically influenced by the culture of China.

Sinto Sinti n
Sinto
A member (especially male) of a Romani people found in Germany and surrounding areas.

Sion pn
Sitten
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Sioux /suː/ pn
Sioux
Various formerly nomadic Native American tribes of the North American Great Plains.
A member of the Sioux tribe.

Siret pn
Sereth
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Sirius /ˈsɪɹi.əs/ pn
Sirius

Sistine adj
sixtinisch
Of or pertaining to Pope Sixtus.

Sisyphean /ˌsɪsəˈfiːən/ adj
sisypheisch
Incessant or incessantly recurring, but futile.

Sisyphism n
Sisyphusarbeit
Infinite labor that produces nothing.

Sisyphus /ˈsɪsɪfəs/ pn
Sisyphos Sisyphus
(Greek mythology) Son of Aeolus and Enarete, and king of Ephyra, as tragic figure doomed eternally to roll a boulder up a hill in Tartarus, a part of Hades.

Sitka spruce Sitka spruces n
Sitka-Fichte
Picea sitchensis, a very large coniferous evergreen tree.

Skolt Sami pn
Skoltsamisch
A Finno-Ugric language spoken by 300 people in the area north of the lake Inari in Finland and nearby parts of Russia.

Skopje /ˈskɔpjɛ/ pn
Skopje
(by extension) North Macedonia, especially in the Greek media.

Skye pn
Skye
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A en given name, or a fanciful spelling of the word sky.

Slav /slæv/ /slɑːv/ Slavi Slavs n
Slawe Slawin
A member of any of the peoples of Europe who speak the Slavic languages.

Slavic /ˈslævɪk/ /ˈslɑːvɪk/ more Slavic most Slavic adj
slawisch
Of the Slavs, their culture or the branch of the Indo-European languages associated with them.

Slavic /ˈslævɪk/ /ˈslɑːvɪk/ n
Slawisch

Slavic studies n
Slawistik
(humanities, US) A field of academic study concerned with Slavic areas, Slavic languages, literature, history, and culture.

Slavism /ˈslɑːvɪzm/ Slavisms n
Slawismus
(countable) A linguistic feature of one or more Slavic languages, especially a Slavic idiom or phrasing that appears in a non-Slavic language.

Slavist Slavists n
Slawist Slawistin
A specialist in the Slavic languages, literature or culture.

Slavo- prefix
Slawo-
Slavic

Slavonia pn
Slawonien Slavonien
In early modern times: Kingdom of Slavonia, covering north-eastern parts of modern Croatia and region of Syrmia in modern Serbia.

Sleeping Beauty Sleeping Beauties pn
Dornröschen
A fairy tale originally titled La Belle au bois dormant by Charles Perrault.
The main character in this story, who is in unbroken slumber under a magical spell, awaiting the kiss of a prince.

Sligo /ˈslaɪɡəʊ/ pn
Sligo
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Slovak /sləˈvæk/ /sləˈvɑːk/ /ˈsloʊvæk/ /ˈsloʊvɑːk/ [ˈslɑvək] adj
slowakisch Slowakisch
Of, from, or pertaining to Slovakia, the Slovak people or the Slovak language.

Slovak /sləˈvæk/ /sləˈvɑːk/ /ˈsloʊvæk/ /ˈsloʊvɑːk/ [ˈslɑvək] Slovaks n
Slowake Slowakin Slowakisch
(countable) A person from Slovakia or of Slovak descent.
Slowakisch slowakisch
(uncountable) The Slavic language of Slovakia.

Slovak Cuvac n
Slowakischer Tschuvatsch
A livestock guardian dog bred in Slovakia.

Slovak Republic pn
Slowakische Republik
The official name of Slovakia.

Slovakia /sloʊˈvæ.ki.ə/ /sloʊˈvɑ.ki.ə/ /sləʊˈvæ.ki.ə/ /sləʊˈvɑː.ki.ə/ pn
Slowakei
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Slovakization n
Slowakisierung Verslowakung
The process of Slovakizing, that is assimilating into Slovak language or culture.

Slovakize v
slowakisieren verslowaken
(transitive) To render Slovak, to assimilate into Slovak language or culture.

Slovakophone adj
slowakischsprachig
Slovak-speaking.

Slovakophone Slovakophones n
Slowakischsprecher
A speaker of Slovak.

Slovene /sləˈviːn/ /ˈsləʊviːn/ adj
slowenisch windisch
Of or pertaining to Slovenia, the Slovenes or the Slovene language.

Slovene /sləˈviːn/ /ˈsləʊviːn/ Slovenes n
Slowene Slowenin Windische Windischer
A person from Slovenia.

Slovene /sləˈviːn/ /ˈsləʊviːn/ pn
Slowenisch Windisch
The official language of Slovenia.

Slovenia /sloʊˈvi.ni.ə/ /sloʊˈvin.jə/ /sləʊˈviː.ni.ə/ /sləʊˈviːn.jə/ pn
Slowenien
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Sloviansk pn
Slowjansk
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Slovincian /slə(ʊ)ˈvɪnsɪ.ən/ /slə(ʊ)ˈvɪnʃən/ Slovincians n
Slovinze Slovinzer Slovinzerin Slovinzin Slowinze Slowinzer
One of a Slavic people living between the lakes Gardno (Gardersee) and Łebsko (Lebasee) near Słupsk (Stolp) in Pomerania.

Slovincian /slə(ʊ)ˈvɪnsɪ.ən/ /slə(ʊ)ˈvɪnʃən/ pn
Slovinzisch Slowinzisch
The extinct language of the Slovincians.

Slovio /ˈsloʊ̯vioʊ̯/ pn
Slovio
An artificial language based on the Slavic languages and written in either the Latin or Cyrillic script, intended to be readily understandable by speakers of any modern Slavic language.

Smith /smɪθ/ Smiths pn
Schmid Schmidt Schmied Schmitt Schmitz
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Smurfette principle n
Schlumpfine-Prinzip
The practice in fiction, such as in film and television series, of including only one woman in an otherwise male ensemble.

Smyrna /ˈzmɪɚnɑː/ pn
Smyrna
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Smíchov /ˈsmiːxɒv/ pn
Smichow
A district of the Prague 5 municipality of Prague (the capital city of the Czech Republic).

Snake Island pn
Schlangeninsel
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Snares penguin Snares penguins n
Snaresinselpinguin
A species of crested penguin, Eudyptes robustus, which breed on The Snares, an island group off South Island, New Zealand.

Snark pn
Schnark Schnatz
A ketch built by Jack London named after Lewis Carroll's poem The Hunting of the Snark

Snoopy pn
Snoopy
Charlie Brown's pet beagle in the comic strip Peanuts, by Charles M. Schulz; often representing doggish soulfulness.

Snow Queen pn
Schneekönigin
A female fairy tale character with magical power over snow and ice.

Snow White /snoʊ (h)waɪt/ /snəʊ waɪt/ Snow Whites pn
Schneewittchen Schneeweißchen
A fictional character in the fairy tale Snow-White and Rose-Red, from Schneeweißchen und Rosenrot collected by the Brothers Grimm.

Snuggie Snuggies n
Ärmeldecke
A sleeved blanket worn as an item of clothing.

Sněžka pn
Schneekoppe
The highest mountain in the Czech Republic.

Sochi /ˈsoʊt͡ʃi/ /ˈsɒt͡ʃi/ pn
Sotschi
A city in the Krasnodar kray (krai) of Russia, host of the 2014 Winter Olympics.

Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia pn
Sozialistische Föderative Republik Jugoslawien
The Yugoslav state that existed from 1943 until 1992 (abbreviation SFRY).

Socialist Republic of Vietnam pn
Sozialistische Republik Vietnam
Official name of Vietnam.

Society of Jesus pn
Gesellschaft Jesu Jesuiten
An order of Roman Catholic clergy, the Jesuits, having a tradition of education, theological scholarship, and missionary work; formed during the 16th century.

Socinian /soʊˈsɪn.iː.ən/ adj
sozinianisch
Pertaining to the Socinians.

Socinian /soʊˈsɪn.iː.ən/ Socinians n
Sozinianer Sozinianerin
A member of a particular nontrinitarian Christian denomination founded in the late 16th century.

Socrates /ˈsɑkɹətiz/ /ˈsɒkɹətiːz/ pn
Sokrates
A en given name of mostly historical use, known after a Greek philosopher.

Socratic more Socratic most Socratic adj
sokratisch
Of or characteristic of the philosopher Socrates or his philosophical methods and/or views.

Socratic Socratics n
Sokratiker
A follower of Socrates.

Socratic method pn
Maieutik Mäeutik sokratische Methode

Sodom /ˈsɑ.dəm/ /ˈsɒ.dəm/ pn
Sodom
(biblical, Quranic) A city in the Middle East which, according to the Bible and Islamic tradition, but not specifically named in the Qur'an, was destroyed by God (along with Gomorrah) for the sins of its inhabitants.

Sofia /sɒˈfiːə/ /ˈsəʊfi.ə/ pn
Sofia
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Sofian adj
Sofioter
Of, from, or pertaining to, Sofia

Sofian Sofians n
Sofioter Sofioterin
Someone from Sofia.

Sogdian adj
sogdisch
Of or relating to Sogdiana

Sogdian pn
Sogdisch
An extinct Middle Iranian language spoken around Sogdiana.

Sogdiana pn
Sogdien
An ancient Iranian-speaking civilization of what is today eastern Uzbekistan and western Tajikistan.

Solar System /ˈsoʊ.lɚ ˌsɪs.təm/ /ˈsəʊl.ə ˌsɪs.təm/ pn
Sonnensystem
(astronomy) The Sun and all the heavenly bodies that orbit around it, including the eight planets, their moons, the asteroids, and comets.

Solarian Solarians n
Sonnenbewohner Sonnenbewohnerin
(chiefly, science fiction) An inhabitant of any part of the solar system of the Sun.

Soledar pn
Soledar
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Solomon /ˈsɑləmən/ /ˈsɒləmən/ Solomons pn
Salomo Salomon Solomon
(Biblical character) In the Old Testament and Qur'an, a king of Israel famous for his wisdom; father of King Rehoboam and the son of King David.

Solomon Islander Solomon Islanders n
Salomoner Salomonerin
Somebody from the Solomon Islands.

Solomon Islands /ˈsɑ.lə.mən ˈaɪ.ləndz/ /ˈsɒl.ə.mən ˈaɪ.ləndz/ /ˈsɒləmən ˈaɪləndz/ pn
Salomonen Salomoninseln
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Solomon's seal Solomon's seals n
Salomonissiegel Weißwurz
Any flowering plant of the genus Polygonatum, especially Polygonatuym multiflorum.

Solothurn pn
Solothurn
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Solresol pn
Solresol
A minor constructed language whose phonemes are based upon the solfège.

Somali /soʊˈmɑːli/ /səˈmɑːli/ adj
somalisch Somalisch
Of, from, or pertaining to Somalia, the Somali people or language.

Somali /soʊˈmɑːli/ /səˈmɑːli/ Somalis n
Somalisch Somali
(uncountable) A Cushitic language spoken mainly in Somalia and eastern Ethiopia.
Somali Somalier Somalierin
(countable) A person from Somalia or of Somali descent.

Somalia /səˈmɑːliə/ pn
Somalia
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Somaliland pn
Somaliland
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Son of God pn
Gottes Sohn Gottessohn Sohn Gottes

Son of Man pn
der Menschensohn des Menschen Sohn
(Christianity) A Christian title of Jesus Christ, referring to his status as a celestial being who presides as an eschatological judge.

Song of Songs pn
Hohelied Hoheslied
(biblical) The twenty-second book of the Christian Old Testament and the seventeenth book of the Hebrew Bible.

Sony /ˈsoʊni/ Sonys n
Sony
A device produced by Sony.

Sonya pn
Sonja
A en given name.

Sooretama slaty antshrike Sooretama slaty antshrikes n
Sooretama-Tropfenameisenwürger
A passerine bird of the antbird family, Thamnophilus ambiguus (syn. Thamnophilus naevius ambiguus).

Sophia /soʊˈfi.ə/ /səˈfaɪə/ /səˈfiːə/ /ˈsəʊfi.ə/ pn
Sophia
A en given name, borne by an early Christian saint, and by European royalty.

Sophocles /ˈsɑ.fɑ.kliːz/ /ˈsɒ.fək.kliːz/ pn
Sophokles
A Greek dramatic poet (ca. 497 BCE – 405 BCE); Sophocles was one of the three greatest Greek tragedians. In the Athenian dramatic competitions of the Festival of Dionysus, he won more first prizes (around 20) than any other playwright, and placed second in all others he participated in. He is best remembered for his Oedipus Cycle of plays.

Sopron pn
Ödenburg
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Sorb Sorbs n
Sorbe Sorbin
A member of a Slavic people living in Lusatia in eastern Germany.

Sorbian /ˈsɔːbi.ən/ /ˈsɔːɹbi.ən/ adj
sorbisch wendisch
Of or pertaining to the Sorbs or to the Sorbian language.

Sorbian /ˈsɔːbi.ən/ /ˈsɔːɹbi.ən/ pn
Sorbisch
A group of Slavic languages spoken by a minority in eastern Germany.

Sorrento /səˈɹɛntoʊ/ /səˈɹɛntəʊ/ pn
Sorrent
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Sotho /ˈsutu/ pn
Sesotho Süd-Sotho Südliches Sotho
(specifically) (Southern Sotho).

Sound pn
Sund Öresund
The strait that separates Zealand (an island of Denmark) from Scania (part of Sweden); also sometimes called by the Danish name, Øresund.

South Africa /ˌsaʊθ ˈæf.ɹɪ.kə/ [sɑɤ̯ˈθɛ̞frɘkə] pn
Südafrika
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South African /ˌsaʊθˈaf.ɹɪ.kən/ adj
südafrikanisch
Of, from, or pertaining to South Africa, or the South African people.

South African /ˌsaʊθˈaf.ɹɪ.kən/ South Africans n
Südafrikaner Südafrikanerin
A person from South Africa or of South African descent.

South African English pn
Südafrikanisches Englisch südafrikanisches Englisch
A dialect of English spoken in South Africa and in neighbouring countries.

South America /ˌsaʊθ əˈmɛɹɪkə/ pn
Südamerika
The continent that is the southern part of the Americas. It is east of the Pacific Ocean, west of the Atlantic Ocean, south of North America and north of Antarctica.

South American adj
südamerikanisch
Of, or relating to South America.

South American South Americans n
Südamerikaner Südamerikanerin
A person from or living in South America.

South American sea lion South American sea lions n
Mähnenrobbe Südamerikanischer Seelöwe
A sea lion, Otaria flavescens, found on the Chilean, Peruvian, Uruguayan and Argentine coasts, with a very large head with an upturned snout.

South Asia pn
Südasien
All the countries of the Indian subcontinent (principally India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Bhutan) and the Indian Ocean (principally Sri Lanka, Maldives)

South Asian adj
südasiatisch
Of, or relating to South Asia.

South Atlantic pn
Südatlantik
The portion of the Atlantic Ocean which lies south of the equator.

South Australia pn
South Australia
(historical) Until 1901, the British colony that is now the state of South Australia.

South Carolina /ˌsaʊθ kæɹəˈlaɪnə/ /ˌsaʊθ kɛɹəˈlaɪnə/ pn
South Carolina Süd-Karolina Südkarolina
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South Caucasus pn
Transkaukasien
A mountainous region in the easternmost part of Europe, lying between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, comprising republics of Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan. Also known as Transcaucasus.

South China Sea pn
Südchinesisches Meer
The western arm of the Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines.

South Dakota /ˈsaʊθ dəˈkoʊ.tə/ pn
South Dakota Süddakota
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South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands pn
Südgeorgien und die Südlichen Sandwichinseln
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South Holland pn
Südholland
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South Island pn
Südinsel
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South Korea pn
Südkorea Republik Korea
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South Korean adj
südkoreanisch
Of, from, or pertaining to South Korea or the South Korean people.

South Korean South Koreans n
Südkoreaner Südkoreanerin
A citizen or resident of South Korea.

South Low Franconian adj
südniederfränkisch

South Low Franconian pn
Südniederfränkisch

South Ossetia pn
Südossetien
A disputed region in the South Caucasus. Formally recognized as a part of Georgia by most countries, but de facto an independent country fully named Republic of South Ossetia, with capital city Tskhinvali.

South Pacific pn
Südpazifik
The southern part of the Pacific Ocean, from the equator to the Antarctic Ocean

South Picene pn
Südpikenisch
an extinct Italic language spoken in what today is the Marches region of Italy

South Pole /ˌsaʊθ ˈpoʊl/ /ˌsaʊθ ˈpəʊl/ pn
Südpol
(geography) The Geographic South Pole or Terrestrial South Pole; the point which south is oriented towards, and therefore the southernmost point on Earth (having a latitude of -90°).

South Sardinia pn
Südsardinien
Province in Sardinia, Italy.

South Sea pn
Südsee
(obsolete) The Pacific Ocean.
(obsolete) The Southern Ocean.

South Slavic adj
südslawisch
of or relating to this language family or to the South Slavs.

South Slavic pn
Südslawisch

South Sudan pn
Südsudan
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South Sudanese adj
südsudanesisch
Of, from, or pertaining to the country of South Sudan or the South Sudanese people.

South Sudanese South Sudanese n
Südsudanese Südsudanesin
A person from South Sudan or of South Sudanese descent.

South Tyrol pn
Südtirol
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South Vietnam pn
Südvietnam
(historical) A state, officially the Republic of Vietnam, that governed southern Vietnam in 1955–1975.

South West Africa pn
Südwestafrika
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South Yemen pn
Südjemen
(historical) A former country in the Middle East from 1967 until 1990; full name People's Democratic Republic of Yemen.

Southampton /saʊθˈhæmptən/ /saʊθˈæmptən/ pn
Southampton
a barony in the peerage of Great Britain

Southeast Asia pn
Südostasien
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Southeast Asian adj
südostasiatisch
Of or pertaining to Southeast Asia.

Southeast Europe pn
Südosteuropa
A political designation mostly for the states of the Balkans.

Southern Bug pn
Südliche Bug

Southern Cross /ˌsʌðə(ɹ)n ˈkɹɒs/ pn
Kreuz des Südens
(constellation) A distinctive winter constellation of the southern sky, shaped like a cross, which appears in the flags of several countries in Oceania.

Southern Europe pn
Südeuropa
A sociopolitical region of Europe including such countries as Spain, Portugal, Italy, and Greece

Southern European adj
südeuropäisch
Of, from, or pertaining to Southern Europe, its people, or its culture.

Southern European Southern Europeans n
Südeuropäer Südeuropäerin
A Southern European person; one who comes from or lives in Southern Europe.

Southern Hemisphere Southern Hemispheres n
Südhalbkugel
The hemisphere of the Earth (or any celestial body) to the south of its equator.

Southern Ireland pn
Südirland
The short-lived autonomous region of the United Kingdom established on 3 May 1921 and dissolved on 6 December 1922, superseded by the Irish Free State.

Southern Ndebele pn
Süd-Ndebele

Southern Ocean pn
Südlicher Ozean Südpolarmeer Antarktik
The portion of the World Ocean surrounding Antarctica, variously taken as the waters south of the Antarctic Circle, the waters south of 60° S, or the waters bounded by the Antarctic Convergence.

Southern Rhodesia pn
Südrhodesien
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Southern belle Southern belles n
Südstaatenschönheit
(US) A beautiful, archetypal (especially upper class) white woman of the Southern United States.

Southerner /ˈsʌðɛnəɹ/ /ˈsʌðᵊnə/ /ˈsʌðᵊnəɹ/ Southerners n
Südstaatler Südstaatlerin
(US) A resident of the American South, often specifically a white resident of the American South.

Sovetsk pn
Sowetsk Tilsit

Soviet more Soviet most Soviet adj
sowjetisch Sowjet-
(history, not comparable) Pertaining to the Soviet Union or its constituent republics.
Supporting or representing the Soviet Union or Sovietism; Sovietist.

Soviet Soviets n
Sowjetbürger Sowjetbürgerin
A citizen of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.

Soviet Russia pn
Sowjetrussland
The unofficial term used for the former Russian Republic for a short period after its collapse - from 7 November 1917 (October Revolution) to 19 July 1918 (1st RSFSR Constitution) or to 30 December 1922 (Treaty on the Creation of the USSR). Also used to refer to the Soviet Union as a whole in the early stages.

Soviet Socialist Republic Soviet Socialist Republics pn
Sowjetrepublik
(historical, political subdivision) Any of the republics belonging to the former Soviet Union.

Soviet Union /ˈsoʊviət ˈjuːnjən/ /ˈsɒviət ˈjuːniən/ /ˈsəʊvɪət ˈjuːniən/ pn
Sowjetunion
Ellipsis of Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
(informal) The Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.

Soviet republic Soviet republics n
Sowjetrepublik
(historical) A republic within the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; a list of these can be found at Soviet Socialist Republic.

Sovietization Sovietizations n
Sowjetisierung
The act or process of Sovietizing.

Sovietize v
sowjetisieren
(transitive) To adapt to the sociopolitical standards of the Soviet Union.

Sovietology n
Sowjetologie
The field of study of the Soviet Union.

Soyuz /ˈsɔɪjuːz/ /ˈsɔːjuːz/ Soyuzes n
Sojus
Any of a series of Soviet, later Russian spacecraft.

Space Shuttle Space Shuttles n
Spaceshuttle
A space transportation system developed by NASA consisting of a reusable winged orbiter, a set of recoverable booster rockets, and a fuel tank.

Spain /speɪn/ /spæɪn/ pn
Spanien
An English ethnic surname transferred from the nickname for someone with Spanish ancestry.

Spaniard /ˈspæn.jəd/ /ˈspæn.jɚd/ Spaniards n
Spanier Spanierin
A person from Spain or of Spanish descent.

Spanish /ˈspæn.ɪʃ/ adj
spanisch Spanisch
Of or pertaining to the people or culture of Spain.

Spanish /ˈspæn.ɪʃ/ Spanish Spanishes n
Spanier
(collective plural) People of Spain, collectively.

Spanish /ˈspæn.ɪʃ/ Spanishes pn
Spanisch spanisch
(uncountable) A Romance language primarily spoken in Spain and in the Americas.

Spanish Armada pn
Spanische Armada
(historical) The fleet of warships sent by Philip II of Spain against England in 1588.

Spanish Netherlands pn
Spanische Niederlande
(plurale tantum, historical) The southern part of the Low Countries (Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg) during and after the Eighty Years' War, ruled by Spain and lasting from 1581 to 1713.

Spanish Road pn
Spanische Straße
(historical) A land route which was used from 1567–1620 for military supply and trade, and stretched from northern Italy to the Low Countries.

Spanish Sign Language pn
Spanische Gebärdensprache
A language that uses hands, facial expressions, and other bodily behavior to communicate both concrete and abstract ideas.

Spanish Water Dog /ˌspænɪʃ ˈwɔtɚ dɔɡ/ /ˌspænɪʃ ˈwɔːtə dɒɡ/ Spanish Water Dogs n
Spanischer Wasserhund
A herding water dog originating in Spain.

Spanish chestnut Spanish chestnuts n
Esskastanie Kastanie Kastanienbaum
The fruit of this tree.

Spanish influenza n
Spanische Grippe
(pathology) A form of influenza that spread to nearly every part of the world in a pandemic between 1918 and 1920, killing from 20 to 100 million people.

Spanish moss Spanish mosses n
Spanisches Moos
A gray epiphyte that hangs down from trees, Tillandsia usneoides, native to the southeastern US and throughout humid tropical and subtropical parts of the Americas.

Spanish sparrow Spanish sparrows n
Weidensperling
Passer hispaniolensis, a small passerine bird in the family Passeridae

Sparta /ˈspɑː(ɹ)tə/ pn
Sparta
An ancient city-state in southern Greece, noted for its strict military training.

Spartacus /ˈspɑːtəkəs/ /ˈspɑːɹtəkəs/ pn
Spartacus
A Thracian name, notably borne by a gladiator who was one of the slave leaders in a major slave uprising against the Roman Republic.

Special Region of Yogyakarta pn
Sondergebiet Yogyakarta
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Spencer /ˈspɛnsə/ /ˈspɛnsɚ/ Spencers pn
Speiser
Ellipsis of Spencer County.

Spengler Spenglers pn
Spengler

Spetsnaz n
Speznas
Special forces in Russia and other post-Soviet states.

Speyer Speyers pn
Speyer
A habitational surname from German.

Sphinx /ˈsfɪŋks/ Sphinges pn
Sphinx
(usually, with "the") An ancient, large statue in Egypt, with the face of a man and the body of a lion, lying near the Great Pyramids.
(Greek mythology) One of the many offspring of Typhon and Echidna, a winged lion-like creature with a woman's face, who committed suicide out of frustration after Oedipus managed to solve her riddles.

Sphynx /ˈsfɪŋks/ Sphynx Sphynxes n
Sphinx Sphynx
A domestic cat of a breed with little or no hair, a narrow long head, and webbed feet.

Spidey-sense /ˈspaɪdi ˌsɛn(t)s/ Spidey-senses n
Spinnensinn
(humorous) An intuitive feeling, usually of something being dangerous or risky; (more generally) instinct, intuition.

Spielberg Spielbergs pn
Spielberg
(countable) A surname from German.
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Spiritism pn
Spiritismus
A philosophical doctrine, established in France in the mid nineteenth century, postulating that humans are essentially immortal spirits that temporarily inhabit physical bodies, and may have influence on the physical world.

Spitsbergen /ˈspɪtsˌbɛə(ɹ)ɡən/ /ˈspɪtsˌbɜː(ɹ)ɡən/ pn
Spitzbergen West-Spitzbergen
The largest island of this archipelago.

Split /splɪt/ pn
Split
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Sprachgefühl n
Sprachgefühl
The instinctive or intuitive grasp of the natural idiom of a language. [from 20th c.]

Sprachraum n
Sprachraum
(linguistics) Language area, language zone; geographical region where a language is spoken

Spratly Islands pn
Spratly-Inseln
A group of islands, atolls, reefs, and cays in the South China Sea.

Spree /spɹeɪ/ /ʃpɹeɪ/ pn
Spree
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Spreewald pn
Spreewald
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Springfield pn
Springfield
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Springtime of Nations pn
Europäische Revolution Frühling der Völker Völkerfrühling
(history, European history) A period, sometimes confounded with the Age of Revolution in Europe and/or the pre-March era (Vormärz) specifically in Germany; variously beginning in 1789 (the French Revolution) or (in Germany) either in 1815 (German Confederation) or 1830 (French July Revolution) and leading up to to the Revolutions of 1848.
Frühling der Nationen Völkerfrühling
(history, ) A general term for similar revolutions in recent times; cf. Arab Spring

Srebrenica /-ˈnɪtsə/ /ˌsɹɛbɹəˈniːtsə/ /ˌʃɹɛbɹəˈniːtsə/ pn
Srebrenica
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Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte pn
Sri Jayawardenepura
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Sri Lanka /sɹ/ /sɹiˈlæŋkə/ /sɹiˈlɑːŋkə/ /ʃɹ/ /ʃɹiˈlɑːŋkə/ pn
Sri Lanka
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Sri Lankan adj
sri-lankisch
Of, from, or pertaining to Sri Lanka or to the Sri Lankan people

Sri Lankan Sri Lankans n
Sri-Lankerin Sri-Lanker
A person from Sri Lanka or of Sri Lankan descent.

Srinagar /sɹiˈnʌɡɚ/ /ʃɹiˈnɑɡɚ/ /ˈʃɹi.nəˌɡɑɹ/ pn
Srinagar
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St SS Sts n
St. Sct.
abbreviation of Saint

St George's Channel pn
St.-Georgs-Kanal
The channel connecting the Irish Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the southwest.

St John's wort /seɪnt ˈd͡ʒɑnz wɝt/ /sən(t) ˈd͡ʒɒnz wɜːt/ St John's worts n
Johanniskraut
Any of several plants, of the genus Hypericum, especially Hypericum perforatum, that have yellow flowers and traditionally ward off evil.

St. Sts. n
Str.
(in names of specific streets, not as a common noun)

St. Bartholomew's Day massacre pn
Bartholomäusnacht
(history) A massacre of French Huguenots in 1572 by a Roman Catholic mob.

St. Elmo's fire St. Elmo's fires n
Elmsfeuer
An electrical discharge, or corona, seen around pointed objects, caused by ionization of the atmosphere during storms.

St. Gallen pn
Sankt Gallen St. Gallen
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St. George's Day pn
Georgitag Georgstag
The saint's day of Saint George, the patron saint of England, celebrated on April 23rd.

St. George's mushroom St. George's mushrooms n
Maipilz
An edible mushroom found in Europe, Calocybe gambosa.

St. Pölten pn
St. Pölten
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St. Stephen's Day /sənt ˈstiːvənz deɪ/ St. Stephen's Days pn
Stefanitag Stefanstag Stephanitag Stephanstag Stephanustag
(Christianity) A Christian holiday commemorating Saint Stephen the protomartyr (first Christian martyr; died 34 C.E.), falling immediately after Christmas Day (on December 26 in the Western Church and on December 27 in the Eastern Orthodox Church).

St. Vith /sæŋ ˈviːt/ /sæ̃ ˈviːt/ /zʌŋkt ˈfɪt/ pn
Sankt Vith
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St. Vitus' dance n
Veitstanz

Stakhanovism n
Stachanowismus
A system instituted in communist countries to encourage increased productivity.

Stakhanovite /stəˈkɑːnəvaɪt/ Stakhanovites n
Stachanower Stachanowerin
(historical) An extremely productive or hard-working worker, especially in the former USSR, who may earn special rewards; a workaholic.

Stalin /ˈstɑː.lɪn/ pn
Stalin
A surname from Russian; usually referring to the Russian [empire, republic] revolutionary and Soviet Secretary of the Central Committee of the CPSU(b) Joseph Stalin.

Stalin's organ Stalin's organs n
Stalinorgel
(military, World War II, slang) A Katyusha rocket launcher.

Stalingrad /ˈstɑːlɪnɡræd/ pn
Stalingrad
(historical) Volgograd (from 1925 to 1961).

Stalinism Stalinisms n
Stalinismus
The Communist philosophies espoused by Soviet leader Joseph Stalin.

Stalinist more Stalinist most Stalinist adj
stalinistisch
Of, relating to, or resembling Joseph Stalin, a Bolshevik revolutionary.
Of or relating to Stalinism.

Stalinist Stalinists n
Stalinist Stalinistin
A person who accepts the philosophy of Stalinism.

Standard English pn
Standardenglisch
(linguistics) The form of the English language widely accepted as the usual correct form.

Standard Model pn
Standardmodell
(particle physics) A theory about the electromagnetic, weak, and strong nuclear interactions that mediate the dynamics of the known subatomic particles.

Stanislaus /ˈstænɪslɔːs/ Stanislauses pn
Stanislaus
A en given name.
A surname from the Slavic languages.

Stantz pn
Stentz

Star Trek pn
Raumschiff Enterprise Star Trek
A popular sci-fi media franchise set in the future, primarily focusing on the adventures of the personnel of a space navy of an interstellar political federation of which Earth is a charter member.

Star Wars [ˈstɑɹ ˈwɔɹz] [ˈstɑː(ɹ) ˈwɔː(ɹ)z] [ˈstɑ˞ ˈwɔɹz] pn
Krieg der Sterne Star Wars
An American epic space opera franchise centered on a film series created by George Lucas in a setting where futuristic technology co-exists with a semi-sentient form of magic/religion called the Force.
Krieg der Sterne
(informal, military) The United States Strategic Defense Initiative.

Star of Bethlehem pn
Dreikönigsstern Stern von Bethlehem Weihnachtsstern
(Biblical) The bright star in the Gospel of Matthew that lead the "wise men from the East" to travel to Bethlehem.

Star of David Stars of David pn
Davidstern Davidsstern
A symbol of Jewish identity and Judaism, having the shape of a hexagram, the compound of two equilateral triangles.

Star-Spangled Banner /ˌstɑː(ɹ) ˌspæŋɡəld ˈbænə(ɹ)/ pn
Sternenbanner
A nickname for the national flag of the United States of America.
[[US-amerikanisch]]e Nationalhymne
The national anthem of the United States of America.

Starokostiantyniv pn
Starokostjantyniw
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Stars and Stripes /ˈstɑɹz ən ˈstɹaɪps/ /ˈstɑːz ən ˈstɹaɪps/ n
Sternenbanner
The flag of the United States.

Start menu Start menus n
Startmenü
(computing) A menu in some operating systems that is launched by pressing an on-screen button and provides a central launching point for applications and tasks.

Stasi /ˈstɑːzi/ /ˈʃtɑːzi/ Stasi n
Stasi
(derogatory) People who engage in covert surveillence or similar activities associated with secret police.

State of Eritrea pn
Staat Eritrea
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State of Israel pn
Staat Israel
The official name of Israel.

State of Japan pn
Staat Japan
(rare) under the Constitution of Japan (1947-)

State of Libya pn
Staat Libyen
The official name of Libya.

State of Palestine pn
Staat Palästina
The country established in West Bank and Gaza Strip, including occupied Palestinian territories and those under the jurisdiction of the Palestinian National Authority.

State of Qatar pn
Staat Katar
official name of Qatar

State of the Union pn
Ansprache zur Lage der Union State of the Union Address
(US politics) The State of the Union address, an annual event in which a president of the United States reports the status of the country, normally to a joint session of the United States Congress.

States General /steɪts ˈdʒɛn(ə)ɹəl/ pn
Generalstaaten Generalstände
(historical) A similar assembly in pre-Revolutionary France. [from 16th c.]

Statue of Liberty pn
Freiheitsstatue
A very large statue in New York harbor, representing the Roman goddess Libertas, and considered emblematic of the United States and its attractiveness to voluntary immigrants.

Stavanger pn
Stavanger
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Stavropol pn
Stawropol
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Steinmeier Steinmeiers pn
Steinmeier
A surname from German.

Stendhalian /stɒ̃ˈdɑːlɪən/ /stɛnˈdɑli.ən/ /stɛ̃ˈdɑli.ən/ more Stendhalian most Stendhalian adj
stendhalisch
Of, pertaining to, or in the style of French novelist Marie-Henri Beyle (1783–1842), known as Stendhal.

Stephanie /ˈstɛfəni/ pn
Stephanie
A en given name.

Stephen /ˈstiːfən/ /ˈstiːvən/ /ˈstɛfən/ pn
Stephanus
The first Christian martyr.
Stephan Stefan Steffen
A en given name.

Stigmata pn
Stigmata
(religion, Christianity) bodily marks or sores, corresponding in location to the crucifixion wounds of Christ; supposed to occur during states of religious ecstasy or hysteria, and sometimes reported to bleed periodically

Stirling engine Stirling engines n
Stirlingmotor
A heat engine of the external combustion piston engine type.

Stirling number of the second kind Stirling numbers of the second kind n
Stirling-Zahl zweiter Art

Stockholm /ˈstɒkhoʊ(l)m/ /ˈstɒkhɒlm/ pn
Stockholm
(metonym) The Swedish government.

Stockholm syndrome n
Stockholm-Syndrom
A psychological condition in which a hostage emotionally bonds to his or her captor.

Stockholmer adj
Stockholmer
Of, from or pertaining to Stockholm.

Stockholmer Stockholmers n
Stockholmer Stockholmerin
Someone from Stockholm in Sweden.

Stone Stones pn
Stein
(countable) An English occupational and habitational surname from Old English, for someone who lived near a stone worked with stone, from Old English stan.

Stone Age /ˈstoʊn ˌeɪdʒ/ /ˈstəʊn ˌeɪdʒ/ pn
Steinzeit
(archaeology, paleontology) A broad prehistoric period during which humans widely used stone for toolmaking.

Stonehenge /stoʊ̯nˈhɛnd͡ʒ/ /stəʊ̯nˈhɛnd͡ʒ/ pn
Stonehenge
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Storozhynets pn
Storoschynez Storozynetz
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Stradivarius /ˌstɹadɪˈvɛəɹɪ.əs/ /ˌstɹædəˈvɛɹi.əs/ Stradivarii Stradivariuses n
Stradivari Stradivarius
(musical instruments) A stringed instrument built by members of the Stradivari family, particularly Antonio Stradivari.

Strait of Dover pn
Straße von Dover
A strait in the English Channel, connecting to the North Sea, between Dover (England) and Calais (France)

Strait of Gibraltar pn
Straße von Gibraltar Meerenge von Gibraltar
A strait between Spain and Morocco, connecting the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean.

Strait of Hormuz pn
Straße von Hormus
A strait connecting the Gulf of Oman to the Persian Gulf.

Strait of Kerch pn
Straße von Kertsch
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Strait of Magellan pn
Magellanstraße
A navigable sea route between the southern coast of Chile and the northern coast of Tierra del Fuego.

Strait of Malacca pn
Straße von Malakka
A strait between the Malay Peninsula and the Indonesian island of Sumatra.

Strait of Messina pn
Straße von Messina
The narrow section of water between the eastern tip of Sicily and the southern tip of mainland Italy.

Strait of Sicily pn
Straße von Sizilien
A strait between Sicily and Tunisia, part of the Mediterranean Sea.

Strasbourg /ˈstɹæsbɜːɡ/ /ˈstɹæzbɜːɡ/ /ˈstɹɑːsbɝːɡ/ pn
Straßburg Strassburg
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Strasserism n
Strasserimus
The political philosophy and practices of Otto Strasser and his Black Front, characterized by support of German National Socialism, but opposition to Hitlerism.

Strauss /stɹaʊs/ pn
Strauß
A surname from German.

Streisand effect /ˈstɹaɪ.sænd əˌfɛkt/ Streisand effects n
Streisand-Effekt
A phenomenon in which attempting to suppress an item of information attracts even more unwanted attention, thus furthering its dissemination.

Streuselkuchen /ˈstɹuːzl̩ˌkuːkən/ /ˈstɹɔɪzl̩kuːkən/ n
Streuselkuchen
A cake of German origin made of yeast dough covered with sweet crumb topping.

Strücklingen pn
Strücklingen
a municipality in Saterland

Sturmabteilung /ˈʃtʊɹm.æbˌtaɪ.lʊŋ/ pn
Sturmabteilung
A paramilitary division under the German Nazi Party, operating from 1921 until being disbanded in 1934.

Stuttgart /ˈstʊtɡɑː(ɹ)t/ /ˈstʌtɡɑː(ɹ)t/ /ˈʃtʊtɡɑː(ɹ)t/ pn
Stuttgart
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Stygian /ˈstɪd͡ʒiən/ more Stygian most Stygian adj
stygisch
Of, by or relating to the river Styx.
duster düster
dark and gloomy, or infernal and hellish.

Stymphalian bird Stymphalian birds n
Stymphalische Vögel
(Greek mythology) A man-eating bird with a bronze beak and sharp metallic feathers it could launch at its victims, which infested Stymphalus. They were slain by Herakles as part of his sixth Labour, who took advantage of their sensitive sense of hearing.

Styria pn
Steiermark
(historical) The Duchy of Styria, a duchy within the Holy Roman Empire, located in modern-day southern Austria and northern Slovenia.

Styrian adj
steirisch
Of, from or relating to Styria.

Styx /stɪks/ pn
Styx
(Greek mythology) The river, in Hades, over which the souls of the dead are ferried by Charon.

Sublime Porte pn
Hohe Pforte
(figuratively) A pars pro toto for the Ottoman sultanic court, hence for the imperial government, notably the vizierial divan and the entire empire, or a personage with a similar standing.

Subscriber Identity Module Subscriber Identity Modules n
SIM-Karte
A component on a SIM card that stores information to identify a mobile phone user.

Suceava pn
Sotschen Sedschopff Suczawa
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Sucre /ˈsuːkɹeɪ/ pn
Sucre
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Sudan /suˈdæn/ /suˈdɑn/ /suːˈdɑːn/ /sʉːˈdæn/ /sʉːˈdɐːn/ Sudans pn
Sudan
Republic of the Sudan, since 1955

Sudanese /suː.de.niːz/ adj
sudanesisch
Of, from, or pertaining to the country of Sudan, or the Sudanese people.

Sudanese /suː.de.niːz/ Sudanese n
Sudanese Sudanesin
A person from Sudan or of Sudanese descent.

Sudeten adj
sudetisch
Of or pertaining to Sudeten.

Sudeten pn
Sudeten
A series of mountains in Central Europe (Czech Republic, Poland, Germany).

Sudetenland pn
Sudetendeutschland Sudetengebiet Sudetenland
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Sudetic /suːˈdeɪtɪk/ /suːˈdiːtɪk/ adj
sudetisch
Of, from, constituting, inhabiting, or pertaining to the Sudetes or the Sudetenland.

Suebi /ˈsweɪbi/ n
Sueben
A group of Germanic tribes living mostly near Elbe in what is now central Germany around the first century BCE.

Suez Canal pn
Sueskanal Suezkanal
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Suez Canal Zone pn
Sues-Kanal-Zone
(historical, from 1936 until 1956) The territory stretching around the course of the Suez Canal.

Sufism n
Sufismus
A family of spiritual schools in Islam emphasizing mysticism and asceticism.

Sugarloaf Mountain pn
Zuckerhut
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Sukhumi /suːˈkuːmi/ /suːˈxuːmi/ pn
Sochumi Suchumi
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Sukkot pn
Laubhüttenfest Sukkot Sukkoth
(Judaism) An ancient biblical / Israelite / Jewish festival lasting seven days, celebrating the autumn harvest and commemorating the passage through the wilderness: observed from the 15th day to the 21 day of the month of Tishrei (Tishri).

Sulawesi pn
Sulawesi
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Suleimanic adj
suleimanisch

Sumatra /suːˈmɑːtɹə/ pn
Sumatra
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Sumatran rhinoceros Sumatran rhinoceros Sumatran rhinoceroses n
Sumatra-Nashorn
A rhinoceros of species Dicerorhinus sumatrensis (family Rhinocerotidae).

Sumatran tiger Sumatran tigers n
Sumatra-Tiger
A population of Panthera tigris sondaica, found only on the Indonesian island of Sumatra.

Sumerian /suˈmɛɚ.i.ən/ /suˈmɪə.ɹɪ.ən/ /səˈmɛɚ.i.ən/ /səˈmɪə.ɹɪ.ən/ adj
sumerisch Sumerisch
Of, from or pertaining to Sumer.

Sumerian /suˈmɛɚ.i.ən/ /suˈmɪə.ɹɪ.ən/ /səˈmɛɚ.i.ən/ /səˈmɪə.ɹɪ.ən/ Sumerians n
Sumerer
A person of Sumer.

Sumerian /suˈmɛɚ.i.ən/ /suˈmɪə.ɹɪ.ən/ /səˈmɛɚ.i.ən/ /səˈmɪə.ɹɪ.ən/ pn
Sumerisch sumerisch
(linguistics) The ancient language spoken in Sumer, a language isolate.

Sumerogram Sumerograms n
Sumerogramm
(linguistics) A Sumerian cuneiform symbol used as a logogram in another language, such as Akkadian or Hittite.

Sumerology n
Sumerologie
The study of the ancient Sumerian civilisation.

Summer Triangle pn
Sommerdreieck
(asterism) A bright asterism of the northern summer sky. Its corners are the three 1st-magnitude stars Altair (α Aql), Deneb (α Cyg), and Vega (α Lyr).

Sumy /ˈsumi/ /ˈsuːmɪ/ pn
Sumy
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Sun /sʌn/ Suns n
So. Son. Sonnt.
Sunday

Sun /sʌn/ pn
Sonne
The star at the center of the Solar System (our solar system), which shines in our sky, represented in astronomy and astrology by ☉.

Sun King pn
Sonnenkönig

Sun Salutation n
Sonnengruß
A common series of asanas in yoga.

Sunda Islands pn
Sundainseln
A group of islands in the Malay Archipelago.

Sunda Strait /ˈsʊndə ˈstɹeɪt/ pn
Sundastraße
The strait between the Indonesian islands of Java and Sumatra.

Sundaland pn
Sunda Sundaland
(biogeography) A biogeographical region of Southeastern Asia which encompasses the areas of the Asian continental shelf that was exposed during the last ice age [from 1920s]

Sundanese /sʌndəˈniːz/ adj
sundanesisch
Of or pertaining to the Sundanese people.

Sundanese /sʌndəˈniːz/ Sundanese n
Sundanese Sundanesin
A member of an ethnic group in the western part of the island of Java in Indonesia, numbering approximately 42 million.

Sundanese /sʌndəˈniːz/ pn
Sundanesisch
The language of the Sundanese people.

Sunday /ˈsʌn.deɪ/ /ˈsʌn.di/ adv
sonntags Sonntag
(US, Canada) On Sundays.

Sunday /ˈsʌn.deɪ/ /ˈsʌn.di/ Sundays n
Sonntag
The first day of the week in many religious traditions, and the seventh day of the week in systems using the ISO 8601 standard; the Christian Sabbath; the Lord's Day; it follows Saturday and precedes Monday.

Sunday best n
Sonntagsstaat
(idiomatic) A person's finest clothing, especially the clothes one reserves to wear to church on Sunday.

Sunday driver Sunday drivers n
Sonntagsfahrer
(idiomatic) One who drives slowly or inexpertly, as for leisure or sightseeing.

Sunday school Sunday schools n
Sonntagsschule
A school, organized by a church, that provides religious education to children on Sundays.

Sundays adv
sonntags
(US, Canada) On Sunday; each Sunday.

Sunni /ˈsʊni/ more Sunni most Sunni adj
sunnitisch
Belonging or relating to the branch of Islam based on the Qur'an, the Kutub al-Sittah (the hadiths which record the Sunnah) and that places emphasis on the Sahabah.

Sunni /ˈsʊni/ Sunnis n
Sunnit Sunnite
A follower of Sunni Islam.

Superman /ˈs(j)uːpə(ɹ)mæn/ /ˈsupɚmæn/ Supermen pn
Superman
A fictional comic-book superhero with superhuman strength and speed, X-ray vision, and the ability to fly. [from 1933.]

Suprematism /s(j)uːˈpɹɛmətɪzəm/ n
Suprematismus
(arts) A genre of abstract art based on simple geometric forms championed by the Russian avant-garde in the early twentieth century.

Supreme Leader Supreme Leaders n
Oberster Rechtsgelehrter
The head of state and commander-in-chief of the entire armed forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran, with the authority to dismiss the Iranian president. The Supreme Leader is also the highest-ranking spiritual leader in Iran.

Supreme Soviet pn
Oberster Sowjet
The bicameral parliament of the former Soviet Union

Suriname /ˈsʊə.ɹɪ.næm/ /ˈsʊɹ.ɪ.næm/ /ˈsʊɹ.ɪ.nɑm/ /ˌsjʊə.ɹɪˈnæm/ /ˌsʊə.ɹɪˈnæm/ /ˌsʊɹ.ɪˈnɑm/ pn
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Surinamese /ˌsʊəɹɪnəˈmiːz/ adj
surinamisch
Of, from, or pertaining to Suriname, the Surinamese people or the Surinamese language.

Surinamese /ˌsʊəɹɪnəˈmiːz/ Surinamese n
Surinamer Surinamerin
A person from Suriname or of Surinamese descent.

Surzhyk pn
Surschyk Surshyk
A pidgin language or interlanguage combining elements of Russian and Ukrainian, spoken mainly in Ukraine but also some neighbouring regions in Russia (Kursk, Voronezh and Belgorod) or Ukrainians living in Russia.

Susa /ˈsuːzə/ pn
Susa
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Susan /ˈsjuː-/ /ˈsuː.zən/ /ˈsuː.zɪn/ Susans pn
Susanne
A en given name.

Susanna pn
Susanna
(biblical character) A follower of Jesus (Luke 8:3)

Suva /ˈsuːvə/ pn
Suva
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Suvalkija pn
Sudauen
An ethnographic region of Lithuania, located in the south-west of the country.

Suwalki gap pn
Suwalki-Lücke
The strip of NATO-controlled territory along the Polish–Lithuanian border, separating Russia (Kaliningrad) from its ally Belarus.

Svalbard /ˈsvɑːlbɑː(ɹ)/ /ˈsvɑːlbɑː(ɹ)d/ pn
Spitzbergen Svalbard
A group of islands northeast of Greenland; a territory of Norway.

Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands pn
Svalbard und Jan Mayen
Two distinct dependencies of Norway. Official name: Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands.

Svaliava pn
Schwalbach Schwallbach Swaljawa
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Svarog pn
Svarog
(Slavic mythology) the god of fire, blacksmithing, and possibly sky.

Svatý Kopeček pn
Heiligenberg Svatý Kopeček
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Svetlana pn
Swetlana
A en given name, common in Slavic nations in which Orthodox Christianity is established.

Swabia /ˈsweɪbi.ə/ pn
Schwaben Schwabenland Schwabenländle
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Swabian /ˈsweɪbi.ən/ more Swabian most Swabian adj
schwäbisch
Of or related to Swabia, its people, or its dialect of the German language.

Swabian /ˈsweɪbi.ən/ Swabians n
Schwabe Schwäbin
A person from Swabia.

Swabian /ˈsweɪbi.ən/ pn
Schwäbisch
An Upper German dialects of High German chiefly spoken in the region of Swabia.

Swabian Turkey pn
Schwäbische Türkei
A region of southwestern Hungary inhabited by an ethnic German minority who settled there, beginning in the late 1600s after the land was conquered from the Ottoman Empire, from the Palatinate, Hesse, Swabia, Bavaria and elsewhere.

Swadesh list Swadesh lists n
Swadesh-Liste
(linguistics) One of the lists of vocabulary with universal test meanings/concepts developed by Morris Swadesh in the 1950-70s.

Swahili /swɑˈhili/ /swəˈhili/ /swəˈhiːli/ pn
Suaheli Swahili
An agglutinative language of the Bantu branch widely spoken in East Africa. Born in its modern form from the hybridization of the Arabic and Bantu cultures, it was the language of the traders in East Africa, and spread along the routes of trade.

Swainson's hawk Swainson's hawks n
Präriebussard
A hawk, Buteo swainsoni

Swainson's thrush Swainson's thrushes n
Zwergmusendrossel
Catharus ustulatus, a medium-sized thrush of North America.

Swazi adj
swasiländisch
Of, from, or pertaining to Swaziland/Eswatini, the Swazi people or the Swazi language.

Swazi Swazi Swazis n
Swasi
A person from Swaziland/Eswatini or of Swazi/Swati descent originally migrating from Central Africa.

Swazi pn
Siswati
A Bantu language primarily spoken in Swaziland/Eswatini and the South African regions adjacent to it.

Swaziland /ˈswɑːziˌlænd/ pn
Swasiland
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Swede /swiːd/ Swedes n
Schwede Schwedin
A person from Sweden or of Swedish descent.
Svear
(historical) A member of an ancient North Germanic tribe that inhabited central Sweden

Sweden /ˈswi.dən/ /ˈswiː.dən/ pn
Schweden
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Swedenborgian more Swedenborgian most Swedenborgian adj
schwedenborgianisch swedenborgianisch
Of or pertaining to Emanuel Swedenborg (born Emanuel Swedberg in 1688), Swedish scientist, philosopher, Christian mystic and theologian.

Swedenborgian Swedenborgians n
Schwedenborgianer Schwedenborgianerin Swedenborgianer Swedenborgianerin
A religious follower of Emanuel Swedenborg.

Swedenborgianism n
Schwedenborgianismus Swedenborgianismus
(historical) Any of several related Christian denominations that developed as a new religious movement, informed by the writings of Emanuel Swedenborg.

Swedish /ˈswiː.dɪʃ/ adj
schwedisch Schwedisch
Of or pertaining to Sweden.
Of or pertaining to the Swedish language.

Swedish /ˈswiː.dɪʃ/ Swedishes pn
Schwedisch schwedisch
The language of Sweden and Åland (an autonomous part of Finland). Swedish is also one of the two official languages of Finland, spoken by 6% of the citizens. A very small minority in Estonia has Swedish as their mother tongue.

Swedish massage Swedish massages n
schwedische Massage
A popular style of massage involving effleurage, petrissage, tapotement, friction, and vibration/shaking as the basic strokes.

Swedophone adj
schwedischsprachig
Swedish-speaking.

Swedophone Swedophones n
Schwedischsprecher
A speaker of Swedish.

Swiss /swɪs/ more Swiss most Swiss adj
schweizerisch Schweizer schweizländisch
Of, from, or pertaining to Switzerland or the Swiss people.

Swiss /swɪs/ Swiss Swisses n
Schweizer Schweizerin
(countable) A person from Switzerland or of Swiss descent.

Swiss Army knife Swiss Army knives n
Schweizer Taschenmesser Schweizer Messer Schweizer Offiziersmesser
Any of a class of multi-function pocket knives or multitools, having a blade and various tools, such as screwdrivers and can openers.

Swiss Confederation pn
Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft
The full official name of Switzerland.

Swiss German more Swiss German most Swiss German adj
deutschschweizerisch schweizerdeutsch

Swiss German pn
Schweizerdeutsch
The varieties of Alemannic German spoken in Switzerland.

Swiss Standard German pn
Schweizerhochdeutsch
The form of the German language used for publishing, broadcasting and writing in Switzerland and Liechtenstein, as distinguished from the Swiss German language used in speech.

Swiss cheese n
schweizer Käse
(colloquial) By extension, any cheese which resembles Emmentaler, especially ones with holes.

Swiss franc Swiss francs n
Schweizer Franken Stutz
The currency of Switzerland, divided into 100 centimes, currency code CHF.

Swiss pine Swiss pines n
Zirbelkiefer
A pine tree of the species Pinus cembra, native to alpine Europe, North Africa, and western Asia.

Swiss roll Swiss rolls n
Biskuitroulade Roulade
A type of sponge cake rolled up into a cylinder, typically but not exclusively with jam or chocolate filling.

Swissness n
Schweizheit Swissness
The quality of being Swiss.

Switzerland /ˈswɪt.sə.lənd/ /ˈswɪt.sɚ.lənd/ pn
Schweiz
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Sydney /ˈsɪd.ni/ Sydneys pn
Sydney
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Sykes's warbler Sykes's warblers n
Steppenspötter
Iduna rama, an Old World warbler.

Syktyvkar pn
Syktywkar
The capital city of the Komi Republic, Russia.

Syldavia pn
Syldavien

Sylt pn
Sylt
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Sylvester /sɪlˈvɛstɚ/ pn
Silvester
A en given name used in English since the sixteenth century.

Syracusan adj
syrakusisch
Of or belonging to Syracuse, a city in Sicily, Italy, or of the city of Syracuse in central New York State.

Syracusan Syracusans n
Syrakuser Syrakuserin
A native or inhabitant of Syracuse, Sicily, or of Syracuse, New York.

Syracuse /ˈsɛɹəkjus/ /ˈsɪɹəkjuːz/ Syracuses pn
Syrakus Syracuse
Syracuse University (in New York)

Syria /ˈsɪɹi.ə/ pn
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Syriac /ˈsɪɹiˌæk/ Syriacs pn
Syrisch
An Aramaic language, part of the Semitic language family, specifically:

Syriac Orthodox Church pn
Syrisch-Orthodoxe Kirche
An Oriental Orthodox church branched from the Church of Antioch.

Syrian /ˈsɪɹi.ən/ adj
syrisch
Of, from, or pertaining to Syria, the Syrian people or the Syrian language.

Syrian /ˈsɪɹi.ən/ Syrians n
Syrer Syrier Syrierin Syrerin
A person from Syria or of Syrian descent.

Syrian Arab Republic pn
Arabische Republik Syrien
The official name of Syria.

Syriarch Syriarchs n
Syriarch
(historical) The chief priest in the Roman province of Syria.

Syriarchate Syriarchates n
Syriarchat
The term of office of a Syriarch.

Szczecin pn
Stettin Szczecin
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Szczedrzyk pn
Hitlersee Sczedrzik
A village in what is now Poland, what was formerly Germany.

Szeged /ˈsɛɡɛd/ pn
Segedin Szegedin Szeged
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Szeles Szeles Szeleses pn
Seles

Szlachta /ˈʃlæxta/ pn
Szlachta
Nobility of Poland, and Lithuania.

Székely /ˈseɪkeɪ/ Székely Székelys n
Szekler
A member of a subgroup of the Hungarian people living mostly in the Székely Land in present-day Romania.

Székely Land pn
Szeklerland
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Székesfehérvár pn
Stuhlweißenburg Székesfehérvár
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São Paulo /ˌsaʊ ˈpaʊ.loʊ/ pn
Sankt Paulus São Paulo
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São Tomé pn
São Tomé
(sometimes, _, proscribed) Short for São Tomé and Príncipe.

São Tomé and Príncipe /ˌsaʊ təˈmeɪ ən ˈpɹɪnsɪpeɪ/ pn
São Tomé und Príncipe
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São Toméan adj
santomeisch
Of, or pertaining to, São Tomé and Principe or its peoples.

Süderbeste pn
Süderbeste
The name by which the River Beste is called on its course between the millpond in Lasbek-Gut and its confluence with the River Norderbeste.

Săcele pn
Siebendörfer

T cell T cells n
T-Lymphozyt T-Zelle
(immunology) A lymphocyte, from the thymus, that can recognise specific antigens and can activate or deactivate other immune cells.

T tubule T tubules n
T-Tubuli T-Tubulus
(anatomy) One of the extensions of the cell membrane of striated muscle cells, running in a transverse manner, that permit the transmission of the action potential into the cell and regulate cellular calcium concentration.

T-bar T-bars n
Schlepplift
(skiing) A type of ski lift where skiers/snowboarders are dragged up the ski run while they slide along on their skis/snowboards on the slope. They hang onto a T-shaped bar, a crossbar handle and a lead shaft linking to the drive cable.

T-bone steak T-bone steaks n
Porterhouse-Steak T-Bone-Steak
A large beef steak, containing a T-shaped bone.

T-piece T-pieces n
T-Stück
a pipe connector which forms a junction in the shape of a T.

T-shirt /ˈtiːʃɚt/ /ˈtiːʃɜːt/ T-shirts n
T-Shirt
A lightweight shirt without buttons, usually with short sleeves and no collar. Often made of cotton and frequently bears a picture or slogan.

T-square T-squares n
Reißschiene
A rule with a short perpendicular crosspiece at one end, used by draughtsmen to draw parallel lines.

TEOTWAWKI [ti.ɑt.wɑk.i] n
das Ende der Welt, wie wir sie kennen
Acronym of the end of the world as we know it.

TORFL TORFLs n
Russisch als Fremdsprache TORFL TRKI
Acronym of test of Russian as a foreign language.

TTBOMK adv
meines besten Wissens nach meinem besten Wissen soviel ich weiß soweit ich weiß
(Internet slang) Initialism of to the best of my knowledge, indicating uncertainty in spite of having some knowledge on the subject.

TV /ˈti.vi/ /ˌtiːˈviː/ TVs n
Transe
(colloquial, countable, uncountable)
(countable)
(physiology) Initialism of tidal volume.
Initialism of tax value.
TV Transe
(pop culture, music) Initialism of Taylor's Version.

TV guide TV guides n
Fernsehprogramm
An interactive menu-based system displaying the television schedule on the television screen.

TV movie TV movies n
Fernsehfilm
A movie made for and initially broadcast by a television channel.

Tabitha /ˈtæbɪθə/ pn
Tabita Tabea
(biblical character) A woman who was, according to the Bible, restored to life by Peter.
A en given name of biblical origin.

Table Mountains pn
Heuscheuergebirge
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Tabor pn
Tabor
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Tacitus /ˈtæsɪtʊs/ pn
Tacitus Tazitus
A Roman cognomen, notably borne by Publius (or Gaius) Cornelius Tacitus (c.56–117), a historian of ancient Rome and Marcus Claudius Tacitus (c.200–275), a Roman emperor.

Tagalog /təˈɡæləɡ/ /təˈɡɑlɔɡ/ /təˈɡɑləɡ/ /təˈɡɑːlɒɡ/ Tagalog Tagalogs n
Tagale
A member of the largest Filipino ethnolinguistic group.

Tagalog /təˈɡæləɡ/ /təˈɡɑlɔɡ/ /təˈɡɑləɡ/ /təˈɡɑːlɒɡ/ pn
Tagalog
A language spoken in the Philippines, especially in areas of central to southern Luzon.

Taganrog /təɡɐnˈrok/ pn
Taganrog
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Taguig
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Tagus /ˈteɪ.ɡəs/ pn
Tajo Tejo
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Tahiti /tɑˈhiːti/ /təˈhiːti/ pn
Tahiti
the largest island in French Polynesia

Tahitian adj
tahitianisch tahitisch
Of or relating to Tahiti, or to its people or language.

Tahitian Tahitians n
Tahitianer Tahitianerin Tahitier Tahitierin
A native or inhabitant of Tahiti.

Tahitian pn
Tahitisch
The Polynesian language of Tahiti.

Taichung /-t͡ʃʌŋ/ /ˈtaɪˈd͡ʒʊŋ/ /ˌtaɪˈt͡ʃʊŋ/ pn
Taichung
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Taimyr pn
Taimyr
A large peninsula in the Russian North that forms the northernmost part of mainland Eurasia and Asia in Krasnoyarsk kray, Russia.

Tainan pn
Tainan
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Taipei /taɪˈpeɪ/ pn
Taipeh
(metonymy) The government of the Republic of China (Taiwan). [from 20th c.]

Taiwan /ˌtaɪˈwæn/ /ˌtaɪˈwɑn/ /ˌtaɪˈwɑːn/ /ˌtaɪˈwɒn/ pn
Taiwan
A large island between the Taiwan Strait and Philippine Sea, also known as Formosa.
An administrative division centered on the island of Taiwan including nearby islands.
(astronomy) 2169 Taiwan, a main belt asteroid. [from mid 20th c.]

Taiwan Strait pn
Formosastraße Taiwanstraße
The strait dividing mainland Asia (China) from Taiwan island and connecting the East and South China Seas.

Taiwan field mouse Taiwan field mice n
Taiwanische Waldmaus

Taiwanese /taɪwəˈniːz/ /ˌtaɪwɑˈniːz/ more Taiwanese most Taiwanese adj
taiwanisch Taiwan
Of or pertaining to Taiwan.

Taiwanese /taɪwəˈniːz/ /ˌtaɪwɑˈniːz/ Taiwanese n
Taiwaner Taiwanerin
A person from Taiwan; usually plural.

Taiwanese /taɪwəˈniːz/ /ˌtaɪwɑˈniːz/ pn
Taiwanisch
The variant of Hokkien spoken in Taiwan, the native language of the Hoklo.

Taj Mahal /t̪ɑd͡ʒ mɛhɛl/ /t̪ɑd͡ʒ mɛhɛl̪/ /ˌtɑːdʒ məˈhɑːl/ /ˌtɑːʒ məˈhɑːl/ pn
Taj Mahal Tadsch Mahal
A monument located in Agra, India, constructed between 1631 and 1654, considered one of the finest examples of Mughal architecture in the world.

Tajik /tæˈd͡ʒiːk/ /ˈtɑːd͡ʒɪk/ adj
tadschikisch
Of, from, or pertaining to Tajikistan, the Tajik people (living in Tajikistan and Afghanistan) or the Tajiki dialect of Persian.

Tajik /tæˈd͡ʒiːk/ /ˈtɑːd͡ʒɪk/ Tajiks n
Tadschike Tadschikin
A person from Tajikistan or of Tajik descent.

Tajik /tæˈd͡ʒiːk/ /ˈtɑːd͡ʒɪk/ pn
Tadschikisch
The Persian dialect spoken in Tajikistan.

Tajik SSR pn
Tadschikische SSR
Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic, the name for the Republic of Tajikistan while under the rule of the Soviet Union (1924–1991).

Tajiki Arabic pn
Tadschikisches Arabisch
A language of Tajikistan.

Tajikistan pn
Tadschikistan
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Taklamakan pn
Taklamakan
A cold desert in Central Asia.

Taliban /ˈtælɪbæn/ /ˈtælɪbɑːn/ /ˈtɑːlɪbɑːn/ Taliban Talibans n
Taliban
A Taliban militia.
Taliban Talib
A member of the Taliban movement or its militia; a Talib.

Taliban /ˈtælɪbæn/ /ˈtælɪbɑːn/ /ˈtɑːlɪbɑːn/ pn
Taliban
A Deobandi Islamist and largely Pashtun religious political movement founded in Afghanistan in 1994 by mullah Mohammad Omar, which has governed the country from 1996 to 2001 and since 2021.

Tallinn /ˈtælɪn/ /ˈtɑːlɪn/ pn
Tallinn Reval
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Talmud /ˈtælməd/ /ˈtælmʊd/ /ˈtɑlmʊd/ Talmuds pn
Talmud
A collection of Jewish writings related to the practical application of Judaic law and tradition (may refer to either the Babylonian Talmud or the shorter Jerusalem Talmud).

Talmudic /tælˈmʊdɪk/ /tɑl-/ adj
talmudisch
Of, or relating to the Talmud.

Talossan adj
talossanisch
Of or pertaining to Talossa.

Talossan pn
Talossanisch
A constructed language created in 1980 by R. Ben Madison for the micronation of Talossa; autonym: Talossan.

Talysh Talysh Talyshes n
Talysche
A member of an Iranian-speaking people inhabiting the southwestern shore of the Caspian Sea.

Tamara /tɑmɑɹə/ /təmæɹə/ /təmɛɹə/ pn
Tamara
A en given name, regularly used in English since the mid-twentieth century.

Tambov pn
Tambow
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Tamil /ˈtæməl/ /ˈtæmɪl/ adj
tamilisch
Of or pertaining to the Tamil people, culture, or language.

Tamil /ˈtæməl/ /ˈtæmɪl/ Tamils n
Tamile Tamilin
(countable) A person who originates from Tamil Nadu, India or Sri Lanka.
Tamilisch Tamil
(uncountable) A Dravidian language spoken in the state of Tamil Nadu, India and in Sri Lanka, Singapore, Malaysia.

Tamil Nadu pn
Tamil Nadu
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Tamil Tigers pn
Befreiungstiger von Tamil Eelam Tamilischen Tigern
A former guerrilla and conventional militant organization that sought the establishment of an independent homeland () in the northeast of Sri Lanka for the minority Tamil community.

Tanakh /tɑˈnɑk/ /tɑˈnɑx/ pn
Tanach
The body of Jewish scripture comprising the Torah, the Neviim (prophets) and the Ketuvim (writings), corresponding roughly to the Christian Old Testament.

Tanganyika /tæŋɡənˈjiːkə/ /tæŋɡəˈniːkə/ pn
Tanganjikasee
Synonym of Lake Tanganyika, a lake in Africa.
Tanganjika
A former British mandate and territory and, between 1961 and 1964, an independent country in East Africa.

Tangier /tænˈdʒɪə(ɹ)/ /tænˈdʒɪɹ/ pn
Tanger
(historical) The former international zone surrounding the city; its administration.

Tangut /ˈtɑŋ.ɡʊt/ more Tangut most Tangut adj
tangutisch
Of or pertaining to the Tangut people, language or script.

Tangut /ˈtɑŋ.ɡʊt/ n
Tangute Tangutin
Tanguten
A Qiangic people of mediaeval northern China.

Tangut /ˈtɑŋ.ɡʊt/ pn
Tangutisch tangutische Schrift
The logographic script uniquely used to write their language.

Tangutologist Tangutologists n
Tangutologe Tangutologin

Tangutology n
Tangutologie

Tania pn
Tanja
A diminutive of the en given name Tatiana.

Tanintharyi pn
Tanintharyi-Regio
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Tanka Tankas n
Tanka
A member of a group of people in southern China who traditionally live on junks.

Tanzania /ˌtænzəˈniːə/ pn
Tansania
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Tanzanian /ˌtænzəˈniən/ adj
tansanisch
Of, from, or pertaining to Tanzania, the Tanzanian people or language.

Tanzanian /ˌtænzəˈniən/ Tanzanians n
Tansanier Tansanierin
A person from Tanzania or of Tanzanian descent.

Taoism /daʊɪzm̩/ /taʊɪzm̩/ Taoisms n
Taoismus Daoismus
A Chinese mystical philosophy traditionally founded by Lao-tzu in the 6th century B.C.E. that teaches conformity to the tao by unassertive action and simplicity.

Taoist /daʊɪst/ /taʊɪst/ Taoists n
Taoist Taoistin
A follower of Taoism.

Tarantian pn
Jungpleistozän Tarantium

Tarantino Tarantinos n
Tarentinisch
(uncountable) A dialect of Neapolitan spoken in and around Taranto in Apulia.
Tarentiner Tarentinerin
(countable) A native or inhabitant of Taranto.

Taranto /təˈɹæn.toʊ/ /ˈtæ.ɹən.təʊ/ /ˈtɛɹ.ən.toʊ/ pn
Tarent Taranto
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Tarentine /ˈtæɹəntaɪn/ more Tarentine most Tarentine adj
Tarentiner tarentinisch
of or pertaining to Tarentum

Tarentine /ˈtæɹəntaɪn/ Tarentines n
Tarentiner
inhabitant of Tarentum

Tartarus pn
Tartaros
(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) A dark and gloomy part of the realm of Hades, reserved for the damned and the wicked, such as the Titans; an equivalent of hell in Greek and Roman mythology.

Tartessian adj
tartessisch
Of or pertaining to Tartessos

Tartu /ˈtɑɹtu/ pn
Dorpat Tartu Dörpt
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Tarvisio pn
Tarvis
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Tarzanian more Tarzanian most Tarzanian adj
tarzanisch

Tash pn
Nyírtass Tash Tass Tausch
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Tashkent /ˌtæʃˈkɛnt/ /ˌtɑːʃˈkɛnt/ pn
Taschkent
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Tashkenti adj
Taschkenter
Of or pertaining to Tashkent.

Tashkenti Tashkentis n
Taschkenter
A person from, or an inhabitant of, Tashkent.

Tasman Sea /ˈtæzmən ˈsiː/ pn
Tasmansee
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Tasmania /tæzˈmeɪniə/ pn
Tasmanien
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(historical) The colony that became the state of Tasmania at federation in 1901.
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Tasmanian /tæzˈmeɪniən/ adj
tasmanisch
Of or relating to Tasmania.

Tasmanian /tæzˈmeɪniən/ Tasmanians n
Tasmanier Tasmanierin
An inhabitant or a resident of the state of Tasmania.

Tasmanian devil Tasmanian devils n
Beutelteufel Tasmanischer Teufel
A medium-sized carnivorous marsupial (Sarcophilus harrisii) found exclusively on the island of Tasmania.

Tasmanian wolf Tasmanian wolves n
Beutelwolf Tasmanischer Tiger Tasmanischer Wolf
thylacine (Thylacinus cynocephalus)

Tass pn
Tass
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Tatar /ˈtætɑː(ɹ)/ /ˈtɑtɚ/ more Tatar most Tatar adj
tatarisch Tatarisch
Of or relating to the people or culture of Tatars.

Tatar /ˈtætɑː(ɹ)/ /ˈtɑtɚ/ Tatars n
Tatar Tatarin
A person belonging to one of several Turkic, Tatar-speaking ethnic groups in Eastern Europe, Russia and Central Asia.

Tatar /ˈtætɑː(ɹ)/ /ˈtɑtɚ/ pn
Tatarisch tatarische Sprache
An agglutinative language belonging to the Altai group of Turkic languages. It is an official language of Tatarstan. There are some eight million speakers spread across Eastern Europe, Russia and Central Asia.

Tatarstan pn
Tatarstan
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Tatiana pn
Tatjana
A transliteration of the Russian female given name Татья́на (Tatʹjána).

Tatra pn
Tatra
A mountain range on the border of Poland and Slovakia.

Tauragė pn
Tauroggen Tauragė

Taurus /ˈtɑɹəs/ /ˈtɔːɹəs/ Tauruses n
Stier
Someone with a Taurus star sign

Taurus /ˈtɑɹəs/ /ˈtɔːɹəs/ pn
Stier
(zodiac constellations) : A constellation of the zodiac supposedly shaped like a bull and containing the star Aldebaran.
(astrology) : The zodiac sign for the bull, ruled by Venus and covering April 21 - May 21 (tropical astrology) or May 16 - June 15 (sidereal astrology).
Taurusgebirge
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Taygetos pn
Taygetos
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Taylor /ˈteɪlɚ/ pn
Schneider Schneidermann
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Taylor series Taylor series n
Taylorreihe
(calculus) A power series representation of given infinitely differentiable function \textstyle f whose terms are calculated from the function's arbitrary order derivatives at given reference point \textstyle a; the series \textstyle f(a)+\frac {f'(a)}{1!} (x-a)+ \frac{f(a)}{2!} (x-a)^2+\frac{f(a)}{3!}(x-a)^3+ \cdots = \sum_{n=0} ^ {\infty} \frac {f^{(n)}(a)}{n!} (x-a)^{n}.

Tbilisi /tə.bɪˈliː.si/ /təˈbliː.si/ /təˈbɪ.lɪ.si/ pn
Tiflis Tbilissi
(by extension) The government of Georgia.

Tchaikovsky /t͡ʃaɪˈkɑfski/ pn
Tschaikowski
A transliteration of the Russian surname Чайко́вский (Čajkóvskij), usually applying to Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.

Tegel pn
Tegel
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Tegucigalpa /tɛˌɡuːsiˈɡælpə/ pn
Tegucigalpa
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Tehran /ˈteəɹ.ɑːn/ /ˈtɛ.ɹæn/ pn
Teheran
(metonym) the government of Iran

Tehrani adj
Teheraner
Of or relating to the city of Tehran.

Tehrani Tehranis n
Teheraner Teheranerin
A native or resident of the city of Tehran.

Teitel Teitels pn
Teitel

Tel Aviv /ˌtɛl.əˈviːv/ /ˌtɛl.əˈvɪv/ pn
Tel Aviv Tel Aviv-Jaffa
(informally, or, formerly) The municipality of Tel Aviv-Yafo.

Telemachus /təˈlɛməkəs/ pn
Telemachos
(Greek mythology) the son of Odysseus and Penelope

Telescopium pn
Teleskop
(constellation) A small faint constellation of the southern winter sky, said to resemble a telescope. It lies south of the constellation of Corona Australis.

Teletext n
Teletext Videotext
(UK, Ireland) A text-based information retrieval system using television sets with a suitable decoder; developed by the BBC.

Telkes Telkeses pn
Telkes

Telugu /ˈtɛ.lʊ.ɡuː/ pn
Telugu Telugisch
A Dravidian language of India.

Telve di Sopra pn
Obertelf
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Telychian pn
Telychium

Temminck's stint Temminck's stints n
Temminckstrandläufer
A type of sandpiper, (Calidris temminckii)

Tempelhof pn
Tempelhof

Templar Templars n
Templer
A Knight Templar, one of the Knights Templar.

Temple pn
Tempel
(Judaism, Christianity, historical) Any of the former chief temples to YHWH in Jerusalem, particularly Solomon's Temple.
Either of two of the Inns of Court in London (the Inner Temple and the Middle Temple), built on a site once occupied by the Knights Templar.

Temple Mount pn
Tempelberg
One of the hills in Jerusalem, where King Solomon built his great temple, which was destroyed twice (the hill ultimately leveled, leaving only the Wailing Wall venerated by Jews) and today an Islamic compound/courtyard enclosing the Foundation Stone atop which sit the Dome of the Rock, and containing the Al-Aqsa Mosque and other Islamic-era structures.

Temple of Heaven pn
Himmelstempel
A religious complex in southeastern Beijing, formerly important to Chinese imperial rituals; the present-day park surrounding and preserving the site.

Ten Commandments pn
Dekalog Zehn Gebote zehn Gebote
(religion) A particular list of religious and moral imperatives which, according to the Old Testament of the Bible or the Hebrew Bible, were twice given or dictated by God to Moses on Mount Sinai and inscribed on two stone tablets.

Tenerife /ˌtɛnəˈɹiːf/ pn
Teneriffa
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Tengmalm's owl Tengmalm's owls n
Raufußkauz
A species of owl, Aegolius funereus or Nyctala tengmalmi

Tengwar /ˈtɛŋ.ɡwɑɹ/ /ˈtɛŋ.ɡwɑː/ pn
Tengwar

Tennessee /ˌtɛn.əˈsiː/ pn
Tennessee
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Tepelenë pn
Tepelena
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Tera–Wasserburg diagram Tera–Wasserburg diagrams n
Tera-Wasserburg-Diagramm
(geology, geochronology) A type of concordia diagram, used in the context of uranium–lead dating, whose axes are the ratios 207Pb/206Pb and 238U/206Pb.

Terek sandpiper Terek sandpipers n
Terekwasserläufer
Xenus cinereus, a small migratory Palearctic wader.

Terence /ˈtɛɹəns/ pn
Terenz
A en given name. Popular in the U.K. in the mid-twentieth century.

Teresa /təˈɹiː.sə/ /təˈɹiː.zə/ pn
Theresa Theresia
A en given name, the Spanish and Italian form of Theresa.

Ternopil pn
Tannstadt Ternopil
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Terpsichore /təpˈsɪkəɹi/ /tɚpˈsɪkəɹi/ pn
Terpsichore
(Greek god) The goddess of dance and the dramatic chorus, and one of the Muses; the daughters of Zeus & Mnemosyne.

Terracotta Army pn
Terrakottaarmee
A collection of terracotta sculptures depicting the armies of Qin Shi Huang, the first Emperor of China, located in Xi'an, Shaanxi province, China.

Tertiary pn
Tertiär
(geology) The first part of the Cenozoic era when modern flora and mammals appeared.

Tesla coil Tesla coils n
Teslaspule
A type of resonant transformer circuit used to produce high-voltage, low-current, high-frequency alternating-current electricity.

Tethys /ˈtiːθɪs/ /ˈtɛθɪs/ pn
Thetys
(astronomy) A moon of Saturn.

Tetragrammaton Tetragrammata Tetragrammatons n
Tetragramm Tetragrammaton
The four Hebrew letters יהוה (in transliteration, YHWH or JHVH) used as the ineffable name of God in the Hebrew Bible, variously transliterated as Yahweh or Jehovah.

Tetris /ˈtɛtɹɪs/ pn
Tetris
A puzzle video game in which falling tetrominoes must be manipulated to form complete lines, which are then cleared from the grid.

Teuton /ˈt(j)u.tɑn/ /ˈt(j)u.tən/ /ˈt(j)uː.tɒn/ /ˈt(j)uː.tən/ Teutons n
Teutone Teutonin
A member of any Germanic-language-speaking people, especially a German.

Teutonic /ˌtjuːˈtɒn.ɪk/ more Teutonic most Teutonic adj
teutonisch
Relating to the ancient Germanic people, the Teutons.
Having qualities that are regarded as typical of German people.

Teutonic Knights pn
Deutscher Orden
A German religious order founded in the late 12th century and known for conquering the Baltic Prussians and bringing Prussia under German control; the order exists today as a charitable organisation.

Teutonicism Teutonicisms n
Teutonismus

Texan /ˈtɛksən/ more Texan most Texan adj
texanisch
Of or pertaining to the inhabitants of the U.S. state of Texas.

Texan /ˈtɛksən/ Texans n
Texaner
A native or resident of the state of Texas in the United States of America.

Texas /ˈtɛk.səs/ /ˈtɛk.sɪs/ /ˈtɛk.sɪz/ pn
Texas
(historical) a sovereign state in North America that existed from March 2, 1836, to February 19, 1846

Tg n
TG

Thaddaeus Thaddaeuses pn
Thaddäus
An Apostle, identified with Jude.

Thai /taɪ/ more Thai most Thai adj
thailändisch Thai
Of or pertaining to Thailand.

Thai /taɪ/ Thai Thais n
Thailänder Thailänderin Thai
(countable) A person living in or coming from Thailand.
Thailändisch
(uncountable) The main language spoken in Thailand (closely related to Lao).

Thailand /ˈtaɪlænd/ /ˈtaɪlənd/ pn
Thailand
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Thais pn
Thais
A en given name.

Thames /tɛmz/ /θeɪmz/ pn
Themse
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Thanatos /ˈθænəˌtɒs/ n
Thanatos
(psychoanalysis) The death drive in Freudian psychoanalysis.

Thanetian pn
Thanetium

Thanksgiving /ˈθæŋksɡɪvɪŋ/ /θæŋksˈɡɪvɪŋ/ Thanksgivings pn
Erntedank Erntedankfest Thanksgiving
(Canada, US) The long weekend which includes Thanksgiving Day; Thanksgiving weekend.

Tharau pn
Tharau
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Thatcherism pn
Thatcherismus
(UK politics) The political ideology attributed to the governments of British prime minister Margaret Thatcher (1979–1990), characterised by, among other things, a free market economy, privatisation, low taxation, austerity and opposition to unionisation.

The Call of South Africa pn
Die Stimme Südafrikas
a former national anthem of South Africa, created during the 1920s and used from the 1930s to the 1990s.

The Hague /ðə ˈheɪɡ/ pn
Den Haag
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(metonym) The International Criminal Court or International Court of Justice.
(figuratively, by extension, sometimes, _, hyperbolic) Punishment for a very destructive, harmful or immoral act.

Theban adj
thebanisch
of or pertaining to Thebes

Thebes /θiːbz/ pn
Theben
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An ancient city and archaeological site in Upper Egypt, having functioned as capital city at times during the Middle Kingdom and New Kingdom.

Thecla /θiːklə/ /θɛklə/ pn
Thekla
A en given name.

Theobald /ˈtɪbəɫd/ /ˈθiːoʊbɔɫd/ pn
Thibaut Theobald
A en given name

Theoderic /θiˈɑd.əɹ.ɪk/ /θiːˈɒd.əɹ.ɪk/ pn
Dietrich Theoderich
A en given name, equivalent to English grc-koi:Θευδέριχος.

Theodora pn
Theda
A en given name, most famously borne by two empresses of Byzantium.

Theodore pn
Theodor
A en given name; the name of a saint, pope, several emperors, etc.

Theodoric /θiˈɒdəɹɪk/ pn
Theoderich Theodorich
A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by two kings of the Visigoths

Theodosian more Theodosian most Theodosian adj
theodosianisch

Theophilus /θiːˈɒfɪləs/ pn
Theophilus
(biblical character) The addressee of the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles.
A en given name; rare in English.

Theotokos /ˌθeɪoʊˈtoʊkoʊs/ /θiːˈɒtəˌkɒs/ pn
Gottesgebärerin
(Christianity, chiefly, _, Orthodoxy) Synonym of Mary, mother of Jesus, in particular reference to her role giving birth to God.

Thermidor /ˈθɜːmɪdɔː/ /ˈθɝmədɔɹ/ Thermidors pn
Thermidor Hitzemonat
(historical) The eleventh month of the French Republican Calendar, from July 19 or 20 to August 17 or 18.

Thermopylae /θəˈmɒpɪli/ /θɚˈmɑpɪli/ pn
Thermopylen
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Theron /ˈθɛəɹən/ /ˈθɛɹən/ pn
Theron
Theron of Akragas (died 473 BC), a tyrant of Akragas in Sicily.

Theseus /ˈθiːsiːəs/ pn
Theseus
A legendary Ancient Greek hero most famous for defeating the minotaur in the labyrinth of Crete.

Thessalian adj
thessalisch
Of or relating to Thessaly in Greece.

Thessalian Thessalians n
Thessaler Thessalerin Thessalier Thessalierin
A native or inhabitant of Thessaly.

Thessalonians /θɛsəˈloʊni.ənz/ pn
Thessalonicher
(biblical) Books in the New Testament of the Bible (1 Thessalonians and 2 Thessalonians), epistles to the Christians in ancient Thessaloniki.

Thessaloniki /ˌθɛsələˈniːki/ pn
Thessaloniki Saloniki Thessalonich
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Thessaly /ˈθɛsəli/ pn
Thessalien
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Thetis /ˈθɛtɪs/ pn
Thetis
(Greek god) One of the Nereids; the mother of Achilles

Thimphu /tɪmˈpuː/ pn
Thimphu
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Thing /θɪŋ/ Things n
Ding Thing
(chiefly, historical) A public assembly or judicial council in a Germanic country.

Third Intermediate Period pn
Dritte Zwischenzeit
(historical) The period of Egyptian history from the end of the New Kingdom to the start of the Late Period, comprising the 21st through 25th dynasties and characterized by political fragmentation and periods of Libyan and Nubian rule over Egypt.

Third Reich pn
Drittes Reich
(historical) Synonym of Nazi Germany.

Third World pn
Dritte Welt
(historical, politics) Those countries not aligned with the west or the east during the Cold War.
Dritte Welt Trikont
(attributive, pejorative, informal) Any developing country, or a country lacking the perceived rudiments of civilization.

Thomas /ˈtɑ.məs/ /ˈtɒ.məs/ Thomases pn
Thomas
An Apostle, best remembered for doubting the resurrection of Jesus.
A en given name of biblical origin, popular since the 13th century.
A common surname originating as a patronymic.

Thomism n
Thomismus
(philosophy, theology) The philosophy and theology of Thomas Aquinas.

Thomæan Thomæans n
Thomaschrist Thomaschristin
A member of an early Christian church supposedly founded by the Apostle Thomas on the Malabar coast of India.

Thor /θɔɹ/ /θɔː/ pn
Thor Donar
(Norse mythology) A hammer-wielding god associated with thunder, lightning, storms, sacred groves and trees, strength, and the protection of mankind.

Thoth /θəʊθ/ pn
Thot
The ancient Egyptian moon god of wisdom, learning, and magic, usually depicted as an ibis or baboon.

Thousand Island dressing Thousand Island dressings n
American Dressing Amerika Dressing Amerikaner Dressing
A salad dressing of mayonnaise, ketchup, Tabasco sauce and finely chopped vegetables.

Thrace /θɹeɪs/ pn
Thrakien
A historical and geographic area in southeast Europe, now divided between Greece, Bulgaria and Turkey.

Thracian /ˈθɹeɪʃi.ən/ /ˈθɹeɪʃən/ adj
thrakisch
of or pertaining to Thrace or the Thracians or the extinct Thracian language.

Thracian /ˈθɹeɪʃi.ən/ /ˈθɹeɪʃən/ Thracians n
Thraker Thrakerin
(countable) An inhabitant of Thrace, regardless of ethnicity.

Thracian /ˈθɹeɪʃi.ən/ /ˈθɹeɪʃən/ pn
Thrakisch
(uncountable) the extinct language formerly spoken in Thrace.

Threadneedle Street pn
Dreinadelstraße
A street in London, running from Poultry and Lombard Street to Bishopsgate; the site of the Bank of England.

Three Emperors' Corner pn
Dreikaisereck

Throwendham /ˈθrəʊ(ə)ndəm/ pn
Drontheim Drundheim Druntheim
(rare, historical) Trøndelag

Throwendish /ˈθrəʊ(ə)ndɪʃ/ adj
dröntisch
(relational) related or pertaining to Throwends or Throwendham

Throwends /ˈθrəʊ(ə)ndz/ [ˈθɹʷəʊ̯(ə)ndz] n
Drönter
The people of Trøndelag

Thu Thus n
Do. Don. Donnerst.
abbreviation of Thursday

Thuban pn
Thuban
(star) α Draconis, a white giant star in the constellation Draco which served as the North Star from about 3942 to 1793 BC.

Thucydides /θjuːˈsɪdɪdiːz/ pn
Thukydides
(c. 460 BCE – c. 395 BCE) A great ancient Greek historian and author of the History of the Peloponnesian War, which recounts the 5th century BCE war between Sparta and Athens to the year 411 BCE.

Thule /ˈtuːliː/ /ˈθjuːliː/ /ˈθuːliː/ /θjuːl/ /θuːl/ pn
Thule
The semi-legendary island of classical antiquity considered to represent the northernmost location in the inhabited world (the Ecumene).

Thuluth n
Thuluth
(arts, chiefly, calligraphy) An Arabic script style.

Thumbelina /ˌθʌmbəˈliːnə/ pn
Däumelieschen Däumelinchen
A fairy tale about a thumb-sized girl.

Thun pn
Thun
An Alpine lake, which took its name from the city of Thun, on its northern shore: see Lake Thun.

Thunderbolt chassis Thunderbolt chassis n
Thunderboltgehäuse

Thurgau pn
Thurgau
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Thuringia /θəˈɹɪnd͡ʒiə/ pn
Thüringen
One of the component states of Germany according to the current administrative division of the nation.

Thuringian /θjʊˈɹɪn.d͡ʒi.ən/ /θəˈɹɪn.d͡ʒi.ən/ more Thuringian most Thuringian adj
thüringisch
Of or pertaining to Thuringia or its people

Thuringian /θjʊˈɹɪn.d͡ʒi.ən/ /θəˈɹɪn.d͡ʒi.ən/ Thuringians n
Thüringer Thüringerin
A native or inhabitant of Thuringia.
A member of an ancient Germanic tribe inhabiting central Germany

Thursday /ˈθɘːzdæɪ̯/ /ˈθɜːzdeɪ/ /ˈθɜːzdi/ /ˈθɝzdeɪ/ /ˈθɝzdi/ /ˈθɵːzdæe/ Thursdays n
Donnerstag
The fifth day of the week in many religious traditions, and the fourth day of the week in systems using the ISO 8601 norm; it follows Wednesday and precedes Friday.

Tiachiv pn
Groß-Teutschenau Tjatschiw
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Tianjin pn
Tianjin
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Tiber /ˈtaɪbə/ /ˈtaɪbəɹ/ pn
Tiber
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Tiberian more Tiberian most Tiberian adj
tiberianisch tiberinisch tiberisch
Of or relating to Tiberias or the Sea of Tiberias.

Tiberius /taɪˈbɪəɹ.i.əs/ /tɪˈbɛɹiʊs/ Tiberiuses pn
Tiberius
(historical) A en given name of mostly historical use, in particular, the praenomen of the second Roman emperor Tiberius Julius Caesar Augustus, reigning 14-37 C.E..

Tibet /təˈbɛt/ /tɪˈbɛt/ pn
Tibet
The Tibetan Plateau, a plateau region in Central Asia, where the Tibetan people traditionally live, encompassing what is now Tibet Autonomous Region (also called Xizang), most of Qinghai, the western half of Sichuan, a small part of Yunnan and a small part of Gansu in the People's Republic of China, and also the country of Bhutan, and the Indian regions of Sikkim and Ladakh.

Tibetan /tɪˈbɛtn̩/ adj
tibetanisch tibetisch Tibetisch
Pertaining to Tibet, the Tibetan people, culture, or language.

Tibetan /tɪˈbɛtn̩/ Tibetans n
Tibeter Tibeterin
(countable) A native of Tibet
Tibetisch Tibeter Tibeterin
(uncountable) A language of Tibet

Tibetan Buddhism pn
Vajrayana Wadschrajana
The body of Buddhist religious doctrine and institutions characteristic of Tibet, Mongolia, Tuva, Bhutan, Kalmykia, Buryatia and certain regions of the Himalayas, including northern Nepal, and India.

Tibetan Mastiff Tibetan Mastiffs n
tibetanische Dogge tibetanischer Mastiff
A large dog of a breed from Central Asia, having a medium to long double coat in a wide variety of colors, sometimes with white markings around neck, chest, and legs.

Tibetan Plateau pn
Hochland von Tibet
A high altitude plateau north of the Great Himalaya ranges, west of the Szechuan basin, and south of the Taklamakan Desert.

Tibetan fox Tibetan foxes n
Tibetfuchs
Vulpes ferrilata, a species of true fox endemic to the high Tibetan Plateau in Nepal, China, and India

Tibeto-Burman adj
tibetobirmanisch
(linguistics) Of the Tibeto-Burman languages, one of the subgroups of the Sino-Tibetan language family.

Ticino pn
Tessin
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Tienen pn
Thienen Tienen
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Tierra del Fuego /tiˌɛɹə dɛl ˈfweɪɡoʊ/ /tɪˌɛːɹə dɛl ˈfweɪɡəʊ/ pn
Feuerland
An island at the southern tip of South America, divided between Chile and Argentina.

Tigray pn
Tigray
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Tigrayan more Tigrayan most Tigrayan adj
tigrinisch
Of or relating to the Tigray Region in northern Ethiopia and Eritrea.

Tigrayan Tigrayans n
Habescha Tigray
A member of a Tigrinya-speaking ethnic group found in the Tigray Region.

Tigre pn
Tigre Tigrē
A Semitic language of northern Eritrea, closely related to Tigrinya.

Tigrinya /tɪˈɡɹiːnjə/ pn
Tigrinya Tigrinisch
A Semitic language of Eritrea and Ethiopia. It is written in the Ge'ez alphabet.

Tigris /ˈtaɪɡɹɪs/ pn
Tigris
A river in Southwest Asia flowing 1,150 miles east-southeast from the Armenian Highland in Turkey through Iraq. It forms the eastern edge of classical Mesopotamia. It unites with the Euphrates River to form the Shatt al-Arab before flowing into the Persian Gulf.

TikToker TikTokers n
TikToker TikTokerin Tiktoker Tiktokerin
(social media) A user of the video-sharing app TikTok, especially one who creates videos.

Tilsit n
Tilsit Tilsiter
A light-yellow semihard smear-ripened cheese of East Prussian origin.

Timau pn
Tischelwang
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Timbuktu /tɪm.bʌkˈtuː/ pn
Timbuktu
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(figurative) Any proverbially distant or remote place.

Timișoara /ˌtimiˈʃwɑɹɑ/ pn
Temeswar Temeschburg Temeschwar Timișoara
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Timon /ˈtaɪmən/ pn
Timon

Timor Sea pn
Timorsee
A sea situated between the island of Timor and Australia.

Timothy /ˈtɪməθi/ pn
Timotheus
Either of two books in the New Testament (1 Timothy and 2 Timothy) which are epistles to Timothy.
A companion of Paul mentioned in the Bible.
Tim Timo Timotheus
A en given name of biblical origin, also borne by early Christian saints.

Tinder v
tindern
(social media, intransitive) To use the dating application Tinder.

Tinkoff pn
Tinkoff Tinkow
A surname of Russian origin

Tirana /tɪˈɹɑː.nə/ pn
Tirana
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Tironian more Tironian most Tironian adj
tironisch
Of or pertaining to Marcus Tullius Tiro (died circa 4 BCE), scribe of Cicero and inventor of an early shorthand.

Tironian note Tironian notes n
Nota Tironiana Tironische Note nota Tironiana nota tironiana tironische Note
Any one of thousands of signs in a system of shorthand developed in the 60s BC by Cicero’s scribe Marcus Tullius Tiro.

Tirzah pn
Tirza
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A en given name of biblical origin.

Tishrei pn
Tischri
(Judaism) The first month of the civil year and the seventh month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar, after Elul and before Cheshvan.

Tisza pn
Theiß
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Tiszabecs pn
Tiszabecs

Titan /ˈtaɪtən/ Titans n
Titan
(mythology) Any of the race of giant gods in Greek mythology that preceded and was overthrown by the Olympian gods.

Titan /ˈtaɪtən/ pn
Titan
(astronomy) TemplateParserError:LuaError. The largest moon of the planet Saturn.

Titania /tɪˈtɑːni.ə/ pn
Titania
(astronomy) : The largest satellite of the planet Uranus.

Titanic /taɪˈtænɪk/ more Titanic most Titanic adj
titanisch
(not comparable) Of or relating to the Titans, a race of giant gods in Greek mythology.
titanenhaft titanisch
(comparable) Having great size, or great force, power, or strength.

Titanic /taɪˈtænɪk/ pn
Titanic
The R.M.S. Titanic, an ocean liner, supposedly unsinkable, that sank on its maiden voyage on 15 April 1912 after colliding with an iceberg.

Titanomachy /ˌtaɪtəˈnɒməki/ pn
Titanomachie
(Greek mythology) The mythological war between the Titans and the Olympian gods.

Tithonian pn
Titonium
(geology, paleontology) A geological age or stage, from 152.1 ±0.9 to ~145.0 mya.

Titian /ˈtɪʃən/ pn
Tizian
A sixteenth century Italian painter, Tiziano Vecellio.

Titoism n
Titoismus
The political ideas or policies associated with Josip Broz Tito; in particular, an adaptation of Marxist-Leninist ideology, characterized by experiments with workers’ self-management instead of central planning and a foreign policy of independence from both the Soviet and Western blocs.

Titoist more Titoist most Titoist adj
titoistisch
Of, relating to, or resembling Josip Broz Tito.
Of or relating to Titoism.

Titoist Titoists n
Titoist Titoistin
A person who accepts the philosophy of Titoism.

Titus /ˈtaɪtəs/ pn
Titus
The seventeenth book of the New Testament of the Bible, the epistle to Titus.
Titus Caesar Vespasianus, a Roman Emperor who succeeded Vespasian and preceded Domitian.
A en given name.

Tivoli /ˈtɪ.və.li/ /ˈtɪ.və.lɪ/ pn
Tivoli
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Toarcian pn
Toarcium

Tobias /təˈbaɪəs/ pn
Tobias
The main character in the Book of Tobit, regarded as apocryphal by most Protestants (Biblical character).
A en given name.

Tobit pn
Tobias Tobit
(biblical character) A book of the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox canon of the Old Testament, considered apocryphal by Protestants.
Tobias
(rare) A en given name.

Toblerone /ˈtoʊbləɹoʊn/ Toblerones n
Toblerone
A Swiss chocolate bar with honey, nougat and almonds, shaped like a triangular prism with triangular wedge-shaped pieces.

Tocharian /toʊˈkɑɹi.ən/ /toʊˈkɛɹi.ən/ /təuˈkɑːɹi.ən/ /təuˈkɛəɹi.ən/ adj
tocharisch
Of or pertaining to Tocharian or the Tocharians.

Tocharian /toʊˈkɑɹi.ən/ /toʊˈkɛɹi.ən/ /təuˈkɑːɹi.ən/ /təuˈkɛəɹi.ən/ pn
Tocharisch
(linguistics) An extinct branch of the Indo-European language family, consisting of two languages, Tocharian A and Tocharian B, written in an abugida derived from Brahmi.

Tocharian A pn
Osttocharisch Tocharisch A
(linguistics) The eastern member of the Tocharian branch of Indo-European languages, extinct since the ninth century. Once spoken in the Tarim Basin in Central Asia.

Tocharian B pn
Tocharisch B Westtocharisch
(linguistics) The western member of the Tocharian branch of Indo-European languages, extinct since the ninth century. Once spoken in the Tarim Basin in Central Asia.

Toeplitz matrix Toeplitz matrices n
Toeplitz-Matrix

Togarmah pn
Thorgama Togarma
A grandson of Japheth in the Old Testament; traditional ancestor of Armenians, sometimes also of Georgians.

Togo /ˈtoʊɡoʊ/ pn
Togo
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Togolese adj
togoisch togolesisch
Of, from, or pertaining to Togo or its people.

Togolese Togolese n
Togoer Togoerin
A person from Togo or of Togolese descent.

Togolese Republic pn
Republik Togo
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Tok Pisin /tɒk ˈpɪsɪn/ n
Neuguinea-Pidgin
A creole of Indo-European, Malayo-Polynesian and Trans-New-Guinean languages (principally English and Kuanua); one of the official languages of Papua New Guinea.

Tokelau /ˈtoʊkəlaʊ/ pn
Tokelau
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Tokelauan /toʊkəˈlaʊən/ more Tokelauan most Tokelauan adj
tokelauisch
Of, from, or pertaining to Tokelau, the Tokelauan people or language.

Tokelauan /toʊkəˈlaʊən/ Tokelauans n
Tokelauisch
A person from Tokelau or of Tokelauan descent.

Tokelauan /toʊkəˈlaʊən/ pn
Tokelauer
The Polynesian language of the Tokelauan people.

Tokyo /ˈtoʊ.ki.oʊ/ /ˈtoʊ.kjoʊ/ /ˈtəʊ.ki.əʊ/ pn
Tokio
(metonym) The Japanese government.

Tokyoite more Tokyoite most Tokyoite adj
Tokioter Tokioer tokiotisch
Of or relating to Tokyo, the capital of Japan.

Tokyoite Tokyoites n
Tokioter Tokioterin
An inhabitant or native of Tokyo.

Toledo /təˈleɪdəʊ/ /təˈliːdəʊ/ pn
Toledo
A surname from Spanish.

Tollund Man pn
Tollund-Mann
(archaeology) A bog body found preserved in peat on the Jutland peninsula, Denmark, in 1950; the naturally mummified body of a man believed to have lived in the 5th century BCE during the period characterised in Scandinavia as the pre-Roman Iron Age.

Toltec Toltec Toltecs n
Tolteke Toltekin
A member of a pre-Columbian Native American people who dominated much of central Mexico between the 10th and 12th centuries AD.

Tolyatti /toʊlˈjɑti/ /tɒˈljatɪ/ /tɔlˈjɑti/ /ˌtɒlɪˈatɪ/ pn
Toljatti
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Tom Thumb pn
Däumling
A fairy-tale character who is the size of a person's thumb; the protagonist and hero of the fairy tale The History of Tom Thumb.

Tom, Dick and Harry n
Hinz und Kunz Krethi und Plethi Hans und Franz
Anybody or everybody; random or unknown people.

Tonga /ˈtoʊŋ.ə/ /ˈtɑŋ.ɡə/ /ˈtɒŋ.ə/ /ˈtɒŋ.ɡə/ /ˈtɔŋ.ɡə/ pn
Tonga
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Tongan /ˈtɒŋən/ /ˈtɒŋɡən/ adj
tongaisch
Of, from, or pertaining to Tonga, the Tongan people or the Tongan language.

Tongan /ˈtɒŋən/ /ˈtɒŋɡən/ Tongans n
Tongaisch
(uncountable) An Austronesian language of the Polynesian branch spoken in Tonga.
Tongaer Tongaerin
(countable) A person from Tonga or of Tongan descent.

Toplița pn
Töplitz

Torah /ˈtɔːɹə/ pn
Thora Tora Torah
The first five books of the Hebrew Scriptures, attributed to Moses and therefore also known as the Five Books of Moses.

Torbay sole Torbay soles n
Hundszunge Rotzunge Aalbutt
An Atlantic flatfish, Glyptocephalus cynoglossus; witch.

Toronto /təˈɹɑn(t)oʊ/ /təˈɹɑnoʊ/ [tʰəˈɹɑntʰo(ʊ)] [tʰəˈɹɑɾ̃o(ʊ)] [tʰəˈɹɑɾ̃ə] [tʰɹɑɾ̃ə] [t͡ʃəˈɹɑno(ʊ)] [t͡ʃəˈɹɑnə] [t͡ʃɹɑno(ʊ)] [t͡ʃɹɑnə] pn
Toronto
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Torres Strait /ˈtɒɹɪs ˈstɹeɪt/ pn
Torres-Straße
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Tortonian pn
Tortonium

Toruń /ˈtoʊruːn/ /ˈtɒrʊnjə/ /ˈtɔːruːn(jə)/ pn
Thorn Toruń
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Tory /ˈtoɹ.i/ /ˈtɔː.ɹi/ Tories n
Tory
(UK politics) A member or supporter of the Conservative Party, which evolved from Royalist politicians; historically associated with upholding the rights of the monarchy and the privileges of the established Church.
(Canadian politics) A member or supporter of the Conservative Party of Canada, one of that party's predecessors, or an affiliated provincial political party.

Toryism Toryisms n
Toryismus Torysmus
The political principles of the Tories.

Tosh pn
Nyírtass Tash Tass Tausch
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Tosk pn
Toskisch
The variety of Albanian upon which Standard Albanian is based.

Toulon /tuːˈlɒn/ pn
Toulon
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Toulouse /tuːˈluːz/ /təˈluːz/ pn
Toulouse
A surname from French

Tour de France /ˌtʊə də ˈfɹɑːns/ /ˌtʊə də ˈfɹɒns/ /ˌtʊɹ də ˈfɹæns/ /ˌtʊɹ də ˈfɹɑns/ Tours de France pn
Tour de France
(cycle racing) An annual long-distance cycling race through France and other European countries.

Tourcoing pn
Tourcoing
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Tourette syndrome n
Tourette-Syndrom Tourettesyndrom
(neurology) a neurological disorder characterized by the presence of physical and vocal tics.

Touretter Touretters n
Touretter
A person who has Tourette syndrome.

Toutatis pn
Teutates

Tower of Babel pn
Turmbau zu Babel
(biblical) A tower erected at Babel by the descendants of Noah's son Ham to reach the sky, and whose completion God thwarted by making the workers speak different languages so that they were unable to understand one another.

Tower of London pn
Tower Tower of London Turm von London
A riverside fortress in London, used as a palace, a prison and now a museum housing the Crown Jewels.

Trabby Trabbies n
Trabbi Trabi
(informal) A Trabant car.

Trabzon pn
Trapezunt
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Trachtenberg Trachtenbergs pn
Trachenberg Trachtenberg
A Jewish surname from German.

Traditional Chinese pn
Langzeichen traditionelles Chinesisch
Chinese written using the traditional form of Chinese characters, as opposed to Simplified Chinese (introduced by the PRC as script reform).

Trajan /ˈtɹeɪ.d͡ʒən/ pn
Trajan
A Roman emperor who ruled from AD 98 to 117

Tralee /tɹæˈliː/ /tɹəˈliː/ pn
Tralee
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Trans-Siberian adj
transsibirisch
across Siberia, a vast region in the eastern Russia.

Transcaucasian SFSR pn
Transkaukasische SFSR
(historical) A Soviet republic consisting of Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan with its capital in Tbilisi (1922–1936).

Transdanubia pn
Transdanubien
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Transfiguration pn
Verklärung des Herrn
(Christianity) An annual feast day, observed on August 6th (Gregorian) or 19th (Julian), celebrating the miracle when the face of Jesus "shone like the sun" before the apostles.

Transjordan pn
Transjordanien
(historical) A British protectorate established in 1921 east of the River Jordan, now forming the main part of the kingdom of Jordan.

Transnistria /tɹænzˈnɪsˌtɹi.ə/ pn
Transnistrien
An autonomous territory within Moldova, not internationally recognized as a nation.

Transnistrian adj
transnistrisch
From, or pertaining to, Transnistria or its people or culture.

Transoxiana pn
Transoxanien
(historical) An ancient portion of Central Asia, the region between the Amu Darya (Classical Oxus) and Syr Darya rivers, corresponding approximately with modern-day Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and southwest Kazakhstan.

Transylvania /tɹænsəlˈveɪni.ə/ pn
Siebenbürgen
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Transylvanian Saxon Transylvanian Saxons n
Siebenbürger Sachse Siebenbürger Sächsin
One of the Germans who settled Transylvania from the 12th century onwards, or their descendants.

Transylvanian Saxon pn
Siebenbürger Sächsisch Siebenbürgisch-Sächsisch
The West Central German lect, a variety of Moselle Franconian, spoken by these people.

Trappist Trappists n
Trappist Trappistin
A monk or nun of the Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance (a branch of the Cistercians Roman Catholic religious brotherhood that use a particularly strict interpretation of the Rule of St Benedict).

Trasyanka pn
Trassjanka
A pidgin language or interlanguage combining elements of Russian and Belarusian, spoken in Belarus.

Tremadocian n
Tremadocium

Trentino pn
Trentino
The province of Trento, in north-east Italy, that forms part of the region of Trentino-Alto Adige

Trentino-Alto Adige pn
Trentino-Südtirol
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Trento /ˈtɹɛntoʊ/ pn
Trient
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Tressange pn
Tressingen
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Triangulum Australe pn
Südliches Dreieck
(constellation) A winter constellation of the southern sky, which has three bright stars that form a triangle. It lies north of the constellation Apus, between Ara and Circinus.

Triangulum Galaxy pn
Dreiecksnebel Triangulumnebel
(galaxy) A relatively nearby spiral galaxy in the Local Group, together with the Milky Way galaxy. It is at a distance of approximately 2.6 million light years from Earth, in the direction of the constellation Triangulum.

Triassic /tɹaɪˈæs.ɪk/ pn
Trias
(geology) A geologic period within the Mesozoic era, comprising lower, middle and upper epochs from about 250 to 200 million years ago.

Tribeca /tɹaɪˈbɛkə/ pn
Tribeca
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Tricity /ˌtɹaɪˈsɪti/ pn
Dreistadt
A metropolitan area of Poland consisting of the three cities Gdańsk, Gdynia and Sopot

Tridentine /tɹaɪˈdɛntaɪn/ /tɹɪˈdɛntaɪn/ /ˈtɹɪdəntin/ more Tridentine most Tridentine adj
Trienter tridentinisch
(Catholicism) Pertaining to the form of Mass promulgated at the Council of Trent, often called the Tridentine Mass.

Trier Triers pn
Trier
A habitational surname from German.

Trieste /tɹiːˈɛst/ /tɹɪˈɛst/ pn
Triest
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Triestine Triestines n
Triester Triesterin Triestiner Triestinerin
A native or resident of the Italian city of Trieste.

Trinidad and Tobago /ˌtɹɪn.ə.dæd ænd təˈbeɪ.ɡoʊ/ /ˌtɹɪn.ə.dæd ænd təˈbeɪ.ɡəʊ/ /ˌtɹɪn.ɪ.dæd ænd toʊˈbeɪ.ɡoʊ/ /ˌtɹɪn.ɪ.dæd ænd təʊˈbeɪ.ɡəʊ/ pn
Trinidad und Tobago
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Trinidadian and Tobagonian Trinidadians Trinidadians and Tobagonians n
trinidadisch von Trinidad und Tobago

Trinitarian adj
trinitarisch
Of or pertaining to the Trinity (the three persons of the Godhead) or to the doctrine of Trinity.

Trinitarian Trinitarians n
Trinitarier Trinitarierin
Someone who believes in the Trinity, the three persons of the Godhead.

Trinity /ˈtɹɪ.nɪ.ti/ pn
Dreieinigkeit Trinität Dreifaltigkeit
(Christianity) In Christian belief, the three persons (personae) of the Godhead: Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

Trinity Sunday Trinity Sundays pn
Trinitatis
The Sunday after Whitsunday/Pentecost in the Western Christian tradition (or the Sunday of Pentecost in the Eastern Christian tradition), observed as a liturgical feast in honor of the Holy Trinity.

Tripoli /tɹɪˈpoʊlə/ /ˈtɹɪpəli/ pn
Tripolis
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Tristan /ˈtɹɪstən/ pn
Tristan
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A en given name

Triton /ˈtɹaɪtən/ pn
Triton
(Greek god) A god of the sea, son of Poseidon.
(astronomy) The seventh moon of Neptune.

Trizone pn
Trizone
(historical) The combination of the American, British and French occupation zones in Germany after World War II.

Trogen pn
Trogen
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Trojan /ˈtɹoʊd͡ʒən/ /ˈtɹəʊd͡ʒən/ adj
trojanisch
Of, or relating to, the famed city of Troy or its inhabitants.

Trojan /ˈtɹoʊd͡ʒən/ /ˈtɹəʊd͡ʒən/ Trojans n
Trojaner Trojanerin Troer Troerin
A native or inhabitant of the ancient city of Troy.
(astrophysics) A Trojan asteroid.
(astrophysics) An object residing at a Trojan point.
(computing) A Trojan horse.

Trojan War pn
Trojanischer Krieg
(Greek mythology) A mythological decade-long war and siege, ending in the destruction of Troy, which, as described in Homer's Iliad, was waged by a coalition of Achaeans (Greeks) led by King Agamemnon against the Trojans to avenge the abduction of Helen, wife of the Spartan King Menelaus, by Paris, son of the Trojan King Priam.

Trojan horse Trojan horses n
trojanisches Pferd
(by extension) A subversive person or device placed within the ranks of the enemy.
Trojaner
(computer security) A malicious program that is disguised as legitimate software.

Trojan horse pn
Trojanisches Pferd
(Greek mythology) The hollow wooden horse by which the Greeks allegedly gained access to Ilium/Troy during the Trojan War.

Tromsø pn
Tromsø
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Trondheim /ˈtɹɒndhaɪm/ /ˈtɹɒndheɪm/ pn
Drontheim Trondheim
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Tropic of Cancer pn
nördlicher Wendekreis
(geography) The parallel of latitude 23°30′north of the equator, marking the northern boundary of the tropics; the sun is directly overhead at the June solstice.

Tropic of Capricorn pn
südlicher Wendekreis
(geography) The parallel of latitude 23°30′south of the equator, marking the southern boundary of the tropics; the sun is directly overhead at the December solstice.

Trotskyism n
Trotzkismus
The left-wing political philosophy named after and based on the ideas of Leon Trotsky that is characterized by international socialism, opposition to Stalinism, the theory of permanent revolution and the theory of the vanguard party.

Trotskyite Trotskyites n
Trotzkist Trotzkistin
(derogatory) An advocate of the communist doctrines of Leon Trotsky (born Lev Davidovich Bronstein).

Troy /tɹɔɪ/ pn
Troja Troia
(historical) An ancient city in what is now northwestern Turkey.

True Cross pn
Heiliges Kreuz Kreuz Kreuz Christi
(Christianity) The cross on which Christ was crucified, particularly considered as a relic.

Trump /tɹʌmp/ Trumps pn
Trump
A surname from German.

Trumpeldor pn
Trumpeldor
A surname.

Trumpism /tɹʌmp.ɪsm/ Trumpisms n
Trumpismus
A characteristic phrase or statement made by Donald Trump.

Trumpism /tɹʌmp.ɪsm/ pn
Trumpismus
The philosophy and politics espoused by Donald Trump.

Trumpist Trumpists n
Trumpist

Tsakonian adj
zakonisch

Tsakonian Tsakonians n
Zakone

Tsakonian pn
Zakonisch
A Hellenic language spoken in Tsakonia, a part of the Peloponnese region of Greece.

Tsaritsyn pn
Zarizyn
(historical) The Russian city which was renamed Stalingrad in 1925 and then Volgograd in 1961.

Tskhinvali /ˈtskɪnvali/ pn
Zchinwali
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Tsonga /ˈsɒŋɡə/ /ˈtsɒŋɡə/ n
Tsonga
A large group of people who live in northern South Africa and southern Mozambique.

Tsonga /ˈsɒŋɡə/ /ˈtsɒŋɡə/ pn
Xitsonga
The Bantu language spoken by these people.

Tuareg /ˈtwɑɹ.ɛɡ/ /ˈtwɑː.ɹɛɡ/ Tuareg Tuaregs n
Tuareg Targi Targia Targiya Tuaregs
A member of a traditionally nomadic Berber people of the Sahara.

Tuareg /ˈtwɑɹ.ɛɡ/ /ˈtwɑː.ɹɛɡ/ pn
Tuareg Tamaschek
Any of various Berber languages spoken by the Tuareg people.

Tube pn
Metro U-Bahn Untergrundbahn
(informal) The London Underground

Tucana pn
Tukan
(constellation) A spring constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a toucan. It lies south of the constellations Phoenix and Grus.

Tue Tues n
Di. Die. Dienst.
abbreviation of Tuesday

Tuesday /ˈt(j)uzdeɪ/ /ˈt(j)uzdi/ /ˈtjuːzd(e)ɪ/ /ˈt͡ʃuːzd(e)ɪ/ /ˈt͡ʃʉːzdæe/ adv
am Dienstag Dienstag
(US, Canada) on Tuesday

Tuesday /ˈt(j)uzdeɪ/ /ˈt(j)uzdi/ /ˈtjuːzd(e)ɪ/ /ˈt͡ʃuːzd(e)ɪ/ /ˈt͡ʃʉːzdæe/ Tuesdays n
Dienstag
The third day of the week in many religious traditions, and the second day of the week in systems that use the ISO 8601 norm; it follows Monday and precedes Wednesday.

Tula pn
Tula
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Tungusic /tʊŋˈɡʊsɪk/ adj
tungusisch
Of or pertaining to these languages or their speakers.

Tunis /ˈtjuːnɪs/ /ˈtuːnəs/ pn
Tunis
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A city-state centered on the city of Tunis.

Tunisia /tjuːˈnɪzi.ə/ /tuˈniʒ.ə/ pn
Tunesien
The Republic of Tunisia, since 1956

Tunisian /tjuːˈnɪzi.ən/ /tuːˈnɪzi.ən/ /tuːˈnɪʒən/ adj
tunesisch
Of, from, or pertaining to Tunisia, the Tunisian people or the Tunisian language.

Tunisian /tjuːˈnɪzi.ən/ /tuːˈnɪzi.ən/ /tuːˈnɪʒən/ Tunisians n
Tunesier Tunesierin
A person from Tunisia or of Tunisian descent.

Tupperware party Tupperware parties n
Tupperparty
A party arranged by Tupperware ladies in their homes to sell Tupperware on the party plan, as a direct marketing concept.

Turco-Albanian Turco-Albanians n
Turkalbaner Turkalbanerin

Turda pn
Thorenburg

Turin /tjʊəˈɹɪn/ /təˈɹɪn/ Turins pn
Turin
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Turinese adj
turinisch turiner
of or relating to Turin in Italy

Turinese Turinese n
Turiner Turinerin
a person from Turin

Turing machine Turing machines n
Turingmaschine
(computing theory) An abstract computing machine that has a finite number of possible internal states and operates on an infinite memory tape by first reading a symbol from a cell in the tape, and then, deterministically, based on that symbol and the machine’s state, writing a symbol in that cell, moving to a neighboring cell, or changing state.

Turing test Turing tests n
Turing-Test
(artificial intelligence) A test of a computer's ability to demonstrate intelligence, as measured by whether a human judge can reliably distinguish the computer from another human being by conversing with both entities in written natural language over a terminal.

Turk /tɜːk/ /tɝk/ Turks n
Türke Türkin
A person from Turkey or of Turkish ethnic descent. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

Turkestan /ˈtɜɹkɪˌstæn/ /ˌtɜɹkɪˈstæn/ /ˌtɜː(ɹ)kɪˈstɑːn/ pn
Turkestan
(historical) The regions of Central Asia lying between Siberia to the north; Tibet (Xizang) and Xinjiang, China, modern-day Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Iran to the south; the Gobi Desert to the east; and the Caspian Sea to the west.

Turkey /ˈtɜː.ki/ /ˈtɝ.ki/ pn
Türkei
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Turkey oak Turkey oaks n
Zerreiche
Quercus cerris, native to Asia Minor and southeastern Europe.

Turkic adj
Turk- turkisch turksprachlich türkisch
Of or relating to this language group or the people who speak it.

Turkic pn
Turksprachen
Any language of that family.

Turkification n
Türkisierung
Making something more Turkish; assimilation (of a place, people etc) into a Turkic states or culture; introduction of Turks to an institution etc.

Turkish /ˈtɜː.kɪʃ/ /ˈtɝ.kɪʃ/ [ˈtɐ˞.kɪʃ] [ˈtɚ.kɪʃ] adj
türkisch Türkisch
Of, from, or pertaining to Turkey, the Turkish people or the Turkish language.

Turkish /ˈtɜː.kɪʃ/ /ˈtɝ.kɪʃ/ [ˈtɐ˞.kɪʃ] [ˈtɚ.kɪʃ] pn
Türkisch türkisch
The official language of Turkey, Republic of Cyprus (alongside Greek) and Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.

Turkish Van Turkish Vans n
Schwimmkatze Türkisch Van Türkische Katze Vankatze

Turkish bath Turkish baths n
Hamam Hammam
An establishment where these facilities are available.

Turkish coffee Turkish coffees n
Mokka
Coffee prepared by boiling finely powdered roast coffee beans in a pot, possibly with sugar, and serving it into a cup, where the dregs settle.

Turkish delight Turkish delights n
Lokum
A soft, sticky confection made from starch and sugar with various flavourings.

Turkish pizza Turkish pizzas n
Türkische Pizza
A meal or snack made from an oval piece of Turkish bread baked with various toppings such as minced meat and herbs.

Turkism Turkisms n
Turzismus
(linguistics) A Turkish word, or a Turkish-derived word, used in a language not related to Turkish.

Turkmen /ˈtɜːk.mən/ /ˈtɝk.mən/ adj
turkmenisch Turkmenisch
Of, from, or pertaining to Turkmenistan, the Turkmen people or the Turkmen language.

Turkmen /ˈtɜːk.mən/ /ˈtɝk.mən/ Turkmen Turkmens n
Turkmene Turkmenin
(countable) A person from Turkmenistan or of Turkmen descent.
Turkmenisch turkmenische Sprache
(uncountable) A Turkic language of the Turkmen spoken mostly in Turkmenistan.

Turkmen SSR pn
Turkmenische SSR
Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic, the name for the Republic of Turkmenistan while under the rule of the Soviet Union (1925–1991).

Turkmenistan /tɚkˈmɛn.ɪ.stæn/ /ˌtɜːkmɛn.ɪˈstɑːn/ pn
Turkmenistan Turkmenien
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Turkology n
Turkologie
The study of the languages, history or culture of Turkic peoples.

Turks and Caicos Islands /ˈtɜː(ɹ)ks ən ˈkeɪkəs ˌaɪləndz/ pn
Turks- und Caicosinseln
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Turku pn
Turku
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Tuscan /ˈtʌs.kən/ Tuscans n
Toskanerin Toskaner
An individual from or inhabitant of Tuscany.

Tuscany /ˈtʌskəni/ pn
Toskana
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Tutankhamun /ˌtu.tæŋˈkɑ.mən/ /ˌtu.tɑŋˈkɑ.mən/ /ˌtutn̩ˈkɑmən/ /ˌtuːtənˈkɑːmən/ pn
Tutanchamun Tutenchamun
Ancient Egyptian pharaoh known for his young age and his tomb, which was preserved intact to the modern age.

Tuva /ˈtuːvə/ pn
Tuwa
A republic of the Russian Federation in southern Siberia.

Tuvalu /tuˈvɑ.lu/ /tʉːˈvɐːlʉː/ /ˈtu.və.lu/ /ˈtuː.və.luː/ pn
Tuvalu
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Tuvaluan /tuːˈvɑluːən/ adj
tuvaluisch
Of, from, or pertaining to Tuvalu, the Tuvaluan people or the Tuvaluan language.

Tuvaluan /tuːˈvɑluːən/ Tuvaluans n
Tuvaluer Tuvaluerin
A person from Tuvalu or of Tuvaluan descent.

Tuvan /ˈtuːvən/ Tuvans n
Tuwiner Tuwinerin
Someone from Tuva.

Tuvan /ˈtuːvən/ pn
Tuwinisch Tuwinische Sprache
A Turkic language spoken around the area of Tuva.

Tuzla pn
Tuzla
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Tver pn
Twer
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Tweedledum and Tweedledee /ˌtwiːdəlˈdʌm ən ˌtwiːdəlˈdiː/ n
Duck und Doof
(pejorative) A pair of people who spend a lot of time together, and look and act similarly.

Twelve Days of Christmas n
Zwölfte zwölf Weihnachtstage
The season or time made up of the twelve days between Christmas and Epiphany; Christmas season, Christmas time, Christmastide, Twelvetide. The Christmas season traditionally ended with the feast of the Epiphany on January 6.

Twelver /ˈtwɛlvə(ɹ)/ Twelvers n
Imamiten Zwölfer-Schiiten

Twents pn
Twentisch twentisch

Twi /t͡ʃwiː/ pn
Twi
A dialect of the Akan language, spoken in Ghana in West Africa.

Twin Towers pn
Welthandelszentrum Zwillingstürme
The two main buildings of the World Trade Center, destroyed in terrorist attacks on 9/11, 2001.

Twitter /ˈtwɪt.ə(ɹ)/ [ˈtʰw̥ɪɾɚ] pn
Twitter
(trademark) (since 2023), an online social networking service that enables users to send and read short messages (280 characters; originally 140).

Twix Twixes n
Raider Twix

Tybi pn
Ta-abet
The fifth month of the later ancient Egyptian civil calendar and Coptic calendar, corresponding to the first month of the season of Peret. Since 25 BCE, when the calendar was reformed to include leap-days, Tybi has been in roughly January.

Tyne /taɪn/ /tɛin/ pn
Tyne
A coastal sea area that includes the mouth of this river

TypeScript /ˈtʌɪpskɹɪpt/ pn
TypeScript
(scripting language) A scripting programming language that is a strongly-typed superset of JavaScript.

Tyr pn
Tyr
(Norse mythology) The Norse god of war, identifiable with Tiu or Tiw.

Tyrannosaurus rex /taɪˌɹænəˈsɔːɹəs ˈɹɛks/ /təˌɹænəˈsɔːɹəs ˈɹɛks/ Tyrannosauri reges Tyrannosaurus rex Tyrannosaurus rexes n
Tyrannosaurus Rex
A giant carnivorous theropod dinosaur from the Cretaceous period.

Tyre /ˈtaɪə(ɹ)/ pn
Tyros Tyrus
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Tyrol /taɪˈɹoʊl/ /tɪˈɹoʊl/ /ˈtaɪ.ɹoʊl/ /ˈtɪɹˌoʊl/ pn
Tirol
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Tyrolean /taɪˈɹoʊl.i.ən/ /tɪˈɹoʊl.i.ən/ Tyroleans n
Tiroler Tirolerin
A native or inhabitant of Tyrol.

Tyrolese /tɪɹ.ə.ˈliz/ adj
Tiroler tirolerisch
Of or relating to Tyrol.

Tyrrhenian Sea pn
Tyrrhenisches Meer
A part of the Mediterranean Sea off the western coast of Italy, bounded by Corsica and Sardinia (west), Tuscany, Lazio, Campania, and Calabria (east), and Sicily (south).

Tyrtaeus pn
Tyrtäus Tyrtaios
An Ancient Greek name, particularly borne by a Greek elegiac poet who lived at Sparta about the middle of the 7th century BC.

Tyumen pn
Tjumen
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Târgoviște pn
Tergowisch
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Târgu Mureș /ˌtɜːrɡuː ˈmʊərɛʃ/ pn
Neumarkt am Mieresch
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Târgu Secuiesc pn
Szekler Neumarkt

Târnăveni pn
Marteskirch Sankt Martin

Tübingen /ˈt(j)uːbɪŋən/ pn
Tübingen
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Třeboň /ˈtʃ͡ɹɛbɒn/ pn
Wittingau
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Třinec pn
Trzynietz Trzenietz Třinec
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U-shaped more U-shaped most U-shaped adj
U-förmig u-förmig
Shaped like the letter "U"; bent such that the two ends are parallel.

U-turn U-turns n
Kehrtwende Fahrtrichtungswechsel Kehrtwendung Wenden
(literally) A turn in a vehicle carried out by driving in a semicircle in order to travel in the opposite direction.
Kehrtwende 180-Grad-Drehung 180-Grad-Wende Hundertachtziggraddrehung Hundertachtziggradwende Kehrtwendung
(figuratively) A reversal of policy; an about-face, a backflip.

U.S. American U.S. Americans n
US-Amerikaner US-Amerikanerin
A person from the United States of America.

UAE /juː.eɪ.iː/ pn
VAE
Initialism of United Arab Emirates.

UAV UAVs n
Drohne unbemanntes Fluggerät unbemanntes Kleinfluggerät unbemanntes Luftfahrzeug
(aviation) Initialism of unmanned aerial vehicle; an unpiloted aircraft capable of controlled, sustained, level flight.

UBI n
BGE
Initialism of universal basic income.

UDI UDIs n
einseitige Unabhängigkeitserklärung
Initialism of unilateral declaration of independence.

UEFA /juˈeɪfə/ pn
UEFA
Acronym of Union of European Football Associations.

UFO /ˈjufoʊ̯/ /ˈjuːfəʊ̯/ /ˈʌfoʊ̯/ /ˌjuˌɛfˈoʊ/ /ˌjuːɛfˈəʊ/ UFOs n
UFO
Initialism of unidentified flying object; (loosely) an alien spacecraft. [from 20th c.]

UHT milk UHT milks n
H-Milch Haltbarmilch
ultrapasteurized milk

UK /juːˈkeɪ/ pn
VK
Initialism of United Kingdom. [from 1883]

UN pn
VN UN UNO
Initialism of United Nations.

UN Security Council pn
Sicherheitsrat Sicherheitsrat der Vereinten Nationen UN-Sicherheitsrat
The permanent international peacekeeping organ of the United Nations.

UPS UPSes n
USV
(electronics) Initialism of uninterruptible power supply/source

URL /ɜːl/ /ɝl/ /ˌjuˌɑɹˈɛl/ /ˌjuːˌɑːɹˈɛl/ URLs n
URL
Initialism of Uniform Resource Locator: the address of a web page, FTP site, audio stream or other Internet resource.

US Virgin Islands pn
Amerikanische Jungferninseln
A group of islands in the Caribbean that is a territory of the United States. Official name: Virgin Islands of the United States.

US dollar US dollars n
US-Dollar
The official currency of the United States.

US-American adj
US-amerikanisch
of, from or relating to the United States of America

USA /juː ɛs ˈeɪ/ /ˌju ˌɛs ˈeɪ/ pn
USA
(colloquial) Initialism of United States of America.

USB data blocker USB data blockers n
USB-Kondom
A piece of hardware through which a USB cable and a USB hub are connected designed to only transmit electrical energy but not data in order to avert juice jacking.

USSR /ˌju.ɛs.ɛsˈɑ(ɹ)/ pn
UdSSR
Initialism of Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.

Uckange pn
Ückingen
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Udi pn
udische Sprache
A Lezgic language (Northeast Caucasian) spoken by the Udi people who live mostly in Azerbaijan and nearby regions. Probably descended from Caucasian Albanian.

Udmurt adj
udmurtisch
Of or pertaining to Udmurts, Udmurtia, or the Udmurt language.

Udmurt Udmurt Udmurts n
Udmurte Udmurtin
A member of the people inhabiting Udmurtia or speaking Udmurt.

Udmurt pn
Udmurtisch
A Finnic language spoken in Udmurtia, a republic of Russia.

Ufa /ˈjuːfə, uːˈfɑː/ pn
Ufa
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Uganda /(j)uˈɡændə/ /(j)uˈɡɑːndə/ pn
Uganda
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Ugandan /juˈɡændən/ /juːˈɡændən/ /jʊ-/ adj
ugandisch
Of, from, or pertaining to Uganda, the Ugandan people or the Ugandan language.

Ugandan /juˈɡændən/ /juːˈɡændən/ /jʊ-/ Ugandans n
Ugander Uganderin
A person from Uganda or of Ugandan descent.

Ugarit pn
Ugarit
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Ugaritic /ˌjuː.ɡəˈrɪ.tɪk/ /ˌuː.ɡəˈrɪ.tɪk/ adj
ugaritisch Ugaritisch
Of or pertaining to the ancient city or language of Ugarit.

Ugaritic /ˌjuː.ɡəˈrɪ.tɪk/ /ˌuː.ɡəˈrɪ.tɪk/ pn
Ugaritisch ugaritisch
The Northwest Semitic language of the ancient city of Ugarit in Syria. Extinct since 1100 B.C.E., it was written in cuneiform.

Ugric /ˈjuːɡrɪk/ /ˈuːɡrɪk/ adj
ugrisch
Of or pertaining to a group of languages that includes Hungarian, Khanty and Mansi.

Ugric /ˈjuːɡrɪk/ /ˈuːɡrɪk/ pn
Ugrisch ugrische Sprachen
A group of languages that includes Hungarian, Khanty and Mansi.

Ukraine /juˈkɹeɪn/ /juːˈkɹeɪn/ /ˈjuˌkɹeɪn/ /ˈjuːˌkɹeɪn/ [ju̟ˈkɹeɪ̯n] [ˈjuˌkɹeɪ̯n] pn
Ukraine
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Ukrainian /juˈkɹeɪ.ni.ən/ /juːˈkɹeɪ.nɪ.ən/ /jʊ-/ adj
ukrainisch Ukrainisch
Relating to Ukraine or its people.

Ukrainian /juˈkɹeɪ.ni.ən/ /juːˈkɹeɪ.nɪ.ən/ /jʊ-/ Ukrainians n
Ukrainer Ukrainerin Ukrainisch
A citizen of Ukraine or a person of Ukrainian ethnicity.

Ukrainian /juˈkɹeɪ.ni.ən/ /juːˈkɹeɪ.nɪ.ən/ /jʊ-/ pn
Ukrainisch ukrainisch
The East Slavic language of Ukrainians, and the official language of Ukraine.

Ukrainian People's Republic pn
Ukrainische Volksrepublik
The first state of Ukraine (1917–20). Government in exile (1921 - 1991)

Ukrainian SSR pn
Ukrainische SSR
abbreviation of Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic

Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic pn
Ukrainische Sozialistische Sowjetrepublik
(historical) The Bolshevik state of Ukraine (1919–91), a constituent republic of the Soviet Union (1922–91).

Ukrainization Ukrainizations n
Ukrainisierung
The process or result of Ukrainizing.

Ukrainophobia n
Ukrainophobie
The fear, hostility or prejudice towards Ukrainians or Ukraine.

Ukrainophone Ukrainophones n
ukrainischsprachig
One who speaks Ukrainian.

Ulaanbaatar /ˌuːlɑːn ˈbɑːtə(ɹ)/ pn
Ulaanbaatar Ulan-Bator
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Ulric /ʊl.ɹɪk/ pn
Ulrich
A en given name

Ulrica pn
Rica Uli Ulka Ulrike
A en given name, rare in English.

Ulster /ˈʌlstə(ɹ)/ /ˈʌlstɚ/ pn
Ulster
(political, proscribed) The six counties that make up Northern Ireland.

Uluru /uːluˈɹuː/ /ˈuːluɹuː/ pn
Uluru
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Uljanowsk
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Uman pn
Uman
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Umayya pn
Umayya

Umayyad adj
umayyadisch
Of or relating to the Umayyad dynasty, which ruled the Umayyad caliphate from Damascus between 661 and 744 then from Harran until 750, and al-Andalus between 756 and 1031.

Umayyad Umayyads n
Umayyade
A member of the Umayyad dynasty.

Umbria /ˈʊmbɹiə/ /ˈʌmbɹiə/ pn
Umbrien
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Umbrian /ˈʌmbɹi.ən/ adj
umbrisch
Relating to Umbria or to its inhabitants or extinct language.

Umbrian /ˈʌmbɹi.ən/ Umbrians n
Umbrer Umbrerin
An inhabitant of Umbria.

Umbrian /ˈʌmbɹi.ən/ pn
Umbrisch
An extinct Italic language formerly spoken by the Umbri in the ancient Italian region of Umbria.

Umbriel /ˈʌmbriəl/ pn
Umbriel
A moon of Uranus

Uncle Sam /ˌəŋ-/ /ˌʌŋkl̩ ˈsæm/ /ˌʌŋkəl ˈsæm/ pn
Uncle Sam
(colloquial, originally, US) A personification of the United States federal government or (rare) citizens. [from early 19th c.]

Uncle Scrooge Uncle Scrooges n
Dagobert Duck Onkel Dagobert
A rich miser.

Unicode /ˈjunɪˌkoʊd/ /ˈjuːnɪˌkəʊd/ pn
Unicode
(international standards, computing) A series of character encoding standards intended to support the characters used by a large number of the world’s languages.

Union of Soviet Socialist Republics pn
Union der Sozialistischen Sowjetrepubliken
(historical) A nation in Eurasia that existed from December 30, 1922 to December 26, 1991.

Union of the Comoros pn
Union der Komoren
Official name for the Comoros.

Unitarian Universalism pn
Unitarischer Universalismus
A religion which encourages theological liberalism and an individual search for truth and the adherents of which draw on many different theological sources and have a wide range of beliefs and practices.

Unitarianism n
Unitarismus
The religious belief that God is a single Person.

United Arab Emirates /juˌnaɪtɪd ˌæɹəb ˈɛmɪɹɪts/ pn
Vereinigte Arabische Emirate
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United Arab Republic pn
Vereinigte Arabische Republik
Former (1958-61) country in the Middle East composed of the modern states of Egypt and Syria.

United Kingdom /juːˌnaɪ.tɪd ˈkɪŋ.dəm/ /jəˌnaɪ.tɪd ˈkɪŋ.dəm/ /jʊˌnaɪ.tɪd ˈkɪŋ.dəm/ pn
Vereinigtes Königreich
A kingdom and sovereign state in Western Europe comprising the four countries of England, Scotland and Wales on the island of Great Britain, and Northern Ireland on the northeastern portion of the island of Ireland since 1922.

United Kingdom of Great Britain pn
Vereinigtes Königreich Großbritannien
the Kingdom of Great Britain

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland pn
Vereinigtes Königreich Großbritannien und Irland
The official name of the United Kingdom 1801-1927 (before being renamed by the Royal and Parliamentary Titles Act 1927 following the creation of the Irish Free State in 1922).

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland /jʊˈnaɪtɪd ˈkɪŋdəm əv ˌɡɹeɪt ˈbɹɪtən ən ˌnɔː(ɹ)ðə(ɹ)n ˈaɪə(ɹ)lənd/ pn
Vereinigtes Königreich Großbritannien und Nordirland
The official name of the United Kingdom (since 1927).

United Mexican States /juˌnaɪtɪ̈d ˈmɛk.sɪ.kən ˈsteɪts/ /juːˌnaɪtɨd ˈmɛk.sɪ.kən ˈsteɪts/ pn
Vereinigte Mexikanische Staaten
The official name of Mexico.

United Nations /juˌnaɪtɪd ˈneɪʃənz/ /jʊ-/ pn
Vereinte Nationen
(singular) An international coalition, founded in 1945 and headquartered in New York City, that aims to promote global co-operation and maintain international order.

United Nations Economic and Social Council pn
Wirtschafts- und Sozialrat der Vereinten Nationen
One of the six principal organs of the United Nations, dedicated to coordinate global economical and social affairs.

United Nations General Assembly pn
Generalversammlung der Vereinten Nationen
One of the six principal organs of the United Nations and the only one in which all member nations have equal representation.

United States /juˌnaɪtɪ̈d ˈsteɪts/ /juːˌnaɪtɨd ˈsteɪts/ /jʊˌnaɪtɨd ˈsteɪts/ [juˌnaɪ̯ɾɪ̈d ˈsteɪ̯ts] [jɪ̈-] pn
Vereinigte Staaten Amerika
(in the plural) The collection of individual states of the United States of America.

United States of America /juˌnaɪtəd ˌsteɪts əv əˈmɛɹəkə/ /juːˌnaɪtɨd ˌsteɪts əv əˈmɛɹɨkə/ pn
Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika Vereinigte Staaten Amerika
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United States of Europe pn
Vereinigte Staaten von Europa

Unity pn
Unität
A en given name.

Universal Serial Bus n
USB
(computing) An international standard for interconnecting personal computer devices using simple plugs and sockets and lightweight cables.

Universe /ˈjuːnəˌvɝs/ /ˈjuːnɪˌvɜːs/ pn
Universum
Our universe, the sum of everything that exists in the cosmos, including time and space itself.

Universiade Universiades n
Universiade
an international multi-sport event, organized for university athletes

Unix /ˈjuːnɪks/ Unices Unixen Unixes n
Unix
(computing, informal) Any of the above plus Unix-like operating systems similar to Unix but not qualifying for use of the UNIX trademark.

Unix time pn
Unixzeit
A system for describing instants in time, defined as the number of seconds that have elapsed since 00:00:00 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), Thursday, 1 January 1970, not counting leap seconds, used in Unix and many other operating systems.

Uno pn
Uno
A card game similar to crazy eights, played with specially printed cards that have colours instead of suits.

Upanishad Upanishads n
Upanischad
Any of a set of authorless Hindu religious and philosophical texts considered to be an early source of the religion, found mostly as the concluding part of the Brahmanas and in the Aranyakas.

Upper Austria pn
Oberösterreich
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Upper Egypt pn
Oberägypten
(Egyptology) The part of Ancient Egypt south of Memphis, so named because the Nile flows south to north.

Upper Franconian pn
Oberfränkisch

Upper German adj
oberdeutsch
of the Upper German dialects

Upper German n
Oberdeutsch
One of two major dialect groups of the High German language; spoken primarily in southern Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Alsace, and South Tyrol; distinguished from Central German by the shifts of Proto-Germanic *-pp-, *-mp- to -pf-, -mpf-.

Upper Saxon pn
Obersächsisch

Upper Silesia pn
Oberschlesien
The south-eastern part of Silesia, today mostly within Polish borders with a small strip located in the Czech Republic.

Upper Sorbian pn
Obersorbisch
a Slavic language spoken in part of Saxony

Upper Volta pn
Obervolta
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Uppsala /ʊpˈsɑlə/ /ˈʊpsɑːlə/ pn
Uppsala
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Ural Mountains pn
Ural
a range of mountains in Russia that stretch from the Arctic to the Caspian Sea; traditionally, the border between Europe and Asia

Ural owl Ural owls n
Habichtskauz Uralkauz
A Eurasian species of owl, Strix uralensis

Uranian /jʊˈɹeɪniən/ /jʊˈɹeɪnɪən/ Uranians n
Urning
(literary, archaic) A male homosexual; also, a pederast; a man engaged in an erotic relationship with an adolescent boy.

Uranus /juˈɹeɪnəs/ /jʊˈɹeɪnəs/ /ˈjʊɹənəs/ pn
Uranus
(astronomy) The seventh planet in our solar system, discovered in 1781 by William Herschel.
(Greek mythology) The Greek god who personified the sky and heavens and fathered the Titans. Roman counterpart: Caelus.

Urartian /ʊˈɹɑːtɪən/ adj
urartäisch
Relating to the ancient kingdom of Urartu in the Armenian Highland.

Urartian /ʊˈɹɑːtɪən/ Urartians n
Urartäer
An inhabitant of Urartu.

Urartian /ʊˈɹɑːtɪən/ pn
Urartäisch
The extinct language spoken by the inhabitants of Urartu. Related to Hurrian.

Urban Urbans pn
Urban
(uncommon) A en given name

Urdu /ˈɜːˌduː/ /ˈʊəɹduː/ /ˈʊəˌduː/ pn
Urdu
Modern Standard Urdu, an Indo-Aryan language with native speakers mainly in Pakistan and North India. It is a standardized and Persianized version of Hindustani.

Uri /ˈuːɹi/ pn
Uri
A city in Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir.

Uriah /jʊəˈɹaɪə/ pn
Urija Uria
(rather rare) A en given name of Biblical origin.

Urim and Thummim n
Urim und Thummim
Certain sacred objects (whose precise form and nature is unknown) that were worn on the breastplate of the Jewish high priest, as described in the Bible, and used in divination or casting lots. [from 16th c.]

Ursa Major /ˌɝsə ˈmeɪdʒɚ/ pn
Großer Bär
(constellation) A large circumpolar constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a bear. It includes the familiar asterism the Big Dipper and the stars Mizar, Dubhe, and Alkaid.

Ursa Minor /ˌɝsə ˈmaɪnɚ/ pn
Kleiner Bär kleiner Bär kleiner Wagen
(constellation) A circumpolar constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a bear. It includes the familiar asterism of the Little Dipper and, as part of it, the northern pole star Polaris, as well as Kochab.

Ursula /ˈɜː(ɹ).sjʊ.lə/ /ˈɜː(ɹ).ʃʊ.lə/ /ˈɝ.sə.lə/ pn
Ursula
A en given name.

Uruguay /ˈjʊə.ɹə.ɡwaɪ/ /ˈjʊɹ.ə.ɡwaɪ/ /ˈʊɹ.ə.ɡweɪ/ pn
Uruguay
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Uruguayan /uɹuˈɡwaɪən/ adj
uruguayisch
Of, from, or pertaining to Uruguay, the Uruguayan people or the Uruguayan language.

Uruguayan /uɹuˈɡwaɪən/ Uruguayans n
Uruguayer Uruguayerin
A person from Uruguay or of Uruguayan descent.

Usedom pn
Usedom
An island in the Baltic Sea on the border between Germany and Poland.

Usenet /ˈjuːz.nɛt/ pn
Usenet
(Internet) A world-wide distributed discussion system consisting of newsgroups classified hierarchically by subject.

Usenetter Usenetters n
Useneter
A user of Usenet.

Usonian /juːˈsoʊni.ən/ adj
US-amerikanisch

Usonian /juːˈsoʊni.ən/ Usonians n
US-Amerikaner US-Amerikanerin
An inhabitant or citizen of the United States of America.

Ussuriysk pn
Ussurijsk
A city in Primorsky Krai, Russia.

Ustashe Ustashes n
Ustascha

Utena pn
Utenen

Utraquism n
Kalixtiner
(historical, Christianity) The moderate Hussite ideology that the faithful, specifically including laity, should receive Communion under both kinds (sub utraque specie), that is to say, receive both bread and wine during the Eucharist; moderate Hussitism.

Utraquist Utraquists n
Kalixtiner Kelchner Utraquist
A follower of Utraquism, a moderate Hussite.

Utrecht /juːˈtɹɛxt/ /ˈjuˌtɹɛkt/ /ˈjuˌtɹɛxt/ pn
Utrecht
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Utsunomiya pn
Utsunomiya
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Uyghur /ˈwiːɡ(ʊ)ə/ /ˈwiːɡɚ/ Uyghur Uyghurs n
Uigure Uigurin
A member of a Turkic ethnic group living in northwestern China and southeastern Kazakhstan.

Uyghur /ˈwiːɡ(ʊ)ə/ /ˈwiːɡɚ/ pn
Uigurisch
The language of the Uyghur people.

Uzbek more Uzbek most Uzbek adj
usbekisch
Of, from, or pertaining to Uzbekistan, the Uzbek people or the Uzbek language.

Uzbek Uzbeks n
Usbeke Usbekin
A person from Uzbekistan or of Uzbek descent.

Uzbek pn
Usbekisch usbekisch
The language of Uzbekistan.

Uzbek SSR pn
Usbekische SSR
Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic, the name for the Republic of Uzbekistan while under the rule of the Soviet Union (1924-1991).

Uzbekistan /ʊzˌbɛkɪˈstɑːn/ pn
Usbekistan
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Uzhhorod pn
Ungwar Uschhorod Ungarisch Burg
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V sign V signs n
Victory-Zeichen V-Zeichen
A sign of victory or peace made by raising the index and middle fingers with the palm outwards.

V-neck V-necks n
V-Ausschnitt
A V-shaped neckline on a garment such as a pullover, usually at the front of the garment.

V-shaped adj
V-förmig
Shaped like the letter V; especially, designating one of the two major types of valley (the other being U-shaped), typically formed by flowing water.

VAT /væt/ /ˌviːeɪˈtiː/ n
MWSt
(taxation) Initialism of value added tax.

VFD VFDs n
FF
(US) Initialism of volunteer fire department.

VHF adj
UKW
(electronics) Initialism of very high frequency.

VIP /vɪp/ VIPs n
V. I. P. VIP
Initialism of very important person.

VPN VPNs n
VPN
(computing) Initialism of virtual private network.

VW pn
Volkswagen
Initialism of Volkswagen, a German car manufacturer.

Vaasa pn
Vaasa
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Vadodara pn
Vadodara
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Vaduz /vəˈduːts/ pn
Vaduz
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Vaisheshika pn
Vaisheshika
A particular school of Hindu philosophy from ancient India.

Vaishnavism pn
Vishnuismus
A branch of Hinduism focusing on the worship of Vishnu.

Valais /væˈleɪ/ /ˈvæleɪ/ pn
Wallis
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Valencia /vəˈlɛnsi.ə/ pn
Valencia
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Valens pn
Valens
a Roman cognomen

Valentina pn
Valentina
A en given name, feminine form of Valentine.

Valentine /ˈvæləntaɪn/ Valentines n
Valentin
male given name

Valentinian pn
Valentinian
a Roman cognomen

Valerian pn
Valerian
a Roman cognomen, notably borne by Publius Licinius Valerianus, a Roman emperor

Valerie pn
Valerie
A en given name

Valhalla /vælˈhælə/ /vɑlˈhɑlə/ pn
Walhalla Walhall
(Norse mythology) The home of half of all warriors who died gloriously in battle as well as many of the Æsir.

Vallarsa pn
Brandtal
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Valle d'Aosta /ˌvaleɪ dɑːˈɒstə/ pn
Aostatal
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Valletta /vəˈlɛtə/ pn
Valletta
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Valley of the Kings pn
Tal der Könige
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Valley of the Sun pn
Tal der Sonne
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Valsalva manoeuvre Valsalva manoeuvres n
Valsalva-Manöver Valsalva-Versuch
(medicine) A self-administered procedure comprising an attempted exhalation against a closed airway, usually performed by closing one's mouth and pinching one's nose shut while attempting, with moderate force, to expel air.

Van /væn/ pn
Van
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Van Allen belt Van Allen belts n
Van-Allen-Gürtel
(astrophysics) Synonym of Van Allen radiation belt

Van Allen radiation belt Van Allen radiation belts n
Van-Allen-Strahlungsgürtel
(astronomy, physics) Either of two torus-shaped areas of high-energy charged particles which partly surround Earth, trapped by its magnetic field. The areas are characterised by intense radiation. When the belts "overload", particles strike the upper atmosphere and fluoresce, causing the polar aurora.

Vancouver /vænˈkuː.vɚ/ /væŋˈkuː.vɚ/ Vancouvers pn
Vancouver
(attributive) The Vancouver system of reference citation.

Vandal Vandals n
Vandale Wandale
(historical) A member of an ancient east Germanic tribe famous for sacking Rome.

Vandalic /vænˈdæl.ɪk/ adj
wandalisch
Of or pertaining to the Vandals (the Germanic tribe).

Vanessa /vəˈnɛsə/ pn
Vanessa
A en given name.

Vanuatu /væn.uːˈɑː.tuː/ /vɑ.nuˈɑ.tu/ /ˌvænuːˈaːtuː/ pn
Vanuatu
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Vanuatuan adj
vanuatuisch
Of, from, or pertaining to Vanuatu, the Vanuatuan people or the Vanuatuan language.

Vanuatuan Vanuatuans n
Vanuatuer Vanuatuerin
A person from Vanuatu or of Vanuatuan descent.

Varangian /vəˈɹæn.d͡ʒi.ən/ Varangians n
Waräger
(historical) A member of the ethnically Scandinavian people around the borders of Constantinople in the ninth and tenth centuries.

Varaždin pn
Warasdin
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Varese pn
Varese
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Varna pn
Warna
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Varsovian /vɑː(ɹ)ˈsəʊviən/ adj
Warschauer
Of, from or pertaining to Warsaw.

Varsovian /vɑː(ɹ)ˈsəʊviən/ Varsovians n
Warschauer Warschauerin
Someone living in or originating from Warsaw.

Varus pn
Varus
a Roman cognomen

Vashkivtsi pn
Waschkautz Waschkiwzi
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Vaslui pn
Wassluy

Vasmer /ˈfasmɐ/ pn
Vasmer
A surname from German.

Vatican /ˈvæ.tɪ.kən/ adj
vatikanisch
Relating to the Vatican City state.

Vatican /ˈvæ.tɪ.kən/ pn
Vatikan
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The Vatican Hill in Rome, where the palace and Vatican City are located.

Vatican City /ˈvæ.tɪ.kən ˈsɪt.i/ pn
Vatikanstadt Vatikan
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Vatican City State pn
Vatikanstaat Staat Vatikanstadt
The official name of Vatican City.

Vatra Dornei pn
Dorna Watra Dorna-Watra

Vaud pn
Waadt
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Veda /ˈveɪdə/ Vedas pn
Veda Veden
(Hinduism) Any of a large body of texts originating in Ancient India. They form the oldest layer of Sanskrit literature and the oldest sacred texts of Hinduism.

Vedic Sanskrit pn
Vedisch
The earliest and most archaic form of Sanskrit, as used in the Vedas.

Vega /ˈveɪɡə/ pn
Wega
(star) The brightest star in the constellation Lyra; Alpha (α) Lyrae. It forms one corner of the Summer Triangle.

Vegan /ˈveɪɡən/ /ˈviːɡən/ Vegans n
Weganer Weganerin
(science fiction) Someone from the vicinity of the star Vega.

Vehm pn
Feme
(historical) A Westphalian tribunal system during the Middle Ages.

Veii pn
Veji
(historical) In ancient times, an important Etruscan city 16 km (9.9 mi) NNW of Rome, Italy.

Vela pn
Segel des Schiffs
(constellation) A spring constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble the sails of a ship. Until 1763, it was part of a larger constellation, Argo Navis.

Velcro /ˈvɛlkɹoʊ/ /ˈvɛlkɹəʊ/ pn
Klettband Klettverschluss
A fastener consisting of two strips of fabric, one covered with minute fiber hooks and the other with tiny fiber loops, which stick strongly together but can be pulled apart.

Veles pn
Veles
(Slavic god) The pagan Slavic god of the fertile earth, livestock, waters, and the underworld, often portrayed as a chimera.

Veliky Novgorod /vəˈliː.ki ˈnɑv.ɡə.ɹɑd/ /vəˈliː.ki ˈnɒv.ɡə.ɹɒd/ /vɪˈliː.ki ˈnɔːv.ɡə.ɹət/ pn
Weliki Nowgorod
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Velké Svatoňovice /ˌvɛlkɛə ˈsvatɒnjɒvˌɪtseɪ/ pn
Groß Schwadowitz
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Velvet Revolution Velvet Revolutions n
Samtene Revolution
Any non-violent political revolution, especially the events in Czechoslovakia that led to the velvet divorce.

Velyki Mosty pn
Groß-Mosty Welyki Mosty
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Vendémiaire /vɛnˌdɛmɪˈɛː/ /ˌvɑndəˈmjɛəɹ/ /ˌvɑ̃deɪˈmjɛəɹ/ Vendémiaires pn
Vendémiaire Weinlesemonat Weinmonat Weinmond
(historical) The first month of the French Republican Calendar, starting on the date of the autumnal equinox (September 22, 23 or 24) and ending on October 21, 22 or 23.

Venerable /ˈvɛnəɹəbl/ /ˈvɛnɹəbl/ more Venerable most Venerable adj
ehrwürdig

Venetian /vəˈniʃən/ /vɪˈniːʃən/ adj
venezianisch
Of, from, or relating to Venice, Italian city.

Venetian /vəˈniʃən/ /vɪˈniːʃən/ Venetians n
Venezianer Venezianerin
An inhabitant or a resident of Venice, the city.

Venetian blind Venetian blinds n
Jalousie
A blind consisting of overlapping horizontal, flat slats, usually made of metal, vinyl or wood, that can be tilted so as to let in more or less light.

Venetic /vəˈnɛtɪk/ pn
Venetisch
An extinct Indo-European language that was spoken in ancient times by the Veneti tribe in the North-Italian Veneto and modern Slovenia, between the Po River delta and the southern fringe of the Alps. It should not be confused with Venetian, a Romance language presently spoken in the same region.

Veneto /ˈvɛnətoʊ/ pn
Venetien Venezien
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Venezuela /ˌvɛn.əˈzweɪ.lə/ /ˌvɛn.ɛzˈweɪ.lə/ /ˌvɛn.ɪˈzweɪ.lə/ pn
Venezuela
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Venezuelan adj
venezolanisch venezuelisch
Of, from, or pertaining to Venezuela or the Venezuelan people.

Venezuelan Venezuelans n
Venezolaner Venezolanerin
A person from Venezuela or of Venezuelan descent.

Venice /ˈvɛnɪs/ Venices pn
Venedig
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Venice turpentine n
Lärchenharz Lärchenterpentin
(now, historical) A thick substance made from tree resin of the European larch (Larix decidua), formerly used as a component in artists' oil painting to create glossy, translucent glazes.

Venn diagram Venn diagrams n
Venn-Diagramm
(set theory) A diagram representing some sets by contours of closed shapes, such as circles or ellipses (and sometimes also the universal set as a rectangle enclosing all of these shapes), and indicating the relationships between the sets: by overlapping the shapes to show that the corresponding sets have a non-empty intersection, and by possibly (but not necessarily) enclosing all of the sets (which are proper subsets of the universal set) within a universal set (represented typically by a rectangle); such that the total number of simply connected regions is 2^n, where n is the number of depicted sets which are proper subsets of the universal set.

Ventspils pn
Windau Ventspils
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Ventôse /vɑnˈtoʊz/ /vɒ̃ˈtəʊz/ Ventôses pn
Ventôse Windmonat Ventose
(historical) The sixth month of the French Republican Calendar, from February 19, 20 or 21 to March 20 or 21.

Venus /ˈvinəs/ /ˈviːnəs/ [ˈvinɪ̈s] [ˈvɛ.nɐs] Venuses pn
Venus
(astronomy) The second planet in the Solar system, named for the goddess; represented in astronomy and astrology by ♀.
(Roman god) The goddess of love, beauty, fertility, and sexuality; the Roman counterpart of Aphrodite.

Venus comb Venus combs n
Venuskamm
An umbelliferous plant (Scandix pecten-veneris).

Venus de Milo pn
Venus von Milo
An ancient Greek sculpture believed to depict Aphrodite (Venus to Romans).

Venus flytrap Venus flytraps n
Venusfliegenfalle
An insectivorous plant of the savannas of North and South Carolina, Dionaea muscipula; the leaves are hinged and bordered with stiff hairs, and close when an insect alights on them.

Venus symbol Venus symbols n
Venussymbol
the symbol ♀

Venusian /vəˈnjuː.si.ən/ /vəˈnjuː.sjən/ /vəˈnuʃən/ /vəˈnuʒən/ adj
Venus- venerisch
Of or relating to inhabitants of Venus.

Venusian /vəˈnjuː.si.ən/ /vəˈnjuː.sjən/ /vəˈnuʃən/ /vəˈnuʒən/ Venusians n
Venusbewohner Venusbewohnerin Venusianer Venusianerin
(science fiction) An inhabitant of the planet Venus.

Venusian /vəˈnjuː.si.ən/ /vəˈnjuː.sjən/ /vəˈnuʃən/ /vəˈnuʒən/ pn
Venusianisch
(science fiction) A hypothetical language spoken on Venus.

Veps pn
Wepsisch
The Veps language, spoken by the Vepses, belonging to the Finnic group of the Finno-Ugric languages.

Vera /ˈvɪə.ɹə/ pn
Vera
A en given name.

Veracruz Veracruzes pn
Veracruz
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Vercingetorix /vɜː(ɹ).sɪnˈd͡ʒɛ.tə.ɹɪks/ pn
Vercingetorix
72 BCE–46 BCE, the chieftain of the Arverni, leader of the great Gallic revolt against the Romans in 53–52 BCE.

Verdun /və(ɹ)ˈdɜ̃/ /və(ɹ)ˈdʌn/ pn
Verdun
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Verfremdungseffekt /fɛɹˈfɹɛm.dʊŋs.ɛˌfɛkt/ /fɛːˈfɹɛm.dʊŋs.ɛˌfɛkt/ /vɜːˈfɹɛm.duŋs.əˌfɛkt/ /vɝˈfɹɛm.duŋs.əˌfɛkt/ Verfremdungseffekte n
Verfremdungseffekt
(theatre, literature) Brecht's distancing effect.

Verkhoyansk pn
Werchojansk
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Vermont /vəɹˈmaʊnt/ /vəˈmɒnt/ /vɚˈmɑnt/ /ˈvɜːmɒnt/ [vɚˈmɑn(ʔ)t̚] [vɚˈmɑ̃ʔ] pn
Vermont
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Verner alternation Verner alternations n
grammatischer Wechsel
(indo-european studies) The alternation between consonants in different forms of a word stem in the Germanic languages, as a result of Verner's law.

Veronese more Veronese most Veronese adj
veronesisch
Of, from or relating to the city of Verona

Veronese Veronese n
Veroneser
a person from Verona

Veronica /vəˈɹɒnɪkə/ pn
Veronika
A en given name.

Versailles /vɚˈsaɪ/ /vɚˈzaɪ/ /vɛəˈsaɪ/ pn
Versailles
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(by ellipsis) The Palace of Versailles.
(by ellipsis, historical) The Treaty of Versailles (1919).

Verstappen Verstappens pn
Verstappen

Vespasian /vɛsˈpeɪzi.ən/ /vɛsˈpeɪʒi.ən/ pn
Vespasian
a Roman cognomen, notably borne by Titus Flavius Vespasianus, the Roman emperor from AD 69 to 79

Vespers pn
Vesper
(Christianity) A Christian service held in the late afternoon or early evening; evensong

Vesuvius /vəˈsu.vi.əs/ pn
Vesuv
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Vettel Vettels pn
Vettel

Viagra /vaɪˈæɡɹə/ pn
Viagra
(pharmaceutical drug) A brand name of the drug sildenafil citrate, used to treat erectile dysfunction. [from 1990s]

Vianden pn
Vianden
One of the twelve cantons of Luxembourg, located in the north-east of the country.
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Viborg /ˈvi.bɚk/ /ˈviˌbɔɹɡ/ /ˈviː.bək/ /ˈviːˌbɔːɡ/ pn
Viborg
A city in Karelia (now part of Russia, in earlier times part of Finland and Sweden), pop. 79,224 (as of 2002), usually spelled Vyborg.

Vicenza pn
Vicenza
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Victor /ˈvɪk.tə(ɹ)/ pn
Viktor
A en given name.

Victoria /vɪkˈtɔː.ɹi.ə/ Victoriae Victorias pn
Viktoria
A en given name.
Victoria
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Victoria Viktorien
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Victoria Cross Victoria Crosses n
Victoria-Kreutz
The highest military award in the honours system of the United Kingdom, and some members of the Commonwealth of Nations.

Victoria Falls pn
Victoriafälle
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Victorian /vɪkˈtɔ.ɹi.ən/ /vɪkˈtɔː.ɹɪ.ən/ more Victorian most Victorian adj
Viktorianische viktorianisch
Of or relating to the reign of Queen Victoria from 1837 to 1901, or that period.

Victory Day Victory Days n
Tag des Sieges
Any of various public holidays in various countries to commemorate victories in important battles or wars in the countries' history.

Vidofnir pn
Vidofnir Widofnir
(Norse mythology) A mythological bird (variously, a falcon or a rooster) that inhabits the top of Mímameiðr, a tree identified with Yggdrasil; sometimes positioned on the brow of another cosmic bird.

Vienna /vaɪˈi.nə/ /vaɪˈæ.nə/ /vaɪˈɛ.nə/ /viˈɛ.nə/ /ˈvaɪ.ə.nə/ pn
Wien
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A en given name.

Vienna sausage Vienna sausages n
Würstchen

Vienne pn
Vienne
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Viennese /ˌviː.əˈniːz/ more Viennese most Viennese adj
wienerisch Wiener wienisch
Of or relating to Vienna (the capital of Austria).

Viennese /ˌviː.əˈniːz/ Viennese n
Wiener Wienerin
An inhabitant or resident of Vienna.

Viennese oyster n
Wiener Auster
A sex position in which the female lies on her back and moves her legs behind her head.

Viennese waltz Viennese waltzes n
Wiener Walzer
A ballroom dance based on the waltz where the couple is constantly performing turns and pirouettes.

Viennois pn
Viennois

Vientiane /viˌɛntiˈɑːn/ /ˌvjɛnˈtjɑːn/ pn
Vientiane Vieng Chan
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Vietcong /ˌvi.ɛt.ˈkɑŋ/ /ˌviː.ɛt.ˈkɒŋ/ pn
Nationale Front für die Befreiung Südvietnams
A communist organization and guerrilla army in South Vietnam and Cambodia that fought the United States, South Korea, Australia, and the South Vietnamese government during the Vietnam War and was supported by communist North Vietnam.

Vietnam /(ˈ)vitˈnæm/ /(ˈ)vitˈnɑm/ /(ˈ)viːətˈnæm/ /(ˈ)viːətˈnɑːm/ /(ˈ)vjɛtˈnæm/ /(ˈ)vjɛtˈnɑm/ /(ˈ)vjɛtˈnɑːm/ /ˌvi.ətˈnæm/ /ˌvi.ətˈnɑm/ /ˌvjɛʔˈnɑːm/ pn
Vietnam
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(chiefly, US, colloquial) The Vietnam War.

Vietnam War pn
Vietnamkrieg
(historical) The war that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia between 1955 and 1975 between South Vietnam (backed by the United States and SEATO) and North Vietnam aiding the South Vietnamese communist guerrilla army known as the Vietcong (supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union) for the struggle for total Communist control of Vietnam as one state.

Vietnamese /viˌɛt.nəˈmiːz/ /ˌviː.ət.nəˈmiːz/ adj
vietnamesisch Vietnamesisch
Of or pertaining to Vietnam.

Vietnamese /viˌɛt.nəˈmiːz/ /ˌviː.ət.nəˈmiːz/ Vietnamese n
Vietnamese Vietnamesin Vietnamesisch
(countable, chiefly, in the plural) A person/people from Vietnam or of Vietnamese descent.
(uncountable) Vietnamese cuisine; traditional Vietnamese food.

Vietnamese /viˌɛt.nəˈmiːz/ /ˌviː.ət.nəˈmiːz/ pn
Vietnamesisch vietnamesisch
The Austroasiatic language spoken predominantly in Vietnam.

Vietnamese balm n
Kammminze
A Southeast Asian herb used in food for its lemon flavor, especially in Vietnamese cuisine, Elsholtzia ciliata

Vietnamese studies n
Vietnamistik
(humanities) An academic discipline that includes the study of literature written in the Vietnamese language, Vietnamese linguistics, Vietnamese history, and Vietnamese ethnology.

Viking /ˈvaɪkɪŋ/ Vikings n
Wikinger
(historical) Scandinavian/Northern European seafarers, most familiarly raiders and pirates during the Viking age.

Vilnius /ˈvɪlni.əs/ /ˈvɪlnjəs/ pn
Vilnius Wilna
(metonymy) The Lithuanian government.

Vincent /ˈvɪnsənt/ Vincents pn
Vincent Vinzenz
(countable) A en given name.

Vincentian adj
vincentisch
Of, or pertaining to, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Vincentian Vincentians n
Vincenter Vincenterin
A citizen of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
A member of one of the Catholic orders or societies in the Vincentian Family (organizations inspired by the life and work of St. Vincent de Paul).

Vinica pn
Weinitz
A town and municipality in the east of the Republic of Macedonia.

Virgil /ˈvɜːdʒɪl/ /ˈvɝdʒɪl/ pn
Vergil
Pūblius Vergilius Marō (70–19 BCE), Roman epic writer from the Augustan period, best known for writing the Aeneid.

Virgin pn
die Jungfrau
(Christianity) Synonym of Virgin Mary (“Mary, mother of Jesus”).
The constellation and star sign Virgo.

Virgin Islands pn
Jungferninseln
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Virgin Mary Virgin Marys Virgins Mary pn
Jungfrau Maria
(Christianity) Synonym of Mary, mother of Jesus.

Virginia /vɚˈd͡ʒɪn.jə/ Virginias pn
Virginia Virginien
Any of several places, in the United States and elsewhere:

Virginian /vəˈd͡ʒɪnjən/ /vɚˈd͡ʒɪnjən/ Virginians n
Virginianer Virginianerin
A native or resident of the state of Virginia in the United States of America.

Virgo /ˈvɜː.ɡəʊ/ /ˈvɝ.ɡoʊ/ pn
Jungfrau
(zodiac constellations) : A constellation in the zodiac, imagined in the shape of a maiden, that contains the bright binary star Spica.
(astrology) : The zodiac sign for the virgin, ruled by Mercury, that covers August 23 – September 23 (tropical astrology) or September 16 – October 15 (sidereal astrology).

Virgo Supercluster /ˈvɚɡoʊ ˈsu.pɚˈklʌstɚ/ pn
Virgo-Superhaufen
(astronomy) The supercluster that includes the Milky Way galaxy.

Visean pn
Viséum
(geology, paleontology) A subdivision of the Carboniferous period.

Visegrád pn
Plintenburg
a small castle town in Pest County, Hungary

Vishnu /ˈvɪʃnu/ pn
Vishnu Wischnu
(Hinduism) One of the Trimurti (trinity) in Hindu mythology, and the most popularly venerated god in Hinduism. Vishnu is commonly depicted as being blue in colour and having four arms: with each hand holding either a lotus, a mace, a conch shell or chakram weapon. Vishnu is the Supreme being or Ultimate Reality for Vaishnavas and a manifestation of Brahman in the Advaita or Smarta traditions of Hinduism.

Visigoth /ˈvɪzɪɡɒθ/ Visigoths n
Westgote
Any member of an ancient East Germanic tribe, one branch of the Goths (the Ostrogoths being the other), which participated in several wars with Rome and established a kingdom with Toulouse for its capital.

Visigothic adj
westgotisch
of or pertaining to the Visigoths

Vistula /ˈvɪst͡ʃʊlə/ pn
Weichsel
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Vitebsk pn
Wizebsk Witebsk
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Vitruvian Man pn
vitruvianischer Mensch
A drawing of human anatomy created by Leonardo da Vinci around the year 1487, or a representation of it.

Vitruvian scroll Vitruvian scrolls n
Wasserwogenband
A scroll pattern used in borders and architectural mouldings, resembling waves in water or a series of parchment scrolls viewed on end.

Vitus pn
Veit
(historical) A en given name.

Vivian /ˈvɪvi.ən/ pn
Vivien
A en given name.
A en given name.

Vjosa pn
Aoos Vjosa
A river of northwestern Greece and southwestern Albania.

Vladika Vladikas n
Wladika
(now, historical) The head of church and state in Montenegro until 1852; the prince bishop.

Vladikavkaz pn
Wladikawkas
a city, capital city of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania, Russia.

Vladimir /ˈvlæ.dɪ.miə(ɹ)/ pn
Wladimir
A transliteration of the Russian male given name Влади́мир (Vladímir), popular throughout the history of Slavic countries and societies.
A en given name, but rare as a name of English-speaking persons.

Vladivostok /ˌvlædɪˈvɑstɑk/ /ˌvlædɪˈvɒstɒk/ pn
Wladiwostok
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Vlorë pn
Vlora
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Vltava /vəlˈtɑːvə/ pn
Moldau Vltava
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Vojvodina /ˌvɔɪvəˈdiːnə/ pn
Vojvodina Woiwodina Wojwodina
A northern autonomous province of Serbia. Administrative and largest city: Novi Sad.

Volans pn
Fliegender Fisch
(constellation) A small circumpolar constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a flying fish.

Volapük /volaˈpyk/ /ˈvɒləˌpʊk/ pn
Volapük Volapük-Sprache Volapükisch Volapüksprache
An artificial language (constructed language) created in 1879 by Johann Martin Schleyer.

Volapükist Volapükists n
Volapükist Volapükistin
One who speaks, or favours the adoption of, the artificial language Volapük.

Volga /ˈvoʊlɡə/ /ˈvɑːlɡə/ /ˈvɒlɡə/ pn
Wolga
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Volga German Volga Germans n
Wolgadeutsche Wolgadeutscher
(countable) A member of the German community which settled along the Volga in southern Russia in the 18th century, and can now be found in Siberia, Germany, and elsewhere due to deportations and migrations.

Volgograd pn
Wolgograd
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Volhynia pn
Wolhynien
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Volkswagen /ˈvoʊksˌwæɡn̩/ Volkswagens n
Volkswagen
A car manufactured by Volkswagen.

Vologda pn
Wologda
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Volscian /ˈvɒlʃən/ adj
volskisch
Or, or relating to, the people or language of the Volsci.

Volscian /ˈvɒlʃən/ Volscians n
Volsker Volskerin
An inhabitant of Volsci, or a person of Volscian descent.

Volscian /ˈvɒlʃən/ pn
Volskisch
An Italic language formerly spoken by the Volsci and becoming extinct sometime after the 3rd century BC.

Volyn pn
Wolhynien Wolhinien Wolinien Wolyn Wolynien
Volyn province (oblast) in northwestern Ukraine.

Vorarlberg /ˈfɔːɹˌɑː(ɹ)lbɜː(ɹ)ɡ/ pn
Vorarlberg
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Voronezh /vəˈɹɒniʒ/ pn
Woronesch Woronesh
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Vosges /voʊʒ/ pn
Vogesen
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Vote Votes n
Wote Wotin
A person from Votia or of Votic descent.

Votic pn
Wotisch Votisch
A nearly extinct Finno-Ugric language spoken in Ingria.

Vulcan /ˈvʌlkən/ pn
Vulkan
(Roman god) The god of volcanoes and fire, especially the forge, also the patron of all craftsmen, especially blacksmiths. The Roman counterpart of Hephaestus.
(astronomy, historical) A hypothetical planet proposed in the 19th century to exist in an orbit between Mercury and the Sun. Coined by Jacques Bobinet

Vulcan salute /ˌvʌlkən səˈl(j)uːt/ /ˌvʌlkən səˈlut/ Vulcan salutes n
Grußgeste der Vulkanier Vulkanier-Gruß
A gesture of greeting among Star Trek fans, consisting of a raised hand with the palm forward and the thumb extended, and the fingers parted between the middle finger and ring finger.

Vulgar Latin pn
Vulgärlatein
(linguistics, historical) The Latin language as spoken by the Roman people, as opposed to Classical Latin as written in formal literature. Developed into Proto-Romance and descendant languages in the Early Middle Ages.

Vulgate /ˈvʌlɡeɪt/ /ˈvʌlɡɪt/ pn
Vulgata
The Latin translation of the Bible (from Hebrew and Greek) made by Saint Jerome.

Vulpecula /vʌlˈpɛkjələ/ pn
Fuchs
(constellation) A faint autumn constellation in the northern sky.

Vuoksi River pn
Vuoksi Wuoksa
A river running in Finland and Russia.

Vyborg /ˈvi.bɚk/ /ˈviˌbɔɹɡ/ /ˈviː.bək/ /ˈviːˌbɔːɡ/ pn
Wiburg Wyborg
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Vynnyky pn
Weinbergen Wynnyky
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Vynohradiv pn
Groß Seblisch Groß Sillesch Groß Weinstadt Wynohradiw
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Vyzhnytsia pn
Wischnitz
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Váh pn
Waag
Váh, a river in Slovakia

Vänern pn
Vänern
Sweden's largest lake, located in southwestern Sweden

Vé pn
Vé
In Norse mythology, one of two brothers of Odin.

Võro /ˈvɔːɹəʊ/ /ˈvɜːɹəʊ/ pn
Võro
A language belonging to the Finnic branch of the Uralic languages. It is sometimes considered a dialect of Estonian.

Völkerwanderung Völkerwanderungen n
Völkerwanderung
Migration Period

Völuspá pn
Valans spådom Völuspá
The Prophecy of the Vǫlva; the first poem of the Poetic Edda.

W /ˈdʌb(əl)juː/ /ˈdʌb/ /ˈdʌbjə/ /ˈdʌbə(l)ju/ Ws n
W

WRT preposition
bzgl.
Initialism of with respect to.

WTF phraseologicalUnit
WZT was zum Teufel
(rare) Where the fuck, why the fuck, when the fuck, or who the fuck.

WYSIWYG /ˈwɪz.iˌwɪɡ/ /ˈwɪz.ə.wɪɡ/ WYSIWYGs n
WYSIWYG wirklichkeitsgetreue Darstellung auf dem Bildschirm
(computing) Software that allows editing on screen what the printed version would be like; software with a what-you-see-is-what-you-get display interface.

Wadden Sea pn
Wattenmeer
A shallow and narrow sea peripheral to the North Sea, situated between the Frisian Islands and the mainland coasts of Denmark, Germany and the Netherlands.

Wadowice pn
Wadowitz
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Waffen-SS /ˈvɑfən.ɛsˌɛs/ pn
Waffen-SS
A subdivision of the Schutzstaffel.

Wagner /ˈvɑɡnɚ/ /ˈwæɡnɚ/ pn
Wagner
A surname from German.

Wagnerian more Wagnerian most Wagnerian adj
wagnerianisch
Of, or characteristic of Richard Wagner, or his music; (by extension) of epic dimensions.

Wagnerian Wagnerians n
Wagnerianer Wagnerianerin
An admirer of Richard Wagner.

Wahhabi Wahhabis n
Wahhabit
(Islam) An adherent of Wahhabism (Sunni Islamic fundamentalist reform movement).

Wahhabism pn
Wahhabismus
(Islam) A Sunni Islamic fundamentalist reform movement based on the teachings of Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab (c. 1703–1792), followed primarily in Saudi Arabia and Qatar.

Wahhabite Wahhabites n
Wahhabit
(Islam) A follower of Wahhabism, a fundamentalist movement of Islam.

Waldemar pn
Waldemar
(rare) A en given name.

Waldense Waldenses n
Waldenser
(historical, Christianity) A member of a sect of dissenters from the ecclesiastical system of the Roman Catholic Church, who in the 13th century were driven by persecution to the valleys of Piedmont.

Waldensian more Waldensian most Waldensian adj
waldensisch Waldenser-
Of or pertaining to the Waldenses.

Waldensian Waldensians n
Waldenser Waldenserin
One who holds the doctrines of the Waldenses (a pre-Protestant church founded by Peter Waldo).

Waldorf salad Waldorf salads n
Waldorfsalat
(countable, and, uncountable) A type of salad, consisting of apple, nuts (especially walnuts), celery, and mayonnaise or a mayonnaise-based dressing.

Wales /weɪlz/ [weɪɫz] Waleses pn
Wales
One of the four constituent countries of the United Kingdom, formerly a principality

Wall-Sun-Sun prime Wall-Sun-Sun primes n
Wall-Sun-Sun-Primzahl
(number theory) A (hypothetical) prime number p such that p^2 divides F_{\pi(p)}, where F_n is the Fibonacci sequence and \pi(p) is the pth Pisano period (the period length of the Fibonacci sequence reduced modulo p).

Wallachia /wɒlˈeɪ.kiː.ə/ pn
Walachei Mährische Walachei
A former principality in Eastern Europe, now part of South Romania.
Mährische Walachei
A historical part of north-east Moravia.

Wallachian /wɒlˈeɪ.kiː.ən/ adj
walachisch wallachisch
Of or pertaining to Wallachia.

Wallachian /wɒlˈeɪ.kiː.ən/ pn
Walachisch Wallachisch
The language of the Wallachians; Romanian.

Wallia Wallias pn
Vallia Wallia
A historic king of the Visigoths.

Wallis and Futuna /ˈwɒlɪs ən(d) fuːˈtuːnə/ pn
Wallis und Futuna
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Wallonia /wəˈləʊnɪə/ pn
Wallonien Wallonie
Federal Region of southern Belgium where French and German are the official languages, and where Lorrain, Luxembourgish, Picard, Franconian and Walloon languages are also spoken.

Walloon /wəˈluːn/ adj
wallonisch Wallonisch
Referring to the French-speaking people of southern Belgium and parts of northern France.
Referring to the Romance language spoken by this people.

Walloon /wəˈluːn/ Walloons n
Wallone Wallonin
An inhabitant of Wallonia, of Belgian nationality, nowadays generally French-speaking, but also possibly German-speaking.
An inhabitant of the region of southern Belgium and northern France (around Givet), usually of Belgian nationality.

Walloon /wəˈluːn/ pn
Wallonisch wallonisch
The Romance language commonly spoken until the middle of the 20th century in parts of southern Belgium and northern France (around Givet).

Walpurgis night Walpurgis nights n
Walpurgisnacht
Walpurgisnacht ("Walpurga's night"), a feast of witchcraft in German folklore, observed on 30 April.

Walter /ˈwɑltɚ/ /ˈwɔltɚ/ /ˈwɔːltə/ pn
Walter Walther
A en given name.

Wandering Jew pn
Ewiger Jude Wandernder Jude
A Jewish shoemaker who, in Christian tradition, taunted Jesus Christ on the way to his (Jesus') crucifixion and for that was condemned to wander the Earth until Jesus' return (ie. the second coming).

Wanderwort /ˈvɑndɚˌvɔɹt/ /ˈvɑndɚˌvɚtɚ/ /ˈvɒndəˌvɔːt/ /ˈvɒndəˌvətə/ /ˈwɑndɚˌwɔɹt/ /ˈwɑndɚˌwɚtɚ/ /ˈwɒndəˌwɔːt/ /ˈwɒndəˌwətə/ [-ɾɚ] Wanderworte Wanderworts Wanderwörter n
Wanderwort
(linguistics) A loanword that has spread to many different languages, often through trade or the adoption of foreign cultural practices.

Wankel engine Wankel engines n
Wankelmotor
A rotary internal combustion engine, without pistons, using instead an epitrochoid-shaped housing.

Waray-Waray pn
Waray-Waray
(linguistics) A central Philippine Visayan language from the islands of Samar, Biliran, and northeast Leyte.

Warholian more Warholian most Warholian adj
Warhol'sch warholsch
(art) Of or pertaining to Andy Warhol (Andrew Warhola, 1928–1987), American painter, printmaker and filmmaker, or his style or works.

Warner /ˈwɔː(ɹ)nə(ɹ)/ Warners pn
Werner
A surname originating as a patronymic derived from a medieval given name, from Germanic war, warin "cautious; heedful; wary; watchful" + her, heri "army", modern German Werner.

Warsaw /ˈwɔɹsɔ/ /ˈwɔːsɔː/ Warsaws pn
Warschau
(metonym) The Polish government.
A habitational surname.

Warsaw Convention pn
Warschauer Abkommen
(legal, international law) An international treaty (full title: Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules Relating to International Carriage by Air, Signed at Warsaw on 12 October 1929) signed in Warsaw in 1929, covering international air travel, including such topics as ticketing, cargo and liability.

Warsaw Pact pn
Warschauer Pakt
(international law) A pact (long-term alliance treaty) signed on May 14, 1955 in Warsaw by the Soviet Union and its Communist military allies in Europe.

Warsaw Uprising pn
Warschauer Aufstand
(historical) a major World War II operation, in the summer of 1944, by the Polish underground resistance, led by the Home Army, to liberate Warsaw from German occupation.

Warta /ˈvɑɹtə/ /ˈvɑːtə/ pn
Warthe
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Washington /wɔɹʃɪŋtən/ /ˈwɑʃɪŋtən/ /ˈwɒʃɪŋtən/ /ˈwɔʃɪŋtən/ Washingtons pn
Washington
A placename:

Washington, D.C. /ˈwɑʃɪŋtən ˈdiː ˌsiː/ pn
Washington, D.C.
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Waterford pn
Waterford
The name of several places in the United States:

Watergate /ˈwɑtəɹˌɡeɪt/ pn
Watergate Watergate-Affäre Watergate-Skandal
An American political scandal (beginning with a burglary in the Watergate Hotel in Washington, DC, in 1972) that eventually led to the resignation of US President Richard Nixon.

Waterman Watermans pn
Wassermann
An occupational surname.

Way of St. James pn
Jakobsweg
Any of the pilgrimage routes to the shrine of the apostle St. James the Great, in Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain.

Way of the Cross n
Kreuzweg
A series of pictures or statues depicting the Stations of the Cross, as laid out around a church, along a road etc.

Wałbrzych pn
Waldenburg Wałbrzych
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Web service Web services n
Webservice
(Internet, Web) A software system designed to support interoperable machine-to-machine interaction over a network.

Wed Weds n
Mi. Mit. Mittw.
abbreviation of Wednesday

Wednesday /ˈwenzdæe/ /ˈwɛ(ʔə)nzde/ /ˈwɛdnz-/ /ˈwɛnzdeɪ/ /ˈwɛnzdi/ Wednesdays n
Mittwoch Wodanstag Wodenstag Wotanstag
The fourth day of the week in many religious traditions, and the third day of the week in systems using the ISO 8601 norm; it follows Tuesday and precedes Thursday.

Wehrmacht /ˈvɛə(ɹ)ˌmɑːkt/ /ˈvɛə(ɹ)ˌmɑːxt/ pn
Wehrmacht
(historical, nazism) The German armed forces from 1935 to 1945.

Weibullization n
Weibullisierung

Weidel Weidels pn
Weidel

Weimar /ˈvaɪmɑɹ/ /ˈvaɪmɑː/ /ˈwaɪmɑɹ/ Weimars pn
Weimar
The period in German history from 1919 to 1933, when the nation was under a constitution drafted in the city of Weimar.

Weimar Republic /ˈvaɪmɑː(ɹ) ɹɪˈpʌblɪk/ pn
Weimarer Republik
(history) The democratic regime of Germany from 1919 to the assumption of power by Adolf Hitler in 1933.

Weimarization /-ɹɪ-/ /ˌvaɪmɑɹaɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/ /ˌvaɪmɑːɹaɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/ n
Weimarisation Weimarisierung
(politics) A state of economic crisis leading to political upheaval and extremism.

Weinsberg pn
Weinsberg
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Wellerism Wellerisms n
Sagwort Wellerismus
A proverb, often a fatuous one, attributed to speaker in a situation.

Wellington /ˈwel.əŋ.tən/ /ˈwɛl.ɪŋ.tən/ [ˈwɛlɪŋtən] Wellingtons n
Wellington
(card games) In the game of nap, a bid that results in the bidder winning quadruple, or losing double, the amount staked.

Wellington boots n
Gummistiefel
(British) Waterproof rubber boots, intended to be worn in wet or muddy conditions. Short forms: wellies (singular welly or wellie)

Welsh /wɛlʃ/ adj
walisisch Walisisch
Of or pertaining to the Celtic language of Wales. [from 16thc.]

Welsh /wɛlʃ/ Welsh n
Walisisch
(uncountable) The Welsh language. [from 10th c.]
Waliser
(collectively, in the plural) The people of Wales. [from 11th c.]

Welshman /ˈwɛlʃmən/ Welshmen n
Waliser
A man who is a native or inhabitant of Wales.

Welshwoman Welshwomen n
Waliserin
A woman who is a native or inhabitant of Wales.

Weltschmerz /-ˌʃmɜːts/ /ˈvɛltˌʃmɛːts/ /ˈvɛltˌʃmɝts/ n
Weltschmerz
An apathetic or pessimistic view of life; depression concerning or discomfort with the human condition or state of the world; mal du siècle, world-weariness.

Wenceslaus pn
Wenzel Wenzeslaus
A en given name.

Wend Wends n
Wende Wendin
A member of a Slavic people from the borders of Germany and Poland; a Sorb; a Kashub.

Wendy house Wendy houses n
Spielhaus Spielhäuschen
A toy house in which children can play.

Wenker sentence Wenker sentences n
Wenkersatz
(linguistics) Any of 40 sample sentences, written in Standard German, used to map spoken dialects of the German language.

Wenzhou /wɛnˈd͡ʒəʊ/ /wʌnˈd͡ʒoʊ/ pn
Wenzhou
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Wermelskirchen pn
Wermelskirchen
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Wernicke's area Wernicke's areas n
Wernicke-Areal Wernicke-Region Wernicke-Zentrum
(anatomy) The posterior section of the superior temporal gyrus in the dominant cerebral hemisphere, one of two parts of the cerebral cortex linked with speech (the other being Broca's area).

Weser pn
Weser
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West Wests pn
Okzident Abendland Westen Westeuropa westliche Welt
The western world; i.e. Western Europe and the Americas.

West Africa pn
Westafrika
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West African adj
westafrikanisch
Of, from, or pertaining to West Africa, its people, or its culture.

West African West Africans n
Westafrikaner Westafrikanerin
A West African person; one who comes from or lives in West Africa.

West Asia pn
Westasien
The westernmost region of Asia, which includes Anatolia, the Arabian Peninsula, Iran, the Levant, Mesopotamia, the Sinai Peninsula, and Transcaucasia.

West Asian adj
westasiatisch
Of, from, or pertaining to West Asia.

West Asian West Asians n
Westasiate Westasiatin
A person from West Asia.

West Bank pn
Westjordanland Westbank Cisjordanien Westjordanien Zisjordanien
A Palestinian territory on the west bank of the Jordan river, claimed by both Israel and the State of Palestine.

West Bengal /wɛst bɛŋˈɡɔːl/ pn
Westbengalen
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West Berlin pn
West-Berlin Berlin (West)
(historical, 1949–1990) The American, British and French sectors of Berlin between 1949 and 1990.

West Central German adj
westmitteldeutsch

West Central German n
Westmitteldeutsch

West Coast pn
Westküste
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West Flanders pn
West-Flandern Westflandern
The westernmost province of Belgium and Flanders, with capital Bruges.
The larger western part of the historic countship of Flanders, also comprising part of French Flanders (in northern France) and retaining a distinctive type of dialects

West Flemish pn
Westflämisch
A group of Flemish dialects of the Dutch language in the western part of the historic countship of Flanders (now in Belgium and France)

West Frisian adj
westfriesisch

West Frisian pn
Westfriesisch
A language spoken mostly in the province of Friesland, in the north of the Netherlands; one of the Frisian languages (or language varieties).

West German adj
westdeutsch
Of, from, or pertaining to West Germany.

West Germanic adj
westgermanisch

West Germanic pn
Westgermanisch

West Germany pn
Westdeutschland
(since 1990) The former areas of the Republic during that time, distinguished from the former East German areas.

West Indies pn
Westindien Westindische Inseln
The islands of the Caribbean sea.

West Jerusalem pn
Westjerusalem
The portion of Jerusalem controlled by Israel after 1948.

West Prussia pn
Westpreußen
(historical) A historical province of Prussia from 1773 to 1829 and 1878 to 1922.

West Slavic pn
westslawisch
A subgrouping of the Slavic language family spoken mainly in Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Lusatia (a small area in Germany).

West Virginia /ˈwɛst vɚˈdʒɪn.jə/ pn
West Virginia
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Westcentrism n
Westzentrismus
The practice of viewing the world from a Western perspective, with an implied belief, either consciously or subconsciously, in the preeminence of Western culture.

Western Abenaki pn
Abenaki Abenakisch
The Abenaki language (an Algonquian) language), originally spoken in the northeastern United States; now spoken in Quebec.

Western Armenian pn
Westarmenisch
One of the two standardized forms of the modern Armenian language, the other being Eastern Armenian. Following the Genocide of Armenians of 1915, it is now spoken by the descendants of Armenian survivors from the Ottoman Empire fleeing to Armenian diaspora, mainly in North America and South America, Europe and most of the Middle East except for Iran.

Western Australia /ˈwɛstə(ɹ)n əˈstɹeɪljə/ pn
Western Australia
(historical, till 1901) The British colony that is now the state of Western Australia.

Western Bonelli's warbler Western Bonelli's warblers n
Berglaubsänger
Phylloscopus bonelli, a species in the Phylloscopus genus of warblers.

Western Europe pn
Westeuropa
A sociopolitical region in the west of Europe.

Western European adj
westeuropäisch
Of, from, or pertaining to Western Europe, its people, or its culture.

Western European Western Europeans n
Westeuropäer Westeuropäerin
A Western European person; one who comes from or lives in Western Europe.

Western Hemisphere pn
westliche Hemisphäre
The hemisphere of the Earth to the west of the Greenwich Meridian (zero degree longitude) and east of 180 degrees longitude (approximately the International Date Line).

Western Roman Empire /ˈwɛstən ˈɹəʊmən ˈɛmpaɪə/ /ˈwɛstɚn ˈɹoʊmən ˈɛmpaɪɚ/ pn
Weströmisches Reich

Western Sahara pn
Westsahara
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Western Samoa /ˈwestən səˈmoʊə/ /ˈwɛstɚn səˈmoʊə/ pn
Westsamoa
(historical) The former name of Samoa, from 1914 to 1997.

Western Wall pn
Klagemauer
(Judaism) An ancient wall on the western side of the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, remnant of the Jewish Second Temple. It is the holiest site in Judaism.

Western concert flute Western concert flutes n
Querflöte
A transverse (side-blown) woodwind instrument made of metal or wood.

Westernizer Westernizers n
Westler
(historical) A member of a group of 19th-century intellectuals who believed that Russia's development depended upon the adoption of Western European technology and liberal government.

Westman Islands pn
Westmännerinseln
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Westminster Abbey pn
Abtei von Westmünster Westminster Abbey Westmünsterabtei
A large Gothic church, on the scale of a cathedral, next to the Houses of Parliament in London; the traditional place of coronation and burial of English monarchs.

Westminster Cathedral pn
Kathedrale von Westmünster Westminster Cathedral
the principal Roman Catholic church in England

Westminster system Westminster systems n
Westminster-Demokratie Westminster-System
(politics) A democratic parliamentary system of government, used by and modelled after the British parliament in Westminster.

Westmünsterländisch n
Westmünsterlandisch westmünsterländische Mundart

Westphalia /wɛstˈfeɪljə/ pn
Westfalen
(politics) Westfalen, a subdivision (“Landschaftsverband”) of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany.
Westfalen, a region of Germany in the states of North Rhine-Westphalia and Lower Saxony.

Westphalian /wɛstˈfeɪljən/ adj
westfälisch
Of or pertaining to the Westphalia region or its people and culture.

Westphalian /wɛstˈfeɪljən/ Westphalians n
Westfale Westfälin
Someone from Westphalia
Westfale Westfälisch westfälisches Platt westfälisches Plattdeutsch
One of the major dialect groups of West Low German spoken in Westphalia.

Wetherill diagram Wetherill diagrams n
Wetherill-Diagramm
(geology, geochronology) A type of concordia diagram, used in the context of uranium–lead dating, whose axes are the ratios 206Pb/238U and 237Pb/235Pb.

Wexford pn
Wexford Wiesefurt
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WhatsApp WhatsApps n
WhatsApp-Nachricht
A message sent by WhatsApp.

WhatsApp v
whatsappen
(transitive) To contact via WhatsApp.

Wheel of Fortune pn
Glücksrad
A television game show where word puzzles are solved by filling in the missing letters.

Whig /wɪɡ/ /ʍɪɡ/ Whigs n
Whig
(UK politics) A member of an 18th- and 19th-century political party in Britain that was opposed to the Tories, and eventually became the Liberal Party.

Whit Monday /(h)wɪt ˈmʌn.deɪ/ pn
Pfingstmontag
(Christianity) The Monday that immediately follows Pentecost; the second day of Whitsuntide.

White Army pn
Weiße Armee
(historical, military) a collation of anti-Bolshevik armed groups that fought the Red Army during the Russian Civil War

White House pn
Weißes Haus
(US) The official home and workplace of the President of the United States of America.

White Russian White Russians n
Weißer Russe White Russian
A cocktail consisting of coffee liqueur, vodka, and milk.

White Sea pn
Weißes Meer Weißmeer
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White's thrush White's thrushes n
Erddrossel
Zoothera aurea or Zoothera dauma aurea: a thrush found mainly in eastern Asia and Siberia and rare vagrant to western Europe.

Whitehorse pn
Whitehorse
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Whitsunday /wɪtˈsʌndeɪ/ /wɪtˈsʌndi/ /ʍ-/ /ˈʍɪtsəndeɪ/ /ˈʍɪtsəndɪ/ Whitsundays n
Pfingsten Pfingstfest Pfingstsonntag Pfingsttag
The Sunday of the feast of Pentecost, seven weeks after Easter

Wi-Fi /ˈwaɪ.faɪ/ Wi-Fis n
WLAN Wi-Fi kabellose Netzverbindung
(networking, uncountable) Any of several standards for short-range wireless data transmission (IEEE 802.11).

Wiccan /ˈwɪkən/ adj
Wicca-
Of or pertaining to the neo-pagan religion of Wicca.

Wiegmann Wiegmanns pn
Wiegmann
A surname from German.

Wiener Neustadt pn
Wiener Neustadt
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Wiener schnitzel Wiener schnitzels n
Wiener Schnitzel
A veal cutlet dipped into flour, egg and breadcrumbs, then fried.

Wiesbaden pn
Wiesbaden

Wigner's friend pn
Wigners Freund

Wii /wiː/ Wiis n
Wii
(video games) A video game system released worldwide by Nintendo in 2006, noted for its unique motion-based control system.

Wiimote Wiimotes n
Wiimote
(video games, informal) The Wii Remote, the primary controller for the Nintendo Wii game console, noted for its motion-sensing capabilities.

Wikipedia /ˌwɪkiˈpiːdi.ə/ /ˌwɪkəˈpiːdi.ə/ /ˌwɪkɪˈpiːdɪə/ Wikipedias pn
Wikipedia
A free-content, multilingual, online encyclopedia and wiki run by the Wikimedia Foundation.

Wikipedian /wɪ.kɪˈpiː.dɪ.ən/ adj
Wikipedia- wikipedianisch
Of or relating to Wikipedia.

Wikipedian /wɪ.kɪˈpiː.dɪ.ən/ Wikipedians n
Wikipedianer Wikipedianerin
(WMF) A person who contributes to Wikipedia, especially a regular contributor versed in the ways of the website.

Wiktionarian Wiktionarians n
Wiktionärist Wiktionäristin
(Wikimedia jargon) A person who contributes to Wiktionary, especially a regular contributor versed in the ways of the site.

Wiktionary /ˈwɪkt͡ʃəˌnɛ(ə)ɹi/ /ˈwɪkʃən(ə)ɹi/ /ˈwɪkʃəˌnɛ(ə)ɹi/ /ˈwɪkʃəˌnɛɹi/ /ˈʋɪk.ʃə.nɛ.ri/ /ˈʋɪkʃ.nə.ri/ [ˈwikʃ.nə.ɾi] Wiktionaries pn
Wikiwörterbuch Wiktionary
A particular version of this dictionary project, written in a certain language, such as the English-language Wiktionary (often known simply as the English Wiktionary).

Wilamowice pn
Wilmesau
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Wild Hunt Wild Hunts n
Wilde Jagd
A ghostly hunt that rides across the sky, common to English, German and Scandinavian folklore.

Wild West pn
Wilder Westen
(historical) The western United States during the 19th-century era of settlement, commonly believed to be lawless and unruly.

Wilfred /ˈwɪlfɹəd/ pn
Wilfried
A en given name, popular in the U.K. in the early twentieth century.

Wilhelmina /ˌwɪl.(h)ɛl.ˈmiːn.ə/ /ˌwɪl.ə.ˈmiːn.ə/ pn
Wilhelmine
A en given name.

Will /wɪl/ pn
Willi Willy Wim
A en given name, a shortening of William; also used as a formal given name.

William /ˈwɪl.i.əm/ /ˈwɪl.jəm/ Williams pn
Wilhelm
A en given name popular since the Norman Conquest.

Williams syndrome n
Williams-Beuren-Syndrom Williams-Syndrom
(medical genetics) A rare neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by a distinctive elfin facial appearance, developmental delay coupled with strong language skills, and cardiovascular problems.

Wilson's phalarope Wilson's phalaropes n
Wilsonwassertreter
Phalaropus tricolor, a small wading bird.

Wilson's storm petrel Wilson's storm petrels n
Buntfuß-Sturmschwalbe
A small seabird of the storm petrel family Hydrobatidae, breeding on the Antarctic coastlines and nearby islands such as the South Shetland Islands.

Windhoek /ˈvɪndhʊk/ /ˈwɪndhʊk/ pn
Windhoek Windhuk
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Windows pn
Windows
(operating systems, trademark) Microsoft Windows, an operating system with a WIMP graphical user interface that dominates the personal computer market.

Windoze pn
Windoof
(informal, derogatory) Microsoft Windows.

Windy City pn
Windige Stadt
Nickname for the city of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States of America.

Winfred pn
Winfried
(chiefly, history) A en given name.

Winnie the Pooh Winnie the Poohs pn
Pu der Bär Winnie Puuh
A talking bear from an English children's book series carrying the same name, noted for his sweet, simple nature, and his love of honey.

Winter Triangle pn
Winterdreieck
[the W- T-] (asterism) A bright asterism of the northern winter sky. Its corners are the three 1st-magnitude stars Betelgeuse (α Ori), Procyon (α CMi), and Sirius (α CMa).

Winter War pn
Winterkrieg
A war between Finland and the Soviet Union in 1939-40, as a result of which Finland lost 11% of its territory and the Soviet Union was expelled from the League of Nations.

Winterkorn Winterkorns pn
Winterkorn

Winterthur pn
Winterthur
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Wisconsin /wəsˈkɑnsən/ /wəˈskɑnsən/ /wɪnˈskɑnsən/ /wɪsˈkɑnsɪn/ [wəsˈkʰɑn.sn̩] [wəˈskɑn.sn̩] pn
Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin–Madison.

Wisconsin Dells pn
Wisconsin Dells
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Wisconsinite Wisconsinites n
Mensch aus Wisconsin
A native or resident of the state of Wisconsin in the United States of America.

Wisdom of Solomon pn
Weisheit Salomos
A book of the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox canon of the Old Testament, considered apocryphal by Protestants.

Witt group Witt groups n
Witt-Gruppe
(algebra) Given a field k of characteristic ≠ 2, the abelian group of equivalence classes of nondegenerate symmetric bilinear forms over k (where the equivalence relation is such that two forms are equivalent if each is obtainable from the other by adding a metabolic quadratic space), with the group operation corresponding to that of orthogonal direct sum of forms;(algebraic geometry, by extension) given a variety X, the quotient of the Grothendieck group of isometry classes of quadratic spaces on X, with respect to orthogonal sum, modulo the subgroup generated by metabolic spaces(category theory, by extension) given a category with duality, the quotient of isometry classes of symmetric spaces, modulo metabolic spaces.

Wittenheim pn
Wittenheim
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Wittman Wittmans pn
Wittmann

Woden pn
Wotan
The Germanic chief god, distributor of talents and god of wisdom and war (corresponding to Odin), especially in his Anglo-Saxon form.

Wolfgang /ˈvɔlf.ɡɑŋ/ /ˈwʊlf.ɡæŋ/ pn
Wolfgang
A German en given name.

Woodford's rail Woodford's rails n
Salomonenralle
a bird from the family Rallidae, Nesoclopeus woodfordi.

Woop Woop pn
Arsch der Welt Pampa
(Australia, informal) An extremely remote area, the “middle of nowhere”.

Worcestershire sauce /ˈwɝʃtəʃɚ ˈsɑs/ /ˈwɝʃtəʃɚ ˈsɔs/ /ˈwɪs.tɚ.ʃaɪɚ ˈsɑs/ /ˈwɪs.tɚ.ʃaɪɚ ˈsɔs/ /ˈwɪs.tɚ.ʃɪɹ ˈsɑs/ /ˈwɪs.tɚ.ʃɪɹ ˈsɔs/ /ˈwʊs.tɚ.ʃaɪɚ ˈsɑs/ /ˈwʊs.tɚ.ʃaɪɚ ˈsɔs/ /ˈwʊs.tɚ.ʃɚ ˈsɑs/ /ˈwʊs.tɚ.ʃɚ ˈsɔs/ /ˈwʊs.tɚ.ʃɪɹ ˈsɑs/ /ˈwʊs.tɚ.ʃɪɹ ˈsɔs/ /ˈwʊstə(ɹ)ʃə(ɹ) ˈsɔːs/ Worcestershire sauces n
Worcestershiresauce
An English condiment made with vinegar, onions, garlic, etc.; a thin piquant sauce used as a table sauce, to flavour casseroles etc. and as an ingredient in Bloody Marys.

Word /wɜːd/ /wɝd/ pn
Wort
The creative word of God; Logos.

Word of God pn
Wort Gottes
A sacred teaching, writing or book viewed as being the work of God.

Wordian pn
Wordium
(geology, paleontology) A subdivision of the Permian period.

World Bank pn
Weltbank
A group of five financial organizations whose purpose is economic development and the elimination of poverty.

World Exposition World Expositions n
Weltausstellung Expo
Any of various large international expositions held since the mid 19th century, often called "Expo".

World Health Assembly pn
Weltgesundheitsversammlung
the forum through which the World Health Organization (WHO) is governed by its member states

World Health Organization pn
Weltgesundheitsorganisation
An agency of the United Nations responsible for international public health

World Heritage Site World Heritage Sites n
Welterbe
A place listed by UNESCO as being of special cultural or physical significance.

World Trade Center pn
World Trade Center
A complex of buildings in New York City, three of which were destroyed in the 9/11 attacks.

World Trade Organization pn
Welthandelsorganisation
An international organization designed by its founders to supervise and liberalize international trade.

World War I pn
Erster Weltkrieg
(history) The war from 1914 to 1918 between the Entente Powers of the British Empire, Russian Empire, France, Italy, the United States and other allied nations, against the Central Powers represented by the German Empire, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria.

World War II /wɜː(ɹ)ld wɔː(ɹ) tuː/ [wɜːɫd wɔː tuː] [wɝɫd wɔɚ̯ tu] pn
Zweiter Weltkrieg
(history) The war from 1939 to 1945 of the Allied forces, including the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union, the United States, France, and China, against the Axis Powers, including Germany, Italy, and Japan.

World War III pn
Dritter Weltkrieg
A hypothetical world war following World War II.

World War IV pn
Vierter Weltkrieg
A hypothetical world war following World War III.

World Wide Web /ˈwɜːld ˌwaɪd ˈwɛb/ /ˈwɝld ˌwaɪd ˈwɛb/ pn
World Wide Web
(Internet) Usually preceded by the: collectively, all of the hypertext documents (web pages) on the Internet stored in different computers around the world that hyperlink to each other and to other kinds of media, and are typically retrieved by the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) and Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS).

Worms /vɔɹmz/ /vɔːmz/ pn
Worms
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Wrangel Island pn
Wrangelinsel
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Wrocław /ˈvɹɒtslɑːf/ /ˈvɹɒtslɑːv/ /ˈvɹɒtswɑːf/ /ˈvɹɔts.lɑf/ /ˈvɹɔts.lɑv/ /ˈvɹɔts.wɑf/ pn
Breslau Wrocław
A city, located in Silesia in what is now southwestern Poland. (At different points in history, the city has been part of Bohemia, Prussia, Germany, and Poland.)

Wuchiapingian pn
Wuchiapingium
(geology, paleontology) A subdivision of the Permian period.

Wuhan /-ˈhæn/ /uːˈhɑːn/ /ˈwuːˈhɑːn/ pn
Wuhan
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Wuischke pn
Wuischke
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Wunderkammer /ˈvʊndəˌkamə/ /ˈvʊndɚˌkɑmɚ/ Wunderkammern Wunderkammers n
Kunstkabinett Kunstkammer Kuriositätenkabinett Wunderkammer
(historical) A cabinet of scientific curiosities, especially during the late Renaissance.

Wuppertal pn
Wuppertal
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Wyandot Wyandot Wyandots n
Huronen Wyandot

Wymysorys pn
Wilmesaurisch
A West Germanic language spoken in the Polish town of Wilamowice.

Wyoming /waɪˈoʊmɪŋ/ pn
Wyoming
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Württembergian adj
württembergisch
of or relating to Württemberg

X /ks/ /kʃ/ /z/ /ɛks/ /ɡz/ /ɡʒ/ /ʃ/ numeral
x
An unknown quantity or unknown value.

X-ray /ˈɛks ɹeɪ/ /ˈɛks ˌɹeɪ/ X-rays n
Röntgenstrahl
Short wavelength electromagnetic radiation usually produced by bombarding a metal target in a vacuum. Used to create images of the internal structure of objects; this is possible because X-rays pass through most objects and can expose photographic film.
Röntgenbild
A radiograph: a photograph made with X-rays.
Röntgenapparat
An X-ray machine.

X-ray /ˈɛks ɹeɪ/ /ˈɛks ˌɹeɪ/ v
röntgen
(transitive, informal) To take a radiograph of; to obtain an image of using X-ray radiation, especially for the purpose of medical diagnostic evaluation.

X-ray fluorescence X-ray fluorescences n
Röntgenfluoreszenz
(physics) The emission of electrons from a material when exposed to X-rays.

X-ray spectroscopy X-ray spectroscopies n
Röntgenspektroskopie
(analytical chemistry) The use of an X-ray spectrometer for chemical analysis.

X-ray tube X-ray tubes n
Röntgenröhre
A device that produces X-rays by directing energetic electrons into a metal target.

X-ray vision X-ray visions n
Röntgenblick
(literally) Vision into the X-ray portion of the light spectrum, enabling visibility through certain solid matter.

X-shaped adj
X-förmig x-förmig
Shaped like the letter "X".

XHTML pn
XHTML
Initialism of Extensible Hypertext Markup Language (a reformulation of HTML as an XML application.)

XML pn
XML
(computer languages, file format) Initialism of Extensible Markup Language (a flexible text format for creating structured computer documents in machine-readable form.)

XNOR gate XNOR gates n
XNOR-Gatter
(electronics) a logic gate performing a Boolean logic XNOR operation; an equivalence gate

XOR gate XOR gates n
XOR-Gatter
(electronics) a logic gate performing a Boolean logic XOR operation

Xanthi pn
Xanthi
A city in Thrace, northeastern Greece.

Xanthippe /zænˈθɪpi/ Xanthippes n
Xanthippe
(literary, derogatory, dated) An ill-tempered woman.

Xavier /hɑviˈɛɹ/ /ɪɡˈzeɪ.vi.ɚ/ /ɪɡˈzeɪ.vjɚ/ /ɪɡˈzeɪ.vɪə/ /ˈhɑvi.ɛɹ/ /ˈzeɪ.vi.ɚ/ /ˈzeɪ.vjɚ/ /ˈzeɪ.vɪə/ /ˈzæv.ɪə/ pn
Xaver
Any of various notable people with this name as given name or surname, especially Saint Francis Xavier, a Spanish Catholic saint and missionary (1506–1552).

Xbox /ˈɛks bɒks/ Xboxes n
X-Box Xbox
(video games, trademark) Any of the home consoles in Microsoft's Xbox product line, especially the original Xbox.

Xenia /ˈziːniə/ pn
Xenia
A en given name of mainly historical use in English.

Xenophanes /zɛˈnɒfəniːz/ pn
Xenophanes
A Greek given name.

Xerxes /ˈzɜːk.siːz/ /ˈzɝksiːz/ Xerxeses pn
Xerxes
(historical) Xerxes I, a Persian king of the Achaemenid dynasty who reigned 485-465 BC.

Xinjiang /ˈʃin-/ /ˈʃɪnˈd͡ʒjɑŋ/ pn
Sinkiang
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Xuan paper Xuan papers n
Xuan-Papier
A kind of paper originating in ancient China, used for writing and painting, and renowned for its fine, soft texture.

Y chromosome Y chromosomes n
Y-Chromosom
(genetics) A mammalian sex chromosome, occurring only in male cells. Cells of females have a pair of X chromosomes while cells of males have an X and a Y.

Y-shaped adj
Y-förmig

YHWH pn
JHVH JHWH Jahve Jahveh Jahwe Jahweh
Known as the "Tetragrammaton", the four Hebrew letters יהוה which are transliterated into the Latin alphabet as YHWH (or IHVH, JHVH, or YHVH). Usually vowels are added to produce the spelling Jehovah, Yehovah or Yahweh (Jahaveh, Jahve, Jahveh, Jahweh, Yahve, Yahveh, Yahwe).

YIVO pn
YIVO
Institute for Jewish Research

YMCA YMCAs n
CVJM
A hostel or other facility operated by the Young Men's Christian Association.

Yahweh /ˈjɑː(h)weɪ/ pn
Jahwe
(history of religion) The name of the God of Israel worshipped by the Jahwist prophets in the kingdoms of Israel and Judah in antiquity.

Yakut /jəˈkuːt/ /jəˈkʊt/ pn
Jakutisch
The language of these people.

Yakutsk pn
Jakutsk
The capital city of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Russia

Yalta /ˈjɑːl.tə/ pn
Jalta
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(by ellipsis) The Yalta Conference of 1945.

Yamal pn
Jamal
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Yamam pn
Jamam

Yamoussoukro /ˌjæmuˈsuːkɹəʊ/ /ˌjɑːmuˈsuːkɹoʊ/ pn
Yamoussoukro
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Yandex /ˈjæn.dɛks/ pn
Yandex
A Russian Internet company which operates the largest search engine in Russia.
(computing) A search engine that popularized the company of the same name.

Yangon /jæŋˈɡɒn/ /jæŋˈɡəʊn/ /jɑŋˈɡoʊn/ /jɑŋˈɡɑn/ pn
Rangun Yangon
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Yangtze /ˈjæŋtsi/ /ˈjæŋzi/ /ˈjɑŋtsə/ /ˈjɑŋzi/ pn
Jangtse
The chief river of central China and the third longest river in the world, flowing 6300 km from the Tanggula Mountains in Qinghai, passing Chongqing, Wuhan, and Nanjing, and emptying into the East China Sea beside Shanghai.

Yank /jæŋk/ Yanks n
Ami Yankee
(US) A Yankee, a Northerner: someone from the Northern United States, especially from New England.

Yankee /ˈjæŋ.ki/ Yankees n
Yankee Ami
(chiefly, Southern US) A native or inhabitant of the Northern United States.
(chiefly southern, _, Louisiana) An Anglo, as opposed to someone with French ancestry; a native or inhabitant of the rest of the United States.

Yanukovych pn
Janukowitsch Janukowytsch
A transliteration of the Ukrainian surname Януко́вич (Janukóvyč).

Yaoundé /jɑːˈuːndeɪ/ /jɑːˈʊndeɪ/ /ˌjɑːʊnˈdeɪ/ pn
Yaoundé Jaunde
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Yard pn
(der) Yard
Scotland Yard or New Scotland Yard

Yaroslav pn
Jaroslaw
A transliteration of the Russian male given name Яросла́в (Jarosláv).
A transliteration of the Ukrainian male given name Яросла́в (Jarosláv).

Yaroslavl pn
Jaroslawl
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Yarovit Yarovits pn
Jarovit
(Slavic god) Polabian god of war worshipped in Wolgast and Havelberg

Yavoriv pn
Jaworiw
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Yazidi Yazidis n
Jeside Jesidin Jezidin Jezide Yezide Yezidin
member of a Kurdish-speaking people of northern Iraq, Armenia and Caucasus, whose religion is Yazidism

Yazidism pn
Jesidentum
The religion of Yazidis, a highly syncretic complex of local beliefs and Islamic doctrine.

Yeager pn
Jäger
A surname.

Yekaterinburg /jɛkətərɪnˈbɜːrɡ/ pn
Jekaterinburg
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Yekke /ˈjɛki/ /ˈjɛkə/ Yekkes n
Jecke Jeckin
(sometimes, mildly, derogatory) A Jew of German-speaking origin.

Yekkish adj
jeckisch

Yelena pn
Jelena
A transliteration of the Russian female given name Еле́на (Jeléna), equivalent to Helen.

Yellow River pn
Gelber Fluss
The chief river of the North China Plain, currently flowing 5,463 km from the Bayan Har Mountains of Qinghai to the Bohai Sea but historically prone to massive floods which caused its course to vary widely over time.

Yellow Sea pn
Gelbes Meer
An arm of the Pacific Ocean between mainland China and the Korean peninsula.

Yellowknife pn
Yellowknife
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Yeltsin /ˈjɛltsɪn/ pn
Jelzin
A transliteration of the Russian surname Е́льцин (Jélʹcin).

Yemen /ˈjɛ.mən/ /ˈjɪ.mən/ pn
Jemen
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Yemen Arab Republic pn
Jemenitische Arabische Republik
A former country in the northern part of what is now Yemen.

Yemeni adj
jemenitisch
of, from, or pertaining to Yemen, or the Yemeni people

Yemeni Yemenis n
Jemenit Jemenitin
a person from Yemen or of Yemeni descent

Yenisei /ˌjɛnəˈseɪ/ pn
Jenissei
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Yenish adj
jenisch

Yenish n
Jenisch

Yerevan /jɛɾɛˈvɑn/ /ˌjeɹəˈvæːn/ /ˌjeɹəˈvɑːn/ pn
Eriwan Jerewan
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Yiddish /ˈjɪd.ɪʃ/ more Yiddish most Yiddish adj
jiddisch judendeutsch judenteutsch jüdisch-deutsch jüdisch-teutsch jüdischdeutsch
Of or pertaining to the Yiddish language.

Yiddish /ˈjɪd.ɪʃ/ pn
Jiddisch Jidisch Judendeutsch Judenteutsch Jüdisch-Deutsch Jüdischdeutsch
A West Germanic, or more specifically High German, language that developed from Middle High German dialects, with an admixture of vocabulary from multiple source languages including Hebrew-Aramaic, Romance, Slavic, English, etc., and mostly written in Hebrew characters which is used mainly among Ashkenazic Jews from central and eastern Europe.

Yiddishism Yiddishisms n
Jiddismus
A word or phrase that is characteristically Yiddish but used in another language.

Yiddishism pn
Jiddischismus
The Yiddishist movement.

Yiddishist adj
jiddischistisch
Of or relating to the efforts of the Yiddishists.

Yiddishist Yiddishists n
Jiddist Jiddistin
A proponent of the Yiddish language and culture.

Yiddishistic adj
jiddischistisch
Yiddishist

Yiddishkeit n
Jüdischkeit

Yogyakarta pn
Yogyakarta
A sultanate in Java

Yokohama pn
Yokohama
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Yom Kippur /ˌjoʊm kɪˈpʊɹ/ /ˌjoʊm ˈkɪpɚ/ /ˌjoʊm-/ /ˌjɑm kɪˈpʊɹ/ /ˌjɑm ˈkɪpɚ/ /ˌjɒm kɪˈpʊə/ /ˌjɒm ˈkɪpə/ /ˌjɔm kɪˈpʊɹ/ /ˌjɔm ˈkɪpɚ/ /ˌjəʊm kɪˈpʊə/ /ˌjəʊm ˈkɪpə/ pn
Jom Kippur
(Judaism) A particular Jewish holiday, the day of atonement, falling on the tenth day of the Hebrew month of Tishrei.

Yoneda lemma n
Lemma von Yoneda
(category theory) Given a category \mathcal{C} with an object A, let H be a hom functor represented by A, and let F be any functor (not necessarily representable) from \mathcal{C} to Sets, then there is a natural isomorphism between Nat(H,F), the set of natural transformations from H to F, and the set F(A). (Any natural transformation \alpha from H to F is determined by what \alpha_A(\mbox{id}_A) is.)

Yongding /jɔŋ.dɪŋ/ pn
Yongding
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Yonne /jɒn/ pn
Yonne
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York /jɔɹk/ /jɔːk/ pn
York
A place in Canada:
The House of York, a dynasty of English kings and one of the opposing factions involved in the 15th century Wars of the Roses. The name comes from the fact that its members were descended from Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York; their symbol was a white rose.
A habitational surname from Old English from the city or the county; See also Yorke.

Yorkshire /ˈjɔː(ɹ)kʃɪə(ɹ)/ /ˈjɔːkʃə/ pn
Yorkshire
England's largest county. Situated in the north-east of England; divided into three ridings, (North, West and East, and The City Of York). Since 1974 for administration purposes local government has used different divisions.

Yoruba /ˈjɒɹʊbə/ /ˈjɔːɹəbə/ pn
Yoruba
A sub-Saharan language. It belongs to the Benue-Congo branch of the Niger-Congo language family, and has nearly 40 million speakers in Nigeria, Benin, Togo, and Sierra Leone, as well as communities in Brazil and Cuba.

Yoshkar-Ola /jɒʃˈkɑː(ɹ) oʊˈlɑː/ pn
Joschkar-Ola
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YouTube /ˈjutub/ /ˈjuːtjuːb/ /ˈjuːtʃuːb/ /ˈjʉːtʃʉːb/ pn
YouTube
A video-sharing website.

YouTube poop /ˈ ju.tub puːp/ /ˈ juː.tjuːb puːp/ /ˈ juː.t͡ʃuːb puːp/ /ˈ jʉːt͡ʃʉːb pʉːp/ YouTube poops n
YouTube Poop YouTube-Kacke
(internet slang) On the video sharing site YouTube, a humorous or surreal video mashup made of clips from a television show, movie, other video, etc. with visual and auditory effects.

YouTuber /ˈjuːˌtjuːbə(ɹ)/ /ˈjuːˌtuːbə(ɹ)/ YouTubers n
Youtuber Youtuberin
(internet) A video creator on YouTube.

Young Earth creationism pn
Junge-Erde-Kreationismus Kurzzeitkreationismus
(creationism, pseudoscience) Belief that the universe and the Earth are 6,000 to 10,000 years old as inferred from a literal interpretation of the creation narrative in Genesis.

Young Poland pn
Junges Polen
(historical) The modernist period in Polish visual arts, literature, and music which lasted from the end of the 19th century to 1918.

Young's modulus Young's moduli n
Elastizitätsmodul Youngscher Modul
(physics) The coefficient of elasticity of a solid; the rate of change of stress with strain.

Your Highness Your Highnesses pronoun
Ihre Hoheit
(formal) A title of respect used to address a prince or princess.

Your Honour pronoun
Euer Ehren Herr Vorsitzender
(Commonwealth) A title used to address a judge or magistrate.

Your Majesty Your Majesties pn
Euer Majestät Eure Majestät
(formal) A term of address used in direct address to a monarch of higher rank than a prince, such as a king, queen, emperor, or empress.

Ypres /ˈiːpɹə/ pn
Ypern
The municipality containing this city.

Ypresian /iːˈpɹɛz.i.ən/ pn
Ypresium
(geology, paleontology) A subdivision of the Eocene epoch

Yucatec Maya pn
Mayathan Yukatekisches Maya
Mayan language spoken in the Yucatán Peninsula, northern Belize and parts of Guatemala.

Yucatán pn
Yucatán
A peninsula in North America incorporating the Mexican states of Yucatán, Campeche, and Quintana Roo as well as Belize and northeastern Guatemala.

Yugoslavia /juːɡəˈslɑːvi.ə/ pn
Jugoslawien
(historical) A former country on the Balkan Peninsula, made up of the now-independent nations of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, and Slovenia; it disintegrated in the 1990s.

Yugoslavian adj
jugoslawisch
(historical) Of or relating to Yugoslavia.

Yugoslavian Yugoslavians n
Jugoslawe Jugoslawin
(historical) A native of Yugoslavia.

Yukaghir pn
Jukagir
(linguistics) A language family consisting of two closely related languages spoken in Siberia.

Yukoner Yukoners n
Yukoner Yukonerin
A native or inhabitant of the Yukon Territory, Canada.

Yule /juːl/ Yules pn
Jul Julfest
Christmastide, the Christmas season, the Twelve Days of Christmas (between December 25th and January 5th).
A pagan wintertime holiday celebrated by Germanic peoples, particularly the Scandinavian and Anglo-Saxon peoples, or a modern reconstruction of this holiday celebrated by neo-pagans.

Yule log Yule logs n
Christblock Christbrand Christklotz Weihnachtsscheit
A large log traditionally burned on Christmas Eve.
Bûche de Noël
A log-shaped Christmas sponge cake, covered in chocolate, traditionally from French-speaking countries.

Yuri pn
Juri
A transliteration of the Russian male given name Ю́рий (Júrij), equivalent to George.

Yutz pn
Jeutz
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Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk pn
Juschno-Sachalinsk Jushno-Sachalinsk
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Yvonne /iːˈvɒn/ /ɪˈvɒn/ pn
Yvonne
A en given name borrowed from France, in regular use since the twentieth century.

ZWNJ ZWNJs n
Bindehemmer
(computing, typography) Initialism of zero-width non-joiner (“non-printing character used to avoid ligatures”).

Zabrze /ˈzɑːbʒeɪ/ pn
Hindenburg in Oberschlesien Zabrze
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Zachary /ˈzækəɹi/ pn
Zacharias
A en given name, English vernacular form of Zacharias, Zachariah and Zechariah.

Zadar pn
Zadar
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Zagreb /ˈzɑːɡɹɛb/ pn
Zagreb Agram
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Zaire /zaɪˈɪə/ /zɑːˈɪəɹ/ /ˈzɑːɪɹ/ pn
Zaire
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Zairean /zɑˈɪɹ.i.ən/ /zʌɪˈɪəɹ.ɪ.ən/ adj
zairisch
Relating to Zaire.

Zairean /zɑˈɪɹ.i.ən/ /zʌɪˈɪəɹ.ɪ.ən/ Zaireans n
Zairer
A person from Zaire (Democratic Republic of Congo)

Zakarpattia pn
Transkarpatien
Zakarpattia province (oblast) in west of Ukraine.

Zakynthos /ˈzakɪnθɒs/ /ˈzɑkɪnθɔs/ pn
Zakynthos
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Zalishchyky pn
Hinterwalden Salischtschyky
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Zalău pn
Waltenburg Zillenmarkt

Zambezi /zæmˈbeɪzi/ /zæmˈbiːzi/ pn
Sambesi
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Zambia /ˈzæmbiə/ pn
Sambia
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Zambian adj
sambisch
Of or pertaining to Zambia or its people or language.

Zambian Zambians n
Sambier Sambierin
A person from Zambia or of Zambian descent.

Zambo Zambos n
Sambo Zambo
A person with African and Native American/indigenous heritage; Afro-Indian.

Zamboanga pn
Zamboanga
The Republic of Zamboanga, a short-lived revolutionary republic, founded after the collapse of Spanish colonial rule in the Philippines, existing between May and November 1899.

Zanclean pn
Zancleum
(geology, paleontology) A geological subdivision, the earliest age of the Pliocene epoch.

Zanclean flood pn
Zancleum-Flut
(geology) A theorised flood, 5.33 million years ago, of the Mediterranean basin, then dry due to the Messinian salinity crisis, triggered by its reconnection with the Atlantic Ocean, that marks the transition from the Miocene epoch (Messinian age) to the Pliocene epoch (Zanclean age).

Zangid /ˈzæŋɡɪd/ adj
zangidisch
Of or pertaining to the Zangid dynasty.

Zangid /ˈzæŋɡɪd/ Zangids n
Zangide Zangidin
A member of the Zangid dynasty.

Zanzibar /ˈzænzɪbɑː(ɹ)/ pn
Sansibar
An island region of Tanzania in the Indian Ocean.

Zapata rail Zapata rails n
Kubaralle
A bird from the family Rallidae, Cyanolimnas cerverai.

Zaporizhia /ˌzæpəˈɹiːʒə/ /ˌzɑːpəˈɹiːʒi.ə/ /ˌzɑːpəˈɹiːʒə/ pn
Saporischschja Saporoschje
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Zaragoza pn
Saragossa
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Zarasai pn
Ossersee

Zariski topology Zariski topologies n
Zariski-Topologie

Zastavna pn
Sastawna
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Zazaki pn
Zaza-Sprache Zazaki
The language spoken by the Zaza people of eastern Turkey.

Zealand pn
Seeland
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Zebedee /ˈzɛbɪdiː/ pn
Zebedäus
(rare) A en given name of biblical origin.

Zechariah /ˌzɛkəˈɹaɪə/ pn
Secharja Sacharja
(biblical character) A king of Israel mentioned in the second book of Kings.
Secharja Sacharja Zacharias
(biblical character) A Hebrew prophet traditionally considered the author of the Book of Zechariah, the eleventh of the Twelve Minor Prophets.

Zeeland pn
Seeland
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Zeelandic pn
Seeländisch
A regional language similar to Dutch, spoken in the Dutch province of Zeeland and on the South Holland island of Goeree-Overflakkee.

Zelda /ˈzɛldə/ Zeldas pn
Zelda
(video games) Shortened form of Legend of Zelda.

Zelenskyy /zɪˈlɛnski/ Zelenskyys pn
Selenskyj
A surname from the Slavic languages.

Zemfira [zɛɱˈfiɹə] [zɪɱˈfiɹə] pn
Semfira
A transliteration of the Russian female given name Земфи́ра (Zemfíra).

Zen pn
Zen
(religion) A school of Mahayana Buddhism characterized by sudden enlightenment achieved by indirect means and principally associated with China and Japan.

Zen Buddhism n
Zenbuddhismus
(Buddhism) The Zen denomination of Buddhism.

Zenaga pn
Zenaga
A Berber language of Mauritania.

Zend pn
Zendisch
(dated) The Avestan language.

Zener diode Zener diodes n
Z-Diode Zener-Diode

Zenobia pn
Zenobia
A en given name.

Zephaniah /zɛfəˈnaɪə/ pn
Zephanja
(biblical) A book of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh.

Zeppelin /ˈzɛ.pə.lɪn/ Zeppelins n
Zeppelin
(aviation) A type of large dirigible rigid airship of the early 20th century, built by the German Luftschiffbau Zeppelin and designed to carry passengers or bombs.

Zermatt /ˈzɜːmat/ /ˈzɝmɑt/ pn
Zermatt
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Zermelo-Fraenkel set theory n
Zermelo-Fraenkel-Mengenlehre

Zermelo-Fraenkelian adj
Zermelo-Fraenkelsch

Zerubbabel pn
Serubbabel
(biblical character) a governor of the Persian Province of Judah, who led the first group of Jews returned from the Babylonian Captivity.

Zeta Geminorum pn
Mekbuda
A star in the constellation Gemini.

Zeus /z(j)u(ː)s/ /zus/ /zɪu̯s/ Zeuses pn
Zeus
(Greek god) Supreme ruler of all Greek gods, husband to Hera.

Zeuxis /ˈzjuːksɪs/ pn
Zeuxis
An Ancient Greek en given name

Zheleznogorsk pn
Schelesnogorsk
A closed town in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia

Zhovkva pn
Schowkwa
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Zhuang /d͡ʒwɑŋ/ pn
Zhuang
The language of these people, belonging to the Tai language group.

Zhukov pn
Schukow Shukow
A transliteration of the Russian surname Жу́ков (Žúkov).

Zhuyin fuhao /(d)ʒuːˌjɪn fuːˈhaʊ/ pn
Bopomofo Zhuyin Zhuyin Fuhao
A phonetic alphabet used to transcribe Mandarin for students of that language and for inputting Chinese, now used primarily only in Taiwan. Variants also exist for other Chinese lects spoken in Taiwan.

Zhytomyr /-ˈtoʊm-/ /ʒɪˈtɔmɪɹ/ pn
Schytomyr Schitomir Shytomyr
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Zielona Góra pn
Grünberg
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Zika virus n
Zika-Virus
A particular flavivirus, causing mild illness and linked with birth defects in humans.

Zimbabwe /zɪmˈbɑːbweɪ/ pn
Simbabwe
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Zimbabwean more Zimbabwean most Zimbabwean adj
simbabwisch
Of, from, or pertaining to Zimbabwe or the Zimbabwean people.

Zimbabwean Zimbabweans n
Simbabwer Simbabwerin
A person from Zimbabwe or of Zimbabwean descent.

Zinkiv pn
Sinkiw
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Zion /ˈzaɪ.ən/ /ˈzaɪˌɒn/ pn
Zion
A landmark hill (or "mount") on which ancient Jerusalem was partly built, a centerpiece to Biblical accounts of old days and future eschatological events.

Zionism Zionisms n
Zionismus
(politics) Jewish nationalism, the movement which supported first the re-establishment of a Jewish homeland and now supports the continuation of a Jewish state in Israel.

Zionist more Zionist most Zionist adj
zionistisch
Of or relating to a Zionist or Zionists.

Zionist Zionists n
Zionist Zionistin
An advocate of Zionism.

Zip drive Zip drives n
Zip-Laufwerk
(computing) A storage device, similar to a floppy disk drive but using disks with a much larger capacity (100, 250, or 750 MB, compared to a normal floppy disk capacity of 1.44 MB).

Ziploc Ziplocs n
Druckverschlussbeutel Gleitverschlussbeutel
Any of a range of disposable, resealable storage bags that are fastened by a pair of interlocking plastic flanges.

Zischkowitz /ˈtsɪʃkəwɪts/ pn
Zischkowitz
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Zlín pn
Zlin Zlín

Zocchihedron n
Zocchihedron

Zolochiv pn
Solotschiw
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Zolotonosha pn
Solotonoscha
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Zoroaster /ˈzɒɹoʊˌæstəɹ/ /ˌzɒɹoʊˈæstəɹ/ pn
Zarathustra
An ancient Iranian prophet after whom the indigenous Iranian ethnic religion, Zoroastrianism, is named, also venerated in Mithraism.

Zoroastrian /ˌzoʊɹ.oʊˈæs.tɹi.ən/ /ˌzɒɹəʊˈæstɹɪən/ /ˌzɔɹ.oʊˈæs.tɹi.ən/ adj
zoroastrisch
relating to or characteristic of Zoroastrianism.

Zoroastrian /ˌzoʊɹ.oʊˈæs.tɹi.ən/ /ˌzɒɹəʊˈæstɹɪən/ /ˌzɔɹ.oʊˈæs.tɹi.ən/ Zoroastrians n
Zoroastrier
a follower of Zoroastrianism

Zoroastrianism /ˌzoʊɹ.oʊˈæs.tɹi.əˌnɪz.əm/ /ˌzɒɹəʊˈæstɹɪəˌnɪzəm/ /ˌzɔɹ.oʊˈæs.tɹi.əˌnɪz.əm/ pn
Zoroastrismus Zarathustrismus
(scholarly) The historical (pre-Islamic) indigenous beliefs and practices of the Iranian peoples.

Zorro /ˈzoɹoʊ/ /ˈzɑɹoʊ/ pn
Zorro
A fictional character, a daring and mysterious avenger, created in 1919 by pulp writer Johnston McCulley.

Zouave /zuˈɑv/ /zuːˈɑːv/ /zwɑv/ /zwɑːv/ Zouaves n
Zuave
(military, historical) One of a body of soldiers in the French service, originally Kabyle, but now composed of Frenchmen who wear the Kabyle dress.

Zoë /ˈzoʊ.i/ /ˈzəʊ.i/ pn
Zoe
A en given name.

Zucker Zuckers pn
Zucker

Zuckerberg /ˈzʌkərbɜː(ɹ)ɡ/ Zuckerbergs pn
Zuckerberg
An Ashkenazic Jewish surname from German.

Zuckerman pn
Zuckermann

Zug pn
Zug
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Zulu /ˈzuːluː/ adj
Zulu- zulu- zuluisch
Pertaining to the Zulu people, culture, or language.

Zulu /ˈzuːluː/ Zulu Zulus n
Zulu
A member of an African ethnic group living mainly in the KwaZulu-Natal Province in eastern South Africa.
Zulu Zulus
Time along the prime meridian; UTC; Zulu time.

Zulu /ˈzuːluː/ pn
Zulu Zuluisch Zulusprache isiZulu
The language of these people, a Bantu language; isiZulu.

Zumba /ˈzum.bə/ pn
Zumba
A fitness program that combines Latin and international music with dance.

Zurich /-ɪx/ /zʊɹ.ɪk/ /ˈzjʊə.ɹɪk/ /ˈzɜɹ.ɪk/ pn
Zürich
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Zuricher /ˈzjʊəɹɪkə/ Zuricher Zurichers n
Zürcher Zürcherin Züricher Züricherin
A native or inhabitant of Zurich.

Zwickau /ˈtsvɪkaʊ/ pn
Zwickau
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Zwingli /ˈswɪŋɡli/ /ˈtsvɪŋɡli/ /ˈzwɪŋɡli/ pn
Zwingli
A surname from German [in turn from Alemannic German], notably borne by Huldrych Zwingli, a leader of the Reformation in Switzerland.

Zwinglian adj
zwinglianisch
Relating or referring to Zwingli, his beliefs, or his followers and adherents.

Zygii pn
Zichi
(historical) An ancient people described by Strabo as a nation to the north of Colchis.

a /ə/ /ˈeɪ/ article
ein eine
One; any indefinite example of. [from before 1150]

a bad workman always blames his tools proverb
ein schlechter Handwerker schimpft immer auf sein Werkzeug wenn der Reiter nichts taugt, hat das Pferd Schuld
It is not the tools we use that make us good, but rather how we employ them.

a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush proverb
Besser ein Spatz in der Hand als eine Taube auf dem Dach
A sure thing is preferable to the mere chance at something more. [15th c.]

a blessing and a curse n
Fluch und Segen Segen und Fluch
Something that is both a benefit and a burden, or that may seem initially beneficial but also brings unforeseen negative consequences

a burnt child dreads the fire proverb
ein gebranntes Kind scheut das Feuer
(dated) A person harmed by something becomes more cautious about it.

a cappella /ˌæ.kæˈpɛl.ə/ /ˌæ.kəˈpɛl.ə/ /ˌɑ kəˈpɛl.ə/ adv
a cappella
(music) In a manner of a choir with no instrumental accompaniment; literally, "in the style of the (Sistine) Chapel (in Rome)", such as a musical Mass done a cappella. [from late 19th c.]

a chain is only as strong as its weakest link proverb
eine Kette ist nur so stark wie ihr schwächstes Glied
An organization is only as strong or powerful as its weakest person. A group of associates is only as strong as its laziest member.

a cold day in July n
am Sankt Nimmerleinstag wenn Ostern und Pfingsten auf einen Tag fallen wenn Ostern und Weihnachten auf einen Tag fallen
(idiomatic, colloquial) The time of occurrence of an event that will never happen.

a dime a dozen adj
en masse haufenweise hinterhergeworfen nachgeschmissen nachgeworfen wie Sand am Meer
(Australia, US, idiomatic) So common as to be practically worthless.

a few determiner
ein paar einige
A small number of; more than two.

a few pronoun
ein paar einige wenige
A small number of things.

a fortiori /ˈeɪ fɔɹʃˈjɔˑɹaɪ/ /ˈɑː fɔːɹtɪˈoʊɹiː/ more a fortiori most a fortiori adv
a fortiori

a friend in need is a friend indeed /ə ˌfɹɛnd ən ˈnid ɪz ə ˌfɹɛnd ɪnˈdid/ /ə ˌfɹɛnd ɪn ˈniːd ɪz ə ˌfɹɛnd ɪnˈdiːd/ proverb
wahre Freunde erkennt man in der Not Freunde in der Not gehen hundert auf ein Lot in der Not erkennt man seine Freunde
If a friend helps you when you are in need, they are a true friend.

a hit dog will holler proverb
getroffene Hunde bellen

a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step proverb
eine Reise von tausend Meilen beginnt mit dem ersten Schritt
Even the longest and most difficult ventures have a starting point.

a leopard cannot change its spots proverb
die Katze lässt das Mausen nicht
One cannot change one's own nature.

a lie has no legs proverb
Lügen haben kurze Beine
One cannot get away with a lie; the truth will always come out.

a little adv
ein wenig etwas ein bisschen
To a small extent or degree.

a little determiner
ein bisschen
A small amount of.

a little bird told me /ə ˌlɪt(ə)l bɜɹd ˈtoʊld mi/ /ə ˌlɪtl̩ bɜːd ˈtəʊld miː/ [-ˌlɪɾ(ə)l-] phraseologicalUnit
ein Vöglein hat mir gezwitschert
(idiomatic, chiefly, humorous) I received the information from a source which I am not prepared to disclose.

a lot /əˈ lɑt/ /əˈ lɒt/ adv
viel
(informal) Very much; a great deal; to a large extent.
oft
(informal) Often; frequently.

a lot /əˈ lɑt/ /əˈ lɒt/ pronoun
viel
A large amount.
vieles
Many things, much.

a new broom sweeps clean proverb
neue Besen kehren gut
(metaphorical) New management will often make radical changes.

a picture is worth a thousand words proverb
ein Bild sagt mehr als tausend Worte
A visualisation is a better description than a verbal description.

a posteriori more a posteriori most a posteriori adj
a posteriori aposteriorisch im Nachhinein
(logic) Involving induction of theories from facts.

a posteriori more a posteriori most a posteriori adv
a posteriori im Nachhinein
(logic) In a manner that deduces theories from facts.

a priori /ˌeɪ pɹaɪˈɔːɹaɪ/ /ˌeɪ pɹaɪˈɔːɹi/ /ˌɑː pɹiˈɔːɹi/ more a priori most a priori adv
a priori
(logic) In a way based on theoretical deduction rather than empirical observation.

a promise is a promise proverb
ein Mann, ein Wort versprochen ist versprochen
One must keep one's promises.

a sorrow shared is a sorrow halved proverb
geteiltes Leid ist halbes Leid

a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down /ə ˈspuːnfəl əv ˈʃʊɡə(ɹ) ˌhɛlps ðə ˈmɛdɪsɪn ɡoʊ ˌdaʊn/ proverb
ein Löffelchen voll Zucker bittre Medizin versüßt
An otherwise unpleasant situation can be pleasant when a pleasant aspect is deliberately introduced.

a stitch in time saves nine proverb
was du heute kannst besorgen, das verschiebe nicht auf morgen
A little effort expended sooner to fix a small problem prevents it from becoming a larger problem requiring more effort to fix later.

a stopped clock is right twice a day proverb
auch ein blindes Huhn findet mal ein Korn
A normally unreliable person or instrument can occasionally provide correct information, even if only by accident.

a thing or two phraseologicalUnit
eine ganze Menge
A considerable amount; a lot.

a wild goose never laid a tame egg proverb
Raben zeugen keine Tauben
(idiomatic) Most things are inherited and predetermined.

a woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle /ə ˈwʊmən wɪðˌaʊt ə ˈmæn ɪz laɪk ə ˈfɪʃ wɪðˌaʊt ə ˈbaɪsɪkl̩/ /ə ˈwʊmən wɪðˌaʊt ə ˈmæn ɪz laɪk ə ˈfɪʃ wɪðˌaʊt ə ˈbaɪˌsɪkəl/ phraseologicalUnit
eine Frau ohne Mann ist wie ein Fisch ohne Fahrrad
(figuratively, humorous, simile) A woman is capable of living a complete and independent life without a man. [from 1970]

a- /a/ /eɪ/ /ə/ prefix
a-
Not, without, opposite of.

a-schwa a-schwas n
a-Schwa
The vowel [ɐ], which lies between [a] and [ə] (true schwa).

a.e.t.
n.V.
(sport) Initialism of after extra time.

a.m. adv
morgens vormittags
(used after the hour) In the 12-hour period from midnight to noon (the first half of the day) when using the 12-hour clock.

aa /ˈɑ.ɑ/ /ˈɑː.ɑː/ [ˈɑ.ʔɑ] [ˈɑː.ʔɑː] n
Aa-Lava Brockenlava
(volcanology) A form of lava flow associated with Hawaiian-type volcanoes, consisting of basaltic rock, usually dark-colored with a jagged and loose, clinkery surface. Compare pahoehoe. [From 19th c.]

aardvark /ˈɑɹd.vɑɹk/ /ˈɑːd.vɑːk/ aardvarks n
Erdferkel
The nocturnal, insectivorous, burrowing, mammal Orycteropus afer, of the order Tubulidentata, somewhat resembling a pig, common in some parts of sub-Saharan Africa. [from late 18th c.]

aardwolf /ˈɑɹd.ˌwʊlf/ /ˈɑːdˌwʊlf/ aardwolfs aardwolves n
Erdwolf
A nocturnal, insectivorous mammal, Proteles cristatus, of southern and eastern Africa, related to and resembling the hyena. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]

ab /æb/ abs n
Bauchmuskeln
(informal) abdominal muscle. [Mid 20th century.]

ab wheel ab wheels n
Bauchroller
A piece of exercise equipment designed to be gripped in one or both hands and torqued in the course of sagittally abducting the pronated shoulders with the core resisting flexion and extension.

aba /ˈæ.bə/ abas n
Großnilhecht
The electric fish Gymnarchus niloticus (frankfish, freshwater rat-tail, African knifefish), found in swamps, lakes and rivers in Africa.

abaca /ˈæb.əˌkɑ/ /ˈæb.əˌkɑː/ /ˈæb.əˌkə/ abacas n
Abaka
(uncountable) The fiber of this plant, used in rope, fibers, and cloth. [First attested in the mid 18th century.]

abacist /ə.ˈbæ.kəst/ /əˈbɑ.kəst/ /ˈæb.ə.kəst/ /ˈæb.ə.səst/ /ˈæb.ə.sɪst/ abacists n
Abakist
One who uses an abacus in casting accounts; a calculator. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]

aback /əˈbæk/ adv
rückwärts
(archaic) Towards the back or rear; backwards. [First attested prior to 1150.]
hinten
(nautical) Backward against the mast; said of the sails when pressed by the wind from the "wrong" (forward) side, or of a ship when its sails are set that way. [First attested in the late 17th century.]

abacus /ˈæbə.kəs/ abaci abacuses n
Abakus Rechenbrett
A device used for performing arithmetical calculations; (rare) a table on which loose counters are placed, or (more commonly) an instrument with beads sliding on rods, or counters in grooves, with one row of beads or counters representing units, the next tens, etc. [from late 17th c.]
Kapitelldeckplatte Abakus
(architecture) The uppermost portion of the capital of a column immediately under the architrave, in some cases a flat oblong or square slab, in others more decorated. [from mid 16th c.]

abaft /əˈbæft/ /əˈbɑːft/ more abaft most abaft adv
achteraus achtern
(nautical) On the aft side; in the stern. [First attested in the early 17th century.]

abaft /əˈbæft/ /əˈbɑːft/ preposition
achtern hintern
(nautical) Behind; toward the stern relative to some other object or position; aft of. [First attested around the late 15th century.]

abalienation /ˌæbˌeɪ.li.əˈneɪ.ʃən/ /ˌæbˌeɪl.jəˈneɪ.ʃən/ abalienations n
Abalienation
(legal) The act of abalienating; alienation; estrangement; transferring a legal title.

abalone /æb.əˈloʊ.ni/ /æb.əˈləʊ.ni/ /ˈæb.əˌloʊ.ni/ abalones n
Meerohr Seeohr Abalone
(North America, Australia) An edible univalve mollusc of the genus Haliotis, having a shell lined with mother-of-pearl. [from mid-19th c.]

abandon /əˈbæn.dən/ abandons n
Ungezwungenheit Hingabe Selbstvergessenheit
A yielding to natural impulses or inhibitions; freedom from artificial constraint, with loss of appreciation of consequences. [Early 19th century.]

abandon /əˈbæn.dən/ v
aufgeben verlassen
(transitive) To give up or relinquish control of, to surrender or to give oneself over, or to yield to one's emotions. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470)]
aufgeben zurücklassen aussetzen
(transitive) To desist in doing, practicing, following, holding, or adhering to; to turn away from; to permit to lapse; to renounce; to discontinue. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470)]
verbannen
(transitive, obsolete) To cast out; to banish; to expel; to reject. [Attested from the mid 16th century until the mid 17th century.]

abandoned /əˈbæn.dn̩d/ more abandoned most abandoned adj
verlassen herrenlos
No longer maintained by its former owners, residents, or caretakers; forsaken, deserted. [Late 15th century]

abandonment /əˈbæn.dn̩.mn̩t/ abandonments n
Hinterlassung
Aufgabe Preisgabe Überlassen
The act of abandoning, or the state of being abandoned; total desertion; relinquishment. [Late 16th century.]

abandonware abandonwares n
Abandonware
(software, chiefly, _, video games) A software product that is no longer updated or maintained, or whose copyright is no longer defended or which is no longer marketed even by the company who made it.

abase /əˈbeɪs/ v
erniedrigen
(transitive) To lower, as in condition in life, office, rank, etc., so as to cause pain or hurt feelings; to degrade, to depress, to humble, to humiliate. [from c. 1350–1470]

abasement /əˈbeɪs.mənt/ abasements n
Erniedrigung
The act of abasing, humbling, or bringing low. [Mid 16th century.]

abash /əˈbæʃ/ v
beschämen
(transitive) To make ashamed; to embarrass; to destroy the self-possession of, as by exciting suddenly a consciousness of guilt, mistake, or inferiority; to disconcert; to discomfit. [First attested from around (1150 to 1350).]

abashed /əˈbæʃt/ more abashed most abashed adj
beschämt verlegen
Embarrassed, disconcerted, or ashamed.

abasia /ə.ˈbeɪ.zi.ə/ /ə.ˈbeɪ.ʒi.ə/ /ə.ˈbeɪ.ʒə/ abasias n
Abasie
(medical) An inability to walk due to a defect in muscular coordination.

abatable /əˈbeɪt.ə.bəl/ more abatable most abatable adj
abschaffbar
Capable of being abated. [First attested from 1350 to 1470.]

abate /əˈbeɪt/ v
abmindern mindern verlieren
absehen von ausnehmen
To give no consideration to (something); to treat as an exception. [from late 16th c.]
abziehen reduzieren weglassen
Chiefly followed by from, of, etc.: to omit or remove (a part from a whole); to deduct, to subtract. [15th–19th c.]
beenden einstellen
To demolish or level to the ground (a building or other structure). [from early 15th c.]
erniedrigen herabsetzen nachlassen zurückgehen
To bring down (someone) mentally or physically; to lower (someone) in status. [14th–17th c.]
herabsetzen verkleinern vermindern verringern
To reduce (something) in amount or size. [from 14th c.]
nachlassen abschwächen legen schwächen vermindern verringern
To lessen (something) in force or intensity; to moderate. [from 14th c.]

abatement /əˈbeɪt.mənt/ abatements n
Verminderung Abnahme Unterdrückung Verringerung
The act of abating, or the state of being abated; a lessening, diminution, or reduction; a moderation; removal or putting an end to; the suppression. [First attested from 1340 to 1470.]

abatis /ˈæbətiː/ /ˈæbətiːz/ /ˈæbətəs/ abatis abatises n
Baumverhau Verhau
A means of defense formed by felled trees, or sometimes by bent trees, the ends of whose branches are sharpened and directed outwards, or against the enemy, and more recently fortified with barbed wire. [Mid 19th century.]

abaton abatons n
Abaton
(historical) In Ancient Greece, an enclosure in the temple of Asclepios where patients slept.

abattoir /ˈæb.əˌtwɑ/ /ˈæb.əˌtwɑɹ/ /ˈæb.əˌtwɑː(ɹ)/ abattoirs n
Schlachthaus Schlachthof
A public slaughterhouse for cattle, sheep, etc. [Early 19th century.]

abaya /əˈbeɪ.jə/ abayas n
Abaya
Synonym of aba

abbess /ˈæb.ɛs/ /ˈæb.ɪs/ abbesses n
Äbtissin Oberin Priorin
A female superior or governess of a nunnery, or convent of nuns, having the same authority over the nuns which the abbots have over the monks. [First attested around 1150 to 1350]

abbey /ˈæb.i/ abbeys n
Abtei
A monastery or society of people, secluded from the world and devoted to religion and celibacy, which is headed by an abbot or abbess; also, the monastic building or buildings. [First attested around 1150 to 1350.]
Klosterkirche Abtei
The church of a monastery. [First attested around 1150 to 1350.]

abbot /ˈæb.ət/ abbots n
Abt
The superior or head of an abbey or monastery. [First attested around the early 12th century.]

abbotship /ˈæ.bət.ʃɪp/ abbotships n
Abtschaft
The state, term, or office of an abbot; abbacy. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]

abbreviate /ə.ˈbɹiː.vi.eɪt/ /əˈbɹi.vi.eɪt/ v
abkürzen kürzen
(transitive) To make shorter; to shorten (in time); to abridge; to shorten by ending sooner than planned. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]

abbreviated /əˈbɹi.viˌeɪ.tɪd/ /əˈbɹiːvieɪtɪd/ more abbreviated most abbreviated adj
abgekürzt
Shortened; made briefer.
Relatively short; shorter than normal, or compared to others.

abbreviation /əˌbɹi.viˈeɪ.ʃn̩/ /əˌbɹiː.viˈeɪ.ʃən/ abbreviations n
Abkürzung Abbreviatur Kurzbezeichnung Kurzform Kürzel Abbreviation
(linguistics) A shortened or contracted form of a word or phrase, used to represent the whole, utilizing omission of letters, and sometimes substitution of letters, or duplication of initial letters to signify plurality, including signs such as +, =, @. [Late 16th century.]

abc conjecture abc conjectures n
abc-Vermutung
(number theory) Given coprime positive integers a, b and c, such that a + b = c, and d the radical of abc (the product of its distinct prime factors), the conjecture that d is usually not much smaller than c (in other words, that if a and b are divisible by large powers of primes, then c usually is not).

abderitic adj
abderitisch
Relating to abderitism

abdicate /ˈæb.dɪˌkeɪt/ v
ausstoßen
(transitive, obsolete) To disclaim and expel from the family, as a father his child; to disown; to disinherit. [mid 16th – early 19th c.]
verweigern
(transitive, obsolete) To reject; to cast off; to discard. [mid 16th – late 17th c.]
abdanken abtreten
(transitive) To surrender, renounce or relinquish, as sovereign power; to withdraw definitely from filling or exercising, as a high office, station, dignity; to fail to fulfill responsibility for. [from mid 17th c.]
abdanken abdizieren
(intransitive) To relinquish or renounce a throne, or other high office or dignity; to renounce sovereignty. [First attested in the early 18th c.]

abdication /ˌæb.dəˈkeɪ.ʃən/ abdications n
Abdankung Abdikation
The act of abdicating; the renunciation of a high office, dignity, or trust, by its holder. [First attested in the early 17th century.]

abdicative /ˈæb.dəˌkeɪ.tɪv/ /ˈæb.dəˌkə.tɪv/ more abdicative most abdicative adj
abdikativ
(rare) Causing, or implying, abdication.

abdomen /æbˈdoʊ.mən/ /æbˈdəʊ.mən/ /ˈæb.də.mən/ abdomens abdomina n
Bauch Unterleib Abdomen
(obsolete) The fat surrounding the belly. [mid 16th c. – late 17th c.]

abdominal /æbˈdɑm.ə.nl̩/ /æbˈdɒm.ə.nl̩/ /əbˈdɑm.ə.nl̩/ /əbˈdɒm.ə.nl̩/ more abdominal most abdominal adj
abdominal Bauch Unterleib abdominell
Of or pertaining to the abdomen; ventral. [Mid 18th century.]

abdominal cavity abdominal cavities n
Bauchhöhle
(anatomy) The hollow portion of the torso within the abdomen, containing the abdominal organs, in mammals below the diaphragm.

abdominal muscle /æbˈdɑm.ə.nl̩ ˈmʌs.l̩/ /æbˈdɒm.ə.nl̩ ˈmʌs.l̩/ /əbˈdɑm.ə.nl̩ ˈmʌs.l̩/ /əbˈdɒm.ə.nl̩ ˈmʌs.l̩/ abdominal muscles n
Bauchmuskel
(often, in the plural) Any of a group of four muscles that form the abdominal wall.

abdominal wall abdominal walls n
Bauchdecke
The layer of muscles that surrounds the abdominal cavity and contains the abdominal organs.

abdominocentesis /æbˌdɑm.ɪ.noʊ.sɜnˈti.səs/ abdominocenteses n
Bauchpunktion
(surgery) Extraction of peritoneal fluid from the abdomen for evaluation, using a trocar

abdominoplasty /æbˈdɑm.ɪ.noʊˌplæs.ti/ abdominoplasties n
Bauchdeckenstraffung Abdominoplastik Bauchdeckenplastik
(surgery, uncountable) The surgical removal of excess flesh from the abdomen, usually for cosmetic reasons.

abducens nerve /abˈdjuː.sn̩z ˌnɜːv/ /abˈdjuː.sənz ˌnɜːv/ /abˈd͡ʒuː.sn̩z ˌnɜːv/ /abˈd͡ʒuː.sənz ˌnɜːv/ /æbˈdjuˌsɛnz ˌnɝv/ /æbˈduˌsɛnz ˌnɝv/ abducens nerves n
Nervus abducens
(neuroanatomy) Each of the sixth pair of cranial nerves that are the motor nerves supplying the lateral rectus in the eye. [19th century.]

abduct /æbˈdʌkt/ /əbˈdʌkt/ v
entführen abspreizen wegziehen
(transitive) To take away by force; to carry away (a human being) wrongfully and usually with violence or deception; to kidnap. [Early 17th century.]

abductee /ˌæb.dəkˈti/ /ˌæb.dʌkˈti/ /ˌæb.dʌkˈtiː/ abductees n
Entführungsopfer
An abducted person, in particular a person abducted by aliens. [Late 20th century.]

abduction /æbˈdək.ʃn̩/ /æbˈdʌk.ʃn̩/ /əbˈdək.ʃn̩/ /əbˈdʌk.ʃn̩/ /ˈeɪ.ˈbiː.dʌk.ʃn̩/ abductions n
Entführung
Leading away; a carrying away. [Early 17th century.]
(legal) The wrongful, and usually forcible, carrying off of a human being. [Mid 18th century.]
Abduktion
(anatomy) The act of abducing or abducting; a drawing apart; the movement which separates a limb or other part from the axis, or middle line, of the body. [Mid 17th century.]
(logic) A syllogism or form of argument in which the major premise is evident, but the minor is only probable. [Late 17th century.]

abductor /æbˈdʌk.tɚ/ abductores abductors n
Entführer Entführerin
One who abducts; a kidnapper. [mid 19th century]
Abduktor
(anatomy) A muscle which serves to draw a part out, or from the median line of the body[early 17th century]

abeam /ə.ˈbim/ /ə.ˈbiːm/ more abeam most abeam adv
Querab
(nautical, aircraft) On the beam; at a right angle to the centerline or keel of a vessel or aircraft; being at a bearing approximately 090 Degrees or 270 Degrees relative. [Mid 19th century.]

abed /əˈbɛd/ adv
im Bett zu Bett
(archaic) In bed, or on the bed; confined to bed. [First attested from 1150 to 1350.]

abelian /əˈbi.li.ən/ /əˈbil.jən/ /əˈbiːlɪən/ adj
abelsch kommutativ
(mathematics) Of a binary function, commutative.

abelian group /əˈbi.li.ən ɡɹup/ /əˈbil.jən ɡɹup/ abelian groups n
abelsche Gruppe kommutative Gruppe
(algebra) A group in which the group operation is commutative.

abelianization abelianizations n
Abelisierung

abelmosk /ˈeɪblmɑsk/ /ˈeɪblmɒsk/ /ˈeɪbəlmɒsk/ /ˈeɪbəlˌmɑsk/ abelmosks n
Abelmoschus
The tropical evergreen shrub Abelmoschus moschatus itself.

abend /əˈbɛnd/ /ˈæbɛnd/ abends n
Abbruch
(computing) The abnormal termination of a program.

aberrance /æˈbɛɹ.n̩ts/ /ˈæ.bɛɹ.n̩s/ aberrances n
Abweichung
State of being aberrant; a wandering from the right way; deviation from truth, rectitude. [Mid 17th century.]

aberrant /əˈbeɹ.ənt/ /əˈbɛɹ.ənt/ /ˈæb.ə.ɹənt/ more aberrant most aberrant adj
aberrante
(sometimes, figuratively) Straying from the right way; deviating from morality or truth. [First attested in the mid 18th century.]

aberrant /əˈbeɹ.ənt/ /əˈbɛɹ.ənt/ /ˈæb.ə.ɹənt/ aberrants n
Abtrünnige Abtrünniger Abweichler Abweichlerin
A person or object that deviates from the rest of a group.

aberration /ˌæb.əˈɹeɪ.ʃn̩/ aberrations n
Abweichung Aberration
The act of wandering; deviation from truth, moral rectitude; abnormal; divergence from the straight, correct, proper, normal, or from the natural state. [Late 16th century.]
(medicine) A deviation of a tissue, organ or mental functions from what is considered to be within the normal range.
Aberration Abweichung
(optics) The convergence to different foci, by a lens or mirror, of rays of light emanating from one and the same point, or the deviation of such rays from a single focus; a defect in a focusing mechanism that prevents the intended focal point. [Mid 18th century.]
A mental disorder, especially one of a minor or temporary character. [Early 19th century.]
(zoology, botany) Atypical development or structure; deviation from the normal type; an aberrant organ. [Mid 19th century.]
Aberration Abweichung Verirrung Abartigkeit
(astronomy) A small periodical change of the apparent positions of the stars and other heavenly bodies, due to the combined effect of the motion of light and the motion of the observer. [Mid 18th century.]
Aberration
A partial alienation of reason. [Early 19th century.]

abessive /æˈbɛ.sɪv/ /ˈæˌbɛ.sɪv/ abessives n
Abessiv
(grammar) The abessive case, or a word in this case. [19th century.]

abessive case abessive cases n
Abessiv
(grammatical case) A grammatical case used to express the lack or absence of something. It has the meaning of the English preposition without or the affix -less.

abet /əˈbɛt/ v
ermutigen anstiften aufhetzen
(transitive) To incite; to assist or encourage by aid or countenance in crime. [from ca. 1350–1470]
helfen stützen
(transitive) To support, countenance, maintain, uphold, or aid (any good cause, opinion, or action); to maintain. [from late 16th c.]

abetment /əˈbɛt.mənt/ abetments n
Beihilfe Gehilfenschaft
(chiefly, law) The act of abetting or assisting in a crime, wrongdoing etc. [from 14th c.]

abettor /əˈbɛtə/ /əˈbɛtɚ/ [-ɾɚ] abettors n
Anstifterin Anstifter Anstachler Helfershelfer Komplize Kumpan
One that abets an offender; one that incites; instigates; encourages. [First attested from 1350 to 1470.]
Helfershelfer Komplize Kumpan Mittäter
A supporter or advocate. [Late 16th century.]

abeyance /əˈbeɪ.əns/ abeyances n
Schwebezustand Unentschiedenheit
(legal) Expectancy; a condition when an ownership of real property is undetermined; lapse in succession of ownership of estate, or title. [Late 16th century]

abhor /æbˈhɔɹ/ /əbˈhɔɹ/ /əbˈhɔː(ɹ)/ v
verabscheuen abhorrieren
(transitive) To regard (someone or something) as horrifying or detestable; to feel great repugnance toward. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]

abhorrence /æbˈhɑɹ.n̩(t)s/ /æbˈhɔɹ.n̩(t)s/ /əbˈhɒɹ.n̩(t)s/ abhorrences n
Abscheu Ekel
Extreme aversion or detestation; the feeling of utter dislike or loathing. [Mid 17th century.]
Ekel
A person or thing that is loathsome; a detested thing. [Mid 18th century.]

abhorrent /æbˈ(h)ɒɹ.ənt/ /æbˈhɑɹ.ənt/ /æbˈhɔɹ.ənt/ /əbˈ(h)ɒɹ.ənt/ more abhorrent most abhorrent adj
unverträglich
(archaic) Inconsistent with, or far removed from, something; strongly opposed. [Late 16th century.]
konträr unvereinbar
Contrary to something; discordant. [Mid 17th century.]
abgescheut abgestoßen
Abhorring; detesting; having or showing abhorrence; loathing. [Mid 18th century.]
abscheulich verabscheuungswürdig
Detestable or repugnant. [Early 19th century.]

abide /əˈbaɪd/ v
verweilen weilen aushalten
(transitive) To endure without yielding; to withstand. [from mid-12th c.]
verweilen weilen ausstehen ertragen
(transitive) To bear patiently. [from late 15th c.]
verweilen weilen zahlen
(transitive) To pay for; to stand the consequences of. [from late 16th c.]
verweilen weilen
Used in a phrasal verb: .
(intransitive, obsolete) To pause; to delay. [from ca. 1150—1350 to mid-17th c.]
(intransitive, archaic) To have one's abode. [from ca. 1350—1470]
(intransitive, archaic) To endure; to remain; to last. [from ca. 1350—1470]
(transitive, archaic) To stand ready for; to await for someone; watch for. [from early 12th c.]
(transitive, obsolete) To endure or undergo a hard trial or a task; to stand up under. [from ca. 1150—1350 to early 18th c.]
(transitive, archaic) To await submissively; accept without question; submit to. [from ca. 1350—1470]
verweilen weilen harren
(intransitive, obsolete) To wait in expectation. [mid-12th–mid-17th c.]
verbleiben verweilen weilen
(intransitive, archaic, Scotland) To stay; to continue in a place; to remain stable or fixed in some state or condition; to be left. [from ca. 1150—1350]

abide by v
befolgen einhalten
(transitive) To accept (a decision or law) and act in accordance with it; to conform to (a decision or law); to acquiesce to (a decision or law).
beistehen halten stehen zur Seite stehen
(transitive) To remain faithful to (something or someone); to adhere to (an idea or plan).

abies /ˈeɪ.biˌiz/ /ˈæ.biˌiz/ abies n
Fichtengerbstoff

abietate /ˈæb.i.əˌteɪt/ abietates n
Abietat
(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of abietic acid; resinate.

abigail /ˈa.bɪ.ɡeɪl/ abigails n
Zofe
(obsolete) A lady's maid. [mid 17th–19th c.]

abigeat /əˈbɪd͡ʒi.ət/ n
Viehdieb
(archaic) Theft of cattle by driving it away with the intention of feloniously appropriating it.

ability /əˈbɪl.ə.ti/ /əˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/ abilities n
Fähigkeit
(uncountable) The quality or state of being able; capacity to do or of doing something; having the necessary power. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]
(countable) A skill or competence in doing; mental power; talent; aptitude. [First attested in the early 17th century.]

abiogenesis /-nɪ-/ /-ˌbaɪə-/ /-ˌbiːoʊ-/ /-ˌbiːə-/ /ˌeɪbaɪəʊˈdʒɛnəsɪs/ /ˌeɪˌbaioʊˈd͡ʒɛnəsɪs/ abiogeneses n
Abiogenese Abiogenesis
(evolutionary theory) The origination of living organisms from lifeless matter; such genesis as does not involve the action of living parents. [from 1870]

abirritant /æbˈɪɹ.ɪ.tn̩t/ more abirritant most abirritant adj
reizmindernd
(medicine) Acting to diminish irritation; soothing.

abjad abjads n
Abdschad
A writing system for Arabic, historically also employed as a numeral system, in which there is one glyph (symbol or letter) for each consonant but vowels are not specified.
(linguistics) Any writing system in which glyphs are used to represent consonants or consonantal phonemes, but not vowels.

abject /ˈæbd͡ʒɛkt/ /ˈæbˌd͡ʒɛkt/ abjecter abjectest more abject most abject adj
abjekt verächtlich armselig bitter erniedrigt
Existing in or sunk to a low condition, position, or state; contemptible, despicable, miserable. [from early 15th c.]
elend jämmerlich kläglich
Of a person: cast down in hope or spirit; showing utter helplessness, hopelessness, or resignation; also, grovelling; ingratiating; servile. [from mid 14th c.]

abjudication /əbˌd͡ʒuː.dɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ abjudications n
Aberkennung Abjudikation

abjure /æbˈd͡ʒʊɹ/ v
abschwören
(transitive) To reject with solemnity; to abandon forever; to repudiate; to disclaim. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]

ablative /əˈbleɪ.tɪv/ /ˈæb.lə.tɪv/ adj
ablativisch Ablativ
(grammar) Applied to one of the cases of the noun in some languages, the fundamental meaning of the case being removal, separation, or taking away, and to a lesser degree, instrument, place, accordance, specifications, price, or measurement. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]

ablative absolute /ˈæb.lə.tɪv æb.soʊˈlut/ /ˈæb.lə.tɪv æb.səˈlut/ ablative absolutes ablatives absolute n
Ablativus absolutus
(grammar) A construction in Latin and other sister languages in which an independent phrase with a noun in the ablative case has a participle, adjective, or noun, expressed or implied, which agrees with it in gender, number and case – both words forming a clause grammatically unconnected with the rest of the sentence.

ablative case ablative cases n
Ablativ sechster Fall
(grammar) A noun case used in some languages to indicate movement away from something, removal, separation. In English grammar, it corresponds roughly to the use in English of prepositions "of", "from", "away from", and "concerning". In Latin grammar, the ablative case (cāsus ablātīvus) includes functions derived from the Indo-European ablative, instrumental, comitative, associative and locative cases; these cases express concepts similar to those of the English prepositions "of"/"from", "by", "with", "to"/"with", and "at"/"in", respectively. Here/hence/hither, there/thence/thither, and where/whence/whither are the only English words with separate forms for the ablative (motion away from) and lative (motion towards) cases.

ablaut /ˈæbˌlaʊt/ /ˈɑbˌlaʊt/ /ˈɑpˌlaʊt/ ablauts n
Ablaut Vokalabstufung
(phonology) The substitution of one root vowel for another, thus indicating a corresponding modification of use or meaning; vowel permutation, distinct from the phonetic influence of a succeeding vowel. [Mid 19th century.]

ablaze /əˈbleɪz/ more ablaze most ablaze adj
lodernd
Burning fiercely; in a blaze; on fire. [18th century.]

ablaze /əˈbleɪz/ more ablaze most ablaze adv
in Flammen
On fire; in a blaze. [Early 19th century.]

able /ˈeɪ.bəl/ [ˈeɪ̯.bɫ̩] abler ablest adj
fähig imstande
Free from constraints preventing completion of task; permitted to; not prevented from. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]
fähig tüchtig
Gifted with skill, intelligence, knowledge, or competence. [First attested in the mid 16th century.]
kompetent
(law) Legally qualified or competent. [First attested in the early 18th century.]

able-bodied seaman able-bodied seamen n
Vollmatrose
A seaman, especially one in the merchant navy, who has been trained or certified in all routine duties; a member of the Royal Navy rated between ordinary seaman and leading seaman or boatswain's mate

ableism /ˈeɪ.bəl.ɪz.m̩/ n
Ableismus Disablismus
Discrimination against persons with disabilities or in favour of those without. [from late 20th c.]

ableist /ˈeɪ.bəl.ɪst/ more ableist most ableist adj
ableistisch
Exhibiting or relating to ableism.

ablution /əˈblu.ʃn̩/ /əˈbluː.ʃn̩/ ablutions n
Waschung Ablution Abwaschung
The act of washing or cleansing the body, or some part of it, as a religious rite. [From mid 16th century.]

ablutophobia n
Ablutophobie
Pathological fear of washing or bathing.

ably /ˈeɪ.bli/ /ˈeɪ.bə.li/ more ably most ably adv
fähig
In an able manner; with great ability. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]

abnegate /ˈæb.ni.ɡeɪt/ /ˈæb.nɪ.ɡeɪt/ v
entsagen
(transitive) To deny (oneself something); to renounce or give up (a right, a power, a claim, a privilege, a convenience). [First attested in the early 17th century.]

abnormal /əbˈnɔɹ.ml̩/ /ˈæbˌnɔɹ.ml̩/ more abnormal most abnormal adj
unnormal abnormal abnorm ungewöhnlich
Not conforming to rule or system; deviating from the usual or normal type. [First attested around the mid 19th century.]
abnormal anormal
Of or pertaining to that which is irregular, in particular, behaviour that deviates from norms of social propriety or accepted standards of mental health. [First attested around the early 20th century.]

abnormality /ˌæbˌnɔɹˈmæl.ət.i/ /ˌæbˌnɔɹˈmæl.ɪt.i/ /ˌæbˌnɚˈmæl.ət.i/ /ˌæbˌnɚˈmæl.ɪt.i/ abnormalities n
Abnormalität Abweichung
The state or quality of being abnormal; variation; irregularity. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]
Abnormalität
Something abnormal; an aberration; an abnormal occurrence or feature. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]

abnormally /æbˈnɔɹ.mə.li/ more abnormally most abnormally adv
unnormal
In an abnormal manner; in a way that deviates from a standard, norm, or average. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]

aboard /əˈbɔɹd/ /əˈbɔːd/ adv
an Bord
On board; into or within a ship or boat; hence, into or within a railway car. [from ca. 1350—1470]

aboard /əˈbɔɹd/ /əˈbɔːd/ preposition
an Bord
On board of; onto or into a ship, boat, train, plane. [from ca. 1350—1470]

abode /əˈboʊd/ /əˈbəʊd/ [ʔəˈboʊːd̥̚] abodes n
Verweilen Warten
(obsolete) Act of waiting; delay. [Attested from (1150 to 1350) to the early 17th century.]
Wohnung Aufenthalt Bleibe
(dated, or, legal) Stay or continuance in a place; sojourn. [Attested from (1350 to 1470) to the mid 18th century.]
Wohnung Bleibe
(formal) A residence, dwelling or habitation. [First attested from around 1350 to 1470.]

abolish /əˈbɑl.əʃ/ /əˈbɑl.ɪʃ/ /əˈbɒlɪʃ/ v
abschaffen aufheben
To end a law, system, institution, custom or practice. [First attested from around 1350 to 1470.]
vernichten
(archaic) To put an end to or destroy, as a physical object; to wipe out. [First attested from around 1350 to 1470.]

abolishment /əˈbɑl.ɪʃ.mənt/ abolishments n
Abschaffung
The act of abolishing; abolition; destruction. [First attested from the mid 16th century.]

abolition /ˌæb.əˈlɪʃ.n̩/ abolitions n
Abschaffung Aufhebung
The act of abolishing; an annulling; abrogation. [First attested around the early 16th century.]
Abschaffung (der Sklaverei / des Sklavenhandels)
(historical, often capitalised, UK, US) The ending of the slave trade or of slavery. [First attested around the early 18th century.]

abolitionism /ˌæb.əˈlɪʃ.əˌnɪz.m̩/ abolitionisms n
Abolitionismus
Support for the abolition of something; the tenets of abolitionists. [First attested in the early 19th century.]

abolitionist /ˌæ.bə.ˈlɪʃ.n̩.əst/ /ˌæ.bə.ˈlɪʃ.n̩.ɪst/ more abolitionist most abolitionist adj
abolitionistisch
(historical) In favor of the abolition of slavery. [since the late 18th century]

abomasum /ˌæb.oʊˈmeɪ.səm/ abomasa abomasums n
Labmagen
(biology, food) The fourth or digestive compartment of the stomach of a cow or other ruminant, after the omasum;the lining of said compartment, considered as a foodstuff.

abominable /ɘˈbɔm.ɘ.nɘ.bɯ/ /əˈbɑm.nə.bl̩/ /əˈbɑm.ə.nə.bl̩/ more abominable most abominable adj
abscheulich verabscheuungswürdig verhasst
Worthy of, or causing, abhorrence, as a thing of evil omen; odious in the utmost degree; very hateful; detestable; loathsome; execrable. [first attested around 1150 to 1350]
monströs riesig
(obsolete) Excessive, large (used as an intensifier).

abominable snowman /əˈbɑm.nə.bl̩ ˈsnoʊ.mæn/ /əˈbɑm.ə.nə.bl̩ ˈsnoʊ.mæn/ abominable snowmen n
Schneemensch Yeti
(cryptozoology, often, capitalized) A humanoid or apelike animal said to exist in the Himalayas.

abominate /ə.ˈbɒm.ə.nət/ /ə.ˈbɒm.ə.ˌneɪt/ /ə.ˈbɒm.ɪ.ˌneɪt/ /əˈbɒm.əˌneɪt/ /əˈbɒm.ɪˌneɪt/ v
verabscheuen
(transitive) To feel disgust towards; to loathe or detest thoroughly; to hate in the highest degree, as if with religious dread. [First attested in the mid 17th century.]

abomination /əˌbɑ.məˈneɪ.ʃən/ /əˌbɑ.mɪˈneɪ.ʃən/ /əˌbɒ.mɪˈneɪ.ʃən/ abominations n
Gräuel Abscheulichkeit Greuel Grässlichkeit Gräßlichkeit Scheusslichkeit
(countable) An abominable act; a disgusting vice; a despicable habit. [from ca. 1150–1350]
Abscheu Verabscheuung
(uncountable) The feeling of extreme disgust and hatred [from ca. 1350–1470]

abonnement /æˈbɔn.mɑ̃/ abonnements n
Abonnement
A subscription or season ticket in a French-speaking country or another country where abonnement is the local term. [First attested in the late 19th century.]

aboriginal /ˌæb.əˈɹɪd͡ʒ.n̩.l̩/ /ˌæb.əˈɹɪd͡ʒ.ɪn.l̩/ more aboriginal most aboriginal adj
eingeboren einheimisch
First according to historical or scientific records; original; indigenous; primitive. [First attested in the mid 17th century.]

aboriginal /ˌæb.əˈɹɪd͡ʒ.n̩.l̩/ /ˌæb.əˈɹɪd͡ʒ.ɪn.l̩/ aboriginals n
einheimisch

aborigine /ˌæb.əˈɹɪd͡ʒ.ɪ.ni/ aborigines n
Urbewohner Aborigine
A native inhabitant of a country; a member of the original people. [First attested in the early 19th century.]

abort /əˈbɔɹt/ /əˈbɔːt/ aborts n
Abbruch
(computing) The function used to abort a process.
Abort Schwangerschaftsabbruch
(now, rare) The product of a miscarriage; an aborted offspring; an abortion. [First attested in the early 17th century.]
(obsolete) A miscarriage; an untimely birth; an abortion. [Attested from around (1350 to 1470) until the mid 17th century.]

abort /əˈbɔɹt/ /əˈbɔːt/ v
abbrechen
(transitive, computing) To terminate a process prior to completion.

abortion /əˈbɔɹ.ʃn̩/ abortions n
Abtreibung Schwangerschaftsabbruch
An induced abortion.
(medicine) The expulsion from the womb of a foetus or embryo before it is fully developed, with loss of the foetus.[from 16th c.]
(biology) Arrest of development of any organ, so that it remains an imperfect formation or is absorbed. [from 18th c.]
Fehlgeburt Schwangerschaftsabbruch
A spontaneous abortion; a miscarriage.

abortion clinic abortion clinics n
Abtreibungsklinik
A clinic where abortions are performed.

abortionist /əˈbɔɹ.ʃə.nɪst/ abortionists n
Abtreiber Abtreiberin Abtreibungsarzt Abtreibungshelfer Abtreibungshelferin Abtreibungsärztin
Abtreibungsbefürworter Abtreibungsbefürworterin
(chiefly, derogatory) A person who advocates for or supports the legality of abortion.

abortive /əˈbɔɹ.tɪv/ /əˈbɔː.tɪv/ more abortive most abortive adj
abgetrieben vorzeitig
(obsolete) Produced by abortion; born prematurely and therefore unnatural. [c. 1400–mid 1700s]
Fehl- erfolglos fehlgeschlagen fruchtlos gescheitert misslungen
Coming to nothing; failing in its effect. [from late 1500s].
rudimentär unvollkommen verkümmert vorzeitig
(biology) Imperfectly formed or developed; rudimentary; sterile. [from mid 1700s]
abortiv abtreibend
(medicine, pharmaceutical effect, rare) Causing abortion; abortifacient.
abortiv abbrechen
(medicine) Cutting short; acting to halt or slow the progress (of a disease).

abortive /əˈbɔɹ.tɪv/ /əˈbɔː.tɪv/ abortives n
Abort Abtreibung Interruptio
(obsolete) Someone or something born or brought forth prematurely; an abortion. [Attested from around (1150 to 1350) until the mid 18th century.]
Erfolglosigkeit
(obsolete) A fruitless effort. [Attested from the early 17th century until the early 18th century.]
Abtreibungsmittel
(obsolete) A medicine that causes abortion, an abortifacient.

abound /əˈbaʊnd/ v
im Überfluss vorhanden sein wimmeln
(intransitive) To be present or available in large numbers or quantities; to be plentiful. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]
wimmeln an wimmeln von
(transitive with in or with) To be copiously supplied with.

abounding /əˈbaʊn.dɪŋ/ more abounding most abounding adj
reichlich
Ample, plenty, abundant.

about /əˈbaʊt/ /əˈbɛʊt/ /əˈbʌʊt/ [əˈboʊt] [əˈbɐʊt] adv
ungefähr etwa
Nearly; approximately; with close correspondence in quality, manner, degree, quantity, or time; almost. [from before 1150]

about /əˈbaʊt/ /əˈbɛʊt/ /əˈbʌʊt/ [əˈboʊt] [əˈbɐʊt] preposition
ungefähr etwa
um... (herum)
In a circle around; all round; on every side of; on the outside of. [from before 1150]
über
Over or upon different parts of; through or over in various directions; here and there in; to and fro in; throughout. [from ca. 1150–1350]
Concerning; with regard to; on account of; on the subject of; to affect. [from ca. 1150–1350]
bereit zu
(with present participle, obsolete, or, dialect) On the point or verge of.
über von
Concerned with; engaged in; intent on. [from ca. 1150–1350]

about to phraseologicalUnit
gleich wollen
(idiomatic, with infinitive verb) Indicates something that will happen very soon; indicates action that is imminent.

about-face /əˈbaʊtˌfeɪs/ about-faces n
Kehrtwende
(figurative) A reversal in direction; a reversal of attitude or opinion.

about-face /əˈbaʊtˌfeɪs/ v
Kehrtwende machen
(intransitive) To turn 180 degrees to face the opposite direction.

above /əˈbʌv/ adv
oben
Directly overhead; vertically on top of. [first attested before 1150.]
früher oben vorher
Higher in the same page; earlier in the order as far as writing products go. [first attested before 1150.]
oben darüber höher
In a higher place; upstairs; farther upstream. [first attested around 1150–1350]
ranghöher vorgesetzt
Higher in rank, power, or position. [first attested around 1150–1350]

above /əˈbʌv/ preposition
über
Physically over; on top of; worn on top of, said of clothing. [first attested before 1150.]
In or to a higher place; higher than; on or over the upper surface. [first attested before 1150]
Surpassing in number or quantity; more than. [first attested around 1350–1470]
Too proud to stoop to; averse to; disinclined towards;
jenseits über
Beyond; on the other side.

above all
vor allem hauptsächlich vor allem anderen
Of prime importance; before anything else; especially.

above average
überdurchschnittlich
Better than average.

above the law
über dem Gesetz
(idiomatic) Exempt from the laws that apply to everyone else.

above-board /əˈbʌvˌbɔɹd/ adj
(die Karten liegen) auf dem Tisch ehrlich einwandfrei korrekt offen
In open sight; without trick, concealment, or deception. [First attested in the late 16th century.]

above-mentioned /əˈbʌvˌmɛnʃn̩d/ adj
oben erwähnt oben genannt obig obenerwähnt obengenannt vorstehend
Mentioned or named before; aforesaid.

above-said /əˈbʌvˌsɜd/ adj
oben gesagt vorstehend

abovesaid adj
oben erwähnt oben gesagt vorstehend
Mentioned or recited before.

abracadabra /ˌab.ɹə.kəˈdab.ɹə/ /ˌæb.ɹə.kəˈdæb.ɹə/ interjection
abrakadabra Abrakadabra
Used to indicate that a magic trick or other illusion has been performed. [from 19th c.]

abracadabra /ˌab.ɹə.kəˈdab.ɹə/ /ˌæb.ɹə.kəˈdæb.ɹə/ abracadabras n
Simsalabim
A use of the mystical term ‘abracadabra’, supposed to work as part of a healing charm or a magical spell; any spell or incantation making use of the word. [from 16th c.]

abrade /əˈbɹeɪd/ v
abschleifen abschürfen
(transitive) To rub or wear off; erode. [First attested in the late 17th century.]

abrasion /əˈbɹeɪ.ʒn̩/ abrasions n
Abrasion Abnutzung Abschürfen Abtragen
The act of abrading, wearing, or rubbing off; the wearing away by friction. [First attested in the mid 17th century.]
Abrasion Abrieb Abtrag
(geology) The effect of mechanical erosion of rock, especially a river bed, by rock fragments scratching and scraping it. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]
Abrasion Abschürfung
(medicine) A superficial wound caused by scraping; an area of skin where the cells on the surface have been scraped or worn away. [First attested in the mid 20th century.]

abrasion platform abrasion platforms n
Abrasionsplatte Abrasionsplattform
(geology) A sloping or nearly flat bedrock surface extending out from the foot of a marine cliff under shallow water of a breaker (wave) zone, that was created by marine abrasion.

abrasive /əˈbɹeɪ.sɪv/ /əˈbɹeɪ.zɪv/ more abrasive most abrasive adj
abrasiv
Producing abrasion; rough enough to wear away the outer surface. [First attested in 1805.]
rauh schroff
Being rough and coarse in manner or disposition; overly aggressive and causing irritation. [First attested in 1925.]

abrasive /əˈbɹeɪ.sɪv/ /əˈbɹeɪ.zɪv/ abrasives n
Schleifmittel
A hard inorganic substance or material consisting in powder or granule form such as sandpaper, pumice, or emery, used for cleaning, smoothing, or polishing. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]

abrasive disc abrasive discs n
Schleifscheibe
A disc of abrasive material that rotates in a tool such as a sander.

abreact /ˌæb.ɹiˈækt/ v
abreagieren
(transitive, psychoanalysis) To eliminate previously repressed emotions by reliving past experiences. [First attested in the early 20th century.]

abreaction /ˌæb.ɹiˈæk.ʃn̩/ abreactions n
Abreaktion
(psychoanalysis) The re-living of an experience with a view to purging its emotional dross. [First attested in the early 20th century.]

abreast /əˈbɹɛst/ adv
Seite an Seite beieinander nebeneinander
Side by side and facing forward. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470.)]
auf dem Laufenden
Informed, well-informed, familiar, acquainted. [First attested in the mid 17th century.]
Schritt auf dem Laufenden auf der Höhe
Followed by of or with: up to a certain level or line; equally advanced. [First attested in the mid 17th century.]
auf gleicher Höhe
(nautical) Side by side; also, opposite; on a line with the vessel's beam. [First attested in the late 17th century.]

abridge /əˈbɹɪd͡ʒ/ v
kürzen verkürzen
(transitive) To make shorter; to shorten in duration or extent. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470)]
verkürzen
(transitive) To shorten or contract by using fewer words, yet retaining the sense; to epitomize; to condense[First attested in 1384.]. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470)]

abridged /əˈbɹɪd͡ʒd/ more abridged most abridged adj
eingekürzt gekürzt verkürzt
Cut or shortened, especially of a literary work.

abridgment /əˈbɹɪd͡ʒ.mənt/ abridgments n
Auszug Kurzfassung Kurzform
(US) An epitome or compend, as of a book; a shortened or abridged form; an abbreviation. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]
Kürzung
(dated, legal) Any of various brief statements of case law made before modern reporting of legal cases.

abroach /əˈbɹoʊt͡ʃ/ adj
angestochen
Tapped; broached. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]

abroad /əˈbɹɑd/ /əˈbɹɔd/ /əˈbɹɔːd/ adv
Ausland
Beyond the bounds of a country; in foreign countries. [from 1350–1470]

abroad /əˈbɹɑd/ /əˈbɹɔd/ /əˈbɹɔːd/ n
Ausland
(rare, Scotland) Countries or lands abroad. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]

abrogate /ˈæ.bɹə.ɡeɪt/ /ˈæ.bɹə.ɡət/ /ˈæb.ɹoʊˌɡeɪt/ /ˈæb.ɹəʊ.ɡeɪt/ /ˈæb.ɹəˌɡeɪt/ /ˈæb.ɹəˌɡət/ v
abschaffen
(transitive, law) To annul by an authoritative act; to abolish by the authority of the maker or her or his successor; to repeal; — applied to the repeal of laws, decrees, ordinances, the abolition of customs, etc. [First attested in the early 16th century.]
aufheben rückgängig machen zunichte machen
(transitive) To put an end to; to do away with. [First attested in the early 16th century.]

abrogation /ˌæb.ɹəˈɡeɪ.ʃən/ /ˌæb.ɹəˈɡæɪ.ʃən/ [ˌæb.ɹəˈɡeɪ.ʃn̩] [ˌæb.ɹəˈɡæɪ.ʃn̩] abrogations n
Aufhebung Abrogation Abolition Abschaffung Annullieren Annullierung
The act of abrogating; a repeal by authority; abolition. [First attested in the mid 16th century.]

abrupt /æbˈɹʌpt/ /əˈbɹʌpt/ abrupter abruptest more abrupt most abrupt adj
abrupt jäh
Without notice to prepare the mind for the event; sudden; hasty; unceremonious. [First attested in the late 16th century.]
Having sudden transitions from one subject or state to another; unconnected; disjointed. [First attested in the late 16th century.]
einsiblig kurz angebunden wortkarg
Curt in manner. [First attested in the late 16th century.]
abrupt steil jäh schroff
Extremely steep or craggy as if broken up; precipitous. [First attested in the early 17th century.]
abgestumpft
(botany) Suddenly terminating, as if cut off; truncate. [First attested in the early 19th century.]

abruptly /ə.ˈbɹʌpt.li/ /əˈbɹʌp.li/ more abruptly most abruptly adv
plötzlich abgerissen abrupt abschüssig schlagartig unerwartet
In an abrupt manner; without giving notice, or without the usual forms; suddenly; precipitously. [First attested in the late 16th century.]

abs /æbz/ n
Bauchmuskeln
(informal) The abdominal muscles. [First attested in the mid 20th century.]

abscess /ˈæbsɛs/ /ˈæbsɪs/ abscesses n
Abszess Eiterbeule
(pathology) A cavity caused by tissue destruction, usually because of infection, filled with pus and surrounded by inflamed tissue. [First attested in the mid 16th century.]

abscissa /æbˈsɪs.ə/ abscissae abscissas abscissæ n
Abszisse
(geometry) The first of the two terms by which a point is referred to, in a system of fixed rectilinear coordinate (Cartesian coordinate) axes. [First attested in the late 17th century.]
Rechtsachse
(geometry) The horizontal line representing an axis of a Cartesian coordinate system, on which the abscissa (sense above) is shown.

abscissin /æbˈsɪs.ən/ /ˈæb.sə.sən/ abscissins n
Abscisinsäure
(biochemistry, dated) A plant hormone controlling the dropping off or abscission of certain plant parts, notably the leaves of trees in autumn or cotton bolls.

abscond /əbˈskɑnd/ /əbˈskɒnd/ v
davonmachen davonstehlen türmen zurückziehen
(intransitive) To flee, often secretly; to steal away. [From mid 16th century.]
verstecken
(intransitive) To hide, to be in hiding or concealment.
zurückziehen
(transitive, uncommon) To evade, to hide or flee from.

absconder /æbˈskɑn.dɚ/ /æbˈskɒn.dɚ/ /æbˈzkɑn.dɚ/ absconders n
Ausreißer Flüchtiger
A person who absconds. [First attested in the late 17th century.]

abseil /ˈæb.saɪl/ /ˈæb.seɪl/ /ˈɑbˌzaɪl/ /ˈɑpˌzaɪ.l̩/ /ˈɑpˌzaɪl/ abseils n
Abseilen
A descent in mountaineering using a rope looped at the top and a friction device. [First attested in the mid 20th century.]

abseil /ˈæb.saɪl/ /ˈæb.seɪl/ /ˈɑbˌzaɪl/ /ˈɑpˌzaɪ.l̩/ /ˈɑpˌzaɪl/ v
abseilen
(intransitive) To descend a steep or vertical drop using a rope with a mechanical friction device or (classic abseil) by wrapping the rope around the body; to rappel. [First attested in the mid 20th century.]

abseiler /ˈæb.seɪ.lɚ/ /ˈɑbˌzaɪ.lɚ/ /ˈɑpˌzaɪ.lɚ/ /ˈɑpˌzaɪ.l̩.ɚ/ abseilers n
Abseiler
Someone who abseils.

absence /æbˈsɒns/ /ˈæb.s(ə)n̩s/ /ˈæb.s(ə)n̩ts/ /ˈæb.sn̩ts/ /ˈæbsɒns/ absences n
Abwesenheit Absenz
A state of being away or withdrawn from a place or from companionship
Abwesenheit
Failure to be present where one is expected, wanted, or needed; nonattendance; deficiency. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
Inattention to things present; abstraction (of mind). [First attested in the early 18th century.]
(fencing) Lack of contact between blades.
Abwesenheit Fehlen
Lack; deficiency; nonexistence. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
Absence
(medical) Temporary loss or disruption of consciousness, with sudden onset and recovery, and common in epilepsy. [First attested in the mid 20th century.]

absence makes the heart grow fonder proverb
dem Auge fern, dem Herzen nah willst du gelten, mach dich selten
(idiom) When someone or something is far away, one realizes how much one loves or misses them or it.

absent /ˈæb.sn̩t/ absenter absentest adj
abwesend
(not comparable) Being away from a place; withdrawn from a place; not present; missing. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
(not comparable) Not existing; lacking. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
(comparable) Inattentive to what is passing; absent-minded; preoccupied. [First attested in the early 18th century.]

absent /æbˈsɛnt/ v
fehlen fernbleiben
(intransitive, obsolete) Stay away; withdraw. [Attested from around 1350 to 1470 until the late 18th century.]

absent-minded /ˌæb.sn̩tˈmaɪn.dɪd/ more absent-minded most absent-minded adj
zerstreut geistesabwesend
Absent in mind; often preoccupied; forgetful or careless due to distraction; easily distracted. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]

absent-mindedly /ˌæb.sn̩tˈmaɪn.dɪd.li/ more absent-mindedly most absent-mindedly adv
gedankenverloren geistesabwesend
(manner) Preoccupiedly; in an absent-minded manner. [First attested in the late 19th century.]

absent-mindedness /ˌæb.sn̩tˈmaɪn.dɪd.nəs/ absent-mindednesses n
Zerstreutheit Stumpfsinn
The characteristic or state of being easily distracted or preoccupied. [First attested in the late 19th century.]

absentee /ˌæb.sn̩ˈti/ absentees n
Abwesende Abwesender
A person who is absent from his or her employment, school, post, duty, etc. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]

absinthe /ˈæb.sænθ/ /ˈæb.sæ̃θ/ /ˈæb.sɪnθ/ absinthes n
Wermut
The herb absinthium Artemisia absinthium (grande wormwood); essence of wormwood. [from 1350–1470]
Absinth Wermutbranntwein
A distilled, highly alcoholic, anise-flavored liquor originally made from grande wormwood, anise, and other herbs. [from mid 19th c.]

absinthe oil /ˈæb.sɪnθ ɔɪl/ n
Absinthöl Wermutöl
A dark green narcotic oil derived from wormwood and used in liqueurs; wormwood oil.

absolute /ˈæb.səˌljuːt/ /ˈæb.səˌlut/ /ˈæb.səˌluːt/ /ˌæb.səˈlut/ absoluter absolutest more absolute most absolute adj
absolut
Free of restrictions, limitations, qualifications or conditions; unconditional. [first attested in the late 1400s]
Characteristic of an absolutist ruler: domineering, peremptory. [first attested in the mid 1500s]
(especially, philosophy) Fundamental, ultimate, intrinsic; not relative; independent of references or relations to other things or standards. [first attested in the late 1700s]
(grammar) Not immediately dependent on the other parts of the sentence; not in a syntactical relation with other parts of a text, or qualifying the text as a whole rather than any single word in it, like "it being over" in "it being over, she left". [first attested around 1350 to 1470]
rein absolut
Free from imperfection, perfect, complete; especially, perfectly embodying a quality in its essential characteristics or to its highest degree. [first attested around 1400]

absolute alcohol /ˈæb.səˌlut ˈæl.kə.hɑl/ /ˌæb.səˈljut ˈæl.kə.hɑl/ n
absoluter Alkohol
(chemistry) Reasonably pure ethyl alcohol that contains at most 1% of water

absolute humidity /ˈæb.səˌlut hjuˈmɪd.ɪ.ti/ /ˌæb.səˈljut hjuˈmɪd.ɪ.ti/ absolute humidities n
absolute Feuchtigkeit
(meteorology) In a system of moist air, the ratio of the mass of water vapor present to the volume occupied by the mixture, that is, the density of the water vapor component. Absolute humidity is usually expressed in grams of water vapor per cubic meter or, in engineering practice, in grains per cubic foot. Because this measure of atmospheric humidity is not conservative with respect to adiabatic expansion or compression, it is not commonly used by meteorologists. (Also called vapor concentration and vapor density). See relative humidity.

absolute magnitude /ˈmæɡ.nɪ.tjud/ /ˈmæɡ.nɪ.tud/ /ˈæb.səˌlut/ /ˌæb.səˈljut/ absolute magnitudes n
Absolute Helligkeit
(astronomy) The intrinsic luminosity that a celestial body would have if viewed from a distance of 10 parsecs or about 32.6 light years.

absolute majority /ˈæb.səˌlut məˈd͡ʒɑɹ.ɪ.ti/ /ˌæb.səˈljut məˈd͡ʒɑɹ.ɪ.ti/ absolute majorities n
absolute Mehrheit
A true numerical majority, more than 50% of the items being counted.

absolute monarchy absolute monarchies n
absolute Monarchie
(uncountable) The rule of such a monarch, as a form of government.

absolute music /ˈæb.səˌlut ˈmju.sɪk/ /ˌæb.səˈljut ˈmju.sɪk/ n
absolute Musik
Instrumental music having an intellectual and affective content, which depends solely on its rhythmic, melodic, and contrapuntal structure.

absolute space /ˈæb.səˌlut speɪs/ /ˌæb.səˈljut speɪs/ n
absolute Raum
(physics) The Newtonian concept of an unchanging and unchangeable reference system of spatial (and temporal) coordinates that is the same for all observers

absolute superlative absolute superlatives n
Elativ absoluter Superlativ
In Greek: one of the degrees of comparison in an adjective that stresses an exceptional property without making a direct comparison, its closest equivalent in English being a most important letter, a very high mountain or absolutely pure water. It is formed by adding the suffix -τατος (declined) to the adjective's nominative, neuter singular.

absolute temperature /ˈtɜmp.ə.ɹə.tjɚ/ /ˈtɜmp.ə.ɹə.t͡ʃɚ/ /ˈtɜmp.ə.ɹə.t͡ʃʊɹ/ /ˈtɜmp.ɹə.tjʊɹ/ /ˈtɜmp.ɹə.t͡ʃɚ/ /ˈtɜmp.ɹə.t͡ʃʊɹ/ /ˈæb.səˌlut / /ˌæb.səˈljut/ absolute temperatures n
absolute Temperatur
Thermodynamic temperature; temperature measured on an absolute scale such as the Kelvin scale.

absolute time /ˈæb.səˌlut taɪm/ /ˌæb.səˈljut taɪm/ n
absolute Zeit
(physics) The Newtonian concept of an unchanging and unchangeable reference system of time (and spatial) coordinates that is the same for all observers

absolute value /ˈæb.səˌlut ˈvæl.ju/ /ˌæb.səˈljut ˈvæl.ju/ absolute values n
Absolutwert Betrag
(mathematics) For a complex number a+bi, the principal square root of the sum of the squares of its real and imaginary parts, \sqrt{a^2+b^2}. Denoted by
|.

absolute zero /ˈæb.səˌlut ˈzi.ɹoʊ/ /ˌæb.səˈljut ˈzi.ɹoʊ/ absolute zeros n
absoluter Nullpunkt
(physics) The coldest possible temperature, zero on the Kelvin scale, or approximately −273.15 °C, −459.67 °F; total absence of heat; temperature at which motion of all molecules would cease. [First attested in the early 19th century.]

absolutely /ˈæb.səˌl(j)uːt.li/ /ˈæb.səˌlut.li/ /ˌæb.səˈl(j)uːt.li/ /ˌæb.səˈlut.li/ adv
absolut durchaus unbedingt gar total überhaupt
In an absolute or unconditional manner; utterly, positively, wholly.

absolutely /ˈæb.səˌl(j)uːt.li/ /ˈæb.səˌlut.li/ /ˌæb.səˈl(j)uːt.li/ /ˌæb.səˈlut.li/ interjection
aber hallo allerdings
Yes, certainly; expression indicating strong agreement.

absolutely convergent /ˈæb.səˌlut.li kənˈvɚ.d͡ʒn̩t/ /ˌæb.səˈlut.li kənˈvɚ.d͡ʒn̩t/ adj
absolut konvergent

absoluteness /ab.səˈluːt.nəs/ /ˈab.sə.luːt.nəs/ /ˈæb.səˌlut.nəs/ absolutenesses n
Absolutheit
(obsolete) The fact of being finished or perfected; completeness. [Attested from the mid 16th century until the 17th century.]
The fact of being without qualifications or conditions; certainty, unconditionality. [First attested in the 17th century.]

absolution /æb.səˈljuː.ʃn̩/ /ˌæb.səˈl(j)u.ʃn̩/ absolutions n
Absolution
(ecclesiastical) An absolving of sins from ecclesiastical penalties by an authority. [First attested around 1150 to 1350.]
The form of words by which a penitent is absolved. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
An absolving, or setting free from guilt, sin, or penalty; forgiveness of an offense. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]

absolutism /ˈæb.sə.ljuː.tɪz.m̩/ /ˈæb.sə.luː.tɪz.m̩/ /ˈæb.səˌljuˌtɪz.m̩/ /ˈæb.səˌluˌtɪz.m̩/ absolutisms n
Absolutismus Alleinherrschaft
(political science, sociology) The principles or practice of absolute or arbitrary government; despotism. [First attested in the early 19th century.]

absolutist /ˈæb.səˌljuː.tɪst/ /ˈæb.səˌlu.tɪst/ /ˈæb.səˌluː.tɪst/ more absolutist most absolutist adj
absolutistisch
Of or pertaining to absolutism; arbitrary; despotic; uncompromising. [from mid 19th c.]

absolutist /ˈæb.səˌljuː.tɪst/ /ˈæb.səˌlu.tɪst/ /ˈæb.səˌluː.tɪst/ absolutists n
Absolutist Absolutistin
One who is in favor of an absolute or autocratic government. [from mid 19th c.]
Absolutist
(metaphysics) One who believes that it is possible to realize a cognition or concept of the Absolute. [from mid 19th c.]

absolutistic /ˈæb.səˌluˌtɪs.tɪk/ more absolutistic most absolutistic adj
absolutistisch
[First attested in the mid 19th century.]

absolutive case absolutive cases n
Absolutiv
(grammatical case) case used to indicate the patient or experiencer of a verb’s action. The absolutive case is used to mark the subject of an intransitive verb, as well as the object of a transitive verb (inasmuch as they are codified in the English nominative-accusative system). Some languages that employ the absolutive case include Abkhaz, Basque, Chechen, Dyirbal, Hindi, Inuktitut, Hiligaynon, and Yup'ik.

absolve /æbˈsɑlv/ /æbˈzɑlv/ /əbˈsɑlv/ /əbˈzɑlv/ /əbˈzɒlv/ v
befreien entbinden entlassen
(transitive) To set free, release or discharge (from obligations, debts, responsibility etc.). [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
freisprechen lossprechen absolvieren
(transitive) To pronounce free from or give absolution for a penalty, blame, or guilt. [First attested in the mid 16th century.]
freisprechen für unschuldig erklären
(transitive, legal) To pronounce not guilty; to grant a pardon for. [First attested in the mid 16th century.]
erreichen vollbringen
(transitive, obsolete) To finish; to accomplish. [Attested from the late 16th century until the early 19th century.]
bestehen sich qualifizieren
(transitive) To pass a course or test; to gain credit for a class; to qualify academically.

absorb /æbˈsɔɹb/ /æbˈzɔɹb/ /əbˈsɔɹb/ /əbˈsɔːb/ /əbˈzɔɹb/ /əbˈzɔːb/ v
absorbieren aufnehmen (ganz) in Anspruch nehmen aufbrauchen aufnehen aushalten
(transitive) To include so that it no longer has separate existence; to overwhelm; to cause to disappear as if by swallowing up; to incorporate; to assimilate; to take in and use up. [first attested c. 1350 to 1470.]
aufsaugen
(transitive) To suck up; to drink in; to imbibe, like a sponge or as the lacteals of the body; to chemically take in. [first attested in the early 17th century.]

absorbable /əbˈsɔɹb.ə.bl̩/ /əbˈzɔɹb.ə.bl̩/ more absorbable most absorbable adj
absorbierbar
Capable of being absorbed or swallowed up.

absorbance /əbˈsɔɹ.bn̩s/ /əbˈsɔɹ.bn̩ts/ /əbˈzɔɹ.bn̩s/ /əbˈzɔɹ.bn̩ts/ absorbances n
Absorbanz
(physics) A logarithmic measure of the amount of light that is absorbed when passing through a substance; the capacity of a substance to absorb light of a given wavelength; optical density. [First attested in the mid 20th century.]

absorbed /æbˈsɔɹbd/ /æbˈzɔɹbd/ /əbˈsɔɹbd/ /əbˈzɔɹbd/ more absorbed most absorbed adj
vertieft
Fully occupied with one's thoughts; engrossed. [First attested in the mid 18th century.]

absorbency /æb.sɔɹ.bn̩.si/ /æb.zɔɹ.bn̩.si/ /əb.sɔɹ.bn̩.si/ /əb.zɔɹ.bn̩.si/ absorbencies n
Absorbierfähigkeit
The quality of being absorbent.
(physics) The ratio of the absorbance or optical density of a substance to that of a similar body of pure solvent.

absorbent /æbˈsɔɹ.bn̩t/ /æbˈzɔɹ.bn̩t/ /əbˈsɔɹ.bn̩t/ /əbˈsɔː.bn̩t/ /əbˈzɔɹ.bn̩t/ /əbˈzɔː.bn̩t/ more absorbent most absorbent adj
saugfähig
Having the ability or tendency to absorb; able to soak up liquid easily; absorptive. [First attested in the early 18th century.]

absorber /æbˈsɔɹ.bɚ/ /æbˈzɔɹ.bɚ/ /əbˈsɔɹ.bɚ/ /əbˈzɔɹ.bɚ/ absorbers n
Absorber Augsauger
A device which causes gas or vapor to be absorbed by a liquid. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]

absorbing /æbˈsɔɹ.bɪŋ/ /æbˈzɔɹ.bɪŋ/ /əbˈsɔɹ.bɪŋ/ /əbˈsɔː.bɪŋ/ /əbˈzɔɹ.bɪŋ/ /əbˈzɔː.bɪŋ/ more absorbing most absorbing adj
fesselnd
Engrossing, that sustains someone's interest. [First attested in the mid 18th century.]

absorption /æbˈsɔɹp.ʃn̩/ /æbˈzɔɹp.ʃn̩/ /əbˈsɔɹp.ʃn̩/ /əbˈsɔːp.ʃn̩/ /əbˈzɔɹp.ʃn̩/ /əbˈzɔːp.ʃn̩/ absorptions n
Absorption
(chemistry, physics) the imbibing or reception by molecular or chemical action, of radiant energy; the process of being neutrons being absorbed by the nucleus; interception. [First attested in the mid 18th century.]
The act or process of absorbing or of being absorbed as,
(physiology) in living organisms, the process by which the materials of growth and nutrition are absorbed and conveyed to the tissues and organs; taking in by various means, such as by osmosis. [First attested in the mid 18th century.]
Vertiefung
Entire engrossment or occupation of the mind. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]

absorption line /æbˈsɔɹp.ʃn̩ laɪn/ /æbˈzɔɹp.ʃn̩ laɪn/ /əbˈsɔɹp.ʃn̩ laɪn/ /əbˈzɔɹp.ʃn̩ laɪn/ absorption lines n
Absorptionslinie
(physics, astronomy) A spectral line that corresponds to the absorption of electromagnetic radiation at a specific wavelength; the pattern of such lines is characteristic of specific atoms or molecules in the path of the radiation.

absorption spectroscopy n
Adsorptionsspektroskopie

absorption spectrum /æbˈsɔɹp.ʃn̩ ˈspɜk.tɹəm/ /æbˈzɔɹp.ʃn̩ ˈspɜk.tɹəm/ /əbˈsɔɹp.ʃn̩ ˈspɜk.tɹəm/ /əbˈzɔɹp.ʃn̩ ˈspɜk.tɹəm/ absorption spectra absorption spectrums n
Absorptionsspektrum
(physics) The characteristic pattern of dark lines or bands that occurs when electromagnetic radiation is passed through an absorbing medium into a spectroscope.

absquatulate /æb.ˈskwɑt͡ʃ.ʊ.leɪt/ /æbz.ˈkwɑt͡ʃ.ə.leɪt/ /æbz.ˈkwɑt͡ʃ.ʊ.leɪt/ v
davonmachen fliehen fortlaufen
(intransitive, slang) To leave quickly or in a hurry; to depart, flee. [from 19th c.]

abstain /æbˈsteɪn/ /əbˈsteɪn/ v
enthalten verzichten
(intransitive) Refrain from (something or doing something); keep from doing, especially an indulgence. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
abhalten
(transitive, obsolete) Hinder; keep back; withhold. [Attested from the early 16th century until the mid 17th century.]

abstemious /æbˈsti.mi.əs/ /æbˈstiː.mɪ.əs/ /əb-/ more abstemious most abstemious adj
enthaltsam
Refraining from freely consuming food or strong drink; sparing in diet; abstinent, temperate. [From early 17th c.]

abstention /æbˈstɛn.t͡ʃn̩/ /æbˈstɛn.ʃn̩/ /əbˈstɛn.t͡ʃn̩/ /əbˈstɛn.ʃn̩/ abstentions n
Enthaltung
(obsolete) The act of restraining oneself. [Attested from the early 16th century until the med 17th century.]
The act of abstaining or refraining (from). [First attested in the early 17th century.]

abstergent /æbˈstɝ.d͡ʒn̩t/ /əbˈstɜː(ɹ)d͡ʒn̩t/ /əbˈstɝ.d͡ʒn̩t/ abstergents n
Reinigend
A substance used to cleanse; a detergent. [First attested in the early 17th century.]

abstinence /ˈæb.stɪ.nəns/ abstinences n
Abstinenz
Specifically, the practice of abstaining from intoxicating/alcoholic beverages; total abstinence; teetotalism). [First attested around 1150 to 1350.]
Abstinenz Enthaltsamkeit
The act or practice of abstaining, refraining from indulging a desire or appetite. [First attested around 1150 to 1350.]
Keuschheit
Specifically, the practice of abstaining from sexual intercourse, either permanently or until marriage. [First attested around 1150 to 1350.]
Enthaltsamkeit
The practice of self-denial; self-restraint; forebearance from anything. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]

abstinent /ˈæb.stə.nn̩t/ /ˈæb.stɪ.nn̩t/ more abstinent most abstinent adj
abstinent enthaltsam
Refraining from indulgence, especially from the indulgence of appetite. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]

abstinent /ˈæb.stə.nn̩t/ /ˈæb.stɪ.nn̩t/ abstinents n
Abstinenzler
One who abstains; a faster. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]

abstract /əbˈstɹækt/ /ˈæbˌstɹækt/ /ˌæbˈstɹækt/ abstracter abstractest more abstract most abstract adj
abstrakt
(now, rare) Drawn away; removed from; apart from; separate. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
Apart from practice or reality; vague; theoretical; impersonal; not applied.
Difficult to understand; abstruse; hard to conceptualize. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
(arts, often, capitalized) Free from representational qualities, in particular the non-representational styles of the 20th century. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]

abstract /əbˈstɹækt/ /ˈæbˌstɹækt/ /ˌæbˈstɹækt/ abstracts n
Zusammenfassung Auszug
An abridgement or summary of a longer publication. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]

abstract /əbˈstɹækt/ /ˈæbˌstɹækt/ /ˌæbˈstɹækt/ v
abstrahieren
(transitive) To consider abstractly; to contemplate separately or by itself; to consider theoretically; to look at as a general quality. [First attested in the early 17th century.]
To conceptualize an ideal subgroup by means of the generalization of an attribute, as follows: by apprehending an attribute inherent to one individual, then separating that attribute and contemplating it by itself, then conceiving of that attribute as a general quality, then despecifying that conceived quality with respect to several or many individuals, and by then ideating a group composed of those individuals perceived to possess said quality.
entziehen
(transitive, euphemistic) To steal; to take away; to remove without permission. [First attested in the late 15th century.]
trennen abstrahieren
(transitive) To separate; to disengage. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]

abstract algebra /ˈæbˌstɹækt ˈæl.d͡ʒə.bɹə/ /ˈæbˌstɹækt ˈæl.d͡ʒɪ.bɹə/ n
abstrakte Algebra
(mathematics) The branch of mathematics concerned with algebraic structures, such as groups, rings, and fields.

abstract art /ˈæbˌstɹækt ɑɹt/ /ˈæbˌstɹækt ɑː(ɹ)t/ n
abstrakte Kunst
Art that does not depict objects in the natural world, but instead uses color and form in a non-representational way.

abstract class abstract classes n
abstrakte Klasse
(object-oriented) A class that cannot be instantiated and may have abstract method.

abstract data type abstract data types n
abstrakter Datentyp
(programming) A data type defined only by data properties and operations to be performed on the data without any specification as to how the data will be represented or the operations performed.

abstract factory pattern abstract factory patterns n
abstrakte Fabrik
(software, object-oriented) A creational design pattern that decouples the object creation by providing a group of individual factories by defining an abstract factory class.

abstract method abstract methods n
abstrakte Methode
(object-oriented) A method of an abstract class that has no implementation in that class and must therefore be implemented by all subtyping classes.

abstract noun /ˈæbˌstɹækt naʊn/ abstract nouns n
Abstraktum Begriffswort abstraktes Substantiv
(grammar) A noun that denotes an idea, emotion, feeling, quality, generalization, representation or other abstract or intangible concept, as opposed to a concrete item, or a physical object.

abstraction /æbˈstɹæk.ʃn̩/ /əbˈstɹæk.ʃn̩/ abstractions n
Abstraktion
The act of focusing on one characteristic of an object rather than the object as a whole group of characteristics; the act of separating said qualities from the object or ideas. [First attested in the late 16th century.]
The act of comparing commonality between distinct objects and organizing using those similarities; the act of generalizing characteristics; the product of said generalization. [First attested in the late 16th century.]

abstractionism /æbˈstɹæk.ʃn̩ˌɪz.m̩/ abstractionisms n
Abstraktionismus
The creation, principles, or ideals of abstractions, in particular art. [First attested in the mid 20th century.]

abstruse /æb-/ /əbˈstɹus/ /əbˈstɹuːs/ abstruser abstrusest more abstruse most abstruse adj
abstrus unfassbar
Difficult to comprehend or understand; obscure. [from mid 16th c.]

absurd /æbˈsɝd/ /æbˈzɝd/ /əbˈsɜːd/ /əbˈsɝd/ /əbˈzɜːd/ /əbˈzɝd/ absurder absurdest more absurd most absurd adj
absurd
Contrary to reason or propriety; obviously and flatly opposed to manifest truth; inconsistent with the plain dictates of common sense; logically contradictory; nonsensical; ridiculous; silly. [from mid-16th c.]

absurdism /æbˈsɝdˌɪz.m̩/ /æbˈzɝdˌɪz.m̩/ /əbˈsɜːdˌɪz.m̩/ /əbˈsɝdˌɪz.m̩/ /əbˈzɝdˌɪz.m̩/ absurdisms n
Absurdismus
(uncountable, philosophy) A philosophy which holds that the universe is chaotic and irrational and that any attempt to impose order will ultimately fail. [First attested in the mid 20th century.]

absurdity /æbˈsɝd.ɪ.ti/ /æbˈzɝd.ɪ.ti/ /əbˈsɜːd.ɪ.ti/ /əbˈsɝd.ɪ.ti/ /əbˈzɝd.ɪ.ti/ absurdities n
Absurdität
(countable) That which is absurd; an absurd action; a logical contradiction. [First attested in the late 15th century.]
(uncountable) The quality of being absurd or inconsistent with obvious truth, reason, or sound judgment. [First attested in the early 16th century.]

abugida /ɑːbuˈɡiːdə/ abugidas n
Abugida
(linguistics) A kind of syllabary (syllabic alphabet) in which a symbol or glyph representing a syllable contains parts representing a vowel and a consonant, typically such that symbols for different syllables are generated by adding, altering or removing the vowel portion, often by applying a diacritic to a stable consonant symbol.

abulia /əˈb(j)uː.lɪə/ /əˈbu.li.ə/ abulias n
Abulie Entschlussunfähigkeit
(psychiatry) Absence of willpower or decisiveness, especially as a symptom of mental illness. [from 19th c.]

abundance /əˈbn̩.dn̩s/ /əˈbʌn.dn̩s/ /əˈbʌn.dn̩ts/ abundances n
Überfluss
An overflowing fullness or ample sufficiency; profusion; copious supply; superfluity; plentifulness. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]

abundant /əˈbn̩.dn̩t/ /əˈbʌn.dn̩t/ more abundant most abundant adj
reichlich wohlhabend
Fully sufficient; found in copious supply; in great quantity; overflowing. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]

abundantly /əˈbn̩.dn̩t.li/ /əˈbʌn.dn̩t.li/ more abundantly most abundantly adv
reichlich
In an abundant manner; in a sufficient degree; in large measure. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]

abuse /əˈbjus/ /əˈbjuːs/ abuses n
Missbrauch
Improper treatment or usage; application to a wrong or bad purpose; an unjust, corrupt or wrongful practice or custom. [from around 1350 to 1470]
Schmähung Beleidigung Beschimpfung
Coarse, insulting speech; abusive language; language that unjustly or angrily vilifies. [from mid-16th c.]
Misshandlung
Physical maltreatment; injury; cruel treatment. [from late 16th c.]

abuse /əˈbjuz/ /əˈbjuːz/ v
missbrauchen beleidigen beschimpfen vergewaltigen
(transitive) To put to a wrong use; to misapply; to use improperly; to use for a wrong purpose or end; to pervert [from around 1350 to 1470.]
beleidigen beschimpfen
(transitive) To attack with coarse language; to insult; to revile; malign; to speak in an offensive manner to or about someone; to disparage. [from early 17th c.]
missbrauchen vergewaltigen
(transitive, archaic) To violate; defile; to rape; (reflexive) to masturbate. [from around 1350 to 1470]

abuser /əˈbju.zɚ/ /əˈbjuː.zə/ abusers n
Missbraucher

abut /əˈbʌt/ v
angrenzen berühren
(intransitive) To touch by means of a mutual border, edge or end; to border on; to lie adjacent (to); to be contiguous (said of an area of land) [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]

abutment /əˈbʌt.mn̩t/ abutments n
Angrenzen
The state of abutting.

abuzz /əˈbʌz/ more abuzz most abuzz adj
schwirren
(postpositive) Characterized by a high level of activity or gossip; in a buzz, buzzing.

abysmal /əˈbɪz.məl/ [əˈbɪz.ml̩] more abysmal most abysmal adj
abgrundtief abgründig
(now, rare) Pertaining to, or resembling an abyss. [First attested in the mid 17th century.]
erbärmlich jämmerlich unter aller Sau unterirdisch
(figurative) extremely bad; terrible.

abyss /æˈbɪs/ /əˈbɪs/ abysses n
Abgrund Hölle
Hell; the bottomless pit; primeval chaos; a confined subterranean ocean. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
Abgrund
(frequently, figurative) A bottomless or unfathomed depth, gulf, or chasm; hence, any deep, immeasurable; any void space. [First attested in the late 16th century.]
Moral depravity; vast intellectual or moral depth.

abyssal /əˈbɪs.l̩/ adj
abyssisch
(geography) Of or belonging to the ocean depths, especially below 2000 metres (6500 ft): abyssal zone. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]

abyssal zone /əˈbɪs.l̩ zoʊn/ /əˈbɪs.l̩ zəʊn/ n
Abyssal
(geography) The oceanic realm consisting of the deep ocean, typified by a dearth of plant life, and plentiful carnivorous animals that are able to withstand extreme pressure.

abyssopelagic /əˌbɪs.oʊ.pəˈlæ.d͡ʒɪk/ adj
abyssopelagisch
Of or pertaining to the depths of the ocean; of the open waters of the abyssal zone.

abzyme abzymes n
Abzyme
An antibody with catalytic properties.

acacia /əˈkeɪ.sjə/ /əˈkeɪ.ʃə/ acaciae acacias n
Akazie
(countable) A shrub or tree of the tribe Acacieae. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]

acacia tit acacia tits n
Somali-Rußmeise Somalimeise Somalirußmeise
Melaniparus thruppi, a small bird of the tit family Paridae

academese /ə.kæ.dəˈmiz/ /ə.kæ.dəˈmiːz/ n
Fachchinesisch
(pejorative) A formal or artificial style of communicating prevalent in institutes of higher education.

academia /ˌæ.kə.ˈdeɪ.mɪ.ə/ /ˌæ.kə.ˈdi.mi.ə/ /ˌæ.kə.ˈdi.mjə/ /ˌæ.kə.ˈdiː.mɪ.ə/ /ˌæ.kə.ˈdɛ.mjə/ n
Akademia die akademische Welt
(collective) The scientific and cultural community engaged in higher education and research, taken as a whole. [from 1956]

academian /ˌæk.əˈdi.mi.n̩/ /ˌæk.əˈdiː.mi.n̩/ academians n
Akademiker Akademikerin
(obsolete) A member of an academy, university, or college. [Attested from the mid 16th century until the late 17th century.]

academic /ˌækəˈdɛmɪk/ more academic most academic adj
akademisch
Belonging to the school or philosophy of Plato [from late 16th century]
Belonging to an academy or other higher institution of learning, or a scholarly society or organization. [from late 16th century]
In particular: relating to literary, classical, or artistic studies like the humanities, rather than to technical or vocational studies like engineering or welding.
intellektuell
Having a love of or aptitude for learning.

academic institution academic institutions n
Akademie Bildungseinrichtung Hochschule
An educational institution, dedicated to higher education and research, that grants academic degrees.

academic quarter /ˌækəˈdɛmɪk ˈkwɔrtər/ /ˌækəˈdɛmɪk ˈkwɔːtə(r/ academic quarters n
akademisches Viertel

academic year /ˌæk.əˈdɛm.ɪk jɪə/ /ˌæk.əˈdɛm.ɪk jɪɹ/ academic years n
Studienjahr
(education) The annual period during which a student attends school, college or university.

academically /ˌæk.əˈdɛm.ɪk.li/ /ˌæk.əˈdɛm.ɪk.ə.li/ more academically most academically adv
akademisch wissenschaftlich
In an academic style or way; from an academic perspective. [First attested in the late 16th century]

academician /əˌka.dəˈmɪʃ.n̩/ /əˌkæ.dəˈmɪʃ.n̩/ /ˌa.kə.dəˈmɪʃ.n̩/ /ˌæ.kə.dəˈmɪʃ.n̩/ academicians n
Akademiker Akademikerin Student Studentin
(now, chiefly, US) A member (especially a senior one) of the faculty at a college or university; an academic. [from 17th c.]
Akademikerin Akademiker
A member or follower of an academy, or society for promoting science, art, or literature, such as the French Academy, or the Royal Academy of Arts. [from 17th c.]

academicism /ˌæk.əˈdɛm.əˌsɪz.m̩/ academicisms n
Akademismus
(art, literature) Traditional or orthodox formalism; conventionalism.

academy /əˈkad.ə.mɪ/ /əˈkæd.ə.mi/ academies n
Akademie akademische Einrichtung
An institution for the study of higher learning; a college or a university; typically a private school. [First attested in the mid 16th century.]
Akademie
A school or place of training in which some special art is taught. [First attested in the late 16th century.]
A society of learned people united for the advancement of the arts and sciences, and literature, or some particular art or science. [First attested in the early 17th century.]

acai /ɑ.sɑˈi/ /əˈsaɪ.i/ /əˈsaɪ.iː/ /ˌæ.saɪˈiː/ acais n
Açaípalme Kohlpalme
Any of several South American palms, of the genus Euterpe, having a dark purple drupe.
Açaíbeere
acai berry, the fruit of these trees, harvested for its juice.

acai berry /a.saˈiː.ˈbɛɹi/ acai berries n
Açaíbeere
A fruit that grows on the Brazilian wild palmberry tree, Euterpe olearacea, used for nutritive support as an antioxidant. It is similar in size to a grape.

acanthesthesia n
Akanthästhesie Nadelgefühl
A type of paresthesia characterized by a tingling, numbing sensation as of being pierced by needles, usually caused by the (temporary) clamping of nerves.

acanthite /əˈkæn.θaɪt/ /ˈæk.ənˌθaɪt/ n
Akanthit
(mineral) A mineral form of silver sulfide, Ag2S, that is a major ore of silver, that forms slender prisms.

acarologist acarologists n
Acarologe
A specialist in acarology - the study of ticks and mites.

acarophobia /ˌækəɹəˈfəʊbi.ə/ n
Acarophobie Akarophobie

acathistus n
Akathistos
A Greek liturgical hymn in honour of Mary.

acausality acausalities n
Akausalität
(physics) A lack of causality

accede /ækˈsiːd/ /əkˈsiːd/ v
anschließen beitreten
(intransitive, now, _, rare) To give one's adhesion; to join up with (a group, etc.); to become part of. [from 15th c.]
bewilligen einwilligen stattgeben zustimmen
(intransitive) To agree or assent to a proposal or a view; to give way. [from 16th c.]
antreten besteigen
(intransitive) To come to an office, state or dignity; to attain, assume (a position). [from 18th c.]
Mitglied werden anschließen beitreten
(intransitive) To become a party to an agreement or a treaty.

accelerant /æk-/ /əkˈsɛlərənt/ /əkˈsɛləɹ(ə)nt/ accelerants n
Beschleuniger
(chemistry) Any substance that can bond or mix with, or disturb, another substance and cause an increase in the speed of a natural or artificial chemical process.
Brandbeschleuniger
In the context of fire protection, a substance that accelerates the development of a fire, especially some hydrocarbon-based fuel used to spread a fire caused by arson.

accelerate /æk.ˈsɛl.ə.ˌɹeɪt/ /ək.ˈsɛl.ə.ˌɹeɪt/ /ɪk.ˈsɛl.ə.ˌɹeɪt/ v
beschleunigen beeilen eilen schneller werden
(transitive) To cause to move faster; to quicken the motion of; to add to the speed of.
beschleunigen
(transitive) To quicken the natural or ordinary progression or process of.
beschleunigen schneller werden
(intransitive) To become faster; to begin to move more quickly.

accelerated more accelerated most accelerated adj
beschleunigt
Moving or progressing faster than is usual.

accelerated ageing n
künstliche Alterung

acceleration /æk.ˌsɛl.ə.ˈɹeɪ.ʃən/ /ək.ˌsɛl.ə.ˈɹeɪ.ʃən/ /ɪk.ˌsɛl.ə.ˈɹeɪ.ʃən/ accelerations n
Beschleunigung
(uncountable) The act of accelerating, or the state of being accelerated; increase of motion or action; as opposed to retardation or deceleration.
(countable) The amount by which a speed or velocity increases (and so a scalar quantity or a vector quantity).
(physics) The change of velocity with respect to time (can include deceleration or changing direction).

accelerationism /æk.ˌsɛl.ə.ˈɹeɪ.ʃə.nɪ.zm̩/ /ək.ˌsɛl.ə.ˈɹeɪ.ʃə.nɪ.zm̩/ /ɪk.ˌsɛl.ə.ˈɹeɪ.ʃə.nɪ.zm̩/ accelerationisms n
Akzelerationismus
The idea that either the prevailing system of capitalism, or certain technosocial processes that historically characterised it, should be expanded and accelerated in order to generate radical social change.

accelerationist more accelerationist most accelerationist adj
akzelerationistisch

accelerationist accelerationists n
Akzelerist
A proponent of accelerationism.

accelerator /æk.ˈsɛl.ə.ˌɹeɪ.tɚ/ /ək.ˈsɛl.ə.ˌɹeɪ.tɚ/ /ɪk.ˈsɛl.ə.ˌɹeɪ.tɚ/ accelerators n
Beschleuniger
One who, or that which, accelerates.
A device for causing acceleration.
Beschleuniger Katalysator
(chemistry) A substance which speeds up chemical reactions.
Gaspedal
(vehicle) A pedal causing the vehicle to accelerate when it is pressed.
(physics) A device that accelerates charged subatomic particles; a particle accelerator.
Accelerator
(business) A mentoring program for startup companies.

accelerator mass spectrometry n
Beschleuniger-Massenspektrometrie

accelerometer /æk.ˌsɛl.ə.ˈɹɑm.ə.tɚ/ /ɪk.ˌsɛl.ə.ˈɹɑm.ə.tɚ/ accelerometers n
Beschleunigungsmesser Beschleunigungssensor
An instrument for measuring acceleration.

accent /-sənt/ /-sɛnt/ /ˈak.sənt/ /ˈæk.sɛnt/ /ˈɛk.sent/ accents n
Betonung Akzent
(linguistics) A higher-pitched or stronger (louder or longer) articulation of a particular syllable of a word or phrase in order to distinguish it from the others or to emphasize it.
A word; a significant tone or sound.
(prosody, poetry) Stress laid on certain syllables of a verse.
(music) A regularly recurring stress upon the tone to mark the beginning, and, more feebly, the third part of the measure.
(music) A special emphasis of a tone, even in the weaker part of the measure.
(music) A mark used to represent this special emphasis.The third and fourth symbols are accents (marks used to represent special emphasis in music).
Akzent Akzentzeichen
(orthography) A mark or character used in writing, in order to indicate the place of the spoken accent, or to indicate the nature or quality of the vowel marked.
Akzent Betonung
(linguistics, sociolinguistics) The distinctive manner of pronouncing a language associated with a particular region, social group, etc., whether of a native speaker or a foreign speaker; the phonetic and phonological aspects of a dialect.

accentologist accentologists n
Akzentologe Akzentologin
One who studies accentology.

accentology n
Akzentologie
(linguistics) The systematic analysis of word or phrase stress.

accentor /ək.ˈsɛn.tɚ/ /əkˈsɛntə/ accentors n
Braunelle
Any bird of the Eurasian genus Prunella, such as the dunnock.

accentuate /ækˈsɛn.t͡ʃuˌeɪt/ /əkˈsɛn.t͡ʃu.eɪt/ v
akzentuieren
(transitive) To pronounce with an accent or vocal stress.
akzentuieren betonen
(transitive) To bring out distinctly; to make more noticeable or prominent; to emphasize.
hervorheben
(transitive) To mark with a written accent.

accept /ækˈsɛpt/ /əkˈsɛpt/ /ɪkˈsɛpt/ v
akzeptieren annehmen hinnehmen abnehmen empfangen zustimmen
(transitive) To receive or admit to; to agree to; to assent to; to submit to.

acceptability /ˌæk.ˌsɛp.tə.ˈbɪl.ət.i/ acceptabilities n
Zulässigkeit
The quality of being acceptable; acceptableness.

acceptable /æk.ˈsɛp.tə.bəl/ /ək.ˈsɛp.tə.bəl/ /ɪk.ˈsɛp.tə.bəl/ /ˈæksɛp.tə.bəl/ more acceptable most acceptable adj
annehmbar akzeptabel
worthy, decent, sure of being accepted or received with at least moderate pleasure

acceptance /ək.ˈsɛp.təns/ acceptances n
Annahme
(uncountable) The act of accepting; the receiving of something offered, with acquiescence, approbation, or satisfaction; especially, favourable reception; approval.
The state of being accepted.
(law) An agreeing to the action, proposals, or terms of another by some act which results in the conclusion of a legally binding contract; the reception or taking of a thing bought as that for which it was bought, or as that agreed to be delivered, or the taking of possession of a thing as owner.
Annahme Vertrag
(business, finance) An assent and engagement by the person on whom a bill of exchange is drawn, to pay it when due according to the terms of the acceptance; the bill of exchange itself when accepted.

accepted /ækˈsɛp.tɪd/ /əkˈsɛp.tɪd/ /ɪkˈsɛp.tɪd/ more accepted most accepted adj
akzeptiert anerkannt
Generally approved, believed, or recognized.

access /ˈæksɛs/ /ˈækˌsɛs/ accesses n
Zugang Eingang
(uncountable) A way or means of approaching or entering; an entrance; a passage.
Zugang
(uncountable) The act of approaching or entering; an advance.
Zugang Zutritt
(uncountable) The right or ability of approaching or entering; admittance; admission; accessibility.
Anfall Ausbruch Gefühlsausbruch
(countable) An outburst of an emotion; a paroxysm; a fit of passion.
Umgangsrecht
(uncountable, legal) The right of a noncustodial parent to visit their child.
Zugriff Zugang
(countable, computing) The process of locating data in memory.
(uncountable, networking) Connection to or communication with a computer program or to the Internet.

access /əkˈsɛs/ /ˈæksɛs/ /ˈækˌsɛs/ v
Zugang haben zugreifen
(transitive, computing) To have access to (data).

access code access codes n
Zugangscode
A typically alphanumeric sequence that permits access to a secure service or network.

access specifier access specifiers n
Zugriffsmodifikator

access token access tokens n
Zugriffsinformation
(computing) An object that describes the security context of a process or thread, such as the user's identity and privileges.

access violation access violations n
Zugriffsverletzung
(computing) segmentation fault

accessibility /əkˌsɛs.əˈbɪl.ə.ti/ /əkˌsɛs.əˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/ [əkˌsɛs.əˈbɪl.ə.ɾi] accessibilities n
Zugänglichkeit Barrierefreiheit Erreichbarkeit
The quality of being accessible, or of admitting approach; receptiveness.
Barrierefreiheit
(computing, web design) Features that increase software usability for users with certain impairments.

accessible /əkˈsɛs.ə.bəl/ more accessible most accessible adj
zugänglich
Easy of access or approach. [from 1640s]
(of a person) Easy to get along with.
(art, literature) Easily understood or appreciated. [from 1961]
barrierefrei
(specifically) Built or designed as to be usable by people with disabilities.

accession /ækˈseʃ.ən/ /ækˈsɛʃ.ən/ /əˈseʃ.ən/ /əˈsɛʃ.ən/ accessions n
Beitritt
A coming to; the act of acceding and becoming joined.
Zuwachs
Increase by something added; that which is added; augmentation from without.
Verbindung
(legal) A mode of acquiring property, by which the owner of a corporeal substance which receives an addition by growth, or by labor, has a right to the part or thing added, or the improvement (provided the thing is not changed into a different species).
Antritt Besteigung Thronbesteigung
The act of coming to or reaching a throne, an office, or dignity.

accessory /ækˈsɛs(ə)ɹi/ /ækˈsɛsəɹi/ /əkˈsɛs(ə)ɹi/ /əkˈsɛsəɹi/ more accessory most accessory adj
nebensächlich zusätzlich begleitend
Having a secondary, supplementary or subordinate function by accompanying as a subordinate; aiding in a secondary way; being additional; contributing or being contributory.
Beihilfe leistend beihelfend
(legal) Assisting a crime without actually participating in committing the crime itself; being connected as an incident or subordinate to a principal.

accessory /ækˈsɛs(ə)ɹi/ /ækˈsɛsəɹi/ /əkˈsɛs(ə)ɹi/ /əkˈsɛsəɹi/ accessories n
Accessoire Zubehör modisches Zubehör
Something that belongs to part of another main thing; something additional and subordinate, an attachment.
Beihilfeleistender Beihilfeleister Gehilfe Handlanger Komplize
(legal) A person who is not present at a crime, but contributes to it as an assistant or instigator.
Accessoire
(art) Something in a work of art without being indispensably necessary, for example solely ornamental parts.

accessory fruit accessory fruits n
Scheinfrucht
(botany) A fruit which includes tissue not derived from the ovary but from some adjacent tissue, as for instance, a strawberry.

accessory mineral accessory minerals n
akzessorisches Mineral
(mineral) any mineral that is present in small amounts in a rock, but is not considered to be characteristic of the rock

accident /ˈæk.sə.dənt/ /ˈæk.sə.dɛnt/ /ˈæk.sə.dɪnt/ /ˈæk.sɪ.dənt/ accidents n
Unfall
An unexpected event with negative consequences occurring without the intention of the one suffering the consequences, and (in the strict sense) not directly caused by humans.
(transportation) A collision or crash of a vehicle, aircraft, or other form of transportation that causes damage to the transportation involved; and sometimes injury or death to the transportation's occupants or bystanders in close proximity. (but see Usage notes)
(euphemistic) An unintended pregnancy.
Zufall
Any chance event.
(uncountable) Chance; random chance.

accident rate accident rates n
Unfallfrequenz Unfallquote
Frequency or rate of accidents.

accidental /ˌæk.sɪ.ˈdɛn.tl̩/ more accidental most accidental adj
zufällig versehentlich
Happening by chance, or unexpectedly; taking place not according to the usual course of things; by accident, unintentional. [from 16th c.]

accidental /ˌæk.sɪ.ˈdɛn.tl̩/ accidentals n
Versehen Zufall
A property which is not essential; a nonessential; anything happening accidentally.

accidentally /ˌæk.sɪˈdɛnt(ə)li/ more accidentally most accidentally adv
versehentlich unabsichtlich zufällig aus Versehen durch Zufall unbeabsichtigt
In an accidental manner; by chance, unexpectedly.
versehentlich unabsichtlich aus Versehen unbeabsichtigt
Unintentionally.

acclaim /ə.ˈkleɪm/ v
zujubeln
(archaic, transitive) To shout; to call out.
applaudieren klatschen
(transitive, rare) To salute or praise with great approval; to compliment; to applaud; to welcome enthusiastically.

acclaimed /əˈkleɪmd/ more acclaimed most acclaimed adj
bejubelt gefeiert vielfach gelobt
Greatly praised or lauded, revered, highly respected.

acclamation /æk.lə.ˈmeɪ.ʃən/ acclamations n
Zuruf Akklamation
A shout of approbation, favor, or assent; eager expression of approval; loud applause.

acclimate /əˈklaɪ.mət/ /ˈæk.lɪ.meɪt/ v
akklimatisieren
(transitive, chiefly, US) To habituate to a climate not native; to acclimatize.

acclimatization /ə.ˌklaɪ.mə.tə.ˈzeɪ.ʃən/ acclimatizations n
Akklimatisierung Eingewöhnung
The act of acclimatizing; the process of inuring to a new climate, or the state of being so inured.

acclimatize /əˈklaɪ.məˌtaɪz/ v
akklimatisieren
(transitive) To make used to a new climate or one that is different from that which is natural; to inure or habituate to other circumstances; to adapt to the peculiarities of a foreign or strange climate.

acclimature n
Akklimatisierung
(rare) The act of acclimating, or the state of being acclimated.

accolade /ˈæk.ə.ˌleɪd/ /ˌæk.ə.ˈlɑd/ accolades n
Anerkennung Lob
An expression of approval; praise.
Auszeichnung
A special acknowledgment; an award.
Akkolade Ritterschlag
(historical) A salutation marking the conferring of knighthood, consisting of an embrace or a kiss, and a slight blow on the shoulders with the flat of a sword.
Akkolade
(music) A brace used to join two or more staves.

accommodate /əˈkɑməˌdeɪt/ /əˈkɒməˌdeɪt/ [əˈkʰɑməˌdeɪt] [əˈkʰɒməˌdeɪt] v
anpassen einquartieren unterbringen beherbergen einrichten in Übereinstimmung bringen
(transitive) To cause to come to agreement; to bring about harmony; to reconcile.
anpassen machen endigen
(transitive) To show the correspondence of; to apply or make suit by analogy; to adapt or fit, as teachings to accidental circumstances, statements to facts, etc.
anpassen
(intransitive, rare) To adapt oneself; to be conformable or adapted; become adjusted.

accommodating /ə.ˈkɒm.ə.ˌdeɪ.tɪŋ/ more accommodating most accommodating adj
entgegenkommend gefällig zuvorkommend
Affording, or disposed to afford, accommodation; obliging; helpful.

accommodation /ə.ˌkɑm.ə.ˈdeɪ.ʃən/ /ə.ˌkɒm.ə.ˈdeɪ.ʃən/ accommodations n
Unterkunft Übernachtung
(chiefly, British, usually, a mass noun) Lodging in a dwelling or similar living quarters afforded to travellers in hotels or on cruise ships, or prisoners, etc.
(countable, uncountable) A convenience, a fitting, something satisfying a need.
Anpassung
(countable, uncountable, followed by to) The act of fitting or adapting, or the state of being fitted or adapted; adaptation; adjustment.

accommodation ladder accommodation ladders n
Fallreep
(nautical) a flight of stairs or a ladder for lowering over the side of a ship for access to and from a small boat.

accompanied /əˈkʌmpniːd/ /əˈkʌmpəniːd/ adj
begleitet
Having accompaniment; being part of a group of at least two.

accompaniment /ə.ˈkʌm.pə.ni.mənt/ /ə.ˈkʌmp.ni.mənt/ accompaniments n
Begleitung
(music) A part, usually performed by instruments, that gives support or adds to the background in music, or adds for ornamentation; also, the harmony of a figured bass.
That which accompanies; something that attends as a circumstance, or which is added to give greater completeness to the principal thing, or by way of ornament, or for the sake of symmetry.

accompanist /əˈkʌmp(ə)nɪst/ accompanists n
Begleiter Begleiterin
(music) The performer in music who takes the accompanying part.

accompany /əˈkʌm.pə.ni/ /əˈkʌmp.ni/ v
beiliegen
begleiten geleiten
(transitive) To go with or attend as a companion or associate; to keep company with; to go along with.
(intransitive, music) To perform an accompanying part or parts in a composition.
(intransitive, obsolete) To associate in a company; to keep company.
begleiten
(transitive, music) To perform an accompanying part next to (another instrument or musician).

accomplice /ə.ˈkɑm.pləs/ /ə.ˈkɑm.plɪs/ /ə.ˈkʌm.plɪs/ /əˈkɒm.plɪs/ accomplices n
Komplize Mittäter Komplizin Mittäterin
(legal) An associate in the commission of a crime; a participator in an offense, whether a principal or an accessory.
Mittäter Handlanger Helfer Mitarbeiter Partner
(rare) A cooperator.

accomplish /əˈkɐm.plɪʃ/ /əˈkɑm.plɪʃ/ /əˈkɒm.plɪʃ/ /əˈkʌm.plɪʃ/ v
vollenden
(transitive) To complete, as time or distance.
(transitive, archaic) To equip or furnish thoroughly; hence, to complete in acquirements; to render accomplished; to polish.
vollenden ausführen vollziehen
(transitive) To execute fully; to fulfill; to complete successfully.

accomplished /ə.ˈkɑm.plɪʃt/ /ə.ˈkɒm.plɪʃt/ /ə.ˈkʌm.plɪʃt/ more accomplished most accomplished adj
erreicht realisiert vollendet bewerkstelligt
Completed; effected; established.
vollendet fähig versiert
Having many accomplishments, often as a result of study or training.
vollendet
Showing skill and artistry.

accomplishment /ə.ˈkɑm.plɪʃ.mənt/ /ə.ˈkɒm.plɪʃ.mənt/ /ə.ˈkʌm.plɪʃ.mənt/ accomplishments n
Ausführung Erfüllung Vollendung Durchführung
The act of accomplishing; completion; fulfilment.
Errungenschaft Fertigkeit Fähigkeit
That which completes, perfects, or equips thoroughly; acquirement; attainment; that which constitutes excellence of mind, or elegance of manners, acquired by education or training.
Leistung
Something accomplished; an achievement.

accord /əˈkɔɹd/ /əˈkɔːd/ accords n
Übereinstimmung Übereinkommen Übereinkunft Einklang Abstimmung Einvernehmen
Agreement or concurrence of opinion, will, or action.
Akkord
A harmony in sound, pitch and tone; concord.
Agreement or harmony of things in general.

accord /əˈkɔɹd/ /əˈkɔːd/ v
gewähren annähern anpassen ausgleichen bewilligen bieten
(transitive) To make to agree or correspond; to suit one thing to another; to adjust.
decken harmonieren in Einklang stehen zustimmen übereinstimmen
(intransitive) To agree or correspond; to be in harmony; to be concordant.

accordance /əˈkɔɹ.dəns/ accordances n
Übereinstimmung
Agreement; harmony; conformity; compliance.

according to preposition
laut gemäß nach zufolge
Based on what is said or stated by; on the authority of.
entsprechend
In a manner conforming or corresponding to; in proportion to; in accordance with. [from 16th c.],

according to plan /əˈkɔɹdɪŋ tə ˈplæn/
nach Plan
As intended, as planned, as expected; without the occurrence of any complications.

accordingly /ə.ˈkɔɹ.dɪŋ.li/ /əˈkɔː(ɹ).dɪŋ.li/ more accordingly most accordingly adv
dementsprechend
(manner) Agreeably; correspondingly; suitably
logischerweise
(conjunctive) In natural sequence; consequently; so.

accordion /ə.ˈkɔɹ.di.ən/ /əˈkɔ(ɹ).di.ˌən/ accordions n
Akkordeon Ziehharmonika Schifferklavier Handharmonika Handorgel Quetsche
A box-shaped musical instrument with means of keys and buttons, whose tones are generated by play of the wind from a squeezed bellows upon free metallic reeds.

accordionist /ə.ˈkɔɹd.i.ə.nəst/ accordionists n
Akkordeonspieler Akkordeonist Akkordeonspielerin Akkordeonistin
Someone who plays the accordion.

accoucheur /ˌæ.ku.ˈʃɜː/ /ˌæ.ku.ˈʃɝ/ accoucheurs n
Entbindungshelfer Entbindungspfleger Geburtshelfer
(medicine) A person, especially a man, who delivers a baby (in childbirth).

accoucheuse accoucheuses n
Entbindungshelferin Entbindungspflegerin Geburtshelferin
(rare) A midwife.

account /ə.ˈkaʊnt/ accounts n
Konto Bericht Rechenschaft
(accounting) A registry of pecuniary transactions; a written or printed statement of business dealings or debts and credits, and also of other things subjected to a reckoning or review. [from c. 1300]
Konto Begründung
A statement in general of reasons, causes, grounds, etc., explanatory of some event; a reason of an action to be done.
Konto
Authorization as a specific registered user in accessing a system.

account book account books n
Geschäftsbuch Handlungsbuch Kontobuch Rechnungsbuch
(accounting) A book in which accounts are kept; ledger.

account executive account executives n
Kundenbetreuer
(business) An executive in an advertising agency, or public relations firm who manages a client's account.

account for v
ausmachen
(transitive) To constitute in amount or portion.

account to v
Rechenschaft ablegen Rechenschaft schuldig sein
(transitive) To answer to; to be responsible to.

accountability /ə.ˌkaʊn.tə.ˈbɪl.ət.i/ accountabilities n
Verantwortlichkeit Rechenschaftspflicht
The state of being accountable; liability to be called on to render an account or give an explanation; liability to be held responsible or answerable for something.

accountable /əˈkaʊntəbl̩/ more accountable most accountable adj
verantwortlich
Obliged, when called upon, to answer (for one’s deeds); answerable.

accountancy /ə.ˈkaʊnt.ən.si/ accountancies n
Buchführungswesen
(uncountable, British, NZ, often, _, Philippines, accounting) The function of compiling and providing financial information primarily by reports referred to as financial statements, including bookkeeping, systems design, analysis and interpretation of accounting information.

accountant /ə.ˈkaʊn.tənt/ [ə.ˈkæʊn.ʔn̩ʔ] accountants n
Buchhalter Buchhalterin
A reckoner, or someone who maintains financial matters for a person(s).
(accounting) One whose profession includes organizing, maintaining and auditing the records of another. The records are usually, but not always, financial records.

accounting /ə.ˈkaʊn.tɪŋ/ accountings n
Buchhaltung
(business) The development and use of a system for recording and analyzing the financial transactions and financial status of an individual or a business.

accounting cost accounting costs n
Anschaffungskosten
(economics) The total amount of money or goods expended in an endeavour. It is money paid out at some time in the past and recorded in journal entries and ledgers.

accounts payable n
Verbindlichkeit
The total amount of money that is owed by a customer to its suppliers of goods and services and is counted by the customer as a current unpaid debt.

accounts receivable n
Debitorenbuchhaltung Forderung
(accounting) The total monetary amount owed to a financial entity due to debts arising from sales on credit or on account.

accouter /əˈku tɚ/ v
ausrüsten
(transitive) To furnish with dress or equipments, especially those for military service

accouterment /əˈku.tɚ.mənt/ /əˈku.t͡ʃɹə.mənt/ accouterments n
Ausstaffierung
(archaic) The act of accoutering; furnishing.

accoutred adj
gerüstet

accredit /ə.ˈkɹɛd.ɪt/ v
akkreditieren
(transitive) To put or bring into credit; to invest with credit or authority; to sanction.
(transitive) To send with letters credential, as an ambassador, envoy, or diplomatic agent; to authorize, as a messenger or delegate.

accreditation /əˌkɹɛd.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/ [əˌkɹɛd.ɨɾˈeɪ.ʃən] [əˌkɹɛd.ɨˈteɪ.ʃən] [əˌkɹɛd.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən] accreditations n
Akkreditierung Beglaubigung
The giving of credentials.

accretion /ə.ˈkɹi.ʃən/ accretions n
Zunahme
The act of increasing by natural growth; especially the increase of organic bodies by the internal accession of parts; organic growth.
Zuwachs
(legal) The adhering of property to something else, by which the owner of one thing becomes possessed of a right to another; generally, gain of land by the washing up of sand or soil from the sea or a river, or by a gradual recession of the water from the usual watermark.

accretion disk accretion disks n
Akkretionsscheibe
(astrophysics) A structure formed by matter falling into a gravitational source such as a galaxy, black hole, or protostar.

accrual /əˈkɹuːəl/ accruals n
Abgrenzungsposten Anfall Anhäufung Anwachsen Auflaufen Entstehung
An increase; something that accumulates, especially an amount of money that periodically accumulates for a specific purpose

accrue /ə.ˈkɹu/ /əˈkɹuː/ v
anfallen ansammeln entstehen erwachsen sammeln zufließen
(intransitive) To increase, to rise
anwachsen auflaufen wachsen zuwachsen
(intransitive, accounting) To be incurred as a result of the passage of time.
ansammeln sammeln
(transitive) To accumulate.
zufallen
(intransitive, legal) To become an enforceable and permanent right.

accubation /ˌɑ.kju.ˈbeɪ.ʃən/ n
Akkubation Akkubition
The act or posture of reclining on a couch, as practiced by the ancients at meals.

acculturate /ə.ˈkʌl.t͡ʃə.ˌɹeɪt/ v
akkulturieren
(transitive) To change the culture of (a person) by the influence of another culture, especially a more dominant culture.

acculturation /ə.ˌkʌl.t͡ʃə.ˈɹeɪ.ʃən/ acculturations n
Akkulturation
A process by which a person acquires the culture of the society that they inhabit, starting at birth.

acculture /əˈkʌl.t͡ʃɚ/ v
akkulturieren
To familiarize oneself with, and adopt a new culture, especially by an immigrant

accumulate /ə.ˈkjum.jə.ˌleɪt/ /əˈkjuːmjʊˌleɪt/ v
aufstauen akkumulieren
(transitive) To heap up in a mass; to pile up; to collect or bring together (either literally or figuratively)
sich vermehren akkumulieren
(intransitive) To gradually grow or increase in quantity or number.

accumulation /ə.ˌkjuːm.jə.ˈleɪ.ʃən/ accumulations n
Konkurrenz
(legal) The concurrence of several titles to the same proof.
Anhäufung
(accounting) The continuous growth of capital by retention of interest or savings.
Anhäufung Akkumulation
(finance) The action of investors buying an asset from other investors when the price of the asset is low.

accumulation point accumulation points n
Häufungspunkt
(topology, "of" a subset of a topological space) Given a subset S of a topological space X, a point x whose every neighborhood contains at least one point distinct from x that belongs to S.
(analysis, "of" a sequence) Given a sequence si, a point x whose every neighborhood contains at least one element of the sequence distinct from x.

accumulator /ə.ˈkjum.jə.ˌleɪ.tɚ/ accumulators n
Akkumulator
(literal) One who, or that which, accumulates.
(British) A wet-cell storage battery.
(programming) A register or variable used for holding the intermediate results of a computation or data transfer.

accuracy /ˈakjəɹəsi/ /ˈakjʊɹəsi/ /ˈæk.jɚ.ə.si/ accuracies n
Genauigkeit Sorgfalt Exaktheit Fehlerfreiheit Richtigkeit
The state of being accurate; being free from error; exactness; correctness

accurate /ˈæk.jə.ɹɪt/ /ˈæk.jɚ.ət/ /ˈæk.jɚ.ɪt/ /ˈæk.jʊ.ɹət/ /ˈæk.ə.ɹət/ more accurate most accurate adj
genau exakt präzise
Telling the truth or giving a true result; exact; not defective or faulty

accurately /ˈæk.jə.ɹɪt.li/ /ˈæk.jɚ.ɪt.li/ [ˈæk.jə.ɹɪɾ.li] [ˈæk.jɚ.ɪɾ.li] more accurately most accurately adv
akkurat genau präzise
In an accurate manner; exactly; precisely; without error or defect.

accusation /ˌæk.ju.ˈzeɪ.ʃən/ /ˌæk.jə.ˈzeɪ.ʃən/ accusations n
Beschuldigung Anklage
(legal) A formal charge brought against a person in a court of law.

accusatival /əˌkjuːzəˈtaɪvəl/ adj
akkusativisch

accusative /əˈkjuzətɪv/ /əˈkjuːzətɪv/ more accusative most accusative adj
Akkusativ akkusativisch
(grammar) Applied to the case (as the fourth case of Latin, Lithuanian and Greek nouns) which expresses the immediate object on which the action or influence of a transitive verb has its limited influence. Other parts of speech, including secondary or predicate direct objects, will also influence a sentence’s construction. In German the case used for direct objects.

accusative /əˈkjuzətɪv/ /əˈkjuːzətɪv/ accusatives n
Akkusativ Wenfall vierter Fall
(grammar) The accusative case.

accusatory /ə.ˈkju.zə.ˌtɔɹ.i/ more accusatory most accusatory adj
anklagend anklägerisch
Pertaining to, or containing, an accusation. [from the early 17th c.]

accuse /əˈkjuz/ /əˈkjuːz/ v
beschuldigen anklagen
(transitive) to find fault with, blame, censure
(intransitive) to make an accusation against someone

accused /ə.ˈkjuzd/ more accused most accused adj
angeklagt
Having been accused; being the target of accusations.

accused /ə.ˈkjuzd/ accused n
Angeklagte Angeklagter Beschuldigte Beschuldigter
(legal) The person charged with an offense; the defendant in a criminal case.

accuser /əˈkju.zɚ/ /əˈkjuː.zə/ accusers n
Ankläger
One who accuses; one who brings a charge of crime or fault.

accustom /ə.ˈkʌs.təm/ v
gewöhnen pflegen
(transitive, often, passive, or, reflexive, with to) To make familiar by use; to cause to accept; to habituate, familiarize, or inure.

accustomed /ə.ˈkʌs.təmd/ more accustomed most accustomed adj
gewohnt gewöhnt
Familiar with something through repeated experience; adapted to existing conditions. (of a person)
Familiar through use; usual; customary. (of a thing, condition, activity, etc.)

ace /eɪs/ aces n
Ass As
(card games) A playing card showing a single pip, typically the highest or lowest ranking card in a game.
(sometimes, _, attributive) An expert at something; a maverick, genius; a person of supreme talent.
A military aircraft pilot who is credited with shooting down many enemy aircraft, typically five or more.
Ass
(tennis, volleyball) A serve won without the opponent hitting the ball.

ace of aces aces of aces n
As der Asse
(military) The greatest active flying ace in a nation's military service.

ace of clubs aces of clubs n
Kreuz-Ass Kreuzass
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ace of diamonds aces of diamonds n
Karo-Ass Karoass
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ace of hearts aces of hearts n
Herz-Ass Herzass
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ace of spades /eɪs.əv.speɪdz/ aces of spades n
Pik-Ass Pikass
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ace up one's sleeve aces up one's sleeve n
Ass im Ärmel Trumpf im Ärmel
(idiom) A surprise advantage of which others are not aware.

acedia /əˈsiːdɪə/ n
Acedia Faulheit Todsünde Todsünden Trägheit
Spiritual or mental sloth.
Apathie Dumpfheit Gleichgültigkeit Leidenschaftslosigkeit Mattigkeit Phlegma
Apathy; a lack of care or interest; indifference.

acenaphthene acenaphthenes n
Acenaphthen
(organic compound) A hydrocarbon, found in coal tar, derived from naphthalene by the addition of a short aliphatic bridge.

acentric more acentric most acentric adj
azentrisch
Not centered; without a centre

acerbic /əˈsɜ(ɹ)bɪk/ /əˈsɜː(ɹ)bɪk/ more acerbic most acerbic adj
bitter sauer
Tasting sour or bitter.
beißend bissig rau scharf scharfzüngig ätzend
(figurative) Sharp, harsh, biting.

acerbity /əˈsɜːbɪti/ /əˈsɝbɪti/ [əˈsɜːbɪɾi] [əˈsɝbɪɾi] acerbities n
Sauerkeit
Sourness of taste, with bitterness and astringency, like that of unripe fruit.
Bitterkeit Sauerkeit
Harshness, bitterness, or severity

acerola /æ.səˈɹəʊ.lə/ acerolas n
Azarolapfel Azarole
Fruit of this tree.

acet- prefix
acet-

acetabulum /ˌæs.əˈtæb.jəl.əm/ /ˌæs.ɪˈtæb.jʊl.əm/ acetabula acetabulums n
Hüftgelenkspfanne
(anatomy) The bony cup of the pelvis which receives the head of the femur.

acetal /ˈæsɪˌtæl/ acetals n
Acetal
(organic chemistry) Any diether of a geminal diol, R2C(OR')2 (where R' is not H).

acetaldehyde /ˌæs.ɪˈtæl.dəˌhaɪd/ acetaldehydes n
Acetaldehyd
(organic compound) An organic compound, (CH3CHO). Sometimes called ethanal or acetic aldehyde. See aldehyde.

acetamide acetamides n
Acetamid
(organic compound) The amide of acetic acid, CH3CONH2.

acetaminophen /əˌsitəˈmɪnəfən/ acetaminophens n
Paracetamol
(North America) A white crystalline compound used in medicine as an anodyne to relieve pain and reduce fever.

acetate /ˈæsɪteɪ̯t/ acetates n
Acetat Azetat
(organic chemistry) Any ester or salt of acetic acid.

acetic acid n
Essigsäure Ethansäure
(fatty acid) A clear colourless organic acid, CH3COOH, formed by the bacterial oxidation of ethanol through acetic fermentation; it is used as a solvent and has very many industrial applications; it is the major acidic component of vinegar.

acetic anhydride acetic anhydrides n
Acetanhydrid Essigsäureanhydrid
(organic compound) The acid anhydride of acetic acid, (CH3CO)2O.

acetimeter acetimeters n
Azetometer
An instrument for estimating the amount of acetic acid in vinegar

acetoacetic acid n
Acetessigsäure
(organic compound) The ketonic carboxylic acid CH3-CO-CH2-COOH, that is present in the urine of people suffering from starvation or some forms of diabetes.

acetone /ˈæ.sə.toʊn/ acetones n
Aceton Azeton Dimethylketon Propanon
(organic compound) A colourless, volatile, flammable liquid ketone, (CH3)2CO, used as a solvent.

acetonitrile acetonitriles n
Acetonitril
(organic compound) The simplest organic cyanide or nitrile, CH3CN, formally derived from acetic acid

acetyl chloride n
Essigsäurechlorid
(organic compound) The acyl chloride of acetic acid, CH3COCl

acetylcholine /əˌsitəlˈkoʊlin/ acetylcholines n
Azetylcholin Acetylcholin
(neurotransmitter) A neurotransmitter in humans and other animals. It is an ester of acetic acid and choline with chemical formula CH3COOCH2CH2N+(CH3)3.

acetylcholinesterase acetylcholinesterases n
Acetylcholinesterase
(enzyme) An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine into choline and acetic acid.

acetylene /əˈsɛtəlˌin/ acetylenes n
Acetylen Azetylen
A lamp powered by acetylene, particularly a motor vehicle headlight.

acetylsalicylic acid n
Acetylsalicylsäure
(pharmaceutical drug) The acetate ester of salicylic acid (aspirin)

ach-laut /ˈɑːx laʊt/ ach-lauts n
Ach-Laut
The guttural phoneme /x/ (the voiceless velar fricative) of the German language, the sound of the letters ch in German coming immediately after a, o and u (central and back vowels), also found in other languages.

ache /ˈeɪk/ aches n
Schmerz
Continued dull pain, as distinguished from sudden twinges, or spasmodic pain.

ache /ˈeɪk/ v
schmerzen weh tun
(intransitive, stative) To suffer pain; to be the source of, or be in, pain, especially continued dull pain; to be distressed.

acheful more acheful most acheful adj
schmerzend schmerzhaft
full of aches; aching

acheiropoieton /eɪˈkaɪɹəʊpɔɪˌiːtən/ acheiropoieta n
Acheiropoieton
(chiefly, Eastern Orthodoxy) A religion icon (chiefly of Christ or the Virgin Mary) believed not to have been created by human hands; a miraculous image.

achene /əˈkiːn/ achenes n
Achäne Nüsschen
(botany) A small, dry, indehiscent fruit, containing a single seed, as in the buttercup.

achievable /əˈt͡ʃivəbəl/ more achievable most achievable adj
erreichbar erzielbar verwirklichbar
Capable of being achieved, which either means possible or probable.

achieve /əˈt͡ʃiːv/ v
erreichen schaffen realisieren
(transitive) To carry out successfully; to accomplish. [from 14th c.]
erreichen erlangen
(transitive) To obtain, or gain (a desired result, objective etc.), as the result of exertion; to succeed in gaining; to win. [from 14th c.]

achievement /əˈt͡ʃiːv.mənt/ /əˈt͡ʃiːv.mɪnt/ achievements n
Leistung Errungenschaft
The act of achieving or performing; a successful performance; accomplishment.
Großtat Heldentat
A great or heroic deed or feat; something accomplished by valor or boldness.
Erfolg Errungenschaft
(video games) An award for completing a particular task or meeting an objective in a video game.

achiral adj
achiral

achirality n
Achiralität

achlamydeous adj
achlamydeisch

achondroplasia /-ʒ(i)ə/ /eɪˌkɒndɹə(ʊ)ˈpleɪziə/ /ə-/ achondroplasias n
Achondroplasie
(teratology) A genetic disorder, the most common form of short limb dwarfism.

achoo /ɑːˈt͡ʃuː/ /ɑːˈt͡ʃʰuː/ /əˈt͡ʃuː/ /əˈt͡ʃʰuː/ interjection
hatschi hatzi
(onomatopoeia) The sound of a sneeze.

achromia achromias n
Achromie
(medicine) Absence of pigmentation, especially in the skin or blood

aciclovir /eɪˈsaɪ.kloʊˌvɪɹ/ /eɪˈsʌɪ.klə(ʊ)ˌvɪə/ n
Aciclovir

acid /ˈæsɪd/ acider acidest adj
sauer Säure
Sour, sharp, or biting to the taste; tart; having the taste of vinegar.
(figuratively) Sour-tempered.
Of or pertaining to an acid; acidic.

acid /ˈæsɪd/ acids n
Säure
A sour substance.
(chemistry)
(uncountable, slang) LSD, lysergic acid diethylamide.

acid anhydride acid anhydrides n
Säureanhydrid
(organic chemistry) A class of organic compounds having two acyl groups bonded to the same oxygen atom. They react with water to give carboxylic acids.

acid dissociation constant acid dissociation constants n
Säurekonstante

acid jazz n
Acid Jazz
(music genre, jazz) A genre of popular music combining jazz with elements of soul music, funk and disco.

acid mordant n
saures Ätzwasser

acid rain acid rains n
saurer Regen
Rain which is unusually acidic (pH of less than the natural range of 5 to 6); caused mainly by atmospheric pollution with sulphur dioxide, carbon dioxide and nitrogen compounds.

acid test /ˌæsɪd ˈtɛst/ acid tests n
Lackmustest
(figuratively) A rigorous test or appraisal of the quality or worth of something.

acid-free more acid-free most acid-free adj
säurefrei

acid-resistant adj
säurebeständig
able to withstand the effects of acids

acidic /əˈsɪdɪk/ more acidic most acidic adj
säurehaltig
sauer
(chemistry) Having a pH less than 7, or being sour, or having the strength to neutralize alkalis, or turning a litmus paper red.

acidification /əˌsɪdɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ acidifications n
Säurebildung Versauerung Ansäuerung Azidifikation Säuern Säuerung
The act or process of making something sour (acidifying), or changing into an acid.

acidifier acidifiers n
Säuerungsmittel
(chemistry) A simple or compound principle, whose presence is necessary to produce acidity, as oxygen, chlorine, bromine, iodine, etc.

acidify /əˈsɪdɪfaɪ/ v
säuern
To make something (more) acidic or sour; to convert into an acid.

acidity /əˈsɪdɪti/ acidities n
Acidität Azidität
The quality or state of being acid.

acidless adj
säurelos

acidophilic /ˌæsɪdəʊˈfɪlɪk/ /ˌæsɪɾoʊˈfɪlɪk/ more acidophilic most acidophilic adj
acidoklin acidophil säureliebend
Thriving under acidic conditions; relating to or being an acidophile.

acidosis /ˌæs.ɪˈdoʊ.sɪs/ /ˌæs.ɪˈdəʉ.sɪs/ /ˌæs.ɪˈdəʊ.sɪs/ acidoses n
Azidose
(pathology) An abnormally increased acidity of the blood.

acidulous /əˈsɪdjʊləs/ /əˈsɪd͡ʒələs/ adj
säuerlich
Slightly sour; sub-acid; sourish.

ackee /əˈkiː/ /ˈækiː/ ackees n
Akee
A tropical evergreen tree, Blighia sapida, related to the lychee and longan.
The fruit of the tree, of which only the arils are edible, the remainder being poisonous.

acknowledge /əkˈnɑl.ɪd͡ʒ/ /əkˈnɒl.ɪd͡ʒ/ [əkˈnɑːɫəd͡ʒ] [əkˈnɒlɨ̞d͡ʒ] [əɡˈnɑːɫəd͡ʒ] [əɡˈnɒlɨ̞d͡ʒ] [ɨkˈnɑːɫɨd͡ʒ] [ɨɡˈnɑːɫɨd͡ʒ] v
bekennen erkennen zur Kenntnis nehmen
(transitive) To admit the knowledge of; to recognize as a fact or truth; to declare one's belief in
anerkennen
(transitive) To own or recognize in a particular quality, character or relationship; to admit the claims or authority of; to give recognition to.
den Empfang bestätigen
(transitive) To own as genuine or valid; to assent to (a legal instrument) to give it validity; to avow or admit in legal form.

acknowledged more acknowledged most acknowledged adj
anerkannt
Generally accepted, recognized or admitted.

acknowledgment /əkˈnɑl.ɪd͡ʒ.mənt/ /əkˈnɒl.ɪd͡ʒ.mənt/ /əɡˈnɑl.ɪd͡ʒ.mənt/ /əɡˈnɒl.ɪd͡ʒ.mənt/ acknowledgments n
Anerkennung Bestätigung
The act of acknowledging
Anerkenntnis Anerkennung Danksagung
The act of recognizing in a particular character or relationship; recognition of existence, authority, truth, or genuineness.
Anerkennung Danksagung
A reward or other expression or token of gratitude.
Danksagung
An expression of gratitude for a benefit or an obligation.
Quittung
A message from the addressee informing the originator that the originator's communication has been received and understood.
(telecommunications, computing, networking) A response (ACK) sent by a receiver to indicate successful receipt of a transmission (See Wikipedia article on transmission).
Anerkennung
(legal) The act of a person admitting a child as their own.
Bestätigung
(legal) A formal statement or document recognizing the fulfillment or execution of a legal requirement or procedure.

acme /ˈæk.mi/ acmes n
Gipfel Höhepunkt
A high point: the highest point of any range, the most developed stage of any process, or the culmination of any field or historical period. [c. 1610]
Blüte des Lebens
(rare) Full bloom or reproductive maturity.

acne /ˈæk.ni/ acnes n
Akne
A pattern of blemishes in an area of skin resulting from the skin condition.

acolyte /ˈæ.kə.laɪt/ acolytes n
Akolyth
(Christianity) One who has received the highest of the four minor orders in the Catholic Church, being ordained to carry the wine, water and lights at Mass.
Gehilfe Akolyth
An attendant, assistant or follower.

aconite /ˈæ.kə.naɪt/ aconites n
Eisenhut
The herb wolfsbane, or monkshood; any plant of the genus Aconitum, all the species of which are poisonous.

acorn /ˈeɪ.kɔɹn/ /ˈeɪ.kɔːn/ /ˈeɪkɚn/ acorns n
Eichel
(nautical) A cone-shaped piece of wood on the point of the spindle above the vane, on the mast-head.

acorn woodpecker acorn woodpeckers n
Eichelspecht
A species of woodpecker native to the area from the southwestern United States to Colombia, Melanerpes formicivorus.

acoustic /əˈkuː.stɪk/ adj
akustisch
Pertaining to the sense of hearing, the organs of hearing, or the science of sounds.
(music, musical instrument) Naturally producing or produced by an instrument without electrical amplification or the need thereof.

acoustic /əˈkuː.stɪk/ acoustics n
Akustik
(usually, in the plural) The properties or qualities of a room or building that determine how sound is transmitted in it.

acoustic coupler acoustic couplers n
Akustikkoppler
(dated, telecommunications) A terminal device used to link data terminals and radio sets with the telephone network.

acoustic guitar acoustic guitars n
Akustikgitarre akustische Gitarre
A hollow-body guitar of the older variety, in contradistinction to an electric guitar.

acoustical adj
akustisch
Of or pertaining to hearing or acoustics.

acoustician acousticians n
Akustiker Akustikerin
One versed in acoustics, especially a physicist who specializes in acoustics.

acoustics /əˈkuː.stɪks/ n
Akustik
(physics) The science of sounds, teaching their nature, phenomena and laws.

acqua alta /ˌækwə ˈæltə/ n
Acqua alta Hochwasser
A phenomenon that regularly occurs in the city of Venice, Italy, typically during high and spring tide, involving the flooding of the most low-lying areas of Venice.

acquaint /əˈkweɪnt/ v
vertraut machen
(transitive, followed by with) To furnish or give experimental knowledge of; to make (one) know; to make familiar.
mitteilen in Kenntnis setzen informieren unterrichten
(transitive, archaic, followed by of or that) To communicate notice to; to inform; let know.

acquaintance /əˈkweɪntəns/ /ʌˈkweɪn.təns/ acquaintances n
Bekanntschaft Umgang
(uncountable) A state of being acquainted with a person; originally indicating friendship, intimacy, but now suggesting a slight knowledge less deep than that of friendship; acquaintanceship. [from 12th c.]
Bekannte Bekannter
(countable) A person or persons with whom one is acquainted. [from 14th c.]

acquainted /əˈkweɪntɪd/ /əˈkwæɪntəd/ more acquainted most acquainted adj
bekannt
Personally known; familiar.

acquiescence /ˌæk.wiːˈɛs.əns/ acquiescences n
Zustimmung Einverständnis Akquieszenz Beistimmung Duldung Einwilligung
A silent or passive assent or submission, or a submission with apparent content, distinguished from avowed consent on the one hand, and on the other, from opposition or open discontent; quiet satisfaction.
Verwirkung Hinnahme Unterwerfung stillschweigende Hinnahme
(legal) Inaction, passivity, or neglect to take legal action when it is called for in order to assert, preserve, or safeguard a right, and which inaction implies the abandonment of said right.

acquire /əˈkwaɪə/ /əˈkwaɪɚ/ v
erwerben akquirieren
(transitive) To gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own

acquired immune deficiency syndrome n
erworbenes Immundefektsyndrom
(disease) An infectious disease, caused by HIV, that causes the gradual degeneration of the body's immune system.

acquis communautaire n
Besitzstand der Gemeinschaft gemeinschaftlicher Besitzstand
The full body of European Union law.

acquisition /ˌæk.wəˈzɪʃ.ən/ /ˌæk.wɪˈzɪʃ.ən/ acquisitions n
Erwerb Aneignung
The act or process of acquiring.
Erwerb Anschaffung
The thing acquired or gained; a gain.

acquisitiveness acquisitivenesses n
Erwerbsinn
The quality of being acquisitive; propensity to acquire property; desire of possession.

acquit /əˈkwɪt/ v
freisprechen für unschuldig erklären
(transitive) To declare or find innocent or not guilty.
freisprechen befreien degagieren entbinden entlassen erlassen
(transitive) To discharge (for example, a claim or debt); to clear off, to pay off; to fulfil.
abzahlen begleichen zurückzahlen
(transitive) Followed by of (and formerly by from): to discharge, release, or set free from a burden, duty, liability, or obligation, or from an accusation or charge.
befreien bereinigen entledigen reinigen sich befreien sich beweisen
(reflexive) To bear or conduct oneself; to perform one's part.
freisprechen
(transitive, obsolete) To release, to rescue, to set free.
abzahlen begleichen büßen gutmachen wiedergutmachen
(transitive, obsolete, rare) To pay for; to atone for.

acquittal /əˈkwɪ.d(ə)l/ /əˈkwɪ.t(ə)l/ acquittals n
Freispruch
(legal) A legal decision that someone is not guilty with which they have been charged, or the formal dismissal of a charge by some other legal process. [from 15th c.]

acrasia /əˈkɹeɪziə/ n
Akrasia innerer Schweinehund
lack of self-control; excess; intemperance

acre /ˈeɪ.kə/ /ˈeɪ.kɚ/ acre acres n
Acker Joch Joch Landes Juchart Morgen
Any of various similar units of area in other systems.

acreage /ˈeɪk(ə)ɹɪd͡ʒ/ acreages n
Anbaufläche
An area of land measured in acres.

acrid /ˈæk.ɹɪd/ acrider acridest more acrid most acrid adj
stechend
Sharp and harsh, or bitter and not to the taste.

acrimonious /-ɹə-/ /ˌæk.ɹɪˈmoʊ.ni.əs/ /ˌæk.ɹɪˈməʊ.nɪ.əs/ more acrimonious most acrimonious adj
bissig erbittert
(figuratively) Angry, acid, and sharp in delivering argumentative replies: bitter, mean-spirited, sharp in language or tone. [from early 17th c.]

acrimony acrimonies n
Verbitterung bitterer Hass
A sharp and bitter hatred.

acrivastine n
Acrivastin
A particular antihistamine used to treat allergies and hay fever.

acrobat /ˈæk.ɹə.bæt/ acrobats n
Akrobat Akrobatin
An athlete who performs acts requiring skill, agility and coordination, often as part of a circus performance.

acrobatic /ˌækɹəˈbætɪk/ more acrobatic most acrobatic adj
akrobatisch artistisch
Of or pertaining to an acrobat.

acrobatics n
Akrobatik
The art of performing acrobatic gymnastic feats.

acrocyanosis /ˌæ.kɹoʊ.ˌsaɪ.ə.ˈnoʊ.sɪs/ acrocyanoses n
Acroasphyxia Akroasphyxie Akrozyanose
(pathology) A persistent blue or cyanotic discoloration of the digits, most commonly occurring in the hands although also occurring in the face and feet as well.

acrolect /ˈæk.ɹə.lɛkt/ acrolects n
Akrolekt
(sociolinguistics) The variety of speech that is considered most suitable for formal occasions (typically using only standard forms).

acromegaly /ˌækroʊˈmɛɡəli/ acromegalies n
Akromegalie
(disease) A chronic disease marked by enlargement of the bones of the extremities, face, and jaw that is caused by over-activity of the pituitary gland.

acromion /əˈkroʊ.mi.ən/ acromia acromions n
Schulterhöhe
(anatomy) The outermost point of the shoulder blade.

acronym /ˈæk.ɹə.nɪm/ acronyms n
Akronym
(linguistics) An abbreviation formed by the initial letters of other words.

acronymania n
Abkürzungsfimmel
The enthusiastic creation and use of acronyms.

acrophobia acrophobias n
Akrophobie Höhenangst
phobia or strong fear of being high above ground level

across /əˈkɹɑs/ /əˈkɹɒs/ /əˈkɹɔs/ preposition
gegenüber
On the opposite side of (something that lies between two points of interest).
über gegenüber
(Southern US, AAVE) across from: on the opposite side, relative to something that lies between, from (a point of interest).
über quer
From one side to the other within (a space being traversed).

acrostic /əˈkɹɑstɪk/ /əˈkɹɒstɪk/ /əˈkɹɔstɪk/ acrostics n
Akrostichon
A poem or other text in which certain letters, often the first in each line, spell out a name or message. [from 16th c.]

acrow prop acrow props n
Deckenstütze

acrylamide /əˈkɹɪləmaɪd/ acrylamides n
Acrylamid
(organic compound) The amide of acrylic acid, CH2=CH.CONH2; used in the manufacture of polyacrylamides.

acrylic fiber acrylic fibers n
Akrylfaser Harz
Synthetic fibers made from a polymer.

acrylic resin acrylic resins n
Acrylharz
(organic chemistry) Any of many thermoplastic or thermosetting polymers or copolymers of acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, esters of these acids, or acrylonitrile; used in paint and many plastics.

act /æk/ /ækt/ acts n
Akt Handlung Tat
(countable) Something done, a deed.
Gesetz
(law, countable) A product of a legislative body, a statute.
Handlung Akt
The process of doing something.
Akte Akt
(countable) A formal or official record of something done.
Akt Handlung
(countable, drama) A division of a theatrical performance.
Auftreten Handeln Spiel
(countable) A display of behaviour.

act /æk/ /ækt/ v
handeln machen tun
(obsolete, transitive) To do (something); to perform.
spielen
(intransitive) To perform a theatrical role.
benehmen verhalten
(intransitive) To behave in a certain manner for an indefinite length of time.
(intransitive, law) To carry out work as a legal representative in relation to a particular legal matter.
agieren auswirken wirken
(intransitive, construed with on or upon) To have an effect (on).
agieren
(obsolete, transitive) To move to action; to actuate; to animate.

act of God acts of God n
höhere Gewalt
(legal) An unforeseen occurrence beyond one's control, such as a natural disaster.

act of parliament acts of parliament n
Parlamentsgesetz förmliches Gesetz
A law which has received assent (royal, presidential or gubernatorial) after having been passed by the houses (or house) of a parliament.

act one's age v
sich seinem Alter entsprechend benehmen
(imperative, originally, US) To behave in a mature manner; to avoid being childish.

act out /ˌækt ˈaʊ̯t/ v
ausleben
To express one's feelings through disruptive actions.

actigraphy n
Aktigraphie
The use of the actigraph to record the movements of a sleeping subject, and analyze the subject's sleep patterns.

acting /ˈæk.tɪŋ/ adj
stellvertretend amtierend geschäftsführend
Temporarily assuming the duties or authority of another person when they are unable to do their job.

acting /ˈæk.tɪŋ/ actings n
Schauspielkunst
(uncountable, drama) The occupation of an actor.

actinia actiniae actinias n
Seeanemone
A sea anemone, specifically a member of the genus Actinia. [from 18th c.]

actinium /ækˈtɪniəm/ actiniums n
Actinium
A radioactive, metallic chemical element (symbol: Ac) with an atomic number of 89; found in uranium ores.

actinobiology n
Aktinobiologie
The study of the effects of radiation upon living organisms.

actinolite actinolites n
Aktinolith
(mineral) A mineral with monoclinic crystals of the chemical formula Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2, belonging to the amphibole group.

action /ˈæk.ʃən/ actions n
Handlung Aktion
Something done, often so as to accomplish a purpose.
Bewegung Funktion
A way of motion or functioning.
(literature) The event or connected series of events, either real or imaginary, forming the subject of a play, poem, or other composition; the unfolding of the drama of events.
Action
Fast-paced activity.
Kampf
(military) Combat.
Klage Tätigkeit
(legal) A charge or other process in a law court (also called lawsuit and actio).

action at a distance actions at a distance n
Fernwirkung

action figure action figures n
Action-Figur
A children's toy in the form of a posable plastic figurine of a character, often from a movie, video game, or television program, with moving parts and often capable of some form of spring-loaded movement. It is used to distinguish from dolls, which have acquired the reputation as a girl's toy, whereas action figures are more marketed toward boys.

action movie action movies n
Actionfilm
A motion picture whose storyline involves fast-paced activity and conflict, usually including such elements as a heroic protagonist, violent fights, acrobatic stunts, chase scenes, and gunplay.

action noun action nouns n
Nomen Actionis
A noun denoting the action of the verb or verbal root from which it is derived.

action plan action plans n
Aktionsplan
A planned series of actions, tasks or steps designed to achieve an objective or goal.

action potential action potentials n
Aktionspotential
(physiology) A short-term change in the electrical potential that travels along a cell such as a nerve or muscle fiber. [from 20th c.]

action replay action replays n
Videowiederholung Wiederholung
In TV broadcasting, the reshowing of a short segment of action, especially slow-motion sporting action, shortly after it was broadcast live or in real-time.

action verb action verbs n
Handlungsverb
A word that expresses action and tells what the subject of a sentence does.

actionism actionisms n
Aktionismus
An excessive emphasis on action, activity, or change in lieu of continuity, stability, and permanence.

actionless more actionless most actionless adj
aktionslos

actions speak louder than words proverb
Nägel mit Köpfen machen Taten sagen mehr als Worte Taten statt Worte
It is more effective to act directly than to speak of action.
Taten sagen mehr als Worte an ihren Taten sollt ihr sie erkennen
A person’s actions indicate their true sentiments more reliably than their claims do.

activate /ˈæktɪˌveɪt/ v
aktivieren freischalten
(transitive) To put a device, mechanism (alarm etc.) or system into action or motion; to trigger, to actuate, to set off, to enable.

activated carbon n
Aktivkohle
(chemistry) A very absorbent form of finely powdered carbon; used in purifying gases, and as an antidote for many poisons.

activation /ˌæktəˈveɪʃən/ /ˌæktɪˈveɪʃən/ activations n
Aktivierung Aktivieren
Making active and effective; bringing into a state of activity.
Aktivierung
(physics) The process of making a radioisotope by bombarding a stable element with neutrons or protons.

activation analysis activation analyses n
Aktivierungsanalyse
(chemistry) Any of several similar radiochemical techniques of analysis in which a subatomic particle or gamma ray is captured by a nuclide to form a second stable nuclide which is then measured.

activator activators n
Aktivator Beschleuniger
(biology) Any chemical or agent which regulates one or more genes by increasing the rate of transcription.

active /ˈæk.tɪv/ more active most active adj
aktiv tätig
Having the power or quality of acting; causing change; communicating action or motion; acting;—opposed to passive, that receives.
In action; actually proceeding; working; in force
flink gewandt
Quick in physical movement; of an agile and vigorous body; nimble.
rührig tätig
Given to action rather than contemplation; practical; operative

active duty n
aktiver Dienst militärischer Einsatz
(military) A state in which person in the military performs military duties on a full-time basis, as opposed to reserve, where one only occasionally performs military duties.

active galactic nucleus active galactic nuclei n
aktiver galaktischer Kern
(astronomy) A compact region at the center of a galaxy that has a much higher than normal luminosity over at least some portion of the (measurable) electromagnetic spectrum.

active participle active participles n
aktives Partizip
(grammar) A participle indicating an ongoing or completed action or state in the active voice, where a noun modified by the participle is taken to represent the agent of the action denoted by the verb.

active power active powers n
Wirkleistung
The real component of the power of an alternating current circuit; the product of the voltage and that part of the current that is in phase with the voltage

active vocabulary active vocabularies n
aktiver Wortschatz
The collection of words and phrases that someone commonly uses in speech and writing.

active voice active voices n
Aktiv Aktivum Tätigkeitsform Tatform
(grammar, uncountable) The form in which the subject of a verb carries out some action.

active volcano active volcanoes active volcanos n
aktiver Vulkan
(vulcanology, geology) A volcano that has erupted in the last 10,000 years, although not necessarily venting lava or gases now.

actively /ˈæktɪvli/ more actively most actively adv
aktiv
In an active manner.
active
(grammar) In the active form; not passive.

activism /ˈæk.tɪ.vɪ.zəm̩/ /ˈæk.tɪ.vɪz.m̩/ activisms n
Aktivismus
The practice of using action to achieve a result, such as political demonstration or a strike in support of or in opposition to an issue.

activist /ˈæk.tɪ.vɪst/ activists n
Aktivist Aktivistin
One who is politically active in the role of a citizen; especially, one who campaigns for change.

activities of daily living n
Aktivitäten des täglichen Lebens
(healthcare) A set of common daily activities, including bathing, feeding, and relieving oneself. A person’s ability or inability to perform them is used as a measurement of their functional status.

activity /ækˈtɪv.ə.ti/ /ækˈtɪv.ɪ.ti/ /ækˈtɪv.ɪ.tiː/ [ækˈtɪv.ə.ɾi] [ækˈtɪv.ɪ.ɾi] activities n
Aktivität Tätigkeit
(uncountable) The state or quality of being active; activeness.
Aktivität Tätigkeit Handlung
(countable) Something done as an action or a movement.
Aktivität Tätigkeit Handlung Unternehmung
(countable) Something done for pleasure or entertainment, especially one involving movement or an excursion.
Aktivität
The property of substances to react with other substances

actor /ˈak.tə/ /ˈæk.tɚ/ actors actress n
Schauspieler Schauspielerin Akteur Handelnde Handelnder
A person who acts a part in a theatrical play or (later) in film or television; a dramatic performer. [from 16th c.]

actress /ˈæk.tɹɪs/ actor actresses n
Schauspielerin
(now, _, rare) A female doer or "actor" (in a general sense). [from 16th c.]

actual /ˈæk(t)ʃ(u)əl/ /ˈæktj(ʊ)əl/ /ˈæt͡ʃəl/ adj
tatsächlich konkret
Existing in reality, not just potentially; really acted or acting; occurring in fact. [from 14th c.]
gegenwärtig aktuell
(now, rare) in action at the time being; now existing; current. [from 18th c.]
tatsächlich
Used as intensifier to emphasise a following noun; exact, specific, very. [from 18th c.]

actualism actualisms n
Aktualismus
(philosophy) The belief that actuality and existence are co‐extensive: i.e., that only actual things exist, and merely possible things do not.

actualize /ˈæktju.əlaɪz/ /ˈæktʃu.əlaɪz/ /ˈæktʃəlaɪz/ v
realisieren sich verwirklichen verwirklichen
(transitive) To make real; to realize.
sich verwirklichen
(intransitive) To become actual or real.

actually /ˈak.tjʊ.ə.lɪ/ /ˈak.t͡ʃ(ʊ.)(ə.)li/ /ˈak.t͡ʃʊ.ə.lɪ/ /ˈak.ʃ(ʊ.)(ə.)li/ /ˈat͡ʃ.li/ /ˈat͡ʃ.u.li/ /ˈat͡ʃ.ə.li/ /ˈæk.t͡ʃ(u.)(ə.)li/ /ˈæk.ʃ(u.)(ə.)li/ adv
eigentlich tatsächlich in Wahrheit in Wirklichkeit wirklich
(modal) In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively.

actuarial science n
Versicherungsmathematik
(applied mathematics, insurance, finance) The discipline within applied mathematics dealing with risk assessment and the modelling of uncertainty; the rigorous application of mathematical and statistical methods to assess risk, in industries including insurance and finance.

actuary /ˈæktjʊəɹi/ /ˈæktʃuˌɛɹi/ /ˈæktʃəɹi/ /ˈæktʃʊəɹi/ actuaries n
Aktuar Versicherungsmathematiker Versicherungsfachmann
A professional who calculates financial values associated with uncertain events subject to risk, such as insurance premiums or pension contributions.

actuate /ˈæktju.eɪt/ /ˈæktʃu.eɪt/ /ˈækt͡ʃu.eɪt/ v
aktivieren in Gang setzen
(transitive) To activate, or to put into motion; to animate.
anstacheln antreiben bewegen motivieren
(transitive) To incite to action; to motivate.

actuation actuations n
Aktivierung Inbewegungsetzung Ingangsetzung
The act of putting into motion.

actus reus /ˌaktəsˈɹeɪəs/ /ˌaktəsˈɹiːəs/ actus rei n
objektiver Tatbestand strafbare Handlung
(legal) An act, or series of acts, considered as separate from the intentions or state of mind of the perpetrator in the context of criminal law. [from 20th c.]

acuity /əˈkjuːɪti/ acuities n
Schärfe
Sharpness or acuteness, as of a needle, wit, etc.

acumen /æˈkjumən/ /əˈkjumən/ /əˈkjuːmən/ /ˈækjəmən/ /ˈækjəˌmɛn/ /ˈækjʊmən/ acumens acumina n
Scharfsinn
Quickness of perception or discernment; penetration of mind; the faculty of nice discrimination.

acupuncture /ˈæ.kju.ˌpʌŋk.t͡ʃɝ/ acupunctures n
Akupunktur
The insertion of needles into the (living) tissue of the body affecting the Qi or energy along energetic pathways of the body called meridians. This modality is traditionally used as a form of internal medical treating all disease and illnesses, in Western countries it is widely used for the purposes of pain relief.

acute /əˈkjut/ /əˈkjuːt/ acuter acutest more acute most acute adj
scharf
Intense; sensitive; sharp.
akut
Urgent.
(medicine) Of an abnormal condition of recent or sudden onset, in contrast to delayed onset; this sense does not imply severity, unlike the common usage.
(medicine) Of a short-lived condition, in contrast to a chronic condition; this sense also does not imply severity.
spitz akut
(geometry, of an angle) Less than 90 degrees.
(geometry, of a triangle) Having all three interior angles measuring less than 90 degrees.

acute accent acute accents n
Akut
(orthography) : A diacritical mark ( ´ ) that can be placed above a number of letters in many languages of the Latin, Greek and Cyrillic writing systems.

acute angle acute angles n
spitzer Winkel
(mathematics, geometry) An angle measuring less than ninety degrees.

acute-angled adj
spitzwinklig
(geometry) Of a triangle, having three acute angles.

acuteness acutenesses n
Akuität
(medicine) Violence of a disease, which brings it speedily to a crisis.

acyclicity n
Azyklizität
The property of being acyclic.

acyl /ˈeɪ.saɪl/ /ˈæ.sɪl/ acyls n
Acyl
(organic chemistry) Any of class of organic radicals, RCO-, formed by the removal of a hydroxyl group from a carboxylic acid.

acylation acylations n
Acylierung
(organic chemistry) The process of adding an acyl group to a compound.

ad banner ad banners n
Werbebanner
An advertisement that stretches across (most often the top of) a web site.

ad hoc /ˌæd ˈhɑk/ /ˌæd ˈhɒk/ /ˌæd ˈhɔk/ more ad hoc most ad hoc adj
ad hoc
For a particular purpose.

ad hominem ad hominems n
persönlicher Angriff
(informal) A personal attack.

ad infinitum /ˌæd ɪnfɪˈnaɪtəm/ adv
endlos ad infinitum
Endlessly; for ever; neverendingly.

ad interim adv
ad interim
In or for the meantime; temporarily

ad lib /æd ˈlɪb/ /ˈæd ˈlɪb/ more ad lib most ad lib adj
improvisiert unvorbereitet
Extemporaneous, impromptu.

ad lib /æd ˈlɪb/ /ˈæd ˈlɪb/ more ad lib most ad lib adv
Herzenslust beliebig nach nach Belieben
At pleasure.
beliebig
At will.
improvisiert
Extemporaneously.

ad lib /æd ˈlɪb/ /ˈæd ˈlɪb/ v
improvisieren
To perform without script.
To perform without preparation.
To perform extemporaneously.

ad nauseam /ˌæd ˈnɑziəm/ /ˌæd ˈnɒziəm/ /ˌæd ˈnɔziəm/ /ˌæd ˈnɔːziəm/ adv
bis zum Geht-nicht-mehr
To a nauseating or sickening degree.

ad-free adj
werbefrei

adage /ˈæ.dɪd͡ʒ/ adages n
Sprichwort geflügeltes Wort
An old saying which has obtained credit by long use.

adamant /ˈæd.ə.mænt/ /ˈæd.ə.mənt/ more adamant most adamant adj
unerschütterlich eisern felsenfest fest hartnäckig rigoros
(said of people and their conviction) Firm; unshakeable; unyielding; determined.

adamant /ˈæd.ə.mænt/ /ˈæd.ə.mənt/ adamants n
Adamant
An imaginary rock or mineral of impenetrable hardness; a name given to the diamond and other substances of extreme hardness.

adapt /əˈdæpt/ more adapt most adapt adj
adaptiert
Adapted; fit; suited; suitable.

adapt /əˈdæpt/ v
anpassen angleichen akkommodieren anwenden assimilieren einrichten
(transitive) To make suitable; to make to correspond; to fit or suit
anpassen adaptieren bearbeiten überarbeiten einpassen modifizieren
(transitive) To fit by alteration; to modify or remodel for a different purpose; to adjust
herrichten nachempfinden nachgestalten rezipieren
(transitive) To make by altering or fitting something else; to produce by change of form or character
akkommodieren assimilieren
(intransitive) To make oneself comfortable to a new thing.

adaptability /ədæptəˈbɪlɪti/ adaptabilities n
Anpassungsfähigkeit
The quality of being adaptable; a quality that renders adaptable.

adaptable /əˈdæptəbəl/ more adaptable most adaptable adj
anpassungsfähig
Capable of adapting or of being adapted.

adaptation /ˌædæpˈteɪʃən/ adaptations n
Anpassung
(uncountable) The process of adapting something or becoming adapted to a situation; adjustment, modification.
Anpassung Kompromiss
(countable) A change that is made or undergone to suit a condition or environment.
Ad­ap­ta­ti­on
(countable, evolutionary theory) An instance of an organism undergoing change, or the structure or behavior that is changed.
Ad­ap­tie­rung Bearbeitung
(uncountable) The process of adapting an artistic work from a different medium.
Ad­ap­tie­rung Ad­ap­ti­on
(countable, authorship) An artistic work that has been adapted from a different medium.

adaptee adaptees n
Adaptierte
(software, object-oriented) A class that is converted to another class using a so-called adapter class.

adapter /əˈdæptə(ɹ)/ /əˈdæptəɹ/ adapters n
Adapter
Specifically, an AC adapter: a device that reduces voltage and converts AC to DC to allow a battery-powered device to use mains power.
Specifically, a device that allows one format of plug to be used with a different format of socket.
Steckdosenleiste Steckerleiste
Specifically, a device that permits two or more plugs to be used at a single electrical power point.

adaptive /əˈdæp.tɪv/ more adaptive most adaptive adj
adaptiv
Of, pertaining to, characterized by or showing adaptation; making or made fit or suitable.

adaptogen adaptogens n
Adaptogen
(alternative medicine) Any natural herbal substance, such as ginseng, that is purported to assist the body to adapt to stress, and to exert a normalizing effect upon body functions.

adaptogenic more adaptogenic most adaptogenic adj
adaptogen
Being or relating to an adaptogen.

adblocker adblockers n
Werbeblocker
(Internet) A piece of software that removes advertising elements from a web page.

add /æd/ v
hinzufügen addieren
(transitive) To append (e.g. a statement); to say further information; to add on.
addieren hinzufügen zugeben
(intransitive) To make an addition; to augment; to increase; to add on.
addieren zusammenzählen
(intransitive, mathematics) To perform the arithmetical operation of addition.

add fuel to the fire v
Öl ins Feuer gießen
(idiomatic) To worsen a conflict between people; to inflame an already tense situation.

add insult to injury v
Salz in die Wunde streuen
(idiomatic) To further a loss with mockery or indignity; to worsen an already unfavourable situation.

add-on add-ons n
Erweiterung
(sometimes, attributive) Something which can be appended to something else.
Add-On Add-on Addon Erweiterung
(computer hardware, software) A software extension or hardware peripheral that provides additional functions or customization for a core application or system.

addend /ˈæd.ɛnd/ addends n
Summand zweiter Summand
(mathematics) Addendum, any one of two or more numbers or other terms that are to be added together.

addendum /əˈden.dəm/ /əˈdɛn.dəm/ addenda addendums n
Anhang Nachtrag
Something to be added; especially text added as an appendix or supplement to a document.

adder /ˈædɚ/ adders n
Natter
Heterodon spp. (hog-nosed snakes), a genus of harmless colubrid snakes found in North America
Viper Otter Kreuzotter
Agkistrodon contortrix mokasen, the northern copperhead, a venomous viper found in the eastern United States
The common European adder (Vipera berus).

adder stone adder stones n
Hühnergott
A stone of varying forms and usually glassy with a naturally formed hole, which is often used as an amulet or bead.

adder's tongue adder's tongues n
Natternzunge
Any of several ferns in the genus Ophioglossum, whose spores are produced on a spike resembling a serpent's tongue.

addict /əˈdɪkt/ /ˈæd.ɪkt/ addicts n
Süchtiger Narkomane
A person who is addicted, especially to a harmful drug

addict /əˈdɪkt/ /ˈæd.ɪkt/ v
süchtig machen
(transitive) To make (someone) become devoted to a given thing or activity; to cause to be addicted. [from 17th c.]

addicted /əˈdɪktɪd/ more addicted most addicted adj
süchtig
Having a biochemical addiction.

addiction /əˈdɪkʃən/ addictions n
Sucht Abhängigkeit
The state of being addicted; devotion; inclination.
Abhängigkeit
A habit or practice that damages, jeopardizes or shortens one's life but when ceased causes trauma.

addictive /əˈdɪktɪv/ more addictive most addictive adj
süchtig machend verführerisch
Causing or tending to cause addiction; habit-forming.

addictologist addictologists n
Addiktologe Addiktologin Suchtmediziner Suchtmedizinerin
A person who practises addictology.

addictology n
Addiktologie
The study of addictions.

adding machine adding machines n
Addiermaschine
A simple mechanical or electromechanical calculator that could only perform simple calculations such as addition or subtraction

addition /əˈdɪʃ.ən/ [əˈdɪʃ.n̩] additions n
Zusatz Hinzufügung Zufügung Summant
(uncountable) The act of adding anything.
Zusatz Hinzufügung
Anything that is added.
Addition Summant
(uncountable) The arithmetic operation of adding.

addition reaction addition reactions n
Additionsreaktion
(chemistry) a reaction in which radicals are added to both sides of a double or triple bond

additional /əˈdɪʃənəl/ adj
zusätzlich
Supplemental or added to something.

additionally adv
des Weiteren zusätzlich
By way of addition; in addition to; also.

additive /ˈæ.də.tɪv/ /ˈæ.dɪ.tɪv/ [ˈæ.ɾə.tɪv] [ˈæ.ɾə.ɾɪv] additives n
Zusatz Additiv Zusatzstoff
A substance added to another substance or product to produce specific properties in the combined substance.

additive function additive functions n
additive Funktion

additive group additive groups n
additive Gruppe
(algebra) Any of certain algebraic objects (ring, field or vector space, etc., whose definition includes a commutative operation called addition) regarded as a group under addition.

additive identity additive identities n
additive Identität
(algebra) An element of an algebraic structure, generally denoted 0, which is an identity for an additive operation (generally denoted +). That is, x + 0 = 0 + x = x for any x in the structure.

additive inverse /ˌæd.ə.t̬ɪv ˈɪn.vɝːs/ /ˌæd.ɪ.tɪv ˈɪn.vɜːs/ additive inverses n
Gegenzahl additives Inverses
(mathematics) The inverse with respect to addition; the opposite.

additive manufacturing n
additive Fertigung additive Herstellung generative Fertigung

additivity additivities n
Additivität
(uncountable) The property of being additive

address /əˈdɹɛs/ /ˈæd.ɹɛs/ addresses n
Diskurs
Adresse Anschrift
A description of the location of a property, usually with at least a street name and number, name of a town, and now also a postal code; such a description as superscribed for direction on an envelope or letter. [from 17th c.]
(by extension) The property itself. [from 19th c.]
Anrede Art
A formal approach to a sovereign, especially an official appeal or petition; later (specifically) a response given by each of the Houses of Parliament to the sovereign's speech at the opening of Parliament. [from 17th c.]
Ansprache
(chiefly, in plural, now, archaic) A polite approach made to another person, especially of a romantic nature; an amorous advance. [from 16th c.]
An act of addressing oneself to a person or group; a discourse or speech, or a record of this. [from 17th c.]
Speicheradresse Adresse
(computing) A number identifying a specific storage location in computer memory; a string of characters identifying a location on the internet or other network; sometimes (specifically) an e-mail address. [from 20th c.]
Fähigkeit
(now, rare) Preparedness for some task; resourcefulness; skill, ability. [from 16th c.]

address /əˈdɹɛs/ /ˈæd.ɹɛs/ v
adressieren ansprechen
(transitive) To direct speech to; to make a communication to, whether spoken or written; to apply to by words, as by a speech, petition, etc., to speak to.
adressieren
(transitive) To direct in writing, as a letter; to superscribe, or to direct and transmit.
sich vorbereiten
(transitive) To address oneself to; to prepare oneself for; to apply oneself to; to direct one's speech, discourse or efforts to.

address bar address bars n
Adresszeile
(computing, graphical user interface) A bar in a web browser that displays the address (uniform resource identifier) of the page or resource being displayed.

address book address books n
Adressbuch
A small book for keeping other people's addresses and phone numbers.

address space address spaces n
Adressraum
(computing) A range of discrete addresses, all the address locations available in a particular, named, subset of a computer's (virtual or real) memory.

addressee addressees n
Empfänger Adressat Empfängerin Adressatin Rezipient Rezipientin
The person or organization to which something, such as a letter or message, is addressed or sent, for whom the item is intended.

addresser addressers n
Versender Versenderin
A person who addresses (applies an address to an object to be delivered to a particular location).
Adressiermaschine
A machine that addresses.

addressing /əˈdɹɛsɪŋ/ addressings n
Adressierung

adduct /əˈdʌkt/ /ˈæ.dʌkt/ adducts n
Addukt
(chemistry) The product of an addition reaction.

adductor /əˈdʌktɚ/ adductores adductors n
Adduktor
(anatomy) A muscle which draws a limb or part of the body toward the middle line of the body, or closes extended parts of the body; -- opposed to abductor

adenectomy adenectomies n
Adenektomie
(medicine) The removal of all or part of the adenoid glands by surgery.

adenine /ˈæ.dəˌniːn/ /ˈæ.dɪˌnɪn/ adenines n
Adenin
(biochemistry, genetics) A base, C5H5N5, found in certain glands and tissues, which pairs with thymine in DNA and uracil in RNA.

adenoid /ˈad.ɪn.ɔɪd/ /ˈæd.əˌnɔɪd/ /ˈædˌnɔɪd/ adenoids n
Mandel Nasenpolyp Polyp
(symptom) an abnormally enlarged mass of lymphatic tissue at the back of the pharynx, often obstructing the nasal and ear passages and hindering speaking and breathing in young children.

adenoidal more adenoidal most adenoidal adj
näselnd
Sounding as if the speaker has swollen adenoids. (of a voice)

adenoma /ædəˈnoʊmə/ adenomas adenomata n
Adenom Drüsengeschwulst gutartige Drüsengeschwulst
(pathology) A benign tumour of the epithelium arising from or resembling a gland.

adenopathy /æ.dəˈnɑ.pə.θi/ adenopathies n
Lymphadenopathie
(pathology) Swelling or enlargement of the glands (especially the lymph nodes); any glandular disease.

adenosine /əˈdɛnə(ʊ)siːn/ /əˈdɛnəsən/ /əˈdɛnəˌsin/ adenosines n
Adenosin
(biochemistry, genetics, organic compound) A nucleoside derived from adenine and ribose, found in striated muscle tissue. [from 20th c.]

adenosine triphosphate n
Adenosintriphosphat
(biochemistry, neurotransmitter) a nucleotide that is used as a source of energy in cellular reactions, in the synthesis of nucleic acids, and as a neurotransmitter recognised by purinergic receptors

adept /ædˈɛpt/ /əˈdɛpt/ /ˈæd.ɛpt/ adepter adeptest more adept most adept adj
befähigt bewandert eingeweiht erfahren fähig geschickt
Well skilled; completely versed; thoroughly proficient

adept /ædˈɛpt/ /əˈdɛpt/ /ˈæd.ɛpt/ adepts n
Meister
One fully skilled or well versed in anything; a proficient

adequacy adequacies n
Angemessenheit Brauchbarkeit Eignung
The quality of being sufficient, adequate or able to meet the needs.

adequate /ˈæ.də.kɪt/ /ˈæd.ə.kwɪt/ /ˈæd.ɪ.kwət/ /ˈæd.ɪˌkweɪt/ more adequate most adequate adj
adäquat angemessen entsprechend
Equal to or fulfilling some requirement.

adequateness adequatenesses n
Adäquatheit
The quality of being adequate, of meeting needs or expectations.

adermatoglyphia /eɪˌdɜː.mə.təʊˈɡlɪ.fɪ.ə/ /eɪˌdɝ.mə.təˈɡlɪ.fi.ə/ n
Adermatoglyphie
The rare congenital absence of epidermal ridges (fingerprints and toeprints).
The autosomally dominant genetic disorder which causes this condition.

adessive adessives n
Adessiv
(grammar) the adessive case, or a word in that case.

adessive case adessive cases n
Adessiv
(grammar) A noun case used to indicate adjacent location. In English, this is usually expressed by the prepositions near, at, or by, as in "by the house." Languages that use the adessive case include Finnish, Hungarian, Estonian, Lezgi and Lithuanian.

adhan /ɑːˈðɑːn/ /əˈðɑːn/ adhans n
Adhān Gebetsruf Muezzinruf
(Islam) The call to prayer, which consisted originally of simply four takbirs followed by the statement (أَشْهَدُ أَنْ) لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا ٱلله.

adhere /ædˈhɪə/ /ædˈhɪɹ/ v
kleben
(intransitive) To stick fast or cleave, as a glutinous substance does; to become joined or united.
befolgen festhalten halten
(intransitive, figurative) To be consistent or coherent; to be in accordance; to agree.

adherence /ədˈhɪə.ɹəns/ /ədˈhɪɹ.əns/ adherences n
Unterstützung
Faithful support for some cause.

adherent /ædˈ(h)ɪə.ɹənt/ /ædˈ(h)ɪɹ.ənt/ /əd-/ more adherent most adherent adj
anhaftend klebend
Adhesive, sticking to something.
anhängend
Having the quality of clinging or sticking fast to something.

adherent /ædˈ(h)ɪə.ɹənt/ /ædˈ(h)ɪɹ.ənt/ /əd-/ adherents n
Anhänger Mitglied
A person who has membership in some group, association or religion.

adhesion /ˌædˈhiː.ʒən/ adhesions n
Adhäsion Haftung
The ability of a substance to stick to an unlike substance.
Verwachsung
(medicine) An abnormal union of surface by the formation of new tissue resulting from an inflammatory process.

adhesionless more adhesionless most adhesionless adj
adhäsionslos

adhesive /ædˈhi.sɪv/ more adhesive most adhesive adj
adhäsiv klebend
sticky; tenacious, as glutinous substances
klebrig
apt or tending to adhere; clinging

adhesive /ædˈhi.sɪv/ adhesives n
Klebstoff Kleber Leim
a substance, such as glue, that provides or promotes adhesion

adhesive tape adhesive tapes n
Klebeband Tesafilm Klebefilm Tesa
(US, medical) Surgical tape, such tape made specifically for medical purposes.

adiabatic /ˌeɪ.daɪ.əˈbæt.ɪk/ /ˌeɪ.dɪəˈbæt.ɪk/ /ˌæd.ɪəˈbæt.ɪk/ adj
adiabatisch
(physics, thermodynamics, of a process) That occurs without gain or loss of heat (and thus with no change in entropy, in the quasistatic approximation).

adicity adicities n
Stelligkeit
(logic, mathematics, computer science) The number of arguments or operands a function or operation takes. For a relation, the number of domains in the corresponding Cartesian product.

adieu /əˈd(j)ɪu̯/ /əˈdju/ /əˈdjuː/ /əˈdjɜː/ /əˈdu/ adieus adieux n
Adieu
A farewell, a goodbye; especially a fond farewell, or a lasting or permanent farewell.

adipic acid n
Adipinsäure
(organic compound) A white crystalline dicarboxylic acid, C4H8(COOH)2; it has many industrial applications; when condensed with hexamethylene diamine it produces nylon.

adipose tissue adipose tissues n
Fettgewebe
(anatomy) Connective tissue which stores fat, and which cushions and insulates the body.

adiposity adiposities n
Adipositas Fettleibigkeit Fettsucht Obesitas Übergewicht
Obesity; the state of being fat.

adit /ˈæ.dɪt/ adits n
Stollen
A horizontal or nearly horizontal passage from the surface into a mine, as contrasted with a shaft or vertical entry passage. An adit may be used for ventilation, haulage, drainage, or other purposes.

adjacency adjacencies n
Nachbarschaft Angrenzung Benachbarung Nähe
The quality of being adjacent, or near enough so as to touch.

adjacency matrix adjacency matrices adjacency matrixes n
Adjazenzmatrix Nachbarschaftsmatrix
(graph theory) A matrix showing which vertices of a graph are adjacent to which other vertices.

adjacent /əˈd͡ʒeɪ.sənt/ adj
benachbart anliegend adjazent daneben
Lying next to, close, or contiguous; neighboring; bordering on.
darauffolgend nachfolgend umliegend
Just before, after, or facing.

adjectival /ˌædʒɛkˈtaɪ.vəl/ /ˌæd͡ʒəkˈtaɪ.vəl/ /ˌæd͡ʒəˈtaɪ.vəl/ more adjectival most adjectival adj
adjektivisch Adjektiv beiwörtlich eigenschaftswörtlich
(grammar) Of or relating to or functioning as an adjective.

adjectival pronoun adjectival pronouns n
Adjektivpronomen adjektivisches Pronomen
(grammar) A pronoun that accompanies a noun, such as our in English.

adjective /ˈæd͡ʒ.ə.tɪv/ /ˈæd͡ʒ.ək.tɪv/ /ˈæd͡ʒ.ɛk.tɪv/ /ˈæd͡ʒ.ɪk.tɪv/ adj
formal
(legal) Applying to methods of enforcement and rules of procedure.

adjective /ˈæd͡ʒ.ə.tɪv/ /ˈæd͡ʒ.ək.tɪv/ /ˈæd͡ʒ.ɛk.tɪv/ /ˈæd͡ʒ.ɪk.tɪv/ adjectives n
Adjektiv Eigenschaftswort Beiwort Beschreibungswort Wiewort
(grammar) A word that modifies a noun or noun phrase or describes a noun’s referent.

adjective dye n
Beizenfarbstoff

adjective phrase adjective phrases n
Adjektivphrase adjektivisches Satzglied
(grammar) A phrase that collectively modifies or describes a noun or pronoun and which can usually be used both attributively and predicatively, can be graded, and be modified by an adverb.

adjectiveless adj
adjektivlos

adjectivization adjectivizations n
Adjektivierung
(grammar) The process or result of adjectivizing; conversion into an adjective.

adjika n
Adschika
A hot, spicy but subtly flavoured paste often used to flavour food, mainly in the Caucasian regions of Abkhazia and Samegrelo.

adjoining /ʌˈd͡ʒɔɪn.ɪŋ/ more adjoining most adjoining adj
angrenzend benachbart
Being in contact at some point or line; joining to

adjoint /ˈæd͡ʒ.ɔɪnt/ adj
adjungiert
(mathematics) Used in certain contexts, in each case involving a pair of transformations, one of which is, or is analogous to, conjugation (either inner automorphism or complex conjugation).
(mathematics, category theory, of a functor) That is related to another functor by an adjunction.

adjoint /ˈæd͡ʒ.ɔɪnt/ adjoints n
Adjungierte
(mathematics) The transpose of the cofactor matrix of a given square matrix.

adjourn /əˈdʒɜːn/ /əˈd͡ʒɝn/ v
vertagen unterbrechen
(transitive) To postpone.
aufschieben
(transitive) To defer; to put off temporarily or indefinitely.
aufheben schließen
(intransitive) To end or suspend an event.
vertagen begeben unterbrechen verlegen zurückziehen
(intransitive, formal, uncommon) To move as a group from one place to another.

adjournment adjournments n
Vertagung Verschiebung
The state of being adjourned, or action of adjourning.

adjudicate /əˈd͡ʒudɪˌkeɪt/ v
urteilen entscheiden richten
To settle a legal case or other dispute.
richten
To act as a judge.

adjudicator /æ.d͡ʒu.dɪˈkeɪ.tɔɹ/ adjudicators n
Schiedsrichter Schiedsrichterin
One who adjudicates.

adjunct /ˈæd͡ʒ.ʌŋkt/ adjuncts n
Hilfs- Zusatz-
An appendage; something attached to something else in a subordinate capacity.
Adjunkt Angabe
(grammar) A dispensable phrase in a clause or sentence that modifies its meaning.

adjust /əˈd͡ʒʌst/ v
anpassen justieren abstimmen ausrichten etwas verstellen geringfügig ändern
(transitive) To modify.
berichtigen nachbessern
(transitive) To improve or rectify.
anpassen einfügen eingewöhnen einleben
(intransitive) To change to fit circumstances.

adjustable more adjustable most adjustable adj
einstellbar justierbar verstellbar
capable of being adjusted

adjustable pliers n
Wasserpumpenzange
A type of pliers used by plumbers that can be quickly changed in size and is primarily used for tightening nuts on water pipes.

adjustable spanner adjustable spanners n
Rollgabelschlüssel Engländer
(British) An adjustable hand tool for tightening and loosening nuts and bolts.

adjustment /əˈd͡ʒʌst.mənt/ adjustments n
Anpassen geringfügiges Ändern
The action of adjusting something
Anpassung Regulierung geringfügige Änderung
The result of adjusting something; a small change; a minor correction; a modification or alteration

adjutant /ˈæ.d͡ʒə.tənt/ adjutants n
Adjutant
(military rank) A lower-ranking officer who assists a higher-ranking officer with administrative affairs.
Assistent
An assistant.

adjuvant /ˈæd͡ʒ.ə.vənt/ adj
hilfreich unterstützend
Helping; helpful; assisting. [from 16th c.]

administer /ədˈmɪn.ɪ.stə/ /ədˈmɪn.ɪ.stɚ/ v
verwalten administrieren
(transitive) To manage or supervise the conduct, performance or execution of; to govern or regulate the parameters for the conduct, performance or execution of; to work in an administrative capacity.
verabreichen darreichen
(transitive, medicine) To cause (a patient, human or animal) to ingest (a drug), either by openly offering or through deceit.

administration /ədˌmɪnəˈstɹeɪʃən/ administrations n
Verwaltung Administration Verabreichung
(uncountable) The act of administering; government of public affairs; the service rendered, or duties assumed, in conducting affairs; the conducting of any office or employment; direction.
Verwaltung Verabreichung
(countable, government, politics) The executive part of government; the persons collectively who are entrusted with the execution of laws and the superintendence of public affairs; the chief magistrate and his cabinet or council; or the council, or ministry, alone, as in Great Britain.

administrative /ədˈmɪn.əˌstɹeɪ.tɪv/ /ədˈmɪn.ɪ.stɹə.tɪv/ [ədˈmɪn.əˌstɹeɪ.ɾɪv] [ədˈmɪn.ɪ.st̠ɹ̠̊˔ʷə.tʰɪv] more administrative most administrative adj
administrativ
Of or relating to administering or administration.

administrative court administrative courts n
Verwaltungsgericht
(law) In many civil law jurisdictions, a specialized court separate from the ordinary court system in charge of reviewing decisions made by public authorities under administrative law.

administrative law n
Verwaltungsrecht
(legal) All the laws that pertain to the administrative agencies of government.

administrator /ədˈmɪnɪstɹeɪtə/ /ədˈmɪnɪstɹeɪtɚ/ administrators n
Verwalter Administrator Verwalterin Sachbearbeiter Verwaltungsleiter
One who administers affairs; one who directs, manages, executes, or dispenses, whether in civil, judicial, political, or ecclesiastical affairs; a manager
Nachlassverwalter Verwalter
(legal) A person who manages or settles the estate of an intestate, or of a testator when there is no competent executor; one to whom the right of administration has been committed by competent authority
Administrator Administratorin
(computing) One who is responsible for software installation, management, information and maintenance of a computer or network

admirable /æd.ˈmaɪ.ɹə.bəl/ /ˈæd.məɹ.ə.bəl/ more admirable most admirable adj
bewundernswert
Deserving of the highest esteem or admiration.

admirably /ˈæd.mə.ɹə.bli/ /ˈæd.mɪɹ.ə.bli/ more admirably most admirably adv
bewundernswert
To an admirable degree.

admiral /ˈæd.mə.ɹəl/ /ˈæd.mɚ.əl/ admirals n
Admiral
A naval officer of the highest rank; the commander of a country's naval forces.
A naval officer of high rank, immediately below Admiral of the Fleet; the commander of a fleet or squadron.
Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genera Kaniska, Limenitis and Vanessa, especially a red admiral or white admiral.

admiral of the fleet admirals of the fleet n
Großadmiral
(military, UK) the highest rank in the Royal Navy and other navies, NATO grade OF-10, usually reserved for wartime and ceremonial use.

admiralty /ˈæd.mɪ.ɹəl.ti/ admiralties n
Admiralität Admiralsamt Admiralswürde Seebehörde
(military) The office or jurisdiction of an admiral.

admiration /ˌæd.məˈɹeɪ.ʃən/ admirations n
Bewunderung
A positive emotion including wonder and approbation; the regarding of another as being wonderful

admirative /ædˈmaɪ.ɹə.tɪv/ /ədˈmaɪ.ɹə.tɪv/ /ˈæd.məˌɹeɪ.tɪv/ /ˈæd.mɪ.ɹə.tɪv/ /ˌæd.məˈɹeɪ.tɪv/ more admirative most admirative adj
admirativ bewundernd
Characterized by admiration.

admire /ədˈmaɪə/ /ədˈmaɪɹ/ /ədˈmʌɪɹ/ v
bewundern hochschätzen verehren
(transitive) To regard with wonder and delight.

admirer /ædˈmaɪɚ.ɹɚ/ /ədˈmaɪ.ɹə/ admirers n
Bewunderer Bewunderin Bewundrerin
One who admires.

admiring /æd.ˈmaɪ.ɚ.ɪŋ/ more admiring most admiring adj
bewundernd
Feeling or showing admiration.

admissibility admissibilities n
Zulassungsfähigkeit Zulässigkeit
The state or quality of being admissible or allowable.

admissible more admissible most admissible adj
zulässig akzeptabel annehmbar
Capable or deserving to be admitted, accepted or allowed; allowable, permissible, acceptable.

admission /ædˈmɪʃ.ən/ admissions n
Aufnahme Zulassung Anerkennung Einlass Eintritt
The act or practice of admitting.
Einlass Eintritt Zugang Zutritt
Permission to enter, or the entrance itself; admittance; entrance; access
Schuldeingeständnis
(legal) Acquiescence or concurrence in a statement made by another, and distinguishable from a confession in that an admission presupposes prior inquiry by another, but a confession may be made without such inquiry.
Eingeständnis
A fact, point, or statement admitted; as, admission made out of court are received in evidence
Aufnahmegebühr Eintrittspreis
The cost or fee associated with attendance or entry.

admit /ədˈmɪt/ v
zulassen einlassen einweisen
(transitive) To allow to enter; to grant entrance (to), whether into a place, into the mind, or into consideration
zugeben eingestehen
(transitive, or, intransitive) To concede as true; to acknowledge or assent to, as an allegation which it is impossible to deny (+ to).
erlauben
(transitive) To be capable of; to permit. In this sense, "of" may be used after the verb, or may be omitted.

admittedly more admittedly most admittedly adv
zugegebenermaßen
As is acknowledged to be true; by general admission; confessedly.

admixture /ædˈmɪkst͡ʃɚ/ /ədˈmɪkst͡ʃɚ/ admixtures n
Beimischung

admonish /ædˈmɑn.ɪʃ/ /ədˈmɒn.ɪʃ/ v
ermahnen warnen
(transitive) To inform or notify of a fault; to rebuke gently or kindly, but seriously; to tell off.
warnen
(transitive, with of or against) To advise against wrongdoing; to caution; to warn against danger or an offense.

admonishment admonishments n
Ermahnung Rüge
The act of admonishing; a reprimand or rebuke.

admonition /ˌædməˈnɪʃən/ admonitions n
Ermahnung
Gentle or friendly reproof; counseling against fault or oversight; warning.

adnominal adj
adsubstantivisch
(grammar) Involving or relating to words that modify a noun.

adnomination n
Adnominatio

ado /əˈduː/ n
Getöse Lärm Mühe
Getue
trouble; troublesome business; fuss, commotion

adobe /əˈdoʊ.bi/ /əˈdəʊ.bi/ /əˈdəʊb/ adobes n
Lehmziegel Adobe
An unburnt brick dried in the sun.

adolescence /ˌædəˈlɛsəns/ adolescences n
Adoleszenz Flegelalter Flegeljahre Pubertät
The transitional period of physical and psychological development between childhood and maturity.

adolescent /ˌædəˈlɛsənt/ adolescents n
Jugendliche
A person who is in adolescence; someone who has reached puberty but is not yet an adult.

adopt /əˈdɑpt/ /əˈdɒpt/ v
adoptieren
To take (a child, heir, friend, citizen, etc.) by choice into a relationship.
annehmen übernehmen
To take or receive as one's own what is not so naturally.

adoptee adoptees n
Adoptierte Adoptierter
An adopted son or daughter.
A person who was adopted as a child.

adoption /əˈdɑp.ʃən/ /əˈdɒp.ʃən/ adoptions n
Adoption
The state of being adopted; the acceptance of a child of other parents as if he or she were one's own child.
Admission to an institution, for example a hospital, clinic, mental asylum.

adoptive /əˈdɒptɪv/ adj
adoptiv
Related through adoption.

adoptive father adoptive fathers n
Adoptivvater
A man who has adopted a child, as opposed to a biological father.

adoptive mother adoptive mothers n
Adoptivmutter
A woman who has adopted a child, as opposed to a biological mother.

adorable /əˈdoɹ.əˌbəl/ /əˈdɔːɹəbəl/ more adorable most adorable adj
bezaubernd goldig lieb nett niedlich süß
Befitting of being adored; cute or loveable.

adoration /ˌæ.dəˈɹeɪ.ʃən/ adorations n
Anbetung
(countable, religion) An act of religious worship.

adore /əˈdo(ː)ɹ/ /əˈdoə̯/ /əˈdɔɹ/ /əˈdɔː/ v
anbeten verehren
To worship.
To love with one's entire heart and soul; regard with deep respect and affection.

adorn /əˈdɔɹn/ /əˈdɔː(ɹ)n/ v
schmücken verzieren zieren
To make more beautiful and attractive; to decorate.

adorn oneself with borrowed plumes v
sich mit fremden Federn schmücken
(idiomatic) To claim the honor of another for yourself.

adornment adornments n
Verzierung
A decoration; that which adorns.

adposition /ˈæd.pəˌzɪ.ʃən/ adpositions n
Adposition Lagewort Präposition Verhältniswort
(grammar) An element that combines syntactically with a phrase and indicates how that phrase should be interpreted in the surrounding context; a preposition or postposition.

adrenal cortex adrenal cortexes n
Nebennierenrinde
(anatomy) The outer portion of the adrenal glands that produces hormones essential to homeostasis.

adrenal gland adrenal glands n
Nebenniere
(anatomy) In mammals, either of a pair of complex endocrine glands, situated above each kidney, secreting hormones which control the heart rate, blood pressure, and metabolism.

adrenaline /əˈdɹɛnəlɪn/ adrenalines n
Adrenalin
(hormone) Epinephrine, the hormone and neurotransmitter.

adrenergic more adrenergic most adrenergic adj
adrenerg
Having the quality of adrenaline or epinephrine.
Containing or releasing adrenaline.

adret /əˈdɹeɪ/ /ˈædɹeɪ/ adrets n
Sommerhalde
(geography) The sun-facing side of a mountain.

adrift /əˈdɹɪft/ more adrift most adrift adj
abtreibend
Floating at random.

adrift /əˈdɹɪft/ more adrift most adrift adv
abtreiben
In a drifting condition; at the mercy of wind and waves.

adscript adj
leibeigen
Held to service as attached to the soil; said of feudal serfs.

adsorb /ədˈsɔːb/ /ədˈzɔːb/ v
adsorbieren
(transitive, chemistry, physics) To accumulate on a surface, by adsorption

adsorption adsorptions n
Adsorption
The adhesion of a liquid or gas on the surface of a solid material, forming a thin film on the surface.

adsorption calorimetry n
Adsorptionskalorimetrie

adsorptive more adsorptive most adsorptive adj
adsorptiv
Pertaining to, tending toward, or characterized by adsorption.

adstratum adstrata n
Adstrat
(linguistics) Any language having elements that are responsible for change in neighbouring languages

adularia adularias n
Adular
(mineral) A variety of orthoclase feldspar found as colorless to white prismatic crystals in cavities in metamorphic rocks. Some specimens reflect a bluish sheen along crystal faces. This phenomenon is called adularescence, and adularia with this property is called moonstone. (See sanidine).

adulate /ˈæ.d͡ʒə.leɪt/ v
lobhudeln
To flatter effusively.

adulation /ˌædjʊˈleɪʃən/ /ˌædʒʊˈleɪʃən/ /ˌæd͡ʒəˈleɪʃən/ adulations n
Lobhudelei Vergötterung
Flattery; fulsome praise.

adulator adulators n
Schmeichler Schmeichlerin
One who lavishes excessive praises or flattery; one who adulates.

adult /əˈdʌlt/ /ˈæd.əlt/ /ˈæd.ʌlt/ more adult most adult adj
erwachsen Erwachsener
Fully grown.
für Erwachsene
(of a beverage) Containing alcohol, intended for consumption only by adults.
(of a cookie, gummy, etc.) Containing marijuana, intended for consumption only by adults.
Containing excessive vulgar or profane speech, text or images, intended only for adults.

adult /əˈdʌlt/ /ˈæd.əlt/ /ˈæd.ʌlt/ adults n
Erwachsener Erwachsene
A fully grown human or animal.

adult actress adult actresses n
Pornodarstellerin
(euphemistic) A female porn star.

adult movie adult movies n
Erwachsenenfilm
(euphemistic) a pornographic film

adulterant adulterants n
Alkoholpanscher
That which adulterates, or reduces the purity of something.

adulterate /əˈdʌltərət/ /əˈdʌltəɹeɪt/ /əˈdʌltəɹət/ /əˈdʌltəˌɹeɪt/ [-ˈdɒl-] [-ˈdəl-] v
abwandeln korrumpieren panschen verderben verfälschen verschlechtern
(transitive) To corrupt, to debase (someone or something).

adulterer /əˈdʌltəɹə/ /əˈdʌltəɹɚ/ adulterers adulteress n
Ehebrecher Ehebrecherin
One who commits adultery: a spouse who has sex with a non-spouse

adulteress adulterer adulteresses n
Ehebrecherin
A female adulterer, a married woman or wife who commits adultery.

adulterous /əˈdʌltəɹəs/ more adulterous most adulterous adj
ehebrecherisch
Of, or characterized by adultery.

adultery /əˈdʌltəɹi/ adulteries n
Ehebruch
(biblical, narrowly) Sexual intercourse by a married person with someone other than their spouse. See more synonyms at Thesaurus:cuckoldry

adulthood adulthoods n
Erwachsenenalter
The time period of a human being's majority; the time during which a human being has reached physical maturity, and ending with its death.

adumbrate /ˈædʌmˌbɹeɪt/ v
umreißen
To give a vague outline.

adumbration /-əm-/ /ˌædəmˈbɹeɪʃ(ə)n/ /ˌædʌmˈbɹeɪʃ(ə)n/ adumbrations n
Abschattung Beschattung
(uncountable) The state of being in shadow or shade; (countable) a shadow.
Adumbration Anriss Entwurf Schilderung Skizze Umrandung
(countable) A faint sketch; a brief representation, an outline.
Abbild Abriss Andeutung Metapher Schattenriss Umriss
(countable, uncountable, figuratively) A rough or symbolic representation; a vague indication of what is to come, a foreshadowing.
Abbild Abschattung Projektion Schatten Schattenriss
(countable, philosophy, specifically phenomenology) The form of an object as seen by an observer.

advance /ədˈvaːns/ /ədˈvæns/ /ədˈvɑːns/ advances n
Fortschritt
A forward move; improvement or progression.
Vorschuss Anzahlung
An amount of money or credit, especially given as a loan, or paid before it is due; an advancement.

advance /ədˈvaːns/ /ədˈvæns/ /ədˈvɑːns/ v
befördern erheben erhöhen
To raise (someone) in rank or office; to prefer, to promote. [from 14th c.]
vorrücken
(intransitive) To move forwards; to approach. [from 16th c.]

advance directive advance directives n
Patientenverfügung
(medical law) A legal document outlining a person's end-of-life medical and healthcare wishes.

advance guard advance guards n
Vorhut
A unit or units leading the way of advancing or marching troops, guarding them from ambushes, reconnoitering and pursuing the enemy, etc.

advance payment advance payments n
Vorauszahlung Vorkasse
The part of a contractually due sum that is paid or received in advance for a good, service or social security payment.

advanced /ədˈvænst/ /ədˈvɑːnst/ further advanced furthest advanced more advanced most advanced adj
fortgeschritten
At or close to the state of the art. (Can we add an example for this sense?)

advancement /ædˈvæns.mənt/ /ædˈvɑːns.mənt/ /ədˈvæns.mənt/ /ədˈvɑːns.mənt/ [ædˈvɛəns.mənt] [ədˈvɛəns.mənt] advancements n
Fortschritt
The state of being advanced
Erbvorbezug
(legal) Property given, usually by a parent to a child, in advance of a future distribution.

advantage /ədˈvæn.(t)ɪd͡ʒ/ /ədˈvɑːn.tɪd͡ʒ/ advantages n
Vorteil
(countable) Any condition, circumstance, opportunity or means, particularly favorable or chance to success, or to any desired end.
(obsolete) Superiority; mastery; — used with of to specify its nature or with over to specify the other party.
(tennis) The score where one player wins a point after deuce but needs the next to carry the game.
Vorzug
(countable, uncountable) Superiority of state, or that which gives it; benefit; gain; profit

advantageous /ˌædvənˈteɪd͡ʒəs/ more advantageous most advantageous adj
vorteilhaft
Being of advantage, beneficial.

advantageously more advantageously most advantageously adv
zweckmäßigerweise
In a manner which provides an advantage; in an advantageous manner.

advection /ædˈvɛkʃən/ advections n
Advektion Strömungstransport
(earth science, chemistry) The horizontal movement of a body of atmosphere (or other fluid) along with a concurrent transport of its temperature, humidity etc.

advection fog advection fogs n
Advektionsnebel
(physics, meteorology) A type of fog caused by the passage of moist air horizontally over a relatively colder surface and the consequent cooling of that air to below its dew point.

advent /ˈæd.vənt/ /ˈæd.vɛnt/ v
Ankunft
To arrive or begin, especially at the first coming or appearance of something.

adventure /ædˈvɛnt͡ʃɚ/ /ədˈvɛnt͡ʃə/ /ədˈvɛnt͡ʃɚ/ adventures n
Abenteuer
A remarkable occurrence; a striking event.
A mercantile or speculative enterprise of hazard; a venture; a shipment by a merchant on his own account.
(obsolete) That which happens by chance; hazard; hap.
Abenteuer Wagnis
A daring feat; a bold undertaking, in which dangers are likely to be encountered, and the issue is staked upon unforeseen events; the encountering of risks.

adventure playground adventure playgrounds n
Abenteuerspielplatz
A set of outdoor play equipment such as slides, monkey bars, etc., for children.

adventureless more adventureless most adventureless adj
abenteuerlos

adventurer /ædˈvɛn.t͡ʃɚ.ɚ/ adventurers n
Abenteurer Abenteurerin
One who enjoys adventures.
Thronbewerber Thronbewerberin
A person who tries to advance their social position by somewhat devious means.

adventuress /ədˈvɛntʃəɹɪs/ adventuresses n
Abenteuerin Abenteurerin
A female adventurer; a woman who seeks adventure.

adventurism /ədˈvɛn(t)ʃəɹɪz(ə)m/ adventurisms n
Abenteuertum Abenteurertum
(politics) The taking of excessive risks by a government in their political, economic or foreign affairs. [from 20th c.]

adventurous /ædˈvɛn.t͡ʃɚ.əs/ more adventurous most adventurous adj
abenteuerdurstig abenteuerhungrig abenteuerlustig abenteuersüchtig
(of a, person) Inclined to adventure; willing to take risks; prone to embark on hazardous enterprises; daring.
abenteuerlich
(of an, act or product) Full of risks; risky; liable to be in danger; requiring courage; rash.

adventurousness n
Abenteuerlichkeit
The quality of being adventurous.

adverb /ˈæd.vɜːb/ /ˈæd.vɝb/ adverbs n
Adverb Umstandswort Adverbium Nebenwort Zeitnebenwort Zuwort
(grammar) A word that modifies a verb, adjective, other adverbs, or various other types of words, phrases, or clauses.
(programming) In the Raku programming language, a named parameter that modifies the behavior of a routine.

adverbial /ædˈvɝbi.əl/ /ədˈvɜːbi.əl/ more adverbial most adverbial adj
adverbial adverbiell Adverbial- nebenwörtlich umstandswörtlich
(grammar) Of or relating to an adverb.

adverbial /ædˈvɝbi.əl/ /ədˈvɜːbi.əl/ adverbials n
Adverbialbestimmung Adverbial Adverbiale Umstandsbestimmung adverbiale Bestimmung
(grammar) An adverbial word or phrase.

adverbial clause adverbial clauses n
Adverbialsatz Umstandssatz
(grammar) A subordinate clause that functions as an adverb within a main clause.

adverbial participle adverbial participles n
Adverbialpartizip Transgressiv
(grammar) A participle that modifies a verb in the same sentence and is equivalent to an adverbial clause in English. Adverbial participles may denote time, condition, cause, concession, manner, means, purpose, or attendant circumstance.

adverbial phrase adverbial phrases n
Adverbphrase adverbiales Satzglied Adverbgruppe Adverbialphrase
(grammar) A phrase that collectively modifies a verb, adjective, another adverb, or a prepositional phrase.

adverbialization adverbializations n
Adverbialisierung Adverbisierung
A process of rendering adverbial, of adverbializing.

adverbless adj
adverblos

adversarial /ˌæd.vəˈseː.ɹi.əl/ /ˌæd.vəˈsɛə.ɹi.əl/ /ˌæd.vɚˈsɛɹ.i.əl/ more adversarial most adversarial adj
auf Gegensätzen beruhend feindlich gegnerisch konfliktreich konfliktär kontradiktorisch
Characteristic of, or in the manner of, an adversary; combative, hostile, opposed.

adversary /ædˈvɜː.sə.ɹi/ /ədˈvɜː.sə.ɹi/ /ˈæd.və.s(ə)ɹi/ /ˈæd.və.sɛɹi/ /ˈæd.vəɹ.sɛɹi/ adversaries n
Gegner Gegnerin Gegenspieler Widersacher Gegenspielerin Widersacherin
An opponent or rival.

adversative adj
adversativ
(linguistics) Expressing opposition or difference.

adverse /ədˈvɜ(ɹ)s/ /ˈæd.və(ɹ)s/ adverser adversest more adverse most adverse adj
gegnerisch widrig
Unfavorable; antagonistic in purpose or effect; hostile; actively opposing one's interests or wishes; contrary to one's welfare; acting against; working in an opposing direction.
widrig
(not comparable) Opposite; confronting.

adverse effect adverse effects n
Nebenwirkung
(sciences) A side-effect, especially a negative one in pharmacology.

adverse possession adverse possessions n
Ersitzung
(legal) A means of acquiring title to another's real property without compensation by occupying the property in a manner that has under common law the requirements of being actual, open and notorious, exclusive, hostile, under cover of claim or right, and continuous for a certain number of years.

adversity /ædˈvɜː.sɪ.ti/ /ædˈvɝ.sɪ.ti/ adversities n
Widrigkeit Ungemach
(uncountable) The state of adverse conditions; state of misfortune or calamity.
Widrigkeit widriger Vorfall widriges Ereignis
(countable) An event that is adverse; calamity.

advertise /ˈadvə(ɹ)taɪz/ /ˈædvɚtaɪz/ v
ankündigen annoncieren
(transitive) To give (especially public) notice of (something); to announce publicly. [from 15th c.]
werben inserieren
(intransitive) To provide information about a person or goods and services to influence others. [from 18th c.]
anbieten anpreisen
(transitive) To provide public information about (a product, service etc.) in order to attract public awareness and increase sales. [from 19th c.]

advertisement /ədˈvɜːtɪsmənt/ /ədˈvɝtɪzmənt/ /ˈædvəˌtaɪzmənt/ /ˈædvəˌtɪzmənt/ /ˈædvɚˌtaɪzmənt/ /ˌædvəˈtʌɪzmənt/ advertisements n
Reklame Anzeige Werbung Annonce Inserat Reklameanzeige
(marketing) A commercial solicitation designed to sell some commodity, service or similar.
Anzeige Bekanntmachung
A public notice.

advertiser /ˈædvɚˌtaɪzɚ/ advertisers n
Inserent Inserentin Werbende Werbender Werbetreibende Werbetreibender
One who advertises.

advertising /ˈædvəˌtaɪzɪŋ/ /ˈædvɚˌtaɪzɪŋ/ advertisings n
Werbung
The industry or profession made up of such communications.

advertorial /ˈæd.vɜːˌtɔːɹ.i.əl/ /ˌædvɚˈtɔɹi.əl/ advertorials n
Advertorial
An advertisement written in the form of an objective editorial, presented in a printed publication, and usually designed to look like a legitimate and independent news article.

advice /ædˈvaɪs/ /ədˈvaɪs/ advices n
Rat Ratschlag
(uncountable) An opinion offered to guide behavior in an effort to be helpful.

advice columnist advice columnists n
Briefkastenonkel Briefkastentante Kummerkastentante
Someone who regularly writes for the advice column of a newspaper.

adviceless adj
ratschlaglos

advisable more advisable most advisable adj
ratsam empfehlenswert
(of a course of action) Worthy of being recommended; desirable.

advise /ədˈvaɪz/ v
raten empfehlen beraten informieren mitteilen verständigen
(transitive) To give advice to; to offer an opinion to, as worthy or expedient to be followed.

advisor /ædˈvaɪ.zə(ɹ)/ /ædˈvaɪ.zɚ/ advisors n
Ratgeberin Ratgeber Berater Beraterin

advisory /ədˈvaɪzəɹi/ more advisory most advisory adj
Beratungs- beratend
Able to give advice.

advocaat /ˈadvəkɑː/ advocaats n
Eierlikör
A Dutch liqueur made of egg yolks, sugar and strong liquor, typically brandy.

advocacy /æd.ˈvoʊ.kə.si/ /ˈæd.və.kə.si/ advocacies n
Befürwortung Fürsprache
The act of arguing in favour of, or supporting someone or something.

advocacy group advocacy groups n
Interessengruppe
A group of people, always allied and sometimes also formally organised, who use various forms of advocacy to influence public opinion and policy.

advocate /ˈæd.və.keɪt/ /ˈæd.və.kət/ advocates n
Rechtsanwältin Rechtsanwalt Verteidiger
Anyone who argues the case of another; an intercessor. [from 14th c.]
Fürsprecher Anwalt
A person who speaks in support of something, or someone. [from 18th c.]

advocate /ˈæd.və.keɪt/ /ˈæd.və.kət/ v
verteidigen plädieren
(transitive) To encourage support for something.
plädieren verteidigen
(Scots law, in higher courts) To call a case before itself for decision.

adynaton /-t(ə)n/ /ædəˈnɑtn̩/ /ædɪˈnɑːtɒn/ adynata adynatons n
Adynaton
(rhetoric) A form of hyperbole that uses exaggeration so magnified as to express impossibility; an instance of such hyperbole.

adze /ædz/ adzes n
Dechsel Queraxt
A cutting tool that has a curved blade set at a right angle to the handle and is used in shaping wood.

adzelike more adzelike most adzelike adj
dechselartig

aedile /ˈiːdaɪl/ aediles n
Ädil
(historical, Ancient Rome) An elected official who was responsible for the maintenance of public buildings, regulation of festivals, supervision of markets and the supply of grain and water.

aegis /ˈiːd͡ʒɪs/ aegides aegises n
Ägis
(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) A mythological shield associated with the Greek deities Zeus and Athena (and their Roman counterparts Jupiter and Minerva) shown as a short cloak made of goatskin worn on the shoulders, more as an emblem of power and protection than a military shield. The aegis of Athena or Minerva is usually shown with a border of snakes and with the head of Medusa in the center. [from early 17th c.]
Ägide
(figuratively) Usually as under the aegis: guidance, protection; endorsement, sponsorship.

aeolian /iˈoʊ.li.ən/ /iˈoʊl.jən/ more aeolian most aeolian adj
äolisch
of, or relating to the wind.

aeolian harp aeolian harps n
Äolsharfe
(musical instrument) An open box over which strings are stretched that sound when the wind passes over them

aerate /ˈɛːreɪt/ v
belüften
(transitive) To supply with oxygen or air.

aeration /ɛːˈreɪʃ(ə)n/ aerations n
Belüftung
By extension, a process in which other gases (such as carbon dioxide or nitrogen or argon) are circulated through or mixed with a substance (usually liquid), sometimes with the consequence of increasing the transfer of air into the same liquid at the surface due to the induced circulation.

aerator aerators n
Belüfter Belüftungsanlage
A device which mixes air with a substance, particularly soil or a liquid.

aerial /eɪˈɛəɹɪəl/ /eɪˈɪəɹɪəl/ /ˈɛəɹiəl/ /ˈɛəɹɪəl/ /ˈɛɹiəl/ more aerial most aerial adj
Luft
Living or taking place in the air. [from 16th c.]

aerial /eɪˈɛəɹɪəl/ /eɪˈɪəɹɪəl/ /ˈɛəɹiəl/ /ˈɛəɹɪəl/ /ˈɛɹiəl/ aerials n
Antenne
(chiefly, _, UK) A rod, wire, or other structure for receiving or transmitting radio, television signals etc.

aerial photography n
Luftbildaufnahme Luftphotographie
The activity or technique of photographing the earth's surface from an aircraft, rocket, etc.

aerial work platform aerial work platforms n
Hebebühne
A mechanical device used to provide temporary access to areas at high levels.

aerobe aerobes n
Aerobier
(biology) Any organism (but especially a bacterium) that can tolerate the presence of oxygen, or that needs oxygen to survive.

aerobic /ɛəˈɹoʊ.bɪk/ /ɛəˈɹəʊ.bɪk/ adj
aerob
Living or occurring only in the presence of oxygen e.g. aerobic bacteria.

aerobics /əˈɹoʊbɪks/ n
Aerobic
A form of exercise, designed to enhance one's cardiovascular fitness, normally performed to music. [1968]

aerobiology n
Aerobiologie
(biology) The study of the dispersion of airborne biological materials, as pollen, spores, microorganisms, or viruses.

aerodrome aerodromes n
Flugplatz Aerodrom
An airfield:

aerodynamic more aerodynamic most aerodynamic adj
aerodynamisch stromlinienförmig
of, or relating to the science of aerodynamics

aerodynamical more aerodynamical most aerodynamical adj
aerodynamisch
Synonym of aerodynamic

aerodynamics n
Aerodynamik
The science of the dynamics of bodies moving relative to gases, especially the interaction of moving objects with the atmosphere

aerogel aerogels n
Aerogel
A porous, ultralight solid-state substance, similar to gel, in which the liquid component is replaced with gas.

aerolite /ˈɛə.ɹə.laɪt/ aerolites n
Aerolith
A meteorite consisting of silicate minerals.

aerology /ɛəˈɹɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/ /ɛɚˈɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/ aerologies n
Aerologie
The branch of meteorology involving the observation of the atmosphere by means of balloons, kites, rockets, drones, airplanes, etc.

aeromancy /ˈeə.ɹə.mæn.si/ n
Aeromantie
Divination by use of atmospheric conditions.

aerometer aerometers n
Aerometer
An instrument used to measure the mass and density of gases.

aeronaut /ˈɛəɹəˌnɔːt/ /ˈɛɹəˌnɑt/ /ˈɛɹəˌnɔt/ aeronauts n
Aeronaut Aeronautin
A person who travels through the air in an airship or balloon.

aeronautic /ˌɛəɹəˈnɔːtɪk/ more aeronautic most aeronautic adj
aeronautisch
Having to do with aerial navigation

aeronautics /ˌɛə.ɹəʊˈnɔː.tɪks/ /ˌɛɚ.oʊˈnɑ.tɪks/ /ˌɛɚ.oʊˈnɔ.tɪks/ [ˌɛɚ.oʊˈnɑ.ɾɪks] [ˌɛɚ.oʊˈnɔ.ɾɪks] n
Luftfahrt Aeronautik
The design, construction, mathematics and mechanics of aircraft and other flying objects

aerophone aerophones n
Aerophon
Any musical instrument which produces sound primarily by causing a body of air to vibrate, without the use of strings or membranes, and without the vibration of the instrument itself adding considerably to the sound.

aerosol /ˈɛə.ɹəˌsɒl/ /ˈɛɚ.əˌsɑl/ /ˈɛɚ.əˌsɔl/ aerosols n
Aerosol
A mixture of fine solid particles or liquid droplets suspended in a gaseous medium.

aerosol bomb aerosol bombs n
Aerosolbombe
(weaponry) A type of thermobaric weapon.

aerosol can aerosol cans n
Spraydose Sprühdose
A canister whose pressurized contents may be released as an aerosol when a button is pressed.

aerosol string n
Luftschlangenspray
Colored foam that streams out of a spray can, as a party favor; a ropey emission of this foam.

aerostatics n
Aerostatik
(physics) the study of gases in equilibrium and of balloons or aircraft in varying atmospheric conditions

aerotrain aerotrains n
Luftkissenbahn
A train that is supported on a cushion of air, in the manner of a hovercraft.

aesthete /ˈiːs.θiːt/ /ˈɛs.θiːt/ aesthetes n
Ästhet Schöngeist Ästhetin
(often, derogatory) Someone who cultivates an unusually high sensitivity to beauty, as in art or nature, often in a manner perceived to prioritize beauty over other qualities such as virtue and utility.

aesthetic /esˈθet.ɪk/ /iːsˈθet.ɪk/ /iːsˈθɛt.ɪk/ /əsˈθɛt.ɪk/ /ɛsˈθɛt.ɪk/ /ɪsˈθɛt.ɪk/ /ɪsˈθɛtɪk/ more aesthetic most aesthetic adj
ästhetisch
Concerned with beauty, artistic effect, or appearance.

aesthetic /esˈθet.ɪk/ /iːsˈθet.ɪk/ /iːsˈθɛt.ɪk/ /əsˈθɛt.ɪk/ /ɛsˈθɛt.ɪk/ /ɪsˈθɛt.ɪk/ /ɪsˈθɛtɪk/ aesthetics n
Ästhetik (stilvolle) Schönheit
That which appeals to the senses.

aesthetically more aesthetically most aesthetically adv
ästhetisch
In an aesthetic manner; with a pleasing sensory effect.

aesthetician /ɛsθɪˈtɪʃən/ aestheticians n
Kosmetiker Kosmetikerin Schönheitskünstler Schönheitskünstlerin Schönheitspfleger Schönheitspflegerin
Ästhetiker Ästhetikerin
One who studies aesthetics; a student of art or beauty.

aestheticism aestheticisms n
Ästhetizismus
A doctrine which holds aesthetics or beauty as the highest ideal or most basic standard.

aesthetics /ɛsˈtɛt.ɪks/ /ɛsˈθɛt.ɪks/ aesthetics n
Ästhetik
The study or philosophy of beauty.

aestivation /ˌiːstɪˈveɪʃən/ aestivations n
Sommerschlaf
(biology) A state of inactivity and metabolic depression during summer: the summer version of hibernation.

aetiology /i.tiˈɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/ /iː.tɪˈɒ.lə.dʒi/ aetiologies n
Ätiologie
(medicine, uncountable) The study or investigation of the causes of disease; a scientific explanation for the origin of a disease.

afar /əˈfɑɹ/ /əˈfɑː/ adv
fern weit weit weg weither
At, to, or from a great distance; far away.

afebrile adj
fieberfrei fieberlos
Having no fever, without a fever.

affability affabilities n
Freundlichkeit Leutseligkeit Umgänglichkeit
The state or quality of being affable, friendly, or approachable.

affable /ˈæf.ə.bəl/ more affable most affable adj
umgänglich affabel
Receiving others kindly and conversing with them in a free and friendly manner; friendly, courteous, sociable.
umgänglich
Mild; benign.

affair /əˈfɛə/ /əˈfɛɚ/ /əˈfɛɹ/ affairs n
Angelegenheit
(often in the plural) Something which is done or is to be done; business of any kind, commercial, professional, or public.
Any proceeding or action which it is wished to refer to or characterize vaguely.
Scharmützel
(military) An action or engagement not of sufficient magnitude to be called a battle.
Ding
A material object (vaguely designated).
Affäre Liebesverhältnis Verhältnis Beziehung Gspusi Liaison
An adulterous relationship (from affaire de cœur, affair of the heart).
A person with whom someone has an adulterous relationship.

affairless adj
affärenlos

affect /ˈæ.fɛkt/ affects n
Affekt
(psychology) A subjective feeling experienced in response to a thought or other stimulus; mood, emotion, especially as demonstrated in external physical signs. [from 19th c.]

affect /əˈfɛkt/ v
beeinflussen
(transitive) To influence or alter.
fingieren vortäuschen gernhaben leiden können mögen vorgaukeln
(transitive) To make a show of; to put on a pretense of; to feign; to assume. To make a false display of. [from 16th c.]
bewegen rühren
(transitive) To move to emotion.

affectation /ˌæf.ɛkˈteɪ.ʃən/ affectations n
Geschraubtheit Ziererei
An attempt to assume or exhibit what is not natural or real; false display; artificial show.

affected /əˈfɛktɪd/ more affected most affected adj
affiziert angegriffen beeinflusst beeinträchtigt betroffen gesinnt
Influenced or changed by something.
affektiert erheuchelt simuliert vorgegeben vorgespiegelt vorgespielt
Simulated in order to impress.
angesprochen beeindruckt betroffen bewegt getroffen leidenschaftlich
Emotionally moved; touched.
angegriffen beschwert in Mitleidenschaft gezogen
Resulting from a mostly negative physical effect or transformation.
affektiert blasiert gekünstelt geziert manieriert vorgespiegelt
Behaving or speaking in an artificial or insincere manner, often to impress or appear sophisticated.

affectedly more affectedly most affectedly adv
affektiert blasiert gekünstelt prätentiös
In an affected manner; hypocritically; with more show than reality.

affection /əˈfɛk.t͡ʃən/ /əˈfɛk.ʃən/ affections n
Zuneigung
The state of being affected, especially: a change in, or alteration of, the emotional state of a person or other animal, caused by a subjective affect (a subjective feeling or emotion), which arises in response to a stimulus which may result from either thought or perception.
Zuneigung Rührung
A feeling of love or strong attachment.

affectionate /əˈfɛkʃənət/ more affectionate most affectionate adj
liebevoll
(of a person) Having affection or warm regard; loving; fond.

afferent /ˈæ.fə.rənt/ /ˈæ.fɜː.ənt/ adj
afferent hinführend
Carrying towards.

affiance /əˈfaɪ.əns/ v
verloben
(transitive) To be betrothed to; to promise to marry.

affidavit /-ævɪt/ /ˌæfɪˈdeɪvɪt/ affidavits n
Versicherung an Eides statt eidesstattliche Erklärung eidesstattliche Versicherung
(legal) A signed document wherein an affiant makes a sworn statement.

affiliate /əˈfɪl.i.eɪt/ /əˈfɪl.i.ət/ affiliates n
Tochtergesellschaft Tochterunternehmen Geschäftspartner Mitgliedsorganisation Tochter Zweigniederlassung
Someone or something, especially, a television station, that is associated with a larger, related organization, such as a television network; a member of a group of associated things.

affiliate /əˈfɪl.i.eɪt/ /əˈfɪl.i.ət/ v
aufnehmen
(transitive, said of an illegitimate child) To fix the paternity of
herleiten
(transitive) To connect in the way of descent; to trace origin to.
beifügen beitreten verbinden zufügen
(intransitive, followed by "to" or "with") To attach (to) or unite (with); to receive into a society as a member, and initiate into its mysteries, plans, etc.

affiliated adj
angegliedert angehörig angeschlossen aufgenommen
Associated, related, or united; subject to a particular affiliation.

affiliation /əˌfɪliˈeɪʃən/ affiliations n
Verbindung Zugehörigkeit
The relationship resulting from affiliating one thing with another.
Zusammenschluss
A club, society or umbrella organisation so formed, especially a trade union.

affine geometry affine geometries n
affine Geometrie
(geometry, uncountable) The branch of geometry dealing with what can be deduced in Euclidean geometry when the notions of line length and angle size are ignored.

affine group affine groups n
affine Gruppe
(mathematics) The group of all affine transformations of a finite-dimensional vector space.

affine space affine spaces n
affiner Raum
(mathematics) a vector space having no origin

affine transformation affine transformations n
affine Abbildung
(geometry, linear algebra) A geometric transformation that preserves lines and parallelism, but in general not lengths or angles; (more formally) an automorphism of an affine space: a mapping of an affine space onto itself that preserves both the dimension of any affine subspace and the ratio of the lengths of any pair of parallel line segments.

affinity /əˈfɪnɪti/ affinities n
Affinität
A natural attraction or feeling of kinship to a person or thing.
(chemistry) An attractive force between atoms, or groups of atoms, that contributes towards their forming bonds.
(medicine) The attraction between an antibody and an antigen
Schwägerschaft Verwandtschaft
A family relationship through marriage of a relative (e.g. sister-in-law), as opposed to consanguinity (e.g. sister).

affirm /əˈfɜːm/ /əˈfɝm/ v
bejahen bestätigen zustimmen
To agree, verify or concur; to answer positively.
To assert positively; to tell with confidence; to aver; to maintain as true.
bejahen bestätigen unterstützen zustimmen
To make firm; to confirm, or ratify; especially (legal) to assert or confirm, as a judgment, decree, or order, brought before an appellate court for review.

affirmation /æfɝˈmeɪʃn/ affirmations n
Bestätigung Zustimmung
That which is affirmed; a declaration that something is true.
Autosuggestion Selbsteinrede
A form of self-forced meditation or repetition; autosuggestion.

affirmative /əˈfɜːmətɪv/ /əˈfɝmətɪv/ more affirmative most affirmative adj
affirmativ
pertaining to truth; asserting that something is; affirming
(algebra) positive; not negative

affirmative /əˈfɜːmətɪv/ /əˈfɝmətɪv/ affirmatives n
affirmativer Satz
Yes; an answer that shows agreement or acceptance.
(grammar) An answer that shows agreement or acceptance.

affirmative action affirmative actions n
positive Diskriminierung
(uncountable) A set of policies or programs providing advantages for people of a group who are seen to have traditionally been the target of discrimination

affirmative sentence affirmative sentences n
bejahender Satz positiver Satz
(grammar) A sentence that affirms (rather than negates) a proposition.

affix /əˈfɪks/ /ˈæf.ɪks/ affixes n
Anhang Anhängsel
That which is affixed; an appendage.
Affix Zusatzsilbe
(linguistic morphology, broadly) A bound morpheme added to a word’s stem; a prefix, suffix, etc.

affix /əˈfɪks/ /ˈæf.ɪks/ v
anbringen anheften befestigen
(transitive) To attach.

affixation affixations n
Affigieren Affigierung Affixation
(linguistics) The adding of an affix to a word.

affixoid affixoids n
Affixoid
(linguistics) A regular word that also works as an affix

afflict /əˈflɪkt/ v
bekümmern
(transitive) To cause (someone) pain, suffering or distress.
(obsolete) To strike or cast down; to overthrow.

afflicted /əˈflɪktɪd/ more afflicted most afflicted adj
leidend (an ...)
Suffering from an affliction, or suffering from pain, distress or disability.

affliction /əˈflɪkʃən/ afflictions n
Leiden Behinderung
A state of pain, suffering, distress or agony.

affluence /ˈæf.lu.əns/ affluences n
Reichtum Überfluss
An abundance of wealth.
Wohlstand
A moderate level of wealth.

affluent /æˈfluːənt/ /əˈfluːənt/ /ˈæf.lu.ənt/ /ˈæfluːənt/ more affluent most affluent adj
reichlich
Abundant; copious; plenteous.
wohlhabend reich begütert
(by extension) Abounding in goods or riches; having a moderate level of material wealth.

affluent /æˈfluːənt/ /əˈfluːənt/ /ˈæf.lu.ənt/ /ˈæfluːənt/ affluents n
Geldsack Reicher
Somebody who is wealthy.

afford /əˈfo(ː)ɹd/ /əˈfoəd/ /əˈfoɹd/ /əˈfɔːd/ [əˈfo̞ɹd] v
imstande sein leisten
To incur, stand, or bear without serious detriment, as an act which might under other circumstances be injurious; (usually, after an expression of ability, as could, able, difficult) to be able or rich enough.
gewähren
(obsolete) To offer, provide, or supply, as in selling, granting or expending, with profit, or without too great a loss.

affordable /əˈfɔɹ.də.bəl/ /əˈfɔː(ɹ).də.bəl/ more affordable most affordable adj
erschwinglich
Able to be afforded; inexpensive or reasonably priced.

affordance affordances n
Affordanz Anbietung Angebotscharakter Aufforderungscharakter
(human-machine interaction) A potential transaction or operation that is made possible by a given object or environment; especially, one that is made easily discoverable.

afforest /əˈfɒɹɪst/ /əˈfɔɹɪst/ v
aufforsten
(transitive) To make into forest

affreightment affreightments n
Befrachtung Chartern
(nautical) The act of hiring, or the contract for use of, a vessel, or some part of it, to convey cargo.

affricate /ˈæf.ɹə.keɪt/ /ˈæf.ɹə.kət/ /ˈæf.ɹɪ.keɪt/ /ˈæf.ɹɪ.kət/ affricates n
Affrikate Affrikata Verschlussreibelaut
(phonetics) A sound produced using a combination of a plosive and a fricative.

affront /əˈfɹʌnt/ affronts n
Affront
An open or intentional offense, slight, or insult.

affront /əˈfɹʌnt/ v
beleidigen
To insult intentionally, especially openly.

afield /əˈfiːld/ more afield most afield adv
abseits fort hinaus jenseits weg
Away (from the home or starting point, physical or conceptual); usually preceded by far (or farther, further).
auf dem Platz auf dem Spielfeld
On the field.
im Freien unter freiem Himmel
Out in the open.

afire /əˈfaɪɚ/ more afire most afire adj
Brand Feuer und Flamme sein Flammen begeistert
On fire (often metaphorically).

aflutter /əˈflʌt.ə/ /əˈflʌt.ɚ/ more aflutter most aflutter adj
aufgeregt
In a state of tremulous excitement, anticipation or confusion.

afocal adj
afokal
(optics, of a lens) Neither concave or convex (focal point at infinity)

afoot /əˈfʊt/ adv
zu Fuß
On foot. (means of locomotion, walking)
auf den Füssen stehend
On foot. (support of the body, standing)

aforementioned /əˈfɔɹˌmɛn.ʃənd/ /əˈfɔːˌmɛn.ʃənd/ /ˈæfɚˌmɛn.ʃənd/ adj
obenerwähnt obengenannt oben genannt vorher erwähnt vorstehend
Previously mentioned.

aforementioned /əˈfɔɹˌmɛn.ʃənd/ /əˈfɔːˌmɛn.ʃənd/ /ˈæfɚˌmɛn.ʃənd/ n
das oben erwähnte das vorher erwähnte
(uncountable) The one or ones mentioned previously.

aforenamed adj
vorstehend

aforesaid /əˈfɔɹsɛd/ adj
oben gesagt vorstehend
Previously stated; said or named before.

aforetime adv
früher
(archaic) In time past; in a former time; formerly.

afraid /əˈfɹeɪd/ more afraid most afraid adj
ängstlich
Impressed with fear or apprehension; in fear.
bedauern leider
(colloquial) Regretful, sorry; expressing a reluctance to face an unpleasant situation.

afro /ˈæf.ɹoʊ/ afros n
Afrolook Afro
hairstyle characterized by tightly curled locks and a rounded shape.

afrobeat n
Afrobeat
(music) Music that combines West African musical styles (such as traditional Yoruba music and highlife) with American funk, jazz, and soul influences, with a focus on chanted vocals, complex intersecting rhythms, and percussion.

aft /æft/ further aft furthest aft more aft most aft adv
achtern
(nautical) At, near, or towards the stern of a vessel (with the frame of reference within the vessel).

aft /æft/ afts n
Heck
(nautical) The stern portion of a vessel.

aftcastle aftcastles n
Heckkastell
Raised part of the upper deck at the stern of a ship.

after /ˈaf.tə(ɹ)/ /ˈæ.tə(ɹ)/ /ˈæf.tɚ/ /ˈɑː.tə(ɹ)/ /ˈɑːf.tə(ɹ)/ adv
darauf hinterher
Behind; later in time; following.

after /ˈaf.tə(ɹ)/ /ˈæ.tə(ɹ)/ /ˈæf.tɚ/ /ˈɑː.tə(ɹ)/ /ˈɑːf.tə(ɹ)/ conjunction
nachdem
Signifies that the action of the clause it starts takes place before the action of the other clause.

after /ˈaf.tə(ɹ)/ /ˈæ.tə(ɹ)/ /ˈæf.tɚ/ /ˈɑː.tə(ɹ)/ /ˈɑːf.tə(ɹ)/ preposition
nach hinter
Subsequently to; following in time; later than.
Next in importance or rank.
hinter nach
Behind.
In pursuit of, seeking.
nach trotz
In allusion to, in imitation of; following or referencing.
wegen
(Irish, Newfoundland, usually, preceded by a form of be, followed by an -ing form of a verb) Used to indicate recent completion of an activity

after all
immerhin schließlich allerdings
(idiomatic) anyway, in any case; indicates a statement is true regardless of other considerations; used to reinforce or explain a point.

after dark
nach Dunkelwerden nach Einbruch der Dunkelheit
After nightfall; at night.

after the fact /ˌæftɚ ðə ˈfækt/ /ˌɑːftə ðə ˈfækt/
hinterher im Nachhinein nachträglich
Too late; after something is finished or final.

after you phraseologicalUnit
nach Ihnen
A gesture, usually polite, urging another person to take a turn at something ahead of the speaker.

afterbirth /ˈæf.tɚ.bɚθ/ afterbirths n
Nachgeburt
The placenta and other material expelled via the birth canal following childbirth or parturition in mammals.

afterbrain afterbrains n
Markhirn
(anatomy) A posterior subdivision of the hindbrain; the myelencephalon

afterburner afterburners n
Nachbrenner
(aviation) A device in a jet engine which injects fuel into the exhaust system to increase the thrust.

afterdeck afterdecks n
Achterdeck Hinterdeck
(nautical) The part of a ship's deck from amidships toward the stern

aftereffect /ˈæftəɹ.əˌfɛkt/ /ˈɑːftəɹ.ɪˌfɛkt/ aftereffects n
Nachwirkung
Any delayed effect; an effect which is not immediately manifested.

afterings /ˈæf.təɹ.ɪŋz/ n
Nachgemelk Restmilch
The last milk that is obtained when milking a cow. Often considered the poorest quality of milk.
Neige
(by extension) The last of any substance that is of a poorer quality than the earlier substance, e.g. the dregs of coffee.

afterlife /ˈæftɚˌlaɪf/ /ˈɑːftəˌlaɪf/ afterlifes afterlives n
Jenseits Leben nach dem Tod Unterwelt
A conscious existence after death.

aftermath /ˈæf.tə.ˌmæθ/ /ˈæf.tɚ.ˌmæθ/ /ˈɑːf.tə.ˌmɑːθ/ aftermaths n
Grummet Nachmahd Zweiter Schnitt
(obsolete, agriculture) A second mowing; the grass which grows after the first crop of hay in the same season.
Nachspiel Nachwirkung Folge Nachwehen
That which happens after, that which follows, usually of strongly negative connotation in most contexts, implying a preceding catastrophe.

afternoon /af.təɾˈnʉːn/ /ˌæf.tɚ.ˈnun/ /ˌɑːf.tə.ˈnuːn/ afternoons n
Nachmittag
The part of the day from noon or lunchtime until sunset, evening, or suppertime or 6pm.

afterpain afterpains n
Nachwehe Nachwehen
(pathology, often in the plural) pain of uterine contractions experienced after childbirth (especially after passage of the placenta)

aftershave aftershaves n
Rasierwasser Aftershave
a lotion, gel, or liquid used after finishing shaving

aftershock aftershocks n
Nachbeben
An earthquake that follows in the same vicinity as another, usually larger, earthquake (the "mainshock").

aftertaste aftertastes n
Nachgeschmack Beigeschmack
The persistence of the taste of something no longer present.

afterthought /ˈæft.ɚ.θɔt/ afterthoughts n
Nachbetrachtung Nachgedanke Nachlese Nebengedanke
A reflection after an act; a later or subsequent thought, action, or expedient.
Nachtrag Zusätzlichkeit
Something additional to the original plan or concept.

afterwards /ˈæf.tɚ.wɚdz/ /ˈɑːftə.wədz/ adv
danach später nachher hinterher
(temporal location) At a later or succeeding time.

afterword afterwords n
Nachwort
an epilogue.

again /əˈɡeɪn/ /əˈɡɛn/ [əˈɡɪn] adv
nochmal noch doch gleich
Tell me again, say again; used in asking a question to which one may have already received an answer that one cannot remember.
wieder erneut nochmal noch einmal schon wieder wiederum
Used metalinguistically, with the repetition being in the discussion, or in the linguistic or pragmatic context of the discussion, rather than in the subject of discussion. [from 16thc.]
wieder zurück
Back (to a former place or state). [from 11thc.]

again and again adv
immer wieder
Repeatedly.

against /əˈɡeɪnst/ /əˈɡɛnst/ [əˈɡeə̯nst] [əˈɡɛːnst] preposition
gegen
In a contrary direction to.
As protection from.
(Hollywood) To be paid now in contrast to the following amount to be paid later under specified circumstances, usually that a movie is made or has started filming.
gegen wider mit
In physical opposition to; in collision with.

against all odds
entgegen aller Erwartungen wider Erwarten
(idiomatic) Despite seemingly insurmountable opposition or probability.

against the grain /əˈɡɛnst ðə ɡɹeɪn/
gegen den Strich gegen die Natur von jemandem unwillig widerstrebend widerwillig
(idiomatic) Unwillingly, reluctantly; contrary to one's nature.

against the law
gesetzwidrig
(legal) Illegal; forbidden by law.

agalactia agalactias n
Agalaktie
(disease) The failure of a mother (human or otherwise) to produce sufficient milk following birth.

agalmatophilia n
Agalmatophilie
A paraphilia characterised by sexual attraction to a statue, doll, mannequin, or similar object.

agamic adj
agamisch
Occurring without the union of male and female gametes; asexual.

agape /əˈɡɑː.peɪ/ /ˈæɡ.ɑˌpeɪ/ /ˈæɡ.ə.pi/ /ˈæɡ.əˌpeɪ/ agapae agapai n
Agape
(uncountable, Christianity) The love of God for mankind, or the benevolent love of Christians for others.
(countable) A love feast, especially one held in the early Christian Church in connection with the Eucharist.

agar /ˈeɪ.ɡɑː/ /ˈeɪ.ɡə/ /ˈeɪˌɡɑɹ/ /ˈæ.ɡɚ/ /ˈɑˌ.ɡɑɹ/ agars n
Agar
A gelatinous material obtained from red algae, especially Gracilaria species, used as a bacterial culture medium, in electrophoresis and as a food additive.

agarwood agarwoods n
Adlerholz
Heartwood from trees of genus Aquilaria, especially Aquilaria malaccensis (syn. A. agallocha), infected with mold (Phialophora parasitica), which produce an aromatic resin in response to this infestation.

agate /ˈæɡ.ət/ /ˈæɡ.ɪt/ agates n
Achat
(countable, uncountable, mineral) A semitransparent, uncrystallized silicate mineral and semiprecious stone, presenting various tints in the same specimen, with colors delicately arranged and often curved in parallel alternating dark and light stripes or bands, or blended in clouds; various authorities call it a variety of chalcedony, a variety of quartz, or a combination of the two.
(slang, usually, in the plural) A testicle.

agate glass n
Achatglas

agathodaemon agathodaemons n
Agathos Daimon Agathosdaimon
A benevolent spirit, as opposed to a cacodemon (an evil daemon).

agave /əˈɡeɪviː/ /əˈɡɑːveɪ/ agaves n
Agave
Any plant in the large, variable genus Agave: succulent plants, commonly armed with formidable prickles; they flower at maturity after several years, and generally die thereafter; large species, such as the maguey or century plant, (Agave americana), produce gigantic inflorescences. Several are of economic importance as sources of fibre such as sisal, and alcoholic beverages such as tequila.

age /eɪd͡ʒ/ ages n
Epoche Periode Zeit
(countable) A particular period of time in history, as distinguished from others.
Generation
(countable) A generation.
Zeitalter Ära
(countable, poker) The right of the player to the left of the dealer to pass the first round in betting, and then to come in last or stay out; also, the player holding this position; the eldest hand.
Alter Lebenszeit
(uncountable) That part of the duration of a being or a thing which is between its beginning and any given time; specifically the size of that part.
Volljährigkeit
(uncountable) Mature age; especially, the time of life at which one attains full personal rights and capacities.
Alter Epoche
(uncountable) An advanced period of life; the latter part of life; the state of being old, old age, senility; seniority.

age /eɪd͡ʒ/ v
altern reifen vergreisen
(intransitive) To grow aged; to become old; to show marks of age.
alt machen altern lassen
(transitive) To cause to grow old; to impart the characteristics of age to.

age before beauty phraseologicalUnit
Alter vor Schönheit
(idiomatic) A phrase said to allow older people to go before younger ones.

age distribution age distributions n
Altersaufbau Altersgliederung Altersstruktur Altersverteiling
(statistics) The number of people in stated age ranges.

age group age groups n
Altersgruppe
A demographic grouping based on age.

age of consent ages of consent n
Schutzalter
(legal) The age at which a person is legally considered to be mature enough to engage willingly in sexual intercourse, so that it is not a crime for someone else to have sex with the person.

age of majority ages of majority n
Volljährigkeit Volljährigkeitsalter
(legal) The age at which the rights and privileges of an adult are legally granted or recognized; i.e.; the age where a person ceases to be a minor legally and becomes a legal adult.

age-mate age-mates n
Gleichaltriger
One who is the same age as another.

ageism /ˈeɪd͡ʒ.ɪz.əm̩/ /ˈeɪd͡ʒ.ɪzm̩/ ageisms n
Altersdiskriminierung
The treating of a person or people, especially youth or seniors, differently from others based on assumptions, prejudices or/and stereotypes relating to their age.

agency /ˈeɪ.d͡ʒən.si/ agencies n
Wille
The capacity, condition, or state of acting or of exerting power.
Agency Handlungsfähigkeit
(sociology, philosophy, psychology) The capacity of individuals to act independently and to make their own free choices.
Agentur
The office or function of an agent; also, the relationship between a principal and that person's agent.
An establishment engaged in doing business for another; also, the place of business or the district of such an agency.
Behörde Agentur
A department or other administrative unit of a government; also, the office or headquarters of, or the district administered by such unit of government.

agenda /əˈd͡ʒɛn.də/ agendae agendas n
Agenda Tagesordnung
A temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to.
A list of matters to be taken up (as at a meeting).
Agenda
A notebook used to organize and maintain such plans or lists, an agenda book, an agenda planner.

agender adj
geschlechtlos ungeschlechtlich
Without an associated gender (in any sense); not having a particular gender.

agent /ˈeɪ.d͡ʒənt/ /ˈeɪ.d͡ʒɛnt/ agents n
Agent
One who acts for, or in the place of, another (the principal), by that person's authority; someone entrusted to do the business of another
Someone who works for an intelligence agency
(computing) In the client-server model, the part of the system that performs information preparation and exchange on behalf of a client or server. Especially in the phrase “intelligent agent” it implies some kind of autonomous process which can communicate with other agents to perform some collective task on behalf of one or more humans.
Wirkstoff
An active power or cause or substance; something (e.g. biological, chemical, thermal, etc.) that has the power to produce an effect
Agens
(grammar) The participant of a situation that carries out the action in this situation, e.g. "the boy" in the sentences "The boy kicked the ball" and "The ball was kicked by the boy".

agent noun agent nouns n
Nomen Agentis
(grammar) A noun that denotes an agent that performs the action denoted by the verb from which the noun is derived, such as "rider" derived from "to ride", or "cutter" derived from "to cut".

agent provocateur /ˈeɪ.dʒənt ˌpɹəʊ.vɒk.æ.tʊə(ɹ)/ agents provocateurs n
Provokateur Agent Provocateur
A person who secretly disrupts a group's activities from within the group, particularly by encouraging or committing illegal acts to discredit the group or expose them to prosecution; an instigator, troublemaker.

agentivity n
Agentivität
(grammar) The state or condition of being agentive.

agglomeration agglomerations n
Sammlung
The act or process of collecting in a mass; a heaping together.
Sammlung Ansammlung
State of being collected in a mass; a mass; cluster.
Ballungsraum
(geography) An extended city area comprising the built-up area of a central city and any suburbs linked by continuous urban area.

agglutination agglutinations n
Agglutination
The act of uniting by glue or other tenacious substance; the state of being thus united; adhesion of parts.

agglutinative /əˈɡluːtɪnətɪv/ more agglutinative most agglutinative adj
agglutinierend
(grammar) Having words derived by combining parts, each with a separate meaning.

aggrandizement aggrandizements n
Erhöhung
The act of aggrandizing, or the state of being aggrandized or exalted in power, rank, honor, or wealth; exaltation; enlargement.

aggravate /ˈæɡ.ɹə.veɪ̯t/ v
verschlimmern erschweren
To make (an offence) worse or more severe; to increase in offensiveness or heinousness. [from 16th c.]
verbittern ärgern
(now, rare) To give extra weight or intensity to; to exaggerate, to magnify. [from 16th c.]

aggravating circumstance aggravating circumstances n
erschwerender Umstand
(legal, or general usage, chiefly, in the plural) A factor that increases the culpability or deleterious consequences of a wrongful act.

aggravation /ˌæɡɹəˈveɪʃən/ aggravations n
Erschwerung Verärgerung Zuspitzung erschwerender Umstand med. Verschlechterung
The act of aggravating, or making worse; used of evils, natural or moral; the act of increasing in severity or heinousness; something additional to a crime or wrong and enhancing its guilt or injurious consequences.

aggregate /ˈæɡ.ɹɪ.ɡət/ /ˈæɡ.ɹɪˌɡeɪt/ more aggregate most aggregate adj
kombiniert zusammengetragen
Formed by a collection of particulars into a whole mass or sum; collective; combined; added up.

aggregate /ˈæɡ.ɹɪ.ɡət/ /ˈæɡ.ɹɪˌɡeɪt/ aggregates n
Anhäufung Ansammlung Häufung
A mass, assemblage, or sum of particulars; something consisting of elements but considered as a whole.
Aggregation Aggregierung Anhäufung Ansammlung
A mass formed by the union of homogeneous particles; – in distinction from a compound, formed by the union of heterogeneous particles.
Chromatische Tonleiter Gesamtergebnis Tonvorrat
(sports) The total score in a set of games between teams or competitors, usually the combination of the home and away scores.
Gesteinskörnung
Solid particles of low aspect ratio added to a composite material, as distinguished from the matrix and any fibers or reinforcements; especially the gravel and sand added to concrete.
skandha
(Buddhism) Any of the five attributes that constitute the sentient being.
Anhäufung Aggregat
A mechanical mixture of more than one phase.

aggregate /ˈæɡ.ɹɪ.ɡət/ /ˈæɡ.ɹɪˌɡeɪt/ v
ansammeln zusammentragen
(transitive) To bring together; to collect into a mass or sum.
ergeben
(transitive) To amount in the aggregate to.

aggregate fruit aggregate fruits n
Sammelfrucht
(botany) A fruit that develops from the fusion of more than one carpel within a single flower, as for instance, a raspberry.

aggregation /æɡɹəˈɡeɪʃən/ aggregations n
Anhäufung Aggregation Ansammlung
A collection of particulars; an aggregate.
Aggregation
(networking) Summarizing multiple routes into one route.
(object-oriented programming) Kind of object composition which does not imply ownership.

aggression /əˈɡɹɛʃən/ aggressions n
Aggression Angriff
The act of initiating hostilities or invasion.
Aggression
The practice or habit of launching attacks.
Hostile or destructive behavior or actions.

aggressive /əˈɡɹɛs.ɪv/ more aggressive most aggressive adj
aggressiv angriffslustig
Characterized by aggression; unjustly attacking; prone to behave in a way that involves attacking or arguing.

aggressiveness aggressivenesses n
Aggressivität
(uncountable) The state or quality of being aggressive.

aggressor aggressors n
Aggressor Aggressorin Angreiferin Angreifer
The person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression; that begins hostility or a quarrel; an assailant.

aggrieve /əˈɡɹiːv/ v
kränken verletzen
(transitive) To cause someone to feel pain or sorrow to; to afflict

aggrieved party aggrieved parties n
Geschädigte Geschädigter
(law) An individual or collective whose rights have been violated and who is entitled to commence a lawsuit; victim.

agha /ɑːˈɡɑː/ /ˈɑːɡə/ aghas n
Agha
An honorific for high officials used in Turkey and certain Muslim countries.

aghast /əˈɡæst/ /əˈɡɑːst/ more aghast most aghast adj
bestürzt fassungslos zutiefst erschrocken
Terrified; struck with amazement; showing signs of terror or horror.

agile /ˈæd͡ʒ.aɪl/ /ˈæd͡ʒ.əl/ agiler agilest more agile most agile adj
behände agil wendig
Having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs; apt or ready to move.

agile gibbon agile gibbons n
Schwarzhandgibbon
Hylobates agilis, a primate in the Hylobatidae or gibbon family

agility /əˈd͡ʒɪl.ə.ti/ /əˈd͡ʒɪl.ɪ.ti/ [əˈd͡ʒɪl.ə.ɾi] agilities n
Agilität Beweglichkeit Wendigkeit
(uncountable) The quality of being agile; the power of moving the limbs quickly and easily; quickness of motion

aging /ˈeɪ.d͡ʒɪŋ/ more aging most aging adj
alternd
Becoming elderly.

aging /ˈeɪ.d͡ʒɪŋ/ agings n
Altern Alterung
The process of becoming older or more mature.

agio /ˈæ.d͡ʒiˌoʊ/ /ˈæ.d͡ʒoʊ/ /ˈɑː.d͡ʒoʊ/ agios n
Agio
(economics, finance) The premium or percentage on a better sort of money when it is given in exchange for an inferior sort. The premium or discount on foreign bills of exchange is sometimes called agio.

agistment /əˈd͡ʒɪstmənt/ agistments n
Einstellen Pension
The taking in by anyone of other people's livestock to graze at a certain rate.

agitate /ˈæ.d͡ʒɪ.teɪt/ v
aufregen aufrühren aufwiegeln aus der Fassung bringen durcheinander bringen erregen
(transitive) To disturb or excite; to perturb or stir up (a person). [from 16th c.]
aufrühren aufwirbeln aufwühlen debattieren diskutieren durchrühren
(transitive) To cause to move with a violent, irregular action; to shake. [from 16th c.]

agitated /ˈæd͡ʒɪteɪtɪd/ more agitated most agitated adj
exaltiert
Angry, annoyed, bothered or worked up.

agitation /ad͡ʒɪˈteɪʃ(ə)n/ /æ.d͡ʒɪˈteɪ.ʃən/ agitations n
Agitation Aufwühlung
The act of agitating, or the state of being agitated; the state of being disrupted with violence, or with irregular action; commotion.

agitator agitators n
Agitator Agitatorin
One who agitates; one who stirs up or excites others, for example political reformers.

agitprop /-ˈpɹɑp/ /ˈædʒɪtpɹɒp/ /ˈæd͡ʒətˌpɹɑp/ agitprops n
Agitprop
(uncountable, also, attributively) Political propaganda disseminated through art, drama, literature, etc., especially communist propaganda; (specifically, communism, historical) such propaganda formerly disseminated by the Department for Agitation and Propaganda of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.

agnate /ˈæɡneɪt/ agnates n
Agnat
A relative whose relation is traced only through male members of the family.

agnathous /ˈæɡ.nə.θəs/ adj
agnath
(pathology) Afflicted by or characteristic of agnathia.

agnolotti /ˌanjəˈlɒtɪ/ /ˌænjəˈlɑti/ /ˌɑnjəˈlɑti/ agnolottis n
Agnolotti
A type of square or rectangular ravioli from Piedmont made from a small sheet of pasta folded up.

agnosia /æɡ.ˈnoʊ.ʒə/ agnosias n
Agnosie
(neurology) The inability to recognize objects by use of the senses.

agnostic /aɡˈnɒstɪk/ /æɡˈnɑstɪk/ /æɡˈnɔstɪk/ more agnostic most agnostic adj
agnostisch skeptisch
Of or relating to agnosticism or its adherents.

agnostic /aɡˈnɒstɪk/ /æɡˈnɑstɪk/ /æɡˈnɔstɪk/ agnostics n
Agnostiker Agnostikerin
A person who holds to a form of agnosticism, especially uncertainty of the existence of a deity.

agnosticism /æɡˈnɑstɪsɪzəm/ /æɡˈnɒstɪsɪzəm/ agnosticisms n
Agnostizismus
The view that the existence of God or of all deities is unknown, unknowable, unproven, or unprovable.

agnotology n
Agnotologie
The study of culturally-induced ignorance or doubt, particularly the publication of inaccurate or misleading scientific data.

ago /əˈɡoʊ/ /əˈɡəʊ/ postposition
vor her
Before now.

agog /əˈɡɑɡ/ /əˈɡɒɡ/ more agog most agog adj
gespannt
In eager desire, eager, astir.
weit geöffnet
(chiefly, of eyes) Wide open.

agon /ˈæ.ɡoʊn/ /ˈæ.ɡəʊn/ agones agons n
Agon
(countable) A struggle or contest; conflict; especially between the protagonist and antagonist in a literary work.
(countable) A contest in ancient Greece, as in athletics or music, in which prizes were awarded.

agonize v
quälen
(intransitive) To writhe with agony; to suffer violent anguish.

agonizing /ˈæɡ.ə.naɪ.zɪŋ/ more agonizing most agonizing adj
cruciabilis
Causing physical or mental agony.

agony /ˈæ.ɡə.niː/ agonies n
Agonie Qual Pein
Extreme pain.
Qual Todeskampf
Violent contest or striving.
Freudenausbruch
Paroxysm of joy; keen emotion.
Agonie Todeskampf
The last struggle of life; death struggle.

agora /ˈæ.ɡə.ɹə/ agorae agorai agoras n
Agora
A place for gathering.
A marketplace, especially in Classical Greece.

agoraphobia /əˌɡɔɹ.əˈfoʊ.bi.ə/ /əˌɡɔː.ɹəˈfəʊ.bi.ə/ /ˌæɡ.ə.ɹəˈfəʊ.bi.ə/ /ˌæɡ.ɚ.əˈfoʊ.bi.ə/ agoraphobias n
Agoraphobie Platzangst
The fear of wide open spaces, crowds, or uncontrolled social conditions.

agouti /əˈɡuːti/ agoutis n
Aguti
A rodent similar in appearance to a guinea pig but having longer legs, of the genus Dasyprocta.

agraffe /əˈɡɹæf/ agraffes n
Agraffe
A clasp consisting of a hook which fastens onto a ring.

agrarian /əˈɡɹɛ(ə)ɹi.ən/ more agrarian most agrarian adj
agrarisch Agrar-
Of, or relating to, the ownership, tenure and cultivation of land.

agrarianism agrarianisms n
Agrarismus
A social and political philosophy that advocates an equitable distribution of land.

agree /əˈɡɹi/ /əˈɡɹiː/ v
zustimmen einverstanden sein
(intransitive) To be in harmony about an opinion, statement, or action; to have a consistent idea between two or more people.
akzeptieren annehmen sich verständigen
(intransitive) To make a stipulation by way of settling differences or determining a price; to exchange promises; to come to terms or to a common resolve; to promise.
übereinstimmen kongruieren nachfolgen
(intransitive, grammar) To correspond to (another word) in a grammatical category, such as gender, number, case, or person.

agreeable /əˈɡɹiːəbl/ more agreeable most agreeable adj
angenehm
Pleasant to the senses or the mind.
gefällig liebenswürdig verträglich
(dated) Willing; ready to agree or consent.

agreeableness agreeablenesses n
Verträglichkeit
(psychology) A personality trait characterized by the adjectives kind, sympathetic, cooperative, warm and considerate.

agreeably /əˈɡɹiːəbli/ more agreeably most agreeably adv
angenehm
In an agreeable or pleasing manner

agreement /əˈɡɹiːmənt/ agreements n
Vereinbarung Zustimmung
(countable) An understanding between entities to follow a specific course of conduct.
Übereinstimmung Einverständnis Einigkeit Abkommen Einvernehmen
(uncountable) A state whereby several parties share a view or opinion; the state of not contradicting one another.
Vertrag
(uncountable, legal) A legally binding contract enforceable in a court of law.
Kongruenz
(uncountable, linguistics, grammar) Rules that exist in many languages that force some parts of a sentence to be used or inflected differently depending on certain attributes of other parts.
(obsolete, chiefly, _, in the plural) An agreeable quality.

agribusiness /-nɪs/ /ˈæɡɹɪˌbɪznəs/ agribusinesses n
Agribusiness Agrobusiness
(uncountable) Business (especially big business) connected to agriculture, either owning or operating large-scale farms, or catering to those who do. [from 1950s]

agricultural /ˌæɡɹɪˈkʌltjʊəɹəl/ /ˌæɡɹɪˈkʌlt͡ʃəɹəl/ more agricultural most agricultural adj
landwirtschaftlich Landwirtschaft agrarisch
Of or pertaining to agriculture

agriculturalism n
Agrarismus
Any ideology that promotes agriculture.

agriculture /ˈeɪɡɹɪˌkʌlt͡ʃɚ/ /ˈæɡɹɪˌkʌltʃə/ /ˈæɡɹɪˌkʌlt͡ʃɚ/ agricultures n
Landwirtschaft Ackerbau Agrarwirtschaft Agrikultur
The art or science of cultivating the ground, including the harvesting of crops, and the rearing and management of livestock

agrimi agrimis n
Agrimi Kretische Gämse Kretische Wildziege Kri-kri
A type of goat with long horns that curl back, native to Crete, subspecies Capra hircus cretica, sometimes Capra aegagrus cretica et al.

agrimony /ˈæɡ.ɹɪ.mən.i/ /ˈæɡ.ɹɪˌmoʊ.ni/ agrimonies n
Odermennig
Any of several perennial herbaceous plants, of the genus Agrimonia, that have spikes of yellow flowers.

agro- prefix
agrar-
agriculture

agrobiology n
Agrobiologie Agrarbiologie
The science of plant life and nutrition.

agrochemistry n
Agrochemie
(chemistry) The branch of chemistry related to agriculture.

agroecology agroecologies n
Agrarökologie
The agricultural ecology

agronomic adj
agronomisch ackerbaulich agrarwissenschaftlich
Of or pertaining to agronomy.

agronomist /əˈɡɹɑːnəmɪst/ /əˈɡɹɒnəmɪst/ agronomists n
Agronom Agronomin Agraringenieur Agraringenieurin
A scientist whose speciality is agronomy.

agronomy /əˈɡɹɑːnəmi/ /əˈɡɹɒnəmi/ agronomies n
Agronomie Ackerbaukunde Pflanzenbauwissenschaft Landwirtschaft Agrarökonomie
The science of utilizing plants, animals and soils for food, fuel, feed, and fiber and more. To do this effectively and sustainably, agronomy encompasses work in the areas of plant genetics, plant physiology, meteorology, animal sciences and soil science.

ague /ˈeɪ.ɡju/ agues n
Schüttelfrost
(pathology) An intermittent fever, attended by alternate cold and hot fits.
A chill, or state of shaking, as with cold.

aha /ɑːhɑː/ [ɑˈhɑ] [əˈhɑ] interjection
aha
An exclamation of understanding, realization, invention, or recognition.

aha moment aha moments n
Aha-Erlebnis
(idiomatic) The moment or instant at which the solution to a problem, or some other significant realization, becomes clear.

ahead of time
frühzeitig vorzeitig
prior to the expected time; early.

ahistorical /ˌeɪhɪˈstɔɹɪkəl/ more ahistorical most ahistorical adj
ahistorisch
Lacking historical perspective or context.

ahlspiess /ˈɔːl.spiːʃ/ ahlspiessen n
Ahlspieß
(historical) A polearm used in Germany in the 15th century.

ahold /əˈhoʊld/ adv
dicht am Wind
(nautical, obsolete) (of a ship) Brought to lie as near to the windward as it can to get out to sea, and thereby held steady.

ahold /əˈhoʊld/ n
jemanden zwischen die Finger bekommen sich zusammenreißen

ahoy /əˈhɔɪ/ interjection
ahoi
(nautical) Used to hail a ship, a boat or a person, or to attract attention.

ahoy /əˈhɔɪ/ ahoys n
Ahoi

aichmophobia n
Aichmophobie
The fear of needles and other pointed or sharp objects.

aid /eɪd/ aids n
Hilfe
(uncountable) Help; assistance; succor, relief.
Hilfe Hilfsmittel Helfer
(countable) Something which helps; a material source of help.

aid /eɪd/ v
helfen
(transitive) To provide support to; to further the progress of; to help; to assist.

aid and abet /ˌeɪd‿n̩ əˈbɛt/ v
begünstigen
To assist (someone) in an illegal act as an accessory or accomplice.
To assist someone in (an illegal act) as an accessory or accomplice.

aide-de-camp /ˌeɪd dɪ ˈkæmp/ /ˌeɪd dɪ ˈkɒmp/ aides-de-camp n
Aide-de-camp Flügeladjutant
A military officer who serves as an adjutant to a higher-ranking officer, prince or other high political dignitary.

aiglet /ˈeɪ.ɡlɛt/ aiglets n
Pinke
A tip, originally of metal and often decorative, on a ribbon or cord that makes lacing two parts of a garment or garments together easier, as in corset lacings, "points" (lacing hose or trousers to jacket or doublet) or sleeves to a bodice.

aiguillette /ˌeɪɡwɪˈlɛt/ aiguillettes n
Achselband Achselschnur Fangschnur Feldachselstück Schulterschnur
An ornamental braided cord with decorative metal tips worn on uniforms.

aikido /aɪˈkiːdəʊ/ aikidos n
Aikido
(uncountable) A Japanese martial art developed from jujitsu and making use of holds and throws.

ail /eɪl/ ails n
Krankheit Leiden
(obsolete) An ailment; trouble; illness.

ail /eɪl/ v
plagen weh tun
(transitive) To cause to suffer; to trouble, afflict. (Now chiefly in interrogative or indefinite constructions.)
krank sein plagen kränkeln kränklich sein leiden weh tun
(intransitive) To be ill; to suffer; to be troubled.

ailanthus /ˌeɪˈ lænθəs/ /ˌeɪˈ lænθəsɪz/ ailanthuses n
Götterbaum
Any of several deciduous Asiatic trees of the genus Ailanthus, including the tree of heaven.

aileron /ˈeɪlərɒn/ ailerons n
Querruder
The hinged part on the trailing edge of an airplane wing, used to control longitudinal turns.

ailing /ˈeɪ.lɪŋ/ more ailing most ailing adj
krank angeschlagen dahinsiechend kränkelnd kränklich leidend
Sickly; sick; ill; unwell.

ailment /ˈeɪlmənt/ ailments n
Leiden
Something which ails one; a disease; sickness.

ailuromorphic adj
ailuromorph
(rare) Having the form of a cat; cat-shaped.

ailurophobia /aɪˌlʊɹəˈfoʊbi.ə/ /eɪˌlʊɹəˈfoʊbi.ə/ /ˌaɪljʊəɹəˈfəʊbɪ.ə/ ailurophobias n
Ailurophobie Aelurophobie
An irrational fear or hatred of cats or other felines.

aim /eɪm/ aims n
Zielen
The pointing of a weapon, as a gun, a dart, or an arrow, or object, in the line of direction with the object intended to be struck; the line of fire; the direction of anything, such as a spear, a blow, a discourse, a remark, towards a particular point or object, with a view to strike or affect it.
Ziel Schießscheibe Zielscheibe
The point intended to be hit, or object intended to be attained or affected.
Ziel
Intention or goal

aim /eɪm/ v
zielen
(intransitive) To direct the intention or purpose; to attempt the accomplishment of a purpose; to try to gain; to endeavor;—followed by at, or by an infinitive
(transitive) To direct or point (e.g. a weapon), at a particular object; to direct, as a missile, an act, or a proceeding, at, to, or against an object

aimbot aimbots n
Aimbot

aimless /ˈeɪm.ləs/ more aimless most aimless adj
ziellos planlos
Without aim, purpose, or direction.

aimlessly /ˈeɪmləsli/ more aimlessly most aimlessly adv
ziellos
Without an aim, purpose or direction; in an aimless manner.

air /eə̯/ /eː/ /ɛə̯/ /ɛɚ/ /ɛɹ/ /ɛː/ [ɪə̯~eə̯] airs n
Luft
(historical, philosophy, alchemy) understood as one of the four elements of the ancient Greeks and Romans.
(usually, with the) The apparently open space above the ground which this substance fills, (historical) formerly thought to be limited by the firmament but (meteorology) now considered to be surrounded by the near vacuum of outer space.
Arie
(music) A song, especially a solo; an aria.

air /eə̯/ /eː/ /ɛə̯/ /ɛɚ/ /ɛɹ/ /ɛː/ [ɪə̯~eə̯] v
lüften
(transitive) To bring (something) into contact with the air, so as to freshen or dry it.
ausstrahlen
(transitive) To give voice to, to make public (an opinion etc.).

air ambulance air ambulances n
Rettungshubschrauber Sanitätsflugzeug
An aircraft (especially a form of helicopter) equipped as an ambulance.

air ball air balls n
Airball
(basketball) A thrown ball that misses the basket, and completely fails to touch the net or supporting hoop.

air base air bases n
Luftstützpunkt Militärflugplatz
(military) A military airport, providing housing and support for aircraft and personnel.

air bearing air bearings n
Luftlager
A bearing in which a thin film of pressurized air is used to provide an exceedingly low-friction load-bearing interface between surfaces.

air bed air beds n
Luftmatratze
A bed that is inflated with air and used as a permanent or temporary bed. They are adjustable, and sometimes portable.

air bubble air bubbles n
Luftblase
A small pocket of air inside a solid, a liquid or surrounded by a colloid within a larger fluid environment.

air compressor air compressors n
Drucklufterzeuger Druckluftkompressor Luftkompressor Luftpresser Luftverdichter
A machine for generating compressed air, typically for use by air-powered tools or paint sprayers.

air conditioner air conditioners n
Klimaanlage
A machine that is used to control temperature and humidity in an enclosed space.

air conditioning n
Klimatisierung
The state of temperature and humidity produced by an air conditioner.
Klimaanlage
An air conditioner or system of air conditioners.

air filter air filters n
Luftfilter
A filter for removing dust and other particles from a stream of air, typically used in the air intake of an internal combustion engine, the output of an air compressor, the supply duct of a forced-air furnace, etc.

air force /ˈɛə(ɹ) ˌfɔː(ɹ)s/ air forces n
Luftwaffe Luftstreitkräfte
A branch of the military mainly devoted to air warfare, as opposed to (land) army and (sea) navy.

air freshener air fresheners n
Lufterfrischer
Any of many forms of device containing substances that neutralize or mask unpleasant odours.

air fryer air fryers n
Heißluftfritteuse
A small countertop convection oven.

air guitar air guitars n
Luftgitarre
An imaginary guitar that a listener to (usually rock) music pretends to play.

air gun /ˈeə(ɹ).ɡʌn/ /ˈɛɹ.ɡə/ air guns n
Luftdruckgewehr Luftgewehr
A gun that propels a projectile by compressed air.

air hole air holes n
Luftloch
A hole in any surface that allows air or other gases to pass, especially an opening in the surface of a frozen lake etc.
An air pocket.
Blasloch
The blowhole of a whale.

air hose /ˈɛəhəʊz/ /ˈɛɹhoʊz/ air hoses n
Druckluftschlauch
(mechanical engineering) A hose for conveying compressed air within a pneumatic system.
Luftleitung Luftschlauch
(underwater diving) A hose for conveying air from the surface or from an air tank to a diver.

air kiss air kisses n
Luftkuss
A social gesture in which the lips are pursed as if kissing, but without actual contact.

air marshal air marshals n
Air Marshal Sky Marshal
(US, law enforcement) An armed, undercover guard on a commercial-airline flight.
Air Marshal
(British, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, military) A military rank between that of air vice-marshal and air chief marshal, equivalent to an army lieutenant general.

air mass /ɛəɹ mæs/ /ɛːɹ mæs/ /ˈɛː mas/ air masses n
Luftmasse
(meteorology) A particular volume of air, especially one having a roughly uniform temperature, pressure and water vapour content. [from 19th c.]

air pistol air pistols n
Luftpistole
A pistol that propels a pellet or other projectile by using compressed gas, rather than an explosion of gunpowder or other means.

air pocket air pockets n
Luftloch
A local region of low atmospheric pressure, or a local downward current; especially one that causes an aircraft to lose height suddenly.

air pollution n
Luftverschmutzung Luftverunreinigung
The contamination of the atmosphere by noxious gases and particulates.

air pressure air pressures n
Luftdruck
the (amount of) pressure of air within something

air pump air pumps n
Luftpumpe
A pump that moves air either into or out of something.

air purifier air purifiers n
Luftreiniger
A device used to remove contaminants from the air.

air raid air raids n
Luftangriff Luftschlag
An attack on a surface target by aircraft.

air raid siren air raid sirens n
Luftschutzsirene

air resistance air resistances n
Luftwiderstand
(physics) The action of friction that slows something moving through air; drag.

air rifle air rifles n
Luftgewehr
A rifle that propels a pellet or other projectile by using compressed gas, rather than an explosion of gunpowder or other means.

air show air shows n
Flugschau
a public display of stunt flying, aerobatics, and historical aircraft.

air strike air strikes n
Luftangriff Luftschlag
(military) An attack on a ground or naval target by one or more aircraft or missiles.

air superiority air superiorities n
Luftüberlegenheit
(warfare) A dominance in the air power of one side's air forces over the other side's during a military campaign. It is defined in the NATO Glossary as "That degree of dominance in the air battle of one force over another that permits the conduct of operations by the former and its related land, sea, and air forces at a given time and place without prohibitive interference by the opposing force."

air supremacy n
Luftherrschaft Luftüberlegenheit
In a war, the most favorable state of control of the air: air superiority so complete that the opposing air force is incapable of effective interference.

air tanker air tankers n
Löschflugzeug Tankflugzeug
An aircraft used to deliver liquids (or powders) from the air, usually either fuel, fire-retardants, or water.

air ticket air tickets n
Flugticket
A document issued at time of payment for an airfare, entitling the holder to travel.

air traffic n
Luftfahrt Flugverkehr
(aviation) the movement of aircraft through the air, and into and out of airports.

air traffic control n
Flugverkehrskontrolle
A system designed to give assistance to aircraft, to prevent collisions and to manage aircraft flow.

air traffic controller air traffic controllers n
Fluglotse Fluglotsin
A person who operates an air traffic control system, to expedite the safe flow of aircraft.

air vent air vents n
Entlüfter
A device or valve that allows to air to be evacuated from a radiator or pipe in a heating system.

air-condition v
klimatisieren
To mechanically cool a space or an entire structure.

air-dry adj
luftgetrocknet lufttrocken
Free of moisture to the degree possible by exposure to air (moisture contents of the object and air are in equilibrium); "naturally" dried.

air-dry v
lufttrocknen
(transitive) To dry by exposure to the air.

air-raid shelter air-raid shelters n
Luftschutzbunker
A structure, often a reinforced underground shelter designed to give protection against air raids.

air-to-air adj
Luft-Luft
(aviation, military, of a missile) Fired from an aircraft in flight at another one.

air-to-air missile air-to-air missiles n
Luft-Luft-Rakete
(military) A missile that is fired from an aircraft to attack another aircraft.

air-to-ground adj
Luft-Boden

air-to-ship adj
Luft-Schiff

air-to-surface adj
Luft-Boden
(of a missile) fired from an aircraft at a target on land or water

air-to-surface missile air-to-surface missiles n
Luft-Boden-Rakete
(military) A missile that is fired from an aircraft to the ground.

airbag airbags n
Airbag Prallkissen
(automotive) A protective system in automobiles in which when a crash occurs, a bag containing nitrogen, formed by the explosive decomposition of sodium azide, quickly inflates in front of the driver or passenger, preventing injury to the head. Side air bags, including the back seat passengers, also prevent injury.

airboat airboats n
Sumpfboot
A flat-bottomed boat driven by an in-air propeller and used in shallow water.

airborne adj
über die Luft transportiert
In or carried by the air.

airbridge airbridges n
Luftbrücke
The route and aircraft used to deliver material by an airlift.

airbrush airbrushes n
Airbrush
A miniature, handheld paint sprayer, powered by compressed air or other gas, used for delicate, artistic painting, or sometimes retouching of photographs.

airburst airbursts n
Luftdetonation
The explosion of a bomb (or similar weapon) or large meteorite in the air rather than on the ground.

aircraft /ˈɛə.kɹɑːft/ /ˈɛəɹ.kɹæft/ /ˈɛː.kɹɑːft/ /ˈɛːɹ.kɹæft/ aircraft n
Luftfahrzeug Flugzeug
A vehicle capable of atmospheric flight due to interaction with the air, such as buoyancy or lift

aircraft carrier aircraft carriers n
Flugzeugträger
A warship designed to carry aircraft, serving as a seagoing air base, with a deck on which aircraft can be launched and landed.

aircrew aircrews n
Flugpersonal Flugzeugbesatzung
A group of two or more trained individuals, formed as a team that operates an aircraft.

airdrop airdrops n
Abwurf Fallschirmabwurf
The act of delivering goods, equipment, or personnel by dropping them from an aircraft in flight.

airfare airfares n
Flugpreis
The cost or expense of an airplane ticket or trip.

airfield airfields n
Flugplatz
(aviation) An open field designated for the taking off and landing of aircraft, but which, unlike an airport, does not necessarily have terminals or paved runways.

airfoil airfoils n
Tragflächenprofil
A structure shaped to produce lift when moving in air.

airhead /ˈɛɹˌ(h)ɛd/ /ˈɛːhɛd/ airheads n
Luftbrückenkopf Luftlandekopf
(military) An area of hostile territory that has been seized for use as an airbase to ensure the further safe landing of troops and materiel.
Dummkopf Wirrkopf
(originally, US, informal, derogatory) A foolish, silly, or unintelligent person.
Luftbrückenkopf
(by extension) A (usually temporary) landing area for aircraft for supplying a non-military operation.

airhorn airhorns n
Drucklufthorn Drucklufthupe Lufthorn Lufthupe
A noise-making device that blasts compressed air through a horn

airing cupboard airing cupboards n
Trockenschrank Wäschetrockenschrank
A clothes storage cupboard built around a house's hot water system, using the heat to dry damp clothes.

airlift /ˈɛə.lɪft/ airlifts n
Luftbrücke
The transportation of troops, civilians or supplies by air, especially in an emergency.
Luftbrücke Luftbrückenflug
Such a flight.

airline airlines n
Fluggesellschaft Airline
A company that flies airplanes to transport people and goods.

airliner airliners n
Passagierflugzeug Verkehrsflugzeug Linienflugzeug Linienmaschine Passagiermaschine
A passenger-carrying aircraft, especially one of a fleet operated by an airline.

airlock airlocks n
Druckschleuse Luftschleuse
A sealed, airtight chamber, such as in a manned spacecraft or submarine, used to provide access to and from the sealed area without allowing air out or water in.

airmail /ˈɛə.meɪl/ airmails n
Luftpost
The system of conveying mail using aircraft.

airmass airmasses n
luftmasse
(physics, meteorology) a widespread body of air, the properties of which can be identified as: (a) having been established while that air was situated over a particular region of the Earth's surface (airmass source region) and (b) undergoing specific modifications while in transit away from the source region. An air mass is often defined as a widespread body of air that is approximately homogeneous in its horizontal extent, particularly with reference to temperature and moisture distribution; in addition, the vertical temperature and moisture variations are approximately the same over its horizontal extent.

airplane /ˈeɹˌpleɪ̯n/ /ˈɛəˌpleɪ̯n/ /ˈɛɚˌpleɪ̯n/ /ˈɛːˌpleɪ̯n/ airplanes n
Flugzeug
(chiefly, US, Canada, Philippines) A powered heavier-than-air aircraft with fixed wings.

airplane mode airplane modes n
Flugzeugmodus Flugmodus

airport /ˈɛə.pɔːt/ /ˈɛɹ.pɔɹt/ airports n
Flughafen Flugplatz Lufthafen
An airfield (an area designated for the takeoff and landing of aircraft), including one or more runways and (for commercial airports) one or more passenger terminals.

airport lounge airport lounges n
Flughafenlounge
A dedicated area in an airport which offers, for selected passengers, comforts beyond those afforded in the main parts of the airport.

airpower airpowers n
Luftmacht
Airborne military power; an air force.

airs and graces /ˌɛəz‿n̩ ˈɡɹeɪsɪz/ /ˌɛɚz‿n̩ ˈɡɹeɪsɪz/ n
Starallüren
(derogatory) Behaviour adopted to demonstrate (originally) one's good upbringing; or (now) one's superiority; pretentious or snobbish behaviour.

airscrew airscrews n
Flugzeugpropeller Luftschraube
The propeller of an aircraft; the prop.

airshaft airshafts n
Abzugschacht Abzugsschacht Lüftungschacht Lüftungsschacht
(architecture) A vertical (or near vertical) opening (shaft) running from a courtyard to the sky, thus allowing air to circulate to high-rise apartments or offices.

airsickness airsicknesses n
Fliegerkrankheit Flugkrankheit Luftkrankheit
A feeling of nausea, dizziness etc. caused by the motion of an aircraft; a form of motion sickness.

airspace airspaces n
Luftraum
(politics, aviation) A specified portion of the atmosphere, especially that under the technical aviation control and/or jurisdiction of a particular state over which territory (and territorial waters) it lies.
(aviation) that part of the sky designated for the sole use of aircraft.

airstrip /ˈɛə(ɹ)stɹɪp/ airstrips n
Landepiste
An aircraft landing field, usually with one runway and only basic facilities.

airtight more airtight most airtight adj
hermetisch luftdicht
Impermeable to air or other gases.
hieb- und stichfest wasserdicht
(figuratively) Having no weak points or flaws.

airtime airtimes n
Sendezeit
The duration during which a radio or television program (or part of one) is transmitted.

airway airways n
Flugroute
(aviation) A flight path used by aeroplanes.

airworthiness n
Flugtauglichkeit Flugtüchtigkeit
The state of being airworthy.

airworthy airworthier airworthiest more airworthy most airworthy adj
flugfähig flugtauglich flugtüchtig
Meeting standards for safe flight

airy /ˈɛəɹ.i/ airier airiest adj
belüftet gelüftet luftig umweht zugig
Relating or belonging to air; high in air; aerial.
Open to a free current of air; exposed to the air; breezy.
lebhaft oberflächlich sorgenfrei sorglos unbeständig
light-hearted; vivacious

aisle /aɪ̯l/ aisles n
Seitenschiff
A wing of a building, notably in a church separated from the nave proper by piers.
Gang
A clear path through rows of seating.
A clear corridor in a supermarket with shelves on both sides containing goods for sale.
Gang Durchgang
Any path through an otherwise obstructed space.

aitch /ˈeɪt͡ʃ/ aitches n
Ha
The name of the Latin-script letter H.

ajar /əˈd͡ʒɑɹ/ /əˈd͡ʒɑː/ more ajar most ajar adj
angelehnt
Slightly turned or opened.

ajwain /ˈæd͡ʒwaɪn/ /ˈʌd͡ʒwaɪn/ ajwains n
Ajowan
A plant in the family Apiaceae (Trachyspermum ammi), and its seed-like fruit, which is used (especially in South Asian cooking) for its thyme-like flavor.

akhund /əˈkuːnd/ akhunds n
Achund
(chiefly, historical) A spiritual leader in Persia, parts of Central Asia and Xinjiang, China.

akimbo /əˈkɪm.boʊ/ /əˈkɪm.bəʊ/ adj
in die Seiten gestemmt
With a crook or bend; with the hand on the hip and elbow turned outward.

akimbo /əˈkɪm.boʊ/ /əˈkɪm.bəʊ/ adv
die Arme in die Hüften gestemmt die Arme in die Seite gestemmt
Into, in, or of the position where the arms are akimbo.

akin /əˈkɪn/ /ʌˈkɪn/ more akin most akin adj
verwandt ähnlich analog
(often, followed by to) Allied by nature; similar; partaking of the same properties; of the same kind.

akinesia akinesias n
Akinese
(medicine) The loss of the ability to control motor muscles.

akinete akinetes n
Akineten
(biology) A thick-walled, dormant cell found in cyanobacteria and green algae

akinetic adj
akinetisch
Without motion.

al dente /æl ˈdɛn.teɪ/ /æl ˈdɛn.ti/ more al dente most al dente adj
bissfest al dente
(of pasta, vegetables, rice, beans, etc.) Firm to the bite, cooked just right.

al-Andalus pn
Al-Andalus
(historical) Arabic Spain (from 711–1492 C.E.).

al-Qaeda /æl ˈkaɪdə/ /æl ˈkeɪdə/ /ɑl ˈkaɪdə/ /ˌæl kaɪˈiːdə/ /ˌæl kɑːˈiːdə/ pn
Al-Kaida Al-Qaida
A worldwide network of militant Sunni Islamic organizations and individuals.

alabandite alabandites n
Alabandin
(mineral) A mineral form of manganese sulfide, MnS, sometimes found in meteorites

alabaster /ˈæl.əˌbæs.tə/ /ˈæl.əˌbæs.tɚ/ /ˈæl.əˌbɑːs.tə/ adj
alabastern
Made of alabaster.

alabaster /ˈæl.əˌbæs.tə/ /ˈæl.əˌbæs.tɚ/ /ˈæl.əˌbɑːs.tə/ alabasters n
Alabaster
A fine-grained white or lightly-tinted variety of gypsum, used ornamentally.

alabastron alabastra alabastrons n
Alabastron
A kind of ancient pottery vase used for holding oils, and originally made from alabaster.

alack /əˈlæk/ interjection
O weh ach
An expression of sorrow or mourning.

alacritous more alacritous most alacritous adj
heiter munter
(rare) Brisk, speedy, with alacrity, quick and eager.

alacrity [əˈlækɹɨti] alacrities n
Eifer
Eagerness; liveliness; enthusiasm.
Unverzüglichkeit
Promptness; speed.

alanine alanines n
Alanin
(amino acid, uncountable) A nonessential amino acid 2-aminopropanoic acid found in most animal proteins

alarm /əˈlɑɹm/ /əˈlɑːm/ alarms n
Alarm
A summons to arms, as on the approach of an enemy.
Alarm Alarmsignal
Any sound or information intended to give notice of approaching danger; a warning sound to arouse attention; a warning of danger.
Alarmstimmung Alarm
Sudden surprise with fear or terror excited by apprehension of danger; in the military use, commonly, sudden apprehension of being attacked by surprise.
Wecker
A mechanical device for awaking people, or rousing their attention.

alarm /əˈlɑɹm/ /əˈlɑːm/ v
alarmieren Alarm schlagen
(transitive) To give (someone) notice of approaching danger, or necessary action; to rouse to vigilance; to put on the alert.
alarmieren in Alarmstimmung versetzen
(transitive) To surprise with apprehension of danger; to fill with anxiety in regard to threatening evil; to excite with sudden fear.
in Alarmstimmung versetzen
(transitive) To keep in excitement; to disturb.

alarm bell alarm bells n
Alarmglocke
(figuratively, usually, in plural) A sudden awareness of danger.

alarm clock alarm clocks n
Wecker Weckuhr
A clock with an alarm that can be set to sound at a determined time.

alarm system alarm systems n
Alarmanlage
A burglar alarm.

alarmism alarmisms n
Alarmismus Panikmache

alarmist /əˈlɑɹmɪst/ alarmists n
Alarmist Alarmistin Angstmacher Angstmacherin Panikmacher Panikmacherin
One who causes others to become alarmed without cause.

alas /ɘˈlɛs/ /əˈlæs/ /əˈlɑːs/ interjection
ach leider weh bedauerlicherweise
Used to express sorrow, regret, compassion or grief.

alb /alb/ /ælb/ albs n
Albe
(Christianity, chiefly, _, Anglicanism, Roman Catholicism) A long, white robe worn by priests and other ministers, underneath most of the other vestments.

albacore /ˈæl.bə.kɔɹ/ albacores n
Weißer Thun
A longfin tuna, a large marine fish (Thunnus alalunga) of warm seas, having edible flesh.

albatross /ˈæl.bəˌtɹɑs/ /ˈæl.bəˌtɹɒs/ /ˈæl.bəˌtɹɔs/ albatross albatrosses n
Albatros
Any of various large seabirds of the family Diomedeidae ranging widely in the Southern Ocean and the North Pacific and having a hooked beak and long narrow wings.
(golf) A double eagle, or three under par on any one hole, except a par 3 hole.

albedo /ælˈbi.doʊ/ albedoes albedos n
Albedo
(physics, meteorology, astronomy, optics) The fraction of incident light or radiation reflected by a surface or body, commonly expressed as a percentage.
(botany) The whitish inner portion of the rind of citrus fruits that is a source of pectin, commonly referred to as the pith.

albeit /ɑlˈbi.ɪt/ /ɔlˈbi.ət/ /ɔːlˈbiː.ɪt/ conjunction
obgleich obschon wenn auch wenngleich
Although, despite (it) being.

albinism /ˈælbəˌnɪzəm/ albinisms n
Albinismus
Congenital lack of melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); the condition of being albino.

albinistic more albinistic most albinistic adj
albinotisch
Of, pertaining to, or affected by, albinism.

albino /alˈbiːnoː/ /ælˈbaɪnoʊ/ /ælˈbiːnəʊ/ adj
albino- Albino
Congenitally lacking melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); born with albinism.

albino /alˈbiːnoː/ /ælˈbaɪnoʊ/ /ælˈbiːnəʊ/ albinoes albinos n
Albino
(countable) A person or animal congenitally lacking melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); one born with albinism.

album /ˈælbəm/ [ˈaɫb̚m̩] alba albums n
Album
A book specially designed to keep photographs, stamps, or autographs.
A phonograph record that is composed of several tracks
A jacket or cover for such a phonograph record.
A group of audio recordings, on any medium, intended for distribution as a group.

albumen /ælˈbjuːmən/ /ˈalbjʊmɪn/ /ˈælbjʊmən/ albumens albumina n
Eiweiß Albumen
The white part of an egg; being mostly the protein albumin and water.

albumin /æl.ˈbjuː.mən/ /ˈalbjʊmɪn/ albumins n
Albumin
(protein) Any of a class of monomeric proteins that are soluble in water, and are coagulated by heat; they occur in egg white, milk etc; they function as carrier protein for steroids, fatty acids, and thyroid hormones and play a role in stabilizing extracellular fluid volume.

alcazar /ælˈkɑzɚ/ /ˌalkəˈzɑː/ /ˌælkəˈzɑɹ/ alcazars n
Alcázar Alkazar
Any Moorish fortress in Spain.

alchemist /ˈæl.kə.mɪst/ alchemists n
Alchemist Alchemistin
One who practices alchemy.

alchemy /ˈælkəmi/ alchemies n
Alchemie Alchimie
(uncountable) The premodern and early modern study of physical changes, particularly in Europe, Arabia, and China; and chiefly in pursuit of an elixir of immortality, a universal panacea, and/or a philosopher's stone able to transmute base metals into gold, eventually developing into chemistry.

alcid /ˈal.sɪd/ alcids n
Alkenvogel
(ornithology) A bird of the family Alcidae, including auks, auklets, razorbills, dovekies, guillemots, and puffins.

alcohol /ˈæl.kə.hɑl/ /ˈæl.kə.hɒl/ /ˈæl.kə.hɔl/ /ˈɑl.kə.hɑl/ /ˈɑl.kə.hɔl/ alcohols n
Alkohol
(organic compound, countable) Any of a class of organic compounds (such as ethanol) containing a hydroxyl functional group (-OH).
Alkohol Weingeist Branntwein
(uncountable) Beverages containing ethanol, collectively.

alcohol abuse n
Alkoholmissbrauch
A self-inflicted form of abuse caused by a person's habitual excessive drinking of alcohol.

alcohol addiction alcohol addictions n
Alkoholkrankheit Alkoholsucht Trunksucht
Dependency on alcohol.

alcohol poisoning alcohol poisonings n
Alkoholvergiftung
A high blood level of alcohol, toxic enough to injure or kill a person.

alcohol-free adj
alkoholfrei
Containing no alcohol.

alcoholic /ˌæl.kəˈhɑ.lɪk/ /ˌæl.kəˈhɒl.ɪk/ /ˌæl.kəˈhɔ.lɪk/ more alcoholic most alcoholic adj
alkoholisch alkoholhaltig
Having more than a trace amount of alcohol in its contents.

alcoholic /ˌæl.kəˈhɑ.lɪk/ /ˌæl.kəˈhɒl.ɪk/ /ˌæl.kəˈhɔ.lɪk/ alcoholics n
Alkoholiker Alkoholikerin Alkoholkranke Alkoholkranker Alkoholsüchtiger
A person addicted to alcohol.
Alkoholiker Alkoholikerin Alkoholkranke Alkoholkranker
One who abuses alcohol.

alcoholism /ˈælkə(ˌ)hɔˌlɪzəm/ /ˈælkəhɒˌlɪzəm/ alcoholisms n
Alkoholismus Alkoholkrankheit Trunksucht
A chronic disease caused by compulsive and uncontrollable consumption of alcoholic beverages, leading to addiction and deterioration in health and social functioning.
Alkoholvergiftung Alkoholismus
(pathology) Acute alcohol poisoning.

alcoholized more alcoholized most alcoholized adj
alkoholisiert
saturated, infused or under the influence of alcohol

alcohology /ˌælkəˈhɒlədʒi/ n
Alkohologie
(sociology) The study of the effects of alcohol; on living organisms, people or social environments.

alcove /ˈæl.kəʊv/ alcoves n
Alkoven Alkove Alkov
(architecture) A small recessed area set off from a larger room.

alcuronium n
Alcuroniumchlorid
(pharmaceutical drug) A semisynthetic muscle relaxant derived from toxiferine.

aldebaranium n
Aldebaranium
(chemistry, obsolete) A rejected name for ytterbium.

aldehyde /ˈæl.dɪ.haɪd/ aldehydes n
Aldehyd
(organic compound) Any of a large class of reactive organic compounds (R·CHO) having a carbonyl functional group attached to one hydrocarbon radical and a hydrogen atom.

alder /ˈɑldɚ/ /ˈɔldɚ/ /ˈɔːldə/ alders n
Erle
Any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Alnus, belonging to the birch family.

alder buckthorn alder buckthorns n
Faulbaum
A deciduous shrub, Frangula alnus, native to Europe and neighboring areas of Asia and Africa, bearing glossy leaves, flowers in sessile umbels, and inedible red berries that turn black when ripe, and historically used as a laxative and to produce dyes.

alderman aldermen n
Schöffe
A member of a municipal legislative body in a city or town.

aldern adj
erlen
(obsolete) Made of alder wood.

aldolase aldolases n
Aldolase
(enzyme) An enzyme, present in some tissue, that catalyses the conversion of phosphates of fructose to those of glyceraldehyde and dihydroxyacetone

aldrin aldrins n
Aldrin
An insecticide and persistent organic pollutant containing a naphthalene-derived compound.

ale /eɪl/ ales n
Ale
A beer produced by so-called warm fermentation and not pressurized.

aleatory /ˈeɪ.lɪ.ə.tɔ.ɹi/ /ˈeɪ.lɪ.ə.tə.ɹi/ /ˈæ.lɪ.ə.tɔ.ɹi/ /ˈæ.lɪ.ə.tə.ɹi/ adj
zufällig aleatorisch
Depending on the throw of a die; random, arising by chance.

alembic /əˈlɛm.bɪk/ alembics n
Alambic Destillierkolben
An early chemical apparatus, consisting of two retorts connected by a tube, used to purify substances by distillation.

aleph /ˈɑˌlɛf/ /ˈɑˌlɪf/ alephs n
Aleph Alef
The first letter of the Proto-Canaanite alphabet, and its descendants in descended Semitic scripts, such as Phoenician ⁧[[Ф#Phoenician|Ф]⁩ (ʾ, ʾaleph), Aramaic ⁧[[С#Aramaic|С]⁩ (ʾ), Classical Syriac ⁧ܐ⁩ ('ālaph), Hebrew ⁧א⁩ (aleph) and Arabic ⁧ا⁩ (ʾalif).

alert /əˈlɜːt/ /əˈlɝt/ more alert most alert adj
wachsam aufmerksam
Attentive; awake; on guard.

alert /əˈlɜːt/ /əˈlɝt/ alerts n
Alarm
An alarm.

alert /əˈlɜːt/ /əˈlɝt/ v
verständigen
To give warning to.

alethiology n
Alethiologie
(logic) The branch of logic dealing with truth and error.

alethonym alethonyms n
Alethonym
The true name of an individual, as distinguished from a pseudonym.

alethonymous adj
alethonym
(very rare) Of or pertaining to an alethonym (true name).

alewife /ˈeɪlwʌɪf/ /ˈeɪlˌwaɪf/ alewives n
Wirtin Schankwirtin
(archaic) A woman who keeps an alehouse.
Großaugenhering
A migrating North American fish, Alosa pseudoharengus.

alexandrine alexandrines n
Alexandriner
(poetry) A line of poetic meter having twelve syllables, usually divided into two or three equal parts.

alexithymia /ˌeɪ.lɛk.səˈθaɪ.mi.ə/ n
Alexithymie
A deficiency in understanding, processing, or describing emotions.

alexithymic /əˌlɛksɪˈθaɪmɪk/ more alexithymic most alexithymic adj
alexithymisch
(psychiatry, psychology) Pertaining to or having alexithymia. [from 20th c.]

alfalfa /ælˈfælfə/ alfalfas n
Luzerne Alfalfa
(uncountable) A plant, principally of Medicago sativa, grown as a pasture crop.

alga /ˈæl.ɡə/ algae n
Alge
(biology) Any of many aquatic photosynthetic organisms, including the seaweeds, whose size ranges from a single cell to giant kelps and whose biochemistry and forms are very diverse, some being eukaryotic.

algal bloom algal blooms n
Algenblüte
A dense spread of algae on the surface of water.

algebra /ˈæl.dʒɪ.bɹə/ /ˈæl.d͡ʒə.bɹə/ /ˈæl.d͡ʒɪ.bɹə/ algebras n
Algebra Buchstabenrechnung
(uncountable, mathematics) Elementary algebra: A system for representing and manipulating unknown quantities (variables) in equations.
(countable, mathematics, algebra) Any of several objects of study in Algebra
(uncountable, medicine, historical, rare) The surgical treatment of a dislocated or fractured bone. Also (countable) : a dislocation or fracture.

algebraic /ˌæl.d͡ʒɪˈbɹeɪ.ɪk/ /ˌæl.d͡ʒɪˈbɹæɪ.ɪk/ more algebraic most algebraic adj
algebraisch
Of, or relating to, algebra.
(mathematics, of an expression, equation, or function) Containing only numbers, letters, and arithmetic operators.
(algebra, number theory, of a number) Which is a root of some polynomial whose coefficients are rational.

algebraic K-theory n
algebraische K-Theorie
(algebraic geometry) K-theory studied from the point of view of algebra.

algebraic equation algebraic equations n
algebraische Gleichung
(algebra) A mathematical equation in which one or both sides is an algebraic expression, such as 2x + 7y = 3.

algebraic function algebraic functions n
algebraische Funktion
(algebraic geometry) Informally, any function expressible using (only) the operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication, division and raising to a rational power; more precisely, any continuous function definable as the root of some polynomial equation.

algebraic geometry algebraic geometries n
algebraische Geometrie
(mathematics) A branch of mathematics that studies algebraic varieties (solution sets of polynomial equations) and their generalisations, using techniques from both algebra (chiefly commutative algebra) and geometry.

algebraic graph theory algebraic graph theories n
algebraische Graphentheorie
(uncountable, mathematics, graph theory) The subbranch of graph theory in which algebraic methods are applied to problems about graphs.

algebraic number algebraic numbers n
algebraische Zahl
(algebra, number theory) A complex number (more generally, an element of a number field) that is a root of a polynomial whose coefficients are integers; equivalently, a complex number (or element of a number field) that is a root of a monic polynomial whose coefficients are rational numbers.

algebraic number theory n
algebraische Zahlentheorie
(mathematics, number theory) The branch of number theory in which number-theoretic questions are expressed in terms of properties of algebraic number fields or related objects, and studied using techniques from algebra.

algebraic statistics n
algebraische Statistik
(mathematics, statistics) A discipline within mathematical statistics in which algebra is used to describe and analyse problems;specifically, the use of algebraic geometry and commutative algebra in statistics.

algebraic structure algebraic structures n
algebraische Struktur
(more formally) A mathematical object comprising a carrier set (aka underlying set or domain), an optional scalar set, a set of operations (typically binary operations, but otherwise each of finite arity) and a set of identities (axioms) which the operations must satisfy.

algebraic topology n
algebraische Topologie
(mathematics) The branch of mathematics that uses tools from abstract algebra to study topological spaces.

algebraical more algebraical most algebraical adj
algebraisch
Pertaining to algebra or its laws.
(mathematics) Requiring a finite number of algebraic operations; the opposite of transcendental.

algebraicity n
Algebraizität

algebraist algebraists n
Algebraiker
(mathematics) A mathematician who specializes in algebra.

algid /ˈæl.d͡ʒɪd/ more algid most algid adj
kalt
(medicine) Cold, chilly; used of low body temperature especially in connection with certain diseases such as malaria and cholera.

alginic acid /ælˌdʒɪn.ɪk ˈæs.ɪd/ alginic acids n
Alginsäure
(biochemistry) An insoluble colloidal acid (C6H8O6)n that in the form of its salts is a constituent of the cell walls of brown algae and is used as a food additive.

algolagnia /alɡə(ʊ)ˈlaɡnɪə/ n
Algolagnie
A physical condition that causes a person to gain sexual pleasure by suffering pain, particularly to erogenous zones.

algologist /ælˈɡɒlədʒɪst/ algologists n
Algologe Algologin
One who studies algology.

algology n
Algologie Algenkunde Phykologie
The branch of botany dealing with algae.

algometer algometers n
Algometer
An instrument for measuring pain-inducing stimuli, and the sensitivity to such stimuli.

algophobia n
Algophobie
Fear of pain.

algorithm /ˈælɡəɹɪðəm/ /ˈælɡəˌɹɪðəm/ [ˈæɫɡəɹɪðm̩] [ˈæɫɡəˌɹɪðm̩] algorithms n
Algorithmus
(countable) A collection of ordered steps that solve a mathematical problem. A precise step-by-step plan for a computational procedure that possibly begins with an input value and yields an output value in a finite number of steps.
(loosely) A flowchart illustrating a decision-making process for human users, especially health care professionals.

alias /ˈeɪ.li.əs/ aliases n
Deckname Pseudonym
Another name; an assumed name.

alibi /ˈæl.ə.baɪ/ alibis n
Alibi
(legal) The plea or mode of defense under which a person on trial for a crime proves or attempts to prove being in another place when the alleged act was committed.
Alibi Ausrede Entschuldigung Rechtfertigung
(sometimes, proscribed) An excuse, especially one used to avoid responsibility or blame.

alibiless adj
alibilos

alidade /ˈæ.lɪ.deɪd/ alidades n
Alhidade
(cartography, astronomy, surveying) A sighting device used for measuring angles.

alien /ˈeɪ.li.ən/ more alien most alien adj
fremd fremdartig
Very unfamiliar, strange, or removed.
außerirdisch
Pertaining to extraterrestrial life; typical of an extraterrestrial creature.

alien /ˈeɪ.li.ən/ aliens n
Ausländerin Fremder Ausländer Fremde Fremdling
A person, animal, plant, or other thing which is from outside the family, group, organization, or territory under consideration.
Außerirdischer Ausländer Außerirdische Ausländerin Alien Fremder
Any life form of extraterrestrial or extradimensional origin.

alienate /ˈeɪ.li.ə.neɪt/ v
entfremden befremden
To cause one to feel unable to relate.

alienated more alienated most alienated adj
entfremdet
Isolated; excluded; estranged.

alienation [ˌeɪli.əˈneɪʃən] alienations n
Entfremdung
The act of alienating.

alif /a.lɪf/ alifs n
Alef Alif
The first letter of the Arabic alphabet: ا.

alight /əˈlaɪt/ adj
in Flammen
Burning, lit, on fire.

alight /əˈlaɪt/ v
aussteigen
Often followed by from or off: to get off an animal which one has been riding; to dismount; to descend or exit from a vehicle; hence, to complete one's journey; to stop.

align /æˈlaɪn/ /əˈlaɪn/ v
abgleichen absprechen abstimmen alignieren angleichen anpassen
(transitive) To adjust or form to a line; to range or form in line; to bring into line.
alignieren
(transitive, bioinformatics) To organize a linear arrangement of DNA, RNA, or protein sequences which have regions of similarity.

aligned /əˈlaɪnd/ more aligned most aligned adj
abgestimmt angepasst angepaßt ausgefluchtet ausgerichtet bündig
Having been placed, arranged or formed in alignment (with something).
abgestimmt angepasst assoziiert gebunden gleichgerichtet kooperierend
(figurative) Allied or working together with a common goal.

alignment /əˈlaɪn.mənt/ /əˈlɑɪn.mənt/ alignments n
Aneinanderreihung Aufreihung Ausrichtung
An arrangement of items in a line.
Abgleich Ausrichtung Einstellung Justierung
The process of adjusting a mechanism such that its parts are aligned; the condition of having its parts so adjusted.
Allianz Ausrichtung Fraktion Gruppierung Parteiengemeinschaft Zusammenschluss
An alliance of factions.
Konjunktion Konstellation
(astronomy) The conjunction of two celestial objects.
gerader Streckenverlauf
(transport) The precise route or course taken by a linear way (road, railway, footpath, etc.) between two points.

alike /əˈlaɪk/ more alike most alike adj
gleich
Having resemblance or similitude; similar; without difference.

alike /əˈlaɪk/ more alike most alike adv
gleich gleichermaßen
In the same manner, form, or degree; in common; equally.

alimony /ˈæl.ə.moʊ.ni/ /ˈæl.ɪ.mə.ni/ alimonies n
Unterhalt Alimente
(legal, sometimes, pejorative) A court-mandated allowance made to a former spouse by a divorced or legally separated person.

aliphatic /ælɪˈfætɪk/ adj
aliphatisch
(organic chemistry) Of a class of organic compounds in which the carbon atoms are arranged in an open chain.

aliquot /ˈæ.lɪ.kwɒt/ adj
aliquot
Contained in the whole an integral number of times, a factor or divisor.

aliquot /ˈæ.lɪ.kwɒt/ aliquots n
Aliquote
(chemistry, biotechnology) A portion of a total amount of a solution or suspension.

alive /əˈlaɪv/ more alive most alive adj
lebendig
Having life; living; not dead.
In a state of action; in force or operation; existent.
Busy with activity of many living beings; swarming; thronged; busy.

alive and kicking adj
gesund und munter quicklebendig
(idiomatic) Healthy; vital; in good health, particularly in opposition to unfavorable circumstances.

aliyah /əliːˈjɑː/ /əˈliːjə/ aliyahs aliyos aliyot aliyoth n
Alija
(countable) One of the major waves of immigration of Jews to Israel.

alizarin /əˈlɪzəɹɪn/ alizarins n
Alizarin
(organic compound) A red substance, 1,2-dihydroxyanthraquinone, extracted from madder root and used as a dye.

alkali /ˈæl.kəˌlaɪ/ alkalies alkalis n
Alkali
(chemistry) One of a class of caustic bases, such as soda, soda ash, caustic soda, potash, ammonia, and lithia, whose distinguishing characteristics are dissolving in alcohol and water, uniting with oils and fats to form soap, neutralizing and forming salts with acids, turning to brown several vegetable yellows, and changing reddened litmus to blue.

alkali metal alkali metals n
Alkalimetall
(inorganic chemistry) Any of the soft, light, reactive metals of Group 1 of the periodic table; lithium, sodium, potassium, rubidium, cesium, and francium.

alkaline /ˈæl.kə.laɪn/ /ˈæl.kəl.aɪn/ more alkaline most alkaline adj
alkalisch
Of, or relating to an alkali, one of a class of caustic bases.
(chemistry) Having a pH greater than 7.

alkaline earth metal alkaline earth metals n
Erdalkalimetall
(inorganic chemistry) Any of the elements of group II of the periodic table; they are low-density metals that react readily with water to form strongly basic hydroxides, and with many acids to form salts.

alkaline glaze alkaline glazes n
alkalische Glasur

alkalinity alkalinities n
Alkalinität Alkalität
(chemistry) The state of being, or the degree to which a thing is, alkaline.

alkaloid /ˈæl.kə.lɔɪd/ alkaloids n
Alkaloid Alkaloide
(organic chemistry) Any of many organic (often heterocyclic) bases that occur in nature and often have medicinal properties.

alkaloidal adj
alkaloidisch alkaloidal
(organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to alkaloids.

alkane /ˈæl.keɪn/ alkanes n
Alkan
(organic compound) Any acyclic saturated hydrocarbon (methane, ethane, etc.).

alkanet alkanets n
Orkanette Schminkwurz
Alkanna tinctoria, a plant whose root is used as a red dye.
Orkanette
The dyeing matter extracted from the roots of the plant with water or oil, used for cotton especially but also silk and wool, giving a deep red colour.

alkanol /ˈæl.kə.nɒl/ alkanols n
Alkanol
(organic chemistry) Any simple aliphatic alcohol.

alkene alkenes n
Alken
(organic compound) An unsaturated, aliphatic hydrocarbon with one or more carbon–carbon double bonds.

alkoxide alkoxides n
Alkoholat
(organic chemistry) Any organic compound derived from an alcohol by replacement of a hydrogen atom with a metal or other cationic species

alkyl /ˈælkaɪl/ /ˈælkɪl/ alkyls n
Alkyl
(organic chemistry) Any of a series of univalent radicals of the general formula CnH2n+1 derived from aliphatic hydrocarbons.

alkyne alkynes n
Alkin
(organic compound) A hydrocarbon containing at least one carbon–carbon triple bond.

all /ɑl/ /ɔl/ /ɔːl/ [oːɫ] [ɔɫ] adv
ganz völlig total vollkommen
Wholly; entirely; completely; totally.
pro Stück
Apiece; each.

all /ɑl/ /ɔl/ /ɔːl/ [oːɫ] [ɔɫ] determiner
all alle jeder jede jedes
Every individual or anything of the given class, with no exceptions (the noun or noun phrase denoting the class must be plural or uncountable).
ganz all
Throughout the whole of (a stated period of time; generally used with units of a day or longer).

all /ɑl/ /ɔl/ /ɔːl/ [oːɫ] [ɔɫ] alls n
alles
(with a possessive pronoun) Everything that one is capable of.

all along adv
die ganze Zeit schon immer von Anfang an
(duration, idiomatic) For the entire time; always.

all and sundry pronoun
Hinz und Kunz alle jeder Dahergelaufene jedermann
(collectively) All; everyone.

all around adj
komplett vollständig
Including everything about a topic; overall, all-encompassing.

all bark and no bite adj
große Klappe und nichts dahinter
(idiomatic) Full of big talk but lacking action, power, or substance; pretentious.

all but adv
fast
Very nearly; everything short of. Most often precedes a verb or adjective.

all cats are grey in the dark proverb
nachts sind alle Katzen grau
(UK, sometimes, _, vulgar, _, &, _) Sex is enjoyable regardless of the physical attractiveness or social station of one's partner.
(uncommon) Under some circumstances, individual distinctions no longer matter.

all day adv
den ganzen Tag
For the period of an entire day, or at least during all the daytime of a day.

all ears adj
ganz Ohr
(idiomatic) Listening intently; fully focused.
ganz Ohr sein
(idiomatic) Awaiting an explanation.

all good things come to an end proverb
alles hat sein Ende
Nothing good lasts forever.

all hell breaks loose phraseologicalUnit
der Teufel ist los die Hölle bricht los
(idiomatic) The situation becomes chaotic or characterized by conflict or rage.

all in all adv
alles in allem
(modal, set phrase) Generally, all things considered

all in good time adv
alles zu seiner Zeit
(as a set phrase) One should be patient.

all kidding aside adv
Spaß beiseite ohne Scheiß
(speech act, idiomatic) Used to attempt to make a serious point in a jocular conversation.

all mouth and trousers adj
große Klappe, nichts dahinter
(British, idiomatic) Superficial, engaging in empty, boastful talk, but not of real substance.

all of a sudden /ˌɔl əv ə ˈsʌdən/ adv
auf einmal mit einem Mal
(set phrase, colloquial) Suddenly, quickly, without warning.

all over adv
ganz ganz und gar vollständig
(idiomatic) Over an entire extent.
an jedem Ort an jeder Stelle überall
(idiomatic) Everywhere.
ganz der/die/das typisch
(idiomatic) In every way; thoroughly.
vorbei
nUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see all over.

all over preposition
ganz ... über ganz über vollständig ... über über ... ganze/n
(idiomatic) Everywhere; covering completely.

all over the place
an jeder Ecke wo man auch geht und steht überall
(idiomatic) In multiple directions or locations, often haphazardly; everywhere.
chaotisch durcheinander uneinheitlich verworren völlig durchmischt
(idiomatic) Inconsistent; lacking a clear pattern; with a large amount of variation.

all right /ˌɑlˈɹaɪt/ /ˌɔlˈɹaɪt/ /ˌɔːlˈɹaɪt/ adj
in Ordnung gesund gut unversehrt
In good health, unharmed.

all right /ˌɑlˈɹaɪt/ /ˌɔlˈɹaɪt/ /ˌɔːlˈɹaɪt/ adv
gut in Ordnung
Fairly well.

all right /ˌɑlˈɹaɪt/ /ˌɔlˈɹaɪt/ /ˌɔːlˈɹaɪt/ interjection
gut in Ordnung
Used to affirm, indicate agreement, or consent.
bravo super
Used to indicate support, favor or encouragement.
also na schön nun
Used to fill space or pauses.
also nun
Used as a general lead-in or beginning.
schon gut
Used to express exasperation or frustration, often with already.

all rights reserved phraseologicalUnit
alle Rechte vorbehalten
(idiomatic, legal) The copyright holder of a creative work reserves all copyright-related rights, typically including the right to publish the work, to make derivative works of it, to distribute it, to make profit from it, to license a number of these rights to other people, and to forbid these uses by any unauthorized people, thus being entitled to take legal action against infringement.

all roads lead to Rome proverb
alle Wege führen nach Rom
(idiomatic) Different paths can take one to the same goal.

all skin and bones adj
knochendürr

all that glitters is not gold proverb
es ist nicht alles Gold, was glänzt
Things that appear valuable or worthwhile might not actually be so; things that look nice might not be as good as they look.

all that jazz phraseologicalUnit
und so
(informal, idiom) Everything else related to something; other similar things.

all the best interjection
alles Gute

all the more adv
erst recht umso mehr
Even more; notably, but even more notably due to additional information, either preceding or following the statement.

all the rage adj
der letzte Schrei schwer in Mode

all the same adj
einerlei

all the same adv
trotzdem immerhin
(idiom) Anyway; nevertheless; nonetheless.

all the tea in China n
alle Reichtümer dieser Erde alles in der Welt
(idiomatic, hyperbole) Something very valuable or priceless.

all the time adv
immer
(set phrase, duration) Always; constantly; for the complete duration.

all the way adv
durchgehend durchweg ganz
Completely, as much as possible; in full; to the end or full extent.
mit allem
(of food, colloquial) With every typical condiment or topping.

all things considered adv
alles in allem
Generally speaking; in terms of the big picture.

all thumbs adj
zwei linke Hände haben
(idiom) Clumsy; awkward; not dextrous.

all together adv
alle zusammen
As a group.

all's fair in love and war proverb
es gibt Schlimmeres in der Liebe und im Krieg ist alles erlaubt
Unpleasant behavior is acceptable during love and conflict.

all's well that ends well proverb
Ende gut, alles gut
A happy ending makes up for everything that has gone before.

all-clear n
Entwarnung
A sign or signal indicating that a hindrance or danger is clear.

all-day /ˌɔlˈdeɪ/ /ˌɔːlˈdeɪ/ adj
ganztägig
Lasting throughout the whole day.

all-embracing adj
allumfassend

all-in-one adj
gesamt- komplett universal vollständig

all-inclusive adj
pauschal
Providing all amenities, benefits or perquisites in a single package.

all-night /ˌɔlˈnaɪt/ /ˌɔːlˈnaɪt/ adj
abendfüllend
Lasting throughout the whole night (or most of it)

all-or-nothing adj
alles oder nichts

all-over adj
flächendeckend vollflächig vollständig
over the whole area or extent

all-powerful adj
allmächtig
Having unlimited power; omnipotent.

all-season tire all-season tires n
Ganzjahresreifen

all-terrain adj
Gelände- geländegängig
suited to various types of terrain

all-weather tire all-weather tires n
Allwetterreifen
(automotive, American spelling, Canadian spelling) A tire with rubber that remains soft in below-freezing conditions, but gives longer tread life in warm conditions than winter tires

all-wheel drive all-wheel drives n
Allrad Allradantrieb
A wheeled vehicle with a drivetrain that allows all wheels to receive torque from the engine simultaneously, particularly where power is directed to the wheels with the best contact with the ground.

allantiasis n
Wurstvergiftung
(disease, archaic) Food poisoning (especially botulism) as a result of eating poorly cooked sausages.

allantois allantoides allantoises n
Allantois
(anatomy) A sac, having a number of functions, that develops in the alimentary canal of the embryos of mammals, birds and reptiles.

allative /ˈælətɪv/ allatives n
Allativ
(grammar) The allative case, or a word in that case.

allative case allative cases n
Allativ
(grammatical case) A case used to indicate movement onto, or to the adjacency of something. In English, this is usually expressed by the prepositions to or onto, as in "to the house," "onto the house." Languages that use the allative case include Basque, Dyirbal, Estonian, Finnish, Hungarian, and Lithuanian.

allay /əˈleɪ/ v
dämpfen beruhigen
(transitive) To make quiet or put at rest; to pacify or appease; to quell; to calm.
lindern erleichtern
(transitive) To alleviate; to abate; to mitigate.

allegation /ˌæl.əˈɡeɪ.ʃən/ /ˌæl.ɪˈɡeɪ.ʃən/ allegations n
Behauptung
An assertion, especially an accusation, not necessarily based on facts.

allege /əˈlɛd͡ʒ/ v
behaupten
(transitive) To make a claim as justification or proof; to make an assertion without proof.

alleged /əˈlɛdʒd/ /əˈlɛdʒɪd/ adj
mutmaßlich
Asserted but not proved.
Supposed but doubtful.

allegedly adv
angeblich vermeintlich
According to someone's allegation.

allegiance /əˈliː.d͡ʒəns/ allegiances n
Loyalität Treue Treuherzigkeit Gefolgschaft Gefolgschaftstreue
Loyalty to some cause, nation or ruler.

allegorical /ˌæl.ɪˈɡɔɹ.ɪ.kəl/ more allegorical most allegorical adj
allegorisch sinnbildlich
of, relating to, or containing allegory

allegorically /æl.əˈɡɒɹ.ɪk.(ə.)li/ more allegorically most allegorically adv
allegorisch sinnbildlich
In an allegorical manner.

allegoricalness n
Gleichnishaftigkeit

allegorise v
allegorisieren sinnbildlich darstellen
(transitive, British spelling) To create an allegory from some event or situation.

allegorization allegorizations n
Allegorisierung
The act of turning into allegory, or of understanding in an allegorical sense.

allegory /ˈæl.əˌɡɔɹ.i/ /ˈæl.ɪˌɡɔː.ɹi/ allegories n
Allegorik
Allegorie Sinnbild
A symbolic representation which can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, usually a moral or political one.
(mathematics, category theory) A category that retains some of the structure of the category of binary relations between sets, representing a high-level generalisation of that category.

allegretto adv
allegretto
(music) To be played rather fast and lively.

allegretto allegrettos n
Allegretto
(music) A movement in this time.

allele /əˈ.liː.l/ /ˈæ.liː.l/ alleles n
Allel
(genetics) One of a number of alternative forms of the same gene occupying a given position, or locus, on a chromosome.

allelic adj
allel
Of or pertaining to alleles.

allelopathy n
Allelopathie
The release by a plant of a toxin to suppress growth of nearby competing plants.

alleluia alleluias n
Halleluja
A liturgical form of hallelujah.

allergen /ˈælə(ɹ)ˌd͡ʒɛn/ allergens n
Allergen
(medicine) A substance which causes an allergic reaction.

allergenicity allergenicities n
Allergenität Allergenizität
The property or degree of being allergenic.

allergic /əˈlɜː.dʒɪk/ /əˈlɝ.d͡ʒɪk/ more allergic most allergic adj
allergisch
Of or pertaining to allergy.
Having an allergy.
(figurative, humorous) Highly averse.

allergically more allergically most allergically adv
allergisch
In an allergic manner; because of allergies.

allergist allergists n
Allergologe Allergologin
A doctor who specializes in the treatment of allergies.

allergologist allergologists n
Allergologe Allergologin
A scientist who studies allergology (the medicine of allergies).

allergology allergologies n
Allergologie
(medicine) The study of the causes and treatment of allergies

allergy /ˈæl.əɹ.d͡ʒi/ [ˈæl.ə.dʒi] [ˈæl.ɚ.d͡ʒi] allergies n
Allergie Überempfindlichkeit
(pathology, immunology) A disorder of the immune system causing adverse reactions to substances (allergens) not harmful to most and marked by the body's production of histamines and associated with atopy, anaphylaxis, and asthma.
Allergie
(pathology) Any condition of hypersensitivity to a substance.
Altered susceptibility to a first treatment as exhibited in reaction to a subsequent one.
(informal) An antipathy, as toward a person or activity.

alleviate /əˈli.vi.eɪt/ v
lindern mildern abschwächen
(transitive) To reduce or lessen the severity of a pain or difficulty.

alleviation /əˌliːviˈeɪʃən/ alleviations n
Erleichterung Linderung Milderung
the act of alleviating; relief or mitigation.

alley /ˈæ.li/ alleys n
Gasse
A narrow street or passageway, especially one through the middle of a block giving access to the rear of lots of buildings.

alley cat alley cats n
Straßenkatze Streunerkatze
An urban feral cat.

alley oop /al.ɪˈuːp/ /al.ɪˈʊp/ /ˌæl.iˈup/ /ˌæl.iˈʊp/ interjection
alley oop
Encouraging or calling attention to a physical performance, especially one involving an upwards lift or leap.

alliance /əˈlaɪ.əns/ alliances n
Allianz Bündnis Bund Verbund Zusammenschluss
(uncountable) The state of being allied.
Allianz Bündnis
(countable) A union or connection of interests between families, states, parties, etc., especially between families by marriage and states by compact, treaty, or league.
Allianz Bund Bündnis
(countable) Any union resembling that of families or states; union by relationship in qualities; affinity.
Allianz Bündnis Verbündeten
(with the definite article) The persons or parties allied.

allicin /ˈælɪsən/ allicins n
Allicin
(organic compound) An organic compound, diallyl thiosulfinate, obtained from garlic, with a variety of medicinal and antibacterial properties.

allied /əˈlaɪd/ /ˈæl.aɪd/ more allied most allied adj
alliiert verbündet
Joined as allies.

alligator /ˈæl.ɪ.ɡeɪ.tə/ /ˈæl.ɪ.ɡeɪ.tɚ/ alligators n
Alligator
Either of two species of large amphibious reptile, Alligator mississippiensis or Alligator sinensis, in the genus Alligator within order Crocodilia, which have sharp teeth and very strong jaws and are native to the Americas and China, respectively.

alligator clip alligator clips n
Krokodilklemme
(electronics) A spring-loaded metal clip, usually attached to a wire and used to make temporary electrical connections.

alligator snapping turtle alligator snapping turtles n
Geierschildkröte
A large freshwater turtle of the Eastern United States (Macrochelys temminckii).

alliteration /əˌlɪtəˈɹeɪʃən/ [əˌlɪɾəˈɹeɪʃən] alliterations n
Alliteration Stabreim
The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of two or more words immediately succeeding each other, or at short intervals.

allocate /ˈæl.ə.keɪt/ v
zuteilen
To distribute according to a plan, generally followed by the adposition to.
allozieren
(computing) To reserve a portion of memory for use by a computer program.

allocation /ˌæl.əˈkeɪ.ʃən/ allocations n
Vergabe Zuteilung Zuweisung
The process or procedure for allocating things, especially money or other resources.

allocation unit allocation units n
Allokationseinheit

allochthonous /ə.ˈlɒk.θə.nəs/ adj
allochthon
Originating in a place other than where it is found.

allodium allodia allodiums n
Allod Allodialbesitz Allode
(dated, or, historical) Freehold land or property; land held in allodial tenure, or one's title to such land.

allograph /ˈæləɡɹæf/ /ˈæləɡɹɑːf/ allographs n
Allograph
A variant form of a letter (or other grapheme).

alloimmunity alloimmunities n
Alloimmunität
(biology, immunology, medicine) Immunity, obtained from another, against one's own cells.

allomorph /ˈæl.oʊ.mɔɹf/ /ˈæl.ə.mɔɹf/ /ˈæl.ə.mɔːf/ allomorphs n
Allomorph
(linguistics) Any of the different phonological representations of a morpheme.

allonge /əˈlɒnʒ/ allonges n
Allonge
(legal, banking) A slip of paper attached to a negotiable instrument to hold endorsements should the document itself be unable to hold any more.

allonym allonyms n
Allonym
A pseudonym, (particularly) another person's name used as a pseudonym by the author of a work.

allopathy allopathies n
Allopathie Schulmedizin
(countable) A conventional Western medical method or treatment.

allopatric adj
allopatrische
(biology) Not living in the same territory; geographically isolated and thus unable to crossbreed.

allophone /ˈaləˌfəʊn/ /ˈæləˌfoʊn/ /ˈæləˌfəʉn/ more allophone most allophone adj
allophon
That which is of a language other than that spoken by the majority.

allophone /ˈaləˌfəʊn/ /ˈæləˌfoʊn/ /ˈæləˌfəʉn/ allophones n
Allophon Allofon Fonemvariante Lautvariante Phonemvariante
(phonology) Any of two or more alternative pronunciations for a phoneme.
Allophone Allophoner
A person whose mother tongue is one other than that spoken by the majority.

allophonic /ˌal.əˈfɒn.ɪk/ /ˌæl.əˈfɑ.nɪk/ /ˌæl.əˈfɔn.ɪk/ more allophonic most allophonic adj
allophonisch
Of or pertaining to an allophone.

allosteric more allosteric most allosteric adj
allosterisch
(biochemistry, of an enzyme) That binds a compound on an inactive site and thus changes macromolecular conformation or dynamics in order to become either active or inactive

allot /əˈlɑt/ /əˈlɒt/ v
austeilen verteilen
(transitive) To distribute or apportion by (or as if by) lot.
zuteilen
(transitive) To assign or designate as a task or for a purpose.

allotment /əˈlɔt.mɛnt/ allotments n
Anteil
Something allotted; a share, part, or portion granted or distributed
Kleingarten Schrebergarten
(British) A plot of land rented from the council for growing fruit and vegetables.

allotrope /ˈæ.lə.tɹəʊp/ allotropes n
Allotrop
(chemistry) Any form of an element that has a distinctly different molecular structure to another form of the same element, with different physical properties and often different chemical properties. [from 1847]

allotropic adj
allotrop
(chemistry) Describing a form of an element that exhibits allotropy.

allotropy allotropies n
Allotropie
(chemistry) A property, exhibited by some elements, of existing in multiple forms with different atomic structures.

allow /əˈlaʊ/ v
zulassen erlauben
(ditransitive) To grant, give, admit, accord, afford, or yield; to let one have.
zulassen erlauben einberechnen
(transitive, catenative) To enable; to permit; to grant license to; to consent to.
zulassen erlauben akzeptieren einberechnen
(transitive) To acknowledge; to accept as true; to concede; to accede to an opinion.

allowance /əˈlaʊəns/ allowances n
Erlaubnis
(minting) A permissible deviation in the fineness and weight of coins, owing to the difficulty in securing exact conformity to the standard prescribed by law.

allowed /əˈlaʊd/ more allowed most allowed adj
erlaubt
Permitted, authorized. [from 16th c.]

alloy /əˈlɔɪ/ /ˈæ.lɔɪ/ alloys n
Legierung
A metal that is a combination of two or more elements, at least one of which is a metal, a base metal.

alloy /əˈlɔɪ/ /ˈæ.lɔɪ/ v
legieren
To mix or combine; often used of metals.

alloy steel alloy steels n
Stahllegierung

alloy wheel alloy wheels n
Leichtmetallfelge
(automotive) a wheel rim made from an aluminium alloy

allspice allspices n
Piment Nelkenpfeffer Jamaikapfeffer Modegewürz Neugewürz
(uncountable) A spice; the dried and ground unripe fruit of Pimenta dioica, thought to combine the flavours of several spices, such as cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves.

allude /əˈluːd/ v
anspielen andeuten erwähnen
(intransitive) to refer to something indirectly or by suggestion

allure /əˈl(j)(ʊ)ɚ/ allures n
Anziehungskraft Reiz Verlockung
The power to attract, entice; the quality causing attraction.

allure /əˈl(j)(ʊ)ɚ/ v
verlocken locken
(transitive) To entice; to attract.

alluring /əˈlɔːɹɪŋ/ /əˈlɝɪŋ/ /əˈlʊəɹɪŋ/ /əˈlʊɹɪŋ/ more alluring most alluring adj
verführerisch verlockend
Having the power to allure.

allusion /əˈlu.ʒən/ allusions n
Anspielung Allusion
An indirect reference; a hint; a reference to something supposed to be known, but not explicitly mentioned.

allusiveness allusivenesses n
Anspielungsart
The quality of being allusive.

alluvial fan alluvial fans n
Schwemmkegel
A cone-shaped heap of alluvium deposited by a river.

alluvial plain alluvial plains n
Alluvialebene
(geography) A plain formed by the deposition of sediment from the periodic flooding of a river.

alluvium alluvia alluviums n
Alluvialboden Alluvium Anschwemmungsboden
soil, clay, silt or gravel deposited by flowing water, as it slows, in a river bed, delta, estuary or flood plain

ally /æˈlaɪ/ /əˈlaɪ/ /ˈælaɪ/ /ˈæˌlaɪ/ allies n
Alliierter Bundesgenosse Alliierte Verbündeter Verbündete Bundesgenossin
A person, group, state, etc., which is associated or united by treaty with another for a common (especially military or political) purpose; a confederate.

allyl alcohol n
Allylalkohol

alma mater /ˌælmə ˈmeɪtə(ɹ)/ /ˌælmə ˈmɑːtə(ɹ)/ /ˌɑːlmə ˈmɑːtə(ɹ)/ alma maters almae matres n
Alma Mater
A school, college or university from which an individual has graduated or attended classes.

almanac [ˈæl-] [ˈɑl.mə.næk] [ˈɒl-] [ˈɔl.mə.næk] [ˈɔːl.mə.næk] almanacs n
Almanach
(astronomy, navigation) A book or table listing nautical, astronomical, astrological or other events for the year; sometimes, but not essentially, containing historical and statistical information.

almandine /ˈal.mən.dʌɪn/ almandines n
Almandin
(mineral) A type of garnet having a deep red color, inclining to purple, with the chemical formula Fe3Al2(SiO4)3.

almighty /ɔːlˈmaɪti/ more almighty most almighty adj
allmächtig
(sometimes, _, postpositive) Unlimited in might; omnipotent; all-powerful

almond /ˈa(l).mn̩d/ /ˈæ(l).mənd/ /ˈɑ(l).mənd/ /ˈɑː.mənd/ /ˈɔl.mənd/ more almond most almond adj
mandelfarben mandelfarbig
Brownish, resembling the colour of an almond nut.

almond /ˈa(l).mn̩d/ /ˈæ(l).mənd/ /ˈɑ(l).mənd/ /ˈɑː.mənd/ /ˈɔl.mənd/ almonds n
Mandelbaum
(countable) The tree that produces almonds.
Mandel Mandelbaum
Other plants that produce almond-like nuts:
Mandelfarbe
(uncountable) The colour of the kernel of an almond without its shell and thin seed coat, a creamy off-white colour.

almond milk almond milks n
Mandelmilch
A milky liquid made from almonds and used as a milk substitute, cooking ingredient or beverage.

almond oil almond oils n
Mandelöl
An oil produced from almonds.

almond paste n
Mandelmasse Marzipanrohmasse Marzipanmasse
A type of confection made from ground almonds and sugar in equal quantities, bound with some syrup or other similar substance in order to form a paste.

almond tree almond trees n
Mandelbaum
A tree that bears almonds (Prunus amygdalus).
Badam Indische Mandel Katappenbaum Seemandelbaum
An Indian almond tree (Terminalia catappa).

almond-shaped more almond-shaped most almond-shaped adj
mandelförmig
oval (especially in relation to eyes)

almondless adj
mandelfrei mandellos

almost /ɔːɫ.ˈməʊst/ /ˈoʊ.moʊst/ /ˈɑl.moʊst/ /ˈɔl.moʊst/ /ˈɔː(l)məs/ /ˈɔːɫ.məʊst/ [ˈɒːɫmost] adv
fast beinahe so gut wie
Very close to, but not quite.
fast
(mathematics) Up to, except for a negligible set (where negligible is not universally but contextually defined).
(measure theory, probability theory) Up to a null set; except for a set of measure 0.

almost all determiner
fast alle
(mathematics) All, except for a negligible set, i.e. finite, countable or of measure zero.

almost everywhere adv
fast überall
(measure theory) For all elements except those contained in some set of measure zero.

almost prime almost primes n
Fastprimzahl
(number theory) A natural number for which there exists an absolute constant K such that the number has at most K prime factors.

alms /æmz/ /ɑlmz/ /ɑmz/ /ɑːmz/ alms n
Almosen
Something given to the poor as charity, such as money, clothing or food.

almsless more almsless most almsless adj
almosenlos

almucantar /ælməˈkæntə/ /ælməˈkæntɚ/ almucantars n
Höhenparallele
(astronomy, archaic, or, historical) A small circle on the celestial sphere, parallel to the horizon, that is used in astronomy and navigation to show altitude of a star or any other heavenly body.

aloe /əˈləʊ.i/ /ˈæ.loʊ/ /ˈæ.ləʊ/ aloes n
Aloe
(in the plural) The resins of the tree Aquilaria malaccensis (syn. Aquilaria agallocha), known for their fragrant aroma, produced after infection by the fungus Phialophora parasitica.
Any plant of the large and variable genus Aloe.

aloe vera /əˌləʊ.i ˈvɛ.ɹə/ /əˌləʊ.i ˈvɪə.ɹə/ /ˈæ.loʊ ˈvɛ.ɹə/ /ˌæ.loʊ ˈvɪ.ɹə/ /ˌæ.ləʊ ˈvɛ.ɹə/ /ˌæ.ləʊ ˈvɪə.ɹə/ aloe veras n
Echte Aloe Aloe vera
A plant of the species Aloe vera, grown as an ornamental, thought to have medicinal value; an extract, often a gel, made from the plant.

aloha shirt aloha shirts n
Hawaiihemd
A collared shirt of a type originating in Hawaii, often brilliantly colored with floral or Polynesian patterns. [from 1930s]

alone /ɐˈluŋ/ /əˈloʊn/ /əˈləʊn/ more alone most alone adj
allein
By oneself, solitary.

alone /ɐˈluŋ/ /əˈloʊn/ /əˈləʊn/ adv
allein einsam ausschließlich nur
By oneself; apart from, or exclusive of, others; solo.
allein ausschließlich nur selbst
Without outside help.
allein ausschließlich nur
(hence) Used to emphasize the size or extent of something by selecting a subset.
Focus adverb, typically modifying a noun and occurring immediately after it.
Not permitting anything further; exclusively.
Not requiring anything further; merely.

aloneness alonenesses n
Alleinsein
The state of being alone; solitude, isolation.

along /əˈlɑŋ/ /əˈlɒŋ/ /əˈlɔŋ/ adv
weiter
Onward, forward, with progressive action.

along /əˈlɑŋ/ /əˈlɒŋ/ /əˈlɔŋ/ preposition
entlang längs
By the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to.
entlang
In a line with, with a progressive motion on; onward on; forward on.

alongside /əˈlɑŋˌsaɪd/ /əˌlɑŋˈsaɪd/ /əˌlɒŋˈsaɪd/ /əˌlɔŋˈsaɪd/ /əˌlɔŋˈsɑɪd/ adv
längsseits
Along the side; by the side; side by side; abreast.

aloof /əˈluːf/ more aloof most aloof adj
reserviert zurückhaltend distanziert menschenscheu unnahbar
Reserved and remote; either physically or emotionally distant; standoffish.

aloof /əˈluːf/ more aloof most aloof adv
(ein Stück) entfernt auf (etwas) Abstand
At or from a distance, but within view, or at a small distance; apart; away.
auf Abstand auf Distanz distanziert
Without sympathy; unfavorably.

aloofness aloofnesses n
Distanziertheit Unnahbarkeit
The state of being aloof

alopecia /æloʊˈpiː.si.ə/ /æloʊˈpiː.ʃ(i)ə/ /ˌæl.əʊˈpiː.ʃə/ alopecias n
Haarlosigkeit
(pathology) Deficiency of the hair, which may be caused by failure to grow or loss after growth.
Haarausfall Haarlosigkeit
(medicine) Loss of hair (especially on the head) or loss of wool or feathers, whether natural or caused by disease.

aloud /əˈlaʊd/ adv
laut
With a loud voice, or great noise; loudly; audibly.

alp alps n
Alm
A very high mountain. Specifically, one of the Alps, the highest chain of mountains in Europe.

alpaca /ælˈpækə/ alpaca alpacas n
Alpaka Alpakahengst Alpakastute
A sheep-like domesticated animal of the Andes, Vicugna pacos, in the camel family, closely related to the llama, guanaco, and vicuña.

alpenglow /ˈal.pən.ɡləʊ/ /ˈæl.pən.ɡloʊ/ alpenglows n
Alpenglühen
A rosy or reddish glow seen during sunset or sunrise on the summits of mountains, especially snow-covered mountains on the opposite side of the sun.

alpha /ˈælfə/ [ˈæɫ.fə] alphas n
Alpha
The name of the first letter of the Greek alphabet (Α, α), followed by beta. In the Latin alphabet it is the predecessor to A.

alpha and omega alphas and omegas n
A und O das A und O
The first and last; the beginning and end.

alpha decay alpha decays n
Alphazerfall
(physics) Radioactive decay by emitting an alpha particle.

alpha female alpha females n
Alphaweibchen Alpha-Weibchen
(zoology, ethology) The dominant female in a social or group hierarchy.

alpha male alpha males n
Alphamännchen Alpha-Männchen Alpharüde Alphatier Alphawolf Leitbulle
(zoology, ethology) The dominant male in a group of animals.
Alphamann Leitwolf
(by extension) A dominant, assertive, protective, oftentimes successful, leadership-type man or male. [from 1990s]

alpha particle alpha particles n
Alphateilchen α-Teilchen Alpha-Teilchen
(physics) A doubly positively charged nucleus of a helium-4 atom (consisting of two protons and two neutrons), emitted as a consequence of radioactivity; α-particle

alpha privative alpha privatives n
Alpha privativum
(grammar) The prefix a- (or an- when prefixing a root which begins with a vowel) found in some English words of Greek derivation. It expresses negation or absence. The prefix has cognates in other Indo-European languages, including in- in Latin and un- in English.

alpha version alpha versions n
Alpha-Version
(computer, technology) An early version of a program or application, typically unstable, but useful to show what the product will do. Sometimes this stage is referred to as a preview version. Sometimes no more features are added after this release, but bug fixes continue. This release comes after a pre-alpha version and before a beta version. As opposed to a beta version an alpha version is usually not feature complete.

alphabet /ˈæl.fə.bɛt/ /ˈæl.fə.bɪt/ alphabets n
Alphabet ABC
The set of letters used when writing in a language.
A writing system in which letters represent phonemes. (Contrast e.g. logography, a writing system in which each character represents a word, and syllabary, in which each character represents a syllable.)

alphabet soup alphabet soups n
Buchstabensuppe
A type of soup that contains noodles in the shape of various alphabetical letters, sometimes also numbers.
Abkürzungsdschungel
(figuratively) A cryptic overabundance of acronyms and abbreviations.

alphabetical /ˌæl.fəˈbɛt.ɪ.kəl/ /ˌælfəˈbɛtɪkəl/ adj
alphabetisch
According to the sequence of the letters of the alphabet.

alphabetical order alphabetical orders n
alphabetische Reihenfolge
The sequence of a collection of items (such as words in a dictionary) arranged in order by position in the alphabet.

alphabetically more alphabetically most alphabetically adv
alphabetisch
(manner) In an alphabetical manner.
(sequence) Arranged in the order of the alphabet.

alphabetisation alphabetisations n
Alphabetisierung
The act or process of arranging in alphabetical order.

alphabetism alphabetisms n
Alphabetismus
The ability to read an alphabet, a rudimentary form of literacy.

alphabetize v
alphabetisieren alphabetisch sortieren
(US, Canada) To arrange words or items in order of the first (and then subsequent) letters as they occur in the alphabet.

alphanumeric /ˌæl.fə.n(j)uːˈmɛ.ɹɪk/ adj
alphanumerisch alphanummerisch
Consisting of, or limited to, letters and/or numbers, especially the characters A to Z (lowercase and uppercase) and 0 to 9.

alphasyllabary alphasyllabaries n
Alphasyllabar
A segmental writing system in which consonant–vowel sequences are written as a unit: each unit is based on a consonant letter, and vowel notation is secondary; an abugida.

alphorn /ˈalp.hɔːn/ alphorns n
Alphorn
(musical instruments) A long, curved, wooden horn used by mountain-dwelling herders in the Alps, originally to call cattle but now only as musical instrument in classical and folk tunes.

alpine /ˈæl.paɪn/ more alpine most alpine adj
alpin
Of, relating to, or inhabiting mountains, especially above the timberline.
(skiing) Of or relating to slalom and downhill skiing.

alpine accentor alpine accentors n
Alpenbraunelle
Prunella collaris, a small passerine bird in the family Prunellidae

alpine bullhead alpine bullheads n
sibirische Groppe
A species of fish in the Cottidae family, Cottus poecilopus.

alpine chough /ˈalpaɪn ˈtʃʌf/ alpine choughs n
Alpendohle
A species of bird in the crow family (Corvidae) (Pyrrhocorax graculus), that breeds locally in the highest mountains of southern Europe, the Alps, across central Asia and India.

alpine combined n
Alpine Kombination
(skiing) An event in alpine skiing which combines runs on a downhill skiing course and a slalom course, for individual skiers.

alpine newt alpine newts n
Alpenmolch Bergmolch
a newt of the salamander order Caudata, Ichthyosaura alpestris, formerly Triturus alpestris and Mesotriton alpestris.

alpine skiing n
Ski Alpin alpiner Skilauf alpines Skifahren
(skiing) A sport involving skiing downhill.

already /ɑlˈɹɛdi/ /ɔlˈɹɛdi/ /ɔːlˈɹɛdi/ adv
schon bereits
Prior to some specified time, either past, present, or future; by this time; previously.
So soon.
schon
(US) An intensifier used to emphasize impatience or express exasperation.

also /ˈɑl.soʊ/ /ˈɔl.soʊ/ /ˈɔːl.səʊ/ adv
auch
(conjunctive, focus) In addition; besides; as well; further; too. [from 14th c.]

also known as adv
alias
Used to introduce an alternative name; alias.

alt key alt keys n
Alt-Taste
(computing) A key on a personal computer or terminal keyboard used in combination to alter the function of other keys.

alt-right alt-rights n
alt-right alternative Rechte
(countable, rare) A member of the alt-right; an alt-righter.

altar /ˈɑl.tɚ/ /ˈɒl.tə/ /ˈɔl.tɚ/ /ˈɔːl.tə/ altars n
Altar
A table or similar flat-topped structure used for religious rites.

altar boy altar boys n
Messdiener Ministrant
A boy serving as an acolyte in certain forms of Christianity.

altar girl altar girls n
Messdienerin Ministrantin
(Christianity) A girl serving as an acolyte.

altar server altar servers n
Ministrant Ministrantin
(Christianity) A layperson, often a child or adolescent, who assists a member of the clergy during a Christian liturgy, attending to supporting tasks at the altar.

alter /ˈɑl.tɚ/ /ˈɒl.tə/ /ˈɔl.tɚ/ /ˈɔːl.tə/ v
ändern abändern
(transitive) To change the form or structure of.

alter ego /ˈɔl.tɚ iɡoʊ/ /ˈɔːl.təɹ iːɡəʊ/ alter egos n
Alter Ego anderes Ich
(law) A corporation used by a person to conduct personal business in an attempt to shield himself or herself from personal liability, and which a court may penetrate by "piercing the corporate veil" to impose liability on the person when they commit fraud or injustice.

alteration /ɑl.tɚˈeɪ.ʃən/ /ɒl.tə(ɹ)ˈeɪ.ʃən/ /ɔl.tɚˈeɪ.ʃən/ alterations n
Veränderung Änderung
The act of altering or making different.

altercation /ɑltəɹˈkeɪʃən/ /ˌɒl-/ /ˌɔltəɹˈkeɪʃən/ /ˌɔːltəˈkeɪʃn̩/ altercations n
Streit heftige Auseinandersetzung Auseinandersetzung Disput Kontroverse
(countable) An angry or heated dispute.
(uncountable) Angry or heated disputation.

altered /ˈɑl.tɚd/ /ˈɔl.tɚd/ /ˈɔːl.təd/ adj
abgeändert
Having been changed from an original form.

alterity alterities n
Alterität
(philosophy, anthropology) Otherness; the entity in contrast to which an identity is constructed.

alternate /ɒl.ˈtɜː(ɹ).nət/ /ˈɑl.tɚ.neɪt/ /ˈɑl.tɚ.nət/ /ˈɒl.tə(ɹ).ˌneɪt/ /ˈɔl.tɚ.neɪt/ /ˈɔl.tɚ.nət/ adj
abwechselnd alternierend wechselnd Wechsel-
Happening by turns; one following the other in succession of time or place; first one and then the other (repeatedly).
alternativ andere abgeändert anderer anderes andersartig
(mathematics) Designating the members in a series, which regularly intervene between the members of another series, as the odd or even numbers of the numerals; every other; every second.
wechselständig
(botany, of leaves) Distributed singly at different heights of the stem, and at equal intervals as respects angular divergence

alternate /ɒl.ˈtɜː(ɹ).nət/ /ˈɑl.tɚ.neɪt/ /ˈɑl.tɚ.nət/ /ˈɒl.tə(ɹ).ˌneɪt/ /ˈɔl.tɚ.neɪt/ /ˈɔl.tɚ.nət/ v
alternieren abwechseln wechseln
(transitive) To perform by turns, or in succession; to cause to succeed by turns; to interchange regularly.

alternate angles n
Wechselwinkel

alternately /ɔlˈtə(ɹ)nətliː/ /ˈɔl.tɚ.nət.li/ [ɔːlˈtɜɹnətlɪ] adv
abwechselnd wechselweise abwechslungsweise
In reciprocal succession; succeeding by turns; in alternate order. Synonym: alternatingly

alternating adj
alternierend Wechsel abwechselnd
That alternates.
(mathematics, of a series) Having terms that alternate between positive and negative.

alternating current alternating currents n
Wechselstrom
(physics) An electric current in which the direction of flow of the electrons reverses periodically.

alternative /ɑl.ˈtɝ.nə.tɪv/ /ɒl.ˈtɜː(ɹ).nə.tɪv/ /ɔl.ˈtɝ.nə.tɪv/ adj
alternativ Alternative
Relating to a choice between two or more possibilities.
alternativ
Other; different from something else.

alternative /ɑl.ˈtɝ.nə.tɪv/ /ɒl.ˈtɜː(ɹ).nə.tɪv/ /ɔl.ˈtɝ.nə.tɪv/ alternatives n
Alternative
A situation which allows a mutually exclusive choice between two or more possibilities; a choice between two or more possibilities. [from 17th c.]
One of several mutually exclusive things which can be chosen. [from 17th c.]

alternative dispute resolution alternative dispute resolutions n
Alternative Konfliktllösung Außergerichtliche Streitbeilegung
(legal) The resolution of a dispute through negotiation, mediation, arbitration, or similar means, as opposed to litigation.

alternative fact alternative facts n
alternative Fakten
(politics, media) Something presented as a fact for reasons of political expediency; a fiction, a falsehood, a lie. [since the late 2010s]

alternative hypothesis alternative hypotheses n
Alternativhypothese
(statistics) A rival hypothesis to the null hypothesis. Their likelihoods are compared by a statistical hypothesis test.

alternative investment fund alternative investment funds n
alternativer Investmentfonds
(finance) collective investment scheme investing in all asset classes and a wide range of financial instruments

alternative medicine alternative medicines n
Alternativmedizin
Any of various medical methods and practices used in place of, or as well as, conventional medicine.

alternatively /ɑl.ˈtɝ.nə.tɪv.li/ /ɒl.ˈtɜː(ɹ).nə.tɪv.li/ /ɔl.ˈtɝ.nə.tɪv.li/ adv
alternativ andererseits andernfalls beziehungsweise ersatzweise hilfsweise
in an alternative way

alternator alternators n
Lichtmaschine Wechselstromgenerator
(electrical engineering) An electric generator which produces alternating current through mechanical means.

although /ɑlˈðoʊ/ /ɔlˈðoʊ/ /ɔːlˈðəʊ/ conjunction
obwohl obgleich obschon
Though, even though, in spite of or despite the fact that: introducing a clause that expresses a concession.
trotzdem
But, except.

altiloquence n
bombastischer Wortschwall hochtrabendes Gerede
Pompous language; lofty speech.

altimeter /ælˈtɪm.ɪ.tɚ/ altimeters n
Höhenmesser Altimeter
An apparatus for measuring altitude.

altitude /ˈælt.ɪˌtjuːd/ /ˈælt.ɪˌtuːd/ /ˈælt.ɪˌt͡ʃuːd/ altitudes n
Höhe
The absolute height of a location, usually measured from sea level.
(geometry) The distance measured perpendicularly from a figure's vertex to the opposite side of the vertex.
(astronomy) The angular distance of a heavenly body above our Earth's horizon.

altitude sickness n
Höhenkrankheit
(medicine) A pathological condition caused by oxygen deficiency at high altitudes; symptoms include shortness of breath, nausea, and nosebleed.

alto /ˈæl.toʊ/ /ˈæl.təʊ/ alti altos n
Alt
A musical part or section higher than tenor and lower than soprano, formerly the part that performed a countermelody above the tenor or main melody.
A person or musical instrument that performs the alto part.

alto clef alto clefs n
Altschlüssel Bratschenschlüssel
(music) A type of C-clef when placed on the third line of the staff in musical notation.

altogether /ɔl.tuˈɡɛð.ɚ/ /ɔː.tuːˈɡɛð.ə(ɹ)/ /ɔːl.təˈɡɛð.ə/ /ɔːl.tʊˈɡɛð.ə(ɹ)/ /ˈɑl.təˌɡɛð.ɚ/ /ˈɔl.təˌɡɛð.ɚ/ adv
gänzlich ausnahmslos ganz und gar insgesamt ohne Ausnahme
Completely, wholly, or without exception.
insgesamt alles in allem alles zusammengenommen
On the whole; with everything considered.

altruism /ˈæl.tɹu.ɪz.əm/ altruisms n
Altruismus Selbstlosigkeit Uneigennützigkeit
Regard for others, both natural and moral without regard for oneself; devotion to the interests of others; brotherly kindness.
(biology, sociobiology) Action or behaviour that benefits another or others at some cost to the performer.

altruistic /ˌæl.tɹuˈɪs.tɪk/ /ˌɑl.tɹuˈɪs.tɪk/ more altruistic most altruistic adj
altruistisch selbstlos uneigennützig
Regardful of others; beneficent; unselfish

alum /ˈæl.əm/ alums n
Alaun
(chemistry) Any similar double sulphate in which either or both of the potassium and aluminium is wholly or partly replaced by other univalent or tervalent cations. [from 17th c.]

alumina /əˈl(j)uːmɪnə/ aluminas n
Tonerde
Aluminum oxide, especially when used in mining, material sciences or ceramics, a refractory solid compound.

aluminite n
Aluminit
A hydrous aluminium sulfate mineral with formula Al2SO4(OH)4·7(H2O).

aluminium /əˈluːmɪnəm/ /ˌæl.(j)uˈmɪn.i.əm/ /ˌæl.(j)uˈmɪn.jəm/ /ˌæl.(j)ʊˈmɪn.i.əm/ /ˌæl.(j)ʊˈmɪn.jəm/ /ˌɛl.(j)ɘˈmɘn.jɘm/ aluminiums n
Aluminium
A light, silvery metal extracted from bauxite, and a chemical element (symbol Al) with an atomic number of 13.

aluminium bromide n
Aluminiumbromid

aluminium family n
Aluminiumfamilie

aluminium foil aluminium foils n
Alufolie Aluminiumfolie
(Australia, Britain, New Zealand) A very thin, pliable, easily torn sheet of aluminium used for cooking, packaging, cosmetics, and insulation.

aluminium gallium arsenide n
Aluminiumgalliumarsenid

aluminium nitride n
Aluminiumnitrid

aluminium oxide n
Aluminiumoxid
(inorganic compound) The solid, Al2O3, commonly known as alumina; it occurs as bauxite, sapphire, ruby and other forms; it is used in the manufacture of ceramics

aluminothermy n
Aluminothermie
(inorganic chemistry) the production of a metal from its oxide by heating it with aluminium

alumnus /əˈlʌmnəs/ alumna alumni alumnuses n
Student
A male pupil or student.
A student of any gender.
Absolvent Ehemaliger
A male graduate.

alunite alunites n
Alunit
(mineral) A gray whitish, water-soluble mineral, potassium aluminium sulphate; the natural source of alum, KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6.

alveolar /al.ˈviː.əl.ə/ /ælˈvi.lɚ/ /ælˈvi.əl.ɚ/ /ˌal.viˈəʊ.lə/ adj
alveolar
(phonetics) Formed with the tongue touching or approaching the inner ridge of the gums of the upper front teeth.

alveolar /al.ˈviː.əl.ə/ /ælˈvi.lɚ/ /ælˈvi.əl.ɚ/ /ˌal.viˈəʊ.lə/ alveolars n
Alveolar Zahndammlaut
(phonetics) An alveolar consonant.

alveolar ridge alveolar ridges n
Alveolarkamm Zahndamm
(anatomy) A ridge that forms the borders of the maxilla and the mandible and contains the alveoli of the teeth.

alveolization alveolizations n
Alveolenbildung
The process or result of becoming alveolate.

alveolus /alˈviː.əl.əs/ /ælˈvi.əl.əs/ /ˌal.viˈəʊ.ləs/ alveoli n
Alveole
(anatomy) An acinus (saclike cavity) in a gland.
Lungenbläschen
(anatomy) Any of the many tiny air sacs in the lungs in which the bronchioles terminate and where oxygen and carbon dioxide are rapidly exchanged with the pulmonary capillaries.

alveopalatal adj
alveolo-palatal alveolopalatal alveopalatal
(phonetics) Of or relating to those consonants that are intermediate in articulation between the coronal and dorsal consonants.

alveopalatal alveopalatals n
Alveolopalatal Alveolopalatallaut Alveopalatallaut
(phonetics) Any consonant that is intermediate in articulation between the coronal and dorsal consonants.

always /ˈɑl.weɪz/ /ˈɔl.weɪz/ /ˈɔl.wiz/ /ˈɔl.wəz/ /ˈɔləs/ /ˈɔː(l).weɪz/ /ˈɔːl.wɪz/ [-wɪz] [ˈɑɫ.weɪz] [ˈɒː(ɫ)we(ɪ)z] [ˈɔ.wez] [ˈɔˑɪ̯z] adv
immer stets ständig
At all times; throughout all time; since the beginning.
immer
Constantly during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals (opposed to sometimes or occasionally).

alyssum alyssums n
Steinkraut
Any of several plants, of the genus Alyssum, mostly of Eurasian origin, that have racemes of white or yellow flowers.

am I under arrest phraseologicalUnit
bin ich verhaftet?

amalgam /əˈmæl.ɡəm/ amalgams n
Amalgam
(metallurgy) An alloy containing mercury.
A combination of different things.

amalgamate /əˈmælɡəˌmeɪt/ v
fusionieren mischen verbinden
(transitive, or, intransitive) To merge, to combine, to blend, to join.
Quecksilber amalgamieren legieren mit verquicken
To make an alloy of a metal and mercury.

amalgamation /əˌmælɡəˈmeɪʃən/ amalgamations n
Amalgamierung
(specifically) The production of an alloy of mercury and another metal, especially used in antiquity to extract gold and silver from ores.

amanita /ˌæməˈnaɪtə/ amanitas n
Wulstling Fliegenpilz Knollenblätterpilz
Any of very many agaric mushrooms, of the genus Amanita, most of which are very poisonous.

amanuensis /əˌmænjuˈɛnsɪs/ amanuenses n
Kopist Schreiber Schreibhilfe Sekretär
One employed to take dictation, or copy manuscripts.
Schreiber Schreiberin Sekretär Sekretärin
A clerk, secretary or stenographer, or scribe.

amaranth /-ɹænt/ /ˈæməɹænθ/ /ˈæməˌɹænθ/ amaranths n
Amarant
Any of various herbs of the genus Amaranthus.
The characteristic purplish-red colour of the flowers or leaves of these plants.
(cooking) The seed of these plants, used as a cereal.

amaretto amaretti amarettos n
Amaretto
(uncountable, countable) A sweet-bitter liqueur originating from Italy (but also produced in Turkey), flavored with almonds and a secret blend-specific mix of some 200 ingredients such as the pits from apricots, peaches, cherries or other stone fruits.

amaryllis /ˌæməˈɹɪlɪs/ amaryllises n
Amaryllis Narzissenlilie
The belladonna lily, Amaryllis belladonna, native to South Africa.
Ritterstern
A similar lily in genus Hippeastrum, such as Hippeastrum puniceum, and cultivars.

amass /əˈmæs/ v
anhäufen ansammeln zusammenklauben zusammensammeln
(transitive) To collect into a mass or heap.

amateur /ˈæ.mə.tə/ /ˈæ.mə.tɚ/ /ˈæ.mə.t͡ʃɚ/ /ˈæ.mə.t͡ʃʊɚ/ more amateur most amateur adj
amateurhaft
Showing a lack of professionalism, experience or talent.

amateur /ˈæ.mə.tə/ /ˈæ.mə.tɚ/ /ˈæ.mə.t͡ʃɚ/ /ˈæ.mə.t͡ʃʊɚ/ amateurs n
Amateur Amateurin Laie Laiin Liebhaber
A person attached to a particular pursuit, study, science, or art (such as music or painting), especially one who cultivates any study, interest, taste, or attachment without engaging in it professionally.
Amateur Amateurin Dilettant Stümper
Someone who is unqualified or insufficiently skillful.

amateur radio n
Amateurfunk
The hobby or pastime of communicating by two-way radio, often striving for “DX” QSOs that are challenging because of distance.

amateurish /ˈæ.mə.tjʊɚ.ɪʃ/ /ˈæ.mə.t͡ʃʊɚ.ɪʃ/ more amateurish most amateurish adj
amateurhaft laienhaft
(pejorative) Suggesting or reflecting the efforts of an amateur; not seeming professional or polished.

amativeness /ˈam.ə.tɪv.nɪs/ n
Amativität
(phrenology) The state or quality of being amative; propensity to love or sexual feelings.

amaxophobia n
Amaxophobie Fahrangst
Fear of being in or riding in a vehicle.

amaze /əˈmeɪz/ v
verwundern
To fill (someone) with surprise and wonder; to astonish, to astound, to surprise. [from 16th c.]

amazement /əˈmeɪz.mənt/ amazements n
Verwunderung Staunen
(uncountable) The condition of being amazed; a state of overwhelming wonder, as from surprise or sudden fear, horror, or admiration; astonishment.

amazing /əˈmeɪzɪŋ/ [əˈmeɪ̯zɪŋ] more amazing most amazing adj
erstaunlich unglaublich verwunderlich
Causing wonder and amazement; very surprising.
super toll unglaublich
(informal) Possessing uniquely wonderful qualities; very good.

amazingly /əˈmeɪzɪŋli/ more amazingly most amazingly adv
erstaunlich erstaunlicherweise
In an amazing manner; in a way that causes amazement; wonderfully.
erstaunlich
To a wonder-inspiring extent.

amazonite /ˈæm.ə.zəˌnaɪt/ amazonites n
Amazonit
A gem variety of microcline feldspar, varying from bright verdigris green to a bluish green.

amban ambans ambasa n
Amban
(now, _, historical) A Chinese official under the Qing Dynasty, especially the ranking official or provincial governor in a semi-independent territory under Chinese rule.

ambarella /ˌam.bəˈɹɛlə/ /ˌæm.bəˈɹɛlə/ /ˌæm.bɚˈɛlə/ ambarellas n
Ambarella Goldpflaume
The fruit of this tree.

ambassador /æmˈbæs.ə.də(ɹ)/ /æmˈbæs.ə.dɚ/ /æmˈbæs.əˌdɔɹ/ ambassadors n
Botschafter Botschafterin
A minister of the highest rank sent to a foreign court to represent there his sovereign or country. (Sometimes called ambassador-in-residence)
An official messenger and representative.

ambassadorless adj
botschafterlos

ambassadress ambassadresses n
Botschafterin
A female ambassador.
Botschafterfrau Botschaftergemahlin Ehefrau eines Botschafters
The wife of an ambassador.

amber /ˈam.bə/ /ˈæm.bɚ/ more amber most amber adj
bernsteinen
Of a brownish yellow colour, like that of most amber.

amber /ˈam.bə/ /ˈæm.bɚ/ ambers n
Bernstein
A hard, generally yellow to brown translucent or transparent fossil resin from extinct coniferous trees of the pine genus, used for jewellery, decoration and later dissolved as a binder in varnishes. One variety, blue amber, appears blue rather than yellow under direct sunlight. [from 15th c.]
Bernsteingelb Bernstein
A yellow-orange colour.
Gelb
(British) The intermediate light in a set of three traffic lights, which when illuminated indicates that drivers should stop short of the intersection when safe to do so. See also yellow light.

ambergris /ˈæm.bə.ɡɹɪs/ /ˈæm.bɚ.ɡɹis/ /ˈæm.bɚ.ɡɹɪs/ ambergrises n
Ambra Amber
A solid, waxy, flammable substance of a dull grey or blackish color, produced in the intestines of the sperm whale. It is used in perfumes.

amberjack /ˈæm.bɚ.d͡ʒæk/ amberjacks n
Gelbschwanzmakrele
Any of several large food and game yellowtail fishes of the genus Seriola, found in warm waters of all oceans.

ambiance /ˈæm.bi.əns/ /ˈɑm.bi.ɑns/ /ˈɒm.bi.ɒns/ ambiances n
Ambiente Atmosphäre Stimmung Umgebung
A particular mood or atmosphere of an environment or surrounding influence.

ambidextrous /ˌæm.biˈdɛk.stɹəs/ /ˌæm.bɪˈdɛk.stɹəs/ more ambidextrous most ambidextrous adj
beidhändig
Having equal ability in both hands; in particular, able to write equally well with both hands.

ambigram ambigrams n
Ambigramm
A calligraphic design that may be read as the same word or phrase (or sometimes different words or phrases) when oriented in two different ways, usually when reflected along a vertical or horizontal axis or when rotated through 180 degrees.

ambiguity /æm.bɪˈɡjuː.ɪ.ti/ /ˌæm.bəˈɡjuː.ə.ti/ ambiguities n
Ambiguität Mehrdeutigkeit Vieldeutigkeit Zweideutigkeit Ambivalenz Doppelbödigkeit
(countable) words or statements that are open to more than one interpretation, explanation or meaning, especially if that meaning cannot be determined from its context.

ambiguous /æmˈbɪɡ.ju.əs/ /æmˈbɪɡ.jʉ.əs/ [ɛəmˈbɪɡ.ju.əs] more ambiguous most ambiguous adj
unklar vage
doppeldeutig mehrdeutig zweideutig
Open to multiple interpretations.

ambiposition ambipositions n
Ambiposition
(linguistics) An adposition that can occur either before or after its complement.

ambisexuality ambisexualities n
Ambisexualität
(uncountable) The state of being ambisexual.

ambit /ˈæmbɪt/ ambits n
Einflussbereich Einflussgebiet Einflusssphäre Geltungsbereich Herrschaftsbereich Machtbereich
The area or sphere of control and influence of something.
Abgrenzung Begrenzung Bereichsgrenze Grenze Umfriedung Umgrenzung
(archaic) The boundary around a building, town, region, etc.

ambit claim ambit claims n
extremes Startangebot übertriebene Forderung

ambition /æmˈbɪʃ.ən/ ambitions n
Ambition
Ehrgeiz Ambition
(uncountable, countable) Eager or inordinate desire for some object that confers distinction, as preferment, honor, superiority, political power, or fame; desire to distinguish one's self from other people.
(countable) An object of an ardent desire.

ambitious /æmˈbɪʃ.əs/ ambitiouser ambitiousest more ambitious most ambitious adj
ehrgeizig ambitioniert aufstrebend
(of a person or their character) Having or showing ambition; wanting a lot of power, honor, respect, superiority, or other distinction.
ehrgeizig
(followed by "of" or the infinitive) Very desirous
Hard to achieve.

ambivalence /æmˈbɪvələns/ ambivalences n
Ambivalenz
The coexistence of opposing attitudes or feelings (such as love and hate) towards a person, object or idea.
A state of uncertainty or indecisiveness.

ambivalent /æmˈbɪv.ə.lənt/ more ambivalent most ambivalent adj
zwiespältig doppelwertig
Simultaneously experiencing or expressing opposing or contradictory feelings, beliefs, or motivations.

amble /ˈæm.bəl/ ambles n
Gang Spaziergang
An unhurried leisurely walk or stroll.
Passgang
An easy gait, especially that of a horse.

amble /ˈæm.bəl/ v
flanieren schlendern spazieren zotteln
(intransitive) To stroll or walk slowly and leisurely.

amblyopia /æmblɪˈəʊpɪə/ amblyopias n
Amblyopie Schwachsichtigkeit Sehschwäche
Dimness or blurring of the eyesight due to a fault in transmission of signals to the brain from an otherwise healthy eye.

ambo /ˈæm.bəʊ/ ambones ambos n
Ambo
(Roman Catholicism) A stationary podium used for readings and homilies.

ambrosia /æmˈbɹoʊʒə/ ambrosias n
Ambrosia Götterspeise
Any fungus of a number of species that insects such as ambrosia beetles carry as symbionts, "farming" them on poor-quality food such as wood, where they grow, providing food for the insect.

ambulance /ˈæm.bjə.ləns/ /ˈæm.bjəˌlæns/ ambulances n
Krankenwagen Ambulanz Rettungswagen Notarztwagen Sanitätswagen Sanka
An emergency vehicle designed for transporting seriously ill or injured people to a hospital. [1854]

ambulate /ˈæm.bjuˌleɪt/ /ˈæm.bjəˌleɪt/ /ˈæm.bjʊ.leɪt/ v
gehen herumspazieren herumwandeln umherwandeln umherziehen wandeln
(intransitive) To walk; to relocate oneself under the power of one's own legs.

ambulation ambulations n
Herumspazieren Herumwandern Spaziergang Spaziergänge Umherspazieren Umherwandeln
walking

ambulatory /-bjʊ-/ /ˈam.bjə.ləˌtoɹ.i/ /ˌæm.bjəˈleɪ.tɹi/ more ambulatory most ambulatory adj
ambulant
(medicine) Performed on or involving an outpatient.

ambuscade /ˈæmbəsˌkeɪd/ ambuscades n
Hinterhalt
(dated) An ambush; a trap laid for an enemy.
The body of troops lying in ambush.

ambuscade /ˈæmbəsˌkeɪd/ v
auflauern
(dated) To lie in wait for, or to attack from a covert or lurking place; to waylay.

ambush /ˈæm.bʊʃ/ ambushes n
Hinterhalt
The act of concealing oneself and lying in wait to attack by surprise.

ambush /ˈæm.bʊʃ/ v
einen Hinterhalt legen
(transitive) To station in ambush with a view to surprise an enemy.
aus dem Hinterhalt angreifen
(transitive) To attack by ambush; to waylay.

amelia amelias n
Amelie
(pathology) The congenital absence of one or more limbs.

ameliorate /əˈmiːli.əɹeɪt/ v
verbessern
(transitive) To make better, or improve, something perceived to be in a negative condition.

amelioration /əˌmiːliəˈɹeɪʃən/ ameliorations n
Besserung Verbesserung
The act of making better.
Besserung Melioration Verbesserung
An improvement.

ameliorative more ameliorative most ameliorative adj
bessernd verbessernd
Able to repair or ameliorate.
ameliorativ
(philosophy) Of or relating to conceptual engineering, the normative study of which conceptual demarcation is most conducive to solve the problems the concept is a priori taken to solve.

ameloblast ameloblasts n
Adamantoblast
An epithelial cell that forms the enamel of the developing tooth

amen /eɪˈmɛn/ /ɑːˈmɛn/ /ˈeɪ.mɛn/ adv
amen Amen
At the end of religious prayers: so be it.
In many Abrahamic religious texts and creeds: certainly, verily.

amenable /əˈmiːnəbəl/ /əˈmɛn.ə.bəl/ more amenable most amenable adj
fügsam gefügig zugängig zugänglich
Willing to respond to persuasion or suggestions.

amend /əˈmɛnd/ v
verbessern ausbessern
(transitive) To make better; improve.
verbessern
(intransitive) To become better.
(obsolete, intransitive) To be healed, to be cured, to recover (from an illness).
novellieren
(transitive) To make a formal alteration (in legislation, a report, etc.) by adding, deleting, or rephrasing.

amendment /ʌˈmɛnd.mənt/ amendments n
Novelle Änderung Gesetzesänderung
In public bodies, any alteration made or proposed to be made in a bill or motion that adds, changes, substitutes, or omits.
Verfassungsergänzung Verfassungsänderung Zusatzartikel
(especially, US) An addition to and/or alteration to the Constitution.
Abänderung Ergänzung Nachbesserung Verbesserung
That which is added; that which is used to increase or supplement something.

amends /əˈmɛndz/ n
Entschädigung Schadensausgleich Schadensersatz Wiedergutmachung
Compensation for a loss or injury; recompense; reparation.

amenity /əˈmiːnəti/ /əˈmɛnəti/ amenities n
Annehmlichkeit Anmut
Pleasantness.
Annehmlichkeit
A thing or circumstance that is welcome and makes life a little easier or more pleasant.
Einrichtung Anlage Ausstattung öffentliche Einrichtung
(cartography) A unit pertaining to the infrastructure of a community, such as a public toilet, a postbox, a library, etc.

amenorrhoea /əˌmɛnəˈɹiːə/ /ˌeɪmɛnəˈɹiːə/ amenorrhoeae amenorrhoeas n
Amenorrhoe
(medicine) Absence of menstrual discharge.

amentia /eɪˈmɛnʃə/ /əˈmɛnʃə/ amentias n
Amentia Schwachsinn
Mental impairment; state of being mentally handicapped.

americium /ˌæməˈɹɪsiəm/ americiums n
Americium
The chemical element (symbol Am) with an atomic number of 95.

amethyst /ˈæm.ə.θɪst/ more amethyst most amethyst adj
amethysten
Having a colour similar to that of the gemstone

amethyst /ˈæm.ə.θɪst/ amethysts n
Amethyst
A transparent purple to violet variety of quartz with traces of manganese, used as a gemstone.

ametrine /ˈæmətɹiːn/ ametrines n
Ametrin
A naturally occurring variety of quartz, with zones of purple and yellow or orange.

amiable /ˈeɪ.mi.ə.bəl/ /ˈæ.mi.ə.bəl/ more amiable most amiable adj
liebenswürdig liebenswert gutmütig
Friendly; kind; sweet; gracious
liebenswürdig liebenswert
Of a pleasant and likeable nature; kind-hearted; easy to like

amicable /ˈæ.mɪ.kə.bəl/ more amicable most amicable adj
einvernehmlich freundlich freundschaftlich gütlich liebenswürdig
Showing friendliness or goodwill.

amicably more amicably most amicably adv
gütlich
out-of-court

amice amices n
Amikt Humerale
A hood, or cape with a hood, made of or lined with grey fur, formerly worn by the clergy.

amid /əˈmɪd/ preposition
inmitten
In the middle of; in the center of; surrounded by.

amide /ˈeɪ.maɪd/ /ˈæ.maɪd/ /ˈæ.mɪd/ amides n
Amid
(organic chemistry) Any derivative of an oxoacid in which the hydroxyl group has been replaced with an amino or substituted amino group; especially such derivatives of a carboxylic acid, the carboxamides or acid amides
(inorganic chemistry) Any ionic derivative of ammonia in which a hydrogen atom has been replaced with a metal cation (R-NH- or R2N-)

amidst /aˈmɪdst/ /əˈmɪtst/ preposition
inmitten
In the midst or middle of; surrounded or encompassed by; among.

amine /əˈmiːn/ /ˈeɪ.miːn/ /ˈæ.miːn/ /ˈæ.mɪn/ amines n
Amin
(organic chemistry) Any organic compound containing an amine functional group.

amino acid amino acids n
Aminosäure
(organic chemistry) Any organic compound containing both an amino and a carboxylic acid functional group.
(biochemistry) Any of the twenty naturally occurring α-amino acids (having the amino, and carboxylic acid groups on the same carbon atom), and a variety of side chains, that combine, via peptide bonds, to form proteins.

aminoacyl tRNA synthetase aminoacyl tRNA synthetases n
Aminoacyl-tRNA-Synthetase
(enzyme) Any of a group of enzymes that catalyze the linkage of a tRNA molecule to an appropriate amino acid during protein synthesis.

aminogram aminograms n
Aminogramm Aminosäurenprofil

aminolevulinic acid aminolevulinic acids n
Aminolävulinsäure
(organic compound) Any amino derivative of levulinic acid, but especially 5-aminolevulinic acid which is an intermediate in the biosynthesis of porphyrin

aminophylline aminophyllines n
Aminophyllin
(pharmaceutical drug) A bronchodilator comprising theophylline and ethylenediamine in a 2:1 ratio.

amiodarone /əˈmi.əd.əˌɹoʊn/ /ˌæm.iˈoʊ.dəˌɹoʊn/ n
Amiodaron

amla amlas n
aschfarbige Myrobalane
the bitter yellow-green fruit of this tree.

ammeter ammeters n
Amperemeter Strommessgerät Strommesser
A device that measures the magnitude of an electric current, especially one calibrated in amperes.

ammocoete ammocoetes n
Neunaugenlarve
(zoology) A larva of a lamprey.

ammonia /əˈmoʊn.jə/ ammonias n
Ammoniak
(inorganic compound) A gaseous compound of hydrogen and nitrogen, NH3, with a pungent smell and taste.

ammoniacum n
Ammoniakgummi
gum ammoniac, a resin exuded from several species of Ferula.

ammonite /ˈæ.məˌnaɪt/ ammonites n
Ammonit
(paleontology) Any of an extinct group of cephalopods of the subclass Ammonoidea; a fossil shell of such an animal.

ammonium /əˈmoʊni.əm/ ammoniums n
Ammonium
(inorganic chemistry) The univalent NH4+ cation, derived by the protonation of ammonia

ammonium chloride n
Ammoniumchlorid
(inorganic compound) A water-soluble salt of ammonia and hydrochloric acid, having the formula NH4Cl.

ammonium nitrate n
Ammoniumnitrat
(inorganic compound) The ammonium salt of nitric acid, NH4NO3; it is used in fertilizers and explosives (notoriously in improvised explosive devices, though its main importance is as an explosive in its own right and in mixtures such as amatol and ANFO).

ammonium polyvanadate n
Ammoniumpolyvanadat

ammunition /ˌæmjuˈnɪʃən/ ammunitions n
Munition
Articles used in charging firearms and ordnance of all kinds; as powder, balls, shot, shells, percussion caps, rockets, etc.

ammunitionless adj
munitionslos

amnesia /æmˈniːz.i.ə/ /æmˈniːʒə/ /ˌæmˈniʒə/ amnesias amnesiæ n
Amnesie
(pathology) Loss of memory; forgetfulness.

amnesty /ˈæm.nɪ.sti/ amnesties n
Amnestie
An act of the sovereign power granting oblivion, or a general pardon, for a past offense, as to subjects concerned in an insurrection.

amniocentesis /ˌamnɪə(ʊ)sɛnˈtiːsɪs/ amniocenteses n
Fruchtwasseruntersuchung Amniozentese
(medicine) A procedure for obtaining amniotic fluid from a pregnant animal, by inserting a hollow needle through the abdominal wall and into the amniotic sac. Used in diagnosing possible genetic defects and/or obstetric complications.

amnion /ˈæm.ni.ɑːn/ /ˈæm.nɪ.ɒn/ amnia amnions n
Amnion Eihaut
(anatomy) The innermost membrane of the fetal membranes of reptiles, birds, and mammals; the sac in which the embryo is suspended.

amniorrhexis n
Blasensprung
(medicine) A rupture of the amniotic sac during pregnancy.

amniotic /æmniˈɑːtɪk/ /æmniˈɒtɪk/ adj
amniotisch
Pertaining to the amnion.

amniotic fluid amniotic fluids n
Fruchtwasser Amnionflüssigkeit
(zoology) In placental mammals, a fluid contained within the amnion membrane that surrounds a developing embryo or fetus.

amniotic sac amniotic sacs n
Fruchtblase Fruchtsack
The sac in which the foetus develops in mammals, reptiles and birds.

amoeba /əˈmiːbə/ amoebae amoebas n
Amöbe Wechseltierchen
(biology) A member of the genus Amoeba of unicellular protozoa that moves by means of temporary projections called pseudopodia.

amok /əˈmɒk/ /əˈmʌk/ more amok most amok adv
Amok
In a frenzy of violence, or on a killing spree; berserk.

among /əˈmɒŋ/ /əˈmʌŋ/ preposition
unter zwischen
Denotes a mingling or intermixing with distinct or separable objects. (See Usage Note at amidst.)
untereinander
Denotes a belonging of a person or a thing to a group.

amongst /əˈmʌŋst/ preposition
zwischen unter
Denotes a mingling or intermixing with distinct or separable objects. See usage note at amidst.

amoral /eɪˈmɑɹ.əl/ /eɪˈmɒɹ.əl/ /eɪˈmɔɹ.əl/ more amoral most amoral adj
amoralisch
(of acts) Done without consideration for morality or immorality.

amorality amoralities n
Amoralität
Lack or absence of morality.

amorally /eɪˈmɔɹəli/ /æˈmɔɹəli/ more amorally most amorally adv
amoralisch
In an amoral manner; without morals.

amorous /ˈæ.mə.ɹəs/ /ˈæ.mɹəs/ more amorous most amorous adj
amourös verliebt
Inclined or having a propensity to love, or to sexual enjoyment.
amourös verliebt anzüglich erotisch
Indicating love or sexual desire.
amourös Liebes- liebschaftlich
Of or relating to, or produced by, love.
verliebt
(dated) Affected with love; in love; enamored.

amorousness amorousnesses n
Verliebtheit
The state or quality of being amorous.

amorpha amorphas n
Amorpha

amorphous /eɪˈmɔ(ɹ)fəs/ /əˈmɔ(ɹ)fəs/ more amorphous most amorphous adj
amorph formlos gestaltlos
Lacking a definite form or clear shape.
amorph
(by extension) Being without definite character or nature.
(physics) In the non-crystalline solid state of a typically crystalline solid.

amortization /əˌmɔɹtəˈzeɪʃən/ /əˌmɔːtaɪˈzeɪʃən/ /əˌmɔːtəˈzeɪʃən/ /ˌæmɚtəˈzeɪʃən/ amortizations n
Abschreibung
The distribution of the cost of an intangible asset, such as an intellectual property right, over the projected useful life of the asset.

amortize /əˈmɔɹtaɪz/ /əˈmɔːtaɪz/ /ˈæmɚtaɪz/ v
amortisieren
(transitive) To wipe out (a debt, liability etc.) gradually or in installments.

amount /əˈmaʊnt/ amounts n
Menge Betrag Anzahl
The total, aggregate or sum of material (not applicable to discrete numbers or units or items in standard English).
Menge
A quantity or volume.

amount /əˈmaʊnt/ v
beträgt
(intransitive, followed by to) To total or evaluate.

amount of substance amounts of substance n
Stoffmenge
(chemistry) The number of particles or formula units (depending on type) present of some substance in some sample; SI unit: mole.

amp /æmp/ v
antreiben aufputschen
(colloquial, usually, with up) To excite.
hochtreiben verstärken
(colloquial, usually, with up) To intensify or increase.
antreiben aufdrehen aufputschen hochtreiben steigern verstärken
(colloquial, usually, with up) To connect to amplifiers.

amp up v
aufdrehen
(transitive) To amplify; to increase the power, interest, intensity, volume, etc. of (something).

ampelographer ampelographers n
Ampelograph Rebenkundler
(oenology) A practitioner of ampelography.

ampelographic adj
ampelographisch
Relating to ampelography.

ampelography n
Ampelographie
(botany, oenology) The discipline within botany concerned with the taxonomy of cultivars in the grapevine genus, Vitis.

ampere /ˈæmˌpɛər/ /ˈæmˌpɪər/ /ˌæmˈpɪər/ amperes n
Ampere
A unit of electrical current, the standard base unit in the International System of Units; colloquially amp. Abbreviation: amp, Symbol: A

ampere-hour ampere-hours n
Amperestunde
(physics) a unit of electric charge, equal to the charge transferred by a current of one ampere in one hour through a specified point in a circuit, equal to 3600 coulombs.

ampere-turn ampere-turns n
Amperewindung
The unit of magnetomotive force.

amperometric adj
amperometrisch
(chemistry, physics) That involves measurement of an electric current during a process such as titration

ampersand /ˈæm.pə(ɹ).sænd/ /ˈæmp.ə(ɹ)ˌzænd/ ampersands n
Et-Zeichen Kaufmanns-Und
The symbol "&".

amphetamine /æmˈfɛt.ə.miːn/ /æmˈfɛt.əm.ɪn/ amphetamines n
Amphetamin Benzedrin
(informal) Any mixture of the two amphetamine enantiomers, dextroamphetamine and levoamphetamine.

amphibian /æmˈfɪbɪən/ more amphibian most amphibian adj
Amphibien- amphibisch
Of or relating to the class Amphibia.

amphibian /æmˈfɪbɪən/ amphibians n
Amphibie Lurch Amphibium
An animal of the Amphibia; any four-legged vertebrate that does not have amniotic eggs, living both on land and in water.
Amphibie Lurch Amphibium Amphibienfahrzeug
A vehicle which can operate on land and water. See Wikipedia article on "Amphibious aircraft"

amphibious [æmˈfɪbi.əs] adj
amphibisch
Capable of functioning on land or in water.

amphibole /ˈæm.fɪˌboʊl/ amphiboles n
Amphibol
(mineral) Any of a large group of structurally similar hydrated double silicate minerals, containing various combinations of sodium, calcium, magnesium, iron, and aluminium.

amphibrach /ˈam.fɪ.bɹak/ amphibrachs n
Amphibrachys Skolius
(prosody) A metrical foot in modern prosody, consisting of three syllables, the middle one of which is stressed (e.g. Jamaica).

amphictyon amphictyons n
Amphiktyone
(Ancient Greece) One of the deputies from the confederated states of Ancient Greece to a congress or council. They considered both political and religious matters.

amphictyony amphictyonies n
Amphiktyonie
A religious foundation or co-operative shared between Greek city states during the classical period, typically to support the temple or cult of a deity shared by the city states. Also used academically to refer to similar arrangements in non-Greek cultures.

amphimacer amphimacers n
Amphimacer

amphiprostyle amphiprostyles n
Amphiprostylos
(architecture, historical) An amphiprostyle temple or edifice.

amphitheatre /ˈæm.fəˌθi.(j)ə.tɚ/ /ˈæm.pəˌθi.(j)ə.tɚ/ /ˈæmfiˌθiːətə/ /ˈæmfɪˌθiːətə/ /ˈæmfɪˌθɪətə/ amphitheatres n
Amphitheater
An open, outdoor theatre (which may be a theatre in the round, or have a stage with seating on only one side), especially one from the classical period of ancient Greece or Rome, or a modern venue of similar design.

amphitheatricality n
Amphitheatralität

ampholyte ampholytes n
Ampholyt
(chemistry) An amphoteric electrolyte

amphora /æmˈfɔ(ː)ɹə/ /ˈæmfəɹə/ amphorae amphorai amphoras n
Amphore Amphora
(chiefly, _, historical) A large vessel, especially a thin-necked clay vat used in ancient Greece and Rome for storing and transporting wine and oil.

ample /ˈæm.pəl/ ampler amplest adj
üppig
groß umfangreich
Large; great in size, extent, capacity, or bulk; for example spacious, roomy or widely extended.

amplification /ˌæmplɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ amplifications n
Amplificatio Amplifikation
Vergrößerung Verstärkung
The act, or result of amplifying, enlarging, extending or adding.
Verstärkung
(electronics) Gain.
(organic chemistry) A procedure used in the nomenclature of complex organic compounds in which the superatoms of a basic structure (a phane) are replaced by cyclic structures (amplificants).

amplifier /ˈæm.plə.faɪ.ə/ /ˈæm.plə.faɪ.ɚ/ /ˈæm.plə.faɪɹ/ amplifiers n
Verstärker
Anything that amplifies, or makes something larger or more intense.
(electronics) An appliance or circuit that increases the strength of a weak electrical signal without changing the other characteristics of the signal.

amplify /ˈæmp.lɪ.faɪ/ v
ausschmücken
(transitive, rhetorical) To enlarge by addition or commenting; to treat copiously by adding particulars, illustrations, etc.; to expand.
verstärken
(transitive) To increase the amplitude of something, especially of an electric current.

amplitude /ˈæm.plɪ.tud/ amplitudes n
Amplitude
(mathematics) The maximum absolute value of the vertical component of a curve or function, especially one that is periodic.
(physics) The maximum absolute value of some quantity that varies.

amplitude modulation amplitude modulations n
Amplitudenmodulation
(radio) A method of sending information by modifying (modulating) the intensity (amplitude) of a carrier wave.

amply /ˈæmp.li/ more amply most amply adv
reichlich
In an ample manner; extensively; thoroughly.

ampoule /ˈæm.pjuːl/ /ˈæm.puːl/ ampoules n
Ampulle
A small hermetically sealed vial, often used to contain a sterile solution suitable for injection.

amputate /ˈæmpjʊteɪt/ v
amputieren
To surgically remove a part of the body, especially a limb. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

amputation /ˌæmpjʊˈteɪʃən/ amputations n
Amputation
surgical removal of all or part of a limb, etc.

amputee /ampjʊˈtiː/ amputees n
Amputierte
A person who has had one or more limbs removed.

amrita n
Amrita
(Hinduism) The water of life; the drink of the Hindu gods.

amscray /ˈæmskɹeɪ/ v
verlassen weggehen
To go away.

amulet /ˈæm.jə.lɪt/ amulets n
Amulett
A kind of protective charm or ornament, often bearing magical symbols, worn for protection against ill will, negative influences, or evil spirits.

amurca amurcas n
Ölhefe Gärbe Öldrüsen Ölsatz Ölschaum
The sediment in olive oil.

amuse /əˈmjuːz/ v
amüsieren vergnügen
(transitive) To entertain or occupy (someone or something) in a pleasant manner; to stir (an individual) with pleasing emotions.
belustigen erheitern
To cause laughter or amusement; to be funny.

amusement /əˈmjuzmənt/ amusements n
Unterhaltung Amüsement Entertainment Vergnügen
(uncountable) Entertainment.

amusement park amusement parks n
Vergnügungspark Freizeitpark
A commercially-operated collection of rides, games and other entertainment attractions.

amusia amusias n
Amusie
The inability to comprehend or respond to music.

amusing /əˈmjuːzɪŋ/ more amusing most amusing adj
amüsant vergnüglich lustig
Entertaining.

amygdala /əˈmɪɡ.də.lə/ amygdalae amygdalas n
Amygdala
(neuroanatomy) Each one of the two regions of the brain, located as a pair in the medial temporal lobe, believed to play a key role in processing emotions, such as fear and pleasure, in both animals and humans.

amylase /ˈæmɪleɪs/ amylases n
Amylase
(enzyme) Any of a class of digestive enzymes, present in saliva and also contributed to the gut by the exocrine pancreas, that break down complex carbohydrates such as starch into simpler sugars such as glucose.

amyloidity n
Amyloidität
(mycology) The condition of being amyloid

amylose amyloses n
Amylose
(carbohydrate) The soluble form of starch (the insoluble form being amylopectin) that is a linear polymer of glucose.

amyotrophic lateral sclerosis n
Amyotrophe Lateralsklerose
(neurology, pathology) A chronic, progressive disease characterized by degeneration of the central nervous system and the loss of voluntary muscle control.

an /ən/ /ˈæn/ [ˈɛən] article
ein eine
(all article senses).

an /ən/ /ˈæn/ [ˈɛən] conjunction
so
(archaic) As if; as though.

an /ən/ /ˈæn/ [ˈɛən] preposition
das den die pro
In each; to or for each; per.

an apple a day keeps the doctor away /əˈn‿æpəl‿ə ˈdeɪ ˈkips ðə ˈdɑktɚ əˈweɪ/ /əˈn‿æpəl‿ə ˈdeɪ ˈkiːps ðə ˈdɒktəɹ‿əˈweɪ/ proverb
ein Apfel pro Tag hält den Doktor fern
Apples are healthy and stave off illnesses.

an arm and a leg arms and legs n
Kopf und Kragen kosten ein Vermögen kosten
(idiomatic, hyperbole) Usually used after the verb cost, but also often charge, pay, and spend: a very high price for an item or service; an exorbitant price

an army marches on its stomach proverb
ohne Mampf kein Kampf

an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth proverb
Auge um Auge, Zahn um Zahn
(idiomatic) compensation for injury caused by a person, in the form of inflicting of an identical injury on that person.

anabasis /əˈnæbəsɪs/ anabases n
Anabasis
(historical) A military march up-country, especially that of Cyrus the Younger into Asia.

anabelian geometry anabelian geometries n
anabelsche Geometrie
(mathematics, algebraic geometry, arithmetic geometry) A theory which describes the way in which the algebraic fundamental group G of an algebraic variety (or some related geometric object) V determines how V can be mapped into another geometric object W, under the assumption that G is very far from being abelian (commutative).

anabolic /ˌænəˈbɑlɪk/ /ˌænəˈbɒlɪk/ adj
anabol
Of or relating to anabolism.

anabolic /ˌænəˈbɑlɪk/ /ˌænəˈbɒlɪk/ anabolics n
Anabolikum
An anabolic steroid.

anabolic steroid anabolic steroids n
anaboles Steroid
(steroid hormone) A class of steroid hormones that promote growth of tissue.

anabolism /ə.ˈnæ.bə.ˌlɪ.zəm/ anabolisms n
Anabolismus
The constructive metabolism of the body, as distinguished from catabolism.

anachronism /əˈnæ.kɹə.nɪ.z(ə)m/ anachronisms n
Anachronismus Zeitirrtum
A chronological mistake; the erroneous dating of an event, circumstance, or object. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]
Anachronismus
A person or thing which seems to belong to a different time or period of time. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

anachronistic /əˌnæk.ɹəˈnɪs.tɪk/ more anachronistic most anachronistic adj
anachronistisch fehldatiert zeitwidrig
Erroneous in date; containing an anachronism; in a wrong time; not applicable to or not appropriate for the time.
anachronistisch altmodisch antiquiert obsolet traditionalistisch unzeitgemäß
(of a person) Having opinions from the past; preferring things or values of the past; behind the times; overly conservative.

anacoluthon /ænəkəˈluːθɒn/ anacolutha anacoluthons n
Anakoluth Satzbruch
(rhetoric) Intentional use of such a structure.

anaconda /ˌænəˈkɒndə/ anacondas n
Anakonda
Any of various large nonvenomous snakes of the genus Eunectes, found mainly in northern South America. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

anacreontic /əˌnakɹɪˈɒntɪk/ /əˌnækɹiˈɑntɪk/ more anacreontic most anacreontic adj
anakreontisch
(prosody) Pertaining to the style of the Greek poet Anacreon, who wrote of wine and love; (specifically) designating a metre based on an anaclastic ionic dimeter. [from 17th c.]

anacrusis /anəˈkɹuːsɪs/ anacruses n
Auftakt
(prosody) An unstressed syllable at the start of a verse.
Auftakt Anakrusis
(music) An unstressed note or notes before the first strong beat (or downbeat) of a phrase.

anadiplosis /ˌænədəˈploʊsɪs/ anadiploses n
Anadiplose
(figure of speech) A figure of speech in which a word or phrase used at the end of a clause or expression is repeated near the beginning of the next clause or expression.

anaerobic /ˌænəˈɹoʊbik/ adj
anaerob
Without oxygen; especially of an environment or organism.

anaglyph anaglyphs n
Anaglyphenbild Anaglyphe
A matched pair of images designed to produce a three-dimensional effect when viewed using spectacles that have usually one red and one bluish-green lens, corresponding to the colors of the pairs of images.

anagram /ˈæ.nə.ɡɹæm/ anagrams n
Anagramm
(of words) A word or phrase that is created by rearranging the letters of another word or phrase.

anagrammatic more anagrammatic most anagrammatic adj
anagrammatisch
Being or relating to an anagram.

anagrammatization anagrammatizations n
Anagrammatisieren Anagrammatisierung
Transformation of a word into its anagram.

anal /ˈeɪ.nəl/ more anal most anal adj
anal
(not comparable) Of, related to, intended for or involving the anus. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]
(psychoanalysis) Of the stage in psychosexual development when the child's interest is alleged to be concentrated on the anal region. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]
pedantisch eigen etepetete heikel kleinlich pingelig
(psychology) Of a person, compulsive and stubborn, obsessed with neatness and accuracy, supposedly from not having progressed beyond the anal stage. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

anal gland anal glands n
Analdrüse
(anatomy) A small paired sebaceous gland found near the anus in many mammals, secreting a liquid that is used for identification of members within the species.

anal sex n
Analverkehr Analsex
A sexual activity involving stimulation of a sexual partner's anus or rectum, especially by penetration.

anal-retentive more anal-retentive most anal-retentive adj
akribisch analfixiert bürgerlich etepetete genau minutiös
(Freudian, _, psychology) Preoccupied with achieving perfection, order and control and with collecting, possessing, and retaining objects.
etepetete gehemmt kleinkariert kleinlich obsessiv pedantisch
(by extension) Overly obsessive concerning small details.

analemma /ˌæn.əˈlɛm.ə/ analemmas analemmata n
Analemma
A figure-eight curve that results when the Sun's position in the sky is plotted out over the year at the same hour of mean solar time every day. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

analgesia /ˌæn.əlˈd͡ʒiː.zi.ə/ /ˌæn.əlˈd͡ʒiː.ʒi.ə/ /ˌæn.əlˈd͡ʒiː.ʒə/ analgesias n
Analgesie
(medicine) The inability to feel pain.

analgesic /ˌæn.l̩ˈd͡ʒiː.sɪk/ /ˌæn.l̩ˈd͡ʒiː.zɪk/ more analgesic most analgesic adj
analgetisch
(pharmaceutical effect) Of or relating to analgesia; anodyne.

analgesic /ˌæn.l̩ˈd͡ʒiː.sɪk/ /ˌæn.l̩ˈd͡ʒiː.zɪk/ analgesics n
Analgetikum
(pharmacology) Any medicine, such as aspirin, that reduces pain, especially without inducing a loss of other sensation. (Contrast anesthetic.)

analog /ˈæ.nə.lɑɡ/ /ˈæ.nə.lɒɡ/ /ˈæ.nə.lɔɡ/ adj
analog
(of a device or system) In which the value of a data item (such as time) is represented by a continuous(ly) variable physical quantity that can be measured (such as the shadow of a sundial).

analog /ˈæ.nə.lɑɡ/ /ˈæ.nə.lɒɡ/ /ˈæ.nə.lɔɡ/ analogs n
Analogon
(countable) Something that bears an analogy to something else.

analog clock analog clocks n
Analoguhr
(retronym) A clock that displays the time using hands that move mechanically around its face.

analog computer analog computers n
Analogrechner
(computing) A computer (mechanical, electrical or other) that processes using continuously varying signals rather than digital, quantized, values.

analogical adj
analogisch Analogie
Of, pertaining to, based on, or composed of an analogy.

analogous /əˈnæl.ə.dʒəs/ /əˈnæl.ə.ɡəs/ more analogous most analogous adj
analog
Having analogy, the status of an analogue; corresponding to something else; bearing some resemblance or similar proportion (often followed by "to".)

analogue watch analogue watches n
Analoguhr
A watch that displays time by means of a dial and hands, in contradistinction to a digital watch.

analogy /əˈnæləd͡ʒi/ analogies n
Analogie
A relationship of resemblance or equivalence between two situations, people, or objects, especially when used as a basis for explanation or extrapolation.

analphabet /ænˈælfəbɛt/ /ˌæˈnælfəbɛt/ analphabets n
Analphabetin Analphabet
A person who does not know the letters of the alphabet; a partly or wholly illiterate person. [from mid 17th c.]

analysand analysands n
Analysand Analysandin
A person who undergoes psychoanalysis; one who is analysed.

analysis /æˈnɑ.lə.sɪs/ /əˈnæləsɪs/ /əˈnælɪsɪs/ analyses n
Analyse
(countable) Decomposition into components in order to study (a complex thing, concept, theory etc.).
(countable) The result of such a process.
(countable, logic) Proof by deduction from known truths.
(countable, chemistry) The process of breaking down a substance into its constituent parts, or the result of this process.
Analysis Analyse
(uncountable, mathematics) A broad field of study in modern mathematics (often mentioned alongside algebra) which developed out of the calculus, concerned with the behavior of functions, sequences, series, limits, metric spaces, measures and more.

analyst /ˈænəlɪst/ analysts n
Analytiker Analytikerin
Someone who analyzes.

analytic /ˌænəˈlɪtɪk/ more analytic most analytic adj
analytisch
Of, or relating to any form of analysis, or to analytics.
Of, or relating to division into elements or principles.
(mathematics) Of, or relating to algebra or a similar method of analysis.
(linguistics) Of a language, having a grammar principally dependent on the arrangement of uninflected words within sentences to indicate meaning. Compare synthetic.

analytic continuation analytic continuations n
analytische Fortsetzung
(analysis) An extension of an analytic function which is itself analytic.

analytic number theory n
analytische Zahlentheorie
(mathematics, number theory) A branch of number theory that uses methods from mathematical analysis to solve problems about the integers.

analyticity n
Analytizität
The property of being analytic, especially of being an analytic function.

analytics /ˌæn.əˈlɪt.ɪks/ n
Analytik
Discovery, interpretation, and communication of meaningful patterns in data.

analyzability analyzabilities n
Analysierbarkeit
The ability to be analyzed.

analyzable more analyzable most analyzable adj
analysierbar
Able to be analyzed.

analyze /ˈæn.lɑɪz/ /ˈæn.ə.laɪz/ /ˈæn.ə.lɑɪz/ [ˈɛən.ə.laɪz] [ˈɛːn.ə.laɪz] v
analysieren
(transitive) To examine in such a manner as to ascertain the elements or nature of the thing examined; as, to analyze a fossil substance, to analyze a sentence or a word, or to analyze an action to ascertain its morality.

anamnesis /ˌænæmˈniːsɪs/ anamneses n
Anamnese
(medicine) The medical history of a patient.

anamorphic /ˌænəˈmɔɹfɪk/ /ˌænəˈmɔːfɪk/ adj
anamorph anamorphotisch
Producing various optically distorted images.

anamorphosis anamorphoses n
Anamorphose
A distorted image of an object that may be viewed correctly from a specific angle or with a specific mirror.

anantapodoton anantapodota n
Anantapodoton

anapest /ˈæ.nə.piːst/ /ˈæ.nə.pɛst/ anapests n
Anapäst
(prosody) In qualitative meter, a metrical foot consisting of three syllables, two unstressed and one stressed.
(prosody) In quantitative meter, a metrical foot consisting of three syllables, two short and one long.
(prosody) A fragment, phrase or line of poetry or verse using this meter.

anaphase /ˈænəˌfeɪz/ anaphases n
Anaphase
(cytology) The stage of mitosis and meiosis during which the chromosomes separate; the chromatid moving to opposite poles of the cell.

anaphora /ænəˈfɔɹə/ /ənˈæfəɹə/ anaphora anaphoras anaphors n
Anapher
(figure of speech) The repetition of a phrase at the beginning of phrases, sentences, or verses, used for emphasis.
(linguistics) An expression that refers to a preceding expression.

anaphoresis n
Anaphorese
(physics) The movement of electrically charged particles towards an anode.

anaphoric more anaphoric most anaphoric adj
anaphorisch
Of, or relating to, an anaphora.

anaphylactic adj
anaphylaktisch
Pertaining to anaphylaxis.

anaphylactic shock anaphylactic shocks n
anaphylaktischer Schock
A severe and rapid systemic allergic reaction to an allergen, constricting the trachea and causing generalized vasodilation.

anaphylaxis anaphylaxes n
Anaphylaxie

anaptyxis /ˌænəpˈtɪksɪs/ anaptyxes n
Anaptyxe Anaptyxis Sprossvokal Sproßvokal
(phonetics) The epenthesis (insertion) of a vowel.

anarchic /ænˈɑɹ.kɪk/ /ænˈɑː.kɪk/ /əˈnɑɹ.kɪk/ /əˈnɑː.kɪk/ more anarchic most anarchic adj
anarchistisch
Relating to, supporting, or likely to cause anarchy.
anarchisch
Chaotic, without law or order.

anarchism /ˈanəkɪz(ə)m/ /ˈænəɹˌkɪzəm/ /ˈæˌnɑɹˌkɪzəm/ anarchisms n
Anarchismus
A political and philosophical belief that all forms of involuntary rule or government are undesirable, unnecessary, or unethical, and as such that society would function without a state.
A belief that proposes the abolition of hierarchy and authority in most forms.

anarchist /ˈæn.ɑɹ.kɪst/ /ˈæn.ə.kɪst/ anarchists n
Anarchist Anarchistin
One who believes in or advocates the absence of hierarchy and authority in most forms (compare anarchism), especially one who works toward the realization of such.

anarchistic /ˌanəˈkɪstɪk/ /ˌænəɹˈkɪstɪk/ more anarchistic most anarchistic adj
anarchistisch
Of or relating to anarchism or anarchy.

anarcho-capitalism n
Anarchokapitalismus
(politics, economics) A political and economic philosophy that advocates the elimination of the state and other coercive institutions in favour of individual self-ownership and free market.

anarcho-capitalist adj
anarchokapitalistisch
(politics, economics) Of, relating to, or advocating anarcho-capitalism.

anarcho-capitalist anarcho-capitalists n
Anarchokapitalist Anarchokapitalistin
(politics, economics) A person who advocates anarcho-capitalism.

anarcho-capitalistic more anarcho-capitalistic most anarcho-capitalistic adj
anarchokapitalistisch
Of or relating to anarcho-capitalism or capitalistic anarchy.

anarcho-communism n
Anarchokommunismus
(politics, economics) A form of anarchism advocating the abolition of the state and capitalism in favor of a horizontal network of voluntary associations through which people would satisfy their needs.

anarcho-communist adj
anarcho-kommunistisch anarchokommunistisch
(politics, economics) Of, supporting, relating to, or advocating anarcho-communism.

anarcho-communist anarcho-communists n
Anarchokommunist Anarchokommunistin
(politics, economics) A person who advocates anarcho-communism.

anarcho-syndicalism n
Anarchosyndikalismus
A branch or field of anarchism that focuses on the abolition of capitalism through the organization of revolutionary worker syndicates.

anarchy /ˈæn.ɑɹ.ki/ /ˈæn.ə.ki/ [ˈɛən.ɑɹ.ki] anarchies n
Anarchie
(countable) A chaotic and confusing absence of any form of political authority or government.

anastigmatic more anastigmatic most anastigmatic adj
anastigmatisch
(of the eye, or a lens system) Free from astigmatism

anastomosis /ənæstəˈməʊsɪs/ anastomoses n
Anastomose
An interconnection between any two channels, passages or vessels.
(surgery) The surgical creation of a connecting passage between blood vessels, bowels or other channels.

anastrophe anastrophes n
Anastrophe Inversion
(rhetoric) Unusual word order, often involving an inversion of the usual pattern of the sentence.

anastylosis n
Anastylosis
(archaeology) The reassembly of ruined monuments or other artifacts from remaining fragments in an archeologically responsible way (with use of modern materials when needed).

anathema /əˈnæθəmə/ anathemas anathemata n
Kirchenbann Anathema Bannfluch Bannstrahl
(ecclesiastical, historical) A ban or curse pronounced with religious solemnity by ecclesiastical authority, often accompanied by excommunication; something denounced as accursed. [from early 17th c.]
Graus Gräuel
(by extension) Something which is vehemently disliked by somebody.
Fluch Verwünschung
(literary) An imprecation; a curse; a malediction.

anathematize /əˈnæ.θə.mə.taɪz/ v
anathematisieren mit dem Kirchenbann belegen
(transitive) To cause to be, or to declare as, an anathema or evil.

anatomical /æn.ə.ˈtɒm.ɪ.kəl/ /æn.ə.ˈtɔm.ɪ.kəl/ /æn.əˈtɑ.mɪ.kəl/ adj
anatomisch
Of or relating to anatomy or dissection.

anatomically adv
anatomisch
Pertaining to the anatomy.

anatomist /əˈnæt.ə.mɪst/ anatomists n
Anatom
One who studies, teaches, writes on, or does research on anatomy and anatomical structures.

anatomy /əˈnæt.ə.mi/ anatomies n
Anatomie
The art of studying the different parts of any organized body, to discover their situation, structure, and economy.

anatoxin anatoxins n
Anatoxin
A bacterial toxin (usually an exotoxin) whose toxicity has been weakened or suppressed

ancestor /ˈæn.sɛs.tə/ /ˈæn.sɛs.tɚ/ ancestors n
Vorfahr Ahn Stammvater Ahne Ahnin Urahn
One from whom a person is descended, whether on the father's or mother's side, at any distance of time; a progenitor; a forefather.
Vorgänger Vorläufer
An earlier type; a progenitor

ancestral /ænˈsɛs.təɹ.əl/ /ænˈsɛs.tɹəl/ adj
altüberliefert Ahn Vorfahren- angestammt der Vorfahren
Of, pertaining to, derived from, or possessed by, an ancestor or ancestors

ancestress /ˈæn.sɛs.tɹəs/ /ˈæn.sɛs.tɹɪs/ ancestresses n
Ahnin Vorfahrin
A female ancestor.

ancestry /ˈæn.sɛs.tɹi/ ancestries n
Vorfahren
birth to a noble or high-ranking family, or to someone of honorable descent.
Ahnen Vorväter
A series of ancestors; the people from whom one is descended

anchor /ˈæŋ.kə/ /ˈæŋ.kɚ/ anchors n
Anker
(nautical) A tool used to moor a vessel to the bottom of a sea or river to resist movement.
Magnet Verankerung
Any instrument serving a purpose like that of a ship's anchor, such as an arrangement of timber to hold a dam fast; a device to hold the end of a bridge cable etc.; or a device used in metalworking to hold the core of a mould in place.
Moderator Anchorman Chefsprecher Leitgesicht TV-Chefsprecher TV-Moderator
(television) An anchorman or anchorwoman.

anchor /ˈæŋ.kə/ /ˈæŋ.kɚ/ v
ankern verankern
To connect an object, especially a ship or a boat, to a fixed point.
unterstützen
To provide emotional stability for a person in distress.
moderieren
To perform as an anchorman or anchorwoman.

anchor baby anchor babies n
Ankerkind
(US, derogatory, offensive) A child born to noncitizen parents in the United States or another country that grants birthright citizenship (cf. jus soli), and who, as a citizen, can provide immigration benefits to relatives.

anchorage /ˈæŋkəɹɪd͡ʒ/ anchorages n
Ankerplatz
(nautical) A fee charged for anchoring.
The act of anchoring, or the condition of lying at anchor.
Verankerung
That into which something is anchored or fastened.

anchorite anchorites n
Einsiedler Eremit Anachoret Klausner
One who lives in isolation or seclusion, especially for religious reasons; hermit.

anchorless adj
ankerlos

anchorlessness n
Ankerlosigkeit

anchorman anchormen n
Schlussläufer Schlußläufer
(athletics) The most reliable runner in a relay team, usually the one that runs last.

anchorwoman anchorwomen n
Anchorwoman Chefsprecherin Moderatorin TV-Chefsprecherin TV-Moderatorin
A female anchorperson.
Schlussläuferin Schlußläuferin
(athletics) The most reliable female runner in a relay team, usually the one that runs last.

anchovy /ænˈt͡ʃoʊ.vi/ /ænˈt͡ʃəʊ.vi/ /ˈæn.t͡ʃə.vi/ /ˈæn.t͡ʃəʊ.vi/ anchovies n
Sardelle Anchovis
Any small saltwater fish of the Engraulidae family, consisting of 160 species in 16 genera, of which the genus Engraulis is widely sold as food.

ancient /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/ ancienter ancientest more ancient most ancient adj
uralt altbacken antiquiert historisch vorsintflutlich
Having lasted from a remote period; having been of long duration; of great age, very old.
alt früh
Existent or occurring in time long past, usually in remote ages; belonging to or associated with antiquity; old, as opposed to modern.
antik
(history) Relating to antiquity as a primarily European historical period; the time before the Middle Ages.

ancient Near Eastern more ancient Near Eastern most ancient Near Eastern adj
altorientalisch
Of or pertaining to the Ancient Near East.

ancient Roman more ancient Roman most ancient Roman adj
altrömisch
Of or relating to Ancient Rome.

ancient history n
Altertum
A period of history generally seen as occurring before the Middle Ages, that is, before the fall of the Roman Empire. Includes Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome.
Schnee von gestern schon längst Geschichte
(idiomatic) That which happened a long time ago and not worth discussing any more.

ancillary /ænˈsɪl.ə.ɹi/ /ˈæns.əˌlɛɹ.iː/ more ancillary most ancillary adj
hilfs- neben- zusatz-
Subordinate; secondary; auxiliary.

anconeus anconei n
Knorrenmuskel
(muscle) A muscle of the elbow and forearm.

and /n̩/ /n̩d/ /æn/ /ænd/ /ən/ /ənd/ /ɛn/ /ɛnd/ conjunction
und
Used to connect certain numbers: connecting units when they precede tens (not dated); connecting tens and units to hundreds, thousands etc. (now often omitted in US); to connect fractions to wholes. [from 10th c.]
(now, colloquial, or, literary) Used to connect more than two elements together in a chain, sometimes to stress the number of elements.

and change phraseologicalUnit
und ein paar Gequetschte
(idiomatic) and some quantity, but less than the increment to the next round number.

and how /ˈænd ˈhaʊ/ phraseologicalUnit
und wie!
(idiomatic) Used to strongly confirm the preceding utterance.

and so forth phraseologicalUnit
und so weiter usw.
(idiomatic) Indicates that a list continues in a similar manner.

and the like phraseologicalUnit
und ähnliches
(idiomatic, informal) And other similar items; et cetera.

and then some phraseologicalUnit
gelinde gesagt und wie
(idiomatic, colloquial) Used to confirm preceding utterance, while implying that what was said or asked is an understatement

and whatnot phraseologicalUnit
und was nicht alles
(idiomatic) And so on; et cetera

and/or /ˈændɔː(ɹ)/ conjunction
und/oder
Joins two alternatives to mean either or both; indicates that inclusive or is meant where or alone might be taken to mean exclusive or.

andalusite andalusites n
Andalusit
(mineral) An aluminium nesosilicate mineral, Al2SiO5.

andiron /ˈændaɪə(ɹ)n/ andirons n
Feuerbock Brandbock Feuerhund Feuerross Kaminbock
(usually, in plural) A utensil for supporting wood when burning in a fireplace, one being placed on each side

andragogy /ˈan.dɹə.ɡɒ.dʒi/ /ˈan.dɹə.ɡɒ.ɡi/ n
Andragogik
The methods or techniques used to teach adults; adult education. [from 20th c.]

andrewsarchus andrewsarchuses n
andrewsarchus
An extinct mammal, of genus †Andrewsarchus, from the Eocene epoch.

androcracy androcracies n
Androkratie
(government, sociology) Government or rule by men.

androgen androgens n
Androgen
(steroid hormone) Any natural or synthetic compound, usually a steroid hormone, that stimulates or controls the development and maintenance of masculine characteristics in vertebrates. A male sex hormone such as testosterone or anabolic steroids.

androgynous /ænˈdɹɑd͡ʒ.ən.əs/ /ænˈdɹɒd͡ʒ.ɪn.əs/ more androgynous most androgynous adj
androgyn geschlechtsneutral
Pertaining to a feature or characteristic that is not definitively of either sex.
androgyn
Possessing qualities of both sexes.

androgyny /ænˈdɹɑd͡ʒəni/ /ænˈdɹɒdʒəni/ androgynies n
Zwittrigkeit
Hermaphroditism.
Androgynie Androgynismus Androgynität
The state of having traits of both male and female genders. [from the mid 19th century]

android /ˈænˌdɹɔɪd/ androids n
Android Androide
A robot that is designed to look and act like a human being (not necessarily a male one).

andrologist andrologists n
Androloge Männerarzt Andrologin Männerärztin
(medicine) A person who studies andrology.

andrology n
Andrologie
(medicine) The branch of medicine concerned with male diseases, especially those affecting the male reproductive system.

andropause n
Andropause
(medicine, endocrinology) The male equivalent of the menopause in women; characterized by a decline in libido and overall energy.

androphilic adj
androphil
Sexually attracted to men.

androphobia n
Androphobie Männerscheu
Fear of or aversion to men or boys.

anecdotal /ˌænɪkˈdoʊtl̩/ more anecdotal most anecdotal adj
anekdotisch
Of the nature of or relating to an anecdote.

anecdotal evidence n
sporadische Hinweise vereinzelte Belege }} }}
A limited selection of examples which support or refute an argument, but which are not supported by scientific or statistical analysis.

anecdotally more anecdotally most anecdotally adv
anekdotisch
In an anecdotal manner; by means of a recounted incident.

anecdote /ˈæ.nɪk.doʊt/ anecdotes n
Anekdote
An account which supports an argument, but which is not supported by scientific or statistical analysis.
A previously untold secret account of an incident.

anecdotic more anecdotic most anecdotic adj
anekdotisch
Tending to tell anecdotes.

anechoic /æn.ɛ.ˈ koʊ.ɪk/ /æn.ɛ.ˈ kəʊ.ɪk/ more anechoic most anechoic adj
echofrei schalltot
(acoustics) Lacking echoes; that absorbs sound.

anemia /əˈnimi.ə/ anemiae anemias anemiæ n
Anämie Blutarmut Blutmangel
(American spelling, uncountable, pathology) A medical condition in which the capacity of the blood to transport oxygen to the tissues is reduced, either because of too few red blood cells, or because of too little hemoglobin, resulting in pallor and fatigue.

anemic /ʌˈni.mɪk/ more anemic most anemic adj
anämisch blutarm
Of, pertaining to, or suffering from anemia.

anemization anemizations n
Anämisierung

anemo- prefix
anemo-
wind

anemochory n
Anemochorie
(botany) The dispersal of seeds, spores, or fruit by wind.

anemometer /ænɪˈmɑmətɚ/ /ænɪˈmɒmətə/ /ænɪˈmɒmɪtə/ anemometers n
Windmesser Anemometer
(meteorology) An instrument for measuring and recording the speed of the wind, a windmeter.

anemone /əˈnɛm.ə.ni/ /əˈnɛn.ə.mi/ anemones n
Anemone Windröschen
Any plant of the genus Anemone, of the Ranunculaceae (or buttercup) family, such as the windflower.

anemophilous adj
anemogam anemophil
(botany) Pollinated by the wind.

anemophily n
Anemogamie Anemophilie Windbestäubung
(botany) A form of pollination whereby pollen is distributed by wind.

anencephaly /ænɪnˈsɛfəlɪ/ anencephalies n
Anenzephalie
A lethal birth defect in which most of the brain and parts of the skull are missing; absence of the encephalon.

anepigraph /anˈɛpɪɡɹaf/ /anˈɛpɪɡɹɑːf/ anepigraphs n
Anepigraphon
A work with no (known) title; an anepigraphous work.

anepigraphic adj
anepigraphisch
Without a legend or inscription (on artifacts, coins, etc.)

anesthesia /ˌæn.əsˈti.ʒə/ /ˌæn.əsˈθi.ʒə/ /ˌæn.əsˈθiːz.i.ə/ anesthesias n
Anästhesie Betäubung Narkose
(medicine, American spelling, Canadian spelling) An artificial method of preventing sensation, used to eliminate pain without causing loss of vital functions, by the administration of one or more agents which block pain impulses before transmitted to the brain.

anesthesiologist anesthesiologists n
Anästhesiologe Anästhesiologin Facharzt für Anästhesiologie Fachärztin für Anästhesiologie Narkosefacharzt Narkosefachärztin
(American spelling, Canadian spelling) A physician who specializes in anesthesiology and administers anesthesia.

anesthesiology n
Anästhesiologie Betäubungskunde
(American spelling, Canadian spelling) The science of administering anesthetics.

anesthetic /ˌænəsˈtɛtɪk/ /ˌænəsˈθɛtɪk/ more anesthetic most anesthetic adj
anästhetisch betäubend
Causing anesthesia; reducing pain sensitivity.

anesthetic /ˌænəsˈtɛtɪk/ /ˌænəsˈθɛtɪk/ anesthetics n
Betäubungsmittel Narkotikum Anästhetikum Narkosemittel
(American spelling, medicine) A substance administered to reduce the perception of pain or to induce numbness for surgery and may render the recipient unconscious.

anesthetist anesthetists n
Anästhesist Anästhesistin Narkosefacharzt Narkosearzt Narkosefachärztin Narkoseärztin
(American spelling, Canadian spelling, medicine) One who gives an anesthetic.

anesthetization anesthetizations n
Anästhesie Anästhesierung Betäubung
The administration of anesthesia.

anesthetize /æˈniːs.θə.taɪz/ /əˈniːs.θə.taɪz/ /əˈnɛs.θə.taɪz/ /əˈnɛs.θɪ.taɪz/ v
betäuben anästhesieren anästhetisieren
(transitive) To administer anesthesia to: to render unfeeling or unconscious through the use of narcotic substances, usually either alcohol or pharmaceutical drugs.

anestrus anestri n
Anöstrus
In some female animals, a spell of sexual respite in between breeding periods.

aneurysm /ˈan.jʊɹ.ɪz.əm/ /ˈæn.jəɹ.ɪz.əm/ aneurysms n
Aneurysma
(pathology) An abnormal blood-filled swelling of an artery or vein, resulting from a localized weakness in the wall of the vessel.

anew /əˈnjuː/ /əˈnu/ adv
abermals erneut neuerlich
(literary, poetic, _, or, _, formal) Again, once more; afresh, in a new way, newly.

angel /ˈeɪn.d͡ʒəl/ /ˈeɪn.d͡ʒɛl/ /ˈæn.d͡ʒəl/ angels n
Engel
An incorporeal and sometimes divine messenger from a deity, or other divine entity, often depicted in art as a youthful winged figure in flowing robes.
(Abrahamic tradition) One of the lowest order of such beings, below virtues.
A person having the qualities attributed to angels, such as purity or selflessness.

angel hair n
Capelli d'angelo Capellini Engelshaarpasta
A type of pasta, thinner than spaghetti or vermicelli.

angel investor angel investors n
Business Angel Unternehmensengel
(business) An investor to a start-up, especially one who invests very early or during the company's initial forming.

angel maker angel makers n
Engelmacher Engelmacherin
(historical, euphemism) An illicit abortionist.

angel of death angels of death n
Todesengel
A personification of death in fiction, art, mythology, or religion.

angel shark angel sharks n
Engelhai
A member of the unusual genus Squatina of sharks with flattened bodies and broad pectoral fins resembling skates or rays. There are approximately 16 known species, which are the only members of their taxonomic genus, family and order. They occur worldwide in temperate and tropical seas.

angel's trumpet angel's trumpets n
Engelstrompete
Either of two closely related genera in the Solanaceae family, Brugmansia and Datura.

angelfish angelfish angelfishes n
Skalar
A freshwater fish, tropical cichlids of the genus Pterophyllum.

angelic /ænˈd͡ʒɛlɪk/ more angelic most angelic adj
engelhaft
Belonging to, or proceeding from, angels; resembling, characteristic of, or partaking of the nature of, an angel.

angelica angelicas n
Engelwurz
A tall plant, with hollow stems, genus Angelica, especially garden angelica (Angelica archangelica).

angelless adj
engellos

angelology angelologies n
Angelologie
The study of angels. Angels have been grouped into nine categories or “choirs,” from lowest to highest: angel, virtue, archangel, power, principality, dominion, throne, cherub, and seraph.

anger /ˈæŋɡə(ɹ)/ /ˈæŋɡɚ/ angers n
Zorn Ärger Wut Ingrimm Furor Grimm
A strong feeling of displeasure, hostility, or antagonism towards someone or something, usually combined with an urge to harm, often stemming from perceived provocation, hurt, or threat.

anger /ˈæŋɡə(ɹ)/ /ˈæŋɡɚ/ v
ärgern
(transitive) To cause such a feeling of antagonism in.
zornig werden
(intransitive) To become angry.

angerless adj
wutlos

angina pectoris /ænˈdʒaɪnə ˈpɛktəˌɹɪs/ /ˈændʒɪnə ˈpɛktəˌɹɪs/ n
Angina Pectoris
(cardiology, disease) Intermittent crushing chest pain caused by reversible myocardial ischemia.

angioedema /ˌænd͡ʒiəʊ.ɪˈdiːmə/ angioedemas n
Angioödem
(pathology) Swelling of the lower layers of the skin, often around the mouth, or of the mucosa or submucosa of the mouth or throat which can appear quickly in response to an allergen or due to other conditions

angiography angiographies n
Angiografie Angiographie
(medicine) A medical imaging technique in which an X-ray image is taken to visualize the inside of blood vessels and organs of the body, with particular interest in the arteries, veins and the heart chambers.

angioma angiomas angiomata n
Angiom Blutschwamm
(medicine) A benign tumor made up of small blood vessels or lymph vessels.

angiosperm /ˈæn.d͡ʒi.əˌspɝm/ angiosperms n
Angiosperme Bedecktsamer
(botany) Any plant of the clade Angiosperms, characterized by having ovules enclosed in an ovary; a flowering plant.

angiotenic /ˌænd͡ʒioʊˈtɛnɪk/ more angiotenic most angiotenic adj
angiotenisch
(pathology) That is thought to stretch the blood vessels

angle /ˈæŋ.ɡəl/ angles n
Winkel
(geometry) A figure formed by two rays which start from a common point (a plane angle) or by three planes that intersect (a solid angle).
(geometry) The measure of such a figure. In the case of a plane angle, this is the ratio (or proportional to the ratio) of the arc length to the radius of a section of a circle cut by the two rays, centered at their common point. In the case of a solid angle, this is the ratio of the surface area to the square of the radius of the section of a sphere.
Ecke Winkel
A corner where two walls intersect.
Blickwinkel Winkel
A viewpoint; a way of looking at something.

angle /ˈæŋ.ɡəl/ v
angeln
(intransitive, figurative) To try to catch fish with a hook and line.

angle bisector angle bisectors n
Winkelhalbierende
(geometry) A ray that divides an angle into two equal parts.

angle bracket angle brackets n
spitze Klammer
Any of a number of angle-shaped brackets.

angle grinder angle grinders n
Trennschleifer Winkelschleifer Flex Schleifhexe Trennjäger Trennschneider
A usually hand-held grinder which uses a pair of internal gears to place the rotational axis of the grinding or cutting wheel perpendicular to that of the driving motor.

angle of attack angles of attack n
Anstellwinkel
(aeronautics) The angle between the chord line of an airfoil and the airflow over it; one of the determiners of the amount of lift produced by an airfoil.

angle of elevation angles of elevation n
Elevationswinkel Erhebungswinkel Höhenwinkel Steigungswinkel
The angle formed by the line of sight and the horizontal plane for an object above the horizontal.

angle of incidence angles of incidence n
Einfallswinkel
(optics, physics) The angle that a straight line, ray of light, etc., meeting a surface, makes with a normal to the surface at the point of meeting.

angler /ˈæŋ.ɡlə(ɹ)/ /ˈæŋ.ɡlɚ/ anglers n
Angler Anglerin
A person who fishes with a hook and line.

anglerfish /ˈæŋɡləˌfɪʃ/ /ˈæŋɡlɚˌfɪʃ/ anglerfish anglerfishes n
Anglerfisch Seeteufel zeeduivel
Any fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes, which have an outgrowth they wiggle to lure and catch their prey.

anglicisation /ˌæŋ.ɡlɪ.saɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/ /ˌæŋ.ɡlɪ.səˈzeɪ.ʃən/ anglicisations n
Anglisierung
The process by which something or someone (usually a word) is made more English. Usually applied to language or culture.

anglicise /ˈæŋɡlɪsaɪz/ v
anglisieren
(transitive) To make English, as to customs, culture, pronunciation, spelling, or style.
(intransitive) To become English.

anglicised /ˈæŋ.lɪ.saɪzd/ more anglicised most anglicised adj
anglisiert
Made into a form similar to that used by the English.

anglicism /ˈæŋɡləˌsɪzəm/ anglicisms n
Anglizismus
An Englishism: a word or other feature originating in the English language that has been borrowed by another language.

angling anglings n
Angeln
A form of fishing, with a rod, line and angle (hook) for recreation or sport.

angora /æŋˈɡɔːɹə/ angoras n
Angorakaninchen
A rabbit belonging to the Angora rabbit breed, one of the oldest domestic breeds of rabbits in the world, raised chiefly in Europe for its silky and long hair (a subspecies of the European rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculus).

angora rabbit angora rabbits n
Angorakaninchen
a breed of rabbit, bred for its hair (angora wool)

angora wool angora wools n
Angorawolle
wool from the angora rabbit

angrily /ˈæŋ.ɡɹə.li/ more angrily most angrily adv
verärgert wütend
In an angry manner; under the influence of anger.

angry /ˈæŋ.ɡɹi/ angrier angriest more angry most angry adj
verärgert böse zornig
Displaying or feeling anger.

angry fruit salad angry fruit salads n
Klickibunti
(GUI, slang) A web page or user interface that is poorly designed and overuses color.

angst /æŋ(k)st/ n
Angst
A feeling of acute but vague anxiety or apprehension often accompanied by depression, especially philosophical anxiety.

angst-ridden more angst-ridden most angst-ridden adj
angstbesetzt
Dominated or plagued by angst.

angstrom /ˈæŋstɹəm/ /ˈæŋstɹʌm/ /ˈɔŋstɹəm/ angstroms n
Ångström Angström
(physics) A unit of length equal to 10−10 meters (that is, one ten-billionth of a meter), approximately the size of an atom, and denoted by the symbol Å, used especially to measure the wavelength of electromagnetic radiation or distances between atoms.

anguilliform adj
aalförmig
Shaped like an eel.

anguish /ˈæŋ.ɡwɪʃ/ anguishes n
Todesangst Agonie Kreuz
Extreme pain, either of body or mind; excruciating distress.

anguish /ˈæŋ.ɡwɪʃ/ v
leiden sich quälen
(intransitive) To suffer pain.
quälen
(transitive) To cause to suffer pain.

anguished more anguished most anguished adj
schmerzgeplagt
Feeling anguish; experiencing extreme discomfort or discontent.

angular /-lɑɹ/ /ˈæŋ.ɡju.lɚ/ more angular most angular adj
eckig
Having an angle or angles; forming an angle or corner.
kantig
(figuratively) Sharp and stiff in character.

angular momentum angular momenta n
Drehimpuls
(physics) The vector product that describes the rotary inertia of a system about an axis and is conserved in a closed system. For an isolated rigid body, it is a measure of the extent to which an object will continue to rotate in the absence of an applied torque.

angular velocity angular velocities n
Winkelgeschwindigkeit
(mathematics, physics) The angle turned, per unit time, by a body rotating about an axis; the rate of rotation through an angle.

angularity angularities n
Eckigkeit
(uncountable) The property or characteristic of possessing angles.

anhinga anhingas n
Amerikanische Schlangenhalsvogel
(zoology) A fish-eating bird (Anhinga anhinga) of North America with a thin, pointed bill and a long, thin neck.

anhydride anhydrides n
Anhydrid
(chemistry) Any compound formally derived from another (or from others) by the loss of a water molecule, especially acid anhydrides.

anhydrite anhydrites n
Anhydrit
(mineral) An evaporite mineral made of anhydrous calcium sulfate.

aniconic /anʌɪˈkɒnɪk/ more aniconic most aniconic adj
anikonisch
Of or pertaining to representations without human or animal form.

anile /ˈeɪ.naɪl/ /ˈæ.naɪl/ /ˈæn.aɪl/ more anile most anile adj
altweibisch senil
Characteristic of a crone or a feeble old woman.

aniline anilines n
Anilin
(organic compound) The simplest aromatic amine, C6H5NH2, synthesized by the reduction of nitrobenzene; it is a colourless oily basic poisonous liquid used in the manufacture of dyes and pharmaceuticals.

aniline yellow n
Anilingelb

anilingus /ˌeɪnɪˈlɪŋɡəs/ n
Anilingus Analingus
The stimulation of the anus using the tongue and lips.

anima animas n
Anima
(Jungian psychology) The unconscious feminine aspect of a person. [from 20th c.]

animacy animacies n
Belebtheit
(biology) The state of being alive.

animadvert /ˌænɪmədˈvɜːt/ /ˌænɪmədˈvɝt/ v
kritisieren zensieren
(intransitive, law, archaic) To turn judicial attention (to); to criticise or punish.

animal /ˈæn.ə.məl/ /ˈæn.ɪ.məl/ adj
tierisch Tier
Of or relating to animals.

animal /ˈæn.ə.məl/ /ˈæn.ɪ.məl/ animals n
Tier Lebewesen
(science) Any eukaryote of the clade Animalia; a multicellular organism that is usually mobile, whose cells are not encased in a rigid cell wall (distinguishing it from plants and fungi) and which derives energy solely from the consumption of other organisms (distinguishing it from plants).
Tier
(loosely) Any member of the kingdom Animalia other than a human.
Bestie Monster Scheusal Unmensch
(figuratively) A person who behaves wildly; a bestial, brutal, brutish, cruel, or inhuman person.

animal feed animal feeds n
Futtermittel
Material, of an animal or most often vegetable origin, prepared (especially industrially) as feed for domestic or farm animals.

animal husbandry animal husbandries n
Tierhaltung Viehzucht
The management and care of farm animals by humans for profit, in which genetic qualities and behaviour, considered to be advantageous to humans, are further developed.

animal kingdom n
Fauna Tierreich
(biology) The regnum Animalia; the set of all animals.

animal magnetism n
Animalischer Magnetismus
(mesmerism) A magnetic fluid or ethereal medium said to reside in the bodies of animate beings.

animal rights n
Tierrechte Tierschutz Tierschutzrecht
Certain fundamental rights that animals are entitled to, such as the right to be spared undue suffering.

animal shelter animal shelters n
Tierheim Tierschutzbund
An organization that provides temporary homes for stray pet animals.
Tierheim
A facility providing such shelter.

animal testing n
Tierversuch
The practice of using non-human animals in scientific experimentation.

animate /ˈæn.ə.meɪt/ /ˈæn.ə.mət/ /ˈæn.ɪ.meɪt/ /ˈæn.ɪ.mət/ more animate most animate adj
beseelt lebendig
That which lives.
bewegt
Possessing the quality or ability of motion.
lebhaft
Dynamic, energetic.
belebt
(grammar) Inflected to agree with an animate noun or pronoun.

animate /ˈæn.ə.meɪt/ /ˈæn.ə.mət/ /ˈæn.ɪ.meɪt/ /ˈæn.ɪ.mət/ v
animieren beleben
(transitive) To impart motion or the appearance of motion to.
(transitive) To give spirit or vigour to; to stimulate or enliven; to inspirit.

animated /ˈæn.ɪ.meɪ.tɪd/ more animated most animated adj
lebhaft
Endowed with life.

animated cartoon animated cartoons n
Zeichentrickfilm Zeichenfilm Animationsfilm Trickfilm
Any of several types of film / movie, the frames of which are drawn by hand in order to give a sense of movement when projected in rapid sequence.

animation /æn.əˈmeɪ.ʃən/ animations n
Belebung Vitalisierung
The act of animating, or giving life or spirit.
Animation Belebung Vitalisierung
(animation, in the sense of a cartoon) A sequence of still drawings or inanimate objects displayed in rapid succession to create the illusion of movement in motion pictures or computer graphics; the object (film, computer game, etc.) produced
Animation
(linguistics) conversion from the inanimate to animate grammatical category

animator /ˈænɪˌmeɪtə(ɹ)/ animators n
Animator Animatorin Beleber Beleberin Beseeler Beseelerin
One who animates something; one who brings something to life or the appearance of life.
Animator Animatorin Trickfilmzeichner Trickfilmzeichnerin
One who creates an animation or cartoon; a cartoonist.

anime /ˈæn.ɪ.meɪ/ /ˈæn.ɪ.mə/ anime animes n
Anime
(uncountable) An artistic style originating in, and associated with, Japanese animation, and that has also been adopted by a comparatively low number of animated works from other countries.
(countable) An animated work that originated in Japan, regardless of the artistic style.

animism /ˈænɪmɪzəm/ animisms n
Animismus
A belief that spirits inhabit some or all classes of natural objects or phenomena.

animist animists n
Animist Animistin
A believer in animism.

animistic more animistic most animistic adj
animistisch
Of or pertaining to animism.

animosity /æn.əˈmɑs.ɪ.ti/ animosities n
Animosität Abneigung Hass
Violent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike.

animus /ˈæ.nɪ.məs/ animuses n
Unterbewusstsein
The basic impulses and instincts which govern one's actions.
Abneigung Feindseligkeit Groll
A feeling of enmity, animosity or ill will.
Animus
(Jungian, _, psychology) The masculine aspect of the feminine psyche or personality.

anion /ˈænˌaɪ.ɑn/ /ˈænˌaɪ.ɒn/ /ˈænˌaɪ.ən/ anions n
Anion
A negatively charged ion.

anise /æˈnis/ /əˈnis/ /əˈniːz/ /ˈæn.ɪs/ anises n
Anis
An umbelliferous plant (Pimpinella anisum) growing naturally in Egypt, and cultivated in Spain, Malta, etc., for its carminative and aromatic seeds, which are used as a spice. It has a licorice scent.

aniseed /ˈæ.nɪ.sid/ aniseeds n
Anissamen
(countable, and, uncountable) The seed-like fruit of the anise, used in baking and in the flavouring of liqueurs such as ouzo.

anisette anisettes n
Anisette
A French alcoholic liqueur flavored with anise

anisocoria /-ˈkoʊɹ-/ /ænˌaɪsəˈkɔɹ i ə/ /ˌænaɪ-/ n
Anisokorie
(pathology) A condition characterized by unequal size of the pupils of the eye.

anisomorphism anisomorphisms n
Anisomorphie
(linguistics, lexicography) The absence of an exact correspondence between words etc. in two different languages; the differences between two given languages that create mismatches in a translation dictionary.

anisotropic more anisotropic most anisotropic adj
anisotrop
(physics, mathematics) Having properties that differ according to the direction of measurement; exhibiting anisotropy.

anisotropy anisotropies n
Anisotropie
The property of being directionally dependent.

ankerite /ˈɑŋkɚˌaɪt/ ankerites n
Ankerit
(mineral) Any of a group of mixed carbonate minerals, principally of calcium with iron, magnesium and manganese.

ankh /æŋk/ /ɑŋk/ /ɑːŋk/ ankhs n
Anch
A cross shaped like a T with a loop at the top, the Egyptian hieroglyph representing the Egyptian triliteral ꜥnḫ and often used as an amulet or charm for this concept.

ankle /ˈæŋ.kəl/ ankles n
Knöchel Fußknöchel
The skeletal joint which connects the foot with the leg; the uppermost portion of the foot and lowermost portion of the leg, which contain this skeletal joint.

ankle boot ankle boots n
Stiefelette
(clothing) A boot that rises up to the ankle

ankle monitor ankle monitors n
elektronische Fußfessel Fußfessel
A device that individuals under house arrest or parole are often required to wear to track their location. It is attached to the person's ankle.

ankle-deep adj
knöcheltief

anklebone /ˈaŋk(ə)lbəʊn/ anklebones n
Rollbein Sprungbein
The bone of the ankle, forming the lower part of the ankle joint and joining with the tibia and fibula.

anklet anklets n
Fußband Fußkette
A piece of jewelry/jewellery, resembling a bracelet but worn around the ankle.

ankylosaurus /ˌæŋkəloʊˈsɔːrəs/ ankylosauri ankylosauruses n
Ankylosaurus
A large herbivorous dinosaur, of genus Ankylosaurus, that lived in the Cretaceous period, noted for its heavy armor and club-like tail.

ankylosing spondylitis n
Morbus Bechterew Spondylitis ankylosans
(disease) A particular arthritis disease that affects usually the joints between vertebrae and the sacroiliac joint.

ankylosis ankyloses n
Ankylose
(anatomy) The growing together of bones to form a single unit.

anlaut /ˈan.laʊt/ anlauts n
Anlaut
(linguistics) The first sound of a word (word-initial position) or syllable (syllable-initial position).

annals /ˈæn.əlz/ n
Annalen
A relation of events in chronological order, each event being recorded under the year in which it happened.
Historical records; chronicles; history.
A periodic publication, containing records of discoveries, transactions of societies, etc.

annatto annattos n
Annatto Orlean
(uncountable) A fugitive orange-red dye obtained from this seed and fruit pulp through maceration and fermentation, used as textile dye and skin dye, containing bixin.

anneal /əˈniːl/ v
anlassen ausglühen spannungsfrei glühen spannungsfrei machen tempern vergüten
(metallurgy) To subject to great heat and then (often slow) cooling, and sometimes reheating and further cooling, for the purpose of rendering less brittle; to temper; to toughen.
abhärten härten stählen
(figurative, archaic, or, poetic) To strengthen or harden.

annealing annealings n
Glühen tempern
The heating of solid metal or glass to high temperatures and cooling it slowly so that its particles arrange into a defined lattice to remove residual stress.

annelid annelids n
Anneliden Ringelwurm
Any of various wormlike animals, of the phylum Annelida, having a segmented body; they include the earthworm and the leech.

annex /əˈnɛks/ /ˈænɛks/ annexes n
Anhang Annex Beiheft Beilage Ergänzung Erweiterung
An addition, an extension.
Anhang Anhängsel Annex Appendix Ergänzung Fortsatz
An appendix to a book or document.
Nebengebäude Anbau Erweiterung Erweiterungsbau Nebenflügel Seitenflügel
An addition or extension to a building.

annex /əˈnɛks/ /ˈænɛks/ v
annektieren einverleiben aneignen anfügen angliedern anheften
To add something to another thing, especially territory; to incorporate.

annexation annexations n
Annexion Anschluss
Addition or incorporation of something, or territories that have been annexed.
Annexion
(legal) A legal merging of a territory into another body.

annexationism n
Annexionismus
The tendency or policy of annexing (appropriating) additional territories.

annihilate /əˈnaɪə.leɪt/ v
vernichten
To reduce to nothing, to destroy, to eradicate.

annihilation /əˌnaɪ.əˈleɪ.ʃən/ annihilations n
Vernichtung Zerstörung
The act of destroying or otherwise turning into nothing, or nonexistence.
Annihilation
(physics) The process of a particle and its corresponding antiparticle combining to produce energy.

annihilator annihilators n
Annullator Vernichter
One who annihilates.

anniversary /ˌænəˈvɝs(ə)ɹi/ /ˌænɪˈvɜːs(ə)ɹi/ /ˌænɪˈvɝs(ə)ɹi/ anniversaries n
Hochzeitstag
(especially) Such a day that commemorates a wedding.
Jahrestag
A day that is an exact number of years (to the day) since a given significant event occurred. Often preceded by an ordinal number indicating the number of years.

annotate /ˈanəteɪt/ v
annotieren beschriften kommentieren
(transitive) To add annotation to.

annotation /ˈænəteɪʃən/ annotations n
Annotation Erläuterung
Kommentar
A critical or explanatory commentary or analysis.
Anmerkung Bemerkung
A comment added to a text.
Kommentierung
The process of writing such comment or commentary.

announce /əˈnaʊn(t)s/ /əˈnaʊns/ /ˈæ.naʊns/ v
ankündigen verkünden bekanntgeben verkündigen verlauten
(transitive) To give public notice of, especially for the first time; to make known.
verkünden bekanntgeben bekanntmachen
(transitive) To pronounce; to declare by judicial sentence.

announcement /əˈnaʊns.mɛnt/ announcements n
Ankündigung
An act of announcing, or giving notice.
Bekanntmachung Ankündigung Mitteilung
That which conveys what is announced.

announcer /əˈnaʊnsə/ /əˈnaʊnsɚ/ announcers n
Ansager Ansagerin Sprecher
One who makes announcements.

annoy /əˈnɔɪ/ v
ärgern reizen nerven irritieren stören belästigen
(transitive) To disturb or irritate, especially by continued or repeated acts; to bother with unpleasant deeds.
auf die Nerven gehen irritieren nerven reizen stören ärgern
(intransitive) To do something to upset or anger someone; to be troublesome.
belästigen molestieren schaden schädigen
(transitive) To molest; to harm; to injure.

annoyance /əˈnɔɪəns/ annoyances n
Ärger Ärgernis
(countable) That which annoys.
(countable) An act or instance of annoying.
Ärger Verärgerung Verdruss Ärgernis
(uncountable) The psychological state of being annoyed or irritated.

annoyed /əˈnɔɪd/ more annoyed most annoyed adj
verärgert gereizt ärgerlich belästigt genervt geplagt
Troubled, irritated by something unwanted or unliked (an annoyance); vexed.

annoying /əˈnɔɪ.ɪŋ/ more annoying most annoying adj
irritierend lästig verwirrend
Causing irritation or annoyance; troublesome; vexatious.

annoying /əˈnɔɪ.ɪŋ/ v
ärgerlich leidig lästig verdrießlich
causing irritation or annoyance; troublesome; vexatious

annual /ˈæn(j)ɪu̯.əl/ /ˈæn.ju.əl/ /ˈæn.jəl/ adj
jährlich alljährlich
Of, for, or relating to a whole year, often as a recurring cycle; determined or reckoned by the year; accumulating in the course of a year; performed, executed, or completed over the course of a year. See also circannual.

annual accounts n
Jahresabschluss
(accounting) The complete accounting record for a fiscal year.

annual general meeting annual general meetings n
Hauptversammlung
A meeting that official bodies, associations and companies hold each year to elect the board of directors and inform their members of previous and future activities. Commonly abbreviated as AGM.

annual leave n
Jahresurlaub Urlaub
(workplace) Amount of time expressed as the number of days per year that an employee is entitled to be away from work.

annual report annual reports n
Jahresbericht
(legal) In business law, a comprehensive report on a the activities of a company throughout the preceding year, generally produced in compliance with requirements established by government agencies.

annualise v
annualisieren auf das Jahr hochrechnen
(transitive) To express (a quantity such as an interest rate, profit, expenditure etc.) as if it applied or were measured over one year.

annually /ˈæn.ju.ə.li/ /ˈæn.jʊə.li/ adv
jährlich
Once every year without fail, yearly

annuity /əˈn(j)uɪti/ annuities n
Annuität Rente
(insurance, pensions) A right to receive amounts of money regularly over a certain fixed period, in perpetuity, or, especially, over the remaining life or lives of one or more beneficiaries.

annul /əˈnʌl/ v
annullieren
(transitive) To formally revoke the validity of.
(transitive) To dissolve (a marital union) on the grounds that it is not valid.

annular /ˈænjələ/ /ˈænjəlɚ/ /ˈænjʊlə/ adj
ringförmig kranzförmig
Pertaining to, or having the form of, a ring; ring-shaped; in the shape of an annulus.

annulment /əˈnʌl.mənt/ annulments n
Annullierung
An act or instance of annulling.
(legal) An invalidation of something, especially a legal contract.
Nichtigerklärung
(legal) A legal (notably judicial) declaration that a marriage is invalid; the procedure leading to it.

annulus /-li/ /ˈænjəlaɪ/ /ˈænjələs/ /ˈænjʊlaɪ/ /ˈænjʊləs/ annuli annuluses n
Ring
A ring- or donut-shaped area or structure.
Annulus Kreisring
(botany) A structure surrounding a sporangium (or part of it) which shrinks and causes it to rupture for spore dispersal; specifically, in a fern: a structure around about two-thirds of the sporangium consisting of differentially thick-walled cells which dry and distort the sporangium; and in a moss: a complete ring of cells around the tip of the sporangium which dissolves to cause the tip to detach.
Kreisring
(geometry) The region in a plane between two concentric circles of different radii.
(topology) Any topological space homeomorphic to the region in a plane between two concentric circles of different radii.

annunciate /əˈnʌnsɪeɪt/ v
verkündigen verkünden
(transitive, formal) To announce.

annunciation annunciations n
Verkündigung
The act of annunciating.

annus mirabilis /ˌanəs mɪˈɹɑːbɪlɪs/ anni mirabiles n
annus mirabilis
A year that includes a multitude of significant and fateful events, be they disasters or successes.

anoa /əˈnoʊə/ anoas n
Anoa
Either of two related species of small Indonesian water buffalo similar in appearance to deer; Bubalus quarlesi or Bubalus depressicornis.

anode /ˈæn.oʊd/ /ˈæn.əʊd/ anodes n
Anode
(electricity) An electrode, of a cell or other electrically polarized device, through which a positive current of electricity flows inwards (and thus, electrons flow outwards). It can have either a positive or a negative voltage with respect to cathode of the same polarized device (depending on whether the device is a load or a source, respectively).

anode slime anode slimes n
Anodenschlamm

anodic adj
anodisch
Relating to an anode.

anodize v
eloxieren
to coat the surface of a metal electrolytically with an oxide, either as protection or decoration

anodyne /ˈæn.ə.daɪn/ more anodyne most anodyne adj
schmerzstillend analgetisch beruhigend lindernd
(pharmaceutical effect) Capable of soothing or eliminating pain. [from 16th c.]
beruhigend lindernd wohltuend
(figuratively) Soothing or relaxing. [from 18th c.]
belanglos gefällig kraftlos nichtssagend seicht verwässert
(by extension) Noncontentious, blandly agreeable, unlikely to cause offence or debate. [from 20th c.]

anoint /əˈnɔɪnt/ v
einreiben schmieren ölen
(transitive) To smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance; also, to spread over, as oil.
salben ölen
(transitive) To apply oil to or to pour oil upon, etc., as a sacred rite, especially for consecration.

anointed /ə.ˈnɔɪn.tɪd/ adj
gesalbt
Having undergone the process of anointing.

anointed /ə.ˈnɔɪn.tɪd/ anointeds n
Gesalbter
A person who has been anointed, especially for religious reasons.

anointment anointments n
Salbung Ölung
The act of anointing with oil or other liquids.

anomaloscope /-lə-/ /əˈnɑməloʊskoʊp/ /əˈnɒmələʊskəʊp/ anomaloscopes n
Anomaloskop
(ophthalmology) An instrument used to test for color blindness by measuring quantitative and qualitative anomalies in color perception.

anomalous /əˈnɑmələs/ /əˈnɒmələs/ /əˈnɔmələs/ more anomalous most anomalous adj
anomal irregulär unregelmäßig
Deviating from the normal; marked by incongruity or contradiction; aberrant or abnormal.

anomalously /əˈnɑmələsli/ more anomalously most anomalously adv
anomal anormal
In an anomalous manner.

anomaly /əˈnɑ.mə.li/ /əˈnɒm.ə.lɪ/ /əˈnɔm.ə.lɪ/ anomalies n
Anomalie
A deviation from a rule or from what is regarded as normal; an outlier.
(science) Any event or measurement that is out of the ordinary regardless of whether it is exceptional or not.
(astronomy) Any of various angular distances.
(dated) An irregularity or disproportion.

anomic /əˈnoʊ.mɪk/ /əˈnɑm.ɪk/ /əˈnɒm.ɪk/ /əˈnəʊ.mɪk/ more anomic most anomic adj
anomisch
(sociology) Socially disorganized, disoriented or alienated.

anomie /a.noʊ̯.ˈmi/ /ˈæn.ə.mi/ anomies n
Anomie
Alienation or social instability caused by erosion of standards and values.

anon /əˈnɑn/ /əˈnɒn/ adv
sofort
(archaic) Straight away; at once.
bald
Soon; in a little while.

anon /əˈnɑn/ /əˈnɒn/ anons n
Bernd
(internet) An anonymous . A participant in an online site, such as a forum or an imageboard, without an account, or who posts without identifying themselves, or hidden behind a pseudonym.
An anonymous person, especially an author.

anonym anonyms n
Anonymus
An anonymous person.

anonymity /ænəˈnɪmɪti/ anonymities n
Anonymität
(uncountable) The quality or state of being anonymous. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]
Anonyme
(countable) That which is anonymous.

anonymization anonymizations n
Anonymisierung
The act or process of making anonymous, of hiding or disguising identity.

anonymize v
anonymisieren
(transitive) To make or render anonymous (especially to remove personally identifying data).

anonymous /əˈnɑ.nə.məs/ /əˈnɒn.ə.məs/ /əˈnɔn.ə.məs/ more anonymous most anonymous adj
namenlos anonym
(not comparable) Lacking a name; not named, for example an animal not assigned to any species.
anonym unbekannt
(not comparable) Without any name acknowledged of a person responsible
(not comparable) Of unknown name; whose name is withheld

anonymous class anonymous classes n
anonyme Klasse

anopheles /əˈnɒfɪliːz/ anopheles n
Anopheles Malariamücke
(entomology) Loose terminology for species in the Anopheles genus of mosquitoes, some of which may transmit various parasites, Plasmodium, that are the cause of malaria. More strictly speaking, as Anopheles is a proper name it should be capitalised.

anopia anopias n
Anopie Anopsie
(medicine) State or condition of sightlessness, often due to medical reasons.

anorak /ˈænəɹæk/ anoraks n
Anorak Eigenbrötler Sonderling schrullige Person
A heavy weatherproof jacket with an attached hood; a parka or windcheater.
Eigenbrötler Sonderling schrullige Person
(UK, slang) A person with an unusual or obsessive interest in a niche subject.

anorexia /ænəˈɹɛksi.ə/ anorexias n
Anorexie Magersucht
Loss of appetite, especially as a result of disease.

anorexia nervosa n
Magersucht Anorexia mentalis Anorexia nervosa
An eating disorder characterized by self-starvation due to an irrational fear of gaining weight.

anorexic /ænəˈɹɛksɪk/ more anorexic most anorexic adj
magersüchtig
Pertaining to, or suffering from, anorexia nervosa.

anosmia /æˈnɑːzmiːə/ /æˈnɒzmiə/ anosmias n
Anosmie
Inability to smell; the inability to perceive odors.

anosognosia anosognosias n
Anosognosie
The inability of a person to recognize his or her own illness or handicap.

another /æˈnʌð.ə(ɹ)/ /æˈnʌð.ɚ/ /əˈnʌð.ə(ɹ)/ /əˈnʌð.ɚ/ determiner
noch eine noch einer noch eines
One more/further, in addition to a former number; a second or additional one, similar in likeness or in effect.
anderer andere ein anderer anders
Not the same; different.

anothermal adj
anotherm

anoxia /ænˈɑk.si.ə/ /ænˈɒk.sɪ.ə/ /æˈnɑk-/ /æˈnɒk-/ anoxias n
Anoxie Sauerstoffmangel
(ecology, pathology) A condition in which a body tissue or an environment is severely or totally deprived of oxygen; severe hypoxia.

answer /ˈan.sə/ /ˈæn.sə/ /ˈæn.sɚ/ /ˈɑːn.sə/ [ˈeən.sə] [ˈeən.sɚ] [ˈeːnsə ~ ˈɛːnsə] [ˈɐːnsə] answers n
Antwort
A response or reply; something said or done in reaction to a statement or question.
(legal) A document filed in response to a complaint, responding to each point raised in the complaint and raising counterpoints.
Lösung Antwort
A solution to a problem.

answer /ˈan.sə/ /ˈæn.sə/ /ˈæn.sɚ/ /ˈɑːn.sə/ [ˈeən.sə] [ˈeən.sɚ] [ˈeːnsə ~ ˈɛːnsə] [ˈɐːnsə] v
antworten
To be or act in conformity, or by way of accommodation, correspondence, relation, or proportion; to conform; to correspond; to suit; usually with to.
(obsolete) To be or act as an equivalent to, or as adequate or sufficient for; to serve for; to repay.

answer to v
passen zu
To be accountable or responsible to; to account to; to report to.

answerable /ˈæn.səɹ.ə.bl/ /ˈɑːnsəɹəb(ə)l/ /ˈɑːnsɹəb(ə)l/ more answerable most answerable adj
verantwortlich
Required to justify one's actions (to somebody); accountable, responsible.

answering machine answering machines n
Anrufbeantworter AB
A device that automatically records voice mail from unanswered telephone calls.

ant /ænt/ /ɑːnt/ /ɛnt/ [eənt] [ɛənt] [ɛːnt] ants n
Ameise
Any of various insects in the family Formicidae in the order Hymenoptera, typically living in large colonies composed almost entirely of flightless females.

antacid /ænˈtæsɪd/ antacids n
Antazidum Säurehemmer
An agent that counteracts or neutralizes acidity, especially in the stomach. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

antagonism /ænˈtæɡənɪzəm/ antagonisms n
Antagonismus Gegensatz
A strong natural dislike or hatred; antipathy.

antagonist /ænˈtæɡənɪst/ antagonists n
Antagonist Gegner Widersacher
An opponent or enemy.
Antagonist
(biochemistry) A chemical that binds to a receptor but does not produce a physiological response, blocking the action of agonist chemicals.
(authorship) The main character or force opposing the protagonist in a literary work or drama.

antagonistic /æn.tæɡ.əˈnɪs.tɪk/ more antagonistic most antagonistic adj
antagonistisch
Contending or acting against.

antagonize v
antagonisieren bekämpfen entgegenwirken zu seinem Gegner machen
(transitive) To work against; to oppose (especially to incite reaction)

antaphrodisiac /æntæfɹəˈdiʒɪˌæk/ /æntæfɹəˈdɪzɪˌæk/ adj
anaphrodisisch
Capable of reducing the sex drive.

antaphrodisiac /æntæfɹəˈdiʒɪˌæk/ /æntæfɹəˈdɪzɪˌæk/ antaphrodisiacs n
Anaphrodisiakum Antaphrodisiakum
A medicinal substance capable of reducing (inhibiting or eliminating) the sex drive/libido.

antazoline n
Antazolin
A first-generation antihistamine drug used to relieve nasal congestion and in eye drops, usually in combination with naphazoline, to relieve the symptoms of allergic conjunctivitis.

antbird antbirds n
Ameisenvogel
Any of various drab-colored South American birds of the family Thamnophilidae that feed on ants.

anteater /ˈæntˌitɚ/ /ˈæntˌiːtə/ anteaters n
Ameisenbär
Any of several animals of South and Central America, in suborder Vermilingua, which are noted for eating ants and termites which they catch with their long sticky tongues.

antebellum /ˌæn.tiˈbɛl.əm/ adj
Vorkriegs- Vorkriegszeit
Of the time period prior to a war.

antecedent /ˌæntɪˈsiːdənt/ adj
vorhergehend früher vor- vorangehend vorausgehend vorgängig
Earlier, either in time or in order.

antecedent /ˌæntɪˈsiːdənt/ antecedents n
Antezedenz Ursache Vorangehende Vorform Vorgeschichte Vorhergehende
Any thing that precedes another thing, especially the cause of the second thing.
Ahn Ahne Ahnin Stammvater Uhrahn Uhrahne
An ancestor.
Bezugswort Antezedens Beziehungswort Bezugselement
(grammar) A word, phrase or clause referred to by a pronoun.
Antezedens
(logic) The conditional part of a hypothetical proposition, i.e. p \rightarrow q, where p is the antecedent, and q is the consequent.
(math) The first term of a ratio, i.e. the term a in the ratio a:b, the other being the consequent.

antechamber /ˈæn.tiˌt͡ʃeɪm.bə/ /ˈæn.tiˌt͡ʃeɪm.bɚ/ /ˈæn.tɪˌt͡ʃeɪm.bə/ antechambers n
Vorzimmer Vorraum Vorkammer
A small room used as an entryway or reception area to a larger room.

antechinus antechinuses n
Breitfuß-Beutelmäuse
Any member of any on of the species of the genus Antechinus, small carnivorous marsupials that resemble shrews.

antediluvian /-tə-/ /ˌæn.ti.dəˈlu.vi.ən/ /ˌæn.tə(ˌ)daɪˈlu.vi.ən/ /ˌæn.tɪ.dɪˈluː.vɪ.ən/ [-ɾi-] [-ɾə-] more antediluvian most antediluvian adj
vorsintflutlich
(biblical) Belonging or pertaining to, or existing in, the time prior to the great flood described in Genesis, or (by extension) to a great or destructive flood or deluge described in other mythologies.
(by extension) Of animals and plants: long extinct; prehistoric.
vorsintflutlich altfränkisch
Of attitudes, ideas, etc.: extremely old-fashioned, especially to a laughable extent; antiquated.

anteflexion anteflexions n
Anteflexion Vorwärtsknickung
(anatomy) A forward bending or an organ, especially that of the uterus near the cervix

antelope /ˈæn.tə.loʊp/ /ˈæn.tɪ.loʊp/ /ˈæn.tɪ.ləʊp/ antelope antelopes n
Antilope
Any of several African mammals of the family Bovidae distinguished by hollow horns, which, unlike deer, they do not shed.

antenna /ænˈtɛn.ə/ antennae antennas n
Antenne Fühler
An apparatus to receive or transmit electromagnetic waves and convert respectively to or from an electrical signal.

antennaless adj
antennenlos

antepenultimate adj
drittletzter vorvorletzter
Two before the last, i.e., the one immediately before the penultimate, in a series.

anterior /anˈtɪə.ɹi.ə/ /ænˈtɪɹ.i.ɚ/ adj
vorder frontal
(anatomy) Nearer the forward end, especially in the front of the body; nearer the head or forepart of an animal.
früher vorherig
(formal) Coming before or earlier in time or development, prior to, preceding.

anterior chamber anterior chambers n
vordere Augenkammer
(anatomy, ophthalmology) A space inside the eye between the cornea and the iris, filled with aqueous humour.

anterior deltoid anterior deltoids n
Vorderdeltoideus
(muscle) The largest of the muscles of each of the front shoulder.

anterior scalene muscle anterior scalene muscles n
vorderer Treppenmuskel
(muscle) A muscle arising from the transverse processes of the third to sixth cervical vertebrae, inserting on the scalene tubercle of the first rib, and functioning to bend the neck forward and laterally and to rotate it to the side.

anthelmintic /ænθɛlˈmɪntɪk/ more anthelmintic most anthelmintic adj
anthelminthisch entwurmend
(pharmaceutical effect) Destructive to parasitic worms.

anthelmintic /ænθɛlˈmɪntɪk/ anthelmintics n
Anthelmintikum Entwurmungsmittel Wurmmittel
(medicine) A drug for the treatment of worm infestation, either by killing the worms or by causing them to be expelled from the body.

anthem /ˈæn.təm/ /ˈæn.θəm/ anthems n
Hymne Nationalhymne
A choral or vocal composition, often with a religious or political lyric.

anther /ˈæn.θə/ /ˈæn.θɚ/ anthers n
Staubbeutel
(botany) The pollen-bearing part of the stamen of a flower.

anthill /ˈænt.hɪl/ anthills n
Ameisenhaufen Ameisenhügel
A cone-shaped structure built from sediment and other available materials by ants or white ants (termites), and beneath which the colony nests.

anthocyanin /ˌænθəˈsaɪənɪn/ anthocyanins n
Anthocyan
(botany, organic chemistry) Any of many water-soluble red to violet plant pigments related to the flavonoids (more noticeable in autumn after the chlorophyll decomposes)

anthodium anthodia n
Blütenkorb Korb
(botany) The inflorescence of a compound flower in which many florets are gathered into an involucrate head.

anthology /ænˈθɑləd͡ʒi/ /ænˈθɒlədʒi/ anthologies n
Anthologie Blütenlese Sammelband
A collection of literary works, such as poems or short stories, especially a collection from various authors.
Auslese
(by extension) An assortment of things.

anthracite /ˈænθɹəˌsaɪt/ anthracites n
Anthrazit
A form of carbonized ancient plants; the hardest and cleanest-burning of all the coals.

anthrax /ˈæn.θɹæks/ anthraxes n
Milzbrand Anthrax
(pathology) An acute infectious disease of herbivores, especially sheep and cattle, caused by Bacillus anthracis.

anthropo- /ænˈθɹɒpə-/ /ˈænθɹəpə-/ /ˌænθɹoʊpə-/ /ˌænθɹəpoʊ-/ /ˌænθɹəpə-/ /ˌænθɹəˈpɒ-/ prefix
anthropo-
Forming words related to men or people.

anthropocentric more anthropocentric most anthropocentric adj
anthropozentrisch
Placing humans at the center of something, giving preference to humans above all other considerations.

anthropocentricity n
Anthropozentrizität
The quality of being anthropocentric.

anthropocentrism /ˌæn.θɹə.poʊˈsɛn.tɹɪz.m/ anthropocentrisms n
Anthropozentrismus
A viewpoint or theory that places human beings at the center of everything, giving preference to human beings above all other considerations.

anthropodicy /ˌænθɹoʊˈpɑdɪsi/ /ˌænθɹəʊˈpɒdɪsi/ anthropodicies n
Anthropodizee
(Christianity, philosophy) An attempt, or an argument attempting, to justify that human beings are fundamentally good despite the commission of evil acts by some people.

anthropogenic /ˌæn θrə pəˈdʒɛn ɪk/ adj
anthropogen
Having its origin in the influence of human activity on nature.

anthropoid /ˈænθɹəpɔɪd/ more anthropoid most anthropoid adj
menschenähnlich
having characteristics of a human, usually in terms of shape or appearance

anthropological /æn.θɹə.pə.ˈlɑd͡ʒikəl/ more anthropological most anthropological adj
anthropologisch
Relating to anthropology.

anthropologically more anthropologically most anthropologically adv
anthropologisch
In a manner which pertains to anthropology.

anthropologist /ˌæn.θɹoʊˈpɑl.ə.d͡ʒɪst/ /ˌæn.θɹəˈpɑl.ə.d͡ʒɪst/ anthropologists n
Anthropologe Anthropologin
An expert in anthropology.

anthropology /ˌænθɹəˈpɑləd͡ʒi/ /ˌænθɹəˈpɒləd͡ʒi/ n
Anthropologie Menschenkunde Menschenlehre
The scientific study of humans, systematically describing the ethnographic, linguistic, archaeological, and evolutionary dimensions of humanity using a holistic methodological framework.

anthropometric adj
anthropometrisch
of, or relating to anthropometry

anthropometry /ænθɹəˈpɒmɪtɹɪ/ anthropometries n
Anthropometrie
The science of measuring the human body to ascertain the ranges and averages of dimensions of the human form, for various purposes including physical anthropology, epidemiology, the ergonomics of industrial design, and so on.

anthropomorphic /ænθɹɒpəˈmɔɹfɪk/ [ˌæ̃n̪θɹ̠əpʰəˈmɔɹ̠fɪ̈k] adj
anthropomorph
Having the form of a human.
anthropomorph vermenschlicht
(of animals, inanimate objects, and non-human entities) Having attributes or characteristics of a human being.

anthropomorphism /ˌænθɹəpəˈmɔɹfɪzəm/ anthropomorphisms n
Anthropomorphismus
The attribution of human characteristics and behavior to something not human. [from mid-18th c.]

anthropomorphization /-faɪˈzeɪʃən/ /ˌænθrɒpəˌmɔːɹfəˈzeɪʃən/ anthropomorphizations n
Anthropomorphisierung Vermenschlichung
attributing human characteristics to something that is nonhuman.

anthropomorphize /ˌanθrəpəˈmɔːfʌɪz/ v
anthropomorphisieren vermenschlichen
(transitive) To attribute human-like characteristics to (something that is non-human).

anthroponym anthroponyms n
Anthroponym Personenname
The name of a person, especially a surname.

anthroponymy /ænθɹəʊˈpɒnɪmɪ/ n
Anthroponomastik Anthroponymie
The study of personal names.

anthropophobia n
Anthropophobie Menschenscheu
A profound fear of human beings, or of human society.

anthroposophic /ˌænθɹəpəˈsɑfɪk/ /ˌænθɹəpəˈsɒfɪk/ more anthroposophic most anthroposophic adj
anthroposophisch
Of, or pertaining to anthroposophy.

anthroposophist /ˌænθɹəˈpɑsəfɪst/ /ˌænθɹəˈpɒsəfɪst/ anthroposophists n
Anthroposoph Anthroposophin
A proponent of anthroposophy.

anthroposophy /ˌænθɹəˈpɑsəfi/ /ˌænθɹəˈpɒsəfi/ n
Anthroposophie
A philosophy founded in the early 20th century by the esotericist Rudolf Steiner (also capitalized as Anthroposophy), postulating the existence of an objective, intellectually comprehensible spiritual world accessible to direct experience through inner development.

anti- /ˈæn.ti/ /ˈæn.tə/ /ˈæn.tɪ/ /ˈænˌtaɪ/ /ˈænˌti/ prefix
anti- gegen
Against, opposed to.

anti-American more anti-American most anti-American adj
antiamerikanisch
Opposing American values.

anti-Americanism n
Antiamerikanismus
The fear or dislike of people, policies, culture or government of the United States.

anti-Antifa pn
Anti-Antifa
(politics) A collection of various far-right and fascist groups which oppose Antifa.

anti-Christian more anti-Christian most anti-Christian adj
antichristlich christenfeindlich christentumsfeindlich widerchristlich
Opposed to Christians or Christianity.

anti-European adj
antieuropäisch
Opposing European integration and the European Union.
Opposing or disliking Europe or Europeans.

anti-German adj
antideutsch deutschfeindlich
Against Germans or Germany.

anti-Islamic more anti-Islamic most anti-Islamic adj
antiislamisch
Relating to or exhibiting prejudice, discrimination or hostility directed against Islam or Muslims

anti-Italian adj
antiitalienisch
Against or opposing Italians or Italy.

anti-Jew anti-Jews n
Judenfeind Judenfeindin
Someone with anti-Jewish views.

anti-Jewish more anti-Jewish most anti-Jewish adj
antijüdisch antijudaistisch judenfeindlich
Opposed to Jews.

anti-Semite /ˌæntaɪ-/ /ˌæntiˈsiːmaɪt/ /ˌæntiˈsɛmaɪt/ anti-Semites n
Antisemit Antisemitin Judenfeind Judenfeindin Judenhasser Judenhasserin
Someone with anti-Semitic views.

anti-Semitic /ˌæntaɪ-/ /ˌæntiːsəˈmɛtɪk/ /ˌæntiːsəˈmɪtɪk/ more anti-Semitic most anti-Semitic adj
antisemitisch judenfeindlich
Relating to or exhibiting anti-Semitism.

anti-Semitism /ˌæntaɪˈsɛmɪˌtɪzəm/ /ˌæntiˈsɛmɪˌtɪzəm/ /ˌæntɪˈsɛmɪˌtɪzəm/ anti-Semitisms n
Antisemitismus Judenfeindlichkeit Judenhass Judendiskriminierung Judenhaß
(narrower sense) Prejudice, discrimination, hostility or political or religious opposition directed against ethnic or religious Jews or against Judaism; antijudaism; judeophobia.

anti-Shiite more anti-Shiite most anti-Shiite adj
antischiitisch
Opposed to Shiites.

anti-Slavism n
antislawismus
Anti-Slavic sentiment, in general: negative attitude towards Slavic peoples.

anti-Zionism n
Antizionismus
Opposition to Zionism; activism against Zionism.

anti-aircraft adj
Flugabwehr
(military) Intended to attack aircraft.

anti-consumer anti-consumers n
Konsumverweigerer Konsumverweigerin
A person of anticonsumerist beliefs.

anti-fascism anti-fascisms n
Antifaschismus
The opposition to fascist ideologies, organizations, governments and people.

anti-immigration more anti-immigration most anti-immigration adj
einwanderungsfeindlich
(politics) Opposing immigration.

anti-inflammatory more anti-inflammatory most anti-inflammatory adj
antiinflammatorisch
(pharmaceutical effect) Preventing or counteracting inflammation.

anti-inflammatory anti-inflammatories n
Antiphlogistikum
(pharmaceutical drug) An agent that prevents or counteracts inflammation.

anti-militarism anti-militarisms n
Antimilitarismus
A doctrine that opposes war, relying heavily on a critical theory of nationalism and imperialism.

anti-natalism n
Antinatalismus
opposition to the increase in human population

anti-seize anti-seizes n
Gleitmittel Kupferpaste Montagepaste Trennmittel Trennpaste
A compound used on threads, bolts, gaskets and other mechanical joints to prevent seizing and galling, to improve installation, removal and disassembly, and to prevent corrosion.

anti-vaxxer anti-vaxxers n
Impfgegner Impfgegnerin
(informal) A person who opposes vaccination, as for its purported dangerous effects. [from c. 2000]

anti-villain anti-villains n
Antibösewicht Antischurke
(fiction) An antagonist who has or may have noble or honorable aims, but pursues them destructively.

anti-war more anti-war most anti-war adj
Antikriegs-
Opposed to war, or to a specific war.

antiabortion more antiabortion most antiabortion adj
Anti-Abtreibungs-
Opposed to the practice or legalization of abortion.

antiabortionist antiabortionists n
Abtreibungsfeind Abtreibungsfeindin Abtreibungsgegner Abtreibungsgegnerin
One who is opposed to the practice of abortion, or to it being legal.

antialiasing /ˈæn.ti.ˈeɪ.li.əs.ɪŋ/ /ˈæn.tɑɪ̯.ˈeɪ.li.əs.ɪŋ/ n
Antialiasing Kantenglättung
(computer graphics) any technique that reduces the appearance of jagged edges in digital images caused by high-contrast borders between pixels.

antiangiogenesis n
Antiangiogenese
(medicine) The prevention of angiogenesis, the growth of new blood vessels.

antiarmor adj
panzerbrechend
(military) Designed for attacking armored vehicles, such as tanks and armored personnel carriers.

antiautomorphism antiautomorphisms n
Antiautomorphismus
(mathematics) A bijective antihomomorphism, i.e., an antiisomorphism, from a magma to itself.

antibacchius antibachii n
Antibacchius Palimbacchius
(poetry) A rare metrical foot consisting of two accented syllables followed by one unaccented syllable.

antibacterial adj
antibakteriell
(pharmaceutical effect) Killing or inhibiting bacteria.

antibacterial antibacterials n
Antibakterium
(pharmaceutical drug) A drug having the effect of killing or inhibiting bacteria.

antibarbarus antibarbari n
Antibarbarus

antibiosis antibioses n
Antibiose
(ecology) An association between organisms that is detrimental (harmful) to one or more of them; especially that due to a metabolic substance produced by one of them.

antibiotic /ˌæn.taɪ.baɪˈɑ.tɪk/ /ˌæn.taɪ.baɪˈɒt.ɪk/ /ˌæn.ti.baɪˈɑ.tɪk/ /ˌæn.ti.baɪˈɒt.ɪk/ /ˌæn.tə.baɪˈɑ.tɪk/ more antibiotic most antibiotic adj
antibiotisch
(pharmaceutical effect) Of or relating to antibiotics.

antibiotic /ˌæn.taɪ.baɪˈɑ.tɪk/ /ˌæn.taɪ.baɪˈɒt.ɪk/ /ˌæn.ti.baɪˈɑ.tɪk/ /ˌæn.ti.baɪˈɒt.ɪk/ /ˌæn.tə.baɪˈɑ.tɪk/ antibiotics n
Antibiotikum antibiotisch
(pharmaceutical drug) Any substance that can destroy or inhibit the growth of bacteria and similar microorganisms, generally transported by the lymphatic system.

antibishop antibishops n
Gegenbischof
(historical, ecclesiastical, chiefly in medieval and early modern history) A pretender to the episcopal office, such as a bishop appointed by an antipope. [from 18th c.]

antiblack more antiblack most antiblack adj
schwarzenfeindlich
Hostile to black people, often specifically African Americans.

antiblackness n
Schwarzenfeindlichkeit
Hostility towards black people.

antibody antibodies n
Antikörper
(immunology) A protein produced by B-lymphocytes that binds to a specific antigen.

antibullfighting more antibullfighting most antibullfighting adj
antistierkampf-
Opposing bullfighting.

antic /ˈæn.tɪk/ more antic most antic adj
grotesk inkongruent unpassend unvereinbar
(architecture, arts) Grotesque, incongruous.
absurd albern bizarr grotesk seltsam
(archaic) Grotesque, bizarre

antic /ˈæn.tɪk/ antics n
Fratze
(architecture, arts, obsolete) A grotesque representation of a figure; a gargoyle.
Fratze Karikatur
A caricature.
Alberei Albernheit Eskapade Gekasper Kapriole Kasperei
(often, in plural) A ludicrous gesture or act; ridiculous behaviour; caper.
Hanswurst Possenreißer
A grotesque performer or clown, buffoon.

antic /ˈæn.tɪk/ v
albern herumalbern herumkaspern kaspern
(intransitive) To perform antics, to caper.

anticaliph anticaliphs n
Gegenkalif
Someone who has the pretence of forming a government featuring the real caliph, as opposed to another caliphate claiming to unite the Muslim world under a caliph.

anticaliphate anticaliphates n
Gegenkalifat
A government having the pretence of featuring the real caliph, as opposed to another caliphate claiming to unite the Muslim world under a caliph.

anticapitalism anticapitalisms n
Antikapitalismus
(politics) Opposition to capitalism.

anticarcinogen anticarcinogens n
Antikarzinogen
(medicine) Any substance that reduces the occurrence or severity of cancers.

anticholinergic more anticholinergic most anticholinergic adj
anticholinerg
That inhibits the physiological action of acetylcholine at a receptor site.

anticholinergic anticholinergics n
Anticholinergikum
(medicine) Any of a class of drugs, typically used to treat various disorders and some forms of poisoning, which inhibit the physiological action of acetylcholine at a receptor site.

antichretic adj
antichretisch
(civil law) of or relating to an antichresis

antichrist antichrists n
Antichrist
One who works against the teachings of Christ.

antichristianly adv
antichristlich christenfeindlich widerchristlich
In an antichristian manner.

anticipate /ænˈtɪs.ə.peɪt/ /ænˈtɪs.ɪ.peɪt/ /ænˈtɪs.ɪ.pæɪt/ [ɛənˈtɪs.ə.peɪt] v
vorgreifen
(transitive) To act before (someone), especially to prevent an action.
vorausahnen voraussehen
to know of (something) before it happens; to expect.

anticipation /ænˌtɪs.ə.pæɪ.ʃən/ /ænˌtɪs.əˈpeɪ.ʃən/ /ænˌtɪs.ɪˈpeɪ.ʃən/ [ɛənˌtɪs.əˈpeɪ.ʃən] anticipations n
Erwartung Vorahnung Vorausahnung
The act of anticipating, taking up, placing, or considering something beforehand, or before the proper time in natural order.
Vorfreude spannungsvolle Erwartung
The eagerness associated with waiting for something to occur.

anticlerical more anticlerical most anticlerical adj
antiklerikal
Opposed to political influence of clerics.

anticlerical anticlericals n
Antikleriker
One who opposes the political influence of clerics.

anticlericalism n
Antiklerikalismus
The opposition to political influence of clerics.

anticlimax /ˈan.tiˌklaɪ.mæks/ [ˈa.ɾ̃iˌklaɪ.mæks] anticlimaxes n
antiklimax
(rhetoric) An abrupt descent (either deliberate or unintentional) from the dignity of the idea which the speaker or writer appeared to be aiming for.

anticline /ˈæntiklaɪn/ anticlines n
Antiklinale
(geology) A fold with strata sloping downwards on each side.

anticlockwise /ˌæn.tiˈklɑkˌwaɪz/ /ˌæn.tiˈklɒk.waɪz/ /ˌæn.tiˈklɔk.wɑɪz/ /ˌæn.tɪˈklɑkˌwaɪz/ /ˌænˌtaɪˈklɑkˌwaɪz/ adj
gegen den Uhrzeigersinn im Gegenuhrzeigersinn
(South Africa, Australia, NZ, British, Ireland, Hong Kong, Singapore) in a circular fashion so as to be moving to the left at the top of the circle and to the right at the bottom (when viewed from the front), in the opposite direction to the way the hands of an analogue clock move.

anticlockwise /ˌæn.tiˈklɑkˌwaɪz/ /ˌæn.tiˈklɒk.waɪz/ /ˌæn.tiˈklɔk.wɑɪz/ /ˌæn.tɪˈklɑkˌwaɪz/ /ˌænˌtaɪˈklɑkˌwaɪz/ adv
gegen den Uhrzeigersinn im Gegenuhrzeigersinn
(AU, NZ, Britain, Ireland) In an anticlockwise fashion.

anticolonial /ˌænt.aɪ.kəˈloʊn.i.əl/ /ˌænt.i.kəˈloʊn.i.əl/ more anticolonial most anticolonial adj
antikolonial
(politics) Opposing colonialism.

anticolonialism n
Antikolonialismus
(politics) The movement that opposes colonialism.

anticommunism /æntɪˈkɒmjʊnɪzəm/ anticommunisms n
Antikommunismus
Opposition to communism.

anticommunist more anticommunist most anticommunist adj
antikommunistisch
Opposed to the tenets of communism.

anticommunist anticommunists n
Antikommunist Antikommunistin
One who is opposed to the tenets of communism.

anticommutating adj
antikommutierend

anticommutation anticommutations n
Antikommutation
(mathematics) The inverse of a commutation

anticommutator anticommutators n
Antikommutator
(mathematics) A function of two elements A and B, defined as AB + BA.

anticompetitive more anticompetitive most anticompetitive adj
regelwidrig wettbewerbswidrig
(economics, business) Acting to hinder or obstruct competition.

anticonstitutional more anticonstitutional most anticonstitutional adj
verfassungsfeindlich

anticonstitutionally more anticonstitutionally most anticonstitutionally adv
verfassungswidrig
(legal) In an anticonstitutional manner.

anticonsumerism n
Konsumverweigerung
The movement that opposes consumerism.

anticonsumerist anticonsumerists n
Konsumverweigerer Konsumverweigerin
A person who opposes consumerism.

anticorruption /ˌæntiːkəˈɹʌpʃən/ more anticorruption most anticorruption adj
antikorruptions-
Opposed to or combating corruption

anticyclone anticyclones n
Hochdruckgebiet Antizyklon
(meteorology) a system of winds that spiral out from a centre of high pressure

antidemocratic more antidemocratic most antidemocratic adj
antidemokratisch
Opposed to the tenets of democracy.

antidepressant antidepressants n
Antidepressivum
(pharmaceutical drug) An agent that prevents or counteracts depression.

antiderivative antiderivatives n
Stammfunktion Aufleitung
(calculus) A function whose derivative is a given function; an indefinite integral

antidiabetic adj
Antidiabetikum
(pharmaceutical effect) Countering diabetes.

antidote /ˈæn.tɪ.doʊt/ antidotes n
Gegengift Gegenmittel
A remedy to counteract the effects of poison.
Gegenmittel Gegengift
(figurative) Something that counteracts or prevents something harmful.

antiemetic more antiemetic most antiemetic adj
antiemetisch
That combats nausea and vomiting

antiemetic antiemetics n
Antiemetikum
(medicine) A drug that combats nausea and vomiting

antifascism antifascisms n
Antifaschismus
Opposition to fascism

antifascist more antifascist most antifascist adj
antifaschistisch
Opposed to the tenets of fascism; antifa.

antifascist antifascists n
Antifaschist Antifaschistin
A person opposed to the tenets of fascism.

antifeminism antifeminisms n
Antifeminismus
Opposition to feminism.

antiferromagnetic adj
antiferromagnetisch
(physics) Exhibiting antiferromagnetism.

antiferromagnetism n
Antiferromagnetismus
(physics) a phenomenon, similar to ferromagnetism, in which magnetic domains line up in a regular pattern, but with neighbouring electron spins pointing in opposite directions; materials showing this effect are either ferrimagnetic or diamagnetic, and become paramagnetic above the Neel temperature

antifreeze antifreezes n
Frostschutzmittel
A substance, such as glycol, used to lower the freezing point of water;

antigen antigens n
Antigen
(immunology) A substance that induces an immune response, usually foreign.

antigenicity antigenicities n
Antigenität
(immunology) The ability, or degree of ability, to react with the products of an immune response.

antiglobalist more antiglobalist most antiglobalist adj
globalisierungskritisch
Opposing globalism.

antiglobalist antiglobalists n
Globalisierungsgegner Globalisierungsgegnerin Globalisierungskritiker Globalisierungskritikerin
A proponent of antiglobalism.

antigovernment more antigovernment most antigovernment adj
regierungsfeindlich regierungskritisch
Opposed to a government currently in power.

antigypsyism n
Antiziganismus
Hostility, prejudice or racism toward Romani people (Gypsies).

antihero /ˈæn.tiˌhiɹ.oʊ/ /ˈæn.tɪˌhɪə.ɹəʊ/ /ˈænˌtaɪ.hiɹ.oʊ/ antiheroes n
Antiheld
(literature, RPG) A protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner, such as by criminal means, via cowardly actions, or for mercenary goals.

antihistamine /ˌæn.taɪˈhɪs.tə.miːn/ /ˌæn.tiˈhɪs.tə.miːn/ antihistamines n
Antihistaminikum
(pharmaceutical drug) A drug or substance that counteracts the effects of a histamine. Commonly used to alleviate the symptoms of hay fever and other allergies.

antihistaminic adj
antihistaminisch
(pharmaceutical effect) Of or pertaining to antihistamines.

antiholomorphic adj
antiholomorph
(mathematics) Describing any function in the complex plane whose derivative with respect to the complex conjugate exists at all points of an open set

antihomomorphism antihomomorphisms n
Antihomomorphismus

antihydrogen antihydrogens n
Antiwasserstoff
(particle, uncountable) The antimatter equivalent of hydrogen, consisting of an antiproton and an positron (antielectron).

antihypertensive adj
blutdrucksenkend
(pharmaceutical effect) Preventing or counteracting hypertension.

antihypertensive antihypertensives n
Antihypertensivum blutdrucksenkendes Mittel
(pharmaceutical effect) an agent that prevents or counteracts hypertension.

antijoke antijokes n
Antiwitz
A sentence or story that subverts the expectation of a joke, often by being deliberately unfunny or surreal.

antiking antikings n
Gegenkönig
(politics) One who declares himself king in opposition to a reigning monarch, especially in an electoral monarchy.

antilinear adj
antilinear
(mathematics) Describing a particular mapping of a complex vector space

antilogarithm antilogarithms n
Antilogarithmus
(mathematics) The number of which a given number is the logarithm (to a given base).

antimacassar /ˌæn.tɪ.məˈkæs.ə/ /ˌæn.tɪ.məˈkæs.ɚ/ antimacassars n
Antimakassar Sofaschoner
A cover for the back or arms of a chair or sofa, originally to prevent them from being soiled by macassar oil.

antimagnetic more antimagnetic most antimagnetic adj
antimagnetisch
(physics) Unable to be magnetized; unaffected by a magnetic field.

antimatter /ˈæn.tiˌmæt.ɚ/ /ˈænˌtaɪˌmæt.ɚ/ [ˈæ.niˌmæ.ɾɚ] [ˈæ.ɾ̃iˌmæ.ɾɚ] [ˈæn.tiˌmæ.ɾɚ] antimatters n
Antimaterie
(physics) Matter that is composed of the antiparticles of those that constitute normal matter.

antimere antimeres n
Antimer
(biology) One of the two halves of bilaterally symmetrical animals; one of any opposite symmetrical or homotypic parts in animals and plants.

antimeridian antimeridians n
Antimeridian
(geography) The reference line at 180° longitude, on the opposite side of earth to the prime meridian.

antimicrobial adj
antimikrobiell
(pharmaceutical effect) tending to destroy or capable of destroying microbes
(pharmaceutical effect) inhibiting the growth of microbes
(pharmaceutical effect) preventing or counteracting the pathogenic action of microbes

antimilitarist more antimilitarist most antimilitarist adj
antimilitaristisch
(politics) Opposed to militarism

antimilitarist antimilitarists n
Antimilitarist
(politics) One who opposes militarism.

antimonious adj
antimonhaltig

antimony /ˈæn.tɪ.mə.niː/ /ˈæn.tɪˌmoʊ.ni/ antimonies n
Antimon
A chemical element (symbol Sb, from Latin stibium) with an atomic number of 51: in its stable allotrope, a lustrous gray and very brittle metal.

antinatalism n
Antinatalismus
(philosophy) A family of philosophical views that are critical of reproduction — they consider coming into existence as bad or deem procreation as immoral.

anting /ˈæntɪŋ/ n
Einemsen
(ornithology) The practice of some birds of rubbing live ants or occasionally other items into the feathers, possibly as a means of controlling parasites.

antinomian /æntaɪˈnoʊmi.ən/ /æntiˈnoʊmi.ən/ more antinomian most antinomian adj
antinomistisch
Of or pertaining to antinomianism.

antinomian /æntaɪˈnoʊmi.ən/ /æntiˈnoʊmi.ən/ antinomians n
Antinomist
(Christianity, Judaism) One who embraces, encourages, or practices antinomianism.

antinomianism /æntiˈnoʊmi.ənɪzəm/ antinomianisms n
Antinomismus
(Christianity) The belief or teaching that because only the spiritual "law of faith" (Romans 3:27) is essential for salvation, obedience to any practical or moral law has no role to play, even as a guide to conduct or as a test of the genuineness of faith.

antinomy /ænˈtɪn.ə.mi/ antinomies n
Antinomie
(specifically, epistemology, logic) In the thought of the German philosopher Immanuel Kant (1724–1804): an apparent contradiction between valid conclusions; a paradox.

antinuclear more antinuclear most antinuclear adj
antinuklear
Opposed to the production or use of nuclear weapons, or opposed to the generation of electricity from nuclear power.

antioxidant /ˌæntiˈɒksɪdənt/ antioxidants n
Antioxidans
Any substance that acts to slow or prevent the oxidation of another chemical.

antiparallel adj
antiparallel
(mathematics) (of vectors) Parallel but in opposite directions.

antiparticle /ˈæntiˌpɑɹtɪkəl/ antiparticles n
Antiteilchen
(particle) A subatomic particle corresponding to another particle with the same mass, spin and mean lifetime but with charge, parity, strangeness and other quantum numbers flipped in sign; a particle that has a reversed world line to another.

antipathy /ænˈtɪpəθi/ antipathies n
Antipathie
A feeling of dislike (normally towards someone, less often towards something); repugnance or distaste often without any conscious reasoning.

antipattern antipatterns n
Anti-Pattern Antimuster
(software engineering) A design pattern that may be commonly used, but is ineffective or counterproductive in practice.

antipersonnel adj
Antipersonen-

antiperspirant antiperspirants n
Antitranspirant Deo Deodorant
(countable, uncountable) A substance used to minimize sweating or perspiration, and usually applied to the underarm area.

antiphrasis antiphrases n
Antiphrase Antiphrasis
(rhetoric) Use of a word or phrase in a sense not in accord with its literal meaning, especially for ironic or humorous effect

antiplatelet adj
gerinnungshemmend thrombozytenaggregationshemmend
(immunology) Working against or destroying blood platelets.

antiplatelet antiplatelets n
Blutgerinnungshemmer Gerinnungshemmer TAH Thrombozytenaggregationshemmer
A drug that destroys blood platelets.

antipluralist more antipluralist most antipluralist adj
antipluralistisch
(sociology) Opposing sociological pluralism.

antipluralist antipluralists n
Antipluralist
(sociology) One who opposes sociological pluralism.

antipode /ˈæn.tɪ.poʊd/ antipodes n
Antipode
Something directly opposite or diametrically opposed.

antipodean /æn.ˌtɪp.ə.ˈdi.ən/ adj
antipodisch
relating to the antipodes, or situated at opposite sides of the Earth

antipodean /æn.ˌtɪp.ə.ˈdi.ən/ antipodeans n
Antipode Gegenfüßler
An inhabitant of the antipodes.

antipoetry n
Antipoesie
(poetry) A literary movement that attempts to break away from the normal conventions of poetry.

antipole antipoles n
Gegenpol
(geography) The opposite pole.
Gegenpol Pol
(geometry) A position directly opposite (possibly also used figuratively).

antipope /ˈantɪpəʊp/ /ˈæntiˌpoʊp/ /ˈænˌtaɪˌpoʊp/ antipopes n
Gegenpapst
(Christianity) A person who claims or claimed to be the pope, usually as the result of a disputed election or deposition, but is not considered by the Roman Catholic Church to be the real pope.

antipriestly more antipriestly most antipriestly adj
antipriesterlich

antiprism antiprisms n
Antiprisma
A polyhedron composed of two parallel copies of some particular polygon, connected by an alternating band of triangles.

antiproton antiprotons n
Antiproton
(physics) The antiparticle of the proton, having a negative electric charge.

antiproverb antiproverbs n
Antisprichwort
A humorous adaptation of one or more existing proverbs.

antipsychotic antipsychotics n
Neuroleptikum
(pharmaceutical drug) Any of a group of drugs used to treat psychosis.

antipyretic /ˌæntɪpaɪˈɹɛtɪk/ adj
antipyretisch fiebersenkend
(pharmaceutical effect) That reduces fever.

antipyretic /ˌæntɪpaɪˈɹɛtɪk/ antipyretics n
Antipyretikum Fiebermittel
(pharmaceutical drug) A medicine that reduces fever; a febrifuge.

antiquarian /ˌæn.tɪˈkwɛɹ.i.ən/ antiquarians n
Antiquar Antiquarin
A collector or student of, or expert in, antiquities or antiques.

antiquark antiquarks n
Antiquark
(particle) The antiparticle of a quark.

antiquary antiquaries n
Antiquar Antiquarin
A person who is knowledgeable of, or who collects antiques (especially one holding an official position); an antiquarian.

antiquated /ˈæntɪˌkweɪtɪd/ more antiquated most antiquated adj
veraltet antiquiert
old-fashioned, out of date

antique /ænˈtiːk/ antiquer antiquest adj
antik
Belonging to former times, not modern, out of date, old-fashioned.

antique /ænˈtiːk/ antiques n
Antiquität
(figuratively, mildly, pejorative) An old person.
In general, anything very old; specifically:

antique shop antique shops n
Antiquitätengeschäft Antiquitätenladen
(retail) A business dedicated to storing, selling, restoring, and trading in items from previous eras for their superficial and historical value, especially furniture and trinkets.

antiquity /ænˈtɪk.wə.ti/ /ænˈtɪk.wɪ.ti/ antiquities n
Altertum Antike
Ancient times; faraway history; former ages
The people of ancient times.
(often, constructed as an uncountable plural) A relic or monument of ancient times, such as a coin, a statue, etc.; an ancient institution.

antiracism antiracisms n
Antirassismus
(sociology) Opposition to racism.

antireligious more antireligious most antireligious adj
antireligiös religionsfeindlich
Opposed to religion.

antiretroviral more antiretroviral most antiretroviral adj
antiretroviral
(pharmaceutical effect) That combats infection by retroviruses

antisepsis antisepses n
Antisepsis
(hygiene) The science and practice of countering microbial infection, as with the use of antiseptics, and the use of aseptic technique.

antiseptic /ˌæntiˈsɛptɪk/ more antiseptic most antiseptic adj
antiseptisch
Of, or relating to antisepsis, or the use of antiseptics.
(pharmaceutical effect) Capable of preventing microbial infection.

antiseptic /ˌæntiˈsɛptɪk/ antiseptics n
Antiseptikum
(pharmaceutical drug) Any substance that inhibits the growth and reproduction of microorganisms. Generally includes only those that are used on living objects (as opposed to disinfectants) and aren't transported by the lymphatic system to destroy bacteria in the body (as opposed to antibiotics).

antislavism n
antislawismus
Antislavic sentiment, in general: negative attitude towards Slavic peoples.

antismoking adj
Anti-Tabak- Antiraucher- Nichtraucher-
Opposing or prohibiting smoking, particularly the smoking of tobacco

antisocial /ˌæntaɪˈsoʊʃəl/ /ˌæntiˈsoʊʃəl/ more antisocial most antisocial adj
asozial
Unwilling or unable to cooperate and associate normally with other people
asozial unsozial
Antagonistic, hostile, or unfriendly toward others; menacing
gesellschaftsfeindlich
Opposed to social order or the principles of society; hostile toward society

antisocial personality disorder antisocial personality disorders n
antisoziale Persönlichkeitsstörung dissoziale Persönlichkeitsstörung
(psychology) A personality disorder marked by antisocial behavior, a pervasive pattern of disregard for and violation of the rights of others that begins in childhood or early adolescence and continues into adulthood.

antisoviet more antisoviet most antisoviet adj
antisowjetisch
(geopolitics) Opposing the Soviet Union.

antispasmodic antispasmodics n
Antispasmodikum
(pharmaceutical drug) A drug that suppresses spasms.

antispoofing adj
Anti-Spoofing Antispoofing
(computer security) Countering spoofing.

antistatic antistatics n
Antistatikum
An agent or substance that prevents the buildup of static electricity.

antisymmetric adj
antisymmetrisch
(set theory, order theory, of a binary relation R on a set S) Having the property that, for any two distinct elements of S, at least one is not related to the other via R; equivalently, having the property that, for any x, y ∈ S, if both xRy and yRx then x=y.
(linear algebra, of certain mathematical objects) Whose sign changes on the application of a matrix transpose or some generalisation thereof:

antisymmetry antisymmetries n
Antisymmetrie
(mathematics) The condition of being antisymmetric.

antiterrorism n
Antiterrorismus Terrorabwehr Terrorismusbekämpfung
(law enforcement, military, often, attributive) Activity aiming at opposing or preventing terrorism.

antiterrorist more antiterrorist most antiterrorist adj
Antiterror- antiterroristisch
Preventing or counteracting terrorism, or reducing the threat from terrorism.

antitheft adj
diebstahlsicher einbruchsicher
Against or preventing from being stolen.

antitheism n
Antitheismus
The categorical opposition to the belief in any and all deities.

antitheist antitheists n
Antitheist
An active opponent of the belief in the existence of a god or gods.

antithesis /æn.ˈtɪ.θə.sɪs/ antitheses n
Antithese Gegensatz
A proposition that is the diametric opposite of some other proposition.

antithetical /ˌæntɪˈθɛtɪkəl/ more antithetical most antithetical adj
antithetisch
Pertaining to antithesis, or opposition of words and sentiments; containing, or of the nature of, antithesis; contrasted.

antitrinitarian more antitrinitarian most antitrinitarian adj
antitrinitarisch
(theology) Rejecting the Trinitarian doctrine that God subsists as three distinct Persons in the single substance of the Holy Trinity.

antitrinitarian antitrinitarians n
Antitrinitarier Antitrinitarierin
(theology) One who rejects the doctrine (or dogma) of the Trinity, the Trinitarian doctrine.

antitrinitarianism n
Antitrinitarismus
(theology) Rejection of the Trinitarian doctrine that God subsists as three distinct persons in the single substance of the Holy Trinity; nontrinitarianism.

antitussive antitussives n
Hustenmittel Hustenstiller
(pharmaceutical drug) A cough suppressant or a drug that inhibits coughing.

antiunitary adj
antiunitär

antivaccinationist adj
impfgegnerisch
Characterized by opposition to vaccination.

antivaccinationist antivaccinationists n
Impfgegner Impfgegnerin
One who opposes vaccination.

antiviral /æntiˈvaɪɹəl/ adj
antiviral
(pharmaceutical effect) Inhibiting the growth and reproduction of a virus.
(computing) Eliminating or inhibiting the action of a computer virus.

antiviral /æntiˈvaɪɹəl/ antivirals n
Virustatikum Viruzid
(pharmaceutical drug) An antiviral medication.

antivirus antiviruses n
Antivirenprogramm Antivirensoftware Antivirus
(computing) A piece of software that is used to detect, delete and or neutralize computer-based viruses.

antiwhite more antiwhite most antiwhite adj
weißenfeindlich
Hostile to white people or white culture.

antiwhiteness n
Weißenfeindlichkeit
Hostility towards white people.

antler /ˈænt.lə/ /ˈænt.lɚ/ /ˈænʔ.lɚ/ /ˈænʔ.ɫɚ/ antlers n
Geweih
A deciduous branching and bony structure on the head of deer, moose and elk, normally in pairs. They are grown and shed each year. (Compare with horn, which is generally not shed.)

antlerless adj
geweihlos

antlion antlions n
Ameisenlöwe
Any of various species of insects, many of them nocturnal, in the family Myrmeleontidae. The adults superficially resemble the unrelated damselflies. The larvae bury themselves in sand below a cone-shaped pit in which they trap insects such as ants.

antoninianus antoniniani antoninianuses n
Antoninian
(historical, numismatics) A silver coin used during the Roman Empire, equal to two denarii.

antonym /ˈæn.təˌnɪm/ antonyms n
Antonym Gegenwort Gegenbegriff Gegensatzwort
(semantics) A word which has the opposite meaning of another word.

antonymic more antonymic most antonymic adj
antonymisch
(semantics) Of or relating to an antonym or antonyms.

antonymy /ˈæntə.nɪm.i/ antonymies n
Antonymie
(semantics) The semantic relation between antonyms; the quality of being antonymous.

antrum /ˈæn.tɹəm/ antra antrums n
Höhle
(biology) A bodily cavity, especially one having bony walls, especially one in the sinuses.

ants in one's pants n
Hummeln im Hintern
(slang) The condition of being agitated and constantly fidgeting.

antshrike antshrikes n
Ameisenwürger
Any of several passerine bird species of various genera in the antbird (Thamnophilidae) family.

antsy /ˈæn.tsi/ antsier antsiest adj
hibbelig kribbelig nervös zappelig
(slang) restless, apprehensive and fidgety

anuran /æ-/ /əˈn(j)ʊɹən/ /əˈnjʊəɹ(ə)n/ anurans n
Froschlurch
(batrachology) Any amphibian of the order Anura; a frog, a toad.

anus /ˈeɪ.nəs/ ani anuses n
After Anus
(anatomy) The lower orifice of the alimentary canal, through which feces and flatus are ejected.

anusvara anusvaras n
Anusvar Anusvara
A diacritic used in Indic scripts as a nasal consonant.

anvil /ˈæn.vəl/ /ˈæn.vɪl/ anvils n
Amboss
A heavy iron block used in the blacksmithing trade as a surface upon which metal can be struck and shaped.
(skeleton) The incus bone in the middle ear.

anxiety /ˌæŋ(ɡ)ˈzaɪ.ə.ti/ anxieties n
Angst Sorge Besorgnis
An unpleasant state of mental uneasiness, nervousness, apprehension and obsession or concern about some uncertain event.
Angst
(pathology) A state of restlessness and agitation, often accompanied by a distressing sense of oppression or tightness in the stomach.

anxiety disorder anxiety disorders n
Angststörung
A disorder characterised by excessive anxiety.

anxiogenic more anxiogenic most anxiogenic adj
anxiogen
(pharmaceutical effect) Causing anxiety, or pertaining to the causing of anxiety.

anxiolytic /ˌeɪŋziəˈlɪtɪk/ /ˌæŋksiəˈlɪtɪk/ anxiolytics n
Anxiolytikum
(pharmaceutical drug) A drug prescribed for the treatment of symptoms of anxiety.

anxious /ˈeɪŋ(k).ʃəs/ /ˈæŋ(k).ʃəs/ /ˈæŋ(k)ʃəs/ anxiouser anxiousest more anxious most anxious adj
besorgt ängstlich angstvoll bang bange beklommen
Nervous and worried.
besorgt nervös angespannt erregt gespannt verunsichert
Having a feeling of anxiety or disquietude; extremely concerned, especially about something that will happen in the future or that is unknown.
bedacht auf begierig bemüht erpicht
Earnestly desirous.

anxiously /ˈæŋ(k).ʃəs.li/ more anxiously most anxiously adv
bang besorgt unruhig
In an anxious manner; with painful uncertainty; solicitously.

any /ˈæni/ /ˈɛni/ /ˈɛnɪ/ /ˈɪni/ determiner
irgendein irgendwelche kein überhaupt kein
(negative polarity item) One at all; at least one; at least one kind of; some; a positive quantity of.
irgendein alle egal welcher irgendwelche jeder jeder beliebige
No matter what kind.

any /ˈæni/ /ˈɛni/ /ˈɛnɪ/ /ˈɪni/ pronoun
jeder
Any thing(s) or person(s).

any more /ˌæ.niˈmoːɹ/ /ˌæ.niˈmɔːɹ/ /ˌɛ.niˈmo(ː)ɹ/ /ˌɛ.niˈmoə/ /ˌɛ.niˈmɔɹ/ /ˌɛ.niˈmɔː/ adv
nicht mehr
(in negative or interrogative constructions) From a given time onwards; longer, again.

anybody /ˈɛn.i.bɑd.i/ /ˈɛn.i.bɒd.i/ /ˈɛn.i.bə.di/ /ˈɛn.i.bʌ.di/ pronoun
wer jemand
(informal) A person of some consideration or standing.

anyhow /ˈæn.i.haʊ/ /ˈɛn.i.haʊ/ adv
irgendwie
(manner) In any way or manner whatever.

anyone /ˈæniˌwʌn/ /ˈɛniˌwʌn/ pronoun
irgendwer jemand irgendjemand wer
Any person; anybody.

anything /ˈæ.ni.θɪŋ/ /ˈɛ.ni.θɪŋ/ /ˈɛ.nə.θɪŋ/ /ˈɛ.nɪ.θɪŋ/ /ˈɛn.i.θɪŋ/ /ˈɛn.ɪ.θɪŋ/ pronoun
irgendwas irgendetwas
Any object, act, state, event, or fact whatever; a thing of any kind; something or other.

anything else pronoun
noch einen Wunsch sonst noch etwas
Any other thing. (This entry is a translation hub.)

anything goes phraseologicalUnit
alles ist möglich
(idiomatic) There are no rules or restrictions.

anytime adv
immer jederzeit
At any time.

anyway /ˈɛniweɪ/ adv
trotzdem ohnehin
(conjunctive) Regardless; anyhow. [from 19th c.]
auf jeden Fall jedenfalls
Used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement. See anyhow and at least. [from 19th c.]
wie auch immer
Used to indicate a change of subject.
(obsolete) In any way. [16th–19th c.]

anywhere /ˈɛn.i.(h)wɛɹ/ /ˈɛn.iː.(h)wɛə(ɹ)/ /ˈɛnɪwɛə/ adv
irgendwo überall
In or at any location.

aorist /ˈeɪ.ə.ɹɪst/ /ˈɛə.ɹɪst/ adj
aoristisch
(grammar) Of or pertaining to a verb in the aorist aspect.

aorist /ˈeɪ.ə.ɹɪst/ /ˈɛə.ɹɪst/ aorists n
Aorist
(grammar) A verb paradigm found in certain languages, usually an unmarked form or one that expresses the perfective or aorist aspect.

aorta /eɪˈɔɹtə/ /eɪˈɔːtə/ aortae aortas n
Aorta Hauptschlagader
(anatomy) The great artery which carries the blood from the heart to all parts of the body except the lungs; the main trunk of the arterial system.

aortic /eɪˈɔɹ.tɪk/ adj
aortal Aorta Aorten aortisch
Of or pertaining to the aorta or the aortic valve.

aortic arch aortic arches n
Aortenbogen
(anatomy) The curving portion of the aorta that bends between the ascending aorta and the descending aorta, from which the brachiocephalic artery, left carotid artery, and left subclavian artery arise.
Kiemenbogenarterie Kiemenbogenvene
(embryology) One of a series of six paired embryonic vascular structures which connect the ventral arterial system lying anterior to the heart to the dorsal arterial system above the digestive tract, persist in adult fishes but are reduced or much modified in the adult of higher forms, and give rise to the great arteries of the neck and head.

apace /əˈpeɪs/ adv
rasch
Quickly, rapidly, with speed.

apadravya apadravyas n
Apadravya
A glans penis piercing where jewellery passes vertically through the urethra.

apanage /ˈæpənɪd͡ʒ/ apanages n
Apanage
(historical) A grant (especially by a sovereign) of land (or other source of revenue) as a birthright.

apart /əˈpɑɹt/ /əˈpɑː(ɹ)t/ more apart most apart adv
getrennt beiseite
Placed separately (in regard to space or time).
beiseite
separately, exclusively, not together
beiseite entzwei in Stücke
In or into two or more parts.

apart from preposition
außer
Except for; besides, apart (postposition).

apartheid /əˈpɑɹ.taɪd/ /əˈpɑɹthaɪt/ /əˈpɑɹtheɪt/ /əˈpɑːthaɪt/ /əˈpɑːtheɪt/ v
Apartheid
To impose a policy of segregation of groups of people, especially one based on race.

apartment /əˈpɑɹt.mənt/ /əˈpɑːt.mənt/ apartments n
Wohnung Appartement
(chiefly, North America, Australia, Philippines) A complete domicile occupying only part of a building, especially one for rent; a flat.

apartment building apartment buildings n
Mehrfamilienhaus Mehrwohnungshaus Wohnhaus
A residential building containing multiple apartments or flats.

apastron /æˈpæstɹ(ə)n/ /æˈpæstɹən/ [ə-] apastra apastrons n
Apastron
(astronomy) The point of greatest separation between a celestial object and the star which it orbits.

apatheism /ˌæpəˈθi.ɪzəm/ n
Apatheismus
(religion) Apathy towards the existence of a god; belief that the question of the existence of a god is unimportant.

apathetic /æp.əˈθɛt.ɪk/ more apathetic most apathetic adj
apathisch ungerührt
Void of feeling; not susceptible of deep emotion.

apathogenic adj
apathogen
(pathology) Not pathogenic.

apathogenicity n
Apathogenität
The condition of being apathogenic.

apathy /ˈæ.pə.θi/ apathies n
Apathie Phlegma
Lack of emotion or motivation; lack of interest or enthusiasm towards something; disinterest (in something).

apatite /ˈæpətaɪt/ /ˈæpəˌtaɪt/ apatites n
Apatit
(mineral) A calcium fluoride phosphate of variable composition, sometimes used in the manufacture of fertilizer, as a gemstone, and (in powdered form) as a pigment, and also produced biologically in bones and teeth.

ape /eɪp/ apes n
Menschenaffe Affe
A primate of the clade Hominoidea, generally larger than monkeys and distinguished from them by having no tail.
Affe
(derogatory) An uncivilized person.

ape /eɪp/ v
nachäffen
(transitive) To imitate or mimic, particularly to imitate poorly.

apeirogon /əˈpeɪ̯ɹɵɡɑn/ /əˈpiːɹɵɡɑn/ apeirogons n
Unendlicheck

apeman apemen n
Affenmensh Java-Mensh Urmensh
A prehistoric man resembling an ape, especially one held to be a precursor to modern humans; a non-human australopithecine.

aperture /ˈap.ə.tjʊə/ /ˈap.ə.t͡ʃə/ /ˈæp.ɚ.t͡ʃɚ/ /ˈæp.ɚˌtjʊɹ/ /ˈæp.ɚˌtʊɹ/ /ˈæp.ɚˌt͡ʃʊɹ/ apertures n
Öffnung
A small or narrow opening, gap, slit, or hole.
Blende Blendenzahl
(astronomy, photography) The diameter of such a hole which restricts the width of the lightpath through the whole system. For a telescope, this is the diameter of the objective lens.

aperçu /ˌa.pɛːˈsjuː/ /ˌæ.pɚˈsuː/ aperçus n
Aperçu
A clever insight.

apex /ˈeɪ.pɛks/ apexes apices n
Gipfel
The highest or the greatest part of something, especially forming a point.
(figuratively) The moment of greatest success, expansion, etc.
Spitze
(geometry) The highest point in a plane or solid figure, relative to a base line or plane.

apex predator apex predators n
Spitzenprädator
An animal atop the food chain, preying on another animals, and not itself preyed upon.

aphaeretic /æfɪˈɹɛtɪk/ adj
aphäresisch
(rare, medicine, phonetics, linguistics, prosody) Of the nature of apheresis.

aphantasia /ˌeɪ.fænˈteɪ.zi.ə/ /ˌeɪ.fænˈteɪ.ʒə/ n
Aphantasie
(psychology, pathology) A condition where one does not possess a functioning "mind's eye" and cannot visualize imagery.

aphasia /əˈfeɪzɪə/ /əˈfeɪʒə/ aphasias n
Aphasie
(pathology) A partial or total loss of language skills due to brain damage. Usually, damage to the left perisylvian region, including Broca's area and Wernicke's area, causes aphasia.

aphelion /æpˈhi.li.ə/ /æpˈhi.li.ən/ /æpˈhil.jə/ /æpˈhil.jən/ /æpˈhiː.lɪ.ə/ /æpˈhiː.lɪ.ən/ /əˈfi.li.ə/ /əˈfi.li.ən/ /əˈfil.jə/ /əˈfil.jən/ /əˈfiː.lɪ.ə/ /əˈfiː.lɪ.ən/ aphelia aphelions n
Aphel
(astronomy, also, figuratively) The point in the elliptical orbit of a comet, planet, or other astronomical object, where it is farthest from the Sun.

apheresis /əˈfɛɹəsɪs/ /əˈfɪəɹɪsɪs/ /ˌæfəˈɹisɪs/ aphereses n
Aphärese Aphäresis
(phonetics, linguistics, prosody) Elision, suppression, or complete loss of a letter or sound (syllable) from the beginning of a word, such as the development of special from especial; procope.
Apherese
(medicine, specific, still current) The removal of blood from a patient, and the removal of certain components (such as platelets) from that blood, followed by the transfusion of the filtered blood back to the donor (patient).

aphid /ˈeɪ.fɪd/ aphids n
Blattlaus
A sap-sucking insect pest of the superfamily Aphidoidea; an aphidian.

aphonia aphonias n
Aphonie Stimmlosigkeit Stimmverlust
(medicine) Loss of voice; the inability to speak.

aphorism /ˈæf.ə.ɹɪ.zəm/ [ˈæf.ə.ɹɪ.zm̩] aphorisms n
Aphorismus
A concise, terse, laconic, or memorable expression of a general truth or principle.

aphorist aphorists n
Aphoristiker Aphoristikerin
A person who creates or recites aphorisms.

aphoristic /æfəˈɹɪstɪk/ more aphoristic most aphoristic adj
aphoristisch
Of, relating to, or containing aphorisms, epigrams, or maxims; gnomic.

aphotic /eɪˈfoʊtɪk/ /eɪˈfəʊtɪk/ more aphotic most aphotic adj
aphotische
Having no light, especially no sunlight; specifically (biology, oceanography) describing that part of deep lakes and oceans where less than one per cent of sunlight penetrates and where photosynthesis is not possible.

aphrodisiac /æf.ɹoʊ.ˈdi.zi.æk/ /æf.ɹoʊ.ˈdɪ.zi.æk/ adj
aphrodisisch
Arousing or intensifying sexual desire.

aphrodisiac /æf.ɹoʊ.ˈdi.zi.æk/ /æf.ɹoʊ.ˈdɪ.zi.æk/ aphrodisiacs n
Aphrodisiakum
Something, generally a food or drug, having such an effect.

aphthous ulcer aphthous ulcers n
Aphthe

apiarian /eɪpɪˈɛəɹɪən/ apiarians n
Imker Imkerin
An apiarist; a beekeeper.

apiary /ˈeɪ.pi.ə.ɹi/ /ˈeɪ.pi.ɛɹ.i/ apiaries n
Bienenhaus Apiarium Bienenstand
A place where bees and their hives are kept.

apiece /əˈpis/ /əˈpiːs/ adv
je Stück jedes einzelne pro Stück
Each by itself; for or to each one

apiol apiols n
Apiol
(organic chemistry) An oleoresin extracted from parsley

apish /ˈeɪpɪʃ/ more apish most apish adj
affig äffisch
resembling or characteristic of an ape

aplastic anemia aplastic anemias n
aplastische Anämie
(disease, hematology) A rare disease in which the bone marrow and the hematopoietic stem cells that reside there are damaged, causing pancytopenia.

aplenty /əˈplɛnti/ adj
im Überfluss
(postpositive) In a generous or overlarge quantity.

aplomb /əˈplɒm/ /əˈplʌm/ aplombs n
Aplomb Souveränität
Self-confidence; poise; composure.
Aplomb
(ballet) The apparent elegance and precision exhibited by a confident, accomplished dancer.

apnea apneas n
Apnoe
(pathology) The cessation of breathing, most often in reference to transient instances thereof during sleep.

apo- prefix
apo-
away from, or separate

apocalypse /əˈpɑkəlɪps/ /əˈpɒkəlɪps/ apocalypses n
Apokalypse
(Christianity) The unveiling of events prophesied in the Revelation; the second coming and the end of life on Earth; global destruction. [from 19th c.]
A disaster; a cataclysmic event; destruction or ruin. [from 19th c.]

apocalyptic /əˈpɒ.kə.lɪp.tɪk/ adj
apokalyptisch
Of or relating to an apocalypse (a revelation), revelatory; prophetic.
Of or relating to an apocalypse (a disaster).
Portending a future apocalypse (disaster, devastation, or doom).

apocalyptic /əˈpɒ.kə.lɪp.tɪk/ apocalyptics n
Apokalyptiker
One who predicts apocalypse.

apocarpous adj
apokarp
(botany) Having carpels that are not joined

apocopate adj
apokopiert
Shortened by apocope; lacking a final sound or syllable

apocope /əˈpɒ.kə.pi/ apocopes n
Apokope
(loosely) The loss or omission of a sound or syllable from the end of a word.

apocrine gland apocrine glands n
apokrine Drüse
(anatomy) Any of several coiled, tubular glands that extrudes part of the cytoplasm as a secretion.

apocrypha /əˈpɒk.ɹə.fə/ apocrypha n
Apokryphe Apokryph
Something, as a writing, that is of doubtful authorship or authority (formerly also used attributively).

apocryphal /əˈpɑːkɹəfəl/ /əˈpɑːkɹɪfəl/ /əˈpɒkɹəfəl/ /əˈpɒkɹɪfəl/ more apocryphal most apocryphal adj
unecht apokryph
(by extension) Of dubious veracity; of questionable accuracy or truthfulness; anecdotal or in the nature of an urban legend.

apocryphally more apocryphally most apocryphally adv
unecht
In an apocryphal manner.

apodictic /apoʊˈdɪktɪk/ /apəʊˈdaɪktɪk/ /apəʊˈdɪktɪk/ /æpəˈdɪktɪk/ more apodictic most apodictic adj
apodiktisch
Incontrovertible; demonstrably true or certain.

apodictically more apodictically most apodictically adv
apodiktisch
(logic) In an apodictical manner.

apodicticity n
Apodiktizität
(logic) The state of being apodictic

apogee /ˈæp.ə.d͡ʒi/ apogees n
Apogäum Höhepunkt
(astronomy) The point, in an orbit about the Earth, that is farthest from the Earth: the apoapsis of an Earth orbiter.

apolitical more apolitical most apolitical adj
unpolitisch
Having no interest or involvement in politics; Disinterest in such matters.
Having no political relevance or function.

apollonian adj
apollinisch
Clear, harmonious, and restrained.

apologetic /əˌpɑləˈd͡ʒɛtɪk/ /əˌpɒləˈdʒɛtɪk/ more apologetic most apologetic adj
apologetisch entschuldigend reumütig
Having the character of apology; regretfully excusing.

apologetics n
Apologetik
The field of study concerned with the systematic defense of a position, or of religious or occult doctrines

apologist /əˈpɒl.ə.d͡ʒɪst/ apologists n
Apologet Apologetin
One who speaks or writes in defense of a faith, a cause, or an institution.

apologize /əˈpɑləd͡ʒaɪz/ /əˈpɒləd͡ʒaɪz/ v
entschuldigen
(intransitive, often followed by “for”) To make an apology or excuse; to acknowledge some fault or offense, with expression of regret for it, by way of amends
(intransitive, dated) To make an apologia or defense; to act as apologist.

apologue /ˈæpəlɒɡ/ apologues n
Fabel Lehrfabel
A short story with a moral, often involving talking animals or objects; a fable.

apology /əˈpɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/ /əˈpɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/ apologies n
Entschuldigung Entschülligunge
An expression of remorse or regret for having said or done something that harmed another: an instance of apologizing (saying that one is sorry).
Apologie
A formal justification, defence.

apomixis apomixes n
Apomixis
(botany) Plant reproduction without fertilization, meiosis, or the production of gametes.

apophasis /əˈpɑf.ə.sɪs/ /əˈpɒf.ə.sɪs/ apophases n
Paralipse Praeteritio

apophatic /apə(ʊ)ˈfatɪk/ more apophatic most apophatic adj
apophatisch
(theology) Pertaining to knowledge of God obtained through negation rather than positive assertions.

apophenia /æpəˈfiːni.ə/ apophenias n
Apophänie
(psychology) The perception of or belief in connectedness among unrelated phenomena.

apophysis /əˈpɑfɪsɪs/ /əˈpɒfɪsɪs/ apophyses n
Fortsatz Knochenfortsatz
(anatomy) A natural outgrowth, swelling or enlargement, usually of an organism; a protuberance on a bone.

apoplectic /ˌæp.əˈplɛk.tɪk/ more apoplectic most apoplectic adj
apoplektisch
(medicine) Of or relating to apoplexy.

apoplexy /ˈæp.ə.plɛk.si/ apoplexies n
Apoplexie Apoplex Schlaganfall Apoplexia
(symptom) Gross hemorrhage into a cavity or into the substance of an organ.

apoptogenic more apoptogenic most apoptogenic adj
apoptogen
(biochemistry) That produces apoptosis

apoptosis /ˌapɒpˈtəʊsɪs/ /ˌæ.pəˈtoʊ.sɪs/ /ˌæpəpˈtoʊsəs/ apoptoses n
Apoptose
(biology, cytology) A process of programmed cell death by which cells undergo an ordered sequence of events which leads to death of the cell, as occurs during growth and development of the organism, as a part of normal cell aging, or as a response to cellular injury. [from 20th c.]

aporetic more aporetic most aporetic adj
aporetisch
Tending to doubt.

aporia /əˈpɔɹiə/ /əˈpɔːɹɪə/ aporias n
Aporie
(rhetoric) An expression of deliberation with oneself regarding uncertainty or doubt as to how to proceed.
(philosophy, post-structuralism) An insoluble contradiction, especially in a text's meaning; a logical impasse suggested by a text or speaker.

aporophobia n
Aporophobie
(rare) A strong antipathy, aversion or hatred toward poverty or poor people.

aposematism /-pə-/ /ˌæpoʊsɪˈmætɪz(ə)m/ /ˌæpə(ʊ)sɪˈmætɪz(ə)m/ [-ɾɪ-] aposematisms n
Aposematismus
(biology, chiefly, zoology) An adaptation, especially a form of coloration, that warns off potential predators.

aposiopesis /ˌæpəsaɪəˈpiːsɪs/ aposiopeses n
Aposiopese
(rhetoric) An abrupt breaking-off in speech, often indicated in print using an ellipsis (…) or an em dash (—).

apostasy /əˈpɒ.stə.si/ /əˈpɔs.tə.si/ apostasies n
Abtrünnigkeit Apostasie
The renunciation of a belief or set of beliefs.

apostate /əˈpɒs.teɪt/ /əˈpɒs.tət/ /əˈpɔs.teɪt/ /əˈpɔs.tət/ /əˈpɔs.tɪt/ adj
abtrünnig apostatisch
Guilty of apostasy.

apostate /əˈpɒs.teɪt/ /əˈpɒs.tət/ /əˈpɔs.teɪt/ /əˈpɔs.tət/ /əˈpɔs.tɪt/ apostates n
Abtrünniger Apostat Abgefallener Renegat Abtrünnige Apostatin
A person who has renounced a religion or faith.

apostatize v
abtrünnig sein vom Glauben abfallen
To give up or renounce one's position or belief.

apostille apostilles n
Apostille
A special sign established in 1961 for certifying foreign documents.

apostle /əˈpɑsl̩/ /əˈpɒs(ə)l/ apostles n
Apostel Jünger Apostelin
A missionary, or leader of a religious mission, especially one in the early Christian Church (but see Apostle).
Apostel Apostelin
A top-ranking ecclesiastical official in the twelve seat administrative council of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

apostleship apostleships n
Apostelamt
The position, post, or duty of being an apostle

apostolate apostolates n
Apostelamt Apostolat
The office, or responsibilities of an apostle.
Apostolat
A group of people that exists for the spreading of religious doctrine.

apostolic /ˌæpəˈstɑːlɪk/ /ˌæpəˈstɒlɪk/ adj
apostolisch
(Christianity) Pertaining to apostles or their practice of teaching; pertaining to the apostles (of early Christianity) or their teachings.
According to the doctrines of the apostles; delivered or taught by the apostles.

apostolic succession apostolic successions n
apostolische Nachfolge apostolische Sukzession
(Christianity) The unbroken chain of consecrations by laying on of hands from the Apostles of Jesus Christ to the bishops, and from to bishop to bishop through the ages.

apostolically adv
apostolisch
In an apostolic way.

apostolicity /əˌpɒstəˈlɪsɪti/ apostolicities n
Apostolizität
(Christianity) The quality of being apostolic, notably of preserving authenticity within the mission and tradition of the Christian church as founded by Jesus Christ and his twelve original Apostles, through their representatives and successors in the papacy and episcopate.

apostrophe /əˈpɑs.tɹə.fi/ /əˈpɒs.tɹə.fi/ apostrophes n
Apostroph Hochkomma
(orthography) The text character ’, which serves as a punctuation mark in various languages and as a diacritical mark in certain rare contexts.
Apostrophe Apostroph
(rhetoric) A sudden exclamatory piece of dialogue addressed to someone or something, especially absent.

apostropheless adj
apostrophlos

apostrophization apostrophizations n
Apostrophierung
The use of apostrophe characters.
The use of an apostrophe (an exclamatory speech).

apostrophize v
apostrophieren
To add one or more apostrophe characters to text to indicate missing letters.

apothecium apothecia n
Apothecium
(lichenology & mycology) A type of fructification of some ascomycete fungi, forming cyst structures of various shapes. Often the fungal components of lichens have this sort of fertile structure.

apothegm /ˈæ.pə.θɛm/ apothegms n
Apophthegma
A short, witty, instructive saying; an aphorism or maxim. [from mid-16th c.]

apothem /ˈæp.ə.θɛm/ apothems n
Inkreisradius
(geometry) The perpendicular distance from the center of a circle to a chord of the same circle.
Inkreisradius Apothema
(geometry) The distance from the center of a regular polygon perpendicular to one of its sides (a special case of the above).

apotheosis /əˌpɑː.θiˈoʊ.sɪs/ /əˌpɒθ.iːˈəʊ.sɪs/ apotheoses n
Gottwerdung Apotheose
Apotheose Vergöttlichung Verherrlichung Vergötterung
Glorification, exaltation; crediting someone or something with extraordinary power or status.
Höhepunkt
The best moment or highest point in the development of something, for example of a life or career; the apex, culmination, or climax (of a development).

apotropaic /ˌæpətɹəˈpeɪ.ɪk/ more apotropaic most apotropaic adj
apotropäisch
(religion, mysticism) Intended to ward off evil. [from 1883]

app /æp/ [ʔæʔp̚] apps n
App
(computing, mobile phones) An application (program), especially a small one designed for a mobile device.

appall /əˈpɔːl/ v
abstoßen entsetzen
(intransitive, obsolete) To grow faint; to become weak; to become dismayed or discouraged.

appalling /əˈpɔːlɪŋ/ more appalling most appalling adj
erschreckend entsetzlich
Horrifying and astonishing.
Extremely bad; terrible

apparatchik /apəˈɹatʃɪk/ /æpəˈɹæt͡ʃɪk/ apparatchiki apparatchiks n
Apparatschik
(historical) A member of the Soviet apparat; a Communist bureaucrat or agent. [from 20th c.]

apparatus /æp.əˈɹeɪ.təs/ /æp.əˈɹæt.əs/ /æp.əˈɹɑː.təs/ apparati apparatus apparatuses apparatusses apparatûs apparatūs n
Apparat
A complex machine or instrument.
(collective) An assortment of tools and instruments.
A bureaucratic organization, especially one influenced by political patronage.

apparent /əˈpæɹ.ənt/ /əˈpɛɚ.ənt/ more apparent most apparent adj
offensichtlich
Capable of being seen, or easily seen; open to view; visible to the eye, eyely; within sight or view.
Clear or manifest to the understanding; plain; evident; obvious; known; palpable; indubitable.
offenbar
Appearing to the eye or mind (distinguished from, but not necessarily opposed to, true or real); seeming.

apparently /əˈpæɹ.ənt.liː/ more apparently most apparently adv
offensichtlich offenbar
(archaic) Plainly; clearly; manifestly; evidently.
anscheinend scheinbar dem Anschein nach augenscheinlich
Seemingly; in appearance.
anscheinend angeblich vorgeblich
According to what the speaker has read or heard.

apparition /ˌæp.əɹˈɪʃn̩/ /ˌæp.ɚˈɪ.ʃən/ /ˌæp.ɚˈɪʃ.n̩/ apparitions n
Erscheinen Erscheinung
An act of becoming visible; appearance; visibility.
Erscheinung
The thing appearing; a visible object; a form.
An unexpected, wonderful, or preternatural appearance; especially something such as a ghost or phantom.

appeal /əˈpil/ /əˈpiːl/ appeals n
Berufung
An application to a superior court or judge for a decision or order by an inferior court or judge to be reviewed and overturned.
Reiz
(figuratively) A power to attract or interest.

appeal /əˈpil/ /əˈpiːl/ v
in Berufung gehen
(intransitive) Often followed by against (the inferior court's decision) or to (the superior court): to apply to a superior court or judge for a decision or order by an inferior court or judge to be reviewed and overturned.
gefallen ansprechen anziehen
(intransitive) To call upon a person or an authority to corroborate a statement, to decide a controverted question, or to vindicate one's rights; to entreat, to invoke.
(intransitive, figuratively) To be attractive.

appealable more appealable most appealable adj
beschwerdefähig
(obsolete) That may be accused or called to answer by appeal.

appealing /əˈpi.lɪŋ/ /əˈpiː.lɪŋ/ /ʌˈpi.əl.ɪŋ/ more appealing most appealing adj
ansprechend zugkräftig
Having appeal; attractive.

appear /əˈpiːɹ/ /əˈpɪə/ /əˈpɪɹ/ [əˈpʰɪɹ] v
erscheinen auftauchen
(intransitive) To come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible.
(intransitive) To come before the public.
erscheinen auftreten
(intransitive) To stand in presence of some authority, tribunal, or superior person, to answer a charge, plead a cause, etc.; to present oneself as a party or advocate before a court, or as a person to be tried.
erscheinen auftauchen einleuchten
(intransitive) To become visible to the apprehension of the mind; to be known as a subject of observation or comprehension, or as a thing proved; to be obvious or manifest.
aussehen erscheinen
(intransitive, copulative) To seem; to have a certain semblance; to look.

appearance /əˈpɪɹ.əns/ appearances n
Auftritt Erscheinen
The act of appearing or coming into sight; the act of becoming visible to the eye.
Aussehen
The way something looks; personal presence
Aussehen Schein
Apparent likeness; the way which something or someone appears to others.
(legal) An instance of someone coming into a court of law to be part of a trial, either in person or represented by an attorney or such like; a court appearance

appearances are deceptive proverb
der Schein trügt oft
It is not possible to judge a person's character from their outward appearance.

appease /əˈpiːz/ v
besänftigen friedlich stimmen
To make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to dispel (anger or hatred).
beschwichtigen
To come to terms with; to adapt to the demands of.

appeasement /əˈpiːz.mənt/ appeasements n
Appeasement Beschwichtigungspolitik
The state of being appeased; the policy of giving in to demands in order to preserve the peace.

appeaser appeasers n
Beschwichtiger Beschwichtigerin Ruhestifter Ruhestifterin
A person who appeases.

appellate court appellate courts n
Appellationsgericht Berufungsgericht
(legal) A court having jurisdiction to hear appeals and review a lower court's decisions.

appellation /ˌæpəˈleɪʃən/ appellations n
Benennung Bezeichnung
(formal, _, or, _, dated) A name or title by which someone is addressed or identified; a designation.
Herkunftsbezeichnung
A geographical indication for wine that describes its geographic origin.

appellative /əˈpɛlətɪv/ adj
appellativ
(grammar) Of or pertaining to an appellative noun or common noun.

append /əˈpɛnd/ /ʌˈpɛnd/ v
anheften heften
(transitive) To hang or attach to, as by a string, so that the thing is suspended
hinzufügen beifügen
(transitive) To add, as an accessory to the principal thing; to annex

appendage /əˈpɛndɪd͡ʒ/ appendages n
Extremität Glied Gliedmaße Körperglied
An external body part that projects from the body.
Ansatz Auswuchs Fortsatz
A natural prolongation or projection from a part of any organism.
Anfügung Anhang Anhängsel Annex Ansatz Appendix
A part that is joined to something larger.

appendageless adj
extremitätenlos

appendectomy appendectomies n
Appendektomie
(surgery) The surgical procedure for the removal of the vermiform appendix.

appendicitis /əˈpɛnd.ɪ.saɪt.əs/ appendicites appendicitides appendicitises n
Blinddarmentzündung Appendizitis
(pathology) inflammation of the vermiform appendix

appendiculate more appendiculate most appendiculate adj
appendikuliert
(biology) Bearing appendages, such as one of the leg-bearing segments of an insect.

appendix /əˈpɛn.dɪks/ /əˈpɪn.dɪks/ appendices appendixes n
Anhang Beiheft
A text added to the end of a book or an article, containing additional information.

appendixless adj
appendixlos

appenzeller n
Appenzeller
A hard, straw-colored cow's-milk cheese with a nutty flavor.

apperception /ˌæpəˈsɛpʃən/ /ˌæpɚˈsɛpʃən/ apperceptions n
Apperzeption
(uncountable, psychology, and, philosophy, especially Kantianism) The mind's perception of itself as the subject or actor in its own states, unifying past and present experiences; self-consciousness, perception that reflects upon itself.

appetite /ˈæpəˌtaɪt/ /ˈæpɪtaɪt/ appetites n
Begierde Lust
Any strong desire; an eagerness or longing.
Appetit
The desire for some personal gratification, either of the body or of the mind.

appetite comes with eating phraseologicalUnit
der Appetit kommt beim Essen
(idiom) Starting an activity increases one's desire to continue it.

appetiteless adj
appetitlos

appetitelessness n
Appetitlosigkeit

appetitive /ˈæp.ə.taɪ.tɪv/ more appetitive most appetitive adj
begierend verlangend
Having the quality of desiring gratification.

appetizer appetizers n
Vorspeise Appetithappen Schnapsleckerbissen
A small, light, and usually savory first course in a meal

appetizing /ˈæp.ə.taɪz.ɪŋ/ more appetizing most appetizing adj
appetitanregend
That appeals to, or stimulates the appetite.

applaud /əˈplɑd/ /əˈplɔd/ /əˈplɔːd/ v
applaudieren klatschen Beifall klatschen
(transitive, intransitive) To express approval (of something) by clapping the hands.
befürworten loben
(transitive, intransitive) To praise, or express approval for something or someone.

applause /əˈplɑz/ /əˈplɔz/ /əˈplɔːz/ applauses n
Applaus Beifall
The act of applauding; approbation and praise publicly expressed by the clapping of hands, stamping or tapping of the feet, acclamation, huzzas, or other means; marked commendation.

applauseless adj
applauslos

apple /ˈæp.əl/ [ˈæp.ɫ̩] apples n
Apfel
(Christianity) The fruit of the tree of knowledge, eaten by Adam and Eve according to modern Christian tradition; the forbidden fruit. [from 11th c.]
Apfelholz
The wood of the apple tree. [from 19th c.]

apple blossom apple blossoms n
Apfelblüte
The flower of an apple tree that will eventually turn into an apple.

apple butter apple butters n
Apfelkraut Apfelsirup
Preserved apple purée with spices.

apple cider vinegar apple cider vinegars n
Apfelweinessig
A vinegar, made from cider or apple must along with yeast and bacteria, that has been matured in wooden barrels.

apple core apple cores n
Apfelkerngehäuse Griebs
The central portion of an apple containing the seeds and where the stem attaches (and the opposed end). Particularly the portion that remains after the main part of the fruit has been eaten.

apple dumpling apple dumplings n
Apfel im Schlafrock
A baked dessert made from apples.

apple juice apple juices n
Apfelsaft
The juice of apples, often used as a drink.

apple mint apple mints n
Apfelminze
Any herb with aroma or taste reminiscent of apple and mint, used for flavoring, herbal teas, and jellies.

apple of Sodom /ˈæp(ə)l əv ˈsɑdəm/ /ˈæp(ə)l əv ˈsɒdəm/ apples of Sodom n
Oscher
The mudar (Calotropis procera), a flowering plant, found from northern Africa to southeast Asia, which bears poisonous fruit.

apple of discord /ˈæp(ə)l əv ˈdɪskɔɹd/ /ˈæp(ə)l əv ˈdɪskɔːd/ apples of discord n
Zankapfel
An object or topic which sows anger and dissension; something which causes argument, rivalry, or strife.

apple of someone's eye apples of someone's eye n
Augapfel
(idiomatic) A favourite, a particular preference, or a loved one; the object of somebody's affections.

apple pie /ˌæp.əlˈpaɪ/ /ˌæp.əlˈpɑɪ/ [ˌæp.ɫ̩ˈpaɪ] [ˌæp.ɫ̩ˈpɑɪ] apple pies n
Apfelkuchen
A pie or tart made with a filling of cooked apples.

apple rose apple roses n
Apfelrose
Rosa villosa

apple sauce apple sauces n
Apfelmus
(UK spelling) A food prepared by pureeing cooked apples.

apple seed apple seeds n
Apfelsamen
(horticulture) The seed of the fruit of the Malus domestica (apple) tree or other tree of the genus Malus.

apple snail apple snails n
Apfelschnecke
Any of the large freshwater snails in the family Ampullariidae, some of which are the size of an apple.

apple strudel apple strudels n
Apfelstrudel
An Austrian pastry of apples, sugar, raisins, spice, etc in thin strudel dough or filo pastry.

apple tree /ˈæpl̩ tɹi/ /ˈæpl̩ tɹiː/ apple trees n
Apfelbaum
(botany) Any tree that bears apples, principally Malus domestica but also certain wild species.

apple turnover apple turnovers n
Apfeltasche
A pastry dessert filled with pieces of sweetened apples, with the pastry folded over to enclose the filling.

apple wine apple wines n
Apfelwein
An alcoholic beverage made from apples; cider.

apple-cheeked more apple-cheeked most apple-cheeked adj
rotbackig rotwangig
Having round red cheeks.

apple-corer apple-corers n
Apfelentkerner
A tool used to remove the apple core from an apple for use in cooking; some forms of the tool segment the apple at the same time as removing its core.

apple-green more apple-green most apple-green adj
apfelgrün
of an apple-green colour

applejack applejacks n
Applejack
An alcoholic drink similar to apple brandy and calvados, made by freeze-distilling ("jacking") apple cider.

appleless adj
apfellos

apples and oranges n
Äpfel und Birnen
(idiomatic) A comparison of items that, however categorically similar, is inapt; an incompatible equation, or the items thus compared.

applet applets n
Applet Minianwendung
(computing) A small program module that runs under the control of a larger application, typically a web browser.

appliance /əˈplaɪəns/ appliances n
Apparat Gerät
A non-manual apparatus or device, powered electrically or by another small motor, used in homes to perform domestic functions (household appliance) and/or in offices.

applicability applicabilities n
Anwendbarkeit Anwendungsmöglichkeit Eignung Geltungsbereich Verwendbarkeit Verwertbarkeit
The degree to which a thing is applicable; relevancy.

applicable /əˈplɪkəbəl/ /ˈæplɪkəbəl/ more applicable most applicable adj
anwendbar relevant
suitable for application, relevant

applicant /ˈæp.lə.kɪnt/ applicants n
Antragsteller Beantragender Beantrager Bewerber Bewerberin
One who applies for something; one who makes a request; a petitioner.

application /ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən/ /ˌæplɪˈkeɪʃən/ applications n
Anwendung App
The act of applying or laying on, in a literal sense
The act of applying as a means; the employment of means to accomplish an end; specific use.
The act of directing or referring something to a particular case, to discover or illustrate agreement or disagreement, fitness, or correspondence.
(comptheory) The substitution of a specific value for the parameter in the abstraction, in lambda calculus.
Anwendung App Applikation
(computing) A computer program or the set of software that the end user perceives as a single entity as a tool for a well-defined purpose. (Also called: application program; application software.)
Antrag Bewerbung
A verbal or written request for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar.
Antrag
(bureaucracy, legal) A petition, entreaty, or other request, with the adposition for denoting the subject matter.
Beantragen Beantragung
The act of requesting, claiming, or petitioning something.

application form application forms n
Anmeldeformular
A form one fills in when applying for a job, placement, course, service etc.

application programming interface application programming interfaces n
Programmierschnittstelle API
(computing, programming) A set of routines, protocols, and tools for building software applications, which makes it possible for software components to interact with one another, leading to the ability to share data over a network.

application software n
Anwendersoftware Anwendungssoftware

applied /əˈplaɪd/ adj
angewandt
Put into practical use.

applied linguistics n
angewandte Linguistik
(linguistics) The interdisciplinary field of linguistics that identifies, investigates and offers solutions to language-related real-life problems.

applied mathematics n
angewandte Mathematik
(mathematics) Mathematics used to solve problems in other sciences such as physics, engineering or electronics, as opposed to pure mathematics.

applied science applied sciences n
angewandte Wissenschaft
(science) Science as applied to practical problems (applications), such as engineering and the advancement of technology.

applique /əˈpliː.keɪ/ /ˈæ.plɪ.keɪ/ /ˌæ.plɪˈ.keɪ/ appliques n
Applikation Applike
(arts) A decorative design made by cutting pieces of material and applying them to the surface of another for decoration.

applique /əˈpliː.keɪ/ /ˈæ.plɪ.keɪ/ /ˌæ.plɪˈ.keɪ/ v
applizieren
(transitive, arts) To decorate something in this way.

apply /əˈplaɪ/ v
auflegen auftragen
(transitive) To lay or place; to put (one thing to another)
anwenden benutzen verwenden
(transitive) To put to use; to use or employ for a particular purpose, or in a particular case
anstrengen
(transitive) To put closely; to join; to engage and employ diligently, or with attention
(reflexive) To work diligently and attentively.
bewerben
(intransitive) To submit oneself as a candidate (with the adposition "to" designating the recipient of the submission, and the adposition "for" designating the position).
gelten zutreffen
(intransitive) To pertain or be relevant to a specified individual or group.

appoint /əˈpɔɪnt/ v
berufen benennen
ernennen
(transitive) To name (someone to a post or role).
ausrüsten ausstatten
(transitive) To furnish or equip (a place) completely; to provide with all the equipment or furnishings necessary; to fit out.
bestimmen festlegen
(transitive, legal) To fix the disposition of (property) by designating someone to take use of (it).
festlegen festsetzen
(obsolete, transitive) To fix with power or firmness by decree or command; to ordain or establish.

appointment /əˈpɔɪnt.mɛnt/ /əˈpɔɪnt.mɪnt/ [əˈpʰɔɪ̯nʔmɪnʔ] [əˈpʰɔɪ̯̃ʔmɪnʔ] appointments n
Ernennung Berufung
The act of appointing a person to hold an office or to have a position of trust
Ernennung Termin Verabredung Berufung
(government) The assignment of a person by an official to perform a duty, such as a presidential appointment of a judge to a court.

apportion /əˈpɔɹʃən/ /əˈpɔːʃən/ v
aufteilen
(transitive) To divide and distribute portions of a whole.
proportional aufteilen
(transitive) Specifically, to do so in a fair and equitable manner; to allocate proportionally.

apportionment apportionments n
Aufteilung Betragserteilung Umlage Umlegung Verteilung
(US) The distribution of members of the House of Representatives according to the population of the various states.

apposite /əˈpɑ.zɪt/ /əˈpɒz.ɪt/ /ˈæp.ə.zɪt/ more apposite most apposite adj
passend
Strikingly appropriate or relevant; well suited to the circumstance or in relation to something.

apposition /ˌæpəˈzɪʃn̩/ appositions n
Apposition Beifügung Beisatz
(grammar) A construction in which one noun or noun phrase is placed with another as an explanatory equivalent, both of them having the same syntactic function in the sentence.
Apposition
(biology) The growth of successive layers of a cell wall.

appraisable more appraisable most appraisable adj
bewertbar
Capable of being appraised.

appraisal /əˈpɹeɪzəl/ appraisals n
Einschätzung Taxierung
A judgment or assessment of the value of something, especially a formal one.

appraise /əˈpɹeɪz/ v
taxieren einschätzen
(transitive) To determine the value or worth of (something), particularly as a person appointed for this purpose.
auswerten bewerten schätzen
(transitive) To estimate; to conjecture.

appreciable /əˈpɹiːʃəbl/ more appreciable most appreciable adj
schätzbar
(usually) Both detectable#Adjective and at least modestly substantial#Adjective: large enough to be estimated and to be of practical relevance#Noun.

appreciate /əˈpɹiː.si.eɪt/ /əˈpɹiː.ʃi.eɪt/ /əˈpɹɪʃ.i.eɪt/ v
würdigen zu schätzen wissen
(transitive) To be grateful or thankful for.
(transitive) To view as valuable.
begreifen verstehen
(transitive) To be fully conscious of; understand; be aware of; detect.
im Wert steigen
(intransitive, transitive) To increase in value.

appreciation /əˌpɹiː.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃən/ appreciations n
Anerkennung Dankbarkeit Wertschätzung Beurteilung Würdigung einschätzung
A fair valuation or estimate of merit, worth, weight, etc.; recognition of excellence; gratitude and esteem.
Wertzunahme
A rise in value.

appreciative more appreciative most appreciative adj
anerkennend anerkenntlich dankbar wertschätzend
Showing appreciation or gratitude.

apprehend /æpɹiˈhɛnd/ v
begreifen verstehen fangen
To take hold of (something) with understanding; to conceive (something) in the mind; to become cognizant of; to understand.
festnehmen
(law enforcement) To seize or take (a person) by legal process; to arrest.

apprehension /æp.ɹiˈhɛn.ʃən/ /æp.ɹɪˈhɛn.ʃən/ apprehensions n
Anfassen Ergreifen Fassen Greifen Nehmen
(rare) The physical act of seizing or taking hold of (something); seizing.
Festnahme
(legal) The act of seizing or taking by legal process; arrest.
Auffassung Begreifen Erfassung Verstehen
Perception; the act of understanding using one's intellect without affirming, denying, or passing any judgment
Ansicht Ahnung Auffassung Begriff Idee Meinung
Opinion; conception; sentiment; idea.
Auffassungsgabe Auffassungskraft Fassungsgabe Fassungskraft Verstand Verständnis
The faculty by which ideas are conceived or by which perceptions are grasped; understanding.
Befürchtung Besorgnis Angst Bangigkeit Bedenken Bedenklichkeit
Anticipation, especially of unfavorable things such as dread or fear or the prospect of something unpleasant in the future.

apprehensive /ˌæpɹɪˈhɛnsɪv/ more apprehensive most apprehensive adj
bedenklich beklommen besorgt ängstlich
Anticipating something with anxiety, fear, or doubt; reluctant.
gewieft lernfähig scharfsinnig
(obsolete) Perceptive; quick to learn; capable of understanding using one's intellect.

apprentice /əˈpɹɛntɪs/ apprentices n
Lehrling Auszubildende Auszubildender Azubi
A trainee, especially in a skilled trade.
Lehrling Lehrtochter
(historical) One who is bound by indentures or by legal agreement to serve a tradesperson, or other person, for a certain time, with a view to learn the art, or trade, in which his master is bound to instruct him.

apprentice /əˈpɹɛntɪs/ v
in die Ausbildung geben zu in die Lehre geben zu
(transitive) To put under the care and supervision of a master, for the purpose of instruction in a trade or business.
ausgebildet werden bei in der ausgebildet sein bei seine Ausbildung machen bei
(transitive) To be an apprentice to.

apprenticeship /əˈpɹɛn.tɪs.ʃɪp/ apprenticeships n
Lehre Lehrzeit Ausbildungszeit
The condition of, or the time served by, an apprentice.
Lehre Ausbildung Lehrstelle
The system by which a person learning a craft or trade is instructed by a master for a set time under set conditions.

apprise /əˈpɹaɪz/ v
benachrichtigen in Kenntnis setzen
To make (someone or oneself) aware of some information; to inform, to notify.

approach /əˈpɹoʊt͡ʃ/ /əˈpɹəʊt͡ʃ/ approaches n
Annäherung
(also, figuratively) An act of drawing near in place or time; an advancing or coming near.
(archaic) An opportunity of drawing near; access.
Ansatz
(figuratively) A manner of making (a policy) or solving (a problem, etc.).
Anflug
(aviation, also, attributively) The way an aircraft comes in to land at an airport.

approach /əˈpɹoʊt͡ʃ/ /əˈpɹəʊt͡ʃ/ v
nähern
(intransitive) To come or go near, in place or time; to move toward; to advance nearer; to draw nigh.
(transitive, military) To take approaches to (a place); to move towards (a place) by using covered roads, trenches, or other works.
nähern annähern
(ambitransitive, figuratively) Used intransitively, followed by to: to draw near (to someone or something); to make advances; to approximate or become almost equal.

approach shot approach shots n
Annäherung
(golf) Any shot, normally not when teeing off, aimed to land on the green, hit for accuracy more than power.

approachable more approachable most approachable adj
zugänglich
Easily approached; easy to talk to.

approaching /əˈpɹoʊt͡ʃɪŋ/ /əˈpɹəʊt͡ʃɪŋ/ approachings n
Annäherung
The act of coming closer; an approach.

appropriate /əˈpɹoʊ.pɹi.eɪt/ /əˈpɹoʊ.pɹi.ət/ /əˈpɹoʊ.pɹi.ɪt/ /əˈpɹəʊ.pɹi.eɪt/ /əˈpɹəʊ.pɹi.ət/ /əˈpɹəʊ.pɹi.ɪt/ more appropriate most appropriate adj
angemessen passend angebracht
Suitable or fit; proper.
angebracht angemessen
Suitable to the social situation or to social respect or social discreetness; socially correct; socially discreet; well-mannered; proper.
zugewiesen
(obsolete) Set apart for a particular use or person; reserved.

appropriate /əˈpɹoʊ.pɹi.eɪt/ /əˈpɹoʊ.pɹi.ət/ /əˈpɹoʊ.pɹi.ɪt/ /əˈpɹəʊ.pɹi.eɪt/ /əˈpɹəʊ.pɹi.ət/ /əˈpɹəʊ.pɹi.ɪt/ v
aneignen zuweisen
(transitive) To set apart for, or assign to, a particular person or use, especially in exclusion of all others; with to or for.
aneignen anpassen
(transitive, archaic) To make suitable to; to suit.

appropriateness n
Angemessenheit
the quality or condition of being appropriate

appropriation /əˌpɹoʊpɹiˈeɪʃən/ appropriations n
Aneignung
An act or instance of appropriating.

approval /əˈpɹuvəl/ /əˈpɹuːvəl/ approvals n
Genehmigung Billigung Erlaubnis
An expression granting permission; an indication of agreement with a proposal; an acknowledgement that a person, thing, or event meets requirements.
Zustimmung
An expression of favorable acceptance and encouragement; a compliment that also condones.

approve /əˈpɹuːv/ v
billigen genehmigen
(transitive) To officially sanction; to ratify; to confirm; to set as satisfactory.
billigen gutheißen
(transitive) To regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of.
billigen gutheißen bewilligen
(transitive, archaic) To make proof of; to demonstrate; to prove or show practically.
gutheißen billigen bewilligen
(intransitive, followed by "of") To consider worthy (to); to be pleased (with); to accept.

approximant /əˈpɹɑksəmənt/ /əˈpɹɒksɪmənt/ approximants n
Approximant Näherungslaut
(phonetics) A consonant sound made by slightly narrowing the vocal tract, while still allowing a smooth flow of air. Liquids and glides are approximants.

approximate /ə.ˈpɹɑk.sə.meɪt/ /ə.ˈpɹɑk.sə.mət/ /ə.ˈpɹɑk.sɪ.mət/ /ə.ˈpɹɒk.sɪ.meɪt/ /ə.ˈpɹɒk.sɪ.mət/ more approximate most approximate adj
annähernd circa ungefähr zirka
Approaching; proximate; nearly resembling.
ungefähr annähernd circa zirka
Nearing correctness; nearly exact; not perfectly accurate.

approximate /ə.ˈpɹɑk.sə.meɪt/ /ə.ˈpɹɑk.sə.mət/ /ə.ˈpɹɑk.sɪ.mət/ /ə.ˈpɹɒk.sɪ.meɪt/ /ə.ˈpɹɒk.sɪ.mət/ v
annähern annähernd erreichen
(transitive) To come near to; to approach.
annähern
(transitive) To carry or advance near; to cause to approach.

approximately /əˈpɹɑk.sɪ.mət.li/ /əˈpɹɒk.sɪ.mət.li/ adv
ungefähr etwa mehr oder weniger
Imprecise but close to in quantity or amount.

approximation /əˌpɹɑk.sɪˈmeɪ.ʃən/ /əˌpɹɒk.sɪˈmeɪ.ʃən/ /əˌpɹɔk.sɪˈmæɪ.ʃən/ [əˌpɹɑk.sɪˈmeɪ.ʃn̩] [əˌpɹɒk.sɪˈmeɪ.ʃn̩] [əˌpɹɔk.sɪˈmæɪ.ʃn̩] approximations n
Approximation Näherung
(mathematics) An imprecise solution or result that is adequate for a defined purpose.
Approximieren
(linguistics) The act of producing a near-simulation of the pronunciation of a foreign language for a loanword therefrom, or any given pronunciation resulting from that act.

appurtenance appurtenances n
Ausrüstung Rüstzeug
(in the plural) Equipment used for some specific task; gear.
Zubehör
(grammar) A modifier that is appended or prepended to another word to coin a new word that expresses belonging.

apraxia /əˈpɹæksɪə/ apraxias n
Apraxie Bewegungsstörung
(neurology) Total or partial loss of the ability to perform coordinated movements or manipulate objects in the absence of motor or sensory impairment; specifically, a disorder of motor planning.

apricot /æepɹɪˈkɒt/ /æepɹɪˈkɔt/ /ˈeɪ.pɹɪ.kɑt/ /ˈeɪ.pɹɪ.kɒt/ /ˈæp.ɹɪ.kɑt/ more apricot most apricot adj
apricot aprikosenfarben
Of a pale yellowish-orange colour, like that of an apricot.

apricot /æepɹɪˈkɒt/ /æepɹɪˈkɔt/ /ˈeɪ.pɹɪ.kɑt/ /ˈeɪ.pɹɪ.kɒt/ /ˈæp.ɹɪ.kɑt/ apricots n
Aprikose Aprikosenbaum Marille
The apricot tree, Prunus armeniaca
Aprikose Marille aprikosenfarben
(color) A pale yellow-orange colour, like that of an apricot fruit.

apriorism apriorisms n
Apriorismus
(philosophy) The idea that some knowledge of the physical world can be derived logically from general principles.

apron /ˈeɪ.pəɹn/ /ˈeɪ.pɹən/ aprons n
Proszenium Vorbühne
The portion of a stage extending towards the audience beyond the proscenium arch in a theatre.
The cap of a cannon; a piece of lead laid over the vent to keep the priming dry.
Schürze
The loading, parking or roadway area immediately beside a railway station
Vorfeld
(aviation) The paved area of an airport, especially the area where aircraft park away from a terminal
Fußsack
A removable cover for the passengers' feet and legs in an open horse carriage.

apronful apronfuls apronsful n
Schürze voll
as much as an apron will hold

apronless adj
schürzenlos

apronym /ˈæp.ɹə.nɪm/ apronyms n
Apronym
An acronym or backronym that spells out another word or phrase relating to the meaning of the phrase that it abbreviates.

apropos /ˌæp.ɹəˈpoʊ/ /ˌæp.ɹəˈpəʊ/ adv
apropos
By the way.
Timely; at a good time.

aprosdoketon /əˌpɹɑs.dəˈkiˌtɑn/ /ˌæp.ɹəsˈdɑ.kɪˌtɑn/ aprosdoketa aprosdoketons n
Aprosdoketon
A figure of speech where an expected word in an idiom is replaced unexpectedly by an unusual one, as in Rome wasn't built in a teacup.

apsara apsaras n
Apsará
(Indian mythology, Hinduism, Buddhism) A female spirit of the clouds and waters.

apse /æps/ apses apsides n
Apsis
(architecture) A semicircular projection from a building, especially the rounded east end of a church that contains the altar.

apsis /ˈæpsɪs/ apses apsides n
Apsis
(architecture) A recess or projection, with a dome or vault, at the east end of a church; an apse.
(astronomy) Either of the points in the elliptical orbit of a planet, comet, or moon where it is closest or furthest from the body it orbits; examples are perihelion, aphelion, perigee, and apogee

apt /æpt/ apter aptest more apt most apt adj
geeignet passend
Suitable; appropriate; fit or fitted; suited.
geneigt
(of persons or things) Having a habitual tendency; habitually liable or likely; disposed towards.

aptitude /ˈæptɪˌtjuːd/ aptitudes n
Begabung
Natural ability to acquire knowledge or skill.
Eignung
The condition of being suitable.

aptness /ˈæptnəs/ aptnesses n
Eignung
suitability; the quality of being apt or suitable

apéritif /ɑːˌpɛɹɪˈtiːf/ /əˌpɛɹɪˈtiːf/ apéritifs n
Aperitif
An alcoholic drink served before a meal as an appetiser.

aqua regia /ˈɑː.kwə ˈɹeɪ.ɡi.ə/ /ˌækwə ˈɹiː.ʒə/ n
Königswasser
(inorganic chemistry, archaic) A mixture of three parts concentrated hydrochloric acid to one part concentrated nitric acid, named for its ability to dissolve gold.

aqua vitae /ˌeɪkwə ˈvaɪti/ /ˌækwə ˈviːteɪ/ aquae vitae n
Branntwein Lebenswasser
(alchemy) An aqueous solution of alcohol typically prepared by distilling wine.

aquaculture aquacultures n
Aquakultur
The cultivation of aquatic produce such as aquatic plants, fish, and other aquatic animals.

aquafaba /ˌækwəˈfɑːbə/ /ˌɑːkwəˈfɑːbə/ aquafabas n
Aquafaba Bohnenwasser
(cooking, neologism) The liquid left over from boiling chickpeas or similar beans, or from a can of chickpeas.

aqualung aqualungs n
Aqualunge DTG Drucklufttauchgerät Tauchgerät
(underwater diving) A piece of equipment consisting of an oxygen tank and breathing apparatus used by divers to allow them to breathe underwater.

aquamarine /ˌæk.wə.məˈɹiːn/ /ˌɑ.kwə.məˈɹiːn/ adj
aquamarin aquamarinblau
Of a bluish-green colour.

aquamarine /ˌæk.wə.məˈɹiːn/ /ˌɑ.kwə.məˈɹiːn/ aquamarines n
Aquamarin
The bluish-green colour of the sea.
A transparent bluish-green, sometimes yellow-green, variety of beryl.

aquapark aquaparks n
Aquapark Wasserpark
A water park.

aquaphobia n
Aquaphobie Wasserangst
A fear of water, especially a morbid fear of drowning.

aquaplaning n
Aquaplaning Wasserglätte
(automotive, UK) The loss of contact with the road because of surface water. The act of aquaplaning.

aquaponics /(ˌ)ækwəˈpɒnɪks/ /ˌækwə-/ /ˌɑkwəˈpɑnɪks/ n
Aquaponik
(agriculture) A sustainable food production system that combines traditional aquaculture with hydroponics, with effluent from the water in which fish are reared being used as nutrition for plants.

aquarelle aquarelles n
Aquarell
A watercolour (painting)

aquarist aquarists n
Aquarist Aquarianer Aquarianerin Aquarienliebhaber Aquarienliebhaberin Aquaristin
A person who maintains an aquarium.

aquarium /-ɛɹiəm/ /əˈkwɛɹ.i.jəm/ aquaria aquariums n
Aquarium
A tank, often made of glass, for keeping live fish or other aquatic animals.
A public place where live fish and other aquatic animals are exhibited.

aquatic /w/ /ɘ.ˈkwɔ.tɘk/ /ə.ˈkwæ.tɪk/ /ə.ˈkwɑ.tɪk/ /ə.ˈkwɒ.tɪk/ more aquatic most aquatic adj
Wasser aquatisch
Relating to water; living in or near water, taking place in water.

aquatic warbler aquatic warblers n
Seggenrohrsänger
A small passerine bird, Acrocephalus paludicola, of the warbler family (Sylviidae)

aquatics n
Wassersport
Sports involving water.

aquatint /ˈækwətɪnt/ aquatints n
Aquatinta Tuschätzung
A form of etching with acid on a plate partially covered with varnish that produces a print somewhat resembling a watercolour.

aqueduct /ˈæk.wəˌdʌkt/ /ˈæk.wɪˌdʌkt/ /ˈɑk.wəˌdʌkt/ aqueducts n
Aquädukt
An artificial channel that is constructed to convey water from one location to another.
A structure carrying water over a river or depression, especially in regards to ancient aqueducts.

aqueous /ˈeɪ.kwi.əs/ /ˈæ.kwi.əs/ /ˈɑ.kwi.əs/ more aqueous most aqueous adj
wässrig
(chemistry) Consisting mostly of water.

aquifer /ˈækwɪfə/ /ˈækwɪfɝ/ /ˈɑkwɪfɝ/ aquifers n
Grundwasserleiter Aquifer
An underground layer of water-bearing porous stone, earth, or gravel.

aquiline /ˈæk.wɪ.laɪn/ more aquiline most aquiline adj
Adler- adlerhaft
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of eagles; resembling that of an eagle.

aquiline nose aquiline noses n
Adlernase Hakennase Höckernase Römernase
A nose with a hooked, bent shape.

arabesque /ˌæɹ.əˈbɛsk/ arabesques n
Arabeske Schlängellinie
(art, architecture, also, attributively) An elaborate design of intertwined floral figures or complex geometrical patterns, mainly used in Islamic art and architecture.
Arabeske
(music) An ornate composition, especially for the piano.

arabicised more arabicised most arabicised adj
arabisiert
Made Arabic, as to customs, culture, pronunciation, spelling, or style

arable /ˈæɹəbl̩/ more arable most arable adj
anbaufähig bebaubar urbar
(agriculture, of land) Able to be plowed or tilled, capable of growing crops (traditionally contrasted with pasturable lands such as heaths).
(agriculture, NGO, _, jargon, of land) Under cultivation (within any quinquennial period) for the production of crops sown and harvested within the same agricultural year (contrasted with permanently-cropped lands such as orchards).

arachidonic acid n
Arachidonsäure
(fatty acid) A long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid, having 20 carbon atoms and four double bonds, found in animal fats; it is essential for human nutrition, being a precursor to the production of prostaglandins.

arachnid /əˈɹæknɪd/ arachnids n
Spinnentier Arachnide
Any of the eight-legged creatures, including spiders, mites, and scorpions, of the class Arachnida.

arachnology n
Arachnologie
The study of the Arachnida.

arachnophobia /æˌɹæk.nəˈfəʊ.bɪ.ə/ arachnophobias n
Arachnophobie Spinnenangst
An abnormal or irrational fear of arachnids, especially spiders.

arad arads n
Arate
A nomadic herder.

aragonite aragonites n
Aragonit
(mineral) An evaporite consisting of anhydrous calcium carbonate with the chemical formula CaCO3 and occurring in pearls, shells and nacre; it is dimorphous with calcite.

arak /əˈɹæk/ /ˈɛɹ.ɪk/ araks n
Anisschnaps Arak Ouzo Raki
A clear, unsweetened aniseed-flavoured alcoholic drink, produced and consumed primarily in the Levant.

aramid aramids n
Aramid
Any of a class of strong, heat-resistant synthetic fibres, used in aerospace and military applications.

arancino /ˌæɹənˈt͡ʃiːnəʊ/ /ˌɑɹənˈt͡ʃinoʊ/ arancini n
Arancini Aranzini
A baked rice ball, filled with cheese or other sauce, originally from Sicily.

araneomorph funnel-web spider araneomorph funnel-web spiders n
Trichterspinne
Any spider of the family Agelenidae.

araucaria /arɔːˈkɛːri.ə/ araucarias n
Schmucktanne
An individual plant (tree) of the genus Araucaria.

arbalest arbalests n
Arbalest
A crossbow.
A crossbowman.

arbiter /ˈɑːbɪtə(ɹ)/ arbiters n
Schlichter Vermittler Schiedsmann Schiedsfrau Schiedsrichter
A person appointed, or chosen, by parties to determine a controversy between them; an arbitrator.
Gebieter Herr Lenker Richter
(with of) A person or object having the power of judging, determining, or ordaining; one whose power of deciding and governing is not limited.

arbitrarily more arbitrarily most arbitrarily adv
beliebig willkürlich
In an arbitrary manner.
beliebig
To an arbitrary degree.

arbitrariness arbitrarinesses n
Willkür Arbitrarität Willkürlichkeit
The quality or state of being arbitrary; the extent to which something is arbitrary.

arbitrary /ˈɑɹ.bɪˌtɹɛ(ə).ɹi/ /ˈɑː.bɪ.tɹi/ /ˈɑː.bɪ.tɹə.ɹi/ more arbitrary most arbitrary adj
arbiträr beliebig willkürlich Ermessens- erratisch frei
(usually, of a decision) Based on individual discretion or judgment; not based on any objective distinction, perhaps even made at random.
willkürlich arbiträr Willkür- eigenmächtig launenhaft eigenwillig
Determined by impulse rather than reason; heavy-handed.
beliebig frei wählbar
(mathematics) Any, out of all that are possible.
willkürlich Willkür- eigenmächtig rücksichtslos tyrannisch
Determined by independent arbiter.

arbitration /ˌɑɹ.bɪˈtɹeɪ.ʃən/ /ˌɑː.bɪˈtɹeɪ.ʃən/ [ˌɑɹ.bəˈt̠͡ɹ̠eɪ.ʃn̩] [ˌɑː.bəˈt̠͡ɹ̠eɪ.ʃn̩] arbitrations n
Schiedsspruch
The act or process of arbitrating.

arbor /ˈaːbə/ /ˈɑɹbɚ/ /ˈɑːbə/ arbores arbors n
Laube Gartenlaube
A shady sitting place or pergola usually in a park or garden, surrounded by climbing shrubs, vines or other vegetation.
Dorn Schaft Spindel
An axis or shaft supporting a rotating part on a lathe.
Allee Baumgruppe Gehölz Hag Hain Tannicht
A grove of trees.
Aufsteckhalter Balken Halter Holm Stahlhalter
A bar for supporting cutting tools.
Achse Spindel Welle
A spindle of a wheel.

arboreal /ɑɹˈbɔɹi.əl/ adj
baumartig baumähnlich
Of, relating to, or resembling a tree.
arboricol baumlebend
Living in or among trees.

arboreality n
Arborealität
The quality of being arboreal, of living in trees

arborescent /ɑːbəˈɹɛsənt/ /ɑːɹbəˈɹɛsənt/ more arborescent most arborescent adj
baumartig baumähnlich
Like a tree; having a structure or appearance similar to that of a tree; branching.

arboretum /ɑː(ɹ)bəˈɹiːtəm/ arboreta arboretums n
Arboretum Baumgarten
A place where many varieties of tree are grown for research, educational, and ornamental purposes.

arc /ɑɹk/ /ɑːk/ arcs n
Bogen Arkus Kreisbogen
(geometry) A continuous part of the circumference of a circle (circular arc) or of another curve. [from 16th c.]
Bogen Kurve
A curve, in general. [from 17th c.]
Lichtbogen
(electrics) A flow of current across an insulating medium; especially a hot, luminous discharge between either two electrodes or as lightning. [from 19th c.]

arc welding n
Lichtbogenschweißen
(metallurgy) The process of welding two pieces of metal together using the heat generated by an electric arc between two electrodes.

arcade /ɑɹˈkeɪd/ /ɑːˈkeɪd/ arcades n
Arkade
(architecture) A row of arches.
Laube Arkade
(architecture) A covered passage, usually with shops on both sides.
Spielhalle Spielothek
An establishment that runs coin-operated games.

arcane /ɑɹˈkeɪn/ more arcane most arcane adj
arkan geheim geheimnisvoll obskur
Understood by only a few.

arcanum /ɑɹˈkeɪnəm/ /ɑɹˈkɑːnəm/ arcana arcanums n
Arkanum Geheimnis
A mystery or deep secret.
Arkanum Geheimmittel
An elixir or secret remedy.

arccosine arccosines n
Arkuskosinus
(trigonometry) Any of several single-valued or multivalued functions that are inverses of the cosine function.

arch /ɑɹk/ /ɑɹt͡ʃ/ /ɑːk/ /ɑːt͡ʃ/ arches n
Bogen
An inverted U shape.
An arch-shaped arrangement of trapezoidal stones, designed to redistribute downward force outward.
(architecture) An architectural element having the shape of an arch
Fußbogen Fußgewölbe Spann
(anatomy) The curved part of the bottom of a foot.

arch /ɑɹk/ /ɑɹt͡ʃ/ /ɑːk/ /ɑːt͡ʃ/ v
krümmen
(transitive) To form into an arch shape.

arch bridge arch bridges n
Bogenbrücke
A bridge with abutments at each end shaped as an arch.

arch- /ɑ(ɹ)k/ /ɑː(ɹ)t͡ʃ/ prefix
erz-
Highest; most extreme.

archabbey archabbeys n
Erzabtei
(ecclesiastical) An abbey which is the seat of an archabbot (high monastic rank within an order or congregation)

archabbot archabbots n
Erzabt
(ecclesiastical) In certain Catholic (notably Benedictine) congregations, the title of the general superior, ranking above all other abbots, vested in a particular abbey, which hence is called an archabbey (usually its motherhouse, such as Beuron, which gave its name to a Benedictine congregation).

archaeastronomy /ˌɑː(ɹ)ki.əsˈtɹɒnəmi/ n
Archäoastronomie
(astronomy, archaeology) The historical, especially archeological, study of astronomy; the study of the astronomical systems and methods of ancient cultures often embracing the astrology and cosmology of the past.

archaeoastronomical adj
archäoastronomisch
(astronomy) Relating to archaeastronomy.

archaeolinguistics /ˌɑɹki.ə.lɪŋˈɡwɪs.tɪks/ n
Archäolinguistik
The study of the distant human past using archaeological and linguistic evidence together to reconstruct aspects of past cultures.

archaeological more archaeological most archaeological adj
archäologisch
Relating to the science or research of archaeology.

archaeologist /ˌɑɹ.kiˈɑ.lə.d͡ʒɪst/ /ˌɑː.kiˈɒl.ə.d͡ʒɪst/ archaeologists n
Archäologe Archäologin
Someone who studies or practises archaeology.

archaeology /ˌɑɹ.kiˈɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/ /ˌɑː.kiˈɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/ archaeologies n
Archäologie Altertumskunde
The study of the past by excavation and analysis of its material remains:

archaeomagnetism n
Archäomagnetismus
(geology, physics) Magnetism of the Earth in the geologic past; the study and measurement of this magnetism in order to date a specimen with iron.

archaeometry n
Archäometrie
(archaeology) The application of techniques and methodologies of the natural sciences to archaeology, mostly for dating, analysis, survey and confirmation of provenance or authenticity.

archaeon archaea archaeons n
Archaeen Archaeon
prokaryotic organism; member of the domain Archaea [from 20th c.]

archaeopathology n
Archäopathologie

archaeophyte /ɑɹˈki.əˌfaɪt/ /ɑːˈkiː.əˌfaɪt/ /ˈɑɹ.ki.əˌfaɪt/ /ˈɑː.ki.əˌfaɪt/ archaeophytes n
Archäophyt
(botany) A plant which was introduced to an area by humans (or arrived naturally, but from an area in which it was present as a human introduction) and became naturalized before 1500 C.E. (but especially in prehistoric times).

archaeozoology n
Archäozoologie
(archaeology) The study of relationships between humans and animals over time.

archaic /ɐːˈkæɪ.ɪk/ /ɑɹ.ˈkeɪ.ɪk/ /ɑː.ˈkeɪ.ɪk/ more archaic most archaic adj
archaisch veraltet
Of or characterized by antiquity; old-fashioned, quaint, antiquated.

archaism /ˈaː.kæɪ.ɪz.əm/ /ˈɑɹ.keɪˌɪz.əm/ /ˈɑɹ.kiˌɪz.əm/ /ˈɑː.keɪ.ɪz.əm/ archaisms n
Archaismus
An archaic word, style, etc.

archaize /ˈɑː(ɹ).keɪˌaɪz/ v
archaisieren altertümeln
(transitive) To give an archaic quality or character to; make archaic, to suggest the past.

archangel /ɑː(ɹ)ˈkeɪn.d͡ʒəl/ /ˈɑː(ɹ).keɪn.d͡ʒəl/ archangels n
Erzengel
A powerful angel that leads many other angels, but is still loyal to a deity, and often seen as belonging to a particular archangelical rank or order within a greater hierarchy of angels. (Judeo-Christian examples: Gabriel, Michael, Raphael, Uriel).

archbishop /ˈɑː(ɹ)t͡ʃˌbɪʃəp/ /ˌɑː(ɹ)t͡ʃˈbɪʃəp/ archbishopess archbishops n
Erzbischof
A senior bishop who is in charge of an archdiocese, and presides over a group of dioceses called a province (in Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, Anglicanism, etc.)

archbishopess /ɑɹt͡ʃ.bɪʃ.əp.ɛs/ /ɑː(ɹ)tʃ.bɪʃ.əp.ɛs/ archbishopesses n
Erzbischöfin
(rare) The wife of an archbishop.

archbishopric /ɑɹt͡ʃˈbɪʃəprɪk/ /ɑːt͡ʃˈbɪʃəprɪk/ archbishoprics n
Erzbistum
(ecclesiastical) The jurisdiction of an archbishop.

archchancellor /ˈɑɹt͡ʃˈt͡ʃænslɚ/ /ˈɑɹt͡ʃˈt͡ʃænsəlɚ/ /ˈɑːtʃˈtʃɑːnsələ/ archchancellors n
Erzkanzler
chief chancellor

archconservative adj
erzkonservativ
(US) Extremely politically conservative.

archdeacon archdeacons n
Archidiakon
(Anglicanism, Eastern Orthodoxy) A senior administrative official in a diocese, just under the bishop, often in charge of an archdeaconry. As a title, it can be filled by either a deacon or priest.

archdeaconry archdeaconries n
Archidiakonat
The office of an archdeacon, or the term of that office
The residence, or territorial jurisdiction of an archdeacon

archdeaconship archdeaconships n
Archidiakonat

archdiocese /-siːz/ /ˌɑɹt͡ʃˈdaɪəsɪs/ /ˌɑːtʃˈdaɪ.ə.sɪs/ archdioceses n
Erzdiözese Erzbistum
(Christianity) An area administered by an archbishop; the ecclesiastical hierarchy of this area, also under the archbishop.

archdruid archdruids n
Erzdruide
(Celtic paganism) A chief druid.

archduchess archduchesses n
Erzherzogin
A daughter or granddaughter of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary, or the wife of a son or grandson of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary

archduchy archduchies n
Erzherzogtum
The territory (principality) of an archduke.

archduke archdukes n
Erzherzog
(historical) The son or male-line grandson of an emperor of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

archenemy archenemies n
Erzfeind Erzfeindin
A principal enemy.

archeopteryx /ɑɹkiˈɒptəɹɪks/ /ɑːkiːˈɒptəɹɪks/ archeopteryxes n
Archaeopteryx Archäopteryx Urvogel
A specimen of the species Archaeopteryx lithographica, being the earliest and most primitive known bird, representing a transition in the evolution of dinosaurs to birds.

archer /ˈɑɹt͡ʃɚ/ /ˈɑː(ɹ).t͡ʃə(ɹ)/ archers n
Bogenschütze
One who shoots an arrow from a bow or a bolt from a crossbow.

archeress /ˈɑːtʃəɹɪs/ archeresses n
Bogenschützin
A female archer.

archerfish archerfish archerfishes n
Schützenfisch
Any of the species of fish in the family Toxotidae (usually with sole genus Toxotes), who prey on small animals near to the surface of a water by shooting them with water from their mouths.

archery /ɑɹt͡ʃəɹiː/ /ɑːt͡ʃəɹiː/ archeries n
Bogenschießen
(uncountable) The practice or sport of shooting arrows with a bow.

archetypal /ˈɑɹkɪtaɪpəl/ /ˈɑːkɪtaɪpəl/ more archetypal most archetypal adj
archetypisch
Of or pertaining to an archetype.

archetype /ˈɑɹkɪtaɪp/ /ˈɑːkɪtaɪp/ archetypes n
Archetyp Urbild Prototyp
An original model of which all other similar concepts, objects, or persons are merely copied, derivative, emulated, or patterned; a prototype. [from mid 16th c.]
Archetyp Archetypus
(psychology) According to Swiss psychologist Carl Jung: a universal pattern of thought, present in an individual's unconscious, inherited from the past collective experience of humanity.

archiater /ˈɑɹkiˌeɪtɚ/ /ˈɑːkiˌeɪtə/ archiaters n
Archiater Leibarzt
(historical) Formerly, in continental Europe, the chief physician of a prince or city.

archiepiscopal adj
erzbischöflich
Of or relating to an archbishop or an archbishopric.

archimandrite /ˌɑːkɪˈmændɹaɪt/ archimandrites n
Archimandrit
(Eastern Orthodoxy) The superior of a large monastery, or group of monasteries, in the Orthodox Church.

archipelago /ˌɑɹkəˈpɛləˌɡoʊ/ /ˌɑːkəˈpɛləɡəʊ/ archipelagoes archipelagos n
Archipel Inselgruppe Inselansammlung Inselhaufen
(collective) A group of islands.

archiphoneme archiphonemes n
Archiphonem
(phonology) A unit representing two or more underlying phonemes, where the distinction between them has been neutralized under certain conditions.

architect /ˈɑɹ.kɪˌtɛkt/ /ˈɑː.kɪˌtɛkt/ architects n
Architekt Architektin
A professional who designs buildings or other structures, or who prepares plans and superintends construction.
A person who plans, devises or contrives the achievement of a desired result.

architectonics n
Architektonik

architectural /ˌɑɹkɪˈtɛktjəɹəl/ /ˌɑɹkɪˈtɛkt͡ʃəɹəl/ more architectural most architectural adj
architektonisch Architektur-
Pertaining to architecture.

architectural pattern architectural patterns n
Architekturmuster

architecture /ˈɑɹkɪtɛkt͡ʃɚ/ /ˈɑː.kɪ.ˌtɛk.tʃə/ architectures n
Architektur Baustil
The art and science of designing and managing the construction of buildings and other structures, particularly if they are well proportioned and decorated.

archive /ˈɑɹkaɪv/ /ˈɑːkaɪv/ archives n
Archiv
A place for storing earlier, and often historical, material. An archive usually contains documents (letters, records, newspapers, etc.) or other types of media kept for historical interest.

archive /ˈɑɹkaɪv/ /ˈɑːkaɪv/ v
archivieren
(transitive) To place (something) into an archive.

archivist /ˈɑː(ɹ)kəvɪst/ /ˈɑː(ɹ)kɪvɪst/ /ˈɑː(ɹ)ˌkaɪvɪst/ archivists n
Archivar Archivarin
One who is in charge of, or performs the task of creating, collecting, cataloguing, organising, and archives.

archly more archly most archly adv
schlau verschmitzt
In an arch manner; slyly.

archmage /ˈɑːrt͡ʃmeɪd͡ʒ/ /ˈɑːtʃmeɪdʒ/ archmages archmagi n
Erzmagier Erzmagierin
(fantasy) A very powerful mage.

archon /ˈɑː(ɹ)kən/ archons archontes n
Archon Archont
A chief magistrate of ancient Athens.

archpriest archpriests n
Erzpriester
(Eastern Orthodox Church) The highest rank given to a married priest.
(Roman Catholic Church) An honorific title applied to a priest who has a specific function.

archrival archrivals n
Erzrivale Erzrivalin
A chief rival.

archway archways n
Bogengang Arkade Bogen Torbogen
A passageway covered by an arch, particularly one made of masonry.

arcology arcologies n
Arkologie
(urban studies, uncountable) Urban development theory proposed by Paolo Soleri involving three-dimensional building methods and efficient use of space and resources.

arcsine /ˈɑːɹkˌsaɪn/ arcsines n
Arkussinus
(trigonometry) Any of several single-valued or multivalued functions that are inverses of the sine function. Symbol: arcsin, sin−1

arctangent arctangents n
Arcustangens
(trigonometry) Any of several single-valued or multivalued functions that are inverses of the tangent function. Symbol: arctan, tan-1

arctic fox arctic foxes n
Polarfuchs
Vulpes lagopus, a fox of the family Canidae, living in the Arctic regions of North America and Eurasia.

arctic hare arctic hares n
Polarhase
A North-American hare of species Lepus arcticus, that is white, usually year round, found in the Arctic.

arctic raspberry arctic raspberries n
Aakerbeere Allackerbeere
A species of slow-growing bramble belonging to the rose family and bearing a dark red, sweet fruit; Rubus arcticus, native to arctic, subarctic, and alpine regions.

arctic redpoll arctic redpolls n
Polarbirkenzeisig
A bird of the species Acanthis hornemanni.

arctic tern arctic terns n
Küstenseeschwalbe
A migratory bird that travels between the Arctic and Antarctic, Sterna paradisaea.

arcuate fasciculus /ˈɑːkjuːət fəˈsɪkjʊləs/ arcuate fasciculi n
Fasciculus arcuatus Bogenbündel
(neuroanatomy) A bundle of axons that forms part of the superior longitudinal fasciculus.

arcweld /ˈɑɹkˌwɛld/ v
mit / per Lichtbogen schweißen
To weld using an arc created by electricity.

ard /ɑɹd/ /ɑːd/ ards n
Ritzpflug
A simple plough consisting of a spike dragged through the soil. [20th c.]

ardent /ˈɑɹdənt/ /ˈɑːdənt/ more ardent most ardent adj
feurig
Full of ardor; expressing passion, spirit, or enthusiasm.

ardor /ˈɑːdə/ /ˈɑːɹdɚ/ ardors n
Hitze Begeisterung Feuereifer Überschwang
Great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion.

arduous /ˈɑɹ.d͡ʒu.əs/ /ˈɑː.djuː.əs/ /ˈɑː.d͡ʒuː.əs/ more arduous most arduous adj
anstrengend mühsam beschwerlich erschöpfend
Needing or using up much energy; testing powers of endurance.
steil
Difficult or exhausting to traverse.

are /ɛə/ /ɛəɹ/ /ɛɹ/ /ɛː/ ares n
Ar
(rare) An accepted (but deprecated and rarely used) metric unit of area equal to 100 square metres, or a former unit of approximately the same extent. Symbol: a.

are you OK /ɑɹ juː oʊˈkeɪ/ /ɑː juː əʊˈkeɪ/ [ɑ̟ɹ ju̟ː oʊˈkʰeɪ] [ɑ̟ː ju̟ː əʊˈkʰeɪ] phraseologicalUnit
bist du in Ordnung? geht es Ihnen gut? geht es dir gut? sind Sie in Ordnung?
Asking if the listener is OK (e.g. not hurt).

are you a man or a mouse phraseologicalUnit
Bist du Manns genug
(rhetorical question) Are you a courageous man or a coward?

are you allergic to any medications phraseologicalUnit
haben Sie Allergien gegen irgendwelche Medikamente? hast du Allergien gegen irgendwelche Medikamente?
Asked mostly by doctors and nurses to ascertain whether certain medications should not be given to patients.

are you doing anything tomorrow phraseologicalUnit
haben Sie morgen schon etwas vor? hast du morgen schon etwas vor?
Asks if someone is busy tomorrow, possibly to invite them to do something if they are available. ("Tomorrow" can be replaced by other dates, such as "are you doing anything on the weekend", etc.)

are you feeling better phraseologicalUnit
geht es Ihnen besser geht es dir besser
Asked to find out whether someone has recovered to some degree from past illness or unwellness.

are you married phraseologicalUnit
bist du verheiratet? sind Sie verheiratet?
Used to ask whether the interlocutor does or doesn't have a spouse.

are you religious phraseologicalUnit
bist du gläubig? bist du religiös? sind Sie gläubig? sind Sie religiös?
A request for information about the listener's (or listeners') religious beliefs.

are you single phraseologicalUnit
bist du single? sind Sie single?
Used to ask whether the interlocutor does or doesn't have a (romantic) partner.

are you taking any medications phraseologicalUnit
nehmen Sie irgendwelche Medikamente? nimmst du irgendwelche Medikamente?
Asked mostly by doctors and nurses to ascertain whether certain drugs should not be given to patients, as they may interact adversely with other medications.

are your ears burning phraseologicalUnit
wenn man vom Teufel spricht
(idiomatic, colloquial, rhetorical question) Asked of somebody who was not present but was the topic of discussion.

area /ˈɛɚ.i.ə/ /ˈɛːɹɪə/ areas areæ n
Areal Bereich
Flächeninhalt Oberfläche
(mathematics) A measure of the extent of a surface; it is measured in square units.
Gebiet
A particular geographic region.

area code area codes n
Telefonvorwahl Vorwahl
(US, Australia, Philippines) A prefix appended to a telephone number indicating the geographical area.

areligious more areligious most areligious adj
areligiös

arena /əˈɹiːnə/ arenae arenas arenæ n
Arena
An enclosed area, often outdoor, for the presentation of sporting events (sports arena) or other spectacular events; earthen area, often oval, specifically for rodeos (North America) or circular area for bullfights (especially Hispanic America).
The building housing such an area; specifically, a very large, often round building, often topped with a dome, designated for indoor sporting or other major events, such as concerts.
(historical) The sand-covered centre of an amphitheatre where contests were held in Ancient Rome.
Bühne
A realm in which events take place; an area of interest, study, behaviour, etc.

arene /ˈæɹiːn/ arenes n
Aren
(organic chemistry) Any monocyclic or polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon.

areocentric more areocentric most areocentric adj
areozentrisch
(astronomy) Having the planet Mars at the center.

areography n
Areografie
(astronomy, geography) The scientific study of the planet Mars' geographical features; geography of Mars.

areoid areoids n
Marsoid

areola /əˈɹi.ə.lə/ /ˌæ.ɹiˈoʊ.lə/ /ˌæ.ɹiˈəʊ.lə/ /ˌɛ.ɹiˈoʊ.lə/ areolae areolas areolæ n
Warzenhof
(anatomy) The circular, darkly pigmented area surrounding a nipple; the areola mammae.

areology n
Areologie
(astronomy, geology) The scientific observation and study of the planet Mars's geology; geology of Mars.

areometer areometers n
Aräometer Prüfspindel
Any device used to measure the specific gravity of liquids or the density of solids.

aretalogy aretalogies n
Aretalogie
A form of sacred biography in which a deity's attributes are listed, in the form of poem or text, in the first person.

aretological adj
aretologisch

aretology n
Aretologie Tugendlehre
(philosophy) The part of moral philosophy that deals with virtue, its nature, and how to attain it.

argali argalis n
Argali Riesenwildschaf
Ovis ammon, the largest wild sheep, which roams the highlands of Central Asia.

argan /ˈɑː(ɹ)ɡən/ argans n
Arganbaum Arganie
Fruit of this tree.

argent /ˈɑɹd͡ʒənt/ /ˈɑːdʒənt/ adj
silbern
(tincture) : of white or silver tincture on a coat of arms.

argent /ˈɑɹd͡ʒənt/ /ˈɑːdʒənt/ argents n
Silber
(tincture) The white or silver tincture on a coat of arms.

argentite argentites n
Argentit Silberglanz
(mineral) Silver sulfide, (Ag2S), a primary ore of silver, in cubic or hexoctahedral crystals.

argentometry n
Argentometrie
(inorganic chemistry) A method of analytical chemistry involving titration with silver nitrate, especially for the quantitative analysis of chloride

argh /ɑɹɡ/ /ɑɹː/ [ɑɣː] [ɑɹɣ] interjection
ohh
(onomatopoeia) Expressing annoyance, dismay, embarrassment or frustration.

argillaceous /ɑːd͡ʒɪlˈeɪʃəs/ more argillaceous most argillaceous adj
tonartig tonhaltig
(chiefly, geology) pertaining to clay; made of, containing, or resembling clay

argillic adj
argillisch
(geology, soil science) Of or pertaining to clay or clay minerals.

arginase arginases n
Arginase
(enzyme) An enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of arginine to form urea and ornithine

arginine /ˈɑɹɡɪniːn/ arginines n
Arginin
An amino acid found in animal foods that plays an important role in several physiological processes.

argon /ˈɑːɹɡɒn/ argons n
Argon
The chemical element (symbol Ar) with an atomic number of 18. The third most abundant gas in the Earth's atmosphere, it is a colourless, odourless, inert noble gas.

argon fluorohydride n
Argonfluorohydrid Argonhydrogenfluorid
(inorganic compound) The unstable compound, HArF, formed by reacting argon with hydrogen fluoride

argot /ˈɑɹɡoʊ/ /ˈɑɹɡət/ /ˈɑːɡəʊ/ argots n
Rotwelsch Argot
A secret language or conventional slang peculiar to thieves, tramps and vagabonds.

arguable /ˈɑɹɡjuəbl/ /ˈɑːɡjuəbl/ more arguable most arguable adj
bestreitbar
That can be argued; that can be proven or strongly supported with sound logical deduction, precedent, and evidence.
(colloquial) Open to doubt, argument or debate.

arguably /ˈɑɹɡjuəbli/ /ˈɑːɡjuəbli/ more arguably most arguably adv
vertretbarerweise wohl
As can be supported or proven by sound logical deduction, evidence, and precedent, but without absolute certainty.

argue /ˈɑɹ.ɡju/ /ˈɑː.ɡjuː/ v
diskutieren erörtern
(intransitive) To debate, disagree, or discuss opposing or differing viewpoints.
streiten
(intransitive) To have an argument, a quarrel.
argumentieren
(transitive) To present (a viewpoint or an argument therefor).

argument /-ɡju-/ /-ɡjə-/ /ˈɑɹɡjʊmənt/ /ˈɑːɡjʊmənt/ arguments n
Argument
(countable, also, figuratively) A fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason.
A value, or a reference to a value, passed to a function.
Argumentation
(countable) A process of reasoning; argumentation.
Streit Diskussion Streitgespräch
(countable) A verbal dispute; a quarrel.
Argument Funktionsargument x-Wert
The independent variable of a function.
Thema
The subject matter of an artistic representation, discourse, or writing; a theme or topic.

argumentative /ˌɑɹɡjəˈmɛn(t)ətɪv/ /ˌɑːɡjʊmɛnˈteɪtɪv/ /ˌɑːɡjʊˈmɛntətɪv/ [-ɾɪv] more argumentative most argumentative adj
argumentativ streitlustig
Prone to argue or dispute.

argumentless adj
argumentlos

argumentum ad hominem argumenta ad hominem argumentums ad hominem n
Ad-hominem-Argument Argumentum ad hominem argumentum ad hominem

argyle /ˈɑɹ.ɡaɪl/ /ˈɑː.ɡaɪl/ argyles n
Argyle-Muster
a sock having this pattern

aria /ˈɑː.ɹɪə/ arias arie n
Arie
(music) A musical piece written typically for a solo voice with orchestral accompaniment in an opera or cantata.

arid /ˈæɹ.ɪd/ /ˈɛɚ.ɪd/ arider aridest more arid most arid adj
arid
Very dry.

aridity aridities n
Aridität Dürre Trockenheit
A long-term lack of rainfall or moisture.

aril arils n
Arillus Samenmantel
(botany) A tissue surrounding the seed in certain fruits such as pomegranates.

arise /əˈɹaɪz/ v
sich erheben aufstehen
To come up from one's bed or place of repose; to get up.
entstehen aufkommen auftreten erwachsen
To spring up; to come into action, being, or notice; to become operative, sensible, or visible; to begin to act a part; to present itself.

arista /əˈɹɪstə/ aristae aristas n
Granne Ähre
(biology) One of the fibrils found on grains or fishes.
Fühlerborste
(entomology) A bristle on the third segment of a fly's antenna.

aristocracy /ˌæ.ɹɪˈstɒk.ɹə.si/ /ˌɛɹ.ɪˈstɑk.ɹə.si/ aristocracies n
Aristokratie
The nobility, or the hereditary ruling class.
Government by such a class, or a state with such a government
A class of people considered (not normally universally) superior to others

aristocrat /əˈɹɪstəkɹæt/ /ˈæɹɪstəˌkɹæt/ aristocrats n
Aristokrat Aristokratin
One of the aristocracy, nobility, or people of rank in a community; one of a ruling class; a noble (originally in Revolutionary France).

aristocratic /ˌæɹɪstəˈkɹætɪk/ more aristocratic most aristocratic adj
aristokratisch adlig blaublütig
Of, pertaining to, or favouring, an aristocracy
aristokratisch edel vornehm
Similar to the aristocracy; characteristic of, the aristocracy.

arithmetic /æɹɪθˈmɛtɪk/ adj
arithmetisch
(mathematics) Of, relating to, or using arithmetic; arithmetical.
(arithmetic) Of a progression, mean, etc, computed solely using addition.

arithmetic /əˈɹɪθmətɪk/ arithmetics n
Arithmetik Rechenkunst Rechenkunde
The mathematics of numbers (integers, rational numbers, real numbers, or complex numbers) under the operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.

arithmetic mean arithmetic means n
arithmetisches Mittel
(statistics, probability) The measure of central tendency of a set of values computed by dividing the sum of the values by their number.

arithmetic progression arithmetic progressions n
arithmetische Progression arithmetische Reihe
(analysis) A sequence in which each term except the first is obtained from the previous by adding a constant value, known as the common difference of the arithmetic progression.

arithmetical hierarchy arithmetical hierarchies n
arithmetische Hierarchie

arithmetically more arithmetically most arithmetically adv
arithmetisch
In an arithmetical manner; in terms of arithmetic.

arithmology n
Arithmologie

arithmomania arithmomanias n
Arithmomanie
an obsessive-compulsive disorder in which the subject feels the need to count things

arity /ˈeəɹɪti/ /ˈæɹɪti/ arities n
Stelligkeit
(logic, mathematics, computer science) The number of arguments or operands a function or operation takes. For a relation, the number of domains in the corresponding Cartesian product.

ark /ɑɹk/ /ɑːk/ arks n
Arche
A large box with a flat lid.
(Judaism, Christianity, Islam) Noah's ark: the ship built by Noah to save his family and a collection of animals from the deluge.
(Judaism) A decorated cabinet at the front of a synagogue, in which Torah scrolls are kept.

ark clam ark clams n
Archenmuschel
Any of the small to large-sized edible saltwater clams in the family Arcidae.

arkose arkoses n
Arkose
(geology) A sedimentary rock consisting of small fragments of feldspar and quartz similar to a coarse sand.

arm /ɐːm/ /ɑɹm/ /ɑːm/ arms n
Arm
The portion of the upper human appendage, from the shoulder to the wrist and sometimes including the hand.
A long, narrow, more or less rigid part of an object extending from the main part or centre of the object, such as the arm of an armchair, a crane, a pair of spectacles or a pair of compasses.
Waffe Bewaffnung Rüstung
(usually used in the plural) A weapon.

arm /ɐːm/ /ɑɹm/ /ɑːm/ v
bewaffnen rüsten aufrüsten
(transitive) To supply with armour or (later especially) weapons.
(transitive, figurative) To supply with the equipment, knowledge, authority, or other tools needed for a particular task; to furnish with capability; to equip.

arm in arm adv
Arm in Arm untergehakt
With arms linked together; with arms around each other's shoulder or waist. (of two or more people)

arm to the teeth v
bis an die Zähne bewaffnet sein
(idiomatic) To equip thoroughly with weapons.

arm wrestling /ˈɑɹm ˌɹɛs.lɪŋ/ /ˈɑːm ˌɹɛs.lɪŋ/ n
Armdrücken Armwrestling
A strength sport with two participants, in which each participant grips the other's hand and tries to pin the other's arm onto a surface.

arm-wrestle v
armdrücken
(ambitransitive) To compete in an arm-wrestle (with).

arm-wrestler arm-wrestlers n
Armdrücker Armdrückerin
Someone who arm-wrestles.

armada /ɑɹˈmɑdə/ /ɑːˈmɑːdə/ armadas n
Armada
A fleet of warships, especially with reference to the Spanish Armada.

armadillo /ɑɹməˈdɪloʊ/ /ɑːməˈdɪləʊ/ armadilloes armadillos n
Gürteltier Armadill
Any of the burrowing mammals covered with bony, jointed, protective plates, order Cingulata, found in the Americas, especially in South America.

armament /ˈɑː(ɹ)məmənt/ armaments n
Kriegsstärke Streitkräfte
A body of forces equipped for war.
Ausrüstung Rüstung
(military, naval) All the cannon and small arms collectively, with their equipments, belonging to a ship or a fortification.
Ausrüstung Bewaffnung
Any equipment for resistance.
Aufrüstung Bewaffnung
The process of building up military capacity.

armature /ˈɑɹ.mə.tjʊɚ/ /ˈɑɹ.mə.t͡ʃɚ/ /ˈɑɹ.mə.t͡ʃʊɚ/ /ˈɑː.mə.tjə/ /ˈɑː.mə.tjʊə/ armatures n
Anker
The rotating part of an electric motor or dynamo, which mostly consists of coils of wire (the winding) around a metal core.

armband armbands n
Armbinde Kapitänsbinde Schwimmflügel Trauerflor
(sport) A band worn around the arm of the captain of a team.
Schwimmflügel
An inflatable band worn round the arms to keep afloat in water

armchair /ˈɑɹmt͡ʃɛɚ/ /ˈɑː(ɹ)mtʃɛə(ɹ)/ adj
küchen-
(figuratively) Unqualified or uninformed but yet giving advice, especially on technical issues, such as law, architecture, medicine, military theory, or sports; relating to such advice.

armchair /ˈɑɹmt͡ʃɛɚ/ /ˈɑː(ɹ)mtʃɛə(ɹ)/ armchairs n
Sessel Fauteuil Lehnstuhl Lehnsessel Armsessel Polstersessel
A chair with supports for the arms or elbows.

armed /ɑɹmd/ /ɑːmd/ /ˈɑːɹmɪd/ adj
bewaffnet
(sometimes, in combination) Equipped, especially with a weapon.
armig
(chiefly, in combination) Having an arm or arms, often of a specified number or type.

armed forces n
Streitkräfte Streitmacht Armee Militär
The military forces of a nation, such as the army, navy, air force, marines, and sometimes, coastguard or border guard, which are tasked with the defence of the nation and its citizens, if necessary through use of deadly force.

armed robbery armed robberies n
bewaffneter Raubüberfall
(legal) A theft where the thieves are armed with weapons.

armful /ˈɑɹmˌfʊl/ /ˈɑːmfʊl/ armfuls armsful armsfuls n
Armvoll
The amount an arm or arms can hold.

armiger /ˈɑːmɪdʒə/ /ˈɑːɹmɪd͡ʒɚ/ armigers n
Wappenträger
(loosely, heraldry) Any person entitled to bear a coat of arms. [from 19th c.]

armillary sphere armillary spheres n
Armillarsphäre
An instrument consisting of graduated metal circles used to represent the motions of celestial bodies around the earth.

armistice /-məstəs/ /ˈɑɹmɪstɪs/ /ˈɑːmɪstɪs/ armistices n
Waffenstillstand
A formal agreement, especially between nations, to end combat.

armless adj
armlos
Having no arms.

armlet /ˈɑɹmlət/ /ˈɑːmlət/ armlets n
Armbinde Armreif
A band worn on the arm for ornamental or identification purposes.

armor /ˈɑː.mə/ /ˈɑːɹ.mɚ/ armors n
Rüstung Panzerung Armierung Bewehrung
(uncountable) A protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces.
Panzerung
(uncountable) A natural form of this kind of protection on an animal's body.
Panzer Panzerkraftwagen Panzerung
(countable) A tank, or other heavy mobile assault vehicle.

armor /ˈɑː.mə/ /ˈɑːɹ.mɚ/ v
panzern
(transitive) To equip something with armor or a protective coating or hardening.

armored more armored most armored adj
gepanzert
Clad or equipped with arms or armor.

armored personnel carrier armored personnel carriers n
Transportpanzer
An armored vehicle for carrying infantry soldiers in combat.

armorer armorers n
Waffenmeister
A military specialist in charge of the upkeep of small arms etc.
Harnischmacher Panzermacher Plattner Sarwerker Sarwürker
(historical) Someone who makes or repairs armor.

armorial armorials n
Wappenbuch
A book etc concerning heraldry, especially a collection of coats of arms.

armorless adj
rüstungslos

armour-piercing adj
panzerbrechend
(military, British spelling) alternative form of armor-piercing

armoured adj
gepanzert
(military) Equipped with armoured vehicles.

armoured car armoured cars n
Panzerwagen
(military) A small wheeled armoured fighting vehicle.
(law enforcement) An armoured vehicle resistant to small arms fire.

armoured train armoured trains n
Panzerzug
a railway train protected with armour

armoured truck armoured trucks n
Geldtransporter
A truck used to transfer valuables between locations, which possesses armour against light firearms.

armoury armouries n
Wappenkunde
Heraldry
Rüstkammer Waffenarsenal Waffenkammer Waffenlager
A place where arms are kept, an arsenal.

armpit /ˈɑɹmˌpɪt/ armpits n
Achselhöhle
The cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder.
Dreckloch
(colloquial, derogatory) Somewhere or something unpleasant or undesirable.

armrest armrests n
Armlehne
Part of the seat of a chair that is designed to support the arm.

arms /ɑɹmz/ /ɑːmz/ n
Wappen
(heraldry) A visual design composed according to heraldic rules, consisting of a coat of arms normally displayed upon an escutcheon, sometimes accompanied by other elements of an achievement

arms control n
Rüstungskontrolle
Restrictions upon the development, production, stockpiling, proliferation, and usage of weapons, especially weapons of mass destruction.

arms dealer arms dealers n
Waffenhändler

arms race arms races n
Wettrüsten Rüstungswettlauf
A competition for military supremacy between two powers, especially for the most weapons and the best military technology.

army /ˈɐː.mi(ː)/ /ˈɑɹ.mi/ /ˈɑː.miː/ armies n
Armee Heer Landstreitkräfte
A large, highly organized military force, concerned mainly with ground (rather than air or naval) operations.
Heeresamt Armee Heer
The governmental agency in charge of a state's army.

army ant army ants n
Legionärsameise
A tropical nomadic ant, principally in the subfamiles Dorylinae and Leptanillinae, that preys on other insects.

armyless adj
armeelos heerlos

arni arnis n
Arni
The wild water buffalo (Bubalus arnee)

arnica arnicas n
Arnika Wohlverleih
Any of several plants, of the genus Arnica, considered to have medicinal properties, especially Arnica montana.

aroma /əˈɹoʊmə/ /əˈɹəʊmə/ aromas aromata n
Aroma Duft
A smell; especially a pleasant spicy or fragrant one.

aromaless adj
aromalos

aromantic /ˌeɪ.ɹəʊˈman.tɪk/ /ˌæ.ɹəʊˈman.tɪk/ /ˌɛ(ə)ɹ.əʊˈman.tɪk/ more aromantic most aromantic adj
aromantisch
That feels little or no romantic attraction to others and/or romantic desire. [from 21st c.]

aromatherapy aromatherapies n
Aromatherapie
(alternative medicine) The use of selected fragrances in lotions and inhalants in an effort to affect mood and promote health.

aromatic /ˌæɹ.əˈmæt.ɪk/ /ˌɛɹ.əˈmæt.ɪk/ [ˌæɹ.əˈmæɾ.ɪk] [ˌɛɹ.əˈmæɾ.ɪk] more aromatic most aromatic adj
aromatisch duftend würzig
Fragrant or spicy.
aromatisch
(organic chemistry) Derived from benzene.

aromaticity aromaticities n
Aromatizität
(organic chemistry) The property of being aromatic, i.e. having at least one conjugated ring.

aromatization aromatizations n
Aromatisierung
(petrochemistry) The conversion of aliphatic components of petroleum into aromatic compounds as part of the refining process.

aromatize v
aromatisieren
(transitive) To make aromatic, fragrant, or spicy.

around /əˈɹaʊnd/ adj
es gibt X noch
(informal, with the verb "to be") Alive; existing.

around /əˈɹaʊnd/ adv
herum
So as to form a circle or trace a circular path, or approximation thereof.
So as to surround or be near.
Used with verbs to indicate repeated or continuous action, or in numerous locations or with numerous people.
ungefähr rund
Nearly; approximately; about.
herum umher
From place to place.
herum um
From one state or condition to an opposite or very different one; with a metaphorical change in direction; bringing about awareness or agreement.
(with turn, spin, etc.) So as to partially or completely rotate; so as to face in the opposite direction.

around /əˈɹaʊnd/ preposition
um
Forming a circle or closed curve containing (something).
ungefähr etwa
Near; in the vicinity of.

around the bend
behämmert durch den Wind von Sinnen von allen guten Geistern verlassen
(crazy, insane).

around the clock
rund um die Uhr
(duration, idiomatic) All the time, or seemingly all the time; constantly.

arousal /əˈɹaʊzəl/ arousals n
Erregtheit Erregung Erregtsein
The act of arousing or the state of being aroused.
Erregung
Sexual arousal.
Aufwachen Aufweckung Erwachen Wachwerden
Arousal from sleep or hibernation.

arouse /əˈɹaʊz/ v
erregen anregen aufreizen auslösen entfachen erzeugen
(transitive) To stimulate or induce (feelings).
erregen aufreizen reizen
(transitive) To sexually stimulate.
erwecken aufwecken aus dem Schlaf holen wachkriegen wachmachen wachrütteln
(transitive) To wake from sleep or stupor; to rouse.

aroused /əˈɹaʊzd/ more aroused most aroused adj
geil
Sexually excited; randy, lustful.

arpeggio /ɑɹˈpɛ.d͡ʒi.oʊ/ arpeggi arpeggios n
Arpeggio
(music) The notes of a chord played individually instead of simultaneously, usually moving from lowest to highest.

arracacha arracachas n
Arakacha
A South American plant grown as a root vegetable, Arracacia xanthorrhiza

arrack /əˈɹæk/ /ˈɛɹ.ɪk/ arracks n
Arrak

arraign /əˈɹeɪn/ v
anklagen vor Gericht bringen
To officially charge someone in a court of law.

arraignment /əˈɹeɪnmənt/ arraignments n
Anklage Anklageverlesung
(legal) The formal charging of a defendant with an offense; in many jurisdictions it includes their response in the form of a plea, typically as guilty, not guilty, or no contest.

arrange /əˈɹeɪnd͡ʒ/ v
arrangieren systematisieren ordnen aufstellen
(transitive) To set up; to organize; to put into an orderly sequence or arrangement.
einrichten arrangieren
(music, transitive, intransitive) To prepare and adapt an already-written composition for presentation in other than its original form.

arranged marriage arranged marriages n
arrangierte Ehe
The marriage (union) of two people planned by someone other than the two people who are united in it.

arrangement /əˈɹeɪnd͡ʒmənt/ arrangements n
Anordnung
The act of arranging.

array /əˈɹeɪ/ /əˈɹæɪ/ arrays n
Tracht Bekleidung
Clothing and ornamentation.
Arrangement Feld Übersicht
A collection laid out to be viewed in full.
Anzahl Feld Fülle Reihe Zahl
A large collection.
Tabelle Datenfeld Feld Matrix Reihe Spalte
(programming) Any of various data structures designed to hold multiple elements of the same type; especially, a data structure that holds these elements in adjacent memory locations so that they may be retrieved using numeric indices.

array /əˈɹeɪ/ /əˈɹæɪ/ v
auskleiden herausputzen schmücken
To clothe and ornament; to adorn or attire.

arrear /əˈɹɪə/ /əˈɹɪɹ/ arrears n
Rückstand Zahlungsrückstand
Unpaid debt.

arrest /əˈɹɛst/ arrests n
Verhaftung Festnahme
(legal) The process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc.
Arrest
A confinement, detention, as after an arrest.

arrest /əˈɹɛst/ v
arretieren
(transitive) To stop or slow (a process, course etc.). [from 14th c.]
festnehmen verhaften arrestieren
(transitive) To seize (someone) with the authority of the law; to take into legal custody. [from 14th c.]

arrest warrant arrest warrants n
Haftbefehl
(legal) An official document that authorizes law-enforcement officials to arrest a named person and to bring that individual before a court of law or other authority.

arrhythmia /eɪˈɹɪðmɪə/ /əˈɹɪðmi.ə/ arrhythmias n
Arrhythmie Herzrhythmusstörung

arrival /əˈɹaɪ.vəl/ arrivals n
Ankunft Eintreffen
The act of arriving (reaching a certain place).
The fact of beginning to occur; the initial phase of something.

arrive /əˈɹaɪv/ v
ankommen eintreffen kommen erreichen gelangen einlangen
(intransitive, copulative) To reach; to get to a certain place.
schaffen
(intransitive) To obtain a level of success or fame; to succeed.

arrogance /ˈæɹ.oʊ.ɡəns/ /ˈæɹ.ə.ɡəns/ arrogances n
Arroganz Überheblichkeit Dünkel Hochmut
The state of being arrogant; a type of extreme or foolish pride in which someone feels much superior to another.

arrogant /ˈæɹəɡənt/ more arrogant most arrogant adj
arrogant eingebildet hochmütig
Having excessive pride in oneself, often with contempt or disrespect for others.

arrogate /ˈæɹəɡeɪt/ v
an sich reißen
(transitive, uncommon) To appropriate or lay claim to something for oneself without right. [from 1530s]

arrogation arrogations n
Anmaßung
(legal) The unjust assumption of rights or privilege.

arrondissement /æˌɹɒndiːsˈmɒ̃/ /əˈɹɑndɪsmənt/ /əˈɹɒndɪsmənt/ /ˌæɹɒnˈdiːsmɒ̃/ arrondissements n
Arrondissement
An administrative division in some French- or Dutch-speaking countries

arrow /ˈæɹ.oʊ/ /ˈæɹ.ə/ /ˈæɹ.əʊ/ /ˈɛ(ə)ɹ.oʊ/ arrows n
Pfeil
A projectile consisting of a shaft, a point and a tail with stabilizing fins that is shot from a bow.
A sign or symbol used to indicate a direction (e.g. →).
(computing) The -> symbol, which has specific meanings in various programming languages.

arrow key arrow keys n
Pfeiltaste
(computing) Any of a set of keyboard keys marked with directional arrows, used for navigation through documents and lists etc.

arrowhead arrowheads n
Pfeilspitze
The pointed part of an arrow (the weapon).
The pointed part of an arrow (the symbol).
Pfeilkraut
Any plant in the genus Sagittaria.

arrowless adj
pfeillos

arrowroot /ˈæɹoʊˌɹut/ /ˈæɹə(ʊ)ɹuːt/ /ˈɛɹoʊˌɹut/ arrowroots n
Pfeilwurz
(countable, uncountable) Maranta arundinacea from the Marantaceae family, a large perennial herb native to the Caribbean area with green leaves about 15 centimeters long. [from late 17th c.]
Arrowroot Pfeilwurzelmehl
(uncountable) A starchy substance obtained from the rhizomes of an arrowroot plant used as a thickener.

arrowslit arrowslits n
Schießscharte

arrowword arrowwords n
Schwedenrätsel
A kind of crossword puzzle with the clues written in the grid, accompanied by arrows that indicate the position and direction of the answers.

arroyo /əˈɹɔɪ.oʊ/ /əˈɹɔɪ.əʊ/ arroyos n
Rivier
A dry creek or streambed, a gulch which temporarily or seasonally fills and flows (after sufficient rain).

arsehole /ˈɑː(ɹ)s.hoʊl/ arseholes n
Arschloch
(British, Australia, Ireland, NZ, Canada, _, (regional)) The anus.
(mildly vulgar, offensive) An inconsiderate or mean-spirited person. Less vulgar and intense than fucker or cunt.

arsenal /ˈɑː(ɹ)snəl/ /ˈɑː(ɹ)sənəl/ arsenals n
Arsenal Zeughaus Waffenkammer Waffenlager Waffenvorrat
A military establishment for the storing, development, manufacturing, testing, or repairing of arms, ammunition, and other war materiel; an armoury.

arsenate /ˈɑː(ɹ)səneɪt/ arsenates n
Arsenat
(chemistry) Any salt or ester of arsenic acid.

arsenic /ɑɹˈsɛnɪk/ /ɑː(ɹ)ˈsɛnɪk/ /ˈɑɹsənɪk/ /ˈɑː(ɹ).sə.nɪk/ arsenics n
Arsen
A toxic grey brittle nonmetallic chemical element (symbol As) with an atomic number of 33.

arsenic acid n
Arsensäure
(inorganic compound) A poisonous, white crystalline compound, H3AsO4, formed from arsenic pentoxide and water; it has the same structure as phosphoric acid, and is used in the manufacture of arsenates.

arsenical copper arsenical coppers n
Arsenkupfer

arsenide /ˈaɹsəˌnaɪd/ arsenides n
Arsenid
A compound with arsenic in oxidation state −3.

arson /ˈɑɹsən/ /ˈɑːsən/ arsons n
Brandstiftung Brandlegung
The crime of deliberately starting a fire with intent to cause damage.

arsonist /ˈɑɹsənəst/ /ˈɑːsənɪst/ arsonists n
Brandstifter Brandstifterin
One who has committed the act of arson, or illegally setting fire to property.

art /ɐːt/ /ɑɹt/ /ɑːt/ [-tsʰ] [-t̚] [-ɻ-] [aːt] [äːt] [äˑɹt] [ɐɹt] [ɑɹt] [ɑːt] [ɑːtʰ] [ɑːʔ] [ɑˑɻt] [ɑ̈ɹt] [ɒət] [ɒɹt] [ɒːt] arts n
Kunst
(uncountable) The conscious production or arrangement of sounds, colours, forms, movements, or other elements in a manner that affects the senses and emotions, usually specifically the production of the beautiful in a graphic or plastic medium.
(countable) Skillful creative activity, usually with an aesthetic focus.
(uncountable) The study and the product of these processes.
(uncountable) Aesthetic value.
(countable) A field or category of art, such as painting, sculpture, music, ballet, or literature.
(countable) A nonscientific branch of learning; one of the liberal arts.
(countable) Skill that is attained by study, practice, or observation.
(uncountable, dated) Contrivance, scheming, manipulation.
Kunstwerk
(uncountable) Artwork.

art dealer art dealers n
Kunsthändler Gemäldehändler Gemäldehändlerin Kunsthändlerin
(This entry is a translation hub.) A person who buys and sells works of art

art for art's sake n
Kunst um der Kunst willen l'art pour l'art
(arts, slogan) Art with no function; whose only purpose is beauty.

art form art forms n
Kunstform
Any activity or piece of work that has artistic merit.

art gallery art galleries n
Kunstgalerie
A room, group of rooms, or other space where works of art are placed on display, possibly for sale.

art historian art historians n
Kunsthistoriker Kunsthistorikerin
An expert in art history.

art history n
Kunstgeschichte
The study of the history of the visual arts.

artel /ɑː(ɹ)ˈtɛl/ /ɑːɹˈtɛl/ artels n
Artel
(now, historical) A Russian or Soviet craftsmen's collective. [from 18th c.]

artemisia /ɑːtɪˈmɪzɪə/ artemisias n
Artemisia
Any of many aromatic flowering plants of the genus Artemisia, including wormwood, sagebrush, and tarragon, often used as traditional medicine, oral contraceptive and flavouring.

arterial adj
arteriell
Of or relating to an artery.

arterial road arterial roads n
Ausfallstraße Hauptverkehrsstraße
A major thoroughfare, particularly one used to provide a large capacity for travelling some distance.

arteriosclerosis /ɑɹˌtiɹioʊsklɚˈoʊsəs/ arterioscleroses n
Arteriosklerose
(pathology) Hardening, narrowing or loss of elasticity in arteries or blood vessels.

artery /ˈɑɹ.təɹ.i/ /ˈɑː.tə.ɹi/ arteries n
Arterie Schlagader
(anatomy) Any of the muscular- and elastic-walled blood vessels forming part of the circulation system by which blood is conveyed away from the heart regardless of its oxygenation status; see pulmonary artery.

artesian /ɑɹˈtiʒən/ /ɑːˈtiːʒən/ adj
artesisch
(of a water supply) Rising to the surface under its own hydrostatic pressure.

artesian well artesian wells n
artesischer Brunnen
A bore-hole in an artesian basin.

artful /ˈɑɹtf(ə)l/ /ˈɑːtf(ʊ)l/ more artful most artful adj
geschickt trickreich
Exhibiting or using much art or skill; dexterous; skilful.

arthritic /ɑː(ɹ)θˈɹɪtɪk/ more arthritic most arthritic adj
arthritisch
(pathology) Of, or affected by arthritis.

arthritis /ɑː(ɹ)θˈɹ(a)ɪtɪs/ arthritides n
Arthritis Gelenkentzündung
Inflammation of a joint or joints causing pain and/or disability, swelling and stiffness, and due to various causes such as infection, trauma, degenerative changes or metabolic disorders.

arthrology n
Antrologie
(anatomy) The branch of anatomy dealing with the joints

arthropod /ˈɑːθrəpɒd/ arthropodae arthropods n
Gliederfüßer Gliederfüßler
An invertebrate animal of the phylum Arthropoda, characterized by a chitinous exoskeleton and multiple jointed appendages.

arthroscope arthroscopes n
Arthroskop
(medicine) A form of endoscope used in arthroscopy

arthrosis arthroses n
Arthrose
(pathology) Any degenerative disease of such a joint e.g. osteoarthritis.

arthrotic adj
arthrotisch

artichoke /ˈɑɹ.tɪˌtʃoʊk/ /ˈɑː.tɪˌtʃəʊk/ artichokes n
Artischocke
A plant related to the thistle with enlarged flower heads eaten as a vegetable while immature, Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus.

artichoke bottom artichoke bottoms n
Artischockenboden
The edible fleshy receptacle at the bottom of an artichoke flower.

artichoke heart artichoke hearts n
Artischockenherz
The edible base of an artichoke, prepared by removing the outer leaves and the inedible choke covering it.

article /ˈɑɹtəkl̩/ /ˈɑɹtɪkəl/ /ˈɑːtɪkəl/ [ˈɑ(ː)ɹɾɨkɫ̩] [ˈɑːtʰɪkʰəɫ] articles n
Artikel Bericht Meldung
A piece of nonfiction writing such as a story, report, opinion piece, or entry in a newspaper, magazine, journal, encyclopedia, etc.
Artikel Geschlechtswort
An object, a member of a group or class.
Artikel Geschlechtswort Begleiter
(grammar) A part of speech that indicates, specifies and limits a noun (a, an, or the in English). In some languages the article may appear as an ending (e.g. definite article in Swedish) or there may be none (e.g. Russian, Pashto).
Artikel Paragraph
A section of a legal document, bylaws, etc. or, in the plural, the entire document seen as a collection of these.
Element Subjekt
(derogatory, dated) A person; an individual.

article of faith articles of faith n
Glaubensartikel
A thing that is believed as a matter of faith.

articleless adj
artikellos

articlelessness n
Artikellosigkeit

articulate /ɑː(ɹ)ˈtɪk.jʊ.lət/ /ɑːɹˈtɪk.jə.lət/ more articulate most articulate adj
effektiv klar
Clear; effective.
redegewandt sprachlich gewandt
Speaking in a clear and effective manner.

articulate /ɑː(ɹ)ˈtɪk.jʊ.leɪt/ /ɑːɹˈtɪk.jə.leɪt/ v
artikulieren
(ambitransitive) To speak clearly; to enunciate.
artikulieren ausdrücken
(transitive) To explain; to put into words; to make something specific.
betonen
(music, transitive) to attack a note, as by tonguing, slurring, bowing, etc.

articulated bus articulated buses n
Gelenkbus Knickbus Ziehharmonikabus
A bus fitted with a joint, which is covered by an accordion-shaped weatherproofing, to increase its manoeuvrability.

articulation /ɑɹˌtɪk.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/ /ɑːˌtɪk.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/ articulations n
Artikulation
(uncountable) The quality, clarity or sharpness of speech.

artifact /ˈɑɹtɪfækt/ /ˈɑːtɪfækt/ [-ɾə-] [-ɾɪ-] artifacts n
Artefakt
An object made or shaped by human hand or labor.
(archaeology) An object, such as a tool, ornament, or weapon of archaeological or historical interest, especially such an object found at an archaeological excavation.

artifice /ˈɑː(ɹ)tɪfɪs/ artifices n
Kunstgriff
A trick played out as an ingenious, but artful, ruse.

artificial /ˌɑː(ɹ).təˈfɪʃ.əl/ [ˌɑːrtɪˈfɪʃl] more artificial most artificial adj
künstlich artifiziell
Man-made; made by humans; of artifice.
unnatürlich affektiert
Not natural or normal: imposed arbitrarily or without regard to the specifics or normal circumstances of a person, a situation, etc.
künstlich
(bridge) Conveying some meaning other than the actual contents of one's hand.

artificial anus artificial ani artificial anuses n
künstlicher Darmausgang
(surgery) An artificial opening of the intestine (usually a colostomy; sometimes an ileostomy).

artificial insemination n
künstliche Befruchtung
(biology, medicine) The introduction of semen into the uterus or cervix of a female by a means other than copulation.

artificial intelligence artificial intelligences n
künstliche Intelligenz
Intelligence exhibited by an artificial (non-natural, man-made) entity.
(computer science) The branch of computer science dealing with the reproduction or mimicking of human-level intelligence, self-awareness, knowledge, conscience, thought in computer programs.
The essential quality of a machine which thinks in a manner similar to or on the same general level as a real human being.

artificial life n
künstliches Leben
the study of synthetic systems that behave like living organisms.

artificial respiration artificial respirations n
künstliche Beatmung
(medicine) The manual or mechanical forcing of air into the lungs of a person who is not breathing in order to maintain life.

artificial selection n
künstliche Auswahl künstliche Selektion
(evolutionary theory) Intervention by humans in the breeding of plants or animals in order to preserve selected genetic traits.

artificial turf artificial turfs n
Kunstrasen
An artificial grass surface made to resemble real grass, often used for sports fields.

artificiality /ˌɑː(ɹ).tɪˌfɪʃ.iˈæl.ɪ.ti/ artificialities n
Gekünsteltheit Geschraubtheit Gezwungenheit Künstelei Künstlichkeit Unnatur
(uncountable) The quality of being artificial or produced unnaturally.

artificially more artificially most artificially adv
künstlich
In an artificial manner.

artillery /ɑɹˈtɪləɹi/ /ɑːˈtɪləɹi/ artilleries n
Artillerie Geschützwesen
An army unit that uses such weapons, or a military formation using projectile weapons, such as archers.

artilleryman artillerymen n
Artillerist
(military) A soldier enlisted in an artillery unit or who uses artillery.

artiodactyl /ˌɑːtɪəʊˈdaktɪl/ artiodactyls n
Paarhufer Paarzeher paarzehiges Huftier
(zoology) Any ungulate mammal with an even number of toes and belonging to the Artiodactyla, including pigs, sheep, deer, cattle, and most grazing animals. In contrast, horses have an odd number of toes and as such are not Artiodactyla, but Perissodactyla. [from 19th c.]

artisan /ˈɑɹtɪsən/ /ˈɑɹtɪzən/ /ˈɑː(ɹ)tɪzæn/ /ˈɑː(ɹ)tɪzən/ artisans n
Handwerker Handwerkerin
A skilled manual worker who uses tools and machinery in a particular craft.

artisanal /ɑːˈtɪzən(ə)l/ [ˈäɹtəzæn(ə)l] adj
handwerklich
Of or pertaining to artisans or the work of artisans.
Involving skilled work, with comparatively little reliance on machinery.
handwerklich hergestellt
(of an item, especially a foodstuff) Made by an artisan (skilled worker).

artist /ˈɑɹ.tɪst/ /ˈɑːtɪst/ artists n
Künstler Künstlerin Malerin Maler
A person who creates art as an occupation.
A person who creates art.
Künstler Künstlerin
(often, in combination) A person who is skilled at some activity.

artist's impression artists' impressions n
Ideenskizze Phantombild künstlerische Darstellung

artistic /ɑɹˈtɪstɪk/ /ɑːˈtɪstɪk/ more artistic most artistic adj
künstlerisch gestalterisch
Having or revealing creative skill.
künstlerisch kunstvoll
Relating to or characteristic of art or artists.
kunstvoll künstlerisch
Aesthetically pleasing.

artistic licence n
künstlerische Freiheit
Any departure from convention or from factual accuracy taken by an artist to achieve a desired effect.

artistically /ɑː(ɹ)ˈtɪstɪkli/ /ɑː(ɹ)ˈtɪstɪkəli/ more artistically most artistically adv
künstlerisch
In an artistic manner.

artistry /ˈɑː(ɹ)tɪstɹi/ artistries n
Kunstfertigkeit
Significant artistic skill.

artwork /ˈɑɹtˌwɝk/ /ˈɑːtˌwɜːk/ artworks n
Kunstwerk
A painting, drawing, sculpture or other piece of creative, visual art.

arugula /əˈɹuɡələ/ /əˈɹʊɡələ/ arugulas n
Rauke Rucola
One of three yellowish-flowered Mediterranean herbs of the mustard family with flavoured leaves, often eaten in salads. Has a distinct, peppery flavor:

arum /ˈɛ(ə)ɹəm/ arums n
Aronstab
A flower or plant in the genus Arum

arum lily arum lilies n
Calla
Any of several flowering plants, of the family Araceae, but especially Zantedeschia aethiopica, the calla lily that has a showy white spathe.

arvo /ˈɐː.vəʉ/ /ˈɑː(ɹ).vəʊ/ arvos n
Nachmittag
(Australia, New Zealand, UK, informal) Afternoon.

aryballos aryballoi aryballoses n
Aryballos
A small Ancient Greek flask used to hold perfume or oil.

arête /əˈɹeɪt/ /əˈɹɛt/ arêtes n
Grat
(geology) A very thin ridge of rock.

as /æz/ /əz/ adv
als während As so ... wie
To such an extent or degree; to the same extent or degree.
als wie da weil As so wie
Considered to be, in relation to something else; in the relation (specified).
As so ... wie
(dated) For example; for instance. (Compare such as.)

as /æz/ /əz/ conjunction
wie als As so ... wie so wie
In the (same) way or manner that; to the (same) degree that.
als während
At the same time that, during the same time when: while.
da weil
Being that, considering that, because, since.
so ... wie als
(dated) Introducing a comparison with a hypothetical state (+ subjunctive, or with the verb elided): as though, as if. [to 19th century]
als wie
(law) used before a preposition to clarify that the prepositional phrase restricts the meaning of the sentence; specifically.

as /ˈæs/ ases asses n
da weil so ... wie
(unit of weight) A libra.
als wie während da weil As
(numismatics) Any of several coins of Rome, coined in bronze or later copper; or the equivalent value.

as /æz/ /əz/ preposition
als während da weil As so ... wie
Introducing a basis of comparison, with an object in the objective case.
als wie während As so wie
In the role of.
As
by way of

as a matter of fact
eigentlich tatsächlich in Wirklichkeit
(adverbial) Actually, in fact.

as a result
infolgedessen infolge
(conjunctive) Consequently; thus; therefore; hence.

as a rule adv
in der Regel gewöhnlich normalerweise
(idiomatic) In general; most often.

as best one can adv
so gut man kann so gut wie möglich
(idiomatic) In the best possible way, given one's circumstances and abilities.

as far as conjunction
soviel
To the degree or extent that.

as far as preposition
soweit
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see as,‎ far,‎ as.

as far as one knows adv
soviel ich weiß soweit ich weiß
(idiomatic) To the best of one's knowledge, as far as someone knows about the topic, subject, aspect, or situation.

as far as the eye can see
so weit das Auge reicht

as follows adv
wie folgt so folgendermaßen
In the manner described hereafter.

as for preposition
was ... angeht was ... betrifft
Regarding; about; concerning.

as good as adv
so gut wie
almost, virtually, practically; tantamount to

as good as it gets phraseologicalUnit
so gut es nur geht
The best available under the circumstances.

as good as new adv
so gut wie neu
(simile) In a very good condition or state, especially after being damaged or used much.

as if /əz‿ˈɪf/ /ˌæz‿ˈɪf/ conjunction
als ob als als wenn
As though; in a manner suggesting.
als ob als
In mimicry of.

as if /əz‿ˈɪf/ /ˌæz‿ˈɪf/ interjection
als ob ja klar von wegen
(idiomatic) Refers to something that the speaker deems highly unlikely.

as if there were no tomorrow adv
als ob es kein Morgen gäbe
(idiomatic) To an excessive degree, oftentimes with little to no regard to future consequences; desperately; recklessly or wantonly; frantically; very quickly or very much.

as in adv
als im Sinne von wie
(idiomatic, conjunctive) In the sense of.

as is /æzˈɪz/ adj
wie es ist wie es war
(idiomatic, of an object) as it is; in its present state or condition, especially as a contractual condition of sale.

as it is adv
wie es ist
In the actual circumstances (and often contrary to expectations).

as it were adv
gewissermaßen gleichsam sozusagen
Used to indicate that a word or statement is perhaps not exact though practically right; as if it were so.

as long as conjunction
solange unter der Voraussetzung, dass wenn
(idiomatic) Provided that, if, assuming (depending upon some condition or requirement).
solange während
(idiomatic) While, Since

as much adv
ebenso
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see as,‎ much.

as much as adv
beinahe fast quasi so gut wie sozusagen
Practically, just as, no less than; indicates an action tantamount to, but not identical to, the action described.

as much as conjunction
so sehr wie
Used to say that two things are equal in amount or degree
so viel wie
Used to say that an amount is as large as another amount
so sehr (subject) (object) auch (verb)
Even though; despite the fact that

as much as possible adv
möglichst viel so viel wie möglich
As much as is possible.

as of preposition
ab
(idiomatic) At or by a specified time, with the implication that the said condition will be true from that time onward.

as opposed to preposition
im Gegensatz zu im Unterschied zu
in contrast to, rather than, instead of; particularly used in defining a concept by providing an example that does not fall inside the concept.

as per /ˌæz ˈpɜː/ /ˌæz ˈpɝ/ preposition
laut

as quickly as possible
schnellstens so schnell wie möglich

as regards preposition
betreffend bezüglich in Bezug auf
regarding, concerning

as soon as conjunction
sobald sowie
At the moment when; immediately after.

as soon as possible adv
so bald wie möglich schnellstmöglich so schnell wie möglich baldmöglichst
As soon as is possible; at one's earliest convenience; at the earliest possible time.

as such
deshalb deswegen
als solches
In the role or manner of the thing mentioned.
im eigentlichen Sinne
(usually in negative constructions) In a true or literal sense.
als solche als solcher
Being as previously mentioned or described.

as the crow flies adv
Luftlinie
(idiomatic) In a straight line distance between two locations, as opposed to the road distance or over land distance.

as the saying goes phraseologicalUnit
wie das Sprichwort sagt
Used before or after saying an apt proverb, adage, cliché etc.

as though /əzˈðəʊ/ conjunction
als ob als wenn
As to suggest the idea that; as if, as would be true if.

as usual adv
wie gewöhnlich wie üblich
As is usually the case; as always.

as well /æzwɛl/ /æzˈwɛl/ /əzˈwɛl/ [æˑzˈwɛːɫ] adv
auch sowie
(idiomatic) In addition; also.
genauso gut
To the same effect.

as well as /əz ˈwɛl æz/ /əz ˈwɛl əz/ /əˈzwɛlz/ conjunction
sowie
And, in addition.

as yet adv
bis jetzt bisher
(idiomatic) Up to the present.

as you know adv
wie Sie wissen
(idiomatic) as it is already known.

as you make your bed, so you must lie in it proverb
wie man sich bettet, so liegt man
You shall carry the negative consequences of your not having prepared properly.

as you sow, so shall you reap /əz‿ju ˈsoʊ soʊ‿ʃəl‿ju ˈɹip/ /əz‿ju ˈsəʊ səʊ‿ʃəl‿ju ˈɹiːp/ proverb
man erntet was man sät
The consequences of one's actions to oneself are in proportion to one's good or bad intentions towards others.

as you were interjection
Kommando zurück stehen Sie bequem weitermachen
(military) Disregard the previous partial command or order and return to the most recent formal command or order.

as you wish interjection
wie Sie es wünschen
A formal expression of agreement to something, especially with the connotation that one does not really agree.

asafoetida /ˌæsəˈfɛtɪdə/ asafoetidas n
Asant Teufelsdreck
A resinous gum from the stem and roots of Ferula species such as Ferula foetida and Ferula assa-foetida, having a strong, unpleasant smell, with culinary and medical uses. [from 14th c.]

asana /ˈɑːsənə/ asanas n
Asana
A body position, typically associated with the practice of yoga.

asarabacca asarabaccas n
Haselwurz
An acrid herbaceous plant, Asarum europaeum, the leaves and roots of which are emetic and cathartic.

asbestos /æsˈbɛs.tɒs/ /æsˈbɛs.təs/ /æzˈbɛs.təs/ asbesti asbestoses n
Asbest
(mineral) Any of several fibrous mineral forms of magnesium silicate, used for fireproofing, electrical insulation, building materials, brake linings, chemical filters, suits, fireman's gloves, etc.

asbestosis /ˈæs.bɛsˌtəʊ.sɪs/ asbestoses n
Asbestose
(pathology) A chronic, inflammatory lung disease caused by long-term, heavy exposure to asbestos.

ascend /əˈsɛnd/ v
steigen aufsteigen
(intransitive) To move upward, to fly, to soar.

ascendancy /əˈsɛndənsi/ ascendancies n
Einfluss Vorherrschaft Vormacht Vormachtstellung Überlegenheit
The quality of being in the ascendant; dominant control, supremacy.

ascension /əˈsɛnʃən/ ascensions n
Aufsteigen Aufstieg
The act of ascending; an ascent.

ascent /əˈsɛnt/ ascents n
Aufstieg
The way or means by which one ascends.
Anhöhe
An eminence, hill, or high place.
Anstieg Steigung
The degree of elevation of an object, or the angle it makes with a horizontal line; inclination; gradient; steepness

ascertain /ˌæsəˈteɪn/ /ˌæsɚˈteɪn/ v
feststellen
To find out definitely; to discover or establish.

ascertainable /ˌæsəˈteɪnəbl̩/ /ˌæsɚˈteɪnəbl̩/ more ascertainable most ascertainable adj
ermittelbar
Able to be ascertained.

ascesis /æ-/ /əˈsisɪs/ /əˈsiːsɪs/ /əˈskiːsɪs/ asceses n
Askese
(Rigorous) self-discipline, particularly as a religious observance; asceticism.

ascetic /əˈsɛ.tɪk/ more ascetic most ascetic adj
asketisch
Of or relating to ascetics

ascetic /əˈsɛ.tɪk/ ascetics n
Asket Asketin
One who is devoted to the practice of self-denial, either through seclusion or stringent abstinence.

asceticism /əˈsɛt.əˌsɪz.əm/ asceticisms n
Askese
The principles and practices of an ascetic; extreme self-denial and austerity.

ascites /əˈsaɪtiːz/ ascites n
Aszites
(medicine) An accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity, frequently symptomatic of liver disease.

ascomycete ascomycetes n
Schlauchpilz
(mycology) Any fungus of the phylum Ascomycota, characterized by the production of a sac, or ascus, which contains non-motile spores.

ascorbic acid n
Ascorbinsäure Askorbinsäure
(vitamin) A white crystalline organic compound, C6H8O6, found in citrus fruits and many vegetables; it is an antioxidant and an efficient scavenger of free radicals.

ascribe /əˈskɹaɪb/ v
zurückführen zuschreiben
(transitive) To attribute a cause or characteristic to someone or something.
zuschreiben
(transitive) To attribute a book, painting or any work of art or literature to a writer or creator.

ascribed status ascribed statuses n
zugeschriebener Status
(sociology) The social status that a person is given from birth or assumes involuntarily later in life.

ascription ascriptions n
Zuschreibung
The act, or an instance, of ascribing a quality, characteristic, quotation, artistic work, or other thing to someone or something.

ascriptive adj
askriptiv

ascus asci n
Ascus
(mycology) A sac-shaped cell present in ascomycete fungi; it is a reproductive cell in which meiosis and an additional cell division produce eight spores.

aseismic more aseismic most aseismic adj
aseismisch
(seismology) seismically inactive
(seismology) applied to earth fault slip movement that does not produce any seismic shock.

aseity /əˈ siːɪti/ aseities n
Aseität
(theology, metaphysics, usually ascribed to deity) The attribute of being entirely self-derived, in contrast to being derived from or dependent on another; the quality of having within oneself the entire reason for one's being; utter independent self-existence and self-sustenance.

asepsis asepses n
Asepsis
(pathology) The state of being free from sepsis.
Aseptik
(pathology) The process of removing pathogenic organisms or protecting against such organisms.

aseptic /əˈsɛptɪk/ adj
aseptisch
Free of disease-causing microbes.

asexual /eɪˈsɛkʃuəl/ adj
asexuell
(especially, of a person) Not experiencing sexual attraction; lacking interest in or desire for sex.
geschlechtslos
(biology) Lacking distinct sex, lacking sexual organs.

asexual reproduction n
ungeschlechtliche Fortpflanzung
(biology) Any form of reproduction that involves neither meiosis nor fusion of gametes.

asexuality asexualities n
Geschlechtslosigkeit
Asexualität
The state of experiencing little or no sexual attraction.
The state of not having a sex or sexual organs.

ash /æʃ/ ashes n
Asche
The solid remains of a fire.
Eschenholz Esche
(uncountable) The wood of this tree.

ash /æʃ/ v
veraschen
(chemistry) To reduce to a residue of ash. See ashing.
abaschen aschen
(intransitive) To hit the end off of a burning cigar or cigarette.

ash blond adj
aschblond
(of hair or a person) Greyish blonde.

ash blond ash blonds n
Aschblond Aschblonde Aschblonder Aschblondhaarige Aschblondhaariger Aschblondin
A shade of blond with a hint of grey to it.

ash bread ash breads n
Aschenbrot
Bread (sometimes specifically cornbread) baked in hot ashes.

ash cake ash cakes n
Aschenkuchen
A bread (cake), usually specifically of cornmeal (thus, a cornbread), baked in hot ashes.

ash grove ash groves n
Eschenwald
(This entry is a translation hub.)

ash tree ash trees n
Esche
A tree of the genus Fraxinus, with compound leaves and a tough, flexible wood.

ashamed /əˈʃeɪmd/ more ashamed most ashamed adj
beschämt
Feeling shame or guilt.

ashen /ˈæʃ.ən/ more ashen most ashen adj
eschen
Made from the wood of the ash-tree.

ashlar /ˈæʃlə/ /ˈæʃlɚ/ ashlars n
Quaderstein Werkstein
(architecture) Masonry employing flat and well-squared stone or brick, creating an appearance similar to wooden flooring.

ashram ashrams n
Aschram
(Hinduism) A secluded religious hermitage inhabited by gurus, or the population of such a hermitage.

ashtray /ˈæʃ.tɹeɪ/ ashtrays n
Aschenbecher
A receptacle for ash and butts from cigarettes and cigars.

ashy /ˈæʃi/ ashier ashiest adj
aschfahl
Resembling ashes (especially in colour); (of a person’s complexion) unusually pale as a result of strong emotion, illness, etc.

ashy minivet ashy minivets n
Graumennigvogel
A passerine bird, Pericrocotus divaricatus, of eastern Asia that belongs to the minivet genus Pericrocotus in the cuckooshrike family, Campephagidae.

ashy tit ashy tits n
Akazien-Rußmeise Akazienmeise Akazienrußmeise Aschenmeise
Melaniparus cinerascens, a small bird of the tit family Paridae

aside /əˈsaɪd/ adv
beiseite zur Seite
To or on one side so as to be out of the way.

aside from preposition
außer
excluding; with the exception of

asinine /ˈæs.ə.naɪn/ /ˈæs.ɪ.naɪn/ more asinine most asinine adj
dumm dämlich dümmlich töricht
Very foolish; failing to exercise intelligence or judgement or rationality.

asininity asininities n
Dämlichkeit Dümmlichkeit
(uncountable) The quality of being asinine; obstinate stupidity
Dämlichkeit Dümmlichkeit Eselei
(countable) An asinine remark, behaviour, etc.

ask /eəsk/ /ˈask/ /ˈæks/ /ˈæsk/ /ˈɑːks/ /ˈɑːsk/ v
fragen bitten stellen
(transitive, or, ditransitive) To request (information, or an answer to a question).

ask a silly question, get a silly answer proverb
wer dumm fragt, bekommt eine dumme Antwort
If one asks a question that is stupid or to which the answer is obvious, one should not be surprised or displeased to receive a silly or bizarre response.

ask after v
sich nach jemandem erkundigen
(idiomatic) To enquire about the health or progress (of someone).

ask out v
ausführen zu einer Verabredung einladen
(transitive) To invite somebody, especially on a date.

askance /əˈskæns/ /əˈskɑːns/ adv
ablehnend skeptisch
(of a look or glance) With disapproval, skepticism, or suspicion.
quer schief seitwärts
Sideways; obliquely.

askari askari askaris n
Askari
(historical) A member of a local African military or police unit, usually one serving in a European colonial force.

asker /ˈæsk.ɚ/ /ˈɑːsk.ə/ askers n
Fragende Fragender Fragesteller Fragestellerin
Someone who asks a question. [from 12th c.]

askew /əˈskju/ /əˈskjuː/ adj
schief quer schräg verbogen verrutscht verwunden
Turned or twisted to one side.
ungünstig verquer
(figuratively) Untoward, unfavourable.

askew /əˈskju/ /əˈskjuː/ more askew most askew adv
abschätzig mißbilligend schief schräg sich neigend
Tilted to one side.

asleep /əˈsliːp/ more asleep most asleep adj
schlafen
In a state of sleep; also, broadly, resting.
eingeschlafen
(of a body part) Having a numb or prickling sensation accompanied by a degree of unresponsiveness.

asociality n
Asozialität
The character of being asocial; asocial quality or disposition.

asp /æsp/ asps n
Aspisviper
A venomous viper native to southwestern Europe (Vipera aspis).
Rapfen Schied
A type of European fish (Aspius aspius).

asparagine n
Asparagin
(amino acid) A nonessential amino acid C4H8N2O3 found in plants such as asparagus.

asparagus /əˈspæɹ.ə.ɡəs/ /əˈspɛɹ.ə.ɡəs/ asparagi asparagus asparaguses asparagusses n
Spargel
The young shoots of Asparagus officinalis eaten as a vegetable.

aspartame /əˈspɑːteɪm/ /ˈæspɚteɪm/ aspartames n
Aspartam
(organic compound) An artificial sweetener, the methyl ester of a dipeptide formed from aspartic acid and phenylalanine, used in many processed foods and beverages.

aspartic acid n
Asparaginsäure
(amino acid) A nonessential amino acid, L-α-amino-succinic acid, aminobutanedioic acid, found in animal protein and in sugar beet etc (C4H7NO4).

aspect /ˈæspɛkt/ aspects n
Aspekt Aktionsart
(grammar) A grammatical quality of a verb which determines the relationship of the speaker to the internal temporal flow of the event which the verb describes, or whether the speaker views the event from outside as a whole, or from within as it is unfolding. [from 19th c.]

aspect ratio aspect ratios n
Aspektverhältnis Längenverhältnis Seitenverhältnis
The ratio of an object's longest dimension to its next-longest dimension.
Bildformat Bildseitenformat Bildseitenverhältnis Format Zuschnitt
The ratio of width to height in a flat surface or 2-dimensional abstract construction, such as an image, character, or pixel.

aspect-oriented language aspect-oriented languages n
aspektorientierte Sprache

aspectless adj
aspektlos

aspectual /ˌæˈspɛktjʊəl/ adj
aspektuell
(grammar) Of or pertaining to grammatical aspect.

aspen /ˈæspən/ aspens n
Espe Zitterpappel Espenholz
The asp tree; a kind of poplar tree (genus Populus sect. Populus). A medium-size tree with thin, straight trunks of a greenish-white color.

aspergillum /ˌæspəɹˈd͡ʒɪləm/ aspergilla aspergillums n
Weihwasserwedel Aspergill Sprengel Sprengwedel Weihwassersprengel Weihwedel
(Christianity) An implement, in the form of a brush, or of a rod with a perforated container, for sprinkling holy water; a holy water sprinkler.

asphalt /ˈæsfælt/ /ˈæsfɑlt/ /ˈæsfɔlt/ /ˈæsfɔːlt/ /ˈæsfəlt/ /ˈæʃfælt/ /ˈæʃfɑlt/ /ˈæʃfɔlt/ /ˈæʃfɔːlt/ /ˈæʃfəlt/ /ˈæʃfɛlt/ asphalts n
Asphalt
A sticky, black to brown and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid, composed almost entirely of bitumen with small mineral particles, that is present in most crude petroleums and in some natural deposits.
Ellipsis of asphalt concrete, a hard ground covering used for roads and walkways.

asphalt /ˈæsfælt/ /ˈæsfɑlt/ /ˈæsfɔlt/ /ˈæsfɔːlt/ /ˈæsfəlt/ /ˈæʃfælt/ /ˈæʃfɑlt/ /ˈæʃfɔlt/ /ˈæʃfɔːlt/ /ˈæʃfəlt/ /ˈæʃfɛlt/ v
asphaltieren
(transitive) To pave with asphalt.

aspheric more aspheric most aspheric adj
asphärisch
aspherical

asphericity asphericities n
Asphärizität
(uncountable) The state of being aspherical.
(countable) The degree to which something is aspherical.

asphodel /ˈæsfədɛl/ asphodels n
Affodil
Any of the flowering plants of the family Asphodelaceae, especially Asphodelus ramosus and Asphodelus albus; the flower of these plants.

asphyxia asphyxias n
Erstickungstod Asphyxie
Loss of consciousness due to the body's inability to deliver oxygen to its tissues, either by the breathing of air lacking oxygen or by the inability of the blood to carry oxygen.
(medicine, obsolete) A condition in which an extreme decrease in the concentration of oxygen in the body leads to loss of consciousness or death. Replaced in the mid-20th century by the more specific terms anoxia, hypoxia, hypoxemia and hypercapnia.

asphyxiation /æsfɪksiˈeɪʃən/ asphyxiations n
Erstickung
Death due to lack of oxygen.
Sauerstoffmangel
An acute lack of oxygen.

aspic /ˈæspɪk/ aspics n
Aspik Sülze
A meat or fish jelly

aspirant /æsˈpaɪɹənt/ /ˈæspəɹənt/ aspirants n
Aspirant Anwärter Anwärterin Aspirantin Bewerber Bewerberin
Someone who aspires to high office, etc.

aspirate /ˈæs.pə.ɹeɪt/ /ˈæs.pə.ɹɪt/ /ˈæs.pəɹ.eɪt/ /ˈæs.pəɹ.ət/ /ˈæs.pɪ.ɹeɪt/ /ˈæs.pɪ.ɹət/ aspirates n
Aspiration Behauchung
(linguistics) The puff of air accompanying the release of a plosive or fricative consonant.

aspirated more aspirated most aspirated adj
aspiriert behaucht
(phonetics) Pronounced with an audible breath, a brief expulsion of air at the end of the sound.

aspiration /ˌæspəˈɹeɪʃən/ aspirations n
Aspiration Sehnsucht Verlangen
The act of aspiring or ardently desiring; an ardent wish or desire, chiefly after what is elevated or spiritual (with common adjunct adpositions being to and of).
Aspiration Behauchung
(phonetics) A burst of air that follows the release of some consonants.

aspire /əˈspaɪə(ɹ)/ /əˈspaɪɚ/ v
streben hoffen
(intransitive) To have a strong desire or ambition to achieve something.

aspirin /ˈæsp(ɪ)ɹɪn/ aspirins n
Aspirin
(uncountable, pharmaceutical drug) an analgesic drug, acetylsalicylic acid

asplenia n
Asplenie
(biology, medicine) Absence of normal function of the spleen, from any cause:
(biology, medicine) Physiological absence of splenic function; either substantial or total splenic dysfunction; splenic nonfunction.

asr n
Asr Nachmittagsgebet
(Islam) The afternoon Islamic prayer.

ass /æs/ asses n
Esel Eselin
Any of several species of horse-like animals, especially Equus asinus, the domesticated of which are used as beasts of burden.
Arsch Po Popo
(vulgar, slang, countable, and, uncountable) The buttocks.
Esel Idiot Trottel
(slang, mildly, _, vulgar) A stupid person.
Fick
(vulgar, slang, objectifying, uncountable) Sex; a person to have sex with; with vulgar emphasis on their corporeality (their body) over their personhood.

ass-backwards adv
arschlings
(colloquial) Moving backwards, that is, rear end first.

ass-kisser ass-kissers n
Arschkriecher
(North America, vulgar, slang) Someone who kisses ass (who acts obsequiously in order to gain another's favor).

ass-kissing ass-kissings n
Arschkriecherei
(informal, vulgar) The practice of kissing ass; flattery; obsequious behavior.

ass-licker ass-lickers n
Arschkriecher Arschlecker Arschkriecherin Arschleckerin
(US, vulgar, slang) Someone who succumbs to authority, doing whatever authority figures ask and attempting to please them in every possible way.
Arschlecker Arschleckerin
(US, vulgar, slang) Someone who performs anilingus.

assail /əˈseɪl/ v
angreifen
(transitive) To attack with harsh words or violent force (also figuratively).

assailant /əˈseɪlənt/ assailants n
Angreifer
Someone who attacks or assails another violently, or criminally.

assassin /əˈsæsɪn/ assassins n
Assassine
(historical, , usually, capitalized) A member of the Nizari Ismaili Muslim community of the Alamut Period.
Mörder Attentäterin Mörderin Attentäter
Someone who intentionally kills a person, especially a professional who kills a public or political figure.
Mörder Mörderin Meuchelmörder Meuchelmörderin
Any ruthless killer.

assassin bug assassin bugs n
Raubwanze
Any true bug from the subfamily Reduviinae of the family Reduviidae, all of which eat other insects. They can inflict a very painful bite, but don't cause disease.
Any true bug from any of the subfamilies of the Reduviidae, including those in the subfamily Triatominae, which suck blood and may transmit Chagas' disease to humans.

assassinate /əˈsæs(ə)nˌeɪt/ /əˈsæsɪneɪt/ v
meucheln ermorden Meuchelmord begehen
To murder someone, especially an important person, by a sudden or obscure attack, especially for ideological or political reasons. [from 17th c.]
(figuratively) To harm, ruin, or defame severely or destroy by treachery, slander, libel, or obscure attack.

assassination /əˌsæs.ɪ.ˈneɪ.ʃən/ assassinations n
Ermordung Attentat Meuchelmord
The murder of a person, especially for political reasons or for personal gain.

assault /əˈsɑlt/ /əˈsɔlt/ /əˈsɔːlt/ /əˈsʌlt/ assaults n
Angriff Überfall Anschlag
A violent onset or attack with physical means, for example blows, weapons, etc.

assault /əˈsɑlt/ /əˈsɔlt/ /əˈsɔːlt/ /əˈsʌlt/ v
überfallen angreifen
(transitive) To attack, physically or figuratively; to assail.

assault rifle assault rifles n
Sturmgewehr
A military select-fire rifle or carbine that fires a shortened rifle caliber round or lower-power smaller-calibre round, from a high-capacity magazine.

assay /əˈseɪ/ /ˈæseɪ/ assays n
Prüfung Versuch Test Untersuchung
Trial, attempt.
Analyse Assay Untersuchung
The act or process of ascertaining the proportion of a particular metal in an ore or alloy; especially, the determination of the proportion of gold or silver in bullion or coin.

assay /əˈseɪ/ /ˈæseɪ/ v
probieren versuchen
(archaic, intransitive) To try, attempt (to do something). [14th–19th c.]
analysieren
(transitive) To analyze or estimate the composition or value of (a metal, ore etc.). [from 15th c.]

asscheek /ˈæst͡ʃik/ asscheeks n
Arschbacke Gesäßbacke Pobacke
(vulgar, _, slang) A buttock.

assegai /ˈæsəɡaɪ/ assegais n
Assagai
A slim hardwood spear or javelin with an iron tip, especially those used by Bantu peoples of Southern Africa.

assemble /əˈsɛmbl̩/ v
zusammensetzen versammeln
(transitive) To put together.
zusammenkommen versammeln
(ambitransitive) To gather as a group.

assembler /əˈsɛmb(ə)lɚ/ assemblers n
Assembler
(programming, countable) A program that reads source code written in assembly language and produces executable machine code, possibly together with information needed by linkers, debuggers and other tools.

assembly /əˈsɛmb.li/ /əˈsɛmb.lɪ/ assemblies n
Baugruppe
The act of putting together a set of pieces, fragments, or elements.
Versammlung
A congregation of people in one place for a purpose.
(politics) A legislative body.

assembly language assembly languages n
Assemblersprache
(computer languages) A programming language in which the source code of programs is composed of mnemonic instructions, each of which corresponds directly to a machine instruction for a particular processor.

assembly line assembly lines n
Fließband
(manufacturing) A system of workers and machinery in which a product is assembled in a series of consecutive operations; typically the product is conveyed by a continuously moving belt

assert /əˈsɜːt/ /əˈsɝt/ v
beteuern
To maintain or defend, as a cause or a claim, by words or measures; to vindicate a claim or title to.
beteuern versichern zusichern
(reflexive) To insist on the legitimacy of one's rights, opinion, etc; not to allow oneself to be dismissed; to ensure that one is taken into consideration; to make oneself respected; to be assertive. See assert oneself.

assertion /əˈsɜɹʃən/ /əˈsɜːʃən/ [əˈsɝʃn̩] assertions n
Durchsetzung Geltendmachung
The act of asserting; positive declaration or averment.
Maintenance; vindication
(finance) the set of information that the statement preparer is providing in a financial statement audit.
Behauptung Aussage Beteuerung Erklärung Versicherung Vorbringen
Something which is asserted; a declaration; a statement asserted.

assertive /əˈsɝtɪv/ more assertive most assertive adj
affirmativ assertiv auffallend bejahend bestimmt dogmatisch
Boldly self-assured; confident without being aggressive.

assertiveness assertivenesses n
Anmaßung Bestimmtheit Durchsetzungsfähigkeit Durchsetzungsvermögen Rechthaberei Selbstbehauptung
The quality of being assertive.

assertoric /ˌæsɚˈtɔɹɪk/ adj
assertorisch
(logic) Stating that which is actual, usually in contrast with modal sentences.

assess /əˈses/ /əˈsɛs/ v
bewerten schätzen beurteilen einschätzen auferlegen bemessen
(transitive) To determine, estimate or judge the value of; to evaluate
auferlegen erheben
(transitive) To impose or charge, especially as punishment for an infraction.

assessment assessments n
Bewertung Schätzung
The act of assessing or an amount (of tax, levy or duty etc) assessed.
Bewertung Begutachtung Schätzung
An appraisal or evaluation.

asset /ˈæsət/ /ˈæsɛt/ /ˈæsɪt/ assets n
Aktiva Anlage Gut Plus Pluspunkt Ressource
(software) Any component, model, process or framework of value that can be leveraged or reused.

asset-backed adj
durch Vermögenswerte gesichert forderungsbesichert vermögensbesichert
(finance) Having assets as collateral.

assets /ˈæsɛts/ n
Anlagegüter Vermögen Vermögenswerte

asseverate /əˈsɛvəɹeɪt/ v
beteuern
(transitive) To assert earnestly, seriously, and confidently

asseveration /æsˌɛv.əˈɹeɪ.ʃən/ /əˌsɛv.əˈɹeɪ.ʃən/ asseverations n
Beteuerung
An earnest affirmation; a declaration of support.

assfuck /ˈæsfʌk/ v
arschficken
(North America, vulgar) To engage in anal intercourse.

asshole /ˈæsˌhoʊl/ assholes n
Arschloch
(vulgar) The anus.
Arschloch Mistkerl
(vulgar, pejorative) A jerk; an inappropriately or objectionably mean, inconsiderate, contemptible, obnoxious, intrusive, stupid, and/or rude person.

assiduous /əˈsɪdjuːəs/ /əˈsɪd͡ʒu.əs/ /əˈsɪd͡ʒuːəs/ more assiduous most assiduous adj
fleißig geflissen gewissenhaft
Hard-working, diligent or regular (in attendance or work); industrious.

assign /əˈsaɪn/ v
zuweisen
(transitive) To designate or set apart (something) for some purpose.
(transitive, programming) To give (a value) to a variable.
zuteilen
(transitive) To appoint or select (someone) for some office.

assignee assignees n
Zessionar Abtretungsempfänger
(legal) One to whom a right or property is being transferred.
Bevollmächtigte Bevollmächtigter
One who is appointed to act or speak in place of another; an agent.

assignment assignments n
Einsatz
Zuweisung Übertragung
The act of assigning; the allocation of a job or a set of tasks.
Zuordnung
The categorization of something as belonging to a specific category.
Auftrag Arbeit Aufgabe Aufgabengebiet
An assigned task.
Posten
A position to which someone is assigned.
Aufgabe Hausarbeit Studienarbeit
(education) A task given to students, such as homework or coursework.
Abtretung Zession
(legal) A transfer of a right or benefit from one person to another.
Abtretungsurkunde Zessionsurkunde Übertragungsurkunde
(legal) A document that effects this transfer.

assignor assignors n
Abtretende Zedent
(legal) The person or party which makes an assignment.

assimilable more assimilable most assimilable adj
assimilierbar integrierbar umsetzbar
Capable of being assimilated; susceptible to assimilation.

assimilate /əˈsɪm.ɪ.leɪt/ v
assimilieren
(transitive) To incorporate or absorb (knowledge) into the mind.
(transitive) To absorb (a person or people) into a community or culture.

assimilation /əˌsɪməˈleɪʃən/ assimilations n
Assimilation Angleichung
The act of assimilating or the state of being assimilated.
The metabolic conversion of nutrients into tissue.
Assimilation
(phonology) A sound change process by which the phonetics of a speech segment becomes more like that of another segment in a word (or at a word boundary), so that a change of phoneme occurs.

assimilationism n
Assimilationismus
(sociology) The policy or practice of the assimilation of immigrant or other minority cultures into a mainstream culture.

assist /əˈsɪst/ assists n
Torschussvorlage Torvorlage Vorlage

assist /əˈsɪst/ v
helfen assistieren unterstützen beistehen
To help.
(medicine) To help compensate for what is missing with the help of a medical technique or therapy.
vorlegen
(sports) To make a pass that leads directly towards scoring.

assistance /əˈsɪs.təns/ assistances n
Hilfe
Aid; help; the act or result of assisting.

assistant /əˈsɪstənt/ adj
helfend hilfreich
Having a subordinate or auxiliary position.

assistant /əˈsɪstənt/ assistants n
Assistent Helfer Mitarbeiter Gehilfe
A person who assists or helps someone else.

assistant referee assistant referees n
Linienrichter Schiedsrichterassistent
(soccer, British) : One of the two officials at an association football match, previously known as linesmen, who assist the referee.

assistantship assistantships n
Assistentenstelle Hilfstätigkeit
A position of employment as an assistant.

assisted suicide assisted suicides n
assistierter Suizid
Suicide with the help of another person; especially suicide of a terminally ill person with the help of a physician.

assistive technology assistive technologies n
Hilfsmittel Rehabilitationshilfsmittel Unterstützungstechnologie assistierende Technologie assistive Technologie
Umbrella term that includes adaptive, assistive, and rehabilitative devices for people with disabilities.

associate /əˈsoʊsi.ət/ /əˈsoʊsieɪt/ /əˈsoʊʃi.ət/ /əˈsoʊʃieɪt/ /əˈsəʊsi.ət/ /əˈsəʊsieɪt/ /əˈsəʊʃi.ət/ /əˈsəʊʃieɪt/ associates n
Weggefährte
A companion; a comrade.

associate /əˈsoʊsi.ət/ /əˈsoʊsieɪt/ /əˈsoʊʃi.ət/ /əˈsoʊʃieɪt/ /əˈsəʊsi.ət/ /əˈsəʊsieɪt/ /əˈsəʊʃi.ət/ /əˈsəʊʃieɪt/ v
vereinigen zu einem Verband zusammenschließen
(intransitive) To join in or form a league, union, or association.
gemeinsam Zeit verbringen in Gesellschaft sein
(intransitive) To spend time socially; keep company.
anschließen zuordnen
(transitive, with with) To join as a partner, ally, or friend.
verbinden verknüpfen
(transitive) To connect or join together; combine.
assoziieren
(transitive) To connect evidentially, or in the mind or imagination.

associated /əˈsoʊsieɪtɪd/ /əˈsoʊʃieɪtɪd/ /əˈsəʊsieɪtɪd/ /əˈsəʊʃieɪtɪd/ adj
angegliedert angeschlossen assoziiert begleitend damit verbunden zugehörig
connected with something or another person. (of a person or thing)

association /əˌsoʊsiˈeɪʃən/ /əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən/ /əˌsəʊsiˈeɪʃən/ /əˌsəʊʃiˈeɪʃən/ associations n
Vereinigung Assoziation Verknüpfung Anschliessen Zuordnung Zusammenschliessen
(uncountable) The act of associating.
Vereinigung Assoziation Verbindung Verknüpfung Konnotation Korrelation
(countable) The state of being associated; a connection to or an affiliation with something.
Verband Vereinigung Verein Assoziation
A group of persons associated for a common purpose; an organization; society.

association football n
Fußball
A ball game played between two teams of eleven players, each attempting to win by scoring more goals than their opponent.

associative /əˈsoʊ.si.ə.tɪv/ /əˈsoʊ.ʃi.ə.tɪv/ more associative most associative adj
assoziativ
(algebra, of a binary operator *) Such that, for any operands a, b and c, (a * b) * c = a * (b * c); (of a ring, etc.) whose multiplication operation is associative.

associative array associative arrays n
assoziative Datenfeld
(computing) An array-like data structure where the indices (called keys) are not limited to integers.

associativity associativities n
Assoziativität
(algebra) The condition of being associative.

associator associators n
Assoziator
(algebra) A multilinear map, given by [x, y, z] = xy(z) − x(yz), that measures the degree of nonassociativity of a ring or algebra.

assortativity assortativities n
Assortativität
(mathematics) The extent to which nodes of a graph link to others of the same degree.

assorted more assorted most assorted adj
gemischt
Composed of a number of different kinds or types; mixed; miscellaneous.

assortment /əˈsɔːtmənt/ assortments n
Sortiment Auswahl ausgewählte Zusammenstellung
A collection of varying but related items.

assuage /əˈsweɪd͡ʒ/ /əˈswɑʒ/ v
lindern mildern abschwächen
(transitive) To lessen the intensity of, to mitigate or relieve (hunger, emotion, pain etc.).
besänftigen beschwichtigen
(transitive) To pacify or soothe (someone).

assume /əˈsjuːm/ /əˈsuːm/ /əˈzuːm/ /əˈʃuːm/ v
annehmen vermuten unterstellen voraussetzen
To authenticate by means of belief; to surmise; to suppose to be true, especially without proof
übernehmen annehmen aufnehmen einnehmen
To take on a position, duty or form
annehmen
To adopt (an idea or cause)

assumedly more assumedly most assumedly adv
mutmaßlich vermutlich
(chiefly, US) In an assumed manner; presumably.

assumption /əˈsʌm(p).ʃ(ə)n/ assumptions n
Übernahme
The act of assuming, or taking to or upon oneself; the act of taking up or adopting.
Annahme
The act of taking for granted, or supposing a thing without proof; a supposition; an unwarrantable claim.
The thing supposed; a postulate, or proposition assumed; a supposition.
Himmelfahrt Auffahrt
The taking of a person up into heaven.
Himmelfahrt
A festival in honor of the ascent of the Virgin Mary into heaven, celebrated on 15 August.

assurance /əˈʃɔːɹəns/ /əˈʃɝəns/ /əˈʃʊəɹəns/ /əˈʃʊɹəns/ assurances n
Sicherheit Vertrauen Gewissheit Zuversicht Zuversichtlichkeit
The state of being assured; total confidence or trust; a lack of doubt; certainty.
Sicherheit Selbstsicherheit Anmaßung Dreistigkeit Frechheit Mut
Firmness of mind; undoubting steadiness; intrepidity; courage; confidence; self-reliance.
Zusicherung Versicherung Beteuerung Garantie Lebensversicherung Lebensversicherungsvertrag
(insurance) Insurance; a contract for the payment of a sum on occasion of a certain event, as loss or death. Assurance is used in relation to life contingencies, and insurance in relation to other contingencies. It is called temporary assurance, in the time within which the contingent event must happen is limited.
Grundstückskaufvertrag Übertragungsurkunde
(legal) Any written or other legal evidence of the conveyance of property; a conveyance; a deed.

assure /əˈʃɔː/ /əˈʃɝ/ /əˈʃʊə/ /əˈʃʊɹ/ v
sichern
(transitive) To make sure and secure; ensure.
versichern
(transitive, followed by that or of) To give (someone) confidence in the trustworthiness of (something).

astatine /ˈastətiːn/ /ˈæstəˌtin/ astatines n
Astat Astatin
A highly radioactive chemical element (symbol At), one of the halogens, with atomic number 85.

astatize v
astasieren

aster /ˈæstɚ/ asters n
Aster
Any of several plants of the genus Aster; one of its flowers.

asterisk /ˈæst(ə)ˌɹɪks/ /ˈæstəɹɪsk/ /ˈæstəˌɹɪsk/ /ˈæstɹɪsk/ asterisks n
Sternchen Asterisk Asteriskus
Something resembling or shaped like an asterisk symbol.

asterism /ˈæs.təˌɹɪz.əm/ asterisms n
Asterismus Sternbild
(constellation) An unofficial constellation (small group of stars that forms a visible pattern).
Asterism
A rarely used typographical symbol (⁂, three asterisks arranged in a triangle), used to call attention to a passage or to separate subchapters in a book.
Asterismus
(mineralogy) A star-shaped figure exhibited by some crystals by reflected light (as in a star sapphire) or by transmitted light (as in some mica).

asterixis asterixes n
Asterixis

asterless adj
asterlos

astern /əˈstɜːn/ /əˈstɝn/ adj
achterlich
Behind a vessel; having a bearing of 180 degrees from ahead.

astern /əˈstɜːn/ /əˈstɝn/ more astern most astern adv
achtern
In the direction of the stern; backward (motion); to the rear.

asteroid /ˈæst(ə)ɹɔɪd/ asteroids n
Asteroid
(astronomy) A naturally occurring solid object, which is smaller than a planet, larger than a meteoroid and not a comet, that orbits a star and often has an irregular shape.

asteroid belt pn
Asteroidengürtel Hauptgürtel Planetoidengürtel
(astronomy) The main asteroid belt, the region of the orbital plane of the Solar System located between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter which is occupied by numerous minor planets (asteroids) and the dwarf planet Ceres.

asteronym asteronyms n
Asteronym
(typography, rare) An asterism (⁂) or similar symbol which replaces the name of the author in a literary work.

asteroseismology n
Asteroseismologie stellare Seismologie
(astrophysics) The study of oscillations in stars.

asthenia /æsˈθi.ni.ə/ /æsˈθiː.nɪə/ asthenias n
Asthenie Körperschwäche
(medicine) Weakness; loss of strength.

asthenic more asthenic most asthenic adj
asthenisch

asthenosphere /asˈθɛnə(ʊ)sfɪə/ asthenospheres n
Asthenosphäre
(geology) The zone of the Earth's upper mantle, below the lithosphere.

asthma /ˈasmə/ /ˈasθmə/ /ˈaθsmə/ /ˈæst.mə/ /ˈæzmə/ /ˈæzðmə/ /ˈæðzmə/ asthmas asthmata n
Asthma
(pathology) A long-term respiratory condition, in which the airways may unexpectedly and suddenly narrow, often in response to an allergen, cold air, exercise, or emotional stress. Symptoms include wheezing, shortness of breath, chest tightness, and coughing.

asthma attack asthma attacks n
Asthmaanfall
(medicine) An incident wherein a person who suffers intermittent experiences of bronchioconstriction undergoes such an experience, usually with a sudden onset.

asthmatic /æsˈmætɪk/ /æsˈθmætɪk/ /æzˈmætɪk/ more asthmatic most asthmatic adj
asthmatisch
Having the characteristics of asthma, as in an "asthmatic cough".

asthmatic /æsˈmætɪk/ /æsˈθmætɪk/ /æzˈmætɪk/ asthmatics n
Asthmatiker Asthmatikerin
A person who suffers from asthma.

astigmatic more astigmatic most astigmatic adj
astigmatisch
(medicine) Suffering from astigmatism.

astigmatically more astigmatically most astigmatically adv
astigmatisch

astigmatism /əˈstɪɡmətɪzm̩/ astigmatisms n
Astigmatismus
(optics) A defect of a lens such that light rays coming from a point do not meet at a focal point so that the image is blurred.
(pathology) A disorder of the vision, usually due to a misshapen cornea, such that light does not focus correctly on the retina causing a blurred image.

astonish /əˈstɑnɪʃ/ /əˈstɒnɪʃ/ v
erstaunen
To surprise greatly.

astonished more astonished most astonished adj
erstaunt
Amazed; surprised.

astonishing /əˈstɑnɪʃɪŋ/ /əˈstɒnɪʃɪŋ/ more astonishing most astonishing adj
verwunderlich
Causing astonishment.

astonishment /əˈstɑːnɪʃmənt/ /əˈstɒnɪʃmənt/ astonishments n
Erstaunen Verwunderung Staunen
The feeling or experience of being astonished; great surprise.

astound /əˈstaʊnd/ v
verblüffen überraschen erstaunen
To astonish, bewilder or dazzle.

astounded more astounded most astounded adj
erstaunt
Surprised, amazed, astonished or bewildered.

astounding more astounding most astounding adj
außergewöhnlich beeindruckend
That astounds or astound.

astrakhan /æstɹəˈkæn/ astrakhans n
Astrachan
Closely-curled black or grey fleece of very young karakul lambs from Astrakhan.
Cloth resembling the above mentioned fur, often made from wool and mohair and used for trimmings.

astral body astral bodies n
Astralkörper Astralleib
(parapsychology, theosophy) A ghost-like replica of one's physical body which supposedly inhabits or is somehow associated with the physical body, conceived as a subtle body composed of some sort of ethereal material or as being non-physical and capable of sometimes separating from the physical body to travel to other places or to other realms of existence.

astral projection astral projections n
Astralprojektion

astray /əˈstɹeɪ/ adv
abwegig fehlgeleitet irregeleitet
In a wrong or unknown and wrongly-motivated direction.

astride /əˈstɹaɪd/ adv
rittlings
With one’s legs on either side.

astride /əˈstɹaɪd/ preposition
rittlings
With one’s legs on either side of.

astringent /əˈstɹɪn.d͡ʒənt/ more astringent most astringent adj
adstringierend
(medicine) Having the effect of drawing tissue together; styptic.

astringent /əˈstɹɪn.d͡ʒənt/ astringents n
Adstringens
A substance which draws tissue together, thus restricting the flow of blood.

astro- prefix
astro-
celestial bodies: fixed stars, wandering stars (planets), etc.; space; astronomy

astrobiology n
Astrobiologie
(sciences) The study of life anywhere in the universe, including Earth.

astrocyte astrocytes n
Astrozyt
(neurology) A neuroglial cell, in the shape of a star, in the brain.

astrodynamics n
Astrodynamik
The study of the motion of rockets and spacecraft, usually from Newton's laws of motion, Newtonian gravity, and Kepler's laws

astrogeology n
Astrogeologie
(astronomy, geology) The science dealing with the structure and composition of planets and other bodies in the solar system.

astrolabe /ˈæs.tɹəˌleɪb/ astrolabes n
Astrolabium Sternhöhenmesser
An astronomical and navigational instrument for gauging the altitude of the Sun and stars.

astrologer /əˈstrɒl.ə.d͡ʒɚ/ astrologers astrologess n
Astrologe Sterndeuter Astrologin Sterndeuterin
One who studies or practices astrology.

astrological /ˌæstɹəˈlɒd͡ʒɪkəl/ more astrological most astrological adj
astrologisch
Of, or relating to astrology.

astrological sign astrological signs n
Tierkreiszeichen Sternzeichen
(astrology) Any of twelve signs, corresponding to constellations, that are used as the basis of astrology

astrology /əˈstɹɒlədʒi/ astrologies n
Astrologie
Divination about human affairs or natural phenomena from the relative positions of celestial bodies. [from 14th c.]

astromathematics n
Astromathematik

astrometry /əˈstɹɒmətɹi/ astrometries n
Astrometrie
(astronomy) The branch of astronomy that deals with the measurement of the positions and motions of celestial bodies, particularly stars.

astronaut /ˈæstɹəˌnɑt/ /ˈæstɹəˌnɔt/ /ˈæstɹəˌnɔːt/ astronauts n
Astronaut Raumfahrer Kosmonaut Raumpilot Weltraumpilot
A member of the crew of a spaceship or other spacecraft that travels beyond Earth's atmosphere, or someone trained to serve that purpose.

astronautics n
Raumfahrt
The science and technology of space flight.

astronomer /ə.ˈstɹɑ.nə.mɚ/ /əˈstɹɒn.ə.mə/ /əˈstɹɒn.ə.mɚ/ astronomers n
Astronom Astronomin Astronomus Himmelskundler Sternkundiger
One who studies astronomy, the stars or the physical universe; a scientist whose area of research is astronomy or astrophysics

astronomical /ˌæs.tɹəˈnɑm.ɪ.kəl/ /ˌæs.tɹəˈnɒm.ɪ.kəl/ more astronomical most astronomical adj
astronomisch
(not comparable, astronomy) Of or relating to astronomy.
(comparable) Very large; of vast measure.

astronomical unit astronomical units n
Astronomische Einheit astronomische Einheit
(astronomy) 149,597,870,700 metres, the approximate mean distance from the Earth to the Sun (the semi-major axis of Earth's orbit), (symbol AU), used to measure distances in the solar system.

astronomy /æsˈtɹɑn.ə.mi/ /əˈstɹɑn.ə.mi/ astronomies n
Astronomie Sternkunde Himmelskunde
The study of the physical universe beyond the Earth's atmosphere, including the process of mapping locations and properties of the matter and radiation in the universe.

astrophotography n
Astrofotografie
(astronomy, photography) The photography or imaging of astronomical objects, celestial events or areas of the night sky.

astrophysical adj
astrophysikalisch
Of or pertaining to astrophysics.

astrophysicist astrophysicists n
Astrophysikerin Astrophysiker
One who studies astrophysics.

astrophysics /ˌæs.tɹoʊˈfɪz.ɪks/ /ˌæs.tɹəˈfɪz.ɪks/ n
Astrophysik
The branch of astronomy or physics that deals with the physical properties of celestial bodies and with the interaction between matter and radiation in celestial bodies and in the space between them.

astroturfing n
Tarnung einer Kampagne als Volksbewegung Vortäuschen einer Basisbewegung
(originally, US politics, now, social media, marketing) The disguising of an orchestrated campaign as a "grass-roots" event, i.e., a spontaneous upwelling of public opinion.

astute /əsˈtjuːt/ astuter astutest adj
scharfsinnig listig gerissen
Quickly and critically discerning.

astuteness astutenesses n
Gerissenheit Scharfsinn Scharsinnigkeit
The quality of being astute.

asunder /əˈsʌndə/ /əˈsʌndɚ/ more asunder most asunder adv
entzwei auseinander in Stücke
(archaic, literary) Into separate parts or pieces.

asylee asylees n
Asylnehmer Asylnehmerin anerkannte Asylantin anerkannter Asylant
A non-citizen of a country who has been granted asylum in that country.

asylum /əˈsaɪləm/ asyla asylums n
Asyl
A place of safety or refuge.
psychiatrische Anstalt
(dated) A place of protection or restraint for one or more classes of the disadvantaged, especially the mentally ill.

asylum seeker asylum seekers n
Asylsuchender Asylbewerber Asylbewerberin Asylsuchende Asylantin Asylant
A person who has applied for asylum in a foreign country but has not yet been granted refugee status by that country.

asymmetric /ˌeɪ.səˈmɛt.rɪk/ more asymmetric most asymmetric adj
asymmetrisch
Not symmetric.

asymmetric warfare n
asymmetrische Kriegführung

asymmetrical /ˌeɪsɪˈmɛtɹɪk(ə)l/ more asymmetrical most asymmetrical adj
asymmetrisch
Not symmetrical.

asymmetry /eɪˈsɪmɪtɹi/ asymmetries n
Asymmetrie
Absence of symmetry or proportion between the parts of a thing, or a distinction that produces such a lack of symmetry.

asymptomatic adj
symptomfrei asymptomatisch
(pathology) Not exhibiting any symptoms of disease, as for example in subclinical cases.

asymptote /ˈeɪ̯sɪmtoʊ̯t/ /ˈæsɪmptoʊ̯t/ /ˈæsɪmtoʊ̯t/ /ˈæsɪmtɒt/ asymptotes n
Asymptote
(analysis) A straight line which a curve approaches arbitrarily closely as it goes to infinity. The limit of the curve; its tangent "at infinity".

asymptotic /ˌæsəm(p)ˈtɑtɪk/ /ˌæsəm(p)ˈtɔtɪk/ /ˌæsɪm(p)ˈtɒtɪk/ adj
asymptotisch
(mathematics) Pertaining to values or properties approached at infinity.

asymptotic giant branch n
asymptotischer Riesenast

asymptotically adv
asymptotisch
(analysis) In an asymptotical manner, in the way of an asymptote, toward an asymptote.

asymptotics n
Asymptotik
(mathematics) asymptotic behavior

asynchronicity asynchronicities n
Asynchronizität Ungleichzeitigkeit
(uncountable) The state of being asynchronous.

asynchrony asynchronies n
Asynchronie
The state of being asynchronous, or out of synchronization

asyndeton asyndeta asyndetons n
Asyndeton
(grammar, rhetoric) Omission of conjunctions, especially for rhetorical effect.

at /æt/ /ət/ preposition
in bei an auf zu
In, near, or in the general vicinity of a particular place.
um
(indicating time) Indicating occurrence in an instant of time or a period of time relatively short in context or from the speaker's perspective.
nach zu
In the direction of (often implied to be in a hostile or careless manner).
zu für
Denotes a price.
Indicates a position on a scale or in a series.
bei
Occupied in (activity).

at a loss
auf dem Schlauch stehen ratlos
(idiomatic) Not sure; uncertain; lacking further ideas, direction, or ability.

at all [ætˈoːɫ] [æˈɾɑ̈ɫ] [æˈɾɔɫ] [əˈtʰoːɫ] [əˈɾoːɫ] [əˈɾɑ̈ɫ] [əˈɾɔɫ] adv
gar überhaupt
(idiom) Indicating degree, quantity or frequency greater than zero: to the slightest degree, in any way, at any time or in any circumstance.

at all costs
um jeden Preis koste es, was es wolle was es auch koste
As an absolute imperative; sparing no effort or expense

at bay
auf Abstand
(set phrase, idiomatic) Unable to come closer; at a distance.
in Schach in die Ecke in die Enge
(set phrase, idiomatic) Cornered; unable to flee.

at best
allenfalls bestenfalls günstigenfalls höchstens im günstigsten Fall
In the most favorable of conditions; at the most.

at dark
am Dunkelwerden
During nightfall.

at death's door
an der Schwelle des Todes
(idiomatic) About to die; in a life-threatening state of health.

at ease
bequem gemütlich ohne Tritt unbefangen
Free of anxiety; not stressed or tense.
rühren rührt euch
(military, marching) In a relaxed position with the feet apart rather than at attention.
ohne Tritt
(military, marching) Allowed to refrain from being in rigid formation.

at first
anfangs anfänglich zuerst zunächst
(idiomatic) Initially; at the start.

at first blush
auf den ersten Blick
(idiomatic) Upon first impression or consideration; seemingly, apparently, ostensibly.

at first glance
auf den ersten Blick
(modal) After only a superficial examination or review.

at gunpoint
mit Schusswaffengewalt mit vorgehaltener Schusswaffe unter Schusswaffengewalt unter vorgehaltener Schusswaffe von einer Pistole bedroht
Under coercion by someone with a firearm.

at hand
griffbereit parat
Within easy reach; nearby.
greifbar
Near; soon.

at heart
im Geiste im Innersten im Kern tief im Herzen
In spirit; according to one's beliefs, views or feelings; deep down, fundamentally, really.

at home
daheim zu Hause zuhause
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see at,‎ home. In one's place of residence.
zu Hause
(idiomatic) At ease; comfortable.

at it /ˈat ɪt/ /ˈæt ɪt/ [ˈæɾɪt̚]
dabei
Occupied with a given activity; busy with something. [from 17th c.]
Engaged in sexual intercourse or other sexual activity.

at large
auf freiem Fuß frei umherbewegend frei umherziehend in Freiheit ungebunden
(idiomatic) On the loose; roaming freely; not confined.
als Ganzes im Ganzen vollständig
(obsolete) In full, fully.
als Ganzes im Allgemeinen im Ganzen im Großen und Ganzen insgesamt
In general; as a whole.
über die Einzelwahlkreise hinaus
(US, politics, of an election or elected position) Having an electorate across multiple districts.

at last
endlich
(idiomatic) After a long time; eventually.
schließlich
(idiomatic) In the end; finally; ultimately.

at least
mindestens wenigstens zumindest
(focus) At a minimum or lower limit.
immerhin mindestens
In any event; anyway.

at length
ausführlich in voller Länge
ausgiebig ellenlang langatmig sehr lange
For a long time; extensively.
schließlich am Ende endlich zu guter Letzt zuletzt
(formal, _, or, _, dated) At last, finally, eventually.

at loggerheads /æt ˈlɒɡəhɛdz/ /æt ˈlɔɡɚˌhɛdz/ /ˈlɑ-/
auf Kriegsfuß in den Haaren völlig uneins
(figuratively) Unable to agree; opposing.

at most
höchstens maximal
At the most; at a maximum or upper limit.

at night adv
in der Nacht nachts während der Nacht
During the night.

at once /ət ˈwʌns/ adv
auf einmal gleichzeitig
At the same time; simultaneously.
sofort unverzüglich
Immediately; now; right away.

at one blast /ət wɒn ˈblɑːst/ /ət wʌn ˈblæst/ /ət wʌn ˈblɑːst/ adv
auf einen Schlag
(figuratively) At once, at the same moment in time. [from 1379]

at one stroke
auf einen Schlag
(literal) With a single blow, effort, or act.

at one's fingertips
auf der Fingerspitze
(idiomatic) Readily available.

at one's own risk /ət wʌnz ˈəʊn ɹɪsk/
auf eigene Gefahr
Taking personal responsibility for any harm that arises from a dangerous activity.

at present
aktuell gegenwärtig momentan
currently, now, at the moment, at this moment in time, at the present time

at random
wahllos zufällig stichprobenartig stichprobenhaft willkürlich
Randomly, haphazardly.

at sign at signs n
Klammeraffe at Affeschwanz at-Zeichen
The symbol @, most commonly used in e-mail addresses.

at sixes and sevens
völlig durcheinander sein
(idiomatic) In a state of confusion.
sich in den Haaren liegen völlig uneins sein über Kreuz sein
(idiomatic, of people or groups) In a state of dispute or disagreement.

at some point
irgendwann
Sometime; at an indefinite time.

at stake
auf dem Spiel
(idiomatic) At issue, at risk.

at the drop of a hat
von einem Tag auf den anderen von heute auf morgen
(informal, idiom) Without any hesitation; instantly.

at the earliest
frühestens
not sooner than

at the end of one's tether
jemandem reißt (gleich) der Geduldsfaden mit seiner Geduld am Ende
(UK) At the limit of one’s patience; frustrated or annoyed.

at the end of the day
am Ende des Tages letzten Endes
(idiomatic) In summary; ultimately.

at the expense of
Kosten

at the hands of preposition
durch seitens von Seiten
By the actions of (someone).

at the helm
am Steuer
(nautical, literally) Steering a vessel.
(idiomatic) In charge of a company or project.

at the last minute
in letzter Minute
(idiomatic) Very close to a deadline or potential crucial event.

at the latest
spätestens
not later than

at the mercy of
ausgeliefert den Launen ausgeliefert
(idiomatic) In the power of; defenceless/defenseless against.

at the moment
zurzeit momentan im Moment
At this moment; right now.

at the same time
gleichzeitig
Simultaneously.
andererseits
On the other hand (introducing an opposing viewpoint).

at the time
damals zu der Zeit
Back then, at the time referred to the specific time period, era, or time frame in the past.

at the top of one's lungs
aus voller Kehle aus voller Brust aus voller Lunge

at the very least adv
allerwenigstens
(idiom) at least; as an absolute minimum; emphatic form of at the least.

at this rate
bei diesem Tempo wenn das so weitergeht
If one continues at the current pace or with the current actions.

at times
zeitweise
(idiomatic) On occasion, sometimes.

at war
im Krieg

at will
nach Belieben
(idiom) at one's preference; as one sees fit

at work
bei der Arbeit
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see at,‎ work. At one's workplace.

at worst
schlimmstenfalls
If the worst possible alternative happens.

ataman /ˈætəmən/ atamans n
Ataman
(historical) A title of Cossack and haidamak leaders of various kinds. The term was also used for the leader of a fisherman artel and of a band of robbers or thieves.

ataraxia ataraxias n
Ataraxie
(literary, Greek, _, philosophy) Tranquility of mind; absence of mental disturbance.

atavism /ˈætəˌvɪzəm/ [ˈæɾəˌvɪzəm] atavisms n
Atavismus
The reappearance of an ancestral characteristic in an organism after several generations of absence; a throwback.

atavistic /æt.əˈvɪs.tɪk/ more atavistic most atavistic adj
atavistisch
(biology) Of the recurrence of a trait reappearing after an absence of one or more generations due to a chance recombination of genes.

ataxia /eɪˈtæksɪə/ /əˈtæksɪə/ ataxias n
Ataxie
(chemistry) The condition of a polymer in which the orientation of the subunits is random

atelier /-ˌljɛ/ /æ.təˈljeɪ/ /əˈtɛl.i.eɪ/ /əˈtɛl.jeɪ/ /əˈtɛlˌjeɪ/ /ˈæ.təˌljeɪ/ /ˌæ.təlˈjeɪ/ [ˌæ.ɾəl-] ateliers n
Atelier Studio

atemoya atemoyas n
Atemoya
The tree that bears this fruit.

atemporal more atemporal most atemporal adj
unvergänglich unveränderlich zeitlos
Unaffected by time; timeless; permanent or unchanging.

athanor /ˈæθənɔɹ/ /ˈæθənɔː/ athanors n
Athanor
(historical) A furnace or stove designed and used to maintain uniform heat, primarily used by alchemists. [from late 15th c.]

atheism /ˈeɪθiɪzəm/ atheisms n
Atheismus Gottesleugnung
(narrowly) Belief that no deities exist (sometimes including rejection of other religious beliefs).
Atheismus Gottlosigkeit
(broadly) A lack of belief in deities, or a belief that there is insufficient evidence to believe in a god.

atheist /ˈeɪθiɪst/ atheists n
Atheist Atheistin Agnostiker Nichtglaubende Nichtglaubender
(broadly) A person who doubts the existence of deities (therefore, an agnostic may be considered an atheist).
Atheist Gottesleugner Atheistin Agnostiker Gottesleugnerin Gottlose
(narrowly) A person who is certain that no deities exist or who thinks that the existence of deities can be disproven.

atheistic more atheistic most atheistic adj
atheistisch
of or relating to atheists or atheism

athematic /ˌæθiːˈmætɪk/ adj
athematisch
(linguistics) Of a root, not having a thematic vowel and thus attaching inflections directly to the root.

atheroma atheromas atheromata n
Atherom
(pathology) An abnormal fatty deposit which develops within the walls of arteries.

athetosis athetoses n
Athetose
(symptom) A series of involuntary writhing movements of the limbs, typically bilateral and symmetric and predominantly affecting the distal parts of the limbs.

athlete /ˈæθ.lit/ /ˈæθ.liːt/ /ˈæθ.ə.liːt/ athletes n
Athletin Athlet Sportler Sportlerin
A participant in a group of sporting activities which includes track and field, road running, cross country running and racewalking.
Athlet Athletin Sportler Sportlerin
(US, Canada) A person who actively participates in physical sports, especially with great skill; a sportsperson.

athlete's foot n
Fußpilz
(disease) A fungal infection of the skin of the foot, usually between the toes, caused by pathogen fungi, such as Trichophyton rubrum, Trichophyton interdigitale, syn. Trichophyton mentagrophytes, or Epidermophyton floccosum

athletic /æθˈlɛt.ɪk/ more athletic most athletic adj
athletisch sportlich
(not comparable) Having to do with athletes.

athletics /æθˈlɛtɪks/ n
Athletik
(sports, especially US) Physical activities such as sports and games requiring stamina, fitness and skill.

athwart /əˈθwɔɹt/ /əˈθwɔːt/ more athwart most athwart adv
quer
From side to side, often in an oblique manner; across or over.

athwartships adv
querschiffs
(nautical) Across the vessel sideways, i.e. in a direction at right angles to the fore-and-aft line of the vessel.

atlas /ˈætləs/ /ˈætlɪs/ atlantes atlases n
Atlas
A bound collection of maps often including tables, illustrations or other text.
A bound collection of tables, illustrations etc. on any given subject.
(differential geometry, topology) A family of coordinate charts that cover a manifold.
(anatomy) The uppermost vertebra of the cervical spine in the neck in humans and some other animals.
One who supports a heavy burden; mainstay.
Atlas Atlant
(architecture) A figure of a man used as a column.

atlatl /ˈatlat(ə)l/ atlatls n
Atlatl
A spearthrower consisting of a wooden stick with a thong or perpendicularly protruding hook on the rear end that grips a grove or socket on the butt of its accompanying spear (or dart), intended to steady the spear immediately prior to throwing, to increase its potential range when thrown, and to increase its force of penetration of the target. [from 19th c.]

atmosphere /ˈæt.məsˌfɪə(ɹ)/ /ˈætməsˌfɪɹ/ atmospheres n
Atmosphäre
The gases surrounding the Earth or any astronomical body.
The air in a particular place.
A unit of measurement for pressure equal to 101325 Pa (symbol: atm), approximately the atmospheric pressure at sea level.

atmosphereless adj
atmosphärenlos

atmospheric /ˌætməsˈfɛɹɪk/ more atmospheric most atmospheric adj
atmosphärisch
Of, relating to, produced by, or coming from the atmosphere.
Evoking a particular emotional or aesthetic quality.

atmospheric pressure atmospheric pressures n
Luftdruck Atmosphärendruck
(physics, meteorology) The pressure caused by the weight of the atmosphere above an area.

atoll /əˈtɑl/ /əˈtɒl/ /ˈeɪtɑl/ /ˈeɪtɔl/ /ˈætoʊl/ /ˈætɑl/ /ˈætɒl/ /ˈætɔl/ atolls n
Atoll
a type of island consisting of a ribbon reef that nearly or entirely surrounds a lagoon and supports, in most cases, one to many islets on the reef platform. Atolls have a unique geology, so not all islands with a reef and a lagoon are atolls.

atom /ˈætəm/ [ˈæɾm̩] [ˈæɾəm] atoms n
Atom
(chemistry, physics) The smallest possible amount of matter which still retains its identity as a chemical element, now known to consist of a nucleus surrounded by electrons. [from 16th c.]
(history of science) A hypothetical particle posited by Greek philosophers as an ultimate and indivisible component of matter. [from 15th c.]
(mathematics) A non-zero member of a partially ordered set that has only zero below it (assuming that the poset has a least element, its "zero"). [from 20th c.]

atomic /əˈtɑː.mɪk/ /əˈtɒm.ɪk/ /əˈtɔm.ɪk/ adj
atomar atomisch
(physics, chemistry) Of or relating to atoms; composed of atoms; monatomic.
atomar Atom
Employing or relating to nuclear energy or processes.
atomar
(computing, of an operation) Guaranteed to complete either fully or not at all while waiting in a pause, and running synchronously when called by multiple asynchronous threads.

atomic absorption spectroscopy n
Atomabsorptionsspektroskopie

atomic bomb atomic bombs n
Atombombe
(countable, military) A nuclear weapon that obtains its destructive energy from nuclear fission.

atomic clock atomic clocks n
Atomuhr
An extremely accurate reference clock whose operation is based on an atomic process, typically the frequency of electromagnetic radiation associated with a specified energy-level transition in an element such as cesium.

atomic emission spectroscopy n
Atomemissionsspektrometrie

atomic mass atomic masses n
Atommasse
(proscribed) atomic weight; the average mass of atoms of an element.

atomic nucleus atomic nuclei n
Atomkern
(physics) A nucleus of an atom; consisting of protons and neutrons, surrounded by an electron cloud.

atomic number atomic numbers n
Ordnungszahl Kernladungszahl Atomnummer
(physics, chemistry) The number of protons in an atom. Symbol: Z

atomic physics n
Atomphysik
(physics, atomic) The branch of physics that studies the internal structure of atomic nuclei.

atomic weight atomic weights n
Atomgewicht
(physics) Former term for the more specific relative atomic mass.

atomicity /ˌætəˈmɪsɪti/ [-ɾi] [-ɾə-] atomicities n
Atomizität Atomarität Atomigkeit
(historical) Synonym of valence (“the combining capacity of an atom, functional group, or radical determined by the number of atoms of hydrogen with which it will unite, or the number of electrons that it will gain, lose, or share when it combines with other atoms, etc.”)

atomization atomizations n
Atomisierung
The act or an instance of atomizing.

atomize /ˈætəmaɪz/ v
atomisieren
(transitive) To separate or reduce into atoms.
(transitive) To make into a fine spray.
(transitive) To fragment; to break into small pieces or concepts.

atomizer atomizers n
Zerstäuber
An instrument for reducing a liquid to spray or vapor for disinfecting, cooling, medical use or perfume spraying.

atonal /eɪˈtoʊnəl/ /eɪˈtəʊnəl/ more atonal most atonal adj
atonal
(music) Lacking a tonal center or key.

atonality atonalities n
Atonalität
(uncountable, music) A style of music that is written without a key.

atone /əˈtoʊn/ /əˈtəʊn/ [əˈtʰoʊ̯n] v
wiedergutmachen büßen sühnen Buße tun Ersatz leisten Sühne leisten
(ambitransitive) To make reparation, compensation, amends or satisfaction for an offence, crime, mistake or deficiency. [from 1680s]

atonement /əˈtoʊnmənt/ atonements n
Wiedergutmachung Ersatz Sühneopfer Versöhnung
Making amends to restore a damaged relationship; expiation.
Sühne Buße Entsühnung Sühnung Wiedergutmachung
(theology, often with capitalized initial) The reconciliation of God and mankind through the death of Jesus.

atop /əˈtɒp/ preposition
obenauf obendrauf zuoberst
On the top of.
On the top, with "of".

atopy /ˈætəpi/ atopies n
Atopie
(medicine) A hereditary disorder marked by the tendency to develop localized immediate hypersensitivity reactions to allergens such as pollen, food etc and is manifested by hay fever, asthma, or similar allergic conditions; generally considered to be caused by the interaction of environmental and genetic factors.

atrial fibrillation atrial fibrillations n
Vorhofflimmern
(pathology) A cardiac arrhythmia (abnormal heart rhythm) that involves the two upper chambers (atria) of the heart.

atrium /ˈeɪ.tɹi.əm/ atria atriums n
Atrium
(architecture) A central room or space in ancient Roman homes, open to the sky in the middle; a similar space in other buildings.
(architecture) A square hall lit by daylight from above, into which rooms open at one or more levels.
(biology) Any enclosed body cavity or chamber.
(palynology) A cavity inside a porate aperture of a pollen grain formed by the separation of the sexine and nexine layers, widening toward the interior of the grain.

atrocious /əˈtɹoʊʃəs/ /əˈtɹəʊʃəs/ more atrocious most atrocious adj
grauenhaft
Frightful, evil, cruel, or monstrous.

atrocity /əˈtɹɒsɪti/ atrocities n
Grausamkeit Gräueltat Abscheulichkeit Atrozität Barbarei Brutalität
(countable) An extremely cruel act; a horrid act of injustice.

atrophy /ˈæt.ɹə.fi/ atrophies n
Atrophie
(pathology) A reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease, injury or lack of use. [from early 17th c.]

atrophy /ˈæt.ɹə.fi/ v
absterben
(intransitive) To wither or waste away. [from early 18th c.]
(transitive) To cause to waste away or become abortive; to starve or weaken.

atropine /ˈa.tɹə.piːn/ /ˈa.tɹəp.ɪn/ /ˈæ.tɹəˌpin/ atropines n
Atropin
(poison, pharmaceutical drug) An alkaloid extracted from the plant deadly nightshade (Atropa belladonna) and other sources, such as the seeds of the thorn-apple. Though overdoses would be fatal it is used as a drug in medicine for its paralytic effects (e.g. in surgery to relax muscles, in dentistry to dry the mouth, in ophthalmology to dilate the pupils).

attaboy /ˈætəˌbɔɪ/ interjection
gut gemacht guter Junge
(idiomatic, colloquial) Used to show encouragement or approval to a boy, man, or male animal.

attach /əˈtæt͡ʃ/ v
anbringen
(transitive) To fasten, to join to (literally and figuratively).

attachment /əˈtæt͡ʃmənt/ attachments n
Anlage Anhang Attachment Dateianhang
(computing) A file sent along with a message, usually an email.

attaché /əˈtæʃeɪ/ /ˌætæˈʃeɪ/ attachés n
Attaché Gesandtschaftsbeamter
A diplomatic officer, usually one who plays a specific role.

attaché case attaché cases n
Aktenkoffer
A box-style briefcase, scrunched over a hinged frame that opens into two compartments.

attack /əˈtæk/ attacks n
Attacke Angriff
An attempt to cause damage, injury to, or death of opponent or enemy.
A time in which one attacks; the offence of a battle.
Anfall
(medicine) The sudden onset of a disease or condition.
An active episode of a chronic or recurrent disease.

attack /əˈtæk/ v
angreifen attackieren
(transitive) To apply violent force to someone or something.
(transitive) To begin to affect; to act upon injuriously or destructively; to begin to decompose or waste.

attack helicopter attack helicopters n
Kampfhelikopter Kampfhubschrauber
(military) An armed helicopter with the offensive capability of engaging ground targets such as enemy infantry, military vehicles, and fortifications. [from 1950s]

attack is the best form of defence proverb
Angriff ist die beste Verteidung
In a battle or dispute, attacking the opposition first is better than waiting for them to attack.

attacker /əˈtækɚ/ attackers n
Angreifer Angreiferin
Someone who attacks.
Stürmer Stürmerin
(soccer) One of the players on a team in football (soccer) in the row nearest to the opposing team's goal, who are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals.

attain /əˈteɪn/ v
erlangen erreichen
(transitive) To reach or come to, by progression or motion; to arrive at (a place, time, state, etc.).

attainable /əˈteɪnəb(ə)l/ more attainable most attainable adj
erreichbar verwirklichbar
Able to be accomplished, achieved, or obtained.

attainment /əˈteɪnmənt/ attainments n
Aneignung Erlangen Erreichen Erzielen Erzielung Verschaffung
The act of attaining; the act of arriving at or reaching; the act of obtaining by exertion or effort.
Angeeignetes Erreichtes Errungenschaft Erzieltes Verschafftes
That which is attained, or obtained by exertion.

attempt /əˈtɛmpt/ attempts n
Versuch Bestreben Bestrebung
The action of trying at something. [1530]
Attentat Anschlag
An assault or attack, especially an assassination attempt. [1580]

attempt /əˈtɛmpt/ v
versuchen
(archaic) To attack; to make an effort or attack upon; to try to take by force.

attend /əˈtɛnd/ [əˈtʰɛnd] v
kümmern beachten
teilnehmen besuchen
To be present with; to accompany; to be united or consequent to.

attendance /əˈtɛn.dəns/ attendances n
Anwesenheit
The act of attending; the state of being present; presence.

attendant /əˈtɛndənt/ adj
anwesend begleitend zugehörig
Going with; associated; concomitant.
abhängig verpflichtet
(law) Depending on, or owing duty or service to.

attendant /əˈtɛndənt/ attendants n
Aufpasser Aufpasserin Aufseher Aufseherin Aufsichtsperson Begleiter
One who attends; one who works with or watches over someone or something.
Bediener Bedienerin Bedienstete Bediensteter Diener Dienerin
A servant or valet.
Besucher Besucherin Gast Gästin Kunde Kundin
(mostly, archaic) A visitor or caller; one who attends (is present at or regularly goes to) some event or place.

attending /əˈtɛndɪŋ/ attendings n
Oberarzt
(North America) A physician on the staff of a hospital, especially the principal one that supervises a patient's care.

attention /əˈtɛn.ʃən/ interjection
Achtung
(military) Used as a command to bring soldiers to the attention position.
Achtung Aufgepasst Vorsicht Wahrschau
A call for people to be quiet/stop doing what they are presently doing and pay heed to what they are to be told or shown.

attention /əˈtɛn.ʃən/ attentions n
Aufmerksamkeit Beachtung Wachsamkeit
(uncountable) Mental focus.
Aufmerksamkeit
(countable) An action or remark expressing concern for or interest in someone or something, especially romantic interest.
Achtung Habachtstellung Habtachtstellung
(uncountable, military) A state of alertness in the standing position.

attention deficit hyperactivity disorder n
Aufmerksamkeitsdefizit-Hyperaktivitätsstörung ADHS
(neurology, pathology, psychiatry, psychology) A developmental disorder in which a person has a persistent pattern of impulsiveness and inattention, with or without a component of hyperactivity.

attention span /əˈtɛn.ʃən spæn/ attention spans n
Aufmerksamkeitsspanne
The length of time, or span that one can pay attention, or concentrate on one topic without becoming distracted.

attention whore /əˈtɛn.ʃən ho(ː)ɹ/ attention whores n
Aufmerksamkeitshure
(derogatory, vulgar, idiomatic) An individual that routinely solicits attention through inappropriate tactics and provocation.

attentionless adj
aufmerksamkeitslos

attentive /əˈtɛntɪv/ more attentive most attentive adj
aufmerksam
Paying attention; noticing, watching, listening, or attending closely.

attentively more attentively most attentively adv
aufmerksam
In an attentive manner.

attenuate /əˈten.jʉˌæɪt/ /əˈtɛn.juˌeɪt/ v
abschwächen abmagern dämpfen reduzieren verkleinern vermindern
(transitive) To reduce in size, force, value, amount, or degree.
(intransitive) To become thin or fine; to grow less.
abmildern abschwächen dämpfen mildern schwächen schwächer werden
(transitive) To weaken.
evakuieren verdünnen
(transitive) To rarefy.

attenuation attenuations n
Verminderung
A gradual diminishing of strength.
Attenuation Dämpfung Verminderung
(physics) A reduction in the level of some property with distance, especially the amplitude of a wave or the strength of a signal.
Abschwächung Attenuierung
(biology) A weakening in the virulence of a pathogen or other microorganism.

attest /əˈtɛst/ v
attestieren beglaubigen
(transitive) To affirm to be correct, true, or genuine.

attestation /ˌætɛˈsteɪʃən/ attestations n
Ausweis Beleg Bestätigung Beweis Nachweis Urkunde
A thing that serves to bear witness, confirm, or authenticate; validation, verification, documentation.
Beglaubigung
(business, finance) The process, performed by accountants or auditors, of providing independent opinion on published financial and other business information of a business, public agency, or other organization.
Beleg
(linguistics, of a language, word, word form, or word meaning) An appearance in print or otherwise recorded on a permanent medium.

attested /əˈtɛstɪd/ more attested most attested adj
belegt bezeugt
(linguistics) Of words or languages, proven to have existed by records.

attester attesters n
Beglaubiger Beglaubigerin
One who attests.

attestor attestors n
Beglaubiger Beglaubigerin
One who attests.

attic /ˈætɪk/ [ˈæɾɪk] attics n
Dachboden Dachgeschoss Estrich
The space, often unfinished and with sloped walls, directly below the roof in the uppermost part of a house or other building, generally used for storage or habitation.

attic ladder attic ladders n
Bodentreppe Dachbodenleiter Dachgeschossleiter Speichertreppe
(countable) A usually retractable ladder used to access an attic through an attic door.

attire /əˈtaɪɚ/ attires n
Kleidung Tracht Anzug Aufzug
(clothing) One's dress; what one wears; one's clothes.

attire /əˈtaɪɚ/ v
anziehen bekleiden kleiden
(transitive) To clothe or adorn.

attitude /ˈætɪˌtjuːd/ /ˈætɪˌtud/ /ˈɛːtɪtˌjuːd/ [ˈæɾɪˌtud] attitudes n
Haltung
The position of the body or way of carrying oneself.
Attitüde Einstellung
(figurative) Disposition or state of mind.
Ausrichtung Orientierung
(aeronautics, nautical, engineering) The orientation of a vehicle or other object relative to the horizon, direction of motion, other objects, etc.

attitudinize /ˌætɪˈtjuːdɪnaɪz/ /ˌætɪˈtuːdɪnaɪz/ v
in Pose werfen posieren so tun als ob
(intransitive) To assume an affected, unnatural exaggerated attitude or pose.
inszenieren spielen vorgaukeln vormachen
(transitive) To give the appearance of, make a show of by posing.

attorney /əˈtɜː(ɹ)ni/ attorneys attornies n
Rechtsanwalt
(US) A lawyer; one who advises or represents others in legal matters as a profession.

attorney general attorney generals attorneys general n
Generalstaatsanwalt
A major government officer throughout the English-speaking world, generally responsible for interpreting the law for the head of government and executive department and functioning as chief prosecutor, with the ability to bring civil and criminal actions directly.

attorney-in-fact attorneys-in-fact n
Bevollmächtigter
(US, legal) An agent of the person giving him/her the power of attorney (for a specific purpose or for general purposes) to act on his or her behalf. The attorney-in-fact’s power and responsibilities depend on the specific powers granted in the power of attorney document.

attract /əˈtɹækt/ v
anziehen
(transitive) To pull toward without touching.
(transitive) To draw by moral, emotional or sexual influence; to engage or fix, as the mind, attention, etc.; to invite or allure.

attract attention v
auf sich aufmerksam machen
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attraction /əˈtɹækʃən/ [əˈtɹækʃ(ɪ̈)n] [əˈt͡ʃɹækʃ(ɪ̈)n] attractions n
Anziehung Anziehungskraft Reiz Liebreiz
The tendency to attract.
Attraktion
The feeling of being attracted.

attractive /əˈtɹæktɪv/ more attractive most attractive adj
anziehend
Causing attraction; having the quality of attracting by inherent force.
attraktiv
Having the power of charming or alluring by agreeable qualities; enticing.
attraktiv schön
Pleasing or appealing to the senses, especially of a potential romantic partner.

attractiveness attractivenesses n
Anziehung Anziehungskraft Attraktivität Zugkraft
(uncountable) The state of being attractive or engaging.

attractivity attractivities n
Attraktivität
The quality or degree of attractive power or influence.

attribute /əˈtɹɪb.(j)ət/ /əˈtɹɪb.juːt/ /əˈtɹɪbˌjut/ /ˈæt.ɹɪ.bjuːt/ /ˈæt.ɹɪˌbjut/ attributes n
Merkmal Eigenschaft
A characteristic or quality of a thing.
Attribut Beifügung
(grammar) A word that qualifies a noun.
Attribut
(computing, object-oriented programming) An option or setting belonging to some object.

attribute /əˈtɹɪb.(j)ət/ /əˈtɹɪb.juːt/ /əˈtɹɪbˌjut/ /ˈæt.ɹɪ.bjuːt/ /ˈæt.ɹɪˌbjut/ v
zuschreiben
To associate ownership or authorship of (something) to someone.

attribution /ˌæ.tɹɪˈbju.ʃən/ attributions n
Zuschreibung
An explicit or formal acknowledgment of ownership or authorship.

attributive /ə.ˈtɹɪ.bju.tɪv/ more attributive most attributive adj
attributiv
Attributing; characterized by attributing; effecting attribution.

attributive adjective attributive adjectives n
attributives Adjektiv
(grammar) An adjective that modifies the head of a noun phrase in which it occurs.

attrition /əˈtɹɪʃən/ attritions n
Abnutzung Verschleiß Abreibung Abrieb Abschürfung Zermürbung
Grinding down or wearing away by friction.
Schwund Verlust
The gradual reduction in a tangible or intangible resource due to causes that are passive and do not involve productive use of the resource.
Abgang Arbeitskräfteabgang natürlicher Abgang
(human resources) A gradual, natural reduction in membership or personnel, as through injury, incapacitation, retirement, resignation, or death.
Schwund
(sciences) The loss of participants during an experiment.
unvollkommene Reue
(theology) Imperfect contrition or remorse.
Abnutzung Abrieb
(dentistry) The wearing of teeth due to their grinding.
Sprachverlust Verlust
(linguistics) The loss of a first or second language or a portion of that language.

atychiphobia n
Versagensangst
(rare) The fear of failure.

atypical /eɪ.ˈtɪp.ɪ.kəl/ more atypical most atypical adj
atypisch
Not conforming to the normal type.

atypically more atypically most atypically adv
atypisch
In a manner which is not typical.

au contraire /oʊ ˌkoʊnˈtɹɛ(ə)ɹ/ /əʊ ˈkɒntɹɛː(ɹ)/ adv
au contraire im Gegenteil
(usually, humorous, emphatic) on the contrary

au pair /əʊ ˈpɛə/ au pairs n
Au-pair Au-pair-Junge Au-pair-Mädchen
A single girl (or, rarely, a boy), usually a foreigner, who helps a host family with childcare, housework, or both while staying as a guest with a host family, and generally receives a small allowance (or pocket money).

aubade /-ˈbæd/ /oʊˈbɑd/ /əʊˈbɑːd/ aubades n
Aubade
(music, poetry) A poem or song evoking or greeting the dawn or early morning.

auburn /ˈɑ.bɚn/ /ˈɔ.bɚn/ more auburn most auburn adj
kastanienbraun rotbraun rötlichbraun
Of a reddish-brown colour.

auburn /ˈɑ.bɚn/ /ˈɔ.bɚn/ auburns n
Kastanienbraun Rotbraun
A dark reddish-brown colour, often used to describe hair colour.

auction /ˈoːkʃən/ /ˈɑkʃən/ /ˈɔkʃən/ /ˈɔːkʃən/ auctions n
Auktion Versteigerung
A public event where goods or property are sold to the highest bidder.

auction /ˈoːkʃən/ /ˈɑkʃən/ /ˈɔkʃən/ /ˈɔːkʃən/ v
versteigern Auktion
To sell at an auction.

auctioneer auctioneers n
Auktionator
A person who conducts an auction on behalf of a vendor, taking bids to find the best price for the vendor.

auctorial more auctorial most auctorial adj
auktorial

audacious /ɔˈdeɪʃəs/ /ɔːˈdeɪʃəs/ more audacious most audacious adj
kühn waghalsig unverfroren
Showing willingness to take bold risks; recklessly daring.
dreist dummdreist kühn unverfroren
Impudent, insolent.

audacity /ɔˈdæsɪti/ /ɔːˈdæsɪti/ audacities n
Kühnheit Frechheit Dreistigkeit Unverschämtheit Verwegenheit Chuzpe
Insolent boldness, especially when imprudent or unconventional.
Kühnheit Mut Draufgängertum Verwegenheit Wagemut Chuzpe
Fearlessness, intrepidity or daring, especially with confident disregard for personal safety, conventional thought, or other restrictions.

audible /ˈɔːdɪbəl/ more audible most audible adj
hörbar
Able to be heard.

audience /ˈɑdiəns/ /ˈɔdiəns/ /ˈɔːdiəns/ /ˈɔːdɪəns/ audiences n
Publikum Audienzen Zuschauer
A group of people within hearing; specifically, a large gathering of people listening to or watching a performance, speech, etc. [from 15th c.]
Audienz
A formal meeting with a state or religious dignitary. [from 16th c.]
Publikum
The readership of a book or other written publication. [from 19th c.]

audio /ˈɑ.di.oʊ/ /ˈɔ.di.oʊ/ /ˈɔː.di.əʊ/ more audio most audio adj
Audio
Focused on audible sound, as opposed to sight.

audio cassette audio cassettes n
Audiokassette Kassette Tonkassette
A cassette designed to hold recorded sound or music.

audio clip audio clips n
Hörbeispiel
A short piece of audio.

audio commentary audio commentaries n
Audiokommentar
An audio track on a video recording, timed to the footage of a film, that typically consists of one or more people commenting about the film being shown.

audio mastering audio masterings n
Mastering

audio- prefix
audio-
sound

audiobook audiobooks n
Hörbuch Audiobook Audiobuch
A recording, usually made available for sale, of a reading of the full text or of an abridgement of a book.

audiogram audiograms n
Audiogramm
A graphical representation of the hearing ability of a person

audiology /ɔːdiˈɒləd͡ʒi/ audiologies n
Audiologie
An allied health profession pertaining to the assessment and rehabilitation of hearing and balance disorders.

audiometer audiometers n
Audiometer
An instrument which is used to determine the acuity of hearing.

audiophile /ˌɔː.di.əʊˈfaɪl/ more audiophile most audiophile adj
audiophil

audiophile /ˌɔː.di.əʊˈfaɪl/ audiophiles n
Audiophile Audiophiler

audiotape audiotapes n
Tonband
A magnetic tape that stores analog sound for later playback on a tape player.

audiovisual /-ʒʊ.əl/ /ˌɑ.di.oʊˈvɪ.ʒu.əl/ /ˌɔ.di.oʊˈvɪ.ʒu.əl/ /ˌɔː.di.əʊˈvɪ.zjʊ.əl/ adj
audiovisuell
Containing both aural and visual elements.

audit /ˈɑ.dɪt/ /ˈɔ.dɪt/ /ˈɔː.dɪt/ audits n
Prüfung Überprüfung
An examination in general.
Bilanzprüfung Buchprüfung Kontrolle
An independent review and examination of records and activities to assess the adequacy of system controls, to ensure compliance with established policies and operational procedures, and to recommend necessary changes in controls, policies, or procedures

audit /ˈɑ.dɪt/ /ˈɔ.dɪt/ /ˈɔː.dɪt/ v
kontrollieren prüfen
(finance, business) To conduct an independent review and examination of system records and activities in order to test the adequacy and effectiveness of data security and data integrity procedures, to ensure compliance with established policy and operational procedures, and to recommend any necessary changes

audition /ɑˈdɪʃən/ /ɔˈdɪʃən/ /ɔːˈdɪʃən/ auditions n
Casting Probesingen Probespiel Probevorführung Vorsingen Vorspielen
(countable) A performance, by an aspiring performer, to demonstrate suitability or talent.
Gehör
An act of hearing; being heard.

audition /ɑˈdɪʃən/ /ɔˈdɪʃən/ /ɔːˈdɪʃən/ v
ein Casting veranstalten
(transitive) To evaluate one or more performers in through an audition.
vorsingen vorspielen vorsprechen
(intransitive) To take part in such a performance.

auditor /ˈɔːdɪtɚ/ auditors auditress n
Wirtschaftsprüfer
One who audits bookkeeping accounts.

auditorium /ɔː.dɪˈtɔː.ɹi.əm/ /ˌɔ.dəˈtɔɹ.i.əm/ auditoria auditoriums n
Auditorium Zuschauerraum
(in a theater, etc.) the space where the audience is located

auditory /ˈɑː.dɪˌtɔɹ.i/ /ˈɔː.dɪ.tə.ɹi/ /ˈɔː.dɪ.tɹi/ /ˈɔː.dɪˌtɔɹ.i/ adj
auditiv auditorisch

augend /ˈɔd͡ʒɛnd/ augends n
erster Summand
(arithmetic) A quantity to which another is added.

auger /ˈɑ.ɡɚ/ /ˈɔ.ɡɚ/ /ˈɔː.ɡə(ɹ)/ augers n
Holzbohrer
A carpenter's tool for boring holes longer than those bored by a gimlet.
Erdbohrer
A hollow drill used to take core samples of soil, ice, etc. for scientific study.

aught /ɑt/ /ɔt/ /ɔːt/ aughts n
Nichts
(archaic) Zero.
The digit zero.

augite augites n
Augit
(mineral) A variety of pyroxene, usually of a black or dark green color, occurring in igneous rocks, such as basalt.

augment /ɑɡˈmɛnt/ /ɔːɡˈmɛnt/ /ˈɑɡmənt/ /ˈɔːɡmənt/ augments n
Augment Augmentum
(Indo-European languages) In some languages, a prefix *é- (अ- in Sanskrit, ἐ- in Greek) indicating a past tense of a verb.

augment /ɑɡˈmɛnt/ /ɔːɡˈmɛnt/ /ˈɑɡmənt/ /ˈɔːɡmənt/ v
vermehren erhöhen vergrößern
(transitive) To increase; to make larger or supplement.
wachsen zunehmen
(intransitive, reflexive) To grow; to increase; to become greater.

augmentation augmentations n
Vergrößerung
(medicine) A surgical procedure to enlarge a body part, as breast augmentation.

augmentative augmentatives n
Augmentativ Augmentativum Ampliativum Amplifikativum Vergrößerungswort
(grammar) A form of word that expresses large size, intensity, or seniority

augmented reality augmented realities n
erweiterte Realität
(computing) The merging of a view of the real-world environment upon a digital image in real time.

augur /ˈɑ.ɡɚ/ /ˈɔ.ɡɚ/ /ˈɔː.ɡə/ augurs n
Augur Hellseher Wahrsager
A diviner who foretells events by the behaviour of birds or other animals, or by signs derived from celestial phenomena, or unusual occurrences.

augur /ˈɑ.ɡɚ/ /ˈɔ.ɡɚ/ /ˈɔː.ɡə/ v
die Zukunft vorhersagen hellsehen wahrsagen
To foretell events; to exhibit signs of future events; to indicate a favorable or an unfavorable outcome.

augury /ˈɔː.ɡjʊ.ɹi/ auguries n
Prophezeiung Vorzeichen
A divination based on the appearance and behaviour of animals.
Omen Vorzeichen
(by extension) An omen or prediction; a foreboding; a prophecy.

august /ɑˈɡʌst/ /ɔˈɡʌst/ /ɔːˈɡʌst/ /ə-/ auguster augustest more august most august adj
illuster
Awe-inspiring, majestic, noble, venerable.

auk /ɔːk/ auks n
Alk Alkenvogel
Any of several species of Arctic sea birds of the family Alcidae.

aulos auloi n
Aulos

aunt /ant/ /eɪnt/ /ænt/ /ɑːnt/ /ɔnt/ /ʌnt/ [ant] [aːnt] [eənt] [änt] [äːnt] [ænt] [ɐːnt] [ɑːnt] [ɒːnt] [ɛənt] aunts n
Tante
The sister or sister-in-law of one’s parent.
(affectionate) A woman of an older generation than oneself, especially a friend of one's parents, by means of fictive kin.

aunt-in-law aunts-in-law n
Schwiegertante
(nonstandard) The wife of one's uncle or aunt (parent's sibling).
The aunt of one's husband.
The aunt of one's wife.

auntie /ˈæn.ti/ /ˈɐn.ti/ /ˈɑːn.ti/ aunties n
Tantchen
(Asia, Africa) Term of familiarity or respect for a middle-aged or elderly woman.

auntless adj
tantenlos

aura /ˈɔɹ.ə/ /ˈɔː.ɹə/ aurae auras auræ n
Aura
Distinctive atmosphere or quality associated with something.

aural /aʊɹəl/ /ˈɑ(ː)ɹəl/ /ˈɑɹəl/ /ˈɔɹəl/ /ˈɔːɹəl/ more aural most aural adj
Ohr
Of or pertaining to the ear.
auditiv Gehör akustisch hören
Of or pertaining to sound.

auraless adj
auralos

aureola /ɑˈɹiː.ə.lə/ /ɔˈɹiː.ə.lə/ /ɔːˈɹiː.ə.lə/ aureolae aureolas n
Glorie Heiligenschein Strahlenkranz
Radiance of luminous cloud that surrounds the figure in a painting of a sacred personage.

aureole /ˈɔɹ.i.oʊl/ /ˈɔː.ɹiː.əʊl/ aureoles n
Aureole Heiligenschein
A circle of light or halo around the head of a deity or a saint.

auricular /ɔˈɹɪk.jəl.ɚ/ /ɔːˈɹɪk.jʊl.ə/ adj
Ohr
(art, relational) Pertaining to a style of ornamental decoration, originating in Northern Europe in the first half of the 17th century, that uses softly flowing abstract shapes in relief some of which bear a resemblance to the human ear; commonly used in silverware, picture frames, and architecture.

auride aurides n
Aurid
(inorganic chemistry) Any anion of gold; any salt containing such an anion.

auriferous /ɔːˈɹɪfəɹəs/ more auriferous most auriferous adj
goldhaltig
Containing or producing gold; gold-bearing.

aurochs /ˈaʊɹɒks/ /ˈɔːɹɒks/ aurochs aurochsen aurochses n
Auerochse Ur
An extinct European mammal, Bos primigenius, the ancestor of domestic cattle.

aurora /ɔˈɹɔɹ.ə/ /ɔːˈɹɔː.ɹə/ /əˈɹɔɹ.ə/ /əˈɹɔː.ɹə/ aurorae auroras n
Polarlicht
An atmospheric phenomenon created by charged particles from the sun striking the upper atmosphere, creating coloured lights in the sky. It is usually named australis or borealis based on whether it is in the Southern or Northern Hemisphere respectively.

auscultate v
auskultieren abhorchen abhören
To listen (for example to the heart or lungs) by auscultation; to examine by auscultation.

auscultation /ˌɔskəlˈteɪʃən/ /ˌɔːskəlˈteɪʃən/ auscultations n
Auskultation Abhorchen Abhören
(medicine) Diagnosis of disorders by listening to the sounds of the internal organs, usually using a stethoscope.

auscultatory adj
auskultatorisch

auspices n
Obhut Fittiche Schirmherrschaft Schutz Ägide
Protection or patronage.

auspicious /ɑːˈspɪʃ.əs/ /ɔːˈspɪ.ʃəs/ more auspicious most auspicious adj
verheißungsvoll vielversprechend glückverheißend günstig
Of good omen; indicating future success.

auspiciously more auspiciously most auspiciously adv
verheißungsvoll
In an auspicious way.

austenite /ˈɑstɪnaɪt/ /ˈɒstɪnaɪt/ /ˈɔstɪnaɪt/ austenites n
Austenit

austere /ɑˈstiɹ/ /ɒˈstɪə(ɹ)/ /ɔˈstiɹ/ /ɔːˈstɪə(ɹ)/ austerer austerest more austere most austere adj
genügsam schlicht
Lacking decoration; trivial; not extravagant or gaudy.

austerity /ɔˈstɛɹɪti/ austerities n
Austerität Strenge Einschränkung Genügsamkeit Härte
Severity of manners or life; extreme rigor or strictness; harsh discipline.
Austerität
(economics) A policy of deficit-cutting, which by definition requires lower spending, higher taxes, or both.

austral /ˈɒstɹəl/ /ˈɔːstɹəl/ more austral most austral adj
südlich
Of, relating to, or coming from the south.

australopith /ˈɒstɹələˌpɪθ/ australopiths n
Australopithecus
(anthropology, paleontology) Any of the hominids of the extinct genus Australopithecus.

autarchy /-tɑː-/ /ˈɔˌtɑɹki/ /ˈɔːtəki/ autarchies n
Autarkie
A condition of absolute power.

autarkic /ɔːˈtɑːkɪk/ more autarkic most autarkic adj
autark
Pertaining to an autarky; self-sufficient.

autarky /-tɑː-/ /ˈɔˌtɑɹki/ /ˈɔːtəki/ autarkies n
Autarkie
(uncountable) A personal condition or state of self-reliance; independence. [from late 16th c.]
(uncountable) (A policy of) national economic self-sufficiency, aimed at ending reliance on foreign imports to sustain a domestic economy.

auteur /oʊˈtɝ/ /ɔːˈtɜː/ /əʊˈtɜː/ auteurs n
Autorenfilmer Cineast
A creative artist, especially a film director, seen as having a specific, recognisable artistic vision, and who is seen as the single or preeminent ‘author’ of their works.

authentic /ɑ.ˈθɛn.tɪk/ /ɒ.ˈθɛn.tɪk/ /ɔ.ˈθɛn.tɪk/ more authentic most authentic adj
authentisch echt
Of the same origin as claimed; genuine.
authentisch echt wahr
Conforming to reality and therefore worthy of trust, reliance, or belief.

authentic cadence authentic cadences n
authentischer Schluss
(music, chiefly, US) A cadence involving the resolution of the dominant chord (V) to the root chord (I).

authenticate /ɑ.ˈθɛn.tɪ.keɪt/ /ɔ.ˈθɛn.tɪ.keɪt/ v
authentifizieren beglaubigen ausweisen
(transitive) To render authentic; to give authority to, by the proof, attestation, or formalities required by law, or sufficient to entitle to credit.

authentication authentications n
Authentifikation Authentifizierung
(computing) proof of the identity of a user logging on to some network

authenticator authenticators n
Beglaubiger Beglaubigerin
(agent noun) One who, or something which, authenticates, as:

authenticity /ɑθənˈtɪsɪti/ /ɑθɛnˈtɪsɪti/ [ɑθənˈtɪsɪɾi] [ɑθɛnˈtɪsɪɾi] authenticities n
Authentizität
The quality of being genuine or not corrupted from the original, of having the same origin (or attribution, commitment, intention, etc.) as claimed.

author /ˈɑ.θɚ/ /ˈɒː.təɹ/ /ˈɔ.θɚ/ /ˈɔː.θə/ authors n
Autor Autorin Verfasser Verfasserin Schriftsteller Schriftstellerin
The originator or creator of a work, especially of a literary composition.

authoress /ˈɔ.θɚ.ɹɛs/ /ˈɔː.θə.ɹɛs/ authoresses n
Autorin
(dated) A female author.

authoritarian /ɔˌθɔɹ.əˈtɛɹ.i.ən/ /ɔːˌθɒɹ.ɪˈtɛə̯.ɹɪən/ /əˌθɔɹ.əˈtɛɹ.i.ən/ more authoritarian most authoritarian adj
autoritär
Of, or relating to, or exhibiting strict obedience to an authority; favoring authoritarianism over civic and individual liberties.
Demanding obedience to authority; marked by authoritarianism; dictatorial, tyrannical.
Tending to impose one's demands upon others as if one were an authority.

authoritarianism authoritarianisms n
Autoritarismus
A form of government in which the governing body has absolute, or almost absolute, control. Typically this control is maintained by force, and little heed is paid to public opinion or the judicial system.

authoritative /ɔ-/ /ɔːˈθɒɹɪtətɪv/ /ɔːˈθɒɹɪtɪv/ /ɔːˈθɒɹɪˌteɪtɪv/ /əˈθɑɹɪtətɪv/ /əˈθɑɹɪtɪv/ /əˈθɑɹɪˌteɪtɪv/ /əˈθɔɹɪtətɪv/ /əˈθɔɹɪtɪv/ /əˈθɔɹɪˌteɪtɪv/ more authoritative most authoritative adj
autoritativ offiziell
Arising or originating from a figure of authority
maßgebend führend maßgeblich tonangebend vorherrschend
Highly accurate or definitive; treated or worthy of treatment as a scholarly authority
gebieterisch
Having a commanding style.

authority /ɒːˈtɒɹɪti/ /ɔːˈθɒɹəti/ /ɔːˈθɒɹɪti/ /əˈθɑɹəti/ /əˈθɔɹəti/ authorities n
Autorität Behörde
(uncountable) Power or right to make or enforce rules or give orders; or a position having such power or right.
Autorität Gewalt
(countable) A reliable, definitive source of information on a subject.
Behörde
(countable) A government-owned agency that runs a revenue-generating activity for public benefit.

authorityless adj
autoritätslos

authorization authorizations n
Ermächtigung
(countable) An act of authorizing.

authorize /ˈɑθəɹaɪz/ /ˈɒθəɹaɪz/ /ˈɔːθəɹaɪz/ /ˈɔθəɹaɪz/ v
ermächtigen autorisieren bevollmächtigen befugen berechtigen eine Befugnis erteilen für
(transitive) To grant (someone) the permission or power necessary to do (something); to permit; to sanction or consent to.

authorized /ˈɑθəɹaɪzd/ /ˈɔːθəɹaɪzd/ /ˈɔθəɹaɪzd/ adj
autorisiert
Explicitly allowed.

authorless adj
autorlos

authorship authorships n
Autorschaft
The quality or state of being an author; the function or dignity of an author.

autism /ˈɑtɪzəm/ /ˈɔːtɪzəm/ autisms n
Autismus
(clinical psychology) A pervasive neurological condition that is observable in early childhood and persists throughout the lifespan, characterised by atypical communication, language development, eye contact, and sensory experiences.
(clinical psychology, obsolete) A diagnosis involving a pathological tendency to engage in self-centered fantasy thinking, historically considered a symptom of insanity and/or schizophrenia.

autism spectrum disorder autism spectrum disorders n
Autismus-Spektrum-Störung
(psychology, pathology) A disorder involving any of a range of psychological conditions, all characterized by abnormal social interaction and communication, restricted interests, highly repetitive behaviour, and eccentricity.

autist /ˈɔː.tɪst/ autists n
Autist Autistin
An autistic person, a person with autism.

autistic /ɔːˈtɪs.tɪk/ more autistic most autistic adj
autistisch
Having autism, or pertaining to autism.

autistic /ɔːˈtɪs.tɪk/ autistics n
Autist
A person who has autism.

auto da fe /ˈaʊtəʊ də ˈfeɪ/ auto da fes autos da fe n
Autodafé
The public execution of those sentences, often by burning at the stake.

auto insurance n
KFZ-Versicherung Kraftfahrzeugversicherung
(US) Insurance purchased by the owner of a vehicle to cover losses due to traffic accidents or theft

auto mechanic /ˈɔtoʊ məˈkænɪk/ auto mechanics n
Automechaniker Automechanikerin
(US) A person skilled in repairing and maintaining automobiles and other motor vehicles.

auto racing n
Autorennen
(motor racing) Any of various sports in which automobiles (motor cars) are raced, either around a track, on roads or across country

auto transport truck auto transport trucks n
Autotransporter
a truck that carries other motor vehicles

auto- /ˈɔː.təʊ/ prefix
auto-
Reflexive, regarding or to oneself

autobiographer autobiographers n
Autobiograf
One who writes his or her own life or biography.

autobiographical /ˌɑtoʊˌbaɪəˈɡɹæfəkəl/ /ˌɔː.təˌbaɪ.əˈɡɹæf.ɪk.əl/ more autobiographical most autobiographical adj
autobiografisch autobiographisch
Of or relating to a person's life or an account of a person's life, as told by the subject.

autobiography /ˌɔː.tə.baɪˈɒɡ.ɹə.fi/ autobiographies n
Autobiografie Selbstbiographie Lebenserinnerungen
(countable) A self-written biography; the story of one's own life.

autoblock autoblocks n
Autoblock
(computing) (An) automatic blocking (inhibition of a feature etc.).

autobus /ˈɑtoʊˌbʌs/ /ˈɔtoʊˌbʌs/ /ˈɔːtə(ʊ)bʌs/ [ˈɑɾə-] [ˈɔɾə-] autobuses autobusses n
Autobus
(road transport, dated) A bus that is a motor vehicle, as opposed to earlier horse-drawn buses.
Gruppetto
(by extension, cycle racing) A large group of cyclists who have fallen behind the peloton in a race.

autocannibalism n
Autokannibalismus
The eating of part of one's own body.

autocannon autocannon autocannons n
Maschinenkanone
A fully automatic projectile weapon similar to a machine gun, but firing shells instead of bullets and larger in calibre.

autocephalous /ɔːtə(ʊ)ˈsɛfələs/ more autocephalous most autocephalous adj
autokephal
(Christianity, of a church) Fully independent of the authority of any other church.

autocephaly /ˌɔːtəˈsɛfəli/ autocephalies n
Autokephalie
(Christianity) The condition where a church's leaders have severed ties to a larger body and thus no longer report to a higher authority.

autochthonous /ɑˈtɑkθənəs/ /ɔˈtɑkθənəs/ /ɔːˈtɒkθənəs/ adj
autochthon
Native to the place where found; indigenous.

autoclave /ˈɔtəˌkleɪv/ autoclaves n
Autoklav
A strong, pressurized, heated vessel, as for laboratory experiments, sterilization, cooking or mineral processing.

autocomplete n
Autovervollständigung Textvervollständigung
(computing) A software feature that predicts the rest of a word a user is typing.

autocorrelation autocorrelations n
Autokorrelation
(statistics, signal processing) The cross-correlation of a signal with itself: the correlation between values of a signal in successive time periods.

autocracy /ɔːˈtɒkɹəsi/ autocracies n
Autokratie Alleinherrschaft
(uncountable) A form of government in which unlimited power is held by a single individual.

autocrat /ˈɔːtəkɹæt/ autocrats n
Autokrat Autokratin
An absolute ruler with infinite power.

autocratic more autocratic most autocratic adj
autokratisch
Of or pertaining to autocracy or to an autocrat; absolute; holding independent and arbitrary powers of government.
(pejorative) Of or pertaining to the manner of an autocrat.

autocross /ˈɔːtəʊˌkɹɒs/ n
Autocross Geländerennen
A form of motorsport that tests the skill and speed of a driver over a course marked out with traffic cones

autodidact /ˌɔːtoʊˈdaɪdækt/ autodidacts n
Autodidakt Autodidaktin
A self-taught person.

autofellatio n
Autofellatio
Oral stimulation of one's own penis.

autofiction autofictions n
Autofiktion

autofocus n
Autofokus
(electronics, photography) A feature of some cameras and other optical systems that allows a correct focus on the subject to be obtained automatically

autogamy autogamies n
Autogamie Selbstbefruchtung
Self-fertilization, the fertilizing pollen being derived from the same blossom as the pistil acted upon.

autogenesis n
Autogenese
(biology) The supposed creation of living organisms from nonliving matter.

autogenic training n
autogenes Training
A type of self-hypnotic relaxation technique developed by German psychiatrist Johannes Heinrich Schultz.

autogiro autogiros n
Tragschrauber
(aircraft) An aircraft in which lift is provided by unpowered rotating wings and thrust is provided by a conventional propeller.

autoglossonym /ˌɑː.toʊˈɡlɑ.sə.nɪm/ /ˌɔː.toʊˈɡlɑ.sə.nɪm/ /ˌɔː.təʊˈɡlɒ.sə.nɪm/ autoglossonyms n
Eigenbezeichnung der Sprache
The name of a language in that language.

autograph /ˈɔːtəɡrɑːf/ autographs n
Autogramm Unterschrift
A person’s own handwriting, especially the signature of a famous or admired person.
(by extension, colloquial) A person's signature used as a mark of formal approval.
Autograph eigenhändige Niederschrift des Verfassers
A manuscript in the author’s handwriting.

autographic more autographic most autographic adj
autografisch

autoignition temperature autoignition temperatures n
Zündtemperatur
The lowest temperature at which combustion will occur spontaneously under specific conditions.

autoimmune adj
autoimmun
(pathology, immunology) Of or pertaining to autoimmunity.

autoimmunity autoimmunities n
Autoimmunität
(pathology, immunology) The condition where one's immune system attacks one's own tissues, i.e., an autoimmune disorder.

autoinducible adj
autoinduzierbar

autoinduction n
Autoinduktion

autoinjector autoinjectors n
Autoinjektor
A medical device designed to deliver a single dose of a particular, typically life-saving, drug.

autoist autoists n
Autofahrer
(dated) one who drives an automobile

autological /ˌɑːtoʊˈlɑːd͡ʒɪkəl/ /ˌɑːtəˈlɑːd͡ʒɪkəl/ /ˌɔː.təʊˈlɒ.dʒɪ.kəl/ /ˌɔː.təˈlɒ.dʒɪ.kəl/ adj
autologisch
(grammar, of a word, phrase, or especially an adjective) Possessing the property it describes.

autolysis /əˈtɑ.ləˌsɪs/ n
Autolyse
(pathology, cytology) The destruction of an organism's cells by enzymes produced by the organism itself.

automagical /ˈɑtoʊˈmæd͡ʒɪkəl/ more automagical most automagical adj
automagisch
(computing, technology, informal) Automatic, but with an apparent element of magic. Commonly referring to complex technical processes hidden from the view of users or operators, resulting in technology that "just works".

automate /ˈoː.tə.mæɪt/ /ˈɑ.toʊˌmeɪt/ /ˈɑ.təˌmeɪt/ /ˈɔ.toʊˌmeɪt/ /ˈɔː.tə.meɪt/ [ˈoː.ɾə.mæɪt] [ˈɑ.ɾoʊˌmeɪt] [ˈɑ.ɾəˌmeɪt] [ˈɔ.ɾoʊˌmeɪt] [ˈɔ.ɾəˌmeɪt] v
automatisieren
(ambitransitive) To replace or enhance human labor with machines.

automated /ˈɑ.toʊˌmeɪ.tɪd/ /ˈɑ.təmeɪtɪd/ /ˈɔ.toʊˌmeɪ.tɪd/ /ˈɔ.təmeɪtɪd/ /ˈɔːtəmeɪtɪd/ [ˈɑ.ɾoʊˌmeɪ.ɾɪd] [ˈɑ.ɾəˌmeɪ.ɾɪd] [ˈɔ.ɾoʊˌmeɪ.ɾɪd] [ˈɔ.ɾəˌmeɪ.ɾɪd] adj
automatisiert
Made automatic.

automated machine learning n
Automatisiertes maschinelles Lernen
(artificial intelligence) A field of study concerned with the design and development of algorithms and techniques of automating the end-to-end process of machine learning and artificial intelligence.

automated teller machine /ˈɔːtəmeɪtɪd ˈtɛlə(ɹ) məˈʃiːn/ automated teller machines n
Bankomat Geldautomat Bankautomat
(banking) A device that provides bank customers with cash withdrawal and other services without the need for a human teller.

automatic /ˌɑː.təˈmæt.ɪk/ /ˌɔː.təˈmæt.ɪk/ [ˌɑː.ɾəˈmæɾ.ɪk] [ˌɔː.ɾəˈmæɾ.ɪk] more automatic most automatic adj
automatisch
Capable of operating without external control or intervention.
Done out of habit or without conscious thought.
automatisch Maschine
(of a firearm such as a machine gun) Firing continuously as long as the trigger is pressed until ammunition is exhausted.

automatic /ˌɑː.təˈmæt.ɪk/ /ˌɔː.təˈmæt.ɪk/ [ˌɑː.ɾəˈmæɾ.ɪk] [ˌɔː.ɾəˈmæɾ.ɪk] automatics n
Auto mit Automatikgetriebe
A car with an automatic transmission; the transmission itself.

automatic differentiation n
automatisches Differenzieren

automatic transmission automatic transmissions n
Automatikgetriebe
(automotive) A vehicle transmission which shifts gears automatically in response to vehicle speed and/or load, and does not require any driver input to manually change gears under normal driving conditions; an automatic gearbox.

automatically /ˈɔːtəʊˌmæt.ɪk(.ə)li/ /ˈɔːtəˌmætɪk(.ə)li/ /ˌɑː.təˈmæt.ɪk(.ə)li/ /ˌɔː.təˈmæt.ɪk(.ə)li/ [ˌɑː.ɾəˈmæɾ.ɪk(.ə)li] [ˌɔː.ɾəˈmæɾ.ɪk(.ə)li] more automatically most automatically adv
automatisch von selbst
In an automatic manner.

automation /ˌɔːtəˈmeɪʃən/ automations n
Automatisierung
The act or process of converting the controlling of a machine or device to a more automatic system, such as computer or electronic controls.

automatism /ɔːˈtɒmətɪzəm/ automatisms n
Automatismus
The doctrine that animals are automata, operating according to mechanical laws.

automaton /ɔːˈtɒmətən/ /ɔːˈtɒməˌtɒn/ /əˈtɑməˌtɑn/ automata automatons n
Automat
A machine or robot designed to follow a precise sequence of instructions.

automobile /ˈɑː.tə.məˈbil/ /ˈɑː.tə.məˌbil/ /ˈɑː.təˈmoʊ.bil/ /ˈɔː.tə.məˌbil/ /ˈɔː.tə.məˌbiːl/ /ˌɔː.tə.məˈbil/ /ˌɔː.təˈmoʊ.bil/ automobiles n
Auto Automobil Kraftwagen Wagen Kraftfahrzeug Personenkraftwagen
(US, Canada) A type of vehicle designed to move on the ground under its own stored power and intended to carry a driver, a small number of additional passengers, and a very limited amount of other load. A car or motorcar.

automorphism automorphisms n
Automorphismus
(algebra) An isomorphism of a mathematical object or system of objects onto itself.

automotive industry automotive industries n
Automobilindustrie

autonomic nervous system autonomic nervous systems n
vegetatives Nervensystem
(neuroanatomy) In humans and other vertebrates, the part of the nervous system that regulates the involuntary activity of the heart, intestines and glands. These activities include digestion, respiration, perspiration, metabolism, and the modulation of blood pressure.

autonomous /ɑˈtɑnəməs/ /ɔˈtɑnəməs/ /ɔːˈtɒnəməs/ more autonomous most autonomous adj
autonom
Self-governing. Intelligent, sentient, self-aware, thinking, feeling, governing independently.

autonomous sensory meridian response autonomous sensory meridian responses n
autonome sensorische Meridianreaktion
A frisson characterized by a tingling sensation on the skin that typically begins on the scalp and moves down the back of the neck and upper spine.

autonomous vehicle autonomous vehicles n
selbstfahrendes Kraftfahrzeug
A vehicle which utilizes mechatronics, artificial intelligence and a multi-agent system to assist its human operator.

autonomy /ɑˈtɑ.nə.mi/ /ɔˈtɑ.nə.mi/ /ɔːˈtɒn.ə.mi/ autonomies n
Autonomie Unabhängigkeit
(government, countable) A self-governing country or region.

autophagy autophagies n
Autophagie
(cytology) The process of self-digestion by a cell through the action of enzymes originating within the same cell. Often a defensive and/or self-preservation measure.

autopilot autopilots n
Autopilot
(aviation, nautical) A mechanical, electrical, or hydraulic system used to guide a vehicle without assistance from a human being.

autoplastic adj
autoplastisch
Of or pertaining to autoplasty (a type of lesion repair with healthy tissue).

autoplasty autoplasties n
Autoplastie
(medicine, surgery, dated) The process of artificially repairing lesions by taking a piece of healthy tissue, as from a neighboring part, to supply the deficiency caused by disease or wounds. In present-day contexts likelier to be called autotransplantation or autografting.

autopoiesis /ˌɔːtəʊpɔɪˈiːsɪs/ n
Autopoiesis
(systems theory) Self-creation; self-organization.

autopoietic more autopoietic most autopoietic adj
autopoietisch
Of, pertaining to, or created by autopoiesis.

autopsy /ˈɑtɑpsi/ /ˈɔtɑpsi/ /ˈɔːtɒpsiː/ autopsies n
Autopsie Leichenöffnung Obduktion Sektion
A dissection performed on a cadaver to find possible cause(s) of death.

autopsy /ˈɑtɑpsi/ /ˈɔtɑpsi/ /ˈɔːtɒpsiː/ v
(eine) Autopsie vornehmen autopsieren
(transitive) To perform an autopsy on.

autoradiography n
Autoradiographie

autoreactivity autoreactivities n
Autoreaktivität
(immunology) The condition of being autoreactive.

autorefresh n
automatische Aktualisierung
(computing) Any feature that automatically refreshes a screen display.

autorickshaw autorickshaws n
Autorikscha Motorikscha Tuk-Tuk
A motorized rickshaw of South Asia and East Asia, often available for hire in the manner of a taxi.

autosemantic adj
autosemantisch

autosexual adj
autosexuell

autosexuality n
autosexualität
Sexual attraction toward oneself.

autotomy /ɔːˈtɒtəmi/ autotomies n
Autotomie
(chiefly, _, zoology) The spontaneous removal of a limb, tail etc, especially by some invertebrates as a self-defense mechanism.

autotoxicity autotoxicities n
Autotoxizität
Self-destruction of a species through the production of chemicals that escape into the environment and directly inhibit the growth of that species.

autotransformer autotransformers n
Autotransformator Spartransformator

autotransfusion autotransfusions n
Autotransfusion
(medicine) A blood transfusion in which a person receives their own blood, extracted previously.

autotypic adj
autotypisch
Relating to an autotype

autumn /ˈɑtəm/ /ˈɔtəm/ /ˈɔːtəm/ [ˈɑɾm̩] [ˈɑɾɪ̈m] [ˈɔɾm̩] [ˈɔɾɪ̈m] autumns n
Herbst Herbstzeit
Traditionally the third of the four seasons, when deciduous trees lose their leaves; typically regarded as being from September 24 to December 22 in parts of the Northern Hemisphere, and the months of March, April and May in the Southern Hemisphere.
(fashion) A person with relatively dark hair and a warm skin tone, seen as best suited to certain colours in clothing.

autumn foliage autumn foliages n
Laubfärbung
The brightly colored leaves of deciduous trees that appear in the autumn.

autumnal /ɔˈtʌmnəɫ/ /ɔːˈtʌmnəl/ more autumnal most autumnal adj
herbstlich Herbst
Of or relating to autumn.

autumnal equinox autumnal equinoxes n
Herbsttagundnachtgleiche
(astronomy) The moment when the sun appears to cross the celestial equator while tilting away from the observer, taking place in September in the northern hemisphere and March in the southern hemisphere.

autunite autunites n
Autunit
(mineral) A yellow mineral with tetragonal crystals, Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O.

auxiliary /ɑɡˈzɪl(j)(ə)ɹi/ /ɑɡˈzɪliɛɹi/ /ɔɡˈzɪl(j)(ə)ɹi/ /ɔɡˈzɪliɛɹi/ /ɔːɡˈzɪl(j)əɹi/ /ɔːɡˈzɪli.əɹi/ adj
auxiliar helfend hilfs- unterstützend
Helping; giving assistance or support.
subsidiär unterstützend
Supplementary or subsidiary.
zurückhaltend
Held in reserve for exceptional circumstances.

auxiliary /ɑɡˈzɪl(j)(ə)ɹi/ /ɑɡˈzɪliɛɹi/ /ɔɡˈzɪl(j)(ə)ɹi/ /ɔɡˈzɪliɛɹi/ /ɔːɡˈzɪl(j)əɹi/ /ɔːɡˈzɪli.əɹi/ auxiliaries n
Helfer Hilfskraft
A person or group that acts in an auxiliary manner.

auxiliary cruiser auxiliary cruisers n
Hilfskreuzer
(military, nautical) An armed merchantman, typically used as a commerce raider or as a convoy escort.

auxiliary language auxiliary languages n
Hilfssprache
Short for international auxiliary language.

auxiliary verb /ɔːɡˈzɪljəɹi ˈvɜː(ɹ)b/ auxiliary verbs n
Hilfsverb Hilfszeitwort Auxiliar Auxiliare Auxiliarverb Hilfsverbum
(grammar) A verb that accompanies the main verb in a clause in order to make distinctions in tense, mood, voice or aspect.

auxochromic adj
auxochrom

auxoheterotrophic adj
auxoheterotroph

auxology n
Auxologie
(biology) The study of growth

avail /əˈveɪl/ avails n
Erfolg
(obsolete) Benefit; value, profit; advantage toward success. [15th–19th c.]

avail /əˈveɪl/ v
nützen ausnutzen helfen
(intransitive) To be of use or advantage; to answer or serve the purpose; to have strength, force, or efficacy sufficient to accomplish the object.

availability [əˌveɪləˈbɪlɪtɪ] availabilities n
Verfügbarkeit Vorhandensein
(chiefly, uncountable) The quality of being available.

available /əˈveɪləb(ə)l/ more available most available adj
gültig
verfügbar abkömmlich disponibel tauglich
Such as one may avail oneself of; capable of being used for the accomplishment of a purpose.
verfügbar disponibel erhältlich
Readily obtainable.
auskömmlich
(archaic) Having sufficient power, force, or efficacy to achieve the purpose; availing, effective.

avalanche /ˈævəlæn(t)ʃ/ /ˈævəlɑːnʃ/ avalanches n
Lawine Eislawine Gletscherlawine Schneelawine
A large mass or body of snow and ice sliding swiftly down a mountain side, or falling down a precipice.
Lawine
A fall of earth, rocks, etc., similar to that of an avalanche of snow or ice.
(by extension) A sudden, great, or irresistible descent or influx; anything like an avalanche in suddenness and overwhelming quantity.

avant-garde /æˈvɑ̃.ɡɑːd/ /æˈvɑ̃t.ɡɑːd/ /əˌvæntˈɡɑɹd/ /əˌvɑntˈɡɑɹd/ /ˈæ.vn̩t.ɡɑːd/ /ˌæ.vɑntˈɡɑɹd/ /ˌæ.vɑ̃ˈɡɑːd/ /ˌæˌvɑ̃ˈɡɑɹd/ /ˌɑˌvæntˈɡɑɹd/ /ˌɑˌvɑntˈɡɑɹd/ /ˌɑˌvɑ̃ˈɡɑɹd/ more avant-garde most avant-garde adj
avantgardistisch
Innovative, pioneering, especially when extremely or obviously so.

avant-garde /æˈvɑ̃.ɡɑːd/ /æˈvɑ̃t.ɡɑːd/ /əˌvæntˈɡɑɹd/ /əˌvɑntˈɡɑɹd/ /ˈæ.vn̩t.ɡɑːd/ /ˌæ.vɑntˈɡɑɹd/ /ˌæ.vɑ̃ˈɡɑːd/ /ˌæˌvɑ̃ˈɡɑɹd/ /ˌɑˌvæntˈɡɑɹd/ /ˌɑˌvɑntˈɡɑɹd/ /ˌɑˌvɑ̃ˈɡɑɹd/ avant-gardes n
Vorhut
(obsolete) The vanguard of an army or other force.
Avantgarde Vorhut Vorkämpfer Pioniere Vorreiter
Any group of people who invent or promote new techniques or concepts, especially in the arts.

avant-gardist avant-gardists n
Avantgardist Avantgardistin
A person who is avant-garde or espouses avant-garde points of view; a member of the avant-garde.

avant-guard n
Avantgarde Spitze Vorhut
(archaic) The vanguard or advanced body of an army.

avarice /ˈævəɹəs/ /ˈævəɹɪs/ /ˈævɹəs/ avarices n
Gier
Excessive or inordinate desire of gain; greed for wealth

avaricious /ˌævəˈɹɪʃəs/ more avaricious most avaricious adj
habgierig gierig habsüchtig
Actuated by avarice; extremely greedy for wealth or material gain; immoderately desirous of accumulating property.

avatar /ˈæv.ə.tɑɹ/ /ˈæv.ə.tɑː/ /ˌæv.əˈtɑː/ avatars n
Avatar Avatara Herabkunft Inkarnation Verkörperung
(computing, video games, metaverse) A complex and dynamic digital representation of a person or being in the form of a digital model, used online as a simulation or emulation of a person, or as a person's online alter ego, in a virtual world, virtual chat room, or metaverse.

avenge /əˈvɛnd͡ʒ/ v
rächen ahnden
(transitive) To take vengeance (for); to exact satisfaction for by punishing the injuring party; to vindicate by inflicting pain or evil on a wrongdoer.

avenger /əˈvɛndʒə(ɹ)/ avengers n
Rächer Rächerin
One who avenges or vindicates

avens /ˈævɪnz/ avens n
Nelkenwurz
A plant of the genus Geum, especially Geum urbanum, or herb bennet.
Silberwurz
A plant of the genus Dryas.

aventail /ˈævənteɪl/ aventails n
Helmbrünne
A curtain or flap of chainmail, fastened to a helmet, or to a coif (hood) of mail, covering the lower face, neck, and shoulders.

aventurine /əˈvɛn.tjʊə.ɹɪn/ /əˈvɛn.t͡ʃə.ɹɪn/ /əˈvɛn.t͡ʃəˌɹin/ aventurines n
Goldfluss Goldichte
A kind of brownish glass containing gold-coloured spangles.
Aventurin Aventurin-Quarz
(mineral, by extension) A variety of translucent quartz, spangled throughout with scales of yellow mica.

avenue /ˈæv.əˌn(j)u/ /ˈæv.əˌnjuː/ avenues n
Allee Avenue
The principal walk or approach to a house which is withdrawn from the road, especially, such approach bordered on each side by trees; any broad passageway thus bordered.

average /ˈæv(ə)ɹɪd͡ʒ/ more average most average adj
durchschnittlich Durchschnitt
(not comparable) Constituting or relating to the average.

average /ˈæv(ə)ɹɪd͡ʒ/ averages n
Durchschnitt Mittelwert arithmetisches Mittel
(mathematics) The arithmetic mean.

average Joe more average Joe most average Joe adj
Otto Normalbürger Otto Normalverbraucher
Hypothetically average or generic individual.

aversion /əˈvɜːʃən/ /əˈvɝʒən/ aversions n
Abneigung Aversion Vorbehalt Widerwillen
Opposition or repugnance of mind; fixed dislike often without any conscious reasoning.

avert /əˈvɜːt/ /əˈvɝt/ v
abwenden
(transitive) To turn aside or away.
abwenden verhindern
(transitive) To ward off, or prevent, the occurrence or effects of.

avian /ˈeɪvi.ən/ adj
aviär vogelartig
Characteristic of or pertaining to birds, or to bird-like or flying creatures.

avian influenza n
Geflügelpest Vogelgrippe
(pathology) Any strain of influenza carried by and primarily affecting birds.

aviary /ˈeɪviˌɛəɹi/ /ˈeɪvɪəɹi/ aviaries n
Voliere Aviarium Vogelhaus Volière
A house, enclosure, large cage, or other place for keeping birds confined; a birdhouse. [from 16th c.]

aviatic adj
aviatisch

aviation /ˌeɪ.viˈeɪ.ʃən/ aviations n
Luftfahrt Fliegerei
The art or science of making and flying aircraft.

aviator sunglasses n
Fliegersonnenbrille Pilotensonnenbrille

aviculture avicultures n
Geflügelzucht Vogelzucht
The rearing and care of birds (especially poultry)

avid /ˈæv.əd/ /ˈæv.ɪd/ avider avidest more avid most avid adj
gierig begeistert eifrig enthusiastisch leidenschaftlich passioniert
enthusiastic; keen; eager; showing great interest in something or desire to do something

avidity /əˈvɪdɪti/ avidities n
Avidität
(biochemistry) The measure of the synergism of the strength of individual interactions between proteins.

avidly more avidly most avidly adv
begeistert eifrig enthusiastisch gierig leidenschaftlich
In an avid manner; greedily; eagerly.

avitaminosis avitaminoses n
Avitaminose
Any disease which is caused by vitamin deficiency.

avocado /ævəˈkɑdoʊ/ /ævəˈkɑːdəʊ/ /ɑvəˈkɑdoʊ/ [ævəˈkɑɾoʊ] [ɑvəˈkɑɾoʊ] avocadoes avocados n
Avocado Avocadobaum
The large, usually yellowish-green or black, savory fruit of the avocado tree.
The avocado tree, Persea americana, of the laurel family.

avocet /ˈævəsɛt/ avocets n
Säbelschnäbler
Any of four species of wading birds in the genus Recurvirostra, of the family Recurvirostridae, with long, slender recurved bills, long legs, and webbed feet. It is the logo of the RSPB (Royal Society for the Protection of Birds)

avoid /əˈvɔɪd/ v
ausweichen
(transitive) To try not to meet or communicate with (a person); to shun
meiden fernbleiben
to keep away from; to keep clear of; to stay away from
vermeiden ausweichen
To try not to do something or to have something happen
abschwächen abwerten entkräften
(transitive, legal) To defeat or evade; to invalidate.

avoid like the plague /əˈvɔɪd laɪk ðə ˈpleɪɡ/ v
wie der Teufel das Weihwasser meiden wie die Pest meiden
(simile) To evade or shun, if at all possible.

avoidable /əˈvɔɪdəbl̩/ more avoidable most avoidable adj
vermeidbar
Capable of being vacated; liable to be annulled or made invalid; voidable.
Capable of being avoided, shunned, or escaped.

avoidance /əˈvɔɪdəns/ avoidances n
Vermeidung
(obsolete) The act of becoming vacant, or the state of being vacant, specifically used for the state of a benefice becoming void by the death, deprivation, or resignation of the incumbent.

avoidance speech n
Vermeidungssprache
(linguistics) a special restricted speech style in certain languages used to refer to taboo subjects, or as a sign of respect in the presence of certain people, while doing certain activities, following a death, etc., distinguished by a specialized lexicon.

avow /əˈvaʊ/ v
bekennen gestehen
(transitive) To declare openly and boldly, as something believed to be right; to own, acknowledge or confess frankly.

avowal avowals n
Bekenntnis Geständnis
An open declaration of affirmation or admission of knowledge.

avowed /əˈvaʊd/ adj
anerkannt ausgewiesen
openly acknowledged

avuncular /əˈvʌŋkjʊlə/ /əˈvʌŋkjʊlɚ/ more avuncular most avuncular adj
onkelhaft väterlich großväterlich
In the manner of an uncle, pertaining to an uncle.
wohlwollend
(by extension) Kind, genial, benevolent, or tolerant.

await /əˈweɪt/ v
bedienen
erwarten harren warten
(transitive) To be in store for; to be ready or in waiting for.
(transitive, intransitive) To serve or attend; to wait on, wait upon.

awake /əˈweɪk/ /əˈweːk/ [əˈweːk] [əˈwɛːk] more awake most awake adj
wach
Not asleep; conscious.
(figurative, by extension) Alert, aware.

awake /əˈweɪk/ /əˈweːk/ [əˈweːk] [əˈwɛːk] v
aufwachen erwachen
(intransitive) To become conscious after having slept.
aufwachen erwachen aufwecken
(transitive) To cause (somebody) to stop sleeping.
aufwachen erwachen erwecken
(transitive) To excite or to stir up something latent.

awaken /əˈweɪkən/ v
wecken aufwecken erwachen
(transitive) To cause to become awake.
(transitive, figurative) To cause to become aware.
erwachen aufwachen wach werden
(intransitive) To stop sleeping; awake.
(transitive, figurative) To bring into action (something previously dormant); to stimulate.

awakened /əˈweɪkənd/ more awakened most awakened adj
aufgeweckt erweckt geweckt

awakening /əˈweɪ̯kənɪŋ/ awakenings n
Erwachen
The act of becoming aware of something.

award /əˈwɔɹd/ /əˈwɔːd/ awards n
Entscheid Spruch
(legal) A judgment, sentence, or final decision. Specifically: The decision of arbitrators in a case submitted.
Preis Belohnung
A trophy or medal; something that denotes an accomplishment, especially in a competition. A prize or honor based on merit.

award ceremony award ceremonies n
Auszeichnungsveranstaltung
A ceremony, with a theme, at which awards are given out.

aware /əˈweːɹ/ /əˈwɛə/ /əˈwɛɚ/ awarer awarest more aware most aware adj
gewärtig
gewahr wachsam
Vigilant or on one's guard against danger or difficulty.
bewusst gewahr
Conscious or having knowledge of something.

awareness /əˈwɛə.nəs/ /əˈwɛɚ.nəs/ awarenesses n
Bewusstsein Achtsamkeit Aufmerksamkeit Gefühl Sensitivität Wahrnehmung
The state or level of consciousness where sense data can be confirmed by an observer.
Erkenntnis Bewusstsein Achtsamkeit Kenntnis Aufklärung Aufmerksamkeit
The state or quality of being aware of something.

awash /əˈwɒʃ/ more awash most awash adj
überschwemmt
Washed by the waves or tide (of a rock or strip of shore, or of an anchor, etc., when flush with the surface of the water, so that the waves break over it); covered with water.

away /əˈweɪ/ further away furthest away adj
abwesend weg fort unterwegs
Not here, gone, absent, unavailable, traveling; on vacation.

away /əˈweɪ/ further away furthest away adv
los
fort weg
From a place, hence.
Aside; off; in another direction.
From a state or condition of being; out of existence.
(as imperative, by ellipsis) Come away; go away; take away.
fern
At a stated distance in time or space.

away game away games n
Auswärtsspiel
(idiomatic, sports) An athletic contest played away from the team's home field.

away with the fairies /əˈweɪ wɪð ðə ˈfɛəɹɪːz/ adj
gedankenverloren
(idiomatic) Synonym of lost in thought; distracted or daydreaming.

awe /ɑ/ /ɔ/ /ɔː/ awes n
Ehrfurcht
A feeling of fear and reverence.
Staunen
A feeling of amazement.

awe /ɑ/ /ɔ/ /ɔː/ v
einschüchtern
(transitive) To control by inspiring dread.

awesome /ˈɑ.səm/ /ˈɔ.səm/ /ˈɔː.səm/ awesomer awesomest more awesome most awesome adj
furchteinflößend furchterregend fürchterlich
(dated) Causing awe or terror; inspiring wonder or excitement. [from 1590–1600.]
toll beeindruckend großartig
(colloquial, North America, Australia) Excellent, exciting, remarkable.

awestruck more awestruck most awestruck adj
ehrfürchtig
Filled or overcome with awe or wonder.

awful /ˈɑfəl/ /ˈɔfəl/ /ˈɔːfəl/ /ˈɔːfʊl/ awfuller awfullest more awful most awful adj
ehrfurchtsvoll riesig unglaublich
schrecklich furchtbar
(dated) Causing fear or horror; appalling, terrible.

awhile /əˈwaɪl/ /əˈʍaɪl/ adv
eine Weile
For some time; for a short time.

awkward /ˈoːkwəd/ /ˈɑkwɚd/ /ˈɔkwɚd/ /ˈɔːkwəd/ awkwarder awkwardest more awkward most awkward adj
ungeschickt unbeholfen patschert tollpatschig tölpelhaft umständlich
Lacking dexterity in the use of the hands, or of instruments.
peinlich beklemmend betreten patschert umständlich unangenehm
Not easily managed or effected; embarrassing.
unbeholfen peinlich schüchtern umständlich ungelenk verlegen
Lacking social skills, or uncomfortable with social interaction.
Umstände machend umständlich unangenehm verdreht verkorkst
Perverse; adverse; difficult to handle.

awkwardly more awkwardly most awkwardly adv
tapsig umständlich unbeholfen ungeschickt
In an awkward manner; with discomfort or lack of coordination.

awkwardness awkwardnesses n
Plumpheit Umständlichkeit Unbeholfenheit Ungeschicklichkeit
The state or quality of being awkward; clumsiness; unskillfulness.
Peinlichkeit
The quality of an embarrassing situation.

awl /ɑl/ /ɔl/ /ɔːl/ awls n
Ahle Pfriem
A pointed instrument for piercing small holes, as in leather or wood; used by shoemakers, saddlers, cabinetmakers, etc. The blade is differently shaped and pointed for different uses, as in the brad awl, saddler's awl, shoemaker's awl, etc.

awm awms n
ahm ohm

awn /ɔːn/ awns n
Granne
The bristle or beard of barley, oats, grasses, etc., or any similar bristlelike appendage; arista.

awning /ˈɑnɪŋ/ /ˈɔnɪŋ/ /ˈɔːnɪŋ/ awnings n
Markise
A rooflike cover, usually of canvas, extended over or before any place as a shelter from the sun, rain, or wind.
Sonnenschutz
(nautical) That part of the poop deck which is continued forward beyond the bulkhead of the cabin.

awning window awning windows n
Ausstellfenster
A window that is hung horizontally, hinged on top, so that it swings outward.

awry /əˈɹaɪ/ /əˈɹɑɪ/ /ˈɔ.ɹi/ more awry most awry adj
schief krumm
Turned or twisted toward one side; crooked, distorted, out of place; wry.

awry /əˈɹaɪ/ /əˈɹɑɪ/ /ˈɔ.ɹi/ more awry most awry adv
schief daneben falsch fehlerhaft krumm letz
Obliquely, crookedly; askew.
verquer
Perversely, improperly.

axe /æks/ axes n
Axt
A tool for felling trees or chopping wood etc. consisting of a heavy head flattened to a blade on one side, and a handle attached to it.
Streitaxt Axt
An ancient weapon consisting of a head that has one or two blades and a long handle.
Korb Laufpass
(informal) A dismissal or rejection.

axeless adj
axtlos

axial /ˈæk.si.əl/ /ˈæk.sɪ.əl/ more axial most axial adj
axial achsig
(anatomy) Belonging to the axis of the body, or to the axis of any appendage or organ

axial vector axial vectors n
Axialvektor axialer Vektor
(mathematics, physics) a pseudovector

axiality axialities n
Axialität
The state of being axial

axil /ˈæk.səl/ /ˈæk.sɪl/ axils n
Blattachsel
(botany) The angle or point of divergence between the upper side of a branch, leaf, or petiole, and the stem or branch from which it springs.

axillary hair axillary hairs n
Achselhaar
(uncountable) Androgenic hair growing in the armpit, normally beginning at the onset of, or shortly after, pubarche.

axiom /ˈak.sɪ.əm/ /ˈæk.si.əm/ /ˈæk.ʃəm/ axiomata axioms n
Axiom Annahme
(philosophy) A seemingly self-evident or necessary truth which is based on assumption; a principle or proposition which cannot actually be proved or disproved.
Axiom Ausgangspunkt Grundannahme Postulat
(logic, mathematics, proof theory) A fundamental assumption that serves as a basis for deduction of theorems; a postulate (sometimes distinguished from postulates as being universally applicable, whereas postulates are particular to a certain science or context).
Grundannahme Grundsatz Leitsatz
An established principle in some artistic practice or science that is universally received.

axiom of choice axioms of choice n
Auswahlaxiom
(set theory) One of the axioms of set theory, equivalent to the statement that an arbitrary direct product of non-empty sets is non-empty; any version of said axiom, for example specifying the cardinality of the number of sets from which choices are made.

axiom of extensionality n
Extensionalitätsaxiom
(set theory) One of the axioms in axiomatic set theory, equivalent to the statement that two sets are equal if and only if they contain the same elements.

axiom of infinity n
Unendlichkeitsaxiom
(set theory) One of the axioms in axiomatic set theory that guarantees the existence of an infinite set.

axiom of pairing n
Paarmengenaxiom
(set theory) One of the axioms in axiomatic set theory, equivalent to the statement that if two sets exist, there exists a set with those two sets as its sole elements.

axiom of regularity n
Fundierungsaxiom Regularitätsaxiom
(set theory) One of the axioms in axiomatic set theory, equivalent to the statement that every non-empty set contains a member that is disjoint from that set.

axiom of union n
Vereinigungsaxiom
(set theory) One of the axioms in axiomatic set theory, equivalent to the statement that a union exists for any set, containing exactly all the elements contained within the sets within that set.

axiomatic /ˌæk.si.əˈmæt.ɪk/ more axiomatic most axiomatic adj
axiomatisch
Self-evident or unquestionable. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]
(mathematics) Relating to or containing axioms. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

axiomatic system axiomatic systems n
Axiomensystem axiomatisches System

axiomatization /ˌaksɪəmətʌɪˈzeɪʃn̩/ axiomatizations n
Axiomatisierung
The reduction of some system or concept to a set of axioms.
The result of establishing a concept within a system of axioms; axiomatic system.

axiomatize v
axiomatisieren
To establish a set of axioms that describe or govern certain phenomena

axiomless adj
axiomlos

axis /ˈæksəs/ /ˈæksɪs/ axes axiis n
Achse
(geometry) An imaginary line around which an object spins (an axis of rotation) or is symmetrically arranged (an axis of symmetry).
(mathematics) A fixed one-dimensional figure, such as a line or arc, with an origin and orientation and such that its points are in one-to-one correspondence with a set of numbers; an axis forms part of the basis of a space or is used to position and locate data in a graph (a coordinate axis)

axis of evil axes of evil n
Achse des Bösen
A group of states accused by George W. Bush of sponsoring terrorism and seeking weapons of mass destruction, originally defined as Iran, Iraq, and North Korea.

axisymmetric more axisymmetric most axisymmetric adj
achsensymmetrisch
Exhibiting symmetry around an axis; exhibiting cylindrical symmetry.

axle /ˈæksəl/ axles n
Achse
The pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel.
(geometry, astronomy, archaic) An axis.
Welle
A transverse bar or shaft connecting the opposite wheels of a car or carriage; an axletree.

axle load axle loads n
Achslast
(transport, rail) the total weight, including load carried, transferred by one axle and its wheels to a road or railway surface. This is especially important in relation to what weight road and railway structures can carry, bridges in particular.

axleless adj
achsenlos

axletree axletrees n
Achse
A bar or beam of wood or iron, connecting the opposite wheels of a carriage, on the ends of which the wheels revolve.

axolotl /ˈak.səˌlɒ.təl/ /ˈæk.səˌlɑ.təl/ axolotls axolots n
Axolotl
A critically endangered salamander found in the elevated lakes of Mexico, Ambystoma mexicanum.

axon axons n
Axon
(cytology) A nerve fibre which is a long slender projection of a nerve cell, and which conducts nerve impulses away from the body of the cell to a synapse.

axonless adj
axonlos

ayahuasca /ˌaɪəˈwɑːskə/ ayahuascas n
Ayahuasca
A giant vine native to South America (especially Banisteriopsis caapi), noted for its psychotropic properties.
Any of various psychoactive infusions or decoctions prepared from this vine.

ayatollah ayatollahs n
Ajatollah
(Islam) A religious leader in Twelver Shi'ism.

aye /aɪ/ interjection
jawohl
yes; yea; a word expressing assent, or an affirmative answer to a question.

aye aye, sir phraseologicalUnit
jawohl
(idiomatic, nautical) The correct and seamanlike reply, onboard a Royal Navy (or US Navy) ship, on receipt of an order from someone of senior rank or authority. It means "I understand the command and hasten to comply with the order."

aye-aye /ˈaɪˌaɪ/ aye-ayes n
Fingertier Aye-Aye
The lemur Daubentonia madagascariensis, a solitary nocturnal quadruped found in Madagascar and remarkable for its long fingers, sharp nails, and rodent-like incisor teeth.

azalea /əˈzeɪliə/ azaleas n
Azalee Azalie
A plant of the obsolete genus Azalea.

azarole azaroles n
Azaroldorn Welsche Mispel
Any of species Crataegus azarolus of shrubs of southern Europe, related to hawthorn.

azeotropic more azeotropic most azeotropic adj
azeotrop

azimuth /ˈæzɪməθ/ azimuths n
Azimut
An arc of the horizon intercepted between the meridian of the place and a vertical circle passing through the center of any object.

aziridine /əˈzɪɹɪdiːn/ aziridines n
Ethylenimin
(organic compound) A three-membered heterocycle containing two methylene groups and an imine; the nitrogen equivalent of ethylene oxide.

azo compound azo compounds n
Azoverbindung
(chemistry) an organic compound of the general formula R-N=N-R1; they are often coloured and are the basis of many synthetic dyes; a diazene

azo- /eɪ.zə(ʊ)/ /æz.oʊ/ /æz.ə/ prefix
azo-

azuki bean azuki beans n
Adzukibohne
An annual vine (Vigna angularis), widely grown throughout East Asia and the Himalayas for its small bean.
A bean of this vine.

azure /eɪ-/ /æzˈjʊə/ /əˈzjɝ/ /əˈzjʊə/ /əˈzjʊɹ/ /əˈʒɝ/ /əˈʒʊɹ/ /ˈeɪʒ.ə/ /ˈæz.jʊə/ /ˈæʒ.ə/ /ˈæʒ.ɚ/ adj
blau himmelblau azur
Sky blue; resembling the clear blue colour of the unclouded sky.

azure /eɪ-/ /æzˈjʊə/ /əˈzjɝ/ /əˈzjʊə/ /əˈzjʊɹ/ /əˈʒɝ/ /əˈʒʊɹ/ /ˈeɪʒ.ə/ /ˈæz.jʊə/ /ˈæʒ.ə/ /ˈæʒ.ɚ/ azures n
Azurblau Himmelblau
(countable, and, uncountable) The clear blue colour of the sky; also, a pigment or dye of this colour.
Blau
(tincture) A blue colour on a coat of arms, represented in engraving by horizontal parallel lines.

azure tit azure tits n
Lasurmeise
Cyanistes cyanus, a small bird of the tit family Paridae

azurite /ˈæʒ(j)ʊˌɹaɪt/ /ˈæʒ.(j)ʊəɹˌaɪt/ /ˈæʒ.əˌɹaɪt/ azurites n
Azurit
(mineral) A blue vitreous mineral; a basic hydrated copper carbonate, with the chemical formula Cu2+3(CO3)2(OH)2, used since antiquity as a blue pigment or ores to extract metallic copper.

b. adj
geb.
born

baa [bæ] [bæ̰ˀæ̰ˀæ̰ˀæ̰ˀ] [bæ̰ː] [bɑ] [bɑː] interjection
mäh bäh
(onomatopoeia) The characteristic cry of a sheep.

baa [bæ] [bæ̰ˀæ̰ˀæ̰ˀæ̰ˀ] [bæ̰ː] [bɑ] [bɑː] baas n
Blöken mäh
(onomatopoeia) The characteristic cry or bleating of a sheep.

baa [bæ] [bæ̰ˀæ̰ˀæ̰ˀæ̰ˀ] [bæ̰ː] [bɑ] [bɑː] v
blöken mähen bähen
To make the characteristic cry of a sheep.

babalaas babalaases n
Katzenjammer
(South Africa, slang) A very bad hangover.

babbitt metal /ˈbæbɪt ˌmɛtəl/ [-ɾəl] babbitt metals n
Lagermetall
A soft white alloy of variable composition (for example, nine parts of tin to one of copper, or fifty parts of tin to five of antimony and one of copper) used in bearings to diminish friction.

babble /ˈbæb.(ə(l/ babbles n
Geplapper
Idle talk; senseless prattle
Brabbeln Murmeln
Inarticulate speech; constant or confused murmur.

babble /ˈbæb.(ə(l/ v
brabbeln murmeln
(intransitive) To utter words indistinctly or unintelligibly; to utter inarticulate sounds
schwätzen babbeln plappern
(intransitive) To talk too much; to chatter; to prattle.
plätschern gurgeln
(intransitive) To make a continuous murmuring noise, like shallow water running over stones.

babble word babble words n
Lallwort

babe /beɪb/ babes n
Maus Puppe
(slang) An attractive person, especially a young woman. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

babesiosis babesioses n
Babesiose
(pathology) Any of several malaria-like parasitic diseases in humans and other animals caused by Babesia, a genus of protozoa

babirusa babirusas n
Hirscheber Babirusa männlicher Hirscheber weiblicher Hirscheber
Any of several mammals in the genus Babyrousa in the pig family Suidae, in which the upper tusk grows upward.

baboon /bəˈbuːn/ /ˌbæˈbuːn/ baboons n
Pavian
An Old World monkey of the genus Papio, having dog-like muzzles and large canine teeth, cheek pouches, a short tail, and naked callosities on the buttocks. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]
(colloquial, derogatory) A foolish or boorish person.

babouche /bəˈbuːʃ/ babouches n
Babusche
A Turkish or Moroccan slipper having no heel.

baby /ˈbeɪbi/ babies n
Säugling Baby Kleinkind
A very young human, particularly from birth to a couple of years old or until walking is fully mastered.
A very young human, even if not yet born.
Baby Junges
Any very young animal, especially a vertebrate; many species have specific names for their babies, such as kittens for the babies of cats, puppies for the babies of dogs, and chicks for the babies of birds. See Category:Baby animals for more.
Nesthäkchen
The lastborn of a family; the youngest sibling, irrespective of age.
süß
(informal) A form of address to a person considered to be attractive.

baby boom baby booms n
Babyboom Geburtenwelle hohe Geburtenzahl
(singulare tantum) The increase in the birth rate following the return of servicemen at the end of World War II.

baby boomer baby boomers n
Babyboomer Babyboomerin
(sometimes, capitalized) A person born in the postwar years (generally considered in the United States and other Allied countries as between 1946 and the early 1960s), when there was a marked increase in birthrates throughout the Western world following the return of servicemen at the end of World War II.

baby bottle baby bottles n
Babyflasche Nuckelflasche Saugflasche Milchflasche Schoppen
A bottle equipped with a teat, used for bottlefeeding infants.

baby bump baby bumps n
Babybauch
(informal) Visible signs of pregnancy, noticeable abdominal swelling in a pregnant woman.

baby bust baby busts n
Geburtenrückgang Pillenknick
A decrease in the birthrate.

baby face /ˈbeɪbi ˌfeɪs/ /ˈbeɪbɪ feɪs/ baby faces n
Milchgesicht
A face, often chubby, resembling that of a baby; a youthful face.
(often, derogatory) A person having such a face, especially a young man having a beardless appearance.
(professional wrestling, slang) A headlining wrestler with a persona embodying heroic or virtuous traits and who is regarded as a "good guy", especially one who is handsome and well-conditioned.

baby food baby foods n
Babynahrung Säuglingsnahrung
A food designed for babies, usually of very soft consistency.

baby grand piano baby grand pianos n
Stutzflügel
A small grand piano.

baby hatch baby hatches n
Babyklappe
A place where a person (typically the mother) can bring a baby to abandon it so that somebody else can find and care for it.

baby monitor baby monitors n
Babyfon
An intercom system that enables a person to remotely detect sounds of distress from a baby; a baby alarm.

baby of the family babies of the family n
Nesthäkchen
A member of an immediate family who behaves as, or is treated as though they were the youngest member of a family.

baby oil baby oils n
Babyöl

baby powder baby powders n
Babypuder
An astringent powder used for preventing diaper rash, as a deodorant, and for other cosmetic purposes.

baby shower baby showers n
Baby Shower Babyparty
A party celebrating the pending or recent birth of a child, involving guests giving gifts (typically babycare items) to the parent(s).

baby step baby steps n
Minischritt kleiner Schritt
(mostly, in the plural) A small effort made towards the completion of a much larger task.

baby talk n
Ammensprache Babysprache
(linguistics) The form of speech used by adults in talking to very young children.

baby walker baby walkers n
Lauflernhilfe Laufhilfe Lauflerngerät Lauflernstuhl Laufstuhl
A device in which a baby sits in a harness within a wheeled frame that supports it whilst walking.

baby's breath baby's breaths n
Gipskraut
A genus, Gypsophila, of about 100 species of flowering plants in the family Caryophyllaceae, native to Europe, Asia and north Africa.

baby-faced /ˈbeɪbiˌfeɪst/ more baby-faced most baby-faced adj
milchgesichtig
Having a face that appears childlike, innocent, or youthful.

babysit /ˈbeɪ.bi.sɪt/ v
babysitten
(ambitransitive) To watch or tend someone else's child for a period of time, often for money.

babysitter /ˈbeɪbiˌsɪtɚ/ babysitters n
Babysitter Babysitterin Kinderbetreuer Kinderhüter Kinderbetreuerin Kinderhüterin
A person who cares for one or more babies or children for a short period of time in place of their legal guardians.

baccalaureate /bækəˈlɔːɹɪət/ baccalaureates n
Bakkalaureat Fachabitur
A high school completion exam and qualification awarded in many countries (e.g. Finland, France, Moldova, Romania), designed to enable students to go on to higher education.
The International Baccalaureate.

baccarat /bɑːkəˈrɑː/ /ˈbækəɹæt/ /ˈbækəɹɑː/ /ˈbɑːkəɹɑː/ n
Baccara
(card games) A card game resembling chemin de fer with many forms - usually entailing the player(s) betting against two or three hands dealt - also bearing some similarities to blackjack.

bachelor /ˈbæt͡ʃ.lɚ/ /ˈbæt͡ʃ.ə.lə(ɹ)/ /ˈbæt͡ʃ.ə.lɚ/ bachelors n
Bachelor
The first or lowest academical degree conferred by universities and colleges; a bachelor's degree.
Someone who has achieved a bachelor's degree.
Junggeselle
(obsolete) An unmarried woman.

bachelor pad bachelor pads n
Junggesellenbude Garçonnière
(US) A nice, well-furnished dwelling where an unmarried man lives, usually by himself, but sometimes with other men.

bachelor party bachelor parties n
Junggesellenabschied Polterabend
(US, Canada, South Africa) A party held for a man who is about to be married, normally attended only by male friends and relatives.

bachelor's degree bachelor's degrees n
Bachelor Bachelorabschluss Bakkalaureus
The first or lowest academic degree conferred by universities and colleges; a baccalaureate.

bachelor's thesis n
Bachelorarbeit Bachelorthesis
A thesis for bachelor's degree.

bachelorette /batʃələˈɹɛt/ /ˌbæt͡ʃləˈɹɛt/ bachelorettes n
Single Fräulein Junggesellin
(North America) An unmarried woman.

bachelorette party bachelorette parties n
Junggesellinnenabschied Polterabend
(US, Canada) A party held for a woman who is about to be married.

bacillus /bæˈsɪl.əs/ bacilli n
Bazillus
Any of various rod-shaped, spore-forming aerobic bacteria in the genus Bacillus, some of which cause disease.

back /bæk/ [-k̚] [-ˀk] [bak] [bax] [bæk] more back most back adj
alt früher veraltet
Not current.
abgelegen
Situated away from the main or most frequented areas.
hinterer Hinterzungen- rück-
(comparable, phonetics) Pronounced with the highest part of the body of the tongue toward the back of the mouth, near the soft palate (most often describing a vowel).

back /bæk/ [-k̚] [-ˀk] [bak] [bax] [bæk] further back furthest back adv
zurück wieder da
(not comparable) To or in a previous condition or place.

back /bæk/ [-k̚] [-ˀk] [bak] [bax] [bæk] backs n
Rücken Rückseite Hinterseite Fond Hintergrund Kehrseite
The rear of the body, especially the part between the neck and the end of the spine and opposite the chest and belly.
Bottich Küpe Pfanne Wanne Würzpfanne
A large shallow vat; a cistern, tub, or trough, used by brewers, distillers, dyers, picklers, gluemakers, and others, for mixing or cooling wort, holding water, hot glue, etc.
Fond Hintergrund Hinterseite Ende
That which is farthest away from the front.
Rückseite Kehrseite
The reverse side; the side that is not normally seen.
Verteidiger
(sports) In some team sports, a position behind most players on the team.

back /bæk/ [-k̚] [-ˀk] [bak] [bax] [bæk] v
rückdrehen zurücksetzen
(nautical, of the wind) To change direction contrary to the normal pattern; that is, to shift anticlockwise in the northern hemisphere, or clockwise in the southern hemisphere.

back and forth adv
hin und her
From one place to another and back again.

back and forth back and forths n
Hin und Her
The movement (of someone or something) forward followed by a return to the same position. May refer to a concept such as an emotional state or a relationship as well as a physical thing.

back crawl /ˈbækˌkɹɑl/ /ˈbækˌkɹɔl/ /ˈbækˌkɹɔːl/ n
Rückenkraul
A style of swimming using the backstroke.

back door back doors n
Hintertür
A subsidiary entrance to a building or house at its rear, normally away from the street.
A means of access, often secret and unprotected, to something.
Backdoor
(computer security) A secret means of access to a program or system.
Hecktür hintere Seitentür
(automotive) A rear side door of a car, or at the back of a van.

back down v
eine Rückzieher machen nachgeben zurückrudern
(idiomatic) To take a less aggressive position in a conflict than one previously has or has planned to.

back end back ends n
Back-End
(computing) That part of a hardware or software system that is farthest from the user; the internals rather than the user interface.

back fire back fires n
Fehlzündung
An explosion produced either by a running internal combustion engine that occurs in the air intake or exhaust system rather than inside the combustion chamber or unburned fuel or hydrocarbons ignited somewhere in the exhaust system.

back garden back gardens n
Hintergarten
A garden at the rear of a property.

back in the day
damals früher
(temporal location, idiomatic, informal) In the distant past; especially, at a time fondly remembered (the good old days).

back matter n
Nachspann Rückenmaterie
The parts of a book that appear after the main portion of the body text, including the afterword, index and bibliography; the end matter.

back office back offices n
Backoffice

back out v
aussteigen sich zurückziehen
(intransitive) To withdraw from something one has agreed to do.

back rank back ranks n
Grundreihe

back road /ˈbæk ˌɹoʊd/ /ˈbæk ˌɹəʊd/ back roads n
Nebenstraße Seitenstraße
A secondary road, a little-used road, a road through rural areas sometimes used as an alternative to main roads.

back seat back seats n
Rücksitz
Any of the seats in the rear of a vehicle.

back street back streets n
Seitengasse
A usually small and narrow street or alley, especially one in inferior or poorer parts of a city, away from the centre.

back titration back titrations n
Rücktitration

back to square one adj
Alles auf Anfang zurück auf Feld eins
(idiomatic) Located back at the start, as after a dead end or failure.

back to the wall backs to the wall n
mit dem Rücken zur Wand
(idiomatic) A very difficult situation with no beneficial options available for action.

back vowel back vowels n
Hinterzungenvokal hinterer Vokal
(phonetics) Any vowel sound produced in the back of the mouth, such as /uː/ in rule or /əʊ/ in pole.

back-formation back-formations n
Rückbildung
(uncountable, linguistics) The process by which a new word is formed from an older word by interpreting the former as a derivative of the latter, often by removing a morpheme (real or perceived) from the older word, such as the verb burgle, formed by removing -ar (perceived as an agent-noun suffix) from burglar.

back-of-the-envelope adj
Bierdeckel Schmierzettel hingekritzelt

back-rank mate back-rank mates n
Grundreihenmatt

back-translate v
zurück übersetzen
(translation studies) To translate a translated text back to the original language.

back-translation back-translations n
Rückübersetzung
(translation studies, uncountable) The process of translating a previously translated document back into the original language.
(translation studies, countable) A text which has been translated in such a fashion.

back-transliterate v
rücktransliterieren
(translation studies) To transliterate a transliteration back into the original script.

back-transliteration back-transliterations n
Rückumschrift
(translation studies, uncountable) The process of transliterating a transliteration back into the original script.
(translation studies, countable) A text formed through such a process.

backache /ˈbækeɪk/ backaches n
Rückenschmerzen
Any pain or ache in the back.

backbencher backbenchers n
Hinterbänkler Hinterbänklerin
(politics) A Member of Parliament who does not have cabinet rank, and who therefore sits on one of the backbenches or in one of the back rows of the legislature.

backbite v
afterreden anschwärzen verleumden
To make spiteful slanderous or defamatory statements about someone.

backbone /ˈbækˌboʊn/ /ˈbækˌbəʊn/ backbones n
Rückgrat Wirbelsäule
The series of vertebrae, separated by disks, that encloses and protects the spinal cord, and runs down the middle of the back in vertebrate animals.
Rückgrat
(figuratively) Any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure.
(figuratively) Courage, fortitude, or strength.

backburner v
zurückstellen
(transitive, informal) To relegate to a lower priority

backcomb v
toupieren
To hold hair and comb it towards the head, thus giving it a bushier look.

backdrop /ˈbæk.dɹɑp/ /ˈbæk.dɹɒp/ [ˈbæk.d͡ʒɹɑp] backdrops n
Fond Hintergrund Prospekt
A decorated cloth hung at the back of a stage.
Hintergrundbild
An image that serves as a visual background.

backfire /bækˈfaɪə(ɹ)/ /ˈbækfaɪə(ɹ)/ v
fehlschlagen nach hinten losgehen
To fail in a manner that brings down further misfortune.

backfisch /ˈbækfɪʃ/ backfische backfisches n
Backfisch
A teenage or late-adolescent girl.

backflip /ˈbæk.flɪp/ backflips n
Rückwärtssalto Backflip Salto rückwärts Überschlag rückwärts
(gymnastics) An act of rotating one's body 360 degrees in the backward direction.
180°-Wende Kehrtwende Salto rückwärts Umkehr
(by extension) a total reversal in policy or opinion; a volte-face, a U-turn.

backgammon /ˈbæk.ɡæm.ən/ backgammons n
Backgammon
A board game for two players in which each has 15 stones which move between 24 triangular points according to the roll of a pair of dice; the object is to move all of one's pieces around, and bear them off the board.

background /ˈbæk.ɡɹaʊnd/ /ˈbækɹaʊnd/ backgrounds n
Hintergrund
One's social heritage, or previous life; what one did in the past.
A part of the picture that depicts scenery to the rear or behind the main subject; context.
Information relevant to the current situation about past events; history.
A less important feature of scenery (as opposed to foreground).
Hintergrund Hintergrundbild Schreibtischhintergrund
(computing) A type of activity on a computer that is not normally visible to the user.

background music n
Fahrstuhlmusik Hintergrundmusik Kaufhausmusik
Any music played in a public space whose main function is to create an atmosphere suitable to a specific occasion, rather than to be listened to.
Bühnenmusik
Any music in a film, video game, or other medium that establishes mood and is not meant to have the audience's focus.

backhanded compliment backhanded compliments n
vergiftetes Kompliment zweideutiges Kompliment zweifelhaftes Kompliment
(idiomatic) An insult disguised as a compliment; a compliment which can be interpreted as an insult.

backhander backhanders n
Bakschisch Bestechungsgeld Schmiergeld heimliche Zahlung
(informal) A bribe, a secret payment.
Rückhandschlag
(racquet sports) A shot played backhand, a backhand stroke.
Schlag mit dem Handrücken
(surfing) A surfer who approaches a swell with the wave behind them ("on their backhand") rather than facing the wave ("on their forehand").

backhoe /ˈbæk.həʊ/ backhoes n
Baggerschaufel
A piece of excavating equipment consisting of a digging bucket or scoop on the end of an articulated arm, drawn backwards to move earth. Used in excavator/digger and backhoe tractors.
Baggerlader
(chiefly, US, Canada, Australia) A multi-purpose tractor with a front-mounted loading bucket and a rear-mounted digging bucket. The tractor combines a front-end loader/loader and an excavator/digger.

backlash /ˈbækˌlæʃ/ backlashes n
Gegenreaktion
(figurative) A negative reaction, objection or outcry, especially of a violent or abrupt nature.
Spiel
(mechanics) The looseness through which one part of connected machinery, such as a wheel, gear, piston, or screw, can be moved without moving the connected parts, or a measurement of the distance moved thereby; either intentional (as allowance) or unintentional (from error or wear).Wagon wheel structure showing felk

backless /ˈbækləs/ adj
rückenfrei
having no back, said of things that typically have backs, such as chairs or dresses

backlink backlinks n
Backlink Rückverweis
(Internet) A hyperlink to a webpage from an external website.

backlog /ˈbæk.lɒɡ/ backlogs n
Haufen Rücklage Vorrat
A reserve source or supply.
Rückstand Arbeitsrückstand Auftragsüberhang Nachholbedarf Rückstau Überhang
An accumulation or buildup, especially of unfilled orders, unconsumed products or unfinished work.

backmarker backmarkers n
Nachzügler
A racer who holds a poor rank or is lapped in a race.

backorder backorders n
Rückstand

backpack /ˈbæk.pæk/ backpacks n
Rucksack
A knapsack, sometimes mounted on a light frame, but always supported by straps, worn on a person’s back for the purpose of carrying things, especially when hiking, or on a student's back when carrying books.
Fallschirmcontainer
A similarly placed item containing a parachute or other life-support equipment.

backpacker backpackers n
Rucksacktourist Backpacker Rucksackreisender
A traveler whose luggage consists of a backpack; especially, such a traveler who uses hostels, public transport, and other inexpensive services.

backpedal /ˈbækˌpɛdəɫ/ v
rückwärts treten
(intransitive) To pedal backwards on a bicycle.
zurücktreten
(intransitive) To step backwards.
zurückrudern einen Rückzieher machen zurückziehen
(intransitive, idiomatic) To distance oneself from an earlier claim or statement; back off from an idea.

backrest /ˈbækˌɹɛst/ backrests n
Rückenlehne
The back piece of a chair, used to support the sitter's back.

backronym /ˈbæk.ɹəˌnɪm/ backronyms n
Backronym
A word that is originally not an acronym but is turned into one by devising a full form for it, sometimes as a folk etymology, sometimes as a contrived acronym to name a new organization, proposal, or other entity.

backroom adj
Hinterzimmer
Of, relating to, or happening in a backroom.

backroom backrooms n
Hinterzimmer
A room near the rear of a premises, especially one that is only accessible to a privileged few and can be used as an inconspicuous meeting place.

backsaw backsaws n
Feinsäge
A handsaw that has a reinforcement along its back edge.

backscratcher backscratchers n
Rückenkratzer
A long slender rod with a rake-like device on one end, sometimes in the form of a human hand, designed to let a person scratch their own back.

backside /ˈbækˌsaɪd/ backsides n
Gesäß Hintern
(euphemism) A person's buttocks.

backslash /ˈbækˌslæʃ/ backslashes n
Backslash Rückwärtsschrägstrich
The punctuation mark \.

backslide v
rückläufig werden
(intransitive) To regress; to slip backwards or revert to a previous, worse state.

backspace /ˈbækˌspeɪs/ backspaces n
Backspace Rücksetztaste Rücktaste
The key on a typewriter that moves the head one position backwards.
(computing) A keyboard key used for removing a character behind the cursor, and moving the cursor one position backwards.

backstab /ˈbækˌstæb/ v
hintergehen
(transitive) to attack someone (especially verbally) unfairly in a deceitful, underhand, or treacherous manner, especially when they're not present in the place or situation that it happens. (as if stabbing them in the back). See backbite.

backstabber /ˈbækˌstæbɚ/ backstabbers n
Verräter
A traitor or hypocrite, such as a co-worker or friend assumed trustworthy but who figuratively attacks when one's back is turned.

backstage /bækˈsteɪd͡ʒ/ adj
backstage
Relating to, or situated in the area behind a stage.
hinter den Kulissen
Secret, concealed from the public.

backstage /bækˈsteɪd͡ʒ/ backstages n
Backstage
The area behind a stage out of view of the audience where performers wait to give their show; especially that of the dressing rooms.

backstay backstays n
Backstag
(nautical) A part of the rigging of a sailing ship extending from the top of the mast (masthead) to the back of the ship; they support the strain on all upper masts and provide additional support to the shrouds when the wind is abaft the beam.

backstop backstops n
Rettungsschirm Rückhalt Schutz Sicherheitsnetz Sicherung Unterstützung
A thing or a person put in the rear or in the back of something to reinforce, hold, support.
Auffanglösung Letztsicherung Notlösung
A default arrangement that holds if all else fails.
Abfangzaun
(baseball) A wall or fence behind home plate.

backstop v
Rückendeckung geben
(transitive) To bolster, support.

backstory /ˈbækˌstɔɹi/ /ˈbækˌstɔːɹi/ backstories n
Backstory Hintergrundgeschichte Vorgeschichte
The previous experiences and life of a person, specifically (narratology, especially in, _, film, television) a character in a dramatic work.

backstroke /ˈbækˌstɹoʊk/ backstrokes n
Rückenschwimmen Rückenkraulen
(swimming) A stroke swum lying on one's back, while rotating both arms through the water as to propel the swimmer backwards.

backswimmer backswimmers n
Rückenschwimmer
Any of various aquatic insects, of the family Notonectidae, that swim on their backs.

backsword backswords n
Korbschwert Pallasch
A sword with one sharp edge.

backtalk /bæk.tɔk/ /bæk.tɔːk/ n
Widerwort
(US) Verbal impudence or argumentative discourse, given in response.

backtick /ˈbæk.tɪk/ backticks n
Backtick
(computing) The symbol `, resembling a reversed quotation mark.

backup /ˈbækˌʌp/ adj
Ersatz Hilfe
Standby, reserve or extra.

backup /ˈbækˌʌp/ backups n
Deckung Ersatz Unterstützung
A reserve or substitute.
Backup Datensicherung Reservekopie Sicherheitskopie Sicherungskopie
(computing) A copy of a file or record, stored separately from the original, that can be used to recover the original if it is destroyed or damaged.

backward /ˈbæk.wə(ɹ)d/ /ˈbækwɚd/ more backward most backward adj
altmodisch antiquiert rückständig rückwärtsgewandt überholt
Situated toward or at the rear of something.
(chess) Of a pawn, further behind than pawns of the same colour on adjacent files and unable to be moved forward safely.
rückwärts zurück nach hinten
Acting or moving in the direction opposite to the usual direction of movement.
gehemmt zögerlich
Reluctant or unable to advance or act.
rückständig unterentwickelt zurückgeblieben zurückgewandt
(figuratively) Of a culture, country, practice etc., undeveloped or unsophisticated.

backward /ˈbæk.wə(ɹ)d/ /ˈbækwɚd/ more backward most backward adv
rückwärts zurück
In a direction opposite to the usual direction of movement.

backward compatibility backward compatibilities n
Abwärtskompatibilität Rückwärtskompatibilität
(software) Capability of interoperating with older systems.

backward compatible /ˌbækwɚdkəmˈpætəb(ə)l/ [ˌbækwɚdkəmˈpæɾəb(ə)l] backward compatible adj
abwärtskompatibel rückwärtskompatibel
(software) Capable of interoperating with older systems.

backwash /ˈbæk.wɑʃ/ /ˈbæk.wɒʃ/ backwashes n
Spuckrest Spuckschluck Uwe
The saliva, spit or food particles that have flowed back into a drink after someone has drunk from it.

backwater backwaters n
Kaff Dorf
(idiomatic) A remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.

backwoods /ˈbak.wʊdz/ n
abgelegene Gegend
A remote or sparsely inhabited region, especially in North America; away from big towns and from the influence of modern life.

backwoodsman backwoodsmen n
Hinterwäldler
A person who is acclimated to living in a forest area that is far removed from civilization or modern conveniences.
An uncivilized person.

backyard /bækˈjɑːd/ backyards n
Hinterhof
(AU, Canadian, NZ, US) A yard to the rear of a house or similar residence.

bacon /ˈbeɪ.kən/ bacons n
Speck
Cured meat from the sides, belly, or back of a pig.
Thin slices of the above in long strips.

bacon and eggs n
Eier mit Speck
A dish consisting of bacon and eggs, usually eaten for breakfast.

bacon rind bacon rinds n
Schwarte
The tough outer skin of pork or bacon; pork rind.

baconer baconers n
Speckschwein
A pig raised to produce bacon.

bacteraemia bacteraemias n
Bakteriämie
The medical condition of having bacteria in the bloodstream.

bacterial [bækˈtɪəɹiəɫ] adj
bakteriell
(microbiology) Of, relating to, or caused by bacteria.

bacteriological adj
bakteriologisch
Of or pertaining to bacteriology.

bacteriologist /bækˌtɪəɹiˈɒlədʒɪst/ bacteriologists n
Bakteriologe Bakteriologin
A microbiologist whose speciality is bacteriology.

bacteriology /bækˌtɪəɹ.ɪˈɒləd͡ʒi/ bacteriologies n
Bakteriologie Bakterienkunde
(biology, microbiology) The scientific study of bacteria, especially in relation to disease and agriculture.

bacteriophage /bækˈtɪəɹ.ɪəʊˌfeɪd͡ʒ/ bacteriophages n
Bakteriophage
(microbiology, virology) A virus that specifically infects bacteria.

bacteriophagic adj
bakteriophag bakteriophagisch

bacteriophagy n
Bakteriophagie

bacteriostatic more bacteriostatic most bacteriostatic adj
bakteriostatisch
Of or relating to bacteriostasis or a bacteriostat; inhibiting the growth of bacteria without destroying them.

bacterium /bækˈtɪəɹ.ɪəm/ bacteria bacteriums n
Bakterie Bakterium
(microbiology) A single-celled organism with cell walls but no nucleus or organelles.

baculovirus baculoviruses n
Baculovirus
Any large rod-shaped virus of the family Baculoviridae, including the granuloviruses and nucleopolyhedroviruses.

baculum /ˈbæk.jə.ləm/ bacula baculums n
Penisknochen
A bone found in the penis of some mammals.

bad /baːd/ /bæd/ /bæːd/ /bɛd/ /bɛəd/ badder baddest more bad most bad worse worst adj
schlecht schlimm übel
Unfavorable; negative; not good.
schlecht
Not suitable or fitting.
Not appropriate, of manners etc.
Faulty; not functional.
(of breath) Malodorous; foul.
schlecht unangenehm
Tricky; stressful; unpleasant.
böse schlecht
(sometimes, childish) Evil; wicked.

bad /baːd/ /bæd/ /bæːd/ /bɛd/ /bɛəd/ interjection
pfui
Used to scold a misbehaving child or pet.

bad apple bad apples n
schwarzes Schaf Unheilstifter fauler Apfel faules Ei
(idiomatic, often, in the plural) A person who is not wholesome, honest, or trustworthy, especially one who has an adverse influence on others.

bad bank bad banks n
Bad Bank
(banking) A bank created to specialize in the ownership of defaulted loans and their collection.

bad breath bad breaths n
Mundegeruch
breath that produces an unpleasant or foul-smelling odor when exhaled

bad debt bad debts n
Forderungsausfall
(business, accounting) A debt which cannot be recovered from the debtor, either because the debtor lacks the money to pay or because the debtor cannot be found and/or forced to pay.

bad faith n
Arglist arge List
(legal) Intent to deceive or mislead another to gain some advantage; dishonesty or fraud in a transaction (such as knowingly misrepresenting the quality of something that is being bought or sold).

bad guy bad guys n
Schurke Böser Bösewicht Missetäter
(informal) a villain, particularly an antagonist in a story

bad luck n
Pech Unglück
(uncountable) An undesirable turn of events (such as an accident); misfortune.

bad manners n
schlechte Manieren
The treatment of other people in an impolite or discourteous way, or incorrect behaviour in public.

bad news n
Hiobsbotschaft schlechte Nachrichten schlechte Neuigkeiten
News of unpleasant, unfortunate or sad events.
Störenfried
(idiomatic) An irritating, troublesome or harmful thing, situation or person.

bad news travels fast proverb
Schlechte Nachrichten verbreiten sich schnell

bad trip bad trips n
Horrortrip
(slang, drug use) An acute adverse psychological reaction to effects produced under the influence of psychoactive substances, namely hallucinogens.

bad weather n
Hundewetter Sauwetter Schietwetter Schlechtwetter
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bad-tempered more bad-tempered most bad-tempered worse-tempered worst-tempered adj
schlecht gelaunt
Of or pertaining to bad temper; showing anger easily or customarily.

baddie /ˈbædi/ baddies n
Bösewicht
(informal) A person of bad character, especially in a work of fiction.

badge /bæd͡ʒ/ badges n
Abzeichen
A distinctive mark, token, sign, emblem or cognizance, worn on one's clothing, as an insignia of some rank, or of the membership of an organization.
Something characteristic; a mark; a token.
(heraldry) A distinctive mark worn by servants, retainers, and followers of royalty or nobility, who, being beneath the rank of gentlemen, have no right to armorial bearings.

badger /ˈbæd͡ʒə/ /ˈbæd͡ʒɚ/ badgers n
Dachs
Any mammal of three subfamilies, which belong to the family Mustelidae: Melinae (Eurasian badgers), Mellivorinae (ratel or honey badger), and Taxideinae (American badger).

badger /ˈbæd͡ʒə/ /ˈbæd͡ʒɚ/ v
belästigen piesacken plagen
To pester; to annoy persistently; to press.

badlands /ˈbæd.lændz/ badlands n
Badlands
(geomorphology) An arid terrain characterized by severe erosion of sedimentary rocks.

badly /ˈbæd.li/ more badly most badly adj
schlecht
(Northern England) Ill, unwell.

badly /ˈbæd.li/ worse worst adv
schlecht
In a bad manner.

badly off more badly off most badly off worse off worst off adj
schlecht dran
In unfortunate circumstances, especially having financial difficulty.

badminton /ˈbæd.mɪn.tən/ badmintons n
Badminton Federball
(uncountable) A racquet sport played indoors on a court by two opposing players (singles) or two opposing pairs of players (doubles), in which a shuttlecock is volleyed over a net and the competitions are presided by an umpire in British English and a referee in American English.

badminton player badminton players n
Badmintonspieler Badmintonspielerin
A person who plays badminton, especially professionally.

badmouth /ˈbæd.maʊθ/ v
schlechtreden schlechtmachen
(informal, transitive) To criticize or malign, especially unfairly or spitefully.

badness /ˈbæd.nəs/ badnesses n
Schlechtigkeit
The quality or degree of being bad.

baffle /ˈbæfl̩/ baffles n
Abweiser Leitblech Luftleitblech Prallblech Schallwand Schwallblech
A device used to dampen the effects of such things as sound, light, or fluid. Specifically, a baffle is a surface which is placed inside an open area to inhibit direct motion from one part to another, without preventing motion altogether.
(US, dialect, coal mining) A lever for operating the throttle valve of a winding engine.

baffle /ˈbæfl̩/ v
verdutzen aus der Fassung bringen ratlos machen verblüffen verwirren überraschen
To bewilder completely; to confuse or perplex. [from 17th c.]

baffled /ˈbæfl̩d/ more baffled most baffled adj
baff verdutzt ratlos verwirrt
Thoroughly confused, puzzled

bag /ˈbeɪɡ/ /ˈbæɡ/ /ˈbæːɡ/ /ˈbɛɡ/ bags n
Tüte
A container made of leather, plastic, or other material, usually with a handle or handles, in which you carry personal items, or clothes or other things that you need for travelling. Includes shopping bags, schoolbags, suitcases, briefcases, handbags, backpacks, etc.
Tasche Beutel Sack
(countable, uncountable) In certain phrases: money.

bag and baggage adv
mit Kind und Kegel mit Sack und Pack
(chiefly, UK) With all one's possessions.

bag of bones bags of bones n
Haut und Knochen
(idiomatic) A skinny, malnourished person or animal.

bag snatcher bag snatchers n
Handtaschendieb Handtaschendiebin
(UK, Australia) A thief who snatches a handbag, shoulder bag, rucksack, etc., from the person carrying it.

bagatelle /ˌbæɡəˈtɛl/ bagatelles n
Bagatelle Kleinigkeit Unwichtigkeit Nichtigkeit Belanglosigkeit Geringfügigkeit
A trifle; an insubstantial thing.

bagatellize /ˈbæɡətɛlˌaɪz/ v
bagatellisieren
(transitive, rare) To regard as a bagatelle; to play down, trivialize or belittle.

bagel /ˈbeɪ.ɡəl/ /ˈbæɡ.əl/ /ˈbæɪ.ɡəl/ /ˈbɛɡl̩/ [ˈbaɡ.ɫ̩] [ˈbeɪ.ɡɫ̩] [ˈbeː.ɡɫ̩] [ˈbæɡ.l̩] [ˈbæɪ.ɡl̩] [ˈbɛː.ɡɫ̩] bagels n
Bagel
A toroidal bread roll that is boiled before it is baked.

baggage car baggage cars n
Gepäckwagen
(especially, US, rail) A railway vehicle in passenger trains used to carry passengers' heavy luggage; a luggage van.

baggage claim baggage claims n
Gepäckausgabe Gepäckrückgabe
(US) The designated location for receiving checked luggage, such as the baggage carousels at an airport.

baggy /ˈbæɡi/ baggier baggiest adj
ausgeleiert
Of clothing, very loose-fitting, so as to hang away from the body.

bagmaker bagmakers n
Beutelmacher Beutelmacherin
A manufacturer of bags.

bagna cauda /ˌbɑːnjə ˈkaʊdə/ n
Bagna caoda Bagna cauda
A hot Piedmontese dip made from salted anchovies, olive oil and garlic.

bagpiper bagpipers n
Dudelsackspieler Dudelsackpfeifer Dudelsackspielerin Dudelsackpfeiferin
One who plays the bagpipes.

bagpipes /ˈbæɡ.pɑɪps/ n
Dudelsack Sackpfeife
A musical wind instrument possessing a flexible bag inflated by bellows, a double-reed melody pipe and up to four drone pipes; any aerophone that produces sound using air from a reservoir to vibrate enclosed reeds.

baguette /bæˈɡɛt/ baguettes n
Baguette
A variety of bread that is long and narrow in shape.

bagworm /ˈbæɡ.wɜː(ɹ)m/ bagworms n
Sackträger
A bagworm moth, any member of the family Psychidae.

bahuvrihi /bahuːˈvɹiːhi/ bahuvrihis n
Besitzkompositum
(grammar, also, _, attributive) A type of nominal compound in which the first part modifies the second and neither part alone conveys the intended meaning.

baiji /ˈbaɪd͡ʒi/ baiji baijis n
Baiji Chinesische Flussdelfin
A freshwater dolphin (†Lipotes vexillifer), only found in the Yangtze River. Declared functionally extinct in 2006.

bail /beɪl/ [beə̯ɫ] [ˈbeɪ̯(ə)ɫ] bails n
Kaution
(uncountable) Security, usually a sum of money, exchanged for the release of an arrested person as a guarantee of that person's appearance for trial.

bail /beɪl/ [beə̯ɫ] [ˈbeɪ̯(ə)ɫ] v
Kaution stellen
To secure the release of an arrested person by providing bail.
ausschöpfen
(nautical, transitive, intransitive) To remove (water) from a boat by scooping it out.
(nautical, transitive) To remove water from (a boat) by scooping it out.
leerpumpen
To set free; to deliver; to release.

bail bond bail bonds n
Kaution
(US) A surety, used to obtain the release of a criminal defendant who has been required to give bail.

bail out v
durch Kaution freibekommen freikaufen gegen Bürgschaft freibekommen
(transitive) To secure the release of an arrested person by providing bail money.
ausschöpfen schöpfen
(transitive, nautical) To remove water from a boat by scooping it out.
aus der Patsche helfen retten
(transitive, idiomatic) To rescue, especially financially.
abspringen sich mit dem Schleudersitz retten
(intransitive, usually with of) To exit an aircraft while in flight.
aussteigen
(intransitive, idiomatic, slang, with of) To leave (or not attend at all) a place or a situation, especially quickly or when the situation has become undesirable.

baileychlore baileychlores n
Baileychlor
A yellow-green mineral of the chlorite group with the mineral formula (Zn,Fe,Al,Mg)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH)8.

bailiff /ˈbeɪlɪf/ bailiffs n
Gerichtsvollzieher Büttel Häscher
(historical, Norman term) A reeve, (specifically) the chief officer executing the decisions of any English court in the period following the Norman Conquest or executing the decisions of lower courts in the late medieval and early modern period.

bailiwick /ˈbeɪ.lɪ.wɪk/ bailiwicks n
Vogtei
The district within which a bailie or bailiff has jurisdiction.

bailout /ˈbeɪlˌaʊt/ bailouts n
Notverkauf
A rescue, especially a financial rescue.
Rettungsaktion
(underwater diving) A backup supply of air in scuba diving.

bain-marie /ˌbænməˈriː/ bains-marie n
Bain-Marie Wasserbad
(cooking) A large pan containing hot water, into which other smaller pans are set in order to cook food slowly, or to keep food warm.

bairn /bern/ /bɛrn/ /ˈbaːn/ /ˈbɛən/ /ˈbɛəɹn/ /ˈbɛəʁn/ /ˈbɛɚn/ /ˈbɛːn/ bairns n
Baby Kind Kleinkind
(Scotland, and parts of, _, Northern England) A child or baby.

bait /beɪt/ baits n
Köder
Any substance, especially food, used in catching fish, or other animals, by alluring them to a hook, snare, trap, or net.
Giftköder Köder
Food containing poison or a harmful additive to kill animals that are pests.
Köder Lockmittel
Anything which allures; something used to lure or entice someone or something into doing something

bait /beɪt/ v
anlocken ködern
(transitive) To attract with bait; to entice.

bake /beɪk/ v
backen
(transitive, or, intransitive, or, ditransitive, with person as subject) To cook (something) in an oven (for someone).
(intransitive, with baked thing as subject) To be cooked in an oven.
trocknen
(transitive) To dry by heat.

baked /beɪkt/ more baked most baked adj
gebacken
That has been cooked by baking.
bekifft
(slang) High on cannabis.

baked good baked goods n
Backware
(usually, in the plural) An item or class of items with a flour as a main ingredient, prepared by baking.

baked potato baked potatoes n
Backkartoffel gebackene Kartoffel
A potato that has been baked for eating.

baker /ˈbeɪ.kə(ɹ)/ /ˈbeɪ.kɚ/ bakers n
Bäcker Bäckerin
A person who bakes and sells bread, cakes and similar items.

baker's dozen /ˌbeɪkəz ˈdʌzən/ /ˌbeɪkəɹz ˈdʌzən/ [- ˈdʌzn̩] [ˌbeɪkɚz ˈdʌzn̩] baker's dozens bakers' dozens n
Bäckerdutzend
(idiomatic) Thirteen; a group of thirteen. [from 1590s]

bakery /ˈbeɪ.kə.ɹi/ /ˈbeɪk.ɹi/ bakeries n
Bäckerei Backstube
A place in which bread (and often other baked goods such as cakes) is baked and/or sold.

bakfiets /ˈbækfiːts/ /ˈbækfiːtsən/ /ˈbækˌfits/ /ˈbækˌfitsən/ /ˈbɑk-/ bakfietsen bakfietses n
Lastenfahrrad Lastenrad Transportrad
(cycling, originally in the Netherlands) A bicycle or tricycle with a long wheelbase between the front wheel and handlebars holding a large box, originally used solely to transport goods but now also commonly for carrying young children.

baking /ˈbeɪkɪŋ(ɡ)/ bakings n
Backen
An action in which something is baked.

baking powder baking powders n
Backpulver
A dry leavening agent used in baking; a mixture of baking soda, an acid (often cream of tartar) and starch to keep it dry; when wetted, carbon dioxide is released.

baking soda baking sodas n
Natron Backnatron
Sodium bicarbonate.

baking tray baking trays n
Backblech
(cookware) An oven-proof metal tray used to hold foods in the oven.

bakkie /ˈbæki/ /ˈbʌ-/ bakkies n
Bakkie
(road transport) A small pick-up truck or ute, generally open and sometimes fitted with a removable canopy, but distinct from an enclosed van and a large truck. [from mid 20th c.]

baklava /bəˈklɑː.və/ /ˈbæk.lə.və/ /ˈbɑk.lə.və/ /ˈbɑk.ləˌvɑː/ baklavas n
Baklava
A sweet pastry found in many cuisines of the Middle East and the Balkans, made of chopped nuts layered with phyllo pastry. [since c. 1650; modern spelling since 1800s]

baksheesh /bækˈʃiːʃ/ baksheeshes n
Bakschisch
In the Middle East or southwest Asia: a bribe or tip.

balaclava /ˌbæl.əˈklɑː.və/ /ˌbɑː.ləˈklɑː.və/ balaclavas n
Balaklava Sturmhaube Biwakmütze Skimaske Sturmmaske
A type of warm headgear covering the neck, head, and often part of the face, with apertures left as necessary, often made out of wool.

balalaika /bæləˈlaɪkə/ balalaikas balalaiki n
Balalaika
A plucked stringed instrument with a triangular body, short neck and three strings, of Russian origin.

balance /ˈbæləns/ balances n
Ausgewogenheit
(uncountable) Awareness of both viewpoints or matters; neutrality; rationality; objectivity.
Saldo Bilanz Guthaben
(accounting) A list accounting for the debits on one side, and for the credits on the other.
(accounting) The result of such a procedure; the difference between credit and debit of an account.
Rest Restbetrag
(legal, business) The remainder.

balance /ˈbæləns/ v
balancieren
(transitive) To bring (items) to an equipoise, as the scales of a balance by adjusting the weights.
ausgleichen
(transitive, figurative) To make (concepts) agree.
balancieren im Gleichgewicht halten
(transitive) To hold (an object or objects) precariously; to support on a narrow base, so as to keep from falling.
bilanzieren
(transitive) To make the credits and debits of (an account) correspond.

balance beam balance beams n
Schwebebalken
(gymnastics) A gymnastics apparatus, a narrow wooden rail used in artistic (athletic) gymnastics.

balance bicycle balance bicycles n
Laufrad

balance board balance boards n
Balancebrett Balancierbrett Wackelbrett
A device used for recreation, athletic training, circus acts, etc. consisting of a rectangular or circular board on a fulcrum on which board the user attempts to balance.

balance of power balances of power n
Mächtegleichgewicht
(politics, government) A situation of equilibrium in which no country is powerful enough to control, or threaten the interests of, the others.

balance of probabilities balances of probabilities n
Grundsatz der erdrückenden Beweislast
(legal) A legal standard, applied in many jurisdictions for deciding the outcome of civil disputes, which requires that a dispute be decided in favor of the party whose claims are more likely to be true.

balance of trade balances of trade n
Handelsbilanz
(economics, trade) The difference between the monetary value of exports and imports in an economy over a certain period of time.

balance sheet balance sheets n
Bilanz
(accounting) A summary of a person's or organization's assets, liabilities and equity as of a specific date.

balance wheel balance wheels n
Unruh Steigerad
The timekeeping device normally used in mechanical watches and small clocks, consisting of a wheel which oscillates due to a coiled spring.

balancing balancings n
Balancieren

balanitis /ˌbæl.əˈnaɪ.tɪs/ balanitides n
Balanitis Eichelentzündung
(disease) Inflammation of the glans penis.

balas-ruby balas-rubies n
Balas-Rubin
A rose-coloured spinel once thought to be a type of ruby.

balcony /bælˈkəʊni/ /ˈbælkəni/ balconies n
Balkon
(architectural element) An accessible structure extending from a building, especially outside a window.
An accessible structure overlooking a stage or the like.

bald /bɑld/ /bɔld/ /bɔːld/ /bəʊld/ [bɒʊld] [bɔːɫd] balder baldest adj
kahl glatzköpfig
Having no hair, fur or feathers.

bald cypress bald cypresses n
Sumpfzypresse
Taxodium distichum, deciduous conifer trees native to often-flooded areas of the southeastern and south central parts of the United States.

bald eagle bald eagles n
Weißkopfseeadler
Haliaeetus leucocephalus, a species of eagle native to North America and notable for the white plumage on its head.

bald spot bald spots n
Kahlstelle
An area on the head which, due to hair loss, has little or no hair.

bald-faced more bald-faced most bald-faced adj
schamlos
(figurative) Shameless and undisguised.

bald-headed more bald-headed most bald-headed adj
kahlköpfig glatzköpfig
Having a bald head.

baldacchin /ˈbaldəkɪn/ /ˈbældəkɪn/ baldacchins n
Baldachin
(countable) A canopy suspended over an altar or throne, originally made of this fabric; a ciborium.

balderdash /ˈbɔːldə.dæʃ/ n
Gefasel
Senseless talk or writing; nonsense.

baldmoney /ˈbɔːldˌmʌni/ n
Bärwurz
Meum athamanticum, an ornamental plant in the Apiaceae family.

baldness baldnesses n
Kahlköpfigkeit Haarausfall Glatze Alopezie Calvities Dürftigkeit
The condition or state of being (or becoming) bald.

baldric /ˈbɔːldɹɪk/ [ˈbɔːɫdɹɪk] baldrics n
Wehrgehänge
A broad belt used to hold a sword, sometimes richly ornamented, worn diagonally from shoulder to hip (across the breast, and under the opposite arm); less properly, any belt. [from c. 1300]

baldy /ˈbɔːl.di/ baldies n
Glatzkopf
(informal, derogatory) Someone who is bald.

bale /beɪ̯l/ [beə̯ɫ] [ˈbeɪ̯(ə)ɫ] bales n
Ballen
A rounded bundle or package of goods in a cloth cover, and corded for storage or transportation.

bale /beɪ̯l/ [beə̯ɫ] [ˈbeɪ̯(ə)ɫ] v
paketieren
(transitive) To wrap into a bale.

baleen /bəˈliːn/ /ˈbeɪliːn/ baleens n
Barte
(physiology, uncountable) The keratinous material that makes up the plates in the mouth of the baleen whale, Mysticeti, which it uses to trap its food; formerly used in corsetry.

baleen whale baleen whales n
Bartenwal
Any of several large whales, of the suborder Mysticeti, that have plates of whalebone instead of teeth

baler balers n
Ballenpresse
A machine for creating bales, e.g., of hay or cotton.

balise /bəˈliːz/ balises n
Balise

balisong balisongs n
Balisong Butterfly Butterflymesser
A folding pocket knife with two handles counter-rotating around the tang such that, when closed, the blade is concealed within grooves in the handles.

balk /bɑk/ /bɔk/ /bɔːk/ /bɔːlk/ balks n
Feldrain Feldrand Furchenrücken Rain
(archaeology) The wall of earth at the edge of an excavation.
Balken
Beam, crossbeam; squared timber; a tie beam of a house, stretching from wall to wall, especially when laid so as to form a loft, "the balks".

balk /bɑk/ /bɔk/ /bɔːk/ /bɔːlk/ v
Einhalt gebieten behindern blockieren durchkreuzen scheuen sich sperren

ball /bɒl/ /bɔl/ /bɔːl/ balls n
Knäuel
A quantity of string, thread, etc., wound into a spherical shape.
Kugel Ball
A solid or hollow sphere, or roughly spherical mass.
Ball
A formal dance.
Kugel Fußballen
(mathematics) The set of points in a metric space of any number of dimensions lying within a given distance (the radius) of a given point.
Kugel
(ballistics, firearms) A solid, spherical nonexplosive missile for a cannon, rifle, gun, etc.
Fußballen
(soccer, countable) A pass; a kick of the football towards a teammate.
Ei Mist
(mildly, vulgar, slang, usually, in the plural) A testicle.
Ball Kugel
(printing, historical) A leather-covered cushion, fastened to a handle called a ballstock; formerly used by printers for inking the form, then superseded by the roller.

ball bearing ball bearings n
Kugellager
(loosely, often) An individual spherical ball, usually made of steel or other hard material, suitable for use in a ball-based rolling element bearing. In precise usage, each such ball is called a bearing ball or simply ball, and the entire bearing is called the ball bearing.

ball boy ball boys n
Balljunge
(sports) A person, usually male, responsible for retrieving balls from the area of play, and returning them to the players.

ball game /ˈbɔːl ˌɡeɪm/ ball games n
Ballspiel
A specific contest or match between teams playing such a game, in particular a baseball game.

ball girl ball girls n
Ballmädchen
(sports) A female responsible for getting the balls from off the area of play to the players.

ball lightning ball lightnings n
Kugelblitz
A short-lived glowing ball sometimes observed to float in the air and thought to consist of ionized gas associated with thunderstorms.

ball pit ball pits n
Bällchenbad Bällebad Kugelbad
A play area for children consisting of a pit filled with colourful plastic balls.

ball sack ball sacks n
Hodensack
The scrotum.

ball-and-socket joint ball-and-socket joints n
Kugelgelenk
A joint in which one segment has a rounded end and the next segment has a bowl-shaped end, with the rounded end being fitted into the bowl shape, allowing the first segment to move around an indefinite number of axes which have one common center. Examples include the human shoulder joint and the balljoints of some automotive suspensions.

ballad /ˈbæləd/ /ˈbælɪt/ ballads n
Ballade
A kind of narrative poem, adapted for recitation or singing; especially, a sentimental or romantic poem in short stanzas.
A slow romantic song.

ballast /ˈbæl.əst/ ballasts n
Ballast
(nautical) Heavy material that is placed in the hold of a ship (or in the gondola of a balloon), to provide stability.
Bettung Schotter
Coarse gravel or similar material laid to form a bed for roads or railroads, or in making concrete; track ballast.

ballast /ˈbæl.əst/ v
beschottern
To lay ballast on the bed of a railroad track.

ballerina /ˌbæləɹˈiːnə/ ballerinas ballerine n
Ballerina Ballettänzerin
(commonly) A female ballet dancer.
(less common, non-standard) A male ballet dancer; Synonym of ballerino

ballet /bælˈeɪ/ /bælˈæɪ/ /bɐleː/ /bɐlɪː/ /bɛlˈæɪ/ /ˈbal.eɪ/ /ˈbal.ɪ/ /ˈbæl(ˌ)eɪ/ ballets n
Ballett
A classical form of dance.
A theatrical presentation of such dancing, usually with music, sometimes in the form of a story.
The company of persons who perform this dance.

ballet dancer ballet dancers n
Balletttänzer Balletttänzerin
A person who performs ballet.

ballet flat ballet flats n
Ballerina
A type of women's flat with a very low heel, thin sole, and round toe.

ballet master ballet masters n
Ballettmeister

ballet troupe ballet troupes n
Balletttruppe
A group of dancers performing together at a ballet; a company of actors

balletomane /bæˈlɛt.əˌmeɪn/ /bəˈlɛt.əˌmeɪn/ balletomanes n
Ballettomane
A ballet enthusiast.

ballistic /bəˈlɪs.tɪk/ more ballistic most ballistic adj
ballistisch
(not comparable) Of or relating to ballistics.

ballistic missile ballistic missiles n
ballistische Rakete Ballistische Rakete
(military, rocketry) A missile that is initially guided, but then follows a ballistic (freely falling) trajectory.

ballistics /bəˈlɪst.ɪks/ n
Ballistik
(physics) The science of objects that predominantly fly under the effects of gravity, momentum and atmospheric drag, and dealing with details of their behaviour at the origin and destination of their flight, as of bullets or missiles or rockets.

ballistite /ˈbæl.əˌstaɪt/ n
Ballistit

balloon /bəˈlun/ /bəˈluːn/ balloons n
Ballon Luftballon
An inflatable buoyant object, often (but not necessarily) round and flexible.
Such an object as a child’s toy or party decoration.
Heißluftballon Ballon
Such an object designed to transport people or equipment through the air.
Ballon
(medicine) A sac inserted into part of the body for therapeutic reasons; such as angioplasty.

balloonist balloonists n
Ballonfahrer Ballonfahrerin Ballonflieger Ballonfliegerin
A person who flies in balloons, especially in hot-air balloons.

ballot /ˈbælət/ ballots n
Stimmzettel
Originally, a small ball placed in a container to cast a vote; now, by extension, a piece of paper or card used for this purpose, or some other means used to signify a vote.
Abstimmung
The process of voting, especially in secret; a round of voting.

ballot box ballot boxes n
Wahlurne
A sealed box with a slit, into which a voter puts a completed voting slip.

ballot paper ballot papers n
Stimmzettel
A voting form; the paper upon which a vote is cast during a ballot.

ballpark adj
grob ungefähr
Approximate; close; on the right order of magnitude.

ballpark ballparks n
Platz Stadion
(US) A field, stadium or park where ball, especially baseball, is played.
Gegend
(US, figuratively) The general vicinity; somewhere close; a broad approximation.

ballpark v
abschätzen
(transitive) To make a rough estimate of.

ballpark figure ballpark figures n
Hausnummer
(chiefly, US, idiomatic) An educated guess or estimation within acceptable bounds.

ballpoint pen ballpoint pens n
Kugelschreiber Kuli
A pen, similar in size and shape to a pencil, having an internal chamber filled with a viscous, quick-drying ink that is dispensed at the tip during use by the rolling action of a metal sphere (around 0.7 mm to 1 mm in diameter).

ballrace ballraces n
Laufring

ballroom /ˈbɔːlɹuːm/ /ˈbɔːlɹʊm/ ballrooms n
Ballsaal Festsaal Tanzsaal
A large room used for dancing and banquets.
Standardtanz
A type of elegant dance.

balls /bɔːlz/ n
Eier Klöten Mumm Mut
(uncountable, vulgar, colloquial) Masculinity, particularly strength, courage, and force of will; chutzpah; brazenness.
Eier Klöten
(uncountable, Britain, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Commonwealth, Hawaii) Synonym of bollocks, nonsense.
(UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Commonwealth, Hawaii, vulgar) A balls-up; a botched job.

ballsiness n
Draufgängertum Entschlossenheit Mut
(vulgar, slang) The condition of being ballsy; courage.

ballsy /ˈbɔlzi/ ballsier ballsiest adj
draufgängerisch mutig
(vulgar, colloquial) Tough and courageous; having balls.

ballyhoo /bæliˈhuː/ ballyhoos n
Klamauk
Noisy shouting or uproar.

ballyhoo /bæliˈhuː/ v
marktschreierisch anpreisen
To sensationalise or make grand claims.

balmy /ˈbɑlmi/ /ˈbɑmi/ /ˈbɑː.mi/ /ˈbɔmi/ balmier balmiest adj
lindernd mildernd sanft
Soothing or fragrant.
mild sanft
Of weather, mild and pleasant.

balneology balneologies n
Balneologie Bäderkunde
The study of baths and bathing, especially therapeutic bathing.

balneotherapy balneotherapies n
Balneotherapie
The treatment of disease by bathing.

baloney /bəˈloʊni/ /bəˈləʊni/ n
Mortadella Fleischwurst Lyoner
A type of sausage; bologna.
Käse Quatsch
(uncountable, chiefly, US, slang) Nonsense.

balrog /ˈbal.ɹɒɡ/ /ˈbæl.ɹɑɡ/ /ˈbɑl.ɹɑɡ/ /ˈbɔl.ɹɑɡ/ /ˈbɔːl.ɹɒɡ/ balrogs n
Balrog
(fantasy) A fiery demonic creature.

balsa /ˈbæl.sə/ /ˈbɑlsə/ /ˈbɔːl.sə/ balsas n
Balsabaum
A large tree, Ochroma pyramidale, native to tropical America, with wood that is very light in weight.
Balsa Balsaholz
(uncountable) The wood of this tree.

balsam /ˈbɔːlsəm/ balsams n
Heilsalbe Trost
(chiefly, UK) A sweet-smelling oil or resin derived from various plants.
Balsam Trost
(chiefly, UK) A soothing ointment.
Balsam
(chiefly, UK, figuratively) Something soothing.
Springkraut
A flowering plant of the genus Impatiens.

balsam fir balsam firs n
Balsam-Tanne Balsamtanne
A North American species of fir tree (Abies balsamea).

balsamic vinegar balsamic vinegars n
Balsamessig
A dark, sweet vinegar, made from reduced white wine, that has been matured in wooden barrels, the resins of which contribute to its flavour; especially such a vinegar from Modena in Italy.

balun baluns n
Balun
An electronic device for connecting a balanced transmission line to an unbalanced one.

baluster /ˈbæl.ʌ.stɹ/ balusters n
Baluster
(architecture) A short column used in a group to support a rail, as commonly found on the side of a stairway; a banister. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

balustrade /ˈbæl.ə.stɹeɪd/ /ˌbæl.əˈstɹeɪd/ balustrades n
Balustrade
A row of balusters topped by a rail, serving as an open parapet, as along the edge of a balcony, terrace, bridge, staircase, or the eaves of a building.

bamboo /bæmˈbu/ bamboos n
Bambus Bambusrohr
(uncountable) The wood of the bamboo plant as a material for building, furniture, etc.
Bambus
(slang) A didgeridoo.

bamboo antshrike bamboo antshrikes n
Bambusameisenwürger
A passerine bird of the antbird family, Cymbilaimus sanctaemariae

bamboo shoot bamboo shoots n
Bambusspross
(chiefly, in the plural) The edible shoot of any of several species of bamboo (especially of the genera Dendrocalamus and Phyllostachys), cooked and eaten as a vegetable in Chinese and similar cuisine.

bamboozle /bæm.ˈbuː.zl̩/ v
beschwindeln tricksen
(transitive, informal) To con, defraud, trick, to make a fool of, to humbug or impose on someone.

ban /bæn/ [beən] [bɛən] bans n
Verbot
Prohibition.
Ban
A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a Romanian leu.
A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a Moldovan leu.
Ban Banus
A title used in several states in central and south-eastern Europe between the 7th century and the 20th century.

ban /bæn/ [beən] [bɛən] v
verbieten
(transitive) To prohibit; to interdict; to proscribe; to forbid or block from participation.

banal /bəˈnæl/ /bəˈnɑːl/ /ˈbeɪnəl/ banaler banalest more banal most banal adj
banal
Common in a boring way, to the point of being predictable; containing nothing new or fresh.
(uncommon, historical) Relating to a type of feudal jurisdiction or service.

banality /beɪˈnælɪti/ /bəˈnælɪti/ banalities n
Banalität
(uncountable) The quality of being banal.
(countable) Something which is banal.

banalize v
banalisieren
(transitive) To make banal or commonplace.

banally more banally most banally adv
banal
In a banal, trite or boring manner.

banana /bəˈnæ.nə/ /bəˈnɑː.nə/ bananas n
Banane
An elongated curved tropical fruit of a banana plant, which grows in bunches and has a creamy flesh and a smooth skin.
Bananenstaude Banane
The tropical tree-like plant which bears clusters of bananas, a plant of the genus Musa (but sometimes also including plants from Ensete), which has large, elongated leaves.

banana bread banana breads n
Bananenbrot
A type of bread or cake made with mashed bananas.

banana peel banana peels n
Bananenschale
(Canadian, US, Philippines) The several outermost layers of a banana, especially once removed from the rest of the banana, which may be slippery if stepped on. (This sense is a translation hub.)

banana republic banana republics n
Bananenrepublik
(politics, idiom, pejorative) A small country, especially one in Central America or the West Indies, that is dependent on a single export commodity (traditionally bananas) and that has a corrupt, dictatorial government.

banana seat banana seats n
Bananensattel
An elongated seat, on a lowrider bicycle, that curves upward at the rear.

banana slug banana slugs n
Bananenschnecke

banana split /bə.ˈnæ.nə splɪt/ /bə.ˈnɑː.nə splɪt/ banana splits n
Bananensplit
A dessert or sundae containing a banana cut in half lengthwise (split), ice cream and various toppings which may include sauces, nuts or fruit.

bananaless adj
bananenfrei bananenlos

bananalike more bananalike most bananalike adj
bananenartig bananenförmig bananig

bananaquit bananaquits n
Zuckervogel
A nectar-feeding bird, Coereba flaveola, thought to be related to the Darwin's finches and the grassquits.

banat banats n
Banat

band /bænd/ [beənd] bands n
Band
A strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together.
(physics) A group of energy levels in a solid state material.
Blaskapelle Marschkapelle
A type of orchestra originally playing janissary music.
Frequenzspektrum Band
A continuous tablet, stripe, or series of ornaments, as of carved foliage, of colour, or of brickwork.
(physics) A part of the electromagnetic spectrum.
Band Bande Combo Kapelle Musikkapelle Gruppe
A group of people loosely united for a common purpose (a band of thieves).
Band Combo Kapelle Musikkapelle Musikbande
(Canada) A group of aboriginals that has official recognition as an organized unit by the federal government of Canada.

band /bænd/ [beənd] v
binden
(transitive) To fasten with a band.
sich vereinigen verbinden
(intransitive) To group together for a common purpose; to confederate.
beringen
(transitive, ornithology) To fasten an identifying band around the leg of (a bird).

band-aid /ˈbændeɪd/ band-aids n
Pflaster Heftpflaster Wundschnellverband Leukoplast Wundpflaster
(Australia, Canada, US) An adhesive bandage, a small piece of fabric or plastic that may be stuck to the skin in order to temporarily cover a small wound.
Behelf Behelfslösung Notlösung Übergangslösung
(Australia, Canada, US, informal) A temporary or makeshift solution to a problem, created ad hoc and often with a lack of foresight.

band-tailed antshrike band-tailed antshrikes n
Schulterflecken-Ameisenwürger
a passerine bird of the antbird family, Sakesphorus melanothorax.

bandage /ˈbændɪd͡ʒ/ bandages n
Verband
A strip of gauze or similar material used to protect or support a wound or injury.

bandage /ˈbændɪd͡ʒ/ v
verbinden bandagieren
To apply a bandage to something.

bandana /bænˈdæn.ə/ bandanas n
Halstuch Kopftuch Piratenkopftuch Piratentuch
A large kerchief, usually colourful and used either as headgear or as a handkerchief, neckerchief, bikini, or sweatband.

banded /ˈbændɪd/ adj
gebändert
Marked with bands of colour.

banded archerfish banded archerfish n
Schützenfisch Spritzfisch
An archerfish of species Toxotes jaculatrix, known for its ability to spit a jet of water to "shoot down" prey, found in coastal waters from India to the Philippines, Vanuatu, and Australia.

banded mongoose banded mongoose banded mongooses n
Zebramanguste
A mongoose of the species Mungos mungo, commonly found in the central and eastern parts of Africa.

bandgap bandgaps n
Bandlücke
(physics) A gap in a frequency range in which waves cannot propagate.

bandicoot /ˈbændiˌkut/ /ˈbændɪˌkuːt/ bandicoots n
Nasenbeutler
A small Australian marsupial with a distinctive long snout, of the family Peramelidae (with the exception of genus Macrotis, called bilbies).

bandit /ˈbændɪt/ bandits n
Bandit Banditin
One who robs others in a lawless area, especially as part of a group.

banditry banditries n
Banditentum
Acts characteristic of a bandit; armed robbery.

bandmaster bandmasters n
Dirigent
(music) The conductor of a musical ensemble, especially a brass or military band.

bandolier /ˌbændəˈlɪə/ /ˌbændəˈlɪɹ/ bandoliers n
Bandalier Bandelier Bandolier Patronengurt
An ammunition belt, worn over the shoulder, having loops or pockets for cartridges.

bandoneon bandoneons n
Bandoneon
(musical instruments) A small Latin American accordion played with buttons which is frequently used in tango ensembles.

bandsaw bandsaws n
Bandsäge
A powered saw whose blade is a continuous band of metal with teeth along one edge.

bandstand /ˈbænd.stænd/ bandstands n
Freiluftbühne Musikpavillon Pavillon
A small, open-air platform or enclosure for bands to play on, usually roofed.

bandura /bænˈduɹə/ /bænˈdʊəɹə/ banduras n
Bandura
A Ukrainian plucked stringed instrument with a tear-shaped body, like an asymmetrical lute or a vertical zither, which is played with both hands while held upright on the lap.

bandwagon /ˈbændˌwæɡ.ən/ bandwagons n
Musikantenwagen
A large wagon used to carry a band of musicians in a parade.
Partei Seite
(figuratively) A current movement that attracts wide support.

bandwidth /ˈbændwɪdθ/ /ˈbændwɪtθ/ bandwidths n
Bandbreite
(of a signal) The width of the smallest frequency band within which the signal can fit.
(networking, informal) The rate of data flow in digital networks typically measured in bits per second; the bitrate.

bandy /ˈbændi/ bandier bandiest adj
o-beinig
Bowlegged, having knees bending outward.

bandy /ˈbændi/ bandies n
Bandy
(sports, uncountable) A winter sport played on ice, from which ice hockey developed.

bandy /ˈbændi/ v
austauschen wechseln
(transitive) To give and receive reciprocally; to exchange.

bane /beɪn/ banes n
Ruin Verderben
A cause of misery or death.

bane /beɪn/ v
ruinieren
(transitive) To be the bane of.

baneberry baneberries n
Christophskraut
A flowering plant of the genus Actaea (syn. Cimicifuga).

bang /beɪŋ(ɡ)/ /bæŋ(ɡ)/ interjection
peng
A sudden percussive sound, such as made by the firing of a gun, slamming of a door, etc.

bang /beɪŋ(ɡ)/ /bæŋ(ɡ)/ bangs n
Knall
A sudden percussive noise.
Hieb Schlag
A strike upon an object causing such a noise.
Knall Explosion
An explosion.
Stirnfranse pony
(US, archaic) : hair hanging over the forehead, especially a hairstyle with such hair cut straight across.
Ausrufzeichen
(chiefly, US) The symbol !, known as an exclamation point.
(mathematics) A factorial, in mathematics, because the factorial of n is often written as n!

bang /beɪŋ(ɡ)/ /bæŋ(ɡ)/ v
knallen
(intransitive) To make sudden loud noises, and often repeatedly, especially by exploding or hitting something.
bumsen ficken knallen
(slang, ambitransitive, vulgar) To engage in sexual intercourse.
einschlagen schlagen
(with "in") To hammer or to hit anything hard.
einen Pony schneiden
(transitive) To cut squarely across, as the tail of a horse, or a person's forelock; to cut (the hair).

bang out v
herauswürgen raushauen zusammenschustern zusammenstöpseln
(transitive, idiomatic) To do something quickly, in a slipshod, or unprofessional manner.

bang up adj
erstklassig spitzenmäßig
(idiomatic, often hyphenated) Good, superior, excellent.

bang up v
demolieren zerdeppern
(transitive, informal) To damage.

banging /ˈbæŋ.ɪŋ/ adj
großartig stark toll
(slang) Excellent, brilliant, very exciting, top, great.

bangle /ˈbæŋ.ɡəl/ bangles n
Armreif Armreifen Armring Armspange
A rigid bracelet or anklet, especially one with no clasp.

bangs /bæŋ(ɡ)z/ n
Pony
(chiefly, _, US, Philippines) Hair hanging over the forehead.

banish /ˈbænɪʃ/ v
verbannen herauswerfen
(heading) To send someone away and forbid that person from returning.
vertreiben
To expel, especially from the mind.

banister /ˈbænɪstɚ/ banisters n
Geländer
The handrail on the side of a staircase.
Geländerpfosten
One of the vertical supports of a handrail; a baluster.

banjax /bænˈd͡ʒæks/ /ˈbæn.d͡ʒæks/ v
zerstören ruinieren
(UK, originally, Irish, slang) To ruin or destroy.

banjo /ˈbæn.dʒəʊ/ /ˈbæn.d͡ʒoʊ/ banjoes banjos n
Banjo
A stringed musical instrument (chordophone), usually with a round body, a membrane-like soundboard and a fretted neck, played by plucking or strumming the strings.

banjoist banjoists n
Banjospieler Banjoist Banjoistin Banjospielerin
One who plays a banjo.

bank /bæŋk/ [beɪŋk] banks n
Ufer
(hydrology) An edge of river, lake, or other watercourse.
Bank
(countable) A branch office of such an institution.
(countable) An underwriter or controller of a card game.
(gambling, countable) The sum of money etc. which the dealer or banker has as a fund from which to draw stakes and pay losses.
(countable, mostly, in combination) A safe and guaranteed place of storage for and retrieval of important items or goods.
(nautical, hydrology) An elevation, or rising ground, under the sea; a shallow area of shifting sand, gravel, mud, and so forth (for example, a sandbank or mudbank).
(geography) A slope of earth, sand, etc.; an embankment.
Sparschwein
(countable) A device used to store coins or currency.

bank account bank accounts n
Bankkonto
A fund, held by a bank in a contractual arrangement between the bank and the owner of the fund, a customer of the bank, into which they can deposit and from which they can withdraw money.

bank card bank cards n
Bankkarte
(banking) A card issued by a bank, which may entitle the holder to a variety of services similar to that of a credit card or debit card, or allow withdrawal of cash from ATMs.

bank holiday bank holidays n
Feiertag
(UK, Ireland) A weekday, often a Monday, on which most businesses are closed, and granted to workers as a national holiday.

bank loan bank loans n
Bankdarlehen Bankkredit

bank robber bank robbers n
Bankräuber
One who robs or steals from a bank.

bank run bank runs n
Bankansturm Bankensturm Schaltersturm
An event where many depositors of one or more banks withdraw money from their bank accounts within a short time, causing the banks concerned to become unstable.

bank statement bank statements n
Kontoauszug
A communication from a bank to a person holding an account in that bank, usually issued monthly, detailing the value of the holdings in that account and the effects of all transactions occurring with respect to that account.

bankable more bankable most bankable adj
bankfähig
Acceptable to a bank.

bankbook /ˈbæŋkˌbʊk/ bankbooks n
Sparbuch Bankbuch
passbook, chequebook
(transferred sense) wealth

banked slalom banked slaloms n
Banked-Slalom

banker /ˈbæŋkə(ɹ)/ /ˈbæŋkɚ/ bankers n
Bankier Bankierin
One who conducts the business of banking; one who, individually, or as a member of a company, keeps an establishment for the deposit or loan of money, or for traffic in money, bills of exchange, etc.
Bank Bankhalter Bankhalterin
The dealer in a casino, or one who keeps the bank in a banking game.
Geldwechsler Geldwechslerin
(obsolete) A money changer.

bankeress bankeresses n
Bankerin Bänkerin
(obsolete) A female banker.

banking /ˈbæŋkɪŋ/ bankings n
Banking
The business of managing a bank.

banknote banknotes n
Banknote Geldschein Schein
A piece of currency made of paper or polymer. [from 18th c.]

bankroll /ˈbæŋk.ɹoʊl/ bankrolls n
Bündel Geldscheine Geldscheinbündel
A roll of banknotes or other paper currency, carried in lieu of a wallet.
Geldreserven Spielgeld
The monetary assets of a person or organization.

bankroll /ˈbæŋk.ɹoʊl/ v
die Kosten übernehmen finanzieren für die Kosten aufkommen
(transitive) To fund a project; to underwrite something.

bankrupt /ˈbæŋ.kɹəpt/ /ˈbæŋ.kɹʌpt/ /ˈbæŋk.ɹəpt/ /ˈbæŋk.ɹʌpt/ more bankrupt most bankrupt adj
bankrott
Having been legally declared insolvent.

bankrupt /ˈbæŋ.kɹəpt/ /ˈbæŋ.kɹʌpt/ /ˈbæŋk.ɹəpt/ /ˈbæŋk.ɹʌpt/ v
treiben
(transitive) To force into bankruptcy.

bankruptcy /ˈbæŋk.ɹʌp(t).si/ bankruptcies n
Bankrott Pleite Konkurs
(finance, law) A legally declared or recognized condition of insolvency of a person or organization.

bankster /ˈbæŋkstə/ banksters n
Bankster

banner /ˈbænə/ /ˈbænɚ/ /ˈbæːnə/ adj
außerordentlich herausragend hervorragend
Exceptional; very good.

banner /ˈbænə/ /ˈbænɚ/ /ˈbæːnə/ banners n
Banner
A flag or standard used by a military commander, monarch or nation.
(by extension) The military unit under such a flag or standard.
Transparent Spruchband
Any large sign, especially when made of soft material or fabric.
Banderole Transparent Spruchband
A large piece of cloth with a slogan, motto, or emblem carried in a demonstration or other procession or suspended in some conspicuous place.
Banner Fahne
(by extension, figurative) A cause or purpose; a campaign or movement.
Banner Werbebanner
(Internet, television) A type of advertisement on a web page or on television, usually taking the form of a graphic or animation above or alongside the content.
Standarte
(heraldry) The principal standard of a knight.

banneton bannetons n
Gärkorb
A type of basket used to provide structure for breads during proofing.

banns /bænz/ n
Aufgebot
The announcement of a forthcoming marriage (legally required for a church wedding in England and Wales and read on the three Sundays preceding the marriage).

banquet /ˈ bænkwɪt/ /ˈ bæŋkwɪt/ /ˈ bæŋkɪt/ banquets n
Bankett Festessen Festmahl Gastmahl
A large celebratory meal; a feast.

banshee /bænˈʃiː/ /ˈbænʃiː/ banshees n
Banshee
(Irish and Scottish, _, folklore) A female spirit, usually taking the form of a woman whose mournful wailing warns of an impending death.

bantam /ˈbæntəm/ bantams n
Zwerghuhn
Any of several small chickens, especially of a breed that is a miniature version of another breed.

bantamweight bantamweights n
Bantamgewicht
(boxing) A weight class in boxing and other sports, intermediate between flyweight and featherweight. In boxing it ranges from 112 to 118 pounds (51 to 54 kg).
Bantamgewichtler Bantamgewicht
A boxer or other competitor of this weight.

banteng /ˈbæn.tɛŋ/ /ˈbɑn.tɛŋ/ bantengs n
Banteng
A wild ox, Bos javanicus, found in Borneo, Malaysia and the Indochina peninsula.

banter /ˈbæntə/ /ˈbæntɚ/ n
Scherz Gelaber Gelabere Geplauder Geplänkel Neckerei
Sharp, good-humoured, playful, typically spontaneous conversation.

banter /ˈbæntə/ /ˈbæntɚ/ v
scherzen albern necken plaudern schäkern sich necken
(intransitive) To engage in banter or playful conversation.
Spaß haben sich amüsieren sich vergnügen spielen
(intransitive) To play or do something amusing.
auf den Arm nehmen necken sich necken sticheln verulken
(transitive) To tease (someone) mildly.

bantustan /ˈbæntuˌstæn/ /ˈbɑntuˌstɑn/ /ˌbantuːˈstan/ /ˌbantuːˈstɑːn/ /ˌbæntuˈstæn/ /ˌbɑntuˈstɑn/ bantustans n
Bantustan
(originally, _, South Africa, historical) Any of ten former territories defined as homelands for black South Africans under apartheid policy

banya /ˈbɑːnjə/ banyas n
Banja
A type of steam bath, popular in Russia (and in some parts of Alaska as well).

baobab /ˈbaʊbæb/ /ˈbeɪoʊˌbæb/ /ˈbeɪə(ʊ)bab/ baobabs n
Affenbrotbaum Baobab
A tree, Adansonia digitata, native to tropical Africa, having a broad swollen trunk and edible gourd-like hanging fruits.

baptism /ˈbæptɪzəm/ baptisms n
Taufe
A Christian sacrament, by which one is received into a church and sometimes given a name, generally involving the candidate to be anointed with or submerged in water.

baptism of desire n
Begierdetaufe
(Christianity) The grace given to a believer who ardently desires baptism, but dies before being able to receive it.

baptism of fire baptisms of fire n
Feuertaufe
(figuratively, military) The first experience of a severe ordeal, especially a first experience of military combat

baptismal font /bæpˈtɪzməl ˈfɑnt/ baptismal fonts n
Taufbecken
(Christianity) A large basin used for baptism in or near a church.

baptismal name baptismal names n
Taufname
A name given at baptism (christening).

baptist /ˈbæbdəs/ /ˈbæbdɪs(t)/ /ˈbæbtɪst/ /ˈbæptɪst/ baptists n
Täufer Täuferin Täuferinn
A person who baptizes.

baptistry baptistries n
Baptisterium Taufkapelle Taufkirche
(Christianity) A designated space within a church, or a separate room or building associated with a church, where a baptismal font is located, and consequently, where the sacrament of Christian baptism (via aspersion or affusion) is performed.

baptize /ˈbæptaɪz/ [bap.ˈtajz] [ˈbæp.tajz] v
taufen
(Christianity) To perform the sacrament of baptism by sprinkling or pouring water over someone or immersing them in water.
To dedicate or christen.

bar /baː/ /bɑɹ/ /bɑː/ [bɑɹ] [bɑ˞] bars n
Barren Stange Block
A solid, more or less rigid object of metal or wood with a uniform cross-section smaller than its length.
Bar
A non-SI unit of pressure equal to 100,000 pascals, approximately equal to atmospheric pressure at sea level.
Barren
(countable, uncountable, metallurgy) A solid metal object with uniform (round, square, hexagonal, octagonal or rectangular) cross-section; in the US its smallest dimension is 1⁄4 inch or greater, a piece of thinner material being called a strip.
Block Stück Tafel
A cuboid piece of any solid commodity.
Balken Streifen Strich
A long, narrow drawn or printed rectangle, cuboid or cylinder, especially as used in a bar code or a bar chart.
Bar Kneipe Lokal Gasthaus Beisl
(mathematics) The sign indicating that the characteristic of a logarithm is negative, conventionally placed above the digit(s) to show that it applies to the characteristic only and not to the mantissa.
Bar Theke Tresen
The counter of such premises.
Bar
A counter, or simply a cabinet, from which alcoholic drinks are served in a private house or a hotel room.
Verbot
An official order or pronouncement that prohibits some activity.
Bar Kneipe Lokal Gasthaus Sandbank Beisl
(music) A vertical line across a musical staff dividing written music into sections, typically of equal durational value.
Sandbank
(geography, nautical, hydrology) A ridge or succession of ridges of sand or other substance; especially:

bar /baː/ /bɑɹ/ /bɑː/ [bɑɹ] [bɑ˞] barred v
Bar Barren Theke Tresen versperren Sandbank
(transitive) To obstruct the passage of (someone or something).
Sandbank verbieten
(transitive) To prohibit.
Bar Barren Stange versperren Sandbank Block
(transitive) To lock or bolt with a bar.
Bar Kneipe Barren Stange Lokal Gasthaus
To imprint or paint with bars, to stripe.

bar association bar associations n
Rechtsanwaltskammer
An organization of lawyers which regulates their ability to practice law in a jurisdiction, and/or serves the interests of lawyers in that jurisdiction.

bar chair bar chairs n
Barstuhl
A tall chair-like seat usually having a foot rest, commonly placed in bars and in front of kitchen counters.

bar chart bar charts n
Säulendiagramm Balkendiagramm
A graph in the form of boxes of different heights, with each box representing a different value or category of data, and the heights representing frequencies.

bar line bar lines n
Taktstrich
(music) A vertical line in musical notation used to separate two bars or measures.

bar mitzvah /ˌbɑː(ɹ)ˈmɪts.və/ b'nai mitzvah bar mitzvahs n
Bar-Mizwa Bar Mitzwa Bar Mizwa
(Judaism) A Jewish coming of age ceremony for boys.

bar shot bar shot n
Stangenkugel
(military, historical) A double-headed shot, consisting of a bar, with a ball or half ball at each end; formerly used for destroying the masts or rigging in naval combat.

bar stool bar stools n
Barhocker Barstuhl
A stool used for sitting, often taller than a chair and usually having a foot rest, commonly placed in bars and in front of kitchen counters.

bar-crested antshrike bar-crested antshrikes n
Streifenameisenwürger
A passerine bird of the antbird family, Thamnophilus multistriatus

bar-headed goose bar-headed geese n
Streifengans
A species of goose (Anser indicus)

bar-tailed godwit bar-tailed godwits n
Pfuhlschnepfe
A wader, Limosa lapponica, a type of godwit, of the Scolopacidae family

bar-winged rail bar-winged rails n
Fidjiralle
An extinct bird, Nesoclopeus poecilopterus, that was endemic to Fiji.

barb /bɑː(ɹ)b/ barbs n
Widerhaken
The point that stands backward in an arrow, fishhook, etc., to prevent it from being easily extracted. Hence: Anything which stands out with a sharp point obliquely or crosswise to something else.
Federast
(ornithology) One of the many side branches of a feather, which collectively constitute the vane.

barbarian /bɑɹ.ˈbɛəɹ.i.ən/ /bɑː(ɹ).ˈbɛə.ɹi.ən/ adj
barbarisch
Relating to people, countries, or customs perceived as uncivilized or inferior.

barbarian /bɑɹ.ˈbɛəɹ.i.ən/ /bɑː(ɹ).ˈbɛə.ɹi.ən/ barbarians n
Barbar Barbarin
An uncivilized or uncultured person, originally compared to the hellenistic Greco-Roman civilisation; often associated with fighting or other such shows of strength.
Barbar
(derogatory) Someone from a developing country or backward culture.
A warrior, clad in fur or leather, associated with sword and sorcery stories.

barbaric /bɑː(ɹ)ˈbæɹɪk/ /bɑː(ɹ)ˈbɛɹɪk/ more barbaric most barbaric adj
barbarisch
of or relating to a barbarian; uncivilized, uncultured or uncouth

barbarisation barbarisations n
Barbariesierung

barbarism /ˈbɑɹbəˈɹɪzm̩/ /ˈbɑː(ɹ)bəɹɪz(ə)m/ barbarisms n
Barbarei Barbarismus
A barbaric act.
Barbarei
The condition of existing barbarically.
Barbarismus
An error in language use within a single word, such as a mispronunciation.

barbarity /bɑː(ɹ)ˈbæɹɪti/ barbarities n
Barbarei
(uncountable) The state of being barbarous; brutality

barbecue /ˈbɑɹbɪˌkju/ /ˈbɑːbɪˌkjuː/ barbecues n
Barbecue Grill Grillen Grillplatte Grillteller
A fireplace or pit for grilling food, typically used outdoors and traditionally employing hot charcoal as the heating medium.

barbecue /ˈbɑɹbɪˌkju/ /ˈbɑːbɪˌkjuː/ v
grillen
To cook food on a barbecue; to smoke it over indirect heat from high-smoke fuels.

barbecue sauce /- sɔːs/ /ˈbɑːbɪkjuː sɔːs/ /ˈbɑːɹbəkjuː sɑːs/ barbecue sauces n
Barbecuesauce
A fruity, tangy, usually brown sauce, typically consisting of a vinegar or tomato base with spices and sweeteners, used as a basting sauce, marinade, or condiment, especially for barbecued meat.

barbed wire /bɑɹbd waɪəɹ/ [ˈbɑɹbd ˈwa.jɚ] barbed wires n
Stacheldraht
Twisted strands of steel wire, often coated with zinc, having barbs evenly spaced along them; used to construct agricultural and military fences.

barbel /ˈbɑːbəl/ barbels n
Barbe
(biology) Whisker-like sensory organs, located around the mouth of certain fish, including catfish, carp, goatfish, sturgeon, and some types of shark.

barbell barbells n
Hantel Langhantel
A wide steel bar with premeasured weights affixed to either end, with the central span open for the hands of the weightlifter.

barbell pad barbell pads n
Langhantelpolster Nackenpolster
A soft envelope designed to surround a barbell bar and spread out the pressure point on the body (otherwise present at squats and hip thrusts).

barber /ˈbɑɹ.bɚ/ /ˈbɑː.bə/ barbers n
Barbier Friseur Bartscherer Bartschneider
A person whose profession is cutting (usually male) customers' hair and beards.

barber /ˈbɑɹ.bɚ/ /ˈbɑː.bə/ v
frisieren
To cut the hair or beard of (a person).

barber surgeon barber surgeons n
Feldscher Bader Feldscherer Feldschererin Feldscherin
(historical) A medical practitioner of medieval Europe, generally charged with looking after soldiers during or after a battle.

barberry /ˈbɑɹbɛɹi/ barberries n
Berberitze Essigbeere Sauerdorn
Any of the thorny shrubs of genus Berberis, which bear yellow flowers and red or blue-black berries.

barbershop barbershops n
Friseurgeschäft Friseurladen Friseursalon Herrenfriseurladen Herrenfriseursalon
(countable) The place of business of a barber; a store where a person (usually a male) can go to get a haircut.

barbet barbets n
Französischer Wasserhund
A dog of a small-bodied breed with long curly hair.

barbican /ˈbɑː(ɹ)bɪkən/ barbicans n
Barbakane
A tower at the entrance to a castle or fortified town.

barbiturate /ˌbɑɹbɪˈt(j)ʊəɹeɪt/ /ˌbɑɹbɪˈt(j)ʊəɹɪt/ /ˌbɑɹˈbɪt(j)u.ɪt/ /ˌbɑɹˈbɪt͡ʃu.ɪt/ /ˌbɑː(ɹ)ˈbɪt͡ʃəɹeɪt/ /ˌbɑː(ɹ)ˈbɪt͡ʃəɹɪt/ barbiturates n
Barbiturat Barbitursäurepräparat
(pharmaceutical drug) Any of derivatives of barbituric acid that act as depressants of the central nervous system and are used as sedatives or hypnotics.

barcarole /ˈbɑɹkəˌɹoʊl/ /ˈbɑːkəɹəʊl/ /ˌbɑːkəˈɹəʊl/ barcaroles n
Barkarole Gondellied
(music) A Venetian folk song traditionally sung by gondoliers, often in 6⁄8 or 12⁄8 time with alternating strong and weak beats imitating a rowing motion. [from late 18th c.]
(music) A piece of music composed in imitation of such a song. [from late 18th c.]

barcode /ˈbɑː(ɹ)kəʊd/ barcodes n
Strichcode Barcode Balkencode
Any set of machine-readable parallel bars or concentric circles, varying in width, spacing, or height, encoding information according to a symbology.

bard /bɑɹd/ /bɑːd/ bards n
Barde
A professional poet and singer, like among the ancient Celts, whose occupation was to compose and sing verses in honor of the heroic achievements of princes and brave men.
(cooking) A thin slice of fat bacon used to cover any meat or game.

bardiche /bɑː(ɹ)ˈdiːʃ/ /ˈbɑː(ɹ)diːʃ/ bardiches n
Berdysch
A poleaxe with a long blade that extends beyond the shaft.

bardo /ˈbɑɹdoʊ/ /ˈbɑːdəʊ/ bardos n
Bardo
(Tibetan, _, Buddhism) The state of existence between death and subsequent reincarnation.

bare /bɛ(ə)ɹ/ /bɛə(ɹ)/ /bɛː(ɹ)/ barer barest adj
nackt bar
Naked, uncovered.

bare infinitive bare infinitives n
reine Infinitif
(grammar) The infinitive form of an English verb without the particle to; a comparable infinitive in other Germanic languages, e.g. a German infinitive without a preceding "zu", or a Swedish one without a preceding "att".

bare one's teeth v
die Zähne fletschen
(idiom, by extension) To show aggression.

bare-bones more bare-bones most bare-bones adj
auf ein Minimum reduziert minimalistisch
Minimalist; lacking that which is not essential.

bare-breasted adj
barbusig
(chiefly, of a woman) Having the breasts and nipples exposed, often implying a less salacious atmosphere than topless.

bareback /ˈbɛəbæk/ /ˈbɛɚbæk/ adv
ungesattelt
Without a saddle.
bareback
(slang) Without a condom.

barechested more barechested most barechested adj
mit nacktem Oberkörper
(chiefly of a man) Having one's chest bare; shirtless.

barefoot /ˈbæɹfʊt/ /ˈbɑːɹfʊt/ /ˈbɛəfʊt/ /ˈbɛɹfʊt/ adj
barfuß barfüßig
Wearing nothing on the feet.

barefoot doctor barefoot doctors n
Barfußarzt Barfußärztin
A farmer or rural resident with basic medical training who worked as a doctor in rural areas of the People's Republic of China from the mid-1960s until the 1980s, generally under a government-sponsored program.

bareheaded adj
barhaupt barhäuptig bloßköpfig ohne Kopfbedeckung
Having no covering on the head.

barelegged adj
mit nackten Beinen
Having uncovered legs.

barely /ˈbɛə(ɹ).li/ /ˈbɛɹ.li/ adv
kaum
(degree) By a small margin.
kaum gerade noch
(degree) Almost not at all.

barf /bɑɹf/ /bɑːf/ v
versagen
(computing, slang, intransitive, by extension) Of a system: to fail.

barf bag barf bags n
Kotztüte

barfly /bɑɹflaɪ/ /bɑːflaɪ/ barflies n
Kneipenhocker
(slang, pejorative) a person who spends much time in a bar or similar drinking establishment

bargain /-ɡɪn/ /ˈbɑːɡən/ /ˈbɑːɹɡən/ bargains n
Schnäppchen Angebot
An agreement between parties concerning the sale of property; or a contract by which one party binds himself to transfer the right to some property for a consideration, and the other party binds himself to receive the property and pay the consideration.
Abmachung Vereinbarung
An agreement or stipulation; mutual pledge.
Schnäppchen
An item purchased for significantly less than the usual, or recommended, price
Anschaffung Neuerwerbung Zukauf
The thing stipulated or purchased.

bargain /-ɡɪn/ /ˈbɑːɡən/ /ˈbɑːɹɡən/ v
feilschen markten
(intransitive) To make a bargain; to make a deal or contract for the exchange of property or services; to negotiate

bargain bin bargain bins n
Grabbeltisch Wühltisch
A container holding miscellaneous discounted merchandise in a retail store.

bargaining chip bargaining chips n
Druckmittel
Someone or something used as a leverage in negotiations.

barge /bɑɹd͡ʒ/ /bɑːd͡ʒ/ barges n
Lastkahn Schleppkahn
A large flat-bottomed towed or self-propelled boat used mainly for river and canal transport of heavy goods or bulk cargo.

barge in v
dazwischenplatzen hereinplatzen
To intrude; to enter or interrupt suddenly and without invitation.

bariatric /ˌbæɹiˈætɹɪk/ adj
bariatrisch
Referring to the branch of medicine bariatrics, the treatment of obesity and weight problems.

bariatrics n
Bariatrie

barista /baˈɹi.sta/ /baˈɾi.sta/ /bəˈɹiː.stə/ /bəˈɹɪ.stə/ /bɚˈi.stə/ /bɚˈɪ.stə/ baristas baristi n
Barista
A person who prepares coffee in a coffee shop for customers.

barite barites n
Baryt Barit Schwerspat
(mineral) A mineral, barium sulphate, with the chemical formula BaSO4.

baritone /ˈbæɹ.ɪ.toʊn/ /ˈbɛɹ.ɪ.toʊn/ baritones n
Bariton
The male voice between tenor and bass.
The musical range between tenor and bass.
A person, instrument, or group that performs in the range between tenor and bass.

baritone saxophone baritone saxophones n
Baritonsaxophon
A member of the saxophone family of woodwind instruments that is smaller than the bass saxophone but larger than the tenor saxophone, with a range of D♭2 to A4 or similar.

barium /ˈbɛəɹɪəm/ bariums n
Barium
The chemical element (symbol Ba) with an atomic number of 56. It is a soft, reactive, silvery alkaline earth metal.

barium chloride n
Bariumchlorid
(inorganic compound) The barium salt of hydrochloric acid, BaCl2; it is toxic, and has been used as a rat poison.

bark /bɑɹk/ /bɑːk/ barks n
Bellen Gebell
The short, loud, explosive sound uttered by a dog, a fox, and some other animals.
(figuratively) An abrupt loud vocal utterance.
Rinde Borke
(countable, uncountable) The exterior covering of the trunk and branches of a tree.
Bark
(watercraft) A vessel, typically with three (or more) masts, with the foremasts (or fore- and mainmasts) square-rigged, and mizzenmast schooner-rigged.

bark /bɑɹk/ /bɑːk/ v
bellen
(intransitive) To make a short, loud, explosive noise with the vocal organs (said of animals, especially dogs).
(intransitive) To make a clamor; to make importunate outcries.
abrinden
To strip the bark from; to peel.
blaffen brüllen
(transitive) To speak sharply.

bark beetle bark beetles n
Borkenkäfer

bark up the wrong tree v
auf dem Holzweg sein
(idiomatic) To do, believe, or pursue something wrong or inappropriate; to take the wrong approach; to follow a false lead; to blame or rebuke the wrong person.

barkeeper barkeepers n
Barmixer Barmixerin Schankwirt Schankwirtin
A bartender: a person preparing and serving drinks at a bar.

barker /ˈbɑː(ɹ)kɚ/ barkers n
Anpreiser Marktschreier Rekommandeur
A person employed to solicit customers by calling out to passersby, e.g. at a carnival.

barking /ˈbɑɹkɪŋ/ /ˈbɑːkɪŋ/ barkings n
Bellen Gebell

barking dogs seldom bite proverb
Hunde, die bellen, beißen nicht
People who make threats rarely carry them out.

barkless adj
rindenlos
Without bark (the tree covering).

barley /ˈbɑɹli/ /ˈbɑːli/ barleys n
Gerste
A cereal of the species Hordeum vulgare, or its grains, often used as food or to make beer and other malted drinks.

barleycorn /ˈbɑː(ɹ)liˌkɔː(ɹ)n/ barleycorns n
Gerstenkorn
A grain of barley.

barn /bɑrn/ [baɾn] [baːn] [bɐːn] [bɑɹn] [bɑɻn] [bɑːn] [bɒən] barns n
Scheune Stall Schuppen Scheuer Stadel
(agriculture) A building, often found on a farm, used for storage or keeping animals such as cattle.
Barn
(nuclear physics) A unit of surface area equal to 10−28 square metres.

barn door barn doors n
Scheunentor
The large door of a barn.

barn owl /ˈbɑɹn ˌaʊəl/ /ˈbɑːn ˌaʊl/ barn owls n
Schleiereule
An owl of the species Tyto alba, often having a white face and commonly found in barns and other farm buildings.

barn swallow barn swallows n
Rauchschwalbe
Hirundo rustica, the most widespread species of swallow in the world; a distinctive passerine bird with blue upperparts, a long, deeply forked tail and curved, pointed wings, is found in Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas.

barnacle /ˈbɑɹnəkl̩/ /ˈbɑːnəkl̩/ barnacles n
Rankenfußkrebs Rankenfüßer Seepocke
A marine crustacean of the subclass Cirripedia that attaches itself to submerged surfaces such as tidal rocks or the bottoms of ships.

barnacle goose barnacle geese n
Weißwangengans Nonnengans Weisswangengans
A black and white species of bird within the family Anatidae from the northern hemisphere, Branta leucopsis.

baroclinicity n
Baroklinität
The condition of being baroclinic; barocliny

baroclinity n
Baroklinität
The condition of being baroclinic.

barometer /bəˈɹɑ.mə.tɚ/ /bəˈɹɒm.ɪ.tə(ɹ)/ /bəˈɹɔm.ɪ.tə(ɹ)/ [bəˈɹɑ.mə.ɾɚ] [bəˈɹɔm.ɪ.ɾə(ɹ)] barometers n
Barometer Luftdruckmesser
An instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure.

barometric /ˌbæɹəˈmɛtɹɪk/ adj
barometrisch
Of or pertaining to atmospheric pressure.

barometz /ˈbæɹəmɛts/ barometzes n
Baumlamm Pflanzliches Lamm Skythisches Lamm
(mythology) A purported zoophyte, half-animal and half-plant, said to grow in the form of a sheep.
chinesischer Schatullenfarn
The golden chicken fern or woolly fern (Cibotium barometz), the rhizomes of which are covered in furry brown hair; the legend (sense 1) is supposed to have arisen because, when inverted, the rhizomes with stalks growing out of them resemble lambs.

baron /ˈbæɹən/ /ˈbɛəɹən/ baroness barons n
Baron Freiherr
A baron of beef, a cut made up of a double sirloin.

baroness /ˌbæ.ɹəˈnɛs/ baronesses n
Baronin Baronesse
A woman holding a baronial title in her own right; a female ruler of a barony.

barony /ˈbæ.ɹə.ni/ baronies n
Baronie Baronat
The domain of a baron or baroness, usually as part of a larger kingdom or empire.

baroque organ baroque organs n
Barockorgel Barockpfeifenorgel barocke Pfeifenorgel
(music) a pipe organ dating from or built to the specifications of the Baroque period at the time of J.S. Bach

barotrauma barotraumas n
Barotrauma
(pathology) Damage to body tissue caused by a difference in pressure between an air space in or near the body and the surrounding air.

barquentine barquentines n
Schonerbark Barkentine
(nautical) A sailing vessel similar to a barque, but fore-and-aft (schooner) rigged on the mainmast

barrack /ˈbeɹ.ək/ /ˈbæɹ.ək/ /ˈbɛɹ.ək/ barracks n
Kaserne Baracke
(military, chiefly, in the plural) A building for soldiers, especially within a garrison; originally referred to temporary huts, now usually to a permanent structure or set of buildings.
Baracke
(US) A (structure with a) movable roof sliding on four posts, to cover hay, straw, etc.

barrack /ˈbeɹ.ək/ /ˈbæɹ.ək/ /ˈbɛɹ.ək/ v
auspfeifen buhen niederschreien
(British, transitive) To jeer and heckle; to attempt to disconcert by verbal means.
kasernieren
(intransitive) To live in barracks.
anfeuern
(Australia, New Zealand, intransitive) To cheer for or support a team.

barracks emperor /ˈbæɹəks ˈɛmpəɹə/ /ˈbæɹəks ˈɛmpəɹɚ/ /ˈbɛ-/ barracks emperors n
Soldatenkaiser
(Ancient Rome, historical) An emperor who seized power by virtue of his command of the army.

barracuda /ˌbæɹəˈkuːdə/ barracuda barracudas n
Barrakuda Pfeilhecht
Any large marine fish of the genus Sphyraena that have elongated bodies, a projecting lower jaw, displaying prominent fang-shaped teeth, and are aggressive predators.

barrage /bəˈɹɑʒ/ /ˈbæɹɑːdʒ/ /ˈbæɹɑːʒ/ /ˈbæɹɪdʒ/ barrages n
Stauwehr
An artificial obstruction, such as a dam, in a river designed to increase its depth or to divert its flow.
Sperrfeuer
(military) A heavy curtain of artillery fire directed in front of one's own troops to screen and protect them.

barramundi /ˌbæɹəˈmʌndi/ barramundis n
Barramundi
A diadromous fish of species Lates calcarifer, of the Centropomidae family, order Perciformes, widely distributed in the Indo-West Pacific; a popular food fish.

barrator /ˈbæɹətɚ/ barrators n
Querulant
One who is guilty of barratry, vexing others with frequent and often groundless lawsuits; a brangler and pettifogger.

barre chord barre chords n
Barreegriff Barrégriff Quergriff
(music) A guitar chord played by pressing down multiple strings on the fretboard.

barred antshrike barred antshrikes n
Bindenameisenwürger
A passerine bird of the antbird family, of species Thamnophilus doliatus.

barred spiral galaxy barred spiral galaxies n
Balkenspiralgalaxie
(galaxy) A spiral galaxy with a central bar-shaped structure composed of stars.

barred warbler barred warblers n
Sperbergrasmücke
Sylvia nisoria, an Old World warbler.

barrel /ˈbæɹ(ə)l/ /ˈbæɹəl/ /ˈbæɹəɫ/ /ˈbɛɚəl/ [ˈbæɹəɫ] [ˈbɛɚəɫ] barrels n
Fass Tonne Gebinde
(countable) A round (cylindrical) vessel, such as a cask, of greater length than breadth, and bulging in the middle, made of staves bound with hoops, and having flat ends (heads). Sometimes applied to a similar cylindrical container made of metal, usually called a drum.
Fässchen Birne Fass
Such a cask of a certain size, holding one-eighth of what a tun#Noun holds. (See a diagram comparing cask sizes.)
Barrel
The quantity which constitutes a full barrel: the volume or weight this represents varies by local law and custom.
Gehäuse Gewindehülse Hohlzylinder Hülse Pinole Rohr
A solid drum, or a hollow cylinder or case
Lauf Gewehrlauf Gewehrrohr
A metallic tube, as of a gun, from which a projectile is discharged.
Federspule Spindel
(zoology) The hollow basal part of a feather.
Walze
(surfing) A wave that breaks with a hollow compartment.
Abfallbehälter Abfalleimer Abfalltonne Mistkübel Mülleimer Mülltonne
(US, specifically, _, New England) A waste receptacle.
Rumpf
The ribs and belly of a horse or pony.

barrel /ˈbæɹ(ə)l/ /ˈbæɹəl/ /ˈbæɹəɫ/ /ˈbɛɚəl/ [ˈbæɹəɫ] [ˈbɛɚəɫ] v
brausen donnern rasen rumpeln sausen schiessen
(intransitive) To move quickly or in an uncontrolled manner.

barrel bomb barrel bombs n
Fassbombe

barrel nut barrel nuts n
Quermutterbolzen
An internally threaded screw having a slotted head.

barrel organ barrel organs n
Drehorgel Leierkasten
A musical instrument in which air from a bellows is admitted to a set of pipes by means of pins inserted into a revolving barrel (typically turned by a crank), originating in France.

barrel organist barrel organists n
Drehorgelmann Drehorgelspieler Drehorgelspielerin Leierkastenmann
Someone who plays a barrel organ.

barrel roll barrel rolls n
Fassrolle
(aviation) An aerobatic flying maneuver in which the pilot causes the airplane to complete one loop in the same time that the airplane completes one roll, creating the appearance that the airplane is riding on the inside of a cylinder.

barrel vault barrel vaults n
Tonnengewölbe
(architecture) A simple roof having a curved, often semicircular cross section; used to span large distances in railway stations, churches, etc. Usually supported on columns.

barren /ˈbæɹən/ barrener barrenest more barren most barren adj
steril unfruchtbar
(of people and animals, not comparable) Not bearing children, childless; hence also unable to bear children, sterile.
unfruchtbar karg dürr
(of places) Of poor fertility, infertile; not producing vegetation; desert, waste.
ausgedörrt ausgetrocknet dürr kahl karg trocken
Devoid of interest or attraction, poor, bleak.

barren /ˈbæɹən/ barrens n
Kargland Öde Ödland
An area of low fertility and habitation, a desolate place.

barrette /bəˈɹɛt/ barrettes n
Haarspange Haarklammer
A clasp or clip for gathering and holding the hair.

barricade /ˌbæɹɪˈkeɪd/ /ˌbɛɹɪˈkeɪd/ barricades n
Barrikade
A barrier constructed across a road, especially as a military defence
An obstacle, barrier, or bulwark.

barricade /ˌbæɹɪˈkeɪd/ /ˌbɛɹɪˈkeɪd/ v
verbarrikadieren
to close or block a road etc., using a barricade

barrier /ˈbæɹi.ə(ɹ)/ /ˈbæɹi.ɚ/ /ˈbɛɹi.ɚ/ barriers n
Barriere Schranke Sperre Schlagbaum Absperrung
A structure that bars passage.
Barriere Hindernis Hürde
An obstacle or impediment.
Grenze
A boundary or limit.

barrier reef barrier reefs n
Barriereriff
A reef separated from the adjacent coast by a channel or lagoon.

barrierless adj
barrierefrei

barrierlessness n
Barrierefreiheit

barrister /ˈbæɹ.ɪst.ə(ɹ)/ barristers n
Rechtsanwalt Anwalt Anwältin Rechtsanwältin Barrister
(chiefly, UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand) A lawyer with the right to speak and argue as an advocate in higher lawcourts.

barroom barrooms n
Bar Schankraum Schankstube
(North American) A room where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter.

barrow /ˈbæ.ɹəʊ/ /ˈbæɹ.oʊ/ /ˈbɛɚ.oʊ/ /ˈbɛɹ.oʊ/ barrows n
Karre Karren
(British) A small vehicle used to carry a load and pulled or pushed by hand.
Borg
(obsolete, _, except in scientific use and in some dialects) A castrated boar.
Grabhügel
A mound of earth and stones raised over a grave or graves.

bars /ˈbɑː(ɹ)z/ n
Gitter
(sports) An event in gymnastics using bars.

barse /bɑɹs/ /bɑːs/ barses n
Barsch
The perch; any of various marine and freshwater fish resembling the perch.

bartender /ˈbɑɹˌtɛndɚ/ /ˈbɑːˌtɛndə(ɹ)/ bartenders bartendress n
Barmann Barkeeper Barmixer
One who tends a bar or pub; a person preparing and serving drinks at a bar. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

barter /ˈbɑɹtɚ/ /ˈbɑː(ɹ)tə(ɹ)/ [ˈbɑɹɾɚ] barters n
Tauschhandel Tauschgeschäft Tauschware
An exchange of goods or services without the use of money.
Tauschware
The goods or services used in such an exchange.

barter /ˈbɑɹtɚ/ /ˈbɑː(ɹ)tə(ɹ)/ [ˈbɑɹɾɚ] v
tauschen
(ambitransitive) To exchange goods or services without involving money.

bas-relief /ˈbæs.ɹɪˌlif/ /ˈbæs.ɹɪˌliːf/ /ˈbɑ.ɹɪˌlif/ /ˈbɑs.ɹɪˌliːf/ /ˈbɑː.ɹɪˌliːf/ /ˌbæs.ɹɪˈlif/ /ˌbɑ.ɹɪˈlif/ bas-reliefs n
Basrelief
(sculpture) A low or mostly-flat sculpture which is carved into a wall, or is in the form of a tile mounted flat to a wall, rather than a fully three-dimensional, free-standing figure.

basal [ˈbeɪsəɫ] [ˈbeɪzəɫ] more basal most basal adj
basal
(anatomy) Associated with the base of an organism or structure.

basal cell carcinoma basal cell carcinomas n
Basaliom Basalzellkarzinom
(disease) A common type of nonmelanocytic skin cancer.

basal metabolic rate basal metabolic rates n
Grundumsatz Ruheenergiebedarf Ruheenergieumsatz Ruhestoffwechsel
(physiology) The amount of energy expended while at rest in a neutrally temperate environment, in the post-absorptive state.

basalt /bəˈsɑlt/ /bəˈsɔlt/ /ˈbeɪˌsɑlt/ /ˈbeɪˌsɔlt/ /ˈbæs.ɑlt/ /ˈbæs.ɒlt/ /ˈbæs.ɔlt/ /ˈbæs.ɔːlt/ /ˈbæs.əlt/ basalts n
Basalt
(mineral) A hard mafic igneous rock of varied mineral content; volcanic in origin, which makes up much of the Earth's oceanic crust.

basaltic adj
basaltisch
Of or pertaining to basalt.

bascule bridge bascule bridges n
Klappbrücke
A movable bridge consisting of one or two opening leaves equipped with balancing and stabilizing counterweights that ease and speed up their operation.

base /beɪs/ /beːs/ bases n
Basis Grundlage
Something from which other things extend; a foundation.
The starting point of a logical deduction or thought; basis.
Stützpunkt Basis Kaserne
A permanent structure for housing military personnel and material.
Basis
The place where decisions for an organization are made; headquarters.
Base
(chemistry) Any of a class of generally water-soluble compounds that turn red litmus blue and react with acids to form salts.
Sockel
(architecture) The lowermost part of a column, between the shaft and the pedestal or pavement.
Basis Sockel
(geometry) The lowest side of a triangle or other polygon, or the lowest face of a cone, pyramid or other polyhedron laid flat.
Schildfuß
(heraldry) The lowest third of a shield (or field), or an ordinary occupying this space, the champagne. (Compare terrace..)

base /beɪs/ /beːs/ v
basieren
(transitive) To give as its foundation or starting point; to lay the foundation of.

base class base classes n
Basisklasse

base note base notes n
Basisnote Grundnote Nachgeruch
The heavily volatile and thus most-lasting parts of a perfume, often of ligneous, resinous or animalic nature

base on v
auf etwas stützen
(ditransitive) To ground (an opinion, a conclusion, etc) on.

base pair base pairs n
Basenpaar
(biology) In molecular biology, two nucleotides on opposite complementary DNA or RNA strands that are connected via hydrogen bonds.

base rent base rents n
Kaltmiete
(legal) The amount of rent assessed before inclusion of additional expenses or other factors that increase the amount of rent to be paid.

baseball /ˈbeɪs.bɑl/ /ˈbeɪs.bɔl/ /ˈbeɪs.bɔːl/ baseballs n
Baseball
The ball used to play the sport of baseball.

baseball bat baseball bats n
Baseballschläger
A long instrument, typically wood, metal, or plastic, which is swung to strike baseballs.

baseball cap /ˈbeɪs.bɑl ˌkæp/ /ˈbeɪs.bɔl ˌkæp/ /ˈbeɪs.bɔːl ˌkæp/ baseball caps n
Baseballkappe Basecap
A cap with a rounded crown and a curved, stiffened bill at the front.

baseball player baseball players n
Baseballspieler Baseballer Baseballerin Baseballspielerin
One who plays baseball, especially professional baseball.

baseband basebands n
Basisband
(telecommunications) The frequency range occupied by a message signal prior to modulation.
Basisbandübertragung
(telecommunications, noun adjunct) A method of transmission in which only one frequency channel is used at a time.

based /beɪst/ more based most based adj
basiert fundiert
Founded on; having a basis; often used in combining forms.

baseline /ˈbeɪslaɪn/ baselines n
Ausgangswert Bezugswert
A datum used as the basis for calculation or for comparison.
Grundlinie Schriftlinie
(tennis) The line at the farthest ends of the court indicating the boundary of the area of play.
Ausgangsbasis Basislinie Basisszenario Basiswert Grundlage Grundwerte
(engineering) A configuration of software, hardware, or a process that is established and documented as a point of reference.

baseload baseloads n
Grundlast
The minimum load on a power station over a standard period.

basement /ˈbeɪsmənt/ basements n
Keller Kellergeschoss Untergeschoss
A floor of a building below ground level.
Grundgebirge
(geology) A mass of igneous or metamorphic rock forming the foundation over which a platform of sedimentary rocks is laid.

bash /bæʃ/ v
bashen
(transitive, informal) To criticize harshly.

bash up v
verdreschen verhauen verprügeln
(transitive, informal) To assault someone with the intention of causing physical injury; to beat up.

bashful [ˈbæʃfəɫ] [ˈbæʃfʊɫ] more bashful most bashful adj
scheu schüchtern verlegen
Shy; not liking to be noticed; socially timid.

bashfulness bashfulnesses n
Scham
The quality or property of being bashful

bashlyk /ˈbæʃ.lɪk/ bashlyks n
Baschlik
A protective cone-shaped hood with lappets for wrapping around the neck, used especially by Turks and Cossacks.

basic /ˈbeɪsɪk/ more basic most basic adj
grundlegend elementar wesentlich
Necessary, essential for life or some process.
anspruchslos einfach elementar funktional simpel
Elementary, simple, fundamental, merely functional.
basisch
(chemistry) Of or pertaining to a base; having a pH greater than 7.

basic income basic incomes n
Grundeinkommen
Ellipsis of guaranteed basic income., a form of social security in which all citizens or residents of a jurisdiction are guaranteed to have an income level at or above the set basic income cut-off level, whereby the government will top-off incomes falling below the line, to reach the limit. Those falling above the line would not receive payments.

basic rate interface basic rate interfaces n
ISDN-Basisaschluss

basic research n
Grundlagenforschung
Research performed without regard to practical applications.

basic training n
Grundausbildung
(military) The standard training regime for introducing new recruits to the organization's discipline and basic operational skills.

basically /ˈbeɪ.sɪk.(ə)li/ /ˈbeɪ.sɪk.koʊ.li/ more basically most basically adv
im Prinzip
In a fundamental, essential or basic manner.

basidiomycete basidiomycetes n
Ständerpilz
(mycology) Any fungus of the phylum Basidiomycota, that produces sexual spores on a basidium.

basil /ˈbeɪ.zəl/ /ˈbæz.əl/ basils n
Basilikum
A plant (Ocimum basilicum).
The leaves of this plant used as a herb.

basilect /ˈbeɪsɪlɛkt/ /ˈbæsɪlɛkt/ basilects n
Basilekt
(sociolinguistics) A variety of a language that has diverged greatly from the standard form, and is only considered suitable for very informal contexts by speakers.

basilica /bəˈsɪlɪkə/ basilicae basilicas n
Basilika
(architecture) A Christian church building having a nave with a semicircular apse, side aisles, a narthex and a clerestory.

basilisk /ˈbæs.ɪ.lɪsk/ /ˈbæz.ɪ.lɪsk/ basilisks n
Basilisk
(heraldiccharge) A type of dragon used in heraldry.
Any of the tree-dwelling of lizard of the genus Basiliscus: the basilisk lizard.
A type of large brass cannon.

basin /ˈbeɪs(ə)n/ basins n
Waschbecken Becken
A wide bowl for washing, sometimes affixed to a wall.
Schüssel
(obsolete) A shallow bowl used for a single serving of a drink or liquidy food.
Einzugsgebiet Einzugsbecken
(geography) An area of land from which water drains into a common outlet; drainage basin.

basis /ˈbeɪ.sɪs/ /ˈbæɪ.sɪs/ baseis bases basises n
Fundament
A physical base or foundation.
Grundlage Basis
A starting point, base or foundation for an argument or hypothesis.
Basis Grundlage
An underlying condition or circumstance.
Basis
(linear algebra) In a vector space, a linearly independent set of vectors spanning the whole vector space.

bask /bæsk/ /bɑːsk/ v
genießen
(figurative) To take great pleasure or satisfaction; to feel warmth or happiness. (Usually followed by "in".)

basket /ˈbaːskət/ /ˈbæskət/ /ˈbæskɪt/ /ˈbɑːskɪt/ baskets n
Korb
A lightweight container, generally round, open at the top, and tapering toward the bottom.
(basketball) A circular hoop, from which a net is suspended, which is the goal through which the players try to throw the ball.
(basketball) The act of putting the ball through the basket, thereby scoring points.
A dance movement in some line dances, where men put their arms round the women's lower backs, and the women put their arms over the men's shoulders, and the group (usually of four, any more is difficult) spins round, which should result in the women's feet leaving the ground.

basket case basket cases n
hoffnungsloser Fall
An institution or country in a bad condition or difficult situation (economically, financially or otherwise). [from 20th c.]
Nervenbündel
(colloquial, potentially, _, offensive) One made powerless or ineffective, as by nerves, panic, stress or exhaustion; someone considered mentally unstable. [from 20th c.]

basketball /ˈbæs.kɪt.bɑl/ /ˈbæs.kɪt.bɔl/ /ˈbɑːs.kɪt.bɔːl/ basketballs n
Basketball
(countable) The particular kind of ball used in the sport of basketball.

basketball player basketball players n
Basketballer Basketballspieler Basketballerin Basketballspielerin
A person who plays basketball, especially professionally.

basketmaker basketmakers n
Korbmacher Korbflechter Korbflechterin Korbmacherin
A person who weaves baskets.

basketweave basketweaves n
Panamabindung
A simple woven pattern in which groups of warp and weft threads are interlaced to give a checkerboard appearance

basketweaver basketweavers n
Korbflechter Korbflechterin
One who takes part in the craft of basketweaving.

basking shark basking sharks n
Riesenhai
A very large shark, Cetorhinus maximus, that feeds at or close to the surface by filtering plankton from the water and is found in all the world's temperate oceans.

bass /beɪs/ basser bassest adj
bass Bass
Of sound, a voice or an instrument, low in pitch or frequency.

bass /beɪs/ basses n
Bass Baß
A low spectrum of sound tones.
A section of musical group that produces low-pitched sound, lower than the baritone and tenor.
One who sings in the bass range.
(musical instrument) An instrument that plays in the bass range, in particular a double bass, bass guitar, electric bass or bass synthesiser.
Bassschlüssel Baßschlüssel
The clef sign that indicates that the pitch of the notes is below middle C; a bass clef.

bass /bæs/ bass basses n
Barsch

bass clarinet bass clarinets n
Bassklarinette
A bass instrument in the clarinet family.

bass clef /ˈbeɪsklɛf/ bass clefs n
Bassschlüssel
(music) A symbol showing that the second line from the top of the staff represents the F below middle C.

bass drum /ˈbeɪsˌdɹʌm/ bass drums n
große Trommel
a large drum with a low pitch

bass guitar /ˈbeɪsɡɪˈtɑːɹ/ bass guitars n
Bass Bassgitarre
A long-necked and solid-bodied stringed instrument (chordophone), tuned to produce bass or low notes, usually with a fretted fingerboard and four thick strings, and requiring the use of an amplifier.

basset horn basset horns n
Bassetthorn
(musical instrument) An alto instrument of the clarinet family, pitched in F below middle C, with a range reaching down to F below that.

bassinet /ˈbæsɪˌnɛt/ /ˌbæsɪˈnɛt/ bassinets n
Wiege
A newborn baby's bed, traditionally made of woven reeds or straw.

bassist /ˈbeɪs.ɪst/ bassists n
Bassist Bassistin
A musician who plays a bass instrument, especially the bass guitar.

bassline /ˈbeɪsˌlaɪn/ basslines n
Basslinie

basso continuo basso continuos n
Basso continuo Generalbass
(music) The continuous realization of harmony throughout a musical piece, usually by a harpsichord and/or cello, typical of the Baroque period. Abbreviation: bc.

bassoon /bəˈsun/ /bəˈsuːn/ bassoons n
Fagott
A musical instrument in the woodwind family, having a double reed and playing in the tenor and bass ranges.

bassoonist bassoonists n
Fagottist Fagottistin Fagottspieler Fagottspielerin
A person who plays the bassoon, a musical instrument in the woodwind family.

basswood /ˈbæswʊd/ basswoods n
Linde Lindenholz
(US) Any of several trees of the genus Tilia; the lindens, especially Tilia americana, the American basswood.

bast /bæst/ /bɑːst/ basts n
Bast
Fibre made from the phloem of certain plants and used for matting and cord.

basta /ˈbɑstɑ/ interjection
basta
(obsolete, outside, Spanish/Portuguese/Italian contexts) (that's) enough; stop!

bastard /ˈbæs.tɚd/ /ˈbɑːs.təd/ interjection
Bastard!
(rare) Exclamation of strong dismay or strong sense of being upset.

bastard /ˈbæs.tɚd/ /ˈbɑːs.təd/ bastards n
Bastard Bankert Bastardin Kegel
(dated) A person who was born out of wedlock, and hence often considered an illegitimate descendant.
Bastard Mistkerl Hurensohn Arsch
(vulgar,, _, , _, offensive, or, pejorative) A contemptible, inconsiderate, overly or arrogantly rude or spiteful person.
Bastard
(especially, Australia, endearing, or, humorous) A man, a fellow, a male friend.
(informal) A child who does not know their father.

bastard sugar bastard sugars n
Bastern
An impure light brown sugar containing molasses.

baste /beɪst/ v
heften
To sew with long or loose stitches, as for temporary use, or in preparation for gathering the fabric.
begießen beizen
To sprinkle flour and salt and drip butter or fat on, as on meat in roasting.

baster /ˈbeɪstə/ /ˈbeɪstɚ/ basters n
Arrosier-Pipette
A tool for basting meat with fat or gravy.

bastille /bæˈstil/ /bæˈstiːl/ /bɑː-/ /ˈbæstɪl/ /ˈbɑː-/ [bæˈstɪəɫ] bastilles n
Festung
Chiefly in French contexts: a bastion or tower of a castle; also, a fortified tower or other building; or a small citadel or fortress.
Kerker
A jail or prison, especially one regarded as mistreating its prisoners.

bastille /bæˈstil/ /bæˈstiːl/ /bɑː-/ /ˈbæstɪl/ /ˈbɑː-/ [bæˈstɪəɫ] v
einkerkern gefangen halten
(transitive, also, figuratively) To confine (someone or something) in, or as if in, a bastille (noun sense 2.1) or prison; to imprison.

bastion /ˈbæsti.ən/ /ˈbæst͡ʃən/ bastions n
Bastion Bastei Bollwerk
(architecture) A projecting part of a rampart or other fortification.
Bastion
A well-fortified position; a stronghold or citadel.
(figuratively) A person, group, or thing, that strongly defends some principle.

bastnaesite bastnaesites n
Bastnäsit
(mineral) A yellow-brown mineral that is a source of several rare earth metals, especially gadolinium, samarium, and neodymium.

bat /bæt/ bats n
Fledermaus Schläger Keule schlagen
Any of the flying mammals of the order Chiroptera, usually small and nocturnal, insectivorous or frugivorous.
Fledermaus Schläger Keule
A club made of wood or aluminium used for striking the ball in sports such as baseball, softball and cricket.
schlagen
(derogatory) An old woman.
A turn at hitting the ball with a bat in a game.

bat /bæt/ v
schlagen
(transitive) To hit with a bat or (figuratively) as if with a bat.
Fledermaus Schläger Keule
(intransitive) To take a turn at hitting a ball with a bat in sports like cricket, baseball and softball, as opposed to fielding.

bat an eyelid v
mit der Wimper zucken
(idiomatic, chiefly in the negative) To react in any slight way; to respond; to care.

bat mitzvah /bɑt ˈmɪtsvə/ b'not mitzvah bat mitzvahs n
Bat-Mizwa
(Judaism) A Jewish coming of age ceremony for a girl.

bat-eared fox bat-eared foxes n
Löffelhund
Otocyon megalotis, a canid of the African savanna, with large black ears and tawny fur.

batch /bæt͡ʃ/ batches n
Liefermenge Stapel
The quantity of bread or other baked goods baked at one time.
Charge Partie
(by extension) A quantity of anything produced at one operation.
Partie Satz
A group or collection of things of the same kind, such as a batch of letters or the next batch of business.

batch file batch files n
Batchdatei Stapelverarbeitungsdatei
(computing, especially MS-DOS) A file containing a series of instructions to be carried out by the operating system.

batch processing batch processings n
Stapelverarbeitung
(computing) the execution of a series of programs on a computer, called jobs, without manual intervention

bateleur /ˌbætəˈlɜː/ bateleurs n
Gaukler
A species of eagle, Terathopius ecaudatus, endemic to Africa and Arabia.

batfish batfish batfishes n
Fledermausfisch
Any of several spade-shaped, laterally compressed, reef-dwelling tropical fish of the genus Platax.

bath /bæθ/ /bɐːθ/ /bɑːθ/ [baθ~bäθ] [bæθ~bɛəθ~beəθ] [bɑːt̪] [bɑːt̪ʰ] [bɑːθ] baths n
Badewanne Bad
A tub or pool which is used for bathing: bathtub.
Bad
A building or area where bathing occurs.
Bad Baden
The act of bathing.

bath /bæθ/ /bɐːθ/ /bɑːθ/ [baθ~bäθ] [bæθ~bɛəθ~beəθ] [bɑːt̪] [bɑːt̪ʰ] [bɑːθ] v
baden
(transitive, Commonwealth) To wash a person or animal in a bath.

bath salt bath salts n
Badesalz
(chiefly, in the plural) Any of several inorganic salts sometimes added to bath water.

bath towel bath towels n
Badetuch
A towel used to dry the body after bathing.

bathe /beɪð/ bathes n
Bad
(British, colloquial) The act of swimming or bathing, especially in the sea, a lake, or a river; a swimming bath.

bathe /beɪð/ v
baden waschen
(intransitive) To clean oneself by immersion in water or using water; to take a bath, have a bath.
(transitive) To apply water or other liquid to; to suffuse or cover with liquid.
baden
(transitive) To clean a person by immersion in water or using water; to give someone a bath.

bather /ˈbeɪðə(ɹ)/ bathers n
Badende Badender Nacktbader Nacktbaderin Schwimmer Schwimmerin

bathhouse bathhouses n
Badehaus Bad Badeanstalt
A building with baths for communal use.

bathing /ˈbeɪˌðɪŋ(ɡ)/ bathings n
Baden
The act of taking a bath.

bathing beauty bathing beauties n
Badenixe Badeschönheit
An attractive woman in a bathing suit.

bathing machine bathing machines n
Badekarre Badekarren
(historical) Around the 19th century, a portable changing room that was rolled down a beach to the edge of the sea to allow people to paddle in the sea modestly.

bathos /ˈbeɪθɒs/ bathoses n
Bathos
(literature, the arts) Risible failure on the part of a work of art to properly affect its audience, particularly owing to:

bathrobe /ˈbæθ.ɹoʊb/ /ˈbɑːθ.ɹəʊb/ bathrobes n
Bademantel
A robe usually made of terrycloth intended to be worn when one is still damp from bathing or when there is no immediate need to dress fully.

bathroom /ˈbæθ.ɹuːm/ /ˈbæθɹʊm/ /ˈbæθˌɹum/ /ˈbɑːθ.ɹuːm/ bathrooms n
Badezimmer Bad
(chiefly, US, South Africa, Canada, Philippines, euphemism) A lavatory (area where one washes or bathes): a room containing a toilet and (typically but not necessarily) a bathtub.

bathroom scales n
Badezimmerwaage Personenwaage
Flat floor-mounted scales (usually stored in the bathroom) used to measure one's own weight.

bathtub /ˈbæθtʊb/ /ˈbæθtʌb/ /ˈbɑːθtʌb/ bathtubs n
Badewanne
A large container for holding water in which a person may bathe (take a bath).

bathymetric adj
bathymetrisch
Of, pertaining to, or derived from bathymetry.

bathymetry /bəˈθɪm.ə.tɹi/ bathymetries n
Bathymetrie
The measurement of the depths of the seas and oceans.

bathypelagic adj
bathypelagisch
(oceanography) Of or pertaining to the parts of the oceans at depths between 1000 and 4000 meters deep.

bathyscaphe /ˈbæθɪˌskeɪv/ /ˈbæθɪˌskæf/ bathyscaphes n
Bathyscaph Bathyskaph
A self-propelled deep-sea diving submersible for exploring the ocean depths, consisting of a crew cabin similar to a bathysphere suspended below a float filled with a buoyant liquid such as petrol.

bathysphere /ˈbæθɪˌsfɪə(ɹ)/ bathyspheres n
Bathysphäre
A spherical steel deep-diving chamber with perspex windows, in which persons are lowered to the depths by a cable to study the oceans and deep-sea life; the precursor to the bathyscaphe

batik /bəˈtiːk/ batiks n
Batik
A wax-resist method of dyeing fabric.

batik /bəˈtiːk/ v
batiken
To dye fabric using the wax-resist method.

batiste /bəˈtiːst/ batistes n
Batist
A fine cloth made from cotton or linen; cambric.

batman /batˈman/ batmans n
Batman
(Turkish, _, units of measure) A unit of weight established in 1931 equal to 10 kg.

batman /ˈbæt.mən/ batmen n
Ordonanz Ordonnanz
(military) A servant or valet to a military officer.

batmeat batmeats n
Fledermausfleisch

baton /bəˈtɑn/ /ˈbætn̩/ /ˈbætɒn/ /ˈbætən/ batons n
Taktstock Gummiknüppel Schlagstock Knüppel Knüttel Prügel
(music) The stick of a conductor in musical performances.
Staffelstab Stab
(sports) An object transferred by runners in a relay race.
Bastardfaden
(heraldiccharge) A bend with the ends cut off, resembling a baton, typically borne sinister, and often used as a mark of cadency, initially for both legitimate and illegitimate children, but later chiefly for illegitimate children.
Abstandhalter Distanzstab
A short vertical lightweight post, not set into the ground, used to separate wires in a fence.
Kommandostab Marschallstab Offizierstöckchen Zepter Zeremonienstab
(cooking) A long slice of a vegetable, thicker than a julienne.

baton /bəˈtɑn/ /ˈbætn̩/ /ˈbætɒn/ /ˈbætən/ v
knüppeln prügeln
(transitive) To strike with a baton.

batshit /ˈbæt.ʃɪt/ more batshit most batshit adj
durchgeknallt
(slang, vulgar) Extremely irrational or unreasonable, insane, crazy.

battalion /bəˈtælɪən/ battalions n
Bataillon Sanitätsbataillon
(military) An army unit having two or more companies, etc. and a headquarters. Traditionally forming part of a regiment.
(US, military) an army unit having two or more companies, etc. and a headquarters; forming part of a brigade.
Bataillon
Any large body of troops.

batten /ˈbæt(ə)n/ /ˈbætən/ [-ɾən] battens n
Dachlatte Diele Latte Leiste
(carpentry, construction) A plank or strip of wood, or several of such strips arranged side by side, used in construction to hold members of a structure together, to provide a fixing point, to strengthen, or to prevent warping.
Lade Weberlade
(weaving) The movable bar of a loom, which strikes home or closes the threads of a woof.
Latte Segellatte
(nautical) A long, narrow strip, originally of wood but now also of fibreglass, metal, etc., used for various purposes aboard a ship; especially one attached to a mast or spar for protection, one holding down the edge of a tarpaulin covering a hatch to prevent water from entering the hatch, one inserted in a pocket sewn on a sail to keep it flat, or one from which a hammock is suspended.

batten /ˈbæt(ə)n/ /ˈbætən/ [-ɾən] v
auslatten
To furnish (something) with battens (noun sense 1).
aufpäppeln gedeihen mästen
To become better; to improve in condition; especially of animals, by feeding; to fatten up. [from late 16th c.]
es sich an etwas gütlich tun sich an etwas weiden sich ergötzen
(figurative) To gratify a morbid appetite or craving.
es sich gut gehen lassen (auf Kosten anderer) gedeihen schmarotzen
(figurative) Followed by on: to prosper or thrive, especially at the expense of others.
Schotten dicht machen
(chiefly, nautical) Chiefly followed by down: to fasten or secure (a hatch, opening, etc.) using battens (noun sense 2.2).

batten down the hatches v
die Schotten dicht machen sich warm anziehen
(idiomatic) To prepare for trouble.

batter /ˈbætə/ /ˈbætəɹ/ [ˈbæɾɚ] batters n
Ausbackteig Backteig
(cooking, countable, uncountable) A beaten mixture of flour and liquid (usually egg and milk), used for baking (e.g. pancakes, cake, or Yorkshire pudding) or to coat food (e.g. fish) prior to frying.
Anlauf Böschung Dossierung Neigung
An incline on the outer face of a built wall.
Batter
(baseball) The player attempting to hit the ball with a bat.
Besäufnis Gelage Saufgelage Trinkgelage
(countable, slang) A binge; a heavy drinking session.

batter /ˈbætə/ /ˈbætəɹ/ [ˈbæɾɚ] v
rammen prügeln
To hit or strike violently and repeatedly.
einbacken panieren
(cooking) To coat with batter (the food ingredient).

battered more battered most battered adj
abgenutzt abgewetzt zerbeult zerschlissen
Beaten up through a lot of use; in rough condition; weathered.
angeschlagen ramponiert zerbeult zusammengehauen zusammengeschlagen übel zugerichtet
Beaten repeatedly or consistently; beaten up.

battering ram battering rams n
Rammbock Sturmbock
A modern device, usually in the form of a metal bar with handles, chiefly used by police and firefighters to force open locked doors.

battery /ˈbæt.ə.ɹi/ /ˈbæt.ɹi/ batteries n
Batterie Akku
(countable, electronics) A device used to power electric devices, consisting of a set of electrically connected electrochemical or, archaically, electrostatic cells. A single such cell when used by itself.
Körperverletzung tätlicher Angriff
(legal) The infliction of unlawful physical violence on a person, legally distinguished from assault, which includes the threat of impending violence.
(Artillerie) Batterie Batterie
(countable) A coordinated group of artillery weapons.
Legebatterie
A set of small cages where hens are kept for the purpose of farming their eggs.

battery acid battery acids n
Batteriesäure
(literally) Acid used as electrolyte in a battery, usually sulphuric acid.

battery electric vehicle battery electric vehicles n
Elektroauto batterieelektrisches Fahrzeug
A type of electric#Adjective vehicle that uses chemical energy stored in rechargeable battery packs, usually and especially one whose powertrain is entirely electric.

battery life battery lives n
Akkulaufzeit
The time that a battery lasts

battery-backed adj
batteriegepuffert
(electronics, of a device) Using a battery to maintain operation when not powered by the main electrical supply (e.g. during a blackout).

battery-powered adj
batteriebetrieben
Fitted with a battery or batteries, which provide(s) the power to operate the device.

battle /ˈbætl̩/ /ˈbætəl/ [bætɫ̩] [ˈbatʰɫ̩] [ˈbæɾɫ̩] battles n
Schlacht Kampf Gefecht
(military) A general action, fight, or encounter, in which all the divisions of an army are or may be engaged; a combat, an engagement.
Kampf
(military, obsolete) The main body of an army, as distinct from the vanguard and rear; the battalia.

battle /ˈbætl̩/ /ˈbætəl/ [bætɫ̩] [ˈbatʰɫ̩] [ˈbæɾɫ̩] v
kämpfen bekriegen bekämpfen
(intransitive) To join in battle; to contend in fight

battle axe battle axes n
Streitaxt Kriegsbeil
An ancient military weapon, an axe designed for combat, including (in, _, heraldiccharge) when borne on arms as a mark of prowess.

battle cry battle cries n
Schlachtruf Feldgeschrei Kampfruf Schlachtgeschrei
(military) An exclamation troops yell out when going to war or battle.

battle fatigue n
Kriegstrauma
A psychiatric condition characterized by fatigue caused by battle.

battle of the sexes battles of the sexes n
Geschlechterkampf
Any competition between men and women.
Kampf der Geschlechter
(game theory) A situation in which two people want to do different things, but do them together.

battlecruiser battlecruisers n
Schlachtkreuzer
(military, nautical) A fast warship with thicker armor and heavier guns than a typical cruiser, but with armor, armament, or both still inferior to that of a dreadnought battleship; designed to act as an advanced scout of the battle fleet and to destroy enemy cruisers.
(fiction) A warship of intermediate size and/or capability between a heavy cruiser and a (light) battleship.

battledore battledores n
Federballschläger
The racket used in this game.
Bleuel Waschbleuel Wäschebleuel
(historical) A wooden paddle-shaped bat or beetle used to wash clothes by beating, stirring, or smoothing them.

battlefield battlefields n
Schlachtfeld
The area where a land battle is or was fought, which is not necessarily a field.

battlefront battlefronts n
Front
The region or line along which opposing armies engage in combat.

battlement [ˈbætəɫmənt] battlements n
Zinne Befestigung Festungsmauer Mauerzinne
In fortification: an indented parapet, formed by a series of rising members called cops or merlons, separated by openings called crenelles or embrasures, the soldier sheltering himself behind the merlon while he fires through the embrasure or through a loophole in the battlement.

battleplan battleplans n
Schlachtplan
The planned strategy and tactics to be used in a battle.

battler /ˈbæt.lə(ɹ)/ battlers n
Kämpfer Soldat
One who wages battle against an enemy; a soldier; a general.

battleship battleships n
Schlachtschiff
(science fiction, by extension) A starship of comparable role
(military, nautical, archaic) A ship of the line.
Schiffe versenken
A guessing game played on grid paper; see Battleship (game).

batty /ˈbæti/ [ˈbæɾi] battier battiest adj
verrückt
(slang) Mad, crazy, silly.

bauble /ˈbɑbəl/ /ˈbɔbəl/ [ˈbɒbəɫ] [ˈbɔːbəɫ] baubles n
Modeschmuck Schnickschnack
A cheap showy ornament or piece of jewellery; a gewgaw.
Christbaumkugel
A small shiny spherical decoration, commonly put on Christmas trees.

baud /bɔːd/ bauds n
Baud
(computing, telecommunications) A unit of data transmission symbol rate; the number of signalling events per second.

bauxite /ˈbɔːksaɪt/ bauxites n
Bauxit
The principal ore of aluminium; a clay-like mineral, being a mixture of hydrated oxides and hydroxides.

bavarois /ˌbævə(ɹ)ˈwɑː/ /ˌbɑvɚˈwɑ/ bavaroises n
Creme
A pudding similar to pastry cream but thickened with gelatin or isinglass instead of flour or cornstarch, and flavoured with liqueur.

bavaroise /bævəɹˈwɑz/ bavaroises n
Bayerische Creme
(sometimes, _, proscribed) A cold dessert made from custard, cream and gelatine.

bawdily /ˈbɔːdɪli/ more bawdily most bawdily adv
obszön schlüpfrig
In a bawdy manner; lewdly or obscenely with humorous intent.

bawdy /ˈbɑdi/ /ˈbɔdi/ /ˈbɔːdi/ bawdier bawdiest more bawdy most bawdy adj
unanständig
Obscene; filthy; unchaste. [from 15th Century]

bawl /bɑl/ /bɔl/ [bɔːɫ] v
brüllen grölen schreien
(transitive) To shout or utter in a loud and intense manner.
heulen brüllen
(intransitive) To wail; to give out a blaring cry.

bay /beɪ/ bayer bayest more bay most bay adj
kastanienbraun rotbraun
(especially, of horses) Of a reddish-brown colour.

bay /beɪ/ bays n
Bucht Golf Meerbusen
(geography) A body of water (especially the sea) more-or-less three-quarters surrounded by land.
Lorbeer
Laurus nobilis, a tree or shrub of the family Lauraceae, having dark green leaves and berries.
Lorbeer Lorbeerblatt
Bay leaf, the leaf of this or certain other species of tree or shrub, used as a herb.

bay bolete bay boletes n
Marone Maronen-Röhrling Maronenröhrling
An edible, pored mushroom (Imleria badia), found in Europe and North America.

bay cat bay cats n
Borneo-Goldkatze
Catopuma badia (syn. Pardofelis badia), a small feline endemic to the island of Borneo.

bay leaf bay leaves n
Lorbeerblatt
A herb derived from any of certain shrubs of the family Lauraceae and Myrtaceae.

bay window bay windows n
Erker Erkerfenster
(architecture) A window space projecting outward from the main walls of a building and forming a bay in a room.

bayan bayans n
Bajan
A type of chromatic button accordion developed in Russia in the early 20th century.

bayonet /ˈbeɪənɛt/ /ˈbeɪənɪt/ /ˈbeɪənɪ̈t/ /ˈbeɪəˌnɛt/ /ˈbæɡənət/ /ˈbæɡənɛt/ /ˌbeɪəˈnɛt/ bayonets n
Bajonett
(military) A pointed instrument of the dagger kind fitted on the muzzle of a musket or rifle, so as to give the soldier increased means of offence and defence. Originally, the bayonet was made with a handle, which needed to be fitted into the bore of the musket after the soldier had fired.
(engineering) A pin which plays in and out of holes made to receive it, and which thus serves to engage or disengage parts of the machinery.

bazaar /bəˈzɐː/ /bəˈzɑɹ/ /bəˈzɑː(ɹ)/ bazaars n
Basar Markt
A fair or temporary market, often for charity.

bazooka /bəˈzuːkə/ bazookas n
Bazooka Panzerfaust Raketenpanzerbüchse
(by extension) Any shoulder-fired rocket grenade launcher.

be /bi/ /biː/ v
sein
Used with past participles of certain intransitive verbs to form the perfect aspect.
Used to indicate that the subject has the qualities described by a noun or noun phrase.
Used to link a subject to a measurement.
(dynamic / lexical be, especially in progressive tenses, conjugated non-suppletively in the present tense, see usage notes) To exist or behave in a certain way.
(with a cardinal numeral) Used to state the age of a subject in years.
(in perfect tenses) Elliptical form of "be here", "go to and return from" or similar, also extending to certain other senses of "go".
To remain undisturbed in a certain state or situation.
sein existieren
(formal) Used with to-infinitives of verbs to express intent, obligation, appropriateness, or relative future occurrence.
(now, usually, literary) To exist; to have real existence, to be alive.
As an intransitive lexical verb:
werden sein
(auxiliary) Used with past participles of verbs to form the passive voice.
sein werden
(rare, and, regional, chiefly, in the past tense) Used to link two noun clauses, the first of which is a day of the week, recurring date, month, or other specific time (on which the event of the main clause took place), and the second of which is a period of time indicating how long ago that day was. [from 15th c.]
sein sich befinden
To occupy a place.
sein stattfinden
To occur, to take place.

be able to v
können vermögen in der Lage sein
Can, to have the ability to.

be about v
handeln gehen von ... sein über ... sein

be all about v
drehen gehen handeln
(colloquial) To deal with, to be focused on.
abfahren
(colloquial) To love, to enjoy, to be interested in.

be ashamed v
schämen sich schämen
To feel ashamed. (This entry is a translation hub.)

be awake v
wachen
To not sleep, to stay awake. (This entry is a translation hub.)

be bored v
langweilen
To suffer from boredom. (This entry is a translation hub.)

be born v
geboren werden auf die Welt kommen das Licht der Welt erblicken zur Welt kommen
To come into existence through birth.

be born yesterday v
von gestern sein
(informal, stative, chiefly in the negative) To be new, naive, innocent, inexperienced, or easily deceived.

be called v
heißen nennen
To have a specific name.

be careful interjection
sei vorsichtig seid vorsichtig seien Sie vorsichtig vorsichtig!
Used to warn someone to proceed with caution.

be good for v
gut sein zu taugen
(This entry is a translation hub.) To be fit, to be useful.

be in for v
etwas kommt auf jmdn. zu
(idiomatic) To be able to expect or anticipate; to be about to suffer, generally said of something unpleasant.

be late v
verspäten
(colloquial) To have one’s menstrual discharge late, implying successful nidation suspected.

be my guest v
bedienen zugreifen
(idiomatic) Do as you wish; go ahead; help yourself; go for it!

be off with you phraseologicalUnit
Hebe dich hinfort
(dated) Go away; get out.

be onto something v
auf einer heißen Spur sein
To have gained an insight that could lead to future success.

be right v
im Recht sein recht haben
To be correct in one's judgment or statement about something. (This entry is a translation hub.)

be right back /biː ɹaɪt bæk/ phraseologicalUnit
ich bin gleich wieder da
Used to indicate the speaker will return in a moment. Often abbreviated in online slang as BRB.

be silent v
schweigen still sein
To refrain from speaking; to say nothing. (This entry is a translation hub.)

be supposed to /bi(ː) səˈpoʊs tə/ /bi(ː) səˈpoʊs ˌtu/ v
sollen
(idiomatic) To intended to; to be expected to; to believed to.

be thankful for small mercies phraseologicalUnit
es könnte schlimmer sein
Even though things are bad, you should remember that the situation could be worse and therefore be happy about the little things that are good.

be that as it may adv
wie dem auch sei
(idiomatic) Even if that is the case; whether that is true or not; nevertheless.

be the case v
der Fall sein

be there v
da sein

be wrong v
irren täuschen verschätzen
To have an incorrect belief, to be mistaken about one's judgment or statement concerning something. (This entry is a translation hub.)

be-all and end-all be-alls and end-alls n
A und O Daseinsgrund Maß aller Dinge Wichtigste das ist auch nicht alles
(idiomatic) Something considered to be of the utmost importance; something essential or ultimate.

beach /bit͡ʃ/ /biːt͡ʃ/ beaches n
Strand Sandstrand
A horizontal strip of land, usually sandy, adjoining water.

beach /bit͡ʃ/ /biːt͡ʃ/ v
stranden
(transitive) To run (something) aground on a beach.

beach ball beach balls n
Wasserball
A large light inflatable ball, ideally suited to beach games.

beach party beach parties n
Beachparty
A party on the beach.

beach soccer n
Beachsoccer
(soccer) a variant of soccer played on a smaller-sized sand pitch.

beach volleyball beach volleyballs n
Beachvolleyball
(countable) The ball used to play this sport.

beach volleyball player n
Beachvolleyballer Beachvolleyballerin Beachvolleyballspieler Beachvolleyballspielerin
(translation hub) One who plays beach volleyball.

beachcomber beachcombers n
Strandräuber
(nautical) A seaman who is not prepared to work but hangs around port areas living off the charity of others.
Strandfaulenzer
Any loafer around a waterfront.

beachhead /ˈbiːt͡ʃhɛd/ beachheads n
Brückenkopf Landekopf
(military) An area of hostile territory (especially on a beach) that, when captured, serves for the continuous landing (or movement into position) of further troops and material

beacon /ˈbiːkən/ beacons n
Leuchtfeuer
A signal fire to notify of the approach of an enemy, or to give any notice, commonly of warning.
Bake
(nautical) A signal, buoy, post, or other conspicuous mark erected on an eminence near the shore, or moored in shoal water, as a guide to mariners, particularly to warn vessels of danger.
Bake Orientierungspunkt
A high hill or other easily distinguishable object near the shore which can serve as guidance for seafarers.

bead /biːd/ beads n
Perle
A small, round object.
Various small, round solid objects.
Tropfen
A small drop of water or other liquid. [from 16thc.]

bead tree bead trees n
Zedrachbaum
Melia azedarach, a deciduous or semi-evergreen tree with poisonous fruit, native to India, Southeast Asia, and northern Australia.

beak /biːk/ beaks n
Schnabel
A rigid structure projecting from the front of a bird's face, used for pecking, grooming, foraging, carrying items, eating food, etc.
A similar structure forming the jaws of a turtle, platypus, etc.

beaked whale beaked whales n
Schnabelwal
Any of at least 20 species of whales in the family Ziphiidae, known to dive to great depths, but not well understood generally.

beaker /ˈbiːkə(ɹ)/ /ˈbiːkɚ/ beakers n
Becherglas
A flat-bottomed vessel, with a lip, used as a laboratory container.
Becher
A drinking vessel without a handle, sometimes for the use of children.
A mug.

beakhead beakheads n
galion
(nautical) A protruding part of the foremost section of a sailing ship.

beam /biːm/ beams n
Balken
(structural) Any large piece of timber or iron long in proportion to its thickness, and prepared for use.
(structural) One of the principal horizontal structural members, usually of steel, timber, or concrete, of a building.
(nautical) One of the transverse members of a ship's frame on which the decks are laid, and acting as part of the support for keeping the sides of the vessel in shape — supported at the sides by knees in wooden ships and by stringers in steel ones; cf. abeam, beam-ends.
Balken Grindel Pflugbaum Breite
(nautical) The maximum width of a vessel (note that a vessel with a beam of 15 foot can also be said to be 15 foot abeam).
Grindel Pflugbaum
(agricultural) The central bar of a plow, to which the handles and colter are secured, and to the end of which are attached the oxen or horses that draw it.
Strahl
(physics) A ray or collection of approximately parallel rays emitted from the sun or other luminous body.
(figuratively) A ray; a gleam.

beam /biːm/ v
strahlen
(ambitransitive) To emit beams of light; to shine; to radiate.
(intransitive, figuratively) To smile broadly or especially cheerfully.
beamen
(transitive, science fiction) To transmit matter or information via a high-tech wireless mechanism.
(transitive, weaving) To put (something) on a beam.

bean /biːn/ beans n
Bohne Bohnenpflanze
Any plant of several genera of the taxonomic family Fabaceae that produces large edible seeds or edible seedpods.
Bean
The large edible seed of such a plant (for example, a broad bean, navy bean, or garbanzo bean).

bean counter bean counters n
Erbsenzähler Erbsenzählerin
(idiomatic, mildly, derogatory) A person who is excessively interested in controlling or reducing expenses, increasing profits, or in quantitative details in general. The term is often used to imply the person is a pedant and incapable of seeing other things or the bigger picture (more general things), but it is also widely used as a mildly derogatory term and even facetious synonym for accountants, CEOs, CFOs, business and government officials responsible for financial decisions, etc.

bean goose bean geese n
Saatgans
Any of species Anser fabalis of grey geese, of family Anatidae.

bean sprout bean sprouts n
Sojasprossen
Sprosse
(chiefly, in the plural) A sprout of any of several other species of bean

beanbag /ˈbiːnbæɡ/ beanbags n
Sitzsack Puff
A piece of soft furniture consisting of a leather or vinyl covering stuffed with dry beans or other similar pellets.
Bean Bag
A small cloth bag filled with dry beans, used as a toy or for exercising the hands.

beanie /ˈbiː.ni/ beanies n
Mütze Beanie
A cap that fits the head closely, usually knitted from wool.

beanpole beanpoles n
Bohnenstange
A thin pole for supporting bean vines.
(informal) A tall, thin person.

bear /beə/ /beː/ /bɑɹ/ /bɛə(ɹ)/ /bɛɚ/ /bɛː(r)/ /bɛː(ɹ)/ /ˈbiːə(r)/ [beə] [beə~bɪə] adj
Baisse
(finance, investments) Characterized by declining prices in securities markets or by belief that the prices will fall.

bear /beə/ /beː/ /bɑɹ/ /bɛə(ɹ)/ /bɛɚ/ /bɛː(r)/ /bɛː(ɹ)/ /ˈbiːə(r)/ [beə] [beə~bɪə] bears n
Bär Bärin
A large, generally omnivorous mammal (a few species are purely carnivorous or herbivorous), related to the dog and raccoon, having shaggy hair, a very small tail, and flat feet; a member of the family Ursidae.
Baissier Baissespekulant
(finance) An investor who sells commodities, securities, or futures in anticipation of a fall in prices. [1744]
Bär
(gay slang) A large, hairy man, especially one who is homosexual. [c. 1970]

bear /bɛə(ɹ)/ v
aufweisen ausgerüstet ausgestattet ertragen liegen mit
(transitive) To display (a particular heraldic device) on a shield or coat of arms; to be entitled to wear or use (a heraldic device) as a coat of arms. [1400]
ertragen tragen aufweisen ausgerüstet ausgestattet erbringen
(transitive) To give (written or oral testimony or evidence); (figurative) to provide or constitute (evidence or proof), give witness.
hegen
(transitive) To carry or hold in the mind; to experience, entertain, harbour (an idea, feeling, or emotion).
ertragen
(transitive) To admit or be capable of (a meaning); to suffer or sustain without violence, injury, or change.
(transitive) To support or sustain; to hold up.
ertragen erdulden gedulden sich
(now, _, transitive, _, outside certain set patterns such as 'bear with'; formerly also, _, intransitive) To endure or withstand (hardship, scrutiny, etc.); to tolerate; to be patient (with).
ertragen tragen aushalten ausstehen erdulden ausgerüstet
(transitive) To afford, to be something to someone, to supply with something.

bear cub bear cubs n
Bärenjunges
A young bear.

bear fruit v
Früchte abwerfen Früchte tragen fruchten
(idiom) To succeed in some task; to achieve benefit from a task or project.

bear in mind /bɛ(ə)ɹ‿ɪn ˈmaɪnd/ /bɛəɹ‿ɪn ˈmaɪnd/ /bɛːɹ-/ v
beachten berücksichtigen in Betracht ziehen vergegenwärtigen
(transitive, idiomatic) To hold (something) in the memory; to remember; also, to be mindful of or pay attention to (something); to consider; to note.

bear meat n
Bärenfleisch
meat from a bear

bear off v
auswürfeln
(backgammon) To remove one of one's own checkers from the board.

bear out /bɛəɹ ˈaʊt/ v
bestätigen
(transitive) To corroborate, prove, or confirm; to demonstrate; to provide evidence for.

bear with v
Geduld haben mit Nachsicht üben
(idiomatic) To be patient with.

bear witness v
bezeugen
To deliver a testimony, especially as witness

bear's breech bear's breeches n
Wahrer Bärenklau Weiche Bärentatze
Any of two common species of acanthus, Acanthus mollis and, less frequently, Acanthus spinosus.
Wiesen-Bärenklau
(rare) A species of hogweed, Heracleum sphondylium

bearable /ˈbɛəɹəbəɫ/ adj
erträglich
Able to be borne; tolerable; endurable.

bearberry /ˈbɛəb(ə)ɹi/ bearberries n
Bärentraube echte Bärentraube
Any of four dwarf shrubs of formerly all members of the genus Arctostaphylos, three now assigned to genus Arctous, which principally grow in arctic and subarctic regions and bear edible berries.
echte Bärentraube
common bearberry (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi).

beard /biɚd/ /bɜː(ɹ)d/ /bɪəd/ /bɪɹd/ beards n
Bart
Facial hair on the chin, cheeks, jaw and neck.
Alibifreundin
(LGBT) A woman who accompanies a gay man, or a man who accompanies a lesbian, in order to give the impression that the person being accompanied is heterosexual.

bearded /ˈbiɚdəd/ /ˈbɪədəd/ /ˈbɪədɪd/ /ˈbɪɹdəd/ more bearded most bearded adj
bärtig bebartet
Having a beard; involving a beard.

bearded mussel bearded mussels n
Bartmuschel Bärtige Miesmuschel

bearded tit bearded tits n
Bartmeise
A small passerine bird, Panurus biarmicus, of the family Timaliidae, or possibly the monotypic family Panuridae.

beardedness n
Bärtigkeit Bärtigsein
The state or quality of being bearded.

beardfish beardfish beardfishes n
Bartfisch
Any of various deep-sea fish, of the family Polymixiidae, that have a pair of long hyoid barbels.

beardless more beardless most beardless adj
bartlos ohne Bart
(ornithology) Lacking a beard (a defined patch of feathers below the beak).

beardlessness n
Bartlosigkeit
The state or quality of being beardless.

beardline beardlines n
Bartkante Bartlinie
(literally) The outline of a beard.

bearer /ˈbɛəɹə/ /ˈbɛɹɚ/ bearers n
Träger Trägerin
One who, or that which, bears, sustains, or carries.
Inhaber Inhaberin Träger Trägerin
One who possesses a cheque, bond, or other notes promising payment.

bearer bond bearer bonds n
Inhaberschuldverschreibung
(legal) A negotiable loan instrument payable to its holder (bearer) by the issuer according to preset conditions. The owner must safeguard bearer bonds to prevent loss; interest is usually paid by coupon redemptions.

bearing /ˈbɛə̯ɹɪŋ/ /ˈbɛɹɪŋ/ adj
tragend
Of a beam, column, or other device, carrying weight or load.

bearing /ˈbɛə̯ɹɪŋ/ /ˈbɛɹɪŋ/ bearings n
Lager Peilung
(mechanical engineering) A mechanical device that supports another part and/or reduces friction.
Peilung
(navigation, nautical) The horizontal angle between the direction of an object and another object, or between it and that of true north; a heading or direction.
Relevanz Tragweite Verbindung
Relevance; a relationship or connection.
Haltung
One's posture, demeanor, or manner.
Auflager Spannweite Tragweite
(architecture, proscribed) The unsupported span.

bearproof more bearproof most bearproof adj
bärensicher
Resistant to bears.

bearskin /ˈbɛə.skɪn/ /ˈbɛəɹ.skɪn/ bearskins n
Bärenfell
(countable, uncountable) The pelt of a bear, especially when used as a rug.

beast /biːst/ beasts n
Bestie Tier
(often, _, collective) All non-human animals seen as a group.
Tier
(chiefly in Commonwealth English, more specifically) A domestic animal, especially a bovine farm animal.
Bestie Biest Unmensch
A person who behaves in a violent, antisocial or uncivilized manner.

beast of burden beasts of burden n
Lasttier Tragtier Saumtier Zugtier Arbeitstier Lastkamel
A draught animal, such as a donkey, mule, llama, camel, horse, or ox, that carries or pulls a load for the benefit of a human.
Arbeitstier
(by extension) Any domesticated animal trained to perform tasks for humans, such as a herding dog or trained falcon.

beast of prey beasts of prey n
Raubtier
A carnivorous animal that hunts for its food, especially one that preys on vertebrates.

beastly /ˈbiːstli/ beastlier beastliest more beastly most beastly adj
garstig
(UK) Similar to the nature of a beast; contrary to the nature and dignity of human beings.
(UK, dated) Abominable; very unpleasant.

beastmaster beastmasters n
Gladiator

beat /biːt/ beats n
Grundschlag Schlag
(music) A pulse on the beat level, the metric level at which pulses are heard as the basic unit. Thus a beat is the basic time unit of a piece.
Beat Takt
A rhythm.
Schwebung
The interference between two tones of almost equal frequency

beat /biːt/ v
schlagen
(intransitive) To strike repeatedly; to inflict repeated blows; to knock vigorously or loudly.
To mix food in a rapid fashion. Compare whip.
To exercise severely; to perplex; to trouble.
schlagen hauen gewinnen
(transitive) To win against; to defeat or overcome; to do or be better than (someone); to excel in a particular, competitive event.

beat around the bush v
um den heißen Brei herumreden
(idiomatic) To treat a topic, but omit its main points, often intentionally.
(idiomatic) To delay or avoid talking about something difficult or unpleasant.

beat it /ˈbiˌdɪt/ v
verschwinden
(idiomatic, chiefly, as imperative, pejorative, colloquial, dismissal) To leave; to go away.

beat someone at their own game v
jemanden mit seinen eigenen Waffen schlagen

beat up v
schlagen verprügeln aufmischen
(transitive) To give a severe beating to; to assault violently with repeated blows.
überfallen
(obsolete) To attack suddenly; to alarm.
zurichten
To cause, by some other means, injuries comparable to the result of being beaten up.
fertigmachen
(reflexive) To feel badly guilty and accuse oneself over something. (Usually followed by over or about.)
es aufnehmen mit
To get something done (derived from the idea of beating for game).
kreuzen
(intransitive, nautical) To sail to windward using a series of alternate tacks across the wind.
die Werbetrommel rühren
(intransitive, dated) To go diligently about in order to get helpers or participants in an enterprise.

beatable more beatable most beatable adj
schlagbar
Able to be beaten or bettered.
Able to be beaten or thrashed.

beatbox /ˈbiːt.bɑks/ /ˈbiːʔ.bɑks/ v
beatboxen
(music) To use one’s mouth, lips, tongue, voice, etc. as a percussive instrument to create beats and rhythms for music.

beaten track n
ausgetretener Pfad
(figuratively, singulare tantum) A well-populated area or well-trodden path; any busy area.

beater /ˈbitɚ/ /ˈbiːtə/ [ˈbiɾɚ] beaters n
Quirl Schneebesen
A kitchen implement for mixing.
Schlägel Stick Stock
A stick used to play a percussion instrument.
Treiber
A person who drives game towards shooters in a hunting party, typically working in a group with other beaters.

beatifically more beatifically most beatifically adv
glückselig
In a beatific manner.

beatification /biˌætɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ beatifications n
Seligsprechung
The act of beatifying, or the state of being beatified; especially, in the Roman Catholic Church, the act or process of ascertaining and declaring that a deceased person is one of "the blessed," or has attained the second degree of sanctity, — usually a stage in the process of canonization.

beatify /biːˈætɪfaɪ/ v
seligsprechen
(transitive, Roman Catholicism) To carry out the third of four steps in canonization, making someone a blessed.

beating /ˈbiːtɪŋ/ beatings n
vernichtende Niederlage
A heavy defeat or setback.
Schlagen Herzschlag Prügel Verprüglung
The pulsation of the heart.

beatitude /biˈætɪtud/ /biːˈætɪtjuːd/ beatitudes n
Glückseligkeit
(uncountable) Supreme, utmost bliss and happiness.

beatnik /ˈbiːtnɪk/ beatniks n
Beatnik
A person associated with the Beat Generation of the 1950s and 1960s or its style.

beau /boʊ/ /bəʊ/ beaus beaux n
Beau
(dated) A man with a reputation for fine dress and etiquette; a dandy or fop.

beautician /bjuːˈtɪ(t)ʃən/ beauticians n
Kosmetikerin Kosmetiker Schönheitspfleger Schönheitspflegerin

beautification /bjuːtɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ beautifications n
Ausschmückung Verschönerung
Making beautiful, beautifying, improving the appearance of something.

beautifier beautifiers n
Verschönerer Verschönererin
A person who or a thing which beautifies or makes beautiful.

beautiful /ˈbju.tɪ.fəl/ /ˈbjuːtɪ.fəl/ /ˈbjuːtɪ.fʊl/ [bju.ɾə.fəl] more beautiful most beautiful adj
schön toll
Attractive and possessing beauty.
Good, admirable.
Well executed.
schön heiter toll
(of the weather) Pleasant; clear.

beautiful fruit dove beautiful fruit doves n
Rotkappen-Fruchttaube Rotkappenfruchttaube Schöne Flaumfußtaube
A frugivorous dove of the species Ptilinopus pulchellus, also known as the rose-fronted pigeon or crimson-capped fruit dove (leading to easy confusion with the crimson-crowned fruit dove): small, approximately 19 cm (7½ in) long, mainly green fruit dove.

beautifully /ˈbjuːtɪf(ə)li/ more beautifully most beautifully adv
schön
In a beautiful manner.

beautifulness beautifulnesses n
Schönheit
The quality of being beautiful; beauty.

beautify /ˈbjuː.tɪ.faɪ/ v
ausschmücken verschönern
(transitive) To make beautiful; to increase the beauty of.

beautifying n
Verschönerung
The action of the verb to beautify.

beauty /ˈbjuti/ /ˈbjuːti/ /ˈbuːti/ [-ɾi] [ˈb(j)ɪu̯ɾ̥ɪ] [ˈbju̟ti] [ˈbju̟ːɾi] beauties n
Schönheit
The quality of being (especially visually) attractive, pleasing, fine or good-looking; comeliness.
Schönheit Schöne Schöner
Someone who is beautiful.
Prachtstück
Something that is particularly good or pleasing.

beauty is in the eye of the beholder /ˈbjuːti ɪz ɪn ðiː aɪ əv ðiː bɪˈhəʊldə/ proverb
Schönheit liegt im Auge des Betrachters die Schönheit liegt im Auge des Betrachters
Different people have different views on what is beautiful; beauty is subjective.

beauty pageant beauty pageants n
Schönheitswettbewerb
A competition in which participants compete for a determination that one is the most physically attractive.

beauty parlor beauty parlors n
Schönheitssalon Kosmetiksalon Kosmetikstudio
(US, Philippines) A salon where hairdressers, beauticians, and cosmeticians work.

beauty queen beauty queens n
Schönheitskönigin
(idiomatic) The female winner of a beauty contest.

beauty sleep /ˈbjuti ˌslip/ /ˈbjuːti ˌsliːp/ beauty sleeps n
Schönheitsschlaf
(uncountable, chiefly, humorous) Extra sleep; also (generally) , any sleep; (countable) an instance of this; an extra nap.

beaver /ˈbivɚ/ /ˈbiːvə/ beavers n
Biber
(countable) A semiaquatic rodent of the genus Castor, having a wide, flat tail and webbed feet.
Bär
(chiefly, North American) The pubic hair near a vulva or a vulva itself; (attributively) denoting films or literature featuring nude women.

bec de corbin becs de corbin n
Rabenschnabel
(weaponry, historical) A poleaxe with a modified hammerhead and a spike mounted on the top of the pole.

because /biˈkɔz/ /biˈkʌz/ /bəˈkɔz/ /bəˈkʌz/ /bɪkəz/ /bɪˈkeɪz/ /bɪˈkɒz/ /bɪˈkɔz/ /bɪˈkɔːz/ /bɪˈkʌz/ adv
wegen weil
On account (of), for sake (of).
darum deshalb deswegen
(by ellipsis) Used alone to refuse to provide a full answer a question begun with "why", usually taken as an anapodoton of the elided full phrase "Because I said so".

because /biˈkɔz/ /biˈkʌz/ /bəˈkɔz/ /bəˈkʌz/ /bɪkəz/ /bɪˈkeɪz/ /bɪˈkɒz/ /bɪˈkɔz/ /bɪˈkɔːz/ /bɪˈkʌz/ conjunction
weil da denn
By or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that.
denn
As is known, inferred, or determined from the fact that.

because of preposition
wegen vor
On account of; due to, for the purpose of

because reasons phraseologicalUnit
weil Baum weil ist so
(Internet slang) for reasons that are tangential, dubious or unknown

beck /ˈbɛk/ becks n
Wink
A significant nod, or motion of the head or hand, especially as a call or command.

beck and call n
(freie) Verfügung
Summons and control, in a position of servitude or as an attendant.

becket /ˈbɛkɪt/ beckets n
Schlaufe
(nautical) A short piece of rope spliced to form a circle
Schlaufe Softschäkel Spleiß Tauwerk-Schäkel
(nautical) A loop of rope with a knot at one end to catch in an eye at the other end. Used to secure oars etc. at their place.
Bügel Gabelkopf U-Klammer
(nautical) The clevis of a pulley block.

beckon /ˈbɛkən/ v
winken heranwinken herbeiwinken zuwinken
(ambitransitive) To wave or nod to somebody with the intention to make the person come closer.
einladen
(ambitransitive) To seem attractive and inviting

become /biˈkʌm/ /bəˈkʊm/ /bəˈkʌm/ /bɪˈkʊm/ /bɪˈkʌm/ v
stehen
werden
(transitive) To be proper for; to beseem. [from 13th c.]

becoming /bəˈkʌm.ɪŋ/ /bɪˈkʊm.ɪŋɡ/ /bɪˈkʌm.ɪŋ/ more becoming most becoming adj
gut stehend passend
pleasingly suitable; fit; congruous; beautiful
anständig geziemend
decent, respectable

becoming /bəˈkʌm.ɪŋ/ /bɪˈkʊm.ɪŋɡ/ /bɪˈkʌm.ɪŋ/ becomings n
Werden
(chiefly, philosophy) The act or process by which something becomes.

becquerel [bɛkəˈɹɛɫ] becquerels n
Becquerel
In the International System of Units, the derived unit of radioactive activity; the activity of a quantity of radioactive material in which one nucleus decays per second. Symbol: Bq

bed /bed/ /bɛd/ [beː] beds n
Bett Bettstelle
A piece of furniture, usually flat and soft, on which to rest or sleep.
A shaped piece of timber to hold a cask clear of a ship’s floor; a pallet.
Bett Lager
A prepared spot in which to spend the night.
Bank
An area where a large number of oysters, mussels, other sessile shellfish, or a large amount of seaweed is found.
Beet Bett
A garden plot.
Bett Grund Auflagefläche Auflager Boden Fläche
A place, or flat surface or layer, on which something else rests or is laid.
Bett Grund Boden
The bottom of a body of water, such as an ocean, sea, lake, or river. [from later 16thc.]
Ladefläche
The platform of a truck, trailer, wagon, railcar, or other vehicle that supports the load to be hauled.
Lager
A deposit of ore, coal, etc.

bed /bed/ /bɛd/ [beː] v
schlafen gehen sich betten
(intransitive) To go to bed; to put oneself to sleep.

bed and board n
Kost und Logis
A place to sleep and eat; bed and breakfast; the services provided by an inn or similar establishment.
Tisch und Bett
Full connubial relations.

bed and breakfast bed and breakfasts n
Bed and Breakfast Fremdenzimmer Hotel garni
A private home, guesthouse,small hotel etc. where guests are provided overnight accommodations and served breakfast but usually no other meals.

bed of roses /bɛd ʌv ˈɹəʊzəz/ beds of roses n
Zuckerschlecken

bedbug bedbugs n
Wanze Bettwanze Hauswanze Wandlaus
A small nocturnal insect (Cimex lectularius), of the family Cimicidae, that feeds on the blood of humans and other warm-blooded hosts.

bedclothes n
Bettzeug Bettwäsche

bedding /ˈbɛdɪŋ/ [ˈbɛɾɪŋ] beddings n
Bettzeug Bettwäsche

beddy-bye n
Heia
(idiomatic, baby-talk, childish) Bedtime for a toddler, going to sleep, going to bed, sleeping.

bedeck /bɪˈdɛk/ v
schmücken verzieren
(transitive) To deck, ornament, or adorn; to grace.

bedecking bedeckings n
Ornament Verzierung
An ornament.

bedevil /biˈdɛvəl/ /bɪˈdɛvəl/ [bɪˈdɛvəɫ] v
heimsuchen plagen
To harass or cause trouble for; to plague.

bedfellow bedfellows n
Bettgenosse Bettgenossin
One with whom one shares a bed.

bedlam /ˈbɛdləm/ bedlams n
Chaos Irrenhaus Tollhaus
A place or situation of chaotic uproar, and where confusion prevails.

bedmate bedmates n
Bettgenosse Bettgenossin
A person with whom one shares a bed.

bedouin /ˈbɛd.wɪn/ bedouins n
Beduine Beduinin
A member of nomadic Arab tribes dwelling in the desert.

bedpan /ˈbɛd.ˌpæn/ bedpans n
Bettpfanne Bettschüssel Schieber Stechbecken Steckbecken
A pan used for urination and defecation while in bed, now usually for reasons of medical necessity or convenience.

bedpost bedposts n
Bettpfosten
Any of the four upright supports of a bedstead.

bedraggle /bɪˈdɹæɡl̩/ v
durchnässen
(transitive) To make (something) wet and limp, especially by dragging it along the ground.

bedraggled /bɪˈdɹæɡl̩d/ more bedraggled most bedraggled adj
ungepflegt verdreckt
Wet and limp; unkempt.
baufällig heruntergekommen
Decaying, decrepit or dilapidated.

bedrest n
Bettruhe
(medicine) Confinement to bed, often under instructions of a physician, in order to recover from an injury, an illness, or the frailty associated with other physical discomforts such as a difficult pregnancy.

bedridden /ˈbɛdɹɪdən/ adj
bettlägerig
Confined to bed because of infirmity or illness.

bedriddenness n
Bettlägerigkeit
The state or quality of being bedridden.

bedrock bedrocks n
Grundgestein Muttergestein anstehendes Gestein
(uncountable, geology, mining, engineering, construction) The solid rock that exists at some depth below the ground surface. Bedrock is rock "in place", as opposed to material that has been transported from another location by weathering and erosion.
Basis Fundament Grundlage
(figurative) A basis or foundation.

bedroll bedrolls n
Bettrolle
A roll of bedding that can be carried when hiking or camping etc.

bedroom /ˈbɛdɹʊm/ /ˈbɛdˌɹum/ bedrooms n
Schlafzimmer Schlafstube
A room in a house, apartment, hotel or other dwelling where a bed is kept for sleeping.

bedroom community bedroom communities n
Schlafstadt Trabantensiedlung Trabantenstadt
(urban studies) An urban community that is primarily or exclusively residential, as due to zoning, from which most of the workforce commutes out to earn their livelihood; often a suburb of a nearby metropolis that workers travel to daily.

bedroom eyes n
Schlafzimmeraugen

bedsheet /ˈbɛdʃiːt/ bedsheets n
Bettlaken Laken Bettzeug
A sheet, a piece of cloth cut and finished as bedlinen.

bedsit /ˈbɛdˌsɪt/ bedsits n
Einzimmerapartement Einzimmerwohnung
(British, Ireland) A form of rented accommodation consisting of a single room for use as both sitting room and bedroom; there may also be a small kitchen area and washing and toilet facilities, but these amenities are more commonly outside the room and shared by several tenants.

bedsore bedsores n
Dekubitus Druckgeschwür
(medicine, usually, in the plural, dated) A lesion caused by unrelieved pressure to any part of the body, especially portions over bony or cartilaginous areas, such as frequently develops on a person confined to a bed by infirmity.

bedspread bedspreads n
Bettdecke
The topmost covering of a bed, often functioning as a blanket.

bedstead bedsteads n
Bettgestell Bettrahmen
The framework that supports a bed.

bedtime /ˈbɛdtaɪm/ bedtimes n
Schlafenszeit Zeit ins Bett zu gehen Zeit zu Bett zu gehen Zeit zum Schlafengehen
The time or hour at which one retires to bed in order to sleep.

bedtime story /ˈbɛdtaɪm ˈstɔːɹi/ bedtime stories n
Gutenachtgeschichte
A fairy tale or other story read to somebody, usually a child, before they sleep.

bedwetter /ˈbɛdwɛtɚ/ bedwetters n
Bettnässer Bettnässerin Bettpisser Bettpisserin Enuretiker Enuretikerin
A person who (habitually) urinates in his or her bed (during sleep).

bedwetting bedwettings n
Bettnässen
A type of urinary incontinence involving involuntary urination while in bed during sleep.

bee /ˈbiː/ bees n
Biene Imme Beivogl
A flying insect, of the clade Anthophila within the hymenopteran superfamily Apoidea, known for its organised societies (though only a minority have them), for collecting pollen and (in some species) producing wax and honey.
Wettbewerb
A contest, especially for spelling; see spelling bee.

bee fly bee flies n
Wollschweber
Any of the flies in the family Bombyliidae, with adults that look like bumblebees and larvae that are parasitic on the eggs or larvae of other insects.

bee hummingbird bee hummingbirds n
Bienenelfe
A species of hummingbird, Mellisuga helenae, native to Cuba, noted for being the smallest living bird.

bee smoker bee smokers n
Smoker
(apiculture) A device that releases smoke intended to distract bees.

bee sting bee stings n
Bienenstich
A hypodermic puncture from a bee, resulting in envenomation and often involving the penetration and lodging of the stinger.

bee-eater /ˈbiː iːtəɹ/ bee-eaters n
Bienenfresser
Any of various brightly-coloured, insectivorous, near-passerine birds in the family Meropidae, especially the European bee-eater, Merops apiaster.

beebread /ˈbiːˌbɹɛd/ n
Bienenbrot Perga
Bee pollen with added honey and bee secretions, made and stored in brood cells by forager bees, and used as food for worker bees and larvae.

beech /biːt͡ʃ/ beeches n
Buche Rotbuche
A tree of the genus Fagus having a smooth, light grey trunk, oval, pointed leaves, and many branches.

beech marten beech martens n
Steinmarder
Martes foina, a marten of Eurasia.

beechen adj
buchen
Consisting or made of the wood or bark of the beech.

beechnut /ˈbiːt͡ʃˌnʌt/ beechnuts n
Buchecker
The small, triangular, edible nut of the beech tree.

beechwood beechwoods n
Buchenholz
The wood of beech trees (Fagus spp.).
Buchenwald
A wood largely populated with beech trees.

beef /bif/ /biːf/ beef beefs beeves n
Rindfleisch Ochsenfleisch
(in the meat industry, on, _, product packaging) The edible portions of a cow (including those which are not meat).
Beschwerde Groll Rochus Widerwillen heftige Verärgerung
(slang, uncountable, or, countable, plural beefs) A grudge; dislike (of something or someone); lack of faith or trust (in something or someone); a reason for a dislike or grudge. (often + with)

beefcake /ˈbiːfˌkeɪk/ beefcakes n
Muskelprotz
(informal, uncountable) Imagery of one or more muscular, well-built men.

beefsteak /ˈbiːfˌsteɪk/ beefsteaks n
Beefsteak
(countable, uncountable) (A) steak cut from beef cattle.
(countable) Ellipsis of beefsteak tomato.
(countable) Ellipsis of beefsteak mushroom.

beefy /ˈbiːfi/ beefier beefiest adj
fleischig
Similar to, or tasting like beef.
Containing beef.

beehive /ˈbiːhaɪv/ beehives n
Bienenstock Bienenkorb Bienenstaat
An enclosed structure in which some species of honey bees (genus Apis) live and raise their young.
Bienenkorb Bienenstock
A man-made structure in which bees are kept for their honey.
B-52-Frisur Beehive-Frisur
A women's hairstyle, popular in the 1960s, in which long hair is styled into a hive-shaped form on top of the head and usually held in place with lacquer.

beekeeper /ˈbiˌkipɚ/ beekeepers n
Imker Bienenzüchter Bienenzüchterin Imkerin Zeidler Beutner
A person who maintains hives and keeps bees, especially for the production of honey.

beekeeping n
Bienenzucht Imkerei Bienenhaltung Zeidlerei
The practice or profession of keeping and caring for bees.

beeline /ˈbiːlaɪn/ beelines n
Luftlinie
(mining, chiefly, historical) A dynamite fuse made with a small quantity of dynamite powder along its length, so that the spark travels quickly and at a specific known rate.

beemer /ˈbimɚ/ /ˈbiːmə/ beemers n
Brenner BähmWähh BüMW
(slang) A BMW motorcycle or automobile.

been there, done that phraseologicalUnit
(hab ich) alles schon gemacht ist für mich nichts neues
(idiomatic, ironic) An assertion that the speaker has personal experience or knowledge of a particular place or topic and is not too keen on revisiting or redoing it again.

beep /biːp/ beeps n
Hupen Tuten
The sound produced by the horn of a car, or any similar sound.
Piepen
A short, electronically produced tone.

beep /biːp/ v
hupen piepen tuten
(intransitive) To produce a beep.
(transitive) To telephone a person, only allowing the phone to ring once, in order to request a call back.

beer /bɛə/ /bɪə/ /bɪɚ/ /bɪɹ/ /bɪː/ beers n
Bier
(uncountable) An alcoholic drink fermented from starch material, commonly barley malt; often with hops or some other substance (like gruit) to impart a bitter flavor.
(countable) A glass, bottle, or can of any of the above beverages.

beer belly beer bellies n
Bierbauch Schnitzelfriedhof Wampe
A protruding belly caused by excess fat stored in the abdomen and colloquially attributed to the consumption of beer.

beer bottle beer bottles n
Bierflasche
A bottle, commonly made of brown or green glass, designed as a container for beer.

beer can beer cans n
Bierdose Bierbüchse
A lightweight metallic can containing beer.

beer garden beer gardens n
Biergarten Gastgarten
The outdoor section of a public house, where customers can sit in the sun and enjoy their beverages.

beer goggles /ˈbɪə ˌɡɒɡl̩z/ /ˈbɪɚ ˌɡɑɡ(ə)l/ n
Bierbrille
(idiomatic, originally, US, humorous, informal) The illusion that people are more sexually attractive, brought on by alcohol consumption.

beer hall beer halls n
Bierhalle Bierpalast
A large German public house that specialises in beer.

beer mat beer mats n
Bierdeckel Bierfilz
A small square cardboard mat, often with an advertisement for a brewery on it, that is used to rest one's glass on, and to protect the surface of a table or a bar in a pub.

beer muscles n
Bierbauch Gössermuskel
(idiomatic, humorous) A protruding stomach, supposedly indicative of excessive consumption of beer.

beer parlour beer parlours n
Bierkneipe Bierlokal Bierstube Bierwirtschaft
(Canada) A bar, selling beer, that has tables where customers may congregate socially.

beer tent beer tents n
Bierzelt
At a fair or festival, a tent set up for the purpose of selling and consuming beer and other alcoholic beverages.

beerstone n
Bierstein
(uncountable) A precipitate of calcium oxalate and related organic compounds which forms in brewery vessels and other equipment for handling and serving beer.

beerwurst n
Bierwurst
Bierwurst; a smoked, seasoned Brühwurst-sausage originally from Bavaria in Germany, with a garlicky flavor and dark red color.

beeswarm beeswarms n
Bienenschwarm Imme
A swarm of bees.

beeswax /ˈbiːzwæks/ beeswaxes n
Bienenwachs
A wax secreted by bees from which they make honeycomb; or, the processed form of this wax used in the manufacture of various goods.

beet /biːt/ beets n
Rübe Bete
Beta vulgaris, a plant with a swollen root which is eaten or used to make sugar.
Rote Bete
(US, Canada) A beetroot, a swollen root of such a plant.

beet sugar beet sugars n
Rübenzucker
Sugar made from sugar beet as opposed to sugar cane.

beetle /ˈbiːtəl/ [ˈbiɾəɫ] beetles n
Käfer
Any of numerous species of insect in the order Coleoptera characterized by a pair of hard, shell-like front wings which cover and protect a pair of rear wings when at rest.
Holzhammer
A type of mallet with a large wooden head, used to drive wedges, beat pavements, etc.

beetroot /ˈbit.ɹut/ /ˈbiː.tɹʉːt/ /ˈbiːt.ɹuːt/ [ˈbiː.t͡ʃɹʉːt] beetroots n
Rote Bete Rote Beete Rande
(UK, NZ, AU) A normally deep-red-coloured root vegetable usually cooked or pickled before eating; Synonym of beet.

befall /bɪˈfɑl/ /bɪˈfɔl/ /bɪˈfɔːl/ v
widerfahren befallen hereinbrechen zustoßen
(intransitive) To happen.
(transitive) To happen to.

befit /bɪˈfɪt/ v
anstehen entsprechen zukommen
to be fit for

before /biˈfɔɹ/ /bəˈfɔɹ/ /bɪˈfo(ː)ɹ/ /bɪˈfoə/ /bɪˈfɔɹ/ /bɪˈfɔː/ adv
vorher zuvor
At an earlier time.
eher im Voraus
In advance.
vorn vorne
At the front end.

before /biˈfɔɹ/ /bəˈfɔɹ/ /bɪˈfo(ː)ɹ/ /bɪˈfoə/ /bɪˈfɔɹ/ /bɪˈfɔː/ conjunction
bevor ehe
In advance of the time when.
bevor
(informal) Rather or sooner than.

before /biˈfɔɹ/ /bəˈfɔɹ/ /bɪˈfo(ː)ɹ/ /bɪˈfoə/ /bɪˈfɔɹ/ /bɪˈfɔː/ preposition
vor bevor
Earlier than (in time).
vor
In front of in space.
Under consideration, judgment, authority of (someone).
In front of, according to a formal system of ordering items.
vor os coinne
In store for, in the future of (someone).

before dark
tagsüber untertags
Before night begins to fall.

before you can say knife phraseologicalUnit
ehe man sichs versieht

beforehand /bɪˈfo(ː)ɹhænd/ /bɪˈfoəhænd/ /bɪˈfɔɹhænd/ /bɪˈfɔːhænd/ adv
im Voraus davor vorher zuvor
At an earlier or preceding time.

befoul /bɪˈfaʊl/ v
verderben
To make foul; to soil; to contaminate, pollute.

befriend /bɪˈfɹɛnd/ v
annehmen
(transitive, dated) To act as a friend to, to assist.

befriending befriendings n
Anfreunden Anfreundung

befuddle /bɪˈfʌdl/ v
verwirren
(transitive) To perplex, confuse (someone).
berauschen
(transitive) To stupefy (someone), especially with alcohol.

befuddled more befuddled most befuddled adj
desorientiert verwirrt
confused or perplexed
angetrunken betrunken
drunk

beg /bɛɡ/ v
betteln
(intransitive) To request the help of someone, often in the form of money.
anflehen bitten
(transitive) To plead with someone for help, a favor, etc.; to entreat.

beg the question v
die Frage hervorrufen zu der Frage drängen
(sometimes, proscribed) To raise or prompt a question.

beget /biˈɡɛt/ /bəˈɡɛt/ /bɪˈɡɛt/ v
zeugen fortpflanzen
To father; to sire; to produce (a child).
erzeugen
To cause; to produce.

beggar /ˈbɛɡə/ /ˈbɛɡɚ/ beggars n
Bettler Bettlerin Bettelbruder Bettelfrau Bettelmann Bettelschwester
A person who begs.

beggar-ticks n
Zweizahn
Any of several plants, of the genus Bidens, having yellow flowers and prickly fruit.

beggars can't be choosers proverb
in der Not frisst der Teufel Fliegen in der Not schmeckt jedes Brot
(idiom) Something is better than nothing: those who can't provide for themselves should accept whatever help is available.

begin /biˈɡɪn/ /bəˈɡɪn/ /bɪˈɡɪn/ v
beginnen anfangen starten anheben
(ambitransitive) To start, to initiate or take the first step into something.

beginner /bəˈɡɪnɚ/ /bɪˈɡɪnə/ beginners n
Anfänger Neuling Anfängerin
Someone who is just starting at something, or has only recently started.

beginner's luck n
Anfängerglück
Good luck supposedly enjoyed during a beginner's first attempt.

beginning /bɪˈɡɪn.ɪŋ/ beginnings n
Anfang Beginn
(uncountable) The act of doing that which begins anything; commencement of an action, state, or space of time; entrance into being or upon a course; the first act, effort, or state of a succession of acts or states.
Angefangene Begonnene
That which is begun; a rudiment or element.
Beginn
That which begins or originates something; the source or first cause.
Anfang
The initial portion of some extended thing.

beginning of the end n
Anfang vom Ende
The point when something starts to end or become worse.

begonia /bəˈɡoʊni.ə/ /bəˈɡəʊniː.ə/ begonias n
Begonie
Any plant of the large genus of Begonia.

begrudging adj
gehässig grollend grummelnd missgönnend
grudgeful, envious
widerstrebend widerwillig zähneknirschend
reluctant

beguile /bɪˈɡaɪl/ v
in die Irre führen irreführen irreleiten
(transitive) To deceive or delude (using guile).
betören verführen
(transitive) To charm, delight or captivate.

beguiling more beguiling most beguiling adj
betörend verführerisch
That beguiles or beguile.

beguine /beɪˈɡiːn/ /bə.ˈɡiːn/ beguines n
Beguine
A ballroom dance, similar to a slow rumba, originally from French West Indies and popularized abroad largely through the song "Begin the Beguine"; the music for the dance.

begum /ˈbeɪɡəm/ /ˈbɛɡəm/ begums n
Begum
a high-ranking Muslim woman, especially in South Asia

behalf /bəˈhɑːf/ /bɪˈhæf/ /bɪˈhɑːf/ behalfs behalves n
Interesse Nutzen Vorteil
The interest, benefit, or wellbeing of someone or something.
(when adopted by someone else) One's role or rightful place; stead or authority.

behave /bəˈheɪv/ /bɪˈheɪv/ v
benehmen verhalten
(intransitive) To act, conduct oneself in a specific manner; used with an adverbial of manner.
benehmen
(intransitive) To act in a polite or proper way.

behavior /bɪˈheɪvjə/ /bɪˈheɪvjɚ/ behaviors n
Benehmen Verhalten Betragen Verhaltensweise Führung Gebaren
(countable, uncountable) The way a living creature behaves or acts generally.
Benehmen Verhalten Betragen Verhaltensweise Führung
(uncountable) The way a device or system operates.

behaviorism behaviorisms n
Behaviorismus
An approach to psychology focusing on observable behavior which, generally assuming that behavior is determined by the environment and denying any independent significance for mind, largely ignores any pathophysiological processes which may, or may not, underlie subjective, behavioral phenomena.

behavioural /bɪˈheɪvjərəl/ /bɪˈheɪvjɚəl/ adj
Verhalten
(British spelling) Of or pertaining to behaviour.

behavioural pattern behavioural patterns n
Verhaltensmuster

behavioural science behavioural sciences n
Verhaltenswissenschaft
The systematic analysis and investigation of human and animal behaviour through controlled and naturalistic observation and disciplined scientific experimentation.

behead /bɪˈhɛd/ v
enthaupten köpfen
(transitive) To deliberately remove the head of; to cut off (someone's) head.

beheading beheadings n
Enthauptung
An instance of a person being beheaded.

behemoth /bəˈhi(ː).məθ/ /ˈbiː.əˌməθ/ behemoths n
Behemoth Moloch
(Bible) A great and mighty beast which God shows to Job in Job 40:15–24.
Riesentier
(by extension) Any great and mighty monster.
Gigant Koloss
(figurative) Something which has the qualities of great power and might, and monstrous proportions.

behest /biˈhest/ /biˈhɛst/ /bɪˈhest/ /bɪˈhɛst/ behests n
Befehl Geheiß
A command, bidding; sometimes also, an authoritative request; now usually in the phrase at the behest of. [from 12th c.]

behind /bəˈhaɪnd/ /bɪˈhaɪnd/ /ˈbiːˌhaɪnd/ behinder behindest more behind most behind adv
hinten
At or in the rear or back part of something.

behind /bəˈhaɪnd/ /bɪˈhaɪnd/ /ˈbiːˌhaɪnd/ behinds n
Hintern
(informal) The buttocks, bottom, butt.

behind /bəˈhaɪnd/ /bɪˈhaɪnd/ /ˈbiːˌhaɪnd/ preposition
hinter hinten
At or to the back or far side of.
hinter
After in physical progress or distance.
After in time.
Less forward or advanced than; after.
In support of.

behind bars
hinter Gitter hinter Gittern
(figuratively, idiomatic) In jail, in prison.

behind closed doors
hinter verschlossenen Türen
(idiomatic) In private; in one's private life; lacking (normal) public disclosure, in camera.

behind every successful man there stands a woman /bə-/ /bɪˈhaɪnd ˌɛvɹi səkˈsɛsfl̩ ˈmæn ðɛə ˈstændz ə ˈwʊmən/ /bɪˈhaɪnd ˌɛvɹi səkˈsɛsfl̩ ˈmæn ðɛɚ ˈstændz ə ˈwʊmən/ proverb
hinter jedem erfolgreichen Mann steht eine Frau
A man’s achievements are made possible by the support and work of their wife or female partner.

behind someone's back
hinter jemandes Rücken hinterrücks
(idiomatic) Without somebody's knowledge; secretly.

behind the scenes /bəˈhaɪnd ðə siːnz/ /bɪˈhaɪnd ðə siːnz/
hinter den Kulissen
(idiomatic, figurative) In secret; out of public view.

behind the times
ewiggestrig
(idiomatic) Out of date; old-fashioned; obsolete; outmoded; outdated.

behind the wheel
am Lenkrad am Steuer am Steuerrad hinterm Lenkrad hinterm Steuer hinterm Steuerrad
In control of a vehicle; driving.

behold /bɪˈhoʊld/ /bɪˈhəʊld/ v
sehen anschauen schauen ansehen betrachten
To look at or see (someone or something), especially appreciatively; to descry, to look upon.

beholden /bɪˈhoʊldən/ /bɪˈhəʊldən/ adj
gebunden verpflichtet
(usually with 'to') Obligated to provide, display, or do something for another; indebted, obliged.

beholder /bɪˈhoʊldɚ/ /bɪˈhəʊldə/ beholders n
Betrachter Beobachter
Someone who observes or beholds; an observer or spectator.

behooveful more behooveful most behooveful adj
notwendig nützlich
(archaic) Needful; useful; fit; profitable; advantageous.

behove /biˈhoʊv/ /bɪˈhəʊv/ v
obliegen schicken sich geziemen sich schicken sich ziemen
(transitive, formal) To befit, to suit.
notwendig sein
(transitive, formal) To be necessary for (someone).

beige /ˈbeɪd͡ʒ/ /ˈbeɪʒ/ beiger beigest more beige most beige adj
beige Beige
Having a slightly yellowish gray colour, as that of unbleached wool.

beige /ˈbeɪd͡ʒ/ /ˈbeɪʒ/ beiges n
Beige beige
A slightly yellowish gray colour, as that of unbleached wool.

being /ˈbiŋ/ /ˈbiɪŋ/ /ˈbiːŋ/ /ˈbiːɪŋ/ beings n
Wesen Geschöpf
A living creature.
Dasein Sein
The state or fact of existence, consciousness, or life, or something in such a state.

bejel n
Dithmarsische Krankheit Franzosen Grobnigger-Krankheit Holsteinische Marschkrankheit Marschkrankheit Radeseuche
Endemic syphilis, a chronic disease of skin and tissue caused by infection by a subspecies of the spirochete Treponema pallidum.

bejewel v
mit Schmuck behängen verzieren
To decorate or bedeck with jewels or gems.

bekilted /bɪˈkɪltəd/ adj
kiltbekleidet
Wearing a kilt.

bel canto /ˌbɛlˈkantəʊ/ n
Belcanto
(music) An elegant style of singing characterized by beautiful tone and an effortless technique.

belated /bɪˈleɪtɪd/ more belated most belated adj
verspätet säumig
Later in relation to the proper time something should have happened.

belay /bɪˈleɪ/ /ˈbiːleɪ/ v
sichern
(transitive, climbing) To handle a climbing rope to prevent (a climber) from falling to the ground.
beenden
(intransitive, nautical) The general command to stop or cease.

belch /ˈbɛltʃ/ belches n
Rülpser
An instance of belching; the sound that it makes.

belch /ˈbɛltʃ/ v
rülpsen
(ambitransitive) To expel (gas) from the stomach through the mouth; especially, to do so loudly.
emittieren in die Luft blasen
(ambitransitive) To eject or emit (something) with spasmodic force or noise.

beleaguer /bəˈliː.ɡə/ /bɪˈli.ɡɚ/ /bɪˈliː.ɡə/ v
belagern umzingeln
To besiege; to surround with troops.
bedrängen belästigen stören
To vex, harass, or beset.

beleaguered /bɪˈliːɡəd/ more beleaguered most beleaguered adj
belagert umzingelt
Besieged; surrounded by enemy troops.
angeschlagen unter massivem Druck stehend überlastet
(figurative) Beset by trouble or difficulty.

belfry /ˈbɛlfɹi/ belfries n
Glockenturm
(architecture) A tower or steeple typically containing bells, especially as part of a church.
Glockenstube
(architecture) A part of a large tower or steeple, specifically for containing bells.
Belagerungsturm
(obsolete) A movable tower used in sieges.
Bergfried
(obsolete) An alarm-tower; a watchtower possibly containing an alarm-bell.

belief /bəˈliːf/ /bɪˈliːf/ beliefs n
Glauben Glaube
Mental acceptance of a claim as true.
Glaube
(countable) Something believed.
(uncountable) The quality or state of believing.
Glauben
(uncountable) Religious faith.
(in the plural) One's religious or moral convictions.

belief system belief systems n
Glaubenssatz Glaubenssystem Weltanschauung
A system of beliefs; a set of beliefs with interrelations.

believability n
Glaubwürdigkeit
The state or quality of being believable.

believable /bɪˈliːvəbl̩/ more believable most believable adj
glaubhaft
Capable of being believed; credible.

believe /bi-/ /bə-/ /bɪˈliv/ /bɪˈliːv/ v
glauben denken
(transitive) To accept as true, particularly without absolute certainty (i.e., as opposed to knowing).
glauben
(transitive) To accept that someone is telling the truth.
To believe that (something) is right or desirable.
glauben denken glauben an
(intransitive) To have religious faith; to believe in a greater truth.
glauben an
To ascribe existence to.
glauben an glauben
To have confidence in the ability or power of.

believe it or not adv
sage und schreibe
(idiomatic) This may be surprising, but it's true.

believer /bɪˈlivɚ/ /bɪˈliːvə/ believers n
Gläubiger Gläubige
A person who believes; especially regarding religion.

belittle /bɪˈlɪt.əl/ v
herabsetzen herunterspielen kleinreden schmälern verniedlichen
(transitive) To knowingly say that something is smaller or less important than it actually is, especially as a way of showing contempt or deprecation. [from 1782]

belive /bəˈlaɪv/ /bɪˈlaɪv/ v
bleiben
(intransitive, obsolete, outside, dialects) To remain, stay.

bell /bɛl/ bells n
Glocke
A percussive instrument made of metal or other hard material, typically but not always in the shape of an inverted cup with a flared rim, which resonates when struck.
Klingeln
The sounding of a bell as a signal.
Klingel
(chiefly, British, informal) A telephone call.
Klingel Schelle
A signal at a school that tells the students when a class is starting or ending.

bell buoy bell buoys n
Glockentonne
A buoy on which is mounted a bell with four clappers, hung inside an iron cage, which is rung by the motion of the waves

bell curve bell curves n
Gaußkurve Glockenkurve
(mathematics) The bell-shaped curve that is typical of the normal distribution. [from 1919]

bell housing bell housings n
Getriebeglocke Kupplungsglocke
A cover over certain parts of the transmission in a motor vehicle.

bell jar bell jars n
Glasglocke Vakuumglocke
A piece of laboratory equipment used for creating vacuums, often made of glass in a bell-like shape.
Glasglocke Glashaube Glassturz Glocke Haube Käseglocke
A bell-shaped glass used to cover and protect items such as food.

bell pepper bell peppers n
Paprika Gemüsepaprika Paprikaschote
(North America, Philippines) Capsicum annuum, an edible spicy-sweet fruit, originating in the New World.

bell ringer bell ringers n
Glöckner
A person, especially one of a group, who rings bells.

bell the cat v
der Katze die Schelle anhängen der Katze die Schelle umhängen
(idiomatic) To undertake a dangerous action in the service of a group.

bell tower bell towers n
Glockenturm
A tower in which a bell (or set of bells) is hung; a belfry.

bell-bottoms n
Hose mit Schlag Schlaghose
(plurale tantum) Pants that are flared from the knee downwards, a characteristic style of the 1970s.

bell-gable bell-gables n
Glockengiebel
(architecture) An element crowning the upper end of the wall of a church and in which a bell is hung, usually in lieu of a campanile or bell tower.

bell-shaped more bell-shaped most bell-shaped adj
glockenförmig
Having a shape or cross-section like the cross-section of a bell.

bellboy /ˈbɛlˌbɔɪ/ bellboys n
Hotelpage
A male worker, usually at a hotel, who carries luggage and runs errands.

belle /bɛl/ belles n
Schöne Schönheit
An attractive woman.

belles-lettres /ˌbɛlˈlɛtɹ(ə)/ n
Belles Lettres Belletristik schöne Literatur
(archaic) Literature, particularly light compositions valued for their aesthetic properties.

belletrist belletrists n
Belletrist Schöngeist
A person who writes or is concerned with belles-lettres

belletristic /bɛl.lɛˈtɹɪs.tɪk/ more belletristic most belletristic adj
belletristisch schöngeistig
Of, pertaining to, or having the characteristics of belles-lettres.

bellflower bellflowers n
Glockenblume
Any flowering plants in the genus Campanula.
Flowering plants in the genera, Campanulastrum, Codonopsis, or Platycodon, in the family Campanulaceae.

bellicism /ˈbɛlɪsɪzm̩/ n
Bellizismus Kriegstreiberei
An inclination to war; warlike policy or behaviour.

bellicist more bellicist most bellicist adj
bellizistisch kriegstreiberisch
Of or relating to bellicism, a bellicist, bellicists, advocating war, who is war-centered or war-oriented.

bellicose /ˈbɛləkoʊs/ /ˈbɛlɪkoʊs/ more bellicose most bellicose adj
kriegerisch
Warlike in nature; aggressive; hostile.
Showing or having the impulse to be combative.

belligerence belligerences n
Streitlust
The state of being belligerent; aggressive inclination to war. [1804]

belligerent /bəˈlɪdʒ.(ə).ɹənt/ /bəˈlɪd͡ʒ.ə.ɹənt/ more belligerent most belligerent adj
Krieg führend kriegführend
Engaged in warfare, warring.
kampflustig kriegerisch
Eager to go to war, warlike.
Krieg
Of or pertaining to war.
streitlustig kampflustig
(by extension) Aggressively hostile, eager to fight.

belligerent /bəˈlɪdʒ.(ə).ɹənt/ /bəˈlɪd͡ʒ.ə.ɹənt/ belligerents n
Konfliktpartei
A state or other armed participant in warfare

bellmaker bellmakers n
Glockengießer
someone who makes bells

bellow /ˈbɛloʊ/ /ˈbɛləʊ/ v
brüllen röhren
To make a loud, deep, hollow noise like the roar of an angry bull.
brüllen grölen
To shout in a deep voice.

bellows /ˈbɛl.oʊz/ /ˈbɛl.əs/ /ˈbɛl.əʊz/ bellows n
Blasebalg
A device for delivering pressurized air in a controlled quantity to a controlled location. At its most simple terms a bellows is a container which is deformable in such a way as to alter its volume which has an outlet or outlets where one wishes to blow air.
Balg
Any flexible container or enclosure, as one used to cover a moving joint.

bells and whistles n
Klimbim Schnickschnack Zierrat
(idiomatic) Extra features added for show rather than function; fancy additions or features.

bellwether /ˈbɛlwɛðə/ /ˈbɛlwɛðɚ/ bellwethers n
Leithammel
The leading sheep of a flock, having a bell hung round its neck.
Indikator Trendbarometer Trendsetter Vorbote
(figuratively) Anything that indicates future trends.
Indikator führender Wert
(finance, figuratively) A stock or bond that is widely believed to be an indicator of the overall market's condition.

belly /ˈbɛli/ bellies n
Bauch Magen
The abdomen, especially a fat one.

belly dance belly dances n
Bauchtanz Orientalischer Tanz
A form of dance originating in the Middle East and characterized by movements of the torso.

belly dance v
bauchtanzen
To perform a belly dance.

belly dancer belly dancers n
Bauchtänzer Bauchtänzerin
One who performs a belly dance.

belly flop belly flops n
Bauchplatscher Bauchfleck Bauchklatscher
(diving) A style of diving into a body of water in which the surface impact is made mostly by one's abdomen.

bellyache /ˈbɛliˌeɪk/ bellyaches n
Bauchweh Bauchschmerz
Any pain in the belly, stomach, or abdomen.

belong /bɪˈlɑŋ/ /bɪˈlɒŋ/ /bɪˈlɔŋ/ v
dazugehören hingehören
(of a person) To be accepted in a group.
(intransitive) To have its proper place.
gehören dazugehören
(followed by to) To be a part of a group.
gehören
(intransitive, followed by to) To be part of, or the property of.
ist Element von sind Element von
(intransitive, set theory) (followed by to) To be an element of (a set). The symbol \in means belongs to.

belonging /bɪˈlɑŋɪŋ/ /bɪˈlɒŋɪŋ/ /bɪˈlɔŋɪŋ/ belongings n
Eigentum Sache
(countable, mostly, in the plural) Something physical that is owned.

beloved /bɪˈlʌvd/ /bɪˈlʌvɪd/ more beloved most beloved adj
geliebt beliebt
Much loved, dearly loved.

beloved /bɪˈlʌvd/ /bɪˈlʌvɪd/ beloveds n
Geliebte Geliebter Liebchen Liebe Liebling
Someone who is loved; something that is loved.

below /bɪˈloʊ/ /bɪˈləʊ/ adv
unten darunter unterhalb
In or to a lower place.

below /bɪˈloʊ/ /bɪˈləʊ/ preposition
unter
Lower in spatial position than.

below average more below average most below average adj
unterdurchschnittlich

below the belt /bəˈloʊ ðə bɛlt/ /bɪˈləʊ ðiː bɛlt/
unter der Gürtellinie
(boxing) Of a punch, landing illegally, below the opponent's waist.
(by extension, idiomatic) Unfair; dirty; not according to the generally accepted rules.

belt /bɛlt/ belts n
Gurt Gürtel
A band used as a restraint for safety purposes, such as a seat belt.
Riemen Gürtel
A band that is used in a machine to help transfer motion or power.
Gürtel Zone
(usually, capitalized) A geographical region known for a particular product, feature or demographic (Corn Belt, Bible Belt, Black Belt, Green Belt).
Gürtel
(baseball) The part of the strike zone at the height of the batter's waist.

belt /bɛlt/ v
schmettern
(transitive, informal, normally belt out) To scream or sing in a loud manner.

belt loop belt loops n
Gürtelschlaufe
One of the loops of fabric ringing the waist of a pair of pants, used to hold the belt in place.

beluga /bəˈluɡə/ /bəˈluːɡə/ belugas n
Weißwal Beluga
A cetacean, Delphinapterus leucas, found in the Arctic Ocean.
Belugastör Europäischer Hausen
A fish, Huso huso, that is a source of caviar, which is found in the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea.

belvedere /ˈbɛl.vəˌdɪɹ/ /ˈbɛl.vɪ.dɪə/ belvederes n
Belvedere Aussichtturm
(architecture) A turret or other raised structure offering a pleasant view of the surrounding area.

bemoan /bɪˈmoʊn/ /bɪˈməʊn/ v
bedauern beklagen
(transitive) To moan or complain about (something).

bemuse /bəˈmjuːz/ /bɪˈmjuːz/ v
irritieren nachdenklich stimmen verblüffen verwirren verwundern
(transitive) To confuse or bewilder.

bemused /bɪˈmjuːzd/ more bemused most bemused adj
nachdenklich gestimmt verwundert
deeply thoughtful; preoccupied
irritiert verblüfft verwirrt
perplexed and bewildered

bemusement bemusements n
Irritierung Nachdenklichkeit Verblüffung Verwirrung Verwunderung
The state of being bemused.

ben oil n
Behenöl Moringaöl
An oil pressed from the seeds of Moringa oleifera.

bench /bɛntʃ/ /bɛnt͡ʃ/ /bɛnʃ/ benches n
Richterbank
(law) The seat where the judges sit in court.
Bank Sitzbank
(government) A long seat for politicians in a parliamentary chamber.
Bank
(sports) The place where players (substitutes) and coaches sit when not playing.
Hantelbank
A horizontal padded surface, usually adjustable in height and inclination and often with attached weight rack, used for proper posture during exercise.

bench grinder bench grinders n
Doppelschleifbock Doppelschleifer Doppelschleifmaschine Schleifbock Schleifmaschine
A grinder, typically with a pair of grinding wheels (one at each end of the motor shaft) that is designed to be permanently mounted on a workbench.

bench press /ˈbɛntʃ.pɹɛs/ bench presses n
Bankdrücken
(weightlifting) An exercise performed by pressing the weight of a barbell away from one's body while lying on a bench.

bench-warmer bench-warmers n
Bankdrücker Bankdrückerin
(sports, colloquial) A player who rarely or never gets to play in the games or matches, and is most often a substitute.

benchmark /ˈbɛn(t)ʃmɑːk/ benchmarks n
Höhenfestpunkt Kriterium Maßstab
A standard by which something is evaluated or measured.

bend /bɛnd/ /bɪnd/ bends n
Kurve Biegung
A curve.
Schrägbalken
(heraldiccharge) One of the honourable ordinaries formed by two diagonal lines drawn from the dexter chief to the sinister base; it generally occupies a fifth part of the shield if uncharged, but if charged one third.

bend /bɛnd/ /bɪnd/ v
biegen durchbiegen
(intransitive) To become curved.
biegen beugen durchbiegen
(transitive, nautical) To tie, as in securing a line to a cleat; to shackle a chain to an anchor; make fast.
beugen
(intransitive, nautical) To swing the body when rowing.

bend down v
bücken
To bend one's legs while upright to get to a lower position.

bend over v
bücken
To bend one's upper body forward and down while standing or kneeling.

bend over backwards v
sich ein Bein ausreißen
(idiomatic, informal) To make a great effort; to take extraordinary care; to go to great lengths.

bend sinister bends sinister n
Schräglinksbalken
(heraldiccharge) A diagonal band on a coat of arms going from the sinister chief (the viewer's top right) to the dexter base, sometimes held to indicate bastardy.

bend someone's ear v
jemandem ein Ohr abkauen zutexten
(idiomatic) To bore; to talk too long, especially to one particular person.

bend the truth v
sich die Wahrheit zurechtbiegen
(idiomatic) To change or leave out certain facts of a story or situation, generally in order to elicit a specific response in the audience.

bender /ˈbɛndə/ /ˈbɛndɚ/ benders n
Biegegerät Biegevorrichtung
A device to aid bending of pipes to a specific angle.
Besäufnis Saufgelage Sauftour
(slang) A bout of heavy drinking.
Schwuchtel Schwuler
(chiefly, UK, slang, derogatory) A homosexual man.

bendy /ˈbɛndi/ /ˈbɪndi/ bendier bendiest adj
biegsam
Having the ability to be bent easily.
gelenkig
(informal) Of a person, flexible; having the ability to bend easily; resilient.
kurvenreich kurvig
Containing many bends and twists.

beneath /bɪˈniːθ/ preposition
unter
Below.
In a position that is lower in rank, dignity, etc.

benedictional benedictionals n
Benediktionale
a book of benedictions.

benefactive case benefactive cases n
Benefaktiv
(grammatical case) A case used to indicate beneficiary, or the receiver of the benefit. It corresponds roughly to the English prepositions for, for the benefit of, in the interests of, intended for, and on behalf of.

benefactor /ˈbɛnəˌfaktə/ /ˈbɛnəˌfæktɚ/ benefactoress benefactors benefactress benefactrix n
Wohltäter Benefaktor Wohltäterin
Somebody who gives a gift, often money to a charity.

beneficent /bəˈnɛ.fə.sənt/ /bəˈnɛ.fɪ.sənt/ more beneficent most beneficent adj
wohltätig

beneficial /ˌbɛnəˈfɪʃəl/ more beneficial most beneficial adj
nützlich vorteilhaft
Helpful or good to something or someone.

beneficial owner beneficial owners n
Nießbraucher Nießbrauchsberechtigter Nutznießer
(law) The person who takes all or most of the returns of a property's equity or monetary gains.

beneficiary /bɛn.əˈfɪʃ.iˌɚ.i/ /ˌbɛn.əˈfɪʃ.əɹ.i/ /ˌbɛn.ɪˈfɪʃ.əɹ.i/ /ˌbɛn.ɪˈfɪʃ.ɚ.i/ beneficiaries n
Nutznießer Begünstigter Nutzenzieher Vorteilsnehmer
One who benefits or receives an advantage.
Nutznießer Nutznießerin
(especially, trust law) One who benefits from the distribution, especially out of a trust or estate.

benefit /ˈbɛn.ə.fɪt/ /ˈbɛn.ɪ.fɪt/ benefits n
Nutzen Vorteil
An advantage; help or aid from something.
Leistung
(insurance) A payment made in accordance with an insurance policy or a public assistance scheme.
Nutzen Benefizkonzert Benefizveranstaltung Wohltätigkeitsveranstaltung
An event, such as a theatrical performance, given to raise funds for some cause.

benefit /ˈbɛn.ə.fɪt/ /ˈbɛn.ɪ.fɪt/ v
von Vorteil sein
(transitive) To be or to provide a benefit to.
profitieren
(intransitive) To receive a benefit (from); to be a beneficiary.

benefit tourism n
Sozialtourismus

benevolence /bəˈnɛvələns/ benevolences n
Gutmütigkeit Wohlwollen
(uncountable) Disposition to do good.

benevolent /bəˈnɛvələnt/ more benevolent most benevolent adj
wohlwollend
Having a disposition to do good.
altruistisch
Possessing or manifesting love for mankind.
Altruistic, charitable, good, just and fair.

benight v
umnachten
To darken; to shroud or obscure.

benign /bɪˈnaɪn/ benigner benignest more benign most benign adj
freundlich gütig liebevoll
Kind; gentle; mild.
gutartig
(medicine) Not posing any serious threat to health; not particularly aggressive or recurrent.

benison /ˈbɛnɪsən/ /ˈbɛnɪzən/ /ˈbɛnɪzʌn/ benisons n
Segen
(chiefly, literary) A blessing; benediction.

benleonardite n
Benleonardit

bent /bɛnt/ benter bentest more bent most bent adj
gebeugt verbogen
(Of something that is usually straight) Folded, dented.
gay homosexuell
(derogatory, colloquial, chiefly, UK) Homosexual.
entschieden
Determined or insistent.

bentgrass bentgrasses n
Straußgras
Any of numerous reedy grass species of the genus Agrostis.

benthic /ˈbɛnθɪk/ adj
benthisch benthonisch
Pertaining to the benthos; living on the seafloor, as opposed to floating in the ocean.

benthon benthons n
Benthon

benthos /ˈbɛnθɒs/ benthoses n
Benthos
The flora and fauna at the bottom of a body of water.

bentwood /ˈbɛntwʊd/ bentwoods n
Bugholz
(woodworking, countable, _, and, _, uncountable, sometimes) Lengths of wood that have been made pliable by heating with steam and then bent into the appropriate shape (to make furniture, ships' hulls, etc.).

benzaldehyde benzaldehydes n
Benzaldehyd
(organic compound, uncountable) A chemical compound (C6H5CHO) consisting of a benzene ring with an aldehyde substituent.

benzene /ˈbɛnziːn/ benzenes n
Benzol
(organic compound) An aromatic hydrocarbon of formula C6H6 whose structure consists of a ring of alternate single and double bonds.

benzene ring benzene rings n
Benzolring
(organic chemistry) The arrangement of six carbon atoms in a ring, joined by alternating single- and double bonds, that is present in many organic compounds.

benzodiazepine /ˌbɛnzoʊdaɪˈæzɪpiːn/ benzodiazepines n
Benzodiazepin
(pharmaceutical drug) Any of a class of psychoactive drugs, structured upon diazepine, used in the treatment of anxiety, insomnia and other related disorders.

benzoic acid n
Benzoesäure
(carboxylic acid) A white crystalline organic acid, C6H5COOH; the simplest aromatic carboxylic acid; used as a food preservative and in many other industrial applications.

benzoin /ˈbɛnzɔɪn/ /ˈbɛnzəʊɪn/ benzoins n
Benzoe
A resinous substance, dry and brittle, obtained from Styrax benzoin, a tree of Sumatra, Java, etc., having a fragrant odor, and slightly aromatic taste. It is used in the preparation of benzoic acid, in medicine, and as a perfume. [from 16th c.]

benzol benzols n
Benzol
(organic chemistry) An impure benzene (mixed with toluene etc), used in the arts as a solvent, and for various other purposes.

benzylpenicillin /ˌbɛn.zəlˌpɛn.ɪˈsɪl.ɪn/ n
Benzylpenicillin Penicillin G

beplaster v
bedecken bepflastern
(transitive) To plaster over; to cover or smear thickly; to bedaub (with something).

bequeath /bɪˈkwiːð/ /bɪˈkwiːθ/ v
vermachen hinterlassen vererben aussetzen vergaben übermachen
(legal) To give or leave by will; to give by testament.
übergeben hinterlassen testamentarisch hinterlassen vermachen weiterreichen
To hand down; to transmit.
anbieten abgeben anvertrauen geben übergeben überlassen
To give; to offer; to commit.

bequest /bɪˈkwɛst/ bequests n
Testament
The transfer of property upon the owner's death according to the will of the deceased.
Erbschaft
A person's inheritance; an amount of property given by will.

bequest /bɪˈkwɛst/ v
vererben vermachen
(transitive) To give as a bequest; bequeath.

berate /bɪˈɹeɪt/ v
ausschelten ausschimpfen beschimpfen schelten
(transitive) to chide or scold vehemently

berceuse /bɛɹˈsuz/ berceuses n
Bercöse Wiegenlied
(music) A composition that resembles a lullaby, often in 6/8 time.

bere /bɪə/ /bɪɚ/ n
Frühgerste Futtergerste
(chiefly, Scotland) Barley, especially four-rowed barley or six-rowed barley.

bereave /bɪˈɹiːv/ v
berauben
(transitive) To take away someone or something that is important or close; deprive.

bereavement bereavements n
Verlust
The state of being bereaved; deprivation; especially the loss of a relative by death.

bereft /bəˈɹɛft/ adj
hinterblieben
(of a person) Pained by the loss of someone.
beraubt verlassen
Deprived of, stripped of, robbed of.

berestology /ˌbɛɹəsˈtɑləd͡ʒi/ /ˌbɛɹəsˈtɒləd͡ʒi/ n
Berestologie
(palaeography) The scientific study of birchbark manuscripts.

beret /bəˈɹeɪ/ /ˈbɛɹeɪ/ berets n
Barett Baskenmütze Tellermütze
A type of round, brimless cap with a soft top and a headband to secure it to the head; usually culturally associated with France.

beriberi beriberis n
Beriberi
(pathology) An ailment caused by a deficiency of thiamine (vitamin B1), leading to lethargy and organ complications.

berkelium /bɜːɹˈkiːliəm/ /ˈbɜːɹkliəm/ n
Berkelium
A transuranic chemical element (symbol Bk) with an atomic number of 97.

berm /bɜː(ɹ)m/ berms n
Bankett
A raised bank or path, especially the bank of a canal opposite the towpath.

berry /ˈbɛɹ.i/ berries n
Beere
A small succulent fruit, of any one of many varieties.
(botany) A soft fruit which develops from a single ovary and contains seeds not encased in pits.

berserk /-ˈsɜːk/ /-ˈzɚk/ /bəˈsɚk/ /bəˈzɜːk/ /bɚˈsɚk/ /bɜː-/ /ˈbɚˌsɚk/ /ˈbɜːsɜːk/ more berserk most berserk adj
ausgeflippt durchgedreht rasend wütend
Furiously, injuriously, or maniacally violent or out of control.

berserker /-ˈsɜːkə/ /bəˈzɜːkə/ /bɚˈzɚkɚ/ /bɜː-/ /ˈbɚˌsɚkɚ/ /ˈbɜːsɜːkə/ berserkers n
Berserk Berserker
(historical) A Norse warrior who purportedly fought in a trance-like frenzy; a berserk.

berth /bɜːθ/ /bɝθ/ berths n
Koje Schlafplatz
A fixed bunk for sleeping (in caravans, trains, etc).
Bootssteg Ladeplatz Landesteg Landungsplatz Liegeplatz
A space for a ship to moor or a vehicle to park.

berth /bɜːθ/ /bɝθ/ v
anlegen
(astronautics) To use a device to bring a spaceship into its berth/dock

beryl /ˈbɛɹ.əl/ beryls n
Beryll
(uncountable, mineral) A mineral of pegmatite deposits, often used as a gemstone.

beryllium /bəˈɹɪl.i.əm/ berylliums n
Beryllium
The chemical element (symbol Be) with an atomic number of 4; a soft silvery-white low density alkaline earth metal with specialist industrial applications.

beryllium carbide n
Berylliumcarbid

beryllium oxide n
Berylliumoxid
(inorganic compound) A white, crystalline compound, BeO, used in semiconductors and in specialist ceramic applications.

besague /ˈbɛs.ə.ɡju/ besagues n
Schwebescheibe
A plate (as of armor) that protects an otherwise-exposed area, such as the armpit (alternative form of besagew), the elbow, or the hand

beseech /bɪˈsiːt͡ʃ/ v
bitten ersuchen anflehen
to request or beg for

beseem /bəˈsim/ /bɪˈsiːm/ v
sich ziemen
Generally with a qualifying word such as ill or well: to appear, look, or seem (a certain way for someone or something).
geziemen sich ziemen ziemen
Without any qualifying word: to be appropriate or creditable (for someone or something).

beside /biˈsaɪd/ /bəˈsaɪd/ /bɪˈsaɪd/ /bɪˈsʌɪd/ preposition
neben
Next to; at the side of.
Not relevant to.

beside oneself
außer sich
(idiomatic) Overcome; consumed by an emotion.

beside the point adj
darum geht es nicht
(idiomatic) Irrelevant, moot.

besides /biˈsaɪdz/ /bəˈsaɪdz/ /bɪˈsaɪdz/ adv
außerdem darüber hinaus weiterhin
(conjunctive) Also; in addition.
außerdem
(conjunctive) Used to emphasize an additional point, especially an important or stronger reason; moreover; furthermore.

besides /biˈsaɪdz/ /bəˈsaɪdz/ /bɪˈsaɪdz/ preposition
außer
In addition to.
Other than; except for; instead of.

besiege /bəˈsiːd͡ʒ/ v
belagern einkesseln umzingeln umstellen
(transitive) To beset or surround with armed forces for the purpose of compelling to surrender, to lay siege to, beleaguer.
belagern bedrängen
(transitive, figuratively) To beleaguer, to vex, to lay siege to, to beset.
bedrängen belagern
to assail or ply, as with requests or demands.

besmear v
beschmieren beschmutzen verschmieren
(transitive) To smear over, to smear all over, to daub.

besmirch /bɪˈsmɜːtʃ/ /bɪˈsmɝːt͡ʃ/ v
beschmieren beschmutzen
(transitive, literary) To make dirty.
beschmutzen besudeln in Verruf bringen
(transitive) To tarnish something, especially someone's reputation.

besom /ˈbiː.zəm/ besoms n
Besen Reisigbesen
A broom made from a bundle of twigs tied onto a shaft.
Besen
(Scotland, Northern England, derogatory) A troublesome woman.

besotted /bɪˈsɒtɪd/ more besotted most besotted adj
berauscht betört entzückt liebestrunken schwärmerisch vernarrt
Infatuated.
benebelt geblendet verdummt vernebelt
Intellectually or morally blinded.
angeheitert beschwipst besoffen betrunken bezwitschert
(archaic) Intoxicated, drunk.

bespeak /bɪˈspiːk/ v
besprechen diskutieren mitteilen
(transitive, formal, or, archaic) To speak about; tell of; relate; discuss.
arrangieren im Voraus buchen im Voraus reservieren vorbestellen
(transitive) To speak for beforehand; engage in advance; make arrangements for; order or reserve in advance.
anfragen bitten um erbitten
(transitive) To stipulate, solicit, ask for, or request, as in a favour.
voraussagen vorhersagen
(transitive, archaic) To forbode; foretell.
ansprechen sich richten an
(transitive, archaic, poetic) To speak to; address.
anzeigen hinweisen auf zeigen
(transitive) To betoken; show; indicate; foretell; suggest; allude to.
aussprechen bekanntgeben mitteilen
(intransitive) To speak up or out; exclaim; speak.

bespectacled /bɪˈspɛktəkəld/ more bespectacled most bespectacled adj
bebrillt eine Brille tragend
Wearing spectacles (glasses).

bespoke /bəˈspoʊk/ /bɪˈspəʊk/ adj
maßgeschneidert
Individually or custom-made.

best /ˈbɛst/ bests n
Beste Bestes
(uncountable) The supreme effort one can make, or has made.
Beste
(uncountable) One's best behavior.
Beste Bester
(countable) The person (or persons; or thing or things) that is (are) most excellent.

best /ˈbɛst/ v
besiegen schlagen überlegen sein übertreffen
(transitive) To beat in a contest.

best friend best friends n
beste Freundin bester Freund
An especially close and trusted friend.

best man best men n
Trauzeuge
The primary attendant to the groom in a wedding ceremony.

best practice best practices n
Best Practice beste Praxis beste Vorgehensweise bewährte Praxis
(mostly, business) A well-defined procedure that is known to produce near-optimum results.

best regards n
mit freundlichen Grüßen mit herzlichen Grüßen
(idiomatic) Used as a polite closing of a letter

best-case scenario best-case scenarios n
bester Fall
Any situation or conclusion which could not be any better; the best possible outcome.

best-selling adj
meistverkauft
(marketing) Highly popular with consumers purchasing goods within a specific class.

bestial /ˈbis.t͡ʃəl/ /ˈbɛs.ti.əl/ /ˈbɛs.t͡ʃəl/ more bestial most bestial adj
tierisch
(literally, _, and, _, figuratively) Beast-like

bestiality /ˈbistiˌælɪti/ /ˈbɛstʃəlˌlɪtɪ/ /ˌbist͡ʃiˈælɪti/ /ˌbɛst͡ʃiˈælɪti/ bestialities n
Sodomie Zoophilie
Sexual activity between a human and another animal species.
Bestialität
Bestial nature, savagery, inhumanity, like (or akin to) an animal's.

bestiary /ˈbiːstiˌɛri/ /ˈbɛstiˌɛri/ bestiaries n
Bestiarium
A medieval treatise of various real or imaginary animals.

bestir /biˈstɝ/ /bəˈstɝ/ /bɪˈstɜː/ /bɪˈstɝ/ v
aufraffen
(reflexive) To make active; to rouse oneself.

bestow /bɪˈstoʊ/ /bɪˈstəʊ/ v
verwenden
To apply or make use of (someone or something); to employ, to use.
schenken beehren mit beschenken mit verehren mit verleihen
To impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour; to confer, to give.
einlagern verstauen
To deposit (something) for safekeeping; to lay up (something) in store; to stow.
unterbringen
(also, reflexive) To provide (someone or oneself) with accommodation; to find quarters for (someone or oneself); to lodge, to quarter.

bestride /bəˈstɹaɪd/ [bɪˈstɹaɪd] v
rittlings sitzen
(transitive) To be astride something, to stand over or sit on with legs on either side, especially to sit on a horse.

bestseller bestsellers n
Bestseller
A book or other product that has sold in large numbers.

bet /ˈbɛt/ bets n
Wette
A wager, an agreement between two parties that a stake (usually money) will be paid by the loser to the winner (the winner being the one who correctly forecast the outcome of an event).
Wahrscheinlichkeit
Indicating a degree of certainty, or that something can be relied upon.

bet /ˈbɛt/ v
wetten
To stake or pledge upon the outcome of an event; to wager.

bet one's boots v
auf etwas Gift nehmen können für etwas die Hand ins Feuer legen

beta blocker /ˈbeɪ.tə ˈblɔk.ɚ/ beta blockers n
Betabloker
(pharmaceutical drug) A blocking agent, one of a class of drugs used to treat hypertension and control the rate at which the heart beats.

beta function beta functions n
Betafunktion
(analysis) A mathematical function that is also called the Euler integral of the first kind; it is a symmetric special function.

beta particle beta particles n
Beta-Teilchen
(particle) An energetic electron or positron produced as the result of a nuclear reaction or nuclear decay.

beta version beta versions n
Beta-Version
(computing) An early version of a program or application that contains most of the major features, but is not yet complete. Sometimes these versions are released only to a select group of people, or to the general public, for testing and feedback. This is the second major stage of development following the alpha version, and comes before the release candidate.

betake /bɪˈteɪk/ v
begeben
(reflexive, literary) To take oneself to; go or move; repair; resort; have recourse. [from 17th c.]
(reflexive, archaic) To commit to a specified action. [from 16th c.]
(transitive, archaic) To commend or entrust to; to commit to.

betalain /ˈbiːtəleɪn/ betalains n
Betalain
A class of red and yellow indole-derived water-soluble pigments found in beets and other plants of the Caryophyllales and used commercially as coloring agents.

betatron betatrons n
Betatron
(physics) A form of cyclotron used to accelerate electrons to high speed.

betel /ˈbiːtəl/ betels n
Betelpfeffer Betelnuss
the seed of the betel palm, Areca catechu: the betel nut
Betel
A quid (chewing preparation) containing these and other plant materials; paan.

betel leaf betel leaves n
Betelblatt
The leaf of the betel, used for its medicinal properties or recreational chewing

betel nut betel nuts n
Betelnuss
An egg-shaped seed of the betel palm; wrapped in the leaves of the betel pepper and chewed.

betel palm betel palms n
Arekapalme Betelnusspalme Betelpalme
An Asiatic palm, Areca catechu, whose seeds are betel nuts.

betel pepper betel peppers n
Betelpfeffer
An Asiatic plant, Piper betle, whose leaves are used to wrap betel nuts for chewing.

betelchewing n
Betelkauen

betelseller betelsellers n
Betelhändler Betelverkäufer Betelverkäuferin
Seller of betel; someone who sells betel.

betide /bəˈtaɪd/ /bɪˈtaɪd/ v
beschieden sein ereilen zuteilwerden
(transitive) Often used in a prediction (chiefly in woe betide) or a wish: to happen to (someone or something); to befall.

betimes /bəˈtaɪmz/ /bɪˈtaɪmz/ adv
beizeiten
(dated) In good season or time; early, especially in the morning; seasonably.

betony /ˈbɛtəni/ betonies n
Betonie Gliedkraut Heilziest Ziest Ziestkraut
Stachys officinalis (syn. Betonica officinalis, an herb used in traditional European medicine.

betray /bəˈtɹeɪ/ /bɪˈtɹeɪ/ v
verraten
(transitive) To deliver into the hands of an enemy by treachery or fraud, in violation of trust; to give up treacherously or faithlessly.
(transitive) To violate the confidence of, by disclosing a secret, or that which one is bound in honor not to make known.
verraten im Stich lassen sitzenlassen verführen von etwas zeugen
(transitive) To prove faithless or treacherous to, as to a trust or one who trusts; to be false to; to deceive.
irreführen verleiten vom rechten Weg abbringen
(transitive) To mislead; to expose to inconvenience not foreseen; to lead into error or sin.

betroth /bəˈtɹoʊð/ /bəˈtɹəʊð/ v
verloben
To promise to give in marriage.
To promise to take (as a future spouse); to plight one's troth to.

betrothal /bəˈtɹoʊ.ðəl/ /bəˈtɹəʊ.ðəl/ betrothals n
Verlobung Verlöbnis
The fact of being betrothed; a mutual promise, engagement, or contract for a future marriage between two people.

betrothed /bɪˈtɹəʊðd/ /bɪˈtɹəʊθt/ betrotheds n
Verlobter Verlobte
One who is betrothed, i.e. a fiancé or fiancée.

better /ˈbɛtə/ /ˈbɛtəɹ/ [ˈbeɾɐ] [ˈbeɾə] [ˈbeʔə] [ˈbɛtʰə] [ˈbɛtʰɚ~ˈbɛθ̠ɚ~ˈbɛt̪ɚ] [ˈbɛɾɚ] [ˈbɛʔɚ~ˈbɛʔəɾ] adj
besser
Healed or recovered from an injury or illness.

better /ˈbɛtə/ /ˈbɛtəɹ/ [ˈbeɾɐ] [ˈbeɾə] [ˈbeʔə] [ˈbɛtʰə] [ˈbɛtʰɚ~ˈbɛθ̠ɚ~ˈbɛt̪ɚ] [ˈbɛɾɚ] [ˈbɛʔɚ~ˈbɛʔəɾ] adv
besser
(colloquial, _, shortening) Had better.

better /ˈbɛtə/ /ˈbɛtəɹ/ [ˈbeɾɐ] [ˈbeɾə] [ˈbeʔə] [ˈbɛtʰə] [ˈbɛtʰɚ~ˈbɛθ̠ɚ~ˈbɛt̪ɚ] [ˈbɛɾɚ] [ˈbɛʔɚ~ˈbɛʔəɾ] v
verbessern
(transitive) To give advantage to; to support; to advance the interest of.

better dead than red proverb
besser tot als rot lieber tot als rot liever dood dan rood
(, politics) It is preferable to be deceased than to be a Communist or ruled by Communists.

better half better halves n
bessere Hälfte
A person's spouse or lover, most commonly a man's wife.

better late than never adv
besser spät als nie
It is s better to do something late, than to never do it at all.

better safe than sorry proverb
Vorsicht ist besser als Nachsicht
It is preferable to be cautious in one's choices and actions than to act recklessly and suffer afterwards.

better the devil you know than the devil you don't know proverb
man weiß, was man hat, aber weiß nicht, was man kriegt schlimmer geht immer
Something bad and familiar is better than something bad and unknown.

betterer betterers n
Verbesserer Verbessererin Verbesserin
One who betters, makes something better.

betting /ˈbɛtɪŋ/ [ˈbɛɾɪŋ] bettings n
Wetten
The act of placing a bet.

between /bəˈtwin/ /bɪˈtwin/ /bɪˈtwiːn/ [bɪˈtʰwin] preposition
zwischen
In the position or interval that separates (two things), or intermediate in quantity or degree. (See Usage notes below.)
Shared in confidence.
In transit from (one to the other, or connecting places).
One of (representing a choice).

between Scylla and Charybdis /bəˈtwiːn.ˈsɪlə.ænd.kəˈɹɪbdɪs/ /bəˈtwiːn.ˈsɪləɹ.ænd.kəˈɹɪbdɪs/
vom Regen in die Traufe vom Regen in die Traufe geraten vom Regen in die Traufe kommen zwischen Skylla und Charybdis sein
(idiomatic) Between two dangers.

between a rock and a hard place
in der Zwickmühle weder ein noch aus wissen zwischen Baum und Borke zwischen Hammer und Amboss zwischen den Stühlen
(idiom) In a difficult and inescapable position. [from early 20th c.]
zwischen Pest und Cholera
(idiomatic) Having the choice between two unpleasant or distasteful options; in a predicament or quandary.

between the hammer and the anvil
zwischen Hammer und Amboss
(chiefly, UK, idiomatic) With the choice between two unpleasant or distasteful options; in a predicament or quandary.

between you and me
unter uns gesagt
In confidence; used to impose an obligation to keep something being discussed secret.

betwixt /bɪˈtwɪkst/ preposition
zwischen
(literary, or, archaic) Between.

bevel /ˈbɛv.əl/ bevels n
Abfasung Abschrägung Fase Gehrung Schräge Schrägfläche
An edge that is canted, one that is not a 90-degree angle; a chamfer.

bevel /ˈbɛv.əl/ v
abschrägen anfasen anschrägen fasen schrägen
(transitive) To give a canted edge to a surface; to chamfer.

bevelled adj
abgekantet abgeschrägt stumpfwinklig
Having a bevel, especially at an edge

beverage /ˈbɛv(ə)ɹɪd͡ʒ/ beverages n
Getränk
(mostly, North America) A liquid to consume; a drink, such as tea, coffee, liquor, beer, milk, juice, or soft drinks, usually excluding water.
(Britain, slang, archaic) (A gift of) drink money.

bevor /ˈbivɚ/ /ˈbiːvə/ bevors n
Bart
(historical) A portion of plate armour to protect the lower face and the neck, typically in two parts, called upper bevor and lower bevor.

bevy /ˈbɛvi/ bevies n
Schar Schwarm
(collective) A small group of persons, especially of girls and women.
Schar
(collective) A large group or collection.

bewail /bɪˈweɪl/ v
beklagen betrauern
To wail over; to feel or express deep sorrow for

beware /biˈwɛɚ/ /bəˈwɛɚ/ /bɪˈwɛɚ/ v
sich hüten (vor)
(defective, ambitransitive) To use caution, pay attention to (used both with and without of).

beware of the dog phraseologicalUnit
Vorsicht vor dem Hund
(This entry is a translation hub.)

bewilder /bɪˈwɪldə(ɹ)/ /bɪˈwɪldɚ/ v
verwirren durcheinanderbringen
(transitive) To confuse, disorientate, or puzzle someone, especially with many different choices.

bewildered /bəˈwɪldəd/ /bəˈwɪldɚd/ more bewildered most bewildered adj
fassungslos verblüfft verdutzt
Baffled, confused, mystified, at a loss, not thinking clearly, or uncertain.

bewildering /bɪˈwɪldəɹɪŋ/ /bɪˈwɪldɹɪŋ/ more bewildering most bewildering adj
befremdlich irreführend irremachend irritierend konfus machend verblüffend
Very baffling, confusing, or perplexing, often due to a very large choice being available.

bewilderment /bɪˈwɪldəmənt/ /bɪˈwɪldəɹmənt/ bewilderments n
Fassungslosigkeit Verblüfftheit Verdutztheit Verdutzung
The state of being bewildered.

bewitch /bəˈwɪt͡ʃ/ v
verhexen
(transitive) To cast a spell upon.

bewitched /bɪˈwɪt͡ʃt/ more bewitched most bewitched adj
verhext verzaubert
Under a spell; subject to an act of witchcraft.
(Of a person) entranced, charmed, fascinated, as though subject to a magical influence.

bewitching /bəˈwɪt͡ʃɪŋ/ more bewitching most bewitching adj
bezaubernd
Enchanting.

bey /beɪ/ /bæɪ/ beys n
Beg Bei Bey
(historical) A governor of a province or district in the Turkish dominions

beyond /biˈ(j)ɑnd/ /bɪˈjɒnd/ /bɪˈjɛnd/ preposition
jenseits
On the far side of.

beyond a reasonable doubt
jenseits begründeter Zweifel
(legal) A legal standard for deciding the outcome of a criminal charge, requiring evidence that is sufficient to eliminate any doubts that a reasonable person might entertain about whether a claim is more likely to be true than not.

beyond a shadow of a doubt
ohne den Hauch eines Zweifels
Without any doubt or hesitation at all.

beyond the pale /biˌ(j)ɑnd ðə ˈpeɪl/ /bɪˌjɒnd ðə ˈpeɪl/
eindeutig die Grenzen überschritten indiskutabel vollkommen inakzeptabel völlig indiskutabel
(idiomatic) Of a person or their behaviour: outside the bounds of what is acceptable, or regarded as good judgment, morality, ethics, etc.

bezel /ˈbɛz.əl/ bezels n
Facette Fase geschliffene Schneidefläche obere Hauptfacette
The oblique side or face of a cut gem; especially the upper faceted portion of a brilliant (diamond), which projects from its setting.
Fassung Lünette
The rim and flange which encompasses and fastens a jewel or other object, such as the crystal of a watch, in the cavity in which it is set.
Blende Frontblende
(computing) The panel that covers the front of a computer case, or the panel covering each drive bay that can be removed to install a removable drive that requires external access, such as a CD/DVD-ROM drive, which usually has its own preinstalled bezel.

bezoar /ˈbi.zɔɹ/ /ˈbiː.zɔː/ bezoars n
Bezoar
A mass, usually of hair or undigested vegetable matter, found in a human or animal's intestines, similar to a hairball.

bezoar goat /biː.zɔː ɡɔʊt/ /biː.zɔː ɡəʊt/ /ˈbi.zɔɹ ɡoʊt/ [ˈbi.zɔɹ ɡoʊ(ʔ)t̚] [ˈbi.zɔɹ ɡoʊʔ(t̚)] bezoar goats n
Wildziege
A wild goat, Capra aegagrus, native to Asia Minor and the Middle East and also found on Crete, now believed ancestral to the domestic goat.

bhikkhu /ˈbɪkuː/ bhikkhus n
Bhikkhu
A male Buddhist monk or priest; one who follows all Buddhist precepts as a full member of the sangha.

bi /baɪ/ adj
bi
(LGBT, slang) Bisexual.

bi- /baɪ-/ /bɪ-/ prefix
bi- zwei
two, paired, both

biangbiang noodles /ˈbi.æŋ ˈbi.æŋ/ /ˈbi.ɑŋ ˈbi.ɑŋ/ n
Biángbiang-Nudeln
A type of thick noodle from China's Shaanxi province, said to be named for the sound a noodle makes when slapped against the work surface while being made, and famed for the unusually complex Chinese character used in its name ([[఻ޣChinese|఻ޝ]／[[఻ݣChinese|఻ݝ]).

biannual /baɪˈænjuəl/ /bʌɪˈanjuːəl/ adj
halbjährlich
Occurring twice a year; semiannual.

bias /ˈbaɪəs/ biases biasses n
Voreingenommenheit Ausrichtung Neigung Verzerrung Vorliebe
(countable, uncountable) Inclination towards something.
Bias Vorspannung
(electronics) A voltage or current applied to an electronic device, such as a transistor electrode, to move its operating point to a desired part of its transfer function.
Verzerrung
(statistics) The difference between the expectation of the sample estimator and the true population value, which reduces the representativeness of the estimator by systematically distorting it.

biased /ˈbaɪəst/ more biased most biased adj
parteiisch befangen voreingenommen tendenziös
Exhibiting bias; prejudiced.
gekippt geneigt
Angled at a slant.

biathlete biathletes n
Biathlet Biathletin
(sports) An athlete who competes in the biathlon.

biathlon /-lɒn/ /baɪˈæθlən/ /baɪˈæθˌlɑn/ biathlons n
Biathlon
(winter sports, uncountable) Racing combining cross-country skiing and rifle shooting; (countable) a particular instance of such a race.

biaxial adj
zweiachsig
(mathematics, astronomy) Having two axes of rotation and two planes of symmetry (e.g. having the shape of a spheroid)

bib /bɪb/ bibs n
Lätzchen Latz
An item of clothing for people (especially babies) tied around their neck to protect their clothes from getting dirty when eating.
Startnummer
(sports) A rectangular piece of material, carrying a bib number, worn as identification by entrants in a race.
Leibchen Trainingsleibchen
(sports) A colourful polyester or plastic vest worn over one's clothes, usually to mark one's team during group activities.

bibimbap bibimbaps n
Bibimbap
A Korean dish of white rice topped with vegetables, beef, a whole egg, and gochujang (chili pepper paste).

bible /ˈbaɪbəl/ bibles n
Bibel
(by extension) A comprehensive manual that describes something, or a publication with a loyal readership.

biblical /ˈbɪblɪkəl/ more biblical most biblical adj
biblisch
Of or relating to the Bible.
In accordance with the teachings of the Bible (according to some interpretation of it).
(figurative) Very great; especially, exceeding previous records in scale.

biblicist more biblicist most biblicist adj
bibeltreu biblizistisch
Of, relating to, or characteristic of biblicism.

biblicist biblicists n
Bibelkundiger Bibelkundige
A Biblical scholar or expert (Bible scholar or expert).
Bibeltreue Bibeltreuer Biblizist Biblizistin
One who interprets the Bible literally.

bibliography /bɪbliɒɡɹəfi/ bibliographies n
Bibliographie Bibliografie
A section of a written work containing citations, not quotations, to all the books referred to in the work.

bibliomancy bibliomancies n
Bibliomantie Stichomantie
Divination by interpreting a passage chosen at random from a book, especially from the Bible.

bibliophile bibliophiles n
Bibliophile Bibliophiler Buchliebhaber Buchliebhaberin Bücherfreund Bücherfreundin
One who loves books.

bibliophobia n
Bbibliophobie
The fear or dislike of books.

bicameral /bʌɪˈkaməɹəl/ adj
Zweikammer
Being or having a system with two, often unequal, chambers or compartments; of, signifying, relating to, or being the product of such a two-chambered system.
(government) Of, having, or relating to two separate legislative chambers or houses.

bicameralism bicameralisms n
Bikameralismus
(government) The practice of dividing legislative bodies into two chambers with complementary powers and limitations designed to provide checks and balances against one another.

bicarbonate bicarbonates n
Bicarbonat
(chemistry) the univalent anion HCO3-; any salt of carbonic acid in which only one of the hydrogen atoms has been replaced. [from 1814]

bicentennial /ˌbaɪsɛnˈtɛnɪəl/ bicentennials n
Zweihundertjahrfeier zweihundertster Jahrestag
The 200th anniversary of an event or happening.

bicephalous adj
zweiköpfig doppelköpfig
(zoology) Having two heads.

biceps /ˈbaɪ.sɛps/ biceps bicepses n
Bizeps
(anatomy) Any muscle having two heads.

biceps brachii biceps brachii biceps brachiorum n
Musculus biceps brachii
(anatomy) The flexor in the upper arm.

biceps femoris /ˈbaɪsɛps ˈfɛmərɪs/ biceps femoris biceps femorum n
Beinbeuger Schenkelbeuger
(anatomy) The flexor of the knee, a two-headed muscle in the back of the upper leg.

bichon /biʃɔn/ bichons n
Bichon Schoßhund
(especially, North America) A Bichon Frisé.

bicker /ˈbɪkə/ /ˈbɪkɚ/ v
fetzen in Streit geraten in den Haaren liegen miteinander rangeln streiten zanken
To quarrel in a tiresome, insulting manner.

bickering bickerings n
Gezanke
Petty quarreling. Usually considered a childish behaviour, although often applied to adults.

biclique bicliques n
Biclique

bicorn bicorns n
Zweispitz
(historical) A two-cornered hat worn by European and American military and naval officers from the 1790s.

bicuspid /baɪˈkʌspɪd/ bicuspids n
Prämolar Vormahlzahn
A tooth with two cusps; a premolar tooth.

bicycle /ˈbaɪsɪk(ə)l/ /ˈbʌɪsɪkəl/ bicycles n
Fahrrad Velo Drahtesel Veloziped
A vehicle that has two wheels, one behind the other, a steering handle, and a saddle seat or seats and is usually propelled by the action of a rider’s feet upon pedals.

bicycle /ˈbaɪsɪk(ə)l/ /ˈbʌɪsɪkəl/ v
Rad fahren radeln
(ambitransitive) To travel or exercise using a bicycle.
(television, historical, transitive) To physically ship (a recorded programme) to another broadcasting entity.

bicycle bridge bicycle bridges n
Fahrradbrücke
A bridge specifically for cyclists.

bicycle crunch bicycle crunches n
Bicycle Crunch Käfer

bicycle kick bicycle kicks n
Fallrückzieher
(soccer) A kick in which the kicker leans backwards and kicks the ball back over his head.

bicycle lane bicycle lanes n
Radweg Veloweg
A lane of a roadway designated for use by cyclists.

bicycle path bicycle paths n
Radweg Fahrradweg
A path, segregated from other traffic, for the use of riders of bicycles

bicycle pump bicycle pumps n
Fahrradpumpe
A handheld pump used to inflate the tyres of bicycles.

bicycle stand bicycle stands n
Fahrradständer Fahrradabstellanlage
A device to which bicycles may be securely attached while not in use.

bicycle touring n
Fahrradtourismus Radtourismus
Touring on a bicycle. (This entry is a translation hub.)

bid /bɪd/ bids n
Gebot
An offer at an auction, or to carry out a piece of work.
Bestrebung Bewerbung Streben
An attempt, effort, or pursuit (of a goal).

bid /bɪd/ v
bieten
(intransitive) To make an offer to pay or accept a certain price.
(transitive) To offer as a price.
melden reizen
(ambitransitive, card games) To announce (one's goal), before starting play.

bidder /ˈbɪdɚ/ [ˈbɪɾɚ] bidders n
Bieter
Someone who bids (all senses), but most commonly, one offers to pay a specified price at an auction

biddy /ˈbɪdi/ biddies n
alte Klatschtante alte Schachtel
(derogatory) A woman, especially an old woman; especially one regarded as fussy or mean or a gossipy busybody.

bide one's time v
den rechten Augenblick abwarten
(intransitive, idiomatic) To wait, especially for a suitable opportunity.

bident bidents n
Zweizack
A form of spear having two prongs.

bidet /bɪˈdeɪ/ /ˈbiːdeɪ/ bidets n
Bidet
A low-mounted plumbing fixture or type of sink intended for washing the external genitalia and the anus.

bidirectional /ˌbaɪ.dɪˈɹɛk.ʃə.nəl, -daɪ-/ adj
bidirektional
Moving in two directions (usually opposite).
Operating or functioning in two directions (usually opposite).

biennale biennales n
Biennale
A biennial celebration or exhibition

biennial /baɪˈɛn.i.əl/ adj
zweijährlich biennal
Happening every two years.
biennal zweijährig
Lasting for two years.

bier /bɪə/ /bɪɚ/ biers n
Bahre
A litter to transport the corpse of a dead person.

biexponential adj
biexponentiell

biflagellate adj
biflagellat zweigeißelig
(biology) Having two flagella.

bifocals n
Bifokalbrille Zweistärkenbrille
Spectacles that have corrective lenses of two different powers; used by people who need both distance and reading glasses.

bifurcate /baɪˈfɚkeɪt/ /baɪˈfɚkət/ /baɪˈfɛːkeɪt/ /baɪˈfɛːkɪt/ /ˈbaɪfəˌkeɪt/ /ˈbaɪfɚˌkeɪt/ adj
zweizackig
Divided or forked into two; bifurcated.
gegabelt
Having bifurcations.

bifurcation /ˌbaɪfəˈkeɪʃən/ /ˌbaɪfɚˈkeɪʃən/ bifurcations n
Bifurkation Gabelung
(biology) A division into two branches.
Gabelung
(by extension) Any place where one thing divides into two.
Gabelung Verzweigung
The act of bifurcating; branching or dividing in two.
Weggabelung
(geography) A place where two roads, tributaries etc. part or meet.
Bifurkation Verzweigung
(mathematics) The change in the qualitative or topological structure of a given family as described by bifurcation theory.

big /bɪɡ/ bigger biggest adj
groß
Of great size, large.
(informal) Adult; (of a child) older.

big business n
Big Business
(sometimes, capitalized) Large, for-profit corporations collectively, understood as having significant economic, political, or social influence.

big cat big cats n
Großkatze
Any large feline animal, especially one of the Panthera genus, including tigers, lions, jaguars and leopards.

big cheese big cheeses n
hohes Tier Bonze dicker Fisch
(idiomatic) A very important figure, especially a high-ranking person in an organization.

big data /-ˈdædə/ /-ˈdɑːdə/ /ˌbɪɡ ˈdeɪdə/ /ˌbɪɡ ˈdeɪtə/ n
Big Data Massendaten
Data on a very large scale, such that it can only be gathered or processed with computers, especially with reference to its potential to allow for new breakthroughs or understanding in a particular field of study.

big day big days n
großer Tag
Any day on which something significant or momentous happens.

big deal interjection
auch schon was
(idiomatic, informal, ironic) Indicates that something is not important or impressive; so what.

big deal big deals n
große Sache
(idiomatic, informal) Someone very important; a VIP.

big mouth big mouths n
lockeres Mundwerk
(idiomatic) The mouth of someone who talks too much, especially by making exaggerated claims or by inappropriately revealing information.
Großmaul Plappermaul Schnacker
(idiomatic) A person who talks too much, especially by making exaggerated claims or by inappropriately revealing information.

big picture /bɪɡ ˈpɪk(t)ʃɚ/ big pictures n
Gesamtbild Gesamteindruck
The totality of a situation.

big screen big screens n
Kinoleinwand Filmleinwand
The large viewing surface upon which films are projected in a cinema.

big toe big toes n
große Zehe großer Zeh
(anatomy) The largest toe (usually) on each human foot (i.e. the toe closest to the other foot when the feet are flat on the ground, side by side, and the legs not crossed) or on a foot of certain other animals.

big-breasted more big-breasted most big-breasted adj
busig vollbusig
Having large breasts.

big-headed more big-headed most big-headed adj
eingebildet großkopfig
Arrogant, having an exaggerated perception of one's positive qualities.

bigamist /ˈbɪɡəmɪst/ bigamists n
Bigamist
One who practices bigamy.

bigamy /ˈbɪɡəmi/ bigamies n
Bigamie Doppelehe
The state of having two (legal or illegal) spouses simultaneously.

bighead carp bighead carp bighead carps n
Marmorkarpfen
especially Hypophthalmichthys nobilis, the species reaching the largest size, native to east Asia.

bighearted more bighearted most bighearted adj
großherzig
Noble, kind and generous

bighorn sheep bighorn sheep n
Dickhornschaf
Certain North American species of sheep

bight /baɪt/ bights n
Bucht
An area of sea lying between two promontories, larger than a bay, wider than a gulf

bigot /ˈbɪɡət/ bigots n
Kantönligeist Kleingeist Piesepampel Rassist bornierter Mensch engstirniger, intoleranter Mensch
One who is narrow-mindedly devoted to their own ideas and groups, and intolerant of (people of) differing ideas, races, genders, religions, politics, etc.
Frömmler
(obsolete) One who is overly pious in matters of religion, often hypocritically or else superstitiously so.

bigoted /ˈbɪɡətɪd/ more bigoted most bigoted adj
bigott engstirnig eifernd stur voreingenommen
Having the characteristics of a bigot; strongly prejudiced; forming opinions without just cause.

bigotry /ˈbɪɡ.ə.tɹi/ bigotries n
Bigotterie Borniertheit Engstirnigkeit fanatische Verblendung
Characteristic qualities of a bigot: (especially religious, anti-religious or racial) intolerant prejudice, opinionatedness, or fanaticism; fanatic intolerance.

bigtime more bigtime most bigtime adj
ganz groß gewaltig riesig spitzenmäßig wirklich bedeutend
Of major significance or importance.

bigwig /ˈbɪɡ.wɪɡ/ bigwigs n
Großkopferter hohes Tier Bonze Persönlichkeit
(jocular) A person of importance to a group or organization.

bijection /baɪˈd͡ʒɛk.ʃən/ bijections n
Bijektion bijektive Funktion
(set theory) A one-to-one correspondence, a function which is both a surjection and an injection.

bijective adj
bijektiv eineindeutig
(mathematics, of a map) Both injective and surjective.

bijectivity n
Bijektivität
The property of being bijective.

bike /baɪk/ [bɐɪk] bikes n
Fahrrad Velo Rad Motorrad Drahtesel Moped
(slang, derogatory) Ellipsis of village bike.

bike /baɪk/ [bɐɪk] v
Rad fahren radeln
(intransitive) To ride a bike.

bike lock bike locks n
Fahrradschloss

bike ride bike rides n
Radtour
(informal) A ride on a bicycle.

biker /ˈbajkɚ/ /ˈbaɪ̯kɚ/ /ˈbɑjkə/ bikers n
Biker Bikerin Rocker Rockerin
A person whose lifestyle is centered on motorcycles, sometimes a member of a motorcycle club.

bikini /bɪˈkiːni/ bikinis n
Bikini
A brief bathing suit worn by men.

bilabial /baɪ.ˈleɪ.bi.əl/ adj
bilabial
(phonetics) Articulated with both lips.

bilabial /baɪ.ˈleɪ.bi.əl/ bilabials n
Beidlippenlaut Bilabial Doppellippenlaut Zweilippenlaut
(phonetics) A speech sound articulated with both lips.

bilateral /baɪˈlætəɹəl/ more bilateral most bilateral adj
zweiseitig
Having two sides.
bilateral
Involving both sides equally.

bilberry /ˈbɪlb(ə)ɹɪ/ bilberries n
Heidelbeere
Vaccinium myrtillus, the wild European blueberry of the cowberry family.
Blaubeere
The shrub of the above-mentioned plant.

bildungsroman /ˈbɪl.dʊŋz.ɹoʊˌmɑːn/ /ˈbɪl.dʊŋzˌɹoʊ.mən/ bildungsromane bildungsromans n
Bildungsroman
A novel tracing the spiritual, moral, psychological, or social development and growth of the main character, usually from childhood to maturity.

bile /baɪl/ biles n
Galle
A bitter brownish-yellow or greenish-yellow secretion produced by the liver, stored in the gall bladder, and discharged into the duodenum where it aids the process of digestion.

bile acid bile acids n
Gallensäure
any of the steroid acids produced by the liver, such as cholic acid, that occur in bile as sodium salts and serve to neutralize the contents of the stomach as they enter the duodenum and to aid the emulsification and absorption of fats

bile duct bile ducts n
Gallengang Gallenweg
(anatomy) Any of a number of long tube-like structures that carry bile.

bilge /bɪld͡ʒ/ bilges n
Bilge
(nautical) The lowest inner part of a ship's hull, where water accumulates.
Bilgewasser
(uncountable) The water accumulated in the bilge; bilge water.

bilgewater /ˈbɪld͡ʒwɔtɚ/ bilgewaters n
Bilgenwasser Bilgewasser
(nautical) Water which collects in the bilges of a ship.

bilinear adj
bilinear
(linear algebra, of a function in two variables) Linear (preserving linear combinations) in each variable.

bilingual /baɪˈlɪŋ.ɡju.əl/ /baɪˈlɪŋ.ɡwəl/ adj
zweisprachig bilingual
Having the ability to speak two languages fluently.
Spoken or written in two different languages.

bilingualism bilingualisms n
Zweisprachigkeit Bilingualismus Bilingualität Bilinguismus Bilinguität
The condition of being bilingual; the ability to speak two languages.

bilirubin /bɪlɪˈɹuːbɪn/ bilirubins n
Bilirubin
(biochemistry) A bile pigment that is a product of the breakdown of the heme portion of hemoglobin (which occurs within macrophages as they digest red blood cells), and which is responsible for the yellowish color seen in bruises. Extremely high levels of bilirubin may cause jaundice.

biliverdin biliverdins n
Biliverdin
(biochemistry) A green tetrapyrrolic bile pigment, a product of heme catabolism, responsible for the greenish color sometimes seen in bruises.

bilk /bɪlk/ v
prellen
(transitive) To do someone out of their due; to deceive or defraud, to cheat (someone).

bill /bɪl/ [bɪɫ] bills n
Schnabel
The beak of a bird, especially when small or flattish; sometimes also used with reference to a platypus, turtle, or other animal.
Plakat
A document, originally sealed; a formal statement or official memorandum. (Now obsolete except with certain qualifying words; bill of health, bill of sale etc.)
Landzunge
A beak-like projection, especially a promontory.
Gesetzentwurf Gesetzesentwurf Gesetzesvorlage
A draft of a law, presented to a legislature for enactment; a proposed or projected law.
Rechnung Faktura
A written note of goods sold, services rendered, or work done, with the price or charge; an invoice.

bill /bɪl/ [bɪɫ] v
ankündigen
(transitive) To advertise by a bill or public notice.
verrechnen
(transitive) To charge; to send a bill to.
schnäbeln
to stroke bill against bill, with reference to doves; to caress in fondness

bill and coo v
miteinander turteln schnäbeln turteln

bill of exchange bills of exchange n
Wechsel
(banking) A document demanding payment from another party, especially used in international trade.

bill of lading bills of lading n
Konnossement
(shipping) A document issued by a carrier (e.g. master of a ship or the ship owner's agent) to a shipper listing a ship's cargo, acknowledging receipt of said cargo, and specifying terms for its delivery.

bill of materials bills of materials n
Stückliste
(manufacturing, computing) A computerized list of materials and components, structured in a manner to support computer-based materials procurement and production scheduling.

bill of rights bills of rights n
Rechtecharta
(legal) A formal statement of the rights of a specified group of people.

billboard billboards n
Plakatwand Reklametafel Werbeplakat Werbetafel
A very large outdoor sign, generally used for advertising.
(nautical) A piece of thick plank, armed with iron plates, and fixed on the bow or fore-channels of a vessel, for the bill or fluke of the anchor to rest on.
Anschlagbrett Anschlagtafel
(dated) A flat surface, such as a panel or fence, on which bills are posted; a bulletin board.

billet /ˈbɪlɪt/ v
einquartieren
(intransitive, of a soldier) To lodge, or be quartered, in a private house.

billhook billhooks n
Hippe
An agricultural hand tool often with a curved or hooked end to the blade used for pruning or cutting thick, woody plants.
(written as bill-hook) A part of the knotting mechanism in a reaper-binder or baler (agricultural machinery).

billiard /ˈbɪl.i.ɑː(ɹ)d/ billiards numeral
Billiarde
(British, rare) 1015, a thousand billion (long scale) or a million milliard.

billiards /ˈbɪl.jɚdz/ /ˈbɪlɪədz/ n
Billard Karambolagen
(games, British) A two-player cue sport played with two cue balls and one red ball, on a snooker sized table.

billion /ˈbɪljən/ billions numeral
Milliarde
(US, modern British & Australian, short scale) a thousand million (logic: 1,000 × 1,0002): 1 followed by nine zeros, 109; a milliard
Billion
(dated, British & Australian, long scale) A million million (logic: 1,000,0002): a 1 followed by twelve zeros; 1012

billionaire /ˌbɪl.i.əˈnɛə(ɹ)/ /ˌbɪl.jəˈnɛɚ/ billionaires n
Milliardär Milliardärin
Somebody whose wealth is greater than one billion (109) dollars, or other currency.

billionth /ˈbɪl.i.ənθ/ billionths n
Milliardstel
The person or thing in the billionth position.

billow /ˈbɪloʊ/ /ˈbɪləʊ/ billows n
Woge
A large wave, swell, surge, or undulating mass of something, such as water, smoke, fabric or sound

billow /ˈbɪloʊ/ /ˈbɪləʊ/ v
wogen wabern
To surge or roll in billows.
bauschen
To swell out or bulge.

billowy /ˈbɪ.ləʊ.(w)i/ billowier billowiest adj
wellig wogend
Swelling or swollen into large waves; full of billows or surges; resembling billows.

billsticker billstickers n
Plakatkleber
Someone who sticks up advertisements on billboards, walls, and similar surfaces.

billy goat billy goats n
Bock Ziegenbock Geißbock Ziegenmännchen
(childish) A male goat.

bilocation /baɪləʊˈkeɪʃən/ bilocations n
Bilokation
(Forteana) The ability to be, or fact of being, in two places at once.

bimanually adv
bimanuell
Using both hands.

bimbo /ˈbɪmboʊ/ /ˈbɪmbəʊ/ bimboes bimbos n
Betthäschen Tussi
(derogatory, slang) A physically attractive woman who lacks intelligence.
Dummkopf Idiot
(derogatory, slang) A stupid or foolish person.

bimeromorphic adj
bimeromorph

bimodal adj
bimodal
(mathematics, of a distribution) Having two modes (local maxima)

bimonthly adj
halbmonatlich zweimonatlich zweiwöchentlich
Occurring once every two months; bimestrial.

bin /bɪn/ bins n
Tonne
A box, frame, crib, or enclosed place, used as a storage container.
Mülltonne
A container for rubbish or waste.

binarity binarities n
Binarität
The representation of something as a pair (or set) of binary oppositions.

binary /ˈbaɪ.nə.ɹi/ /ˈbaɪ.nə.ɹɪ/ /ˈbaɪ.nɛɹ.i/ more binary most binary adj
binär
Being in one of two mutually exclusive states.
(logic) Concerning logic whose subject matter concerns binary states.
(arithmetic, computing) Concerning numbers and calculations using the binary number system.
Having two equally important parts; related to something with two parts.
(mathematics, programming, computer engineering) Of an operation, function, procedure, or logic gate, taking exactly two operands, arguments, parameters, or inputs; having domain of dimension 2.
(computing) Of data, consisting coded values (e.g. machine code) not interpretable as plain or ASCII text (e.g. source code).

binary /ˈbaɪ.nə.ɹi/ /ˈbaɪ.nə.ɹɪ/ /ˈbaɪ.nɛɹ.i/ binaries n
Binärsystem
(mathematics, computing, uncountable) The bijective base-2 numeral system, which uses only the digits 0 and 1.
Binärdatei
(computing) ; a file consisting of data other than human-readable text.

binary code binary codes n
Binärcode Binärkode
(computing) A code that uses the binary digits (1 and 0), usually in groups of eight, to represent characters, machine instructions or other data.

binary logarithm binary logarithms n
Zweierlogarithmus binärer Logarithmus
(mathematics) The logarithm base two.

binary number binary numbers n
Binärzahl

binary operator binary operators n
Binäroperator
(algebra, computing) A symbol representing binary operation; an operator taking two operands.

binary star binary stars n
Doppelstern
(astronomy) A stellar system in which two stars orbit around their center of mass; double star.

binary tree binary trees n
Binärbaum
(mathematics, computer science) A data structure in which each node has at most two children, each node but the root has one parent, and there are no cycles.

binary-coded decimal binary-coded decimals n
BCD-Code

binary-compatible more binary-compatible most binary-compatible adj
binärkompatibel

binaural adj
binaural
Of, relating to, affecting, or designed for use with two ears.

bind /baɪnd/ v
verbinden konnektieren
(intransitive) To tie; to confine by any ligature.
(transitive) To confine, restrain, or hold by physical force or influence of any kind.
(transitive) To couple.
(transitive, computer programming) To process one or more object modules into an executable program.
(intransitive, , LGBT) To wear a binder so as to flatten one's chest to give the appearance of a flat chest, usually done by trans men.
binden
(transitive) To tie or fasten tightly together, with a cord, band, ligature, chain, etc.
(transitive) To put together in a cover, as of books.

binder /ˈbaɪndə/ /ˈbaɪndəɹ/ /ˈbaɪndɚ/ /ˈbʌɪndəɹ/ [ˈbəi̯nd(ə)ɹ] binders n
Binder
Someone who binds books; a bookbinder.
Ordner Hefter Mappe
A cover or holder for unbound papers, pages, etc.
Bindung Buchrücken
Something that is used to bind things together, often referring to the mechanism that accomplishes this for a book.
Mähbinder Ballenpresse
(agriculture) A machine used in harvesting that ties cut stalks of grain into a bundle.
Bindemittel Filmbildner Gelbildner Geliermittel Matrixbildner Verdickungsmittel
(chemistry) A chemical or other substance that causes two other substances to form into one.
Anzahlung
(legal) A down payment on a piece of real property that secures the payor the right to purchase the property from the payee upon an agreement of terms.

binder clip binder clips n
Foldback-Klammer Vielzweckklemme
A simple device for binding a few to many sheets of paper, leaving the sheets intact; a strip of spring steel bent into the shape of an isosceles triangle with loops at the apex.

binding /ˈbaɪndɪŋ/ more binding most binding adj
verbindlich
(of an agreement, contract, etc.) Imposing stipulations or requirements that must be honoured.

binding /ˈbaɪndɪŋ/ bindings n
Bindung
The spine of a book where the pages are held together.
(sewing) A finishing on a seam or hem of a garment.
(programming) The association of a named item with an element of a program.

binding agent binding agents n
Bindemittel Filmbildner Geliermittel Verdickungsmittel Gelbildner
synonym of binder (chemical or other substance): A material or substance that holds other materials together mechanically, chemically, or as an adhesive, to form a cohesive whole.

bindle /ˈbɪndl/ /ˈbɪndəl/ bindles n
Bündel
(Canada, US, , slang) Any bundle or package; specifically one containing narcotics such as cocaine, heroin, or morphine.

bindweed /ˈbaɪndwiːd/ bindweeds n
Winde
The black bindweed (Fallopia convolvulus).

binge /bɪnd͡ʒ/ binges n
Fressattacke
Besäufnis Gelage Saufgelage Trinkgelage
A short period of excessive consumption, especially of food, alcohol, narcotics, etc.

binge drinking n
Komasaufen
The consumption of excessive amounts of alcohol in a short period of time.

binge eating disorder n
Gelage-Essstörung
(medicine) Recurrent binge eating, but without the purging associated with bulimia nervosa.

binge watching n
Durchsuchten Suchten
The viewing of numerous episodes of a TV show in one sitting.

binge-watch v
bingewatchen komaglotzen
To watch multiple episodes of a television programme in a short period of time.

bingo /ˈbɪŋ.ɡoʊ/ /ˈbɪŋ.ɡəʊ/ interjection
Volltreffer
(informal) Used when finding what one has been looking for or trying to recall, or on successful completion of a task.

bingo /ˈbɪŋ.ɡoʊ/ /ˈbɪŋ.ɡəʊ/ bingos n
Bingo
(uncountable) A game of chance for two or more players, who mark off numbers on a grid as they are announced by the caller; the game is won by the first person to call out "bingo!" or "house!" after crossing off all numbers on the grid or in one line of the grid.

bingo wings n
Winkearme Winkfleisch
(derogatory, or, humorous, slang) Large, loose flaps of skin hanging from the upper arms of the elderly.

binitarianism n
Binitarianismus Binitarismus Zweieinigkeitslehre
(chiefly, Christianity) The belief, particularly among some Christian sects, that God is two personae (persons), two individuals, or two aspects in one Godhead (or God), these being God the Father and God the Son (Jesus Christ).

binnacle /ˈbɪnəkəl/ binnacles n
Kompasshaus Kompasshäuschen
(nautical) The wooden housing for a ship's compass, with its corrector magnets and illuminating arrangements. The log and other equipment for measuring the ship's speed are also stowed there.

binoculars /ˈbənˌɒk.jə.lə(ɹ)z/ /ˈbɪnˌɒk.jʊ.lə(ɹ)z/ n
Fernglas Feldstecher
A hand-held device consisting of a series of lenses and prisms, used to magnify objects so that they can be better seen from a distance, and looked at through both eyes.

binomial /baɪˈnoʊ.mi.əl/ /baɪˈnəʊ.mi.əl/ binomials n
Binom
(algebra) A polynomial with two terms.

binomial coefficient binomial coefficients n
Binomialkoeffizient
(combinatorics) a coefficient of any of the terms in the expansion of the binomial (x+y)n, defined by {n \choose k} = \frac{n!}{k!(n-k)!}, read as "n choose k"

binomial distribution binomial distributions n
Binomialverteilung
(probability theory, statistics) The discrete probability distribution of the number of successes in a sequence of n independent trials, each of which yields success with probability p.

binomial series binomial series n
binomische Reihe
(mathematics) The Maclaurin series expansion of the function f(x) = (1 + x)α, for arbitrary complex α; the series \textstyle\sum_{k=0}^\infty{\alpha \choose k} x^k, where \textstyle{\alpha \choose k} = \frac{\alpha(\alpha-1)(\alpha-2)\dots(\alpha-k+1)}{k!}.

binomial theorem n
Binomialtheorem binomischer Lehrsatz
(mathematics) A formula giving the expansion of a binomial such as ( a + b ) raised to any positive integer power, i.e. ( a + b )^{n} . It's possible to expand the power into a sum of terms of the form ax^{b}y^{c} where the coefficient of each term is a positive integer. For example:

binormal adj
binormal

binormal binormals n
Binormale Binormalenvektor

bio- prefix
bio-
life

bioaccumulate v
bioakkumulieren
(often, of a toxin) To accumulate in a biological system over time.

bioaccumulation bioaccumulations n
Bioakkumulation
(biology) The process by which substances accumulate in the tissues of living organisms; used especially of toxic substances that accumulate via a food chain.

bioaccumulative more bioaccumulative most bioaccumulative adj
bioakkumulativ
(of a substance) That tends to accumulate in an organism when the organism's ability to remove it is insufficient.

bioavailability bioavailabilities n
Bioverfügbarkeit
(pharmacology, nutrition) The amount of drug or nutrient which reaches the site of physiological activity after administration.

biochemical /ˌbaɪəʊˈkɛmɪkəl/ adj
biochemisch
of, or relating to biochemistry
characterized by, produced by, or involving chemical processes in living organisms

biochemical oxygen demand biochemical oxygen demands n
Biochemische Sauerstoffbedarf

biochemist biochemists n
Biochemiker Biochemikerin
A chemist whose speciality is biochemistry

biochemistry /ˌbaɪəʊˈkɛmɪstɹi/ biochemistries n
Biochemie
(uncountable) The chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism
(countable) The chemical characteristics of a particular living organism

biocide /ˈbaɪoʊsaɪd/ /ˈbaɪəʊsaɪd/ biocides n
Biozid
Any action or substance that can destroy living organisms.

biocoenosis biocoenoses n
Biozönose
(biology) A community of interacting organisms that form a natural ecological unit.

biodegradable /(ˌ)baɪoʊdəˈɡɹeɪdəbl̩/ /(ˌ)baɪədəˈɡɹeɪdəbl̩/ more biodegradable most biodegradable adj
biologisch abbaubar
Capable of being decomposed by biological activity, especially by microorganisms.

biodiesel biodiesels n
Biodiesel
Fuel for diesel engines made from renewable organic raw materials, as opposed to fossil hydrocarbons.

biodiversity /ˌbaɪoʊdɑɪˈvɚsəti/ /ˌbaɪoʊdəˈvɚsəti/ /ˌbaɪə(ʊ)daɪˈvɜːsɪti/ [-ɾi] biodiversities n
Biodiversität Artenreichtum Artenvielfalt Sortenvielfalt biologische Diversität biologische Vielfalt
(ecology) The diversity (number and variety of species) of plant and animal life within a region.

biodiversity hotspot /ˌbaɪoʊdəˌvɚsəti ˈhɑtˌspɑt/ /ˌbaɪə(ʊ)daɪˌvɜːsɪti ˈhɒtˌspɒt/ [-ɾi] biodiversity hotspots n
Biodiversitäts-Hotspot Brennpunkt der Biodiversität
(ecology) A place with a significant level of biodiversity, particularly if the flora and fauna are threatened with loss of their habitat.

bioelectric adj
bioelektrisch

bioenergy bioenergies n
Bioenergie
Energy produced from a biological resource such as biomass as biofuel.

bioethics n
Bioethik Bio-Ethik
(ethics) The branch of ethics that studies the implications of biological and biomedical advances.

biofact biofacts n
Biofakt

biofeminism n
Biofeminismus

biofilm biofilms n
Biofilm
(biology, medicine) A thin film of mucus created by and containing a colony of bacteria and other microorganisms.

biofuel /ˈbaɪ.əʊˌfjʊ(.ə)l/ biofuels n
Biokraftstoff Biosprit
Any fuel that is obtained from a renewable biological resource, especially from biomass.

biogas biogases biogasses n
Biogas
A mixture of methane and carbon dioxide, produced by anaerobic digestion of organic waste matter, used as a fuel

biogenesis /-nɪ-/ /baɪoʊ-/ /baɪə-/ /biːoʊ-/ /biːə-/ /bʌɪə(ʊ)ˈdʒɛnəsɪs/ /ˌbaioʊˈd͡ʒɛnəsɪs/ biogeneses n
Biogenese
The principle that living organisms are produced only from other living organisms.

biogeocenology n
Biogeozenologie

biogeochemistry n
Biogeochemie
(biology, geology, chemistry, ecology) The scientific study of biological, geological and chemical processes in the natural environment and especially of their mutual relationships

biogeography biogeographies n
Biogeographie
(biology, geography, uncountable) The study of the geographical distribution of living things.

biographer biographers n
Biograf
The writer of a biography; a professional writer of biographies.

biographical more biographical most biographical adj
biografisch biographisch
of or relating to an account of a person's life

biography /baɪˈɑɡɹəfi/ /baɪˈɒɡɹəfi/ biographies n
Biografie Biographie
A person's life story, especially one published.

biohazard biohazards n
Biogefahr Biogefährdung biologisches Risiko
A biological hazard; a source of risk due to some biological factor such as bacteria or human waste.

bioindustry bioindustries n
bioindustriell
Any of the industries associated with biotechnology

bioinformatician bioinformaticians n
Bioinformatiker
A practitioner of bioinformatics

bioinformatics /ˌbaɪoʊˌɪnfɚˈmætɪks/ /ˌbaɪəʊˌɪnfəˈmætɪks/ n
Bioinformatik
(biology, computer science) A field of science in which biology, computer science, and information technology merge into a single discipline to analyse biological information using computers and statistical techniques.

biological /ˌbaɪ.ə(ʊ)ˈlɒd͡ʒ.ɪ.kəl/ /ˌbaɪ.əˈlɑ.d͡ʒɪ.kəl/ adj
biologisch
Of or relating to biology.
biologisch leiblich
Related by consanguinity, especially as to parents and children.

biological immortality n
potenzielle Unsterblichkeit
The phenomenon in which some organisms such as hydra or jellyfish do not age.

biological parent biological parents n
biologische Eltern biologische Elterteile biologischer Elterteil leiblicher Elternteil natürlicher Elternteil
A child's natural parent, either the male who supplied the sperm or the female who supplied the egg which interacted for the child's conception.

biological warfare n
biologische Kriegsführung
The use of any harmful organism (such as a bacterium or virus) as a weapon of war.

biological weapon biological weapons n
biologische Waffe
A biological pathogen or toxin designed or used for warfare.

biologist /baɪˈɒləd͡ʒɪst/ biologists n
Biologe Biologin
A student of biology; one versed in the science of biology.

biologistic adj
biologistisch

biology /baɪˈɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/ /baɪˈɒl.ə.d͡ʒɪ/ /baɪˌɑl(ə)ˈd͡ʒi/ biologies n
Biologie
The study of all life or living matter.

bioluminescence /ˌbaɪ̯oʊ̯ˌluməˈnɛsəns/ bioluminescences n
Biolumineszenz
(biology, biochemistry) The emission of light by a living organism (such as a firefly).

bioluminescent more bioluminescent most bioluminescent adj
biolumineszent
(biology, biochemistry) Exhibiting bioluminescence.

biomarker /ˈbaɪoʊˌmɑɹkɚ/ /ˈbaɪəʊˌmɑːkə/ biomarkers n
Biomarker
(medicine) A substance used as an indicator of a biological state, most commonly disease.

biomass /ˈbaɪoʊˌmæs/ /ˈbaɪə(ʊ)mæs/ biomasses n
Biomasse
The total mass of all, or a specified category of, living things within a specific area, habitat, etc.
Organic matter from living things which were recently alive (especially vegetation) used as a fuel or source of energy, especially if cultivated for that purpose; also, fuel produced from such organic matter; biofuel.

biomathematics n
Biomathematik
(biology, mathematics) The application of mathematics to the study of biological systems and processes

biome /ˈbaɪ.oʊm/ biomes n
Biom
Any major regional biological community such as that of forest or desert.

biomechanics n
Biomechanik
(biology, physics) The branch of biophysics that deals with the mechanics of the human or animal body; especially concerned with muscles and the skeleton.

biomedical /ˌbaɪoʊˈmɛdɪk(ə)l/ /ˌbaɪəʊˈmɛdɪk(ə)l/ adj
biomedizinisch
Of or pertaining to biomedicine.

biomedicine biomedicines n
Biomedizin
The branch of medicine that studies the effects of environmental stress on organisms (most often in space travel).

biometric adj
biometrisch
Of, pertaining to or using biometrics

biometrics n
Biometrie
The automated measurement of biological data.
The automated recognition or authentication of an individual's identity based on their behavioural and biological characteristics, such as iris appearance, fingerprint, or face shape.

biomicroscope biomicroscopes n
Biomikroskop

biomolecule biomolecules n
Biomolekül
(biochemistry) molecules, such as amino acids, sugars, nucleic acids, proteins, polysaccharides, DNA, and RNA, that occur naturally in living organisms

bionic /ˈbɪˌɒn.ɪk/ more bionic most bionic adj
bionisch
(not comparable) Related to bionics.

bionics /ˈbaɪˌɒnɪks/ n
Bionik
The design of engineering systems, especially electronic ones, based on that of biological systems.

biophilia /ˌbaɪəʊˈfɪlɪ.ə/ n
Biophilie
The love of or empathy with nature and all living things.

biophysical /ˈbaɪəʊˌfɪzɪkəl/ adj
biophysikalisch
of or pertaining to biophysics

biophysicist biophysicists n
Biophysiker Biophysikerin
A biologist or physicist whose speciality is biophysics.

biophysics n
Biophysik
The interdisciplinary science that applies theories and methods of the physical sciences to questions of biology.

biopiracy n
Biopiraterie
(pejorative) The appropriation of indigenous biomedical knowledge, especially by patenting naturally occurring substances.

bioplastic bioplastics n
Bioplastik bio-basierter Kunststoff
Any form of synthetic polymer, similar to normal plastic, made from renewable biomass sources such as plant sugars, starches, or oils, rather than from petroleum.

biopolitical more biopolitical most biopolitical adj
biopolitisch
Of or pertaining to biopolitics.

biopolitics n
Biopolitik

biopower n
Bio-Macht
(political science) The sum of the various techniques used by modern nation-states to control not individual subjects but their entire populations, as contrasted with traditional modes of power based on the threat of death from a sovereign.

biopsy /ˈbaɪɑpsi/ biopsies n
Biopsie
The removal and examination of a sample of tissue, cells, or bodily fluid from a living body for diagnostic purposes.

biopsy /ˈbaɪɑpsi/ v
biopsieren
To take a sample (a biopsy) for pathological examination.

bioremediation bioremediations n
Bioremediation
(biochemistry) The use of biological organisms, usually microorganisms, to remove contaminants, especially from polluted water

bioresource bioresources n
Bioressource
Any resource of biological origin

biosphere /ˈbaɪəʊˌsfɪə(ɹ)/ biospheres n
Biosphäre
The part of the Earth and its atmosphere capable of supporting life.

biostatistics n
Biostatistik
(biology, mathematics) The application of statistics to the study and analysis of biological and medical data

biosynthesis biosyntheses n
Biosynthese
(biochemistry) The synthesis of organic compounds within a living organism, especially the synthesis of large compounds from small ones.

biota /baɪˈəʊtə/ biotas n
Biota
(ecology) The living organisms of a region.

biotechnology /ˈbaɪəʊˌtɛk.nɒl.əʊ.dʒi/ biotechnologies n
Biotechnologie Biotechnik
The use of living organisms (especially microorganisms) in industrial, agricultural, medical and other technological applications.
The application of the principles and practices of engineering and technology to the life sciences.

bioterrorism n
Bioterrorismus
Terrorism that involves biological weapons or agents.

biotic /baɪˈɑ.tɪk/ /baɪˈɒt.ɪk/ adj
biotisch
(biology) Of, pertaining to, or produced by life or living organisms

biotin /ˈbaɪətɪn/ biotins n
Biotin
(vitamin) A sulfur-containing member of the vitamin B complex, 5-[(3aS,4S,6aR)-2-oxohexahydro-1H-thieno[3,4-d]imidazol-4-yl]pentanoic acid, found in liver, egg yolk, milk, and yeast, essential to the activity of multiple enzyme systems.

biotite /ˈbaɪəˌtaɪt/ biotites n
Biotit
(mineral) A dark brown mica; it is a mixed aluminosilicate and fluoride of potassium, magnesium and iron.

biotope biotopes n
Biotop
A geographical area that has a uniform biological environment and a uniform distribution of plants and animals

bioweapon /ˈbaɪ.oʊˌwɛ.pən/ /ˈbaɪ.əʊˌwɛ.pən/ bioweapons n
Biowaffe
Any weapon designed to be used in biological warfare.

bipartisan /-zən/ /baɪˈpɑɹ.tə.sən/ /ˌbaɪˈpɑː(ɹ).tɪ.zæn/ adj
parteiübergreifend überparteilich
(politics) Relating to, or supported by two groups, especially by two political parties.

bipartisanship /ˈbaɪˌpɑː(ɹ)t.ɪ.zæn.ʃɪp/ /ˈbaɪˌpɑː(ɹ)t.ɪ.zən.ʃɪp/ bipartisanships n
parteiübergreifende Einigkeit parteiübergreifende Übereinstimmung parteiübergreifender Konsens Überparteilichkeit

bipartite /baɪˈpɑːtaɪt/ adj
aus zwei Teilen bestehend zweiteilig
Having two parts.
beiderseitig beidseitig bilateral
(of an agreement or contract) Having two participants; joint.
bipartit
(graph theory, of a graph) Having vertices that can be divided into two independent sets (see bigraph)

biped /ˈbaɪpɛd/ bipeds n
Zweibeiner Zweifüßler Bipede Zweibeinerin Zweifüßer Zweifüßerin
An animal, being or construction that goes about on two feet (or two legs).

bipedal adj
zweibeinig zweifüßig bipedisch
Having two feet or two legs; biped.

bipedally adv
bipedisch zweibeinig zweifüßig
In the manner of an animal that walks on two feet, two legs.

biphenyl biphenyls n
Biphenyl
(organic compound, countable) Any substituted or otherwise altered version of biphenyl, such as PCBs

biphobia /ˈbaɪˌfoʊbi.ə/ /ˈbaɪˌfəʊbiːə/ n
Biphobie Bifeindlichkeit
Antipathy towards bisexuals.

biphobic /baɪˈfoʊbɪk/ more biphobic most biphobic adj
bifeindlich biphob biphobisch
Exhibiting or characteristic of biphobia.

biplane biplanes n
Doppeldecker
(aviation) An airplane that has two main wings, one above the other and supported by struts.

bipolar /baɪˈpoʊ.lɚ/ /baɪˈpəʊ.lə/ more bipolar most bipolar adj
doppelpolig zweipolig
bipolar
Involving or having both extremes or poles at the same time.
Relating to or having bipolar disorder.

bipolar disorder bipolar disorders n
bipolare Störung
(clinical psychology, psychiatry) A psychiatric diagnostic category, previously called manic depression, characterised by mood swings between great energy (mania) and clinical depression.

biproduct biproducts n
Biprodukt

bipyridine bipyridines n
Bipyridin

biquaternion biquaternions n
Biquaternion
(algebra) Any of the numbers w + xi + yj + zk \ \! where w, x, y, and z are complex numbers and the elements of {1, i, j, k} multiply as in the quaternion group.

biracial adj
zweirassig
Of or pertaining to two races.

birch /bɜːtʃ/ /bɝt͡ʃ/ birches n
Birke
A hard wood taken from the birch tree, typically used to make furniture.
A stick, rod or bundle of twigs made from birch wood, used for punishment.

birch bolete birch boletes n
Birkenpilz Birkenröhrling Graukappe
Leccinum scabrum, an edible mushroom.

birchbark birchbarks n
Birkenrinde
The bark of the birch tree, especially the white bark of the paper birch, Betula papyrifera.

bird /bɘːd/ /bɜd/ /bɜɹd/ /bɜːd/ [bəɪd] [bɝˑɖ] birds n
Vogel Vögelchen Vögelein Vöglein
A member of the class of animals Aves in the phylum Chordata, characterized by being warm-blooded, having feathers and wings usually capable of flight, having a beaked mouth, and laying eggs.
Braut Mieze Perle Schnitte
(slang) A man, fellow. [from mid-19th c.]
(UK, Ireland, slang) A girl or woman, especially one considered sexually attractive.
Stinkefinger
(with definite article) The vulgar hand gesture in which the middle finger is extended.
Vogel Typ
(UK, slang) Jailtime; time in prison.

bird /bɘːd/ /bɜd/ /bɜɹd/ /bɜːd/ [bəɪd] [bɝˑɖ] v
absitzen im Cafe Viereck
(transitive, slang) To bring into prison, to roof.

bird cherry bird cherries n
Traubenkirsche Ahlkirsche Elsenkirsche Faulkirsche Sumpfkirsche
Any of several species of cherry trees sometimes grouped in the subgenus Prunus subg. Padus or section Prunus sect. Laurocerasus of Prunus subg. Cerasus.

bird of ill omen birds of ill omen n
Unheilsbote
A person who brings bad news

bird of paradise birds of paradise n
Paradiesvogel
Any of various passerine birds of the family Paradisaeidae native to Oceania. In many of the species the breeding plumage of the males is brightly coloured.

bird of prey birds of prey n
Raubvogel
A carnivorous bird that hunts for its food, especially one that preys on land vertebrates.

bird strike bird strikes n
Vogelschlag
(aviation) A collision between a bird and an aircraft, especially one that causes an accident.

bird's nest soup bird's nest soups n
Schwalbennestersuppe
A Chinese delicacy made from edible bird's nests, prized for its smooth texture and delicate flavor.

bird's-eye view bird's-eye views n
Vogelperspektive
(idiomatic) The view from directly or high above.

birdbath birdbaths n
Vogeltränke
A shallow basin, sometimes ornamental, filled with water for wild birds to drink from or bathe in.

birdbrain /ˈbɚd.bɹeɪn/ /ˈbɜː(ɹ)d.bɹeɪn/ birdbrains n
Vogel
(colloquial) Someone who is not intelligent.

birdcage birdcages n
Vogelbauer Vogelkäfig
(countable) A cage to keep pet or zoological specimen birds in.

birdcall birdcalls n
Vogelruf
A device used to imitate this cry, so as to lure and catch birds.

birdcatcher birdcatchers n
Vogelfänger Vogelfängerin Vogeljägerin Vogelstellerin Vogeljäger Vogelsteller
Someone who catches or ensnares birds; a fowler.

birdcatching n
Vogelfang
The trapping of birds.

birdhouse /bɝdhaʊs/ birdhouses n
Nistkasten Vogelhäuschen
A small house for birds.

birdie /ˈbɜːdi/ /ˈbɝdi/ birdies n
Vögelchen Vogerl Vögelein Vöglein
(often, childish) A (little) bird; a birdling.

birdlife n
Vogelwelt
The birds (e.g. of an area) collectively.

birdlime /ˈbɜːdlaɪm/ /ˈbɝdlaɪm/ n
Vogelleim
A sticky substance smeared on branches to catch birds.

birdling /ˈbɜɹd.lɪŋ/ birdlings n
Jungvogel Piepmatz Vogeljunges Vogerl Vögelchen Vögelein
A little bird; birdie; a nestling (young bird, baby bird).

birds and bees n
Tatsachen des Lebens die Bienchen und Blümchen
(euphemistic, idiomatic) Informal education about sex.

birds of a feather n
Gleichgesinnte Leute vom gleichen Schlag aus demselben Holz geschnitzt
(idiomatic) People having similar characters, backgrounds, interests, or beliefs.

birds of a feather flock together proverb
Gleich und Gleich gesellt sich gern zeig mir deine Freunde und ich sage dir, wer du bist
(idiomatic) People of similar character, background or taste tend to congregate or associate with one another; it is easier to establish friendships with people that one has a lot in common with.

birdseed birdseeds n
Vogelfutter
Seed, usually constituting a mixture from several species of plant, set out as food for birds.

birdshit n
Vogeldreck Vogelscheisse Vogelscheiße
(vulgar) avian excreta; guano

birdsong birdsongs n
Vogelgesang Vogelsang
(ornithology) A vocalisation made by a bird for the purposes of courtship.

birdwatcher /ˈbɜː(ɹ)dˌwɒtʃ.ə(ɹ)/ birdwatchers n
Vogelbeobachter Vogelbeobachterin
(birdwatching) A person who observes or identifies wild birds in their natural environment.

birdwatching /ˈbɜː(ɹ)dˌwɒtʃ.ɪŋ/ n
Vogelbeobachtung
Observing or identifying wild birds in their natural environment.

bireme biremes n
Bireme
(history) an ancient galley having two banks of oars, one above the other.

biretta birettas n
Birett
A square cap, originally with four ridges across the top, surmounted by a tuft, worn by Roman Catholic clergy (and by some in the Anglican Church). A three-sided biretta is worn by Roman Catholic clergy for liturgical celebrations.

birotate /baɪˈɹəʊteɪt/ adj
zweirädrig zweiräderig
Two-wheeled.

birth /bɜːð/ /bɜːθ/ /bɝð/ /bɝθ/ births n
Geburt
(uncountable) The process of childbearing; the beginning of life; the emergence of a human baby or other viviparous animal offspring from the mother's body into the environment.
(countable) An instance of childbirth.
(countable) A beginning or start; a point of origin.

birth /bɜːð/ /bɜːθ/ /bɝð/ /bɝθ/ v
entbinden
(transitive) To bear or give birth to (a child).

birth canal birth canals n
Geburtskanal
(anatomy) The combined vagina and cervix, when the cervix dilates during birth to form a continuous tube with the vagina.

birth certificate birth certificates n
Geburtsurkunde Geburtsschein
An official document certifying the details of a person's birth. Name, date, and parents' names are always present; details such as parents' occupation and religion may be included.

birth control n
Geburtenkontrolle
Voluntary control of the number of children conceived, especially by the planned use of contraception.

birth defect birth defects n
Geburtsfehler
(medicine) Any of several medical disorders that are present at birth.

birth father birth fathers n
biologischer Vater leiblicher Vater natürlicher Vater
The genetic father of a child (as opposed to an adoptive father or stepfather).

birth mother birth mothers n
biologische Mutter leibliche Mutter natürliche Mutter
The woman who gives birth to a child (not necessarily the genetic mother)

birthday /ˈbɜːθ.deɪ/ /ˈbɜːθ.dɪ/ /ˈbɝθˌdeɪ/ birthdays n
Geburtstag
The anniversary of the day on which something is created.
Geburtsdatum Geburtstag
The date on which someone is born or something is created, more commonly called birthdate or date of birth.

birthday boy birthday boys n
Geburtstagskind
A man or boy whose birthday it is.

birthday cake birthday cakes n
Geburtstagskuchen Geburtstagstorte
A cake, often iced and decorated, made to celebrate a person's birthday.

birthday card birthday cards n
Geburtstagskarte
A greeting card given to someone to celebrate his or her birthday.

birthday girl birthday girls n
Geburtstagskind
A woman or girl whose birthday it is.

birthday paradox n
Geburtstagsparadoxon
(probability theory) The counterintuitive observation that a random group of people needs to have only 23 members before there is a 50% chance of two of them having the same birthday.

birthday party birthday parties n
Geburtstagsfeier Geburtstagsfest Geburtstagsparty
A party held to celebrate a person's birthday.

birthday problem n
Geburtstagsparadoxon
(probability theory) The mathematics problem that concerns the probability there exist two people in a random group who share a birthday.

birthday suit birthday suits n
Adamskostüm Evakostüm [[wie Gott ihn schuf|wie Gott ihn/sie schuf]]
(idiom, often, humorous) Nakedness, unclothed skin; an exposure of a human's natural anatomy without clothing.

birther /ˈbɝθɚ/ birthers n
Gebärer Gebärerin
(rare) One who gives birth.

birthmark birthmarks n
Muttermal Mal
A mark on the skin formed before birth.

birthplace /ˈbɝθˌpleɪs/ birthplaces n
Geburtsort
The location where a person was born.

birthrate birthrates n
Geburtenrate
The ratio of total live births to total population for a specific community or nation in a specified period; often expressed in births per thousand per year

birthright birthrights n
Geburtsrecht
Something a person is entitled to due to the circumstances of their birth, such as an inheritance or citizenship.

birthright citizenship birthright citizenships n
Territorialprinzip Bodenprinzip Geburtsortsprinzip Geburtsrechtsprinzip
The right (unconditional or near-unconditional) of anyone born in the territory of a state to nationality or citizenship.

birthwort birthworts n
Osterluzei Pfeifenblume Pfeifenwinde
Any plant of the genus Aristolochia.

biryani biryanis n
Biryani
A spiced dish of rice, blended with meat and/or vegetables.

biscuit /bɪs.ˈkwit/ /ˈbɪskɪt/ biscuits n
Keks Biskuit
(UK, Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, sometimes Canada, rare in the US and the Philippines) A small, flat, baked good which is either hard and crisp or else soft but firm; a cookie.
(chiefly, North America, rare in Scotland and Guernsey) A small, usually soft and flaky bread, generally made with baking soda, which is similar in texture to a scone but which is usually not sweet.

bisect /baɪˈsɛkt/ v
halbieren
(transitive) To cut or divide into two parts.

bisector /ˈbaɪˌsɛktɚ/ bisectors n
Winkelhalbierende Halbierende Winkelsymmetrale
(geometry) A line or curve that bisects or divides a line segment, angle, or other figure into two equal parts.

bisexual /baɪˈsɛk.sju.əl/ /baɪˈsɛk.ʃu.əl/ more bisexual most bisexual adj
bisexuell
(of humans, or, other animals) Sexually attracted to both same-gendered and different-gendered partners. Similar to pansexual
bisexuell zweigeschlechtig zweigeschlechtlich
(rare) Hermaphroditic/intersex, being both male and female, or alternating between being male and being female.

bisexual /baɪˈsɛk.sju.əl/ /baɪˈsɛk.ʃu.əl/ bisexuals n
Bisexuelle Bisexueller
A person who is bisexual.

bisexuality bisexualities n
Bisexualität
(of humans or other animals) The state of being sexually or romantically attracted to members of either sex or gender.
(chiefly, botany) The state of being .

bishop /ˈbɪʃəp/ bishopess bishops n
Bischof Bischöfin
(Christianity) An overseer of congregations: either any such overseer, generally speaking, or (in Eastern Orthodoxy, Catholicism, Anglicanism, etc.) an official in the church hierarchy (actively or nominally) governing a diocese, supervising the church's priests, deacons, and property in its territory.
Läufer
(chess) The chess piece denoted ♗ or ♝ which moves along diagonal lines and developed from the shatranj alfil ("elephant") and was originally known as the aufil or archer in English.

bishop's pawn bishop's pawns n
Läuferbauer
(chess) A pawn on the bishop's file; i.e., the c-file or f-file.

bishopess /ˈbɪʃ.əpˌɛs/ bishopesses n
Bischöfin
A female bishop.
The wife of a bishop.

bishopric /ˈbɪʃəpɹɪk/ bishoprics n
Bistum Diözese
A diocese or region of a church which a bishop governs.

bismuth /ˈbɪz.məθ/ bismuths n
Wismut Bismut
A chemical element (symbol Bi) with an atomic number of 83: a brittle silvery-white metal.

bison /ˈbaɪ̯sən/ /ˈbaɪ̯zən/ bison bisons bisontes n
Bison Wisent Amerikanischer Bison
A large, wild bovid of the genus Bison.

bisque /bɪsk/ bisques n
Bisque
A thick creamy soup made from fish, shellfish, meat or vegetables.

bistable adj
bistabil
Having two stable states.

bistro /ˈbiːstɹoʊ/ /ˈbiːstɹəʊ/ /ˈbɪstɹoʊ/ /ˈbɪstɹəʊ/ bistros n
Bistro
A small restaurant.
Bistro Kneipe
A small bar or pub.

bit /bɪt/ bits n
Gebiss Mundstück
A piece of metal placed in a horse's mouth and connected to the reins to direct the animal.
Bit
(mathematics, computing) A binary digit, generally represented as a 1 or 0.
(computing) The smallest unit of storage in a digital computer, consisting of a binary digit.
(information theory, cryptography) Any datum that may take on one of exactly two values.
Bohrer Bit
A rotary cutting tool fitted to a drill, used to bore holes.
Bit
(now, US) A unit of currency or coin in the Americas worth a fraction of a Spanish dollar; now specifically, an eighth of a US dollar.
A portion of something.
Happen Stück Bisschen Stückchen Wenig
A small amount of something.
Moment
(informal) Specifically, a small amount of time.
Bart
The part of a key which enters the lock and acts upon the bolt and tumblers.

bit by bit adv
allmählich nach und nach peu à peu Stück für Stück
A small amount at a time

bit player bit players n
Kleindarsteller Kleindarstellerin
(theater, film) An actor who has a minor role in a production.

bitch /bɪt͡s/ /bɪt͡ʃ/ bitches n
Hündin Fähe Füchsin Kojotin Schakalin Wölfin
(dated, or, specialised, dog-breeding) A female dog or other canine, particularly a recent mother.
Zicke Miststück Schlampe
(vulgar, offensive) A despicable or disagreeable, aggressive person, usually a woman. [from 15th c.]

bitch /bɪt͡s/ /bɪt͡ʃ/ v
maulen meckern
(vulgar, intransitive) To criticize spitefully, often for the sake of complaining rather than in order to have the problem corrected.

bitch fight /ˈbɪtʃ ˈfaɪt/ bitch fights n
Zickenkrieg
(vulgar, slang) a fight between women, gay men, and/or other effeminate people.

bitch slap bitch slaps n
Ohrfeige

bitchy /ˈbɪt͡ʃi/ bitchier bitchiest adj
stutenbissig zickig
(colloquial) Spiteful or malevolent; catty; malicious; unpleasant.
zickig
(colloquial) Irritable.

bitcoin /ˈbɪtˌkɔɪn/ bitcoin bitcoins n
Bitcoin
(countable) A unit of the bitcoin cryptocurrency.

bite /baɪt/ bites n
Biss
The act of biting.
The wound left behind after having been bitten.
Stich
The swelling of one's skin caused by an insect's mouthparts or sting.
Bissen
A piece of food of a size that would be produced by biting; a mouthful.

bite /baɪt/ v
beißen
(transitive) To cut into something by clamping the teeth.
(transitive) To hold something by clamping one's teeth.
(intransitive) To attack with the teeth.
(intransitive, of a fish) To bite a baited hook or other lure and thus be caught.
(intransitive) To cause a smarting sensation; to have a property which causes such a sensation; to be pungent.

bite cell bite cells n
Degmazyt

bite me interjection
[[leck mich am Arsch|leck mich (am Arsch)]] hier unten lutsch meine Eier
(idiomatic, slang, offensive) An expression of discontent or aggravation to another party.

bite off /baɪˈtɒf/ /baɪˈtɔːf/ v
abbeißen
To bite so hard as to remove something from its source.

bite off more than one can chew v
sich übernehmen
(idiomatic) To try to do too much; to take on or attempt more than one is capable of doing.

bite one's tongue v
sich auf die Zunge beißen
(idiomatic) To resist the urge to speak out, especially in order to avoid saying something inappropriate or likely to cause a dispute.

bite someone's head off v
jmdn. den Kopf abreißen
(idiomatic, informal) To severely berate someone.

bite the bullet v
in den sauren Apfel beißen
(idiomatic) To accept a negative aspect of a situation in order to proceed.

bite the dust v
ins Gras beißen
(idiomatic, euphemistic) To die.
(idiomatic) To quit, or fail.

bite the hand that feeds one v
den Ast absägen, auf dem man sitzt in die Hand beißen, die einen füttert
(idiomatic) To cause harm to a benefactor (especially one that one is dependent on, thus with the idea that this behaviour is self-damaging).

bitfield bitfields n
Bitfeld

biting /ˈbaɪtɪŋ/ more biting most biting adj
beißend
Causing a stinging sensation.
beißend bissig
Cutting or incisive.
beißend bissig stechend
Tending to bite.

biting midge biting midges n
Gnitze
Any Ceratopogonidae, a family of small flies (1-4 mm long) in the order Diptera.

biting point biting points n
Schleifpunkt
(automotive) The point where the clutch engages when the pedal is released.

bitmap bitmaps n
Binärbild Bitmap Pixelgrafik Rastergrafik
(computing) A series of bits that represents a rasterized graphic image, each pixel being represented as a group of bits.

bitstock bitstocks n
Kurbelbohrmaschine Bohrkurbel Bohrwinde Brustleier Handbohrer Kurbelbohrer
A hand tool consisting of a crank which holds a fitted rotating drill bit tip, designed to bore holes in rigid materials, by cutting a disc in a spiral fashion.

bitt bitts n
Poller
(nautical) A bollard.

bitter /ˈbɪtə(ɹ)/ /ˈbɪtɚ/ [ˈbɪtʰə] [ˈbɪɾɚ] [ˈbɪʔə] bitterer bitterest more bitter most bitter adj
bitter herb
Having an acrid taste (usually from a basic substance).
bitter arg harsch hart
Harsh, piercing or stinging.
erbittert feindlich hässlich verhasst
Hateful or hostile.
verbittert bitter
Cynical and resentful.

bitter almond bitter almonds n
Bittermandel
The seed of this tree, which is unpalatably bitter and bears many times the cyanide of the sweet almond.

bitter melon /ˈbɪtəɹ ˈmɛlən/ bitter melons n
Balsambirne Bittergurke Bittermelone Karela
A vine, Momordica charantia, which produces a bitter, though when properly prepared edible, fruit.

bitter orange bitter oranges n
Bitterorange Pomeranze
A citrus tree of the species Citrus limetta.
Pomeranze Bitterorange Sevilla-Orange saure Orange
The fruit of these species.

bitter vetch bitter vetches n
Linsenwicke
A plant with bitter, lentil-like seeds that are edible with special processing, but are now mostly fed to livestock, Vicia ervilia.

bittercress bittercresses n
Barbarakraut
Barbarea vulgaris (garden yellowrocket), a biennial herb native to Europe.

bitterling bitterlings n
Bitterling
Any of various species of small cyprinid fish in the genus Rhodeus.

bitterly /ˈbɪtəli/ /ˈbɪtəɹli/ more bitterly most bitterly adv
bitterlich
In a bitter manner.

bittern /ˈbɪtən/ /ˈbɪtəɹn/ bitterns n
Rohrdommel Dommel
Several bird species in the Botaurinae subfamily of the heron family Ardeidae.

bitterness /ˈbɪtənəs/ bitternesses n
Bitterkeit Bitternis
The quality of feeling bitter; acrimony, resentment; the quality of exhibiting such feelings.

bitterroot bitterroots n
Bitterwurz Bitterwurzel
Lewisia rediviva, a small, low, pink flower with a yellow center.

bitters bitters n
Bitter
A liquid used in mixed drinks or as a tonic into which bitter herbs have been steeped (it can also be found in powdered form for adding to mixed drinks).

bittersweet /ˈbɪtɚˌswit/ /ˌbɪtɚˈswit/ [ˈbɪɾɚˌswiʔt̚] more bittersweet most bittersweet adj
bittersüß
Both bitter and sweet.
(figurative) Expressing contrasting emotions of pain and pleasure.

bittersweet /ˈbɪtɚˌswit/ /ˌbɪtɚˈswit/ [ˈbɪɾɚˌswiʔt̚] bittersweets n
Bittersüßer Nachtschatten Bittersüß
Bittersweet nightshade, Solanum dulcamara.

bitterwort bitterworts n
Bitterwurz Gelber Enzian
The great yellow gentian (Gentiana lutea), which has a very bitter taste.

bitumen /baɪˈtumən/ /bɪˈtjumən/ /bɪˈtumən/ /ˈbɪt.jʊ.mɪn/ /ˈbɪt͡ʃ.ʊ.mɪn/ bitumens bitumina n
Bitumen
A sticky, black, highly viscous liquid or semi-solid form of petroleum, burning with a bright flame. It occurs as an abundant natural product in many places, as on the shores of the Dead and Caspian Seas. It is used in cements, in the construction of pavements, etc.; Mineral pitch.

bitwise adj
bitweise
(computing) Treating a value as a series of bits rather than a numerical quantity.

bivalence bivalences n
Bivalenz Zweitwertigkeit
The state or quality of being bivalent (in any sense)

bivariance n
Bivarianz

bivariant adj
bivariant
(mathematics) Having two independent variables.

bivector bivectors n
Bivektor
(mathematics) An antisymmetric tensor of second rank.

bivouac /ˈbɪv.u.æk/ /ˈbɪv.wæk/ bivouacs n
Biwak
An encampment for the night, usually without tents or covering.

bivouac /ˈbɪv.u.æk/ /ˈbɪv.wæk/ v
biwakieren
To set up camp.

bivouac sack bivouac sacks n
Biwaksack
A waterproof fabric shell designed to slip over a sleeping bag.

biweekly /baɪˈwiːkli/ adj
vierzehntägig alle zwei Wochen
Occurring once every two weeks; fortnightly.
zweimal pro Woche
Occurring twice a week.

biweekly /baɪˈwiːkli/ adv
alle zwei Wochen zweiwöchentlich
Every two weeks.
zweimal pro Woche
Twice a week (but see the Usage notes).

bizarre /bəˈzɑɹ/ /bəˈzɑː(ɹ)/ /bɪˈzɑɹ/ /bɪˈzɑː(ɹ)/ bizarrer bizarrest more bizarre most bizarre adj
bizarr seltsam komisch
Strangely unconventional; highly unusual and different from common experience, often in an extravagant, fantastic, and/or conspicuous way.

black /blæk/ blacker blackest more black most black adj
schwarz Schwarz
(of an object) Absorbing all light and reflecting none; dark and hueless.
(of objects, markets, etc) Illegitimate, illegal, or disgraced.
Clandestine; relating to a political, military, or espionage operation or site, the existence or details of which is withheld from the general public.
schwarz schwarzhäutig
(US, UK, South Africa) Belonging to or descended from any of various sub-Saharan African ethnic groups which typically have dark pigmentation of the skin.
(sometimes capitalized) Belonging to or descended from any of various (African, Aboriginal, etc) ethnic groups which typically have dark pigmentation of the skin. (See usage notes below.)
(board games, chess) Of or relating to the playing pieces of a board game deemed to belong to the "black" set (in chess, the set used by the player who moves second) (often regardless of the pieces' actual colour).
Occult; relating to something (such as mystical or magical knowledge) which is unknown to or kept secret from the general public.
(taxonomy, especially) Dark in comparison to another species with the same base name.

black /blæk/ blacks n
Schwarz schwarz
(countable, and, uncountable) The colour/color perceived in the absence of light, but also when no light is reflected, but rather absorbed.
(countable) A pen, pencil, crayon, etc., made of black pigment.
(British, countable) A type of firecracker that is really more dark brown in colour.
Schwarz Schwärze
(countable, and, uncountable) A black dye or pigment.
Schwarze Schwarzer schwarz
(sometimes capitalised, countable, often, offensive) A member of descendant of any of various (African, Aboriginal, etc) ethnic groups which typically have dark pigmentation of the skin. (See usage notes.)
(in chess and similar games, countable) The person playing with the black set of pieces.
A dark smut fungus, harmful to wheat.
Schwarze
(billiards, snooker, pool, countable) The black ball.

black alder black alders n
Schwarz-Erle Schwarzerle
(countable, uncountable) A tree (Alnus glutinosa), of many practical uses, growing in moist conditions in Europe.

black and blue adj
grün und blau
(colloquial, of a person) Having obvious bruises of the skin, typically from falling or being hit or punched.

black and white black and whites n
Amerikaner
A type of giant cookie (about 8 inches diameter) with icing on the top side: half white, half dark chocolate.

black antshrike black antshrikes n
Nördlicher Schwarzameisenwürger
A passerine bird of the antbird family, Thamnophilus nigriceps.

black bag black bags n
Arztkoffer Arzttasche
(chiefly, US) The pouch or case traditionally carried by medical doctors, especially when making house calls, and containing medical instruments and supplies.

black beer black beers n
Schwarzbier
A dark German lager beer.

black beetle black beetles n
Küchenschabe
The oriental cockroach, Blatta orientalis (a large roach from the family Blattidae).

black belt black belts n
schwarzer Gürtel
(martial arts) The highest belt colour in various martial arts.
Schwarzgürtel
(martial arts) Someone who has attained the black belt in martial arts.

black bile n
schwarze Galle

black bloc black blocs n
schwarzer Block
Any group of individuals who join a protest or demonstration, wearing black clothing including items to protect and/or conceal their faces and often engaging in violence and vandalism; the tactic of forming and participating in such a group.

black box black boxes n
Flugschreiber Blackbox
(informal, aviation) A flight recorder; the brightly colored cockpit voice recorders and flight data recorders in an aircraft designed to aid in determining the cause of an accident.
Blackbox Flugschreiber
A theoretical construct or device with known input and output characteristics but unknown method of operation.

black bryony n
Gemeine Schmerwurz
The plant Tamus communis.

black caraway black caraways n
Echter Schwarzkümmel Ägyptischer Schwarzkümmel
A Middle-Eastern spice plant related to buttercups, Nigella sativa, with dark black, aromatic seeds.
Schwarzkümmel
These seeds as spice.

black cardamom n
schwarzer Kardamom
An Asiatic plant of species Amomum subulatum, whose pods are used as a spice in Indian cuisine.

black cat black cats n
schwarze Katze
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see black,‎ cat.

black chanterelle black chanterelles n
Herbsttrompete Totentrompete
An edible mushroom

black cherry black cherries n
Spätblühende Traubenkirsche
Prunus serotina

black child black children n
Negerlein schwarzes Kind
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black coal black coals n
Steinkohle
high-quality coal

black coffee black coffees n
schwarzer Kaffee Mokka
Coffee served as a beverage without cream or milk.

black copper n
Schwarzkupfer

black crowned crane black crowned cranes n
Kronenkranich Pfauenkranich Schwarzhals-Kronenkranich
Balearica pavonina, a bird of the crane (Gruidae) family

black dwarf black dwarfs n
Schwarzer Zwerg
(astronomy) A hypothesized white dwarf that has cooled down and no longer emits visible light.

black eye black eyes n
blaues Auge Veilchen
An eye which has been bruised showing noticeable hematoma, especially after receiving a blow.

black flag black flags n
schwarze Fahne
A flag with a black color, used as a symbol of anarchism.
schwarze Flagge
A racing flag with a black color, used in auto racing to summon a driver to the pits.

black francolin black francolins n
Halsbandfrankolin
A game bird in the francolin family (Francolinus francolinus, of south and southwestern Asia)

black frost black frosts n
schwarzer Frost
(chiefly, nautical) A mist of very cold droplets that freeze upon impact and coat objects (such as parts of a ship) with ice, potentially causing a ship to capsize.

black gold n
schwarzes Gold
(informal, idiomatic) Raw petroleum; crude oil.

black grouse /ˈblæk ɡɹɑʊs/ black grouses n
Birkhuhn
A large, black bird with a lyre-shaped tail, Lyrurus tetrix (syn. Tetrao tetrix).

black guillemot black guillemots n
Gryllteiste
A seabird, Cepphus grylle, of the auk family (Alcidae).

black hole /blæk ˈhoʊl/ /blæk ˈhəʊl/ black holes n
schwarzes Loch Schwarzes Loch
(astronomy) A gravitationally domineering celestial body with an event horizon from which even light cannot escape; the most dense material in the universe, condensed into a singularity, usually formed by a collapsing massive star. [from 20th c.]

black horse black horses n
Rappe

black humor n
schwarzer Humor
(uncountable) A subgenre of comedy and satire that deals with subjects that are believed to be serious or controversial, such as death, divorce, drug abuse, etc.

black ice n
Glatteis Blitzeis
A smooth, barely visible, and dangerously slippery film of ice, usually over a dark surface, such as rock or pavement.

black kite black kites n
Schwarzmilan
A species of kite, Milvus migrans, widely distributed throughout the Old World.

black knight black knights n
schwarzer Ritter
(fiction) A villain or evil character who masks their identity and that of their liege by not displaying heraldry.

black letter black letters n
Bruchschrift Fraktur gebrochene Schrift gotische Schrift
(typography) A Northern European style of type, with contrasting thick-and-thin, angular strokes forming upright letterforms, and usually set with a dark typographic colour on the page.
Frakturtext
Text set in black-letter type.

black light black lights n
Schwarzlicht
(countable) A light bulb that emits ultraviolet light, usually used to create the illusion that anything white is glowing.

black liquor n
Schwarzlauge
A waste product produced during digesting pulpwood into paper pulp.

black lives matter phraseologicalUnit
schwarze Leben zählen
(politics, originally, US) A rallying call and statement of protest, concerning police brutality and racially motivated violence against black people.

black locust black locusts n
Robinie Scheinakazie
A tree, Robinia pseudoacacia, in the subfamily Faboideae of the pea family Fabaceae, native to the southeastern United States, but widely planted and naturalized elsewhere in temperate North America, Europe and Asia; considered an invasive species in some areas.

black magic n
schwarze Magie schwarze Kunst
Magic derived from evil forces, as distinct from good or benign forces; or magic performed with the intention of doing harm.

black market black markets n
Schwarzmarkt
Trade that is in violation of restrictions, rationing, or price controls.
(collective) The people who engage in such trade, or that sector of the economy.

black marketeer black marketeers n
Schieber Schieberin
Someone selling black market goods or trading on the black market.

black match black matches n
ungedeckte Stoppine

black money n
Schwarzgeld
(India) Money that is obtained illegally, especially that which circulates outside the formal financial system in the underworld. [from 19th c.]

black mulberry black mulberries n
Schwarze Maulbeere
Edible fruit of this tree.

black nightshade black nightshades n
Schwarze Nachtschatten
A Eurasian species of nightshade with black berries, Solanum nigrum, of Europe.

black oak black oaks n
Schwarzeiche
(usually, countable) A deciduous oak tree, Quercus velutina, native to eastern North America.
A related oak tree native to western North America, Quercus kelloggii, often considered the best oak for acorn mush by American Indians in its native range

black pepper n
schwarzer Pfeffer
The dried, unripe berries (peppercorns) of the Piper nigrum plant which are commonly used as a spice and seasoning. They are either used whole, or in a ground or crushed form.

black powder n
Schwarzpulver
A simple form of gunpowder, consisting of a mixture of saltpetre, charcoal, and sulfur.

black pudding black puddings n
Blutpudding

black radish black radishes n
Schwarzer Winter-Rettich Schwarzer Rettich
A root vegetable of the family Brassicaceae cultivated for its edible root that has a tough black or dull brown skin and white flesh, Raphanus sativus var. niger

black redstart black redstarts n
Hausrotschwanz
A small passerine bird, Phoenicurus ochruros, from south and central Europe

black rhinoceros black rhinoceros black rhinoceroses n
Spitzmaulnashorn
A species of rhinoceros, Diceros bicornis, in the family Rhinocerotidae.

black salsify black salsifies n
Schwarzwurzel
A perennial member of the sunflower family (Asteraceae), cultivated as a root vegetable (Pseudopodospermum hispanicum, syn. Scorzonera hispanica).

black sapote black sapotes n
Schwarze Sapote
A kind of fruit (Diospyros nigra).

black scabbardfish black scabbardfish black scabbardfishes n
Schwartzer Degenfisch
A North Atlantic fish of the cutlassfish family Trichiuridae with an extremely elongated, eel-like body, Aphanopus carbo.

black sheep black sheep n
schwarzes Schaf
(idiomatic) A person who is not wholesome, honest, or trustworthy.

black skimmer black skimmers n
Schwarzmantel-Scherenschnabel
A bird (Rynchops niger) native to the Americas.

black smoker black smokers n
Schwarzer Raucher
(geology, oceanography) A kind of hydrothermal vent found on the seabed, emitting clouds of black material.

black soup n
Spartanische Suppe schwarze Suppe spartanische Suppe
An ancient Spartan broth of boiled pigs' legs, blood, salt, and vinegar.

black stork black storks n
Schwarzstorch
Ciconia nigra, a large bird in the stork family Ciconiidae.

black swan /blæk ˈswɑn/ /blæk ˈswɒn/ black swans n
Trauerschwan Schwarzschwan
Cygnus atratus, a swan with black plumage and a red bill which is endemic to Australia. [from c. 1700]

black tea black teas n
schwarzer Tee Schwarztee
Tea leaves which have been "fermented" (actually, oxidized) before drying to enhance their flavour (cf. green tea).
Tee
(British) A cup of tea served without milk.

black tern black terns n
Trauerseeschwalbe
A small seabird (Chlidonias niger), of the tern family (Sternidae)

black vulture black vultures n
Rabengeier
An American vulture species, Coragyps atratus, with black plumage.

black walnut black walnuts n
Schwarznuss Schwarznussbaum
Juglans nigra, a tree native to eastern North America.

black widow black widows n
schwarze Witwe
Any of several species of venomous and potentially deadly spiders, particularly Latrodectus spp..
A woman who kills one or more of her lovers.

black woodpecker /ˈblækˈwʊdpɛkə(ɹ)/ black woodpeckers n
Schwarzspecht
Any of species Dryocopus martius of woodpeckers (family Picidae).

black-and-white more black-and-white most black-and-white adj
schwarzweiß monochrome
Of art, a photograph or photography, using shades of grey rather than shades of any other color.
Of a television or monitor, displaying images in shades of grey rather than color.

black-and-white television black-and-white televisions n
Schwarz-Weiß-Fernsehen
A monochrome system of transmitting and receiving television signals.
Schwarz-Weiß-Fernseher
A television set that displays only monochrome images.

black-arched moth black-arched moths n
Fichtenspinner Nonne
A black-and-white moth of species Lymantria monacha.

black-bellied plover black-bellied plovers n
Kiebitzregenpfeifer
An Arctic bird, Pluvialis squatarola.

black-bellied wren black-bellied wrens n
Bindenbauch-Zaunkönig

black-bibbed tit black-bibbed tits n
Kragenmeise Schwarzkragenmeise
Poecile hypermelaenus, a small bird of the tit family Paridae

black-billed capercaillie black-billed capercaillies n
Stein-Auerhuhn
A large black grouse endemic to Siberia, closely related to western capercaillie; Tetrao parvirostris.

black-billed magpie black-billed magpies n
Hudsonelster
Pica hudsonia, a magpie native to North America.

black-box function black-box functions n
Black-Box-Funktion

black-browed albatross black-browed albatrosses n
Schwarzbrauenalbatros
Thalassarche melanophris is a large seabird in the albatross family..

black-capped chickadee black-capped chickadees n
Schwarzkopfmeise
Poecile atricapillus, a small bird of the tit family Paridae

black-crested antshrike black-crested antshrikes n
Schwarzgesicht-Ameisenwürger
A South American passerine bird in the antbird family, living in undergrowth in mangrove or other swampy forest and thickets near water, Sakesphorus canadensis.

black-crowned night heron black-crowned night herons n
Nachtreiher
A medium-sized heron, Nycticorax nycticorax, found throughout a large part of the world, except in the coldest regions and Australasia.

black-eyed pea black-eyed peas n
Augenbohne Kuhbohne Schlangenbohne Schwarzaugenbohne
An African leguminous plant, of the species Vigna unguiculata, widely cultivated as food and forage, specifically Vigna unguiculata subsp. unguiculata.
The edible seed of these plants.

black-faced bunting black-faced buntings n
Maskenammer
Emberiza spodocephala, a passerine bird in the bunting family Emberizidae.

black-footed cat black-footed cats n
Schwarzfußkatze
Felis nigripes, the smallest African cat, endemic in the south west arid zone of the southern African subregion.

black-haired adj
schwarzhaarig schwatt
having hair of a black color.

black-handed gibbon black-handed gibbons n
Schwarzhandgibbon
Hylobates agilis, a primate in the Hylobatidae or gibbon family

black-headed bunting black-headed buntings n
Kappenammer
Emberiza melanocephala, a passerine bird in the bunting family Emberizidae.

black-headed gull black-headed gulls n
Lachmöwe
A small gull, Chroicocephalus ridibundus, which breeds in much of Europe and Asia, and also in coastal eastern Canada.

black-hooded antshrike black-hooded antshrikes n
Kapuzenameisenwürger
A passerine bird of the antbird family, Thamnophilus bridgesi

black-legged kittiwake black-legged kittiwakes n
Dreizehenmöwe
A seabird species in the gull family Laridae, Rissa tridactyla.

black-necked crane black-necked cranes n
Schwarzhalskranich
Grus nigricollis, a bird of the crane (Gruidae) family, native to Asia

black-necked grebe black-necked grebes n
Schwarzhalstaucher
A freshwater bird, Podiceps nigricollis, of the grebe family (Podicipedidae)

black-tailed godwit black-tailed godwits n
Uferschnepfe
A wader, Limosa limosa, a type of godwit, of the Scolopacidae family

black-tailed jackrabbit black-tailed jackrabbits n
Eselhase
Lepus californicus, a common hare of the western United States and Mexico

black-throated accentor black-throated accentors n
Schwarzkehlbraunelle
Prunella atrogularis, a small passerine bird in the family Prunellidae

black-throated antshrike black-throated antshrikes n
Schwarzkehl-Ameisenwürger
a passerine bird of the antbird family, Frederickena viridis.

black-throated diver black-throated divers n
Prachttaucher
Gavia arctica, a medium-sized member of the loon or diver family that breeds in Eurasia, with grey head, black throat, white underparts and chequered black-and-white mantle.

black-throated thrush black-throated thrushes n
Schwarzkehldrossel
Turdus atrogularis, a migratory Asian thrush with a black throat

black-winged kite black-winged kites n
Gleitaar
Elanus caeruleus, a small diurnal bird of prey in the family Accipitridae.

black-winged pratincole black-winged pratincoles n
Schwarzflügel-Brachschwalbe
A wader, Glareola nordmanni.

black-winged stilt black-winged stilts n
Stelzenläufer
A species of long-legged waders; (Himantopus himantopus).

blackamoor /ˈblæk.əˌmɔɹ/ /ˈblæk.əˌmɔː(ɹ)/ /ˈblæk.əˌmʊə(ɹ)/ /ˈblæk.əˌmʊɹ/ blackamoors n
Mohr
(archaic, old, _, heraldry, often, offensive, ethnic slur) A person with dark black skin, especially one from north Africa.

blackberry /ˈblækbəɹi/ /ˈblækbɛɹi/ /ˈblækbɹi/ blackberries n
Brombeere Brombeerstrauch
A fruit-bearing shrub of the aggregate species Rubus fruticosus and some hybrids.

blackberry winter blackberry winters n
Eisheilige Schafskälte
(especially, Southern US, Midwest US) A period of cold weather that falls when blackberries are flowering, or more generally any time in spring or early summer (March, April or May).

blackbird /ˈblakbəːd/ /ˈblækˌbɚd/ blackbirds n
Amsel Schwarzdrossel
A common true thrush, Turdus merula, found in woods and gardens over much of Eurasia, and introduced elsewhere.

blackboard /ˈblækboɹd/ /ˈblækbɔɹd/ /ˈblækbɔːd/ blackboards n
Tafel
A large flat surface, finished with black slate or a similar material, that can be written upon with chalk and subsequently erased; a chalkboard.

blackbody blackbodies n
schwarzer Körper
(physics) a theoretical body, approximated by a hole in a hollow black sphere, that absorbs all incident electromagnetic radiation and reflects none; it has a characteristic emission spectrum

blackcoat blackcoats n
Schwarzrock
A member of the clergy.

blackcurrant /ˈblækˌkɜɹənt/ /ˈblækˌkʌɹənt/ blackcurrants n
Aalbeere schwarze Johannisbeere
The berry borne by this shrub.

blacken /ˈblækən/ v
schwärzen
(transitive, causative) To make dirty.

blackhead blackheads n
Komedo Mitesser
(countable, medicine) A comedo, a skin blemish, a type of acne vulgaris, where a pore becomes clogged with a dark, hard, cheesy keratin-filled substance forming a hard black "head" on the skin's surface.

blackish /ˈblækɪʃ/ more blackish most blackish adj
schwärzlich
somewhat black

blackish-gray antshrike blackish-gray antshrikes n
Schwarzgrauer Ameisenwürger
A passerine bird of the antbird family, Thamnophilus nigrocinereus.

blackishness n
Schwärzlichkeit
The quality of being blackish, somewhat black.

blackjack /ˈblækd͡ʒæk/ blackjacks n
Blackjack Einundzwanzig Siebzehn und Vier
(card games) A common gambling card game in casinos, where the object is to get as close to 21 without going over.
Totschläger
(weapons) A small, flat, blunt, usually leather-covered weapon loaded with heavy material such as lead or ball bearings, intended to inflict a blow to the head that renders the victim unconscious with diminished risk of lasting cranial trauma.
(aviation) A tool of leather filled with shot (or similar), resembling the weapon, used for shaping sheet metal.

blacklist /ˈblæklɪst/ blacklists n
schwarze Liste Index Negativliste
(legal, computing) A list or set of people or entities to be shunned or banned, disallowed or blocked.

blacklist /ˈblæklɪst/ v
auf die schwarze Liste setzen
(transitive) To place on a blacklist; to mark a person or entity as one to be shunned or banned.

blackmail n
Erpressung
The extortion of money or favours by threats of public accusation, exposure, or censure.

blackmail v
erpressen
(Kenya) To speak ill of someone; to defame someone.

blackmailer blackmailers n
Erpresser Erpresserin
Someone who blackmails.

blackness /ˈblæknəs/ blacknesses n
Schwärze
The state or quality of being black in colour.

blackout /ˈblæk.aʊt/ /ˈblæk.ʌʊt/ blackouts n
Blackout Erinnerungsverlust Filmriss
A temporary loss of memory.
Blackout Stromausfall
A large-scale power failure, and resulting loss of electricity to consumers.

blackshirt blackshirts n
Schwarzhemd Squadrist Squadristin
(historical, chiefly, in the plural) A uniformed member of a paramilitary wing of the Italian Fascist Party.

blacksmith /ˈblæk.smɪθ/ blacksmiths n
Hufschmied Hufschmiedin Beschlagschmied Beschlagschmiedin Hufbeschlagschmied Hufbeschlagschmiedin
Eisenschmied Eisenschmiedin Grobschmied Grobschmiedin
A person who forges iron.

blacksmithing n
Schmiedekunst
the business of a blacksmith

blackthorn /ˈblækˌθɔɹn/ /ˈblækˌθɔːn/ blackthorns n
Schlehdorn Schlehe
A large shrub or small tree, Prunus spinosa, that is native to Europe, western Asia, and north Africa. It has a dark bark and bears thorns.

blackwater blackwaters n
Schwarzwasser
Waste from domestic toilets; water containing fecal matter. [from 20th c.]

bladder /ˈblædə/ /ˈblædɚ/ bladders n
Blase Harnblase
(zoology) A flexible sac that can expand and contract and that holds liquids or gases.
Blase
(botany) A hollow, inflatable organ of a plant.
The inflatable bag inside various balls used in sports, such as footballs and rugby balls.

bladder cancer bladder cancers n
Blasenkrebs
(oncology) A disease in which abnormal cells multiply without control in the bladder.

bladder cherry bladder cherries n
Lampionblume
A plant, Alkekengi officinarum (syn. Physalis alkekengi), having a bright paper-like covering over its fruit, native to southern Europe.

bladdernut bladdernuts n
Pimpernuss
Any of several species of large shrubs or small trees, of the genus Staphylea, in the family Staphyleaceae

bladderpod bladderpods n
Aufgeblasene Lobelie Indianertabak
Any of various flowering plants, including Cleome isomeris (= Isomeris arborea), Peritoma arborea, Lobelia inflata, and species of Physaria (= Lesquerella) and Paysonia.

bladderwort bladderworts n
Wasserschlauch
Any of many aquatic carnivorous plants, of the genus Utricularia, that have open bladders that trap minute insects and crustaceans.

blade /bleɪd/ blades n
Klinge
The (typically sharp-edged) part of a knife, sword, razor, or other tool with which it cuts.
(mathematics) An exterior product of vectors. (The product may have more than two factors. Also, a scalar counts as a 0-blade, a vector as a 1-blade; an exterior product of k vectors may be called a k-blade.)
Grashalm
The narrow leaf of a grass or cereal.
Blatt
Thin plate, foil.
Klinge Turbinenschaufel
(biology) The four large shell plates on the sides, and the five large ones of the middle, of the carapace of the sea turtle, which yield the best tortoise shell.

blade of grass blades of grass n
Grashalm
A single long, narrow leaf of a plant described by the mass noun grass.

blah /bla/ /blɑː/ blahs n
Blabla Gelaber
(uncountable, informal) Nonsense; drivel; idle, meaningless talk.

blah blah blah interjection
blablabla
A put-down to silence someone who would otherwise not stop talking.
Blabla Blablabla
A stand-in for trivial, obvious, or boring content.

blame /bleɪm/ n
Schuld
(computing) A source control feature that can show which user was responsible for a particular portion of the source code.

blame /bleɪm/ v
beschuldigen verantwortlich machen
(transitive, usually followed by "for") To assert or consider that someone is the cause of something negative; to place blame, to attribute responsibility (for something negative or for doing something negative).

blameworthy /ˈbleɪmˌwɚði/ /ˈbleɪmˌwɜː(ɹ)ði/ more blameworthy most blameworthy adj
verdammenswert
Deserving blame or censure; reprehensible.

blanch /blænt͡ʃ/ /blɑːnt͡ʃ/ v
erbleichen
(intransitive) To grow or become white.
(transitive, figuratively) To give a favorable appearance to; to whitewash; to whiten;

blancmange /bləˈmɑndʒ/ /bləˈmɑnʒ/ /bləˈmɒndʒ/ /bləˈmɒnʒ/ blancmanges n
Mandelsulz Blancmanger Weinsulz
A simple dessert made by cooking sweetened milk with cornstarch and vanilla.

bland /blænd/ blander blandest adj
mild sanft reizlos
Having a soothing effect; not irritating or stimulating.
geschmacklos fad langweilig
Lacking in taste or flavor.
geistlos hohl platt stumpfsinnig
(figurative) Lacking interest; boring; dull.
blass gelassen sanftmütig
(now, _, rare) Mild; soft, gentle, balmy; smooth in manner; suave.

blandish /ˈblændɪʃ/ v
zureden
(transitive) To persuade someone by using flattery; to cajole.

blank /blæŋk/ blanker blankest more blank most blank adj
ausdruckslos
(archaic) White or pale; without colour.
unausgefüllt unbeschrieben
Free from writing, printing, or marks; having an empty space to be filled in

blank /blæŋk/ blanks n
Rohling
(archaic, historical, obsolete) A small French coin, originally of silver, afterwards of copper, worth 5 deniers; also a silver coin of Henry V current in the parts of France then held by the English, worth about 8 pence [15th–17th century].
(mechanics, engineering) A piece of material roughly cut, forged, cast, etc. to the size and shape of the thing to be made, and ready for the finishing operations; (coining) the disc of metal before stamping [since the 16th century].
A dash written in place of an omitted letter or word [since the 18th century]
Lücke
A space to be filled in on a form or template.
Leerzeichen Leerstelle Spatium Wortzwischenraum
The space character; the character resulting from pressing the space bar on a keyboard.
Platzpatrone
(firearms) Short for blank cartridge. [since the 19th century].

blank check blank checks n
Blankoscheck
(US) A signed check of the type used to draw money from a bank account, containing no information as to the amount to be paid with it, so that any amount can be filled in.
(US) A grant of complete authority to spend an unlimited amount of money, or to take other actions without restraint.

blank slate blank slates n
unbeschriebenes Blatt

blank verse blank verses n
Blankvers
(poetry) A poetic form with regular meter, particularly iambic pentameter, but no fixed rhyme scheme.

blanket /ˈblæŋkɪt/ adj
General- allgemein allumfassend pauschal umfassend
General; covering or encompassing everything.

blanket /ˈblæŋkɪt/ blankets n
Decke Bettdecke Wolldecke
A heavy, loosely woven fabric, usually large and woollen, used for warmth while sleeping or resting.
Lage Schicht
A layer of anything.

blanket /ˈblæŋkɪt/ v
abdecken verdecken überdecken decken zudecken
(transitive) To cover with, or as if with, a blanket.
abdecken abgrasen durchstreifen
(transitive) To traverse or complete thoroughly.

blare /blɛ(ə)ɹ/ /blɛə/ v
plärren
To make a loud sound, especially like a trumpet.

blaspheme /ˈblæs.fim/ /ˌblæsˈfiːm/ /ˌblɑːsˈfiːm/ v
lästern Gott lästern blasphemieren
(intransitive) To commit blasphemy; to speak against God or religious doctrine.

blasphemer blasphemers n
Blasphemist Blasphemistin Gotteslästerer Gotteslästerin
One who commits blasphemy; a person who mocks or derides a deity or religion, or claims to be God.

blasphemous /ˈblæs.fəm.əs/ /ˈblæs.fəm.ʌs/ more blasphemous most blasphemous adj
blasphemisch gotteslästerlich
Lacking piety or respect for the sacred. Resembling blasphemy.

blasphemy /ˈblæs.fə.mi/ blasphemies n
Blasphemie Gotteslästerung
An act of irreverence or contempt toward a god or toward something considered sacred; an impious act, utterance, view, etc.

blast /blæst/ /blɑːst/ blasts n
Windstoß
A violent gust of wind.

blast furnace blast furnaces n
Hochofen
(metallurgy) As above, but specifically such a furnace where the fuel and the ore are intermixed, as for example when coke and iron ore are burned together.

blasted /ˈblæst.ɪd/ /ˈblɑːst.ɪd/ adj
verdammt verflucht vermaledeit
(colloquial) Accursed; damned.

blastema blastemas blastemata n
Blastem
(physiology) A clump of undifferentiated cells or blasts, from which an organ or body part will develop, either during the normal growth of an embryo or in the regeneration of a lost body part.

blasto- prefix
blasto-
bud; budding; germination

blastoderm /ˈblæstəˌdɚm/ blastoderms n
Blastoderm
(embryology) The germination point in an ovum from which the embryo develops.

blastoid blastoids n
Knospenstrahler
(paleontology) A member of an extinct class of echinoderms, the Blastoidea.

blastoma /blæstˈoʊmə/ blastomas blastomata n
Blastom
(pathology) A tumour that is caused by malignancies in precursor cells or blasts.

blastpipe /ˈblæst-/ /ˈblæstˌpaɪp/ /ˈblɑːstpaɪp/ blastpipes n
Blasrohr
(mechanical engineering, rail transport) A pipe forming part of the exhaust system of a steam locomotive that discharges exhaust steam from the cylinders up into the smokebox beneath the chimney in order to increase the draught through the firebox; this speeds up the release of smoke through the chimney.

blasé /blɑˈzeɪ/ /ˈblɑːzeɪ/ more blasé most blasé adj
gelangweilt gleichgültig
Unimpressed with something because of over-familiarity.

blatant /ˈbleɪtənt/ more blatant most blatant adj
offensichtlich eklatant himmelschreiend krass
Obvious, on show; unashamed; loudly obtrusive or offensive.
brüllend
(archaic) Bellowing; disagreeably clamorous; sounding loudly and harshly.

blather /blæðə(ɹ)/ n
Gelabere Gequassel Gequatsche Laberei
(pejorative) Nonsensical or foolish talk.

blather /blæðə(ɹ)/ v
quasseln quatschen sabbeln
(intransitive, pejorative) To talk rapidly without making much sense.

blaxploitation n
Blaxploitation
(film genre) A genre of exploitation films of the 1970s that starred black actors.

blaze /bleɪz/ blazes n
(vielzüngige) Flamme Feuerzungen Flammenmeer Lohe
A fire, especially a fast-burning fire producing a lot of flames and light.
Brennen Gleißen Lodern
Intense, direct light accompanied with heat.
Blesse
The white or lighter-coloured markings on a horse's face.

blaze /bleɪz/ v
brennen lodern
(intransitive) To be on fire, especially producing bright flames.
ausleuchten bescheinen gleißen strahlen
(intransitive) To send forth or reflect a bright light; shine like a flame.
kennzeichnen
(transitive) To set a mark on (as a tree, usually by cutting off a piece of its bark).
(transitive) To indicate or mark out (a trail, especially through vegetation) by a series of blazes.

blaze up v
aufleuchten auflodern hochschlagen
(intransitive, of a fire) to burst into flames from a seemingly non-burning state

blazer /ˈbleɪzə/ /ˈbleɪzɚ/ blazers n
Blazer
A semi-formal jacket.

blazon /ˈbleɪzən/ blazons n
Blasonierung Wappenbeschreibung
(heraldry) A coat of arms or a banner depicting a coat of arms.

blazon /ˈbleɪzən/ v
beschreiben
(transitive) To describe a coat of arms.

bleach /bliːt͡ʃ/ [blit͡ʃ] [bliːt͡ʃ] bleaches n
Bleichmittel Bleiche
(uncountable) A chemical, such as sodium hypochlorite or hydrogen peroxide, or a preparation of such a chemical, used for disinfecting or whitening.

bleach /bliːt͡ʃ/ [blit͡ʃ] [bliːt͡ʃ] v
bleichen
(transitive) To treat with bleach, especially so as to whiten (fabric, paper, etc.) or lighten (hair).

bleacher /ˈbli.t͡ʃɚ/ /ˈbliː.t͡ʃə/ bleachers n
Sitzreihen Sitztribüne Zuschauerbänke
(US, usually, in the plural) A stand of tiered planks used as seating for spectators, often outdoors.

bleachery bleacheries n
Bleicherei

bleak /bliːk/ bleaker bleakest adj
ausgeblichen bleich farblos
Without color; pale; pallid.
desolat kahl karg trostlos ungeschützt öde
Desolate and exposed; swept by cold winds.
düster desolat freudlos trostlos trübe
Unhappy; cheerless; miserable; emotionally desolate.

bleak /bliːk/ bleak bleaks n
Ukelei Laube
A small European river fish (Alburnus alburnus), of the family Cyprinidae.

bleat /ˈbliːt/ bleats n
Blöken
The characteristic cry of a sheep or a goat.

bleat /ˈbliːt/ v
blöken
Of a sheep or goat, to make its characteristic cry; of a human, to mimic this sound.
(informal, derogatory) Of a person, to complain.

blech /blɛk/ /blɛx/ interjection
kotz würg
(slang) An imitation of the sound of gagging, used to express disgust or disdain.

bleed /ˈbliːd/ bleeds n
Blutung
An incident of bleeding, as in haemophilia.
Beschnitt
(printing) A narrow edge around a page layout, to be printed but cut off afterwards (added to allow for slight misalignment, especially with pictures that should run to the edge of the finished sheet).

bleed /ˈbliːd/ v
bluten
(intransitive, of a person, animal or body part) To shed blood through an injured blood vessel.
ausbluten
(transitive) To take large amounts of money from.
entlüften
(transitive) To remove air bubbles from a pipe containing other fluids.

bleed dry v
ausbluten lassen
(transitive) To wait until all the blood of (a slaughtered animal) has drained off.

bleed out v
verbluten
(intransitive) To die due to excess bloodloss; to bleed to death.

bleed white v
ausbluten
(transitive, figuratively, informal) To cause someone hardship by cutting all supplies off.

bleed-through bleed-throughs n
Durchbluten
The seepage of ink from one side of a printed page to the other.

bleeder /ˈblidɚ/ /ˈbliːdə/ bleeders n
Bluter
A person who is easily made to bleed, or who bleeds in unusually large amounts, particularly a hemophiliac.

bleeding /ˈbliːdɪŋ/ bleedings n
Blutung
The flow or loss of blood from a damaged blood vessel.

bleep /ˈbliːp/ bleeps n
Pieps
A brief high-pitched sound, as from some electronic device.

bleep /ˈbliːp/ v
piepen piepsen
(intransitive) To emit one or more bleeps.

bleep censor bleep censors n
Pieptonzensor
(computing) A software module, manually operated by a broadcast technician, putting a five-second broadcast delay on the live content, providing time to censor the audio (and video) feed, and used to censor out what many consider "inappropriate" audio content during a live broadcast signal and replace it with a bleep signal.

blemish /ˈblɛmɪʃ/ blemishes n
Makel Schönheitsfehler
A small flaw which spoils the appearance of something, a stain, a spot.
Makel
A moral defect; a character flaw.

blend /blɛnd/ blends n
Mischung
A mixture of two or more things.

blend /blɛnd/ v
vermischen mischen mixen
(transitive) To mingle; to mix; to unite intimately; to pass or shade insensibly into each other.
(obsolete) To pollute by mixture or association; to spoil or corrupt; to blot; to stain.

blended family blended families n
Patchworkfamilie
A stepfamily in which both new mates have one or more living children from prior partners.

blender /ˈblɛn.də/ /ˈblɛn.dɚ/ blenders n
Mixer Vermuser Pürierer
A machine with sharp rotating blades in a bowl, for mashing, crushing, or liquefying food ingredients.

blenny /ˈblɛni/ blennies n
Schleimfischartiger
A number of fish of similar appearance not closely related.

blepharitis /blɛfəɹˈaɪtɪs/ blepharitides n
Blepharitis
(diseases) An inflammation of the eyelid.

blepharoplasty blepharoplasties n
Augenlidplastik Blepharoplastik Lidplastik
(surgery) Plastic surgery on the eyelid to improve vision or for cosmetic reasons.

bless /blɛs/ v
segnen benedeien
(Perl, _, programming, transitive, past tense only blessed) To turn (a reference) into an object.

bless you /ˈblɛs juː/ interjection
Gesundheit Helfgott gesundheit hatschi prost
(idiomatic) Said to someone who has just sneezed, as a polite remark.

blessed /blɛst/ /ˈblɛsɪd/ more blessed most blessed adj
gesegnet selig
Having divine aid, or protection, or other blessing.
selig
(Roman Catholicism) A title indicating the beatification of a person, thus allowing public veneration of those who have lived in sanctity or died as martyrs.

blessed thistle blessed thistles n
Benediktenkraut
Centaurea benedicta (formerly usually called Cnicus benedictus), a thistle-like plant native to the Mediterranean.

blessing /ˈblɛs.ɪŋ/ blessings n
Segen Segnung
Some kind of divine or supernatural aid, or reward.
Good fortune.
Segnen Segen
A pronouncement invoking divine aid.
Segen Segnung Segenserteilung Segnen
The act of declaring or bestowing favor; approval.
Segen
Something someone is glad of.

blessing in disguise blessings in disguise n
... ein Segen im Nachhinein (betrachtet) ein Glück letztlich ein Glück
A seeming misfortune that turns out to be for the best.

blight /blaɪt/ blights n
Braunfäule
(pathology, dated) A diseased condition of the face or skin; specifically, bleeding under the conjunctiva of the eye, a form of skin rash, or a palsy of the face due to cold.
Geißel Heimsuchung Plage Seuche Übel
Something that impedes development or growth, or spoils any other aspect of life.

blight /blaɪt/ v
beschädigen ruinieren verderben vernichten zerstören
(figurative) To impede the development or growth of (an aspect of life); to damage, to ruin, to spoil.

blighter blighters n
Nichtsnutz Taugenichts Tunichtgut
(British, Irish, Commonwealth, often, disrespectful) A person, usually male, especially one who behaves in an objectionable or pitiable manner.

blimey /ˈblaɪmi/ interjection
(Gott) verdamm mich! na sowas sakra verdammt
(Australia, Britain, New Zealand, Ireland) Used to express anger, excitement, surprise, etc. [From late 19th c.]

blimp /blɪmp/ blimps n
Zeppelin Blimp Prallluftschiff
(aviation) An airship constructed with a non-rigid lifting agent container.
Fettsack
(slang) An obese person.

blind /blaɪnd/ blinder blindest adj
blind ignorant unkritisch
(not comparable) Unable to see, or only partially able to see.
blind
(not comparable) Unconditional; without regard to evidence, logic, reality, accidental mistakes, extenuating circumstances, etc.

blind /blaɪnd/ more blind most blind adv
blind
Without seeing; unseeingly.

blind /blaɪnd/ blinds n
Jalousie Rollo Rollladen Rouleau
A movable covering for a window to keep out light, made of cloth or of narrow slats that can block light or allow it to pass.
Blind Blinde Blinder
(poker) A forced bet: the small blind or the big blind.
Blind
(poker) A player who is forced to pay such a bet.

blind /blaɪnd/ v
blenden
(transitive) To make temporarily or permanently blind.

blind as a bat adj
blind wie ein Maulwurf
(simile) Nearly totally blind, having a very poor sense of vision

blind date blind dates n
Blind Date
(idiomatic) A date (romantic meeting) between two people who have never met before.

blind hole blind holes n
Blindloch Sackloch

blind man's buff n
Blindekuh Blindekuhspiel Blinde Kuh
(Britain, games) A game where one person is blindfolded and tries to catch the other players.

blind map blind maps n
Blindkarte Stumme Karte
A map with political boundaries and major geographical features shown, but without names. Sometimes used for testing or training purposes.

blind spot blind spots n
blinder Fleck
The place where the optic nerve attaches to the retina, and so where the retina cannot detect light.
toter Winkel
(rail transport) The part of the railway/tramway track that cannot be seen in the side mirror or the side window.
Blindheit
(figuratively) An inability to recognize a fact or think clearly about a certain topic, especially because of a prejudice.
Funkloch
(telecommunications) A location where radio reception and/or transmission is significantly poorer than in surrounding locations.

blindfold /ˈblaɪndfəʊld/ blindfolds n
Augenbinde
A covering, usually a bandage, for the eyes, blocking light to the eyes.

blindfold /ˈblaɪndfəʊld/ v
die Augen verbinden
To cover the eyes, in order to make someone unable to see.
blind machen
To obscure understanding or comprehension.

blinding /ˈblaɪndɪŋ/ more blinding most blinding adj
blendend grell
Very bright (as if to cause blindness).

blindness /ˈblaɪndnəs/ blindnesses n
Blindheit
The condition of being blind; unable to see.

blindside /ˈblaɪndˌsaɪd/ v
aus heiterem Himmel überfallen unerwartet herfallen über überraschend angreifen
(transitive) To attack (a person) on his or her blind side.
überrumpeln kalt erwischen überraschen
(transitive, figurative, informal) To catch off guard; to take by surprise.

bling bling /blɪŋ blɪŋ/ n
Bling-Bling
(slang) Shiny jewelry that displays wealth, such as a diamond ring or a stylish gold necklace or bracelet.

blini blini blinis n
Blini
A small pancake, of Russian origin, made from buckwheat flour; traditionally served with melted butter, sour cream and caviar or smoked salmon.

blink /blɪŋk/ blinks n
Blinzeln Lidschlag
The act of quickly closing both eyes and opening them again.
Augenblick Blinzeln Wimpernschlag
(figuratively) The time needed to close and reopen one's eyes.
Blinzeln flüchtiger Blick
(computing) A text formatting feature that causes text to disappear and reappear as a form of visual emphasis.

blink /blɪŋk/ v
aufblenden lichthupen
To shine, especially with intermittent light; to twinkle; to flicker; to glimmer, as a lamp.
blinzeln
(intransitive) To close and reopen both eyes quickly.
blinken
To flash on and off at regular intervals.
blinken morsen
To send a signal with a lighting device.
mit den Fingern schnippen
(hyperbole) To perform the smallest action that could solicit a response.

blink of an eye blinks of an eye n
Augenblick Augenschlag Wimpernschlag
(idiom) A moment (a very short period of time).

blinkenlight blinkenlights n
Blinklicht
A flashing light or beacon light.

blinker /ˈblɪŋkə/ /ˈblɪŋkəɹ/ blinkers n
Scheuklappe
Chiefly in the plural: a shield attached to the bridle of a horse or other domesticated animal to prevent it from seeing things behind it and to its side.
(rare) The eyelid.
(slang) A black eye.

blinkered more blinkered most blinkered adj
engstirnig kurzsichtig mit Scheuklappen
(figuratively) Having tunnel vision; unable to see what is happening around one.

bliss /blɪs/ blisses n
Glückseligkeit Glück
Perfect happiness.

blissful more blissful most blissful adj
beglückt glückselig
Extremely happy; full of joy; experiencing, indicating, causing, or characterized by bliss.

blister /ˈblɪstə(ɹ)/ /ˈblɪstɚ/ blisters n
Blase
A small bubble between the layers of the skin that contains watery or bloody fluid and is caused by friction and pressure, burning, freezing, chemical irritation, disease, or infection.
A bubble, as on a painted surface.

blister /ˈblɪstə(ɹ)/ /ˈblɪstɚ/ v
kritisieren
(transitive) To criticise severely.
Blasen werfen
(intransitive) To break out in blisters.

blistering more blistering most blistering adj
blasenbildend blasenverursachend
Causing blisters.
glühend glühendheiß scharf sengend ätzend
Very hot.
ätzend
Harsh or corrosive.
rasendschnell scharf ätzend
Very fast.

blithely /ˈblaɪðli/ more blithely most blithely adv
unbekümmert ungerührt
Without care, concern, or consideration.
unbekümmert
In a joyful, carefree manner.

blitz /blɪts/ blitzes n
Blitzkrieg
(countable) A swift and overwhelming attack or effort.

blitz chess n
Blitzschach Schnellschach
(chess) Chess played at a quick time control, with each side getting about five minutes to make their moves. Blitz chess is played at a variety of time controls, primarily 3+0 (three minutes per side), 3+2 (three minutes per side plus two extra seconds per move), 5+0, and 5+3.

blitzkrieg blitzkriegs n
Blitzkrieg
A fast military offensive, typically involving a large and highly mobile tank force with air support.

blizzard /ˈblɪ.zəd/ /ˈblɪ.zɚd/ blizzards n
Blizzard Schneesturm
A large snowstorm accompanied by strong winds and greatly reduced visibility caused by blowing snow.

bloat /bloʊt/ /bləʊt/ bloats n
Aufblähen Tympanie
(veterinary medicine) Pathological overdistention of rumen with gas in a ruminant.

bloat /bloʊt/ /bləʊt/ v
schwellen aufblasen aufblähen
To cause to become distended.
aufblähen
(intransitive, veterinary medicine) To get an overdistended rumen, talking of a ruminant.
aufblasen
To fill soft substance with gas, water, etc.; to cause to swell.

bloating /ˈbloʊtɪŋ/ /ˈbləʊtɪŋ/ bloatings n
Aufgedunsenheit

blob /blɑb/ /blɒb/ blobs n
Klumpen
A shapeless or amorphous mass; a vague shape or amount, especially of a liquid or semisolid substance; a clump, group or collection that lacks definite shape.

blobfish blobfish blobfishes n
Blobfisch
Psychrolutes marcidus, a fish that inhabits the deep waters off the coasts of the Australian mainland and Tasmania.

bloc /blɑk/ /blɒk/ blocs n
Block
A group of voters or politicians who share common goals.
A group of countries acting together for political or economic goals, an alliance: e.g., the eastern bloc, the western bloc, a trading bloc, the Eurozone, the European Union.

bloc party bloc parties n
Blockpartei

block /blɑk/ /blɒk/ blocks n
Block
A set of sheets (of paper) joined together at one end, forming a cuboid shape.
(cellular automata) In Conway's Game of Life, a still life consisting of four living cells arranged in a two-by-two square.
(philately) A joined group of four (or in some cases nine) postage stamps, forming a roughly square shape.
The distance from one street to another in a city or suburb that is built (approximately) to a grid pattern.
(volleyball) A defensive play by one or more players meant to deflect a spiked ball back to the hitter’s court.
Block Klotz
A substantial, often approximately cuboid, piece of any substance.
A case or frame housing one or more sheaves (pulleys), used with ropes to increase or redirect force, for example as part of lifting gear or a sailing ship's rigging. See also block and tackle.
A chopping block: a cuboid base for cutting or beheading.
Block Abschnitt Teil
(programming) A region of code in a program that acts as a single unit, such as a function or loop.
Block Datenblock
(computing) A logical data storage unit containing one or more physical sectors.
Block Häuserblock
A contiguous group of urban lots of property, typically several acres in extent, not crossed by public streets.
Verstopfung
Something that prevents something from passing.

block /blɑk/ /blɒk/ v
blockieren verstopfen
(transitive) To fill or obstruct (something) so that it is not possible to pass.
blockieren
(transitive) To prevent (something or someone) from passing.
(transitive) To prevent (something from happening or someone from doing something).
blockieren abblocken
(transitive, sports) To impede (an opponent or opponent's play).
(transitive, theater) To specify the positions and movements of the actors for (a section of a play or film).

block and tackle block and tackles blocks and tackles n
Flaschenzug Zugwerk
A system in which a rope, cable, or chain (the tackle) is passed over pulleys enclosed in two (or rarely more) blocks, one fixed and one attached to a load, which is used to gain mechanical advantage to lift or pull heavy loads.

block diagram block diagrams n
Blockdiagramm
A pictorial representation of a system or process in which subsystems or other components are represented by geometric shapes joined by lines or arrows

block letter block letters n
Blockbuchstabe handgeschriebener Großdruckbuchstabe
A letter written in clear, unjoined handwriting.

blockade /blɑˈkeɪd/ /blɒˈkeɪd/ blockades n
Blockade
(by extension) Any form of formal isolation or inhibition of something, especially with the force of law or arms.

blockade /blɑˈkeɪd/ /blɒˈkeɪd/ v
sperren blockieren
(transitive) To create a blockade against.

blockage blockages n
Blockade Stopp
(uncountable, countable) The state or condition of being blocked.
Hindernis
(countable) The thing that is the cause of such a state, blocking a passage.

blockbuster /ˈblɑkˌbʌs.tɚ/ /ˈblɒkˌbʌs.tə(ɹ)/ blockbusters n
Luftmine Minenbombe Wohnblockknacker
A high-explosive bomb used for the purposes of demolishing extensive areas, such as a city block.
Blockbuster Kassenknüller Verkaufsschlager Bestseller Hit Kassenschlager
(informal) Something, such as a film or book, that sustains exceptional and widespread popularity and achieves enormous sales, as opposed to a box office bomb.

blockchain blockchains n
Blockchain Blockkette
A shared record of past transactions in a distributed network, typically used for cryptocurrency. [from 2010s]

blocked /blɑkt/ /blɒkt/ more blocked most blocked adj
gesperrt
Obstructed, so that through movement or flow is prevented or impeded.

blockhead blockheads n
Dummkopf
(colloquial) A stupid person.

blockhouse blockhouses n
Blockhaus Hochbunker
A sturdy military fortification, often of concrete, with gunports.
Blockhaus
A reinforced building from which to control hazardous operations, such as an explosion or a rocket launch.

blockquote /ˈblɑk.kwoʊt/ /ˈblɒk.kwəʊt/ blockquotes n
Blockzitat
(Internet) a lengthy quotation that is formatted so as to be set off from the main text on a webpage, as by italicization and indentation

blog /blɑɡ/ /blɒɡ/ blogs n
Blog Internetblog Netztagebuch
(Internet) A website that allows users to reflect, share opinions, and discuss various topics in the form of an online journal, sometimes letting readers comment on their posts. Most blogs are written in a slightly informal tone (personal journals, news, businesses, etc.)

blog /blɑɡ/ /blɒɡ/ v
bloggen
(blogging, ambitransitive) To contribute to a blog.

blogger /ˈblɒ.ɡə(ɹ)/ /ˈblɔ.ɡɚ/ bloggers n
Blogger Bloggerin
(Internet) A contributor to a blog (from weblog) or online journal.

blogosphere /ˈblɒɡ.əʊ.ˌsfɪɚ/ blogospheres n
Blogosphäre
(Internet) The totality of blogs, especially the unique jargons, cultures and shared interests created by their interconnection. [1999]

blogpost blogposts n
Blogeintrag Blogpost Eintrag in einem Netztagebuch
(Internet) An entry posted to a blog.

bloke /bloʊk/ /bləʊk/ blokes n
Kerl
(Britain, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, informal) A fellow, a man; especially an ordinary man, a man on the street. [From 1847]

blond /blɑnd/ /blɒnd/ blonder blondest more blond most blond adj
blond hell
Of a bleached or pale golden (light yellowish) colour.
blond blondhaarig flachshaarig hellhäutig
(of a, person) Having blond hair.

blond /blɑnd/ /blɒnd/ blonds n
Blond blond
(color) A pale yellowish (golden brown) color, especially said of hair color.
Blondine Blonde Blondschopf Blonder Blondhaarige Blondhaariger
A person with this hair color.

blood /blʊd/ /blʌd/ bloods n
Blut
A vital liquid flowing in the bodies of many types of animals that usually conveys nutrients and oxygen. In vertebrates, it is colored red by hemoglobin, is conveyed by arteries and veins, is pumped by the heart and is usually generated in bone marrow.
(medicine, countable) A blood test or blood sample.
Blut Blutsbande
A family relationship due to birth, such as that between siblings; contrasted with relationships due to marriage or adoption. (See blood relative, blood relation.)

blood /blʊd/ /blʌd/ v
anbluten
(transitive) To cause something to be covered with blood; to bloody.

blood and soil n
Blut und Boden
A nationalist or Fascist ideology linking a particular ethnicity or heritage to a particular geographic region, as in the concept of Lebensraum (“living space”) in Nazi Germany or white nationalism in the United States.

blood avenger blood avengers n
Bluträcher
one who takes revenge on behalf of a killed person, as in a blood feud

blood bank blood banks n
Blutbank
(medicine) a place where human blood or blood plasma is typed and stored for use in transfusions

blood blister blood blisters n
Blutblase
A blister filled with blood, usually caused by a sharp pinch to the skin.

blood brother blood brethren blood brothers n
Blutsbruder
An unrelated male considered to share a brother-like relationship established by a ceremonial sharing of blood in some cultures.

blood cell blood cells n
Blutkörperchen Blutzelle
(hematology, cytology) Any of the cells normally found in blood, namely erythrocytes and leukocytes, sometimes including the platelets.

blood clot blood clots n
Thrombus Blutgerinnsel
(hematology, pathology) A clot formed from platelets and other elements; that forms in a blood vessel in a living organism, and causes thrombosis or obstruction of the vessel at its point of formation or travel to other areas of the body.

blood count blood counts n
Blutbild
(medicine) A blood test that gives information about the cells in a patient's blood.

blood diamond blood diamonds n
Blutdiamant
A diamond that has been mined in a war zone and sold in order to finance the conflict.

blood donation blood donations n
Blutspende
The act of donating one's blood for use in transfusion.

blood donor blood donors n
Blutspender Blutspenderin
A person who donates blood for use in transfusion.

blood eagle blood eagles n
Blutaar Blutadler
A method of Viking ritual execution, in which the ribs are opened from the back, and the lungs pulled out and arranged to resemble wings.

blood flow n
Blutfluss
The continuous circulation of blood in the cardiovascular system; bloodstream.

blood is thicker than water proverb
Blut ist dicker als Wasser
(family, idiomatic) Family relations and loyalties are stronger than relationships with people who are not family members.

blood loss blood losses n
Blutverlust
(pathology) the loss of blood caused by heavy bleeding

blood moon blood moons n
Blutmond
(idiomatic, astronomy) The moon as it appears during a total lunar eclipse.

blood orange blood oranges n
Blutorange Blutapfelsine
A type of orange (a variety of Citrus sinensis) notable for its dark, crimson red flesh.

blood plasma blood plasmas n
Blutplasma
(hematology) The clear fluid portion of blood in which the red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets are suspended; forms serum upon clotting.

blood poisoning blood poisonings n
Blutvergiftung
(pathology) The presence in the bloodstream of microorganisms or their toxins in sufficient quantity to cause serious illness; sepsis or septicemia.

blood pressure /ˈblʌd ˌpɹɛʃə(ɹ)/ blood pressures n
Blutdruck
The pressure exerted by the blood against the walls of the arteries and veins; it varies during the heartbeat cycle, and according to a person's age, health and physical condition.

blood red more blood red most blood red adj
blutrot
Of a deep vivid red colour.

blood red blood reds n
blutrot
A dark red colour.

blood relation blood relations n
Blutsfreund Blutsfreundin Blutsverwandte Blutsverwandter
A person who is relation through birth, as opposed to marriage or adoption.

blood relationship /ˈblʌd ɹɪˈleɪʃənʃɪp/ blood relationships n
Blutsverwandtschaft
The state of being related by “blood”, i.e. genetically.

blood sample blood samples n
Blutprobe
A sample of blood.

blood sausage blood sausages n
Blutwurst Blunze Blunzen Plunze Plunzen Rosenwurst
A cooked sausage made out of meat (most often pork), blood and various other regional ingredients.

blood sister blood sisters n
leibliche Schwester
A sister by birth.
Blutsschwester
A female bound to another one in commitment and friendship by a ceremonial mingling of blood (aka the blood oath).

blood supply blood supplies n
Blutversorgung
The volume of blood flowing to part of the body over a particular time period.

blood test blood tests n
Blutuntersuchung Blutprobe Bluttest
A serologic analysis of a sample of blood; a test in which blood is removed from a subject and analyzed to determine the presence or levels of any of a variety of substances which indicate whether the subject has health problems.

blood transfusion blood transfusions n
Bluttransfusion Blutübertragnung Transfusion
(medicine) The taking of blood from one individual and inserting it or blood-based products into the circulatory system of another.

blood type blood types n
Blutgruppe
A classification of blood that is based on the presence or absence of antigens in the red blood cells of an individual. For the purposes of blood transfusion three antigens referred to as "A", "B" and "RhD" (out of a total of 29) are the most important. Based on their presence the human blood can be classified to A, AB, B, and O blood types which are further divided to Rh positive or negative.

blood vessel blood vessels n
Blutgefäß Ader
(anatomy) A component of the circulatory system, such as an artery, capillary, or vein, that carries blood.

blood, sweat and tears n
Blut, Schweiß und Tränen
(idiom) A person's determination and hard work.

bloodbath /ˈblʌdˌbæθ/ /ˈblʌdˌbɑːθ/ bloodbaths n
Blutbad
Indiscriminate killing or slaughter; a massacre.

bloodcurdling more bloodcurdling most bloodcurdling adj
Grauen erregend entsetzlich haarsträubend markerschütternd schaurig traumatisch
Causing great horror or terror.

bloodguilt n
Blutschuld
guilt of wrongfully causing death or shedding blood

bloodhound /ˈblʌd.haʊnd/ bloodhounds n
Bluthund Schweißhund Bloodhound
A large scenthound famed for its ability to follow a scent many days old, over vast distances. This dog is often used as a police dog to track missing people, fleeing suspects, or escaped prisoners.
Detektiv Detektivin Schnüffler Schnüfflerin
(figurative) A detective or other person skilled at finding people or clues.

bloodless more bloodless most bloodless adj
bleich blutarm
Lacking blood; ashen, anaemic.
unblutig
Taking place without loss of blood.
blutleer
Lacking emotion, passion or vivacity.

bloodletting bloodlettings n
Aderlass Schröpfen
(historical, medicine) The archaic practice of treating illness by removing some blood, believed to be tainted, from the stricken person.
Blutvergießen
A circumstance, such as a battle, where a large amount of blood is likely to be spilled through violence.

bloodline bloodlines n
Blutlinie
The abstract link between a person and their ancestors.
The pedigree of an animal.

bloodlust /ˈblʌdˌlʌst/ bloodlusts n
Blutrausch
A desire for bloodshed and carnage, often aroused in the heat of battle and leading to uncontrolled slaughter and torture.

bloodmobile bloodmobiles n
Blutspendewagen
A vehicle outfitted to collect blood from donors.

bloodroot bloodroots n
Blutwurz
A North American plant, Sanguinaria canadensis, of the poppy family, which has a red root and sap and a single white flower in early spring.

bloodshed /ˈblʌdˌʃɛd/ bloodsheds n
Blutvergießen Blutbad
(literally) The shedding or spilling of blood.
A slaughter; destruction of life, notably on a large scale.

bloodshot more bloodshot most bloodshot adj
blutunterlaufen
(of the eyes) Reddened and inflamed because of congested blood vessels.

bloodstain bloodstains n
Blutfleck
A spot or area that has been discolored by having absorbed blood.

bloodstained more bloodstained most bloodstained adj
blutbefleckt
Stained, spotted or otherwise discolored with blood.

bloodstream /ˈblʌd.stɹɪim/ bloodstreams n
Blutbahn Blutstrom
The flow of blood through the circulatory system of an animal

bloodsucker bloodsuckers n
Blutsauger Blutsaugerin
An animal that drinks the blood of others, especially by sucking blood through a puncture wound; a hemovore.
(by extension) One who attempts to take as much from others as possible; a leech.

bloodthirst n
Blutdurst
An eagerness for bloodshed.

bloodthirsty /ˈblʌdˌθɚsti/ /ˈblʌdθəːsti/ bloodthirstier bloodthirstiest more bloodthirsty most bloodthirsty adj
blutdürstig blutrünstig
Thirsty for blood: inexorably violent or eager for bloodshed; murderous.

bloody /ˈblɜ.ɖiː/ /ˈblʌ.diː/ /ˈbɫɐ.diː/ bloodier bloodiest adj
blutig
Covered in blood.
Characterised by bloodshed.
verdammt verflucht
(informal, Britain, Ireland, Newfoundland, Australia, NZ, South Africa) Used as an intensifier.

bloody /ˈblɜ.ɖiː/ /ˈblʌ.diː/ /ˈbɫɐ.diː/ more bloody most bloody adv
verdammt
(informal, Britain, Ireland, Newfoundland, Australia, NZ, South Africa) Used to express anger, annoyance, shock, or for emphasis.

bloody /ˈblɜ.ɖiː/ /ˈblʌ.diː/ /ˈbɫɐ.diː/ v
bluten lassen bluten machen blutig machen
(transitive) To draw blood from (one's opponent) in a fight.

bloody dock n
Blut-Ampfer Hain-Ampfer
A herb named for its characteristic red or purple veins, used in moderate amounts in salads and as ornamental vegetable, Rumex sanguineus.

bloody hell interjection
verdammte Scheiße
An expression of dismay, disgust, anger, surprise etc.

bloody mary bloody maries bloody marys n
Bloody Mary
A cocktail made from vodka, tomato juice, and usually other spices or flavorings, such as Worcestershire sauce, Tabasco sauce, beef consommé or bouillon, horseradish, celery or celery salt, salt, black pepper, cayenne pepper, and lemon juice.

bloom /bluːm/ blooms n
Reifbelag
The delicate, powdery coating upon certain growing or newly-gathered fruits or leaves, as on grapes, plums, etc.

bloom /bluːm/ v
blühen
(transitive) To cause to blossom; to make flourish.

bloomers n
Bloomers
(informal) Women’s underpants with short legs; knickers or drawers.

bloomery bloomeries n
Rennofen
A forge in which wrought iron is made straight from ore.

bloomery iron n
Lupeneisen

blooming /ˈbluː.mɪŋ/ /ˈblʊ.mɪŋ/ more blooming most blooming adj
verdammt verflixt verflucht
(British, AU, dated) A euphemism for the intensifier bloody.

blooper /ˈblu.pɚ/ /ˈbluː.pə/ bloopers n
Schnitzer Patzer
(informal) A blunder, an error.
Panne Pannen
(film, informal) A filmed or videotaped outtake that has recorded an amusing accident and/or mistake.

blossom /ˈblɑ.səm/ /ˈblɒ.səm/ blossoms n
Blüte
A flower, especially one indicating that a fruit tree is fruiting; (collectively) a mass of such flowers.
The state or season of producing such flowers.
Blütezeit
(figurative) A blooming period or stage of development; something lovely that gives rich promise.

blossom /ˈblɑ.səm/ /ˈblɒ.səm/ v
blühen erblühen
(intransitive) To have, or open into, blossoms; to bloom.
blühen aufblühen
(intransitive) To begin to thrive or flourish.

blot /blɑt/ /blɒt/ blots n
Fleck Klecks
A blemish, spot or stain made by a coloured substance.
Schandfleck
(by extension) A stain on someone's reputation or character; a disgrace.

blot /blɑt/ /blɒt/ v
beflecken kleckern
(transitive) to cause a blot (on something) by spilling a coloured substance.
ablöschen
(transitive) To impair; to damage; to mar; to soil.
(transitive) To obscure; to eclipse; to shadow.

blotter blotters n
Polizeiregister Protokollbuch
(law enforcement) A daily register of arrests and other events in a police station.

blotter acid n
Pappe
Blotter paper impregnated with the drug LSD, to be taken orally, and often featuring psychedelic imagery.

blotting paper n
Löschpapier Fließpapier Löschblatt Schreibunterlage
Absorbent paper used to dry ink.

blouse /blaʊs/ /blaʊz/ /bluːz/ blouses n
Bluse
(fashion) A shirt for women or girls, particularly a shirt with buttons and often a collar; a dress shirt tailored for women.

bloviate /ˈbloʊ.viˌeɪt/ v
schwafeln
(intransitive, US) To speak or discourse at length in a pompous or boastful manner.

blow /bloʊ/ /bləʊ/ blows n
Bö Böe
A strong wind.
Schlag
The act of striking or hitting.
Rückschlag
A damaging occurrence.

blow /bloʊ/ /bləʊ/ v
blasen wehen pusten
(intransitive) To produce an air current.
blasen pusten fortblasen hinfortblasen wegblasen wegpusten
(transitive) To propel by an air current (or, if under water, a water current), usually with the mouth.
blasen pusten wehen fortblasen hinfortblasen wegblasen
(intransitive) To be propelled by an air current.
blasen
(intransitive, of a cetacean) To exhale visibly through the spout the seawater which it has taken in while feeding.
(intransitive) To breathe hard or quick; to pant; to puff.
explodieren gehen hochgehen
(intransitive) To burst or explode; to occur suddenly
blasen explodieren gehen hochgehen
(obsolete) To spread by report; to publish; to disclose.

blow a kiss v
einen Luftkuss geben
(idiomatic) To kiss one's hand, then blow on it in a direction towards the recipient.

blow hot and cold v
einmal hü und einmal hott sagen
(intransitive, idiomatic) To behave inconsistently; to vacillate or to waver, as between extremes of opinion or emotion.

blow mould blow moulds n
Blasform

blow off steam v
Dampf ablassen
(idiomatic) To vent; to talk or take action (especially in a ranting or unrestrained way) so as to relieve stress.

blow one's nose v
schnäuzen rotzen schnauben
To expel mucus or other matter from one's nasal passages, via one's nostril, by force of lung power.

blow out v
ausblasen
(slang) To sing out, sing out loud.

blow the whistle v
ausposaunen verpfeifen
(idiomatic, usually, with "on") To disclose information to the public or to appropriate authorities concerning the illegal or socially harmful actions of a person or group, especially a corporation or government agency.
abpfeifen pfeifen
(team sports) To make a piercing sound which signals a referee's action or the end of a game.

blow to kingdom come /ˈbloʊ tə ˌkɪŋdəm ˈkʌm/ /ˈbləʊ tə ˌkɪŋdəm ˈkʌm/ [-ɾə-] v
ausradieren ins Jenseits befördern
(transitive, idiomatic) To totally destroy (something); to annihilate or wipe out (something).

blow up v
explodieren sprengen
(transitive) To cause (something or someone) to explode, or to destroy (something) or maim or kill (someone) by means of an explosion.
vergrößern
(transitive) To enlarge or zoom in.
(cycling) To succumb to oxygen debt and lose the ability to maintain pace in a race.
aufblasen
(transitive, dated) To inflate, as with pride, self-conceit, etc.; to puff up.

blow up in one's face v
ins Auge gehen jemandem auf die Füße fallen
(intransitive, idiomatic) To fail disastrously.

blow-by-blow adj
detailliert
Detailing every action or occurrence completely.

blow-dry v
föhnen
To dry with a hair dryer

blowback blowbacks n
Rückdruck
(firearms) A type of action where the pressure from the fired cartridge blows a sliding mechanism backward to extract the fired cartridge, chamber another cartridge, and cock the hammer.

blower /ˈbləʊɚ/ blowers n
Bläser
A person who blows.
Bläser Föhn Gebläse Lüfter Ventilator
Any device that blows; often, especially, a furnace component or a supercharger.

blowfish blowfish blowfishes n
Kugelfisch
Any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe several times their normal size by swallowing water or air when threatened.

blowfly blowflies n
Schmeißfliege Aasfliege Schmeiße
Any of various flies of the family Calliphoridae that lay their eggs in rotting meat, dung, or open wounds.

blowgun blowguns n
Blasrohr
A hollow tube through which a dart or similar missile may be blown.

blowhard /ˈbloʊhɑɹd/ /ˈbləʊhɑːd/ blowhards n
Angeber Angeberin Grossmaul Großmaul
(Canada, US, derogatory) A person who talks too much or too loudly, especially in a boastful or self-important manner. [from c. 1840]

blowhole /ˈbləʊhəʊl/ blowholes n
Blasloch
(marine biology) The spiracle, on the top of the head, through which cetaceans breathe.
Lunker
(metallurgy) An unintended cavity filled with air in a casting product.

blowjob /ˈbloʊd͡ʒɑb/ /ˈbləʊdʒɒb/ blowjobs n
Französisch Blasen Blowjob Runde Blasen Runde Französisch
(sex, vulgar, slang) An act of fellatio, or sucking a penis or other phallic object (such as a dildo). Stimulation of somebody's penis or testicles with a person's lips, tongue or mouth with the purpose of giving the receiver sexual pleasure. It may or may not result in orgasm.

blown /bloʊn/ /bləʊn/ adj
aufgebläht
Distended, swollen, or inflated.

blowpipe blowpipes n
Lötrohr
(chemistry) A narrow tube through which a jet of air is directed onto a flame; used in the analysis of minerals etc and in jewelry manufacture.

blowtorch /ˈbloʊˌtoɹt͡ʃ/ /ˈbləʊˌtɔːtʃ/ blowtorches n
Lötlampe
A tool which projects a controlled stream of a highly flammable gas over a spark in order to produce a controlled flame.

blubber /ˈblʌbɚ/ blubbers n
Blubber Speck Walspeck
A fatty layer of adipose tissue found immediately beneath the epidermis.
Blubber
The thick coat of fat worn by many Arctic animals, such as sea lions, and Antarctic animals, such as penguins; used to insulate warmth in the animal's body.

blucher /ˈbluːkə/ bluchers n
Blücher
A sturdy laced leather half-boot.

bludge /blʌdʒ/ v
schnorren
(Australia, New Zealand, slang) To avoid one's responsibilities; to leave it to others to perform duties that one is expected to perform.
(Australia, New Zealand, slang) To take some benefit and give nothing in return.

bludgeon /ˈblʌd͡ʒ.ən/ bludgeons n
Knüppel
A short, heavy club, often of wood, which is thicker or loaded at one end.

bludgeon /ˈblʌd͡ʒ.ən/ v
aufzwingen knüppeln niederknüppeln
(transitive) To strike or hit with something hard, usually on the head; to club.
aufzwingen
(transitive) To coerce someone, as if with a bludgeon.

blue /bljuː/ /bluː/ /blɪʊ̯/ bluer bluest more blue most blue adj
depressiv niedergeschlagen schwermütig traurig
(informal) Depressed, melancholic, sad.
blau Blau
(particle physics) Having a color charge of blue.

blue /bljuː/ /bluː/ /blɪʊ̯/ blues n
Blau blau
Anything coloured blue, especially to distinguish it from similar objects differing only in color.
A blue dye or pigment.
(uncountable) Blue clothing.

blue /bljuː/ /bluː/ /blɪʊ̯/ v
blau werden bläuen
(ergative) To make or become blue; to turn blue.

blue beret blue berets n
Blauhelm
(military) A United Nations peacekeeper.

blue blood blue bloods n
Blaues Blut blaues Blut
(uncountable) Noble or aristocratic ancestry.
Blaublüter Blaublüterin
(countable) An aristocrat.

blue bonnet /ˈbluː ˌbɒnɪt/ blue bonnets n
blau blühende Lupine
Any of several blue flowering plants, especially cornflower, Centaurea cyanus, and plants of the genus Scabiosa. [from 18th c.]
(especially, US) Any of several North American species of Lupinus common in the southwestern US, especially Lupinus texensis and Lupinus subcarnosus. [from 20th c.]
Blutbauchsittich
A blue Australian parrot, especially Northiella haematogaster. [from 19th c.]

blue card blue cards n
blaue Karte
p. 2009, An EU-wide work permit allowing high-skilled non-EU citizens to work and live in any country within the European Union, excluding Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom, which are not subject to the proposal.

blue cheese /blu ˈtʃiz/ /bluː ˈtʃiːz/ blue cheeses n
Blauschimmelkäse
A kind of cheese with bluish mold in it.

blue crane blue cranes n
Paradieskranich
Grus paradisea, a bird of the crane (Gruidae) family

blue fox blue foxes n
Blaufuchs
A variant of arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus), raised in captivity because of its bluish grey-winter fur.

blue giant blue giants n
Blauer Riese
(star) a very hot and very luminous star that emits visible light in the blue portion of the spectrum

blue hour blue hours n
blaue Stunde
The period of twilight when the Sun is approximately 4-8° below the horizon and the sky is within a range of blue colors.

blue jay blue jays n
Blauhäher Blauhähermännchen Blauhäherweibchen
Any of species Cyanocitta cristata of North American jays with blue feathering from the top of its head to midway down its back.

blue jeans n
Blue Jeans
A pair of trousers made from denim cotton and dyed dark blue.

blue light blue lights n
Blaulicht
(countable) A flashing light, usually fitted to an emergency vehicle. [from 20th c.]

blue monkey blue monkeys n
Diademmeerkatze
A monkey of species Cercopithecus mitis, native to central and eastern Africa.

blue mussel blue mussels n
Miesmuschel
A medium-sized edible mussel, Mytilus edulis, found on the North Atlantic coast of North America, Europe, and in other temperate and polar waters around the world.

blue rock thrush blue rock thrushes n
Blaumerle
Monticola solitarius, a thrush-like flycatcher found in southern Europe, northern Africa and parts of Asia

blue screen of death blue screens of death n
Bluescreen
(computing, informal) An error screen displayed by some operating systems, especially Microsoft Windows, after encountering an unrecoverable error which causes the system to shut down.

blue straggler blue stragglers n
Blaue Nachzügler
(astronomy, star) An unusually hot and blue star in globular clusters.

blue supergiant blue supergiants n
Blauer Überriese
(star) a very large, hot and luminous star; a large blue giant

blue tit blue tits n
Blaumeise
Cyanistes caeruleus, a small bird of the tit family Paridae, with an azure blue crown and dark blue line passing through the eye and encircling the white cheeks to the chin.

blue whale blue whales n
Blauwal
A whale (Balaenoptera musculus), blue in color and the largest known living animal.

blue whiting n
Blauer Wittling

blue wildebeest blue wildebeest n
Streifengnu
A large ungulate mammal of the bovid family and one of two species of wildebeest, (Connochaetes taurinus)

blue-blooded more blue-blooded most blue-blooded adj
blaublütig
aristocratic or patrician

blue-collar more blue-collar most blue-collar adj
Arbeiterklasse
Working class; engaged or trained in essentially manual labor.

blue-eyed adj
blauäugig
Naive; innocent; ingenuous.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see blue,‎ eyed (or eye, -ed).

blue-gray more blue-gray most blue-gray adj
blaugrau graublau taubenblau
Of a bluish grey color.

blue-green blue-greens n
blaugrün
color between blue and green

blue-tongue lizard blue-tongue lizards n
Blauzunge Blauzungenskink
Any of several species of Australian skinks in the genus Tiliqua.

blue-winged grasshopper blue-winged grasshoppers n
Blauflügelige Ödlandschrecke
Oedipoda caerulescens, a grasshopper species that lives in regions with sparse vegetation.

blue-winged kookaburra blue-winged kookaburras n
Blauflügelkookaburra Haubenliest
A kookaburra of species Dacelo leachii, of northern Australia and New Guinea.

blueberry /ˈblu.ˌbɛ.ɹi/ /ˈbluːb(ə)ɹi/ blueberries n
Blaubeere Heidelbeere
(countable) An edible round berry, belonging to the cowberry group (Vaccinium sect. Cyanococcus), with flared crowns at the end, that turns blue on ripening.
(countable) The shrub of the above-mentioned berry.
(countable, and, uncountable) A dark blue colour.

bluebird bluebirds n
Hüttensänger
Any of various North American birds of the genus Sialia in the thrush family. Their plumage is blue or blue and red.

bluebottle bluebottles n
Schmeißfliege
Any of various blowflies of the genus Calliphora that have an iridescent metallic-blue body and make a loud buzzing noise when flying.

bluefish bluefish bluefishes n
Blaufisch
A voracious fish (Pomatomus saltatrix) found in waters of the Atlantic and Indian Ocean.

bluegrass n
Wiesenrispengras
Kentucky bluegrass, Poa pratensis.
Bluegrass
(music, uncountable) A subgenre of country music with roots in Scots-Irish Appalachian folk music, blues, and jazz and characterized by banjos, fiddles, acoustic guitars, dobros, and mandolins; but containing no drums, electric guitars, pianos or other keyboard or wind instruments.

blueness bluenesses n
Bläue
The quality or characteristic of being blue in color.

blueprint /ˈbluːˌpɹɪnt/ blueprints n
Blaupause Diazotypie
A type of paper-based reproduction process producing white-on-blue images, used primarily for technical and architecture's drawings, now largely replaced by other technologies.
Blaupause Lichtpause
A print produced with this process.
Entwurf
(architecture, engineering, by extension) A detailed technical drawing (now often in some electronically storable and transmissible form).
Plan
(informal, by extension) Any detailed plan, whether literal or figurative.

blues /bluːz/ blues n
Blues
(music genre) A musical form, African-American in origin, generally featuring an eight-bar or twelve-bar blues structure and using the blues scale.
(music, always singular) A musical composition following blues forms.

blueshift /ˈbluːˌʃɪft/ blueshifts n
Blauverschiebung
(physics) A change in the wavelength of light, in which the wavelength is shorter than when it was emitted at the source.

bluestocking bluestockings n
Blaustrumpf
(usually derogatory) A scholarly, literary, or cultured woman.
(historical) A member of an 18th-century Blue Stockings Society.

bluestockinged adj
blaustrümpfig

bluethroat bluethroats n
Blaukehlchen
A small Old World passerine bird, of species Luscinia svecica, the male in spring having a bright blue throat.

bluetongue bluetongues n
Blauzungenkrankheit
(uncountable) A disease of ruminants, caused by Bluetongue virus of the genus Orbivirus, carried by mosquitos, midges etc. [from 19th c.]

bluff /blʌf/ bluffer bluffest adj
polterig poltrig
Roughly frank and hearty in one's manners.

bluff /blʌf/ bluffs n
Bluffen
An act of bluffing; a false expression of the strength of one's position in order to intimidate; braggadocio.
Felsufer Klippe Steilhang Steilküste Steilufer
A high, steep bank, for example by a river or the sea, or beside a ravine or plain; a cliff with a broad face.
Bluff
(poker) An attempt to represent oneself as holding a stronger hand than one actually does.

bluff /blʌf/ v
bluffen markieren
(poker) To make a bluff; to give the impression that one's hand is stronger than it is.
aufplustern
To fluff, puff or swell up.
bluffen
(by analogy) To frighten or deter with a false show of strength or confidence; to give a false impression of strength or temerity in order to intimidate and gain some advantage.

bluish /ˈbluːɪʃ/ more bluish most bluish adj
bläulich
Having a tint or hue similar to the colour blue.

bluishly more bluishly most bluishly adv
bläulich
In a bluish way.

bluishness n
Bläulichkeit
The quality of being bluish.

blunder /ˈblʌn.də(ɹ)/ /ˈblʌn.dɚ/ blunders n
Fauxpas Patzer Fehler Fehlgriff Fehltritt Schnitzer
A clumsy or embarrassing mistake.

blunder /ˈblʌn.də(ɹ)/ /ˈblʌn.dɚ/ v
Mist bauen danebengreifen einen Bock schießen murksen patzen pfuschen
(intransitive) To make a clumsy or stupid mistake.
(transitive) To cause to make a mistake.
herumtappen stolpern
(intransitive) To move blindly or clumsily.

blunderbuss /ˈblʌn.dəˌbʌs/ /ˈblʌn.dɚˌbʌs/ blunderbusses n
Espingole Donnerbüchse
An old style of muzzleloading firearm and early form of shotgun with a distinctive short, large caliber barrel that is flared at the muzzle, therefore able to fire scattered quantities of nails, stones, shot, etc. at short range.

blunt /blʌnt/ blunter bluntest adj
stumpf abgestumpft
Having a thick edge or point; not sharp.
stumpf träge
Dull in understanding; slow of discernment; opposed to acute.
ungehobelt unverblümt
Abrupt in address; plain; unceremonious; wanting the forms of civility; rough in manners or speech.
abgestumpft
Hard to impress or penetrate.

blunt /blʌnt/ blunts n
Blunt
(smoking, slang, US) A marijuana cigar.

blunt /blʌnt/ v
abstumpfen
To dull the edge or point of, by making it thicker; to make blunt.

blur /ˈblɜː(ɹ)/ blurs n
Unklarheit Unschärfe Verschleierung
A smear, smudge or blot.
Ahnung verschwommenes Bild
Something that appears hazy or indistinct.

blur /ˈblɜː(ɹ)/ v
verschwimmen verwischen
To make indistinct or hazy, to obscure or dim.
verschmieren
To smear, stain or smudge.
verschwimmen
(intransitive) To become indistinct.
unscharf machen
(GUI, transitive) To transfer the input focus away from.

blurb /blɝ(ː)b/ blurbs n
Einbandtext Klappentext Umschlagtext
A short description of a book, film, or other work, written and used for promotional purposes.

blurred /blɜːd/ /blɝd/ more blurred most blurred adj
unscharf
Out of focus; partially obscured; smudged.

blurry /ˈblɜːɹi/ blurrier blurriest adj
verschwommen
(of an image) Not clear, crisp, or focused; having fuzzy edges.

blurt /ˈblɜːt/ /ˈblɝt/ v
ausplappern ausquatschen herausplatzen
To utter suddenly and unadvisedly; to speak quickly or without thought; to divulge inconsiderately — commonly with out.

blush /blʌʃ/ blushes n
Erröten Gesichtsröte Röte Schamesröte Schamröte
An act of blushing; a pink or red glow on the face caused by embarrassment, shame, modesty, etc.
Rouge
(uncountable, countable) A sort of makeup, frequently a powder, used to redden the cheeks.
Lachs Lachsfarbe Lachsrosa Pastellrosa
A color between pink and cream.

blush /blʌʃ/ v
erröten rot werden sich schämen
(intransitive) To become red in the face (and sometimes experience an associated feeling of warmth), especially due to shyness, shame, excitement, or embarrassment.

bluster /ˈblʌs.tə/ /ˈblʌs.tɚ/ blusters n
Aufblasen Aufplustern Bombast Dampfplauderei Getöse Kraftmeierei
Pompous, officious talk.
Böe Sturmböe Windböe Windstoß
A gust of wind.
Gepolter Geschrei Wutgeheul Wutgeschrei
Fitful noise and violence.

bluster /ˈblʌs.tə/ /ˈblʌs.tɚ/ v
laut werden poltern
To speak or protest loudly.
wüste Drohungen ausstoßen
To act or speak in an unduly threatening manner.
brausen tosen
To blow in strong or sudden gusts.

blustery more blustery most blustery adj
böig
Blowing in loud and abrupt bursts.
stürmisch
Accompanied by strong wind.

boa /bɔː/ /ˈboʊ.ə/ /ˈbəʊ.ə/ boas n
Boa
Any of a group of large American snakes, of the genus Boa, subfamily Boinae, or family Boidae, including the boa constrictor and the emperor boa of Mexico.
(plural "boas") A type of long scarf; typically made from synthetic or real feathers (or occasionally fur), and usually worn by being draped across the shoulders with the ends hanging low, sometimes also with a loop around the neck.

boa constrictor boa constrictors n
Abgottschlange
A large tropical American snake, Boa constrictor, that kills its prey by squeezing them.

boar /bo(ː)ɹ/ /boə/ /bɔɹ/ /bɔː/ boar boars n
Eber Keiler
A male pig.
A male guinea pig.

board /bo(ː)ɹd/ /boəd/ /bɔɹd/ /bɔːd/ boards n
Brett
A relatively long, wide and thin piece of any material, usually wood or similar, often for use in construction or furniture-making.
Pult
A device (e.g., switchboard) containing electrical switches and other controls and designed to control lights, sound, telephone connections, etc.
Tafel
Short for blackboard, whiteboard, chessboard, surfboard, circuit board, message board (on the Internet), etc.
Vorstand Ausschuss Rat Gremium
A committee that manages the business of an organization, e.g., a board of directors.
Schlag
(nautical) The distance a sailing vessel runs between tacks when working to windward.

board /bo(ː)ɹd/ /boəd/ /bɔɹd/ /bɔːd/ v
an Bord gehen einsteigen
(transitive) To step or climb onto or otherwise enter a ship, aircraft, train or other conveyance.
beherbergen
(transitive) To provide someone with meals and lodging, usually in exchange for money.
entern
(transitive, nautical) To (at least attempt to) capture an enemy ship by going alongside and grappling her, then invading her with a boarding party.

board and lodging n
Kost und Logis
Lodging with daily meals, usually provided in return for rent or other considerations.

board game board games n
Brettspiel
Any of many games of strategy or chance played on a specially designed board; often involves one or more players moving pieces and using dice or cards.

board meeting board meetings n
Vorstandssitzung
a meeting held by the board (of directors) of a company, or any other organisation that has a governing board.

board member board members n
Vorstand Vorstandsmitglied
a member of the board of directors of an association or company.

board of directors boards of directors n
Board of Directors Direktorium Verwaltungsrat Vorstand
A group of people elected by stockholders to establish corporate policies and make management decisions.

board up v
mit Brettern vernageln mit Brettern verrammeln
(transitive) To block doors or windows with boards, either to prevent access or as protection from storms, etc.

boarder /ˈbo(ː)ɹdɚ/ /ˈboədə/ /ˈbɔədə/ /ˈbɔɹdɚ/ /ˈbɔːdə/ boarders n
Internatsschüler Internatsschülerin
A pupil who lives at school during term time.
Kostgänger Pensionsgast Snowboarder Snowboardfahrer
Someone who pays for meals and lodging in a house rather than a hotel.
Snowboarder Snowboardfahrer
One who boards a vehicle.
Kaper Pirat
(nautical) A sailor attacking an enemy ship by boarding her, or one repelling such attempts by an enemy.

boarding boardings n
Einschiffung
The act of people getting aboard a ship aircraft, train, bus, etc.; embarkation.

boarding house boarding houses n
Pension Gasthaus Gästehaus
A private house in which paying residents are provided with accommodation and meals.

boarding party boarding parties n
Enterkommando
(nautical) The group of sailors who were selected to board an enemy ship and, when in control, to make such repairs to rigging and sail that the ship could be taken to port as a prize

boarding pass /ˈbɔɹdɪŋ ˌpæs/ boarding passes n
Bordkarte
A document or card, similar to a ticket, needed in order to board an airplane or other mode of transport.

boarding school /bɔɹdɪŋ ˈskul/ /bɔːdɪŋ ˈskuːl/ boarding schools n
Internat Pensionat
A school which provides board and lodging as well as tuition, with students going home at weekends or between terms.

boarhound boarhounds n
Dogge
A large dog, descended from breeds originally used to hunt boars.

boast /boʊst/ /bəʊst/ boasts n
Angeben Prahlen
A brag; ostentatious positive appraisal of oneself.
Something that one brags about.

boast /boʊst/ /bəʊst/ v
prahlen angeben
(intransitive) To brag; to talk loudly in praise of oneself.

boastful /ˈbəʊstf(ə)l/ /ˈbəʊstfʊl/ more boastful most boastful adj
prahlerisch stolz
Tending to boast or brag.

boasting /ˈboʊstɪŋ/ boastings n
Angabe Angeben Prahlen Prahlerei
The making of boasts.

boat /boʊt/ /bəʊt/ boats n
Boot Schiff
A craft used for transportation of goods, fishing, racing, recreational cruising, or military use on or in the water, propelled by oars or outboard motor or inboard motor or by wind.

boat conformation boat conformations n
Wannenkonformation
(chemistry) an unstable chemical conformation of a six-membered single bonded carbon ring such as cyclohexane

boat lift boat lifts n
Schiffshebewerk
A mechanism used for raising and lowering boats on a canal vertically from one water level to another.

boat people n
Boatpeople Bootsflüchtling
(historical) refugees fleeing by sea, particularly those fleeing from South Vietnam during the 1970s and '80s.
Bootmenschen Schiffsvolk
An ethnic group that principally lives on fishing and houseboats, particularly the Tanka or Dan people of East Asia.

boat person boat people boat persons n
Bootsflüchtling
A member of any of the ethnic or refugee groups known as "boat people".
Bootsliebhaber
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see boat,‎ person.

boat shoe boat shoes n
Bootsschuh
A type of casual footwear resembling a loafer, originally designed to be worn aboard a boat, characterized by water-resistant hide, soles designed to improve hold on wet deck of the boat and side lacing.

boater /ˈboʊ.tɚ/ /ˈbɐʉt.ɘ/ /ˈbəʊt.ə/ boaters n
Bootsfahrer
(nautical) Someone who travels by boat.
steifer Strohhut
A straw hat, very stiff, with a flat brim and crown.

boathook boathooks n
Bootshaken Boothaken
A hook attached to a pole used for pulling or pushing boats, rafts, logs or other objects to or from the side of a boat.

boathouse /ˈboʊtˌhaʊs/ boathouses n
Bootshaus Bootshalle Bootsschuppen
A building at the edge of a river, lake or other body of water in which boats are kept.

boatload /ˈboʊtˌloʊd/ /ˈbəʊtˌləʊd/ boatloads n
Batzen Bootsladung
(slang) A large quantity.

boatman boatmen n
Ruderer
A man in charge of a small boat.

boatswain /ˈboʊ.sən/ /ˈbəʊ.sən/ /ˈbəʊt.sweɪn/ boatswains n
Bootsmann
The officer (or warrant officer) in charge of sails, rigging, anchors, cables etc. and all work on deck of a sailing ship.

bob /bɑb/ /bɒb/ bobs n
Bubikopf
A bob haircut.
(obsolete) A knot or short curl of hair; also, a bob wig.

bobbin bobbins n
Spule Rolle
A spool or cylinder around which wire is coiled.
Spule
In a sewing machine, the small spool that holds the lower thread.

bobble /ˈbɒbəl/ bobbles n
Pompon Bommel
A furry ball attached on top of a hat.

bobblehead bobbleheads n
Wackeldackel Wackelkopffigur
A collectible doll with a bobbing head.

bobby /ˈbɑbi/ /ˈbɒbi/ bobbies n
Bobby
(British, Ireland, Australia, slang) A police officer.

bobcat /ˈbɒb.kæt/ /ˈbɔb.kæt/ bobcats n
Rotluchs
A North American wildcat, Lynx rufus, having tufted ears and a short tail.

bobolink bobolinks n
Reisstärling
An American migratory songbird, Dolichonyx oryzivorus, resembling a blackbird with the bill of a finch.

bobsleigh bobsleighs n
Bobsport Bob Rennbob Rennschlitten
(UK) The sled used in the sport of bobsleigh.

bocce /ˈbɑt͡ʃi/ bocces n
Boccia
(sports, uncountable) A game, similar to bowls or pétanque, played on a long, narrow, dirt-covered court

bock beer bock beers n
Bockbier
A strong, dark lager of German origin.

bodacious /boʊˈdeɪʃəs/ more bodacious most bodacious adj
dreist unverfroren
(US) Audacious and unrestrained.
beleidigend rüde unverbesserlich
(US) Incorrigible and insolent.
groß
(AU, US, slang) Impressively great in size, and enormous; extraordinary.
attraktiv sexy
(of a person) Sexy, attractive.

bode /boʊd/ /bəʊd/ v
ahnen lassen sich ankündigen verheißen
(ambitransitive) To indicate by signs, as future events; to be an omen of; to portend or foretell.

bodhisattva /boʊ̯diːˈsɑtvə/ /boʊ̯diːˈsʌtvə/ bodhisattvas n
Bodhisattva
(Buddhism) A person who has taken specific lay or monastic vows and who is on the road to perfect knowledge; specifically, one who foregoes personal nirvana in order to help others achieve enlightenment.
(Buddhism) An enlightened being existing in a form of existence beyond the ordinary forms of physical reality understood and acknowledged by scientific thought, resembling the Western notion of angels, but with a wealth of its own nuances and expectations. These include the compassionate working for enlightenment of all sentient beings.

bodice /ˈbɑdɪs/ /ˈbɒdɪs/ bodices n
Mieder
Blouse; any shirt for women, particularly the upper part of a two-piece dress or European folk costume.

bodily /ˈbɑdɪli/ /ˈbɒdɪli/ more bodily most bodily adj
körperlich Körper
Of, relating to, or concerning the body.

bodily fluid bodily fluids n
Körperflüssigkeit
(anatomy) Any liquid portion of the body, such as blood, urine, semen, saliva, especially when expelled.

body /ˈbɑdi/ /ˈbɒdi/ [ˈbɑɾi] bodies n
Körper
The fleshly or corporeal nature of a human, as opposed to the spirit or soul. [from 13th c.]
(uncountable) Comparative viscosity, solidity or substance (in wine, colours etc.). [from 17th c.]
(uncountable) Substance; physical presence. [from 17th c.]
Körper Leib
The physical structure of a human or animal seen as one single organism. [from 9th c.]
Funktionsrumpf
(programming) The code of a subroutine, contrasted to its signature and parameters. [from 20th c.]
Karosserie Rumpf Karosse
The largest or most important part of anything, as distinct from its appendages or accessories. [from 11th c.]
Korpus
A unified collection of details, knowledge or information. [from 17th c.]
Körper Körperschaft
An organisation, company or other authoritative group. [from 17th c.]
Körperschaft Körper
A group of people having a common purpose or opinion; a mass. [from 16th c.]
Körper Leichnam
Any physical object or material thing. [from 14th c.]

body and soul adv
mit Leib und Seele

body bag body bags n
Leichensack
A non-porous bag designed to contain a human body, used for the storage and transport of corpses.

body butter body butters n
Duschbutter
An unguent moisturizer designed to be applied to the body.

body camera /ˈbɑdi ˈkæməɹə/ /ˈbɑdi ˈkæmɹə/ /ˈbɑɾi-/ /ˈbɒdi ˈkæməɹə/ /ˈbɒdi ˈkæmɹə/ body cameras n
Body-Cam
A video recording system worn on the body, typically used by law enforcement officers to record their interactions with the public, and gather video evidence at crime scenes. [from 21st century]

body hair body hairs n
Körperbehaarung Körperhaare
(anatomy) Hair of the body; in particular, androgenic hair, to the exclusion of facial hair and the hair atop one's head.

body image body images n
Körperbild
The subjective inner picture of one's outward physical appearance.

body language body languages n
Körpersprache
Nonverbal communication by means of facial expressions, eye behavior, gestures, posture, and the like; often thought to be involuntary.
Deliberate, usually culturally influenced, nonverbal communication using the body through facial expressions, gestures, dance, mime, etc.

body mass index body mass indexes body mass indices n
Körpermasseindex Körpermassezahl
A statistical measure of the weight of a person scaled according to height, used to estimate if a person is underweight or overweight. BMI units are defined as \mathrm{kg}/\mathrm{m}^2 ≈ \mathrm{703*lb}/\mathrm{in}^2.

body odour body odours n
Körpergeruch
The unpleasant smell emitted by a person's body, caused by bacteria multiplied by sweat.

body of water bodies of water n
Gewässer
Any significant accumulation of water, usually covering the Earth or another planet, such as an ocean, a river, lake or a bay.

body part body parts n
Körperteil Glied
(anatomy) Any part of an animal organism, such as an organ, limb or extremity.

body pillow body pillows n
Seitenschläferkissen
A long body-length pillow that can be held or wrapped around one's body while sleeping.

body politic bodies politic n
Gemeinwesen
(metaphorical) The collective body of a nation or state as politically organized.
Staatswesen
(metaphorical) The collective body of a nation or state as exercising political functions.

body positivity n
Body Positivity Körperliebe
The acceptance and appreciation of all types of human body (associated with fat acceptance)

body shop body shops n
Karosseriebauer
(US) A workshop in which damage to the bodywork of cars is repaired.

body temperature body temperatures n
Körpertemperatur
The current temperature of the body of a person or animal, especially when used as a simple guide to health.

body text n
Brottext Haupttext Mengentext Textkörper
Within a book or other document, the main portion of text#Noun, excluding the front matter and back matter.

body-centered adj
raumzentriert

bodybuilder /ˈbɑː.diˌbɪl.dɚ/ /ˈbɒ.diˌbɪl.də/ [ˈbɑː.ɾiˌbɪɫ.ɾɚ] bodybuilders n
Bodybuilder Bodybuilderin
(bodybuilding) A person who uses diet and exercise to build an aesthetically muscular physique, in order to compete in bodybuilding.

bodybuilding /ˈbɑːdiˌbɪldɪŋ/ /ˈbɒdiˌbɪldɪŋ/ n
Bodybuilding
A sport in which the aesthetics of muscular development is the basis for competition.

bodyfat n
Körperfett
Fat stored in the form of adipose tissue.

bodyguard /ˈbɑːdiɡɑːɹd/ /ˈbɒdiɡɑːd/ bodyguards n
Leibwächter Personenschützer Bodyguard
A person or group of persons, often armed, responsible for protecting an individual.

bodymaker bodymakers n
Karosseriebauer
a craftsman

bodysuit bodysuits n
Body Bodysuit
A one-piece, skin-tight garment rather like a leotard.

bodyweight adj
[[Eigengewichtübung|eigengewicht-]]
Employing (only) a person's own weight as resistance to movement for the purpose of physical exercise.

bodywork bodyworks n
Karosserie
The exterior body of a motor vehicle.

bog /bɑɡ/ /bɒɡ/ /bɔɡ/ bogs n
Hochmoor
(uncountable) The acidic soil of such areas, principally composed of peat; marshland, swampland.

bog /bɑɡ/ /bɒɡ/ /bɔɡ/ v
blockieren stecken bleiben versenken versinken versumpfen
(figuratively) To be prevented or impeded from making progress, to become stuck.
abhauen
(transitive, British, informal) To make a mess of something.

bog bilberry /bɒɡ ˈbɪlb(ə)ɹɪ/ bog bilberries n
Rauschbeere Trunkelbeere Moorbeere Nebelbeere Sumpfheidelbeere
A shrub native of the cool temperate areas of northern hemisphere, Vaccinium uliginosum, and the berry of that shrub.

bog body bog bodies n
Moorleiche
A human cadaver that has been naturally mummified in a peat bog.

bog down v
blockieren festsitzen feststecken
(transitive) To cause to become stuck and unable to progress.

bog iron ore n
Raseneisenerz Raseneisenstein
(geology) Deposit of porous, impure limonite found in bogs and swamps.

bog roll bog rolls n
Klopapier
(Britain, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, vulgar ) toilet paper.
(Britain, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, vulgar) a roll of toilet paper.

bog rosemary n
Rosmarinheide
Any shrub in the genus Andromeda, especially Andromeda polifolia.

bogan /ˈboʊɡən/ bogans n
Proll
(Australia, NZ, slang, derogatory stereotype) An unsophisticated person from a working class background.

bogart bogarts n
Platzhirsch
(slang) An obnoxious, selfish and overbearing person; an attention hog.

bogatyr /ˌboʊɡəˈtɪɚ/ bogatyri bogatyrs n
Bogatyr
(historical) A medieval heroic warrior in Kievan Rus, akin to the Western European knight-errant.

bogey /boʊɡi/ /bəʊɡi/ bogeys n
Leibhaftige
(archaic, often capitalized, usually with definite article) The Devil.
(UK) Alternative form of booger: a piece of mucus in or removed from the nostril.

bogeyman /ˈboʊ.ɡiˌmæn/ /ˈbu.ɡiˌmæn/ /ˈbəʊ.ɡiˌmæn/ /ˈbəʊ.ɡɪˌmæn/ /ˈbʊɡ.iˌmæn/ bogeymen n
Butzemann
A menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories.
Schreckgespenst
(by extension) Any make-believe threat, especially one used to intimidate or distract.

boggle /ˈbɑ.ɡəl/ /ˈbɒɡ.əl/ /ˈbɔɡ.əl/ v
zurückschrecken
(intransitive) To be bewildered, dumbfounded, or confused.

bogie /ˈboʊ.ɡi/ /ˈbəʊ.ɡi/ bogies n
Drehgestell
(by extension, rail transport, also, attributively) One of two sets of wheels under a locomotive or railcar; also, a structure with axles and wheels under a locomotive, railcar, or semi which provides support and reduces vibration for the vehicle.

bogland boglands n
Regenmoor

bogue /boʊɡ/ bogues n
Gelbstriemenbrasse
A species of seabream fish native to the eastern Atlantic (Boops boops).

bogus /ˈboʊ.ɡəs/ /ˈbəʊ.ɡəs/ more bogus most bogus adj
Schein- falsch gefälscht unecht
Counterfeit or fake; not genuine.
falsch unbrauchbar
(computing, slang) Incorrect, useless, or broken.

bohrium /ˈbɔːɹiəm/ n
Bohrium
A transuranic chemical element (symbol Bh) with an atomic number of 107.

boil /bɔɪl/ /ˈbɔɪ.əl/ boils n
Furunkel Eiterbeule
A localized accumulation of pus in the skin, resulting from infection.
Gebrodel Sieden Wallung
The point at which fluid begins to change to a vapour; the boiling point.

boil /bɔɪl/ /ˈbɔɪ.əl/ v
kochen sieden
(transitive, of liquids) To heat to the point where it begins to turn into a gas.
(ambitransitive) To cook in boiling water.
(intransitive, of liquids) To begin to turn into a gas, seethe.

boil down v
einkochen
(transitive) To reduce (to the most central elements or ingredients: to the essence, core, or implication for action).

boil over v
überkochen
(intransitive) To boil to such an extent as to overflow its container.

boiled /bɔɪld/ more boiled most boiled adj
gekocht
Cooked in boiling water.

boiled egg boiled eggs n
gekochtes Ei gesottenes Ei hart gekochtes Ei weich gekochtes Ei
An egg which has been cooked in the shell in boiling water. It can be hard-boiled or soft-boiled.

boiler /ˈbɔɪlə/ /ˈbɔɪlɚ/ boilers n
Kessel Boiler
A device consisting of a heat source and a tank for storing hot water, typically for space heating, domestic hot water etc., disregarding the source of heat.

boiler room boiler rooms n
Kesselraum
A room in a building that houses the boiler(s) and similar equipment.

boiler suit boiler suits n
Arbeitsoverall Einteiler
A one-piece suit combining trousers and jacket, worn for heavy or hot manual labour.

boilerplate boilerplates n
Kesselblech Kesselplatte
A sheet of copper or steel used in the construction of a boiler.
Geräteschild Kennzeichnung Kennzeichnungsschild Leistungsschild Typenschild
(UK) The rating plate or nameplate required to be affixed to a boiler by the Boiler Explosions Act (1882).
Geräteschild Leistungsschild Typenschild
A plate attached to industrial machinery, identifying information such as manufacturer, model number, serial number, and power requirements.
Abbinder Standardformulierung Standardklausel Stehsatz Textbaustein
(computing) Standard text or program code used routinely and added with a text editor or word processor; text of a legal or official nature added to documents or labels.
Harsch Schneeeis
(skiing) Hard, icy snow which may be dangerous for skiing.

boilersmith boilersmiths n
Kesselschmied

boiling /ˈbɔɪlɪŋ/ more boiling most boiling adj
kochend
That boils or boil.

boiling point /ˈbɔɪlɪŋ ˌpɔɪnt/ boiling points n
Siedepunkt Kochpunkt
(physics, chemistry) The temperature at which a liquid boils, with the vapor pressure equal to the given external pressure.

boink /bɔɪŋk/ v
bumsen ficken
(ambitransitive, informal) To have sexual intercourse (with); to bonk.

boisterous /ˈbɔɪstəɹəs/ /ˈbɔɪstɹəs/ more boisterous most boisterous adj
laut agitiert ausgelassen lebendig lebhaft polternd
Full of energy; exuberant; noisy.
stürmisch aufrührerisch tosend ungestüm wild
Characterized by violence and agitation; wild; stormy.

boisterousness n
Ausgelassenheit Unbändigkeit Ungestüm Ungestümheit
The characteristic of being boisterous.

bok choy /ˌbɒkˈt͡ʃɔɪ/ n
Chinakohl Japankohl Pekingkohl Pok Choi Selleriekohl Senfkohl
Chinese cabbage, Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis, an East Asian leafy vegetable related to the Western cabbage.

bokeh /ˈboʊ.kə/ /ˈboʊˌkeɪ/ /ˈbəʊ.kə/ /ˈbəʊˌkeɪ/ bokehs n
Bokeh
(photography) A subjective aesthetic quality of out-of-focus areas of an image projected by a camera lens.

bold /baʉld/ /boʊld/ /ˈbəʊld/ [bɒʊ(ɫ)d] [ˈbɒʊ(ɫ)d] bolder boldest more bold most bold adj
kühn mutig wagemutig tapfer
Courageous, daring.
fett
(typography, of, _, typefaces) Having thicker strokes than the ordinary form of the typeface.

boldface boldfaces n
Fettschrift
(typography) A font that is dark, having a high ratio of ink to white space, written or drawn with thick strong lines.

boldly /ˈboʊldli/ /ˈbəʊldli/ [ˈbɒʊldli] boldlier boldliest more boldly most boldly adv
kühn tapfer
In a bold manner; with confidence.

bolete /boʊˈlit/ boletes n
Röhrling
A type of fruiting body produced by certain fungus species in the order Boletales, especially those of genus Boletus, many of which are prized for their flavour; any species of said order that produces such a fruiting body.

boletus boleti boletuses n
Dickröhrling
An edible mushroom of genus Boletus.

bolide /ˈboʊ.laɪd/ /ˈboʊ.lɪd/ bolides n
Bolide
An extremely bright meteor.

boll weevil boll weevils n
Baumwollkapselkäfer
A beetle (Anthonomus grandis) measuring an average length of six millimeters (¼ inch), which feeds on cotton buds and flowers, native to Central America.

bollard /ˈbɒlɑːd/ /ˈbɒləd/ /ˈbɒləɹd/ bollards n
Poller Absperrpoller Pfahl
A similar post preventing vehicle access to a pedestrian area, to delineate traffic lanes, or used for security purposes.

bollock /ˈbɒ.lək/ bollocks n
Hoden Ei
(British, Irish, vulgar, chiefly, in the plural) A testicle.

bollock /ˈbɒ.lək/ v
anscheißen anschnauzen zusammenscheißen zusammenstauchen
(British, transitive, vulgar, slang) To reprimand severely and grossly.

bollocking bollockings n
Anschnauzer Rüffel
(taboo, _, slang, chiefly, non-US) A severe reprimand.

bollocks /ˈbɒ.ləks/ n
Eier Nüsse
(Britain, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Commonwealth, vulgar) The testicles (sometimes used in the singular)
Quatsch mit Soße
(Britain, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Commonwealth, vulgar) Nonsense or information deliberately intended to mislead.

bolshevize v
bolschewisieren
(transitive) To make Bolshevik.

bolster /ˈboʊlstɚ/ /ˈbəʊlstə/ bolsters n
Nackenrolle Polster
A large cushion or pillow.

bolster /ˈboʊlstɚ/ /ˈbəʊlstə/ v
bestärken polstern unterstützen verstärken
(transitive, often, figurative) To brace, reinforce, secure, or support.

bolt /boʊlt/ /bɒlt/ /bəʊlt/ [bɔʊɫt] bolts n
Bolzen Fußeisen Pfeil
A (usually) metal fastener consisting of a cylindrical body that is threaded, with a larger head on one end. It can be inserted into an unthreaded hole up to the head, with a nut then threaded on the other end; a heavy machine screw.
Riegel Bolzen Dorn Falle Schuber
A sliding pin or bar in a lock or latch mechanism.
Bolzen Schraube Riegel Bohrhaken Schraubbolzen
A bar of wood or metal dropped in horizontal hooks on a door and adjoining wall or between the two sides of a double door, to prevent the door(s) from being forced open.
Schloß
(military, mechanical engineering) A sliding mechanism to chamber and unchamber a cartridge in a firearm.
Blitz Strahl Blitzschlag Donnerkeil
A lightning spark, i.e., a lightning bolt.
Ballen Rolle
A large roll of fabric or similar material, as a bolt of cloth.
Sprung
A sudden flight, as to escape creditors.
Bolzen Schraube Bohrhaken Fußeisen Schraubbolzen
An iron to fasten the legs of a prisoner; a shackle; a fetter.

bolt /boʊlt/ /bɒlt/ /bəʊlt/ [bɔʊɫt] v
anschrauben verschrauben verbolzen zusammenschrauben
(transitive) To connect or assemble pieces using a bolt.
davonlaufen durchgehen Reißaus nehmen abhauen ausreißen davoneilen
(intransitive) To flee, to depart, to accelerate suddenly.
in die Höhe schießen schießen
(intransitive, botany, of lettuce, spinach, garlic, onion, etc) To produce flower stalks and flowers or seeds quickly or prematurely; to form a bolt (stalk or scape); to go to seed.
verschlingen hinunterschlingen schlingen
(transitive) To swallow food without chewing it.
verriegeln abriegeln zuriegeln
(US, politics) To refuse to support a nomination made by a party or caucus with which one has been connected; to break away from a party.

bolt cutter bolt cutters n
Bolzenschneider
A metal tool, resembling a large pair of pliers, used to cut or sheer bolts.

bolt from the blue bolts from the blue n
Blitz aus heiterem Himmel
A complete surprise; something totally unexpected.

bolt upright adj
kerzengerade

bolthole boltholes n
Schlupfloch
A hole in an animal's den, or through a wall or fence, used for escape or emergency exit; i.e. a hole the animal may bolt through.
Unterschlupf
(figurative) A second home, etc. where a person can go to escape the stresses of everyday life.

bomb /bɑm/ /bɒm/ /bɔm/ /bʌm/ bombs n
Bombe Sprengstoff
An explosive device used or intended as a weapon, (especially) one dropped from an aircraft.
Bombe
(chiefly, British, India, slang) A very attractive woman.
(chemistry) A heavy-walled container designed to permit chemical reactions under high pressure.
Arschbombe
(colloquial) An act of jumping into water while keeping one's arms and legs tucked into the body, as in a squatting position, to maximize splashing.

bomb /bɑm/ /bɒm/ /bɔm/ /bʌm/ v
bombardieren
(transitive, figuratively, often with with) To attack or annoy in the manner of a bombing.
eine Arschbombe machen
To jump into water in a squatting position, with the arms wrapped around the legs.

bomb crater bomb craters n
Bombenkrater
A hole in the ground created by the explosion of a large bomb, usually one dropped by a bomber (aircraft).

bomb cyclone bomb cyclones n
Bombenzyklon

bombard /bəmˈbɑɹd/ /ˈbɑmˌbɑɹd/ /ˈbɒmˌbɑːd/ /ˌbɑmˈbɑɹd/ /ˌbɒmˈbɑːd/ bombards n
Bombarde Donnerbüchse Kartaune Steinbüchse
a medieval primitive cannon, used chiefly in sieges for throwing heavy stone balls.

bombard /bəmˈbɑɹd/ /ˈbɑmˌbɑɹd/ /ˈbɒmˌbɑːd/ /ˌbɑmˈbɑɹd/ /ˌbɒmˈbɑːd/ v
bombardieren
(figuratively) To attack something or someone by directing objects at them.
(physics) To direct at a substance an intense stream of high-energy particles, usually sub-atomic or made of at most a few atoms.

bombardier /ˌbɑm.bɚˈdɪɚ/ /ˌbɒm.bəˈdɪə/ bombardiers n
Bombenschütze Bombenschützin
(North America) A bomber crew member who sights and releases bombs.

bombardier beetle bombardier beetles n
Bombardierkäfer
A beetle whose defence mechanism enables it to eject a hot aqueous mixture of chemicals at predators. They come from a number of subfamilies: Carabinae (e.g., Brachinus crepitans), Metriinae (e.g., Stenaptinus insignis) and Paussinae (e.g., Goniotropis nicaraguensis).

bombardment bombardments n
Bombardierung Bombardement
the act of bombing, especially towns or cities
Beschuss
heavy artillery fire

bombastic /bɑmˈbæs.tɪk/ /bɒmˈbæs.tɪk/ more bombastic most bombastic adj
bombastisch geschwollen pompös
(of a person, their language or writing) showy in speech and given to using flowery or elaborate terms; grandiloquent; pompous
bombastisch
High-sounding but with little meaning.
(archaic) Inflated, overfilled.

bombe /bɒm(b)/ bombes n
Eisbombe
A dessert made from ice cream frozen in a (generally spherical or hemispherical) mold.
Turing-Bombe
(computing) An electromechanical device used in early cryptanalysis.

bomber /ˈbɑmɚ/ /ˈbɒmə(ɹ)/ bombers n
Bomber Bombenflugzeug
(aviation, military) A military aircraft designed to carry and drop bombs.
Bombenleger Bombenlegerin
A person who sets bombs, especially as an act of terrorism.

bomber jacket bomber jackets n
Bomberjacke
A short leather jacket, with an elasticated waist and cuffs, a fleece collar and a zip front.

bombing /ˈbɒmɪŋ/ bombings n
Bombardierung
The action of dropping bombs from the air.
Bombenanschlag Bombenanschläge
The action of placing and detonating bombs.

bombogenesis n
Bombogenese
(meteorology) Rapid or extreme cyclogenesis, often characterized by a barometric pressure drop of 24 millibars in a 24 hour period.

bombproof more bombproof most bombproof adj
bombensicher
Sufficiently strong to resist the effects of a blast from a bomb.

bombshell bombshells n
Bombe Explosivgeschoss Granate
A bomb or artillery shell designed to explode on impact.
Bombe
(figurative) Something that is very surprising, shocking, amazing or sensational.
Granate Sexbombe
(by extension) Someone who is very attractive; a sex symbol.

bon appétit /ˈbɔn ˌæpəˈti/ /ˌbo(ʊ).næ.pəˈti/ /ˌboʊn æpəˈti(t)/ /ˌboʊn æpəˈti/ /ˌboʊn æpəˈtit/ /ˌbɒn apəˈtiː/ /ˌbɒn apɛˈtiː/ /ˌbɔː.næ.peɪˈtiː/ phraseologicalUnit
guten Appetit Mahlzeit lass es dir schmecken lassen Sie es sich schmecken lasst es euch schmecken
Used to wish someone enjoyment of the meal they are about to eat.

bon mot /bɑn moʊ/ /bɒn məʊ/ /bɒ̃ məʊ/ bon mots bons mots n
Bonmot
A clever saying, phrase or witticism; often, a witty riposte in dialogue.

bon vivant /ˌbɑn viˈvɑnt/ /ˌbɑn vɪvˈɑnt/ /ˌbɒ̃ viːˈvɒ̃/ bon vivants bons vivants n
Lebemann Bonvivant Genussmensch
A man who enjoys luxurious things in life, especially good food and drink; a man about town.

bon voyage /ˌbɒn vwaɪˈɑːʒ/ /ˌbɒn vɔɪˈɑːʒ/ interjection
gute Reise gute Fahrt
Used to wish someone a good journey.

bona fide /ˈboʊnə.faɪd/ /ˈboʊnəˌfiːdeɪ/ /ˈbɑnə.faɪd/ /ˌboʊnəˈfaɪdi/ /ˌbəʊ.nəˈfaɪ.di/ adj
authentisch original wahrhaftig
auf Treu und Glauben echt ehrlich gemeint glaubhaft glaubwürdig guten Glaubens
In good faith; sincere; without deception or ulterior motive.

bona fide /ˈboʊnə.faɪd/ /ˈboʊnəˌfiːdeɪ/ /ˈbɑnə.faɪd/ /ˌboʊnəˈfaɪdi/ /ˌbəʊ.nəˈfaɪ.di/ adv
auf Treu und Glauben guten Glaubens in gutem Glauben
In good faith; genuinely, sincerely.

bonanza /bəˈnænzə/ bonanzas n
Goldgrube
(by extension, figurative) Anything which is a great source of wealth or yields a large income or return.

bond /bɑnd/ /bɒnd/ bonds n
Obligation
(finance) A documentary obligation to pay a sum or to perform a contract; a debenture.
Band
(often, in the plural) A physical connection which binds, a band.

bond angle bond angles n
Bindungswinkel
(chemistry) The angle between two bonds that have a common atom.

bond dissociation energy bond dissociation energies n
Bindungsdissoziationsenergie

bond length bond lengths n
Bindungsabstand

bond market bond markets n
Bondmarkt Rentenmarkt
A financial market where participants buy and sell debt securities, usually in the form of bonds.

bond order bond orders n
Bindungsordnung

bondage /ˈbɑn.dɪd͡ʒ/ /ˈbɒn.dɪd͡ʒ/ bondages n
Sklaverei
The state of being enslaved or the practice of slavery.
Pflicht
(by extension) The state of lacking freedom; constraint.
Bondage
(sex) The practice of physically restraining people for sexual pleasure, such as by tying up or shackling.

bonding bondings n
Bündelung
(networking) A method of aggregating multiple network interfaces on a computer into a single logical interface

bonding orbital bonding orbitals n
Bindungsorbital

bone /boʊn/ /bɐʉn/ /bəʉn/ /bəʊn/ bones n
Knochen Bein Gebeine
(uncountable) A composite material consisting largely of calcium phosphate and collagen and making up the skeleton of most vertebrates.
(American football, informal) The wishbone formation.
Knochen Bein Gebein
(countable) Any of the components of an endoskeleton, made of bone.
Knochen Bein Gräte Fischgräte
A bone of a fish; a fishbone.

bone /boʊn/ /bɐʉn/ /bəʉn/ /bəʊn/ v
ausbeinen entbeinen
To prepare (meat, etc) by removing the bone or bones from.
nageln bumsen ficken poppen vögeln
(vulgar, slang, usually of a man, ambitransitive) To have sexual intercourse (with).

bone cancer bone cancers n
Knochenkrebs
(oncology) A disease in which abnormal cells multiply without control in the bones.

bone density bone densities n
Knochendichte Knochenmineraldichte
(medicine) A measure of the amount of mineral in bones, used to estimate the risk of osteoporosis or fractures.

bone folder bone folders n
Falzbein Briefstreicher Papierstreicher Streichbein
A dull-edged hand tool used to fold and crease material in crafts.

bone marrow bone marrows n
Knochenmark Mark
(anatomy) The fatty vascular tissue that fills the cavities of bones, being the place where new blood cells are produced.

bone meal bone meals n
Knochenmehl
Ground bones used as a slow-release fertilizer, especially for bulbs.

bone of contention /ˈboʊn əv kənˈtɛnʃən/ /ˈbəʊn əv kənˈtɛnʃən/ bones of contention n
Zankapfel
(idiomatic) Something that continues to be disputed; something on which no agreement can be reached

bone-dry adj
knochentrocken
(idiomatic) Totally dry; without moisture.

boneless more boneless most boneless adj
schier
Without bones, especially as pertaining to meat or poultry prepared for eating.

boner /ˈboʊ.nɚ/ /ˈbəʊ.nə(ɹ)/ boners n
Ständer Latte
(coarse, slang) An erect penis. [from mid-20th c.]

bonfire /ˈbɑnˌfaɪɚ/ /ˈbɒnfaɪə/ /ˈbɔn-/ bonfires n
Freudenfeuer
A large, controlled outdoor fire lit to celebrate something or as a signal.
Scheiterhaufen
A fire lit outdoors to burn unwanted items; originally (historical) , heretics or other offenders, or banned books; now, generally agricultural or garden waste, or rubbish.

bongo /ˈbɑŋ.ɡoʊ/ /ˈbɒŋ.ɡəʊ/ bongos n
Bongo
A striped bovine mammal found in Africa, Tragelaphus eurycerus.

bonhomous /ˈbɒnəməs/ more bonhomous most bonhomous adj
gutmütig

bonito bonito bonitoes bonitos n
Bonito
Any of various marine fish of the genus Sarda that are related to and resemble the tuna. [from 16th c.]

bonk /bɑŋk/ /bɒŋk/ /bɔŋk/ v
bumsen ficken
(informal) To strike or collide with something.

bonkers /ˈbɑŋkɚz/ /ˈbɒŋkəz/ more bonkers most bonkers adj
bekloppt bescheuert durchgeknallt malle plemplem
(informal, especially, Britain) Mad; crazy.

bonnet /ˈbɑn.ɪt/ /ˈbɒn.ɪt/ bonnets n
Haube Schute Schutenhut
A type of hat, once worn by women or children, held in place by ribbons tied under the chin.
Motorhaube Haube
(Australia, British, NZ, South Africa, automotive) The hinged cover over the engine of a motor car; a hood.

bonobo /bəˈnoʊ̯ˌboʊ̯/ /bəˈnəʊ̯ˌbəʊ̯/ /ˈbɒ.nəˌboʊ̯/ bonobos n
Bonobo Zwergschimpanse Bonobo-Männchen Bonobo-Weibchen Bonobomännchen Bonoboweibchen
The pygmy chimpanzee, Pan paniscus, from Africa south of the Congo river.

bonsai /ˈbɑnsaɪ/ /ˈbɑnzaɪ/ /ˈbɒnsaɪ/ v
Bonsai
(transitive) To make into a bonsai by restricting the roots and pruning.

bonus /ˈboʊ.nəs/ /ˈbəʊ.nəs/ boni bonuses bonusses n
Bonus Dreingabe
Something extra that is good; an added benefit.
Bonus Prämie
An extra sum given as a premium, e.g. to an employee or to a shareholder.

bony /ˈboʊni/ /ˈbəʊni/ bonier boniest adj
knöchern
resembling, having the appearance or consistence of, or relating to bone; osseous.
grätig
full of bones
knochig
with little flesh; skinny, thin
having prominent bones

bony fish bony fish bony fishes n
Knochenfisch
A fish belonging to either the Actinopterygii taxonomic class or the Sarcopterygii taxonomic class; a finfish.

bonze /ˈbɒnz/ bonzes n
Bonze
A Buddhist monk or priest in East Asia.

bonzer /ˈbɒnzə/ more bonzer most bonzer adj
hervorragend wundervoll
(Australia, NZ, informal) Remarkable; wonderful; excellent; terrific.

boo /buː/ interjection
buh
A loud exclamation intended to scare someone. Usually used when one has been hidden from the target, and then appears unexpectedly.
An exclamation used by a member of an audience, as at a stage play or sports game, to indicate derision or disapproval of what has just occurred.

boo /buː/ boos n
Buhruf
A derisive shout made to indicate disapproval.

boo /buː/ v
buhen
(intransitive) To shout extended boos derisively.
ausbuhen
(transitive) To shout extended boos at, as a form of derision.

boob /ˈbuːb/ boobs n
Titte Möpse
(colloquial, slang) A breast, especially that of an adult or adolescent female human.

boob job boob jobs n
Busenvergrößerung
(slang) A breast augmentation (or, less commonly, a breast reduction).

boob tube boob tubes n
Glotze
(US, informal, dated, derogatory) A television.

booby /ˈbuːbi/ boobies n
Depp Idiot Narr Tölpel
A stupid person.
Titte
(colloquial) A breast.
Tölpel
Any of various large tropical seabirds from the genera Sula and Papasula in the gannet family Sulidae, traditionally considered to be stupid.

booby trap booby traps n
Sprengfalle
(military) An antipersonnel device deliberately hidden or disguised as a harmless object.

booger /ˈbʊɡə/ /ˈbʊɡɚ/ boogers n
Popel Rotz Schleim
(US, Canada, Philippines, slang) A piece of solid or semisolid mucus in or removed from a nostril.

boogie-woogie /ˌbuːɡiˈwuːɡi/ /ˌbʊɡiˈwʊɡi/ boogie-woogies n
Boogie-Woogie
(music genre) A style of blues piano music.

book /buːk/ /bɵk/ /bʊk/ books n
Buch
A collection of sheets of paper bound together to hinge at one edge, containing printed or written material, pictures, etc.
A major division of a long work.
Album Buch
A long work fit for publication, typically prose, such as a novel or textbook, and typically published as such a bound collection of sheets, but now sometimes electronically as an e-book.
Buch Wettliste
(gambling) A record of betting (from the use of a notebook to record what each person has bet).
Bücher
(usually, in the plural) Records of the accounts of a business.

book /buːk/ /bɵk/ /bʊk/ v
buchen reservieren
(transitive) To reserve (something) for future use.
notieren schreiben
(transitive) To write down, to register or record in a book or as in a book.
bestrafen
(law enforcement, transitive) To record the name and other details of a suspected offender and the offence for later judicial action.
rasen
(intransitive, slang) To travel very fast.

book bag book bags n
Schultasche
A bag for holding books for school.

book burning book burnings n
Bücherverbrennung
The destruction, removal, or recalling of books, motion pictures, broadcasts, or electronic works as a form of censorship, especially motivated by religious or political objections to the material.

book fair book fairs n
Buchmesse
A public event at which books are sold, often featuring appearances by authors.

book lover book lovers n
Bücherfreund Bücherfreundin Bücherliebhaber Bücherliebhaberin
A person who loves reading books.

book lung book lungs n
Buchlunge
(arachnology) A lamellate respiratory organ found in arachnids.

book of hours books of hours n
Stundenbuch
(Christianity, chiefly, _, historical) An illuminated Catholic devotional book, popular in the Middle Ages.

book signing book signings n
Buchsignieren Büchersignieren

book town book towns n
Bücherdorf

bookbinder bookbinders n
Buchbinder Buchbinderin
A person whose profession is binding pages together to form books.

bookbindery bookbinderies n
Buchbinderei Buchbindewerkstatt
A building where books are assembled and bound.

bookbinding bookbindings n
Buchbinden Buchbinderei
The art, craft or process of binding books

bookcase /ˈbʊkˌkeɪs/ [ˈbʊʔk̚keɪs] bookcases n
Bücherregal Bücherschrank
A piece of furniture for the storage and display of books.

bookend bookends n
Buchstütze
A heavy object or moveable support placed at one or both ends of a row of books for the purpose of keeping them upright.

bookend v
einrahmen

booking /ˈbʊkɪŋ/ bookings n
Buchung Reservierung
A reservation for a service, such as travel or hotel accommodation.

bookkeeper /bʌʔˈkiː.pə(ɹ)/ /ˌbʊkˈkiː.pə(ɹ)/ bookkeepers n
Buchhalter Buchhalterin
(accounting) A person responsible for keeping records or documents, such as of a business.

bookkeeping /ˈbʊkˌkiːpɪŋ/ bookkeepings n
Buchhaltung
(accounting) The skill or practice of keeping books or systematic records of financial transactions, e.g. income and expenses.

booklet /ˈbʊk.lət/ booklets n
Heft Büchlein Broschüre
A small or thin book.

bookmaker /ˈbʊkmeɪkɚ/ bookmakers n
Druckereiarbeiter
A person who prints or binds books.
Buchmacher Buchmacherin Bookie Bookmaker
(gambling) A person (or a business) who calculates odds and accepts bets, especially on horse racing; a bookie.

bookmark /ˈbʊk.mɑː(ɹ)k/ bookmarks n
Lesezeichen
A strip of material used to mark a place in a book.
Lesezeichen bookmark
(computing) A record of the address of a file or Internet page, serving as a shortcut to it.

bookmarklet bookmarklets n
Bookmarklet
(computing, Internet) A small piece of JavaScript code stored as a URL within a bookmark.

bookplate bookplates n
Exlibris
A printed piece of paper pasted on one of the pages of a book, most often on the inside front cover, showing ownership and thus deterring theft.

bookseller /ˈbʊksɛlɚ/ booksellers n
Buchhändler Buchhändlerin Buchverkäufer Buchverkäuferin
A person engaged in the business of selling books.

bookshelf /ˈbʊkˌʃɛlf/ bookshelves n
Bücherregal Regal
A shelf or shelves for storing books for easy visual reference.

bookshop bookshops n
Buchhandlung Buchladen
A shop that sells books.

bookstand /ˈbʊkˌstænd/ bookstands n
Bücherstand
A small stall where books are sold.
Buchstütze
A stand, made for holding books open.

bookworm /ˈbʊk.wɜːm/ bookworms n
Bücherwurm
Any of various insects that infest books.
Bücherwurm Leseratte Bücherbohrer
(figurative) An avid book reader.

boom /bum/ /buːm/ interjection
Bumm
Used to suggest the sound of an explosion.

boom /bum/ /buːm/ booms n
Dröhnen
A low-pitched, resonant sound, such as of an explosion.
Baum
(sailing) A spar extending the foot of a sail; a spar rigged outboard from a ship's side to which boats are secured in harbour.
Boom Aufschwung
(economics, business) A period of prosperity, growth, progress, or high market activity.
Ausleger
A horizontal member of a crane or derrick, used for lifting.

boom /bum/ /buːm/ v
dröhnen
(transitive, figuratively, of speech) To exclaim with force, to shout, to thunder.
blühen boomen florieren
(transitive, dated) To cause to advance rapidly in price.

boom barrier boom barriers n
Schlagbaum Schranke Wegeschranke Zufahrtsschranke
A bar or pole that can be lowered to block vehicular access through a controlled location, or raised to allow traffic to pass.

boom box boom boxes n
Getto-Blaster Gettoblaster Ghetto-Blaster Ghettoblaster
A powerful portable audio system for listening collectively to recorded or broadcast sound.

boomerang /ˈbuməɹæŋ/ /ˈbuːməɹæŋ/ boomerangs n
Bumerang
A flat curved airfoil that spins about an axis perpendicular to the direction of flight, originally used in various parts of the world as a hunting weapon or, in returnable types, for sports or training.

boon /buːn/ boons n
Segen Vorteil Gabe Gefälligkeit Geschenk Gnade
A good thing; a blessing or benefit; a thing to be thankful for.
Bitte Bittgesuch Bittschrift Eingabe Gebet Gesuch
(archaic) That which is asked or granted as a benefit or favor; a gift or benefaction.
Gabe Gefälligkeit Geschenk Gunst Wohltat
(Hindu mythology) A blessing, typically a supernatural power, granted to an ascetic by a god or goddess.

boon and bane boons and banes n
Fluch und Segen Segen und Fluch
Something that is both a benefit and an affliction.

boondock boondocks n
Arsch der Welt Einöde Hundetürkei Kartoffelsteppe Pampa Walachei
(US, with article, in the plural) A brushy, rural area or location.

boondoggle /ˈbundɑɡl̩/ /ˈbuːndɒɡl̩/ boondoggles n
Zeitverschwendung
(North American, figuratively, usually, politics) A waste of time and/or money; a pointless activity.

boorish /ˈbʊəɹɪʃ/ more boorish most boorish adj
rüpelhaft trampelig ungehobelt ungeschickt
Behaving as a boor; rough in manners.

boost /buːst/ boosts n
Boost
A push from behind, as to one who is endeavoring to climb.
Unterstützung
Something that helps, or adds power or effectiveness; assistance.

boost /buːst/ v
drücken schieben
(transitive) To lift or push from behind (one who is endeavoring to climb); to push up.
anspornen verstärken
(transitive, by extension) To help or encourage (something) to increase or improve; to assist in overcoming obstacles.
klauen stehlen
(transitive, engineering) To amplify; to signal boost.

booster /ˈbustɚ/ boosters n
Unterstützung
Something that boosts.
Booster
The first stage of a multistage rocket that provides the thrust for liftoff and the initial flight.
Unterstützer
Someone who is a fan or supporter of something.

booster dose booster doses n
Auffrischungsimpfung Wiederholungsimpfung
A dose of an antigen designed to strengthen immunity after an earlier immunizing dose.

boot /but/ /buːt/ /bʉːt/ /bʏːt/ [buːt] boots n
Stiefel
A heavy shoe that covers part of the leg.
Booten
(computing) The act or process of bootstrapping; the starting or re-starting of a computing device.

boot /but/ /buːt/ /bʉːt/ /bʏːt/ [buːt] v
booten hochfahren laden starten
(computing) To bootstrap; to start a system, e.g. a computer, by invoking its boot process or bootstrap.

boot jack boot jacks n
Stiefelknecht
A firm structure with hole, into which a person steps, in order to more easily remove their foot from a boot.

boot loader boot loaders n
Bootloader Bootmanager
(computing) A small program that initiates the bootstrap process by loading the operating system proper.

boot sector boot sectors n
Bootsektor
(computing) A dedicated sector, usually at the beginning (first sector on first track) of a storage medium, that holds special data used to start a system.

booted eagle booted eagles n
Zwergadler
Hieraaetus pennatus, a medium-sized mostly migratory bird of prey with a wide distribution in the Palearctic and southern Asia.

booted warbler booted warblers n
Buschspötter
Iduna caligata, an Old World warbler in the tree warbler group.

bootee /ˈbuːti/ bootees n
Babysocke
A soft, woolen shoe, usually knitted, for a baby or small pet.
Schuhüberzieher Schuhüberzug
An overshoe or sock worn to cover dirty shoes or feet.

booth /buːð/ /buːθ/ booths n
Bude Messestand Stand
A small stall for the display and sale of goods.
Bude Zelle
An enclosure just big enough to accommodate one standing person.
Ecke Nische Sitzecke Sitznische
An enclosed table with seats, as in a diner or café.

bootjack bootjacks n
Stiefelknecht
a V-shaped, or forked, device for pulling off boots.

bootlace bootlaces n
Schnürsenkel
A long lace for fastening boots.

bootleg bootlegs n
Stiefelschaft
The part of a boot that is above the instep.
Kontrabande Raubgut Schmuggelware
An illegally produced, transported or sold product; contraband.

bootleg v
schmuggeln schwarz brennen
(chiefly, US, transitive) To make, transport and/or sell illegal alcoholic liquor.
raubkopieren schwarz herstellen
(transitive) To make, transport and/or sell an illegal version or copy of a copyrighted product.

bootleg ground bootleg grounds n
die klassische Nullung

bootlegger bootleggers n
Schwarzhändler
An illegal trader of goods, especially of alcohol.

bootlicker bootlickers n
Speichellecker Speichelleckerin
(derogatory) A person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner; a toady

bootstrap /ˈbuːtˌstɹæp/ bootstraps n
Schuhriemen Stiefelriemen Stiefelschlaufe Stiefelstrippe
A loop (leather or other material) sewn at the side or top rear of a boot to help in pulling the boot on.
Eigendynamik Hilfsmittel Selbsthilfe eigene Kraft
(figuratively) A means of advancing oneself or accomplishing something without aid.
Hochfahren Ladeprogramm Lader Startprogramm Startroutine Urlader
(computing) The process by which the operating system of a computer is loaded into its memory.

bootstrap /ˈbuːtˌstɹæp/ v
alleine zurechtkommen auf sich selbst gestellt sein selbstständig sein sich selbst helfen
To help (oneself) without the aid of others.

booty /ˈbuːti/ booties n
Beute Raubgut
Plunder taken from an enemy in time of war, or seized by piracy.

booty call booty calls n
Sextreffen
(informal, slang) An encounter for the purposes of casual sex.

booze /buːz/ boozes n
Schnaps Alk Alkohol Alkoholisches Fusel
(colloquial, uncountable) Any alcoholic beverage. (Especially hard liquor.)

booze /buːz/ v
saufen bechern picheln
(slang, intransitive) To drink alcohol.

boozehound boozehounds n
Schnapsdrossel
(informal) alcoholic, drunkard

boozer /ˈbuː.zə(ɹ)/ boozers n
Alki Alkoholiker Alkoholikerin Alkoholsüchtige Alkoholsüchtiger Besoffene
(colloquial) One who drinks habitually; a drunkard.

boraciferous more boraciferous most boraciferous adj
borhaltig
Yielding or containing borax.

boracite boracites n
Boracit
(mineral) A mixed chloride and borate of magnesium that occurs as a white to green crystalline evaporite, with the chemical formula Mg3B7O13Cl.

borage /ˈbɒɹ.ɪd͡ʒ/ borages n
Borretsch
Borago officinalis, a Mediterranean plant with rough, cucumber-flavored leaves and stems, used in salads and cooked.

borate borates n
Borat
A salt or ester formed by the combination of boric acid with a base or positive radical

borax boraces boraxes n
Borax
A white or gray/grey crystalline salt, with a slight alkaline taste, used as a flux, in soldering metals, making enamels, fixing colors/colours on porcelain, and as a soap, etc.

borax bead test borax bead tests n
Boraxperle
(inorganic chemistry) in qualitative inorganic analysis, a test for the presence of certain metallic elements by observing the colours given to a bead of borax in a loop of platinum wire held in the oxidizing and reducing parts of a Bunsen burner flame

borborygmus /bɔːbəˈɹɪɡməs/ borborygmi n
Bauchknurren Darmgeräusch Magenknurren
A rumbling sound made by the movement of gas in the intestines.

border /ˈboɹdɚ/ /ˈbɔədə/ /ˈbɔːdə/ /ˈbɔːɹdɚ/ [ˈbo̞ɹdɚ] borders n
Grenze
The line or frontier area separating political or geographical regions.
Rand
The outer edge of something.
A decorative strip around the edge of something.
Beet Rabatte Streifen
A strip of ground in which ornamental plants are grown.

border /ˈboɹdɚ/ /ˈbɔədə/ /ˈbɔːdə/ /ˈbɔːɹdɚ/ [ˈbo̞ɹdɚ] v
begrenzen
(transitive) To put a border on something.
angrenzen einfassen säumen umranden
(transitive) To lie on, or adjacent to, a border of.
(intransitive) To approach; to come near to; to verge (with on or upon).

border control n
Grenzkontrolle
Measures taken by a state or a bloc of states to monitor its borders and regulate the movement of people, animals, and goods across the border.

border guard border guards n
Grenzschutz
A national agency that enforces the security of the country's national borders.
Grenzsoldat Grenzwache
A person assigned to watch, protect or control the frontier between two sovereign states.

border on v
an (etwas) grenzen
(transitive, figurative) To be almost like some other thing; to verge on.

bordering adj
angrenzend
Having a common boundary or border

borderland borderlands n
Grenzland
Land near a border; marches.

borderless adj
grenzenlos unbegrenzt
Not having a border.

borderline personality disorder borderline personality disorders n
Borderline-Persönlichkeitsstörung

borderliner borderliners n
Borderliner
(informal) An individual who has borderline personality disorder.

borderpost borderposts n
Grenzübergang

bordure /ˈboɹ.djʊɹ/ /ˈboɹ.d͡ʒɚ/ /ˈbɔː.d͡ʒə/ /ˈbɔːdjʊə/ /ˈbɔːd͡ʒə/ /ˈbɔːɹdjʊɹ/ /ˈbɔːɹd͡ʒɚ/ [ˈbo̞ɹ.d͡ʒɚ] bordures n
Schildrand
(heraldiccharge) A contrasting border around a shield.

bore /bo(ː)ɹ/ /boə/ /bɔɹ/ /bɔː/ bores n
Bohrung
A hole drilled or milled through something, or (by extension) its diameter.
Gezeitenwelle
A sudden and rapid flow of tide occurring in certain rivers and estuaries which rolls up as a wave.

bore /bo(ː)ɹ/ /boə/ /bɔɹ/ /bɔː/ v
langweilen
(transitive) To inspire boredom in somebody.
bohren
(intransitive) To make a hole with, or as if with, a boring instrument; to cut a circular hole by the rotary motion of a tool.

boreal /ˈbɔɹi.əl/ /ˈbɔːɹɪəl/ more boreal most boreal adj
boreal
Of, relating to, or coming from the north.

boreas boreases n
Nordwind

bored /bo(ː)ɹd/ /boəd/ /bɔɹd/ /bɔːd/ more bored most bored adj
gelangweilt
Suffering from boredom; mildly annoyed and restless through having nothing to do.

boredom /ˈbɔɹ.dəm/ /ˈbɔː.dəm/ boredoms n
Langeweile
(countable) An instance or period of being bored; A bored state.

borelian adj
Borelsch

borer /ˈboːɹɐ/ /ˈbɔːɹə/ /ˈbɔːɹɚ/ borers n
Bohrmaschine
A tool used for drilling.

borhani n
Borhani
Yoghurt-like drink of Bangladesh.

boric adj
Bor-
(chemistry) Of, pertaining to, or containing the element boron.

boric acid boric acids n
Borsäure
(chemistry) H3BO3; B(OH)3; a white crystalline solid, soluble in hot water to form a weak acid. Used as a mild antiseptic, flame retardant, insecticide, and in the manufacture of borax and other borate salts.

boring /ˈboə.ɹɪŋ/ /ˈboɹ.ɪŋ/ /ˈboː.ɹɪŋ/ /ˈbɔː.ɹɪŋ/ more boring most boring adj
langweilig
Causing boredom or tiredness; making you to feel tired and impatient.

born /boɹn/ /bɔːn/ /bɔːɹn/ [bo̞ɹn] adj
geboren
Having from birth (or as if from birth) a certain quality or character; innate; inherited.

born with a silver spoon in one's mouth adj
mit einem goldenen Löffel im Mund geboren
(idiomatic) born rich, or into a wealthy family

born-again adj
wiedergeboren
(Christianity) Having a renewed commitment to Jesus Christ.

borne /boən/ /boɹn/ /boːɹn/ /bɔːn/ [bo̞ɹn] adj
getragen
carried, supported.

boron /ˈbɔːˌɹɒn/ borons n
Bor
The chemical element (symbol B) with an atomic number of 5, which is a metalloid found in its pure form as a dark amorphous powder.

boron nitride n
Bornitrid
(inorganic compound) A binary compound of boron and nitrogen, of empirical formula BN; exists in forms analogous to the allotropes of carbon, many of which are inorganic polymers.

boron oxide n
Boroxid
(inorganic compound) The compound boron trioxide.

borough /ˈbɝ.oʊ/ /ˈbʌ.ɹə/ /ˈbʌɹ.oʊ/ boroughs n
Burg Quartier Stadtbezirk Viertel
A town having a municipal corporation and certain traditional rights.
Bezirk Burg Gemeinde
An administrative district in some cities, e.g., London.

borreliosis borrelioses n
Borreliose

borrow /ˈbɑɹ.oʊ/ /ˈbɒɹ.əʊ/ /ˈbɔɹ.oʊ/ v
borgen ausleihen leihen
To receive (something) from somebody temporarily, expecting to return it.
entlehnen übertragen
(arithmetic) In a subtraction, to deduct (one) from a digit of the minuend and add ten to the following digit, in order that the subtraction of a larger digit in the subtrahend from the digit in the minuend to which ten is added gives a positive result.

borrower /ˈbɑɹoʊɚ/ /ˈbɔɹəʊə/ borrowers n
Kreditnehmer Entleiher
One who borrows.

borscht /bɔɹʃt/ /bɔːʃt/ borschts n
Borschtsch
A beetroot soup that can be served hot or cold, usually with sour cream.

borzoi /ˈbɔɹ.zɔɪ/ /ˈbɔː.zɔɪ/ borzoi borzois n
Barsoi Russischer Jagdwindhund
A dog of a particular breed, similar in shape to a greyhound but with longer silkier hair.

bosom /ˈbʊz(ə)m/ adj
der Busenfreund
Brust Busen
In a very close relationship.

bosom /ˈbʊz(ə)m/ bosoms n
Busen Brust
A breast, one of a woman's breasts

bosom friend bosom friends n
Busenfreund
A very close friend.

boson /ˈboʊ.zɒn/ /ˈbəʊ.zɒn/ bosons n
Boson
(particle) A particle with totally symmetric composite quantum states, which exempts them from the Pauli exclusion principle, and that hence obeys Bose-Einstein statistics. They have integer spin. Among them are many elementary particles, and some (gauge bosons) are known to carry the fundamental forces. Compare fermion.

boss /bɑs/ /bɒs/ /bɔs/ bosses n
Chef Chefin
A person who oversees and directs the work of others; a supervisor.
A person in charge of a business or company.
Buckel
A convex protuberance in hammered work, especially the rounded projection in the centre of a shield.
Bund Kragen Sockel Stulp Vorsprung Überstand
(mechanics) A protrusion, frequently a cylinder of material that extends beyond a hole.
Schlussstein Abhängling Hängezapfen Knauf Knoten Schlußstein
(architectural element) A knob or projection, usually at the intersection of ribs in a vault.
Fußstütze Polsterhocker Sitzkissen
(obsolete) A hassock or small seat, especially made from a bundle of straw.

boss around v
herumkommandieren
To act in a bossy manner with another person, ordering them to do things, whether or not one is actually their superior.

bossa nova /ˈbɒsə ˈnəʊvə/ bossa novas n
Bossa Nova
A genre of music originating from Brazil, similar to a fusion of jazz and samba music, no longer closely associated with the Brazilian dance.
The music of that dance.

bossage bossages n
Bosse
(architecture) A rough, unfinished stone block, which is left projecting from the wall of a building to be later sculpted.

bossiness bossinesses n
Bevormundung Herrschsucht Rechthaberei
The characteristic of being bossy.

bossy /ˈbɑsi/ /ˈbɒsi/ /ˈbɒsɪ/ /ˈbɔsi/ bossier bossiest adj
autoritär diktatorisch herrisch herrschsüchtig rechthaberisch
Tending to give orders to others, especially when unwarranted; domineering.

bot /bɑt/ /bɒt/ bots n
Bot
(computing) A piece of software designed to perform a minor but repetitive task automatically or on command, especially when operating with the appearance of a (human) user profile or account.

bota bag bota bags n
Bota
A traditional Greek or Spanish wineskin bag. Typically it is made of leather, and is used to carry wine, although any liquid can be carried.

botanical adj
botanisch
Of or pertaining to botany; relating to the study of plants.

botanical garden botanical gardens n
botanischer Garten
A place where a variety of plants are grown, primarily for scientific or educational reasons, but are normally open to the public, and include ornamental plants from around the world.

botanically adv
botanisch
in a botanical manner

botanist /ˈbɒt.ən.ɪst/ [ˈbɒt.n̩.ɪst] botanists n
Botaniker Botanikerin Pflanzenkundler Pflanzenkundlerin
(botany) A person engaged in botany, the scientific study of plants.

botanize /ˈbɒtənaɪz/ v
botanisieren
To do the work of a botanist, as to inventory the plant life in an area and to collect plants for research purposes.

botany /-nɪ/ /ˈbɑt.ni/ /ˈbɑt.ə.ni/ /ˈbɒt.ni/ /ˈbɒt.ə.ni/ botanies n
Botanik Pflanzenkunde
(uncountable) The scientific study of plants, a branch of biology. Typically those disciplines that involve the whole plant.

botch /bɑt͡ʃ/ /bɒt͡ʃ/ botches n
Pfusch Murks
An action, job, or task that has been performed very badly; a ruined, defective, or clumsy piece of work.

botch /bɑt͡ʃ/ /bɒt͡ʃ/ v
verbocken verderben vergeigen vermasseln vermurksen verpatzen
(transitive) To perform (a task) in an unacceptable or incompetent manner; to make a mess of something
murksen pfuschen schlampen schludern stümpern
To do something without skill, without care, or clumsily.

botch up v
verpfuschen verderben
(informal, transitive) To ruin, mess up.

botched adj
stümperhaft vermurkst verpfuscht zurechtgefrickelt zusammengeschustert
Made or repaired in a clumsy or incompetent manner.

botfly botflies n
Dasselfliege Biesfliege
One of several dipterous insects of the family Oestridae, the larvae of which are parasites on many animals, including humans.

both /boʊlθ/ /bəʊθ/ [boʊɫθ] [boʊθ] [bɐʉθ] [bəʊθ] [bɜʊ̯θ] conjunction
sowohl ... als auch
Including both of (used with and).

both /boʊlθ/ /bəʊθ/ [boʊɫθ] [boʊθ] [bɐʉθ] [bəʊθ] [bɜʊ̯θ] determiner
beide
Each of the two; one and the other; referring to two individuals or items.

both … and conjunction
sowohl … als auch sowohl … wie auch

bother /ˈbɑðɚ/ /ˈbɒðə(ɹ)/ /ˈbɔðə(ɹ)/ interjection
Mist verdammt
A mild expression of annoyance.

bother /ˈbɑðɚ/ /ˈbɒðə(ɹ)/ /ˈbɔðə(ɹ)/ bothers n
Schwierigkeiten Umstände
Fuss, ado.

bother /ˈbɑðɚ/ /ˈbɒðə(ɹ)/ /ˈbɔðə(ɹ)/ v
nerven stören
(transitive) To annoy, to disturb, to irritate; to be troublesome to, to make trouble for.

bothered more bothered most bothered adj
geärgert
Caring about something; discomposed.

bothersome more bothersome most bothersome adj
verwirrend
Causing trouble, annoyance, inconvenience, irritation, or perplexity.

bothy /ˈbɑθi/ /ˈbɒ.θi/ /ˈbʌhi/ bothies n
Schutzhütte
(Scotland, Ireland, Northumberland) A small cottage, especially one for communal use in remote areas by labourers or farmhands, or as a mountain shelter. [from 18th c.]

botnet /ˈbɒtnɛt/ botnets n
Botnet
(Internet, computer security) A collection of compromised computers that is gradually built up and then unleashed as a DDOS attack or used to send very large quantities of spam.

bottle /ˈbɑ.təl/ /ˈbɒt.əl/ bottles n
Flasche Buddel Bouteille
The contents of such a container.
Mumm Schneid Traute
(British, informal) (originally "bottle and glass" as rhyming slang for "arse") Nerve, courage.
Buddel
(figurative) Intoxicating liquor; alcohol.

bottle /ˈbɑ.təl/ /ˈbɒt.əl/ v
die Flasche geben
(transitive, British) To feed (an infant) baby formula.

bottle bank bottle banks n
Altglascontainer Glascontainer
A large container into which glass bottles are placed for recycling.

bottle cap bottle caps n
Flaschendeckel Flaschenverschluss Kronkorken Kronenkork Kronenkorken
Any of several designs of closure used to seal bottles.

bottle crate bottle crates n
Flaschenkasten Flaschenkiste Getränkekasten Getränkekiste
A container used for transport of beverage containers. In the present day they are usually made of plastic, but before the widespread use of plastic they tended to be made of wood or metal.

bottle deposit bottle deposits n
Flaschenpfand
A monetary deposit collected at the point of sale when a bottled beverage is purchased, and fully or partially refunded when the empty bottle is returned.

bottle green more bottle green most bottle green adj
flaschengrün
Of a dark green colour, like that of some wine bottles.

bottle opener bottle openers n
Flaschenöffner Kapselheber
A device used to remove the cap from a bottle.

bottle oven bottle ovens n
Flaschenofen

bottle up v
Flaschen befüllen in Flaschen füllen
To put into bottles.
einkesseln festhalten zurückhalten
To prevent (enemy vessels) from leaving an anchorage.
zurückhalten anstauen unterdrücken verdrängen
(idiomatic) To keep suppressed and hidden.

bottled water bottled waters n
Flaschenwasser
Drinking water sold by bottle, either natural or processed by e.g. filtering, carbonation or mineralization.

bottleneck bottlenecks n
Flaschenhals
The narrow portion that forms the pouring spout of a bottle; the neck of a bottle.
Flaschenhals Engpass Engstelle
(figurative) In traffic, any narrowing of the road, especially resulting in a delay.
Engpass Flaschenhals
(by extension) The part of a process that is too slow or cumbersome.

bottlenose dolphin bottlenose dolphins n
Tümmler Tursiops großer Tümmler
One of the species of gray dolphin in the genus Tursiops, between 2 and 4 meters in length inhabiting warm and temperate seas worldwide.

bottom /ˈbɑtəm/ /ˈbɒtəm/ bottoms n
Boden Grund Unterseite
The lowest part of anything.
passiv
(broadly, by extension) A submissive partner in a sexual relationship.
(LGBT, _, slang) A man, trans woman, or other person with a penis, who prefers the receptive role in anal sex.

bottom bracket bottom brackets n
Innenlager Tretlager

bottom feeder bottom feeders n
Bodenbewohner Grundfisch
A fish or other aquatic creature that feeds off the bottom of its habitat; a flatfish.

bottom line bottom lines n
Endergebnis Ergebnis unterm Strich
(countable, uncountable, business) The final balance; the amount of money or profit left after everything has been tallied.
Ergebnis unterm Strich Fazit
(idiomatic) The summary or result; the most important information.

bottom the house v
gründlich durchputzen
(idiomatic, dated) To clean a house from top to bottom; to clean a house extremely thoroughly.

bottomless pit bottomless pits n
Fass ohne Boden
(figuratively) A person with an apparently boundless appetite; an entity or problem which consumes seemingly endless resources.

botulin botulins n
Botulin Botulinumtoxin
An extremely potent nerve toxin produced by the anaerobic bacteria Clostridium botulinum. Ingesting botulin results in the serious medical condition of botulism.

botulinum toxin botulinum toxins n
Botulinumtoxin Botulinustoxin
A neurotoxic protein produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum.

botulism /ˈbɑ.t͡ʃəˌlɪz.əm/ /ˈbɒt.jʊl.ɪz.əm/ botulisms n
Botulismus
(pathology) Poisoning caused by the toxin from Clostridium botulinum, an anaerobic bacterium that grows in improperly prepared food.

bouclé /buːˈkleɪ/ bouclés n
Bouclé
A fabric knitted or woven of uneven yarn with a surface of loops and curls.

bougainvillea /ˌboʊ.ɡənˈvɪl.jə/ /ˌbu.ɡənˈvɪl.jə/ /ˌbuː.ɡənˈvɪl.ɪ.ə/ bougainvilleas n
Bougainvillea
Any of several South American flowering shrubs or lianas, of the genus Bougainvillea, having three showy, colorful bracts attached below each group of three inconspicuous flowers.

bough /baʊ/ boughs n
Ast
A tree-branch, usually a primary one directly attached to the trunk.

bouillabaisse /-ˌbɛs/ /ˈbujəˌbeɪs/ /ˈbuːjəˌbeɪs/ /ˌbujəˈbeɪs/ /ˌbuːjəˈbeɪs/ bouillabaisses n
Bouillabaisse
A type of fish soup or stew from Provence, France.

bouillon /ˈbuˌjɑn/ /ˈbuː.jɒn/ /ˈbuː.jɒ̃/ /ˈbʊljən/ /ˈbʊlˌjɑn/ bouillons n
Bouillon
A clear seasoned broth made by simmering usually light meat, such as beef or chicken.

bouillon cube bouillon cubes n
Brühwürfel
(Canada, US) A small cube, consisting of dry ingredients, that can be dissolved to make a broth or soup stock.

boulder /ˈboʊldɚ/ /ˈbəʊl.də(ɹ)/ boulders n
Felsblock Fels Felsbrocken
A large mass of stone detached from the surrounding land.

boulevard /ˈbuː.ləˌvɑːd/ /ˈbʊləvɑɹd/ boulevards n
Boulevard Prachtstraße
A broad, well-paved and landscaped thoroughfare.

bounce /baʊns/ bounces n
hüpfen
A movement up and then down (or vice versa), once or repeatedly.
Bounce
(internet) An email that returns to the sender because of a delivery failure.

bounce /baʊns/ v
abprallen
(intransitive) To change the direction of motion after hitting an obstacle.
aufspringen hüpfen titschen
(transitive) To cause to move quickly up and down, or back and forth, once or repeatedly.
platzen
(intransitive, informal, of a cheque/check) To be refused by a bank because it is drawn on insufficient funds.

bounce off the walls v
aufgekratzt sein
(idiomatic) To be overly active relative to the enclosed space in which one is.

bouncer /ˈbaʊn.sə/ /ˈboʊn.sɚ/ bouncers n
Türsteher Rausschmeißer Rausschmeißerin Türsteherin
(informal) A member of security personnel employed by bars, nightclubs, etc to maintain order and deal with patrons who cause trouble.

bouncing castle /ˌbaʊnsɪŋ ˈkæsəl/ /ˌbaʊnsɪŋ ˈkɑːsəl/ bouncing castles n
Hüpfburg Luftburg Springburg
A large inflatable structure, resembling a castle etc., on which children jump and play as on a trampoline.

bouncy ball bouncy balls n
Flummi Gummiball
A small polybutadiene rubber ball with a strong rebound when thrown or dropped.

bound /ˈbaʊnd/ more bound most bound adj
gebunden verpflichtet
(with infinitive) Obliged (to).
Unable to move in certain conditions.
bereit
(obsolete) Ready, prepared.

bound /ˈbaʊnd/ bounds n
Grenze Abgrenzung
(often, used in plural) A boundary, the border which one must cross in order to enter or leave a territory.
Sprung
A sizeable jump, great leap.
Schranke
(mathematics) A value which is known to be greater or smaller than a given set of values.

bound /ˈbaʊnd/ v
begrenzen umgrenzen
To surround a territory or other geographical entity; to form the boundary of.

bound morpheme bound morphemes n
gebundenes Morphem
(linguistic morphology) A morpheme that can only occur when bound to a root morpheme. For example: cran- (as in cranberry), -ed, -ing, -ly.

bound variable bound variables n
gebundene Variable
(programming) A variable that is associated with a value, and therefore a variable that has an allocated storage location. If the programming language implements a representation of a canonical unknown value, infinity, etc., the value bound to the variable may be one of these.

boundary /ˈbaʊndəɹi/ /ˈbaʊndɹi/ boundaries n
Grenze
The dividing line or location between two areas.
Grenzen
(figurative, often, in the plural) The bounds, confines, or limits between immaterial things (such as one’s comfort zone, privacy, or professional sphere and the realm beyond).
Rand
(topology) (of a set) The set of points in the closure of a set S, not belonging to the interior of that set.

bounded function bounded functions n
beschränkte Funktion
(mathematics) Any function whose values remain bounded by some constant.

boundless more boundless most boundless adj
grenzenlos unbegrenzt
Without bounds, unbounded.

bounty /ˈbaʊn(t)i/ /ˈbaʊnti/ bounties n
Geschenk
(countable) Something given liberally; a gift.
Belohnung Kopfgeld Prämie
(countable) A reward for some specific act, especially one given by an authority or a government.
Heuer
(military, historical) Money paid to a person when becoming a member of the armed forces, or as a reward for some service therein.

bounty hunter bounty hunters n
Kopfgeldjäger
An individual who catches criminals and brings them to the police in return for a reward.

bouquet /boʊˈkeɪ/ /buˈkeɪ/ bouquets n
Blumenstrauß Bouquet
A bunch of cut flowers.
Bouquet
The scent of a particular wine.

bouquet garni bouquets garnis n
Bouquet garni
A bundled mixture of herbs or dried herbs used as a flavouring for stews, soups, and sauces.

bourbon /bɔː(ɹ)bən/ /bɜː(ɹ)bən/ /ˈbʊə(ɹ)bən/ bourbons n
Bourbon
A serving of bourbon whiskey.

bourgeois /bʊɹʒˈwɑː/ /ˈbɔːʒ.wɑː/ /ˈbʊəʒ.wɑː/ more bourgeois most bourgeois adj
spießbürgerlich spießig
Of or relating to the middle class, (often, pejorative) their presumed overly conventional, conservative, and materialistic values.
bourgeois bürgerlich
(Marxism) Of or relating to the capitalist class, (usually, _, pejorative) the capitalist exploitation of the proletariat.

bourgeois /bəɹˈd͡ʒɔɪs/ /bəːˈdʒɔɪs/ n
Borgis Bourgeois
(printing, dated) A size of type between brevier and long primer, standardized as 9-point.

bourgeois /bʊɹʒˈwɑː/ /ˈbɔːʒ.wɑː/ /ˈbʊəʒ.wɑː/ bourgeois n
Bourgeois
(history) An individual member of the bourgeoisie, the third estate of the French Ancien Regime.

bourgeoisie /ˌbʊə(ɹ)ʒwɑːˈziː/ bourgeoisies n
Bourgeoisie Bürgertum
(Marxism) The capitalist class.

bourrée bourrées n
Bourrée
A baroque dance of French origin, common in Auvergne and Biscay in Spain in the 17th century.

boutique /boʊˈtik/ /buːˈtiːk/ boutiques n
Boutique
A small shop, especially one that sells fashionable clothes, jewelry and the like.

boutonniere /ˌbuːtənˈiːɚ/ /ˌbuːtənˈjɛɹ/ boutonnieres n
Boutonniere
A small flower or bunch of flowers worn in a buttonhole or pinned to the lapel of a jacket.

bovarysm n
Bovarysme
(psychology) An anxiety to escape from a social or sentimental condition judged to be unsatisfactory, sometimes by building a fictitious personality.

bovine /ˈboʊ.vɪn/ /ˈboʊˌvaɪn/ /ˈboʊˌvin/ /ˈbəʊ.vaɪn/ more bovine most bovine adj
Rind
(not comparable) Of or pertaining to cattle.

bovine spongiform encephalopathy n
Bovine Spongiforme Enzephalopathie Rinderwahnsinn
(disease, neurology) A fatal, neurodegenerative disease of cattle, which is transmissible to humans through misshaped prion proteins, caused by eating infected tissues.

bow /baʊ/ bows n
Verbeugung
A gesture, usually showing respect, made by inclining the head or bending forward at the waist; a reverence
Bug
(nautical) The front of a boat or ship.

bow /boʊ/ /bəʊ/ bows n
Bogen
A weapon made of a curved piece of wood or other flexible material whose ends are connected by a string, used for shooting arrows.
A curved bend in a rod or planar surface, or in a linear formation such as a river (see oxbow).
Any instrument consisting of an elastic rod, with ends connected by a string, employed for giving reciprocating motion to a drill, or for preparing and arranging hair, fur, etc., used by hatters.
Schleife
A type of knot with two loops, used to tie together two cords such as shoelaces or apron strings, and frequently used as decoration, such as in gift-wrapping.

bow /baʊ/ v
verbeugen eine Verbeugung machen verneigen
(intransitive) To bend oneself as a gesture of respect or deference.

bow /boʊ/ /bəʊ/ v
streichen
To play music on (a stringed) instrument using a bow.
beugen biegen verbiegen
(transitive, figurative) To exercise powerful or controlling influence over; to bend, figuratively; to turn; to incline.

bow and arrow /ˈbəʊ ən(d) ˈæɹəʊ/ bows and arrows n
Pfeil und Bogen
A weapon consisting of a bow and a supply of arrows, often kept in a quiver.

bow and scrape /ˌbaʊ ən ˈskɹeɪp/ bows and scrapes n
Kratzfuß
A deep formal bow with right leg drawn back touching the ground.

bow down /baʊ ˈdaʊn/ v
niederwerfen
(intransitive, idiomatic) To bow, to bend oneself as a gesture of deference or respect.

bow maker bow makers n
Bogenmacher Bogenmacherin
One who manufactures bows for use with bowed stringed instruments.

bow saw bow saws n
Bügelsäge
A lightweight metal-framed saw in the shape of a bow with a removable coarse wide blade, used for cutting tree trunks.

bow wave bow waves n
Bugwelle
The wave that forms at the bow of a ship as it moves through the water, and defines the outer limits of the ship's wake.

bow-legged more bow-legged most bow-legged adj
o-beinig krummbeinig
Having bowed legs, having legs bent noticeably outward at the knee

bow-wow interjection
wau wau
Representing the sound of a dog barking.

bowdlerize /ˈbaʊd.ləɹˌaɪz/ /ˈbaʊd.ləˌɹaɪz/ v
zensieren
To remove or alter those parts of a text considered offensive, vulgar, or otherwise unseemly.

bowel /baʊl/ /ˈbaʊ.əl/ bowels n
Dickdarm
(chiefly, medicine) A part or division of the intestines, usually the large intestine.
Darm
(in the plural) The entrails or intestines; the internal organs of the stomach.
Bauch Eingeweide Inneres
(in the plural, figuratively) The (deep) interior of something.

bowel movement bowel movements n
Stuhlgang
The discharge of feces from the body, an act of defecation.

bowels /baʊ.əlz/ n
Eingeweide Innerstes Tiefen Verborgenes
The deepest or innermost part.
Wesenskern innerster Kern innerstes Wesen
The concept or quality that defines something at its very core.
Eingeweide Gedärme
The intestines.

bower /baʊ.əɹ/ /baʊəɹ/ /bəʊ.əɹ/ /bəʊəɹ/ bowers n
Boudoir Frauengemach Kemenate
A bedroom or private apartments, especially for a woman in a medieval castle.
Landhaus Landhäuschen Sommerhaus
(literary) A dwelling; a picturesque country cottage, especially one that is used as a retreat.
Gartenlaube Laube schattiges Plätzchen
A shady, leafy shelter or recess in a garden or woods.
Laube
(ornithology) A large structure made of grass, twigs, etc., and decorated with bright objects, used by male bower birds during courtship displays.

bower anchor bower anchors n
Buganker
(nautical) each of the two main anchors of a ship, carried permanently attached to their cables on each side of the bow, always ready to be let go in case of an emergency.

bower bird bower birds n
Laubenvogel
Any bird of the Australasian family Ptilonorhynchidae noted for building display structures (bowers) and decorating them with bright objects such as shells, glass, flowers, etc.

bowfin bowfins n
Kahlhecht Schlammfisch
A voracious ganoid fish, Amia calva, the last survivor of the order Amiiformes, found in the fresh waters of the United States.

bowhead bowheads n
Grönlandwal
A large whale, Balaena mysticetus, having a large, rounded head, that inhabits Arctic waters.

bowl /boʊl/ /bɐʉl/ /bəʊl/ [boɫ] [bɒʊɫ] bowls n
Schüssel Schale
A roughly hemispherical container used to hold, mix or present food, such as salad, fruit or soup, or other items.
Bowl
(cooking) A dish comprising a mix of different foods, not all of which need be cooked, served in a bowl.

bowl /boʊl/ /bɐʉl/ /bəʊl/ [boɫ] [bɒʊɫ] v
bowlen
(transitive) To roll or throw (a ball) in the correct manner in cricket and similar games and sports.

bowl cut bowl cuts n
Topfschnitt Topffrisur
(hairstyling) A haircut where the hair is cut short on the sides and back and allowed to grow long on the top, as though only the hair not covered by an inverted bowl had been removed.

bowleg bowlegs n
O-Bein Säbelbein
A leg that curves outward at the knee. It might refer to the leg of a human, animal or even a piece of furniture.

bowler hat bowler hats n
Melone Melonenhut
A hard round black felt hat with a narrow brim, formerly worn by men.

bowline /ˈboʊ lɪn/ /ˈbəʊ lɪn/ bowlines n
Palstek Bulin
(nautical) A knot tied so as to produce an eye or loop in the end of a rope that will not slip or jam.

bowling /ˈboʊlɪŋ/ /ˈbəʊlɪŋ/ [ˈbɒʊɫɪŋ] n
Bowling
A game played by rolling a ball down an alley and trying to knock over a triangular group of ten pins; ten-pin bowling/five-pin bowling
Kegeln
Any of several similar games played indoors or outdoors.

bowling alley bowling alleys n
Kegelbahn Bowlingbahn
A building or room which contains lanes for bowling.

bowls /boʊlz/ /bəʊlz/ n
Bowlsspiel
A precision sport where the goal is to roll biased balls (weighted on one side, and called bowls) closer to a smaller white ball (the jack or kitty) than one's opponent is able to do.

bowser bowsers n
Tanksäule Zapfsäule
(now, _, chiefly, Australia, and, New Zealand) A fuel metering/delivery pump at a filling station.

bowsprit /ˈbəʊspɹɪt/ bowsprits n
Bugspriet
(nautical) A spar projecting over the prow of a sailing vessel to provide the means of adding sail surface.

bowstring /ˈboʊstɹɪŋ/ /ˈbəʊstɹɪŋ/ bowstrings n
Bogensehne
The string of an archer's bow.
(historical) The string of an archer's bow, as used by the Turks for strangling offenders.

bowtie /boʊˈtaɪ/ /bəʊˈtaɪ/ bowties n
Fliege
A man's necktie tied in a bow around the throat.

box /bɑks/ /bɒks/ boxes n
Dose
(slang, vulgar) The vagina.
Kiste Kasten Karton Box
A cuboid space; a cuboid container, often with a hinged lid.
Loge
A compartment to sit inside in an auditorium, courtroom, theatre, or other building.
Boxhieb Boxschlag
A blow with the fist.
Buchsbaum Buchs
(Australia) Various species of Eucalyptus trees are popularly called various kinds of boxes, on the basis of the nature of their wood, bark, or appearance for example, the drooping box (Eucalyptus bicolor), shiny-leaved box (Eucalyptus tereticornis), black box, or ironbark box trees.

box /bɑks/ /bɒks/ v
einpacken verpacken
(transitive) To place inside a box; to pack in one or more boxes.
boxen
(transitive) To strike with the fists; to punch.
(transitive, boxing) To fight against (a person) in a boxing match.

box jellyfish box jellyfish box jellyfishes n
Würfelqualle
Pacific jellyfish of class Cubozoa.

box office /ˈbɑksˌɑfɪs/ /ˈbɑksˌɔfɪs/ /ˈbɒksˌɒfɪs/ box offices n
Schalter Kasse
(countable, film, theater) A place where tickets are sold in a theatre/theater or cinema.

box plot box plots n
Boxplot
(statistics) A graphical summary of a numerical data sample through five statistics: median, lower quartile, upper quartile, and some indication of more extreme upper and lower values.

box tree box trees n
Buchsbaum
(botany) Any of several trees, of the genus Buxus, often used as a hedge, for topiary, and as a source of boxwood

box van box vans n
Kofferaufbau
A truck with an enclosed cuboid-shaped cargo area.

box wine box wines n
Tetrapakwein
(packaging) A type of wine that is sealed in a plastic bladder and packaged in a cardboard box; cask wine.

box-office bomb box-office bombs n
Flop
(informal) A motion picture that generates relatively low revenue at the box office, especially less than the budget for producing it.

boxer /ˈbɑksɚ/ /ˈbɒksə/ boxers n
Boxer Boxerin
A participant in a boxing match; a fighter who boxes.
Boxer
A breed of stocky, medium-sized, short-haired dog with a square-jawed muzzle.

boxer engine boxer engines n
Boxermotor
(automotive) An engine with two horizontally opposed cylinder banks, commonly used in Porsche and Subaru automobiles.

boxer shorts n
Boxershorts
Shorts worn as underwear by men.

boxing /ˈbɑːksɪŋ/ /ˈbɒksɪŋ/ n
Boxen
(sports) A sport where two opponents punch each other with gloved fists to head and torso; the object being to score more points by the end of the match or by knockout, or technical knockout.

boxing glove boxing gloves n
Boxhandschuh
(boxing) A padded mitten, designed to protect the hand while punching, and worn in boxing.

boxwood boxwoods n
Buchsbaum Buchs
(countable, uncountable) The box tree, Buxus sempervirens.
Buchsbaumholz Buchsbaum
(uncountable) The hard, close-grained wood of this tree, used in delicate woodwork and in making inlays.

boy /bɔɪ/ /bɔːə/ boys n
Junge Knabe Bube
A young male human. [from 15th c.]
Junge Bursche Kerl Boy Knappe
(obsolete) A male of low station, (especially as pejorative) a worthless male, a wretch; a mean and dishonest male, a knave. [14th–17th c.]
Jung Junge
(informal, especially, with a possessive) A male friend.
Boy Knappe
A male non-human animal, especially, in affectionate address, a male pet, especially a dog. [from 15th c.]

boy band boy bands n
Boygroup
(music) A pop group whose members are all (usually attractive) young men.

boy next door boys next door n
Junge von nebenan Nachbarjunge
A regular, typical boy, as opposed to a superstar.

boy scout boy scouts n
Pfadfinder
A male member of the Scout Movement.

boy's name boys' names n
Jungenname
A given name to a young male person or boy.

boyar /bəʊˈjɑː/ /ˈbɔɪɑː/ /ˈbəʊjɑː/ boyars n
Bojare Bojar
(historical) A member of a rank of aristocracy (second only to princes) in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Serbia and Romania.

boycott /ˈbɔɪkɑt/ /ˈbɔɪkɒt/ boycotts n
Boykott
The act of boycotting.

boycott /ˈbɔɪkɑt/ /ˈbɔɪkɒt/ v
boykottieren
To abstain, either as an individual or a group, from using, buying, or dealing with someone or some organization as an expression of protest.

boyfriend /ˈbɔɪfɹənd/ /ˈbɔɪˌfɹɛnd/ boyfriends n
Freund Boyfriend fester Freund
A male partner in an unmarried romantic relationship.
Freund
A male friend.

boyish /ˈbɔɪ.ɪʃ/ more boyish most boyish adj
jungenhaft knabenhaft
Like a stereotypical boy in appearance or demeanor.

boyishness boyishnesses n
Jugendhaftigkeit Jungenhaftigkeit Knabenhaftigkeit knabenhaftes Aussehen knabenhaftes Wesen
The quality of being boyish.

boys will be boys proverb
Jungen sind nun einmal so
It is hard, often fruitless, to attempt to curb the natural playfulness and tendency to mischief of most growing boys.

boysenberry /ˈbɔɪzn̩ˌbɛɹi/ adj
Boysenbes Boysenbesnfarbe
A colour of the purple colour spectrum, based on the same fruit's colour, whose hexadecimal code is #873260, RGB is rgb(135, 50, 96), CMYK is (63%, 29%, 47%) and HSL is hsl(328°, 46%, 36%).

boysenberry /ˈbɔɪzn̩ˌbɛɹi/ boysenberries n
Boysenbeere
A hybrid berry created from crossing blackberry, red raspberry, and loganberry.

boyshorts n
Boxerslip
A female undergarment that covers the hips like a pair of shorts.

bra /bɹæ/ /bɹɑː/ bras n
Bra
Büstenhalter BH Busenhalter
An item of clothing, usually underwear worn to support the breasts. [from 1920s]

brace /bɹeɪs/ braces n
Armspanne Klafter
(obsolete) A measurement of length, originally representing a person's outstretched arms.
Band Befestigung Halter Klammer Klemme Schiene
That which holds anything tightly or supports it firmly; a bandage or a prop.
Bandage Federzug Spannband Spanner Spanngummi Spannzwinge
A cord, ligament, or rod, for producing or maintaining tension.
Hosenträger Anker Band Knagge Kopfband Strebe
A piece of material used to transmit, or change the direction of, weight or pressure; any one of the pieces, in a frame or truss, which divide the structure into triangular parts. It may act as a tie, or as a strut, and serves to prevent distortion of the structure, and transverse strains in its members. A boiler brace is a diagonal stay, connecting the head with the shell.
Brasse Paar
(nautical) A rope reeved through a block at the end of a yard, by which the yard is moved horizontally; also, a rudder gudgeon.
Hosenträger
(Britain, mostly, in the plural) Straps or bands to sustain trousers; suspenders.
Doppelpack Doppelschlag Spange
(association football) Two goals scored by one player in a game.

brace /bɹeɪs/ v
einstellen gefasst machen wappnen
(transitive, intransitive) To prepare for something bad, such as an impact or blow.
entgegenstemmen stemmen
To place in a position for resisting pressure; to hold firmly.
brassen
(nautical) To swing round the yards of a square rigged ship, using braces, to present a more efficient sail surface to the direction of the wind.
verstreben
To furnish with braces; to support; to prop.
anspannen einstellen gefasst machen verstreben wappnen
To draw tight; to tighten; to put in a state of tension; to strain; to strengthen.
zusammenschnüren
To bind or tie closely; to fasten tightly.

bracelet /ˈbɹeɪslət/ /ˈbɹeɪslɪt/ bracelets n
Armband
A band or chain worn around the wrist as jewelry/jewellery or an ornament.
The strap of a wristwatch, used to secure it around the wrist.

braces /ˈbɹeɪsɪz/ n
Zahnspange
(orthodontics) A device worn on the teeth to straighten them.

brachial /ˈbreɪkɪəl/ /ˈbrækɪəl/ adj
brachial
Pertaining or belonging to the arm.

brachial plexus brachial plexuses n
Armgeflecht

brachiosaurus brachiosauruses n
Brachiosaurus
A large herbivorous sauropod dinosaur, Brachiosaurus altithorax, which lived during the Jurassic period.

brachylogy /bræˈkɪl.ə.d͡ʒi/ brachylogies n
Brachylogie
Concise speech; laconism.

brachysyllabic /ˌbɹæk.i.sɪˈlæb.ɪk/ more brachysyllabic most brachysyllabic adj
geringsilbig wenigsilbig
Having few syllables.

bracing /ˈbɹeɪsɪŋ/ more bracing most bracing adj
anregend erfrischend
Invigorating or stimulating.

bracken /ˈbɹækən/ brackens n
Adlerfarne
(uncountable, countable) Any of several coarse ferns, of the genus Pteridium, that form dense thickets; often poisonous to livestock.

bracket /ˈbɹækɪt/ brackets n
Arm Ausleger Befestigungswinkel Böckchen Bügel Halter
A fixture attached to a wall to hold up a shelf.
Anschlagwinkel Anschlusswinkel Arm Bracket Bügel Halter
(engineering) Any intermediate object that connects a smaller part to a larger part, the smaller part typically projecting sideways from the larger part.
Ständer
(nautical) A short crooked timber, resembling a knee, used as a support.
Klammer
Any of the characters "(", ")", "[", "]", "{", "}", "<" and ">", used in pairs to enclose parenthetic remarks, sections of mathematical expressions, etc.
Gruppe Intervall Klasse Stufe
One of several ranges of numbers.

bracket /ˈbɹækɪt/ v
Belichtungsreihe
(photography) To take multiple images of the same subject, using a range of exposure settings, in order to help ensure that a satisfactory image is obtained.

bracket creep n
kalte Progression
(taxation) The move towards increased taxation when an inflation adjustment to a wage or salary pushes a taxpayer into a higher tax bracket (or, in a progressive taxation regime, further into a bracket).

brackish /ˈbɹækɪʃ/ more brackish most brackish adj
brackig salzig
(of water) Salty or slightly salty, as a mixture of fresh and sea water, such as that found in estuaries.
brackig
Distasteful; unpleasant; not appealing to the taste.

brackish water brackish waters n
Brackwasser
(hydrology) Water whose salinity falls between that of fresh water and that of seawater.

braconid braconids n
Brackwespen
Any of the parasitic wasps of the family Braconidae.

bract bracts n
Tragblatt
(botany) A leaf or leaf-like structure from the axil out of which a stalk of a flower or an inflorescence arises.

bradycardia /bɹeɪ.dɪˈkɑɹ.di.ə/ /bɹæ.dɪˈkɑɹ.di.ə/ /bɹæ.dɪˈkɑː(ɹ).di.ə/ bradycardias n
Bradykardie
(medicine, cardiology) The condition of having a slow heartbeat, defined as under 60 beats per minute for an adult.

brag /bɹæɡ/ v
angeben prahlen
(intransitive) To boast; to talk with excessive pride about what one has, is able to do, or has done; often as an attempt to popularize oneself.

braggadocio /bɹaɡaˈdoːt͡ʃo/ /ˌbɹæ.ɡəˈdəʊ.t͡ʃəʊ/ /ˌbɹæɡ.əˈdoʊ.ʃiˌoʊ/ braggadocii braggadocioes braggadocios n
Angeberei Großspurigkeit
Empty boasting.

braggart /ˈbɹæɡɑːt/ /ˈbɹæɡɚt/ braggarts n
Angeber Angeberin Maulheld Maulheldin
Someone who constantly brags or boasts. [from late 16th c.]

bragger braggers n
Angeber Maulheld Maulheldin Popanz Prahler
A person who brags.

braggy braggier braggiest adj
angeberisch prahlerisch
Prone to brag.

brahmin /ˈbɹɑːmɪn/ brahmins n
Brahmane
A learned person of refined taste and mild manners.

braid /bɹeɪd/ braids n
Ruck
(obsolete) A sudden movement; a jerk, a wrench. [11th–17th c.]
Zopf Flechte Litze geflochtenes Band
A weave of three or more strands of fibers, ribbons, cords or hair often for decoration. [from 16th c.]
Litze
A stranded wire composed of a number of smaller wires twisted together
Abschirmgeflecht Geflecht Schutzgeflecht
A tubular sheath made of braided strands of metal placed around a central cable for shielding against electromagnetic interference.

braid /bɹeɪd/ v
flechten verflechten
(transitive) To weave together, intertwine (strands of fibers, ribbons, etc.); to arrange (hair) in braids.
(obsolete) To reproach; to upbraid.
zerreiben
To mix, or make uniformly soft, by beating, rubbing, or straining, as in preparing food.

braided belt braided belts n
Flechtgürtel

braille /ˈbɹaɪ/ /ˈbɹeɪl/ brailles n
Blindenschrift Brailleschrift
A system of writing in which letters and some combinations of letters are represented by raised dots arranged in three rows of two dots each and are read by the blind and partially sighted using the fingertips.

brain /bɹeɪn/ brains n
Gehirn Hirn
A part of the brain, especially associated with particular mental functions, abilities, etc.
The control center of the central nervous system of an animal located in the skull which is responsible for perception, cognition, attention, memory, emotion, and action.
(in the singular) An intellectual or mental capacity.
By analogy with a human brain, the part of a machine or computer that performs calculations.
(slang, vulgar, uncountable) Oral sex.
(informal) Mind.
A loose compartment of a backpack that straps on over the top opening.
Gehirn Hirn Intelligenzbestie Superhirn
(informal) An intelligent person.
Gehirn Hirn Kopf
(plurale tantum) A person who provides the intelligence required for something.
Gehirn Hirn Verstand Grips Köpfchen
(in the plural) Intellect.

brain cancer brain cancers n
Gehirntumor Hirnkrebs
(oncology) Any of various types of cancer associated with brain tumors.

brain cell brain cells n
Gehirnzelle
(cytology) A cell in the brain, such as a neuron or a glial cell.

brain coral brain corals n
Hirnkoralle
Any of several species of coral with the appearance of a brain, in the families Mussidae and Merulinidae.

brain damage brain damages n
Hirnschaden
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see brain,‎ damage.

brain death n
Hirntod
(medicine) An irreversible loss of brain function and cessation of brain activity.

brain drain brain drains n
Braindrain Talentschwund Gehirn-Abfluss
The migration of educated or talented people from less economically advanced areas to more economically advanced areas, especially to large cities or richer countries.

brain fog n
Hirnnebel Nebel im Hirn
(informal) A mental condition in which the subject experiences problems in concentrating, thinking clearly, or remembering things; a sense of not being completely awake or mentally acute.

brain freeze brain freezes n
Hirnfrost Kältekopfschmerz
(informal) A pain in the head from eating or drinking something cold; a cold-stimulus headache.

brain mushroom brain mushrooms n
Frühjahrslorchel Frühlorchel Giftlorchel
A fungus common in Europe and North America and one of several species of fungi known as false morels, especially Gyromitra esculenta.

brain stem brain stems n
Hirnstamm
(neuroanatomy, anatomy) The part of the brain that connects the spinal cord to the cerebrum and the rest of the forebrain.

brain surgeon brain surgeons n
Gehirnchirurg Gehirnchirurgin
Someone who does brain surgery.

brain surgery brain surgeries n
Gehirnchirurgie
Surgery on any part of the nervous system, especially the brain; neurosurgery.

brain tumor brain tumors n
Hirntumor
An intracranial growth of abnormal and uncontrolled cell division.

brain-dead /ˈbɹeɪnˌdɛd/ more brain-dead most brain-dead adj
hirntot
(medicine, not comparable) Having an irreversible loss of brain function and cessation of brain activity.

brain-teaser brain-teasers n
Denksportaufgabe Kopfnuss
A complex riddle or puzzle.

brain-washing brain-washings n
Gehirnwäsche Hirnwäsche Mentizid
A form of indoctrination that forces people to abandon their beliefs in favour of another set of beliefs by conditioning through various forms of pressure or torture

braincase braincases n
Hirnschale
The part of the skull that contains the brain; the neurocranium.

brainchild /ˈbɹeɪn.tʃaɪld/ brainchildren n
Geistesprodukt geistiges Kind
A creation, original idea, or innovation, usually used to indicate the originators

brainiac /ˈbɹeɪniæk/ brainiacs n
Intelligenzbestie
(slang, sometimes, derogatory) A very intelligent and usually studious, erudite person.

brainless more brainless most brainless adj
hirnlos
(not comparable) Having no brain.
hirnlos einfältig gedankenlos
(comparable) Unintelligent, with little common sense.

brainstorming brainstormings n
Brainstorming Geistesblitz
A method of problem solving in which members of a group contribute ideas spontaneously.

brainteaser brainteasers n
Denkaufgabe Denksportaufgabe Knobelei Kopfnuss Kopfnuß harte Nuss
(informal) A difficult problem or puzzle.

brainwash /ˈbɹeɪnwɒʃ/ v
einer Gehirnwäsche unterziehen gehirnwaschen
(psychology) To affect one's mind by using extreme mental pressure or any other mind-affecting process. (e.g. hypnosis)

brainwave brainwaves n
Gehirnstrom Gehirnwelle
Any of many rhythmic fluctuations of electric potential between parts of the brain, especially those seen on an electroencephalogram
Gedankenblitz
A sudden idea, understanding, or inspiration; a brainstorm

braise /bɹeɪz/ v
schmoren anschmoren
(cooking) To cook in a small amount of liquid, in a covered pan, somewhere between steaming and boiling.

brake /bɹeɪk/ brakes n
Bremse
A device used to slow or stop the motion of a wheel, or of a vehicle, usually by friction (although other resistive forces, such as electromagnetic fields or aerodynamic drag, can also be used); also, the controls or apparatus used to engage such a mechanism such as the pedal in a car. [from 18th c.]
(engineering) An apparatus for testing the power of a steam engine or other motor by weighing the amount of friction that the motor will overcome; a friction brake.
(figuratively) Something used to retard or stop some action, process etc.
Flachsbreche
(textiles) A tool used for breaking flax or hemp. [from 15th c.]
Abkantbank Schwenkbiegemaschine
A type of machine for bending sheet metal. (See wikipedia.)
Geck Geckstock Pumpengeck Pumpenschwengel
(chiefly, _, nautical) The handle of a pump.

brake /bɹeɪk/ v
bremsen
(intransitive) To operate (a) brake(s).
(intransitive) To be stopped or slowed (as if) by braking.
brechen bracken brecheln
(transitive) To bruise and crush; to knead

brake drum brake drums n
Bremstrommel
A hollow metal cylinder, attached to a wheel of a vehicle, to which pressure is applied when braking.

brake light brake lights n
Bremslicht
(transportation, automotive) A light on a vehicle's instrument panel indicating a failure or malfunction of the vehicle's brake system.

brake lining brake linings n
Bremsbelag Bremsklotz
Consumable surfaces in brake systems, such as drum brakes and disc brakes used in transport vehicles.

brake pad brake pads n
Bremsklotz Bremsbelag
A friction element in a disc brake.

brake shoe brake shoes n
Bremsbacke Bremsschuh Hemmschuh
(mechanical engineering) An element of a drum brake into which the friction-producing brake lining is attached.

brakeforce [bɹeɪkfɔː(ɹ)s] brakeforces n
Bremskraft

brakeman brakemen n
Bremser
(US, rail) A railroad employee responsible for a train's brakes, couplings etc.

braking /ˈbɹeɪkɪŋ/ brakings n
Bremsen
The act of applying brakes.

braking distance braking distances n
Bremsweg
The distance travelled by a vehicle between the time that the brakes are applied and the vehicle coming to rest

brambling bramblings n
Bergfink
A finch, Fringilla montifringilla of northern Eurasia, the male having a black head in summer and an orange breast with white belly and a long white rump.

bran /ˈbɹæn/ brans n
Kleie
The broken coat of the seed of wheat, rye, or other cereal grain, separated from the flour or meal by sifting or bolting; the coarse, chaffy part of ground grain.

branch /bɹænt͡ʃ/ /bɹɑːntʃ/ /bɹɑːnʃ/ branches n
Ast Zweig
The woody part of a tree arising from the trunk and usually dividing.
Abzweigung Zweigung Ästelung
Any of the parts of something that divides like the branch of a tree.
Filiale Zweigstelle
A location of an organization with several locations.
Zweig Branche Gebiet Wirtschaftszweig
An area in business or of knowledge, research.

branch /bɹænt͡ʃ/ /bɹɑːntʃ/ /bɹɑːnʃ/ v
abzweigen
(intransitive) To arise from the trunk or a larger branch of a tree.
verzweigen
(intransitive) To produce branches.
springen
(intransitive, computing) To jump to a different location in a program, especially as the result of a conditional statement.

branch cut branch cuts n
Scherkurve Verzweigungsschnitt
(topology, complex analysis) A curve in the complex plane such that it is possible to define a single analytic branch of a multi-valued function on the plane minus that curve.

branch off v
abbiegen
(idiomatic, intransitive, of a path or route) To diverge into two or more separate paths.

branched-chain adj
verzweigtkettig

brand /bɹænd/ brands n
Brandmal Brandzeichen Zuchtbrand
A mark or scar made by burning with a hot iron, especially to mark cattle or to classify the contents of a cask.
Marke Label
The symbolic identity, represented by a name and/or a logo, which indicates a certain product or service to the public.
Marke
A specific product, service, or provider so distinguished.

brand loyalty n
Markentreue
The positive feelings towards a brand and dedication to purchase the same product or service repeatedly, regardless of deficiencies, a competitor's actions, or changes in the environment.

brand new /ˈbɹæn.n(j)uː/ /ˈbɹænd ˌn(j)uː/ adj
nagelneu brandneu fabrikneu funkelnagelneu ganz neu nigelnagelneu
Utterly new, as new as possible.

branding iron branding irons n
Brandeisen
A piece of metal bent into a distinctive shape, heated and used to brand livestock.

brandish /ˈbɹændɪʃ/ v
schwingen führen hantieren schwenken
(transitive) To move or swing a weapon back and forth, particularly if demonstrating anger, threat or skill.
ausstellen herzeigen vorführen vorzeigen
(transitive) To bear something with ostentatious show.

brandy /ˈbɹændi/ brandies n
Brandy Weinbrand Branntwein Kognak
(uncountable) An alcoholic liquor distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice.
Kurzer
(countable) A glass of brandy.

brant /bɹænt/ brant brants n
Meergans
(North American) Any of several wild geese, of the genus Branta, that breed in the Arctic, but especially the brent goose, Branta bernicla.

brash /bɹæʃ/ brasher brashest more brash most brash adj
taktlos ungestüm ungezogen
dreist forsch frech keck schnodderig
(of people or behaviour) Overly bold or self-assertive to the point of being insensitive, tactless or impudent; shameless.
nassforsch übermütig
(of actions) Overly bold, impetuous or rash.
grell knallig schrill
(of things) Bold, bright or showy, often in a tasteless way.

brashness brashnesses n
Dreistigkeit Unverfrorenheit
The characteristic of being brash.

brass /bɹæs/ /bɹɑːs/ more brass most brass adj
messingfarben messinggelb
Of the colour of brass.

brass /bɹæs/ /bɹɑːs/ brasses n
Messing
(countable, uncountable) A metallic alloy of copper and zinc used in many industrial and plumbing applications.
Blech Blechblasinstrumente Messingfarbe aus Messing messingen
(music) A class of wind instruments, usually made of metal (such as brass), that use vibrations of the player's lips to produce sound; the section of an orchestra that features such instruments
Generalität
(military, business, or, other organizations, uncountable, used as a singular or plural noun, metonym) High-ranking officers.

brass band brass bands n
Blaskapelle Blasmusikkapelle Blasmusikorchester
(music) A group of musicians who play brass instruments (sometimes accompanied by percussion)

brass instrument brass instruments n
Blechblasinstrument
Any musical instrument whose tone is produced by vibration of the lips as the player blows into a mouthpiece (or tubular resonator).

brass knuckles n
Schlagring
A weapon consisting of a metal reinforcement for the clenched fist, with finger holes molded in.

brassware brasswares n
Messingware
Articles made from brass, treated as a group.

brat /bɹat/ /bɹæt/ brats n
Balg Gör Göre
(pejorative) A child who is regarded as mischievous, unruly, spoiled, or selfish.

bratwurst bratwursts n
Bratwurst
A small pork sausage, usually served fried.

bravado /brəˈvɑːdoʊ/ /bɹɑːˈvɑːdoʊ/ bravadoes bravados n
Angeberei Draufgängertum Gehabe Getue Getöse
A swaggering show of defiance or courage.
Gehabe theatralisches Getue
A false show of courage.

brave /bɹeɪv/ braver bravest adj
mutig tapfer
Strong in the face of fear; courageous.

brave /bɹeɪv/ braves n
Krieger
(dated) A Native American warrior.

brave /bɹeɪv/ v
trotzen
(transitive) To encounter with courage and fortitude, to defy, to provoke.

bravery /ˈbɹeɪv.ə.ɹi/ /ˈbɹeɪv.ɹi/ braveries n
Tapferkeit
(usually, uncountable) Being brave, courageousness.

brawl /bɹɑl/ /bɹɔl/ /bɹɔːl/ brawls n
Schlägerei Rauferei Prügelei Getümmel
A disorderly argument or fight, usually with a large number of people involved.

brawl /bɹɑl/ /bɹɔl/ /bɹɔːl/ v
raufen
(intransitive) To engage in a brawl; to fight or quarrel.

brawler brawlers n
Halbstarker Hooligan Krakeeler Rabauke Randalierer Raufbold
One who brawls, engages in noisy, unseemly fights.

brawn /bɹɔːn/ n
Muskelkraft
Strong muscles or lean flesh, especially of the arm, leg or thumb.
Sülze
(chiefly, British) Head cheese; a terrine made from the head of a pig or calf; originally boar's meat.

brawny /ˈbɹɔːni/ brawnier brawniest adj
muskelbepackt muskulös
Characterized by brawn; muscular, thewy; strong.

bray /bɹeɪ/ brays n
Eselsschrei röhren
The cry of an animal, now chiefly that of animals related to the ass or donkey, or the camel.

bray /bɹeɪ/ v
iahen schreien kreischen
(intransitive) Of an animal (now chiefly of animals related to the ass or donkey, and the camel): to make its cry.
verreiben zermalmen zerreiben
(transitive, archaic) To crush or pound, especially using a pestle and mortar.
kreischen wie ein Esel schreien wie ein Esel
(intransitive, by extension) To make a harsh, discordant sound like a donkey's bray.
kreischen
(transitive) To make or utter (a shout, sound, etc.) discordantly, loudly, or in a harsh and grating manner.

brazen /ˈbɹeɪzən/ more brazen most brazen adj
Messing- aus Messing messingen
(archaic) Pertaining to, made of, or resembling brass (in color or strength).
blechern metallen metallisch
Sounding harsh and loud, like brass cymbals or brass instruments.
ehern stark undurchdringlich widerstandsfähig
(archaic) Extremely strong; impenetrable; resolute.
frech unverschämt dreist schamlos unverfroren
Shamelessly shocking and offensive; audacious; impudent; barefaced; immodest, unblushing. [from 1570s.]

brazen /ˈbɹeɪzən/ v
großspurig handeln mutig durchstehen poltern sich durchsetzen
(transitive) Generally followed by out or through: to carry through in a brazen manner; to act boldly despite embarrassment, risk, etc. [from 1550s.]

brazen bull brazen bulls n
sizilianischer Bulle
An ancient torture device, supposed to have been devised by Perillos of Athens, consisting of a hollow bull fashioned from brass in which victims were imprisoned and burned to death.

brazenly more brazenly most brazenly adv
unverschämterweise
In a brazen (shamelessly shocking and offensive) manner.

brazenness brazennesses n
Dreistigkeit Schamlosigkeit
The characteristic of being brazen.

brazier /ˈbɹeɪ.zjə(ɹ)/ /ˈbɹeɪ.ʒə(ɹ)/ /ˈbɹeɪ.ʒɚ/ /ˈbɹeɪʒəɹ/ braziers n
Feuerschale Kohlenbecken
An upright standing or hanging metal bowl used for holding burning coal for a source of light or heat.

brazil nut brazil nuts n
Paranussbaum
Bertholletia excelsa, a tree native to tropical South America.
Paranussbaum Paranuss
The nut produced by this tree.

brazilwood brazilwoods n
Brasilholz
A Brazilian timber tree (Paubrasilia echinata, syn. Caesalpinia echinata), used primarily to make bows for string instruments.

breach /bɹiːtʃ/ breaches n
Bresche Bruch
A gap or opening made by breaking or battering, as in a wall, fortification or levee / embankment; the space between the parts of a solid body rent by violence
Bruch
The act of breaking, in a figurative sense.
A breaking up of amicable relations, a falling out.
Brechen Verstoß
(legal) A breaking or infraction of a law, or of any obligation or tie; violation; non-fulfillment.

breach of contract breaches of contract n
Vertragsbruch Vertragsverletzung
(legal) A failure to meet an obligation under the terms of a contract.

breach of promise breaches of promise n
Bruch des Eheversprechens
(legal) A tort in common law arising when a man withdraws an earlier promise to marry a woman; abolished in many jurisdictions.

breach of the peace breaches of the peace n
Landfriedensbruch
(legal) The legal offense of engaging in public behavior which is violent, rowdy, or disruptive.
(by extension) Any public disturbance or disorderly behavior.

breach of trust breaches of trust n
Vertrauensbruch

bread /bɹɛd/ breads n
Brot
A foodstuff made by baking dough made from cereals.
Food; sustenance; support of life, in general.
(countable) Any variety of bread.
Kohle
(slang, US, or, Cockney) Money.

bread /bɹɛd/ v
panieren
(transitive) To coat with breadcrumbs.

bread and circuses /-iz/ /-kɪ.səz/ /ˈbɹɛd ənd ˈsəː.kəs.əz/ /ˈbɹɛd ənd ˈsɚ.kə.səz/ n
Brot und Spiele Brot und Zirkusspiele
(idiomatic) Food and entertainment provided by the state, particularly if intended to placate the people.

bread knife bread knives n
Brotmesser
A knife, with a serrated edge, designed to cut bread; sometimes slots into a breadboard.

bread maker bread makers n
Brotbackautomat Brotbackmaschine
A household appliance which makes bread or dough from raw ingredients.

bread roll bread rolls n
Brötchen Semmel Rolle Schrippe Teilchen Weck
A miniature round loaf of bread, often accompanying a meal.

bread soup bread soups n
Brotsuppe
A soup made with stale bread commonly eaten during Lent.

breadbasket /ˈbɹɛdbɑːskɪt/ /ˈbɹɛdˌbæskɪt/ breadbaskets n
Brotkorb
A basket used for storing or carrying bread.

breadboard breadboards n
Schneidebrett
A cutting board, especially for cutting bread.
Protoboard Steckboard Steckbrett Steckplatine
(electronics) A device used to build a (usually temporary) prototype of an electronic circuit and for experimenting with circuit designs. Both solder and solderless versions are available; the solderless type are easily reusable.

breadbox /ˈbɹɛd.bɑks/ /ˈbɹɛd.bɒks/ breadboxes n
Brotkasten
a container for storing bread or other baked goods to keep them fresh

breadcrumb /ˈbɹɛdˌkrʌm/ breadcrumbs n
Brotkrume Brosame Brotkrümel Brösel
(chiefly, in the plural) A tiny piece of bread, either one that falls from bread as it is cut or eaten, or one made deliberately by crumbling bread.

breadfruit /ˈbɹɛdfɹuːt/ breadfruit breadfruits n
Brotfruchtbaum
An evergreen tree, Artocarpus altilis, native to islands of the east Indian Ocean and western Pacific Ocean.
Brotfrucht
The large round fruit of this tree.

breadline breadlines n
Brotschlange
A line of people waiting to receive food from a charity.
Existenzminimum
(figurative) Subsistence level.

breadstick breadsticks n
Grissini
A long, very slender loaf of crisp bread smaller than a baguette; for example, grissini from Italy and rosquilletas from Spain.

breadth /bɹɛdθ/ /bɹɛtθ/ /bɹɛθ/ breadths n
Breite
Scope or range, especially of knowledge or skill.

breadth-first search breadth-first searches n
Breitensuche
(graph theory) A search algorithm that begins at the root node and explores all the neighboring nodes.

breadwinner /ˈbɹɛdˌwɪnɚ/ breadwinners n
Broterwerber Broterwerberin Geldverdiener Geldverdienerin
The primary income-earner in a household.

break /bɹeɪk/ /bɹiːk/ [bɹ(ʷ)eɪ̯k] breaks n
Bruch
An instance of breaking something into two or more pieces.
Spalt Öffnung
A physical space that opens up in something or between two things.
Pause
A rest or pause, usually from work.
Beziehungspause
A temporary split with a romantic partner.
Pause Unterbrechung
An interval or intermission between two parts of a performance, for example a theatre show, broadcast, or sports game.
Bruch Umbruch Wechsel
A significant change in circumstance, attitude, perception, or focus of attention.
Anbruch
The beginning (of the morning).
Ausbruch
An act of escaping.
Umschwung
(British, weather) A change, particularly the end of a spell of persistent good or bad weather.
Anstoß Eröffnungsstoß
(billiards, snooker, pool) The first shot in a game of billiards.
Break
(tennis) A game won by the receiving player(s).
Gegenangriff Gegenstoß Konter
(soccer) The counter-attack.

break /bɹeɪk/ /bɹiːk/ [bɹ(ʷ)eɪ̯k] v
kleinmachen
(transitive) To divide (something, often money) into smaller units.
zerbrechen
(transitive) To cause (a person or animal) to lose spirit or will; to crush the spirits of.
zureiten zähmen
To turn an animal into a beast of burden.
verwandeln wenden werden
(intransitive, obsolete) To fail in business; to go broke, to become bankrupt.
wechseln zu Ende gehen
(intransitive, of a, _, spell of settled, _, weather) To end.
anbrechen dämmern
(intransitive, of morning, dawn, day etc.) To arrive.
(transitive) To destroy the arrangement of; to throw into disorder; to pierce.
(transitive) To destroy the official character and standing of; to cashier; to dismiss.
aushebeln knacken
(transitive, gaming, _, slang) To render (a game) unchallenging by altering its rules or exploiting loopholes or weaknesses in them in a way that gives a player an unfair advantage.
anbrechen dämmern wechseln zu Ende gehen
(specifically, in, _, programming) To cause (some feature of a program or piece of software) to stop functioning properly; to cause a regression.
kaputtmachen kaputtgehen
(transitive, intransitive) To stop, or to cause to stop, functioning properly or altogether.
aufbrechen knacken
(transitive) To cause (a barrier) to no longer bar.
brechen
(intransitive, of a wave of water) To collapse into surf, after arriving in shallow water. A wave breaking.
(transitive) To surpass or do better than (a specific number); to do better than (a record), setting a new record.
pausieren
(intransitive) To interrupt or cease one's work or occupation temporarily; to go on break.
bekannt geben bekannt machen herausbringen herauskommen publik machen publizieren
(transitive, ergative) To disclose or make known an item of news, a band, etc.
hereinbrechen
(intransitive, of a sound) To become audible suddenly.
brechen unterbrechen
(transitive) To change a steady state abruptly.
aufspalten ausbrechen ausfallen einen Ausfall machen trennen zum Gegenangriff ansetzen
(transitive, with for) To (attempt to) disengage and flee to; to make a run for.
einen / den Stimmbruch haben
(intransitive, of a male voice) To become deeper at puberty.
brechen zerbrechen abbremsen anbrechen aufhören ausbrechen
(intransitive, of a voice) To alter in type due to emotion or strain: in men, generally to go up, in women, sometimes to go down; to crack.
anstoßen den Eröffnungsstoß haben
(intransitive, billiards, snooker, pool) To make the first shot; to scatter the balls from the initial neat arrangement.
degradieren
(transitive, military, most often in the, _, passive tense) To demote; to reduce the military rank of.
abbrechen unterbrechen
(transitive) To end (a connection); to disconnect.

break a leg interjection
Hals- und Beinbruch! Mast- und Schotbruch!
(idiomatic) Said to someone wishing they perform well in a theatrical production or comparable endeavor.

break a sweat v
ins Schwitzen kommen
To start sweating.
ins Schwitzen kommen sich ins Zeug legen
(idiomatic) To put effort into something.

break away v
ausbrechen losmachen
To leave suddenly.
ablösen lösen
To become separated, literally or figuratively.

break bad /bɹeɪk bæd/ /bɹæɪ̯k bæːd/ v
auf die schiefe Bahn geraten
(colloquial, especially, Southern US, and, Midwest US, of a person) To go bad; to turn toward immorality or crime.

break bread v
das Brot miteinander teilen
To eat a meal, especially to eat a shared meal with friends.
Brot brechen
(Christianity) To take part in Holy Communion.

break down v
eine Panne haben abstürzen den Geist aufgeben hängen liegenbleiben sich aufhängen
(intransitive) To stop functioning. (machine, computer, vehicle)
abreißen niederbrechen
(transitive) To demolish, to pull down. (intentionally)
kaputtgehen
(intransitive) To cease to function. (others)
abbrechen fehlschlagen scheitern
(intransitive) To fail, especially socially or for political reasons.
kaputtgehen aufschließen einstürzen umkippen zusammenbrechen zusammenfallen
(ergative, figuratively) To render or to become unstable due to stress, to collapse physically or mentally.
abnehmen zusammenbrechen
(ergative, figuratively) To render or to become weak and ineffective.
aufschließen umwandeln verwandeln zerfallen zersetzen
(ergative) To (cause to) decay, to decompose.
herunterbrechen
(ergative, figuratively) To divide into parts to give more details, to provide a more indepth analysis of.

break even v
mit plus/minus null rauskommen
(idiomatic) To neither gain nor lose money.
den Ist-Zustand bewahren
(idiomatic) To stay the same; to neither advance nor regress.

break in v
einbrechen einsteigen
(intransitive) To enter a place by force or illicit means.
anfangen anlernen einarbeiten einfahren eingewöhnen einlaufen
(transitive, idiomatic) To cause (something, or someone, new) to function more naturally through use or wear
anfangen einsteigen
(transitive, idiomatic) Starting something brand new or at a new level.
(den Willen) brechen zureiten
(transitive, of a horse) To tame; make obedient; to train to follow orders of the owner.
ins Wort fallen
(intransitive) To interrupt one's conversation; speak before another person has finished speaking.

break into v
einbrechen eindringen
(transitive, idiomatic) To enter illegally or by force, especially in order to commit a crime.
anbrauchen anbrechen anfangen aufreißen
(transitive, idiomatic) To open or begin to use.
einsteigen
(transitive, idiomatic) To successfully enter a profession or business.
ausbrechen fallen verfallen
(transitive) To begin suddenly.

break off v
abbrechen
(transitive) To remove a piece from a whole by breaking or snapping.
(intransitive) To end abruptly, either temporarily or permanently.
auflösen
(transitive) To discontinue abruptly.

break on the wheel v
rädern
(transitive) To fasten (a criminal etc.) to a wheel and break his limbs or beat him to death.

break one's fast v
frühstücken
(dated) To eat breakfast; to eat the first meal of the day after a night of not eating or to conclude any period of fasting by consuming food.

break one's promise v
sein Versprechen brechen / nicht halten
To break an assurance, bond or commitment one has made.

break one's word v
sein Wort brechen / nicht halten

break out v
ausbrechen
(intransitive) To escape, especially forcefully or defiantly. Notionally, to escape by breaking.
(intransitive) To begin suddenly; to emerge in a certain condition.
hervorholen
(transitive, idiomatic) To bring out from storage, use, or present.
absondern herauslösen
(transitive) To separate (something) from a bundle.
herausbrechen
(transitive) To take or force out by breaking.

break point break points n
Breakball
(tennis) A situation in which if the receiver wins the next point, (s)he will win the game (but not the set or match).

break ranks v
aus der Reihe treten
(military) To march or charge out of the designated order in a military unit.
aus der Reihe tanzen
(idiomatic) To publicly disagree with one's own group or organization.

break room break rooms n
Pausenraum
A room in a public building or worksite set aside for coffee breaks, lunch breaks, snacking, etc.

break someone's heart v
das Herz brechen
(idiomatic) To cause a person to feel grief, disappointment or sadness.

break the Sabbath v
den Sabbat brechen den Sabbat entheiligen den Sabbat entweihen den Sabbat schänden
(idiomatic) To violate (the holiness or sanctity of) the Sabbath (by not keeping it holy).

break the bank v
die Bank sprengen
(intransitive) At a casino etc., to win all the money that is available to be paid.
den finanziellen Rahmen sprengen den finanziellen Spielraum übersteigen
(intransitive, idiomatic) To exhaust one's financial resources.

break the ice /ˈbɹeɪk ði ˈaɪs/ v
das Eis brechen
(idiomatic) To start to get to know people to avoid social awkwardness and formality.

break the mold v
aus dem Rahmen fallen
(figurative) To depart from a traditional pattern; to defy convention.

break through v
Durchbruch
(intransitive) To gain popularity.

break up v
Schluss machen auseinander gehen
(intransitive, telecommunications) Of a conversation, to cease to be understandable because of a bad connection; of a signal, to deteriorate.

break wind v
furzen
(idiomatic, euphemistic) To expel gases generated during digestion, especially through the anus; to fart or flatulate.

break-even point break-even points n
Gewinnschwelle
(business, management) The point where total costs equal total revenue and the organization neither makes a profit nor suffers a loss.

break-in break-ins n
Einbruch
The act of entering a place with the intent to steal or commit some other offense; an instance of breaking and entering.

breakage /ˈbɹeɪkɪd͡ʒ/ breakages n
Anbruch
Something that has been broken.

breakaway adj
abtrünnig separatistisch
Having broken away from a larger unit.

breakaway breakaways n
Ausbruch Ausbruchsgruppe
(ice hockey) A situation in the game where one or more players of a team attack towards the goal of the other team without having any defenders in front of them.
A swing dance in which the leader occasionally swings the follower out into an open position.
Absplitterung Ausbrechen Loslösung Losmachung Lossagung
(boxing) The act of getting away from one's opponent; the separation of the boxers after a spell of infighting.

breakdown /ˈbɹeɪkdaʊn/ breakdowns n
Panne Betriebsstörung
A failure, particularly mechanical in nature.
Nervenzusammenbruch
A physical collapse or lapse of mental stability.
Aufschlüsselung
Listing, division or categorization in great detail.

breaker /ˈbɹeɪkə/ /ˈbɹeɪkɚ/ breakers n
Brecher
A machine for breaking rocks, or for breaking coal at the mines.
(chiefly, in the plural) A wave breaking into foam against the shore, or against a sandbank, or a rock or reef near the surface, considered a useful warning to ships of an underwater hazard

breakfast /ˈbreɪkˌfɑːst/ /ˈbɹeɪkˌfæst/ /ˈbɹɛkfəst/ breakfasts n
Frühstück Morgenessen Zmorgen
The first meal of the day, usually eaten in the morning.

breakfast /ˈbreɪkˌfɑːst/ /ˈbɹeɪkˌfæst/ /ˈbɹɛkfəst/ v
frühstücken
(intransitive) To eat the morning meal.

breakfast bar breakfast bars n
Küchentheke
A raised counter in a domestic kitchen at which light meals may be eaten, often seated on high stools.

breakfast cereal breakfast cereals n
Frühstücksflocken
A food made from processed grains, such as maize, oats, wheat or rice, usually eaten for breakfast with milk and sometimes sugar.

breakfaster breakfasters n
Frühstückende Frühstückender
One eating breakfast.

breaking /ˈbɹeɪkɪŋ/ breakings n
Brechung
(linguistics) A change of a vowel to a diphthong.

breaking and entering n
Einbruch
(legal) The crime of gaining unauthorized entry into another's property, usually by breaking part of a building (a lock, door, window, etc.)

breaking news n
Eilmeldung Sondermeldung gerade eingetroffene Neuigkeit letzte Neuigkeit soeben hereingekommene Nachricht
News that has either just happened or is currently happening.

breakneck more breakneck most breakneck adj
halsbrecherisch
Dangerously fast; hell-for-leather.

breakpoint breakpoints n
Haltepunkt
(programming) A point in a program at which operation may be interrupted during debugging so that the state of the program at that point can be investigated.

breakthrough /ˈbɹeɪk.θɹuː/ adj
bahnbrechend durchschlagend
Characterized by major progress or overcoming some obstacle.

breakthrough /ˈbɹeɪk.θɹuː/ breakthroughs n
Durchbruch
(military) An advance through and past enemy lines.
Any major progress; such as a great innovation or discovery that overcomes a significant obstacle.
Durchbruch Durchstich
(construction) The penetration of a separating wall or the remaining distance to an adjacent hollow (a crosscut in mining) or between two parts of a tunnel build from both ends; knockthrough.

breakup /ˈbɹeɪk.ʌp/ breakups n
Trennung
The act of breaking up; disintegration or division.
Auflösung Beendigung Ende
The termination of a friendship or a romantic relationship.

breakwater /ˈbɹeɪkˌwɔːtə/ breakwaters n
Wellenbrecher Mole
A construction in or around a harbour designed to break the force of the sea and to provide shelter for vessels lying inside.
Wellenbrecher Buhne
(on beaches) A wooden or concrete barrier, usually perpendicular to the shore, intended to prevent the movement of sand along a coast.

bream /bɹim/ /bɹiːm/ /bɹɛm/ /bɹɪm/ bream breams n
Brachse Brasse
A European fresh-water cyprinoid fish of the genus Abramis, little valued as food. Several species are known.
An American fresh-water fish, of various species of Lepomis and allied genera, which are also called sunfishes and pondfishes.
A marine sparoid fish of the genus Pagellus, and allied genera.
Brachse Brasse Blei Brachsen Brachsme Brachsmen
(British) A species in that genus, Abramis brama.

breast /bɹɛst/ breasts n
Brust
(anatomy) Either of the two organs on the front of a female human's chest, which contain the mammary glands; also the analogous organs in males.
(anatomy) The chest, or front of the human thorax.
The figurative seat of the emotions, feelings etc.; one's heart or innermost thoughts.
The ventral portion of an animal's thorax.
Brust -brust Entenbrust Fasanenbrust Geflügelbrust Gänsebrust
A choice cut of poultry, especially chicken or turkey, taken from the bird’s breast; also a cut of meat from other animals, breast of mutton, veal, pork.

breast augmentation breast augmentations n
Brustvergrößerung
(surgery) A cosmetic procedure to increase the size of a breast (the organ on the front of the chest).

breast cancer breast cancers n
Brustkrebs Mammakarzinom
(oncology) Cancer of the breast.

breast implant breast implants n
Brustimplantat
(surgery) A medical prosthesis used to augment, reconstruct, or create the physical form of breasts (the organs on the front of the [typically female] chest).

breast ironing n
Brustbügeln
The pounding and massaging of a pubescent girl's breasts, using hard or heated objects, to try to make them stop developing or disappear, typically aiming to prevent the girl from attracting sexual interest, and mostly carried out in Cameroon.

breast milk breast milks n
Muttermilch
Milk produced by human mammary glands.

breast pocket breast pockets n
Brusttasche
a small, outward pocket on a jacket or shirt, located over one's chest

breast pump breast pumps n
Brustpumpe Muttermilchpumpe
A device used by a lactating woman to extract milk from her breasts (typically for short-term storage).

breastbone breastbones n
Brustbein Sternum
(anatomy) The central narrow bone in the front of the chest, connecting the collarbone and the top ribs.

breastfeed /ˈbɹɛs(t)fiːd/ v
stillen die Brust geben
(transitive, intransitive) To feed (a baby) milk via the breasts; to suckle; to nurse.

breastfeeding /ˈbɹɛstˌfidɪŋ/ breastfeedings n
Stillen
(countable) An instance (session) of such feeding activity.

breastplate breastplates n
Brustpanzer Brustschild
A piece of armor that covers the chest.
Brustriemen Vorderzeug
A piece of horse tack designed to prevent the saddle slipping backwards.

breaststroke breaststrokes n
Brustschwimmen Brust
A swimming stroke in which the swimmer lies face down, the arms being swept forward, outward and back under the water and the legs are kicked like a frog's

breaststroke v
Brust schwimmen
to swim using this stroke

breastwork breastworks n
Brustwehr
A fortification consisting of a breast-high bulwark; a parapet.

breath /bɹɛθ/ breaths n
Atemzug Atmung Atmen
(countable) A single act of breathing in or out; a breathing of air.
Atem
(uncountable) Air expelled from the lungs.
Atempause
(countable) A rest or pause.

breath test breath tests n
Alkoholkontrolle
An official test to determine if someone has taken alcohol or drugs by testing a sample of their exhaled breath.

breathalyzer breathalyzers n
Alkoholtester Blasrohr
A device that measures alcohol in expired air so as to estimate the concentration of alcohol in a person's blood; used by traffic police in cases of suspected driving while under the influence of alcohol.

breathe /bɹið/ /bɹiːð/ v
atmen einatmen
(intransitive) To draw air into (inhale), and expel air from (exhale), the lungs in order to extract oxygen and excrete waste gases.
einatmen
(transitive) To draw something into the lungs.
hauchen
(transitive) To whisper quietly.
To pass like breath; noiselessly or gently; to emanate; to blow gently.

breathe a word v
ein Wort verlieren

breathe down someone's neck v
jemandem im Nacken sitzen
(idiomatic) To follow or supervise someone too closely, causing discomfort for that person.

breathe in v
einatmen
(ambitransitive) To inhale.

breathe out v
ausatmen
(ambitransitive) To exhale.

breather /bɹiː.ðə(ɹ)/ breathers n
Atmende
Something or someone that breathes.
Atempause Verschnaufpause
A short break; a rest or respite.

breathing /ˈbɹiðɪŋ/ /ˈbɹiːðɪŋ/ breathings n
Atmung Atmen
(uncountable) The act of respiration; (countable) a single instance of this.

breathing gas breathing gases n
Atemgas

breathless /ˈbɹɛθləs/ more breathless most breathless adj
atemlos
Having difficulty breathing; gasping.
That makes one hold one's breath (with excitement etc.).

breathlessness breathlessnesses n
Atemlosigkeit
The state of being breathless or out of breath.

breathtaking /ˈbɹɛθˌteɪ.kɪŋ/ more breathtaking most breathtaking adj
atemberaubend
stunningly beautiful; amazing
(by extension) Very surprising or shocking; to such a degree as to cause astonishment.

breech /bɹiːt͡ʃ/ breeches n
Hose
(historical, now only, _, in the plural, or, attributive) A garment whose purpose is to cover or clothe the buttocks. [from 11th c.]
Hintern Hinterteil
(now, _, rare) The buttocks or backside. [from 16th c.]
Schwanzschraube
(firearms) The part of a cannon or other firearm behind the chamber. [from 16th c.]
Steißlage
(obstetrics) A breech birth.

breech /bɹiːt͡ʃ/ v
Hosen tragen
(dated, transitive) To dress in breeches. (especially) To dress a boy in breeches or trousers for the first time (the breeching ceremony).

breeches /ˈbɹiː.t͡ʃɪz/ /ˈbɹɪ.t͡ʃɪz/ n
Breeches
A garment worn by men, covering the hips and thighs; smallclothes.

breeches role breeches roles n
Hosenrolle
(theatre) A role in a theatrical production in which an actress appears in male clothing.

breechloader breechloaders n
Hinterlader

breed /bɹiːd/ breeds n
Rasse Zuchtrasse
All animals or plants of the same species or subspecies.
Rasse Schlag Sorte
A race or lineage; offspring or issue.
Art Gattung
(informal) A group of people with shared characteristics.

breed /bɹiːd/ v
aufziehen erzeugen züchten
To produce offspring sexually; to bear young.
brüten sich paaren
Of animals, to mate.
(transitive) To ejaculate inside; to attempt to impregnate.
züchten
To keep animals and have them reproduce in a way that improves the next generation’s qualities.
To propagate or grow plants trying to give them certain qualities.
aufziehen
To take care of in infancy and through childhood; to bring up.
erzeugen hervorrufen verursachen
(obsolete, intransitive) To be formed in the parent or dam; to be generated, or to grow, like young before birth.

breeder /ˈbɹiːdɚ/ breeders n
Tierzüchter Züchter Tierzüchterin Züchterin Pflanzenzüchter Pflanzenzüchterin
A person who breeds plants or animals (professionally).
Brüter Brutreaktor
Ellipsis of breeder reactor; a type of nuclear reactor that creates more fissile material than it consumes, often used for the production of atomic weapons.
Hete
(gay slang, derogatory) A heterosexual; i.e. one whose sexual intercourse can lead to breeding.

breeding-ground breeding-grounds n
Laichplatz Brutplatz Brutstätte
A place or region where animals go to breed.
Brutstätte Nährboden
(figuratively) A place or institution seen as creating large numbers of a stated thing, type of person, etc.

breeze /bɹiːz/ breezes n
Brise Windchen
A light, gentle wind.
Kinderspiel
(figurative) Any activity that is easy, not testing or difficult.

breeze /bɹiːz/ v
flitzen
(usually, _, with along) To move casually, in a carefree manner.
wehen
(weather) To blow gently.

breeze-block breeze-blocks n
Schalstein
(British) A lightweight building block made from cinders and concrete.

breezy /ˈbɹiːzi/ breezier breeziest adj
frisch luftig windig zugig
With a breeze blowing, with a lively wind, pleasantly windy.
fröhlich kess lebhaft
(figuratively) With a cheerful, casual, lively and light-hearted manner.

brent goose brent geese n
Ringelgans
(British) A small member of the goose family (Anatidae), Branta bernicla.

brethren /ˈbɹɛðɹən/ n
Brüder Brüdergemeinschaft
(figuratively) The body of members, especially of a fraternal, religious or military order.

breve /bɹiːv/ /bɹɛv/ breves n
Breve Verkürzungszeichen
(orthography, printing) A semicircular diacritical mark (˘) placed above a vowel, commonly used to mark its quantity as short.
Brevis Doppelganze Doppelganzenote
(music) A double whole note; a note twice as long as a semibreve.

breviary /ˈbɹiː.və.ɹi/ /ˈbɹiː.vɪ.əɹ.i/ /ˈbɹɛv.i.ɛɹ.i/ /ˈbɹɛv.ɪ.əɹ.i/ breviaries n
Brevier
A book containing prayers, hymns, and so on for everyday use at the canonical hours.

brevier n
Jungfer Jungfrawschrift Petit

brevity /ˈbɹɛvəti/ brevities n
Kürze
(uncountable) The quality of being brief in duration.
Bündigkeit Knappheit
(uncountable) Succinctness; conciseness.

brevity is the soul of wit proverb
in der Kürze liegt die Würze
Conciseness of expression is an essential characteristic of astute, perceptive, or witty remarks.

brew /bɹuʊ̯/ /bɹuː/ /bɹɪʊ̯/ [bɹʉw] brews n
Bräu
The mixture formed by brewing; that which is brewed; a brewage, such as tea or beer.

brew /bɹuʊ̯/ /bɹuː/ /bɹɪʊ̯/ [bɹʉw] v
aufbrühen brühen
(transitive, intransitive) To make tea or coffee by mixing tea leaves or coffee beans with hot water.
brauen
(intransitive) To attend to the business, or go through the processes, of brewing or making beer.
zusammenbrauen
(intransitive, of an unwelcome event) To be in a state of preparation; to be mixing, forming, or gathering.

brewable more brewable most brewable adj
braubar
Capable of being brewed.

brewer /ˈbɹuː.ə(ɹ)/ brewers n
Brauer Bierbrauer Brauerin Bierbrauerin
Someone who brews, or whose occupation is to prepare malt liquors.

brewer's yeast brewer's yeasts n
Brauhefe
(brewing) Any live yeast used in brewing or yeast obtained as a by-product of brewing, dried and killed, and used as nutritional yeast.

brewery /ˈbɹuːəɹi/ breweries n
Brauerei Brauhaus Bierbrauerei
A building where beer is produced.
Brauerei Bierbrauerei
A company that brews beer.

brewmaster brewmasters n
Braumeister
A person in charge of beer production at a brewery

brewpub brewpubs n
Kleinbrauerei mit Schenke
A public house with a brewery (usually a microbrewery) attached.

bribable more bribable most bribable adj
bestechlich
Susceptible to bribery.

bribe /bɹaɪb/ bribes n
Schmiergeld Bestechungsgeld
Something (usually money) given in exchange for influence or as an inducement to breaking the law.

bribe /bɹaɪb/ v
bestechen schmieren kaufen
(transitive) To give a bribe to; specifically, to ask a person to do something against his/her original will, in exchange for some type of reward or relief from potential trouble.
(transitive) To gain by a bribe; to induce as by a bribe.

bribery /ˈbɹaɪbəɹi/ briberies n
Bestechung
the making of illegal payment, or bribes, to persons in official positions as a means of influencing their decisions

bric-a-brac /ˈbɹɪkəbɹæk/ /ˈbɹɪkəˌbɹæk/ bric-a-bracs n
Schnickschnack
Small ornaments and other miscellaneous display items of little value.

brick /bɹɪk/ bricks n
Backstein Ziegel Ziegelstein
(countable) A hardened rectangular block of mud, clay etc., used for building.
Ziegel Backstein Ziegelstein
(uncountable) Such hardened mud, clay, etc. considered collectively, as a building material.
externes Netzteil
(informal) A power brick; an external power supply consisting of a small box with an integral male power plug and an attached electric cord terminating in another power plug.

brick /bɹɪk/ v
bricken
(intransitive, computing, _, slang, of an electronic device) To become nonfunctional, especially in a way beyond repair.
(intransitive, slang) To blunder; to screw up.

brick and mortar adj
konventionell traditionell
(business) Buildings and property for the conduct of business, particularly in the sale of retail goods to the general public. (Used to contrast an Internet-based sales operation that lacks customer-oriented store fronts and a "traditional" one for which most capital investment might be in the building infrastructure.) [from mid-1990s]

brick up v
zumauern
(transitive) To block or cover using bricks.
(transitive, slang) To cause (someone) to have an erection.

bricklayer bricklayers n
Maurer Maurerin
A craftsman who builds walls and suchlike out of bricks.

brickwork n
Mauerwerk
Those parts of items that are made of brick.

brickyard brickyards n
Ziegelei
A place where bricks are, or once were, produced or distributed.

bricolage /ˌbɹi.kəʊˈlɑːʒ/ [ˌbɹi.koʊˈlɑʒ] bricolages n
Bastelei
(uncountable) Construction using whatever was available at the time.
(countable) Something constructed using whatever was available at the time.

bridal /ˈbraɪ.dl̩/ /ˈbɹaɪd(ə)l/ adj
Braut- Hochzeit- bräutlich hochzeitlich
Of or pertaining to a bride, or to wedding; nuptial.

bridal /ˈbraɪ.dl̩/ /ˈbɹaɪd(ə)l/ bridals n
Hochzeit
(archaic) A wedding feast or festival; a wedding.

bridal couple bridal couples n
Brautpaar
The bride and bridegroom on their wedding day, and possibly for a short time thereafter, for example during their honeymoon.

bride /bɹaɪd/ brides n
Braut
A woman in the context of her own wedding; one who is going to marry or has just been married.

bride price bride prices n
Brautgeld Brautpreis
A sum of money or other valuables paid by a bridegroom or on his behalf to the family of the bride, in some cultures.

bridegroom /ˈbɹaɪdˌɡɹuːm/ bridegrooms n
Bräutigam
A man in the context of his own wedding; one who is going to marry or has just been married.

bridesmaid /ˈbɹaɪdzˌmeɪd/ bridesmaids n
Brautjungfer
A woman who attends a bride during her wedding ceremony, as part of the main wedding party.

bridge /bɹɪd͡ʒ/ bridges n
Brücke
A construction or natural feature that spans a divide.
(nautical) An elevated platform above the upper deck of a mechanically propelled ship from which it is navigated and from which all activities on deck can be seen and controlled by the captain, etc; smaller ships have a wheelhouse, and sailing ships were controlled from a quarterdeck.
(computing) A device which connects two or more computer buses, typically in a transparent manner.
(graph theory) An edge which, if removed, changes a connected graph to one that is not connected.
Brücke Zahnbrücke
(dentistry) A prosthesis replacing one or several adjacent teeth.
Nasenrücken Brücke
(anatomy) The upper bony ridge of the human nose.
Bridge Brücke
(card games) A card game played with four players playing as two teams of two players each.
Steg Brücke
(music, lutherie) The piece, on string instruments, that supports the strings from the sounding board.

bridge /bɹɪd͡ʒ/ v
überbrücken
To be or make a bridge over something.
To span as if with a bridge.
überwechseln
(music) To transition from one piece or section of music to another without stopping.

bridge loan bridge loans n
Überbrückungsdarlehen Überbrückungskredit
(business, finance) A sum of money loaned or borrowed for a short period of time in order to cover expenses until new expected funds become available.

bridge pattern bridge patterns n
Brücke

bridgebuilding n
Brückenbau
The construction of bridges.

bridgehead /ˈbɹɪd͡ʒhɛd/ bridgeheads n
Brückenkopf
(military) An area of ground on the enemy's side of a river or other obstacle, especially one that needs to be taken and defended in order to secure an advance.

bridle /ˈbɹaɪdəl/ bridles n
Zaum Zaumzeug
(equestrian) The headgear with which a horse is directed and which carries a bit and reins.

bridle /ˈbɹaɪdəl/ v
Zaumzeug anlegen aufzäumen
(transitive) To put a bridle on.
in Zaum halten zügeln
(transitive) To check, restrain, or control with, or as if with, a bridle; as in bridle your tongue.
abweisend reagieren feindselig reagieren sich abweisend verhalten
(intransitive) To show hostility or resentment.

bridled tern bridled terns n
Zügelseeschwalbe
Onychoprion anaethetus, is a seabird of the family Laridae.

bridled titmouse bridled titmice bridled titmouses n
Zügelmeise
Baeolophus wollweberi, a small bird of the tit family Paridae

bridoon bridoons n
Unterlegtrense
A type of snaffle bit, with small rings, usually used on a double bridle in conjunction with a curb bit.

brie /bɹiː/ bries n
Brie
An originally French variety of soft cheese made from cow's milk.

brief /bɹiːf/ briefer briefest more brief most brief adj
kurz
Of short duration; happening quickly. [from 15th c.]
prägnant
Concise; taking few words. [from 15th c.]

brief /bɹiːf/ briefs n
kurze Zusammenfassung
A short news story or report.

brief /bɹiːf/ v
(zusammenfassend) unterrichten briefen einweisen informieren instruieren
(transitive) To summarize a recent development to some person with decision-making power.

briefcase /ˈbɹiːfˌkeɪs/ briefcases n
Aktentasche Aktenkoffer
A case used for carrying documents, especially for business.

briefly /ˈbɹiːfli/ more briefly most briefly adv
kurz
(manner) In a brief manner, summarily.

briefs /bɹiːfs/ n
Unterhose Slip
(chiefly, Australia, informal) Male underpant bikini briefs.

brig /bɹɪɡ/ brigs n
Brigg
(watercraft) A two-masted vessel, square-rigged on both foremast and mainmast
Arrestzelle Militärgefängnis
(US) A jail or guardhouse, especially in a naval military prison or jail on a ship, navy base, or (in fiction) spacecraft.

brigade /bɹɪˈɡeɪd/ brigades n
Brigade
A group of people organized for a common purpose.
(military) Military unit composed of several regiments (or battalions) and including soldiers from different arms of service.

brigadier general brigadier generals n
Brigadegeneral
(military) A military officer who commands a brigade.

brigand /ˈbɹɪɡ.ənd/ brigands n
Brigant
An outlaw or bandit.

brigantine /ˈbɹɪɡ.ənˌtaɪn/ /ˈbɹɪɡ.ənˌtin/ brigantines n
Brigantine
(nautical) a two-masted vessel, square-rigged on the foremast, but fore-and-aft-rigged mainsail with a square-rig above it on the mainmast.

bright /bɹaɪt/ brighter brightest adj
hell glänzend strahlend
Emitting much light; visually dazzling; luminous, lucent, radiant.
heiter
In good spirits; happy, optimistic.
intelligent brilliant
Having a clear, quick intellect; intelligent.
lebhaft
Of a colour: not muted or pale; bold, brilliant, vivid.

bright and early /ˌbɹaɪt‿n̩ ˈɜɹli/ /ˌbɹaɪt‿n̩ ˈɜːli/ more bright and early most bright and early adv
in aller Frühe
(idiomatic, originally, US) (Very) early in the morning.

brighten /ˈbɹaɪtən/ [ˈbɹaɪ̯ʔn̩] v
aufhellen
(transitive) To make bright or brighter in color.
(transitive, figuratively) To make more cheerful and pleasant; to enliven
(intransitive) To become brighter or more cheerful in mood
schönen
(transitive) To make illustrious, or more distinguished; to add luster or splendor to

brighten up /ˈbɹaɪtən ʌp/ /ˈbɹaɪ̯ʔn̩ ʌp/ v
aufheitern aufhellen aufklaren
(intransitive, said of the weather) To become brighter
aufheitern aufhellen
(transitive) To make cheerful.

brightness /ˈbɹaɪtnəs/ brightnesses n
Helligkeit Funkeln Glanz Strahlen
The quality of being bright.
Helligkeit
The perceived luminance of an object.
Aufgewecktheit
Intelligence, cleverness.

brill /bɹɪl/ brill brills n
Glattbutt
A type of flatfish, Scophthalmus rhombus.

brilliance /ˈbɹɪljən(t)s/ brilliances n
Brillanz
The quality of having extraordinary mental capacity.

brilliant /ˈbɹɪljənt/ more brilliant most brilliant adj
strahlend
Shining brightly.
brillant strahlend
(of a colour) Both bright and saturated.
brillant
(of a voice or sound) Having a sharp, clear tone.
(British) Of surpassing excellence.
brillant glänzend
(British) Magnificent or wonderful.
brillant genial
Highly intelligent.

brilliant /ˈbɹɪljənt/ brilliants n
Brillant brillant
A finely cut gemstone, especially a diamond, cut in a particular form with numerous facets so as to maximize light return through the top (called "table") of the stone.
Diamant
(uncountable, printing, dated) The size of type between excelsior and diamond, standardized as 4-point.

brillig n
brillig
A nonce word in Lewis Carroll's Jabberwocky, explained by Humpty Dumpty as "four o'clock in the afternoon — the time when you begin broiling things for dinner."

brim /bɹɪm/ brims n
Rand
An edge or border (originally specifically of the sea or a body of water).
The topmost rim or lip of a container.
Krempe
A projecting rim, especially of a hat.

brimstone /ˈbɹɪmstoʊn/ /ˈbɹɪmstən/ /ˈbɹɪmstəʊn/ brimstones n
Zitronenfalter
The butterfly Gonepteryx rhamni of the Pieridae family.

brine /bɹaɪn/ brines n
Sole Lake Salzbrühe
Salt water; water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt; a salt-and-water solution for pickling.
Meerwasser Salzwasser
The sea or ocean; the water of the sea.

brine /bɹaɪn/ v
pökeln
(transitive) To preserve food in a salt solution.

bring /ˈbɹɪŋ/ v
bringen holen
(transitive, ditransitive) To transport toward somebody/somewhere.

bring about v
bedingen bewirken
(transitive) To cause to take place.
bewerkstelligen zustande bringen
(transitive) To accomplish, achieve.

bring home the bacon v
sich seinen Lebensunterhalt verdienen
(idiomatic) To have employment which provides remuneration to satisfy the basic needs of oneself and one's family.

bring to bear v
richten
(transitive) To aim a weapon at a target.
aufbringen ausüben
(transitive, idiomatic) To apply; to employ something to achieve an intended effect.

bring to light v
an den Tag bringen ans Licht bringen
(idiomatic) To expose, disclose or reveal something that was hidden or unknown.

bring together v
zusammenführen
(idiomatic) To cause people to do something together; to bring about togetherness.

bring up v
hinaufschaffen hochbringen
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bring,‎ up: To bring from a lower to a higher position.
erwähnen mit etwas kommen / ankommen
To mention.
erziehen großziehen aufziehen aufbringen grossziehen
To raise or rear (children).

bring up the rear v
das Schlusslicht bilden das Schlusslicht sein
(idiomatic) To be last in a moving line of people, to walk or go behind others in a line.

brink /bɹɪŋk/ brinks n
Rand
The edge, margin, or border of a steep place, as of a precipice; a bank or edge.
(figurative) The edge or border.

brinkmanship /ˈbɹɪŋk.mən.ʃɪp/ /ˈbɹɪŋk.mənˌʃɪp/ brinkmanships n
Hochrisikopolitik Spiel mit dem Feuer gewagtes Spiel
(chiefly, politics) The pursuit of an advantage by appearing to be willing to take a matter to the brink (for example, by risking a dangerous policy) rather than to concede a point. [from mid 1950s]

briny /ˈbɹaɪni/ brinier briniest more briny most briny adj
salzig
Of, pertaining to, resembling or containing brine; salty.

brio /ˈbɹiːoʊ/ n
Elan Feuer Schwung
Vigour or vivacity.

brioche /briːˈɒʃ/ /ˈbriːɒʃ/ brioches n
Brioche Apostelkuchen
(countable, and, uncountable) A type of light sweet pastry or bun of French origin.

briquette /bɹɪˈkɛt/ briquettes n
Brikett
A small brick, typically made of charcoal and used for fuel.

brisance /ˈbɹiːzɑ̃s/ brisances n
Brisanz
The shattering effect of the energy released in an explosion.

brisk /bɹɪsk/ brisker briskest more brisk most brisk adj
lebhaft rege vital
Full of liveliness and activity; characterized by quickness of motion or action.
lebhaft vital
Full of spirit of life; effervescing.
anregend
Stimulating or invigorating.

brisket /ˈbɹɪskɪt/ briskets n
Brust
The chest of an animal.
Bruststück
A cut of meat taken from the chest, especially from the section under the first five ribs.

briskly /ˈbɹɪskli/ more briskly most briskly adv
forsch
Fast, quickly, swiftly.

bristle /ˈbɹɪstəl/ /ˈbɹɪsəl/ /ˈbɹʌsəl/ bristles n
Borste
A stiff or coarse hair, usually and especially on a nonhuman mammal.
The hairs or other filaments that make up a brush, broom, or similar item, typically made from plant cellulose, animal hairs, or synthetic polymers.

bristletail bristletail bristletails n
Silberfischchen
Any of various small, active six-legged arthropods that have two or three bristles at the ends of their abdomens and that do not have wings. These were formerly classified together in the insect subclass Apterygota or the order Thysanura but are no longer considered closely related:

brittle /ˈbɹɪtl̩/ brittler brittlest more brittle most brittle adj
zerbrechlich fragil bröckelig brüchig morsch mürbe
Inflexible; liable to break, snap, or shatter easily under stress, pressure, or impact.
bröckelig bröselig bröslig brüchig krümelig krümelnd
Not physically tough or tenacious; apt to break or crumble when bending.
fragil instabil kühl reizbar
Emotionally fragile, easily offended.

brittle /ˈbɹɪtl̩/ brittles n
Krokant
A confection of caramelized sugar and nuts.

brittlegill brittlegills n
Täubling
A mushroom of the genus Russula.

brittleness brittlenesses n
Brüchigkeit Sprödekeit Sprödigkeit Versprödung Zerbrechlichkeit
The state of being brittle (in various senses).

broach /bɹoʊt͡ʃ/ /bɹəʊtʃ/ v
anzapfen
(transitive) To make a hole in, especially a cask of liquor, and put in a tap in order to draw the liquid.
ansprechen aufbringen
(transitive, figuratively) To begin discussion about (something).

broad /bɹoːd/ /bɹɑd/ /bɹɔd/ /bɹɔːd/ broader broadest adj
breit
Having a large measure of any thing or quality; unlimited; unrestrained.

broad /bɹoːd/ /bɹɑd/ /bɹɔd/ /bɹɔːd/ broads n
Braut Weib
(US, colloquial, slang, sometimes, dated) A woman or girl.

broad bean broad beans n
Saubohne Puffbohne Ackerbohne Favabohne dicke Bohne große Bohne
An edible bean that has broad seeds (Vicia faba).

broad gauge broad gauges n
Breitspur
(rail transport) A track gauge that is greater than standard gauge.

broad hint broad hints n
Wink mit dem Laternenpfahl Wink mit dem Scheunentor Wink mit dem Zaunpfahl

broad-billed sandpiper broad-billed sandpipers n
Sumpfläufer
A type of sandpiper, (Calidris falcinellus)

broad-gauge adj
Breitspur breitspurig
(rail) Relating to broad gauge or having a broad gauge.

broad-leaved adj
breitblättriger
Having relatively broad leaves

broad-minded more broad-minded most broad-minded adj
tolerant großzügig weltoffen
Having an open mind; tolerant of diversity.

broad-shouldered more broad-shouldered most broad-shouldered adj
breitschultrig
Having broad shoulders.

broadband /ˈbɹɔːdbænd/ broadbands n
Breitband
(Internet) An internet connection provisioned over an existing service using alternate signal frequencies such as ADSL or cable modem.

broadcast /-kæst/ /ˈbɹɑdkæst/ /ˈbɹɔdkæst/ /ˈbɹɔːdkast/ /ˈbɹɔːdkɑːst/ more broadcast most broadcast adj
weit verstreut
Cast or scattered widely in all directions; cast abroad.
ausgestrahlt gesendet
Communicated, signalled, or transmitted through radio waves or electronic means.

broadcast /-kæst/ /ˈbɹɑdkæst/ /ˈbɹɔdkæst/ /ˈbɹɔːdkast/ /ˈbɹɔːdkɑːst/ broadcasts n
Sendung Ausstrahlung Rundfunk Übertragung
A transmission of a radio or television programme intended to be received by anyone with a receiver.
Sendung
A programme (bulletin, documentary, show, etc.) so transmitted.
Ausstreuen Verstreuen aufgegangene Saat
(agriculture, horticulture, archaic) The act of scattering seed; a crop grown from such seed.

broadcast /-kæst/ /ˈbɹɑdkæst/ /ˈbɹɔdkæst/ /ˈbɹɔːdkast/ /ˈbɹɔːdkɑːst/ v
senden übertragen ausstrahlen verbreiten
(transitive) To transmit a message or signal through radio waves or electronic means.
übertragen
(transitive) To transmit a message over a wide area; specifically, to send an email in a single transmission to a (typically large) number of people.

broadcaster /-ˌkæstə/ /ˈbɹɑd-/ /ˈbɹɔdˌkæstɚ/ /ˈbɹɔːdˌkɑːstə/ broadcasters n
Rundfunksender
An organization or station that engages in the activity of such broadcasting.
Sender Senderin
A person whose job it is to effect such broadcasts; specifically, one who presents radio or television programmes (especially documentaries or news programmes); a presenter.

broadcasting broadcastings n
Sendung Rundfunk Übertragung
(business) The business or profession of radio and television.

broadcloth broadcloths n
Breitgewebe
(historical) A fine smooth-faced woolen cloth for men’s garments, usually of double width (i.e., a yard and a half); so called in distinction from woolens three quarters of a yard wide.

broaden /ˈbɹoː.dən/ /ˈbɹɑ.dən/ /ˈbɹɔ.dən/ /ˈbɹɔː.dən/ v
weiten
(intransitive) To become broad or broader.

broadleaf adj
laub-
Pertaining to trees with relatively broad, flat leaves as opposed to needles, or woodlands made up of such trees.
breitblättrig
Used in the name of a plant or tree: having especially broad leaves.

broadly speaking adv
allgemein

broadsheet adj
Broadsheet- großformatig
In the format of a broadsheet.

broadside broadsides n
Breitseite
(nautical) One side of a ship above the water line; all the guns on one side of a warship; their simultaneous firing.

brocade /bɹəˈkeɪd/ brocades n
Brokat Brokatstoff Seidenbrokat
(countable, uncountable) A thick heavy fabric into which raised patterns have been woven, originally in gold and silver; more recently any cloth incorporating raised, woven patterns.
(metaphoric) A decorative pattern.

brocard /ˈbɹoʊkɑːd/ /ˈbɹoʊkɚd/ /ˈbɹəʊkɑːd/ /ˈbɹəʊkəd/ brocards n
Rechtssprichwort
(legal) A legal principle usually expressed in Latin, traditionally used to concisely express a wider legal concept or rule.

broccoflower broccoflowers n
grüner Blumenkohl

broccoli /ˈbɹɑ.kə.li/ /ˈbɹɑk.li/ /ˈbɹɒ.kə.li/ broccoli broccolis n
Brokkoli Broccoli
A plant, Brassica oleracea var. italica, of the cabbage family, Brassicaceae; especially, the tree-shaped flower and stalk that are eaten as a vegetable.

brochure /bɹoʊˈʃɝ/ /bɹoʊˈʃʊɚ/ /ˈbɹəʊ.ʃə(ɹ)/ brochures n
Broschüre Prospekt
A booklet of printed informational matter, like a pamphlet, often for promotional purposes.

brogue /bɹoʊɡ/ /bɹəʊɡ/ brogues n
Brogue Budapester Dialekt
A strong dialectal accent. In Ireland it used to be a term for Irish spoken with a strong English accent, but gradually changed to mean English spoken with a strong Irish accent as English control of Ireland gradually increased and Irish waned as the standard language.

broil /bɹɔɪl/ v
backen braten grillen rösten
(transitive, North America, obsolete in the UK) To cook by direct, radiant heat.
(transitive, North America) To expose to great heat.
(intransitive, North America) To be exposed to great heat.

broiler /ˈbɹɔɪlə/ /ˈbɹɔɪlɚ/ broilers n
Krachmacher Krachmacherin
A person who broils, someone who cooks by broiling.
Bratrost
(cookware, North America) A device used to broil food; part of an oven or a small stove; known as a grill in British English.
Brathähnchen
A chicken raised for meat.

broke /bɹoʊk/ /bɹəʊk/ broker brokest more broke most broke adj
pleite abgebrannt
(informal) Financially ruined, bankrupt.
(informal) Without any money, penniless.

broken /ˈbɹoʊ.kən/ /ˈbɹoʊ.kɪn/ /ˈbɹəʊ.kən/ more broken most broken adj
aufgerissen
(of skin) Split or ruptured.
gebrochen
(of a, bone or body part) Fractured; having the bone in pieces.
gestrichelt
(of a, line) Dashed; made up of short lines with small gaps between each one and the next.
zerbrochen zersplittert
(of sleep) Interrupted; not continuous.
Fragmented; in separate pieces.
(of a, promise, etc) Breached; violated; not kept.
(colloquial, US, of a, situation) Not having gone in the way intended; saddening.
zerklüftet
(meteorology, of the sky) Five-eighths to seven-eighths obscured by clouds; incompletely covered by clouds.
(of language) Grammatically non-standard, especially as a result of being produced by a non-native speaker.
kaputt zerbrochen defekt zersplittert
Non-functional; not functioning properly.
unterbrochen
(of an, electronic connection) Disconnected, no longer open or carrying traffic.
zerstückelt
(software, informal) Badly designed or implemented.
gebrochen zerstört
(of a, person) Completely defeated and dispirited; shattered; destroyed.
blank
Having no money; bankrupt, broke.
gebrochen unfair
(sports, and, gaming, of a tactic or option) Overpowered; overly powerful; too powerful.

broken down more broken down most broken down adj
zusammengebrochen
No longer in working order; broken.

broken heart broken hearts n
gebrochenes Herz zerissenes Herz
A feeling of grief or loss, especially after a failed romantic relationship.

broken plural broken plurals n
gebrochener Plural
An irregular plural formed by changing the pattern of consonants and vowels inside the singular form, found in the Semitic languages and other Afroasiatic languages such as Berber. An example in Arabic is , the plural form of .

broken-down more broken-down most broken-down adj
kaputt
Which has broken down and, as a result, is no longer in working order.

brokenhearted more brokenhearted most brokenhearted adj
untröstlich voller Kummer
Grieved and disappointed, especially with the loss of a beloved person or thing, such as the repudiation of a romantic relationship.

brokenness brokennesses n
Gebrochenheit Zerrissenheit
The characteristic of being broken.

broker /ˈbɹoʊkɚ/ /ˈbɹəʊkə/ brokers n
Makler Vermittler
A mediator between a buyer and seller.
Broker Börsenmakler Börsenmaklerin
A stockbroker.

brolga brolgas n
Brolgakranich
A large grey crane (Antigone rubicunda, syn. Grus rubicunda), of northern and eastern Australia. [from 19th c.]

bromance /ˈbɹoʊmæns/ /ˈbɹəʊmæns/ bromances n
Bromance
(informal) A close but non-sexual relationship between men.

bromatology /bɹəʊməˈtɒləd͡ʒi/ n
Bromatologie
The study of food.

brome /bɹəʊm/ bromes n
Trespe
Any grass of the genus Bromus.

bromhexine n
Bromhexin
(pharmaceutical drug) A mucolytic agent used in the treatment of respiratory disorders associated with viscid or excessive mucus.

bromide /ˈbɹoʊ.maɪd/ /ˈbɹəʊ.maɪd/ bromides n
Bromid
(inorganic chemistry) A binary compound of bromine and some other element or radical.

bromine /ˈbɹoʊmin/ /ˈbɹəʊmiːn, -mɪn, -maɪn/ bromines n
Brom
(uncountable) A nonmetallic chemical element (symbol Br) with an atomic number of 35; one of the halogens, it is a fuming red-brown liquid at room temperature.

bromine chloride n
Bromchlorid

bromoacetone bromoacetones n
Bromaceton
(organic chemistry) The brominated derivative of acetone CH3-CO-CH2Br, once used as a lachrymatory agent

bromoform bromoforms n
Bromoform
(organic compound) The haloform CHBr3, a very heavy liquid that is the bromine analogue of chloroform.

bromothymol blue n
Bromthymolblau
(organic compound) A dye, 4,4'-(3H-2,1 benzoxathiol-3-ylidene) bis [2 bromo-3-methyl-6-(1-methylethyl)phenol] S,S-dioxide, which is used as an acid-base indicator

bronchiolitis n
Bronchiolitis
(pathology) Inflammation of the bronchioles; especially common in young children.

bronchitis /bɹɒŋˈkaɪtɪs/ bronchitides bronchitises n
Bronchitis
(uncountable) An inflammation of the bronchi of the lungs, that causes the cilia of the bronchial epithelial cells to stop functioning.

bronchoscopy bronchoscopies n
Bronchoskopie
(medicine) A technique for viewing the bronchi using a flexible instrument called a bronchoscope.

bronchus /ˈbɹɑŋkəs/ /ˈbɹɒŋkəs/ bronchi n
Bronchie
Either of two airways, which are primary branches of the trachea, leading directly into the lungs.

bronco /ˈbɹɑŋkoʊ/ /ˈbɹɒŋkəʊ/ broncos n
halbwildes Pferd ungezähmtes Pferd
A horse of western North America that is wild or not fully broken.

broncobuster broncobusters n
Zureiter ungezähmter Pferde Zureiter wilder Pferde
(chiefly, US) A person who breaks horses so that they can be ridden with a saddle.

brontosaur brontosaurs n
Brontosaurier Brontosaurus
Any member of the genus Brontosaurus.

bronze /bɹɑnz/ /bɹɒnz/ more bronze most bronze adj
bronzen
Made of bronze metal.
Having a reddish-brown colour.

bronze /bɹɑnz/ /bɹɒnz/ bronzes n
Bronze
(uncountable) A naturally occurring or man-made alloy of copper, usually in combination with tin, but also with one or more other metals.
(countable, and, uncountable) A reddish-brown colour, the colour of bronze.

bronze medal bronze medals n
Bronzemedaille
A medal made of, or having the colour of, bronze, given as a prize for finishing in third place

bronze-winged jacana bronze-winged jacanas n
Hindublatthühnchen
Metopidius indicus, a wader in the family Jacanidae.

bronzer bronzers n
Selbstbräuner
A cosmetic product intended to give the skin a temporary bronzed colour resembling a suntan.

brooch /bɹoʊt͡ʃ/ /bɹuːt͡ʃ/ /bɹəʊtʃ/ brooches n
Brosche
A piece of ornamental jewellery having a pin allowing it to be fixed to garments worn on the upper body.

brood /bɹuːd/ /bɹʉd/ broods n
Brut

brood /bɹuːd/ /bɹʉd/ v
brüten
(transitive) To keep an egg warm to make it hatch.
brüten grübeln
(intransitive) (typically with about or over) To dwell upon moodily and at length, mainly alone.

brood mare brood mares n
Gestütstute Zuchtstute
A stud mare, a female horse used for breeding.

brood parasite brood parasites n
Brutparasit
An animal - bird, fish or insect - that relies on other species to raise their young.

brooding /ˈbɹuːdɪŋ/ more brooding most brooding adj
grübelnd grüblerisch
Deeply or seriously thoughtful.

broody /ˈbɹuːdi/ broodier broodiest more broody most broody adj
brütend
Of birds: sitting persistently and protectively on a nest, in order to hatch eggs.

broody /ˈbɹuːdi/ broodies n
Glucke Henne
A female bird in the condition to incubate eggs; a broody hen, duck, etc.

brook /bɹuːk/ /bɹʊk/ brooks n
Bach
A body of running water smaller than a river; a small stream.
Bruch
(Sussex, Kent) A water meadow.

brook lamprey brook lampreys n
Bachneunauge
A small European lamprey, Lampetra planeri.

brook trout brook trout brook trouts n
Bachsaibling
A fish of the species Salvelinus fontinalis.

brooklet brooklets n
Bächlein
A little brook.

broom /bɹuːm/ /bɹʊm/ brooms n
Besen
(countable) A domestic utensil with fibers bound together at the end of a long handle, used for sweeping.
(countable, curling) An implement with which players sweep the ice to make a stone travel further and curl less; a sweeper.
Besen Ginster
Any of several yellow-flowered shrubs of the family Fabaceae, with long, stiff, thin branches and small or few leaves used for the domestic utensil.

broom wagon broom wagons n
Besenwagen bezemwagen
(cycling) A vehicle that follows a cycling race, picking up stragglers and carrying food and equipment.

broomrape broomrapes n
Sommerwurz Erbsenwürger Ervenwürger
Any of various plants, of the genus Orobanche, that are parasitic on the roots of other plants.

broomstick /ˈbɹum.stɪk/ broomsticks n
Besenstiel
The handle of a broom (sweeping tool).
(fliegender) Besenstiel
A broom imbued with magic, enabling one to fly astride the handle.

bros before hoes proverb
Bruder geht vor Luder
(US, vulgar, slang) A man should prioritize his male friends over women.

broth /bɹɑθ/ /bɹɒθ/ /bɹɔθ/ broths n
Brühe
(uncountable) Water in which food (meat or vegetable etc) has been boiled.
Brühe Suppe
(countable) A soup made from broth and other ingredients such as vegetables, herbs or diced meat.

brothel /ˈbɹɑðəl/ /ˈbɹɑθəl/ /ˈbɹɒðəl/ /ˈbɹɒθəl/ /ˈbɹɔðəl/ /ˈbɹɔθəl/ brothels n
Bordell Puff Freudenhaus Hurenhaus
A house of prostitution.

brothelkeeper brothelkeepers n
Bordellbetreiber Bordellbetreiberin Bordellmutter Bordellvater Bordellwirt Bordellwirtin
A person who runs a brothel, whether legally or illegally.

brother /ˈbɹɐðɘ(ɹ)/ /ˈbɹʌvə(ɹ)/ /ˈbɹʌðə(ɹ)/ /ˈbɹʌðɚ/ brethren brothers n
Bruder
A male having at least one parent in common with another (see half-brother, stepbrother).
A male fellow member of a religious community, church, trades union etc.
Someone who is a peer, whether male or female.

brother /ˈbɹɐðɘ(ɹ)/ /ˈbɹʌvə(ɹ)/ /ˈbɹʌðə(ɹ)/ /ˈbɹʌðɚ/ v
verbrüdern
(transitive) To treat as a brother.

brother-german brothers-german n
leiblicher Bruder
A full brother: a brother born to the same mother and father, as distinguished from half brothers (uterine brothers), step-brothers, or 'brothers' established through relationships such as wardship.

brother-in-arms brethren-in-arms brothers-in-arms n
Waffenbruder
comrade in arms (fellow combatant or soldier)

brother-in-law /ˈbɹʌðəɹ ɪn ˌlɔː/ /ˈbɹʌðɚ ɪn ˌlɑ/ /ˈbɹʌðɚ ɪn ˌlɔ/ brethren-in-law brother-in-laws brothers-in-law n
Schwager Schwippschwager Schwäher
The husband of one's sibling.
The husband of the sibling of one's spouse.
Schwager Schwäher
The brother of the spouse of one's sibling.

brotherhood /ˈbɹʌðəhʊd/ /ˈbɹʌðɚhʊd/ brotherhoods n
Bruderschaft Brüderlichkeit
The state of being brothers or a brother (also figuratively).
Bruderschaft
An association of people for any purpose, such as a society of monks; a fraternity.
Kammer
All the people engaged in the same business, especially those of the same profession

brotherhood-in-arms brotherhoods-in-arms n
Waffenbrüderschaft
The quality of being brothers-in-arms.

brotherliness brotherlinesses n
Brüderlichkeit
the characteristic of being brotherly

brotherly /ˈbɹʌð.ə.li/ /ˈbɹʌð.ɚ.li/ more brotherly most brotherly adj
brüderlich geschwisterlich
Of or characteristic of brothers.

brotherly love n
Bruderliebe
A kindly and lenient attitude towards others.

brouhaha /ˈbɹuː.hɑː.hɑː/ brouhahas n
Aufregung Aufruhr Theater Tumult
A stir; a fuss or uproar.

browbeat /ˈbɹaʊ.biːt/ v
einschüchtern
(transitive) To bully in an intimidating, bossy, or supercilious way.

brown /bɹaʊn/ browner brownest more brown most brown adj
braun Braun
Having a brown colour.

brown /bɹaʊn/ browns n
Braun braun
(countable, and, uncountable) A colour like that of chocolate or coffee.

brown /bɹaʊn/ v
anbräunen bräunen
(intransitive) To become brown.
bräunen anbräunen
(cooking, transitive) To cook something until it becomes brown.

brown bear brown bears n
Braunbär
A species of bears native to northern America, Europe and Asia having brownish fur. (Ursus arctos)

brown dwarf brown dwarfs brown dwarves n
Brauner Zwerg
(star) A starlike object that contracts to about the volume of Jupiter after its formation phase; its mass may range from several times that of Jupiter, such that it fuses deuterium, up to just below the threshold of sustained hydrogen fusion.

brown falcon brown falcons n
Habichtfalke

brown rat brown rats n
Wanderratte
A rat of species Rattus norvegicus, common worldwide.

brown rice brown rices n
Vollkornreis Naturreis
Rice with the brownish hull not polished off as in white rice. The hull contains important vitamins, including vitamin B complex, which are missing in white rice.

brown shrike brown shrikes n
Braunwürger
Lanius cristatus, a bird in the shrike family (Lanius) that is found mainly in Asia. It is closely related to the red-backed shrike (L. collurio) and isabelline shrike (L. isabellinus).

brown sugar brown sugars n
brauner Zucker
Sugar which has been only partially refined and still contains molasses.

brown trout brown trout n
Europäische Forelle Bachforelle
A nonmigratory freshwater trout of species Salmo trutta, with dark spotted skin, native to Europe and Asia.

brown-eyed adj
braunäugig
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see brown,‎ eyed; having brown eyes.

brownie /ˈbɹaʊni/ brownies n
Brownie
(usually, countable, culinary, originally, US) A small square piece of rich cake, usually made with chocolate. [from 1897]
Heinzelmännchen
(folklore) A mythical creature, a helpful elf who would secretly do people's housework for them. [from 1510s]

brownish /ˈbɹaʊnɪʃ/ more brownish most brownish adj
bräunlich
Of a colour which resembles brown; somewhat brown.

brownnose brownnoses n
Arschkriecher Schleimer Speichellecker
(figurative) One who sucks up; a bootlicker, ass-kisser, sycophant.

brownnose v
schleimen

browse /bɹaʊz/ v
blättern durchstöbern durchsuchen stöbern
To scan, to casually look through in order to find items of interest, especially without knowledge of what to look for beforehand.
browsen surfen
(transitive, computing) To navigate through hyperlinked documents on a computer, usually with a browser.
grasen äsen
(intransitive, of an animal) To move about while eating parts of plants, especially plants other than pasture, such as shrubs or trees.

browsing /ˈbɹaʊzɪŋ/ browsings n
Verbiss

brr /bɝ/ [ʙ̩ː] interjection
brr
Used to express being cold, to show shivering.

brubru /ˈbɹubɹu/ /ˈbɹuːbɹuː/ brubrus n
Brubruwürger
Also more fully as brubru shrike: a bird in the bushshrike family found in sub-Saharan Africa (Nilaus afer).

brucellosis brucelloses n
Brucellose
(disease) Infection by a bacterium of the genus Brucella, which is carried by ruminants and other mammals, with symptoms include recurring fevers, sweating, weakness, anorexia, headaches, depression, and generalized aches and pains.

bruise /bɹuːz/ bruises n
blauer Fleck Bluterguss Prellung
A purplish mark on the skin due to leakage of blood from capillaries under the surface that have been damaged by a blow.
Druckstelle
A dark mark on fruit or vegetables caused by a blow to the surface.

bruiser bruisers n
Bulle Kraftmeier Tier bulliger Typ
(sports) In contact sports, an athlete whose size, strength, and/or aggressiveness make it likely that they will cause athletes on the opposing team to suffer physical punishment.
Brutalo Schlägertyp
(by extension, colloquial, derogatory) A tall, strong, heavily built person, usually a man, especially one prone to physical violence; a strong and tough person.

brumous /ˈbɹuməs/ /ˈbɹuːməs/ /ˈbɹə-/ more brumous most brumous adj
neblig
(literary) Foggy or misty; wintry. [from mid 19th c.]

brunch /bɹʌnt͡ʃ/ /bɹʌnʃ/ brunches n
Brunch
A meal eaten later in the day than breakfast and earlier than lunch, and often consisting of typical foods from both of those meals.

brunette /bɹuˈnɛt/ /bɹuːnɛt/ adj
brünett
(of a person) Having brown or black hair and, often, dark eyes and darkish or olive skin.

brunette /bɹuˈnɛt/ /bɹuːnɛt/ brunettes n
Brünette Brünetter
A person, especially female, with brown or black hair and, often, dark eyes and darkish or olive skin.

brunost n
Braunkäse
a brown Norwegian whey cheese with a strong, sweet flavor.

brunt /bɹʌnt/ brunts n
Hauptlast Wucht
The full adverse effects; the chief consequences or negative results of a thing or event.
Hauptsache
The major part of something; the bulk.

brunt /bɹʌnt/ v
aushalten ertragen
(transitive, rare) To bear the brunt of; to weather or withstand.

bruschetta /bɹuˈskɛtə/ /bɹuˈʃɛtə/ /bɹʊˈskɛtə/ bruschettas bruschette n
Bruschetta
A light Italian dish of toasted bread with a topping of olive oil, garlic and chopped tomatoes.

brush /bɹɛʃ/ /bɹʌʃ/ brushes n
Bürste Pinsel
An implement consisting of multiple more or less flexible bristles or other filaments attached to a handle, used for any of various purposes including cleaning, painting, and arranging hair.
Bürste
A piece of conductive material, usually carbon, serving to maintain electrical contact between the stationary and rotating parts of a machine.
Busch Gebüsch Gestrüpp
(uncountable) Wild vegetation, generally larger than grass but smaller than trees. See shrubland.
Lunte Standarte
The furry tail of an animal, especially of a fox.

brush /bɹɛʃ/ /bɹʌʃ/ v
bürsten putzen
(transitive) To clean with a brush.
bürsten
(transitive) To untangle or arrange with a brush.
auftragen pinseln
(transitive) To apply with a brush.
wischen bürsten
(transitive) To remove with a sweeping motion.
streifen
(ambitransitive) To touch with a sweeping motion, or lightly in passing.

brush off v
abbügeln
(idiomatic) To disregard (something), to dismiss or ignore (someone), as unimportant.

brush one's teeth v
Zähne putzen
To clean one's teeth, especially by using a toothbrush and toothpaste. (This entry is a translation hub.)

brush-tailed penguin brush-tailed penguins n
Langschwanzpinguin
a penguin of the Pygoscelis genus.

brush-tailed phascogale brush-tailed phascogales n
Große Pinselschwanzbeutler
A species of arboreal carnivorous dasyurid marsupial, Phascogale tapoatafa, endemic to Australia.

brushstroke brushstrokes n
Pinselstrich
The stroke of a brush, as in painting.

brushwood brushwoods n
Reisig Gestrüpp
Branches and twigs fallen from trees and shrubs.
Gestrüpp
Small trees and shrubs.

brushy /ˈbɹʊʃi/ /ˈbɹʌʃi/ brushier brushiest adj
buschig
Having a similar texture to a fox’s tail; brushlike, bushy.

brusque /bɹuːsk/ /bɹʊsk/ /bɹʌsk/ brusquer brusquest more brusque most brusque adj
plötzlich brüsk brüskierend
Rudely abrupt; curt, unfriendly.

brutal /ˈbɹu.təl/ /ˈbɹuː.təl/ /ˈbɹʉː.təl/ [ˈbɹu.ɾəl] [ˈbɹʉː.ɾəl] more brutal most brutal adj
brutal
Savagely violent, vicious, ruthless, or cruel.
(music, figuratively) In extreme metal, to describe the speed of the music and the density of riffs.

brutalise /ˈbruːt(ə)lʌɪz/ v
brutalisieren
(transitive) To make brutal, cruel or harsh.

brutality /bɹuˈtælɪɾi/ /bɹuːˈtælɪti/ brutalities n
Brutalität
The state of being brutal.
The use of excessive physical force, often in the form of violence.

brutally more brutally most brutally adv
brutal
In a brutal manner; viciously, barbarically.

brute /bɹut/ /bɹuːt/ more brute most brute adj
animalisch tierisch
Without reason or intelligence (of animals). [from 15th c.]
blöd brachial dumm
Characteristic of unthinking animals; senseless, unreasoning (of humans). [from 16th c.]
rau grob roh
Crude, unpolished. [from 17th c.]

brute /bɹut/ /bɹuːt/ brutes n
Vieh
(archaic) An animal seen as being without human reason; a senseless beast. [from 17th c.]
Tier Unmensch Barbar Rüpel Vieh
A person with the characteristics of an unthinking animal; a coarse or brutal person. [from 17th c.]

brutish /ˈbɹuːt.ɪʃ/ more brutish most brutish adj
brutal
Of, or in the manner of a brute
bestial bestialisch
Bestial; lacking human sensibility

bruxism /ˈbɹʊk-/ /ˈbɹʌksɪz(ə)m/ /ˈbɹʌksɪzəm/ bruxisms n
Bruxismus
(dentistry) The habit or practice of grinding the teeth, as while sleeping, or due to stress or certain drugs.

bruxomania n
Bruxomanie
(medicine, dentistry) Compulsive grinding of the teeth.

bryndza n
Brimsen
A soft cheese made from sheep's milk, primarily made in Central and Eastern Europe.

bryological adj
bryologisch
Of or pertaining to bryology.

bryologist bryologists n
Bryologe Bryologin
A scientist specialising in bryology.

bryology n
Bryologie
(botany) The study of bryophytes (non-vascular plants including mosses, liverworts and hornworts).

bryony /ˈbɹaɪəni/ bryonies n
Zaunrübe
A perennial herb of the genus Bryonia, especially the common wild species Bryonia dioica.

bryophyte /ˈbɹaɪ̯.əˌfaɪt/ /ˈbɹʌɪ̯.əˌfʌɪt/ bryophytes n
Moos
(botany) Any plant of the division Bryophyta, defined sensu lato to comprise the mosses, liverworts and hornworts and corresponding to all embryophytes that are not vascular plants.

bryozoan /ˌbɹɑɪəˈzəʊən/ bryozoans n
Moostierchen
(zoology) A member of the phylum Bryozoa of aquatic, usually colonial invertebrates. [from 19th c.]

bubble /ˈbʌb.əl/ bubbles n
Blase
A spherically contained volume of air or other gas, especially one made from soapy liquid.
A small spherical cavity in a solid material.
(by extension) Anything resembling a hollow sphere.
(economics) A period of intense speculation in a market, causing prices to rise quickly to irrational levels as the metaphorical bubble expands, and then fall even more quickly as the bubble bursts.

bubble /ˈbʌb.əl/ v
blubbern
(intransitive) To produce bubbles, to rise up in bubbles (such as in foods cooking or liquids boiling).

bubble bath bubble baths n
Schaumbad
A bath in which an additive is poured directly into the water that creates bubbles; a foam bath.
A soap-based product to be added to a bath to create bubbles.

bubble memory /ˈbʌblˌmɛm(ə)ri/ bubble memories n
Magnetblasenspeicher

bubble tea bubble teas n
Perlentee
Sweetened tea with milk and tapioca pearls, often including fruit juice, syrup and other ingredients.

bubble wrap bubble wraps n
Luftpolsterfolie Knallfolie
Cushioning material consisting of small spheres of air trapped in plastic, sold on long rolls for tearing off, and used as packaging for fragile items.

bubonic plague bubonic plagues n
Beulenpest
(disease) A contagious, often fatal, epidemic disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis, transmitted by the bite of fleas from an infected person or rodent, especially a rat, and characterized by delirium, chills, fever, vomiting, diarrhea, and the formation of buboes.

buccaneering buccaneerings n
Piraterie
robbery on the high seas; piracy

buck /bʌk/ bucks n
Bock Rammler Rüde
A male deer, antelope, sheep, goat, rabbit, hare, and sometimes the male of other animals such as the hamster, ferret, shad and kangaroo.
Bock
A young buck; an adventurous, impetuous, dashing, or high-spirited young man.
(British, obsolete) A fop or dandy.

buck /bʌk/ v
sich widersetzen
(intransitive, by extension) To resist obstinately; oppose or object strongly.

bucket /ˈbʌ.kət/ /ˈbʌ.kɪt/ buckets n
Eimer ein Eimer voll
The amount held in this container.
Eimer Schaufel
Part of a piece of machinery that resembles a bucket (container).

bucket brigade bucket brigades n
Eimerkette Löschkette
The long line of people, in a primitive firefighting technique, who pass buckets of water hand-to-hand from the nearest water source to the site of a fire, in an attempt to douse it.
Eimerkettenspeicher
(electronics) A discrete-time analogue delay line that moves a signal along a line of capacitors, one step at each clock cycle.

bucket list bucket lists n
Löffelliste langfristige Wunschliste
(idiomatic) A list of things to accomplish before one's death. [c. 2006]

buckeye /ˈbʌkaɪ/ buckeyes n
Rosskastanie
Any of several species of trees of the genus Aesculus.

buckle /ˈbʌk(ə)l/ /ˈbʌkl̩/ buckles n
Schnalle
A metal clasp with a hinged tongue or a spike through which a belt or strap is passed and penetrated by the tongue or spike, in order to fasten the ends of the belt together or to secure the strap to something else.

buckle /ˈbʌk(ə)l/ /ˈbʌkl̩/ v
biegen
To cause (something) to bend, or to become distorted.
nachgeben zusammenbrechen
(figurative) Of a person: to (suddenly) cease resisting pressure or stress; to give in or give way, to yield.
sich biegen
Of a thing (especially a slender structure under compression): to collapse or distort under physical pressure.

buckle up v
anschnallen
(intransitive, idiomatic) To fasten one's seat belt or safety belt.

buckler /ˈbʌk.lə/ /ˈbʌk.lɚ/ bucklers n
Faustschild Tartsche
(obsolete) A shield resembling the Roman scutum. In modern usage, a smaller variety of shield is usually implied by this term.

buckling /ˈbʌk.əl.ɪŋ/ bucklings n
Ausbeulen Beulen Knick Knicken Bombage Knickbildung
The action of giving in (slightly) to pressure or stress by developing a bulge, bending or kinking (with the eventual risk of collapsing).

buckskin buckskins n
Hirschleder
The skin of a male deer, a buck.

buckthorn buckthorns n
Kreuzdorn
also genus Frangula, especially Frangula alnus, the alder buckthorn.
Purgier-Kreuzdorn
especially the common buckthorn or purging buckthorn; Rhamnus cathartica.

bucktooth buckteeth n
Hasenzahn

buckwheat /ˈbʌkwiːt/ /ˈbʌkʍiːt/ buckwheats n
Buchweizen
An Asian plant, of the species Fagopyrum esculentum. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]
(culinary) The fruit of this plant used as a pseudocereal.

bud /bʌd/ buds n
Knospe
A newly sprouted leaf or blossom that has not yet unfolded.
Kumpel
(informal, North America) Buddy, friend.
Spross
A small rounded body in the process of splitting from an organism, which may grow into a genetically identical new organism.

bud /bʌd/ v
knospen
(intransitive) To form buds.

buddha /ˈbudə/ /ˈbʊdə/ buddhas n
Buddha
A human being who has become enlightened (in Buddhism).

budding /ˈbʌdiŋ/ adj
angehend aufkeimend im Erblühen in Entwicklung knospend kommend

buddy /ˈbʌd.i/ pronoun
Kumpel Kollege
(In Maritime English) A person far removed from the conversation.

budge /bʌd͡ʒ/ v
regen vom Fleck bewegen von der Stelle rühren
(intransitive) To move; to be shifted from a fixed position.
(transitive) To move; to shift from a fixed position.

budgerigar /ˈbɐd͡ʒəɹiˌɡɐː/ /ˈbʌd͡ʒəɹiˌɡɑɹ/ /ˈbʌd͡ʒəɹiˌɡɑː/ budgerigars n
Wellensittich
A species of small green parrot, Melopsittacus undulatus, native to inland Australia; a common cagebird throughout the world and bred in many colour varieties.

budget /ˈbʌd͡ʒ.ət/ /ˈbʌd͡ʒ.ɪt/ adj
billig-
Appropriate to a restricted budget.

budget /ˈbʌd͡ʒ.ət/ /ˈbʌd͡ʒ.ɪt/ budgets n
Budget Etat Haushalt
The amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or timeframe.
An itemized summary of intended expenditure; usually coupled with expected revenue.

budgetary /ˈbʌd͡ʒ.əˌtɛɹ.i/ /ˈbʌd͡ʒ.ɪ.tə.ɹi/ /ˈbʌd͡ʒ.ɪ.tɹi/ adj
Haushalts- haushaltlich
Of or pertaining to a budget.

budyonovka budyonovkas n
Budjonowka
(history) a distinctive type of hat and an essential part of the Red Army uniform during the Russian Civil War and later

buff /bʌf/ buffer buffest more buff most buff adj
durchtrainiert muskulös
(bodybuilding) Unusually muscular.
attraktiv gut aussehend
(MLE slang) Physically attractive.

buff /bʌf/ buffs n
Enthusiast Fan
(informal) A person who is very interested in a particular subject.

buff /bʌf/ v
polieren
To polish and make shiny by rubbing.

buff-bellied pipit buff-bellied pipits n
Pazifische Wasserpieper
Anthus rubescens, a small songbird found on both sides of the northern Pacific.

buff-breasted sandpiper buff-breasted sandpipers n
Grasläufer
A type of sandpiper, (Calidris subruficollis)

buffalo /ˈbʌf.ə.loʊ/ /ˈbʌf.əl.əʊ/ buffalo buffaloes buffalos n
Büffel Wisent
An animal from the subtribe Bubalina, also known as true buffalos, such as the Cape buffalo, Syncerus caffer, or the water buffalo, Bubalus bubalis.
Büffel Bison
A related North American animal, the American bison, Bison bison.

buffer /ˈbafə(ɹ)/ /ˈbʌfə(ɹ)/ /ˈbʌfɚ/ [ˈbäfə(ɹ)] [ˈbɐfə(ɹ)] buffers n
Puffer
(chemistry) A solution used to stabilize the pH (acidity) of a liquid.
(telecommunications) A routine or storage medium used to compensate for a difference in rate of flow of data, or time of occurrence of events, when transferring data from one device to another.
Anything used to isolate or minimize the effect of one thing on another.

buffer solution buffer solutions n
Pufferlösung
(chemistry) A solution, containing a buffer, that maintains a relatively constant pH

buffer zone buffer zones n
Pufferzone
(US) A transitional area between areas of different land use.

buffet /bəˈfeɪ/ /bʌˈfeɪ/ /ˈbʊ.feɪ/ /ˈbʌ.feɪ/ buffets n
Büfett Anrichte
A counter or sideboard from which food and drinks are served or may be bought.
Buffet
Food laid out in this way, to which diners serve themselves.

buffet /ˈbʌf.ət/ /ˈbʌf.ɪt/ v
einen Puff versetzen mit Püffen traktieren schlagen stoßen
To affect as with blows; to strike repeatedly; to strive with or contend against.

buffeting buffetings n
Flatterschwingung
(aviation) random, irregular motion of the plane or of one of its parts caused by turbulences in the airflow

bufflehead /ˈbʌfəlhɛd/ buffleheads n
Büffelkopfente
A duck in the goldeneye genus, Bucephala albeola. [from 1850s]

buffoon /bəˈfuːn/ buffoons n
Hanswurst Kasper
One who acts in a silly or ridiculous fashion; a clown or fool.
Narr Närrin
(pejorative) An unintentionally ridiculous person.

buffoon /bəˈfuːn/ v
herumkaspern kaspern
To behave like a buffoon

buffoonery /bəˈfuːnəɹi/ buffooneries n
Clownerie Hanswursterei Hanswurstiade Possenreißerei
The behaviour expected of a buffoon; foolishness, silliness.

bufotoxin bufotoxins n
Bufotoxin
(organic compound) Any of a family of toxic substances found in toads, other amphibians, and some plants and mushrooms.

bug /bʌɡ/ bugs n
Schnabelkerf Wanze
(entomology) An insect of the order Hemiptera (the “true bugs”).
Bug Fehler Fehlfunktion
(chiefly, computing and engineering jargon) A problem that needs fixing.
Bazillus Mikrobe
A contagious illness, or a pathogen causing it.
Fieber
(informal) An enthusiasm for something; an obsession.
Logo
(broadcasting) A small, usually transparent or translucent image placed in a corner of a television program to identify the broadcasting network or cable channel.
Wanze
(slang, US, horse-racing) An asterisk denoting an apprentice jockey's weight allowance.
Krabbeltier Wanze Ungeziefer
(gambling, slang) A metal clip attached to the underside of a table, etc. to hold hidden cards, as a form of cheating.

bug /bʌɡ/ v
auf die Nerven fallen auf die Nerven gehen die Nerven rauben nerven
(informal, transitive) To annoy.
verwanzen
(transitive) To install an electronic listening device or devices in.

bug spray bug sprays n
Insektenspray
An insecticide for killing household pests.

bugbear /ˈbʌɡ.bɛə(ɹ)/ /ˈbʌɡ.bɛɚ/ /ˈbʌɡ.bɛː(ɹ)/ bugbears n
Schrat
(archaic, folklore) A generic creature, often described as a large goblin, meant to inspire fear in children.

bugfix bugfixes n
Bugfix Fehlerbehebung
(computing) A patch or change that fixes the unwanted behaviour caused by a bug.

bugger /ˈbʌɡə/ /ˈbʌɡɚ/ buggers n
Arschficker (vulgar) Sodomit
(UK, _, legal) Someone who commits buggery; a sodomite.
Arschloch Lump Mistkerl
(slang, derogatory, UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Hawaii) A foolish or worthless person or thing; a despicable person.
Kerl Kumpel
(slang, UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Hawaii, Commonwealth) Someone viewed with affection; a chap.
Fan
(slang, UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Commonwealth) Someone who is very fond of something

bugger /ˈbʌɡə/ /ˈbʌɡɚ/ v
ruinieren vermurksen verpfuschen versauen
(transitive, slang, vulgar, _, in, Britain, Ireland) To break or ruin.

bugger off v
verpissen verziehen vom Acker machen
(intransitive, idiomatic, vulgar) To leave, go away, disappear.

bughouse chess n
Tandemschach Austauschschach Tandem
A variant of chess played on two chessboards by four players in teams of two. Each player plays the other colour of pieces than their teammate, to whom they pass the pieces they capture from their opponent. The teammate can then choose to put one of these pieces on their board as an alternative way of making a move.

bugle /ˈbjuːɡəl/ bugles n
Günsel
A plant in the family Lamiaceae grown as a ground cover Ajuga reptans, and other plants in the genus Ajuga.
Bügelhorn
A simple brass instrument consisting of a horn with no valves, playing only pitches in its harmonic series

bugler buglers n
Hornist
Someone who plays a bugle.

build /bɪld/ builds n
Körperbau Bau
(countable, uncountable) The physique of a human or animal body, or other object; constitution or structure.

build /bɪld/ v
bauen erbauen
(transitive) To form (something) by combining materials or parts.

build castles in the air v
Luftschlösser bauen Schlösser in die Luft bauen
(transitive, idiomatic) To have any desire, idea, or plan that is unlikely to be realized; to imagine visionary projects or schemes; to have an idle fancy or a pipe dream; to daydream.

build up v
aufbauen
To erect; to construct.
aufbauen sich ansammeln sich türmen
(intransitive, transitive, idiomatic) To accumulate, to pile up, to increase in stages.

builder /ˈbɪl.də/ /ˈbɪl.dɚ/ [ˈbɪɫ.ɾɚ] builders n
Baumeisterin Baumeister Bauarbeiter Bauarbeiterin Erbauer Erbauerin
A person who builds or constructs things.

builder pattern builder patterns n
Erbauer

builder's cleavage n
Bauarbeiterdekolleté
(chiefly, British) the top of the buttocks showing when a pair of trousers are worn too low, or when the wearer is bending over.

building /ˈbɪl.dɪŋ/ buildings n
Bau Bauen
(uncountable) The act or process by which something is built; construction.
Gebäude Bau
(countable) A closed structure with walls and a roof.

building block building blocks n
Bauklotz Spielbaustein
A block made of wood or plastic that is used as a children's toy and can be stacked or joined to form a larger structure.
Baustein
(literally) A component that is part of a larger construction, such as a brick or a stone.
(figuratively) A component that is part of a larger system.

building code building codes n
Baurecht
A mandatory set of rules on building design, construction, testing, inspection, and maintenance to protect public health, safety, and welfare.

building material building materials n
Baumaterial
Any material which is used for construction purposes.

building site building sites n
Baustelle
(construction) The site, the place where a building is located, is currently under construction, or shall be constructed (including structures other than buildings).

building society building societies n
Bausparkasse
(British, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, banking ) A type of financial institution which traditionally was based on lending money (as mortgages) to society members to buy houses, from other members pooled savings and/or money borrowed wholesale.

buildup buildups n
Ansammlung Anstieg Aufbau Zunahme allmähliche Entwicklung langsames Anwachsen
An accumulation; an increase; a gradual development.

built-in /ˈbɪltɪn/ adj
eingebaut
Being an included feature that normally comes as an extra.

bukkake /buˈkæ.ki/ /buˈkɑː.ke/ /buˈkɑː.ki/ n
Bukkake
A sex act in which multiple people ejaculate on another person.

bulb /ˈbʌb/ /ˈbʌlb/ bulbs n
Zwiebel Bulbus
A light bulb (not necessarily bulbous in shape).

bulbous /ˈboʊlbəs/ /ˈbʌlbəs/ more bulbous most bulbous adj
knollenförmig

bulbul /ˈbʊlbʊl/ bulbuls n
Bülbül
Any of several passerine songbirds, of the family Pycnonotidae (currently, 27 genera recognized), native to Africa and parts of Asia, sometimes known as the ‘nightingale of the East’.

bulge /bʊld͡ʒ/ /bʌldʒ/ /bʌld͡ʒ/ bulges n
Ausbuchtung Beule Delle Wölbung
Something sticking out from a surface; a swelling, protuberant part; a bending outward, especially when caused by pressure.

bulge /bʊld͡ʒ/ /bʌldʒ/ /bʌld͡ʒ/ v
hervorstechen hervortreten
(intransitive) To stick out from (a surface).

bulimia /bjuˈlimi.ə/ /bjuˈlɪmi.ə/ /buˈlimi.ə/ /buˈlɪmi.ə/ bulimias n
Bulimie
(pathology) A chronic eating disorder characterized by a binge-and-purge cycle: extreme overeating followed by self-induced vomiting.

bulk /bʌlk/ bulks n
Großteil
The major part of something.

bulk carrier bulk carriers n
Massengutfrachter Bulkcarrier Bulker Bulkschiff Massengutschiff Schüttgutfrachter
(nautical) Any ocean-going cargo vessel (merchant ship) designed to carry unpackaged bulk cargo, such as grains, coal, ore, steel coils and cement, in its holds.

bulkhead /ˈbʌlk.hɛd/ bulkheads n
Schott
(nautical) A vertical partition dividing the hull into separate compartments; often made watertight to prevent excessive flooding if the ship's hull is breached.
(aerospace) A similar partition in an aircraft or spacecraft.

bulky /ˈbʌlki/ bulkier bulkiest adj
massig wuchtig
Being large in size, mass, or volume; big, fat or muscular
sperrig
Unwieldy.

bulky waste bulky wastes n
Sperrmüll
A waste type that is too large to be accepted by the regular waste collection.

bull /ˈbʊl/ adj
Bullen- bullen-
Large and strong, like a bull.
-bulle
(attributive, of large mammals) Adult male.

bull /ˈbʊl/ bulls n
Bulle
A seal affixed to a document, especially a document from the Pope.
Stier Bulle
Any adult male bovine.
An adult male of certain large mammals, such as whales, elephants, camels and seals.
Bulle
A large, strong man.
(finance) An investor who buys (commodities or securities) in anticipation of a rise in prices.
Bulle Bullette
(US, slang) A policeman; a detective; a railroad security guard.

bull bar bull bars n
Bullenfänger Frontschutzbügel Hirschfänger Kuhfänger
(chiefly, Australia, NZ) A welded framework of metal bars at a vehicle's front, designed to protect it during collisions with animals, but often purchased as a fashion accessory.

bull elephant bull elephants n
Elefantenbulle Elefantenmännchen männlicher Elefant
A male elephant.

bull market bull markets n
Bullenmarkt
(finance) A stock market where a majority of investors are buying ("bulls"), causing overall stock prices to rise.

bull ring bull rings n
Stierkampfarena Stierkampfring
(bullfighting) The area in which bullfighting takes place.

bull run bull runs n
Stierhatz Stierlauf Stierrennen Stiertreiben Stierzwingen
(bullfighting) An event in which people run with bulls in the streets.

bull shark bull sharks n
Bullenhai
A shark, Carcharhinus leucas, that is common in both temperate and tropical coastal waters.

bulldog /ˈbʊl.dɑɡ/ /ˈbʊl.dɒɡ/ /ˈbʊl.dɔɡ/ bulldogs n
Bulldogge
A breed of dog developed in England by the crossing of the bullbaiting dog and the Pug to produce a ladies' companion dog, having a very smooth coat, a flattened face, wrinkly cheeks, powerful front legs, and smaller hind legs.

bulldog clip /ˈbʊldɒɡ ˈklɪp/ /ˈbʊlˌdɔɡ ˈklɪp/ bulldog clips n
Briefklemmer
A binder clip with rigid handles.

bulldozer /ˈbʊldoʊzɚ/ bulldozers n
Planierraupe Bulldozer
A tractor with an attached blade for pushing earth and building debris for coarse preliminary surface grading, demolishing building structures, etc.

bullet /ˈbʊl.ɪt/ bullets n
Kugel Projektil Ball Flugkörper
A projectile, usually of metal, shot from a gun at high speed.
(informal) An entire round of unfired ammunition for a firearm, including the projectile, the cartridge casing, the propellant charge, etc.
(figuratively) Anything that is projected extremely fast.
Aufzählungszeichen
(typography) A printed symbol in the form of a solid circle, “•”, often used to mark items in a list.

bullet chess n
Bullet-Schach

bullet hole bullet holes n
Einschussloch
A circular wound or hole caused by the projectile of a firearm.

bullet point bullet points n
Blickfangpunkt
The symbol, typically a solid circle, that marks each item in a bulleted list.
Aufzählungspunkt Gliederungspunkt Stichpunkt
(in general) A succinct statement of the kind that might appear in a bulleted list.

bullet train bullet trains n
Hochgeschwindigkeitszug Shinkansen Superexpress
A Shinkansen train; a Japanese high-speed rail train.

bulletin /ˈ bʊl.ə.tən/ /ˈ bʊl.ə.tɪn/ /ˈ bʊl.əʔ.n̩/ /ˈ bʊl.ɪ.tɪn/ bulletins n
Bulletin Mitteilungsblatt
A time-sensitive news item or short news report.
Bulletin
A short printed publication, especially one produced regularly by an organization.

bulletin board bulletin boards n
Pinnwand Schwarzes Brett Korkwand
A board on which messages may be posted, especially one in a public space.

bulletin board system bulletin board systems n
Bulletin Board System Mailbox
(computing, historical) A type of computer system, now largely obsolete, used to exchange messages and data over a telecommunications network.

bulletproof /bʊl.ɪtpɹuːf/ more bulletproof most bulletproof adj
kugelsicher schusssicher schussfest
(of a material) Capable of withstanding a direct shot by a bullet fired from a gun.
wasserdicht
(idiomatic) Reliable, infallible, sturdy or error-tolerant.

bulletproof vest /bʊl.ɪtpɹuːf vɛst/ bulletproof vests n
beschusshemmende Weste Schutzweste durchschusshemmende Weste
A garment worn over the torso that protects against projectiles.

bullfight bullfights n
Stierkampf Corrida

bullfighter bullfighters n
Stierkämpfer Torero Matador
One who engages in bullfighting; a toreador or matador.

bullfighting bullfightings n
Stierkampf

bullfinch bullfinches n
Gimpel Dompfaff
The Eurasian bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula).

bullfrog /ˈbʊlfrɒɡ/ /ˈbʊlfɹɑɡ/ /ˈbʊlfɹɔɡ/ bullfrogs n
Ochsenfrosch
Any of various frogs having a croak that resembles the bellow of a cow or bull.

bullion /ˈbʊl.jən/ bullions n
Barren
A bulk quantity of precious metal, usually gold or silver, assessed by weight and typically cast as ingots.

bullionism n
Bullionismus
(economics, historical) An economic theory that defines wealth by the amount of precious metals owned; a primitive form of mercantilism.

bullock /ˈbʊlək/ bullocks n
Öchslein
(archaic) A young bull.
Ochse
A castrated bull; an ox.

bullroarer bullroarers n
Schwirrgerät Schwirrholz
A ritual musical instrument and means of communicating over extended distances, consisting of a slat of wood tied to the end of a thong or string, with which the slat is whirled so as to cause an intermittent roaring noise.

bullseye /ˈbʊlzaɪ/ interjection
Volltreffer
(by extension) A response to a totally accurate statement.

bullseye /ˈbʊlzaɪ/ bullseyes n
Mitte Volltreffer
A shot which hits the centre of a target.
Bullauge
(nautical, obsolete) Thick glass set into the side of a ship to let in light.

bullshit /ˈbʊlʃɪt/ n
Quatsch Gequatsche durchsichtiges Geschwätz
(vulgar, slang, usual sense) Statements that are false or exaggerated to impress or cheat the listener.

bullshot /ˈbʊlʃɒt/ bullshots n
Bull Shot Bullshot
A cocktail made from vodka and beef bouillon.

bully /ˈbʊli/ bullies n
Tyrann Bully Rabauke Schikaneur
A person who is intentionally physically or emotionally cruel to others, especially to those whom they perceive as being vulnerable or of less power or privilege. [from late 17th c.]

bully /ˈbʊli/ v
schikanieren einschüchtern kujonieren
(transitive) To intimidate (someone) as a bully.
kujonieren drangsalieren tyrannisieren
(transitive) To act aggressively towards.

bullying /ˈbʊl.i.ɪŋ/ bullyings n
Drangsalieren Schikane Schikanieren
An act of intimidating a person to do something, especially such repeated coercion.
Mobbing Drangsalieren Mobben Piesacken Piesackerei Tyrannisieren
Persistent acts intended to make life unpleasant for another person.

bulrush bulrushes n
Simse
(AU) Any of various reed-like plants growing near water, especially Typha domingensis and Typha orientalis; cumbungi, wonga. [from 18th c.]

bulwark /ˈbʊl.wək/ /ˈbʊl.wɚk/ bulwarks n
Bollwerk
A defensive wall or rampart.
A defense or safeguard.
Schanzkleid
(nautical) The planking or plating along the sides of a nautical vessel above her gunwale that reduces the likelihood of seas washing over the gunwales and people being washed overboard.

bum /bʌm/ bummer bummest adj
armselig erbärmlich mies miserabel schlecht
(slang) Of poor quality or highly undesirable.
unehrlich unfair unlauter unredlich unsauber
(slang) Unfair.
nachhaltig beschädigt
(slang) Injured and without the possibility of full repair, defective.

bum /bʌm/ bums n
Hintern Popo Po
(informal, _, or, _, childish, chiefly, Commonwealth) The buttocks.
Penner Wohnsitzlose
(colloquial, derogatory) A homeless person, usually a man.
(colloquial, derogatory) A lazy, incompetent, or annoying person, usually a man.
(colloquial, sports) A player or racer who often performs poorly.
(colloquial) A drinking spree.
Hintern Popo Po Anus
(informal, _, or, _, childish, chiefly, Commonwealth) The anus.

bum /bʌm/ v
schnorren
(transitive, colloquial) To ask someone to give one (something) for free; to beg for something.

bum around v
rumgammeln
(transitive, and, intransitive, informal) To wander around idly to no purpose; to loaf or loiter.

bumble /ˈbʌmbəl/ v
herumeiern
To act in an inept, clumsy or inexpert manner; to make mistakes.

bumblebee /ˈbʌmbl̩bi/ bumblebees n
Hummel
Any of several species of large bee in the genus Bombus.

bumf /bʌmf/ n
Papierkram
(pejorative) Useless papers; now especially official documents, standardized forms, sales and marketing print material, etc.

bumfuck bumfucks n
Kaff
(vulgar, _, slang, derogatory) An isolated place far removed from major cities.

bumfuck nowhere pn
Hintertupfing Hintertupfingen Kleinkleckersdorf Pusemuckel
(vulgar) The middle of nowhere; a nondescript, isolated, and underdeveloped locale whose precise location may be difficult to ascertain.

bummer /ˈbʌ.mɚ/ interjection
Enttäuschung Frusterlebnis Reinfall
(colloquial) Exclamation of annoyance or frustration at a bummer (disappointment).

bump /bʌmp/ [bɐm̥p] bumps n
Schlag Stoß
A light blow or jolting collision.
Bums Plumps
The sound of such a collision.
(card games) In the game of khanhoo, the act of claiming a newly discarded card when it is not one's turn, permitted when one can use the card to form a meld other than a sequence.
Bodenwelle Delle Unebenheit
A protuberance on a level surface.
Beule
A swelling on the skin caused by illness or injury.

bump /bʌmp/ [bɐm̥p] v
anrempeln anstoßen
To knock against or run into with a jolt.
(transitive) To move (a booked passenger) to a later flight because of earlier delays or cancellations.

bumper /ˈbʌmpə(ɹ)/ bumpers n
Stoßstange
(automotive) Parts at the front and back of a vehicle which are meant to absorb the impact of a collision; fender.

bumper car bumper cars n
Autoscooter Autoskooter
A small electric-powered vehicle encircled with a rubber bumper, used in an amusement ride.

bumper crop bumper crops n
Rekordernte
A large yield; an excess of something.

bumper sticker bumper stickers n
Autoaufkleber
(US) An adhesive label or decal, usually applied to the bumper or back end of an automobile, and displaying a short political, promotional, philosophical, or humorous message.
(US, figurative) Said of canned insight; a slogan or saying that is trite or lacks depth.

bumpkin /ˈbʌmpkɪn/ bumpkins n
Bauerntölpel Hinterwäldler Tölpel
A clumsy, unsophisticated person; a yokel.

bumptious /ˈbʌmpʃəs/ more bumptious most bumptious adj
anmaßend aufgeblasen prätentiös selbsteingenommen wichtigtuerisch überkandidelt
Obtrusively pushy; self-assertive to a pretentious extreme.

bumpy /ˈbʌmpi/ bumpier bumpiest adj
holprig
rough; jumpy; causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements
holprig uneben
covered with or full of bumps

bun /bʌn/ buns n
Brötchen Hefestück Semmel Teilchen Weck
A small bread roll that is sweetened or spiced.
Haarknoten Knoten
A tight roll of hair worn at the back of the head.

bunch /bʌntʃ/ /bʌnt͡ʃ/ /bʌnʃ/ bunches n
Traube Bund Strauß
A group of similar things, either growing together, or in a cluster or clump, usually fastened together.
Traube
A protuberance; a hunch; a knob or lump; a hump.

bunch /bʌntʃ/ /bʌnt͡ʃ/ /bʌnʃ/ v
anordnen bündeln
(transitive) To gather into a bunch.

bunchberry bunchberries n
Kanadischer Hartriegel Teppich-Hartriegel Teppichhartriegel
Cornus canadensis - Canadian bunchberry or eastern bunchberry.
Schwedischer Hartriegel
Cornus suecica - Eurasian bunchberry or northern bunchberry.

bundle /ˈbʌnd(ə)l/ bundles n
Bündel Bund
A group of objects held together by wrapping or tying.
Bündel
A package wrapped or tied up for carrying.
(informal) A large amount, especially of money.
(biology) A cluster of closely bound muscle or nerve fibres.

bundle branch bundle branches n
Tawara-Schenkel
(anatomy) Either of the two offshoots of the bundle of His in the heart's ventricles which transmit cardiac action potentials from the bundle of His to the Purkinje fibers.

bundle branch block bundle branch blocks n
Schenkelblock
(pathology) A heart condition in which the electrical impulses controlling the pace of the heart are not transmitted normally through either of the bundle branches.

bundt cake bundt cakes n
Gugelhupf Napfkuchen Rodonkuchen
A ring-shaped cake, of German origin, baked in a decorative, often fluted, mould.

bung /ˈbʌŋ/ bungs n
Korken Stöpsel
(obsolete, slang) A sharper or pickpocket.

bung-hole /ˈbʌŋˌhoʊl/ /ˈbʌŋˌhəʊl/ bung-holes n
Spundloch
A hole in a vessel, such as a cask, that may be stopped with a bung.

bungalow /ˈbʌŋɡl̩oʊ/ /ˈbʌŋɡl̩əʊ/ /ˈbʌŋɡəloʊ/ /ˈbʌŋɡələʊ/ bungalows n
Bungalow eingeschossiges Haus
A thatched or tiled one-story house in India surrounded by a wide veranda; a similar house in this style.

bungee jumping n
Bungee-Jumping Bungeejumping Bungeespringen
The activity of jumping from a great height with an elasticated cord attached to the ankles.

bungle /ˈbʌŋɡ(ə)l/ v
vergeigen verkorksen vermurksen verpatzen versemmeln
(transitive) To incompetently perform (a task); to ruin (something) through incompetent action; to botch up, to bumble.

bungler bunglers n
Pfuscher Pfuscherin Stümper
Someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence.

bunion /ˈbʌnjən/ bunions n
Ballenzehe Schiefzehe
(pathology) A bump or bulge on the first joint of the big toe caused by the swelling of a sac of fluid under the skin.

bunk /bʌŋk/ adj
Quatsch
(slang) Defective, broken, not functioning properly.

bunk /bʌŋk/ bunks n
Koje
One of a series of berths or beds placed in tiers.
(nautical) A built-in bed on board ship, often erected in tiers one above the other.

bunk bed bunk beds n
Etagenbett Hochbett Stockbett
Two or more beds fixed on top of one another, so that one person can sleep in each bunk at a different height.

bunker /ˈbʌŋk.əː/ /ˈbʌŋk.ɚ/ bunkers n
Bunker Schutzkeller
(military) A hardened shelter, often partly buried or fully underground, designed to protect the inhabitants from falling bombs or other attacks.
Bunker
(nautical) A compartment for storing coal for the ship's boilers; or a tank for storing fuel oil for the ship's engines.
(golf) A hazard on a golf course consisting of a sand-filled hollow.

bunker buster bunker busters n
Bunkerbrecher Bunkerknacker

bunker-busting adj
bunkerbrechend

bunny /ˈbʌni/ bunnies n
Kaninchenjunges Häschen
(especially, used with children) A rabbit, especially a juvenile one.

bunny girl bunny girls n
Bunny Häschen Playboyhäschen
(slang) A club hostess or other female entertainer wearing a sexually provocative outfit with rabbit-like ears and tail.

bunting /ˈbʌntɪŋ/ buntings n
Fahnen- und Bannerdekoration Verzierung aus Flaggen- und Wimpelketten
Strips of material used as festive decoration, especially in the colours of the national flag.
Ammer
Any of various songbirds, mostly of the genus Emberiza, having short bills and brown or gray plumage.
Flaggentuch
(nautical) A thin cloth of woven wool from which flags are made; it is light enough to spread in a gentle wind but resistant to fraying in a strong wind.

buoy /ˈbu.i/ /ˈbwɔɪ/ /ˈbɔɪ/ buoys n
Boje Tonne
(nautical) A float moored in water to mark a location, warn of danger, indicate a navigational channel or for other purposes

buoy /ˈbu.i/ /ˈbwɔɪ/ /ˈbɔɪ/ v
auf der Wasseroberfläche halten aufbojen flott erhalten tragen über Wasser halten
(transitive) To keep afloat or aloft; used with up.
aufrechterhalten hoch halten oben halten
(transitive) To support or maintain at a high level.
abbaken ausbojen mit Bojen markieren mit einer Boje markieren
(transitive) To mark with a buoy.
beflügeln
To maintain or enhance enthusiasm or confidence; to lift the spirits of.

buoyancy /ˈbɔɪ.ən.si/ buoyancies n
Auftrieb
(physics) The upward force on a body immersed or partly immersed in a fluid.
Schwimmfähigkeit
The ability of an object to stay afloat in a fluid.
Belastbarkeit Fröhlichkeit Heiterkeit
(by extension) Resilience or cheerfulness.

buoyant /ˈbɔɪ.ənt/ more buoyant most buoyant adj
schwimmend schwimmfähig
Having buoyancy; able to float.
beschwingt heiter lebhaft
(figuratively) Lighthearted and lively.

bupkis /ˈbɔp.kɪs/ /ˈbʌp.kɪs/ n
gar nichts
(US, slang) Absolutely nothing; nothing of value, significance, or substance.

bupleurum bupleurums n
Hasenohr
Any of the genus Bupleurum of apiaceous plants.

bur-reed bur-reeds n
Igelkolben
A group (genus Sparganium) of widespread flowering perennial marsh plants widespread in wet areas in temperate regions.

burbot /ˈbɜ(ɹ).bət/ burbots n
Quappe Trüsche
A freshwater fish, taxonomic name Lota lota, which is similar to the ling and the cusk and spawns in the winter.

burden /ˈbɜːdn̩/ /ˈbɝdn̩/ burdens n
Last Bürde Belastung
A heavy load.
Belastung Last Bürde Verantwortung
A responsibility, onus.
Last Bürde Kummer Sorge
A cause of worry; that which is grievous, wearisome, or oppressive.

burden /ˈbɜːdn̩/ /ˈbɝdn̩/ v
belasten aufbürden beladen beschweren
(transitive) To encumber with a literal or figurative burden.

burden of proof burdens of proof n
Beweislast
(legal) The duty of a party in a legal proceeding to prove an assertion of fact; it includes both the burden of production and the burden of persuasion; the onus probandi.
(epistemology) The obligation of the person making a claim in a dispute to provide sufficient evidence for their position.

burdock /ˈbɜːdɒk/ /ˈbɝːdɑːk/ burdocks n
Klette
Any of the species of biennial thistles in the genus Arctium.

bureau /ˈbjʊ.ɹoʊ/ /ˈbjʊ.ɹə/ /ˈbjʊ.ɹəʊ/ bureaus bureaux n
Büro
An administrative unit of government; office.
An office (room where clerical or professional duties are performed).
Schreibtisch Büro Sekretär
(chiefly, British) A desk, usually with a cover and compartments that are located above the level of the writing surface rather than underneath, and often used for storing papers.
Kommode
(US) A chest of drawers for clothes.

bureau de change /ˈbjʊəɹ.əʊ.dəˌʃɒ̃ʒ/ bureau de changes bureaus de change bureaux de change n
Wechselstube Wechselstelle
(UK, Ireland, New Zealand, Australia) A place where foreign currency can be exchanged.

bureaucracy /bjʊəˈɹɒkɹəsi/ /bjʊˈɹɑːkɹəsi/ bureaucracies n
Bürokratie Beamtentum
Government by bureaus or their administrators or officers.
Bürokratie Verwaltungsapparat
(business, organizational theory) A system of administration based upon organisation into bureaus, division of labour, a hierarchy of authority, etc., designed to dispose of a large body of work in a routine manner.
Beamtenapparat Bürokratie
The body of officers and administrators, especially of a government.
Bürokratisierung Bürokratismus Bürokratie
(chiefly, derogatory) Excessive red tape and routine in any administration, body or behaviour.

bureaucrat /ˈbjʊəɹəkɹæt/ /ˈbjʊɹəkɹæt/ bureaucrats n
Bürokrat Bürokratin
An official who is part of a bureaucracy.

bureaucratese n
Amtsdeutsch Beamtendeutsch Behördendeutsch Behördensprache Bürokratensprache Kanzleistil
(informal, pejorative) A style of language, used by bureaucrats, that involves jargon or euphemism to the detriment of broader understanding.

bureaucratic more bureaucratic most bureaucratic adj
bürokratisch
Of or pertaining to bureaucracy or the actions of bureaucrats.

bureaucratize /bjʊəˈɹɒkɹətʌɪz/ v
bürokratisieren
(transitive) To bring under the control of a bureaucracy; to make bureaucratic.

burek bureks n
Börek
A type of baked or fried filled pastry of the former Ottoman Empire.

burette /bjʊəˈɹɛt/ /bjʊˈɹɛt/ burettes n
Bürette
(chemistry) A glass tube with fine gradations and a stopcock at the bottom, used in laboratory procedures for accurate fluid dispensing and titration.

burgee burgees n
Stander
A flag, usually a broad tapering pennant, often with a swallowtail, flown by yachts to identify the owner's yacht club.

burgeon /ˈbɜː.d͡ʒən/ /ˈbɝː.d͡ʒən/ v
sprießen
(intransitive) To grow or expand.
(intransitive, archaic) Of plants, to bloom, bud.

burgeoning /ˈbɜː.d͡ʒə.nɪŋ/ /ˈbɝː.d͡ʒə.nɪŋ/ more burgeoning most burgeoning adj
aufkeimend sprießend wachsend
That buds, grows or expands; developing.

burgeoning /ˈbɜː.d͡ʒə.nɪŋ/ /ˈbɝː.d͡ʒə.nɪŋ/ burgeonings n
Knospen Sprießen
The act of budding or sprouting.

burger /ˈbɜː(ɹ)ɡə(ɹ)/ /ˈbɝɡɚ/ burgers n
Burger Hamburger
(informal) A hamburger.

burger bar burger bars n
Burgerladen
A fast-food restaurant and/or takeaway selling primarily hamburgers and similar dishes.

burger sauce burger sauces n
American Sauce American Soße Amerika Sauce Amerika Soße Amerikaner Sauce Amerikaner Soße

burgess /ˈbɜːd͡ʒɪs/ burgesses n
Bürger Bürgerin
An inhabitant of a borough with full rights; a citizen.

burgher /ˈbɜː(ɹ)ɡə(ɹ)/ burghers n
Bürger Bürgerin
A citizen of a borough or town, especially one belonging to the middle class.

burglar /ˈbɜːɡlə(ɹ)/ /ˈbɝɡlɚ/ burglars n
Einbrecher Einbrecherin

burglar alarm burglar alarms n
Alarmanlage
A warning device that is activated by trespassers, intended to deter burglars.

burglary /ˈbɜː.ɡlə.ɹi/ /ˈbɝ.ɡlɚ.i/ burglaries n
Einbruch Einbruchdiebstahl
(law) Under the common law, breaking and entering of the dwelling of another at night with the intent to commit a felony.
The crime of unlawfully breaking into a vehicle, house, store, or other enclosure with the intent to steal.

burgle /ˈbɜːɡl̩/ /ˈbɝɡl̩/ v
einbrechen
(UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand) To commit burglary. [from 1867]

burgomaster /ˈbɜɹɡəmæstɚ/ burgomasters n
Bürgermeister
The mayor, or head magistrate, of a town in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and certain other countries.

burgrave /ˈbɜɹɡɹeɪv/ /ˈbɜːɡɹeɪv/ burgraves n
Burggraf
(historical) The military governor of a town or castle in the Middle Ages, especially in German-speaking Europe; a nobleman of the same status.
One who holds a hereditary title, with an associated domain, descended from an ancestor who commanded a burg, especially in German-speaking Europe.

burgundy /ˈbɜ.ɡən.di/ /ˈbɝ.ɡən.di/ more burgundy most burgundy adj
weinrot bordeaux bordeauxfarben
Of a deep purple red color like that of Burgundy wine.

burgundy /ˈbɜ.ɡən.di/ /ˈbɝ.ɡən.di/ burgundies n
Bordeauxrot Burgunderrot Weinrot
(color) A dark red colour tinged with purple, like that of Burgundy (red) wine.

burial /ˈbɛɹiəl/ /ˈbɛɹɪəl/ /ˈbɝiəl/ burials n
Begräbnis Beerdigung
The act of burying; interment; placing remains into the earth

buried /ˈbɛ.ɹid/ more buried most buried adj
beerdigt
Placed in a grave at a burial.
vergraben
Concealed, hidden.

burka burkas n
Burka
A Central Asian garment that covers the whole body, which has a net screen covering the eyes so they cannot be seen, and is worn by women.

burlak burlaki burlaks n
Burlak Treidler
(historical) Formerly in Russia, a man employed in dragging barges or ships upstream.

burlap /ˈbɜːlæp/ /ˈbɝlæp/ burlaps n
Hessian Sackleinen
(US) A very strong, coarse cloth, made from jute, flax, or hemp, and used to make sacks, etc.

burlesque /bə(ɹ)ˈlɛsk/ more burlesque most burlesque adj
burlesk
(dated) Parodical; parodic

burlesque /bə(ɹ)ˈlɛsk/ burlesques n
Burleske
A ludicrous imitation; a caricature; a travesty; a gross perversion.

burly /ˈbɜːli/ burlier burliest adj
kräftig
(usually, of a man) Large, well-built, and muscular.

burn /bɜːn/ /bɝn/ burns n
Verbrennung Brandwunde
A physical injury caused by heat, cold, electricity, radiation or caustic chemicals.
Bach
(Northern England, Scotland) A stream.
Verbrennung
The act of burning something with fire.

burn /bɜːn/ /bɝn/ v
brennen verbrennen
(transitive) To cause to be consumed by fire.
(transitive) To overheat so as to make unusable.
(transitive, computing) To write data to a permanent storage medium like a compact disc or a ROM chip.
verbrennen brennen
(chemistry, transitive) To cause to combine with oxygen or other active agent, with evolution of heat; to consume; to oxidize.

burn down v
abbrennen niederbrennen
(transitive) To cause (a structure) to burn to nothing.
(intransitive, of a structure) To burn completely, so that nothing remains.

burn one's bridges v
alle Brücken hinter sich abbrechen
(idiomatic) To destroy one's path, connections, reputation, opportunities, etc., particularly intentionally.

burn phone burn phones n
Drogenhandy Einweghandy Tickerhandy Wegwerfhandy
(informal) A cell phone bought anonymously with cash, used for only a short time and then thrown away, usually used as a means of conducting illegal business or harassment without being traceable to the purchaser.

burner /ˈbɜːnə/ /ˈbɝnɚ/ burners n
Brenner
Someone or something which burns.
Flamme Heizplatte Heizspirale Herdplatte Kochfeld Kochplatte
An element on a kitchen stove that generates localized heat for cooking.
Brenner Bunsenbrenner
(chemistry) A device that generates localized heat for experiments; a Bunsen burner.
Brenner Gasbrenner
A device that burns fuel; e.g. a diesel engine; a hot-air balloon's propulsion system.
Verbrennungsofen
A device for burning refuse; an incinerator.
Brenner CD-Brenner
(computing) A device that allows data or music to be stored on a CDR or CD-ROM.

burnet rose burnet roses n
Bibernellrose Dünenrose Reichstachelige Rose Stachelige Rose
A wild rose native to coastal areas of Europe and northwestern Africa, Rosa pimpinellifolia

burnet saxifrage n
Kleine Bibernelle
Pimpinella saxifraga, a plant of the family Apiaceae.

burning /bɜːnɪŋ/ /bɝnɪŋ/ more burning most burning adj
brennend
So hot as to seem to burn (something).

burning /bɜːnɪŋ/ /bɝnɪŋ/ burnings n
Verbrennung
A fire.

burning bush burning bushes n
brennender Dornbusch
(Judaism, Christianity) A biblical object described in Exodus 3:1-22, used by Yahweh to communicate with Moses.

burnish /ˈbɜːnɪʃ/ /ˈbɝnɪʃ/ v
aufpolieren zu mehr Glanz verhelfen
(figuratively) To make (someone or something) appear positive and highly respected.
brünieren glanzschleifen glatt scheuern glätten
To make (something, such as a surface) bright, shiny, and smooth by, or (by extension) as if by, rubbing; to polish, to shine.

burnisher burnishers n
Bohnermaschine
A tool used to burnish, for making smooth and shiny by rubbing.

burnoose /bɜːˈnuːs/ /bɝˈnus/ burnooses n
Burnus
A thick hooded cloak worn by Berbers and Arabs in Northwest Africa.

burnout /ˈbɜː(ɹ)naʊt/ burnouts n
Burn-out
(automotive) Use of the throttle to spin the wheels of a vehicle being held stationary, causing the spinning tires to produce smoke and burn rubber.

buro buros n
Büro
an office
Schreibtisch Büro Sekretär
a desk, usually with a cover and compartments for storing papers etc. located above the level of the writing surface rather than underneath.
Kommode
(US) a chest of drawers for clothes

burocratic more burocratic most burocratic adj
bürokratisch
Of or pertaining to burocracy or the actions of burocrats.

burp /bɜːp/ /bɝp/ burps n
Rülpser Bäuerchen
(chiefly, _, US, Philippines) A belch.

burp /bɜːp/ /bɝp/ v
rülpsen
(intransitive) To emit a burp.

burpee /ˈbəɹpi/ burpees n
Burpee
A physical exercise performed by bending over, performing a squat thrust, returning to a standing position, and jumping once.

burqini burqinis n
Burkini
A head-to-toe swimsuit, enabling women to conform to the Islamic dress code when bathing on a public beach.

burr /bɝ/ burrs n
Splitter
A sharp, pointy object, such as a sliver or splinter.
Klette
A bur; a seed pod with sharp features that stick in fur or clothing.
Grat
A small piece of material left on an edge after a cutting operation.
Mahlscheibe Mahlstein
(engineering) A revolving disk or cone with abrasive surfaces used to grind hard products in a grinder or mill.

burr /bɝ/ v
ratschen
(transitive) To pronounce with a uvular "r".

burr cell burr cells n
Stechapfelzell

burrito /bəˈɹi.toʊ/ /bəˈɹiː.təʊ/ /bʊˈriːtəʊ/ burritos n
Burrito
A Mexican dish consisting of a flour tortilla wrapped around a filling of meat and/or beans, cheese etc.

burrow /ˈbɜɹoʊ/ /ˈbʌɹoʊ/ /ˈbʌɹəʊ/ burrows n
Bau
A tunnel or hole, often as dug by a small creature.

burrow /ˈbɜɹoʊ/ /ˈbʌɹoʊ/ /ˈbʌɹəʊ/ v
graben
(intransitive) to dig a tunnel or hole

burrowing parrot burrowing parrots n
Felsensittich
A South-American conure, Cyanoliseus patagonus

bursa /ˈbɜːsə/ /ˈbɝsə/ bursae bursæ n
Schleimbeutel
(anatomy) Any of the many small fluid-filled sacs located at the point where a muscle or tendon slides across bone. These sacs serve to reduce friction between the two moving surfaces.

bursary /ˈbɝsəɹi/ /ˈbɝsɚi/ bursaries n
Burschenschaft
A monetary award to university students that allows them to continue their studies.

bursitis bursitides bursitises n
Bursitis Schleimbeutelentzündung
(medicine) An inflammation of a bursa, most common in the shoulder, elbow or knee

burst /bɜːst/ /bɝst/ bursts n
Platzen Bersten Zerbrechen
An act or instance of bursting.

burst /bɜːst/ /bɝst/ v
bersten platzen sprengen zerplatzen
(transitive) To cause to break from internal pressure.
sprengen
(transitive, obsolete) To cause to break by any means.

burst at the seams v
aus allen Nähten platzen

burst out v
herausbrechen hervorbrechen
(intransitive, literally) To appear suddenly from within something else.

burst someone's bubble v
jemandem seine Illusionen rauben jemandem seine Illusionen zerstören
(idiomatic) To disillusion; to disabuse someone of a false notion or rationalization that has grown comfortable.

bursty burstier burstiest adj
stoßartig
(computer science) Occurring in abrupt bursts, especially of information

bury /ˈbeəɹiː/ /ˈbeɹiː/ /ˈbɛɹ.i/ /ˈbɜː.ɹi/ /ˈbɝ.i/ /ˈbʊ.ɹi/ /ˈbʌ.ɹi/ v
beerdigen begraben
(transitive) To ritualistically inter in a grave or tomb.
vergraben eingraben begraben
(transitive) To place in the ground.
vergraben begraben
(transitive, often, figurative) To hide or conceal as if by covering with earth or another substance.
begraben beerdigen
(transitive, figuratively) To put an end to; to abandon.

bury one's head in the sand v
den Kopf in den Sand stecken
(idiomatic) To deliberately ignore the reality of a situation; to pretend a problem does not exist.

bury the hatchet v
das Kriegsbeil begraben
(US) To stop fighting or arguing; to reach an agreement, or at least a truce.

bus /bɐs/ /bɔs/ /bʊs/ /bʊz/ /bʌs/ buses busses n
Bus Omnibus
(automotive) A motor vehicle for transporting large numbers of people along roads; by extension, the driver of said vehicle
An electrical conductor or interface serving as a common connection for two or more circuits or components.

bus bulb bus bulbs n
Buskap
an arrangement by which a sidewalk is extended outwards for a bus stop

bus driver bus drivers n
Busfahrer Busfahrerin
A person employed to drive buses.

bus lane bus lanes n
Busspur
A traffic lane designated for the use of buses.

bus mastering n
Busmastering

bus route bus routes n
Buslinie
The set route taken by a bus service.

bus shelter bus shelters n
Autobusobdach Wartehäuschen
A building or other structure constructed at a bus stop, to provide seating and protection from the weather for the convenience of waiting passengers.

bus station bus stations n
Busbahnhof
A major bus stop, one that serves as a transfer point between a large number of routes.

bus stop bus stops n
Bushaltestelle
A place where public transport buses stop to allow passengers to board or leave.

bus trap bus traps n
Busschleuse
A construction or device placed on a road that only allows (public transport) buses, and no other vehicles with smaller gauge, to pass.

busbar busbars n
Sammelschiene
An electrical conductor that carries a large current, especially one that is part of a power distribution system; typically a thick strip, or a tube, of copper or aluminium.

busboy busboys n
Hilfskellner
(US) Assistant waiter; one who clears plates from and cleans tables

busby /ˈbʌz.bi/ busbies busbys n
Kalpak
A fur hat, usually with a plume in the front, worn by certain members of the military or brass bands.

bush /bʊʃ/ bushes n
Strauch Busch
(horticulture) A woody plant distinguished from a tree by its multiple stems and lower height, being usually less than six metres tall; a horticultural rather than strictly botanical category.
Busch
(Australia) The countryside area of Australia that is less arid and less remote than the outback; loosely, areas of natural flora even within conurbations.
(often with "the") Tracts of land covered in natural vegetation that are largely undeveloped and uncultivated.

bush dog bush dogs n
Waldhund
A wild canine animal (Speothos venaticus), found in Central and South America.

bushed /bʊʃt/ adj
erledigt fertig kaputt
(informal) Very tired; exhausted.

bushel /ˈbʊʃəl/ bushels n
Scheffel
A vessel of the capacity of a bushel, used in measuring; a bushel measure.

bushing /ˈbʊʃ.ɪŋ/ bushings n
Buchse Gummilager Lagerbuchse Lagerschale
(mechanical engineering) A type of bearing, a cylindrical lining designed to reduce friction and wear inside a hole, often used as a casing for a shaft, pin or hinge.
Gewindeeinsatz
(mechanical engineering) A threaded bushing: a fastener element that is inserted into an object, usually to add a threaded hole in a softer or thin material.
Isolator Muffe Tülle
(electrical engineering) A lining for an opening through which a conductor passes, providing insulation and mechanical protection for the conductor.
Reduzierung
An adapter for joining pipes of different size.

bushy /ˈbʊʃi/ bushier bushiest adj
buschig
Like a bush in having many branches that spread out densely in all directions.
Growing thickly.

business /ˈbɪd.nəs/ /ˈbɪd.nəz/ /ˈbɪz.nəs/ /ˈbɪz.nəz/ /ˈbɪz.nɪs/ /ˈbɪz.nɪz/ businesses n
Geschäft Unternehmen Firma
(countable) A specific commercial enterprise or establishment.
Geschäft
(uncountable) Commercial, industrial, or professional activity.
(slang, uncountable) The act of defecation, or the excrement itself, particularly that of a non-human animal.
Angelegenheit
(uncountable) Something involving one personally.

business administration n
Betriebswirtschaftslehre
(business, education) A course of study in higher education intended to prepare the students for a career in business.

business analyst business analysts n
Business Analyst
(business, operations) A person who analyzes the operations of an organization in order to develop a solution to its problems.

business as usual n
Tagesgeschäft
(idiomatic) The normal course of an activity, particularly in circumstances that are out of the ordinary.

business before pleasure proverb
erst die Arbeit, dann das Vergnügen
Discharging one's obligations must take precedence over devoting time to pursuits meant solely for one's own gratification.

business card business cards n
Visitenkarte
A small card with a person's name and professional information (such as occupation, business phone number, e-mail address, etc.).

business class n
Business-Class Businessclass
A high-quality class of travelling (especially in airlines), higher than economy class or budget, lower than first class.

business is business phraseologicalUnit
Geschäft ist Geschäft
business matters shouldn't be influenced by friendship or sentiment

business model business models n
Geschäftsmodell
The particular way in which a business ensures that it generates income, one that includes the choice of offerings, strategies, infrastructure, organizational structures, trading practices, and operational processes and policies.

business partner business partners n
Geschäftspartner
A partner in a business context (as opposed to a partner in the sense of a personal relationship).

business plan business plans n
Geschäftsplan
(business) A summary of how a business owner, manager, or entrepreneur intends to organize an entrepreneurial endeavor and implement activities necessary and sufficient for the venture to succeed.

business trip business trips n
Geschäftsreise Dienstreise
Travel for business purposes, often paid for at least partially by the employer.

businesslike more businesslike most businesslike adj
geschäftsmäßig
Methodical and efficient, in a way that would be advantageous to a business or businessperson.
sachbezogen
Earnest and practical without being distracted or enthusiastic.

businessman /ˈbɪznəsmæn/ /ˈbɪznəsmən/ /ˈbɪznɪsmən/ businessmen n
Geschäftsmann Unternehmer
A man in business, one who works at a commercial institution.

businessperson businesspeople businesspersons n
Geschäftsfrau Geschäftsmann Unternehmer Unternehmerin
A person in business, or one who works at a commercial institution.

businesswoman businesswomen n
Geschäftsfrau Unternehmerin
A woman involved in business.

busk /bʌsk/ v
Straßenmusik machen
(intransitive) To solicit money by entertaining the public in the street or in public transport.

busker /ˈbʌskə/ /ˈbʌskɚ/ buskers n
Straßenkünstler
A person who makes money by passing the hat (soliciting donations) while entertaining the public (often by playing a musical instrument) on the streets or in other public area such as a park or market.

busload busloads n
Busladung
The amount that can fit on a bus.

bust /ˈbʌst/ busts n
Büste
A sculptural portrayal of a person's head and shoulders.
Busen Büste
The breasts and upper thorax of a woman.
Fiasko Flopp Scheitern
(slang) A failed enterprise; a bomb.

bust /ˈbʌst/ v
einlochen
(transitive, slang) To arrest (someone) for a crime.
erwischen ertappen
(transitive, slang) To catch (someone) in the act of doing something wrong, socially and morally inappropriate, or illegal, especially when being done in a sneaky or secretive state.
bersten
(snowboarding) An emphatic synonym of do or get.
degradieren
(US, informal) To reduce in rank.
zerbrechen zerstören
(transitive, slang) To break in (a woman or girl), To deflower
(intransitive, slang) To ejaculate; to eject semen or to squirt.

bust one's ass v
sich den Arsch aufreißen
(slang, North America, vulgar) To work very hard, to put in a lot of effort.

bust one's butt v
den Arsch aufreißen
(slang, North America) To work exceptionally hard.

bustard /ˈbʌs.təd/ /ˈbʌs.tɚd/ bustards n
Trappe
Any of several large terrestrial birds of the family Otididae that inhabit dry open country and steppes in the Old World.

busted /ˈbʌstəd/ more busted most busted adj
pleite
(slang) Broke; having no money.
aufgeflogen erwischt geschnappt
(slang) Caught in the act of doing something one shouldn't do.

busted flush busted flushes n
Fehlschlag Flop Luftnummer Reinfall
(UK, idiomatic) Anything which ends up worthless despite great potential.

buster busters n
Aufbrecher Brecher Idiot Knacker Loser Zersprenger
(chiefly, colloquial, with 'of') Someone who or something that 'breaks', tames, or overpowers a specified person or thing.
Alter Freundchen Junge Kerl Kerlchen
(colloquial, variously expressing familiarity, admiration, or hostility) A form of address, particularly of men: guy, dude, fella, mack, buddy, loser. (Originally as 'old buster.)

bustier /ˈbuːstiɚ/ bustiers n
Bustier
A tight-fitting women's top, often strapless, with covers the bust and sometimes extends over the belly, worn either as an undergarment or as outerwear.

bustle /ˈbʌsəl/ bustles n
Hektik
(countable, uncountable) An excited activity; a stir.

bustle /ˈbʌsəl/ v
hasten
To move busily and energetically with fussiness (often followed by about).

busty /ˈbʌsti/ bustier bustiest adj
vollbusig
Having large breasts.

busy /ˈbɪzi/ busier busiest adj
beschäftigt
Crowded with business or activities; having a great deal going on.
beschäftigt besetzt
Engaged in activity or by someone else.

busy /ˈbɪzi/ v
beschäftigen
(transitive, usually reflexive) To make somebody busy or active; to occupy.

busy work n
Beschäftigungstherapie
(idiomatic, chiefly, US) Work or activity performed with the intention or result of occupying time, and not necessarily to accomplish something productive; routine work of low priority undertaken for the sake of avoiding idleness.

busybody busybodies n
Wichtigtuer Kiebitz Schnüffler Wichtigtuerin
Someone who interferes with others; one who is nosy, intrusive or meddlesome.

but /bət/ /bʊt/ /bʌt/ [bɐt] conjunction
aber sondern trotzdem
However, although, nevertheless, on the other hand (introducing a clause contrary to prior belief or in contrast with the preceding clause or sentence).
außer aber als nicht
Except that (introducing a subordinate clause which qualifies a negative statement); also, with omission of the subject of the subordinate clause, acting as a negative relative, "except one that", "except such that".
aber trotzdem sondern
(obsolete) Except with; unless with; without.
nur
(obsolete) Only; solely; merely.

but then conjunction
thế nhưng
(idiomatic) then again, on the other hand; used to show that the opposite viewpoint is possible.

butane /ˈbjuːteɪn/ butanes n
Butan
(organic compound) A hydrocarbon (either of the two isomers of C4H10 n-butane, and 2-methyl-propane) found in gaseous petroleum fractions.

butanol butanols n
Butanol
butan-1-ol or n-butanol or butyl alcohol - CH3(CH2)3-OH

butcher /ˈbʊt͡ʃ.ə(ɹ)/ /ˈbʊt͡ʃ.ɚ/ butchers n
Metzger Fleischer Schlachter Schlächter Fleischerin Metzgerin
A person who prepares and sells meat (and sometimes also slaughters the animals).
Schlächter Schlächterin Metzger
(figurative) A brutal or indiscriminate killer.

butcher /ˈbʊt͡ʃ.ə(ɹ)/ /ˈbʊt͡ʃ.ɚ/ v
schlachten
(transitive) To slaughter (animals) and prepare (meat) for market.
niedermetzeln
(transitive) To kill brutally.

butcher's /ˈbʊtʃə(ɹ)z/ n
Metzgerei Fleischerei
(UK) A butcher’s shop

butcher's broom n
Mäusedorn
Any plant of the genus Ruscus, especially Ruscus aculeatus.

butchers' knife butchers' knives n
Fleischermesser
A large, sharp knife, used by the butcher for hacking meats.

butchershop butchershops n
Fleischerei Metzgerei
A butcher's shop; a store that sells meat.

butchy butchier butchiest adj
butch butchig
Like or characteristic of a butch.

butene butenes n
Buten
(chemistry) Any of several forms of butylene.

butler /ˈbʌt.lə(ɹ)/ /ˈbʌt.lɚ/ butlers n
Butler
The chief male servant of a household who has charge of other employees, receives guests, directs the serving of meals, and performs various personal services.

butt /bʊt/ /bʌt/ butts n
Kolben
(countable) The larger or thicker end of something; the blunt end, in distinction from the sharp or narrow end
Po
(slang, metonymic) Body; self.
Po Gesäß Arsch Hintern
(slang) The whole buttocks and pelvic region that includes one's private parts.
Kopfstoß
A push, thrust, or sudden blow, given by the head; a head butt.
Butt
(Northern England) Any of various flatfish such as sole, plaice or turbot
Kippe Zigarettenstummel Zigarettenkippe Stummel
(US) A crust end-piece of a loaf of bread.
(usually as "butt of (a) joke") A person at whom ridicule, jest, or contempt is directed.
Gewehrkolben
The end of a firearm opposite to that from which a bullet is fired.

butt call butt calls n
Hosentaschenanruf
(slang, North America) An unintentional telephone call made from a cell phone in a back pant pocket due to body movement or sitting down.

butt crack butt cracks n
Kimme Poritze
(US, vulgar, slang) The gluteal cleft.

butt in v
sich einmischen unterbrechen
(idiomatic, informal) To join a conversation or situation in which one is not welcome or invited; to interject (connotes a rude or discourteous interruption).

butt joint butt joints n
Stoßverbindung
(construction, woodworking) A joint formed by adjacent, separate section of material, such as where two neighboring pieces of insulation abut.

butt plug /ˈbʌtplʌɡ/ butt plugs n
Analplug Analstöpsel Butt-Plug Buttplug
(slang, vulgar) A sex toy designed for insertion into the anus and rectum.

butt-ugly more butt-ugly most butt-ugly adj
potthässlich
(North America, slang, pejorative) Extremely ugly.

butte /ˈbjuːt/ /ˈbʌt/ buttes n
Härtling
(US) An isolated hill with steep sides and a flat top.

butter /ˈbatə/ /ˈbʊtə/ /ˈbʌtə/ /ˈbʌtəɹ/ /ˈbʌtɚ/ [ˈbaɾa] [ˈbɐtʰə] [ˈbʌɾɚ] [ˈbʌʔɚ] butters n
Butter Anke
A soft, fatty foodstuff made by churning the cream of milk (generally cow's milk).

butter /ˈbatə/ /ˈbʊtə/ /ˈbʌtə/ /ˈbʌtəɹ/ /ˈbʌtɚ/ [ˈbaɾa] [ˈbɐtʰə] [ˈbʌɾɚ] [ˈbʌʔɚ] v
mit Butter bestreichen
(transitive) To spread butter on.
(skiing, snowboarding) To move one's weight backwards or forwards onto the tips or tails of one's skis or snowboard so only the tip or tail is in contact with the snow. Similar to applying butter to bread with then end of a butterknife.

butter dish butter dishes n
Butterdose
A specialised dish for serving butter. It typically has a base with a separate fitting lid with its own handle.

butter knife butter knives n
Buttermesser
A non-serrated or unilaterally serrated table knife with a dull edge and rounded point, designed for spreading butter on a piece of bread without tearing it.

butter up v
schmeicheln Honig um den Bart schmieren
(transitive, figuratively, informal) To flatter, especially with the intent of personal gain.

butterbrot /ˈbʊtə(ɹ)ˌbɹoʊt/ butterbrots n
Butterbrot Bütterken
A German open sandwich.

butterbur butterburs n
Pestwurz
Any of several Eurasian herbs, of the genus Petasites, having dense clusters of often purple flowers.

buttercream buttercreams n
Buttercreme
(cooking) A type of thick, sweet icing or cake-filling made by creaming butter (or sometimes another fat, such as margarine) with powdered sugar.

buttercup /ˈbʌt.ə.kʌp/ /ˈbʌt.ɚ.kʌp/ buttercups n
Hahnenfuß Butterblume
Any of many herbs, of the genus Ranunculus, having yellow flowers; the crowfoot.

butterfat /-ɾɚ-/ /ˈbʌtəfæt/ /ˈbʌtɚfæt/ butterfats n
Milchfett
The fatty components of milk and other dairy products.

butterfingers /ˈbʌtəˌfɪŋɡəz/ /ˈbʌtɚˌfɪŋɡɚz/ [-ɾɚ-] butterfingers n
Mensch mit zwei linken Händen Tollpatsch Tölpel unbeholfener Mensch ungeschickte Person
Someone who tends to drop things; (more generally) someone who is clumsy or uncoordinated; a klutz.

butterfly /ˈbʌtə(ɹ)flaɪ/ [ˈbʌtəflaɪ] [ˈbʌɾɚflaɪ] butterflies n
Schmetterling Falter Tagfalter
A flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, distinguished from moths by their diurnal activity and generally brighter colouring. [from 11th c.]

butterfly agave butterfly agaves n
Verschaffelt agave

butterfly door butterfly doors n
Schmetterlingstür
(automotive) A car door similar to scissor door, but while scissor doors move straight up via hinge points at the bottom of the A-pillar, butterfly doors move up and out via hinges along the A-pillar.
(architecture) A door which pivots on a central axis, used in locations with a pressure differential between the two sides of the door, so that forces exhibited do not inhibit opening and closing of the door, due to contrary action of forces on the two halves of the door which open inwards and outwards at the same time.

butterfly effect butterfly effects n
Schmetterlingseffekt
The technical notion of sensitive dependence on initial conditions in chaos theory.

butterfly fish butterfly fish butterfly fishes n
Korallenfisch
Any fish of the family Chaetodontidae.
Schmetterlingsfisch
Pantodon buchholzi, a small brown fish of western African streams, often found in aquariums.

butterfly knife butterfly knives n
Butterflymesser
A folding pocket knife with two handles counter-rotating around the tang such that, when closed, the blade is concealed within grooves in the handles.

butterfly knot butterfly knots n
Schmetterlingsknoten
A type of knot used to provide an anchor point on a long line. Much used by mountaineers. Also known as the alpine butterfly knot.

butterfly net butterfly nets n
Schmetterlingsnetz
A small net with attached handle used to collect butterflies and other insect species.

butterfly stroke butterfly strokes n
Schmetterling Delfin
A swimming stroke in which the body is prone, the arms are moved in simultaneous circles, and the feet are kicked up and down.

butterfly valve butterfly valves n
Absperrklappe Drosselventil
A valve with a disk-shaped mechanism which can be used for isolating or regulating flow.

butterflyfish butterflyfish butterflyfishes n
Falterfisch
Any of a group of conspicuous tropical marine fish of the family Chaetodontidae; the bannerfish and coralfish are also included in this group. Butterflyfish are fairly small, mostly from 12 to 22 cm (c.7-9 in) in length.

buttermilk /ˈbʌtəˌmɪlk/ /ˈbʌtɚˌmɪlk/ buttermilks n
Buttermilch
The liquid left over after producing butter from full cream milk by the churning process, also called traditional buttermilk.

butternut butternuts n
Butternuss Butternussbaum Graunuss grauer Walnussbaum
A North American walnut tree, Juglans cinerea.
Butternuss graue Walnuss
The nut of this walnut tree.

butternut squash butternut squashes n
Butternusskürbis Butternutkürbis
A vase-shaped orange-fleshed hard winter squash, a cultivar of Cucurbita moschata.

butterwort butterworts n
Fettkraut
Any plant of the insectivorous genus Pinguicula.

buttfucker buttfuckers n
Arschficker
(North America, vulgar, pejorative) One who engages in anal sex.

butthead buttheads n
Blödmann
(sometimes, _, vulgar, colloquial, pejorative) An annoying person or someone who is difficult to get along with.

butthurt /ˈbʌtˌhɜːt/ /ˈbʌtˌhɝt/ n
Arschleid
(Internet slang) A feeling of offense caused by a perceived insult or injustice.

buttock /ˈbʌtək/ [ˈbɐtək] [ˈbəɾək] buttocks n
Backe Pobacke Hinterbacke
(usually, in the plural) Each of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body between the base of the back, the perineum and the top of the legs.

button /ˈbʌ.tən/ /ˈbʌt.n̩/ /ˈbʌʔ.n̩/ [ˈbʌʔ.tən] [ˈbʌʔ.tⁿn̩] buttons n
Knopf
A knob or disc that is passed through a loop or (buttonhole), serving as a fastener. [from mid-13th c.]
Knopf Taste
A mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger in order to open or close an electric circuit or to activate a mechanism.
Button Schaltfläche
(graphical user interface) An on-screen control that can be selected as an activator of an attached function.
Knospe Knopf
(botany) A bud.

button mushroom button mushrooms n
Champignon
Agaricus bisporus, the white or common mushroom.

buttonhole buttonholes n
Knopfloch
A hole through which a button is pushed to secure a garment or some part of one.
(attributive) So shaped that it can be worn on a buttonhole or it is similar to a buttonhole.
Knopfloch Boutonniere
(chiefly, British) A flower worn in a buttonhole for decoration.

buttonquail /ˈbʌtɜnˌkweɪl/ buttonquails n
Laufhühnchen
Any of several species of small terrestrial birds, principally in the genus Turnix of the family Turnicidae.

buttress /ˈbʌtɹəs/ /ˈbʌtɹɪs/ buttresses n
Stützpfeiler Gewölbepfeiler Gegenlager Pfeiler Strebepfeiler Strebewerk
(architecture) A brick or stone structure built against another structure to support it.
Strebe Stütze Abstützung Aussteifung Stempel
(by extension) Anything that serves to support something; a prop.
Felsenspitze Felsspitze Felsvorsprung Klippe Vorbau Vorsprung
(climbing) A feature jutting prominently out from a mountain or rock.

buttress /ˈbʌtɹəs/ /ˈbʌtɹɪs/ v
stützen verstärken
To support something physically with, or as if with, a prop or buttress.
stützen untermauern
(figurative, by extension) To support something or someone by supplying evidence.

butyl /ˈbjuːtaɪl/ /ˈbjuːtɪl/ butyls n
Butyl
(organic chemistry) Any of four isomeric univalent hydrocarbon radicals, C4H9, formally derived from butane by the loss of a hydrogen atom.

butylene butylenes n
Butylen
(organic compound) Any of three isomeric aliphatic alkenes containing four carbon atoms and one double bond; their polymers are used as synthetic rubber.

butyric acid butyric acids n
Buttersäure
(organic compound) Either of the two isomeric carboxylic acids, normal butyric acid and isobutyric acid, with the chemical formula C3H7COOH, occurring in animal milk fat.

buxom /ˈbʌksəm/ buxomer buxomest more buxom most buxom adj
drall vollbusig
(of a woman) Having a full, voluptuous figure, especially possessing large breasts.

buy /baɪ/ v
kaufen
(transitive, archaic) To suffer consequences for (something) through being deprived of something; to pay for (something one has done).
abkaufen abnehmen
(transitive, informal) to accept as true; to believe

buy cheap, buy twice proverb
wer billig kauft, kauft zweimal
Buying a cheap but inferior product is a false economy since it will need replacement.

buy into v
abkaufen abnehmen
(idiomatic) To believe; to accept a craze or fad as valid.
Anteile kaufen
(finance) To buy stocks or shares of (a business).

buy the farm v
den Löffel abgeben
(idiomatic, US, informal, euphemistic) To die; generally, to die in battle or in a plane crash.

buy time v
Zeit gewinnen
(idiomatic) To purposefully cause a delay, in order to achieve something else.

buy-in buy-ins n
Unterstützung
Support; agreement; blessing (in a secular sense).

buyable /ˈbaɪəbəl/ adj
käuflich
That can be bought.

buyer /ˈbaɪ.ə(ɹ)/ /ˈbaɪ.ɚ/ buyers n
Käufer Käuferin Einkäufer Einkäuferin
A person who makes one or more purchases.

buyer's remorse n
Kaufreue
A feeling of anxiety or regret after making, or after promising to make, a purchase, especially a purchase encouraged by a high-pressure sales pitch.

buying /ˈbaɪ.ɪŋ/ buyings n
kaufen
The act of making a purchase.

buzz /bʌz/ buzzes n
Aufregung Begeisterung Telefonat
Summen Brummen Gemurmel Raunen
A continuous humming noise, as of bees; a confused murmur, as of general conversation in low tones.
Rollen Surren
The audible friction of voiced consonants.
Euphorie Rausch Schwung Taumel
(informal) A rush or feeling of energy or excitement; a feeling of slight intoxication.
Anruf
(informal) A telephone call or e-mail.
Gemunkel Gerede Gerücht
(informal) Major topic of conversation; widespread rumor; information spread behind the scenes.

buzz /bʌz/ v
summen brummen surren
(intransitive) To make a low, continuous, humming or sibilant sound, like that made by bees with their wings.
düsen rauschen schwirren
(colloquial) To show a high level of activity and haste, energization or excitement, to be busy as a bee in one’s actions but perhaps mentally charged.
raunen verbreiten
(transitive) To whisper; to communicate, as tales, in an undertone; to spread, as a report, by whispers or secretly.
brabbeln brummeln murmeln
(transitive) To talk to incessantly or confidentially in a low humming voice.
rauschen zischen
(aviation) To fly at high speed and at a very low altitude over a specified area, as to make a surprise pass.
trimmen
(transitive) To cut the hair in a close-cropped military style, or buzzcut.
kippen leeren stürzen
(archaic, transitive) To drink to the bottom.
anpiepsen
(transitive) To communicate with (a person) by means of a buzzer.

buzz-phrase buzz-phrases n
Schlagwort. abgedroschene Phrase
A phrase drawn from or imitative of technical jargon, and often rendered meaningless and fashionable through abuse by non-technical persons in a seeming show of familiarity with the subject.

buzzard /ˈbʌzəɹd/ buzzards n
Bussard
Any of several Old World birds of prey of the genus Buteo with broad wings and a broad tail.
alte Gaunerin alter Gauner
(colloquial, derogatory, slang, often preceded by "old", the "old buzzard") In North America, a curmudgeonly or cantankerous man; an old person; a mean, greedy person.

buzzer /ˈbʌzə/ /ˈbʌzɚ/ buzzers n
Buzzer Summer
A device that makes a buzzing sound.

buzzword /ˈbʌzwɜː(ɹ)d/ buzzwords n
Schlagwort Buzzword Modewort abgedroschene Phrase leeres Schlagwort sinnentleertes Modewort
(pejorative) A word drawn from, or imitative of, technical jargon, used more to impress others than to convey meaning.

by /baɪ/ adv
längs
Along a path which runs past the speaker.

by /baɪ/ preposition
bei neben
Near or next to.
von bei durch bis
Not later than (the given time); not later than the end of (the given time interval).
von bei durch
Indicates the creator of a work: Existing through the authorship etc. of.
durch mit indem mittels
Indicates a means of achieving something: Involving/using the means of.
nach
Indicates a means of classification or organisation.
um
Indicates the amount of change, difference or discrepancy
In the formulae X by X and by Xs, indicates a steady progression, one X after another.
bei von
(with, the) Acted on in units of the specified size or measure. (Sometimes hyperbolically)
auf mal
Used to separate dimensions when describing the size of something.

by God interjection
mein Gott
An exclamation of surprise.

by Jove interjection
bei Jupiter potz Blitz potzblitz potztausend
(obsolete, Classics) Invocation of the Roman god Jupiter.

by a hair's breadth
um Haaresbreite um ein Haar
(idiom) By a narrow margin.

by a long shot
bei Weitem bei weitem lange noch
(idiomatic, usually, with a negative) By a wide margin; indicates a very big difference or disparity.

by all means
unbedingt
Emphatically yes; certainly; definitely.

by and large adv
im Großen und Ganzen
(set phrase, focus) Mostly, generally; with few exceptions.

by any chance
vielleicht
Possibly; perhaps.

by chance
zufällig von ungefähr
Unexpectedly, accidentally; without foreplanning.

by default
standardmäßig vorgabemäßig
In absence of any opposing action.

by definition
per definitionem

by dint of /baɪ ˈdɪnt ɒv/ /baɪ ˈdɪnt ʌv/ preposition
dank mit mit der Kraft mit …kraft vermöge
By the force of; by means of.

by ear
nach Gehör nach dem Gehör
(music) To learn to play (an instrument) or sing by listening to recorded music without reading or memorizing sheet music or without any formal instruction.

by extension
daher demnach demzufolge
(logic) Used to connect the internal logic of two statements.
im weiteren Sinne
(linguistics, semantics) In the broad sense; broadly

by far
weitaus bei Weitem mit Abstand
(idiomatic) To a considerably large extent, easily.

by heart /baɪ ˈhɑɹt/ /baɪ ˈhɑːt/
auswendig
(idiomatic) From unaided memory and in full detail.

by hook or by crook
auf Biegen und Brechen auf Teufel komm raus mit Haken und Ösen um jeden Preis
(idiomatic) By any means possible; one way or another.

by means of preposition
mittels vermittels mittelst
By using (an object or an approach).

by no means
keineswegs auf keinen Fall
(idiomatic) certainly not; definitely not; not by any means.

by oneself
selbst selbstständig
Alone; without assistance or help from others.
alleine
Alone, without another's immediate company.

by right /baɪ ˈɹaɪt/
rechtens verdientermaßen zu Recht
According to what is right, or what one is legally or morally entitled to; justly, properly, rightfully.

by the Grace of God
von Gottes Gnaden
(idiomatic) By divine will.

by the book
nach Vorschrift vorschriftsmäßig
(idiom) In a manner which adheres strictly to rules, legal requirements, or official procedures.

by the skin of one's teeth
um Haaresbreite mit Ach und Krach mit knapper Not mit Hängen und Würgen mit Mühe und Not
(idiomatic) barely; closely; by a narrow margin; with nothing to spare.

by the way
übrigens apropos nebenbei
(conjunctive, idiomatic) Incidentally; used in referencing a parenthetical statement not timely, central, or crucial to the topic at hand; foregone, passed by, something that has already happened.

by virtue of /-tjuː-/ /baɪ ˈvɜːtʃuː ɒv/ /baɪ ˈvɝtʃu ʌv/ preposition
aufgrund vermöge wegen
(idiomatic) (originally) By the authority or power of; (now) because of; on the grounds of; by reason of.

by way of phraseologicalUnit
zu
For the purpose of; as a means of; as an instance of; as a type or form of.

by what right adv
mit welchem Recht

by-election by-elections n
Nachwahl
An election held to fill a political office that has become vacant between general elections.

by-product by-products n
Nebenprodukt Beiprodukt Nachprodukt Teilprodukt
Something made incidentally during the production of something else.
Nebenwirkung
A consequence, especially a side effect.

bycatch bycatches n
Beifang
Any fish (or other creatures) that are not targeted as a catch but are unintentionally caught, and often discarded back into the sea.

bye /baɪ/ interjection
tschüss tschau tschö
(colloquial) Goodbye.

bye-bye /baɪˈbaɪ/ /bəˈbaɪ/ /ˈbaɪbaɪ/ bye-byes n
Heia
(colloquial, childish) Bedtime for a toddler, going to sleep, going to bed.

byform byforms n
Nebenform Variante
A tangential, subordinate, or secondary form.

bygone /-ɡɑn/ /-ɡɔːn/ /ˈbaɪɡɒn/ /ˈbaɪɡɔn/ adj
vergangen
Having been or happened in the distant past.

bylaw /ˈbaɪ.lɑ/ /ˈbaɪ.lɔ/ /ˈbaɪ.lɔː/ bylaws n
Gemeindesatzung
A local custom or law of a settlement or district.
Gemeindeverordnung
A rule made by a local authority to regulate its own affairs.
Satzung Statut
A law or rule governing the internal affairs of an organization (e.g., corporation or business).

bylina /bəˈliːnə/ bylinas bylini byliny n
Bylina
A traditional East Slavic oral epic narrative poem.

bypass /ˈbaɪpæs/ /ˈbaɪpɑːs/ bypasses n
Umgehungsstraße
A road that passes around something, such as a residential area or business district.
Umgehung
A section of pipe that conducts a fluid around some other fixture.
Bypass
(medicine) An alternative passage created to divert a bodily fluid around a damaged organ; the surgical procedure to construct such a bypass.

bypass /ˈbaɪpæs/ /ˈbaɪpɑːs/ v
ausweichen umgehen
To avoid an obstacle etc, by constructing or using a bypass.

byproduct byproducts n
Nebenprodukt Beiprodukt Nachprodukt Teilprodukt
secondary or additional product

byre /ˈbaɪɚ/ byres n
Kuhstall
(chiefly, British) A barn, especially one used for keeping cattle in.

bystander /ˈbaɪˌstænd.ə(ɹ)/ bystanders n
Schaulustiger Zuschauer
A person who, although present at some event, does not take part in it; an observer, witness, or spectator.

byte /baɪt/ bytes n
Byte
(computing) A short sequence of bits (binary digits) that can be operated on as a unit by a computer; the smallest usable machine word.
(computing, most commonly) A unit of computing storage equal to eight bits, which can represent any of 256 distinct values.

byword /ˈbaɪ.wə(ɹ)d/ /ˈbaɪ.wɚd/ bywords n
Sprichwort
A proverb or proverbial expression, common saying; a frequently used word or phrase.

béchamel sauce béchamel sauces n
Béchamelsauce Milchsoße
A simple white sauce made from a roux of butter and flour to which is added hot milk.

bʼakʼtun /ˈbɑkˌtun/ /ˈɓakʼtun/ bʼakʼtunob bʼakʼtuns n
Baktun
In the Maya calendar, a period of 144 000 days (20 k’atun periods): 394.25 solar years.

c/o preposition
c/o p. A. p. Adr.
(shipping) used to identify an intermediary who is responsible for transferring a piece of mail between the postal system and the final addressee.

ca. preposition
ca.
abbreviation of circa

cab /kæb/ cabs n
Fahrerkabine Führerhaus Fahrerhaus Führerkabine
Compartment at the front of a truck or train for the driver.

cabal /kəˈbæl/ /kəˈbɑːl/ cabals n
Geheimbund
(pejorative) A putative, secret organization of individuals gathered for a political purpose.

cabana /kəˈbænə/ /kəˈbɑːnə/ cabanas n
Hütte Unterstand
(North American) A shelter on a beach or at a swimming pool.

cabaret /kæbəˈreɪ/ cabarets n
Kabarett Cabaret
Live entertainment held in a restaurant or nightclub; the genre of music associated with this form of entertainment, especially in early 20th century Europe.

cabbage /ˈkæbɪd͡ʒ/ cabbages n
Kohl Weißkohl
(uncountable) The leaves of this plant eaten as a vegetable.
(uncountable, slang) Money.

cabbage roll cabbage rolls n
Kohlroulade Krautwickel Kohlrolle
(food) A dish consisting of cooked cabbage leaves wrapped around a variety of fillings.

cabbie /ˈkæbi/ cabbies n
Taxifahrer Taxifahrerin
(colloquial) A cabdriver, someone who drives a taxi.

cabdriver cabdrivers n
Droschkenfahrer Taxifahrer
One who drives a taxi for a living.
Droschkenkutscher
One who drives a carriage for a living.

cabin /ˈkæbɪn/ cabins n
Hütte Blockhütte
(US) A small dwelling characteristic of the frontier, especially when built from logs with simple tools and not constructed by professional builders, but by those who meant to live in it.
Kabine Kajüte
A private room on a ship.
The interior of a boat, enclosed to create a small room, particularly for sleeping.
Kabine
The passenger area of an airplane.

cabin boy cabin boys n
Schiffsjunge
(dated) A boy or young man who is employed to serve as an attendant for passengers or crew members on a ship.

cabin fever n
Lagerkoller
(psychology) A condition of restlessness and irritability caused by being in a confined space.

cabinet /ˈkæb.nət/ /ˈkæb.nɪt/ /ˈkæb.ə.nət/ /ˈkæb.ɪ.nɪt/ cabinets n
Schrank Kasten Aktenschrank Gehäuse Glasschrank Kasterl
A storage closet either separate from, or built into, a wall.
Kabinett Rat
A group of advisors to a government or business entity.
Kabinett Ministerrat Regierung Regierungsmannschaft
(politics, often, capitalized) In parliamentary and some other systems of government, the group of ministers responsible for creating government policy and for overseeing the departments comprising the executive branch.

cabinetmaker cabinetmakers n
Möbeltischler Schreiner Tischler
A skilled woodworker who makes high-quality wooden cabinets and furniture.

cable /ˈkeɪ.bəl/ cables n
Kabel Leitung
An assembly of two or more wires, used for electrical power or data circuits; one or more and/or the whole may be insulated.
(communications) A system for transmitting television or Internet services over a network of coaxial or fibreoptic cables.
Seil Tau Kabel
A strong, large-diameter wire or rope, or something resembling such a rope.
Tau Kette
(nautical) A strong rope or chain used to moor or anchor a ship.
Telegramm
A telegram, notably when sent by (submarine) telegraph cable.
Zopfmuster
(knitting) A textural pattern achieved by passing groups of stitches over one another.

cable /ˈkeɪ.bəl/ v
kabeln
(transitive) To send a telegram, news, etc., by cable

cable car cable cars n
Pendelbahn
A hanging carriage or car for transporting people or cargo

cable drum cable drums n
Kabeltrommel
A cable reel, on which (electrical) cable is wound for transport and ultimate use.

cable jack cable jacks n
Kabeldose
A jack on a wall used to connect a television to the cable television service.

cable modem cable modems n
Kabelmodem
(Internet) A modem that provides data communication via radio frequency channels over any of a variety of cable types to establish a cable internet connection.

cable television n
Kabelfernsehen
Television received through coaxial cables; specifically, a TV service that provides reception to suburbs or other residential areas through utility lines and offering a wide variety of TV channels through satellite reception.

cable theory n
Kabeltheorie

cable tie cable ties n
Kabelbinder Pflanzenbinder
A type of fastener, especially for binding several electronic cables or wires together.

cable-stayed bridge cable-stayed bridges n
Schrägseilbrücke
A bridge where the deck is supported by cables attached directly to pillars

cableway cableways n
Seilbahn
A system of suspended cables from which cable cars are hung.

cabling cablings n
Verkabelung
(architecture) The decoration of a fluted shaft of a column or of a pilaster with reeds, or rounded mouldings, which seem to be laid in the hollows of the fluting.

cabochon cabochons n
Cabochon
(chiefly, attributive) A precious stone which has only been polished, not cut into facets.

caboose /kəˈbuːs/ cabooses n
Kombüse
(obsolete, nautical) A small galley or cookhouse on the deck of a small vessel.
Bremserwagen Güterzugbegleitwagen
(US, rail transport) The last car on a freight train, having cooking and sleeping facilities for the crew; a guard’s van.
Hintern
(slang, childish, euphemistic) The buttocks.

cabotage /ˈkabətɑːʒ/ /ˈkæbətɪd͡ʒ/ cabotages n
Kabotage
The transport of goods or passengers between two points in the same country.
(legal) The right to engage in such transport.

cabriolet /kæ.bɹi.əˈleɪ/ cabriolets n
Kabriolett Cabrio Cabriolet
An automobile with a retractable top.
Kalesche
(originally) A light two- or four-wheeled carriage with a folding top, pulled by a single horse.

cabstand cabstands n
Taxistand
A place where taxis wait for passengers; a taxi rank.

cacao /kəˈkaʊ̯/ /kəˈkeɪ̯oʊ̯/ /kəˈkeɪ̯əʊ̯/ /kəˈkɑːəʊ̯/ [kəˈkʰaʊ̯] [kəˈkʰeɪ̯oʊ̯] [kəˈkʰeɪ̯əʊ̯] [kəˈkʰɑːəʊ̯] cacaos n
Kakaobaum
A tree, Theobroma cacao, whose seed is used to make chocolate.
Kakao Kakaobaum
This tree's seed, the cocoa bean.

cache /keɪʃ/ /kæɪʃ/ /kæʃ/ /kæˈʃeɪ/ /ˈkæʃ.eɪ/ caches n
Cache
(computing) A fast temporary storage where recently or frequently used information is stored to avoid having to reload it from a slower storage medium.
Cache Geocache
(geocaching) A container containing treasure in a global treasure-hunt game.

cache /keɪʃ/ /kæɪʃ/ /kæʃ/ /kæˈʃeɪ/ /ˈkæʃ.eɪ/ v
cachen
(transitive, computing) To store data in a cache.

cachet /kæˈʃeɪ/ /ˈkæʃ.eɪ/ cachets n
Gütesiegel
(archaic) A seal, as of a letter.
Prestige
(figurative) A special characteristic or quality; prestige, especially via association.

cachexia /kəˈkɛksiə/ /kəˈkɛksɪə/ cachexiae cachexias n
Kachexie
(pathology) A systemic wasting of muscle tissue, with or without loss of fat mass, that accompanies a chronic disease. [from mid 16th c.]

caciocavallo /ˌkɑːtʃəʊkəˈvɑːləʊ/ caciocavallos n
Caciocavallo Kaschkawal

cacique caciques n
Kazike
(historical) A tribal chief in the Spanish West Indies.

cack /kæk/ cacks n
Kacken
An act of defecation.
Kacke
Excrement.
Rubbish.

cack /kæk/ v
kacken
(transitive) To defecate (on); to shit.

cackle /ˈkækəl/ cackles n
Gegacker Gackern
The cry of a hen or goose, especially when laying an egg.
Gackern Gegacker
A laugh resembling the cry of a hen or goose.

cackle /ˈkækəl/ v
gackern
(intransitive) To make a sharp, broken noise or cry, as a hen or goose does.
(intransitive) To laugh with a broken sound similar to a hen's cry.

cackling goose cackling geese n
Zwergkanadagans
Branta hutchinsii, a North American bird of the genus Branta of black geese, which contains species with largely black plumage, distinguishing them from the grey Anser species.

cacodemon /kækəˈdiːmən/ cacodemons n
Kakodämon
An evil or malevolent spirit.

cacogamy /kəˈkɒɡəmi/ n
Kakogamie
any kind of socially unacceptable marriage

cacolet cacolets n
Tragsessel

cacomistle cacomistles n
Mittelamerikanisches Katzenfrett
The Bassariscus sumichrasti.

cacophonous /kəˈkɑfənəs/ /kəˈkɒfənəs/ more cacophonous most cacophonous adj
kakophonisch kakophon
Containing, consisting of, or producing harsh, unpleasant or discordant sounds.

cacophony /kəˈkɑfəni/ /kəˈkɒfəni/ cacophonies n
Kakophonie Kakofonie Katzenmusik
A mix of discordant sounds; dissonance.

cactus /ˈkæktəs/ /ˈkæktʌs/ cacti cactus cactuses cactusses n
Kaktus
(botany) Any member of the family Cactaceae, a family of flowering New World succulent plants suited to a hot, semi-desert climate.

cactus wren cactus wrens n
Kaktuszaunkönig
a wren (Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus), native to the southwestern United States southwards to central Mexico.

cadastral more cadastral most cadastral adj
katastral katastralisch
(cartography) of or relating to a cadastre

cadastre /kəˈdæstəɹ/ cadastres n
Kataster
(cartography) A public survey of land, originally for the purpose of taxation and to create an official register of land ownership.
Katasteramt Kataster
A register of such surveys, showing details of ownership and value.

cadaver /kəˈdeɪ.və(ɹ)/ /kəˈdæv.ə(ɹ)/ /kəˈdævɚ/ /kəˈdɑːv.ə(ɹ)/ cadavera cadavers n
Kadaver
A dead body; especially the corpse of a human to be dissected.

cadaver dog cadaver dogs n
Leichensuchhund Leichenhund Leichenspürhund
A dog trained to use its sense of smell to locate remains, usually human.

cadaverine /kəˈdævəɹɪn/ cadaverines n
Cadaverin
A foul-smelling diamine produced by protein hydrolysis during putrefaction of animal tissue. Cadaverine is a toxic diamine with the formula NH2(CH2)5NH2.

caddie /ˈkædi/ /ˈkɑdi/ [-ɾi] caddies n
Caddie Golfjunge Golfmädchen
(by extension, golf, also, attributively) A person hired to assist a golfer by carrying their golf clubs and providing advice.

caddis fly caddis flies n
Köcherfliege
Any insect, of the order Trichoptera, having two pairs of hairy wings; they are found near lakes and streams.

cadence /ˈkeɪ.dn̩s/ cadences n
Kadenz Rhythmus
(music) A progression of at least two chords which conclude a piece of music, section or musical phrases within it. Sometimes referred to analogously as musical punctuation.
Tonfall
(speech) A fall in inflection of a speaker’s voice, such as at the end of a sentence.
Gleichschritt
(dance) A dance move which ends a phrase.
Rhythmus
(fencing) The rhythm and sequence of a series of actions.
Kadenz Pedaltakt Rhythmus Trittfrequenz
(cycling) The number of revolutions per minute of the cranks or pedals of a bicycle.
Kadenz
(military) A chant that is sung by military personnel while running or marching; a jody call.

cadenza /kəˈdɛnzə/ cadenzas cadenze n
Kadenz
(music) A part of a piece of music, such as a concerto, that is very decorative and is played by a single musician.

cadet /kəˈdɛt/ cadets n
Kadett Offiziersanwärter
A student at a military school who is training to be an officer.
jüngerer Bruder jüngerer Sohn
(chiefly, history) A younger or youngest son, who would not inherit as a firstborn son would.

cadge /kæd͡ʒ/ v
schnorren
(Geordie) To beg.

cadmium /ˈkædmiəm/ cadmiums n
Cadmium Kadmium
A chemical element (symbol Cd) with an atomic number of 48: a soft, silvery-white metal.

cadre /ˈkæd.ɹeɪ/ /ˈkæd.ɹi/ /ˈkɑ.dɚ/ /ˈkɑ.dɹeɪ/ /ˈkɑ.dɹi/ /ˈkɑ.dɹə/ /ˈkɑː.də/ /ˈkɑː.dɹə/ cadres n
Kader
(military) The framework or skeleton upon which a new regiment is to be formed; the officers of a regiment forming the staff.
(chiefly, in, _, communism) The core of a managing group, or a member of such a group.

caduceus /kəˈdjuː.si.əs/ /kəˈdu.si.əs/ caducei n
Hermesstab Caduceus
A symbol (☤) representing a staff with two snakes wrapped around it, used to indicate merchants and messengers. It is also sometimes incorrectly substituted for the rod of Asclepius as a symbol of medicine.

caecum /ˈsiː.kəm/ caeca caecums n
Blinddarm
(anatomy) A cavity open at one end (such as the blind end of a duct), especially a blind pouch connected to the large intestine between the ileum and the colon.

caesaropapism /ˌsiːzəɹoʊˈpeɪpɪz(ə)m/ /ˌsiːzəɹəʊˈpeɪpɪzm̩/ caesaropapisms n
Cäsaropapismus
(government, religion) The combination of state (originally imperial) power with religious authority; state authority over ecclesiastical matters.

caesium /ˈsiːzi.əm/ n
Cäsium Zäsium Caesium
The chemical element (symbol Cs) with an atomic number of 55. It is a soft, gold-colored, highly reactive alkali metal.

caesura /sɪˈzjʊəɹə/ /sɪˈʒʊɹə/ caesurae caesuras n
Zäsur
A pause or interruption in a poem, music, building, or other work of art.
(Classical prosody) Using two words to divide a metrical foot.

cafeteria /ˌkafəˈtɪəɹi.ə/ /ˌkæfəˈtɪ(ə)ɹi.ə/ cafeterias n
Cafeteria Kantine
(chiefly, US, Canada) A restaurant in which customers select their food at a counter then carry it on a tray to a table to eat.
Kantine Mensa
(chiefly, US, Canada) A dining area in an institution where meals may be purchased (as above), provided, or brought in from elsewhere.

cafetière /ˌkæf.ə.tiˈɛəɹ/ /ˌkæf.əˈtjɛəɹ/ cafetières n
Kaffeepresse Pressstempelkanne
A cylindrical glass or metal jug, fitted with a filter on a rod, used to make coffee.

caffeinated more caffeinated most caffeinated adj
koffeinhaltig
Containing caffeine naturally (e.g., coffee, tea, and cacao) or as an additive (e.g., soft drinks, sports drinks, or energy drinks).

caffeine /kæˈfiːn/ /ˈkæfiːn/ caffeines n
Koffein Coffein
An alkaloid, C8H10N4O2, found naturally in tea and coffee plants which acts as a mild stimulant on the central nervous system. [from 1830]

café /ˈkæfeɪ/ /ˌkæˈfeɪ/ cafés n
Café Kaffeehaus
A coffee shop; an establishment selling coffee and sometimes other non-alcoholic beverages, simple meals or snacks, with a facility to consume them on the premises.

café au lait /kæˌfeɪ əʊ ˈleɪ/ /ˌkæfeɪ əʊ ˈleɪ/ café au laits cafés au lait n
Milchkaffee
A mixture of coffee and hot milk.
Coffee and hot milk served in separate jugs as a breakfast drink.

cage /keɪd͡ʒ/ cages n
Käfig Bauer
An enclosure made of bars, normally to hold animals.

cage bird cage birds n
Käfigvogel Stubenvogel
A bird, such as a canary or budgerigar, kept captive in a cage or aviary for domestic companionship or as a hobby.

cagey /ˈkeɪd͡ʒi/ cagier cagiest adj
ausweichend
zurückhaltend
Wary, careful, shrewd.
schweigsam
Uncommunicative; unwilling or hesitant to give information.

cahoots /kəˈhuːts/ n
etwas gemeinsam ausfressen
Collusion or collaboration to nefarious ends.

caiman /ˈkeɪ.mən/ caimans n
Kaiman
(narrowly) Any of the relatively small crocodilians of the genus Caiman, within the family Alligatoridae.

caipirinha /ˌkaɪ.pɪˈɹiː.njə/ caipirinhas n
Caipirinha
A traditional Brazilian alcoholic drink prepared with cachaça, lime juice, sugar, and ice.

caique /kaɪˈiːk/ /kɑːˈiːk/ caiques n
Kaik Kajik
(nautical) A small wooden trading vessel, brightly painted and rigged for sail, traditionally used for fishing and trawling.

cairn /kɛən/ /kɛəɹn/ cairns n
Steinhügel Steinmännchen
A rounded or conical heap of stones erected by early inhabitants of the British Isles, apparently as a sepulchral monument.
Steindaube Steinhügel Steinmännchen Steinpyramide Steintürmchen
A pile of stones heaped up as a landmark, to guide travelers on land or at sea, or to arrest attention, as in surveying, or in leaving traces of an exploring party, etc.

cairn terrier cairn terriers n
Cairn-Terrier
A terrier of one of the oldest breeds, originating in the Scottish Highlands.

caisson /ˈkeɪ.sɑn/ /ˈkeɪ.sən/ caissons n
Caisson Senkkasten
(engineering) An enclosure from which water can be expelled, in order to give access to underwater areas for engineering works etc.

cajole /kəˈdʒəʊl/ /kəˈd͡ʒoʊl/ v
beschwatzen betteln dazu bringen drängen schmeicheln umgarnen
(ambitransitive) To persuade someone to do something which they are reluctant to do, especially by flattery or promises; to coax.

cajón /kɑˈhoʊn/ cajones cajóns n
Cajón Kachon
(musical instrument) A box-shaped percussion instrument played by slapping the front or rear faces (generally thin plywood) with the hands, fingers, or sometimes various implements.

cake /keɪk/ [ˈk̟ʰeɪ̯k̚] cakes n
Kuchen Torte
A rich, sweet dessert food, typically made of flour, sugar, and eggs and baked in an oven, and often covered in icing.
Stück
A block of any of various dense materials.
Feuerwerksbatterie
(pyrotechnics) A multi-shot fireworks assembly comprising several tubes, each with a fireworks effect, lit by a single fuse.

cake /keɪk/ [ˈk̟ʰeɪ̯k̚] v
verkrusten
(transitive) Coat (something) with a crust of solid material.

cake mix cake mixes n
Backmischung
A powdered mixture of the dry ingredients used to produce a cake or the finished mixture before baking.

cake plate cake plates n
Tortenteller
A dish designed to serve cake.

cake ring cake rings n
Tortenring
A circular shaped cake tin without a bottom.

cake server cake servers n
Tortenheber
A flat, wedge-shaped tool for serving cake.

cake shop /ˈkeɪk ʃɑp/ /ˈkeɪk ʃɒp/ cake shops n
Konditorei
A shop where cakes can be bought.

cake slice cake slices n
Tortenheber Kuchenheber
A knife with a wide, triangular, unsharpened blade, designed to cut and serve slices of cake.

cake tin cake tins n
Kuchenform
The tin in which a cake is baked.

calabash /ˈkaləbaʃ/ /ˈkæləˌbæʃ/ calabashes n
Flaschenkürbis Kalebasse
The bottle gourd (calabash vine, Lagenaria siceraria), believed to have originated in Africa, which is grown for its fruit that are used as a vegetable and to make containers (sense 3); the fruit of this plant.
A container made from the mature, dried shell of the fruit of one of the above plants; also, a similarly shaped container made from some other material.

calamari /kæləˈmɑːɹi/ calamaris n
Tintenfisch
squid as food, especially cooked in the form of calamari rings

calamine calamines n
Calamin Calamine mit Eisenoxid eingefärbtes Zinkoxidpulver
Synonym of smithsonite, a pink form of zinc oxide (mainly zinc carbonate ZnCO3) formed as a byproduct of zinc sublimation, now used in skin lotions.

calamint calamints n
Bergminze Steinquendel
Any species of aromatic garden herb of the genus Calamintha, now often included in Clinopodium.

calamity /kəˈlæmɪti/ calamities n
Unheil Kalamität
An event resulting in great loss.

calamondin /ˌkæləˈmɒndɪn/ calamondins n
Calamondin Calamondin-Orange
The fruit of this tree.

calcimine calcimines n
Kalkfarbe
A form of whitewash (inexpensive white paint) made from calcium carbonate, glue and water, used to coat wooden or plaster surfaces.

calcimine v
kalken mit Kalkfarbe streichen weißeln
To coat with this substance.

calcine /-sɪn/ /kælˈsaɪn/ /ˈkælsaɪn/ /ˈkælˌsaɪn/ v
kalzinieren Kalk brennen ausglühen brennen calcinieren glühen
(chemistry) To heat (a substance) without melting in order to drive off water, etc., and to oxidize or reduce it; specifically, to decompose (carbonates) into oxides, and, especially, to heat (limestone) to form quicklime.

calcite /ˈkælˌsaɪt/ calcites n
Calcit Kalkspat
(mineral) a very widely distributed crystalline form of calcium carbonate, CaCO3, found as limestone, chalk and marble

calcitonin /ˌkæl.sɪˈtoʊ.nɪn/ /ˌkæl.sɪˈtəʊ.nɪn/ calcitonins n
Calcitonin

calcitriol /ˌkæl.sɪˈtɹaɪˌɔl/ n
Calcitriol

calcium /ˈkæl.ʃəm/ /ˈkælsi.əm/ calciums n
Calcium Kalzium
The chemical element (Symbol Ca), with an atomic number 20. It is a soft, silvery-white alkaline earth metal which occurs naturally as carbonate in limestone and as silicate in many rocks.

calcium arsenate n
Calciumarsenat

calcium carbide n
Calciumcarbid
(inorganic compound) A black, solid, of formula CaC2, manufactured from lime and carbon at high temperatures; reacts with water to form acetylene.

calcium carbonate n
Calciumcarbonat Kalk Kalkstein
(inorganic compound) A colourless or white inorganic compound, CaCO3, occurring as chalk, limestone, marble etc; reacts with acids to liberate carbon dioxide.

calcium chloride n
Calciumchlorid Kalziumchlorid
(inorganic compound) The calcium salt of hydrochloric acid, CaCl2; used as a drying agent and to melt ice on roads.

calcium hydroxide n
Calciumhydroxid Kalkhydrat Löschkalk Sumpfkalk Weißkalkhydrat
(inorganic compound) A soft, white powder, Ca(OH)2, obtained by the action of water on calcium oxide; slaked lime.

calcium oxide n
Branntkalk Calciumoxid Weißkalk gebrannter Kalk ungelöschter Kalk Ätzkalk
(inorganic compound) A white powderous substance, CaO, normally made by heating calcium carbonate.

calculable /kæl.kjə.lə.bl/ [ˈkʰæɫ.kjəˌlə.bl̩] more calculable most calculable adj
berechenbar
Able to be calculated; calculatable.

calculate /ˈkælkjəleɪt/ /ˈkælkjʊleɪt/ v
kalkulieren berechnen ausrechnen
(transitive, mathematics) To determine the value of something or the solution to something by a mathematical process.
kalkulieren
(intransitive, US, dialect) To plan; to expect; to think.
rechnen kalkulieren berechnen ausrechnen
To ascertain or predict by mathematical or astrological computations the time, circumstances, or other conditions of; to forecast or compute the character or consequences of.

calculated risk calculated risks n
kalkuliertes Risiko

calculation /kælkjuˈleɪʃən/ /kælkjəˈleɪʃən/ calculations n
Berechnung
(chess, uncountable) The act or process of imagining sequences of potential moves and responses without actually moving the pieces.

calculator /kæl.kjə.leɪ.tɚ/ /ˈkæl.kjə.leɪ.tə(ɹ)/ [ˈkʰæɫ.kjəˌleɪ̯.ɾɚ] calculators n
Taschenrechner Rechner
A mechanical or electronic device that performs mathematical calculations.
Rechner
A person who calculates (in the sense of scheming).

calculus /ˈkæl.kjə.ləs/ /ˈkæl.kjʊ.ləs/ calculi calculuses n
Kalkül Berechnung
(countable, mathematics) Any formal system in which symbolic expressions are manipulated according to fixed rules.
Kalkül
(uncountable, often, definite, the calculus) Differential calculus and integral calculus considered as a single subject; analysis.
Konkrement
(countable, medicine) A stony concretion that forms in a bodily organ.

calculus of variations n
Variationsrechnung
(calculus) The form of calculus that deals with the maxima and minima of definite integrals of functions of many variables.

caldera /kælˈdɛə.ɹə/ /kælˈdɛɹ.ə/ /ˈkɔːl.də.ɹə/ calderas n
Caldera
(vulcanology) A large crater formed by collapse of the cone or edifice of a volcano.

calefactory calefactories n
Kalefaktorium Wärmestube
(architecture) The room or building in a monastery holding its communal fire, kept warm and used as a sitting room.

calendar /ˈkæl.ən.də/ /ˈkæl.ən.dɚ/ [ˈkʰæl.(ə)n.dɚ] calendars n
Kalender
Any system by which time is divided into days, weeks, months, and years.
A means to determine the date consisting of a document containing dates and other temporal information.
A list of planned events.

calendar day calendar days n
Kalendertag
(legal) A timespan of exactly 24 hours, measured from one midnight to the next.

calendar month calendar months n
Kalendermonat
The period of duration from the first date of one month to the last date of the same month, which can thus vary from 28 to 31 days in length.

calender /ˈkæləndə/ /ˈkæləndɚ/ calenders n
Kalander
Calander machine A machine, used for the purpose of giving cloth, paper etc., a smooth, even, and glossy or glazed surface, by cold or hot pressure, or for watering them and giving them a wavy appearance; it consists of two or more cylinders revolving nearly in contact, with the necessary apparatus for moving and regulating.

calender /ˈkæləndə/ /ˈkæləndɚ/ v
kalandern
To press between rollers for the purpose of making smooth and glossy, or wavy, as woolen and silk stuffs, linens, paper etc., as in a calender.

calendrical /kəˈlɛndɹɪkl̩/ adj
kalendarisch
Of, pertaining to, or used by a calendar system.

calends /ˈkæləndz/ /ˈkælɪndz/ n
Kalenden
(historical, Ancient Rome) The first day of a month of the Roman calendar.

calendula calendulas n
Calendula
Any plant of the genus Calendula, with yellow or orange flowers, often called marigolds.

calf /kaf/ /keɪf/ /kæf/ /kɐːf/ /kɑːf/ calfs calves n
Kalb Bullenkalb Kuhkalb
A young cow or bull.
Wade Wadenmuskel
The muscle in the back of the leg below the knee.
Kalb
A young deer, elephant, seal, whale or giraffe (also used of some other animals).

calf bone calf bones n
Wadenbein Fibula
(anatomy) The smaller of the two bones in the lower leg, the fibula.

calf raise calf raises n
Wadenheben
An exercise targeting the calf muscles where the subject raises their heel off the ground and lowers it again.

calfskin calfskins n
Kalbfell Kalbsleder
A fine leather made from the hide of a calf.

caliber /ˈkæl.ə.bə(ɹ)/ /ˈkæl.ə.bɚ/ /ˈkæl.ɪ.bə(ɹ)/ /ˈkæl.ɪ.bɚ/ calibers n
Kaliber
The diameter of round or cylindrical body, as of a bullet, a projectile, or a column.
Kaliber Bohrung Durchmesser
Unit of measure used to express the length of the bore of a weapon. The number of calibres is determined by dividing the length of the bore of the weapon, from the breech face of the tube to the muzzle, by the diameter of its bore. A gun tube the bore of which is 40 feet (480 inches) long and 12 inches in diameter is said to be 40 calibers long.
Kaliber Format
(figuratively) Capacity or compass of mind.
Format Kaliber Wert
(dated) Degree of importance or station in society.

calibrate /ˈkæl.ə.bɹeɪt/ /ˈkæl.ə.bɹæɪt/ /ˈkæl.ɪ.bɹeɪt/ v
kalibrieren
To check or adjust by comparison with a standard.

calibration /ˈkæl.əˈbɹeɪ.ʃən/ /ˈkæl.əˈbɹæɪ.ʃən/ /ˈkæl.ɪˈbɹeɪ.ʃən/ calibrations n
Kalibrierung
The act of calibrating something.

calico /ˈkælɪkəʊ/ calicoes calicos n
Kaliko Kattun
(textiles) A kind of rough cloth made from unbleached and not fully processed cotton, often printed with a bright pattern.

californium /ˌkælɪˈfɔɹniəm/ /ˌkælɪˈfɔːniəm/ n
Californium
A strongly radioactive and highly fissile transuranic chemical element (symbol Cf) with an atomic number of 98.

calimocho calimochos n
Calimocho
A cocktail consisting of approximately 50% red wine and 50% cola-based soft drink.

caliper /ˈkælɪpɚ/ calipers n
Bremsbacke
(automotive) The part of a disc brake that holds the brake pads.

calipers /ˈkæl.ɪ.pəz/ /ˈkæl.ɪ.pɚz/ n
Kaliber Messschieber Stangenzirkel
A device used to measure dimensions, especially for small or precise measurements.

caliph /ˈkeɪlɪf/ /ˈkælɪf/ caliphs n
Kalif Kalifin
The political leader of the Muslim world; the successor of the prophet Muhammad's political authority.

caliphate /ˈkælɪfeɪt/ caliphates n
Kalifat
A unified Islamic government for the Muslim world, ruled by a caliph.

calisthenics /ˌkæl.ɪsˈθɛn.ɪks/ n
Eigengewichtsübungen Körpergewichtsübungen Spannungsübungen
(in the plural) Gymnastic exercises under the participation of a (surface-wise) multitude of muscles and often minimal equipment (thus, usually bodyweight exercises) with a stress on stamina.

call /koːl/ /kɑl/ /kɔl/ /kɔːl/ [kʰoɫ] [kʰɑɫ] [kʰɔɫ] calls n
Anruf
A telephone conversation; a phone call.
Besuch Stippvisite
A short visit, usually for social purposes.
Ruf Rufen
A cry or shout.
Ruf Lockruf
A beckoning or summoning.
Call Kaufoption
(finance) Short for call option.
Bereitschaftsdienst Notdienst
(uncountable) A work shift which requires one to be available when requested, i.e. on call.
(poker) The act of matching a bet made by a player who has previously bet in the same round of betting.
Aufruf Wort
(computing) The act of jumping to a subprogram, saving the means to return to the original point.
Ruf Schrei Laut
A pipe or other instrument to call birds or animals by imitating their note or cry. A game call.
(US, law) A reference to, or statement of, an object, course, distance, or other matter of description in a survey or grant requiring or calling for a corresponding object, etc., on the land.

call /koːl/ /kɑl/ /kɔl/ /kɔːl/ [kʰoɫ] [kʰɑɫ] [kʰɔɫ] v
anrufen telefonieren anbellen anbimmeln anklingeln anläuten
(ambitransitive) To contact by telephone.
rufen anrufen herbeirufen
(intransitive) To request, summon, or beckon.
besuchen vorbeischauen
To pay a (social) visit (often used with "on", "round", or "at"; used by salespeople with "again" to invite customers to come again).
einfordern
To come to pass; to afflict.
nennen rufen heißen
To state, or estimate, approximately or loosely; to characterize without strict regard to fact.
aufrufen
(transitive, computing) To jump to (another part of a program) to perform some operation, returning to the original point on completion.

call a spade a spade v
das Kind beim Namen nennen die Dinge beim Namen nennen es auf gut Deutsch sagen kein Blatt vor den Mund nehmen
(idiomatic) To put it bluntly, to be outspoken; to speak the truth, to say things as they really are.

call an ambulance phraseologicalUnit
ruf einen Krankenwagen rufen Sie einen Krankenwagen
Use a telephone to ensure arrival of an ambulance

call back v
zurückrufen
To request someone's return.
To telephone someone again at a more convenient time.
wiederkommen
To return to a shop or residence one has previously visited.

call box call boxes n
Notrufsäule
A box containing a telephone for use in emergency, usually mounted on a post in an area where normal access to telephones is inconvenient (such as on an interstate highway or a very long highway bridge)

call center call centers n
Callcenter
(business, telephony) A communications facility where phone calls are handled; especially, a commercial one for customer service, sales and telemarketing.

call into question v
in Frage stellen
(transitive) To cause to be questioned; to introduce doubt regarding.

call it a day v
Feierabend machen Schluss für heute
(idiomatic) To cease the activity for the day. [from 1919]
in Pension gehen
(idiomatic) To retire.

call it even v
quitt sein
To declare debts resolved or favors or other exchange equitable.

call names v
beflegeln
(transitive, intransitive) To use abusive or insulting language, engage in name-calling.

call off v
absagen
(transitive) To recall; to cancel or call a halt to.

call out v
angehen zur Rede stellen
(transitive, idiomatic, colloquial) To challenge, criticize, denounce.

call sign call signs n
Rufzeichen
(broadcasting) A combination of letters and numbers used to identify a radio or television station.

call the fire department phraseologicalUnit
ruf die Feuerwehr ruf die Feuerwehr an

call the police phraseologicalUnit
ruf die Polizei rufen Sie die Polizei ruft die Polizei
Use a telephone to request the arrival of a police officer.

call the shots v
den Ton angeben sagen, wo es langgeht
(chiefly, US) To make the decisions; to be in charge; to give orders.

call time v
die Sperrstunde ankündigen
(UK) To announce the closing of a pub for the day.
beenden für beended erklären
(UK) To end something.

call to action calls to action n
Aufruf
An appeal for action.

call to prayer calls to prayer n
Gebetsruf
A public proclamation made five times a day in Muslim societies, broadcast from the mosques, to mark out the ordained occasions for worship.

call-by-reference n
Referenzparameter

call-by-value n
Wertparameter

call-up call-ups n
Einberufung
An order to report for military service.

calla callas n
Drachenwurz
A marsh plant native to cooler areas throughout the northern hemisphere, Calla palustris, having pale green flowers in a white spathe.

callback callbacks n
Rückruf
The return of a situation to a previous position or state; a reference to such a position or state.
(telephony) A return telephone or radio call; especially one made automatically to authenticate a logon to a computer network.
Rückruf Rückrufaktion
A product recall because of a defect or safety concern.
Rückruffunktion
(programming) A function pointer passed as an argument to another function.

caller /ˈkɑlɚ/ /ˈkɔlɚ/ /ˈkɔːlə/ callers n
Anrufer
(telephony) The person who makes a telephone call.

calligram /ˈkæl.ɪˌɡɹæm/ calligrams n
Bildgedicht Figurengedicht Kalligramm
A word, phrase or longer text in which the typeface or the layout has some special significance.

calligrapher /kəˈlɪɡɹəfɚ/ calligraphers n
Kalligraf Kalligrafin Kalligraph Kalligraphin Schreibkünstler Schreibkünstlerin
one who practices calligraphy

calligraphy /kəˈlɪɡɹəfi/ calligraphies n
Kalligraphie Handschrift Schönschreiben Schönschreibkunst Schönschrift gute
(uncountable) The art or practice of writing letters and words in a decorative style; the letters and words so written.

calling card calling cards n
Markenzeichen
(figurative) An attribute, symptom, object, or behavior which is distinctly characteristic of someone or something.
(euphemistic) Excrement, especially of a domestic animal.

calling name calling names n
Rufname
(anthropology, linguistics) The name by which a person is normally identified in conversation.

calliope /kəˈlaɪə.pi/ /ˈkælioʊp/ calliopes n
Dampforgel
A musical organ, consisting of steam whistles played with a keyboard. Often used with merry-go-rounds.

callipygian /ˌkæ.ləˈpɪ.d͡ʒi.ən/ /ˌkæliˈpɪdʒjən/ /ˌkæləˈpɪdʒi.ən/ /ˌkæləˈpɪdʒjən/ /ˌkælɪˈpɪdʒi.ən/ more callipygian most callipygian adj
kallipygisch
Having beautifully shaped buttocks.

callous /ˈkæləs/ more callous most callous adj
gefühllos abgestumpft herzlos verhärtet
(figurative) Emotionally hardened; unfeeling and indifferent to the suffering/feelings of others.
schwielig
(literal) Having calluses, or relating to calluses.

callousness callousnesses n
Gefühllosigkeit Unempfindlichkeit Abgebrühtheit Herzlosigkeit Kaltschnäuzigkeit
The quality of being callous; emotional hardheartedness or indifference.
Schwieligkeit
The quality of having calluses.

callow /ˈkaləʊ/ /ˈkæloʊ/ callower callowest more callow most callow adj
ungefiedert
Unfledged (of a young bird), featherless.
unerfahren grün unreif
(by extension) Immature, lacking in life experience.

callus /ˈkæləs/ calli calluses n
Schwiele Hornhaut Kallus
A hardened area of the skin (especially on the foot or hand) caused by repeated friction, wear or use.
The material of repair in fractures of bone; a substance exuded at the site of fracture, which is at first soft or cartilaginous in consistency, but is ultimately converted into true bone and unites the fragments into a single piece.

callus /ˈkæləs/ v
verhornen
(intransitive) To form such hardened tissue.

callused more callused most callused adj
schwielig
Having calluses.

calm /kam/ /kaɹm/ /kaːm/ /kæm/ /kɑlm/ /kɑm/ /kɑːm/ /kɔlm/ [kʰa(ː)m] [kʰäː(ɫ)m] [kʰɐːm] [kʰɑːm] [kʰɒː(ɫ)m] calmer calmest more calm most calm adj
ruhig
(of a person) Peaceful, quiet, especially free from anger and anxiety.
(of a place or situation) Free of noise and disturbance.
(of water) with few or no waves on the surface; not rippled.
windstill
Without wind or storm.

calm /kam/ /kaɹm/ /kaːm/ /kæm/ /kɑlm/ /kɑm/ /kɑːm/ /kɔlm/ [kʰa(ː)m] [kʰäː(ɫ)m] [kʰɐːm] [kʰɑːm] [kʰɒː(ɫ)m] calms n
Ruhe
(in a place or situation) The state of being calm; absence of noise and disturbance.
Windstille
A period of time without wind.

calm /kam/ /kaɹm/ /kaːm/ /kæm/ /kɑlm/ /kɑm/ /kɑːm/ /kɔlm/ [kʰa(ː)m] [kʰäː(ɫ)m] [kʰɐːm] [kʰɑːm] [kʰɒː(ɫ)m] v
beruhigen ruhig stellen
(transitive) To make calm.

calm before the storm calms before storms n
Ruhe vor dem Sturm
(idiomatic) A period of peace before a disturbance or crisis; an unnatural or false calm before a storm.

calm down v
beruhigen
(transitive) To cause to become less excited, intense, or angry.

calmly /ˈkɑː(ɹ)m.li/ more calmly most calmly adv
ruhig
In a calm manner.

calmness /ˈkɑ(l)mnəs/ /ˈkɑːmnəs/ calmnesses n
Gelassenheit Ruhe Gemütsruhe
(uncountable) The state of being calm; tranquillity; silence.

calorie /ˈkæləɹi/ calories n
Kalorie
(physics, chemistry, obsolete) The gram calorie or small calorie, a non-SI unit of energy, equivalent to approximately 4.2 joules. This unit was widely used in chemistry and physics, being the amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 °C.

calorie bomb calorie bombs n
Kalorienbombe

calorie-conscious more calorie-conscious most calorie-conscious adj
kalorienbewusst

calorimeter /ˌkæləˈɹɪmɪtɚ/ calorimeters n
Kalorimeter
(physics) An apparatus for measuring the heat generated or absorbed by either a chemical reaction, change of phase or some other physical change.

calorimetric adj
kalorimetrisch
of, or relating to calorimetry, or measured by a calorimeter

calorimetry calorimetries n
Kalorimetrie
(physics) The science of measuring the heat absorbed or evolved during the course of a chemical reaction or change of state.

calpack calpacks n
Kalpak
A kind of cap from Turkic countries, with a high crown.

calque /kælk/ calques n
Lehnübersetzung
(linguistics, translation studies) A word or phrase in a language formed by word-for-word or morpheme-by-morpheme translation of a word in another language.

calque /kælk/ v
lehnübersetzen
(linguistics, translation studies, transitive) To adopt (a word or phrase) from one language to another by semantic translation of its parts.

caltrop /ˈkæltɹəp/ /ˈkɔːltɹəp/ caltrops n
Fußangel Krähenfuß
(weaponry) A small, metal object with spikes arranged so that, when thrown onto the ground, one always faces up as a threat to pedestrians, horses, and vehicles (also used as a heraldic charge).

calumniate /kəˈlʌmni.eɪt/ v
verleumden
(transitive) To make hurtful untrue comments about.

calumny /kəˈlʌmni/ /ˈkæləmni/ calumnies n
Verleumdung
(countable) A false accusation or charge brought to tarnish another's reputation or standing.
Verleumdung Rufmord
(uncountable) Falsifications or misrepresentations intended to disparage or discredit another.

calumny /kəˈlʌmni/ /ˈkæləmni/ v
verleumden
(transitive, formal) To make false accusations or levy false charges against a person with the intent to tarnish that person's reputation or standing; to calumniate.

calvados calvadoses n
Calvados
(uncountable) An apple brandy made in Normandy, France.

calvaria calvariae calvarias n
Schädeldach Schädeldecke Schädelkalotte
(anatomy) The dome or roof of the skull, the skullcap.

calvary calvaries n
Calvaire
A life-size representation of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ on a piece of raised ground.
A type of monumental public Christian cross, sometimes encased in an open shrine.

calve /kæv/ /kɑːv/ v
kalben werfen
(intransitive) to give birth to a calf
(intransitive) to assist in a cow's giving birth to a calf
(transitive) to give birth to (a calf)
sich lösen
(intransitive, figuratively, especially of an iceberg) to break off
kalben
(transitive, figuratively, especially of an ice shelf, a glacier, an ice sheet, or even an iceberg) to shed (a large piece, e.g. an iceberg); to set loose (a mass of ice), e.g. a block of ice (coming off an iceberg)

calyx /ˈkeɪ.lɪks/ /ˈkæ.lɪks/ calyces calyxes n
Calyx Kelch
(botany) The outermost whorl of flower parts, comprising the sepals, which covers and protects the petals as they develop.

calzone /kæltˈsəʊni/ /kælˈzoʊn/ /kælˈzoʊneɪ/ /kælˈzəʊni/ calzones calzoni n
Calzone
A baked Italian turnover made of pizza dough and stuffed with tomato, cheese and other toppings.

calèche /kəˈlɛʃ/ calèches n
Kalesche
A type of carriage with low wheels, especially pulled by horses.

cam [kæm] cams n
Nocken
A turning or sliding piece which imparts motion to a rod, lever or block brought into sliding or rolling contact with it.
(UK, dialect) A ridge or mound of earth.

camaraderie /ˌkæm(ə)ˈɹɑdəɹi/ /ˌkæməˈɹædəɹi/ /ˌkæməˈɹɑːdəɹi/ /ˌkɑm(ə)ˈɹɑdəɹi/ camaraderies n
Kameradschaft
Close friendship in a group of friends or teammates.

cambarysu cambarysus n
Cambarysu
A device reportedly used by the Catuquinaru to communicate, consisting of a wooden drum, filled with various materials and half-buried; when one was beaten, the vibrations (travelling through the earth) could be heard on the devices in other villages up to 1.5 km away.

camber /ˈkæm.bə/ /ˈkæm.bɚ/ n
Radsturz Sturz
(automotive) The alignment on the roll axis of the wheels of a road vehicle, where positive camber signifies that the wheels are closer together at the bottom than the top.

camber angle camber angles n
Achssturz Radsturz

camcorder /ˈkæmˌkoɹ.dɚ/ camcorders n
Camcorder Videokamera
A camera recorder: a portable electronic device for recording images and audio on to a storage device, hence functioning as a camera and a recorder in a single unit.

camel /ˈkæməl/ camels n
Kamel Trampeltier
A beast of burden, much used in desert areas, of the genus Camelus.

camel driver camel drivers n
Kameltreiber Kameltreiberin
One whose occupation is to direct, handle and care for camels, especially as a part of a caravan travelling long distances.

camel meat n
Kamelfleisch
Camel eaten as meat.

camel rider camel riders n
Kamelreiter Kamelreiterin
Someone who rides a camel.

camel spider camel spiders n
Walzenspinne
Any fast-moving, predatory desert arachnid belonging to the order Solifugae having massive paired chelicerae and a long body covered with tactile hairs.

camel through the eye of a needle phraseologicalUnit
eher geht ein Kamel durch ein Nadelöhr
(idiomatic) Hyperbole to illustrate something that is impossible to do or to make happen.

cameleer cameleers n
Kamelreiter Kamelreiterin
Camel driver or camel rider, one who travels by camel.

camellia /kəˈmiːlɪ.ə/ /kəˈmɛlɪ.ə/ camellias n
Kamelie
Any plant of the genus Camellia, shrubs and small trees native to Asia; Camellia japonica is the most popular as a garden plant; Camellia sinensis is the tea plant.

camelthorn camelthorns n
Kameldorn
Vachellia erioloba, formerly Acacia erioloba, a tree native to southern Africa.
Alhagistrauch
Alhagi, a genus of shrubs native to northern Africa and Asia Minor.

cameltoe cameltoes n
Taubstummenhose
(slang) The visible outline of a woman's labia or vulva, as a consequence of wearing tight pants.

camembert /ˈkæmɒmˌbeə(ɹ)/ /ˈkæməmˌbeː/ camemberts n
Camembert
A soft, creamy cheese from France made from cow's milk.

cameo /ˈkæm.i.oʊ/ /ˈkæm.iː.əʊ/ cameoes cameos n
Kamee Camée
A piece of jewelry, etc., carved in relief.
Cameo-Auftritt Kurzauftritt
A single very brief appearance, especially by a prominent celebrity in a movie or song.

camera /ˈkæməɹə/ /ˈkæmɹə/ camerae cameras cameræ n
Kamera Fotoapparat
(photography) A device for taking still or moving pictures or photographs.
Kamera Fotoapparat Videokamera
(computer graphics, video games) The viewpoint in a three-dimensional game or simulation.

camera obscura /ˌkæm.ə.ɹə əbˈskjʊə.ɹə/ /ˌkæm.ɚ.ə əbˈskjʊɚ.ə/ /ˌkæm.ɹə əbˈskjʊə.ɹə/ /ˌkæm.ɹə əbˈskjʊɚ.ə/ camera obscuras camerae obscurae n
Camera obscura
A darkened chamber in which the image of an outside object is projected and focused onto a surface.

camera trap camera traps n
Fotofalle Kamerafalle Tierbeobachtungskamera Wildkamera

camera-shy more camera-shy most camera-shy adj
kamerascheu
Reluctant or resisting to be photographed.

cameralism n
Kameralismus
The theories and practices of the cameralists.

cameraman cameramen n
Kameramann Kamerafrau Kameraoperateur
Somebody who operates a movie camera or television camera.

camgirl camgirls n
Camgirl
A girl or woman who publishes webcam photographs or videos of herself, often for adult entertainment.

camisole /ˈkamɪsəʊl/ camisoles n
Leibchen Mieder
A short, sleeveless undergarment worn by women underneath a blouse, or as a form of short négligée.

camomile /ˈkæ.məˌmaɪl/ /ˈkæ.məˌmil/ camomiles n
Kamille Echte Kamille
Matricaria recutita (formerly known as Matricaria chamomilla), German chamomile or Hungarian chamomile, with fragrant flowers used for tea, and as an herbal remedy.
Römische Kamille
Chamaemelum nobile (formerly Anthemis nobilis), English chamomile or Roman chamomile, a ground cover with fragrant foliage.

camomile tea camomile teas n
Kamillentee
A beverage made by infusing the leaves of the camomile plant (either Matricaria recutita or Chamaemelum nobile) in hot water.

camouflage /ˈkæ.məˌflɑːʒ/ camouflages n
Tarnmaterial
A disguise or covering up.
Tarnen
The act of disguising.
Tarnung Camouflage Tarnen
(military) The use of natural or artificial material on personnel, objects, or tactical positions with the aim of confusing, misleading, or evading the enemy.
Tarnanzug Tarnmuster
(textiles) A pattern on clothing consisting of irregularly shaped patches that are either greenish/brownish, brownish/whitish, or bluish/whitish, as used by ground combat forces.
Tarnung
(biology) Resemblance of an organism to its surroundings for avoiding detection.
Tarnanzug
Clothes made from camouflage fabric, for concealment in combat or hunting.

camouflage /ˈkæ.məˌflɑːʒ/ v
tarnen
To hide or disguise something by covering it up or changing the way it looks.

camouflaged more camouflaged most camouflaged adj
getarnt
wearing, in, or treated with, camouflage; disguised

camp /kæmp/ [kʰeəmp] [kʰɛəmp] camper campest adj
tuntig
(of a, man) Ostentatiously effeminate.

camp /kæmp/ [kʰeəmp] [kʰɛəmp] camps n
Lager
An outdoor place acting as temporary accommodation in tents or other temporary structures.
An organised event, often taking place in tents or temporary accommodation.
Kitsch
An affected, exaggerated or intentionally tasteless style.
Lager Feldlager
A base of a military group, not necessarily temporary.

camp /kæmp/ [kʰeəmp] [kʰɛəmp] v
zelten campen
(intransitive, obsolete) To fight; contend in battle or in any kind of contest; to strive with others in doing anything; compete.

camp bed camp beds n
Feldbett
(chiefly, UK) A lightweight portable bed used by the military, campers, etc.

camp stove camp stoves n
Campingkocher Gaskocher
A portable stove used while camping.

campaign /kæmˈpeɪn/ /kəmˈpeɪn/ campaigns n
Kampagne Feldzug Heereszug Einsatz
A series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal.

campaign /kæmˈpeɪn/ /kəmˈpeɪn/ v
einsetzen
(intransitive) To take part in a campaign.

campaigner /kæmˈpeɪnə(ɹ)/ campaigners n
Aktivist Aktivistin
A person who campaigns for a person running for political office or works, or supports, in an organised and active way towards a goal; an activist.

campanology campanologies n
Campanologie Kampanologie
The study of bells and their casting, tuning, and ringing.

camper /ˈkæmpɚ/ campers n
Camper Camperin Zelter Zelterin
A person who camps, especially in a tent etc.
Camper Camperin
(video games) A person who stays in one spot during a first-person shooting game, to guard an item etc.

campfire /ˈkæmpˌfaɪ̯ɚ/ [ˈkʰɛə̯mpˌfaɪ̯ɚ] campfires n
Lagerfeuer
A fire at a campground or on a camping trip, often used for cooking, to provide light and heat, to drive away bugs, and as a focal point for sitting around in the evening and talking, telling stories, and singing.

campground campgrounds n
Campingplatz
An area where tents are pitched.

camphor /ˈkæmfə/ /ˈkæmfɚ/ camphors n
Kampfer Campher
(organic compound) A white transparent waxy crystalline isoprenoid ketone, 1,7,7-trimethylbicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-2-one, with a strong pungent odour, used in pharmacy.

camphor tree camphor trees n
Kampferbaum Kampferlorbeer
An aromatic, glossy-leaved evergreen tree native to eastern Asia (Cinnamomum camphora, Camphora officinarum) grown as a shade tree as well as for timber and camphor.

camping /ˈkæmp.ɪŋ/ campings n
Camping Zelten
(uncountable) The recreational or educational activity of temporarily living in a tent or similar accommodation.

campion /ˈkæmpiən/ campions n
Pechnelke
Some flowering plants of the genus Lychnis.
Leimkraut
Any flowering plant of the genus Silene.

campsite campsites n
Campingplatz Camping
A place where one or more tents may be pitched for an overnight stay in an outdoor area.

campus /ˈkæmpəs/ /ˈkæmpʊs/ campuses campusses n
Campus Hochschulgelände Unigelände Universitätsgelände
The grounds or property of a school, college, university, business, church, or hospital, often understood to include buildings and other structures.

camshaft camshafts n
Nockenwelle
A shaft fitted with cams; especially one in a piston engine that activates the valves.

can /ˈkæn/ /ˈkæːn/ [ˈkeən] cans n
Kanister Blechdose
A more or less cylindrical and often metal container or vessel.
Konservendose Blechdose Kanne Gießkanne
A container used to carry and dispense water for plants (a watering can).
Klo WC
(US, slang) a toilet or lavatory.
Arschbacken Pobacken
(US, slang) Buttocks.

can /kən/ /ˈkæn/ /ˈkɛn/ [kʰn̩] [kʰən] [ˈkʰan] [ˈkʰæn] [ˈkʰɛən ~ ˈkʰeən] [ˈkʰɛːn] [ˈkʰɛˑn] v
können
(auxiliary, _, verb, defective) To know how to; to be able to.
können dürfen
(modal, _, auxiliary, _, verb, defective, informal) May; to be permitted or enabled to.

can /ˈkæn/ /ˈkæːn/ [ˈkeən] v
einmachen
To preserve by heating and sealing in a jar or can.
abbrechen
To discard, scrap or terminate (an idea, project, etc.).
den Mund halten die Klappe halten
(transitive, slang) To shut up.
kündigen rausschmeißen feuern
(US, euphemistic) To fire or dismiss an employee.

can I buy you a drink phraseologicalUnit
darf ich dir einen Drink ausgeben? kann ich Ihnen etwas zu trinken holen?
Indicates the speaker wishes to buy the interlocutor a drink, in a bar.

can I come in /kən ˌaɪ kʌm ˈɪn/ [kən ˌaɪ kʰɐm ˈɪn] [kən ˌaɪ kʰʌm ˈɪn] phraseologicalUnit
darf ich hereinkommen? darf ich rein?
Asks for permission to enter a room.

can I help you phraseologicalUnit
kann ich Ihnen helfen? kann ich dir helfen?
An offering of assistance.

can I use your phone phraseologicalUnit
kann ich Ihr Telefon benutzen? kann ich dein Telefon benutzen?
Indicates that the speaker wants to communicate with someone via the interlocutor's telephone, if it is available.

can of worms cans of worms n
Fass Fass ohne Boden Wespennest
(idiomatic) A complex, troublesome situation arising when a decision or action produces considerable subsequent problems.

can opener can openers n
Dosenöffner Büchsenöffner
A device used to open tin cans, usually by slicing the lid off.

can you help me phraseologicalUnit
kannst Du mir helfen? können Sie mir helfen?
A request for help.

can you tell us phraseologicalUnit
könnten Sie uns sagen
Begins a polite request; used on behalf of more than one speaker.

can't help v
nicht anders können als nicht lassen können nicht umhin können
(idiom) Be unable to avoid a situation, or stop something from happening.

can't wait v
kaum erwarten können

canal /kəˈnæl/ /kəˈnɛl/ canals n
Kanal
An artificial waterway or artificially improved river used for travel, shipping, or irrigation.
Kanal Gang
(anatomy) A tubular channel within the body.

canalise /kəˈnæl.aɪz/ /ˈkæn.ə.laɪz/ v
kanalisieren
(transitive, British spelling) To convert (a river or other waterway) into a canal.
(transitive, British spelling) To channel the flow of.

canapé canapés n
Kanapee Schnittchen
An hors d’oeuvre, a bite-sized open-faced sandwich made of thin bread or toast topped with savory garnish.
Kanapee Canapé
A piece of furniture similar to a couch or settee, an elegant sofa.

canard /kəˈnɑɹd/ /kəˈnɑːd/ canards n
Zeitungsente Ente
A false or misleading report or story, especially if deliberately so.
Canard Entenflugzeug Entenflügler
(aviation) A type of aircraft in which the primary horizontal control and stabilization surfaces are in front of the main wing.

canary /kəˈnɛəɹi/ more canary most canary adj
kanariengelb
Of a light yellow colour.

canary /kəˈnɛəɹi/ canaries n
Kanarienvogel
A small, usually yellow, finch (genus Serinus), a songbird native to the Canary Islands.
Any of various small birds of different countries, most of which are largely yellow in colour.
(countable, uncountable) A light, sweet, white wine from the Canary Islands.
Kanariengelb
A light, slightly greenish, yellow colour.

canasta /kəˈnæstə/ canastas n
Canasta
(uncountable, games, card games) A card game similar to rummy and played using two packs, where the object is to meld groups of the same rank.
(countable, card games) A meld of seven cards in a game of canasta.

cancan cancans n
Cancan
A high-kicking chorus line dance originating in France.

cancel /ˈkæn.sl̩/ [ˈkɛən.sl̩ ~ ˈkeən.sl̩] v
durchstreichen ausstreichen kanzellieren
(transitive) To cross out something with lines etc.
stornieren annullieren streichen abbestellen absagen canceln
(transitive) To invalidate or annul something.
aufheben auslöschen
(transitive) To offset or equalize something.
kürzen
(transitive, mathematics) To remove a common factor from both the numerator and denominator of a fraction, or from both sides of an equation.
einstellen
(transitive, media) To stop production of a programme.
auslöschen
(slang) To kill.
abstempeln canceln entwerten kanzellieren
(transitive, neologism) To cease to provide financial or moral support to (someone deemed unacceptable); to disinvite. Compare cancel culture.

cancel culture n
Cancel Culture
(neologism, often, derogatory) The cultural phenomenon of publicly shaming, rejecting, and ceasing to provide support to people, companies, stores, etc. that are deemed unacceptable, and calling on others to boycott them.

cancellation /kænsəˈleɪʃən/ cancellations n
Absage Kündigung Aufhebung Stornierung Streichung Widerruf
The act, process, or result of cancelling; as, the cancellation of certain words in a contract, or of the contract itself.

cancelled adj
abbestellt abgebrochen abgesagt
No longer planned or scheduled.

cancer /ˈkænsə/ /ˈkænsɚ/ /ˈkæːnsə/ cancers n
Krebs
(medicine, oncology, disease) A disease in which the cells of a tissue undergo uncontrolled (and often rapid) proliferation.

cancerous /ˈkænsəɹəs/ more cancerous most cancerous adj
krebsartig
(oncology) Relating to or affected with cancer.

cancerphobia n
Kanzerophobie
Inordinate dread of developing cancer.

candela /kænˈdiːlə/ /kænˈdɛlə/ /ˈkændɪlə/ candelae candelas n
Candela
In the International System of Units, the base unit of luminous intensity; the luminous intensity, in a given direction, of a source that emits monochromatic radiation of frequency 540 × 1012 hertz and that has a radiant intensity in that direction of 1/683 watt per steradian. Symbol: cd

candelabrum /kændɪˈleɪbɹəm/ /kændɪˈlɑːbɹəm/ /ˌkæn.dl̩ˈæ.bɹəm/ /ˌkæn.dl̩ˈɑ.bɹəm/ candelabra candelabrums n
Kandelaber Armleuchter Kerzenständer
A candle holder.

candid /ˈkæn.dɪd/ candider candidest adj
unparteiisch unvoreingenommen vorurteilsfrei
Impartial and free from prejudice.
freimütig geradeheraus offenherzig
Straightforward, open and sincere.
nicht eingeübt spontan ungestellt
Not posed or rehearsed.

candid camera candid cameras n
versteckte Kamera
(photography, hyphenated when used attributively) A camera which is concealed or unobtrusive, used to obtain candid photographs of people who usually are unaware; the practice of taking such photos.

candidacy /ˈkændɪdəsi/ candidacies n
Kandidatur
The state of being a candidate; candidateship.

candidate /ˈkæn.dɪ.deɪt/ /ˈkæn.dɪ.dɪt/ /ˈkæn.dɪdət/ /ˈkæn.ɪ.deɪt/ /ˈkæn.ɪ.dɪt/ candidates n
Kandidat Kandidatin Wahlbewerber Wahlbewerberin
A person who is running in an election.
Bewerber Kandidat Anwärter Anwärterin Bewerberin Jobkandidat
A person who is applying for a job.

candidature /ˈkændɪdətjʊɚ/ /ˈkændɪdət͡ʃɚ/ /ˈkændɪdət͡ʃʊɚ/ candidatures n
Kandidatur
(Commonwealth, Ireland) The condition of becoming a candidate; candidateship.

candidiasis /ˌkændɪˈdaɪəsɪs/ candidiases n
Kandidose
(pathology) A fungal infection of any of the Candida (yeast) species.

candied fruit candied fruits n
Kanditen kandierte Frucht
Any fruit that has been preserved by treatment with a sugar syrup and dried

candle /ˈkændl̩/ /ˈkændəl/ candles n
Kerze
A light source consisting of a wick embedded in a solid, flammable substance such as wax, tallow, or paraffin.

candle snuffer candle snuffers n
Kerzenlöscher
A device made to extinguish (snuff out) a candle.

candle wax candle waxes n
Kerzenwachs
Any material, such as stearin or tallow, used to make the body of candles

candleflame candleflames n
Kerzenflamme
The flame of a candle.

candleholder candleholders n
Kerzenhalter
A device for holding one or more lit candles

candlelight /ˈkæn.dl̩ˌlaɪt/ candlelights n
Kerzenlicht Kerzenschein
The light emitted by a candle.

candlelight vigil candlelight vigils n
Mahnwache
An event that includes lighting candles, used to remember the victims of a tragedy.

candlelit dinner candlelit dinners n
Candle-Light-Dinner

candlepower candlepowers n
Normalkerze
(dated) A unit of luminous intensity of a light source, equal to 0.981 candelas.

candlestick /ˈkændl̩ˌstɪk/ /ˈkændəlˌstɪk/ candlesticks n
Kerzenhalter
A holder with a socket or spike for a candle.

candor /ˈkæn.də(ɹ)/ /ˈkæn.dɚ/ candors n
Freimut Offenheit Aufrichtigkeit Ehrlichkeit Freimütigkeit Offenherzigkeit
The state of being sincere and open in speech; honesty in expression. [from c. 1600]
Neutralität Offenheit Unparteilichkeit
Impartiality.

candrabindu candrabindus n
Chandrabindu
A diacritic used in Indic scripts like Devanagari (ँ), Bengali (ঁ), Gurmukhi ( ਁ), Gujarati (ઁ), Odia (ଁ), and Telugu (ఁ) scripts. It usually indicates that the previous vowel is nasalized. Shown here over the letter "ka" (or in the case of Telugu, after the "ka"):

candy /ˈkændi/ candies n
Candy
(obsolete) A unit of mass used in southern India, equal to twenty maunds, roughly equal to 500 pounds avoirdupois but varying locally.
Bonbon Süßigkeit Konfekt
(countable, chiefly, North America, Philippines) A piece of confectionery of this kind.

candy /ˈkændi/ v
kandieren
(cooking) To cook in, or coat with, sugar syrup.

candy apple candy apples n
Paradiesapfel kandierter Apfel
(US) An apple with a hard sugar candy coating.

candy bar candy bars n
Schokoriegel
(US) A kind of candy in the shape of a bar, often made of chocolate.

candy cane /ˈkændi ˌkeɪn/ candy canes n
Zuckerstange
(US, Canada) An edible candy in the shape of a cane or staff, generally consumed during Christmas time and usually having a peppermint flavor.

candy floss /ˈkændi ˌflɒs/ candy flosses n
Zuckerwatte
(UK, Ireland, New Zealand, Australia) Heated sugar spun into thin threads and collected into a mass, usually on a stick.

candytuft candytufts n
Schleifenblume
Any of the genus Iberis of flowering plants.

cane /keɪn/ canes n
Rohr
(uncountable) The plant itself, including many species in the grass family Gramineae; a reed
(uncountable) The slender, flexible main stem of a plant such as bamboo, including many species in the grass family Gramineae
Rohrstock
(countable) A short rod or stick, traditionally of wood or bamboo, used for corporal punishment.
Blindenstock weisser Langstock
(countable) A long rod often collapsible and commonly white (for visibility to other persons), used by vision impaired persons for guidance in determining their course and for probing for obstacles in their path

cane brake cane brakes n
Röhricht
A dense thicket of sugar-canes or bamboos.

cane rat cane rats n
Grasnager Rohrratte
A large rodent of the genus Thryonomys, native to subsaharan Africa.

cane sugar cane sugars n
Rohrzucker
Sugar obtained from the sugar cane (Saccharum officinarum).

cane toad cane toads n
Aga Aga-Kröte
A large toad, Rhinella marina (formerly Bufo marinus), of Central and South America, introduced to Australia and various Pacific islands where it is now an invasive pest species.

canefield canefields n
Zuckerrohrfeld
A field where sugar cane is grown.

canid /ˈkeɪnəd/ /ˈkænəd/ canids n
Canide Hund Hundeartiger
Any member of the family Canidae, including canines (dogs, wolves, coyotes and jackals) and vulpines (foxes).

canine /kəˈnaɪn/ /ˈkeɪnaɪn/ /ˈkeɪˌnaɪn/ /ˈkænaɪn/ adj
Hund hundeartig
Of, or pertaining to, a dog or dogs.
hundeartig hündisch
Dog-like.

canine tooth canine teeth n
Eckzahn Augenzahn
One of the pointed teeth behind the incisors and in front of the premolar teeth.

canister /ˈkænɪstɚ/ canisters n
Behälter Büchse Dose
Any of various cylindrical metal receptacles usually with a removable close-fitting top.
Büchse Dose
A projectile component containing colored or screening smoke or riot control agent composition.
Kartusche
A component of canister-type protective masks containing a mechanical filter and chemical filling to filter, neutralize and/or absorb toxic chemical, biological and radiological agents.

canker /ˈkæŋkə/ /ˈkæŋkɚ/ cankers n
gelber Knopf
An avian disease affecting doves, poultry, parrots and birds of prey, caused by Trichomonas gallinae.

cankle /ˈkæŋkəl/ cankles n
Krautstampfer Stamper Stamperl Wurstknöchel
(originally, _, slang, usually, _, pejorative) An obese or otherwise swollen ankle that blends into the calf without clear demarcation.

cannabinoid /ˈkænəbəˌnɔɪd/ cannabinoids n
Cannabinoid
(organic chemistry) Substance that is structurally related to tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), a psychoactive compound present in cannabis, or that bind to cannabinoid receptors.

cannabis /ˈkænəbɪs/ cannabises n
Hanf Cannabis
A mildly euphoriant or sedating, intoxicating hallucinogenic drug prepared from various parts of this plant.

canned /kænd/ adj
Dose konserviert
Preserved in cans.

cannery canneries n
Konservenfabrik
A factory that produces canned goods.

cannibal /ˈkænɪbəl/ cannibals n
Kannibale Kannibalin
An organism which eats others of its own species or kind, especially a human who eats human flesh.

cannibalise /ˈkænɪbəlaɪz/ v
kannibalisieren
(transitive, business) To reduce sales or market share (for one of one's own products) by introducing another.

cannibalism cannibalisms n
Kannibalismus
The act of eating another of one's own species.

cannoli /kaˈnəʊlɪ/ /kəˈnoʊli/ /kəˈnəʊlɪ/ /k̬ɐˈnɔːlɪ̆/ cannoli cannolis n
Cannolo
(chiefly, _, in the plural) A tube of fried pastry, typical of Sicily, filled with ricotta or similar cream cheese, and flavorings, eaten as a dessert.

cannon /ˈkæn.ən/ cannon cannons n
Kanone
(historical) A large muzzle-loading artillery piece.
(Chinese chess) A piece which moves horizontally and vertically like a rook but captures another piece by jumping over a different piece in the line of attack.

cannon fodder n
Kanonenfutter
Military forces considered to be expendable.

cannonade /ˈkæn.ənˌeɪd/ cannonades n
Kanonade
The firing of artillery for a length of time.

cannonball /ˈkænənˌbɔːl/ cannonballs n
Kanonenkugel
A spherical projectile fired from a smoothbore cannon.
Arschbombe
(diving) The act of jumping (typically into a swimming pool) with the legs bent and the arms wrapped around the knees to create a large splash, mimicking the flight and shape of a cannonball.

cannonball /ˈkænənˌbɔːl/ v
rasen
(intransitive) To career; to move rapidly.

cannoneer /ˌkænəˈnɪɚ/ cannoneers n
Kanonier
(military) A person who tends and operates a piece of artillery, especially a cannon.

cannot /kænˈɒt/ /kə(n)ˈnɑt/ /kəˈnɑt/ /ˈkæ(n.)nɑt/ /ˈkænɒt/ /ˈkɛ(n.)nɑt/ v
nicht können
Can not (be unable to).
Be forbidden or not permitted to

cannula /ˈkænjʊlə/ cannulae cannulas cannulæ n
Kanüle
(medicine) A tube inserted in the body to drain or inject fluid.

canny /ˈkæni/ cannier canniest adj
vorsichtig
Careful, prudent, cautious.
schlau pfiffig verschmitzt
Knowing, shrewd, astute.

canny /ˈkæni/ adv
ganz sehr völlig
(Northumbria) Very, considerably; quite, rather.

canoe /kəˈnuː/ canoes n
Kanu Kanadier
A small long and narrow boat, propelled by one or more people (depending on the size of canoe), using single-bladed paddles. The paddlers face in the direction of travel, in either a seated position, or kneeling on the bottom of the boat. Canoes are open on top, and pointed at both ends.

canoe /kəˈnuː/ v
paddeln
To ride or paddle a canoe.

canola /kəˈnoʊlə/ canolas n
Rübsen
Any of a number of cultivars of rapeseed (Brassica napus) and closely related field mustard (Brassica rapa), which have a lower erucic acid and glucosinolate content than traditional rapeseed.

canola oil canola oils n
Rapsöl
A vegetable oil pressed from canola seeds, used in cooking or as basis for biodiesel.

canon /ˈkæn.ən/ canons n
Kanoniker Chorherr Kanonikus Stiftsherr
A clergy member serving a cathedral or collegiate church.
Kanon
A religious law or body of law decreed by the church.
A piece of music in which the same melody is played by different voices, but beginning at different times; a round.
(fandom, uncountable) Those sources, especially including literary works, which are considered part of the main continuity regarding a given fictional universe.
Missal
(printing, dated, uncountable) A large size of type formerly used for printing the church canons, standardized as 48-point.

canoness canonesses n
Kanonisse Kanonissin
(dated) A woman who holds a canonry in a conventual chapter.

canonical conjunctive normal form canonical conjunctive normal forms n
kanonische konjunktive Normalform

canonical disjunctive normal form n
kanonische disjunktive Normalform
(logic) Disjunctive normal form with the additional property that all of the terms of the sum contain the same literals, so that the terms differ from each other only in their patterns of complementation (of their literals).

canonical form canonical forms n
Normalform
(mathematics, computing) A standard or normal presentation of a mathematical entity or a text string, etc.

canonical hour canonical hours n
Hore
The three-hour intervals of daytime religious services appointed by canon law.

canonicity canonicities n
Kanonizität
The degree to which something is canonical.

canonization canonizations n
Heiligsprechung
(Christianity) The final process or decree (following beatification) by which the name of a deceased person is placed in the catalogue (canon) of saints and commended to perpetual veneration and invocation.

canonize /ˈkænənaɪz/ /ˈkænəˌnaɪz/ v
heiligsprechen
(chiefly, Roman Catholicism) To declare (a deceased person) as a saint, and enter them into the canon of saints.

canoodle /kəˈnuːdl̩/ canoodles n
Umarmung
A cuddle, hug, or caress

canoodle /kəˈnuːdl̩/ v
kuscheln streicheln tätscheln
To caress, pet, feel up, or make love.
beschwatzen überreden
To cajole or persuade.

canopy /ˈkæ.nə.pi/ canopies n
Baldachin Himmel
A high cover providing shelter, such as a cloth supported above an object, particularly over a bed.
Vordach Überdach Überhang
Any overhanging or projecting roof structure, typically over entrances or doors.
Blätterdach Kronendach
The zone of the highest foliage and branches of a forest.
Kabinenhaube
In an airplane, the transparent cockpit cover.
Fallschirmkappe
In a parachute, the cloth that fills with air and thus limits the falling speed.

canopy bed canopy beds n
Himmelbett
A bed equipped with a canopy.

cant /kænt/ cants n
Jargon Fachsprache
(countable) An argot, the jargon of a particular class or subgroup.
Gaunersprache Rotwelsch
(countable, uncountable) A private or secret language used by a religious sect, gang, or other group.
Phrase Phrasendrescherrei
(uncountable, pejorative) Empty, hypocritical talk.
Redendes Wappen
(countable, heraldry) A blazon of a coat of arms that makes a pun upon the name (or, less often, some attribute or function) of the bearer, canting arms.

cant /kænt/ v
kanten kippen
(transitive) To set (something) at an angle.
abschrägen
(transitive) To bevel an edge or corner.

cant hook cant hooks n
Wendehaken
A traditional logging tool consisting of a wooden lever handle with a movable metal hook at one end, used for handling and moving logs.

cantaloupe /ˈkæn.tə.loʊp/ /ˈkæn.tə.luːp/ cantaloupes n
Cantaloupe-Melone
A melon of species Cucumis melo subsp. melo with sweet orange flesh, with numerous cultivars in several cultivar groups.

cantankerous /kænˈtæŋkəɹəs/ /kənˈtæŋkəɹəs/ more cantankerous most cantankerous adj
launisch mürrisch zänkisch übellaunig
Given to or marked by an ill-tempered, quarrelsome nature; ill-tempered, cranky, crabby.

cantata /kənˈtɑːtə/ cantatas cantate n
Kantate
(music) A vocal composition accompanied by instruments and generally containing more than one movement, typical of 17th and 18th century Italian music.

canteen /kænˈtin/ /kænˈtiːn/ [kʰɛə̯nˈtin] canteens n
Kantine Cafeteria Mensa
A small cafeteria or snack bar, especially one in a military establishment, school, or place of work.
Besteckkasten
A box with compartments for storing eating utensils, silverware etc.
Feldflasche
A water bottle, flask, or other vessel, typically used by a soldier or camper as a bottle for carrying water or liquor for drink

canter /ˈkæntɚ/ canters n
Kanter leichter Galopp
A gait of a horse between a trot and a gallop, consisting of three beats and a "suspension" phase, where there are no feet on the ground. Also describing this gait on other four-legged animals.

cantharophilic adj
cantharophil kantharophil käferblütig
Of or relating to cantharophily.

cantharophily n
Bestäubung durch Käfer Cantharophilie Coleopterophilie Käferbestäubung Käferblütigkeit
(botany) Pollination by beetles.

canthus /ˈkænθəs/ canthi canthuses n
Augenwinkel Lidwinkel
(anatomy) Either corner of the eye, where the eyelids meet.

canticle /ˈkæntɪkəl/ canticles n
Kirchenlied Cantica Canticum
A chant, hymn or song, especially a nonmetrical one, with words from a biblical text.

cantilever /ˈkantɪliːvə/ cantilevers n
Auskragung Ausleger Kragarm Kragträger
(architecture) A beam anchored at one end and projecting into space, such as a long bracket projecting from a wall to support a balcony.

canting arms n
Redendes Wappen
(heraldry) A heraldic bearing in the form of a visual pun.

cantle /ˈkantəl/ /ˈkæntəl/ cantles n
Sattelbausch Sattelwulst
The raised back of a saddle.

canto /ˈkæntoʊ/ /ˈkæntəʊ/ cantos n
Canto Gesang
One of the chief divisions of a long poem; a book.

canton /ˈkæntn̩/ /ˈkæntɒn/ cantons n
Kanton
A division of Luxembourg, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, etc.
A subdivision of an arrondissement of France.
Freiviertel Kanton
(heraldiccharge) A division of a shield occupying one third of the chief, usually on the dexter side, formed by a perpendicular line from the top meeting a horizontal line from the side.

cantonal adj
kantonal
Of, pertaining to, or divided into cantons.

cantonist cantonists n
Kantonist
(historical) A young boy in the Russian Empire who was taken to a special school to be trained for future compulsory military service.

cantor /ˈkæntɔː(ɹ)/ /ˈkæntə(ɹ)/ cantors n
Kantor Kantorin Vorsänger Vorsängerin
singer, especially someone who takes a special role of singing or song leading at a ceremony

canvas /ˈkænvæs/ /ˈkænvəs/ canvases canvasses n
Segeltuch Canvas Leinen
A type of coarse cloth, woven from hemp, useful for making sails and tents or as a surface for paintings.
Leinwand
A piece of canvas cloth stretched across a frame on which one may paint.

canvass /ˈkænvəs/ canvasses n
Meinungsumfrage
(countable) A seeking or solicitation of donations, information, opinions, support, etc.

canvasser /ˈkæn.vəs.ə(ɹ)/ canvassers n
Stimmenwerber Wahlhelfer
Someone who goes through a region soliciting votes in an election, or conducting a public opinion poll.

canyon /ˈkænjən/ canyons n
Schlucht Felsschlucht Klamm
A valley, especially a long, narrow, steep valley, cut in rock by a river.

caoutchouc /ˈkaʊt͡ʃuk/ /ˈkaʊt͡ʃʊk/ caoutchoucs n
Kautschuk
latex; natural rubber

cap /kæp/ [kʰæp] caps n
Obergrenze
An artificial upper limit or ceiling.
Hut
The top part of a mushroom.
(nautical) A collar of iron or wood used in joining spars, as the mast and the topmast, the bowsprit and the jib boom; also, a covering of tarred canvas at the end of a rope.
Mütze Schirmmütze
(obsolete) A respectful uncovering of the head.

capability /ˌkeɪ.pəˈbɪl.ə.ti/ /ˌkeɪ.pəˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/ /ˌkæɪ.pəˈbɪl.ə.ti/ [ˌkeɪ.pəˈbɪl.ə.ɾi] [ˌkæɪ.pəˈbɪl.ə.ɾi] capabilities n
Fähigkeit
the power or ability to generate an outcome

capable /ˈkeɪpəbəl/ more capable most capable adj
fähig
Able and efficient; having the ability needed for a specific task; having the disposition to do something; permitting or being susceptible to something.

capacious /kəˈpeɪʃəs/ more capacious most capacious adj
geräumig
Having a lot of space inside; roomy.

capacitance capacitances n
Kapazität
(physics, uncountable) The property of an electric circuit or its element that permits it to store charge, defined as the ratio of stored charge to potential over that element or circuit (Q/V); SI unit: farad (F).

capacitive more capacitive most capacitive adj
kapazitiv
Of or pertaining to electrostatic capacitance

capacitor capacitors n
Kondensator
(electronics) An electronic component capable of storing electrical energy in an electric field; especially one consisting of two conductors separated by a dielectric.

capacity /kəˈpæsɪti/ capacities n
Kapazität
The ability to hold, receive, or absorb
Capability; the ability to perform some task
The maximum that can be produced.
Electrical capacitance.
Befugnis
Legal authority (to make an arrest for example)

cape /keɪp/ capes n
Kap
(geography) A piece or point of land, extending beyond the adjacent coast into a sea or lake; a promontory; a headland.
Cape
A sleeveless garment or part of a garment, hanging from the neck over the back, arms, and shoulders.

capelin capelin capelins n
Lodde Kapelan
Mallotus villosus, a type of smelt found in the Atlantic and Arctic oceans.

caper /ˈkeɪpə/ /ˈkeɪpɚ/ capers n
Kaper
The pungent grayish green flower bud of the European and Oriental caper (Capparis spinosa), which is pickled and eaten.
Kapernstrauch Kaper
A plant of the genus Capparis.

caper bush caper bushes n
Kapernstrauch

caperberry caperberries n
Kapernapfel
Capparis spinosa, a perennial winter-deciduous plant that bears rounded, fleshy leaves and large white to pinkish-white flowers, often eaten as pickled buds (capers).
A flower bud of a caper tree, sometimes served pickled as a garnish.

capercaillie /kæpəˈkeɪli/ /kæpɚˈkeɪli/ capercaillies n
Auerhuhn
A large, black grouse of the genus Tetrao in the bird family Phasianidae, especially the western capercaillie, Tetrao urogallus.

capillary /kəˈpɪl.ə.ɹi/ /ˈkæpɪˌlɛɹi/ capillaries n
Kapillare
(anatomy) Any of the small blood vessels (from 5 to 10 micrometres/micrometers (μm) in diameter) that connect arteries to veins (They are the smallest blood vessels in the body: they convey blood between the arterioles and venules).

capisce /kəˈpiʃ/ /kəˈpiːʃ/ interjection
kapiert? verstanden?
(slang) "Get it?"; "understood?".

capital /ˈkæp.ɪ.təl/ [ˈkæp.ɪ.ɾəl] adj
Haupt-
Of prime importance.
großartig
(comparable, UK, dated) Excellent.
Kapital-
(crime) Punishable by, or involving punishment by, death.
Groß-
Uppercase.

capital /ˈkæp.ɪ.təl/ [ˈkæp.ɪ.ɾəl] capitals n
Kapital
(uncountable, business, finance, insurance) Money and wealth. The means to acquire goods and services, especially in a non-barter system.
Kapitell Säulenkopf
(countable, architectural element) The uppermost part of a column.

capital adequacy n
angemessene Eigenkapitalausstattung

capital city capital cities n
Hauptstadt
A city (or cities) much larger or more important to a country than all others, regardless of the actual seat of government (cf., Moscow and Saint Petersburg regardless of moves of the Russian government; Amsterdam despite the Dutch government having been situated in The Hague since 1588).

capital control capital controls n
Kapitalverkehrskontrolle

capital flight n
Kapitalflucht
(economics) The rapid flow of money or assets out of a country in response to globalization or some other economic event.

capital gain capital gains n
Kapitalertrag
(economics) An increase in the value of a capital asset.
Kapitalertrag Veräußerungserlös Veräußerungsgewinn
(business, finance) An amount by which the value or the proceeds of the sale of a capital asset by its owner exceed its cost to the owner.

capital gains tax capital gains taxes n
Wertzuwachssteuer
(tax) A tax levied on the profit made from selling any "capital" (i.e. non-inventory) asset.

capital letter capital letters n
Großbuchstabe Majuskel Versal Versalie Kapitalbuchstabe Versalbuchstabe

capital loss capital losses n
Veräußerungsverlust
(economics) A decrease in the value of a capital asset

capital market capital markets n
Kapitalmarkt
(finance) The market for long-term securities, including the stock market and the bond market.

capital punishment capital punishments n
Todesstrafe
The practice of putting a person to death as a punishment for a crime.

capital ship capital ships n
Flaggschiff Führungsschiff Großkampfschiff Hauptschiff Kapitalschiff Kriegsschiff
(nautical) Any of the most important types of warships, capable of projecting a fleet in being.

capital-intensive more capital-intensive most capital-intensive adj
kapitalintensiv
Needing a relatively large expenditure on capital, especially when compared to that spent on labour.

capitalisation capitalisations n
Kapitalausstattung
Choice of case (when writing a word); the act or process of writing a word in a particular case, such as ALL CAPS, Title Case, CamelCase, Sentence case, or all lowercase.
Großschreibung
The state of being capitalised.

capitalism /ˈkapɪt(ə)lɪz(ə)m/ /ˈkæpɪ̈tl̩ˌɪzm̩/ capitalisms n
Kapitalismus
(politics, economic liberalism) A socio-economic system based on private property rights, including the private ownership of resources or capital, with economic decisions made largely through the operation of a market unregulated by the state.

capitalist /ˈkæp.ɪ.tə.lɪst/ more capitalist most capitalist adj
kapitalistisch
Supporting or endorsing capitalism.

capitalist /ˈkæp.ɪ.tə.lɪst/ capitalists n
Kapitalist Kapitalistin
The owner of a considerable amount of capital; a wealthy person.
A person who is a supporter of capitalism.

capitalistic more capitalistic most capitalistic adj
kapitalistisch
Of or pertaining to capitalism or to capitalists.

capitalistically more capitalistically most capitalistically adv
kapitalistisch
In a capitalistic manner.

capitalize /ˈkæpətəˌlaɪz/ v
großschreiben
(transitive) In writing or editing, to write (something: either an entire word or text, or just the initial letter(s) thereof) in capital letters, in upper case.
kapitalisieren
(transitive, finance) To convert into capital, i.e., to get cash or similar immediately fungible resources for some less fungible property or source of future income.
Profit schlagen
(intransitive, followed by on) To seize, as an opportunity; to obtain a benefit from; to invest on something profitable.

capitulate /kəˈpɪ.tjʊ.leɪt/ /kəˈpɪ.t͡ʃə.leɪt/ /kəˈpɪt͡ʃ.jə.leɪt/ /kəˈpɪt͡ʃ.jʊ.leɪt/ v
kapitulieren ergeben
(intransitive) To surrender; to end all resistance, to give up; to go along with or comply.

capitulation capitulations n
Kapitulation
The act of capitulating or surrendering to an enemy upon stipulated terms; the act of ceasing to resist an opponent or an unwelcome demand.

capon /ˈkeɪpən/ capons n
Kapaun
A cockerel which has been gelded and fattened for the table.

caponata caponatas n
Caponata
A Sicilian dish of baked aubergines with capers, olives, pine nuts etc, normally served cold.

caponier /ˌkæp.əˈnɪə/ /ˌkæp.əˈnɪɚ/ caponiers n
Kaponniere
(military, historical) A work made across or in a ditch, to protect it from the enemy (as fire from it could cover the ditch), or to serve as a covered passageway (e.g. to outworks).

caponize v
kapaunen Junghähne kappen kapaunisieren
(transitive) To castrate (a cockerel) in order to fatten it for table use.

capotasto capotastos n
Kapodaster
(music) A device, placed across the strings of a fretted instrument such as a guitar, to shorten the strings and thus allow upward transposition without altered fingering

capper cappers n
Hutmacher
A person that makes or sells caps.

cappuccino /-pə-/ /ˌkæpəˈt͡ʃini/ /ˌkæpəˈt͡ʃinoʊ/ /ˌkæpʊˈtʃiːni/ /ˌkæpʊˈtʃiːnəʊ/ cappuccini cappuccinos n
Cappuccino
(uncountable) An Italian coffee-based beverage made from espresso to which milk that has been steamed and/or frothed is added; (countable) a cup of this beverage.

capri pants n
Caprihose Fischerhose
Casual pants or trousers, usually for women, with the bottom hem reaching to below the knee but above the ankle; usually lightweight and summery.

capric acid n
Caprinsäure
(fatty acid) A fatty acid, CH3(CH2)8COOH, obtained from animal fats, and used in the manufacture of perfumes and flavours.

caprice /kəˈpɹiːs/ caprices n
Laune
An impulsive, seemingly unmotivated action, change of mind, or notion.

capricious /kəˈpɹɪʃəs/ more capricious most capricious adj
launenhaft launisch unberechenbar kapriziös schrullig
Impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim.

caproic acid n
Capronsäure
(fatty acid) A liquid fatty acid, CH3(CH2)4COOH, obtained from animal fats, and used in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and flavours.

caprolactam caprolactams n
Caprolactam
(organic compound) A lactam (cyclic amide) manufactured from cyclohexanone and used in the manufacture of nylon.

caprylic acid n
Caprylsäure
(fatty acid) A fatty acid, CH3(CH2)6COOH, obtained from butter and other animal fats, and used in the manufacture of perfumes and flavours.

capsaicin /kæpˈseɪsən/ /kæpˈseɪəsən/ capsaicins n
Capsaicin
(organic compound) A chemical compound found in chilli peppers, which is responsible for their piquancy.

capsicum /ˈkæpsɪkəm/ capsica capsicums n
Paprika Capsicum
Any of several tropical American plants, of the genus Capsicum, principally the species Capsicum annuum and Capsicum frutescens, that are cultivated as edible peppers.

capsize /kæpˈsaɪz/ v
kentern zum Kentern bringen
(transitive, nautical) To cause (a ship) to overturn.

capsizing capsizings n
Kentern
An overturning of a boat etc.

capslock capslocks n
Feststelltaste
(computing, countable) A key on the keyboard that activates capslock.

capstan /ˈkæp.stən/ capstans n
Spill Gangspill Ankerspill Ankerwinde Capstan Rollenantrieb
(nautical) A vertical cylindrical machine that revolves on a spindle, used to apply force to ropes, cables, etc. It is typically surmounted by a drumhead with sockets for levers used to turn it.
Antriebsrolle Bandantriebsrolle Capstan Tonwelle
(electronics) A rotating spindle used to move recording tape through the mechanism of a tape recorder.

capstone capstones n
Mauerkronenstein
Any of the stones making up the top layer of a wall; a coping stone.
Höhepunkt Krönung
(figurative) A crowning achievement, culmination or finishing touch.

capsule /ˈkæps(ə)l/ /ˈkæpsjuːl/ /ˈkæpʃuːl/ capsules n
Kapsel Kapselfrucht
(physiology) A membranous envelope.
(botany) A type of simple, dehiscent, dry fruit (seed-case) produced by many species of flowering plants, such as poppy, lily, orchid, willow and cotton.
(astronautics) A detachable part of a rocket or spacecraft (usually in the nose) containing the crew's living space.
(pharmacy) A small container containing a dose of medicine.

capsule hotel capsule hotels n
Kapselhotel
A type of hotel with a number of very small "rooms" (capsules).

captain /ˈkæp.tən/ /ˈkæp.tɪn/ /ˈkæp.ən/ [ˈkæpm̩] [ˈkæpn̩] captains n
Kapitän Flugkapitän Hauptmann
The person lawfully in command of a ship or other vessel.
Hauptmann Stabshauptmann
An army officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major.
Kapitän Kapitän zur See Hauptmann
A commissioned officer in the United States Navy, Coast Guard, NOAA Corps, or PHS Corps of a grade superior to a commander and junior to a rear admiral (lower half). A captain is equal in grade or rank to a United States Army, Marine Corps, or Air Force colonel.
Mannschaftskapitän Hauptmann
One of the athletes on a sports team who is designated to make decisions, and is allowed to speak for his team with a referee or official.

captainess captainesses n
Hauptfrau Hauptmännin Kapitänin
(rare) female captain

caption /ˈkæp.ʃən/ captions n
Bildunterschrift Beschriftung Bildüberschrift Legende Titel
A title or brief explanation attached to an illustration, cartoon, user interface element, etc.
Untertitel Filmuntertitel
(cinematography, television) A piece of text appearing on screen as a subtitle or other part of a film or broadcast, describing dialogue (and sometimes other sound) for viewers who cannot hear.
Rubrum
(legal) The section on an official paper (for example, as part of a seizure or capture) that describes when, where, and what was taken, found or executed, and who authorized the act.

captious /ˈkæpʃəs/ more captious most captious adj
haarspalterisch spitzfindig verfänglich
(obsolete) That captures; especially, (of an argument, words etc.) designed to capture or entrap in misleading arguments; sophistical.
kleinkariert kleinlich krittelig
Having a disposition to find fault unreasonably or to raise petty objections; cavilling, nitpicky.

captivate /ˈkæptəˌveɪt/ /ˈkæptəˌvət/ /ˈkæptɪveɪt/ /ˈkæptɪvət/ v
fesseln faszinieren bestechen bezaubern entzücken
(figuratively) To attract and hold (someone's) attention and interest; to charm, to entrance, to fascinate.

captive /ˈkæptɪv/ adj
gefangen
Held prisoner; not free; confined.

captive /ˈkæptɪv/ captives n
Gefangene Gefangener
One who has been captured or is otherwise confined.
Gefangener
One held prisoner.
A captive insurance company, a subsidiary of a company used as its internal insurer.

captivity /kæpˈtɪvɪti/ captivities n
Gefangenschaft
The state of being captive.

captor /ˈkæptɚ/ captors n
Entführer
One who is holding a captive or captives.
Fänger
One who catches or has caught or captured something or someone.

capture /ˈkæp.t͡ʃə/ /ˈkæp.t͡ʃɚ/ /ˈkæp.ʃə/ /ˈkæp.ʃɚ/ captures n
Erfassung Fang Festnahme Gefangennahme
The securing of an object of strife or desire, as by the power of some attraction.

capture /ˈkæp.t͡ʃə/ /ˈkæp.t͡ʃɚ/ /ˈkæp.ʃə/ /ˈkæp.ʃɚ/ v
gefangen nehmen fangen einfangen ergreiffen
(transitive) To take control of; to seize by force or stratagem.

capuchin monkey capuchin monkeys n
Kapuzineraffe
A New World monkey of the genus Cebus, coloured black on the top of the head.

capybara /kapɪˈbɑːɹə/ /ˌkæpiˈbæɹə/ /ˌkæpiˈbɑɹə/ /ˌkæpiˈbɛɹə/ capybaras n
Capybara Wasserschwein
A semi-aquatic South American rodent, Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris, the largest living rodent.

car /kɑɹ/ /kɑː/ [kʰaː] [kʰäɾ] cars n
Auto Wagen Automobil PKW Karre
A wheeled vehicle that moves independently, with at least three wheels, powered mechanically, steered by a driver and mostly for personal transportation.
Kabine
The moving, load-carrying component of an elevator or other cable-drawn transport mechanism.

car battery car batteries n
Autobatterie
(automotive) A 12-volt battery used to run the electric starter motor in order to ignite the internal combustion engine of an automobile, and power accessories when the engine is off and the alternator is not turning.

car bomb car bombs n
Autobombe
An automobile laden with a large amount of explosives, and used as a bomb primarily in order to cause external damage.
An explosive device installed in an automobile with the primary purpose of killing the occupants of the car.
An alcoholic beverage made by dropping a shot of liquor into a glass of beer.

car insurance car insurances n
Autoversicherung

car key car keys n
Autoschlüssel
A key used to unlock or start a car.

car phone car phones n
Autotelefon

car radio car radios n
Autoradio
(radio) A radio specifically tuned for usage inside cars, i.e. by utilization of traffic programme and alternative frequency functions.

car rental car rentals n
Autovermietung
(US) The hiring of automobiles (motor cars) for relatively short periods.

car seat car seats n
Autositz
A seat in a motor car.
Kindersitz
A detachable motor car seat equipped with a harness to secure a young child.

car wash car washes n
Wagenwäsche
An event at which people (often students) wash cars, often for a small fee or donation
Waschanlage Wagenwäsche Waschstraße
A place at which a car is washed, usually for a fee and often mechanically by driving the car through a tunnel.

carabineer carabineers n
Karabinier
(historical) A cavalry soldier.

carabiner /ˈkɛ.ɹəˌbi.nɚ/ /ˌkæ.ɹəˈbiː.nə/ carabiners n
Karabinerhaken
A metal link with a gate that can open and close, generally used for clipping ropes to anchors or other objects.

caracal /ˈkeɚ.əˌkæl/ /ˈkæ.ɹəˌkæl/ /ˈkæɹ.əˌkæl/ /ˈkɛɚ.əˌkæl/ caracals n
Karakal
A type of cat native to Southern Africa, West Asia, and parts of Central and South Asia, Caracal caracal.

caracara /ˈkæ.ɹəˌkɑ.ɹə/ caracaras n
Geierfalke
Any of several South American and Central American birds of prey in the family Falconidae.

carafe /kəˈɹæf/ carafes n
Karaffe Wasserflasche
A bottle, usually glass and with a flared lip, used for serving water, wine, or other beverages.

caramel /ˈkarəm(ə)l/ /ˈkarəmɛl/ /ˈkerəˌmel/ /ˈkæɹ.ə.məl/ /ˈkæɹ.ə.mɛl/ /ˈkɑrməl/ /ˈkɑɹ.məl/ /ˈkɑɹ.ə.məl/ /ˈkɛɹ.ə.məl/ /ˈkɛɹ.ə.mɛl/ caramels n
Karamell Caramel Karamelle Karamellbonbon Karamellzuckerl
(countable) A (sometimes hardened) piece of this confection.

caramelize /ˈkar(ə)məlʌɪz/ v
karamellisieren
(cooking, transitive) To brown (sugar, or a foodstuff containing sugar) by means of heat.

carapace /ˈkæ.ɹəˌpeɪs/ /ˈkɛɹ.əˌpeɪs/ carapaces n
Carapax Rückenpanzer Rückenschild Schale
A hard protective covering of bone or chitin, especially one which covers the dorsal portion of an animal.

carat /ˈkæɹ.ət/ carats n
Karat
A metric unit of weight equal to exactly 200 mg, chiefly used for measuring precious stones and pearls .
(historical) Any of several small units of weight used for measuring precious stones and pearls, equivalent to 189–212 mg.
A 24-point scale used to measure the purity of gold.

caravan /kaɾəˈvan/ /ˈkæɹəvæn/ caravans n
Wohnwagen Caravan
Karawane
A convoy or procession of travellers, their cargo and vehicles, and any pack animals, especially camels crossing a desert.

caravanserai /ˌkæɹəˈvænsəɹaɪ/ /ˌkɛɹəˈvænsəˌɹaɪ/ caravanserais n
Karawanserei
(chiefly, historical) A roadside inn, usually having a central courtyard where caravans (see sense 3) can rest, providing accommodation for travellers along trade routes in Asia and North Africa.

caravel /ˈkæɹəvɛl/ /ˈkɛ-/ /ˌkæɹəˈvɛl/ caravels n
Karavelle
(nautical, historical) A light, usually lateen-rigged sailing ship used by the Portuguese and Spanish for about 300 years from the 15th century, first for trade and later for voyages of exploration.

caraway /ˈkæɹəˌweɪ/ /ˈkɛɹəˌweɪ/ caraways n
Kümmel
The seed-like fruit of the caraway plant.

carbamic acid n
Carbamidsäure
(organic compound) amino-formic acid, NH2COOH; it is too unstable to have been isolated, but its esters and salts are known.

carbide lamp carbide lamps n
Karbidlampe
A simple lamp that produces and burns acetylene (C2H2) created by the reaction of calcium carbide (CaC2) with water.

carbine /ˈkɑɹ.baɪn/ /ˈkɑɹ.bin/ /ˈkɑː.baɪn/ /ˈkɑː.bin/ carbines n
Karabiner
A rifle with a short barrel.

carbochemistry n
Kohlechemie

carbohydrate /kɑːbəʊˈhaɪdɹeɪt/ /kɑːɹboʊˈhaɪdɹeɪt/ carbohydrates n
Kohlenhydrat
(organic chemistry, nutrition) A sugar, starch, or cellulose that is a food source of energy for an animal or plant.

carbolic acid n
Carbolsäure Karbolsäure
(dated, organic compound) phenol (C6H5OH)

carbon /ˈkɑɹ.bən/ /ˈkɑːbən/ carbons n
Kohlenstoff Kohle
(uncountable) The chemical element (symbol C) with an atomic number of 6. It can be found in pure form for example as graphite, a black, shiny and very soft material, or diamond, a colourless, transparent, crystalline solid and the hardest known material.
Kohlepapier
(countable, informal) A sheet of carbon paper.
Durchschlag
(countable, informal) A carbon copy.
Kohle Kohlenstoff
A fossil fuel that is made of impure carbon such as coal or charcoal.
Kohlendioxid Kohlenstoff
(ecology, uncountable) carbon dioxide, in the context of climate change.

carbon copy carbon copies n
Durchschlag
(Internet) A duplicate copy of an email.

carbon cycle carbon cycles n
Kohlenstoffkreislauf Kohlenstoffzyklus
The physical cycle of carbon through the Earth’s biosphere, geosphere, hydrosphere and atmosphere that includes such processes as photosynthesis, decomposition, respiration and carbonification.

carbon dioxide /ˈˌkɑrbən daɪˈɑksaɪd/ /ˌkɑːbən dʌɪˈɒksʌɪd/ n
Kohlenstoffdioxid Kohlendioxid Kohlendioxyd
(inorganic compound) The normal oxide of carbon, CO₂; a colorless, odorless gas formed during respiration and combustion and consumed by plants during photosynthesis.

carbon diselenide n
Kohlenstoffdiselenid

carbon disulfide n
Kohlenstoffdisulfid Schwefelkohlenstoff
(inorganic compound) A binary compound of carbon and sulfur, CS2, a colourless liquid with a not-unpleasant smell; used as a specialist solvent, and in the manufacture of organosulfur compounds.

carbon emissions trading n
CO2-Emissionshandel
The trading of emission allowances for carbon dioxide.

carbon fiber carbon fibers n
Kohlefaser Kohlenstofffaser
A very strong filament made by the pyrolysis of a synthetic fiber such as rayon.
CFK Carbon Karbon Kohlefaser kohlenstofffaserverstärkter Kunststoff
Ellipsis of carbon fiber reinforced polymer/plastic., a type of strong and lightweight composite material.

carbon footprint carbon footprints n
CO2-Fußabdruck Kohlenstoff-Fußabdruck
A measure of the amount of carbon dioxide produced by a person, organization or state in a given time.

carbon microphone carbon microphones n
Kohlemikrofon
A microphone containing carbon granules, whose electrical resistance varies with pressure.

carbon monoxide n
Kohlenstoffmonoxid Kohlenmonoxid
(inorganic compound) A colourless, odourless, flammable, highly toxic gas

carbon nanotube carbon nanotubes n
Kohlenstoffnanoröhre
Any nanostructure, a member of the fullerene family, having graphene layers wrapped into perfect cylinders.

carbon neutral adj
CO₂-neutral klimaneutral
Having an overall zero carbon footprint after carbon emissions trading has been taken into account.

carbon neutrality n
CO₂-Neutralität Klimaneutralität Treibhausgasneutralität

carbon offset carbon offsets n
CO₂-Ausgleich Emissionsausgleich Klimakompensation Kohlenstoffausgleich
A reduction in carbon dioxide emission by a third party purchased by a heavy carbon dioxide producer as part of carbon emissions trading.

carbon oxychloride n
Kohlenoxychlorid
(inorganic compound)

carbon paper carbon papers n
Durchschlagpapier
Paper with one of the faces impregnated with carbon, used to make carbon copies.

carbon steel carbon steels n
Kohlenstoffstahl C-Stahl Carbonstahl Karbonstahl
Any of a range of alloys of iron and carbon whose properties depend on the proportion of carbon.

carbon tax carbon taxes n
CO₂-Steuer
A tax levied on the carbon contents used by the burning fossil fuels, so as to discourage the production of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide.

carbon tetrabromide /ˈkɑː(ɹ).bən ˌtɛt.ɹəˈbɹəʊ.maɪd/ n
Tetrabromkohlenstoff Tetrabrommethan
the halogenated hydrocarbon tetrabromomethane

carbon tetrachloride n
Tetrachlorkohlenstoff Tetrachlormethan Kohlenstofftetrachlorid
(chemical compound) The halogenated hydrocarbon tetrachloromethane; a toxic, nonflammable liquid, used as a solvent, formerly used in dry cleaning and in fire extinguishers.

carbon tetrafluoride /ˈkɑː(ɹ).bən tɛt.ɹəˌflʊɹ.aɪd/ n
Kohlenstofftetrafluorid Tetrafluorkohlenstoff Tetrafluormethan
the halogenated hydrocarbon tetrafluoromethane

carbon tetraiodide /ˈkæɹ.bən tɛt.ɹəˌaɪ.əʊ.daɪd/ n
Tetraiodkohlenstoff Tetraiodmethan
the halogenated hydrocarbon tetraiodomethane

carbonado /-ˈnɑː-/ /ˌkɑɹbəˈneɪdoʊ/ /ˌkɑːbəˈneɪdəʊ/ carbonadoes carbonados n
Carbonado
(mineral) A dark, non-transparent, impure form of polycrystalline diamond (also containing graphite and amorphous carbon) used in drilling.

carbonate /ˈkɑɹbəneɪt/ /ˈkɑɹbənət/ /ˈkɑː(ɹ).bə.neɪt/ /ˈkɑː(ɹ).bə.nət/ carbonates n
Karbonat Carbonat
Any salt or ester of carbonic acid.

carbonated /ˈkɑɹ.bəˌneɪ.təd/ /ˈkɑː(ɹ)bɒneɪtəd/ more carbonated most carbonated adj
kohlensäurehaltig sprudelnd
Containing carbon dioxide gas under pressure, especially pertaining to beverages, as natural mineral water or man-made drinks.

carbonated water carbonated waters n
Mineralwasser Sodawasser
Water containing carbon dioxide dissolved in it under pressure.

carbonic acid n
Kohlensäure
A weak unstable acid, H2CO3, known only in solution, and as carbonate salts; it is present in carbonated drinks, and sparkling wine, but decomposes to form carbon dioxide and water.

carbonic anhydrase carbonic anhydrases n
Carboanhydrase
(enzyme) Any of a group of enzymes that catalyze the conversion of carbon dioxide to bicarbonate

carbonize v
verkohlen
To turn something to carbon, especially by heating it; to scorch or blacken.

carbonyl carbonyls n
Carbonyl
(organic chemistry) A divalent functional group, (-CO-), characteristic of aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids, amides, carboxylic acid anhydrides, carbonyl halides, esters and others.
Carbonylverbindung
(inorganic chemistry) Any compound of a metal with carbon monoxide, such as nickel carbonyl, Ni(CO)4.

carbonyl chloride n
Carbonylchlorid
(inorganic compound) A toxic gas, COCl2, used in the manufacture of plastics, pesticides etc, and once used as a chemical weapon.

carborundum /ˌkɑɹ.bəˈɹʌn.dəm/ n
Carborundum Karborund
Crystals of silicon carbide used as an abrasive.

carboxylic adj
Carboxyl-
(organic chemistry) Of, or relating to the carboxyl functional group.

carboxylic acid carboxylic acids n
Carbonsäure
(organic chemistry) Any of a class of organic compounds containing a carboxyl functional group.

carbuncle /ˈkɑɹˌbʌŋ.kl̩/ /ˈkɑː.bʌŋ.kl̩/ carbuncles n
Karfunkel
(archaic) A deep-red or fiery colored garnet or other dark red precious stone, especially when cut cabochon.
Karbunkel
(pathology) An abscess larger than a boil, usually with one or more openings draining pus onto the skin. It is usually caused by staphylococcal infection.

carburetor /ˈkɑɹb(j)əˌɹeɪtɚ/ /ˈkɑːb(j)əˌɹɛtə/ carburetors n
Vergaser
(US, Canada) A device in an internal combustion engine where fuel is vaporized and mixed with air prior to ignition. [from 1890s]

carcass /ˈkɑɹkəs/ /ˈkɑːkəs/ carcasses n
Aas Aase
The body of a dead animal.
The body of a dead human, a corpse.

carceral /ˈkɑɹsəɹəl/ /ˈkɑɹsɹl̩/ /ˈkɑːsəɹəl/ /ˈkɑːsɹl̩/ adj
Gefängnis
(formal, or, literary) Of or pertaining to imprisonment or a prison. [from late 16th c.]

carcinization /-naɪ-/ /ˌkɑɹsɪnɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/ /ˌkɑːsɪnɪˈzeɪʃn̩/ n
Karzinisation Karzinisierung Verkrebsung
(evolutionary theory, zoology) The convergent evolution of decapod crustaceans from forms dissimilar to true crabs into similar forms. [from 1916]

carcinogen /kɑɹˈsɪnəd͡ʒən/ carcinogens n
Karzinogen
A substance or agent that can cause cancer.

carcinogenic /ˌkɑː(ɹ)sɪnəˈd͡ʒɛnɪk/ more carcinogenic most carcinogenic adj
krebserregend karzinogen
Causing or tending to cause cancer.

carcinogenicity carcinogenicities n
Kanzerogenität
The state or degree of being carcinogenic.

carcinoma /-sə-/ /ˌkɑɹsɪnoʊˈmɑtə/ /ˌkɑɹsɪˈnoʊmə/ /ˌkɑɹsɪˈnoʊmətə/ /ˌkɑːsnəʊˈmɑːtə/ /ˌkɑːsnˈəʊmə/ /ˌkɑːsnˈəʊmətə/ /ˌkɑːsɪnəʊˈmɑːtə/ /ˌkɑːsɪˈnəʊmə/ /ˌkɑːsɪˈnəʊmətə/ [-ɾə] carcinomas carcinomata n
Karzinom
(countable) An invasive malignant tumour derived from epithelial tissue that tends to metastasize to other areas of the body.

carcinomatosis carcinomatoses n
Karzinomatose

carcinophobia n
Karzinophobie
Inordinate dread of contracting cancer.

card /kaːd/ /kɐːd/ /kɑɹd/ /kɑːd/ [kʰäːd] [kʰɐːd] [kʰɑɹd] [kʰɑːd] cards n
Karte Spielkarte
Any flat, normally rectangular piece of stiff paper, plastic, etc.

card game card games n
Kartenspiel
(games) Any of the many games played with playing cards.

card trick card tricks n
Kartentrick
Any magic trick involving playing cards.

cardamom /ˈkɑɹ.də.məm/ /ˈkɑɹ.dəˌmɑm/ /ˈkɑː.də.məm/ /ˈkɑː.də.mən/ cardamoms n
Kardamom
The seed of E. cardamomum, used as a medicine and spice, especially in curry powder.
(uncommon, inexact) , the seeds or seed capsules of Aframomum melegueta, of East Africa.

cardan shaft cardan shafts n
Kardanwelle
(mechanical engineering) A driveshaft with a universal joint at one or both ends.

cardboard /ˈkɑɹdbɔɹd/ /ˈkɑːdbɔːd/ cardboards n
Pappe Karton
A wood-based material resembling heavy paper, used in the manufacture of boxes, cartons and signs.

cardboard box /ˈkɑɹd.bɔɹd bɑks/ /ˈkɑːd.bɔːd bɒks/ cardboard boxes n
Pappkarton Pappschachtel
An industrially prefabricated box made from cardboard, primarily used for packaging goods or materials and often recycled.
A corrugated box.

cardholder cardholders n
Karteninhaber Karteninhaberin
An authorized user of a card used for financial transactions, etc.

cardia cardiae cardias n
Magenmund
(anatomy) The area of the stomach which directly receives contents from the esophagus.

cardiac /ˈkɑɹdiˌæk/ /ˈkɑːdɪæk/ adj
Herz
(biology, medicine) Pertaining to the heart.
(medicine, archaic) Exciting action in the heart, through the medium of the stomach; cordial; stimulant.

cardiac arrest cardiac arrests n
Herzstillstand Kreislaufstillstand
(cardiology, pathology) Sudden and complete cessation of the heartbeat resulting in the loss of effective circulation of the blood.

cardiac output cardiac outputs n
Herzzeitvolumen
(physiology) The volume of blood ejected from the left ventricle of the heart per unit time, typically per minute.

cardigan /ˈkɑːdɪɡən/ cardigans n
Strickjacke Cardigan
A type of sweater or jumper that fastens up the front with buttons or a zipper, usually machine- or hand-knitted from wool.

cardinal /ˈkɑɹdnəl/ /ˈkɑɹdɪnəl/ /ˈkɑː.dɪ.nəl/ /ˈkɑːd.nəl/ more cardinal most cardinal adj
grundsätzlich Kardinal
Of fundamental importance; crucial, pivotal.
Describing a "natural" number used to indicate quantity (e.g., zero, one, two, three), as opposed to an ordinal number indicating relative position.
kardinalrot
Having a bright red color (from the color of a Catholic cardinal's cassock).

cardinal /ˈkɑɹdnəl/ /ˈkɑɹdɪnəl/ /ˈkɑː.dɪ.nəl/ /ˈkɑːd.nəl/ cardinals n
Kardinal
(Roman Catholic) One of the officials appointed by the pope in the Roman Catholic Church, ranking only below the pope and the patriarchs, constituting the special college which elects the pope. (See Wikipedia article on Catholic cardinals.)
Any of a genus of songbirds of the finch family, Cardinalis.
Any of various related passerine birds of the family Cardinalidae (See Wikipedia article on cardinals) and other similar birds that were once considered to be related.
Kardinalrot
(color) A deep red color, somewhat less vivid than scarlet, the traditional colour of a Catholic cardinal's cassock. (same as cardinal red)
Grundzahl Kardinalzahl
(math) Short for cardinal number, a number indicating quantity, or the size of a set (e.g., 0, 1, 2, 3). (See Cardinal_number.)

cardinal flower cardinal flowers n
Kardinals-Lobelie
Lobelia cardinalis (syn. L. fulgens), a species of lobelia native to the Americas, usually with vibrant red flowers.

cardinal number cardinal numbers n
Kardinalzahl Grundzahl
A number used to denote quantity; a counting number; a cardinal.
Kardinalzahl
(mathematics) A generalized kind of number used to denote the size of a set, including infinite sets.

cardinal numeral /ˈkɑɹdɪnəl ˈnumɜɹəl/ /ˈkɑːdɪnəl ˈnjuːməɹəl/ cardinal numerals n
Grundzahl Cardinale Cardinalzahl Cardinalzahlwort Grundzahlwort Kardinale
(grammar) A word used to represent a cardinal number.

cardinal point cardinal points n
Haupthimmelsrichtung
Any of the four principal compass directions: north, south, east and west.

cardinal symptom cardinal symptoms n
Kardinalsymptom Leitsymptom
(medicine) The primary or major symptom by which a diagnosis is made
Kardinalsymptom
(homeopathy) The particular symptom which is regarded most important for choosing the curing substance

cardinalate /ˈkɑː(ɹ)dɪnələt/ cardinalates n
Kardinalat
The dignity and ecclesiastic office of Roman Catholic cardinal.

cardinality cardinalities n
Kardinalität Mächtigkeit
(set theory, of a set) The number of elements a given set contains.

carding machine carding machines n
Kardiermaschine
(textile manufacturing) A machine used for carding fibres.

cardio /ˈkɑɹ.di.oʊ/ /ˈkɑː.dɪ.əʊ/ n
Cardio Cardiotraining
(exercise) Exercise with the goal of raising the heart rate.

cardio- prefix
kardio-
(anatomy) Relating to the heart.
(anatomy) Relating to the cardia of the stomach.

cardiogenic adj
kardiogen

cardioid cardioids n
Kardioide Herzkurve
(geometry) An epicycloid with exactly one cusp; the plane curve with polar equation \rho = 1 + \cos\,\theta - approximately heart-shaped

cardiological more cardiological most cardiological adj
kardiologisch
of or pertaining to cardiology

cardiologist cardiologists n
Kardiologe Kardiologin
A physician who specializes in medical problems related to the heart.

cardiology /ˌkɑː(ɹ)diˈɒlədʒi/ cardiologies n
Kardiologie
(medicine) The study of the structure, function, and disorders of the heart.

cardiomyopathy cardiomyopathies n
Kardiomyopathie
(pathology) The deterioration of the myocardium.

cardiopulmonary resuscitation cardiopulmonary resuscitations n
Herz-Lungen-Wiederbelebung
A first aid procedure for cardiac arrest involving compression of the chest wall alternating with artificial respiration.

cardiovascular /ˌkɑː(ɹ)di.əʊˈvæskjʊlə(ɹ)/ adj
Herz-Kreislauf
Relating to the circulatory system, that is the heart and blood vessels.

cardiovascular disease cardiovascular diseases n
Herz-Kreislauf-Krankheit Herz-Kreislauferkrankung
A disease involving the heart or blood vessels, i.e. arteries and veins, such as coronary heart disease.

cardoon /kɑː(ɹ)ˈduːn/ cardoons n
Kardone Cardy Distel-Artischocke spanische Artischocke wilde Artischocke Distel
Cynara cardunculus, a prickly perennial plant related to the artichoke which has leaf stalks eaten as a vegetable.

cardplayer cardplayers n
Kartenspielerin Kartenspieler
One who plays card games.

cardsharp /ˈkɑɹdʃɑɹp/ /ˈkɑːdʃɑːp/ cardsharps n
Falschspieler Falschspielerin
(card games) A professional cheater at card games.

care /keː/ /kɛə/ /kɛɚ/ /kɪə(ɹ)/ [kʰe(ə̯)ɻ] [kʰɛ(ə̯)ɻ] cares n
Sorge
Close attention; concern; responsibility.
Pflege
(uncountable) The treatment of those in need (especially as a profession).
(uncountable) The state of being cared for by others.

care /keː/ /kɛə/ /kɛɚ/ /kɪə(ɹ)/ [kʰe(ə̯)ɻ] [kʰɛ(ə̯)ɻ] v
kümmern sorgen
(transitive, intransitive) To be concerned (about), to have an interest (in); to feel concern (about).
kümmern respektieren
(intransitive, polite, formal) To want, to desire; to like; to be inclined towards.
pflegen kümmern
(intransitive) (with for) To look after or look out for.

careen /kəˈɹiːn/ v
krängen kielholen
(nautical, transitive) To heave a ship down on one side so as to expose the other, in order to clean it of barnacles and weed, or to repair it below the water line.
krängen
(nautical, intransitive) To tilt on one side.
schlingern
(intransitive) To lurch or sway violently from side to side.

career /kəˈɹɪə/ /kəˈɹɪɹ/ careers n
Karriere Laufbahn
One's calling in life; a person's occupation; one's profession.
(obsolete) A racecourse; the ground run over.

career change n
Quereinstieg Seiteneinstieg
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career changer n
Quereinsteiger Seiteneinsteiger
(This entry is a translation hub.)

career criminal career criminals n
Berufsverbrecher
A person who makes a living illegally by committing crimes.

careerist careerists n
Karrierist Karrieristin
(pejorative) A person who pursues the advancement of their career at the expense of other values.

carefree /kɛɹˈfɹi/ /ˈkɛəfɹiː/ more carefree most carefree adj
sorglos unbekümmert sorgenfrei
Without cares or worries; free of concern or worries; without difficulty.

careful /ˈkɛ(ə)ɹfəl/ /ˈkɛːfəl/ carefuller carefullest more careful most careful adj
sorgfältig vorsichtig behutsam
Conscientious and painstaking; meticulous.

carefully /ˈkɛɹf(ə)li/ /ˈkɛːf(ə)li/ more carefully most carefully adv
vorsichtig
With care; attentively, circumspectly.

carefulness carefulnesses n
Vorsicht Sorgfalt
The state of being careful.

careless /ˈkɛələs/ /ˈkɛəlɪs/ /ˈkɛɹləs/ more careless most careless adj
nachlässig fahrlässig säumig unachtsam leichtsinnig unbedacht
Not giving sufficient attention or thought, especially concerning the avoidance of harm or mistakes. [from 16thc.]

carelessly /ˈkɛələsli/ /ˈkɛɹləsli/ more carelessly most carelessly adv
leichtsinnigerweise sorglos
Giving the appearance of carelessness; relaxedly.

carelessness /ˈkɛələsnəs/ /ˈkɛɹləsnəs/ carelessnesses n
Unvorsichtigkeit Leichtsinn
Lack of care; the state or quality of being careless.

carer /ˈkɛəɹə(ɹ)/ /ˈkɛɹɚ/ carers n
Betreuer Betreuerin
(UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong) Someone who regularly looks after another person, either as a job or often through family responsibilities.

caress /kəˈɹɛs/ caresses n
Liebkosung Umarmung
An act of endearment; any act or expression of affection; an embracing, or touching, with tenderness. [from 1640s]
Streicheln Liebkosung
A gentle stroking or rubbing.

caress /kəˈɹɛs/ v
liebkosen kosen
(transitive) To touch or kiss lovingly; to fondle.

caret /ˈkæɹ.ət/ /ˈkæɹ.ɪt/ /ˈkɛɹ.ət/ /ˈkɛɹ.ɪt/ carets n
Dach Einschaltungszeichen Zirkumflex
An exponentiation symbol or operator ⟨＾⟩.

caretaker /ˈkɛəˌteɪ.kə/ /ˈkɛɹˌteɪ.kɚ/ caretakers n
Hausmeister
Someone who takes care of a place or thing; someone looking after a place, or responsible for keeping it in good repair.
Pfleger Pflegerin
Someone who takes care of a person; a parent, carer or other guardian.

caretaker government caretaker governments n
Übergangsregierung
(politics) A government that rules temporarily, for example after a motion of no confidence in a parliamentary system.

carfleet carfleets n
Fuhrpark
the complete group of cars belonging to an organization

carfree adj
autofrei

cargo /ˈkɑɹɡoʊ/ /ˈkɑːɡəʊ/ cargoes cargos n
Ladung Fracht Cargo
Freight carried by a ship, aircraft, or motor vehicle.

cargo bike cargo bikes n
Lastenrad
A bicycle designed for carrying large or heavy loads.

cargo bin cargo bins n
Frachtraum Laderaum Unterflurfrachtraum
the compartment on a plane used to store luggage that will not safely fit in the passenger cabin.

cargo hold cargo holds n
Frachtraum Laderaum Schiffsbauch Schiffsraum
(nautical) A hold on a ship (a ship's hold includes the forehold and stern hold), used to store cargo during a voyage.

cargo pants n
Cargohose

cargo ship cargo ships n
Frachtschiff Handelsschiff Kauffahrteischiff
A ship that carries cargo.

cargo vessel cargo vessels n
Frachter Frachtschiff
(nautical) Any vessel designed to carry cargo.

caribou /ˈkæɹəbu/ caribou caribous n
Karibu
Any of several North American subspecies of the reindeer, Rangifer tarandus.

caricature /kəˈɹɪkət͡ʃɚ/ /kəˈɹɪkət͡ʃʊɚ/ /ˈkæɹɪkətʃə/ /ˈkæɹɪkətʃʊə/ /ˈkɛɹɪkət͡ʃɚ/ /ˈkɛɹɪkət͡ʃʊɚ/ adj
Karikatur Zerrbild
Having the characteristics of a caricature, grotesque.

caricature /kəˈɹɪkət͡ʃɚ/ /kəˈɹɪkət͡ʃʊɚ/ /ˈkæɹɪkətʃə/ /ˈkæɹɪkətʃʊə/ /ˈkɛɹɪkət͡ʃɚ/ /ˈkɛɹɪkət͡ʃʊɚ/ v
karikieren
To represent someone in an exaggerated or distorted manner.

caricaturesque more caricaturesque most caricaturesque adj
karikaturisch
in the style of a caricature

caricaturist /ˈkæɹɪkəˌt͡ʃʊəɹɪst/ caricaturists n
Karikaturist Karikaturistin Karikaturenzeichner Karikaturenzeichnerin
A person who draws caricatures.

caried adj
kariös

caries /ˈkɛ.ɹiz/ /ˈkɛə.ɹiːz/ caries n
Karies
The progressive destruction of bone or tooth by decay

carillon /kəˈrɪljən/ /ˈkɛɹɪˌlɑn/ carillons n
Carillon
(musical instrument) A set of bells, often in a bell tower, sometimes operated by means of a keyboard (manual or pedal), originating from the Low Countries.

caring /ˈkɛə.ɹɪŋ/ /ˈkɛɹ.ɪŋ/ more caring most caring adj
fürsorglich
(of a person) Kind, sensitive, or empathetic.

caritative /ˈkæɹ.ɪˌteɪ.tɪv/ /ˈkæɹ.ɪˌtə.tɪv/ adj
charitativ karitativ
charitable

caritive case caritive cases n
Karitiv
(grammatical case) A case used to express the lack or absence of something. It has the meaning of the English preposition "without." The caritive case is found in some Caucasian languages.

carmaker carmakers n
Autobauer
A manufacturer of automobiles.

carmeltazite n
Carmeltazit
(mineral) A rare oxide mineral discovered in 2019, with the chemical formula ZrAl2Ti4O11.

carminative /kɑː(ɹ)ˈmɪnətɪv/ /ˈkɑː(ɹ)mɪnətɪv/ more carminative most carminative adj
windtreibend
(medicine) Relieving the discomfort of gas in the digestive tract, either by reducing its production (by the gut microbiota) or by inducing its expulsion (whether as belches [upper GI action] or as flatus [lower GI action]).

carmine adj
karminrot
Of the purplish red colour shade carmine.

carmine carmines n
Karmin
A purplish-red colour, resembling that pigment.

carnage /ˈkɑɹ.nɪd͡ʒ/ /ˈkɑː.nɪdʒ/ carnages n
Gemetzel Abschlachtung
Death and destruction.

carnal /ˈkɑɹnəl/ more carnal most carnal adj
fleischlich körperlich sexuell sinnlich
Relating to the physical and especially sexual appetites.
diesseitig
Worldly or earthly; temporal.

carnal knowledge n
Beiwohnung
(archaic, chiefly, legal) Sexual intercourse.

carnation /kɑɹˈneɪ.ʃən/ /kɑːˈneɪ.ʃən/ carnations n
Nelke Gartennelke
(botany) A type of Eurasian plant widely cultivated for its flowers.
Nelke
The type of flower they bear, originally flesh-coloured, but since hybridizing found in a variety of colours.

carnauba carnaubas n
Carnaubapalme Carnaubawachs
A Brazilian palm tree having waxy, fan-shaped leaves and toothed leafstalks, Copernicia prunifera.
Carnaubawachs
(uncountable) The hard wax obtained from the leaves of this plant and used especially in polishes.

carnelian /kɑɹˈnil.jən/ carnelians n
Karneol
(mineral) A hard, reddish brown chalcedony used in jewelry

carnival /kɑɹnəˈvɑl/ /ˈkaːnɪvəl/ /ˈkɑɹnɪvəl/ /ˈkɑːnɪvəl/ [ˈkaːnɪvl̩] [ˈkɑɹnɪvl̩] [ˈkɑːnɪvl̩] carnivals n
Fastnacht Fasching
Any of a number of festivals held just before the beginning of Lent.
Karneval Fasching Fastnacht
A festive occasion marked by parades and sometimes special foods and other entertainment.

carnivalize v
karnevalisieren
(transitive, literature) To subvert (mainstream assumptions or literary styles) through humour and chaos.

carnivore /ˈkaː.nɪ.voː/ /ˈkɑɹ.nɪ.vɔɹ/ /ˈkɑː.nɪ.vɔː/ carnivores n
Fleischfresser
An organism that feeds chiefly on animals; an animal that feeds on meat as the main part of its diet.
(zoology) A mammal belonging to the order Carnivora.
Fleischesser Fleischesserin
(informal) A person who is not a vegetarian.

carnivorous /kaːˈnɪv.ə.ɹəs/ /kɑɹˈnɪv.ə.ɹəs/ /kɑːˈnɪv.ə.ɹəs/ more carnivorous most carnivorous adj
fleischfressend
Predatory or flesh-eating.

carnotite carnotites n
Karnotit
(mineral) A yellow mineral that is a potassium uranyl vanadate that is a major ore of uranium, with the chemical formula K2(UO2)2(VO4)2·3H2O.

carny /ˈkɑː(ɹ)ni/ carnies n
Schausteller Schaustellerin
(informal, countable) A person who works in a carnival (often one who uses exaggerated showmanship or fraud).

carnyx /ˈkɑɹnəˌsiz/ /ˈkɑɹnɪks/ /ˈkɑːnɪks/ /ˈkɑːnɪsiːz/ carnyces carnyxes n
Carnyx Carnix
(brass instrument, historical) A bronze wind instrument used by Iron Age Celts (c. 200 B.C.E. – 200 C.E.) as a type of battle trumpet; held vertically when played, it was shaped like an elongated S with a mouthpiece at the lower end and a bell (often resembling an animal with an open mouth) at the upper end.

carob /ˈkæɹəb/ carobs n
Johannisbrotbaum
An evergreen shrub or tree, Ceratonia siliqua, native to the Mediterranean region.
Johannisbrot
The fruit of that tree.

carol /ˈkæɹəl/ carols n
Weihnachtslied
(specifically) A (usually traditional) religious or secular song sung at Christmastime.

carotene carotenes n
Carotin Karotin
(organic chemistry) A class of tetraterpene plant pigments; they vary in colour from yellow, through orange to red, this colour originating in a chain of alternating single and double bonds.

carotenoid carotenoids n
Carotinoid Karotinoid
(organic chemistry) Any of a class of yellow to red organic pigments including the carotenes and xanthophylls.

carotid /kəˈɹɑt.ɪd/ /kəˈɹɒt.ɪd/ carotids n
Carotis Halsschlagader Kopfschlagader
(anatomy) Either of the two main arteries that supply blood to the head of which the left in humans arises from the arch of the aorta and the right by bifurcation of the brachiocephalic artery with each passing up the side of the neck and dividing opposite the upper border of the thyroid cartilage into an external branch supplying the face, tongue, and external parts of the head and an internal branch supplying the brain, eye, and other internal parts of the head.

carousal /kəˈɹaʊzəl/ carousals n
Gelage

carouse /kəˈɹaʊz/ v
Gelage abhalten eine Gasterei veranstalten sinnlos besaufen
(intransitive) To engage in a noisy or drunken social gathering. [from 1550s]
bechern saufen zechen
(intransitive) To drink to excess.

carousel /ˈkæɹəsɛl/ /ˌkærəˈsɛl/ /ˌkærəˈzɛl/ carousels n
Band
A continuously revolving device for item delivery.

carp /ˈkɑɹp/ /ˈkɑːp/ carp carps n
Karpfen
Any of various freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae; specifically the common carp, Cyprinus carpio.

carp bream carp breams n
Brachse Brasse
A species of freshwater bream, Abramis brama.

carpal /ˈkɑɹ.pəl/ /ˈkɑː(ɹ)pəl/ carpals n
Handwurzelknochen
(anatomy) Any of the eight bones of the wrist (carpus).

carpal tunnel carpal tunnels n
Karpaltunnel
(anatomy) A fibro-osseous passageway on the palmar side of the wrist that connects the distal forearm to the middle compartment of the deep plane of the palm.

carpal tunnel syndrome n
Karpaltunnelsyndrom
(neurology) form of repetitive stress injury caused by compression of the median nerve travelling through the carpal tunnel.

carpe diem /ˌkɑɹ.peɪ ˈdi.əm/ /ˌkɑɹ.pi ˈdaɪ.ɛm/ /ˌkɑː.peɪ ˈdiː.əm/ /ˌkɑː.piː ˈdaɪ.ɛm/ proverb
nutze den Tag
Enjoy the present, make the most of today, (common mistranslation) seize the day.

carpenter /ˈkɑɹpəntɚ/, /ˈkɑɹpəndɚ/ /ˈkɑː.pən.tə/ carpenters n
Zimmermann Tischler Schreiner Zimmerer Zimmerfrau Schreinerin
A person skilled at carpentry, the trade of cutting and joining timber in order to construct buildings or other structures.
(nautical) A senior rating in ships responsible for all the woodwork onboard; in the days of sail, a warrant officer responsible for the hull, masts, spars and boats of a ship, and whose responsibility was to sound the well to see if the ship was making water.
(zoology) A carpenter bee.

carpenter bee carpenter bees n
Holzbiene
A bee of the subfamily Xylocopinae, that burrows in dead wood.

carpenter's square carpenter's squares n
Winkeleisen Zimmererwinkel Zimmermannswinkel
A tool used to measure out right angles.

carpentry carpentries n
Schreinerei Tischlerei Zimmerei
(uncountable) The trade of cutting and joining timber in order to construct buildings or other structures; woodworking.
Tischlerei
(countable) A carpenter's workshop.

carpet /ˈkɑɹpət/ /ˈkɑː(ɹ)pɪt/ carpets n
Teppich Teppichboden
A fabric used as a complete floor covering.

carpet /ˈkɑɹpət/ /ˈkɑː(ɹ)pɪt/ v
auslegen
To lay carpet, or to have carpet installed, in an area.
bedecken
(transitive) To substantially cover something, as a carpet does; to blanket something.

carpet beater /ˌkɑːpɪtˈbiːtə/ carpet beaters n
Teppichklopfer
A tool for beating dust out of carpets, cushions, etc., used in housecleaning before the invention of the vacuum cleaner.

carpet bombing carpet bombings n
Flächenbombardement Flächenbombardierung
Large area bombardment done in a progressive manner to inflict damage in every part of a selected area of land.

carpet shark carpet sharks n
Ammenhai
A shark of the order Orectolobiformes.

carpet sweeper carpet sweepers n
Teppichdackel Teppichkehrer
A mechanical (not electric) device for cleaning carpets by means of a rotating brush.

carpetbag carpetbags n
(aus Teppichresten gefertigte) Reisetasche
A traveling bag made from scraps of carpet and widely used in the United States (and elsewhere) in the 19th century.

carpool carpools n
Fahrgemeinschaft
An arrangement whereby several people travel together in the same car in order to save costs, reduce pollution etc.
The group of people who participate in such a pool.

carport /kɑː(ɹ).pɔːt/ carports n
Carport
A roofed structure for automobile storage, usually attached to a house and not fully enclosed like a garage but with at least one side open to the outdoors. [from 1936]

carpus /ˈkɑɹ.pəs/ /ˈkɑː.pəs/ carpi n
Handwurzel Carpus
(skeleton) The group of bones that make up the wrist.

carrack carracks n
Karacke
(historical) A large European sailing vessel of the 14th to 17th centuries similar to a caravel but square-rigged on the foremast and mainmast and lateen-rigged on the mizzenmast.

carrageenan /ˌkæɹəˈɡiːnən/ /ˌkɛɹəˈɡinən/ carrageenans n
Carrageen
A food additive made from a purified extract of red seaweed, commonly used as a thickening agent.

carriable more carriable most carriable adj
tragbar
Able to be carried; portable.

carriage /ˈkæɹɪd͡ʒ/ /ˈkɛɹɪd͡ʒ/ carriages n
Kutsche
A (mostly four-wheeled) lighter vehicle chiefly designed to transport people, generally drawn by horse power.
Haltung Gang
(now, _, rare) A manner of walking and moving in general; how one carries oneself, bearing, gait.
Wagen
The part of a typewriter supporting the paper.
Fracht Frachtgeld Fuhrlohn
The charge made for conveying (especially in the phrases carriage forward, when the charge is to be paid by the receiver, and carriage paid).

carriage bolt carriage bolts n
Schlossschraube

carriage house carriage houses n
Remise
A building for keeping a horse and carriage when not in use, separate from the house.

carriage return carriage returns n
Wagenrücklauf
On a typewriter or computer printer, the action that returns it to the beginning of the next line.
Wagenrücklaufzeichen
(computing) The control character (0x0D in ASCII, abbreviated as CR) that originally signaled a device to perform a carriage return, but now merely indicates the end of a line of text (newline).
Wagenrücklauf Wagenrücklaufzeichen
The key or lever that initiates the carriage return action (on a typewriter) or generates the carriage return character (on a computer).

carriageway carriageways n
Fahrbahn Fahrstreifen
(UK, Ireland, Hong Kong) The part of a road that carries traffic.

carrier /ˈkæ.ɹɪ.ə/ /ˈkæ.ɹɪ.ɚ/ /ˈkɛ-/ carriers n
Träger
A person or object that carries someone or something else.
Frachtunternehmen Transportunternehmen
A person or company in the business of shipping freight.
Träger Trägersignal
A signal such as radio, sound, or light that is modulated to transmit information.
Überträger
(genetics, pathology) A person or other organism that has a genetic trait, mutation or infection liable to cause a disease, but displays no symptoms.

carrier bag carrier bags n
Tragetasche Tragetüte
(UK) A bag made of thin polythene or paper, generally used for carrying groceries or other purchased items.

carrier gas carrier gases n
Trägergas

carrier pigeon carrier pigeons n
Brieftaube
A domestic pigeon which transports attached messages or very small parcels from the place where it is released to a familiar destination.

carrier wave /ˈkæ.ɹɪ.ə weɪv/ /ˈkæ.ɹɪ.ɚ weɪv/ /ˈkɛ-/ carrier waves n
Trägerwelle Trägersignal
(physics) A wave that can be modulated, either in amplitude, frequency, or phase, to carry or transmit images, music, speech, or other signals.

carrion /ˈkæ.ɹi.ən/ /ˈkæɹ.ən/ carrions n
Aas Kadaver
(mostly, uncountable) Dead flesh; carcasses.
Aas
(countable, obsolete, derogatory) A contemptible or worthless person.

carrion beetle carrion beetles n
Aaskäfer
sexton beetle; necrophore

carrion crow carrion crows n
Aaskrähe Rabenkrähe
The common European black crow Corvus corone.
Rabengeier
The American black vulture Coragyps atratus.

carrot /ˈkæɹ.ət/ /ˈkɛɹ.ət/ carrots n
Möhre Karotte Mohrrübe Rüebli gelbe Rübe
A vegetable with a nutritious, juicy, sweet root that is often orange in colour, Daucus carota, especially the subspecies sativus in the family Apiaceae.

carrot and stick carrots and sticks n
Zuckerbrot und Peitsche
(idiomatic) The simultaneous rewarding of good behavior and punishing of bad behavior.

carry /ˈkeɹ.i/ /ˈkæɹ.i/ /ˈkæɹ.ɪ/ /ˈkɛɹ.i/ v
tragen
(transitive) To lift (something) and take it to another place; to transport (something) by lifting.
führen
(transitive) To stock or supply (something); to have in store.
übernehmen
(transitive, arithmetic) In an addition, to transfer the quantity in excess of what is countable in the units in a column to the column immediately to the left in order to be added there.

carry coals to Newcastle v
Eulen nach Athen tragen Holz in den Wald tragen Wasser ins Meer tragen
(idiomatic) To do something that is unneeded or redundant.

carry on /ˈkæɹi ˈɑn/ v
aufführen benehmen weitermachen
fortführen aufrechterhalten durchführen
(idiomatic, transitive) To take baggage or luggage onto an airplane, rather than check it.

carry out v
raus tragen
(transitive) To hold while moving it out.
ausführen erledigen abwickeln austragen ausüben erfüllen
(transitive) To execute or perform; to put into operation; to do.

carry through v
durchführen durchziehen zu Ende bringen zu Ende führen
(transitive, idiomatic) To manage to execute; to perform successfully, all the way to the end.

carry-on carry-ons n
Handgepäck
That luggage or baggage which is taken onto an airplane (or a ferry, etc.) with a passenger, rather than checked.

carrycot carrycots n
Babytasche Babytragetasche Babytragewanne Babywanne

carrying basket carrying baskets n
Kiepe
A basket fitted with a strap or straps to allow it to be carried on the back with the carrier's arms free.

carrying capacity carrying capacities n
Transportkapazität
(transport) The number of people or things that a vehicle is designed to carry.
Tragfähigkeit
(ecology) The number of individuals of a particular species that an environment can support.

carrying pole carrying poles n
Tragjoch Tragstange
A yoke of wood or bamboo, used by people to carry a load.

carsick more carsick most carsick adj
autokrank
Dizzy or feeling nauseated due to riding in a vehicle; suffering from motion sickness.

carsickness /ˈkɑː(ɹ)ˌsɪk.nəs/ n
Reisekrankheit Autokrankheit Übelkeit beim Autofahren Übelkeit vom Autofahren
Motion sickness caused by riding in a motor car.

cart /kɑɹt/ /kɑːt/ carts n
Karren Wagen
A small, open, wheeled vehicle, drawn or pushed by a person or animal, more often used for transporting goods than passengers.
Kart
A small motor vehicle resembling a car; a go-cart.

cart /kɑɹt/ /kɑːt/ v
befördern karren
(transitive, informal) To carry goods.

carte blanche /kɑɹtˈblɑnʃ/ cartes blanches n
Carte blanche freie Hand Blankovollmacht
Unlimited discretionary power to act; unrestricted authority.

cartel /kɑɹˈtɛl/ /kɑːˈtɛl/ cartels n
Kartell
(economics) A group of businesses or nations that collude to limit competition within an industry or market.

carter /ˈkɑɹtɚ/ /ˈkɑːtə/ carters n
Wagner Fuhrmann Kärrner
A person who transports a load on a cart that is drawn by a beast of burden.

cartilage /ˈkɑɹ.təl.ɪd͡ʒ/ /ˈkɑɹt.lɪd͡ʒ/ /ˈkɑː.tɪl.ɪd͡ʒ/ /ˈkɑːt.lɪd͡ʒ/ cartilages n
Knorpel
(skeleton, uncountable) A usually translucent and somewhat elastic, dense, nonvascular connective tissue found in various forms in the larynx and respiratory tract, in structures such as the external ear, and in the articulating surfaces of joints. It composes most of the skeleton of vertebrate embryos, being replaced by bone during ossification in the higher vertebrates.

cartilaginous /ˌkɑɹ.təˈlæd͡ʒ.ən.əs/ /ˌkɑː.tɪˈlad͡ʒ.ɪn.əs/ more cartilaginous most cartilaginous adj
knorpelig
(anatomy) Comprising soft cartilage rather than bone.

cartilaginous fish cartilaginous fish cartilaginous fishes n
Knorpelfisch
Any member of the taxonomic class Chondrichthyes, having a skeleton made of cartilage rather than bone. They can be contrasted with the Osteichthyes or bony fishes.

cartload /ˈkɑɹt.loʊd/ /ˈkɑːt.ləʊd/ cartloads n
Fuhre Ladung
The amount that a cart can carry.

cartographer cartographers n
Kartograph Kartograf Kartografin Kartographin
One who makes maps or charts.

cartographic /ˌkɑɹ.təˈɡɹæf.ɪk/ /ˌkɑː.təʊˈɡɹæf.ɪk/ adj
kartografisch kartographisch
Of or pertaining to the making of maps.

cartography /kɐɹˈtɒɡɹəfi/ /kɐː(ɹ)ˈtɔɡɹɘfɪi̯/ /kɐː(ɹ)ˈtɔɡɹəfɪi̯/ /kɑɹˈtɑɡɹəfi/ /kɑːˈtɒɡɹəfi/ cartographies n
Kartographie Kartografie
(uncountable) The creation of charts and maps based on the layout of a territory's geography. [from 19th c.]

cartomancer cartomancers n
Kartomant
One who practices cartomancy; a fortuneteller who uses cards.

cartomancy n
Kartenlegen Kartomantie
Fortune-telling using cards, as in tarot and Lenormand.

carton /ˈkɑɹtn̩/ /ˈkɑːtn̩/ /ˈkɑːtən/ [ˈkʰɑɹʔn̩] cartons n
Karton
An inexpensive, disposable box-like container fashioned from either paper, paper with wax-covering (wax paper), or other lightweight material.
Stange
A pack of cigarettes, usually ten, wrapped in cellophane or packed in a light cardboard box.

cartoon /kɑɹˈtuːn/ /kɑːˈtuːn/ cartoons n
Cartoon Karikatur Karton
(comics) A humorous drawing, often with a caption, or a strip of such drawings.
Karikatur
(comics) A drawing satirising current public figures.
Zeichentrickfilm Cartoon Zeichentrick
(animation) An animated piece of film which is often but not exclusively humorous.

cartoonist cartoonists n
Karikaturist Cartoonist Cartoonistin Comiczeichner Comiczeichnerin Karikaturenzeichner
(comics) One who creates a cartoon or strip cartoon.

cartouche /kɑɹˈtuʃ/ /kɑːˈtuːʃ/ cartouches n
Kartusche
(architectural element) An ornamental figure, often on an oval shield.
(Egyptian hieroglyphs) An oval figure containing the characters of an important personal name, such as that of royal or divine people.

cartridge /ˈkɑɹtɹɪd͡ʒ/ /ˈkɑːtɹɪdʒ/ cartridges n
Patrone
(firearms) The package consisting of the bullet, primer, and casing containing gunpowder; a round of ammunition.
Patrone Kartusche
(computing) A vessel which contains the ink or toner for a computer printer and can be easily replaced with another.

cartridge box cartridge boxes n
Patronentasche
The case in which a soldier carries cartridges.

cartridge pen cartridge pens n
Patronenfüller
A fountain pen in which the ink is drawn from replaceable cartridges.

cartulary /ˈkɑːtjuləɹɪ/ cartularies n
Kartular Kopialbuch Kopiar
A collection of original documents bound in one volume.

cartwheel /ˈkɑɹtˌwil/ /ˈkɑːtˌwiːl/ cartwheels n
Wagenrad
The literal wheel of a cart.
Rad
A gymnastic maneuver whereby the gymnast rotates to one side or the other while keeping arms and legs outstretched, spinning for one or more revolutions.

cartwheel /ˈkɑɹtˌwil/ /ˈkɑːtˌwiːl/ v
Rad schlagen
To perform the gymnastics feat of a cartwheel.

cartwright cartwrights n
Stellmacher Wagner
A person who makes carts; a wainwright.

carve /kɑɹv/ /kɑːv/ v
tranchieren zerlegen
To cut meat in order to serve it.
schnitzen einkerben kerben tranchieren zerlegen
To shape to sculptural effect; to produce (a work) by cutting, or to cut (a material) into a finished work, especially with cuts that are curved rather than only straight slices.
schnitzen schneiden einkerben kerben tranchieren zerlegen
To lay out; to contrive; to design; to plan.

carver /ˈkɑɹvɚ/ /ˈkɑːvə/ carvers n
Schnitzer
Someone who carves; an artist who produces carvings.

carving /ˈkɑɹvɪŋ/ /ˈkɑːvɪŋ/ carvings n
Schnitzerei
The act or craft of producing a carved object.

carving knife carving knives n
Tranchierbesteck Tranchiermesser Vorlegemesser
A large knife designed for cutting cooked turkey and similar dishes.

caryatid /ˌkæɹiˈætɪd/ /ˌkɛəɹiˈætɪd/ caryatides caryatids n
Karyatide
A sculpted female figure serving as an architectural support taking the place of a column or a pillar supporting an entablature on her head.

caryopsis caryopses caryopsides n
Karyopse
(botany) A type of fruit in which the fruit skin is stuck to the seed coat; especially the grain of a cereal.

cascade /kæsˈkeɪd/ cascades n
Kaskade Wasserfall
A waterfall or series of small waterfalls.
Kaskade
A series of electrical (or other types of) components, the output of any one being connected to the input of the next.

cascade /kæsˈkeɪd/ v
herabstürzen
(intransitive) To fall as a waterfall or series of small waterfalls.
hintereinanderschalten
(transitive) To arrange in a stepped series like a waterfall.

case /keɪs/ cases n
Fall Argument Beispiel Punkt Sache
An actual event, situation, or fact.
Behälter Kiste
A box that contains or can contain a number of identical items of manufacture.
Hülle
A box, sheath, or covering generally.
Fall
A piece of work, specifically defined within a profession; the set of tasks involved in addressing the situation of a specific person or event.
(academia) An instance or event as a topic of study.
(medicine) An instance of a specific condition or set of symptoms.
Koffer Kasten
A piece of luggage that can be used to transport an apparatus such as a sewing machine.
Fall Rechtssache Prozess
(legal) A legal proceeding; a lawsuit or prosecution.
Koffer
A suitcase.
Vitrine
A piece of furniture, constructed partially of transparent glass or plastic, within which items can be displayed.
Gehäuse
The outer covering or framework of a piece of apparatus such as a computer.
Schriftkasten
(typography, by extension) The nature of a piece of alphabetic type, whether a “capital” (upper case) or “small” (lower case) letter.

case /keɪs/ v
einpacken
(transitive) To place (an item or items of manufacture) into a box, as in preparation for shipment.
ausbaldowern auskundschaften
(transitive, informal) To survey (a building or other location) surreptitiously, as in preparation for a robbery.

case in point /keɪs ɪn pɔɪnt/ cases in point n
einschlägiger Fall typisches Beispiel
An example that illustrates a point.

case insensitive adj
unterscheidet/beachtet (die) [[Großschreibung|Groß-]] und Kleinschreibung nicht
(computer science) Treating or interpreting upper- and lowercase letters as being the same.

case law case laws n
Rechtsprechung Richterrecht
Law developed by judges through court decisions and opinions, as distinct from statute and other legislation.

case officer case officers n
Sachbearbeiter
A person assigned to manage a client's affairs.

case sensitive more case sensitive most case sensitive adj
unterscheidet/beachtet (die) [[Großschreibung|Groß-]] und Kleinschreibung
(computer science) Distinguishing upper- and lower-case letters. Often used in computer science to indicate a distinction is made in comparison or equality of letters based on case. For example, a case-sensitive password will not recognize "Password" and "password" as the same, but a case insensitive comparison would.

case study case studies n
Fallstudie
(uncountable) Research performed in detail on a single individual, group, incident or community, as opposed to, for instance, a sample of the whole population.

caseate v
verkäsen
(intransitive, medicine) To undergo necrotic degeneration into a cheese-like state.

casemate casemates n
Kasematte
(military) A bombproof chamber, usually of masonry, in which cannon may be placed, to be fired through embrasures; or one capable of being used as a magazine, or for quartering troops.

casement casements n
Drehflügel Fensterflügel
A window sash that is hinged on the side.

casement window casement windows n
Flügelfenster
A window that has frames hinged on the side and that opens outward or inward.

cash /kæʃ/ cashes n
Bargeld Bares Cash
(uncountable) Money in the form of notes/bills and coins, as opposed to cheques/checks or electronic transactions.

cash /kæʃ/ v
einlösen
(transitive) To exchange (a check/cheque) for money in the form of notes/bills.

cash cow cash cows n
Goldesel
(business) A product, service, or enterprise that generates ongoing, high net free cash flows.
Melkkuh Milchkuh
(by extension) Someone or something which is a dependable source of appreciable amounts of money.

cash crop cash crops n
zum Verkauf bestimmtes Agrarprodukt
(agriculture) A crop that is grown for sale rather than for personal food or for feeding to livestock.

cash desk cash desks n
Kasse
A place in a restaurant, bar, or shop etc, typically containing a cash register, where a customer can pay the bill.

cash flow cash flows n
Cashflow Geldfluss Kassenbestand
(accounting) The sum of cash revenues and expenditures over a period of time.

cash in hand adj
bar auf die Hand
Receiving wages or salary directly in the form of cash, often without deducting tax.

cash in hand adv
schwarz
In a manner receiving direct payment by cash, often without paying tax.

cash register cash registers n
Registrierkasse Kasse
A machine that tabulates the amount of sales transactions, makes a permanent and cumulative record of them, and has a drawer in which cash can be kept.

cashbook cashbooks n
Kassenbuch
A book used to record amounts of money received or paid out.

cashew /kəˈʃuː/ /ˈkæʃjuː/ /ˈkæʃuː/ cashews n
Kaschu Kaschubaum
A tree, Anacardium occidentale, native to northeastern Brazil, now widely grown in tropical climates for its cashew nuts and cashew apples.

cashew nut cashew nuts n
Cashewkern Cashewnuss
The seed of the cashew tree, often viewed as a nut in the culinary sense.

cashier /kaˈʃɪə/ /ˈkaʃɪə/ cashiers n
Kassierer Kassiererin
One who works at a till or receives payments.
Person in charge of the cash of a business or bank.

cashless more cashless most cashless adj
bargeldlos
Operating without the need for cash.

casing /ˈkeɪsɪŋ/ casings n
Gehäuse Hülle Hülse Schale Ummantelung Verschalung
That which encloses or encases.

casino /kæˈsinoʊ/ /kəˈsinoʊ/ casini casinoes casinos n
Kasino Spielbank
A public building or room for gambling.

cask /kæsk/ /kɑːsk/ casks n
Fass Faß Tonne
A large barrel for the storage of liquid, especially of alcoholic drinks.

casket /ˈkæs.kɪt/ /ˈkɑː.skɪt/ caskets n
Kästchen Schatulle
A little box, e.g. for jewellery.
Urne
(Britain) An urn.

casque /kæsk/ /kɑːsk/ casques n
Helm Helm ohne Visier
A helmet.

cassata siciliana /kəˈsɑːtə sɪt͡ʃɪliˈɑːnə/ n
Cassata
A rich cake, typical of Sicily, containing liqueur layered with ricotta, candied fruit and chocolate.

cassava /kəˈsɑːvə/ cassavas n
Maniok Kassava Kassawa Mandioka
Manioc (Manihot esculenta), a tropical plant which is the source of tapioca.

casserole /ˈkæs.əˌɹoʊl/ casseroles n
Kasserolle Auflaufform
(countable) A dish of glass or earthenware, with a lid, in which food is baked and sometimes served.
Auflauf
Food, such as a stew, cooked in such a dish.

cassette /kæˈsɛt/ /kəˈsɛt/ cassettes n
Kassette Audiokassette Tonkassette Videokassette
A small flat case containing magnetic tape on two reels, used to record and play back audio and video material.
Kassette
(genetics) A modular DNA sequence encoding one or more genes for a single biochemical function.
Zahnkranzpaket
(cycling) A set of sprockets mounted onto a splined shaft on the freehub.

cassette recorder cassette recorders n
Kassettenrekorder
A tape recorder that records on cassette tapes

cassiterite cassiterites n
Kassiterit
(mineral) A generally black mineral, composed of tin oxide, SnO2, which is an important ore of tin.

cassock /ˈkasək/ /ˈkæsək/ cassocks n
Soutane
An item of clerical clothing: a long, sheath-like, close-fitting, ankle-length robe worn by clergy members of some Christian denominations. [from 17th c.]

cassowary /ˈkæs.ə.ˌwɛɹ.i/ cassowaries n
Kasuar
A large flightless bird of the genus Casuarius that is native to Australia and New Guinea, has a characteristic bony crest on its head, and can be very dangerous.

cast /kast/ /kæst/ /kɑːst/ casts n
Besetzung Cast Ensemble
The collective group of actors performing a play or production together. Contrasted with crew.
Gipsverband Gips
A supportive and immobilising device used to help mend broken bones.

cast /kast/ /kæst/ /kɑːst/ v
hinwerfen wegwerfen
To throw down or aside. [from 15th c.]
werfen wegwerfen hinwerfen
To turn (the balance or scale); to overbalance; hence, to make preponderate; to decide.
gießen
To shape (molten metal etc.) by pouring into a mould; to make (an object) in such a way. [from 15th c.]

cast iron more cast iron most cast iron adj
gusseisern
(not comparable) Made of cast iron.

cast iron cast irons n
Gusseisen
A hard and brittle, but strong, alloy of iron, carbon, and silicon, formed by casting in a mould.

cast net cast nets n
Fangnetz Wurfnetz
a (usually weighted) fishing net that is thrown and then pulled back via an attached line

cast off v
Leinen los
(ambitransitive, nautical) To let go (a cable or rope securing a vessel to a buoy, wharf, etc.) so that the vessel may make way.
abketten
(intransitive, knitting) To finish the last row of knitted stitches and remove them securely from the needle.

cast on v
anschlagen
(ambitransitive, knitting) To start the first row of knitting by putting stitches on a needle.

cast out nines v
Neunerprobe
(arithmetic) To apply a procedure for verifying whether an arithmetic operation is probably correct or certainly incorrect using modulo characteristics of the digit 9.

cast pearls before swine v
Perlen vor die Säue werfen

cast the first stone v
den ersten Stein werfen
(idiomatic) To act self-righteously in accusing another person, believing oneself to be blameless.

castanet /ˌkæs.tə.ˈnɛt/ castanets n
Kastagnette
(musical instruments, chiefly, in the plural) A single handheld percussion instrument consisting of a pair of concave shells or shell-shaped parts joined on one edge by string.

castaway /ˈkæs.tə.weɪ/ /ˈkæstəweɪ/ /ˈkɑːstəweɪ/ castaways n
Schiffbrüchiger schiffbrüchig
(nautical) A shipwrecked sailor.
Abgewiesener Fallengelassener Weggeworfenes Wegwurf weggeworfener Gegenstand
A discarded person or thing.
Ausgestoßener
An outcast; someone cast out of a group or society.

caste /kæst/ /kɑːst/ castes n
Kaste
Any of the hereditary social classes and subclasses of South Asian societies.

castella castellas n
Castella
A Japanese sponge cake made of sugar, flour, eggs, and starch syrup.

caster /ˈkæstə(ɹ)/ /ˈkæstɚ/ /ˈkɑːstə(ɹ)/ casters n
Streuer
A shaker with a perforated top for sprinkling condiments such as sugar, salt, pepper, etc.
Castor-Rad Lenkrolle Rollfuß
(automotive) The angle of the axis around which a car's front wheels rotate when the steering wheel is turned, with a vertical axis being defined as zero caster.

castigate /ˈkæs.tə.ɡeɪt/ /ˈkæs.tɪ.ɡeɪt/ v
bestrafen strafen
(transitive, formal) To punish or reprimand someone severely.
korrigieren revidieren
(transitive, rare) To revise or make corrections to a publication.

castigation castigations n
Züchtigung

casting /ˈkastɪŋ/ /ˈkæstɪŋ/ /ˈkɑːstɪŋ/ /ˈkɛəstɪŋ/ castings n
Casting
The act or process of selecting actors, singers, dancers, models, etc.
(hunting) Of hounds, the act of spreading out and searching for a scent.
Gießen Guss
A manufacturing process using a mold.

castle /kæsl̩/ /kɑːsl̩/ /ˈkæsəl/ /ˈkɑːsəl/ castles n
Burg Schloss Festung
A large residential building or compound that is fortified and contains many defences; in previous ages often inhabited by a nobleman or king. Also, a house or mansion with some of the architectural features of medieval castles.

castle /kæsl̩/ /kɑːsl̩/ /ˈkæsəl/ /ˈkɑːsəl/ v
rochieren
(usually, _, intransitive, shogi) To create a similar defensive position in Japanese chess through several moves.

castle in the air /ˈkæs(ə)l ɪn ði ˈɛəɹ/ /ˈkɑːs(ə)l ɪn ðiː ˈɛə/ castles in the air n
Luftschloss
(idiomatic) A desire, idea, or plan that is unlikely to ever be realized; a visionary project or scheme; a daydream, an idle fancy, a near impossibility. [from mid 16th c.]

castle long v
groß rochieren lang rochieren

castle short v
klein rochieren kurz rochieren

castling /ˈkæsəlɪŋ/ /ˈkɑːsəlɪŋ/ castlings n
Rochade
(chess) A move in which the king moves two squares towards a rook, and the rook moves to the other side of the king; the action of the verb to castle.

castor bean tick castor bean ticks n
Gemeiner Holzbock
The tick Ixodes ricinus.

castor oil /ˈkæ.stɚ ˌɔɪl/ /ˈkɑː.stə ˌɔɪl/ castor oils n
Rizinusöl

castor oil plant castor oil plants n
Wunderbaum Rizinus
A plant of the species Ricinus communis, used in the production of castor oil and of the poison ricin.

castor sac castor sacs n
Biberbeutel Castorbeutel
an organ of a beaver releasing a secretion for refining the animal’s fell, popular in perfumery as under the name castoreum, and formerly in medicine

castoreum castoreums n
Bibergeil Castoreum
The bitter exudate of the castor sacs of mature beavers.

castrate /kæsˈtɹeɪt/ /ˈkæs.tɹeɪt/ v
kastrieren verschneiden
(transitive) To remove the testicles of a person or animal.

castration /kæˈstɹeɪʃən/ castrations n
Kastrierung Hodenentfernung
(surgery) The act of removing the testicles.

castrato /kæsˈtɹɑː.təʊ/ castrati castratos n
Kastrat
A male who has been castrated, especially a male whose testicles have been removed before puberty in order to retain his boyish voice.
A male soprano or alto voice produced by castration of the treble singer before puberty, intended to conserve his voice; the singer.

castrator castrators n
Kastrierer Kastriererin
One who castrates (gelds or neuters).

casu marzu /ˌkɑːzuː ˈmɑː(ɹ)tsuː/ n
Madenkäse
A cheese from Sardinia, riddled with insect larvae.

casual /-uːæl/ /ˈkazjuːəl/ /ˈkaʒ(uː)əl/ /ˈkaʒjuːəl/ /ˈkæʒ(u)əl/ /ˈkæʒwəl/ /ˈkɛʒ(ʉː)əl/ more casual most casual adj
zufällig beiläufig
Happening by chance.
gelegentlich
Coming without regularity; occasional or incidental.
Employed irregularly.
gleichgültig
Careless.
unmethodisch
Happening or coming to pass without design.
leger ungezwungen informell
(of behavior, usage, or milieu) Informal; relaxed.
leger sportlich ungezwungen
(of clothing or utensils) Designed for informal or everyday use.

casual sex n
Gelegenheitssex
Sexual activity that is undertaken without commitment, emotional attachment or personal familiarity between the participants involved.

casualty /ˈkaʒjʊəlti/ /ˈkæʒjʊəlti/ casualties n
Notaufnahme Notdienst
Kalamität Unfall Unglück Unglücksfall Desaster
Something that happens by chance, especially an unfortunate event; an accident, a disaster.
Opfer Verletzter Todesopfer Ausfall Gefallener Todesfall
(military) A person in military service who becomes unavailable for duty, for any reason (notably death, injury, illness, capture, or desertion).

casualwear n
Freizeitbekleidung
Clothing for non-formal occasions.

casuistic /ˌkæzjuˈɪstɪk/ /ˌkæʒuˈɪstɪk/ more casuistic most casuistic adj
kasuistisch
Relating to casuistry (attempts to solve moral dilemmas by applying general rules).

casuistry /ˈkæzjuːɪstɹi/ /ˈkæʒjuːɪstɹi/ /ˈkæʒuːəstɹi/ /ˈkæʒuːɪstɹi/ casuistries n
Kasuistik
The process of answering practical questions via interpretation of rules, or of cases that illustrate such rules, especially in ethics; case-based reasoning.

casus belli /- ˈbɛl.i/ /ˈkeɪ.suːs ˈbɛl.aɪ/ /ˈkeɪ.səs ˈbɛl.aɪ/ casus belli casus bellis n
Casus Belli Kriegsgrund
An act seen as justifying or causing a war; an act of war.

cat /kat/ /kæt/ [kʰæt] [kʰæt̚] cats n
Katze Felidae Felide Feliden Feliformia Felinae
Any similar animal of the family Felidae, which includes lions, tigers, bobcats, leopards, cougars, cheetahs, caracals, lynxes, and other such non-domesticated species.
Katze Felidae Felide Feliden Felinae Feline
An animal of the family Felidae:
Katze Kater Kätzin Pantoffeltiger
A domesticated species (Felis catus) of feline animal, commonly kept as a house pet. [from 8thc.]
Felinae Feline Felinen Grosskatze Großkatze Kleinkatze
(archaic) The pointed piece of wood that is struck in the game of tipcat.

cat and mouse n
Katz-und-Maus-Spiel
A relationship in which two parties closely monitor and challenge one another in a suspicious or self-protective manner, often because each party is attempting to gain an advantage over the other.

cat café cat cafés n
Katzencafé
A café that has domestic cats for the clientele to interact with.

cat flap cat flaps n
Katzenklappe Katzentür
Small hinged panel, usually cut into a door, with an opening just big enough for a cat to enter.

cat food cat foods n
Katzenfutter
A type of food specially formulated for the feeding of cats, typically composed of processed grain and meat byproducts as dry food or canned fish or meat as wet food.

cat got someone's tongue phraseologicalUnit
haben Sie die Sprache verloren? hast du die Sprache verloren?
(idiomatic, humorous) Why is someone not saying anything?

cat meat n
Katzenfleisch
Cat eaten as meat.

cat thyme cat thymes n
Katzengamander
A low-growing herb, Teucrium marum, related to germander, which has a pungent scent that causes sneezing, but is attractive to cats.

cat tree cat trees n
Katzenbaum
A structure of platforms and scratching posts designed in which for a cat to play.

cat's cradle cat's cradles n
Fadenspiel
(uncountable) A children's game of forming string into various shapes around one's fingers.

cat's ear n
Ferkelkraut

cat's eye cats' eyes n
Katzenauge
(countable, British, Ireland, New Zealand, Australia , usually, _, in the plural) A retroreflective device placed on a road surface as a marking that can be seen even at night.

cat's tongue cats' tongues n
Katzenzunge
A small chocolate bar or (sometimes chocolate-covered) cookie/biscuit which is shaped somewhat like the tongue of a cat.

cat's-paw cat's-paws cats'-paws n
Katzenpfote
A paw of a cat.
Kuhfuß
(US, _, carpentry) A small crowbar with a handle at a right angle to a blade with a V-shaped notch, principally used by carpenters to remove nails.

cat-eyed adj
katzenäugig

cat-o'-nine-tails cats-o'-nine-tails n
neunschwänzige Katze
(nautical) A scourge (multi-tail whip) having nine, often knotted, whipcords, formerly used for flogging as naval punishment.

catabolism /kəˈtæbəlɪzm/ catabolisms n
Katabolismus
(biochemistry) Destructive (lytic) metabolism or metabolization, usually including the release of energy and breakdown of materials.

catachresis /ˌkæt.əˈkɹiː.sɪs/ catachreses n
Katachrese
(rhetoric) A misapplication or overextension of figurative or analogical description; a wrongly applied metaphor or trope.

cataclysm /ˈkætəˌklɪzm̩/ cataclysms n
Kataklysmus katastrophales Ereignis
A sudden, violent event.
Kataklysmus
(geology) A sudden and violent change in the earth's crust.

cataclysmic more cataclysmic most cataclysmic adj
dramatisch katastrophal verheerend
Of or pertaining to a cataclysm; causing great destruction or upheaval; catastrophic.

catacomb /ˈkætəkoʊm/ /ˈkætəkuːm/ /ˈkætəkəʊm/ catacombs n
Katakombe
(often plural) An underground system of tunnels and chambers with recesses for graves, used (in former times) as a cemetery; a tunnel system used for burying the dead, as in Paris or Ancient Rome.

catafalque /ˈkatəfalk/ catafalques n
Katafalk
A platform used to display or convey a coffin during a funeral, often ornate.

catalectic adj
katalektisch
(poetry) (said of a line with incomplete meter) lacking a syllable at the end or ending with an incomplete foot.

catalecticant catalecticants n
Katalektikant

catalepsy catalepsies n
Katalepsie Starrsucht
(pathology) A severe bodily condition, described in psychiatric pathology, marked by sudden rigidity, fixation of posture, and loss of contact with environmental conditions.

catalogue /ˈkæt.əˌlɑɡ/ /ˈkæt.əˌlɒɡ/ /ˈkæt.əˌlɔɡ/ catalogues n
Katalog Liste
A systematic list of books, names, pictures, etc.
Verzeichnis Liste
A list of all the publications in a library; a library catalogue.
Katalog Programm
(US) A book printed periodically by a college, university, or other institution that gives a definitive description of the institution, its history, courses and degrees offered, etc.
Katalog Verzeichnis Liste
(music) A complete list of a recording artist's or a composer's songs.

catalogue /ˈkæt.əˌlɑɡ/ /ˈkæt.əˌlɒɡ/ /ˈkæt.əˌlɔɡ/ v
katalogisieren
To put into a catalogue.
To make a catalogue of.
To add items (e.g. books) to an existing catalogue.

catalpa /kəˈtælpə/ /kəˈtɒlpə/ catalpas n
Trompetenbaum
Any tree of the genus Catalpa, in the family Bignoniaceae. The two North American species, the southern catalpa, Catalpa bignonioides, and the northern catalpa, Catalpa speciosa — along with the yellow catalpa, Catalpa ovata, from China — are often planted as ornamentals because of their showy flowers and decorative bean pods, though others regard the bean pods as a nuisance.

catalysis /kəˈtæləsɪs/ catalyses n
Katalyse
(chemistry) The increase of the rate of a chemical reaction, induced by a catalyst.

catalyst /ˈkæt.ə.lɪst/ /ˈkæt.əl.ɪst/ catalysts n
Katalysator
(chemistry) A substance that increases the rate of a chemical reaction without being consumed in the process.
(figurative) Something that encourages progress or change.

catalytic /ˌkætəˈlɪtɪk/ more catalytic most catalytic adj
katalytisch
(chemistry) Of or relating to a catalyst; having properties facilitating chemical reaction or change.

catalytic converter catalytic converters n
Katalysator
(automotive) A chamber containing a finely divided platinum catalyst in which carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons from vehicle exhaust are oxidized to carbon dioxide.

catalyzer catalyzers n
Katalysator
(American spelling, Canadian spelling) That which catalyzes.

catamaran /ˈkæ.tə.məˌɹæn/ /ˌkæ.tə.məˈɹæn/ catamarans n
Katamaran
A twin-hulled ship or boat.

catamite /ˈkætəmaɪt/ catamites n
Lustknabe
A boy or younger man in a homoerotic relationship with an older man. [1552]

cataphract /ˈkætəfɹækt/ /ˈkætəˌfɹækt/ [ˈkæɾə-] cataphracts n
Kataphrakt
(military, historical) A soldier (especially a horseman) covered with a cataphract (etymology 1, sense 1).

catapult /ˈkæ.tə.pʌlt/ catapults n
Katapult
A device or weapon for throwing or launching large objects.

catapult /ˈkæ.tə.pʌlt/ v
katapultieren
(transitive) To fire a missile from a catapult.
(transitive) To increase the status of something rapidly.
(intransitive) To be fired from a catapult or as if from a catapult.

cataract /ˈkætəɹækt/ cataracts n
Katarakt
A large waterfall; steep rapids in a river.
Katarakt grauer Star
(pathology) A clouding of the lens in the eye leading to a decrease in vision.

catarrh /kəˈtɑɹ/ catarrhs n
Katarrh
(pathology) Inflammation of the mucous membranes of the nose and throat.

catastrophe /kəˈtæstɹəfi/ catastrophes n
Katastrophe Unglück Unheil
Any large and disastrous event of great significance.
Katastrophe
(insurance) A disaster beyond expectations.
(narratology) The dramatic event that initiates the resolution of the plot; the dénouement.

catastrophic /kætəˈstɹɒfɪk/ more catastrophic most catastrophic adj
Katastrophen-
Of or pertaining to a catastrophe.
katastrophal
Disastrous; ruinous.

catastrophically more catastrophically most catastrophically adv
katastrophal
In a catastrophic manner, or to a catastrophic extent; disastrously.

catatonia /kætəˈtoʊniə/ catatonias n
Katatonie
A severe psychiatric condition, often associated with schizophrenia, characterized by a tendency to remain in a rigid state of stupor for long periods which give way to short periods of extreme agitation.

catatonic /kæ.təˈtɑn.ɪk/ /kæ.təˈtɒn.ɪk/ more catatonic most catatonic adj
katatonisch
(medicine) Of, relating to, or suffering from catatonia; having a tendency to remain in a rigid state of stupor for long periods which give way to short periods of extreme agitation.

catawampus /ˈkætəwɑmpəs/ /ˌkætəˈwɑmpəs/ more catawampus most catawampus adj
kreuz und quer
(US) Out of alignment, in disarray or disorder: crooked, askew.

catboat catboats n
Catboot
A sailing boat with a single sail, usually rigged on a gaff spar, used for fishing in New England and later adapted for racing and cruising. It has a single mast set near to the bow and a long boom which may extend over the stern.

catcall /ˈkætkɔl/ catcalls n
Ausbuhen Auspfeifen Buhruf Pfiff Schmähruf
A shout or whistle expressing dislike, especially from a crowd or audience; a jeer, a boo.
Hinterherpfeifen
A shout, whistle, or comment of a harassingly sexual nature, usually made toward a passing woman.

catcall /ˈkætkɔl/ v
ausbuhen auspfeifen buhen nachpfeifen pfeifen
To make such an exclamation.

catch /kæt͡ʃ/ /kɑt͡ʃ/ /kɛt͡ʃ/ catches n
Fang
(countable) Something which is captured or caught.
(countable, colloquial, by extension) A find, in particular a boyfriend or girlfriend or prospective spouse.
(countable, cricket, baseball) The act of catching a hit ball before it reaches the ground, resulting in an out.
Haken
(countable, sometimes, _, noun adjunct) A concealed difficulty, especially in a deal or negotiation.

catch /kæt͡ʃ/ /kɑt͡ʃ/ /kɛt͡ʃ/ v
bekommen erwischen
(transitive) To overtake or catch up to; to be in time for. [from 17thc.]
einfangen
(transitive) To entrap or trip up a person; to deceive. [from 14thc.]
(intransitive) To engage with some mechanism; to stick, to succeed in interacting with something or initiating some process.
(transitive, surfing) To contact a wave in such a way that one can ride it back to shore.
fangen
(transitive) To capture or snare (someone or something which would rather escape). [from 13thc.]
fangen fassen
(transitive) To seize or intercept an object moving through the air (or, sometimes, some other medium). [from 16thc.]
begreifen verstehen
(transitive) To grasp mentally: perceive and understand. [from 16thc.]

catch a buzz v
ansaufen antrinken
(US, slang) To become slightly inebriated, but not yet quite drunk.

catch a cold v
erkälten
(idiomatic) To contract a cold.

catch fire v
Feuer fangen entflammen
(idiomatic) To become engulfed in flames, to combust.

catch one's breath v
verschnaufen
to take a break, or rest while doing a strenuous activity, so that one's breathing becomes easier

catch one's death v
sich den Tod holen

catch red-handed v
auf frischer Tat ertappen
(transitive) To discover or capture someone in the act of committing a crime.

catch sight of v
wahrnehmen
(transitive, idiomatic) to see for a brief period; to get a glimpse of

catch up v
nachholen rauskriegen
aufholen
(intransitive) To be brought up to date with news.
einholen
(ambitransitive) To reach something that had been ahead.

catch-all catch-alls n
Auffangbecken Sammel- Sammelbecken Sammelbegriff (catchall phrase oder term) Sammelplatz
Any place or repository where things are placed indiscriminately or without careful thought.

catcher /ˈkæt͡ʃə/ /ˈkæt͡ʃəɹ/ /ˈkɛt͡ʃ-/ catchers n
Fänger
Someone or something that catches.
Fänger Catcher Catcherin Fängerin
(baseball) The player that squats behind home plate and receives the pitches from the pitcher

catchment /ˈkatʃmənt/ /ˈkɛt͡ʃmənt/ catchments n
Einzugsgebiet Niederschlagsgebiet Wassereinzugsgebiet
(often, attributive) Any structure or land feature which catches and holds water; the collection of such water.

catchment area catchment areas n
Einzugsgebiet
(by extension) The area served by a local institution, such as a hospital or school, or by extension, a railway station.

catchment basin catchment basins n
Stausee
(hydrology) A topographic region in which all water drains to a common outlet.

catchphrase catchphrases n
Ausspruch geflügeltes Wort
A repeated expression, often originating in popular culture.

catchpole /ˈkatʃpəʊl/ catchpoles n
Gerichtsdiener

catchword /ˈkætʃwɜːd/ catchwords n
Kustos
(printing, historical) A word under the right-hand side of the last line on a book page that repeats the first word on the following page.

catchy /ˈkæt͡ʃi/ /ˈkɛt͡ʃi/ catchier catchiest adj
eingängig einprägsam griffig packend
(of a tune or phrase) Instantly appealing and memorable.

catechesis catecheses n
Katechese
Religious instruction given orally to catechumens.

catechism /ˈkætɪˌkɪzəm/ catechisms n
Katechismus
A book, in question and answer form, summarizing the basic principles of Christianity.

catechist catechists n
Katechetin Katechet

catechize /ˈkatɪkaɪz/ /ˈkætɪkaɪz/ v
ausgiebig befragen gründlich ausfragen
To question at length.

catecholamine /katəˈkɒləmiːn/ /katəˈkəʊləmiːn/ catecholamines n
Catecholamine Katecholamine
(biochemistry) Any of a class of aromatic amines derived from pyrocatechol that are hormones produced by the adrenal gland.

catechumen /ˌkæt.əˈkju.mən/ /ˌkæt.ɪˈkjuː.mɛn/ catechumens n
Katechumene
A convert to Christianity under instruction before baptism; a young or recent Christian preparing for confirmation.

categorical /ˌkætəˈɡɔɹɪk(ə)l/ more categorical most categorical adj
kategorisch
Absolute; having no exception.
Of, pertaining to, or using a category or categories.

categorical imperative categorical imperatives n
categorischer Imperativ kategorischer Imperativ
(ethics) A fundamental ethical principle intended as a guide for determining whether any contemplated action is morally right, based on the concept that an action is good or bad in and of itself regardless of what the actor's aims or preferences are.

categorization categorizations n
Kategorisierung
The process of sorting or arranging things into categories or classes.

categorize v
kategorisieren
(transitive) To assign a category; to divide into classes.

category /ˈkætəˌɡɔɹi/ /ˈkætɪɡ(ə)ɹi/ /ˈkɛtɘɡ(ɘ)ɹi/ /ˈkɛtɘˌɡoːɹi/ categories n
Kategorie
A group, often named or numbered, to which items are assigned based on similarity or defined criteria.
(mathematics) A collection of objects, together with a transitively closed collection of composable arrows between them, such that every object has an identity arrow, and such that arrow composition is associative.

category theory n
Kategorientheorie
(mathematics) A branch of mathematics which deals with spaces and maps between them in abstraction, taking similar theorems from various disparate more concrete branches of mathematics and unifying them.

catenaccio n
Catenaccio
(football) A system of defensive play focused on nullifying opponents' attacks and preventing goal-scoring opportunities.

catenary /kəˈtiːnəɹi/ /kəˈtɛnəɹi/ /ˈkætəˌnɛɹi/ catenaries n
Kettenlinie Oberleitung
(engineering) Any physical cable, rope, chain, or other weight-supporting structure taking such geometric shape, as a suspension cable for a bridge or a power-transmission line or an arch for a bridge or roof.

catenative verb catenative verbs n
katenatives Verb verkettendes Verb
A verb able to be immediately followed by the full or bare infinitive, or gerund (i.e. non-finite verbs), as in “I beg to differ”, where beg is catenative.

cater-corner /ˈkatəˌkɔːnə/ /ˈkeɪtəˌkɔːnə/ /ˈkætəˌkɔɹnɚ/ adv
schräg gegenüber
(US, Canada) Diagonally across from.

caterer /ˈkeɪtəɹɚ/ caterers n
Partyservice Catering-Service Cateringunternehmen Speiselieferant
A person or company hired to provide and serve food, usually for a large group and at a location separate from where the food is prepared.

catering /ˈkeɪ.tə.ɹɪŋ/ /ˈkeɪ.tɚ.ɪŋ/ /ˈkeɪt(ə)ɹɪŋ/ [ˈkeɪ.ɾɚ.ɪŋ] caterings n
Catering Nahrungsversorgung Verpflegung
(uncountable, UK, Philippines) The business of providing food and related services; foodservice.

caterpillar /ˈkætəˌpɪlə/ /ˈkætəˌpɪlɚ/ /ˈkætɚˌpɪlɚ/ caterpillars n
Raupe
The larva of a butterfly or moth; leafworm.
(maths) A set of subtrees of a tree.
Raupe Raupenfahrzeug
A vehicle with a caterpillar track; a crawler.

caterpillar track caterpillar tracks n
Gleiskette Raupenkette
A continuous track in the form of a steel or rubber belt fitted instead of wheels to crawlers, bulldozers, excavators, loaders, backhoes, tanks and similar off-road vehicles.

caterwaul /ˈkæt.ə.wɔːl/ /ˈkæt.ɚ.wɑl/ /ˈkæt.ɚ.wɔl/ caterwauls n
Katzenjammer
A noisy quarrel.

catfight catfights n
Zickenkampf Zickenkrieg
(slang) A fight or bickering, especially between women.

catfish catfish catfishes n
Wels Katzenwels
The meat of such a fish, popular in the Southern U.S. and Central Europe.

catgirl catgirls n
Katzemädchen
(chiefly, Japanese and Japanese-influenced fiction) A female fictional character who has a cat's ears, tail, or other feline characteristics on an otherwise humanoid body.

catharsis /kəˈθɑɹˌsɪs/ /kəˈθɑːsɪs/ catharses n
Katharsis
(drama) A release of emotional tension after an overwhelming vicarious experience, resulting in the purging or purification of the emotions, as through watching a dramatic production (especially a tragedy).
Any release of emotional tension to the same effect, more widely.

cathartic more cathartic most cathartic adj
(physisch/psychisch) reinigend abführend erlösend kathartisch
Purgative; inducing mental or physical catharsis.

cathartic cathartics n
Abführmittel

cathead catheads n
Kranbalken
(nautical) A heavy piece of timber projecting from each side of the bow of a ship for holding anchors which were fitted with a stock in position for letting go or for securing after weighing.

cathect /kəˈθɛkt/ v
emotional besetzen
(transitive, psychology) To focus one's emotional energies on someone or something.

cathedral /kəˈθiː.dɹəl/ cathedrals n
Dom Kathedrale Domkirche Bischofskirche
The principal church of an archbishop's/bishop's archdiocese/diocese which contains an episcopal throne.

catheter /ˈkæθɪtə(ɹ)/ /ˈkæθɪtɚ/ catheters n
Katheter
(medicine) A small tube inserted into a body cavity to administer a drug, create an opening, distend a passageway, or remove fluid.

cathetus /kəˈθɪ.təs/ /ˈkæ.θɪ.təs/ catheti cathetuses n
Kathete
(geometry) A line perpendicular to a surface (or line); in particular, either of the sides of a right triangle other than its hypotenuse.

cathexis /kəˈθɛk sɪs/ cathexes n
Objektbesetzung
(psychoanalysis) The concentration of libido or emotional energy on a single object or idea.

cathode /ˈkæθ.oʊd/ cathodes n
Kathode Minuspol
(electricity) An electrode, of a cell or other electrically polarized device, through which a positive current of electricity flows outwards (and thus, electrons flow inwards). It can have either a negative or a positive voltage with respect to anode of the same polarized device (depending on whether the device is a load or a source, respectively).

cathode dark space cathode dark spaces n
hittorfscher Dunkelraum
The dark space in a glow discharge between the cathode glow and the negative glow.

cathode ray cathode rays n
Elektronenstrahl Kathodenstrahl
(electricity) A ray consisting of a stream of electrons in a vacuum tube that are emitted by the cathode and accelerated towards the anode by an electric field.

cathode ray tube cathode ray tubes n
Kathodenstrahlröhre Braunsche Röhre
(electronics) A vacuum tube that displays still or moving images (such as for a television), by controlling the direction of a cathode ray emitted towards the front of the tube. The front is coated by a layer of fluorescent material, so that it emits light when struck by the beam.

catholic /ˈkæθ(ə)lɪk/ /ˈkɑːθ(ə)lɪk/ more catholic most catholic adj
allumfassend umfassend universal
Universal; all-encompassing.

catholicism /kəˈθɔləsɪzm/ catholicisms n
Katholizismus
The state or quality of being catholic or universal; catholicity.

catholicity catholicities n
Katholikentum Katholizität
The quality of being catholic, universal or inclusive.

catholicos /kəˈθɒlɪkəs/ catholicoi catholicoses n
Katholikos
(Christianity) A high-ranking bishop or patriarch in certain Eastern Christian traditions.

cation /ˈkætˌaɪ.ɑn/ /ˈkætˌaɪ.ən/ cations n
Kation

cation exchange cation exchanges n
Kationenaustausch

catkin catkins n
Kätzchen
(botany) A type of inflorescence, consisting of an axis with many unisexual apetalous flowers along its sides, as in the willow and poplar.

catlike more catlike most catlike adj
katzenhaft
resembling a cat; feline

catnap catnaps n
Nickerchen
A brief, light sleep, usually during the daytime. [from 1820s]

catnap v
schlummern
(intransitive) To take a catnap (short sleep or nap). [from 1850s]

catnip /ˈkætnɪp/ catnips n
Katzenminze
Any of the about 250 species of flowering plant of the genus Nepeta, family Lamiaceae, certain of which are said to have medicinal qualities.
Katzenminze Echte Katzenminze
Nepeta cataria and Nepeta grandiflora (and perhaps other species), which are well-known for causing an apparently harmless pheromone-based intoxication among certain cats.
Faszination Objekt der Begierde Unwiderstehlichkeit Zugpferd gefundenes Fressen
(figurative) Something that causes excitement or interest.

catoblepas /-bliː-/ /-blɛ-/ /-pæs/ /-tə-/ /kæ-/ /kəˈtɒblɪpəs/ /ˈkætoʊblɪpəs/ /ˌkætoʊˈbliːpəs/ /ˌkætoʊˈblɛpəs/ catoblepae catoblepones n
Katoblepas
A legendary creature from Ethiopia, said to have the body of a Cape buffalo, scales on its back, and the head of a wild boar, which always points downward because of its weight.

catshark catsharks n
Katzenhai
Any of the sharks in the family Scyliorhinidae

catsitter catsitters n
Katzensitter Katzensitterin
One who acts as babysitter for a cat in the owner's absence.

cattail /ˈkæt.teɪl/ cattails n
Rohrkolben Kolbenschilf
Any of several perennial herbs, of the genus Typha, that have long flat leaves, and grow in marshy places.

cattery /ˈkætəɹi/ catteries n
Katzenhotel Katzenpension
A place where cats board when their owners are on holiday.

cattish more cattish most cattish adj
katzenhaft
catlike; in the manner of a cat
boshaft falsch gehässig
sly and spiteful; marked by malice

cattle /ˈkætəl/ [ˈkʰæt(ə)ɫ] [ˈkʰæɾ(ə)ɫ] n
Vieh
Certain other livestock, such as sheep, pigs or horses.
Vieh Rindvieh Kühe Rinder
(pejorative, figuratively) People who resemble domesticated bovine animals in behavior or destiny.

cattle egret cattle egrets n
Kuhreiher
A small egret, Bubulcus ibis, of the heron family (Ardeidae)

cattle grid cattle grids n
Viehgitter Viehrost Weidegitter Weiderost Wildgitter Wildrost
A grid of parallel metal bars set into a road as an obstacle to prevent hooved animals from passing.

cattle prod cattle prods n
Viehstock Viehtreiber Viehtreiberstock
A stick designed to goad cows, steers, and similar animals in order to prompt them to move in a desired direction, now usually electrified to administer a stimulating shock to the animal.

cattleman cattlemen n
Vieherbauer Viehtender
A man who raises or tends cattle, as:

catty /ˈkæti/ [ˈkʰæɾi] cattier cattiest adj
boshaft gehässig stutenbissig zickig
(informal, of a person or remark) With subtle hostility in an effort to hurt, annoy, or upset, particularly among women.
(informal) Resembling or characteristic of a cat.

catwalk catwalks n
Laufsteg
(nautical) An elevated enclosed passage providing access fore and aft from the bridge of a merchant vessel.
(fashion) A narrow elevated stage on which models parade.

caucus /ˈkɑ(ː).kəs/ /ˈkɒ(ː).kəs/ /ˈkɔ(ː).kəs/ /ˈkɔː.kəs/ caucuses caucusses n
Fraktion Parlamentsgruppierung Wahlausschuss
A grouping of all the members of a legislature from the same party.

caudal /ˈkɔːdəl/ adj
kaudal Schwanz schwanzartig
(zoology) Pertaining to the tail or posterior or hind part of a body.

caudal fin caudal fins n
Afterflosse Schwanzflosse
The tailfin of a fish and other aquatic vertebrates.

caudate /ˈkɔːdeɪt/ adj
Schwanz
(zoology) Having a tail.

caul /kɔːl/ cauls n
Fettnetz Schweinenetz
The thin membrane which covers the lower intestines; the omentum. [from 14th c.]
Glückshaube
The amnion which encloses the foetus before birth, especially that part of it which sometimes shrouds a baby’s head at birth (traditionally considered to be good luck). [from 16th c.]

cauldron /ˈkɔːl.dɹən/ /ˈkəʊl.dɹən/ cauldrons n
Kessel
A large bowl-shaped pot used for boiling over an open flame.
(military) A strategic encirclement.

cauliflower /ˈkɑl.ɪˌflaʊ.ɚ/ /ˈkɒl.i.flaʊ.ə/ /ˈkɒl.ɪ.flaʊ.ə/ /ˈkɔl.ɪˌflaʊ.ɚ/ cauliflowers n
Blumenkohl Karfiol
Brassica oleracea var. botrytis, an annual variety of cabbage, of which the cluster of young flower stalks and buds is eaten as a vegetable.
The edible head or curd of a cauliflower plant.

cauliflower ear cauliflower ears n
Blumenkohlohr
(boxing, wrestling, sport) An ear swollen and deformed by repeated blows, common among boxers and rugby players.

caulk /kælk/ /kɑk/ /kɔk/ /kɔːk/ v
kalfatern
To apply caulking to joints, cracks, or a juncture of different materials.

caulker caulkers n
Kalfaterer
A person who caulks various structures (as ships) and certain types of piping.

causal /ˈkɑ.zəl/ /ˈkɔ.zəl/ /ˈkɔː.zəl/ [kʰɒː.z̥əl] [ˈkʰoː.z̥əl] more causal most causal adj
kausal ursächlich
of, relating to, or being a cause of something; causing

causalism causalisms n
Kausalismus
(philosophy) The doctrine that actions have a direct cause, especially that people's actions are caused by their mental state at the time

causality /kɑˈzæl.ɪ.tɪ/ /kɔˈzæl.ɪ.tɪ/ /kɔːˈzæl.ɪ.tɪ/ [kɑˈzæl.ɪ.ɾɪ] [kʰoːˈz̥æl.ɪ.tɪ] [kʰɒːˈz̥æl.ɪ.tɪ] causalities n
Kausalität
The agency of a cause; the action or power of a cause, in producing its effect.
Ursache und Wirkung
The relationship between something that happens or exists and the thing that causes it; the cause and consequence relationship.

causation /kɑˈzeɪ.ʃən/ /kɔˈzeɪ.ʃən/ /kɔːˈzeɪ.ʃən/ [kʰoːˈz̥eɪ.ʃən] [kʰɒːˈz̥eɪ.ʃən] causations n
Ursache
The act of causing.

causative /ˈkoːzətɪv/ /ˈkɑzətɪv/ /ˈkɔzətɪv/ /ˈkɔːzətɪv/ [ˈkoː.zə.ɾɪv] [ˈkɑ.zə.ɾɪv] [ˈkɔ.zə.ɾɪv] causatives n
Kausativ
(linguistics) An expression of an agent causing or forcing a patient to perform an action (or to be in a certain condition).

cause /kɔz/ /kɔːz/ /ˈkɑz/ [kʰoːz̥] [kʰɒːz̥] causes n
Ursache Grund Anlass
(countable, often with of, typically of adverse results) The source of, or reason for, an event or action; that which produces or effects a result.
Sache Ursache
(countable) A goal, aim or principle, especially one which transcends purely selfish ends.

cause /kɔz/ /kɔːz/ /ˈkɑz/ [kʰoːz̥] [kʰɒːz̥] v
verursachen auslösen
(transitive) To set off an event or action.
lassen verursachen
(ditransitive) To actively produce as a result, by means of force or authority.

cause of death causes of death n
Todesursache
The official cause of a human death as typically determined by a coroner during an autopsy and included on the deceased's death certificate.

causeway /ˈkɔːz.weɪ/ causeways n
Bahndamm Damm Dammstraße Dammweg Fahrdamm
A road that is raised so as to be above water, marshland, and similar low-lying obstacles, which in some cases may flood periodically (e.g. due to tides). Originally causeways were much like dykes, generally pierced to let water through, whereas many modern causeways are more like bridges or viaducts.

caustic /ˈkɒstɪk/ /ˈkɔːstɪk/ more caustic most caustic adj
beißend zersetzend
Capable of burning, corroding or destroying organic tissue.
beißend bissig sarkastisch scharf ätzend
(of language, etc.) Sharp, bitter, cutting, biting, and sarcastic in a scathing way.

caustic /ˈkɒstɪk/ /ˈkɔːstɪk/ caustics n
Ätzmittel
Any substance or means which, applied to animal or other organic tissue, burns, corrodes, or destroys it by chemical action; an escharotic.
Kaustik
(optics, computer graphics) The envelope of reflected or refracted rays of light for a given surface or object.

caustic potash n
kaustisches Kali

caustic soda caustic sodas n
kaustisches Soda Ätznatron
sodium hydroxide (NaOH), a strong alkaline substance used in the manufacture of paint, soap and detergents, or as a drain cleaner.

cauterize /ˈkɔːtəɹaɪz/ [ˈkʰɑɾəɹaɪz] [ˈkʰɔɾəɹaɪz] v
kauterisieren
(American spelling, Canadian spelling, Oxford) To burn, sear, or freeze tissue using a hot iron, electric current or a caustic agent.

caution /ˈkɑʃ(ə)n/ /ˈkɔʃ(ə)n/ /ˈkɔːʃ(ə)n/ cautions n
Warnung Vorsicht
Prudence when faced with, or when expecting to face, danger; care taken in order to avoid risk or harm.
Vorsicht Behutsamkeit Achtsamkeit
A careful attention to the probable effects of an act, in order that failure or harm may be avoided.
Kaution
Security; guaranty; bail.

caution /ˈkɑʃ(ə)n/ /ˈkɔʃ(ə)n/ /ˈkɔːʃ(ə)n/ v
warnen verwarnen
(transitive) To warn; to alert, advise that caution is warranted.

caution - slippery when wet phraseologicalUnit
Vorsicht Rutschgefahr
Warning, often in the form of a sign, that people should pay attention when walking on a wet and slippery floor not to fall down and get injured.

cautionary tale cautionary tales n
Fabel Schauermärchen Vorsichtsgeschichte abschreckendes Beispiel belehrende Erzählung
A story, originally told in folklore, to warn its audience of a certain danger.

cautious /ˈkɔːʃəs/ more cautious most cautious adj
vorsichtig zaghaft behutsam
Using or exercising caution; careful; tentative

cautiously /ˈkɑʃəsli/ /ˈkɔːʃəsli/ more cautiously most cautiously adv
vorsichtig
In a cautious manner.

cavalcade /ˈkævəlˌkeɪd/ /ˌkævəlˈkeɪd/ cavalcades n
Kavalkade Reiterzug
(collective) A procession of riders, vehicles, ships, etc.
Kavalkade Reiterzug berittener Zug
A ceremonial parade.

cavalier /ˌkævəˈlɪɚ/ more cavalier most cavalier adj
nachlässig
Not caring enough about something important.
übermütig
High-spirited.
hochmütig
Supercilious.

cavalier /ˌkævəˈlɪɚ/ cavaliers n
Kavallerist
(historical) A military man serving on horse, (chiefly) early modern cavalry officers who had abandoned the heavy armor of medieval knights.
Kavalier
(historical) A gallant: a sprightly young dashing military man.

cavalry /ˈkævəlɹi/ cavalries n
Kavallerie Reiterei
(military, uncountable) The military arm of service that fights while riding horses.
Kavallerie
(military, countable) An individual unit of the cavalry arm of service.

cavalryman cavalrymen n
Kavallerist Reiter
A soldier in the cavalry.

cavatina cavatinas n
Kavatine
(music) An operatic song in slow tempo, either complete in itself or (e.g., in Bellini and Verdi) followed by a faster, more resolute section: hence

cave /ˈkeɪvi/ interjection
Achtung
(British, public school slang) look out!; beware!

cave /keɪv/ caves n
Höhle
A large, naturally-occurring cavity formed underground or in the face of a cliff or a hillside.

cave bear cave bears n
Höhlenbär
A large extinct species of bear, †Ursus spelaeus.

cave cricket cave crickets n
Höhlenschrecke
Any cricket of the family Rhaphidophoridae.

cave dweller cave dwellers n
Höhlenbewohner
A prehistoric human who lived in caves; a caveman or cavewoman.

cave in v
einbrechen zusammenbrechen
To collapse inward or downward.
nachgeben
(figurative) To relent; to grant approval against one's initial will.

cave lion cave lions n
Höhlenlöwe
An extinct subspecies of lion, Panthera leo spelaea, known from fossils and multiple examples of prehistoric art.

cave painting /ˈkeɪv ˈpeɪntɪŋ/ cave paintings n
Höhlenmalerei
(uncountable) The activity of applying pigments to the interior surfaces of caves to create images, especially when carried out in prehistoric times.
(uncountable) The paintings resulting from this activity regarded collectively, especially if prehistoric; cave art; (countable) an individual painting of this type.

caveat /-æt/ /ˈkeɪ-/ /ˈkæviɑt/ /ˈkævɪæt/ caveats n
Vorbehalt Warnung
A warning.
Ausnahme Vorbehalt
A qualification or exemption.
Einspruch Widerspruch
(law) A notice requesting a postponement of a court proceeding.

caveman cavemen n
Höhlenmensch
An early human or closely related species, popularly held to reside in caves.

cavern /ˈkav.n̩/ /ˈkav.ən/ /ˈkæv.ɚn/ /ˈkæv.ɹən/ caverns n
Höhle Grotte
A large cave.
Kaverne
An underground chamber.

cavesson /ˈkæv.ə.sən/ /ˈkæv.ɪ.sən/ cavessons n
Kappzaum
A part of a horse's bridle that consists of a headstall with a noseband. When a martingale is used, it is attached to the horse's head at the cavesson.

caviar /ˈkæv.iˌɑɹ/ /ˈkæv.iˌɑː/ caviars n
Kaviar
Roe of the sturgeon or of certain other large fish, considered a delicacy.

caviar spoon caviar spoons n
Kaviarlöffel
A small shallow spoon made from inert materials (such as gold, horn, or wood) rather than typical metals, intended for eating caviar.

cavil /ˈkæv.əl/ /ˈkæv.ɪl/ v
schikanieren kritteln nörgeln
(intransitive) To criticise for petty or frivolous reasons.

cavity /ˈkæv.ɪt.i/ [ˈkʰæv.ɨɾ.i] cavities n
Hohlraum Höhle
(anatomy) A hollow area within the body.
Hohlraum Loch Aushöhlung Gravur
A hole or hollow depression in a solid object.
Karies Loch
(dentistry) A small or large hole in a tooth caused by caries; often also a soft area adjacent to the hole also affected by caries.

cavity resonator cavity resonators n
Hohlraumresonator

cavort /kəˈvɔɹt/ /kəˈvɔːt/ v
herumtanzen herumtollen
(intransitive) To move about carelessly, playfully or boisterously.

caw /kɔː/ caws n
Gekrächze Krächzen
The harsh cry of a crow.

caw /kɔː/ v
krächzen
To make the harsh cry of a crow, rook, or raven.

cayenne pepper cayenne peppers n
Cayennepfeffer
A powder condiment or spice formed from the dried chilli pepper varieties above.

caïquejee caïquejees n
Kaikdschi
A person who rows a caique.

cease /siːs/ v
aufhören einstellen
(formal, intransitive) To stop.
(formal, transitive) To stop doing (something).

cease and desist v
hören Sie auf und verzichten Sie
(legal) To stop and not resume an action.

cease-fire cease-fires n
Feuerpause Waffenstillstand
In warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose. (Typically only temporary).

ceaseless /ˈsiːsləs/ adj
endlos
Without an end.

cedar /ˈsi.dɚ/ /ˈsiː.də/ cedars n
Zeder Zypressengewächs
(countable) A coniferous tree of the genus Cedrus in the family Pinaceae.
Zypressengewächs
(countable) A coniferous tree of the family Cupressaceae, especially of the genera Juniperus, Cupressus, Calocedrus, or Thuja.
Zeder Zedernholz
(uncountable) The aromatic wood from a Cedrus tree, or from any of several not closely related trees.

cedar waxwing cedar waxwings n
Zedernseidenschwanz
A medium-sized passerine bird native to North and Central America (Bombycilla cedrorum).

cede /siːd/ v
zedieren abtreten
(transitive) To give up; yield to another.

cedilla /səˈdɪlə/ cedillas n
Cedille
(orthography) In the spelling of Catalan, French, Portuguese and some other languages, a mark ⟨¸⟩ sometimes placed under the letter c to indicate that it is pronounced /s/ rather than /k/, as in Catalan força, French menaçant, and Portuguese almoço, and also used in various other languages to change the sounds of other letters.

ceilidh /ˈkeɪli/ /ˈkeɪliən/ /ˈkeːli/ /ˈkeːliən/ ceilidhean ceilidhs n
Céilí
An informal social gathering, especially one where traditional Irish or Scottish folk music is played, with dancing and storytelling.

ceiling /ˈsiːlɪŋ/ ceilings n
Decke Plafond
(architecture) The overhead interior surface that covers the upper limits of a room.

ceiling fan ceiling fans n
Deckenventilator
A fan fixture attached to a ceiling, sometimes with a built-in light.

celadon /ˈsɛlədɒn/ /ˈsɛlədən/ /ˈsɛləˌdɑn/ celadons n
Seladon
A pale green Chinese glaze.
A ceramic ware with a pale green glaze.

celandine /ˈsɛ.lənˌdaɪn/ celandines n
Schöllkraut
Greater celandine (Chelidonium majus).

celeb /səˈlɛb/ celebs n
Promi
(informal) A celebrity; a famous person.

celebrant /ˈsɛlɪbɹənt/ celebrants n
Prediger Priester
A person who officiates at a religious ceremony, especially a marriage or the Eucharist.
Festredner
(Australia, NZ) A person who conducts formal ceremonies in the community, particularly weddings, baby namings, renewals of wedding vows and funerals.
Feiernder
A person who is celebrating something.

celebrate /ˈsel.ə.bɹæɪt/ /ˈsɛl.ə.bɹeɪt/ /ˈsɛl.ɪ.bɹeɪt/ v
feiern zelebrieren
(transitive) To extol or honour in a solemn manner.
(transitive) To perform or participate in, as a sacrament or solemn rite; to perform with appropriate rites.
feiern zelebrieren halten
(transitive) To honour by rites, by ceremonies of joy and respect, or by refraining from ordinary business; to observe duly.
feiern
(intransitive) To engage in joyful activity in appreciation of an event.

celebrated /ˈsɛl.ɪ.bɹeɪ.tɪd/ more celebrated most celebrated adj
gefeiert
famous or widely praised

celebration /ˌsɛlɪˈbɹeɪʃən/ celebrations n
Feier
The formal performance of a solemn rite, such as Christian sacrament.
Feier Fest
A social gathering for entertainment and fun; a party.

celebratory /ˈsɛləbɹəˌtɔːɹi/ /ˌsɛlɪˈbreɪtəɹi/ more celebratory most celebratory adj
Feier- feierlich festlich
Having the manner of, or forming part of, a celebration.

celebrity /sɪˈlɛbɹɪti/ celebrities n
Bekanntheit Berühmtheit Ruhm
(uncountable) Fame, renown; the state of being famous or talked-about. [from 17th c.]
Zelebrität Promi Berühmtheit Prominente Prominenter Bekanntheit
A person who has a high degree of recognition by the general population for his or her success or accomplishments; a famous person. [from 19th c.]

celeriac /səˈlɛəɹiæk/ /səˈlɪəɹiæk/ celeriacs n
Knollensellerie
A form of celery, Apium graveolens, having an aromatic taproot eaten as a vegetable. [from mid 18th century]

celery /ˈsɛl.ə.ɹi/ /ˈsɛl.ɚ.i/ celeries n
Sellerie
A European herb (Apium graveolens) of the carrot family.
Sellerie Stangensellerie Staudensellerie
(uncountable) The stalks of this herb eaten as a vegetable.

celesta /səˈlɛstə/ celestas n
Celesta
(musical instruments) A musical instrument consisting principally of a set of graduated steel plates struck with hammers that are activated by a keyboard.

celestial /səˈlɛs.ti.əl/ /səˈlɛs.t͡ʃəl/ adj
himmlisch
of or related to Heaven and the divine.
Himmels-
Relating to the sky or outer space, regarded as the realm of the sun, moon, planets, and stars.

celestial body celestial bodies n
Himmelskörper
(astronomy, astrology) A natural object which is located outside of Earth's atmosphere, such as a comet, an asteroid, the Moon, a planet, the Sun, or a star.

celestial equator celestial equators n
Himmelsäquator
(astronomy) A great circle on the celestial sphere, coincident with the plane of earth's Equator.

celestial mechanics n
Himmelsmechanik
(astronomy) The dynamics of celestial bodies subject to mutual gravitational attraction.

celestial sphere celestial spheres n
Himmelskugel
(astronomy) The apparent outer limit of space; an abstract sphere of infinite radius which serves as the imaginary backdrop for celestial objects, and of which the visible sky is one hemisphere.

celestine celestines n
Coelestin
(mineral) A mineral with orthorhombic crystals, SrSO4, colourless or white with blue and sometimes red shades.

celibacy /ˈsɛləbəsi/ celibacies n
Zölibat
Abstaining from marriage; the state of being unmarried.
Zölibat Keuschheit
(by extension) Abstinence from sexual relations.

celibate /ˈsɛləbət/ adj
zölibatär unverheiratet ehelos keusch sexuell enthaltsam
(chiefly religious) Not married.

celibate /ˈsɛləbət/ celibates n
Junggeselle Junggesellin Unverheiratete Unverheirateter Zölibatär Zölibatärin
One who is not married, especially one who has taken a religious vow not to get married, usually because of being a member of a religious community.

cell /sɛl/ cells n
Handy
(US, informal) A cellular phone.
Zelle Mönchszelle
A small room in a monastery or nunnery accommodating one person. [from 14th c.]
Zelle Haftraum
A room in a prison or jail for one or more inmates. [from 18th c.]
Zelle
(biology, now, chiefly, botany) Any of various chambers in a tissue or organism having specific functions. [from 14th c.]
(biology) The basic unit of a living organism, consisting of a quantity of protoplasm surrounded by a cell membrane, which is able to synthesize proteins and replicate itself. [from 19th c.]
(communication) A short, fixed-length packet, as in asynchronous transfer mode. [from 20th c.]
Zelle Batteriezelle
(obsolete) Specifically, any of the supposed compartments of the brain, formerly thought to be the source of specific mental capacities, knowledge, or memories. [14th–19th c.]
A device which stores electrical power; used either singly or together in batteries; the basic unit of a battery. [from 19th c.]
A small group of people forming part of a larger organization, often an outlawed one. [from 20th c.]
(entomology) An area of an insect wing bounded by veins.

cell cycle cell cycles n
Zellzyklus
(cytology) The life cycle of eukaryotic cells from a quiescent beginning, growth, duplication of DNA followed by mitosis and division.

cell division cell divisions n
Zellteilung
a process by which a cell divides into two cells

cell line cell lines n
Zelllinie
(genetics) A biological tissue or group of individual cells that are genetically identical as a result of dividing mitotically from a single progenitor cell.

cell membrane cell membranes n
Zellmembran
(cytology) The semipermeable membrane that surrounds the cytoplasm of a cell.

cell theory n
Zelltheorie
(biology) The scientific theory that all living organisms are made of cells as the smallest functional unit.

cell wall /sɛl wɑːl/ /sɛl wɔːl/ cell walls n
Zellwand
(cytology) A thick, fairly rigid, layer formed around individual cells of bacteria, Archaea, fungi, plants, and algae (but not animals and other protists which generally have cell membranes without cell walls). The cell wall is external to the cell membrane and serves a structural function helping the cell maintain its shape and protecting the cell from damage.

cellar /ˈsɛlə(ɹ)/ /ˈsɛlɚ/ cellars n
Keller
An enclosed underground space, often under a building, used for storage or shelter.

cellar door cellar doors n
Kellertür
A door leading to a cellar.

cellblock cellblocks n
Zellenblock

cellist /ˈt͡ʃɛlɪst/ cellists n
Cellist Cellistin
Someone who plays the cello.

cellmate cellmates n
Mitgefangene Mitgefangener Mithäftling
A person with whom one shares a prison cell.

cello /ˈtʃɛləʊ/ /ˈt͡ʃɛloʊ/ celli cellos n
Violoncello Cello
A large unfretted stringed instrument of the violin family with four strings tuned (lowest to highest) C-G-D-A and an endpin to support its weight, usually played with a bow.

cellophane /ˈsɛləfeɪn/ cellophanes n
Zellglas Cellophan
Any of a variety of transparent plastic films, especially one made of processed cellulose.

cellophane noodle cellophane noodles n
Glasnudel
A transparent Asian noodle made from starch (such as mung bean starch, sweet potato or yam starch, potato starch, cassava starch, or canna starch) and water.

cellular /ˈsɛl.ju.lɚ/ /ˈsɛl.jə.lɚ/ more cellular most cellular adj
zellulär Zelle
Of, relating to, consisting of, or resembling a cell or cells.

celluloid /ˈsɛljəˌlɔɪd/ celluloids n
Zelluloid Celluloid
Any of a variety of thermoplastics created from nitrocellulose and camphor, once used as photographic film.

cellulose /ˈsɛljʊləʊz/ celluloses n
Zellulose Cellulose Zellstoff
A complex carbohydrate that forms the main constituent of the cell wall in most plants and is important in the manufacture of numerous products, such as paper, textiles, pharmaceuticals, and explosives.

celtuce /ˈsɛlt.əs/ celtuces n
Spargelsalat
A cultivar of lettuce harvested primarily for its 15- to 20-centimeter stem.

cement /səˈmɛnt/ /ˈsi.mɛnt/ cements n
Zement Mörtel Zementleim Zementmasse Zementmörtel
(uncountable) The paste-like substance resulting from mixing such a powder with water, or the rock-like substance that forms when it dries.
Zement Klebstoff Kleber Bindemittel Kitt Klebelösung
(uncountable) Any material with strong adhesive and cohesive properties such as binding agents, glues, grout.

cement /səˈmɛnt/ /ˈsi.mɛnt/ v
zementieren
(transitive) To affix with cement.
(figuratively) To make permanent.

cement copper cement coppers n
Zementkupfer

cement mixer cement mixers n
Betonmischer Fahrmischer
A device used in construction in which cement, aggregate and water are slowly mixed together in a revolving drum to form concrete.

cemented more cemented most cemented adv
gekittet verkittet zementiert

cendrée n
eisenfarbe
(tincture, rare) Grey, ashen; the blazoning term for grey.

cenotaph /ˈsɛn.ə.tæf/ /ˈsɛn.ə.tɑːf/ cenotaphs n
Kenotaph Ehrenmal Scheingrab
A monument, generally in the form of an empty tomb, erected to honour the dead whose bodies lie elsewhere, especially members of the armed forces who died in battle.

cenote /səˈnoʊtiː/ /sɛˈnoʊteɪ/ cenotes n
Cenote
A deep natural well or sinkhole, especially in Central America, formed by the collapse of surface limestone that exposes ground water underneath, and sometimes used by the ancient Mayans for sacrificial offerings.

censer /ˈsɛn.sə/ /ˈsɛn.sɚ/ censers n
Weihrauchfass Duftrauchbrenner Rauchfass Thuribulum Turibulum
An ornamental container for burning incense, especially during religious ceremonies.
Weihrauchschwenker
A person who censes, a person who perfumes with incense.

censor /ˈsɛnsə/ /ˈsɛnsɚ/ censors n
Zensor Zensurin
An official responsible for the removal or suppression of objectionable material (for example, if obscene or likely to incite violence) or sensitive content in books, films, correspondence, and other media.
Zensur Zensurin
(obsolete) One who censures or condemns.

censor /ˈsɛnsə/ /ˈsɛnsɚ/ v
zensieren
(transitive) To review for, and if necessary to remove or suppress, content from books, films, correspondence, and other media which is regarded as objectionable (for example, obscene, likely to incite violence, or sensitive).

censorious /sɛnˈsɔɹiəs/ more censorious most censorious adj
tadelsüchtig
Addicted to censure and scolding; apt to blame or condemn; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners.

censorship /ˈsɛnsəʃɪp/ /ˈsɛnsɚʃɪp/ censorships n
Zensur
The use of state or group power to control freedom of expression or press, such as passing laws to prevent media from being published or propagated.

censorware n
Zensur-Software
(computing) Software or hardware used to filter content on the Internet or block Internet access or restrict the running of applications or computer usage, on the basis of content being regarded as objectionable.

censure /ˈsen.ʃə/ /ˈsɛn.ʃ(j)ʊə/ /ˈsɛn.ʃə/ /ˈsɛn.ʃɚ/ /ˈsɛns.jʊə/ censures n
Ermahnen Ermahnung Kritik Kritisieren Tadel Tadeln
The act of blaming, criticizing, or condemning as wrong; reprehension.
Rüge Tadel Verweis
An official reprimand.

censure /ˈsen.ʃə/ /ˈsɛn.ʃ(j)ʊə/ /ˈsɛn.ʃə/ /ˈsɛn.ʃɚ/ /ˈsɛns.jʊə/ v
kritisieren monieren tadeln verdammen verurteilen
To criticize harshly.
Rüge erteilen Tadel erteilen Verweis erteilen kritisieren monieren rügen
(obsolete) To form or express a judgment in regard to; to estimate; to judge.

census /ˈsɛnsəs/ census censuses censusses n
Volkszählung Zensus Zählung Befragung Bevölkerungszählung
An official count or enumeration of members of a population (not necessarily human), usually residents or citizens in a particular region, often done at regular intervals.

census /ˈsɛnsəs/ v
Zensus
(intransitive) To collect a census.

cent /sɛnt/ cent cents n
Cent
(money) A subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the main unit of currency in many countries. Symbol: ¢.
(money) A subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the euro.
(money) A coin having face value of one cent (in either of the above senses).
(nuclear physics) A unit of reactivity equal to one hundredth of a dollar.

centaur /ˈsɛntɑɹ/ /ˈsɛntɔː(ɹ)/ centaurs n
Zentaur Kentaur
(Greek mythology) A mythical beast having a horse's body with a man's head and torso in place of the head and neck of the horse.

centenarian /ˌsɛntəˈnɛriən/ /ˌsɛntəˈnɛːrɪən/ /ˌsɛnəˈnɛriən/ more centenarian most centenarian adj
hundertjährig
Aged 100 years or more; extremely old.

centenarian /ˌsɛntəˈnɛriən/ /ˌsɛntəˈnɛːrɪən/ /ˌsɛnəˈnɛriən/ centenarians n
Hundertjährige Hundertjähriger
One who or that which is at least 100 years old.

centenary /sənˈtiːn(ə)ri/ /sənˈtɛn(ə)ri/ /sɛnˈtiːn(ə)ri/ /sɛnˈtɛn(ə)ri/ /sɛnˈtɛnəri/ /ˈsɛntəˌnɛri/ adj
hundertjährig
(historical, obsolete) Of or relating to hundreds, the administrative unit.
Of or related to the number one hundred, particularly [c. 1451]

centennial /sɛnˈtɛnɪəl/ centennials n
Hundertjahrfeier hundertster Jahrestag
The hundredth anniversary of an event or happening.

center /ˈsɛn.tə(ɹ)/ /ˈsɛn.tɚ/ [ˈsɛɾ̃ɚ] [ˈsɪɾ̃ɚ] centers n
Zentrum Mitte Mittelpunkt Drehpunkt
(geometry) The point in the interior of any figure of any number of dimensions that has as its coordinates the arithmetic mean of the coordinates of all points on the perimeter of the figure (or of all points in the interior for a center of volume).
Zentrum Mitte
A place, especially a building or complex, set aside for some specified function or activity.
Stürmer
The venue in which the head of government in a centralized state is situated.
(AU, NZ) The ring in the gambling game two-up in which the spinner operates.
Center
(American football, Canadian football) The person who holds the ball at the beginning of each play.
Center Zenterspieler
(basketball) The player, generally the tallest, who plays closest to the basket.
Zentrum Mitte Mittelpunkt
(engineering) A conical recess or indentation in the end of a shaft or other work, to receive the point of a center, on which the work can turn, as in a lathe.

center /ˈsɛn.tə(ɹ)/ /ˈsɛn.tɚ/ [ˈsɛɾ̃ɚ] [ˈsɪɾ̃ɚ] v
zentrieren ansammeln zenterieren
(transitive) To cause (an object) to occupy the center of an area.
ausmitteln zenterieren
(transitive) To cause (some attribute, such as a mood or voltage) to be adjusted to a value which is midway between the extremes.
konzenterieren konzentrieren sammeln
(intransitive) To concentrate on (something), to pay close attention to (something).

center of gravity /ˌsɛn.təɹ əv ˈɡɹæv.ə.ti/ centers of gravity n
Schwerpunkt Gravizentrum
(physics) A point, near or within a body, through which its weight can be assumed to act when considering forces on the body and its motion under gravity. This coincides with the center of mass in a uniform gravitational field.

center stage n
Bühnenmitte
(acting) The area in the center of the stage, especially one towards the front.

centerfold /ˈsɛntəfəʊld/ /ˈsɛntɚfoʊld/ centerfolds n
mittlere Doppelseite
The single larger sheet of paper that forms the middle two pages of a magazine or other publication, folded so as to open wider than a standard page spread.

centi- prefix
zenti-
hundred
(specifically) In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 10-2. Symbol: c
one-hundredth

centigrade centigrades n
Celsius hundertgradig hundertteilig
(uncountable) A centigrade temperature scale having the freezing point of water defined as 0° and its boiling point defined as 100° at standard atmospheric pressure. Although formally known as the Celsius scale since 1948, centigrade is still the more commonly found term.

centilitre centilitres n
Zentiliter
(British spelling) A unit of volume or capacity of one hundredth of a litre. Symbol: cl

centime centimes n
Centime Rappen
(historical) A former subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the franc.

centimetre /ˈsɑ̃.-/ /ˈsɒn.-/ /ˈsɛn.tɪ.miː.tə/ centimetres n
Zentimeter
(British spelling, Canadian spelling) (metrology) An SI unit of length equal to 10−2 metres. Symbol: cm

centipede /ˈsɛn.tɪ.pid/ centipedes n
Hundertfüßer Hundertfüßler Tausendfüßer Tausendfüßler
Any arthropod of class Chilopoda, which have a segmented body with one pair of legs per segment and from about 20 to 300 legs in total.

centner centners n
Doppelzentner Zentner
A unit of weight with different actual definitions in parts of Germany and Scandinavia, typically 100 local pounds.

central /ˈsɛntɹəl/ more central most central adj
zentral mittig
Being in the centre.
zentral
Having or containing the centre of something.
Being very important, or key to something.

central angle central angles n
Mittelpunktswinkel Zentriwinkel
(geometry) An angle positioned with its vertex at the center of a circle.

central bank central banks n
Zentralbank Notenbank
(banking) The principal monetary authority of a polity or monetary union; it normally regulates the supply of money, issues currency and controls interest rates. It usually oversees banking activity within its country's borders.

central business district central business districts n
Innenstadt Stadtmitte Stadtzentrum
The central area of a city in which there is a concentration of certain retail and business activities, especially in older cities with rail transportation.

central committee central committees n
Zentralkomitee
(communism) A standing administrative body of communist parties, analogous to a board of directors, of both ruling and nonruling parties of former and existing socialist states.

central government central governments n
Zentralregierung
The highest level of government in a unitary state.

central heating n
Zentralheizung
Any of various heating systems in which a central source of heat is used to distribute heat (and sometimes hot water) throughout a building in a controlled manner.

central limit theorem central limit theorems n
Zentraler Grenzwertsatz
(statistics, and, mathematics, singulare tantum) The theorem that states that if the sum of independent identically distributed random variables has a finite variance, then it will be approximately normally distributed.

central nervous system central nervous systems n
Zentralnervensystem
(neuroanatomy) In vertebrates, that part of the nervous system comprising the brain, brainstem and spinal cord.

central processing unit central processing units n
CPU Hauptprozessor
(computer hardware) The part of a computer that fetches, decodes and executes instructions; attached directly to the memory.

central tendency central tendencies n
Lagemaß Lageparameter

centralism centralisms n
Zentralismus
A system that centralizes, especially an administration of some kind.

centralization /ˌsɛntɹəlˌaɪˈzeɪʃən/ /ˌsɛntɹəˌlaɪˈzeɪʃən/ centralizations n
Zentralisierung
The act or process of centralizing, or the state of being centralized; the act or process of combining or reducing several parts into a whole

centralize v
zentralisieren
To move things physically towards the centre; to consolidate or concentrate

centralizer centralizers n
Zentralisator
(mathematics) (of an element in a group) The set of elements of the same group which commute with the element. See also normalizer.

centre of mass centres of mass n
Gewichtsschwerpunkt Massenmittelpunkt Schwerpunkt
(mathematics, physics) A point, near, or within a body at which the object's mass can be assumed to be concentrated; it coincides with the centroid for a body of uniform density, and with the centre of gravity in a uniform gravitational field.

centre-back centre-backs n
Innenverteidiger
(soccer) A central defender, a player who plays in the centre of defence, just in front of the goalkeeper

centrepiece centrepieces n
Herzstück Kernstück
An ornament to be placed in the centre, as of a table, ceiling, etc.
Herzstück Kern Kernstück
A central article or figure.

centric /ˈsɛntɹɪk/ more centric most centric adj
zentrisch
Being in the centre; central.

centrifugal force centrifugal forces n
Zentrifugalkraft
(physics) In circular motion, the 'reactive' centrifugal force is a real force applied by the accelerating body that is equal and opposite to the centripetal force that is acting on the accelerating body.
(erroneous) Centripetal force.

centrifuge /ˈsɛntɹɪˌfjuːdʒ/ centrifuges n
Zentrifuge Zentrifugal
By extension, any device which rotates in order to produce artificial gravity (in the form of centrifugal force)

centrifuge /ˈsɛntɹɪˌfjuːdʒ/ v
zentrifugieren
To rotate something in a centrifuge, typically in order to separate its constituents.

centriole /ˈsɛntɹɪˌəʊl/ centrioles n
Zentriol
(biology) A barrel-shaped microtubule structure found in most animal cells, important in the process of mitosis (nuclear division).

centripetal /sɛnˈtɹɪpətl̩/ /ˌsɛntɹɪˈpiːtl̩/ adj
zentripetal
Directed or moving towards a centre.

centripetal force centripetal forces n
Zentripetalkraft
(physics) The force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation.

centrism centrisms n
Zentrismus
Any moderate political philosophy that avoids extremes.

centrist /ˈsen.tɹɪst/ /ˈsɛn.tɹɪst/ more centrist most centrist adj
gemäßigt
Of, pertaining to, or advocating centrism.

centroid centroids n
Zentroide
(statistics, cluster analysis, of a cluster of points) the arithmetic mean (alternatively, median) position of a cluster of points in a coordinate system based on some application-dependent measure of distance.

centromere /ˈsɛntɹə(ʊ)mɪə/ /ˈsɛntɹəˌmiɚ/ centromeres n
Zentromer
(genetics) The central region of a eukaryotic chromosome where the kinetochore is assembled.

centrosome centrosomes n
Zentrosom
(cytology) An organelle, near the nucleus in the cytoplasm of most organisms, that controls the organization of its microtubules

centurion /-ɔːɹ.i.ən/ /-ɚ.i.ən/ /sɛnˈtjʊəɹ.i.ən/ /sɛnˈtjʊɹ.i.ən/ /sɛnˈtʃʊəɹ.i.ən/ /sɛnˈtʊɹ.i.ən/ centurions n
Centurio Zenturio
(historical) An officer of the ancient Roman army, in command of a century of soldiers.

century /ˈsɛn(t)ʃ(ə)ɹi/ /ˈsɛnt͡ʃɹi/ /ˈsɛnt͡ʃʊɹi/ centuries n
Jahrhundert
A period of 100 consecutive years; often specifically a numbered period with conventional start and end dates, e.g., the twentieth century, which stretches from (strictly) 1901 through 2000, or (informally) 1900 through 1999. The first century AD was from 1 to 100.
Zenturie
A unit in ancient Roman army, originally of 100 army soldiers as part of a cohort, later of more varied sizes (but typically containing 60 to 70 or 80) soldiers or other men (guards, police, firemen), commanded by a centurion.

century egg century eggs n
hundertjähriges Ei tausendjähriges Ei
A Chinese delicacy made by preserving a duck, chicken or quail egg in a mixture of clay, ash, salt, quicklime and rice hulls for several weeks to several months, depending on the method of processing.

cephalic /sɪˈfælɪk/ /ˈsɛfəlɪk/ more cephalic most cephalic adj
Kopf
Of or relating to the cephalon (the head of a trilobite).

cephalin /ˈkɛf.ə.lɪn/ /ˈsɛf.ə.lɪn/ cephalins n
Kephalin
(biochemistry) A phospholipid found particularly in the cells of nervous tissue; it is also the primary phospholipid in bacteria.

cephalopod /ˈsɛfələpɑd/ /ˈsɛfələpɒd/ cephalopods n
Kopffüßer Zephalopode
Any mollusc of the class Cephalopoda, which includes squid, cuttlefish, octopus, nautiloids etc.

cephalosporin /kɛfələʊˈspɔəɹɪn/ cephalosporins n
Zephalosporin
Any of a class of natural and synthetic antibiotics developed from Acremonium fungi, having a cepham structure.

cephalothorax /ˌsɛfələˈθɑɹæks/ /ˌsɛfələˈθɔɹæks/ cephalothoraces cephalothoraxes n
Kopfbruststück
The fused head and thorax of spiders and crustaceans

ceramic /səˈɹæmɪk/ adj
keramisch
Made of material produced by the high-temperature firing of inorganic, nonmetallic rocks and minerals.

ceramic /səˈɹæmɪk/ ceramics n
Keramik
(uncountable) A hard, brittle, inorganic, nonmetallic material, usually made from a material, such as clay, then firing it at a high tempature.

ceramicist ceramicists n
Keramiker Keramikerin
A person who makes ceramics, such as pottery.

ceramics n
Keramik
The art or science of making ceramic objects.
Ceramic objects as a group.

ceramide /ˈsɛɹ.əˌmaɪd/ /ˈsɪɹ.əˌmaɪd/ ceramides n
Ceramid
(biochemistry) Any of various lipids formed by linking a fatty acid to sphingosine and found widely but in small amounts in plant and animal tissue

cereal /ˈsɪə.ɹɪ.əl/ /ˈsɪɚ.i.əl/ [ˈsiːɹiəl] cereals n
Getreide Zerealie Korn
(countable) A type of grass (such as wheat, rice or oats) cultivated for its edible grains.
Getreide Korn Frucht
(uncountable) The grains of such a grass.

cerebellum /ˌsɛ.ɹɪˈbɛl.əm/ /ˌsɛɹ.əˈbɛl.əm/ cerebella cerebellums n
Kleinhirn
(neuroanatomy) Part of the hindbrain in vertebrates. In humans it lies between the brainstem and the back of the cerebrum and is formed of two lateral lobes and a median lobe. It plays an important role in sensory perception, motor output, balance and posture.

cerebral /səˈɹi.bɹəl/ /səˈɹiː.bɹl̩/ /səˈɹiː.bɹəl/ /ˈsɛ.ɹɪb.ɹl̩/ /ˈsɛ.ɹɪb.ɹəl/ /ˈsɛɹ.əb.ɹəl/ more cerebral most cerebral adj
zerebral Gehirn Cerebro- Hirn cerebral
(anatomy, relational) Of, or relating to the brain, cerebrum, or cerebral cortex.
geistig intellektuell kopfig verkopft
Intellectual rather than emotional or physical.

cerebral cortex cerebral cortexes cerebral cortices n
Großhirnrinde
(neuroanatomy) The grey, folded, outermost layer of the cerebrum that is responsible for higher brain processes such as sensation, voluntary muscle movement, thought, reasoning, and memory.

cerebral palsy cerebral palsies n
Zerebralparese infantile Zerebralparese
(neurology, pathology) A group of non-progressive, non-contagious conditions, caused by brain damage before birth or during infancy, characterized by impairment of muscular coordination.

cerebrospinal fluid cerebrospinal fluids n
Gehirnwasser Zerebrospinalflüssigkeit
(neuroanatomy) A bodily fluid filling the third ventricle and surrounding the interthalamic adhesion.

cerebrovascular accident cerebrovascular accidents n
Schlaganfall
(medicine, formal, sometimes, euphemistic) Stroke (loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted).

cerebrum /səˈɹi.bɹəm/ /ˈsɛ.ɹɪb.ɹəm/ /ˈsɛɹ.əb.ɹəm/ cerebra cerebrums n
Großhirn
(neuroanatomy) The principal and most anterior part of the brain in vertebrates, which is located in the front area of the skull and divided into two hemispheres, left and right, separated by a fissure. In humans it is the largest part of the brain and is responsible for the integration of complex sensory functions and the initiation and coordination of voluntary activity, and the higher mental functions such as consciousness, thought, reason, emotion, and memory.

ceremonial /ˌsɛɹɪˈmoʊniəl/ more ceremonial most ceremonial adj
zeremoniell
Of, relating to, or used in a ceremony.

ceremony /sɛɹˈɛ.mə.ni/ /ˈsɛɹ.əˌmoʊ.ni/ /ˈsɛɹ.ɪ.mə.ni/ ceremonies n
Zeremonie Ritual feierliche Handlung
A ritual, with religious or cultural significance.
Zeremonie Feier
An official gathering to celebrate, commemorate, or otherwise mark some event.

cerise /səˈɹiːs/ /səˈɹiːz/ more cerise most cerise adj
kirschrot
(of textiles, especially silk) Cherry-colored; a light bright red.

cerise /səˈɹiːs/ /səˈɹiːz/ cerises n
Kirschrot
A deep, bright red colour tinted with pink.

cerite cerites n
Cerit
(zoology) A horn-shaped cerithiid shell.

cerium /ˈsɪəɹiəm/ ceriums n
Cer Zer
A chemical element (symbol Ce) with an atomic number of 58, a very soft, ductile, silvery-white metal that tarnishes when exposed to air.

certain /ˈsɜːtn̩/ /ˈsɝtn̩/ /ˈsɝtən/ /ˈsɝʔn̩/ certainer certainest more certain most certain adj
sicher gewiss
Sure in one's mind, positive; absolutely confident in the truth of something.
gewiss irgendein
Particular and definite, but unspecified or unnamed; used to introduce someone or something without going into further detail.
(preceded by "a", of a person) Named but not previously mentioned.

certain /ˈsɜːtn̩/ /ˈsɝtn̩/ /ˈsɝtən/ /ˈsɝʔn̩/ determiner
bestimmt gewiss
Having been determined but not specified.

certainly /ˈsɜːtn̩li/ /ˈsɝtn̩li/ more certainly most certainly adv
sicherlich gewiss freilich zweifellos
Without doubt, surely.
sicher natürlich
An emphatic affirmative answer; of course.

certainty /ˈsɜːtn̩ti/ /ˈsɝtn̩ti/ certainties n
Gewissheit Sicherheit
The state of being certain.

certificate /səˈtɪf.ɪ.kət/ /səˈtɪf.ɪˌkeɪt/ /sɚˈtɪf.ɪ.kət/ /sɚˈtɪf.ɪˌkeɪt/ certificates n
Zertifikat Zeugnis
A document containing a certified statement.
Bestätigung Zertifikat
A document evidencing ownership or debt.

certificate /səˈtɪf.ɪ.kət/ /səˈtɪf.ɪˌkeɪt/ /sɚˈtɪf.ɪ.kət/ /sɚˈtɪf.ɪˌkeɪt/ v
beglaubigen bescheinigen zertifizieren
To supply with a certificate, especially following certification.

certificate of authenticity certificates of authenticity n
Echtheitszertifikat

certification /ˌsɜːtɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ /ˌsɝtɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ [ˌsɝɾɪfɪˈkeɪʃən] certifications n
Zertifizierung
The act of certifying.

certify /ˈsɜː.tɪ.faɪ/ /ˈsɜː.tɪ.fɑɪ/ /ˈsɝ.tɪ.faɪ/ [ˈsɜː.ɾɪ.faɪ] [ˈsɝ.ɾɪ.faɪ] v
zertifizieren
(transitive) To attest to (a fact) as the truth.

cerulean /səˈɹuːli.ən/ more cerulean most cerulean adj
himmelblau
Sky-blue.

cerulean /səˈɹuːli.ən/ ceruleans n
Himmelblau
(countable, and, uncountable, color) A greenish-blue color.

cerussite cerussites n
Cerussit
(mineral) A mineral form of lead carbonate, PbCO3, that is an ore of lead.

cervelat cervelats n
Cervelat

cervelliere /ˌsɛɹ.vəlˈjɛɚ/ cervellieres n
Eisenhaube Hirnhaube

cervical /sɜːˈvaɪ.kl̩/ /ˈsɜː.vɪk.l̩/ /ˈsɝ.vɪk.l̩/ adj
zervikal
(anatomy, relational) Of or pertaining to the cervix.

cervical canal cervical canals n
Gebärmutterhalskanal
(anatomy) A spindle-shaped, flattened canal of the cervix (the neck of the uterus), communicating with the uterine cavity and the vagina.

cervical cancer cervical cancers n
Gebärmutterhalskrebs Kollumkarzinom Zervixkarzinom
(pathology, oncology) A type of cancer of the cervix of the uterus which can afflict some female mammals including humans. The term usually does not refer to cancer of the neck or other parts of the anatomy which use the term cervix.

cervical cap cervical caps n
Portiokappe
A small latex or silicone contraceptive device that fits over the cervix and stays in place either by suction or by surface viscosity.

cervical vertebra cervical vertebrae cervical vertebras n
Halswirbel Nackenwirbel
(anatomy) Any of the seven vertebrae of the neck.

cervicitis cervicites cervicitides n
Zervizitis
(pathology) Inflammation of the cervix.

cervix /ˈsɜː.vɪks/ /ˈsɝ.vɪks/ cervices cervixes n
Gebärmutterhals Zervix Cervix Cervix uteri
(now, specifically) The cervix uteri, or lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina.

cessation /sɛˈseɪʃən/ cessations n
Unterbrechung Einstellung
(formal) A ceasing or discontinuance, for example of an action, whether temporary or final.

cessationism n
Cessationismus
(theology) The concept, amongst most Christians, that the works of the Holy Spirit (speaking in tongues, prophecy, healing, and miracles) ceased at some point in history.

cesspit /ˈsɛspɪt/ cesspits n
Senkgrube
A cesspool; a pit or covered cistern used to collect sewage and waste water.

cesspool /ˈsɛsˌpuːl/ cesspools n
Senkgrube Abfallgrube Güllegrube Jauchegrube Jauchengrube Odelgrube
An underground pit where sewage is held.
Senkgrube Güllegrube Jauchegrube Abfallgrube Jauchengrube Odelgrube
(by extension) A filthy place.

cetacean /sɪˈteɪʃən/ cetaceans n
Waltier
An animal belonging to the order Cetacea, including dolphins, porpoises, and whales.

cetology cetologies n
Walforschung Walkunde
The branch of zoology concerned with the order Cetacea, which includes whales, dolphins, and porpoises.

ceviche /səˈviːt͡ʃeɪ/ ceviches n
Ceviche
(cooking) Raw seafood cured by marination in an acidic medium such as citrus, vinegar, or other souring agent, found primarily in Latin America.

cf. /kəmˈpɛɚ ˌwɪθ/ /siːˈɛf/ v
vgl. cf. vergl.
Compare, compare to, compare with.

ch. chs. n
Kap.
abbreviation for chapter

cha-cha cha-chas n
Cha-Cha-Cha
(dance) A ballroom dance to a Latin American rhythm.

chabournéite n
Chabournéit
(mineral) A black triclinic mineral composed of thallium, lead, antimony, arsenic and sulfur Tl4Pb2(Sb,As)20S34.

chacha chachas n
Tschatscha
A traditional Georgian clear strong liquor distilled from pomace.

chad /t͡ʃæd/ chad chads n
Stanzabfall Stanzrest
(uncountable) Small pieces of paper punched out from the edges of continuous stationery, or from ballot papers, paper tape, punched cards, etc.
(countable) One of these pieces of paper.

chador chadors n
Tschador
A loose robe, made from a single cloth, worn as a combination head covering, veil and shawl by Muslim women, especially in Iran.

chaebol /ˈt͡ʃeɪbʌl/ chaebols n
Jaebeol
(business, sometimes, pejorative) A large, family-controlled Korean business conglomerate.

chafe /t͡ʃeɪf/ n
Reibungswärme
Heat excited by friction.
Schürfwunde Abnutzung Verschleiß
Injury or wear caused by friction.
Belästigung Beunruhigung Qual Verdruss Wut Ärger
Vexation; irritation of mind; rage.

chafe /t͡ʃeɪf/ v
aufregen anecken belästigen erregen erzürnen irritieren
(transitive) To excite passion or anger in; to fret; to irritate.
abnutzen abreiben abscheuern durchreiben durchscheuern reiben
(intransitive) To rub; to come together so as to wear by rubbing; to wear by friction.
aufregen bekümmern belästigen beunruhigen irritieren plagen
(intransitive) To have a feeling of vexation; to be vexed; to fret; to be irritated.

chaff /t͡ʃæf/ /t͡ʃɑːf/ chaffs n
Spreu Kaff Spelze
The inedible parts of a grain-producing plant.
Düppel
(military) Loose material, e.g. small strips of aluminum foil dropped from aircraft, intended to interfere with radar detection.

chaffer /ˈtʃæfə/ /ˈt͡ʃæfɚ/ chaffers n
Obersieb
(agriculture) The upper sieve of a cleaning shoe in a combine harvester, where chaff is removed

chaffinch /ˈt͡ʃæfɪnt͡ʃ/ chaffinches n
Buchfink
A small passerine bird, Fringilla coelebs, of the finch family, found throughout Europe and eastward to Iran and eastern Mediterranean coastlands.

chafing chafings n
Aneinanderreiben Reiben
The act by which something is chafed.

chagrin /ʃəˈɡɹɪn/ /ˈʃæɡ.ɹɪn/ more chagrin most chagrin adj
verärgert
(obsolete) Feeling chagrin; annoyed; vexed, fretful.[17th to 18th centuries.]

chagrin /ʃəˈɡɹɪn/ /ˈʃæɡ.ɹɪn/ chagrins n
Verdruss Leidwesen
Distress of mind caused by a failure of aims or plans, want of appreciation, mistakes etc; vexation or mortification.
Chagrin Chagrinleder
A type of leather or skin with a rough surface.

chagrin /ʃəˈɡɹɪn/ /ˈʃæɡ.ɹɪn/ v
stören verdrießen verärgern ärgern
(transitive) To bother or vex; to mortify.

chain /ˈt͡ʃeɪn/ chains n
Kette
A series of interconnected rings or links usually made of metal.
A series of stores or businesses with the same brand name.
(chemistry) A number of atoms in a series, which combine to form a molecule.
(mathematics, set theory, order theory) A totally ordered set, especially a totally ordered subset of a poset.

chain /ˈt͡ʃeɪn/ v
anketten
(transitive) To fasten something with a chain.
ketten
(intransitive) To link multiple items together.

chain bridge chain bridges n
Kettenbrücke

chain drive chain drives n
Kettengetriebe
A transmission system in which power is transferred to the wheels (for example), by means of a chain.

chain guard chain guards n
Kettenschutz
A compartment that encloses the chain and sprocket assemblies of a bicycle

chain letter chain letters n
Kettenbrief
A letter that can be mailed successively to different recipients, with each recipient ostensibly (but sometimes sarcastically) being instructed in the body of the letter to mail the letter to another person or persons.

chain mail chain mails n
Kettenpanzer Kettenrüstung
A flexible defensive armor, made of a mesh of interlinked metal rings.

chain of command chains of command n
Befehlskette Dienstweg
(military) The command hierarchy or structure in which one rank obeys the one above it, which obeys the one above it, and so forth.

chain of custody chains of custody n
Beweismittelkette
(legal, chemistry) The documentation showing the full process of acquisition, transfer, handling and disposition of physical or electronic materials.

chain reaction chain reactions n
Kettenreaktion
(chemistry) A chemical reaction where the products of the reaction influence the reactants of a following reaction, leading to positive feedback.
(nuclear physics) A nuclear reaction in which particles produced by the fission of one atom trigger fissions of other atoms.
(figurative) A series of events, each one causing or influencing the next.

chain rule n
Kettenregel
(calculus) A formula for computing the derivative of the functional composition of two or more functions.

chain shot chain shots n
Kettenkugel
(historical, military, nautical) A projectile consisting of two cannon balls or half balls linked by a chain, fired from cannons mostly to attack spars and rigging.

chain smoker chain smokers n
Kettenraucher
One who smokes continuously, by lighting one cigarette when they finish another, as in a chain.
One who habitually smokes a lot.

chain store chain stores n
Filiale
A retail outlet that is one of a group of similar establishments having common format, contents, ownership and management.

chain-of-responsibility pattern chain-of-responsibility patterns n
Zuständigkeitskette

chaincase chaincases n
Kettenkasten
A guard which fits around the chain of a bicycle to protect it from dirt and other environmental hazards, and to protect operators from dirt and danger of trapping.

chained /t͡ʃeɪnd/ adj
angekettet gekettet
Bound with chains.
verkettet
(computing, of data items) Linked in a chain.

chainlink chainlinks n
Maschendraht
Wires woven in a zig-zag pattern to form a mesh.

chainring /ˈt͡ʃeɪnɹɪŋ/ chainrings n
Kettenblatt
The large forward ring on a bicycle that a chain attaches to, in order to transfer energy to a wheel. It consists of one or more sprockets that are driven by the cranks and pedals of the bicycle.

chainsaw /ˈt͡ʃeɪn.ˌsɑ/ /ˈt͡ʃeɪn.ˌsɔ/ /ˈt͡ʃeɪn.ˌsɔː/ chainsaws n
Motorsäge Kettensäge Motorfuchsschwanz
(forestry, machinery, DIY) A power saw that has a power-driven and fast-revolving chain of metal teeth, usually used to cut trees.

chair /t͡ʃɛə(ɹ)/ /t͡ʃɛɚ/ /t͡ʃɪə(ɹ)/ chairs n
Stuhl
An item of furniture used to sit on or in, comprising a seat, legs or wheels, back, and sometimes arm rests, for use by one person. Compare stool, couch, sofa, settee, loveseat and bench.

chair /t͡ʃɛə(ɹ)/ /t͡ʃɛɚ/ /t͡ʃɪə(ɹ)/ v
führen Vorsitz
(transitive) To act as chairperson at; to preside over.

chair conformation chair conformations n
Sesselkonformation
(chemistry) the most stable chemical conformation of a six-membered single bonded carbon ring such as cyclohexane

chairlift chairlifts n
Sesselbahn Sessellift
A continuously moving series of open seats, slung from overhead cables, used to transport people (especially skiers) up the sides of mountains.

chairman /ˈtʃɛɹ.mən/ /ˈtʃɛːmən/ chairmen n
Vorsitzende Vorsitzender
A person presiding over a meeting.

chairperson chairpeople chairpersons n
Vorsitzender Vorsitzende
A chairman or chairwoman, someone who presides over a meeting, board, etc.

chairwoman chairwomen n
Vorsitzende
A female chairperson

chaise longue /ˌʃeɪz ˈlɒŋ(ɡ)/ /ˌʃeɪz ˈlɔŋ/ chaise longues chaises longues n
Chaiselongue Recamiere Relaxliege
(chiefly, _, UK) A reclining chair with a long seat, which can support the outstretched legs of a sitter normally with one armrest.

chakra /ˈtʃæ.kɹə/ /ˈtʃʌ.kɹə/ /ˈt͡ʃæ.kɹə/ /ˈt͡ʃɑː.kɹə/ /ˈt͡ʃʌ.kɹə/ chakras n
Chakra
(Hinduism, Ayurveda) Any of (at least) seven centres of spiritual energy in or near the body, according to Ayurveda philosophy.

chalaza /kəˈleɪzə/ chalazae chalazas n
Chalaza Hagelschnur
(zoology) One of the two spiral bands which attach the yolk of an egg to the eggshell, suspending it in the white.

chalazion /kəˈleɪzi.ən/ chalazia chalazions n
Chalazion Hagelkorn
(ophthalmology, optometry) A cyst in the eyelid, caused by inflammation of a blocked meibomian gland.

chalcanthite /kælˈkæn.θaɪt/ [kæwˈkæn.θɒ͡ɪʔ] [kʰæɫ(l)ˈkʰæn.θʌɪt̚] [kʰæɫˈkʰɛ͡ən.θʌɪt̚] [~ˈkʰe͡ən~] [~θɒ͡ɪt̚] chalcanthites n
Chalkanthit
(mineral) A mineral form of copper sulfate, CuSO4.

chalcedony /kælˈsɛd.ə.ni/ /ˈkæl.səˌdoʊ.ni/ chalcedonies n
Chalcedon Chalzedon
A form of fine-grained quartz that is nearly transparent or has a milky translucence; it fractures conchoidally.

chalcocite /ˈkæl.kəˌsaɪt/ chalcocites n
Chalkosin
(mineral) Cuprous sulfide, Cu2S, an important ore of copper.

chalcography n
Kupferstich

chalcopyrite /ˌkæl.kəˈpaɪˌɹaɪt/ chalcopyrites n
Chalkopyrit
(mineral) A yellow mineral that is a mixed sulfide of copper and iron, with the chemical formula CuFeS2.

chalet /ʃæleɪ/ chalets n
Chalet
An alpine style of wooden building with a sloping roof and overhanging eaves. [from late 18th c.]

chalice /ˈt͡ʃæl.ɪs/ chalices n
Kelch
A large drinking cup, often having a stem and base and used especially for formal occasions and religious ceremonies.

chalk /t͡ʃɑk/ /t͡ʃɔk/ /t͡ʃɔːk/ chalks n
Kreide
(uncountable) A soft, white, powdery limestone (calcium carbonate, CaCO3).
(countable) A piece of chalk, or nowadays processed compressed gypsum (calcium sulfate, CaSO4), that is used for drawing and for writing on a blackboard (chalkboard).
Magnesiapulver
(uncountable, climbing, gymnastics) A white powdery substance used to prevent hands slipping from holds when climbing, or losing grip in weight-lifting or gymnastics, sometimes but not always limestone-chalk, often magnesium carbonate (MgCO3).

chalk and cheese n
wie Tag und Nacht Äpfel und Birnen
(British, NZ, idiomatic) Said of things that are very different, though possibly superficially alike.

chalkboard /t͡ʃɔk.bɔː(ɹ)d/ /t͡ʃɔːk.bɔː(ɹ)d/ chalkboards n
Tafel Wandtafel
A slate or enamel board for writing on with chalk; a predecessor to a whiteboard.

challah /ˈhɑːlə/ /ˈhʌlə/ challahs challos challot challoth n
Challa
(countable) A traditional bread eaten by Ashkenazi Jews, usually braided for the Sabbath and round for a yom tov.

challenge /ˈt͡ʃæl.ənd͡ʒ/ /ˈt͡ʃæl.ɪnd͡ʒ/ challenges n
Herausforderung (schwierige) Aufgabe
A difficult task, especially one that the person making the attempt finds more enjoyable because of that difficulty.
Herausforderung
(legal, rare) A judge's interest in the result of a case, constituting grounds for them to not be allowed to sit the case (e.g., a conflict of interest).

challenge /ˈt͡ʃæl.ənd͡ʒ/ /ˈt͡ʃæl.ɪnd͡ʒ/ v
herausfordern
(transitive) To invite (someone) to take part in a competition.
(transitive) To dare (someone).

challenger challengers n
Herausforderer Herausforderin
One who challenges; especially, one who plays against the current champion of a game or contest in hopes of winning and becoming the new champion.

challenging /ˈt͡ʃælənd͡ʒɪŋ/ /ˈt͡ʃælɪnd͡ʒɪŋ/ more challenging most challenging adj
anspruchsvoll herausfordernd
Difficult, hard to do.

chamade /ʃəˈmɑːd/ chamades n
Schamade
(military, historical) A signal sounded on a drum or trumpet inviting a parley.

chamber /ˈtʃeɪmbə(ɹ)/ /ˈt͡ʃeɪmbɚ/ chambers n
Kammer Gemach Raum Schlafzimmer Zimmer Schlafgemach
A room or set of rooms, particularly:
Kammer Plenarsaal
(figuratively) The legislature or division of the legislature itself.
Kammer
Any enclosed space occupying or similar to a room.
(firearms) The area holding the ammunition round at the initiation of its discharge.
(firearms) One of the bullet-holding compartments in the cylinder of a revolver.

chamber music n
Kammermusik
(music) A genre of classical music written for a small group of instruments

chamber of commerce chambers of commerce n
Handelskammer
(business) An association of businesses to promote their interests in a community.

chamber opera chamber operas n
Kammeroper

chamber orchestra chamber orchestras n
Kammerorchester
An orchestra of modest size, to play chamber music, yet larger than the various chamber ensembles named after their number of instruments (from duo to nonet)

chamber pot chamber pots n
Nachtgeschirr Nachttopf
A container used for urination and defecation, particularly those used in early modern towns before the advent of the flush toilet.

chamberlain /ˈt͡ʃeɪmbəlɪn/ /ˈt͡ʃeɪmbɚlɪn/ chamberlains n
Kammerherr Kämmerer
A senior royal official in charge of superintending the arrangement of domestic affairs and often charged with receiving and paying out money kept in the royal chamber, especially in the United Kingdom and in Denmark.

chambermaid /ˈt͡ʃeɪm.bə(ɹ).meɪd/ chambermaids n
Zimmerfrau Zimmermädchen Stubenmädchen
A maid who handles the chores in a bedroom.

chameleon /kəˈmi.li.ən/ /kəˈmil.jən/ chameleons n
Chamäleon
A small to mid-size reptile, of the family Chamaeleonidae, and one of the best known lizard families able to change color and project its long tongue.
(figuratively) A person with inconstant behavior; one able to quickly adjust to new circumstances.

chameleonic more chameleonic most chameleonic adj
sehr wechselhaft
Resembling a chameleon: readily changing color or other attributes

chamfer /ˈt͡ʃæm.fɚ/ /ˈʃæm.fə/ chamfers n
Abfasung Fase Abschrägung Auskehlung Hohlrinne Schräge
An obtuse-angled relief or cut at an edge added for a finished appearance and to break sharp edges.

chamfer /ˈt͡ʃæm.fɚ/ /ˈʃæm.fə/ v
abschrägen abfasen anfasen anschrägen fasen
(transitive) To cut off the edge or corner of something.
auskehlen einfurchen einkerben furchen nuten rillen
(transitive) To cut a groove in something.

chamfron /ˈtʃæm.frən/ /ˈt͡ʃam.fɹən/ chamfrons n
Rossstirn
Protective armor for a horse's head, especially the face and ears.

chamois /ˈʃæmi/ /ˈʃæmiz/ /ˈʃæmwɑː/ /ˈʃæmwɑːz/ chamois chamoises n
Gämse Gams
A short-horned goat antelope native to mountainous terrain in southern Europe; Rupicapra rupicapra.
Sämischleder Gämse
An absorbent cloth used for cleaning and polishing, formerly made of chamois leather.

champ /t͡ʃæmp/ v
schmatzen
(ambitransitive) To bite or chew, especially noisily or impatiently.

champ at the bit v
auf dem Gebiss kauen
(intransitive, horses) To bite the bit, especially when restless.
mit den Hufen scharren
(intransitive, idiomatic, of a person) To show impatience or frustration when delayed.

champagne /ʃæmˈpeɪn/ champagnes n
Champagner Sekt
(countable, uncountable) A sparkling white wine made from a blend of grapes, especially Chardonnay and pinot, produced in Champagne, France, by the méthode champenoise.
Sekt
(countable, uncountable, informal) Any sparkling white wine.

champagne socialist champagne socialists n
Cüpli-Sozialist Cüpli-Sozialistin Cüplisozialist Cüplisozialistin Salonsozialist Salonsozialistin
(derogatory) A person who claims to adhere to socialist ideology but does not act accordingly.

champansky /ʃæmˈpænski/ n
Champansky
(humorous, informal) Imitation champagne, chiefly Russian in origin.

champignon /t͡ʃæmˈpɪnjən/ /ʃæmˈpɪnjən/ champignons n
Champignon
Agaricus bisporus, a species of mushroom commonly used in cooking.

champion /ˈt͡ʃæmpiən/ /ˈt͡ʃæmpjən/ champions n
Meister Meisterin Sieger Gewinner Gewinnerin Siegerin
Someone who is chosen to represent a group of people in a contest.
Vorkämpfer Beschützer Fürsprecher
(botany) A particularly notable member of a plant species, such as one of great size.

champion /ˈt͡ʃæmpiən/ /ˈt͡ʃæmpjən/ v
eintreten für
(transitive) To promote, advocate, or act as a champion for (a cause, etc.).

championship /ˈt͡ʃæmpi.ənʃɪp/ championships n
Meisterschaft
(sports) A competition to determine a champion, especially the final of a series of competitions.
The position of champion, or winner.

chance /t͡ʃæns/ /t͡ʃɑːns/ [t͡ʃɑːns] [t͡ʃʰans] [t͡ʃʰeəns] [t͡ʃʰäːns] [t͡ʃʰæns] [t͡ʃʰæːns] [t͡ʃʰɐːns] [t͡ʃʰɑːns] [t͡ʃʰɛəns] adj
zufällig
Happening by chance, casual.

chance /t͡ʃæns/ /t͡ʃɑːns/ [t͡ʃɑːns] [t͡ʃʰans] [t͡ʃʰeəns] [t͡ʃʰäːns] [t͡ʃʰæns] [t͡ʃʰæːns] [t͡ʃʰɐːns] [t͡ʃʰɑːns] [t͡ʃʰɛəns] chances n
Chance Möglichkeit Gelegenheit
(countable) An opportunity or possibility.
Zufall
(uncountable) Random occurrence; luck.
Wahrscheinlichkeit Chance
(countable) The probability of something happening.
Los Schicksal
(countable, archaic) What befalls or happens to a person; their lot or fate.

chance /t͡ʃæns/ /t͡ʃɑːns/ [t͡ʃɑːns] [t͡ʃʰans] [t͡ʃʰeəns] [t͡ʃʰäːns] [t͡ʃʰæns] [t͡ʃʰæːns] [t͡ʃʰɐːns] [t͡ʃʰɑːns] [t͡ʃʰɛəns] v
wagen riskieren
To try or risk.

chancel /ˈtʃɑːnsəl/ /ˈt͡ʃænsəl/ chancels n
Altarraum
The space around the altar in a church, often enclosed, for use by the clergy and the choir. In medieval cathedrals the chancel was usually enclosed or blocked off from the nave by an altar screen.

chancellery /-slə.ɹi/ /-səl.ɹi/ /ˈtʃɑːn.sə.lə.ɹi/ /ˈt͡ʃænt.slə.ɹi/ chancelleries n
Kanzler Kanzlerin
The rank or post of a chancellor
Kanzlei Kanzleibeamter Kanzleibeamtin Kanzleramt Kanzleramtsangestellte Kanzleramtspersonal
The office or staff of a chancellor
Kanzlei Kanzleramt
The building in which such an office is situated

chancellor /-lɚ/ /ˈtʃɑːnslə/ /ˈtʃɑːnsələ/ /ˈt͡ʃænslɚ/ /ˈt͡ʃænsələ/ chancellors n
Kanzler Kanzlerin
A senior secretary or official with administrative or legal duties, sometimes in charge of some area of government such as finance or justice.
Kanzler Kanzlerin Bundeskanzler Bundeskanzlerin Reichskanzler Reichskanzlerin
The head of the government in some German-speaking countries.
Kanzler Dekan
(Christianity) A senior record keeper of a cathedral; a senior legal officer for a bishop or diocese in charge of hearing cases involving ecclesiastical law.

chancellorship chancellorships n
Kanzlerschaft
The status of being a chancellor.

chancery hand chancery hands n
Kanzleischrift
(calligraphy, historical) Either of two styles of handwriting: a written form of black letter used in France and England from about 1350, developed in the Lateran chancelry in the 13th century, or a style of cursive handwriting introduced in the 1420s by Niccolò de' Niccoli, developed from humanist minuscule; a variety of either of these styles.

chances are adv
es ist wahrscheinlich
(idiomatic) It is likely that, it is probable that

chandelier /ˌʃæn.dəˈlɪə(ɹ)/ /ˌʃæn.dəˈlɪɚ/ chandeliers n
Kronleuchter Lüster Luster
A branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling

chandler /ˈt͡ʃændlɚ/ /ˈt͡ʃɑːndlɚ/ chandlers n
Kerzenmacher Kerzenmacherin Kerzenzieher Kerzenzieherin Lichtzieher Lichtzieherin
A person who makes or sells candles.

chandlery /ˈt͡ʃændləɹi/ /ˈt͡ʃɑːndləɹi/ chandleries n
Kerzenziehen Kerzenzieherei
The art or trade of candlemaking.
Kerzenzieherei
A business, shop or warehouse used in candlemaking.

change /t͡ʃeɪnd͡ʒ/ changes n
Änderung Veränderung Wandel
(countable, uncountable) The process of becoming different.
Wechselgeld Kleingeld
(uncountable) Small denominations of money given in exchange for a larger denomination.
Rückgeld Wechselgeld
(uncountable) Balance of money returned from the sum paid after deducting the price of a purchase.

change /t͡ʃeɪnd͡ʒ/ v
ändern verändern wandeln
(intransitive) To become something different.
ändern verändern verwandeln
(transitive, ergative) To make something into something else.
wechseln auswechseln
(transitive) To replace.
wechseln umziehen auswechseln umkleiden
(intransitive) To replace one's clothing.
umziehen umkleiden
(transitive) To replace the clothing of (the one wearing it).
umsteigen
(intransitive) To transfer to another vehicle (train, bus, etc.)

change horses in midstream v
mitten im Strom die Pferde wechseln
(idiomatic) To change one's plan or approach when an effort is already underway or at another inopportune time.

change management n
Veränderungsmanagement
(computing) the controlled implementation of required changes to some system; includes version control and planned fallback

change of heart changes of heart n
Sinneswandel
(idiomatic) A change of one's opinion, belief or decision.

change of scenery changes of scenery n
Tapetenwechsel

change one's mind v
seine Meinung ändern es sich anders überlegen umentscheiden
(idiomatic) To decide differently than one had decided before.

change sides v
die Seite wechseln

changeable /ˈt͡ʃeɪn.d͡ʒə.bəl/ more changeable most changeable adj
veränderlich änderbar
Capable of being changed.
(of a species) Capable of camouflaging itself by changing colour.
wandelbar wechselhaft
Subject to sudden or frequent changes.

changeling /ˈtʃeɪn(d)ʒlɪŋ/ /ˈt͡ʃeɪnd͡ʒlɪŋ/ changelings n
Wechselbalg Dickkopf Kielkropf Wechselkind
(European folklore, also, figurative) In pre-modern European folklore: an infant of a magical creature that was secretly exchanged for a human infant. In British, Irish and Scandinavian mythology the exchanged infants were thought to be those of fairies, sprites or trolls; in other places, they were ascribed to demons, devils, or witches.

changelog /ˈtʃeɪndʒˌlɒɡ/ changelogs n
Changelog Änderungsprotokoll
(computing) A log that records changes between versions, as in source control.

changeroom changerooms n
Ankleideraum Umkleideraum
changing room, locker-room

changing of the guard changings of the guard n
Wachablöse Wachablösung
(usually, preceded by the) A ceremony during which the soldiers or other officials guarding a major government building or state residence, especially Buckingham Palace in England, are replaced by a new shift.

changing room changing rooms n
Umkleideraum Ankleideraum Umkleidekabine
A room, especially in a gym, sports center, school, swimming pool, etc, designed for people to change their clothes.
Anprobe Anproberaum Kabine Umkleidekabine
A room or enclosure, e.g. in a clothes shop, where people try on clothes they are interested in buying.

changing table /ˈt͡ʃeɪnd͡ʒɪŋ ˈteɪbəl/ changing tables n
Wickeltisch
A small raised platform designed to allow a person to change an infant's diaper.

channel /ˈt͡ʃænəl/ channels n
Kanal
The natural or man-made deeper course through a reef, bar, bay, or any shallow body of water.
(broadcasting) A specific radio frequency or band of frequencies, usually in conjunction with a predetermined letter, number, or codeword, and allocated by international agreement.
(broadcasting) A specific radio frequency or band of frequencies used for transmitting television.
Kanal Straße Meeresstraße
A narrow body of water between two land masses.
Kannelierung
A gutter; a groove, as in a fluted column.

channel /ˈt͡ʃænəl/ v
kanalisieren leiten lenken
(transitive) To direct or guide along a desired course.
nachahmen nacheifern nachmachen
(transitive, of a spirit, as of a dead person) To serve as a medium for.

channelize v
kanalisieren
To form a channel, especially by deepening or altering the course of a river.
(transitive) To transmit through a channel.

chanson /ʃɑ̃.sɔ̃/ chansons n
Chanson
Any song with French words, but more specifically a classic, lyric-driven French song.

chansonnier chansonniers n
Chansonnier
A singer of chansons.

chanter /ˈtʃɑːntə/ /ˈt͡ʃæntɚ/ chanters n
Melodiepfeife
The pipe of a bagpipe on which the melody is played.

chanterelle /ʃɒntəˈɹɛl/ /ˈtʃæntəɹɛl/ chanterelles n
Pfifferling Eierschwammerl
(mushroom) A widely distributed edible mushroom, Cantharellus cibarius, being yellow and trumpet-shaped; or any similar mushroom of the genera Cantharellus, Polyozellus or Gomphus, not all of which are edible.

chaos /ˈkeɪ.ɑs/ /ˈkeɪ.ɒs/ chaoses n
Chaos Unordnung Wirrwarr Durcheinander Wirrsal
The unordered state of matter in classical accounts of cosmogony.

chaos theory n
Chaostheorie
(mathematics) The study of iterative non-linear systems in which arbitrarily small variations in initial conditions become magnified over time.

chaotic /keɪˈɑtɪk/ /keɪˈɒtɪk/ [-ɾɪk] more chaotic most chaotic adj
chaotisch
filled with chaos.
Extremely disorganized or in disarray.

chaotically more chaotically most chaotically adv
chaotisch
In a chaotic manner.

chap /t͡ʃæp/ chaps n
Kerl Typ
(dated, outside, UK, and, Australia) A man, a fellow.

chap /t͡ʃæp/ v
aufrauen
(transitive) To cause to open in slits or chinks; to split; to cause the skin of to crack or become rough.

chapel /ˈt͡ʃæp.əl/ [ˈt͡ʃæp.əɫ] [ˈt͡ʃæp.ɫ̩] chapels n
Kapelle
(especially, _, Christianity) A place of worship, smaller than or subordinate to a church.

chapelmaster chapelmasters n
Kapellmeister Kapellmeisterin
A director of music in a chapel, the musical director of a court and/or major church's choir and/or orchestra; often also a composer.

chaperon /ˈʃæ.pəˌɹoʊn/ /ˈʃæ.pəˌɹəʊn/ v
beaufsichtigen begleiten bemuttern eskortieren
To accompany; to escort.
bemuttern
To mother.

chaperone /ˈʃæ.pəˌɹoʊn/ /ˈʃæ.pəˌɹəʊn/ chaperones n
Anstandsdame Aufsichtsperson Begleitperson Anstandswauwau Aufpasser Begleitung
An older person who accompanies other younger people to ensure the propriety of their behaviour, often an older woman accompanying a young woman.
Chaperon
(biochemistry) A protein that assists the non-covalent folding/unfolding and the assembly/disassembly of other macromolecular structures, but does not occur in these structures when the latter are performing their normal biological functions.

chaperone /ˈʃæ.pəˌɹoʊn/ /ˈʃæ.pəˌɹəʊn/ v
Anstandsdame spielen als Beschützerin begleiten beaufsichtigen begleiten eskortieren
To act as a chaperone.

chapka chapkas n
Tschapka
A type of hat worn by 19th-century Polish cavalry, consisting of a high, four-pointed cap with regimental insignia on the front, and now associated with Polish independence and nationalism.

chaplain /ˈt͡ʃæp.lɪn/ chaplains n
Kaplan Gefängnisseelsorger Gefängnisseelsorgerin Kaplanin Krankenhausseelsorger Krankenhausseelsorgerin
A member of a religious body who is (often, although not always, of the clergy) officially assigned to provide pastoral care at an institution, group, private chapel, etc.

chapped /t͡ʃæpt/ more chapped most chapped adj
rissig aufgesprungen
(of skin) Dry and flaky due to excessive evaporation of water from its surface.

chapter /ˈt͡ʃæptə/ /ˈt͡ʃæptɚ/ chapters n
Kapitel Abschnitt Sektion Ortsverband Verband
A section of a work, a collection of works, or fragments of works, often manuscripts or transcriptions, created by scholars or advocates, not the original authors, to aid in finding portions of the texts.
Kapitel
Certain ecclesiastical bodies (under canon law)
Sektion Ortsverband Verband
An administrative division of an organization, usually local to a specific area.

chapter house chapter houses n
Kapitelsaal
A building attached to a cathedral, church, or monastery and used as a meeting place.

char /t͡ʃaɹ/ /t͡ʃɑɹ/ /t͡ʃɑː/ [t͡ʃaɹ] [t͡ʃaː] [t͡ʃa˞] [t͡ʃɑɹ] [t͡ʃɑ˞] char chars n
Kohle
A charred substance.

char /t͡ʃɑɹ/ /t͡ʃɑː/ [t͡ʃɑɹ] [t͡ʃɑ˞] chars n
Saibling
Any of the several species of fishes of the genus Salvelinus.
Putzfrau
A charlady, a woman employed to do housework; cleaning lady.

char /t͡ʃaɹ/ /t͡ʃɑɹ/ /t͡ʃɑː/ [t͡ʃaɹ] [t͡ʃaː] [t͡ʃa˞] [t͡ʃɑɹ] [t͡ʃɑ˞] v
verkohlen ankohlen
(ergative) To burn something to charcoal.
ansengen versengen
To burn slightly or superficially so as to affect colour.

character /ˈkæɹ(ə)ktɚ/ /ˈkæɹɪktə/ /ˈkɛɹ(ə)ktɚ/ characters n
Figur Person Charakter
(countable) A being involved in the action of a story.
Charakter
(countable) A distinguishing feature; characteristic; trait; phene.
(uncountable) Strength of mind; resolution; independence; individuality; moral strength.
Original Figur
(countable) A unique or extraordinary individual; a person characterized by peculiar or notable traits, especially charisma.
Zeichen Schriftzeichen Buchstabe
(countable) A written or printed symbol, or letter.
Figur Zeichen Person Character
(countable, computing) One of the basic elements making up a text file or string: a code representing a printing character or a control character.

character actor character actors n
Charakterdarsteller Charakterdarstellerin
A supporting actor who specializes in playing eccentric or unusual roles.

character assassination character assassinations n
Diffamierung Rufmord
(idiomatic) A malicious discourse designed to damage the reputation of someone.

character encoding character encodings n
Zeichenkodierung
(computing) A well-defined correspondence between text characters and the numeric values used to represent them.

character set character sets n
Zeichensatz
(computing) A set of characters together with a character encoding.

character trait character traits n
Charakterzug
An attribute of someone's personality.

character-based adj
textbasiert
(computing) capable of displaying only text characters or having a text-based user interface

characteriological more characteriological most characteriological adj
charakteriologisch
Of or relating to characteriology.

characteristic /ˌkæɹəktəˈɹɪstɪk/ /ˌkɛɹəktəˈɹɪstɪk/ more characteristic most characteristic adj
charakteristisch kennzeichnend bezeichnend typisch
Being a distinguishing feature of a person or thing.

characteristic /ˌkæɹəktəˈɹɪstɪk/ /ˌkɛɹəktəˈɹɪstɪk/ characteristics n
Charakteristik Merkmal Charakterbuchstabe Eigenart Eigenschaft Kenngröße
A distinguishing feature of a person or thing, a part of mental or physical behavior.
Charakteristik Eigenart Eigenschaft Merkmal
(nautical) The distinguishing features of a navigational light on a lighthouse etc by which it can be identified (colour, pattern of flashes etc.).

characteristic polynomial characteristic polynomials n
charakteristiches Polynom
(linear algebra) The polynomial produced from a given square matrix by first subtracting the appropriate identity matrix multiplied by an indeterminant and then calculating the determinant.

characterization characterizations n
Charakterisierung
The act or process of characterizing.

characterize /ˈkæɹəktəɹaɪz/ /ˈkɛɹəktəɹaɪz/ v
charakterisieren
(transitive) To depict someone or something a particular way (often negative).
(transitive) To determine the characteristics of.

characterless more characterless most characterless adj
charakterlos
Having no distinguishing character or quality.

characterlessness n
Charakterlosigkeit
the state or condition of being characterless; lack of character

charade /ʃəˈɹeɪd/ /ʃəˈɹɑːd/ charades n
Scharade Silbenrätsel Versrätsel pantomimisches Rätsel
(uncommon) A single round of the game charades, an acted form of the earlier riddles.
Affentheater Affenzirkus Farce Scharade Schmierenkomödie unwürdiges Schauspiel
A deception or pretense, originally an absurdly obvious one but now in general use.

charades n
Scharade pantomimisches Ratespiel
A game in which each player acts out a word or phrase, usually based on puns of each syllable and without speaking, for the others to guess.

charbonnier charbonniers n
Rußkopf Schwarzfaseriger Ritterling
A species of fungus in the family Tricholomataceae, Tricholoma portentosum.

charcloth /ˈt͡ʃɑɹklɔθ/ n
Leinwandzunder
A swatch of fabric made from vegetable fibre (such as linen or cotton) that has been converted via pyrolysis into a slow-burning fuel of very low ignition temperature, historically used as tinder.

charcoal /ˈtʃɑː.kəʊl/ /ˈt͡ʃɑɹ.koʊl/ more charcoal most charcoal adj
Holzkohle
Of a dark gray colour.

charcoal /ˈtʃɑː.kəʊl/ /ˈt͡ʃɑɹ.koʊl/ charcoals n
Holzkohle
(countable, uncountable) impure carbon obtained by destructive distillation of wood or other organic matter, that is, heating it in the absence of oxygen.
Kohle
(countable) A stick of black carbon material used for drawing.

charcuterie /ʃɑɹˈkutəɹi/ /ʃɑːɹˈk(j)uːtəɹi/ /ʃɑːɹˌk(j)uːtəˈɹiː/ [ʃɑɹˈkuɾəɹi] charcuteries n
Charcuterie Wurstdelikatessen feine Fleisch- und Wurstwaren verzehrfertige Fleisch- und Wurstwaren
(uncountable) Cured meat that is ready to be eaten, especially pork.

chard /t͡ʃɑɹd/ /t͡ʃɑːd/ chards n
Mangold
(uncountable, culinary) An edible leafy vegetable, Beta vulgaris subsp. cicla, with a slightly bitter taste.

charge /t͡ʃɑɹd͡ʒ/ /t͡ʃɑːd͡ʒ/ charges n
Entgelt
The amount of money levied for a service.
Ladung
(electromagnetism, chemistry) An electric charge.
(firearms) A measured amount of powder and/or shot in a cartridge.
Last Ladung
A load or burden; cargo.
Rempeln
(basketball) An offensive foul in which the player with the ball moves into a stationary defender.

charge /t͡ʃɑɹd͡ʒ/ /t͡ʃɑːd͡ʒ/ v
buchen
(transitive) To assign (a debit) to an account.
beschuldigen anklagen
(law) To formally accuse (a person) of a crime.
laden aufladen belasten berechnen in Rechnung stellen
To call to account; to challenge.
aufladen laden
(transitive) To cause to take on an electric charge.
aufladen laden beauftragen belasten verpflichten zuweisen
(transitive) To replenish energy to (a battery, or a device containing a battery) by use of an electrical device plugged into a power outlet.
laden befüllen beladen füllen
(transitive) To load equipment with material required for its use, as a firearm with powder, a fire hose with water, a chemical reactor with raw materials.
beschuldigen anklagen beauftragen anweisen belasten verpflichten
(cricket, of a, batsman) To take a few steps down the pitch towards the bowler as they deliver the ball, either to disrupt the length of the delivery, or to get into a better position to hit the ball.
bestürmen vorstürmen
(military, transitive, and, intransitive) To attack by moving forward quickly in a group.
stürmen vorwärts pressen vorwärtsstürmen
(intransitive) To move forward quickly and forcefully, particularly in combat and/or on horseback.
beauftragen belasten verpflichten zuweisen
(transitive, of a, hunting dog) To lie on the belly and be still. (A command given by a hunter to a dog)

charger /ˈtʃɑːdʒə/ /ˈt͡ʃɑɹd͡ʒɚ/ chargers n
Ladegerät
A device that charges or recharges.

charging case charging cases n
Ladeschale
(technology) A removable protective outside layer for an electronic device that contains a battery for the purpose of charging the device contained inside it.

charging point charging points n
Ladepunkt Ladestandort Ladestation

charging station charging stations n
Ladesäule Ladestation Stromtankstelle
An establishment which sells electric energy for the recharging of electric vehicles.

charging the mound n
Sturm auf den Hügel
(baseball) The act of a batter running towards the pitcher's mound with the intent of physically assaulting the pitcher for a perceived grievance.

chargé d'affaires /ʃɑrˈʒeɪ dəˈfɛɹ/ chargés d'affaires n
Geschäftsträger Geschäftsträgerin
(diplomacy) A diplomat, ranking below an ambassador, who heads a diplomatic mission when no ambassador is present, either temporarily (in the interim between the departure of one ambassador and the accreditation of another) or for an extended time.

charientism n
Charientismus

chariot /ˈt͡ʃæɹiət/ /ˈt͡ʃæɹɪət/ /ˈt͡ʃɛɹiət/ chariots n
Streitwagen
A two-wheeled horse-drawn cart, used in Bronze Age and Early Iron Age warfare.
Triumphwagen
A light (four-wheeled) carriage used for ceremonial or pleasure purposes.

charism charismata charisms n
Charisma
(Christianity, theology) A power or authority, generally of a spiritual nature, believed to be a freely given gift by the Grace of God.

charisma /kəˈɹɪzmə/ charismas charismata n
Charisma Ausstrahlung
Personal charm or magnetism.

charismatic /ˌkæɹɪzˈmætɪk/ /ˌkɛɹəzˈmætək/ more charismatic most charismatic adj
charismatisch
Of, related to, or being a member of a form of Christianity that emphasizes the role of the Holy Spirit.

charismatic /ˌkæɹɪzˈmætɪk/ /ˌkɛɹəzˈmætək/ charismatics n
Charismatiker Charismatikerin
A member of the Charismatic Movement.

charitable more charitable most charitable adj
großzügig wohltätig
Kind, generous.

charitable organization charitable organizations n
FW Freie Wohlfahrtspflege
An organization with charitable purposes only.

charity /ˈtʃæɹɪti/ /ˈt͡ʃɛɹəti/ charities n
Charity Wohltätigkeitsorganisation
(countable) An organization, the objective of which is to carry out a charitable purpose.
Nächstenliebe Wohltätigkeit
(countable) The goods or money given to those in need.
In general, an attitude of kindness and understanding towards others, now especially suggesting generosity.
(archaic, Christianity) Christian love; representing God's love of man, man's love of God, or man's love of his fellow-men.
Wohltätigkeit Nächstenliebe
(uncountable) Benevolence to others less fortunate than ourselves; the providing of goods or money to those in need.

charity begins at home proverb
Wohltätigkeit beginnt zu Hause
One should help the people closest to oneself before thinking of helping others.

charity box charity boxes n
Spendenbüchse Spendendose
A container into which people can put money to be collected by a charitable organization.

charity shop charity shops n
Charity-Shop Sozialkaufhaus
(UK) A shop to where goods are donated, and sold on at cheap prices, with all the profits going to charity

charlatan /ˈʃɑɹlətən/ /ˈʃɑːlətən/ charlatans n
Scharlatan
A malicious trickster; a fake person, especially one who deceives for personal profit.

charlatanry charlatanries n
Scharlatanerie
(uncountable) The state of being a charlatan.
(countable) The act of a charlatan.

charlock charlocks n
Acker-Senf Ackersenf
Any of several yellow-flowered cruciferous weeds of grain fields, especially wild mustard (Sinapis arvensis).

charlotte /ˈʃɑɹlət/ /ˈʃɑːlət/ charlottes n
Charlotte
A dessert consisting of sponge cake filled with fruit, and cream or custard.

charm /tʃɑːm/ /t͡ʃɑɹm/ charms n
Zauber Amulett
An object, act or words believed to have magic power (usually carries a positive connotation).
Zauberarmband
A small trinket on a bracelet or chain, etc., traditionally supposed to confer luck upon the wearer.
Charm
(particle physics) A quantum number of hadrons determined by the number of charm quarks and antiquarks.
Charme
(finance) A second-order measure of derivative price sensitivity, expressed as the instantaneous rate of change of delta with respect to time.

charm /tʃɑːm/ /t͡ʃɑɹm/ v
bezaubern entzücken
To seduce, persuade or fascinate someone or something.
bezaubern
(transitive) To use a magical charm upon; to subdue, control, or summon by incantation or supernatural influence.

charm offensive charm offensives n
Charmeoffensive
(idiomatic) A campaign of deliberately using charm and flattery in order to achieve some goal, especially in a political or diplomatic field.

charmer /ˈt͡ʃɑɹmɚ/ charmers n
Charmeur Charmeurin
A charming person; one who charms or seduces; a smoothie.

charming /ˈtʃɑː(ɹ).mɪŋ/ charmest charminger charmingest more charming most charming adj
charmant
Pleasant, charismatic.

charnel house charnel houses n
Beinhaus Karner Ossuarium
a vault or other building in which the bones of the dead are stored

charoite charoites n
Charoit

chart /tʃɑːt/ /t͡ʃɑɹt/ charts n
Karte
A navigator's map.
Chart Hitliste
A ranked listing of competitors, as of recorded music.
Diagramm Schaubild
A systematic non-narrative presentation of data.

chart /tʃɑːt/ /t͡ʃɑɹt/ v
zeichnen
(transitive) To draw a chart or map of.
(transitive) To draw or figure out (a route or plan).

chart of accounts charts of accounts n
Kontenplan

charter /ˈt͡ʃɑɹtɚ/ /ˈt͡ʃɑːtə/ charters n
Charta
A document issued by some authority, creating a public or private institution, and defining its purposes and privileges.
A similar document conferring rights and privileges on a person, corporation etc.

charterhouse charterhouses n
Kartause
A Carthusian monastery.

charwoman charwomen n
Putzfrau
(chiefly, British) A woman employed to do housework, traditionally coming and going on a daily basis and paid weekly wages.

chase /t͡ʃeɪs/ chases n
Jagdgebiet Jagdgrund
(British) A large country estate where game may be shot or hunted.
Jagd Verfolgung
(real tennis) The occurrence of a second bounce by the ball in certain areas of the court, giving the server the chance, later in the game, to "play off" the chase from the receiving end and possibly win the point.

chase /t͡ʃeɪs/ v
verfolgen jagen
(transitive, baseball) To produce enough offense to cause the pitcher to be removed.

chaser /ˈtʃeɪsə/ /ˈt͡ʃeɪsɚ/ chasers n
Jäger Jägerin Verfolger Verfolgerin
A person or thing (ship, plane, car, etc.) that chases. [from 14th c.]
Gravierer Graviererin
Someone who chases (decorates) metal; a person who decorates metal by engraving or embossing. [from 18th c.]
Gewindeschneider
A tool used for cleaning out screw threads, either as an integral part of a tap or die to remove waste material produced by the cutting tool, or as a separate tool to repair damaged threads. [from 19th c.]
Begleitgetränk was zum Nachspülen, was zum Runterspülen
A drink consumed after another of a different kind.
Verfolger
(logging, obsolete) Someone who follows logs out of the forest in order to signal a yarder engineer to stop them if they become fouled (also called a frogger).

chasm /ˈkæzəm/ chasms n
Abgrund Kluft Spalte
(geology, planetology) A deep, steep-sided rift, gap or fissure; a gorge or abyss.
Kluft
(by extension) A large difference of opinion.

chasma /ˈkazmə/ /ˈkæzmə/ chasmas chasmata n
Chasma
(astronomy, geology) A long, narrow, steep-sided depression on a planet (often other than Earth), a moon, or another body in the Solar System.

chassis /ˈt͡ʃæsi/ /ˈt͡ʃæsiz/ /ˈʃæsi/ /ˈʃæsiz/ /ˈʃæzi/ chassis n
Chassis Fahrgestell
The base frame of a motor vehicle.
Gehäuse
A frame or housing containing electrical or mechanical equipment, such as on a computer.

chaste /t͡ʃeɪst/ /t͡ʃæst/ chaster chastest adj
keusch
Abstaining from immoral or unlawful sexual intercourse.

chaste tree chaste trees n
Keuschbaum Mönchspfeffer
A shrub native to the Mediterranean region (Vitex agnus-castus).

chastisement /t͡ʃæˈstaɪzmənt/ /ˈt͡ʃæstəzmənt/ /ˈt͡ʃæstɪzmənt/ chastisements n
Strafe
The act of chastising; rebuke; punishment.

chastity /ˈt͡ʃastɪti/ /ˈt͡ʃeɪstɪti/ /ˈt͡ʃæstɪti/ [ˈt͡ʃæstɪɾi] chastities n
Keuschheit
The quality of being chaste: the state of abstaining from any sexual activity considered immoral; avoidance of sexual sins.

chastity belt chastity belts n
Keuschheitsgürtel
A belt-like garment, designed to be worn over the genitals and locked to prevent sexual intercourse, typically for long periods of time, to maintain chastity, prevent masturbation, or to enforce BDSM submission.

chastushka chastushkas chastushki chastushky n
Tschastuschka
A type of traditional Russian satirical or ironic folk poetry in quatrains.

chasuble /ˈt͡ʃæsəbəl/ /ˈt͡ʃæzjʊbəl/ /ˈt͡ʃæzəbəl/ chasubles n
Kasel
(Christianity) The outermost liturgical vestment worn by clergy for celebrating Eucharist or Mass.

chat /t͡ʃæt/ chats n
Schwatz Geplauder Schwätzchen
(countable, uncountable) Informal conversation.
Chat Gespräch
(countable, uncountable) An exchange of text or voice messages in real time through a computer network, resembling a face-to-face conversation.
Schmätzer
(countable) Any of various small Old World passerine birds in the muscicapid tribe Saxicolini or subfamily Saxicolinae that feed on insects.

chat /t͡ʃæt/ v
plaudern schwatzen klönen unterhalten
To be engaged in informal conversation.
To talk more than a few words.
chatten
To exchange text or voice messages in real time through a computer network, as if having a face-to-face conversation.

chat up v
anbaggern anquatschen
(transitive, idiomatic) To talk to (someone) in a friendly, open, or casual manner, sometimes also in a charming or affected manner, usually to curry favor, and sometimes flirtatiously with the intention of establishing a romantic or sexual encounter or relationship with that person.

chatbot /ˈtʃætbɑt/ chatbots n
Chatbot
(AI) A computer program that holds conversations through a chat room.

chateaubriand /ʃæˌtoʊbɹiˈɑ̃/ /ʃæˌtoʊbɹiˈɔ̃/ /ˌʃatəʊˈbɹiːɒ̃/ chateaubriands n
Chateaubriand Ochsenfilet doppeltes Rindlendenstück
A thick, juicy cut from the center of a beef tenderloin.

chatelaine /ˈʃætl̩ˌeɪn/ /ˈʃætəleɪn/ [-ɾl̩-] chatelaines n
Chatelaine
(historical) A chain or clasp worn at the waist by women with handkerchief, keys, etc., attached, supposed to resemble the chain of keys once worn by medieval chatelaines.

chattel /ˈt͡ʃæt.l̩/ chattels n
Habe bewegliches Gut
Tangible, movable property.

chattel paper chattel papers n
Verkehrspapier
(legal) A document that demonstrates both a monetary obligation and a security interest either in certain goods, or in a lease on certain goods

chatter /ˈtʃætə/ /ˈt͡ʃætɚ/ chatters n
Geplapper Geschnatter Geschwätz Gequake Gequassel Gequatsche
Talk, especially meaningless or unimportant talk.

chatter /ˈtʃætə/ /ˈt͡ʃætɚ/ v
plaudern schwatzen labern
(intransitive) To talk idly.
klappern
(intransitive, of teeth, machinery, etc.) To make a noise by rapid collisions.
kaudern kauderwelschen
To utter sounds which somewhat resemble language, but are inarticulate and indistinct.

chatterbox chatterboxes n
Dampfplauderer Plaudertasche Quasselstrippe Schwätzer Schwätzerin
(informal) One who chats or talks to excess.

chatty /ˈt͡ʃæti/ [ˈt͡ʃæɾi] chattier chattiest adj
geschwätzig gesprächig
(informal) Of a person, chatting a lot or fond of chatting.

chauffeur /ʃoʊˈfɝ/ /ʃɒˈfɜː/ /ˈʃoʊfɚ/ /ˈʃəʊfə/ chauffeurs n
Chauffeur Chauffeurin Chauffeuse Berufschauffeur Berufschauffeurin Schofför
A person employed to drive a private motor car or a hired car of executive or luxury class (like a limousine).

chauffeur /ʃoʊˈfɝ/ /ʃɒˈfɜː/ /ˈʃoʊfɚ/ /ˈʃəʊfə/ v
chauffieren
(intransitive) To be, or act as, a chauffeur (driver of a motor car).
chauffieren herumfahren
(transitive) To transport (someone) in a motor vehicle.

chauvinism /ˈʃoʊ.vɪˌnɪzm̩/ /ˈʃəʊ.və.nɪ.zəm/ /ˈʃəʊ.vɪ.nɪ.zəm/ chauvinisms n
Chauvinismus Hurra-Patriotismus Hurrapatriotismus
(pejorative) Excessive patriotism, eagerness for national superiority; jingoism.
Chauvinismus
(pejorative) Unwarranted bias, favoritism, or devotion to one's own particular group, cause, or idea.

chauvinist more chauvinist most chauvinist adj
chauvinistisch
Pertaining to chauvinism.

chauvinist chauvinists n
Chauvinist Chauvinistin
(pejorative) A chauvinistic person.

chav /t͡ʃæv/ chavs n
Asi
(UK, MLE, Ireland, derogatory, offensive ) A working-class youth, especially one associated with aggression, poor education, and a perceived "common" taste in clothing and lifestyle.

chavvy /ˈt͡ʃævi/ chavvier chavviest adj
muchelig
Of or pertaining to a chav or something that a chav might do or use.

chayote /tʃaɪˈəʊti/ /t͡ʃɑˈjoʊti/ chayotes n
Chayote Stachelgurke
The fruit of this plant.

cheap /t͡ʃip/ /t͡ʃiːp/ cheaper cheapest adj
billig preiswert preisgünstig
Low and/or reduced in price.
billig preiswert
Of poor quality.
geizig
(informal, chiefly, derogatory) Stingy; mean; excessively frugal.

cheaply /ˈt͡ʃiːpli/ more cheaply most cheaply adv
billig
In a cheap manner; without expending much money.

cheapskate cheapskates n
Geizkragen

cheat /t͡ʃiːt/ cheats n
Cheat
(video games) A hidden means of gaining an unfair advantage in a video game, often by entering a cheat code.

cheat /t͡ʃiːt/ v
schummeln schwindeln austricksen überlisten
(intransitive) To violate rules in order to gain, or attempt to gain, advantage from a situation.
betrügen die Ehe brechen fremdgehen austricksen
(intransitive) To be unfaithful to one's spouse or partner; to commit adultery, or to engage in sexual or romantic conduct with a person other than one's partner in contravention of the rules of society or agreement in the relationship.
betrügen austricksen
(transitive) To deceive; to fool; to trick.

cheat on v
betrügen
(colloquial, idiom, transitive) To be unfaithful to, especially in a romantic relationship.

cheat sheet cheat sheets n
Spickzettel Schummelzettel Spicker
A sheet of paper containing notes used to assist (with or without permission) on a test.

cheater /ˈt͡ʃiːtɚ/ cheaters n
Betrüger Schwindler
One who cheats.

cheating /ˈt͡ʃiːtɪŋ/ more cheating most cheating adj
betrügerisch unehrlich unsportlich
Unsporting or underhand.
betrügerisch ehebrecherisch untreu
Unfaithful or adulterous.

cheating /ˈt͡ʃiːtɪŋ/ cheatings n
Schummelei Schwindel Betrügerei Falschspiel Mogelei Schiebung
An act of deception, fraud, trickery, imposture, imposition or infidelity.

check /t͡ʃɛk/ [t͡ʃɛk̚] checks n
Kontrolle Überprüfung Prüfung Check Inspektion Nachprüfung
An inspection or examination.
Karo Karomuster
(textiles, usually, pluralized) A pattern made up of a grid of squares of alternating colors; a checkered pattern.
Kontrolle Begrenzung Dämpfer Einschränkung Hemmnis Hemmung
A control; a limit or stop.
Schottenstoff
Any fabric woven with such a pattern.
Schach Schachstellung
(chess) A situation in which the king is directly threatened by an opposing piece. [from 14th c.]
Haken Häkchen Kreuzchen Marke Markierung
(US) A mark (especially a checkmark: ✓) used as an indicator.
Rechnung Kassenzettel Zeche
(US) A bill, particularly in a restaurant.
Marke Spielgeld Token
A token used instead of cash in gaming machines, or in gambling generally.
Garderobenmarke
A mark, certificate, or token by which errors may be prevented, or a thing or person may be identified.

check /t͡ʃɛk/ [t͡ʃɛk̚] v
kontrollieren überprüfen prüfen checken durchspielen genau untersuchen
(transitive) To inspect; to examine.
gegenlesen gegenprüfen
(transitive) To verify the accuracy of a text or translation, usually making some corrections (proofread) or many (copyedit).
überprüfen abchecken nachlesen nachsehen markieren abgleichen
(transitive, US, often used with "off") To mark items on a list (with a checkmark or by crossing them out) that have been chosen for keeping or removal or that have been dealt with (for example, completed or verified as correct or satisfactory).
kontrollieren aufhalten hemmen begrenzen eindämmen einschränken
(transitive) To control, limit, or halt.
aufgeben deponieren zur Aufbewahrung annehmen zur Aufbewahrung geben zur Aufbewahrung übergeben
(transitive) To leave in safekeeping.
aufgeben
(transitive) To leave with a shipping agent for shipping.
auflaufen lassen
(sports, transitive) To disrupt another player with the stick or body to obtain possession of the ball or puck.
checken schieben
(poker, transitive) To announce that one is remaining in a hand without betting.
Schach bieten
(chess, transitive) To make a move which puts an adversary's king in check; to put in check.
aufreissen einreissen reissen rissig werden
To crack or gape open, as wood in drying; or to crack in small checks, as varnish, paint, etc.
Risse erzeugen Risse hervorrufen einreissen lassen innehalten pausieren rissig werden lassen
(transitive) To make checks or chinks in; to cause to crack.
innehalten pausieren
(intransitive, with at) To make a stop; to pause.
Einhalt gebieten beschränken bremsen eindämmen einschränken hemmen
To act as a curb or restraint.

check in v
einchecken
To announce or record one's own arrival at a hotel, airport etc.

check out v
auschecken bezahlend verlassen
(intransitive) To confirm and pay for goods and services at a facility (e.g.: supermarket, online store, hotel) when leaving.
sich abmelden
(transitive) To withdraw (an item), as from a library, and have the withdrawal recorded.
ausbuchen austragen registrieren
(transitive) To record (someone) as leaving the premises or as taking something therefrom, as from a library or shop.
auschecken bezahlend verlassen überprüfen
(transitive) To examine, inspect, look at closely, ogle; to investigate; to gather information so as to make a decision.
in Eile verlassen
(intransitive) To become uninterested in an activity and cease to participate in more than a perfunctory manner; to become uncooperative.
(intransitive) To leave in a hurry.

check up v
nachschauen nachsehen überprüfen
(most often in phrasal verb "check up on") To verify through brief investigation or revisit for assurance that there are no problems.

check-in check-ins n
Einchecken Check-in
The act of contacting another person in order to keep them informed of one's situation.

checkbox /ˈtʃɛkbɒks/ /ˈt͡ʃɛkbɑks/ checkboxes n
Kontrollkästchen
A space on a paper form that can be optionally filled with a check mark.
Auswahlkästchen Checkbox
(graphical user interface) An on-screen box that can be optionally filled with a check mark, to enable or disable a setting.

checked exception checked exceptions n
überprüfte Ausnahme
(programming) An exception that has to be declared in the signature of the method that may raise it.

checker /ˈtʃɛkə/ /ˈt͡ʃɛkɚ/ checkers n
Prüfer Prüferin
One who or that which checks or verifies something.

checkered more checkered most checkered adj
kariert schachbrettartig
Divided into squares, or into light and dark patches.
wechselvoll
(figurative) Changeable; inconsistent; having variations or uncertainty; marked by many problems or failures.

checklist /ˈt͡ʃɛklɪst/ checklists n
Checkliste Kontrollliste Prüfliste
A list of tasks to be completed, names to be consulted, conditions to be verified and similar.

checkmate /ˈt͡ʃɛkmeɪt/ interjection
schachmatt schach und matt
(chess) Word called out by the victor when making a move that wins the game.

checkmate /ˈt͡ʃɛkmeɪt/ checkmates n
Schachmatt schachmatt
The conclusive victory in a game of chess that occurs when an opponent's king is threatened with unavoidable capture.
Niederlage Schachmatt
(figuratively, by extension) Any losing situation with no escape; utter defeat.

checkout checkouts n
Kasse Supermarktkasse
The process of checking out items at a supermarket or library.

checkout divider checkout dividers n
Warentrenner
A plastic bar that separates the groceries of one customer from another's at a supermarket checkout.

checkpoint checkpoints n
Checkpoint Grenzübergang Kontrollpunkt Kontrollstelle
A point or place where a check is performed, especially a point along a road or on a frontier where travellers are stopped for inspection

checks and balances n
Gewaltenteilung Gewaltentrennung gegenseitige Kontrolle
(politics) A system for multiple branches of government wherein each has some control over the actions of each of the others.

checksum checksums n
Prüfsumme
(mathematics, computing) A number, derived by applying a suitable algorithm to some data, used to check whether errors have occurred in transmission, storage or data entry.

checkup checkups n
Kontrolle Check-up ärztliche Untersuchung
A routine visit to the doctor, dentist, or the like.
Kontrolle Check-up Durchsicht Kontrolluntersuchung Überprüfung ärztliche Untersuchung
A routine inspection.

cheddar /ˈt͡ʃɛdə(ɹ)/ cheddars n
Cheddar
A cheese styled after the Cheddar cheese made in Cheddar.

cheddary more cheddary most cheddary adj
cheddarartig

cheder chadarim chadorim chedarim chederim cheders n
Cheder Chederschule
An elementary school for Jewish children, teaching basic Judaism and Hebrew.

cheek /t͡ʃiːk/ cheeks n
Wange Backe
(anatomy) The soft skin on each side of the face, below the eyes; the outer surface of the sides of the oral cavity.
Backe
(anatomy, informal, usually, in the plural) The lower part of the buttocks that is often exposed beneath very brief underwear, swimwear, or extremely short shorts.
Stirn
(figurative, informal, uncountable) Impudence.
Mick Pumpenmick
(nautical) pump-cheek, pump-cheeks, a piece of wood cut out fork-shaped in which the brake is fastened by means of a bolt and can thus move around and move the upper box of the pump up and down

cheek by jowl more cheek by jowl most cheek by jowl adj
auf Tuchfühlung dicht beieinander
Tightly packed.

cheek pouch cheek pouches n
Backentasche
(anatomy, zoology) A pouch in the cheek of some animals, usually used to carry food.

cheekbone cheekbones n
Jochbein Wangenknochen Backenknochen
The small prominent bone of the cheek.

cheeky /ˈt͡ʃiːki/ cheekier cheekiest adj
frech
(informal) Impudent; impertinent; impertinently bold, often in a way that is regarded as endearing or amusing.

cheer /t͡ʃɪə(ɹ)/ /t͡ʃɪɹ/ cheers n
Jauchzer Jubel
(countable) A cry expressing joy, approval or support, such as "hurrah". [from 18th c.]

cheer /t͡ʃɪə(ɹ)/ /t͡ʃɪɹ/ v
aufheitern aufmuntern erfreuen
(transitive) To gladden; to make cheerful; often with up.
bejubeln jauchzen jubeln
(ambitransitive) To applaud or encourage with cheers or shouts.

cheer up interjection
Kopf hoch!
An encouragement to somebody who seems unhappy.

cheer up v
aufheitern aufmuntern bessere Laune bekommen fröhlicher stimmen
(intransitive, idiomatic) To become happier or less downcast.
aufmuntern ermutigen erheitern ermuntern
(transitive, idiomatic) To make someone happier or less downcast.

cheerful /ˈt͡ʃɜː(ɹ)fəl/ /ˈt͡ʃɜː(ɹ)fʊl/ /ˈt͡ʃɪə(ɹ)fəl/ /ˈt͡ʃɪə(ɹ)fʊl/ /ˈt͡ʃɪɹfəl/ /ˈt͡ʃɪɹfʊl/ more cheerful most cheerful adj
fröhlich vergnügt
Noticeably happy and optimistic.
freundlich
Bright and pleasant.

cheerio /ˈtʃɪəɹ.i.əʊ/ /ˈt͡ʃɪəɹ.i.oʊ/ [ˈt͡ʃiɹi.oʊ̯] interjection
tschüss
(British, Ireland, New Zealand, Australia, Canada, India, South Africa) Goodbye, an interjection said upon parting.
hallo
(rare) Hello; a greeting.

cheerleader /ˈtʃɪə(ɹ)ˌliːdə(ɹ)/ cheerleaders n
Cheerleader Cheerleaderin
(chiefly, US) A person, usually a young, attractive female, who encourages applause and cheers at a sports event, and wearing a specially-designed uniform in the official colors of the team he/she cheers for.

cheerleading n
Cheerleading
A physical activity in which cheerleaders organize elements of dance, gymnastics, and tumbling for judgment or to cheer on a team.

cheers /tʃɪəz/ /t͡ʃɪɹz/ interjection
prost zum Wohl
A common toast used when drinking in company.
tschüss
(chiefly, Commonwealth, informal) goodbye, especially as a sign-off in an email or after writing a comment.
danke
(Commonwealth, informal) thank you

cheese /t͡ʃiz/ /t͡ʃiːz/ cheesen cheeses n
Käse
(uncountable) A dairy product made from curdled or cultured milk.
(countable) Any particular variety of cheese.

cheese grater cheese graters n
Käsereibe
A kitchen implement used for grating food products (such as cheese and carrots).

cheese knife cheese knives n
Käsemesser
A type of knife used for cutting cheese, typically with a wide, curved blade.

cheese mite cheese mites n
Käsemilbe
Any of several species of mite that thrive on the surface of cheese and feed on it. They are used on purpose in production of some types of cheese to give the cheese a distinct flavor.

cheese slicer cheese slicers n
Käsehobel
A kitchen instrument used for slicing cheese.

cheeseburger cheeseburgers n
Cheeseburger
A hamburger containing cheese (usually one or more slices of processed cheese).

cheesecake /ˈt͡ʃizˌkeɪk/ /ˈt͡ʃiːzˌkeɪk/ /ˈt͡ʃɛzˌkeɪk/ /ˈt͡ʃɪzˌkeɪk/ cheesecakes n
Käsekuchen Käsesahnetorte Quarkkuchen Topfentorte
(countable, and, uncountable, obsolete) A pie made of cream, eggs and milk (somewhat resembling the modern American chess cake).

cheesecloth cheesecloths n
Käsetuch
A loosely woven cotton gauze, originally used to wrap cheese, but now used for various culinary tasks and by farmers to shade crops and keep birds off.

cheesemaker cheesemakers n
Kaser Kaserin Käsemacher Käsemacherin Käser
A person skilled in the art of making cheese

cheesemaking n
Herstellung von Käse Käseherstellung Käserei
The production of cheese

cheesemonger cheesemongers n
Käsehändler Käsehändlerin
(British) Someone who sells cheese.

cheesy /ˈt͡ʃiːzi/ cheesier cheesiest adj
Käse käsig
Of or relating to cheese.
kitschig schnulzig voller Klischees
(informal) Overdramatic, excessively emotional or clichéd, trite, contrived.
billig
(informal) Cheap, of poor quality.
gekünstelt aufgesetzt künstlich
Exaggerated and likely to be forced or insincere. (of a smile or grin)

cheetah /ˈt͡ʃiːtɑ/ /ˈt͡ʃiːtə/ cheetahs n
Gepard
A distinctive member (Acinonyx jubatus) of the cat family, slightly smaller than the leopard, but with proportionately longer limbs and a smaller head; native to Africa and southeast Asia (where it is nearly extinct) and also credited with being the fastest terrestrial animal.

chef /ʃɛf/ chefs n
Chefkoch Küchenchef Küchenchefin Chefköchin
The head cook of a restaurant or other establishment.

chef's knife chef's knives chefs' knives n
Kochmesser
A type of general purpose kitchen knife used for food preparation, typically measuring eight inches by one and a half inches.

chem. n
Chem.
chemistry

chemical /ˈkɛmɪkəl/ adj
chemisch
Of or relating to chemistry.

chemical /ˈkɛmɪkəl/ chemicals n
Chemikalie
(chemistry, sciences) Any specific chemical element or chemical compound or alloy.
(colloquial) An artificial chemical compound.
(slang) An addictive drug.

chemical biology n
chemische Biologie
A field of study that embraces both chemistry and biology.

chemical bomb chemical bombs n
Chemiebombe Gasbombe chemische Bombe

chemical bond chemical bonds n
chemische Bindung
(chemistry) Any of several attractive forces that serve to bind atoms together to form molecules

chemical compound chemical compounds n
chemische Verbindung
(chemistry) Any substance formed by the union of two or more chemical elements in a fixed ratio, the union being a chemical bond.

chemical element chemical elements n
chemisches Element
(chemistry) Any one of the simplest chemical substances that cannot be decomposed in a chemical reaction. Chemical elements consist of atoms which have the same number of protons.

chemical engineering n
Chemieingenieurwesen
The branch of engineering that deals with the design, construction and operation of industrial process plants, and the physical, chemical and biological processes to create substances or energy in a useful and economic form.

chemical equation chemical equations n
Reaktionsgleichung
(chemistry) a symbolic representation of a chemical reaction; reactants are represented on the left, and products on the right

chemical formula chemical formulae chemical formulas n
chemische Formel
Synonym of molecular formula

chemical oceanography n
Meereschemie
The study of the chemistry of the oceans.

chemical property chemical properties n
chemische Eigenschaft chemische Stoffeigenschaft
(chemistry) Any of a material's properties that becomes evident during a chemical reaction.

chemical reaction chemical reactions n
chemische Reaktion
(chemistry) A process, typically involving the breaking or making of interatomic bonds, in which one or more substances are changed into others.

chemical symbol chemical symbols n
Elementsymbol

chemical weapon chemical weapons n
Chemiewaffe chemische Waffe
A noxious substance contained in some form of delivery system such as a shell or missile.

chemicals n
chemische Industrie
The chemical industry.

chemiluminescence chemiluminescences n
Chemilumineszenz Chemolumineszenz

cheminformatics n
Chemoinformatik
(chemistry, computing) Any of many applications of information technology to chemistry

chemiresistive adj
chemiresistiv

chemise /ʃəˈmiːz/ chemises n
Unterhemd
(historical) A loose shirtlike undergarment, especially for women.
A woman's dress that fits loosely; a chemise dress.
Nachthemd
A short nightdress, or similar piece of lingerie.

chemist /ˈkɛmɪst/ chemists n
Chemiker Chemikerin
A person who specializes in the science of chemistry, especially at a professional level.

chemistry /ˈkɛm.ɪ.stɹi/ chemistries n
Chemie
(uncountable) The branch of natural science that deals with the composition and constitution of substances and the changes that they undergo as a consequence of alterations in the constitution of their molecules.
(countable) An application of chemical theory and method to a particular substance.
(informal) The mutual attraction between two people; rapport.

chemo- /kimoʊ/ /kɛmoʊ/ prefix
chemo-
Relating to or using chemicals or chemistry.

chemometrics n
Chemometrik
(chemistry) The use of mathematical statistics in the design of experiments, and the evaluation of the resulting data.

chemosynthesis chemosyntheses n
Chemosynthese
the production of carbohydrates and other compounds from simple compounds such as carbon dioxide, using the oxidation of chemical nutrients as a source of energy rather than sunlight; it is limited to certain bacteria and fungi

chemotherapeutic adj
chemotherapeutisch
(medicine, oncology) Of or having to do with chemotherapy.

chemotherapeutic chemotherapeutics n
Chemotherapeutikum
(medicine, oncology) A chemical agent used in chemotherapy

chemotherapy /ˌkiːməʊˈθɛɹəpi/ chemotherapies n
Chemotherapie
(medicine) Any chemical treatment intended to be therapeutic with respect to a disease state.
(oncology, most common usage) chemical treatment to kill or halt the replication and/or spread of cancerous cells in a patient.

chempedak chempedaks n
Cempedak
Fruit of this tree.

chemsex n
Chemsex
(sexuality) Sexual intercourse under the influence of recreational drugs.

chemtrail /ˈkɛmtɹeɪl/ chemtrails n
Chemtrail
A contrail consisting of chemicals or biological agents deliberately sprayed at high altitudes, according to certain conspiracy theories.

chengyu /t͡ʃɛŋˈjuː/ /t͡ʃʌŋˈjuː/ chengyu n
Chengyu
(linguistics) A certain kind of Chinese set phrase originating in Classical Chinese, typically four characters in length, and often with a story behind it.

cheque /t͡ʃɛk/ cheques n
Scheck
(Australia, Canada, India, New Zealand, UK, Ireland, Hong Kong) A draft directing a bank to pay money to a named person or entity.

chequebook chequebooks n
Scheckbuch Scheckheft
A folder or booklet containing preprinted cheques for use by the holder of a bank account.

chequered flag chequered flags n
karierte Flagge
(motor racing) A black-and-white chequered flag which signifies the end of a race.

chequy /ˈt͡ʃɛki/ adj
geschacht
(heraldry) Chequered; divided into small squares (chequers) by transverse vertical and horizontal lines.

cherimoya /t͡ʃɛɹɪˈmɔɪ.ə/ cherimoyas n
Cherimoya
A subtropical tree, Annona cherimola, native to mountainous areas of South America.
A conical fruit with white flesh from that tree.

cherish /ˈt͡ʃɛɹɪʃ/ v
hegen
To treat with affection, care, and tenderness; to nurture or protect with care.
wertschätzen
To have a deep appreciation of; to hold dear.

chernozem /ˈt͡ʃɜː(ɹ)nəˌzɛm/ chernozems n
Schwarzerde Tschernosem
A fertile black soil containing a very high percentage of humus (3% to 15%) and high percentages of phosphoric acids, phosphorus and ammonia.

cherry /ˈt͡ʃɛɹi/ cherries n
Kirschbaum Kirschenbaum Kirschenholz
The wood of a cherry tree.
Kirsche
(color) Cherry red.
The fruit of the coffee plant, containing the seeds or beans.

cherry birch cherry birches n
Zucker-Birke
A tree of the species Betula lenta, with a dark bark resembling a cherry tree's and an aromatic bark and sap used for birch beer.

cherry blossom cherry blossoms n
Kirschblüte
The blossom or flower of the cherry tree, particularly the Japanese cherry (Prunus serrulata).

cherry blossom front cherry blossom fronts n
Kirschblütenfront
An imaginary line linking regions of Japan where the cherry blossom season begins on the same date.

cherry brandy cherry brandies n
Cherry-Brandy Cherrybrandy
A liqueur made from cherries macerated in brandy or neutral spirit, and flavoured with spices.

cherry picker cherry pickers n
Arbeitsbühne Hebebühne Hubarbeitsbühne
A cantilevered tool for installing or removing the engine block from a vehicle (also known as an engine crane or engine hoist)
Rosinenpicker
A person or group that picks the best for themselves; one who cherry-picks.

cherry picking n
Rosinenpicken Rosinenpickerei
The selection of desirable items and rejection of undesirable ones in order to obtain an advantage or present something in the best possible light.

cherry pie cherry pies n
Kirschkuchen
A pie baked with a cherry filling.

cherry pit cherry pits n
Kirschkern
The stone of a cherry.

cherry plum cherry plums n
Kirschpflaume
The fruit of such a tree.

cherry red adj
kirschrot
Of a deep bright red colour, like that of a cherry.

cherry tree cherry trees n
Kirschbaum
A tree of the subgenus Prunus subg. Cerasus, the members of which are valued agriculturally for their fruit, the cherry, and the wood of the tree, cherrywood, used in woodworking.

cherry-pick v
sich die Rosinen herauspicken
(idiomatic) To pick out the best or most desirable items from a list or group, especially to obtain some advantage or to present something in the best possible light.

chert /t͡ʃɜːt/ /t͡ʃɝt/ cherts n
Feuerstein Hornstein
(geology, uncountable) Massive, usually dull-colored and opaque, quartzite, hornstone, impure chalcedony, or other flint-like mineral.

cherub /ˈt͡ʃɛ.ɹəb/ cherubim cherubims cherubs n
Cherub Kerub
(biblical) A winged creature attending God and guarding his throne; similar to a lamassu (winged bull with a human torso) in the pre-exilic texts of the Hebrew Bible, more humanoid in later texts.

chervil /ˈt͡ʃɜː(ɹ)vɪl/ chervils n
Kerbel
(countable) A leafy herb, Anthriscus cerefolium, resembling parsley.
(uncountable) Leaves from the plant, used as an herb in cooking, which have a mild flavor of anise.

chervonets chervontsy n
Tscherwonez
Any of several former currencies of Russia: applied to various foreign gold coins prior to the reign of Peter I of Russia, then to a Russian gold coin of 1701-1757, and finally to a 1922 currency of the Soviet Union.

chess /t͡ʃɛs/ chesses n
Schach Schachspiel
A board game for two players, each beginning with sixteen chess pieces moving according to fixed rules across a chessboard with the objective to checkmate the opposing king.

chess boxer chess boxers n
Schachboxer Schachboxerin
Someone who participates in chess boxing.

chess boxing n
Schachboxen
A hybrid sport involving alternating rounds of chess and boxing.

chess clock chess clocks n
Schachuhr
A device consisting of two clocks and a switch for running one at a time, used in chess and other games to measure how much time each player takes.

chess piece chess pieces n
Schachfigur Figur
(chess) Any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess.

chess player chess players n
Schachspieler Schachspielerin
A human or computer that plays the game of chess.

chess set chess sets n
Schachset Schachspiel
The equipment needed to play chess: a set of chess pieces and a chessboard.

chessboard chessboards n
Schachbrett
(chess) The square board used in the game of chess, subdivided into eight rows of eight squares each, the squares in each row and column being of alternating colours.

chest /t͡ʃɛst/ /t͡ʃɪst/ chests n
Truhe Koffer
A box, now usually a large strong box with a secure convex lid.
Kasse
The place in which public money is kept; a treasury.
Kommode
A chest of drawers.
Brust Brustkorb Thorax
(anatomy) The portion of the front of the human body from the base of the neck to the top of the abdomen; the thorax. Also the analogous area in other animals.

chest freezer chest freezers n
Gefrierkiste Tiefkühltruhe

chest hair chest hairs n
Brusthaar
The androgenic hair of the chest (anterior thorax).

chest of drawers chests of drawers n
Kommode
A piece of furniture which has multiple parallel, horizontal drawers stacked one above the other, used mainly for the storage of clean clothes.

chest press chest presses n
Brustpresse
An exercise performed by pressing a bar or lever away from the chest while seated.

chest voice n
Bruststimme
(phonology, music) A kind of voice of a medium or low pitch and a sonorous quality ascribed to resonance in the chest, or thorax; voice of the thick register. It is produced by vibration of the vocal cords through their entire width and thickness, and with convex surfaces presented to each other.

chestnut /ˈt͡ʃɛs.nʌt/ /ˈt͡ʃɛst.nʌt/ adj
kastanienbraun
Of a deep reddish-brown colour, like that of a chestnut.

chestnut /ˈt͡ʃɛs.nʌt/ /ˈt͡ʃɛst.nʌt/ chestnuts n
Kastanie Esskastanie Kastanienbraun
(uncountable) A dark, reddish-brown colour, as seen on the fruit of the chestnut tree.
Fuchs
A reddish-brown horse.
Kastanie Esskastanie
(uncountable) Wood of a chestnut tree.

chestnut munia chestnut munias n
Schwarzkopfnonne
Lonchura atricapilla, a bird of the passerine family Estrildidae, of southern and eastern Asia.

chestnut rail chestnut rails n
Mangroveralle
A bird from the family Rallidae, Eulabeornis castaneoventris.

chestnut teal chestnut teals n
Kastanienente
Anas castanea, a dabbling duck found in southern Australia.

chestnut tree /ˈtʃɛsnʌt ˌtɹiː/ chestnut trees n
Kastanie Kastanienbaum
A tree that bears chestnuts; a tree of the genus Castanea

chestnut-backed antshrike chestnut-backed antshrikes n
Dunkelmantel-Ameisenwürger
A passerine bird of the antbird family (Thamnophilus palliatus, syn. Lanius palliatus)

chestnut-bellied tit chestnut-bellied tits n
Taiwanbuntmeise
Sittiparus castaneoventris, a small bird of the tit family Paridae

chestnut-eared bunting chestnut-eared buntings n
Bandammer
Emberiza fucata, a passerine bird in the bunting family Emberizidae.

cheval de frise /ʃəˈvɑːl də ˈfɹiːs/ chevaux de frise n
friesische Reiter spanische Reiter
(military) An obstacle made of wood with spikes, for use against attacking cavalry.

chevron /ˈʃɛvɹən/ chevrons n
Sparren
A V-shaped pattern; used in architecture, and as an insignia of military or police rank, on the sleeve.
(heraldiccharge) A wide inverted V placed on a shield.

chevrotain /ˈʃɛvɹə(ʊ)teɪn/ /ˈʃɛvɹəˌteɪn/ chevrotains n
Hirschferkel Zwergböckchen
Any of several small hornless ruminants of the family Tragulidae (genera Hyemoschus, Moschiola, and Tragulus), native to tropical rainforests of South and Southeast Asia, and Central and West Africa; a mouse deer.

chew /tʃuː/ /tʃɪʊ̯/ /t͡ʃ(j)u/ v
kauen
To crush with the teeth by repeated closing and opening of the jaws; done to food to soften it and break it down by the action of saliva before it is swallowed.

chew out v
anscheißen herunterputzen
(US, slang) To lecture, scold, reprimand, or rebuke, especially in an angry tone of voice.

chew the cud v
grübeln nachdenken sinnieren
(figuratively, idiomatic, of a person) To meditate or ponder before answering; to be deep in thought; to ruminate.

chewable more chewable most chewable adj
kaubar
Capable of being chewed.

chewing gum chewing gums n
Kaugummi
A flavoured preparation of chicle or synthetic rubber, made for chewing.

chewing tobacco chewing tobaccos n
Kautabak
(US) Tobacco placed between cheek and gum to allow nicotine absorption through internal membranes.

chewy /ˈt͡ʃuː.i/ chewier chewiest adj
zäh
Having a pliable or springy texture when chewed.

chez /ʃeɪ/ preposition
bei
At the home of.

chi /kaɪ/ chis n
Chi
The twenty-second letter of the Classical and Modern Greek alphabets.

chi /t͡ʃiː/ chis n
Ch'i Ki Qi
(philosophy) A life force in traditional Chinese philosophy, culture, medicine, etc, related (but not limited) to breath and circulation.

chia /ˈt͡ʃiː.ə/ chias n
Chia Mexikanische Chia
A Mexican sage grown for its edible seeds, Salvia hispanica.
Chia Kalifornische Chia
Salvia columbariae, a sage with similar seeds, native to the southwestern US and northwestern Mexico.

chia seed chia seeds n
Chiasamen
An edible seed of Salvia hispanica, a flowering plant in the mint family native to Central America, or of the related Salvia columbariae of southwestern United States and Mexico.

chiaroscuro /kɪˌɑːɹəˈskʊəɹəʊ/ /ˌkjɑɹəˈsk(j)ʊɹoʊ/ chiaroscuri chiaroscuros n
Chiaroscuro Clair-obscur Helldunkelmalerei
(painting) An artistic technique developed during the Renaissance, referring to the use of strong contrasts between light and dark in order to create the illusion of volume.

chiasmus /kaɪˈæzməs/ chiasmi chiasmuses n
Chiasmus Chiasma
(rhetoric) An inversion of the relationship between the elements of phrases.

chiastic more chiastic most chiastic adj
chiastisch
Pertaining to chiasmus.

chibouk chibouks n
Tschibuk
A Turkish tobacco pipe.

chic /ʃik/ /ʃiːk/ chicer chicest more chic most chic adj
schick chic
Elegant, stylish.

chic /ʃik/ /ʃiːk/ chics n
Chic
(chiefly, uncountable) Good form; style.

chicane /t͡ʃɪˈkeɪn/ /ʃɪˈkeɪn/ chicanes n
Schikane
The use of dishonest means or subterfuge to achieve one's (especially political) goals; chicanery, trickery. [from 17th c.]
(motor racing) A sharp double bend on a racecourse, designed to prevent unsafe speeds; an obstacle creating a curve. [from 20th c.]

chicanery /ʃɪˈkeɪn(ə)ɹi/ chicaneries n
Schikane Täuschung Täuschungsmanöver
(uncountable) Deception by the use of trickery, quibbling, or subterfuge.

chick /t͡ʃɪk/ chicken chicks n
Küken Jungvogel Vogeljunges
A young bird.
Küken Kücken Biberl Küklein Hinkel Hühnchen
A young chicken.
Tussi Schnecke
(chiefly, US, Canada, Australia, colloquial) A young, typically attractive, woman or teenage girl.

chickadee /ˈt͡ʃɪ.kəˌdi/ chickadees n
Meise
A small passerine bird (songbird) of the genus Parus or the family Paridae.

chicken /ˈt͡ʃɪkɪn/ chickens n
Hähnchen Huhn Hühnchen Hühnerfleisch Küchlein
(uncountable) The meat from this bird eaten as food.
Hähnchen Huhn Hühnchen Küchlein
(archaic) The young of any bird; a chick.
Feigling
(countable, slang) A coward.

chicken dance chicken dances n
Ententanz
(preceded by definite article) A simple modern dance, performed to a version of Werner Thomas's Bird Song or Birdie Song, in which certain moves mimic the movements of a chicken.

chicken farmer chicken farmers n
Hühnerzüchter Hühnerzüchterin
A farmer who keeps or works with chickens.

chicken feed chicken feeds n
Hühnerfutter
Food (usually grain) given to poultry.
lächerliche Summe
(idiomatic) A very small or insignificant quantity, especially of money.

chicken feet n
Hühnerfüße
The feet of a chicken, stripped of their outer layer of skin, and cooked.

chicken fillet chicken fillets n
Hühnerbrustfilet
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see A piece of chicken breast meat.

chicken leg chicken legs n
Hühnerbein
The cooked leg of a chicken.

chicken nugget chicken nuggets n
Chickennugget
A small, boneless piece of chicken in batter.

chicken out v
Schiss kriegen kneifen
(idiomatic) To shy away from a daring task; to decline, refuse, or avoid something due to fear or uncertainty.

chicken pox chicken poxes n
Windpocken
(inexact, sometimes, _, proscribed, disease) Any disease causing similar symptoms.

chicken run chicken runs n
Hühnerhof Auslauf für Hühner Hühnerauslauf Hühnergehege Hühnerpferch
An enclosed area, attached to a chicken coop, in which poultry are allowed to run around and peck.

chicken scratch chicken scratches n
Krähenfüße Sauklaue
(informal, idiom) Cramped or illegible handwriting.

chicken soup chicken soups n
Hühnersuppe
Any soup made with either pieces of chicken or chicken broth as its main ingredient, often thought to cure everyday illnesses such as the common cold.

chicken wire chicken wires n
Hasendraht Hühnerdraht Kaninchendraht Sechseckgeflecht Hasengitter Kückendraht
(countable) A type of such material, differentiated by material, coating, wire thickness, width, and mesh size.

chicken-hearted more chicken-hearted most chicken-hearted adj
furchtsam ängstlich
Not brave; lacking courage; cowardly. [from 17th c.]

chicken-or-egg question chicken-or-egg questions n
Henne-Ei-Problem
(by extension) A question to decide which of two interdependent things happened first.

chickenhawk /ˈt͡ʃɪkɪnˌhɔk/ chickenhawks n
Eckschwanzsperber
Any of the North American hawk species (Cooper's hawk, sharp-shinned hawk and red-tailed hawk), or counterparts elsewhere, mistakenly believed to be pests.

chickenyard chickenyards n
Hühnerhof Auslauf für Hühner Hühnerauslauf Hühnergehege Hühnerpferch
(US) A chicken run.

chickling vetch n
Saat-Platterbse
A plant with edible seeds similar to peas and chickpeas of species Lathyrus sativus, used as a famine food but causing lathyrism if eaten in large amounts or over a long time.

chickpea /ˈt͡ʃɪkˌpiː/ chickpeas n
Kichererbse
A seed of this plant, often used as a food.

chickweed chickweeds n
Vogelmiere
Any of several small-leaved herbs of the genera Cerastium and Stellaria.

chicory /ˈ t͡ʃɪkəɹi/ /ˈtʃɪkəɹi/ /ˈtʃɪkɹi/ chicories n
Chicorée Wegwarte
(chiefly, Britain) The common chicory (Cichorium intybus), the source of Belgian endive, radicchio, and sugarloaf.
Landkaffee Zichorienkaffee
(uncountable, cooking) A coffee substitute made from the roasted roots of the common chicory, sometimes used as a cheap adulterant in real coffee.

chide / t͡ʃaɪd/ v
schelten
(transitive) To admonish in blame; to reproach angrily.

chief /t͡ʃiːf/ chiefer chiefest more chief most chief adj
hauptsächlich primär
Primary; principal.

chief /t͡ʃiːf/ chiefs n
Chef Oberhaupt Häuptling Boss
A leader or head of a group of people, organisation, etc. [from 13th c.]
Schildhaupt
(sometimes, ironic) An informal term of address.

chief executive officer chief executive officers n
Vorstandvorsitzender Hauptgeschäftsführer Vorstandvorsitzende
(business) The highest-ranking corporate officer or executive officer of a corporation, company, or agency, responsible for carrying out the policies of the board of directors on a day-to-day basis; CEO.

chief information officer chief information officers n
Informationsmanager
An executive who is in charge of the technical affairs of a business, notably as head of the information technology department, typically directly under the chief executive officer and/or the board.

chief of staff chiefs of staff n
Stabschef Stabschefin
(military) The senior officer of any of several services of the armed forces of several nations.
(government, politics) The head of any of several political departments in several nations.

chief technology officer chief technology officers n
Technikvorstand Technikvorständin technische Direktorin technischer Direktor
An executive responsible for the technological development and often the overall technical infrastructure of the products of a business, typically directly accountable to the chief executive officer or the board.

chiefly /ˈtʃiːf.li/ more chiefly most chiefly adv
hauptsächlich
(focus) Mainly or principally; almost entirely.

chieftain /ˈt͡ʃiːf.tən/ /ˈt͡ʃiːf.tɪn/ chieftains n
Häuptling
A leader of a clan or tribe.

chiffchaff /ˈt͡ʃɪf.t͡ʃæf/ chiffchaffs n
Zilpzalp
A small, common warbler, Phylloscopus collybita, with yellowish-green plumage that breeds throughout northern and temperate Europe and Asia.

chigger /ˈt͡ʃɪɡɚ/ chiggers n
Sandfloh
A chigoe (Tunga penetrans), a kind of flea found in tropical climates.

chignon /ʃɪnˈjɒn/ chignons n
Dutt Haarknoten
A roll or twist of hair worn at the nape of the neck; a bun.

chilblain /t͡ʃɪlbleɪn/ chilblains n
Frostbeule
An itchy purple red inflammation of the skin, especially of the hands, feet and ears, occurring when capillaries below the skin are damaged by exposure to cold weather (but do not freeze, which would lead to frostbite instead).

child /t͡ʃaɪld/ [t͡ʃaɪ̯ɫd] [ˈt͡ʃaɪ̯.ɫ̩d] childer children n
Kind
(with possessive) One's direct descendant by birth, regardless of age; one's offspring; a son or daughter.
A person considered a product of a place or culture, a member of a tribe or culture, regardless of age.
(computing) A data item, process, or object which has a subservient or derivative role relative to another.

child abuse /ˈtʃaɪldəbjuːs/ n
Kindesmisshandlung Kindesmissbrauch
(criminology) Physical, sexual or emotional mistreatment of a child that causes long-term or permanent damage. [from 20th c.]

child benefit n
Kindergeld
(UK) A regular government payment made to parents or guardians for each child up to a certain age.

child labour n
Kinderarbeit
(British spelling, Canadian spelling) Work performed by a minor that is prohibited by statute law, or under terms and conditions considered inhumane.

child language n
Kindersprache

child molester child molesters n
Kinderschänder Kinderschänderin
(criminology) Someone guilty of child molestation; someone who has sexually abused a minor.

child neglect n
Vernachlässigung von Kindern
A form of child abuse caused by the denial of basic needs like proper nutrition, care, and love.

child pornography n
Kinderpornografie
Pornographic material depicting minors; sexually explicit (or suggestive) images of children.

child prodigy child prodigies n
Wunderkind
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child safety seat child safety seats n
Kindersitz
A car safety restraint designed for infants and young children.

child soldier child soldiers n
Kindersoldat
A minor who is put to use for military purposes.

child's play n
Kinderspiel Spaziergang
(idiomatic) Something particularly simple or easy.

child-in-law children-in-law n
Schwiegerkind
A spouse of one's child; a son-in-law or daughter-in-law

childbirth childbirths n
Geburt Niederkunft Entbindung Geburt eines Kindes Gebären Parturitio
The fact or action of giving birth to a child, as the culmination of pregnancy.

childcare childcares n
Kinderbetreuung
(countable) A place where young children are supervised while away from their parents or guardians.

childhood /ˈt͡ʃaɪldhʊd/ childhoods n
Kindheit Kindschaft
(mostly, uncountable) The state of being a child.
Kindheit Kinderzeit
The time during which one is a child, from between infancy and puberty.
Kindheit Anfangszeit Frühzeit Jugend Kinderzeit
(by extension) The early stages of development of something.

childhood friend childhood friends n
Jugendfreund Kindheitsfreund Kindheitsfreundin Sandkastenfreund
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childish /ˈt͡ʃaɪldɪʃ/ more childish most childish adj
kindgerecht
Of or suitable for a child.
kindisch
Immature in thought or behaviour.

childishness childishnesses n
Kinderei
(countable) Childish behaviour.

childless adj
kinderlos
Not having any children.

childlessness n
Kinderlosigkeit
The state of being childless.

childlike /ˈt͡ʃaɪldlaɪk/ more childlike most childlike adj
kindlich
Innocent and trustful; credulous; artless.
Of, like, or suitable for a child.

childminder childminders n
Babysitter Babysitterin Kinderhüter Kinderhüterin Tagesmutter Tagesvater
A person employed to look after other people's children while they are away; a babysitter.

children's home children's homes n
Kinderheim
A public institution for the care and protection of children whose parents have died or can no longer care for them.

children's hospital children's hospitals n
Kinderkrankenhaus Kinderklinik Kinderspital
A hospital which offers its services exclusively to children and adolescents.

children's rights n
Kinderrechte

childship childships n
Kindschaft
The state or relation of being a child.
The set of children (offspring) that a family raises.

chili /ˈt͡ʃɪli/ /ˈt͡ʃɪliː/ chilies chilis n
Chili
(countable) The pungent, spicy fresh or dried fruit of any of several cultivated varieties of capsicum peppers, used in cooking.

chili con carne /-ˈkɑɹneɪ/ /ˈtʃɪli kɑn ˈkɑɹni/ n
Chili Chili con Carne
A dish of meat and beans in a tomato sauce flavoured with chili peppers.

chili oil chili oils n
Chiliöl
A spicy condiment in which crushed dried red chili peppers (and sometimes other ingredients) have been macerated in oil

chili pepper chili peppers n
Chili Peperoni Peperoncino Pfefferoni
Any fruit of a plant of the botanical genus Capsicum, which has a spicy/burning flavour because it contains capsaicin. (Not all chili peppers are particularly spicy, but all true chili peppers contain some capsaicin, in contrast to e.g. the bell pepper, which is not a true chili pepper and does not.)

chiliagon /ˈkɪliəɡən/ chiliagons n
Tausendeck
(geometry, rare) A polygon with a thousand vertices and a thousand edges.

chiliahedron /kɪlɪəˈhiːdɹən/ chiliahedra chiliahedrons n
1000-Flächner Tausendflächner
(geometry) A polyhedron bounded by one thousand plane surfaces.

chiliastic /ˌkɪ.liˈa.stɪk/ /ˌkɪ.liˈæ.stɪk/ [ˌkʰɪ.ɫiˈæ.stɪk] more chiliastic most chiliastic adj
chiliastisch
Pertaining to the religious doctrine of a thousand-year period of peace and prosperity.

chill /t͡ʃɪl/ more chill most chill adj
kühlen kühler
Moderately cold or chilly.

chill /t͡ʃɪl/ chills n
Kälte Kühle Frost
A sudden penetrating sense of cold, especially one that causes a brief trembling nerve response through the body; the trembling response itself; often associated with illness: fevers and chills, or susceptibility to illness.
Kälte Kühle Frost Kälteschauer Schauer
An uncomfortable and numbing sense of fear, dread, anxiety, or alarm, often one that is sudden and usually accompanied by a trembling nerve response resembling the body's response to biting cold.

chill /t͡ʃɪl/ v
abkühlen
(transitive) To lower the temperature of something; to cool.
(intransitive) To become cold.
abkühlen abschrecken
(transitive, metallurgy) To harden a metal surface by sudden cooling.
(intransitive, metallurgy) To become hard by rapid cooling.
chillen relaxen
(intransitive, slang) To relax; to lie back.

chill out v
sich entspannen
(intransitive, slang) To relax or take time out; to calm down.

chiller /ˈt͡ʃɪlɚ/ chillers n
Gefrieranlage Gefrierschrank Kühlgerät Kühlschrank
a machine that produces cold air, either for air conditioning, to prepare chilled foods etc.

chilling /ˈt͡ʃɪlɪŋ/ more chilling most chilling adj
grauenerregend gruselig unheimlich
Causing mild fear.

chills /t͡ʃɪlz/ n
Schüttelfrost
(medicine) A feeling of being cold, a symptom of many conditions.

chilly /ˈt͡ʃɪli/ chillier chilliest adj
kalt kühl
Cold enough to cause discomfort.
frostig
(figuratively) Distant and cool; unfriendly.

chime /tʃaɪm/ chimes n
Glocke
(musical instruments) A musical instrument producing a sound when struck, similar to a bell (e.g. a tubular metal bar) or actually a bell. Often used in the plural to refer to the set: the chimes.

chime /tʃaɪm/ v
läuten
(intransitive) To make the sound of a chime.
(transitive) To cause to sound in harmony; to play a tune, as upon a set of bells; to move or strike in harmony.
übereinstimmen
(intransitive) To agree; to correspond.

chimera /kaɪˈmɪɹə/ /kəˈmɪɹə/ /kɪˈmɪəɹə/ /kʌɪˈmɪəɹə/ chimeras n
Schimäre Chimäre
(figurative) A foolish, incongruous, or vain thought or product of the imagination.
Chimäre
(genetics) An organism with genetically distinct cells originating from two or more zygotes.

chimeric antigen receptor chimeric antigen receptors n
chimärer Antigenrezeptor
(immunology) A receptor protein engineered to give T cells the (new) ability to attach to a specific target protein.

chimerical /kaɪ-/ /kɪˈmɛɹɪkəl/ more chimerical most chimerical adj
Chimäre
Of or pertaining to a chimera.
chimärenhaft
Being a figment of the imagination; fantastic (in the archaic sense).
chimärisch wunderhaft
Inherently fantastic; wildly fanciful.

chimney /ˈt͡ʃɪmni/ /ˈt͡ʃɪməni/ chimneys chimnies n
Schornstein Kamin Schlot Esse
A vertical tube or hollow column used to emit environmentally polluting gaseous and solid matter (including but not limited to by-products of burning carbon- or hydrocarbon-based fuels); a flue.
Kamin
The glass flue surrounding the flame of an oil lamp.
Schlot Schornstein
(British) The smokestack of a steam locomotive.
Schlot Spalte
A narrow cleft in a rock face; a narrow vertical cave passage.

chimney fire chimney fires n
Schornsteinbrand

chimney pot chimney pots n
Schornsteinaufsatz
A short earthenware pipe, placed on top of a chimney to improve the draft.

chimney sweep chimney sweeps n
Schornsteinfeger Schornsteinfegerin Kaminkehrer Kaminkehrerin
A person whose job is to clean soot from chimneys.

chimpanzee /t͡ʃɪmˈpæn.zi/ /ˌt͡ʃɪm.pænˈziː/ /ˌt͡ʃɪm.pənˈziː/ chimpanzees n
Schimpanse Schimpansen-Männchen Schimpansen-Weibchen Schimpansenmännchen Schimpansenweibchen Schimpansin
Pan troglodytes, a species of great ape in the genus Pan, native to Africa, and believed by biologists to be the closest extant relative to humans along with the bonobo.
(broadly) A member of the genus Pan, including the bonobo which was formerly known as the pygmy chimpanzee.

chin /t͡ʃɪn/ chins n
Kinn
The bottom of a face, (specifically) the typically jutting jawline below the mouth.

chin up phraseologicalUnit
Kopf hoch
(colloquial) Be happy; cheer up.

chinchilla /t͡ʃɪnˈt͡ʃɪlə/ chinchillas n
Chinchilla
(countable) Either of two small, crepuscular rodents of the genus Chinchilla, native to the Andes, prized for their very soft fur and often kept as pets.
(uncountable) The fur of a chinchilla, used for clothing.

chine /t͡ʃaɪn/ chines n
Kimm
(nautical) A sharp angle in the cross section of a hull.

chink /t͡ʃɪŋk/ chinks n
Riss Ritze Spalt Spalte
A narrow opening such as a fissure or crack.
Klang Klimpern Klingen Klirren
(countable) A slight sound as of metal objects touching each other; a clink.
Beule Delle
A chip or dent in something metallic.
Bargeld Moneten Zaster
(uncountable, colloquial, dated, now, rare) Ready money, especially in the form of coins.

chink /t͡ʃɪŋk/ v
ausfüllen ausstopfen kalfatern verstopfen
(transitive) To fill an opening such as the space between logs in a log house with chinking; to caulk.
anstoßen klimpern klingen klirren
(intransitive) To make a slight sound like that of metal objects touching.

chinoiserie /ʃiːnwɑːzəˈɹiː/ chinoiseries n
Chinoiserie
(arts) A style in art, or an artistic object, that reflects the influence of Chinese art.

chinook /t͡ʃɪˈnuːk/ /ʃɪˈnʊk/ chinooks n
Königslachs
The chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha).

chinquapin /ˈt͡ʃɪnkəpɪn/ chinquapins n
Scheinkastanie
Any of the trees in the genus Castanopsis.
Any of the trees and shrubs in the genus Chrysolepis.

chinstrap chinstraps n
Kinnriemen
A strip of leather or material used to fasten a hat or helmet under the chin.

chinstrap penguin chinstrap penguins n
Zügelpinguin
A species of penguin, Pygoscelis antarcticus, with a distinctive black strip under the head.

chintz /t͡ʃɪnts/ chintzes n
Chintz
A painted or stained calico fabric, originally produced in India, and known for its brightly colored designs.

chionophilous adj
chionophil

chip /t͡ʃɪp/ chips n
Span Bruchstück Splitter
A small piece broken from a larger piece of solid material.
Macke
A damaged area of a surface where a small piece has been broken off.
Chip Spielmarke
(games, gambling) A token used in place of cash.
Chip
(electronics) A circuit fabricated in one piece on a small, thin substrate; a microchip.
Kartoffelchip Chip
(US, Canada, Australia, and, New Zealand, especially, in the plural) A thin, crisp, fried slice of potato, a crisp; occasionally a similar fried slice of another vegetable or dried fruit.

chip fork chip forks n
Pommesgabel
A small, flat, wooden or plastic fork-like utensil available from chip shops.

chip on one's shoulder chips on one's shoulder n
Komplex gewisse Abneigung
(idiomatic) A habitually combative attitude, usually because of a harboured grievance, sense of inferiority, or having something to prove.

chip shop chip shops n
Frittenbude Pommesbude
(British, Ireland) A fast food outlet which sells fish and chips.

chipmunk /ˈt͡ʃɪp.mʌŋk/ chipmunks n
Streifenhörnchen
A squirrel-like rodent of the genus Tamias, native mainly to North America.

chipper /ˈtʃɪpə/ /ˈt͡ʃɪpɚ/ chipperer chipperest adj
quietschfidel überschwänglich
Exhibiting a lively optimism; in high spirits, cheerful.

chipper /ˈtʃɪpə/ /ˈt͡ʃɪpɚ/ chippers n
Häcksler Schredder
(in particular, US) A machine that reduces organic matter to compost; depending on size, whole tree trunks are reduced to sawdust; a woodchipper.

chipset chipsets n
Chipsatz
(computing) A group of integrated circuits that are designed to work together, and are usually marketed as a single product.

chiral /ˈkaɪɹəl/ adj
chiral
that exhibits chirality (as in the left-handed and right-handed versions of a helix)

chirality /kaɪˈɹælɪti/ chiralities n
Chiralität
The phenomenon, in chemistry, physics and mathematics, in which objects are mirror images of each other, but are otherwise identical; handedness

chirograph chirographs n
Chirograph Teilurkunde

chiromancer /-ɹoʊ-/ /ˈkaɪɹə(ʊ)mænsə/ /ˈkaɪɹəˌmænsɚ/ chiromancers n
Chiromant Handleser
One who practices chiromancy; a palm reader.

chiropractic n
Chiropraktik
(alternative medicine) A system of health care involving manipulation of the spinal column and other body structures, for the purpose of alleviating neuromusculoskeletal dysfunction.

chiropractor /ˈkaɪ.ɹəˌpɹæk.tə(ɹ)/ chiropractors n
Chiropraktiker Chiropraktikerin Manualtherapeut Manualtherapeutin
A health-care practitioner who specializes in chiropractic, the hands on or hand-held instrumental movement of the bone structure of the body to improve the function of the joints or nervous system.

chirotope chirotopes n
Chirotop

chirp /t͡ʃɘːp/ /t͡ʃɚp/ /t͡ʃɜːp/ chirps n
Pfeifen Zirpen
A short, sharp or high note or noise, as of a bird or insect.

chirp /t͡ʃɘːp/ /t͡ʃɚp/ /t͡ʃɜːp/ v
zwitschern tschilpen tirilieren
(intransitive) To make a short, sharp, cheerful note, as of small birds or crickets.
schnattern
(intransitive) To speak in a high-pitched staccato.
zirpen fiepen
(Canada) To speak rapid insulting comical banter back and forth.

chirrup /ˈt͡ʃɜɹəp/ /ˈt͡ʃɪɹəp/ chirrups n
Geklicker Gepfeife Gezirpe Gezwitscher Klackern Zwitschern
A series of chirps, clicks or clucks.
Gegacker Gepiepse Geschnatter
(metaphorical, derogatory) A brief, high-pitched, insignificant statement.

chirrup /ˈt͡ʃɜɹəp/ /ˈt͡ʃɪɹəp/ v
tschilpen zirpen zwitschern
(intransitive) To make a series of chirps, clicks, or clucks.

chisel /ˈt͡ʃɪzəl/ chisels n
Meißel Beitel Stemmeisen Stechbeitel
A cutting tool used to remove parts of stone, wood or metal by pushing or pounding the back when the sharp edge is against the material. It consists of a slim, oblong block of metal with a sharp wedge or bevel formed on one end and sometimes a handle at the other end.

chisel /ˈt͡ʃɪzəl/ v
meißeln
(intransitive) To use a chisel.

chiseler chiselers n
Ziseleur
One who uses a chisel for carving.

chit-chat v
über Gott und die Welt reden
(intransitive) To engage in small talk, to discuss unimportant matters.

chitin /ˈkaɪtɪn/ chitins n
Chitin
(carbohydrate) A complex polysaccharide, a polymer of N-acetylglucosamine, found in the exoskeletons of arthropods and in the cell walls of fungi; thought to be responsible for some forms of asthma in humans.

chiton /ˈkaɪtn̩/ /ˈkaɪtɑn/ /ˈkaɪtɒn/ chitons n
Käferschnecke
Any of various rock-clinging marine molluscs of the class Polyplacophora, including the genus Chiton.

chitosan chitosans n
Chitosan
(carbohydrate) An oligosaccharide derived from chitin, sometimes used in the absorption of fat

chitterlings /ˈt͡ʃɪ.tɚ.lɪŋz/ /ˈt͡ʃɪt.lɪnz/ [tʃɪːlɪnz] [ˈtʃɪt.lɪnz] [ˈt͡ʃɪ.ɾɚ.lɪŋz] n
Innereien
Large intestine, cleaned and defatted, usually of a pig. Sometimes prepared with hog maws.

chivalrous /ˈt͡ʃɪv.əl.ɹəs/ /ˈʃɪv.əl.ɹəs/ more chivalrous most chivalrous adj
ritterlich ehrlich
(of a man) Honourable, especially to women; gallant.
ritterlich
involving chivalry.

chivalry /ˈt͡ʃɪvəlɹi/ /ˈʃɪvəlɹi/ chivalries n
Ritterlichkeit Rittertum
The ethical code of the knight prevalent in Medieval Europe, having such primary virtues as mercy towards the poor and oppressed, humility, honour, sacrifice, fear of God, faithfulness, courage and courtesy to ladies.

chive /t͡ʃaɪv/ chives n
Schnittlauch Binsenlauch Graslauch
A perennial plant, Allium schoenoprasum, related to the onion.
Schnittlauch
(in the plural) The leaves of this plant used as a herb.

chlamydia /kləˈmɪd.i.ə/ chlamydiae chlamydias n
Chlamydien
(uncountable) Any of several common, often asymptomatic, sexually transmitted diseases caused by the microorganism Chlamydia trachomatis.

chloral /ˈklɔːɹæl/ chlorals n
Chloral
A colourless narcotic liquid, trichloroacetaldehyde, CCl3CHO, obtained at first by the action of chlorine on alcohol and that, when treated with water, produces chloral hydrate.

chloramide chloramides n
dichloramin
(inorganic compound, uncountable) The compound NHCl2; part of the chloramine class.

chlorargyrite n
Chlorargyrit
(mineral) The mineral form of silver chloride.

chlorate chlorates n
Chlorat
(chemistry) Any salt of chloric acid.

chlorhexidine n
Chlorhexidin

chloric acid n
Chlorsäure
(chemistry) a strong acid, HClO3, known only in solution and as its chlorate salts; a powerful oxidizing agent

chloride /ˈklɔɹˌaɪd/ /ˈklɔːˌɹaɪd/ chlorides n
Chlorid
(chemistry) any salt of hydrochloric acid, such as sodium chloride, or any binary compound of chlorine and another element or radical

chlorine /ˈklɔɹin/ /ˈklɔːɹiːn/ chlorines n
Chlor
A toxic, green, gaseous chemical element (symbol Cl) with an atomic number of 17.

chlorine dioxide n
Chlordioxid
a reddish-yellow explosive gas, ClO2, used as a water disinfectant and to bleach flour and wood pulp

chlorine fluoride chlorine fluorides n
Chlorfluorid
(inorganic compound) Any binary compound of chlorine and fluorine.

chlorite /ˈklɔɹˌaɪt/ /ˈklɔːˌɹaɪt/ /ˈklɔːˌɹʌɪt/ chlorites n
Chlorit
(mineral) A dark green mineral resembling serpentine, being a mixed silicate of magnesium, iron and aluminium.
(chemistry, countable) Any salt of chlorous acid.

chlorofluorocarbon chlorofluorocarbons n
Fluorchlorkohlenwasserstoffe
(organic chemistry) Any of a class of organic compounds in which the hydrogen atoms of a hydrocarbon are replaced with those of chlorine and fluorine; formerly used as refrigerants and aerosol can propellants but withdrawn due to causing damage to the ozone layer.

chloroform /ˈklɔːɹə(ʊ)ˌfɔː(ɹ)m/ n
Chloroform
(organic compound) A halogenated hydrocarbon, trichloromethane, CHCl3; it is a volatile, sweet-smelling liquid, used extensively as a solvent and formerly as an anesthetic.

chlorophyll /ˈklɒɹ.ə.fɪl/ /ˈklɔɹ.ə.fɪl/ /ˈklɔː.ɹə.fɪl/ chlorophylls n
Chlorophyll Blattgrün
(biochemistry) Any of a group of green pigments that are found in the chloroplasts of plants and in other photosynthetic organisms such as cyanobacteria.

chloroplast /ˈklɔːrəʊˌplæst/ chloroplasts n
Chloroplast
(cytology) An organelle, found in the cells of green plants and in photosynthetic algae, where photosynthesis takes place, characterized by a high concentration of chlorophyll and two membranes.

chloroprene chloroprenes n
Chloroprene
(organic compound) The chlorinated derivative of butadiene 2-chloro-1,3-butadiene that is used (via polymerization) in the manufacture of synthetic rubber.

chlororuthenate chlororuthenates n
Chlororuthenat

choana /ˈkoʊ.ən.ə/ choanae n
Choane

chock /tʃɒk/ /t͡ʃɑk/ chocks n
Radvorleger
Any object used as a wedge or filler, especially when placed behind a wheel to prevent it from rolling.

chock full /ˌtʃɒk ˈfʊl/ more chock full most chock full adj
voll bis zum Rand voller
(informal) Containing the maximum amount possible, flush on all sides, jam-packed, crammed.

chocolate /t͡ʃɔk(ə)lət/ /ˈt͡ʃɑk(ə)lɪt/ /ˈt͡ʃɒk(ə)lət/ /ˈt͡ʃɒk(ə)lɪt/ /ˈt͡ʃɔk(ə)lət/ /ˈt͡ʃɔk(ə)lɪt/ /ˈt͡ʃɔːk(ə)lət/ more chocolate most chocolate adj
schokoladen Schokolade
Made of or containing chocolate.
schokoladenbraun Schokolade
Having a dark reddish-brown colour/color.

chocolate /t͡ʃɔk(ə)lət/ /ˈt͡ʃɑk(ə)lɪt/ /ˈt͡ʃɒk(ə)lət/ /ˈt͡ʃɒk(ə)lɪt/ /ˈt͡ʃɔk(ə)lət/ /ˈt͡ʃɔk(ə)lɪt/ /ˈt͡ʃɔːk(ə)lət/ chocolates n
Schokolade Schoko
(mostly, uncountable) A food made from ground roasted cocoa beans.
Praline Schokolade
(countable) A single, small piece of confectionery made from chocolate.
chocolat schokoladenfarben
(uncountable) A dark, reddish-brown colour/color, like that of chocolate (also called chocolate brown).

chocolate bar chocolate bars n
Schokoladentafel Schokoladenriegel Schokoriegel
A flat slab of chocolate, usually oblong in shape, which can be broken into smaller segments when being eaten, either solid or with a filling such as nuts or caramel.

chocolate cake chocolate cakes n
Schokoladenkuchen
A cake flavored with melted chocolate or chocolate powder.

chocolate chip chocolate chips n
Schokoladenstückchen
A small, usually near-conical piece of chocolate.

chocolate milk /ˈt͡ʃɑkɫɪtmɪɫk/ /ˌt͡ʃɑkɫɪtˈmɪɫk/ chocolate milks n
Kakao Schokoladenmilch
A sweetened cocoa-flavored drink, typically created by mixing chocolate syrup or chocolate powder with milk, and typically served cold.

chocolate spread chocolate spreads n
Schockelasbotter
a sweet chocolate-flavored paste

chocolate truffle chocolate truffles n
Trüffel Trüffelpraline
A confection having a center of ganache and an outer coating of powdered cocoa or chocolate.

chocolatier chocolatiers n
Chocolatier
A producer of chocolate.

choice /t͡ʃɔɪs/ choicer choicest more choice most choice adj
erlesen
Especially good or preferred.

choice /t͡ʃɔɪs/ choices n
Wahl
One selection or preference; that which is chosen or decided; the outcome of a decision.
Auswahl
Anything that can be chosen.

choir /kwaɪə(ɹ)/ /kwaɪɚ/ choirs n
Chor
A group of people who sing together; a company of people who are trained to sing together.
(architecture) The part of a church where the choir assembles for song.
Engelschor Chor
(Christian angelology) One of the nine ranks or orders of angels.

choirboy choirboys n
Chorknabe
A boy chorister.
(figurative) A piously innocent person.

choirmaster choirmasters n
Chordirektor Chordirektorin Chorleiter Chorleiterin Chormeister Chormeisterin
the musical director of a choir, who conducts performances and supervises rehearsal

choke /t͡ʃoʊk/ /t͡ʃəʊk/ chokes n
Choke Drossel
A control on a carburetor to adjust the air/fuel mixture when the engine is cold.
Würgegriff
(sports) In wrestling, karate (etc.), a type of hold that can result in strangulation.
Würgebohrung
A constriction at the muzzle end of a shotgun barrel which affects the spread of the shot.
Versturz
A partial or complete blockage (of boulders, mud, etc.) in a cave passage.
Drossel Drosselspule
(electronics) A choking coil.

choke /t͡ʃoʊk/ /t͡ʃəʊk/ v
ersticken verschlucken
(intransitive) To be unable to breathe because of obstruction of the windpipe (for instance food or other objects that go down the wrong way, or fumes or particles in the air that cause the throat to constrict).
ersticken würgen
(transitive) To prevent (someone) from breathing or talking by strangling or filling the windpipe.
ersticken unterdrücken
(transitive) To hinder or check, as growth, expansion, progress, etc.; to kill (a plant by robbing it of nutrients); to extinguish (fire by robbing it of oxygen).

choke damp n
böse Wetter
An asphyxiant found in enclosed places such as mines and sewers; a mixture of several gases left after oxygen is removed from the air, typically nitrogen, carbon dioxide, and water vapor.

choke down v
herunterwürgen runterwürgen
(transitive) to swallow with difficulty

chokecherry chokecherries n
Virginische Traubenkirsche
Any of several American wild cherry trees, especially Prunus virginiana.

chokehold /ˈt͡ʃoʊkˌhoʊld/ chokeholds n
Würgegriff
(martial arts, wrestling) A grappling hold around the neck that cuts off the flow of air to the brain.
(by extension) A strong and powerful grasp on something

choker /ˈtʃəʊkə/ /ˈt͡ʃoʊkɚ/ chokers n
Halsband Halskette
(fashion) A piece of jewelry or ornamental fabric, worn as a necklace or neckerchief, tight to the throat.

choking /ˈtʃəʊkɪŋ/ /ˈt͡ʃoʊkɪŋ/ chokings n
Ersticken Erstickung Röcheln Würgen
The act of coughing when a person finds it difficult to breath.
Erdrosseln Erwürgen Strangulation Würgen
The act of trying to kill a person by strangulation.

cholangitis cholangitides n
Cholangitis
(pathology) An inflammation of the bile duct.

cholecystectomy cholecystectomies n
Cholezystektomie Gallenblasenentfernung
(surgery) The surgical procedure to remove the gall bladder

cholecystitis cholecystites cholecystitides n
Gallenblasenentzündung
(disease) An inflammation of the gall bladder.

cholent /ˈt͡ʃoʊlənt/ cholents n
Tscholent
A meat stew traditionally served on the Sabbath by Jews.

choler cholers n
Gereiztheit Ärger
Anger or irritability.

cholera /ˈkɑləɹə/ /ˈkɒləɹə/ choleras n
Cholera
(pathology) Any of several acute infectious diseases of humans and domestic animals, caused by certain strains of the Vibrio cholerae bacterium through ingestion of contaminated water or food, usually marked by severe gastrointestinal symptoms such as diarrhea, abdominal cramps, nausea, vomiting, and dehydration.

cholerine n
Brechdurchfall Cho­le­ri­ne
(pathology) Minor diarrhea that happens during outbreaks of cholera.

cholesterol /kəˈlɛstəɹɒl/ /kəˈlɛstɹɒl/ cholesterols n
Cholesterin Cholesterol
(biochemistry) A sterol lipid synthesized by the liver and transported in the bloodstream to the membranes of all animal cells; it plays a central role in many biochemical processes and, as a lipoprotein that coats the walls of blood vessels, is associated with cardiovascular disease.

choline /ˈkoʊliːn/ cholines n
Cholin
(organic compound) A hydroxy quaternary ammonium compound with formula (CH3)3N+CH2CH2OHX−. It is an essential nutrient for cardiovascular and brain health and for cell membrane formation.

cholinesterase cholinesterases n
Cholinesterase
(enzyme) An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of choline-based esters (acetylcholine or butyrylcholine).

chomp /tʃɒmp/ /t͡ʃɑmp/ v
schmatzen
(intransitive) To bite or chew loudly or heavily.

chondrite /ˈkɒndɹaɪt/ chondrites n
Chondrit
A meteorite consisting of rock containing chondrules.

chondritis n
Chondritis
(pathology) inflammation of the cartilage

chondrocyte chondrocytes n
Chondrozyt Knorpelzelle
(biology) A cell that makes up the tissue of cartilage.

chondrocytic adj
chondrozytisch

chondroinduction n
Chondroinduktion

chook /t͡ʃʊk/ interjection
put
(Australia) A call made to chickens.

chook /t͡ʃʊk/ chooks n
Henne Huhn
(Australia, New Zealand, informal) A cooked chicken; a chicken dressed for cooking.

choose /t͡ʃuːz/ v
wählen auswählen
To pick; to make the choice of; to select.
entscheiden
To decide to act in a certain way.

choosy choosier choosiest adj
wählerisch
Taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements.

chop /t͡ʃɑp/ /t͡ʃɒp/ chops n
Kotelett
A cut of meat, often containing a section of a rib.
Hieb
A blow with an axe, cleaver, or similar utensil.

chop /t͡ʃɑp/ /t͡ʃɒp/ v
hacken abhacken schlagen zerhacken
(transitive) To cut into pieces with short, vigorous cutting motions.
abhacken
(transitive) To sever with an axe or similar implement.

chop suey chop sueys n
Chop Suey
(US, Philippines) A stir-fried vegetable dish, served with pieces of beef or pork in a semi-thick sauce, and often soy sauce.
(Canada, and, British) Steamed bean sprouts served in a semi-thick sauce, and mixed with a choice of meat and/or vegetables.

chop-chop interjection
dalli hopp zack
Used to urge someone to do something quickly.

chopped /t͡ʃɑpt/ /t͡ʃɒpt/ more chopped most chopped adj
gehackt geschnitten
Cut or diced into small pieces.

chopped liver /ˈt͡ʃɑpt ˌlɪvɚ/ /ˈt͡ʃɒpt ˌlɪvə/ n
gehackte Leber
A Jewish pâté-like food made by mincing beef or chicken liver and onions which have been broiled or fried in schmaltz together with hard-boiled eggs; it is usually spread on to bread.

chopper /ˈtʃɒp.ə/ /ˈtʃɔp.ə/ /ˈt͡ʃɑ.pɚ/ choppers n
Hubschrauber
(informal) A helicopter.
Hackbeil
A knife for chopping food, especially one with a large oblong blade.
Chopper
(archaeology) A crude tool with an irregular cutting edge formed by removing flakes from one side of a stone.
Schwanz
(slang) The penis.

chopping board chopping boards n
Schneidbrett Schneidebrett
A sturdy board, used for cutting and preparing food.

chopstick chopsticks n
Essstäbchen Stäbchen
(usually, in the plural) An East Asian eating utensil usually used as a pair and held in one hand to grip pieces of food or occasionally to mix liquids or scoop up small pieces of food. The utensil is a stick, usually made of wood and measuring approximately 23cm (10 inches) in length.

chopstick rest chopstick rests n
Hashioki
A small ornament on which a pair of chopsticks may be placed to prevent them from becoming contaminated or rolling off the table.

chorale /kɔːˈɹɑːl/ chorales n
Choral
(Christianity) A form of Lutheran or Protestant hymn tune.
Chor
(music, religion) A chorus or choir.

chord /kɔɹd/ /kɔː(ɹ)d/ chords n
Akkord
(music) A harmonic set of three or more notes that is heard as if sounding simultaneously.
Sehne
(rail) A section of subsidiary railway track that interconnects two primary tracks that cross at different levels, to permit traffic to flow between them.
Profilsehne
(aeronautics) The distance between the leading and trailing edge of a wing, measured in the direction of the normal airflow.
Tastenkombination
(computing) A keyboard shortcut that involves two or more distinct keypresses, such as Ctrl+M followed by P.

chord progression chord progressions n
Akkordfolge Progression
(music) A pattern of two or more chords, often chords diatonic to a particular key.

chordophone chordophones n
Chordophon
(musical instrument) Any musical instrument that produces sound from one or more vibrating strings; a string instrument.

chore /t͡ʃo(ː)ɹ/ /t͡ʃoə/ /t͡ʃɔɹ/ /t͡ʃɔː/ chores n
Hausarbeit häusliche Arbeit leidige Aufgabe lästige Pflicht
A task, especially a difficult, unpleasant, or routine one.

chorea /kəˈɹi.ə/ /kəˈɹiːə/ [kʰɵˈɹi.ə] [kʰɵˈɹiːə] choreae choreas choreæ n
Reigentanz Veitstanz
An Ancient Greek circular dance accompanied by a chorus.
Chorea
(pathology) Any of the various diseases of the nervous system characterized by involuntary muscular movements of the face and extremities; St. Vitus's dance.

choreographer choreographers n
Choreograph Choreograf Choreografin Ballettmeister Choreographin
A person who choreographs.

choreography /ˌkɒɹiˌɒɡɹəfi/ /ˌkɔɹiˌɑɡɹəfi/ choreographies n
Choreografie Choreographie
(by extension) The art of creating and arranging sequences of movement for performances of any kind, such as in fight choreography.
(uncountable) The art of creating, arranging and recording the dance movements of a work, such as a ballet.
Choreografie
The representation of these movements by a series of symbols.

chorion /ˈkɔɹiɑn/ choria chorions n
Chorion Zottenhaut
(anatomy, biology) The protective and nutritive membrane in higher vertebrates that attaches the fetus to the uterus.

chorister /ˈkwæɹɪstəɹ/ /ˈkwɒɹɪstəɹ/ /ˈkwɪɹɪstəɹ/ /ˈkɒɹɪstə(ɹ)/ /ˈkɔɹɪstɚ/ choristers n
Chorist Choristin Chorsänger Chorsängerin
A singer in a choir.

chorizo /tʃəˈɹisoʊ/ /t͡ʃoʊˈɹisoʊ/ /t͡ʃoʊˈɹiθoʊ/ /t͡ʃɒˈɹiː.zəʊ/ /t͡ʃɒˈɹiːsəʊ/ /t͡ʃɒˈɹiːθəʊ/ /t͡ʃəˈɹi.tsəʊ/ /t͡ʃəˈɹi.zoʊ/ /t͡ʃəˈɹɪtsəʊ/ chorizos n
Chorizo
A spicy Spanish sausage flavoured with paprika, often crumbled for use in filling tacos, quesadillas, etc.

choroid /ˈkɒɹ.ɔɪd/ /ˈkɔɹˌɔɪd/ /ˈkɔː.ɹɔɪd/ choroids n
Aderhaut
(anatomy) The pigmented vascular layer of the eyeball between the retina and the sclera.

choronym choronyms n
Choronym
A type of toponym representing the name of a region, country or any other territory.

chortle /ˈt͡ʃɔɹtəl/ [ˈt͡ʃɔɹɾɫ̩] chortles n
Glucksen
A joyful, somewhat muffled laugh, rather like a snorting chuckle.

chortle /ˈt͡ʃɔɹtəl/ [ˈt͡ʃɔɹɾɫ̩] v
glucksen
(intransitive) To laugh with a chortle or chortles.

chorus /ˈkɔɹaɪ/ /ˈkɔɹəs/ /ˈkɔːɹaɪ/ /ˈkɔːɹəs/ chori choruses chorusses n
Chor
A group of singers and dancers in a theatrical performance or religious festival who commented on the main performance in speech or song.
A group of singers performing together; a choir; specifically, such a group singing together in a musical, an opera, etc., as distinct from the soloists; an ensemble.
Chorus
(often, attributively) A feature or setting in electronic music that makes one instrument sound like many.
Refrain Kehrreim
A part of a song which is repeated between verses to emphasize the song's content; a refrain.

chorus line chorus lines n
Corps de ballet
A line of performers in a revue or other show, dancing in unison.

chosen /ˈt͡ʃoʊ.zən/ /ˈt͡ʃəʊ.zən/ more chosen most chosen adj
gewählt ausgesucht ausgewählt erwählt
picked; selected
gewählt erwählt
elected

chosen one chosen ones n
der auserwählte die auserwählte
(authorship, informal) A character in a narrative work who is predestined to save the world or do some other grand and heroic accomplishment; one who is predestined to become the one

chosenness n
Auserwähltheit
The quality of being chosen.

chough /t͡ʃʌf/ choughs n
Bergkrähe
Either of two species of bird of the genus Pyrrhocorax in the crow family Corvidae that breed mainly in high mountains and on coastal sea cliffs of Eurasia.

choux pastry /ʃuː ˈpeɪstɹi/ choux pastries n
Brandteig Brühteig Brandmasse
A type of light pastry (made just from butter, water, flour and eggs) that is used to make profiteroles, éclairs, chouquettes, etc.

chow /t͡ʃaʊ/ chows n
Fressalien

chow /t͡ʃaʊ/ v
essen hinunterschlingen verschlingen
(slang, South Africa) To eat.

chow mein /tʃaʊ min/ /ˌtʃaʊ ˈmeɪn/ n
Chow-Mein
A westernized Chinese dish of stir-fried noodles with vegetables and meat or seafood.

chowder /ˈt͡ʃaʊdɚ/ chowders n
Fischsuppe
A stew, particularly fish or seafood, not necessarily thickened.

chrematonym /kɹɪˈmætənɪm/ chrematonyms n
Chrematonym

chresmologue chresmologues n
Chresmologe
A compiler of oracles.

chrestomathy /kɹɛˈstɒməθi/ chrestomathies n
Chrestomathie
A collection of written passages, used to learn an unfamiliar language.

chrism /ˈkɹɪz(ə)m/ chrisms n
Chrisam Chrisma
A mixture of oil and balm, consecrated for use as an anointing fluid in certain Christian ceremonies, especially confirmation.

christen /ˈkɹɪsən/ v
taufen
(transitive) To perform the religious act of baptism upon; to baptize.
(transitive, by extension) To name.

christening /ˈkɹɪs.ə.nɪŋ/ christenings n
Taufe
The Christian sacrament at which someone, usually a child, is baptized and given a Christian name.

chromakey chromakeys n
Chroma Keying
(television, cinema) The use of a particular color, usually either green or blue) as a key in a studio in order to allow one image to be seamlessly partially superimposed upon another.

chromate /ˈkɹəʊmeɪt/ chromates n
Chromat
(inorganic chemistry) any salt of chromic acid; in solution the yellow chromate anion (CrO42-) is in equilibrium with the orange dichromate anion (Cr2O72−), the relative amount of each ion depending on the pH; they are both very powerful oxidizing agents

chromatic /kɹoʊˈmæt.ɪk/ /kɹəʊˈmæt.ɪk/ /kɹəˈmæt ɪk/ /kɹəˈmæt.ɪk/ [-ɾɪk] more chromatic most chromatic adj
chromatisch
Relating to or using notes not belonging to the diatonic scale of the key in which a passage of music is written.

chromatic aberration /kɹoʊˈmæ.tɪk ˌæb.əˈɹeɪ.ʃn̩/ /kɹəˈmæ.tɪk ˌæb.əˈɹeɪ.ʃn̩/ chromatic aberrations n
chromatische Aberration
(optics) An optical aberration in which an image has coloured fringes, caused by differential refraction of light of different wavelengths.

chromaticity chromaticities n
Farbart Chromatizität
An objective specification of the quality of a colour, regardless of its luminance.

chromatid /ˈkɹəʊmətɪd/ chromatids n
Chromatid

chromatin /ˈkɹəʊmətɪn/ chromatins n
Chromatin
(biology) A complex of DNA, RNA and proteins within the cell nucleus out of which chromosomes condense during cell division.

chromatizing n
Chromatierung

chromatographic adj
chromatographisch
(analytical chemistry) Of or pertaining to chromatography.

chromatography /ˌkɹəʊ.məˈtɒɡɹə.fi/ chromatographies n
Chromatografie
(analytical chemistry) Any of various techniques for the qualitative or quantitative separation of the components of mixtures of compounds; all characterised by the use of a mobile phase (gas or liquid) moving relative to a stationary phase (liquid or solid) – the differences between the rates of migration of the compounds between the two phases effects the separation.

chrome /kɹoʊm/ /kɹəʊm/ v
verchromen
(transitive) To plate with chrome.

chrome-sulfuric acid n
Chromschwefelsäure

chromite chromites n
Chromeisenstein Chromit
(mineral) A dark brown mineral species with the formula FeCr2O4.

chromium /ˈkɹoʊ.mi.əm/ chromiums n
Chrom
A chemical element (symbol Cr) with an atomic number of 24: a steely-grey, lustrous, hard and brittle transition metal.

chromium group n
Chromgruppe

chromium-plated adj
verchromt
plated with a layer of chromium

chromosomal adj
chromosomal
Of or relating to chromosomes.

chromosome /ˈkɹoʊməˌsoʊm/ /ˈkɹoʊməˌzoʊm/ /ˈkɹəʊ.məˌsəʊm/ /ˈkɹəʊ.məˌzəʊn/ chromosomes n
Chromosom
(cytology, genetics) A linear arrangement of condensed DNA and associated proteins (such as chaperone proteins) which contains the genetic material (genome) of an organism.

chromosphere chromospheres n
Chromosphäre
(star) The faint pink extension of a star's atmospheric envelope between the corona and the photosphere

chromyl chloride n
Chromylchlorid

chroneme chronemes n
Chronem
A basic, theoretical unit of sound that can distinguish words by duration only of a vowel or consonant.

chronic /ˈkɹɒnɪk/ more chronic most chronic adj
chronisch Langzeit- andauernd dauerhaft fortwährend langanhaltend
Of a problem, that continues over an extended period of time.
chronisch
(medicine) Prolonged or slow to heal.
Of a person, suffering from an affliction that is prolonged or slow to heal.
eingefleischt unverbesserlich
Inveterate or habitual.

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases n
chronische obstruktive Lungenerkrankung
(pathology) Any of a group of diseases characterized by the pathological limitation of airflow in the airway that is not fully reversible. May be caused by reactive airways, chronic infection, congenital defects, or, most commonly, cigarette smoking. Generally does not include neoplasms, which could also obstruct airways.

chronicle /ˈkrɑnɪkl̩/ /ˈkɹɒnɪkəl/ chronicles n
Chronik
A written account of events and when they happened, ordered by time.

chronicler chroniclers n
Chronist
A person who writes a chronicle or chronicles.

chronification chronifications n
Chronifikation

chrono- prefix
chrono-
time

chronobiologist chronobiologists n
Chronobiologe Chronobiologin
A person who is involved in chronobiology.

chronobiology chronobiologies n
Chronobiologie
(biology) The study of the effects of time on biological systems, especially the effects of periodicity

chronoception /ˌkɹoʊ-/ /ˌkɹɑnoʊˈsɛpʃ(ə)n/ /ˌkɹɒnəʊˈsɛpʃn̩/ /ˌkɹəʊ-/ n
Zeitwahrnehmung
(physiology) The perception or sense of time.

chronogram chronograms n
Chronogramm
A sentence or inscription whose letters, when interpreted according to a system (such as Roman numerals) in which letters correspond to numeric values, stand for a particular date (usually the date of inscription) when rearranged.

chronograph /-ɡɹæf/ /ˈkɹoʊ-/ /ˈkɹɑnəˌɡɹæf/ /ˈkɹɒnəɡɹɑːf/ /ˈkɹəʊ-/ chronographs n
Chronograf Chronograph
A device which marks or records time or time intervals.

chronological /ˌkɹɒnəˈlɒd͡ʒɪkəl/ more chronological most chronological adj
chronologisch zeitlich
In order of time from the earliest to the latest.

chronology /kɹəˈnɑl.ə.d͡ʒi/ /kɹəˈnɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/ chronologies n
Chronologie
(uncountable) The science of determining the order in which events occurred.
Chronologie Zeitrechnung Zeitmessung Zeitordnung
(countable) An arrangement of events into chronological order; called a timeline when involving graphical elements.

chronometer /kɹəˈnɑ.mə.tɚ/ /kɹəˈnɒm.ə.tə(ɹ)/ /kɹəˈnɔm.ə.tə(ɹ)/ [kɹəˈnɑ.mə.ɾɚ] chronometers n
Chronometer Uhr
A device for measuring time, particularly a precision mechanism for measuring time of day.

chronospecies chronospecies n
Chronospezies
A group of one or more species derived from a sequential development pattern which involves continual and uniform changes from an extinct ancestral form on an evolutionary scale.

chronostasis /-ˈstæ-/ /ˌkɹoʊ-/ /ˌkɹɑnəˈsteɪsɪs/ /ˌkɹɒnəˈsteɪsɪs/ /ˌkɹəʊ-/ n
Chronostasis
(optics) A visual illusion in which a regular movement seems to pause the first time it is observed.

chronourbanism n
Chronourbanismus

chrysalis /ˈkɹɪsəlɪs/ chrysalides chrysalises chrysalisses n
Puppe
The pupa of a butterfly or moth, enclosed inside a cocoon, in which metamorphosis takes place.

chrysanthemum /krɪˈsænθəməm/ chrysanthema chrysanthemums n
Chrysantheme
Any of many flowering perennial plants, of the genus Chrysanthemum, native to China, that have showy radiate heads.

chryselephantine /kɹɪsɛlɪˈfæntɪn/ adj
chryselephantin
Made of gold and ivory.

chrysene chrysenes n
Chrysen

chrysoberyl /ˈkɹɪs.ə(ʊ)ˌbɛɹ.ɪl/ /ˈkɹɪs.əˌbɛɹ.əl/ chrysoberyls n
Chrysoberyll
(mineral) A vitreous mineral, often pale green, a mixed oxide of aluminium and beryllium with the chemical formula BeAl2O4, used as a gemstone.

chrysoprase chrysoprases n
Chrysopras
(mineral) A variety of light-green translucent quartz.

chthonic /ˈkθɒnɪk/ /ˈθɑnɪk/ more chthonic most chthonic adj
chthonisch
Dwelling within or under the earth. [from late 18th c.]

chub /t͡ʃʌb/ chub chubs n
Döbel
A European chub (Squalius cephalus, syn. Leuciscus cephalus)

chubby /ˈt͡ʃʌbi/ chubbier chubbiest adj
mollig
Of a person: slightly overweight, somewhat fat, and hence plump, rounded, and soft.
Of a body part: containing a moderate amount of fat.

chubby /ˈt͡ʃʌbi/ chubbies n
Dickerchen
A chubby, plump person

chuchotage /ʃu.ʃoʊˈtɑʒ/ /ʃu.ʃəʊˈtɑːʒ/ n
Flüsterdolmetschen
The interpretation or translation of speech in a whisper to a single person in proximity to other people.

chuck /t͡ʃʌk/ chucks n
Nackenstück Rinderhals Rinderkamm Rindernacken
(cooking) Meat from the shoulder of a cow or other animal.
Spannfutter Bohrfutter Spannzange
(mechanical engineering) A mechanical device that holds an object firmly in place, for example holding a drill bit in a high-speed rotating drill or grinder.

chuck /t͡ʃʌk/ v
wegwerfen
(transitive, informal) To discard, to throw away.

chuckle /ˈt͡ʃʌkəl/ chuckles n
Kichern
A quiet laugh.

chuckle /ˈt͡ʃʌkəl/ v
kichern
To laugh quietly or inwardly.

chufa chufas n
Erdmandel Tigernuss
Cyperus esculentus, a species of sedge native to warm temperate to subtropical regions of the Northern Hemisphere having small edible tubers (tiger nuts).

chuff /t͡ʃʌf/ chuffs n
Flegel ungehobelter Kerl
A coarse or stupid fellow.

chuff /t͡ʃʌf/ v
schnaufen
(intransitive) To make noisy puffing sounds, as of a steam locomotive.

chug /t͡ʃʌɡ/ chugs n
Puffen Tuckern
A dull, fairly quick explosive or percussive sound, as if made by a labouring engine.
kräftiger Zug
A large gulp of drink.

chug /t͡ʃʌɡ/ v
auf ex trinken exen
(transitive, colloquial) To drink a large amount (especially of beer) in a single action/without breathing; to chugalug. Usually chanted at the person who is drinking.

chukar /ˈt͡ʃʌk.ɚ/ chukars n
Chukarhuhn
A bird of species of partridge native to central Asia (Alectoris chukar).

chum /t͡ʃʌm/ chums n
Freund Kumpel
(dated) A friend; a pal.
Mitbewohner
(dated) A roommate, especially in a college or university.

chum salmon /tʃʌm ˈsæmən/ chum salmons n
Ketalachs
A salmon species, Oncorhynchus keta.

chumbucket chumbuckets n
Ködereimer
(nautical, slang) A bucket filled with fishing bait at sea.

chummy /ˈt͡ʃʌmɪ/ chummier chummiest more chummy most chummy adj
locker persönlich umgänglich
(informal) Friendly; on, or trying to be on, intimate terms.

chump /t͡ʃʌmp/ chumps n
Dummkopf Trottel
(colloquial, pejorative) An incompetent person, a blockhead; a loser.

chunk /t͡ʃʌŋk/ chunks n
Stück Einzelteil
A part of something that has been separated.

chunky /ˈt͡ʃʌŋki/ chunkier chunkiest more chunky most chunky adj
klobig stämmig stückig untersetzt
(euphemistic, of a person) Fat.

church /t͡ʃɜːt͡ʃ/ /t͡ʃɝt͡ʃ/ churches n
Kirche
(countable) A Christian house of worship; a building where Christian religious services take place. [from 9th c.]
(countable) A local group of people who follow the same Christian religious beliefs, local or general. [from 9th c.]
(uncountable) Organized religion in general or a specific religion considered as a political institution.
Kirche Gottesdienst Messe
(uncountable, countable, as bare noun) Christian worship held at a church; service. [from 10th c.]

church service church services n
Gottesdienst
A formalized period of communal worship, often but not exclusively occurring on Sunday, or Saturday in the case of those churches practicing Sabbatarianism.

churchgoer churchgoers n
Kirchengänger Kirchgänger Kirchenbesucher Kirchenbesucherin Gottesdienstbesucher Gottesdienstbesucherin
One who regularly goes to church; a practicing Christian.

churchwarden churchwardens n
Kirchenvorsteher Kirchenvorsteherin
(British) A lay officer of the Church of England who handles the secular affairs of the parish.

churchyard /ˈt͡ʃɜːt͡ʃ.jɑːd/ /ˈt͡ʃɝt͡ʃ.jɑɹd/ churchyards n
Friedhof
A patch of land adjoining a church, often used as a graveyard.

churchyard cough churchyard coughs n
Friedhofsjodler
(informal, medicine) A severe cough. (condition that causes one to cough, tendency to cough)

churl /tʃɜːl/ /t͡ʃɝl/ churls n
Kerl
(derogatory) A rough, surly, ill-bred person; a boor. [from 14th c.]

churlish /ˈtʃɜːlɪʃ/ /ˈt͡ʃɝːlɪʃ/ more churlish most churlish adj
griesgrämig mürrisch unfreundlich ungehobelt
Of or pertaining to a serf, peasant, or rustic.
Rude, surly, ungracious. [from late 14th c.]
knauserig widerwillig
Stingy or grudging.

churn /tʃɜːn/ /t͡ʃɝn/ churns n
Butterfass Butterfertiger Rührtrommel Butterfaß Kerne
A vessel used for churning, especially for producing butter.

churn /tʃɜːn/ /t͡ʃɝn/ v
aufwühlen durchschütteln
(transitive) To agitate rapidly and repetitively, or to stir with a rowing or rocking motion; generally applies to liquids, notably cream.
(intransitive) To move rapidly and repetitively with a rocking motion; to tumble, mix or shake.
rütteln wusseln wühlen
(transitive, figuratively) To produce excessive and sometimes undesirable or unproductive activity or motion.

churn out v
ausstoßen in Massen produzieren produzieren
(transitive, informal) To produce a large quantity of (something) rapidly and easily.

churro /ˈtʃʊɹ.əʊ/ /ˈt͡ʃɜɹ.oʊ/ /ˈt͡ʃʊɹ.oʊ/ churros n
Churro
A fried pastry from Spain, typically eaten as a dessert and with chocolate beverage.

chute /ʃ(j)uːt/ /ʃɪu̯t/ chutes n
Rutsche Rinne Rohr Röhre Schacht
A framework, trough, or tube, upon or through which objects are made to slide from a higher to a lower level, or through which water passes to a wheel.
Fallschirm
(informal) A parachute.

chutney /ˈt͡ʃətni/ /ˈt͡ʃʌtni/ chutneys n
Chutney
A sweet or savory but usually spicy condiment, originally from eastern India, made from a variety of fruits and/or vegetables, often containing significant amounts of fresh green or dried red chili peppers. [from 1813]

chutzpah /ˈxʊts.pɑ/ chutzpahs n
Chuzpe
(informal) Nearly arrogant courage; utter audacity, effrontery or impudence; supreme self-confidence; exaggerated self-opinion.

chyme /kaɪm/ chymes n
Chymus
The thick semifluid mass of partly digested food that is passed from the stomach to the duodenum.

chypre chypres n
Chypre

château /ʃæˈtoʊ/ /ʃæˈtəʊ/ /ˈʃætəʊ/ châteaus châteaux n
Château Schloss
A French castle, fortress, manor house, or large country house.
Any stately residence imitating a distinctively French castle.
Château
An estate where wine is produced and often bottled, especially in Bordeaux.

ciabatta /t͡ʃəˈbɑː.ta/ ciabattas ciabatte n
Ciabatta
A broad, flat, white Italian bread.

ciao /t͡ʃaʊ/ interjection
tschau
Hello, hi.
Bye, goodbye.

ciborium /sɪˈbɔəɹɪəm/ ciboria ciboriums n
Ziborium Altaraufbau
(architecture) A fixed vaulted canopy over a Christian altar, supported on four columns.
Ziborium Hostienkelch
(Christianity) A covered receptacle for holding the consecrated wafers of the Eucharist.

cicada /sɪˈkeɪ.də/ /sɪˈkɑ.də/ /sɪˈkɑː.də/ [sɪˈkʰeɪ̯.də] [sɪˈkʰɑː.də] [sɪ̈ˈkʰeɪ̯.ɾə] [sɪ̈ˈkʰɑ.ɾə] cicadae cicadas cicadæ n
Zikade
Any of several insects in the superfamily Cicadoidea, with small eyes wide apart on the head and transparent well-veined wings.

cicatrize v
vernarben
(transitive) To treat or heal (a wound) by causing a scar or cicatrix to form.

cicely cicelies n
Süßdolde
Myrrhis odorata, a plant in the genus Myrrhis, in the family Apiaceae.

cicero /ˈsɪsəɹoʊ/ /ˈsɪsəɹəʊ/ ciceros n
Cicero
(typography, Continental, _, printing) The Continental equivalent of the English pica: a measure of 12 Didot points (4.51368 mm or about 0.178 in.) or a body of type in this size.

cicerone /sɪsəˈɹəʊni/ /t͡ʃɪt͡ʃəˈɹəʊni/ cicerones ciceroni n
Cicerone
A guide who accompanies visitors and sightseers to museums, galleries, etc., and explains matters of archaeological, antiquarian, historic or artistic interest.

cichlid /ˈsɪklɪd/ cichlids n
Buntbarsch
Any of many tropical fish, of the family Cichlidae, popular as aquarium fish.

cicisbeo /ˌtʃɪtʃɪzˈbeɪəʊ/ /ˌt͡ʃit͡ʃəzˈbeɪoʊ/ cicisbei cicisbeos n
Cicisbeo Hausfreund
(now, chiefly, historical) A man who escorts a married woman to social functions, especially in 18th-century Italy; a married woman's lover.

cider /ˈsaɪ̯.də/ /ˈsaɪ̯.dɚ/ [ˈsʌɪ̯ɾə(ɹ)] ciders n
Apfelmost Apfelsaft
(US, Canada) A non-alcoholic still beverage consisting of the juice of early-harvest apples, usually unfiltered and still containing pulp; apple cider; sweet cider (without pulp such a beverage is called apple juice).
Apfelwein Apfelmost Cidre
(Australia) A non-alcoholic carbonated beverage made from apples or pears.
(Japan, South Korea) A non-alcoholic, lemon-lime flavored carbonated beverage.

cigar /sɪˈɡɑɹ/ /sɪˈɡɑː(ɹ)/ cigars n
Zigarre Glimmstängel
A cylinder of tobacco rolled and wrapped with an outer covering of tobacco leaves, intended to be smoked.

cigarette /sɪ.ɡəˈɹɛt/ /ˈsɪ.ɡə.ɹɛt/ cigarettes n
Zigarette Kippe
Tobacco or other substances, in a thin roll wrapped with paper, intended to be smoked.

cigarette case cigarette cases n
Zigarettenetui
A small flat case for holding cigarettes.

cigarette holder cigarette holders n
Zigarettenspitze
A tube-like device that holds a cigarette and through which the cigarette is smoked.

cigarillo /ˌsɪɡəˈɹɪloʊ/ cigarilloes cigarillos n
Zigarillo
A thin cigar, differing from a cigarette in being wrapped with tobacco leaves rather than paper.

cilantro /sɪˈlæntɹəʊ/ /sɪˈlɑntɹoʊ/ cilantros n
Koriander
(US) The stems and leaves of the coriander plant, Coriandrum sativum, used as a seasoning and garnish in cooking.

ciliary body ciliary bodies n
Ziliarkörper
(anatomy) circumferential tissue inside the eye composed of the ciliary muscle and ciliary processes

cilice cilices n
Büsserhemd Büßerhemd Cilicium härenes Hemd
A garment or undergarment made of coarse cloth or animal hair worn close to the skin used by members of various Christian traditions as a self-imposed means of penance (repentance) and mortification of the flesh.

cimmerian /sɪˈmɪəɹ.ɪ.ən/ /sɪˈmɪɹ.i.ən/ more cimmerian most cimmerian adj
kimmerisch
(poetic) perpetually dark or gloomy

cinch /sɪntʃ/ cinches n
Sattelgurt
A simple saddle girth used in Mexico.
Kinderspiel Kleinigkeit
(informal) Something that is very easy to do.

cinch /sɪntʃ/ v
besiegeln sichern
To tighten down.

cinchona /sɪŋˈkoʊnə/ /sɪŋˈkəʊnə/ cinchonas n
Chinarindenbaum
A tree or shrub of the genus Cinchona, native to the Andes in South America but since widely cultivated in Indonesia and India as well for its medicinal bark.
Chinarinde
(medicine) Any medicine chiefly composed of the prepared bark of these plants.

cincture /sɪŋk.t͡ʃɚ/ cinctures n
Zingulum
A girdle or belt, especially as part of a vestment

cinder /ˈsɪndə(ɹ)/ /ˈsɪndɚ/ cinders n
Asche
Partially or mostly burnt material that results from incomplete combustion of coal or wood etc.
Schlacke Zunder
Slag from a metal furnace.

cinder /ˈsɪndə(ɹ)/ /ˈsɪndɚ/ v
einäschern verkohlen verschwelen
(transitive) To reduce to cinders.

cinder block cinder blocks n
Schalstein
A lightweight building block made from cinders and concrete.

cindynics /sɪnˈdɪnɪks/ n
Risikowissenschaft

cineast cineasts n
Cineast
A person in the filmmaking industry.

cinema /ˈsɪn.ə.mə/ /ˈsɪn.ɪ.mɑː/ /ˈsɪn.ɪ.mə/ cinemas n
Kino Lichtspielhaus Filmtheater
(countable) A movie theatre, a movie house
Kino
(film, uncountable) Films collectively.
(film, countable, uncountable) The art of making films and movies; cinematography
Kino Filmindustrie
(film, uncountable) The film and movie industry.

cinematic /sɪnəˈmætɪk/ more cinematic most cinematic adj
filmisch
Of or relating to the cinema.
(dated) Relating to kinematics; kinematic.

cinematographer cinematographers n
Kamerafrau Kameramann
(cinematography) A photographer who oversees the operations of the cameras and lighting when making a film. The cinematographer may also double as the camera operator of the movie camera, though this is usually done by a cameraman. The film director may also double as the cinematographer, though this is usually a different person.

cinematographic more cinematographic most cinematographic adj
kinematografisch
of or pertaining to cinematography

cinematography /ˈsɪn.ə.məˌtɒɡ.ɹə.fiː/ cinematographies n
Kinematographie Lichtbildkunst
The art, process, or job of filming movies.

cinephile /ˈsɪnəˌfaɪl/ /ˈsɪnɪfɑɪl/ cinephiles n
Cineast Cineastin
An enthusiast of films and the cinema; a cineast.

cinerary adj
Urne
Of, pertaining to, or containing ashes, especially those of a cremated person.

cinereous bunting cinereous buntings n
Türkenammer
Emberiza cineracea, a passerine bird in the bunting family Emberizidae.

cinnabar /ˈsɪn.əˌbɑɹ/ /ˈsɪn.əˌbɑː(ɹ)/ cinnabars n
Zinnober
A deep red mineral, mercuric sulfide, HgS; the principal ore of mercury; such ore used as the pigment vermilion.
A bright red colour tinted with orange.

cinnamic acid n
Zimtsäure
(organic compound) The aromatic carboxylic acid C6H5-CH=CH-COOH obtained from cinnamon; it is used in perfumery etc

cinnamon /ˈsɪ.mɪn/ /ˈsɪn.ə.mən/ /ˈsɪn.ə.mɪn/ adj
Zimt
Containing cinnamon, or having a cinnamon taste.
Of a yellowish-brown color.

cinnamon /ˈsɪ.mɪn/ /ˈsɪn.ə.mən/ /ˈsɪn.ə.mɪn/ cinnamons n
Zimtbaum Zimt
Several related trees, notably the Indonesian cinnamon (Cinnamomum burmanni) and Chinese cinnamon or cassia (Cinnamomum aromaticum or Cinnamomum cassia).
Zimt Kaneel
(mostly, uncountable) A spice from the dried aromatic bark of the cinnamon tree, either rolled into strips or ground into a powder. The word is commonly used as trade name for spices made of any of the species above.

cinnamon roll cinnamon rolls n
Zimtschnecke Zimtbrötchen
(baking) A rolled pastry flavored with cinnamon and sugar.

cinnamon stick /ˈsɪn.ə.mən ˌstɪk/ cinnamon sticks n
Stangenzimt Zimtstange
A thin piece of cinnamon bark curled up into a tube.

cinnamon sugar n
Zimtzucker

cinnamon-breasted tit cinnamon-breasted tits n
Zimtbauch-Rußmeise Zimtbauchmeise
Melaniparus pallidiventris, a small bird of the tit family Paridae

cinnamon-rumped foliage-gleaner cinnamon-rumped foliage-gleaners n
Zimtbürzel-Blattspäher
A bird of species Philydor pyrrhodes, in the Furnariidae family, native to Brazil.

cinquedea /ˌt͡ʃɪŋkwɪˈdeɪə/ /ˌt͡ʃɪŋkwɪˈdi.ə/ cinquedeas n
Cinquedea
A short sword with a heavy blade developed in northeastern Italy during the Renaissance, often richly ornamented.

cinquefoil /ˈsɪŋk.fɔɪl/ cinquefoils n
Fünfpass
(heraldiccharge) A stylized flower or leaf with five lobes.

cipher /ˈsaɪfə/ /ˈsaɪfɚ/ ciphers n
Ziffer
A numeric character.
Verschlüsselung
A method of transforming a text in order to conceal its meaning.
Verschlüsselungssystem
(cryptography) A cryptographic system using an algorithm that converts letters or sequences of bits into ciphertext.
Chiffre Geheimschrift
Ciphertext; a message concealed via a cipher.

circa /ˈsɜːkə/ /ˈsɝkə/ preposition
ungefähr circa etwa zirka um
Approximately, about, around (typically in relation to time)

circadian /səˈkeɪ.dɪ.ən/ /sɚˈkeɪ.di.ən/ /sɚˈkæd.i.ən/ /ˌsɝ.kəˈdaɪ.ən/ /ˌsɝ.kəˈdi.ən/ adj
circadian zirkadian
(biology) Of, relating to, or showing rhythmic behaviour with a period of 24 hours; especially of a biological process.

circadian rhythm circadian rhythms n
circadiane Rhythmik circadianer Rhythmus
(biology, sleep medicine) The internal body clock that regulates the roughly 24-hour cycle of biological processes in animals and plants.

circle /ˈsɜɹkəl/ [ˈsɜː.kəɫ] [ˈsɝ.kəɫ] circles n
Kreis Kreislinie
(geometry) A two-dimensional geometric figure, a line, consisting of the set of all those points in a plane that are equally distant from a given point (center).
A two-dimensional geometric figure, a disk, consisting of the set of all those points of a plane at a distance less than or equal to a fixed distance (radius) from a given point.
Kreis
Any thin three-dimensional equivalent of the geometric figures.
(astronomy) An instrument of observation, whose graduated limb consists of an entire circle. When fixed to a wall in an observatory, it is called a mural circle; when mounted with a telescope on an axis and in Y's, in the plane of the meridian, a meridian or transit circle; when involving the principle of reflection, like the sextant, a reflecting circle; and when that of repeating an angle several times continuously along the graduated limb, a repeating circle.
A territorial division or district.
Kreis Zirkel
A specific group of persons; especially one who shares a common interest.
Augenringe
(in the plural) A bagginess of the skin below the eyes from lack of sleep.

circle /ˈsɜɹkəl/ [ˈsɜː.kəɫ] [ˈsɝ.kəɫ] v
umkreisen
(transitive) To travel around along a curved path.
einkreisen umkreisen
(transitive) To surround.
einkreisen
(transitive) To place or mark a circle around.
kreisen
(intransitive) To travel in circles.

circle of friends circles of friends n
Freundeskreis engerer Freundeskreis
A group of close friends who usually do things together.

circle runner circle runners n
Kreisläufer Kreisläuferin Kreisspieler Kreisspielerin Kreismitte

circlip /ˈsɜːklɪp/ /ˈsɝklɪp/ circlips n
Seegerring Sicherungsring
A type of fastener consisting of a flexible metal ring of spring steel with open ends which can be snapped into place. Internal and external forms exist.

circuit /ˈsəɾ.kɪʈ/ /ˈsɜː.kɪt/ /ˈsɜː.kɪʈ/ /ˈsɝ.kɪt/ circuits n
Umlauf
The act of moving or revolving around, or as in a circle or orbit; a revolution
Schaltkreis Schaltung
(electricity) Enclosed path of an electric current, usually designed for a certain function.
Bezirk
(legal) The jurisdiction of certain judges within a state or country, whether itinerant or not.

circuit board circuit boards n
Leiterplatte
A board on which electronic components and their interconnecting circuits are mounted or etched

circuit breaker circuit breakers n
Leistungsschutzschalter Sicherung Sicherungsautomat
(electricity) An electrical switch capable of opening and closing an electrical circuit in all operating conditions, including fault situations.

circuitous /sɚˈkjuːətəs/ /sɚˈkjuːɪtəs/ /sɜːˈkjuːɪtəs/ more circuitous most circuitous adj
indirekt umschweifend umständlich weitschweifig
Not direct or to the point.
sich windend umständlich verwunden weitläufig
Of a long and winding route.

circuitously more circuitously most circuitously adv
weitschweifig
In a circuitous manner; following a circuitous route.

circular /ˈsɜː.kjə.lə(ɹ)/ /ˈsɝ.kjə.lɚ/ more circular most circular adj
Kreis
Of or relating to a circle.
kreisförmig Kreis kreisartig kreisend rund
In the shape of, or moving in a circle.
zirkelhaft
Referring back to itself, so as to prevent computation or comprehension; infinitely recursive.

circular arc circular arcs n
Kreisbogen
A continuous section of the circumference of a circle.

circular argument circular arguments n
Zirkelbeweis Zirkelschluss
(philosophy, logic) An argument which commits the logical fallacy of assuming what it is attempting to prove.

circular economy circular economies n
Kreislaufwirtschaft
(economics) An industrial economy that aims to reduce waste and pollution by means of reuse, recycling, etc.

circular file circular files n
Rundordner
(idiomatic, humorous) The trash container; the wastebasket.

circular letter circular letters n
Rundbrief Rundschreiben Zirkular
A freely distributed letter or pamphlet on routine matters.

circular saw circular saws n
Kreissäge
A power saw with a circular cutting blade, whose teeth rotate rapidly.

circular sector circular sectors n
Kreisausschnitt Kreissektor
(geometry) A portion of a circle enclosed by two radii and an arc.

circular segment circular segments n
Kreisabschnitt Kreissegment
(geometry) A region of a circle bounded by an arc and the chord connecting the endpoints of the arc.

circulation /ˌsɜː(ɹ).kjʊˈleɪ.ʃən/ /ˌsɝkjʊˈleɪʃən/ circulations n
Kreislauf Umlauf Zirkulation
The act of moving in a circle, or in a course which brings the moving body to the place where its motion began.
Umlaufen Zirkulieren
The act of passing from place to place or person to person; free diffusion; transmission.
Geldkreislauf Geldumlauf Geldzirkulation
Currency; circulating coins; notes, bills, etc., current for coin.
Blutkreislauf
(narrowly) The movement of the blood in the circulatory system, by which it is brought into close relations with the cells and tissues of the body; (loosely) the circulatory system.

circulatory system /-tɹi-/ /ˌsɜːk(j)uːlətəɹi ˈsɪstəm/ /ˌsɝkjələˌtɔɹi ˈsɪstəm/ circulatory systems n
Blutgefäßsystem Blutkreislauf Blutbahn
(physiology) The parts of an animal body comprising the heart, blood vessels (arteries, veins, and capillaries), and blood, which circulate the blood around the body. [from mid 19th c.]

circumbendibus /sɝkm̩ˈbɛndɪbəs/ circumbendibi circumbendibuses n
Umweg
(often, humorous) A roundabout route or process
Umschweif
(often, humorous) A roundabout, indirect, or confusing manner of speech or writing

circumbinary adj
zirkumbinär
(astronomy) Having an orbit around both stars in a binary star system, or relating to such an orbit.

circumcircle circumcircles n
Umkreis
(geometry) A circle that passes through every vertex of a given triangle (or other polygon where possible)

circumcise /ˈsəːkəmsʌɪz/ v
beschneiden
(military, nautical, slang) To trim off the portion of the barrel liner of a large-caliber naval gun that protrudes from the end of the barrel as a result of the liner slowly stretching from prolonged fire.

circumcised adj
beschnitten
(of a man) Having had the foreskin of the penis excised.

circumciser circumcisers n
Beschneider Beschneiderin
A person who performs circumcision.

circumcision circumcisions n
Beschneidung Zirkumzision
The surgical removal of the foreskin of the penis.

circumference /səˈkam.fɹəns/ /səˈkʌm.fɹəns/ /sɚˈkʌm.fɹəns/ /sɜːˈkʌm.fɹəns/ /sɝːˈkʌm.fɹəns/ circumferences n
Umfang
(geometry) The line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional figure.
Umfang Kreisumfang
(geometry) The length of such a line.

circumfix /səːkəmˈfɪks/ /sɚkəmˈfɪks/ /ˈsəːkəmfɪks/ /ˈsɚkəmfɪks/ circumfixes n
Zirkumfix
(grammar) An affix containing both a prefixing and a suffixing element existing as a single morphological unit.

circumfix /səːkəmˈfɪks/ /sɚkəmˈfɪks/ /ˈsəːkəmfɪks/ /ˈsɚkəmfɪks/ v
zirkumfigieren
(grammar) Affix a circumfix to (a word).

circumflex /ˈsɜː.kəmˌflɛks/ /ˈsɝ.kəmˌflɛks/ circumflexes n
Zirkumflex Accent circonflexe Dach
A diacritical mark (ˆ) placed over a vowel in the orthography or transliteration of many languages to change its pronunciation; while in some other languages over a consonant.

circumlocution /ˌsɜːkəmləˈkjuːʃən/ /ˌsɝkəmləˈkjuʃən/ circumlocutions n
Umschweife
(uncountable) A roundabout or indirect way of speaking; thus:

circumnavigate /ˌsə.kəmˈnæv.ɪ.ɡeɪt/ /ˌsɝ.kəmˈnæv.ɪ.ɡeɪt/ v
umfahren umschiffen umsegeln
(transitive) To travel completely around somewhere or something, especially by sail.
umgehen umschiffen
(transitive) To circumvent or bypass.
die Welt umsegeln
(intransitive, sailing) To sail around the world.

circumnavigator circumnavigators n
Weltumsegler
A person who circumnavigates, that is, sails around the world.

circumscribe /ˈsɜː.kəm.skɹaɪb/ /ˈsɝ.kəm.skɹaɪb/ v
einkreisen
To draw a line around; to encircle.
eingrenzen
To limit narrowly; to restrict.

circumspect /ˈsɜː.kəm.spɛkt/ /ˈsɝ.kəm.spɛkt/ more circumspect most circumspect adj
umsichtig vorsichtig
Carefully aware of all circumstances; considerate of all that is pertinent.

circumstance /-aːns/ /-æns/ /-ɑːns/ /ˈsɜːkəmst(ə)ns/ /ˈsɜːkəmstæns/ /ˈsɝ.kəm.ˌstæns/ circumstances n
Umstand
Something which is related to, or in some way affects, a fact or event.
An event; a fact; a particular incident, occurrence, or condition (status).

circumstantial /səːkəmˈstanʃəl/ more circumstantial most circumstantial adj
umstandsbezogen umstandsmäßig
Pertaining to or dependent on circumstances, especially as opposed to essentials; incidental, not essential.
ausführlich detailliert umständlich weitschweifig
Abounding with minor circumstances; in great detail; particular.
Indiz Indizien Indizienbeweis anscheinsmäßig auf Indizienbeweisen beruhend
(law) Suggesting guilt, but not proving it conclusively.

circumvent /səːkəmˈvɛnt/ v
umgehen
(transitive) to avoid or get around something; to bypass
umlagern
(transitive) to surround or besiege
ausmanövrieren
(transitive) to outwit or outsmart

circumvention /ˌsɜː(ɹ)kəmˈvɛnʃən/ circumventions n
Umgehung Überlistung
The act of evading or going around (bypassing).

circus /ˈsɜːkəs/ /ˈsɝkəs/ circi circuses circusses n
Zirkus
A traveling company of performers that may include acrobats, clowns, trained animals, and other novelty acts, that gives shows usually in a circular tent. [from late 18th c.]

circus ring circus rings n
Manege
A circular arena in a circus, where the acts are performed.

cirl bunting /səːl ˈbʌntɪŋ/ cirl buntings n
Zaunammer
A small Old World passerine bird, Emberiza cirlus, of the bunting family (Emberizidae), very similar to the yellowhammer.

cirque /sɜːk/ /sɝk/ cirques n
Kar
(geology) A curved depression or natural amphitheatre, especially one in a mountainside at the end of a valley.

cirrhosis /sɪˈɹoʊ.sɪs/ cirrhoses n
Zirrhose
(pathology) A chronic disease of the liver caused by damage from toxins (including alcohol), metabolic problems, hepatitis, or nutritional deprivation, characterised by an increase in fibrous tissue and the destruction of liver cells.

cirrostratus /ˌsɪɹəˈstɹeɪtəs/ cirrostrati n
Schleierwolke Zirrostratus
(meteorology) A principal high-level cloud type appearing as a whitish veil, usually fibrous but sometimes smooth, which may totally cover the sky and which often produces halo phenomena. Abbreviated Cs

cis /sɪs/ adj
cis
Cisgender (or sometimes cissexual): not trans (transgender or transsexual) nor non-binary.

cis man cis men n
Cis-Mann

cis- /sɪs/ prefix
cis- zis-
(chemistry) Forming names of chemical compounds in which two atoms or groups are situated on the same side of some plane of symmetry passing through the compound.

cisalpine /sɪsˈæl.paɪn/ more cisalpine most cisalpine adj
zisalpin cisalpin zisalpinisch
On this side of the Alps (usually with respect to Rome, therefore the south side).

cisgender /sɪsˈdʒɛndə/ /sɪsˈd͡ʒɛndɚ/ adj
cis cis-gender cisgender cisgeschlechtlich zisgeschlechtlich zissexuell
Having a gender identity which matches the sex one was assigned at birth; or, pertaining to such people.

cisgender /sɪsˈdʒɛndə/ /sɪsˈd͡ʒɛndɚ/ cisgenders n
Cisperson
A cisgender person.

cissoid cissoids n
Zissoide
(geometry) Any of a family of curves defined as the locus of a point, P, on a line from a given fixed point and intersecting two given curves, C1 and C2, where the distance along the line from C1 to P remains constant and equal to the distance from P to C2.

cistern /ˈsɪs.tən/ /ˈsɪs.tɚn/ cisterns n
Zisterne
A reservoir or tank for holding water, especially for catching and holding rainwater for later use.
Spülkasten
In a flush toilet, the container in which the water used for flushing is held; a toilet tank.

citadel /ˈsɪtədəl/ /ˈsɪtədɛl/ citadels n
Zitadelle
A strong fortress that sits high above a city.
(sometimes, figurative) A stronghold or fortified place.

citation /ˌsaɪˈteɪʃn̩/ /ˌsaɪˈteɪʃən/ [ˌsaɪˈtʰeɪʃn̩] citations n
Vorladung
An official summons or notice given to a person to appear.
Zitieren
The act of citing a passage from a text, or from another person, using the exact words of the original text or speech and giving credit to the original by referencing.
Aufzählung
Enumeration; mention.
Begründung ehrenvolle Erwähnung
A commendation in recognition of some achievement, or a formal statement of an achievement.

citation needed /-dəd/ /ˌsaɪˈteɪ.ʃn̩ ˈniː.dɪd/ /ˌsaɪˈteɪ.ʃən ˈni.dɪd/ phraseologicalUnit
Belege fehlen
(originally, Internet slang, chiefly, humorous) Used to designate an assertion or other statement as false, inaccurate, or requiring verification.

citizen /ˈsɪtɪsən/ /ˈsɪtɪzən/ citizens n
Staatsbürger Staatsbürgerin Bürger Bürgerin
A legally-recognized member of a state, with associated rights and obligations; a person considered in terms of this role. [from 14th c.]
Bürger Einwohnerin Bürgerin Einwohner Zivilist Zivilistin
(Christianity) A resident of the heavenly city or (later) of the kingdom of God: a Christian; a good Christian. [from 15th c.]

citizen journalism n
Graswurzel-Journalismus
(media) Independent reporting, often by amateurs on the scene of an event, and disseminated via new media.

citizen of the world citizens of the world n
Weltbürger Weltbürgerin
A person regarded as part of the global citizenry; specifically, one who takes the view that they belong to no particular country or state.

citizen science citizen sciences n
Bürgerwissenschaft
(science) Scientific research done, in whole or in part, by amateur (or nonprofessional) scientists. [from 1990s]

citizenship /sɪtɪzənʃɪp/ citizenships n
Staatsbürgerschaft Staatsangehörigkeit Bürgerschaft
The status of being a citizen, in its various senses.
The state of being a citizen, in its various senses.

citole citoles n
Citole
An archaic musical instrument whose exact form is uncertain, generally shown with four strings

citrange citranges n
Zitrange
Citrus × insitorum, a hybrid of the sweet orange and the trifoliate orange.

citrate /ˈsɪtɹeɪt/ citrates n
Citrat Zitrat
(organic compound) Any salt or ester of citric acid.

citric acid /ˌsɪtɹɪk ˈæsɪd/ n
Citronensäure Zitronensäure
(carboxylic acid) A colourless crystalline compound, 2-hydroxy-1,2,3-propanetricarboxylic acid, C6H8O7, found in citrus fruit; it is used as a food additive and in the manufacture of citrates.

citric acid cycle /ˈsɪtɹɪk ˌæsɪd ˈsaɪkəl/ n
Zitronensäurezyklus Citratzyklus
(biochemistry) The Krebs cycle.

citrine /ˈsɪtɹain/ /ˈsɪtɹin/ /ˈsɪtɹiːn/ /ˈsɪtɹən/ citrines n
Citrin
A brownish-yellow quartz.

citrine wagtail citrine wagtails n
Zitronenstelze
Motacilla citreola, a small passerine bird in the family Motacillidae native to Eurasia

citrus fruit citrus fruits n
Zitrusfrucht
Any of the fruits in the common genus Citrus of flowering plants in the family Rutaceae.

city /sɪtɪ/ /ˈsɪti/ [ˈsɪtʰiː] [ˈsɪɾi] cities n
Stadt Großstadt
(UK) A settlement granted special status by royal charter or letters patent; traditionally, a settlement with a cathedral regardless of size.

city council city councils n
Stadtrat
A governing body of people elected to oversee management of a city and represent the interests of residents.

city father city fathers n
Stadtvater

city hall /ˈsɪti ˌhɑl/ /ˈsɪti ˌhɔl/ /ˈsɪti ˌhɔːl/ /ˈsɪtɪ ˌhɔːl/ city halls n
Rathaus
The building that houses a city's government.
(figuratively, metonym) The city government; government in general.

city slicker city slickers n
Großstädter Heimscheißer
(colloquial) One accustomed to a city or urban lifestyle or unsuited to life in the country.

city state city states n
Stadtstaat
A sovereign city, as in Ancient Greece, often part of a league of such cities.

city wall city walls n
Stadtmauer
(usually, in plural) A wall around a city, built to define the city's boundaries, and sometimes to protect it from aggressors.

civet /ˈsɪ.vɪt/ civets n
Zibetkatze
(countable) A carnivorous catlike animal, Civettictis civetta, that produces a musky secretion. It is two to three feet (30–90 cm) long, with black bands and spots on the body and tail.
Zibet
(uncountable) The musky perfume produced by the animal.

civic /ˈsɪvɪk/ more civic most civic adj
bürgerlich
Of, relating to, or belonging to a city, a citizen, or citizenship; municipal or civil.

civic duty civic duties n
Bürgerpflicht

civic-minded more civic-minded most civic-minded adj
sozial engagiert
Concerned about and supportive of policies and practices that serve the interests of society.

civics /ˈsɪvɪks/ civics n
Gemeinschaftskunde Sozialkunde
The study of good citizenship and proper membership in a community.

civil /ˈsɪv.əl/ civiler civilest more civil most civil adj
zivil bürgerlich
(uncomparable) Having to do with people and government office as opposed to the military or religion.
zivilisiert
(comparable) Behaving in a reasonable or polite manner; avoiding displays of hostility.

civil aviation n
Zivilluftfahrt
All non-military forms of aviation, including private and commercial flight services.

civil code civil codes n
Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch
(legal) A systematic collection of laws addressing dealings between private parties, such as business contracts and negligence lawsuits.

civil disobedience n
ziviler Ungehorsam
A form of social protest, involving the active but non-violent refusal to obey certain laws, demands, or commands of an established authority, because they are considered to be morally wrong or detrimental.

civil engineer civil engineers n
Bauingenieur Bauingenieurin
An engineer who is specifically trained for and/or specialised in civil engineering.

civil engineering n
Bauingenieurwesen Bauwesen
The technical design and construction of public works such as bridges, buildings, harbours, public greens, roads, etc., and/or technically equivalent private (usually corporate) ones.

civil law civil laws n
Zivilrecht Bürgerliches Recht römisch-germanisches Recht
(law) The body of law dealing with the private relations between members of a community; it contrasts with criminal law, military law and ecclesiastical law.

civil marriage civil marriages n
Zivilehe Ziviltrauung standesamtliche Trauung
A marriage performed by a government official instead of by a member of the clergy.

civil partnership civil partnerships n
eingetragene Partnerschaft
A union similar to marriage which same-sex couples, and in some jurisdictions opposite-sex couples, may form, which affords rights and responsibilities similar or identical to those afforded by civil marriage.

civil procedure n
Zivilprozessrecht
(legal) A body of rules that regulate the administration of civil trials and appeals.

civil registry civil registries n
Standesamt
A government repository, database recording the vital events (births, deaths, etc.) of its citizens and residents, its office.

civil rights n
Bürgerrecht Grundrecht
(US) Those rights which are guaranteed protection by the US Constitution and are considered to be unquestionable, deserved by all people under all circumstances, especially without regard to race, creed, religion, sexual orientation, gender, and disability.

civil servant civil servants n
Beamter Beamtin Funktionär Funktionärin
A person employed in the civil service; a government employee.

civil service civil services n
Staatsdienst öffentliche Dienst
In parliamentary forms of government, the branches of government that are not military, legislative, or judicial, but work to apply its laws and regulations.
öffentliche Dienst
The body of civilian employees of any level of government, not subject to political appointment and removal, normally hired and promoted largely on the basis of competitive examination.

civil society civil societies n
Zivilgesellschaft bürgerliche Gesellschaft
All of the institutions, voluntary organizations and corporate bodies that are less than the state but greater than the family. [from 19th c.]

civil twilight civil twilights n
bürgerliche Dämmerung
The period in which the sun is less than 6° below the horizon in the morning and evening.

civil union civil unions n
eingetragene Partnerschaft
A legal union similar to marriage, established to allow same-sex couples (and, in some jurisdictions, opposite-sex couples) rights similar to those married couples have.

civil war civil wars n
Bürgerkrieg
A war fought between factions of the inhabitants of a single country, or a similar political entity.

civilian /sɪˈvɪljən/ adj
zivil
Not related to the military, police or other governmental professions.

civilian /sɪˈvɪljən/ civilians n
Zivilist Zivilistin Zivilperson
A person following the pursuits of civil life, especially one who is not an active member of the armed forces.
(informal) A person who does not belong to a particular group or engage in a particular activity, an outsider.

civilise /ˈsɪvɪlaɪz/ v
zivilisieren
To educate or enlighten a person or people to a perceived higher standard of behaviour.

civility /sɪˈvɪl.ɪ.ti/ civilities n
Höflichkeit Anstand Verbindlichkeit
Speech or behaviour that is fit for civil interactions; politeness, courtesy. [from 16th c.]

civilization /ˌsɪv.ə.ləˈzeɪ.ʃən/ /ˌsɪv.ɪ.laɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/ [ˌsɪv.ə.lɑeˈzæɪ.ʃən] civilizations n
Zivilisation Kultur
An organized culture encompassing many communities, often on the scale of a nation or a people; a stage or system of social, political, or technical development.
Kultur
(uncountable) Human society, particularly civil society.
Zivilisiertwerden
The act or process of civilizing or becoming civilized.

civilization /ˌsɪv.ə.ləˈzeɪ.ʃən/ /ˌsɪv.ɪ.laɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/ [ˌsɪv.ə.lɑeˈzæɪ.ʃən] pn
Zivilisation
Collectively, those people of the world considered to have a high standard of behavior and / or a high level of development. Commonly subjectively used by people of one society to exclusively refer to their society, or their elite sub-group, or a few associated societies, implying all others, in time or geography or status, as something less than civilised, as savages or barbarians. cf refinement, elitism, civilised society, the Civilised World

civilizational adj
Zivilisations- zivilisatorisch
Pertaining to or arising from civilization

civilized /ˈsɪv.ɪ.laɪzd/ more civilized most civilized adj
zivilisiert
Having a highly developed society or culture; belonging to civilization.
Showing evidence of moral and intellectual advancement; humane, reasonable, ethical.

clad /klæd/ v
kleiden
(archaic, literary, or, obsolete, past tense clad) To clothe, to dress.

cladding /ˈklædɪŋ/ claddings n
Verkleidung
(construction) A weatherproof, insulating or decorative covering fixed to the outside of a building.

cladogram cladograms n
Kladogramm Cladogramm

claim /kleɪm/ claims n
Anspruch Rechtstitel
The right or ground of demanding.
Behauptung
A new statement of something one believes to be the truth, usually when the statement has yet to be verified or without valid evidence provided.
Anspruch Mutung
A demand of ownership for previously unowned land.
Anspruch
(legal) A legal demand for compensation or damages.

claim /kleɪm/ v
behaupten
To state a new fact, typically without providing evidence to prove it is true.
beanspruchen fordern
To demand ownership or right to use for land.
behaupten beanspruchen
(intransitive) To be entitled to anything; to deduce a right or title; to have a claim.

clairvoyance /klɛəˈvɔɪəns/ /klɛɹˈvɔɪəns/ clairvoyances n
Hellsehen Hellseherei
(parapsychology) The power to see or perceive things objects or events beyond the natural range of the senses, such as the past or the future.

clairvoyant /ˌklɛəˈvɔɪ.ənt/ /ˌklɛɹˈvɔɪ.ənt/ more clairvoyant most clairvoyant adj
hellseherisch
Of, relating to, or having clairvoyance.
Able to see things that cannot be perceived by the normal senses.
hellseherisch präkognitiv
Able to foresee the future.

clairvoyant /ˌklɛəˈvɔɪ.ənt/ /ˌklɛɹˈvɔɪ.ənt/ clairvoyants n
Hellseher Hellseherin
A person able to see things that cannot be perceived by the normal senses
Hellseher Hellseherin Seher Seherin Wahrsager Wahrsagerin
A person able to foresee the future

clam /klæm/ [kleəm] clams n
Muschel Klaffmuschel Venusmuschel
A bivalve mollusk of many kinds, especially those that are edible; for example soft-shell clams (Mya arenaria), hard clams (Mercenaria mercenaria), sea clams or hen clam (Spisula solidissima), and other species, possibly originally applied to clams of species Tridacna gigas, a huge East Indian bivalve.
(US, slang, mostly, in the plural) A dollar.

clam up v
schweigen
(intransitive, slang) To become silent; to stop talking, to shut up.

clamber /ˈklæmbə/ /ˈklæmbɚ/ /ˈklæmɚ/ v
erklimmen heraufklettern herumturnen hinaufklettern hochturnen klettern
(ambitransitive) To climb (something) with some difficulty, or in a haphazard fashion.

clammy /ˈklæmi/ clammier clammiest adj
klamm
Cold and damp, usually referring to hands or palms.

clamor /ˈklæm.ə/ /ˈklæm.ɚ/ clamors n
Geheul
Geschrei Gezeter Schreierei
A great outcry or vociferation; loud and continued shouting or exclamation.
Krach Lärm Lärmkulisse
Any loud and continued noise.
Aufschrei Geschrei Protest Ruf
A continued public expression, often of dissatisfaction or discontent; a popular outcry.

clamor /ˈklæm.ə/ /ˈklæm.ɚ/ v
schreien
(intransitive) To cry out and/or demand.
mit lautem Geschrei fordern
(transitive) To demand by outcry.
laut werden
(intransitive) To become noisy insistently.

clamp /klæmp/ clamps n
Klemme Schraubzwinge Klammer
A brace, band, or clasp for strengthening or holding things together.
A piece of wood (batten) across the grain of a board end to keep it flat, as in a breadboard.

clamp /klæmp/ v
einklemmen festklemmen
(transitive, intransitive) To fasten in place or together with (or as if with) a clamp.

clan /klæn/ clans n
Clan Sippe
A traditional social group of families in the Scottish Highlands having a common hereditary chieftain

clandestine /klænˈdɛst(a)ɪn/ /ˈklændəst(a)ɪn/ /ˈklændɪst(a)ɪn/ more clandestine most clandestine adj
geheim heimlich klammheimlich klandestin
Done or kept in secret, sometimes to conceal an illicit or improper purpose.

clandestinely /klænˈdɛs.tɪn.li/ more clandestinely most clandestinely adv
heimlich verdeckt
In a secret or covert manner.

clanger /ˈklæŋ.ə(ɹ)/ clangers n
Fauxpas Fehltritt Schnitzer
(chiefly, UK, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, informal, often in the phrase drop a clanger) A very noticeable mistake; an attention-getting faux pas.

clangour /ˈklæŋɚ/ /ˈklæŋɡɚ/ clangours n
Getöse Schall
(British, Canadian) A loud, repeating clanging sound; a loud racket; a din.

clank /klæŋk/ v
klirren kläppern
(intransitive) To make a clanking sound
aneinanderschlagen klirren kläppern
(transitive) To cause to sound with a clank.

clap /klæp/ claps n
Klatschen
The act of striking the palms of the hands, or any two surfaces, together.
Tripper
(slang, usually with "the") Gonorrhea.
Knall Schlag
Any loud, sudden, explosive sound made by striking hard surfaces together, or resembling such a sound.

clap /klæp/ v
applaudieren klatschen
To strike the palms of the hands together, creating a sharp sound.
knallen
To bring two surfaces together forcefully, creating a sharp sound.
improvisieren zusammenbasteln
To create or assemble (something) hastily (usually followed by up or together).

clapboard /ˈklæb(ə)ɹd/ /ˈklæbə(ɹ)d/ /ˈklæpˌbɔː(ɹ)d/ clapboards n
Schindel
A narrow board, usually thicker at one edge than the other, used as siding for houses and similar structures of frame construction.

clapper /ˈklæpɚ/ clappers n
Klöppel Schwengel
An object so suspended inside a bell that it may hit the bell and cause it to ring; a clanger or tongue.

clapperboard clapperboards n
Filmklappe
(film) A device used in film production, having hinged boards that are brought together with a clap, used to synchronize picture and sound at the start of each take of a motion picture or other video production.

clapping /ˈklæpɪŋ/ clappings n
Klatschen
The action by which someone or something claps.

clapping game clapping games n
Klatschspiel
An activity in which two or more people stand facing each other and clap hands to a rhyming chant.

claptrap /ˈklæpˌtɹæp/ claptraps n
Gequatsche Gerede Geschwätz
Empty verbiage or nonsense. [from early 19th c.]

claque /ˈklæk/ claques n
Claque
(collective) A group of people hired to attend a performance and to either applaud or boo.

clarification /ˌklæɹɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ clarifications n
Erläuterung Verdeutlichung
The act of clarifying; the act or process of making clear or transparent by freeing visible impurities; particularly, the clearing or fining of liquid substances from feculent matter by the separation of the insoluble particles which prevent the liquid from being transparent.

clarified butter clarified butters n
Butterschmalz
A cooking fat made by gently heating butter and separating the solids from the butterfat.

clarify /ˈklæɹɪfaɪ/ v
klären
(of liquids, such as wine or syrup) To make clear or bright by freeing from feculent matter.
klarstellen klären
To make clear or easily understood; to explain in order to remove doubt or obscurity.
aufklären
(ergative) To grow clear or bright; to clear up.

clarinet /ˌklæɹɪˈnɛt/ /ˌklɛɹɪˈnɛt/ clarinets n
Klarinette
(musical instruments) A woodwind musical instrument that has a distinctive liquid tone whose characteristics vary among its three registers: chalumeau (low), clarion (medium), and altissimo (high).

clarinetist /ˌklæɹɪˈnɛtɪst/ clarinetists n
Klarinettist Klarinettistin
Someone who plays the clarinet.

clarion /ˈklæ.ɹi.ən/ /ˈklæ.ɹɪ.ən/ /ˈklɛ-/ clarions n
Clairon Fanfare
(brass instrument, historical, or, poetic) A medieval brass instrument chiefly used as a battle signal; related to the trumpet, it had a narrow, straight pipe and a high-pitched, piercing sound.

clarion call clarion calls n
Appell Fanfarenstoß Weckruf
(figuratively) Appeal, urgent call to action.

clarity /ˈklæɹ.ə.ti/ /ˈklæɹ.ɪ.ti/ /ˈklɛɹ.ə.ti/ clarities n
Klarheit
The state or measure of being clear, either in appearance, thought or style; lucidity.

clary sage n
Muskat-Salbei Muskateller-Salbei Muskatellersalbei Scharlei
Salvia sclarea, a biennial or short-lived herbaceous perennial.

clash /klaʃ/ /klæʃ/ clashes n
Geschepper Scheppern
(onomatopoeia) A loud sound, like the crashing together of metal objects.
Auseinandersetzung Zusammenstoß
A skirmish, a hostile encounter.
Krach Zank Zoff
An angry argument
Aufeinandertreffen Clash Zusammenprall
Opposition; contradiction; such as between differing or contending interests, views, purposes etc.

clash /klaʃ/ /klæʃ/ v
scheppern
(transitive) To cause to make a clashing sound.
aufeinanderprallen einen Krach haben zanken zoffen zusammenstoßen überschneiden
(intransitive, of clothes, decor, colours) To fail to look good together; to contrast unattractively; to fail to harmonize.
überschneiden
(intransitive, of events) To coincide, to happen at the same time, thereby rendering it impossible to attend all.

clasp /klæsp/ /klɑːsp/ clasps n
Klammer Spange Schnalle
A fastener or holder, particularly one that clasps.
Griff
(in the singular) An embrace, a grasp, or handshake.

clasp /klæsp/ /klɑːsp/ v
greifen
(transitive) To take hold of; to grasp.

clasp-knife clasp-knives n
Klappmesser
A knife with a hinged blade or blades that, for safety when not in use, can be folded into a slot in the handle.

class /klas/ /kleəs/ /klæs/ /klɑ(ː)s/ /klɑːs/ classes n
Klasse
(countable) A group, collection, category or set sharing characteristics or attributes.
(sociology, countable) A social grouping, based on job, wealth, etc. In Britain, society is commonly split into three main classes: upper class, middle class and working class.
(uncountable) The division of society into classes.
(education, countable, and, uncountable) A group of students in a regularly scheduled meeting with a teacher.
(countable) A group of students who commenced or completed their education during a particular year. A school class.
(countable) A category of seats in an airplane, train or other means of mass transportation.
(set theory) A collection of sets definable by a shared property.
(object-oriented, countable) A set of objects having the same behavior (but typically differing in state), or a template defining such a set in terms of its common properties, functions, etc.
Klasse Stil
(uncountable) Admirable behavior; elegance.
Unterricht
A series of lessons covering a single subject.
Classis Klasse
(taxonomy, countable) A rank in the classification of organisms, below phylum and above order; a taxon of that rank.

class /klas/ /kleəs/ /klæs/ /klɑ(ː)s/ /klɑːs/ v
klassifizieren
(transitive) To assign to a class; to classify.

class action class actions n
Sammelklage
(law, chiefly, US, Canada) A lawsuit brought by a single plaintiff or small group of plaintiffs as a representative of a large group of others having a common interest, with everyone in the large group eligible to receive damages if the plaintiff is successful.

class clown class clowns n
Klassenclown Klassenkasper
(idiomatic) A student who frequently makes jokes or pokes fun; a wiseacre.

class consciousness class consciousnesses n
Klassenbewusstsein
(Marxism, social sciences) An individual's awareness of their relative place within the class system of society.

class diagram class diagrams n
Klassendiagramm
(software engineering) A type of static structure diagram that describes the structure of a system by showing the system's classes, their attributes, and the relationships between the classes.

class envy n
Sozialneid
resentful feelings against people of a higher social class

class reunion class reunions n
Klassentreffen
A planned event at which members of a past school class meet.

class struggle class struggles n
Klassenkampf
Conflict between social or economic classes (especially between the capitalist and proletariat classes); the active expression of a theoretical class conflict looked at from any kind of socialist perspective.

class variable class variables n
Klassenvariable

class-based adj
klassenbasiert
(programming) Structured by defining classes of objects.

class-based language class-based languages n
objektbasierte Sprache

class-based programming class-based programmings n
klassenbasierte Programmierung

classeme classemes n
Klassem
(semiotics) A generic or contextual seme, denoting a group of objects.

classic /ˈklæs.ɪk/ more classic most classic adj
klassisch
Exemplary of a particular style; defining a class/category; typical.
Exhibiting timeless quality and excellence.

classic /ˈklæs.ɪk/ classics n
Klassiker
A perfect and/or early example of a particular style.
An artistic work of lasting worth, such as a film or song; a work of enduring excellence.
A major, long-standing sporting event.

classical /ˈklæsɪkl̩/ more classical most classical adj
klassisch
(music) Describing Western music and musicians of the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
(informal, music) Describing art music (rather than pop, jazz, blues, etc), especially when played using instruments of the orchestra.
Of or pertaining to the ancient Greeks and Romans, especially to Greek or Roman authors of the highest rank, or of the period when their best literature was produced; of or pertaining to places inhabited by the ancient Greeks and Romans, or rendered famous by their deeds.
Conforming to the best authority in literature and art; chaste; pure; refined

classical antiquity pn
Antike
(history) The era of the height of Greco-Roman civilization in southern Europe, roughly comprising the 6th century BC to the 5th century (AD), although sometimes distinguished from Late Antiquity

classical conditioning n
klassische Konditionierung
(psychology) A learning process in which a previously neutral stimulus (such as a bell) is paired with a potent stimulus (such as food in the case of a dog), so that the neutral stimulus comes to elicit a conditioned response (salivation) similar to the one elicited by the potent stimulus.

classical logic classical logics n
klassische Logik

classical music classical musics n
Klassik Klassische Musik klassische Musik
(music genre) Music of the classical period; the music of Mozart, Haydn, etc; the musical period before the romantic.

classical physics n
klassische Physik
(physics) all aspects of physics developed before the rise of quantum mechanics

classical studies n
Altertumswissenschaft Altertumswissenschaften
The study of Ancient Greek and Latin, their literature, history, etc., sometimes inclusive of the study of the ancient Mediterranean generally.

classicism classicisms n
Klassizismus
(uncountable) All the classical traditions of the art and architecture of ancient Greece and Rome, especially the aspects of simplicity, elegance and proportion.

classicistic more classicistic most classicistic adj
klassizistisch
Of or pertaining to classicism.
Of or pertaining to classicists.

classification /ˌklæsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ classifications n
Klassifikation Klassifizierung
The act of forming into a class or classes; a distribution into groups, as classes, orders, families, etc., according to some common relations or attributes.

classified advertisement classified advertisements n
Kleinanzeige Annonce
Any of a list of newspaper or website advertisements included with others under a heading describing the category of product or service offered.

classifier /ˈklæsɪfaɪə/ /ˈklæsɪfaɪɚ/ classifiers n
Klassifikator Numeralklassifikator Zahlklassifikator Zähleinheitswort Zählklassenwort Zählwort

classify /ˈklæs.əˌfaɪ/ /ˈklæs.ɪ.faɪ/ v
klassifizieren einordnen einstufen unterteilen
to identify by or divide into classes; to categorize
als vertraulich / geheim einstufen
to declare something a secret, especially a government secret

classism /ˈklæsɪzəm/ classisms n
Klassismus
Discrimination or prejudice that is based on social class, especially against those of lower social class.

classist /ˈklæsɪst/ more classist most classist adj
klassistisch
Of or pertaining to classism.

classist /ˈklæsɪst/ classists n
Klassist
An advocate of classism.

classless /ˈklæsləs/ more classless most classless adj
klassenlos
Not divided into societal or economic groups.

classmate /ˈklɑːs.meɪt/ classmates n
Klassenkamerad Klassenkameradin Mitschüler Mitschülerin
A student who is in the same class at school.

classpath classpaths n
Klassenpfad
(Java programming language) The path on a file system where the Java virtual machine should look for user-defined classes and packages when running Java programs.

classroom /ˈklasruːm/ /ˈklæsruːm/ /ˈklɑːsɹʊm/ classrooms n
Klassenzimmer Klassenraum
A room, often in a school, where classes take place

classy /ˈklæsi/ /ˈklɑːsi/ classier classiest adj
nobel
Elegant, highly stylish or fashionable.

clastic /ˈklæstɪk/ adj
klastisch
(geology, of rock) Made from fragments of pre-existing rocks.

clathrate /ˈklæθɹeɪt/ clathrates n
Clathrat Klathrat
(chemistry) A clathrate compound.

clatter /ˈklætə/ /ˈklætɚ/ clatters n
Geklacker Geklapper Gepolter Gerappel Klackern Klappern
A rattling noise; a repetition of abrupt, sharp sounds.

clatter /ˈklætə/ /ˈklætɚ/ v
klappern poltern
(intransitive) To make a rattling sound.

clause /klɑz/ /klɔz/ /klɔːz/ clauses n
Teilsatz Nebensatz
(grammar) A verb along with its subject and their modifiers. If a clause provides a complete thought on its own, then it is an independent (superordinate) clause; otherwise, it is (subordinate) dependent.
Klausel
(legal) A separate part of a contract, a will or another legal document.

claustrophobia claustrophobias n
Klaustrophobie Raumangst Platzangst
The fear of closed, tight places.

claustrophobic more claustrophobic most claustrophobic adj
klaustrophobisch
(psychology) Suffering from claustrophobia; being scared of being enclosed in a confined space.

claustrum /ˈklɔːstɹəm/ claustra n
Claustrum Vormauer
(neuroanatomy) A thin, irregular sheet of grey matter underneath the inner part of the neocortex on both sides of the brains of mammals; its exact function is not understood, but it is believed to facilitate coordination between senses

clavichord /ˈklæv.ɪˌkɔɹd/ /ˈklæv.ɪˌkɔːd/ clavichords n
Clavichord Klavichord
(musical instruments) An early keyboard instrument producing a soft sound by means of metal blades (called tangents) attached to the inner ends of the keys gently striking the strings.

clavicle /ˈklæv.ɪk.l̩/ /ˈklæv.ɪk.əl/ clavicles n
Schlüsselbein Klavikel Klavikula
(skeleton) The collarbone; the prominent bone at the top of the chest between the shoulder and the neck connecting the shoulder and the breastbone.

clavicular /klæˈvɪk.jəl.ɚ/ /kləˈvɪk.jəl.ɚ/ /kləˈvɪk.jʊl.ə/ adj
klavikular
(anatomy) Of or relating to the clavicle.

clavicytherium /ˌklæv.ə.saɪˈθɪə.ɹi.əm/ /ˌklæv.ə.saɪˈθɪə.ɹɪ.əm/ clavicytheria clavicytheriums n
Claviciterium Clavicytherium Klavicitherium Klaviziterium Klavizitherium
(musical instruments) A harpsichord in which the soundboard and strings are mounted vertically facing the player. [early 16th c.]

claviform /-və-/ /ˈkleɪ-/ /ˈklævɪfɔːm/ /ˈklævɪˌfɔɹm/ more claviform most claviform adj
claviform keulenförmig kolbenförmig
(chiefly, biology) Larger at the tip than at the base; club-shaped.
claviform schlüsselförmig
Key-shaped.

claviharp /ˈklævɪhɑː(ɹ)p/ claviharps n
Klavierharfe
(musical instruments) A 19th-century musical instrument combining a harp with a keyboard.

claw /klɑ/ /klɔ/ /klɔː/ claws n
Kralle Klaue
A curved, pointed horny nail on each digit of the foot of a mammal, reptile, or bird.
Schere
The pincer (chela) of a crustacean or other arthropod.
(botany) A slender appendage or process, formed like a claw, such as the base of petals of the pink.
Greifer
A mechanical device resembling a claw, used for gripping or lifting.

claw /klɑ/ /klɔ/ /klɔː/ v
kratzen zerkratzen
To scratch or to tear at.
To rail at, revile, or scold (someone or something).
klammern krallen
To use the claws to seize, to grip.

clawed frog clawed frogs n
Krallenfrosch
Any of a group of aquatic carnivorous frogs in the genus Xenopus, which are very small and have small claws.

clay /kleɪ/ [kl̥eɪ] clays n
Ton Lehm
A mineral substance made up of small crystals of silica and alumina, that is ductile when moist; the material of pre-fired ceramics.
Asche
(tennis) A tennis court surface made of crushed stone, brick, shale, or other unbound mineral aggregate.

clay pigeon clay pigeons n
Tontaube Wurftaube
A flying target, usually a disc, made of a mixture of pitch and pulverized limestone rock, used as moving target in sport shooting.

clay pit clay pits n
Tonstich Tongrube
A quarry for clay

claybank claybanks n
Falbe
A dun-coloured horse.

clayen /ˈkleɪ̯.ən/ adj
Ton-
Of clay; made of clay.

clayey /ˈkleɪ(j)i/ /ˈkleɪi/ clayier clayiest adj
lehmig tonig
Composed of clay or containing (much) clay; clayish.

claymation /ˈkleɪˌmeɪ.ʃən/ claymations n
Knetanimation
stop-motion animation where each animated piece is made from a deformable substance, typically Plasticine clay.

claystone claystones n
Tonstein
(geology) Sedimentary rock composed of fine clay particles.

clean /kleːn/ /klin/ /kliːn/ [kʰl̥eːn] [kʰl̥iːn] [kʰl̥ĩn] cleaner cleanest adj
sauber rein
Not dirty, filthy, or soiled.
clean sauber
(of criminal, driving, etc. records) Without restrictions or penalties, or someone having such a record.
Not having used drugs or alcohol.
rein sauber
Pure, especially morally or religiously.
sauber
Smooth, exact, and performed well.
(informal) Cool or neat.

clean /kleːn/ /klin/ /kliːn/ [kʰl̥eːn] [kʰl̥iːn] [kʰl̥ĩn] v
reinigen putzen säubern abwischen
(transitive) To remove dirt from a place or object.
putzen aufräumen
(transitive) To tidy up, make a place neat.
putzen reinigen säubern
(intransitive) To make things clean in general.

clean and jerk clean and jerks n
Stoßen
(weightlifting) The act of lifting the barbell from the floor to a resting position across the front of the shoulders (the clean phase), pausing, and thrusting the barbell over the head to a stationary position in one movement (the jerk phase). The normal technique for both parts of this act involves propelling the barbell upwards, quickly lowering the torso, and then straightening the legs.

clean sheet clean sheets n
weiße Weste
(soccer) A game played without having conceded a goal.

clean up v
putzen
(transitive) To make an area or a thing clean; to pick up a mess; to tidy.

clean up one's act v
seine Gewohnheiten verändern zusammenreißen
(idiomatic) To reform; to improve one's habits.

clean-cut more clean-cut most clean-cut adj
adrett
Having a neat, smart appearance

clean-shaven more clean-shaven most clean-shaven adj
glattrasiert
Having had hair (especially facial hair) shaved off, so that it is no longer visible.

cleaner /ˈkli.nɚ/ /ˈkliː.nə/ cleaners n
Reinigungskraft Putzmann Putzfrau Gebäudereiniger Gebäudereinigerin
A person whose occupation is to clean floors, windows and other things.
Reiniger
A substance used for cleaning, a cleaning agent.

cleaning lady cleaning ladies n
Putzfrau

cleaning shoe cleaning shoes n
Reinigungsvorrichtung
(agriculture) The part of a harvester or combine which both sieves out large impurities such as rocks and blows out light impurities such as chaff

cleanliness /ˈklɛn.li.nəs/ /ˈklɛn.li.nɪs/ cleanlinesses n
Reinlichkeit Sauberkeit
The property of being cleanly, or habitually clean; good hygiene.

cleanly /ˈklɛnli/ cleanlier cleanliest more cleanly most cleanly adj
reinlich
Being habitually clean, practising good hygiene.

cleanness /ˈkliːn.nəs/ cleannesses n
Sauberkeit Reinlichkeit
The state of being physically clean and free of contamination or dirt; cleanliness.

cleanroom cleanrooms n
Reinraum
A room or environment that is controlled in such a way as to minimize airborne particulate matter, typically for the purpose of fabricating sensitive electronic or other devices.

cleanse /klɛnz/ cleanses n
Reinigung
An act of cleansing; a purification.

cleanse /klɛnz/ v
reinigen säubern
(transitive) To free from dirt; to clean, to purify.

cleanup /ˈkliːnʌp/ [ˈkʰliːˌnʌp] cleanups n
Aufräumen Säubern Säuberung Säuberungsaktion
The act of cleaning or tidying something; the act of finishing something off.

clear /kliɹ/ /klɪə(ɹ)/ clearer clearest adj
klar durchsichtig
Transparent in colour.
klar hell
Bright; luminous; not dark or obscured.
klar frei
Free of obstacles.
klar heiter wolkenlos
Without clouds.
deutlich eindeutig
Free of ambiguity or doubt; easily understood.
rein
(figuratively) Free of guilt, or suspicion.

clear /kliɹ/ /klɪə(ɹ)/ adv
weg von
Not near something or touching it.

clear /kliɹ/ /klɪə(ɹ)/ v
freiräumen räumen
klar werden aufklaren
(intransitive) To become free from obstruction or obscurement; to become transparent.
abklären aufklären ausräumen klären
(transitive) To eliminate ambiguity or doubt from (a matter); to clarify or resolve; to clear up.
befreien entheben
(transitive) To remove from suspicion, especially of having committed a crime.
freigeben verrechnen
(intransitive) Of a check or financial transaction, to go through as payment; to be processed so that the money is transferred.
roden
(transitive, business) To earn a profit of; to net.
klären
(transitive, intransitive, sports) To hit, kick, head, punch etc. (a ball, puck) away in order to defend one's goal.
roden löschen
(transitive, computing) To reset or unset; to return to an empty state or to zero.

clear cut more clear cut most clear cut adj
deutlich ersichtlich sichtlich
(idiomatic) Straightforward, obvious, simple, or basic.

clear one's throat v
räuspern
Forcibly, sometimes mutedly, expelling air from one's lungs, sometimes to clear mucus, sometimes to attract attention to something; less vigorous than coughing.

clear the market v
den Markt räumen

clear up v
aufklären
(transitive) To clarify, to correct a misconception.
aufklaren
(intransitive) Of stormy weather, to dissipate, to become calm.

clearance /ˈklɪəɹən(t)s/ /ˈklɪɹən(t)s/ clearances n
Erlaubnis Freigabe
A permission for a vehicle to proceed, or for a person to travel.
Ausverkauf
(retail) A sale of merchandise, especially at significantly reduced prices, usually in order to make room for new merchandise or updated versions of the same merchandise; sometimes as a closeout.

clearance rate clearance rates n
Aufklärungsquote Aufklärungsrate
(crime, law enforcement) The proportion of crimes that are solved by the police with respect to the total number of crimes reported.

clearcutting clearcuttings n
Kahlhieb Kahlschlag
A forestry practice in which most or all trees in a harvest area are cut down.

clearing /ˈklɪə.ɹɪŋ/ /ˈklɪɹ.ɪŋ/ clearings n
Aufklärung Klärung
The act or process of making or becoming clear.
Lichtung Waldlichtung Kahlschlagsfläche Rodung
An area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees.
Nebellichtung
An open space in the fog etc.
Abrechnungsverkehr Clearing Geldausgleich Verrechnung Zahlungsausgleich unter Banken
(banking, finance) A process of exchanging transaction information and authorisation through a central institution or system to complete and settle those transactions.
Freischaltung
(telecommunication) A sequence of events used to disconnect a call, and return to the ready state.

clearing bank clearing banks n
Abwicklungsbank Clearingbank Girobank Girozentrale Verrechnungsbank
Any of a network of banks that have a formal arrangement for the exchange of cheques, drafts, etc.

clearing house clearing houses n
Abrechnungsstelle Clearing-Stelle Giroausgleichsstelle Verrechnungsstelle
A central point where clearing banks and other financial firms exchange checks, settle accounts, etc.

clearly /ˈkliːɹli/ /ˈklɪəli/ /ˈklɪɹli/ clearlier clearliest more clearly most clearly adv
klar deutlich
(manner) In a clear manner.

cleartext cleartexts n
Klartext unverschlüsselter Text
(cryptography) The unencrypted form of an encrypted text; plain text

cleat /kliːt/ cleats n
Klampe
(nautical) A device to quickly affix a line or rope, and from which it is also easy to release. Nautical cleat
Stollen
A protrusion on the bottom of a shoe or wheel meant for better traction.

cleats /kliːts/ n
Stollenschuhe
A pair of athletic shoes equipped with cleats.

cleavable more cleavable most cleavable adj
spaltbar
Capable of being cleaved.

cleavage /ˈkli.vɪd͡ʒ/ /ˈkliː.vɪd͡ʒ/ [ˈklɪi.vɪd͡ʒ] cleavages n
Kluft Teilung
The act of cleaving or the state of being cleft. [from 19th c.]
Dekolletee Dekolleté
The hollow or separation between a woman's breasts, especially as revealed by a low neckline. [from 20th c.]
(by extension) Any similar separation between two body parts, such as the buttocks or toes.
Furchung Teilung Zellteilung
(biology) The repeated division of a cell into daughter cells after mitosis. [from 19th c.]
Spaltung
(chemistry) The splitting of a large molecule into smaller ones.
Schieferung Spaltneigung
(mineralogy) The tendency of a crystal to split along specific planes. [from 19th c.]

cleave /kliv/ /kliːv/ v
spalten
(transitive) To split or sever something with, or as if with, a sharp instrument.
kleben
(intransitive, rare) Followed by to or unto: to adhere, cling, or stick fast to something.

cleaver /ˈklivɚ/ cleavers n
Cleaver Hackbeil
A squarish, heavy knife used by butchers for hacking through bones, etc.

cleavers n
Kletten-Labkraut
Galium aparine, a herbaceous annual bedstraw of the family Rubiaceae.

clef /klɛf/ clefs n
Schlüssel Notenschlüssel
A symbol found on a musical staff that indicates the pitches represented by the lines and the spaces on the staff [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

cleft /klɛft/ clefts n
Spalte Riß
An opening, fissure, or V-shaped indentation made by or as if by splitting.

cleft chin cleft chins n
Kinngrübchen
An anatomical genetic trait in which a fissure in the lower jaw causes a visible dimple in the center of the chin.

cleft palate cleft palates n
Gaumenspalte Wolfsrachen
(teratology) An abnormal condition in which the two plates of the skull that form the hard palate (roof of the mouth) are not completely joined.

clematis /ˈklɛmətɪs/ clematis clematises n
Waldrebe
(botany) Any plant of the genus Clematis, vigorous climbing lianas found throughout the temperate zones.

clemency /ˈklɛ.mən.si/ /ˈklɛ.mənt.si/ clemencies n
Milde Barmherzigkeit Erbarmen Güte Gütigkeit Nachsicht
The gentle or kind exercise of power; leniency, mercy; compassion in judging or punishing.
Milde Begnadigung Gnade Mildheit
(legal) A pardon, commutation, or similar reduction, removal, or postponement of legal penalties by an executive officer of a state.
Milde Mildheit
(now, _, rare) Mildness of weather.

clement /ˈklɛmənt/ more clement most clement adj
nachsichtig
Lenient or merciful; charitable.
mild
Mild (said of weather and similar circumstances).

clementine /ˈklɛməntaɪn/ /ˈklɛməntiːn/ clementines n
Clementine
A type of small, sweet-tasting orange, the result of a hybrid cross between the willowleaf variety of mandarin orange (C. × deliciosa) and a sweet orange (C. × sinensis).

clenbuterol n
Clenbuterol
(pharmaceutical drug) The decongestant and bronchodilator 1-(4-amino-3,5-dichlorophenyl)-2-(tert-butylamino)ethanol.

clench /klɛnt͡ʃ/ v
ballen
To grip or hold fast.
To close tightly.

clench one's fists v
die Fäuste ballen
To clench one's fists tightly because of anger.

clerestory /ˈklɪər.stɔːri/ clerestories n
Fenstergaden Lichtgaden Obergaden

clergy /ˈklɜːdʒi/ /ˈklɝd͡ʒi/ clergies n
Klerus Geistlichkeit
Body of persons, such as priests, who are trained and ordained for religious service.

clergyman /ˈklɜːdʒimən/ /ˈklɝd͡ʒimən/ clergymen n
Kleriker Geistlicher Pastor Pfarrer Seelenhirt Seelenhirte
An ordained (male) Christian minister, a male member of the clergy.

clergyperson clergypeople clergypersons n
Geistliche Geistlicher Kleriker Klerikerin Pastor Pastorin
An ordained (male or female) Christian minister, a member of the clergy.

clergywoman clergywomen n
Geistliche Klerikerin Pastorin Pfarrerin Seelsorgerin
An ordained (female) Christian minister; a female member of the clergy.

cleric /ˈklɛɹɪk/ clerics n
Kleriker
A member of the clergy.

clerical /ˈklɛɹɪkəl/ adj
priesterlich geistlich klerikal
Of or relating to clerks or their work.

clerical collar clerical collars n
Kollar
A stiff white collar, having no opening at the front, fastened at the back, worn by members of the Christian clergy.

clerihew /ˈklɛɹɨˌhjuː/ /ˈklɛɹɪ̈ˌhju/ clerihews n
Clerihew
A humorous rhyme of four lines with the rhyming scheme AABB, usually regarding a person mentioned in the first line. [from 1920s]

clerk /klɐːk/ /klɑːk/ /klɜːk/ /klɝk/ clerks n
Angestellte Buchhalter Büroangestellte Bürokauffrau Bürokaufmann Gerichtsschreiber
One who occupationally provides assistance by working with records, accounts, letters, etc.; an office worker.

clever /ˈklɛvə/ /ˈklɛvɚ/ cleverer cleverest more clever most clever adj
geschickt
Nimble with hands or body; skillful; adept.
klug schlau clever gescheit patent pfiffig
Smart, intelligent, or witty; mentally quick or sharp.
ausgekocht clever
(of objects or actions) Showing mental quickness and resourcefulness.
abgedreht originell raffiniert
(of objects or actions) Showing inventiveness or originality; witty.
schamanisch zauberkundig
(anthropology, of an Aboriginal Australian) Possessing magical abilities.

clever clogs clever clogs n
Neunmalkluge Neunmalkluger Schlauberger Schlaumeier
(slang) Somebody who is rather too clever; a smart aleck; sometimes used as an epithet.

clever dick clever dicks n
Schlaumeier
(informal, chiefly, British) A person who annoyingly tries too hard to impress with their cleverness.

clevis clevises n
Bügel Gabelkopf U-Klammer U-Kupplung
A U-shaped coupling having holes at each end, through which a bolt is run; used especially to fit attachments to a tractor or other vehicle as it allows a degree of rotation about the bolt.

clew /kljuː/ /kluʊ̯/ /kluː/ clews n
Knäuel
(archaic) A ball of thread or yarn.

cliché /kliˈʃeɪ/ /ˈkliːʃeɪ/ clichés n
Klischee Gemeinplatz Stereotyp
Something, most often a phrase or expression, that is overused or used outside its original context, so that its original impact and meaning are lost. A trite saying; a platitude. [from 19th c.]

click /klɪk/ [kʰl̥ɪk] clicks n
Schnalzlaut Klick
(phonetics) An ingressive sound made by coarticulating a velar or uvular closure with another closure.
Klick Mausklick Klicken
(GUI) The act of pressing a button on a computer mouse or similar input device, both as a physical act and a reaction in the software.

click /klɪk/ [kʰl̥ɪk] v
klicken schnalzen
(transitive) To cause to make a click; to operate (a switch, etc) so that it makes a click.
klicken anklicken
(computing) To press and release (a button on a computer mouse).
(transitive, GUI) To select a software item using, usually, but not always, the pressing of a mouse button.

click beetle click beetles n
Schnellkäfer
Any of various beetles of the family Elateridae, generally less than 20 mm long, which, if turned upside down, flip themselves into the air with a clicking sound.

clickbait /ˈklɪkbeɪt/ clickbaits n
Clickbait Klickköder
(Internet, _, marketing, pejorative) Website content that is aimed at generating advertising revenue, especially at the expense of quality or accuracy, relying on sensationalist headlines to attract click-throughs; such headlines.

client /ˈklaɪ.ənt/ clients n
Kunde Kundin Klient Klientin
A customer, a buyer or receiver of goods or services.
Klient Client
(computing) The role of a computer application or system that requests and/or consumes the services provided by another having the role of server.
Klient Mandant
A person who receives help or services from a professional such as a lawyer or accountant.

client state client states n
Klientelstaat
A state that is economically, politically and/or militarily dependent on another, more powerful state. Originally, the realm of a client king of Rome.

clientele /klaɪ.ənˈtɛl/ /kliː.ɒnˈtɛl/ [klaɪ.n̩ˈtɛl] [kliː.n̩ˈtel] [klɑɪ.n̩ˈtel] clienteles n
Kundschaft Klientel
The body or class of people who frequent an establishment or purchase a service, especially when considered as forming a more-or-less homogeneous group of clients in terms of values or habits.

cliff /klɪf/ [kl̥ʰɪf] cliffs n
Klippe Felsen
A vertical (or nearly vertical) rock face.

cliff face cliff faces n
Bergwand Felswand
The very steep, vertical, or overhanging section of rock, earth, or ice slope usually free of any vegetation or loose material.

cliffhanger /ˌklɪfˈhæŋ.ə(ɹ)/ cliffhangers n
offenes Ende
(narratology) An ending or stopping point calculated to leave a story unresolved, in order to create suspense.

climate /ˈklaɪ.mət/ /ˈklaɪ.mɪt/ climates n
Klima
The long-term manifestations of weather and other atmospheric conditions in a given area or country, now usually represented by the statistical summary of its weather conditions during a period long enough to ensure that representative values are obtained (generally 30 years).
(figuratively) The context in general of a particular political, moral, etc., situation.

climate catastrophe climate catastrophes n
Klimakatastrophe
The severe negative effects of climate change on both the natural world and humanity as a result of extreme weather events, sea level rise, biodiversity loss, etc.

climate change /ˈklaɪmət ˌtʃeɪndʒ/ climate changes n
Klimawandel Klimaveränderung Klimaänderung Klimaentwicklung
Rapid, large-scale, and long-term change in the Earth's climatic system produced by global warming; anthropogenic climate change.

climate denialist climate denialists n
Klimaleugner
(derogatory) A supporter of climate denialism.

climate denier climate deniers n
Klimaleugner Klimaleugnerin

climate emergency climate emergencies n
Klimanotstand
The dangerous situation in which anthropogenic climate change threatens to cause irreversible environmental damage.

climate justice n
Klimagerechtigkeit

climate migrant climate migrants n
Klimamigrant

climate refugee climate refugees n
Klimaflüchtling
A person who is forced to relocate in response to anthropogenic climate change that has made their region unliveable.

climate sceptic climate sceptics n
Klimaskeptiker Klimaskeptikerin
A person who does not believe climate change is happening or does not believe it is caused by human activity.

climate strike /ˈklaɪmət straik/ climate strikes n
Klimastreik
A protest in which people absent themselves from professional or educational activities in order to join demonstrations calling for action to counter climate change.

climatic /klaɪˈmætɪk/ adj
klimatisch Klima
Of, relating to, or influenced by climate.

climatological more climatological most climatological adj
klimatologisch
Of or pertaining to climatology.

climatologist climatologists n
Klimaforscher Klimaforscherin Klimatologe Klimatologin
A person who studies, professes or practices climatology.

climatology /klaɪ.mɪˈtɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/ /klaɪ.mɪˈtɒ.lə.d͡ʒi/ climatologies n
Klimatologie
The science that deals with climates, and investigates their phenomena and causes.

climax /ˈklaɪ.mæks/ climaces climaxes n
Höhepunkt
(narratology) The culmination of a narrative's rising action, the turning point.
Höhepunkt Orgasmus
(euphemistic) The culmination of sexual pleasure, an orgasm.

climb /klaɪm/ v
klettern steigen
(intransitive) To ascend; rise; to go up.
(transitive) To mount; to move upwards on.
aufsteigen klettern
(transitive) To scale; to get to the top of something.
klettern
(transitive) To move (especially up and down something) by gripping with the hands and using the feet.
(intransitive) To practise the sport of climbing.
(botany) Of plants, to grow upwards by clinging to something.

climb up v
aufsteigen
(intransitive) to make a gradual ascent or increase
aufsteigen besteigen erklimmen
(transitive) to gradually ascend something

climber /ˈklaɪmə/ /ˈklaɪmɚ/ climbers n
Kletterer Kletterin
Someone or something that climbs (such as a mountain climber).
Kletterpflanze Schlingpflanze
(botany) A plant such as a vine that climbs upwards as it grows by attaching itself to some support.

climbing /ˈklaɪ̯mɪŋ/ climbings n
Klettern Kletterei
(uncountable) The sport of climbing, ascending a wall or a rock or another object using available holds, generally with the safety of a rope and belayer.

climbing shoe climbing shoes n
Kletterschuh
A kind of close-fitting footwear designed for rock climbing

climbing wall climbing walls n
Kletterwand
(climbing) An artificial wall used for the sport of climbing

clinch /klɪnt͡ʃ/ clinches n
Clinch
(wrestling, combat sports) The act of one or both fighters holding onto the other to prevent being hit or engage in standup grappling.

cling /ˈklɪŋ/ v
haften klammern
To hold very tightly, as to not fall off.
hängen klammern
(figurative, with preposition to) To be fond of, to feel strongly about and dependent on.

cling film /ˈklɪŋˌfɪlm/ cling films n
Frischhaltefolie Plastikfolie Adhäsionsfolie
(British) A plastic film (originally polyvinylidene chloride but now polyethylene) that is so light and thin that it clings to any object about which it is wrapped; used to cover and preserve foodstuffs etc.

clingfilm /ˈklɪŋfɪlm/ clingfilms n
Frischhaltefolie Küchenfolie
(Britain, Ireland) Light, transparent plastic film used as a wrapping for food etc.

clingy /ˈklɪŋi/ clingier clingiest adj
anhaftend anhänglich
Having a tendency to cling.
anhänglich klammernd possessiv
(informal, usually, derogatory) Pathetically attached to, or possessive of someone, usually a significant other.

clinic /ˈklɪnɪk/ clinics n
Klinik Ambulanz
A medical facility, such as a hospital, especially one for the treatment and diagnosis of outpatients.

clinical /ˈklɪnɪkəl/ more clinical most clinical adj
klinisch
(medicine) Dealing with the practical management of patients, in practice#Noun at the point of care; as contrasted with other health care venues (see clinical medicine#Noun for more explanation).
Of or pertaining to a clinic, such as a medical clinic or law clinic.

clinical chemistry n
klinische Chemie
(pathology) Branch of pathology concerned with the chemical analysis of bodily fluids etc.

clinical death clinical deaths n
klinischer Tod
(medicine, legal) A state in which usual medically observable vital signs—such as respiration, heartbeat, and corneal reflex—are not present, but from which patients are sometimes revived.

clinical psychology n
Klinische Psychologie
(psychology) A branch of psychology with the purpose of understanding, preventing, and relieving psychologically based distress or dysfunction and to promote subjective well-being and personal development.

clinician /klɪˈnɪʃən/ clinicians n
Kliniker Klinikerin Klinikangestellter Klinikmitarbeiter Krankenhausarzt Krankenhausärztin
(chiefly, US) Someone who conducts a clinic; an expert or skilled practitioner in a particular field, such as business or education. In this sense, a clinician is someone who provides practical advice or hands-on assistance to others in a specific area of expertise. For example, a business clinician might be an experienced consultant who helps companies improve their operations, while an education clinician might be a skilled teacher who provides professional development and support to other educators.

clinker /ˈklɪŋkə(ɹ)/ /ˈklɪŋkɚ/ clinkers n
Klinkerbauweise
(nautical, mostly, attributive) A style of boatbuilding using overlapping planks.
Schlacke
Slag or ash produced by intense heat in a furnace, kiln or boiler that forms a hard residue upon cooling. [from 18th c.]

clinometer /klaɪ̯ˈnɑː.mə.tɚ/ clinometers n
Klinometer Neigungsmesser
An apparatus for measuring a vertical angle, a slope, or the height of a large object (e.g. a tree).

clinopyroxene /-nə-/ /ˌklaɪnoʊpaɪˈɹɑksin/ /ˌklaɪnə(ʊ)paɪˈɹɒksiːn/ clinopyroxenes n
Klinopyroxen
(mineral) Any pyroxene that has a monoclinic crystal structure.

clip /klɪp/ [kl̥ʰɪp] clips n
Klammer Klemme Clips Klips
Something which clips or grasps; a device for attaching one object to another.
Ladestreifen
(military) A frame containing a number of rounds of ammunition which is intended to be inserted into an internal magazine of a firearm to allow for rapid reloading.

clip /klɪp/ [kl̥ʰɪp] v
festklemmen klammern
To grip tightly.
klammern klemmen
To fasten with a clip.

clipboard clipboards n
Zwischenablage Klemmbrett
(computing) A buffer in memory where the user can store data temporarily while transferring it from one place within an application to another or between applications.

clipper clippers n
Klipper
(nautical) Any of several forms of very fast sailing ships having a long, low hull and a sharply raked stem.

clipping /ˈklɪpɪŋ/ clippings n
Abschnitt Rasenschnitt Schnipsel Schnitt
(countable) A piece of something removed by clipping.
Ausschnitt Presseausschnitt Zeitungsausschnitt
(countable) An article clipped from a newspaper (especially) or from a magazine.
Kurzform Kurzwortbildung Verkürzung
(countable, linguistics) A short form (of a longer word) created by removing syllables, often terminal ones.
abschneidend beschneidend schneidend
(uncountable, computer graphics) The use of a mask to hide part of an object or image.

clique /kliːk/ /ˈklɪk/ cliques n
Clique
A small, exclusive group of individuals, usually according to lifestyle or social status; a cabal.
(graph theory) A subgraph isomorphic to a complete graph.

clitic /ˈklɪtɪk/ clitics n
Klitikon
(linguistics) A morpheme that functions like a word, but never appears as an independent word, instead being always attached to a following or preceding word (or, in some cases, within a surrounding word).

clitoral /klɪˈtɔɹəl/ /ˈklɪtəɹəl/ adj
klitoral
Of, or relating to the clitoris.

clitoral glans clitoral glandes clitoral glans n
Klitoriseichel
(anatomy) An external part of the clitoris covered by the clitoral hood.

clitoral hood clitoral hoods n
Klitorisvorhaut
(anatomy) A prepuce or fold of skin that surrounds the clitoris; homologous with the male foreskin.

clitoris /klɪˈtɔɹɪs/ /ˈklɪtəɹɪs/ clitorides clitorises n
Klitoris Kitzler
(anatomy) A sensitive elongated erectile organ at the anterior part of the vulva in female humans and mammals, homologous with the penis. [from 17th c.]

cloaca /kloʊˈeɪkə/ /kləʊˈeɪkə/ cloacae cloacas n
Kloake
(zoology) The duct in reptiles, amphibians and birds, as well as fish and some mammals, which serves as the common outlet for urination, defecation, and reproduction.
(anatomy) A duct through which gangrenous material escapes a body.

cloak /ˈkloʊk/ cloaks n
Umhang Pelerine
A long outer garment worn over the shoulders covering the back; a cape, often with a hood.
Deckmantel
A blanket-like covering, often metaphorical.

cloak /ˈkloʊk/ v
verhüllen
(transitive) To cover as with or like a cloak.

cloak-and-dagger adj
Mantel-und-Degen
Marked by menacing furtive secrecy, often with a melodramatic tint or espionage involved.

cloakroom /ˈkləʊkɹuːm/ /ˈkləʊkɹʊm/ cloakrooms n
Garderobe Kleideraufbewahrung Gepäckaufbewahrung Gepäcksaufbewahrung
(British, Irish, India) A room intended for holding luggage, as at an airport.

cloakroom attendant cloakroom attendants n
Garderobenfrau Garderobenmann Garderobenwärter Garderobenwärterin

clobber /ˈklɑb.ɚ/ /ˈklɒb.ə(ɹ)/ n
überschreiben
(slang) A thumping or beating.
dreschen durchhauen überschreiben
A bash on say the head, typically with a tool or object rather than with fists.

cloche /kloʊʃ/ /klɒʃ/ cloches n
Folienschutz Glasschutz
A glass covering, originally bell-shaped, for garden plants to prevent frost damage and promote early growth.
Topfhut
A bell-shaped, close-fitting women’s hat with a deep rounded crown and narrow rim.
Glosche
A tableware cover, often resembling a bell.

clock /klɑk/ /klɒk/ /klɔk/ [kl̥ɒχ] clocks n
Uhr
(attributive) A common noun relating to an instrument that measures or keeps track of time.
Tacho Tachometer
(British) The odometer of a motor vehicle.
Taktsignal Uhr
(electronics) An electrical signal that synchronizes timing among digital circuits of semiconductor chips or modules.

clock face clock faces n
Zifferblatt
The surface of a clock that contains the dial and hands.

clock generator clock generators n
Taktgeber
(computing, electronics) a circuit that produces a timing signal for use in synchronizing a circuit's operation.

clock in v
stempeln
(US) To begin working time, especially by punching in (entering a workplace by punching a time card with the time clock).

clock tower clock towers n
Uhrturm
(architecture) A tower, usually in a prominent position, having a large clock in a high position, often with several faces.

clockmaker clockmakers n
Uhrmacherin Uhrmacher
A person who makes and/or maintains clocks.

clockwise /ˈklɒkwaɪz/ adv
Uhrzeigersinn
In a curve or twist corresponding to the movement of the hands of a clock.

clockwork /ˈklɑkwɝk/ /ˈklɒkwɜːk/ clockworks n
Uhrwerk Federwerk
A mechanism powered by a coiled spring and regulated by some form of escapement; the power is transmitted through toothed gearwheels and used to drive a mechanical clock, toy, or other device.

clod /klɑd/ /klɒd/ clods n
Klumpen
A lump of something, especially earth or clay.
Part of a shoulder of beef, or of the neck piece near the shoulder.
Trottel
A stupid person; a dolt.

clodhopper /ˈklɑdˌhɑpɚ/ /ˈklɒdˌhɒpə/ clodhoppers n
Bauerntölpel Scharrhans
(UK) A clumsy or foolish person.

clog /klɑɡ/ /klɒɡ/ /klɔɡ/ clogs n
Holzschuh Holzpantoffel Pantine
A type of shoe with an inflexible, often wooden sole sometimes with an open heel.
hemmen verstopfen
A weight, such as a log or block of wood, attached to a person or animal to hinder motion.
Klotz
That which hinders or impedes motion; an encumbrance, restraint, or impediment of any kind.

clog /klɑɡ/ /klɒɡ/ /klɔɡ/ v
verstopfen
To block or slow passage through (often with 'up).

clogger cloggers n
Holzschuhmacher
A maker of the shoes called clogs.

clogs to clogs in three generations proverb
Erwerben, Vererben, Verderben
(UK) Wealth earned in one generation seldom lasts through the third (grandchild's) generation.

cloister /ˈklɔɪstə/ /ˈklɔɪstɚ/ cloisters n
Kreuzgang
A covered walk with an open colonnade on one side, running along the walls of buildings that face a quadrangle; especially:
Kloster Kreuzgang
A place, especially a monastery or convent, devoted to religious seclusion.
Klausur Klosterleben
(figuratively) The monastic life.

cloister vault cloister vaults n
Klostergewölbe
(architecture) A vault resulting from the intersection of two barrel vaults crossing in a right angle. The angles of intersection are groins with projecting angles at the base, which die away at the summit.

cloistered more cloistered most cloistered adj
abgeschieden klösterlich weltabgeschieden
Isolated, protected, hidden away for the sake of maintaining innocence.

cloistral more cloistral most cloistral adj
klösterlich
Of, pertaining to, resembling or living in a cloister.
Mönchs- klösterlich
Sheltered from the world; monastic.

clomp /klɑmp/ /klɒmp/ v
stampfen
(intransitive) To walk heavily or clumsily, as with clogs.

clonazepam /kloʊˈnæz.əˌpæm/ /ˌkləʊˈnaz.ɪ.pam/ /ˌkləʊˈneɪ.zɪ.pam/ n
Clonazepam
(organic compound, pharmaceutical drug) A benzodiazepine with potent anticonvulsant used especially in the treatment of epilepsy and other seizure disorders; TemplateParserError:LuaError. It is a derivative of nitrazepam.

clone /kloʊn/ /kləʊn/ clones n
Klon
A living organism (originally a plant) produced asexually from a single ancestor, to which it is genetically identical.
A copy or imitation of something already existing, especially when designed to simulate it.
Klone Klon
(cytology) A group of identical cells derived from a single cell.

clone /kloʊn/ /kləʊn/ v
klonen klonieren
(transitive) To create a clone of.

clonic /ˈklɒnɪk/ more clonic most clonic adj
klonisch
Pertaining to clonus; having irregular, convulsive spasms.

clonus /ˈkloʊnəs/ clonuses n
Klonus
(medicine) A muscular spasm with regular contractions.

close /kloʊs/ /kləʊs/ closer closest adj
nah
At a little distance; near.
drückend schwül
(Ireland, UK, weather) Hot, humid, with no wind.

close /kloʊs/ /kləʊs/ closes n
Sackgasse
(chiefly British) A street that ends in a dead end.

close /kloʊz/ /kləʊz/ v
schließen zumachen
(ambitransitive) To move a thing, or part of a thing, nearer to another so that the gap or opening between the two is removed.
(ergative, computing) To terminate an application, window, file or database connection, etc.
schließen beenden
(transitive) To put an end to; to conclude.
schließen
(intransitive) To do the tasks (putting things away, locking doors, etc.) required to prepare a store or other establishment to shut down for the night.

close down /kləʊzˈdaʊn/ v
(endgültig) schließen
(ambitransitive) To stop trading as a business.

close quarters /ˌkləʊs ˈkwɔː(ɹ)tə(ɹ)z/ n
engster Raum sehr enge Verhältnisse
Very near proximity.

close ranks v
die Reihen schließen
(figuratively) To regroup forces, especially when this involves overlooking differences in order to face a challenge or adverse situation. Often implies making a show of unity, especially to the public.

close season /ˈkləʊz ˈsiːzən/ close seasons n
Schonzeit
(hunting, fishing) The time of year when hunting or fishing is not permitted.

close shave close shaves n
um ein Haar Davonkommen
(figuratively) A near accident or mishap; a dangerous or risky encounter or incident.

close the stable door after the horse has bolted v
den Brunnen zudecken, wenn das Kind hineingefallen ist
(idiomatic) To attempt to prevent a problem that has already occurred; to design and implement a preventive mechanism too late (after the first failure instead of before).

close, but no cigar /ˈkloʊs bʌt noʊ sɪˈɡɑɹ/ /ˈkləʊs bʌt nəʊ sɪˈɡɑː/ phraseologicalUnit
Dicht daneben ist auch vorbei knapp daneben ist auch vorbei
(idiomatic, originally, US, colloquial) Used to indicate that one is almost correct or has almost succeeded, but not quite. [from early 20th c.]

close-knit closer-knit closest-knit more close-knit most close-knit adj
eng verbunden engverbunden
(of a group) Closely linked or connected, as by a common identity, culture, or bond.

close-mid adj
halbgeschlossen
(phonetics, of a vowel) pronounced with the tongue in a position approximately two-thirds of the way between an open and a close vowel

close-up /ˈkləʊsʌp/ close-ups n
Nahaufnahme
(photography) A photographic (or other) image in which the subject is shown at a relatively large scale, and occupies most or all of the frame.

closed /kloʊzd/ /kləʊzd/ adj
abgeschlossen
geschlossen zu
Sealed, made inaccessible or impassable; not open.
zu
(of a store or business) Not operating or conducting trade.
geschlossen nicht öffentlich
Not public.

closed caption closed captions n
geschlossener Untertitel optional zuschaltbarer Untertitel
(television) Text which can be displayed on a television or other video screen with suitable equipment, usually a transcription or description of audio material.

closed circuit closed circuits n
geschlossener Stromkreis
A complete electric circuit around which current can flow.

closed form closed forms n
geschlossene Form
(mathematics) A form (expression) that does not use limits, implicitly or explicitly.
(mathematics) A differential form whose exterior derivative is zero.

closed question closed questions n
geschlossene Frage

closed syllable closed syllables n
geschlossene Silbe
(linguistics) A syllable that ends in a consonant.

closed-end fund closed-end funds n
geschlossener Fonds
(finance) A collective investment scheme with a limited number of shares.

closedown closedowns n
Sendeschluss
(radio, television) The point when a radio or television station shuts down transmission and goes off the air for a predetermined period, as used to happen overnight.

closely /ˈkləʊsliː/ closelier closeliest more closely most closely adv
dicht eng nah nahe
In a close manner.

closemouthed more closemouthed most closemouthed adj
schweigsam verschwiegen zurückhaltend
reticent, secretive or uncommunicative

closeness /ˈkloʊs.nəs/ /ˈkləʉs.nəs/ /ˈkləʊs.nəs/ closenesses n
Nähe
(mathematics) The shortest path between two vertices in a graph

closeout closeouts n
Totalausverkauf
(retail) A sale in which all merchandise is sold, at whatever reduced price is necessary; especially, such a sale for the purpose of either dispensing with a discontinued product line or preparing to close down the store.

closet /ˈklɑzɪt/ /ˈklɒzɪt/ closets n
Schrank Wandschrank
A small room within a house used to store clothing, food, or other household supplies.
(obsolete) Any private space, (particularly) bowers in the open air.
(archaic) A private room used for prayer or other devotions.
(now, rare) Any private or inner room, (particularly):
(obsolete) A private room used by women to groom and dress themselves.
(obsolete) A pew or side-chapel reserved for a monarch or other feudal lord.
(archaic) One used to store curiosities.
(figuratively) A secret or hiding place, (particularly) the hiding place in English idioms such as in the closet and skeleton in the closet.
(obsolete) One used to store valuables.
(slang, uncommon) .
A private cabinet, (particularly):
(US, Philippines) One intended for storing clothes or bedclothes.
(now, chiefly, Scotland, Ireland) Any small room or side-room, (particularly):
(obsolete) , (later, UK) : a room containing a toilet.
(heraldiccharge) An ordinary similar to a bar but half as broad.
(Scotland, obsolete) A sewer.
A state or condition of secrecy, privacy, or obscurity.
Schrank Abstellkammer Wandschrank Alkoven Ankleide Geheimzimmer
(archaic) The private residence or private council chamber of a monarch.
Schrank Wandschrank Geheim-
(figuratively, archaic) A place of (usually, fanciful) contemplation and theorizing.

closing credits n
Abspann Nachspann
The credits shown at the end of a film, TV program, etc.

closing form closing forms n
Grußfloskel Grußformel
A standard formula to end a letter.

closing time closing times n
Ladenschluss Sperrstunde
(UK, Canada) The time when a public house or restaurant closes. Used to invite final drink orders.

closure /ˈkloʊ.ʒɚ/ /ˈkləʉ.ʒə(ɹ)/ /ˈkləʊ.ʒə(ɹ)/ closures n
Schließung
An event or occurrence that signifies an ending.
Abschluss
A feeling of completeness; the experience of an emotional conclusion, usually to a difficult period.
Schloss Verschluss
A device to facilitate temporary and repeatable opening and closing.
Hülle
(topology, of a set) The smallest closed set which contains the given set.
Schließen
The act of shutting; a closing.
(politics) A method of ending a parliamentary debate and securing an immediate vote upon a measure before a legislative body.
Closure Funktionsabschluss
The act of shutting or closing something permanently or temporarily.
Verschließung Verschluss
That which closes or shuts; that by which separate parts are fastened or closed.

closure temperature closure temperatures n
Schließungstemperatur
(geology) The temperature, of a mineral, etc., below which there is no significant diffusion of isotopes into the external environment; the temperature of said mineral at the time it was formed (as calculated by radiometric dating).

clot /klɒt/ clots n
Blutgerinnsel
A thrombus, solidified mass of blood.
Trottel
A silly person.

clot /klɒt/ v
Klumpen bilden klumpen
(transitive) To cause to clot or form into a mass.

cloth /kloʊθ/ /klɑθ/ /klɒθ/ /klɔːθ/ /klɔθ/ clothes cloths n
Tuch Stoff
(countable, uncountable) A fabric, usually made of woven, knitted, or felted fibres or filaments, such as used in dressing, decorating, cleaning or other practical use.
(metaphoric) Appearance; seeming.
Tuch Lappen
(countable) A piece of cloth used for a particular purpose.

clothe /ˈkloʊð/ /ˈkləʊð/ v
anziehen bekleiden
(transitive) To adorn or cover with clothing; to dress; to supply clothes or clothing.

clothed /ˈkloʊðd/ /ˈkləʊðd/ adj
bekleidet
Wearing clothes or clothing.

clothes /kloʊ(ð)z/ /kləʊ(ð)z/ n
Kleidung Kleider Anziehsachen Klamotten
(plural only) Items of clothing; apparel.

clothes don't make the man proverb
Kleider machen keine Leute
You cannot accurately judge a person solely by appearances.

clothes dryer clothes dryers n
Wäschetrockner
An electrical appliance used for drying clothes, usually by tumbling them in a heated rotating drum.

clothes iron clothes irons n
Bügeleisen
A hand-held device with a heated flat metal base used to smooth out wrinkles in clothes; an iron.

clothes maketh the man proverb
Kleider machen Leute
A person's appearances count for a lot.

clothes moth clothes moths n
Kleidermotte
Any of several small, yellowish or buff-colored moths of the family Tineidae, feeding on textiles (wool, fur, feathers).

clothes peg clothes pegs n
Wäscheklammer Kluppe
(British, Australia, NZ) An object (usually made of wood or plastic) used to attach wet laundry to a clothesline so that it (the laundry) can dry.

clothes shop clothes shops n
Kleidergeschäft
A shop that sells clothes.

clothes tree clothes trees n
Kleiderständer
A pole with pegs for temporary storage of clothing.

clotheshorse clotheshorses n
Trockengestell Wäscheständer Wäschetrockner
A frame on which laundry is hung to dry.

clothesline /ˈkloʊðzlaɪn/ /ˈkləʊðzlaɪn/ clotheslines n
Wäscheleine
A rope or cord tied up outdoors to hang clothes on so they can dry.

clothing /ˈkloʊðɪŋ/ /ˈkləʊðɪŋ/ clothings n
Kleidung
An act or instance of putting clothes on.

clothing bin clothing bins n
Altkleidercontainer Altkleidersammlung Altkleidertonne
A container in which clothing is placed to be donated to charity organizations.

clotted cream clotted creams n
Streichrahm
A thick, sweet dairy product, made by skimming the thickened layer off the top of unhomogenized cream that has been heated and allowed to stand. Fat content is at least 55%.

cloud /klaʊd/ clouds n
Wolke Gewölk
A visible mass of water droplets suspended in the air.
Wolke
Any mass of dust, steam or smoke resembling such a mass.
A group or swarm, especially suspended above the ground or flying.
Schleier Wolke
Anything which makes things foggy or gloomy.
Cloud Wolke
(computing, with "the") The Internet, regarded as an abstract amorphous omnipresent space for processing and storage, the focus of cloud computing.

cloud /klaʊd/ v
verschleiern
(transitive) To blacken; to sully; to stain; to tarnish (reputation or character).

cloud chamber cloud chambers n
Nebelkammer

cloud computing n
Rechnerwolke Cloud-Computing
(informal, computing) Computing services provided over the Internet (or "cloud"), whereby shared resources, software, and information are provided to computers and other devices on demand.

cloud cover n
Bedeckung
(meteorology) The percentage or fraction of the sky obscured by clouds.

cloud nine /ˈklaʊd ˈnaɪn/ n
siebter Himmel Wolke sieben
(idiomatic) Often in the phrase on cloud nine: a state of bliss, elation or happiness.

cloud up v
bewölken beziehen
(of a clear liquid or surface) To become cloudy or clouded.

cloud-cuckoo-land /klaʊdˈkʊkuːlænd/ n
Wolkenkuckucksheim Schilda
An imaginary place where silly or unrealistic people metaphorically reside.

cloudberry /ˈklaʊdbəɹi/ /ˈklaʊdbɹi/ /ˈklaʊdˌbɛɹi/ cloudberries n
Moltebeere Multebeere
A species of slow-growing bramble, Rubus chamaemorus.
Moltebeere Multebeere Multbeere Torfbeere
The fruit of these plants.

cloudburst /ˈklaʊdˌbɜːst/ /ˈklaʊdˌbɝst/ cloudbursts n
Wolkenbruch
A sudden heavy rainstorm.

clouded /ˈklaʊdɪd/ more clouded most clouded adj
getrübt
(figurative) Unclear; surrounded in mystery.

clouded leopard clouded leopards n
Nebelparder
A medium-sized, arboreal cat (Neofelis nebulosa) found in Southeast Asia. It has a disproportionately long tail and canines, and a tawny coat with dark, irregular, oval markings.

cloudless more cloudless most cloudless adj
wolkenlos
Without any clouds.

cloudlet cloudlets n
Wölkchen
(computing) A small-scale cloud data center deployed at the edge.

cloudy /ˈklaʊdi/ /ˈklaʊːdɪ/ /ˈkɫaʊdi/ cloudier cloudiest adj
bewölkt wolkig
Covered with or characterised by clouds; overcast.
trüb
Uncertain; unclear.

clout /klaʊt/ /klʌʊt/ clouts n
Durchsetzungskraft Einfluss Gewicht
(informal) Influence or effectiveness, especially political.
Kopfnuss
(regional, informal) A blow with the hand.

clout /klaʊt/ /klʌʊt/ v
schlagen
To hit, especially with the fist.

clout nail clout nails n
Breitkopfnagel Flachkopfnagel

clove /kloʊv/ /kləʊv/ cloves n
Gewürznelke Nelke
(uncountable, countable) A very pungent aromatic spice, the unexpanded flower bud of the clove tree.
Knoblauchzehe Zehe
(horticulture, cooking) One of the small bulbs formed in the axils of the scales of a large bulb.

clove hitch clove hitches n
Mastwurf
(nautical) a bend formed by two half hitches in the same direction, used to make a line fast to a spar or to a larger rope; it will not slip

cloven hoof cloven hooves n
Klaue
A divided hoof, as on bovine animals.
Pferdefuß
The mark of the Devil.

clover /ˈkloʊ.vɚ/ /ˈkləʉ.və(ɹ)/ /ˈkləʊ.və(ɹ)/ clovers n
Klee
A plant of the genus Trifolium with leaves usually divided into three (rarely four) leaflets and with white or red flowers.

cloverleaf /ˈkloʊvɚliːf/ /ˈkləʊvəliːf/ cloverleafs cloverleaves n
Kleeblatt
(with plural cloverleaves) The leaf of a clover plant

cloverleaf interchange cloverleaf interchanges n
Kleeblatt Kleeblattkreuz
(US, Canada) A junction of two highways, one crossing over the other, having a series of exit and entrance ramps, arranged in the form of a four-leaf clover, such that traffic may proceed from either highway in all directions.

clown /klaʊn/ clowns n
Clown Clownin
A slapstick performance artist often associated with a circus and usually characterized by bright, oversized clothing, a red nose, face paint, and a brightly colored wig.
Trottel Witzfigur
A person who acts in a silly fashion.

clowness clownesses n
Clownin

clownfish clownfish clownfishes n
Anemonenfisch Clownfisch
Any of colorful fish of genera Amphiprion and Premnas in subfamily Amphiprioninae of family Pomacentridae, native to the Pacific and Indian Oceans, notable for their mutual relationship with sea anemones.

cloying /ˈklɔɪ.ɪŋ/ more cloying most cloying adj
übertrieben
Unpleasantly excessive.
gefühlsduselig rührselig süßlich
Excessively sweet.

cloze /kloʊz/ /kləʊz/ clozes n
Lückentest Lückentexttest

club /klʌb/ clubs n
Klub Verein
An association of members joining together for some common purpose, especially sports or recreation.
Keule
A heavy object, often a kind of stick, intended for use as a bludgeoning weapon or a plaything.
Schläger
An implement to hit the ball in certain ball games, such as golf.
Nachtklub Nachtlokal
An establishment that provides staged entertainment, often with food and drink, such as a nightclub.
Kreuz Treff
(card games) A black clover shape (♣), one of the four symbols used to mark the suits of playing cards.

club /klʌb/ v
knüppeln
(transitive) To hit with a club.
zusammenlegen
(intransitive) To join together to form a group.

club moss club mosses n
Bärlapp
Any of various simple microphyllous vascular plants, of the family Lycopodiaceae, that resemble mosses and produce spores.

clubbing /ˈklʌbɪŋ/ clubbings n
Clubbing
(uncountable) The practice of frequenting nightclubs.

clubfoot clubfeet n
Klumpfuß
(medicine) A congenital deformity of the foot in which the ankle, heel and toes are twisted.

clubhouse clubhouses n
Klubhaus
Any building used by a club for meetings or social activities.

clubs /klʌbz/ n
Kreuz Treff
(card games) One of the four suits of playing cards, marked with the symbol ♣.

cluck /klʌk/ clucks n
Gackern
The sound made by a hen, especially when brooding, or calling her chicks.

cluck /klʌk/ v
gackern
(transitive) To cause (the tongue) to make a clicking sound.

clue /kljuː/ /kluː/ clues n
Hinweis Anhaltspunkt Faden
Information which may lead one to a certain point or conclusion.
Indiz
An object or a kind of indication which may be used as evidence.

clue /kljuː/ /kluː/ v
informieren unterrichten
To provide someone with information which he or she lacks (often used with "in" or "up").

clueless /ˈkluː.ləs/ more clueless most clueless adj
ahnungslos planlos unbedarft
Lacking knowledge or understanding; uninformed; oblivious.

cluelessness n
Ahnungslosigkeit
The state of being clueless.

clump /klʌmp/ clumps n
Klumpen
A cluster or lump; an unshaped piece or mass.
Büschel
A thick group or bunch, especially of bushes or hair.
Plumps
A dull thud.

clumsiness /ˈklʌm.zi.nəs/ clumsinesses n
Unbeholfenheit Plumpheit Ungeschicklichkeit
A lack of coordination or elegance; the condition or quality of being clumsy.

clumsy /ˈklʌmzi/ clumsier clumsiest adj
ungeschickt unbeholfen plump tollpatschig klobig schwerfällig
Awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous.
klobig plump tollpatschig ungeschickt
Not elegant or well-planned, lacking tact or subtlety.
klobig plump unbeholfen sperrig unhandlich
Awkward or inefficient in use or construction, difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape.

clumsy /ˈklʌmzi/ clumsies n
Tölpel
(informal, fairly, _, rare) A clumsy person.

clunky clunkier clunkiest adj
klobig schwerfällig
(informal) Ungainly; awkward; inelegant; cumbersome.

cluster /ˈklʌstə/ /ˈklʌstɚ/ clusters n
Cluster
(music) A secundal chord of three or more notes.
Cluster Computercluster Rechnerverbund
A group of computers that work together.
Cluster Schwarm Sternhaufen
(astronomy) A group of galaxies, nebulae, or stars that appear to the naked eye to be near each other.
Cluster Zuordnungseinheit
A logical data storage unit containing one or more physical sectors (see block).
Gruppe Haufen
(phonetics) A pronounceable group of consonants that occur together.
(statistics) In cluster analysis: a subset of a population whose members are sufficiently similar to each other and distinct from others as to be considered a separate group; also, such a grouping in a set of observed data that is statistically significant.
Traube
(epidemiology) A group of cases of the same disease occurring around the same place or time.
(linguistics) Synonym of lexical bundle (“a sequence of two or more words that occur in a language with high frequency but are not idiomatic”)
Traube Anhäufung Büschel Gruppe Haufen Schwarm
A bunch or group of several discrete items that are close to each other.
Traube Schwarm
A set of bombs or mines released as part of the same blast.

cluster /ˈklʌstə/ /ˈklʌstɚ/ v
anhäufen ballen gruppieren
To collect (animals, people, or objects) into clusters (noun sense 1).

cluster bomb cluster bombs n
Streubombe
An explosive munition designed to explode in the air and release a cluster of smaller explosives, thus spreading the blast over a larger area.

cluster compound cluster compounds n
Clusterverbindung

cluster set cluster sets n
Clustersatz
(bodybuilding) A set of repetitions of an exercise with measured interrepetition / intraset rest periods.

clutch /klʌt͡ʃ/ clutches n
Kupplung Kupplungspedal
A device to interrupt power transmission, commonly used to separate the engine and gearbox in a car. [from 19th c.]
Kupplungspedal Kupplung
The pedal in a car that disengages power and torque transmission from the engine (through the drivetrain) to the drive wheels.
Autofahrertasche Clutch Unterarmtasche
A small handbag or purse with no straps or handle.

clutch /klʌt͡ʃ/ v
ergreifen packen schnappen
To grip or grasp tightly. [from 17th c.]

clutch pedal clutch pedals n
Kupplungspedal
(automotive) A pedal in a manual transmission car that modulates the clutch mechanism, via clutch plate pressure.

clutter /ˈklʌtə(ɹ)/ /ˈklʌtɚ/ [ˈklʌɾɚ] clutters n
Durcheinander Unordnung Verwirrung Wirrwarr
(uncountable) A confused disordered jumble of things.

clutter /ˈklʌtə(ɹ)/ /ˈklʌtɚ/ [ˈklʌɾɚ] v
anhäufen verwirren überhäufen überladen
To fill something with clutter.
poltern
To utter words hurriedly, especially (but not exclusively) as a speech disorder (compare cluttering).

cluttered more cluttered most cluttered adj
unaufgeräumt überladen
Scattered with a disorderly mixture of objects that take up space; littered.

cluttering clutterings n
Battarismus Poltern Tachyphemie
A speech disorder characterized by fast, jerky, or irregular speech, which often sounds like stuttering.

cnidarian /naɪˈdeɹ.i.ən/ /nɪˈdeɹ.i.ən/ /nɪˈdɛː.ɹɪ.ən/ /nʌɪˈdɛː.ɹɪ.ən/ cnidarians n
Nesseltier
(zoology) Any of various invertebrate animals, such as jellyfish, hydras, sea anemones, corals and formerly sponges and ctenophores that belong to the phylum Cnidaria. [from 19th c.]

cnidocyte cnidocytes n
Nesselzelle
(biology) A capsule, in certain cnidarians, containing a barbed, string-like tube that transfers a paralyzing sting. Synonyms: nematocyst,cnidoblast

co- /kɒ/ /ˈkoʊ-/ /ˈkəʉ-/ /ˈkəʊ-/ prefix
ko- mit-
together; mutually; jointly

co-brother-in-law co-brothers-in-law n
Schwippschwager Schwager
(uncommon) One's spouse's brother-in-law (one's spouse's sibling's husband), especially one's wife's sister's husband; either of two (or more) men who marry sisters, in relation to the other; the brother of one spouse in relation to the siblings of the other spouse.

co-cathedral co-cathedrals n
Konkathedrale
(Christianity) One of a group of churches (usually a pair) which share the function of being the seat of a bishop.

co-conspirator co-conspirators n
Mitverschwörer
A person involved with others in a conspiracy.

co-counselling n
co-counseln
A form of self-help counselling in which each person takes equal turns, usually in pairs, to work on the things in themselves and their lives that they would like to change. This person is mostly or wholly in charge; the other person or people mainly give supportive attention, or suggest ways of working.

co-ed /ˌkoʊˈɛd/ more co-ed most co-ed adj
gemischt
Of an educational institution, teaching both males and females.
Mixing males and females; unisex; mixed-gender.

co-ed /ˌkoʊˈɛd/ co-eds n
Studentin
(US, dated, informal) A young woman who attends college.

co-father-in-law co-fathers-in-law n
Gegenschwäher Mitschwiegervater
The father of one's son- or daughter-in-law; that is, the father-in-law of one's child, or, the father of one spouse in relation to the father of the other spouse; either of two or more men whose children marry each other, such as the father of a bride vis-à-vis the father of the groom.

co-opt /kəʊˈɒpt/ v
kooptieren
To elect as a fellow member of a group, such as a committee.

co-religionist /kəʊɹɪˈlɪdʒənɪst/ co-religionists n
Glaubensbruder Glaubensschwester
A fellow follower of one's religion.

co-sister-in-law co-sisters-in-law n
Schwiegerschwägerin Schwippschwägerin

coach /koʊt͡ʃ/ /kəʊtʃ/ [kʰoʊ̯t͡ʃ] [kʰəʊ̯tʃ] adv
trainieren ausbilden
(chiefly, US) Via the part of a commercial passenger airplane or train reserved for those paying the lower standard fares; via the economy section.

coach /koʊt͡ʃ/ /kəʊtʃ/ [kʰoʊ̯t͡ʃ] [kʰəʊ̯tʃ] coaches n
Kutsche
A wheeled vehicle, generally drawn by horse power.
Wagen
(rail, UK, Australia) A passenger car, either drawn by a locomotive or part of a multiple unit.
Trainer Trainerin Coach Coachin
(originally, Oxford University, _, slang) A trainer or instructor.
Reisebus Bus Überlandbus
(British, Australia) A long-distance, or privately hired, bus.

coach driver coach drivers n
Kutscher Kutscherin Fuhrmann
A person driving a horse-drawn coach (carriage).

coachbuilder coachbuilders n
Karosseriebauunternehmen
(historical) A builder of horse-drawn coaches.
Coachbuilder
A car customizer, such as limousine conversion companies.

coachwork coachworks n
Karrosserie
The body of a motor vehicle (as opposed to the chassis).

coadjutor /kəʊəˈd͡ʒuːtə/ /kəʊˈæd͡ʒʊtə/ coadjutors n
Koadjutor
(ecclesiastical) An assistant to a bishop.

coagulate /koʊˈæɡ.jə.leɪt/ /kəʊˈæɡ.jʊ.leɪt/ v
koagulieren gerinnen
(intransitive) To become congealed; to convert from a liquid to a semisolid mass.
zum Gerinnen bringen
(transitive) To cause to congeal.

coagulation coagulations n
Blutgerinnung Hämostase Gerinnung
The precipitation of suspended particles as they increase in size by any of several physical or chemical processes. (e.g. coagulation of proteins)
The process by which blood forms solid clots.
Gerinnung
Similar solidification of other materials (e.g. of tofu).

coal /koʊl/ /kɐʉl/ /kəʊl/ [kʰoɫ] [kʰɒʊɫ] v
Kohle Steinkohle
(internet slang, 4chan slang) To post low-quality content online.

coal mine coal mines n
Kohlebergwerk Kohlemine
A mine from which coal ore or coal minerals are mined.

coal seam coal seams n
Kohleflöz
(geology) A stratum of coal between strata of other rocks.

coal tit coal tits n
Tannenmeise
Periparus ater melanolophus, the similar black-crested tit.

coalesce /ˌkoʊ.əˈlɛs/ /ˌkəʉ.əˈles/ /ˌkəʊ.əˈlɛs/ v
vereinigen verschmelzen zusammenfließen zusammenfügen zusammenlaufen zusammensetzen
(of separate elements) To join into a single mass or whole.
(of a whole or a unit) To form from different pieces or elements.

coalescence coalescences n
Vereinigen Verschmelzen Zusammenfliessen Zusammenkommen Zusammenlaufen Zusammensetzen
The act of coalescing.

coalescer coalescers n
Koaleszer
Any of several devices used to perform coalescence; especially to make the fatty elements of an emulsion to coalesce into larger droplets in order to facilitate their separation.

coalfish coalfish coalfishes n
Köhler Kohlfisch
Any of several blackish fish, especially Pollachius virens, a pollack, and Anoplopoma fimbria, sablefish.

coaling plant coaling plants n
Bekohlungsanlage

coalition /koʊ.əˈlɪʃ.ən/ /kəʊ.əˈlɪʃ.ən/ coalitions n
Koalition
A temporary group or union of organizations, usually formed for a particular advantage.

coalition builder coalition builders n
Koalitionsrechner

coalminer coalminers n
Kohlenbergarbeiter Kohlenbergmann
One who mines for coal.

coalmining n
Kohlebergbau
The mining of coal.

coarse /ko(ː)ɹs/ /koəs/ /koɹs/ /kɔːs/ [kʰo̞ɹs] coarser coarsest adj
grob derb primitiv
With a rough texture; not smooth.
grob grobkörnig
Composed of large particles.
grob
Of inferior quality.

coarse-grained more coarse-grained most coarse-grained adj
grobkörnig
Consisting of coarse particles.
Having a coarse, irregular texture.

coast /koʊst/ /kəʊst/ coasts n
Küste Küstenland
The edge of the land where it meets an ocean, sea, gulf, bay, or large lake. [from 14th c.]

coast /koʊst/ /kəʊst/ v
gleiten ohne zu treten
(intransitive) To glide along without adding energy; to allow a vehicle to continue moving forward after disengaging the engine or ceasing to apply motive power.
segeln
(intransitive, nautical) To sail along a coast.

coast guard coast guards n
Küstenwache
The organisation or officer enforcing maritime law and policing the seas within territorial waters.

coastal /ˈkoʊstəl/ /ˈkəʊstəl/ more coastal most coastal adj
Küste
(geography) Relating to the coast; on or near the coast.

coaster /ˈkoʊstɚ/ /ˈkəʊstə/ /ˈkʌʊstə/ coasters n
Bierdeckel Untersatz Untersetzer
A small, flat or tray-like object on which a bottle, cup, glass, mug, etc., is placed to protect a table surface from drink spills, heat, or water condensation.

coaster brake coaster brakes n
Rücktrittbremse
A special rear hub for a bicycle that functions as a brake when the user pedals backwards, and which allows the bicycle to roll without forcing the pedals to turn.

coastline coastlines n
Küstenlinie
The shape, outline, or boundary of a coast. (The term coastline is generally used to describe the approximate boundaries at relatively large spatial scales.)

coat /koʊt/ /kəʊt/ coats n
Mantel
(countable) An outer garment covering the upper torso and arms.Wp
Beschichtung
(countable) A covering of material, such as paint.Wp

coat /koʊt/ /kəʊt/ v
beschichten
(transitive) To cover with a coating of some material.

coat hanger coat hangers n
Kleiderbügel Bügel
A device used to hang up coats, shirts, etc, consisting of a hook with sloping "arms" in the approximate shape of human shoulders.

coat of arms coats of arms n
Wappen Wappenschild Staatswappen Reichswappen
(heraldry) Hereditary designs and symbols depicted on an escutcheon, sometimes accompanied by other elements of a heraldic achievement, such as a helm, crest, crest coronet, torse, mantling and supporters; described by a blazon.

coat of mail coats of mail n
Kettenpanzer Kettenhemd
(historical) A defensive garment made of metal scales or interlinked metal rings.

coat rack coat racks n
Kleiderständer Garderobenständer
A rack or stand with hooks or pegs for holding hats and coats, often placed near an entrance for temporary use

coat stand coat stands n
Garderobenständer Kleiderständer Mantelständer
(chiefly, US) A pole with pegs for temporary storage of clothing; a coat rack.

coathook coathooks n
Mantelaufhänger

coati /koʊˈɑti/ /kəʊˈɑːti/ coatis n
Nasenbär
Any of several omnivorous mammals, of the genus Nasua or Nasuella, in order Carnivora, that live in the range from southern United States to northern Argentina.

coating /ˈkoʊtɪŋ/ /ˈkəʊtɪŋ/ [ˈkʰoʊ̯ɾɪŋ] coatings n
Beschichtung
A thin outer layer.

coattail coattails n
Frackschoß Schoß
The flap at the back of a coat that hangs down, sometimes below the waist.

coauthor coauthors n
Koautor Koautorin Mitautor Mitautorin Mitverfasser Mitverfasserin
An author who collaborates with another to write something.

coax /koʊæks/ /ˈkəʊæks/ adj
Koax Koaxkabel
coaxial cable

coax /koʊks/ /kəʊks/ v
schmeicheln beschwatzen bezirzen ködern locken überreden
(transitive) To wheedle or persuade (a person, organisation, animal etc.) gradually or by use of flattery to do something.
vorsichtig bugsieren
(transitive) To carefully manipulate (someone or something) into a particular desired state, situation or position.

coaxial cable coaxial cables n
Koaxialkabel Koaxkabel
(electronics, telecommunications) A transmission line, consisting of a conducting wire surrounded by an insulated spacer, surrounded by a cylindrical conducting sheath; used to carry high frequency signals such as TV.

cob /kɑb/ /kɒb/ cobs n
Männchen Schwan Schwanen- Schwanenmännchen männlich
A male swan.

cobalt /ˈkoʊ.bɑlt/ /ˈkəʊ.bɒlt/ cobalts n
Kobalt Cobalt
A chemical element (symbol Co) with an atomic number of 27: a hard, lustrous, silver-gray metal.

cobaltite cobaltites n
Cobaltit
(mineral) A rare gray mineral, a mixed sulfide and arsenide of cobalt and iron with the chemical formula CoAsS; it is an ore of cobalt.

cobble /ˈkɑb.l̩/ /ˈkɒb.əl/ v
schustern
(intransitive) To make shoes (what a cobbler does).
(transitive) To assemble in an improvised way.

cobble together v
zusammenschustern
To put together (something) without adequate preparation or equipment; to improvise (something) minimally usable.

cobbler /ˈkɑblɚ/ /ˈkɑbəlɚ/ /ˈkɒblə/ /ˈkɒbələ/ cobblers n
Schuhmacher Schuster Flickschuster Schuhmacherin Schusterin Schuhflicker
A person who repairs, and sometimes makes, shoes.
Pflasterer Steinleger Steinsetzer Straßenpflasterer
A roadworker who lays cobbles.
Auflauf Fruchtpastete Obstauflauf
(US) Often preceded by a descriptive word as in apple cobbler, peach cobbler, etc.: a kind of pie, usually filled with fruit, originally having a crust at the base but nowadays generally lacking this and instead topped with a thick, cake-like pastry layer.
Bulle Polente Polyp
(usually, in the plural, slang) A police officer.
Flickschusterer Stümper
(obsolete) A person who cobbles; a clumsy workman.

cobbler's cobblers' n
Schusterladen
shoe repair shop

cobbler, keep to your last proverb
Schuster, bleib bei deinem Leisten
(idiom) Do not criticise matters outside your field of expertise; mind your own business.

cobblestone /ˈkɑbl̩ˌstoʊn/ /ˈkɒbl̩ˌstəʊn/ cobblestones n
Pflasterstein Katzenkopf Katzenkopfpflasterstein
(countable) A rounded stone from a river bed, fit for use as ballast in ships and for paving roads.

cobelligerent cobelligerents n
Kriegsverbündeter Verbündete Verbündeter
Country that wages war against a common enemy, without the countries on the same side having a formal treaty of military alliance.

cobra /ˈkoʊbɹə/ /ˈkɒbɹə/ /ˈkəʊbɹə/ cobras n
Kobra
Any of various venomous snakes of the family Elapidae.

cobweb spider cobweb spiders n
Haubennetzspinne Kugelspinne
Any spider of the world-spanning family Theridiidae, that build tangle space webs and have a comb of serrated bristles (setae) on the tarsus of the fourth leg.

coca /ˈkoʊkə/ /ˈkəʊkə/ cocas n
Koka Cocablatt
The dried leaf of one of these plants, the South American shrub (Erythroxylum coca), widely cultivated in Andean countries, which is the source of cocaine and used as aphrodisiac in the past.

cocaine /koʊˈkeɪn/ /kə(ʊ)ˈkeɪn/ /ˈkoʊˌkeɪn/ cocaines n
Kokain
(uncountable, pharmaceutical drug) An addictive drug derived from coca (Erythroxylum) or prepared synthetically, used sometimes medicinally as a local anesthetic and, often illegally, as a stimulant.

cocaine addict cocaine addicts n
Kokainabhängige Kokainabhängiger Kokainsüchtige Kokainsüchtiger

coccus [ˈkʰɑkəs] cocci n
Kokke
One of the carpels or seed-vessels of a dry fruit.

coccyx /ˈkɑksɪks/ /ˈkɒksɪks/ coccyges n
Steißbein Coccyx
(medical, formal) The final (bottom-most) fused vertebrae at the base of the spine, the tailbone.

cochineal /ˌkɑt͡ʃɪˈni(ə)l/ /ˌkɒtʃɪˈniː(ə)l/ cochineals n
Cochenille Cochenillelaus Cochenilleschildlaus
(entomology) A species of insect (Dactylopius coccus).

cochlea /ˈkoʊ.kli.ə/ /ˈkɑk.li.ə/ /ˈkɒk.li.ə/ cochleae cochleas n
Hörschnecke Cochlea

cock /kɑk/ /kɒk/ cocks n
Männchen Taubenmännchen Tauber Tauberich Täuber Täuberich
A rooster: a male gallinaceous bird, especially a male domestic chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus).
Hahn
The hammer of a firearm trigger mechanism.

cock cage cock cages n
Schwanzkäfig
(slang) A chastity cage that covers the penis and testicles.

cock cheese n
Nillenkäse
(vulgar, slang, idiomatic) smegma or dried semen on the glans penis usually underneath the foreskin

cock pigeon cock pigeons n
Taubenmännchen Tauber Tauberich Täuber Täuberich Taube
A male pigeon.

cock ring cock rings n
Cockring Penisring
(slang, vulgar, sex) A band, worn around the base of the penis, used to slow down the flow of blood from the penile tissue and hence maintain an erection.

cock tease /ˈkɑkˌtiːz/ /ˈkɒkˌtiːz/ cock teases n
Schwanzfopperin
(slang, vulgar) A person, usually a woman, who teases a man but then withdraws an alluded-to promise of sexual intercourse.

cock up v
verbocken versauen versemmeln
(ambitransitive, Britain, New Zealand, Australia, Ireland, slang, vulgar) To ruin (something) unintentionally; to fuck up, mess up, or screw up.

cock-a-doodle-doo /ˌkɑkəˌdudəlˈdu/ /ˌkɒkəˌduːdəlˈduː/ interjection
kikeriki
The cry of a rooster.

cock-and-bull story cock-and-bull stories n
(jemandem was) vom Pferd erzählen Lügengeschichte Münchhausengeschichte
(idiomatic) A far-fetched and fanciful story or tale of highly dubious validity.

cockade /kɑˈkeɪd/ /kɒkˈeɪd/ cockades n
Kokarde
A rosette or knot of ribbon worn in a hat, especially as an office or party badge.

cockamamie /ˌkɑ.kəˈmeɪ.mi/ /ˌkɒk.əˈmeɪ.mi/ /ˌkɔk.əˈmæɪ.mi/ more cockamamie most cockamamie adj
unvernünftig verrückt
(informal) Foolish, ill-considered, silly, unbelievable.

cockamamy more cockamamy most cockamamy adj
blöd töricht unsinnig
foolish, silly

cockatiel /ˌkɒk.əˈtil/ cockatiels n
Nymphensittich
Nymphicus hollandicus, a small, rather atypical cockatoo with a distinctive pointed yellow crest, native to Australia. Avicultural forms come in many color mutations such as White Face Gray, White Face Pearl, Fallow, Pearl Pied, Cinnamon Pearl, and White Face Pied.

cockatoo cockatoos n
Kakadu
A bird of the family Cacatuidae with a curved beak and a zygodactyl foot. [from 1610s]

cockchafer /ˈkɒkˌt͡ʃeɪfɚ/ cockchafers n
Maikäfer
Any of the large European beetles from the genus Melolontha that are destructive to vegetation.

cockcrow cockcrows n
Hahnenschrei
The time of day at which the first crow of a cockerel is heard; dawn or daybreak; first light

cockerel /ˈkɑkəɹəl/ /ˈkɑkɹəl/ /ˈkɒkəɹəl/ /ˈkɒkɹəl/ cockerels n
Hähnchen Junghahn junger Hahn
A young male chicken.

cockfight cockfights n
Hahnenkampf
A contest, in a cockpit, between gamecocks fitted with cockspurs

cockfighting cockfightings n
Hahnenkampf
A gambling blood sport (illegal in most countries) in which two roosters have spikes placed on their feet and are made to fight each other, usually to the death.

cockle /ˈkɒkl̩/ cockles n
Herzmuschel
Any of various edible European bivalve mollusks, of the family Cardiidae, having heart-shaped shells.

cocklebur cockleburs n
Spitzklette
Any of the coarse composite weeds of the genus Xanthium, with a prickly fruit.

cocklestove cocklestoves n
Kachelofen
A masonry heater covered in tile; a tile stove.

cockpit cockpits n
Cockpit Pilotenkanzel
The compartment in an aircraft in which the pilot sits and from where the craft is controlled; an analogous area in a spacecraft. [from 20th c.]

cockpit voice recorder cockpit voice recorders n
Cockpit-Stimmenaufzeichnungsgerät Cockpit-Stimmenrekorder
(aviation) A flight recorder which records the audio environment in the flight deck of an aircraft.

cockroach /ˈkɑkəɹoʊt͡ʃ/ /ˈkɑkɹoʊt͡ʃ/ /ˈkɒkɹəʊt͡ʃ/ cockroaches n
Schabe Kakerlake
A black or brown straight-winged insect of the order Blattodea.

cockscomb cockscombs n
Hahnenkamm
The fleshy red crest of a rooster

cocksucker cocksuckers n
Schwanzlutscher Schwanzlutscherin
(vulgar, colloquial, derogatory) Someone who performs fellatio.
(vulgar, colloquial, derogatory) A very annoying or objectionable person.

cocktail /ˈkɑk.teɪl/ /ˈkɒk.teɪl/ /ˈkɔk.tæɪl/ cocktails n
Cocktail
A mixed alcoholic beverage.

cocktail bar cocktail bars n
Cocktailbar
A drinking establishment that specializes in cocktails.

cocktail dress cocktail dresses n
Cocktailkleid
A type of women's evening dress suitable for semi-formal occasions or cocktail parties.

cocktail party cocktail parties n
Cocktailparty
A party at which cocktails are served.

cocktail shaker cocktail shakers n
Cocktail-Shaker
A device used to mix beverages (usually alcoholic) by shaking.

cocky /ˈkɑki/ /ˈkɒki/ /ˈkɔki/ cockier cockiest adj
frech arrogant
Overly confident; arrogant and boastful.

coco-de-mer /ˌkəʊkəʊdəˈmɛː/ cocos-de-mer n
Seychellenpalme
A tall palm tree, Lodoicea maldivica, found in the Seychelles.
The woody nut of such a tree.

cocoa /ˈkoʊ.koʊ/ /ˈkəʊ.kəʊ/ cocoas n
Kakaobohne
The dried and partially fermented fatty seeds of the cacao tree from which chocolate is made.
Kakao heiße Schokolade
(uncountable) A hot drink made with milk, cocoa powder, and sugar.
(countable) A serving of this drink.

cocoa bean cocoa beans n
Kakaobohne
seed of the cocoa plant; used to make chocolate, cocoa and cocoa butter

cocoa butter cocoa butters n
Kakaobutter
The fat that is extracted from the cocoa bean to make chocolate; it has a relatively sharp melting point so does not feel greasy when eaten.

cocoa powder n
Kakaopulver Kakao
(baking, cooking) A powder derived from ground cocoa solids, which is used to make the drink of cocoa, various chocolate products, also used as an ingredient in baking.

cocone cocones n
Kokegel

coconut /ˈkoʊ.kə.nʌt/ /ˈkəʉ.kə.nat/ /ˈkəʊ.kə.nʌt/ [ˈkʰoʊ̯.kə.nʌt] [ˈkʰəʉ̯.kə.nat] [ˈkʰəʊ̯.kə.nɐt] [ˈkʰəʊ̯.kə.nʌt] coconuts n
Kokosnuss
A fruit of the coconut palm (not a true nut), Cocos nucifera, having a fibrous husk surrounding a large seed.

coconut crab coconut crabs n
Kokosdieb Kokosnussdieb Palmendieb
A terrestrial hermit crab of species Birgus latro, that lives on the shores of the Indian Ocean and the central Pacific Ocean and feeds on fruits, nuts, seeds and coconut flesh.

coconut milk coconut milks n
Kokosmilch
A thick white liquid produced by soaking the white inner flesh of the seed of the coconut in water and straining. It is traditionally used in Southeast Asian cuisine in curry and other gravy.

coconut oil coconut oils n
Kokosöl
A type of cooking oil extracted from the kernel or meat of matured coconuts harvested from the coconut palm.

coconut palm coconut palms n
Kokospalme Kokosnusspalme
a tropical palm tree, Cocos nucifera, having feathery leaves and bearing coconuts

coconut vinegar coconut vinegars n
Kokosessig Kokosnussessig
Vinegar made by fermenting coconut sap or less often coconut water, used extensively in Southeast Asian cuisine.

coconut water coconut waters n
Kokoswasser
A clear liquid found inside immature coconuts, which suspends the endosperm during the nuclear stage of development. It is a popular drink in tropical regions.

cocoon /kəˈkuːn/ cocoons n
Kokon
Any similar protective case, whether real or metaphorical.

cocoyam cocoyams n
Taro Wasserbrotwurzel
Old cocoyam: Colocasia esculenta; taro.

cod /kɑd/ /kɒd/ cod cods n
Dorsch Kabeljau
The sea fish of the genus Gadus generally, as inclusive of the Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus) and Greenland cod (Gadus ogac or Gadus macrocephalus ogac).

cod liver oil cod liver oils n
Lebertran Dorschlebertran Dorschleberöl
Oil derived from the liver of codfish, often used as a nutritional supplement due to its high levels of omega-3 fatty acids, EPA and DHA, and very high levels of vitamin A and vitamin D.

coda /ˈkoʊ.də/ /ˈkəʊ.də/ codas n
Coda Auslaut Ausklang Koda Silbenauslaut Silbenkoda
(music) A passage that brings a movement or piece to a conclusion through prolongation.
Abschluss Endpunkt Schluss
(figurative) A conclusion (of a statement or event, for example), final portion, tail end.

coddle /ˈkɑ.dəl/ /ˈkɒd.əl/ /ˈkɔd.əl/ v
verhätscheln verwöhnen
(transitive) To treat gently or with great care.
köcheln
(transitive) To cook slowly in hot water that is below the boiling point.
überbehüten
(transitive) To exercise excessive or damaging authority in an attempt to protect. To overprotect.

code /koʊd/ /kəʊd/ codes n
Code Kode
A short textual designation, often with little relation to the item it represents.
A set of rules for converting information into another form or representation.
(cryptography) A cryptographic system using a codebook that converts words or phrases into codewords.
(programming, uncountable) Instructions for a computer, written in a programming language; the input of a translator, an interpreter or a browser, namely: source code, machine code, bytecode.
Gesetzbuch Code
A body of law, sanctioned by legislation, in which the rules of law to be specifically applied by the courts are set forth in systematic form; a compilation of laws by public authority; a digest.
Kodex Code
Any system of principles, rules or regulations relating to one subject.

code /koʊd/ /kəʊd/ v
programmieren coden koden
(computing) To write software programs.
crap
(medicine) Of a patient, to suffer a sudden medical emergency (a code blue) such as cardiac arrest.
verschlüsseln
To categorise by assigning identifiers from a schedule, for example CPT coding for medical insurance purposes.
(cryptography) To encode.

code block code blocks n
Codeblock
(programming) A block of source code, often one that is delimited by brackets or in some similar way, depending on the programming language.

code name code names n
Deckname Codename
(business, espionage, military) A name used to clandestinely identify somebody or something, either for military or espionage purposes, or for commercial confidentiality.

code of conduct codes of conduct n
Verhaltenskodex
(ethics) A set of rules dictating acceptable behaviour and decisions in a specified environment.

code of honour codes of honour n
Ehrenkodex
Certain rules by which social intercourse is regulated among a social group, and which are founded on a regard for reputation.

code point code points n
Codepoint Codepunkt
(computing, especially, Unicode) A numerical offset in a character set, etc., as opposed to a displayed grapheme or character, which can be composed of several code points.

code review code reviews n
Codereview Review
(software engineering) The practice, or an instance, of identifying and verifying the choice of algorithms, coding styles and compliance with the software design.

code smell code smells n
Code-Smell
(programming) Anything in a program's source code that suggests the presence of a design problem.

code-switching n
Code-Switching Kode-Umschaltung Kodewechsel Sprachwechsel
(linguistics) The phenomenon or practice of alternating between two or more languages or language varieties.

codebase codebases n
Codebase Codebasis

codec codecs n
Codec
(computing) A device or program capable of performing transformations on a data stream or signal.

codeine /ˈkoʊˌdiːn/ /ˈkəʊ.diːn/ codeines n
Codein Kodein
(pharmaceutical drug) An addictive alkaloid narcotic derived from opium and used as a hypnotic, analgesic and antitussive; often mixed with aspirin etc.

codepage codepages n
Zeichensatztabelle

codification /ˌkɑ.dɪfɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ /ˌkəʊ.dɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ codifications n
Kodifikation
The process of precisely formulating a statement, such as a code of laws.

codify /ˈ koʊ.dɪˌfaɪ/ /ˈ kɑd.ɪˌfaɪ/ /ˈ kəʊ.dɪˌfaɪ/ v
kodifizieren
To reduce to a code, to arrange into a code.

coding codings n
Programmierung
The process of encoding or decoding.

coding theory n
Kodierungstheorie

codomain /ˌkoʊ.doʊˈmeɪn/ codomains n
Zielmenge
(mathematics, analysis) The target set into which a function is formally defined to map elements of its domain; the set denoted Y in the notation f : X → Y.

codominance n
Kodominanz
(genetics) A condition in which both alleles of a gene pair in a heterozygote are fully expressed, with neither one being dominant or recessive to the other.

codominant /kəʊˈdɒmɪnənt/ adj
kodominant
Equally dominant.

codon /ˈkəʊdɒn/ codons n
Codon
(biochemistry) A sequence of three adjacent nucleotides, which encode for a specific amino acid during protein synthesis or translation.

codpiece /ˈkɒdˌpiːs/ codpieces n
Schamkapsel
A part of male dress in the 15th and 16th centuries, worn in front of the breeches to cover the male genitals.
A conspicuous protection for the male genitals in a suit of plate armor.

codual adj
codual

coduality codualities n
Codualität

coeditor coeditors n
Mitherausgeber Mitherausgeberin
One of two or more people serving together as editors of a work or project.

coeducation n
Koedukation
the education of male and female students in the same institution

coefficient /ˌkoʊ.əˈfɪʃənt/ /ˌkoʊ.ɪˈfɪʃənt/ [ˌkəʊ.iˈfɪʃn̩t] [ˌkəʊ.ɪˈfɪʃn̩t] coefficients n
Koeffizient
(mathematics) A constant by which an algebraic term is multiplied.
A number, value, or item that serves as a measure of some property or characteristic.

coefficient of friction coefficients of friction n
Reibungskoeffizient
(physics) The ratio between (1) the magnitude of the force of friction which a surface produces on an object (moving along the surface or being pressed statically against it) and (2) the magnitude of the normal force which is produced by the surface on the object and which is perpendicular to that surface.

coefficient of thermal expansion coefficients of thermal expansion n
Wärmeausdehnungskoeffizient

coefficientwise adj
koeffizientenweise

coelacanth /ˈsiː.lə.kænθ/ coelacanths n
Quastenflosser
Either of two species of deep-water fish, Latimeria chalumnae of the Indian Ocean and Latimeria menadoensis of Indonesia.

coelenterate /sɪˈlɛn.tə.ɹət/ /sɪˈlɛn.tɚ.ɪt/ coelenterates n
Hohltier
(zoology, dated) Any simple aquatic animal formerly considered to belong to the phylum Coelenterata, now divided into the cnidarians and ctenophores.

coeliac disease n
Zöliakie
(UK) An auto-immune disease characterised by sensitivity of the lining of the small intestine to gluten, causing a failure to digest food properly.

coequal adj
ebenbürtig gleichrangig
Equal to each other in size, rank or position.

coerce /koʊˈɝs/ /kəʊˈɜːs/ v
erzwingen
(transitive) To restrain by force, especially by law or authority; to repress; to curb.
zwingen
(transitive) To use force, threat, fraud, or intimidation in an attempt to compel one to act against their will.
erzwingen konvertieren
(transitive, computing) To force an attribute, normally of a data type, to take on the attribute of another data type.

coercion /koʊˈɜːʃən/ /koʊˈɝʃən/ /koʊˈɝʒən/ coercions n
Zwang
(uncountable) Actual or threatened force for the purpose of compelling action by another person; the act of coercing.
Nötigung
(legal, uncountable) Use of physical or moral force to compel a person to do something, or to abstain from doing something, thereby depriving that person of the exercise of free will.

coercive /kəʊˈɜː(ɹ)sɪv/ more coercive most coercive adj
zwingend
Displaying a tendency or intent to coerce.

coeval /koʊˈi.vəl/ /kəʊˈiːvəl/ adj
gleichaltrig
Of the same age; contemporary.

coexist v
koexistieren
(intransitive, stative, of two or more things, people, concepts, etc.) To exist contemporaneously or in the same area.

coexistence coexistences n
Koexistenz Zusammenleben
The state of two or more things existing together, usually in a temporal or spatial sense, with or without mutual interaction.

coffee /ˈkɑ.fi/ /ˈkɒ.fi/ /ˈkɒf.i/ /ˈkɔ.fi/ /ˈkɔə.fi/ /ˈkɔː.fɪ/ adj
kaffeebraun kaffeefarben kaffeefarbig
Of a pale brown colour, like that of milk coffee.

coffee /ˈkɑ.fi/ /ˈkɒ.fi/ /ˈkɒf.i/ /ˈkɔ.fi/ /ˈkɔə.fi/ /ˈkɔː.fɪ/ coffees n
Kaffee Kaffebohne
(uncountable) A beverage made by infusing the beans of the coffee plant in hot water.
Kaffee
(countable) A serving of this beverage.
Kaffee Kaffeepflanze
A tropical plant of the genus Coffea.
Kaffeebraun Kaffeefarbe
A pale brown color, like that of milk coffee.

coffee bean coffee beans n
Kaffeebohne
The seed of a tropical plant of the genus Coffea. Prepared by drying, roasting and grinding for making the beverage coffee.

coffee break coffee breaks n
Kaffeepause
A rest period during the business day (usually of about 10 or 15 minutes). So named because it is an opportunity to get coffee.

coffee cup coffee cups n
Kaffeetasse
A cup, typically a small one, in which coffee can be served.

coffee extract coffee extracts n
Kaffee-Extrakt
A concentrated liquid made from coffee beans and alcohol used as a flavouring.

coffee grinder coffee grinders n
Kaffeemühle
A device for pulverizing or powdering coffee beans so they can be brewed as coffee. (Technically many of the machines tear the coffee beans).

coffee grounds n
Kaffeesatz
The sediment that remains after ground coffee beans have been extracted with hot water.

coffee klatch /ˈkɒfi klatʃ/ coffee klatches n
Kaffeeklatsch
A social gathering for conversation while drinking coffee.

coffee pot coffee pots n
Kaffeekanne
A pot in which coffee is brewed or from which it is served.

coffee table coffee tables n
Couchtisch Beistelltisch Beitisch Nebentisch Seitentisch
(furniture) A long, low table, often placed before seating in a living room, on which drinks may be served, and magazines etc placed.

coffee table book /ˈkɒfi ˌteɪbəl ˈbʊk/ /ˈkɔfi ˌteɪbəl ˈbʊk/ coffee table books n
Coffee Table Book
A large book, usually with lavish illustrations, typically displayed on a coffee table.

coffeemaker coffeemakers n
Kaffeemaschine Kafeevollautomat
Any of several different types of kitchen apparatus used to brew and filter coffee.

coffer /ˈkɑfɚ/ /ˈkɒfə/ /ˈkɔfɚ/ coffers n
Kasten Kiste Truhe Geldkassette Kassette Schatztruhe
A strong chest or box used for keeping money or valuables safe.
Kassette Kassetten
(architectural element) An ornamental sunken panel in a ceiling or dome.
Kasse
A supply or store of money, often belonging to an organization.

cofferdam cofferdams n
Kofferdamm
(engineering) A temporary watertight enclosure used to create a dry foundation for building bridges and other structures over water.

coffin /ˈkɑfɪn/ /ˈkɒfɪn/ /ˈkɔfɪn/ coffins n
Sarg
A rectangular closed box in which the body of a dead person is placed for burial.

coffin /ˈkɑfɪn/ /ˈkɒfɪn/ /ˈkɔfɪn/ v
einsargen
(transitive) To place in a coffin.

coffin bone coffin bones n
Hufbein
The bottommost bone in the equine leg, encased by the hoof capsule, and corresponding to the third phalanx of the middle finger, or toe, of most mammals.

coffin nail coffin nails n
Sargnagel
(slang) A cigarette.

cofounder /kəʊˈfaʊndə/ /ˈkoʊ(ˌ)faʊndɚ/ /ˌkoʊˈfaʊndɚ/ cofounders n
Mitgründer Mitgründerin
A joint founder; one of several people involved with the creation of a business, organization, union, or entity.

cog /kɑɡ/ /kɒɡ/ /kɔɡ/ cogs n
Zahn
A tooth on a gear.
Kogge
(historical) A clinker-built, flat-bottomed, square-rigged mediaeval ship of burden, or war with a round, bulky hull and a single mast, typically 15 to 25 meters in length.
Rädchen
An unimportant individual in a greater system.
Zapfen
(carpentry) A projection or tenon at the end of a beam designed to fit into a matching opening of another piece of wood to form a joint.

cogeneration cogenerations n
Kraft-Wärme-Kopplung
The simultaneous or serial production of heat and electricity from the same source.

cogent /ˈkoʊd͡ʒn̩t/ /ˈkəʊd͡ʒn̩t/ more cogent most cogent adj
überzeugend zwingend
Reasonable and convincing; based on evidence.
überzeugend
Appealing to the intellect or powers of reasoning.
schlagend stichhaltig überzeugend
Forcefully persuasive; relevant, pertinent.

cognac /ˈkɒn.jæk/ /ˈkəʊn.jæk/ cognacs n
Kognak Cognac
A brandy distilled from white wine in the region around Cognac in France.

cognate /ˈkɑɡ.neɪt/ /ˈkɑɡ.nət/ /ˈkɑɡ.nɪt/ /ˈkɒɡ.neɪt/ /ˈkɒɡ.nət/ /ˈkɒɡ.nɪt/ adj
blutverwandt kognat
Allied by blood; kindred by birth; specifically (legal) related on the mother's side.
verwandt stammverwandt urverwandt wurzelverwandt
(linguistics) Descended from the same source lexemes (same etymons) of an ancestor language.

cognate /ˈkɑɡ.neɪt/ /ˈkɑɡ.nət/ /ˈkɑɡ.nɪt/ /ˈkɒɡ.neɪt/ /ˈkɒɡ.nət/ /ˈkɒɡ.nɪt/ cognates n
Verwandte
(linguistics) A word either descended from the same base word of the same ancestor language as the given word, or strongly believed to be a regular reflex of the same reconstructed root of proto-language as the given word.

cognition /kɑɡˈnɪʃ.ən/ /kɒɡˈnɪʃ.ən/ /kɔɡˈnɪʃ.ən/ cognitions n
Kognition Erkenntnis
The process of knowing, of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought and through the senses.

cognitive /ˈkɑɡ.nɪ.tɪv/ /ˈkɒɡ.nɪ.tɪv/ /ˈkɔɡ.nɪ.tɪv/ [ˈkɑɡ.nɪ.ɾɪv] [ˈkɔɡ.nɪ.ɾɪv] more cognitive most cognitive adj
kognitiv
Relating to the part of mental functions that deals with logic, as opposed to affective which deals with emotions.

cognitive behavioral therapy cognitive behavioral therapies n
kognitive Verhaltenstherapie
(psychology) A psychotherapeutic approach that addresses dysfunctional emotions, behaviors, and cognitions, focussing on a client's current state rather than on their past.

cognitive dissonance cognitive dissonances n
kognitive Dissonanz
(psychology) A conflict or anxiety resulting from inconsistencies between one's beliefs and one's actions or other beliefs.

cognitive linguistics n
Kognitivlinguistik kognitive Linguistik

cognitive load cognitive loads n
kognitive Belastung

cognitive parallax /ˈkɒɡnɪtɪv ˈpaɹəlaks/ n
Kognitive Parallaxe
(philosophy) philosophical phenomenon described as the dislocation of the axis of the theoretical construction of a thinker and the axis of his lived experience; discrepancy between theory and experience

cognitive psychology n
Kognitionspsychologie Kognitive Psychologie
(psychology) A branch of psychology that examines internal mental processes such as problem solving, memory, and language.

cognitive science cognitive sciences n
Kognitionswissenschaft
The multidisciplinary study of mind and behavior.

cognizant /ˈkɒnɪzənt/ /ˈkɒɡnɪzənt/ more cognizant most cognizant adj
bewusst gewahr
Sapient; self-aware.

cognomen /kɒɡˈnoʊ.mən/ cognomens cognomina n
Cognomen Kognomen Nachname
(historical) A personal epithet or clan name added to the given name and family name of Ancient Romans.

cognoscente /kɒnjəˈʃɛnteɪ/ /ˌkɑn.jəˈʃɛn.ti/ /ˌkɑɡ.nəˈʃɛn.ti/ cognoscenti n
Kenner Kennerin
(often, in plural) Someone possessing superior or specialized knowledge in a particular field.

cohabit /koʊˈhæbɪt/ v
zusammenleben als Paar zusammenleben als unverheiratetes Paar zusammenleben
(intransitive) To live together with someone else, especially in a romantic and sexual relationship but without being married.

cohabitation /koʊhæbɪˈteɪʃən/ cohabitations n
wilde Ehe
An emotional and physical intimate relationship which includes a common living place and which exists without legal or religious sanction.

cohabitee cohabitees n
Lebensabschnittsbegleiter Lebensgefährte Lebenspartner Partner
A person who cohabits with another

cohere /koʊˈhɪɚ/ /kəʊˈhɪə/ v
aneinanderhaften aneinanderkleben binden ein Ganzes bilden eine Einheit bilden
(intransitive) To stick together physically, by adhesion.
in sich geschlossen sein zusammenhängen
(intransitive, figurative) To be consistent as part of a group, or by common purpose.
(transitive, figurative) To be consistent as part of a group, or by common purpose.

coherence coherences n
Kohärenz Geschlossenheit
The quality of cohering, or being coherent; internal consistency.
Zusammenhang
A logical arrangement of parts, as in writing.
Kohärenz
(physics, of waves) The property of having the same wavelength and phase.

coherent /koʊˈhɛɹ.ənt/ /koʊˈhɪɹ.ənt/ /koːˈhɪɹ.ənt/ /kəʉˈhɪə.ɹənt/ /kəʊˈhɪə.ɹənt/ more coherent most coherent adj
kohärent zusammenhängend
Unified; sticking together; making up a whole.
kohärent folgerichtig schlüssig widerspruchsfrei
Orderly, logical and consistent.
stimmig
Aesthetically ordered.
kohärent
(physics) Of waves having the same direction, wavelength and phase, as light in a laser.

coherent light n
kohärentes Licht

coherer coherers n
Fritter
(physics) A detector of radio waves used in very early radio receivers.

cohesion /koʊˈhiː.ʒən/ /kəʉˈhiː.ʒən/ /kəʊˈhiː.ʒən/ [kəʉˈhɪi.ʒən] cohesions n
Zusammenhalt
State of cohering, or of working together.

cohesive /koʊˈhiː.sɪv/ /kəʉˈhiː.sɪv/ /kəʊˈhiː.sɪv/ [kəʉˈhɪi.sɪv] more cohesive most cohesive adj
zusammenhängend
Having cohesion.

coho /ˈkoʊhoʊ/ /ˈkəʊhəʊ/ cohos n
Silberlachs
An anadromus and semelparous salmon, Oncorhynchus kisutch, found in the coastal regions of the northern Pacific Ocean, used as a symbol by several Native American tribes.

coho salmon coho salmon n
Silberlachs
A species of anadromous fish in the salmon family (Oncorhynchus kisutch)

cohomology cohomologies n
Kohomologie
(mathematics) A method of contravariantly associating a family of invariant quotient groups to each algebraic or geometric object of a category, including categories of geometric and algebraic objects.

cohort /ˈkoʊ̯.hɔɹt/ /ˈkəʊ.hɔː(ɹ)t/ cohorts n
Gruppe Klasse
A group of people supporting the same thing or person.
Kohorte Kategorie Klasse
(statistics) A demographic grouping of people, especially those in a defined age group, or having a common characteristic.
Kohorte
(historical, Ancient Rome, military) Any division of a Roman legion, normally of about 500 or 600 men (equalling about six centuries).

cohort study cohort studies n
Kohortenstudie
A type of research project in which participants sharing a common feature (the cohort) are studied over a long period of time.

coif /kwɑf/ /kɔɪf/ coifs n
Bundhaube
(historical) A hood; a close-fitting cap covering much of the head, widespread until the 18th century; after that worn only by small children and country women.
Kettenhaube
(historical) A similar item of chain mail headgear covering the head.

coil /kwaɪl/ /kɔɪl/ coils n
Rolle Spirale Wickel Windung
Something wound in the form of a helix or spiral.
Spule
(electronics) A coil of electrically conductive wire through which electricity can flow.

coil whine n
Spulenfiepen
A high-pitched whining sound caused by vibrations of electrical components in a device.

coilgun /ˈkɔɪl.ɡʌn/ coilguns n
Gaußgewehr
Any of various devices that use electromagnets to accelerate a magnetic projectile via non contact means

coin /kwaɪn/ /kɔɪn/ coins n
Münze Geldstück
(money) A piece of currency, usually metallic and in the shape of a disc, but sometimes polygonal, or with a hole in the middle.
Chip Jeton
A token used in a special establishment like a casino.

coin /kwaɪn/ /kɔɪn/ v
prägen
(by extension) To make or fabricate (especially a word or phrase).
To acquire rapidly, as money; to make.

coin cell coin cells n
Knopfzelle
A small battery having the form of a squat cylinder.

coin die coin dies n
Münzstempel
(numismatics) Any of the (usually metal) stamps used in pairs during hammered coining to strike impressions of designs onto their obverse and reverse faces.

coin toss coin tosses n
Münzwurf
A particular instance where a coin is launched in the air, and whichever side that it lands on finalises a decision.

coinage /ˈkɔɪnɪd͡ʒ/ coinages n
Münzprägung
The process of coining money.

coincide /ˌkoʊɪnˈsaɪd/ v
zusammenfallen
To occupy exactly the same space.
To occur at the same time.
übereinstimmen
To correspond, concur, or agree.

coincidence /koʊˈɪnsɪdəns/ /kəʊˈɪnsɪdəns/ /kəˈwɪnsɪdəns/ coincidences n
Zufall Koinzidenz zufälliges Zusammentreffen
Of events, the appearance of a meaningful connection when there is none.

coining /ˈkɔɪnɪŋ/ coinings n
Wortprägung Wortschöpfung
(countable, linguistics) A created word or phrase.

coinsurance coinsurances n
Eigenanteil Selbstbeteiligung
(US) The joint assumption of risk between the insurer and the insured party.
Mitversicherung
(international) The joint assumption of risk between multiple insurers.

coir /ˈkɔɪə/ /ˈkɔɪɚ/ coirs n
Kokosfaser
The fibre obtained from the husk of a coconut, used chiefly in making rope, matting and as a peat substitute.

coitus /ˈkoʊ.ɪ.təs/ /ˈkɔɪ.təs/ /ˈkəʊ.ɪ.təs/ coituses n
Koitus Geschlechtsverkehr
(formal, or, humorous) Sexual intercourse, especially involving penile-vaginal penetration.

coitus interruptus n
Coitus interruptus
Sexual intercourse interrupted by withdrawal of the penis before ejaculation.

coke /koʉk/ /koʊk/ /kəʊk/ n
Koks
(uncountable) Solid residue from roasting coal in a coke oven; used principally as a fuel and in the production of steel and formerly as a domestic fuel.
(informal, slang, uncountable) Cocaine.

coke /koʉk/ /koʊk/ /kəʊk/ v
koken
(transitive) To produce coke from coal.
verkoken
(intransitive) To turn into coke.

coke breeze n
Koksgrus
coke dust used as a fuel.

coke oven gas n
Koksofengas

cokernel cokernels n
Kokern

cokeworks cokeworks n
Kokswerk

col /kɒl/ cols n
Joch
(geography) A dip on a mountain ridge between two peaks.

cola /ˈkoʊlə/ /ˈkəʊ.lə/ colas n
Cola
A beverage or a drink made with kola nut flavoring, caramel and carbonated water.

colander /ˈkɑləndɚ/ /ˈkɒlɪndə(ɹ)/ /ˈkɔləndɚ/ colanders n
Durchschlag Seiher Sieb Abtropfsieb Küchensieb
A bowl-shaped kitchen utensil with holes in it used for draining food that has been cooking in water, such as pasta.

colchicine /ˈkɑl.kəˌsiːn/ /ˈkɑl.t͡ʃəˌsiːn/ /ˈkɒl.kɪs.iːn/ /ˈkɒl.tʃɪs.iːn/ colchicines n
Colchicin
(organic compound, pharmaceutical drug) A highly toxic alkaloid, chemical formula C22H25NO6, originally extracted from plants of the genus Colchicum and formerly used to treat rheumatic complaints, now used mainly in the treatment of gout.

cold /kaʉld/ /koʊld/ /kəʊld/ [kʰɒʊ(ɫ)d] [kʰɔʊ(ɫ)d] colder coldest adj
kalt
(of a thing) Having a low temperature.
(of the weather) Causing the air to be cold.
(of a person or animal) Feeling the sensation of coldness, especially to the point of discomfort.
Completely unprepared; without introduction.
kaltherzig kalt
Unfriendly; emotionally distant or unfeeling.

cold /kaʉld/ /koʊld/ /kəʊld/ [kʰɒʊ(ɫ)d] [kʰɔʊ(ɫ)d] colds n
Kälte kalt
(uncountable) A condition of low temperature.
Erkältung Verkühlung
(countable, pathology) A common, usually harmless, viral illness, usually with congestion of the nasal passages and sometimes fever.

cold as ice adj
eiskalt
(simile) Very cold.

cold brew coffee cold brew coffees n
Cold-Brew-Kaffee

cold call cold calls n
Cold Call Kaltakquise Kaltanruf
A sales call either by telephone or personal presence, made without a referral or without preparing the recipient of the call.

cold chain cold chains n
Kühlkette

cold chisel cold chisels n
Beizeisen

cold comfort cold comforts n
schwacher Trost
(idiomatic) Much less reassurance, consolation, aid, or pleasure than one needs or desires.

cold cuts n
Aufschnitt
Cooked, sliced meat served cold, as in a sandwich or a tray of finger food.

cold day in Hell cold days in Hell n
nie im Leben
(idiomatic, slang) The time of occurrence of an event that will never happen.

cold fish cold fish cold fishes n
Griesgram
(idiomatic) A heartless individual; a person lacking empathy and emotion.

cold front cold fronts n
Kaltfront
(meteorology) The leading edge of an advancing mass of cold air.

cold fusion n
kalte Fusion
A hypothetical form of nuclear fusion not requiring the usual immensely high temperatures; nuclear fusion at or near room temperature.

cold hands, warm heart proverb
kalte Hand, warmes Herz
Having cold hands is an indication of warmheartedness; used as a rejoinder if one finds that another's hands are cold.

cold meat cold meats n
Wurstwaren
Any cold cooked meat such as luncheon meat or lunch meat, spam, chopped pork, corned beef, and so on.

cold rolling n
Kaltwalzen
(metallurgy) A rolling of metal at a temperature below that of its recrystallization point.

cold shoulder v
kalte Schulter
(idiomatic) To deliberately slight or snub someone.

cold snap cold snaps n
Kälteeinbruch Kältewelle

cold sore /ˈkoʊld ˌsɔɹ/ cold sores n
Fieberbläschen Lippenherpes
(pathology) A small bump (namely a vesicle) on the lips resulting from infection by herpes simplex viruses (mostly HHV1 but also HHV2).

cold turkey adv
abrupt
(idiomatic) Not gradually; all at once. Refers especially to quitting a habit by force of will rather than by a gradual reduction.

cold turkey n
kalter Entzug
Sudden and complete withdrawal from a dependent substance, especially a drug.

cold war /ˌkəʊld ˈwɔː/ n
kalter Krieg
A period of hostile relations between rivals where direct open warfare between them is largely undesired and avoided. [from 1945]

cold wave cold waves n
Kältewelle

cold weapon /koʊld ˈwɛpən/ /kəʊld ˈwɛp(ə)n/ cold weapons n
Blankwaffe kalte Waffe
(weaponry) A weapon that does not use explosives or fire.

cold-blooded /ˈkoʊldˈblʌd.ɪd/ colder-blooded coldest-blooded more cold-blooded most cold-blooded adj
kaltblütig
(figuratively) Lacking emotion or compunction.

cold-hearted colder-hearted coldest-hearted more cold-hearted most cold-hearted adj
kaltherzig
Without sympathy, feeling or compassion; callous or heartless.

cold-sensitive more cold-sensitive most cold-sensitive adj
kälteempfindlich
affected by, or sensitive to cold.

coldness /ˈkoʊldnəs/ /ˈkəʊldnəs/ coldnesses n
Kälte
The relative lack of heat.
The sensation resulting from exposure to low temperatures.
Limited enthusiasm or affection; coolness.

colectomy colectomies n
Kolektomie
(surgery) The surgical procedure to remove all or part of the large intestine or colon.

colegislate v
mitgesetzgebend
(uncommon) To necessarily bring about a statute together with another legislative body or legislature, to be a colegislator.

colegislator colegislators n
Mitgesetzgeber
A legislative body acting as a necessary supporter of a statute during the legislative process.

colemanite colemanites n
Colemanit
(mineral) A white, grey or colorless mineral form of calcium borate; a principal source of boron.

coleopterologist coleopterologists n
Koleopterologe Käferkundler Käferkundlerin
A person who studies or practices coleopterology (the science that studies beetles).

coleopterology n
Koleopterologie Käferforschung Käferkunde
(entomology) The scientific study of beetles.

coleslaw /ˈkəʊlslɔː/ coleslaws n
Kohlsalat Krautsalat Weißkohlsalat
A salad of finely shredded raw cabbage and sometimes shredded carrots, dressed with mayonnaise (white slaw) or a vinaigrette (red slaw).

coli /ˈkoʊ.laɪ/ coli n
Kolibakterie Kolibakterium
(often, attributive, bacteriology) Escherichia coli, a Gram-negative bacterium commonly found in the lower intestine of warm-blooded organisms.

colic /ˈkɒl.ɪk/ colics n
Kolik
(pathology) Severe pains that grip the abdomen or the disease that causes such pains (due to intestinal or bowel-related problems).

collaborate /kəˈlæb.ə.ɹeɪt/ /kəˈlæb.ɹeɪt/ v
zusammenarbeiten
To work together with others to achieve a common goal.
kollaborieren zusammenarbeiten
To voluntarily cooperate treasonably, as with an enemy occupation force in one's country.

collaboration /kəˌlæbəˈɹeɪʃən/ [kʰəˌlæbəˈɹeɪ̯ʃən] collaborations n
Zusammenarbeit Kollaboration Kollektivarbeit
(uncountable) The act of collaborating.
Zusammenarbeit Kollaboration
(uncountable) Treasonous cooperation.

collaborationism collaborationisms n
Kollaboration
The act of collaborating, especially with an enemy.

collaborative project management n
Kollaboratives Projektmanagement
(operations) The method used to plan, coordinate, control, and monitor distributed complex projects..

collaborator /kəˈlæbəɹeɪtə/ /kəˈlæbəɹeɪtɚ/ collaborators n
Mitarbeiter Mitarbeiterin
A person who works with others towards a common goal.
Kollaborateur Kollaborateurin
A person who cooperates traitorously with an enemy.

collage /koʊˈlɑʒ/ /kɒˈlɑːʒ/ /kəˈlɑʒ/ /kəˈlɑːʒ/ /ˈkɒl.ɑːʒ/ collages n
Collage
A picture made by sticking other pictures onto a surface.

collagen /ˈkɒləd͡ʒən/ /ˈkɒləd͡ʒɪn/ collagens n
Kollagen
(biochemistry) Any of more than 28 types of glycoprotein that form elongated fibers, usually found in the extracellular matrix of connective tissue.

collagenic adj
kollagen
Relating to, or composed of collagen

collapse /k(ə)ˈlæps/ collapses n
Kollaps
The act of collapsing.

collapse /k(ə)ˈlæps/ v
einstürzen kollabieren zusammenbrechen einfallen einsacken lassen zusammenfallen
(intransitive) To cease to function due to a sudden breakdown; to fail suddenly and completely.
einfallen
(transitive, computing) To hide additional directory (folder) levels below the selected directory (folder) levels. When a folder contains no additional folders, a minus sign (-) appears next to the folder.
kollabieren ohnmächtig niedersinken ohnmächtig zusammensinken
(intransitive) To pass out and fall to the floor or ground, as from exhaustion or other illness; to faint.

collapsible more collapsible most collapsible adj
aufklappbar klappbar
That can be collapsed.

collar /ˈkɑ.lɚ/ /ˈkɒl.ə/ collars n
Halsband
A band or chain around an animal's neck, used to restrain and/or identify it.
(rail transport) A physical lockout device to prevent operation of a mechanical signal lever.
Halskette
A chain worn around the neck.
Kragen
The part of an upper garment (shirt, jacket, etc.) that fits around the neck and throat, especially if sewn from a separate piece of fabric.
Ring Kragen
(technology) Any encircling device or structure.

collar tab /ˈkɒlə tæb/ collar tabs n
Kragenspiegel
(military) insignia worn on the collar of a uniform singing the wearer’s rank and/or branch

collard /ˈkɒlɑː(ɹ)d/ /ˈkɒlə(ɹ)d/ collards n
Blattkohl
A Mediterranean variety of kale, Brassica oleracea var. acephala.

collard greens n
Kohlblätter Markstammkohl
A form of Brassica oleracea, sometimes called Brassica oleracea var. acephala or Brassica oleracea var. viridis, similar to kale, that is a popular food in the rural southern United States.

collared antshrike collared antshrikes n
Fleckengesicht-Ameisenwürger
A passerine bird of the antbird family (Thamnophilus bernardi, syn. Sakesphorus bernardi)

collared dove collared doves n
Türkentaube
A bird of the species Streptopelia decaocto.

collared flycatcher collared flycatchers n
Halsbandschnäpper
Ficedula albicollis, an Old World flycatcher breeding in eastern Europe and across Central Asia, overwintering in Africa

collared peccary collared peccaries n
Halsbandpekari
A small wild hog (Pecari tajacu), native to southern United States through to northern Argentina.

collared pratincole collared pratincoles n
Rotflügel-Brachschwalbe
A wader, Glareola pratincola.

collate /kɒˈleɪt/ /ˈkoʊ.leɪt/ v
abgleichen kollationieren vergleichen zuordnen
(transitive) To examine diverse documents and so on, to discover similarities and differences.
anordnen ordnen
(transitive) To assemble something in a logical sequence.
sortieren
(transitive) To sort multiple copies of printed documents into sequences of individual page order, one sequence for each copy, especially before binding.

collateral /kəˈlætəɹəl/ adj
benachbart nebeneinanderliegend
Parallel, along the same vein, side by side.
Begleit- Bei- Neben- begleitend
Corresponding; accompanying, concomitant.
Bei- hinzukommend
Being aside from the main subject, target, or goal.
entfernt weitläufig
(genealogy) Of an indirect ancestral relationship, as opposed to lineal descendency.

collateral /kəˈlætəɹəl/ collaterals n
Pfand Sicherheit
(finance) A security or guarantee (usually an asset) pledged for the repayment of a loan if one cannot procure enough funds to repay.
Begleitmaterial Marketing-Material Werbematerial entfernte Verwandte entfernter Verwandter weitläufige Verwandtschaft
(marketing) Printed materials or content of electronic media used to enhance sales of products (short form of collateral material).
Kollaterale Kollateralgefäß Nebengefäß Umgehungsgefäß
(anatomy) A thinner blood vessel providing an alternate route to blood flow in case the main vessel becomes occluded.

collateral circulation /kəˈlætəɹəl ˈsɝkjʊˌleɪʃən/ collateral circulations n
Kollateralkreislauf
(anatomy) The circulation of blood through a network of vessels that is developed through enlargement of secondary vessels and use of existing anastomoses between adjacent vessels when a major vein or artery is functionally impaired, as by obstruction.

collateral damage collateral damages n
Kollateralschaden Begleitschaden Kollateralschäden Randschaden nebensächlicher Schaden
(military, euphemistic) Damage to civilian property or civilian casualties that are the unintended result of military operations.

collateralize v
besichern
To secure a loan or other contract by using collateral.

colleague /kɔˈliːɡ/ /kəˈliːɡ/ /ˈkɑliɡ/ /ˈkɒliːɡ/ colleagues n
Kollege Kollegin Mitarbeiter Mitarbeiterin
A fellow member of a profession, staff, academic faculty or other organization; an associate.

collect /ˈkɑlɛkt/ /ˈkɑlɪkt/ /ˈkɒlɛkt/ /ˈkɒlɪkt/ collects n
Oration
(Christianity) The prayer said before the reading of the epistle lesson, especially one found in a prayerbook, as with the Book of Common Prayer.

collect /kəˈlɛkt/ v
sammeln einsammeln aufsammeln
(transitive) To gather together; amass.
einziehen einsammeln
(transitive) To get; particularly, get from someone.
sammeln anhäufen
(transitive) To accumulate (a number of similar or related objects), particularly for a hobby or recreation.
ableiten folgern schlussfolgern
(transitive, now, rare) To form a conclusion; to deduce, infer. (Compare gather, get.)
sammeln
(intransitive) To come together in a group or mass.

collect call collect calls n
R-Gespräch
(US, Canada) A phone call paid for by the receiver (callee), as opposed to the caller.

collected /kəˈlɛktɪd/ more collected most collected adj
gesammelt
(not comparable) Gathered together.
gelassen
Cool‐headed, emotionally stable, in focus.

collecting /kəˈlɛktɪŋ/ collectings n
Sammeln
A hobby including seeking, locating, acquiring, organizing, cataloging, displaying, storing, and maintaining whatever items are of interest to the individual collector.

collection /kəˈlɛkʃən/ collections n
Abholung Einsammlung Sammeln Sammlung
The activity of collecting.
Sammlung Kollektion
(set theory, topology, analysis) A set of sets; used because such a thing is in general too large to comply with the formal definition of a set.
Sammelung
A gathering of money for charitable or other purposes, as by passing a contribution box for donations.
Sammlung Kollektion Menge
The quality of being collected; calm composure.

collection plate collection plates n
Klingelbeutel Kollektenkorb
A plate or other container passed among the worshipers attending a Christian church service, into which donations of money are placed.

collective agreement collective agreements n
Tarifvertrag
A contract specifying terms and conditions of employment between one or more labour unions and employers' associations legally binding for employers organized in these and the employees if they are unionized in them or their employment contract incorporates them by referral.

collective bargaining n
Tarifverhandlungen
A method of negotiation in which employees negotiate as a group with their employers, usually via a trade union

collective memory collective memories n
kollektives Gedächtnis
(sociology) A shared pool of information held in the memories of multiple members of a group.

collective noun collective nouns n
Kollektivum Sammelname
(grammar) A noun which, though singular, refers to a group of things or animals. Examples: a school of fish, a pride of lions.

collective numeral collective numerals n
Sammelzahlwort
(grammar) A numeral that signifies that several persons or things are taken definitely and unitedly together, in the sense of—both, all three, all four, etc.

collective unconscious collective unconsciouses n
kollektives Unbewusstes
(psychology) The common experiences, thoughts and opinions of a large group of people taken as a whole.

collectivism collectivisms n
Kollektivismus
An economic system in which the means of production and distribution are owned and controlled by the people collectively

collectivist /kəˈlɛktɪvɪst/ adj
kollektivistisch
Of or pertaining to collectivism.

collectivist /kəˈlɛktɪvɪst/ collectivists n
Anhänger des Kollektivismus Anhängerin des Kollektivismus Kollektivist Kollektivistin
An advocate of collectivism.

collectivization collectivizations n
Kollektivierung
The act of collectivizing

collectivize v
kollektivieren

collector /kəˈlɛktə(ɹ)/ /kəˈlɛktɚ/ collectors n
Sammler Sammlerin
A person who or thing that collects, or which creates or manages a collection.
Kassierer
A person who is employed to collect payments.
Kollektor
(electronics) The amplified terminal on a bipolar junction transistor.

college /ˈkɑlɪd͡ʒ/ /ˈkɒlɪd͡ʒ/ colleges n
Berufsfachschule Berufskolleg
(UK) An institution of further education at an intermediate level; sixth form.
Berufskolleg Fachschule
(UK) An institution for adult education at a basic or intermediate level (teaching those of any age).
Fachhochschule
(chiefly, US) An institution of higher education teaching undergraduates.

college town college towns n
Universitätsstadt
A town or city that is dominated by its university population.

collegial /kəˈliːd͡ʒi.əl/ /kəˈliːd͡ʒəl/ /kəˈliːd͡ʒɪ.əl/ more collegial most collegial adj
kollegial
Of, relating to, or ruled by colleagues.
Possessing adherence to the ethos, standards and conduct that govern behavior among colleagues within a given organization or profession.

collet /ˈkɑlɪt/ /ˈkɒlɪt/ collets n
Spannzange
A band, flange, ferrule, or collar, designed to grip and hold a tool or a workpiece under proper control, and usually to release it under control thereafter; such a collet usually is made of a hard, springy material, especially a metal.

collide /kəˈlaɪd/ v
zusammenstoßen kollidieren plauzen
(intransitive) To impact directly, especially if violent.
kollidieren aufeinander stoßen
(intransitive) To come into conflict, or be incompatible.

collie /ˈkɒli/ collies n
Collie
Any of various breeds of dog originating in Scotland and England as sheepdogs

collier /ˈkɑliɚ/ /ˈkɒlɪə(ɹ)/ colliers n
Köhler Bergmann Kumpel
A person in the business or occupation of producing (digging or mining) coal or making charcoal or in its transporting or commerce.

colliery /ˈkɑl.jɚ.ɪ/ /ˈkɒl.jə.ɹi/ collieries n
Kohlenzeche Untertagekohlenbergwerk
(British) An underground coal mine, together with its surface buildings.

colligation colligations n
Kolligation
(linguistics) The co-occurrence of syntactic categories, usually within a sentence.

collimate v
kollimieren
To focus into a narrow beam or column; to adjust a focusing device so that it produces a narrow beam.

collinear /koʊˈlɪn.i.ɚ/ /kəˈlɪn.i.ɚ/ adj
kollinear
(geometry, of three or more points) Lying on the same straight line.

collinearity collinearities n
Kollinearität
(uncountable) The condition of being collinear.
(countable, genetics) The relationship between the linear sequence of codons in DNA and that of amino acids in the protein so coded

colliquation colliquations n
Kolliquation
The act of becoming liquid; melting.
(medicine) The wasting-away of parts of the body; consumption.

collision /kəˈlɪʒən/ collisions n
Kollision Zusammenstoß
An instance of colliding.

collision attack collision attacks n
Kollisionsangriff
(cryptography) An attack on a cryptographic hash function that is able to find a hash collision (a pair of different inputs that have the same hash) faster than by brute force.

collision course collision courses n
Kollisionskurs
A course or path between two or more objects which, if continued at the current rate, will result in a collision.

collision theory collision theories n
Kollisionstheorie Stoßtheorie

collocation /ˌkɑl.əˈkeɪ.ʃən/ /ˌkɒl.əˈkeɪ.ʃən/ collocations n
Kollokation Wortverbindung
Zusammenstellung
(uncountable) The grouping or juxtaposition of things, especially words or sounds.

colloid /ˈkɒlɔɪd/ colloids n
Kolloid
(chemistry) A stable system of two phases, one of which is dispersed in the other in the form of very small droplets or particles.

colloidal more colloidal most colloidal adj
kolloidal
Of, pertaining to, or consisting of a colloid.

colloidal silver colloidal silvers n
kolloidales Silber

colloquial /kəˈloʊ.kwi.əl/ /kəˈləʊ.kwɪəl/ more colloquial most colloquial adj
umgangssprachlich Umgang
(linguistics) Characteristic of familiar conversation, of common parlance; informal.

colloquialism /kəˈloʊ.kwi.əˌlɪz.əm/ /kəˈləʊ.kwi.əˌlɪz.əm/ colloquialisms n
Umgangssprachausdruck
A colloquial word or phrase; a common spoken expression.
Alltagssprache Gemeinsprache Umgangssprache volkstümlicher Sprachgebrauch
Colloquial style of speaking.

colloquium /kəˈləʊkwiəm/ colloquia colloquiums n
Kolloquium
An academic meeting or seminar usually led by a different lecturer and on a different topic at each meeting.

colloquy /ˈkɒ.lə.kwi/ colloquies n
Gespräch Konversation Kolloquium
A conversation or dialogue. [from 15th c.]
Religionsgespräch
(Christianity) A church court held by certain Reformed denominations. [from 17th c.]

collude /kəˈluːd/ v
kolludieren zusammenspielen
(intransitive) to act in concert with; to conspire

collusion /kəˈluːʒən/ collusions n
Kollusion Verschwörung geheimes Einverständnis
A private agreement for a fraudulent or illegal purpose; conspiracy.

colluvium colluvia colluviums n
Kolluvium
(geology) A loose accumulation of rock and soil debris at the foot of a slope

colocolo colocolos n
Pampaskatze
Leopardus colocolo, a small striped cat native to western central South America.

colocynth /kɒl.əˈsɪnθ/ colocynths n
Bitterapfel Echte Zitrulle Koloquinte Koloquintenkürbis Pomaquinte Purgiergurke
A viny plant, Citrullus colocynthis, native to the Mediterranean Basin and Asia. It produces a lemon-sized, yellowish, green-mottled, spongy, and extremely bitter fruit.
The powdered pulp of this fruit, a powerful hepatic stimulant and hydragogue cathartic used as a strong laxative.

cologne /kəˈloʊn/ /kəˈləʊn/ colognes n
Kölnisch Wasser Eau de Cologne Kölnischwasser
Any of a family of fresh, citrus-based fragrances distilled using extracts from citrus, floral, and woody ingredients, said to have been developed in the early 18th century in Cologne, Germany.

colon /ˈkoʊ.lən/ /ˈkɔ.lən/ /ˈkəʊ.lɒn/ /ˈkəʊ.lən/ [ˈkʰɔ.ɫn̩] cola coli colons n
Doppelpunkt Kolon
The punctuation mark ⟨:⟩.
Grimmdarm Kolon
(anatomy) Part of the large intestine; the final segment of the digestive system, after (distal to) the ileum and before (proximal to) the rectum. (Because the colon is the largest part of the large intestine (constituting most of it), it is often treated as synonymous therewith in broad or casual usage.)

colonel /ˈkɜːnəl/ /ˈkɝnəl/ colonels n
Oberst
A commissioned officer in an armed military organization, typically the highest rank before flag officer ranks (generals). It is generally found in armies, air forces or naval infantry (marines).

colonel general colonel generals n
Generaloberst
(military rank) A general officer's rank in some nations' militaries, corresponding to the rank of either a lieutenant general or full general in the United States rank system.

colonial /kəˈləʊ.ni.əl/ more colonial most colonial adj
kolonial
Of or pertaining to a period when a country or territory was a colony.

colonial power colonial powers n
Kolonialmacht
(mainly historical) a country which possesses, or formerly possessed, colonies in different parts of the world.

colonialism /kəˈloʊ.ni.ə.lɪ.zəm/ /kəˈloʊ.njə.lɪ.zəm/ /kəˈləʊ.ni.ə.lɪ.zəm/ /kəˈləʊ.njə.lɪ.zəm/ colonialisms n
Kolonialismus
The policy of a country seeking to extend or retain its authority over other people or territories, generally with the aim of economic dominance.

colonialist more colonialist most colonialist adj
kolonialistisch
Of or pertaining to colonialism.

colonialist colonialists n
Kolonialist Kolonialistin
One who supports or advocates colonialism.

colonist /ˈkɑlənɪst/ /ˈkɒlənɪst/ colonists n
Kolonist Kolonistin
A founder of a colony.

colonization colonizations n
Kolonialisierung Kolonisation Kolonisierung Besiedlung
The process of establishing a colony.

colonize /ˈkɑlənaɪz/ /ˈkɒlənaɪz/ v
kolonisieren
(transitive) To settle (a place) with colonists, and hence make (a place) into a colony.
(transitive) To settle (a group of people, a species, or the like) in a place as a colony.
(intransitive) To begin a colony or colonies.

colonnade /ˌkɒləˈneɪd/ colonnades n
Kolonnade
A series of columns at regular intervals.

colonoscope colonoscopes n
Koloskop
a flexible fibreoptic endoscope used to examine the colon and obtain tissue samples

colonoscopy /kɑləˈnɑskəpi/ colonoscopies n
Koloskopie Darmspiegelung Colonoskopie
(medicine) The examination of the colon using a colonoscope.

colony /ˈkɑ.lə.ni/ /ˈkɒl.ə.ni/ /ˈkɔl.ə.ni/ colonies n
Kolonie
(biology) A group of organisms of same or different species living together in close association.
Kolonie Pflanzstadt Pflanzung
A potential new chapter of a fraternity or sorority awaiting official recognition from their headquarters.

colophon /ˈkɒləfən/ colophons n
Kolophon
(printing, publishing) In manuscripts (typically before the invention of printing), the note, usually at the end, left by the scribe who copied it, giving information on their exemplar, where and when the copy was made, and sometimes, their own name.

color /ˈkʌl.ə(ɹ)/ /ˈkʌl.ɚ/ colors n
Farbe
(uncountable) The spectral composition of visible light.
(finance, uncountable) A third-order measure of derivative price sensitivity, expressed as the rate of change of gamma with respect to time, or equivalently the rate of change of charm with respect to changes in the underlying asset price.
Farbton
These hues as used in color television or films, color photographs, etc (as opposed to the shades of grey used in black-and-white television).
Tinktur
(heraldry) Any of the standard dark tinctures used in a coat of arms, including azure, gules, sable, and vert.
Hautfarbe
(uncountable) Human skin tone, especially as an indicator of race or ethnicity.
Fahne Flagge
(in the plural) A standard or banner.

color /ˈkʌl.ə(ɹ)/ /ˈkʌl.ɚ/ v
färben
(transitive) To give something color.
ausmalen
(intransitive) To apply colors to the areas within the boundaries of a line drawing using colored markers or crayons.
erröten rot werden
(of a person or their face) To become red through increased blood flow.

color blind more color blind most color blind adj
farbenblind
(of a, person or animal) Unable to distinguish between two or more primary colors (usually red and green).

color blindness color blindnesses n
Farbenblindheit
(medicine, ophthalmology) Any of several medical conditions in which the physical ability to see colors is impaired, especially achromatopsia, Daltonism.

color code color codes n
Farbcode Farbenschlüssel Farbschlüssel
(American spelling) Any system where colors are used to categorize elements of sets.

coloratura /kɒləɹəˈtjʊɹə/ coloraturas n
Koloratur
(uncountable) Florid or fancy passages in vocal music.

colored /ˈkʌləɹd/ more colored most colored adj
farbig
Having a particular color or kind of color.
(US, now, dated, and, usually, offensive) Of skin color other than white; in particular, black.
(South Africa, sometimes, capitalized) Belonging to a multiracial ethnic group or category, having ancestry from more than one of the racial groups of southern Africa (black, white, and Asian). (Under apartheid, used as a metadescription for mixed-race people and peoples such as the Cape Coloureds.)
bunt farbig
Having prominent colors; colorful.

colored /ˈkʌləɹd/ coloreds n
Farbige Farbiger
(South Africa) A colored person; a person descended from more than one of the racial groups of Southern Africa (black white, Asian, Austronesian).

colored pencil colored pencils n
Buntstift
(, American spelling) A pencil with a wax-like colored core.

colorfast more colorfast most colorfast adj
farbecht
Having colors that have been dyed or applied to the material in a way that will prevent them from being washed out, running, or fading.

colorful /ˈkʌləfəl/ /ˈkʌlɚfəl/ more colorful most colorful adj
bunt farbenprächtig kunterbunt farbig farbenfroh farbenreich
Possessing prominent and varied colors.
farbig
Interesting, multifaceted, energetic, distinctive.

colorimeter colorimeters n
Kolorimeter
Any of various instruments designed to determine the color of something, by comparison with standard colors or by spectroscopy.

colorimetry colorimetries n
Farbmetrik
The science of measuring colours and assigning them numeric values.

coloring book coloring books n
Malbuch
A book containing line art for readers (usually children) to add color using crayons, colored pencils, markers, paint, or other artistic media.

colorism colorisms n
Kolorismus
(American spelling) Prejudice or bias against persons on the basis of their skin color or complexion, often among persons of the same racial identification.
(painting) A style of painting characterised by the use of intense color.

colorize v
kolorieren
(photography, filmology) To convert black and white media to color by digital post production (as is often done in digital photography and in video special effects).

coloscopic adj
koloskopisch

colossal /kəˈlɒsəl/ more colossal most colossal adj
kolossal gewaltig immens riesengroß riesig ungeheuer
Extremely large or on a great scale.

colossus /kəˈlɑs.əs/ /kəˈlɒs.əs/ colossi colossuses n
Koloss
A statue of gigantic size. The name was especially applied to certain famous statues in antiquity, as the Colossus of Nero in Rome and the Colossus of Rhodes, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
Koloss Gigant Riese
(by extension) Any creature or thing of gigantic size.

colostrum /kəˈlɒstɹəm/ colostra n
Kolostrum Biestmilch Erstmilch Vormilch Biest
(medicine) A form of milk produced by the mammary glands in late pregnancy and the few days after giving birth. Human and bovine colostrum is thick and yellowish. In humans, it has high concentrations of nutrients and antibodies, but it is small in quantity.

colour retention agent colour retention agents n
Farbstabilisator
Any compound added to a food product in order to retain or enhance its colour during storage or cooking.

colour revolution colour revolutions n
Farbenrevolution Farbrevolution
(politics) Any of various related revolutionary movements that developed in several societies in the former Soviet Union and the Balkans during the early 2000s, mostly using nonviolent resistance.

colour television colour televisions n
Farbfernsehen Farbfernseher
(countable) A television set that displays images in colour.

colourant colourants n
Farbstoff
A pigment, dye etc added to something to change its colour or hue

colourless /ˈkʌlə(ɹ).ləs/ more colourless most colourless adj
farblos
Having little or no colour.

colposcope /ˈkɒlpəskəʊp/ colposcopes n
Kolposkop
a form of endoscope used to examine the tissues of the vagina and cervix

colt /koʊlt/ /kɒlt/ /kəʊlt/ [kɔʊlt] colts n
Hengstfohlen Hengstfüllen männliches Fohlen männliches Füllen
A young male horse.

coltan /ˈkoʊlˌtæn/ coltans n
Coltan
(mineralogy) A metallic ore, (Fe,Mn)(Ta,Nb)2O6, from which the elements niobium and tantalum are extracted.

colter /ˈkoʊltɚ/ /ˈkəʊltə/ colters n
Kolter Pflugmesser Sech
A knife or cutter attached to the beam of a plow to cut the sward, in advance of the plowshare and moldboard.

coltsfoot coltsfeet coltsfoots n
Huflattich
An herbaceous plant, species Tussilago farfara, that grows in Europe and the Middle East; yellow coltsfoot.

colubrid colubrids n
Natter
Any snake in the family Colubridae, completely covered in scales and mostly nonvenomous.

colugo /kəˈluːɡoʊ/ colugo colugos n
Riesengleiter
An arboreal gliding mammal of the family Cynocephalidae native to Southeast Asia.

columbarium columbaria columbariums n
Columbarium Kolumbarium Taubenhaus Taubenschlag
(historical) A large, sometimes architecturally impressive building for housing a large colony of pigeons or doves, particularly those of ancien regime France.
Kolumbarium Columbarium Urnenhalle
A building, a vault or a similar place for the respectful and usually public storage of cinerary urns containing cremated remains.

columbiform more columbiform most columbiform adj
columbiform kolumbiform taubenartig
Having the form of a dove or pigeon; of the order Columbiformes.

columbiform columbiforms n
Columbiforme Kolumbiforme Taubenvogel
Any bird of the order Columbiformes.

columbine /ˈkɒləmbaɪn/ more columbine most columbine adj
Tauben Tauben-
(archaic) Pertaining to a dove or pigeon.

columbine /ˈkɒləmbaɪn/ columbines n
Akelei
Any plant of the genus Aquilegia, having distinctive bell-shaped flowers with spurs on each petal.

columbite columbites n
Columbit
(mineral) A black mineral that is a mixed iron and manganese niobate and tantalate, and is the main ore of niobium and tantalum.

columbium columbiums n
Columbium
(obsolete) A former name of niobium.

column /ˈkɑljəm/ /ˈkɑləm/ /ˈkɒləm/ columns n
Säule Kolonne
(architecture) A solid upright structure designed usually to support a larger structure above it, such as a roof or horizontal beam, but sometimes for decoration.
(chemistry) An object used to separate the different components of a liquid or to purify chemical compounds.
Kolonne Kolumne Spalte Druckspalte
A unit of width, especially of advertisements, in a periodical, equivalent to the width of a usual column of text.
Kolumne Säule
Something having similar vertical form or structure to the things mentioned above, such as a spinal column.

column vector column vectors n
Spaltenvektor
(linear algebra) An n×1 matrix that represents a vector.

columnar /kəˈlʌmnɚ/ adj
säulenförmig
Having the shape of a column.

columnist /ˈkɑ.lə.mɪst/ /ˈkɑ.ləm.nɪst/ /ˈkɒ.lə.mɪst/ /ˈkɒ.ləm.nɪst/ columnists n
Kolumnist Kolumnistin
A regular writer of a column, such as in a magazine or newspaper

colza n
Raps
Oilseed rape (Brassica napus), cultivated for its seeds, which yield an oil, valued for illuminating and lubricating purposes.

coma /ˈkoʊmə/ /ˈkəʊmə/ comae n
Koma
A state of unconsciousness from which one may not wake up, usually induced by some form of trauma.
(astronomy) A cloud of dust surrounding the nucleus of a comet.

coma vigil n
Wachkoma

comatose /ˈkoʊ.məˌtoʊs/ /ˈkɑm.əˌtoʊs/ /ˈkɒm.əˌtəʊs/ /ˈkəʊ.məˌtoʊs/ more comatose most comatose adj
komatös
In a coma: unconscious.

comb /koʊm/ /kəʊm/ combs n
Kamm
A toothed implement for grooming the hair or (formerly) for keeping it in place.
The toothed plate at the top and bottom of an escalator that prevents objects getting trapped between the moving stairs and fixed landings.
A fleshy growth on the top of the head of some birds and reptiles; crest.

comb /koʊm/ /kəʊm/ v
kämmen
(transitive, especially of hair or fur) To groom with a toothed implement, especially a comb.
(transitive) To separate choice cotton fibers from worsted cloth fibers.
durchkämmen
(transitive) To search thoroughly as if raking over an area with a comb.

comb one's hair v
Haare kämmen kämmen
To straighten one's hair with a comb. (This entry is a translation hub.)

comb-crested jacana comb-crested jacanas n
Kammblatthühnchen
Irediparra gallinacea, a wader in the family Jacanidae.

combat /kəmˈbæt/ /ˈkɑmˌbæt/ /ˈkɒmˌbæt/ combats n
Schlacht Gefecht Kampf
A battle, a fight (often one in which weapons are used).

combat /kəmˈbæt/ /ˈkɑmˌbæt/ /ˈkɒmˌbæt/ v
kämpfen bekämpfen
(intransitive) To fight (with); to struggle for victory (against).

combat boot combat boots n
Kampfstiefel
A type of boot designed to be worn by soldiers during actual combat or combat training

combat drone combat drones n
Kampfdrohne
An unmanned aerial military vehicle that is used for missile bombings and targeted killings

combat engineer combat engineers n
Militäringenieur Militäringenieurin Pionier Pionierin

combat sport combat sports n
Kampfsport
A sport that involves man-to-man combat.

combatant /kəm.ˈbæ.tənt/ /ˈkɑm.bə.tənt/ /ˈkɒm.bə.tənt/ combatants n
Kombattant Kämpfer Kämpferin Bekämpfer Bekämpferin Kombattantin
A person engaged in combat, often armed.

combative /kɒmˈbæ.tɪv/ /kəmˈbæ.tɪv/ /ˈkɑm.bə.tɪv/ /ˈkɒm.bə.tɪv/ more combative most combative adj
aggressiv kampfeslustig kampflustig kämpferisch streitbar streitlustig
Given to fighting; disposed to engage in combat; pugnacious.

comber /ˈkɑmbɚ/ /ˈkɒmbə/ combers n
Sägebarsch
Serranus cabrilla, the gaper, a fish found in European waters.

combinable more combinable most combinable adj
kombinierbar vereinbar
Able to be combined.

combination /kɑmbɪˈneɪʃən/ /kɒmbɪˈneɪʃən/ combinations n
Kombinieren Kombination
The act of combining, the state of being combined or the result of combining.
Kombination Kombinat Kombinierte
An object formed by combining.
Kombination
A sequence of numbers or letters used to open a combination lock.
(mathematics) One or more elements selected from a set without regard to the order of selection.
A rapid sequence of punches or strikes in boxing or other combat sports.
Vereinigung Zusammenschluss
An association or alliance of people for some common purpose.
Seitenwagengespann
A motorcycle and sidecar.

combination lock combination locks n
Zahlenschloss
A type of lock opened by a sequence of numbers or symbols.

combination pliers n
Kombinationszange Kombizange
(US, UK) A type of pliers used by linemen, electricians, and other tradesmen primarily for gripping, twisting, bending and cutting wire, cable and small metalwork components.

combinatorial /ˌkɑm.bɪn.əˈtɔɹ.i.əl/ adj
kombinatorisch
Of, pertaining to, or involving combinations.
(mathematics) Of or pertaining to the combination and arrangement of elements in sets.

combinatorial chemistry n
kombinatorische Chemie
(chemistry) The synthesis of a large number of structurally related compounds, especially in the pharmaceutical industry in an attempt to produce improved drugs.

combinatorics /ˌkɑm.bɪn.əˈtɔɹ.ɪks/ n
Kombinatorik
(mathematics) a branch of mathematics that studies (usually finite) collections of objects that satisfy specified criteria

combine /kəmˈbaɪn/ /ˈkɑm.baɪn/ /ˈkɒm.baɪn/ v
kombinieren verbinden
(transitive) To bring (two or more things or activities) together; to unite.
vereinen
(transitive) To have two or more things or properties that function together.

combine driver combine drivers n
Mähdrescherfahrer
(translation hub) One who drives a combine harvester.

combine harvester /ˈkɑmˌbaɪn ˈhɑɹvəstəɹ/ combine harvesters n
Mähdrescher Combine Kombine
A combine, a farming machine that harvests, threshes, and cleans grain plants.

combined /kəmˈbaɪnd/ adj
geballt
Resulting from the addition of several sources, parts, elements, aspects, etc. united together.

combo /ˈkɒmbəʊ/ comboes combos n
Combo
A small musical group.

combo box [ˈkɒmbəʊ bɒks] combo boxes n
Kombinationsfeld Combobox
(graphical user interface) A GUI widget that is a combination of a dropdown list or list box and a single-line textbox, allowing the user either to type a value directly into the control or choose from the list of existing options.

combover combovers n
Sardelle
A manner of combing hair from one side to the other in an attempt to conceal a medial bald patch.

combust /kəmˈbʌst/ v
in Flammen aufgehen verbrennen
To burn; to catch fire.

combustible /kəmˈbʌstɪbəl/ more combustible most combustible adj
brennbar verbrennbar
Capable of burning.

combustible /kəmˈbʌstɪbəl/ combustibles n
Brennstoff
A material that is capable of burning.

combustion /kəmˈbʌs.t͡ʃən/ combustions n
Verbrennung
(chemistry) The act or process of burning.
A process whereby two chemicals are combined to produce heat.
A process wherein a fuel is combined with oxygen, usually at high temperature, releasing heat.

combustion chamber combustion chambers n
Brennkammer
An enclosed space, within a heat engine, in which the fuel is mixed and reacted with air or other oxidizing agent in a controlled manner.

combustion engine combustion engines n
Verbrennungsmotor
an engine that uses the combustion of fuel to produce work (movement)

come /kʌm/ [km] [km̩] [kəm] [kʰɐm] [kʰʌm] v
kommen
(intransitive) To move from further away to nearer to.
(intransitive) To take a position relative to something else in a sequence.
kommen ankommen
(intransitive, vulgar, slang) To achieve orgasm; to cum; to ejaculate.
(copulative, fossil word) To become, to turn out to be.
(transitive, informal) To pretend to be; to behave in the manner of.

come a long way v
gewaltige Fortschritte machen
(idiomatic) To make significant progress.

come about v
geschehen
(intransitive) To come to pass; to develop; to occur; to take place; to happen; to exist.
ein Wendemanöver durchführen wenden
(intransitive, nautical) To tack; to change tack; to maneuver the bow of a sailing vessel across the wind so that the wind changes from one side of the vessel to the other; to position a boat with respect to the wind after tacking. See also come to.

come across v
herüberkommen vorkommen wirken
(idiomatic) To give an appearance or impression; to project a certain image.
antreffen begegnen stoßen auf
(idiomatic, transitive) To find, usually by accident.

come after v
nachstellen
To pursue or follow; to pursue with hostile intent.
nachfolgen
To follow or succeed; to be the successor of.

come again interjection
wie bitte bitte nochmal bitte
(idiomatic, informal, by ellipsis) A polite formula used when one has not heard or understood what has been said, or to indicate surprise.
besuchen Sie uns baId wieder besuchen Sie uns gerne wieder kommen Sie bald wieder
(idiomatic) Used as a polite farewell to a visitor, inviting a return visit.

come along v
mitgehen
(intransitive, followed by "with") To accompany.

come around /kʌ.məˈɹaʊnd/ [ka.məˈɹəʉnd] [kʰɐ.məˈɹaʊnd] [kʰʌ.məˈɹaʊnd] v
einlenken
(idiomatic) To change one's mind, especially to begin to agree or appreciate what one was reluctant to accept at first.
zu sich kommen
To regain consciousness after a faint etc.

come back v
zurückkehren zurückkommen
(intransitive) To return to a former state, usually a desirable one; to become fashionable once more.

come by v
bekommen
(intransitive) To come near to; to pass; to visit.

come clean v
reinen Tisch machen
(idiomatic) To confess; admit the truth.

come down v
herunterkommen
(intransitive) To descend, fall down, collapse.

come full circle v
den Kreis schließen zum Ausgangspunkt zurückkehren
(idiomatic) To complete a cycle of transition, returning to where one started after gaining experience or exploring other things.

come hell or high water adv
koste es was es wolle

come in /kʌm ˈɪn/ [kʰɐm ˈɪn] [kʰʌm ˈɪn] v
ins Spiel kommen
To become relevant, applicable, or useful.

come in handy v
gelegen kommen zustatten kommen
(idiomatic, informal) To prove to be useful or helpful.

come into being v
entstehen
(idiomatic) To form; to start to exist.

come into force v
in Kraft treten
(of a law, regulation, etc.) To become valid or active, to inure.

come into play v
hineinspielen
To become involved, start to play a role.

come into the world v
auf die Welt kommen geboren werden zur Welt kommen
(idiomatic) To be born.

come of age v
volljährig werden
(idiomatic) To reach a specific age where one is legally considered to be an adult.
erwachsen werden
(idiomatic, by extension) To mature, or become fully developed.

come off v
abfallen sich ablösen sich loslösen sich lösen
To become detached.
gelingen
To have some success; to succeed.

come off second best v
zweiter Sieger bleiben/werden

come on /ˌkʌm ˈɑn/ /ˌkʌm ˈɒn/ /ˌkʌm ˈɔn/ interjection
Geh Schon! Komm schon! Mach schon!
Synonym of let's go, a cheer or expression of support, encouragement, &c.
An expression of defiance or as a challenge; approach; come at me.
Komm!
An expression of disbelief.
los dalli Geh Schon! Komm schon! Mach schon! Na kommt!
An expression of frustration, exasperation, or impatience; hurry up.

come on to v
anflirten anmachen
(transitive, informal) To make a romantic or sexual advance to.

come out /ˌkʌm ˈaʊt/ v
hinausgehen weggehen herauskommen
To be discovered, be revealed.
hinausgehen weggehen
To be published, be issued.
(copulative) To end up or result.
To be deducted from.
To express one's opinion openly.

come out of the closet v
Coming-out Comingout outen
(intransitive, idiomatic) To tell others about one's homosexuality, bisexuality, transness, or any minority or disapproved-of identity, belief, preference, etc., where previously this had been kept secret.

come round v
umdrehen umkehren wenden
To change direction.
einlenken umdrehen umkehren umschwenken wenden zu der Einsicht gelangen
To change one's opinion to a prevailing one.
Vernunft annehmen zur Besinnung kommen zur Vernunft kommen
To cease anger or hostility.
wieder ansprechbar sein zu Bewusstsein kommen zu sich kommen
To recover consciousness, to come to
wieder da sein wieder der / die Alte sein wiederkommen zurückkommen
To return to a former condition.
vorbeikommen vorbeischauen
To visit someone's home or other regular place.

come to /kʌm ˈtu/ /ˈkʌm tu/ v
wieder zu sich kommen zu sich kommen
(intransitive, idiomatic) To recover consciousness after fainting etc.
machen
(transitive) To befall; to happen to; to come upon.

come to a head v
zuspitzen
(idiomatic) To rapidly reach a turning point or climax.

come to grips with v
etwas anpacken etwas bewältigen in den Griff bekommen mit etwas klarkommen mit etwas umgehen sich in etwas einarbeiten
(idiomatic) To confront or deal with directly; to commence a confrontation.

come to light v
ans Licht kommen
(idiomatic) To become known; to be revealed.

come to nothing v
es zu nichts bringen im Sande verlaufen zu nichts führen
(idiomatic) To fail completely; to have no result.

come to pass v
geschehen
To happen; to occur.

come to power v
an die Macht gelangen an die Macht kommen
(idiom) To be installed in high office, for example as a king, president, or prime minister.

come to someone's aid v
zu Hilfe kommen
(idiomatic) To assist and rescue someone.

come together /tə-/ /ˈkʌm tʊˈɡɛðə(ɹ)/ /ˈkʌm tʊˈɡɛðɚ/ v
zusammenkommen
(intransitive) To assemble; to congregate.

come true v
bewahrheiten geschehen in Erfüllung gehen realisieren verwirklichen wahr werden
To become real: to become true or existent.

come undone v
auseinanderfallen zerfallen

come up v
herankommen
(intransitive) To come towards, to approach.
heraufkommen
(idiomatic, intransitive) To emerge or become known, especially unexpectedly.
erscheinen
(intransitive) To come to attention, present itself; to arrive or appear.
bevorstehen
(intransitive) To draw near in time.

come up with v
ausdenken
(idiomatic) To manage to produce, deliver, or present (something) by inventing, creating, thinking of, or obtaining it.

come what may adv
komme, was da wolle komme was wolle was auch passiert
(idiomatic) In spite of anything that might happen; whatever may occur.

comeback /ˈkʌmbæk/ comebacks n
Comeback Rückkehr
A return (e.g. to popularity, success, etc.) after an extended period of obscurity or underperformance.

comedian /kəˈmiːdi.ən/ comedians n
Komiker Komikerin Comedian Humorist Humoristin
An entertainer who performs in a humorous manner, especially by telling jokes.

comedo /kəˈmiːdəʊ/ /ˈkɒmədəʊ/ comedones comedos n
Komedo Mitesser
(medicine) A blackhead or whitehead.

comedy /ˈkɑmədi/ /ˈkɒmədi/ comedies n
Komödie Lustspiel
(countable, drama) A dramatic work that is light and humorous or satirical in tone.

comely /ˈkʌmli/ comelier comeliest more comely most comely adj
ansehnlich hübsch
Of a person: attractive or pleasing to look at; beautiful, handsome; also, attractive but not particularly beautiful or handsome.

comestible /kəˈmɛstəbl̩/ /kəˈmɛstɪbl̩/ more comestible most comestible adj
essbar Speise- genießbar
Suitable to be eaten; edible. [From 15th c.]

comestible /kəˈmɛstəbl̩/ /kəˈmɛstɪbl̩/ comestibles n
Essen Nahrungsmittel
(chiefly, in the plural) Anything that can be eaten; food. [From 19th c.]

comet /ˈkɒmət/ comets n
Komet Schweifstern
A celestial phenomenon with the appearance of such a body.

comeuppance /kʌmˈʌpəns/ comeuppances n
Quittung die wohlverdiente Strafe
Retribution or outcome that is justly deserved.

comfort /kʌmˈfɔɹt/ /ˈkʊm.fət/ /ˈkʌm.fət/ /ˈkʌm.fɚt/ [ˈkʰʌɱ.fɚt] comforts n
Komfort Bequemlichkeit Behaglichkeit
Contentment, ease.
Trost Tröstung
A consolation; something relieving suffering or worry.
A cause of relief or satisfaction.

comfort /kʌmˈfɔɹt/ /ˈkʊm.fət/ /ˈkʌm.fət/ /ˈkʌm.fɚt/ [ˈkʰʌɱ.fɚt] v
trösten ermutigen
(obsolete) To make strong; to invigorate; to fortify; to corroborate.

comfort food /ˈkʌmfət ˌfuːd/ /ˈkʌmfɚt ˌfud/ comfort foods n
Nervennahrung Seelentröster
Food, often high in carbohydrates or sugar, consumed to feel comfort or alleviate stress rather than to receive nutrition.

comfort woman comfort women n
Trostfrau
(idiomatic, historical, euphemistic) A woman forced, or supposedly recruited, into brothels by the Japanese occupation forces before or during World War II.

comfort zone comfort zones n
Komfortzone
(idiomatic, by extension) The range of circumstances in which a person feels relaxed or able to cope.

comfortability /ˌkʌmfətəˈbɪlɪti/ /ˌkʌmfɚtəˈbɪlɪti/ [ˌkəmfɚɾəˈbɪləɾi] comfortabilities n
Behaglichkeit
Synonym of comfortableness (“the quality or state of being comfortable or relaxed”)

comfortable /ˈkɐmf.tə.bəl/ /ˈkʌm.fə.tə.bəl/ /ˈkʌm.fəɹ.tə.bəl/ /ˈkʌmf.tə.bəl/ /ˈkʌmf.təɹ.bəl/ [ˈkʰɐɱf.tɘ.bɫ̩] [ˈkʰʌɱf.tə̥.bɫ̩] comfortabler comfortablest more comfortable most comfortable adj
bequem komfortabel behaglich wohlig gemütlich kommod
Providing physical comfort and ease; agreeable. [from 18th c.]
komfortabel
Amply sufficient, satisfactory. [from 17th c.]

comforter /ˈkʌmfətə/ /ˈkʌmfəɹtɚ/ comforters n
Bettdecke Plumeau Plümo
Tröster
A person who comforts someone who is suffering.

comforting /ˈkʌm.fə.tɪŋ/ /ˈkʌm.fɚ.tɪŋ/ more comforting most comforting adj
beruhigend ermutigend trostreich tröstend tröstlich
Giving comfort.

comfrey /ˈkʌm.fɹi/ comfreys n
Beinwell
Any of several species of perennial herbs of the genus Symphytum, often specifically Symphytum officinale.

comfy /ˈkʌm.fi/ [kʰʌmpfi] [ˈkʰʌɱ.fi] comfier comfiest adj
bequem
(informal) Comfortable.

comic /ˈkɑmɪk/ /ˈkɒmɪk/ comics n
Komiker
A comedian.
Comic Bildergeschichte Strip
A story composed of drawn images arranged in a sequence, usually with textual captions; a graphic novel.

comic book comic books n
Comicbuch
(comics) A book or magazine that uses sequences of drawings to tell a story or series of stories, primarily in serialized form, usually fiction.

comic relief /ˈkɑmɪk ɹɪˈliːf/ /ˈkɒmɪk ɹɪˈliːf/ n
Comic Relief komische Entlastung
(narratology) The inclusion of a humorous character or scene or witty dialogue in an otherwise serious work, often to relieve tension.

comic strip comic strips n
Comicstrip Comic (lustige) Bildergeschichte
(comics) A series of drawings, in sequence, often but not necessarily depicting something funny or satirical in nature.

comical /ˈkɑmɪkəl/ /ˈkɒmɪkəl/ more comical most comical adj
komisch komödial komödisch
(archaic) Originally, relating to comedy.
komisch lustig
Funny, whimsically amusing.
komisch lächerlich
Laughable; ridiculous.

comics /ˈkɑmɪks/ /ˈkɒmɪks/ n
Comicliteratur
the medium of comic books, comic strips, and other sequential art

coming /ˈkʌmɪŋ/ comings n
Kommen Aufkommen
The act of arriving; an arrival.

coming and going comings and goings n
Kommen und Gehen
(in the plural) The activities of a specified person or group

coming into force comings into force n
Inkrafttreten

coming of age comings of age n
Erwachsenwerden
A person's journey from childhood or adolescence to adulthood.

coming-of-age adj
vom Erwachsenwerden
Of or pertaining to a person's journey from childhood or adolescence to adulthood.

comital more comital most comital adj
gräflich
Of or pertaining to a count or earl.

comitative case comitative cases n
Komitativ
(grammatical case) Noun case used to denote companionship. In English, this is usually expressed by the prepositional phrase in company with, together with or with, as in "with the house." Languages that use the comitative case include Estonian, Finnish, Hungarian, Inari Sami, Northern Sami, Skolt Sami, and Quechua. It is also found in many Australian Aboriginal languages, where it is commonly used to form names of places and languages.

comitology /ˌkɑm.ɪˈtɑl.ə.d͡ʒi/ /ˌkɒm.ɪˈtɒl.ə.dʒi/ comitologies n
Komitologie
(European Union) The system of committees, composed of representatives of the member states, used to oversee European Commission implementing acts made under European Union legislation.

comity /ˈkɒmɪti/ comities n
höfliche Umgangsweise respektvoller Umgang
Courtesy and considerate behaviour towards others; social harmony.
freundschaftliches Zusammenleben friedliches Miteinander
Friendly understanding and mutual recognition between two entities, especially nations.

comma /ˈkɑ.mə/ /ˈkɒ.mə/ /ˈkɒm.ə/ /ˈkɔm.ə/ commaes commas commata n
Komma Beistrich
(typography) The punctuation mark ⟨,⟩ used to indicate a set of parts of a sentence or between elements of a list.
C-Falter
(entomology) Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Polygonia, having a comma-shaped white mark on the underwings, especially Polygonia c-album and Polygonia c-aureum of North Africa, Europe, and Asia.

comma category comma categories n
Kommakategorie

command /kəˈmænd/ /kəˈmɑːnd/ commands n
Kommando Befehl
An order to do something.
Befehl Kommando
(computing) A directive to a computer program acting as an interpreter of some kind, in order to perform a specific task.

command /kəˈmænd/ /kəˈmɑːnd/ v
befehlen gebieten kommandieren
(ambitransitive) To order, give orders; to compel or direct with authority.
beherrschen
(transitive) To hold, to control the use of.
(obsolete) To direct to come; to bestow.

command line command lines n
Befehlszeile Kommandozeile
(computing) The text prompt presented to the user in a command line interface.

command line interface command line interfaces n
Kommandozeile

command pattern command patterns n
Kommando

command post command posts n
Gefechtsstand Kommandoposten
(military) The headquarters of a given unit; the operational base of a unit's commanding officer.

command-line interpreter command-line interpreters n
Befehlszeileninterpreter Kommandozeileninterpreter
(computing) A computer program that reads lines of text entered by a user and interprets them in the context of a given operating system or programming language.

commandable more commandable most commandable adj
ansteuerbar

commandeer /kɒmənˈdɪə(ɹ)/ v
requirieren
(transitive) To seize for military use.

commander /kəˈmandə/ /kəˈmændɚ/ /kəˈmɑːndə/ commanders n
Befehlshaber Kommandant Kommandeur Kommandör
One who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization.

commander in chief commanders in chief n
Oberbefehlshaber OB
Supreme commander of the armed forces of an entire country.

commandery /kəˈmænd(ə)ɹi/ /kəˈmɑːnd(ə)ɹi/ commanderies n
Kommende Komturei
(historical) The smallest division of a manor under the control of a commander of an order of knights, originally only the Knights Hospitaller.

commanding officer commanding officers n
Befehlshaber Kommandeur
The officer in command of, and typically having ultimate authority over, a military unit.

commandment /kəˈmændmənt/ /kəˈmændɪmənt/ /kəˈmændɪˌmɛnt/ /kəˈmɑːndmənt/ commandments n
Gebot
(archaic) Something that must be obeyed; a command or edict.

commando /kəˈmændoʊ/ /kəˈmɑːn.dəʊ/ commandoes commandos n
Kommando
A small fighting force specially trained for making quick destructive raids against enemy-held areas.
Kommandosoldat
A commando trooper.

comme ci comme ça adv
so lala
Neither very well nor very poorly.

comme il faut /ˌkʌmilˈfoʊ/ /ˌkʌmiːlˈfəʊ/ more comme il faut most comme il faut adj
wie es sich gehört
Proper; in keeping with etiquette or social standards.

commemorate /kəˈmɛməˌɹeɪt/ v
gedenken
(transitive) To honour the memory of someone or something with a ceremony or object.

commemoration commemorations n
Gedenken Gedenkveranstaltung
The act of commemorating; an observance or celebration to honor the memory of some person or event.

commence /kəˈmɛns/ v
beginnen anfangen
(intransitive) To begin, start.

commend /kəˈmɛnd/ v
beglückwünschen belobigen
(transitive) To congratulate or reward.
loben
(transitive) To praise or acclaim.
anempfehlen anbefehlen anvertrauen betrauen vertrauensvoll überlassen
(transitive) To entrust or commit to the care of someone else.

commendable /kəˈmɛndəbəl/ /ˈkɒməndəbəl/ /ˈkɒmɛndəbəl/ more commendable most commendable adj
anerkennenswert empfehlenswert lobenswert löblich rühmenswert vorbildlich
Worthy of commendation; deserving praise; admirable, creditable, or meritorious.

commensal /kəˈmɛnsəl/ commensals n
Tischgenosse Tischgenossin
One who eats at the same table.

commensalism /kəˈmɛnsəˌlɪzm̩/ commensalisms n
Kommensalismus
(ecology) A sharing of the same environment by two organisms where one species benefits and the other is unaffected. An example is barnacles on whales.

commensurable more commensurable most commensurable adj
kommensurabel
Able to be measured using a common standard.

commensurate /kəˈmɛnsəɹət/ /kəˈmɛnʃəɹət/ more commensurate most commensurate adj
angemessen ausgewogen entsprechend im Einklang stehend
Of a proportionate or similar measurable standard.

commensurately more commensurately most commensurately adv
entsprechend gleichermaßen
With equal measure or extent.

comment /ˈkɑmɛnt/ /ˈkɒm.ɛnt/ [ˈkʰɑmɛnt] [ˈkʰɒm.ɛnt] comments n
Kommentar
A spoken or written remark.
(programming) A remark embedded in source code in such a way that it will be ignored by the compiler or interpreter, typically to help people to understand the code.

comment /ˈkɑmɛnt/ /ˈkɒm.ɛnt/ [ˈkʰɑmɛnt] [ˈkʰɒm.ɛnt] v
kommentieren
(transitive) To remark.
Kommentare einfügen kommentieren
(transitive, software, of code) To comment out (code); to disable by converting into a comment.

comment out v
auskommentieren
(programming, transitive) To disable a section of source code by converting it into a comment.

commentary /ˈkɑ.mənˌtɛɹ.i/ /ˈkɒm.ən.tə.ɹi/ /ˈkɒm.ən.tɹi/ commentaries n
Kommentar
A series of comments or annotations; especially, a book of explanations or expositions on the whole or a part of some other work.

commentator /ˈkɑmənˌteɪtəɹ/ commentators n
Kommentator Kommentatorin
A person who comments; especially someone who is paid to give his/her opinions in the media about current affairs, sports, etc.

commerce /kəˈmɜːs/ /kəˈmɝs/ /ˈkɑ.mɚs/ /ˈkɒm.əs/ commerces n
Handel Kommerz
(business) The exchange or buying and selling of commodities; especially the exchange of merchandise, on a large scale, between different places or communities; extended trade or traffic.

commercial /kəˈmɜːʃəl/ /kəˈmɝʃəl/ more commercial most commercial adj
kommerziell
Of or pertaining to commerce.

commercial /kəˈmɜːʃəl/ /kəˈmɝʃəl/ commercials n
Werbung
An advertisement in a common media format, usually radio or television.

commercial bank commercial banks n
Geschäftsbank Depositenbank Kommerzbank
(banking) A bank whose chief business is accepting demand deposits and making short-term loans.

commercial banking n
Commercial-Banking
(banking) The activities of a commercial bank.

commie /ˈkɑ.mi/ /ˈkɒm.i/ /ˈkɔm.i/ commies n
Kommi
(pejorative, slang) A communist; a person with communist sympathies; a supposed communist infiltrator.

commingle v
mischen mixen vermengen vermischen zusammenfügen
(transitive) To mix, to blend.

comminution /ˌkɑməˈn(j)uʃən/ /ˌkɒmɪˈnjuːʃ(ə)n/ comminutions n
Zerkleinern
(often, mining, waste management) The breaking or grinding up of a material to form smaller particles.

commiseration commiserations n
Mitleid Mitgefühl
The act of commiserating; sorrow for the hardships or afflictions of another; pity; compassion.

commissar /ˈkɑ.məˌsɑr/ /ˌkɒmɪ.ˈsɑː/ commissars n
Kommissarin Kommissar
(historical, Soviet Union) In the early Soviet Union, the head of a commissariat.

commissariat commissariats n
Kommissariat
(historical) A department of the government of the Soviet Union in the early period of its existence.

commission /kəˈmɪʃən/ commissions n
Auftrag
A sending or mission (to do or accomplish something).
Kommission Ausschuss
A body or group of people, officially tasked with carrying out a particular function.
Provision Abschlußprovision Abschlußprämie
A fee charged by an agent or broker for carrying out a transaction.

commission /kəˈmɪʃən/ v
beauftragen
(transitive) To send or officially charge someone or some group to do something.
bestellen in Auftrag geben
(transitive) To place an order for (often a piece of art).
in Betrieb nehmen in Dienst stellen
(transitive, especially, of a ship or boat) To put into active service.

commissioned officer commissioned officers n
Offizier
(military) An officer who derives authority directly from a sovereign power and, as such, holds a commission charging them with the duties and responsibilities of a specific office or position.

commissioner /kəˈmɪʃənə/ /kəˈmɪʃənɚ/ commissioners n
Kommissar Kommissionsmitglied
A member of a commission.
Kommissar Kommissarin Beauftragte Beauftragter
Someone commissioned to perform certain duties.

commissioning commissionings n
Inbetriebnahme Inbetriebsetzung Bevollmächtigung Indienststellung
The process of assuring that all systems and components of a major piece of equipment, a process, a building or similar are designed, installed and tested according to the operational requirements of the owner or final client.

commissive more commissive most commissive adj
kommissiv
(pragmatics) Making a commitment, such as a promise or threat, by illocutionary means.

commissive commissives n
Kommissiv
(pragmatics) A speech act by which a commitment is made, such as a promise or threat.

commit /kəˈmɪt/ commits n
Commit

commit /kəˈmɪt/ v
engagieren verpflichten begehen committen einliefern einweisen
(transitive) To give in trust; to put into charge or keeping; to entrust; to consign; used with to or formerly unto.
engagieren verpflichten committen festlegen
(ambitransitive) To pledge or bind; to compromise, expose, or endanger by some decisive act or preliminary step. (Traditionally used only reflexively but now also without oneself etc.)
einliefern einweisen
(intransitive, obsolete) To enter into a contest; to match; often followed by with.

commit adultery v
Ehebruch begehen die Ehe brechen ehebrechen fremdgehen
(This entry is a translation hub.)

commit suicide v
Selbstmord begehen
To kill oneself; to take one's own life. (This entry is a translation hub.)

commitment /kəˈmɪtmənt/ commitments n
Engagement Einsatz Zusage
The act or an instance of committing, putting in charge, keeping, or trust, especially:
Verpflichtung Obligo Verbindlichkeit Zusage
Promise or agreement to do something in the future, especially:
Engagement Hingabe
Being bound emotionally or intellectually to a course of action or to another person or persons.
Engagement Einstandspflicht
The trait of sincerity and focused purpose.
Engagement
Perpetration as in a crime or mistake.
Bindung Engagement
State of being pledged or engaged.
Einweisung
The act of being locked away, such as in an institution for the mentally ill or in jail.

committed /kəˈmɪt.ɪd/ [kəˈmɪɾ.əd] [kəˈmɪɾ.ɪd] more committed most committed adj
engagiert
Showing commitment.

committee [kɑmɪˈtiː] [kɒmɪˈtiː] [kəˈmɪt.i] committees n
Komitee Ausschuß Kommission
A body of one or more persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose, typically with formal protocols.

commode /kəˈməʊd/ commodes n
Kommode
A low chest of drawers on short legs.

commodified adj
kommodifiziert

commodify /kəˈmɒdɪfɑj/ v
kommerzialisieren kommodifizieren
(transitive) To make something into a commodity, sometimes at the expense of its intrinsic value.

commodity /kəˈmɑdəti/ /kəˈmɒdəti/ commodities n
Handelsware Ware Gut Handelsgut
(business) Anything movable (a good) that is bought and sold. [from 15th c.]
Gut
Something useful or valuable. [from 15th c.]
Rohstoff Konsumware Verbrauchsgut
(economics) Raw materials, agricultural and other primary products as objects of large-scale trading in specialized exchanges.
Billigware Massenware
(marketing) Undifferentiated goods characterized by a low profit margin, as distinguished from branded products.

commodore /ˈkɒm.ə.dɔː/ /ˈkɔ.mə.doɹ/ commodores n
Kommodore Flottillenadmiral
(military, nautical) A naval officer holding a rank between captain and rear admiral.
Flottekapitän Kommodore
(nautical) A (temporary) commander over a collection of ships who is not an admiral.

common /ˈkɑ.mən/ /ˈkɒm.ən/ /ˈkɒm.ʌn/ commoner commonest more common most common adj
gemeinsam gemeinschaftlich Gemein-
Mutual; shared by more than one.
gewöhnlich häufig normal
Occurring or happening regularly or frequently; usual.
gewöhnlich häufig nicht ungewöhnlich verbreitet
Found in large numbers or in a large quantity; usual.
gewöhnlich gemein durchschnittlich
Simple, ordinary or vulgar.
utral gemeinsam
(grammar) Of, pertaining or belonging to the common gender.

common /ˈkɑ.mən/ /ˈkɒm.ən/ /ˈkɒm.ʌn/ commons n
Gemeingut
Mutual good, shared by more than one.
Allmende
A tract of land in common ownership; common land.

common ancestor common ancestors n
gemeinsamer Vorfahre
An ancestor that two or more descendants have in common.

common ash common ashes n
Gemeine Esche
Any of a species of tall deciduous trees, (Fraxinus excelsior) native to most of Europe.

common bean common beans n
Bohne Gartenbohne
An herbaceous annual plant (Phaseolus vulgaris), grown for its edible bean.
A bean of such a plant, varying in size, shape and especially color.

common bile duct common bile ducts n
Hauptgallengang
(anatomy) The bile duct downstream of the confluence of the common hepatic duct and the cystic duct. It discharges bile into the duodenum.

common buzzard common buzzards n
Mäusebussard
A bird of prey species, Buteo buteo.

common chickweed common chickweeds n
Vogelmiere mittlere Sternmiere
The herb Stellaria media.

common cockchafer common cockchafers n
Feldmaikäfer
A cockchafer of species Melolontha melolontha.

common cold common colds n
Erkältung
(pathology) A very common, mild viral infection of the nose and throat, whose symptoms include sneezing, sniffling, a running or blocked nose, a sore throat, coughing and a headache.

common columbine common columbines n
Gemeine Akelei Wald-Akelei
Aquilegia vulgaris, native to most of Europe, excepting Scandinavia.

common crane common cranes n
Kranich Grauer Kranich Eurasischer Kranich
Grus grus, a bird of the crane (Gruidae) family

common dandelion common dandelions n
Gewöhnlicher Löwenzahn Löwenzahn
The most common and well-known species of dandelion (Taraxacum officinale)

common death adder common death adders n
Todesotter

common dogwood common dogwoods n
Roter Hartriegel
Cornus sanguinea, native to most of Europe

common eland common elands n
Elenantilope
an antelope, Taurotragus oryx, of the African savannah

common gender common genders n
Genus commune Utrum
(linguistics) A grammatical gender in some languages, formed by the historical merging of masculine and feminine genders.

common goldeneye common goldeneyes n
Schellente
A medium sized sea duck, Bucephala clangula.

common good common goods n
Allgemeinwohl Gemeinwohl
The general interest of the population as a whole.

common green lacewing common green lacewings n
Florfliege
a particular species of green insect in the order Neuroptera, Chrysoperla carnea

common greenshank common greenshanks n
Grünschenkel
A small wader, Tringa nebularia.

common ground dove common ground doves n
Sperlingstäubchen
Columbina passerina, a small bird that inhabits the southern United States, parts of Central America, the Caribbean and northern South America.

common gull /ˈkɑːmən ˌɡʌl/ /ˈkɒmən ˌɡʌl/ common gulls n
Sturmmöwe
A medium-sized gull, Larus canus.

common hepatica common hepaticas n
Leberblümchen
The flowering plant species Hepatica nobilis

common hill myna common hill mynas n
Bergbeo
Gracula religiosa, a starling native to Asia, commonly used in aviculture

common house martin common house martins n
Mehlschwalbe
A migratory bird of the species Delichon urbicum, breeding in Europe, North Africa and temperate Asia.

common kestrel common kestrels n
Turmfalke
A small falcon, Falco tinnunculus.

common kingfisher common kingfishers n
Eisvogel
Alcedo atthis, a Eurasian and North African species of kingfisher.

common knowledge n
Allgemeinbildung Allgemeinwissen
That which is known by most people, and thus cannot reasonably be contested.
Allgemeinbildung Allgemeinwissen gemeinsames Vorwissen gemeinsames Wissen
(logic, game theory) A special kind of knowledge for a group of agents, such that when all the agents in a group G know p, they all know that they know p, they all know that they all know that they know p, and so on ad infinitum.

common lavender common lavenders n
Echter Lavendel
A lavender plant of the species Lavandula angustifolia.

common law n
common law
(legal, historical) Body of law and procedure administered in certain courts (known as law courts) in England and its former colonies characterized by a rigid system of writs, with a limited set of remedies (as opposed to equity or admiralty).

common linnet common linnets n
Bluthänfling
A common small bird (Linaria cannabina), of Europe, western Asia and north Africa.

common marmoset common marmosets n
Weißbüschelaffe
marmoset, a New World monkey, Callithrix jacchus

common minnow common minnows n
Elritze
A species of minnow widespread in the fresh waters of northern Eurasia, Phoxinus phoxinus.

common moorhen n
Teichralle Teichhuhn
A member of the species Gallinula chloropus.

common murre common murres n
Trottellumme
A large auk, Uria aalge.

common name common names n
Trivialname
(taxonomy) The name by which an organism or group of organisms is known to the general public, rather than its taxonomic or scientific name.

common noun common nouns n
Gattungsname Appellativum Appellativ Gattungsbezeichnung
A noun that denotes any member, or all members, of a class; an ordinary noun such as "dog" or "city". In contrast, a proper noun is a single named entity such as "Socrates".

common pochard common pochards n
Tafelente
A diving duck of temperate and cool Eurasia (Aythya ferina)

common purslane common purslanes n
Gemüse-Portulak Sommer-Portulak
Portulaca oleracea, an annual succulent.

common quail common quails n
Wachtel
Coturnix coturnix, a bird in pheasant family.

common raven common ravens n
Kolkrabe
A large all-black passerine bird in the crow family, Corvus corax.

common redpoll common redpolls n
Taigabirkenzeisig
A bird of the species Acanthis flammea

common redshank common redshanks n
Rotschenkel
A small wader, Tringa totanus.

common redstart common redstarts n
Gartenrotschwanz
A small passerine bird (Phoenicurus phoenicurus).

common reed common reeds n
Schilf
Phragmites australis, a monoculture reed grass.

common rock thrush common rock thrushes n
Steinrötel
Monticola saxatilis, a chat belonging to the family Muscicapidae.

common rosefinch common rosefinches n
Karmingimpel
Carpodacus erythrinus, a small passerine bird.

common rue n
Weinraute Gartenraute Gertrudenkraut Gnadenkraut Kreuzraute Totenkraut
Ruta graveolens

common sandpiper common sandpipers n
Flussuferläufer Flußuferläufer
A small species of wading bird, Actitis hypoleucos, widely distributed across Africa, Eurasia, and Australasia.

common scoter common scoters n
Trauerente
Melanitta nigra, an arctic sea bird in the family Anatidae

common sense n
gesunder Menschenverstand
Ordinary sensible understanding; one's basic intelligence which allows for plain understanding and without which good decisions or judgments cannot be made.

common shelduck common shelducks n
Brandgans
A species of shelduck, Tadorna tadorna.

common shrew common shrews n
Waldspitzmaus
A shrew, Sorex araneus, one of the most common mammals.

common snipe common snipe common snipes n
Bekassine
A bird of the species Gallinago gallinago.

common sorrel n
Wiesen-Sauerampfer
Rumex acetosa, a taxonomic species within the family Polygonaceae, garden sorrel, native in much of Europe.

common starling common starlings n
Star
A bird of the species Sturnus vulgaris.

common swift common swifts n
Mauersegler
Apus apus, a swallow-like bird native to Europe and much of temperate Asia, rarely alighting on the ground.

common tern common terns n
Fluss-Seeschwalbe
A small, gull-like shore bird of the species Sterna hirundo, of wide geographic distribution.

common thread common threads n
roter Faden
A recurring characteristic or theme present in different events or areas.

common whitefish common whitefish n
Lavaret Große Maräne
A freshwater fish of salmon family, Coregonus lavaretus.

common whitethroat common whitethroats n
Dorngrasmücke
Sylvia communis, an Old World warbler, now sometimes Mezophilus communis or Curruca communis.

common-law marriage common-law marriages n
Ehe ohne Trauschein Konsensehe eheähnliche Gemeinschaft wilde Ehe
A marriage based on the duration of cohabitation rather than formal ceremony.

commonality /kɒməˈnalɪti/ commonalities n
Gemeinsamkeit
Such a shared attribute or characteristic

commonly /ˈkɑmənli/ /ˈkɒmənli/ more commonly most commonly adv
gewöhnlich
As a rule; frequently; usually.

commonplace /ˈkɑmənˌpleɪs/ /ˈkɒmənˌpleɪs/ more commonplace most commonplace adj
gewöhnlich banal alltäglich gang und gäbe
Ordinary; not having any remarkable characteristics.

commonplace /ˈkɑmənˌpleɪs/ /ˈkɒmənˌpleɪs/ commonplaces n
Gemeinplatz Allgemeinplatz Floskel Plattitüde
A platitude or cliché.

commons /ˈkɑmənz/ /ˈkɒmənz/ n
Allmende
(usually singular in construction) A central section of (usually an older) town, designated as a shared area: a common#Noun.
(figuratively) The mutual good of all; the abstract concept of resources shared by more than one, for example air, water, information.

commonwealth /ˈkɑmənˌwɛlθ/ /ˈkɒmənˌwelθ/ /ˈkɒmənˌwɛlθ/ /ˈkɔmənˌwɛlθ/ commonwealths n
Staatenbund
(obsolete) The well-being of a community.
The entirety of a (secular) society, a polity, a state.

commotion /kəˈmoʊ.ʃən/ /kəˈməʊ.ʃən/ commotions n
Aufregung
A state of turbulent motion.
Aufruhr Aufstand Spektakel Theater Tumult Zirkus
An agitated disturbance or a hubbub.

commune /ˈkɑmjuːn/ /ˈkɒmjuːn/ communes n
Gemeinde Kommune
A local political division in many European countries.

communicant /kəˈmjuːnɪkənt/ communicants n
Kommunikant Abendmahlsbesucher Abendmahlsbesucherin Abendmahlsgast Abendmahlsgänger Abendmahlsgängerin
(Christianity) A person who receives (or is allowed to receive) the elements (i.e., bread and wine) of the sacrament of Holy Communion. (Compare also these terms: communion, Communion, Lord's Supper, Mass, Eucharist, Divine Liturgy.)

communicate /kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt/ v
kommunizieren mitteilen an der Kommunion teilnehmen die Kommunion empfangen in Verbindung stehen kundtun
(transitive) To impart or transmit (information or knowledge) to someone; to make known, to tell. [from 16th c.]
übertragen
(transitive) To pass on (a disease) to another person, animal etc. [from 17th c.]
an der Kommunion teilnehmen die Kommunion empfangen
(intransitive, Christianity) To receive the bread and wine at a celebration of the Eucharist; to take part in Holy Communion. [from 16th c.]
an der Kommunion teilnehmen die Kommunion empfangen teilen
(transitive, obsolete) To share (in); to have in common, to partake of. [16th–19th c.]
in Verbindung stehen verbunden sein
(intransitive) To be connected with (another room, vessel etc.) by means of an opening or channel. [from 16th c.]
kommunizieren verständigen
(intransitive) To express or convey ideas, either through verbal or nonverbal means; to have intercourse, to exchange information. [from 16th c.]

communication /kəˌmjuːnɪˈkeɪʃən/ communications n
Kommunikation Informationsaustausch
(uncountable) The concept or state of exchanging data or information between entities.
Kommunikation Mitteilung
A message; the essential data transferred in an act of communication.
(rhetoric) A trope by which a speaker assumes that his hearer is a partner in his sentiments, and says "we" instead of "I" or "you".
Kommunikation Kommunikationsdaten
The body of all data transferred to one or both parties during an act of communication.
Durchgang Kommunikation
A passageway or opening between two locations; connection.
Verbindung Kommunikation
(anatomy) A connection between two tissues, organs, or cavities.

communication studies n
Kommunikationswissenschaft
An academic field that deals with processes of communication, commonly defined as the sharing of symbols over distances in space and time.

communicative more communicative most communicative adj
kommunikativ
Eager to communicate; talkative.

communicator communicators n
Mitteilende
Someone who, or something that communicates.

communion /kəˈmjuːnjən/ communions n
Kommunion
A joining together of minds or spirits; a mental connection.

communion wafer communion wafers n
Hostie
(Christianity) The sacramental bread used in the Eucharist; the host.

communiqué /kəˌmjuːn.ɪˈkeɪ/ communiqués n
Kommuniqué
An official report or statement, such as a government press release or the report of a conference.

communism [ˈkɑ.mju.nɪ.zm̩] [ˈkɑ.mjə.nɪ.zm̩] [ˈkɒm.ju.nɪ.zm̩] [ˈkɔm.jə.nɪ.zm̩] communisms n
Kommunismus
Any far-left political ideology or philosophy advocating holding the production of resources collectively, especially by seizing it through revolution.
The international socialist society where classes, money, and the state no longer exist.

communist /ˈkɑ.mju.nɪst/ /ˈkɑ.mjə.nɪst/ /ˈkɒm.jʊ.nɪst/ more communist most communist adj
kommunistisch Kommunist
Of, relating to, supporting, or advocating communism.

communist /ˈkɑ.mju.nɪst/ /ˈkɑ.mjə.nɪst/ /ˈkɒm.jʊ.nɪst/ communists n
Kommunist Kommunistin
An advocate of a society based on the common ownership of property; a proponent of communism.

communistic more communistic most communistic adj
kommunistisch
Characteristic of communism.

communistically more communistically most communistically adv
kommunistisch
In a communistic manner.

communitarianism communitarianisms n
Kommunitarismus
(ethics) The group of doctrines that oppose excessive individualism in favour of a more community-based approach [from 1980s]

community /k(ə)ˈmju.nə.ti/ /kəˈmjuː.nɪ.ti/ [k(ə)ˈmju.nə.ɾi] communities n
Gemeinschaft Gesellschaft Community
(countable) A group sharing common characteristics, such as the same language, law, religion, or tradition.
(countable, ecology) A group of interdependent organisms inhabiting the same region and interacting with each other.
Gemeinde Gemeinschaft
(countable) A residential or religious collective; a commune.
Gemeinschaft
(uncountable) The condition of having certain attitudes and interests in common.

community service community services n
Gemeinschaftsdienst
Service or activity done for the benefit of the community at large, such as cleaning, fundraising, pro bono professional services, etc.
freie Arbeit gemeinnützige Arbeit gemeinnützige Leistung
(legal) Such work done as alternative for a criminal penalty.

communize v
vergemeinschaften vergesellschaften
To make something the property of a community.
To come under public ownership or control.

commutative adj
kommutativ
(mathematics, of a binary operation) Such that the order in which the operands are taken does not affect their image under the operation.
(algebra, of an algebraic structure) Having a commutative operation.

commutator commutators n
Kommutator
(ring theory) A binary map in a given ring R, given by [a, b] = ab − ba, where a and b are elements of R, which yields the ring's zero element if and only if the multiplication operation commutes for a and b.

commute /kəˈmjuːt/ commutes n
Arbeitsweg Pendlerstrecke
The route, time or distance of that journey.

commute /kəˈmjuːt/ v
ablösen
(transitive, finance, law) To pay, or arrange to pay, in advance, in a lump sum instead of part by part.
ablösen umwandeln
(transitive, insurance, pensions) To pay out the lumpsum present value of an annuity, instead of paying in instalments; to cash in; to encash
feilschen
(intransitive, obsolete) To obtain or bargain for exemption or substitution;
umwandeln austauschen abwandeln herabsetzen umtauschen vertauschen
To exchange substantially; to abate but not abolish completely, a penalty, obligation, or payment in return for a great, single thing or an aggregate; to cash in; to lessen
pendeln hin- und herfahren
(intransitive, US, UK, Canada) To regularly travel from one's home to one's workplace or school, or vice versa.
kommutativ kommutieren vertauschbar
(intransitive, mathematics) Of an operation, to be commutative, i.e. to have the property that changing the order of the operands does not change the result.

commuter /kəˈmjuːtɚ/ commuters n
Pendler Pendlerin
(US, UK, Canada) To and from work and home.

commuter rail n
S-Bahn Stadtschnellbahn
(rail transport) A rail transport system with trains used to transport commuters between two places, typically their homes and works, normally within a metropolitan area and its surrounding environs, and generally distinguished from other rail transport systems (i.e. subways, metros, tramways) by having less frequent service, lacking free transfers between trains and using heavy rolling stock running on a mainline railway

commuting commutings n
Pendeln
travel between home and workplace

comorbid adj
komorbid

comorbidity /ˌkəʊmɔː(ɹ)ˈbɪdɪti/ comorbidities n
Begleiterkrankung Komorbidität
(medicine, uncountable) The presence of one or more disorders (or diseases) in addition to a primary disease or disorder.

compact /kəmˈpækt/ /ˈkɑmˌpækt/ /ˈkɒmˌpækt/ compacter compactest more compact most compact adj
kompakt
Having all necessary features fitting neatly into a small space.
(topology, uncomparable, of a set in a topological space) Such that every open cover of the given set has a finite subcover. In a Euclidean space this is equivalent to a Closed and bounded set.

compact /kəmˈpækt/ /ˈkɑmˌpækt/ /ˈkɒmˌpækt/ compacts n
Kontrakt Pakt Vertrag Übereinkommen
An agreement or contract.
Puderdose
A small, slim folding case, often featuring a mirror, powder and a powderpuff; that fits into a woman's purse or handbag, or that slips into one's pocket.

compact /kəmˈpækt/ /ˈkɑmˌpækt/ /ˈkɒmˌpækt/ v
komprimieren
(transitive) To make more dense; to compress.

compact disc compact discs n
CD Kompaktplatte
A kind of plastic optical disc used to store audio or digital data, read by a laser in a drive.

compact fluorescent lamp compact fluorescent lamps n
Kompaktleuchtstofflampe
A type of fluorescent lamp (that may or may not contain mercury).

compactness compactnesses n
Kompaktheit
The state of being compact.

compactor /kɑmˈpæktɚ/ /kɒmˈpæktə/ compactors n
Stampfer
A machine that reduces the bulk of waste or other material by compaction.

compand v
kompandieren

companding compandings n
Kompandierung

companion /kəmˈpænjən/ companions n
Gefährte Gefährtin
A friend, acquaintance, or partner; someone with whom one spends time or accompanies

companionship /kəmˈpænjənʃɪp/ companionships n
Kameradschaft
The state of having or being a companion.

company /ˈkʌmp(ə)ni/ /ˈkʌmpəni/ companies n
Gesellschaft
A group of individuals who work together for a common purpose.
(uncountable) Companionship.
Kompanie Gesellschaft
(military) A unit of approximately sixty to one hundred and twenty soldiers, typically consisting of two or three platoons and forming part of a battalion.
Gesellschaft Unternehmen Firma
(legal) An entity having legal personality, and thus able to own property and to sue and be sued in its own name; a corporation.
Besuch Besucher
(uncountable) Social visitors or companions.

company car company cars n
Firmenwagen
A car, provided by an employer, that an employee may use on company business and personal use.

company law n
Gesellschaftsrecht
(legal) The branch of law which deals with the formation and running of companies.

comparable /kəmˈpæɹəbl̩/ /kəmˈpɛɹəbl̩/ /ˈkɑmp(ə)ɹəbl̩/ /ˈkɒmp(ə)ɹəbl̩/ more comparable most comparable adj
vergleichbar komparabel graduierbar komparierbar steigerbar
(often with to) Able to be compared (to).

comparative /kəmˈpæɹ.ə.tɪv/ /kəmˈpɛɹ.ə.tɪv/ more comparative most comparative adj
vergleichend Komparativ
Of or relating to comparison.
komparativ Komparativ
Using comparison as a method of study, or founded on something using it.
relativ verhältnismäßig
Approximated by comparison; relative.

comparative /kəmˈpæɹ.ə.tɪv/ /kəmˈpɛɹ.ə.tɪv/ comparatives n
Komparativ Höherstufe Mehrstufe
(grammar) A construction showing a relative quality, in English usually formed by adding more or appending -er. For example, the comparative of green is greener; of evil, more evil.
Komparativ
(grammar) A word in the comparative form.

comparative linguistics n
vergleichende Sprachwissenschaft
(linguistics) A branch of historical linguistics that is concerned with comparing languages in order to establish their historical relatedness.

comparative literature comparative literatures n
Komparatistik Literaturwissenschaft
The academic field dealing with the study of literature and cultural expression across linguistic, cultural and national boundaries.

comparative method n
historisch-vergleichende Methode
(linguistics) A technique for studying the development of languages by performing a feature-by-feature comparison of two or more languages with a common ancestor.

comparatively /kəmˈpæɹ.ə.tɪvli/ more comparatively most comparatively adv
vergleichsweise verhältnismäßig
In a comparative manner.
When compared to other entities.

comparator comparators n
Komparator
Any device for comparing a physical property of two objects, or an object with a standard.

compare /kəmˈpɛə/ /kəmˈpɛɚ/ [kəmˈpeə] [kəmˈpeɚ] [kəmˈpeɹ] [kəmˈpɛə] [kəmˈpɛɚ] [kəmˈpɛɹ] [kəmˈpɛː] v
vergleichen
(transitive) To assess the similarities and differences between two or more things ["to compare X with Y"]. Having made the comparison of X with Y, one might have found it similar to Y or different from Y.
übereinstimmen
(transitive) To declare two things to be similar in some respect ["to compare X to Y"].
steigern
(transitive, grammar) To form the three degrees of comparison of (an adjective).

comparison /kəmˈpæɹɪsən/ /kəmˈpɛɹɪsən/ comparisons n
Vergleich Vergleichung Abgleich Komparation Vergleichbarkeit Vergleichen
The act of comparing or the state or process of being compared.
Vergleich Abgleich Gegenüberstellung
An evaluation of the similarities and differences of one or more things relative to some other or each other.
Steigerung Komparation
(grammar) A feature in the morphology or syntax of some languages whereby adjectives and adverbs are inflected to indicate the relative degree of the property they define exhibited by the word or phrase they modify or describe.

compartment /kəmˈpɑɹtmənt/ /kəmˈpɑːtmənt/ compartments n
Abteil
A room, or section, or chamber
Postament
(heraldry) A mound (often of grass), shelf (of e.g. wall) or other thing beneath the shield in a coat of arms on which the supporters stand.

compartmentalization /ˈkɒm.pɑː(ɹ)t.mɛntl̩.aɪˌzeɪ.ʃən/ compartmentalizations n
Untergliederung Unterteilung
The act or process of dividing a complex task or structure into smaller, often more manageable pieces.

compass /ˈkʌmpəs/ compasses n
Kompass Seekompass
A magnetic or electronic device used to determine the cardinal directions (usually magnetic or true north).
Umfang Umkreis
(obsolete) A space within limits; an area.

compass needle compass needles n
Kompassnadel

compass point compass points n
Himmelsrichtung
Any of the horizontal directions indicated on a compass. There may be 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, or even 128 compass points on a compass, depending on its size and accuracy.

compass rose compass roses n
Kompassrose Windrose
(navigation) A graduated circle, usually marked in degrees, indicating directions and printed or inscribed on an appropriate medium.

compassion /kəmˈpæʃ.ən/ compassions n
Mitleid Mitgefühl Erbarmen
Deep awareness of the suffering of another, coupled with the wish to relieve it.

compatibilism n
Kompatibilismus
(philosophy) The doctrine that free will and determinism are compatible ideas.

compatibility /kəmˌpæt.əˈbɪl.ə.ti/ /kəmˌpæt.əˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/ [kəmˌpæɾ.əˈbɪl.ə.ɾi] compatibilities n
Kompatibilität Vereinbarkeit
(telecommunication) the capability of two or more items or components of equipment or material to exist or function in the same system or environment without mutual interference.

compatibilize v
kompatibel machen kompatibilisieren
(transitive, US, informal, computer science) To make compatible.

compatible /kəmˈpæt.ə.bəl/ [km̩ˈpæt.ə.bl̩] more compatible most compatible adj
kompatibel austauschbar fähig vereinbar verträglich
Capable of easy interaction.
ein gutes Gespann kompatibel verträglich
Able to get along well.
gut verträglich im Einklang
Consistent; congruous.

compatriot /kəmˈpeɪtɹi.ət/ /kəmˈpætɹi.ət/ compatriots n
Landsmännin Landsmann Volksgenosse Landsfrau Volksgenossin
Somebody from one's own country.

compel /kəmˈpɛl/ v
zwingen
(transitive) To overpower; to subdue.
(transitive) To exact, extort, (make) produce by force.
zwingen nötigen
(transitive) To force, constrain or coerce.

compelling /kəmˈpɛlɪŋ/ more compelling most compelling adj
hinreißend überwältigend überzeugend
fesselnd unwiderstehlich zwingend
Strongly or irresistibly evoking interest or attention.

compendium compendia compendiums n
Kompendium
A short, complete summary; an abstract.

compensable more compensable most compensable adj
entschädigungspflichtig
Able to be compensated; entitling one to compensation.

compensate /ˈkɑm.pənˌseɪt/ /ˈkɒm.pən.seɪt/ /ˈkɒm.pɛn.seɪt/ /ˈkɔm.penˌsæɪt/ v
ausgleichen kompensieren wiedergutmachen
To do (something good) after (something bad) happens
eine Kompensation zahlen entgelten vergüten
To pay or reward someone in exchange for work done or some other consideration.
kompensieren ausgleichen aufwiegen ausbügeln wettmachen
(ambitransitive) To make up for; to do something in place of something else; to correct, satisfy; to reach an agreement such that the scales are literally or (metaphorically) balanced; to equalize or make even.
ausgleichen etwas dagegensetzen
To adjust or adapt to a change, often a harm or deprivation.

compensation /ˌkɑm.pənˈseɪ.ʃən/ /ˌkɒm.pənˈseɪ.ʃən/ /ˌkɒm.pɛnˈseɪ.ʃən/ /ˌkɔm.penˈsæɪ.ʃən/ compensations n
Kompensation Abfindung
The act or principle of compensating.
Kompensation Ausgleich Ersatz
Something which is regarded as an equivalent; something which compensates for loss.
Aufrechnung
(finance) The extinction of debts of which two persons are reciprocally debtors by the credits of which they are reciprocally creditors; the payment of a debt by a credit of equal amount.
Kompensation Entlohnung Kompensierung
A recompense or reward for service.
Kompensierung Wiedergutmachung
(real estate) An equivalent stipulated for in contracts for the sale of real estate, in which it is customary to provide that errors in description, etc., shall not avoid, but shall be the subject of compensation.
Ausgleich
The relationship between air temperature outside a building and a calculated target temperature for provision of air or water to contained rooms or spaces for the purpose of efficient heating. In building control systems, the compensation curve is defined to a compensator for this purpose.

compensation neurosis n
Begehrensneurose Entschädigungsneurose Rechtsneurose Rentenneurose Tendenzneurose Unfallneurose
A psychic symptom of an injured claimant where he practices a rejectionist attitude towards gainful activity not because his sufferings induced by the injury have transformed into somatic complaints but due to character faults or perverse legal understanding and on this basis demands that the ensuing financial losses be compensated by the tortfeasor.

compensatory lengthening /kɒmpɛnˈseɪtəɹi ˈlɛŋ(k)θ(ə)nɪŋ/ /kɒmˈpɛnsətəɹi-/ /kəmˈpɛnsəˌtɔɹi ˈlɛŋ(k)θənɪŋ/ compensatory lengthenings n
Ersatzdehnung
(phonology, uncountable) The lengthening of a vowel sound which occurs when a following consonant is lost, regarded as an extreme form of fusion; (countable) an instance of this.

compersion /kəmˈpɜːʒən/ /kəmˈpɝʒən/ n
Mitfreude
Vicarious joy associated with seeing one's partner have a joyful romantic or sexual relation with another.

compete /kəm.ˈpiːt/ v
konkurrieren streiten messen
To be in battle or in a rivalry with another for the same thing, position, or reward; to contend
To take part in a contest, game or similar event

competence /ˈkɒmpətəns/ competences n
Kompetenz Befugnis Zuständigkeit Befähigung Können Sachkunde
(countable) The quality or state of being able or suitable for a particular task; the quality or state of being competent for a particular task or skill.
Einkommen Unterhalt
(dated) A sustainable income.
Befugnis Zuständigkeit
(countable, law, politics) the legal authority to deal with a matter.

competent /ˈkɒmpətənt/ more competent most competent adj
kompetent zuständig
Having sufficient skill, knowledge, ability, or qualifications.
zuständig
(legal) Having jurisdiction or authority over a particular issue or question.

competition /ˌkɑːmpəˈtɪʃən/ /ˌkɒmpəˈtɪʃən/ competitions n
Konkurrenz Wettbewerb
(uncountable) The action of competing.
Wettbewerb Konkurrenz
(countable) A contest for a prize or award.

competitive /kəmˈpɛtɪtɪv/ more competitive most competitive adj
Konkurrenz- Wettbewerbs- Wettkampf- auf Wettbewerb beruhend sportlich wettkampfmäßig
Of or pertaining to competition.
kompetitiv wettbewerblich wetteifernd
(of someone's character) Inclined to compete.
konkurrenzfähig wettbewerbsfähig
(economics) Capable of competing successfully.
konkurrenzfähig
(euphemistically, of prices) Cheap, especially used of quality products.

competitive advantage competitive advantages n
Wettbewerbsvorsprung
(economics, business) An attribute that allows a company or a person to outperform competitors.

competitive eating n
Wettessen

competitiveness /kəmˈpɛtɪtɪvnəs/ n
Wettbewerbsfähigkeit
The state of being competitive.

competitor /kəm.ˈpɛt.ɪ.təɹ/ competitors n
Konkurrent Konkurrentin
A person or organization against whom one is competing.
Wettbewerbsteilnehmer Wettkämpfer
A participant in a competition, especially in athletics.

compilate /ˈkʌmpaɪleɪt/ v
zusammenstellen
(rare) To put together; to assemble; to make by gathering things from various sources.
kompilieren
(rare, computing) To use a compiler to process source code and produce executable code.

compilation /kɑmpɪˈleɪʃən/ /kɒmpɪˈleɪʃən/ compilations n
Zusammenstellung
(uncountable) The act or process of compiling or gathering together from various sources.
Zusammenstellung Auswahl Sammelwerk Sammlung
(countable) That which is compiled; especially, a book or document composed of materials gathering from other books or documents.
Kompilation Kompilierung Kompilieren Übersetzen Übersetzung
(countable, uncountable, computing) Translation of source code into object code by a compiler.

compile /kəmˈpaɪl/ /kəmˈpɑɪl/ v
zusammenstellen
(transitive, snooker) To achieve (a break) by making a sequence of shots.
kompilieren zusammenstellen
(transitive, programming) To use a compiler to process source code and produce executable code.

compile-time adj
bei der Kompilierung

compiler /kəmˈpaɪlə/ /kəmˈpaɪlɚ/ compilers n
Kompilator
One who compiles.
Kompiler Compiler Kompilator Übersetzer
(compilation) A computer program which transforms source code into object code.

complacency /kəmˈpleɪsənˌsiː/ complacencies n
Selbstgefälligkeit Bequemlichkeit Selbstzufriedenheit Wohlbehagen
A feeling of contented self-satisfaction, especially when unaware of upcoming trouble.

complacent /kəmˈpleɪsənt/ more complacent most complacent adj
selbstzufrieden selbstgefällig
Uncritically satisfied with oneself or one's achievements; smug.

complain /kəmˈpleɪn/ v
klagen sich beklagen meckern sich beschweren
(intransitive) To express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment.
klagen sich beschweren
(intransitive) To make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge.

complaint /kəmˈpleɪnt/ complaints n
Klage Beschwerde Reklamation Anzeige Beanstandung Monierung
(legal) In a civil action, the first pleading of the plaintiff setting out the facts on which the claim is based;The purpose is to give notice to the adversary of the nature and basis of the claim asserted.
Anzeige Strafanzeige
(legal) In criminal law, the preliminary charge or accusation made by one person against another to the appropriate court or officer, usually a magistrate.However, court proceedings, such as a trial, cannot be instituted until an indictment or information has been handed down against the defendant.
Beschwerde Krankheit Leiden
A bodily disorder or disease; the symptom of such a disorder.

complaisant /kəmˈpleɪsənt/ /kəmˈpleɪzənt/ more complaisant most complaisant adj
entgegenkommend gefällig wohlwollend
Willing to do what pleases others; obliging; agreeable.

complement /ˈkɑmpləmənt/ /ˈkɒmpləmənt/ v
ergänzen komplementieren
To complete, to bring to perfection, to make whole.

complementary /ˌkɑmplɪˈmɛnt(ə)ɹi/ /ˌkɒmplɪˈmɛnt(ə)ɹi/ more complementary most complementary adj
komplementär Ausgleichs- Bei- Ergänzungs- Gegen- Hilfs-
Acting as a complement; making up a whole with something else.

complementary /ˌkɑmplɪˈmɛnt(ə)ɹi/ /ˌkɒmplɪˈmɛnt(ə)ɹi/ complementaries n
Ergänzung Komplementär
A complementary colour.

complete /kɒmˈpliːt/ /kəmˈpliːt/ completer completest more complete most complete adj
komplett vollständig ganz
With all parts included; with nothing missing; full.
abgeschlossen beendet
Finished; ended; concluded; completed.

complete /kɒmˈpliːt/ /kəmˈpliːt/ v
beenden fertigstellen fertigmachen
(ambitransitive) To finish; to make done; to reach the end.
ergänzen vervollständigen komplettieren
(transitive) To make whole or entire.

complete bipartite graph complete bipartite graphs n
vollständiger bipartiter Graph

complete graph complete graphs n
vollständiger Graph
(graph theory) A graph where every pair of vertices is connected by an edge.

complete the square v
quadratisch ergänzen

completely /kəmˈpliːtli/ more completely most completely adv
vollständig völlig ganz
(manner) In a complete manner
ganz vollumfänglich
(degree) To the fullest extent or degree; totally.

completely metrizable adj
vollständig metrisierbar

completeness completenesses n
Vollständigkeit
The state or condition of being complete.

completion /kəmˈpliːʃən/ completions n
Vervollständigung Fertigstellung Vollendung
The act or state of being or making something complete; conclusion, accomplishment.
Vervollständigung
(mathematics) The act of making a metric space complete by adding points.
(mathematics) The space resulting from such an act.

complex /kɑmˈplɛks/ /kəmˈplɛks/ /ˈkɑmplɛks/ /ˈkɒm.plɛks/ complexer complexest more complex most complex adj
kompliziert komplex
Not simple, easy, or straightforward; complicated.

complex /kɑmˈplɛks/ /kəmˈplɛks/ /ˈkɑmplɛks/ /ˈkɒm.plɛks/ complexes n
Komplex
A collection of buildings with a common purpose, such as a university or military base.
An assemblage of related things; a collection.
(informal, by extension) A vehement, often excessive psychological dislike or fear of a particular thing.
(chemistry) A structure consisting of a central atom or molecule weakly connected to surrounding atoms or molecules, as for example coordination complexes in inorganic chemistry and protein complexes in biochemistry.

complex conjugate complex conjugates n
komplex Konjugierte
(mathematics) Of a complex number x, the complex number \overline x formed by changing the sign of the imaginary part: The complex conjugate of a + bi is a - bi.

complex function complex functions n
komplexe Funktion komplexwertige Funktion
(mathematics) A function whose range is a subset of the set of complex numbers.

complex number complex numbers n
komplexe Zahl
(complex analysis) A number of the form a + bi, where a and b are real numbers and i denotes the imaginary unit

complex sentence complex sentences n
Satzgefüge
(grammar) A sentence that contains an independent clause as well as one or more dependent clauses, such as a relative clause, an adverbial clause, or a noun clause.

complexify v
komplexifizieren
To make something more complex; to complicate.

complexion /kəmˈplɛkʃən/ complexions n
Gesichtsfarbe Teint
The quality, colour, or appearance of the skin on the face.

complexity /kəmˈplɛk.sɪ.ti/ complexities n
Komplexität Kompliziertheit
(uncountable) The state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement.
Komplexität Komplikation Schwierigkeit
(countable) That which is and renders complex; intricacy; complication.

complexity class n
Komplexitätsklasse

compliance /kəmˈplaɪəns/ compliances n
Einwilligung Einwilligen Erfüllen Folgen Fügsamkeit Nachgeben
An act of complying.
Compliance Folgebereitschaft Komplianz Konformität Nachgiebigkeit Regeltreue
(uncountable) The state of being compliant.
Folgebereitschaft Konformität Nachgiebigkeit Regeltreue Willfährigkeit Wohlverhalten
(uncountable) The tendency of conforming with or agreeing to the wishes of others.
Compliance Elastitizität Flexibilität Nachgiebigkeit
(mechanics) A measure of the extension or displacement of a loaded structure; its flexibility
Compliance
(medicine) The accuracy with which a patient follows an agreed treatment plan
Compliance Regelkonformität Regeltreue
(uncountable, business) The department of a business that ensures all government regulations are complied with.

compliant /kəmˈplaɪənt/ /kəmˈplʌɪənt/ more compliant most compliant adj
gefügig nachgiebig entgegenkommend fügsam gefällig
Willing to comply; submissive; willing to do what someone wants.
den Auflagen entsprechen die Auflagen erfüllen
Compatible with or following guidelines, specifications, rules, or laws.

complicacy complicacies n
Kompliziertheit
The state of being complex; entanglement.

complicate /ˈkɑmplɪkeɪt/ /ˈkɒmplɪkeɪt/ /ˈkɒmplɪkət/ v
komplizieren
(transitive) To make complex; to modify so as to make something intricate or difficult.

complicated /ˈkɑmplɪkeɪtɪd/ /ˈkɒmplɪkeɪtɪd/ more complicated most complicated adj
kompliziert schwierig umständlich undurchschaubar verzwickt
Difficult or convoluted.

complicatedness complicatednesses n
Kompliziertheit
The state or quality of being complicated.

complication complications n
Komplikation
The state of being complicated; intricate or confused relation of parts; complexity.
(medicine) A disease or diseases, or adventitious circumstances or conditions, coexistent with and modifying a primary disease, but not necessarily connected with it.
Complication Komplikation
(horology) A feature beyond basic time display in a timepiece.

complicit /kəmˈplɪs.ɪt/ more complicit most complicit adj
beteiligt Komplize mit drin steckend mit unter einer Decke steckend mitschuldig
Associated with or participating in an activity, especially one of a questionable nature.

complicity complicities n
Mitschuld Komplizenschaft Komplizität Mittäterschaft Tatbeteiligung Teilhaberschaft
The state of being complicit; involvement as a partner or accomplice, especially in a crime or other wrongdoing.

compliment /ˈkɑmpləmənt/ /ˈkɒmplɪmənt/ compliments n
Kompliment Achtungsbezeugung Anerkennung Ehrenbezeigung Lob
An expression of praise, congratulation, or respect.
Kompliment Höflichkeitsbezeigung Höflichkeitsbezeugung Schmeichelei
(uncountable) Complimentary language; courtesy, flattery.

compliment /ˈkɑmpləmənt/ /ˈkɒmplɪmənt/ v
beglückwünschen loben ein Kompliment machen komplimentieren
(ambitransitive) To pay a compliment (to someone); to express a favourable opinion (of someone).

complimentary /ˌkɑmplɪˈmɛnt(ə)ɹi/ /ˌkɒmplɪˈmɛnt(ə)ɹi/ more complimentary most complimentary adj
kostenlos gratis
bauchpinselnd schmeichelnd
In the nature of a compliment.

compline /ˈkɑmplɪn/ /ˈkɒmplɪn/ complines n
Komplet
(Christianity) The last of the canonical hours, sung just before retiring to bed.

compluvium compluvia n
Kompluvium

comply /kəmˈplaɪ/ v
einwilligen sich fügen
To yield assent; to accord; to acquiesce, agree, consent; to adapt oneself, to conform.

component /kəmˈpoʊnənt/ /kəmˈpəʊnənt/ components n
Komponente
A smaller, self-contained part of a larger entity. Often refers to a manufactured object that is part of a larger device.

comport /kəmˈpɔː(ɹ)t/ v
benehmen verhalten
(reflexive) To behave (in a given manner). [from 17th c.]

compos mentis /ˈkɒmpɒs ˈmɛntɪs/ adj
schuldfähig compos mentis zurechnungsfähig
(legal) Of sound mind, sane; thus fully accountable (legally and/or morally) for one's deeds.

compose /kəmˈpoʊz/ /kəmˈpəʊz/ v
bestehen
zusammensetzen zusammenstellen komponieren
(transitive) To make something by merging parts. [from later 15th c.]
komponieren verfassen abfassen
(transitive, or, intransitive) To construct by mental labor; to think up; particularly, to produce or create a literary or musical work.
bilden zusammenstellen
To arrange the elements of a photograph or other picture.
einschliessen enthalten umfasst
To settle (an argument, dispute etc.); to come to a settlement.
beruhigen fassen
To arrange in proper form; to reduce to order; to put in proper state or condition.

composer /kəmˈpoʊzəɹ/ /kəmˈpəʊzə/ composers n
Autor Komponist
One who composes; an author.
Komponist Komponistin Tonsetzer Kompositeur Tondichter Tonkünstler
Especially, one who composes music.

composing stick composing sticks n
Winkelhaken
A device used in printing with movable type to hold the type as it is being selected.

composite /kəmˈpɑzɪt/ /ˈkɒmpəzɪt/ more composite most composite adj
zusammengesetzt
Made up of multiple components; compound or complex.
(mathematics) Having factors other than itself and one; not prime and not one.

composite number composite numbers n
zusammengesetzte Zahl
(number theory) A (nonzero) natural number that is expressible as the product of two (or more) natural numbers other than itself and 1.

composite pattern composite patterns n
Kompositum

composite video, blanking, and sync n
Farb-Bild-Austast-Synchronsignal
(electronics, consumer) Standardised format of an analog picture-only television signal.

composition /ˌkɒmpəˈzɪʃən/ compositions n
Zusammenstellung
The proportion of different parts to make a whole. [from 14th c.]
Zusammensetzung Komposition
The general makeup of a thing or person. [from 14th c.]
Komposition Zusammensetzung
(linguistics) The formation of compound words from separate words. [from 16th c.]
A work of music, literature or art. [from 17th c.]

compossible more compossible most compossible adj
kompossibel

compost /ˈkɑmpoʊst/ /ˈkɒmpɒst/ composts n
Kompost
The decayed remains of organic matter that has rotted into a natural fertilizer.

compost /ˈkɑmpoʊst/ /ˈkɒmpɒst/ v
kompostieren
To produce compost, let organic matter decay into fertilizer.

compost heap compost heaps n
Komposthaufen
(gardening) a pile of garden or other organic waste which is left to decompose. See also compost.

composure /kəmˈpoʊʒɚ/ /kəmˈpəʊʒə/ composures n
Contenance Fassung Haltung Ausgeglichenheit Gelassenheit Gemütsruhe
Calmness of mind or temperament

compote /ˈkɑmpoʊt/ /ˈkɒmpɒt/ /ˈkɒmpəʊt/ compotes n
Kompott
A dessert made of fruit cooked in sugary syrup.

compound /kəmˈpaʊnd/ /ˈkɑmpaʊnd/ /ˈkɒmpaʊnd/ adj
zusammengesetzt mehrschichtig mehrteilig zusammengestellt
Composed of elements; not simple.

compound /kəmˈpaʊnd/ /ˈkɑmpaʊnd/ /ˈkɒmpaʊnd/ compounds n
Kompositum Zusammensetzung Mischung Masse Präparat Verbindung
Anything made by combining several things.
Verbindung
(chemistry) A substance formed by chemical bonding of two or more elements in definite proportions by weight.

compound /ˈkɑmpaʊnd/ /ˈkɒmpaʊnd/ compounds n
Komplex Block Gehege Gelände Lager
An enclosure within which workers, prisoners, or soldiers are confined.
Komplex Anwesen Block Ensemble
A group of buildings situated close together, e.g. for a school or block of offices.

compound /kəmˈpaʊnd/ /ˈkɑmpaʊnd/ /ˈkɒmpaʊnd/ v
durch Vergleich regeln einen Vergleich schließen sich vergleichen
(transitive, legal) To settle by agreeing on less than the claim, or on different terms than those stipulated.
mischen sich vergleichen verbinden zusammenmischen zusammenreiben zusammensetzen
(intransitive) To come to terms of agreement; to settle by a compromise.
erschweren verschlimmern
(horse racing, intransitive) Of a horse: to fail to maintain speed.

compound bow compound bows n
Compoundbogen

compound chocolate compound chocolates n
Fettglasur
A product made from a combination of cocoa, vegetable fat, and sweeteners, used as a lower-cost alternative to chocolate.

compound eye compound eyes n
Facettenauge
A visual organ found in arthropods such as insects and crustaceans. It consists of one to thousands of tiny independent photoreception units.

compound interest compound interests n
Zinseszins
(banking, finance) Interest, as on a loan or a bank account, that is calculated on the total on the principal plus accumulated unpaid interest.

compound sentence compound sentences n
Satzreihe Satzverbindung
(grammar) a sentence that has two or more independent clauses, joined by a conjunction (such as 'but', 'and') and/or punctuation (such as ',').

compound word compound words n
Kompositum Zusammensetzung Bandwurmwort
(linguistics) A word composed of two or more stems.

comprachico comprachicos n
Comprachico

comprador bourgeoisie /ˈkɒmpɹədɔː(ɹ) ˌbʊə(ɹ)ʒwɑːˈziː/ comprador bourgeoisies n
Kompradorenbourgeoisie Kompradorenklasse
(Marxism) A section of an indigenous middle class allied with foreign investors, multinational corporations, bankers, and military interests.

comprehend /kɑmpɹɪˈhɛnd/ /kɒmpɹɪˈhɛnd/ v
umfassen
(now, _, rare) To include, comprise; to contain. [from 14th c.]
verstehen begreifen erfassen einsehen
To understand or grasp fully and thoroughly. [from 14th c.]

comprehensibility comprehensibilities n
Verständlichkeit
The characteristic of being comprehensible; clarity.

comprehensible /kɒmpɹəˈhɛnsɪbəl/ more comprehensible most comprehensible adj
verständlich begreifbar fassbar
Able to be comprehended.

comprehension /ˌkɑmpɹɪˈhɛnʃn̩/ /ˌkɒmpɹɪˈhɛnʃn̩/ /ˌkɔmpɹɪˈhenʃn̩/ comprehensions n
Verständnis Verstehen
Thorough understanding.

comprehensive /ˌkɑːm.pɹəˈhɛn.sɪv/ /ˌkɒm.pɹɪˈhɛn.sɪv/ more comprehensive most comprehensive adj
umfassend umfangreich
Broadly or completely covering; including a large proportion of something.

comprehensive school comprehensive schools n
Gesamtschule
(British) a normal secondary school, accepting pupils of all abilities; replaced the secondary modern schools and grammar schools

compress /ˈkɑmpɹɛs/ /ˈkɒmpɹɛs/ compresses n
Kompresse Umschlag
(medicine) A multiply folded piece of cloth, a pouch of ice, etc., used to apply to a patient's skin, cover the dressing of wounds, and placed with the aid of a bandage to apply pressure on an injury.

compress /kəmˈpɹɛs/ v
komprimieren
(transitive) To make smaller; to press or squeeze together, or to make something occupy a smaller space or volume.
(intransitive) To be pressed together or folded by compression into a more economic, easier format.
(transitive) To condense into a more economic, easier format.
(technology, transitive) To make digital information smaller by encoding it using fewer bits.

compressed air n
Druckluft Pressluft
Air which has been reduced in volume and increased in pressure for use in industrial processes or for cleaning.

compressibility compressibilities n
Kompressibilität Komprimierbarkeit Verdichtbarkeit
The degree to which something is compressible.
Kompressibilität Stauchung
(thermodynamics) The product of pressure and molar volume divided by the product of the gas constant and the absolute temperature.

compression /kɒm.pɹɛʃ.ən/ compressions n
Kompression Komprimierung
An increase in density; the act of compressing, or the state of being compressed; compaction.
Kompression
(automotive) The cycle of an internal combustion engine during which the fuel and air mixture is compressed.
(music) The electronic process by which any sound's gain is automatically controlled.
Komprimierung Kompression
(computing) The process by which data is compressed.

compressor compressors n
Kompressor Verdichter
A device that produces pressure, such as a gas compressor that produces pressurized gas.
(audio, sound engineering) A device that reduces the dynamic range of an audio signal.

comprise /kəmˈpɹaɪz/ v
bestehen aus
(transitive) To be made up of; to consist of (especially a comprehensive list of parts). [from the earlier 15th c.]
beinhalten
(patent law) To include, contain, or be made up of, defining the minimum elements, whether essential or inessential to define an invention.

compromise /ˈkɑmpɹəˌmaɪz/ /ˈkɒmpɹəˌmaɪz/ /ˈkɔmpɹəˌmɑɪz/ compromises n
Kompromiss Ausgleich
The settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions.

compromise /ˈkɑmpɹəˌmaɪz/ /ˈkɒmpɹəˌmaɪz/ /ˈkɔmpɹəˌmɑɪz/ v
eine Abmachung machen sich einigen
(ambitransitive) To bind by mutual agreement.
vermitteln
To adjust and settle by mutual concessions; to compound.
kompromittieren
(transitive) To breach (a security system).

compromiser compromisers n
Kompromissler Kompromisslerin
One who compromises; especially, one who compromises readily

compulsion /kəmˈpʌl.ʃən/ compulsions n
Zwang Zwangneurose
An irrational need or irresistible urge to perform some action, often despite negative consequences.

compulsive /kəmˈpʌlsɪv/ more compulsive most compulsive adj
zwanghaft
Uncontrolled or reactive and irresistible.

compulsory /kəmˈpʌlsəri/ more compulsory most compulsory adj
obligatorisch verpflichtend gesetzlich pflichtmäßig
Required; obligatory; mandatory.
verpflichtend zwangsweise
Having the power of compulsion; constraining.

compulsory acquisition n
Enteignung
(legal, Australia, New Zealand) The power of a state to expropriate private land within its jurisdiction for public use.

compulsory education n
Schulpflicht Schulzwang
(legal, education) A period of time in a child's life during which the child must receive schooling as required by law.

compulsory purchase n
Enteignung Zwangsenteignung
(legal, UK, Ireland) The power of a state to expropriate private land within its jurisdiction for public use.

compunction /kəmˈpʌŋk.ʃən/ compunctions n
Gewissensbisse Reue
A pricking of conscience or a feeling of regret, especially one which is slight or fleeting.

computability computabilities n
Berechenbarkeit
(computing theory) The property of being computable by purely mechanical means.

computable /kəmˈpjuːtəbəl/ /ˈkɒmpjʊtəbəl/ adj
berechenbar
(mathematics) of a number, able to be approximated to arbitrary precision by a computable function

computation /ˌkɒmpjʊˈteɪʃən/ computations n
Berechnung Rechnen
The act or process of computing; calculation; reckoning.
Berechnung
The result of computation; the amount computed.

computational geometry n
algorithmische Geometrie
(computer science, geometry) A field of study, within computer science, devoted to algorithms that solve problems formulated in geometric terms.

computational linguistics n
Computerlinguistik
(linguistics, computer science) An interdisciplinary field dealing with the statistical and/or rule-based modeling of natural language from a computational perspective. This modeling is not limited to any particular field of linguistics.

computational number theory pn
algorithmische Zahlentheorie
(mathematics, number theory) The field of study dealing with computational methods for investigating and solving problems in number theory and arithmetic geometry.

computative more computative most computative adj
komputativ rechnergestützt rechnerisch
of or relating to computation, computational
berechnend
calculating, shrewdly or selfishly reckoning

compute /kəmˈpjuːt/ v
berechnen errechnen rechnen
(transitive) To reckon, calculate.

computed tomography computed tomographies n
Computertomographie
A form of radiography which uses computer software to create images, or slices, at various planes of depth from images taken around a body or volume of interest. Sometimes called “computerized tomography”.

computer /kəmˈpjutəɹ/ /kəmˈpjuːtə/ [kəmˈpʰjuɾəɹ] computers n
Computer Rechner
A programmable electronic device that performs mathematical calculations and logical operations, especially one that can process, store and retrieve large amounts of data very quickly; now especially, a small one for personal or home use employed for manipulating text or graphics, accessing the Internet, or playing games or media. [from 20th c.]

computer architecture computer architectures n
Computerarchitektur Rechnerarchitektur
(computer hardware) The conceptual structure around which a given computer is designed.
(computer hardware) The science of computer design.

computer chess n
Computerschach

computer engineering n
Technische Informatik
A branch of engineering that deals with design and application of computers.

computer game /ˈkəmˈpjuːtəˌɡeɪm/ computer games n
Computerspiel
An electronic game, especially a game played using a general-purpose computer (as opposed to a game console).

computer language computer languages n
Computersprache
(programming) A language that is used internally by computers, including programming languages, machine languages, query languages, markup languages etc.

computer literacy /kəmˌpjutəɹ ˈlɪt(ə)ɹəsi/ /kəmˌpjuːtə ˈlɪt(ə)rəsi/ [-ɾ(ə)ɹə-] computer literacies n
Computerkompetenz EDV-Kenntnisse Informatikkenntnisse
(computing) The ability to operate a personal computer, including its associated hardware and software (but not necessarily to understand the underlying electronics or a programming language). [from late 20th c.]

computer network computer networks n
Computernetzwerk Rechnernetz Computernetz

computer program computer programs n
Computerprogramm
A complete piece of software. A set of instructions for a computer. This term can refer to either the executable form that a computer can execute (executable code) or the human readable form (source code). (Several programs, each of which does a task, can be collected as a software package or suite).

computer programming computer programmings n
Computerprogrammierung
(programming) The process of designing, writing, testing, debugging, and maintaining the source code of computer programs.

computer science computer sciences n
Informatik Computerwissenschaft
The study of computers and their architecture, languages, and applications, in all aspects, as well as the mathematical structures that relate to computers and computation.

computer scientist computer scientists n
Informatiker Fachinformatiker
One who studies or practises computer science.

computer security n
Computersicherheit
A branch of computer science that addresses enforcement of 'secure' behavior on the operation of computers.

computer virus computer viruses n
Computervirus
(computing) A program which can covertly transmit itself between computers via networks (especially the Internet) or removable storage such as disks and USB drives, often causing damage to systems and data.

computer-aided design /ˈkəmˈpjuːtəˌeɪˈdɪdˌdɪˈzʌɪn/ n
CAD
The process of using drawings made by using a computer to design machines, buildings, etc.

computerization /kəmˌpjuːtəɹaɪˈzeɪʃən/ computerizations n
Computerisierung
The act of computerizing something, or something computerized.

computing /kəmˈpjuːtɪŋ/ computings n
EDV
(computer science) The use of a computer or computers.

comrade /-ɹeːd/ /ˈkɑmɹæd/ /ˈkɑmɹəd/ /ˈkɒmɹeɪd/ /ˈkʊmɹeɪd/ /ˈkʌmɹeɪd/ comrades n
Kamerad Genosse
A mate, companion, or associate.
Kamerad
A companion in battle; fellow soldier.
Genosse Genossin
(communism) A fellow socialist, communist or other similarly politically aligned person.
Genosse
(communism) A non-hierarchical title, functionally similar to "Mr.", "Mrs.", "Miss", "Ms." etc, in a communist or socialist state.

comradely more comradely most comradely adj
kameradschaftlich
Having the characteristics of a comrade or of comradeship; companionable.

con /kɑn/ /kɒn/ cons n
Kontra
A disadvantage of something, especially when contrasted with its advantages (pros).
Bauernfängerei
(informal) A fraud; something carried out with the intention of deceiving, usually for personal, often illegal, gain.

con /kɑn/ /kɒn/ v
betrügen austricksen reinlegen
(transitive, informal) To trick or defraud, usually for personal gain.

con artist con artists n
Hochstapler Hochstaplerin Schwindler Schwindlerin Trickbetrüger Trickbetrügerin
A person who defrauds or swindles others after first gaining their trust; a scam operator.

con game con games n
Bauernfängerei Hochstapelei Trickbetrug
A swindle in which the mark, or victim, is defrauded after his or her trust has been won.

conative /ˈkoʊn.ə.tɪv/ /ˈkəʊn.ə.tɪv/ adj
konativ
Of or pertaining to a striving action.

concatenate /kənˈkæ.tə.neɪt/ v
konkatenieren verbinden verketten verknüpfen zusammenknüpfen
To join or link together, as though in a chain.
verketten
(transitive, computing) To join (text strings) together.

concatenation /kɑn.ˌkæt.ɪ.ˈneɪ.ʃən/ /kən.ˌkæt.ə.ˈneɪ.ʃən/ concatenations n
Konkatenation Verkettung
(countable) A series of links united; a series or order of things depending on each other, as if linked together; a chain, a succession.

concave /kɑnˈkeɪv/ /kɒnˈkeɪv/ /kənˈkeɪv/ /ˈkɑn.keɪv/ /ˈkɒn.keɪv/ more concave most concave adj
konkav eingewölbt nach innen gewölbt
Curved like the inner surface of a sphere or bowl.

concave function concave functions n
konkave Funktion

concavifiability n
Konkavifizierbarkeit
(mathematics) Capability of being concavified (being made concave).

concavifiable n
konkavifizierbar
(mathematics) Capable of being concavified (being made concave).

concavity /kəŋkævɪti/ concavities n
Konkavität
(uncountable) The state of being concave
(countable) A concave structure or surface

conceal /kənˈsil/ /kənˈsiːl/ v
verbergen verheimlichen verschweigen verstecken verschleiern
(transitive) To hide something from view or from public knowledge, to try to keep something secret.

concealer concealers n
Verdecker
(countable) Something that, or someone who, conceals.
Abdeckstift
(countable, uncountable) A cosmetic designed to cover blemishes.

concede /kənˈsid/ /kənˈsiːd/ [kənˈsɪid] v
zugeben zugestehen
To yield or suffer; to surrender; to grant
einräumen zugestehen
To admit or agree to be true; to acknowledge.
zulassen
(sports) To have a goal or point scored against

conceit /kənˈsiːt/ conceits n
Concetto Einfall Eingebung Konzept
(countable, rhetoric, literature) An ingenious expression or metaphorical idea, especially in extended form or used as a literary or rhetorical device. [from 16th c.]
Arroganz Dünkel Eigendünkel Einbildung Eingebildetheit Krattel
(uncountable) Overly high self-esteem; vain pride; hubris. [from 17th c.]

conceited conceiteder conceitedest more conceited most conceited adj
eingebildet eitel selbstgefällig arrogant aufgeblasen blasiert
Having an excessively favourable opinion of one's abilities, appearance, etc.; egotistical and vain.

conceivable /kənˈsiːvəbl̩/ adj
vorstellbar begreiflich denkbar absehbar erdenklich
Capable of being conceived or imagined

conceive /kənˈsiːv/ v
empfangen schwanger werden
(ambitransitive) To have a child; to become pregnant (with).
ersinnen konzipieren erdenken
(transitive) To develop; to form in the mind; to imagine.
empfangen verstehen
(transitive) To understand (someone).

concentrate /ˈkɑn.sən.tɹeɪt/ /ˈkɒn.sən.tɹeɪt/ concentrates n
Konzentrat
A substance that is in a condensed form.

concentrate /ˈkɑn.sən.tɹeɪt/ /ˈkɒn.sən.tɹeɪt/ v
konzentrieren sich konzentrieren
(ambitransitive) To bring to, or direct toward, a common center; to unite more closely; to gather into one body, mass, or force.
konzentrieren
To increase the strength and diminish the bulk of, as of a liquid or an ore; to intensify, by getting rid of useless material; to condense.
To approach or meet in a common center; to consolidate.
(intransitive) To focus one's thought or attention (on).

concentrated /ˈkɑnsəntɹeɪtɪd/ /ˈkɒnsəntɹeɪtɪd/ more concentrated most concentrated adj
konzentriert
Not dilute; having a high concentration.

concentration /ˌkɑnsənˈtɹeɪʃən/ /ˌkɒnsənˈtɹeɪʃən/ concentrations n
Konzentration
The act, process or ability of concentrating; the process of becoming concentrated, or the state of being concentrated.
The act or process of removing the dress of ore and of reducing the valuable part to smaller compass, as by currents of air or water.
The proportion of a substance in a whole.
(chemistry) The amount of solute in a solution measured in suitable units (e.g., parts per million (ppm))

concentration camp concentration camps n
Konzentrationslager KZ
A camp where large numbers of people, especially political prisoners, prisoners of war, refugees etc., are detained for the purpose of confining them in one place, typically with inadequate or inhumane facilities. [from 19th c.]

concentric more concentric most concentric adj
konzentrisch
(geometry) Having a common center.

concentricity concentricities n
Konzentrizität
The condition of being concentric.

concept /ˈkɑn.sɛpt/ /ˈkɒn.sɛpt/ concepts n
Begriff Konzept
Understanding retained in the mind, from experience, reasoning and imagination; a generalization (generic, basic form), or abstraction (mental impression), of a particular set of instances or occurrences (specific, though different, recorded manifestations of the concept).

concept album concept albums n
Konzeptalbum
An album of music where the content follows an overall theme or narrative.

conception /kənˈsɛpʃən/ conceptions n
Empfängnis Konzeption Vorstellung
The power or faculty of apprehending of forming an idea in the mind; the power of recalling a past sensation or perception; the ability to form mental abstractions.

conceptual /kənˈsep.t͡ʃʉ.əl/ /kənˈsɛp.tjʊəl/ /kənˈsɛp.t͡ʃu.əl/ /kənˈsɛp.t͡ʃʊəl/ more conceptual most conceptual adj
konzeptionell
Of, or relating to concepts or mental conception.

conceptual art n
Konzeptkunst
A genre of art in which the transmission of ideas is more important than the creation of an art object

conceptualisation conceptualisations n
Konzeptualisierung
The act of conceptualising, or something conceptualised.

concern /kənˈsɜːn/ /kənˈsɝn/ concerns n
Sorge Anliegen
That which affects one’s welfare or happiness. A matter of interest to someone.
Sorge Besorgnis Betroffenheit
The expression of solicitude, anxiety, or compassion toward a thing or person.
Konzern
A business, firm or enterprise; a company.

concern /kənˈsɜːn/ /kənˈsɝn/ v
betreffen angehen beunruhigen sorgen anbelangen anbetreffen
(transitive) To relate or belong to; to have reference to or connection with; to affect the interest of; to be of importance to.

concerned /kənˈsɜːnd/ /kənˈsɝnd/ more concerned most concerned adj
besorgt
Showing concern.
beteiligt
Involved or responsible.

concerning /kənˈsɜːnɪŋ/ /kənˈsɝnɪŋ/ preposition
bezüglich betreffs
Regarding, respecting.

concert /kənˈsɜːt/ /kənˈsɝt/ /ˈkɑnsɚt/ /ˈkɒnsət/ concerts n
Konzert
(uncountable) Musical accordance or harmony; concord.
(countable) A musical entertainment in which several voices or instruments take part.

concert grand concert grands n
Konzertflügel
(musical instrument) A large grand piano, especially one used for concert performances.

concert hall concert halls n
Konzerthalle Konzerthaus Konzertsaal Philharmonie
A large building where concerts are performed.

concertina /ˌkɑnsɚˈtinə/ /ˌkɒnsəˈtiːnə/ concertinas n
Konzertina Ziehharmonika
(musical instruments) A musical instrument, like the various accordions, that is a member of the free-reed family of musical instruments, typically having buttons on both ends.

concertmaster concertmasters concertmistress n
Konzertmeister
(music, US) The first violin in a symphony orchestra; normally plays violin solos

concerto /kənˈt͡ʃɛɹtoʊ/ concerti concertos n
Konzert
(music) A piece of music for one or more solo instruments and orchestra.

concession /kənˈsɛʃən/ concessions n
Eingeständnis
(rhetoric) An admission of the validity of an opponent's point in order to build an argument upon it or to move on to another of greater importance; an instance of this.
Zugeständnis Eingeständnis Einräumen
(by extension) Any admission of the validity or rightness of a point; an instance of this.
gewährtes Grundstück
(Canadian) A concession road: a narrow road between tracts of farmland, especially in Ontario, from their origin during the granting of concessions (see above).
A right to use land or an offshore area for a specific purpose, such as oil exploration.

conch /kɒnt͡ʃ/ /kɒŋk/ v
conchieren
To refine the flavour and texture of chocolate by warming and grinding, either in a traditional concher, or between rollers.

conche conches n
Conche Conchiermaschine Konche
Synonym of concher (“machine used to refine the flavour and texture of chocolate”)

concher conchers n
Conche Conchiermaschine Konche
A person who operates such a machine.

conchology /kɒŋˈkɒləd͡ʒi/ conchologies n
Conchologie
the study of molluscs and their shells

concierge /ˌkɑn.siˈɛɹʒ/ /ˌkɒn.siˈɛə̯ʒ/ concierges n
Concierge Hotelportier Hotelportierin Portier Portierin
One who attends to the wishes of hotel guests.
Pförtner Portier Hausmeister Hausmeisterin Pförtnerin Portierin
(British) One who attends to the maintenance of a building and provides services to its tenants and visitors.

conciliate /ˌkənˈsɪlieɪt/ v
beschwichtigen
(transitive) To make calm and content, or regain the goodwill of; to placate.

conciliation conciliations n
Ausgleich Aussöhnung Einigung Konzertierung Vermittlung Versöhnung
The process of bringing peace and harmony; the ending of strife.
Güteverfahren Schlichtung Sühneverfahren
(legal) A form of alternative dispute resolution, similar to but less formal than mediation, in which the parties bring their dispute to a neutral third party, who helps lower tensions, improve communications and explore possible solutions.

conciliator conciliators n
Friedensstifter Schlichter

conciliatoriness n
Versöhnlichkeit
The state or quality of being conciliatory.

conciliatory /kənˈsɪl.i.əˌtɔɹ.i/ more conciliatory most conciliatory adj
versöhnlich
Willing to conciliate, or to make concessions.

concise /kənˈsaɪs/ more concise most concise adj
gedrängt knapp bündig konzis kurz prägnant
Brief, yet including all important information

conciseness /kənˈsaɪsnəs/ n
Bündigkeit Gedrängtheit Knappheit Kürze Prägnanz
The property of being concise; succinctness.

conclave /kɒn.ˈkleɪv/ /ˈkɑn.kleɪv/ conclaves n
Konklave
(Roman Catholic) The set of apartments in which the elector cardinals are secluded while a conclave takes place.
(Roman Catholic) The group of cardinals involved in a conclave.
Klausur Klausurtagung
(by extension) A private meeting; a closed or secret assembly.

conclude /kən.ˈkluːd/ v
schließen abschließen beenden zu Ende führen
(intransitive) To end; to come to an end.
(obsolete) To include; to comprehend; to shut up together; to embrace; to confine.
entscheiden beschließen
(transitive) To come to a conclusion, to a final decision.
folgern konkludieren schließen schlussfolgern
(logic) to deduce, to infer (develop a causal relation)

conclusion /kənˈkluːʒən/ conclusions n
Schluss Ende
The end, finish, close or last part of something.
Ergebnis Abschluss Schlussfolgerung
The outcome or result of a process or act.
Schlussfolgerung Folgerung
A decision reached after careful thought.
Folgerung Vernunftsschluss Schlussfolgerung
(logic) In an argument or syllogism, the proposition that follows as a necessary consequence of the premises.

conclusive /kənˈkluːsɪv/ /kəŋˈkluːsɪv/ more conclusive most conclusive adj
konkludent schlüssig
Pertaining to a conclusion.
endgültig entscheidend
Providing an end to something; decisive.

concoct /kənˈkɒkt/ [kʰəŋˈkʰɒkt] v
auskochen brauen fabrizieren zubereiten zusammenbrauen zusammenkochen
To prepare something by mixing various ingredients, especially to prepare food for cooking.
ausbrüten ausdenken aushecken ersinnen sich ausdenken sich zurechtlegen
(figurative) To contrive something using skill or ingenuity.

concoction /kənˈkɑkʃɪn/ /kənˈkɒkʃən/ [kʰənˈkʰɑkʃɪn] [kʰəŋˈkʰɑkʃɪn] concoctions n
Mischen
The preparing of a medicine, food or other substance out of many ingredients.
Gemisch Mischung Zubereitung
A mixture prepared in such a way.

concomitant /kənˈkɑːmətənt/ /kənˈkɒmɪtənt/ adj
damit einhergehend
Accompanying; conjoining; attending; concurrent. [from early 17th c.]

concord /ˈkɒn.kɔɹd/ /ˈkɒŋ.kɔɹd/ concords n
Eintracht Übereinstimmung
A state of agreement; harmony; union.

concordance /kənˈkɔɹdəns/ /kənˈkɔːdəns/ concordances n
Konkordanz
(Bible) An alphabetical verbal index showing the places in the text of a book where each principal word may be found, with its immediate context in each place.

concordat /kənˈkɔːdæt/ concordats n
Konkordat
A formal agreement between two parties, especially between a church and a state; specifically, an agreement between the Pope and a government.

concordia concordia concordias n
Konkordia
(geology, geochronology) A set of plotted points, appearing as a curve on a concordia diagram or isochron diagram, representing sample data from rock of the same age; the condition of being a member of said set (or on said curve).

concordia diagram concordia diagrams n
Konkordia-Diagramm
(geology, geochronology) Any of several types of diagram, used in connection with uranium–lead dating, in which each axis encodes differently sourced information about the radiometric age of the mineral being dated.

concourse /ˈkɒŋkɔː(ɹ)s/ concourses n
Querbahnsteig Wartehalle
A large open space in or in front of a building where people can gather, particularly one joining various paths, as in a rail station or airport terminal, or providing access to and linking the platforms in a railway terminus.
Flughafenhalle Flughafenterminal
Airport terminal.
Ansammlung Versammlung
A large group of people; a crowd.

concrete /kɑŋˈkɹiːt/ /kɵnˈkɹiːt/ /kɵŋˈkɹiːt/ /ˈkɑnkɹiːt/ /ˈkɑŋkɹiːt/ /ˈkɒnkɹiːt/ /ˈkɒŋkɹiːt/ /ˌkɑnˈkɹiːt/ concreter concretest adj
konkret bestimmt genau
Real, actual, tangible.
Particular, specific, rather than general.
konkret
Being or applying to actual things, rather than abstract qualities or categories.
(obsolete) Not liquid or fluid; solid.
Beton aus Beton
(not comparable) Made of concrete (building material).

concrete /kɑŋˈkɹiːt/ /kɵnˈkɹiːt/ /kɵŋˈkɹiːt/ /ˈkɑnkɹiːt/ /ˈkɑŋkɹiːt/ /ˈkɒnkɹiːt/ /ˈkɒŋkɹiːt/ /ˌkɑnˈkɹiːt/ concretes n
Beton
(countable, uncountable) A building material created by mixing cement, water, and aggregate such as gravel and sand.

concrete /kɑŋˈkɹiːt/ /kɵnˈkɹiːt/ /kɵŋˈkɹiːt/ /ˈkɑnkɹiːt/ /ˈkɑŋkɹiːt/ /ˈkɒnkɹiːt/ /ˈkɒŋkɹiːt/ /ˌkɑnˈkɹiːt/ v
betonieren einbetonieren
(usually, transitive) To cover with or encase in concrete (building material).
konkretisieren
(usually, transitive) To solidify: to change from being abstract to being concrete (actual, real).

concrete noun concrete nouns n
Gegenstandswort Konkretum konkretes Substantiv
(grammar) A noun that denotes something tangible or material, such as a person or place.

concretion concretions n
Konkretion
A solid, hard mass formed by a process of aggregation or coalescence.

concretistic more concretistic most concretistic adj
konkretistisch

concretize v
konkretisieren
(transitive) To make concrete, substantial, real, or tangible; to represent or embody a concept through a particular instance or example.

concubine /ˈkɑŋkjəbaɪn/ concubines n
Konkubine
A woman who lives with a man, but who is not a wife.

concupiscence /kənˈkjuːpɪsəns/ concupiscences n
Begehren Gelüst
An ardent desire, especially sexual desire; lust.

concupiscent /kɑːnˈkjuːpɪ.sənt/ /kɒnˈkjuːpɪ.sənt/ /kənˈkjuːpə.sənt/ more concupiscent most concupiscent adj
lüstern wollüstig
Amorous; lustful.

concur /kəŋˈkɜː/ /kəŋˈkɝ/ v
zustimmen zusammentreffen zusammenwirken übereinstimmen
To agree (in action or opinion); to have a common opinion; to coincide; to correspond.
übereinstimmen
To meet in the same point; to combine or conjoin; to contribute or help towards a common object or effect.
zusammentreffen zusammenwirken
(obsolete) To run together; to meet.

concurrence concurrences n
Übereinstimmung
Agreement; concurring.
Gleichzeitigkeit
An instance of simultaneous occurrence.

concurrency /kəŋˈkʌɹənsi/ concurrencies n
Gleichzeitigkeit
The property or an instance of being concurrent; something that happens at the same time as something else.
Nebenläufigkeit
(computer science, by extension) A property of systems where several processes execute at the same time.

concurrency pattern concurrency patterns n
Nebenläufigkeit

concurrent /kɒŋˈkʌɹənt/ /kəŋˈkɝɹənt/ /kəŋˈkʌɹənt/ more concurrent most concurrent adj
gleichlaufend
gleichzeitig
Happening at the same time; simultaneous.
zeitgenössisch
Belonging to the same period; contemporary.
parallel
(computing, of code) Designed to run independently, rather than sequentially, using various mechanisms, such as threads, event loops or time-slicing.

concurrently adv
gleichzeitig zeitgleich zugleich
In a concurrent manner; at the same time.

concussion /kənˈkʌʃn̩/ /kənˈkʌʃən/ concussions n
Gehirnerschütterung Erschütterung Konkussion Stoßverletzung
(uncountable, _, in, _, Commonwealth, countable, _) An injury to part of the body, most especially the brain, caused by a violent blow, followed by loss of function.

condemn /kənˈdɛm/ /kənˈdɪm/ v
verurteilen verdammen
(transitive) To confer eternal divine punishment upon.
für ungenießbar erklären
(transitive) To adjudge (food or drink) as being unfit for human consumption.
verurteilen enteignen für abrissreif erklären für seeuntüchtig erklären
(transitive, legal) To declare (a vessel) to be forfeited to the government, to be a prize, or to be unfit for service.

condemnation /ˌkɑndəmˈneɪʃən/ /ˌkɒndəmˈneɪʃən/ /ˌkɒndɛmˈneɪʃən/ condemnations n
Verdammung
The act of condemning or pronouncing to be wrong.
The act of judicially condemning, or adjudging guilty, unfit for use, or forfeited; the act of dooming to punishment or forfeiture.
Verdammnis
The state of being condemned.

condensate /ˈkɒndənseɪt/ /ˈkɒndənsət/ condensates n
Kondensat
(physics) A liquid that is the product of condensation of a gas, i.e. of steam.

condensation /ˌkɑn.dɛnˈseɪ.ʃən/ condensations n
Kondensation
The act or process of condensing or of being condensed
(physics) The conversion of a gas to a liquid.

condensation reaction condensation reactions n
Kondensationsreaktion
(chemistry) any reaction in which two (or more) molecules react with the resulting loss of a molecule of water (or other small molecule); the formal reverse of hydrolysis

condense /kənˈdɛns/ v
kondensieren verkleinern
(transitive) To concentrate toward the essence by making more close, compact, or dense, thereby decreasing size or volume.
kondensieren
(transitive, chemistry) To transform from a gaseous state into a liquid state via condensation.
(intransitive, chemistry) To be transformed from a gaseous state into a liquid state.

condensed matter physics n
Physik der kondensierten Materie
(physics) The field of physics dealing with the physical properties of solid or liquid matter.

condensed milk condensed milks n
Kondensmilch
Milk that has been reduced and sweetened to the consistency of syrup.

condescend /ˌkɑːndɪˈsɛnd/ /ˌkɒndɪˈsɛnd/ v
herablassen
(intransitive) To come down from one's superior position; to deign (to do something).
bevormunden herablassend behandeln
(intransitive) To treat (someone) as though inferior; to be patronizing (toward someone); to talk down (to someone).
(transitive, rare, nonstandard) To treat (someone) as though inferior; to be patronizing toward (someone); to talk down to (someone).
zustimmen
(intransitive, obsolete) To consent, agree.

condescending /ˈkɔn.dɪ.sɛnd.ɪŋ/ /ˈkɔnˌdi.sɛnd.ɪŋ/ /ˌkɑndəˈsɛndɪŋ/ more condescending most condescending adj
herablassend
Assuming a tone of superiority, or a patronizing attitude.

condescension /kɑndiˈsɛnʃən/ /kɒndiˈsɛnʃən/ condescensions n
Herablassung Kondeszendenz
The act of condescending; a manner of behaving in an outwardly polite way that nevertheless implies superiority to another; patronizing courtesy toward inferiors.

condign /kənˈdaɪn/ more condign most condign adj
angemessen gebührend gerechte (Strafe) passend
Fitting, appropriate, deserved, especially denoting punishment

condiment /ˈkɒn.dɪ.mənt/ condiments n
Würze Kondiment Würzsauce
Something used to enhance the flavor of food; for example, salt or pepper.

condition /kənˈdɪʃən/ conditions n
Kondition Verfassung Zustand Befinden
The health status of a medical patient.
Zustand Beschaffenheit
A particular state of being.
Bedingung Voraussetzung
A requirement.
Bedingung Kondition Voraussetzung
A logical clause or phrase that a conditional statement uses. The phrase can either be true or false.
Bedingung Kondition
(law) A clause in a contract or agreement indicating that a certain contingency may modify the principal obligation in some way.

condition /kənˈdɪʃən/ v
konditionieren
To subject to the process of acclimation.
To make dependent on a condition to be fulfilled; to make conditional on.
To shape the behaviour of someone to do something.

condition precedent conditions precedent n
aufschiebende Bedingung
(legal) a condition depending upon an uncertain event which must be fulfilled before an obligation arises or a legal transaction takes effect.

condition subsequent conditions subsequent n
auflösende Bedingung
(legal) A condition depending upon an uncertain event which, if fulfilled, brings an end to an obligation or legal transaction.

conditional /kənˈdɪʃ.nəl/ /kənˈdɪʃ.ə.nəl/ adj
bedingt
Limited by a condition.
(logic) Stating that one sentence is true if another is.

conditional /kənˈdɪʃ.nəl/ /kənˈdɪʃ.ə.nəl/ conditionals n
Konditional
(grammar) A conditional sentence; a statement that depends on a condition being true or false.
Konditional Konditionalis
(grammar) The conditional mood.

conditional perfect conditional perfects n
Konditional II
(grammar) A combination of the conditional mood and the perfect tense, roughly corresponding to English 'I would have...'

conditionality conditionalities n
Bedingtheit
(uncountable) A state of being subject to conditions.

conditionally convergent adj
bedingt konvergent

conditioner conditioners n
Aufbereiter Konditionierer Verbesserer
anything that improves the condition of something

condolence /kənˈdoʊləns/ /ˈkɒndələns/ condolences n
Anteilnahme Beileid
(uncountable) Comfort, support or sympathy.
Kondolenz
(countable, usually, in the plural) An expression of comfort, support, or sympathy offered to the family and friends of somebody who has died.

condom /ˈkɑn.dəm/ /ˈkɒn.dɒm/ /ˈkɒn.dəm/ /ˈkʌn.dəm/ condoms n
Kondom Präservativ Pariser Präser Gummi Ficktüte
A flexible sleeve made of latex or other impermeable material such as sheepskin, worn over an erect penis during sexual intercourse as a contraceptive or as a way to prevent the spread of STDs.

condominium /kɑn.dəˈmɪn.i.əm/ /kɒn.dəˈmɪn.ɪ.əm/ condominia condominiums n
Kondominium
Joint sovereignty over a territory by two or more countries. [from 18th c.]
(US, Canada, Philippines) A building or complex of buildings that provides multiple residential units each of which is owned separately but whose grounds, structure, etc. (if any) are owned jointly. [from 20th c.]
Eigentumswohnung
(US, Canada, Philippines) An individual unit (such as an apartment) in such a complex.
Stockwerkseigentum Teileigentum Wohnungseigentum
(US, Canada, Philippines) The system of ownership by which such condominiums operate

condone /kənˈdoʊn/ /kənˈdəʊn/ v
vergeben entschuldigen hinwegsehen über nachsehen stillschweigend dulden stillschweigend hinnehmen
(transitive) To forgive, excuse or overlook (something that is considered morally wrong, offensive, or generally disliked).
dulden zulassen akzeptieren billigen gestatten hinnehmen
(transitive) To allow, accept or permit (something that is considered morally wrong, offensive, or generally disliked).
vergeben Untreue vergeben Untreue verzeihen entschuldigen hinwegsehen über nachsehen
(transitive, legal) To forgive (marital infidelity or other marital offense).

condor /ˈkɒndɔː(ɹ)/ condor condors n
Kondor
Either of two New World vultures, Vultur gryphus of the Andes or Gymnogyps californianus, a nearly extinct vulture of the mountains of California.
(golf) The completion of a hole four strokes under par (a quadruple birdie, triple eagle, or double albatross).

conducive /kənˈdjuːsɪv/ /kənˈdusɪv/ more conducive most conducive adj
förderlich dienlich zuträglich
Tending to contribute to, encourage, or bring about some result.

conduct /kənˈdʌkt/ /ˈkɑndʌkt/ /ˈkɒndʌkt/ conducts n
Führung Leitung
The act or method of controlling or directing.

conduct /kənˈdʌkt/ /ˈkɑndʌkt/ /ˈkɒndʌkt/ v
führen leiten
(archaic, transitive) To lead, or guide; to escort.
dirigieren
(transitive) To lead; to direct; to be in charge of (people or tasks)
sich benehmen sich verhalten
(transitive, reflexive) To behave.
leiten
(intransitive) To act as a conductor (as of heat, electricity, etc.); to carry.
durchführen
(transitive) To carry out (something organized)

conductance conductances n
elektrischer Leitwert
(physics) A measure of the ability of a body to conduct electricity; the reciprocal of its resistance.

conduction /kənˈdʌkʃən/ conductions n
Konduktion Leitung
(physics) The conveying of heat or electricity through material.

conductive /kənˈdʌktɪv/ more conductive most conductive adj
leitend
Able to conduct electrical current or heat.

conductivity conductivities n
Leitfähigkeit Konduktivität
The ability of a material to conduct electricity, heat, fluid or sound

conductor /kənˈdʌktɚ/ conductors conductress conductrix n
Dirigent Dirigentin
(music) A person who conducts an orchestra, choir or other music ensemble; a professional whose occupation is conducting.
Schaffner Kondukteur
(rail transport) A person who takes tickets on public transportation and also helps passengers.
Leiter
(physics) Something that can transmit electricity, heat, light, or sound.

conduit /ˈkɑnd(j)ʊɪt/ /ˈkɑndɪt/ /ˈkɒnd(j)ʊɪt/ /ˈkɒndɪt/ /ˈkɒndʒʊɪt/ conduits n
Aquädukt Gerinne Kanal Leitung Leitungsrohr Rohr
A pipe or channel for conveying water, etc.
Elektroinstallationsrohr Führungskanal Führungsrohr Installationskanal Installationsrohr Isolierrohr
A duct or tube into which electrical cables may be pulled; a type of raceway.
Führung Leitkanal Verbindung Verbindungslinie Übertragungsweg
(figurative) A means by which something is transmitted.

condylar /ˈkɑn.də.lɚ/ /ˈkɒn.də.lə/ more condylar most condylar adj
Kondylen- Kondylus- kondylär
Relating to or resembling a condyle.

condyle /ˈkɒndaɪl/ /ˈkɒndɪl/ condyles n
Gelenk
(anatomy) A smooth prominence on a bone where it forms a joint with another bone.

cone /ˈkoʊn/ /ˈkəʊn/ cones n
Kegel Kegelmantel
(geometry) A surface of revolution formed by rotating a segment of a line around another line that intersects the first line.
Kegel Konus
(geometry) A solid of revolution formed by rotating a triangle around one of its altitudes.
Anything shaped like a cone.
Zapfen Tschurtschen
The fruit of a conifer.

coneflower coneflowers n
Sonnenhut Rudbeckie
Any of several similar flowering plants of tribe Heliantheae in order Asterales, in genera Dracopis, Echinacea, Rudbeckia, and Ratibida, that have a cone-shaped disk of florets.

conehead coneheads n
Schwertschrecke
An insect of the katydid subfamily Conocephalinae.
Beintastler
Any member of the order Protura of insect-like arthropods.

confabulate /kənˈfæbjʊleɪt/ v
konfabulieren
(ambitransitive, psychology) To fabricate memories in order to fill gaps in one's memory.

confection /kənˈfɛkʃən/ confections n
Konfekt Bonbon
A food item prepared very sweet, frequently decorated in fine detail, and often preserved with sugar, such as a candy, sweetmeat, fruit preserve, pastry, or cake.

confectioner confectioners n
Konditor Zuckerbäcker Konditorin Zuckerbäckerin
A manufacturer of or dealer in confections (sweets and candies, and other sweet food items).

confectioner's cream confectioner's creams n
Konditorcreme geschlagene Sahne
Cream used by confectioners to make pies, etc.

confectionery /kənˈfɛkʃənəɹi/ /kənˈfɛkʃənɹi/ confectioneries n
Konfekt Süßwaren
(uncountable) Foodstuffs that taste very sweet, taken as a group; candies, sweetmeats and confections collectively.

confederacy /kənˈfɛdəɹəsi/ confederacies n
Konföderation
An alliance.

confederation /kənfɛdəˈɹeɪʃən/ confederations n
Staatenbund Konföderation Eidgenossenschaft Bund Bündnis Staatenbündnis
A union or alliance of states or political organizations.

confer /kənˈfɜː/ /kənˈfʌɹ/ [kʰə̥ɱˈfɚ] v
erteilen verleihen übertragen
(transitive) To grant as a possession; to bestow. [from 16th c.]
konferieren beraten besprechen erteilen verleihen übertragen
(intransitive) To talk together, to consult, discuss; to deliberate. [from 16th c.]
zusammensammeln zusammentragen
(obsolete, transitive) To bring together; to collect, gather. [16th–17th c.]

conferee conferees n
Konferenzteilnehmer
A person who participates in a conference.

conference /ˈkɑnf(ə)ɹəns/ /ˈkɒnf(ə)ɹəns/ [ˈkʰɑɱ.fɹn̩s] [ˈkʰɑɱ.fɹəns] conferences n
Konferenz Tagung
(business) An event organized by a for-profit or non-profit organization to discuss a pressing issue, such as a new product, market trend or government regulation, with a range of speakers.
(Philippines, sports) A constituent tournament of a sports league in a given season.

conference interpreter conference interpreters n
Konferenzdolmetscher

conference interpreting n
Konferenzdolmetschen

confess /kənˈfɛs/ v
gestehen bekennen verraten
(intransitive, transitive) To admit to the truth, particularly in the context of sins or crimes committed.
beichten
(religion) To unburden (oneself) of sins to God or a priest, in order to receive absolution.

confession /kənˈfɛʃən/ confessions n
Bekenntnis Geständnis Eingeständnis
The open admittance of having done something (especially something bad).
Beichte
A formula in which the articles of faith are comprised; a creed to be assented to or signed, as a preliminary to admission to membership of a church; a confession of faith.

confessional /kənˈfɛʃənəl/ confessionals n
Beichtstuhl
(Roman Catholicism) A small room where confession—the Sacrament of Penance—is performed in private with a priest.

confessionalization /kənˌfɛʃ(ə)nəlʌɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/ confessionalizations n
Konfessionalisation Konfessionalisierung

confessionalize v
konfessionalisieren

confessor /kənˈfɛsə/ /kənˈfɛsɚ/ /ˈkɒnfɛs(ɔ)ə/ /ˈkɒnfɛsɔː/ confessoress confessors n
Bekenner
One who confesses faith in Christianity in the face of persecution, but who is not martyred.
Beichtvater
(Roman Catholicism) A priest who hears confession and then gives absolution

confetti /kənˈfɛt.i/ n
Konfetti
Small pieces or strips (streamers) of colored paper or other material (metal, plaster, etc) generally thrown about at festive occasions, especially at weddings and in victory celebrations.

confidant /ˈkɑn.fɪ.dɑnt/ /ˈkɒn.fɪˌdænt/ /ˌkɒn.fɪˈdænt/ confidants n
Vertrauter
A person in whom one can confide or share one's secrets: a friend.

confidante confidantes n
Vertraute
A female confidant.

confide /kənˈfaɪd/ v
einweihen ins Vertrauen ziehen vertrauen
(intransitive, with in) To take (someone) into one's confidence, to speak in secret with.

confidence /ˈkɑn.fɪ.dəns/ /ˈkɒn.fɪ.dəns/ confidences n
Selbstgewissheit Selbstvergewisserung Selbstvertrauen Zuversicht
Self-assurance.
Vertrauen Zuversicht Zutrauen
A feeling of certainty; firm trust or belief; faith.
Vertraulichkeit
Information held in secret; a piece of information shared but to thence be kept in secret.

confidence interval confidence intervals n
Konfidenzintervall Mutungsintervall Vertrauensbereich
(statistics) A range defined such that there is a fixed probability that the value of the measured parameter will fall within the range.

confident /ˈkɑn.fɪ.dənt/ /ˈkɒn.fɪ.dənt/ [ˈkʰɑɱ.fə.dn̩t] [ˈkʰɒɱ.fə.dn̩t] more confident most confident adj
zuversichtlich sicher
Very sure of something; positive.

confidential /ˌkɑːnfɪˈdɛnʃl/ more confidential most confidential adj
vertraulich
Kept, or meant to be kept, secret within a certain circle of persons; not intended to be known publicly

confidential informant /ˌkɒnfɪˈdɛnʃəl ɪnˈfɔː(ɹ)mənt/ confidential informants n
V-Mann
(law enforcement) A person who secretly provides information to the police about wrongdoing which they are aware of due to their relationship to the wrongdoer.

confidentiality confidentialities n
Vertraulichkeit
(uncountable) The property of being confidential.

configurable /kənˈfɪ.ɡə.ɹə.bəl/ more configurable most configurable adj
konfigurierbar
Capable of being configured; customisable; permitting rearrangement or adjustment.

configuration /kənˌfɪɡ.jəˈɹeɪ̯.ʃən/ /kənˌfɪɡ.əˈɹeɪ̯.ʃən/ /kənˌfɪɡ.əˈɹæɪ̯.ʃən/ configurations n
Konfiguration
The form of a thing, as depending on the relative placement of the parts of a thing's shape.
The relative positions of a set of things; the way things are arranged or put together;

configure /kənˈfɪɡ(j)ɚ/ /kənˈfɪɡə(ɹ)/ v
konfigurieren
(transitive) To set up or arrange something in such a way that it is ready for operation for a particular purpose, or to someone's particular liking

confine /kənˈfaɪn/ /ˈkɑnfaɪn/ /ˈkɒnfaɪn/ confines n
Begrenzung
(mostly, in the plural) A boundary or limit.

confine /kənˈfaɪn/ /ˈkɑnfaɪn/ /ˈkɒnfaɪn/ v
beschränken
(transitive) To restrict (someone or something) to a particular scope or area; to keep in or within certain bounds. [from 17th c.]

confined /kənˈfaɪnd/ more confined most confined adj
beengt begrenzt
Not free to move.

confirm /kənˈfɜːm/ /kənˈfɝm/ v
bestätigen bekräftigen
To strengthen; to make firm or resolute.
To assure the accuracy of previous statements.
bestätigen firmen
(transitive, Christianity) To administer the sacrament of confirmation on (someone).

confirmation /ˌkɑn.fəɹˈmeɪ.ʃən/ /ˌkɒn.fəˈmeɪ.ʃən/ [ˌkʰɑɱ.fɚˈmeɪ.ʃn̩] [ˌkʰɒɱ.fəˈmeɪ.ʃn̩] confirmations n
Bestätigung
An official indicator that things will happen as planned.
A verification that something is true or has happened.
Firmung Konfirmation
A ceremony of sealing and conscious acknowledgement of the faith in many Christian churches, typically around the ages of 14 to 18; considered a sacrament in some churches, including Catholicism, but not in most Protestant churches.

confirmation bias confirmation biases n
Bestätigungsfehler Bestätigungstendenz Bestätigungsverzerrung
(psychology) A cognitive bias towards confirmation of the hypothesis under study.

confirmed /kənˈfɜːmd/ /kənˈfɝmd/ adj
bestätigt
Verified or ratified.

confirmed bachelor confirmed bachelors n
Hagestolz
Any man uninterested in committed relationships.

confiscate v
konfiszieren beschlagnahmen
(transitive) To use one's authority to lay claim to and separate a possession from its holder.

confiscation confiscations n
Konfiskation Konfiszierung
The act or process of confiscating.

confiture /ˈkɑnfɪt͡ʃɚ/ /ˈkɒnfɪtjʊə(ɹ)/ confitures n
Konfitüre
a preserve or jelly/jam of candied fruit

conflagration /ˌkɒnfləˈɡɹeɪʃən/ conflagrations n
Feuersbrunst Flächenbrand Großbrand
A large fire extending to many objects, or over a large space; a general burning.

conflate /kɒnˈfleɪt/ /kənˈfleɪt/ v
verbinden vereinigen verschmelzen verwechseln
(by extension) To fail to properly distinguish or keep separate (things); to mistakenly treat (them) as equivalent.
verbinden vereinigen verschmelzen
(by extension) To deliberately draw a false equivalence or association, typically in a tacit or implicit manner as propaganda and/or an intentional distortion or misrepresentation of the subject matter.

conflation /kənˈfleɪʃən/ conflations n
Verschmelzung
(countable) A blowing or fusing together, as of many instruments in a concert, or of many fires in a foundry.
(uncountable) A blend or fusion, especially a composite reading or text formed by combining the material of two or more texts into a single text.

conflict /kənˈflɪkt/ /ˈkɑn.flɪkt/ /ˈkɒn.flɪkt/ conflicts n
Konflikt Gegensatz Streit
A clash or disagreement, often violent, between two or more opposing groups or individuals.
Konflikt Inkompatibilität
An incompatibility, as of two things that cannot be simultaneously fulfilled.

conflict of interest conflicts of interest n
Interessenkonflikt Befangenheit Interessenwiderstreit
(legal) A situation in which an individual or legal entity in a position of trust (such as an attorney, investment advisor, broker, politician, executive, director, scientist or physician) has competing professional or personal interests.

confluence /kənˈflu.əns/ /ˈkɑnˌflu.əns/ /ˈkɒn.flu.əns/ confluences n
Zusammenfluss
The place where two rivers, streams, or other continuously flowing bodies of water meet and become one, especially where a tributary joins a river.

conform /kənˈfɔɹm/ /kənˈfɔːm/ v
anpassen entsprechen passen
(transitive, intransitive, often followed by to) To change to more closely match typical characteristics or behavior.
entsprechen erfüllen genügen gerecht werden
(intransitive, of things or procedures) To be as required or recommended by a specification, regulation, or policy.

conformal more conformal most conformal adj
konform
That conforms, especially to the shape of something.
winkeltreu
(mathematics, of a transformation) That preserves angles between intersecting curves.
(cartography, of a map projection) That preserves relative angles over small scales, at all but a limited number of distinct points.

conformance /kənˈfɔːm(ə)ns/ conformances n
Konformität Übereinstimmung
The act of conforming; conformity.

conformant more conformant most conformant adj
konform

conformism conformisms n
Konformismus
A willingness to conform; conformity.

conformist /kənˈfoː.mɪst/ /kənˈfɔɹ.mɪst/ /kənˈfɔː.mɪst/ more conformist most conformist adj
konformistisch
Conforming to established customs, etc.

conformist /kənˈfoː.mɪst/ /kənˈfɔɹ.mɪst/ /kənˈfɔː.mɪst/ conformists n
Konformist
Someone who tries to conform to the mainstream.

conformity /kənˈfɔɹmɪti/ /kənˈfɔːmɪti/ conformities n
Konformität
The state of things being similar or identical.

confound /kənˈfaʊnd/ v
verblüffen verwirren
To perplex or puzzle.
in Erstaunen versetzen verblüffen
To stun or amaze.
durcheinanderbringen verdammen verfluchen verwechseln verwirren zum Kuckuck wünschen
To fail to see the difference; to mix up; to confuse right and wrong.
verschlechtern verschlimmern
(sometimes, proscribed) To make something worse.
beschämen verdammen verfluchen zum Kuckuck wünschen
To cause to be ashamed; to abash.
besiegen durchkreuzen verdammen verfluchen zum Kuckuck wünschen
To defeat, to frustrate, to thwart.
zunichte machen
(archaic) To destroy, ruin, or devastate; to bring to ruination.

confounded /kənˈfaʊndɪd/ more confounded most confounded adj
durcheinander verwechselt verwirrt
confused, astonished
besiegt überwunden
defeated, thwarted
verdammt verflucht
damned, accursed, bloody

confoundedly more confoundedly most confoundedly adv
umhangen
In a confounded manner; as if confused or thwarted.
verflixt
Used as a mild oath: damnably.

confront /kɒnˈfɹɒnt/ /kənˈfɹʌnt/ v
konfrontieren entgegentreten
(transitive) To stand or meet facing, especially in competition, hostility or defiance; to come face to face with
Sache sich mit einem Problem befassen sich mit etwas auseinandersetzen stellen
(transitive) To deal with.
konfrontieren
(transitive) To bring someone face to face with something.
konfrontieren begegnen
(transitive) To come up against; to encounter.
konfrontieren gegenübertreten
(intransitive) To engage in confrontation.
gegenüberstellen nebeneinanderhalten
(transitive) To set a thing side by side with; to compare.
einander gegenüberstellen
(transitive) To put a thing facing to; to set in contrast to.

confrontation /ˌkɑn.fɹənˈteɪ.ʃən/ /ˌkɒn.fɹənˈteɪ.ʃən/ /ˌkɔn.fɹənˈtæɪ.ʃən/ confrontations n
Konfrontation Gegenüberstellung
The act of confronting or challenging another, especially face to face.
Konfrontation Auseinandersetzung
A conflict between armed forces.

confrontational /ˌkɒnfɹənˈteɪʃənˈəl/ more confrontational most confrontational adj
konfrontativ
Pertaining to a confrontation; characterized by, or given to initiating hostile encounter; in-your-face.

confuse /kənˈfjuːz/ v
verwirren konfundieren
(transitive) to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder (somebody); to afflict by being complicated, contradictory, or otherwise difficult to understand
verwechseln
(transitive) To mix up, muddle up (one thing with another); to mistake (one thing for another).
Verlegenheit vermischen
(transitive) To mix thoroughly; to confound; to disorder.

confused /kənˈfjuːzd/ more confused most confused adj
verwirrt wirr durcheinander konfus
(of a person) unable to think clearly or understand
verwirrt desorientiert
(of a person or animal) disoriented
verwirrt wirr zerstreut
chaotic, jumbled or muddled
verwirrt konfus unlogisch unsinnig unzusammenhängend wirr
making no sense; illogical
beschämt
embarrassed

confusing /kənˈfjuːzɪŋ/ more confusing most confusing adj
verwirrend unübersichtlich irreführend missverständlich
difficult to understand; not clear as lacking order, chaotic etc

confusion /kənˈfjuːʒən/ confusions n
Verwirrung Verwechslung Durcheinander Konfusion
A lack of clarity or order.
Verwirrung Missverständnis
The state of being confused; misunderstanding.

congeal /kənˈd͡ʒiːl/ v
erstarren
(transitive) To change from a liquid to solid state, perhaps due to cold; called to freeze in nontechnical usage.
koagulieren gerinnen
(transitive) To coagulate, make curdled or semi-solid such as gel or jelly.

congee /ˈkɑnd͡ʒi/ /ˈkɒndʒiː/ congees n
Congee Reis-Congee
(Asian, _, cuisine) A type of thick rice porridge or soup, sometimes prepared with vegetables and/or meat.

congenial /kənˈd͡ʒiːniəl/ more congenial most congenial adj
geistesverwandt gleichgesinnt vom selben Naturell wesensgleich wesensverwandt
Having the same or very similar nature, personality, tastes, habits or interests.
sympathisch angenehm freundlich gesellig
Friendly or sociable.
angebracht passend zusagend
Suitable to one’s needs.

congeniality /kənˌd͡ʒiːniˈælɪti/ congenialities n
Gleichgesinntheit Wesensgleichheit Ähnlichkeit
The quality of being congenial; the state of being agreeable or of having similar tastes.

congenital adj
angeboren kongenital
(of a trait or a disease) Present since birth.

congenital heart defect congenital heart defects n
Herzfehler
(disease, cardiology) A defect in the structure of the heart and great vessels present at birth.

conger /ˈkɑŋɡɚ/ /ˈkɒŋɡə(ɹ)/ congers n
Meeraal Seeaal
Any of several scaleless marine eels, of the genus Conger, found in coastal waters

conger eel conger eels n
Meeraal Seeaal
Any of various large marine eels of the family Congridae, having no scales and found in temperate and tropical coastal waters.

congeries /kənˈdʒɪəɹiːz/ /ˈkɑːnd͡ʒəɹiːz/ /ˈkɒndʒəɹiːz/ congeries n
Anhäufung Ansammlung Komplex
A collection or aggregation of disparate items.

congestion /-ˈd͡ʒɛʃ.d͡ʒən/ /kənˈd͡ʒɛst.ʃən/ /kʊnˈd͡ʒɛʃ.d͡ʒən/ congestions n
Stau Verkehrsstau stockender Verkehr
An excess of traffic; usually not a complete standstill of traffic, so usually not synonymous with traffic jam.

conglomerate /kənˈɡlɑm.əˌɹeɪt/ /kənˈɡlɑm.ɚ.ɪt/ /kənˈɡlɑm.ɹɪt/ /kənˈɡlɒm.(ə.)ɹət/ /kənˈɡlɒm.əˌɹeɪt/ conglomerates n
Konglomerat
A cluster of heterogeneous things.
(geology) A rock consisting of gravel or pebbles embedded in a matrix.
Konglomerat Mischkonzern Multikonzern
(business) A corporation formed by the combination of several smaller corporations whose activities are unrelated to the corporation's primary activity.

congratulate /-d͡ʒ.ə-/ /-t͡ʃ.ə-/ /kənˈɡɹæd͡ʒ.ʊˌleɪt/ /kənˈɡɹæt͡ʃ.ʊˌleɪt/ v
gratulieren beglückwünschen
To express one’s sympathetic pleasure or joy to the person(s) it is felt for.

congratulation /kənˌɡɹætjʊˈleɪʃ(ə)n/ congratulations n
Glückwunsch Gratulation Beglückwünschung
The act of congratulating.

congratulations /-d͡ʒə-/ /-d͡ʒʊ-/ /-tjə-/ /-tjʊ-/ /-t͡ʃʊ-/ /kənˌɡɹat͡ʃəˈleɪʃ(ə)nz/ /kənˌɡɹæt͡ʃəˈleɪʃ(ə)nz/ interjection
Glückwunsch herzlichen Glückwunsch
Expressing praise and approval, expressing approbation.

congratulator congratulators n
Gratulant Gratulantin
A person who congratulates.

congregant /ˈkɑŋ.ɡɹɪ.ɡənt/ /ˈkɒŋ.ɡɹɪ.ɡənt/ /ˈkɔŋ.ɡɹɪ.ɡənt/ congregants n
Gemeindemitglied
A member of a congregation.

congregate /ˈkɒŋ.ɡɹə.ɡeɪt/ v
ansammeln versammeln
(transitive) To collect into an assembly or assemblage; to bring into one place, or into a united body.
zusammenkommen
(intransitive) To come together; to assemble; to meet.

congregation /ˌkɑŋɡɹəˈɡeɪʃən/ /ˌkɒŋɡɹɪˈɡeɪʃən/ congregations n
Versammeln Zusammenführen
The act of congregating or collecting together.
Versammlung Ansammlung Gemeindetreffen Gemeindeversammlung Menschenauflauf Pulk
A gathering of faithful in a temple, church, synagogue, mosque or other place of worship. It can also refer to the people who are present at a devotional service in the building, particularly in contrast to the pastor, minister, imam, rabbi etc. and/or choir, who may be seated apart from the general congregation or lead the service (notably in responsory form).
Kongregation Schar Schwarm
A Roman Congregation, a main department of the Vatican administration of the Catholic Church.
Gemeinde Gemeinschaft
A corporate body whose members gather for worship, or the members of such a body.
Versammlung Ansammlung Menschenauflauf Pulk Traube
Any large gathering of people.
Schar Schwarm
A flock of various birds, such as plovers or eagles.

congress /-ɹɛs/ /kənˈɡɹɛs/ /kəŋˈɡɹɛs/ /ˈkɑŋɡɹəs/ /ˈkɒŋˌɡɹɛs/ congresses n
Kongress Tagung
A formal gathering or assembly; a conference held to discuss or decide on a specific question.
Kongress
(often, capitalized) A legislative body of a state, originally the bicameral legislature of the United States of America.

congressman congressmen congresswoman n
Mitglied der gesetzgebenden Versammlung Mitglied des Kongresses
A male member of congress.

congruence /ˈkɑŋ.ɡɹu.əns/ /ˈkɒŋ.ɡɹʊ.əns/ /ˈkɔŋ.ɡɹʉ.əns/ congruences n
Kongruenz
The quality of agreeing or corresponding; being suitable and appropriate.
(mathematics, number theory) A relation between two numbers indicating they give the same remainder when divided by some given number.
(mathematics, geometry) The quality of being isometric — roughly, the same measure and shape.
(mathematics, linear algebra) Matrix similarity by an orthogonal matrix.
(algebra, more generally) Any equivalence relation defined on an algebraic structure which is preserved by operations defined by the structure.

congruent /kənˈɡɹu.ənt/ /ˈkɑŋ.ɡɹu.ənt/ /ˈkɒŋ.ɡɹu.ənt/ /ˈkɔŋ.ɡɹʉ.ənt/ more congruent most congruent adj
kongruent
(mathematics) Having a difference divisible by a modulus.

conic section conic sections n
Kegelschnitt
(geometry) Any of the four distinct shapes that are the intersections of a cone with a plane, namely the circle, ellipse, parabola and hyperbola.

conical /ˈkɑnɪkəl/ /ˈkɒnɪkəl/ more conical most conical adj
konisch
(geometry) Of or relating to a cone or cones.
Shaped like a cone.

conicity conicities n
Konizität
The quality of being conic.

conidium conidia n
Konidie
(mycology) A fungal spore produced asexually in a conidiophore.

conifer /ˈkɒnɪfə(ɹ)/ conifers n
Nadelbaum Konifere
(botany) A plant belonging to the order Coniferales; a cone-bearing seed plant with vascular tissue, usually a tree.

coniferous /kəˈnɪfəɹəs/ more coniferous most coniferous adj
zapfentragend
Bearing cones, as the pine and cypress.
Nadel- Nadelholz-
Of, or pertaining to, a conifer.

coniine coniines n
Coniin
(organic compound) A poisonous alkaloid found in poison hemlock and the yellow pitcher plant; it is a neurotoxin which disrupts the peripheral nervous system.

conjecture /kənˈd͡ʒek.t͡ʃə(ɹ)/ /kənˈd͡ʒɛk.t͡ʃə(ɹ)/ /kənˈd͡ʒɛk.t͡ʃɚ/ conjectures n
Vermutung Mutmaßung Verdacht
(formal) A statement or an idea which is unproven, but is thought to be true; a guess.
Vermutung Hypothese Konjektur
(formal) A supposition based upon incomplete evidence; a hypothesis.
Vermutung Hypothese
(mathematics, philology) A statement likely to be true based on available evidence, but which has not been formally proven.

conjecture /kənˈd͡ʒek.t͡ʃə(ɹ)/ /kənˈd͡ʒɛk.t͡ʃə(ɹ)/ /kənˈd͡ʒɛk.t͡ʃɚ/ v
vermuten mutmaßen spekulieren
(formal, intransitive) To guess; to venture an unproven idea.
(transitive) To infer on slight evidence; to guess at.

conjoined twin conjoined twins n
siamesischer Zwilling

conjugal /kənˈd͡ʒuːɡəl/ /ˈkɑnd͡ʒəɡəl/ /ˈkɒndʒʊɡəl/ adj
eheähnlich
Of or relating to marriage, or the relationship of spouses; connubial.

conjugate /ˈkɑn.d͡ʒə.ɡeɪt/ /ˈkɑn.d͡ʒə.ɡət/ /ˈkɒn.d͡ʒə.ɡeɪt/ /ˈkɒn.d͡ʒə.ɡət/ /ˈkɔn.d͡ʒə.ɡæɪt/ /ˈkɔn.d͡ʒə.ɡət/ v
konjugieren
(grammar, transitive) To inflect (a verb) for each person, in order, for one or more tenses; to list or recite its principal parts.

conjugate transpose conjugate transposes n
Hermitesch Transponierte Hermitesch transponierte Matrix konjugiert-transponierte Matrix konjugierte Transponierte

conjugation /ˌkɑnd͡ʒəˈɡeɪʃən/ /ˌkɒnd͡ʒəˈɡeɪʃən/ conjugations n
Konjugation
(grammar) In some languages, one of several classifications of verbs according to what inflections they take.
(grammar) The product of that act: the conjugated forms of a verb, collected into a list or recitation.

conjugator conjugators n
Konjugator
An automated process or written aid for giving the conjugation table of verbs.

conjunction /kənˈd͡ʒʌŋk.ʃən/ conjunctions n
Zusammenhang Konjunktion
The act of joining, or condition of being joined.
Konjunktion Bindewort
(grammar) A word used to join other words or phrases together into sentences. The specific conjunction used shows how the two joined parts are related.
(astronomy) The alignment of two bodies in the solar system such that they have the same longitude when seen from Earth.
Konjunktion
(logic) The proposition resulting from the combination of two or more propositions using the ∧ (\and) operator.

conjunctional adj
bindewörtlich konjunktional
(linguistics) Pertaining to, or governed by, a conjunction.

conjunctionally adv
bindewörtlich konjunktional

conjunctiva /kənˈdʒʌŋ(k).tɪv.ə/ /kənˌd͡ʒʌŋ(k)ˈtaɪ.və/ /ˌkɑnˌd͡ʒʌŋ(k)ˈtaɪ.və/ /ˌkɒn.dʒʌŋ(k)ˈtʌɪ.və/ conjunctivae conjunctivas n
Bindehaut
(anatomy) A clear mucous membrane that lines the inner surface of the eyelid and the exposed surface of the eyeball or sclera.

conjunctive adj
verbindend
(grammar) Relating to a conjunction (part of speech).
konjunktiv verbindend
(grammar) Relating to the conjunctive mood.
(logic) Of or relating to logical conjunction.

conjunctive normal form conjunctive normal forms n
konjunktive Normalform

conjunctivitis /kənˌd͡ʒʌŋktɪˈvaɪtɪs/ conjunctivites conjunctivitides conjunctivitises n
Bindehautentzündung Konjunktivitis
(pathology) An inflammation of the conjunctiva, often due to infection.

conjuncture /ˈkənd͡ʒʌŋkt͡ʃɚ/ conjunctures n
Konjunktur
A combination of events or circumstances; a conjunction; a union.

conjure /kənˈd͡ʒʊə(ɹ)/ /kənˈd͡ʒʊɚ/ /ˈkɑn.d͡ʒɚ/ /ˈkɒn.d͡ʒə(ɹ)/ /ˈkʌn.d͡ʒə(ɹ)/ v
zaubern
(intransitive) To perform magic tricks.
herbeirufen
(transitive) To summon (a devil, etc.) using supernatural power.
sich einbilden
(transitive) To imagine or picture in the mind.
hervorrufen anflehen bitten ersuchen heraufbeschwören
(transitive, archaic) To make an urgent request to; to appeal to or beseech.

conjurer /ˈkʌnd͡ʒəɹə(ɹ)/ conjurers conjuress n
Zauberer
One who conjures; one who calls, entreats, or charges in a solemn manner.

conk /kɑŋk/ /kɒŋk/ v
schlagen treffen
(slang) To hit, especially on the head.

conk out v
grunzen ratzen
einnicken einpennen wegtreten
(intransitive, informal) To fall fast asleep; to sleep soundly.
ausfallen den Geist aufgeben streiken
(intransitive, informal) To stop functioning.
abkratzen abtreten den Löffel abgeben ins Gras beißen
(intransitive, informal) To die.

conman conmen n
Bauernfänger Hochstapler Schwindler Trickbetrüger
confidence trickster

conn /kɑn/ /kɒn/ v
ein Schiff steuern
(transitive) To direct a ship; to superintend the steering of (a vessel); to watch the course of (a vessel) and direct the helmsman how to steer (especially through a channel, etc, rather than steer a compass direction).

connect /kəˈnɛkt/ v
verbinden anschließen
(intransitive, of an object) To join (to another object): to attach, or to be intended to attach or capable of attaching, to another object.
(transitive, of an object) To join (two other objects), or to join (one object) to (another object): to be a link between two objects, thereby attaching them to each other.
To join an electrical or telephone line to a circuit or network.
verbinden
(intransitive, of two objects) To join: to attach, or to be intended to attach or capable of attaching, to each other.

connected /kəˈnɛktɪd/ more connected most connected adj
zusammenhängend
(mathematics, topology, of a topological space) That cannot be partitioned into two nonempty open sets.
(mathematics, graph theory, of a graph) Having a path, either directed or undirected, connecting every pair of vertices.

connecting rod connecting rods n
Pleuel Pleuelstange
Any rod, in an engine, that transmits power or motion, especially one that connects a reciprocating shaft to a rotating wheel, in reciprocating engines connecting piston to crankshaft

connection /kəˈnɛkʃən/ connections n
Verbindung Verknüpfung
(uncountable) The act of connecting.
The point at which two or more things are connected.
Verbindung
A feeling of understanding and ease of communication between two or more people.
An established communications or transportation link.
Anschluss
(transport) A transfer from one transportation vehicle to another in scheduled transportation service

connections /kəˈnɛkʃənz/ n
Vitamin B
People with whom one is acquainted who can offer help and influence.

connective tissue connective tissues n
Bindegewebe
(anatomy) A type of tissue found in animals whose main function is binding other tissue systems (such as muscle to skin) or organs and consists of the following three elements: cells, fibers and a ground substance (or extracellular matrix).

connectivity connectivities n
Konnektivität
(uncountable) The state of being connected

connector connectors n
Steckverbinder Verbinder Verbindungsstecker
A device (or, more precisely, a mating pair of devices, often a plug and a socket) for connecting together two wires, cables, or hoses, allowing electricity or fluid to flow but also allowing easy disconnection and reconnection when necessary.

conning tower conning towers n
Kommandoturm
(nautical) A connecting structure between the bridge and pressure hull of a submarine; in larger, modern submarines it contains the captain's cabin and is known as the sail.

conniption /kəˈnɪp.ʃən/ conniptions n
Anfall Panikattacke Wutanfall hysterischer Anfall
(informal) A fit of anger or panic; conniption fit.
Lachanfall
A fit of laughing; convulsion.

connive /kəˈnaɪv/ v
aushecken verschwören
(intransitive) To secretly cooperate with other people in order to commit a crime or other wrongdoing; to collude, to conspire. [from mid 17th c.]
sich dumm stellen
(intransitive, obsolete) Often followed by at: to pretend to be ignorant of something in order to escape blame; to ignore or overlook a fault deliberately.

conniving /kəˈnaɪvɪŋ/ more conniving most conniving adj
durchtrieben hinterhältig intrigant
That connives; conspiratorial. [from 1780s]

connoisseur /ˌkɑnəˈsɝ/ /ˌkɑnəˈsʊɹ/ /ˌkɒnəˈsɜː/ /ˌkɒnəˈsʊə/ connoisseurs n
Kenner Connaisseur Kennerin
A specialist in a given field whose opinion is highly valued, especially in one of the fine arts or in matters of taste.

connoisseurship connoisseurships n
Kennerschaft
The state or act of being a connoisseur.

connotation /ˌkɑnəˈteɪʃən/ /ˌkɒnəˈteɪʃən/ connotations n
Konnotation Beigeschmack Beiklang Nebenbedeutung
(semantics) A meaning of a word or phrase that is suggested or implied, as opposed to a denotation, or literal meaning. A characteristic of words or phrases, or of the contexts that words and phrases are used in.

connote /kɒˈnəʊt/ /kəˈnoʊt/ /kəˈnəʊt/ v
konnotieren bedeuten
(transitive) To signify beyond its literal or principal meaning.
konnotieren bedeuten suggerieren
(intransitive) To express without overt reference; to imply.

conoid conoids n
Afterkegel Konoid
(geometry) A solid formed by the revolution of a conic section about its axis

conquer /ˈkɑŋkɚ/ /ˈkɒŋkə/ v
erobern
To defeat in combat; to subjugate.

conqueror /ˈkɑŋˌkɚ.ɚ/ /ˈkɒŋˌkə.ɹə/ /ˈkɔnˌkɚ.ɚ/ conquerors n
Bezwinger Eroberer Bezwingerin Erobererin
Someone who conquers.

conquest /ˈkɑnkwəst/ /ˈkɑnkwɛst/ /ˈkɑŋ-/ /ˈkɒŋkwəst/ /ˈkɒŋkwɛst/ conquests n
Eroberung
An act or instance of achieving victory through combat; the subjugation of an enemy.
Conquest Conquest-Modus Conquestmodus
(video games) A competitive mode found in first-person shooter games in which competing teams (usually two) attempt to take over predetermined spawn points labeled by flags.

conrod conrods n
Pleuel Pleuelstange
(automotive)

consanguineous /kɑnsæŋˈɡwɪni.əs/ /kɑnsæŋˈɡwɪnjəs/ /kɒnsaŋˈɡwɪni.əs/ /kɒnsaŋˈɡwɪnjəs/ adj
blutsverwandt konsanguin leiblich
Related by birth; descended from the same parent or ancestor.

consanguinity /kɑnsæŋˈɡwɪnəti/ /kɑnsæŋˈɡwɪnɪti/ /kɒnsaŋˈɡwɪnəti/ /kɒnsaŋˈɡwɪnɪti/ consanguinities n
Blutsverwandtschaft
A consanguineous or family relationship through parentage or descent. A blood relationship.

conscience /ˈkɑn.ʃəns/ /ˈkɒn.tʃəns/ /ˈkɒn.ʃəns/ consciences n
Gewissen
(chiefly, fiction, narratology) A personification of the moral sense of right and wrong, usually in the form of a person, a being or merely a voice that gives moral lessons and advices.

conscienceless more conscienceless most conscienceless adj
gewissenlos
Lacking a conscience; unscrupulous or ruthless.

conscientious /ˌkɑnʃiˈɛnʃəs/ /ˌkɒnʃiˈɛnʃəs/ more conscientious most conscientious adj
gewissenhaft
Thorough, careful, or vigilant in one’s task performance.
Gewissens- auf dem Gewissen beruhend dem Gewissen verpflichtet
Influenced by conscience; governed by a strict regard to the dictates of conscience, or by the known or supposed rules of right and wrong (said of a person).

conscientious objector conscientious objectors n
Kriegsdienstverweigerer Kriegsdienstverweigererin Kriegsdienstverweigerin Wehrdienstverweigerer Wehrdienstverweigererin Wehrdienstverweigerin
Someone who refuses to perform military service (for example to fight in an armed conflict, or be compulsorily drafted in a time of peace) because of religious or moral principles.

conscientiousness n
Gewissenhaftigkeit
The state or characteristic of being conscientious.

conscious /ˈkɑn.ʃəs/ /ˈkɒn.ʃəs/ /ˈkɒntʃəs/ more conscious most conscious adj
aufmerksam bei Bewusstsein wach
Alert, awake; with one's mental faculties active.
bewusst
Aware of one's own existence; aware of one's own awareness.
Aware of, sensitive to; observing and noticing, or being strongly interested in or concerned about.

consciously more consciously most consciously adv
bewusst wissentlich
In a conscious manner; knowingly, volitionally.

consciousness /ˈkɑnʃəsnəs/ /ˈkɒnʃəsnəs/ consciousnesses n
Bewusstsein Bewusstheit Erkenntnis Gewahrsein Wahrnehmung
The state of being conscious or aware; awareness.

conscript /kənˈskɹɪpt/ /ˈkɑnskɹɪpt/ /ˈkɒnskɹɪpt/ adj
einberufen verpflichtet
Drafted into a military service or similar.

conscript /kənˈskɹɪpt/ /ˈkɑnskɹɪpt/ /ˈkɒnskɹɪpt/ conscripts n
Wehrpflichtiger
One who is compulsorily enrolled, often into a military service; a draftee.

conscription /kənˈskɹɪpʃən/ conscriptions n
Wehrpflicht Konskription
Involuntary labor, especially military service, demanded by some established authority.

consecrate /ˈkɑnsəkɹeɪt/ /ˈkɑnsəkɹət/ /ˈkɒnsəkɹeɪt/ /ˈkɒnsəkɹət/ v
weihen
(transitive) To declare something holy, or make it holy by some procedure.

consecration /ˌkɒnsɪˈkɹeɪʃən/ consecrations n
Weihe
The act or ceremony of consecrating; the state of being consecrated; dedication.

consecutio temporum /ˌkɒnsəˈkjuːʃiəʊ ˌtɛmˈpɔːɹəm/ n
Consecutio Temporum
(linguistics, grammar) A set of grammatical rules of a particular language, governing the agreement between the tenses of verbs in related clauses or sentences; agreement between tenses of verbs in accordance with said set of rules.

consecutive /kənˈsɛkjʊtɪv/ adj
konsekutiv aufeinander folgend fortlaufend in Folge
following, in succession, without interruption
konsekutiv
having some logical sequence

consecutively adv
hintereinander nacheinander
In a consecutive manner; without interruption.

consensual /kənˈsɛnʃuəl/ more consensual most consensual adj
einvernehmlich
With permission, with consensus, without coercion; allowed without objecting or resisting.

consensus /kənˈsɛnsəs/ consensus consensuses n
Konsens Einvernehmen Einigkeit Übereinstimmung
General agreement among the members of a given group or community, each of which exercises some discretion in decision-making and follow-up action.

consent /kənˈsɛnt/ consents n
Zustimmung Konsens Einverständnis
Voluntary agreement or permission.

consent /kənˈsɛnt/ v
zustimmen einwilligen
(intransitive) To express willingness, to give permission.

consequence /ˈkɑnsɪkwəns/ /ˈkɑnsɪkwɛns/ /ˈkɒnsɪkwɛns/ consequences n
Konsequenz
An unwanted or unpleasant effect.
Konsequenz Folge
An effect; something that follows a cause as a result.
(especially when preceded by "of") Importance, influence, or significance.

consequential /ˌkɑnsəˈkwɛnʃəl/ /ˌkɒnsəˈkwɛnʃəl/ more consequential most consequential adj
daraus folgend demzufolge entsprechend folgerichtig folglich
Following as a result.

conservation /ˌkɑnsə(ɹ)ˈveɪʃən/ conservations n
Konservierung Erhaltung Bewahrung Erhalt Musealisierung
The act of preserving, guarding, or protecting; the keeping (of a thing) in a safe or entire state; preservation.
Bewahrung Einsparung Erhalt Erhaltung Ressourcenschonung Schonung
Wise use of natural resources.
Artenschutz Naturschutz Ressourcenschutz Umweltschutz
(biology) The discipline concerned with protection of biodiversity, the environment, and natural resources

conservation law conservation laws n
Erhaltungssatz
(physics) Any of several laws that hold that some physical property remains constant in a closed system regardless of other changes that take place.

conservation of energy n
Energieerhaltung
(physics) a principle stating that energy may not be created or destroyed

conservation of mass n
Massenerhaltung
(physics, chemistry) A conservation law of classical physics that states that the total mass of a closed system remains constant regardless of the chemical or physical changes that take place within it.

conservationist conservationists n
Artenschützer Artenschützerin Naturschützer Naturschützerin
A person who maintains natural areas or protects threatened species.

conservatism conservatisms n
Konservatismus Konservativismus
A political philosophy that advocates traditional values.

conservative /kənˈsɜːvətɪv/ /kənˈsɝvətɪv/ more conservative most conservative adj
konservativ
Tending to resist change or innovation.
(US, economics, politics, social sciences) Supporting some combination of fiscal, political or social conservatism.

conservative /kənˈsɜːvətɪv/ /kənˈsɝvətɪv/ conservatives n
Konservative Konservativer
(politics) One who opposes changes to the traditional institutions of their country.
Konservativer
A person who favors maintenance of the status quo.
Konservativer konservativ
(US, politics) A person who favors decentralization of political power and disfavors interventionist foreign policy.

conservatoire conservatoires n
Konservatorium Hochschule für Musik Musikakademie Musikhochschule Musikkonservatorium Musikschule
(music) A music academy.

conservatory /kənˈsɜː.və.tɹi/ /kənˈsɝ.vəˌtɔ.ɹi/ conservatories n
Gewächshaus Pflanzenschauhaus Wintergarten
A large greenhouse or hothouse for the display of plants
Wintergarten
(chiefly, _, UK, Ireland) A glass-walled and -roofed room in a house
Konservatorium Akademie für Schauspielkunst Hochschule für Musik Musikakademie Musikhochschule Musikkonservatorium
A school of music or drama

consider /kənˈsɪdə/ /kənˈsɪdɚ/ /kənˈsɪɾə/ [kənˈsɪɾɚ] v
überlegen
(intransitive) To think about something seriously or carefully: to deliberate.
(transitive) To think of doing.
betrachten in Betracht ziehen
(transitive) To look at attentively.
in Betracht ziehen halten
To have regard to; to take into view or account; to pay due attention to; to respect.

consider it done /kənˈsɪdə ɪt dʌn/ phraseologicalUnit
betrachte es als erledigt betrachten Sie es als erledigt betrachtet es als erledigt
Used to indicate an intent to fulfil a request or order promptly.

considerable /kənˈsɪdəɹəbl̩/ /kənˈsɪdɹəbl̩/ more considerable most considerable adj
beträchtlich erheblich beachtlich
Significant; worth considering.

considerably /kənˈsɪdəɹəbli/ /kənˈsɪdɹəbli/ more considerably most considerably adv
beträchtlich beachtlich wesentlich
Significantly; to a degree worth considering.

considerate /kənˈsɪdəɹət/ more considerate most considerate adj
zuvorkommend rücksichtsvoll
Characterised by careful and conscious thought.

consideration /kənˌsɪdəˈɹeɪʃən/ considerations n
Erwägung Überlegung
The thought process of considering, of taking multiple or specified factors into account (with of being the main corresponding adposition).
Überlegung
Something considered as a reason or ground for a (possible) decision.
Rücksicht
The tendency to consider others.
Entgelt Vergütung Gegenleistung
(law) A matter of inducement for something promised; something valuable given as recompense for a promise, which causes the promise to become binding as a contract.

considering /kənˈsɪdəɹɪŋ/ preposition
in Anbetracht
Taking into account.

consignee /ˌkɒn.saɪˈniː/ consignees n
Empfänger Adressat
The person to whom a shipment is to be delivered.

consigner consigners n
Versender
(business) The party that provides merchandise for consignment sale.

consignment /kənˈsaɪnmənt/ consignments n
Sendung
A collection of goods to be sent, in transit or having been sent.

consilience /kənˈsɪ.li.əns/ consiliences n
Konsilienz
(logic) The concurrence of multiple inductions drawn from different data sets. [from 1840]
The agreement, co-operation, or overlap of academic disciplines.

consist /ˈkɒn.sɪst/ consists n
Verband
(rail transport) A lineup or sequence of railroad carriages or cars, with or without a locomotive, that form a unit.

consist /kənˈsɪst/ v
bestehen
(intransitive, with of) To comprise, or to be composed, formed, or constituted of.

consistence /kənˈsɪst(ə)ns/ /kənˈsɪstəns/ consistences n
Konsistenz

consistency /kənˈsɪstənsi/ consistencies n
Beständigkeit Regelmäßigkeit Verlässlichkeit Zuverlässigkeit
Reliability or uniformity; the quality of being consistent.
Konsistenz
The degree of viscosity of something.
Konsistenz Widerspruchsfreiheit
(logic) Freedom from contradiction; the state of a system of axioms such that none of the propositions deduced from them are mutually contradictory.

consistent /kənˈsɪstənt/ more consistent most consistent adj
konsequent beharrlich beständig konstant verlässlich
Of a regularly occurring, dependable nature. [from late 16th c. in the obsolete sense ‘consisting of’]
im Einklang stehend konsistent stimmig zusammenhaltend
Compatible, accordant.
folgerichtig konsistent widerspruchsfrei
(logic) Of a set of statements: such that no contradiction logically follows from them.

consistently /kənˈsɪstəntli/ more consistently most consistently adv
beständig konsequent regelmäßig unabweichend zuverlässig
(manner) In a consistent manner.

consociationalism n
Konkordanzdemokratie
Political consociation; government through guaranteed group representation.

consolation /ˌkɑn.səˈleɪ.ʃən/ /ˌkɒn.səˈleɪ.ʃən/ consolations n
Trost
The act or example of consoling; the condition of being consoled.
Trostpreis
The prize or benefit for the loser.

consolation goal consolation goals n
Ehrentor Ehrentreffer
(sports) A goal scored by the losing team near the end of a game that has no effect on the outcome.

consolation prize consolation prizes n
Trostpreis
An award or small item given to persons or groups of people who do not win an event but are worthy of recognition, especially in a game show.

console /ˈkɑn.soʊl/ /ˈkɒn.səʊl/ consoles n
Konsole Spielkonsole
(video games) A consumer device dedicated to playing video games, with the ability to change games.
Konsole Kragstein
(architectural element) An ornamental member jutting out of a wall to carry a superincumbent weight, often S-shaped.

console /kənˈsoʊl/ /kənˈsəʊl/ v
trösten
(transitive) To comfort (someone) in a time of grief, disappointment, etc.

consolidate /kənˈsɒlɪdeɪt/ v
vereinigen zusammenführen zusammenlegen
(ambitransitive) To combine into a single unit; to group together or join.
konsolidieren befestigen festigen
To make stronger or more solid.

consommé /ˈkɒnsəˌmeɪ/ consommés n
Consommé
a clear broth made from reduced meat or vegetable stock, served either hot as a soup or chilled as a jelly

consonant /ˈkɑn.sə.nənt/ /ˈkɑns.nənt/ /ˈkɒn.sə.nənt/ more consonant most consonant adj
konsonantisch
consistent, harmonious, compatible, or in agreement

consonant /ˈkɑn.sə.nənt/ /ˈkɑns.nənt/ /ˈkɒn.sə.nənt/ consonants n
Konsonant Mitlaut
(phonetics) A sound that results from the passage of air through restrictions of the oral cavity; any sound that is not the dominant sound of a syllable, the dominant sound generally being a vowel.
A letter representing the sound of a consonant.

consonant cluster consonant clusters n
Konsonantencluster Konsonantenhäufung
(phonetics) Two or more consonants in succession.

consonant gradation consonant gradations n
Stufenwechsel
(phonology) A type of apophony or mutation of consonants found in Finnic and Sami languages.

consonantal /ˌkɑn.sə.ˈnæn.təl/ /ˌkɑn.sə.ˈnɛn.təl/ /ˌkɒn.sə.ˈnæn.təl/ more consonantal most consonantal adj
Konsonant[[-en-|en-]] konsonantig konsonantisch
Of, relating to, or functioning as a consonant.

consonantalize v
konsonantieren

consonantism consonantisms n
Konsonantismus
(linguistics, phonology) The consonants, sequence of consonants, or the quality peculiar to the consonants of a given word or group of words

consort /kənˈsɔɹt/ /kənˈsɔːt/ /ˈkɑnsɔɹt/ /ˈkɒnsɔːt/ consorts n
Gemahl Gemahlin
The spouse of a monarch.

consortium /kənˈsɔː(ɹ).ti.əm/ /kənˈsɔː(ɹ).ʃəm/ consortia consortiums n
Konsortium Kooperation
An association or combination of businesses, financial institutions, or investors, for the purpose of engaging in a joint venture.
Arbeitsgemeinschaft Interessengemeinschaft Interessenverband
A similar arrangement among non-commercial institutions or organizations.
Bund Gesellschaft Verband
An association or society.
eheliches Recht
(legal) The right of a spouse to all the normal relationships with his or her mate.

conspecific /ˌkɑnspəˈsɪfɪk/ /ˌkɒnspəˈsɪfɪk/ conspecifics n
Artgenosse
An organism belonging to the same species as another.

conspicuous /kənˈspɪk.ju.əs/ more conspicuous most conspicuous adj
auffällig augenfällig augenscheinlich hervorstechend offenkundig offensichtlich
Obvious or easy to notice.
auffallend auffällig sichtbar spürbar wahrnehmbar
Noticeable or attracting attention, especially if unattractive.

conspicuous by one's absence phraseologicalUnit
durch Abwesenheit glänzen

conspicuous consumption n
Geltungskonsum Prestigekonsum Repräsentationskonsum
A public display of acquisition of possessions with the intention of gaining social prestige; excessive consumerism in order to flaunt one's purchasing power.

conspicuously more conspicuously most conspicuously adv
auffallend auffällig deutlich sichtbar
In a conspicuous manner; noticeably.

conspiracy /kənˈspɪɹəsi/ conspiracies n
Verschwörung
(legal) An agreement between two or more persons to break the law at some time in the future.
Verschwörung Konspiration
(loosely) An agreement to work together to bring something about; an act or instance of conspiring.

conspiracy of silence /kənˌspɪɹəsi əv ˈsaɪləns/ conspiracies of silence n
Schweigekartell Stillschweigen vereinbaren
An agreement, either formal or tacit, between two or more parties not to discuss some matter nor to reveal any information concerning it, especially in order to avoid blame, embarrassment, or other discomfort.

conspiracy theorist /- ˌθiː.ɘ.ɹɘst/ /- ˌθiː.ə.ɹəst/ /- ˌθɪɚ.əst/ /- ˌθɪɚ.ɪst/ /kɘnˈspɘɹ.ɘ.siː ˌθiə.ɹɘst/ /kənˈspɪɹ.ə.si ˌθi.ɚ.əst/ /kənˈspɪɹ.ə.si ˌθɪəɹɪst/ /kənˈspɪɹ.ə.siː ˌθɪə.ɹəst/ conspiracy theorists n
Verschwörungstheoretiker Konspirationstheoretiker Konspirationstheoretikerin Verschwörungstheoretikerin
One who believes in, follows, or advances a conspiracy theory.

conspiracy theory /- θiːɘɹiː/ /- θiːəɹi/ /- θiːəɹiː/ /- θɪɹi/ /kɘnˈspɘɹɘsiː θiəɹiː/ /kənˈspɪɹəsi θi.əɹi/ /kənˈspɪɹəsi θɪəɹi/ /kənˈspɪɹəsiː θɪəɹiː/ conspiracy theories n
Verschwörungstheorie Konspirationstheorie
(dismissive, derogatory) Hypothetical speculation that is commonly considered untrue or outlandish.

conspirator /kənˈspɪɹətə/ /kənˈspɪɹətɚ/ conspirators n
Verschwörer Verschwörerin
One of a group that acts in harmony; a person who is part of a conspiracy.

conspiratorial /kənˌspɪɹəˈtɔːɹɪəl/ more conspiratorial most conspiratorial adj
konspirativ verschwörerisch
Pertaining to conspiracy or conspirators.

conspiratory more conspiratory most conspiratory adj
konspirativ
Of, or relating to a conspiracy.

conspire /kənˈspaɪə(ɹ)/ v
verschören konspirieren
(intransitive) To secretly plot or make plans together, often with the intention to bring bad or illegal results; to collude.

constancy /ˈkɑnstənsi/ /ˈkɒnstənsi/ constancies n
Konstanz Beständigkeit
(uncountable) The quality of being constant; steadiness or faithfulness in action, affections, purpose, etc.
Ausdauer
(countable) An unchanging quality or characteristic of a person or thing.

constant /ˈkɑnstənt/ /ˈkɒnstənt/ more constant most constant adj
beständig konstant
Unchanged through time or space; permanent.
regelmäßig stetig ständig
Consistently recurring over time; persistent.
konstant fest
Steady in purpose, action, feeling, etc.

constant /ˈkɑnstənt/ /ˈkɒnstənt/ constants n
Konstante Fixwert
That which is permanent or invariable.
Konstante
(algebra) A quantity that remains at a fixed value throughout a given discussion.
(science) Any property of an experiment, determined numerically, that does not change under given circumstances.
(computing) An identifier that is bound to an invariant value; a fixed value given a name to aid in readability of source code.

constant function constant functions n
konstante Funktion
(mathematics) A function whose value is the same for all the elements of its domain.

constantly /ˈkɑnstənʔli/ /ˈkɒnstəntli/ more constantly most constantly adv
ständig
In a constant manner; occurring continuously; persistently.
regelmäßig
(frequency) Recurring regularly.
konstant
In an unchangeable or invariable manner; in every case.

constellation /ˌkɑn.stəˈleɪ.ʃən/ /ˌkɒn.stəˈleɪ.ʃən/ [ˌkɑn.stəˈleɪ.ʃn̩] [ˌkɒn.stəˈleɪ.ʃn̩] constellations n
Sternbild
(modern, _, astronomy) Any of the 88 regions of the sky officially recognized by the International Astronomical Union, including all stars and celestial bodies in the region. [from 1920s]
A wide, seemingly unlimited, assortment.
Sternbild Konstellation Asterismus
(astronomy) An arbitrary formation of stars perceived as a figure (especially one from mythology) or pattern, or a division of the sky including it, especially one officially recognized by astronomers; an asterism.

consternate v
Bestürzung hervorrufen bestürzen entsetzen
(transitive) To cause consternation in; to dismay.

consternation /ˌkɑn.stɚˈneɪ.ʃən/ /ˌkɒn.stəˈneɪ.ʃən/ consternations n
Bestürzung Fassungslosigkeit
Amazement or horror that confounds the faculties, and incapacitates for reflection; terror, combined with amazement; dismay.

constipate /ˈkɒnstɪˌpeɪt/ v
verstopfen
(transitive) To cause constipation in.
überfüllen
(obsolete) To pack or crowd together.

constipated /ˈkɒnstəpeɪtəd/ more constipated most constipated adj
verstopft
Unable to defecate; costive.

constipation /ˌkɒnstɪˈpeɪʃən/ constipations n
Verstopfung Obstipation
The act of crowding anything into a lesser space, or the state of being crowded or pressed together; condensation.
A state of the bowels in which the evacuations are infrequent and difficult, or the intestines become filled with hardened faeces

constituency /kənˈstɪtju.ənsi/ /kənˈstɪt͡ʃu.ənsi/ constituencies n
Wahlkreis
(politics) A district represented by one or more elected officials.

constituent /kənˈstɪtjuənt/ /kənˈstɪt͡ʃuənt/ adj
Bestand- ausmachend fest
being a part, or component of a whole
konstituierend satzungsgebend verfassunggebend
constitutive or constituting; (politics) authorized to make a constitution

constituent /kənˈstɪtjuənt/ /kənˈstɪt͡ʃuənt/ constituents n
Bestandteil formbildender Bestandteil
A part, or component of a whole
Wahlkreisbewohner Wahlkreisbewohnerin
A resident of an area represented by an elected official, particularly in relation to that official.
Konstituente Bestandteil sprachliche Einheit
(grammar) A functional element of a phrase or clause

constitute /ˈkɑnstɪt(j)uːt/ /ˈkɒnstɪtjuːt/ v
bilden begründen einrichten einsetzen festsetzen gründen
(transitive) To set up; to establish; to enact.
bilden ausmachen darstellen repräsentieren
(transitive) To make up; to compose; to form.
einsetzen ernennen
(transitive) To appoint, depute, or elect to an office; to make and empower.

constitution /-ˈtʃuː-/ /ˌkɑnstɪˈtuʃ(ə)n/ /ˌkɒnstɪˈtjuːʃ(ə)n/ constitutions n
Verfassung Verfassen
The act, or process of setting something up, or establishing something; the composition or structure of such a thing; its makeup.
Verfassung Konstitution Grundgesetz
(government) The formal or informal system of primary principles and laws that regulates a government or other institutions.
(law) A legal document describing such a formal system.
Verfassung Konstitution
(dated) The general health of a person.

constitutional /-stə-/ /ˌkɑnstɪˈt(j)uʃ(ə)n(ə)l/ /ˌkɒnstɪˈtjuːʃ(ə)n(ə)l/ more constitutional most constitutional adj
verfassungsmäßig konstitutionell
Relating to a legal or political constitution.
verfassungsmäßig verfassungsgemäß
In compliance with or valid under a legal or political constitution.

constitutional court constitutional courts n
Verfassungsgericht
a high court whose jurisdiction is focused on constitutional law or constitutional issues, such as the review of the constitutionality of laws, draft laws, political and bureaucratic decisions, acts of political parties, etc.

constitutional law n
Verfassungsrecht
(legal) The area of law which deals with the interpretation and application of a constitution, particularly that of a national government.

constitutional monarchy constitutional monarchies n
konstitutionelle Monarchie
A monarchy that is limited by laws and a constitution.

constitutionalism /ˌkɑnstɪˈtuʃənəˌlɪzəm/ /ˌkɒnstɪˈtjuːʃənəˌlɪzəm/ constitutionalisms n
Konstitutionalismus
Philosophical belief in government under a written constitution.

constitutionalist constitutionalists n
Konstitutionalist Konstitutionalistin
A person who adheres to the philosophy of constitutionalism.
Verfassungsrechtler Verfassungsrechtlerin
A person who is expert in constitutional law.

constitutionality constitutionalities n
Verfassungmäßigkeit
(legal) The status of being constitutional; of being in accord with the provisions of the appropriate constitution.

constrain /kənˈstɹeɪn/ v
behindern einschränken limitieren
(transitive) To force physically, by strong persuasion or pressuring; to compel; to oblige.

constraint /kənˈstɹeɪnt/ /kənˈstɹæɪnt/ constraints n
Zwang Nötigung Beschränkung Einschränkung Auflage Bedingung
Something that constrains; a restriction.
Zwangsbedingung
(mathematics) A condition that a solution to an optimization problem must satisfy.

constrict /kənˈstɹɪkt/ v
einengen verengen
(ambitransitive) To narrow, especially by application of pressure.

construal /kənˈstɹuːəl/ construals n
Deutung
The act of construing or interpreting; interpretation.

construct /kənˈstɹʌkt/ /ˈkɑn.stɹʌkt/ /ˈkɒn.stɹʌkt/ v
konstruieren bauen
(transitive) To build or form (something) by assembling parts.

construct state construct states n
Constructus Konstruktus Status constructus
(grammar) A noun form associated especially with Afroasiatic languages, but occurring also in Iranian and others; used in construing a nominal with another, particularly for the object of a genitive.

constructed language constructed languages n
konstruierte Sprache Plansprache Kunstsprache
Any language—whether a human language, a programming language, or markup language—that is not a natural language.

constructible adj
bebaubar
Of a land, suitable or allowable for constructing a building on.
baubar
Of a building or other thing, capable of being constructed.

constructio ad sensum /kɒnˈstɹʌktɪəʊ æd ˈsɛnsəm/ constructiones ad sensum n
Synesis

construction /kənˈstɹʌkʃən/ constructions n
Bau Bauarbeit
The process of constructing.
Bauwerk
Anything that has been constructed.
Bauwerk Bau Bauwesen
The trade of building structures.
Aufbau
The manner in which something is built.
Satzbau
(grammar) A group of words arranged to form a meaningful phrase.
Auslegung
The act or result of construing the meaning of something.
Konstruktion
(geometry) A geometric figure of arcs and line segments that is drawable with a straightedge and compass.

construction grammar /kənˈstɹʌkʃən ˈɡɹæ.mə(ɹ)/ /kənˈstɹʌkʃən ˈɡɹæ.mɚ/ construction grammars n
Konstruktionsgrammatik

construction site construction sites n
Baustelle
A place where a building or other physical structure is under construction. (This entry is a translation hub.)

construction soldier construction soldiers n
Bausoldat
(military, historical) In the German Democratic Republic, a person who did not bear arms but instead did construction work.

construction worker construction workers n
Bauarbeiter Bauarbeiterin
An employee working on a physical construction site.

constructive /kənˈstɹʌktɪv/ more constructive most constructive adj
konstruktiv
Carefully considered and meant to be helpful.

constructive logic constructive logics n
konstruktive Logik

constructivism constructivisms n
Konstruktivismus
(arts) A Russian movement in modern art characterized by the creation of nonrepresentational geometric objects using industrial materials.

constructor /kənˈstɹʌktə/ /kənˈstɹʌktɚ/ constructors n
Konstruktor
(object-oriented programming) A class method that creates and initializes each instance of an object.

construe /kənˈstɹuː/ /ˈkɒnstəɹ/ construes n
Übersetzung
A translation.
Auslegung Deutung Interpretation Ableitung Analyse Auffassung
An interpretation.

construe /kənˈstɹuː/ /ˈkɒnstəɹ/ v
ableiten auffassen auslegen bilden deuten interpretieren
(transitive) To interpret (something) to another or publicly, explain the meaning (of something), usually language.
analysieren zergliedern zerlegen
(grammar, transitive) To analyze the grammatical structure of a clause or sentence; to parse.

consul /ˈkɑn.səl/ /ˈkɒn.səl/ consuls n
Konsul Konsulin
(by extension) An official residing in major foreign towns to represent and protect the interests of the merchants and citizens of their country.

consul-general consul-generals consuls-general n
Generalkonsul
A consular officer who heads a consulate general, and is a consul of the highest rank serving at a particular location.

consular adj
konsularisch
Of or pertaining to a consul, or the office thereof.

consulate /ˈkɑnsələt/ /ˈkɑnsəlɪt/ /ˈkɒnsjʊlət/ /ˈkɒnsələt/ consulates n
Konsulat
The term of office of a consul.
The business office of a consul; a minor embassy.

consulate general consulates general n
Generalkonsulat
The residence, office, or jurisdiction of a consul general; the base of operations for the highest ranking consul for one nationality in a specific foreign country.

consult /kənˈsʌlt/ /ˈkɑnsʌlt/ /ˈkɒnsʌlt/ v
zu Rate ziehen befragen Rat halten beratschlagen um Rat fragen um Rat nachsuchen
(intransitive) To seek the opinion or advice of another; to take counsel; to deliberate together; to confer.
beraten beratschlagen
(transitive) To ask advice of; to seek the opinion of (a person)
beraten
(transitive) To have reference to, in judging or acting; to have regard to; to consider; as, to consult one's wishes.

consultant /kənˈsʌl.tənt/ consultants n
Berater Beraterin
A person or party that is consulted.
A person whose occupation is to be consulted for their expertise, advice, service or help in an area or specialty; a party whose business is to be similarly consulted.

consultation /ˌkɑnsl̩ˈteɪʃən/ /ˌkɒnsl̩ˈteɪʃən/ consultations n
Konsultation Beratung
The act of consulting.

consumable more consumable most consumable adj
konsumierbar
That is consumed or depleted upon use.

consumable consumables n
Konsumgut Verbrauchsgut Verbrauchsmaterial
A material or product that is produced for consumption.

consume /kənˈsjuːm/ /kənˈsjʉːm/ /kənˈsum/ /kənˈʃuːm/ v
verbrauchen
(transitive) To use up.
verzehren
(transitive) To eat.
(transitive) To destroy completely.
aufnehmen
(transitive) To absorb information, especially through the mass media.

consumer /kənˈsjuːmə/ /kənˈsjʉːmə/ /kənˈsumɚ/ /kənˈʃuːmə/ consumers n
Konsument Konsumentin Verbraucherin Verbraucher Endverbraucher Endverbraucherin
(economics) Someone who trades money for goods or services as an individual.

consumer credit n
Konsumentenkredit Verbraucherkredit
(banking, economics) Credit extended to an individual for the purchase of consumer goods and services.

consumer price index n
Verbraucherpreisindex Lebenshaltungskostenindex
(economics) A statistical estimate of the level of prices of goods and services bought for consumption purposes by households.

consumer society consumer societies n
Konsumgesellschaft

consumerism consumerisms n
Konsumismus
An economic theory that increased consumption is beneficial to a nation's economy in the long run.

consummate /kənˈsʌmɪt/ /ˈkɑnsəmeɪt/ /ˈkɑnsəmət/ /ˈkɒnsjʊmeɪt/ /ˈkɒnsjʊmət/ /ˈkɒnsəmeɪt/ /ˈkɒnsəmət/ more consummate most consummate adj
vollendet ausgemacht perfekt unübertrefflich vollkommen völlig
Complete in every detail, perfect, absolute.
erfahren hochqualifiziert vollkommen vollwertig
Supremely skilled and experienced; highly accomplished; fully qualified.

consummate /kənˈsʌmɪt/ /ˈkɑnsəmeɪt/ /ˈkɑnsəmət/ /ˈkɒnsjʊmeɪt/ /ˈkɒnsjʊmət/ /ˈkɒnsəmeɪt/ /ˈkɒnsəmət/ v
abrunden durchführen fertig bringen fertigstellen vollbringen vollenden
(transitive) To bring (a task, project, goal etc.) to completion; to accomplish.
vollziehen
(transitive) To make (a marriage) complete by engaging in first sexual intercourse.

consummation consummations n
Vollendung
The act of consummating, or the state of being consummated; the state of being completed; completion.

consumption /kənˈsʌmp.ʃən/ consumptions n
Konsum Verbrauch Verzehr Aufnahme
The act of eating, drinking or using.
The act of consuming or destroying.
Konsum Verbrauch Verzehr Verbrauchswert Bedarf
The amount consumed.
Auszehrung Konsumption Konsumtion
(pathology) The wasting away of the human body through disease.

consumption room consumption rooms n
Drogenkonsumraum

consumptive /kənˈsʌmptɪv/ more consumptive most consumptive adj
schwindsüchtig
Of, or relating to consumption.

contact /kənˈtækt/ /ˈkɑntækt/ /ˈkɒntækt/ contacts n
Kontakt Berührung
The act of touching physically; being in close association.
Kontakt Verbindung
The establishment of communication (with).
Kontaktlinse
(informal) A contact lens.

contact /kənˈtækt/ /ˈkɑntækt/ /ˈkɒntækt/ v
berühren
(transitive, occasionally, proscribed) To touch; to come into physical contact with.
kontaktieren
(transitive, occasionally, proscribed) To establish communication with (something or someone).

contact details n
Kontaktinformationen Kontaktangaben Kontaktdaten
Information on how to contact a person or entity, typically including a telephone number, address etc.

contact geometry contact geometries n
Kontaktgeometrie
(differential geometry, countable) Given a smooth manifold of odd dimensionality, a distribution (subset) of the tangent bundle that satisfies the condition of complete nonintegrability, or equivalently may be locally defined as the kernel of a maximally nondegenerate differential 1-form;(uncountable) the study of such structures.

contact juggling n
Kontaktjonglage
(juggling) The art of moving a ball or balls over one's body by rolling them, with very few throws.

contact lens contact lenses n
Kontaktlinse
A thin lens, made of flexible or rigid plastic, that is placed directly on to the eye to correct vision, used as an alternative to spectacles, or, if coloured, to change one's eye color cosmetically.

contact person contact people contact persons n
Kontaktperson

contact print contact prints n
Kontaktdruck
(photography) A print made by exposing the printing paper to light through a negative that is placed directly onto it.

contact process n
Kontaktverfahren

contact tracing contact tracings n
Kontaktnachverfolgung Kontaktpersonennachverfolgung Kontaktverfolgung
(epidemiology) The process of identification of persons ("contacts") who may have come into contact with a person carrying an infectious disease.

contactor /ˈkɑntæktɚ/ /ˈkɒntæktə/ contactors n
Schütz
(electrical engineering) A relay used to control an electrical power circuit

contagion /kənˈteɪd͡ʒən/ contagions n
ansteckende Krankheit
A disease spread by contact.
Ansteckung
The spread or transmission of such a disease.
(figuratively, by extension) The spread of anything likened to a contagious disease.
(finance) The spread of (initially small) shocks, which initially affect only a few financial institutions or a particular region of an economy, to other financial sectors and other countries whose economies were previously healthy.

contagious /kənˈteɪdʒəs/ more contagious most contagious adj
ansteckend kontagiös
(of a disease) Easily transmitted to others.
ansteckend
(figurative) Easily passed on to others.
(of a person) Having a disease that can be transmitted to another person.

contagiousness n
Ansteckungsfähigkeit Kontagiosität
The state or condition of being contagious.

contain /kənˈteɪn/ v
enthalten umfassen
(transitive) To hold inside.
enthalten beinhalten
(transitive) To include as a part.
eingrenzen enthalten
(transitive) To put constraints upon; to restrain; to confine; to keep within bounds.

container /kənˈteɪnə/ /kənˈteɪnɚ/ containers n
Behälter Gefäß Behältnis
An item in which objects, materials or data can be stored or transported.
Container
(transportation) A very large, typically metal, box used for transporting goods.

container deposit container deposits n
Pfand
A monetary deposit on a beverage or other container at the point of sale, refundable when the container is returned for reuse, recycling or proper disposal.

container port container ports n
Containerhafen
(shipping) A port which specialises in handling the loading and unloading of shipping containers onto and from container ships.

container ship container ships n
Containerschiff
(watercraft) A cargo vessel designed to carry cargo prepacked into containers, especially shipping containers.

containment /kənˈteɪnmənt/ containments n
Eindämmung Eindämmungspolitik
(uncountable, countable) A policy of checking the expansion of a hostile foreign power by creating alliances with other states; especially the foreign policy strategy of the United States in the early years of the Cold War.
Sicherheitsbehälter Sicherheitsumschließung
(countable) A physical system designed to prevent the accidental release of radioactive or other dangerous materials from a nuclear reactor or industrial plant.

containment boom containment booms n
Ölsperre
A temporary floating barrier used to contain an oil spill.

contaminate /kənˈtæmɪneɪt/ v
verseuchen kontaminieren verunreinigen
(transitive) To make something dangerous or toxic by introducing impurities or foreign matter.

contamination /kənˌtæm.əˈneɪ.ʃən/ /kənˌtæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/ /kənˌtæm.ɪˈnæɪ.ʃən/ [kənˌɾ̃æm.əˈneɪ.ʃən] contaminations n
Kontamination Verseuchung Verunreinigung
The process of making a material or surface unclean or unsuited for its intended purpose, usually by the addition or attachment of undesirable foreign substances.

contemn /kənˈtɛm/ v
verachten
(transitive, archaic) To disdain; to value at little or nothing; to treat or regard with contempt.

contemplate /ˈkɑn.təmˌpleɪt/ /ˈkɒn.təmˌpleɪt/ v
kontemplieren nachsinnen
To look at on all sides or in all its aspects; to view or consider with continued attention; to regard with deliberate care; to meditate on; to study, ponder, or consider.

contemplation /ˌkɑntəmˈpleɪʃən/ /ˌkɒntəmˈpleɪʃən/ contemplations n
Betrachtung Kontemplation
The act of contemplating; musing; being highly concentrated in thought
Meditation
Holy meditation.
Erwarten
The act of looking forward to a future event

contemplative /kənˈtɛmplətɪv/ /ˈkɒntəmplətɪv/ more contemplative most contemplative adj
kontemplativ nachdenklich
Inclined to contemplate; introspective and thoughtful; meditative.

contemporaneous /kənˌtɛm.pəˈɹeɪ.ni.əs/ /ˌkɒn.tɛm-/ adj
gleichzeitig zeitgleich
Existing or created in the same period of time.

contemporary /kənˈtɛm.p(ə).ɹi/ /kənˈtɛm.p(ə).ɹəɹ.i/ /kənˈtɛm.pəˌɹɛɹ.i/ more contemporary most contemporary adj
zeitgenössisch gleichzeitig
From the same time period, coexistent in time; contemporaneous.
zeitgenössisch modern zeitnah
Modern, of the present age (shorthand for ‘contemporary with the present’).

contemporary /kənˈtɛm.p(ə).ɹi/ /kənˈtɛm.p(ə).ɹəɹ.i/ /kənˈtɛm.pəˌɹɛɹ.i/ contemporaries n
Zeitgenosse Zeitgenossin
Someone or something living at the same time, or of roughly the same age as another.

contempt /kənˈtɛmpt/ contempts n
Verachtung Blamage Schande
(uncountable) The state or act of contemning; the feeling or attitude of regarding someone or something as inferior, base, or worthless; scorn, disdain.
Beamtenbeleidigung Mißachtung
(legal) Open disrespect or willful disobedience of the authority of a court of law or legislative body.

contempt of court contempts of court n
Missachtung des Gerichts
(legal, countable) A particular act of open disrespect for or willful disobedience of the authority of a court of law.

contemptible /kənˈtɛmptəbəl/ more contemptible most contemptible adj
verachtenswert verachtenswürdig
Deserving contempt.

contemptuous /kənˈtɛm(p).tju.əs/ /kənˈtɛm(p).tʃu.əs/ /kənˈtɛm(p).tʃəs/ /kənˈtɛmp.t͡ʃu.əs/ more contemptuous most contemptuous adj
respektlos
Showing contempt; expressing disdain; showing a lack of respect.

contend /kənˈtɛnd/ v
festhalten an kämpfen für kämpfen um ringen um verteidigen
(intransitive) To struggle or exert oneself to obtain or retain possession of, or to defend.
streiten argumentieren kämpfen ringen mit sich auseinandersetzen sich einsetzen für
(intransitive) To be in debate; to engage in discussion; to dispute; to argue.

contender /kənˈtɛn.dɚ/ contenders n
Gegner Konkurrent Mitbewerber Rivale
Someone who competes with one or more other people.

content /kənˈtɛnt/ contenter more content most content adj
zufrieden
Satisfied, pleased, contented.

content /ˈkɑn.tɛnt/ /ˈkɒn.tɛnt/ /ˈkɔn.tɛnt/ contents n
Inhalt Gehalt
(uncountable) That which is contained.
Inhalt Stoff
Subject matter; semantic information (or a portion or body thereof); that which is contained in writing, speech, video, etc.
Inhalt
(mathematics) The n-dimensional space contained by an n-dimensional polytope (called volume in the case of a polyhedron and area in the case of a polygon); length, area or volume, generalized to an arbitrary number of dimensions.
(algebra, ring theory, of a polynomial with coefficients in a GCD domain) The greatest common divisor of the coefficients; (of a polynomial with coefficients in an integral domain) the common factor of the coefficients which, when removed, leaves the adjusted coefficients with no common factor that is noninvertible.

content creator content creators n
Content Creator Creator
(social media) One who creates social media content, especially of a monetizable nature.

content management system /ˈkɑntɛnt ˈmænɪdʒmənt ˈsɪstəm/ /ˈkɒntɛnt ˈmænɪdʒmənt ˈsɪstəm/ content management systems n
Content-Management-System

content word content words n
Autosemantikon Autosemantikum Inhaltswort

contention /kənˈtɛnʃən/ contentions n
Streit
Argument, contest, debate, strife, struggle.
Behauptung
A point maintained in an argument, or a line of argument taken in its support; the subject matter of discussion of strife; a position taken or contended for.

contentious /kənˈtɛn.ʃəs/ more contentious most contentious adj
umstritten kontrovers strittig
Marked by heated arguments or controversy.
streitsüchtig provokativ streitbar streitlustig zänkisch
Given to struggling with others out of jealousy or discord.

contentment /kənˈtɛntmənt/ contentments n
Zufriedenheit Genügsamkeit
The state or degree of being contented or satisfied.

contents /ˈkɑn.tɛnts/ /ˈkɒn.tɛnts/ n
Inhalt
(usually, in the plural) That which is contained.

contents insurance n
Hausratversicherung
Insurance that pays for damage to, or loss of, an individual’s personal possessions whilst they are located within that individual’s home.

contest /kənˈtɛst/ /ˈkɑn.tɛst/ /ˈkɒn.tɛst/ contests n
Auseinandersetzung Debatte
(uncountable) Controversy; debate.
Wettbewerb Wettstreit Wettkampf
(countable) A competition.

contest /kənˈtɛst/ /ˈkɑn.tɛst/ /ˈkɒn.tɛst/ v
abstreiten bestreiten hinterfragen in Frage stellen infrage stellen kämpfen
(transitive) To strive earnestly to hold or maintain; to struggle to defend.

context /ˈkɑn.tɛkst/ /ˈkɒn.tɛkst/ /ˈkɔn.tekst/ contexts n
Kontext Zusammenhang
The surroundings, circumstances, environment, background or settings that determine, specify, or clarify the meaning of an event or other occurrence.
Kontext
(linguistics) The text in which a word or passage appears and which helps ascertain its meaning.

context menu context menus n
Kontextmenü
(computing, graphical user interface) A context-sensitive menu.

context-free adj
kontextfrei
(linguistics) (Of a formal language) which can be decided by a pushdown automaton or a context-free grammar (sense 1)

context-free grammar context-free grammars n
kontextfreie Grammatik
(computing theory) A formal grammar in which every production rule is such that the left-hand side is exactly one non-terminal symbol and the right-hand side is zero or more terminal symbols and/or nonterminal symbols.

context-sensitive adj
kontextsensitiv
(computing, philosophy) Sensitive to context; exhibiting different behaviour depending on a task or situation.
(grammar) Involving transformations that are affected by more of the sentence than merely the section under scrutiny.
(grammar) Relating to a context-sensitive grammar.

contextual more contextual most contextual adj
kontextuell
Of, pertaining to, or depending on the context of information; relating to the situation or location in which the information was found.

contextualization contextualizations n
Kontextualisierung
The act or process of putting information into context; making sense of information from the situation or location in which the information was found.

contextualize v
kontextualisieren
To place something or someone in a particular context.

contiguous /kənˈtɪɡ.ju.əs/ /kənˈtɪɡ.jʉ.əs/ adj
angrenzend durchgehend verbunden zusammen
Connected; touching; abutting.
angrenzend benachbart nahe
Adjacent; neighboring.
zusammenhängend
Connecting without a break.

continent /ˈkɑnt(ə)nənt/ /ˈkɑntɪnənt/ /ˈkɒntɪnənt/ continents n
Kontinent Erdteil
Each of the traditional main regions into which the Earth’s land surface is divided, now generally regarded as seven in number, each usually including both an extent of mainland and various conventionally associated islands, etc.

continental /ˌkɑntɪˈnɛntl̩/ /ˌkɒntɪˈnɛntl̩/ more continental most continental adj
kontinental
Of or relating to a continent or continents.

continental drift n
Kontinentaldrift Kontinentalverschiebung
(geology) The slow movement of continents explained by plate tectonics.

continental shelf continental shelves n
Kontinentalschelf Kontinentalsockel Schelf Festlandssockel
(oceanography) The outer area of a land mass covered by a shallow sea that extends into open ocean.

contingency /kənˈtɪnd͡ʒənsi/ contingencies n
Kontingenz Eventualität Zufall
(uncountable) The quality of being contingent, of happening by chance. [from 1560s]
Eventualität mögliches Ereignis
(countable) A possibility; something which may or may not happen. A chance occurrence, especially in finance, unexpected expenses. [from 1610s]
Entschädigung
(finance, countable) An amount of money which a party to a contract has to pay to the other party (usually the supplier of a major project to the client) if he or she does not fulfill the contract according to the specification.

contingency cost contingency costs n
Vorhaltekosten
(accounting) An expense incurred precautionarily for a use that may not occur such as an event of damage or a change order.

contingency plan contingency plans n
Plan B Alternativplan Ausweichplan Notfallplan
An alternative plan to be put into operation if needed, especially in case of emergencies, or if a primary plan fails.

contingent /kənˈtɪn.d͡ʒənt/ more contingent most contingent adj
kontingent möglich
Possible or liable, but not certain to occur.

contingent /kənˈtɪn.d͡ʒənt/ contingents n
Anteil Kontingent
That which falls to one in a division or apportionment among a number; a suitable share.
Kontingent Truppenkontingent
(military) A quota of troops.

continuable more continuable most continuable adj
fortsetzbar
Able to be continued.

continually /kənˈtɪnjuəli/ /kənˈtɪnjəli/ more continually most continually adv
andauernd ständig
In a continual manner; non-stop.
immer wieder immerzu
In regular or repeated succession; very often.

continuation /kənˌtɪn.jʉˈæɪ.ʃən/ /kənˌtɪnjuˈeɪʃ(ə)n/ /kənˌtɪnjʊˈeɪʃ(ə)n/ [kənˌtɪn.jʉˈæɪ.ʃn̩] continuations n
Fortsetzung
The act or state of continuing or being continued; uninterrupted extension or succession

continue /-(j)ɪu̯/ /kənˈtɪnjuː/ v
fortsetzen weitermachen weiter weiterhin
(transitive) To proceed with (doing an activity); to prolong (an activity).
weitermachen fortfahren
(intransitive) To resume.

continued /kənˈtɪnjuːd/ adj
anhaltend fortgeführt fortgesetzt kontinuierlich unausgesetzt weitergeführt
Uninterrupted.

continued fraction continued fractions n
Kettenbruch
(mathematics, number theory) A compound numerical expression consisting of an integer plus a fraction whose numerator is a positive integer and whose denominator is a continued fraction (an integer plus a fraction), and so on, with finite or infinite recursion.

continuity /ˌkɑːn.tɪˈn(j)uː.ə.ti/ /ˌkɒn.tɪˈn(j)ɪu̯.ɪ.ti/ /ˌkɒn.tɪˈnjuː.ɪ.ti/ continuities n
Kontinuität
Lack of interruption or disconnection; the quality of being continuous in space or time.
Stetigkeit Kontinuität
(narratology) A narrative device in episodic fiction where previous and/or future events in a series of stories are accounted for in present stories.

continuous /-(j)ɪu̯.əs/ /kənˈtɪn.juː.əs/ adj
kontinuierlich stetig
Without stopping; without a break, cessation, or interruption.
(mathematics, more generally, of a function between two topological spaces) Such that each open set in the target space has an open preimage (in the domain space, with respect to the given function).

continuous delivery continuous deliveries n
Continuous Delivery fortlaufende Auslieferung

continuous function continuous functions n
stetige Funktion
(analysis) a function whose value at any point in its domain is equal its limit at the same point
(analysis, topology) a function from one topological space to another, such that the inverse image of any open set is open

continuous integration continuous integrations n
kontinuierliche Integration
(software engineering) The practice of merging all branches to a shared mainline several times a day.

continuously /kənˈtɪnjuəsli/ adv
ununterbrochen ständig andauernd kontinuierlich
Without pause.

continuum /-(j)ɪu̯əm/ /kənˈtɪnjuəm/ continua continuums n
Kontinuum
A continuous extent.
(mathematics) The nondenumerable set of real numbers; more generally, any compact connected metric space.

contort /kənˈtɔː(ɹ)t/ v
verzerren
(intransitive) To twist into or as if into a strained shape or expression.

contortion contortions n
Kontorsion
A form of acrobatic display which involves the dramatic bending and flexing of the human body.

contortionist /kənˈtɔː(ɹ)ʃənɪst/ contortionists n
Kontorsionist Schlangenmensch
An acrobat who is capable of twisting their body into unusual positions.

contour /-tɔː(ɹ)/ /ˈkɒntʊə(ɹ)/ contours n
Kontur
An outline, boundary or border, usually of curved shape.
Höhenlinie Höhenlinien Höhenschichtlinie Isohypse Niveaulinie
A line on a map or chart delineating those points which have the same altitude or other plotted quantity: a contour line or isopleth.

contour line contour lines n
Höhenlinie
(geography) A line on a map through points of equal elevation, often height above sea level.

contra /ˈkɒntɹə/ more contra most contra adv
contra entgegengesetzt gegen gegengesetzt gegnerisch im Gegensatz zu
contrary to something

contra /ˈkɒntɹə/ contras n
Gegenbuchung Gegenkonto Gegenposition Gegenrechnung Kreditseite
(accounting, often, attributive) An entry (or account) that cancels another entry (or account).
Contra Tanz Kontratanz
(dance) A contra dance.

contra /ˈkɒntɹə/ preposition
gegen anti contra im Gegensatz zu wider
against; contrary or opposed to; in opposition or contrast to

contra /ˈkɒntɹə/ v
ristornieren stornieren zurückbuchen
(accounting) To undo; to reverse.

contraband /ˈkɑn.tɹəˌbænd/ /ˈkɒn.tɹəˌbænd/ contrabands n
Schmuggelware Kontrebande
(uncountable) Goods which are prohibited from being traded, smuggled goods.

contrabass /ˈkɑn.tɹəˌbeɪs/ contrabasses n
Kontrabass
The part or section one octave lower than bass.

contraception contraceptions n
Empfängnisverhütung Kontrazeption Verhütung
The use of a device or procedure to prevent conception as a result of sexual activity.

contraceptive /ˈkɒn.tɹəˌsɛp.tɪv/ more contraceptive most contraceptive adj
empfängnisverhütend kontrazeptiv
That acts to prevent conception as a result of sexual intercourse.

contraceptive /ˈkɒn.tɹəˌsɛp.tɪv/ contraceptives n
Empfängnisverhütungsmittel Kontrazeptivum Verhütungsmittel
A mechanism or means by which conception as a result of sexual intercourse can be prevented or made less likely.

contract /ˈkɑntɹækt/ /ˈkɒntɹækt/ contracts n
Vertrag Kontrakt Übereinkunft Übereinkommen
(legal) An agreement which the law will enforce in some way. A legally binding contract must contain at least one promise, i.e., a commitment or offer, by an offeror to and accepted by an offeree to do something in the future. A contract is thus executory rather than executed.

contract /kənˈtɹækt/ v
einengen einschrumpfen kontrahieren schrumpfen verkürzen zusammenziehen
(ambitransitive) To draw together or nearer; to shorten, narrow, or lessen.
abschließen einen Vertrag abschließen einen Vertrag schließen kontrahieren schließen sich vertraglich verpflichten
(intransitive) To make an agreement or contract; to covenant; to agree; to bargain.
annehmen erkranken an sich etwas zuziehen sich infizieren
(transitive) To gain or acquire (an illness).

contract bridge n
Kontrakt-Bridge
A card game in which four players, forming two partnerships, first bid then play by taking tricks.

contract law n
Vertragsrecht
(legal) The area of law pertaining to the rights and duties that arise from agreements.

contract of sale contracts of sale n
Kaufvertrag
(legal) A contract that involves an exchange of goods, services or property to be exchanged from seller (or vendor) to buyer (or purchaser) for an agreed upon value in money (or money equivalent) paid or the promise to pay same.

contractarianism n
Kontraktualismus
The political doctrine that the legitimacy of a government derives from a (normally unstated) contract between the government and the people (normally derived from an election)

contraction /kɒn-/ /kənˈtɹækʃ(ə)n/ /kənˈtɹækʃn̩/ contractions n
Annahme Erwerb Infektion Kontamination
An act of incurring debt; also (generally) , an act of acquiring something (generally negative).
Ansteckung Erwerb Infektion
(archaic) An act of entering into a contract or agreement; specifically, a contract of marriage; a contracting; also (obsolete) , a betrothal.
(linguistics, phonology, prosody) Synonym of syncope (“the elision or loss of a sound from the interior of a word, especially of a vowel sound with loss of a syllable”)
Abschwung Rezession Rückgang Schrumpfung
(economics) A period of economic decline or negative growth.
Kontraktion Zusammenziehung
(orthography) In the English language: a shortened form of a word, often with omitted letters replaced by an apostrophe or a diacritical mark.
Kontraktion Zusammenziehung Abnahme Abnehmen Minderung Schrumpfen
A (sometimes reversible) contracting or reduction in length, scope, size, or volume; a narrowing, a shortening, a shrinking.
Kontraktion Zusammenziehung Anspannung Einschnürung Geburtswehe Kontraktur
(biology, medicine) A shortening of a muscle during its use; specifically, a strong and often painful shortening of the uterine muscles prior to or during childbirth.
Kontraktur Schrumpfung
(biology, medicine) A stage of wound healing during which the wound edges are gradually pulled together.
Zusammenziehung
(linguistics) A process whereby one or more sounds of a free morpheme (a word) are reduced or lost, such that it becomes a bound morpheme (a clitic) that attaches phonologically to an adjacent word.

contractor /ˈkɒnˌtɹæk.tə(ɹ)/ contractors n
Bauunternehmer Bauausführer
A person or company that builds or improves buildings.
Auftragnehmer Firma
A person or company that performs specific tasks like electrical or plumbing work in construction projects.
Wartungsfirma
A person or company hired to maintain existing facilities like air conditioning systems, groundskeeping, etc.

contractual adj
vertraglich kontraktlich
Of, relating to, or enforced by a contract.

contracture contractures n
Kontraktur
(medicine) An abnormal, sometimes permanent, contraction of a muscle or skin; a deformity so caused.

contradict /kɒn.tɹəˈdɪkt/ v
widersprechen
To deny the truth or validity of (a statement or statements).
To oppose (a person) by denying the truth or pertinence of a given statement.

contradiction /ˌkɑːntɹəˈdɪkʃən/ /ˌkɒntɹəˈdɪkʃən/ contradictions n
Widerspruch
(countable, uncountable) The act of contradicting.
(logic, countable) A proposition that is false for all values of its propositional variables or Boolean atoms.
Widerspruch Gegensatz
(countable) A statement that contradicts itself, i.e., a statement that claims that the same thing is true and that it is false at the same time and in the same senses of the terms.

contradiction in terms contradictions in terms n
Widerspruch in sich
A phrase or expression in which the component words contradict one another, often unintentionally, or are claimed to do so when seen from a particular point of view.

contradictory /ˌkɑntɹəˈdɪktəɹi/ /ˌkɒntɹəˈdɪkt(ə)ɹi/ more contradictory most contradictory adj
widersprüchlich
That contradicts something, such as an argument.

contrafact contrafacts n
Kontrafaktur
A new musical composition built out of an already existing one, most often a new melody overlaid on a familiar harmonic structure. An important part of the development of bebop. Contrafacts are not to be confused with musical quotations, which borrow rhythms or melodies from an existing composition.

contrail contrails n
Kondensstreifen
An artificial cloud made by the exhaust of jet aircraft or wingtip vortices that precipitate a stream of tiny ice crystals in moist, frigid upper air.

contraindication /ˌkɒntɹəɪndɪˈkeɪʃən/ contraindications n
Gegenanzeige
(medicine) A factor or symptom which makes a certain treatment inadvisable, generally or individually.

contralto /kɒnˈtɹæltəʊ/ /kɒnˈtɹɑːltəʊ/ contralti contraltos n
Kontraalt
(music) The lowest female voice or voice part, falling between tenor and mezzo-soprano. The terms contralto and alto refer to a similar musical pitch, but among singers, the term contralto is reserved for female singers; the equivalent male form is counter-tenor. Originally the contratenor altus was a high countermelody sung against the tenor or main melody.

contranym /ˈkɑn.tɹə.nɪm/ /ˈkɒn.tɹə.nɪm/ contranyms n
Januswort Antagonym Autoantonym Kontranym
A word that has two opposing meanings, such as cleave (“stick together” or “split apart”).

contraposition contrapositions n
Kontraposition
(countable, logic) The statement of the form "if not Q then not P", given the statement "if P then Q".

contraption /kənˈtɹæp.ʃən/ contraptions n
Erfindung irres Gerät neumodischer Apparat seltsame Vorrichtung
A machine that is complicated and precarious.
Ding Gerät Machwerk Objekt
(figuratively, derogatory, or, ironic) Any object.

contrarian /kənˈtɹɛɹi.ən/ contrarians n
Querdenker
A person who likes or tends to express a contradicting viewpoint, especially one who denounces the majority persuasion, usually because of spite or nonconformity.

contrary /kənˈtɹɛəɹi/ /ˈkɑntɹɛɹi/ /ˈkɒntɹi/ /ˈkɒntɹəɹi/ more contrary most contrary adj
entgegengesetzt gegenteilig ungünstig widrig anders lautend anderslautend
Opposite; in an opposite direction; in opposition; adverse.
bockbeinig bockig eigenwillig konträr querköpfig trotzig
Given to opposition; perverse; wayward.

contrary /kənˈtɹɛəɹi/ /ˈkɑntɹɛɹi/ /ˈkɒntɹi/ /ˈkɒntɹəɹi/ contraries n
Gegenspieler Gegenspielerin Gegenteil Gegner Gegnerin
The opposite.

contrary /kənˈtɹɛəɹi/ /ˈkɑntɹɛɹi/ /ˈkɒntɹi/ /ˈkɒntɹəɹi/ v
behindern entgegensetzen hindern sich widersetzen verhindern widersetzen
(obsolete) To oppose; to frustrate.

contrast /kənˈt(ʃ)ɹæst/ /kənˈtɹɑːst/ /ˈkɑnt(ʃ)ɹæst/ /ˈkɒntɹɑːst/ contrasts n
Kontrast
(countable) A difference in lightness, brightness and/or hue between two colours that makes them more or less distinguishable.
(countable) A control on a television, etc, that adjusts the amount of contrast in the images being displayed.
(uncountable) The degree of this difference.
Kontrast Gegensatz Unterschied
(countable) A difference between two objects, people or concepts.

contrast /kənˈt(ʃ)ɹæst/ /kənˈtɹɑːst/ /ˈkɑnt(ʃ)ɹæst/ /ˈkɒntɹɑːst/ v
gegenüberstellen kontrastieren
(transitive) To set in opposition in order to show the difference or differences between.

contrasty more contrasty most contrasty adj
kontrastreich
(photography, television) Having great contrast between light and dark areas (of a subject or photograph).

contravariance contravariances n
Kontravarianz
(object-oriented programming) The reversal of the order of data types acted upon by an operator.
Kofunktor
(category theory) A functor which reverses composition.

contravariant adj
kontravariant
(category theory, of a functor) which reverses composition
(object-oriented programming) Using or relating to contravariance.

contravene /ˌkɒn.tɹəˈviːn/ v
verstoßen zuwiderhandeln
(transitive) To act contrary to an order; to fail to conform to a regulation or obligation.
leugnen
(transitive, obsolete) To deny the truth of something.

contravention contraventions n
Verstoß Verletzung Zuwiderhandlung
The act of contravening a rule, regulation, or law, or of not fulfilling an obligation, promise, or agreement.

contretemps /kɑːn.tɹə.tɑ̃/ /ˈkɒn.tɹə.tɑ̃ŋ/ contretemps n
Unannehmlichkeit Widrigkeit Zwischenfall unglücklicher Zufall
An unforeseen, inopportune, or embarrassing event.

contribute /kənˈt(ʃ)ɹɪb.juːt/ /kənˈtɹɪb.(j)ət/ /kənˈtɹɪb.jut/ /ˈkɒn.t(ʃ)ɹɪˌbjuːt/ [kənˈtɹɪb.(j)əɾ] v
beitragen beisteuern
(ambitransitive) To give something that is or becomes part of a larger whole.

contribution /ˌkɑntɹɪˈbjuʃən/ /ˌkɒntɹɪˈbjuːʃən/ contributions n
Beitrag
Something given or offered that adds to a larger whole.
Beitrag finanzieller Beitrag
An amount of money given toward something.
Beitrag Beitragen
The act of contributing.

contributor /-ju-/ /-juː-/ /-jʊ-/ /kənˈtɹɪb.jə.tə/ /kənˈtɹɪb.jə.tɚ/ /ˈkɒn.tɹɪb.juː-/ contributors n
Beitragszahler Spender
A benefactor; someone who donates to charity or some cause.
Mitwirkender Unterstützer
A person who backs, supports or champions a cause, activity or institution.
Beitragender Mitmacher Mitwirkender
A person (or thing) instrumental in the creation or growth of something.
Mitarbeiter
A person who produces articles published in a newspaper, magazine, online publication, etc.

contrite /kənˈtɹaɪt/ /ˈkɑnˌtɹaɪt/ /ˈkɒnˌtɹaɪt/ more contrite most contrite adj
zerknirscht reuevoll
Sincerely penitent or feeling regret or sorrow, especially for one’s own actions.

contrition /kənˈtɹɪʃən/ contritions n
Reue Zerknirschung Zerknirschtheit
The state of being contrite; sincere penitence or remorse.

contrivance /kənˈtɹaɪ.vəns/ contrivances n
Apparat Behelf Maschinerie Vorrichtung
A (mechanical) device to perform a certain task; contraption.
Erfindung Findigkeit Kniff Kunstgriff List Plan
A means, such as an elaborate plan or strategy, to accomplish a certain objective.

contrive /kənˈtɹaɪv/ v
ersinnen entwerfen
To invent, to make devices; to form designs especially by improvisation.
bewerkstelligen
To project, cast, or set forth, as in a projection of light.

contrived /kənˈtɹaɪvd/ more contrived most contrived adj
gekünstelt gezwungen künstlich unnatürlich
Unnatural, forced; artificial, or unrealistic.

control /kənˈtɹoʊl/ /kənˈtɹəʊl/ controls n
Kontrolle
(countable, uncountable) Influence or authority over something.
Kontrollen Regeln Regelung
The method and means of governing the performance of any apparatus, machine or system, such as a lever, handle or button.
Kontrollelement Steuerelement
(graphical user interface) An interface element that a computer user interacts with, such as a window or a text box (abbreviated Ctrl).

control /kənˈtɹoʊl/ /kənˈtɹəʊl/ v
kontrollieren regeln steuern
(transitive) To exercise influence over; to suggest or dictate the behavior of.

control arm control arms n
Querlenker
(automotive) A nearly flat and roughly triangular suspension member that pivots in two places.

control car control cars n
Steuerwagen
(railways) A non-powered railroad car from which the train may be controlled - equipped with a driver's cabin, front lights and other equipment required for a locomotive, located at the end of the train opposite to that of the locomotive. This arrangement allows the train to be safely driven into both directions at full speed without changing the configuration of the train.

control character control characters n
Steuerzeichen
(computing) A character which does not have a direct visual appearance as a glyph, but rather causes some other action to occur, such as a transition to a new line.

control engineering n
Regelungstechnik
(engineering) The subfield of engineering concerned with designing and building controllers and control systems.

control freak control freaks n
Kontrollfreak
(informal) A person who is excessively controlling and domineering.

control group control groups n
Kontrollgruppe
(in an experiment) The group of test subjects left untreated or unexposed to some procedure and then compared with treated subjects in order to validate the results of the test.

control key control keys n
Control-Taste Steuerungstaste Strg-Taste
(computing, computer hardware) A key on a personal computer or terminal keyboard used in combination to modify the function of other keys; normally labelled "Ctrl".

control panel /kənˈt(ʃ)ɹoʊl ˈpæn.l̩/ control panels n
Schalttafel
A flat, usually vertical surface onto which controls, instruments, and displays are mounted.

control rod control rods n
Kontrollstab Regelstab Steuerstab

control room control rooms n
K-Raum Kontrollraum Regieraum
The area inside a recording studio designed to facilitate the mixing of audio for studio recordings.
Kontrollraum Leitstand
A room serving as the centre of monitoring a building, controlling an operation etc.

control tower control towers n
Kontrollturm Tower
(aviation) An airport building from which the air traffic control unit monitors and directs the movement of aircraft on and around the airport.

controllable more controllable most controllable adj
kontrollierbar
Able to be controlled; subject to regulation or command.

controlled /kənˈtɹoʊld/ /kənˈtɹəʊld/ more controlled most controlled adj
kontrolliert
(medicine, science, research) Resulting from a comparison with control samples; including a comparison (control) group. (describing clinical trials)
beherrscht kontrolliert
(in combination) Under the control of the specified entity.

controlled atmosphere controlled atmospheres n
kontrollierte Atmosphäre

controlled substance controlled substances n
Betäubungsmittel
(officialese, legal) A drug or chemical whose use, possession, manufacture, or sale is regulated or banned by the government.

controller /kənˈtɹoʊlɚ/ /kənˈtɹəʊlə/ controllers n
Kontrolleur Aufseher
One who controls something.
Buchprüfer Controller Rechnungsprüfer
(business) The chief accounting officer which audits, and manages the financial affairs of a company or government; a comptroller.
Controller Regler Steuerung
(computer hardware) A mechanism that controls or regulates the operation of a machine, especially a peripheral device in a computer.
Controller
(video games) A hardware device designed to allow the user to play video games.

controversial /ˌkɑn.tɹəˈvɝ.si.əl/ /ˌkɑn.tɹəˈvɝ.sjəl/ /ˌkɑn.tɹəˈvɝ.ʃəl/ /ˌkɒn.tɹəˈvɜː.sjəl/ /ˌkɒn.tɹəˈvɜː.ʃəl/ /ˌkɔn.tɹəˈvɜː.ʃəl/ more controversial most controversial adj
kontrovers umstritten
Arousing controversy—a debate or discussion of opposing opinions.

controversy /kənˈtɹɒvəsi/ /ˈkɑntɹəˌvɝsi/ /ˈkɒntɹəˌvɜːsi/ controversies n
Kontroverse Meinungsverschiedenheit
A debate or discussion of opposing opinions; (generally) strife.

controvertible /ˌkɑntɹəˈvɝtɪbl̩/ /ˌkɒntɹəˈvɜːtɪbl̩/ more controvertible most controvertible adj
anfechtbar bestreitbar
Open to questioning; that which can be denied, challenged, or disputed.

contumacious /ˌkɑːn.tjəˈmeɪ.ʃəs/ /ˌkɑːn.tʊˈmeɪ.ʃəs/ /ˌkɒn.tjʊˈmeɪ.ʃəs/ more contumacious most contumacious adj
ungehorsam
Contemptuous of authority; willfully disobedient; rebellious.

contumacy /ˈkɒntjʊməsi/ contumacies n
Widerspenstigkeit Gehorsamsverweigerung Verstocktheit
(chiefly, _, Christianity, _, and, _, law) Disobedience, resistance to authority.

contusion /kənˈtjuːʒən/ /kənˈtuʒən/ contusions n
Prellung
(medicine, countable) Synonym of bruise.
(medicine, uncountable) Synonym of bruising.

conundrum /kəˈnʌn.dɹəm/ conundra conundrums n
Rätsel Frage Kopfzerbrecher Rätselfrage Scherzfrage Vexierfrage
A difficult question or riddle, especially one using a play on words in the answer.
Dilemma Entscheidungsfrage Qual der Wahl Zwickmühle
A difficult choice or decision that must be made.

conurbation /ˌkɑnɚˈbeɪʃən/ /ˌkɒnəˈbeɪʃən/ conurbations n
Konurbation Agglomeration Ballungsgebiet Ballungsraum Ballungszentrum Zusammenwuchs von Städten
A continuous aggregation of built-up urban communities created as a result of urban sprawl.

convalesce /ˌkɒn.vəˈlɛs/ v
genesen
To recover health and strength gradually after sickness or weakness.

convalescence convalescences n
Genesung Rekonvaleszenz Erholung Gesundung Konvaleszenz Wiedergenesung
A gradual healing after illness or injury.
Erholungszeit Genesungszeit Nachkur Schonzeit
The period of time spent healing.

convalescent /ˌkɒnvəˈlɛsənt/ adj
genesend gesundend
recovering one's health and strength after a period of illness
Genesende betreffend de Genesung betreffend
of convalescence or convalescents

convalescent /ˌkɒnvəˈlɛsənt/ convalescents n
Rekonvaleszent Genesende Rekonvaleszentin Genesender Gesundende Gesundender
A person recovering from illness.

convection oven convection ovens n
Umluftofen
an oven that features fans to recirculate heated air to accelerate heating provided by traditional radiant heat sources found in the oven

convene /kənˈviːn/ /ˈkɒn.viːn/ v
zusammenkommen
(intransitive) To come together; to meet; to unite.
versammeln zusammentreten
(intransitive) To come together, as in one body or for a public purpose; to meet; to assemble.
zusammenrufen einberufen versammeln zusammenkommen
(transitive) To cause to assemble; to call together; to convoke.
einberufen vorladen
(transitive) To summon judicially to meet or appear.

convenience /kənˈvinjəns/ /kənˈviːnɪəns/ conveniences n
Bequemlichkeit
The quality of being convenient.
Bequemlichkeit Annehmlichkeit
Any object that makes life more convenient; a helpful item.

convenience food convenience foods n
Fertignahrung
A food or meal that needs little preparation or cooking, especially one sold prepackaged.

convenience store convenience stores n
Eckladen Späti Spätverkauf Convenience Shop Kiosk Nachbarschaftsladen
A small retail store, often in a residential area, that carries a limited selection of items such as staples, junk food, and drugstore items, and which is open long hours for the convenience of shoppers.

convenient /kənˈvinjənt/ /kənˈviːniənt/ more convenient most convenient adj
bequem gelegen praktisch einfach genehm günstig
Serving to reduce a difficulty, or accessible with minimum difficulty; expedient.

conveniently /kənˈvinjəntli/ /kənˈviːnɪəntli/ more conveniently most conveniently adv
bequem bequemerweise einfachheitshalber füglich passenderweise praktischerweise
In a convenient manner, form, or situation; without difficulty.

convent /ˈkɑn.vɛnt/ /ˈkɒn.vənt/ /ˈkɒn.vɛnt/ convents n
Konvent
Kloster Nonnenkloster
(now, _, especially) Synonym of nunnery, a female religious community and its residence.

conventicle /kənˈvɛn(t)ək(ə)l/ /kənˈvɛntɪk(ə)l/ conventicles n
Konventikel
A secret, unauthorized or illegal religious meeting.

convention /kənˈvɛn.ʃən/ /ˌkɒnˈvɛn.ʃən/ conventions n
Konvention Versammlung Tagung Brauch Kongress Sitte
A meeting or gathering.
Abkommen Vereinbarung
A formal agreement, contract, rule, or pact.
Konvention Abkommen
(international law) A treaty or supplement to such.
Konvention Brauch Sitte
A practice or procedure widely observed in a group, especially to facilitate social interaction; a custom.

conventional /kənˈvɛnʃənəl/ more conventional most conventional adj
konventionell
Pertaining to a convention, as in following generally accepted principles, methods and behaviour.
konventionell herkömmlich
Ordinary, commonplace.

conventional warfare n
konventionelle Kriegsführung
The waging of war in a manner which does not use nuclear, biological, or chemical weapons.
The waging of war in set military battles, as opposed to waging guerrilla warfare or fighting insurgencies.

conventional weapon conventional weapons n
konventionelle Waffen
A weapon of warfare which is not nuclear, chemical, biological, or radiological in nature.

conventionalism conventionalisms n
Konventionalismus
(uncountable, philosophy) The doctrine that logical or mathematical principles are simply the expression of conventions.

converb /ˈkɑn.vɝb/ /ˈkɒn.vɜːb/ converbs n
Konverb

converge /kənˈvɜːd͡ʒ/ v
konvergieren zusammengehen zusammenlaufen zusammenstreben
(intransitive) (said of two or more entities) To approach each other; to get closer and closer.
konvergieren
(intransitive, mathematics) (said of a sequence or series) To have a (finite, proper) limit.

convergence /kɒnˈvɜː(ɹ)d͡ʒəns/ /kənˈvɜː(ɹ)d͡ʒəns/ convergences n
Konvergenz
The act of moving toward union or uniformity.
(mathematics) The process or property of approaching some limiting value.

convergent more convergent most convergent adj
konvergent
That converges or focuses; converging
(analysis, topology) Of a sequence or series in a topological space, converging to a (finite, proper) limit.

convergent sequence convergent sequences n
konvergente Folge
(analysis) a sequence which converges

convergent series convergent series n
konvergente Reihe
(analysis) An infinite series whose partial sums converge.

conversant /kənˈvɜːsənt/ /kənˈvɝsənt/ /ˈkɒnvə(ɹ)sænt/ /ˈkɒnvə(ɹ)sənt/ more conversant most conversant adj
vertraut
Closely familiar; current; having frequent interaction.

conversation /ˌkɑn.vəɹˈseɪ.ʃən/ /ˌkɒn.vəˈseɪ.ʃən/ [ˌkʰɑɱ.vɚˈseɪ.ʃn̩] [ˌkʰɒɱ.vəˈseɪ.ʃn̩] conversations n
Gespräch Konversation Unterhaltung
Expression and exchange of individual ideas through talking with other people; also, a set instance or occasion of such talking. [from 16th c.]

conversationalist /ˌkɑːnvɚˈseɪʃənəlɪst/ /ˌkɒnvəˈseɪʃənəlɪst/ conversationalists n
Gesprächspartner Plauderer
A person who participates in a conversation.

conversationally more conversationally most conversationally adv
gesprächsweise
In a conversational manner

converse /ˈkɑnvɝs/ /ˈkɒnvɜːs/ converses n
Gegenteil Umkehrung
The opposite or reverse.
Gegenschluss Gegenteil Umkehrschluss Umkehrung
(logic) Of a proposition or theorem consisting of a statement of the form "If A is true, then B is true", the statement "If B is true, then A is true" which need not be equivalent to the first one.

converse /kənˈvɜːs/ /kənˈvɝs/ v
konversieren unterhalten
(formal, intransitive) To talk; to engage in conversation.

conversely /kənˈvɜːsli/ /kənˈvɝsli/ /ˈkɒnvɜːsli/ adv
andererseits im Gegenzug im umgekehrten Fall spiegelbildlich dazu umgekehrt
(often, conjunctive) With a reversed relationship.

conversion /-ʒ(ə)n/ /kənˈvɜːʃ(ə)n/ /kənˈvɝʒən/ conversions n
Umwandlung
(law) Under the common law, the tort of the taking of someone's personal property with intent to permanently deprive them of it, or damaging property to the extent that the owner is deprived of the utility of that property, thus making the tortfeasor liable for the entire value of the property.

convert /kənˈvɜːt/ /kənˈvɝt/ /ˈkɑn.vɚt/ /ˈkɒn.vət/ [kʰə̥ɱˈvɜːt] [kʰə̥ɱˈvɝt] [ˈkʰɑɱ.vɚt] [ˈkʰɒɱ.vət] converts n
Konvertit
A person who has converted to a religion.

convert /kənˈvɜːt/ /kənˈvɝt/ /ˈkɑn.vɚt/ /ˈkɒn.vət/ [kʰə̥ɱˈvɜːt] [kʰə̥ɱˈvɝt] [ˈkʰɑɱ.vɚt] [ˈkʰɒɱ.vət] v
konvertieren umwandeln
(transitive) To transform or change (something) into another form, substance, state, or product.

convertible /kənˈvɜːtɪbl̩/ /kənˈvɝtɪbl̩/ convertibles n
Cabrio Kabriolett Cabriolet
(vehicles) A convertible car: a car with a removable or foldable roof able to convert from a closed to open vehicle and back again.

convertible mark convertible marks n
konvertible Mark
The official currency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, abbreviated BAM.

convex /kɑnˈvɛks/ /kɒnˈvɛks/ /kənˈvɛks/ /ˈkɑn.vɛks/ /ˈkɒn.vɛks/ more convex most convex adj
konvex nach außen gewölbt
Curved or bowed outward like the outside of a bowl, circle, or sphere.

convex function convex functions n
konvexe Funktion

convex lens convex lenses n
Konvexlinse Sammellinse
(optics) A lens having at least one convex surface, such that light passing through it may be brought to a focus.

convexifiability n
Konvexifizierbarkeit
(mathematics) Capability of being convexified (being made convex).

convexifiable n
konvexifizierbar
(mathematics) Capable of being convexified (being made convex).

convexity convexities n
Konvexität
The state of being convex.

convey /kənˈveɪ/ v
befördern transportieren verfrachten
To move (something) from one place to another.
ausrichten übermitteln
To communicate; to make known; to portray.
übertragen
(legal) To transfer legal rights (to).
befördern
(obsolete) To carry or take away secretly; to steal; to thieve.

conveyance /kənˈveɪn̩s/ /kənˈveɪəns/ /ˈkɒnˌveɪn̩s/ conveyances n
Transport Übertragung
An act or instance of conveying.
Transportmittel Verkehrsmittel
A means of transporting, especially a vehicle.

conveyance /kənˈveɪn̩s/ /kənˈveɪəns/ /ˈkɒnˌveɪn̩s/ v
übertragen
(legal, transitive) To transfer (the title) of an object from one person or group of persons to another.

conveyancer conveyancers n
Notar
(legal) An attorney who passes transfer of immovable property from one party to another.

conveyor belt conveyor belts n
Fließband Förderband Laufband Transportband
A continuous flexible band moved by a series of rollers to transport objects or material from one place to another, especially within a factory or mine.

convict /kənˈvɪkt/ /ˈkɑnvɪkt/ /ˈkɒnvɪkt/ convicts n
Sträfling
(legal) A person convicted of a crime by a judicial body.

convict /kənˈvɪkt/ /ˈkɑnvɪkt/ /ˈkɒnvɪkt/ v
verurteilen
(chiefly, religion) To convince, persuade; to cause (someone) to believe in (something).

conviction /kənˈvɪkʃən/ convictions n
Überzeugung
(countable) A firmly held belief.
Verurteilung
(countable) A judgement of guilt in a court of law.

convince /kənˈvɪns/ v
überzeugen
To make someone believe, or feel sure about something, especially by using logic, argument or evidence.

convinced /kənˈvɪnst/ more convinced most convinced adj
überzeugt
In a state of believing, especially from evidence but not necessarily.

convincing /kənˈvɪnsɪŋ/ more convincing most convincing adj
überzeugend
Effective as proof or evidence.

convoke /kənˈvoʊk/ v
einberufen
(transitive) To convene, to cause to assemble for a meeting.

convoluted /-vəʊ-/ /ˈkɑnvəˌlutəd/ /ˈkɒnvəl(j)uːtɪd/ /ˌkɑnvəˈlutəd/ /ˌkɒnvəˈl(j)uːtɪd/ [-ɾəd] more convoluted most convoluted adj
gewunden
(chiefly, anatomy, zoology) Having numerous overlapping coils or folds; convolute.
verschlungen verwickelt
(figuratively) Complex, complicated, or intricate.

convolve /kənˈvɑlv/ /kənˈvɒlv/ v
falten
(transitive) To roll together, or one part on another

convoy /ˈkɒn.vɔɪ/ convoys n
Konvoi Geleitzug
(nautical) One or more merchant ships sailing in company to the same general destination under the protection of naval vessels.
A group of vehicles travelling together for safety, especially one with an escort.

convoy /ˈkɒn.vɔɪ/ v
eskortieren geleiten
(transitive) To escort a group of vehicles, and provide protection.

convulse /kənˈvʌls/ v
erschüttern
(intransitive) To suffer violent involuntary contractions of the muscles, causing one's body to contort.

convulsion /kənˈvʌlʃən/ convulsions n
Konvulsion Krampf
(medicine) An intense, paroxysmal, involuntary muscular contraction.

coo /ku/ /kuː/ coos n
Girren Gurren
The murmuring sound made by a dove or pigeon.

coo /ku/ /kuː/ v
girren gurren brabbeln rucksen turteln
(ambitransitive) To make a soft murmuring sound, as a pigeon.

coochie /ˈkuːt͡ʃi/ coochies n
Muschi
(US, slang) The vagina or vulva.

cook /kuːk/ /kʊk/ cooks n
Koch Köchin
(cooking) A person who prepares food.

cook /kuːk/ /kʊk/ v
kochen garen
(transitive, or, intransitive) To prepare food for eating by heating it, often combining with other ingredients.
sein
(intransitive, figuratively) To be uncomfortably hot.

cook someone's goose /ˈkʊk ˌsʌmwʌnz ˈɡus/ /ˈkʊk ˌsʌmwʌnz ˈɡuːs/ v
die Suppe versalzen
(idiomatic, informal) To spoil one's plans or hope of success.

cookbook /ˈkʊkˌbʊk/ cookbooks n
Kochbuch
A book or an encyclopedia of recipes and cookery tips.

cooked /kʊkt/ more cooked most cooked adj
gekocht
Of food, that has been prepared by cooking.

cooked rice n
gekochter Reis
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cooker /ˈkʊkə/ /ˈkʊkɚ/ cookers n
Herd
(chiefly, Britain, Ireland, except in compounds) An appliance or utensil for cooking food.

cookie /ˈkuːki/ /ˈkʊki/ cookies n
Keks Plätzchen
(North America) A small, flat, baked good which is either crisp or soft but firm.
Cookie
(UK, Commonwealth) A sweet baked good (as in the previous sense) usually having chocolate chips, fruit, nuts, etc. baked into it.

cookie cutter cookie cutters n
Ausstecher Keksstecher Plätzchenstecher
A device used to cut flattened dough into shapes before baking.

cookie-cutter more cookie-cutter most cookie-cutter adj
gleichförmig nullachtfünfzehn schablonenartig schablonenhaft
(figuratively, often, pejorative) Having a similar appearance or seeming identical; created by some standard or common means, often with the implication that the result is common, boring, or not applicable to all needs.

cooking /ˈkʊk.ɪŋ/ cookings n
Kochen
(uncountable) The process of preparing food by using heat.
Kochkunst Küche
(uncountable) The style or genre of food preparation.

cooking apple cooking apples n
Kochapfel
Any variety of apple primarily used for making pies, crumbles or sauces.

cooking oil cooking oils n
Speiseöl
A purified fat taken from plant material that is commonly used in cooking, e.g. olive oil, canola oil, sunflower oil, etc.

cooking pot cooking pots n
Kochtopf
any vessel (such as a saucepan), with or without a lid, used to cook food

cooking show cooking shows n
Kochsendung

cooking spray cooking sprays n
Backspray Backtrennspray Trennfettspray Trennspray
An aerosol sprayed on to cooking pans to make them nonstick.

cookstove cookstoves n
Sparherd
A stove used for cooking, especially a primitive kind heated by burning wood, charcoal, dung, etc.

cool /kul/ /kuːl/ cooler coolest adj
kühl
Of a mildly low temperature.
Unenthusiastic, lukewarm, skeptical.
cool
Of a color, in the range of violet to green.
cool kalt kühl
(of a person) Not showing emotion; calm and in control of oneself.
geil cool
(informal) Of a person, knowing what to do and how to behave; behaving with effortless and enviable style and panache; considered popular by others.
akzeptabel alles klar ganz Recht in Ordnung
(informal) All right; acceptable.

cool /kul/ /kuːl/ v
abkühlen
(intransitive, figuratively) To become less intense, e.g. less amicable or passionate.

cool as a cucumber adj
kalt wie Hundeschnauze
(simile) Calm and composed even in difficult or frustrating situations; self-possessed.

cool down v
abkühlen
To cause (something) to become cooler; to reduce the temperature of.

coolant /ˈkuːlənt/ coolants n
Kühlflüssigkeit Kühlmittel
A medium, usually fluid, used to draw heat from an object.

coolbox coolboxes n
Kühlbox

cooler /ˈkuːl.ə(ɹ)/ coolers n
Kühler
Anything which cools.
Kühlbox
An insulated bin or box used with ice or freezer packs to keep food or beverages cold while picnicking or camping.

cooler bag cooler bags n
Isoliertragetasche Kühltasche Tiefkühltasche Tiefkühltragetasche
Insulated bag used to keep food items cool for a limited amount of time (for example on the way from a grocery store to one's house).

coolie /ˈkuːli/ coolies n
Kuli
An unskilled Asian worker, usually of Chinese or Indian descent; a labourer; a porter. Coolies were frequently transported to other countries in the 19th and early 20th centuries as indentured labourers.

cooling /ˈkuːlɪŋ/ coolings n
Kühlung Abkühlung
Refrigeration.

cooling tower cooling towers n
Kühlturm
A large device, in the form of a tower-shaped building, in which warm water is cooled by evaporation caused by circulating currents of air

cooling-off period cooling-off periods n
Widerrufsfrist
A length of time in which the two sides to a purchase agreement, or contract can think things over and cancel with no penalty. This period is often stipulated by national law. In the UK it is currently (2008) 14 days. In many countries it is 10 days.

coonhound coonhounds n
Waschbärenhund
(countable) Any of several American breeds of dog originally used in hunting raccoons.

coop /kuːp/ coops n
Hühnerstall Vogelheim
A basket, pen or enclosure for birds or small animals.

cooper /ˈkuːpə(ɹ)/ coopers n
Küfer Böttcher Fassbinder Fassküfer Fassmacher Schäffler
A craftsman who makes and repairs barrels and similar wooden vessels such as casks, buckets and tubs.

cooperate /koʊˈɒpəɹeɪt/ /kuˈɒpəɹeɪt/ v
zusammenarbeiten kooperieren
(intransitive) To work or act together, especially for a common purpose or benefit.
harmonieren zusammenspielen
(intransitive) To function in harmony, side by side

cooperation /koʊˌɑ.pəˈɹeɪ.ʃən/ /kəʊˌɒp.əˈɹeɪ.ʃən/ cooperations n
Zusammenarbeit Kooperation Mitarbeit
(usually, uncountable) The act of cooperating.

cooperative more cooperative most cooperative adj
kooperativ
Ready to work with another person or in a team; ready to cooperate.
Relating to a cooperative or cooperatives.

cooperative cooperatives n
Genossenschaft Kooperative
A type of company that is owned partially or wholly by its employees, customers or tenants.

coordinate /koʊˈɔɹdənət/ /koʊˈɔɹdənɪt/ /koʊˈɔɹdəˌneɪt/ /kəʊˈɔːdɪnɪt/ /kəʊˈɔːdɪˌneɪt/ /ˈkwɔːdɪnɪt/ /ˈkwɔːdɪnˌneɪt/ /ˈkɔɹdənɪt/ /ˈkɔɹdəˌneɪt/ coordinates n
Koordinate
(mathematics, cartography, astronomy) A number representing the position of a point along a line, arc, or similar one-dimensional figure.

coordinate /koʊˈɔɹdənət/ /koʊˈɔɹdənɪt/ /koʊˈɔɹdəˌneɪt/ /kəʊˈɔːdɪnɪt/ /kəʊˈɔːdɪˌneɪt/ /ˈkwɔːdɪnɪt/ /ˈkwɔːdɪnˌneɪt/ /ˈkɔɹdənɪt/ /ˈkɔɹdəˌneɪt/ v
koordinieren abstimmen
(ambitransitive) To synchronize (activities).

coordinate axis coordinate axes n
Koordinatenachse
(mathematics, geometry) One of the lines in the coordinate system that represents one of the dimensions.

coordinate chart coordinate charts n
Flachmacher Karte

coordinate clause coordinate clauses n
Hauptsatz
(grammar) A clause that can stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence and contains at least a subject and a verb.

coordinate system coordinate systems n
Koordinatensystem
(geometry, analysis) A method of representing the position of any individual point in a space of given dimensionality as a tuple of numerical coordinates.

coordinate term coordinate terms n
Kohyponym Synhyponym
(semantics) A term (word#Noun or noun phrase#Noun) that shares a hypernym#Noun (or hypernymic noun phrase#Noun) with another.

coordinating conjunction coordinating conjunctions n
koordinierende Konjunktion
(grammar) A conjunction that joins two grammatical elements of the same status or construction. It can join subjects, objects, verbs, nouns, adjectives, phrases, and independent clauses. [from 1875–80]

coordination /koʊˌɔɹdɪˈneɪʃən/ /kəʉˌoːdɪˈnæɪʃən/ /kəʊˌɔːdɪˈneɪʃən/ coordinations n
Koordination Koordinierung
The act of coordinating, making different people or things work together for a goal or effect.

coordinator coordinators n
Koordinator Koordinatorin
One who coordinates.

coorganizer coorganizers n
Mitorganisator Mitorganisatorin
One who, with another person or persons, organizes something.

coot /kuːt/ coots n
Blässhuhn Blesshuhn Blessralle Wasserhuhn
Any of various aquatic birds of the genus Fulica that are mainly black with a prominent frontal shield on the forehead.

cop /kɑp/ /kɒp/ /kɔp/ cops n
Bulle Polizist Cop Gendarm Gendarmin Polizistin
(informal) A police officer or prison guard.

cop /kɑp/ /kɒp/ /kɔp/ v
erlangen
(transitive) To (be forced to) take; to receive; to shoulder; to bear, especially blame or punishment for a particular instance of wrongdoing.

cop-out cop-outs n
Drückebergerei Rückzieher Verpisserei
(slang) Avoidance or inadequate performance of a task or duty; the action of copping out.
Ausflucht Ausrede
(slang) An excuse made in order to avoid performing a task or duty; a reason offered when someone cops out.
Drückeberger
(slang) A person who cops out.

copacetic /kəʊ.pəˈsɛt.ɪk/ /ˌkoʊ.pəˈsɛt.ɪk/ more copacetic most copacetic adj
OK genial super
(US, slang) Fine, excellent, OK, in excellent order.

cope /kəʊp/ copes n
Pluviale Prozessionsmantel
(liturgy) A long, loose cloak worn by a priest, deacon, or bishop when presiding over a ceremony other than the Mass.

cope /kəʊp/ v
fertig werden bewältigen klarkommen schaffen zurechtkommen
(intransitive) To deal effectively with something, especially if difficult.

cope with v
bewältigen fertigwerden schaffen umgehen verkraften zurechtkommen
(transitive) To come to terms with; to overcome any difficulties presented by.

copepod /ˈkoʊpɪpɒd/ copepods n
Ruderfußkrebs
Any of very many small crustaceans of the subclass Copepoda, that are widely distributed and ecologically important.

copernicium /koʊpəɹˈnɪsi.əm/ n
Copernicium
The transuranic chemical element (symbol Cn) with atomic number 112.

copier /ˈkɑpiɚ/ /ˈkɒpɪə/ copiers n
Kopierer Kopiergerät
A machine that copies graphical material; a duplicator.

copilot copilots n
Copilot Kopilot
A backup or assistant pilot of an aircraft.

coping strategy coping strategies n
Bewältigungsstrategie Copingstrategie
(psychology) A conscious, subconscious or unconscious thought process or behavior that a person habitually employs in order to cope with a particular type of situation.

copious /ˈkoʊ.pi.əs/ more copious most copious adj
reichlich
Vast in quantity or number, profuse, abundant; taking place on a large scale.

copiously more copiously most copiously adv
heftig reichlich umfassend
In a copious manner; plentifully.

coplanar /kəʊˈpleɪnə(ɹ)/ adj
komplanar
(geometry, of at least two things, usually lines or plane figures) Within the same plane.

copolymer copolymers n
Copolymer
(chemistry) A polymer derived from more than one species of monomer.

copper /ˈkɑ.pɚ/ /ˈkɒ.pə/ /ˈkɔ.pə/ more copper most copper adj
kupfern küpfern
Made of copper.
kupfern kupferfarben kupferfarbig küpfern
Having the reddish-brown colour/color of copper.

copper /ˈkɑ.pɚ/ /ˈkɒ.pə/ /ˈkɔ.pə/ coppers n
Kupfer
(uncountable) A reddish-brown, malleable, ductile metallic element with high electrical and thermal conductivity, symbol Cu, and atomic number 29.
Bulle
(slang, law enforcement) A police officer.
Kupferfarbe Kupfer
(countable, dated) Any of various specialized items that are made of copper, where the use of copper is either traditional or vital to the function of the item.

copper group n
Kupfergruppe

copperas copperases n
Vitriol
obsolete sulphate compound with one of three metals, zinc, copper or iron

coppersmith coppersmiths n
Kupferschmied
A person who forges things out of copper.

coppery more coppery most coppery adj
kupferig
Resembling the metal copper, especially in color.

coppice /ˈkɒpɪs/ coppices n
Stockausschlag
A grove of small growth; a thicket of brushwood; a wood cut at certain times for fuel or other purposes, typically managed to promote growth and ensure a reliable supply of timber. See copse.

copra /ˈkɒ.pɹə/ copras n
Kopra
The dried kernel of the coconut, from which coconut oil is extruded.

copresence copresences n
Kopräsenz
The situation of being copresent.

copresent adj
kopräsent
Present along with others.

coprime adj
teilerfremd relativ prim
(number theory, of two or more positive integers) Having no positive integer factors in common, aside from 1.
(number theory, of a positive integer) Having no positive integer factors, aside from 1, in common with one or more specified other positive integers.

coprocessor coprocessors n
Coprozessor Koprozessor
(computer hardware) An additional microprocessor used to supplement the functionality of the central processing unit, performing tasks such as floating-point arithmetic (floating-point unit) or graphics calculations (graphics processing unit).

coproduce v
koproduzieren
To produce a creative work together with someone else

coproducer coproducers n
Koproduzent Koproduzentin
Any of a group of producers who work together on a coproduction

coproduct coproducts n
Koprodukt
Any of multiple products that are produced at the same time, or by the same process
(mathematics) The colimit of two (or more) objects, without regard to any morphisms between them.

coproduction coproductions n
Koproduktion
A production in which two or more people, groups or companies work together.

coprolalia /ˌkɑpɹəˈleɪliə/ coprolalias n
Koprolalie
(psychiatry) The uncontrolled use of abusive, obscene or scatological language; especially such behaviour associated with Tourette syndrome.

coprolite coprolites n
Koprolith Kotstein Darmstein fossilierte Exkremente
A fossil consisting of petrified dung.

coprophilia coprophilias n
Koprophilie
(psychiatry) A marked interest in excrement; especially the paraphilia involving sexual arousal and pleasure from feces and defecation.

cops /kɑps/ /kɒps/ /kɔps/ n
Bullen
(slang, with the) The police, considered as a group entity.

copse /kɒps/ copses n
Dickicht Gebüsch Busch
Any thicket of small trees or shrubs, coppiced or not.

copula /ˈkɑpjələ/ /ˈkɒpjələ/ /ˈkɒpjʊlə/ /ˈkɔpjələ/ copulae copulas n
Kopula Kopulaverb
(linguistics, grammar) A word, usually a verb, used to link the subject of a sentence with a predicate (usually a subject complement or an adverbial), that unites or associates the subject with the predicate.

copular /ˈkɑpjələ(ɹ)/ adj
kopular

copulate /ˈkɒp.jʊ.leɪt/ /ˈkɒp.jʊ.lət/ /ˈkɔ.pjə.leɪt/ /ˈkɔ.pjə.lət/ v
kopulieren beischlafen vögeln
(somewhat, _, formal) To engage in sexual intercourse.

copulation /kɒp.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/ copulations n
Verbindung
(countable) The act of coupling or joining; union; conjunction.
Begattung Kopulation Paarung Akt Beischlaf Kohabitation
(uncountable) Sexual procreation between a man and a woman or transfer of the sperm from male to female; usually applied to the mating process in nonhuman animals; coitus; coition.

copy /ˈkɑpi/ /ˈkɒpi/ copies n
Fließtext Nachahmung
Kopie
The result of copying; an identical duplicate of an original.
An imitation, sometimes of inferior quality.
Exemplar
A printed edition of a book or magazine.

copy /ˈkɑpi/ /ˈkɒpi/ v
kopieren
(transitive) To produce an object identical to a given object.
(transitive, computing) To place a copy of an object in memory for later use.
nachmachen kopieren
(transitive) To imitate.
empfangen kapieren verstanden
(radio) To receive a transmission successfully.

copy protection n
Kopierschutz
A software or hardware mechanism designed to prevent copying.

copy-paste v
kopieren und einfügen
(computing, transitive) To copy (text, an object, etc.) and later paste it somewhere else.

copycat copycats n
Nachahmer Nachäffer Imitator Nachmacher
(informal, derogatory) One who imitates or plagiarizes others' work. [from late 19th c.]
A criminal who imitates the crimes of another; specifically, a criminal who commits the same crime, especially a highly-publicized one, that has just or recently been committed by someone else.

copycat v
abklatschen abkupfern
To act as a copycat; to copy in a shameless or derivative way. [from early 20th c.]

copyedit v
gegenlesen redigieren
(transitive, printing) To correct the spelling, grammar, formatting, etc. of printed material and prepare it for typesetting, printing, or online publishing.

copyist /ˈkɑpiɪst/ /ˈkɒpiɪst/ copyists n
Kopist Kopistin
a person who makes manual copies of works such as manuscripts or paintings.

copyleft copylefts n
Copyleft
A software license that follows this philosophy.

copyright /ˈkɑpiˌɹaɪt/ /ˈkɒpiˌɹaɪt/ copyrights n
Urheberrecht
(uncountable) The right by law to be the entity which determines who may publish, copy and distribute a piece of writing, music, picture or other work of authorship.

copyright infringement copyright infringements n
Urheberrechtsverletzung Verletzung des Urheberrechts
(copyright) The unauthorized use of copyrighted material in a manner that violates one of the copyright owner's exclusive rights, such as the right to reproduce or perform the copyrighted work, or to make derivative works that build upon it.

copywrite v
Anzeigen texten
(rare) To write the copy (or text) of an advertisement; to have a job as a copywriter.

copywriter /ˈkɑːpiˌɹaɪɾɚ/ /ˈkɒpiˌɹaɪtə/ copywriters n
Copywriter Werbetexter Werbetexterin
(marketing, advertising) A person who writes advertising copy (the text used in advertisements).

coquet /ˈkɒk.ɛt/ v
kokettieren
To act as a flirt or coquet.

coquetry /ˈkoʊkətɹi/ /ˈkɒkɪtɹi/ /ˈkəʊkətɹi/ coquetries n
Koketterie
(countable) An act constituting such behaviour; an affectation of amorous interest or enticement, especially of a woman directed towards a man.

coquette /koʊˈkɛt/ /kɒˈkɛt/ coquettes n
Kokette Schäkerin
A woman who flirts or plays with people's affections.

coquettish more coquettish most coquettish adj
kokett gefallsüchtig
Of or relating to a young, flirtatious girl.

coquettishness n
Gefallsucht Gefallsüchtigkeit
The state or quality of being coquettish.

coquina /koʊˈkiː.nə/ /kɑˈkiː.nə/ /kɒˈkiː.nə/ coquinas n
Schillkalk Schillkalkstein
(uncountable, geology) A soft form of limestone made of fragments of shells, sometimes used as a building or road paving material. [from mid 19th c.]

cor anglais /ˌkɔɹ ɔŋˈɡleɪ/ /ˌkɔːɹ ˈɒŋɡleɪ/ cors anglais n
Englischhorn
(musical instruments) A double-reed woodwind instrument in the oboe family that is pitched in F, one-fifth lower than the oboe and is consequently approximately one-third longer than the oboe.

coracoid process coracoid processes n
Rabenschnabelfortsatz
Part of the scapula that projects towards the sternum in mammals

coral /ˈkɒɹəl/ /ˈkɔɚɹəl/ /ˈkɔɹəl/ corals n
Koralle
(countable) Any of many species of marine invertebrates in the class Anthozoa, most of which build hard calcium carbonate skeletons and form colonies, or a colony belonging to one of those species.
(uncountable) A hard substance made of the skeletons of these organisms.
koralle
(countable) A somewhat yellowish orange-pink colour; the colour of red coral (Corallium rubrum) of the Mediterranean Sea, commonly used as an ornament or gem.

coral island coral islands n
Koralleninsel
A type of island formed from coral detritus and associated organic material.

coral reef coral reefs n
Korallenbank Korallenriff
A reef formed by compacted coral skeletons

coral snake coral snakes n
Korallenotter
About 16 species of Old World coral snakes in three genera (Calliophis, Hemibungarus, Sinomicrurus), some banded.
Any of various venomous snakes of six genera in family Elapidae, many displaying distinctive color bands.

corbel /ˈkɔːbəl/ corbels n
Kragstein Auskragung Konsole Kragstück Mauervorsprung Sattelholz
(architectural element) A structural member jutting out of a wall to carry a superincumbent weight.

cord /kɔɹd/ /kɔːd/ cords n
Schnur Strick Kordel
(countable) A long, thin, flexible length of twisted yarns (strands) of fiber (a rope, for example).
Kabel Litze Strippe
A small flexible electrical conductor composed of wires insulated separately or in bundles and assembled together usually with an outer cover; the electrical cord of a lamp, sweeper ((US) vacuum cleaner), or other appliance.
Cord Klafter
A unit of measurement for firewood, equal to 128 cubic feet (4 × 4 × 8 feet), composed of logs and/or split logs four feet long and none over eight inches diameter. It is usually seen as a stack four feet high by eight feet long.
Band Faden
(figuratively) Any influence by which persons are caught, held, or drawn, as if by a cord.
Band Sehne Strang
(anatomy) Any structure having the appearance of a cord, especially a tendon or nerve.

cordial /ˈkɔɹ.di.əl/ /ˈkɔɹ.djəl/ /ˈkɔɹ.d͡ʒəl/ /ˈkɔː.di.əl/ /ˈkɔː.dʒəl/ more cordial most cordial adj
herzlich
Hearty; sincere; warm; affectionate.
Radiating warmth and friendliness; genial.

cordial /ˈkɔɹ.di.əl/ /ˈkɔɹ.djəl/ /ˈkɔɹ.d͡ʒəl/ /ˈkɔː.di.əl/ /ˈkɔː.dʒəl/ cordials n
Sirup
(UK, AU, NZ) A concentrated non-carbonated soft drink which is diluted with water before drinking.
Likör
A liqueur prepared using the infusion process.

cordially /ˈkɔɹd͡ʒəli/ /ˈkɔːdɪəli/ more cordially most cordially adv
herzlich
In a cordial, warm or friendly manner.

cordierite cordierites n
Cordierit
(mineral) A magnesium iron aluminium cyclosilicate.

cordite /ˈkɔːdaɪt/ cordites n
Kordit
A smokeless propellent made by combining two high explosives, nitrocellulose and nitroglycerine, used in some firearm ammunition.

cordless /ˈkɔɹd.lɪs/ cordlesses n
schnurlos
[20th c.]

cordon /kɔː(ɹ)dən/ cordons n
Kordon
(archaic) A ribbon normally worn diagonally across the chest as a decoration or insignia of rank etc. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]
A line of people or things placed around an area to enclose or protect it. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

cordon sanitaire /ˌkɔːdɒn sanɪˈtɛː/ cordons sanitaires n
Sperrgürtel
(public health) A barrier (physical or administrative) to prevent the spread of disease.

corduroy /ˈkɔɹdəɹɔɪ/ /ˈkɔːdəɹɔɪ/ /ˈkɔːdɹɔɪ/ corduroys n
Cord
A heavy fabric, usually made of cotton, with vertical ribs.

corduroy road corduroy roads n
Bohlenweg Knüppeldamm Knüppelweg Prügelweg
A road paved with split or round logs laid crosswise side by side, used e.g. to cross swampy areas.

cordyceps /ˈkɔɹdəsɛps/ /ˈkɔːdɪsɛps/ cordyceps n
Raupenpilz
Any of the fungi of the genus Cordyceps, a genus of endoparasitoid sac fungi.

core /ko(ː)ɹ/ /koə/ /koɹ/ /kɔː/ [kʰo̞ɹ] cores n
Herz Innerste Mark Seele
Kern
The center or inner part of a space or area.
The most important part of a thing or aggregate of things wherever located and whether of any determinate location at all; the essence.
A technical term for classification of things denoting those parts of a category that are most easily or most likely understood as within it.
(computer hardware) An individual computer processor, in the sense when several processors (called cores or CPU cores) are plugged together in one single integrated circuit to work as one (called a multi-core processor).
Kerngehäuse
The central part of a fruit, containing the kernels or seeds.
Kern Kerngehäuse
(engineering, manufacturing) The portion of a mold that creates a cavity or impression within the part (casting or molded part) or that makes a hole in or through the part.
Kernspeicher
(computing, informal, historical) Ellipsis of core memory.; magnetic data storage.

core business n
Kerngeschäft

core hours n
Kernarbeitszeit Kernzeit
The fixed block of time during which an employee is expected to be at work; excludes flexitime and leave.

core inflation core inflations n
Kerninflation
(economics) Inflation excluding the increase or decrease of prices in some transitory sectors (usually food and energy).
(economics, in the Eurozone) Inflation excluding energy, food, alcohol and tobacco prices.

core sample core samples n
Bohrkern
A cylindrical section of a naturally occurring substance, typically obtained by drilling into the substance, for example sediment or rock, with a core drill.

corf /kɔɹf/ /kɔːf/ corfs corves n
Fischkasten
(fishing) A container (basket, wooden box with holes etc.) used to store live fish underwater.

coriander /ˈkɔɹiˌændɚ/ /ˌkɒɹiˈændə/ /ˌkɔɹiˈændɚ/ corianders n
Koriander
(UK) The annual herb Coriandrum sativum, used in many cuisines.

corium n
Corium
(anatomy) The layer of skin between the epidermis and the subcutaneous tissues; the dermis.
(nuclear physics) A lavalike mixture of fissile material created in a nuclear reactor's core during a nuclear meltdown.

cork /kɔɹk/ /kɔːk/ corks n
Kork Korken
The phellem of the cork oak, used for making bottle stoppers, flotation devices, and insulation material.
Korken Kork Stöpsel
A bottle stopper made from this or any other material.

cork oak cork oaks n
Korkeiche
A type of evergreen oak tree, Quercus suber, native to southwest Europe and northwest Africa.

corkage /ˈkɔɹkɪd͡ʒ/ /ˈkɔːkɪdʒ/ corkages n
Korkengeld
A fee charged by a restaurant to serve wine that a diner has provided.

corkscrew /ˈkɔɹk.skɹu/ /ˈkɔːk.skɹuː/ corkscrews n
Korkenzieher
An implement for opening bottles that are sealed by a cork. Sometimes specifically such an implement that includes a screw-shaped part, or worm.

corm corms n
Wurzelknolle
A short, vertical, swollen, underground stem of a plant (usually one of the monocots) that serves as a storage organ to enable the plant to survive winter or other adverse conditions such as drought.

cormorant /ˈkɑm(ə)ɹənt/ /ˈkɔɹməɹənt/ /ˈkɔːməɹənt/ cormorants n
Kormoran
Any of various medium-large black seabirds of the family Phalacrocoracidae which dive into water for fish and other aquatic animals, found throughout the world except for islands in the centre of the Pacific Ocean; specifically, the great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo).

corn /kɔɹn/ /kɔːn/ corns n
Getreide Korn Zerealie
(Commonwealth English, but not Canada, Australia, or New Zealand, uncountable) Any cereal plant (or its grain) that is the main crop or staple of a country or region.
A grain or seed, especially of a cereal crop.
Hühnerauge
A type of callus, usually on the feet or hands.

corn bunting corn buntings n
Grauammer
A passerine bird (Emberiza calandra, syn. Emberiza miliaria, Milaria calandra) whose male and female plumages are (untypically for buntings) similar.

corn dog corn dogs n
Corn Dog
A hot dog coated in cornbread batter and deep-fried in hot oil.

corn flakes n
Cornflakes
A breakfast cereal made from toasted flakes of maize.

corn marigold corn marigolds n
Saat-Wucherblume
Glebionis segetum (syn. Chrysanthemum segetum), a herbaceous perennial plant with bright yellow flowers.

corn oil corn oils n
Maiskeimöl Maisöl
A light oil ground from corn, used for cooking as well as for fuel.

corn on the cob corns on the cob n
Maiskolben
Cooked ears of corn (maize, specifically sweet corn).

corn poppy corn poppies n
Klatschmohn Klatschrose Mohnblume Wilder Mohn
The common poppy (Papaver rhoeas), of Eurasia.

corn salad n
Feldsalat Rapunzel
Any of the small plants in genus Valerianella, used in salads and as a herb, especially Valerianella locusta.

corn smut corn smuts n
Maisbeulenbrand
A fungus that affects corn (maize), taxonomic name Ustilago maydis, which induces tumors in the plant, known to be eaten as a delicacy.

corn snake corn snakes n
Kornnatter
A species of rat snake, Pantherophis guttatus guttatus (syn. Elaphe guttata guttata.

corn thistle corn thistles n
Ackerdistel Ackerkratzdistel Haberdistel
A perennial herb, Cirsium arvense.

corncob /ˈkɔɹn.kɑb/ /ˈkɔɹn.kɒb/ /ˈkɔːn.kɒb/ corncobs n
Maisspindel
The central cylindrical core of an ear of corn (maize) on which the kernels are attached in rows.

corncockle corncockles n
Kornrade
Any of several species of flowering plants, of the genus Agrostemma, in the Caryophyllaceae family.

corncrake /ˈkɔrnˌkreɪk/ /ˈkɔːnkreɪk/ corncrakes n
Wachtelkönig Wiesenralle
A bird of the rail family, Crex crex, that breeds in meadows and arable farmland across Europe and western Asia, migrating to Africa in winter.

cornea /ˈkɔː(ɹ)ni.ə/ corneae corneas corneæ n
Hornhaut
(anatomy) The transparent layer making up the outermost front part of the eye, covering the iris, pupil, and anterior chamber.

corned beef corned beefs n
Corned Beef Corned beef Cornedbeef Kraftfleisch Rinderpökelfleisch gepökeltes Rindfleisch
Smoke-cured and salted beef.
Büchsenfleisch
Beef conserved in tins (cans).

cornel cornels n
Kornelkirschenbaum
Any tree or shrub of the dogwood subgenera, Cornus subg. Arctocrania (syn. Cornus subg. Chamaepericlymenum) or Cornus subg. Cornus, especially Cornus mas, the European cornel.
Kornelkirsche
The cherry-like fruit of such plants, certain of which are edible.

corner /ˈkɔɹnɚ/ /ˈkɔːnə(ɹ)/ corners n
Ecke
An intersection of two streets; any of the four outer points off the street at that intersection.
The projection into space of an angle in a solid object.
A secret or secluded place; a remote or out of the way place; a nook.
Ecke Winkel
The space in the angle between converging lines or walls which meet in a point.

corner /ˈkɔɹnɚ/ /ˈkɔːnə(ɹ)/ v
in die Enge treiben
(transitive) To trap in a position of great difficulty or hopeless embarrassment.

corner flag corner flags n
Eckfahne
(sports) Each of the flags that denotes the corner of the field of play.

corner kick corner kicks n
Eckstoß Eckball Ecke Corner
(soccer) A kick awarded to the attacking team when the ball leaves the field of play by wholly crossing the goal line without a goal having been scored, having last touched a player from the defending team. For the kick, the ball is placed within the corner arc closest to where it went out of play.

corner of the mouth corners of the mouth n
Mundwinkel
The side of the mouth where the upper and lower lips join.

cornerback cornerbacks n
Cornerback
(American football, Gaelic football, hurling) Any of the defensive players who are in position on each side farthest laterally from the ball and whose principal responsibility is to defend against passes.

cornerstone cornerstones n
Eckstein Grundstein
A stone forming the base at the corner of a building.
Grundstein
Such a stone used ceremonially, often inscribed with the architect's and owner's names, dates and other details.
Eckpfeiler Eckstein
(figuratively) That which is prominent, fundamental, noteworthy, or central.

cornet /kɔɹˈnɛt/ /ˈkɔːnɪt/ cornets n
Kornett
A musical instrument of the brass family, slightly smaller than a trumpet, usually in the musical key of B-flat.
Papiertüte Spitztüte
A piece of paper twisted to be used as a container.
Eistüte Eishörnchen
A pastry shell to be filled with ice-cream, hence (UK, dated) an ice cream cone.

cornett /kɔɹˈnɛt/ /kɔːˈnɛt/ /ˈkɔːnɪt/ cornetts n
Zink
(musical instruments) An early horn wind instrument used in European music of the medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque periods. Not to be confused with later brass instrument.

cornfield /ˈkɔɹnˌfild/ /ˈkɔːnfiːld/ cornfields n
Kornfeld
A field of corn, wheat or other cereal crop

cornflower /ˈkɔɹnˌflaʊ.ɚ/ cornflowers n
Kornblume Zyane
A small annual plant in the family Asteraceae, Centaurea cyanus, usually with bushy blue flowers which grows natively in European cornfields (i.e. wheatfields).

cornflower blue adj
kornblumenblau

cornhusk cornhusks n
Maishülse
The husk of an ear of corn (maize).

cornhusking /ˈkɔɹnˌhʌskɪŋ/ /ˈkɔːnˌhʌskɪŋ/ cornhuskings n
Dreschen
The removal of the husk from corn.

cornice cornices n
Gesims Sims Brüstung Gardinenstange Kranz Kranzgesims
(architectural element) A horizontal architectural element of a building, projecting forward from the main walls, originally used as a means of directing rainwater away from the building's walls.
Fries Randleiste Stuckleiste
A decorative element applied at the topmost part of the wall of a room, as with a crown molding.
Kranz Randleiste Schmuckleiste
A decorative element at the topmost portion of certain pieces of furniture, as with a highboy.
Schneewächte Wechte Wächte überhängende Kante
(geography, mountaineering) An overhanging edge of snow on a ridge or the crest of a mountain and along the sides of gullies.

cornmeal cornmeals n
Maisgrieß
Dried corn (maize) milled (ground) to a coarse meal.

cornrow cornrows n
Cornrow Flechtreihe
(chiefly, in plural) One of a set of rows of tightly braided hair close to the scalp, forming a hairstyle, of African origin.

cornstarch cornstarches n
Maisstärke
A very fine starch powder derived from corn (maize) used in cooking as a thickener, to keep things from sticking, or as an anti-caking agent.

cornucopia /ˌkɔɹ.njəˈkoʊ.pi.ə/ /ˌkɔɹ.nəˈkoʊ.pi.ə/ /ˌkɔː.njəˈkəʊ.pi.ə/ cornucopiae cornucopias cornucopiæ n
Füllhorn
(Greek mythology) A goat's horn endlessly overflowing with fruit, flowers and grain; or full of whatever its owner wanted: or, an image of a such a horn, either in two or three dimensions.
Fülle
An abundance or plentiful supply.

corny /ˈkɔɹni/ /ˈkɔːni/ cornier corniest adj
schmalzig abgedroschen kitschig
Hackneyed or excessively sentimental.
abgedroschen
(obsolete) Producing corn or grain; furnished with grains of corn.

corolla /kəˈɹoʊlə/ /kəˈɹɑlə/ /kəˈɹɒlə/ /kəˈɹəʊlə/ corollae corollas corollæ n
Blumenkrone Korolla Krone
(botany) An outermost-but-one whorl of a flower, composed of petals, when it is not the same in appearance as the outermost whorl (the calyx); it usually comprises the petal, which may be fused.

corollary /kɒˈɹɒləɹi/ /kɔˈɹoʊˌlɛɹi/ /ˈkɒɹələɹi/ /ˈkɔɹəˌlɛɹi/ corollaries n
Korollar Folgesatz
(mathematics, logic) A proposition which follows easily from the proof of another proposition.

corona /kəˈɹoʊ.nə/ /kəˈɹəʊ.nə/ coronae coronas coronæ n
Korona
The luminous plasma atmosphere of the Sun (the solar corona) or other star, extending millions of kilometres into space, most easily seen during a total solar eclipse.
Krone
(Ancient Rome, historical) A crown or garland bestowed among the Romans as a reward for distinguished services.

coronagraph coronagraphs n
Koronograph

coronal /kəˈɹoʊnəl/ /kəˈɹəʊnəl/ /ˈkɑɹənəl/ /ˈkɒɹənəl/ /ˈkɔɹənəl/ more coronal most coronal adj
koronal
(phonetics) Relating to a sound made with the tip or blade of the tongue.

coronal /kəˈɹoʊnəl/ /kəˈɹəʊnəl/ /ˈkɑɹənəl/ /ˈkɒɹənəl/ /ˈkɔɹənəl/ coronals n
Koronal
(phonetics) A consonant produced with the tip or blade of the tongue.

coronal mass ejection coronal mass ejections n
koronaler Massenauswurf
(astronomy) A massive burst of solar wind, other light isotope plasma, and magnetic fields rising above the solar corona or being released into space.

coronary artery coronary arteries n
Koronararterie
(anatomy, cardiology) An artery arising from aorta.

coronary artery disease n
koronare Arterienkrankheit
(disease, cardiology) Any disease caused by the accumulation of fatty deposits in the coronary arteries that supply blood to the myocardium.

coronary heart disease n
koronare Herzkrankheit
(disease, cardiology) Any disease caused by the accumulation of fatty deposits in the coronary arteries that supply blood to the myocardium.

coronary sinus coronary sinuses n
Koronarvenensinus
(anatomy) A large collection of veins in the heart wall that collects blood from the myocardium and empties into the right atrium.

coronasceptic coronasceptics n
Coronaleugner Coronaskeptiker
A person who believes Covid-19 is not real or is not a serious problem.

coronation /kɒɹəˈneɪʃn̩/ /ˌkɑ-/ /ˌkɔɹəˈneɪʃ(ə)n/ coronations n
Krönung
(specifically, also, attributively) An act or the ceremony of formally investing a sovereign or the sovereign's consort with a crown and other insignia of royalty, on or shortly after their accession to the sovereignty.

coronavirus /kəˈɹoʊnəˌvaɪɹəs/ /kəˈɹəʊnəˌvaɪɹəs/ coronaviruses n
Coronavirus
(virology) A member of the family Coronaviridaews, comprising viruses which infect animals and human beings, and the genome of which consists of a single strand of RNA. [from 1968]

coroner /ˈkɑɹ.ə.nɚ/ /ˈkɒ.ɹə.nə(ɹ)/ /ˈkɔɹ.ə.nɚ/ /ˈkɹaʊnə(ɹ)/ coroners n
Coroner Gerichtsmediziner
(Commonwealth, Japan, legal) A public official who presides over an inquest into unnatural deaths, and who may have (or historically had) additional powers such as investigating cases of treasure trove.

coronet /kɒɹəˈnɛt/ /kɔɹəˈnɛt/ /ˈkɒɹənɪt/ /ˈkɔɹənɪt/ coronets n
Adelskrone
A small crown, such as is worn by a noble.

coroutine coroutines n
Koroutine

corporal /ˈkoɹ.pɚ.əl/ /ˈkoɹ.pɹəl/ /ˈkɔː.pɜ.ɹəl/ /ˈkɔː.pɹəl/ corporals n
Korporal Oberstabsgefreiter Stabsgefreiter
(military) A non-commissioned officer army rank with NATO code OR-4. The rank below a sergeant but above a lance corporal and private.
Korporale
(ecclesiastical) The white linen cloth on which the elements of the Eucharist are placed; a communion cloth.

corporal punishment /ˌkɔː.pəɹ.əl ˈpʌn.ɪʃ.mənt/ corporal punishments n
Körperstrafe Züchtigung
A form of punishment achieved by inflicting blows to the offender's body.

corporate /ˈkɔɹ.pəɹ.eɪt/ /ˈkɔɹ.pəɹ.ət/ /ˈkɔɹ.pɹət/ /ˈkɔː.pə.ɹeɪt/ /ˈkɔː.pə.ɹət/ /ˈkɔː.pɹət/ more corporate most corporate adj
Firmen- Unternehmens-
Of or relating to a corporation.

corporate tax corporate taxes n
Körperschaftsteuer
(economics) A tax levied on a corporation, especially on its profits; corporation tax

corporation /ˈkɔːpəˈɹeɪʃən/ /ˌkɔɹpəˈɹeɪʃən/ corporations n
Körperschaft Aktiengesellschaft
A body corporate, created by law or under authority of law, having a continuous existence independent of the existences of its members, and powers and liabilities distinct from those of its members.

corporatist more corporatist most corporatist adj
korporatistisch
Having the principles, doctrine, or system of corporative organization of a political unit, as a city or state.

corporeity /kɔː.pəˈɹeɪ.ɪt.i/ /kɔː.pəˈɹiː.ɪt.i/ corporeities n
Körperlichkeit Leiblichkeit
(uncountable) The quality or fact of having a physical or material body.

corps /ko(ː)ɹ/ /ko(ː)ɹz/ /koə/ /koəz/ /koɹ/ /koɹz/ /kɔː/ /kɔːz/ [kʰo̞ɹ] [kʰo̞ɹz] corps n
Korps
(military) A battlefield formation composed of two or more divisions.

corpse /koɹps/ /koːps/ /kɔːps/ /kɔːɹps/ [kʰo̞ɹps] n
Leiche Leichnam
A dead body.

corpulence /ˈkɔː(ɹ)pjʊləns/ corpulences n
Korpulenz
The characteristic or state of being corpulent.

corpulent /ˈkoɹpjəlɪnt/ /ˈkɔːpjələnt/ /ˈkɔːpjʊlənt/ more corpulent most corpulent adj
korpulent beleibt
Large in body; fat; overweight.

corpus /ˈkɔɹpəs/ /ˈkɔːpəs/ corpi corpora corpuses corpusses n
Korpus Textkorpus
(specifically, linguistics) Such a collection in form of an electronic database used for linguistic analyses.

corpus cavernosum corpora cavernosa n
Schwellkörper
(anatomy) One of the pair of cylindrical columns of erectile tissue that form the bulk of the clitoris and penis.

corpus luteum corpora lutea n
Gelbkörper
(anatomy) A yellow mass of cells that forms from an ovarian follicle during the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle in mammals; it secretes steroid hormones.

corpuscle /ˈkɔɹˌpʌsəl/ /ˈkɔːˌpʌsəl/ corpuscles n
Korpuskel
A minute particle; an atom; a molecule.

corral /kəˈɹæl/ /kəˈɹɑːl/ corrals n
Gehege Einpferchung Viehhof Viehpferch
An enclosure for livestock, especially a circular one.
Wagenburg
A circle of wagons, either for the purpose of trapping livestock, or for defense.

correct /kəˈɹɛkt/ more correct most correct adj
korrekt richtig einwandfrei
Free from error; true; accurate; astute.
einwandfrei ordnungsgemäß zutreffend
With good manners; well behaved; conforming with accepted standards of behaviour.

correct /kəˈɹɛkt/ v
korrigieren berichtigen ausbessern nachregeln richtigstellen
(transitive) To make something that was wrong become right; to remove error from.

correct me if I'm wrong phraseologicalUnit
... [[etwas|(et)was]] Falsches sage ..., wenn ich mich irre korrigier/verbesser mich, wenn ich falsch liege sag bescheid, wenn ich falsch liege
Used before stating something the speaker believes is true, especially while correcting what another person has said.

correctable more correctable most correctable adj
korrigierbar
Able to be corrected

correction /kəˈɹɛkʃən/ corrections n
Korrektur Berichtigung Verbesserung
The act of correcting.
Korrektur
A substitution for an error or mistake.
An amount or quantity of something added or subtracted so as to correct.
A decline in a stock market price after a large rise.
Besserungsmaßnahme
(chiefly, in plural) Punishment that is intended to rehabilitate an offender.

correction fluid correction fluids n
Korrekturflüssigkeit
A white, opaque fluid, applied to paper to mask textual errors; used especially to mask errors in typing so that corrections may be overtyped.

correction tape correction tapes n
Korrekturroller
An opaque white tape that can be placed against paper and transferred by pressure in order to blank out a mistake; an alternative to correction fluid that does not need time to dry.

corrective rape corrective rapes n
korrigierende Vergewaltigung
The act of raping someone because of their perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in an attempt to force the person to be heterosexual or to enforce gender stereotypes.

correctness correctnesses n
Korrektheit Richtigkeit
freedom from error
Richtigkeit
conformity to the truth or to fact
Korrektheit
(computing) The state of an algorithm that correctly mirrors its specification.

correlate /ˈkɑɹəleɪt/ /ˈkɑɹələt/ /ˈkɒɹəleɪt/ /ˈkɒɹələt/ /ˈkɔɹəleɪt/ /ˈkɔɹələt/ v
korrelieren abgleichen
(transitive) To compare things and bring them into a relation having corresponding characteristics.
(intransitive) To be related by a correlation; to be correlated.

correlation /ˌkɑ.ɹəˈleɪ.ʃən/ /ˌkɒɹ.əˈleɪ.ʃən/ /ˌkɔɹ.əˈleɪ.ʃən/ correlations n
Korrelation Zusammenhang Assoziation
A reciprocal, parallel or complementary relationship between two or more comparable objects.
Korrelation
(statistics) One of the several measures of the linear statistical relationship between two random variables, indicating both the strength and direction of the relationship.

correlation coefficient correlation coefficients n
Korrelationskoeffizient
(statistics) Any of the several measures indicating the strength and direction of a linear relationship between two random variables.

correspond /ˌkɑɹəˈspɑnd/ /ˌkɒɹəˈspɒnd/ /ˌkɔɹəˈspɑnd/ v
korrespondieren entsprechen
(intransitive, constructed with to) To be equivalent or similar in character, quantity, quality, origin, structure, function etc.
korrespondieren
(intransitive, constructed with with) to exchange messages, especially by postal letter, over a period of time.

correspondence /ˌkɑ.ɹəˈspɑn.dəns/ /ˌkɒɹ.əˈspɒn.dəns/ /ˌkɒɹ.ɪˈspɒn.dəns/ /ˌkɔɹ.əˈspɑn.dəns/ correspondences n
Korrespondenz
(countable, or, uncountable) Postal or other written communications.
(uncountable) Newspaper or news stories.
(countable) An agreement of situations or objects with an expected outcome.
Korrespondenz Briefwechsel
(uncountable) Reciprocal exchange of civilities, especially conversation between persons by means of letters.

correspondent /ˌkɒɹ.ɪˈspɒn.dənt/ /ˌkɔɹ.ɪˈspɑn.dənt/ /ˌkɔɹ.ɪˈspɔn.dənt/ correspondents n
Korrespondent Korrespondentin
A journalist who sends reports back to a newspaper or radio or television station from a distant or overseas location.

corresponding /ˌkɑɹəˈspɑndɪŋ/ /ˌkɒɹəˈspɒndɪŋ/ /ˌkɔɹəˈspɑndɪŋ/ more corresponding most corresponding adj
korrespondierend
that have a similar relationship

corridor /-də/ /ˈkɒɹɪdɔː/ /ˈkɔɹədɚ/ /ˈkɔɹəˌdɔɹ/ corridors n
Korridor Gang Flur Durchgang Diele
A narrow hall or passage with rooms leading off it, as in a building or in a railway carriage.
Korridor Trasse
A restricted tract of land that allows passage between two places.
Korridor
Airspace restricted for the passage of aircraft.

corrie /ˈkɒɹi/ corries n
Kar
(Scotland) A bowl-shaped geographical feature formed by glaciation.

corrigendum /ˌkɒɹ.ɪˈdʒɛn.dəm/ /ˌkɒɹ.ɪˈɡɛn.dəm/ /ˌkɔɹ.ɪˈd͡ʒɛn.dəm/ /ˌkɔɹ.ɪˈɡɛn.dəm/ corrigenda n
Erratum
An error that is to be corrected in a printed work after publication.

corroborate /kəˈɹɑbəɹeɪ̯t/ /kəˈɹɒbəɹeɪ̯t/ v
bekräftigen untermauern bestätigen stützen
(transitive) To confirm or support something with additional evidence; to attest or vouch for.

corrode /kəˈɹoʊd/ /kəˈɹəʊd/ [kəˈɹoʊ̯d] [kɚˈ(ɹ)oʊ̯d] v
zerfressen
(transitive) To consume; to wear away; to prey upon; to impair.
korrodieren rosten
(intransitive) To have corrosive action; to be subject to corrosion.

corrosion /kəˈɹoʊʒən/ /kəˈɹəʊʒən/ corrosions n
Korrosion
The act of corroding or the condition so produced.
(chemistry) Erosion by chemical action, especially oxidation.
(by extension) The gradual destruction or undermining of something.

corrugate /ˈkɒrʊɡeɪt/ v
runzeln
(of the skin) To wrinkle.
wellen
To fold into parallel folds, grooves or ridges.

corrugated adj
Well- gewellt
Marked with parallel folds, ridges or furrows.

corrugated iron n
Wellblech
An iron sheet building material, usually galvanised, which has been pressed into corrugations.

corrupt /kəˈɹʌpt/ more corrupt most corrupt adj
korrupt
In a depraved state; debased; perverted; morally degenerate; weak in morals.

corrupt /kəˈɹʌpt/ v
verderben korrumpieren
(transitive) To make corrupt; to change from good to bad; to draw away from the right path; to deprave; to pervert.

corrupted /kəˈɹʌptɪd/ more corrupted most corrupted adj
korrumpiert korrupt
Marked by immorality and perversion; depraved.

corruptible more corruptible most corruptible adj
bestechlich
(of a person) bribable, that can be bought

corruption /kəˈɹʌpʃən/ corruptions n
Verderbnis Verdorbenheit Verkommenheit Verworfenheit
The act of corrupting or of impairing integrity, virtue, or moral principle; the state of being corrupted or debased; loss of purity or integrity.
Fäulnis Verderben Verderbnis Verderbung Zersetzung
The act of corrupting or making putrid, or state of being corrupt or putrid; decomposition or disorganization, in the process of putrefaction; putrefaction; deterioration.
Korruption Bestechlichkeit Vorteilsannahme Vorteilsnahme
Unethical administrative or executive practices (in government or business), including bribery (offering or receiving bribes), conflicts of interest, nepotism, and so on.
Datenbeschädigung Datenkorruption Datenschaden
(computing) The destruction of data by manipulation of parts of it, either by deliberate or accidental human action or by imperfections in storage or transmission media.
Verfall
The act of changing, or of being changed, for the worse; departure from what is pure, simple, or correct.
Korruptel Korruptele verderbte Stelle
(usage prescription) A nonstandard form of a word, expression, or text, assigned a value judgment as being debased, especially when resulting from misunderstanding, transcription error, or mishearing.

corsac fox corsac foxes n
Steppenfuchs
a medium-sized Asiatic fox, of species Vulpes corsac.

corsair /ˈkɔːrsɛər/ corsairs n
Korsar
A privateer or pirate in general.

corseque corseques n
Hakenspieß
A pole weapon with a spike and two lateral blades on a shaft.

corset /ˈkɔː(ɹ).sɪt/ corsets n
Korsett Schnürleib
A woman's foundation garment, reinforced with stays, that supports the waistline, hips and bust.

cortex /ˈkɔɹtɛks/ /ˈkɔːtɛks/ cortexes cortices n
Cortex Rinde Kortex
(countable, anatomy) The outer layer of an internal organ or body structure, such as the kidney or the brain.

cortisol /ˈkɔɹ.tɪˌsɔl/ /ˈkɔː.tɪ.sɒl/ cortisols n
Cortisol

cortisone /ˈkɔɹ.tɪˌsoʊn/ /ˈkɔː.tɪ.zəʊn/ cortisones n
Cortison Kortison
(steroid hormone, pharmaceutical drug) A corticosteroid hormone, closely related to corticosterone, produced by the adrenal cortex. One of the glucocorticoids, it is also made synthetically for use as an anti-inflammatory and antiallergy agent. 17-hydroxy-11-dehydrocorticosterone, with formula C21H28O5.

coruler corulers n
Mitherrscher Mitherrscherin
One who jointly rules with somebody else.

corundum /kəˈɹʌn.dəm/ corundums n
Korund
(mineral) An extremely hard mineral, a form of aluminum oxide with the chemical formula Al2O3, that occurs in the form of the gemstones sapphire and ruby; it is used as an abrasive.

coruscate /ˈkɒɹəskeɪt/ /ˈkɔːɹəskeɪt/ v
funkeln
(intransitive) To give off light; to reflect in flashes; to sparkle.

coruscation /ˌkɒɹəsˈkeɪʃən/ coruscations n
Aufblitzen Blitzen Funkeln
A sudden display of brilliance; a flashing of light; a sparkle.

corvee /kɔːɹˈveɪ/ /ˈkɔːveɪ/ corvees n
Frondienst Fron Frone
Unpaid labor required by a feudal lord.
Labor, especially for roads or dams, in lieu of taxes.

corvette /kɔːɹ.ˈvɛt/ corvettes n
Korvette
(nautical, historical) A flush-decked warship of the 17th-18th centuries having a single tier of guns; it ranked next below a frigate; – called in the United States navy a sloop of war.
(nautical) In a modern navy, a lightly armed and armoured blue water warship, smaller than a frigate, capable of transoceanic duty.

corymb /ˈkɒɹɪmb/ corymbs n
Schirmrispe
(botany) A cluster of flowers with a flat or convex top.

coryphaeus coryphaei coryphaeuses n
Koryphäe
(Ancient Greece, drama, historical) The conductor or leader of the chorus of a drama.
(by extension) The chief or leader of an interest or party.

cosecant /ˈkoʊˌsiːkənt/ cosecants n
Kosekans
(trigonometry) In a right triangle, the reciprocal of the sine of an angle. Symbols: cosec, csc

cosign /ˈkoʊ.saɪn/ /ˈkəʊ.saɪn/ v
mitunterzeichnen mitzeichnen
To sign a document jointly with another person, sometimes as an endorsement.

cosignatory cosignatories n
Mitunterzeichner
Any of several people who sign a document together (especially a treaty)

cosine /ˈkoʊ.saɪn/ /ˈkəʉ.sɑɪn/ /ˈkəʊ.saɪn/ cosines n
Kosinus
(trigonometry) In a right triangle, the ratio of the length of the side adjacent to an acute angle to the length of the hypotenuse. Symbol: cos

cosmetic /kɑzˈmɛtɪk/ /kɒzˈmɛtɪk/ more cosmetic most cosmetic adj
kosmetisch
External or superficial; pertaining only to the surface or appearance of something.

cosmetic /kɑzˈmɛtɪk/ /kɒzˈmɛtɪk/ cosmetics n
Kosmetik Kosmetikum Hautverschönerungsmittel
Any substances applied to enhance the external color or texture of the skin, e.g. lipstick, eyeshadow, eyeliner; makeup.

cosmetician cosmeticians n
Kosmetiker Kosmetikerin
A person skilled at applying cosmetics.

cosmetics n
Kosmetik Kosmetika
The study of such products.

cosmetologist cosmetologists n
Kosmetiker Kosmetikerin Kosmetologe Kosmetologin
A person who advises people (normally women) on cosmetics and other beauty treatments; a beautician.

cosmic /ˈkɒz.mɪk/ more cosmic most cosmic adj
kosmisch Raum
Of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe.

cosmic ray cosmic rays n
kosmische Strahlung
(astronomy) An energetic particle originating outside our solar system.

cosmo- prefix
kosmo-
universe, world

cosmobiology n
Kosmobiologie
A form of astrology based on midpoints.

cosmochemistry n
Kosmochemie
The branch of chemistry that deals with the creation of the elements, and their isotopic distribution, in the universe; also with the synthesis and reactions of simple molecules in interstellar space.

cosmocrat /ˈkɒzməkɹat/ cosmocrats n
Herrscher der Welt Weltherrscher
One who rules the world.

cosmodicy cosmodicies n
Kosmodizee
A justification of the fundamental goodness of the universe, especially in regard to the existence of evil and suffering in the world; a work or discourse justifying the ways of the universe.

cosmodrome cosmodromes n
Kosmodrom Weltraumbahnhof
A site for launching spacecraft, usually in reference to such Soviet or Russian built sites as the Baikonur, Kazakhstan and Plesetsk, Russia cosmodromes.

cosmogonic adj
kosmogonisch
Of or pertaining to cosmogony.

cosmogony /kɑzˈmɑ.ɡə.ni/ /kɒzˈmɒɡ.ə.ni/ /kɔzˈmɔɡ.ə.ni/ cosmogonies n
Kosmogonie
The study of the origin, and sometimes the development, of the universe or the solar system, in astrophysics, religion, and other fields.

cosmological adj
kosmologisch
Of or pertaining to cosmology, or to the overall structure of the universe

cosmologist cosmologists n
Kosmologe Kosmologin
A person who studies cosmology.

cosmology cosmologies n
Kosmologie
The study of the physical universe, its structure, dynamics, origin and evolution, and fate.
A metaphysical study into the origin and nature of the universe.

cosmonaut /ˈkɒzməˌnɔːt/ cosmonauts n
Kosmonaut Kosmonautin
An astronaut, especially a Russian or Soviet one.

cosmopolitan /ˌkɑz.məˈpɑl.ɪ.tən/ /ˌkɒz.məˈpɒl.ɪ.tən/ more cosmopolitan most cosmopolitan adj
weltbürgerlich kosmopolitisch
(of a place, or, institution) Composed of people from all over the world.
kosmopolitisch weltbürgerlich
(of a person) At ease in any part of the world; familiar with many cultures.
(biology, ecology) Growing or living in many parts of the world; widely distributed.

cosmopolitanism /ˌkɑzməˈpɑlɪtənɪzm̩/ cosmopolitanisms n
Kosmopolitismus
The idea that all of humanity belongs to a single moral community.

cosmopolite /kɑzˈmɑ.pəˌlaɪt/ cosmopolites n
Kosmopolit Weltbürger
One who is at home in every place; a citizen of the world; a cosmopolitan person.

cosmos /ˈkɑz.moʊs/ /ˈkɒz.mɒs/ cosmoi cosmoses n
Kosmos Weltall All
The universe.
Kosmos
An ordered, harmonious whole.

cosplay /ˈkɑs.pleɪ/ /ˈkɑz.pleɪ/ /ˈkɒs.pleɪ/ /ˈkɒz.pleɪ/ /ˌkoʊˈspleɪ/ cosplays n
Cosplay
(uncountable) The art or practice of costuming oneself as a (usually fictional) character.

cosset /ˈkɒsɪt/ v
verhätscheln verwöhnen
(transitive) To treat like a pet; to overly indulge. [from 1650s]

cosseted more cosseted most cosseted adj
verhätschelt verwöhnt
Pampered.

cost /ˈkɑst/ /ˈkɒst/ /ˈkɔst/ costs n
Kosten
Amount of money, time, etc. that is required or used.
Ausgaben Verlust
A negative consequence or loss that occurs or is required to occur.

cost /ˈkɑst/ /ˈkɒst/ /ˈkɔst/ v
kosten
(transitive, ditransitive) To incur a charge of; to require payment of a (specified) price.

cost center cost centers n
Kostenstelle

cost of living costs of living n
Lebenshaltungskosten
The average cost of a standard set of basic necessities of life, especially of food, shelter and clothing.

cost price cost prices n
Selbstkostenpreis
(finance) The cost to a manufacturer of producing an item, before any profit is taken.

cost-benefit analysis cost-benefit analyses n
Kosten-Nutzen-Analyse Kosten-Nutzen-Rechnung
(finance, economics) A methodology to help appraise or assess the case for a project or proposal, by estimating the net cost or benefit of the project of proposal.

cost-effective more cost-effective most cost-effective adj
kosteneffizient
Returning a benefit that justifies the initial investment; economical.

cost-effectiveness cost-effectivenesses n
Rentabilität Wirtschaflichkeit
The property of being cost-effective.

costal /ˈkɑstl̩/ /ˈkɒstl̩/ adj
Rippen-
Pertaining to a rib.
(entomology) Pertaining to the costa or to the wing areas next to it.

costal cartilage costal cartilages n
Rippenknorpel
(anatomy) One of the bars of hyaline cartilage, found at the anterior ends of the ribs, that serve to prolong the ribs forward and contribute to the elasticity of the walls of the thorax.

costly /ˈkɒst.li/ costlier costliest adj
kostspielig teuer
Of high cost; expensive.

costmary costmaries n
Frauenminze Marienblatt

costume /kɑsˈt(j)um/ /kɑsˈt͡ʃum/ /ˈkɑs.təm/ /ˈkɑs.tʊm/ /ˈkɑsˌt(j)um/ /ˈkɑsˌt͡ʃum/ /ˈkɒs.tjuːm/ /ˈkɒs.t͡ʃuːm/ costumes n
Kostüm Tracht
A style of dress, including garments, accessories and hairstyle, especially as characteristic of a particular country, period or people.
Kostüm
An outfit or a disguise worn as fancy dress etc.
A set of clothes appropriate for a particular occasion or season.

costume /kɑsˈt(j)um/ /kɑsˈt͡ʃum/ /ˈkɑs.təm/ /ˈkɑs.tʊm/ /ˈkɑsˌt(j)um/ /ˈkɑsˌt͡ʃum/ /ˈkɒs.tjuːm/ /ˈkɒs.t͡ʃuːm/ v
kostümieren
To dress or adorn with a costume or appropriate garb.

costume jewellery costume jewelleries n
Modeschmuck
Inexpensive jewellery, made of glass and other non-precious materials.

cosy /ˈkoʊzi/ /ˈkəʊzi/ cosier cosiest adj
gemütlich behaglich wohlig
Affording comfort and warmth; snug; social.

cot /kɑt/ /kɒt/ [Kɒʔ] [Kɔt] [Kɔʔ] [kɔt] [kɔʈ] [kʰat̚] [kʰaʔ] [kʰɑt̚] [kʰɑʔ] [kʰɒʔ(t)] [kʰɒːt̚] [kʰɔt] [kʰɔʔ] cots n
Feldbett
(Canada, US) A simple bed, especially one for portable or temporary purposes.
Kinderbett
(UK, Australia, New Zealand) A bed for infants or small children, with high, often slatted, often moveable sides.

cot death cot deaths n
Kindstod
(pathology, British) The unexplained death of a baby, usually while sleeping.

cotangent /ˈkoʊˌtænd͡ʒənt/ cotangents n
Kotangens
(trigonometry) In a right triangle, the reciprocal of the tangent of an angle. Symbols: cot, ctg, or ctn

coterie /ˈkoʊtəɹi/ /ˈkəʊtəɹi/ /ˌkoʊtəˈɹi/ [ˈkoʊɾəɹi] [ˌkoʊɾəˈɹi] coteries n
Zirkel
A circle of people who associate with one another for a common purpose.

cotillion /koʊtɪlˈjɑ̃/ /kətɪlˈjɑ̃/ /kətɪlˈjɒ̃/ /kəʊtɪlˈjɒ̃/ cotillions n
Kotillon
(dance) A bold dance performed in groups of eight where women lift their skirts to display their ankles. [from 1766]

cotranslational adj
cotranslational kotranslational
(biology) Occurring at the same time as the translation stage of protein synthesis.

cottage /ˈkɑtəd͡ʒ/ /ˈkɑtɪd͡ʒ/ /ˈkɒtɪd͡ʒ/ [ˈkɑɾəd͡ʒ] [ˈkɑɾɪd͡ʒ] cottages n
Cottage Häuschen Kotten
A seasonal home of any size or stature, a recreational home or a home in a remote location.

cottage cheese cottage cheeses n
Hüttenkäse Quark
A cheese curd product with a mild flavor that is drained but not pressed so some whey remains.

cotton /ˈkɑt.ən/ /ˈkɒt.ən/ [ˈkɑʔn̩] adj
Baumwoll- aus Baumwolle baumwollen
Made of cotton.

cotton /ˈkɑt.ən/ /ˈkɒt.ən/ [ˈkɑʔn̩] cottons n
Baumwolle
Gossypium, a genus of plant used as a source of cotton fiber.
Any plant that encases its seed in a thin fiber that is harvested and used as a fabric or cloth.
Any fiber similar in appearance and use to Gossypium fiber.

cotton ball cotton balls n
Wattebällchen Wattekugel
A ball of cotton wool.

cotton gin cotton gins n
Egreniermaschine
A machine used for separating cotton fibers from cotton seeds, etc.

cotton picker cotton pickers n
Baumwollpflücker
Someone who harvests cotton.

cotton pygmy goose cotton pygmy geese n
Koromandelzwergente
Nettapus coromandelianus, a small perching duck.

cotton swab cotton swabs n
Wattestäbchen
A small wad of cotton wrapped around the end of a small rod, made of wood, rolled paper, or plastic. The most common uses for cotton swabs include aural hygiene and cosmetics application.

cotton thistle cotton thistles n
Eselsdistel
Any of various flowering plants in the genus Onopordum of the family Asteraceae, especially Onopordum acanthium.

cotton wool /ˈkɒtən wʊl/ cotton wools n
Baumwolle
(US) Raw fibers of cotton before being processed.
Verbandwatte
(UK) Soft, absorbent cotton for medical or cosmetic use, protective padding, etc.

cottongrass /kɒt.n̩ ɡɹɑːs/ cottongrasses n
Wollgras
Various species of plants from the sedge family, genus Eriophorum

cottontail /ˈkɑt.n̩teɪl/ /ˈkɒt.n̩teɪl/ cottontails n
Florida-Waldkaninchen
A rabbit of any of various species in genus Sylvilagus.

cottontop tamarin cottontop tamarins n
Lisztaffe Lisztäffchen Pinchéäffchen
A small New World monkey with a long crest, white hairs from forehead to nape flowing over the shoulders, Saguinus oedipus

cottonwood cottonwoods n
Pappel
A tree from one of number of species of tree in the genus Populus (poplars), typically growing along watercourses, with fluffy catkins.

cotyledon /ˌkɑt.əˈliː.dən/ /ˌkɒt.ɪˈliː.dən/ cotyledons n
Keimblatt Kotyledone
(botany) The leaf of the embryo of a seed-bearing plant; after germination it becomes the first leaves of the seedling.

coua couas n
Seidenkuckuck
A terrestrial bird of the genus Coua, in the cuckoo family.

coucal coucals n
Spornkuckuck
Any bird of the genus Centropus in the cuckoo family Cuculidae.

couch /kaʊt͡ʃ/ couches n
Sofa Couch
(North America, Australia, Ireland) An item of furniture, often upholstered, for the comfortable seating of more than one person; a sofa.

couch grass /ˈkaʊt͡ʃˌɡɹæs/ /ˈkuːt͡ʃɡɹɑːs/ n
Quecke Kriech-Quecke
A species of grass, Elymus repens, usually considered a weed.

couch potato couch potatoes n
Stubenhocker Nichtstuer
(idiom) A person who spends a lot of time sitting or lying down, often watching television, eating snacks or drinking alcohol. [from 1976]

cougar /ˈkuɡɚ/ /ˈkuːɡɑː/ /ˈkuːɡə/ [ˈkʰuɡɚ] [ˈkʰuːɡə] cougars n
Puma Silberlöwe Berglöwe
Puma concolor, a wild feline native to the Americas.

cough /kɑf/ /kɒf/ /kɔf/ /kɔːf/ coughs n
Husten
A sudden, often involuntary expulsion of air from the lungs through the glottis (causing a short, explosive sound), and out through the mouth.
A bout of repeated coughing (verb sense 2.1); also, a medical condition that causes one to cough.

cough /kɑf/ /kɒf/ /kɔf/ /kɔːf/ v
husten
Sometimes followed by up: to force (something) out of the lungs or throat by pushing air from the lungs through the glottis (causing a short, explosive sound), and out through the mouth.
To make a noise like a cough.

cough drop cough drops n
Eukalyptusbonbon Halsbonbon Hustenbonbon
A small, medicated tablet intended to be dissolved slowly in the mouth to relieve coughing symptoms temporarily.

cough medicine cough medicines n
Antitussivum Hustenarznei Hustenmedikament Hustenmedizin Hustenmittel
A medication or medicine used to treat those people with coughing and related conditions, usually in liquid or syrup form.

cough mixture cough mixtures n
Hustenmittel Hustensaft
A medicine or medication used to treat coughs, usually in liquid or syrup form.

cough syrup cough syrups n
Hustensaft Hustensirup
A liquid used to ease a sore throat and possibly suppress excess coughing.

cough up v
aushusten
To expel from the lungs, throat, etc. by coughing.
blechen herausrücken
(of money) To pay, disburse - [perhaps influenced by "coffers" of money.]

cougher /ˈkɑfɚ/ /ˈkɒfə/ /ˈkɔfɚ/ coughers n
Huster Husterin
A person who coughs.

could I see the menu, please phraseologicalUnit
bitte bringen Sie die Speisekarte
Said in a restaurant, to ask for the menu.

couldn't care less v
auf etwas pfeifen einen Dreck kümmern nicht um etwas / jemanden scheren
(idiom) to not care at all; to have no interest or concern; to be apathetic.

couloir /kulˈwɑɹ/ couloirs n
Couloir Rinne
(climbing, skiing) A steep gorge along a mountainside.

coulomb /ˈku.loʊm/ /ˈku.lɑm/ /ˈkuː.lɒm/ coulombs n
Coulomb
In the International System of Units, the derived unit of electric charge; the amount of electric charge carried by a current of 1 ampere flowing for 1 second. Symbol: C

coulombic adj
Coulombsch
(physics) relating to Coulomb's law and the force it involves

coulrophobia /kəʊl.ɹə.ˈfəʊ.bi.ə/ n
Coulrophobie
The fear of clowns.

coumarin /ˈkuːməɹɪn/ coumarins n
Cumarin Kumarin
(organic compound) the bicyclic aromatic compound 1,2-benzopyrone or any of its derivatives

council /ˈkaʊn.səl/ councils n
Rat Sitzung
A committee that leads or governs (e.g. city council, student council).

council house council houses n
sozialer Wohnungsbau
(UK, Ireland) A house built and operated by local town councils, usually of relatively low price and lived in by the working class and welfare recipients.

councilmember councilmembers n
Ratsmitglied
(American) A councilman or councilwoman; member of a council.

counsel /ˈkaʊn.səl/ counsel counsels n
Beratung
The exchange of opinions and advice especially in legal issues; consultation.
Rat Ratschlag
Advice; guidance.
Anwalt Anwältin
A lawyer, as in King's Counsel (KC) or Queen's Counsel (QC).

counselor /ˈkaʊnsələ(ɹ)/ counselors n
Beraterin Berater
A professional who counsels people, especially on personal problems.

count /kaʊnt/ counts n
zählen
The act of counting or tallying a quantity.
Graf
The male ruler of a county.
Anzahl
The result of a tally that reveals the number of items in a set; a quantity counted.

count /kaʊnt/ v
zählen rechnen
(intransitive) To amount to, to number in total.
zählen
(intransitive) To be of significance; to matter.

count down v
herunterzählen
To announce the passage of time to a precisely timed expected event.
zählen
To await a precisely timed expected event.

count noun count nouns n
zählbares Substantiv
A noun which refers to something that can be counted. Examples: house, car, bush, point.

count on v
zählen
(transitive) To rely on, trust, or expect.

count on the fingers of one hand v
an einer Hand abzählen

count one's blessings v
lieber auf das Gute im Leben schauen lieber die rosigen Dinge in seinem Leben betrachten lieber seinen Blick auf die guten Seiten richten
(idiomatic) To focus one's attention on the circumstances of one's life which are pleasant or fortunate, especially with the intention of diverting one's thoughts from serious or disagreeable matters.

countable /ˈkaʊntəbəl/ [ˈkʰãʊ̯̃n(ɾ)əbɫ̩] adj
zählbar
Capable of being counted; having a quantity.
(grammar, of a noun) Freely usable with the indefinite article and with numbers, and therefore having a plural form.
abzählbar
(mathematics, of a set) finite or countably infinite; having a one-to-one correspondence (bijection) with a subset of the natural numbers.

countable set countable sets n
abzählbare Menge
(set theory) A set that is countable.

countdown /ˈkaʊntˌdaʊn/ countdowns n
Countdown
A count backward in fixed units to the time of some event, especially the launch of a space vehicle.
A radio or television program counting down the top songs of a given week, usually in reverse order ending with the No. 1.
Zeitkontrolle
The acts of preparation carried out during this period.

countenance /ˈkaʊn.tə.nəns/ /ˈkaʊnt.nəns/ [kæũ̯n.tɪ̆.nəns] countenances n
Antlitz Gesichtsausdruck Miene
Appearance, especially the features and expression of the face.
Unterstützung
Favour; support; encouragement.
Antlitz Gesichtsausdruck Miene Beherrschtheit Contenance Fassung
Calm facial expression, composure, self-control.

countenance /ˈkaʊn.tə.nəns/ /ˈkaʊnt.nəns/ [kæũ̯n.tɪ̆.nəns] v
billigen dulden
(transitive) To tolerate, support, sanction, patronise or approve of something.

counter /ˈkaʊn.tə/ /ˈkaʊn.tɚ/ [ˈkaʊ.ɾ̃ɚ] [ˈkʰaʊ̯.nɚ] [ˈkʰaʊ̯.ɾ̃ɚ] counters n
Zähler Zählerin
One who counts.
Zähler Zählwerk
An object (now especially a small disc) used in counting or keeping count, or as a marker in games, etc.
Schalter Theke Tresen
A table or board on which money is counted and over which business is transacted
Arbeitsfläche Arbeitsplatte
In a kitchen, a surface, often built into the wall and above a cabinet, designed to be used for food preparation.

counter /ˈkaʊn.tə/ /ˈkaʊn.tɚ/ [ˈkaʊ.ɾ̃ɚ] [ˈkʰaʊ̯.nɚ] [ˈkʰaʊ̯.ɾ̃ɚ] v
entgegensetzen entgegnen reagieren widersprechen
To contradict, oppose.

counter- /ˈkaʊn.tə/ /ˈkaʊn.tɚ/ /ˈkæɔn.tə/ /ˌkaʊn.tɚ/ prefix
gegen- kontra-
In opposition to.

counter-attack counter-attacks n
Gegenangriff
An attack made in response to an attack by the opponents

counter-offensive counter-offensives n
Gegenoffensive
An attack made in response to a previous offensive, and intended to stop it.

counteract /ˈkaʊntəɹˌækt/ /ˌkaʊntəɹˈækt/ v
entgegenwirken bekämpfen
To deliberately act in opposition to, to thwart or frustrate

counterargument counterarguments n
Gegenargument
An argument that is opposed to another argument.

counterbalance /ˌkaʊntəˈbæləns/ /ˌkaʊntɚˈbæləns/ counterbalances n
Gegengewicht
(literally) A weight that is put in opposition to an equal weight so it keeps that in balance.
Gegengewicht Gegenkraft
(figuratively) A force or influence that balances, checks or limits an opposite one.

countercheck v
gegenchecken
To recheck.

counterclaim counterclaims n
Widerklage
(legal) A suit filed by a defendant against a plaintiff secondary to the original complaint.

countercoup countercoups n
Gegenputsch

counterculture countercultures n
Gegenkultur
Any culture whose values and lifestyles are opposed to those of the established mainstream culture, especially to Western culture.

counterespionage n
Spionageabwehr
All those activities undertaken to neutralize or exploit the espionage activities of another nation or an enemy.

counterexample counterexamples n
Gegenbeispiel
(logic) An example that counters a general rule; an exception to a general rule; a specific instance of the falsity of (and falsifiability of) any proposed universal applicability of a rule or statement.

counterfactual /ˌkaʊn.tə(ɹ)ˈfæk.tʃu.əl/ /ˌkaʊntɚˈfæktʃuəl/ adj
kontrafaktisch
Contrary to known or agreed facts; untrue.

counterfeit /ˈkaʊn.tɚˌfɪt/ adj
nachgemacht Falsch- gefälscht unecht
False, especially of money; intended to deceive or carry appearance of being genuine.
falsch
Inauthentic.

counterfeit /ˈkaʊn.tɚˌfɪt/ counterfeits n
Fälschung
A non-genuine article; a fake.

counterfeit /ˈkaʊn.tɚˌfɪt/ v
fälschen
(transitive) To falsely produce what appears to be official or valid; to produce a forged copy of.

counterfeiter /ˈkaʊntə(ɹ)ˌfɪtə(ɹ)/ counterfeiters n
Falschmünzer
A person who counterfeits

counterhistory counterhistories n
Gegenerzählung

counterintuitive /ˌkaʊntəɹɪnˈtuɪtɪv/ [ˌkʰaʊɾ̃ɚɪnˈtʰuɪɾɪv] more counterintuitive most counterintuitive adj
kontraintuitiv
Contrary to intuition or common sense.

counterion counterions n
Gegenion
(chemistry) Any ion of opposite charge to another in a solution or other electrochemical system

countermeasure /ˈkaʊntəmɛʒə/ countermeasures n
Gegenmaßnahme
Any action taken to counteract or correct another.

counterpart /ˈkaʊntəˌpɑːt/ /ˈkaʊntɚˌpɑɹt/ counterparts n
Gegenstück Pendant
Either of two parts that fit together, or complement one another.
Duplikat Kopie
(legal) A duplicate of a legal document.
Ebenbild
One who or that which resembles another.
Gegenüber
One who or that which has corresponding functions or characteristics.

counterparty counterparties n
Kontrahent
(finance, insurance, legal) The other party to a financial transaction

counterplea counterpleas n
Replik
(law) A plea made in opposition to another.

counterpoint /ˈkaʊntə(ɹ)ˌpɔɪnt/ counterpoints n
Kontrapunkt
(music) A melody added to an existing one, especially one added to provide harmony whilst each retains its simultaneous identity; a composition consisting of such contrapuntal melodies.

counterpoint /ˈkaʊntə(ɹ)ˌpɔɪnt/ v
kontrapunktieren
(transitive) To compose or arrange such music.

counterproductive /ˌkaʊntəprəˈdʌktɪv/ more counterproductive most counterproductive adj
kontraproduktiv
More of a hindrance than a help.

counterproposal counterproposals n
Alternativvorschlag Gegenvorschlag
A proposal made as an alternative to another, earlier proposal.

counterquestion counterquestions n
Gegenfrage
A question that serves as a reply to, or distraction from, another.

counterrevolution counterrevolutions n
Konterrevolution Gegenrevolution
A revolution aiming to reverse the political or social changes instigated by a previous revolution.

counterrevolutionary more counterrevolutionary most counterrevolutionary adj
konterrevolutionär
In opposition to a revolution.

counterrevolutionary counterrevolutionaries n
Konterrevolutionär Konterrevolutionärin
A person who opposes a revolution and attempts to reverse the changes made by it.

counterscarp counterscarps n
Contrescarpe
(architecture) The outer slope of a defensive or fortified ditch

countersink countersinks n
Ansenkung Senkbohrung
a cylindrical recess, typically machined around a hole to admit a screw so that it sits flush with a surface.

countersink v
ansenken versenken
(transitive) To create such a conical recess.

countersteer v
gegenlenken
(transitive) To steer (a vehicle) in the opposite direction at the beginning of a turn in order to adjust the rider's center of gravity.

countersubject countersubjects n
Kontrasubjekt
(music) The secondary melody in contrapuntal music

countersurveillance n
Überwachungsabwehr
The art of evading surveillance

countertenor countertenors n
Countertenor
An adult male singer who uses head tone or falsetto to sing far higher than the typical male vocal range.
A male singing voice far higher than the typical male vocal range.
(historical) A part or section performing a countermelody against the tenor or main part.

counterterrorist adj
konterterroristisch
Intended to combat terrorism

countertop countertops n
Arbeitsplatte
The top surface of a counter, for preparation of food etc.

countertrade countertrades n
Kompensationshandel
(international trade) Exchange of goods or services that are paid for, in whole or part, with other goods or services.

counterweight counterweights n
Gegengewicht
A heavy mass of often iron or concrete, mechanically linked in opposition to a load which is to be raised and lowered, with the intent of reducing the amount of work which must be done to effect the raising and lowering. Counterweights are used, for example, in cable-hauled elevators and some kinds of movable bridges (e.g. a bascule bridge).

countess /ˈkaʊntɪs/ countesses n
Gräfin
A woman holding the rank of count or earl in her own right; a female holder of an earldom.

counting /ˈkaʊntɪŋ/ countings n
Zählen Zählung
a count
Zählen
the act by which something is counted.

counting measure counting measures n
Zählmaß

counting rhyme counting rhymes n
Abzählreim

countless /ˈkaʊntləs/ adj
unzählig zahllos unzählbar
Too many to count; innumerable.

country /ˈkaʊntɹi/ /ˈkɐntɹi/ /ˈkʌntɹi/ [ˈkʰʌnt̠ɹ̠̊˔ʷi] adj
Land- ländlich
From or in the countryside or connected with it.

country /ˈkaʊntɹi/ /ˈkɐntɹi/ /ˈkʌntɹi/ [ˈkʰʌnt̠ɹ̠̊˔ʷi] countries n
Land Staat Vaterland
The territory of a nation, especially an independent nation state or formerly independent nation; a political entity asserting ultimate authority over a geographical area; a sovereign state. [from 14th c.]
Land Staat
A set region of land having particular human occupation or agreed limits, especially inhabited by members of the same race, speakers of the same language etc., or associated with a given person, occupation, species etc. [from 13th c.]
Land Landschaft Region
(uncountable, usually preceded by “the”) A rural area, as opposed to a town or city; the countryside. [from 16th c.]
Country
Ellipsis of country music. [from 20th c.]

country bumpkin country bumpkins n
Bauerntölpel Hinterwäldler
(colloquial) An unsophisticated person from the rural area of a particular country.

country code country codes n
Landescode Ländercode
A short alphabetic or numeric geographical code representing a specific country or area.

country house country houses n
Landhaus Zweitwohnung
(British) A weekend and holiday residence, located outside of urban areas, used as a retreat from city life.

country lane /ˌkʌntri ˈleɪn/ country lanes n
Verbindungsweg schmale Landstraße
A narrow rural road.

country music n
Country-Musik Countrymusik
(music) A style of popular music that originated in the folk music of the rural population of the southern and western United States and characterized by string-band instruments and simple melodies.

country of origin countries of origin n
Ursprungsland
(international trade) The country in which the last stage of substantial transformation of goods occurred.

country wine country wines n
Landwein

countryman /ˈkʌntɹimən/ countrymen countrywoman n
Landsmann Landsmännin
Somebody from a certain country.
Landsmann Landsmännin Kompatriot Kompatriotin Landsfrau
Somebody from one's own country; a fellow countryman; compatriot.
Landbewohner Landbewohnerin Landei Landfrau Landmann Landmensch
A country dweller, especially a follower of country pursuits.

countryside /ˈkʌn.tɹiˌsaɪd/ countrysides n
Land
An area located outside of towns and cities; an area that is not urban or suburban; a rural area.

countrywide /ˌkʌn.tɹiˈwaɪd/ adv
landesweit
Throughout a country; nationwide.

county /ˈkaʊnti/ counties n
Grafschaft Bezirk County Landkreis Qark
An administrative or geographical region of various countries, including Bhutan, Canada, China, Croatia, Ireland, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Romania, South Korea, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and 48 of the 50 United States (excluding Alaska and Louisiana).
Grafschaft
(historical) The land ruled by a count or a countess.

coup /ku/ /kuː/ coups n
Coup
A quick, brilliant, and highly successful act.
(by extension) A takeover of one group by another.

coup d'état /ˌku deɪˈtɑ/ /ˌkuː deɪˈtɑː/ coup d'états coups d'état n
Staatsstreich Putsch Coup
(politics, government) The sudden overthrow of a government, differing from a revolution by being carried out by a small group of people who replace only the leading figures.

coup de grâce /kuː də ɡɹɑs/ /kuː də ɡɹɑː/ coups de grâce n
Gnadenstoß Gnadenschuss
A final blow or shot given to kill a wounded person or animal.

coupist /ˈkuːɪst/ coupists n
Putschist Putschistin
One who takes part in a coup d'état.

couple /ˈkʌpəl/ couples n
Paar
Two of the same kind connected or considered together.
Two partners in a romantic or sexual relationship.
ein paar einige
One of the pairs of plates of two metals which compose a voltaic battery, called a voltaic couple or galvanic couple.

couplet /ˈkʌp.lət/ /ˈkʌplɪt/ couplets n
Couplet
(literature) A pair of lines, typically with rhyming end words.

coupling /ˈkʌplɪŋ/ couplings n
Verbindung Verkupplung
Act of joining together to form a couple.
Koppler Kupplung Verbindung
A device that couples two things together.
Kopplung
(software engineering) The degree of reliance between two or more software modules.
(physics) The property of physical systems that they are interacting with each other
Einkopplung
(electronics) A connection between two electronic circuits such that a signal can pass between them.

coupon /ˈkjuːˌpɑn/ /ˈkjuːˌpɔn/ /ˈkuːpən/ /ˈkuːˌpɑn/ /ˈkuːˌpɒn/ /ˈkuːˌpɔn/ /ˈkuːˌpɔ̃/ [ˈkj̥uˌpan] [ˈkʰuˌpan] coupons n
Coupon Gutschein
A section of a ticket, showing the holder to be entitled to some specified accommodation or service, as to a passage over a designated line of travel, a particular seat in a theater, a discount, etc.
Coupon
A voucher issued by a manufacturer or retailer which offers a discount on a particular product.
Coupon Kupon
(finance, obsolete) A certificate of interest due, printed at the bottom of transferable bonds (state, railroad, etc.), given for a term of years, designed to be cut off and presented for payment when the interest is due; an interest warrant.

coupon code coupon codes n
Gutscheincode
(retail) An alphanumeric code used to identify the offer associated with a coupon.

coupé /kuːˈpeɪ/ coupés n
Coupé Kupee
A two-seater car, normally a sports car. (variant of coupe)

courage /ˈkɝ.ɪd͡ʒ/ /ˈkʌ.ɹɪdʒ/ /ˈkʌ.ɹɪd͡ʒ/ courages n
Mut Tapferkeit Courage Herz
The quality of being confident, not afraid or easily intimidated, but without being incautious or inconsiderate.
Mut Beherztheit
The ability to overcome one's fear, do or live things which one finds frightening.

courageous /kəˈɹeɪd͡ʒəs/ more courageous most courageous adj
mutig
Of an action, that requires courage.

courgette /kɔɹˈʒɛt/ /kɔːˈʒɛt/ /kʊəˈʒɛt/ /kʊɚˈʒɛt/ courgettes n
Zucchini Zucchetti
(British, Ireland, uncountable) A particular variety of Cucurbita pepo, a small marrow/squash.

courier /ˈkɝ.i.ɚ/ /ˈkʊɹ.i.ɚ/ /ˈkʊɹ.ɪə/ couriers n
Kurier
A person who delivers messages.
Kurierdienst
A company that delivers messages.
Reiseführer
A person who looks after and guides tourists.

course /koəs/ /koɹs/ /koːɹs/ /kuːɹs/ /kɔɹs/ /kɔːs/ /kɜːs/ /kʊɹs/ courses n
Lauf
Gang
A stage of a meal.
Kurs
A learning programme, whether a single class or (UK) a major area of study.
(nautical) The direction of movement of a vessel at any given moment.
(navigation) The intended passage of voyage, such as a boat, ship, airplane, spaceship, etc.
Bahn
(sports) The trajectory of a ball, frisbee etc.
Strecke
The itinerary of a race.

course /koəs/ /koɹs/ /koːɹs/ /kuːɹs/ /kɔɹs/ /kɔːs/ /kɜːs/ /kʊɹs/ v
fließen
To run or flow (especially of liquids and more particularly blood).
verfolgen
(transitive) To pursue by tracking or estimating the course taken by one's prey; to follow or chase after.
(transitive) To cause to chase after or pursue game.

course of action courses of action n
Handlungsweise
A plan; a set of intended actions, through which one intends to achieve a goal.

course of events courses of events phraseologicalUnit
Hergang

coursing coursings n
Hetzjagd
The sport of chasing wild animals, especially hares, with dogs by sight rather than by scent.

court /ko(ː)ɹt/ /koət/ /koːt/ /kɔɹt/ /kɔːt/ courts n
Hof Gerichtshof
An enclosed space; a courtyard; an uncovered area shut in by the walls of a building, or by different buildings; also, a space opening from a street and nearly surrounded by houses; a blind alley.
Hof
The residence of a sovereign, prince, nobleman, or other dignitary; a palace.
Hof Hofstaat
The collective body of persons composing the retinue of a sovereign or person high in authority; all the surroundings of a sovereign in his regal state.
Gericht
(often capitalized) The judge or judges or other judicial officer presiding in a particular matter, particularly as distinguished from the counsel or jury, or both.
Any jurisdiction, civil, military, or ecclesiastical.
Gericht Gerichtshof
The hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered.
Gericht Hof Platz
The persons officially assembled under authority of law, at the appropriate time and place, for the administration of justice; an official assembly, legally met together for the transaction of judicial business; a judge or judges sitting for the hearing or trial of cases.
Platz
(sports) A place arranged for playing the games of tennis, basketball, handball, badminton, volleyball, squash and some other games

court /ko(ː)ɹt/ /koət/ /koːt/ /kɔɹt/ /kɔːt/ v
den Hof machen werben
(transitive) To try to win a commitment to marry from.
(transitive) To invite by attractions; to allure; to attract.

court jester court jesters n
Narr Närrin Hofnarr Hofnärrin
A person in colorful garb and fool's cap who amused a medieval and early modern royal or noble court.

court martial court martials courts martial n
Kriegsgericht Kriegsrat
(legal, military) A court where cases of military law are heard.

court martial v
vor das Kriegsgericht stellen vor ein Kriegsgericht bringen
(legal, military) To subject to trial in a military court.

court of cassation courts of cassation n
Kassationshof
(legal) In many legal systems, the highest-level court of appeal in procedural matters, which is asked to squash a verdict but then refers the case back for a new court case at the previous level.

court of justice courts of justice n
Gerichtshof

court of law courts of law n
Gericht Gerichtshof

court order court orders n
Gerichtsbeschluss
(legal) A written command, issued by a judge, requiring whomever it is served upon to do whatever the order says, under penalty of being held in contempt of court.

courteous /ˈkɜːti.əs/ /ˈkɝti.əs/ more courteous most courteous adj
höflich aufmerksam zuvorkommend
Showing regard or thought for others; especially, displaying good manners or etiquette.

courtesan /kɔɹtɪˈzæn/ /kɔːtɪˈzæn/ /ˈkoɹtɪzæn/ /ˈkoɹtɪzən/ /ˈkɔɹtɪzæn/ /ˈkɔɹtɪzən/ /ˈkɔːtɪzæn/ /ˈkɔːtɪzən/ courtesans n
Kurtisane
A female prostitute, especially one with high-status or wealthy clients.
Hofdame
(archaic) A woman of a royal or noble court.

courtesy /ˈkɜːtəsi/ /ˈkɝtəsi/ courtesies n
Höflichkeit
(uncountable) Polite behavior.
(countable) A polite gesture or remark, especially as opposed to an obligation or standard practice.

courthouse courthouses n
Gerichtsgebäude Justizpalast Justizgebäude
A public building housing courts of law.

courtier /ˈko(ː)ɹtiɚ/ /ˈkoətɪə/ /ˈkɔɹtiɚ/ /ˈkɔːtɪə/ courtiers n
Höfling
A person in attendance at a royal court.
Schmeichler
A person who flatters in order to seek favour.

courtly love n
Minne

courtroom courtrooms n
Gerichtssaal
The room where a judge presides over hearings and trials, sometimes with a jury.

courtship /ˈkɔɹt.ʃɪp/ /ˈkɔːt.ʃɪp/ courtships n
Brautwerbung Liebeswerben Freien
The act of wooing a person to enter into a romantic relationship or marriage; hence, the period during which a couple fall in love before their marriage.

courtship display courtship displays n
Paarungsspiel

courtyard /ˈkɔɹt.jɑɹd/ /ˈkɔːt.jɑːd/ courtyards n
Hof
An area, open to the sky, partially or wholly surrounded by walls or buildings.

couscous /ˈkus.kus/ /ˈkuːs.kuːs/ /ˈkʊs.kʊs/ couscouses n
Couscous Kuskus Kuskusu
A pasta of North African origin made of crushed and steamed semolina.

cousin /ˈkʌz(ə)n/ /ˈkʌzn̩/ /ˈkʌzɪn/ [ˈkʰɐz.ɹ̩n] cousins n
Cousin Cousine Vetter Kusine Base
(specifically) When used without a qualifying word: the child of a person's parent's brother (that is, an uncle) or sister (an aunt); a cousin-german, a first cousin.
entfernte Verwandte entfernter Verwandter
Chiefly with a qualifying word: any relation (especially a distant one) who is not a direct ancestor or descendant but part of a person's extended family; a kinsman or kinswoman.

cousin-in-law cousins-in-law n
Schwiegervetter
Husband or wife of one's cousin.
Cousin of one's husband or wife.

cousinship /ˈkʌzənˌʃɪp/ cousinships n
Vetternschaft
The state of being cousins, or the relationship that exists among cousins.

couth /kuːθ/ /kuθ/ more couth most couth adj
mit sehr guten Umgangsformen
Marked by or possessing a high degree of sophistication; cultured, refined.

couth /kuːθ/ /kuθ/ couths n
Manieren gute Umgangsformen
Social grace, refinement, sophistication; etiquette, manners.

couverture couvertures n
Kuvertüre
Chocolate prepared for covering cakes and sweets; a covering of such chocolate.

covalent bond /koʊveɪlənt bɒnd/ covalent bonds n
kovalente Bindung
(chemistry) A type of chemical bond where two atoms are connected to each other by the sharing of two or more electrons.

covariance /koʊˈvæɹ.i.əns/ /kəʉˈveː.ɹi.əns/ /kəʊˈvɛː.ɹi.əns/ /ˈkoʊˈvɛɹ.i.əns/ covariances n
Kovarianz
(statistics) A statistical measure defined as \scriptstyle\operatorname{Cov}(X, Y) = \operatorname{E}((X - \mu) (Y - \nu)) given two real-valued random variables X and Y, with expected values \scriptstyle E(X)\,=\,\mu and \scriptstyle E(Y)\,=\,\nu.
(object-oriented programming) The conversion of data types from wider to narrower in certain situations.

covariant adj
kovariant
(category theory) (Of a functor) which preserves composition.
(object-oriented programming) Using or relating to covariance.

covariate /koʊˈvɛɹ.i.eɪt/ /kəʉˈveɹ.i.æɪt/ /kəʊˈvɛɹ.i.eɪt/ covariates n
Kovariate
(statistics) A variable that is possibly predictive of the outcome under study.

cove /koʊv/ /kəʊv/ coves n
Bucht Steilküstenbucht
A small coastal inlet, especially one having high cliffs protecting vessels from prevailing winds. [from 16th c.]

coven /ˈkʌ.vən/ covens n
Hexenzirkel
A formal group or assembly of witches.

covenant /ˈkʌv.nənt/ /ˈkʌv.ən.ənt/ covenants n
Bund
A pact or binding agreement between two or more parties.
Zusage
An incidental clause in an agreement.

coventrate v
coventrieren
(transitive) To devastate by heavy bombing.

cover /ˈkʌvə/ /ˈkʌvɚ/ covers n
Deckel Abdeckung
A lid.
Deckung Versteck
(uncountable) Area or situation which screens a person or thing from view.
The portion of a slate, tile, or shingle that is hidden by the overlap of the course above.
Decke
The top sheet of a bed.
Deckung Gedeck Versteck
A setting at a restaurant table or formal dinner.
Umschlag Cover Einband
(music) A new performance or rerecording of a previously recorded song; a cover version; a cover song.
Überdeckung
(combinatorics, topology) A collection (or family) of subsets of a given set, whose union contains every element of said original set.
Deckung
(military) A solid object, including terrain, that provides protection from enemy fire.
Tarnung
(espionage) A persona maintained by a spy or undercover operative; cover story.

cover /ˈkʌvə/ /ˈkʌvɚ/ v
decken abdecken bedecken
(transitive) To place something over or upon, as to conceal or protect.
(transitive) To be over or upon, as to conceal or protect.
abdecken behandeln
To deal with or include someone or something.
decken abdecken
To be enough money for.
covern
(music) To make a cover version of (a song that was originally recorded by another artist).
decken abdecken Deckung geben
(military, law enforcement) To protect using an aimed firearm and the threat of firing; or to protect using continuous, heaving fire at or in the direction of the enemy so as to force the enemy to remain in cover; or to threaten using an aimed firearm.
decken besteigen bespringen
To copulate with (said of certain male animals such as dogs and horses).

cover band cover bands n
Coverband
(music) A band that plays mostly or exclusively cover songs.

cover charge cover charges n
Eintrittsgeld Zugangsgebühr
An amount of money to be paid for entering a bar or restaurant where entertainment is provided.
Gedeckzuschlag
An amount of money added to a restaurant bill in lieu of tips, and to pay for uncharged items such as bread and water.

cover crop cover crops n
Zwischenfrucht
Any of several crops planted between others in order to prevent erosion and to improve soil quality (especially by adding nitrogen); often plowed into the soil as a green manure at the end of its season.

cover letter cover letters n
Anschreiben
A letter or written communication that serves to introduce an accompanying document; especially, a letter that introduces a résumé or curriculum vitae.

cover story cover stories n
Coverstory Titelgeschichte
(media) A story included in a publication that is highlighted on the front cover.
Legende
(espionage) A fictitious account that is intended to hide one's real motive.

cover up v
vertuschen
(idiomatic) To conceal or disguise.

cover version cover versions n
Cover Coverversion
(music) A version of a song that is a new performance or rerecording of that song by a different artist.

cover-up cover-ups n
Vertuschung
An attempt to conceal or disguise something, especially a wrongdoing or a mistake.

covered /ˈkʌvə(ɹ)d/ adj
bedeckt überlagert
Overlaid (with) or enclosed (within something).

covered bridge covered bridges n
gedeckte Brücke
A bridge with a (usually wooden) house-like structure covering it, to protect it from the elements.

covering /ˈkʌvəɹɪŋ/ coverings n
Abdeckung
(countable) That which covers or conceals; a cover; something spread or laid over or wrapped about another.

coverlet /ˈkʌvə(ɹ)lɪt/ coverlets n
Tagesdecke
A blanket used as a bed covering, usually quilted.

coversed sine coversed sines n
Kosinus versus Koversinus
(trigonometry) The trigonometric function 1 − sin(x).

coverslip coverslips n
Deckglas

covert /koʊˈvɜɹt/ /ˈkoʊvəɹt/ /ˈkəʊvəːt/ /ˈkʌvə/ /ˈkʌvət/ /ˈkʌvəɹ/ /ˈkʌvəɹt/ more covert most covert adj
verdeckt
(figuratively) Secret, surreptitious, concealed.

covert /koʊˈvɜɹt/ /ˈkoʊvəɹt/ /ˈkəʊvəːt/ /ˈkʌvə/ /ˈkʌvət/ /ˈkʌvəɹ/ /ˈkʌvəɹt/ coverts n
Versteck
A hiding place.
Unterholz
Area of thick undergrowth where animals hide.
Deckfeder
(ornithology) A feather that covers the bases of flight feathers.

covet /ˈkʌvɪt/ v
ersehnen
begehren
(transitive) To wish for with eagerness; to desire possession of, often enviously.
sehnen
(intransitive) To yearn; to have or indulge an inordinate desire, especially for another's possession.

coveted /ˈkʌvɪtɪd/ more coveted most coveted adj
begehrt
Highly sought-after.

covetous /ˈkʌvətəs/ more covetous most covetous adj
begierig gierig
Distastefully keen or desirous, especially for something belonging to someone else; avaricious.

covetousness /ˈkʌvətəsnəs/ covetousnesses n
Gier Habsucht
Immoderate desire for the possession of something, especially for wealth.

covid-19 party covid-19 parties n
Coronaparty
(neologism) A party where people come together to spread COVID-19 between each other to attempt to acquire temporary immunity and/or to accelerate herd immunity.

covidiot /ˌkoʊˈvɪd.i.ət/ /ˌkɒvˈɪd.i.ət/ covidiots n
Covidiot Covidiotin
(pejorative, jocular, neologism) A person who is foolishly reckless with respect to avoiding contracting or spreading COVID-19.

cow /kaʊ/ /ɘ kaʊ/ cattle cows kine n
Rind Kuh
(loosely, or, informal) Any member of the species Bos taurus regardless of sex or age, including bulls and calves.
Kuh
(biology) A female member of other large species of mammal, including the bovines, moose, whales, seals, hippos, rhinos, manatees, and elephants.
(derogatory, UK, AU, informal) A woman considered unpleasant in some way, particularly one considered nasty, stupid, fat, lazy, or difficult.

cow chip cow chips n
Kuhfladen
A piece of dried cow dung, used especially as fuel in the Third World and by early North American settlers.

cow elephant cow elephants n
Elefantenkuh Elefantenweibchen weiblicher Elefant
A female elephant.

cow parsley n
Wiesenkerbel
Anthriscus sylvestris, a weedy biennial umbellifer native to the Old World.

cow pat cow pats n
Kuhfladen
The excrement of a cow forming a somewhat rounded flat piece of dung on the ground.

cow urine n
Kuhurin

cow's milk /kaʊ̯z.mɪlk/ /ˈkaʊ̯zˌmɛlk/ [ˈkʰaʊ̯zˌmɛɫkʰ] [ˈkʰaʊ̯zˌmɪɫkʰ] cow's milks n
Kuhmilch
A white liquid produced by the mammary glands of a cow, and used as food by humans.

cow-hocked more cow-hocked most cow-hocked adj
kuhhackig kuhhessig

cow-wheat cow-wheats n
Wachtelweizen
Any of several flowering plants in the genus Melampyrum.

coward /ˈkaʊəd/ /ˈkaʊɚd/ cowards n
Feigling Angsthase Schisser Schisserin Hosenscheißer Warmduscher
A person who lacks courage.

cowardice /ˈkaʊə(ɹ)daɪs/ /ˈkaʊədɪs/ /ˈkaʊɚdɪs/ cowardices n
Feigheit Kleinmut Ängstlichkeit
Lack of courage.

cowardly /ˈkaʊədli/ cowardlier cowardliest more cowardly most cowardly adj
feige
Showing cowardice; lacking in courage; weakly fearful.

cowardly /ˈkaʊədli/ more cowardly most cowardly adv
feige
(archaic) In the manner of a coward, cowardlily.

cowbane /ˈkaʊbeɪn/ cowbanes n
Wasserschierling
Any of several related poisonous plants of the genus Cicuta
Gift-Wasserschierling Wasserschierling Wüterich
Cicuta virosa, type species of this genus.

cowbell /ˈkaʊˌbɛl/ cowbells n
Kuhschelle Kuhglocke
A bell worn by cows; sometimes with an ornate strap.
(musical instruments) A musical instrument, typically found without a clapper.

cowboy /ˈkaʊˌbɔɪ/ cowboys n
Cowboy Kuhhirte
A man who tends free-range cattle, especially in the American West.
Cowboy
A man who identifies with cowboy culture, including wearing a cowboy hat and being a fan of country and western music.

cowed /kaʊd/ more cowed most cowed adj
eingeschüchtert
Frightened into submission.

cower /ˈkaʊə/ /ˈkaʊɚ/ v
kauern ängstlich hocken
(intransitive) To crouch or cringe, or to avoid or shy away from something, in fear.

cowgirl cowgirls n
Cowgirl Kuhhirtin
A woman who tends free-range cattle, especially in the American West.

cowgirl position cowgirl positions n
Reiten Reiterstellung Reitstellung
(idiomatic) A sex position in which the man lies on his back, and the woman sits on top of him facing him.

cowherb n
Kuhnelke
Vaccaria hispanica, an annual herb with blue-grey waxy herbage and pale pink flowers, native to Eurasia.

cowherd cowherds n
Kuhhirt Kuhhirte Kuhhirtin Cowboy Cowgirl Viehhirt
A person who herds cattle; a cowboy.

cowl /kaʊl/ cowls n
Kutte Mönchskutte
A monk's hood that can be pulled forward to cover the face; a robe with such a hood attached to it.
Schornsteinaufsatz
A thin protective covering over all or part of an engine; also cowling.

cowlick /ˈkaʊˌlɪk/ /ˈkælɪk/ cowlicks n
Haarwirbel
An unruly lock or section of hair that sticks straight out from the skull or lies at an angle at odds with the rest of an individual's hair, like a whorl or vortex.

cowling cowlings n
Kalb
A young or little cow; calf.
Verkleidung Verschalung
A removable protective covering for the engine of an aircraft, motorcycle, etc.

coworker /ˈkoʊˈwɝ.kɚ/ /ˈkəʊˈwɜː.kə/ coworkers n
Kollege Kollegin
Somebody with whom one works.

cowpat cowpats n
Kuhfladen
A dropping of cow dung.

cowpie cowpies n
Kuhfladen
A single pile of cow excrement.

cowpox cowpoxes n
Kuhpocken
A pustular, eruptive skin disease of cattle caused by an Orthopoxvirus, with lesions occurring principally on the udder and teats. Human infection may occur from touching cows, and gives immunity to smallpox.

cowrie /ˈkaʊ.ɹi/ cowries n
Kauri Kaurimuschel Kaurischnecke
(by extension, dated) Any gastropod of the genus Cypraea; its shell.

cowshed cowsheds n
Kuhstall Stall
A shed for keeping cows.

cowshit n
Kuhscheisse Kuhscheiße
(vulgar) The excrement of a cow.

cowslip /ˈkaʊ.slɪp/ cowslips n
Schlüsselblume
A low-growing plant, Primula veris, with yellow flowers.

cowtown cowtowns n
Kaff Kuhdorf
(slang) A small town, a hick or backwards town.

coxcomb coxcombs n
Hahnenkamm
The fleshy red pate of a rooster.

coxswain /ˈkɑk.s(ə)n/ /ˈkɒk.s(ə)n/ /ˈkɒkˌsweɪn/ coxswains n
Bootsführer
In a ship's boat, the helmsman given charge of the boat's crew.
Steuermann
(rowing) The member of a crew who steers the shell and coordinates the power and rhythm of the rowers.

coy /kɔɪ/ coyer coyest adj
keusch verlegen
(dated) Bashful, shy, retiring.
zurückhaltend schüchtern verschämt
(archaic) Quiet, reserved, modest.
diskret prüde
Reluctant to give details about something sensitive; notably prudish.
kokett
Pretending shyness or modesty, especially in an insincere or flirtatious way.
zurückhaltend
Soft, gentle, hesitating.

coyness /kɔɪnəs/ /kɔɪnɛs/ coynesses n
Scheuheit
The property of being coy.

coyote /kaɪˈ(j)oʊ.ɾi/ /kɔɪˈ(j)əʊt(ɪ)/ /kəˈjoʊ.ɾi/ /ˈkaɪ.(j)oʊt/ coyotes n
Kojote Präriewolf Steppenwolf
Canis latrans, a species of canine native to North America.

coypu /ˈkɔɪ.pu/ coypu coypus n
Biberratte Coypu Nutria Schweifbiber Schweifratte Sumpfbiber
A large, crepuscular, semiaquatic rodent (Myocastor coypus) resembling a large rat, having bright orange-yellow incisors, native to South America and introduced to Europe, Asia and North America, valued for its fur in eastern Europe and central Asia and considered a pest elsewhere.

crab /kɹæb/ crabs n
Krabbe Krebs
(uncountable) The meat of this crustacean, served as food; crabmeat.

crab louse crab lice n
Filzlaus Sackratte
A parasitic insect, Pthirus pubis, that lives amongst the pubic hairs of humans and feeds on blood.

crab spider crab spiders n
Krabbenspinne
Any spider of the family Thomisidae of spiders that hunt in flowers.

crab-eating fox crab-eating foxes n
Maikong
A medium-sized canid of species Cerdocyon thous, endemic to central South America.

crab-eating raccoon crab-eating raccoons n
Krabbenwaschbär
A species of raccoon Procyon cancrivorus, found in the jungles of Central and South America.

crabapple /ˈkɹæbˌæpəl/ crabapples n
Holzapfel
The fruit of this tree.

crabgrass crabgrasses n
Fingerhirse
Those members of the genus Digitaria, grasses of tropical to temperate climates, which are pests of lawns, mainly from their invasive habits and the fact they die off in the fall and winter, leaving bare patches.

crabs /kɹæbz/ n
Filzlaus
(slang) pubic lice

crack /kɹæk/ cracks n
Sprung Riss Spalt Ritze
A thin and usually jagged space opened in a previously solid material.
Crack
(obsolete) One who excels; the best.
Spalte Ritze
(slang) Crack cocaine, a potent, relatively cheap, addictive variety of cocaine; often a rock, usually smoked through a crack-pipe.
(Northern England, Scotland, Ireland) Business; events; news.
(hydrodynamics, US, dated) An expanding circle of white water surrounding the site of a large explosion at shallow depth, marking the progress of the shock wave through the air above the water.A nuclear explosion in shallow water; the crack is clearly visible on the water's surface.
Krachen Knacks Knall
(onomatopoeia) The sharp sound made when solid material breaks.
Crack
(computing) A program or procedure designed to circumvent restrictions or usage limits on software.
Knacks
(archaic) A mental flaw; a touch of craziness; partial insanity.

crack /kɹæk/ v
einreißen
(intransitive) To form cracks.
bersten
(intransitive) To break apart under force, stress, or pressure.
knallen
(intransitive) To make a cracking sound.
(transitive) To cause to make a sharp sound.
knacken
(transitive) To overcome a security system or component.

crack cocaine n
Crack
A mixture of baking soda and cocaine in solid form that is smoked in a pipe as a narcotic.

crack down /kɹæk ˈdaʊn/ v
hart durchgreifen (bei) scharf vorgehen (gegen)
(idiomatic, often with 'on') To take harsh action (against), as when enforcing a law more stringently than before.

crack on v
hinmachen sich ranhalten sich sputen
(intransitive, idiomatic, often with 'with') To continue at a task briskly or promptly.

crack up /ˈkɹæk ˈʌp/ v
in Lachen / Gelächter ausbrechen kaputtlachen schlapplachen zum Lachen bringen
(idiomatic, transitive) To cause to laugh heartily.
den Verstand verlieren durchdrehen überschnappen
(idiomatic, intransitive, dated) To become insane; to suffer a mental breakdown.

crackdown crackdowns n
Razzia hartes Durchgreifen scharfes Vorgehen
Abruptly stern measures or disciplinary action; increased enforcement.

cracker /ˈkɹækə(ɹ)/ crackers n
Cracker Kräcker
A dry, thin, crispy baked bread (usually salty or savoury, but sometimes sweet, as in the case of graham crackers and animal crackers).
Cracker Crackerin
(computing) One who cracks (i.e. overcomes) computer software or security restrictions.

crackle /ˈkɹækəl/ crackles n
Knistern
A prolonged, frequent cracking sound; a fizzing, popping sound.

crackle /ˈkɹækəl/ v
knistern
(intransitive) To make a prolonged, frequent cracking sound which sounds like fizzing or popping.

crackow crackows n
Schnabelschuh
A type of shoe worn in the Middle Ages, with a pointy pike

crackpot /ˈkɹæk.pɒt/ more crackpot most crackpot adj
spinnert
(informal) Eccentric or impractical.

crackpot /ˈkɹæk.pɒt/ crackpots n
Spinner
(informal) An eccentric, crazy or foolish person.

cracky crackier crackiest adj
rissig
Having lots of cracks.

cradle /ˈkɹeɪdəl/ cradles n
Wiege
A bed or cot for a baby, oscillating on rockers or swinging on pivots.
(figuratively) The place of origin, or in which anything is nurtured or protected in the earlier period of existence.
(figuratively) Infancy, or very early life.

cradle /ˈkɹeɪdəl/ v
wiegen
(transitive) To rock (a baby to sleep).

cradle cap cradle caps n
Milchschorf
(medicine, pathology) A form of seborrheic dermatitis that occurs on the scalps of infants, causing scaly, flaky, itchy, red skin.

craft /kɹæft/ /kɹɐːft/ /kɹɑːft/ craft crafts n
Durchtriebenheit Gerissenheit Handwerk Schlauheit
Ability, skilfulness, especially skill in making plans and carrying them into execution; dexterity in managing affairs, adroitness, practical cunning; ingenuity in constructing, dexterity [9th century].
Handwerk
(countable, plural crafts) A branch of skilled work or trade, especially one requiring manual dexterity or artistic skill, but sometimes applied equally to any business, calling or profession; the skilled practice of a practical occupation [since the 9th century].
Gilde Innung Zunft
(countable) A trade or profession as embodied in its practitioners collectively; the members of a trade or handicraft as a body; an association of these; a trade's union, guild, or ‘company’ [15th century].
Fahrzeug Lenkfahrzeug
(countable, plural craft) A vehicle designed for navigation in or on water or air or through outer space [since the 17th century].

craft /kɹæft/ /kɹɐːft/ /kɹɑːft/ v
handgemacht
To make by hand and with much skill.

craft beer craft beers n
Craftbier
Beer of the kind made by a craft brewery.

craft brewery craft breweries n
Gasthausbrauerei
A relatively small and independent commercial brewery employing traditional methods that emphasize flavour and quality.

craftsman craftsmen n
Handwerker
One who is highly skilled at one's trade; an artisan or artificer.

craftswoman craftswomen n
Handwerkerin
A female artisan.

crafty /ˈkɹæfti/ /ˈkɹɑːfti/ craftier craftiest adj
schlau listig gerissen
Skillful at deceiving others.
geschickt
Possessing dexterity; skilled; skillful.

crag /kɹæɡ/ crags n
Felsen
(Northern England) A rocky outcrop; a rugged steep cliff or rock.

cram /kɹæm/ v
stopfen vollpacken
(transitive) To press, force, or drive, particularly in filling, or in thrusting one thing into another; to stuff; to fill to superfluity.
mästen vollstopfen
(transitive) To fill with food to satiety; to stuff.
büffeln pauken
(transitive) To put hastily through an extensive course of memorizing or study, as in preparation for an examination.

cram school cram schools n
Paukschule
(education) A specialized school that trains students to meet particular goals, most commonly to pass the entrance examinations of high schools or universities.

cramp /kɹæmp/ cramps n
Krampf
A painful contraction of a muscle which cannot be controlled.

cramp /kɹæmp/ v
krampfen
(intransitive) (of a muscle) To contract painfully and uncontrollably.

cramped /kɹæmpt/ more cramped most cramped adj
beengt
Uncomfortably restricted in size or space, or financially.
Overcrowded or congested.
verkrampft
Tight because of or like suffering a cramp.

crampon /ˈkɹæmpɑn/ /ˈkɹæmpən/ crampons n
Steigeisen Klettereisen
An attachment to a shoe or boot that provides traction by means of spikes. Used for climbing or walking on slippery surfaces, especially ice.

cranberry /ˈkræn.b(ə).ri/ /ˈkræn.bɛr.i/ cranberries n
Moosbeere Cranberry Kranbeere Kranichbeere Kronsbeere
(countable) The edible red berry of that shrub.

cranberry juice cranberry juices n
Preiselbeersaft
The unfermented juice of squeezed cranberries, often mixed with water and a sweetener, used as a beverage.

cranberry morpheme cranberry morphemes n
Himbeermorphem unikales Morphem
(linguistic morphology) A bound morpheme within a complex word that is a fossil and whose meaning is opaque to the present speakers of the language.

crane /kɹeɪn/ cranes n
Kranich Kran
Any bird of the family Gruidae, large birds with long legs and a long neck which is extended during flight.
Kran Kranich
A mechanical lifting machine or device, often used for lifting heavy loads for industrial or construction purposes.

crane /kɹeɪn/ v
den Hals recken
(ambitransitive) To extend (one's neck).

crane operator crane operators n
Kranführer Kranfahrer

cranefly /ˈkɹeɪnˌflaɪ/ craneflies n
Schnake Gelse Mücke Schneider Schuster
Any of various large flies of the suborder Tipulomorpha that have slender bodies and very long legs and that resemble giant mosquitoes.

cranial /ˈkɹeɪ.ni.əl/ adj
Schädel kranial
(anatomy) Of or relating to the cranium, or to the skull.

cranial nerve cranial nerves n
Hirnnerv
(neuroanatomy) Any of the twelve paired nerves that originate from the brainstem or base of the brain instead of the spinal cord.

craniotomy craniotomies n
Kraniektomie
(surgery) The surgical procedure for removing a part of the skull, called a bone flap, prior to a treatment. The bone flap is replaced at the end of the operation.

cranium /ˈkɹeɪ.ni.əm/ crania craniums n
Hirnschale Hirnschädel
(skeleton) That part of the skull consisting of the bones enclosing the brain, but not including the bones of the face or jaw.

crank /kɹæŋk/ cranks n
Kurbel
A bent piece of an axle or shaft, or an attached arm perpendicular, or nearly so, to the end of a shaft or wheel, used to impart a rotation to a wheel or other mechanical device; also used to change circular into reciprocating motion, or reciprocating into circular motion.
Miesepeter
(informal) An ill-tempered or nasty person.
Kauz Sonderling Spinner
(informal, British, dated in US) A person who is considered strange or odd by others, and may behave in unconventional ways.
(slang) The penis.
Kurbeln
(rare) A twist or turn in speech; word play consisting in a change of the form or meaning of a word.

crank /kɹæŋk/ v
ankurbeln
(transitive) To turn by means of a crank.
kurbeln
(intransitive, dated) To run with a winding course; to double; to crook; to wind and turn.

crank arm crank arms n
Tretkurbelarm
(cycling) One of the two lever components that attach the bottom bracket spindle to a pedal.

crank up v
ankurbeln
To start something mechanical, an act that often used to involve cranking.

cranked adj
gekröpft
Formed with, or having, a bend or crank.

crankset cranksets n
Kettenblattgarnitur Kurbelgarnitur Kurbelsatz

crankshaft crankshafts n
Kurbelwelle
A rotating shaft that drives (or is driven by) a crank.

cranky /ˈkɹæŋki/ crankier crankiest adj
gereizt launisch
Grouchy, grumpy, irritable; easily upset.
verschroben eigenartig exzentrisch schrullig spleenig
Not in perfect mental working order; eccentric, peculiar.

cranny /ˈkɹæni/ crannies n
Spalt Versteck
A small, narrow opening, fissure, crevice, or chink, as in a wall, or other substance.

crap /kɹæp/ interjection
Mist
(slang, often, _, vulgar) Expression of worry, fear, shock, surprise, disgust, annoyance, or dismay.

crap /kɹæp/ craps n
Mist
(slang, mildly, vulgar, uncountable) Something worthless or of poor quality; junk.
Unsinn
(slang, mildly, vulgar, uncountable) Nonsense; something untrue.
Scheiße Kacke
(slang, mildly, vulgar) Faeces/feces.

crape /kɹeɪp/ crapes n
Krepp
Alternative form of crepe (“a thin fabric, paper, or pancake”).
Mourning garments, especially an armband or hatband.

crappy /ˈkɹæpi/ crappier crappiest adj
bescheiden beschissen
(chiefly, North America, colloquial, mildly, vulgar) Of very poor quality; unpleasant; distasteful.
beschissen mies scheiße
(chiefly, North America, colloquial, mildly, vulgar, especially with "feel") Bad, sick, or depressed.
beschmutzt verkackt
(chiefly, North America, colloquial, mildly, vulgar) Covered in crap (faeces/feces).

crash /kɹæʃ/ crashes n
Getöse Krach Krachen
A sudden, intense, loud sound, as made for example by cymbals.
Leinenstoff Leintuch Sackleinen
(textiles) A type of rough linen.
Unfall Zusammenstoß Crash Verkehrsunfall
An automobile, airplane, or other vehicle accident.
Absturz Crash
(computing) A malfunction of computer software or hardware which causes it to shut down or become partially or totally inoperable.

crash /kɹæʃ/ v
kollidieren anprallen krachen verunfallen zerschmettern zusammenkrachen
(intransitive) To collide with something destructively, fall or come down violently.
hereinplatzen ohne Einladung erscheinen zerstören
(transitive) To cause something to collide with something else, especially when this results in damage.
knacken pennen unterkommen übernachten
(intransitive, slang) To make or experience informal temporary living arrangements, especially overnight.
abstürzen
(computing, hardware, software, intransitive) To terminate or halt execution due to an exception.

crash barrier crash barriers n
Leitplanke Leitschiene Schutzplanke
A barrier on the side of a road, to keep vehicles on the road.

crash course crash courses n
Crashkurs Intensivkurs Schnellkurs
(idiomatic) A quick, intense course of learning, especially one which is informal or hurried.

crash landing crash landings n
Bruchlandung Notlandung
The landing of an aircraft or spacecraft in an emergency, either in an inappropriate place or under dangerous circumstances, usually with damage to the aircraft.

crasis /ˈkɹeɪsɪs/ crases n
Krasis
(linguistics) External vowel sandhi; contraction of a vowel or diphthong at the end of a word with a vowel or diphthong at the start of the following word.

crass /kɹæs/ crasser crassest adj
krass
Coarse; crude; unrefined or insensitive; lacking discrimination (in the third sense of the word).
dicht
Dense.

crate /kɹeɪt/ crates n
Kiste Kasten
A large open box or basket, used especially to transport fragile goods. [from 1680s]

crater /ˈkɹeɪ.tə(ɹ)/ /ˈkɹeɪ.tɚ/ craters n
Krater
(astronomy) A hemispherical pit created by the impact of a meteorite or other object. [from 1831]
(geology) The basin-like opening or mouth of a volcano, through which the chief eruption comes; similarly, the mouth of a geyser, about which a cone of silica is often built up. [from 1610s]
The pit left by the explosion of a mine or bomb. [from 1839]

crater /ˈkɹeɪ.tə(ɹ)/ /ˈkɹeɪ.tɚ/ v
einbrechen
(figurative) To collapse catastrophically; to become devastated or completely destroyed.

crave /kɹeɪv/ v
begehren sehnen
(ambitransitive) To desire strongly, so as to satisfy an appetite; to long or yearn for.
erbitten erflehen
(transitive) To ask for earnestly; to beg; to claim.

craven /ˈkɹeɪ.vən/ more craven most craven adj
feige
Unwilling to fight; lacking even the rudiments of courage; extremely cowardly.

craven /ˈkɹeɪ.vən/ cravens n
Feigling feiger Hund
A coward.

craving /ˈkɹeɪ.vɪŋ/ cravings n
Begierde Gelüst Heißhunger Sehnsucht
A strong desire; yearning.

crawl /kɹoːl/ /kɹɑl/ /kɹɔl/ /kɹɔːl/ crawls n
Kraul Kraulen
A rapid swimming stroke with alternate overarm strokes and a fluttering kick.
Schneckentempo
(figurative) A very slow pace.

crawl /kɹoːl/ /kɹɑl/ /kɹɔl/ /kɹɔːl/ v
kriechen krabbeln wimmeln
(intransitive) To creep; to move slowly on hands and knees, or by dragging the body along the ground.
krabbeln
(intransitive) To feel a swarming sensation.
kraulen
(intransitive, transitive) To swim using the crawl stroke.
kriechen
(transitive) To move over (an area) slowly, with frequent stops.
wimmeln
(transitive, internet) To visit files or web sites in order to index them for searching.

crawl space crawl spaces n
Kriechkeller Kriechzwischenraum
(construction) A narrow opening underneath the bottom of a building or storey used to give access to pipes, cables and other utilities.

crawler crawlers n
Raupe
A tractor crawler, a motorized vehicle that uses caterpillar tracks instead of wheels.

crayfish /ˈkɹeɪˌfɪʃ/ crayfish crayfishes n
Flusskrebs Krebs
Any of numerous freshwater decapod crustaceans in superfamily Astacoidea or Parastacoidea, resembling the related lobster but usually much smaller.

crayon /ˈkɹaʊn/ /ˈkɹeɪ.ɑn/ /ˈkɹeɪ.ɒn/ /ˈkɹeɪ.ɒ̃/ /ˈkɹeɪ.ɔn/ /ˈkɹeɪ.ən/ /ˈkɹæn/ [ˈkɹeən] [ˈkɹæɔn] [ˈkɹɛɔn] crayons n
Wachsmalstift
A stick of colored chalk or wax used for drawing.

craze /kɹeɪz/ crazes n
Fimmel
A temporary passion or infatuation, as for some new amusement, pursuit, or fashion; a fad.

crazy /ˈkɹeɪ.zi/ /ˈkɹæɪ̯zi/ crazier craziest adj
verrückt
Of unsound mind; insane; demented. [from 17th c.]
Out of control.

creak /kɹiːk/ creaks n
Knarren Quietschen
The sound produced by anything that creaks; a creaking.

creak /kɹiːk/ v
quietschen knarren
(intransitive) To make a prolonged sharp grating or squeaking sound, as by the friction of hard substances.

creaky /ˈkɹiːki/ creakier creakiest adj
knarrend quietschend
Tending to creak

cream /kɹiːm/ creams n
Sahne Rahm Obers Creme Kreme Sahnestück
The butterfat/milkfat part of milk which rises to the top; this part when separated from the remainder.
Creme Rahm
A yellowish white colour; the colour of cream.
Creme Kreme
(medicine) A viscous aqueous oil/fat emulsion with a medicament added, used to apply that medicament to the skin. (compare with ointment)

cream /kɹiːm/ v
cremen schlagen
To turn a yellowish white colour; to give something the color of cream.
überziehen
(slang) To obliterate, to defeat decisively.

cream cheese cream cheeses n
Frischkäse
(countable, and, uncountable) A soft, mild-tasting, white cheese that comes from cow’s milk.

cream of tartar n
Weinstein
(chemistry) Potassium hydrogen tartrate (also called potassium bitartrate), a byproduct of wine manufacture, used in baking powder and in cooking to stabilize beaten egg whites.

cream puff cream puffs n
Windbeutel Brandteigkrapferl Ofenküchlein
A light, hollow pastry typically filled with cream or custard.

cream-colored courser cream-colored coursers n
Rennvogel
A wader, Cursorius cursor.

creamer /ˈkɹiː.mə(ɹ)/ /ˈkɹiː.mɚ/ creamers n
Sahnekännchen
A jug for holding cream.
Kaffeeweißer
A nondairy product that adds a creamy texture to coffee.

creampie /kɹiːmˈpaɪ/ /ˈkɹiːmˌpaɪ/ creampies n
Creampie
(pornography) Semen visibly displayed after ejaculation in the vagina or anus.

creamy /ˈkɹiːmi/ creamier creamiest adj
cremig cremeartig sahnig
Of food or drink, having the rich taste or thick, smooth texture of cream, whether or not it actually contains cream.

crease /kɹiːs/ creases n
Falte Bügelfalte
A line or mark made by folding or doubling any pliable substance; hence, a similar mark, however produced.

crease /kɹiːs/ v
knittern
(transitive) To make a crease in; to wrinkle.

create /kɹiːˈeɪt/ v
erschaffen
entwerfen schaffen
To make#Verb or produce#Verb from other (e.g. raw, unrefined or scattered) materials or combinable elements or ideas; to design or invest with a new form, shape, function, etc.
schaffen kreieren
(especially, of a, god) To bring into existence out of nothing, without the prior existence of the materials or elements used.
(transitive) To bring into existence; (sometimes in particular:)

creatine /ˈkɹi.əˌtin/ /ˈkɹiː.əˌtiːn/ creatines n
Kreatin
(amino acid) An amino acid, 2-(carbamimidoyl-methyl- amino)acetic acid, which naturally occurs in vertebrates and helps to supply energy to muscle and nerve cells.

creatine kinase creatine kinases n
Creatin-Kinase
(enzyme) An enzyme that catalyzes the phosphorylation of creatine and uses adenosine triphosphate (ATP) to create phosphocreatine and adenosine diphosphate (ADP).

creatinine /kɹiˈæ.təˌnin/ /kɹiːˈæ.təˌniːn/ creatinines n
Kreatinin
(biochemistry) A heterocyclic amine, 2-amino-1-methyl-5H-imidazol-4-one, formed by the metabolism of creatine.

creation /kɹiːˈeɪʃən/ [kɹiːˈʲeɪʃɘn] creations n
Kreation Schöpfung Werk Erfindung Gebilde
(countable) Something created such as an invention or artwork.
Kreation Schöpfung Erschaffen Erschaffung Erstellung Kreieren
(uncountable) The act of creating something.
Schöpfung Erschaffung
(uncountable) All which exists.

creationarily adv
kreationär
With regard to creation.

creationary adj
kreationär
Of or relating to creation.

creationism /kɹiˈeɪʃənɪzəm/ creationisms n
Kreationismus
Any creationary belief, especially a belief that the origin of things is due to an event or process of creation brought about by the deliberate act of any divine agency, such as a Creator God.

creationist more creationist most creationist adj
kreationistisch
Of or relating to creationism.

creationist creationists n
Kreationist Kreationistin
A proponent or supporter of creationism.

creationistic more creationistic most creationistic adj
kreationistisch
Of or pertaining to creationism.

creative /kɹiˈeɪtɪv/ more creative most creative adj
kreativ schöpferisch
Tending to create things, or having the ability to create; often, excellently, in a novel fashion, or any or all of these.
kreativ originell
(of a created thing) Original, expressive and imaginative.

creativity /-ɾi/ /kɹieɪˈtɪvəti/ /kɹieɪˈtɪvɪti/ creativities n
Kreativität Schaffenskraft Schöpfungskraft
The ability to use imagination to produce a novel idea or product.

creator /kɹiˈeɪtɚ/ /kɹiːˈeɪtə/ creators creatress creatrix n
Schöpfer Erschaffer Erschafferin Schöpferin Urheber Autor
(social media) Ellipsis of content creator, someone who regularly produces and publishes content on social media, especially of a monetizable nature.
Schöpfer Schöpfergott Weltschöpfer
(religion, sometimes, capitalized) The deity that created the world.

creature /kɹiːˈeɪtjʊə/ /ˈkɹiːt͡ʃə/ /ˈkɹiːt͡ʃɚ/ creatures n
Wesen Fabelwesen Lebewesen
A living being, such as an animal, monster, or alien.

creature of habit creatures of habit n
Gewohnheitsmensch Gewohnheitstier
(idiom) One who is prone to routine.

credence /ˈkɹiː.dəns/ credences n
Vertrauen Glauben
(uncountable) Acceptance of a belief or claim as true, especially on the basis of evidence.
Beglaubigung Empfehlung Nachweis
(rare, uncountable) Credential or supporting material for a person or claim.
Kredenz
(countable) A cupboard, sideboard, or cabinet, particularly one intended for the display of rich vessels or plate on open shelves.

credence /ˈkɹiː.dəns/ v
Glauben schenken Vertrauen schenken
(obsolete) To give credence to; to believe.

credential /kɹɪˈdɛnʃəl/ credentials n
Berechtigungsnachweis Zugangsdaten
(informal) Evidence of skill or excellence.

credentials v
Anmeldedaten
login data
Beglaubigungsschreiben
documentary evidence of someone's right to credit or authority

credibility /kɹɛd.ə.ˈbɪ.ɫɪ.ti/ credibilities n
Glaubwürdigkeit
Reputation impacting one's ability to be believed.

credible /ˈkɹɛdəbəl/ more credible most credible adj
glaubhaft
Believable or plausible.
glaubwürdig
Authentic or convincing.

credibly more credibly most credibly adv
glaubwürdig glaubhaft
In a credible manner; believably.

credit /ˈkɹɛdɪt/ credits n
Glauben Vertrauen
Reliance on the truth of something said or done; faith; trust.
Anerkennung Ehre
(uncountable) Recognition, respect and admiration.
Anerkennung Beachtung
(countable) Acknowledgement of a contribution, especially in the performing arts.
Abspann Danksagung
(television/film, usually, in the plural) Written titles and other information about the TV program or movie shown at the beginning and/or end of the TV program or movie.
Kredit
(uncountable, law, business, finance) A privilege of delayed payment extended to a buyer or borrower on the seller's or lender's belief that what is given will be repaid.
Frist
The time given for payment for something sold on trust.
Bonität Kreditwürdigkeit
(uncountable, US) A person's credit rating or creditworthiness, as represented by their history of borrowing and repayment (or non payment).
Gutschrift Kredit
(accounting) An addition to certain accounts; the side of an account on which payments received are entered.
Steuerentlastung
(tax accounting) A reduction in taxes owed, or a refund for excess taxes paid.
Ehre
A source of value, distinction or honour.
Anerkennung Beachtung Credit Creditpoint Guthabenspunkt Leistungspunkt
A nominal unit of value assigned outside of a currency system.
Schein
(uncountable) Recognition for having taken a course (class).
(countable) A course credit, a credit hour – used as measure if enough courses have been taken for graduation.

credit /ˈkɹɛdɪt/ v
annehmen für bare Münze nehmen
(transitive) To believe; to put credence in.
anrechnen gutschreiben hinzubuchen kreditieren
(transitive, accounting) To add to an account.
annehmen anrechnen für bare Münze nehmen
(transitive) To bring honour or repute upon; to do credit to; to raise the estimation of.

credit card credit cards n
Kreditkarte
(banking) A plastic card, usually with a magnetic strip or an embedded microchip, connected to a credit account and used to buy goods or services.

credit institution credit institutions n
Kreditinstitut

credit note credit notes n
Gutschrift
A commercial document issued by a seller to adjust downwards the amount of an invoice already issued, i.e. to cancel part or all of it.

credit rating credit ratings n
Kreditwürdigkeit
(finance) An estimate, based on a company, government or person's history of borrowing and repayment or available financial resources, that is used by creditors to determine the maximum amount of credit that can be extended without undue risk.

credit score credit scores n
Kreditscoring
(finance) A measure of credit risk, usually for a consumer, calculated from credit information using a standardized formula.

credit union credit unions n
Genossenschaftsbank Kreditgenossenschaft
(finance) A financial cooperative similar to a bank but owned and controlled by its members, often restricted to a local area or sometimes to a single profession.

credit where credit's due phraseologicalUnit
Ehre, wem Ehre gebührt
Used to justly praise someone for their achievement or contribution.

creditable /ˈkɹɛdɪtəbəl/ more creditable most creditable adj
glaubwürdig
Credible or believable.
respektabel
That brings credit or honour; respectable.
ernstzunehmend
That can be assigned; assignable.

creditor creditors n
Gläubiger Kreditor
(finance) A person to whom a debt is owed.

creditworthiness n
Kreditwürdigkeit
(finance) The property of being creditworthy.

creditworthy more creditworthy most creditworthy adj
kreditwürdig
(finance) Having an acceptable credit rating.

credo /ˈkɹeɪdoʊ/ /ˈkɹeɪdəʊ/ /ˈkɹidoʊ/ /ˈkɹidəʊ/ credoes credos n
Credo Kredo
A statement of a belief or a summary statement of a whole belief system; also (metonymically) the belief or belief system itself.

credobaptism n
Erwachsenentaufe Gläubigentaufe Mündigentaufe
(Christianity) Practice of the credobaptists; belief that baptism is only to be administered to those who profess their faith.

credulous /ˈkɹɛdjələs/ /ˈkɹɛd͡ʒələs/ more credulous most credulous adj
leichtgläubig
Excessively ready to believe things; gullible.

creed /kɹid/ /kɹiːd/ creeds n
Credo Glaubensbekenntnis Kredo
That which is believed; accepted doctrine, especially religious doctrine; a particular set of beliefs; any summary of principles or opinions professed or adhered to.
Glaubensbekenntnis
(specifically, religion) A reading or statement of belief that summarizes the faith it represents; a confession of faith for public use, especially one which is brief and comprehensive.

creed /kɹid/ /kɹiːd/ v
glauben
(ambitransitive, obsolete, only survives in "creeded") To believe; to credit.

creek /kɹik/ /kɹiːk/ /kɹɪk/ [kɹiːk] [kɹɪ(ː)k] creeks n
Bucht
(British) A small inlet or bay, often saltwater, narrower and extending farther into the land than a cove; a recess in the shore of the sea, or of a river; the inner part of a port that is used as a dock for small boats.
Bach
(Australia, New Zealand, Canada, US) A stream of water (often freshwater) smaller than a river and larger than a brook; in Australia, also used of river-sized bodies of water.

creel /kɹiːl/ creels n
Fischkorb
(fishing) An osier basket that anglers use to hold fish.
Gatter
(textile making) A bar or set of bars with skewers for holding paying-off bobbins, as in the roving machine, throstle, and mule.

creep /kɹiːp/ [kʰɹiːp] creeps n
kriechen
The movement of something that creeps (like worms or snails).
Widerling
(uncountable) The gradual expansion or proliferation of something beyond its original goals or boundaries, considered negatively.
Kriechen
(materials science) An increase in strain with time; the gradual flow or deformation of a material under stress.
Knilch Widerling
(informal, pejorative) Someone creepy (annoyingly unpleasant), especially one who is strange or eccentric.

creep /kɹiːp/ [kʰɹiːp] v
kriechen
(intransitive, of plants) To grow across a surface rather than upwards.
schleichen
(intransitive) To move slowly and quietly in a particular direction.
To move in a stealthy or secret manner; to move imperceptibly or clandestinely; to steal in; to insinuate itself or oneself.

creep up v
anschleichen
(intransitive) To advance or increase with stealth, unnoticed (literally or figuratively).

creeper /ˈkɹipɚ/ creepers n
Kriecher
A person or a thing that crawls or creeps.
Strampelanzug Strampler
(often, in the plural) A one-piece garment for infants designed to facilitate access to the wearer's diaper.
Kletterpflanze Kriechpflanze
Any plant (as ivy or periwinkle) that grows by creeping, especially a climbing plant of the genus Parthenocissus.

creepily more creepily most creepily adv
schauererregend
In a creepy manner.

creepiness creepinesses n
Schaurigkeit
The state of being creepy.

creepy /ˈkɹipi/ /ˈkɹiːpi/ creepier creepiest adj
kriechend
Moving by creeping along.
gruselig schaurig unheimlich schauerlich
(informal) Producing an uneasy fearful sensation, as of things crawling over one's skin.
abstoßend gruselig widerlich
(informal) Causing discomfort or repulsion due to strange or eccentric behaviour.

creepy-crawly creepy-crawlies n
Krabbeltier Krabbelviech
(informal) Any small crawling animal such as a spider, insect or worm that is unpleasant.

cremate /kɹəˈmeɪt/ /kɹɪˈmeɪt/ /ˈkɹimeɪt/ v
einäschern
(transitive) To burn something to ashes.
kremieren einäschern
(transitive) To incinerate a dead body (as an alternative to burial).

cremation /kɹɪˈmeɪʃən/ cremations n
Einäscherung Feuerbestattung Kremation Leichenverbrennung Kremierung
A burning; especially the act or practice of cremating the dead, burning a corpse.

crematorium /kɹiːməˈtɔːɹi.əm/ /kɹɛməˈtɔːɹɪəm/ crematoria crematoriums n
Krematorium
A place where the bodies of dead people are cremated.

crenel /ˈkɹɛnəl/ creneaux crenels n
Zinnenfenster Zinnenscharte
The space between merlons in a crenelated battlement.

crenellated more crenellated most crenellated adj
mit Zinnen mit Zinnen versehen zinnenbekrönt
Having crenellations or battlements.

crenellation /ˌkɹɛnəlˈeɪʃən/ /ˌkɹɛnəˈleɪʃən/ /ˌkɹɛnɪˈleɪʃən/ crenellations n
Zinne
(countable, uncountable) A pattern along the top of a parapet (fortified wall), most often in the form of multiple, regular, rectangular spaces in the top of the wall, through which arrows or other weaponry may be shot, especially as used in medieval European architecture.

creole /ˈkɹi.əʊl/ /ˈkɹioʊl/ creoles n
Kreolsprache Kreol
(linguistics) A language formed from two or more languages which has developed from a pidgin to become a first language.

creolistics n
Kreolistik
(linguistics) The branch of linguistics concerned with the study of creole languages and literatures.

creosote bush creosote bushes n
Kreosotbusch
A common North American desert shrub used as a medicinal herb, Larrea tridentata.

crepe /kɹeɪp/ /kɹɛp/ crepes n
Crêpe Krepp
A soft thin light fabric with a crinkled surface.
Crêpe
Crepe paper; thin, crinkled tissue paper.

crepe rubber crepe rubbers n
Kreppgummi
Rubber with a crinkled texture, used for soles of shoes.

crepuscular /kɹɪˈpʌs.kjə.lɚ/ /kɹɪˈpʌs.kjʊ.lə/ more crepuscular most crepuscular adj
dämmerungs-
Of or resembling twilight; dim.
dämmerungsaktiv
(zoology) Active at or around dusk, dawn or twilight.

crepuscule /kɹɪˈpʌs.kjul/ /ˈkɹɛp.əˌskjul/ /ˈkɹɛp.ʊˌskjuːl/ crepuscules n
Abenddämmerung Dämmerung
(now, _, rare) Twilight.

crescendo /kɹəˈʃɛn.doʊ/ /kɹəˈʃɛn.dəʊ/ /kɹɪˈʃɛn.doʊ/ /kɹɪˈʃɛn.dəʊ/ crescendi crescendoes crescendos n
Crescendo
(music) An instruction to play gradually more loudly, denoted by a long, narrow angle with its apex on the left ( < ), by musicians called a hairpin.

crescent /ˈkɹɛ.sənt/ /ˈkɹɛ.zənt/ crescents n
Mondsichel
The figure of the moon as it appears between its first or last quarter and the new moon, with concave and convex edges terminating in points.
Croissant Hörnchen Kipfel Kipfl
A curved pastry.
Halbmond
(Islam) A representation of a crescent, used as a symbol of Islam.

crescent moon crescent moons n
Mondsichel
The Moon as it appears early in its first quarter or late in its last quarter, when only a small arc-shaped section of the visible portion is illuminated by the Sun.

cress /kɹɛs/ cresses n
Kresse
(plants) A plant of various species, chiefly cruciferous. The leaves have a moderately pungent taste, and are used as a salad and antiscorbutic.

crest /kɹɛst/ crests n
Gipfel
The summit of a hill or mountain ridge.
Kamm Haube Krone
A tuft, or other natural ornament, growing on an animal's head, for example the comb of a cockerel, the swelling on the head of a snake, the lengthened feathers of the crown or nape of bird, etc.
Helmzier Helmkleinod Zimir
(heraldry) A bearing worn, not upon the shield, but usually on a helmet above it, sometimes (as for clerics) separately above the shield or separately as a mark for plate, in letterheads, and the like.

crested honey buzzard crested honey buzzards n
Schopfwespenbussard
Pernis ptilorhynchus, is a bird of prey in the family Accipitridae.

crested penguin crested penguins n
Schopfpinguin
A small penguin from New Zealand and the Falkland islands

crested tit crested tits n
Haubenmeise
Lophophanes cristatus, a small bird of the tit family Paridae, with an erectile crest, the tip of which is often recurved.

crestfallen /ˈkɹɛstfɑlən/ /ˈkɹɛstfɔlən/ /ˈkɹɛstfɔːlən/ more crestfallen most crestfallen adj
enttäuscht geknickt
Sad because of a disappointment.
niedergeschlagen
(obsolete, of a horse) Having the crest, or upper part of the neck, hanging to one side.

cretin /ˈkɹiːtɪn/ /ˈkɹɛtɪn/ cretins n
Kretin
(pathology) A person who fails to develop mentally and physically due to a congenital hypothyroidism. [from 1779]
(by extension, pejorative) An idiot.

cretinism cretinisms n
Kretinismus
(disease) A condition of severely stunted physical and mental growth due to the untreated congenital deficiency of thyroid hormones.

cretonne cretonnes n
Cretonne
A strong, heavy fabric of cotton, linen or rayon, used to make curtains and upholstery.

crevasse /kɹəˈvæs/ crevasses n
Gletscherspalte
A crack or fissure in a glacier or snowfield; a chasm.

crevice /ˈkɹɛvɪs/ crevices n
Felsritze Felsspalt Mauerritze Mauerspalt Spalt Spalte
A narrow crack or fissure, as in a rock or wall.

crew /kɹu/ /kɹuː/ [kɹuʊ̯] crews n
Besatzung Crew Bemannung Haufen
A group of people (often staff) manning and operating a large facility or piece of equipment such as a factory, ship, boat, airplane, or spacecraft.
Haufen
(informal, often, derogatory) A close group of friends.
Kolonne Stab
A group of people working together on a task.
Mannschaft
(nautical, plural: crew) A member of a ship's company who is not an officer.

crew cut crew cuts n
Bürstenschnitt G.I.-Schnitt Igelschnitt
A closely-cropped male haircut in which the hairs stick upward, like the short bristles of a brush.

crib /kɹɪb/ cribs n
Gitterbett
(US) A baby’s bed with high, often slatted, often moveable sides, suitable for a child who has outgrown a cradle or bassinet.
Krippe
A manger, a feeding trough for animals elevated off the earth or floor, especially one for fodder such as hay.
Spickzettel Schummelzettel
(usually, in the plural) A collection of quotes or references for use in speaking, for assembling a written document, or as an aid to a project of some sort; a crib sheet.

crib death crib deaths n
Kindstod
(pathology, US) The unexplained death of a baby usually while sleeping.

cricket /ˈkɹɪkɪt/ n
Grille
An insect in the order Orthoptera, especially family Gryllidae, that makes a chirping sound by rubbing its wing casings against combs on its hind legs.
Cricket Kricket
A variant of the game of darts. See Cricket (darts).

cricketer /ˈkɹɪk.ɪtə/ /ˈkɹɪk.ɪtɚ/ cricketers n
Kricketspieler Kricket­spie­le­rin
A person who plays cricket.

cricothyrotomy cricothyrotomies n
Koniotomie Krikothyreotomie
(surgery) An incision made through the skin and cricothyroid membrane to establish a patent airway during certain life-threatening situations, such as airway obstruction by a foreign body, angioedema, or massive facial trauma.

crikey /kɹɑɪki/ interjection
hoppla parbleu
(UK, Ireland, Newfoundland, AU, NZ, Commonwealth) An exclamation of astonishment.

crime /kɹaɪm/ crimes n
Straftat Verbrechen
(countable) A specific act committed in violation of the law.
Kriminalität
(uncountable) Criminal acts collectively.
Verbrechen
(uncountable) The habit or practice of committing crimes.

crime against humanity crimes against humanity n
Verbrechen gegen die Menschlichkeit Menschheitsverbrechen
(now, chiefly, legal) A very destructive and immoral act; later specifically, something causing widespread human misery or loss of life; an atrocity. [from 17th c.]

crime doesn't pay /kɹaɪm ˈdʌzˌənt peɪ/ proverb
Verbrechen lohnt sich nicht
If you commit a crime you will most likely be punished for it.

crime lord crime lords n
Gangsterboss
A person who is in charge of a criminal organization.

crime scene crime scenes n
Tatort
The location of a crime, especially one at which forensic evidence is collected in a controlled manner.

crime-ridden more crime-ridden most crime-ridden adj
kriminalitätsbelastet kriminalitätsverseucht mit einer hohen Kriminalitätsrate mit vielen Verbrechen verbrechensbelastet
dominated or plagued by crime.

criminal /ˈkɹɪm.ə.nəl/ /ˈkɹɪm.ɪ.nəl/ more criminal most criminal adj
kriminell
Against the law; forbidden by law.
Guilty of breaking the law.
Of or relating to crime or penal law.

criminal /ˈkɹɪm.ə.nəl/ /ˈkɹɪm.ɪ.nəl/ criminals n
Verbrecher Kriminelle Krimineller Verbrecherin Missetäter Missetäterin
A person who is guilty of a crime, notably breaking the law.

criminal code criminal codes n
Strafgesetzbuch Strafrecht
(legal) A document which compiles all, or a significant amount of, a particular jurisdiction's criminal law.

criminal law criminal laws n
Strafrecht
(legal) The area of law pertaining to crime and punishment.

criminal offense criminal offenses n
Straftatbestand
Straftat
(law) (This entry is a translation hub.)

criminal procedure criminal procedures n
Strafprozess Strafverfahren
(legal) The legal process for adjudicating claims that someone has violated criminal law.

criminal record criminal records n
Vorstrafenregister
A record of past crimes of which an individual has been convicted.

criminality criminalities n
Kriminalität
(uncountable) The state of being criminal.

criminalization /ˌkɹɪmɪnəlaɪzˈeɪʃən/ criminalizations n
Kriminalisierung
The act of making a previously legal activity illegal, the act of making something a criminal offence.

criminalize v
kriminalisieren
(transitive) To make (something) a crime; to make illegal under criminal law; to ban.
(transitive) To treat as a criminal.

criminogenic more criminogenic most criminogenic adj
kriminogen
Tending to produce crime or criminals.

criminological more criminological most criminological adj
kriminologisch
Of or pertaining to criminology.

criminologist /ˈkɹɪm.ɪn.ɒl.ə.dʒɪst/ criminologists n
Kriminologe Kriminologin Kriminalist Kriminalistin
A person who is skilled in, or practices criminology

criminology criminologies n
Kriminologie
The study of crime and criminals, especially their behaviour.

crimp /kɹɪmp/ v
crimpen falzen quetschen
(electricity) To fasten by bending metal so that it squeezes around the parts to be fastened.
wellen
To style hair into a crimp, to form hair into tight curls, to make it kinky.

crimping tool crimping tools n
Crimpzange

crimson /ˈkɹɪmsən/ /ˈkɹɪmzən/ more crimson most crimson adj
karmesinrot blutrot dunkelrot lose Sitten purpurn purpurrot
Having a deep red colour.
lose Sitten
Immodest.

crimson /ˈkɹɪmsən/ /ˈkɹɪmzən/ crimsons n
Karmesin Purpur Purpurrot
A deep, slightly bluish red.

cringe /kɹɪnd͡ʒ/ cringes n
Ducken Erschaudern Schaudern Zusammenfahren Zusammenzucken
(countable) A gesture or posture of cringing (recoiling or shrinking).

cringe /kɹɪnd͡ʒ/ v
ducken erschaudern kriechen schaudern zurückschrecken zusammenfahren
(intransitive) To cower, flinch, recoil, shrink, or tense, as in disgust, embarrassment, or fear.

cringeworthy /ˈkɹɪndʒˌwɜːð.i/ /ˈkɹɪnd͡ʒˌwɝð.i/ more cringeworthy most cringeworthy adj
beschämend blamabel erschütternd peinlich unangenehm zum Fremdschämen
(colloquial) That causes one to cringe with embarrassment; embarrassing.

cringle cringles n
Legel Lägel Lögel
(nautical) A short piece of rope, arranged as a grommet around a metal ring, used to attach tackle to a sail etc.

crinkle /ˈkɹɪŋkəl/ crinkles n
Falte Fältchen
A wrinkle, fold, crease, or unevenness.

crinkle /ˈkɹɪŋkəl/ v
zerknittern knittern sich in Falten legen sich verziehen
(ambitransitive) To fold, crease, crumple, or wad.
rauschen
(intransitive) To rustle, as stiff cloth when moved.

crinkling crinklings n
Knittern Zerknittern
The act or sound or something being crinkled.

cripple /ˈkɹɪp(ə)l/ cripples n
Krüppel
(sometimes, _, offensive) A person who has severely impaired physical abilities because of deformation, injury, or amputation of parts of the body.

cripple /ˈkɹɪp(ə)l/ v
lahm legen lähmen verkrüppeln
To make someone a cripple; to cause someone to become physically impaired.
zunichte machen
(figuratively) To damage seriously; to destroy.

crippled adj
verkrüppelt
(usually, _, offensive) Having any difficulty or impediment which can be likened to a crippling injury.

crisis /ˈkɹaɪsɪs/ crises n
Krise
A crucial or decisive point or situation; a turning point.
An unstable situation, in political, social, economic or military affairs, especially one involving an impending abrupt change.
(medicine) A sudden change in the course of a disease, usually at which point the patient is expected to either recover or die.
(psychology) A traumatic or stressful change in a person's life.
(drama) A point in a drama at which a conflict reaches a peak before being resolved.

crisis-ridden more crisis-ridden most crisis-ridden adj
krisenerschüttert krisengebeutelt krisengeschüttelt
Dominated or plagued by crises.

crisp /kɹɪsp/ crisper crispest adj
forsch
spröde
Brittle; friable; in a condition to break with a short, sharp fracture.
knackig knusprig
Possessing a certain degree of firmness and freshness.

crispbread crispbreads n
Knäckebrot Knäcke
A type of flat, dry bread or cracker, usually baked of rye flour, popular in the Nordic countries.

crisphead crispheads n
Eissalat
A lettuce (such as iceberg lettuce) with crisp tightly packed light-green leaves in a firm head.

crispy /ˈkɹɪs.pi/ crispier crispiest adj
knusprig
Having a crisp texture; brittle yet tender.

crisscross /ˈkɹɪs.ˌkɹɒs/ [ˈkɹɪs.ˌkɹɒs] [ˈkɹɪs.ˌkɹɔs] adv
kreuz und quer
Crossing one another.

criterion /kɹaɪˈtɪə.ɹi.ən/ /kɹaɪˈtɪɹ.i.ən/ /kɹɪˈtɪəɹi.ən/ criteria n
Kriterium
A standard or test by which individual things or people may be compared and judged.

critic /ˈkɹɪt.ɪk/ critics n
Kritiker
A person who appraises the works of others.
One who criticizes; a person who finds fault.
Kritiker Kritikerin
A specialist in judging works of art.
Gegner Gegnerin Kritiker Kritikerin
An opponent.

critical /ˈkɹɪt.ɪ.kəl/ [ˈkɹɪɾ.ɪ.kəl] more critical most critical adj
kritisch
Inclined to find fault or criticize.
Likely to go out of control if disturbed, that is, opposite of stable.
(physics) Of a temperature that is equal to the temperature of the critical point of a substance, i.e. the temperature above which the substance cannot be liquefied.
kritisch entscheidend
Pertaining to, or indicating, a crisis or turning point.
entscheidend unabdingbar unerlässlich unverzichtbar wesentlich wichtig
Extremely important.
Kritik- Kritiker-
Relating to criticism or careful analysis, such as literary or film criticism.
kritisch bedenklich
(medicine) Of a patient condition involving unstable vital signs and a prognosis that predicts the condition could worsen; or, a patient condition that requires urgent treatment in an intensive care or critical care medical facility.

critical apparatus n
kritischer Apparat textkritischer Apparat
The critical and primary source material that accompanies an edition of a text.

critical mass critical masses n
kritische Masse
(nuclear physics) The amount of fissile material needed to support a self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction.

critical race theory n
kritische Rassentheorie

critical theory n
kritische Theorie
The examination and critique of society and literature, drawing from knowledge across social science and the humanities; (in particular) the original ideas developed by the Frankfurt School.

criticism /ˈkɹɪtɪsɪzəm/ criticisms n
Kritik Tadel
(uncountable) The act of criticising; a critical judgment passed or expressed

criticize /ˈkɹɪtɪsaɪz/ v
kritisieren
To find fault (with something).
abwägen
To evaluate (something), assessing its merits and faults.

critique /kɹɪˈtik/ /kɹɪˈtiːk/ critiques n
Kritik
(countable) An essay in which another piece of work is criticised, reviewed, etc.

critter /ˈkɹɪtə/ /ˈkɹɪtɚ/ critters n
Kreatur Tier
(usually, affectionate) A creature, an animal.

croak /kɹoʊk/ /kɹəʊk/ croaks n
Quaken
The call of a frog or toad. (see also ribbit)

croak /kɹoʊk/ /kɹəʊk/ v
krächzen
(intransitive) To make a croak.
quaken
(intransitive, of a frog, toad, raven, or various other birds or animals) To make its sound.
krepieren abkratzen
(slang) To die.
To complain; especially, to grumble; to forebode evil; to utter complaints or forebodings habitually.

crochet /kɹoʊˈʃeɪ/ crochets n
Häkeln Häkelarbeit
Needlework made by looping thread with a hooked needle.

crochet /kɹoʊˈʃeɪ/ v
häkeln
(ambitransitive) To make (a piece of) needlework using a hooked needle; to make interlocking loops of thread.

crock /kɹɒk/ crocks n
Schrottkiste
(UK) An old or broken-down vehicle (and formerly a horse or ewe).

crockery /ˈkrɒkɹi/ /ˈkɹɑk(ə)ɹi/ /ˈkɹɒkəɹi/ crockeries n
Geschirr
Crocks or earthenware vessels, especially domestic utensils, collectively.
Geschirr Essgeschirr
Dishes, plates, and similar tableware collectively, usually made of some ceramic material, used for serving food on and eating from.

crocket crockets n
Krabbe
(architectural element) Any of a series of hook-shaped decorative floral elements used in Gothic architecture.

crocodile /ˈkɹɑkədaɪl/ /ˈkɹɒkədaɪl/ [ˈkʰɹɑkədaɪɫ] crocodiles n
Krokodil
Any of the predatory amphibious reptiles of the family Crocodylidae; (loosely) a crocodilian, any species of the order Crocodilia, which also includes the alligators, caimans and gavials.

crocodile tear /ˈkɹɑkədaɪl ˌtɪɹ/ /ˈkɹɒkədaɪl ˌtɪə/ crocodile tears n
Krokodilsträne
(idiomatic) A tear shed insincerely, in a false display of sorrow or some other emotion.
Krokodilstränen
(idiomatic, in the plural) A display of tears that is forced or false.

crocoite crocoites n
Krokoit
(mineral) A rare red mineral; lead chromate, PbCrO4.

crocus /ˈkɹoʊ.kəs/ /ˈkɹəʊ.kəs/ croci crocus crocuses n
Krokus
A perennial flowering plant (of the genus Crocus in the Iridaceae family). Saffron is obtained from the stamens of Crocus sativus.

croissant /k(ɹ)waˈsɑ̃/ /k(ɹ)wɑˈsɑ̃/ /kwə-/ /kɹɘˈsɔnt/ /kɹə-/ /kɹəˈsɑnt/ /kɹəˈsɔnt/ /ˈk(ɹ)wæsɒ̃/ /ˈk(ɹ)wɑːsɒ̃/ /ˈk(ɹ)wʌsɒ̃/ croissants n
Croissant Hörnchen Gipfeli Kipfl
A flaky roll or pastry in a form of a crescent.

cromlech /ˈkɹɑmlɛk/ /ˈkɹɒmlɛk/ cromlechs n
Cromlech Kromlech
A dolmen or ancient underground tomb in Wales, usually made with stones disposed in a circular shape.

cromulent /-jə-/ /ˈkɹɑmjʊlənt/ /ˈkɹɒmjʊlənt/ more cromulent most cromulent adj
allumpassend
(humorous) acceptable, satisfactory, or valid. [from 1996]

cronut /ˈkɹoʊnʌt/ /ˈkɹəʊnʌt/ cronuts n
Cronut
A pastry which combines characteristics of a croissant and a donut.

crony /ˈkɹoʊni/ /ˈkɹəʊni/ cronies n
Kumpan Freund
(informal, originally, Cambridge University) A close friend.

crony capitalism /ˈkɹoʊni ˈkæpɪtəlɪzəm/ crony capitalisms n
Cousinenwirtschaft Nepotismus Vetternwirtschaft
(politics, idiomatic) A form of capitalism in which success in business depends on corrupt close relationships with government officials, often implying favouritism.

cronyism /ˈkɹoʊniˌɪzəm/ /ˈkɹəʊnɪɪz(ə)m/ cronyisms n
Vetternwirtschaft Freunderlwirtschaft Nepotismus Günstlingswirtschaft Klüngel Ämterpatronage
(originally, US, derogatory) Favouritism to friends without regard for their qualifications; especially (politics) , in their appointment to political positions.

crook /kɹuːk/ /kɹʊk/ crooks n
Hirtenstab Krummstab Krücke Krückstock
A specialized staff with a semi-circular bend (a "hook") at one end used by shepherds to control their herds.
Ganove Gauner
A person who steals, lies, cheats or does other dishonest or illegal things; a criminal.

crook /kɹuːk/ /kɹʊk/ v
krümmen
To turn from the path of rectitude; to pervert; to misapply; to twist.

crooked /ˈkɹʊkɪd/ more crooked most crooked adj
schief krumm bogenförmig
Not straight; having one or more bends or angles.
schief schräg
Set at an angle; not vertical or square.
krumm betrügerisch link unehrlich
(figuratively) Dishonest or illegal; corrupt.

croon /krøn/ /krʏn/ /kɹun/ /kɹuːn/ croons n
Schmachtfetzen Schnulze gefühlsbetontes Lied sentimentaler Schlager
A soft, low-pitched sound; specifically, a soft or sentimental hum, song, or tune.

croon /krøn/ /krʏn/ /kɹun/ /kɹuːn/ v
summen säuseln
To hum or sing (a song or tune), or to speak (words), softly in a low pitch or in a sentimental manner; specifically, to sing (a popular song) in a low, mellow voice.

crooner /ˈkɹuːn.ə(ɹ)/ crooners n
Schlagersänger Schnulzensänger
One who croons; a singer, usually male, especially of popular music.

crop /kɹɑp/ /kɹɒp/ crops n
Feldfrucht Erntegut Gemüse Getreide
(agriculture) A plant, especially a cereal, grown to be harvested as food, livestock fodder, or fuel or for any other economic purpose.
Ernte Jahresernte
The natural production for a specific year, particularly of plants.
Gerte
An entire short whip, especially as used in horse-riding.
Kropf Kehlsack
(anatomy) A pouch-like part of the alimentary tract of some birds (and some other animals), used to store food before digestion or for regurgitation.

crop /kɹɑp/ /kɹɒp/ v
ausschneiden
(transitive) To remove the outer parts of a photograph or other image, typically in order to frame the subject better.

crop circle crop circles n
Kornkreis
An area in a field of crops where the stalks have been flattened into a circle or other geometric shape.

crop milk crop milks n
Kropfmilch Taubenmilch
A semi-solid substance, somewhat like pale yellow cottage cheese, secreted from the lining of the crop of (both male and female) pigeons and doves that is fed to their young (squabs) through regurgitation. An analog to crop milk is also secreted from the esophagus of flamingos and some penguins.

crop rotation crop rotations n
Fruchtfolge Felderwirtschaft Fruchtwechsel
(agriculture) A farming practice in which the same land is used to grow different crops in successive seasons or years (when once the land would have been left fallow); used to prevent erosion and increase fertility.

crop up v
auftauchen
(intransitive, idiomatic) To occur, especially suddenly or unexpectedly.

cropped /kɹɒpt/ more cropped most cropped adj
beschnitten
Cut very short.

croquembouche /ˌkɹɑkəmˈbuʃ/ /ˌkɹɒkɒmˈbuːʃ/ croquembouches n
Croquembouche Krachgebäck
A French dessert made by piling profiteroles and other crunchy sweets in a tall shape, then pouring caramel over them to hold them in place.

croquet /kɹoʊˈkeɪ/ /ˈkɹəʊkeɪ/ /ˈkɹəʊki/ croquets n
Krocket Croquet Crocket
(uncountable, games) A game played on a lawn, in which players use mallets to drive balls through hoops (wickets).

croquette /kɹoʊˈkɛt/ croquettes n
Krokette
(culinary) A minced, cooked food (usually meat or vegetables), which is deep-fried in fat and sometimes sprinkled with breadcrumbs.

croquis /kɹoʊˈkiː/ croquis n
flüchtige Skizze grobe Skizze schnelle Zeichnung
(arts) A quick and sketchy drawing, often of a live model. Croquis drawings are usually made in a few minutes, after which the model changes pose and another croquis is drawn.

crosier /ˈkɹoʊʒɚ/ /ˈkɹəʊzi.ə/ /ˈkɹəʊʒə/ crosiers n
Krummstab Bischofsstab
A staff with a hooked end similar to a shepherd's crook, or with a cross at the end, carried by an abbot, bishop, or archbishop as a symbol of office.

crosne /kɹoʊn/ crosnes n
Knollen-Ziest

cross /kɹɑs/ /kɹɒs/ /kɹɔs/ crosser crossest adj
quer
Transverse; lying across the main direction.
entgegengesetzt gegenüber
(archaic) Opposite, opposed to.
böse verärgert
(chiefly, British, Ottawa Valley) Bad-tempered, angry, annoyed.

cross /kɹɑs/ /kɹɒs/ /kɹɔs/ crosses n
Kreuz
A geometrical figure consisting of two straight lines or bars intersecting each other such that at least one of them is bisected by the other.
(heraldiccharge) Any geometric figure having this or a similar shape, such as a cross of Lorraine or a Maltese cross.
A wooden post with a perpendicular beam attached and used (especially in the Roman Empire) to execute criminals (by crucifixion).
(Christianity) The Crucifix, the cross on which Christ was crucified.
(figurative, from Christ's bearing of the cross) A difficult situation that must be endured.
A place where roads intersect and lead off in four directions; a crossroad (common in UK and Irish place names such as Gerrards Cross).
Kreuzzeichen Kreuz
(Christianity) A hand gesture made in imitation of the shape of the Cross; sign of the Cross.
Kreuzung
(biology) An animal or plant produced by crossbreeding or cross-fertilization.
Cross
(boxing) A hook thrown over the opponent's punch.
Flanke
(football) A pass in which the ball is kicked from a side of the pitch to a position close to the opponent’s goal.

cross /kɹɑs/ /kɹɒs/ /kɹɔs/ v
ankreuzen
To mark with an X.
sich bekreuzigen
(reflexive, to cross oneself) To make the sign of the cross over oneself.
verschränken
To place across or athwart; to cause to intersect.
kreuzen
(intransitive) To travel in a direction or path that will intersect with that of another.
(biology) To cross-fertilize or crossbreed.
überqueren kreuzen
(football) To pass the ball from one side of the pitch to the other side.
kreuzen hintergehen konterkarieren
(transitive) To contradict (another) or frustrate the plans of.

cross bearer cross bearers n
Kreuzträger Kreuzträgerin

cross country cross countries cross countrys n
Geländelauf
(sports) A running sport popular in US high schools, colleges, etc., where participants race over varying terrain (e.g. golf courses, roads, etc.) in approximately 5- to 10-kilometre races. Abbreviated XC.

cross my heart and hope to die v
versprochen ist versprochen und wird auch nicht gebrochen

cross one's arms v
die Arme verschränken
(intransitive) To link one's arms together across one's chest.

cross one's fingers v
Daumen drücken
when wishing for luck, or
die Finger kreuzen
To put the middle finger across the index finger, especially:
when telling a lie (and attempting to escape the moral and other consequence of that lie).

cross one's legs v
die Beine übereinanderschlagen
(intransitive) To place one leg over the other, especially while sitting down.

cross oneself v
das heilige Kreuzzeichen machen ein Kreuz schlagen sich bekreuzigen
(Christianity) To make the sign of the cross.

cross out v
durchstreichen ausstreichen streichen
(idiomatic, transitive) To strike out; to draw a line through.

cross sea cross seas n
Kreuzsee
(nautical) A (dangerous) sea with two wave systems traveling at oblique angles, due to the wind over it shifting direction or the waves of two storm systems meeting.

cross section cross sections n
Querschnitt Kreuzschnitt Profil
A section formed by a plane cutting through an object, usually at right angles to an axis.

cross swords v
die Klingen kreuzen
(idiomatic) To quarrel or argue with someone; to have a dispute with someone.

cross tabulation cross tabulations n
Kontingenztafel Kreuztabellierung
(statistics) A presentation of data about categorical variable in a tabular form to aid in identifying a relationship between the variables.

cross that bridge when one comes to it v
alles zu seiner Zeit kommt Zeit, kommt Rat
(idiomatic) To deal with a problem or situation only if and when it arises.

cross the Rubicon v
den Rubikon überschreiten
(idiomatic) To make an irreversible decision or to take an action with consequences.

cross the line v
die Grenze überschreiten zu weit gehen
(idiomatic) To overstep a boundary, rule, or limit; to go too far or do something unacceptable.

cross to bear crosses to bear n
Kreuz
(idiomatic) A problem, or unpleasant or painful situation or person that one has to accept and deal with, although one finds it very difficult, or it causes trouble or worry over a long period of time.

cross-belt sorter cross-belt sorters n
Crossbelt-Sorter Quergurtsorter

cross-border adj
grenzübergreifend grenzüberschreitend
Taking place across a border.

cross-country skiing n
Skilanglauf Langlauf
(sports) An endurance sport and method of getting about involving travelling on skis, uphill as well as downhill .
Langlauf
(skiing) A leisure activity using cross-country skis and ski poles for traversing natural terrain during winter.

cross-examination cross-examinations n
Kreuzverhör
(legal) The interrogation or questioning of a witness by the party against whom they have been called and examined, in an attempt to prove or reveal something false or untold during direct examination.

cross-eyed more cross-eyed most cross-eyed adj
schielend scheel

cross-link v
vernetzen
(chemistry) To join polymer chains together to form one single molecule. An object made from a crosslinked material contains only one supergiant molecule. Crosslinking may take place through covalent bonds or ionic bonds

cross-platform adj
plattformübergreifend
(computing) Of software, etc., designed to work on various operating systems.

cross-reference v
Querverweis
(transitive) To provide something with a cross-reference.

cross-stitch cross-stitches n
Kreuzstich
(uncountable) Embroidery or needlework made using such stitches.

cross-vote cross-votes n
Panaschieren
A cross-voted ballot.

cross-vote v
panaschieren
To vote for a candidate or political party other than one's preference, in order to block the election of a candidate one would prefer not to be elected.

crossbar crossbars n
Querlatte
(sports) The top of the goal structure.

crossbeam crossbeams n
Balken
A horizontal structural beam that runs perpendicular to the primary support beams; a girder.

crossbill /ˈkɹɒsbɪl/ crossbills n
Kreuzschnabel Zweibindiger Kreuzschnabel
Any of various finches of the genus Loxia, whose bill crosses over at the tips; they are specialist feeders on conifer cones.

crossbow /ˈkɹɒsbəʊ/ crossbows n
Armbrust
A mechanised weapon, based on the bow and arrow, that shoots bolts.

crossbowman crossbowmen n
Armbrustschütze
Someone (usually a soldier) equipped with a crossbow.

crossbreed /ˈkɹɑːsˌbɹiːd/ v
kreuzen
(intransitive) To mate so as to produce a hybrid; interbreed.

crosscut /ˈkɹɑskʌt/ /ˈkɹɒskʌt/ /ˈkɹɔskʌt/ /ˈkɹɔːskʌt/ crosscuts n
Durchhieb Durchstich Kreuzhieb
A crosswise cut.
Querschlag
(mining) A tunnel or level driven across the course of a vein, or across the main workings, as from one gangway to another through the country rock.

crosscut saw crosscut saws n
Fuchsschwanz
(forestry, logging) A saw used to cut wood across the grain.

crossed cheque crossed cheques n
Verrechnungsscheck
(finance) An ordinary cheque with two transverse lines drawn across it, which have the effect of making it payable only through a banker.

crossfader crossfaders n
Crossfader Überblender Überblendregler
(music) A device consisting of two volume controls which control separate records, allowing the DJ to change the source of the sound between the records.

crossfire /ˈkɹɒsfaɪə/ /ˈkɹɔːsfaɪɹ/ crossfires n
Kreuzfeuer
(military) Lines of fire from multiple positions that cross in a small region

crossguard crossguards n
Parierstange
A bar of metal, at right-angles, between the blade and the hilt of a sword that stops an opponent's blade from sliding down and injuring the hand of the person wielding the sword.

crosshair crosshairs n
Fadenkreuz
Reticle.

crosshatch crosshatches n
Schraffierung
A pattern of crossing lines.

crosshatch v
schraffieren
To mark or fill with a crosshatch pattern.

crossing /ˈkɹɑsɪŋ/ /ˈkɹɒsɪŋ/ /ˈkɹɔsɪŋ/ /ˈkɹɔːsɪŋ/ crossings n
Kreuzung
An intersection where roads, lines, or tracks cross.
Überfahrt
A voyage across a body of water.

crossmember crossmembers n
Querträger
(architecture) A transverse structural support

crossover crossovers n
Kreuzung Überführung Übergang
A place where one thing crosses over another.

crosspiece crosspieces n
Holm Kreuzstück Kreuzverstrebung Quersteg Sprosse Steg
A horizontal or transverse beam or similar member that extends across or perpendicular to something.

crossroads n
Kreuzung Scheideweg Querstraße Straßenkreuzung Wegscheide
(by analogy) A decision point; a turning point or opportunity to change direction, course, or goal.

crosstable crosstables n
Kreuztabelle
(chess) An arrangement of the results of every game in a tournament in tabular form.

crosstalk crosstalks n
Nebensprechen Übersprechen
(electronics) Undesirable signals from a neighbouring transmission circuit; undesired coupling between circuits.
Xiangsheng
A traditional Chinese comedic performance in the form of a dialogue.

crosstree crosstrees n
Saling
(nautical) A light timber or metal spreader fixed athwartships part way up a mast to spread the shrouds from higher up

crosswalk crosswalks n
Zebrastreifen Fußgängerübergang
(US) A point designated for pedestrians to cross a street.

crosswind /ˈkɹɑːs.wɪnd/ crosswinds n
Seitenwind
A wind blowing across a line of travel.

crosswise more crosswise most crosswise adv
quer kreuzweise
transversely; so as to lie across

crossword /ˈkɹɒswɜː(ɹ)d/ crosswords n
Kreuzworträtsel
(games, puzzles) A word puzzle in which interlocking words are entered usually horizontally and vertically into a grid based on clues given for each word.

crotch /kɹɑt͡ʃ/ /kɹɒt͡ʃ/ crotches n
Astgabel Gabelung Verzweigung
The area where something forks or branches, a ramification takes place.
Schritt Leistengegend Zwickel
The ventral area (very bottom) of the human body between where the legs fork from the torso, in the area of the genitals and anus.

crotchet /ˈkɹɑt͡ʃ.ɪt/ /ˈkɹɒtʃ.ɪt/ crotchets n
Viertelnote
(music) A musical note one beat long in 4/4 time.

crotchetiness crotchetinesses n
Quengelichkeit
The state or quality of being crotchety.

crotchety /ˈkɹɑ.t͡ʃɪ.ti/ /ˈkɹɒtʃ.ə.tɪ/ crotchetier crotchetiest more crotchety most crotchety adj
knatschig launisch quengelig
Cranky, disagreeable, or stubborn, especially if prone to odd whims or fancies.

crotonic acid n
Crotonsäure
(organic compound) An unsaturated organic acid, trans-CH3-CH=CH-COOH, found in croton oil and having many industrial uses; the cis- form is isocrotonic acid.

crouch /kɹaʊt͡ʃ/ v
kauern
(intransitive) To bend down; to stoop low; to stand close to the ground with legs bent, like an animal when waiting for prey, or someone in fear.

croup /kɹuːp/ n
Krupp Pseudokrupp Kehlkopfdiphtherie
(pathology) An infectious illness of the larynx, especially in young children, causing respiratory difficulty.

croupier /ˈkɹupieɪ/ /ˈkɹupiɚ/ /ˈkɹuːpieɪ/ /ˈkɹuːpɪə/ croupiers n
Croupier Croupière
The person who collects bets and pays out winnings at a gambling table, such as in a casino.

crow /kɹoʊ/ /kɹəʊ/ crows n
Krähe Krähen Krähenvogel
Any of various dark-coloured nymphalid butterflies of the genus Euploea.
Brecheisen Brechstange Hebeleisen Kuhfuß Nageleisen
A bar of iron with a beak, crook or claw; a bar of iron used as a lever; a crowbar.

crow /kɹoʊ/ /kɹəʊ/ v
krähen frohlocken jauchzen johlen jubeln jubilieren
(intransitive) To make the shrill sound characteristic of a rooster; to make a sound in this manner, either in gaiety, joy, pleasure, or defiance.
herauskrähen jubeln jubilieren krähen protzen triumphieren
(intransitive) To shout in exultation or defiance; to brag.

crow's feet n
Krähenfüße
Wrinkles at the outer corners of the eye.

crow's nest crow's nests n
Krähennest Ausguck Mastkorb
(nautical) A small open-top shelter, originally a cask, on the top of the foremast, large enough to accommodate a lookout. It was used by whalers to watch for a blow (spout), or in icebound waters to seek a channel.

crowbar /ˈkɹoʊˌbɑɹ/ crowbars n
Kuhfuß Brecheisen Brechstange Nageleisen Geißfuß Hebeeisen
An iron or steel bar, often with a flattened end which may also be hook-shaped, to be used as a lever to manually force things apart.

crowberry /ˈkɹəʊbəɹɪ/ crowberries n
Krähenbeere
Empetrum; a small genus of dwarf evergreen shrubs that bear edible fruit.
A fruit of this plant.

crowd /kɹaʊd/ crowds n
Menschenmenge Menge Haufen Gedränge Menschenmasse Volk
A group of people congregated or collected into a close body without order.
A group of people united or at least characterised by a common interest.
Haufen
Several things collected or closely pressed together; also, some things adjacent to each other.

crowded /ˈkɹaʊdɪd/ more crowded most crowded adj
überfüllt
Containing too many of something; teeming.

crowdfunding crowdfundings n
Crowdfunding Schwarmfinanzierung
(finance) Funding by many individuals pooling their money together for a common goal, usually via the Internet.

crown /kɹaʊn/ adj
kronen- Krone
Of, related to, or pertaining to a crown.
Of, related to, pertaining to the top of a tree or trees.

crown /kɹaʊn/ crowns n
Krone
A royal, imperial or princely headdress; a diadem.
A wreath or band for the head, especially one given as reward of victory or a mark of honor.
Imperial or regal power, or those who wield it.
Splendor; culmination; acme.
Any currency (originally) issued by the crown (regal power) and often bearing a crown (headdress); (translation) various currencies known by similar names in their native languages, such as the koruna, kruna, krone, korona.
(historical) A former predecimalization British coin worth five shillings.
(anatomy, dentistry) The part of a tooth above the gums.
(dentistry) A prosthetic covering for a tooth.
(chemistry) A monocyclic ligand having three or more binding sites, capable of holding a guest in a central location.
Scheitel
The topmost part of the head.
Krone Scheitel
(religion) A round spot shaved clean on the top of the head, as a mark of the clerical state; the tonsure.

crown /kɹaʊn/ v
krönen
To formally declare (someone) a king, queen, emperor, etc.
Of a forest fire or bushfire, to spread to the crowns of the trees and thence move from tree to tree independent of the surface fire.
bombieren wölben
To form the topmost or finishing part of; to complete; to consummate; to perfect.

crown cap crown caps n
Kronkorken
A type of bottle cap made by pressing a circular piece of metal around the top of the bottle.

crown flower crown flowers n
Kronenblume
A large shrub, Calotropis gigantea, growing up to 4 meters tall, with clusters of waxy flowers that are either white or lavender in color.

crown imperial crown imperials n
Kaiserkrone
Fritillaria imperialis, a plant of the lily family.

crown jewels n
Kronjuwelen
(literally) The jewelry that accompany the office of rulership in a monarchy, i.e. crown, scepter, signet ring, etc.
Familienjuwelen
(slang) The male genitalia.

crown molding crown moldings n
Deckenleiste Deckenzierleiste
(woodworking, interior decorating) A molding at the edge of a room between the ceiling and the wall.

crown of thorns /ˌkɹaʊn əv ˈθɔːnz/ crowns of thorns n
Dornenkrone
(Christianity) The crown made of a thorny plant that Christ was forced to wear before his Crucifixion, in mocking reference to his alleged status as ‘king of the Jews’, or a representation of this. [from 10th c.]
Dornenkronenseestern Dornenkrone
A large starfish with venemous spines, Acanthaster planci. [from 20th c.]

crown prince crown princes n
Kronprinz Thronfolger
A person designated and raised to become the next king.
A person designated and raised to become the next emperor.

crown princess crown princesses n
Kronprinzessin
The heiress apparent to the throne in a royal or imperial monarchy.

crown witness crown witnesses n
Kronzeuge

crowned crane crowned cranes n
Kronenkranich
Either of two species of crane of the genus Balearica (Black Crowned Crane, Balearica pavonina and Grey Crowned Crane, Balearica regulorum) from sub-Saharan Africa.

crowned pigeon crowned pigeons n
Krontaube
Any bird of the genus Goura.

crownvetch crownvetches n
Bunte Kronwicke
A crawling leguminous vine, Securigera varia, which is native to Eurasia and Africa but widely planted elsewhere as a ground cover, where it can become an invasive weed.

crucial /ˈkɹuː.ʃəl/ more crucial most crucial adj
entscheidend ausschlaggebend kritisch wichtig
Essential or decisive for determining the outcome or future of something; extremely important; vital.
kreuzförmig
(archaic) Cruciform or cruciate; cross-shaped.

crucian carp crucian carps n
Karausche
Carassius carassius, a species of carp found in northern Europe and northern Asia.

crucible /ˈkɹuː.sɪ.bəl/ crucibles n
Tiegel Schmelztiegel
(chemistry) A cup-shaped piece of laboratory equipment used to contain chemical compounds when heating them to very high temperatures.
Schmelztiegel Tiegel
A heat-resistant container in which metals are melted, usually at temperatures above 500°C, commonly made of graphite with clay as a binder.
Feuerprobe
(figuratively) A very difficult and trying experience, that acts as a refining or hardening process.

crucifix /ˈkɹuː.sɪˌfɪks/ crucifixes n
Kruzifix
An ornamental or symbolic sculptural representation of Christ on a cross, often worn as a pendant or displayed in a Christian church.

crucifixion /ˌkɹuːsɪˈfɪkʃən/ crucifixions n
Kreuzigung
(Christianity, often, capitalized) The death of Jesus Christ on the Cross.
Kreuzigung Kreuzigen
An execution by being nailed or tied to an upright cross and left to hang there until dead.

crucify /ˈkɹuːsɪfaɪ/ v
kreuzigen
To execute (a person) by nailing to a cross.

crud /kɹʌd/ cruds n
Sulzschnee
(uncountable, skiing, snowboarding) A heavy wet snow on which it is difficult to travel.
Mist Scheiße
(uncountable, euphemistic) Feces; excrement.

crude /kɹuːd/ /kɹʉd/ cruder crudest adj
roh
In a natural, untreated state.
einfach gestrickt grob gezimmert schlicht
Characterized by simplicity, especially something not carefully or expertly made.
nackt pur
Lacking concealing elements.
derb grob roh krass krude
Lacking tact or taste.

crude /kɹuːd/ /kɹʉd/ crudes n
Rohstoff
Any substance in its natural state.

crude oil crude oils n
Rohöl Erdöl
Unrefined oil; as it is found underground, consisting mainly of hydrocarbons.

cruel /kɹuː(ə)l/ crueler cruelest crueller cruellest more cruel most cruel adj
grausam
Intentionally causing or reveling in pain and suffering; merciless, heartless.

cruelly /ˈkɹuːli/ /ˈkɹuːəli/ more cruelly most cruelly adv
grausam
In a cruel manner.

cruelty /ˈkɹuː(ə)lti/ cruelties n
Grausamkeit
(uncountable) An indifference to suffering or pleasure in inflicting suffering.
Grausamkeit Quälerei
(countable) A cruel act.

cruft /kɹʌft/ n
Krempel Müll Ramsch Schrott Überflüssiges
(slang) Anything old or of inferior quality.

cruise /kɹuːz/ cruises n
Kreuzfahrt Seereise
A sea or lake voyage, especially one taken for pleasure.

cruise control n
Geschwindigkeitsregelanlage Tempomat
A system that maintains a vehicle at constant set speed, usually until the brake or accelerator is pressed.

cruise missile cruise missiles n
Marschflugkörper
A missile designed for guided flight over the full course of its path.

cruise ship cruise ships n
Kreuzfahrtschiff
(nautical) A passenger ship used for pleasure voyages, where the voyage itself and the ship's amenities are considered an essential part of the experience.

cruiser /ˈkɹu.zɚ/ cruisers n
Kreuzer
(nautical, in the days of sail) A frigate or other vessel, detached from the fleet, to cruise independently in search of the enemy or its merchant ships.
(nautical) A class of fast warships of medium tonnage, having a long cruising range but less armour and firepower than a battleship.
Streifenwagen
(US, law enforcement) A police patrol vehicle.

cruising speed n
Reisegeschwindigkeit

crumb /kɹʌm/ crumbs n
Krümel Brösel Brosame
A small piece which breaks off from baked food (such as cake, biscuit or bread).
Krümel Brösel
(figuratively) A bit, small amount.
Krume
The soft internal portion of bread, surrounded by crust.

crumb /kɹʌm/ v
panieren
(transitive) To cover with crumbs.
(transitive) To break into crumbs or small pieces with the fingers; to crumble.

crumble /ˈkɹʌmbəl/ [ˈkɹʌmbl̩] [ˈkɹʌmbɪ̈l] crumbles n
Crumble
A dessert of British origin containing stewed fruit topped with a crumbly mixture of fat, flour, and sugar.

crumble /ˈkɹʌmbəl/ [ˈkɹʌmbl̩] [ˈkɹʌmbɪ̈l] v
zerbröckeln bröckeln
(intransitive, often, figurative) To fall apart; to disintegrate.
krümeln zerkrümeln
(transitive) To break into crumbs.

crumbly crumblier crumbliest more crumbly most crumbly adj
bröselig
Easy to break into small fragments; brittle or friable.

crumhorn crumhorns n
Krummhorn
(musical instruments) Any of several related simple woodwind instruments having a bent horn

crummy /ˈkɹʌmi/ crummier crummiest adj
lausig
(informal) Bad; poor.

crumple /ˈkɹʌmpəl/ v
zerknittern knüllen
(transitive) To rumple; to press into wrinkles by crushing together.

crumple zone crumple zones n
Knautschzone
A structural feature of a vehicle designed to compress during an accident and absorb impact energy.

crunch /kɹʌnt͡ʃ/ crunches n
Krise
A critical moment or event.
Bauchpresse Bauchpressen
(exercise) A form of abdominal exercise, based on a sit-up but in which the lower back remains in contact with the floor.

crunch /kɹʌnt͡ʃ/ v
zermalen
To crush something, especially food, with a noisy crackling sound.
knirschen knuspern
To be crushed with a noisy crackling sound.
durchrechnen kalkulieren
(slang) To calculate or otherwise process (e.g. to crunch numbers: to perform mathematical calculations). Presumably from the sound made by mechanical calculators.

crunchy /ˈkɹʌnt͡ʃi/ crunchier crunchiest adj
knusprig knackig
Likely to crunch, especially with reference to food when it is eaten.

crupper /ˈkɹʊpəɹ/ /ˈkɹʊpɚ/ /ˈkɹʌpə/ /ˈkɹʌpɚ/ cruppers n
Schwanzriemen Schweifriemen
A strap, looped under a horse's tail, used to stop a saddle from slipping.

crusade /kɹuːˈseɪd/ crusades n
Kreuzzug
(historical) Any of the Papally-endorsed military expeditions undertaken by the Christians of Latin Europe in the 11th to 13th centuries to reconquer the Levant from the Muslims, as well as expeditions along the Baltic Sea and against the Cathars.
Kreuzzug Feldzug
(figuratively) A grand concerted effort toward some purportedly worthy cause.

crusader /kɹuˈseɪdɚ/ /kɹuːˈseɪdə/ crusaders n
Kreuzritter Kreuzfahrer Kreuzzügler
(historical) A fighter in the medieval Crusades who had taken the Cross.

crush /kɹʌʃ/ crushes n
Schwarm
(informal, by extension) The human object of such infatuation or affection.

crush /kɹʌʃ/ v
zerdrücken
To reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding.
(intransitive) To be or become broken down or in, or pressed into a smaller volume or area, by external weight or force.

crushing /ˈkɹʌ.ʃɪŋ/ more crushing most crushing adj
niederschmetternd
That crushes; overwhelming.

crust /kɹʌst/ crusts n
Kruste
A more solid, dense or hard layer on a surface or boundary.
(astronomy, by extension) The outermost layer of any terrestrial planet.
Kruste Rinde
The external, hardened layer of certain foodstuffs, including most types of bread, fried meat, etc.
(geology) The outermost layer of the lithosphere of the Earth.

crustacean /kɹʌsˈteɪʃən/ crustacea crustaceans n
Krebstier Schalentier Krustentier
Any arthropod of the subphylum Crustacea, including lobsters, crabs, shrimp, barnacles and woodlice.

crusty /ˈkɹʌsti/ crustier crustiest adj
Kruste krustig
Having a crust, especially a thick one.
mürrisch reizbar
(informal, figuratively, of a person or behavior) Short-tempered and gruff but, sometimes, with a harmless or benign inner nature.

crutch /kɹʌt͡ʃ/ crutches n
Krücke
A device to assist in motion as a cane, especially one that provides support under the arm to reduce weight on a leg.
Krücke Stütze
Something that supports, often used negatively to indicate that it is not needed and causes an unhealthful dependency; a prop

crux /kɹʌks/ cruces cruxes n
Kern
The basic, central, or essential point or feature.
Wendepunkt
The critical or transitional moment or issue, a turning point.
Crux Knackpunkt
A puzzle or difficulty.

crwth /kɹuːθ/ /kɹuθ/ crwths n
Crwth
(historical) An archaic stringed instrument associated particularly with Wales, though once played widely in Europe, and characterized by a vaulted back and enough space for the player to stop each of the six strings on the fingerboard. Played variously by plucking or bowing.

cry /kɹaɪ̯/ cries n
Weinen
A shedding of tears; the act of crying.
Schrei
A shout or scream.
Words shouted or screamed.

cry /kɹaɪ̯/ v
weinen
(intransitive) To shed tears; to weep.
schreien rufen
(transitive) To utter loudly; to call out; to declare publicly.
schreien
(ambitransitive) To shout, scream, yell.
rufen
(intransitive) To utter inarticulate sounds, as animals do.

cry one's eyes out v
sich die Augen ausweinen
(idiomatic) To weep for an elongated time, or in an excessive manner.

cry out v
schreien aufschreien
To shout in a loud voice, due to pain, or fear, or unhappiness.

cry someone a river v
jemandem ordentlich was vorheulen
(idiomatic, often, sarcastic) To weep profusely or excessively in the presence of another person.
auf die Tränendrüse drücken
(idiomatic, usually, sarcastic, by extension) To try to obtain the sympathy of another person by complaining or sniveling.

crybaby /ˈkɹaɪˌbeɪbi/ crybabies n
Schreibaby Schreikind
A baby who cries excessively.
Heulsuse Heulliese
(slang) Someone whose feelings are very easily hurt, often by trivial matters.

crying /kɹaɪ̯.ɪŋ/ cryings n
Weinen
The act of one who cries; a weeping or shouting.

cryosleep n
Kryoschlaf

cryosphere cryospheres n
Kryosphäre
All those areas of the Earth where the surface is frozen.

cryostasis n
Kryostase

cryotron cryotrons n
Kryotron
(physics) A switch that employs superconductivity

cryovolcanic /ˈkɹʌɪəʊvɒlˈkanɪk/ adj
kryovulkanisch
(geology, planetology) of or pertaining to a cryovolcano

cryovolcano cryovolcanoes cryovolcanos n
Kryovulkan
(planetology, geology, vulcanology) A volcano on an icy moon that ejects volatile materials rather than magma.

crypt /kɹɪpt/ crypts n
Krypta
An underground vault, especially one beneath a church that is used as a burial place. [from 16th c.]

cryptic /ˈkɹɪptɪk/ more cryptic most cryptic adj
kryptisch
Having hidden (unapparent) meaning.
Mystified or of an obscure nature.
Involving use of a code or cipher.

cryptic crossword cryptic crosswords n
kryptisches Kreuzworträtsel
A type of crossword involving wordplay and misleading definitions.

cryptid /ˈkɹɪp.tɪd/ cryptids n
Kryptid

crypto- /kɹɪptoʊ-/ prefix
krypto-

crypto-Jew crypto-Jews n
Kryptojude Kryptojüdin
A person who, while publicly converting to another religion (such as Christianity or Islam), secretly practices Judaism.

crypto-Judaism n
Kryptojudaismus Kryptojudentum
Secret adherence to Judaism.

crypto-anarchism n
Krypto-Anarchismus
(computing, political science) The belief that cyberspace should exist decentralized and without authority, achievable through cryptography.

crypto-anarchist crypto-anarchists n
Krypto-Anarchist
A proponent of crypto-anarchism.

cryptoanarchy n
Krypto-Anarchie
The use of cryptography to enable individuals to make consensual economic arrangements and transcend national boundaries.

cryptococcosis cryptococcoses n
Kryptokokkose
(disease) A serious and potentially fatal fungal disease caused by members of the Cryptococcus neoformans species complex, believed to be acquired by inhalation of the infectious propagule from the environment.

cryptocracy cryptocracies n
Kryptokratie
A form of government where the real leaders are hidden, or merely unknown.

cryptocurrency cryptocurrencies n
Kryptowährung Kryptogeld
A digital currency based on a cryptographic system, usually having no central issuing or regulating authority.

cryptogam cryptogams n
Kryptogame
Any plant that reproduces using spores (rather than seeds), formerly placed in the taxonomic group Cryptogamae, which included ferns, mosses, algae, fungi, lichens and liverworts.

cryptographic adj
kryptographisch

cryptography /kɹɪpˈtɒɡ.ɹə.fi/ [kɹ̥ɪpˈtʰɒɡɹəfiː] cryptographies n
Kryptographie Kryptografie
The discipline concerned with communication security (eg, confidentiality of messages, integrity of messages, sender authentication, non-repudiation of messages, and many other related issues), regardless of the used medium such as pencil and paper or computers.

cryptolect /ˈkɹɪptəlɛkt/ /ˈkɹɪptəˌlɛkt/ cryptolects n
Geheimsprache
(linguistics) A secretive language form used by a subculture; an arcane cant.

cryptology /kɹɪpˈtɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/ /kɹɪpˈtɒl.ə.dʒi/ cryptologies n
Kryptologie
The practice of analysing encoded messages, in order to decode them.

cryptonym cryptonyms n
Kryptonym
A secret name, a code name.

cryptoporticus cryptoportici cryptoporticuses n
Kryptoportikus

cryptovirus /ˈkɹɪptoʊˌvaɪɹəs/ /ˈkɹɪptəʊˌvaɪɹəs/ cryptoviruses n
Verschlüsselungstrojaner
(computer security) A type of malware that is used for extortion by encrypting user files and asking for payment in exchange for the decryption key.

crystal /ˈkɹɪstəl/ crystals n
Kristall
(countable) A solid composed of an array of atoms or molecules possessing long-range order and arranged in a pattern which is periodic in three dimensions.
(countable) A piece of glimmering, shining mineral resembling ice or glass.
Kristall Kristallglas
(uncountable) A fine type of glassware, or the material used to make it.
The glass over the dial of a watch case.

crystal ball crystal balls n
Glaskugel Kristallkugel
A globe of glass or crystal used to foretell the future.

crystal clear crystal clearer crystal clearest more crystal clear most crystal clear adj
glasklar
(idiomatic, simile) Completely clear (in various senses).
Without ambiguity or doubt; completely understood.
Visually clear, a sharp image, of high acuity.

crystal field theory n
Kristallfeldtheorie

crystal lattice crystal lattices n
Kristallgitter
(crystallography) A regular three-dimensional geometric arrangement of atoms, molecules or ions in a crystal

crystal meth /ˈkɹɪst(ə)l mɛθ/ n
Crystal Meth
(colloquial) The drug methamphetamine hydrochloride.

crystal set crystal sets n
Detektorempfänger Detektorradio
(electronics) An early radio receiver, having no electrical power supply except the radio waves themselves; it used a crystal of lead or cadmium sulphide and a wire (the cat's whisker) touching the crystal's surface.

crystal system crystal systems n
Kristallsystem
(crystallography) Any of the seven distinct symmetry classifications of crystals: cubic, tetragonal, hexagonal, orthorhombic, monoclinic, triclinic and trigonal.

crystalline /ˈkɹɪs.tə.lɪn/ /ˈkɹɪs.təˌlaɪn/ /ˈkɹɪs.təˌliːn/ more crystalline most crystalline adj
kristallin Kristall kristallen kristallinisch
Of, relating to, or composed of crystals.
kristallin
(chemistry) Having a regular three-dimensional molecular structure.
kristallklar
Resembling crystal in being clear and transparent.

crystallization crystallizations n
Kristallisation
The act or process by which a substance in solidifying assumes the form and structure of a crystal, or becomes crystallized.

crystallize /ˈkɹɪstəlaɪz/ v
kristallisieren
(transitive, chemistry, physics) to make something form into crystals

crystallography n
Kristallographie
The experimental science of determining the arrangement of atoms in solids.

crème brûlée /kɹɛm bɹuˈleɪ/ crème brûlées crèmes brûlée crèmes brûlées n
Crème brulée Crème brûlée
A dessert of custard, covered by a brittle layer of browned sugar.

crème de la crème n
Crème de la Crème
(idiom, singulare tantum) Best of the best; something superlative; the very best.

crème de violette n
Veilchenlikör
A brandy liqueur with violet flavoring.

crêpe paper crêpe papers n
Krepppapier
A thin, crinkled tissue paper, often coloured, used for decoration.

csardas /ˈtʃɑːdæʃ/ /ˈt͡ʃɑɹdɑʃ/ /ˈzɑːdəs/ csardases n
Csárdás Csardas Tschardasch
An intricate Hungarian folk dance characterized by variations in tempo. The two main parts are called lassú (slow) and friss (quick).

cub /kʌb/ cubs n
Fuchsbaby Fuchsjunges Fuchswelpe
A young fox.
Welpe Braunbärenjunges Bärenjunges Dachsjunges Eisbärenjunges Eisbärjunges
(by extension) The young of certain other animals, including the bear, wolf, lion and tiger.

cube /kjub/ /kjuːb/ cubes n
Würfel Kubus
(geometry) A regular polyhedron having six identical square faces.
(mathematics) The third power of a number, value, term or expression.
Würfel
Any object more or less in the form of a cube.

cube /kjub/ /kjuːb/ v
würfeln
(transitive) To cut into cubes.

cube root cube roots n
Kubikwurzel
(mathematics) Of a number or expression, a number or expression the cube of which is equal to the given number or expression.

cube sugar n
Würfelzucker
Sugar shaped into cubes.

cubeb /ˈkjuːbɛb/ cubebs n
Kubebenpfeffer
The tailed pepper, Piper cubeba; an Indonesian plant cultivated for its berries and essential oil.

cubewano /ˌkjuːbiːˈwʌnoʊ/ cubewanos n
Cubewano
(astronomy) Any Kuiper belt object whose orbit is not determined by resonance with Neptune (orbit ~ 40-50 AU).

cubic capacity cubic capacities n
Hubraum
A volume; especially the volume of a cylinder head when the piston is at its lower dead centre.

cubic centimetre cubic centimetres n
Kubikzentimeter
A unit of volume equal to that of a cube having sides each one centimetre in length, equal to 10-6 cubic metres and 1 millilitre. Commonly used in fluid measure and for engine sizes.

cubic equation cubic equations n
kubische Gleichung
(mathematics) A polynomial equation whose greatest exponent is 3.

cubic function cubic functions n
kubische Funktion
(mathematics) Any function (polynomial) whose greatest exponent is 3.

cubic kilometre cubic kilometres n
Kubikkilometer
a unit of volume, km3, equal to 1,000,000,000 cubic metres

cubic metre cubic metres n
Kubikmeter
A unit of volume equal to that of a cube having sides each one metre in length. Symbol: m3

cubic zirconia cubic zirconias n
Zirko­nia

cubicle /ˈkjubɪkəl/ cubicles n
Arbeitsplatz Kabine
A small separate part or one of the compartments of a room, especially in a work environment.
Ankleidekabine Badekabine Umkleidekabine
A small enclosure at a swimming pool etc. used to provide personal privacy when changing.

cubiform more cubiform most cubiform adj
würfelförmig
Having the shape of a cube

cubism /ˈkjuː.bɪz.əm/ cubisms n
Kubismus
(often, capitalized) An artistic movement in the early 20th Century characterized by the depiction of natural forms as geometric structures of planes. [from 1900s]

cubit /ˈkju.bɪt/ /ˈkjuː.bɪt/ cubits n
Elle
The distance from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger used as an informal unit of length.

cuboctahedron cuboctahedra cuboctahedrons n
Kubo-Oktaeder Kuboktaeder Kubooktaeder
(geometry) An Archimedean solid that has fourteen faces (eight triangular and six square) and is both isogonal and isotoxal.

cuckold /ˈkʌ.koʊld/ /ˈkʌ.kəld/ /ˈkʌ.kəʊld/ cuckolds n
Hahnrei Gehörnter Hornträger
A man married to an unfaithful wife, especially when he is unaware or unaccepting of the fact.

cuckold /ˈkʌ.koʊld/ /ˈkʌ.kəld/ /ˈkʌ.kəʊld/ v
hörnen
(transitive) To make a cuckold or cuckquean of someone by being unfaithful, or by seducing their partner or spouse.

cuckoldry cuckoldries n
Hörneraufsetzen
An act of adultery committed by a married woman against her husband.

cuckoo /ˈkuː.kuː/ /ˈkʊk.uː/ cuckoos n
Kuckuck
A person who inveigles themselves into a place where they should not be (used especially in the phrase a cuckoo in the nest).

cuckoo clock cuckoo clocks n
Kuckucksuhr
A clock that announces the time (hours and quarter hours) by a cuckoo sound, often equipped with a small cuckoo automaton.

cuckoo sign cuckoo signs n
einen Vogel zeigen
A gesture, consisting of a twirling motion of a finger near the temple, used to suggest that another person is crazy.

cucumber /ˈkaʊˌkʌmbəɹ/ /ˈkjuːˌkʌmbə/ /ˈkjuːˌkʌmbɚ/ cucumbers n
Gurke Salatgurke
The edible fruit of this plant, having a green rind and crisp white flesh.

cucumiform /kjuːˈkjuːmɪfɔːm/ more cucumiform most cucumiform adj
gurkenförmig
Shaped like a cucumber; having the form of a cylinder tapered and rounded at the ends, and possibly curved.

cucurbituril cucurbiturils n
Cucurbituril
(organic compound) Any of a class of macrocyclic molecules consisting of glycoluril repeat units.

cud /kʌd/ cuds n
Wiedergekäutes wiedergekäutes Futter
The portion of food which is brought back into the mouth by ruminating animals from their first stomach, to be chewed a second time.

cuddle /ˈkʌd.l̩/ cuddles n
Kuscheln
A snuggle; an affectionate embrace, often given to family members and close friends.

cuddle /ˈkʌd.l̩/ v
kuscheln knuddeln
(intransitive) To embrace affectionately; to lie together snugly.

cuddly /ˈkʌdli/ /ˈkʌdl̩i/ /ˈkʌdəli/ cuddlier cuddliest adj
anschmiegsam kuschelig knuddelig verschmust
Suitable for cuddling; designed to be cuddled.

cudgel /ˈkʌd͡ʒəl/ cudgels n
Knüppel
A short heavy club with a rounded head used as a weapon.

cue /kɪu̯/ /ˈkjuː/ [cj̊uː] [kj̊ʉː] cues n
Hinweis Signal Wink
An action or event that is a signal for somebody to do something.
Billardstock Queue
(sports, billiards, snooker, pool) A straight tapering stick used to hit the balls in various games.
Hinweis Signal Stichwort Wink
The last words of a play actor's speech, serving as an intimation for the next actor to speak; any word or words which serve to remind an actor to speak or to do something; a catchword.

cue mark cue marks n
Überblendungszeichen
A visual indicator, placed in an upper corner of a frame of a motion picture, to signal the projectionist to change reels

cue sheet cue sheets n
Cuesheet
(computing) A text file that details the layout of tracks on a compact disc.

cuff /kʌf/ v
Manschette Umschlag Aufschlag Bündchen Hemdmanschette Hosenaufschlag
(transitive) To furnish with cuffs.
abfotzen einen Klaps geben ohrfeigen
(transitive) To hit, as a reproach, particularly with the open palm to the head; to slap.

cuff on the ear cuffs on the ear n
Ohrfeige Maulschelle Backpfeife
A box on the ear; a painful smack on the side of the head.

cufflink /ˈkʌflɪŋk/ cufflinks n
Manschettenknopf
A button or stud used to hold a sleeve cuff together.

cuirass /kwɪˈɹæs/ /ˈkjʊəɹæs/ cuirasses n
Kürass
A piece of defensive armor, covering the body from the neck to the girdle.

cuisine /kwɪˈziːn/ cuisines n
Küche Kochkunst
(countable, uncountable) A characteristic style of preparing food, often associated with a place of origin.

cul-de-sac /ˈkʌldəsak/ /ˈkʌldəsæk/ cul-de-sacs culs-de-sac n
Wendehammer Wendekreis Wendeplatte
A circular area at the end of a dead end street to allow cars to turn around, designed so children can play on the street, with little or no through-traffic.
Tasche
(medicine) A sack-like cavity, a tube open at one end only.

culantro /kuːˈlæn.tɹoʊ/ /kuːˈlɑːn.tɹoʊ/ n
Langer Koriander
The tropical herb Eryngium foetidum, native to Mexico, Central America and South America but cultivated worldwide, used medicinally and in Caribbean cuisine.

culet /ˈkju.lɛt/ /ˈkju.lɪt/ culets n
Kalette Rippe
A small, flat face often cut at the base of a brilliant-cut gemstone.

culinary /ˈk(j)ulɪˌnɛɹi/ /ˈkʌlɪn(ə)ɹi/ /ˈkʌlɪˌnɛɹi/ more culinary most culinary adj
kulinarisch
Relating to the practice of cookery or the activity of cooking.

culinary art culinary arts n
Kochkunst Kochen
The art of cooking in particular way, a characteristic style of cooking.

cull /kʌl/ v
pflücken
To pick or take someone or something (from a larger group).
keulen
To select animals from a group and then kill them in order to reduce the numbers of the group in a controlled manner.

culminate /ˈkʌl.məˌneɪt/ /ˈkʌl.mɪnˌeɪt/ v
kulminieren
(intransitive, astronomy) Of a heavenly body, to be at the highest point, reach its greatest altitude.
(intransitive, figuratively) To reach a climax; to come to a decisive point, especially an end or conclusion.
gipfeln
(intransitive) To reach the (physical or figurative) summit, highest point, peak etc.

culmination /ˌkʌl.məˈneɪ.ʃən/ /ˌkʌl.mɪnˈeɪ.ʃən/ culminations n
Gipfelpunkt Höhepunkt
(astronomy) The attainment of the highest point of altitude reached by a heavenly body; passage across the meridian; transit.
Höhepunkt
(US) Attainment or arrival at the highest pitch of glory, power, etc.

culottes /kjuːˈlɒts/ n
Hosenrock
A type of loose shorts which look like a skirt; a divided skirt.

culpability /ˌkʌlpəˈbɪləti/ culpabilities n
Schuldhaftigkeit Strafbarkeit
The degree of one's blameworthiness in the commission of a crime or offence.

culpable /ˈkʌlpəbəl/ more culpable most culpable adj
schuldig strafbar verdammenswert verdammungswürdig
Meriting condemnation, censure or blame, especially as something wrong, harmful or injurious; blameworthy, guilty.

culprit [ˈkʰʌɫpɹ̥ɪt] culprits n
Täter Schuldiger Übeltäter Beklagter Beschuldigter Missetäter
The person or thing at fault for a problem or crime.

cult /kʌlt/ /ˈkɒlt/ [kʰʌlt] adj
kultig Kult-
Enjoyed by a small, loyal group.

cult /kʌlt/ /ˈkɒlt/ [kʰʌlt] cults n
Kult Sekte Kultus
The veneration, devotion, and religious rites given to a deity (especially in a historical polytheistic context), or (in a Christian context) to a saint.

cult film cult films n
Kultfilm
A film that has acquired a cult following.

cult of personality cults of personality n
Personenkult
A situation where a leader (often a dictator) has been idolized and made into a national or group icon and is revered as a result.

cultivable more cultivable most cultivable adj
urbar
Capable of being cultivated or farmed.

cultivar /ˈkʌltɪvɑɹ/ cultivars n
Cultivar Sorte Kulturvarietät Kultivar
A cultivated (not necessarily botanical) variety of a plant species or hybrid of two species. [from 1923]

cultivate /ˈkʌltɪveɪt/ v
anbauen kultivieren
To grow plants, notably crops.
kultivieren pflegen
(figurative) To nurture; to foster; to tend.
bestellen
To turn or stir soil in preparation for planting or as a method of weed control between growing crop plants.

cultivated /ˈkʌltɪveɪtɪd/ more cultivated most cultivated adj
kultiviert
(of a person) cultured, refined, educated

cultivation /ˌkʌltɪˈveɪʃən/ cultivations n
Kultivierung Bodenbearbeitung
The art or act of cultivating (improvement of land for or by agriculture), as:
Kultivierung
Devotion of time or attention to the improvement of (something)
Bildung Kultivierung
Advancement or refinement in physical, intellectual, or moral condition

cultivator cultivators n
Kultivator Ackerfräse
Any of several devices used to loosen or stir the soil, either to remove weeds or to provide aeration and drainage.

cultural /ˈkʌlt͡ʃ(ə)ɹəl/ /ˈkʌlt͡ʃ(ʊ)əɹəl/ /ˈkʌlt͡ʃɹ(ə)l/ more cultural most cultural adj
kulturell Kultur
Pertaining to culture.

cultural Bolshevism n
Kulturbolschewismus
(Nazism, politics, historical) Those cultural elements that were perceived by the Nazi party to be propagating politically undesirable Bolshevik ideas.

cultural Marxism n
Kulturbolschewismus Kulturmarxismus
(Marxism, academia) A form of Marxism perceived as subsumed by capitalism and thus as unauthentic by its critics (usually other Marxists).

cultural appropriation /ˈkʌlt͡ʃ(ə)ɹəl əˌpɹoʊpɹiˈeɪʃən/ cultural appropriations n
kulturelle Aneignung
(sociology) The exploitative or oppressive cooption of elements of one culture by members of a different culture.

cultural imperialism n
Kulturimperialismus
(chiefly, depreciative) The imposition of a dominant nation's culture onto a nondominant nation, often through the export of cultural products such as film and music.

cultural pessimism n
Kulturpessimismus

cultural phylogenetics n
kulturelle Phylogenetik
(anthropology) The use of techniques from phylogenetics to study the evolutionary history of relationships between humans and between groups of humans, as well as of cultural memes and practices.

cultural studies n
Kulturwissenschaft
A diverse field of study which examines representations of culture through a variety of academic theories.

culturalism culturalisms n
Kulturalismus
A belief system that emphasizes the role of culture.

culturalist culturalists n
Kulturalist
One who subscribes to culturalism.

culturalistic more culturalistic most culturalistic adj
kulturalistisch
Of or relating to culturalism.

culturality culturalities n
Kulturalität

culture /ˈkʌlt͡ʃə/ /ˈkʌlt͡ʃɚ/ cultures n
Kultur
The arts, customs, lifestyles, background, and habits that characterize humankind, or a particular society or nation.
The beliefs, values, behaviour and material objects that constitute a people's way of life.
The conventional conducts and ideologies of a community; the system comprising the accepted norms and values of a society.
(anthropology) Any knowledge passed from one generation to the next, not necessarily with respect to human beings.
(microbiology) The process of growing a bacterial or other biological entity in an artificial medium.
(euphemism) Ethnicity, race (and its associated arts, customs, etc.)

culture hero culture heroes n
Kulturheros
(idiomatic) A mythical character or real person who is renowned as the exemplar of the values or achievements of a society, group, or time period.

culture medium culture media n
Kulturmedium Nährmedium
(microbiology) A liquid or gel, containing nutrients, that is used to cultivate microorganisms.

culture shock culture shocks n
Kulturschock
(anthropology, sociology) A state of anxious confusion experienced by someone exposed to an alien or unfamiliar environment.

culture war culture wars n
Kulturkampf
(often, in plural) Conflict between different ideological groups, especially political conflict for cultural dominance between liberals and conservatives in the United States.

culture warrior culture warriors n
Kulturkämpfer Kulturkämpferin

cultured more cultured most cultured adj
gebildet
Learned in the ways of civilized society; civilized; refined.
kultiviert
Artificially developed.

culverin /ˈkʌlvəɹɪn/ culverins n
Kolubrine Feldschlange
A kind of handgun.

culvert /ˈkʌlvə(ɹ)t/ culverts n
Düker
A channel crossing under a road or railway for the draining of water.

cum /kʌm/ n
Wichse Sperma
(colloquial, vulgar) Semen.

cum /kʌm/ v
kommen abspritzen
(slang, vulgar) To have an orgasm, to feel the sensation of an orgasm.

cumbersome /ˈkʌmbəsəm/ /ˈkʌmbɚsəm/ more cumbersome most cumbersome adj
beschwerlich hinderlich, lästig mühsam
Burdensome or hindering, as if a weight or drag; vexatious
sperrig umständlich
Not easily managed or handled; awkward; clumsy.
schwierig
Hard, difficult, demanding to handle or get around with.
schwerfällig
Inert, lumbering, slow in movement

cumin /ˈkjumɪn/ /ˈkjuːmɪn/ /ˈkumɪn/ /ˈkʊmɪn/ /ˈkʌmɪn/ cumins n
Kreuzkümmel Kümmel
The flowering plant Cuminum cyminum, in the family Apiaceae.
Kreuzkümmel Kumin
Its aromatic long seed, used as a spice, notably in Indian, Middle Eastern, and Mexican cookery.

cummerbund /ˈkʌmbɚˌbʌnd/ /ˈkʌməbʌnd/ /ˈkʌmɚˌbʌnd/ cummerbunds n
Kummerbund
(fashion) A broad sash, especially one that is pleated lengthwise and worn as an article of formal dress, as around a man's waist together with a tuxedo or dinner jacket. [from early 17th c.]

cummingtonite /ˈkʌm.ɪŋ.təˌnaɪt/ cummingtonites n
Cummingtonit
(mineral) A mineral, magnesium-iron silicate hydroxide, (Mg,Fe)7Si8O22(OH)2.

cumulant cumulants n
Kumulante

cumulate v
kumulieren
(transitive) To accumulate; to amass.
(intransitive) To be accumulated.

cumulative /ˈkjuːmjʊlətɪv/ /ˈkjuːmjʊˌleɪtɪv/ more cumulative most cumulative adj
angehäuft kumulativ
Incorporating all current and previous data up to the present or at the time of measuring or collating.

cumulonimbus /ˌkju.mjə.loʊˈnɪm.bəs/ /ˌkjuː.mjʊ.ləʊˈnɪm.bəs/ cumulonimbi cumulonimbuses n
Kumulonimbus
(meteorology) A cloud, with a tall structure and a flat base, that is often associated with thunderstorms.

cumulus /ˈkjuː.mjə.ləs/ cumuli n
Kumulus Cumulus Haufenwolke Kumuluswolke Quellwolke
A large white, puffy cloud that develops through convection.

cuneiform /kjuˈni.ə.fɔɹm/ /kjʊˈneɪ.ɪ.fɔːm/ /ˈkju.nɪ.fɔɹm/ /ˈkjuː.ni.ɪ.fɔːm/ /ˈkjuː.nɪ.fɔːm/ adj
keilförmig
Having the form of a wedge; wedge-shaped, especially with a tapered end.
keilschriftlich Keilschrift
Written in the cuneiform writing system.

cuneiform /kjuˈni.ə.fɔɹm/ /kjʊˈneɪ.ɪ.fɔːm/ /ˈkju.nɪ.fɔɹm/ /ˈkjuː.ni.ɪ.fɔːm/ /ˈkjuː.nɪ.fɔːm/ cuneiforms n
Keilschrift
An ancient Mesopotamian writing system, adapted within several language families, originating as pictograms in Sumer around the 30th century BC, evolving into more abstract and characteristic wedge shapes formed by a blunt reed stylus on clayen tablets.

cuneiformist cuneiformists n
Keilschriftkundler
A specialist or expert in cuneiform.

cunnilingus /ˌkʌn.iˈlɪŋ.ɡəs/ /ˌkʌn.ɪˈlɪŋ.ɡəs/ cunnilinguses n
Cunnilingus
The stimulation of the vulva using the mouth.

cunning /ˈkʌnɪŋ/ more cunning most cunning adj
listig schlau durchtrieben gerissen abgefeimt gefinkelt
Sly; crafty; clever in surreptitious behaviour.
ausgefuchst ausgeklügelt clever gefinkelt gefitzt geschickt
(obsolete) Skillful, artful.

cunning /ˈkʌnɪŋ/ cunnings n
Gerissenheit
The disposition to employ one's skill in an artful manner; craftiness; guile; artifice; skill of being cunning, sly, conniving, or deceitful.

cunning folk n
Hexenmeister Kräuterhexen
(historical) professional or semi-professional practitioners of magic (who were often charlatans) who were active from at least the 15th up until the early 20th century.

cunningly more cunningly most cunningly adv
schlau
With cunning, cleverly.

cunt /kʌnt/ [kʰʌ̃nt] cunts n
Fotze Möse Muschi
(vulgar, countable) The female genitalia, especially the vulva.
Arschloch Arsch
(vulgar, offensive, countable) An extremely unpleasant or objectionable person (in US, especially a woman; in Commonwealth more usually a man).
(Australia, Ireland, NZ, UK, Commonwealth, countable, vulgar) An unpleasant or difficult experience or incident.

cunt juice cunt juices n
Fotzenschleim Muschisaft

cuntlet cuntlets n
Möschen
(vulgar, slang) A small cunt; a young woman seen as a potential sex partner.

cuntlicker cuntlickers n
Fotzenlecker Fotzenleckerin
(slang, vulgar, often, derogatory) One who gives cunnilingus.

cup /kʊp/ /kʌp/ cups n
Tasse Becher Kelch
A concave vessel for drinking from, usually made of opaque material (as opposed to a glass) and with a handle.
Pokal Cup Preis
The contents of said vessel.
A contest for which a cup is awarded.
Tasse
A customary unit of measure
Pokal
A trophy in the shape of an oversized cup.
Körbchen
One of the two parts of a brassiere which each cover a breast.
Becher
(figurative) That which is to be received or indured; that which is allotted to one; a portion of blessings and afflictions.

cup /kʊp/ /kʌp/ v
die Hand aufhalten
(transitive) To form into the shape of a cup, particularly of the hands.
in der hohlen Hand halten
(transitive) To hold something in cupped hands.

cup of tea /ˈkʌp əv ˈtiː/ /ˌkʌp ə ˈtiː/ cups of tea n
Tasse Tee
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cup,‎ tea. A cup or mug with tea in it.
Ding
(idiomatic, singular only) Whatever suits or interests one.

cup size cup sizes n
Körbchengröße
the size of that part of a bra that holds the breasts

cup-and-ball cup-and-balls cups-and-balls n
Bilboquet
A traditional children's toy consisting of a hand-held wooden cup with a ball attached by a string. The player jerks the ball into the air and attempts to catch it in the cup.

cup-shaped adj
becherförmig
Having the hollow form of a cup (but without the handle)

cupbearer /ˈkʌpˌbɛəɹə/ /ˈkʌpˌbɛɹɚ/ cupbearers n
Mundschenk Mundschenkin Schenk Schenkin
(chiefly, historical) One who ceremonially fills and hands out the cups in which a drink is served.

cupboard /ˈkʌb.əd/ /ˈkʌb.ɚd/ /ˈkʌp.boɹd/ cupboards n
Schrank Küchenschrank
A cabinet, closet, or other piece of furniture with shelves intended for storing cookware, dishware, or food; similar cabinets or closets used for storing other items.

cupcake /ˈkʌpkeɪk/ cupcakes n
Cupcake Tassenkuchen
A small cake baked in a usually paper container shaped like a cup, often with icing on top.

cupel /ˈkjuːpəl/ cupels n
Kupelle Probiertiegel Treibherd
A small circular receptacle used in assaying gold or silver with lead.

cupidity /kjuːˈpɪdəti/ cupidities n
Habgier
Extreme greed, especially for wealth.

cupola /ˈkjupəloʊ/ /ˈkjuːpələ/ /ˈkupələ/ cupolae cupolas n
Kuppel
(architecture) A dome-shaped ornamental structure located on top of a larger roof or dome.

cupping /ˈkʌpɪŋ/ cuppings n
Schröpfen
(medicine) Fire cupping, a traditional therapeutic treatment called in which heated cupping glasses are applied to the skin, supposedly to draw blood towards the surface.

cupping glass cupping glasses n
Schröpfglas Schröpfkopf
(archaic, medicine) A glass vessel used in cupping.

cupronickel cupronickels n
Kupfernickel
An alloy of copper containing from 10 to 40% nickel.

cur /kɜː/ /kɝ/ curs n
Köter
(dated, or, humorous) A contemptible or inferior dog.
(dated, or, humorous) A detestable person.

curable more curable most curable adj
heilbar
Capable of being cured.

curare /kjʊˈɹɑ.ɹi/ /kjʊˈɹɑː.ɹi/ curares n
Curare
A substance containing the alkaloid D-tubocurarine, used historically as a muscle relaxant during surgery.

curate /-ɹɪt/ /ˈkjʊəɹət/ /ˈkjʊɹɪt/ curates n
Vikar
An assistant rector or vicar.
Pfarrer
A parish priest.

curative /ˈkjʊɹ.ə.tɪv/ more curative most curative adj
heilend heilkräftig
Possessing the ability to cure, to heal or treat illness.

curator /kjʊəˈɹeɪtə(ɹ)/ curators n
Kuratorin Kurator Museumskurator Museumskuratorin
A person who manages, administers or organizes a collection, either independently or employed by a museum, library, archive or zoo.
Kurator Kuratorin Sachwalter Sachwalterin Treuhänder Treuhänderin
One appointed to act as guardian of the estate of a person not legally competent to manage it, or of an absentee; a trustee.
Kurator Kuratorin
A member of a curatorium, a board for electing university professors, etc.

curatorship curatorships n
Kuratorium
The rank or period of being a curator.

curaçao /ˈk(j)ʊəɹ.əˌsaʊ/ /ˈk(j)ʊəɹ.əˌsoʊ/ /ˈkjuːɹəsaʊ/ /ˈkjuːɹəsəʊ/ /ˌk(j)ʊəɹ.əˈsaʊ/ /ˌk(j)ʊəɹ.əˈsoʊ/ curaçaos n
Curaçao
A liqueur, made from eau-de-vie, sugar and, as flavor, dried peel of sweet and sour oranges, naturally colorless but often artificially colored blue.

curb /kɜːb/ /kɝb/ curbs n
Aufkantung Falz Flansch Grat Rippe
A raised margin along the edge of something, such as a well or the eye of a dome, as a strengthening.
Beherrschung Beschränkung Drosselung Dämpfung Einhalt Einschränkung
Something that checks or restrains; a restraint.
Hasenhacke Kandare Zügel
A riding or driving bit for a horse that has rein action which amplifies the pressure in the mouth by leverage advantage placing pressure on the poll via the crown piece of the bridle and chin groove via a curb chain.

curb /kɜːb/ /kɝb/ v
zurückhalten beherrschen bändigen einschränken hemmen mäßigen

curb bit curb bits n
Kandare
(equestrian) A type of bit used on a bridle, which works by leverage and has shanks and a curb chain.

curd /kɜː(ɹ)d/ curds n
Käsebruch
The part of milk that coagulates when it sours or is treated with enzymes; used to make cottage cheese, dahi, etc.

curdle /ˈkɜː.dəl/ /ˈkɝ.dəl/ v
gerinnen
(ambitransitive) To clot or coagulate; to cause to congeal, such as through cold. (metaphorically of blood)

cure /kjɔː(ɹ)/ /kjɜː(ɹ)/ /kjɝ/ /kjʊə(ɹ)/ /kjʊɹ/ /kɜː(ɹ)/ cures n
Heilung
A method, device or medication that restores good health.
Pökelung
A process of preservation, as by smoking.

cure /kjɔː(ɹ)/ /kjɜː(ɹ)/ /kjɝ/ /kjʊə(ɹ)/ /kjʊɹ/ /kɜː(ɹ)/ v
heilen kurieren
(transitive) To restore to health.
heilen
(transitive) To bring (a disease or its bad effects) to an end.
haltbar machen pökeln räuchern trocknen
(transitive) To prepare or alter, especially by chemical or physical processing for keeping or use.
aushärten
(intransitive) To solidify or gel.

curettage /ˌkjʊəɹɪˈtɑːʒ/ curettages n
Kürettage
(medicine) The removal of unwanted tissue from a body cavity using a curette.

curette /kjʊˈɹɛt/ curettes n
Kürette
(medicine, dentistry) A hand-held surgical instrument, often with a scoop or hook at its tip, used for cleaning or debriding biological tissue.

curfew /ˈkɜː.fjuː/ /ˈkɝ.fju/ curfews n
Ausgangssperre Ausgehverbot
Any regulation requiring people to be off the streets and in their homes by a certain time.
Sperrstunde
The time when such restriction begins.
Zapfenstreich
A signal indicating this time.
Abendläuten Ausgangssperre
(historical) A regulation in feudal Europe by which fires had to be covered up or put out at a certain fixed time in the evening, marked by the ringing of an evening bell.

curiosity /-ɪti/ /ˌkjɔːɹiˈɒsəti/ /ˌkjɔːˈɹɒsəti/ /ˌkjɚiˈɑsəti/ /ˌkjɜːˈɹɒsəti/ /ˌkjʊəɹiˈɑsəti/ /ˌkjʊəɹiˈɒsəti/ /ˌkjʊəˈɹɒsəti/ curiosities n
Neugier Neugierde
(uncountable) Inquisitiveness; the tendency to ask and learn about things by asking questions, investigating, or exploring. [from 17th c.]
Kuriosum Kuriosität
A unique or extraordinary object which arouses interest. [from 17th c.]

curiosity killed the cat proverb
Neugier ist der Katze Tod
One should not be curious about things that can be dangerous.

curious /-i.jɪs/ /-i.ɪs/ /ˈkjɔː-/ /ˈkjɚ.i.əs/ /ˈkjʊ.ɹi.əs/ /ˈkjʊ.ɹəs/ /ˈkjʊə.ɹi.əs/ curiouser curiousest more curious most curious adj
neugierig
Tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate; inquisitive; (with a negative connotation) nosy, prying.
kurios
Leading one to ask questions about; somewhat odd, out of the ordinary, or unusual.

curium /ˈkjʊəɹiəm/ n
Curium
A highly fissile transuranic chemical element (symbol Cm) with an atomic number of 96.

curl /kəːl/ /kɝl/ curls n
Locke
A curving piece or lock of hair; a ringlet.

curl bar curl bars n
Bizepsstange Curlstange SZ-Stange ß-Stange
A weight bar with a twisting particularly for biceps curls.

curled dock curled docks n
Krauser Ampfer
Rumex crispus

curlew /ˈkɜːlju/ /ˈkɜːlu/ /ˈkɝlu/ curlews n
Brachvogel
Any of several migratory wading birds in the genus Numenius of the family Scolopacidae, remarkable for their long, slender, downcurved bills.

curlew sandpiper curlew sandpipers n
Sichelstrandläufer
A type of sandpiper, (Calidris ferruginea)

curlicue curlicues n
Schnörkel
A fancy twisting or curling shape usually made from a series of spirals and loops.

curling /ˈkəɹlɪŋ/ /ˈkɜː(ɹ)lɪŋ/ curlings n
Curling
(uncountable) A winter sport where players aim and slide stones down a sheet of ice and attempt to get their color stones closest to the house (a circular target marked on the ice).

curling iron curling irons n
Lockenstab
A heated cylindrical device for curling the hair.

curls n
Locken
Specifically, a body of curly hair on someone's head.

curly /ˈkɜːli/ /ˈkɝli/ curlier curliest adj
lockig
Having curls.

curly /ˈkɜːli/ /ˈkɝli/ curlies n
Lockenkopf Wuschelkopf
a person or animal with curly hair.

curly bracket curly brackets n
geschweifte Klammer Schweifklammer
Either { or }, having various uses in math, music, computer programming and chemistry.

curly kale curly kales n
Grünkohl

curmudgeon /kɚˈmʌd͡ʒən/ /kɜːˈmʌdʒ.ən/ curmudgeons n
Griesgram Miesepeter Spielverderber
An ill-tempered person full of stubborn ideas or opinions.

curmudgeonly /kə(ɹ)ˈmʌdʒənli/ curmudgeonlier curmudgeonliest more curmudgeonly most curmudgeonly adj
griesgrämig missgelaunt
Characteristic of a curmudgeon; churlish.

currant /ˈkɝənt/ /ˈkʌɹənt/ currants n
Johannisbeere Ribisel Johannisbeerstrauch Korinthe Johannisbeerstaude Ribiselstaude
A small dried grape, usually the Black Corinth grape, rarely more than 4 mm in diameter when dried.
Johannisbeere Ribisel Johannisbeerstrauch Johannisbeerstaude Ribiselstaude Ribiselstrauch
The fruit of various shrubs of the genus Ribes, white, black or red.
A shrub bearing such fruit.

currency /ˈkɝ.ən.si/ /ˈkʌɹ.ən.si/ currencies n
Währung Valuta
Money or other items used to facilitate transactions.

currency code currency codes n
Währungscode
A three-letter designation assigned by ISO standard 4217 denoting a given currency.

currency risk currency risks n
Wechselkursrisiko Währungsrisiko
(finance) A form of risk resulting from changes of currency exchange rates.

current /ˈkɝ.ənt/ /ˈkɝ.ɪnt/ /ˈkʌ.ɹənt/ /ˈkʌ.ɹɪnt/ currenter currentest more current most current adj
aktuell gegenwärtig
Existing or occurring at the moment.
zeitnah
Generally accepted, used, practiced, or prevalent at the moment.

current /ˈkɝ.ənt/ /ˈkɝ.ɪnt/ /ˈkʌ.ɹənt/ /ˈkʌ.ɹɪnt/ currents n
Strömung Strom
The part of a fluid that moves continuously in a certain direction, especially (oceanography) short for ocean current.
Strom Strömung
(electricity) the amount of electric charge flowing in each unit of time.

current account current accounts n
Girokonto
(British, Ireland, banking) An account at a bank which is used for daily transactions.

current asset current assets n
Umlaufvermögen
(accounting) An asset on the balance sheet which is expected to be sold or otherwise used up in the near future, usually within one year, or one business cycle - whichever is longer, such as cash, accounts receivable, and inventory.

current events n
aktuelles Tagesgeschehen
Current affairs; those events and issues of interest currently found in the news.

currently /kɝəntli/ /ˈkʌɹəntli/ more currently most currently adv
zurzeit momentan aktuell derzeit zur Zeit
At this moment, at present, now.

currentness n
Aktualität
The state or quality of being current.

curricular adj
curricular
Of, relating to, or following a curriculum.

curriculum /kəˈɹɪk.jə.ləm/ /kəˈɹɪkjələm/ /kɚˈɪkjələm/ /kɜːɹˈɪk.juː.ləm/ curricula curriculums n
Lehrplan Bildungsplan Curriculum Lehrzielvorgabe Studienplan
The set of courses, coursework, and their content, offered at a school or university.

curriculum vitae /kəˈɹɪkjələm ˈviːtaɪ/ /kəˈɹɪkjələm ˈviːteɪ/ curricula vitae curricula vitarum n
Lebenslauf CV Résumé
(British) A written account of one's life comprising one's education, accomplishments, work experience, publications, etc.; especially, one used to apply for a job.

curry /ˈkɝ.i/ /ˈkʌɹ.i/ curries n
Curry
One of a family of dishes originating from Indian cuisine, flavoured by a spiced sauce
Curry Currysoße
A spiced sauce or relish, especially one flavoured with curry powder

curry /ˈkɝ.i/ /ˈkʌɹ.i/ v
striegeln kardätschen
(transitive) To groom (a horse); to dress or rub down a horse with a curry comb.
curryen schönfinkeln
(transitive, computing) To perform currying upon.
nasszurichten
(transitive) To dress (leather) after it is tanned by beating, rubbing, scraping and colouring.
dreschen nasszurichten
(transitive) To beat, thrash; to drub.

curry comb /ˈkəɹiˌkoʊm/ /ˈkʌɹiˌkəʊm/ curry combs n
Striegel
A flat comb used to brush down a horse.

curry favor v
sich anbiedern sich einschleimen sich einschmeicheln
(idiomatic) To seek to gain favor by flattery or attention.

curry ketchup curry ketchups n
Curryketchup
A variant of ketchup to which curry and other spices have been added, the basis of the dish currywurst.

curry leaf curry leaves n
Curryblatt
The leaf of the curry tree, Murraya koenigii, which is used in Indian and Thai cooking (but not in curry powder).

curry powder curry powders n
Curry Currypulver
A mixture of spices, usually including turmeric, commonly used in Asian-style cooking.

currycomb currycombs n
Striegel
A comb or brush, having rubber or plastic teeth, used to groom horses.

currycomb v
striegeln
(transitive) To groom using such a comb.

currying /ˈkɝɹi.ɪŋ/ /ˈkʌɹi.ɪŋ/ curryings n
Currying Schönfinkeln
(computing) The technique of converting a function that takes multiple arguments into a sequence of functions that each take a single argument.

currywurst currywursts n
Currywurst
A German national dish consisting of hot pork sausage cut into slices and seasoned with curry ketchup.

curse /kɜːs/ /kɝs/ curses n
Fluch Verwünschung Verdammnis
A supernatural detriment or hindrance; a bane.
Fluch
A prayer or imprecation that harm may befall someone.
A vulgar epithet.

curse /kɜːs/ /kɝs/ v
verfluchen fluchen verdammen
(transitive) To place a curse upon (a person or object).
To call upon divine or supernatural power to send injury upon; to imprecate evil upon; to execrate.
fluchen schimpfen
To bring great evil upon; to be the cause of serious harm or unhappiness to; to furnish with that which will be a cause of deep trouble; to afflict or injure grievously; to harass or torment.

curse of dimensionality n
Fluch der Dimensionalität

cursed /kɜːst/ /kɝst/ /ˈkɜːsɪd/ /ˈkɝsɪd/ [kʰɝst] [ˈkʰɝsɪ̈d] curseder cursedest more cursed most cursed adj
verflucht verwünscht
Under some divine harm, malady, or other curse.

cursive /ˈkɜːsɪv/ /ˈkɝsɪv/ more cursive most cursive adj
kursiv
(of writing) Having successive letters joined together.

cursive /ˈkɜːsɪv/ /ˈkɝsɪv/ cursives n
Kursivbuchstabe
(countable) A cursive character, letter or font.
Kursivschrift Schreibschrift Verbundschrift fließende Handschrift kursive Schrift
(uncountable) Joined-up handwriting.

cursor /kɜɹsəɹ/ /kɜːsə/ [ˈkʰɜːsə] [ˈkʰɜ˞sə˞] cursors n
Cursor Läufer
A part of any of several scientific or measuring instruments that moves back and forth to indicate a position.
Mauszeiger Cursor
(GUI) A moving icon or other representation, usually called a pointer, of the position of the pointing device.
Schreibmarke
(computing) An indicator, often a blinking line or bar and sometimes called a caret, indicating where the next insertion or other edit will take place.

cursory /ˈkɜː.sə.ɹi/ /ˈkɜːs.ɹi/ /ˈkɝː.sə.ɹi/ /ˈkɝːs.ɹi/ /ˈkɵː.sɘ.ɹi/ /ˈkɵːs.ɹi/ more cursory most cursory adj
flüchtig oberflächlich
Hasty or superficial.

curt /kɜːt/ /kɝt/ curter curtest adj
knapp barsch brüsk kurzangebunden schroff
Brief or terse, especially to the point of being rude.
kurz kurzgefasst
Short or concise.

curtail /kɚˈteɪl/ /kɜːˈteɪl/ v
kupieren
(transitive, obsolete) To cut short the tail of an animal
beschneiden stutzen verkürzen
(transitive) To shorten or abridge the duration of something; to truncate.
beschneiden beschränken drosseln kürzen
(transitive, figuratively) To limit or restrict, keep in check.

curtailment curtailments n
Abkürzung Beschneidung Kürzung Verkürzung
The act of curtailing.

curtain /ˈkɜː.tən/ /ˈkɝ.tən/ [ˈkʰɝʔn̩] curtains n
Vorhang Gardine
A piece of cloth covering a window, bed, etc. to offer privacy and keep out light.
Vorhang
A similar piece of cloth that separates the audience and the stage in a theater.

curtain call curtain calls n
Einruf

curtain lecture curtain lectures n
Gardinenpredigt
A scolding given by a wife to her husband in bed.

curtain rod curtain rods n
Gardinenschiene Vorhangschiene
A rod used to hang a curtain, typically by using curtain rings.

curtsey /ˈkɜːtsɪ/ /ˈkɝtsɪ/ curtseys curtsies n
Knicks
A small bow, generally performed by a woman or a girl, where she crosses the shin of one leg behind the calf of her other leg and briefly bends her knees and lowers her body in deference.

curtsey /ˈkɜːtsɪ/ /ˈkɝtsɪ/ v
knicksen
To make a curtsey.

curvaceous /-ʃəs/ /kɚˈveɪ.ʃɪs/ more curvaceous most curvaceous adj
kurvig kurvenreich
(of a, woman) Having shapely and voluptuous curves; curvy.

curvature /ˈkɝ.və.t͡ʃɚ/ curvatures n
Krümmung
The shape of something curved.
(differential, _, geometry) The extent to which a Riemannian manifold is intrinsically curved.

curve /kɚv/ /kɜːv/ [ˈkʰɚv] [ˈkʰɜːv] curves n
Kurve
A gentle bend, such as in a road.
A simple figure containing no straight portions and no angles; a curved line.
Kurven Kurve
A grading system based on the scale of performance of a group used to normalize a right-skewed grade distribution (with more lower scores) into a bell curve, so that more can receive higher grades, regardless of their actual knowledge of the subject.
Linie Kurve
(geometry) A one-dimensional figure of non-zero length; the graph of a continuous map from a one-dimensional space.

curve /kɚv/ /kɜːv/ [ˈkʰɚv] [ˈkʰɜːv] v
biegen verbiegen
(transitive) To bend; to crook.

curveball curveballs n
Curveball
(baseball) A forespin pitch thrown by rotating the index and middle fingers down and resulting in motion down "curve"

curved /kɜːvd/ /kɝːvd/ more curved most curved adj
gebogen
Having a curve or curves; curving.

cuscus /ˈkuːs.kuːs/ /ˈkʌs.kəs/ cuscuses n
Cuscus Kuskus
A type of marsupial from New Guinea.

cushaw cushaws n
Kürbisschale
Any of certain cultivars of Cucurbita argyrosperma (Cucurbita mixta), one of the species of winter squash.

cushion /ˈkʊʃən/ cushions n
Kissen
A soft mass of material stuffed into a cloth bag, used for comfort or support.
Bande
(sports, billiards, snooker, pool) The lip around a table in cue sports which absorbs some of the impact of the billiard balls and bounces them back.
Polster Puffer
Something acting as a cushion, especially to absorb a shock or impact.

cushion /ˈkʊʃən/ v
polstern
To furnish with cushions.
abdämpfen abfedern
To absorb or deaden the impact of.

cushy /ˈkʊʃi/ cushier cushiest more cushy most cushy adj
angenehm gemütlich lau ruhig
(informal) Making few demands; comfortable, easy.
bequem gemütlich
(chiefly, US) Comfortable, often in a way that will suit a person's body; ergonomic.

cusk cusks n
Lumb
A marine cod-like fish in the ling family Lotidae, Brosme brosme.

cusp /kʌsp/ cusps n
Spitze
A sharp point or pointed end.
Scheitelpunkt Wendepunkt
(figuratively) An important moment when a decision is made that will determine future events.

cuss /kʌs/ v
fluchen
(chiefly, US, colloquial) To use cursing, to use bad language, to speak profanely.

custard /ˈkʌs.təd/ /ˈkʌs.tɚd/ custards n
Vanillesoße Creme Eiercreme Pudding Puddingcreme
(by extension) A similar sauce made from milk and cornflour or custard powder (and usually sugar, and sometimes vanilla or other flavourings) and thickened by heat.

custodian /kəˈstoʊdiən/ custodians n
Vormund Hausmeister Hausverwalter Hausverwalterin Hüter Hüterin
A person entrusted with the custody or care of something or someone; a caretaker or keeper.
Hausmeister Hausmeisterin
(US, Canada) A janitor; a cleaner.

custody /ˈkʌstədiː/ custodies n
Kustodie Sorgerecht Obhut
The legal right to take care of something or somebody, especially children.
Kustodie Aufbewahrung Verwahrung
Temporary possession or care of somebody else's property.
Kustodie Haft Untersuchungshaft
The state of being imprisoned or detained, usually pending a trial.
Kustodie
(Roman Catholicism) An area under the jurisdiction of a custos within the Order of Friars Minor.

custom /ˈkʌstəm/ adj
benutzerdefiniert maßgeschneidert
Created under particular specifications, specially to fit one's needs: specialized, unique, custom-made.
(archaic) Accustomed; usual.

custom /ˈkʌstəm/ customs n
Brauch Sitte Gewohnheit
Frequent repetition of the same behavior; way of behavior common to many; ordinary manner; habitual practice; method of doing, living or behaving.
Gewohnheit
(dated, outside, UK) Habitual buying of goods from one same vendor.
(obsolete) Familiar acquaintance; familiarity.
Brauch Sitte Usus
(legal) Long-established practice, considered as unwritten law, and resting for authority on long consent. Compare prescription.
Zoll
(archaic, uncountable) Toll, tax, or tribute.

custom house custom houses n
Zoll Zollamt Zollhaus
An official building, in a port, where customs are collected and shipping is cleared for entry and exit

custom-made adj
auf Sonderbestellung in Maßanfertigung in Sonderanfertigung individuell zugeschnitten maßgearbeitet maßgefertigt
Made according to the specifications of a particular individual; unique.

customary /ˈkʌs.tə.m(ə.)ɹi/ /ˈkʌs.təˌmɛɹ.i/ more customary most customary adj
üblich
In accordance with, or established by, custom or common usage

customer /ˈkʌstəmə/ /ˈkʌstəmɚ/ customers n
Kunde Käufer Abnehmer
A patron, a client; one who purchases or receives a product or service from a business or merchant, or intends to do so.

customer base customer bases n
Kundenstamm
A group of customers and/or consumers that a business serves.

customer service n
Kundendienst
The act of providing services to customers before, during and after a purchase.

customer support n
Kundendienst
Provision of service to customers before, during and after a purchase.

customizable more customizable most customizable adj
anpassbar personalisierbar
Able to be customized.

customization customizations n
Anpassung
The act of customizing something.

customize /ˈkʌst.ə.maɪ̯z/ v
speziell anfertigen
To build or alter according to personal preferences or specifications.

customs /ˈkʌs.təmz/ customs n
Zoll
(in the plural) The duties or taxes imposed on imported or exported goods.

customs clearance n
Verzollung Abfertigung Zollabfertigung Zollkontrolle

customs officer customs officers n
Zöllner Zollbeamter Zollbeamtin Zöllnerin
An officer enforcing customs laws.

customs union customs unions n
Zollunion Zollverein
A type of trade bloc which is composed of a free trade area with a common external tariff.

customs value n
Zollwert
the value of an item going through customs, as used to determine the duties levied

custos custodes n
Kustos
(Roman Catholicism) A monastic superior, who, under the general of his order, has the direction of all the religious houses of the same fraternity in a given district, called a custody of the order.

cut /kʊt/ /kʌt/ more cut most cut adj
geschnitten
(participial adjective) Having been cut.
Reduced.
(bodybuilding) Having muscular definition in which individual groups of muscle fibers stand out among larger muscles.
geschliffen geschnitten
(of a gem) Carved into a shape; not raw.

cut /kʊt/ /kʌt/ cuts n
Schnitt
The act of cutting.
The result of cutting.
An opening resulting from cutting; an incision or wound.
(card games) The act or right of dividing a deck of playing cards.
The manner or style in which a garment or an article of clothing is fashioned.
Bearbeitungsversion Filmbearbeitung
(cinema) A particular version or edit of a film.
Aufnahmestück Stück
A definable part, such as an individual song, of a recording, particularly of commercial records, audio tapes, CDs, etc.

cut /kʊt/ /kʌt/ v
einschneiden schneiden
To perform an incision on, for example with a knife.
schneiden
To divide with a knife, scissors, or another sharp instrument.
klappe schneiden
(intransitive) To admit of incision or severance; to yield to a cutting instrument.
schneiden abheben klappe schwänzen
To abridge or shorten a work; to remove a portion of a recording during editing.
trennen
To separate or omit, in a situation where one was previously associated.
ausschneiden schneiden
(transitive, computing) To remove (text, a picture, etc.) and place in memory in order to paste at a later time.
schneiden trennen
(intransitive) To intersect or cross in such a way as to divide in half or nearly so.
schneiden abheben
(transitive, intransitive) To divide a pack of playing cards into two.
schneiden beschneiden klappe trennen
(transitive, slang) To make, to negotiate, to conclude.

cut a rug v
eine flotte Sohle aufs Parkett legen
(idiomatic) To dance, especially in a vigorous manner and in one of the dance styles of the first half of the twentieth century.

cut and dried adj
eindeutig klar
Simple, straightforward, clear, or certain.
abgemacht entschieden festgelegt
Decided, not open to change.

cut and paste v
ausschneiden und einfügen
(computing) To delete text or other data in one document and insert it in the same or a different one.

cut down v
fällen
(transitive) To bring down by cutting.

cut from the same cloth adj
aus dem gleichen Holz geschnitzt
(idiomatic, of two or more persons or things) Very similar; possessing many of the same fundamental characteristics.

cut glass n
geschliffenes Glas
Glass that has been cut, using an abrasive wheel, into a decorative pattern of facets.

cut in v
abklatschen
(idiomatic, dated) To dance with someone who is already dancing by replacing his or her partner.
sich vordrängeln
To join a queue in the middle, as opposed to at the back.

cut off v
abschneiden
(transitive) To remove via cutting.
(transitive) To isolate or remove from contact.
jmdm. das Wort abschneiden jmdm. ins Wort fallen unterbrechen
(transitive) To stop providing funds or something else to (someone).
(transitive) To interrupt (someone speaking).
abbrechen abgeschnitten werden unterbrechen
(transitive) To end abruptly.
schneiden
(transitive) (North American) swerve in front of (another car) while driving; cut [someone] up
ausknipsen ausmachen ausschalten löschen
(transitive, US, regional, Southern US) To turn off or switch off (an electrical device).

cut off one's nose to spite one's face /kˈʌt ˈɒf wˈɒnz nˈə͡ʊz tˈuː spˈa͡ɪt wˈɒnz fˈe͡ɪs/ /kˈʌt ˈɔf wˈʌnz nˈo͡ʊz tˈuː spˈa͡ɪt wˈʌnz fˈe͡ɪs/ v
sich ins eigene Fleisch schneiden
(idiomatic) To harm oneself as a result of attempting to harm an adversary.

cut one's coat according to one's cloth v
sich nach der Decke strecken
(idiomatic) To live within one's means, without spending more than is affordable.

cut one's losses v
die Verluste begrenzen einen harten Schnitt machen
To discontinue something to put a stop to continued losses after facing that it is unlikely it will ever bear fruit.

cut out more cut out most cut out adj
auf etwas zugeschnitten sein aus dem rechten Holz geschnitzt sein
(idiomatic, chiefly in the negative) Well suited; appropriate; fit for a particular activity or purpose.

cut out v
ausschneiden
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cut,‎ out. To separate into parts with or as if with a sharp-edged instrument; sever.
aufhören unterlassen
(transitive) To refrain from (doing something, using something etc.), to stop/cease (doing something).
weglassen übergehen überspringen
(transitive) To remove, omit.
ausfallen trennen
(intransitive) To stop working, to switch off; (of a person on the telephone etc.) to be inaudible, be disconnected.

cut scene cut scenes n
Zwischensequenz
(video games) A typically non-interactive portion of cinematic narrative shown during a video game to advance the story. Cut scenes may be presented with full motion video or may be done with the game engine, in which case they may allow some interactivity.

cut short v
abbrechen beenden verkürzen
(transitive) To interrupt or curtail before the planned end time.
jmdm. das Wort abschneiden jmdm. ins Wort fallen
(transitive) To stop someone from finishing what they are saying.

cut someone some slack v
mit einem blauen Auge davonkommen

cut the mustard /kʌt ðə ˈmʌstəd/ /kʌt ðə ˈmʌstəɹd/ v
es bringen
(intransitive, idiomatic) To achieve the expected standard; to be effective or good enough; to suffice.

cut time n
Allabreve Zweihalbetakt
(music) A meter of two minims (half notes) per measure.

cut to the chase v
Butter bei die Fische auf den Punkt kommen
(idiomatic) To get to the point; to get on with it; to state something directly.

cut up v
aufschneiden zerlegen zerschneiden zerteilen
(transitive) To cut into smaller pieces, parts, or sections.
(intransitive) To disintegrate; to break into pieces.
schneiden
(transitive, idiomatic, British, Irish) To move aggressively in front of another vehicle while driving.

cut-out /ˈkʌt.aʊt/ /ˈkʌɾ-/ cut-outs n
Abschaltvorrichtung Sicherungsautomat Unterbrecher Öffner
(electronics) Any of several devices that halt the flow of a current, especially an electric current; a trip-switch or trip.

cut-rate adj
Billig- herabgesetzt
Offered for sale or rent at a lower than usual rate.

cutaneous /kjuːˈteɪniəs/ adj
Haut
(anatomy, zoology) Of, relating to, existing on, or affecting the exterior skin, especially the cutis.

cutback cutbacks n
Einschnitt Kürzung
A reduction of some sort in an existing program or service.

cute /kjuːt/ /kɪu̯t/ cuter cutest adj
niedlich süß goldig
Possessing physical features, behaviors, personality traits or other properties that are mainly attributed to infants and small or cuddly animals; e.g. fair, dainty, round, and soft physical features, disproportionately large eyes and head, playfulness, fragility, helplessness, curiosity or shyness, innocence, affectionate behavior.

cuticle /ˈkjuːtɪkəl/ cuticles n
Nagelhaut
The strip of hardened skin at the base and sides of a fingernail or toenail.
Cuticula Kutikula
(zoology, botany) A noncellular protective covering outside the epidermis of many invertebrates and plants.

cutie /ˈkjuti/ /ˈkjuːti/ [-ɾi] cuties n
Süße Schatz Süßer
A cute person or animal.

cutie pie /ˈkjuːti ˌpaɪ/ cutie pies n
Süße Süßer
(chiefly, US) A cute person, often female.

cutlass /ˈkʌtləs/ cutlasses n
Entermesser
(nautical) A short sword with a curved blade, and a convex edge; once used by sailors when boarding an enemy ship.

cutler cutlers n
Messerschmied Messerschmiedin
One whose business is making or dealing in cutlery.

cutlery /ˈkʊt.lə.ɹi/ /ˈkʌt.lə.ɹi/ cutleries n
Besteck Essbesteck
A collective ensemble of eating and serving utensils such as knives, forks and spoons.

cutlet cutlets n
Kotelett Schnitzel
A thin slice of meat, usually fried.
Kotelett
A chop, a specific piece of meat (especially pork, chicken, or beef) cut from the side of an animal.

cutoff /kəˈtɑf/ /kəˈtɒf/ /kəˈtɔf/ /kəˈtɔːf/ [kəˈɾɑf] [kəˈɾɔːf] cutoffs n
Abkürzung
A road, path or channel that provides a shorter or quicker path; a shortcut.

cutpurse /ˌkʌtˈpɜːs/ /ˌkʌtˈpɝs/ cutpurses n
Taschendieb
A thief who steals from others' purses or pockets in public.

cuttable adj
schneidbar
That can be cut.

cutter /ˈkʌtə/ /ˈkʌtɚ/ cutters n
Abschneider Abschneiderin Schneider Schneiderin
A person or device that cuts (in various senses).
Kutter
(nautical) A single-masted, fore-and-aft rigged, sailing vessel with at least two headsails, and a mast set further aft than that of a sloop.
Beiboot
(nautical) A ship's boat, used for transport ship-to-ship or ship-to-shore.

cutthroat /ˈkʌtθɹoʊt/ more cutthroat most cutthroat adj
halsabschneiderisch hemmungslos mörderisch rücksichtslos
Ruthlessly competitive, dog-eat-dog.

cutthroat /ˈkʌtθɹoʊt/ cutthroats n
Halsabschneider
A murderer who slits the throats of victims.
An unscrupulous, ruthless or unethical person.

cutthroat eel cutthroat eels n
Grubenaal
Any of the family Synaphobranchidae of eels.

cutting /ˈkʌtɪŋ/ cuttings n
Schneiden
(countable, uncountable) The action of the verb to cut.
Steckling Ableger Senkreis
(countable, horticulture) A leaf, stem, branch, or root removed from a plant and cultivated to grow a new plant.

cuttlefish /-təɹ-/ /ˈkʌt(ə)lfɪʃ/ /ˈkʌtl̩fɪʃ/ [-ɾ(ə)l] cuttlefish cuttlefishes n
Tintenfisch Kuttelfisch
any of various squid-like cephalopods (marine mollusks) of the order Sepiida that have eight arms, two retractable tentacles, and a calcareous internal shell, and can eject a dark ink when threatened

cuttlefish bone /ˌkʌt(ə)lˌfɪʃ ˈboʊn/ /ˌkʌtl̩fɪʃ ˈbəʊn/ [-ɾ(ə)l-] cuttlefish bones n
Schulp
The calcareous, oval-shaped internal shell of a cuttlefish (order Sepiida), originally used in powdered form as an antacid and for absorbing moisture or polishing objects, and now chiefly as a dietary supplement for cage birds.

cuvette /kjuˈvɛt/ cuvettes n
Küvette
(analytical chemistry) a small vessel with at least two flat and transparent sides, used to hold a liquid sample to be analysed in the light path of a spectrometer

cwm /kuːm/ /kʊm/ cwms n
Kar
A valley head created through glacial erosion and with a shape similar to an amphitheatre.

cyan /saɪˈæn/ /ˈsaɪ.ən/ /ˈsaɪˌæn/ more cyan most cyan adj
türkis zyan
Of the colour cyan.

cyan /saɪˈæn/ /ˈsaɪ.ən/ /ˈsaɪˌæn/ cyans n
Zyan Aquamarin blaugrün
An additive secondary colour midway between green and blue, evoked by wavelengths between ~490 and ~520 nm.

cyanide /ˈsaɪənaɪd/ cyanides n
Zyanid Cyanid
(chemistry, countable) Any compound containing the -C≡N group or the CN− anion.

cyanidin /saɪˈænədɪn/ cyanidins n
Cyanidin
(organic compound) An anthocyanidin pigment, 2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl) chromenylium-3,5,7-triol, found in many red berries.

cyanobacterium cyanobacteria n
Cyanobacterium
(biology) Any of very many photosynthetic prokaryotic microorganisms, of phylum Cyanobacteria, once known as blue-green algae.

cyanogen /sajˈæn.ə.d͡ʒɪn/ cyanogens n
Cyan Dicyan Zyan Cyanogen
(organic compound) The pseudohalogen (CN)2; a colourless, poisonous gas used as a rocket propellant, an insecticide and in chemical warfare.
Cyan Zyan
(chemistry) The radical -CN.

cyanosis /ˌsaɪəˈnoʊsɪs/ cyanoses n
Zyanose
(pathology) A blue discolouration of the skin due to the circulation of blood low in oxygen.

cyanotype /saɪˈænəʊˌtaɪp/ /saɪˈænəˌtaɪp/ cyanotypes n
Cyanotypie
(countable) A photographic print produced by means of this process.

cyathium cyathia n
Cyathium

cyber- /ˈsaɪbə/ /ˈsaɪbɚ/ prefix
cyber- kyber-
Relating to the Internet or cyberspace, or to computers more generally.

cyberattack cyberattacks n
Cyberangriff Cyberattacke
An attack or intrusion by means of a computer network such as the Internet, often for the purpose of spying.

cyberbullying n
Cybermobbing Cyber-Bullying Cyber-Mobbing Internet-Mobbing Cyberbullying Internet-Schikane
Acts in cyberspace intended to make life unpleasant for another person.

cybercrime cybercrimes n
Cyberkriminalität
Crime committed using computer networks.
Cyberverbrechen
An individual crime of this kind.

cyberdefense cyberdefenses n
Cyberabwehr
Defense against internet attack.

cyberharassment n
Cyber-Mobbing Cyberbullying Cybermobbing
Harassment that takes place online, in cyberspace.

cybernetic /ˌsaɪbə(ɹ)ˈnɛtɪk/ /ˌsaɪbɚˈnɛtɪk/ more cybernetic most cybernetic adj
kybernetisch
Of or relating to cybernetics—the mathematical study of communication and control in living organisms or machines.

cyberneticist cyberneticists n
Kybernetiker Kybernetikerin
Someone who studies cybernetics.

cybernetics /ˌsaɪ.bə(ɹ)ˈnɛ.tɪks/ n
Kybernetik
The theory/science of communication and control in living organisms or machines.

cyberpunk cyberpunks n
Cyberpunk
(science fiction, uncountable) A subgenre of science fiction which focuses on computer or information technology and virtual reality juxtaposed with a degree of breakdown or radical change in the social order.
(music genre, uncountable) A musical genre related to the punk movement that makes use of electronic sounds such as synthesizers.

cybersecurity /saɪbəsɪˈkjʊəɹɪtɪ/ n
Cybersecurity Cybersicherheit
Security against electronic attacks such as cyberwarfare or cyberterrorism.

cybersex n
Cybersex
A virtual sexual encounter in which two or more persons connected remotely via a computer network send one another sexually explicit messages simulating a sexual experience.

cyberspace /ˈsaɪ.bəɹˌspeɪs/ /ˈsaɪ.bəˌspeɪs/ cyberspaces n
Cyberspace
A world of information accessed through the Internet.

cyberwarfare n
Cyberkrieg
Warfare taking place on the Internet, as by disrupting critical online services.

cyborg /ˈsaɪ.boɹɡ/ /ˈsaɪ.bɔː(ɹ)ɡ/ [ˈsaɪ.bo̞ɹɡ] cyborgs n
Cyborg Kyborg
(scifi) A being which is part machine and part organic.

cyclamen cyclamens n
Alpenveilchen Erdbrot Erdscheibe Saubrot Schweinsbrot
Any of various flowering plants, of the genus Cyclamen, widely cultivated as a houseplant, having decorative leaves and solitary flowers.

cycle /ˈsaɪ.kəl/ /ˈsɑɪ.kəl/ [ˈsaɪ.kl̩] [ˈsɑɪ.kl̩] cycles n
Zyklus
A complete rotation of anything.
A process that returns to its beginning and then repeats itself in the same sequence.
A series of poems, songs or other works of art, typically longer than a trilogy.
Programm Zyklus
A programme on a washing machine, dishwasher, or other such device.

cycle /ˈsaɪ.kəl/ /ˈsɑɪ.kəl/ [ˈsaɪ.kl̩] [ˈsɑɪ.kl̩] v
Rad fahren radfahren
To go through a cycle or to put through a cycle.

cycle of fifths cycles of fifths n
Quintenzirkel
(music, _, theory) A sequence of bass notes at intervals of one perfect fifth lower than the previous note. In twelve-tone equal temperament the sequence repeats every twelve tones, forming a cycle.

cycle rickshaw cycle rickshaws n
Fahrradrikscha
A rickshaw, mostly used as taxi, with two wheels in the back for the carriage and one wheel for steering in the front (or sometimes vice versa), propelled by the action of a driver’s feet upon pedals.

cycleway cycleways n
Fahrradweg Radweg
cycle path, cycle lane

cyclic /ˈsaɪ.klɪk/ /ˈsɑɪ.klɪk/ /ˈsɪk.lɪk/ more cyclic most cyclic adj
zyklisch periodisch
Characterized by, or moving in cycles, or happening at regular intervals.
ringförmig
(chemistry, of a compound) Having chains of atoms arranged in a ring.
(botany) Having parts arranged in a whorl.
zyklisch
(mathematics, of a group) Being generated by only one element.

cyclic number cyclic numbers n
zyklische Zahl
(math) An integer for which cyclic permutations of the digits are successive integer multiples of the number.

cyclical /ˈsaɪklɪkəl/ /ˈsɪklɪkəl/ cyclicals n
zyklisch
stock of a cyclical company; commonly in plural: cyclicals

cyclicality cyclicalities n
Zyklizität
The condition of being cyclic.

cycling /ˈsaɪk(ə)lɪŋ/ cyclings n
Fahrradfahren Radfahren
(uncountable) The activity of riding cycles, especially bicycles (for transport, sport, physical exercise, recreation, tourism...)
Radsport Fahrradfahren Radfahren Radrennen
(uncountable) The sport of riding and racing cycles, especially bicycles.

cyclist /ˈsaɪ.klɪst/ cyclists n
Radfahrer Radler Radfahrerin Radlerin Fahrradfahrer Fahrradfahrerin
A person who rides a cycle, especially a bicycle, or who habitually engages in cycling.

cyclization cyclizations n
Ringschluss
(chemistry) The process of cyclizing, of becoming or causing to become aromatic.
Ringschlussreaktion
(chemistry) Any reaction that results in the formation of a ring. ring closure

cyclize v
cyclisieren
(chemistry, ambitransitive) To undergo, or cause to undergo, a reaction resulting in the formation of an aromatic or ring structure.

cyclo- /saɪ.kloʊ/ /saɪ.klə/ /sʌɪ.klə(ʊ)/ prefix
zyklo-
Circle, circular.
(chemistry) A cyclic compound.

cycloalkane cycloalkanes n
Cycloalkan
(organic chemistry) Any saturated alicyclic hydrocarbon.

cyclobutane cyclobutanes n
Cyclobutan
(uncountable, organic compound) A simple alicyclic hydrocarbon, C4H8; a light inflammable gas.
(countable, organic chemistry) Any derivative of this compound.

cyclocomputer cyclocomputers n
Fahrradcomputer
A device, designed to be mounted on the handlebar of a bicycle, that displays trip information.

cyclodextrin cyclodextrins n
Cyclodextrin
(carbohydrate) Any of a class of cyclic oligosaccharides consisting of glucopyranose residues linked as in amylose; cycloamylose.

cyclogenesis /ˌsaɪkləʊˈdʒɛnɪsɪs/ cyclogeneses n
Zyklogenese
(meteorology) The process which leads to the formation of tropical storms, cyclones and hurricanes; typically involves an interaction that leads to vertical wind shear.

cycloheptane cycloheptanes n
Cycloheptan
(organic compound) An alicyclic hydrocarbon, C7H14; a volatile inflammable liquid.

cyclohexane /ˌsaɪkloʊˈhɛkseɪn/ cyclohexanes n
Cyclohexan
(organic compound) An alicyclic hydrocarbon, C6H12, consisting of a ring of six carbon atoms; a volatile liquid.

cyclohexene cyclohexenes n
Cyclohexen
(organic compound) A cyclic hydrocarbon containing six carbon atoms and one double bond; any of its derivatives.

cycloid /ˈsaɪklɔɪd/ cycloids n
Radlaufkurve Zykloide
(geometry) The locus of a point on the circumference of a circle that rolls without slipping on a fixed straight line.

cyclomatic /ˌsaɪkləˈmætɪk/ adj
zyklomatisch
(graph theory) Used to describe the number of edges that must be removed from a graph to ensure that no graph cycle remains; equal to the number of edges, minus the number of nodes plus one.
(network analysis) Used to describe the number of circuits in a network; equal to the number of edges, minus the number of nodes plus the number of graphs.
(software engineering) Of or relating to a software metric that measures the complexity of a program based on the number of linearly independent paths through the source code.

cyclomatic complexity cyclomatic complexities n
McCabe-Metrik zyklomatische Komplexität
(software engineering) A quantitative measure of the number of linearly independent paths (branches) through a program's source code which indicates the complexity of a program or a function.

cyclone /ˈsaɪ.kloʊn/ /ˈsaɪ.kləʊn/ cyclones n
Zyklon Zyklone
(broad sense) A weather phenomenon consisting of a system of winds rotating around a centre of low atmospheric pressure.

cyclopentane cyclopentanes n
Cyclopentan
(organic compound) An alicyclic hydrocarbon, C5H10; a volatile inflammable liquid, sometimes used as a solvent.

cyclopropane cyclopropanes n
Cyclopropan
(organic compound, pharmaceutical drug) The simplest alicyclic hydrocarbon, C3H6, an inflammable gas, sometimes used as an anaesthetic.

cyclops /ˈsaɪˌklɑps/ cyclopes cyclops cyclopses n
Zyklop Kyklop
(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) A one-eyed giant from Greek and Roman mythology.

cyclostome cyclostomes n
Rundmäuler Zyklostome
Any of various primitive jawless fish of the class Cyclostomata, such as the lamprey or hagfish.

cyclotomic field cyclotomic fields n
Kreisteilungskörper zyklotomische Körper
(number theory, algebraic number theory) A number field obtained by adjoining a primitive root of unity to the field of rational numbers.

cyclotron /ˈsaɪklətɹɒn/ cyclotrons n
Zyklotron
An early particle accelerator in which charged particles were generated at a central source and accelerated spirally outward through a fixed magnetic field and alternating electric fields.

cygnet /ˈsɪɡ.nɪt/ cygnets n
Schwanenjunges Schwanenküken Jungschwan Schwanenbaby Schwanenkind Schwänchen
The young of a swan.

cylinder /ˈsɪləndɚ/ /ˈsɪlɪndə(ɹ)/ [ˈsɪlɪ̈ndɚ] cylinders n
Zylinder
(geometry) A surface created by projecting a closed two-dimensional curve along an axis intersecting the plane of the curve.
(geometry) A solid figure bounded by a cylinder and two parallel planes intersecting the cylinder.
Any object in the form of a circular cylinder.
(automotive) The space in which a piston travels inside a reciprocating engine or pump.
The part of a revolver that contains chambers for the cartridges.
Zylinder Brennkammer
A cylindrical cavity or chamber in a mechanism, such as the counterpart to a piston found in a piston-driven engine.
Zylinder Rolle
An early form of phonograph recording, made on a wax cylinder.

cylinder head cylinder heads n
Zylinderkopf
(automotive) A part of an internal combustion engine, usually made as a removable piece, that closes one end of the engine's cylinders.

cylindrical /sɪˈlɪndɹɪkəl/ more cylindrical most cylindrical adj
zylindrisch
Shaped like a cylinder.

cylindricity cylindricities n
Zylindrizität
(uncountable, geometry) The quality of being cylindrical.

cyma /ˈsaɪmə/ cymae cymas cymata cymæ n
Kyma Schmuckleiste Sima griechische Schmuckleiste
(architecture) A moulding of the cornice, wavelike in form, whose outline consists of a concave and a convex line; an ogee.

cymbal /ˈsɪmbəl/ [ˈsɪmbɫ̩] cymbals n
Becken
(musical instruments) A concave plate of brass or bronze that produces a sharp, ringing sound when struck: played either in pairs, by striking them together, or singly by striking with a drumstick or the like.

cyme /saɪm/ cymes n
Zyme
(botany) A flattish or convex flower cluster, of the centrifugal or determinate type, on which each axis terminates with a flower which blooms before the flowers below it. Contrast raceme.

cymose more cymose most cymose adj
blütenständig zymös
(botany) having a cyme, a usually flat-topped flower cluster in which the main and branch stems each end in a flower that opens before those below it or to its side.

cynic /ˈsɪnɪk/ more cynic most cynic adj
Zyniker Zynikerin
cynical (in all senses)
(not comparable) Relating to the Dog Star.

cynical /ˈsɪnɪkəl/ more cynical most cynical adj
zynisch
Of or relating to the belief that human actions are motivated only or primarily by base desires or selfishness.
Bitterly or jadedly distrustful or contemptuous; mocking.
Showing contempt for accepted moral standards by one's actions.

cynicism /ˈsɪn.ɪˌsɪzəm/ cynicisms n
Zynismus
(countable) A skeptical, scornful or pessimistic comment or act.

cynophile cynophiles n
Hundefreund Hundefreundin Hundeliebhaber Hundeliebhaberin Hundenarr Hundenärrin
A person who loves canines; a dog lover.

cynophobia /ˌsaɪnəˈfoʊbi.ə/ /ˌsaɪnəˈfəʊbi.ə/ cynophobias n
Canophobie Kynophobie Hundeangst
An irrational fear or hatred of dogs or other canines.

cynophobic more cynophobic most cynophobic adj
canophob canophobisch kynophob kynophobisch
Of or relating to cynophobia, having an irrational fear or hatred / dislike of dogs or other canines.

cynosure /-sjʊə/ /-ʃɚ/ /-ʃʊə/ /ˈsaɪnəʃʊɹ/ /ˈsɪn-/ /ˈsɪnəzjʊə/ cynosures n
Leitstern
(figuratively) That which serves to guide or direct; a guiding star.
Anziehungspunkt Blickfang Fokus
(figuratively) Something that is the center of attention; an object that serves as a focal point of attraction and admiration.

cypress /ˈsaɪ.pɹəs/ cypresses n
Zypresse
An evergreen coniferous tree with flattened shoots bearing small scale-like leaves, whose dark foliage is sometimes associated with mourning, in family Cupressaceae, especially the genera Cupressus and Chamaecyparis.

cyst /sɪst/ cysts n
Zyste
A pouch or sac without opening, usually membranous and containing morbid matter, which develops in one of the natural cavities or in the substance of an organ.

cysteine /ˈsɪs.tɪ.iːn/ cysteines n
Cystein
(amino acid) A sulphur-containing nonessential amino acid C3H7NO2S found in most animal proteins; it readily oxidizes to cystine.

cystic duct cystic ducts n
Gallenblasengang
(anatomy) A short duct that leads from the gallbladder and unites with the common hepatic duct to form the common bile duct.

cystic fibrosis n
Mukoviszidose
(pathology) An inherited condition in which the exocrine glands produce abnormally viscous mucus, causing chronic respiratory and digestive problems.

cystine /ˈsɪs.tiːn/ cystines n
Cystin
(chemistry) A nonessential amino acid formed by the oxidation of cysteine; it contains two cysteine residues linked by a disulfide bond.

cystitis /sɪsˈtaɪtɪs/ cystitides n
Blasenentzündung Harnblasenentzündung Zystitis
(pathology) Inflammation of the urinary bladder.

cystoscopy cystoscopies n
Zystoskopie
An endoscopy of the urinary bladder via the urethra

cytogenesis /ˌsaɪt.əʊˈdʒɛn.ə.sɪs/ cytogeneses n
Zellbildung Zytogenese

cytogenetics n
Zytogenetik Cytogenetik Zellgenetik
(biology, genetics) The branch of genetics that studies the relationships between the structure and number of chromosomes as seen in isolated cells and variation in genotype and phenotype

cytokine cytokines n
Zytokin
(protein, immunology) Any of various small regulatory proteins that regulate the cells of the immune system.

cytokine storm cytokine storms n
Zytokin-Freisetzungssyndrom Zytokinsturm
(pathology) An immune system–cytokine positive feedback reaction to certain infections and certain drugs, which occurs when large numbers of white blood cells are activated and release inflammatory cytokines, which in turn activate more white blood cells.

cytological adj
zytologisch
Of, or relating to cytology or cytologists.

cytologist /saɪˈtɑːləd͡ʒɪst/ /saɪˈtɒlədʒɪst/ cytologists n
Zytologe
A biologist who studies cells.

cytology /saɪˈtɑləd͡ʒi/ /saɪˈtɒləd͡ʒi/ n
Zytologie Zellbiologie
(biology) The study of cells.

cytolysis cytolyses n
hypotone Lyse osmotische Lyse
The pathological breakdown of a cell due to the bursting of the cell membrane caused by osmosis

cytoplasm /ˈsaɪtoʊˌplæzəm/ /ˈsaɪtəʊˌplæzəm/ cytoplasms n
Zytoplasma Cytoplasma
(cytology) The contents of a cell except for the nucleus. It includes cytosol, organelles, vesicles, and the cytoskeleton.

cytosine /ˈsaɪtəsiːn/ cytosines n
Cytosin
(biochemistry) A heterocyclic base, 4-aminopyrimidin-2(1H)-one, which pairs with guanine in DNA and RNA (by means of three hydrogen bonds).

cytoskeleton cytoskeleta cytoskeletons n
Zytoskelett

cytosol cytosols n
Cytosol Zytosol
(cytology) The aqueous solution of a cell's cytoplasm, consisting of water, organic molecules and inorganic ions.

cytosome cytosomes n
Zytosom
(biology, countable) A type of cellular organelle which is enclosed by a membrane.

cytostatic more cytostatic most cytostatic adj
zytostatisch
Tending to inhibit the growth and multiplication of cells.

cytostome cytostomes n
Zytostom
(microbiology) A cellular organelle found only in certain protozoa; it is specialized for phagocytosis, and usually has the form of a microtubule-supported funnel or groove.

cytotoxin cytotoxins n
Zellgift Zytotoxin
(cytology) Any substance having a specific toxic effect on certain cells

cytula cytulas n
Cytula Stammzelle

d'oh /doʊ(ʔ)/ /dəʊ(ʔ)/ interjection
hmm nein uh
Expresses frustration or anger, especially at one’s own stupidity.

d-pad d-pads n
Steuerkreuz
(video games) A plus-shaped directional input pad on a video game controller that allows for eight degrees of movement, now largely superseded by the thumbstick.

d10 n
W10

d12 n
W12

d20 /ˈdaɪˌtwɛnti/ /ˈdiːˌtwɛnti/ n
W20

d4 d4s n
W4

d6 d6s n
W6

d8 d8s n
W8

dab /dæb/ dabs n
Taps
A soft tap or blow; a blow or peck from a bird's beak; an aimed blow.
Klecks Klacks
A small amount, a blob of some soft or wet substance.

dab /dæb/ v
auftupfen tupfen
(transitive) To press lightly in a repetitive motion with a soft object without rubbing.
auftupfen
(transitive) To apply a substance in this way.

dabble /ˈdæb(ə)l/ /ˈdæbəl/ v
platschen
(transitive) To cause splashing by moving a body part like a bill or limb in soft mud, water, etc., often playfully; to play in shallow water; to paddle.
gründeln
(intransitive, of waterfowl) To feed without diving, by submerging the head and neck underwater to seek food, often also tipping up the tail straight upwards above the water.
dilettieren ein wenig befassen
(intransitive, figuratively) To participate or have an interest in an activity in a casual or superficial way.

dabbler /ˈdæblə(ɹ)/ /ˈdæbələ(ɹ)/ dabblers n
Amateur Dilettant Dilettierender Herumexperimentierer Liebhaber
One who dabbles.

dabbling duck dabbling ducks n
Gründelente
One of the ducks of species in subfamily Anatinae, that feed by dabbling in shallow water, including mallards and teals.

dabchick dabchicks n
Zwergtaucher
a small grebe, little grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis).

dace /deɪs/ dace daces n
Hasel
A shoal-forming fish of species Leuciscus leuciscus, common to swift rivers in England and Wales and in Europe.

dacha /ˈdæt͡ʃə/ dachas dachi n
Datsche Datscha
A Russian villa or summer house in the countryside.

dachshund /ˈdæk.sənd/ /ˈdæksˌhʊnd/ /ˈdæʃ.h(a)ʊnd/ /ˈdæʃ.ənd/ /ˈdɑk.sənd/ /ˈdɑksˌhʊnt/ /ˈdɑːksˌhʊnd/ dachshunde dachshunds n
Dackel Dachshund Teckel
A certain breed of dog having short legs and a long trunk, including standard-sized, miniature (smooth-haired, long-haired, and short-haired) varieties.

dacite /ˈdeɪsaɪt/ dacites n
Dazit
(geology) An igneous, volcanic rock with a high iron content.

dactyl /ˈdæktɪɫ/ dactyls n
Daktylus
A metrical foot of three syllables (— ⏑ ⏑), one long followed by two short, or one accented followed by two unaccented.

dactylic /dæk.ˈtɪ.lɪk/ more dactylic most dactylic adj
daktylisch

dactyloscopic adj
daktyloskopisch

dactyloscopy /ˌdæktɪlˈɒskəpi/ n
Daktyloskopie
The forensic analysis and comparison of fingerprints as a means of identification of individuals

dad /dæd/ dads n
Papa Vati Papi
(informal) A father, a male parent.
Used to address one's father

dad joke v
Flachwitz Schenkelklopfer
(colloquial) To tell (someone) a dad joke.

dadaism /ˈdɑːdɑːɪzəm/ dadaisms n
Dadaismus
The cultural movement of Dada.

daddy /ˈdædi/ daddies n
Papa Vati Papi
(slang, obsolete) The person who gives away the bride at a wedding, in the absence of her actual father.

daddy long-legs spider daddy long-legs spiders n
Zitterspinne
Any of the true spiders of the family Pholcidae: small spiders with long legs.

daddy longlegs /ˈdædɪ ˈlɒŋ(ɡ)lɛɡz/ daddy longlegs daddy longlegses n
Weberknecht Opa Langbein
(Australia, Canada, New Zealand, US) Any (non-spider) arachnid of the order Opiliones, mostly with long thin legs; the harvestman.

daemon /ˈdeɪmən/ /ˈdiːmən/ daemons n
Hintergrundprogramm
(computing, Unix) A process (a running program) that does not have a controlling terminal.

daffodil /ˈdæfəˌdɪl/ daffodils n
Osterglocke Narzisse
(countable) A bulbous plant of the genus Narcissus, with yellow flowers and a trumpet shaped corona, especially Narcissus pseudonarcissus, the national flower of Wales.

daft /dæft/ /dɑːft/ dafter daftest adj
albern bescheuert blöd doof
(chiefly, Britain, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, informal) Foolish, silly, stupid.
verrückt
(chiefly, Britain, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, informal) Crazy, insane, mad.

dagesh forte dagesh fortes n
Dagesch forte

dagger /ˈdæɡə/ /ˈdæɡəɹ/ daggers n
Dolch Kreuz
(weapons) A stabbing weapon, similar to a sword but with a short, double-edged blade.

daguerreotype /dəˈɡɛɚ.(i.)oʊˌtaɪp/ /dəˈɡɛɚ.(i.)əˌtaɪp/ /dəˈɡɛɹ.(ɪ.)əʊˌtaɪp/ daguerreotypes n
Daguerreotypie
An early type of photograph created by exposing a silver surface which has previously been exposed to either iodine vapor or iodine and bromine vapors.

dahlia /ˈdeɪlɪə/ /ˈdɑːlɪə/ dahlias n
Dahlie
Any plant of the genus Dahlia, tuberous perennial flowering plants native to Mexico.

daikon /ˈdaɪkɒn/ daikon daikons n
Daikon Daikon-Rettich Japanischer Rettich Mooli Winterrettich chinesischer Rettich
An East Asian cultivar or subspecies of garden radish (Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. sativus, syn. Raphanus sativus) bearing a large, white, carrot-shaped taproot consumed throughout East and South Asia but grown in North America primarily as a fallow crop for its fast-growing leaves (used as animal fodder) and as a soil ripper.

daily /ˈdeɪli/ adj
täglich
That occurs every day, or at least every working day

daily /ˈdeɪli/ adv
täglich jeden Tag
quotidianly, every day

daily /ˈdeɪli/ dailies n
Tageszeitung
A newspaper that is published every day.

daily bread /ˈdeɪli ˌbɹɛd/ n
täglich Brot
All those things, such as regular food and water, needed to sustain physical life.

daily life daily lives n
Alltagsleben
The activities that make up a person's normal life.

daimyo /ˈdaɪ.mjoʊ/ /ˈdaɪ.mjəʊ/ daimyo daimyoes daimyos n
Daimio Daimiô Daimjo Daimyo
(historical) A lord during the Japanese feudal period.

dainty /ˈdeɪnti/ daintier daintiest adj
delikat fein zart niedlich putzig zierlich
Elegant; delicately small and pretty.
anspruchsvoll geziert mäkelig pingelig
Fastidious and fussy, especially when eating.

dainty /ˈdeɪnti/ dainties n
Delikatesse
A delicacy (choice or pleasing food).

daiquiri /ˈdaɪ.kə.ɹi/ /ˈdaɪ.kɪ.ɹi/ /ˈdæ.kə.ɹi/ /ˈdæ.kɪ.ɹi/ daiquiris n
Daiquiri
A cocktail of rum, lemon or lime juice and sugar, sometimes with fruit added.

dairy /ˈdɛə.ɹi/ /ˈdɛɚ.i/ /ˈdɛɹ.i/ adj
Milch
(specifically) Referring to products produced from animal milk as opposed to non-milk substitutes.

dairy /ˈdɛə.ɹi/ /ˈdɛɚ.i/ /ˈdɛɹ.i/ dairies n
Molkerei
A place, often on a farm, where milk is processed and turned into products such as butter and cheese.
Milchladen Milchprodukte Molkereiprodukte
(uncountable) (also dairy products or dairy produce) Products produced from milk.

dairy cattle n
Milchvieh

dairy farmer dairy farmers n
Milchbauer
(agriculture) A farmer who keeps a herd of dairy cows for the production of milk.

dairy product dairy products n
Milchprodukt
Any foodstuff made from milk, such as cheese or yogurt.

dairymaid dairymaids n
Sennerin Melkerin Milchmädchen
(dated) A woman who works in a dairy.

dais /-əs/ /ˈdaɪ-/ /ˈdeɪ.əs/ /ˈdeɪ.ɪs/ daises n
Podium
A raised platform in a room for a high table, a seat of honour, a throne, or other dignified occupancy, such as ancestral statues; a similar platform supporting a lectern, pulpit, etc., which may be used to speak from. [from c. 1800.]

daisy /ˈdeɪ.zi/ daisies n
Gänseblümchen Tagesauge Tausendschönchen
The wild flowering plant Bellis perennis of the Asteraceae family, with a yellow head and white petals
Tagesauge Margerite
Any of numerous other flowering plants of various species, mostly among the asterids.

dale /deɪl/ dales n
Tal
(slightly dated, mainly, Britain) A valley, often in an otherwise hilly area.

dalgona coffee dalgona coffees n
Dalgona Coffee
A coffee beverage made using whipped dalgona-flavored coffee cream and milk.

dalliance /ˈdalɪəns/ /ˈdæli.əns/ dalliances n
Flirt Liebesspiel Tändelei
Playful flirtation; amorous play. [from 14th c.]
Trödelei Zeitverschwendung
A wasting of time in idleness or trifles. [from 16th c.]

dally /ˈdæli/ v
trödeln tändeln
To waste time in trivial activities, or in idleness; to trifle.

dam /dæm/ dams n
Damm Talsperre Staudamm
A structure placed across a flowing body of water to stop the flow or part of the flow, generally for purposes such as retaining or diverting some of the water or retarding the release of accumulated water to avoid abrupt flooding.
Muttertier
Female parent, mother, generally regarding breeding of animals.

dam /dæm/ v
abdämmen absperren stauen
(transitive) To block the flow of water.

dam failure dam failures n
Dammbruch

damage /ˈdæmɪd͡ʒ/ damages n
Schaden
Injury or harm; the condition or measure of something not being intact.
(slang) Cost or expense.

damage /ˈdæmɪd͡ʒ/ v
beschädigen
(transitive) To impair the soundness, goodness, or value of; to harm or cause destruction.

damage control damage controls n
Schadensabwehr Schiffsicherung
(nautical) A department or group, as aboard a naval vessel, responsible for taking action to control damage caused by fire, collision, etc.
Schadensbegrenzung
(public relations) Any efforts, as by a company or organization, to curtail losses, counteract unfavorable publicity, etc.

damaged /ˈdæmɪd͡ʒd/ more damaged most damaged adj
beschädigt
That has suffered damage.

damages /ˈdæmɪd͡ʒɪz/ n
Schadenersatz Schadensersatz
(legal) The money paid or awarded to a claimant (in England), a pursuer (in Scotland) or a plaintiff (in the US) in a civil action as compensation for a loss suffered by the same.

damask /ˈdæm.əsk/ damasks n
Damast Damastgewebe
An ornate silk fabric originating from Damascus.
Damast
The peculiar markings or water of such steel.

damma damma dammas n
Damma
(linguistics) In the Arabic script, the vowel point for u, appearing as a small curl placed above a letter ( ⁧ـُ⁩ ) and designating a short u /u/. If the Arabic letter و immediately follows, it indicates a long ū /uː/.

dammit /ˈdæmət/ /ˈdæmɪt/ interjection
verdammt verdammt noch mal
(mildly, vulgar) Expressing anger, irritation, contempt, or disappointment.

damn /dæm/ [deəm] [dɛəm] [dɛːm] adj
verdammt verflucht verflixt
(mildly, _, profane) Generic intensifier. Fucking; bloody.

damn /dæm/ [deəm] [dɛəm] [dɛːm] adv
schrecklich verdammt verflucht
(mildly, _, profane) Very; extremely.

damn /dæm/ [deəm] [dɛəm] [dɛːm] interjection
verdammt Mist
(mildly, _, profane) Used to express anger, irritation, disappointment, annoyance, contempt or surprise, etc. See also dammit.

damn /dæm/ [deəm] [dɛəm] [dɛːm] damns n
Fluch Verwünschung
The word "damn" employed as a curse.
Fliegenschiss Furz
(mildly, _, profane, chiefly in the negative) A small, negligible quantity, being of little value; a whit or jot.
Geringste Mindeste
(mildly, _, profane, chiefly in the negative) The smallest amount of concern or consideration.

damn /dæm/ [deəm] [dɛəm] [dɛːm] v
verdammen verfluchen
To condemn; to declare guilty; to doom; to adjudge to punishment.
verschreien ächten
To put out of favor; to ruin; to label negatively.
verteufeln
To condemn as unfit, harmful, invalid, immoral or illegal.
verfluchen verwünschen
(profane) To curse; put a curse upon.

damnable /ˈdæmnəbl̩/ more damnable most damnable adj
verdammenswert verdammungswürdig
Deserving of damnation; very bad.

damnation /dæmˈneɪʃən/ damnations n
Verdammnis
The state of being damned; condemnation; openly expressed disapprobation.
(religion) Condemnation to everlasting punishment in the future state, or the punishment itself.

damned /dæmd/ damneder damnedest more damned most damned adj
verdammt verflucht
Godforsaken.

damning /ˈdæmɪŋ/ more damning most damning adj
kondemnierend missbilligend missfällig vernichtend
Condemning.

damning /ˈdæmɪŋ/ damnings n
Kondemnation Malediktion Verdammung Verfluchen Verurteilung Verwünschung
A condemnation.

damp /dæmp/ damper dampest adj
feucht
In a state between dry and wet; moderately wet; moist.

damp /dæmp/ damps n
Feuchtigkeit
Moisture; humidity; dampness.

damp /dæmp/ v
dämpfen ersticken
(transitive, archaic) To put out, as fire; to weaken, restrain, or make dull.
dämpfen
(transitive) To suppress vibrations (mechanical) or oscillations (electrical) by converting energy to heat (or some other form of energy).

damp squib damp squibs n
Blindgänger Versager
(literally) A firework that has been wet and therefore fails to go off correctly.
Schlag ins Wasser Schuss in den Ofen Reinfall Rohrkrepierer
(idiomatic, by extension) Anything that doesn’t work properly, or fails to come up to expectations; a dud.

dampen /ˈdæmpən/ v
befeuchten anfeuchten
(transitive) To make damp or moist; to make moderately wet.
dämpfen
(transitive) To lessen; to dull; to make less intense (said of emotions and non-physical things).

damper /ˈdæmpɚ/ dampers n
Dämpfer
A contrivance (sordine), as in a pianoforte, to deaden vibrations; or, as in other pieces of mechanism, to check some action at a particular time.
Something that kills the mood.
Luftklappe
A valve or movable plate in the flue or other part of a stove, furnace, etc., used to check or regulate the draught of air.

damsel /ˈdæm.zəl/ [ˈdɛəm.zɫ̩] [ˈdɛːm.zɫ̩] damsels n
Jungfrau Mädchen
A girl; a maiden (without sexual experience).

damsel in distress /ˈdæm.zəl ɪn dɪˈstɹɛs/ damsels in distress n
Jungfrau in Nöten verfolgte Unschuld
A young woman perceived as being helpless in a dangerous situation and requiring rescue.

damselfly /ˈdæmzəlflaɪ/ damselflies n
Kleinlibelle Schlankjungfer Seejungfer Wasserjungfer
Any of various insects of the suborder Zygoptera that have long slender bodies, and are similar to dragonflies but having wings folded when at rest.

damson /ˈdæmzən/ damsons n
Kriechenpflaume Krieche Kriechenpflaumenbaum
The edible fruit of this tree.

dance /dæn(t)s/ /dɑːns/ [dans] [deənts] [däns] [däːns] [dæns] [dæːns] [dɐːns] [dɑːns] [dɛənts] [ɖɑːns] dances n
Tanz
A sequence of rhythmic steps or movements usually performed to music, for pleasure or as a form of social interaction.

dance /dæn(t)s/ /dɑːns/ [dans] [deənts] [däns] [däːns] [dæns] [dæːns] [dɐːns] [dɑːns] [dɛənts] [ɖɑːns] v
tanzen
(intransitive) To move with rhythmic steps or movements, especially in time to music.

dance card /ˈdæns ˌkɑɹd/ /ˈdɑːns kɑːd/ dance cards n
Ballspende Damenspende Tanzkarte
(dance, dated) A card on which a person (usually a woman) lists those they have agreed to dance with. [from late 19th c.]

dance floor dance floors n
Tanzfläche
A large floor, usually made of hardwood, used primarily for dancing.

dance music n
Tanzmusik
Music composed to accompany social dancing.

dance studio dance studios n
Tanzschule
A studio where dancing skills can be practiced and trained.

dance to someone's tune v
nach jemandes Pfeife tanzen
To do what someone demands or expects, do as told, defer to someone's wishes or demands, do someone's bidding.

danceable more danceable most danceable adj
tanzbar
(of music) Suitable for dancing.

dancehall dancehalls n
Tanzsaal
(countable) A public hall for dancing.

dancer /ˈdæns.ə(ɹ)/ /ˈdæns.ɚ/ /ˈdɑːns.ə(ɹ)/ dancers n
Tänzer Tänzerin
A person who dances, usually as a hobby, an occupation, or a profession.
Tänzer Tänzerin exotische Tänzerin exotischer Tänzer
(euphemistic) A stripper.

dancing /ˈdænsɪŋ/ /ˈdɑːnsɪŋ/ dancings n
Tanzen
The activity of taking part in a dance.

dandelion /ˈdæn.dəˌlaɪ.ən/ /ˈdæn.dɪˌlaɪ.ən/ adj
löwenzahnfarbig löwenzahngelb
Of a yellow colour, like that of the flower.

dandelion /ˈdæn.dəˌlaɪ.ən/ /ˈdæn.dɪˌlaɪ.ən/ dandelions n
Löwenzahn Pusteblume Hundeblume Kuhblume Seichblume Butterblume
(countable) Any of the several species of plant in the genus Taraxacum, characterised by yellow flower heads and notched, broad-ended leaves, especially the common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale).

dander /ˈdændə(ɹ)/ danders n
Hautschuppe
Hair follicles and dead skin shed from mammals.
Wut Zorn
(slang) Passion, temper, anger. Usually preceded by "have" or "get" and followed by "up".

dandruff /ˈdændɹʊf/ /ˈdændɹʌf/ dandruffs n
Schuppen Hautschuppe Kopfschuppen Schmelzflocken Schorf
scaly white dead skin flakes from the human scalp; Pityriasis capitis

dandy /ˈdæn.di/ dandier dandiest adj
gut prima schön
Very good; better than expected but not as good as could be.

dandy /ˈdæn.di/ dandies n
Dandy Pinkel
A man very concerned about his physical appearance, refined language, and leisurely hobbies, pursued with the appearance of nonchalance in a cult of self.

danger /ˈdeɪn.d͡ʒə(ɹ)/ /ˈdeɪn.d͡ʒɚ/ dangers n
Gefahr
Exposure to likely harm; peril.
Gefahr Bedrohung
An instance or cause of likely harm.

danger in delay n
Gefahr im Verzug

danger pay n
Gefahrenzulage
Extra payment given to anybody, civilian or soldier, who is employed in a situation where the working conditions or locale are considered to be hazardous.

dangerless adj
gefahrlos ungefährlich

dangerous /ˈdeɪnd͡ʒ(ə)ɹəs/ /ˈdeɪnd͡ʒɚs/ /ˈdeɪnd͡ʒɚəs/ /ˈdeɪnʒ(ə)ɹəs/ /ˈdeɪnʒɹəs/ more dangerous most dangerous adj
gefährlich
Full of danger.
Causing danger; ready to do harm or injury.

dangerous goods n
Gefahrgut
Substances, natural or man-made, which are intrinsically dangerous or otherwise pose a safety hazard. Examples include explosives, poisons, and corrosives.

dangerously more dangerously most dangerously adv
gefährlich
In a dangerous manner.

dangerousness n
Gefährlichkeit
The state or quality of being dangerous.

dangle /ˈdæŋ.ɡl̩/ v
baumeln
(intransitive) To hang loosely with the ability to swing.
baumeln baumeln lassen schlenkern
(transitive) To hang or trail something loosely.

danish /ˈdeɪ.nɪʃ/ danishes n
Plunder Plundergebäck
Danish pastry, light sweet yeast-raised roll usually filled with fruit or cheese.

dank /deɪŋk/ /dæŋk/ danker dankest adj
feucht nasskalt
Dark, damp and humid.

danse macabre /dɑns məˈkɑb(ɹə)/ danses macabres n
Totentanz
(arts) A conventional subject in art, literature and drama, or a particular work in that style, in which death (in the form of a putrid corpse, skeleton, the Grim Reaper, etc) is shown leading people to the grave.

daphne daphnes n
Seidelbast
Any one of least 50 species of shrub in the genus Daphne of the family Thymelaeaceae, some of which are grown as ornamentals.

daphnia /ˈdæfnɪə/ daphnias n
Wasserfloh
A water flea of the genus Daphnia.

dare /dɛ(ə)ɹ/ /dɛə(ɹ)/ dares n
Mutprobe
A challenge to prove courage.

dare /dɛ(ə)ɹ/ /dɛə(ɹ)/ v
wagen trauen
(intransitive) To have enough courage (to do something).
herausfordern trotzen
(transitive) To defy or challenge (someone to do something)
wagen riskieren
(transitive) To have enough courage to meet or do something, go somewhere, etc.; to face up to

daredevil /ˈdɛədɛvəl/ [ˈdɛədɛvəɫ] more daredevil most daredevil adj
tollkühn
Recklessly bold; adventurous. [from 1832]

daredevil /ˈdɛədɛvəl/ [ˈdɛədɛvəɫ] daredevils n
Draufgänger Draufgängerin Wagehals Waghals
A person who engages in very risky behavior, especially one who is motivated by a craving for excitement or attention. [from 1794]

daric darics n
Dareikos
A gold coin from Persian Empire, introduced by Darius the Great (522-486 BC) and used until Alexander the Great's invasion (330 BC).

daring /ˈdɛə.ɹɪŋ/ /ˈdɛɚ.ɪŋ/ /ˈdɛɹɪŋ/ more daring most daring adj
mutig
Adventurous, willing to take on or look for risks; overbold.
Courageous or showing bravery; doughty.

daring /ˈdɛə.ɹɪŋ/ /ˈdɛɚ.ɪŋ/ /ˈdɛɹɪŋ/ darings n
Kühnheit Wagemut
Boldness.

daringness daringnesses n
Kühnheit
The state or quality of being daring.

dariole darioles n
Dariole
(desserts) A dessert consisting of puff pastry filled with almond cream, baked in an oven.
Dariolform
(cooking) A mould, in the shape of a truncated cone (frustum of a cone), in which the dessert is cooked.

dark /dɑɹk/ /dɑːk/ darker darkest adj
dunkel finster
Having an absolute or (more often) relative lack of light.
dunkel
(of colour) Dull or deeper in hue; not bright or light.
dunkel düster
Marked by or conducted with secrecy: hidden, secret; clandestine, surreptitious.
schwarz dunkel
Without moral or spiritual light; sinister, malevolent, malign.

dark /dɑɹk/ /dɑːk/ darks n
Dunkel Dunkelheit
A complete or (more often) partial absence of light.
Dunkel
(uncountable) Ignorance.
Dunkelwerden
(uncountable) Nightfall.

dark blue dark blues n
dunkelblau
A deep, dim blue colour: navy or similar.

dark chocolate dark chocolates n
Zartbitterschokolade Bitterschokolade
(countable) A serving or a variety of this chocolate.

dark crimson underwing dark crimson underwings n
Großes Eichenkarmin
Catocala sponsa, a species of underwing moth.

dark culture dark cultures n
Schwarze Szene
Any of several subcultures including gothic, darkwave, neofolk, industrial, electro, BDSM/fetish, metal and medieval.

dark elf dark elves n
Dunkelelb
(fantasy) A member of a race of elves that is evil, has a dark (often greyish or bluish) skin and/or lives in dark places.

dark energy n
Dunkle Energie dunkle Energie
(astronomy, astrophysics) A hypothetical form of energy which, it is supposed, is spread uniformly throughout space (and time) and has anti-gravitational properties: it represents a possible mechanism for the cosmological constant, and thus is one of the possible explanations for the current accelerating rate of expansion of the universe; and it is estimated to account for about 74% of the mass-energy of the universe.

dark figure dark figures n
Dunkelziffer
(criminology, statistics) The estimated number of unreported criminal cases.

dark lantern dark lanterns n
Blendlaterne Diebslaterne
(now, chiefly, historical) A lantern with a panel that slides to block the light.

dark matter n
Dunkle Materie
(astronomy, astrophysics, broadly) Matter which cannot be detected by its radiation but whose presence is inferred from gravitational effects.

dark red adj
dunkelrot
(This entry is a translation hub.)

dark space dark spaces n
Dunkelraum

dark-eyed junco dark-eyed juncos n
Winterammer
Junco hyemalis, a passerine bird in the passerine family Passerellidae.

dark-skinned more dark-skinned most dark-skinned adj
dunkelhäutig
Having a relatively dark skin.

darken /ˈdɑɹkən/ /ˈdɑːkən/ v
verdunkeln
(intransitive) To become dark or darker (having less light).
(intransitive) To become dark or darker in colour.

darkness /ˈdɑɹknɪs/ /ˈdɑːknəs/ darknesses n
Dunkelheit Finsternis
(uncountable) The state of being dark; lack of light; the absolute or comparative absence of light.

darknet darknets n
Darknet
(internet) A network of computers that can only be accessed using special software, configuration, or authorization, usually characterized by the anonymization of users, participating hosts, or both.

darkroom darkrooms n
Dunkelkammer
(photography) A dark room, where photographs are developed.
Darkroom
A darkened room where sexual activity can take place, especially one in a gay club.

darling /ˈdɑɹlɪŋ/ /ˈdɑːlɪŋ/ darlings n
Liebling Schatz Schätzchen
A person who is dear to one.

darmstadtium /dɑːɹmˈʃtɑːtiəm/ n
Darmstadtium
A transuranic chemical element (symbol Ds) with atomic number 110.

darn /daːn/ /dɑɹn/ /dɑːn/ v
stopfen
(transitive, sewing) To repair by stitching with thread or yarn, particularly by using a needle to construct a weave across a damaged area of fabric.

darnel /ˈdɑːnəɫ/ darnels n
Taumellolch Taumel-Lolch Rauschgras
A species of ryegrass, Lolium temulentum, often found in wheat fields and often host to a fungus intoxicating to humans and animals.

darning needle darning needles n
Stopfnadel
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see A needle used for darning.

dartboard /ˈdɑɹtbɔːɹd/ /ˈdɑːtbɔːd/ dartboards n
Dartscheibe
A board used as a target for throwing darts.

darter darters n
Schlangenhalsvogel
Any member of the family Anhingidae, waterbirds with long necks.

darts /ˈdɑːts/ n
Darts
(games, sports) A game or sport in which darts are thrown at a board, and points are scored depending on where the darts land

dasein /dɑ.zaɪn/ /dɑː.zʌɪn/ n
Dasein
(philosophy) Being; especially the nature of being; existence, presence, hereness, suchness, essence

dash /dæʃ/ interjection
Mist verdammt verflucht
(euphemistic) Damn!

dash /dæʃ/ dashes n
Gedankenstrich Bindestrich Querstrich
(typography) Any of the following symbols: ‒ (figure dash), – (en dash), — (em dash), or ― (horizontal bar).
Strich
(by extension) The longer of the two symbols of Morse code.
Sprint Spurt Blitzstart Sprung
A short run, flight.
Schuss Spritzer Tropfen
A small quantity of a liquid substance etc.; less than 1/8 of a teaspoon.

dash /dæʃ/ v
sprinten spurten düsen flitzen hereinstürzen hinausstürzen
(intransitive) To run quickly or for a short distance.
hinschleudern prallen schleudern schmettern werfen
(transitive) To throw violently.
spritzen streuen
(ambitransitive, sometimes, figurative) To sprinkle; to splatter.
bespritzen herunterstürzen hinwerfen stürzen
(transitive, dated) To mix, reduce, or adulterate, by throwing in something of an inferior quality.
auslöschen schlagen zerschlagen zerschmettern zerstören zunichtemachen
(transitive, of hopes or dreams) To ruin; to destroy.
entmutigen bedrücken
(transitive) To dishearten; to sadden.
herunterreissen herunterstürzen
(transitive, usually with down or off) To complete hastily.
skizzieren stricheln
(transitive) To draw or write quickly; jot.

dashboard /ˈdæʃˌboəɹd/ /ˈdæʃˌbɔː(ɹ)d/ /ˈdæʃˌbɔːɹd/ dashboards n
Armaturenbrett Instrumententafel
(historical) An upturned screen of wood or leather placed on the front of a horse-drawn carriage, sleigh or other vehicle that protected the driver from mud, debris, water and snow thrown up by the horse's hooves.
Dashboard
(GUI, video games) A graphical user interface in the form of or resembling a motor car dashboard.

dashcam /ˈdæʃˌkæm/ dashcams n
Dashcam
(automotive) A digital video recorder mounted on the dashboard of a vehicle or elsewhere inside the vehicle to record occurrences in the vicinity, such as traffic accidents that the vehicle has been involved in, to provide evidence for criminal prosecutions, insurance claims, etc.

dashing /ˈdæʃɪŋ(ɡ)/ more dashing most dashing adj
schneidig
Spirited, audacious and full of high spirits.

dastard /ˈdæstəd/ /ˈdæstɚd/ /ˈdɑːstəd/ more dastard most dastard adj
heimtückisch hinterhältig
Meanly shrinking from danger, cowardly, dastardly.

dastard /ˈdæstəd/ /ˈdæstɚd/ /ˈdɑːstəd/ dastards n
Feigling Heimtücker
A malicious coward; a dishonorable sneak.

data /ˈdeɪ.tə/ /ˈdæt.ə/ /ˈdɐːtə/ /ˈdɑːtə/ [ˈdeɪ.ɾə] [ˈdäːɾə] [ˈdæɾ.ə] n
Daten Informationseinheiten
(collectively, uncountable) Information, especially in a scientific or computational context, or with the implication that it is organized.

data centre data centres n
Rechenzentrum

data entry n
Dateneingabe
(computing) The act of inputting data into a computer, such as by typing out handwriting, capturing data from scanned documents, taking responses from telephone interviews, etc.

data journalism n
Datenjournalismus

data leak data leaks n
Datenleck

data management n
Datenmanagement
All the disciplines related to managing data as a valuable resource, such as data modeling or metadata management.

data mining n
Data-Mining Datamining
(database) A technique for searching large-scale databases for patterns; used mainly to find previously unknown correlations between variables that may be commercially useful.

data path data paths n
Datenpfad
(computing) The part of a central processing unit that stores data to be immediately operated on and performs logic and arithmetic operations on it based on signals from the control unit.

data point data points n
Datenpunkt
A mark on a graph or chart corresponding to a piece of data.
(by extension) The datum that the mark represents; a single piece of information.

data processing n
Datenverarbeitung
Any of many techniques in which data is retrieved, stored, classified, manipulated, transmitted and/or reported in such a way as to generate information; especially such processing using computers.

data quality data qualities n
Datenqualität

data rate data rates n
Datenübertragungsrate
(electronics) The speed at which data is sent over a data link or channel; generally expressed in bytes per second

data record /ˈdeɪtə ˈɹɛkɔːd/ data records n
Datensatz

data science n
Datenwissenschaft
(science) An interdisciplinary field about scientific methods, processes and systems to extract knowledge or insights from data.

data scientist data scientists n
Datenwissenschaftler Datenwissenschaftlerin
(job, science) A scientist involved in data science.

data set data sets n
Dataset
(computing) A file of related records on a computer-readable medium such as disk, especially one on a mainframe computer.
Datensatz
(statistics) A set of data to be analyzed.

data stream data streams n
Datenstrom
(computing) a sequence of digitally encoded coherent signals used in a transmission

data structure data structures n
Datenstruktur
(computer science) Any form of storing and organizing data in a computer so that it can be accessed efficiently.

data type data types n
Datentyp
(programming) A classification or category of various types of data, that states the possible values that can be taken, how they are stored, and what range of operations are allowed on them.

data warehouse data warehouses n
Datenlager
(computing) A collection of data, from a variety of sources, organized to provide useful guidance to an organization's decision-makers.

data-driven adj
datengeleitet
Dependent on or determined by the collection or analysis of data.

database /ˈdeɪtəˌbeɪs/ /ˈdætəˌbeɪs/ /ˈdæːtəˌbeːs/ /ˈdɑːtəˌbeɪs/ databases n
Datenbank
(general) A collection of (usually) organized information in a regular structure, usually but not necessarily in a machine-readable format accessible by a computer.
(computing, loosely, metonymically) A software program (application) for storing, retrieving and manipulating such a structured data set.

database administrator database administrators n
Datenbankadministrator
(databases) A person who is responsible for the logical and physical design of databases, and normally for all aspects of their recoverability, integrity, security, availability and performance.

dataflow programming n
datenstromorientierte Programmierung
(programming paradigm) programming paradigm that models a program as a directed graph of the data flowing between operations, implementing architecture and dataflow principles.

datasource datasources n
Datenquelle

date /deɪt/ dates n
Dattel
The fruit of the date palm, Phoenix dactylifera, somewhat in the shape of an olive, containing a soft, sweet pulp and enclosing a hard kernel.
Datum
The addition to a writing, inscription, coin, etc., which specifies the time (especially the day, month, and year) when the writing or inscription was given, executed, or made.
Datum Zeitpunkt Termin Verabredung
A specific day in time at which a transaction or event takes place, or is appointed to take place; a given point of time.
Zeitpunkt Datum
A point in time.
Ende
(rare) Assigned end; conclusion.
Zeit
(obsolete) Given or assigned length of life; duration.
Treffen Verabredung
A pre-arranged meeting.
Date Rendezvous Stelldichein Verabredung
A romantic meeting or outing with a lover or potential lover, or the person so met.

date /deɪt/ v
datieren
(transitive) To note the time or place of writing or executing; to express in an instrument the time of its execution.
(transitive) To determine the age of something.
ausgehen daten
(transitive) To take (someone) on a date, or a series of dates.

date back v
zurückgehen

date of birth dates of birth dates of births n
Geburtsdatum
The date and year on which something or someone was born.

date of death dates of death dates of deaths n
Todesdatum
The date and year something or someone died.

date palm date palms n
Dattelpalme Echte Dattelpalme
A palm tree, Phoenix dactylifera, whose fruit is the date.

date rape drug date rape drugs n
Vergewaltigungsdroge K.-o.-Tropfen
A drug with sedative, hypnotic, dissociative, and/or amnesiac effects which is used to assist in the commission of a sexual assault (date rape).

dated /ˈdeɪtɪd/ more dated most dated adj
datiert veraltet
Marked with a date.
anachronistisch aus der Zeit gefallen veraltet
Anachronistic; being obviously inappropriate for its present context.
altmodisch unmodisch unmordern
No longer fashionable.
veraltet
(obsolete) Alotted a span of days.

dating /ˈdeɪt.ɪŋ/ datings n
Stelldichein
A form of romantic courtship typically between two individuals with the aim of assessing the other's suitability as a partner in an intimate relationship or as a spouse.
Datierung
An estimation of the age of an artifact, biological vestige, linguistic usage, etc.

dating agency dating agencies n
Partneragentur Partnervermittlungsagentur
A business providing a service allowing people to meet each other for romantic outings.

dative /ˈdeɪtɪv/ adj
Dativ dativisch
(grammar) Noting the case of a noun which expresses the remoter or indirect object, generally indicated in English by to or for with the objective.

dative /ˈdeɪtɪv/ datives n
Dativ
(grammar) A word inflected in the dative case.

dative case dative cases n
Dativ Wemfall Wem-Fall dritter Fall
(grammar) Case used to express direction towards an indirect object, the recipient or beneficiary of an action, and is generally indicated in English by to (when a recipient) or for (when a beneficiary) with the objective case. The direct object may be either stated or unstated where the indirect object is the beneficiary of the verbal action, but is stated where the indirect object is a recipient. If there is emphasis on the indirect object, the indirect object usually precedes the direct object and is not usually indicated with to or for; said structure is also used when neither object is being emphasized.

datolite datolites n
Datolith
(mineral) A borosilicate of lime commonly occurring in glassy, greenish crystals, with the chemical formula CaBSiO4(OH).

datum /ˈdeɪtəm/ /ˈdætəm/ /ˈdɑːtəm/ data datums n
Fakt Faktum Informationseinheit
(cartography, surveying, engineering) A fixed reference point or set of reference points which precisely define a system of measurement or a coordinate system.

datura daturas n
Datura
A plant of the genus Datura, known for its trumpet-shaped flowers and poisonous properties. [from 16th c.]

daub /dɑb/ /dɔb/ /dɔːb/ daubs n
Lehmbewurf Lehmverstrich Strohlehm
A soft coating of mud, plaster, etc.
Kleckserei Schmiererei
A crude or amateurish painting.

daub /dɑb/ /dɔb/ /dɔːb/ v
bemalen bestreichen klecksen schmieren
(intransitive, transitive) To apply (something) to a surface in hasty or crude strokes.
kaschieren
(transitive, obsolete) To cover with a specious or deceitful exterior; to disguise; to conceal.

dauber /ˈdɔːbə(ɹ)/ daubers n
Kleckser Pinseler Schmierer
(derogatory) One who, or that which, daubs; especially, a coarse, unskillful painter.

daughter /ˈdoːtɐ/ /ˈdɑ.tɚ/ /ˈdɔ.tɚ/ /ˈdɔ.t̬ɚ/ /ˈdɔːtə(ɹ)/ [ˈdɑ.ɾɚ] [ˈdɔ.ɾɚ] daughters daughtren n
Tochter
One’s female offspring.

daughter language daughter languages n
Tochtersprache
(linguistics) A language which genetically descends from an earlier parent language.

daughter-in-law /ˈdɔːtə(ɹ)ɪnˌlɔː/ daughter-in-laws daughters-in-law n
Schwiegertochter Schnur
The wife of one's child.

daughterling daughterlings n
Tochterchen Tochterling
(diminutive, affectionate) A daughter, especially a young or precious one.

daughterly more daughterly most daughterly adj
töchterlich
Relating to or characteristic of a daughter.

daunt /dɑnt/ /dɑːnt/ /dɔnt/ /dɔːnt/ v
abschrecken einschüchtern entmutigen
(transitive) To discourage, intimidate.
überwältigen
(transitive) To overwhelm.

daunting /ˈdɔntɪŋ/ /ˈdɔːntɪŋ/ more daunting most daunting adj
abschreckend beängstigend einschüchternd entmutigend
Discouraging; inspiring fear.
einschüchternd entmutigend
Intimidatingly impressive; awe-inspiring, overwhelming.

dauntless /ˈdɔːntləs/ more dauntless most dauntless adj
furchtlos unerschrocken
Invulnerable to fear or intimidation.

dauntlessness n
Beherztheit Furchtlosigkeit Unerschrockenheit Verwegenheit
The characteristic of being dauntless; fearlessness.

dauphin /doʊˈfæ̃/ /ˈdɔ.fən/ /ˈdɔ.fɪn/ /ˈdɔː.fɪn/ /ˈdəʊ.fæ̃/ dauphins n
Dauphin
The eldest son of the king of France. Under the Valois and Bourbon dynasties, the Dauphin of France, generally shortened to Dauphin, was heir apparent to the throne of France. The title derived from the main title of the Dauphin, Dauphin of Viennois.

dauphinate dauphinates n
Dauphinat

dauphine dauphines n
Dauphine

davit /ˈdeɪvɪt/ /ˈdævət/ davits n
Davit
(nautical, construction) A crane, often working in pairs and usually made of steel, used to lower things over an edge of a long drop off, such as lowering a maintenance trapeze down a building or launching a lifeboat over the side of a ship.

dawdle /ˈdɑd(ə)l/ /ˈdɔd(ə)l/ /ˈdɔːdl̩/ v
bummeln trödeln
To move or walk lackadaisically.
trödeln bummeln Zeit totschlagen klüngeln nölen plempern
To spend time idly and unfruitfully; to waste time. [from mid 17th c. (probably dialectal); in general use from late 18th c.]

dawn /doːn/ /dɑn/ /dɔn/ /dɔːn/ dawns n
Morgendämmerung Morgengrauen Dämmerung
(uncountable) The morning twilight period immediately before sunrise.
Morgendämmerung Morgengrauen Tagesanbruch Dämmerung
(countable) The rising of the sun.
Morgendämmerung Tagesanbruch Morgengrauen Dämmerung
(uncountable) The time when the sun rises.

dawn /doːn/ /dɑn/ /dɔn/ /dɔːn/ v
dämmern
(intransitive, figurative) To begin to give promise; to begin to appear or to expand.

dawnlight n
Dämmerlicht Dämmerschein Dämmerung Morgendämmerung Morgenlicht
The light of dawn.

day /deɪ̯/ days n
Tag
(informal, or, meteorology) A 24-hour period beginning at 6am or sunrise.
A period of time between two set times which mark the beginning and the end of day in a calendar, such as from midnight to the following midnight or (Judaism) from nightfall to the following nightfall.
The part of a day period which one spends at one’s job, school, etc.
A period of contention of a day or less.

day after day adv
Tag für Tag
(idiomatic) For an indefinite number of days.

day after tomorrow adv
übermorgen in zwei Tagen
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day after tomorrow n
Übermorgen
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day and night adv
Tag und Nacht
All the time; round the clock; unceasingly.

day before yesterday adv
vorgestern
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day before yesterday n
Vorgestern
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day care center day care centers n
Ganztagskindergarten Kindertagesstätte Kita Tagesstätte
A nursery for the supervision of preschool children while the parents work. Generally more entertaining and less educational than a preschool, but with longer hours of operation.

day count convention day count conventions n
Zinsberechnungsmethode
(finance) A convention on how interest accrues over time for a variety of investments, including bonds, notes, loans, medium-term notes, swaps, and FRAs. It determines the number of days between two coupon payments.

day fine day fines n
Tagessatz
A unit of fine payment based on the offender's daily personal income. The number of day fines depends on the gravity of offence.

day in, day out adv
Tag für Tag tagein tagaus tagtäglich
(idiomatic) Every day; daily; constantly or continuously (especially, of something that has become routine or monotonous).

day labor n
Tagesarbeit
Work done where the worker is hired and paid one day at a time, with no promise that more work will be available in the future.

day laborer day laborers n
Tagelöhner
A laborer who is hired and paid one day at a time, with no promise that more work will be available in the future.

day of reckoning days of reckoning n
Tag der Abrechnung
(religion) The final and eternal judgment by God of all nations; Final Judgment.

day off days off n
Ruhetag
A day of vacation; a day when one does not go to work, school, etc.

day trader day traders n
Daytrader
(business, finance) A person who practices the short-term investment strategy of trading stocks or other investment instruments by selling any given security during the same market day within which it was purchased.

day trip day trips n
Tagesausflug Tagesreise
An excursion that lasts most of the day.

day-to-day adj
alltäglich banal gewöhnlich
Ordinary or mundane.
tagtäglich täglich wiederkehrend
Happening every day.

day-tripper day-trippers n
Tagesausflügler
Someone who takes a day trip.

daybed /ˈdeɪˌbɛd/ daybeds n
Bettcouch Ruhebett
A couch that can be used as a sofa by day and a bed by night.

daybreak /ˈdeɪbɹeɪk/ daybreaks n
Tagesanbruch
Dawn.

daydream /ˈdeɪdɹiːm/ [ˈdeɪd͡ʒɹiːm] daydreams n
Tagtraum
A spontaneous series of thoughts while awake not connected to immediate reality.

daydream /ˈdeɪdɹiːm/ [ˈdeɪd͡ʒɹiːm] v
tagträumen träumen
(intransitive) To have such a series of thoughts; to woolgather.

daydreamer /ˈdeɪdɹimɚ/ /ˈdeɪdɹiːmə/ [ˈdeɪd͡ʒɹimɚ] daydreamers n
Träumerin Schwärmer Schwärmerin Tagträumer Tagträumerin Träumer
One who daydreams.

dayereh dayerehs n
Daira

daylight /ˈdeɪlaɪt/ /ˈdeɪˌlaɪt/ daylights n
Tageslicht
The light from the Sun, as opposed to that from any other source.
Tag
The period of time between sunrise and sunset.

daylight robbery /ˌdeɪlaɪt ˈɹɒb(ə)ɹi/ /ˌdeɪˌlaɪt ˈɹɑb(ə)ɹi/ daylight robberies n
Beutelschneiderei Halsabschneiderei Wegelagerei
(uncountable) The practice of cheating or of imposing an exorbitant charge for a product or service; (countable, rare) an instance of this.

daylight saving time daylight saving times n
Sommerzeit
The practice in some places of adjusting clocks forward in the spring and back in the fall, usually by one hour, so that the adjustment causes the time to coincide with the greatest period of illumination by the sun over the course of the day.

daylily daylilies n
Taglilie
Any of several perennial plants, of the genus Hemerocallis, that have fleshy roots, grasslike leaves and colourful flowers that bloom for just one day.

daypack daypacks n
Tagesrucksack
A small backpack, suitable for a one-day hike or for carrying books around campus.

days /ˈdeɪz/ adv
am Tag tags tagsüber
During the day.

days /ˈdeɪz/ n
Tage
Life.

daytime /ˈdeɪtaɪm/ daytimes n
Tageszeit heller Tag
The time of daylight; the time between sunrise and sunset.

dayworker dayworkers n
Tagelöhner
An employee paid on an irregular basis; a casual worker.

daze /deɪz/ dazes n
Benommenheit
The state of being dazed

daze /deɪz/ v
betäuben
(transitive) To stun or stupefy, for example with bright light, with a blow, with cold, or with fear

dazed /deɪzd/ more dazed most dazed adj
durcheinander konfus verwirrt wirr
In a state of shock or confusion.
benommen bestürzt betäubt fassungslos sprachlos verblüfft
Stunned or entranced.

dazzle /ˈdæzəl/ dazzles n
Blendlicht
A light of dazzling brilliancy.

dazzle /ˈdæzəl/ v
blenden
(transitive) To confuse the sight of by means of excessive brightness.
betören bezaubern faszinieren verblüffen
(transitive, figuratively) To render incapable of thinking clearly; to overwhelm with showiness or brilliance.

dazzling /ˈdæz.lɪŋ/ /ˈdæz.l̩.ɪŋ/ more dazzling most dazzling adj
blendend grell
Shining intensely.
blendend umwerfend
Splendid; brilliant
betörend bezaubernd verblüffend
Superlative; astounding

de facto /dəˈfæktoʊ/ /dɪˈfæktəʊ/ /ˌdeɪˈfæktoʊ/ /ˌdeɪˈfæktəʊ/ /ˌdiˈfæktoʊ/ /ˌdiːˈfæktəʊ/ adj
de facto
In fact or in practice; in actual use or existence, regardless of official or legal status. (Often opposed to de jure.)

de jure /deɪ ˈd͡ʒʊəɹeɪ/ /deɪ ˈd͡ʒʊəɹɪ/ /deɪ ˈd͡ʒʊɹi/ /diː ˈd͡ʒʊəɹi/ /dɪ ˈd͡ʒʊəɹi/ adj
de jure
Legal; justified by right or law, especially when in name only.

de- /diː/ /də/ /dɪ/ prefix
de- ent-
reversal, undoing

de-Americanization n
Deamerikanisierung Entamerikanisierung

de-escalation /diːˌɛskəˈleɪʃən/ de-escalations n
Deeskalation
A decrease in scope, extension or severity.

de-esser de-essers n
De-Esser DeEsser Deesser
A plug-in or algorithm that de-esses, i.e., reduces the loudness of sibilants in an audio recording.

deacon /ˈdiːkən/ deacons n
Diakon
(Christianity) A designated minister of charity in the early Church (see Acts 6:1-6).
(Orthodoxy, Catholicism) A clergyman ranked directly below a priest, with duties of helping the priests and carrying out parish work.
(Protestantism) Free Churches: A lay leader of a congregation who assists the pastor.

deaconess /ˌdiːkəˈnɛs/ deaconesses n
Diakonisse Diakonin Diakonissin
A female deacon (Anglican).

deactivate /ˌdiːˈæktɪveɪt/ v
deaktivieren
(ergative) to make something inactive or no longer effective
unterbinden
to prevent the action of a biochemical agent (such as an enzyme)

dead /diːd/ /dɛd/ deader deadest adj
leblos tot
(hyperbole) Figuratively, not alive; lacking life.
gestorben
(of another person) So hated or offensive as to be absolutely shunned, ignored or ostracized.
Stationary; static; immobile or immovable.
reglos stumpf unbewegt
Without emotion; impassive.
abgeschaltet aus leer
(not comparable, of a machine, device, or electrical circuit) Completely inactive; currently without power; without a signal; not live.
hinüber im Eimer
(not comparable) Broken or inoperable.
tot gestorben entbehrlich
(not comparable) No longer used or required.
aus im Aus
(not comparable, sports) Not in play.
bewegungslos erstarrt regungslos
(not comparable) Full and complete (usually applied to nouns involving lack of motion, sound, activity, or other signs of life) .
eingeschlafen
Experiencing pins and needles (paresthesia).
tot gestorben
(rare, especially, religion, often with "to") Indifferent to; having no obligation toward; no longer subject to or ruled by (sin, guilt, pleasure, etc).

dead /diːd/ /dɛd/ adv
ganz genau
(degree, informal, colloquial) Exactly.
tod- total
(degree, informal, colloquial) Very, absolutely, extremely.

dead /diːd/ /dɛd/ n
Mitte Tiefe
(often with "the") Time when coldness, darkness, or stillness is most intense.

dead as a dodo adj
mausetot
(simile) Undoubtedly and unquestionably dead.

dead as a doornail adj
mausetot
(simile) Unquestionably dead. Used for both inanimate objects and once living beings.

dead calm n
Flaute
(nautical) The condition of a perfectly flat sea with no waves and no wind.

dead cat bounce /dɛd kæt baʊ̯ns/ /dɛd kæt bəʊ̯ns/ [-baʊ̯n(t)s-] [dɛd kæt bəʊ̯n(t)s] dead cat bounces n
Dead-Cat-Bounce
(trading, idiomatic) A temporary recovery in the price of a financial instrument which has fallen rapidly and is expected to fall further in the long run.

dead center dead centers n
Totpunkt toter Punkt
the position at which a crank is in a direct line with a connecting rod.

dead code n
toter Code toter Kode
(compilers) Instructions that, when executed, have no effect on the running of the program.

dead drop dead drops n
toter Briefkasten
(espionage) A location used to secretly pass items between two people, without requiring them to meet.

dead end dead ends n
Sackgasse Stichstraße
(idiomatic) A street or path or tunnel that goes nowhere or is blocked on one end.

dead freight n
Ausfallfracht Fautfracht Fehlfracht
A sum of money paid by a person who charters a whole vessel but fails to make out a full cargo. The payment is made for the unoccupied capacity.

dead ice n
Toteis
Former glacier ice that is no longer connected to the active glacier, therefore not moving, and becoming covered with sediments.

dead key dead keys n
Tottaste
A special modifier key on a typewriter or computer keyboard, typically used to attach a specific diacritic to another character.

dead language dead languages n
tote Sprache
A language which no longer has any native speakers.

dead link dead links n
toter Link
(Internet) An HTML hypertext link that points to a webpage or website that is permanently unavailable.

dead load dead loads n
Eigengewicht
(construction) The weight of a structure itself, including the weight of fixtures or equipment permanently attached to it.

dead man's switch dead man's switches n
Totmanneinrichtung Totmannschalter
A switch that automatically stops a machine or vehicle after a set period of inactivity from the operator.

dead men tell no tales /dɛd mɛn tɛl nəʊ teɪlz/ proverb
Tote reden nicht
A dead person can no longer reveal information, especially information which others wish to keep secret.

dead of night n
mitten in der Nacht
(idiomatic) Middle of the night.

dead or alive adj
tot oder lebendig
Either dead or alive.
Used to indicate someone is being sought for some kind of punishment or reprimand, and that (s)he may be killed in the process of finding, as if this was reasonable punishment.

dead tired adj
todmüde
Very tired; completely exhausted.

dead weight dead weights n
Totgewicht
(rail) The total (unpowered) weight of a train to be propelled (or hauled) by the locomotive; another locomotive being hauled dead as part of the train is a dead weight.

deadbeat /ˈdɛdbiːt/ deadbeats n
Faulpelz Gammler Schnorrer
(pejorative) A lazy or irresponsible person who is often unemployed, often depending upon wealthy or otherwise financially independent people for support.

deaden /ˈdɛdən/ v
abtöten
(transitive) To render less lively; to diminish; to muffle.

deadeye /ˈdɛdaɪ/ deadeyes n
Jungfer Juffer
(nautical) A wooden disk having holes through which the lanyard is passed, used for tightening shrouds.

deadlift deadlifts n
Kreuzheben
(weightlifting) A weight training exercise where one lifts a loaded barbell off the ground from a stabilized bent-over position.

deadline /ˈdɛdˌlaɪn/ deadlines n
Frist Deadline Stichtag Termin
A time limit in the form of a date on or before which something must be completed.

deadlock /ˈdɛdlɑk/ /ˈdɛdlɒk/ deadlocks n
toter Punkt Stillstand
A standstill resulting from the opposition of two evenly matched forces; a stalemate or impasse.
Deadlock Verklemmung
(computing) An inability to continue due to two programs or devices each requiring a response from the other before completing an operation.

deadly /ˈdɛd.li/ deadlier deadliest more deadly most deadly adj
tödlich
Causing death; lethal.

deadly nightshade deadly nightshades n
Tollkirsche schwarze Tollkirsche
The plant Atropa belladonna, a perennial shrub of the nightshade family that contains high concentrations of the alkaloid atropine which can be deadly if taken in excess.

deadly sin deadly sins n
Hauptsünde
Any of the seven deadly sins: pride (or vanity, vainglory), envy, gluttony, greed (or avarice), lust, sloth (or acedia), and wrath (or anger).

deadnettle /ˈdɛdnɛtəl/ deadnettles n
Taubnessel
Any plant of a species in genus Lamium, which closely resembles the nettle, but does not possess stinging hairs.

deadpan /ˈdɛdpæn/ more deadpan most deadpan adj
ausdruckslos
Deliberately impassive or expressionless.
ungerührt
Having such a face or look.

deaf /diːf/ /dɛf/ deafer deafest adj
taub gehörlos die Gehörlosen die Tauben
Unable to hear, or only partially able to hear.

deaf person deaf people deaf persons n
Tauber
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deaf-mute adj
taubstumm
(now, offensive) Unable to hear or speak.

deaf-mute deaf-mutes n
Taubstumme Taubstummer
(now, offensive) A person who is unable to hear or speak.

deafblind adj
taubblind
Unable to see and hear.

deafblindness /ˈdɛf.blaɪn(d).nɪs/ n
Taubblindheit
The medical condition of being both deaf and blind.

deafen /ˈdɛfən/ v
betäuben
(transitive) To make deaf, either temporarily or permanently.

deafening /ˈdɛfənɪŋ(ɡ)/ more deafening most deafening adj
ohrenbetäubend ohrenzerreißend
Loud enough to cause temporary or permanent hearing loss.

deafness /ˈdɛfnəs/ deafnesses n
Gehörlosigkeit Taubheit Schwerhörigkeit Surditas
The condition of being deaf; the lack or loss of the ability to hear.

deal /diːl/ deals n
Anteil Portion
(obsolete) A division, a portion, a share, a part, a piece.
Bohle
(uncountable) Wood that is easy to saw (from conifers such as pine or fir).
Menge
(often followed by of) An indefinite quantity or amount; a lot (now usually qualified by great or good).
Planke
(countable) A plank of softwood (fir or pine board).
Deal Handel
A particular instance of trading (buying or selling; exchanging; bartering); a transaction.
Abkommen Abmachung Abschluss Deal Handel Pakt
An agreement between parties; an arrangement.
Sache
(informal) A situation, occasion, or event.
Teil
(informal) A thing, an unspecified or unidentified object.

deal /diːl/ v
verteilen austeilen
(transitive) To distribute among a number of recipients, to give out as one’s portion or share.
austeilen erteilen zuteilen
(transitive) To administer or give out, as in small portions.
geben austeilen
(ambitransitive) To distribute cards to the players in a game.
handeln
(obsolete, intransitive) To take action; to act.
dealen
(ambitransitive) To sell, especially to sell illicit drugs.
behandeln abhandeln handeln
(intransitive) To be concerned with.
behandeln handeln umgehen
(intransitive) To handle, to manage, to cope.

deal breaker deal breakers n
Dealbreaker
An issue which causes a relationship (especially in business) to fail.

deal with v
behandeln
(transitive) To handle verbally or in some form of artistic expression; to address or discuss as a subject.
auseinandersetzen
(transitive) To take action with respect to (someone or something).

dealer /ˈdiːlə(ɹ)/ dealers n
Händler
One who deals in goods, especially automobiles; a middleman.
Geber
The person who deals the cards in a card game.

dealership /ˈdiːləʃɪp/ dealerships n
Verkaufsvertretung
A place that sells items, especially cars.

deamidate v
deamidieren
(organic chemistry) To remove an amide functional group from a compound

dean /diːn/ [diːn] [dĩːn] deans n
Dekan
A senior official in a college or university, who may be in charge of a division or faculty (for example, the dean of science) or have some other advisory or disciplinary function (for example, the dean of students).
Dekan Dechant
A dignitary or presiding officer in certain church bodies, especially an ecclesiastical dignitary, subordinate to a bishop, in charge of a chapter of canons.

dear /diːɹ/ /dɪə/ /dɪɹ/ dearer dearest more dear most dear adj
lieb
Loved; lovable.
teuer lieb
Precious to or greatly valued by someone.
lieber sehr geehrte sehr geehrter
A formal way to start (possibly after my) addressing somebody at the beginning of a letter, memo etc.
Lieber lieb
A formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly.

dear /diːɹ/ /dɪə/ /dɪɹ/ dears n
Liebchen Liebste Liebster Teuerste Teuerster
A very kind, loving person.

dear diary phraseologicalUnit
Liebes Tagebuch
The traditional first line of a diary entry, based on the first line of a formal letter.

dearness /ˈdɪə(ɹ)nəs/ dearnesses n
Teuerheit
The quality of having great value or price.

dearth /dɜːθ/ /dɝθ/ dearths n
Hungersnot
A period or condition when food is rare and hence expensive; famine.
Knappheit Mangel
(by extension) Scarcity; a lack or short supply.

death /diːθ/ /dɛθ/ deaths n
Tod
Execution (in the judicial sense).
(often, capitalized) The personification of death as a (usually male) hooded figure with a scythe; the Grim Reaper.
(figuratively, especially followed by of-phrase) A cause of great stress, exhaustion, embarrassment, or another negative condition (for someone).
(figurative) Spiritual lifelessness.
Tod Exitus
The cessation of life and all associated processes; the end of an organism's existence as an entity independent from its environment and its return to an inert, nonliving state.
Tod Untergang
(preceded by the) The collapse or end of something.

death adder death adders n
Todesottern
Any snake of the genus Acanthophis, a group of highly venomous elapids found in Australia and New Guinea.

death camp death camps n
Todeslager Vernichtungslager
A facility built during the Holocaust by the Nazis to kill especially the Jewish people through gassing.

death cap death caps n
Grüner Knollenblätterpilz
The deadly poisonous mushroom Amanita phalloides.

death certificate death certificates n
Totenschein Sterbeurkunde Todesbescheinigung
A document issued by a medical practitioner, or by a registrar, certifying the date, location and cause of a person's death as later entered in an official register of deaths.

death erection death erections n
postmortale Erektion
A post-mortem priapism observed in the corpses of human males who have been executed, particularly by hanging.

death knell /dɛθ nɛl/ death knells n
Totenglocke Totengeläut
The tolling of a bell announcing death.
Todesstoß
(by extension) A sign or omen foretelling the death or destruction of something.

death march death marches n
Todesmarsch
A forced movement of people, on foot, in such circumstances that many die during the journey.

death mask death masks n
Totenmaske
A plaster or similar cast of a person's face after death.

death messenger death messengers n
Trauerbote
One who notifies a bereavement to an associated tribe.

death metal n
Death-Metal Deathmetal
(music) A subgenre of heavy metal typically employing moderate to fast tempos, heavily distorted guitars, deep growling vocals, blast beat drumming and complex song structures with multiple tempo changes, often having violent or dark lyrics.

death of the author n
Tod des Autors

death penalty death penalties n
Todesstrafe
(legal) A punishment in which the offender is put to death by the state.

death rate death rates n
Sterberate
The number of deaths per given unit of population over a given period of time.

death rattle death rattles n
Rasselatmung Todesrasseln präfinales Rasseln
The raspy or gurgling sound sometimes made by a person while drawing in or expelling their final breaths before dying.

death row death rows n
Todestrakt
The section of a prison which houses those inmates who are sentenced to death.

death sentence death sentences n
Todesurteil
(legal) A decree that someone be put to death as a punishment for a crime; a sentence of execution.

death spiral death spirals n
Friedhofsspirale
(aviation) The downward, corkscrew-motion of a disabled aircraft which is unrecoverably headed for a crash.
Todesspirale
(pairs figure skating) A manoeuvre in which a male skater spins in place while holding one hand of his female skating partner as she circles around him with one skate on the ice and one leg extended outward parallel to the ice surface, all the while slowly lowering herself until her back almost touches the ice surface.
(figurative, by extension) The situation or course of action of one who is on a path toward some sort of inevitable catastrophic failure.

death squad death squads n
Todesschwadron
An armed group that carries out clandestine, extrajudicial killings.

death threat death threats n
Morddrohung Todesdrohung
A threat to kill another person or a group of people.

death throe death throes n
Todeszuckung
(mostly, in the plural) Struggle that is followed by death.

death toll death tolls n
Blutzoll Zahl der Todesopfer
The number of dead as a result of a war, natural disaster or other incident.

death warmed up n
wandelnde Leiche
(mostly, in similes) A person who appears pale or sickly.

death warrant death warrants n
Hinrichtungsbefehl Todesurteil
An official warrant that authorizes capital punishment.

death wish death wishes n
Todeswunsch
(psychology) A desire, especially subconscious, for the death of oneself or of someone else.

death zone death zones n
Todeszone
(climbing) Land at sufficiently high altitudes that there is not enough oxygen to sustain human life.

death's-head death's-heads n
Totenkopf
A human skull, as symbol of death.

deathbed /ˈdɛθˌbɛd/ deathbeds n
Sterbebett Totenbett
The bed on which someone dies.

deathblow /ˈdɛθbləʊ/ deathblows n
Todesstoß
A strike or blow that leads to death, especially a coup de grace.
(figurative) Something that prevents the completion, or ends the existence, of a project etc.; a fatal setback.

deathday deathdays n
Todestag
The anniversary of a death, the date upon which someone earlier died.

deathism n
Todismus
The belief that death is natural, inevitable, or desirable.

deathlike more deathlike most deathlike adj
totengleich
Resembling or characteristic of death.

deathly /ˈdɛθli/ deathlier deathliest more deathly most deathly adj
tödlich
Appearing as though dead, or on the verge of death.
Deadly, fatal, causing death.

deathmatch /ˈdɛθ.mæt͡ʃ/ deathmatches n
Deathmatch
(video games) A competitive mode found in first-person shooter games in which competitors attempt to assassinate one another.

deathwatch /ˈdɛθwɒtʃ/ deathwatches n
Totenwache
A vigil beside a dying person

debacle /deɪˈbɑ.kəl/ /deɪˈbɑː.kəl/ /dəˈbɑ.kəl/ /dɛˈbɑː.kəl/ /dɪˈbɑ.kəl/ debacles n
Debakel
An event or enterprise that ends suddenly and disastrously, often with humiliating consequences. [from early 19th c.]

debaptism /diːˈbæptɪzəm/ debaptisms n
Kirchenaustritt Enttaufe
A ceremony supposed to cancel a person's earlier baptism.

debar /dɪˈbɑː(ɹ)/ v
ausschließen
(transitive) To exclude or shut out; to bar.

debarment /dɪˈbɑːmənt/ debarments n
Ausschluss
The act or an instance of debarring.

debase /dɪˈbeɪs/ v
entwürdigen erniedrigen herabsetzen mindern verschlechtern
(transitive) To lower in character, quality, or value; to degrade.

debasement /dɪˈbeɪsmənt/ debasements n
Münzentwertung
The lowering of the value of a currency by reducing the amount of valuable metal in the coins.

debatable [dɪˈbeɪtəbəɫ] more debatable most debatable adj
fraglich strittig umstritten
Open to debate; not fully proved or confirmed.

debate /di-/ /də-/ /dɪˈbeɪt/ debates n
Debatte
An argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting, often with more than two people, generally ending with a vote or other decision.
Diskussion Debatte
An informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views.
Streitgespräch Debatte
(uncountable) Discussion of opposing views.

debate /di-/ /də-/ /dɪˈbeɪt/ v
debattieren
(ambitransitive, reciprocal) To participate in a debate; to dispute, argue, especially in a public arena. [from 14th c.]

debauch /dɪˈbɔːt͡ʃ/ debauches n
Ausschweifung
An individual act of debauchery.

debauched /dɪˈbɔːtʃt/ more debauched most debauched adj
ausschweifend genusssüchtig genußsüchtig verderbt verkommen zügellos
Indulging in or characterised by sensual pleasures to a degree perceived to be morally harmful; corrupted; immoral; self-indulgent.

debauchee /dɪbɔːˈtʃi/ debauchees n
Lüstling Verführer Wüstling
Somebody who is debauched; somebody who is dissolute and acts without moral restraint.
Schlemmer Schwelger
A person addicted to excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures.

debaucher /dɪˈbɔːtʃə(ɹ)/ debauchers n
Lüstling Schlemmer Schwelger Verführer
Somebody who debauches or corrupts others; a seducer.

debaucherous /dɪˈbɔːtʃəɹəs/ more debaucherous most debaucherous adj
ausschweifend genussüchtig genußsüchtig
Excessively indulgent in sensual pleasures.

debauchery /dɪˈboː.t͡ʃə.ɹi/ /dɪˈbɑ.t͡ʃə.ɹi/ /dɪˈbɔː.t͡ʃə.ɹi/ debaucheries n
Ausschweifung Zügellosigkeit Sittenlosigkeit Genusssucht Genußsucht Schwelgerei
Indulgence in sensual pleasures; scandalous activities involving sex, alcohol, or drugs without inhibition.
(archaic) Seduction from duty.

debenture /dɪˈbɛntjʊə/ /dɪˈbɛntʃə/ debentures n
Obligation

debilitate /dəˈbɪləteɪt/ /dɪˈbɪlɪteɪt/ v
schwächen an den Kräften zehren entkräften
(transitive) To make feeble; to weaken.

debilitating /dɪˈbɪlɪteɪtɪŋ(ɡ)/ more debilitating most debilitating adj
belastend hemmend kräftezehrend lähmend schwächend zehrend
Causing a loss of energy or strength.

debit /ˈdɛb.ɪt/ debits n
Soll
In bookkeeping, an entry in the left hand column of an account.

debit /ˈdɛb.ɪt/ v
abbuchen

debit card debit cards n
Debitkarte EC-Karte

debitter v
entbittern
(transitive, biochemistry) To remove the bitterness from.

debonair /dɛbəˈneə(ɹ)/ /dɛbəˈnɛɹ/ more debonair most debonair adj
liebenswürdig reizend
(obsolete) Gracious, courteous.
elegant gepflegt
Suave, urbane and sophisticated.
charmant gepflegt liebenswürdig lässig-elegant reizend
(especially of men) Charming, confident, and carefully dressed.

debone /diːˈbəʊn/ v
entbeinen
(ambitransitive) To remove the bones from.

debounce /diːˈbaʊns/ v
entprellen
(electronics) To remove the small ripple of current that forms when a mechanical switch is pushed in an electrical circuit and makes a series of short contacts.

debrain v
enthirnen
(transitive) To remove the brain from.

debrief /diːˈbɹiːf/ v
(eingehend) befragen
(transitive) To question someone after a military mission in order to obtain information (especially intelligence).
nachbesprechen
(transitive) To question someone, or a group of people, after the implementation of a project, in order to learn from mistakes, etc.
(eingehend) unterrichten
(transitive) To inform subjects of an experiment about what has happened in a complete and accurate manner.

debris /dəˈbɹiː/ /ˈdeɪbɹi/ /ˈdɛbɹi/ n
Schutt Ruinen Trümmer
Rubble, wreckage, scattered remains of something destroyed.
Müll
Litter and discarded refuse.
Ruine
The ruins of a broken-down structure.
Geröll
(geology) Large rock fragments left by a melting glacier etc.

debt /dɛt/ debts n
Schuld Verpflichtung Schulden Verbindlichkeit
An action, state of mind, or object one has an obligation to perform for another, adopt toward another, or give to another.
Schulden Verbindlichkeit Schuld
The state or condition of owing something to another.
(finance) Money that one person or entity owes or is required to pay to another, generally as a result of a loan or other financial transaction.

debt bondage debt bondages n
Schuldknechtschaft Obnoxiation
A condition similar to slavery where people are unable to control their lives or their work due to unpaid debts.

debt ceiling debt ceilings n
Schuldengrenze Schuldenobergrenze
(politics, economics) The limit up to which an entity (usually a government) is legally allowed to borrow.

debt collection debt collections n
Inkasso Eintreiben
(law) The process of pursuing payments of debts owed by individuals or businesses.

debt relief n
Schuldenerlass Schuldenschnitt
The partial or total forgiveness of debt.

debt trap debt traps n
Schuldenfalle
(abstract noun) A situation in which a borrower's debt obligations exceed their repayment capabilities, compelling to them to incur new debt to repay existing ones.

debt-free adj
schuldenfrei
Free of debt, not owing any money.

debt-ridden /ˈdɛt.ɹɪd.n̩/ more debt-ridden most debt-ridden adj
hoch verschuldet schuldengeplagt
Dominated by debt.

debtless adj
schuldenfrei
Without debt.

debtor /ˈdet.ə/ /ˈdɛt.ə/ /ˈdɛt.ɚ/ debtors n
Schuldner Schuldnerin
(economics) A person or firm that owes money; one in debt; one who owes a debt.

debug /diːˈbʌɡ/ /ˈdiː.bʌɡ/ v
debuggen
(computer science) To search for and eliminate malfunctioning elements or errors in something, especially a computer program or machinery.
entwanzen
(electronics) To remove a hidden electronic surveillance device from (somewhere).
(US) To remove insects from (somewhere), especially lice.

debugger /diˈbʌɡəɹ/ /diːˈbʊɡə/ /diːˈbʌɡə/ debuggers n
Debugger
(programming) A computer program that helps the user to test and debug other programs, by enabling their step-by-step execution controlled by the user, setting of breakpoints, and monitoring values of variables.

debugging /diːˈbʌɡɪŋ/ debuggings n
Debuggen Debugging
(computing) The process of finding and resolving bugs or defects that prevent correct operation of computer software or a system.

debunk /diːˈbʊŋk/ /diːˈbʌŋk/ /dɪˈbʌŋk/ /ˌdiːˈbʌŋk/ v
entlarven bloßlegen demaskieren diskreditieren entschleiern
(transitive) To discredit, or expose to ridicule the falsehood or the exaggerated claims of something.

deburr /diːˈbɜː(ɹ)/ v
entgraten
(transitive) To remove burrs from (a workpiece).

deburring tool deburring tools n
Entgratwerkzeug
A tool used to deburr metal

debut /-b(j)ɪu̯/ /deɪˈbjuː/ /də-/ /dəˈbjuː/ /dəˈbʉː/ /dɛˈbjuː/ /dɛˈbuː/ /ˈdeɪbjuː/ /ˈdeːbjuː/ /ˈdæɪbjʉː/ /ˈdæɪbʉː/ /ˈdɛbjuː/ debuts n
Debüt
A performer's first performance to the public, in sport, the arts or some other area.

debut /-b(j)ɪu̯/ /deɪˈbjuː/ /də-/ /dəˈbjuː/ /dəˈbʉː/ /dɛˈbjuː/ /dɛˈbuː/ /ˈdeɪbjuː/ /ˈdeːbjuː/ /ˈdæɪbjʉː/ /ˈdæɪbʉː/ /ˈdɛbjuː/ v
einführen veröffentlichen vorstellen
(transitive, chiefly, US) to formally introduce, as to the public
debütieren
(intransitive) to make one's initial formal appearance

deca- /dɛkə-/ prefix
deka-

decacarbonyl decacarbonyls n
Decacarbonyl

decade /dəˈkeɪd/ /ˈdɛkeɪd/ /ˈdɛkəd/ decades n
Dekade
(Roman Catholicism) A series of prayers counted on a rosary, typically consisting of an Our Father, followed by ten Hail Marys, and concluding with a Glory Be and sometimes the Fatima Prayer.
A group, set, or series of ten [from 16th c.], particularly:
Any of the sets of ten sequential braille characters with predictable patterns.
Jahrzehnt Dekade Dezennium
A period of ten years [from 17th c.], particularly such a period beginning with a year ending in 0 and ending with a year ending in 9. [from 19th c.]

decadence /ˈdɛkədəns/ decadences n
Dekadenz
A state of moral or artistic decline or deterioration; decay

decadent /ˈdɛkədənt/ more decadent most decadent adj
dekadent
Characterized by moral or cultural decline.
Luxuriously self-indulgent.

decadeslong adj
jahrzehntelang
Lasting for decades.

decaf /ˈdiːkæf/ decafs n
koffeinfreies Getränk
(informal) A decaffeinated coffee, tea, or soft drink.

decaffeinated /diːˈkæfiːneɪtəd/ /dɪˈkæfɪneɪtəd/ adj
koffeinfrei entkoffeiniert
From which caffeine has been removed (e.g. decaffeinated coffee).

decagon /ˈdɛ.kə.ɡɑn/ /ˈdɛ.kə.ɡən/ decagons n
Zehneck
(geometry) A polygon with ten sides and ten angles.

decahedron /ˌdɛkəˈhiːdɹən/ decahedra decahedrons n
Dekaeder Zehnflächner
A polyhedron with ten faces.

decal /dɪˈkæl/ /ˈdiː.kæl/ /ˈdiːkæl/ /ˈdɛkəl/ decals n
Abziehbild
A design or picture produced in order to be transferred to another surface either permanently or temporarily.

decalcomania [diːˌkæɫkəˈmeɪnɪə] decalcomanias n
Abziehbild
The process of transferring decorative designs onto surfaces using decals.

decalin decalins n
Decalin
(organic compound) decahydronaphthalene

decalingual adj
zehnsprachig

decalitre /ˈdɛkəlɪtə(ɹ)/ decalitres n
Dekaliter
Ten litres. Symbol: daL

decametre /ˈdɛkəmiːtə(ɹ)/ decametres n
Dekameter
(metrology) An SI unit of length equal to 101 metres. Symbol: dam

decamp /diːˈkæmp/ v
aufbrechen das Lager abbrechen
(intransitive) To break up camp and move on.

decane decanes n
Decan
(chemistry) any of the seventy-five isomers of the aliphatic hydrocarbon having the chemical formula C10H22

decant /dəˈkænt/ v
dekantieren
(transitive) To pour off (a liquid) gently, so as not to disturb the sediment.
umfüllen umgießen
(transitive) To pour from one vessel into another.

decanter /dɪˈkæntə(ɹ)/ decanters n
Dekanter
A vessel for decanting liquor.

decapitation /diˌkæp.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/ /dɪˌkæp.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/ /ˈdi.kæp.əˌteɪ.ʃən/ /ˈdi.kæp.əˌteɪ.ʃɪn/ decapitations n
Enthauptung Dekapitation Köpfen Köpfung
Beheading; the act of beheading or decapitating.

decarbonization /diːkɑːbənaɪˈzeɪʃən/ decarbonizations n
Dekarbonisierung

decarbonize /diːˈkɑːbənaɪz/ v
dekarbonisieren

decarboxylate /diːkɑːˈbɒksɪleɪt/ v
decarboxylieren
(organic chemistry) To remove one or more carboxyl groups from a molecule

decasyllabic /dɛkəsɪˈlæbɪk/ adj
zehnsilbig
Having ten syllables.

decathlete /diːˈkæθliːt/ decathletes n
Zehnkämpfer Zehnkämpferin
(athletics) An athlete who competes in the decathlon.

decathlon /diːˈkæθlɒn/ /dɪˈkæθlɒn/ decathla decathlons n
Zehnkampf Dekathlon
An athletic contest consisting of ten events which includes sprinting, hurdling, jumping, and throwing over a span of two days.

decay /di.ˈkeɪ/ /dɪˈkeɪ/ decays n
Fäulnis Verfall Verwesung
The process or result of being gradually decomposed; rot, decomposition.

decay /di.ˈkeɪ/ /dɪˈkeɪ/ v
abklingen faulen vermodern verwesen zerfallen
verfallen verderben
(intransitive) To deteriorate, to get worse, to lose strength or health, to decline in quality.

decay chain decay chains n
Zerfallsreihe

decayed /dɪˈkeɪd/ more decayed most decayed adj
kaduk
Having undergone decay, rotted.

decease /dɪˈsiːs/ deceases n
Ableben Exitus Hinschied
(formal) Death, departure from life.

decease /dɪˈsiːs/ v
ableben dahinscheiden hinscheiden
(now, rare) To die.

deceased /diˈsist/ /diˈsizd/ /dɪˈsist/ /dɪˈsizd/ /dɪˈsiːst/ /dɪˈzizd/ adj
verstorben tot gestorben
No longer alive; dead.

deceased /diˈsist/ /diˈsizd/ /dɪˈsist/ /dɪˈsizd/ /dɪˈsiːst/ /dɪˈzizd/ deceased deceaseds n
Verstorbener Verstorbene Tote
A dead person.

deceit /dɪˈsiːt/ deceits n
Täuschung Betrug Betrügerei
An act or practice intended to deceive; a trick.
Falschheit
(uncountable) The state of being deceitful or deceptive.
Täuschung Betrug
(law) The tort or fraudulent representation of a material fact made with knowledge of its falsity, or recklessly, or without reasonable grounds for believing its truth and with intent to induce reliance on it; the plaintiff justifiably relies on the deception, to his injury.

deceitful /-fl̩/ /dɪˈsiːtfʊl/ more deceitful most deceitful adj
trügerisch
Deliberately misleading or cheating.
Deceptive, two-faced.

deceivable /dɪˈsiːvəbl̩/ more deceivable most deceivable adj
täuschbar
Able to be deceived; gullible.

deceive /dɪˈsiːv/ v
täuschen betrügen
(transitive) To trick or mislead.

deceiver /dɪˈsivɚ/ /dɪˈsiːvə(ɹ)/ deceivers n
Betrügerin Betrüger
A person who lies or deceives.

deceleration /diːsɛləˈɹeɪʃən/ /dɪˌsɛləˈɹeɪʃən/ decelerations n
Verlangsamung
(uncountable) The act or process of decelerating.

decency /ˈdiːsənsi/ decencies n
Anstand
The quality of being decent; propriety.

decent /ˈdiːsənt/ more decent most decent adj
anständig sittsam
(of a person) Having a suitable conformity to basic moral standards; showing integrity, fairness, or other characteristics associated with moral uprightness.
anständig
(informal) Sufficiently clothed or dressed to be seen.
Significant; substantial.
(ganz) anständig
Fair; acceptable; okay.

decentralization /diːˌsɛntɹəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/ decentralizations n
Dezentralisation Dezentralisierung
The process of decentralizing

decentralize /diːˈsɛntɹəlaɪz/ v
dezentralisieren entflechten verteilen zerstreuen
To cause something to change from being concentrated at one point to being distributed across a number of points.
dezentralisieren
To reduce the authority of a governing body by distributing that authority among several bodies.

decentralized /diːˈsɛntɹəlaɪzd/ adj
dezentralisiert
not centralized; having no center or several centers

decentre /diːˈsɛntə(ɹ)/ v
aus dem Zentrum verlagern das Zentrum entfernen dezentrieren nicht länger ins Zentrum setzen
To remove the centre from. to decentre the tyres from some model vehicle kits.

deception /dɪˈsɛpʃən/ deceptions n
Täuschung Betrug Betrügerei
An instance of actions and/or schemes fabricated to mislead someone into believing a lie or inaccuracy.

deceptive /dɪˈsɛp.tɪv/ more deceptive most deceptive adj
trügerisch betrügerisch irreführend
Likely or attempting to deceive.

deceptive cadence deceptive cadences n
Trugschluss cadence rompue
(music, US) a falling cadence in which the ear expects the a dominant chord to resolve to the tonic, but resolves to something else (usually a submediant chord) instead.

deceptively /dɪˈsɛptɪvli/ more deceptively most deceptively adv
irreführenderweise trügerischerweise täuschend
In a deceptive manner; misleadingly.

deci- /ˈdɛsɪ/ prefix
dezi-
A tenth part.

decibel /ˈdɛsɪbəl/ /ˈdɛsɪbɛl/ decibels n
Dezibel
A common measure of sound intensity ratio that is one tenth of a bel on the logarithmic intensity scale. It is defined as dB = ⅒log10(P1 / P2), where P1 and P2 are the relative powers of the sound.

decidability /dɪˌsaɪdəˈbɪlɪti/ decidabilities n
Entscheidbarkeit
(logic, computer science) The state or condition of being decidable.

decidable [dɪˈsaɪdəbəɫ] more decidable most decidable adj
entscheidbar
capable of being decided.
(computer science) describing a set for which there exists an algorithm that will determine whether any element is or is not within the set in a finite amount of time.

decide /dɪˈsaɪd/ v
entscheiden beschließen entschließen
(ambitransitive) to resolve (a contest, problem, dispute, etc.); to choose, determine, or settle
entscheiden beschließen festsetzen
(intransitive) to make a judgment, especially after deliberation

decidedness /dɪˈsaɪdədnəs/ n
Entschiedenheit Festigkeit
The state or quality of being decided.

decider /dɪˈsaɪdə(ɹ)/ deciders n
Entscheider
(of a controversy, question, etc) A person, divinity, or authoritative text which decides.
Entscheidungskampf Entscheidungsspiel entscheidender Treffer
(chiefly, British, Australian, sports) An event or action which decides the outcome of a contested matter.

deciduous /dɪˈsɪd͡ʒ.u.əs/ /dɪˈsɪd͡ʒ.ʊ.əs/ adj
sommergrün Laub- laubabwerfend
(botany) Of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season.

decile /ˈdɛs.əl/ /ˈdɛsˌaɪl/ [ˈdiːsaɪɫ] [ˈdɛsaɪɫ] deciles n
Dezil
(statistics) Any of the values in a series that divides the distribution of individuals in that series into ten groups of equal frequency.

decilitre /ˈdɛsɪliːtə(ɹ)/ decilitres n
Deziliter
(metrology) An SI unit of fluid equal to 10−1 liters. Symbol: dl.

decillion /dəˈsɪl.i.ən/ decillions numeral
Dezillion Quinquilliarde Quintilliarde
(US; modern British & Australian, short scale) 1033.
(dated British & Australian, long scale) 1060.

decimal /ˈdɛs.məl/ /ˈdɛs.ə.məl/ /ˈdɛs.ɪ.məl/ /ˈdɛs.ɪ.məɫ/ adj
dezimal
(arithmetic, computing) Concerning numbers expressed in decimal or mathematical calculations performed using decimal.

decimal /ˈdɛs.məl/ /ˈdɛs.ə.məl/ /ˈdɛs.ɪ.məl/ /ˈdɛs.ɪ.məɫ/ decimals n
Dezimalsystem Zehnersystem
(countable) A number expressed in the base-ten system, (particularly) a fractional numeral written in this system.

decimal fraction decimal fractions n
Dezimalbruch Zehnerbruch
(arithmetic) A proper or improper fraction the denominator of which is a power of ten and the decimal representation of which is a terminating decimal number.

decimal number decimal numbers n
Dezimalzahl
(mathematics) A number expressed in the decimal system (base ten), (particularly) fractional numbers so represented.

decimal place decimal places n
Dezimalstelle Nachkommastelle
(arithmetic) the position of a digit to the right of the decimal point in a decimal number.

decimal point decimal points n
Dezimalkomma Dezimalpunkt Komma Punkt
(typography) A period/full stop ⟨.⟩ or middot ⟨·⟩ used to set off the decimal or fractional part of a number.

decimal system n
Zehnersystem
(mathematics) A numerical system of counting in tens.

decimate /ˈdɛsəmeɪt/ /ˈdɛsɪmeɪt/ v
dezimieren
(archaic) To kill one-tenth of (a group), (historical, specifically) as a military punishment in the Roman army selected by lot, usually carried out by the surviving soldiers.
(proscribed) To reduce to one-tenth: to destroy or remove nine-tenths of (something).
verheeren zugrunde richten übel zurichten
(loosely) To devastate: to reduce or destroy significantly but not completely.

decimetre /ˈdɛsɪmiːtəɹ/ decimetres n
Dezimeter
(metrology) An SI unit of length equal to 10−1 metres. Symbol: dm

decipher /dɪˈsaɪfə(ɹ)/ v
entschlüsseln dechiffrieren
(transitive) To decode or decrypt a code or cipher to plain text.
entziffern
(transitive) To read text that is almost illegible or obscure
entschlüsseln
(transitive) To find a solution to a problem.

decipherment decipherments n
Entzifferung
The analysis of documents written in ancient languages, where the language is unknown, or knowledge of the language has been lost.

decision /dɪˈsɪʒən/ [dɪˈsɪʒn̩] decisions n
Entscheidung Beschluss
A choice or judgement.

decision making n
Beschlussfassung Entscheidungsfindung
The process of reaching a decision.

decision tree decision trees n
Entscheidungsbaum
A visualization of a complex decision-making situation in which the possible decisions and their likely outcomes are organized in the form of a graph that resembles a tree.

decisional [dɪˈsɪʒənəɫ] adj
Entscheidung[[-s-|s-]]
Of or pertaining to decisions.

decisionism /dɪˈsɪʒənɪzəm/ n
Dezisionismus
The doctrine that moral or legal precepts are the product of decisions made by political or legal bodies

decisionist /dɪˈsɪʒənɪst/ more decisionist most decisionist adj
decisionistisch dezisionistisch
Of or pertaining to decisionism.

decisionist /dɪˈsɪʒənɪst/ decisionists n
Decisionist Decisionistin Dezisionist Dezisionistin
A proponent of decisionism.

decisionless adj
entscheidungslos

decisionmaker /dɪˈsɪʒənˌmeɪkə(ɹ)/ decisionmakers n
Entscheider Entscheidungsträger
One who makes important decisions.

decisive /dɪˈsaɪsɪv/ more decisive most decisive adj
entscheidend ausschlaggebend
Having the power or quality of deciding a question or controversy; putting an end to contest or controversy; final; conclusive.
entschlussfreudig
Marked by promptness and decision.

decisiveness /dɪˈsaɪsɪvnəs/ n
Entschiedenheit Maßgeblichkeit
The state or quality of being decisive.

deck /dɛk/ decks n
Deck Terrasse
Any raised flat surface that can be walked on: a balcony; a porch; a raised patio; a flat rooftop.
Kartenspiel Kartenstapel
(cards) A pack or set of playing cards.

deck /dɛk/ v
niederschlagen
(informal) To knock someone to the floor, especially with a single punch.

deck chair deck chairs n
Liegestuhl Badeliege Deckstuhl Faltstuhl Poolliege
A folding chair in which a wooden frame supports a length of canvas; traditionally used on the beach or onboard a liner.

deckhouse deckhouses n
Deckhaus Deckshaus
A cabin that protrudes above a ship's deck.

declarant /ˈdɛkləɹənt/ declarants n
Deklarant Deklarantin
(legal) A person who makes a formal declaration or statement

declaration /ˌdɛkləˈɹeɪʃən/ declarations n
Erklärung Deklaration
A written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, intention, belief, etc.
A list of items for various legal purposes, e.g. customs declaration.
Deklaration Erklärung
The act or process of declaring.
(legal) In common law, the formal document specifying plaintiff's cause of action, including the facts necessary to sustain a proper cause of action, and to advise the defendant of the grounds upon which he is being sued.

declaration of love declarations of love n
Liebeserklärung
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declaration of war declarations of war n
Kriegserklärung
A formal announcement by a country or other body with military capability that it is in a state of war with another such entity.

declaration of will declarations of will n
Willenserklärung
(law) A private outward manifestation of intention which is directly aimed at bringing about a legal effect.

declarative /dɪˈklæɹətɪv/ /dɪˈklɛɹətɪv/ [dɪˈklæɹəɾɪv] [dɪˈklɛɹəɾɪv] adj
deklarativ
Serving to declare; having the quality of a declaration.
(programming) A way of programming that is most akin to just stating what is wanted, rather than having to describe how to do it. w:Declarative programming

declaratory /dɛˈklæɹətɹi/ adj
Feststellungs- deklaratorisch erklärend feststellend
Serving to declare or explain

declaratory judgment declaratory judgments n
Feststellungsurteil
(legal) A ruling of a court in a civil case which declares the rights, duties, or obligations of each party in a dispute, but does not necessarily award any damages or other relief.

declare /dəˈklɛɚ/ /dɪˈklɛə/ /dɪˈklɛɚ/ v
erklären deklarieren verkünden bekanntgeben bekanntmachen feststellen
(transitive, intransitive) To assert or announce formally, officially, explicitly, or emphatically.
erklären ausrufen aussagen
(card games) To show one's cards in order to score.
deklarieren bekanntgeben bekanntmachen
(intransitive, politics) For a constituency in an election to officially announce the result
deklarieren erklären ausrufen aussagen feststellen
(transitive) To inform government customs or taxation officials of goods one is importing or of income, expenses, or other circumstances affecting one's taxes.
verzollen
(transitive) To make outstanding debts, e.g. taxes, payable.

declare war v
den Krieg erklären
(of a governmental authority) To make a formal pronouncement, or sign a legal document, that initiates a state of war between one nation and another, usually before hostilities begin.

declension /dɪˈklɛn.ʃən/ declensions n
Deklination
(grammar) The act of declining a word; the act of listing the inflections of a noun, pronoun or adjective in order.
(grammar) A way of categorizing nouns, pronouns, or adjectives according to the inflections they receive.

declinable /dɪˈklaɪnəbəɫ/ adj
deklinabel deklinierbar
(grammar) Capable of being declined.

declination /ˌdɛklɪˈneɪʃən/ declinations n
Deklination Missweisung Ortsmissweisung
At a given point, the angle between magnetic north and true north.
Deklination
At a given point, the angle between the line connecting this point with the geographical center of the earth and the equatorial plane.

decline /dɪˈklaɪn/ declines n
Fall Sinken
Downward movement, fall.
Gefälle
A sloping downward, e.g. of a hill or road.
Abnahme Rückgang Schwächung
A deterioration of condition; a weakening or worsening.
Entspannung Nachlassen
A reduction or diminution of activity, prevalence or quantity.

decline /dɪˈklaɪn/ v
fallen sinken
(intransitive) To move downwards, to fall, to drop.
abnehmen zurückgehen
(intransitive) To become weaker or worse.
ablehnen
(transitive) To choose not to do something; refuse, forbear, refrain.
deklinieren
(transitive, grammar, usually of substantives, adjectives and pronouns) To inflect for case, number, gender, and the like.

decocainize v
entkokainisieren
to remove cocaine from

decocainized adj
entkokainisiert
From which all cocaine has been removed.

decoction /dɪˈkɒkʃən/ decoctions n
Dekokt Abkochung
An extraction or essence of something, obtained by boiling it down.

decode /diːˈkəʊd/ /dɪˈkəʊd/ v
decodieren
To convert from an encrypted form to plain text.

decoder /dɪˈkəʊdə(ɹ)/ decoders n
Dekodierer Dekodiererin
A person who decodes secret messages
Dekoder
A device that decodes a scrambled electronic signal e.g. of a satellite television signal

decoherence /diːkəʊˈhɪəɹəns/ decoherences n
Dekohärenz
(quantum mechanics) Loss of quantum coherence (phase relation between the quantum states of particles) in a physical system as it interacts with its environment.

decolonial more decolonial most decolonial adj
dekolonial
Of or relating to decoloniality.

decolonization /diːˌkɒl.ə.naɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/ decolonizations n
Dekolonisation Entkolonialisierung
The freeing of a colony etc from dependent status by granting it independence.

decommission /diːkəˈmɪʃən/ v
stilllegen
To take out of service or to render unusable.

decommunization n
Dekommunisation Dekommunisierung Entkommunisierung
The act, process, or result of decommunizing.

decommunize v
entkommunisieren
(transitive) To divest of communism.

decompile /diːkəmˈpaɪl/ v
dekompilieren
(computer science) To recreate the original source code from a compiled executable.

decompose /ˌdiːkəmˈpəʊz/ v
dekomponieren
(transitive) To separate or break down (something) into its components; to disintegrate or fragment.
verrotten verfallen verfaulen zerfallen zersetzen
(intransitive) To rot, decay or putrefy.

decomposer /diːkəmˈpəʊzə(ɹ)/ decomposers n
Destruent Reduzent Zersetzer

decomposition /diːˌkɒmpəˈzɪʃən/ decompositions n
Zersetzung Verwesung Abbau
A biological process through which organic material is reduced to e.g. compost.
Zerlegung
The act of taking something apart, e.g. for analysis.
Zerlegung Verwesung
The splitting (of e.g. a matrix, an atom, or a compound) into constituent parts.

decompression /ˌdiːkəmˈpɹɛʃən/ decompressions n
Dekompression Dekomprimierung
The process of decompressing.
Dekompression
The restoration to atmospheric pressure of a person who has spent time under higher pressure (such as a diver).

decompression sickness n
Dekompressionskrankheit Caissonkrankheit
(pathology) A sometimes fatal condition resulting from the formation of nitrogen bubbles in the blood and tissues, because of too rapid decompression, seen especially in deep-sea divers ascending rapidly from a dive. It is characterized by severe pains in the joints and chest, skin irritation, cramps, nausea, and paralysis.

deconfessionalization /diːkənˌfɛʃ(ə)nəlʌɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/ deconfessionalizations n
Dekonfessionalisierung
The removal of the influence of a particular religion (from).

deconfessionalize v
dekonfessionalisieren

decongestant /diːkənˈdʒɛstənt/ decongestants n
Abschwellmittel Schleimlösemittel
A drug that relieves congestion, e.g. pseudoephedrine.

deconstruct /diːkənˈstɹʊkt/ /diːkənˈstɹʌkt/ v
abbauen dekonstruieren
(transitive, often, figurative) To break something down into its component parts.

decontamination /diːkənˌtæmɪˈneɪʃən/ decontaminations n
Dekontamination
The process of removing contamination, particularly the cleaning off of dangerous materials.

decor /deɪˈkoɹ/ /dɪˈkoɹ/ /ˈdeɪkoɹ/ /ˈdeɪkɔː(ɹ)/ /ˈdæekoː/ /ˈdɛkoɹ/ decors n
Dekor
The style of decoration of a room or building.
A stage setting; scenery; set; backdrop.

decorate /ˈdɛkəɹeɪt/ v
dekorieren ausschmücken
(transitive) To furnish with decorations.
renovieren tapezieren weißeln
(transitive) To improve the appearance of an interior of, as a house, room, or office.

decoration /ˌdɛkəˈɹeɪʃən/ decorations n
Dekorieren Verschönern
The act of adorning, embellishing, or honoring; ornamentation.
Dekoration Verschönerung
Any item that adorns, enriches, or beautifies; something added by way of embellishment or ornamentation.
Auszeichnung
Specifically, any mark of honor to be worn upon the person, as a medal, cross, or ribbon of an order of knighthood, bestowed for services in war, great achievements in literature, art, etc.

decorative /ˈdek.ə.ɹə.tɪv/ /ˈdɛk.ə.ɹə.tɪv/ /ˈdɛk.ɹə.tɪv/ [ˈdɛk.ə.ɹə.ɾɪv] [ˈdɛk.ɹə.ɾɪv] more decorative most decorative adj
dekorativ
That serves to decorate

decorative arts n
Handwerkskunst Kunsthandwerk dekorative Kunst
Arts and crafts concerned with making beautiful but functional objects. Includes carpentry, metalworking and interior design.

decorator /ˈdɛkəˌɹeɪtə(ɹ)/ decorators n
Dekorateur Dekorateurin
Someone who decorates.

decorator pattern decorator patterns n
Decorator Dekorierer

decorous /ˈdɛkəɹəs/ more decorous most decorous adj
anständig geziemend schicklich
Marked by proper behaviour.

decorporation /dikɔɹpəˈɹeɪʃən/ /diːkɔːpəˈɹeɪʃən/ n
Dekorporation
(medicine) The therapeutic removal of radioactive material that has been absorbed by the body

decorticator /diːˈkɔːtɪkeɪtə(ɹ)/ decorticators n
Schälmaschine
A machine that peels off the fibrous husk, bark or outer layer of some vegetable product; used in the manufacture of animal feed etc.

decorum /dɪˈkɔːɹəm/ decora decorums n
Dekorum Etikette Anstand Anständigkeit Schicklichkeit guter Ton
(uncountable) Appropriate social behavior.
Anstandsregel Anstandsregeln Benimmregel Konvention Konventionen
(countable) A convention of social behavior.

decouple [diːˈkʊpəɫ] [diːˈkʌpəɫ] v
entkoppeln
(ambitransitive) To unlink; to take or come apart.

decoy /ˈdiːkɔɪ/ decoys n
Köder Lockvogel
A person or object meant to lure somebody into danger.
Lockvogel
A real or fake animal used by hunters to lure game.

decoy /ˈdiːkɔɪ/ v
ködern locken
(intransitive) To act as, or use, a decoy.

decrease /dɪˈkɹiːs/ /ˈdiːkɹiːs/ decreases n
Verringerung
An amount by which a quantity decreases or is decreased.

decrease /dɪˈkɹiːs/ /ˈdiːkɹiːs/ v
abnehmen
(intransitive) Of a quantity, to become smaller.
verringern
(transitive) To make (a quantity) smaller.

decree /dɪˈkɹiː/ decrees n
Dekret Verordnung Erlass
An edict or law.
Beschluss Entscheid Gerichtsentscheid Verfügung
(legal) The judicial decision in a litigated cause rendered by a court of equity.

decree /dɪˈkɹiː/ v
verfügen bestimmen dekretieren verordnen
To command by a decree.

decrementation /ˌdɛkɹəmənˈteɪʃən/ decrementations n
Dekrement

decrepit /dəˈkɹɛp.ɪd/ /dɪˈkɹɛp.ɪt/ more decrepit most decrepit adj
altersschwach abgenutzt verbraucht gammelig gebrechlich heruntergekommen
Weakened or worn out from age or wear.

decrepitude /dəˈkɹɛpɪˌtuːd/ /dɪˈkɹɛpɪtʃuːd/ decrepitudes n
Abnutzung Altersschwäche Verfall
the state of being decrepit or worn out from age or long use

decriminalization /diːˌkɹɪmɪnəlaɪzˈeɪʃən/ n
Entkriminalisierung
The act of making an activity or substance no longer criminalized (no longer a crime, subject to criminal penalties, to perform or possess). (Compare legalization, which often implies regulation.)
The act of ceasing to treat a person as a criminal, by making their activities legal or no longer subjecting them to the criminal justice system (but instead possibly the mental healthcare system, etc).

decriminalize /diːˈkɹɪmɪnəlaɪz/ v
entkriminalisieren
(transitive) To change the laws so something is no longer a crime.

decry /dɪˈkɹaɪ/ v
herabsetzen in Verruf bringen schlechtmachen
(transitive) To denounce as harmful.

decrypt /diːˈkɹɪpt/ /dɪˈkɹɪpt/ /ˈdiːkɹɪpt/ v
entschlüsseln
(transitive) To convert (an encrypted or coded message) back into plain text.

decryption /dɪˈkɹɪpʃən/ decryptions n
Entschlüsselung
The process reversing an encryption, i.e. the process which converts encrypted data into its original form.

decuplet decuplets n
Zehnling
One of a group of ten, particularly one of ten babies born to the same mother at one time.

decurion /dɪˈkjʊəɹɪən/ decurions n
Decurio
(historical) An officer in charge of ten men in the ancient Roman army.
(historical) A member of local government in ancient Rome.

dedicate /ˈdɛdɪˌkeɪt/ /ˈdɛdɪˌkɪt/ v
widmen
(transitive) To set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; consecrate.
(transitive) To set apart for a special use
(transitive) To address or inscribe (a literary work, for example) to another as a mark of respect or affection.
sich widmen
(transitive) To commit (oneself) to a particular course of thought or action

dedicated /ˈdɛdɪkeɪtəd/ more dedicated most dedicated adj
dediziert hingebungsvoll treu sorgend
Devoted; loyal; conscientious.
dediziert
Used or intended for a particular purpose

dedication /ˌdɛdɪˈkeɪʃən/ dedications n
Hingabe Einsatz Einsetzen Engagement Hingeben
(uncountable) The act of dedicating or the state of being dedicated.
Widmung Zueignung
(countable) A note addressed to a patron or friend, prefixed to a work of art as a token of respect, esteem, or affection.
Einweihung Konsekration Weihe
(countable) A ceremony marking an official completion or opening.

dedovshchina /-dəf-/ /dɪdəvˈʃːinə/ n
Dedowschtschina
Hazing, the informal system of subjection and abuse of new junior conscripts, formerly in the Soviet Armed Forces and today in the Russian, Ukrainian, etc. armed forces.

deduce /-ˈdjus/ /də-/ /dɪˈdjuːs/ /dɪˈdus/ /dɪˈdʒuːs/ v
deduzieren herleiten ableiten folgern
(transitive) To reach (a conclusion) by applying rules of logic or other forms of reasoning to given premises or known facts.

deducible [dɪˈdjuːsɪbəɫ] more deducible most deducible adj
deduzibel
Capable of being deduced.

deduct /dɪˈdʊkt/ /dɪˈdʌkt/ v
abziehen
To take one thing from another; remove from; make smaller or less by some amount.

deductible [dɪˈdʊktəbəɫ] [dɪˈdʌktəbəɫ] more deductible most deductible adj
abziehbar anrechenbar
Eligible to be deducted.

deduction /diˈdʌkʃən/ /dɪˈdʊkʃən/ /dɪˈdʌkʃən/ deductions n
Abzug
That which is deducted; that which is subtracted or removed
Quellensteuerabzug
(law, finance) A sum withheld from an employee's pay for the purpose of paying tax.
Werbungskosten
A sum that can be removed from tax calculations; something that is written off
Ableitung Herleitung
(logic) A process of reasoning that moves from the general to the specific, in which a conclusion follows necessarily from the premises presented, so that the conclusion cannot be false if the premises are true.
Schlussfolgerung
A conclusion; that which is deduced, concluded or figured out

deductive reasoning n
Deduktion
Inference in which the conclusion cannot be false given that the premises are true.

deduplicate /diːˈdʒuːplɪkeɪt/ v
deduplizieren
(transitive, computing) To eliminate redundant duplicate data from.

deed /diːd/ deeds n
Tat Werk Akt
An action or act; something that is done.
Action or fact, as opposed to rhetoric or deliberation.
Urkunde
(legal) A legal instrument that is executed under seal or before a witness; sometimes required for certain legal activities, such as the transfer of certain kinds of property.

deed /diːd/ v
urkundlich übertragen
(real estate, informal) To transfer real property by deed.

deem /dim/ /diːm/ v
erachten halten
(ditransitive) To hold in belief or estimation; to adjudge as a conclusion; to regard as being; to evaluate according to one's beliefs; to account.
ansehen erachten
(ambitransitive) To think, judge, or have or hold as an opinion; to decide or believe on consideration; to suppose.

deep /diːp/ deeper deepest adj
tief
Extending far down from the top, or surface, to the bottom, literally or figuratively.
Positioned or reaching far, especially down through something or into something.
(sports, _, such as, _, soccer, tennis) Penetrating a long way, especially a long way forward.
(cricket, baseball, softball) Far from the center of the playing area, near to the boundary of the playing area, either in absolute terms or relative to a point of reference.
(in combination) Extending to a level or length equivalent to the stated thing.
Far in extent in another (non-downwards, but generally also non-upwards) direction away from a point of reference.
Voluminous.
In a (specified) number of rows or layers.
(sound, voice) Low in pitch.
tief tiefgründig
Hard to penetrate or comprehend; profound; intricate; obscure.
dunkel tief
(of a color or flavour) Highly saturated; rich.

deep /diːp/ deeper deepest more deep most deep adv
tief
(also deeply) In large volume.

deep /diːp/ deeps n
Tiefe
(literary, with "the") The deep part of a lake, sea, etc.
(with "the") The sea, the ocean.
(US, rare) The profound part of a problem.

deep drawing deep drawings n
Tiefziehen
A sheet metal forming process in which a sheet metal blank is radially drawn into a forming die by the mechanical action of a punch.

deep fryer deep fryers n
Fritteuse
A heated vessel for frying food by immersing in hot oil, as opposed to shallow frying in a frying pan.

deep geological repository deep geological repositories n
Atommüllendlager Endlager
A concept that involves the placement of long-lived radioactive waste, often spent nuclear fuel, in rooms excavated deep within stable, low-permeability bedrock

deep learning n
Deep Learning
(computing) A form of machine learning based on the interpretation of the structure of data.

deep link deep links n
Deeplink
(Internet) A type of hyperlink directly pointing to content on a website, rather than its home page.

deep six v
beerdigen
(idiomatic) To discard, get rid of, or cancel; to completely put an end to something.

deep sleep deep sleeps n
Tiefschlaf
(medicine) stage 3 of non-rapid eye movement sleep

deep state /ˈdiːp ˈsteɪt/ deep states n
Deep State Schattenregierung Staat im Staat
(politics, conspiracy research) A large group of people, typically members of government agencies and the military, believed to have long-lasting political influence that is difficult for an administration voted into power to counter.

deep vein thrombosis deep vein thromboses n
tiefe Venenthrombose
(pathology) A potentially fatal condition in which one or more thrombi (or clots) form in the predominantly the leg or, more unusually, the arm. The clot may break free from the venous wall and travel via the circulatory system to the heart or to the lungs (causing a pulmonary embolism); this condition is often caused by keeping the legs bent for long periods but can also be caused by other medical problems.

deep water deep waters n
tiefes Wasser
Waters suitable for deep-draft ships, especially ocean-going.
Schwierigkeiten tiefe Not
(idiomatic) A difficult or embarrassing situation.

deep-freeze v
tieffrieren
To freeze at very low temperatures.

deep-fried adj
frittiert
(of food) Cooked in a deep fryer, typically after being coated in batter.

deep-frozen adj
tiefgefroren

deep-fry v
frittieren
(transitive) To cook (food) by deep-frying.

deep-frying deep-fryings n
frittieren
A method of cooking by immersion in hot oil.

deep-sea prawn deep-sea prawns n
Eismeergarnele
a species of shrimp found in cold parts of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, Pandalus borealis.

deepen /ˈdiːpən/ v
vertiefen aushölen
(transitive) To make deep or deeper
zunehmen
(transitive) To make darker or more intense; to darken
vergrößern
(transitive) To make more poignant or affecting; to increase in degree
(transitive) To make lower in tone
vertiefen
(intransitive) To become deeper

deepfake /ˈdipˌfeɪk/ /ˈdiːpfeɪk/ deepfakes n
Deepfake
(technology, neologism) A convincingly realistic but fake image, video, or audio created with the use of artificial intelligence, especially one that imposes the face of one person onto the body of someone else.

deeply /ˈdi(ː)pli/ deeplier deepliest more deeply most deeply adv
tief
At depth.
zutiefst
In a profound, not superficial, manner.

deepthroating deepthroatings n
Deepthroating
The act of deepthroat.

deepwater prawn deepwater prawns n
Eismeergarnele
A species of shrimp found in cold parts of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, Pandalus borealis.

deer /diːɹ/ /dɪə/ /dɪɹ/ deer deers n
Hirsch
A ruminant mammal with antlers and hooves of the family Cervidae, or one of several similar animals from related families of the order Artiodactyla.

deer fly deer flies n
Hirschfliege
A louse fly, a species in the family Hippoboscidae (Lipoptena cervi), parasites of elk, deer and other bovine animals, sucking blood and laying eggs in the fur of the host animals, found in Eurasia.

deer mouse deer mice n
Hirschmaus
Any of the muroid rodents in the genus Peromyscus, especially Peromyscus maniculatus.

deer tick deer ticks n
Hirschzecke
A hard-bodied tick, Ixodes scapularis, of the eastern and northern Midwestern United States, one of four species of tick that is carrier of Lyme disease.

deface /diːˈfeɪs/ /dɪˈfeɪs/ v
entstellen verunstalten
To damage or vandalize something, especially a surface, in a visible or conspicuous manner.
To void or devalue; to nullify or degrade the face value of.

defalcation [ˌdɛfəɫˈkeɪʃən] defalcations n
Unterschlagung Veruntreuung
Embezzlement.

defamation /ˌdɛfəˈmeɪʃən/ defamations n
Verleumdung Diffamierung Schmähung
The act of injuring another person's reputation by any slanderous communication, written or oral; the wrong of maliciously injuring the good name of another.

defamatory /dɪˈfæmətɔɹi/ /dɪˈfæmətɹi/ more defamatory most defamatory adj
verleumderisch
damaging to someone's reputation, especially if untrue

defame /dɪˈfeɪm/ v
diffamieren
To disgrace; to bring into disrepute. [from 4th c.]
To harm or diminish the reputation of; to disparage. [from 4th c.]

default /dɪˈfɑlt/ /dɪˈfɔlt/ /dɪˈfɔːlt/ /ˈdiːˌfɑlt/ /ˈdiːˌfɔlt/ /ˈdiːˌfɔːlt/ defaults n
Forderungsausfall Fristversäumnis Nichtzahlung Säumnis Zahlungsausfall Zahlungseinstellung
(finance) The condition of failing to meet an obligation.
Grundzustand Voreinstellung
(electronics, computing) the original software programming settings as set by the factory
Ausgangswert Standard Standardwert
(often, attributive) A value used when none has been given; a tentative value or standard that is presumed.
Nichterscheinen Versäumnis
(legal) The failure of a defendant to appear and answer a summons and complaint.
(obsolete) A failing or failure; omission of that which ought to be done; neglect to do what duty or law requires.

default /dɪˈfɑlt/ /dɪˈfɔlt/ /dɪˈfɔːlt/ /ˈdiːˌfɑlt/ /ˈdiːˌfɔlt/ /ˈdiːˌfɔːlt/ v
zahlungsunfähig werden
zurückfallen (auf ...)
(ambitransitive, computing) To assume a value when none was given; to presume a tentative value or standard.

defeasible [dɪˈfiːzɪbəɫ] more defeasible most defeasible adj
annullierbar
(legal, logic) Capable of being defeated, terminated, annulled, voided or invalidated.

defeat /dɪˈfiːt/ defeats n
Niederlage
The act or instance of being defeated, of being overcome or vanquished; a loss.

defeat /dɪˈfiːt/ v
besiegen schlagen bezwingen bewältigen niederringen
(transitive) To overcome in battle or contest.
zunichtemachen
(transitive) To reduce, to nothing, the strength of.

defeated /dɪˈfiːtəd/ more defeated most defeated adj
besiegt
Subjugated, beaten, overcome.

defeatism /dɪˈfiːtɪzəm/ defeatisms n
Defätismus Kapitulantentum Untergangsstimmung
Acceptance of defeat without struggle.

defeatist /dɪˈfiːtɪst/ more defeatist most defeatist adj
defätistisch
of, or relating to defeatism

defeatist /dɪˈfiːtɪst/ defeatists n
Defätist
someone who advocates defeatism, or has such an attitude

defecate /ˈdɛfɪkeɪt/ /ˈdɛfɪkət/ v
defäkieren koten

defecation /ˌdɛfəˈkeɪʃən/ /ˌdɛfɪˈkeɪʃən/ defecations n
Stuhlgang
The act or process of voiding feces from the bowels.

defect /dɪˈfɛkt/ /ˈdiːfɛkt/ defects n
Defekt Fehler
A fault or malfunction.

defect /dɪˈfɛkt/ /ˈdiːfɛkt/ v
überlaufen aussteigen desertieren zurückziehen
(intransitive) To abandon or turn against; to cease or change one's loyalty, especially from a military organisation or political party.
desertieren
(military) To desert one's army, to flee from combat.
überlaufen
(military) To join the enemy army.

defection /dɪˈfɛkʃən/ defections n
Abtrünnigkeit Treuebruch Überlaufen
An act or incidence of defecting.

defective /dɪˈfɛktɪv/ more defective most defective adj
defekt fehlerhaft
Having one or more defects.
mangelhaft unvollständig
(grammar, of a lexeme, especially a verb) Lacking some forms; e.g., having only one tense or being usable only in the third person.

defector /dɪˈfɛktə(ɹ)/ defectors n
Überläufer Überläuferin
One who defects.

defence accord defence accords n
Beistandsabkommen Beistandspakt Verteidigungsabkommen Verteidigungspakt
A political agreement of mutual military assistance.

defend /diˈfɛnd/ /dəˈfɛnd/ /dɪˈfɛnd/ v
verteidigen
(transitive) To ward off attacks against; to fight to protect; to guard.

defendant /dɪˈfɛnd.ənt/ defendants n
Angeklagte Beklagte Angeklagter Angeschuldigte Angeschuldigter Beklagter
(legal) In civil proceedings, the party responding to the complaint; one who is sued and called upon to make satisfaction for a wrong complained of by another.

defender /dɪˈfɛndə(ɹ)/ defenders n
Verteidiger Verteidigerin
Someone who defends people or property.
(law, rare) A lawyer who represents defendants, especially a public defender; a defense attorney (US) or defence counsel (UK).
Verteidiger
(sports) One of the players whose primary task is to prevent the opposition from scoring.
A fighter who seeks to repel an attack.
(Scots law) A defendant in a civil action.

defenestrate /dəˈfɛnɪstɹeɪt/ /dɪˈfɛnɪstɹeɪt/ v
defenestrieren aus dem Fenster werfen
(transitive) To eject or throw (someone or something) from or through a window.
(computing, transitive, humorous, slang) To remove a Windows operating system from a computer.

defenestration /diˌfɛnəˈstɹeɪʃən/ /dɪˌfɛnɪˈstɹeɪʃ(ə)n/ /ˌdiː-/ defenestrations n
Defenestration Fenstersturz
The act of throwing something or someone out of a window. [from c. 17th c.]
Absetzung Entlassung
(Britain) The high-profile removal of a person from an organization.

defense /dɪˈfɛns/ /ˈdiːˌfɛns/ defenses n
Verteidigung Wehr
The action of defending or protecting from attack, danger, or injury.
Verteidigung
Anything employed to oppose attack(s).

defense attorney defense attorneys n
Strafverteidiger Strafverteidigerin Verteidiger
(US) A lawyer who represents defendants in legal proceedings.

defense mechanism defense mechanisms n
Abwehrmechanismus
(psychology) A psychological strategy used unconsciously by people to cope with harmful or stressful situations.

defenseless /dɪˈfɛnsləs/ more defenseless most defenseless adj
wehrlos schutzlos
Lacking any form of defense; vulnerable; open to attack.

defensive /dɪˈfɛnsɪv/ more defensive most defensive adj
Abwehr- Verteidigungs-
Intended for defence; protective.
Abwehr-
Intended to deter attack.
In a state or posture of defense.
defensiv zurückhaltend
Performed so as to minimise risk.
abwehrend verletzlich
Displaying an inordinate sensitivity to criticism or intrusion; oversensitive; thin-skinned.

defensive /dɪˈfɛnsɪv/ defensives n
Abwehr Verteidigung
A means, attitude or position of defense.

defensive programming n
defensives Programmieren

defer /dɪˈfɜː(ɹ)/ /dɪˈfɝ/ v
nachgeben sich beugen sich einlassen auf sich fügen
(ambitransitive) To submit to the opinion or desire of others in respect to their judgment or authority.
verschieben aufschieben stunden verzögern abwarten aufheben
(intransitive) To delay, to wait.

deference /ˈdɛ.fɚ.əns/ /ˈdɛ.fɹəns/ /ˈdɛfəɹəns/ deferences n
Ehrerbietung Achtung Respekt
Great respect.

deferential [ˌdɛfəˈɹɛnʃəɫ] more deferential most deferential adj
ehrerbietig
Respectful and considerate; showing deference.

deferment /dɪˈfɜːmənt/ deferments n
Aufschub Verzögerung
An act or instance of deferring or putting off.
Aufschub
Officially sanctioned postponement of compulsory military service.

deferrable [dɪˈfɜːɹəbəɫ] adj
aufschiebbar hinausschiebbar
That can be deferred.

deferral /dɪˈfɜːɹəl/ /dɪˈfɝəl/ [dɪˈfɜːɹəɫ] deferrals n
Verzögerung Zögern
An act of deferring, a deferment.

deferred /dɪˈfɜːd/ /dɪˈfɝd/ more deferred most deferred adj
aufgeschoben
Delayed; put off till later.
-aufschub
(accounting) Whose value is not realized until a future date: e.g. annuities, charges, taxes, and income, either as an asset or liability.

defiance /dɪˈfaɪ(j)əns/ defiances n
Widerstand Auflehnung Trotz
The feeling, or spirit of being defiant.
Widersetzung offener Ungehorsam
Open or bold resistance to or disregard for authority, opposition, or power; refusing to give up.
Herausforderung anstrengendes Verhalten problematische Haltung
A challenging attitude or behaviour; challenge.

defiant /dɪˈfaɪ(j)ənt/ /dɪˈfaɪənt/ more defiant most defiant adj
trotzig frech keck
Defying.
trotzig
Boldly resisting opposition.

defibrillate /diːˈfɪbɹɪleɪt/ v
defibrillieren
(cardiology, transitive) To stop the fibrillation of the heart in order to restore normal contractions, especially by the use of an electric shock.

defibrillator /diːˈfɪbɹɪleɪtə(ɹ)/ defibrillators n
Defibrillator
(cardiology) An electronic device used internally or externally that delivers a controlled electric shock to a patient to correct ventricular fibrillation, a lack of coordination of the contraction of muscle tissue of the large chambers of the heart.

deficiency /dɪˈfɪʃənsi/ deficiencies n
Mangel
(countable) An insufficiency, especially of something essential to health.

deficient /dɪˈfɪʃənt/ more deficient most deficient adj
mangelhaft
Lacking something essential; often construed with in.
defizient mangelhaft
Insufficient or inadequate in amount.

deficient number deficient numbers n
defizienten Zahl
(number theory) A number that is greater than the sum of all of its divisors except itself.

deficit /ˈdɛfəsɪt/ /ˈdɛfɪsɪt/ deficits n
Defizit Fehlbetrag
A situation wherein, or amount whereby, spending exceeds (e.g. government) revenue.

defile /dəˈfaɪl/ /dɪˈfaɪl/ /ˈdiˌfaɪl/ /ˈdiː-/ defiles n
Bergpass Engpass Hohlweg Pass
A narrow passage or way (originally (military) , one which soldiers could only march through in a single file or line), especially a narrow gorge or pass between mountains.

defile /dəˈfaɪl/ /dɪˈfaɪl/ /ˈdiˌfaɪl/ /ˈdiː-/ v
verunreinigen
To make (someone or something) physically dirty or unclean; to befoul, to soil.

defilement /dɪˈfaɪəlmənt/ defilements n
Verunreinigung

definable [dɪˈfaɪnəbəɫ] more definable most definable adj
definierbar
Able to be defined.

define /dɪˈfaɪn/ v
bestimmen
To determine with precision; to mark out with distinctness; to ascertain or exhibit clearly.
definieren
To state the meaning of a word, phrase, sign, or symbol.
To describe, explain, or make definite and clear; used to request the listener or other person to elaborate or explain more clearly his or her intended meaning of a word or expression.

defined /dɪˈfaɪnd/ /dɪˈfʌɪnd/ more defined most defined adj
definiert
Having a definition or value.

definite /ˈdɛfənət/ /ˈdɛfənɪt/ /ˈdɛfɪnɪt/ more definite most definite adj
definitiv
eindeutig
Free from any doubt.
bestimmt determiniert
(linguistics) Designating an identified or immediately identifiable person or thing, or group of persons or things

definite article definite articles n
bestimmtes Geschlechtswort bestimmter Artikel Definitartikel definiter Artikel
(grammar) An article that introduces a noun and specifies it as the particular noun that is being considered; in English, the only definite article is the and its variations.

definitely /ˈdɛf.nɪt.li/ /ˈdɛf.ə.nɪt.li/ /ˈdɛf.ɪ.nɪt.li/ more definitely most definitely adv
bestimmt sicher definitiv
Without question and beyond doubt.

definiteness /ˈdɛfɪnɪtnəs/ definitenesses n
Bestimmtheit
The state or quality of being definite.

definition /ˌdɛf.əˈnɪʃ.ən/ /ˌdɛf.ɪˈnɪʃ.ən/ [ˌdɛf.əˈnɪʃ.n̩] [ˌdɛf.ɪˈnɪʃ.n̩] definitions n
Definition Begriffsbestimmung Begriffserklärung Definierung
(semantics, lexicography) A statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol (dictionary definitions).
Definition Definierung
A statement expressing the essential nature of something; formulation
Begriffserklärung Definierung
The act of defining; determination of the limits.
Definition
A product of defining.
(bodybuilding) The degree to which individual muscles are distinct on the body.
Definition Begriffserklärung Definierung
The action or power of describing, explaining, or making definite and clear.
Konturentreue Scharfzeichnung Trennschärfe
Clarity of visual presentation, distinctness of outline or detail.
Präzision Schärfe
Clarity, especially of musical sound in reproduction.
Konturentreue Präzision Scharfzeichnung Trennschärfe
Sharp demarcation of outlines or limits.

definitive /dɪˈfɪn.ə.tɪv/ /dɪˈfɪn.ɪ.tɪv/ [dɪˈfɪn.ə.ɾɪv] more definitive most definitive adj
endgültig
conclusive or decisive

definitive /dɪˈfɪn.ə.tɪv/ /dɪˈfɪn.ɪ.tɪv/ [dɪˈfɪn.ə.ɾɪv] definitives n
Dauermarke
(philately) an ordinary postage stamp that is part of a series of all denominations or is reprinted as needed to meet demand

deflagrate /ˈdɛfləɡɹeɪt/ v
verpuffen
(physics) To burn with intense light and heat.

deflagration /ˌdɛfləˈɡɹeɪʃən/ deflagrations n
Verpuffung
The act of deflagrating; an intense fire; a conflagration or explosion. Specifically, combustion that spreads subsonically via thermal conduction.

deflate /diːˈfleɪt/ v
ablassen entleeren leeren schrumpfen sich entleeren verkleinern
(transitive) To cause an object to decrease or become smaller in some parameter, e.g. to shrink

deflation /dɪˈfleɪʃən/ deflations n
Deflation
(economics) A decrease in the general price level, that is, in the nominal cost of goods and services as well as wages.

deflea /diːˈfliː/ v
flöhen
(transitive) To rid of fleas.

deflect /dɪˈflɛkt/ v
ablenken
(transitive) To make (something) deviate from its original path.
abfälschen abwehren
(transitive, ball games) To touch the ball, often unwittingly, after a shot or a sharp pass, thereby making it unpredictable for the other players.
abweichen ausweichen
(intransitive) To deviate from its original path.
ausweichen
(transitive, figuratively) To avoid addressing (questions, criticism, etc.).
zerstreuen
(transitive, figuratively) To divert (attention, etc.).

deflection /dəˈflɛkʃən/ /dɪˈflɛkʃən/ deflections n
Ablenkung Glanz
The act of deflecting or something deflected.
Ablenkung
The deviation of a needle or other indicator from its previous position.

deflexibilization deflexibilizations n
Deflexibilisierung
The act or process of making something less flexible.

deflexibilize v
deflexibilisieren
(transitive) To make less flexible.

deflocculation /dəˌflɑkjuˈleɪʃən/ /dɪˌflɒkjəˈleɪʃən/ deflocculations n
Deflokkulation Entflockung
The dispersion of an aggregate to form a stable colloid; the reverse of coagulation or flocculation

defloration deflorations n
Defloration Entjungferung
the act of deflowering

deflower /diˈflaʊ.ɚ/ /dɪˈflaʊə(ɹ)/ v
deflorieren entjungfern
(transitive) To take the virginity of (somebody), especially a woman or girl.

defoliant /diːˈfəʊlɪənt/ defoliants n
Entlaubungsmittel
An agent used to defoliate plants.

defoliate /diːˈfəʊliː(j)eɪt/ v
entlauben
(transitive) To remove foliage from (one or more plants), most often with a chemical agent.

defoliation /diːˌfəʊliːˈ(j)eɪʃən/ defoliations n
Entlaubung
The separation of ripened leaves from a branch or stem; the falling or shedding of the leaves.

deforest /dɪˈfɒɹɪst/ v
entwalden
(transitive) To clear (an area) of forest.

deforestation /dɪˌfɒɹɪsˈteɪʃən/ /ˌdiːfɒɹɪsˈteɪʃən/ deforestations n
Entwaldung Abholzung Kahlschlag
The process of destroying a forest and replacing it with something else, especially with an agricultural system.

defragment /diːfɹæɡˈmɛnt/ /diːˈfɹæɡmɛnt/ v
defragmentieren
(computing) To run a process that collects fragments of files and sorts them into contiguous sections on one or more hard disks or hard disk partitions, thus speeding up file management.

defragmentation /diːˌfɹæɡmənˈteɪʃən/ defragmentations n
Defragmentierung
(computing) The action of defragmenting, particularly with respect to a computer disk or drive.

defragmenter /diːfɹæɡˈmɛntə(ɹ)/ defragmenters n
Defragmentierer
(computing) That which defragments; a program that performs defragmentation.

defraud /dɪ.ˈfɹɔːd/ v
betrügen erschwindeln
(transitive) To obtain money or property from (a person) by fraud; to swindle.

defrauder /dɪˈfɹɔːdə(ɹ)/ defrauders n
Betrüger Betrügerin Defraudant Defraudantin

defrost /diːˈfɹɒst/ v
entfrosten
(transitive) To remove frost from.
auftauen
(transitive) To thaw something.

defroster /diːˈfɹɒstə(ɹ)/ defrosters n
Entfroster
A device for removing frost or ice from a surface or food by applying heat.

deft /dɛft/ defter deftest adj
geschickt
Quick and neat in action; skillful.

deftly /ˈdɛftli/ more deftly most deftly adv
flink gewandt
In a deft manner; quickly and neatly in action.

deftness /ˈdɛftnəs/ deftnesses n
Geschicklichkeit
The characteristic of being deft.

defunct /dɪˈfʌŋkt/ /ˌdiˈfʌŋkt/ more defunct most defunct adj
verstorben gestorben
(now, _, rare) Deceased, dead.
erloschen existierend gelöscht tot
No longer in use or active, nor expected to be again.

defuse /diːˈfjuːz/ v
entschärfen
(transitive) To remove the fuse from (a bomb, etc.).
(transitive, figurative) To make less dangerous, tense, or hostile.

defy /dɪˈfaɪ/ v
die Stirn bieten entgegentreten herausfordern
(transitive) To challenge (someone) or brave (a hazard or opposition).
trotzen querstellen widersetzen
(transitive) To refuse to obey.
widersetzen
To not conform to or follow a pattern, set of rules or expectations.
abschwören herausfordern lossagen
(transitive, obsolete) To renounce or dissolve all bonds of affiance, faith, or obligation with; to reject, refuse, or renounce.

degenerate /dɪˈdʒɛnəɹeɪt/ /dɪˈdʒɛnəɹɪt/ more degenerate most degenerate adj
entartet
(of qualities) Having deteriorated, degraded or fallen from normal, coherent, balanced and desirable to undesirable and typically abnormal.
(physics) Having the same quantum energy level.
entartet degeneriert dekadent widernatürlich
(of a human or system) Having lost good or desirable qualities.

degenerate /dɪˈdʒɛnəɹeɪt/ /dɪˈdʒɛnəɹɪt/ degenerates n
Asozialer Assi
One who is degenerate, who has fallen from previous stature; an immoral or corrupt person.

degenerate /dɪˈdʒɛnəɹeɪt/ /dɪˈdʒɛnəɹɪt/ v
entarten
(transitive) To cause to lose good or desirable qualities.

degeneration /dɪˌdʒɛnəˈɹeɪʃən/ degenerations n
Entartung
(uncountable, countable) The process or state of growing worse, or the state of having become worse.
Degeneration
(uncountable) That condition of a tissue or an organ in which its vitality has become either diminished or perverted; a substitution of a lower for a higher form of structure.

degenerative /dɪˈdʒɛn(ə)ɹətɪv/ more degenerative most degenerative adj
degenerativ
Characterized by or causing degeneration.

deglaze /diːˈɡleɪz/ v
ablöschen
(transitive, cooking) To detach small pieces of cooked food from a pan by adding liquid, so that they can be used in further cooking.

deglobalization /diːˌɡləʊbəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/ n
Deglobalisierung
The process of diminishing interdependence and integration between the economies of nations.

deglobalize /diːˈɡləʊbəlaɪz/ v
deglobalisieren
To make independent according to deglobalization.

degradability /dɪˌɡɹeɪdəˈbɪlɪti/ degradabilities n
Abbaubarkeit
(uncountable) The condition of being degradable

degradable [dɪˈɡɹeɪdəbəɫ] more degradable most degradable adj
abbaubar
Able to be chemically or biologically degraded.

degradation /ˌdɛɡɹəˈdeɪʃən/ degradations n
Degradierung
The act of reducing in rank, character, or reputation, or of abasing; a lowering from one's standing or rank in office or society

degrade /diˈɡɹeɪd/ /dɪˈɡɹeɪd/ v
degradieren herabsetzen herabstufen herunterstufen
(transitive) To lower in value or social position.
abbauen vermindern
(intransitive, ergative) To reduce in quality or purity.
erodieren
(transitive, geology) To reduce in altitude or magnitude, as hills and mountains; to wear down.

degrading /dɪˈɡɹeɪdɪŋ(ɡ)/ more degrading most degrading adj
erniedrigend herabsetzend
Causing or likely to cause someone to feel degraded.

degrease v
entfetten
(transitive) To remove grease from something.

degree /dɪˈɡɹiː/ degrees n
Diplom akademischer Diplom
A stage of proficiency or qualification in a course of study, now especially an award bestowed by a university or, in some countries, a college, as a certification of academic achievement. (In the United States, can include secondary schools.) [from 14th c.]
Grad Altgrad Neugrad Winkelgrad
(geometry) A unit of measurement of angle equal to 1⁄360 of a circle's circumference. [from 14th c.]
Grad
(physics) A unit of measurement of temperature on any of several scales, such as Celsius or Fahrenheit. [from 18th c.]
(algebra) The sum of the exponents of a term; the order of a polynomial. [from 18th c.]
(graph theory) The number of edges that a vertex takes part in; a valency.
Grad Ausmaß Umfang
The amount that an entity possesses a certain property; relative intensity, extent. [from 14th c.]

degree Celsius degrees Celsius n
Grad Celsius
A metric unit of temperature, a derived unit of the International System of Units. Symbol: °C

degree Fahrenheit degrees Fahrenheit n
Grad Fahrenheit
A degree on the Fahrenheit temperature scale.

degree of comparison degrees of comparison n
Steigerungsform Steigerungsstufe Vergleichungsstaffel Vergleichungsstufe
(linguistics, grammar) A form of an adjective that indicates a different degree of the attribute the adjective denotes; like the positive, comparative and superlative forms.

degree of freedom degrees of freedom n
Freiheitsgrad
(physics) Any of the coordinates, a minimum number of which are needed to specify the motion of a mechanical system.

degrowth degrowths n
Wachstumsrücknahme Postwachstum
A negative growth (i.e. a reduction) of an economy or a population

dehiscence /dɪˈhɪsəns/ dehiscences n
Platzbauch
(medicine) A rupture, as with a surgical wound opening up, often with a flow of serous fluid.

dehiscent /dɪˈhɪsənt/ more dehiscent most dehiscent adj
Streu-
(botany) Which dehisces or presents dehiscence

dehumanization /diːˌhjuːmənaɪˈzeɪʃən/ dehumanizations n
Dehumanisation Entmenschlichung
The act or process of dehumanizing.

dehumanize /diːˈhjuːmənaɪz/ v
entmenschen dehumanisieren entmenschlichen
To take away humanity; to remove or deny human qualities, characteristics, or attributes; to impersonalize.

dehumidification /diːhjuːˌmɪdɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ dehumidifications n
Entfeuchtung

dehumidifier /diːˌhjuːˈmɪdɪfaɪ(j)ə(ɹ)/ dehumidifiers n
Luftentfeuchter Lufttrockner Trockner
A device for removing the moisture content from air

dehumidify /diːˌhjuːˈmɪdɪfaɪ/ v
entfeuchten

dehydrate /diːhaɪdˈɹeɪt/ /diːˈhaɪdɹeɪt/ v
dehydrieren
(transitive) To remove water from; to dry up.
(intransitive) To lose water from one's body; to become dehydrated.

dehydrated /diːhaɪdˈɹeɪtəd/ /dəˈhaɪdɹeɪtəd/ [dəˈhaɪd͡ʒɹeɪdəd] more dehydrated most dehydrated adj
ausgetrocknet dehydriert entwässert gedörrt getrocknet jeglicher Feuchtigkeit entzogen
From which the water has been removed.
dehydriert
Suffering from dehydration.

dehydration /dihaɪˈdɹeɪʃən/ /diːhaɪˈdɹeɪʃən/ dehydrations n
Dehydration Austrocknung Entwässerung
The act or process of removing water from something.
Dehydration Austrocknung Dehydrierung
The condition in which water in the body drops below normal levels, usually caused by illness, sweating or by not drinking enough.

dehydrogenase /diːˌhaɪdˈɹɒdʒəneɪz/ dehydrogenases n
Dehydrogenase
(enzyme) Any of several enzymes that catalyze the removal of hydrogen (a proton) from biological compounds.

dehydrogenate /diːˌhaɪdˈɹɒdʒəneɪt/ v
Wasserstoff entziehen
(chemistry, transitive) To remove hydrogen from (a substance).

dehydrogenation /diːhaɪdˌɹɒdʒəˈneɪʃən/ dehydrogenations n
Wasserstoffentziehung
(chemistry) Any reaction or process in which hydrogen is removed from a substance, especially the production of unsaturated organic compounds from saturated ones.

deice /diːˈaɪs/ v
enteisen
(transitive) To remove the ice from something.

deictic /ˈdaɪktɪk/ /ˈdeɪktɪk/ more deictic most deictic adj
deiktisch
(grammar) Of or pertaining to deixis; to a word whose meaning is dependent on context.

deidentify /ˌdiː.aɪˈdɛnt.ɪf.aɪ/ v
anonymisieren sich deidentifizieren
To remove personal identifying information from data, sometimes preserving the original identification data separately; to anonymize data (though it may be possible to reidentify).

deification deifications n
Vergötterung
The act of deifying; exaltation to divine honors; apotheosis.

deify /ˈdeɪ.ə.faɪ/ /ˈdeɪ.ɪ.faɪ/ /ˈdiː.ə.faɪ/ /ˈdiː.ɪ.faɪ/ v
vergöttern
(transitive) To make a god of (something or someone).

deign /deɪn/ v
geruhen herablassen sich
(transitive) To condescend to give; to do something.

deindustrialization deindustrializations n
Deindustrialisierung Entindustrialisierung

deindustrialize v
deindustrialisieren entindustrialisieren

deiodination deiodinations n
Deiodierung
(chemistry) The removal of iodine from a compound (especially from iodothyronine).

deism /ˈdeɪ-/ /ˈdiːɪz(ə)m/ deisms n
Deismus
A philosophical belief in the existence of a god (or goddess) knowable through human reason; especially, a belief in a creator god unaccompanied by any belief in supernatural phenomena or specific religious doctrines.

deist /ˈdeɪ.ɪst/ /ˈdiː.ɪst/ more deist most deist adj
deistisch
(religion) of or relating to deism.

deist /ˈdeɪ.ɪst/ /ˈdiː.ɪst/ deists n
Deist
(religion) a person who believes in deism.

deistic /deɪˈɪstɪk/ more deistic most deistic adj
deistisch
Of or relating to deism.

deity /ˈdeɪ.ə.ti/ /ˈdeɪ.ɪ.tɪ/ /ˈdi.ə.ti/ /ˈdiː.ɪ.tɪ/ [ˈdeɪ̯-] [ˈdeɪ̯.ə.ɾi] [ˈdi.ə.ɾi] deities n
Gottheit Gott

deixis /ˈdaɪksɪs/ /ˈdeɪksɪs/ deixes n
Deixis
(linguistics) The use of a word, such as a pronoun, to refer to something that must be identified from the wider context; a word used in such a way.

dejecta /diˈd͡ʒɛk.tə/ /dɪˈdʒɛk.tə/ /dɪˈd͡ʒɛk.tə/ n
Dejektion
(medicine, zoology) any liquid or solid waste matter that is emanated, shed or discharged from the body. Dejecta include urine, faeces, sputum, pus, mucus, skin sloughing, lochia; their discharge can be nasal, aural, by expectoration, urethral, vaginal and so on.

dejected /dɪˈdʒɛktəd/ more dejected most dejected adj
mutlos betrübt deprimiert entmutigt niedergeschlagen traurig
Sad and dispirited.

dekulakization dekulakizations n
Entkulakisierung
(historical) The communist repression of the kulaks (prosperous peasants and farmers) in the Soviet Union and communistic Eastern Europe.

dekulakize /dɪˈkulæˌkaɪz/ /dɪˈkuːlækaɪz/ v
entkulakisieren
(transitive, historical) Usually with reference to the Soviet Union and communist Eastern Europe: to dispossess a kulak (that is, a prosperous peasant) of his or her property and/or rights. [from 20th c.]

delative case delative cases n
Delativ
(grammar) case used to indicate movement from an object. In English, this is usually expressed by the prepositions from or off of, as in "down off of the house." Hungarian is a language that uses the delative case, see -ról.

delay /dəˈleɪ/ /dɪ-/ /dɪˈleɪ/ delays n
Verspätung Verzögerung
A period of time before an event occurs; the act of delaying; procrastination; lingering inactivity.

delay /dəˈleɪ/ /dɪ-/ /dɪˈleɪ/ v
verzögern aufschieben verschieben verspäten vertagen
(ambitransitive) To put off until a later time; to defer.

delay differential equation delay differential equations n
retardierte Differentialgleichung
(calculus) a type of differential equation in which the derivative of the unknown function at a certain time is given in terms of the values of the function at previous times

delayed-onset muscle soreness n
Muskelkater
(medicine) The pain and stiffness felt in muscles several hours to days after unaccustomed or strenuous exercise.

delectable /dɪˈlɛktəbəl/ [dɪˈlɛktəbəɫ] more delectable most delectable adj
köstlich lecker
Highly pleasing; delightful, especially to any of the senses; delicious.

delectable /dɪˈlɛktəbəl/ [dɪˈlɛktəbəɫ] delectables n
Köstlichkeit Leckerei
Something that is delectable.

delegate /ˈdɛlɪɡət/ /ˈdɛlɪˌɡeɪt/ delegates n
Delegierter Abgeordnete Abgeordneter Delegierte Vertreter Vertreterin
A person authorized to act as representative for another; a deputy.
(US) An appointed representative in some legislative bodies.

delegate /ˈdɛlɪɡət/ /ˈdɛlɪˌɡeɪt/ v
delegieren
(transitive) To commit (a task or responsibility) to someone, especially a subordinate.
(computing, Internet, transitive) (of a subdomain) To give away authority over a subdomain; to allow someone else to create sub-subdomains of a subdomain of one's own.

delegatee delegatees n
Angewiesener
Someone or something to which something is delegated.

delegation /dɛlɪˈɡeɪʃən/ delegations n
Delegation
(computing) A method-dispatching technique describing the lookup and inheritance rules for self-referential calls.
Delegation Abordnung Anweisung Delegierung
(legal) The act whereby or constellation in which the performance of an obligation (owed to an obligee, presuming its validity; irrespective of the obligation as the target of the delegation, rarely called delegatary) is assigned by its debtor (delegator, obligor) to and towards another party (delegatee, delegate)

delegation language delegation languages n
Delegationssprache

delegator delegators n
Anweisender
One who delegates.

delete /diˈliːt/ /dəˈliːt/ /dɪˈliːt/ v
löschen streichen
To remove, get rid of or erase, especially written or printed material, or data on a computer or other device. [from 1600s]

deleterious /ˌdɛləˈtɪɹi.əs/ /ˌdɛlɪˈtɪəɹi.əs/ /ˌdɪlɪˈtɪəɹi.əs/ more deleterious most deleterious adj
schädlich gesundheitsschädlich
Harmful, often in a subtle or unexpected way.

deletion /dɪˈliːʃən/ deletions n
Löschung
The act of deleting. [c. 1600]
Deletion
(genetics) A mutation in which a gene, or other section of DNA, is removed from a chromosome.

deliberate /dəˈlɪbəɹeɪt/ /dəˈlɪbəɹət/ /dɪˈlɪbəɹeɪt/ /dɪˈlɪbəɹət/ more deliberate most deliberate adj
absichtlich vorsätzlich bewusst
Done on purpose; intentional.
wohlerwogen wohlüberlegt überlegt
Formed with deliberation; carefully considered; not sudden or rash.
wohlerwogen wohlüberlegt
Of a person, weighing facts and arguments with a view to a choice or decision; carefully considering the probable consequences of a step; slow in determining.
bedacht bedachtsam vorsichtig
Not hasty or sudden; slow.

deliberate /dəˈlɪbəɹeɪt/ /dəˈlɪbəɹət/ /dɪˈlɪbəɹeɪt/ /dɪˈlɪbəɹət/ v
beraten erwägen abwägen überlegen
(transitive) To consider carefully; to weigh well in the mind.

deliberately /dəˈlɪb(ə)ɹətli/ /dɪˈlɪb(ə)ɹətli/ more deliberately most deliberately adv
absichtlich vorsätzlich mit Absicht
Intentionally, or after deliberation; not accidentally.
bedächtig vorsichtig
Taking one's time, slowly and carefully.

deliberation /dɪˌlɪbəˈɹeɪʃən/ deliberations n
Abwägung
The act of deliberating, or of weighing and examining the reasons for and against a choice or measure; careful consideration; mature reflection.

delicacy /ˈdɛlɪkəsi/ delicacies n
Zartheit Feinheit
The quality of being delicate.
Delikatesse Leckerbissen Köstlichkeit
Something appealing, usually a pleasing food, especially a choice dish of a certain culture suggesting rarity and refinement.

delicate /ˈdɛlɪkət/ more delicate most delicate adj
heikel empfindlich schwierig
Easily damaged or requiring careful handling.
feingliedrig filigran grazil zart zierlich
Characterized by a fine structure or thin lines.
empfindlich
Intended for use with fragile items.
behutsam feinfühlig taktvoll
Refined; gentle; scrupulous not to trespass or offend; considerate; said of manners, conduct, or feelings.
anfällig schwächlich
Of weak health; easily sick; unable to endure hardship.
angeschlagen
(informal) Unwell, especially because of having drunk too much alcohol.
delikat erlesen frohsinnig köstlich
Pleasing to the senses; refined; adapted to please an elegant or cultivated taste.
anmutig grazil zart
Slight and shapely; lovely; graceful.
leicht sanft zart
Light, or softly tinted; said of a colour.
anspruchsvoll ausgesucht delikat erlesen wählerisch
Of exacting tastes and habits; dainty; fastidious.
empfindsam feinfühlig wählerisch
Highly discriminating or perceptive; refinedly critical; sensitive; exquisite.
empfindlich hochempfindlich
Affected by slight causes; showing slight changes.

delicatessen /ˌdɛlɪkəˈtɛsən/ n
Delikatessengeschäft Delikatessenladen Feinkostladen
A shop that sells cooked or prepared foods ready for serving.
Delikatessen Feinkost
Delicacies; exotic or expensive foods.

delicious /diˈlɪʃəs/ /dəˈlɪʃəs/ /dɪˈlɪʃəs/ more delicious most delicious adj
lecker schmackhaft köstlich geschmackvoll
(colloquial, figurative) Pleasing to a person's taste; pleasing to the eyes or mind.

deliciousness deliciousnesses n
appetitlich kystlich
The state or quality of being delicious.

delight /dəˈlaɪt/ /dɪˈlaɪt/ delights n
Freude Entzückung Lust Wohlgefallen
Joy; pleasure.

delighted /dɪˈlaɪtɪd/ more delighted most delighted adj
erfreut hocherfreut
Greatly pleased.

delightful /dəˈlaɪt.fəl/ more delightful most delightful adj
entzückend angenehm reizvoll
Pleasant; pleasing, bringing enjoyment, satisfaction, or pleasure.

delimit /dɪˈlɪmɪt/ v
eingrenzen
(transitive) To mark or fix the limits of.

delimitation delimitations n
Abgrenzung

delineate /dɪˈlɪniːeɪt/ v
umreißen
To sketch out, draw or trace an outline.
skizzieren
To depict, represent with pictures.
schildern
To describe or depict with words or gestures.
abgrenzen
To outline or mark out.

delineation /diːlɪniˈeɪʃən/ delineations n
Skizze
(arts) An image of the outline of an object.

delineator delineators n
Leitpfosten
One who, or that which, delineates.

delinquent /dɪˈlɪŋkwənt/ more delinquent most delinquent adj
rückständig säumig
Late or failing to pay a debt or other financial obligation, like a mortgage or loan.
pflichtvernachlässigend pflichtversäumend straffällig
Failing in or neglectful of a duty or obligation; guilty of a misdeed or offense

delinquent /dɪˈlɪŋkwənt/ delinquents n
Delinquent Krimineller Straffälliger
One who disobeys or breaks rules or laws, or who acts against another's wishes.

delipidation delipidations n
Delipidisierung
(biochemistry) The removal of lipids or lipid groups, often from a protein.

delirious /dɪˈlɪəɹɪ.əs/ /dɪˈlɪɹɪ.əs/ more delirious most delirious adj
deliriös
(symptom) Being in the state of delirium.

delirium /dɪˈlɪ.ɹi.əm/ /dɪˈlɪɹ.i.əm/ deliria deliriums n
Delirium Fieberphantasie Taumel
(symptom) A temporary mental state with a sudden onset, usually reversible, including symptoms of confusion, inability to concentrate, disorientation, anxiety, and sometimes hallucinations. Causes can include dehydration, drug intoxication, and severe infection.

delirium tremens n
Alkoholdelirium Delirium tremens
(pathology) A psychosis of chronic alcoholism, usually due to alcohol withdrawal, which can be fatal. Symptoms include sweating, tremors, terrifying hallucinations, insomnia, restlessness, disorientation and anxiety.

deliver /dɪˈlɪvə(ɹ)/ /dɪˈlɪvɚ/ v
befreien erlösen
To set free from restraint or danger.
gebären
To give birth to.
To give forth in action or exercise; to discharge.
liefern abliefern
To bring or transport something to its destination.

deliverable /dɪˈlɪvɹəbəɫ/ more deliverable most deliverable adj
lieferbar
Able to be delivered.

deliverable /dɪˈlɪvɹəbəɫ/ deliverables n
Arbeitsergebnis
(business, management) The tangible end product; that which will be delivered.

deliverance /dɪˈlɪvɹəns/ deliverances n
Erlösung Befreiung
The act of setting free or extricating from danger, imprisonment, bondage, evil, etc.
Auslieferung Abgabe
The act of delivering or conveying something.

delivery /dɪˈlɪv(ə)ɹi/ deliveries n
Lieferung
The act of conveying something.
The item which has been conveyed.
Entbindung Geburt
The act of giving birth

delivery room delivery rooms n
Geburtsraum Kreißsaal
(medicine) An operating theatre or similar room in a hospital or other medical facility, furnished with suitable equipment and staffed by physicians, surgeons, or other medical workers, for the purpose of assisting mothers with the births of their babies.

deliveryman deliverymen n
Lieferant Zusteller
Someone employed to make deliveries.

delouse v
entlausen
To remove lice from.

delta /ˈdɛltə/ [ˈdɛɫtə] deltas n
Delta Flussdelta
The fourth letter of the modern Greek alphabet Δ, δ.
A landform at the mouth of a river where it empties into a body of water.
Delta
(mathematics, physics, engineering) The symbol Δ; A change in a quantity, likely from "d" for "difference".

delta wing delta wings n
Deltaflügel
(aeronautics) An aircraft wing having a swept-back shape in the form of an isosceles triangle; used mostly on supersonic aircraft

deltiology /ˌdɛltɪˈɒlədʒɪ/ n
Philokartie
The study and collection of postcards.

delude /dəˈluːd/ /dɪˈljuːd/ /dɪˈluːd/ v
täuschen irreführen
(transitive) To deceive into believing something which is false; to lead into error; to dupe.

deluded /dɪˈluːdɪd/ more deluded most deluded adj
getäuscht in die Irre geführt verblendet verwirrt
Being affected by delusions.

delusion /dɪˈl(j)uːzjən/ /dɪˈl(j)uːʒ(ə)n/ delusions n
Wahn Irreführung Täuschung
The state of being deluded or misled, or process of deluding somebody.
Täuschung Wahn Wahnvorstellung
That which is falsely or delusively believed or propagated; false belief; error in belief.

delusion of grandeur delusions of grandeur n
Größenwahn Megalomanie
(usually, in the plural) The false belief that one is important or powerful, accompanying certain mental disorders.

delusional /dɪˈluːʒənəl/ more delusional most delusional adj
Wahn einer Wahnvorstellung anhängend verblendet wahnhaft
Suffering from delusions; having false or faulty beliefs.

deluxe /diˈlʌks/ /dəˈlʌks/ /dɪˈlʌks/ deluxer deluxest more deluxe most deluxe adj
de luxe luxuriös Luxus-
Very fine in quality or luxurious.

delve /dɛlv/ v
graben buddeln
(intransitive) To dig into the ground, especially with a shovel.
befassen eintauchen erforschen ergründen untersuchen wühlen
(ambitransitive) To search thoroughly and carefully for information, research, dig into, penetrate, fathom, trace out

demagnetize v
entmagnetisieren
(transitive) To make something nonmagnetic by removing its magnetic properties.

demagnetized more demagnetized most demagnetized adj
entmagnetisiert
From which all magnetism has been removed.

demagogic more demagogic most demagogic adj
demagogisch
of or pertaining to demagogy or a demagogue.

demagogism n
Demagogie
The practices and principles of a demagogue; a pandering to the multitude for selfish ends.

demagogue /ˈdɛməɡɑɡ/ /ˈdɛməɡɒɡ/ /ˈdɛməɡɔɡ/ demagogues n
Demagoge Demagogin
(pejorative) A political orator or leader, especially in a democratic system, who gains favor by pandering to or exciting the passions and prejudices of the audience rather than by using rational argument.
Führer
(historical) A leader of the people.

demagogy demagogies n
Demagogie
demagogism

demand /dəˈmænd/ /dɪˈmænd/ /dɪˈmɑːnd/ demands n
Nachfrage Bedarf
The desire to purchase goods and services.
Nachfrage
(economics) The amount of a good or service that consumers are willing to buy at a particular price.
Anspruch
A forceful claim for something.

demand /dəˈmænd/ /dɪˈmænd/ /dɪˈmɑːnd/ v
verlangen bestehen
To request forcefully.

demarcate /dɪˈmɑɹˌkeɪt/ /ˈdi.mɑɹˌkeɪt/ /ˈdiːmɑːˌkeɪt/ v
abgrenzen
To mark the limits or boundaries of something; to delimit.

demarcation /ˌdi.mɑɹˈkeɪ.ʃən/ /ˌdiː.maːˈkæɪ.ʃən/ /ˌdiː.mɑːˈkeɪ.ʃən/ /ˌdɛm.ɑɹˈkeɪ.ʃən/ /ˌdɛm.ɑːˈkeɪ.ʃən/ demarcations n
Abgrenzung
Any strictly defined separation.

dematerialize /ˌdi.məˈtɪɹ.i.ə.laɪz/ /ˌdiː.məˈtɪə.ɹɪ.ə.laɪz/ v
auflösen
(transitive) To cause something to disappear by making it immaterial.

demean /dɪˈmiːn/ v
entwürdigen erniedrigen herabsetzen herabwürdigen
To debase; to lower; to degrade.
behandeln beschämen demütigen erniedrigen führen herabsetzen
(obsolete) To manage; to conduct; to treat.
aufführen benehmen erniedrigen führen herabsetzen herabwürdigen
(now rare) To conduct; to behave; to comport; followed by the reflexive pronoun.

demeaning more demeaning most demeaning adj
erniedrigend herabsetzend
degrading; that degrades

demeanor /dɪˈminɚ/ /dɪˈmiːnə(ɹ)/ demeanors n
Betragen Benehmen Verhalten Auftreten Auftritt Gebahren
(American spelling) The social, non-verbal behaviours (such as body language and facial expressions) that are characteristic of a person.

demented /dɪˈmɛntɪd/ more demented most demented adj
verrückt wahnsinnig
Insane; mentally ill.
dement
Having dementia.

dementia /dɪˈmɛnʃə/ dementiae dementias n
Demenz
(pathology) A progressive decline in cognitive function due to damage or disease in the brain beyond what might be expected from normal aging. Areas particularly affected include memory, attention, judgement, language and problem solving.

dementia pugilistica n
Boxerenzephalopathie CTE chronisch-traumatische Enzephalopathie
A neurodegenerative disease or dementia associated with repeated concussions, as in boxers.

demerit /dɪˈmɛɹɪt/ demerits n
Nachteil
A quality of being inadequate; a disadvantage, a fault.
Minuspunkt
A mark given for bad conduct to a person attending an educational institution or serving in the army.

demerit good demerit goods n
demeritorisches Gut

demesne /dɪˈmeɪn/ /dɪˈmiːn/ demesnes n
Grundbesitz Hausmacht
A lord's chief manor place, with that part of the lands belonging thereto which has not been granted out in tenancy; a house, and the land adjoining, kept for the proprietor's own use.

demigod /ˈdɛmiɡɑd/ /ˈdɛmiɡɒd/ demigods n
Halbgott
A half-god or hero; the offspring of a deity and a mortal.

demijohn /ˈdɛmɪdʒɒn/ demijohns n
Glasballon Korbflasche
A large bottle with a short neck, sometimes with two small handles at the neck, sometimes encased in wickerwork.

demilitarisation demilitarisations n
Demilitarisierung
The removal of a military force, usually at the end of hostilities or as part of a treaty.

demilitarize /dɪˈmɪlɪtəɹaɪz/ v
entmilitarisieren
To remove troops from an area.

demilitarized /dɪˈmɪlɪtəɹaɪzd/ adj
entmilitarisiert
Declared free of all military activity.

demilitarized zone demilitarized zones n
entmilitarisierte Zone
(military) An area, often on a border between military factions, in which military forces and operations are prohibited. (This sense is a translation hub.)

demimonde /ˈdɛmiˌmɑnd/ /ˈdɛmiːmɒnd/ demimondes n
Milieu
(chiefly, historical, _, (19th-century France)) A class of women maintained by wealthy protectors; female courtesans or prostitutes as a group.
Halbwelt
(by extension) A group having little respect or reputation.

demine v
entminen
(transitive) To remove explosive mines (landmines or naval mines) from.

demineralize /dɪˈmɪnəɹəlaɪz/ v
entmineralisieren
(transitive) To remove minerals or mineral salts from (a liquid).

demineralized /dɪˈmɪnəɹəlaɪzd/ adj
entmineralisiert
From which all minerals have been removed.

demise /dɪˈmaɪz/ demises n
Verpachtung
(legal) The conveyance or transfer of an estate, either in fee for life or for years, most commonly the latter.
Untergang Besitzübertragung Niedergang Scheitern Verschwinden Übertragung
Transmission by formal act or conveyance to an heir or successor; transference; especially, the transfer or transmission of the crown or royal authority to a successor.
Tod
(countable) Death.

demisemiquaver /dɛmɪˈsɛmɪkweɪvə(ɹ)/ demisemiquavers n
Zweiunddreißigstelnote
(music) A thirty-second note, drawn as a crotchet with three tails.

demitasse /ˈdɛmɪtæs/ demitasses n
Mokkatasse
A small cup of strong black coffee.

demiurge /ˈdiː-/ /ˈdɛ.miˌɚd͡ʒ/ /ˈdɛ.mɪ.ɜːdʒ/ demiurges n
Demiurg
(Platonic, _, philosophy) The (usually benevolent) being that created the universe out of primal matter.

demo /ˈdɛm.oʊ/ /ˈdɛm.əʊ/ demos n
Demonstration
(informal) A demonstration or visual explanation.

demobilization /diːˌməʊbɪlaɪˈzeɪʃən/ demobilizations n
Demobilisierung
The disorganization or disarming of troops which have previously been mobilized or called into active service; the change from a war footing to a peace footing; the act of demobilizing.

demobilize /diːˈməʊbɪlaɪz/ v
demobilisieren
To release someone from military duty, especially after a war.
To disband troops, or remove them from a war footing.

democide /ˈdɛməsaɪd/ democides n
Demozid

democracy /dɪˈmɑ.kɹə.si/ /dɪˈmɒk.ɹə.si/ /dɪˈmɔk.ɹə.si/ democracies n
Demokratie Volksherrschaft
(uncountable) Rule by the people, especially as a form of government; either directly or through elected representatives (representative democracy).
Demokratie
(countable, government) A government under the direct or representative rule of the people of its jurisdiction.

democrat /ˈdɛməkɹæt/ democrats n
Demokrat Demokratin
A supporter of democracy; an advocate of democratic politics (originally (historical) as opposed to the aristocrats in Revolutionary France).

democratic /ˌdɛməˈkɹætɪk/ [-ɾɪk] more democratic most democratic adj
demokratisch
Pertaining to democracy; constructed upon or in line with the principle of government chosen by the people.

democratic socialism democratic socialisms n
demokratischer Sozialismus
Any form of socialism based on democratic principles and institutions.

democratically /dɛməˈkɹætɪkəli/ more democratically most democratically adv
demokratisch
In a democratic way.

democraticness n
Demokratizität
The quality or state of being democratic.

democratization democratizations n
Demokratisierung
The introduction of democracy, its functions or principles, to an area or country which did not have democracy previously.

democratize /dɪˈmɒkɹətaɪz/ v
demokratisieren
(transitive) To make democratic.

demodulate /dɪˈmɒdʃəleɪt/ v
demodulieren
To reverse modulate, undo the effects of modulation.

demodulator /dɪˈmɒdʃəleɪtə(ɹ)/ demodulators n
Demodulator
Any device that demodulates a signal

demogerontia demogerontias n
Demogerontie
(historical) A local government in Greece.

demographer /dɪˈmɒɡɹəfə(ɹ)/ demographers n
Demograf Demografin
a person who studies demography

demographic /ˌdɛm.əˈɡɹæf.ɪk/ more demographic most demographic adj
demographisch demografisch
Of or pertaining to demography.

demography /dɪˈmɒɡɹəfi/ demographies n
Demografie Bevölkerungswissenschaft Demographie
The study of the characteristics of human populations, especially with regards to their makeup and fluctuations and the social causes behind these.

demoiselle demoiselles n
Prachtlibelle
A damselfly of the family Calopterygidae.

demoiselle crane [dɛməˈzɛɫ kɹeɪn] demoiselle cranes n
Jungfernkranich
A crane, Grus virgo (syn. Anthropoides virgo), found in central Asia, 85-100 centimeters long with a loud trumpeting call.

demolish /dəˈmɒl.ɪʃ/ v
abreißen niederreißen
(literally) To destroy (buildings, etc.), especially in a planned or intentional fashion.

demolition /ˌdɛm.əˈlɪʃ.ən/ [ˌdɛm.əˈlɪʃ.n̩] demolitions n
Abriss Abbruch Demolierung Zerstörung
The process of demolishing or destroying buildings or other structures.

demolition derby demolition derbies n
Stockcar
(chiefly, US) a competition in which contestants crash old cars into each other, the last vehicle surviving being the winner.

demon /ˈdiː.mən/ demons n
Dämon
(now, chiefly, historical) A false god or idol; a Satanic divinity. [from 10th c.]
Dämon Teufel
An evil spirit resident in or working for Hell; a devil. [from 10th c.]

demonetize /diˈmɑnətaɪz/ /diːˈmʊnətaɪz/ /diːˈmʌnətaɪz/ v
demonetarisieren entmonetarisieren
(Internet, transitive) To demote (published content, or its creator) so that it is no longer eligible to earn money for its publisher.

demonic /dɪˈmɒnɪk/ more demonic most demonic adj
dämonisch
Pertaining to demons or evil spirits; demoniac.

demonization demonizations n
Verteufelung Dämonisierung
The act of demonizing.

demonize /ˈdiːmənaɪz/ v
dämonisieren
To turn into a demon.
verteufeln dämonisieren
To describe or represent as evil or diabolic, usually falsely.

demonological adj
dämonologisch
Of or pertaining to demonology.

demonology /ˌdiːməˈnɑːləd͡ʒi/ /ˌdiːməˈnɒlədʒi/ demonologies n
Dämonologie
The study of demons, especially the incantations required to summon and control them.

demonstrable /dɪˈmɑnstɹəbl̩/ /ˈdɛmənstɹəbl̩/ more demonstrable most demonstrable adj
nachweislich
Able to be demonstrated.

demonstrate /ˈdɛmənstɹeɪt/ v
demonstrieren vorführen
(transitive) to show how to use (something).
demonstrieren aufzeigen
to show the steps taken to create a logical argument or equation.
demonstrieren
(intransitive) to participate in or organize a demonstration.

demonstration /dɛmənˈstɹeɪʃən/ demonstrations n
Demonstration
The act of demonstrating; showing or explaining something.
Demonstration Vorführung
An event at which something will be demonstrated.
Demonstration Kundgebung
A public display of group opinion, such as a protest march.

demonstrative /dəˈmɑnstɹətɪv/ /dɪˈmɑnstɹətɪv/ /dɪˈmɒnstɹətɪv/ /ˈdɛmənstɹeɪtɪv/ more demonstrative most demonstrative adj
demonstrativ
that serves to demonstrate, show or prove
demonstrativ hinweisend
(grammar) that specifies the thing or person referred to

demonstrative pronoun demonstrative pronouns n
Demonstrativpronomen Demonstrativ Demonstrativum hinweisendes Fürwort
(grammar) a pronoun that replaces a noun whose identity can be understood from the context; it indicates whether the noun is singular or plural, and whether it is near or far from the speaker or writer

demonstrator /ˈdɛmənstɹeɪtə(ɹ)/ demonstrators n
Demonstrant Demonstrantin Kundgebungsteilnehmer Kundgebungsteilnehmerin
One who takes part in a demonstration; a protester.
One who demonstrates products in a retail environment; a merchandiser.

demonym /ˈdɛmənɪm/ demonyms n
Volksbezeichnung Demonym
A name for an inhabitant or native of a specific place, usually derived from the name of the place.

demoralization /dɪˌmɒɹəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/ demoralizations n
Demoralisierung
The act of corrupting or subverting morale, discipline, courage, hope, etc., or the state of being corrupted or subverted in morale.

demoralize /dɪˈmɒɹəlaɪz/ v
demoralisieren
To destroy the morale of; to dishearten.

demoscene /ˈdɛməʊˌsiːn/ demoscenes n
Demoszene
(computing) The informal computer art subculture that produces and watches demos (audiovisual computer programs).

demosponge demosponges n
Hornkieselschwämme
(zoology) A sponge of the class Demospongiae, having skeletons made of spongin fibres. [from 19th c.]

demote /dɪˈmoʊt/ /dɪˈməʊt/ v
degradieren herabstufen zurückstufen zurückversetzen
(transitive) To lower the rank or status of.
relegieren verbannen
(transitive) To relegate.

demotic /dɪˈmɑ.tɪk/ /dɪˈmɒt.ɪk/ adj
demotisch
Of, relating to, or written in the ancient Egyptian script that developed from Lower Egyptian hieratic writing starting from around 650 BCE and was chiefly used to write the Demotic phase of the Egyptian language, with simplified and cursive characters that no longer corresponded directly to their hieroglyphic precursors.

demotic /dɪˈmɑ.tɪk/ /dɪˈmɒt.ɪk/ demotics n
Umgangssprache
(linguistics) Language as spoken or written by the common people.

demotion demotions n
Abstieg Degradierung Herabstufung Herunterstufung Rückstufung
An act of demoting; a lowering of rank or status.

demotivate /ˌdiːˈmoʊtɪveɪt/ /ˌdiːˈməʊtɪveɪt/ v
demotivieren
To decrease the motivation of a person or a group.

demountable more demountable most demountable adj
demontierbar zerlegbar
Able to be removed from its mount; designed to be dismantled.

demoware n
Demoware
(computing) A cut-down demonstration version of a computer program so that it can be tried before purchase.

demur /dɪˈmɜː/ /dɪˈmɝ/ v
aufschieben hinauszögern unterbrechen verschieben vertagen verzögern
(intransitive) To delay; to pause; to suspend proceedings or judgment in view of a doubt or difficulty; to hesitate; to put off the determination or conclusion of an affair.
einwenden hindern opponieren sich verweigern widersprechen
(intransitive) To scruple or object; to take exception; to oppose; to balk

demure /dɪˈmjʊə(ɹ)/ /dɪˈmjʊɹ/ demurer demurest adj
zurückhaltend ernst sittsam
(usually, of women) Quiet, modest, reserved, sober, or serious.

demurrage demurrages n
Demurrage
(shipping) the detention of a ship or other freight vehicle, during delayed loading or unloading
compensation paid for such detention

demyelinating /diːˈmaɪ(j)əlɪneɪtɪŋ/ adj
demyelinisierend

demystify /diːˈmɪstɪfaɪ/ v
entmystifizieren
(transitive) To remove the mystery from something; to explain or clarify.

demyth v
entmythologisieren
Synonym of demythologize

demythologize v
entmythologisieren
(transitive) To remove the mythological elements of.

den /dɛn/ /dɪn/ dens n
Höhle Bau Wohnzimmer
A small cavern or hollow place in the side of a hill, or among rocks; especially, a cave used by a wild animal for shelter or concealment.
Höhle Bau
A group of Cub Scouts of the same age who work on projects together.

denar /ˈdeɪnɑː(ɹ)/ /ˈdɛnɑː(ɹ)/ denari denars n
Denar
The currency of North Macedonia, divided into 100 deni.

denarius /dɪˈnɑɹi.əs/ /dɪˈnɑːɹɪ.əs/ /dɪˈnɛəɹɪ.əs/ /dɪˈnɛɚ.i.əs/ /dɪˈnɛɹi.əs/ denarii denariuses n
Denar
(Ancient Rome, numismatics) A small silver coin issued both during the Roman Republic and during the Roman Empire, equal to 10 asses or 4 sesterces.

denature /diːˈneɪtjə(ɹ)/ /diːˈneɪtʃə(ɹ)/ v
vergällen
(transitive) To add something to (alcohol) that makes it unsuitable for consumption but leaves it suitable for most other purposes.
denaturieren
(transitive, intransitive, biochemistry) To alter its original form or state, especially of a protein, by heat, acidity etc.

denazification denazifications n
Entnazifizierung
The process of the removal of Nazis from public office and positions of responsibility in Germany and Austria after World War II.

denazify v
entnazifizieren
(transitive) To free from Nazi influence.

dendrochronology n
Dendrochronologie
(biology, archaeology) The science that uses the spacing between the annual growth rings of trees to date their exact year of formation.

dendrogram /ˈdɛndɹəɡɹæm/ dendrograms n
Dendrogramm
(biology) A tree-like diagram used to show the ancestors and descendants of species

dendrology /dɛndˈɹɑlədʒi/ /dɛndˈɹɒlədʒi/ n
Dendrologie
the study of trees and other woody plants

dendron /ˈdɛndɹən/ dendra dendrons n
Dendron

dengue /ˈdɛŋɡeɪ/ /ˈdɛŋɡi/ /ˈɖɛŋɡi/ /ˈɖɛŋɡu/ /ˈɖɛŋɡɛ/ dengues n
Denguefieber
An acute febrile disease of the (sub)tropics caused by the Dengue virus, a flavivirus, transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes, and characterized by high fever, rash, headache, and severe muscle and joint pain.

dengue fever /ˈdɛŋɡeɪ ˈfiːvə/ /ˈdɛŋɡeɪ ˈfiːvɚ/ /ˈdɛŋɡiː ˈfiːvɚ/ n
Denguefieber
An acute febrile and sometimes hemorrhagic disease endemic to the tropics, caused by varieties of the species Dengue virus, and primarily transmitted to humans from mosquitoes, though human-to-human transmission is also well documented.

deniability /dɪˌnaɪ(j)əˈbɪlɪti/ deniabilities n
Abstreitbarkeit Bestreitbarkeit
(uncountable) The condition of being deniable.
Abstreitbarkeit
(countable) The extent to which something is deniable.

deniable /dɪˈnaɪ(j)əbəɫ/ more deniable most deniable adj
abstreitbar bestreitbar
Able to be denied or contradicted

denial /dɪˈnaɪ.əl/ denials n
Abstreitung Bestreitung Dementi Leugnung
An assertion of untruth.
Negation Verneinung Negierung
(logic) The negation in logic.
Verleugnung Abstreiten Leugnen Nichtwahrhabenwollen
Refusal to believe that a problem exists.
Verweigerung Absage Zurückweisung
(psychology) A defense mechanism involving a refusal to accept the truth of a phenomenon or prospect.

denialism /dɪˈnaɪ(j)əlɪzəm/ denialisms n
Leugnung Verleugnung
The practice of rejecting propositions which are strongly supported by scientific or historical evidence, and often of seeking to influence policy processes and outcomes accordingly.

denialist /dɪˈnaɪ(j)əlɪst/ denialists n
Leugner Leugnerin
(derogatory) One who denies an assertion in a controversial debate.

denier /dɪˈnaɪə(ɹ)/ deniers n
Leugner
One who denies the existence of something.

denigrate /ˈdɛn.ɪ.ɡɹeɪt/ v
anschwärzen verleumden verunglimpfen besudeln in Verruf bringen
(transitive) To criticise so as to besmirch; traduce, disparage or defame.
verleumden herabsetzen verunglimpfen
(transitive) To treat as worthless; belittle, degrade or disparage.
anschwärzen
(rare) To blacken.

denigration denigrations n
Verunglimpfung
The act of making black; a blackening or defamation.
Anschwärzung
An unfair criticism.

denigratory more denigratory most denigratory adj
verunglimpfend
Tending to denigrate.

denim /ˈdɛnɪm/ denims n
Denim Baumwolldrillich Jeans- Jeansgewebe Jeansstoff Kattun
A textile often made of cotton with a distinct diagonal pattern.

denitrify v
denitrieren
(transitive, chemistry) To remove nitrogen, often through the breakdown of nitrogenous compounds and the release of nitrogen gas.

denizen /ˈdɛn.ɪ.zən/ denizens n
Bewohnerin Stammgast Bewohner Stammgästin
An inhabitant of a place; one who dwells in a certain place.
Bewohner teilweise eingebürgerter Ausländer
(British, historical) A person with rights between those of naturalized citizen and resident alien (roughly permanent resident), obtained through letters patent.

denominal adj
denominal

denomination /dɪˌnɒmɪˈneɪʃən/ denominations n
Benennung Bezeichnung
(uncountable) The act of naming or designating.
Bezeichnung
(countable) That by which anything is denominated or styled; an epithet; a name, designation, or title; especially, a general name indicating a class of like individuals.
Konfession Bezeichnung
(countable, religion) A class, or society of individuals, called by the same name; a subdivision of a religion.
Stückelung
(countable) A unit in a series of units of weight, money, etc.

denominator /dɪˈnɒmɪneɪtə(ɹ)/ denominators n
Nenner
(arithmetic) The number or expression written below the line in a fraction (such as 2 in ½).

denormalization n
Denormalisierung
The act or process of denormalizing.

denote /dɪˈnoʊt/ /dɪˈnəʊt/ v
anzeigen bezeichnen formalisieren kennzeichnen markieren
(transitive) To indicate; to mark.
aufdecken offenbaren offenlegen preisgeben
(transitive) To make overt.
bedeuten symbolisieren
(transitive) To refer to literally; to convey as meaning.

denounce /diˈnaʊns/ /dəˈnaʊns/ v
verurteilen
(transitive) To criticize or speak out against (someone or something); to point out as deserving of reprehension, etc.; to openly accuse or condemn in a threatening manner; to invoke censure upon; to stigmatize; to blame.
anzeigen
(transitive) To make a formal or public accusation against; to inform against; to accuse.
kündigen aufkündigen
(transitive) To announce the termination of; especially a treaty or armistice.

dense /dɛns/ denser densest adj
dicht
Having relatively high density.
Compact; crowded together.
Thick; difficult to penetrate.
Opaque; allowing little light to pass through.
Obscure, or difficult to understand.
(mathematics, topology) Being a subset of a topological space that approximates the space well. See the Wikipedia article on dense sets for a mathematical definition.

density /ˈdɛn.sə.ti/ /ˈdɛn.sɪ.ti/ [ˈdɛn.sə.ɾi] densities n
Dichte Massendichte
(physics) A measure of the mass of matter contained by a unit volume.
Dichte
The ratio of one quantity, representing something of interest, to another quantity representing space, area, or extent in which the thing of interest is distributed.
(mathematics, statistics) The probability that an outcome will fall into a given range, per unit of that range; the relative likelihood of possible values of a continuous random variable.
(dated) Stupidity; denseness.

density function density functions n
Dichtefunktion
(probability theory)

dent /dɛnt/ dents n
Beule Delle
A shallow deformation in the surface of an object, produced by an impact.

dent /dɛnt/ v
einbeulen eindellen
(transitive) To impact something, producing a dent.
(intransitive) To develop a dent or dents.

dental /ˈdɛn.tl̩/ /ˈdɛn.təl/ [ˈdɛn.(ɾ)əɫ] [ˈdɛn.(ɾ)ɫ̩] [ˈdɛn.əɫ] [ˈdɛɾ̃.əɫ] [ˈdɛɾ̃.ɫ̩] more dental most dental adj
zahnärztlich
(dentistry, relational) Of or concerning dentistry.
dental Zahn
(phonetics) Made with the tip of the tongue touching the upper front teeth or the alveolar ridge.

dental /ˈdɛn.tl̩/ /ˈdɛn.təl/ [ˈdɛn.(ɾ)əɫ] [ˈdɛn.(ɾ)ɫ̩] [ˈdɛn.əɫ] [ˈdɛɾ̃.əɫ] [ˈdɛɾ̃.ɫ̩] dentals n
Zahnlaut Dental
(phonetics) A dental sound.

dental calculus n
Zahnstein
A hard crust of calcium salts and food particles on the teeth, developing from plaque.

dental crown dental crowns n
Zahnkrone

dental dam dental dams n
Kofferdam
(dentistry) A thin, flexible piece of latex or similar material used to isolate one or more teeth during some dental procedures.

dental floss dental flosses n
Zahnseide
A cord of thin filaments used to clean the gaps between the teeth.

dental notation n
Zahnformel
A system used by dentists for associating information with a specific tooth.

denticulate adj
dentikuliert
(botany, zoology) Finely dentate, as a leaf edge; bearing many small toothlike structures.

dentil dentils n
Zahnschnitt
(architectural element) Any one of a series of small rectangular blocks projecting like teeth from a molding or beneath a cornice.

dentin dentins n
Dentin
The hard, dense calcareous material that makes up the bulk of a tooth.

dentist /ˈdɛntɪst/ dentists n
Zahnarzt Zahnärztin Dentist Zahnmediziner
A medical doctor who specializes in teeth.

dentistry /ˈdɛntɪstɹi/ dentistries n
Zahnmedizin Zahnheilkunde
(uncountable) The field of medicine concerned with the study, diagnosis, and treatment of conditions of the teeth and oral cavity.

denture /ˈdɛntjə(ɹ)/ /ˈdɛntʃə(ɹ)/ /ˈdɛnt͡ʃə(ɹ)/ dentures n
die dritten Zähne
Gebiss Prothese Zahnersatz Zahnprothese
A set of teeth, the teeth viewed as a unit.
Zahnersatz
An artificial replacement of one or more teeth.

denuclearization denuclearizations n
Denuklearisierung
The act or process of denuclearizing.

denuclearize /diːˈn(j)uːkliəˌɹaɪz/ v
denuklearisieren
(transitive) To ban, remove or reduce the numbers of nuclear weapons in an area.

denunciatory more denunciatory most denunciatory adj
denunziatorisch
Tending to denounce.

deny /dəˈnaɪ/ /dɪ-/ /dɪˈnaɪ/ v
leugnen bestreiten dementieren
(transitive) To assert that something is not true.

deodorant /diˈoʊdəɹənt/ /diˈəʊdəɹənt/ adj
geruchtilgend
acting or including an agent to eliminate, reduce, mask, or control odor

deodorant /diˈoʊdəɹənt/ /diˈəʊdəɹənt/ deodorants n
Deodorant Deo
An odor-controlling substance applied to the underarm to counteract odor from perspiration.

deodorize v
deodorisieren desodorieren geruchlos machen
To mask or eliminate the odor of, or an odor in, (something).

deontological more deontological most deontological adj
deontologisch
(ethics, philosophy) Of or relating to deontology.

deoxyribonucleic acid n
Desoxyribonukleinsäure
(biochemistry, genetics) A nucleic acid found in all living things (and some non-living things such as certain viruses) which consists of two polynucleotide chains that coil around each other to form a double helix; encoded in its structure are genetic instructions for development, functioning, growth, and reproduction.

deoxyribonucleotide deoxyribonucleotides n
Desoxyribonukleotid
(biochemistry, genetics) Any nucleotide containing deoxyribose.

deoxyribose deoxyriboses n
Desoxyribose
(carbohydrate) A derivative of the pentose sugar ribose in which the 2' hydroxyl (-OH) is reduced to a hydrogen (H); it is a constituent of the nucleotides that constitute the biopolymer, deoxyribonucleic acid, or DNA.

dep v
aushelfen
(informal) To deputize.

depart /dɪˈpɑɹt/ /dɪˈpɑːt/ v
verlassen aufbrechen abweichen
(intransitive, figurative) To disappear, vanish; to cease to exist.
abweichen
(intransitive) To deviate (from), be different (from), fail to conform.
verlassen aufbrechen
(transitive) To go away from; to leave.

department /dɪˈpɑɹtmənt/ /dɪˈpɑːtm(ə)nt/ departments n
Abteilung
A subdivision of an organization.

department store department stores n
Kaufhaus Warenhaus
A large store containing many different departments, each of which deals in the sale of different goods or services.

departure /dɪˈpɑː(ɹ)tjə(ɹ)/ /dɪˈpɑː(ɹ)t͡ʃə(ɹ)/ departures n
Verlassen
A deviation from a plan or procedure.
Dahinscheiden Sterben
(euphemism) A death.
Abreise Abfahrt Abflug
(navigation) The distance due east or west made by a ship in its course reckoned in plane sailing as the product of the distance sailed and the sine of the angle made by the course with the meridian.
(legal) The desertion by a party to any pleading of the ground taken by him in his last antecedent pleading, and the adoption of another

depend /di-/ /də-/ /dɪˈpɛnd/ v
abhängen ankommen
(intransitive, followed by on or upon, formerly also by of) To be contingent or conditioned; to have something as a necessary condition; to hinge on.

dependable [dɪˈpɛndəbəɫ] more dependable most dependable adj
zuverlässig ausdauernd beharrlich verlässlich
Able, or easily able to be depended on.

dependence /dɪˈpɛndəns/ dependences n
Abhängigkeit
The state of being dependent, of relying upon another.
An irresistible physical or psychological need, especially for a chemical substance.

dependency /dɪˈpɛndənsi/ dependencies n
Abhängigkeit
Something dependent on, or subordinate to, something else:
(computing) An external component whose functionality is relied on.
Kolonie Schutzgebiet
A colony, or a territory subject to rule by an external power.
Abhängigkeit Dependency
(computing) Reliance on the functionality provided by some other, external component.

dependency grammar dependency grammars n
Dependenzgrammatik

dependency injection dependency injections n
Dependency Injection
(software architecture) A type-safe way of supplying an external dependency to a software component.

dependency inversion principle pn
Abhängigkeits-Invertierungs-Prinzip Dependency-Inversion-Prinzip

dependent /dɪˈpɛndənt/ more dependent most dependent adj
abhängig angewiesen
Relying upon; depending upon.

dependent /dɪˈpɛndənt/ dependents n
Abhängige Abhängiger Unterhaltsempfänger Unterhaltsempfängerin
(US) One who relies on another for support

dependent personality disorder dependent personality disorders n
abhängige Persönlichkeitsstörung
(psychiatry) A personality disorder characterized by a dependence on others to take care of oneself and one's life.

dependent variable dependent variables n
abhängige Variable
(algebra) In an equation, the variable whose value depends on one or more variables in the equation.

depersonalize v
depersonalisieren entpersönlichen
(transitive) To remove a sense of personal identity or individual character from something; to anonymize.

depict /dɪˈpɪkt/ v
beschreiben darstellen abbilden
To render a representation of something, using words, sounds, images, or other means. [from early 15th c.]

depiction /dɪˈpɪkʃən/ depictions n
Abbildung Darstellung
(countable) A lifelike image of something, either verbal or visual.
Schilderung
(countable) A representation.

depilate /ˈdɛpɪleɪt/ v
epilieren
To remove hair from the body.

deplete /dɪˈpliːt/ v
aufbrauchen leeren räumen
To empty or unload, as the vessels of the human system, by bloodletting or by medicine.

depleted /dɪˈpliːtəd/ adj
aufgebraucht erschöpft
Used up, expended; of which nothing is left.

depleted uranium n
abgereichertes Uran
Uranium that contains a reduced (depleted) amount of the fissile isotope U-235 compared to natural uranium; it is used in applications where the nuclear properties of the uranium are not important, and the uranium is instead being used for its mechanical or chemical properties.

depletion /dɪˈpliːʃən/ depletions n
Erschöpfen Erschöpfung
The act of depleting, or the state of being depleted; exhaustion.
Abbau Leerung Schwund Verarmung
The consumption of a resource faster than it can be replenished.

deplorable /dəˈplɔɹəb(ə)l/ /dɪˈplɔːɹəbl̩/ more deplorable most deplorable adj
bedauernswert bedauerlich beklagenswert
To be felt sorrow for; worthy of compassion; lamentable.
erbärmlich kläglich miserabel schimpflich skandalös verdammenswert
Deserving strong condemnation; shockingly bad, wretched.

deplore /dɪˈplo(ː)ɹ/ /dɪˈploə/ /dɪˈplɔɹ/ /dɪˈplɔː/ v
bedauern
(transitive) To bewail; to weep bitterly over; to feel sorrow for.

deploy /dɪˈplɔɪ/ v
aufmarschieren lassen aufstellen formieren in Stellung bringen stationieren
(transitive, ergative) To prepare and arrange (usually military unit or units) for use.
entfalten öffnen
(transitive, intransitive) To unfold, open, or otherwise become ready for use.

deployment /dɪˈplɔɪmənt/ deployments n
Auslieferung Verteilung
An implementation, or putting into use, of something.
Aufmarsch Entsendung
The distribution of military forces prior to battle.

depoliticization /diːpəˌlɪtɪsaɪˈzeɪʃən/ depoliticizations n
Entpolitisierung

depoliticize /diːpəˈlɪtɪsaɪz/ v
entpolitisieren
To remove something from political influence

depolymerization /diˌpɑliməɹɪˈzeɪʃən/ /diːˌpɒl.ɪ.mə.ɹaɪˌˈzeɪ.ʃən/ depolymerizations n
Depolymerisation
(chemistry) The decomposition of a polymer into smaller fragments

deponent /diˈpoʊ.nənt/ /diˈpəʊ.nənt/ deponents n
Deponens
(grammar) A deponent verb.

depopulate /diˈpɑpjəleɪt/ /diːˈpɒpjəleɪt/ v
entvölkern
(transitive) To reduce the population of a region by disease, war, forced relocation etc.

depopulation /diːˌpɒpjəˈleɪʃən/ depopulations n
Entvölkerung
The act of depopulating or condition of being depopulated; the destruction or expulsion of inhabitants.

deport /dɪˈpoət/ /dɪˈpoɹt/ /dɪˈpɔɹt/ /dɪˈpɔːt/ v
deportieren ausweisen abschieben
(transitive) To evict, especially from a country.

deportation /diːˌpɔːˈteɪʃən/ deportations n
Deportation Abschiebung Ausweisung
The act of deporting or exiling, or the state of being deported; banishment; transportation.

deportee /dɪˌpɔːˈti/ deportees n
Deportierte Deportierter
A deported person.

depose /diˈpoʊz/ /dəˈpoʊz/ /dɪˈpəʊz/ v
deponieren niederlegen
(literally, transitive) To put down; to lay down; to deposit; to lay aside; to put away.
entthronen
(transitive) To remove (a leader) from (high) office, without killing the incumbent.
Eid aussagen bezeugen unter
(law, intransitive) To give evidence or testimony, especially in response to interrogation during a deposition
Eid aussagen bezeugen unter verhören
To testify; to bear witness; to claim; to assert; to affirm.

deposit /dɪˈpɑzɪt/ /dɪˈpɒzɪt/ deposits n
Ablagerung Vorkommen
(geology) Sediment or rock that is not native to its present location or is different from the surrounding material. Sometimes refers to ore or gems.
Depot
That which is placed anywhere, or in anyone's hands, for safekeeping; something entrusted to the care of another.
Anything left behind on a surface.
Einzahlung Depositum
(banking) Money placed in an account.
Anzahlung
(finance) A sum of money or other asset given as an initial payment, to show good faith, or to reserve something for purchase.
Pfand Kaution
A sum of money given as a security for a borrowed item, which will be given back when the item is returned, e.g. a bottle deposit or can deposit

deposit /dɪˈpɑzɪt/ /dɪˈpɒzɪt/ v
einzahlen
(transitive) To put money or funds into an account.

deposit insurance deposit insurances n
Einlagensicherung Einlagenversicherung
A form of insurance that protect bank depositors, in full or in part, from losses caused by a bank's inability to pay its debts when due.

deposition /ˌdɛp.əˈzɪʃ.ən/ depositions n
Absetzung Amtsenthebung Entlassung
The removal of someone from office.
Ablage Ablagerung
The act of depositing material, especially by a natural process; the resultant deposit.
eidesstattliche Erklärung
(legal) The process of taking sworn testimony out of court; the testimony so taken.

depository /dɪˈpɑzɪtɔɹi/ /dɪˈpɒzɪtɹi/ depositories n
Depot
A place where something is deposited, as for storage, safekeeping, or preservation; a repository.

depot /ˈdepɐʉ/ /ˈdiːpoʊ/ /ˈdɛpoʊ/ /ˈdɛpəʊ/ depots n
Depot Lager Speicherraum
(military) A place for the storage, servicing or upgrade of military hardware.

deprave /dɪˈpɹeɪv/ v
verderben
(transitive) To make bad or worse; to vitiate; to corrupt

depraved /dɪˈpɹeɪvd/ more depraved most depraved adj
verdorben
Perverted or extremely wrong in a moral sense.

depravity /dəˈpɹævɪti/ depravities n
Schlechtigkeit Sittenlosigkeit Verdorbenheit
(uncountable) The state or condition of being depraved; moral debasement.
Schandtat schändliche Tat
(countable) A particular depraved act or trait.

deprecate /ˈdɛpɹəkeɪt/ /ˈdɛpɹɪkeɪt/ v
ablehnen missbilligen nicht gutheißen
(transitive) To belittle or express disapproval of.
als veraltet einstufen als überholt einstufen
(transitive, chiefly, computing) To declare something obsolescent; to recommend against a function, technique, command, etc. that still works but has been replaced.
beten dagegen
(archaic, transitive) To pray against.

deprecated /ˈdɛp.ɹə.keɪt.ɪd/ /ˈdɛp.ɹɪ.keɪt.ɪd/ more deprecated most deprecated adj
abgelehnt missbilligt unzulässig verboten verurteilt
Strongly disapproved of.
geschmäht
Belittled; insulted.
obsolet nicht länger gebräuchlich nicht mehr empfohlen veraltet überholt
(computing) Said of a function or feature planned to be phased out, but still available for use.

deprecating more deprecating most deprecating adj
herablassend herabsetzend missbilligend tadelnd
In manner that deprecates; insulting; belittling.

deprecative more deprecative most deprecative adj
abwertend deprekativ
Tending to deprecate; disapproving.

depreciate /dɪˈpɹiːʃɪeɪt/ v
abwerten entwerten
herabsetzen
(transitive) To lessen in price or estimated value; to lower the worth of.
abschreiben
(intransitive) To decline in value over time.

depredator depredators n
Plünderer Plünderin

depress /dɪˈpɹɛs/ v
deprimieren
To make depressed, sad or bored.

depressed /dɪˈpɹɛst/ more depressed most depressed adj
depressiv
Suffering from clinical depression.
deprimiert bedrückt gedrückt niedergedrückt
Unhappy; despondent.

depressing /dɪˈpɹɛsɪŋ(ɡ)/ /dɪˈpɹɛsɪŋ/ more depressing most depressing adj
deprimierend bedrückend
Causing depression or sadness.

depression /dəˈpɹɛʃ(ə)n/ /dɪˈpɹɛʃən/ depressions n
Depression
(psychology, usually, uncountable) A state of mind producing serious, long-term lowering of enjoyment of life or inability to visualize a happy future.
(psychology, countable) A period of low morale or unhappiness (a period of experiencing the above-mentioned state of mind) which lasts longer than several weeks and may include ideation of self-inflicted injury or suicide.
Senke Depression
(geography) An area that is lower in topography than its surroundings.
Depression Abschwung
(economics) A period of major economic contraction.

depressurization depressurizations n
Druckabbau Druckablassen
The act, or an instance, of depressurizing; a reduction of atmospheric pressure within a chamber or space vehicle etc.

depressurize /diːˈpɹɛʃəɹaɪz/ v
den Druck verringern (bei/von)
(transitive) To reduce the air pressure within a chamber.

deprivation /dɛp.ɹɪ.veɪʃən/ deprivations n
Entziehung Entzug Entbehrung Aberkennen Aberkennung Entziehen
(countable) The act of depriving, dispossessing, or bereaving; the act of deposing or divesting of some dignity.

deprive /dɪˈpɹaɪv/ v
berauben
(transitive) Used with “of”, to take something away from (someone) and keep it away; to deny someone something.

deprived /dɪˈpɹaɪvd/ more deprived most deprived adj
arm benachteiligt beraubt unterprivilegiert
Subject to deprivation; poor.

deprotection deprotections n
Entschützung
(chemistry) The removal of a protecting group when it is no longer needed.

deprotonation deprotonations n
Deprotonierung
(chemistry) The removal of a proton (hydrogen ion) from a molecule to form a conjugate base.

depth /dɛpθ/ depths n
Tiefe
the vertical distance below a surface; the degree to which something is deep

depth charge depth charges n
Wasserbombe
(military, nautical, aviation) A form of bomb, launched from a ship or dropped from an aircraft, that is designed to detonate at a certain depth underwater for the purposes of attacking a submerged enemy, especially a submarine.

depth of field depths of field n
Schärfentiefe Tiefenschärfe
In photography, the distance in front of and behind the subject that appears to be in focus.

depth-first search depth-first searches n
Tiefensuche
(graph theory) An algorithm for traversing a tree or graph where one starts at the root and explores as far as possible along each branch before backtracking.

deputation /ˌdɛpjuːˈteɪʃən/ deputations n
Abordnung
The act of deputing, or of appointing or commissioning a deputy or representative; office of a deputy or delegate; vicegerency.

deputinization n
Deputinisierung Entputinisierung
(neologism, politics) The process of the removal of the influence of Vladimir Putin from politics.

deputize /ˈdɛpjutaɪz/ /ˈdɛpjətaɪz/ v
bevollmächtigen ernennen
(transitive) To officially empower, authorize, pronounce, and establish (someone) to be a deputy.
vertreten
(transitive) to officially empower and authorize (someone) to act as a substitute in one's role or office
(intransitive) To act as a substitute for a person in their role or office

deputy /ˈdɛpjəti/ /ˈdɛpəti/ deputies n
Abgeordnete Abgeordneter Deputierte Deputierter
(Ireland, often, capitalized) A member of Dáil Éireann, or the title of a member of Dáil Éireann.
Stellvertreter Stellvertreterin
(historical) A member of the French Chamber of Deputies, formerly called Corps Législatif.
(US) a law enforcement officer who works for the county sheriff's office; a deputy sheriff or sheriff's deputy; the entry level rank in such an agency.

deracinate /dɪˈɹæsəneɪt/ /dɪˈɹæsɪneɪt/ v
entwurzeln
To pull up by the roots; to uproot; to extirpate.
To force (people) from their homeland to a new or foreign location.

deradicalize /diːˈɹædɪkəlaɪz/ v
deradikalisieren
(transitive) To divest of radicalism; to normalize politically.

derail /ˌdiːˈɹeɪ.əl/ /ˌdəˈɹeɪ.əl/ v
entgleisen
(transitive) To cause to come off the tracks.
(intransitive, figurative) To deviate from the previous course or direction.

derailleur /ˌdiˈɹeɪ.lɚ/ /ˌdiˈɹeɪl.jə/ /ˌdəˈɹeɪ.lɚ/ /ˌdəˈɹeɪl.jə/ derailleurs n
Schaltwerk
The mechanism on a bicycle used to move the chain from one sprocket (gear) to another.

derailment derailments n
Entgleisung
(rail transport) The action of a locomotive or train leaving the rails along which it runs.

deranged /dɪˈɹeɪnd͡ʒd/ more deranged most deranged adj
verwirrt übergeschnappt
Disturbed or upset, especially mentally.
geisteskrank verrückt irre
Insane.

derby /ˈdɑː.bi/ /ˈdɝ.bi/ derbies n
Derby
Any of several annual horse races.

derealization derealizations n
Derealisation
(psychology) The psychological symptom in which the world appears to be unreal, and the patient has a sense of detachment from it.

dereference /dɪˈɹɛfɹəns/ v
dereferenzieren
(programming) To access the value or object located in a memory location addressed by a pointer or another value interpreted as such; to access a value being referenced by something else.

deregulate /diːˈɹɛɡjəleɪt/ v
deregulieren
(transitive) To remove the regulations, or legal restrictions, from.

derelict /ˈdɛɹəlɪkt/ more derelict most derelict adj
aufgegeben verfallen verlassen
Abandoned, forsaken; given up by the natural owner or guardian; (of a ship) abandoned at sea, dilapidated, neglected; (of a spacecraft) abandoned in outer space.
pflichtvergessen
Negligent in performing a duty.

derelict /ˈdɛɹəlɪkt/ derelicts n
aufgegeben-ein verlassenes Schiff
Property abandoned by its former owner, especially a ship abandoned at sea.

dereliction /dɛɹ.ɪ.ˈlɪk.ʃən/ derelictions n
Dienstpflichtverletzung Pflichtversäumnis
Willful neglect of one's duty.
Dereliktion
The act of abandoning something, or the state of being abandoned.

deride /dɪˈɹaɪd/ v
verspotten verhöhnen lustig machen über lächerlich machen verlachen
(transitive) To harshly mock; ridicule.

derision /dɪˈɹɪʒən/ derisions n
Hohn Verspottung Gespött Spott Verhöhnung
Act of treating with disdain.

derisive /dɪˈɹaɪ.sɪv/ /dɪˈɹɪ.sɪv/ more derisive most derisive adj
höhnisch spöttisch
Expressing or characterized by derision; mocking; ridiculing.
lächerlich
Deserving or provoking derision or ridicule.

derisively /dɪˈɹaɪsɪvli/ /dɪˈɹɪzɪvli/ more derisively most derisively adv
höhnisch spöttisch verächtlich
In a derisive manner; demeaningly, mockingly.

derivation /ˌdɛ.ɹɪˈveɪ.ʃ(ə)n/ derivations n
Derivation
(mathematics) The operation of deducing one function from another according to a fixed definition, referred to as derivation or differentiation; this is the inverse operation to integration.

derivative /dɪˈɹɪvətɪv/ more derivative most derivative adj
kopierend nachahmend
Obtained by derivation; not radical, original, or fundamental.

derivative /dɪˈɹɪvətɪv/ derivatives n
Ableitung Derivat
Something derived.
Ableitung Derivat Derivation Derivativ Derivativum Derivatum
(linguistics) A word that derives from another one.
Derivat Abkömmling
(chemistry) A chemical derived from another.
Ableitung
The value of such a derived function for a given value of its independent variable: the rate of change of a function at a point in its domain.
Derivat
(Of a function of a single variable f(x)) The derived function of f(x): the function giving the instantaneous rate of change of f; equivalently, the function giving the slope of the line tangent to the graph of f. Written f'(x) or \frac{df}{dx} in Leibniz's notation, \dot{f}(x) in Newton's notation (the latter used particularly when the independent variable is time).

derivatization /dəˌɹɪvətəˈzeɪʃən/ derivatizations n
Derivatisierung
(chemistry) A technique which transforms a chemical compound into a product of similar chemical structure.

derive /dəˈɹaɪv/ v
erlangen ableiten
(transitive) To obtain or receive (something) from something else.
herleiten ableiten
(transitive, logic) To deduce (a conclusion) by reasoning.
ableiten herleiten
(transitive, linguistics) To find the derivation of (a word or phrase).
ableiten
(transitive, chemistry) To create (a compound) from another by means of a reaction.
abstammen kommen von
(intransitive) To originate or stem (from).

derived function derived functions n
Ableitung
(calculus) Of a function, another function, the value of which for any value of the independent variable is the instantaneous rate of change of the given function at that value of the independent variable.

dermal [ˈdɜːməɫ] adj
dermal Haut Derma-
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to skin or integument (or other forms of tissue)

dermatitis /ˌdɜː(ɹ)m.əˈtaɪ.tɪs/ dermatites dermatitides dermatitises n
Ausschlag Dermatitis
(pathology) Inflammation of the skin.

dermatological [ˌdɜːmətəˈlɒd͡ʒɪkəɫ] adj
dermatologisch
(medicine) Of or pertaining to dermatology

dermatologist /ˌdɜːməˈtɒlədʒɪst/ /ˌdɝ.mə.ˈtɑ.lə.d͡ʒɪst/ dermatologists n
Dermatologe Hautarzt Dermatologin Hautärztin
A person who is skilled in, professes or practices dermatology.

dermatology /ˌdɜːməˈtɒlədʒi/ dermatologies n
Dermatologie
(medicine) The study of the skin and its diseases.

dermis /ˈdɜː.mɪs/ /ˈdɝ.mɪs/ dermides dermises n
Lederhaut Dermis
(anatomy) The tissue of the skin underlying the epidermis.

dernier cri derniers cris n
letzter Schrei
The latest sensation; the last word, the newest or ultimate expression or example (of something).

derogatory /dɪˈɹɑɡətɔɹi/ /dɪˈɹɒɡətɹi/ more derogatory most derogatory adj
abwertend abfällig pejorativ beleidigend
Lessening the worth of (a person, etc); expressing derogation; insulting.
derogativ derogatorisch
(legal, of a, clause in a testament) Being or pertaining to a derogatory clause.

derogatory clause derogatory clauses n
derogatorische Klausel

derrick /ˈdɛɹɪk/ derricks n
Derrickkran Drehkran Kranbaum Kranmast Ladebaum Ladekran
A device that is used for lifting and moving large objects.
Bohrturm
A framework that is constructed over a mine or oil well for the purpose of boring or lowering pipes.

dervish /ˈdɜːvɪʃ/ dervishes n
Derwisch Derwischin
(Islam) An itinerant Sufi mystic practicing voluntary poverty in devotion to God, and often engaging in ecstatic rituals.

desalination /diːˌsælɪˈneɪʃən/ desalinations n
Entsalzung Meerwasserentsalzung
The process of removing salt from sea water in order to make drinking water.

desalination plant desalination plants n
Entsalzungsanlage Meerwasserentsalzungsanlage
an industrial installation which converts seawater into drinking water by removing the salt.

desalt v
entsalzen
(transitive) To remove salt from; to desalinate.

descale v
entkalken entschuppen
To remove scale from the surface of a metal, especially from the inner surfaces of boilers etc.
entschuppen
To remove the scales from a fish etc.

descaling descalings n
Entkalkung
The removal of scale from the surface of a metal, especially from the inner surfaces of boilers etc.

descant /ˈdɛskænt/ descants n
Diskant
(music) A counterpoint melody sung or played above the theme.

descend /dɪˈsɛnd/ v
absteigen herabsteigen herunterkommen niedergehen
(intransitive) To pass from a higher to a lower place; to move downwards; to come or go down in any way, for example by falling, flowing, walking, climbing etc.
abstammen
To proceed by generation or by transmission; to happen by inheritance.

descendant /dɪˈsɛndənt/ descendants n
Nachkomme Abkömmling Nachfahre Spross Abkomme Nachkommin
One of the progeny of a specified person, at any distance of time or through any number of generations.
Abkömmling
(biology) A later evolutionary type.

descendantless adj
nachkommenlos
Not having any descendants; without any progeny.

descender /dɪˈsɛndə(ɹ)/ descenders n
Unterlänge
(typography) The part of a letter or number that is drawn below the baseline (the bottom of most lowercase letters).
Abseilgerät
(climbing) A belay device used in rock climbing, or as a fire escape.

descendeur /deɪsɒnˈdɜː(ɹ)/ descendeurs n
Abseilgerät
A piece of metal around which a rope is passed in order to slow descent when abseiling

descent /diˈsɛnt/ /dəˈsɛnt/ /dɪˈsɛnt/ descents n
Abstieg Runterweg
An instance of descending; act of coming down.
Abstieg
A way down.
A sloping passage or incline.
Herkunft Abstammung
Lineage or hereditary derivation.
Abstieg Verschlechterung
A drop to a lower status or condition; decline.

describe /dəˈskɹaɪb/ /dɪˈskɹaɪb/ v
beschreiben
(transitive) To represent in words.
(transitive, mathematics) To give rise to a geometrical structure.

description /dɪˈskɹɪpʃən/ descriptions n
Beschreibung Deskription
A sketch or account of anything in words; a portraiture or representation in language; an enumeration of the essential qualities of a thing or species.

descriptive /dɪˈskɹɪptɪv/ more descriptive most descriptive adj
deskriptiv
(linguistics) Describing the structure, grammar, vocabulary and actual use of a language.

descriptive geometry descriptive geometries n
darstellende Geometrie
A graphical protocol which creates three-dimensional virtual space on a two-dimensional plane.

descriptive statistics n
beschreibende Statistik deskriptive Statistik
(statistics) A branch of statistics dealing with summarization and description of collections of data—data sets, including the concepts of arithmetic mean, median, mode, and quantile.

descriptiveness /dɪˈskɹɪptɪvnəs/ n
Deskriptivität
The characteristic of being descriptive.

descriptor /dɪˈskɹɪptə(ɹ)/ descriptors n
Deskriptor
(computing, information science) A name associated with certain data or documents in an information storage and retrieval system; an index term.

descry /dɪˈskɹaɪ/ v
entdecken erkennen herauslesen wahrnehmen
(transitive) To see, especially from afar; to discover (a distant or obscure object) by the eye; to espy; to discern or detect.

desecrate /ˈdɛs.ə.kɹeɪ̯t/ /ˈdɛs.ɪ.kɹeɪ̯t/ v
schänden entweihen entheiligen
(transitive) To profane or violate the sacredness or sanctity of something.

desecration /dɛ.səˈkɹeɪ.ʃən/ /dɛ.sɪˈkɹeɪ.ʃən/ /dɛ.zəˈkɹeɪ.ʃən/ desecrations n
Entweihung Schändung Entheiligung Profanation Profanierung
An act of disrespect or impiety towards something considered sacred.

deselect /diːsəˈlɛkt/ v
abwählen entmarkieren
(transitive) To not select; to rule out of selection.

desensitization desensitizations n
Desensibilisierung
The act or process of desensitizing, of dulling or reducing sensation.

desensitize /dɪˈsɛnsɪtaɪz/ v
abstumpfen desensibilisieren
To cause to become less sensitive or insensitive.

desert /dəˈzɑɹt/ /ˈdɛz.ət/ /ˈdɛz.ɚt/ adj
wüst Wüste
Usually of a place: abandoned, deserted, or uninhabited.

desert /dəˈzɑɹt/ /ˈdɛz.ət/ /ˈdɛz.ɚt/ deserts n
Wüste
(informal) In particular, a barren, arid area of land which is hot, with sandy, rocky, or parched ground.
A barren area of land or desolate terrain, especially one with little water or vegetation; a wasteland.

desert /dəˈzɝt/ /dɪˈzɜːt/ /dɪˈzɝt/ deserts n
Verdienst
(usually, in the plural) That which is deserved or merited; a just punishment or reward.

desert /dəˈzɝt/ /dɪˈzɜːt/ /dɪˈzɝt/ v
desertieren fahnenflüchtig werden verlassen Fahnenflucht begehen im Stich lassen
To leave (anything that depends on one's presence to survive, exist, or succeed), especially when contrary to a promise or obligation; to abandon; to forsake.

desert date desert dates n
Wüstendattel Zachunbaum
Balanites aegyptiaca, a tree native to Africa and the Middle East.

desert island desert islands n
unbewohnte Insel
A deserted island, an uninhabited island, especially one in the tropics and (now, frequently, _, misunderstood, _, as) a small and almost entirely sandy desert.

desert rose /dɪˈzɜːt ɹəʊz/ /dɪˈzɝt ɹoʊz/ desert roses n
Sandrose
(mineral) A rosette of gypsum or barite crystals formed under certain conditions.

desert wheatear desert wheatears n
Wüstensteinschmätzer
Oenanthe deserti, an Old World flycatcher native to Asia and northern Africa

deserted /dəˈzɜɹtəd/ /dɪˈzɜː(ɹ)tɪd/ [dəˈzɝɾəd] more deserted most deserted adj
verlassen
(of a place) Abandoned, without people.
verwüstet
desolate

deserter /dɪˈzɜːtə(ɹ)/ deserters n
Deserteur Fahnenflüchtiger
(military) A person who has physically removed him- or herself from the control or direction of a military or naval unit with the intention of permanently leaving

desertification /dɪˌzɜː.tɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ /dɪˌzɝ.tɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ n
Desertifikation fortschreitende Wüstenbildung
The process by which a geographic region becomes a desert, resulting from natural changes in climate or by human activity.

desertion /dɪˈzɜːʃən/ /dɪˈzɝʃən/ desertions n
Fahnenflucht Desertion Desertation
The act of deserting.

deserve /dəˈzɝv/ /dɪˈzɜːv/ /dɪˈzɝv/ v
verdienen
(transitive) To be entitled to, as a result of past actions; to be worthy to have.
(obsolete) To serve; to treat; to benefit.

deservedly /dɪˈzɜːvɪdli/ more deservedly most deservedly adv
verdientermaßen
(degree, manner) In a way or to a degree that is deserved or merited.

deserving /dɪˈzɜːvɪŋ/ /dɪˈzɝvɪŋ/ more deserving most deserving adj
verdient
meriting, worthy (reward, punishment etc.)

desexualization desexualizations n
Entsexualisierung
The act or process of desexualizing.

desexualize v
entsexualisieren
(transitive) To divest of sexual attributes; to render conceptually asexual.

desiccant /ˈdɛsɪkənt/ desiccants n
Trocknungsmittel
A substance (such as calcium oxide or silica gel) that is used as a drying agent because of its high affinity for water.

desiccate /dɪˈsɪkeɪt/ /ˈdɛsɪkeɪt/ /ˈdɛsɪkət/ v
dörren trocknen
(transitive) To remove moisture from; to dry. [from late 16th c.]
(transitive) To preserve by drying. [from late 16th c.]

desiccated /ˈdɛsɪkeɪtəd/ more desiccated most desiccated adj
ausgetrocknet verdorrt
dried

desiccation /ˌdɛsɪˈkeɪʃən/ desiccations n
Trocknung
(uncountable) The state or process of being desiccated

desideratum /-ˈɹeɪ-/ /-ˌzɪ-/ /dəˌsɪdəˈɹɑtəm/ /dɪˌsɪdəˈɹɑːtəm/ [-ɾəm] desiderata n
Desideratum
Something that is wished for, or considered desirable, particularly when thought to be essential. [from mid 17th c.]

design /dɪˈzaɪn/ designs n
Design Entwurf Plan
A plan (with more or less detail) for the structure and functions of an artifact, building or system.
Muster
A pattern, as an element of a work of art or architecture.
Absicht
Intention or plot.
Entwurf
The shape or appearance given to an object, especially one that is intended to make it more attractive.
Design Entwurf
The art of designing

design /dɪˈzaɪn/ v
entwerfen designen
(obsolete, transitive) To mark out and exhibit; to designate; to indicate; to show; to point out; to appoint.

design by contract n
Design by Contract

design pattern design patterns n
Entwurfsmuster
(architecture, software engineering) A formal way of documenting a general reusable solution to a design problem in a particular field of expertise.

design thinking n
Design Thinking

designate /ˈdɛzɪɡ.neɪt/ /ˈdɛzɪɡ.nət/ v
designieren bestimmen kennzeichnen markieren ansetzen ausweisen
To mark out and make known; to point out; to indicate; to show; to distinguish by marks or description
ausersehen ausweisen bestimmen designieren einstufen vorsehen
To indicate or set apart for a purpose or duty — with to or for; to designate an officer for or to the command of a post or station.

designation /dɛzɪɡˈneɪʃən/ designations n
Benennung
That which designates; a distinguishing mark or name; distinctive title; appellation.
Signification, meaning, for example of a word or phrase.

designer /dɪˈzaɪnɚ/ designers n
Designer Designerin
A person who designs something, or who designs things as a profession.

designer label designer labels n
Designerlabel
A luxury brand name for a piece of clothing, other personal accessory item, automobile etc.

designer stubble n
Dreitagebart Stoppelbart
A fashionable short growth of male facial hair.

desirable /dɪˈzaɪəɹəbəl/ [dɪˈzaɪ(j)əɹəbəɫ] more desirable most desirable adj
begehrenswert wünschenswert
erwünscht wünschenswert
Worthy to be desired; pleasing; agreeable.

desire /diˈzaɪɚ/ /diˈzaɪɹ/ /dɪˈzaɪə/ /dɪˈzaɪɚ/ /dɪˈzaɪɹ/ desires n
Begehren Wunsch
(countable) Someone or something wished for.
Begehren
(uncountable) Strong attraction, particularly romantic or sexual.
(uncountable) The feeling of desiring; an eager longing for something.

desire /diˈzaɪɚ/ /diˈzaɪɹ/ /dɪˈzaɪə/ /dɪˈzaɪɚ/ /dɪˈzaɪɹ/ v
begehren wünschen
To want; to wish for earnestly.
To want emotionally or sexually.

desire line /-ˈzaɪɚ/ /di-/ /dɪˈzaɪə laɪn/ /dɪˈzaɪɹ laɪn/ desire lines n
Trampelpfad
A path that pedestrians or vehicles take informally rather than taking a sidewalk or set route, for example, a well-worn ribbon of dirt cutting across a patch of grass, or a path in the snow.

desired /dɪˈzaɪəd/ /dɪˈzaɪɹd/ more desired most desired adj
gewollt gewünscht
wished-for, longed-for

desist /dɪˈsɪst/ /dɪˈzɪst/ v
aufhören
(ambitransitive, formal) To cease to proceed or act; to stop (often with from).

desize v
entschlichten
(textiles) To remove sizing material from (a fabric).

desk /dɛsk/ desks n
Schreibtisch
A table, frame, or case, in past centuries usually with a sloping top but now usually with a flat top, for the use of writers and readers. It often has a drawer or repository underneath.
Schreibtisch Ressort
A station for a string player in an orchestra, consisting of a chair and a music stand, or a row of such stations.

desklamp desklamps n
Schreibtischlampe Schreibtischleuchte
A lamp which sits on and is used to illuminate a desk.

desktop /ˈdɛsktɒp/ [ˈdɛsk.ˌtɑp] [ˈdɛsk.ˌtɒp] [ˈdɛsk.ˌtɔp] desktops n
Schreibtischfläche
The top surface of a desk.
Desktop-Computer
(computing) A desktop computer.
Arbeitsoberfläche Benutzeroberfläche
(computing, GUI) The main graphical user interface of an operating system, usually displaying icons, windows and background wallpaper.

desktop computer /ˈdɛsktɒpˌkəmˈpjuːtə/ desktop computers n
Desktop-Computer
A computer of a size designed to be used on a desk or table, as opposed to larger machines, such as mainframes, and smaller machines, such as laptops and palmtops.

desman /ˈdɛsmən/ desmans n
Desman Bisamrüssler
Either of two species, Desmana moschata or Galemys pyrenaicus, of aquatic or semi-aquatic insectivore of the mole family, Talpidae, found in Europe.

desmosome desmosomes n
Desmosom
(biology) A structural unit that functions in the adhesion of cells to form tissue

desolate /ˈdɛsəleɪt/ /ˈdɛsələt/ more desolate most desolate adj
verlassen
Deserted and devoid of inhabitants.
Barren and lifeless.
Made unfit for habitation or use because of neglect, destruction etc.
öde
Dismal or dreary.
trostlos
Sad, forlorn and hopeless.

desolation /ˌdɛsəˈleɪʃən/ desolations n
Verwüsten Verwüstung
The act of desolating or laying waste; destruction of inhabitants; depopulation.
Trostlosigkeit Verlassenheit Verwüstetsein Verwüstung
The state of being desolated or laid waste
Ort des Elends Wüste Wüstenei Wüstung
A place or country wasted and forsaken.

desomorphine n
Desomorphin
(pharmaceutical drug) An opiate analogue derived from morphine, with sedative and analgesic effects.

desorbent desorbents n
Desorptionsmittel
(sciences) A substance that can enable desorption.

despair /dɪˈspɛə(ɹ)/ /dɪˈspɛɚ/ despairs n
Verzweiflung Hoffnungslosigkeit
Loss of hope; utter hopelessness; complete despondency.

despair /dɪˈspɛə(ɹ)/ /dɪˈspɛɚ/ v
verzweifeln Verzweiflung
(transitive) To cause to despair.
verzweifeln die Hoffnung aufgeben
(intransitive, often with “of”) To be hopeless; to have no hope; to give up all hope or expectation.

desperate /ˈdɛsp(ə)ɹət/ desperates n
verzweifelt hoffnungslos aussichtslos irrsinnig sehnsuchtsvoll verlangend verzweifelt bemüht
A person in desperate circumstances or who is at the point of desperation, such as a down-and-outer, addict, etc.

desperate times call for desperate measures proverb
außergewöhnliche Umstände erfordern außergewöhnliche Maßnahmen in der Not frisst der Teufel Fliegen
In adverse circumstances, actions that might have been rejected under other circumstances may become the best choice.

desperately /ˈdɛsp(ə)ɹətli/ more desperately most desperately adv
verzweifelt
In a desperate manner; without regard to danger or safety; recklessly.

desperation /ˌdɛspəˈɹeɪʃən/ desperations n
Verzweiflung
The act of despairing or becoming desperate; a giving up of hope.
A state of despair, or utter hopelessness; abandonment of hope.

despicable /dɪˈspɪkəbəl/ /ˈdɛspɪkəbəl/ more despicable most despicable adj
abscheulich gemein schnöde verachtenswert niederträchtig verabscheuungswürdig
Fit or deserving to be despised; contemptible; mean.

despise /dɪˈspaɪz/ v
verachten
To regard with contempt or scorn.

despite /dɪˈspaɪt/ preposition
trotz

despond /dɪˈspɒnd/ /ˈdɛspɒnd/ v
verzagen
To give up the will, courage, or spirit; to become dejected, lose heart.

despondency despondencies n
Mutlosigkeit Verzagtheit
The loss of hope or confidence; despair or dejection.
Niedergeschlagenheit Mutlosigkeit
A feeling of depression or disheartenment.

despondent /dɪˈspɒndənt/ more despondent most despondent adj
mutlos entmutigt deprimiert niedergeschlagen traurig
In low spirits from loss of hope or courage.

despot /ˈdɛs.pɒt/ /ˈdɛs.pət/ /ˈdɛz.pɒt/ despots n
Despot Despotin
A ruler with absolute power; a tyrant.

despotic /disˈpɒt.ɪk/ /dəˈspɒt.ɪk/ /dɛsˈpɑt.ɪk/ /dɛsˈpɒt.ɪk/ more despotic most despotic adj
despotisch
Of or pertaining to a despot or tyrant.
Acting or ruling as a despot, tyrannical.

despotism /ˈdɛspətɪzəm/ despotisms n
Despotie Despotismus Willkürherrschaft
government by a singular authority, either a single person or tight-knit group, which rules with absolute power, especially in a cruel and oppressive way.

dessert /dɪˈzɜːt/ /dɪˈzɝt/ desserts n
Dessert Nachtisch Nachspeise
A sweet dish or confection served as the last course of a meal.

dessertspoon dessertspoons n
Dessertlöffel
A unit of measure, being equivalent to two teaspoons or two-thirds of a tablespoon, or approximately 10 millilitres; a dessertspoonful.
Dessertlöffel Teelöffel
(rare) An item of cutlery; a spoon, larger than a teaspoon and smaller than a tablespoon, used for eating dessert.

dessiatina /dɛsjəˈtiːnə/ dessiatinas dessiatiny n
Desjatine
A Russian measure of land, roughly 1.1 hectares.

destabilization destabilizations n
Destabilisierung
The act or process of destabilizing.

destabilize /diːˈsteɪbɪlaɪz/ v
destabilisieren
(transitive) To make something unstable.
(intransitive) To become unstable.

destalinization n
Entstalinisierung
The process, begun by Nikita Khrushchev, of discrediting and then reforming the policies of Joseph Stalin.

destem v
abbeeren rebeln
(transitive) To remove the stem from (grapes, tobacco, etc.).

destigmatization destigmatizations n
Destigmatisierung Entstigmatisierung
The process or act of destigmatizing.

destigmatize /diːˈstɪɡmətaɪz/ v
destigmatisieren entstigmatisieren
(transitive) To remove the disgraceful or ignominious characterization; to remove stigma or stigmata.

destination /dɛstɪˈneɪʃən/ destinations n
Bestimmungsort Reiseziel
(countable) The place set for the end of a journey, or to which something is sent; place or point aimed at.
Bestimmung
(archaic) The act of destining or appointing.

destine /ˈdɛstɪn/ v
bestimmen vorbestimmen
to assign something (especially finance) for a particular use

destitute /ˈdɛstɪtjuːt/ /ˈdɛstɪtuːt/ /ˈdɛstɪtʃuːt/ more destitute most destitute adj
bettelarm mittellos völlig verarmt
Lacking money; poor, impoverished.

destitution /dɛstɪˈtjuːʃən/ /dɛstɪˈtuːʃən/ /dɛstɪˈtʃuːʃən/ destitutions n
Armut
An extreme state of poverty, in which a person is almost completely lacking in resources or means of support.

destroy /dɪˈstɹɔɪ/ v
kaputt machen zermalen
zerstören vernichten kaputtmachen
(ambitransitive) To damage beyond use or repair.
einschläfern notschlachten
(transitive) To put down or euthanize.
zerstören vernichten
(transitive, informal) To utterly defeat; to crush.
löschen
(transitive, computing) To remove data.

destroyable more destroyable most destroyable adj
zerstörbar
Able to be destroyed.

destroyer /dəˈstɹɔɪ.ɚ/ destroyers n
Zerstörer Vernichter Vernichterin Zerstörerin
That which destroys something.
Zerstörer
(science fiction, by extension) A starship of comparable role.

destruct /dɪˈstrʌkt/ v
zerstören
(transitive, nonstandard) To intentionally cause the destruction of.

destruction /dɪsˈtɹʌkʃən/ destructions n
Zerstörung Vernichtung
The act of destroying.
Zerstörung
The results of a destructive event.

destructive /dɪˈstɹʊktɪv/ /dɪˈstɹʌktɪv/ more destructive most destructive adj
destruktiv zerstörend schädlich
Causing destruction; damaging.

destructor destructors n
Zerstörer
One who destructs.
Destruktor
(object-oriented programming) A function that runs when an object is no longer required, used to release any resources that it was using.

desulfurization desulfurizations n
Entschwefelung
The process of removing sulfur from a substance, such as flue gas or crude.

desulfurize v
entschwefeln
(American spelling, transitive) To remove the sulfur from something (such as petroleum or flue gases).

desultory /ˈdɛs.əl.t(ə).ɹi/ /ˈdɛs.əlˌtɔɹ.i/ /ˈdɛz.əl.t(ə).ɹi/ /ˈdɛz.əlˌtɔɹ.i/ more desultory most desultory adj
sprunghaft
Jumping, or passing, from one thing or subject to another, without order, planning, or rational connection; lacking logical sequence.

detaboo v
enttabuisieren
to remove the taboo associated with a topic

detach /dəˈtæt͡ʃ/ /dɪˈtæt͡ʃ/ v
entfernen ablösen lösen abtrennen herausnehmen loslösen
(transitive) To take apart from; to take off.

detached house detached houses n
Einfamilienhaus
A free-standing, single-family dwelling unit that does not share a common wall with any other structure.

detail /dɪˈteɪl/ /ˈditeɪl/ /ˈdiːteɪl/ details n
Detail Einzelheit
(countable) A part small enough to escape casual notice.
Detail
(uncountable) A profusion of details.
A part considered trivial enough to ignore.

detail /dɪˈteɪl/ /ˈditeɪl/ /ˈdiːteɪl/ v
detaillisieren
(transitive) To explain in detail.

detailed /dɪˈteɪld/ /ˈdiːteɪld/ more detailed most detailed adj
detailliert umfassend
Characterized by attention to detail and thoroughness of treatment.

detailed balance detailed balances n
detailed balance detailliertes Gleichgewicht
(mathematics, probability theory) a Markov process is said to show detailed balance if the transition rates between each pair of states i and j in the state space obey

detain /dɪˈteɪn/ v
verhaften
(transitive, law enforcement) To put under custody.

detainee /ˌdɪteɪˈniː/ detainees n
Häftling Strafgefangener
Someone who is detained, especially in custody or confinement.

detect /dɪˈtɛkt/ v
entdecken
To discover or find by careful search, examination, or probing.

detected /dɪˈtɛktɪd/ adj
aufspüren entdecken
Having been noticed.

detected /dɪˈtɛktɪd/ v
entdecken
Simple past tense and past participle of detect

detection /dɪˈtek.ʃən/ /dɪˈtɛk.ʃən/ detections n
Detektion
The act or process of detecting, uncovering, or finding out, the discovery of something new, hidden, or disguised.

detective /dɪˈtɛktɪv/ detectives n
Detektiv Ermittler Ermittlerin
(law enforcement) A police officer who looks for evidence as part of solving a crime; an investigator.
Detektiv Detektivin Ermittler Privatdetektiv Privatermittler Schnüffler
A person employed to find information not otherwise available to the public.

detector /dɪˈtɛktə(ɹ)/ detectors n
Detektor
A device capable of registering a specific substance or physical phenomenon, and that optionally sounds an alarm or triggers a warning.

detent /dɪˈtɛnt/ /ˈdiːtɛnt/ detents n
Arretierung Sperrklinke
That which locks or unlocks a movement; a catch (stopping mechanism), pawl, or dog; especially, in clockwork, the catch which locks and unlocks the wheelwork in striking.

detention /dɪˈtɛnʃən/ detentions n
Haft Gewahrsam
(uncountable) The act of detaining or the state of being detained.
Detention Innehabung Nachsitzen
(pedagogy) A punishment given to a student for a minor infraction, typically requiring the student to report to a designated room during recess or outside of school hours to work on homework or perform busywork.
Detention Innehabung
(civil law) The bare physical control without the mental element of intention required for possession.

deter /dɪˈtɜː(ɹ)/ v
verhindern abwenden unterbinden
(transitive) To prevent something from happening.
abbringen abhalten ablenken beeinträchtigen zurückhalten
(transitive) To persuade someone not to do something; to discourage.
ablenken beeinträchtigen
(transitive) To distract someone from something.

detergent /dɪˈtɜːdʒənt/ detergents n
Reinigungsmittel Waschmittel
Any non-soap cleaning agent, especially a synthetic surfactant.

deteriorate /dəˈtɪɹ.i.eɪt/ /dəˈtɪɹ.iə.ɹeɪt/ /dɪˈtɪə.ɹɪ.eɪt/ /dɪˈtɪə.ɹɪə.ɹeɪt/ v
verschlechtern
(transitive) To make worse; to make inferior in quality or value; to impair.
verschlechtern sich verschlechtern
(intransitive) To grow worse; to be impaired in quality; to degenerate.

deteriorating /dɪˈtɪəɹ.i.əɹˌeɪ.tɪŋ/ more deteriorating most deteriorating adj
abwärts bergab

deterioration /dəˌti.ɹi.əˈɹeɪ.ʃən/ /dəˌtiɹiˈeɪʃən/ /dɪˌtɪəɹɪəˈɹeɪʃən/ /dɪˌtɪəɹɪˈeɪʃən/ deteriorations n
Verschlechterung Verschlimmerung Abgrund Verschärfung
The process of making or growing worse, or the state of having grown worse.

determinable more determinable most determinable adj
bestimmbar
able to be determined or limited

determinans n
Bestimmungswort Beysatz Determinans

determinant /dɪˈtɜːmɪnənt/ /dɪˈtɝmɪnənt/ determinants n
Determinante
(linear algebra) A scalar that encodes certain characteristics of a given transformation matrix; the unique scalar function over square matrices which is distributive over matrix multiplication, multilinear in the rows and columns, and takes the value 1 for the unit matrix; abbreviated as: det.

determinate /dɪˈtɜːmɪneɪt/ /dɪˈtɜːmɪnət/ adj
bestimmt eindeutig entschieden
Distinct, clearly defined. [from 14th c.]

determination /dɪˌtɜːmɪˈneɪʃən/ determinations n
Bestimmung
(countable) The act, process, or result of any accurate measurement, as of length, volume, weight, intensity, etc.
The act of defining a concept or notion by giving its essential constituents.
The act of determining the relations of an object, such as genus and species; the referring of minerals, plants, or animals, to the species to which they belong; classification
The act of determining, or the state of being determined.
Unterscheidung
The addition of a distinguishing feature to a concept or notion, thus limiting its extent.
Determination
Direction or tendency to a certain end; impulsion.
Bestimmtheit
The quality of mind which reaches definite conclusions; decisive character; resoluteness.
Feststellung
(countable) The state of decision; a judicial decision, or ending of controversy.
Entschluss
(countable) That which is determined upon; result of deliberation; purpose; conclusion formed; fixed resolution.

determinator determinators n
Faktor
A determining factor.

determine /dɪˈtɜːmɪn/ /dɪˈtɝmɪn/ v
bestimmen eingrenzen
To fix the form or character of; to shape; to prescribe imperatively; to regulate; to settle.
festlegen
To resolve (to do something); to establish a fixed intention; to cause (something) to come to a conclusion or decision; to lead.

determined /dɪˈtɜːmɪnd/ /dɪˈtɝmɪnd/ more determined most determined adj
bestimmt beherzt entschieden entschlossen resolut
Decided; resolute, possessing much determination.

determiner /dɪˈtɜː.mɪ.nə(ɹ)/ /dɪˈtɝ.mɪ.nɚ/ determiners n
Determinativ Artikelwort Determinans Determinierer
(grammar) A member of a class of words functioning in a noun phrase to identify or distinguish a referent without describing or modifying it.

determinism /dɪˈtɜːmɪnɪzəm/ determinisms n
Determinismus
(philosophy) The doctrine that all actions are determined by the current state and immutable laws of the universe, with no possibility of choice.

deterministic /dɪˌtɜː.mɪˈnɪs.tɪk/ /dɪˌtɝ.mɪˈnɪs.tɪk/ more deterministic most deterministic adj
deterministisch
(philosophy) Of, or relating to determinism.
(mathematics, of a Turing machine) Having at most one instruction associated with any given internal state.
(physics, of a system) Having exactly predictable time evolution.
(computing, of an algorithm) For a given particular input, always producing the same output through the same sequence of states.

deterrence /dɪˈtɛɹəns/ deterrences n
Abschreckung
The act of deterring, or the state of being deterred.
Action taken by states or alliances of nations against equally powerful alliances to prevent hostile action.
The art of producing in one's enemy the fear of attacking.

deterrent /dɪˈtəɹənt/ /dɪˈtɛɹənt/ /dɪˈtɜɹənt/ more deterrent most deterrent adj
abschreckend
Serving to deter, preventing something from happening.

deterrent /dɪˈtəɹənt/ /dɪˈtɛɹənt/ /dɪˈtɜɹənt/ deterrents n
Abschreckung
Something that deters.

detest /dɪˈtɛst/ v
verabscheuen
(transitive) To dislike (someone or something) intensely; to loathe.

dethrone v
absetzen entthronen stürzen
To depose; to forcibly relieve a monarch of the monarchy.
absetzen stürzen
To remove any governing authority from power.

detonate /ˈdɛtəneɪt/ /ˈdɛʔ.ə.neɪt/ v
detonieren
(transitive) To cause to explode.

detonation /dɛtəˈneɪʃən/ detonations n
Detonation
(chemistry) An explosion or sudden report made by the near-instantaneous decomposition or combustion of unstable substances. Specifically, combustion that spreads supersonically via shock compression.

detonator /ˈdɛt.ə.neɪ.tə(ɹ)/ /ˈdɛtn̩eɪ.tə(ɹ)/ detonators n
Zünder
A device used to detonate an explosive device etc.

detour /ˈdi.toɹ/ /ˈdiː.tɔː(ɹ)/ /ˈdiː.tʊə(ɹ)/ detours n
Umweg Umleitung
A diversion or deviation from one's original route.

detour /ˈdi.toɹ/ /ˈdiː.tɔː(ɹ)/ /ˈdiː.tʊə(ɹ)/ v
Umweg
(intransitive) To make a detour.
umleiten
(transitive) To direct or send on a detour.

detoxification detoxifications n
Entgiftung Entschlackung
The process of removing toxins.

detoxify v
entgiften
To remove foreign and harmful substances from something.

detractor detractors n
Verleumder Lästerer Lästermaul Spötter
A person who belittles the worth of another person or cause.

detrending /diːˈtɹɛndɪŋ/ n
Trendbereinigung
(statistics, economics) The manipulation of data to remove long-term trends and thus emphasise short-term changes.

detriment /ˈdɛtɹɪmənt/ detriments n
Schaden
Harm, hurt, damage.

detrimental /ˌdɛtɹɪˈmɛntəl/ more detrimental most detrimental adj
schädlich abträglich
Causing damage or harm.

detritivore /-ɾə-/ /-ˈtɹɪ-/ /dəˈtɹaɪtəvɔɹ/ /dɛˈtɹaɪtɪvɔː/ detritivores n
Detritivore Detritusfresser
(ecology) An organism that feeds on detritus; a detrivore, a saprophage.

detritivorous /ˌdɛtɹəˈtɪvəɹəs/ more detritivorous most detritivorous adj
detritivor
(ecology) That feeds on detritus; saprophagous

detritus /dɪˈtɹaɪ.təs/ detrita detritus n
Detritus Geröll Gesteinschutt
(countable, chiefly, geology) Pieces of rock broken off by ice, glacier, or erosion.
Mulm Verwitterungsmaterial
(biology, ecology) Organic waste material from decomposing dead plants or animals.
Trümmer Überrest
(by extension) Any debris or fragments of disintegrated material.

deuce /djuːs/ /duːs/ deuces n
Deibel Teufel
(epithet) The Devil, used in exclamations of confusion or anger.

deuce /djuːs/ /duːs/ /d͡ʒuːs/ deuces n
Daus
(cards) A card with two pips, one of four in a standard deck of playing cards.
Zwei
(dice) A side of a die with two spots.
(dice) A cast of dice totalling two.
The number two.
Einstand
(tennis) A tied game where either player can win by scoring two consecutive points.

deus ex machina /ˈdeɪ.əs ɛks ˈmækɪnə/ dei ex machina dei ex machinis deus ex machinas n
Deus ex Machina
(by extension) A contrived solution to a problem, relying on an agent external to the situation.

deuteragonist /ˌdju.təˈɹæɡ.ə.nɪst/ /ˌduː.təˈɹæɡ.ə.nɪst/ deuteragonists n
Deuteragonist Deuteragonistin
(narratology) A secondary character; specifically, the second most important character (after the protagonist).

deuterium /djuːˈtɪəɹɪəm/ /djuːˈtɪɹi.əm/ /dʒuːˈtɪəɹɪəm/ deuteriums n
Deuterium
(isotope) An isotope of hydrogen formed of one proton and one neutron in each atom - 21H.

deuterothematic adj
dithematisch zweigliedrig
(onomastics, of a name) Composed of two traditional name elements.

devaluation devaluations n
Abwertung Devalvation Devaluation
Depreciation.

devalue /diːˈvæljuː/ v
abwerten entwerten
(transitive) To lower or remove the value of something.
an Wert verlieren
(intransitive) To lose value; to depreciate.

devastate /ˈdɛvəsteɪt/ v
verwüsten verheeren
To ruin many or all things over a large area, such as most or all buildings of a city, or cities of a region, or trees of a forest.

devastated more devastated most devastated adj
verheert verwüstet
Ruined, ravaged.
am Boden zerstört gebrochen
Extremely upset and shocked.

devastating more devastating most devastating adj
verheerend
causing devastation

devastation /ˌdɛ.vəˈsteɪ.ʃən/ devastations n
Verwüstung Zerstörung
The act of devastating, or the state of being devastated; a laying waste.

devastator /ˈdɛvəˌsteɪtə(ɹ)/ devastators n
Verwüster
one who devastates.

develop /dɛˈʋɛ.ləp/ /dɪˈvɛl.əp/ /ˈdɛʋ.ləp/ v
entwickeln
(ambitransitive) To progress through a sequence of stages.
(transitive) To advance; to further; to promote the growth of.
(transitive) To bring out images latent in photographic film.
(chess, transitive) To place one's pieces actively.

developed /dɪˈvɛləpt/ more developed most developed adj
entwickelt
(said of a country) Not primitive; not third-world.
Mature.

developed country developed countries n
Industriestaat entwickeltes Land
(economics) A country with an advanced, high-income, industrialized economy.

developer /dɪˈvɛləpə(ɹ)/ /dɪˈvɛləpɚ/ developers n
Entwickler Entwicklerin
A person or entity engaged in the creation or improvement of certain classes of products.
(computing) A software developer; a person or company who creates or modifies computer software.
Bauunternehmer Projektentwickler
A real estate developer; a person or company who prepares a parcel of land for sale, or creates structures on that land.
Entwickler
A film developer; a person who uses chemicals to create photographs from photograph negatives.
A liquid used in the chemical processing of traditional photos.

developing /dɪˈvɛl.ə.pɪŋ/ adj
Entwicklung entwickelnd
Of a country: becoming economically more mature or advanced; becoming industrialized.

developing country developing countries n
Entwicklungsland
(economics) A country with an emerging and low- and middle-income but still industrializing its economy.

development /dɪˈvɛləpmənt/ developments n
Entwicklung
(countable) Something which has developed.
(chess, uncountable) The active placement of the pieces, or the process of achieving it.

development aid n
Entwicklungshilfe
Financial aid given by developed countries to promote the development of underdeveloped or developing countries.

developmental biology developmental biologies n
Entwicklungsbiologie
(biology) The study of the physiological changes that occurs within individual organisms from their conception through reaching physical maturity.

deverbal adj
deverbal deverbativ
(grammar, linguistics) Derived from a verb.

deviant /ˈdiː.vi.ənt/ more deviant most deviant adj
abweichend abnormal anders pervers
Characterized by deviation from an expectation or a social standard.

deviant /ˈdiː.vi.ənt/ deviants n
Abnormaler Abweichler Andersdenker Perverser Querulant
A person who deviates, especially from norms of social behavior.
Perversität
A thing, phenomenon, or trend that deviates from an expectation or pattern.

deviate /ˈdi.vi.eɪt/ /ˈdi.vi.ət/ /ˈdiː.vi.eɪt/ /ˈdiː.vi.æɪt/ /ˈdiː.vi.ət/ [ˈdɪi.vi.æɪt] [ˈdɪi.vi.ət] v
abweichen
(intransitive) To go off course from; to change course; to change plans.
(intransitive, figurative) To fall outside of, or part from, some norm; to stray.

deviation /diviˈeɪʃən/ deviations n
Abweichung Abweichen Sünde Verfehlung Übertretung
The state or result of having deviated; a transgression; an act of sin; an error; an offense.
Abweichung
(Absolute Deviation) The shortest distance between the center of the target and the point where a projectile hits or bursts.
(statistics) For interval variables and ratio variables, a measure of difference between the observed value and the mean.

deviationist deviationists n
Abweichler Dissenter Dissenterin Dissident Dissidentin
One who deviates from accepted beliefs or policies, especially from a prescribed form of Communism.

deviator /ˈdivieɪtɚ/ /ˈdiːvieɪtə/ deviators n
Abweichler
That which deviates, or causes deviation

device /dəˈvaɪs/ /dɪˈvaɪs/ devices n
Gerät Apparat Vorrichtung Baustein Einheit Einrichtung
Any piece of equipment made for a particular purpose, especially a mechanical or electrical one.
Hilfsmittel Einrichtung Instrument Kunstgriff Vorrichtung
A project or scheme, often designed to deceive; a stratagem; an artifice.
Devise Emblem Motto
(heraldry) A motto, emblem, or other mark used to distinguish the bearer from others. A device differs from a badge or cognizance primarily as it is a personal distinction, and not a badge borne by members of the same house successively.
Emblem Marke
(legal) An image used in whole or in part as a trademark or service mark.

device driver device drivers n
Gerätetreiber Treiber
(computing) Software, usually supplied with the operating system or by a hardware manufacturer, that communicates between the operating system of a personal computer and a specific hardware device.

devil /ˈdɛvəl/ /ˈdɛvɪl/ devils n
Teufel
(theology) An evil creature, the objectification of a hostile and destructive force.
The bad part of the conscience; the opposite to the angel.
(euphemistic, with an article, as an intensifier) Hell.
A person, especially a man; used to express a particular opinion of him, usually in the phrases poor devil and lucky devil.
Teufel Teufelin
A wicked or naughty person, or one who harbors reckless, spirited energy, especially in a mischievous way; usually said of a young child.

devil /ˈdɛvəl/ /ˈdɛvɪl/ pn
Teufel Satan
(theology) The chief devil; Satan.

devil /ˈdɛvəl/ /ˈdɛvɪl/ v
aufbringen plagen reizen schikanieren ärgern
To annoy or bother.

devil is in the details proverb
der Teufel steckt im Detail
(idiomatic) The specific provisions of, or particular steps for implementing, a general plan, policy, or contract may be complicated, controversial, or unworkable.

devil's advocate devil's advocates n
Advocatus Diaboli des Teufels Advokat
(idiomatic) One who debates from a viewpoint which one may not actually hold, usually to determine its validity or simply for the sake of argument.
(historical, Roman Catholic) A canon lawyer appointed by the Church to argue against the canonization of the proposed candidate.

devil's beating his wife phraseologicalUnit
Frau Holle hat Kirmes
(Southern US) Said when it rains while the sun is shining; that is, when a sun shower occurs.

devil's wheel n
Teufelsrad
An amusement ride consisting of a circular platform that rotates rapidly while riders try to stay on it.

devil-may-care more devil-may-care most devil-may-care adj
leichtsinnig nachlässig
Carefree, reckless, irresponsible.

devilish /ˈdɛvəlɪʃ/ /ˈdɛvɪlɪʃ/ more devilish most devilish adj
teuflisch
Characteristic of a devil.
(informal) Extreme, excessive.

devilry /ˈdɛv.əl.ɹi/ /ˈdɛv.ɪl.ɹi/ devilries n
Ulk Unfug böser
mischief.
Quälerei
Wickedness; cruelty.
Hexerei
An action performed with the help of a devil; witchcraft.
Hexerei Teufelei Unfug
An act of such mischief, wickedness, cruelty, or witchcraft.

deviltry /ˈdɛv.əl.tɹi/ deviltries n
Teufelei Teufelskunst Unfug
Devilry.

devious /ˈdiːvi.əs/ more devious most devious adj
unaufrichtig verschlagen doppelzüngig durchtrieben heimtückisch hinterhältig
Cunning or deceiving, not straightforward or honest, not frank.
abwegig gewunden indirekt krumm
Roundabout, circuitous, deviating from the direct or ordinary route.

devise /dɪˈvaɪz/ v
erdenken ausdenken entwerfen planen
(transitive) To use one’s intellect to plan or design (something).
durch Testament verfügen letztwillig vermachen
(transitive) To leave (property) in a will.

devitalize v
abtöten
(literal, figurative, transitive) To deprive of vitality; to make lifeless; to weaken.

devolution /diːvəˈluːʃən/ devolutions n
Dezentralisierung Machtübertragung auf Landesteile
The transference of a right to a successor, or of a power from one body to another.

devote /dɪˈvoʊt/ /dɪˈvəʊt/ v
widmen
to give one's time, focus one's efforts, commit oneself, etc. entirely for, on, or to a certain matter

devoted /dɪˈvəʊtəd/ more devoted most devoted adj
hingebungsvoll
Zealous; characterized by devotion.

devotee /ˌdɛvəˈtiː/ devotees n
Anhänger Anhängerschaft Bewunderer Enthusiast Entourage Fan
An ardent enthusiast or admirer.
Anhänger Eiferer Gläubiger Verehrer
(religion) A believer in a particular religion or god.

devotion /dɪˈvoʊʃən/ /dɪˈvəʊʃən/ devotions n
Aufopferung Anhänglichkeit Ergebenheit Hingabe Hingebung Widmung
(uncountable) The act or state of devoting or being devoted.
Hingabe Aufopferung Hingebung Anhänglichkeit Ergebenheit Widmung
(uncountable) Feeling of strong or fervent affection; dedication
Andacht Hingabe Devotion Ergebenheit Frömmigkeit Hingebung
(uncountable) Religious veneration, zeal, or piety.

devotional /dɪˈvoʊʃənəl/ /dɪˈvəʊʃənəl/ more devotional most devotional adj
andächtig
(usually, religious) Of or pertaining to devotion or worship.

devour /dɪˈvaʊə(ɹ)/ /dɪˈvaʊɚ/ v
verschlingen fressen schlingen herunterschlingen
To eat quickly, greedily, hungrily, or ravenously.
verschlingen vernichten zerstören
To rapidly destroy, engulf, or lay waste.
verschlingen
To take in avidly with the intellect or with one's gaze.
besessen sein von eingenommen sein von
To absorb or engross the mind fully, especially in a destructive manner.

devout /dəˈvʌʊt/ /dɪˈvaʊt/ devouter devoutest more devout most devout adj
andächtig strenggläubig tiefgläubig
Devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties; pious; extremely religious.

devoutly more devoutly most devoutly adv
andächtig
In a devout manner.

dew /d(j)uː/ /djuː/ /dɪu̯/ /d͡ʒ(j)uː/ dews n
Tau
(uncountable) Moisture in the air that settles on plants, etc in the morning or evening, resulting in drops.

dew point dew points n
Taupunkt
The temperature at which the air becomes saturated and water vapor condenses to form dew.

dewatering dewaterings n
Entwässerung
Any of various techniques for the removal of water, either from a solid or from a structure.

dewberry /ˈdjuː.b(ə.)ɹi/ /ˈduˌbɛɹ.i/ /ˈd͡ʒuː.b(ə.)ɹi/ /ˈd͡ʒʉː.b(ə.)ɹi/ dewberries n
Ackerbeere Bockbeere Kratzbeere
European dewberry, Rubus caesius.

dewclaw dewclaws n
Afterkralle Geäfter
A vestigial digit, hoof or claw that does not reach the ground.

dewdrop dewdrops n
Tautropfen
A droplet of water formed as dew.

dewesternization n
Entwestlichung

dewesternize v
entwestlichen

dewlap /ˈdju.læp/ /ˈdjuː.læp/ /ˈdu.læp/ dewlaps n
Wamme Kehlwamme
The pendulous skin under the neck of an ox, or a similar feature on any other animal.

deworm v
entwurmen
To cause an animal to excrete any worms in the digestive tract by the administration of drugs.

deworming dewormings n
Entwurmung
The elimination of parasitic worms from an animal.

dexamethasone /ˌdɛk.səˈmɛθ.ə.səʊn/ /ˌdɛk.səˈmɛθ.ə.zəʊn/ /ˌdɛk.səˈmɛθ.əˌsoʊn/ /ˌdɛk.səˈmɛθ.əˌzoʊn/ dexamethasones n
Dexamethason

dexter /ˈdɛkstə/ adj
dexter rechts rechtsseitig
(archaic, outside, heraldry) Right; on the right-hand side. (In heraldry, specifically the bearer's right, which is the viewer's left.)

dexterity /dɛksˈtɛɹɪti/ dexterities n
Geschicklichkeit Fingerfertigkeit Gewandtheit
Skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands.

dexterous /ˈdɛkstɹəs/ more dexterous most dexterous adj
geschickt behänd fingerfertig
Skillful with one's hands.
geschickt gewandt tüchtig
Skillful in some specific thing.
agil flexibel flink gewandt
Agile; flexible; able to move fluidly and gracefully.

dexterously /ˈdɛkst(ə)ɹəsli/ more dexterously most dexterously adv
geschickt gewandt
In a dexterous manner; skillfully; with precision.

dextrin /ˈdɛkstɹɪn/ dextrins n
Dextrin
(carbohydrate) Any of a range of oligomers of glucose, intermediate in complexity between maltose and starch, produced by the enzymatic hydrolysis of starch; used commercially as adhesives.

dextrose /ˈdɛkstɹəʊz/ dextroses n
Dextrose Traubenzucker
The naturally-occurring dextrorotatory form of glucose monosaccharide molecule.

dhampir dhampirs n
Dhampir
(mythology, fiction) A half-human, half-vampire hybrid.

dharma /d̪ʱəɾm/ /ˈdɑɹ.mə/ /ˈdɑːmə/ /ˈd̪ʱəɾ.mə/ dharmas n
Dharma
(Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism) The natural order of the universe; natural law, cosmic order.

dhole /doʊl/ /dəʊl/ dhole dholes n
Rothund
An Asian wild dog, Cuon alpinus.

dhuhr /ˈðʊhə(ɹ)/ /ˈðʊə(ɹ)/ n
Dhuhr Mittagsgebet
(Islam) The midday Islamic prayer.

di- /daɪ/ prefix
di- doppel- zwei
Two, twice or double.

diabetes /ˌdaɪəˈbiːtiːz/ /ˌdaɪəˈbiːtɪs/ n
Diabetes Zuckerkrankheit Zucker
Diabetes mellitus; any of a group of metabolic diseases whereby a person (or other animal) has high blood sugar due to an inability to produce, or inability to metabolize, sufficient quantities of the hormone insulin. [from 19th c.]

diabetes mellitus /ˈmɛlɨtəs/ /ˌdaɪəˈbiːtiːz/ /ˌdaɪəˈbiːtɪs/ /ˌməˈlaɪtəs/ n
Diabetes Zuckerkrankheit Diabetes mellitus
A medical disorder commonly called diabetes, characterized by varying or persistent hyperglycemia (high blood sugar levels), especially after eating.

diabetic /daɪəˈbɛtɪk/ more diabetic most diabetic adj
Diabetiker- zuckerkrank
Of or pertaining to diabetes, especially diabetes mellitus.
zuckerkrank
Having diabetes, especially diabetes mellitus.
diabetisch
Suitable for one having diabetes, especially diabetes mellitus.

diabetic /daɪəˈbɛtɪk/ diabetics n
Diabetiker Diabetikerin
A person with diabetes, usually diabetes mellitus.

diabetologist diabetologists n
Diabetologe Diabetologin
A physician whose speciality is diabetology.

diabetology n
Diabetologie
(medicine) The study of the diagnosis and treatment of diabetes

diabolic /ˌdaɪəˈbɒlɪk/ more diabolic most diabolic adj
diabolisch teuflisch
Showing wickedness typical of a devil.
Extremely evil or cruel.

diabolically more diabolically most diabolically adv
diabolisch
In a diabolical manner.

diachronic /daɪ.əˈkɹɑnɪk/ /daɪ.əˈkɹɒnɪk/ more diachronic most diachronic adj
diachronisch
Occurring over or changing with time.

diacritical mark diacritical marks n
diakritisches Zeichen Diakritikon Diakritikum
(orthography, typography) A symbol in writing used with a letter to indicate a different pronunciation, stress, tone, or meaning, also called "tone marks" when used to indicate tones, e.g. in Vietnamese or pinyin (romanised Mandarin Chinese).

diadem /ˈdaɪ.ə.dəm/ /ˈdaɪ.ə.dɛm/ diadems n
Diadem
An ornamental headband worn as a badge of royalty.

diademed sifaka diademed sifakas n
Diademsifaka
Propithecus diadema, an endangered species of sifaka, one of the lemurs endemic to certain rainforests in eastern Madagascar.

diaeresis /daɪˈɛɹəsɪs/ /daɪˈɛɹɪsɪs/ /daɪˈɪəɹɪsɪs/ diaereses n
Trema Umlaut
(orthography) A diacritic (◌̈) placed over a vowel letter (especially the second of two consecutive ones) indicating that it is sounded separately, usually forming a distinct syllable, as in the English words naïve, Noël and Brontë, the French haïr and the Dutch ruïne.
Diärese Diäresis
(linguistics, prosody) Distraction; the separation of a vowel, often a diphthong, into two distinct syllables.

diagnose /ˈdaɪ.əɡˌnoʊs/ /ˈdʌɪ.əɡˌnəʊz/ /ˌdaɪ.əɡˈnoʊs/ /ˌdʌɪ.əɡˈnəʊz/ v
diagnostizieren
(by extension) To determine the cause of a problem.

diagnosis /daɪəɡˈnəʊsɪs/ diagnoses n
Diagnose
The process of, or an instance of, identification of the nature and cause of something (of any nature).

diagnostic /daɪəˈɡnɒstɪk/ more diagnostic most diagnostic adj
diagnostisch
Of, or relating to diagnosis.

diagnostics n
Diagnostik
The process of determining the state of or capability of a component to perform its function(s)

diagonal /daɪˈæɡnəl/ /daɪˈæɡənəl/ /dɑɪˈæɡ.ə.nəl/ adj
diagonal schräg
(geometry) Joining two nonadjacent vertices (of a polygon or polyhedron).

diagonal /daɪˈæɡnəl/ /daɪˈæɡənəl/ /dɑɪˈæɡ.ə.nəl/ diagonals n
Diagonale diagonal
Anything forming or resembling such a line, particularly:

diagonal matrix diagonal matrices n
Diagonalmatrix
(linear algebra) A matrix in which the entries outside the main diagonal are all zero.

diagonalizable more diagonalizable most diagonalizable adj
diagonalisierbar
Able to be diagonalized.

diagram /ˈdaɪ.ə.ɡɹæm/ /ˈdaɪ.ɡɹæm/ diagrams n
Diagramm
A plan, drawing, sketch or outline to show how something works, or show the relationships between the parts of a whole.
A graph or chart.

dial /ˈdaɪ.əl/ [ˈdaɪ.əɫ] dials n
Zifferblatt
A graduated, circular scale over which a needle moves to show a measurement (such as speed).
Nummernschalter Nummernscheibe Wählscheibe
A disk with finger holes on a telephone; used to select the number to be called.

dial /ˈdaɪ.əl/ [ˈdaɪ.əɫ] v
wählen
(transitive) To select a number, or to call someone, on a telephone.

dial down v
vermindern
(idiomatic, transitive) To reduce or diminish in effect or intensity.

dial tone dial tones n
Wählton
A telephony signal, usually in the form of a sound, used to indicate that the telephone exchange is working, has recognized an off-hook, and is ready to accept a call.

dial-a-ride n
Taxibus

dialect /ˈdaɪ.əˌlɛkt/ dialects n
Dialekt Mundart
(linguistics, broad sense) A variety of a language that is characteristic of a particular area, community, or social group, differing from other varieties of the same language in relatively minor ways as regards grammar, phonology, and lexicon.

dialect continuum dialect continua dialect continuums n
Dialektkontinuum
(linguistics) A range of dialects that vary slightly by region, so that the further apart two regions are, the more the language differs.

dialectal /ˌdaɪəˈlɛktəl/ more dialectal most dialectal adj
dialektal mundartlich dialektisch
Of or relating to a dialect.

dialectical behavior therapy n
Dialektisch-Behaviorale Therapie dialektische Verhaltenstherapie
(psychology) A psychotherapeutic approach used to treat personality disorders, mood disorders, eating disorders, suicidal ideation, interpersonal conflicts, self-harm, substance abuse and other maladaptive coping strategies, which focuses on synthesizing the importance of self-acceptance with the acceptance of a need to change one's behavior.

dialectical materialism n
dialektischer Materialismus
(philosophy) The concept of reality in which material things are in the constant process of change brought about by the tension between conflicting or interacting forces, elements, or ideas.

dialecticism dialecticisms n
Dialektismus
(linguistics) A dialectal word or phrase (especially if borrowed into another dialect or into 'standard' language).

dialectics /daɪəˈlɛktɪks/ n
Dialektik
(philosophy, uncountable) A systematic method of argument that attempts to resolve the contradictions in opposing views or ideas.

dialectologist dialectologists n
Dialektologe Dialektologin
(linguistics) A person who studies regional differences in speech sounds.

dialectology dialectologies n
Dialektologie Dialektforschung Mundartforschung
The study of dialects.

dialog box dialog boxes n
Dialog Dialogfeld Dialogfenster
(computing, graphical user interface) A window that prompts the user to enter information.

dialogue /ˈdaɪəlɒɡ/ /ˈdaɪəˌlɑɡ/ /ˈdaɪəˌlɔɡ/ dialogues n
Dialog Gespräch
A conversation or other form of discourse between two or more individuals.
(authorship) In a dramatic or literary presentation, the verbal parts of the script or text; the verbalizations of the actors or characters.
Dialog Dialogfenster
(computing) A dialogue box.

dialogue /ˈdaɪəlɒɡ/ /ˈdaɪəˌlɑɡ/ /ˈdaɪəˌlɔɡ/ v
Zwiesprache halten aussprechen austauschen diskutieren eine offene Aussprache führen einen Dialog führen
(informal, business) To discuss or negotiate so that all parties can reach an understanding.

dialogue tag dialogue tags n
Begleitsatz
(narratology, authorship) A sentence part that attributes a piece of written dialogue to its speaker. (e.g. In "Get out of here," he said, "he said" is a dialogue tag.)

dialysis /daɪˈælɪsɪs/ dialyses n
Dialyse
(chemistry) A method of separating molecules or particles of different sizes by differential diffusion through a semipermeable membrane.
(medicine) Utilization of this method for removal of waste products from the blood in the case of kidney failure: hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis.

dialyzer dialyzers n
Dialysator
(medicine) The part of a hemodialysis machine that performs filtration by unequal diffusion through membranes

diamagnetic /daɪəmæɡˈnɛtɪk/ more diamagnetic most diamagnetic adj
diamagnetisch
(physics) Exhibiting diamagnetism; repelled by a magnet.

diamagnetism diamagnetisms n
Diamagnetismus
(physics) a weak form of magnetism that is only observed in the presence of an external magnetic field; due to an induced magnetic field in an opposite direction

diameter /daɪˈæmɪtə(ɹ)/ /daɪˈæmɪtɚ/ [-mɪɾɚ] diameters n
Durchmesser
(geometry) The length of such a line.

diametral adj
diametral

diametrically /ˌdaɪ.ə.ˈmɛt.ɹɪk.li/ more diametrically most diametrically adv
diametral diametrisch
Separated by a diameter, on exactly the opposite side.

diamond /ˈdaɪ.(ə.)mənd/ diamonds n
Diamant
(uncountable) A glimmering glass-like mineral that is an allotrope of carbon in which each atom is surrounded by four others in the form of a tetrahedron.
Something that resembles a diamond.
Diamant Brillant
A gemstone made from this mineral.
Karo
(card games) A card of the diamonds suit.

diamond anvil cell diamond anvil cells n
Diamantstempelzelle

diamond frame diamond frames n
Diamantrahmen
A modern, upright bicycle shape or design, as distinguished from a penny-farthing bicycle, a recumbent, etc.

diamond in the rough diamonds in the rough n
ungeschliffenes Juwel
(figurative) A person whose goodness or other positive qualities are hidden by a harsh or unremarkable surface appearance.

diamond ring diamond rings n
Diamantring Diamantringeffekt
(astronomy) An optical phenomenon visible during a moment of a solar eclipse when only a tiny part of the sun is not obscured by the moon, shining like a diamond in the ring of the sun’s corona.

diamonds /ˈdaɪ(ə)məndz/ n
Karo
(card games) One of the four suits of playing cards, marked with the symbol ♦.

dianoialogy n
Dianoiologie
(archaic) The science of the dianoetic or intellectual faculties.

diapause /ˈdaɪəpɔːz/ diapauses n
Diapause Dormanz
(biology, entomology, ichthyology) A temporary pause in the growth and development of an organism due to adverse environmental conditions (especially in insects and in the embryos of many of the oviparous species of fish in the order Cyprinodontiformes)

diaper /ˈdaɪ(ə)pə/ /ˈdaɪ(ə)pɚ/ diapers n
Windel
(North America) An absorbent garment worn by a baby, by a young child not yet toilet trained, or by an adult who is incontinent; a nappy.

diaper /ˈdaɪ(ə)pə/ /ˈdaɪ(ə)pɚ/ v
windeln wickeln
To put diapers on someone.

diaper bag diaper bags n
Wickeltasche
(North America) A bag used during outings for the storage of items and supplies needed to take care of a baby, such as diapers, wet wipes, toiletries, food and toys.

diaper cake diaper cakes n
Windeltorte
A collection of diapers and related childcare items stacked together in the shape of a cake and presented as a gift to a baby's parents or carers.

diaphanoscopy diaphanoscopies n
Diaphanoskopie

diaphanous /daɪˈæf.ən.əs/ more diaphanous most diaphanous adj
diaphan durchscheinend durchsichtig
Transparent or translucent; allowing light to pass through; capable of being seen through.
diaphan durchscheinend
Of a fine, almost transparent, texture; gossamer; light and insubstantial.

diaphone diaphones n
Diaphon
(phonology) A particular dialectal variant of a phoneme; all the dialectal variants of a phoneme, considered as a whole.

diaphoretic /daɪəfəˈɹɛtɪk/ more diaphoretic most diaphoretic adj
schweißtreibend
(pharmaceutical effect) Generating sweat or perspiration.

diaphragm /ˈdaɪəˌfɹæm/ diaphragms n
Zwerchfell Diaphragma
(anatomy) In mammals, a sheet of muscle separating the thorax from the abdomen, contracted and relaxed in respiration to draw air into and expel air from the lungs; also called thoracic diaphragm.
Diaphragma Zwerchfell
A contraceptive device consisting of a flexible cup, used to cover the cervix during intercourse.
Membran
(mechanics) A flexible membrane separating two chambers and fixed around its periphery that distends into one or other chamber as the difference in the pressure in the chambers varies.
Blende Zwerchfell
(optics, photography) A thin opaque structure with a central aperture, used to limit the passage of light into a camera or similar device.

diapir /ˈdaɪ.ə.pɪə(ɹ)/ diapirs n
Diapir
(geology) An intrusion of a ductile rock into an overburden.

diapositive diapositives n
Dia Diapositiv
(photography) slide (used with a projector for projecting images)

diarchy diarchies n
Biarchie Diarchie Doppelherrschaft
A state under the rule of two people; the form of government of such state.

diarist /ˈdaɪəɹɪst/ diarists n
Tagebuchschreiber Tagebuchschreiberin
One who keeps a diary.

diarrhea /ˌdaɪ.əˈɹiː.ə/ diarrheas n
Durchfall Diarrhö Diarrhoe Dünnschiss
A gastrointestinal disorder characterized by frequent and very soft or watery bowel movements.
The watery or very soft excrement that comes from such bowel movements.

diarthrosis diarthroses n
Diarthrose
(anatomy) A joint that can move freely in various planes

diary /ˈdaɪ.ə.ɹi/ /ˈdaɪ.ɹi/ diaries n
Tagebuch
A daily log of experiences, especially those of the writer.

diaspora /daɪˈæs.pə.ɹə/ /daɪˈæs.pɚ.ə/ /daɪˈæs.pɹə/ /diˈæs.pɚ.ə/ /diˈæs.pɹə/ diasporae diasporai diasporas n
Diaspora
(collective) A group so dispersed, especially Jews outside of the land of Israel.

diasporal /-pɹəl/ /daɪˈæspəɹəl/ /daɪˈæspɹəl/ /di-/ diasporals n
Diasporal
(chemistry, medicine) A diluted colloidal solution of some compound.

diastole /daɪˈæstəli/ diastoles n
Diastole Herzerschlaffung
(chiefly, uncountable, physiology) The phase or process of relaxation and dilation of the heart chambers, between contractions, during which they fill with blood; an instance of the process.

diatom /ˈdaɪ.ə.təm/ /ˈdaɪ.əˌtɔm/ diatoms n
Kieselalge
Any of a group of minute unicellular algae having a siliceous covering of great delicacy, now categorized as class Diatomophyceae or division Bacillariophyta.

diatomaceous earth n
Diatomeenerde Kieselguhr
A light soil consisting of siliceous diatom remains and often used as a filtering material or microabrasive.

diatonic adj
diatonisch
(music) Relating to or characteristic of a musical scale which contains seven pitches and a pattern of five whole tones and two semitones; particularly, of the major or natural minor scales.

diatonic scale diatonic scales n
Diatonik
(music) A seven-note musical scale consisting of five tones and two diatonic semitones, formed by stacking six perfect fifths.

diatribe /ˈdaɪ.əˌtɹaɪb/ diatribes n
Ausfall Hetze gehässiger Angriff Hetzrede Hetzschrift
An abusive, bitter verbal or written attack, criticism or denunciation.
Suada
A prolonged discourse; a long-winded speech.

diazepam /daɪˈæz.əˌpæm/ /dʌɪˈaz.ɪ.pam/ /dʌɪˈeɪ.zɪ.pam/ diazepams n
Diazepam
(pharmaceutical drug) A tranquilizing muscle relaxant drug (trademark Valium) used chiefly to relieve anxiety.

dibasic adj
zweibasisch
(chemistry) (of an acid) containing two replaceable hydrogen atoms

dibble /ˈdɪb(ə)l/ dibbles n
Pflanzholz Setzholz
A pointed implement used to make holes in the ground in which to set out plants or to plant seeds.

dibbler dibblers n
Sprenkelbeutelmaus
A small Australian mouse-like marsupial (Parantechinus apicalis).

dicarboxylic acid dicarboxylic acids n
Dicarbonsäure
(organic chemistry) Any organic compound having two carboxylic acid functional groups.

dicastery dicasteries n
Dikasterium
A ministry or department of the Roman Curia of the Holy See, whether administrative or ecclesiastical.

dice /daɪs/ v
würfeln in Würfel schneiden
(transitive) To cut into small cubes.

dice snake dice snakes n
Würfelnatter
Natrix tessellata, a European non-venomous snake belonging to the family of Colubridae, subfamily Natricinae

dicey /ˈdaɪsi/ dicier diciest adj
brenzlig
Fraught with danger.
riskant
Of uncertain, risky outcome.

dichasium dichasia n
Dichasium
(botany) A cymose inflorescence with all branches below the terminal flower in regular opposite pairs.

dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethanes n
DDT Dichlordiphenyltrichlorethan
(organic compound) A chlorinated hydrocarbon originally used as an insecticide, often abbreviated as DDT.

dichloromethane dichloromethanes n
Dichlormethan
(organic compound) The partially halogenated hydrocarbon CH2Cl2 widely used as a solvent

dichogamy n
Dichogamie
(biology) The condition in which an organism changes sex during its lifetime.

dichotomous /daɪˈkɑ.tə.məs/ /daɪˈkɒt.ə.məs/ /dɑɪˈkɔt.ə.məs/ [daɪˈkɑ.ɾə.məs] [dɑɪˈkɔɾ.ə.məs] adj
dichotom
Dividing or branching into two mutually exclusive pieces.

dichotomy /daɪˈkɑtəmi/ /daɪˈkɒtəmi/ /dɪ-/ [-ɾə-] dichotomies n
Dichotomie Zweiteilung
A separation or division into two; a distinction that results in such a division.

dichromate /daɪˈkɹəʊmeɪt/ dichromates n
Dichromat
(chemistry) any salt of dichromic acid; in solution the orange dichromate anion (Cr2O72-) is in equilibrium with the yellow chromate anion (CrO42-), the relative amount of each ion depending on the pH; they are both very powerful oxidizing agents

dick /dɪk/ dicks n
Schnüffler
(dated, US, slang) A detective.
Schwanz Schlange
(countable, and, uncountable, vulgar, slang) The penis.
Arschloch Arsch Schwanzlutscher
(countable, vulgar, slang, derogatory) A highly contemptible or obnoxious person; a jerk.
Schwanz
(uncountable, vulgar, slang) Sexual intercourse with a man.

dick-measuring contest dick-measuring contests n
Schwanzvergleich
(vulgar, figurative) A situation in which people (usually men) compete, often over superficial characteristics, to demonstrate their worthiness, power, etc.

dickcheese dickcheeses n
Nillenkäse
(slang, vulgar) Penile smegma or accumulated dried-out semen beneath the foreskin.

dickhead /ˈdɪ.kɛd/ /ˈdɪkˌhɛd/ dickheads n
Eichel Nille
(vulgar, colloquial) The glans penis.
Dummkopf Depp Schwachkopf
(vulgar, colloquial, pejorative) A stupid or useless person.

dickpic /ˈdɪkˌpɪk/ dickpics n
Dickpic
(vulgar, slang) A photograph of a penis, taken for sexual purposes.

dicotyledon dicotyledons n
Zweikeimblättrigen
(botany, historical) Any plant in what used to be the Dicotyledones.

dictate /ˈdɪkˌteɪt/ /ˌdɪkˈteɪt/ dictates n
Diktat Gebot
An order or command.

dictate /ˈdɪkˌteɪt/ /ˌdɪkˈteɪt/ v
diktieren bestimmen vorschreiben
To order, command, control.
diktieren
To speak in order for someone to write down the words.

dictation /dɪkˈteɪʃən/ dictations n
Diktat
(countable, uncountable) Dictating, the process of speaking for someone else to write down the words.
(countable, uncountable) An activity in school where the teacher reads a passage aloud and the students write it down.

dictation machine dictation machines n
Diktiergerät
A sound recording device most commonly used to record speech for later playback or to be typed into print.

dictator /dɪkˈteɪtə(ɹ)/ /ˈdɪkteɪtəɹ/ dictators n
Diktator Diktatorin
A totalitarian leader of a country, nation, or government.

dictatorial [dɪktəˈtɔːɹɪəɫ] more dictatorial most dictatorial adj
diktatorisch
of or pertaining to a dictator
in the manner of a dictator, usually with callous disregard for others.

dictatorship /dɪkˈteɪtə(ɹ)ʃɪp/ /ˈdɪkteɪtəɹʃɪp/ dictatorships n
Diktatur Gewaltherrschaft Willkürherrschaft Cäsarenherrschaft
A type of government where absolute sovereignty is allotted to an individual or a small clique.

dictatorship of the proletariat dictatorships of the proletariat n
Diktatur des Proletariats
(Marxism) A socio-political power, as opposed to the dictatorship of the bourgeoisie, characterized by a struggle to achieve a communist society.

diction /ˈdɪkʃən/ dictions n
Diktion Ausdrucksweise
The effectiveness and degree of clarity of word choice and expression.

dictionary /ˈdɪkʃnəɹi/ /ˈdɪkʃənəɹi/ /ˈdɪkʃənɹi/ /ˈdɪkʃəˌnɛɹi/ dictionaries n
Wörterbuch Diktionär Dictionnaire
A reference work with a list of words from one or more languages, normally ordered alphabetically, explaining each word's meanings (senses), and sometimes also containing information on its etymology, pronunciation, usage, semantic relations, and translations, as well as other data.

dictionary attack dictionary attacks n
Wörterbuchangriff
(cryptography) An attack that uses a list of words (from a dictionary) to try to guess passwords or decryption keys.

dictionary form dictionary forms n
Grundform Lemmaform Wörterbuchform

dictum /ˈdɪk.təm/ dicta dictums n
Diktum Machtspruch
An authoritative statement; a dogmatic saying; a maxim, an apothegm.

didactic /daɪˈdæk.tɪk/ /dɪˈdæk.tɪk/ more didactic most didactic adj
didaktisch
Instructive or intended to teach or demonstrate, especially with regard to morality.

didactician /daɪdəkˈtɪʃən/ didacticians n
Didaktiker Didaktikerin

diddle /ˈdɪdəl/ [ˈdɪdɫ̩] v
beschummeln

die /daɪ/ dice dies n
Würfel
An isohedral polyhedron, usually a cube, with numbers or symbols on each side and used in games of chance.

die /daɪ/ v
sterben umkommen versterben
(intransitive) To stop living; to become dead; to undergo death.
umkommen sterben
To perish; to cease to exist; to become lost or extinct.

die hard v
nicht tot zu kriegen sein
To be slow in changing or disappearing. (of a custom, idea etc)

die out v
aussterben
(idiomatic) To become extinct.

die prematurely v
früh sterben jung sterben vorzeitig sterben

diegetic /ˌdaɪəˈd͡ʒɛtɪk/ adj
diegetisch

diehard more diehard most diehard adj
eingefleischt hartgesotten
Complete; having no opposite opinion of anything in a particular topic of one's values; thorough of in one's beliefs.

dieldrin dieldrins n
Dieldrin
(organic compound) A cyclodiene insecticide, related to aldrin, that is a persistent organic pollutant.

dielectric /ˌdaɪ.əˈlɛk.tɹɪk/ /ˌdaɪ.ɪˈlɛk.tɹɪk/ more dielectric most dielectric adj
dielektrisch
(electrically) insulating

dielectric /ˌdaɪ.əˈlɛk.tɹɪk/ /ˌdaɪ.ɪˈlɛk.tɹɪk/ dielectrics n
Dielektrikum
(metamaterial) An electrically insulating or nonconducting material considered for its electric susceptibility, i.e. its property of polarization when exposed to an external electric field.

diencephalon /ˌdaɪ̯.ənˈsɛfəlɑn/ /ˌdaɪ̯.ənˈsɛfəlɒn/ diencephala diencephalons n
Zwischenhirn Diencephalon Dienzephalon
(neuroanatomy, anatomy) The region of the human brain, specifically the human forebrain, that includes the thalamus, the hypothalamus, the epithalamus, the prethalamus or subthalamus, and the pretectum.

diesel /ˈdisəl/ /ˈdizəl/ /ˈdiːzəl/ diesels n
Diesel
A fuel derived from petroleum (or other oils) but heavier than gasoline/petrol. Used to power diesel engines which burn this fuel using the heat produced when air is compressed.

diesel engine diesel engines n
Dieselmotor Diesel
(mechanical engineering) a piston engine that operates using the Diesel cycle, with fuel being sprayed into the hot, high-pressure air in the combustion chamber at the end of the compression stroke

diesel-electric adj
dieselelektrisch

diet /ˈdaɪət/ diets n
Nahrung Ernährung Speiseplan
The food and beverage a person or animal consumes.
Kokkai Parlament Tag Versammlung
(usually capitalized as a proper noun) A council or assembly of leaders; a formal deliberative assembly.
Diät
(countable) A controlled regimen of food and drink, as to gain or lose weight or otherwise influence health.
Kost
(by extension) Any habitual intake or consumption.

dietary /ˈdaɪətɹi/ /ˈdaɪəˌtɛɹi/ adj
diätisch
Of, or relating to diet.

dietary fibre n
Ballaststoff
Substances, generally of plant origin, consisting mostly of complex carbohydrates which are undigested when eaten by humans, and which therefore help the passage of food and waste through the alimentary tract.

dietary supplement dietary supplements n
Nahrungsergänzungsmittel
(medicine) Any substance, such as a vitamin or mineral, taken as a supplement to food to replace nutrients that would otherwise be missing in a person's diet.

diethyl ether n
Diethylether
(organic compound) A clear, colorless, highly flammable liquid with a low boiling point and chemical formula CH3-CH2-O-CH2-CH3. Used as a solvent and in the past as a general anesthetic.

diethylene glycol n
Diethylenglykol
(organic compound) A clear, hygroscopic, odorless liquid, which is described by the chemical structural formula HO-CH2-CH2-O-CH2-CH2-OH. It is toxic to humans and other animals.

dietitian /daɪəˈtɪʃən/ dietitians n
Ernährungsberater Ernährungsberaterin
A person who studies or practices dietetics.

diffeomorphic adj
diffeomorph
(mathematics) Having a diffeomorphism.

diffeomorphism diffeomorphisms n
Diffeomorphismus
(mathematics) A differentiable homeomorphism (with differentiable inverse) between differentiable manifolds.

differ /ˈdɪfə/ /ˈdɪfɚ/ v
differieren unterscheiden abweichen verschieden sein nicht übereinstimmen
(intransitive) Not to have the same traits or characteristics; to be unalike or distinct.
anderer Meinung sein sich uneinig sein streiten uneinig unterschiedlicher Meinung sein verschiedener Meinung sein
(intransitive, people, groups, etc.) To have diverging opinions, disagree.

difference /ˈdɪf(ə)ɹəns/ differences n
Unterschied Andersartigkeit Anderssein Unterscheidung
(uncountable) The quality of being different.
Unterschied Differenz
(countable) A characteristic of something that makes it different from something else.
Differenz Meinungsverschiedenheit
(countable) A disagreement or argument.
Differenz Unterschied
(countable) The result of a subtraction; sometimes the absolute value of this result.

difference /ˈdɪf(ə)ɹəns/ v
differenzieren unterscheiden
(obsolete, transitive) To distinguish or differentiate.

difference engine difference engines n
Differenzmaschine
(computing, historical) A mechanical special-purpose computer used to generate tables of values of polynomials.

difference quotient difference quotients n
Differenzenquotient
(analysis) The slope of a secant as obtained by dividing the vertical difference between two intersections of the secant and a curve with their horizontal distance. When the horizontal distance approaches zero the slope of the secant approaches the derivative of the curve.

different /ˈdɪfəɹ(ə)nt/ /ˈdɪfəɹənt/ /ˈdɪfɹənt/ more different most different adj
verschieden unterschiedlich different
Not the same; exhibiting a difference.
anders
Unlike most others; unusual.

differentiable /ˌdɪf.ə(ɹ)ˈɛn.ʃə.bəl/ more differentiable most differentiable adj
differenzierbar
(calculus, not comparable) Having a derivative, said of a function whose domain and codomain are manifolds.

differentiable manifold differentiable manifolds n
differenzierbare Mannigfaltigkeit
(differential geometry) A manifold that is locally similar enough to a Euclidean space (ℝn) to allow one to do calculus;(more formally) a manifold that can be equipped with a differentiable structure (an atlas of ℝn-compatible charts).

differential [dɪfəˈɹənʃəɫ] more differential most differential adj
Differenzial Differential
(mathematics) Of or pertaining to differentiation or the differential calculus.

differential calculus n
Differentialrechnung Differenzialrechnung
(calculus) The calculus that deals with instantaneous rates of change.

differential equation differential equations n
Differentialgleichung
(calculus) an equation involving the derivatives of a function

differential gear differential gears n
Differenzialgetriebe
An arrangement of bevel gears permitting the rotation of two shafts at two different speeds whilst supplying the same torque; used on the drive axles or between the driven wheels of automobiles to aid cornering.

differential geometry differential geometries n
Differentialgeometrie Differenzialgeometrie
(geometry, analysis) The study of geometry, especially geometric structures on differentiable manifolds, using techniques from calculus, linear algebra and multilinear algebra.

differentially adv
differenziell
(mathematics) With regard to differentiation

differentiate /dɪf.əˈɹen.ʃi.æɪt/ /dɪf.əˈɹɛn.ʃi.eɪt/ /ˌdɪf.əˈɹɛn.ʃi.eɪt/ v
ableiten
(mathematics) To calculate the derivative of a function.
differenzieren unterscheiden
(mathematics) To calculate the differential of a function of multiple variables.
differenzieren diskriminieren unterscheiden
To perceive the difference between things; to discriminate.

differentiation /dɪf.əˌɹen.ʃiˈæɪ.ʃən/ /dɪf.əˌɹɛn.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃən/ /ˌdɪf.əˌɹɛn.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃən/ differentiations n
Differenzierung Unterscheidung
The act of treating one thing as distinct from another, or of creating such a distinction; of separating a class of things into categories; of describing a thing by illustrating how it is different from something else.
Differentiation Differenziation
(mathematics, calculus) The process of applying the derivative operator to a function; of calculating a function's derivative.

differently /ˈdɪfəɹəntli/ /ˈdɪfɹəntli/ more differently most differently adv
anders
(manner) In a different way.

difficult /ˈdɪfɪkəlt/ more difficult most difficult adj
schwer schwierig
Hard, not easy, requiring much effort.
(often, _, of a, person, or a horse, etc) Hard to manage, uncooperative, troublesome.

difficulty /ˈdɪfɪkəlti/ difficulties n
Schwierigkeit
The state of being difficult, or hard to do.

difficulty level difficulty levels n
Schwierigkeitsgrad
The relative difficulty of completing a task or objective.

diffidence /ˈdɪfɪdəns/ diffidences n
Schüchternheit Verlegenheit Zurückhaltung
The state of being diffident, timid or shy; reticence or self-effacement.

diffident /ˈdɪfɪdənt/ more diffident most diffident adj
misstrauisch schüchtern unsicher
(archaic) Lacking confidence in others; distrustful.

diffidently /ˈdɪf.ɪ.dənt.li/ more diffidently most diffidently adv
schüchtern zaghaft
In a diffident manner; without confidence in oneself.

diffraction /dɪˈfɹækʃən/ diffractions n
Beugung
(quantum mechanics) The breaking up of an electromagnetic wave as it passes a geometric structure (e.g. a slit), followed by reconstruction of the wave by interference.

diffraction grating diffraction gratings n
Beugungsgitter
(physics) a surface having many closely spaced lines or slits; used to produce optical spectra by mutual interference

diffuse /dɪˈfjus/ /dɪˈfjuːs/ more diffuse most diffuse adj
diffus
Everywhere or throughout everything; not focused or concentrated.

diffuse /dɪˈfjuz/ /dɪˈfjuːz/ v
diffundieren
(transitive) To spread over or through as in air, water, or other matter, especially by fluid motion or passive means.
(intransitive) To be spread over or through as in air, water, or other matter, especially by fluid motion or passive means.

diffusible more diffusible most diffusible adj
diffusibel diffusionsfähig
Able to be diffused

diffusion /dɪˈfjuːʒən/ diffusions n
Diffusion
(physics) The intermingling of the molecules of a fluid due to random thermal agitation.
Streuung
(physics, weather) Exchange of airborne media between regions in space in an apparently random motion of a small scale.
The movement of water vapor from regions of high concentration (high water vapor pressure) toward regions of lower concentration.

dig /dɪɡ/ digs n
Ausgrabung Grabung
An archeological or paleontological investigation, or the site where such an investigation is taking place.

dig /dɪɡ/ v
graben
(transitive, intransitive) To move hard-packed earth out of the way, especially downward to make a hole with a shovel. Or to drill, or the like, through rocks, roads, or the like. More generally, to make any similar hole by moving material out of the way.

dig in v
sich eingraben
(military, also, figurative, _, in, _, sport) To dig trenches to resist an enemy attack.

dig out v
ausgraben
(transitive, sometimes, figurative) To find or retrieve something buried.

dig up v
ausgraben
(transitive) to excavate something

digamma /daɪˈɡæmə/ digammas n
Digamma
Letter of the Archaic Greek alphabet: Ϝ, ϝ

digest /ˈdaɪd͡ʒəst/ /ˈdaɪd͡ʒɛst/ digests n
Verdaute
That which is digested; especially, that which is worked over, classified, and arranged under proper heads or titles
Digest
Any collection of articles, as an Internet mailing list including a week's postings, or a magazine arranging a collection of writings.

digest /daɪˈd͡ʒɛst/ /dəˈd͡ʒɛst/ v
ordnen
(transitive) To distribute or arrange methodically; to work over and classify; to reduce to portions for ready use or application.
verdauen
(transitive) To separate (the food) in its passage through the alimentary canal into the nutritive and nonnutritive elements; to prepare, by the action of the digestive juices, for conversion into blood; to convert into chyme.
verdauen aufschließen verdaulich sein überdenken
(transitive) To think over and arrange methodically in the mind; to reduce to a plan or method; to receive in the mind and consider carefully; to get an understanding of; to comprehend.

digestedness n
Verdautheit

digestibility digestibilities n
Verdaulichkeit
The degree to which something is digestible.

digestible /daɪˈdʒɛstəbəɫ/ adj
verdaulich
Capable of being digested.

digestif /daɪˈdʒɛstɪf/ /ˌdiːʒɛsˈtiːf/ digestifs n
Digestif
An alcoholic beverage consumed after eating, so called because it is presumed to aid digestion.

digestion /daɪˈd͡ʒɛst͡ʃən/ /dɪˈd͡ʒɛst͡ʃən/ digestions n
Verdauung
The process, in the gastrointestinal tract, by which food is converted into substances that can be utilized by the body.

digestive /daɪˈdʒɛstɪv/ more digestive most digestive adj
digestiv verdauungsfördernd
Of, relating to, or functioning in digestion.
digestiv
That causes or promotes digestion.

digestive system digestive systems n
Verdauungssystem
(anatomy) A system of organs for the purpose of digesting food.

digestive tract digestive tracts n
Verdauungstrakt
System of organs within multicellular animals which takes in food, digests it to extract energy and nutrients, and expels the remaining waste.

digger /ˈdɪɡə/ /ˈdɪɡɚ/ diggers n
Grabwerkzeug
A tool for digging.
Gräber Gräberin
One who digs.

digging fork digging forks n
Grabeforke Grabgabel
A farming tool, with a long straight handle and several short, sturdy tines.

digit /ˈdɪd͡ʒɪt/ digits n
Ziffer Stelle
(mathematics) A distinct symbol representing a natural number in a positional number system.
Finger Zeh
(anatomy) A narrow extremity of the human hand or foot: a finger, thumb, or toe.

digit sum digit sums n
einstellige Quersumme iterierte Quersumme
(mathematics, of a positive integer) The sum of all digits.
Quersumme Ziffernsumme
(mathematics, of a positive integer) the number obtained when repeatedly applying above described operation until arriving at a single-digit number.

digital /ˈdɪd͡ʒɪtl̩/ adj
Finger digital
Having to do with digits (fingers or toes); performed with a finger.
digital
Property of representing values as discrete, often binary, numbers rather than a continuous spectrum.
Of or relating to computers or the Information Age.

digital camera digital cameras n
Digitalkamera
An electronic, often battery-powered device for recording and storing photographs in digital format, especially on a flash card.

digital clock digital clocks n
Digitaluhr
A clock that displays the time (hours, minutes, and sometimes seconds) in digits, rather than by hands on a dial (like an analog clock).

digital distribution n
Digitale Distribution
The delivery or distribution of media content such as audio, video, software and video games digitally.

digital footprint digital footprints n
digitaler Fußabdruck
(telecommunications) Digital evidence of a person's activities and interactions with others on the Internet, TV, mobile devices, etc.

digital nomad digital nomads n
digitale Nomadin digitaler Nomade
Someone who earns a living from telecommunication technology while living in a nomadic manner, typically working remotely from various locations such as coffee shops and public libraries.

digital rights management n
digitale Rechteverwaltung

digital television digital televisions n
digitales Fernsehen
(uncountable) The broadcasting and receiving of television services via digital (rather than analog) signals, either broadcast, or via cable or satellite.

digital transformation digital transformations n
digitale Transformation digitale Wende digitaler Wandel

digital watch digital watches n
Digitaluhr
A watch, usually electronic, that displays time in the form of numbers, rather than by a dial and hands.

digitalis /dɪdʒɪˈtɑːlɪs/ /dɪd͡ʒɪˈteɪlɪs/ /dɪd͡ʒɪˈtælɪs/ digitalises n
Fingerhut
Any plant of the genus Digitalis (herbaceous plants of the Plantaginaceae family, including the foxglove, Digitalis purpurea).

digitate /ˈdɪdʒɪteɪt/ /ˈdɪdʒɪtət/ adj
fingerförmig
Having digits, fingers or things shaped like fingers; fingerlike
(botany, anatomy) Having parts that spread out from a common point in a finger-like manner.

digitate /ˈdɪdʒɪteɪt/ /ˈdɪdʒɪtət/ v
fingerförmig emporragen
(botany, anatomy) To spread out from a common point in a finger-like manner.

digitigrade /-ɾə/ /ˈdɪdʒɪtɪˌɡɹeɪd/ /ˈdɪd͡ʒətəɡɹeɪd/ digitigrades n
Zehengänger
(zoology, chiefly, in the plural) A digitigrade animal; an animal that walks on its toes, such as a cat or a dog.

digitization digitizations n
Digitalisierung
(computing) The conversion of data or information from analog to digital or binary.

digitize /ˈdɪdʒɪtaɪz/ v
digitalisieren
(transitive, computing) To represent something (such as an image or sound) as a structured sequence of binary digits.

digitizer /ˈdɪdʒɪtaɪzə(ɹ)/ digitizers n
Digitalisierer Digitalisiergerät Digitizer

digits n
Nummer
(US, _, slang) Synonym of telephone number; especially, the one that belongs to a potential dating partner.

diglossia /ˌdaɪˈɡlɑsi.ə/ /ˌdaɪˈɡlɒsi.ə/ n
Diglossie
(linguistics, sociology) The coexistence in a given population of two closely related native languages or dialects, one of which is regarded as more prestigious than the other; the similar coexistence of two unrelated languages. [from 1959]

dignified /ˈdɪɡnɪfaɪd/ more dignified most dignified adj
würdig würdevoll
Having an attitude or bearing that connotes respectability and poise.

dignitary /ˈdɪɡnɪtɹi/ dignitaries n
Würdenträger Würdenträgerin
An important or influential person, or one of high rank or position.

dignity /ˈdɪɡnɪti/ dignities n
Würde
The state of being dignified or worthy of esteem: elevation of mind or character.
Förmlichkeit
Decorum, formality, stateliness.
Amt
High office, rank, or station.

digon /ˈdaɪɡən/ /ˈdaɪˌɡɑn/ /ˈdaɪˌɡɒn/ digons n
Kugelzweieck Kugelzweiseit Zweieck Zwickel sphärisches Zweieck
(geometry) A polygon having two edges and two vertices.

digraph /ˈdaɪɡɹæf/ /ˈdaɪɡɹɑːf/ digraphs n
Digraph
(computing) A two-character sequence used to enter a single conceptual character.
(linguistics) A pair of letters, especially a pair representing a single phoneme.

digress /daɪˈɡɹɛs/ /dɪˈɡɹɛs/ v
abschweifen abgehen ausschweifen
(intransitive) To step or turn aside; to deviate; to swerve; especially, to turn aside from the main subject of attention, or course of argument, in writing or speaking.

digression /daɪˈɡɹɛʃən/ /dɪˈɡɹɛʃən/ /dʌɪˈɡɹɛʃən/ digressions n
Abschweifung Exkurs Umschweif
(generally, _, uncountable) The act of straying from the main subject in speech or writing, (rhetoric) particularly for rhetorical effect.

digressive /daɪˈɡɹɛsɪv/ more digressive most digressive adj
abschweifend
Marked by digression; rambling

dihectagon dihectagons n
200-Eck
(geometry, rare) A polygon with two hundred sides and two hundred angles.

dihedral angle dihedral angles n
Diederwinkel
(geometry) The angle between two planes.

dihydrogen monoxide /daɪˈhaɪdɹədʒ(ə)n məˈnɒksaɪd/ /daɪˈhaɪdɹədʒən məˈnɑkˌsaɪd/ n
Dihydrogenmonoxid
(inorganic compound, usually, jocular) H₂O, water.

diktat /dɪkˈtɑt/ /dɪkˈtɑːt/ /ˈdɪktæt/ /ˈdɪktɑːt/ diktats n
Diktat Diktatfrieden Friedensdiktat
a harsh penalty or settlement imposed upon a defeated party by the victor
Diktat
a dogmatic decree or command, especially issued by one who rules without popular consent

dilapidated /dɪˈlæpɪdeɪtəd/ more dilapidated most dilapidated adj
baufällig heruntergekommen verfallen
Having fallen into a state of disrepair or deterioration, especially through neglect.

dilapidation /dəˌlæp.əˈdeɪ.ʃən/ dilapidations n
Verwahrlosung Zerstörung
(legal) The act of dilapidating, damaging a building or structure through neglect or intentionally.
Baufälligkeit Verfall
(in the plural) Money paid at the end of an incumbency by the incumbent or his heirs for the purpose of putting the parsonage etc. in good repair for the succeeding incumbent.

dilatation /dɪleɪˈteɪʃ(ə)n/ /ˌdaɪleɪˈteɪʃ(ə)n/ /ˌdaɪləˈteɪʃ(ə)n/ dilatations n
Vergrößerung

dilate /daɪˈleɪt/ v
dehnen dilatieren erweitern vergrößern weiten
(transitive) To enlarge; to make bigger.
ausdehnen dehnen dilatieren sich weiten vergrößern weiten
(intransitive) To become wider or larger; to expand.

dilation and curettage n
Curetage Kürettage
(medicine) A surgical procedure in which the cervix is dilated and the lining of the uterus is scraped with a curet.

dilatory /daɪˈleɪt(ə)ɹi/ /ˈdɪlət(ə)ɹi/ adj
aufschiebend dilatorisch verspätet
Intentionally delaying (someone or something), intended to cause delay, gain time, or adjourn decision.
langsam zögernd
Slow or tardy.

dildo /ˈdɪldoʊ/ /ˈdɪldəʊ/ [ˈdɪɫdoʊ] [ˈdɪɫdəʊ] dildoes dildos n
Dildo Plastikschwanz
An artificial phallus (penis) for sexual use.

dilemma /daɪˈlɛmə/ /dɪˈlɛmə/ dilemmas dilemmata n
Dilemma
A circumstance in which a choice must be made between two or more alternatives that seem equally undesirable.
A difficult circumstance or problem.
(logic) A type of syllogism of the form "if A is true then B is true; if C is true then D is true; either A or C is true; therefore either B or D is true".

dilettante /dɪləˈtɒnti/ /dɪlɪˈtænti/ /ˈdɪlɪˌtænt/ /ˈdɪlɪˌtɑnt/ /ˌdɪlɪˈtænt/ /ˌdɪlɪˈtɑnt/ /ˌdɪlɪˈtɑnteɪ/ more dilettante most dilettante adj
dilettantisch
Pertaining to or like a dilettante.

dilettante /dɪləˈtɒnti/ /dɪlɪˈtænti/ /ˈdɪlɪˌtænt/ /ˈdɪlɪˌtɑnt/ /ˌdɪlɪˈtænt/ /ˌdɪlɪˈtɑnt/ /ˌdɪlɪˈtɑnteɪ/ dilettantes dilettanti n
Kunstliebhaber
Dilettant Amateur Amateurin Dilettantin Laie Laiin
An amateur, someone who dabbles in a field out of casual interest rather than as a profession or serious interest.
Dilettant Dilettantin Nichtfachmann
(sometimes, derogatory) A person with a general but superficial interest in any art or a branch of knowledge.

dilettantism dilettantisms n
Dilettantismus
The act of behaving like a dilettante, of being an amateur or "dabbler", sometimes in the arts. Also the act of enjoying the arts, being a connoisseur.

diligence /ˈdɪlɪdʒəns/ diligences n
Fleiß Eifer
The qualities of a hard worker, including conscientiousness, determination, and perseverance.
Sorgfalt
Carefulness, in particular, the necessary care appropriate to a particular task or responsibility.

diligent /ˈdɪlɪdʒənt/ more diligent most diligent adj
fleißig sorgfältig arbeitsam eifrig dienstbeflissen
Performing with industrious concentration; hard-working and focused.

diligently more diligently most diligently adv
fleißig
In a diligent manner, with appropriate effort, carefully.

dill /dɪl/ dills n
Dill
Anethum graveolens (the type species of the genus Anethum), a herb, the seeds of which are moderately warming, pungent, and aromatic, formerly used as a soothing medicine for children; also known as dillseed.
Dillgurke saure Gurke
A cucumber pickled with dill flavoring.

dilly-dally /ˈdɪliˌdæli/ v
Zeit vertrödeln trödeln
(intransitive) To dawdle; to waste time; to procrastinate.

diluent /ˈdɪljuənt/ diluents n
Verdünner Verdünnung Verdünnungsmittel
That which dilutes.
Lösungsmittel
(analytical chemistry) A solvent or other liquid preparation used to dilute a sample prior to testing.

dilute /daɪˈljuːt/ /daɪˈlut/ /dɪˈlut/ more dilute most dilute adj
verdünnt
Having a low concentration.
verwässert
Weak; reduced in strength by dilution; diluted.

dilute /daɪˈljuːt/ /daɪˈlut/ /dɪˈlut/ v
verdünnen verwässern abschwächen
(transitive) To make thinner by adding solvent to a solution, especially by adding water.
verwässern
(transitive, stock market) To cause the value of individual shares or the stake of a shareholder to decrease by increasing the total number of shares.
abschwächen verwässern
(intransitive) To become attenuated, thin, or weak.

dilution /daɪˈljuːʃən/ /daɪˈluʃən/ /dɪˈluʃən/ dilutions n
Verdünnung
The process of making something dilute.

diluvial /daɪˈluːvi.əl/ adj
sintflutartig
Relating to or produced by a flood or deluge.

diluvian /daɪˈljuːvɪən/ /daɪˈluvɪən/ /dɪˈluvɪən/ adj
sintflutartig
Pertaining to a deluge, or flood.

dim /dɪm/ dimmer dimmest adj
dämmerig schummrig
Not bright or colorful.
dämlich
(colloquial) Not smart or intelligent.

dim /dɪm/ v
dimmen verdunkeln
(transitive) To make something less bright.

dim sum n
Dim Sum Dimsum
The food served at a dim sum meal, typically including dumplings, seafood, and desserts.

dim-sighted more dim-sighted most dim-sighted adj
schwachsichtig
Not able to see clearly or easily; having weak or cloudy vision.

dime /daɪm/ dimes n
Zehncentstück
(US, Canada) A coin worth one-tenth of a dollar.

dimension /daɪˈmɛnʃən/ /dɪˈmɛnʃən/ dimensions n
Dimension
A measure of spatial extent in a particular direction, such as height, width or breadth, or depth.
(geometry) The number of independent coordinates needed to specify uniquely the location of a point in a space; also, any of such independent coordinates.
(linear algebra) The number of elements of any basis of a vector space.
(physics) One of the physical properties that are regarded as fundamental measures of a physical quantity, such as mass, length and time.
(computing) Any of the independent ranges of indices in a multidimensional array.
(science fiction, fantasy) A universe or plane of existence.

dimension /daɪˈmɛnʃən/ /dɪˈmɛnʃən/ v
dimensionieren
(transitive) To mark, cut or shape something to specified dimensions.

dimension stone dimension stones n
Werkstein

dimensional /-ʃnəl/ /daɪ-/ /dɪˈmɛnʃənəl/ more dimensional most dimensional adj
dimensional
(mathematics) Appended to cardinal numbers or algebraic symbols to form adjectives meaning "having the stated number of dimensions".

dimensional analysis n
Dimensionsanalyse
(mathematics, physics) The study of the dimensions of physical quantities; used to obtain information about large complex systems, and as a means of checking mathematical and physics equations.

dimensionality /daɪˌmɛn.ʃəˈnæl.ə.tɪ/ /daɪˌmɛn.ʃəˈnæl.ɪ.tɪ/ /dɪˌmɛn.ʃəˈnæl.ə.tɪ/ [daɪˌmɛn.ʃəˈnæl.ə.ɾɪ] [dɪˌmɛn.ʃəˈnæl.ə.ɾɪ] dimensionalities n
Dimensionalität
The state or characteristic of possessing dimensions.
(chiefly, _, mathematics, and, computing) The number of dimensions something has.

dimensionful adj
dimensionsbehaftet
(mathematics) Possessing dimension

dimeric adj
dimer
(chemistry) of, relating to, or being a dimer

dimethyl ether n
Dimethylether
(organic compound) The simplest ether; that derived from methanol (CH3OCH3)

dimethylmercury n
Dimethylquecksilber
(organic compound) An organometallic compound of mercury, (CH3)2Hg, that is a dangerous neurotoxin

diminish /dɪˈmɪnɪʃ/ v
verringern verkleinern reduzieren abschwächen schmälern schrumpfen
(transitive) To lessen the authority or dignity of; to put down; to degrade; to abase; to weaken; to nerf (in gaming).

diminuendo /dɪˌmɪnjuːˈɛndəʊ/ diminuendos n
Diminuendo
(music) A dynamic mark directing that a passage is to be played gradually more softly

diminution /dɪmɪˈnjuːʃən/ diminutions n
Rückgang
A lessening, decrease or reduction.

diminutive /dəˈmɪn.jə.tɪv/ /dɪˈmɪn.jə.tɪv/ /dɪˈmɪn.jʊ.tɪv/ more diminutive most diminutive adj
diminutiv winzig
Very small.
verkleinernd Diminutiv
(obsolete) Serving to diminish.
diminutiv Diminutiv
(grammar) Of or pertaining to, or creating a word form expressing smallness, youth, unimportance, or endearment.

diminutive /dəˈmɪn.jə.tɪv/ /dɪˈmɪn.jə.tɪv/ /dɪˈmɪn.jʊ.tɪv/ diminutives n
Diminutiv Verkleinerungsform Verkleinerungswort Deminutiv Deminutivum Diminutivbildung
(grammar) A word form expressing smallness, youth, unimportance, or endearment.

dimmable more dimmable most dimmable adj
dimmbar
Able to be dimmed; able to have illumination decreased in brightness.

dimmer /ˈdɪmə(ɹ)/ /ˈdɪmɚ/ dimmers n
Dimmer
A rheostat that is used to vary the intensity of a domestic electric light

dimple /ˈdɪmpəl/ dimples n
Beule Delle
A small depression or indentation in a surface.
Grübchen
Specifically, a small natural depression on the skin, especially on the face near the corners of the mouth.

dimple /ˈdɪmpəl/ v
einbeulen eindellen
(intransitive) To create a dimple in one's face by smiling.

dimwit /ˈdɪmwɪt/ dimwits n
Trottel Blödmann Dummkopf Dumpfbacke Halbidiot Halbidiotin
(pejorative) A person who is deficient in intelligence.

din /dɪn/ dins n
Krach Lärm
A loud noise; a cacophony or loud commotion.

dine /daɪn/ v
speisen
(intransitive) To eat; to eat dinner or supper.

dine and dash dine and dashes n
Zechprellerei
(North America, informal) The crime of eating a meal in a restaurant and leaving without paying.

diner /ˈdaɪnə(ɹ)/ diners n
Speisewagen
(US) A typically small restaurant, usually modeled after a railroad dining car, that serves lower-class fare, normally having a counter with stools along one side and booths on the other, and often decorated in 50s and 60s pop culture themes and playing popular music from those decades.

ding-a-ling ding-a-lings n
Klingeling Klingling Tatütata
The sound of a small bell; the sound of a fire engine bell.
Bekloppte Bekloppter Hohlkopf
(slang) An eccentric or crazy person.

ding-dong ditch v
Klingelmännchen Klingelpost Klingelputzen Klingelstreich
To perform this prank.

dingbat /ˈdɪŋˌbæt/ dingbats n
Knallkopf Knalltüte
(informal) A silly, crazy or stupid person.

dinged-up more dinged-up most dinged-up adj
ramponiert
battered, dented by blows, injured

dinghy /ˈdɪŋ(ɡ)i/ /ˈdɪŋ.i/ dinghies n
Dingi Jolle Gummiboot Schlauchboot Floßsack
(nautical) A small open boat, propelled by oars or paddles, carried as a tender, lifeboat, or pleasure craft on a ship.
Gummiboot Schlauchboot Floßsack
(nautical) An inflatable rubber life raft.

dingle /ˈdɪŋɡl̩/ dingles n
Waldschlucht
A small, narrow or enclosed, usually wooded valley.

dingleberry /ˈdɪŋɡəɫbɛɹi/ dingleberries n
Klabusterbeere
(slang) Dried fecal matter adhering to anal hair.

dingo /ˈdɪŋɡəʊ/ dingoes dingos n
Dingo
A wild dog native to Australia (Canis familiaris, Canis familiaris dingo, Canis dingo, or Canis lupus dingo).

dining car dining cars n
Speisewagen Bordrestaurant
(rail) A carriage on a train that functions as a restaurant.

dining hall dining halls n
Speisesaal Mensa
a large room, typically in schools or colleges, where people eat together

dining room dining rooms n
Esszimmer Speisezimmer
A room, in a home or hotel, where meals are eaten. Some restaurants provide private dining rooms for hire, away from the main public eating areas.

dining table dining tables n
Esstisch
A table, usually in a dining room, on which meals are served.

dinitrogen tetroxide n
distickstofftetroxid
(inorganic compound) A binary compound of nitrogen and oxygen, N2O4, that exists in equilibrium with nitrogen dioxide NO2; it is a powerful oxidizing agent and is used in rocket propellants.

dinky /ˈdɪŋki/ dinkier dinkiest adj
niedlich schnuckelig
(informal, British) Tiny and cute; small and attractive.
klein und mies klein und schäbig
(informal, US) Tiny and insignificant; small and undesirable.

dinner /ˈdɪnə/ /ˈdɪnəɹ/ [ˈdɪnɚ] dinners n
Mittagessen
A midday meal (in a context in which the evening meal is called supper or tea).
Abendessen Hauptmahlzeit
The main meal of the day, often eaten in the evening.
Futter
A meal given to an animal.

dinner's ready phraseologicalUnit
Es ist angerichtet. Essen ist fertig!

dinosaur /ˈdaɪnəsɔː(ɹ)/ /ˈdʌɪnəsɔːɹ/ dinosaurs n
Dinosaurierin
Dinosaurier Saurier Dino Dinosaurus
(proscribed) Any extinct reptile, not necessarily belonging to Dinosauria, that existed between about 230 million and 65 million years ago.

dint /dɪnt/ dints n
Abdruck Delle
The mark left by a blow; an indentation or impression made by violence; a dent.

diocese /-siz/ /ˈdaɪ.ə.sɪs/ dioceses n
Diözese Bistum Eparchie
(religion) Region administered by a bishop.

diode /ˈdaɪoʊd/ /ˈdaɪəʊd/ diodes n
Diode
(electronics) An electronic device that allows current to flow in one direction only; used chiefly as a rectifier.

dioecious /daɪ̯ˈiːʃəs/ adj
diözisch getrenntgeschlechtig zweihäusig
(botany) Having the male and female reproductive organs on separate plants (of the same species) rather than different parts of the same plant.

dioecy /daɪˈiːsi/ n
Zweihäusigkeit
(botany) The condition of being dioecious, namely having separate sexes, especially of plants.

diol diols n
Diol
(organic compound) any organic compound having two hydroxy functional groups

diopside /daɪˈɑpsaɪd/ /daɪˈɒpsaɪd/ diopsides n
Diopsid
(mineral) A monoclinic pyroxene mineral, a magnesium calcium silicate with the chemical formula CaMgSi2O6, found in igneous and metamorphic rocks.

dioptase dioptases n
Dioptas
An intense emerald-green to bluish-green copper cyclosilicate mineral.

diopter diopters n
Dioptrie
A unit of measure of the power of a lens or mirror, equal to the reciprocal of its focal length in meters. Myopia is diagnosed and measured in diopters.
Diopter
(obsolete) Any lens system, such as a telescope.
(obsolete) A theodolite or similar surveyor’s angle measuring device.

diorama dioramas n
Diorama
A three-dimensional display of a scenery, often having a painted background in front of which models are arranged, e.g. in a museum where stuffed animals are presented against a painted landscape.

diorite /ˈdaɪ.əˌɹaɪt/ diorites n
Diorit
(rock) A grey intrusive igneous rock composed mostly of plagioclase feldspar, biotite, hornblende and/or pyroxene.

dioxide /daɪˈɒksaɪd/ /ˈdaɪɔksaɪd/ dioxides n
Dioxid
(chemistry) Any oxide containing two oxygen atoms in each molecule.

dioxin /daɪˈɑksən/ /daɪˈɒksɪn/ n
Dioxin
(countable, organic compound) Any of a broad range of toxic or carcinogenic halogenated polycyclic compounds that occur as byproducts of herbicides.

dip /dɪp/ dips n
Absenkung Senke
A lower section of a road or geological feature.
Einstippen Eintauchen Eintunken
The action of dipping or plunging for a moment into a liquid.
(turpentine industry) The viscid exudation that is dipped out from incisions in the trees. Virgin dip is the runnings of the first year, yellow dip the runnings of subsequent years.
(birdwatching, colloquial) The act of missing out on seeing a sought after bird.
Eichmaß Messstab Ölmessstab
A dip stick.
Baden Erfrischungsbad Schwimmen Tauchen
A swim, usually a short swim to refresh.
Dip Soße Tunke
A sauce for dipping.
Barrenstütz Beugestütz
(bodybuilding) A gymnastic or bodybuilding exercise on parallel bars in which the performer, resting on his hands, lets his arms bend and his body sink until his chin is level with the bars, and then raises himself by straightening his arms.

dip /dɪp/ v
eintauchen stippen tunken abblenden eintunken
(transitive) To lower (a flag), particularly a national ensign, to a partially hoisted position in order to render or to return a salute. While lowered, the flag is said to be “at the dip.” A flag being carried on a staff may be dipped by leaning it forward at an approximate angle of 45 degrees.
prüfen Ölstand
(transitive) To use a dip stick to check oil level in an engine.
abblenden
To consume snuff by placing a pinch behind the lip or under the tongue so that the active chemical constituents of the snuff may be absorbed into the system for their narcotic effect.
(transitive, dance) To perform a dip dance move (often phrased with the leader as the subject noun and the follower as the subject noun being dipped)

dip pen dip pens n
Federhalter

diphenyl ether n
Diphenylether
(organic compound) The aromatic ether (C6H5)2O

diphtheria /dɪfˈθɪəɹɪə/ /dɪfˈθɪɹi.ə/ /dɪpˈθɪəɹɪə/ /dɪpˈθɪɹi.ə/ diphtherias n
Diphtherie
(pathology) A serious infectious disease leading to inflammation of mucous membranes of the upper respiratory tract, caused by Corynebacterium diphtheriae.

diphtherial adj
diphtherisch

diphthong /ˈdɪfˌθɑŋ/ /ˈdɪfˌθɒŋ(ɡ)/ /ˈdɪfˌθɔŋ/ /ˈdɪpˌθɑŋ/ /ˈdɪpˌθɒŋ(ɡ)/ /ˈdɪpˌθɔŋ/ diphthongs n
Diphthong Zwielaut Doppellaut
(phonetics) A complex vowel sound that begins with the sound of one vowel and ends with the sound of another vowel, in the same syllable.

diplodocus diplodocuses n
Diplodocus
Any of several herbivorous sauropod dinosaurs, of the genus Diplodocus, known as fossils from the late Jurassic in North America.

diploid adj
diploid
(genetics) Of a cell, having a pair of each type of chromosome, one of the pair being derived from the ovum and the other from the spermatozoon. Most somatic cells of higher organisms are diploid.

diploidy diploidies n
Diploidie
(uncountable, genetics) The state of being diploid, having two sets of chromosomes.

diploma /dɪˈpləʊmə/ diplomas diplomata n
Diplom Abgangszeugnis
A document issued by an educational institution testifying that the recipient has earned a degree or has successfully completed a particular course of study.

diploma mill diploma mills n
Titelmühle
(education, pejorative) A disreputable university, churning out diplomas to unqualified students.

diplomacy /dɪˈploʊməsi/ /dɪˈpləʊməsi/ diplomacies n
Diplomatie
The art and practice of conducting international relations by negotiating alliances, treaties, agreements etc., bilaterally or multilaterally, between states and sometimes international organizations, or even between polities with varying status, such as those of monarchs and their princely vassals.
Tact and subtle skill in dealing with people so as to avoid or settle hostility.

diplomat /ˈdɪp.lə.mæt/ diplomats n
Diplomat Diplomatin
A person, such as an ambassador, who is accredited to represent a government officially in its relations with other governments or international organisations
(figuratively) Someone who uses skill and tact in dealing with other people

diplomatic /ˌdɪpləˈmætɪk/ more diplomatic most diplomatic adj
diplomatisch
Concerning the relationships between the governments of countries.
Exhibiting diplomacy; exercising tact or courtesy; using discussion to avoid hard feelings, fights or arguments.

diplomatic corps diplomatic corps n
Diplomatisches Corps
The collective body of foreign diplomats accredited to a particular country or body.

diplomatic mission diplomatic missions n
Auslandsvertretung
A group of people (including diplomats) from one nation present in another as authorized representatives of the first, a foreign mission.

diplomatics diplomatics n
Diplomatik
The science of authenticating, dating, and interpreting old official documents.

dipped headlight dipped headlights n
Abblendlicht
The main light on a motor vehicle, with the beam in a lower angle position, to enable oncoming traffic to see.

dipper /ˈdɪpə/ /ˈdɪpɚ/ dippers n
Wasseramsel
Any of various small passerine birds of the genus Cinclus that live near fast-flowing streams and feed along the bottom.
Kelle Schöpflöffel
A cup-shaped vessel with a long handle, for dipping into and ladling out liquids; a ladle or scoop.

dipshit /ˈdɪpʃɪt/ dipshits n
Arschloch Blödmann Hasenhirn Kacke Mist Volldepp
(slang, derogatory, vulgar, countable) A stupid, obnoxious or undesirable person.

dipsomania /ˌdɪpsə(ʊ)ˈmeɪnɪə/ dipsomanias n
Dipsomanie
(disease) Addiction to alcohol.

diptote /ˈdɪptoʊt/ diptotes n
Diptoton Diptotum diptotisches Nomen
(grammar) A noun which has only two cases.

diptotic adj
diptotisch
(linguistics) behaving like a diptote, i.e. having or exhibiting only two different cases

diptych /ˈdɪptɪk/ diptychs n
Diptychon
(arts) A picture or series of pictures painted on two tablets, usually connected by hinges.

dipyramid dipyramids n
Bipyramide Dipyramide Doppelpyramide
In geometry, any of a class of solids formed from two pyramids placed symmetrically base to base.

dire /ˈdaɪ̯ə(ɹ)/ direr direst more dire most dire adj
böse düster fatal unheilversprechend
Warning of bad consequences: ill-boding; portentous.
furchtbar schrecklich entsetzlich fürchterlich dringend händeringend verzweifelt
Requiring action to prevent bad consequences: urgent, pressing.
furchtbar schrecklich entsetzlich
Expressing bad consequences: dreadful; dismal.
furchtbar fürchterlich schlimm
(informal) Bad in quality, awful, terrible.

dire straits n
furchtbare Notlage große Not schlimme Lage
A difficult position.

direct /d(a)ɪˈɹɛkt/ /daɪ̯əˈɹɛkt/ /dəˈɹɛkt/ more direct most direct adj
direkt unmittelbar
Proceeding without deviation or interruption.

direct /d(a)ɪˈɹɛkt/ /daɪ̯əˈɹɛkt/ /dəˈɹɛkt/ v
beaufsichtigen
To manage, control, steer.
inszenieren
To point out to or show (somebody) the right course or way; to guide, as by pointing out the way.
(dated) To address (a letter) to a particular person or place.
inszenieren befehlen
To point out to with authority; to instruct as a superior; to order.

direct action direct actions n
direkte Aktion
A form of political activism in which participants act directly, ignoring established political procedures. It may take the form of strikes, workplace occupations, sabotage, sit-ins, squatting, revolutionary/guerrilla warfare, demonstrations, vandalism or graffiti.

direct case direct cases n
Casus rectus Rektus
(grammar) A noun case which covers the nominative and possibly other cases such as vocative and/or accusative (the precise definition depends on the case system in question; the term is used especially in simple systems with two or three cases)

direct current direct currents n
Gleichstrom
(physics) An electric current that always flows in the same direction but may differ in intensity over time.
Konstantstrom
(physics) A constant electric current.

direct debit direct debits n
Abbuchung Lastschrift
a single order to allow a commercial, or similar entity to charge directly to one's bank for a regular payment.

direct democracy direct democracies n
direkte Demokratie

direct flight direct flights n
Direktflug
(ornithology) A flight where the bird's altitude does not change significantly with each wingbeat.

direct free kick direct free kicks n
direkter Freistoß
(soccer) a free kick from which a goal may be scored directly

direct inward dialing n
Durchwahl
The ability to make an external telephone call to an internal extension within an organization.

direct object direct objects n
Akkusativobjekt direktes Objekt
(grammar, in languages without cases) The noun or noun phrase that a verb is directly acting upon.

direct speech n
direkte Rede wörtlich angeführte Rede
(grammar, narratology) the writing of speech, using the exact words of the speaker, usually between quotation marks

directed acyclic graph directed acyclic graphs n
gerichteter azyklischer Graph
(graph theory, computer science) A finite directed graph that contains no directed cycles.

directed edge directed edges n
gerichtete Kante
(graph theory) An edge of a directed graph.

direction /d(a)ɪˈɹɛk.ʃən/ directions n
Richtung
A theoretical line (physically or mentally) followed from a point of origin or towards a destination. May be relative (e.g. up, left, outbound, dorsal), geographical (e.g. north), rotational (e.g. clockwise), or with respect to an object or location (e.g. toward Boston).
Regie Führung
The work of the director in cinema or theater; the skill of directing a film, play etc.

direction vector direction vectors n
Richtungsvektor

directions /d(a)ɪˈɹɛk.ʃənz/ n
Anweisungen
Instructions for how to reach a destination or how to do something

directive /daɪˈɹɛk.tɪv/ /dəˈɹɛk.tɪv/ /dɪˈɹɛk.tɪv/ directives n
Richtlinie Direktive
An instruction or guideline that indicates how to perform an action or reach a goal.
(European Union law) A form of legislative act addressed to the member states. The directive binds the member state to reach certain objectives in their national legislation.
Direktive Anordnung Anweisung Befehl
An authoritative decision from an official body, which may or may not have binding force.

directly /daɪˈɹɛk(t)li/ /dɪˈɹɛk(t)li/ more directly most directly adv
direkt unmittelbar gerade
In a direct manner; in a straight line or course.

director /daɪˈɹɛktə(ɹ)/ /daɪˈɹɛktɚ/ /daɪ̯əˈɹɛktə(ɹ)/ /dɪˈɹɛktə(ɹ)/ /dɪˈɹɛktɚ/ directors directress directrix n
Direktor Regisseur Regisseurin Direktorin
One who directs; the person in charge of managing a department or directorate (e.g., director of engineering), project, or production (as in a show or film, e.g., film director).

director general director generals directors general directors generals n
Generaldirektor
The highest executive officer within a governmental, statutory, NGO, third sector or not-for-profit institution. In reference to government, the executive officer below the minister of the department.

directorate /daɪˈɹɛktəɹət/ /dɪˈɹɛktəɹət/ directorates n
Direktorium
An agency headed by a director, usually a subdivision of a major government department.

directory /daɪˈɹɛktəɹi/ /dɪˈɹɛktəɹi/ directories n
Verzeichnis Ordner
A list of names, addresses etc, of specific classes of people or organizations, often in alphabetical order or in some classification.
(computing) A structured listing of the names and characteristics of the files on a storage device.

directory service directory services n
Verzeichnisdienst
(computing) The software system that stores, organizes and provides access to information in a map between names and values.

directress directresses n
Direktorin Leiterin Regisseurin Vorsteherin
A female director.

dirge /dɜːdʒ/ /dɝd͡ʒ/ dirges n
Grabsang Klagelied Trauersang
A mournful poem or piece of music composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person.

dirham dirhams n
Dirham Dirhem
A unit of currency used in the Arab world, currently the name of the currency of Morocco and the United Arab Emirates.

dirigible /ˈdɪɹ.ə.d͡ʒə.bəl/ /ˈdɪɹɪdʒəbəɫ/ dirigibles n
Luftschiff
(aviation) A self-propelled airship that can be steered.

dirigiste /dɪɹəˈʒist/ /dɪɹɪˈʒist/ more dirigiste most dirigiste adj
dirigistisch
Controlled or guided by a central authority, as in an economy.

dirndl /ˈdɜɹnd(ə)l/ /ˈdɜːndl̩/ [ˈdɚndɫ̩] [ˈdɪəndəɫ] dirndls n
Dirndl
A traditional Alpine woman's dress having a tight bodice and full skirt.

dirt /dɜːt/ /dɝt/ dirts n
Schmutz Dreck Erde Boden
(chiefly, US) Soil or earth.
Schmutz Dreck Fleck
A stain or spot (on clothes etc); any foreign substance that worsens appearance.
Schmutz Dreck Kompromat Unrat
Previously unknown facts or rumors about a person.
Schmutz
(figurative) Meanness; sordidness.
(mining) In placer mining, earth, gravel, etc., before washing.
Freckles.

dirt cheap more dirt cheap most dirt cheap adj
spottbillig
(informal) Very cheap; easily affordable.

dirt-poor adj
bettelarm
(idiomatic) In a condition of extreme poverty.

dirty /ˈdɜːti/ /ˈdɝti/ [ˈdɝɾi] dirtier dirtiest adj
schmutzig dreckig verdreckt
Unclean; covered with or containing unpleasant substances such as dirt or grime.
schmutzig
That makes one unclean; corrupting, infecting.
Dishonourable; violating accepted standards or rules.
Corrupt, illegal, or improper.
Of color, discolored by impurities.
schmutzig dreckig obszön ordinär vulgär
Morally unclean; obscene or indecent, especially sexually.

dirty /ˈdɜːti/ /ˈdɝti/ [ˈdɝɾi] v
beschmutzen verdrecken
(transitive) To make (something) dirty.

dirty blonde more dirty blonde most dirty blonde adj
straßenköterblond
Of a dark blonde colour/color bordering on light brown.

dirty bomb dirty bombs n
schmutzige Bombe
A device containing conventional explosives and radioactive material, designed to spread radiation over a wide area.
A nuclear bomb that spreads radiation over a wide area due to inefficiency or by design.

dirty joke dirty jokes n
Zote anstößiger Witz
A joke with a morally objectionable or obscene punchline.

dirty laundry n
dreckige Wäsche schmutzige Wäsche
(idiom) Unflattering or embarrassing facts, or questionable activities that one wants to remain secret, but which someone else may use as blackmail.
Schmutzwäsche Korb für schmutzige Wäsche dreckige Wäsche schmutzige Wäsche
(metonym) A clothes hamper or other container in which soiled laundry is placed.

dirty look dirty looks n
scheeler Blick
(idiomatic) An unpleasant or disdainful look or expression, often directed at someone.

dirty money n
Schwarzgeld schmutziges Geld
(idiomatic, business, law) Money that is illegally gained, illegally transferred or illegally utilized, especially money gained through forgery, bribery, prostitution, money laundering, or theft.

dirty old man dirty old men n
Lustgreis
(derogatory) An adult male who acts in a lecherous or lewd manner, especially towards people younger than him.

dirty trick dirty tricks n
Gemeinheit Niederträchtigkeit
An unkind trick.

dirty word /ˈdɚɾijˌwɝd/ /ˈdɜːtiˌwɜːd/ dirty words n
Schimpfwort
A word that is considered vulgar, not necessarily sexual in nature.

dirty work n
Drecksarbeit

dis- /dɪs/ prefix
ent-
Expressing separation or removal.

disability /dɪsəˈbɪlɪti/ disabilities n
Invalidität
Behinderung
Want of legal qualification to do a thing; legal incapacity or incompetency.

disable /dɪsˈeɪbəl/ /dɪzˈeɪbəl/ v
außer Stand setzen außer Stande setzen außerstand setzen außerstande setzen
(transitive) To render unable; to take away an ability of, as by crippling.
behindern
(chiefly, of a person) To impair the physical or mental abilities of; to cause a serious, permanent injury.
abschalten deaktivieren
(chiefly, electronics, computing) To deactivate, to make inoperational (especially of a function of an electronic or mechanical device).

disabled [dɪsˈeɪbəɫd] more disabled most disabled adj
behinderten- deaktiviert gesperrt
Made incapable of use or action.
behindert
Having a disability.

disabled [dɪsˈeɪbəɫd] disabled disableds n
Behinderter Mensch mit Behinderung
(nonstandard) One who is disabled. (often used collectively as the disabled, but sometimes also singular)

disablement /dɪsˈeɪbəl.mənt/ disablements n
Behinderung
(formal) The action of disabling or the state of being disabled.

disabuse /dɪsəˈbjuːz/ v
aufklären eines Besseren belehren
(transitive) To free (someone) of a misconception or misapprehension; to unveil a falsehood held by (someone).

disaccharide /daɪˈsækəɹaɪd/ disaccharides n
Disaccharid
(carbohydrate) Any sugar, such as sucrose, maltose and lactose, consisting of two monosaccharides combined together.

disadvantage /ˌdɪsədˈvæntɪd͡ʒ/ /ˌdɪsədˈvɑːntɪdʒ/ disadvantages n
Nachteil
A weakness or undesirable characteristic; a con.
A setback or handicap.

disadvantaged /ˌdɪs.ədˈvæn.tɪd͡ʒd/ /ˌdɪs.ədˈvɑːn.tɪd͡ʒd/ more disadvantaged most disadvantaged adj
benachteiligt
Lacking an advantage relative to another.
(euphemistic) Poor; in financial difficulties.

disaffected /dɪsəˈfɛktɪd/ more disaffected most disaffected adj
entfremdet unzufrieden widerborstig
Alienated or estranged, often with hostile effect; rebellious, resentful; disloyal.

disagree /dɪsəˈɡɹi/ /dɪsəˈɡɹiː/ v
anderer Meinung sein
(intransitive) To fail to agree; to have a different opinion or belief.

disagreeable [dɪsəˈɡɹi.əbəɫ] more disagreeable most disagreeable adj
unangenehm
Causing repugnance; unpleasant to the feelings or senses; displeasing.
unangenehm unsympathisch
(archaic) Not suitable; that does not conform or fit.

disagreement /dɪsəˈɡɹiːmənt/ disagreements n
Meinungsverschiedenheit Streit
An argument or debate.
Meinungsverschiedenheit
A condition of not agreeing or concurring.

disallow /dɪsəˈlaʊ/ v
nicht anerkennen
To reject as invalid, untrue, or improper

disambiguate /dɪ.samˈbɪɡjuːeɪt/ v
disambiguieren eindeutig machen vereindeutigen
To remove ambiguities from; to make less ambiguous; to clarify or specify which of multiple possibilities applies – e.g., possible meanings of an ambiguous statement – or to invite or require this.

disambiguation /dɪsæmˌbɪɡjuːˈeɪʃən/ disambiguations n
Begriffsklärung Disambiguation
The removal of ambiguity.

disappear /dɪsəˈpiːɹ/ /dɪsəˈpɪə/ /dɪsəˈpɪɹ/ v
verschwinden entschwinden
(intransitive) To vanish.
verschwinden entschwinden verschwinden lassen zum Verschwinden bringen
(transitive, often, euphemistic) To make vanish; especially, to abduct or murder for political reasons.

disappearance /dɪsəˈpɪəɹəns/ disappearances n
Verschwinden
The action of disappearing or vanishing.

disappoint /dɪsəˈpɔɪnt/ /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnt/ v
enttäuschen
(transitive) To sadden or displease (someone) by underperforming, or by not delivering something promised or hoped for.
berauben vorenthalten
(transitive, dated) To fail to meet (an expectation); to fail to fulfil (a hope).

disappointed /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪd/ more disappointed most disappointed adj
enttäuscht
Defeated of expectations or hope; experiencing disappointment; let down.

disappointing more disappointing most disappointing adj
enttäuschend
Causing disappointment.

disappointment /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntmənt/ disappointments n
Enttäuschung Fehlschlag Misserfolg Verdruss
(countable) An example or the act of disappointing: a circumstance in which a positive expectation is not achieved.
Reinfall Rückschlag
(countable) Something or someone that disappoints: that which causes disappointment.

disapproval /dɪsəˈpɹuvəl/ [dɪsəˈpɹuːvəɫ] disapprovals n
Missbilligung
The act of disapproving; condemnation.

disarm /dɪsˈɑɹm/ /dɪsˈɑː(ɹ)m/ v
entwaffnen
(transitive) To deprive of weapons; to deprive of the means of attack or defense; to render defenseless.
(transitive) To deprive of the means or the disposition to harm; to render harmless or innocuous.

disarmament /dɪsˈɑː(r)məmənt/ disarmaments n
Abrüstung Entwaffnung
The reduction or the abolition of the military forces and armaments of a nation, and of its capability to wage war.

disarray /dɪsəˈɹeɪ/ n
Unordnung
Lack of array or regular order; disorder; confusion.
Verwirrung
Confused attire; undress; dishabille.

disassemble /dɪs.əˈsɛm.bəɫ/ v
demontieren auseinander nehmen
To take to pieces; to reverse the process of assembly.

disassembler disassemblers n
Disassembler
(computing) A computer program that examines another computer program and attempts to generate assembly language source code that would, in theory, reproduce the target program.

disaster /dɪˈzæs.tə/ /dɪˈzæs.tɚ/ /dɪˈzɑːs.tə(ɹ)/ disasters n
Desaster Katastrophe Unheil Unglück
An unexpected natural or man-made catastrophe of substantial extent causing significant physical damage or destruction, loss of life or sometimes permanent change to the natural environment.
Desaster
An unforeseen event causing great loss, upset or unpleasantness of whatever kind.

disaster area disaster areas n
Katastrophengebiet
An area that has been the site of a natural disaster that receives an official designation entitling residents and organizations within that area to receive relief and benefits.

disaster tourism n
Katastrophentourismus

disastrous /dɪˈzɑːstɹəs/ more disastrous most disastrous adj
desaströs katastrophal verheerend
Of the nature of a disaster; calamitous.
verhängnisvoll
Foreboding disaster; ill-omened.

disavow /dɪsəˈvaʊ/ v
ableugnen abstreiten desavouieren leugnen sich distanzieren von verleugnen
(transitive) To strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like.
bestreiten in Abrede stellen nicht anerkennen sich distanzieren von zurückweisen
(transitive) To deny; to show the contrary of; to deny legitimacy or achievement of any kind.

disavowal [dɪsəˈvaʊ(ə)ɫ] disavowals n
Verleugnung
A denial of knowledge, relationship, or responsibility towards something or someone.

disband /dɪsˈbænd/ v
auflösen
(ambitransitive) To break up or (cause to) cease to exist; to disperse.

disbandment disbandments n
Auflösung
The act of disbanding

disbar /dɪsˈbɑː(ɹ)/ v
die Anwaltslizenz entziehen die Zulassung entziehen
(legal, transitive) To expel from the bar, or the legal profession; to deprive (an attorney, barrister, or counselor) of his or her status and privileges as such.

disbelief /dɪsbɪˈliːf/ disbeliefs n
Unglaube
Unpreparedness, unwillingness, or inability to believe that something is the case.

disbelieve /dɪsbɪˈliːv/ v
ungläubig
To not believe; to exercise disbelief.

disc brake disc brakes n
Scheibenbremse
(automotive, British spelling) A type of brake where the friction is produced by brake pads which are pressed against a disc.

disc jockey /ˌdɪsk ˈdʒɒki/ disc jockeys n
Discjockey Diskjockey
(dated, radio) A person who conducts a radio program of recorded music combined with talk, news, commercials, weather, etc.
A person who plays, and sometimes mixes, recorded music at nightclubs, dances, parties, or some other social event; and/or as a backup musician for spoken word, or hip hop performers.

discalced /dɪsˈkælst/ adj
unbeschuht
(Roman Catholicism) Pertaining to a religious order that historically forswore the wearing of shoes. [from 17th c.]

discard /dɪsˈkɑɹd/ /dɪsˈkɑːd/ /ˈdɪskɑɹd/ /ˈdɪskɑːd/ v
verwerfen
(transitive) To throw away, to reject.
ablegen abwerfen
(intransitive, card games) To make a discard; to throw out a card.

discern /dɪˈsɜːn/ /dɪˈsɝn/ /dɪˈzɜːn/ /dɪˈzɝn/ v
erkennen bemerken feststellen merken mitbekommen wahrnehmen
(transitive) To detect with the senses, especially with the eyes.
erkennen herauslesen verstehen wahrnehmen
(transitive) To perceive, recognize, or comprehend with the mind; to descry.
unterscheiden
(transitive) To distinguish something as being different from something else; to differentiate or discriminate.
(intransitive) To perceive differences.

discernible /dɪˈsɜːnɪbl̩/ /dɪˈsɝnɪbl̩/ more discernible most discernible adj
erkennbar
Possible to discern; detectable or derivable by use of the senses or the intellect.

discerning /dɪˈsɜːn.iŋ/ /dɪˈsɝn.iŋ/ more discerning most discerning adj
anspruchsvoll aufgeweckt erkennend kennerhaft scharfsichtig unterscheidend
Of keen insight or good judgement; perceptive.

discernment discernments n
Urteilsvermögen
The ability to distinguish between things.
The ability to make wise judgements; sagacity.
Discretion in judging objectively.
Einsicht
The ability to perceive differences that exist.
The condition of understanding.
Perceptiveness.
Diskriminierung Urteilsvermögen
Aesthetic discrimination; taste, appreciation.

discharge /dɪsˈtʃɑɹdʒ/ /dɪsˈtʃɑːdʒ/ /ˈdɪstʃɑɹdʒ/ /ˈdɪstʃɑːdʒ/ discharges n
Befreiung
The act of expelling or letting go.
Entlassung
(military) The act of releasing a member of the armed forces from service.
(medicine) The act of releasing an inpatient from hospital.
Entladung
(electricity) The act of releasing an accumulated charge.
Abfluss Ablauf
(hydrology) The volume of water transported by a river in a certain amount of time, usually in units of m3/s (cubic meters per second).
Ablauf
The act of accomplishing (an obligation) or repaying a debt etc.; performance.

discharge /dɪsˈtʃɑɹdʒ/ /dɪsˈtʃɑːdʒ/ /ˈdɪstʃɑɹdʒ/ /ˈdɪstʃɑːdʒ/ v
entladen
(electricity) To release (an accumulated charge).
To let fly; to give expression to; to utter.
entlassen
(medicine) To release (an inpatient) from hospital.
(military) To release (a member of the armed forces) from service.

discharge tube discharge tubes n
Entladungsröhre Gasentladungsröhre

disciple /dɪˈsaɪ.pəl/ disciples n
Jünger Jüngerin
A person who learns from another, especially one who then teaches others.
An active follower or adherent of someone, or some philosophy etc.

discipleship discipleships n
Jüngerschaft Jüngersein
(uncountable) The condition of being a disciple

disciplinary /dɪsɪˈplɪnəɹi/ /ˈdɪs.ə.pləˌnɛɹi/ more disciplinary most disciplinary adj
disziplinarisch
Having to do with discipline, or with the imposition of discipline.
disziplinarisch Disziplinar-
For the purpose of imposing punishment.
fachbezogen fachlich
Of or relating to an academic field of study.

discipline /ˈdɪs.ə.plən/ /ˈdɪs.ə.plɪn/ /ˈdɪs.ɪ.plɪn/ disciplines n
Bestrafung Strafe
A punishment to train or maintain control.
Disziplin
A controlled behaviour; self-control.
A specific branch of knowledge, learning, or practice.
A category in which a certain art, sport or other activity belongs.

discipline /ˈdɪs.ə.plən/ /ˈdɪs.ə.plɪn/ /ˈdɪs.ɪ.plɪn/ v
disziplinieren
(transitive) To train someone by instruction and practice.
(transitive) To teach someone to obey authority.
(transitive) To impose order on someone.
disziplinarisch bestrafen disziplinieren
(transitive) To punish someone in order to (re)gain control.

disciplined /ˈdɪsɪplɪnd/ more disciplined most disciplined adj
diszipliniert
Possessing mental discipline.

disclaimer /dɪsˈkleɪm.ə/ /dɪsˈkleɪm.ɚ/ disclaimers n
Ablehnungshinweis Ausschlussklausel Haftungsausschluss Schrankenerklärung Verzichtserklärung
A public disavowal, as of responsibility, pretensions, claims, opinions, etc.
Gegenerklärung Nichtanerkennung Widerruf
(legal) A denial, disavowal, or renunciation, as of a title, claim, interest, estate, or trust; relinquishment or waiver of an interest or estate.

disclose /dɪsˈkləʊz/ v
enthüllen
(transitive) To uncover, physically expose to view.
bekanntgeben bekanntmachen veröffentlichen
(transitive) To expose to the knowledge of others; to make known, state openly, reveal.

disclosure /dɪsˈkloʊʒɚ/ /dɪsˈkləʊʒə(ɹ)/ disclosures n
Enthüllung Bekanntgabe Bekanntmachung Offenlegung Veröffentlichung
(legal) The making known of a previously hidden fact or series of facts to another party; the act of disclosing.

disco /ˈdɪskoʊ/ /ˈdɪskəʊ/ discos n
Diskothek Disco Discomusik
(uncountable, music genre) A genre of dance music that was popular in the 1970s, characterized by elements of soul music with a strong Latin-American beat and often accompanied by pulsating lights.

disco ball /ˈdɪskoʊ ˌbɑːl/ /ˈdɪskoʊ ˌbɔːl/ /ˈdɪskəʊ ˌbɔːl/ disco balls n
Diskokugel Spiegelkugel
A suspended rotating mirrored sphere which casts moving spots of light across a room when light is projected on it.

discography /ˌdɪsˈkɑɡɹəfi/ /ˌdɪsˈkɒɡɹəfi/ discographies n
Diskografie
List of all of the releases of a certain musical act, usually with release dates, and often with other information about the releases.

discolor v
verfärben
(American spelling) To change or lose color.

discoloration discolorations n
Verfärbung
The act of discoloring, or the state of being discolored; alteration of hue or appearance.
Blutfleck Fleck Kaffeefleck Verfärbung
A discolored spot; a stain.

discombobulate /ˌdɪs.kəmˈbɒb.jəˌleɪt/ v
verwirren
(transitive, humorous) To throw into a state of confusion; to befuddle or perplex.

discomfit /dɪsˈkʌmfɪt/ v
Unbehagen bereiten aus der Fassung bringen beunruhigen
(transitive) To embarrass (someone) greatly; to confuse; to perplex; to disconcert.

discomfiting /dɪsˈkʌmfətɪŋ/ /dɪsˈkʌmfɪtɪŋ/ [-ɾɪŋ] more discomfiting most discomfiting adj
beunruhigend
Tending to discomfit.

discomfiture /dɪsˈkʊmfɪtʃə/ /dɪsˈkʌmfɪtʃə(ɹ)/ discomfitures n
Peinlichkeit Unbehagen
An emotional state similar to that arising from defeat; frustration, disappointment, perplexity or embarrassment.

discomfort /dɪsˈkʌmfət/ /dɪsˈkʌmfɚt/ discomforts n
Unbehagen
Mental or bodily distress.

disconcert /ˌdɪskənˈsɜːt/ /ˌdɪskənˈsɝt/ v
beunruhigen
verwirren
(transitive) To bring into confusion.
stören vereiteln
(transitive) To frustrate, discomfit.

disconcerted /ˌdɪskənˈsɜːtəd/ more disconcerted most disconcerted adj
in Verlegenheit gebracht verwirrt
Ruffled; upset and embarrassed.
befremdet durcheinandergebracht verdutzt
Self-consciously distressed.
aus der Fassung gebracht aus der Fassung geraten betroffen durcheinandergebracht verwirrt
Frustrated and disarranged.

disconcerting /ˌdɪskənˈsɜːtɪŋ/ /ˌdɪskənˈsɝtɪŋ/ more disconcerting most disconcerting adj
befremdlich beunruhigend unangenehm
Tending to cause discomfort, uneasiness or alarm.

disconnect /dɪskəˈnɛkt/ /ˈdɪskənɛkt/ disconnects n
Unterbrechung Unterbruch
A break or interruption in an existing connection, continuum, or process; disconnection.

disconnect /dɪskəˈnɛkt/ /ˈdɪskənɛkt/ v
trennen unterbrechen
(transitive) To sever or interrupt a connection.
trennen
(transitive) To remove the connection between an appliance and an electrical power source.
(intransitive) Of a person, to become detached or withdrawn.

disconnection /ˌdɪs.kəˈnɛk.ʃən/ disconnections n
Unterbrechung
Severance of a physical connection.
Unexpected termination of a telephone connection.

disconnector disconnectors n
Trenner Trennschalter
(electrical engineering) A switching device used to open an electric circuit when there is no current through it. They are used to isolate a part of an electrical system to allow the maintenance staff a safe access to it.

disconsolate /dɪsˈkɑnsəlɪt/ /dɪsˈkɒnsəlɪt/ more disconsolate most disconsolate adj
trostlos
Cheerless, dreary.
untröstlich
Seemingly beyond consolation; inconsolable.

disconsolateness n
Trostlosigkeit
(uncountable) The state of being disconsolate; gloom.

discontent /ˌdɪskənˈtɛnt/ discontents n
Unzufriedenheit

discontinue /dɪskənˈtɪnju/ v
auslaufen lassen einstellen
(transitive) To interrupt the continuance of; to put an end to, especially as regards commercial productions; to stop producing, making, or supplying.

discontinuity /ˌdɪs.kɑn.tɪˈnuːɪ.ti/ /ˌdɪs.kɒn.tɪˈnjuːɪ.ti/ discontinuities n
Diskontinuität
A lack of continuity, regularity or sequence; a break or gap. [from 16th c.]

discontinuous adj
unstetig
(mathematics) having at least one discontinuity

discord /dɪsˈkɔɹd/ /dɪsˈkɔːd/ /ˈdɪskɔɹd/ /ˈdɪskɔːd/ discords n
Uneinigkeit Streit
Lack of concord, agreement or harmony.
Zwietracht Uneinigkeit
Tension or strife resulting from a lack of agreement; dissension.
Dissonanz Kakophonie
(music) An inharmonious combination of simultaneously sounded tones; a dissonance.
Lärm Missklang
Any harsh noise, or confused mingling of sounds.

discotheque /ˈdɪskoʊˌtɛk/ /ˈdɪskəˌtɛk/ discotheques n
Diskothek Disco Disko Tanzlokal
(dated) A nightclub where dancing takes place.

discount /dɪsˈkaʊnt/ /ˈdɪskaʊnt/ discounts n
Rabatt Ermäßigung Nachlass Preisnachlass
A reduction in price.
Abgeld Abschlag Disagio
(finance) A deduction made for interest, in advancing money upon, or purchasing, a bill or note not due; payment in advance of interest upon money.

discount /dɪsˈkaʊnt/ /ˈdɪskaʊnt/ v
Nachlass gewähren abziehen einen Rabatt gewähren nachlassen
To deduct from an account, debt, charge, and the like.
einberechnen einkalkulieren mit in Betracht ziehen mitberücksichtigen
To take into consideration beforehand; to anticipate and form conclusions concerning (an event).
abtun außer Acht lassen unberücksichtigt lassen
To leave out of account or regard as unimportant.

discount store discount stores n
Discounter Diskonter Discountgeschäft Discountladen Discountwarenhaus Rabattgeschäft
A type of department store which sell products at prices lower than those asked by other department stores.

discourage /dɪsˈkɝɪd͡ʒ/ /dɪsˈkʌɹɪd͡ʒ/ v
entmutigen abschrecken
(transitive) To extinguish the courage of; to dishearten; to depress the spirits of; to deprive of confidence; to deject.
abbringen von abraten abraten von
(transitive) To persuade somebody not to do (something).

discourse /dɪsˈko(ː)ɹs/ /dɪsˈkoəs/ /dɪsˈkɔː(ɹ)s/ /ˈdɪsko(ː)ɹs/ /ˈdɪskoəs/ /ˈdɪskɔː(ɹ)s/ discourses n
Diskurs Gespräch
(uncountable, archaic) Verbal exchange, conversation.
Diskurs
(uncountable) Expression in words, either speech or writing.
(social sciences, countable) An institutionalized way of thinking, a social boundary defining what can be said about a specific topic (after Michel Foucault).
Diskurs Abhandlung
(countable) A formal lengthy exposition of some subject, either spoken or written.

discourse /dɪsˈko(ː)ɹs/ /dɪsˈkoəs/ /dɪsˈkɔː(ɹ)s/ /ˈdɪsko(ː)ɹs/ /ˈdɪskoəs/ /ˈdɪskɔː(ɹ)s/ v
reden
(intransitive) To engage in discussion or conversation; to converse.
Rede
(intransitive) To write or speak formally and at length.

discourse analysis discourse analyses n
Diskursanalyse
(linguistics) Any of a number of approaches to analyzing written, spoken or signed language use.

discourse marker discourse markers n
Diskursmarker Diskurspartikel
(linguistics) A word or phrase that marks a boundary in a discourse, typically as part of a dialogue. Discourse markers often signal topic changes, reformulations, discourse planning, stressing, hedging, or backchanneling.

discover /dɪsˈkʊvə/ /dɪsˈkʌvə/ /dɪsˈkʌvɚ/ v
entdecken
To find or learn something for the first time.
dabei sein erfahren erleben
(transitive, now, rare) To expose, uncover.

discoverer discoverers n
Entdecker
One who discovers: a person who has discovered something.

discovery /dɪsˈkʌvəɹi/ discoveries n
Entdeckung
Something discovered.
(uncountable) The discovering of new things.

discredit /dɪsˈkɹed.ɪt/ /dɪsˈkɹɛd.ɪt/ discredits n
Misskredit
(countable, or, uncountable) Discrediting or disbelieving.
(uncountable) The state of being discredited or disbelieved.

discredit /dɪsˈkɹed.ɪt/ /dɪsˈkɹɛd.ɪt/ v
diskreditieren in Misskredit bringen
(transitive) To harm the good reputation of a person; to cause an idea or piece of evidence to seem false or unreliable.

discreditation discreditations n
Diskreditierung
The act or process of discrediting or of being discredited

discreet /dɪˈskɹiːt/ discreeter discreetest more discreet most discreet adj
diskret
Respectful of privacy or secrecy; exercising caution in order to avoid causing embarrassment; quiet; diplomatic.
Not drawing attention, anger or challenge; inconspicuous.

discrepancy /dɪsˈkɹɛpənsi/ discrepancies n
Diskrepanz Abweichung Unstimmigkeit Widerspruch
An inconsistency between facts or sentiments.

discrepant /dɪˈskɹɛpənt/ /ˈdɪskɹɪpənt/ more discrepant most discrepant adj
diskrepant
Showing difference; inconsistent, dissimilar.

discrete /dɪˈskɹiːt/ more discrete most discrete adj
eigenständig einzeln separat unstetig
diskret
Separate; distinct; individual; non-continuous.

discrete Fourier transform discrete Fourier transforms n
diskrete Fourier-Transformation
(mathematics) The process of converting a discrete time-based function into its frequency-based representation.

discretion /dɪˈskɹɛʃən/ discretions n
Diskretion Angemessenheit Takt Unaufdringlichkeit Verschwiegenheit
The quality of being discreet.
Klugheit Umsicht
The ability to make wise choices or decisions.
Ermessen Gutdünken
The freedom to make one's own judgements.

discretionary /dɪsˈkɹɛʃəˌnɛɹi/ /dɪˈskɹɛʃən(ə)ɹi/ more discretionary most discretionary adj
Ermessens- auf Ermessen beruhend dem eigenen Gutdünken überlassen frei verfügbar ins freie Ermessen gestellt nach freiem Ermessen gewährt
Available at one's discretion; able to be used as one chooses; left to or regulated by one's own discretion or judgment.

discretization discretizations n
Diskretisierung
(mathematics, computing, cognitive science) The act of discretizing, or dividing a continuous object or spectrum into a finite number of discrete elements

discretize v
diskretisieren
(transitive, mathematics, computing) To convert (a continuous space) into an equivalent discrete space, often for the purposes of easier calculation.

discriminant function discriminant functions n
Diskriminanzfunktion
(mathematics) A function used to predict a categorical dependent variable by one or more continuous or binary independent variables.

discriminate /dɪˈskɹɪm.əˌneɪt/ /dɪˈskɹɪm.əˌnæɪt/ /dɪˈskɹɪm.ɪ.neɪt/ /dɪˈskɹɪm.ɪ.nət/ v
diskriminieren
(intransitive, construed with against) To make decisions based on prejudice.
differenzieren unterscheiden
(transitive) To set apart as being different; to mark as different; to separate from another by discerning differences; to distinguish.

discrimination /dɪskɹɪmɪˈneɪʃən/ discriminations n
Diskriminierung Unterscheidung
(uncountable, countable) Discernment, the act of discriminating, discerning, distinguishing, noting or perceiving differences between things, with the intent to understand rightly and make correct decisions. [from early 17th c.]
Diskriminierung Schlechterstellung
(uncountable, countable, sometimes, with, "against") Differential treatment of an individual or group to their disadvantage; treatment or consideration based on class or category rather than individual merit; partiality; prejudice; bigotry. [from early 19th c.]

discriminatory /dɪsˈkɹɪmɪnət(ə)ɹɪ/ /dɪsˈkɹɪmɪnəˌtɔɹi/ /dɪˌskɹɪmɪˈneɪt(ə)rɪ/ more discriminatory most discriminatory adj
diskriminierend
Showing prejudice or bias.

discus /ˈdɪs.kəs/ discuses n
Diskus Wurfscheibe
A round plate-like object that is thrown for sport.
Diskuswerfen
(uncountable, athletics) The athletics event of discus throw.

discus throw n
Diskuswerfen Diskuswurf
(athletics) An athletic throwing event where the object to be thrown is a heavy lenticular disc called discus.

discus thrower discus throwers n
Diskuswerfer Diskuswerferin
(athletics) An athlete who takes part in the discus throw.

discuss /dɪˈskas/ /dɪˈskʊs/ /dɪˈskʌs/ v
diskutieren besprechen erörtern debattieren
(transitive) To converse or debate concerning a particular topic.

discussion /dɪsˈkʊʃən/ /dɪˈskʌʃən/ discussions n
Diskussion Erörterung Besprechung
Conversation or debate concerning a particular topic.

disdain /dɪsˈdeɪn/ /dɪˈsteɪn/ n
Verachtung Geringschätzung Missachtung
(uncountable) A feeling of contempt or scorn.

disdain /dɪsˈdeɪn/ /dɪˈsteɪn/ v
verachten verschmähen
(transitive) To regard (someone or something) with strong contempt.

disdainful /dɪsˈdeɪn.fəl/ more disdainful most disdainful adj
verächtlich geringschätzig
Showing contempt or scorn; having a pronounced lack of concern for others viewed as unworthy.

disease /dəˈziz/ /dɪˈziz/ /dɪˈziːz/ diseases n
Krankheit Infektionskrankheit Seuche
(medicine) An abnormal condition of a human, animal or plant that causes discomfort or dysfunction; distinct from injury insofar as the latter is usually instantaneously acquired.

disease-ridden more disease-ridden most disease-ridden adj
krankheitsverseucht verpestet von Krankheitserregern verseucht
dominated by disease.

diseased /dɪˈzizd/ /dɪˈziːzd/ more diseased most diseased adj
krank
Affected with or suffering from disease.

disembark /ˌdɪs.ɪmˈbɑɹk/ /ˌdɪs.ɪmˈbɑːk/ v
ausschiffen
(transitive) To remove from on board a vessel; to put on shore

disembodied /dɪsɪmˈbɒdiːd/ more disembodied most disembodied adj
geisterhaft körperlos
Having no material body, immaterial; incorporeal or insubstantial.

disembodiment disembodiments n
Entkörperlichung
A soul, spirit, or consciousness that has been disembodied, or which otherwise lacks a physical form.

disembody v
entkörperlichen
To cause someone's soul, spirit, consciousness, voice, etc, to become separated from the physical body.

disembogue /ˌdɪs.ɪmˈboʊɡ/ /ˌdɪs.ɪmˈbəʊɡ/ v
münden
(of a river or waters) To pour out, to debouch; to flow out through a narrow opening into a larger space.

disembowel [dɪsɪmˈbaʊ(ə)ɫ] v
ausweiden
(transitive) To take or let out the bowels or interior parts of; to eviscerate.

disenchant /ˌdɪsɪnˈtʃænt/ /ˌdɪsɪnˈtʃɑːnt/ /ˌdɪsɪnˈt͡ʃænt/ v
desillusionieren
(transitive, of a person) To free from illusion, false belief or enchantment; to undeceive or disillusion.
enttäuschen
(transitive, of a person) To disappoint.
entzaubern
(transitive, of a thing) To remove a spell or magic enchantment from.

disenchantment /ˌdɪsɪnˈtʃæntmənt/ /ˌdɪsɪnˈtʃɑːntmənt/ disenchantments n
Entzaubern Entzauberung
The act of disenchanting or the state of being disenchanted.
Desillusionierung
Freeing from false belief or illusions.

disenfranchise /ˌdɪs.ɪnˈfɹæn.t͡ʃaɪz/ v
das Wahlrecht entziehen vom Wahlrecht ausschließen
(transitive) To deprive someone of a franchise, generally of the right to vote.

disenfranchisement /ˌdɪs.ɪnˈfɹæn.tʃɪzmənt/ /ˌdɪs.ɪnˈfɹæn.t͡ʃaɪzmənt/ disenfranchisements n
Wahlrechtsausschluss Wahlrechtsentzug
Explicit or implicit revocation of, or failure to grant, the right to vote, to a person or group of people.

disengage /ˌdɪsɪŋˈɡeɪd͡ʒ/ v
aushaken ausklinken entkuppeln
(ambitransitive) To release or loosen from something that binds, entangles, holds, or interlocks.

disengagement /ˌdɪs.ɪŋˈɡeɪd͡ʒ.mənt/ disengagements n
Entlobung
Termination of an agreement to be married.

disentanglement disentanglements n
Befreiung Entflechtung Entwirrung
Removal of, or extrication from twists, tangles, complications or confusion.

disenthrall v
befreien
(transitive) To free from slavery or captivation (thraldom).

disequilibrium disequilibria disequilibriums n
Ungleichgewicht
The loss of equilibrium or stability, especially due to an imbalance of forces.

disfavour /dɪsˈfeɪvə(ɹ)/ disfavours n
Ungunst
A state of being out of favour.

disfigure /dɪsˈfɪɡjɚ/ /dɪsˈfɪɡə/ v
entstellen verunstalten
to change the appearance of something/someone to the negative.

disgorge /dɪsˈɡɔːdʒ/ v
ausspeien ausspucken auswerfen
To vomit or spew, to discharge.

disgrace /dɪsˈɡɹeɪs/ /dɪzˈɡɹeɪs/ disgraces n
Ungnade Schande
The condition of being out of favor; loss of favor, regard, or respect.
Schande Schmach
The state of being dishonored, or covered with shame.
Blamage Peinlichkeit Schande Schmach
(countable) Something which brings dishonor; the cause of reproach or shame; great discredit.

disgraceful [dɪsˈɡɹeɪsfəɫ] [dɪzˈɡɹeɪsfəɫ] disgracefuller disgracefullest more disgraceful most disgraceful adj
erbärmlich schändlich skandalös
Bringing or warranting disgrace; shameful.

disgruntle /dɪsˈɡɹʌnt(ə)l/ v
verärgern
(transitive, obsolete) To make discontent or cross; to put in a bad temper.

disgruntled /dɪsˈɡɹʌntl̩d/ more disgruntled most disgruntled adj
unzufrieden missmutig verstimmt
Unhappy; dissatisfied

disguise /dɪsˈɡaɪz/ /dɪzˈɡaɪz/ /dɪˈskaɪz/ disguises n
Verkleidung
Material (such as clothing, makeup, a wig) used to alter one’s visual appearance in order to hide one's identity or assume another.
Tarnung
(figuratively) The appearance of something on the outside which masks what’s beneath.

disguise /dɪsˈɡaɪz/ /dɪzˈɡaɪz/ /dɪˈskaɪz/ v
verkleiden verstellen
(transitive) To change the appearance of (a person or thing) so as to hide, or to assume an identity.
verstellen
(transitive) To avoid giving away or revealing (something secret); to hide by a false appearance.

disgust /dɪsˈɡʌst/ /dɪzˈɡʌst/ /dɪˈskʌst/ n
Ekel
An intense dislike or loathing someone feels for something bad or nasty.

disgust /dɪsˈɡʌst/ /dɪzˈɡʌst/ /dɪˈskʌst/ v
ekeln
To cause an intense dislike for something.

disgusted /dɪsˈɡʌstɪd/ more disgusted most disgusted adj
angewidert
Filled with disgust.

disgusting /dɪsˈkʌstɪŋ/ /dɪsˈɡʊstɪŋ/ /dɪsˈɡʌstɪŋ/ /dɪˈskʊstɪŋ/ disgustinger disgustingest more disgusting most disgusting adj
eklig ekelhaft ekelerregend abstoßend grauslich
Causing disgust; repulsive; distasteful.

disgustingly more disgustingly most disgustingly adv
ekelhaft widerlich
In a disgusting manner.

dish /dɪʃ/ dishes n
Teller Gericht Schüssel
A vessel such as a plate for holding or serving food, often flat with a depressed region in the middle.
Gericht
The contents of such a vessel.
Gericht Speise
(metonym) A specific type of prepared food.
Geschirr
(in the plural) Tableware (including cutlery, etc, as well as crockery) that is to be or is being washed after being used to prepare, serve and eat a meal.
Parabolantenne Satellitenschüssel Schüssel
(telecommunication) A type of antenna with a similar shape to a plate or bowl.

dish pit dish pits n
Geschirrspülbereich
The dishwashing area in a restaurant.

dish rack dish racks n
Abtropfgestell Geschirrständer
A perforated rack on which washed dishes, etc. may be placed in order to dry.

dish towel dish towels n
Geschirrtuch Spüllappen Spültuch Trockentuch
A piece of absorbent cloth for drying or wiping dishes, cups or silverware

disharmony /dɪsˈhɑrməni/ /dɪsˈhɑːməni/ disharmonies n
Disharmonie
The absence of harmony or concordance.

dishcloth dishcloths n
Spültuch Spüllappen
A cloth used to wash dishes.
Geschirrtuch Trockentuch
A cloth used to dry dishes.

dishearten /dɪsˈhɑɹ.tən/ /dɪsˈhɑː.tən/ v
entmutigen
(transitive) To discourage someone by removing their enthusiasm or courage.

disher dishers n
Eiskugelzange Eislöffel Eisportionierer
A type of scoop with a lever that helps the user dig through hard substances such as ice cream.

dishes /ˈdɪʃɪz/ n
Abwasch Aufwasch Abwaschen Abwäsche
Dishwashing

dishevel /dɪ(s)ˈʃɛvl̩/ v
herumschmeißen in Unordnung bringen verwirren
(transitive) To throw into disorder; upheave.
verlottern zerstrubbeln zerwühlen zerzausen
(transitive) To disarrange or loosen (hair, clothing, etc.).

dishevelled /dɪsˈʃɛvəld/ /dɪˈʃɛvəld/ more dishevelled most dishevelled adj
ungekämmt struppig zerzaust
(of a person) With the hair uncombed.
ungepflegt unordentlich verwirrt zerzaust
(by extension) Disorderly or untidy in appearance.

dishonest /dɪzˈɒnɛst/ /dɪzˈɒnɪst/ /dɪˈsɑnɪst/ /dɪˈsɒnɪst/ more dishonest most dishonest adj
unehrlich
Not honest.

dishonesty /dɪsˈɒnɪ.sti/ dishonesties n
Unehrlichkeit
(uncountable) The characteristic or condition of being dishonest.

dishonour /dɪsˈɒnə(ɹ)/ /dɪzˈɒnəɹ/ dishonours n
Schande
Shame or disgrace.

dishonour /dɪsˈɒnə(ɹ)/ /dɪzˈɒnəɹ/ v
schänden
To bring disgrace upon someone or something; to shame.

dishrag dishrags n
Spüllappen
A piece of cloth used for washing dishes.

dishware dishwares n
Geschirr
crockery used for serving or cooking food

dishwasher /ˈdɪʃˌwɑʃɚ/ /ˈdɪʃˌwɒʃə/ /ˈdɪʃˌwɔʃɚ/ dishwashers n
Geschirrspülmaschine Geschirrspüler Spülmaschine Abwäscher Abwäscherin
A machine for washing dishes.
Abwäscher Abwäscherin
Someone who washes dishes, especially one hired to wash dishes in a restaurant.
(UK, dialect, Wiltshire) A European bird, the wagtail.
(AU) A bird, the restless flycatcher (Myiagra inquieta).

dishwasher-safe more dishwasher-safe most dishwasher-safe adj
spülmaschinenfest
Capable of being washed in a dishwasher without being damaged.

dishwater dishwaters n
Spülwasser Abwaschwasser Spülicht
Water that dishes and cooking utensils have been washed in.

disillusion /dɪs.ɪˈluːʒən/ disillusions n
Desillusion
(countable) The act or process of disenchanting or freeing from a false belief.

disillusion /dɪs.ɪˈluːʒən/ v
desillusionieren
(transitive) To free or deprive of illusion; to disenchant.

disillusioned /dɪs.ɪˈluːʒənd/ more disillusioned most disillusioned adj
desillusioniert enttäuscht
Disappointed; experiencing disillusionment; having lost one's illusions.

disillusionment /dɪsɪˈljuʒənmənt/ /dɪsɪˈluʒənmənt/ disillusionments n
Desillusionierung Enttäuschung Ernüchterung
A feeling of disappointment, akin to depression, arising from the realization that something is not what it was expected or believed to be, possibly accompanied by philosophical angst from having one's beliefs challenged.
Desillusionierung Ernüchterung
The act of freeing from an illusion; the state of being freed therefrom.

disimprovement /dɪsɪmˈpɹuvmənt/ /dɪsɪmˈpɹuːvm(ə)nt/ disimprovements n
Verschlimmbesserung
Reduction from a better to a worse state.

disinfect /dɪs.ɪnˈfɛkt/ v
desinfizieren
To sterilize by the use of cleaning agent.

disinfectant /dɪs.ɪnˈfɛktənt/ disinfectants n
Desinfektionsmittel
A substance that kills germs or viruses.

disinfection /dɪsɪnˈfɛkʃən/ disinfections n
Desinfektion Desinfizierung
Treatment with disinfectant materials in order to destroy harmful microorganisms

disinformation /dɪsˌɪnfɚˈmeɪʃən/ /ˌdɪsɪnfəˈmeɪʃ(ə)n/ v
Desinformation
(transitive) To use disinformation.

disingenuous /ˌdɪs.ɪnˈd͡ʒɛn.ju.əs/ more disingenuous most disingenuous adj
unaufrichtig hinterlistig verschlagen unehrlich unredlich unwürdig
Not honourable; unworthy of honour.

disingenuously /ˌdɪs.ɪnˈd͡ʒɛn.ju.əs.li/ more disingenuously most disingenuously adv
hinterlistigerweise unehrlicherweise unredlicherweise verschlagen
In a manner that is not frank or open; deceptively.
unwürdig
In an unnoble manner; in a manner unbecoming of true honor or dignity; unworthily.

disingenuousness n
Hinterlistigkeit Unaufrichtigkeit Unehrlichkeit Unredlichkeit
The state or quality of being disingenuous.

disinherit /ˌdɪsɪnˈhɛɹɪt/ v
enterben
(transitive) To exclude from inheritance; to disown.

disinheritance disinheritances n
Enterbung
The act of disinheriting

disintegrate /dɪsˈɪntɪɡɹeɪt/ v
auflösen desintegrieren
(science fiction, transitive) To cause to break up into infinitesimal parts through the use of a disintegrator.
zerfallen auflösen
(intransitive) To fall apart, break up into parts.

disintegration /dɪs.ɪn.tɪˈɡɹeɪ.ʃən/ /dɪsˌɪɾ̃.əˈɡɹeɪ.ʃən/ [dɪsˌɪn.əˈɡɹeɪ.ʃən] disintegrations n
Zerfall
A process by which anything disintegrates.

disinterest /dɪsˈɪntɹɛst/ n
Desinteresse

disinterested /dɪˈsɪnt(ə)ɹɛstɪd/ more disinterested most disinterested adj
desinteressiert
unparteiisch
Having no stake or interest in the outcome, and no conflicts of interest; free of bias, impartial. [from 17th c.]

disjoin /dɪsˈdʒɔɪn/ v
trennen

disjoint /dɪsˈd͡ʒɔɪnt/ more disjoint most disjoint adj
disjunkt
(set theory, not comparable) Of two or more sets, having no members in common; having an intersection equal to the empty set.

disjoint /dɪsˈd͡ʒɔɪnt/ v
zertrennen
To render disjoint; to remove a connection, linkage, or intersection.

disjunction /dɪsˈdʒʊŋk(t)ʃən/ /dɪsˈdʒʌŋk(t)ʃən/ disjunctions n
Disjunktion
(logic) The proposition resulting from the combination of two or more propositions using the or operator.

disjunctive /dɪsˈdʒʊŋktɪv/ /dɪsˈdʒʌŋktɪv/ /dɪsˈd͡ʒʌŋktɪv/ more disjunctive most disjunctive adj
disjunktiv
(logic) Of or related to a disjunction.

disjunctive normal form n
disjunktive Normalform
(logic) The form of a boolean formula that the formula has if the formula is a disjunction of conjunctions of literals, such as “(A and B and C) or (D and E and not F)”.

disjunctive syllogism disjunctive syllogisms n
disjunktiver Syllogismus
(logic) A logical argument of the form that if there are only two possibilities, and one of them is ruled out, then the other must take place. In symbols: P \vee Q, \neg P \vdash Q

disk /dɪsk/ disks n
Scheibe Kreisfläche Kreisscheibe
A thin, flat, circular plate or similar object.
Scheibe Platte
(figuratively) Something resembling a disk.
Bandscheibe
(anatomy) An intervertebral disc
Scheibe Platte Schallplatte
(dated) A vinyl phonograph/gramophone record.
Festplatte
(computer hardware) Ellipsis of floppy disk - removable magnetic medium or a hard disk - fixed, persistent digital storage.
(computer hardware, nonstandard) A disc - either a CD-ROM, an audio CD, a DVD or similar removable storage medium.

dislike /dɪsˈlaɪk/ /ˈdɪslaɪk/ dislikes n
Unbehagen
An attitude or a feeling of distaste or aversion.

dislike /dɪsˈlaɪk/ /ˈdɪslaɪk/ v
ablehnen
(transitive) To have a feeling of aversion or antipathy towards; not to like. [from 16th c.]

dislocate /dɪsləʊˈkeɪt/ /dɪsˈloʊkeɪt/ v
ausrenken verrenken auskugeln dislozieren
(medicine) To (accidentally) dislodge a skeletal bone from its joint.

dislocation /dɪsləʊˈkeɪʃən/ dislocations n
Luxation Verrenkung
The act of dislocating, or putting out of joint; also, the condition of being thus displaced.

dislodge /dɪsˈlɒdʒ/ v
(gewaltsam) entfernen aus seiner Lage bringen außer Position bringen herauslösen herausreißen verschieben
(transitive) To remove or force out from a position or dwelling previously occupied.

disloyal [dɪsˈlɔɪ(j)əɫ] more disloyal most disloyal adj
illoyal treulos
Not loyal, without loyalty.

disloyalty /dɪsˈlɔɪ.(j)əɫ.ti/ disloyalties n
Illoyalität
(countable) An act of being disloyal; a betrayal, faithbreach.
(uncountable) The quality of being disloyal.

dismal /ˈdɪzməl/ more dismal most dismal adj
jämmerlich kläglich miserabel unzulänglich unzureichend
Disappointingly inadequate.
düster trübsinnig fad fade finster freudlos
Causing despair; gloomy and bleak.
deprimierend deprimiert düster finster freudlos traurig
Depressing, dreary, cheerless.

dismantle /dɪsˈmæntəl/ [dɪsˈmæntʰəɫ] [dɪsˈmænʔəɫ] [dɪsˈmæ̃nɫ̩] [dɪsˈmæ̃nɾɫ̩] v
entblättern entmanteln
(transitive, originally) To divest, strip of dress or covering.
abwracken ausschlachten
(transitive) To remove fittings or furnishings from.
demontieren auseinander nehmen
(transitive) To take apart; to disassemble; to take to pieces.

dismay /dɪsˈmeɪ/ n
Furcht Ohnmacht
A sudden or complete loss of courage and firmness in the face of trouble or danger; overwhelming and disabling terror; a sinking of the spirits

dismember /ˌdɪsˈmɛmbə(ɹ)/ v
zergliedern
(transitive) To remove the limbs of.
zerstückeln
(transitive) To cut or otherwise divide something into pieces.

dismiss /dɪsˈmɪs/ /dɪzˈmɪs/ v
entlassen wegtreten lassen
(transitive) To order to leave.
aufgeben fahren lassen sich verabschieden von
(transitive) To dispel; to rid one’s mind of.
abweisen entlassen aufgeben einstellen fahren lassen fallen lassen
(transitive) To reject; to refuse to accept.
missachten nicht weiter beachten übergehen
(transitive) To invalidate; to treat as unworthy of serious consideration.
abwimmeln beiseiteschieben von dannen schicken wegfegen
(transitive) To send or put away, to discard with disregard, contempt or disdain. (sometimes followed by as).

dismissal [dɪsˈmɪsəɫ] [dɪzˈmɪsəɫ] dismissals n
Abweisen Abweisung Wegschicken
The act of sending someone away.
Removal from consideration; putting something out of one's mind, mentally disregarding something or someone.
Kündigung Entlassung Abberufung
Deprivation of office; the fact or process of being fired from employment or stripped of rank.
Abweisung Zurückweisung
(legal) The rejection of a legal proceeding, or a claim or charge made therein.

dismissively more dismissively most dismissively adv
abweisend herablassend wegwerfend
In a dismissive manner

dismount /dɪsˈmaʊnt/ v
abnehmen absteigen
(ambitransitive) To (cause to) get off (something).

dismutase dismutases n
Dismutase
(enzyme) Any of several enzymes that catalyze dismutation reactions.

disobedience /dɪs.əˈbiː.dɪəns/ disobediences n
Ungehorsam
Refusal to obey.

disobedient /dɪs.əˈbiː.dɪənt/ more disobedient most disobedient adj
ungehorsam
Not obedient.

disobey /ˌdɪs.oʊ.ˈbeɪ/ /ˌdɪs.əˈbeɪ/ v
missachten
(transitive) To refuse or (intentionally) fail to obey an order of (somebody).
nicht gehorchen
(intransitive) To refuse or (intentionally) fail to obey.

disorder /dɪsˈɔːdə(ɹ)/ /dɪsˈɔːɹdɚ/ /dɪzˈɔːɹdəɹ/ disorders n
Unordnung
Absence of order; state of not being arranged in an orderly manner.
Unruhen
A disturbance of civic peace or of public order.
Störung
(medicine, countable) A physical or mental malfunction.

disordered /dɪsˈɔɹdɚd/ /dɪsˈɔːdəd/ more disordered most disordered adj
durcheinander
Chaotic; without clear order; in a state of disorder.

disorderly /dɪsˈɔː.də.li/ more disorderly most disorderly adj
unordentlich
Not in order; marked by disorder or disarray.

disorganized schizophrenia n
Hebeprenie hebephrene Schizophrenie
(pathology) A form of schizophrenia marked by disorganized behavior and speech as well as inappropriate emotional responses or affect.

disoriented more disoriented most disoriented adj
verwirrt desorientiert
Having lost one's direction; confused.

disown /dɪsˈəʊn/ v
ableugnen enteignen sich distanzieren verleugnen verstoßen zurückweisen
(transitive) To refuse to own, or to refuse to acknowledge one’s own.

disparage /dɪsˈpæɹɪd͡ʒ/ n
Missheirat nicht standesgemäße Ehe
(obsolete) Inequality in marriage; marriage with an inferior.

disparage /dɪsˈpæɹɪd͡ʒ/ v
entehren geringschätzen herabmindern herabsetzen herabwürdigen in Verruf bringen
To dishonor by a comparison with what is inferior; to lower in rank or estimation by actions or words; to speak slightingly of; to depreciate; to undervalue.

disparagement disparagements n
Herabsetzung Herabwürdigung Verunglimpfung
The act of disparaging, of belittling.

disparaging /dɪsˈpæɹɪdʒɪŋ(ɡ)/ more disparaging most disparaging adj
abfällig abschätzig herabsetzend abwertend beleidigend geringschätzig
Insulting, ridiculing.

disparate /dɪˈspæɹət/ /dɪˈspɛɹət/ /ˈdɪsp(ə)ɹət/ /ˈdɪsp(ə)ɹɪt/ more disparate most disparate adj
disparat ungleich ungleichartig verschieden
Composed of inherently different or distinct elements; incongruous.

disparity /dɪsˈpæɹɪti/ disparities n
Disparität Ungleichheit Differenz Unterschied Unterschiedlichkeit
(uncountable) The state of being unequal; difference.
Ungleichheit Unvereinbarkeit
(countable) Incongruity.

dispassionate /dɪsˈpæʃənət/ more dispassionate most dispassionate adj
leidenschaftslos
not showing, and not affected by, emotion, bias, or prejudice

dispatch /dəˈspæt͡ʃ/ /dɪˈspætʃ/ dispatches n
Depesche
A message sent quickly, as a shipment, a prompt settlement of a business, or an important official message sent by a diplomat, government official, military officer, etc.

dispatch /dəˈspæt͡ʃ/ /dɪˈspætʃ/ v
beeilen besiegen entziehen verschicken versenden
(transitive) To dispose of speedily, as business; to execute quickly; to make a speedy end of; to finish; to perform.

dispatch rider dispatch riders n
Meldereiter
(military) A messenger on a motorcycle.

dispatcher /ˈdɪs.pætʃ.ə(ɹ)/ dispatchers n
Dispatcher Flugdienstberater
In a transportation organization, a person who controls the movements of vehicles.

dispatching dispatchings n
Versendung
The sending of somebody or something to a destination for a purpose.

dispel [dɪˈspɛɫ] v
zerstreuen
(transitive) To drive away or cause to vanish by scattering.
ausräumen
(transitive) To remove (fears, doubts, objections etc.) by proving them unjustified.

dispensable /dɪsˈpɛnsəbəl/ [-bəɫ] [dɪsˈpʰɛnsəbɫ̩] more dispensable most dispensable adj
abkömmlich entbehrlich verzichtbar überflüssig
Able to be done without; able to be expended; easily replaced.

dispensary /dɪsˈpɛnsəɹi/ dispensaries n
Apotheke Arzneimittelausgabe Ausgabestelle für Medikamente Krankenhausapotheke Medikamentenausgabe
A place or room where something is dispensed, particularly:
Apotheke Dispensaire
An institution that dispenses medical supplies and advice.

dispensation /dɪsˌpɛnˈseɪʃən/ dispensations n
Dispens
The relaxation of a law in a particular case; permission to do something forbidden, or to omit doing something enjoined; exemption.

dispense /dɪˈspɛns/ dispenses n
Ausgabe Kosten
(obsolete) Cost, expenditure.

dispense /dɪˈspɛns/ v
abgeben entschuldigen wiedergutmachen
ausgeben austeilen verteilen
To issue, distribute, or give out.
ausstellen dosieren
To supply or make up a medicine or prescription.

dispenser /dɪˈspɛnsə/ dispensers n
Abroller Austeiler Spender Verteiler
An object used to dispense other items.

dispersant dispersants n
Dispergiermittel
(chemistry) Any substance that is used to prevent settling or clumping of particles suspended in a liquid.

disperse /dɪˈspɜːs/ /dɪˈspɝs/ v
dissipieren verteilt
(transitive, intransitive) To break up and disappear; to dissipate.
zerstreuen verteilt
(physics, transitive, intransitive) To separate rays of light, etc., according to wavelength; to refract.
verteilt
(transitive, intransitive) To distribute throughout.

dispersion /dɪˈspɜːʒən/ /dɪˈspɝʒən/ dispersions n
Verteilung
The state of being dispersed; dispersedness.

dispirit v
entmutigen
(transitive) To lower the morale of; to make despondent; to dishearten.

displace /dɪsˈpleɪs/ /dɪzˈpleɪs/ v
umsiedeln verlagern verschieben vertreiben
To move something, or someone, especially to forcibly move people from their homeland.
verdrängen
To supplant, or take the place of something or someone; to substitute.

displaced person displaced people displaced persons n
DP Displaced Person
A refugee, especially of war or of forced migration.

displacement /dɪsˈpleɪsmɪnt/ /dɪzˈpleɪsmənt/ displacements n
Verdrängung Wasserverdrängung Abdrängung Absetzung Adressabstand Ausbootung
The weight of a ship or other floating vessel, traditionally measured or calculated by finding the volume of the vessel below the waterline when afloat, the weight of the displaced liquid being equal to that of the whole displacing body.
Verschiebung Abstand Abstandsvektor Distanz Parallelverschiebung Verschiebeweg
(physics) A vector quantity which denotes distance with a directional component.

displacement current displacement currents n
Verschiebungsstrom
(electromagnetism) The direction and rate of change of the electric displacement field at a given point of space and time. It can be expressed as a vector.

display /dɪsˈpleɪ/ /ˈdɪspleɪ/ displays n
Vorführung Vorstellung
A show or spectacle.
Display
A device, furniture or marketing-oriented bulk packaging for visual presentation for sales promotion.
Monitor Anzeige Bildschirm Display
(computing) An electronic screen that shows graphics or text.

display /dɪsˈpleɪ/ /ˈdɪspleɪ/ v
darstellen präsentieren zeigen
(transitive) To show conspicuously; to exhibit; to demonstrate; to manifest.
ausstrecken
(obsolete) To spread out, to unfurl.

display window display windows n
Schaufenster
A large window at the front of a shop, behind which items for sale are displayed.

displease /dɪsˈpliːz/ v
missfallen
(transitive) To make not pleased; to cause a feeling of disapprobation or dislike in; to be disagreeable to; to vex slightly.

disposable /dɪsˈpoʊzəbl̩/ /dɪsˈpəʊzəbl̩/ more disposable most disposable adj
einweg- wegwerf- wegwerfbar
That is designed to be discarded rather than reused, refilled or repaired.

disposable /dɪsˈpoʊzəbl̩/ /dɪsˈpəʊzəbl̩/ disposables n
Einwegartikel Wegwerfartikel
Any object that is designed to be disposed of rather than refilled or repaired.

disposable income disposable incomes n
verfügbares Einkommen
(economics) The amount of a person's or group's monetary income which is available to be saved or spent (on either essential or non-essential items), after deducting all taxes and other governmental fees.

disposable razor disposable razors n
Einwegrasierer
A razor designed to be a consumable product and to be disposed of in its entirety once its cutting edge has dulled.

disposal [dɪsˈpəʊzəɫ] disposals n
Beseitigung Entsorgung
(countable) A disposing of or getting rid of something.
Verfügung
(uncountable) The power to use something or someone.

dispose /dɪsˈpoʊz/ /dɪˈspəʊz/ v
beseitigen entsorgen
(intransitive, used with "of") To eliminate or to get rid of something.
ordnen
To distribute or arrange; to put in place.

disposition /ˌdɪs.pəˈzɪʃ.ən/ /ˌdɪs.pəˈzɪʃ.ɪn/ dispositions n
Anordnung Einteilung Gliederung
Control over something, especially with regard to disposing or dispensing with an action item (disposal of a concern, allocation of disbursed funds) or control over the arrangement or placement of certain things.
Geistesart Gemütsart Gemütsstimmung
temperament, temperamental makeup or habitual mood.
Gesinnung Hang Neigung Veranlagung
Tendency or inclination under given circumstances.

disproof disproofs n
Gegenbeweis Widerlegung
A refutation.

disproportionation disproportionations n
Disproportionierung
(chemistry) A form of redox reaction in which part of a reactant is oxidized and part of it is reduced simultaneously

disprovability n
Widerlegbarkeit
The ability to be disproven; refutability.

disprove /dɪsˈpɹuv/ /dɪsˈpɹuːv/ /dɪsˈpɹʉːv/ v
widerlegen
To prove to be false or erroneous; to confute; to refute.

disproven adj
widerlegt
Shown to be false

disputatious /ˌdɪspjəˈteɪʃəs/ /ˌdɪspjʊˈteɪʃəs/ more disputatious most disputatious adj
bestritten kontrovers strittig umstritten
Of or relating to something that is in question as to its intent or value.
streitbar streitsüchtig
Inclined to argue or debate; provoking debate.

dispute /dɪsˈpjuːt/ /ˈdɪs.pjuːt/ disputes n
Disput Streit
An argument or disagreement, a failure to agree.
Debatte
(uncountable) Verbal controversy or disagreement; altercation; debate.

dispute /dɪsˈpjuːt/ /ˈdɪs.pjuːt/ v
bestreiten erörtern
to oppose by argument or assertion; to controvert; to express dissent or opposition to; to call in question; to deny the truth or validity of

disqualification /dɪsˌkwɑːləfɪˈkeɪʃn/ /dɪsˌkwɒlɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ disqualifications n
Disqualifikation Disqualifizierung
The act of disqualifying, or the state of being disqualified

disquiet /dɪsˈkwaɪ.ət/ /dɪsˈkwaɪ.ɪt/ disquiets n
Beunruhigung Unbehagen
Lack of quiet; absence of tranquility in body or mind

disquiet /dɪsˈkwaɪ.ət/ /dɪsˈkwaɪ.ɪt/ v
beunruhigen
(transitive, intransitive) To make (someone or something) worried or anxious.

disquieting more disquieting most disquieting adj
besorgniserregend beunruhigend verstörend
Causing mental trouble or anguish; upsetting; making uneasy.

disquietude /dɪˈskwaɪ.ɪ.tjud/ /dɪˈskwaɪ.ɪ.tjuːd/ /dɪˈskwaɪə.tjuːd/ /dɪˈskwaɪə.tud/ disquietudes n
Unruhe
(uncountable) A state of disquiet, uneasiness, or anxiety.
Unwägbarkeit
(countable) A fear or an instance of uneasiness.

disrecommend /ˌdɪsɹɛkəˈmɛnd/ v
abraten
(transitive) To recommend the opposite or negation of; to advise against.

disregard /dɪsɹɪˈɡɑɹd/ /dɪsɹɪˈɡɑːd/ disregards n
Geringachtung Geringschätzung Gleichgültigkeit Missachtung Nichtbeachten Nichtbeachtung
The act or state of deliberately not paying attention or caring about; misregard.

disregard /dɪsɹɪˈɡɑɹd/ /dɪsɹɪˈɡɑːd/ v
absehen als gegenstandslos betrachten ausblenden ausklammern außer Acht lassen außer Betracht lassen
(transitive) To ignore; pay no attention to.

disrespect /dɪsɹɪˈspɛkt/ disrespects n
Respektlosigkeit Nichtachtung
A lack of respect, esteem or courteous behaviour.

disrespectful [dɪsɹɪˈspɛktfəɫ] more disrespectful most disrespectful adj
respektlos despektierlich respektwidrig unehrerbietig verächtlich unhöflich
Lacking respect.

disrobe /dɪsˈɹoʊb/ /dɪsˈɹəʊb/ v
entkleiden
(transitive) To undress someone or something.

disrupt /dɪsˈɹʌpt/ /dɪzˈɹʊpt/ /dɪzˈɹʌpt/ v
stören durcheinander bringen
(transitive) To throw into confusion or disorder.
hindern unterbrechen
(transitive) To interrupt or impede.

disruption /dɪsˈɹʌpʃən/ /dɪzˈɹʊpʃən/ /dɪzˈɹʌpʃən/ disruptions n
Disruption Unterbrechung Störfaktor Störung
An interruption to the regular flow or sequence of something.
Durcheinander Unordnung
A continuing act of disorder.

disruptive /dɪsˈɹʌptɪv/ /dɪzˈɹʊptɪv/ /dɪzˈɹʌptɪv/ more disruptive most disruptive adj
störend
Causing disruption or unrest.

diss /dɪs/ disses n
Diss
(slang) An insult or put-down; an expression of disrespect.

diss /dɪs/ v
dissen
(slang) To put (someone) down, or show disrespect by the use of insulting language or dismissive behaviour.

dissatisfaction /dɪsˌsætɪsˈfækʃən/ dissatisfactions n
Unzufriedenheit
Unhappiness or discontent.

dissatisfied /dɪsˈsætɪsˌfaɪd/ more dissatisfied most dissatisfied adj
unzufrieden unbefriedigt
Feeling or displaying disappointment or a lack of contentment.

dissave v
entsparen
To spend more than one earns.

dissect /daɪˈsɛkt/ /dɪˈsɛkt/ v
sezieren
(transitive) To study an animal's anatomy by cutting it apart; to perform a necropsy or an autopsy.
analysieren zerlegen
(transitive) To analyze an idea in detail by separating it into its parts.

dissection /daɪˈsɛkʃən/ /dɪˈsɛkʃən/ dissections n
Dissektion Präparation
the act of dissecting, or something dissected

dissemble [dɪˈsɛmbəɫ] v
verbergen
(transitive) To disguise or conceal something.
verbergen verhehlen vortäuschen
(transitive) To deliberately ignore something; to pretend not to notice.
heucheln anmerken lassen sich verstellen
(intransitive) To falsely hide one's opinions or feelings.

dissembler dissemblers n
Gleisner Heuchler
Someone who dissembles.

disseminate /dɪˈsɛmɪˌneɪt/ v
ausstreuen ausbreiten aussähen disseminieren sähen verbreiten
(transitive) To sow and scatter principles, ideas, opinions, etc, or concrete things, for growth and propagation, like seeds.
ausbreiten ausstreuen verbreiten verstreuen verteilen
(intransitive) To become widespread.

disseminated intravascular coagulation disseminated intravascular coagulations n
Defibrinationssyndrom Verbrauchskoagulopathie disseminierte intravasale Gerinnung disseminierte intravasale Koagulopathie
(medicine) A pathological process characterised by widespread activation of the clotting cascade throughout the body.

dissemination /dɪˌsɛmɪˈneɪʃən/ disseminations n
Verbreitung
The act of disseminating, or the state of being disseminated; diffusion for propagation and permanence; a scattering or spreading abroad, as of ideas, beliefs, etc.

disseminator disseminators n
Säer Verbreiter Verstreuer
One who, or that which, disseminates.

dissent /dəˈsɛnt/ /dɪˈsɛnt/ dissents n
Dissens
An act of disagreeing with, or deviating from, the views and opinions of those holding authority.

dissent /dəˈsɛnt/ /dɪˈsɛnt/ v
dissentieren
(intransitive) To disagree; to withhold assent. Construed with from (or, formerly, to).

dissenter dissenters n
Dissident Dissidentin Abweichler Dissenter Dissenterin
Someone who dissents (disagrees), especially from an established church.

dissertation /ˌdɪsəˈteɪʃən/ /ˌdɪsɚˈteɪʃən/ dissertations n
Dissertation Doktorarbeit
A formal exposition of a subject, especially a research paper that students write in order to complete the requirements for a doctoral degree in the US and a non-doctoral degree in the UK; a thesis.

disservice /dɪ(s)ˈsɜːvɪs/ /dɪ(s)ˈsɝvɪs/ disservices n
Bärendienst Schaden schlechter Dienst
Service that results in harm; an (intentionally or unintentionally) unhelpful, harmful action.

dissident /ˈdɪsɪdənt/ dissidents n
Dissident Dissidentin Regimekritiker Regimekritikerin
A person who formally opposes the current political structure, the political group in power, the policies of the political group in power, or current laws.
Andersdenkende Andersdenkender Andersgläubige Andersgläubiger Dissenter Dissenterin
(Christianity) One who disagrees or dissents; one who separates from the established religion.

dissimilar /dɪˈsɪmɪlə(ɹ)/ more dissimilar most dissimilar adj
ungleich
Not similar; unalike; different

dissimulate /-jə-/ /dɪˈsɪmjʊˌleɪt/ v
verstellen
(intransitive) To practise deception by concealment or omission, or by feigning a false appearance.

dissipate /ˈdɪsɪpeɪt/ v
abbauen dissipieren lösen verscheuchen zersplittern zerstreuen
(transitive) To drive away, disperse.
abbauen ableiten aufbrauchen auflösen verbrauchen vergeuden
(transitive) To use up or waste; squander.
abführen sich auflösen sich zerstreuen sich zerteilen verflüchtigen verschwinden
(physics) To cause energy to be lost through its conversion to heat.

dissipation /ˌdɪsɪˈpeɪʃən/ dissipations n
Auflösung Dissipation Zersplitterung Zerstreuung Zerteilung
The act of dissipating or dispersing; a state of dispersion or separation; dispersion; waste.
Ausschweifung Ausschweifungen Durchbringen Verprassen Verschleuderung Verschwendung
A dissolute course of life, in which health, money, etc., are squandered in pursuit of pleasure; profuseness in immoral indulgence, as late hours, riotous living, etc.; dissoluteness.
Ablenkung Zeitvertreib
A trifle which wastes time or distracts attention.
Abführung Ableitung Dissipation Leistungsverlust
(physics) A loss of energy, usually as heat, from a dynamic system.

dissociate /dɪˈsoʊ.si.eɪt/ /dɪˈsoʊ.ʃi.eɪt/ /dɪˈsəʊ.si.eɪt/ /dɪˈsəʊ.ʃi.eɪt/ v
lösen separieren
(transitive) To make unrelated; to sever a connection; to separate.
sich distanzieren abgrenzen zurückziehen
(intransitive) To part; to stop associating.
aufspalten dissoziieren
(chemistry, transitive) To separate compounds into simpler component parts, usually by applying heat or through electrolysis.
abspalten dissoziieren scheiden
(chemistry, intransitive) To undergo dissociation.

dissociative identity disorder dissociative identity disorders n
dissoziative Identitätsstörung
(psychiatry) A mental disorder characterized by the presence of two or more personality states or distinct identities that repeatedly take control of a person's behavior.

dissolution /ˌdɪsəˈl(j)uːʃən/ /ˌdɪsəˈluʃən/ dissolutions n
Auflösung
The termination of an organized body or legislative assembly, especially a formal dismissal.
Dissolving, or going into solution.

dissolve /dɪˈzɑlv/ /dɪˈzɒlv/ v
auflösen
(transitive) To terminate a union of multiple members actively, as by disbanding.
(chemistry, transitive) To disintegrate chemically into a solution by immersion into a liquid or gas.
(transitive) To disperse, drive apart a group of persons.
(transitive) To break the continuity of; to disconnect; to loosen; to undo; to separate.
(intransitive) To resolve itself as by dissolution.

dissonant /ˈdɪsənənt/ more dissonant most dissonant adj
dissonant
Exhibiting dissonance; not agreeing or harmonizing.

dissuade /dɪˈsweɪd/ v
abbringen abraten
(transitive) To convince not to try or do.

dissuasion /dɪˈsweɪʒən/ dissuasions n
Abraten
the act or an instance of dissuading

distaff /ˈdɪstæf/ /ˈdɪstɑːf/ distaffs distaves n
Rocken Kunkel Spinnrocken Wocken
A device to which a bundle of natural fibres (often wool, flax, or cotton) are attached for temporary storage, before being drawn off gradually to spin thread. A traditional distaff is a staff with flax fibres tied loosely to it (as indicated by the etymology of the word), but modern distaffs are often made of cords weighted with beads, and attached to the wrist.
The part of a spinning wheel from which fibre is drawn to be spun.

distal /ˈdɪs.təl/ more distal most distal adj
distal
(anatomy, geology) Remote from the point of attachment or origin.

distance /ˈdɪs.təns/ /ˈdɪs.tɪns/ distances n
Abstand Entfernung Distanz
The amount of space between two points, usually geographical points, usually (but not necessarily) measured along a straight line.
Ferne Weite
Remoteness of place; a remote place.

distance /ˈdɪs.təns/ /ˈdɪs.tɪns/ v
entfernen
(transitive, also reflexive) To move away (from) someone or something.

distance function distance functions n
Distanzfunktion

distance learning n
Fernunterricht Distanzunterricht Fernstudium
Education obtained remotely, often involving written material together with audio-visual material transmitted via the internet and, sometimes, summer schools and local tutorials.

distant /ˈdɪstənt/ more distant most distant adj
fern entfernt abgelegen abstehend distanziert
Far off (physically, logically or mentally).

distantly more distantly most distantly adv
entfernt
In a distant manner; with detachment.

distasteful /dɪsˈteɪstfəɫ/ more distasteful most distasteful adj
geschmacklos widerwärtig
Having a bad or foul taste.
unangenehm widerwärtig
(figuratively) Unpleasant.
anstößig
Offensive.

distemper /dɪsˈtɛmpə(ɹ)/ distempers n
Staupe
(archaic) A disorder of the humours of the body; a disease.

distended /dɪˈstɛndɪd/ more distended most distended adj
gebläht
Extended or expanded, as from internal pressure; swollen.
aufgetrieben schwanger
(biology) gravid.

distich /ˈdɪstɪk/ distichs n
Distichon
(prosody) A couplet, a two-line stanza making complete sense.

distichous /ˈdɪstɪkəs/ adj
distich
(botany) Arranged in two rows on each side of an axis.
distichisch distichitisch
(poetry) In the form of a distich.

distil /dəˈstɪl/ /dɪˈstɪl/ v
destillieren
To heat (a substance, usually a liquid) so that a vapour is produced, and then to cool the vapour so that it condenses back into a liquid, either to purify the original substance or to obtain one of its components; to subject to distillation.
(also, figuratively) To make (something, especially spirits such as gin and whisky) by distillation.
To extract the essence of (something) by, or as if by, distillation; to concentrate, to purify.

distillation /dɪstɪˈleɪʃən/ /dɪstɪˈlæɪʃən/ /ˌdɪstɪˈleɪʃən/ distillations n
Destillation
(chemistry, chemical engineering) The separation of more volatile parts of a substance from less volatile ones by evaporation and condensation.
Destillat
The substance extracted by distilling.

distilled water distilled waters n
destilliertes Wasser Aq. dest. Aqua destillata Aquadest
Water that has been purified by distillation.

distiller distillers n
Branntweinbrenner Branntweinbrennerin Brenner Brennerin Schnapsbrenner Schnapsbrennerin
A person who distills, especially alcoholic spirits or hard liquor by a process of distillation; a person who owns, works in or operates a distillery.
Destillierapparat
A device or apparatus that distills, a condenser; a still.

distillery /dɪˈstɪləɹi/ distilleries n
Brennerei Destillerie Destille Branntweinbrennerei Schnapsbrennerei Whiskybrennerei
A place where distillation takes place, especially the distillation of alcoholic spirits.

distinct /dɪˈstɪŋkt/ distincter distinctest more distinct most distinct adj
deutlich
Capable of being perceived very clearly.

distinction /dɪˈstɪŋkʃən/ distinctions n
Unterschied Distinktion
That which distinguishes; a single occurrence of a determining factor or feature, the fact of being divided; separation, discrimination.
Distinktion
The act of distinguishing, discriminating; discrimination.
Auszeichnung Unterscheidung
Specifically, a feature that causes someone or something to stand out as being better; a mark of honour, rank, eminence or excellence; being distinguished.

distinctive /dɪˈstɪŋktɪv/ more distinctive most distinctive adj
unverkennbar
Distinguishing, used to or enabling the distinguishing of some thing.
ausgeprägt charakteristisch kennzeichnend unverwechselbar
Characteristic, typical.

distinctly /dɪsˈtɪŋktli/ more distinctly most distinctly adv
deutlich
In a distinct manner.

distingue /dɪstæŋˈɡeɪ/ /dɪsˈtæŋɡeɪ/ more distingue most distingue adj
di­s­tin­guiert vornehm
Fashionably distinguished or elegant; having an air of superiority.

distinguish /dɪˈstɪŋ.ɡwɪʃ/ v
unterscheiden
To recognize someone or something as different from others based on its characteristics.
erkennen
To see someone or something clearly or distinctly.
auszeichnen
To make oneself noticeably different or better from others through accomplishments.

distinguishable /dɪsˈtɪŋ.ɡwɪ.ʃə.bl̩/ more distinguishable most distinguishable adj
differenzierbar unterscheidbar
Able, or easily able to be distinguished.

distinguished /dɪˈstɪŋ.ɡwɪʃt/ more distinguished most distinguished adj
bedeutend hervorragend
celebrated, well-known or eminent because of past achievements; prestigious
distinguiert vornehm
Having a dignified appearance or demeanor

distinguishing more distinguishing most distinguishing adj
unterscheidend
That serves to distinguish.

distort /dɪˈstɔɹt/ /dɪˈstɔːt/ v
verzerren entstellen
(transitive) To bring something out of shape, to misshape.
verzerren
(transitive) To give a false or misleading account of

distorting mirror distorting mirrors n
Zerrspiegel
(entertainment) A curved mirror, often using convex and concave sections to achieve a distorted effect, as:

distortion /dɪsˈtɔːʃən/ distortions n
Verzerrung Verdrehung Verformung Verwindung
An act of distorting.
Verzerrung Enstellung Verformung
A result of distorting.
Verformung Verzerrung Zerrbild
A misrepresentation of the truth.
Verzerrung
Noise or other artifacts caused in the electronic reproduction of sound or music.
An effect used in music, most commonly on guitars in rock or metal.

distract /dɪsˈtɹækt/ v
ablenken
(transitive) To divert the attention of.

distracted more distracted most distracted adj
abgelenkt
having one's attention diverted; preoccupied

distracter distracters n
Distraktor
Any of the incorrect answers in a multiple-choice question, serving to distract from the correct answer.

distraction /dɪsˈtɹækʃən/ distractions n
Ablenkung Ablenkungsmanöver
Something that distracts.
Zerstreuung Ablenkung Störung
The process of being distracted.
Wahnsinn Zerstreuung
Perturbation; disorder; disturbance; confusion.
Mental disarray; a deranged state of mind; insanity.

distrain /dɪˈstɹeɪn/ v
pfänden
(legal, intransitive) To seize somebody's property in place of, or to force, payment of a debt.

distraught /dɪsˈtɹɔːt/ more distraught most distraught adj
außer sich aufgelöst verstört völlig verzweifelt
Deeply hurt, saddened, or worried; incapacitated by distress.

distress /dɪˈstɹɛs/ distresses n
Bedrängnis Bekümmerung Drangsal Kummer
A cause of such discomfort.
Not Notlage Seenot
Serious danger.

distress /dɪˈstɹɛs/ v
bekümmern bedrücken heimsuchen peinigen
To cause strain or anxiety to someone.
zurückbehalten
(legal) To retain someone’s property against the payment of a debt; to distrain.
patinieren (künstlich) altern
To treat a new object to give it an appearance of age.

distress signal distress signals n
Notsignal
An emergency signal sent by radio (or other means) from a ship or aircraft in distress or danger.

distressed /dɪˈstɹɛst/ more distressed most distressed adj
beunruhigt
Anxious or uneasy.

distressing /dɪˈstɹɛsɪŋ/ more distressing most distressing adj
beunruhigend beängstigend furchteinflößend
Causing distress; upsetting; distressful.

distribute /dɪˈstɹɪbjut/ /dɪˈstɹɪbjuːt/ /ˈdɪstɹɪbjuːt/ v
verteilen aufteilen
(transitive) To divide into portions and dispense.
verteilen ausliefern beliefern
(transitive) To supply to retail outlets.
verteilen ausliefern
(transitive) To deliver or pass out.
verteilen
(transitive) To scatter or spread.
(transitive) To apportion (more or less evenly).
aufteilen
(transitive) To classify or separate into categories.

distributedness n
Verteiltheit

distribution /ˌdɪstɹəˈbjuːʃən/ distributions n
Verteilung
Austeilung Distribution Aufteilung Streuung Verbreitung
An act of distributing or state of being distributed.
Aufteilung Verteilung
An apportionment by law (of funds, property).
Distribution Absatz
(business, marketing) The process by which goods get to final consumers over a geographical market, including storing, selling, shipping and advertising.
Aufteilung Streuung Verbreitung
Anything distributed; portion; share.
Distribution Aufteilung Verbreitung
The frequency of occurrence or extent of existence.
Aufteilung Distribution Gliederung
(mathematics, statistics) A probability distribution; the set of relative likelihoods that a variable will have a value in a given interval.
(mathematics, differential geometry) A subset of the tangent bundle of a manifold that satisfies certain properties; used to construct the notions of integrability and foliation of a manifold.
Distribution Aufteilung
(printing, historical) The process of sorting the types and placing them in their proper boxes in the cases.

distributive /dɪsˈtɹɪbjʊtɪv/ more distributive most distributive adj
distributiv
(mathematics) A property of functions that have a rule describing how the function can be performed to the individual components of another operation.

distributivity distributivities n
Distributivität Distributivgesertz
(mathematics) the fact of being distributive

distributor distributors n
Verteiler
One who or that which distributes.
A device that distributes electric current, especially to the spark plugs in an internal combustion engine.
(printing, historical) An appliance, such as a roller, in a printing press, for distributing ink.

district /ˈdɪstɹɪkt/ districts n
Bezirk Distrikt Kreis Landkreis Stadtbezirk Stadtteil
An administrative division of an area.

district attorney district attorneys n
Staatsanwalt Bezirksanwalt Bezirksanwältin Bezirksstaatsanwalt Bezirksstaatsanwältin Staatsanwältin
(American) The title of the local public official who represents the government in the prosecution of alleged criminals.

district heating n
Fernwärme
A system for distributing heat generated in a centralized location for residential and commercial heating requirements.

distrust /dɪsˈtɹʊst/ /dɪsˈtɹʌst/ distrusts n
Misstrauen Argwohn
Lack of trust or confidence.

distrustful more distrustful most distrustful adj
misstrauisch
(active sense) Experiencing distrust, showing distrust, wary, sceptical, suspicious, doubtful.

disturb /dɪˈstɜːb/ /dɪˈstɝb/ v
stören
(transitive) to confuse a quiet, constant state or a calm, continuous flow, in particular: thoughts, actions or liquids.

disturbance /dɪˈstɜːbn̩s/ /dɪˈstɝbn̩s/ disturbances n
Aufregung Aufruhr Belästigung Beunruhigung Tumult Unruhe
Störung
The act of disturbing, being disturbed.
An interruption of that which is normal or regular.
Störenfried
Something that disturbs.
Störung Geistesstörung
(psychology) A serious mental imbalance or illness.

disturbed /dɪsˈtɜːbd/ more disturbed most disturbed adj
gestört
Showing symptoms of mental illness, severe psychosis, or neurosis.

disturbing /dɪsˈtɜːbɪŋ/ more disturbing most disturbing adj
verstörend
Causing distress or worry; upsetting or unsettling.

disuse /dɪsˈjuːs/ /dɪsˈjuːz/ n
Nichtgebrauch Nichtnutzung
The state of not being used; neglect.

disyllabic /ˌdaɪ.sɪˈlæb.ɪk/ /ˌdɑɪ.sɪˈlæb.ɪk/ adj
zweisilbig
Comprising two syllables.

disyllable /daɪˈsɪləbəɫ/ disyllables n
Dissyllabum Disyllabum Zweisilber Zweisilbler
A word comprising two syllables.

ditch /dɪt͡ʃ/ ditches n
Graben Schanze
A trench; a long, shallow indentation, as for irrigation or drainage.

ditch /dɪt͡ʃ/ v
entledigen
(transitive) To discard or abandon.
notwassern
(ambitransitive, aviation) To deliberately crash-land an airplane on water.
schwänzen
(ambitransitive) To deliberately not attend classes; to play hookey.

dither /ˈdɪðə/ /ˈdɪðɚ/ v
zittern
To tremble, shake, or shiver with cold.
zögern
To be uncertain or unable to make a decision about doing something.

dithyramb /ˈdɪθ.ɪ.ɹæm/ dithyrambs n
Dithyrambos
A raucous and ardent choral hymn sung in ancient Athens in honor of the god Dionysus.

dittander [dɪˈtændə] n
Pfefferkraut
A peppergrass of species Lepidium latifolium, native from Iberia to the Himalayas, introduced elsewhere.

dittany /ˈdɪtəni/ dittanies n
Diktamo Diptam-Dost kretischer Diptam
A labiate plant, Origanum dictamnus, formerly renowned for its medicinal properties; dittany of Crete.

ditto /ˈdɪtoʊ/ /ˈdɪtəʊ/ [ˈdɪɾoʊ] dittoes dittos n
dito
That which was stated before, the aforesaid, the above, the same, likewise.
Dublikat Kopie
(US, informal) A duplicate or copy of a document, particularly one created by a spirit duplicator.
Unterführungszeichen
The ditto mark, 〃; a symbol, represented by two apostrophes, inverted commas, or quotation marks (" "), indicating that the item preceding is to be repeated.

ditty /ˈdɪti/ ditties n
Ständchen
A short, simple verse or song.

diuresis /ˌdaɪjʊˈɹiːsɪs/ diureses n
Diurese
(biology, medicine) Excessive production of urine; polyuria.

diuretic /daɪ(j)əˈɹɛtɪk/ more diuretic most diuretic adj
harntreibend diuretisch
(medicine, pharmacology) Increasing the amount or frequency of urination.

diuretic /daɪ(j)əˈɹɛtɪk/ diuretics n
Diuretikum harntreibendes Mittel
(medicine, pharmacology) A drug or a substance that increases the rate of urine excretion.

diurnal /daɪˈɜːnəl/ /daɪˈɝ.nəl/ more diurnal most diurnal adj
tagaktiv
Happening or occurring during daylight, or primarily active during that time.
täglich
(uncommon) Done once every day; daily, quotidian.

diva /ˈdiːvə/ divas dive n
Diva
Any female celebrity, usually a well known singer or actress. [from the 19th c.]
A person who may be considered or who considers herself (or by extension himself) much more important than others, has high expectations of others and who is extremely demanding and fussy when it comes to personal privileges.

divan /dɪˈvæn/ /ˈdaɪ.væn/ divans n
Diwan
The council chamber where this court is held; (by extension), any court of justice.
A couch- or sofa-like piece of furniture made of a mattress lying against the wall and either on the floor or an elevated structure.
A collection of poems, especially one written by an author in Arabic or Persian.

dive /daɪv/ dives n
Tauchen
A swim under water.
Spelunke
(slang) A seedy bar, nightclub, etc.
Schwalbe
(sports) A deliberate fall after a challenge.

dive /daɪv/ v
tauchen
(intransitive) To swim under water.
(intransitive) To jump into water head-first.
(intransitive, especially with in) To undertake with enthusiasm.
(intransitive, figuratively) To plunge or to go deeply into any subject, question, business, etc.; to penetrate; to explore.
machen
(sports) To deliberately fall down after a challenge, imitating being fouled, in the hope of getting one's opponent penalised.
abtauchen tauchen
(transitive) To cause to descend, dunk; to plunge something into water.

dive bomber dive bombers n
Stuka Sturzbomber Sturzkampfbomber Sturzkampfflugzeug
(aviation, historical) A bomber aircraft that dives directly at its target in order to drop a bomb with greater accuracy.

diver /ˈdaɪ̯vəɹ/ divers n
Taucher Taucherin
Someone who dives, especially as a sport.

diverge /daɪˈvɜːd͡ʒ/ /daɪˈvɝd͡ʒ/ /dɑɪˈvɜːd͡ʒ/ /dɪˈvɜːd͡ʒ/ /dɪˈvɝd͡ʒ/ v
abbiegen abweichen auseinander gehen auseinanderbewegen auseinandergehen auseinanderklaffen
(intransitive, figuratively, of interests, opinions, or anything else) To become different; to run apart; to separate; to tend into different directions.
divergieren
(intransitive, mathematics, of a sequence, series, or function) Not to converge: to have no limit, or no finite limit.

divergence /daɪˈvɜː(ɹ)d͡ʒəns/ /dɪˈvɜː(ɹ)d͡ʒəns/ divergences n
Abweichung
The degree to which two or more things diverge.
Divergenz
(calculus) the operator which maps a function F=(F1, ... Fn) from a n-dimensional vector space to itself to the function \sum_{i=1}^n \frac{\partial F_i}{\partial x_i}

diverse /daɪ.ˈvɝs/ /daɪˈvɜːs/ /dɪ.ˈvɝs/ /ˈdaɪ.ˌvɝs/ more diverse most diverse adj
verschieden unterschiedlich
Consisting of many different elements; various.
mannigfaltig divers abwechslungsreich
Capable of various forms; multiform.
vielfältig
Composed of people with a variety of different demographic characteristics in terms of, for example, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, etc., and having a sizeable representation of people that are minorities in a given area.

diversification /daɪˌvɜːsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ /daɪˌvɝsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ /dɪˌvɝsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ diversifications n
Diversifikation Diversifizierung
The act, or the result, of diversifying.

diversify /daɪˈvɜː.sɪ.faɪ/ /daɪˈvɝ.sə.faɪ/ /dɪˈvɜː.sɪ.faɪ/ /dɪˈvɝ.sə.faɪ/ v
diversifizieren variieren vielfältig machen
(transitive) To make (something) diverse or various in form or quality; to give variety to distinguish by numerous differences or aspects, as:

diversion /daɪˈvɜːʃən/ /daɪˈvɜːʒən/ /daɪˈvɝʒən/ /dɪˈvɝʒən/ diversions n
Ablenkung Ablenkungsmanöver
(military) A tactic used to draw attention away from the real threat or action.
Zerstreuung Ablenkung Hobby Unterhaltung Zeitvertreib
A hobby; an activity that distracts the mind.
Abschweifen Abweichen Exkurs Umleiten Umlenken
The act of diverting.
Abführen Ableiten Entwässerung Wasserableiten
Removal of water via a canal.
Umleitung
(transport) A detour, such as during road construction.
(transport) The rerouting of cargo or passengers to a new transshipment point or destination, or to a different mode of transportation before arrival at the ultimate destination.

diversity /daɪˈvɜː(ɹ)sɪti/ /dɪˈvɜː(ɹ)sɪti/ diversities n
Mannigfaltigkeit Vielfalt Vielfältigkeit Diversität Unterschiedlichkeit
The quality of being diverse or different; difference or unlikeness.

divert /daɪˈvɜːt/ /daɪˈvɝt/ /dɪˈvɝt/ v
umleiten umlenken
(transitive) To turn aside from a course.
(obsolete, intransitive) To turn aside; to digress.
ablenken
(transitive) To distract.
unterhalten
(transitive) To entertain or amuse (by diverting the attention)

diverticulitis diverticulites n
Divertikulitis
(medicine, pathology) An infection of the diverticulum.

diverticulosis diverticuloses n
Divertikulose
(pathology) The condition of having diverticula, or small pouches, formed along the mucosa of the colon.

diverticulum /ˌdɑɪ.vɜː.ˈtɪ.kjə.ləm/ diverticula diverticulums n
Divertikel
(anatomy) A small out-pouching of an organ wall such as the large intestine or urinary bladder.

divertimento /dəˌvɝtəˈmɛntoʊ/ /dɪˌvɜːtɪˈmɛntəʊ/ divertimenti divertimentos n
Divertimento
(music) composition that has several short movements, a style that composers started to use in the 18th century.

divest /daɪˈvɛst/ /dɪˈvɛst/ v
berauben entziehen
(transitive) To strip, deprive, or dispossess (someone) of something (such as a right, passion, privilege, or prejudice).

divestment /daɪˈvɛstmənt/ divestments n
Desinvestition Desvestition
(finance) The sale or other disposal of some kind of asset.

divide /dɪˈvaɪd/ divides n
Abtrennung Trennlinie
A thing that divides.
Teilung
An act of dividing.
Graben Kluft
A distancing between two people or things.
Graben Kluft Schlucht
(geography) A large chasm, gorge, or ravine between two areas of land.
Wasserscheide
(hydrology) The topographical boundary dividing two adjacent catchment basins, such as a ridge or a crest.

divide /dɪˈvaɪd/ v
teilen aufteilen einteilen
(transitive) To split or separate (something) into two or more parts.
teilen dividieren
(transitive) To share (something) by dividing it.
(transitive, arithmetic, with by) To calculate the number (the quotient) by which you must multiply one given number (the divisor) to produce a second given number (the dividend).

divide and conquer v
teile und herrsche
To use a combination of political, military and economic strategies that aim to gain and maintain power by breaking up larger concentrations of power into chunks that individually have less power than the one implementing the strategy.

divide and rule v
teile und herrsche
(politics) Synonym of divide and conquer

divided more divided most divided adj
geteilt
separated or split into pieces

dividend /ˈdɪvɪdɛnd/ dividends n
Dividende Dividend
(finance) A cash payment of money by a company to its shareholders, usually made periodically (e.g., quarterly or annually).
Dividend Dividende
(arithmetic) A number or expression that is to be divided by another.

divider /dɪˈvaɪdə(ɹ)/ dividers n
Teiler Trennwand
One who or that which divides or separates.

divination /ˌdɪvɪˈneɪʃən/ divinations n
Wahrsagen Wahrsagerei
(uncountable) The act of divining; a foreseeing or foretelling of future events.

divine /dɪˈvaɪn/ more divine most divine adj
göttlich
Of or pertaining to a god.
Eternal, holy, or otherwise godlike.
Of superhuman or surpassing excellence.
Beautiful, heavenly.

divine /dɪˈvaɪn/ v
prophezeien
(transitive) To foretell (something), especially by the use of divination.
erahnen erraten
(transitive) To guess or discover (something) through intuition or insight.

divine service divine services n
Gottesdienst
(countable, Christianity) A service of public Christian worship.

diviner /dɪˈvaɪnə(ɹ)/ diviners n
Hellseher Hellseherin Wahrsager Wahrsagerin
One who foretells the future.
Rutengänger Rutengängerin Wünschelrutengänger Wünschelrutengängerin
One who searches for underground objects or water using a divining rod.

diving /ˈdaɪ.vɪŋ/ divings n
Tauchen Wasserspringen
The sport of jumping into water, often acrobatically.
Tauchen
Descending below the surface of the water to interact with the environment.

diving bell diving bells n
Taucherglocke
An airtight chamber, open at the bottom, that is lowered on a cable underwater to operate as a base or a means of transport for a diver or a small number of divers.

diving bell spider diving bell spiders n
Wasserspinne
A spider, Argyroneta aquatica, living almost entirely underwater, using hairs on its abdomen and legs to trap air.

diving duck diving ducks n
Tauchente
Any of the ducks that feed mainly by diving such as pochards and scaups, of species in tribe Aythyini.

diving header diving headers n
Flugkopfball
(soccer) A ball struck near ground level by the head of a diving player.

diving mask diving masks n
Tauchermaske
A mask worn by divers over the eyes or face to allow them to see clearly underwater, having a watertight seal around its edges to hold it securely to the face.

diving petrel diving petrels n
Tauchsturmvogel
Any seabird of the family Pelecanoididae in the order Procellariiformes, resembling auks and native to the southern oceans.

diving platform diving platforms n
Sprungturm
structure used for competitive diving, consisting of a vertical rigid tower with one or more horizontal platforms extending out over a deep pool of water.

diving suit diving suits n
Taucheranzug
A garment or apparatus worn by a diver for protection from the underwater environment.

divining rod divining rods n
Wünschelrute
Rod used for dowsing, a technique of divination used to locate subterranean sources of water, metal, other mineral resources or even various other things through magic, or according to many believers a natural phenomenon.

divinity /dɪˈvɪnɪti/ divinities n
Göttlichkeit Gottheit
(uncountable) The state, position, or fact of being a god or God. [from 14th c.]
Theologie
(uncountable) The study of religion or religions.

divisibility /dɪˈvɪzɪbɪlɪti/ divisibilities n
Teilbarkeit
(uncountable) The state of being divisible. The state capable of being divided.

divisibility sequence divisibility sequences n
Teilbarkeitsfolge
(number theory, algebra) Any sequence of integers {an}, indexed by the natural numbers, such that if n is divisible by m then an is divisible by am.

divisible [dɪˈvɪzɪbəɫ] adj
teilbar dividierbar
Capable of being divided or split.
teilbar
(arithmetic) Of an integer, that, when divided by another integer, leaves no remainder.

division /dɪˈvɪʒən/ divisions n
Teilung Division
(uncountable) The act or process of dividing anything.
Teil
Each of the separate parts of something resulting from division.
Division Teilung
(arithmetic) A calculation that involves this process.
(music) A florid instrumental variation of a melody in the 17th and 18th centuries, originally conceived as the dividing of each of a succession of long notes into several short ones.
Division Abteilung
(military) A formation, usually made up of two or three brigades.
A usually high-level section of a large company or conglomerate.

division of labour n
Arbeitsteilung
(economics) The separation of work into different categories or tasks; each category or task being carried out by different groups of workers.

division sign division signs n
Divisionszeichen
(mathematics) Any symbol (in particular ÷, / or : ) used to denote the operation of division.

divisive /dɪˈvaɪsɪv/ /dɪˈvɪsɪv/ /dɪˈvɪzɪv/ more divisive most divisive adj
entzweiend spaltend teilend
Having a quality that divides or separates.

divisiveness divisivenesses n
Entzweiung Gespaltenheit Spaltung Teilung Trennung Uneinigkeit
The characteristic of being divisive.

divisor /dɪ.ˈvaɪ.zə(ɹ)/ /dɪ.ˈvaɪ.zɚ/ divisors n
Divisor Teiler
(arithmetic) A number or expression that another is to be divided by.
Teiler
An integer that divides another integer an integral number of times.

divorce /dɪˈvo(ː)ɹs/ /dɪˈvoəs/ /dɪˈvɔɹs/ /dɪˈvɔːs/ divorces n
Scheidung Ehescheidung
The legal dissolution of a marriage.

divorce /dɪˈvo(ː)ɹs/ /dɪˈvoəs/ /dɪˈvɔɹs/ /dɪˈvɔːs/ v
scheiden
(transitive) To legally dissolve a marriage between two people.
(intransitive) To obtain a legal divorce.
scheiden sich scheiden lassen
(transitive) To end one's own marriage to (a person) in this way.

divorce from bed and board divorces from bed and board n
Trennung von Tisch und Bett
A situation where spouses live apart without having legally dissolved their marriage; this may be either a long-term arrangement or a first step towards actual divorce.

divorced /dɪˈvɔː(ɹ)st/ adj
getrennt losgelöst
Cut off, or separated.
geschieden
(of a marriage) Legally dissolved.
(of persons formerly married) Having had one's marriage legally dissolved.

divorcee /-eɪ/ /dɪvɔɹˈsi/ /dɪvɔːˈsiː/ divorcees n
Geschiedene Geschiedener
A divorced person.

divorcé /dɪvɔɹˈseɪ/ /dɪˈvɔːseɪ/ divorcés n
Geschiedener geschiedener Mann
A divorced man.

divorcée /dɪvɔɹˈseɪ/ /dɪˈvɔːseɪ/ divorcées n
Geschiedene
A divorced woman.

divot /ˈdɪvət/ divots n
Grassode Rasenstück
(especially, golf) A torn-up piece of turf, especially by a golf club in making a stroke or by a horse's hoof.

divulge /daɪˈvʌld͡ʒ/ /dɪˈvʌld͡ʒ/ v
enthüllen
ausplaudern bekannt geben bekannt machen preisgeben verbreiten verraten
(transitive) To make public or known; to communicate to the public; to tell (information, especially a secret) so that it may become generally known.

divvy /ˈdɪvi/ divvies n
Dividend
(informal) A dividend; a share or portion.

divvy /ˈdɪvi/ v
aufteilen auseinanderdividieren dividieren teilen
(informal, transitive) To divide into portions.

dizygotic adj
zweieiig
(biology) Derived from two eggs that have been separately fertilized; dizygous.

dizziness dizzinesses n
Schwindel Schwindelgefühl Benommenheit Benommenheitsgefühl Schwindelanfall
The state of being dizzy; the sensation of instability.

dizzy /ˈdɪzi/ dizzier dizziest adj
schwindelig schwindlig
Experiencing a sensation of whirling and of being giddy, unbalanced, or lightheaded.
schwindelerregend
Producing giddiness.

dizzying more dizzying most dizzying adj
schwindelerregend
Tending to make one (actually or metaphorically) dizzy or confused, as of great speed or height.

djellaba djellabas n
Dschellaba
A loose-fitting, ankle-length hooded robe worn by men in North Africa.

djembe /ˈd͡ʒɛmbeɪ/ djembes n
Djembé
(music) A large, rope-tuned, skin-covered drum played with the bare hands, used in West African and some fusion music.

do /du/ /duː/ /də/ /dʉː/ /dʊ/ /d͡ʒ/ v
tun
(pro-verb) A syntactic marker that refers back to an earlier verb and allows the speaker to avoid repeating the verb; in most dialects, not used with auxiliaries such as be, though it can be in AAVE.
machen tun
(transitive) To perform; to execute.
To cook.
(transitive, in the form be doing [somewhere]) To exist with a purpose or for a reason.
reichen
(intransitive, transitive) To suffice.
tun ob
(transitive, chiefly in questions) To have as one's job.
schon doch ja wohl
(informal) To punish for a misdemeanor.
nehmen
(transitive) To take drugs.

do I know you phraseologicalUnit
kenne ich Sie? kenne ich dich?
Used to ask the interlocutor whether or not he/she has met the speaker before.

do as I say and not as I do v
tu, was ich (dir) sage, (und) nicht, was ich (selbst/selber) tue

do in v
allemachen
(transitive, colloquial) To kill or end.
schlauchen
(transitive, colloquial) To exhaust, to tire out.
kaputt machen ramponieren ruinieren
(transitive, colloquial) To damage or injure.

do it yourself n
mach es selbst
The practice of doing home improvements and maintenance oneself, rather than employing a professional.

do justice v
gerecht werden
(idiomatic) To allow to be apprehended in its full scope.

do not disturb phraseologicalUnit
bitte nicht stören nicht stören
Used to indicate that somebody does not wish to be disturbed, e.g. a sign on a hotel room door, or a "busy" mode of an instant messenger.

do not enter phraseologicalUnit
Eintritt verboten keine Einfahrt nicht eintreten

do one v
abhauen
(UK, colloquial) To go away, to leave; to get lost.

do someone's head in v
gaga machen kirre machen wahnsinnig machen
(UK, Australian, informal, idiomatic) To frustrate, infuriate, irritate or disturb someone.

do the dishes v
abwaschen spülen
(intransitive) to wash up dirty crockery (plates and dishes) and cutlery (knives, forks, and spoons)

do the impossible v
das Unmögliche tun

do the laundry v
die Wäsche machen waschen
To wash the laundry.

do the math v
rechne es dir selbst aus überzeuge dich selbst
(chiefly US) To perform a mathematical calculation.
(chiefly US, idiomatic) To determine the explanation for or precise nature of a situation, such as the motive underlying someone's behavior, based on available facts.

do time v
sitzen einsitzen
(colloquial) To spend time in prison (as a prisoner).

do unto others as you would have them do unto you proverb
behandle andere so, wie du von ihnen behandelt werden willst
One should treat others as one would like others to treat oneself; an expression of the golden rule.

do you accept American dollars phraseologicalUnit
akzeptieren Sie US-Dollar?
Used to ask whether or not products or services may be paid for in American dollars.

do you accept credit cards phraseologicalUnit
akzeptieren Sie Kreditkarten? nehmen Sie Kreditkarten?
Used to ask whether or not products or services may be paid for by credit card.

do you believe in God phraseologicalUnit
glauben Sie an Gott? glaubst du an Gott?
Used to ask whether the interlocutor believes in God.

do you come here often phraseologicalUnit
kommen Sie oft hierher?
A common phrase for initiating conversation with a stranger, especially one for seeking romantic involvement.

do you have Wi-Fi phraseologicalUnit
Haben Sie WLAN?
Asks if there is any available Wi-Fi connection.

do you have a boyfriend phraseologicalUnit
hast du einen festen Freund?
Used to ask whether the interlocutor has a boyfriend.

do you have a girlfriend phraseologicalUnit
hast du eine (feste) Freundin?
Used to ask whether the interlocutor has a girlfriend.

do you have a menu in English phraseologicalUnit
haben Sie ein Menü auf Englisch?
A question used to ask for a restaurant menu in the English language

do you have any brothers or sisters phraseologicalUnit
haben Sie Geschwister? hast du Geschwister?
Used to ask whether someone has any siblings.

do you have any pets phraseologicalUnit
haben Sie Haustiere?
Used to ask whether the interlocutor is an owner of pets.

do you have children phraseologicalUnit
haben Sie Kinder? hast du Kinder?
Used to ask whether somebody is a parent of children.

do you know phraseologicalUnit
weißt du? wissen Sie? wisst ihr?
(This entry is a translation hub.)

do you love me phraseologicalUnit
lieben Sie mich? liebst du mich?
do you love me?

do you need help phraseologicalUnit
brauchen Sie Hilfe? brauchst du Hilfe?
Asks the interlocutor if they require assistance.

do you need to use the bathroom phraseologicalUnit
Musst du auf die Toilette gehen? Müssen Sie auf die Toilette gehen? Trebuie să mergi la toaletă?
(chiefly, US, South Africa, Canada, euphemism, interrogative) Used to ask if one's interlocutor needs to urinate or defecate.

do you speak English phraseologicalUnit
sprechen Sie Deutsch sprechen Sie Englisch? sprecht ihr Deutsch sprecht ihr Englisch? sprichst du Deutsch sprichst du Englisch?
Asks the interlocutor whether or not they are able to speak in the English language.

do-gooder do-gooders n
Gutmensch Weltverbesserer Weltverbesserin
(derogatory) One who advocates a certain course of action, often of political or social concern, with the naive conviction of their own moral superiority.

do-goodism do-goodisms n
Gutmenschentum Weltverbesserei
The action of a do-gooder

do-it-yourselfer do-it-yourselfers n
Heimwerker
A practitioner of do it yourself.

dobbin /ˈdɒbɪn/ dobbins n
Klepper Mähre Schindmähre
An old jaded horse.

dobra /ˈdɒbɹə/ /ˈdəʊbɹə/ dobras n
Dobra
The official or principal currency of São Tomé and Príncipe, divided into 100 cêntimos.

docent /ˈdoʊ.sənt/ /ˈdəʊ.sənt/ docents n
Dozent Dozentin
A teacher or lecturer at some universities (in central Europe, etc.)

docile /ˈdɑ.saɪl/ /ˈdɑ.səl/ /ˈdəʊ.saɪl/ more docile most docile adj
fügsam gefügig folgsam gehorsam gelehrig
Ready to accept instruction or direction; obedient; subservient.
gefügig fügsam gutmütig handhabbar sanftmütig steuerbar
Yielding to control or supervision, direction, or management.

docility docilities n
Gelehrigkeit
The quality of being docile.

dock /dɑk/ /dɒk/ docks n
Ampfer
Any of the genus Rumex of coarse weedy plants with small green flowers related to buckwheat, especially bitter dock (Rumex obtusifolius), and used as potherbs and in folk medicine, especially in curing nettle rash.
Dock
(nautical) A fixed structure attached to shore to which a vessel is secured when in port.
Anklagebank
(law) Part of a courtroom where the accused sits.
Dock Hafenbecken
The body of water between two piers.

dock /dɑk/ /dɒk/ v
kupieren
(transitive) To cut off a section of an animal's tail, to practise a caudectomy.

docket /ˈdɒkɪt/ dockets n
Prozessregister
(legal) A short entry of the proceedings of a court; the register containing them; the office containing the register.
Prozessliste
(legal) A schedule of cases awaiting action in a court.

docking dockings n
Docking
(astronautics) The process of connecting one spacecraft to another.
(sexuality, slang) The sex act involving two men co-joined by their penises, with overlapping foreskins.

docking station docking stations n
Andockstation Dockingstation
(computing) A piece of hardware into which a laptop computer can be plugged for use as a desktop computer, peripherals such as the monitor being connected directly to the docking station.

dockworker dockworkers n
Hafenarbeiter
A person who works on the dock of a harbor or shipyard, usually employed to load or unload freight.

dockyard dockyards n
Werft
A place where ships are repaired or outfitted.

doctor /ˈdɑktɚ/ /ˈdɒktə/ /ˈdɔktə/ doctors n
Doktor Doktorin
A person who has attained a doctorate, such as a Ph.D. or Th.D. or one of many other terminal degrees conferred by a college or university.

doctor /ˈdɑktɚ/ /ˈdɒktə/ /ˈdɔktə/ v
verarzten
(transitive) To act as a medical doctor to.
(intransitive, humorous) To act as a medical doctor.
doktorieren
(transitive) To make (someone) into an (academic) doctor; to confer a doctorate upon.

doctor bird /ˈdɒktə(r) ˈbɜː(r)d/ /ˈdɒktɚ ˈbɝd/ doctor birds n
Jamaika-Kolibri Rotschnabel-Jamaikasylphe Wimpelschwanz
Trochilus polytmus; a red-billed streamertail; scissor-tail hummingbird; scissors tail hummingbird (hummingbird)

doctor blade doctor blades n
Rakel
(printing) A metal blade used in printing for scraping off excess ink or toner from the printing roll.

doctor's office doctors’ offices n
Arztpraxis
A clinic where one or more doctors receives patients for their medical care.

doctorand doctorands n
Doktorand Doktorandin
A postgraduate aiming to receive a doctorate; a Ph.D. student.

doctorate /ˈdɑk.tɚ.eɪt/ /ˈdɑk.tɚ.ət/ /ˈdɒk.tə.ɹeɪt/ /ˈdɒk.tə.ɹɪt/ doctorates n
Doktorgrad Doktorat Doktortitel
The highest degree awarded by a university faculty.

doctrinaire more doctrinaire most doctrinaire adj
doktrinär prinzipienreiterisch
Stubbornly holding on to an idea without concern for practicalities or reality.

doctrinaire doctrinaires n
Doktrinär Prinzipienreiter
A person who stubbornly holds to a philosophy or opinion regardless of its feasibility.

doctrinal /dɑkˈtɹaɪnəl/ /dɒkˈtɹaɪnəl/ /ˈdɑktɹɪnəl/ /ˈdɒktɹɪnəl/ adj
doktrinal
Of, relating to, involving, belonging to or concerning a doctrine.

doctrine /ˈdɑk.tɹɪn/ /ˈdɒk.tɹɪn/ doctrines n
Doktrin
(countable) A belief or tenet, especially about philosophical or theological matters.
Doktrin Lehre
(countable, and, uncountable) The body of teachings of an ideology, most often a religion, or of an ideological or religious leader, organization, group, or text.

docudrama docudramas n
Dokudrama
A type of drama (a film, a television show, or a play) that combines elements of documentary and drama, to some extent showing real events and to some extent using actors performing recreations of documented events.

docufiction docufictions n
Dokufiktion
(film genre) A cinematographic combination of documentary and fiction.

document /ˈdɑkjʊmənt/ /ˈdɑkjʊmɛnt/ /ˈdɒkjʊmənt/ /ˈdɒkjʊmɛnt/ documents n
Dokument Schriftstück Aktenstück Unterlagen
An original or official paper used as the basis, proof, or support of anything else, including any writing, book, or other instrument conveying information pertinent to such proof or support.

document /ˈdɑkjʊmənt/ /ˈdɑkjʊmɛnt/ /ˈdɒkjʊmənt/ /ˈdɒkjʊmɛnt/ v
dokumentieren
To record in documents.

document camera document cameras n
Document Camera Visualizer
A real-time image capture device used to display an object to an audience.

documentarian documentarians n
Dokumentarfilmer Dokumentarfilmerin Dokumentarist Dokumentaristin
A person whose profession is to create documentary films.

documentary /ˌdɑk.jəˈmɛn.tə.ɹi/ /ˌdɑk.jəˈmɛn.tɹi/ /ˌdɒk.jʊˈmɛn.tə.ɹi/ /ˌdɒk.jʊˈmɛn.tɹi/ documentaries n
Dokumentarfilm Dokumentation Doku
A film, TV program, publication etc. which presents a social, political, scientific or historical subject in a factual or informative manner.

documentary hypothesis pn
Urkundenhypothese
(theology) The hypothesis that the Pentateuch consists of two or more, usually four, originally distinct major documents. [ca. 1840]

documentation /ˌdɑkjəmənˈteɪʃən/ /ˌdɒkjʊmənˈteɪʃən/ documentations n
Dokumentation
(computing, mechanical engineering) Documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program.

docuseries docuseries n
Doku-Serie
A documentary, or a collection of documentaries, presented as a series.

docusoap docusoaps n
Doku-Soap
A form of reality television in the style of a documentary in which an apparent plot is constructed by intention or editing in order to make programmes in this genre resemble soap operas.

dodder /ˈdɑdɚ/ /ˈdɒdə/ dodders n
Seide Teufelszwirn
Any of about 100-170 species of yellow, orange or red (rarely green) parasitic plants of the genus Cuscuta. Formerly treated as the only genus in the family Cuscutaceae, it is now placed in the morning glory family, Convolvulaceae.

dodder /ˈdɑdɚ/ /ˈdɒdə/ v
tattern
(intransitive) To shake or tremble as one moves, especially as of old age or childhood; to totter.

dodderer dodderers n
Tattergreis Tattergreisin
Somebody who dodders.

doddery more doddery most doddery adj
tatterig
Doddering, trembly, shaky.

dodecagon dodecagons n
Zwölfeck Dodekagon
(geometry) A polygon with twelve edges and twelve angles.

dodecagonal adj
zwölfeckig
Having twelve sides and twelve angles

dodecagram dodecagrams n
Dodekagramm
A star polygon that has twelve vertices.

dodecahedron /doʊˌdɛk.əˈhiː.dɹən/ /ˌdoʊ.dɛk.əˈhiː.dɹən/ /ˌdəʊ.dɛk.əˈhiː.dɹən/ /ˌdəʊ.dɪk.əˈhiː.dɹən/ dodecahedra dodecahedrons n
Dodekaeder Zwölfflächner
(geometry) A polyhedron with twelve faces; the regular dodecahedron has regular pentagons as faces and is one of the Platonic solids.

dodecane dodecanes n
Dodecan
(organic compound) Any of very many isomers of the alkane having twelve carbon atoms, but especially n-dodecane that is used as a solvent and is present in Diesel fuel.

dodecaphonist dodecaphonists n
Dodekaphonist
(music) A practitioner or proponent of dodecaphony, i.e. use of the dodecaphonic musical scale, which has twelve tones per octave

dodecasyllabic adj
zwölfsilbig
Having twelve syllables.

dodge /dɑd͡ʒ/ /dɒd͡ʒ/ v
ausweichen beiseite springen
(ambitransitive) To avoid (something) by moving suddenly out of the way.
ausweichen umgehen
(transitive, figuratively) To avoid; to sidestep.

dodge a bullet /dɔd͡ʒ ə ˈbʊl.ɪt/ v
gerade nochmal davonkommen
(idiomatic, informal) To have a narrow escape; to avoid injury, disaster, or some other undesirable situation.

dodgeball dodgeballs n
Völkerball
A team sport whose main objective is to dodge or catch balls thrown by the opposition.

dodger /ˈdɑ.d͡ʒɚ/ /ˈdɒd͡ʒ.ə(ɹ)/ dodgers n
Ausweicher Umgeher
(countable) Someone who dodges (avoids something by quickly moving).
Sprayhood
(countable, nautical) A frame-supported canvas over the companionway (entrance) of a sailboat providing the on-deck crew partial cover from the splashes of the seas that break against the hull of the boat.

dodgy /ˈdɒd͡ʒ.i/ dodgier dodgiest adj
ausweichend
(UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand) Evasive and shifty.
unzuverlässig
(UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand) Unsound and unreliable.
unehrlich
Dishonest.
risikoreich riskant
Risky.
komisch seltsam ungemütlich
Uncomfortable and weird.

dodo /ˈdoʊˌdoʊ/ /ˈdəʊdəʊ/ dodoes dodos n
Dodo Dronte Doudo Dudu
A large, flightless bird, †Raphus cucullatus, related to the pigeon, that is now extinct (since the 1600s) and was native to Mauritius.

doe /doʊ/ /dəʊ/ does n
Hinde Hirschkuh Hindin Damhirschkuh Rehgeiß Ricke
A female deer; also used of similar animals such as antelope (less commonly a goat, as nanny is also used).
Häsin
A female hare.

doe eyes n
Rehaugen
Large seductive eyes, usually on a woman.

doer /ˈduː.ə/ /ˈduː.ɚ/ doers n
Macher Macherin
Someone who does, performs, or executes; an active person, an agent.

does anyone here speak English phraseologicalUnit
spricht hier jemand Englisch?
Does anyone here speak English?

dog /dɑɡ/ /dɒɡ/ /dɔɡ/ dogs n
Hund Hündin Rüde
A mammal of the family Canidae:
Hund Schuft Schurke
(derogatory) Someone who is cowardly, worthless, or morally reprehensible.
Schabracke
(slang, derogatory) A dull, unattractive girl or woman.

dog /dɑɡ/ /dɒɡ/ /dɔɡ/ v
hetzen jagen verfolgen
(transitive) To pursue with the intent to catch.
an den Fersen bleiben plagen verfolgen
(transitive) To follow in an annoying or harassing way.
befestigen festmachen fixieren sichern
(transitive, nautical) To fasten a hatch securely.

dog Latin pn
Küchenlatein
Bad, erroneous Latin.

dog biscuit dog biscuits n
Hundekuchen
A hard biscuit-based snack for dogs.

dog cart /ˈdɒɡkɑːt/ dog carts n
Hundewagen
A cart drawn by a dog.

dog collar dog collars n
Halsband Hundehalsband
A collar for a dog.

dog days /ˈdɒɡ deɪz/ /ˈdɔɡ deɪz/ n
Hundstage
(archaic) The days following the heliacal rising of Sirius, now in early August (Gregorian) at dates varying by latitude.

dog food dog foods n
Hundefutter
Food eaten by or appropriate for dogs in general, whether wild or domesticated.

dog in the manger dogs in mangers dogs in the manger n
Neidhammel
(idiom) Someone who denies to others something that he or she cannot use.

dog meat n
Hundefleisch
Meat from a dog eaten as food.

dog rose dog roses n
Hagrose Heckenrose Hundsrose
A European wild rose shrub of species Rosa canina, having fragrant white or pink flowers and stems with sharp spines.
A Rosa canina flower.

dog shit n
Hundekacke Hundescheisse Hundescheiße
(vulgar, literal) Fecal matter produced by a dog.

dog tag dog tags n
Hundemarke
A small metal disk, attached to a dog's collar, containing identification information.
Erkennungsmarke
(by extension, informal) The identification tag worn around the neck by military personnel.

dog whelk dog whelks n
Nordische Purpurschnecke
A carnivorous European mollusc, Nucella lapillus, found on rocky coasts.

dog's life dogs' lives n
Hundeleben
(idiomatic) A miserable, wretched existence.

dog's mercury n
Wald-Bingelkraut
Mercurialis perennis, a herbaceous, downy perennial woodland plant with erect stems bearing simple, serrate leaves, found in much of Europe.

dog-ear /ˈdɑɡ-/ /ˈdɒɡɪə/ /ˈdɔɡˌɪ(ə)ɹ/ dog-ears n
Eselsohr
The folded corner of the page of a book or other publication, either due to having been read many times or intentionally as a sort of bookmark.

dog-eared /ˈdɑɡ-/ /ˈdɒɡɪəd/ /ˈdɔɡˌɪ(ə)ɹd/ more dog-eared most dog-eared adj
voller Eselsohren zerfleddert zerlesen
Of a page in a book or other publication: having its corner folded down, either due to having been read many times, or intentionally as a sort of bookmark.

dog-tired adj
hundemüde
(figurative, idiom) Exhausted.

dogbane dogbanes n
Hundsgift
Any plant in the genus Apocynum, eponymous of the dogbane family Apocynaceae

dogcatcher dogcatchers n
Hundefänger
A person whose job is to catch and remove stray dogs.

doge /doʊd͡ʒ/ /doʊʒ/ /dəʊdʒ/ /dəʊʒ/ /ˈdoʊ.d͡ʒeɪ/ /ˈdəʊ.dʒeɪ/ doges dogi n
Doge
(historical) The chief magistrate in the republics of Venice and Genoa.

dogfight dogfights n
Luftkampf
(aviation, military) A twisting turning battle between two or more military aircraft, especially between fighters.
Hundekampf
A fight between dogs, especially as part of the blood sport of dogfighting.

dogfish dogfish dogfishes n
Dornhai Dornhaiartige
a kitefin shark, any shark from family Dalatiidae
Dornhaiartige
a catshark, any shark from family Scyliorhinidae
especially those from the family Squalidae

dogged /ˈdɒɡɪd/ /ˈdɔɡɪd/ more dogged most dogged adj
hartnäckig beharrlich stur verbissen zäh
stubbornly persevering, steadfast

doggedness /ˈdɔɡɪdˌnəs/ doggednesses n
Beharrlichkeit Hartnäckigkeit Zähigkeit
The state of being dogged; persistence; perseverance; tenacity; stubbornness.

doggerel /ˈdɒɡəɹəl/ doggerels n
Knittelvers
(poetry) A comic or humorous verse, usually irregular in measure.

doggone /ˈdɑɡ.ɑn/ /ˈdɒɡ.ɒn/ doggonest adj
verflixt

doggy /ˈdɑɡ.i/ /ˈdɒ.ɡi/ /ˈdɔ.ɡi/ doggier doggiest adj
Hunde-
(informal) Suggestive of or in the manner of a dog.

doggy /ˈdɑɡ.i/ /ˈdɒ.ɡi/ /ˈdɔ.ɡi/ doggies n
Hündchen Hundchen Hündlein Zamperl
(childish, or, endearing) A dog, especially a small one.

doggy style /ˈdɑɡ.i staɪl/ /ˈdɒ.ɡi staɪl/ /ˈdɔ.ɡi staɪl/ n
Hündchenstellung
(slang) The position assumed for doggy style intercourse.

dogleg /ˈdɒɡlɛɡ/ /ˈdɔɡˌlɛɡ/ doglegs n
Dogleg
(golf, disc golf) A sharp bend in the fairway before reaching a hole.

dogless adj
hundlos
Without a dog.

dogma /ˈdɑɡ.mə/ /ˈdɒɡ.mə/ /ˈdɔɡ.mə/ dogmas dogmata n
Dogma
An authoritative principle, belief or statement of opinion, especially one considered to be absolutely true and indisputable, regardless of evidence or without evidence to support it.
A doctrine (or set of doctrines) relating to matters such as morality and faith, set forth authoritatively by a religious organization or leader.

dogmatic /dɑɡˈmæt.ɪk/ /dɒɡˈmæt.ɪk/ /dɔɡˈmæt.ɪk/ [dɑɡˈmæɾ.ɪk] [dɔɡˈmæɾ.ɪk] [ˈdɔɡˈmæɾ.ɪk] more dogmatic most dogmatic adj
dogmatisch
Asserting dogmas or beliefs in a superior or arrogant way; opinionated, dictatorial.

dogmatics n
Dogmatik

dogmatism dogmatisms n
Dogmatismus
The manner or character of a dogmatist; arrogance or positiveness in stating opinion.

dogmatist dogmatists n
Dogmatiker
A stubborn, assertive, opinionated person.

dogsbody /ˈdɑɡz.bɑ.di/ /ˈdɒɡz.bɒ.dɪ/ /ˈdɔɡz.bɑ.di/ dogsbodies n
Diener Handlanger Scherge
(British, Ireland) A person who does menial work, a servant.

dogsit v
hundesitten
To babysit for (take care of) a dog.

dogsitter dogsitters n
Hundesitter Hundesitterin
One who acts as babysitter for a dog in the owner's absence.

dogsled dogsleds n
Hundeschlitten
A sled, pulled by dogs over ice and snow.

dogtooth grass n
Hundszahngräser
Any grass in the genus Cynodon, especially Bermuda grass, Cynodon dactylon.

dogtooth tuna dogtooth tuna n
Einfarben-Thun
Gymnosarda unicolor, a pelagic marine fish of the family Scombridae.

dogwatch /ˈdɒɡwɒt͡ʃ/ dogwatches n
Hundewache
(nautical) Aboard a ship, either of the two short two-hour watches that take place between 4 p.m. and 8 p.m.

dogwood /ˈdɒɡwʊd/ dogwoods n
Hartriegel
Any of various small trees of the genus Cornus, especially the wild cornel and the flowering cornel

doily /ˈdɔɪli/ doilies n
Deckchen
(Judaism) A similar circular piece of lace worn as a head-covering by some married Jewish women.

doing /ˈduːɪŋ/ doings n
Tun
A deed or action, especially when somebody is held responsible for it.

doit /dɔɪt/ doits n
Deut
(historical) A small Dutch coin, equivalent to one-eighth of a stiver.

dolabriform more dolabriform most dolabriform adj
hobelformig
Shaped like the head of an axe or hatchet.

dolce far niente /ˌdoʊltʃeɪ ˌfɑɹ niˈɛnteɪ/ /ˌdoʊltʃi ˌfɑɹ niˈɛnti/ /ˌdɒltʃeɪ ˌfɑː nɪˈɛnteɪ/ n
Dolcefarniente Muße Nichtstun
Sheer indulgent relaxation and blissful laziness, the enjoyment of idleness.

dolce vita /ˌdoʊltʃeɪ ˈvitə/ /ˌdɒltʃeɪ ˈviːtə/ n
Dolce Vita
The good life; a life of self-indulgence and luxury. [from 20th c.]

doldrums /ˈdɑldɹəmz/ /ˈdɒldɹəmz/ n
Durchhänger Flaute Flautenstimmung Lustlosigkeit Trübsal Trübsinn
Usually preceded by the: a state of apathy or lack of interest; a situation where one feels boredom, ennui, or tedium; a state of listlessness or malaise.
Flaute
(nautical) Usually preceded by the: the state of a sailing ship when it is impeded by calms or light, baffling winds, and is unable to make progress.
Innertropische Konvergenzzone Kalmen Kalmengürtel
(nautical, oceanography, by extension) Usually preceded by the: a part of the ocean near the equator where calms, squalls, and light, baffling winds are common.

dole /dol/ /dɔʊl/ /dəʊl/ n
Stütze
(informal) Payment by the state to the unemployed; unemployment benefits.

dole out v
(gleichmäßig) austeilen
(idiomatic, transitive) To distribute in apportioned amounts.

doleful /ˈdoʊlfəl/ dolefuler dolefulest dolefuller dolefullest more doleful most doleful adj
traurig trübsinnig
Filled with grief, mournful, bringing feelings of sadness.

dolichocephaly n
Dolichocephalie
(medicine) The quality or condition of being dolichocephalic.

doline dolines n
Doline
A depression (basin, hollow) in karstic terrain/limestone.

doll /dɑl/ /dɒl/ /dɔl/ [dɒːɫ] dolls dollz n
Puppe
A toy in the form of a human.
(slang) An attractive young woman.

doll up v
sich schick machen
(transitive, slang) To dress oneself or another in formal or ostentatious clothing as if for a special occasion.

doll's house doll's houses n
Puppenstube Puppenhaus
(UK) A miniature house used by children as a toy for recreating domestic settings.

dollar /ˈdoː.lə/ /ˈdɑ.lɚ/ /ˈdɒl.ə/ /ˈdɔ.lɚ/ /ˈdɔː.lə/ dollars n
Dollar
Official designation for currency in some parts of the world, including Canada, the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, and elsewhere. Its symbol is $.

dollar diplomacy n
Dollar-Diplomatie
The effort of the United States — particularly under President William Howard Taft — to further its aims in Latin America and East Asia through use of its economic power by guaranteeing loans made to foreign countries.

dollar sign dollar signs n
Dollarzeichen
The symbol $, used to indicate a price in dollars.

dollarization /dɑlɝɪˈzeɪ̯ʃɪn/ n
Dollarisierung
(economics) The process of a country, officially, or its residents, unofficially, adopting the US dollar or other foreign currency in parallel to or instead of the domestic currency.

dollarize v
dollarisieren
(intransitive) To undergo dollarization; to start using the dollar as currency.

dollop /ˈdɑləp/ /ˈdɒləp/ dollops n
Klacks Klumpen
A considerable lump, scoop, or quantity of something, especially soft food. [from 1810s]

dolly zoom dolly zooms n
Dolly-Zoom
(film) A camera effect that appears to undermine normal visual perception, achieved by using the setting of a zoom lens to adjust the field of view while the camera dollies towards or away from the subject in such a way as to keep the subject the same size in the frame throughout.

dolma dolmades dolmas dolmathes n
Dolma
Any of a family of stuffed vegetable dishes. The filling generally consists of rice, minced meat or grains, together with onion, herbs and spices.

dolmen /ˈdoʊl.mən/ /ˈdɑl.mən/ /ˈdɒl.mɛn/ dolmens n
Hünengrab Dolmen Hünenbett Hünenstein
A prehistoric megalithic tomb consisting of a capstone supported by two or more upright stones, most having originally been covered with earth or smaller stones to form a barrow.

dolomite /ˈdoʊ.ləˌmaɪt/ /ˈdɑl.əˌmaɪt/ /ˈdɒl.əˌmaɪt/ dolomites n
Dolomit
(mineral) An evaporite consisting of a mixed calcium and magnesium carbonate, with the chemical formula CaMg(CO3)2; it also exists as the rock dolostone.

dolostone dolostones n
Dolomitstein
(geology) A sedimentary carbonate rock that contains a high percentage of the mineral dolomite.

dolour /ˈdoʊlɚ/ /ˈdɒlə/ /ˈdəʊlə/ dolours n
Schmerz
(chiefly, uncountable, literary) Anguish, grief, misery, or sorrow.

dolphin /ˈdɑlf.ɪn/ /ˈdɒlf.ɪn/ [ˈdɑl̥fɪn] [ˈdɒl̥fɪn] dolphins n
Delphin Delfin
A carnivorous aquatic mammal in one of several families of order Cetacea, famed for its intelligence and occasional willingness to approach humans.
Dalbe
(nautical) A man-made semi submerged maritime structure, usually installed to provide a fixed structure for temporary mooring, to prevent ships from drifting to shallow water or to serve as base for navigational aids.

dolphinarium /dɑl.fɪˈnɛəɹ.i.əm/ /dɒl.fɪˈnɛəɹ.i.əm/ dolphinaria dolphinariums n
Delfinarium Delphinarium

dolt /doʊlt/ /dɒlt/ /dɔʊlt/ /dəʊlt/ dolts n
Dummkopf Trottel Tölpel Blödmann Depp
(pejorative) A stupid person; a blockhead or dullard.

domain /doʊˈmeɪn/ /dəʊˈmeɪn/ /dəˈmeɪn/ domains n
Gebiet Bezirk Domäne
A geographic area owned or controlled by a single person or organization.
Domäne Gebiet Bereich
A field or sphere of activity, influence or expertise.
Bereich Gebiet
A group of related items, topics, or subjects.
Domäne Domain Domains Domänen
(computing, Internet) A collection of DNS or DNS-like domain names consisting of a delegated domain name and all its subdomains.
Definitionsbereich Definitionsmenge
(computing) A collection of information having to do with a domain, the computers named in the domain, and the network on which the computers named in the domain reside.
Domain Domäne
(computing) The collection of computers identified by a domain's domain names.
Domäne Bereich
(taxonomy) The highest rank in the classification of organisms, above kingdom; in the three-domain system, one of the taxa Bacteria, Archaea, or Eukaryota.
Domain Domäne Wissensgebiet
(biochemistry) A folded section of a protein molecule that has a discrete function; the equivalent section of a chromosome

domain name /də(ʊ)ˈmeɪnˌneɪm/ domain names n
Domain Domainname
(Internet) A unique, case-insensitive name that identifies a realm of administrative autonomy, authority or control within the Internet.

domain of discourse domains of discourse n
Diskursuniversum
(logic) In predicate logic, an indication of the relevant set of entities that are being dealt with by quantifiers.

domain-specific more domain-specific most domain-specific adj
domänenspezifisch

domain-specific language domain-specific languages n
domänenspezifische Sprache
(programming) A programming/specification language that is dedicated to a particular problem domain, a particular problem representation/solution technique.

domanial more domanial most domanial adj
domanial

domaniality n
Domanialität

dome /dəʊm/ domes n
Kuppel Schild
(architecture) A structural element resembling the hollow upper half of a sphere.

dome light dome lights n
Deckenleuchte Innenraumbeleuchtung
An interior cabin light with a dome-shaped cover attached to the ceiling of a car, vehicle, room or building. In a vehicle it is considered a safety feature, though usually fitted as standard.

domestic /-stək/ /dəˈmes.tɪk/ /dəˈmɛs.tɪk/ more domestic most domestic adj
häuslich Haus
Of or relating to the home.
Of or relating to activities normally associated with the home, wherever they actually occur.
Haus häuslich
(of an animal) Kept by someone, for example as a farm animal or a pet.
national innerstaatlich staatlich
Internal to a specific country.

domestic /-stək/ /dəˈmes.tɪk/ /dəˈmɛs.tɪk/ domestics n
Domestik Domestike Domestikin
A maid or household servant.

domestic cat domestic cats n
Hauskatze Hauskater Hauskätzin
(zoology) A domesticated cat, of the species Felis catus or Felis silvestris catus, especially one kept as a pet or for vermin control.

domestic debt domestic debts n
Inlandsschuld Inlandsverschuldung
(economics) debt owed to creditors resident in the same country as the debtor

domestic policy domestic policies n
Innenpolitik
A government's policy relating to issues and activity within a nation's borders.

domestic sheep domestic sheep n
Hausschaf
Ovis aries, domesticated sheep kept as livestock

domestic violence n
häusliche Gewalt
Violence between members of a household, such as spouses.

domesticate /-kɪt/ /-stə-/ /dəˈmɛ.stɪ.keɪt/ /dəˈmɛ.stɪ.kət/ v
domestizieren
(transitive) To adapt to live with humans.
(intransitive) To adapt to live with humans.

domestication domestications n
Domestizierung Domestikation
The act of domesticating, or accustoming to home; the action of taming wild animals or breeding plants.

domestique /dəˌmɛˈstik/ /ˌdɒ-/ /ˌdə(ʊ)mɛˈstiːk/ domestiques n
Domestik Domestikin
(cycle racing) A cyclist on a cycle racing team whose role is to assist the team's designated leaders (for example, by riding in front of them to create a slipstream, or to set the pace), even if at the expense of their own individual performance.

domicile /ˈdɑ.mɪ.saɪl/ /ˈdɑ.mɪ.sɪl/ /ˈdɒm.ɪ.saɪl/ domiciles n
Domizil
(formal) A home or residence.

dominance /ˈdɑmɪnəns/ /ˈdɒmɪnəns/ /ˈdɔmɪnəns/ dominances n
Dominanz
The state of being dominant; of prime importance; supremacy.
(physiology) The superior development of or preference for one side of the body or one of a pair of organs; such as being right-handed.
Herrschaft
Being in a position of power, authority or ascendancy over others.

dominant /ˈdɑmənənt/ /ˈdɒmɪnənt/ more dominant most dominant adj
dominant
Ruling; governing; prevailing

dominate /ˈdɑ.məˌneɪt/ /ˈdɒm.əˌneɪt/ /ˈdɔm.əˌnæɪt/ v
dominieren beherrschen
To govern, rule or control by superior authority or power

dominatrix /ˌdɒmɪˈneɪtɹɪks/ dominatrices dominatrixes n
Domina
A dominant female in sadomasochistic practices.

domineering more domineering most domineering adj
herrschsüchtig kontrollsüchtig
Overbearing, dictatorial or authoritarian.

dominical /dəʊ-/ /dəˈmɪnək(ə)l/ /dəˈmɪnɪk(ə)l/ adj
sonntäglich
(historical) Of or pertaining to the ancient system of dominical letters, used for determining Sundays (particularly Easter Sunday) in any given year.

dominion /doʊˈmɪnjən/ /dəˈmɪnjən/ dominions n
Herrschaft Oberherrschaft Vorherrschaft
Power or the use of power; sovereignty over something; stewardship, supremacy.
Dominion Einflussbereich Herrschaftsgebiet Machtgebiet
(sometimes, figurative) A kingdom, nation, or other sphere of influence; governed territory.

domino effect domino effects n
Dominoeffekt
The situation in which one event sets off a chain of additional events.
(politics, historical) The theory that, if South Vietnam fell to Communism, it would be followed by Cambodia, Laos, additional Southeast Asian countries, other Asian countries, and likely even elsewhere.

dominoes /ˈdɑmɪnoʊz/ /ˈdɒmɪnəʊz/ n
Domino
Any of several games played by arranging domino tiles on a flat surface.

don /dɑn/ /dɒn/ v
anziehen
(transitive) To put on clothing; to dress (oneself) in an article of personal attire.

don't /doʊnt/ /dəʊnt/ [doʊ̯n] [dõʊ̯̃(ʔ)t̚] [dõʔ] [dəʊ̯nt̚] v
nicht
do not (negative auxiliary)

don't count your chickens before they're hatched proverb
mach keine Milchmädchenrechnung auf
man soll den Tag nicht vor dem Abend loben man soll das Fell des Bären nicht verteilen, bevor er erlegt ist
One should not depend upon a favorable (and typically overoptimistic) outcome to one's plans until it is certain to occur.

don't hold your breath phraseologicalUnit
da kannst du lange drauf warten darauf kannst du lange warten darauf können Sie lange warten
(idiom, imperative) Don't wait. Said cynically to suggest that what has just been mentioned is unlikely to happen soon or at all.

don't look a gift horse in the mouth proverb
einem geschenkten Gaul schaut man nicht ins Maul einem geschenkten Gaul guckt man nicht ins Maul einem geschenkten Gaul sieht man nicht ins Maul
One should not unappreciatively question or inspect a gift too closely.

don't mention it phraseologicalUnit
keine Ursache nichts zu danken
A polite way of responding to thanks, by suggesting that the service is too trivial or humble to warrant thanks; you're welcome.

don't mind if I do phraseologicalUnit
sehr gerne!
(informal) Used to express acceptance of something offered to the speaker.

don't try this at home phraseologicalUnit
macht das nicht zuhause nach

don't worry phraseologicalUnit
keine Angst keine Sorge sich Sorgen machen
Indicates to the interlocutor not to worry about something.

donate /doʊˈneɪt/ /dəʊˈneɪt/ /dəˈneɪt/ /ˈdoʊˌneɪt/ v
schenken spenden stiften
(ambitransitive) To make a donation; to give away something of value to support or contribute towards a cause or for the benefit of another.

donation /doʊˈneɪʃən/ /dəʊˈneɪʃən/ donations n
Spende Abgabe
A voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause.

donator donators n
Spender
(rare) Donor, one who donates.

done /dʌn/ [dɐn] [dʊn] more done most done adj
fertig
(of an activity or task) Completed or finished.
fertig gar
(of food) Ready, fully cooked.

done for adj
geliefert
Doomed; without hope of recovery.

doneness donenesses n
Garstufe
The extent to which a food has been cooked.

doner kebab /ˈdɒn.ə(ɹ) kəˌbæb/ /ˌdoʊ.nɚ kɪˈbɑb/ doner kebabs n
Döner Döner Kebab
A Turkish dish in which meat (typically seasoned lamb or mutton, but alternatively chicken or perhaps beef) is grilled on a revolving vertical spit; when cooked, the meat is sliced off and served with fresh vegetables in pita or rolled in a piece of unleavened flatbread.

dong /dɑŋ/ /dɒŋ/ /dɔŋ/ dongs n
Dong
The currency of Vietnam, 100 xus. Symbol: ₫
(historical) The currency of South Vietnam, 100 xus. Symbol: Đ.
Schwanz
(slang) The penis.
Dildo
(slang, by extension) A dildo, specifically a synthetic anatomical replica of the penis.

donga /ˈdɒŋɡə/ /ˈdɔŋɡə/ dongas n
Donga
(South Africa) A usually dry, eroded watercourse running only in times of heavy rain.

dongle /ˈdɑŋɡl̩/ /ˈdɒŋɡl̩/ dongles n
Adapter
(computer hardware) Any small device that plugs into an electronic device, typically a computer, and alters its functionality. Common examples include wireless modems, digital media players, software copy protect devices, and adapters.
Dongle Kopierschutzstecker
(computer hardware) A hardware device utilized by a specific application for purposes of copy protection.

donkey /ˈdɑŋki/ /ˈdɒŋki/ /ˈdɔŋki/ /ˈdʌŋki/ donkeys n
Esel Grauchen Grautier
A domestic animal, Equus asinus asinus, similar to a horse.
Esel
A stubborn person.
A fool.

donkey kick donkey kicks n
Eseltritt
A hip extension and knee flexion in quadruped position.

donor /ˈdoʊnɚ/ /ˈdəʊnə/ donors n
Spender Spenderin
One who makes a donation.

doodle /ˈdud(ə)l/ /ˈduːdl̩/ doodles n
Dummkopf Einfaltspinsel
(obsolete) A fool, a simpleton, a mindless person.
Gekritzel Kritzelei
A small mindless sketch, etc.
Penis Schwanz
(slang, sometimes, _, childish) The penis.

doodle /ˈdud(ə)l/ /ˈduːdl̩/ v
kritzeln
(ambitransitive) To draw or scribble aimlessly.

doohickey /ˈduhɪki/ doohickeys n
Dingsbums Dingsda
(slang, originally, US) A thing (used in a vague way to refer to something whose name one does not know or cannot recall)

doom /duːm/ dooms n
Schicksal Verhängnis Verderben
Destiny, especially terrible.
drohendes Unheil
Dread; a feeling of danger, impending danger, darkness, or despair.
Bann
(countable, obsolete) A law.
Urteil Verbannung
(countable, obsolete) A judgment or decision.
Strafe Urteil
(countable, obsolete) A sentence or penalty for illegal behaviour.
Tod Untergang
Death.

doom /duːm/ v
verdammen verurteilen
(transitive) To pronounce judgment or sentence on; to condemn.

doomed /duːmd/ more doomed most doomed adj
verdammt verloren verurteilt
Assured to suffer death, failure, or a similarly negative outcome.

doomsayer /ˈdumˌseɪ.ɚ/ /ˈduːmˌseɪ.ə/ doomsayers n
Apokalyptiker Untergangsprophet
One who makes dire predictions about the future; one who predicts doom.

doomsday /ˈduːmz.deɪ/ doomsdays n
Jüngstes Gericht Jüngster Tag Tag des Jüngsten Gerichts
The day when God is expected to judge the world; the end times.
Tag des Jüngsten Gerichts
Judgement day; the day of the Final Judgment; any day of decisive judgement or final dissolution.

doona /ˈduːnə/ doonas n
Bettdecke Deckbett Steppdecke
(Australia) A padded blanket used as a cover in bed; a duvet.

door /do(ː)ɹ/ /doə/ /doʊ/ /dɔɹ/ /dɔː/ doors n
Tür Türe Türen
A portal of entry into a building, room, or vehicle, typically consisting of a rigid plane movable on a hinge. It may have a handle to help open and close, a latch to hold it closed, and a lock that ensures it cannot be opened without a key.

door chain door chains n
Türkette
A device that allows a door to be partially opened from the inside, whilst preventing it from being fully opened from the outside

door closer door closers n
Türschließer
A mechanical device, containing a spring and a cylinder of fluid, that automatically closes an open door.

door frame /ˈdɔɹ ˌfɹeɪm/ /ˈdɔː ˌfɹeɪm/ door frames n
Türrahmen
The frame into which a door is fitted.

door handle door handles n
Türklinke Klinke Türknauf
A mechanism attached to a door and used to open or close it.

door opener door openers n
Türöffner Türdrücker Türschnapper Türsummer
Any of various devices to automatically open a door in response to a sensor or signal sent from a controller.

door to door adv
von Tür zu Tür
(by metonymy) From one household or business to the next.
(by metonymy) From ultimate origin to ultimate destination.

door-to-door adj
Tür-zu-Tür
Going from house to house, when selling, delivering or asking for something.

doorbell /ˈdɔɹ.bɛl/ /ˈdɔː.bɛl/ doorbells n
Türklingel Klingel Hausglocke Türglocke
A device on or adjacent to an outer door for announcing one's presence. It can be mechanical, directly sounding a bell, or a button that electrically sounds a chime or buzzer inside the building.

dooring doorings n
Dooring
The event of a cyclist crashing into a newly opened car door.

doorjamb doorjambs n
Türpfosten
Either of the upright posts on either side of a door, which together support a lintel.

doorkeeper doorkeepers n
Portier Pförtner Pförtnerin Portierfrau Portierin Portiersfrau
The person in charge of an entryway, sometimes just a doorman, sometimes something more.

doorknob /ˈdɔɹ.nɑb/ /ˈdɔː.nɒb/ doorknobs n
Türknauf Türklinke Türknopf
A circular device attached to a door, the rotation of which permits the unlatching of the door.

doorknocker doorknockers n
Klopfer Türklopfer
A knocker mounted on a door.

doorless adj
türlos
Without a door.

doorman doormen n
Pförtner
A person who holds open the door at the entryway (entrance) to a building, summons taxicabs, and provides an element of security; in apartment buildings, he also accepts deliveries and may perform certain concierge type services.

doormat /ˈdɔɹˌmæt/ /ˈdɔːˌmæt/ doormats n
Fußmatte Fußabtreter Fußabstreifer
A coarse mat at the entrance to a house, upon which one wipes one's shoes.
Fußabtreter Fußmatte
(figuratively, derogatory) Someone who is overly submissive to others' wishes.

doorstep /ˈdɔː(ɹ)stɛp/ doorsteps n
Eingangsstufe Türschwelle
An outside step leading up to the door of a building, usually a home.

doorway /ˈdo(ː)ɹweɪ/ /ˈdoəweɪ/ /ˈdɔɹweɪ/ /ˈdɔːweɪ/ doorways n
Türöffnung
The passage of a door; a door-shaped entrance into a house or a room.

doozy /ˈduːzi/ doozier dooziest adj
außergewöhnlich bemerkenswert extraordinär
(slang, dated) Of high quality; remarkable; excellent. [1903]
(slang, US, archaic) Sporty, ostentatious, flashy. [1911]

doozy /ˈduːzi/ doozies n
Hammer Prachtexemplar starkes Stück
(US, informal) Something that is extraordinary: often troublesome, difficult or problematic, but sometimes extraordinary in a positive sense.

dopamine /ˈdoʊ.pəˌmin/ /ˈdəʊ.pə.miːn/ dopamines n
Dopamin
(neurotransmitter, pharmaceutical drug) A monoamine C8H11NO2 that is a decarboxylated form of dopa, present in the body as a neurotransmitter and a precursor of other substances including adrenalin.

dopaminergic /ˌdow.pəmɪˈnɜː(ɹ)dʒɪk/ adj
dopaminerg dopaminergisch
Containing, involving, or transmitting dopamine.

dope [doʊp] [dəʊp] doper dopest adj
cool
(slang) Amazing; cool.

dope [doʊp] [dəʊp] dopes n
Schmiere
(uncountable) Any viscous liquid or paste, such as a lubricant, used in preparing a surface.
Aufsaugmittel
(uncountable) An absorbent material used to hold a liquid.
Stoff
(uncountable, slang) Any of various recreational substances:
Insiderinfos
(uncountable, slang) Information, usually from an inside source, originally in horse racing and other sports. [from early 20th c.]

dope [doʊp] [dəʊp] v
aufpuschen dopen
(transitive, slang) To affect with drugs.
schmieren
(transitive) To treat with dope (lubricant, etc.).
dotieren
(transitive, electronics) To add a dopant such as arsenic to (a pure semiconductor such as silicon).
dopen
(intransitive, now, chiefly, sports) To use drugs; especially, to use prohibited performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) in sporting competitions.

doping dopings n
Doping Dotierung
(sports) The use of drugs to improve athletic performance.
Dotierung
The addition of small quantities of an element (a dopant) to a semiconductor to change its characteristics.

doppelbock doppelbocks n
Doppelbock
A Bavarian speciality beer, deep gold to dark brown, with a large, creamy, persistent head and a strong malty aroma.

doppelganger /-ˌɡæŋə/ /-ˌɡæŋəɹ/ /ˈdɑp(ə)lˌɡɛŋəɹ/ /ˈdɒp(ə)lˌɡɛŋə/ doppelgangers n
Doppelgänger
A ghostly double of a living person, especially one that haunts such a person.
A remarkably similar double.

dorcas gazelle dorcas gazelles n
Dorkasgazelle
A gazelle native to northern Africa and western Asia, Gazella dorcas

dork /dɔɹk/ /dɔːk/ dorks n
Trottel Depp Idiot
(pejorative, slang) A quirky, silly and/or stupid, socially inept person, or one who is out of touch with contemporary trends and typically has unfashionable hobbies. (Overlaps conceptually with nerd and geek, but does not imply the same level of intelligence.) [from the 20th c.]
Pimmel Rute Schwanz
(vulgar, slang) The penis. [from the 20th c.]

dorm /dɔɹm/ /dɔːm/ dorms n
Ruhezustand
state
Schlafsaal
room

dormant /ˈdɔɹmənt/ /ˈdɔːmənt/ adj
inaktiv schlafend
Inactive, sleeping, asleep, suspended.

dormant volcano dormant volcanoes dormant volcanos n
ruhender Vulkan
(geology) A volcano that has not erupted for a considerable length of time, but is still capable of erupting.

dormer /ˈdɔɹmɚ/ /ˈdɔːmə(ɹ)/ dormers n
Dachgaube
(architecture) A room-like, roofed projection from a sloping roof.

dormer-window dormer-windows n
Dachgaube Gaube Dachgaubenfenster Gaubenfenster
An upright window built from a sloping roof.

dormitory /ˈdɔɹmɪˌtɔɹi/ dormitories n
Schlafsaal Dormitorium
A room containing a number of beds (and often some other furniture and/or utilities) for sleeping, often applied to student and backpacker accommodation of this kind.
Studentenheim Studentenwohnheim Wohnheim Dormitorium Heim
A building or part of a building which houses students, soldiers, monks etc. who sleep there and use communal further facilities.

dormouse /ˈdɔɹmaʊs/ /ˈdɔːmaʊs/ dormice n
Siebenschläfer Bilch Schlafmaus Haselmaus Bilchmaus Gartenschläfer
Any of several species of small, mostly European rodents of the family Gliridae; also called Myoxidae or Muscardinidae by some taxonomists.
Siebenschläfer Schlafmütze
(figuratively) A person who sleeps a great deal, or who falls asleep readily (by analogy with the sound hibernation of the dormouse).

dorsal /ˈdɔɹ.səl/ /ˈdɔː.sl̩/ /ˈdɔː.səl/ more dorsal most dorsal adj
dorsal
(linguistics, of a sound) Produced using the dorsum of the tongue.
dorsal Rücken
(anatomy, zootomy) With respect to, or concerning the side in which the backbone is located, or the analogous side of an invertebrate.

dorsal fin dorsal fins n
Rückenflosse Finne
A fin located on the backs of fish and some marine mammals.

dorsum /ˈdɔɹ.səm/ /ˈdɔː.səm/ dorsa n
Dorsum Dorsum linguae Zungenrücken
The top of the foot or the back of the hand.
Dorsum Rücken
(anatomy) The back or dorsal region on the surface of an animal.
Dorsum
(geology) A ridge on a hill, or on the surface of a planet or moon.

dory /ˈdɔːɹi/ dories n
Doriboot Dorie Dory
(nautical) A small flat-bottomed boat with pointed or somewhat pointed ends, used for fishing both offshore and on rivers.

dosage /ˈdəʊsɪd͡ʒ/ dosages n
Dosierung
The administration of a medication etc, in a measured amount; dosing.

dose /doʊs/ /dəʊs/ doses n
Dosis
A measured portion of medicine taken at any one time.
The quantity of an agent (not always active) substance or radiation administered or experienced at any one time.

dose /doʊs/ /dəʊs/ v
dosieren
(transitive) To administer a dose to.
To prescribe a dose.

dosh /dɒʃ/ n
Kohle Kies Knete Moos Zaster
(UK, AU, slang) Money.

dosimeter dosimeters n
Dosimeter
A device used to measure a dose of ionizing radiation.

dosing dosings n
Dosierung
The administration of a dose

doss-house doss-houses n
Absteige Penne
A place where homeless people can sleep for the night.

dossier /-si.ɚ/ /ˈdɑ.si.eɪ/ /ˈdɑs.jeɪ/ /ˈdɒs.i.eɪ/ /ˈdɔ.si.eɪ/ /ˈdɔs.jeɪ/ dossiers n
Akte Dossier
A collection of papers and/or other sources, containing detailed information about a particular person or subject, together with a synopsis of their content.

dot /dɑt/ /dɒt/ /dɔt/ dots n
Punkt
(grammar) A punctuation mark used to indicate the end of a sentence or an abbreviated part of a word; a full stop; a period.
(mathematics) A symbol used for separating the fractional part of a decimal number from the whole part, for indicating multiplication or a scalar product, or for various other purposes.
One of the two symbols used in Morse code.
Anything small and like a speck comparatively; a small portion or specimen.
(MLE) buckshot, projectile from a "dotty" or shotgun

dot matrix /ˈdɑt ˌmætɹɪks/ /ˈdɒt ˌmeɪtɹɪks/ dot matrices dot matrixes n
Punktmatrix
(computing, also, attributively) A two-dimensional array or pattern of dots used (for example, by a display device or a printer) to represent alphanumeric characters and pictures.

dot matrix printer dot matrix printers n
Matrixdrucker Nadeldrucker
(computer hardware) A type of printer that prints characters using an array of small wires that produce an array of dots when striking the paper.

dot the i's and cross the t's /ˌdɑt ði ˈaɪz ən ˌkɹɔs ðə ˈtiz/ /ˌdɒt ði ˈaɪz ən ˌkɹɒs ðə ˈtiːz/ /ˌdɔt ðɘ ˈɒez ɘn ˌkɹɔs ðɘ ˈtɘiz/ v
das [[i-Tüpfelchen]] setzen
(idiomatic) To take care of every detail, even minor ones; to be meticulous or thorough; to finish off something close to complete.

dot-com bubble dot-com bubbles n
Dotcom-Blase

dotage /ˈdoʊtɪd͡ʒ/ /ˈdəʊtɪdʒ/ dotages n
Altersschwäche Senilität
Decline in judgment and other cognitive functions, associated with aging; senility.

dotard /ˈdoʊ.tɑɹd/ /ˈdoʊ.tɚd/ /ˈdəʊ.təd/ dotards n
Senile Seniler
(archaic) An old person with impaired intellect; one in their dotage.

dote /dəʊt/ dotes n
Liebling Schatz Schätzchen
(Ireland) A darling, a cutie.

dote /dəʊt/ v
einen Narren fressen schwärmen verhätscheln vernarrt sein
(intransitive, usually, with on) To be weakly or foolishly fond of somebody.

dotted /ˈdɑtɪd/ /ˈdɒtɪd/ more dotted most dotted adj
gepunktet
(of a line) Made up of a series of dots.

dotted line dotted lines n
gepunktete Linie
A line made up of dots or dashes, often used to indicate where one is supposed to sign a contract.

dottle /ˈdɒtəl/ dottles n
Tabakrest
The still burning or wholly burnt tobacco plug in a pipe.

double /ˈdʌb(ə)l/ /ˈdʌbl̩/ [ˈdʌb.ɫ] adj
doppelt Doppel
Made up of two matching or complementary elements.
doppelt
Of twice the quantity.
Having two aspects; ambiguous.
doppel-
Designed for two users.
False, deceitful, or hypocritical.
doppellagig zweilagig
Folded in two; composed of two layers.
gefüllt
Of flowers, having more than the normal number of petals.
kontra-
(music) Of an instrument, sounding an octave lower.

double /ˈdʌb(ə)l/ /ˈdʌbl̩/ [ˈdʌb.ɫ] doubles n
Doppelte doppelt
Twice the number, amount, size, etc.
Doppelgänger Double
A person who resembles and stands in for another person, often for safety purposes
Doppelter doppelt
A drink with two portions of alcohol.

double /ˈdʌb(ə)l/ /ˈdʌbl̩/ [ˈdʌb.ɫ] v
verdoppeln doppeln verzweifachen
(transitive) To multiply by two.
verdoppeln verzweifachen
(intransitive) To increase by 100%, to become twice as large in size.
ballen doubeln
To be the double of; to exceed by twofold; to contain or be worth twice as much as.
doubeln verdoppeln
(transitive) To fold over so as to make two folds.
doubeln
(ambitransitive, sometimes with "for") To act as substitute for (another theatrical performer in a certain role, etc).
(military) To unite, as ranks or files, so as to form one from each two.
kontrieren
(bridge) To make a call that will double certain scoring points if the preceding bid becomes the contract.
doppeln
(intransitive) To go or march at twice the normal speed.

double Dutch /dʌb.əl ˈdʌtʃ/ n
Kauderwelsch
Incomprehensible language.

double English n
Roman
(printing, US, dated) The size of type between double pica and double great primer, standardized as 28-point.

double agent double agents n
Doppelagent Doppelagentin

double bass /ˈdʌ.bl̩beɪs/ double basses n
Kontrabass
The largest stringed instrument of the violin family.

double bed double beds n
Doppelbett
(UK, US) A bed designed for two adults, typically measuring 54 by 75 inches (1.35 by 1.9 meters).

double bond double bonds n
Doppelbindung
(physical chemistry) A covalent bond in which two electron pairs (instead of the usual one) are shared between two atoms; most common between carbon atoms and carbon, oxygen or nitrogen atoms, but several other forms are known.

double check double checks n
Doppelschach
An extra check or verification made a second time, usually with additional caution or attention.

double check v
gegenchecken
To check again; to check with extra caution or attention; to verify or make sure.

double chin double chins n
Doppelkinn
A layer of subcutaneous fat under the chin, giving the appearance of having an extra chin.

double cousin double cousins n
Doppelcousin
A cousin who is related on both sides of a family. A relative with four common grandparents.

double dagger double daggers n
Zweibalkenkreuz
The typographical sign ‡ that is used to indicate a footnote or reference

double door double doors n
Doppeltüren
A set of two adjoining doors that can be opened independently.

double down v
verdoppeln
(gambling) To double one's wager. In particular, it is the name of a specific doubling bet allowed in blackjack.

double entendre /dubl ɑ̃tɑ̃ːdɹ/ /dʌbəl ɒnˈtɒndɹə/ double entendre double entendres n
Doppeldeutigkeit Zweideutigkeit
A phrase that has two meanings, especially where one is innocent and literal, the other risqué, bawdy, or ironic; an innuendo.

double factorial double factorials n
Doppelfakultät doppelte Fakultät
(mathematics, combinatorics) For an odd integer, the result of multiplying all the odd integers from 1 to the given number; or for an even integer, the result of multiplying all the even integers from 2 to the given number; symbolised by a double exclamation mark (!!). For example, 9!! = 1 × 3 × 5 × 7 × 9 = 945.

double fault double faults n
Doppelfehler
(tennis) The missing of both the first serve and second serve, resulting in a point for the receiver.

double fugue double fugues n
Doppelfuge
(music) A fugue with two melodic subjects which are developed simultaneously.

double glazing double glazings n
Doppelverglasung
A system of insulated windows (and doors) having two parallel layers of glass separated by an air space

double great primer n
Canon

double jeopardy n
Doppelbestrafung nicht zweimal in derselben Sache
(legal) The act of trying someone twice for the same offense, especially after an acquittal in the first trial.

double life /ˈdʌb(ə)l ˌlaɪf/ double lives n
Doppelleben
An existence or life that has two aspects, particularly when one of them is regarded as embarrassing, immoral, or unlawful and thus kept hidden from a person's family, friends, and work colleagues.

double negative double negatives n
doppelte Verneinung
(rhetoric, usually, _, pejorative) A phrase including two negative words (no, not, never, etc.) especially when used as intensifiers in informal English.

double penetration n
Doppeldecker Doppelpenetration
The simultaneous sexual penetration of one or more orifices of one person by two other people or objects.

double pica n
Doppelcicero Secunda Text
(printing, dated) A large size of type, standardized as (UK) 22- or (US) 24-point.

double quote double quotes n
doppeltes Anführungszeichen
A double quotation mark, as in She said, "Go ahead".

double reed double reeds n
Doppelrohrblatt
(music) A pair of reeds, in any of several wind instruments, that are joined together and vibrate together.

double room double rooms n
Doppelzimmer
A room, especially in a hotel, that is designed for two people and has two single beds (sometimes called a twin room) or one double bed.

double sharp double sharps n
Doppelkreuz
(music) An accidental that indicates that a note should be played a whole step higher.

double sheet bend double sheet bends n
Doppelte Schotstek
Doubled version of the sheet bend; a strong knot used to tie two ropes of different diameters together.

double standard double standards n
Doppelmoral Messen mit zweierlei Maß zweierlei Maß
A pair of monetary values, i.e. a gold standard and a silver standard, both of which are legal tender.

double star double stars n
Doppelstern
(star) Two stars which form a stellar system, such that they orbit the point of equilibrium of their gravitational fields; a binary star.

double take double takes n
zweimal hinsehen müssen
An abrupt movement, used, for example, as a comical reaction to a surprising sight, in which someone casually sees something, briefly stops looking at it, realizes what it is, and snaps attention back to it with an expression of surprise or disbelief.

double tax agreement double tax agreements n
Doppelbesteuerungsabkommen
(taxation) A bilateral treaty between two countries to resolve issues related to double taxation.

double wedding double weddings n
Doppelhochzeit

double-barrelled shotgun double-barrelled shotguns n
Doppelflinte doppelläufige Schrotflinte
A type of shot-firing gun with two long, parallel barrels, allowing the user to fire twice in quick succession.

double-breasted adj
doppelreihig
(of a jacket or coat) Closing with a double row of buttons that form a wide overlap.

double-click double-clicks n
Doppelklick
(computing) The action of pushing the button on a mouse twice in quick succession in order to perform a different task that would be performed from a single-click or triple-click.

double-click v
doppelklicken
(computing) To push the button on a mouse twice in quick succession in order to perform a different task than would be performed from a single-click or triple-click.

double-cross v
aufs Kreuz legen ein Doppelspiel treiben mit hintergehen
To betray or go back on.

double-decker double-deckers n
Doppeldecker
A frigate with two decks above the waterline.

double-decker bus double-decker buses n
Doppeldecker Doppelstockbus Doppeldeckerbus
A bus that has two levels (decks) of seating.

double-digit adj
zweistellig
Being a number between 10 and 99 inclusive, a number that requires two digits to write in base 10.

double-edged more double-edged most double-edged adj
zweischneidig
(not comparable) Of a blade, such as a sword or knife, sharp on both edges.
(comparable, figuratively) As dangerous for the user as the one it is used on.

double-edged sword double-edged swords n
zweischneidiges Schwert
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see double-edged,‎ sword.

double-entry adj
doppelt
(accounting) Describing a method of bookkeeping in which each transaction is entered in two accounts, for debits and for credits.

double-park v
in zweiter Reihe parken
To park a car next to a car already parked on the side of a street, obstructing traffic.

double-sided adj
beidseitig doppelseitig zweiseitig
Using or able to be used on both sides.

double-tongued adj
doppelzüngig zweigezüngt
(idiomatic) Saying one thing to one person and something different to another; double talking; deceitful in speech.

double-track adj
zweigleisig
(rail) Having a pair of tracks in order to allow trains to pass in opposite directions.

double-u /ˈdʌbəljuː/ /ˌdʌb.əlˈjuː/ double-ues n
We
The name of the Latin-script letter W.

doublet /ˈdʌblət/ doublets n
Dublette Scheideform
(quantum mechanics) A quantum state of a system with a spin of ½, such that there are two allowed values of the spin component, −½ and +½.

doublethink doublethinks n
Doppeldenk
The holding of two contradictory beliefs in one's mind simultaneously and accepting both of them as true or correct, without realizing the contradiction.

doubletree doubletrees n
Klippschwengel Waage Wagenschwengel
a device that connects two horses to a wagon or other implement. The tugs of a harness are connected to a singletree, two of which are connected to a doubletree, which, in turn, is connected to the implement.

doubloon /dʌˈbluːn/ doubloons n
Dublone Duplone
(historical, numismatics) A former Spanish gold coin, also used in its American colonies. [from early 17th c.]

doubly /ˈdʌ.bəl.li/ /ˈdʌb.li/ adv
doppelt
(usually, of relative importance, of degree, quantity or measure) In a double manner; with twice the severity or degree.

doubt /daʊt/ /dʌʊt/ doubts n
Zweifel
(uncountable, countable) Disbelief or uncertainty (about something); (countable) a particular instance of such disbelief or uncertainty.

doubt /daʊt/ /dʌʊt/ v
zweifeln bezweifeln
(ambitransitive) To be undecided about; to lack confidence in; to disbelieve, to question.

doubter doubters n
Zweifler

doubtful /ˈdaʊtfəl/ more doubtful most doubtful adj
zweifelhaft
Subject to, or causing doubt.
Undecided or of uncertain outcome.
Improbable or unlikely.
Suspicious, or of dubious character.
zweifelnd
Experiencing or showing doubt, skeptical.

doubting Thomas doubting Thomases n
ungläubiger Thomas
One who requires proof before believing.

doubtless /ˈdaʊ̯tləs/ /ˈdʌʊ̯tləs/ adj
zweifellos zweifelsfrei
Characterized by or experiencing no doubt at all, certain; undoubted; undoubting.

doubtless /ˈdaʊ̯tləs/ /ˈdʌʊ̯tləs/ adv
zweifellos
Without doubt; certainly; definitely; very probably, in all likelihood; doubtlessly.

douche /duːʃ/ douches n
Dusche
A jet or current of water or vapour directed upon some part of the body to benefit it medicinally; in particular, such a jet directed at the vagina for irrigation.

douche /duːʃ/ v
spülen
(transitive) To administer a douche to; to shower; to douse

douchebag /ˈduːʃˌbæɡ/ douchebags n
Arschloch Scheißkerl Idiot Penner Widerling
(US, slang, vulgar) A jerk or asshole; a mean or rude person; someone seen as being arrogant, snobby or obnoxious.

douchecanoe douchecanoes n
Arschloch Scheißkerl
(vulgar, slang, pejorative) A rude, obnoxious, or contemptible person.

dough /doʊ/ /dəʊ/ /dʌf/ doughs n
Teig
A thick, malleable substance made by mixing flour with other ingredients such as water, eggs, and/or butter, that is made into a particular form and then baked.
Knete
(slang, somewhat dated) Money.

dough scraper dough scrapers n
Teigschaber Teigspatel
A rubber or metal implement used to scrape food, such as dough, off a countertop, out of a bowl, etc.

doughlike more doughlike most doughlike adj
teigartig
Resembling dough.

doughnut /ˈdoʊnət/ /ˈdoʊˌnʌt/ /ˈdəʊˌnʌt/ doughnuts n
Krapfen Donut Pfannkuchen Berliner Reifen
A deep-fried piece of dough or batter, commonly of a toroidal (a ring doughnut) shape, often mixed with various sweeteners and flavourings; or flattened sphere (a filled doughnut) shape filled with jam, custard or cream.
Reifen
(North America) A peel-out or skid mark in the shape of a circle; a 360-degree skid.
(attributive) A circular life raft.
(physics) A toroidal vacuum chamber.
A kind of tyre for an airplane.
A spare car tyre, usually stored in the boot, that is smaller than a full-sized tyre and is only intended for temporary use.
Anything in the shape of a torus.
(slang) A vulva; (by extension) a woman's virginity.
(UK, colloquial) A foolish or stupid person.

doughy /ˈdoʊi/ /ˈdəʊˌi/ doughier doughiest adj
teigartig teigig
Having the characteristics of dough especially in appearance or consistency: as

doula /ˈduːlə/ doulas n
Doula
A trained support person who provides emotional, physical and practical assistance to a pregnant woman or couple before, during or after childbirth.

dour /ˈdaʊ.ɚ/ /ˈdaʊə/ /ˈdaʊɚ/ /ˈdur/ /ˈdʊə/ /ˈdʊɹ/ dourer dourest more dour most dour adj
abweisend griesgrämig mürrisch rau unwirsch verdrießlich
Stern, harsh and forbidding.
halsstarrig starrköpfig störrisch unnachgiebig
Unyielding and obstinate.
dumpf düster trist
Expressing gloom or melancholy.

douroucouli douroucoulis n
Nachtaffe
A New World monkey of the genus Aotus, which is active at night and has no pinna of the outer ear.

douse /daʊs/ v
plötzlich abtauchen plötzlich untertauchen plötzlich wegtauchen
(ambitransitive) To plunge suddenly into water; to duck; to immerse.
platschen plumpsen
(intransitive) To fall suddenly into water.
schnell herunterlassen unvermittelt fallen lassen
(transitive, nautical) To strike or lower in haste; to slacken suddenly
auslöschen löschen
(transitive) To put out; to extinguish.

dove /dʌv/ doves n
Taube
(countable) A pigeon, especially one smaller in size and white-colored; a bird (often arbitrarily called either a pigeon or a dove or both) of more than 300 species of the family Columbidae.
(countable, politics) A person favouring conciliation and negotiation rather than conflict.
Täubchen
(countable) Term of endearment for one regarded as pure and gentle.

dove of peace doves of peace n
Friedenstaube

dovecote /ˈdʌvkɑt/ /ˈdʌvkɒt/ dovecotes n
Taubenschlag Taubenhaus Taubenkobel
A small house or box, often raised to a considerable height above the ground, and having compartments (pigeonholes), in which domestic pigeons breed; a dove house.

dovetail /ˈdʌvteɪl/ /ˈdʌvˌteɪl/ dovetails n
Schwalbenschwanz Schwalbenschwanzverbindung Verzahnung
In full dovetail joint: a type of joint where adjoining components are fastened by multiple tenons cut into wedge shapes resembling a dove's tail, which interlock with mortises having corresponding shapes.

dovetail /ˈdʌvteɪl/ /ˈdʌvˌteɪl/ v
aufeinander abgestimmt sein aufeinander verzahnt sein einpassen haargenau zu (etwas) passen sich nahtlos zusammenfügen
To combine or fit (things) together well.
durch einen Schwalbenschwanz verbinden
(chiefly, woodworking) To unite (components) with a dovetail (noun sense 2.1) or similar joint.

dovish /ˈdʌvɪʃ/ more dovish most dovish adj
taubenartig
Pertaining to a dove; dove-like.
friedliebend friedsam
(figurative) Peaceful, conciliatory.

dowager /ˈdaʊədʒə/ /ˈdaʊəd͡ʒɚ/ dowagers n
Witwe von Stand
a widow holding property or title derived from her late husband
Matrone
any lady of dignified bearing

dowdy /ˈdaʊdi/ dowdier dowdiest adj
schäbig unelegant
Plain and unfashionable in style or dress.
abgetragen schäbig
Lacking stylishness or neatness; shabby.

dowel /ˈdaʊəl/ dowels n
Kunststoffdübel Metalldübel Wanddübel
Holzdübel Dübel Feder Verbinder
A pin, or block, of wood or metal, fitting into holes in the abutting portions of two pieces, and being partly in one piece and partly in the other, to keep them in their proper relative position.
Holzdübel Dübel Feder
(construction) A piece of wood or similar material fitted into a surface not suitable for fastening so that other pieces may be fastened to it.

dower /ˈdaʊ.əɹ/ [ˈdaʊ.ə(ɹ)] [ˈdaʊ.ɚ] dowers n
Leibgedinge Leibzucht
(legal) The part of or interest in a deceased husband's property provided to his widow, usually in the form of a life estate.
Wittum
(legal) Property given by a groom directly to his bride at or before their wedding in order to legitimize the marriage; dowry.

down /daʊn/ more down most down adj
unten
At a lower level than before.
down
(informal) Sad, unhappy, depressed, feeling low.

down /daʊn/ farther down farthest down adv
hinunter runter unten herunter
(comparable) From a higher position to a lower one; downwards.
geradeaus
Forward, straight ahead.

down /daʊn/ downs n
Hügel
(especially southern England) A hill, especially a chalk hill; rolling grassland
Daune
Soft, fluffy immature feathers which grow on young birds. Used as insulating material in duvets, sleeping bags and jackets.

down /daʊn/ preposition
ab
From the higher end to the lower of.
From one end to another of (in any direction); along.

down /daʊn/ v
exen fallen lassen runterkippen schlucken trinken
(transitive) To knock (someone or something) down; to cause to come down; to fell. [from 16th c.]
exen runterkippen schlucken trinken versenken
(transitive) Specifically, to cause (something in the air) to fall to the ground; to bring down (with a missile etc.). [from 19th c.]

down and out adj
heruntergekommen
(idiomatic) In a condition of poverty or debility, especially as a result of experiencing a financial or personal setback.

down below n
darunten unten
A downward location, below (Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see up,‎ above.)

down bow down bows n
Abstrich

down in the mouth more down in the mouth most down in the mouth adj
den Kopf hängen lassen
(idiomatic) Sad or discouraged, especially as indicated by one's facial appearance.

down jacket down jackets n
Daunenjacke
A quilted jacket stuffed with down feathers.

down payment down payments n
Anzahlung
(legal, finance) A payment representing a fraction of the price of something being purchased, made to secure the right to continue making payments towards that purchase.

down the track
am Ende im weiteren Verlauf in der Folge in der Zukunft in der weiteren Entwicklung später
(idiomatic) Further along, in terms of time or progress.

down with interjection
nieder mit
Expressing disapproval of or encouraging actions against a person, organization, practice, belief, etc., typically in a public protest.

down-to-earth /ˌdaʊn.ɾəˈɚθ/ adj
bodenständig
(idiomatic) Practical; realistic; pragmatic.

downbeat /daʊnˈbiːt/ more downbeat most downbeat adj
pessimistisch
Sad or pessimistic.

downcast /-kæst/ /ˈdaʊnkɑːst/ /ˈdaʊnˌkæst/ more downcast most downcast adj
niedergeschlagen
Of the eyes, a facial expression, etc.: looking downwards, usually as a sign of discouragement, sadness, etc., or sometimes modesty.
entmutigt geknickt niedergeschlagen
Of a person: feeling despondent or discouraged.

downer /ˈdaʊnə/ /ˈdaʊnɚ/ downers n
Downer
(slang) A negative drug trip.

downfall /daʊnˈfɔːl/ /ˈdaʊnfɔːl/ downfalls n
Niedergang Untergang Verfall
A precipitous decline in fortune; death or rapid deterioration, as in status or wealth.
Ruin
The cause of such a fall; a critical blow or error.

downgrade /ˈdaʊnˌɡɹeɪd/ /ˌdaʊnˈɡɹeɪd/ v
herabstufen herunterstufen
To place lower in position.

downhearted adj
niedergeschlagen
Sad, discouraged, in low spirits, unhappy, having no hope

downhill /ˈdaʊnˌhɪl/ /ˌdaʊnˈhɪl/ more downhill most downhill adv
bergab
Down a slope.

downhill /ˈdaʊnˌhɪl/ /ˌdaʊnˈhɪl/ downhills n
Abfahrt
(uncountable) The fastest of the disciplines of alpine skiing.

downhiller downhillers n
Abfahrer Abfahrtsläufer
(skiing) A skier who participates in the downhill.

download /ˈdaʊnˌloʊd/ /ˈdaʊnˌləʊd/ /ˌdaʊnˈləʊd/ downloads n
Herunterladen Download
A file transfer to a given computer or device from a remote one through a network connection.

download /ˈdaʊnˌloʊd/ /ˈdaʊnˌləʊd/ /ˌdaʊnˈləʊd/ v
herunterladen downloaden
(transitive, computing) To transfer data to a given computer from a remote one via a network.

downloadable /ˌdaʊnˈloʊd.ə.bl̩/ /ˌdaʊnˈləʊd.ə.bl̩/ adj
downloadbar
Capable of being downloaded.

downplay v
bagatellisieren herunterspielen kleinreden verharmlosen
(transitive) To de-emphasize; to present or portray as less important or consequential.

downpour /ˈdaʊn.pɔː(ɹ)/ downpours n
Platzregen Regenguss
A heavy rain.

downright /ˈdaʊnˌɹaɪt/ adv
geradezu
Really; actually; quite

downshift /ˈdaʊnʃɪft/ /ˈdaʊnˌʃɪft/ v
herunterschalten
(automotive, cycling) To shift (a car or bicycle) into a lower gear.

downside /ˈdaʊnˌsaɪd/ downsides n
Kehrseite Nachteil Schattenseite
A disadvantageous aspect of something that is normally advantageous.
Abschwächung Abwärtsbewegung Abwärtstrend
A downward tendency, especially in the price of shares etc.

downsizing downsizings n
Downsizing
(automotive) Reducing engine's capacity at same power or increasing engine's power without increasing capacity.

downspout downspouts n
Fallrohr Regenfallrohr
A vertical pipe or conduit that carries rainwater from the scupper, guttering of a building to a lower roof level, drain, ground or storm water runoff system.

downstairs /daʊnˈstɛəz/ /daʊnˈstɛɹz/ adv
unten nach unten treppab treppabwärts
Down the stairs.

downstate downstates n
südliche Hälfte (des US-Bundesstaates) südlicher Teil (des US-Bundesstaates)
(US) The southern region of certain US states, particularly Michigan, New York, and Illinois.

downstream farther farthest further downstream furthest downstream adj
stromabwärts
Further along in the flow of current, in relation to a river, stream, bloodstream, or other flow of fluid.

downstream adv
flussabwärts
Following the path of a river or stream

downtime /ˈdaʊntaɪm/ /ˈdaʊnˌtaɪm/ downtimes n
Ausfallzeit Downtime
The amount of time lost due to forces beyond one's control, such as the breakdown of machinery or a computer crash.

downtown adv
Innenstadt
In or towards the central business district.

downtown downtowns n
Innenstadt Stadtmitte Zentrum Stadtzentrum City
(chiefly, US, Canada) The main business part of a city or town, usually located at or near its center.

downtrodden more downtrodden most downtrodden adj
unterdrückt
(figuratively) Oppressed, persecuted or subjugated.

downturn downturns n
Rückgang Abschwung
A downward trend, or the beginnings of one; a decline.

downward /ˈdaʊnwəd/ /ˈdaʊnwɚd/ more downward most downward adj
Abwärts- absteigend nach unten gehend niedersinkend
Moving, sloping or oriented downward.

downward /ˈdaʊnwəd/ /ˈdaʊnwɚd/ more downward most downward adv
abwärts nach unten runter
Toward a lower level, whether in physical space, in a hierarchy, or in amount or value.

downwards /ˈdaʊnwədz/ /ˈdaʊnwɚdz/ adv
abwärts nach unten
Towards a lower place; towards what is below.

downwind /ˌdaʊnˈwɪnd/ more downwind most downwind adv
in Windrichtung mit dem Wind unter dem Winde vor dem Wind windabgewandt windabwärts
in the same direction as the wind is blowing

downy /ˈdaʊni/ downier downiest adj
flaumig
Having down, covered with a soft fuzzy coating as of small feathers or hair.

dowry /ˈdaʊəɹi/ /ˈdaʊɹi/ dowries n
Mitgift Aussteuer Brautschatz
Payment, such as property or money, paid by the bride's family to the groom or his family at the time of marriage.

dowser /ˈdaʊzə/ dowsers n
Rhabdomant Wünschelrutengänger Wünschelrutengängerin Rhabdomantin Rutengänger Rutengängerin
One who uses the dowser or divining rod. A diviner.

dowsing dowsings n
Wünschelrutengehen
The practice of seeking water or other substances (usually liquid) with the aid of a forked stick or similar pointing device, as believed by some practitioners to derive from supernatural power.

doxology /dɑkˈsɑləd͡ʒi/ /dɒkˈsɒlədʒi/ doxologies n
Doxologie
An expression of praise to God, especially a short hymn sung as part of a Christian worship service.

doxx /dɑks/ /dɒks/ v
doxen
(Internet, slang) To publish personal information (of an individual) without their consent.

doyen /dwɑˈjæ̃/ /dɔɪˈɛn/ /ˈdɔɪ.ən/ doyens n
Altmeister
The senior, or eldest male member of a group.
Lichtgestalt Wortführer
(colloquial) A leading light, or exemplar of a particular practice or movement.

doze /doʊz/ v
dösen
(intransitive) To sleep lightly or briefly; to nap, snooze.

doze off v
einnicken
To fall asleep unintentionally.

dozen /ˈdʌzən/ dozen dozens n
Dutzend
A set of twelve.
(bingo) The number twelve.
Dutzende
(as plural only, always followed by of) A large, unspecified number of, comfortably estimated in small multiples of twelve, thus generally implied to be significantly more than ten or twelve, but less than perhaps one or two hundred; many.

dozer dozers n
Dösende Dösender Schlummernde Schlummernder
One who dozes.
Dozer Raupe
(informal) A bulldozer.

drab /dɹæb/ drabber drabbest adj
langweilig tröge
Of the colour of some types of drabcloth: dull brownish yellow or dun.
(by extension) Particularly of colour: dull, uninteresting.

drachma /ˈdɹæk.mə/ /ˈdɹɑk.mə/ drachmae drachmai drachmas n
Drachme
The currency of Greece in ancient times and again from 1832 until 2001, with the symbol ₯, since replaced by the euro.

draconian /dɹeɪˈkoʊ.ni.ən/ /dɹækˈəʊ.ni.ən/ /dɹəˈkoʊ.ni.ən/ /dɹəˈkəʊ.ni.ən/ more draconian most draconian adj
drakonisch drastisch entschieden
Very severe, cruel, or harsh.

draft /dɹæft/ /dɹɑːft/ adj
vom Fass
(not comparable) Referring to drinks on tap, in contrast to bottled.

draft /dɹæft/ /dɹɑːft/ drafts n
Luftzug Zug Durchzug Zugluft
(US spelling) A current of air, usually coming into a room or vehicle.
Zug
(US spelling) The draw through a flue of gasses (smoke) resulting from a combustion process.
Zug Schluck
(US spelling) The quantity of liquid (such as water, alcohol, or medicine) drunk in one swallow.
Fassbier gezapftes Bier
(US spelling) Liquid, especially beer or other alcohol, drawn from a cask or keg rather than a bottle or can.
Tiefgang
(US spelling, nautical) The depth of water needed to float a particular ship; the depth from the waterline to the bottom of a vessel's hull; the depth of water drawn by a vessel.
Entwurf
(universal) An early version of a written work (such as a book or e-mail) or drawing.
(universal) A preliminary sketch or outline for a plan.
Tratte
(universal) A cheque, an order for money to be paid.
Einberufung Einziehung Musterung Wehrdienst
(American English, usually with the) Conscription, the system of forcing people to serve in the military.
Draft
(sports, American English) A system of assigning rookie players to professional sports teams.

draft /dɹæft/ /dɹɑːft/ v
entwerfen zeichnen
(transitive) To write a first version, make a preliminary sketch.
verfassen
To write a law.
abkommandieren einberufen einziehen
(transitive, US) To conscript a person, force a person to serve in some capacity, especially in the military.
auswählen einberufen
To select someone (or something) for a particular role or purpose.
draften
(transitive, sports, US) To select a rookie player onto a professional sports team.

draft dodger draft dodgers n
Drückeberger Kriegsdienstumgeher Wehrdienstumgeher
(informal) A person who illicitly seeks to avoid compulsory military service (the draft).

draft horse draft horses n
Zugpferd Arbeitspferd
(American spelling) A horse used for muscular work, other than carrying a rider and/or load, such as pulling a cart, plow or log.
Arbeitspferd Zugpferd Arbeitshengst Arbeitsstute Zughengst Zugstute
A horse of a race specifically bred for such work, heavier and stronger than a mount.

draftee draftees n
Rekrut Wehrpflichtiger
One who is drafted (into a military service, etc).

draftsmanship draftsmanships n
Zeichenkunst
the art or craft of a draftsman

drafty /ˈdɹæfti/ /ˈdɹɑːfti/ draftier draftiest more drafty most drafty adj
zugig
Characterized by gusts of wind; windy.
(of a, building etc.) Not properly sealed against drafts (draughts).

drag /dɹæɡ/ [d͡ɹ̝˗ʷæˑɡ] drags n
Fummel
(uncountable, slang) Women's clothing worn by men for the purpose of entertainment. [from late 19th c.]
Zug
(countable, informal) A puff on a cigarette or joint.
Luftwiderstand Widerstand
(nautical) The difference between the speed of a screw steamer under sail and that of the screw when the ship outruns the screw; or between the propulsive effects of the different floats of a paddle wheel.

drag /dɹæɡ/ [d͡ɹ̝˗ʷæˑɡ] v
schleppen schleifen ziehen zerren
(transitive) To pull along a surface or through a medium, sometimes with difficulty.
sich dahinziehen sich ziehen
To move onward heavily, laboriously, or slowly; to advance with weary effort; to go on lingeringly.
ziehen
(graphical user interface) To operate a pointing device by moving it with a button held down; to move, copy, etc. (an item) in this way.

drag on v
sich hinziehen
(idiomatic) to last too long

drag one's feet v
herumtrödeln
(idiomatic) To procrastinate, put off; to dawdle, avoid, or make progress slowly and reluctantly.

drag queen drag queens n
Dragqueen
(LGBT, originally, slang) A person, usually male, who dresses up in women’s clothing and makeup, typically in an exaggerated fashion and for public performance.

drag through the mud v
in den Dreck ziehen

draglift draglifts n
Schlepplift
A type of ski lift that pulls skiers up the slope.

dragline excavator /-ɾɚ/ /ˈdɹæɡlaɪn ˈɛkskəˌveɪtə/ /ˈdɹæɡlaɪn ˈɛkskəˌveɪtɚ/ dragline excavators n
Schürfkübelbagger
Any of several very large vehicles used for lifting, especially in the process of mining: basically an excavator which drags its bucket to fill it.

dragnet dragnets n
Schleppnetz
(fishing) A net dragged across the bottom of a body of water.

dragoman dragomans dragomen n
Dragoman Dolmetscher
(historical) An interpreter, especially for the Arabic and Turkish languages.

dragon /ˈdɹæɡən/ /ˈdɹæɡɪn/ [ˈdɹeɪɡən] dragons n
Lindwurm Wurm Wyvern
Drache
In European mythologies, a gigantic beast, typically reptilian with leathery bat-like wings, lion-like claws, scaly skin and a serpent-like body, often a monster with fiery breath.
(pejorative) A fierce and unpleasant woman; a harridan.

dragon boat dragon boats n
Drachenboot
A type of boat raced in Chinese festivals featuring a dragon motif and twenty paddling, one drumming, and one steering known as the sweep.

dragon fruit /ˈdɹæɡ.ən ˌfɹuːt/ dragon fruits n
Drachenfrucht Pitahaya Pitaya
The fruit of certain cacti of the genus Hylocereus, cultivated in Southeast Asia and Central and South America, having cerise-pink- or yellow-coloured skin and a white or pink sweet fleshy interior with black seeds.

dragon's teeth n
Drachenzähne
(military) Square-pyramidal fortifications of reinforced concrete to impede the movement of tanks and mechanised infantry.

dragoness /ˈdɹæɡənɛs/ dragonesses n
Drachin
(rare, archaic, mostly, figurative) A female dragon.

dragonfly /ˈdɹæɡənˌflaɪ/ dragonflies n
Libelle Wasserjungfer
An insect of the suborder Epiprocta or, more strictly, the infraorder Anisoptera, having four long transparent wings held perpendicular to a long body when perched.

dragonslayer dragonslayers n
Drachentöter
One who slays a dragon.

dragonspeak n
Drachensprache

dragonwort dragonworts n
Schlangen-Knöterich
A perennial herb of Europe and Asia, Bistorta officinalis (syns. Persicaria bistorta, Polygonum bistorta), formerly used as an astringent.
Drachenwurz
A perennial herb of Greece and the Balkans, Dracunculus vulgaris.

dragoon /dɹæ-/ /dɹəˈɡun/ /dɹəˈɡuːn/ dragoons n
Dragoner
(by extension) Originally (historical) , a soldier armed with a dragoon musket (sense 1.1) who fought both on foot and mounted on a horse; now, a cavalier or horse soldier from a regiment formerly armed with such muskets.
Dragoner Drachen-Taube Drachentaube Dragoner-Bagdette Dragoner-Taube Dragonertaube
A variety of pigeon, originally a cross between a horseman and a tumbler.

drain /dɹeɪn/ /dɹiːn/ [d͡ʒɹeɪn] drains n
Abfluss
(chiefly, US, Canada) A conduit allowing liquid to flow out of an otherwise contained volume; a plughole (UK)

drain /dɹeɪn/ /dɹiːn/ [d͡ʒɹeɪn] v
trockenlegen trocknen
(transitive, ergative) To convert a perennially wet place into a dry one.
entladen leeren
(transitive) To deplete of energy or resources.
entwässern abfließen lassen ablassen
(transitive) To draw off by degrees; to cause to flow gradually out or off; hence, to exhaust.

drain pump drain pumps n
Laugenpumpe pompa di scarico
A pump specifically built for draining something such as a washing machine or an A/C unit.

drainage /ˈdɹeɪnəd͡ʒ/ drainages n
Drainage Dränage Entwässerung
A natural or artificial means for the removal of fluids from a given area by its draining away.

drainage basin drainage basins n
Einzugsgebiet Wassereinzugsgebiet
(hydrology) A topographic region in which all water drains to a common outlet; a watershed.

drainage system drainage systems n
Flussnetz Flusssystem
(geomorphology) pattern formed by the streams, rivers, and lakes in a particular drainage basin

draining /ˈdɹeɪnɪŋ/ drainings n
Austrocknung Entwässerung Trockenlegunung

drainpipe drainpipes n
Fallrohr Regenrohr
A verticle pipe carrying water from the roof gutter down the side of a building; downspout.

draisine draisines n
Draisine Eisenbahn-Draisine
(rail transport) A light auxiliary rail vehicle (train) or tram.

drake /dɹeɪk/ drakes n
Erpel Enterich Entenmännchen männliche Ente
A male duck.

dram /dɹæm/ drams n
Kurzer
(by extension) Any similarly minute quantity, (now, _, particularly) a small amount of strong alcohol or poison.

drama /ˈdɹeɪmə/ /ˈdɹæmə/ /ˈdɹɑmə/ /ˈdɹɑːmə/ dramas dramata n
Drama
(countable) A composition, normally in prose, telling a story and intended to be represented by actors impersonating the characters and speaking the dialogue
(uncountable, countable) A situation in real life that has the characteristics of such a theatrical play.
Drama Schauspiel
(uncountable) Theatrical plays in general.

drama queen drama queens n
Dramaqueen Schauspielerin hysterische Tussi
(idiomatic, informal, pejorative) An overly or exaggeratedly dramatic person.

dramatic /dɹəˈmætɪk/ more dramatic most dramatic adj
dramatisch
Of or relating to the drama.
Striking in appearance or effect.

dramatis personae n
Dramatis Personae
A list of characters in a play or story, usually arranged in order of first appearance.

dramatize v
dramatisieren
to adapt a literary work so that it can be performed in the theatre, or on radio or television
to present something in a dramatic or melodramatic manner

dramaturge dramaturges n
Bühnenautor Dramatiker Schauspieldichter Stückeschreiber
(rare, theater) Someone who writes or adapts theater plays, a playwright, dramatist, especially one connected with a specific theater or company.
Dramaturg Dramaturgin
(rare, theater) A literary adviser or editor in a theater, opera, or film company that researches, selects, adapts, edits, and interprets scripts, libretti, texts, and printed programs (or helps others with these tasks), consults with authors, and does public relations work.

dramaturgic /ˈdɹæm.ə.tɚ.dʒɪk/ /ˌdɹæm.əˈtəː.dʒɪk/ /ˌdɹɑ.məˈtɚ.dʒɪk/ /ˌdɹɑː.məˈtəː.dʒɪk/ more dramaturgic most dramaturgic adj
dramaturgisch
Of or relating to the art of dramatic composition for the stage.

dramaturgically adv
dramaturgisch
In terms of dramaturgy.

dramaturgy /ˈdɹæməˌtɜː(ɹ)d͡ʒi/ dramaturgies n
Dramaturgie
(theater) The art of dramatic composition for the stage.

dramedy dramedies n
Dramedy Comedy-Drama Comedydrama
(uncountable) A genre of film or television that lies somewhere between drama and comedy.
(countable) A film or television programme belonging to this genre.

drape /dɹeɪp/ v
drapieren
(transitive) To cover or adorn with drapery or folds of cloth, or as with drapery.
To design drapery, arrange its folds, etc., as for hangings, costumes, statues, etc.

drapery /ˈdɹeɪpəɹi/ draperies n
Vorhang
(countable) A piece of cloth, hung vertically as a curtain; a drape.

drapes /dɹeɪps/ n
Vorhänge
Heavy cloth hung over a window.

drastic /ˈdɹæs.tɪk/ /ˈdɹɑːs.tɪk/ more drastic most drastic adj
drastisch
Having a strong or far-reaching effect; extreme, severe.

drat /dɹæt/ interjection
menno
Expressing anger, annoyance or frustration.

draught /dɹæft/ /dɹɑːft/ draughts n
Spielstein
(British) A checker: a game piece used in the game of draughts.

draught animal draught animals n
Zugtier
A strong working animal used to draw a load like a cart, a plough etc., as opposed to a mount.

draughtproof more draughtproof most draughtproof adj
winddicht
That prevents the entry of draughts.

draughtproof v
winddicht machen
To seal an opening, so as to prevent the entry of draughts.

draughts /dɹæfts/ /dɹɑːfts/ n
Dame Damespiel
(board games, British, Australian, uncountable) A board game for two players in which the players each have a set number of pieces (typically 12 or 20, depending on the rule set), known as men, and the object is to capture each of the opponent's pieces by jumping one's own pieces over the opponent's pieces.

draughtsman /ˈdɹɑːftsmən/ draughtsmen n
Zeichner Bauzeichner Konstrukteur Konstruktionszeichner technischer Zeichner
A person skilled at drawing engineering or architectural plans.
Buchillustrator
(obsolete) A book illustrator.

draw /dɹɑ/ /dɹɔ/ /dɹɔː/ [d͡ʒɹɔ] [d͡ʒɹɔɹ] draws n
Anziehungskraft Kassenmagnet
That which draws: that which attracts e.g. a crowd.
Ziehung
The procedure by which the result of a lottery is determined.
Remis Unentschieden
Draft: flow through a flue of gasses (smoke) resulting from a combustion process, possibly adjustable with a damper.
(poker) A situation in which one or more players has four cards of the same suit or four out of five necessary cards for a straight and requires a further card to make their flush or straight.
Wadi
(geography) A dry stream bed that drains surface water only during periods of heavy rain or flooding.
Hasch
(slang, countable) A bag of cannabis.
(slang, uncountable) Cannabis.

draw /dɹɑ/ /dɹɔ/ /dɹɔː/ [d͡ʒɹɔ] [d͡ʒɹɔɹ] v
aufziehen schließen vorziehen zuziehen
To pull (a curtain, blinds etc.) open or closed. [from 13th c.]
spannen zurückziehen
(billiards) To strike (the cue ball) below the center so as to give it a backward rotation which causes it to take a backward direction on striking another ball. [from 19th c.]
ziehen schleppen abheben beziehen blankziehen durchziehen
(intransitive, now, rare) To pull something along; to have force to move anything by pulling. [from 14th c.]
(transitive) To pull (a plough, vehicle etc.); to cause (something) to move forwards by pulling it. [from 11th c.]
anlocken schöpfen anziehen locken ziehen abnehmen
To cause (someone) to come to a particular place, condition, or course of action; to attract (a person). [from 12th c.]
auf etwas stützen auf etwas zurückgreifen beziehen schöpfen sich etwas bedienen verlassen auf
(intransitive) To have a draught; to allow air to be passed through in order to allow for combustion. [from 18th c.]
To elicit information from (someone); to induce (a person) to speak on some subject. (Now frequently in passive.) [from 19th c.]
Gleichstand erzielen ausgleichen gleichziehen remisieren unentschieden spielen
(transitive, or, intransitive) To end a game in a draw (with neither side winning). [from 17th c.]
auf etwas stützen auf etwas zurückgreifen aufnehmen beziehen brauchen schöpfen
(intransitive, transitive) To steep; to leave (tea) temporarily in water to allow the flavour to increase. [from 18th c.]
aufdecken ziehen
(cards) To take or be dealt (a card) from the deck; to have (a particular hand) as a result of this. [from 16th c.]
zeichnen ziehen malen abmalen abzeichnen skizzieren
To conduct (a lottery); to select (the numbers) for a lottery; to win (a prize) in a lottery. [from 16th c.]
ziehen blankziehen herausziehen zücken
To pull out, unsheathe (a sword, firearm etc.). [from 12th c.]
ableiten an etwas ansetzen anknüpfen anstellen aufbauen auf ermitteln
To deduce or infer (a conclusion); to make (a deduction). [from 16th c.]

draw a line under v
einen Schlussstrich ziehen
To deem (a matter, especially a problematic one) to be now closed or concluded.

draw attention v
Aufmerksamkeit anziehen
to rouse someone to notice something, to cause someone to focus on something.

draw down v
herabziehen herunterziehen
To initiate a drawdown (withdrawal of equipment, supplies, etc., potentially to provide it to another party).
einsammeln einziehen in Anspruch nehmen
(transitive) To acquire or pull in, as funding.

draw lots v
auslosen knobeln

draw on v
zurückgreifen auf
(also draw upon) To appeal to, make a demand of, rely on; to utilize or make use of, as a source.

draw straws v
Streichhölzer ziehen Stöckchen ziehen
To decide at random by drawing (selecting randomly between) straws, sticks, etc., one of which differs from the others (typically by being shorter), held in a person's hand so as to conceal which is the different one. Typically, whoever draws the short straw must complete some undesirable task. Alternatively, whoever draws the longest straw gets a desired position.

draw the line v
Stopp sagen eine Grenze setzen
(idiomatic) To set a boundary, rule, or limit, especially on what one will tolerate.

draw the short straw v
das kürzere Streichholz ziehen das kürzere Stöckchen ziehen den Kürzeren ziehen
To select the shortest straw or other object while drawing straws.
den Kürzeren ziehen
(idiomatic) To be selected to do an undesirable task (by drawing the shortest straw or otherwise).

draw up v
aufsetzen
(transitive) To compose (a document), especially following a standard form; prepare a plan.
aufstellen
(transitive) To arrange in order or formation.
abstellen anhalten
(transitive) To cause to come to a halt.

drawback /ˈdɹɔːˌbæk/ drawbacks n
Nachteil Haken Minuspunkt Schattenseite
A disadvantage; something that detracts or takes away.
Zollrückvergütung
A partial refund of an import fee, as when goods are re-exported from the country that collected the fee.

drawbridge /ˈdɹɔːbɹɪd͡ʒ/ drawbridges n
Zugbrücke
A hinged bridge which can be raised (to prevent its being crossed, as across a moat, or to allow watercraft to travel beneath it).

drawcard drawcards n
Attraktion Vorzug Zugpferd
(UK) Something that attracts customers, visitors, spectators, etc. to a place or an event.

drawer /dɹɔɹ/ /dɹɔː(ɹ)/ /ˈdɹɑ.ɚ/ /ˈdɹɔ.ɚ/ /ˈdɹɔɹɚ/ /ˈdɹɔː.ə(ɹ)/ /ˈdɹɔːɹə(ɹ)/ drawers n
Schublade Lade
An open-topped box that can be slid in and out of the cabinet that contains it, used for storing clothing or other articles.
Zeichner Zeichnerin
Agent noun of draw; one who draws.
Zeichner
An artist who primarily makes drawings.
Aussteller
(banking) One who writes a bank draft, check/cheque, or promissory note.
Barmann
A barman; a person who draws the beer from the taps.

drawing /ˈdɹɑ.ɪŋ/ /ˈdɹɔː.ɪŋ/ /ˈdɹɔːɹɪŋ/ drawings n
Zeichnung Bild
A picture, likeness, diagram or representation, usually drawn on paper.
Zeichnen
Such acts practiced as a graphic art form.
Auslosung Ziehung
An act or event in which the outcome (e.g., designating a winner) is selected by chance in the form of a blind draw, notably of lots; especially such a contest in which a winning name or number is selected randomly by removing (or drawing) it from a container, popularly a hat.

drawing board /ˈdʒɹɔɪŋ bɔːd/ /ˈdʒɹɔɪŋ bɔːɹd/ drawing boards n
Reißbrett
A plane surface or table to which paper can be fastened for drawing purposes.

drawing knife drawing knives n
Zugmesser Reifeisen Rindenmesser Schäleisen
A knife with a handle at each end, used for shaving hoops for barrels by drawing it towards oneself.

drawing room drawing rooms n
Empfangszimmer Gesellschaftszimmer Salon Wohnzimmer
(British, somewhat, dated) Any room where visitors may be entertained; now, the living room.
Empfangshalle Empfangssaal Empfangszimmer Gesellschaftszimmer
(British) A multifunctional room that can be used for any purpose in a palace or castle.

drawl /dɹɑl/ /dɹɔl/ /dɹɔːl/ /d͡ʒɹɑːw/ drawls n
gedehnte Aussprache gedehnte Sprechweise
A way of speaking slowly while lengthening vowel sounds and running words together. Characteristic of some Southern US accents, as well as Broad Australian, Broad New Zealand and Scots.

drawl /dɹɑl/ /dɹɔl/ /dɹɔːl/ /d͡ʒɹɑːw/ v
gedehnt sprechen schleppend sprechen
(intransitive) To speak with a slow, spiritless utterance, from affectation, laziness, or lack of interest.

drawstring drawstrings n
Kordelzug Zugband
A string or cord, encased in a fabric tube, with one or more small openings into the tube, on a bag or garment, allowing the item to be closed (as with a bag) or tightened (as with sweatpants or a bathing suit).

dread /dɹɛd/ dreader dreadest adj
fürchterlich grauenerregend grauenvoll grausig gräulich schauderhaft
Terrible; greatly feared; dreaded.

dread /dɹɛd/ dreads n
Angst Grausen Schaudern
Great fear in view of impending evil; fearful apprehension of danger; anticipatory terror.
Ehrfurcht
Reverential or respectful fear; awe.
Befürchtete Gefürchtete
Somebody or something dreaded.

dread /dɹɛd/ v
grauen schaudern
(transitive) To fear greatly.
Bammel haben Blut und Wasser schwitzen Schiss haben bibbern eine Gänsehaut bekommen / kriegen grausen
To anticipate with fear.
Angst haben fürchten grauen schaudern ängstigen
(intransitive) To be in dread, or great fear.

dreaded /ˈdɹɛ.dəd/ /ˈdɹɛ.dɪd/ more dreaded most dreaded adj
gefürchtet
Causing fear, dread, or terror.

dreadful /ˈdɹɛd.fʊl/ more dreadful most dreadful adv
schrecklich furchtbar
(informal) Dreadfully.

dreadfully /ˈdɹɛd.fʊl.i/ more dreadfully most dreadfully adv
furchtbar
In a dreadful manner.
(dated) Exceptionally, eminently, very much.

dreadlocks /ˈdɹɛdlɒks/ /ˈdɹɛdˌlɑks/ n
Dreadlocks Dreads Filzlocken Rastalocken
A hairstyle worn by Rastafarians and others in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into matted strings.

dreadnought /ˈdɹɛd.nɔt/ dreadnoughts n
Schlachtschiff
(informal) Any type of warship heavier in armour or armament than a typical battleship.

dream /dɹiːm/ [d̠͡ɹ̠˔ʷɪi̯m] [d͡ʒɹiːm] dreams n
Traum
Imaginary events seen in the mind while sleeping.
Traum Wunsch
(figurative) A hope or wish.

dream /dɹiːm/ [d̠͡ɹ̠˔ʷɪi̯m] [d͡ʒɹiːm] v
träumen
(intransitive) To see imaginary events in one's mind while sleeping.
(transitive) To envision as an imaginary experience (usually when asleep).
träumen wünschen
(intransitive) To hope, to wish.

dream come true dreams come true n
wahr gewordener Traum
Something which has long been desired or hoped for and which has finally happened.

dream up v
erträumen sich ausdenken sich ausmalen zusammenspinnen
To have an imaginative, unusual or foolish idea, to invent something unreal.

dreamboat /ˈdɹimˌboʊt/ /ˈdɹiːmbəʊt/ dreamboats n
Traummann
(informal, dated, or, humorous) An exceptionally good-looking and sexually attractive person, particularly a man.

dreamcatcher dreamcatchers n
Traumfänger
A decorative Native American object in the form of a hoop and net with attachments such as feathers, traditionally believed by the Ojibwa to “filter out” bad dreams.

dreamer /ˈdɹimɚ/ /ˈdɹiːmə/ [d͡ʒɹimɚ] dreamers n
Träumer Träumerin
One who dreams.
Träumer Träumerin Schwärmer Fantast Fantastin Schwärmerin
Someone whose beliefs are far from realistic.

dreamland dreamlands n
Traumland
An imaginary world experienced while dreaming.

dreamlike more dreamlike most dreamlike adj
traumhaft traumähnlich träumerisch versonnen verträumt
Like something from a dream; having a sense of vagueness, insubstantiality, or incongruousness.

dreamt /ˈdɹɛm(p)t/ adj
geträumt
Imagined or only extant in a dream or dreams.

dreamwork n
traumwerk
An attempt to discover what deeper meaning a dream might contain.

dreamworld dreamworlds n
Traumwelt
An imaginary world, such as experienced while dreaming.

dreariness drearinesses n
Langweiligkeit Tristesse Trostlosigkeit Öde
The characteristic of being dreary.

dreary /ˈdɹɪəɹi/ /ˈdɹɪɹi/ drearier dreariest more dreary most dreary adj
trüb öde freudlos trostlos
Drab; dark, colorless, or cheerless.

dredge /dɹɛd͡ʒ/ dredges n
Baggermaschine
A dredging machine.

dredger /ˈdɹɛdʒ.ə(ɹ)/ dredgers n
Baggerschiff Schwimmbagger
(nautical) A vessel equipped for the removal of sand or sediment from the seabed.
A container with a perforated lid, used to sprinkle sugar or flour.

dreg /dɹɛɡ/ dregs n
Bodensatz Feststoff Niederschlag Sediment
Sediment in a liquid.
Bodensatz Dreck
(by extension) The lowest and most worthless part of something; scum.

dregs /dɹɛɡz/ n
Bodensatz Satz
(collectively) The sediment settled at the bottom of a liquid; the lees in a container of unfiltered wine.
Abschaum Dreck
(figuratively, the dregs) The worst and lowest part of something.

dreidel /ˈdɹeɪdl̩/ dreidels n
Dreidel
A four-sided spinning top, inscribed with the four Hebrew letters נ, ג, ה, and ש (or פ) on each side, often used to play a traditional game during the Jewish festival of Hanukkah.

drench /dɹɛn(t)ʃ/ v
durchnässen
To make (someone or something) completely wet by having water or some other liquid fall or thrown on them or it; to saturate, to soak; also (archaic) , to make (someone or something) completely wet by immersing in water or some other liquid; to soak, to steep.

drenched /dɹɛnt͡ʃt/ more drenched most drenched adj
klitschnass klatschnass patschnass pitschnass pudelnass
Completely wet; sodden

dress /dɹɛs/ dresses n
Kleid
An item of clothing (usually worn by a woman or young girl) which both covers the upper part of the body and includes a skirt below the waist.
Kleidung
Apparel or clothing, especially when appropriate for a particular occasion, profession, etc.

dress /dɹɛs/ v
anmachen
(cooking) To prepare (food) for cooking or eating, especially by seasoning it; specifically, to add a dressing or sauce (to food, especially a salad). [from 15th c.]
anziehen
(agriculture, horticulture) To cultivate or tend to (a garden, land, plants, etc.); especially, to add fertilizer or manure to (soil); to fertilize, to manure.
(sports) Of a sportsperson: to put on the uniform and have the equipment needed to play a sport.
To put on clothes.
kleiden anziehen ankleiden
(also, reflexive, and, figuratively) To put clothes (or, formerly, armour) on (oneself or someone, a doll, a mannequin, etc.); to clothe. [from 15th c.]
tragen
(euphemistic, chiefly in the tailoring context) To allow one's penis to fall to one side or the other within one's trousers. [from 20th c.]

dress code dress codes n
Kleiderordnung Dresscode Kleidervorschrift
A formal specification of acceptable attire for a specific event or location.

dress rehearsal dress rehearsals n
Generalprobe Hauptprobe
A rehearsal prior to a public spectacle, where all the performers are in costume, in order to test all aspects of the production by closely reproducing the actual conditions of a performance.

dress shirt dress shirts n
Hemd
A collared shirt with buttons worn as part of a formal, business or business casual outfit.

dress suit dress suits n
Abendanzug Abendkleid
A type of formal attire for women, typically a jacket over a dress, or a jacket and blouse with trousers or a skirt.

dress up v
aufbrezeln herausputzen sich schick anziehen
(intransitive) To put on special or fancy clothes.
verkleiden
(intransitive, often with 'as') To put on a costume portraying oneself as a particular type of character or well-known person.
aufputzen
(transitive) To present in a favorable light.

dressage /ˈdɹɛs.ɑːʒ/ dressages n
Dressur
(uncountable) The schooling of a horse.
Dressurreiten Dressurwettkampf Reitschau Springreiten Turnier
(uncountable) An equestrian sport in which the horse and rider perform a test of specific movements in an arena, and are judged on the horse's obedience, acceptance of the bridle and of the rider's aids, gaits, impulsion, and the harmony between horse and rider.

dressed /ˈdɹɛst/ v
bekleidet gekleidet
having clothes on

dresser /ˈdɹɛsə/ dressers n
Kommode
An item of bedroom furniture, like a low chest of drawers (bureau), often with a mirror.

dressing /ˈdɹɛsɪŋ/ dressings n
Verband
(medicine) Material applied to a wound for protection or therapy.
Dressing Würzsoße
(cooking) A sauce, especially a cold one for salads.
Ankleiden
The activity of getting dressed.

dressing gown /ˈdɹɛsɪŋ ɡaʊn/ dressing gowns n
Morgenmantel Morgenrock Schlafrock Bademantel
(UK, Ireland) An item of clothing often made from cotton or another absorbent material, in the form of a long open robe with a belt to tie it around the middle and fasten it securely; often worn over pyjamas.

dressing room /ˈd(ʒ)ɹɛsɪŋ ɹum/ /ˈdɹɛsɪŋ ɹuːm/ /ˈdɹɛsɪŋ ɹʊm/ dressing rooms n
Ankleideraum Ankleidezimmer
A small room adjoining a domestic bedroom where people may dress or undress in privacy.
Künstlergarderobe
A room in a theatre or other performance venue in which performers may change costumes and apply makeup.

dressing table dressing tables n
Toilettentisch Poudreuse Kommode Schminktisch
A low table or chest of drawers with a mirror at which one sits while dressing, applying makeup or similar tasks.

dressmaker /ˈdɹɛsˌmeɪkɚ/ dressmakers n
Schneiderin
A person who makes tailor-made women's clothes.

drever drevers n
Drever
A short-legged scenthound of a Swedish breed.

drey /dɹeɪ/ dreys n
Kobel
(British) A squirrel’s nest, built of twigs in a tree.

dribble /dɹɪ.bl̩/ /ˈdɹɪ.b(ə)l/ /ˈdɹɪ.bəl/ /ˈdɹɪ.bɫ̩/ dribbles n
Dribbeln Dribbling
(countable, sports) The act of moving (with) a ball by kicking or bouncing it.

dribble /dɹɪ.bl̩/ /ˈdɹɪ.b(ə)l/ /ˈdɹɪ.bəl/ /ˈdɹɪ.bɫ̩/ v
dribbeln
(basketball, soccer) In various ball games, to move (with) the ball, controlling its path by kicking or bouncing it repeatedly.
geifern sabbern
To let saliva drip from the mouth; to drool.
tropfen
To fall in drops or an unsteady stream; to trickle.

dried /dɹaɪd/ [d͡ʒɹaɪd] adj
getrocknet
Without water or moisture, said of something that has previously been wet or moist; resulting from the process of drying.

dried fruit dried fruits n
Trockenobst
Small fruit that has been preserved by drying.

drift /dɹɪft/ drifts n
Drift Abdrift
The act or motion of drifting; the force which impels or drives; an overpowering influence or impulse.
The tendency of an act, argument, course of conduct, or the like; object aimed at or intended; intention; hence, also, import or meaning of a sentence or discourse; aim.

drift /dɹɪft/ v
driften treiben
(intransitive) To move slowly, especially pushed by currents of water, air, etc.
irren ziellos wandern ziellos ziehen
(intransitive) To move haphazardly without any destination.
abdriften nach ziehen nach
(intransitive) To deviate gently from the intended direction of travel.
treiben
(transitive) To drive or carry, as currents do a floating body.
Verwehungen bilden sich zu einer Verwehung anhäufen zu Haufen zusammengeweht werden zu einen Haufen zusammenwehen
(intransitive) To accumulate in heaps by the force of wind; to be driven into heaps.
driften
(automotive) To oversteer a vehicle, causing loss of traction, while maintaining control from entry to exit of a corner. See Drifting (motorsport).

drift ice n
Treibeis
One or more floating slabs of ice which have become detached from larger sheets or shoreline glaciers and which are moved by wind or sea currents.

drifter /ˈdɹɪftə/ /ˈdɹɪftɚ/ drifters n
Herumtreiber Landstreicher Rumtreiber Vagabund
(sometimes, pejorative) A person who moves from place to place or job to job.

driftwood /ˈdɹɪftwʊd/ driftwoods n
Treibholz
A floating piece, or pieces, of wood that drifts with the current of a body of water.
Such a piece of wood that has been cast ashore.

drill /dɹɪl/ [dɹɪɫ] drills n
Drillich
A strong, durable cotton fabric with a strong bias (diagonal) in the weave.
Bohrmaschine Bohrer Drill
The portion of a drilling tool that drives the bit.
Drill
An activity done as an exercise or practice (especially a military exercise), particularly in preparation for some possible future event or occurrence.

drill /dɹɪl/ [dɹɪɫ] v
bohren
(transitive) To create (a hole) by removing material with a drill (tool).
schleifen
(ergative) To cause to drill (practice); to train in military arts.
drillen
(transitive) To repeat an idea frequently in order to encourage someone to remember it.

drill bit drill bits n
Bohreinsatz Bohreisen Bohrer
Any other style of cutter, for example a spade drill, that is rotated and fed in a similar manner as a twist drill to of cut a hole in metal, wood or other materials.

drilling rig drilling rigs n
Bohrturm
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see drilling,‎ rig.
An oil rig.

drink /dɹɪŋk/ [d̠ɹ̠˔ʷɪŋk] drinks n
Getränk Trank Trunk
A type of beverage (usually mixed).
Getränk Drink Trank Trunk Trinken alkoholisches Getränk
A (served) alcoholic beverage.
Trinken Trinkerei trinken
The action of drinking, especially with the verbs take or have.
Drink Getränk
Alcoholic beverages in general.

drink /dɹɪŋk/ [d̠ɹ̠˔ʷɪŋk] v
trinken saufen
(ambitransitive) To consume (a liquid) through the mouth.
saufen trinken
(intransitive) To consume alcoholic beverages.

drink like a fish v
saufen wie ein Loch
(simile) To drink (especially alcohol) heavily and in excess.

drink oneself to death v
sich zu Tode trinken
To consume alcohol in large enough quantities to induce liver disease or other fatal reactions.

drink to v
auf etwas/jemanden anstoßen auf etwas/jemanden trinken
To raise one's glass as a toast to (someone or something).

drink under the table v
unter den Tisch saufen unter den Tisch trinken
(transitive) To drink more alcohol than (someone) while remaining relatively sober.

drink-driver drink-drivers n
betrunkene Autofahrerin betrunkener Autofahrer
(chiefly, British, and, Australian, legal) A person who operates a motor vehicle when legally intoxicated.

drinkable more drinkable most drinkable adj
trinkbar trinken
(of water) Safe to drink.
trinkbar
(of an alcoholic beverage, especially wine) Of good or satisfactory quality.

drinker /ˈdɹɪŋkə(ɹ)/ /ˈdɹɪŋkɚ/ drinkers n
Trinker Trinkerin Gewohnheitstrinker Gewohnheitstrinkerin
Agent noun of drink; someone or something that drinks.
Someone who drinks alcoholic beverages on a regular basis.

drinking /ˈdɹɪŋkɪŋ/ drinkings n
Trinken
An act or session by which drink is consumed, especially alcoholic beverages.

drinking bird drinking birds n
Trinkvogel Wippvogel
A toy heat engine that mimics the motions of a bird drinking from a water source.

drinking fountain drinking fountains n
Trinkbrunnen
(Upper Midwestern US, Western US) A device in a public place that provides water to drink.

drinking game drinking games n
Trinkspiel
(games) A game (often a logic or memory game) which involves the drinking of alcohol, usually as a penalty for making mistakes, as the intoxication makes the game harder to play.

drinking horn drinking horns n
Trinkhorn
(chiefly, _, historical) A drinking vessel fashioned from an animal's horn.

drinking song drinking songs n
Trinklied
A song which celebrates or accompanies the drinking of alcohol.

drinking straw drinking straws n
Strohhalm Trinkhalm Trinkrohr
A long tube (usually made out of plastic or paper) through which a beverage is drunk via suction.

drinking water drinking waters n
Trinkwasser
Water that is suitable or intended for ingestion by humans.

drinking-horn drinking-horns n
Trinkhorn
A drinking-vessel made from the horn of an animal.

drip /dɹɪp/ drips n
Tropfen
A drop of a liquid.
Tropf
(medicine) An apparatus that slowly releases a liquid, especially one that intravenously releases drugs into a patient's bloodstream.
Einfaltspinsel
(colloquial, derogatory) A limp, ineffectual, or uninteresting person.

drip /dɹɪp/ v
tropfen
(intransitive) To fall one drop at a time.
(transitive) To let fall in drops.
lecken
(intransitive) To leak slowly.
nieseln
(intransitive, of the weather) To rain lightly.

dripping /ˈdɹɪpɪŋ/ drippings n
Bratenfett
Solid animal fat, traditionally collected from dripping off roasting meat.

dripstone dripstones n
Tropfstein
(geology) Stalactites and stalagmites collectively.

drivable /ˈdɹaɪvəbl̩/ more drivable most drivable adj
befahrbar
Capable of being driven on safely or successfully (as a road or other surface).

drive /dɹaɪv/ [d̠ɹ̠ ̝ʷaɪv] [d͡ʒɹaɪv] drives n
Antrieb Drive Elan Schwung Tatkraft
A mechanism used to power or give motion to a vehicle or other machine or machine part.
Fahrt
A trip made in a vehicle (now generally in a motor vehicle).
Einfahrt Auffahrt Zufahrt
A driveway.
Weg
A type of public roadway.
Trieb
(psychology) Desire or interest.
Laufwerk
(computer hardware) An apparatus for reading and writing data to or from a mass storage device such as a disk.
(computer hardware) A mass storage device in which the mechanism for reading and writing data is integrated with the mechanism for storing data.
Abschlag Drive
(golf) A stroke made with a driver.
Drive
(baseball, tennis) A ball struck in a flat trajectory.

drive /dɹaɪv/ [d̠ɹ̠ ̝ʷaɪv] [d͡ʒɹaɪv] v
treiben antreiben zwingen
To cause intrinsic motivation through the application or demonstration of force: to impel or urge onward thusly, to compel to move on, to coerce, intimidate or threaten.
treiben fahren
(transitive) (especially of animals) To impel or urge onward by force; to push forward; to compel to move on.
einschlagen schlagen
(transitive) To move (something) by hitting it with great force.
fahren
(transitive, ergative) To operate (a wheeled motorized vehicle).
(intransitive) To travel by operating a wheeled motorized vehicle.
(transitive) To convey (a person, etc.) in a wheeled motorized vehicle.
treiben
(transitive) To motivate; to provide an incentive for.

drive at v
auf etwas hinauswollen
(transitive) To mean, signify; to get at, to aim or tend to a point.

drive away v
verjagen verscheuchen vertreiben wegfahren
(idiomatic) To force someone or something to leave

drive off v
austreiben
(idiomatic) To force to leave or go away.

drive out v
austreiben
(idiomatic) to push or to pull, i.e. to force, (someone or something) out of somewhere

drive someone crazy v
treiben zum Wahnsinn verrückt machen
(informal, literal) To cause someone to become insane.

drive someone up the wall v
jemanden auf die Palme bringen

drive-in drive-ins n
Autokino
(US, Canada, Australia) An outdoor cinema where movies are projected onto a large screen and patrons watch from inside their vehicles, listening either by a speaker or a designated radio frequency.

drive-through drive-throughs n
Drive-Thru Drive-in-Restaurant
An establishment, especially a restaurant, providing drive-through service.

drivel /dɹɪv.əl/ drivels n
Blödsinn Faselei Gefasel Gelaber Gerede Geschwafel
Nonsense; senseless talk.
Geifer Sabber
(archaic) Saliva, drool.

drivel /dɹɪv.əl/ v
faseln geifern speicheln
sabbern
(archaic, intransitive) To have saliva drip from the mouth.

driver /ˈdɹaɪ.və(ɹ)/ /ˈdɹaɪvɚ/ drivers n
Treiber Treiberin
One who drives something, in any sense of the verb drive.
Fahrer Fahrerin
A person who drives a motorized vehicle such as a car or a bus.
A person who drives some other vehicle.
Treiber
(computing) A device driver; a program that acts as an interface between an application and hardware, written specifically for the device it controls.
Driver
(golf) A golf club used to drive the ball a great distance.

driver's license driver's licenses n
Führerschein Fahrerlaubnis Fahrausweis Fahrberechtigung Lenkberechtigung
(American spelling) A document issued to a specific person by a government authority, permitting this person to drive one or more classes of motor vehicle on public roads and highways, often used as an identification document.

driver's seat driver's seats n
Fahrersitz
(chiefly, US) The seat in a vehicle where the driver sits.

driverless adj
fahrerlos
Without a driver.

driveshaft driveshafts n
Antriebswelle Kardanwelle
A shaft used to transmit rotary motion.

driveway driveways n
Auffahrt Einfahrt Zufahrt
(UK, US) A short private road that leads to a house or garage.

driving /ˈdɹaɪvɪŋ/ more driving most driving adj
treibend
That drives (a mechanism or process).

driving /ˈdɹaɪvɪŋ/ drivings n
Fahren Lenkung
The action of the verb to drive in any sense.

driving force driving forces n
treibende Kraft
The force that causes something to move or a physical process to occur.

driving school driving schools n
Fahrschule
An institution where people learn to drive a land vehicle such as a car or motorcycle.

driving test driving tests n
Fahrprüfung
A test required in order to acquire a driver's licence.

drizzle /ˈdɹɪz.l/ drizzles n
Sprühregen Nieselregen
Light rain.
Nieselregen Sprühregen
(physics, weather) Very small, numerous, and uniformly dispersed water drops, mist, or sprinkle. Unlike fog droplets, drizzle falls to the ground.

drizzle /ˈdɹɪz.l/ v
nieseln
(impersonal) To rain lightly.
träufeln
(cooking, transitive) To pour slowly and evenly, especially oil or honey in cooking.

droll /dɹoʊl/ /dɹəʊl/ [dɹoːɫ] droller drollest adj
drollig
Oddly humorous; whimsical, amusing in a quaint way; waggish.

dromedary /-dɹi/ /-mə-/ /ˈdrʌ-/ /ˈdɹɑməˌdɛɹi/ /ˈdɹɒmɪdəɹi/ dromedaries n
Dromedar
The single-humped camel (Camelus dromedarius).

drone /dɹoʊn/ /dɹəʊn/ drones n
Drohne Drohn
A male ant, bee or wasp, which does not work but can fertilize the queen.
Brummen Dröhnen
A low-pitched hum or buzz.
Basspfeife
(musical instrument) One of the fixed-pitch pipes on a bagpipe.
Drohne
(metonymically): An aircraft operated by remote control, especially an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV).

drone /dɹoʊn/ /dɹəʊn/ v
brummen
To produce a low-pitched hum or buzz.
eintönig sprechen leiern
To speak in a monotone.

droning /ˈdɹoʊnɪŋ/ /ˈdɹəʊnɪŋ/ dronings n
Gebrumm

drool /dɹuːl/ n
Speichel Geifer Sabber Spucke Gesabbere
Saliva trickling from the mouth.

drool /dɹuːl/ v
geifern sabbern
(ambitransitive) To secrete saliva, especially in anticipation of food.
Quatsch reden Scheiße reden dumm schwätzen
To talk nonsense; drivel.

droop /ˈdɹuːp/ v
durchhängen herabhängen herabsinken herunterhängen heruntersinken
(intransitive) To hang downward; to sag.
abschlaffen ermatten erschlaffen nachgeben schwinden welken
(intransitive) To slowly become limp; to bend gradually.

drop /dɹɑp/ /dɹɒp/ [d͡ʒɹɑp] drops n
Tropfen
(also, figuratively) A small quantity of liquid, just large enough to hold its own round shape through surface tension, especially one that falls from a source of liquid.
Bonbon Drops
Often preceded by a defining word: a small, round piece of hard candy, such as a lemon drop; a lozenge.
Abstieg
Usually preceded by the: relegation from one division to a lower one.
Fall Sturz
An act of moving downwards under the force of gravity; a descent, a fall.
Abfall Absturz
The distance through which something drops, or falls below a certain level.
der tote Briefkasten
A place where items or supplies may be left for others to collect, whether openly (as with a mail drop), or secretly or illegally (as in crime or espionage); a drop-off point.

drop /dɹɑp/ /dɹɒp/ [d͡ʒɹɑp] v
fallen
(intransitive, also, figuratively) To fall (straight down) under the influence of gravity, like a drop of liquid. [from 14th c.]
tropfen tröpfeln zusammenbrechen
(intransitive) To collapse in exhaustion or injury; also, to fall dead, or to fall in death.
sinken abnehmen
(intransitive) To decrease, diminish, or lessen in condition, degree, value, etc. [from 18th c.]
zurückfallen
(intransitive) To fall behind or to the rear of a group of people, etc., as a result of not keeping up with those at the front.
vorbeischauen
(intransitive) Usually followed by by, in, or into: of a person: to visit someone or somewhere informally or without a prior appointment.
tropfen tröpfeln
(intransitive, obsolete) To let drops fall; to discharge itself in drops.
(transitive) To drip (a liquid) in drops or small amounts. [from 14th c.]
fallen lassen
(transitive, ergative, also, figuratively) To let (something) fall; to allow (something) to fall (either by releasing hold of, or losing one's grip on). [from 14th c.]
fallenlassen
(transitive) To mention (something) casually or incidentally, usually in conversation. [from 17th c.]
einwerfen
(transitive) To let (a letter, etc.) fall into a postbox; hence, to send (a letter, email, or other message) in an offhand manner. [from 18th c.]
streichen
(transitive) To cease to include (something), as if on a list; to dismiss, to eject, to expel.
auslassen
(transitive, linguistics) To fail to write, or (especially) to pronounce (a syllable, letter, etc.). [from 19th c.]

drop by v
auf Stippvisite kommen auf einen Sprung vorbeikommen vorbeikommen
(colloquial) To visit informally and spontaneously.

drop dead v
tot umfallen
(intransitive) To die suddenly.

drop in the bucket drops in the bucket n
ein Tropfen auf den heißen Stein
(idiomatic) Something of little importance, especially an inconsequential effort or action as compared to a huge problem.

drop like flies v
wie die Fliegen fallen
(simile, of members of a group, especially soldiers) To die en masse, one after the other.

drop off v
abgeben ablegen abliefern absetzen dalassen rauslassen
abfallen absinken senken sinken wegdämmern wegtreten
(idiomatic, transitive, especially, _, US) To deliver; to deposit or leave; to allow passengers to alight.

drop out v
aussteigen
To opt out of conventional society.

drop set drop sets n
Reduktionssatz
(bodybuilding) A set of repetitions of an exercise wherein muscular failure is reached and before resting the exercise is continued with decreased resistance to failure.

drop-ball drop-balls n
Schiedsrichterball
(soccer) A method of restarting play in a game where the referee drops the ball between two players of opposing teams.

drop-off drop-offs n
Abnahme Minderung Rückgang
A decrease; especially, a sudden one.

dropdown list dropdown lists n
Drop-down-Liste Dropdown-Liste Dropdown-Listenfeld
(graphical user interface) A user interface control GUI element similar to a list box which allows the user to choose one value from a list.

droplet /ˈdɹɑːplət/ /ˈdɹɒplət/ droplets n
Tröpfchen
A very small drop.

dropout dropouts n
Abbrecher Abbrecherin Schulabbrecher Schulabbrecherin Studienabbrecher Studienabbrecherin
Someone who has left an educational institution without completing the course
One who suddenly leaves anything, or the act of doing so.
Aussteiger Aussteigerin
Someone who has opted out of conventional society.

dropped ceiling dropped ceilings n
abgehängte Decke
A secondary ceiling, suspended from above, used to conceal wiring, plumbing and ducts

dropping /ˈdɹɑpɪŋ/ /ˈdɹɒpɪŋ/ droppings n
Kot
(usually, in the plural) A piece of animal excrement; dung. [late 16th C.]

dropping point dropping points n
Tropfpunkt
(mechanical engineering) The temperature at which a grease passes from a semi-solid to a liquid state under specific test conditions.

dropsy /ˈdrɑp.si/ /ˈdrɒp.si/ dropsies n
Wassersucht
(archaic) Edema, swelling.

dropwise adv
Tropfen für Tropfen tropfenweise
In drops; one drop at a time

dropwort dropworts n
Kleines Mädesüß
A perennial herb, Filipendula vulgaris, closely related to meadowsweet.

droshky /ˈdɹɒʃki/ droshkies droshkys n
Droschke
An open horse-drawn carriage, especially in Russia.

dross /dɹɑs/ /dɹɒs/ /dɹɔs/ drosses n
Müll Schrott
Waste or impure matter.
Schlacke Krätze
Residue that forms as a scum on the surface of molten metal from oxidation.
Abschaum Schund
(figurative) Worthless or trivial matter.

drought /dɹaʊt/ [dɹʌʊt] droughts n
Dürre Trockenheit Trockenzeit
A period of unusually low rainfall, longer and more severe than a dry spell.

drove /dɹəʊv/ /d͡ʒɹoʊv/ droves n
Herde
A cattle drive or the herd being driven by it; thus, a number of cattle driven to market or new pastures.
Schar
(figuratively, by extension, usually, in the plural) A large number of people on the move.

drover /dɹoʊ.vəɹ/ /dɹəʊ.və/ drovers n
Viehtreiber Viehtreiberin
A person who drives animals, especially cattle or sheep, over long distances.

droveway droveways n
Treibweg Triebweg Triftweg

drown /dɹaʊn/ [d̠͡ɹ̠˔ʷaʊn] v
ertränken
(transitive) To kill by suffocating in water or another liquid.
ertrinken ertränken überwältigen
(intransitive) To be flooded: to be inundated with or submerged in (literally) water or (figuratively) other things; to be overwhelmed.

drown out v
übertönen
(idiom) To cover, obscure, or overwhelm by being louder or more intense than.

drowned /dɹaʊnd/ adj
ertrunken
That has died by drowning.

drowning /ˈdɹaʊnɪŋ/ drownings n
Ertrinken
An instance of a person or animal drowning.
An instance of a person or animal being drowned.

drowsiness drowsinesses n
Schläfrigkeit

drowsy /ˈdɹaʊzi/ drowsier drowsiest adj
schläfrig
Inclined to drowse; heavy with sleepiness
einschläfernd
Causing someone to fall sleep or feel sleepy; lulling; soporific.
langweilig müde verschlafen
Boring.
dösig
Dull; stupid.

drub /dɹʌb/ v
prügeln
To beat (someone or something) with a stick.

drudge /dɹʌd͡ʒ/ drudges n
Hiwi Lakai Sklave
A person who works in a low servile job.

drudgery /ˈdɹʌd͡ʒəɹi/ drudgeries n
Plackerei
Exhausting, menial, and tedious work.

drug /dɹʌɡ/ [d̠͡ɹ̠˔ʷʌɡ] drugs n
Droge Medikament Arznei
(pharmacology) A substance used to treat an illness, relieve a symptom, or modify a chemical process in the body for a specific purpose.
Droge Rauschmittel Rauschgift Betäubungsmittel
A psychoactive substance, especially one which is illegal and addictive, ingested for recreational use, such as cocaine.

drug addict drug addicts n
Drogensüchtiger Drogenabhängiger Junkie Rauschgiftsüchtiger Drogensüchtige Drogenabhängige
A person with a chemical or psychological dependency on a drug, especially one which is illegal or improperly procured.

drug addiction drug addictions n
Drogensucht Drogenabhängigkeit
Dependency on drugs, especially which are illegal or improperly procured.

drug dealer drug dealers n
Drogendealer Dealer Drogenhändler Dealerin Drogendealerin Drogenhändlerin
One who illegally sells recreational drugs.

drug test drug tests n
Drogentest
Any chemical check for the presence of (usually illegal) drugs in a sample of one's blood, hair or urine.

drug trafficker drug traffickers n
Drogenhändler Drogenhändlerin
A person involved in the smuggling, distribution, and sale of illegal drugs.

drug trafficking n
Rauschgifthandel Drogenhandel Drogenschmuggel Suchtgifthandel
The process of smuggling, distributing and selling illegal drugs.

drug-ridden more drug-ridden most drug-ridden adj
drogenverseucht
Dominated or plagued by illicit drugs.

druglord druglords n
Drogenbaron Drogenbaronin
A person who controls a large network of people involved in the illegal drug trade.

druid /ˈdɹuː.ɪd/ druids n
Druide
One of an order of priests among certain groups of Celts before the adoption of Abrahamic religions.

druidess druidesses n
Druidin
A female druid.

drum /ˈdɹʌm/ drums n
Trommel
A percussive musical instrument spanned with a thin covering on at least one end for striking, forming an acoustic chamber; a membranophone.
Any similar hollow, cylindrical object.
Fass
A barrel or large cylindrical container for liquid transport and storage.

drum /ˈdɹʌm/ v
trommeln
(intransitive) To beat a drum.
(ambitransitive) To beat with a rapid succession of strokes.
einbläuen einpauken
(transitive) To drill or review in an attempt to establish memorization.

drum and bass n
Drum and Bass
(music) A style of electronic dance music focusing heavily on loud bass and fast-tempo drumbeats.

drum brake drum brakes n
Trommelbremse
A form of brake in which friction is applied by pads to the inner surface of a rotating cylinder (the brake drum) connected directly to a wheel

drum kit drum kits n
Schlagzeug
A collection of drums and other percussion instruments designed to be played together.

drum major drum majors n
Tambourmajor
One who conducts and commands a marching band.

drum roll drum rolls n
Trommelwirbel
A sound produced by hitting a drum repeatedly and rhythmically over short intervals.

drumbeat drumbeats n
Trommelschlag
The beating of a drum.
The sound of a beating drum.

drumfire /ˈdɹʌmfaɪə(ɹ)/ /ˈdɹʌmfaɪɚ/ drumfires n
Trommelfeuer
Heavy, continuous, rapid gunfire.

drumhead court-martial drumhead court-martials n
Standgericht
(military) A court-martial held in the field to hear urgent charges of offences committed in action.

drummer /ˈdɹʌmə(ɹ)/ /ˈdɹʌmɚ/ drummers n
Schlagzeuger Trommler Trommlerin Schlagzeugerin
(music) One who plays the drums.

drumstick drumsticks n
Trommelstock Schlegel
A stick used to play drums. [from 16th c.]
Hähnchenkeule
The second joint of the legbone of a chicken or other fowl, especially as an item of food. [from 17th c.]

drunk /dɹʌŋk/ /d͡ʒɹʌŋk/ drunker drunkest adj
betrunken voll blau besoffen zu dicht
Intoxicated as a result of excessive alcohol consumption, usually by drinking alcoholic beverages.

drunk /dɹʌŋk/ /d͡ʒɹʌŋk/ drunks n
Säufer Säuferin Trinker Trinkerin
A habitual drinker, especially one who is frequently intoxicated.

drunk as a cunt adj
blau wie ein Veilchen stramm wie ein Amtmann voll wie ein Eimer voll wie eine Haubitze
(simile, vulgar) Extremely drunk.

drunk driving n
Trunkenheit am Steuer Fahren unter Einfluss Trunkenheit im Verkehr

drunk tank drunk tanks n
Ausnüchterungszelle
(slang) A cell where people who have been arrested for public drunkenness are detained until they are sober.

drunken /ˈdɹʌŋkən/ more drunken most drunken adj
betrunken trunken
Drunk, in the state of intoxication after having drunk an alcoholic beverage.

drunkenness /ˈdɹʌŋkən.nəs/ drunkennesses n
Trunkenheit Betrunkenheit Alkoholberauschtheit Alkoholberauschung
A state of being drunk.

drupe /dɹuːp/ /dɹɪu̯p/ drupes n
Steinfrucht Steinobst
(botany) a kind of fruit, with a fleshy exterior, formed from the exocarp and mesocarp, surrounding a hardened endocarp which protects the seed.

drupelet /-lət/ /ˈdɹuplɪt/ /ˈdɹuːplɪt/ drupelets n
Steinfrüchtchen
(botany) One of the small drupe-like subdivisions which compose the outer layer of certain fruit such as blackberries or raspberries. [from mid 19th c.]

dry /dɹaɪ/ [d̠͡ɹ̠˔aɪ̯] [d̠͡ɹ̠˔ʷaɪ̯] [d͡ʒɹaɪ̯] drier driest dryer dryest adj
trocken
Free from or lacking moisture.
(chemistry) Anhydrous: free from or lacking water in any state, regardless of the presence of other liquids.
(humor) Amusing without showing amusement.
Lacking interest, boring.
Of a bite from an animal: not containing the usual venom.

dry /dɹaɪ/ [d̠͡ɹ̠˔aɪ̯] [d̠͡ɹ̠˔ʷaɪ̯] [d͡ʒɹaɪ̯] v
trocknen abtrocknen
(transitive, figurative) To exhaust; to cause to run dry.

dry cell battery dry cell batteries n
Trockenbatterie

dry cleaner dry cleaners n
Textilreiniger Textilreinigerin
A person whose business is the dry cleaning of clothes and other fabrics.
Putzerei Reinigung chemische Reinigung
A business establishment that engages in the dry cleaning of clothes and other fabrics.

dry cleaning n
chemische Reinigung Trockenreinigung
The process of cleaning clothes and other fabrics without using water, instead using solvents and specialized equipment.

dry closet dry closets n
Trockenklosett

dry eye syndrome n
Syndrom des trockenen Auges
(pathology) The condition of having dry eyes, sometimes accompanied by irritation, redness, discharge, and easily fatigued eyes.

dry ice n
Trockeneis
Carbon dioxide frozen in the solid state, used especially as a cooling agent and for the production of fog-like special effects. It sublimes at −78.5 °C (−109.3 °F) at normal atmospheric pressure.

dry measure dry measures n
Trockenmaß
A unit of volume used in measuring dry commodities (e.g. grain or fruit).

dry mouth n
Mundtrockenheit Xerostomie
(medicine) Abnormal dryness of the mouth

dry off v
abtrocknen
(transitive) To make dry.
(intransitive) To become dry.

dry powder dry powders n
Löschpulver
A powder found in a fire extinguisher that is expelled to smother the fire (in contrast with liquid types of extinguisher).

dry rot n
Hausschwamm Schwamm
(plant disease) A fungal infection which affects plants, in particular potatoes.

dry run dry runs n
Probelauf

dry season dry seasons n
Trockenzeit
Any season in which little rain falls; used especially in the tropics where it alternates with the rainy season

dry stone wall dry stone walls n
Trockenmauer Trockensteinmauer

dry up v
austrocknen versiegen trockenlegen verdorren vertrocknen
(transitive) To cause to become dry.

dry valley dry valleys n
Trockental
(geology) A valley formed by water erosion, but without a permanent surface watercourse, often found in areas of permeable rock such as chalk or limestone.

dry-eyed adj
tränenlos
Not having shed tears.

dryad /ˈdɹaɪæd/ /ˈdɹaɪəd/ dryads n
Dryade
(Greek mythology) A female tree spirit.

drydock drydocks n
Trockendock
(nautical) A dock that can be drained of water and is used in the repair and construction of ships.

dryer /ˈdɹaɪə/ /ˈdɹaɪɚ/ [ˈd͡ʒɹaɪɚ] dryers n
Trockner Wäschetrockner
A household appliance that removes the water from clothing by accelerating evaporation, usually though heat and a tumbling motion.

drying /ˈdɹaɪ.ɪŋ/ [ˈd͡ʒɹaɪ.ɪŋ] dryings n
Dörren
A method of food preservation by removing water.

dryness /ˈdɹaɪ.nəs/ drynesses n
Trockenheit
(uncountable) A lack of moisture.

drypoint drypoints n
Kaltnadelradierung
(uncountable) A technique of intaglio printmaking similar to engraving in which an image is incised into a plate by scratching the surface with a hard, sharp metal (or diamond) point.
Kaltnadel
(countable) The needle used in this technique.

drywall drywalls n
Gipskarton
A building material comprising a sheet of gypsum sandwiched between two pieces of heavy paper, used mainly for interior walls and ceilings.

drywaller drywallers n
Trockenbauer
A construction worker who specializes in laying drywall

dual /ˈd(j)u.əl/ /ˈdjuː.əl/ /ˈdʒuː.əl/ adj
dual
(grammar) Pertaining to a grammatical number in certain languages that refers to two of something, such as a pair of shoes.

dual /ˈd(j)u.əl/ /ˈdjuː.əl/ /ˈdʒuː.əl/ duals n
Dual Zweizahl
(mathematics) Of a vector in an inner product space, the linear functional corresponding to taking the inner product with that vector. The set of all duals is a vector space called the dual space.

dual citizen dual citizens n
Doppelbürger Doppelbürgerin Doppelstaater Doppelstaaterin
A citizen of two countries; a person with dual citizenship.

dual citizenship dual citizenships n
Doppelstaatsangehörigkeit Doppelstaatsbürgerschaft doppelte Staatsbürgerschaft
The status of being a citizen of two countries.

duale tantum /dʊˈɑːleɪˈtantəm/ /dʊˈɑːleɪˈtæntəm/ [dʊˈɑːleɪˈtant̩m] dualia tantum n
Dualetantum
(grammar) A noun (or specific sense of a noun) that can only occur in the dual, and which lacks forms for singular, plural, and any other number.

dualism dualisms n
Dualismus
(theology) The belief that the world is ruled by a pair of antagonistic forces, such as good and evil; the belief that man has two basic natures, the physical and the spiritual.

duality /d(j)uːˈælɪti/ dualities n
Dualität
(projective geometry) The interchangeability of points and planes.
(mathematics, physics) The mathematical equivalence of two seemingly different theoretical descriptions of a physical system.

dub /dʌb/ dubs n
Dub
(music, uncountable) A trend in music starting in 2009, in which bass distortion is synced off timing to electronic dance music.

dub /dʌb/ v
synchronisieren
To add sound to film or change audio on film. [from the first half of the 20th c]
To replace the original soundtrack of a film with a synchronized translation
bezeichnen nennen rufen
(transitive) To name, to entitle, to call. [from the later 16th c]
zum Ritter schlagen
To clothe or invest; to ornament; to adorn.

dubbing /ˈdʌbɪŋ/ dubbings n
Synchronisation Synchronisierung
(film) The replacement of a voice part in a film or animation, particularly with a translation, revoicing.

dubious /ˈdjuː.bi.əs/ /ˈdu.bi.əs/ more dubious most dubious adj
dubios fragwürdig ominös zwielichtig
(of a statement, matter, or thing) Arousing doubt; questionable; open to suspicion.
unsicher
(of a person) In disbelief; wavering, uncertain, or hesitating in opinion; inclined to doubt; undecided.

dubious honor dubious honors n
zweifelhafte Ehre
(American spelling) The supposed honor of being selected to do a difficult or unpopular task or the supposed honor associated with receiving a questionable award.

dubiously more dubiously most dubiously adv
fraglicherweise
In a dubious manner.

dubitation /djuːbɪˈteɪʃən/ /dʒuːbɪˈteɪʃən/ /ˌdju.bɪˈteɪ.ʃən/ /ˌdu.bɪˈteɪ.ʃən/ dubitations n
Bezweifeln Zweifeln
(uncountable, archaic) The process of doubting or the state of being in doubt; hesitation, uncertainty.

dubnium /ˈduːbniəm/ /ˈdʌbniəm/ n
Dubnium
A transuranic chemical element (symbol Db) with atomic number 105.

dubplate /ˈdʌbpleɪt/ /ˈdʌbˌpleɪt/ /ˈdʌbˌpleːt/ dubplates n
Dubplate
(music, originally, Jamaica) An acetate or vinyl record pressed in very limited numbers, especially one issued to disc jockeys in advance of an official release; specifically (and, originally) , one containing a piece of dub music (a style of reggae music, often instrumental, involving the mixing of different audio tracks).

dubstep /ˈdʌbstɛp/ n
Dubstep
A subgenre of electronic dance music descended from 2-step garage that was popular in the early 2010s, characterized by its dark mood, sparse half-step and two-step rhythms, and emphasis on sub-bass.

ducal /djuːkəl/ more ducal most ducal adj
herzoglich
Of or pertaining to a duke, a duchess, or the duchy or dukedom they hold.

ducat /ˈdʌkət/ ducats n
Dukat
(historical) A gold coin minted by various European nations.

duce /ˈduːtʃeɪ/ duci n
Duce
(fascism) an authoritarian leader, especially Benito Mussolini

duchess /ˈdʌt͡ʃəs/ /ˈdʌt͡ʃɪs/ duchesses n
Herzogin
The wife or widow of a duke.
The female ruler of a duchy.

duchy /ˈdʌt͡ʃi/ duchies n
Herzogtum
A dominion or region ruled by a duke or duchess.

duck /dʌk/ duck ducks n
Ente
An aquatic bird of the family Anatidae, having a flat bill and webbed feet.
(uncountable) The flesh of a duck used as food.
Ente Entenweibchen weibliche Ente
Specifically, an adult female duck; contrasted with drake and with duckling.

duck /dʌk/ v
ducken sich ducken sich schnell bücken
(intransitive) To quickly lower the head or body, often in order to prevent it from being struck by something.
(transitive) To quickly lower (the head or body), often in order to prevent it from being struck by something.
untertauchen
(intransitive) To go under the surface of water and immediately reappear; to plunge one's head into water or other liquid.
ausweichen
(transitive, figurative) To evade doing something.

duck typing n
Duck-Typing

duck walk v
Entengang
To move through use of the duck walk.

duckboard duckboards n
Holzsteg Steg
Wooden, low walkway or short part of a path with one or more planks, logs, or boards laid after each other lengthwise, often two planks wide; also called bog board, bog bridge, or puncheon.

duckface /ˈdʌkˌfeɪs/ duckfaces n
Duckface Entenschnute
(slang) A facial expression in which the lips are pushed outwards in a pout.

ducklike more ducklike most ducklike adj
entenartig
Similar to a duck, or a characteristic of a duck.

duckling /ˈdʌklɪŋ/ ducklings n
Entenküken Entlein Entchen Entenjunges junge Ente Jungente
A young duck.
A young female duck.

duckpond duckponds n
Ententeich
A pond that is populated by ducks.

ducks and drakes n
Ditschen Steineflitschen Steinehüpfen
A pastime of throwing flat stones across water so as to make them bounce off the surface.

duckspeak n
Quaksprech
Thoughtless or formulaic speech.

ducktail ducktails n
Schmalzlocke
A hairstyle in which the hair is swept back into an upturned point at the back.

duckweed duckweed duckweeds n
Wasserlinse Entengrütze
Any of several reduced floating aquatic plants in the subfamily Lemnoideae of the family Araceae.

duct /dʌkt/ ducts n
Leitung Rohr
a pipe, tube or canal which carries gas or liquid from one place to another

duct tape duct tapes n
Gewebeband Gewebeklebeband Panzerband
A generally gray waterproof adhesive tape used for many purposes and easy to cut with the hands.

duct tape v
mit Gewebeband verkleben
(transitive) To use duct tape in order to tape one object to another.

ductile /ˈdʌk.taɪl/ /ˈdʌk.təl/ more ductile most ductile adj
duktil
Capable of being pulled or stretched into thin wire by mechanical force without breaking.
formbar duktil verformbar
Molded easily into a new form.
fügsam
(rare) Led easily; prone to follow.

ductility /dʌkˈtɪlɪdi/ ductilities n
Verformbarkeit
(physics) Ability of a material to be drawn out longitudinally to a reduced section without fracture under the action of a tensile force.

dud /dʌd/ duds n
Blindgänger Versager
(informal) A device or machine that is useless because it does not work properly or has failed to work, such as a bomb, or explosive projectile.
Niete
A lottery ticket that does not give a payout.

dude /duːd/ [dʉːu̯d] dudes n
Kerl Junge
(chiefly, US, Canada, colloquial) A man, generally a younger man.
Alter
(colloquial, used in the vocative) A term of address for someone, typically a man, particularly when cautioning them or offering advice.

dudgeon n
Empörung Entrüstung Groll Verärgerung Wut Zorn
A feeling of anger or resentment, especially haughty indignation.

dudgeon /ˈdʌd͡ʒən/ dudgeons n
Buchs Buchsbaum Buchsbaumholz
(obsolete) A kind of wood used especially in the handles of knives; the root of the box tree.

duduk duduks n
duduk
(musical instrument) An Armenian woodwind instrument.

due /d(j)uː/ /djuː/ /du/ /dɪu̯/ /dʒuː/ /dʒʉː/ more due most due adj
fällig
Scheduled; expected.
Having reached the expected, scheduled, or natural time.

due date due dates n
Fälligkeitsdatum
The date of payment in financial arrangements.
The date by which a task is supposed to be completed.
Rückgabetermin
The date by which a book (or other item) borrowed from a library must be returned.

due diligence /d͡ʒuː ˌdɪl.ɪ.d͡ʒəns/ /ˈdjuː ˌdɪl.ɪ.d͡ʒəns/ /ˈdu ˌdɪl.ɪ.d͡ʒəns/ /ˈd͡ʒʉː ˌdɪl.ɪ.d͡ʒəns/ n
gebotene Sorgfalt
Appropriate, required, reasonable care or carefulness.
Due Diligence Due-Diligence-Prüfung
(legal) A process during which a potential party to a contract evaluates the assets and liabilities of one or more other potential parties, to assess whether it should enter into the contract.

due to preposition
aufgrund wegen
Caused by; resulting from; because of.

duel /ˈd(j)uəl/ /ˈdjuːəl/ duels n
Duell Zweikampf
Arranged, regular combat between two private persons, often over a matter of honor.
(by extension) Any battle or struggle between two contending persons, forces, groups, or ideas.

duel /ˈd(j)uəl/ /ˈdjuːəl/ v
duellieren
To engage in a battle.

duelist duelists n
Duellant

duelling pistol duelling pistols n
Duellpistole
a type of pistol that was manufactured in matching pairs to be used in a duel

duenna /duˈɛ.nə/ duennas n
Anstandsdame Aufpasser Aufsichtsperson Begleiterin Begleitperson Begleitung
a chaperon of a young lady, usually an older woman.
Erzieherin Gouvernante Hauslehrerin Kinderfrau Kinderfräulein
a governess or nanny.

duet /djuˈɛt/ /duˈɛt/ duets n
Duett
(music) A musical composition in two parts, each performed by a single voice (singer, instrument or univoce ensemble).
(music) A song composed for and/or performed by a duo.

duffel coat duffel coats n
Dufflecoat Düffelmantel
A warm, hooded coat, made from duffel, fastened with toggles.

dufrenite dufrenites n
Dufrenit

dugong /ˈdjuːɡɒŋ/ /ˈduɡɑŋ/ dugongs n
Dugong Gabelschwanzseekuh Seekuh
A plant-eating aquatic marine mammal, of the genus Dugong, found in tropical regions.

dugout dugouts n
Einbaum
(nautical) A canoe made from a hollowed-out log.
Erdloch
(military) A pit dug into the ground as a shelter, especially from enemy fire.

dugout canoe dugout canoes n
Einbaum
(nautical) A canoe made by digging out the centre of a tree trunk.

duh /dɜː/ /dʌ/ interjection
ach ach nee ach was ja klar na sowas sag bloß
Disdainful indication that something is obvious.

duke /d(j)uːk/ /djuːk/ /dʒuːk/ dukes n
Herzog
The male ruler of a duchy (female equivalent: duchess).
A high title of nobility; the male holder of a dukedom.
Grossherzog Großherzog
A grand duke.

duke cherry duke cherries n
Halbkirsche Halbweichsel
Prunus × gondouinii, a hybrid between sweet cherry and sour cherry, generally disadvantageous in durability, yield and marketability.

dulcet /ˈdʌl.sət/ /ˈdʌl.sɪt/ adj
melodisch lieblich wohlklingend
Sweet, especially when describing voice or tones; melodious.
angenehm beruhigend lind
Generally pleasing; agreeable.
angenehm lieblich süß
(archaic) Sweet to the taste.

dulcimer /ˈdʌl.sɪ.mə/ /ˈdʌl.sɪ.mɚ/ dulcimers n
Hackbrett Cymbal
A stringed instrument, with strings stretched across a sounding board, usually trapezoidal, played by plucking on the strings (traditionally with a quill) or by tapping on them (in the case of the hammer dulcimers).

dull /dʌl/ duller dullest adj
stumpf
Lacking the ability to cut easily; not sharp.
langweilig fad
Boring; not exciting or interesting.
matt stumpf
Not shiny; having a matte finish or no particular luster or brightness.
dumm blöd blöde dumpf
Not bright or intelligent; stupid; having slow understanding.

dull /dʌl/ v
abstumpfen
(transitive) To soften, moderate or blunt; to make dull, stupid, or sluggish; to stupefy.
(intransitive) To lose a sharp edge; to become dull.
To render dim or obscure; to sully; to tarnish.

dulse /dʌls/ dulses n
Lappentang
A seaweed of a reddish-brown color (Palmaria palmata) which is sometimes eaten, as in Scotland.

duly /ˈdjuːli/ /ˈdjʉːli/ /ˈduli/ /ˈdʒuːli/ /ˈdʒʉːli/ more duly most duly adv
gebührend ordnungsgemäß pünktlich
Regularly; at the proper time.

duma /ˈdumə/ dumas n
Duma
A Russian legislative assembly such as the historical duma of the Russian Empire or the modern lower house of the Federal Assembly (the Russian national parliament).

dumb /dʌm/ dumber dumbest adj
dumm idiotisch
(informal, pejorative, especially of a person) Stupid.
dumm dümmlich sinnlos
(figuratively) Pointless, foolish, lacking intellectual content or value.

dumb blonde dumb blondes n
Blondchen
(pejorative) A common stereotype of a blonde as a woman with low intelligence.
(by extension, rare) A man of similar type.

dumb fuck dumb fucks n
Blödmann Trottel Volldepp Vollpfosten
(informal, vulgar, derogatory) An extraordinarily stupid person.

dumbarse dumbarses n
Vollpfosten
(UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, vulgar, slang) A stupid person.

dumbass /ˈdʌm.æs/ dumbasses n
Trottel Blödmann
(US, vulgar, slang) A stupid or foolish person.

dumbbell /ˈdʌm.bɛl/ dumbbells n
Hantel Kurzhantel
A weight training implement consisting of a short bar with weight counterpoised on each end.

dumbfounded more dumbfounded most dumbfounded adj
entgeistert verdutzt
Shocked and speechless.

dumbness dumbnesses n
Stummheit Mutitas
(dated) The state of being mute: that is, of not communicating vocally, whether from selective mutism (refusal to speak) or from an inability to speak.

dumbwaiter /ˈdʌmˌweɪtəɹ/ dumbwaiters n
Speiseaufzug Speisenaufzug
A small elevator used to move food etc. from one floor of a building to another.

dummy /ˈdʌmi/ dummies n
Puppe
A figure of a person or animal used by a ventriloquist; a puppet.
Attrappe
A deliberately nonfunctional device or tool used in place of a functional one.

dummy text dummy texts n
Blindtext
(typesetting) A placeholder text used in typesetting.

dump /dʌmp/ [dɐm̥p] dumps n
Müllkippe Kippe
A place where waste or garbage is left; a ground or place for dumping ashes, refuse, etc.; a disposal site.

dump /dʌmp/ [dɐm̥p] v
loswerden
(transitive) To discard; to get rid of something one no longer wants.
verscherbeln
(transitive) To sell below cost or very cheaply; to engage in dumping.
freisetzen kopieren
(transitive, computing) To copy (data) from a system to another place or system, usually in order to archive it.
verlassen
(transitive, informal) To end a romantic relationship with.
anklopfen freisetzen
(transitive, obsolete, Scotland) To knock heavily; to stump.

dump truck dump trucks n
Kipper Muldenkipper
A heavy truck, for carrying loose, bulk cargo, having a hinged bed that allows the contents to be unloaded onto the ground.

dumping /ˈdʌmpɪŋ/ dumpings n
Dumping Warenverschleuderung
Selling goods at less than their normal price, or even at a loss, especially in the export market as a means of securing a monopoly.

dumpling /ˈdʌmp.lɪŋ/ dumplings n
Knödel Klops Kloß
By restriction, a food composed of a dough wrapper around a filling.

dumpster /ˈdʌmpstɚ/ dumpsters n
Abfallcontainer Müllcontainer
(Canada, US) A large, usually metal trash receptacle designed to be hoisted up by a garbage truck in order to be emptied.

dumpster dive v
containern dumpstern
To practice dumpster diving.

dumpster diving /ˈdʌmpstəˈdaɪvɪŋ/ /ˈdʌmpstɚˈdaɪvɪŋ/ v
Containern Dumpstern
act of recovering discarded items

dun /dʌn/ adj
falb graubraun
Of a brownish grey colour.

dun /dʌn/ duns n
Graubraun
A brownish grey colour.

dun-bar /ˈdʌnbɑː(ɹ)/ dun-bars n
Trapezeule
Cosmia trapezina, A species of moth found in parts of Europe.

dunce /dʌns/ dunces n
Dummerjan Dummkopf Dämel Einfaltspinsel Schwachkopf

dunce cap dunce caps n
Eselsmütze Eselskappe
A conical hat that a school pupil is forced to wear to indicate that he or she is a dunce.

dune /d(j)uːn/ /djuːn/ /dɪu̯n/ /dʒuːn/ dunes n
Düne Sanddüne
(geomorphology) A ridge or hill of sand piled up by the wind.

dung /ˈdʌŋ/ dungs n
Mist Dünger
(uncountable) Manure; animal excrement.

dung /ˈdʌŋ/ v
düngen
(transitive) To fertilize with dung.

dung beetle /ˈdʌŋ biːtəl/ dung beetles n
Mistkäfer
Any of the beetle of the family Scarabaeidae (scarab beetles), especially of the subfamilies Scarabaeinae and Aphodiinae, noted for rolling dung into balls for use as food or as brooding chambers.

dungaree /ˌdʌŋ.ɡəˈɹiː/ dungarees n
Kattun
(uncountable) Heavy denim fabric, often blue; blue jean material.

dungarees /ˌdʌŋ.ɡəˈɹiːz/ n
Latzhose
Heavy denim pants or trousers, usually with bib and braces, worn especially as work clothing.

dungeon /ˈdʌn.d͡ʒən/ dungeons n
Kerker Verlies
An underground prison or vault, typically built underneath a castle.
Donjon
(obsolete) The main tower of a motte or castle; a keep or donjon.

dunghill dunghills n
Misthaufen
A heap of dung, especially one for agricultural purposes.

dunk /dʌŋk/ v
eintunken tunken
To submerge briefly in a liquid.

dunking dunkings n
Eintauchen
The act or process of briefly submerging or immersing an object or person in a liquid, as in dunking a cookie in milk, or dunking a playmate in the swimming pool.
Dunking
(basketball) Forcefully thrusting the ball through the basket from above.

dunlin dunlins n
Alpenstrandläufer
A small wading bird, Calidris alpina, found along the coast and having a distinctive black belly patch in its breeding plumage. A type of stint.

dunnage dunnages n
Garnier
(chiefly, transport) Scrap material, often wood, used to fill spaces to prevent the shifting of more valuable items during transport, or underneath large or heavy items to raise them slightly above the ground, in order to protect from chafing and wet.

dunnock dunnocks n
Heckenbraunelle Braunelle
A small European and Asian passerine bird, Prunella modularis; the hedge sparrow or hedge warbler.

duo /ˈdju.oʊ/ /ˈdjuː.əʊ/ /ˈdu.oʊ/ /ˈdʒuː.əʊ/ duos n
Duo
Two people who work or collaborate together as partners; especially, those who perform music together.

duodecillion /ˌdjuːoʊdəˈsɪl.i.ən/ duodecillions numeral
Sextilliarde Duodezillion
(rare, US, British, Australian, short scale) 1039.
(rare, dated, British, Australian, long scale) 1072.

duodecimal /ˌd(j)uː.əʊ.ˈdɛs.ɪm.əl/ duodecimals n
Duodezimalsystem
(arithmetic) A number system that uses twelve as its base.

duodenal /ˌdjuːəʊˈdiːnəl/ /ˌduəˈdinəl/ adj
duodenal
Of or pertaining to the duodenum, the first part of the small intestine.

duodenum /ˌdjuːə(ʊ)ˈdiːnəm/ /ˌduəˈdinəm/ /ˌduˈɑdənəm/ duodena duodenums n
Zwölffingerdarm Duodenum
(anatomy) The first part of the small intestine, starting at the lower end of the stomach and extending to the jejunum.

duopoly /djuːˈɒpəli/ /duˈɑpəli/ /duː-/ duopolies n
Duopol Dyopol
(economics) An economic condition in which two sellers exert (most of the) control over the market of a commodity.

duotrigintillion numeral
Sexdezilliarde
(rare, US; modern British & Australian, short scale) 1099.

dupe /djuːp/ /duːp/ /dʒuːp/ v
überlisten übertölpeln
To swindle, deceive, or trick.

duplex /ˈdu.plɛks/ duplexes duplices n
Doppelhaus
(US, Canada) A house made up of two dwelling units.

duplicate /ˈd(j)uː.plɪ.kət/ /ˈd(j)uː.plɪ.ˌkeɪt/ adj
verdoppelt dupliziert
Being the same as another; identical, often having been copied from an original.

duplicate /ˈd(j)uː.plɪ.kət/ /ˈd(j)uː.plɪ.ˌkeɪt/ duplicates n
Duplikat Kopie
One that resembles or corresponds to another; an identical copy.

duplicate /ˈd(j)uː.plɪ.kət/ /ˈd(j)uː.plɪ.ˌkeɪt/ v
duplizieren duplieren kopieren nachmachen verdoppeln vervielfältigen
(transitive) To make a copy of.
kopieren nachmachen wiederholen
(transitive) To do repeatedly; to do again.
entsprechen etwas entgegenhalten
(transitive) To produce something equal to.

duplication /d(j)u.plɪ.ˈkeɪ.ʃən/ /djuː.plɪ.ˈkeɪ.ʃən/ /dʒuː.plɪ.ˈkeɪ.ʃən/ duplications n
Duplikation
The act of duplicating.

duplicitous /djuːˈplɪsətəs/ /djʊˈplɪsɪtəs/ /duːˈplɪsətəs/ more duplicitous most duplicitous adj
heuchlerisch
Given to or marked by deliberate deceptiveness in behavior or speech.

duplicity /dju-/ /duˈplɪ.sɪ.ti/ duplicities n
Doppelspiel Doppelzüngigkeit Duplizität
Intentional deceptiveness; double-dealing.

dura mater /ˈd(j)ʊɹ.ə ˌmeɪ.tɚ/ /ˈd(j)ʊɹ.ə ˌmɑt.ɚ/ /ˌdjʊə.ɹə ˈmeɪ.tə/ dura maters durae matres n
Dura mater
(anatomy) The tough and inflexible outermost of the three layers of the meninges, enveloping the brain and spinal cord.

durability durabilities n
Haltbarkeit
Permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force.

durable /ˈdjʊəɹəbəl/ /ˈdʊɹəbəl/ /ˈdʒʊəɹəbəl/ more durable most durable adj
dauerhaft haltbar strapazierfähig
Able to resist wear or decay; lasting; enduring.

durable good durable goods n
langlebiges Investitionsgut
(economics) A good, e.g. a household appliance, that yields services or utility over time rather than being used up when used once.

duration /djəˈɹeɪʃn̩/ /djʊˈɹeɪʃn̩/ /dəˈɹeɪʃn̩/ /dʒʊˈɹeɪʃn̩/ durations n
Dauer
An amount of time or a particular time interval.

dure /djʊə/ /dʒʊə/ v
dauern
(archaic, intransitive) To last, continue, endure.

duress /djʊˈɹɛs/ /duˈɹɛs/ /d͡ʒʊˈɹɛs/ n
Nötigung Zwang
Constraint by threat.

durian /ˈdʊə.ɹi.ən/ /ˈdʊə.ɹiˌɑn/ /ˈdʊə.ɹɪən/ /ˈdʒʊə.ɹɪən/ durians n
Durian
The spiky edible fruit of this tree, known for its strong taste and very strong, unpleasant odor.

during /ˈd(j)ɜɹɪŋ/ /ˈd(j)ʊəɹɪŋ/ /ˈdjɔː.ɹɪŋ/ /ˈdjʊə.ɹɪŋ/ /ˈdʒɔːɹɪŋ/ /ˈdʒʊəɹɪŋ/ preposition
während unter
For all of a given time interval.
während unter in
At any time or period within a given time interval.

durum wheat durum wheats n
Hartweizen
Triticum turgidum subsp. durum, syn. Triticum durum (hard wheat), the flour of which is used to make pasta and bread.

dusk /dʌsk/ dusks n
Abenddämmerung
The time after the sun has set but when the sky is still lit by sunlight; the evening twilight period.

dusky thrush dusky thrushes n
Rostflügeldrossel
A species of thrush, Turdus eunomus, which breeds eastwards from central Siberia.

dusky tit dusky tits n
Einfarb-Rußmeise Einfarbmeise
Melaniparus funereus, a small bird of the tit family Paridae

dusky warbler dusky warblers n
Dunkellaubsänger
Phylloscopus sibilatrix, a leaf warbler which breeds in East Asia.

dust /dʌst/ dusts n
Staub
(countable, obsolete) A single fine, dry particle of earth or other material; grain of dust.

dust /dʌst/ v
abstauben entstauben
(intransitive) To remove dust; to clean by removing dust.
ein Sandbad nehmen sandbaden
(intransitive, or, reflexive) Of a bird, to cover itself in sand or dry, dusty earth.
bestauben pudern
(transitive) To spray or cover (something) with fine powder or liquid, to sprinkle.

dust bunny /ˈdʌst bʌni/ dust bunnies n
Wollmaus
(US, informal) A small clump of dust, fluff, hair, particles of skin, etc., that tends to accumulate indoors in areas not regularly dusted, such as under heavy furniture.

dust devil /dʌst ˈdɛvəl/ dust devils n
Kleintrombe Staubteufel
A small atmospheric vortex appearing in clear, dry conditions, made visible by swirling dust picked up from the ground.

dust jacket dust jackets n
Schutzumschlag Buchumschlag
(printing, publishing) The detachable paper cover of a book; used to protect the binding, and to provide blurb.

dust mite dust mites n
Hausstaubmilbe
A microscopically small mite, of the Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus, or Dermatophagoides farinae species.

dust off v
abstauben
(transitive) To remove dust from.

dust up v
angreifen
(transitive, slang) To attack (a person) physically; to beat up.

dustbag dustbags n
Staubsaugerbeutel
The bag inside a vacuum cleaner where collected dust is stored.
Kleiderbeutel Kleidersack Kleiderschutzhülle Schutzbeutel
A bag in which clothing can be protected from damage.

dustcloth dustcloths n
Staublappen Staubtuch
A cloth used for dusting; a duster.

duster /ˈdʌstə/ /ˈdʌstɚ/ dusters n
Staublappen Staubtuch Staubwedel
An object, now especially a cloth, used for dusting surfaces etc.
Staubwischer Staubwischerin
Someone who dusts.
Staubmantel
A loose-fitting long coat.

dusting /ˈdʌstɪŋ/ dustings n
Puderschicht Überpuderung
A light covering of something.
Entstauben Staubentfernung Staubwischen
The act of removing dust from the furniture, as a household chore.

dustpan /ˈdʌstpæn/ dustpans n
Kehrschaufel Kehrblech Kutterschaufel
A flat scoop with a short handle, into which dust, dirt and other material is conveyed with a brush or broom.

dustpan and brush dustpan and brushes dustpans and brushes n
Handfeger und Kehrblech Handfeger und Schaufel Kehrset Schaufel und Besen
A matching dustpan and brush, manufactured and sold as a single item, and often fitting together (typically made from brass if for use with a coal fire, or of plastic for general domestic use).

dustproof more dustproof most dustproof adj
staubdicht staubgeschützt
Resistant to dust.

duststorm /ˈdʌst.stɔɹm/ /ˈdʌst.stɔːm/ duststorms n
Sandsturm Staubsturm
phenomenon in which gale- to hurricane-force winds blow particles up in a planet's atmosphere.

dustup dustups n
Auseinandersetzung Streit
(informal, by extension) An argument or dispute.

dusty /ˈdʌsti/ dustier dustiest adj
staubig
Covered with dust.
Powdery and resembling dust.

dutiful more dutiful most dutiful adj
pflichtbewusst pflichtgetreu
Pertaining to one's duty; demonstrative of one's sense of duty.

duty /ˈdjuː.ti/ /ˈdu.ti/ /ˈd͡ʒuː.ti/ /ˈd͡ʒʉː.ti/ [ˈdu.ɾi] duties n
Pflicht
That which one is morally or legally obligated to do.
Zoll Einfuhrsteuer
A tax placed on imports or exports; a tariff.
Arbeitszeit Schicht
The efficiency of an engine, especially a steam pumping engine, as measured by work done by a certain quantity of fuel; usually, the number of pounds of water lifted one foot by one bushel of coal (94 lbs. old standard), or by 1 cwt. (112 lbs., England, or 100 lbs., United States).

duty calls phraseologicalUnit
die Pflicht ruft
(idiomatic) Expresses that the speaker must go and deal with something.

duty of care duties of care n
Fürsorgepflicht Sorgfaltspflicht
(legal) A legal obligation imposed on an individual requiring that they adhere to a standard of reasonable care while performing any acts that could foreseeably harm others.

duty-free adj
zollfrei abgabenfrei
Exempt from duty, especially from customs duty.

duumvirate /djuːˈʌmvɪɹət/ duumvirates n
Duumvirat
(historical) Any of several offices of the Roman Republic held by two joint magistrates known as duumvirs.

duvet /d(j)uːˈveɪ/ /ˈd(j)uːveɪ/ duvets n
Bettdecke Steppdecke Daunendecke Federbett Plumeau Plümo
(British, New Zealand, Canada) A quilt or usually flat cloth bag with a filling (traditionally down) and usually an additional washable cover, used instead of blankets; often called a comforter or quilt, especially in US English.
Bettbezug
(US) Short for duvet cover.

dwarf /dwɔɹf/ /dwɔːf/ dwarfer dwarfest adj
zwergenhaft Zwerg-
(especially in, _, botany) Miniature.

dwarf /dwɔɹf/ /dwɔːf/ dwarfs dwarves n
Zwerg Zwergin
(mythology) Any member of a race of beings from (especially Scandinavian and other Germanic) folklore, usually depicted as having some sort of supernatural powers and being skilled in crafting and metalworking, often as short with long beards, and sometimes as clashing with elves.
Zwerg Zwergin Zwergstern
(now, sometimes, _, offensive) A person of short stature, often one whose limbs are disproportionately small in relation to the body as compared with typical adults, usually as the result of a genetic condition.
Zwerg
An animal, plant or other thing much smaller than the usual of its sort.
Zwerg Zwergstern
(star) A dwarf star.

dwarf /dwɔɹf/ /dwɔːf/ v
schrumpfen
(intransitive) To become (much) smaller.
To hinder from growing to the natural size; to make or keep small; to stunt.

dwarf beech dwarf beeches n
Süntel-Buche

dwarf elder dwarf elders n
Zwerg-Holunder
A small European herbaceous perennial elder, species Sambucus ebulus.

dwarf galaxy dwarf galaxies n
Zwerggalaxie
(galaxy) Any galaxy, considerably smaller than the Milky Way, that has only several billions of stars.

dwarf planet dwarf planets n
Zwergplanet
(astronomy) A planetary (world-like) body of the Solar system, that directly orbits the Sun like the classical planets but does not gravitationally dominate other bodies in the region of its orbit.

dwarf standing on the shoulders of giants dwarfs standing on the shoulders of giants dwarves standing on the shoulders of giants n
Zwerg auf den Schultern von Giganten Zwerg auf den Schultern von Riesen
(metaphor, idiom) One who discovers by building on previous discoveries.

dwarf star dwarf stars n
Zwergstern
(star) A star that is located in the main sequence in the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram, though generally excluding the small minority which fall in the blue band due to their large size and high luminosity; fuses hydrogen into helium in its core.

dwarf tossing n
Zwergenwerfen
A "sport" in which contestants compete to throw a small person the farthest.

dwarfism /ˈdwɔɹfɪzəm/ /ˈdwɔːfɪzəm/ dwarfisms n
Kleinwuchs
The condition of being a dwarf (person of short stature).

dwell /dwɛl/ v
wohnen leben verbleiben
(intransitive, now, _, literary) To live; to reside.
verweilen
(intransitive) To abide; to remain; to continue.

dwelling /ˈdwɛl.ɪŋ/ dwellings n
Wohnung Wohnstätte Behausung Wohnsitz
A house or place in which a person lives; a habitation, a home.

dwindle /ˈdwɪn.dəl/ v
schwinden
(intransitive) To decrease, shrink, diminish, reduce in size or intensity.

dydoe dydoes n
Dydoe
A male genital piercing that passes through the ridge of the glans on the head of the penis.

dye /daɪ/ dyes n
Färbemittel Färbmittel
A colourant, especially one that has an affinity to the substrate to which it is applied.

dye /daɪ/ v
färben einfärben
(transitive) To colour with dye, or as if with dye.

dyed /daɪd/ more dyed most dyed adj
gefärbt
Coloured or tinted with dye, or as though therewith.

dyed-in-the-wool /ˌdaɪd ɪn ðə ˈwʊl/ more dyed-in-the-wool most dyed-in-the-wool adj
in der Wolle gefärbt
(of, textiles) Having the fibres dyed before they are formed into cloth.
eingefleischt in der Wolle gefärbt waschecht
(idiomatic, figuratively, of a person) Firmly established in one's beliefs or habits; having a specified characteristic, identity, etc. deeply ingrained in one's nature.

dyer /ˈdaɪə/ /ˈdaɪɚ/ dyers n
Färber Färberin
One who dyes, especially one who dyes cloth etc. as an occupation.

dying /ˈdaɪ.ɪŋ/ adj
sterbend im Sterben liegen
Pertaining to death, or the moments before death.

dying /ˈdaɪ.ɪŋ/ dyings n
Sterben
The process of approaching death; loss of life; death.

dyke /daɪk/ dykes n
Lesbe
Kampflesbe
(slang, usually, _, pejorative, offensive) A lesbian, particularly one with masculine or butch traits or behavior.
Graben
An embankment formed by the creation of a ditch.
(now, chiefly, Scotland) A low embankment or stone wall serving as an enclosure and boundary marker.
Deich
An earthwork raised to prevent inundation of low land by the sea or flooding rivers.
Gesteinsgang
(geology) A body of rock (usually igneous) originally filling a fissure but now often rising above the older stratum as it is eroded away.

dynamic /daɪˈnæm.ɪk/ more dynamic most dynamic adj
dynamisch
Changing; active; in motion.
Powerful; energetic.
dynamisch veränderlich
Able to change and adapt.

dynamic /daɪˈnæm.ɪk/ dynamics n
Dynamik
A characteristic or manner of an interaction; a behavior.
(music) The varying loudness or volume of a song or the markings that indicate the loudness.
(music) A symbol in a musical score that indicates the desired level of volume.

dynamic language dynamic languages n
dynamische Sprache

dynamic memory dynamic memories n
dynamischer Speicher
Computer memory that requires a periodic refresh to maintain its contents. This memory is usually cheaper and faster than ROM.

dynamic range dynamic ranges n
Dynamikbereich Dynamikumfang
The ratio between the largest and smallest values of a changeable quantity.

dynamic typing n
dynamische Typisierung
(programming) A system in which typechecking is performed at run time and not at compilation, opposed to static typing.

dynamically-typed adj
dynamisch typisiert

dynamics n
Dynamik
(physics) The branch of mechanics that is concerned with the effects of forces on the motion of objects.

dynamite /ˈdaɪ.nəˌmaɪt/ /ˈdɪ.nəˌmaɪt/ dynamites n
Dynamit
A class of explosives made from nitroglycerine in an absorbent medium such as kieselguhr, used in mining and blasting.
Sprengstoff
(figuratively, slang, uncountable) Anything exceptionally dangerous, exciting or wonderful.

dynamo /ˈdaɪnəmoʊ/ dynamos n
Dynamo
(electromagnetism) An electricity generator; a dynamo-electric machine.
Energiebündel
(figuratively) An energetic person.

dynastic /daɪˈnæstɪk/ /dɪˈnæstɪk/ more dynastic most dynastic adj
dynastisch
Pertaining to a dynasty.

dynasty /ˈdaɪnəsti/ /ˈdɪnəsti/ dynasties n
Dynastie Herrscherhaus Herrschergeschlecht
A series of rulers or dynasts from one family.

dysarthria dysarthrias n
Dysarthrie
(neurology, neuropsychology) Difficulty in articulating words due to a disturbance in the form or function of the structures that modulate voice into speech; one of the first indicative symptoms of myasthenia gravis, brought about by an autoimmune response to acetylcholine receptors.

dysbiosis dysbioses n
Dysbiose
(pathology) A medical condition caused by microbial imbalances within the body

dyscalculia /ˌdɪskælˈkjuːli.ə/ dyscalculias n
Dyskalkulie Rechenschwäche
(pathology) A learning disability characterized by significantly below average mathematical ability.

dyscrasia /dɪsˈkɹeɪzɪə/ dyscrasias n
Dyskrasie
(modern usage) Any bodily disorder, especially regarding the blood.

dysentery /ˈdɪs.ən.tə.ɹi/ /ˈdɪs.ən.tɹi/ /ˈdɪs.ənˌtɛɹ.i/ dysenteries n
Dysenterie Ruhr
(pathology) A disease characterised by inflammation of the intestines, especially the colon (large intestine), accompanied by pus (white blood cells) in the feces, fever, pain in the abdomen, high-volume diarrhea, and possible blood in the feces.

dysergia n
Dysergie

dysfunction /dɪsˈfʌŋk.ʃən/ dysfunctions n
Fehlfunktion Dysfunktion
(mostly, medical) A failure to function in an expected or complete manner. Usually refers to a disorder in a bodily organ (e.g. erectile dysfunction), a mental disorder, or the improper behavior of a social group.

dysfunctional more dysfunctional most dysfunctional adj
dysfunktional
Functioning incorrectly or abnormally; especially, designating of a business, family or social group with harmful, aberrant, strange or abnormal behavior.

dysgraphia dysgraphias n
Dysgraphie Schreibschwäche
A language disorder that affects a person's ability to write.

dyslalia /dɪsˈleɪliə/ dyslalias n
Dyslalie
difficulty in talking due to a structural abnormality

dyslexia /dɪsˈlɛk.si.ə/ dyslexias n
Legasthenie Dyslexie
(neurology, pathology) A learning disability characterized by reading and writing difficulties.

dyslexic /dɪsˈlɛksɪk/ more dyslexic most dyslexic adj
legasthenisch legasthen
Having dyslexia.

dyslexic /dɪsˈlɛksɪk/ dyslexics n
Legastheniker
A person who has dyslexia.

dysmenorrhea /dɪs.mɛ.nəˈɹi.ə/ dysmenorrheas n
Menstruationsbeschwerden Dysmenorrhoe Regelschmerzen
(medicine) Painful menstruation (menstrual#Adjective pain), viewed as a symptom#Noun in any of various disorders.

dysmorphia dysmorphias n
Dysmorphophobie
(pathology) Any of various psychological disorders whose sufferers believe that their body is wrong or inadequate, such as anorexia, bulimia, and muscle dysmorphia ("bigorexia").

dyspepsia /dɪsˈpɛp.si.ə/ dyspepsias n
Verdauungsstörung
(pathology) Any mild disorder of digestion, characterised by stomach pain, discomfort, heartburn and nausea, often following a meal.

dyspeptic /dɪsˈpɛp.tɪk/ more dyspeptic most dyspeptic adj
dyspeptisch magenkrank
(pathology, not comparable) Of, relating to, or having dyspepsia or indigestion.
missgestimmt verdrießlich
(figuratively, comparable) Irritable or morose.

dysphemism /ˈdɪs.fəˌmɪ.z(ə)m/ dysphemisms n
Dysphemisierung Dysphemismus
(uncountable) The use of a word or phrase carrying negative connotations or imagery (especially one that is derogatory, offensive or vulgar) to replace a (more) neutral original.
Dysphemismus Kakophemismus
(countable) A word or phrase that is used to replace another in this way.

dysphoria /dɪsˈfɔːɹi.ə/ dysphorias n
Dysphorie Verstimmung
A state of feeling unwell or unhappy; a feeling of emotional and mental discomfort and suffering from restlessness, malaise, depression, or anxiety.

dysphoric more dysphoric most dysphoric adj
dysphorisch
Pertaining to dysphoria, or of being in a state of dysphoria.

dysplasia /dɪsˈpleɪ.ʒə/ dysplasias n
Dysplasie
(pathology) Abnormal development of cells or tissue, often a precancerous stage of growth.

dyspnea /dɪspˈniː.ə/ /ˈdɪsp.ni.ə/ dyspneas n
Dyspnoe Atemnot Atembeschwerde Kurzatmigkeit
(pathology) Difficult or laboured respiration; shortness of breath.

dyspneic more dyspneic most dyspneic adj
dyspnoisch kurzatmig
Afflicted with dyspnea; possessing unhealthy breathing.

dyspraxia /dɪsˈpɹæksiə/ dyspraxias n
Dyspraxie
(neurology) A genetic neurological disorder where a person has motor skills severely below average due to their brain's inability to consistently send messages accurately to the body for the planning of motor movements.

dysprosium /dɪsˈpɹoʊ.zi.əm/ n
Dysprosium
A metallic chemical element (symbol Dy) with atomic number 66: a rare earth element with a metallic silver lustre.

dysrhythmia dysrhythmias n
Herzrhythmusstörung
A disturbance to an otherwise normal biological rhythm, especially that of the heart.

dyssynchrony dyssynchronies n
Asynchronie Dyssynchronie
A lack of proper synchrony.
Dyssynchronie
(medical) A medical condition wherein the activation of different parts of the heart is improperly synchronized.
(medical) A neurological condition wherein auditory stimuli are not processed synchronously.

dysthymia dysthymias n
Dysthymie
A tendency to be depressed, without hope.
(psychiatry) A form of clinical depression, characterized by low-grade depression which lasts at least two years.

dystocia /dɪsˈtoʊʃə/ /dɪsˈtəʊʃə/ dystocias n
Gebärschwierigkeit
(medicine, veterinary medicine) A slow or difficult labour or delivery.

dystopia /dɪs.ˈtoʊ.pi.ə/ /dɪs.ˈtəʊ.pi.ə/ /dɪsˈtɐʉpiə/ dystopia dystopiae dystopias n
Dystopie Anti-Utopie Gegenutopie Mätopie
A vision of a future that is a corrupted (usually beyond recognition) utopian society.
Dystopie
A miserable, dysfunctional state or society that has a very poor standard of living.

dystrophin dystrophins n
Dystrophin

dystrophy /ˈdɪstɹəfi/ dystrophies n
Dystrophie
A wasting of body tissues, of either genetic origin or due to inadequate or defective nutrition.

dzhigit dzhigits n
Dschigit
A skilled horseman in the Caucasus and Central Asia.
(Caucasus, Central Asia) A brave man in general.

dzud /(d)zuːd/ dzuds n
Dsud Zud
An ecological crisis in the steppe-land of Mongolia and Central Asia causing loss of livestock, typically a summer drought followed by a severe winter.

décolletage /dɪˈkɒlətɑːʒ/ décolletages n
Dekolleté
A low neckline on a woman's dress, especially one that reveals or emphasizes her cleavage.
The portion of a woman's body that is revealed by a low neckline; the upper chest, as well, sometimes, as the neck, and shoulders.

décolleté /dɪˈkɒləteɪ/ more décolleté most décolleté adj
dekolletiert
Having a low neckline that reveals the cleavage.

déjà vu /ˌdeɪ.ʒɑː ˈvuː/ n
Déjà-vu-Erlebnis
Loosely or humorously, anything one has done before or is being repeated.

dénouement /deˈnuːmɑ̃/ /ˌdeɪ.nuˈmɑnt/ /ˌdeɪ.nuˈmɑ̃/ dénouements n
Auflösung
(authorship, often, metaphorically) The conclusion or resolution of a plot; unravelling.

département départements n
Departement Département
An administrative unit in various French-speaking countries, smaller than a région, similar to an English county.

détente /deɪˈtɑnt/ /deɪˈtɒnt/ /dɪˈtɑnt/ détentes n
Entspannungspolitik
(chiefly, _, politics) A relaxing of tension, especially between countries.

e /eɪ/ /iː/ /ə/ /ɛ/ /ɪ/ /ˈiː/ pronoun
e
(rare, epicene, nonstandard) A gender-neutral third-person singular subject pronoun, equivalent to the singular they and coordinate with gendered pronouns he and she.

e pluribus unum proverb
aus vielen eines
"out of many, one" or "from many, one" (alternatively translated as "one out of many" or "one from many”)

e-banking n
Internetbanking
(banking) Banking carried out electronically, as for example over the Internet.

e-bike /ˈiː.baɪk/ e-bikes n
E-Bike Elektrofahrrad
(informal) A bicycle powered by an electric motor

e-book e-books n
E-Buch E-Book elektronisches Buch Digitalbuch
Electronic book, a book published in electronic form.

e-commerce n
Internethandel Online-Handel elektronischer Handel
(Internet, business) Commercial activity conducted via the Internet.

e-dictionary e-dictionaries n
elektronisches Wörterbuch
A dictionary in electronic form (software or hardware).

e-form e-forms n
e-Form
(linguistics, of the Danish language) The definite singular and plural form of adjectives, which often end in -e.

e-grade n
Vollstufe e-Stufe

e-learning n
E-Learning E-Lernen
Learning conducted via electronic media, especially via the Internet.

e-mail address e-mail addresses n
E-Mail-Adresse
A unique identifier of the form user name@domain name specifying a virtual location to which e-mail can be sent.

e-message e-messages n
elektronische Mitteilung elektronische Nachricht
A message sent by computer.

e-reader e-readers n
E-Book-Reader E-Reader E-Book-Lesegerät
A hardware device used to read e-books.

e-scooter e-scooters n
E-Roller E-Scooter E-Tretroller E-Trotti E-Trottinett Elektro-Tretroller

e-wallet e-wallets n
Cyberwallet E-Wallet
(finance) An electronic data store for a customer's e-money, credit card details, etc.

e-waste n
Elektronikschrott Elektroschrott
Discarded electrical and electronic equipment.

e.g. /fɔɹ‿ɪɡˈzæmpəl/ /fɔːɹ‿ɪɡˈzɑːmpəl/ /ˌiˈd͡ʒi/ /ˌiːˈdʒiː/ adv
z. B. bspw. z. E.
An initialism used to introduce an illustrative example or short list of examples: for the sake of an example; for example.

eGovernment n
E-Government
The use of information technologies in order to enhance the access to and the delivery of government information and services to the public and to improve the effectiveness, efficiency and/or the quality of government operations.

each /it͡ʃ/ /iːt͡ʃ/ adv
jeweils
For one; apiece; per.

each /it͡ʃ/ /iːt͡ʃ/ determiner
jeder alle
All; every; qualifying a singular noun, indicating all examples of the thing so named seen as individual or separate items (compare every).

each and every determiner
aller und jeder jeder einzelne
Each without exception; used for emphasis.

each other /iˈtʃʌðɚ/ /iːˈtʃʌðə/ pronoun
einander
(reciprocal pronoun) To one another; one to the other; signifies that a verb applies to two or more entities both as subjects and as direct objects:

eager /ˈiɡɚ/ /ˈiːɡə/ /ˈɪɡə/ /ˈɪɡɚ/ eagerer eagerest more eager most eager adj
begierig eifrig gierig
(comptheory) Not employing lazy evaluation; calculating results immediately, rather than deferring calculation until they are required.

eagerly /ˈiɡɚli/ /ˈiːɡəli/ more eagerly most eagerly adv
eifrig
In an eager manner.

eagerness /ˈiɡɚnəs/ /ˈiːɡənəs/ eagernesses n
Eifer
The state or quality of being eager; ardent desire.

eagle /ˈiːɡəl/ /ˈɪɡəl/ eagles n
Adler Aar
Any of several large carnivorous and carrion-eating birds in the family Accipitridae, having a powerful hooked bill and keen vision.
Eagle
(US, numismatics, historical) A gold coin with a face value of ten dollars, formerly used in the United States.

eagle eye eagle eyes n
Adlerauge
(figuratively) Someone with a keen eye for detail.

eagle owl /ˈiːɡəl ˈɑʊl/ eagle owls n
Uhu Schuhu
Any of various Old World large owls of the genus Bubo, especially the Eurasian eagle owl, Bubo bubo, that have prominent ear tufts.

eaglet eaglets n
Adlerjunges
The immature young of an eagle; an eagle chick.

ear /iə̯/ /ɪə̯/ /ɪɚ/ /ˈiɹ/ [iːə̯] [ɪə̯~eə̯] [ɪə̯~ɪɐ̯] [ɪː] ears n
Ohr
(countable) The organ of hearing, consisting of the pinna, auditory canal, eardrum, malleus, incus, stapes and cochlea.
(countable) The external part of the organ of hearing, the auricle.
The sense of hearing; the perception of sounds; skill or good taste in listening to music.
Ähre Getreideähre
(countable) The fruiting body of a grain plant.
Informant Spitzel
(countable, slang) A police informant.

ear /iə̯/ /ɪə̯/ /ɪɚ/ /ˈiɹ/ [iːə̯] [ɪə̯~eə̯] [ɪə̯~ɪɐ̯] [ɪː] v
pflügen
(archaic) To plough.

ear canal ear canals n
Gehörgang
(anatomy) The tube or meatus running from the outer ear to the eardrum through which sound enters.

ear candle ear candles n
Ohrkerze
(alternative medicine) A hollow candle used in certain alternative medicine practices to assist the natural clearing of earwax.

ear lobe ear lobes n
Ohrläppchen
The fleshy patch of skin below the ear tuft of a chicken.

earache /ˈiɹeɪk/ /ˈɪə̯ɹeɪk/ earaches n
Ohrenschmerzen
(medicine) A pain in the middle or inner ear.

earbone earbones n
Gehörknöchelchen
(anatomy) Any bone in the ear.

earbud /ˈiɹ.bʌd/ earbuds n
In-Ohr-Kopfhörer
A small earphone designed to be placed in the ear canal for use with portable sound systems.

eardrum /ˈiɚˌdɹʌm/ /ˈɪəˌdɹʌm/ eardrums n
Trommelfell
(anatomy) A thin membrane that separates the outer ear from the middle ear and transmits sound from the air to the malleus.

earl /ɜːl/ /ɝl/ earls n
Graf Earl
(nobility) A British or Irish nobleman next in rank above a viscount and below a marquess; equivalent to a European count. A female using the style is termed a countess.

earless /iɹləs/ /ɪə̯ləs/ /ɪɹləs/ adj
ohrlos
Lacking ears.

earlier /ˈɜː.lɪə/ /ˈɝliɚ/ adj
vorherig
occurring previously

earlier /ˈɜː.lɪə/ /ˈɝliɚ/ adv
vorher
previously; before now; sooner

early /ˈɜɹli/ /ˈɜːli/ earlier earliest adj
früh frühzeitig verfrüht
At a time in advance of the usual or expected event.
früh verfrüht
Arriving a time before expected; sooner than on time.
früh
Near the start or beginning.

early /ˈɜɹli/ /ˈɜːli/ earlier earliest adv
früh
At a time before expected; sooner than usual.

early bird early birds n
Frühaufsteher Frühaufsteherin Morgenmensch früher Vogel
(idiomatic) A person who wakes early or arrives early, typically before most others.

early childhood education n
Frühpädagogik
The formal teaching and care of young children by people other than their family, or in settings outside of the home, before the age of normal schooling.

early retiree early retirees n
Frührentner Frührentnerin Frühpensionist
Someone who's on early retirement.

early retirement early retirements n
Frührente
retirement before the ordinary legal retirement age

early retirement pensioner early retirement pensioners n
Frührentner Frührentnerin
someone who is on early retirement

early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise proverb
Morgenstund hat Gold im Mund
A person who goes to bed early and wakes up early will lead a more successful life.

earmark v
bestimmen
(transitive, by extension) To specify or set aside for a particular purpose, to allocate.

earmuff earmuffs n
Ohrenschützer
A garment to keep the ears warm.

earmuffs n
Ohrenschützer
A headphone-like device designed to cover a person's ears for protection against cold or noise. They consist of a thermoplastic or metal head-band, that fits over the top of the head, and a pad at each end, to cover the external ears.

earn /ɜːn/ /ɝn/ v
verdienen
(transitive) To gain (success, reward, recognition) through applied effort or work.
(transitive) To receive payment for work.
(intransitive) To receive payment for work.
(transitive) To cause (someone) to receive payment or reward.
(transitive) To achieve by being worthy of.

earn one's keep v
für Kost und Logis arbeiten sein Auskommen haben seine Schuld abarbeiten sich seinen Lebensunterhalt verdienen sich seinen Platz / sein Bett / sein Essen verdienen
(idiomatic) To perform satisfactory physical labor or to provide other worthy services in return for remuneration, lodging, or other benefits; to support oneself financially.
lohnen
(figurative) To be worthwhile.

earnest /ˈɜː.nɪst/ /ˈɝ.nɪst/ earnester earnestest more earnest most earnest adj
intensiv leidenschaftlich sehnsüchtig
Intent; focused; showing a lot of concentration.
ernst ernsthaft aufrichtig
Serious; weighty; of a serious, weighty, or important nature; important.

earnest /ˈɜː.nɪst/ /ˈɝ.nɪst/ n
Ernsthaftigkeit Ernst
Gravity; serious purpose; earnestness.
Ernst Ernsthaftigkeit
Seriousness; reality; actuality (as opposed to joking or pretence)

earnest money earnest moneys n
Anzahlung
(chiefly, US) Money paid as a deposit to show intent to buy or to reserve an item to be purchased; especially, money accompanying an offer to buy real estate.

earnestly /ˈɜːnɪstli/ /ˈɝnɪstli/ more earnestly most earnestly adv
ernsthaft
In an earnest manner; being very sincere; putting forth genuine effort.

earnings n
Einkommen Lohn Verdienst
Wages, money earned, income.
Ertrag
(finance) Gains on investments; returns.

earphone /ˈɪə(ɹ)fəʊn/ earphones n
Ohrhörer
A transducer that converts electric signals into sound and is held near the ear, especially as part of a telephone; an earpiece or headphone.

earphones n
Ohrhörer
A pair of small loudspeakers worn inside each outer ear or covering all or part of the ear, without a connecting band worn over head.

earpick earpicks n
Ohrlöffel
An instrument for removing earwax from the ear.

earpiece /ˈɪəpiːs/ /ˈɪɹpiːs/ earpieces n
Ohrhörer Ohrstück
A speaker placed inside or held near to the ear.
Hörer
A receiver of a telephone to hold near to one's ear.

earplug earplugs n
Ohrenstöpsel Ohropax Ohrstöpsel
A piece of protective gear meant to be inserted in the ear canal to protect the wearer's hearing from loud noises or the intrusion of water.

earring /ˈɪəɹɪŋ/ /ˈɪɹɪŋ/ earrings n
Ohrring
A piece of jewelry worn on the ear.

earshot /ˈɪəˌʃɒt/ /ˈɪɹˌʃɑt/ earshots n
Hörweite Rufweite
A distance from which sound is still audible.

earsplitting more earsplitting most earsplitting adj
markerschütternd ohrenbetäubend ohrenzerreißend
Extremely loud, painfully loud.

earspoon earspoons n
Ohrlöffel
A very small spoon used as an earpick.

earth /ɜːθ/ /ɜθ/ /ɝθ/ /ɵːθ/ earths n
Erde Land
(uncountable) Soil.
Erde Grund
(uncountable) Any general rock-based material.
Erde Land Boden Grund Festland
The ground, land (as opposed to the sky or sea).
Erde
(British) A connection electrically to the earth ((US) ground); on equipment: a terminal connected in that manner.
(alchemy, philosophy, and, Taoism) The aforementioned soil- or rock-based material, considered one of the four or five classical elements.
Bau Erdbau Erdloch
The lair or den (as a hole in the ground) of an animal such as a fox.

earth /ɜːθ/ /ɜθ/ /ɝθ/ /ɵːθ/ v
erden
(UK, transitive) To connect electrically to the earth.
beerdigen
(transitive) To hide, or cause to hide, in the earth; to chase into a burrow or den.

earth science earth sciences n
Geowissenschaften
Any of the sciences dealing with the planet Earth, such as geology and meteorology.

earth up v
anhäufeln
(gardening, transitive) To cover the stem or leaves of plants with soil, as to encourage root growth or protect from cold.

earthen /ˈɜː(ɹ)ðən/ /ˈɜː(ɹ)θən/ /ˈɝθən/ more earthen most earthen adj
irdisch
Made of earth or mud.
irden
Made of clay (especially said of pottery).

earthenware /ˈəːθ(ə)nwɛː/ earthenwares n
Töpferwaren
(ceramics, often, attributive) An opaque, semi-porous ceramic made from clay and other compounds.

earthlike more earthlike most earthlike adj
erdähnlich

earthly /ˈəːθli/ earthlier earthliest adj
weltlich
Relating to the earth or this world, as opposed to heaven; terrestrial.

earthly branch earthly branches n
Erdzweig
One of the twelve terms used in East Asian cultures to represent

earthquake /ˈɜːθkweɪk/ /ˈɝθkweɪk/ earthquakes n
Erdbeben
A shaking of the ground, caused by volcanic activity or movement around geologic faults. [from 14th c.]
(planetary geology) Such a quake specifically occurring on the planet Earth, as opposed to other celestial bodies. [from 20th c.]

earthwork /ˈɜːθwɜːk/ /ˈɝθwɝk/ earthworks n
Erdarbeit
Any structure made from earth, especially an embankment used for fortification or flood control.

earthworm earthworms n
Regenwurm Aalwurm Erdwurm Gemeiner Regenwurm Tauwurm
A worm that lives in the ground.
Kriecher
(figurative) A contemptible person; a groveller.

earwax n
Ohrenschmalz Zerumen
(medicine, pathology) A waxy substance secreted by the ear.

earwig /ˈɪə(ɹ)wɪɡ/ earwigs n
Ohrwurm Ohrenkriecher Ohrkneifer
Any of various insects of the order Dermaptera that have elongated bodies, large membranous wings folded underneath short leathery forewings and a pair of large pincers protruding from the rear of the abdomen.

earwitness /-wɪtnɪs/ /ˈɪə̯wɪtnəs/ /ˈɪɹwɪtnəs/ earwitnesses n
Ohrenzeuge Ohrenzeugin
A witness who gives evidence of what he or she has heard. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

earworm /ˈɪ(ə)ɹˌwɚm/ /ˈɪəwɜːm/ earworms n
Ohrwurm
A tune that keeps replaying in one's head or that one keeps thinking about, especially if unwanted.

ease /iz/ /iːz/ n
Erleichterung Fähigkeit Talent
Leichtigkeit Mühelosigkeit
Skill, dexterity, facility.
Behaglichkeit Bequemlichkeit Leichtigkeit
Comfort, a state or quality lacking unpleasantness, particularly:
Relief, an end to discomfort, particularly:
Leichtigkeit Muße
Freedom from effort, leisure, rest.
Unbeschwertheit
Freedom from pain, hardship, and annoyance, sometimes (pejorative, archaic) idleness, sloth.

ease /iz/ /iːz/ v
beruhigen entlasten erleichtern
(transitive) To free (something) from pain, worry, agitation, etc.
lindern mildern
(transitive) To alleviate, assuage or lessen (pain).
entlasten verringern
(transitive) To give respite to (someone).
lockern
(nautical, transitive) To loosen or slacken the tension on a line.
Abstriche machen bei erleichtern lockern
(transitive) To reduce the difficulty of (something).
lockern losmachen lösen
(transitive) To move (something) slowly and carefully.
nachlassen vermindern verringern
(intransitive) To lessen in intensity.
dahinschleichen
(intransitive) To proceed with little effort.

ease up v
entspannen nachlassen zurückhalten
(informal, intransitive) To become more relaxed or less demanding.
bremsen
(informal, intransitive) To reduce one's speed.

easel /ˈi.zəl/ /ˈiː.z(ə)l/ easels n
Staffelei
An upright frame, typically on three legs, for displaying or supporting something, such as an artist's canvas.

easement /ˈizmənt/ /ˈiːzm(ə)nt/ easements n
Dienstbarkeit
(law) An interest in land which grants the legal right to use another person's real property (real estate), generally in order to cross a part of the property or to gain access to something on the property (right of way).

easier said than done adj
leichter gesagt als getan
(idiomatic) Easy to propose, but difficult to accomplish.

easily /ˈi.zə.li/ /ˈiː.zɪ.li/ easilier easiliest more easily most easily adv
leicht
Without difficulty.

easiness /ˈiːzɪnəs/ easinesses n
Leichtigkeit
The state or quality of being easy (in various senses). particularly:

east /iːst/ easts n
Osten Ost
The direction of the earth's rotation, specifically 90°.
The eastern region or area; the inhabitants thereof. [circa 1300]
(ecclesiastical) In a church: the direction of the altar and chancel; the direction faced by the priest when celebrating ad orientem.

eastbound adj
Richtung Osten nach Osten
Moving or heading towards the east.

eastbound adv
Richtung Osten nach Osten
Toward the east.

eastern /ˈi.stɚn/ /ˈiː.stən/ more eastern most eastern adj
östlich Ost
Of, facing, situated in, or related to the east.

eastern Orphean warbler eastern Orphean warblers n
Nachtigallengrasmücke
Sylvia crassirostris, an Old World warbler. Now sometimes Curruca crassirostris.

eastern hemlock eastern hemlocks n
Kanadische Hemlocktanne Kanadische Schierlingstanne
Tsuga canadensis, native to the northeastern United States, adjoining areas of Canada, extending to Minnesota and Northern Michigan, and the Appalachian mountains.

eastern imperial eagle eastern imperial eagles n
Östlicher Kaiseradler
Aquila heliaca, a large bird of prey that breeds in southeastern Europe and extensively through Western and Central Asia.

eastern olivaceous warbler eastern olivaceous warblers n
Blaßspötter
Iduna pallida, an Old World warbler, mainly found in the northern Afrotropics and winters in southeastern Europe, the Middle East and adjacent western Asia.

eastern redbud eastern redbuds n
Kanadischer Judasbaum
Cercis canadensis, a tree native to the southeastern, midwestern, and south central United States and parts of northern Mexico.

eastern yellow wagtail eastern yellow wagtails n
Tschuktschenstelze
Motacilla tschutschensis, a small passerine bird in the family Motacillidae native to East Asia

easterner easterners n
Ossi Ostler Ostlerin
A native or inhabitant of the east of a region (or of the world as a whole), such as one of the eastern United States.

easternmost adj
östlichster
Farthest east.

eastward /ˈist.wɚd/ /ˈiːst.wəd/ more eastward most eastward adv
ostwärts
Towards the east.

easy /ˈizi/ /ˈiːzi/ easier easiest more easy most easy adj
leicht einfach
Requiring little skill or effort.
(informal, pejorative, of a woman) Consenting readily to sex.

easy as pie adj
kinderleicht
(simile, colloquial) Very easy.

easy chair easy chairs n
Sessel
A comfortable chair, often well upholstered; a lounge chair.

easy come, easy go /ˌiːzi ˈkʌm ˌiːzi ˈɡoʊ/ phraseologicalUnit
wie gewonnen, so zerronnen
(idiomatic) Easily won and easily lost; usually said when resigned to a loss; something that comes in the same way, goes in the same way.

easy does it phraseologicalUnit
immer mit der Ruhe
(idiomatic) Relax; do something gently, lightly or carefully; slow down; calm down.

easy peasy adj
babyeierleicht

eat /it/ /iːt/ v
essen fressen
To ingest; to be ingested.
(copulative, intransitive) To have a particular quality of diet; to be well-fed or underfed (typically as "eat healthy" or "eat good").

eat a dick interjection
friss nen Schwanz
(slang, vulgar) A dismissive remark.

eat away v
nagen zerfressen
To erode or corrode gradually.

eat crow v
zu Kreuze kriechen
(chiefly, US, idiomatic) To recognize that one has been shown to be mistaken or outdone, especially by admitting that one has made a humiliating error.

eat humble pie v
zu Kreuze kriechen
(idiomatic, intransitive) To admit one's faults; to make a humiliating apology.

eat one's fill v
sich satt essen
To eat to one's satisfaction, until full. (This entry is a translation hub.)

eat one's hat v
ich freß einen Besen, wenn ich will Emil heißen, wenn
(idiomatic) Used in a result clause to express disbelief in a proposition expressed in a conditional clause.

eat one's heart out v
vor Neid erblassen
(idiomatic) To feel overwhelming sorrow, jealousy, or longing; to grieve.

eat out /it aʊt/ v
zum Essen ausgehen
(intransitive) To dine at a restaurant or such public place.
lecken
(transitive, slang, vulgar) To perform cunnilingus or anilingus on.

eat pussy v
Muschi lecken
(vulgar, slang) To perform cunnilingus.

eat shit interjection
scheiß auf dich
(idiomatic, vulgar) An expression of discontent or aggravation to another party.

eat someone out of house and home v
die Haare vom Kopf essen die Haare vom Kopf fressen
(idiomatic) To consume so much of someone's store of food that little or none is left for the owner.

eat up v
aufessen
(ambitransitive) To consume completely.

eater /ˈiː.tə/ /ˈiː.tɚ/ eaters n
Esser
A person or animal who eats.

eatery /ˈiːtəɹi/ eateries n
Esslokal
(informal) A restaurant or café; a place to purchase and eat food.

eating /ˈitɪŋ/ /ˈiːtɪŋ/ [ˈiɾɪŋ] eatings n
Essen
The act of ingesting food.
The act of corroding or consuming some substance.

eating apple eating apples n
Tafelapfel
Any apple primarily used for eating raw.

eating disorder eating disorders n
Essstörung
Any psychological disorder characterized by abnormal eating habits.

eating habit eating habits n
Essgewohnheit Ernährungsgewohnheit
(chiefly, in plural) A habit involving the regular consumption of certain types of food; the consistent choices one makes regarding eating, such as food choices, amount of food consumed, frequency of eating, etc.

eau de toilette /ˌəʊ də twɑːˈlɛt/ eau de toilettes eaus de toilette eaux de toilette n
Eau de Toilette
(cosmetics) A lightly scented perfume to freshen the skin, usually applied directly to the skin after bathing or shaving.

eaves /ivz/ /iːvz/ n
Traufe Dachrand Dachüberstand
(architectural element) The underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building.

eavesdrop /ˈivzˌdɹɑp/ /ˈiːvzˌdɹɒp/ eavesdrops n
lauschen
(countable) A concealed aperture through which an occupant of a building can surreptitiously listen to people talking at an entrance to the building.

eavesdrop /ˈivzˌdɹɑp/ /ˈiːvzˌdɹɒp/ v
lauschen belauschen abhören horchen zuhören
(ambitransitive) To hear (intentionally) a conversation one is not intended to hear; to listen in.

eavesdropper /ˈiːvzˌdɹɒpə(ɹ)/ eavesdroppers n
Lauscher
One who eavesdrops.

eavesdropping eavesdroppings n
Abhören
(telecommunication) The interception of electronic communication.
Abhören Lauschen
Listening secretly to the private conversations of others.

eavestrough eavestroughs n
Dachrinne Regenrinne
(Canada, Upper Midwest US, Western US) A trough under the eaves of a building for draining water from the roof; gutter.

ebb /ɛb/ ebbs n
Ebbe
The receding movement of the tide.

ebb /ɛb/ v
abebben ebben
(intransitive) to fall away or decline

ebonite /ˈɛb.əˌnaɪt/ ebonites n
Ebonit
The relatively hard product of vulcanizing natural rubber with sulfur; vulcanite.

ebony /ˈɛb.ən.i/ more ebony most ebony adj
Ebenholz
Made of ebony wood.
ebenholzfarben Ebenholz
A deep, dark black colour.

ebony /ˈɛb.ən.i/ ebonies n
Ebenholz
(countable) A tree that yields such wood.
(countable, and, uncountable) A deep, dark black colour.

ebullience /-ˈbəl-/ /-ˈbʌl-/ /ɪˈbʊl.i.əns/ /ɪˈbʊl.jəns/ ebulliences n
Überschwang Überschwänglichkeit
(figuratively) The quality of enthusiastic or lively expression of feelings and thoughts.

ebullient /ɪˈbʊljənt/ more ebullient most ebullient adj
ausgelassen überschwenglich
Enthusiastic; high-spirited.
übersprudelnd
(archaic) Of a liquid: boiling and bubbling, or agitated as if boiling.

ebullioscope ebullioscopes n
Ebullioskop
(physics) An instrument used to measure the boiling point of liquids

ecce homo /ˌɛ.t͡ʃeɪ ˈhoʊ.moʊ/ ecce homos n
Ecce Homo Ecce homo Eccehomo

eccentric /ɛkˈsɛntɹɪk/ /ɪkˈsɛntɹɪk/ more eccentric most eccentric adj
exzentrisch
Not at or in the centre; away from the centre.
exzentrisch eiernd elliptisch
Not perfectly circular; elliptical.
außermittig exzentrisch
Having a different center; not concentric.
exzentrisch schrullig
(physiology, of a motion) Against or in the opposite direction of contraction of a muscle (such as results from flexion of the lower arm (bending of the elbow joint) by an external force while contracting the triceps and other elbow extensor muscles to control that movement; opening of the jaw while flexing the masseter).

eccentric /ɛkˈsɛntɹɪk/ /ɪkˈsɛntɹɪk/ eccentrics n
Exzentriker Exzentrikerin Querulant
One who does not behave like others.
Exzenter
(engineering) A disk or wheel with its axis off centre, giving a reciprocating motion.

eccentricity /ˌɛk.sɛnˈtɹɪs.ɪ.ti/ [ˌɛk.sənˈtɹɪs.ə.ɾi] eccentricities n
exzentrisches Verhalten
The quality of being eccentric or odd; any eccentric behaviour.
Exzentrizität
(mathematics) The ratio, constant for any particular conic section, of the distance of a point from the focus to its distance from the directrix.

ecclesiastic /əkliziˈæstɪk/ more ecclesiastic most ecclesiastic adj
kirchlich geistlich
Of or pertaining to the church; ecclesiastical.

ecclesiastic /əkliziˈæstɪk/ ecclesiastics n
Geistliche Geistlicher
A cleric.

ecclesiastical /əˈkliː.ziˌæ.stɪ.kəl/ /əˌkli.ziˈæ.stə.kəl/ more ecclesiastical most ecclesiastical adj
kirchlich Sakral- sakral
Of or pertaining to the church.

ecclesiologist ecclesiologists n
Ekklesiologe Ekklesiologin
A specialist in ecclesiology.

ecclesiology ecclesiologies n
Ekklesiologie
The branch of theology concerned with the doctrines, role etc. of a church.

ecdysteroid ecdysteroids n
Ecdysteroid
(organic compound, biochemistry) Any of a group of hormones responsible for moulting in insects and other functions in other invertebrates and plants.

ecgonine ecgonines n
Ecgonin
(organic compound) An organic chemical and tropane alkaloid found naturally in coca leaves.

echelon /ˈeɪ-/ /ˈɛk.ə.lɒn/ /ˈɛʃ.ə.lɒn/ /ˈɛʃ.əˌlɑn/ echelons n
Rang Skala Stufe
A level or rank in an organization, profession, or society.
Echelon
(military) A formation of troops, ships, etc., in diagonal parallel rows. [from late 18th c.]

echidna /əˈkɪdnə/ echidnae echidnas n
Ameisenigel Echidna Schnabeligel
Any of the species of small spined monotremes in family Tachyglossidae, the four extant species of which are found in Australia and southern New Guinea.

echinoderm echinoderms n
Stachelhäuter
An animal of the phylum Echinodermata, comprising radially symmetric, spiny-skinned marine animals including seastars, sea urchins, sea cucumbers, crinoids, and sand dollars. [from 19th c.]

echo /ˈɛkoʊ/ /ˈɛkəʊ/ echoes echos n
Echo Widerhall
A reflected sound that is heard again by its initial observer.
Bildschirmecho Tastaturecho
(computing) The displaying on the command line of the command that has just been executed.

echo /ˈɛkoʊ/ /ˈɛkəʊ/ v
hallen widerhallen wiederholen zurückwerfen
(computing, transitive) To repeat its input as input to some other device or system.

echo chamber echo chambers n
Hallraum Echokammer Nachhallraum
A room or other enclosed space that is highly conducive to the production of echoes, particularly one that has been designed and built for this purpose.
Nachhall
(music production) A sound effect that may be applied to live or recorded sounds through a sound editing process, which creates the impression that the sounds originated in an enclosed space which was conducive to producing echoes or echoing.
Echokammer
(by extension) An environment in which a person is exposed to only those beliefs and opinions that agree with their own, so that their existing views are magnified and reinforced while alternative ideas are not expressed or considered.

echo sounding echo soundings n
Echolot

echolalia /ˌɛkoʊˈleɪliə/ /ˌɛkə(ʊ)ˈleɪlɪə/ echolalias n
Echolalie
(clinical psychology, autism) The involuntary repetitive echoing of words or phrases spoken by another person; either immediate or delayed.

echolocation /ˌɛkoʊloʊˈkeɪʃən/ echolocations n
Echoortung
The use of echoes to detect objects as observed in bats and other natural creatures. Also known as biosonar.

echt /ɛkt/ more echt most echt adj
echt
proper, real, genuine, true to type

eclaircissement /eɪˌklɛə(ɹ)siːsˈmɒ̃n/ eclaircissements n
Aufklärung
An explanation of something obscure or unknown; clarification, enlightenment. [from 17th c.]

eclampsia /ɪˈklæmp.si.ə/ eclampsias n
Eklampsie Fraisen
(pathology) A complication of pregnancy characterized by seizures and coma due to hypertension.

eclatant more eclatant most eclatant adj
eklatant
(rare) Impressive, brilliant, striking, convincing.

eclectic /ɛkˈlɛk.tɪk/ /ɪˈklɛk.tɪk/ more eclectic most eclectic adj
eklektisch vielseitig
Selecting a mixture of what appears to be best of various doctrines, methods or styles.
heterogen verschiedenartig
Unrelated and unspecialized; heterogeneous.

eclectic /ɛkˈlɛk.tɪk/ /ɪˈklɛk.tɪk/ eclectics n
Eklektiker
Someone who selects according to the eclectic method.

eclecticism eclecticisms n
Eklektizismus
(arts) Any form of art that borrows from multiple other styles

eclipse /iˈklɪps/ /ɪˈklɪps/ eclipses n
Eklipse Finsternis Mondfinsternis Sonnenfinsternis Verdunklung
Especially, an alignment whereby a planetary object (for example, the Moon) comes between the Sun and another planetary object (for example, the Earth), resulting in a shadow being cast by the middle planetary object onto the other planetary object.

eclipse /iˈklɪps/ /ɪˈklɪps/ v
bedecken verfinstern
(transitive) Of astronomical or atmospheric bodies, to cause an eclipse.
überschatten
(transitive, figurative) To overshadow; to be better or more noticeable than.

eclipsis /ɪˈklɪpsɪs/ eclipses n
Eklipse
(Irish grammar, Manx grammar) A mutation of the initial sound of a word by which voiceless sounds become voiced, voiced stops become nasal consonants, and vowels acquire a prothetic nasal consonant: see Appendix:Irish mutations#Eclipsis.

ecliptic /ɪˈklɪp.tɪk/ ecliptics n
Ekliptik
(astronomy) The plane in which this great circle lies.

eclogue eclogues n
Ekloge
A pastoral poem, often in the form of a shepherd's monologue or a dialogue between shepherds.

eclose v
entpuppen
(intransitive) To give rise to, or to undergo, eclosion.

eclosion eclosions n
Ausschlüpfen Schlüpfen
(biology) The emergence of an insect from the pupa case, or of a larva from the egg.

eco- /ˈiːkəʊ/ /ˈɛkoʊ/ prefix
öko-
ecology or the environment (in the ecological sense)

eco-region eco-regions n
Ökoregion
A region, smaller than an ecozone, that contains a distinct biodiversity of flora and fauna.

ecocide /ˈiːkəʊsaɪd/ ecocides n
Ökozid Umweltzerstörung
The complete destruction of an ecosystem due to human activities, such as due to exploitation of resources, nuclear warfare, or the dumping of harmful chemicals.

ecofascism n
Ökofaschismus
The combination of fascist politics with support for ecological concerns.

ecofascist ecofascists n
Ökofaschist Ökofaschistin

ecofeminism ecofeminisms n
Ökofeminismus
A sociopolitical movement combining feminism and environmentalism.

ecofeminist more ecofeminist most ecofeminist adj
ökofeministisch
Of or relating to ecofeminism.

ecofeminist ecofeminists n
Ökofeminist Ökofeministin
One who subscribes to ecofeminism.

ecolabel ecolabels n
Umweltzeichen

ecological /ˌiːkəˈlɒd͡ʒɪkl̩/ more ecological most ecological adj
ökologisch
Relating to ecology, the interrelationships of organisms and their environment.

ecological footprint ecological footprints n
Ökologischer Fußabdruck
A measure of how much biologically productive land and water area an individual, population or activity requires to produce all the resources it consumes and to absorb the waste it generates using prevailing technology and resource management practices.

ecologically more ecologically most ecologically adv
ökologisch
In an ecological manner.

ecologist /iːˈkɒləd͡ʒɪst/ /ɪˈkɒləd͡ʒɪst/ ecologists n
Ökologe Ökologin
A scholar of ecology.

ecology /iˈkɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/ /ɪˈkɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/ /ɪˈkɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/ /ɪˈkɔl.ə.d͡ʒi/ ecologies n
Ökologie Umweltforschung
(biology) The branch of biology dealing with the relationships of organisms with their environment and with each other.

ecomusicology ecomusicologies n
Ökomusikologie
(music) The study of music, culture, and nature, related to ecology and the natural environment. A mixture of the fields of ecocriticism and musicology.

econometric adj
ökonometrisch
Combining economics and mathematics; relating to measurement of an economy

econometrician econometricians n
Ökonometriker Ökonometrikerin
Someone who studies, uses or works in econometrics.

econometrics /ɪˌkɑ.nəˈmɛt.ɹɪks/ /ɪˌkɒn.əˈmɛt.ɹɪks/ /ɪˌkɔn.əˈmet.ɹɪks/ n
Ökonometrie
(economics) The branch of economics that applies statistical methods to the empirical study of economic theories and relationships.

economic /ˌekəˈnɔmɪk/ /ˌikəˈnɑmɪk/ /ˌiːkɔˈnɒmɪk/ /ˌiːkəˈnɒmɪk/ /ˌiːkəˈnɔmɪk/ /ˌɛkɔˈnɒmɪk/ /ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk/ /ˌɛkəˈnɒmɪk/ more economic most economic adj
ökonomisch Wirtschaft
Pertaining to an economy.
günstig sparsam
Frugal; cheap (in the sense of representing good value); economical.
Wirtschaft ökonomisch
Pertaining to the study of money and its movement.

economic crisis economic crises n
Wirtschaftskrise
A crisis caused by the general demand for goods within an economy falling below their supply, either temporarily or on a protracted basis, typically resulting in widespread bankruptcies of unproductive businesses and falling prices.

economic growth economic growths n
Wirtschaftswachstum
(economics) The growth of the economic output of a country.

economic migrant economic migrants n
Wirtschaftsmigrant
A person who emigrates from one region to another to seek an improvement in living standards.

economic refugee economic refugees n
Wirtschaftsflüchtling
A person fleeing poverty rather than political persecution or the results of a natural disaster.

economical /ˌiːkəˈnɒmɪkəl/ /ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪkəl/ /ˌɛkəˈnɒmɪkəl/ more economical most economical adj
sparsam wirtschaftlich ökonomisch
Careful with money so as not to spend too much; prudent; thrifty.

economics /ˌikəˈnɑmɪks/ /ˌiːkəˈnɒmɪks/ /ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪks/ /ˌɛkəˈnɒmɪks/ n
Wirtschaftswissenschaft Ökonomie
(social sciences) The study of resource allocation, distribution and consumption; of capital and investment; and of management of the factors of production.

economies of scale n
Skaleneffekte Skalenerträge
(economics) The characteristics of a production process in which an increase in the scale of the firm causes a decrease in the long run average cost of each unit.

economism economisms n
Ökonomismus
(Leninism) Working class political action that makes purely economic demands

economist /iːˈkɑ.nə.mɪst/ /iːˈkɒn.ə.mɪst/ /əˈkɑ.nə.mɪst/ /ɪˈkɑ.nə.mɪst/ /ɪˈkɔn.ə.mɪst/ economists n
Wirtschaftswissenschaftler Ökonom Volkswirtschaftler Volkswirt
An expert in economics, especially one who studies economic data and extracts higher-level information or proposes theories.

economize /iˈkɑnəmaɪz/ /iˈkɒnəmaɪz/ v
einsparen ökonomisieren
(intransitive) To practice being economical (by using things sparingly or in moderation, and by avoiding waste or extravagance).

economy /iːˈkɑ.nə.mi/ /iːˈkɒn.ə.mi/ /əˈkɑ.nə.mi/ /ɪˈkɑ.nə.mi/ economies n
Binnenwirtschaft
Wirtschaft Ökonomie
(obsolete) System of management; general regulation and disposition of the affairs of a state or nation, or of any department of government.
Frugal use of resources.
The system of production and distribution and consumption. The overall measure of a currency system; as the national economy.

ecophysiology ecophysiologies n
Ökophysiologie

ecosophy ecosophies n
Ökosophie

ecosystem /ˈikoʊˌsɪstəm/ /ˈiːkəʊˌsɪstəm/ ecosystems n
Ökosystem
A system formed by an ecological community and its environment that functions as a unit.

ecoterrorism n
Ökoterrorismus
Terrorism with an ecological motive, such as attacks against corporations perceived to be harming the natural environment.

ecoterrorist ecoterrorists n
Ökoterrorist
One who engages in ecoterrorism.

ecotone /ˈiːkətəʊn/ ecotones n
Ökoton
A transition area between two adjacent ecological communities (ecosystems).

ecotourism /ˌikoʊˈtʊɹɪzəm/ /ˌiːkəʊˈtʊəɹɪz(ə)m/ /ˌɛkoʊˈtʊɹɪzəm/ ecotourisms n
Ökotourismus
Responsible (sustainable#Adjective) travel to natural areas supporting the fauna, flora, and local economy.

ecotype ecotypes n
Ökotyp
(ecology) A phenotype that is adapted to a specific environment.

ecstasy /ˈɛk.stə.si/ ecstasies n
Ekstase
Intense pleasure.
A state of emotion so intense that a person is carried beyond rational thought and self-control.
A trance, frenzy, or rapture associated with mystic or prophetic exaltation.
Ecstasy Pillen Teile
(slang) The drug MDMA, a synthetic entactogen of the methylenedioxyphenethylamine family, especially in a tablet form.

ecstatic /ɛkˈstætɪk/ more ecstatic most ecstatic adj
ekstatisch
Feeling or characterized by ecstasy.
Extremely happy.

ecto- /ɛktoʊ-/ prefix
ekto-

ectoderm ectoderms n
Ektoderm
(biology) Outermost of the three tissue layers in the embryo of a metazoan animal. Through development, it will produce the epidermis (skin) and nervous system of the adult.

ectoparasite /ˌɛktə(ʊ)ˈpæɹəˌsaɪt/ /ˌɛktəˈpɛɹəˌsaɪt/ ectoparasites n
Ektoparasit
A parasite that lives on the surface of a host organism; such as the Demodex mite, which lives in human hair and eyelashes.

ectopic pregnancy ectopic pregnancies n
Eileiterschwangerschaft
A pregnancy in which the fertilized ovum is implanted in any tissue other than the uterine wall.

ectoplasm /ˈɛktəˌplæzəm/ ectoplasms n
Ektoplasma
(parapsychology) A visible substance believed to emanate from the body of a spiritualistic medium during communication with the dead.
(parapsychology) An immaterial or ethereal substance, especially the transparent corporeal presence of a spirit or ghost.
(cytology) The outer granule-free layer of cytoplasm.

ectoplasmic more ectoplasmic most ectoplasmic adj
ektoplasmisch
(parapsychology, or, cytology) Relating to, or having the properties or appearance of, ectoplasm.

ectoplastic adj
ektoplastisch

ectothermic adj
kaltblütig wechselwarm poikiloterm
(zoology) Of or relating to an ectotherm; having a body temperature that varies depending on the outside temperature.

ectropic adj
ektropisch
Relating to ectropy.

ecumenical /ˌiːk.jʊˈmɛ.nɪ.kəl/ /ˌɛk.jʊˈmɛ.nɪ.kəl/ more ecumenical most ecumenical adj
ökumenisch
(ecclesiastical) Pertaining to the universal Church, representing the entire Christian world; interdenominational; sometimes by extension, interreligious. [from 16th c.]
(rare) General, universal, worldwide. [from 17th c.]

ecumenical council ecumenical councils n
ökumenisches Konzil
(Christianity) A church council to which bishops from the entire world are invited, held by Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Christians to be infallible in its decisions on faith and morals when certain conditions are met.

ecumenism ecumenisms n
Ökumene Ökumenismus
(philosophy) Ecumenical doctrines and practices, especially as manifested in the ecumenical movement.

ecumenopolis /ˌɛkjuːmɛˈnɒpəlɪs/ ecumenopoleis ecumenopoli ecumenopolises n
Ökumenopolis
(chiefly, science fiction) A city spanning an entire planet or large moon.

eczema /ɪɡˈzi.mə/ /ˈɛk.səm.ə/ /ˈɛk.sɪm.ə/ /ˈɛks.mə/ /ˈɛɡ.zəm.ə/ /ˈɛɡ.zɪm.ə/ /ˈɛɡz.mə/ eczemas eczemata n
Ekzem
(biology, medicine) A non-contagious acute or chronic inflammation of the skin, characterized by redness, itching, and the outbreak of oozing vesicular lesions which become encrusted and scaly.

eczematous /ɪɡˈzɛmətəs/ more eczematous most eczematous adj
ekzematös
Of, pertaining to or afflicted with eczema

edamame /ˌɛdəˈmɑːmeɪ/ edamames n
Edamame
Fresh green soybeans boiled as a vegetable.

edaphic adj
edaphisch
(geography) Relating to, or determined by, conditions of the soil, especially as it relates to biological systems.

eddy /ˈɛd.i/ eddies n
Wirbel
A current of air or water running back, or in an opposite direction to the main current.

eddy current eddy currents n
Wirbelstrom
(physics) An induced electric current formed within the body of a conductor when it is exposed to a time varying magnetic field; utilized in induction heating and in some braking and damping systems.

edelweiss edelweisses n
Edelweiß
A European perennial alpine plant (Leontopodium alpinum), with downy leaves and small white flower heads in a dense cluster.

edema /ɪˈdiː.mə/ edemas edemata n
Ödem
(American spelling, pathology) An excessive accumulation of serum in tissue spaces or a body cavity.

edge /ɛd͡ʒ/ edges n
Kante Rand Seite
(geometry) A one-dimensional face of a polytope. In particular, the joining line between two vertices of a polygon; the place where two faces of a polyhedron meet.
Vorsprung
An advantage.
Schneide Klinge
(also, _, figuratively) The thin cutting side of the blade of an instrument, such as an ax, knife, sword, or scythe; that which cuts as an edge does, or wounds deeply, etc.

edge /ɛd͡ʒ/ v
schieben verschieben
(figurative) To make sharp or keen; to incite; to exasperate; to goad; to urge or egg on.

edgeways adv
hochkant
With the edge uppermost.

edginess edginesses n
Angespanntheit Nervosität
The state of being edgy.

edgy /ˈɛd͡ʒi/ edgier edgiest adj
angespannt nervös
grenzwertig
(entertainment, advertising) On the edge between acceptable and offensive; pushing the boundaries of good taste; risqué.

edibility edibilities n
Essbarkeit
suitability for use as food

edible /ˈedɪbəl/ /ˈɛdəbəl/ /ˈɛdɪbəl/ [ˈedɪbɫ̩] [ˈɛdəbɫ̩] [ˈɛdɪbɫ̩] more edible most edible adj
essbar eßbar
Capable of being eaten without harm; suitable for consumption; innocuous to humans.

edible crab edible crabs n
Taschenkrebs
Cancer pagurus; a species of robust crab of a reddish-brown color found in the North Sea, North Atlantic Ocean, and perhaps in the Mediterranean Sea.

edible dormouse edible dormice n
Siebenschläfer
The European dormouse, Glis glis, especially when considered as a food

edict /ˈiː.dɪkt/ edicts n
Edikt
A proclamation of law or other authoritative command.

edification /ˌɛdɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ edifications n
Erbauung Bauwerk Gebäude
The act of edifying, or the state of being edified or improved; a building process, especially morally, emotionally, or spiritually
Bauwerk Gebäude
(archaic) A building or edifice.

edifice /ˈɛd.ɪ.fɪs/ edifices n
Gebäude Bauwerk
A building; a structure; an architectural fabric, especially a large and spectacular one.
Gedankengebäude Lehrgebäude
An abstract structure; a school of thought.

edify /ˈɛdɪfaɪ/ v
bestärken edifizieren erbauen
(transitive) To instruct or improve morally or intellectually.

edit /ˈɛdɪt/ [ˈɛɾɪʔt̚] edits n
Bearbeitung Änderung
(computing) A change in the text of a file, a website or the code of software.

edit /ˈɛdɪt/ [ˈɛɾɪʔt̚] v
bearbeiten editieren redigieren
To change a text, or a document.
herausgeben
(transitive) To be the editor of a publication.

edit conflict edit conflicts n
Bearbeitungskonflikt
(computing) An instance of two people trying to edit the same file or document simultaneously.

edit war edit wars n
Bearbeitungskrieg Edit-War
(WMF) A dispute over the content of a page on a wiki or other editable work where opposing editors continually change the page without discussion.

editability n
Editierbarkeit

editable adj
editierbar
Capable of being edited.

editing /ˈɛdɪtɪŋ/ editings n
Bearbeitung
An act or instance of something being edited.

editio princeps editiones principes n
Erstdruck
(humanities, printing) The first printed edition of a work previously only published in manuscript form.

edition /əˈdɪʃən/ /ɪˈdɪʃən/ [ɪˈdɪʃ.n̩] editions n
Ausgabe
(publishing) A written work edited and published, as by a certain editor or in a certain manner, or at a certain time.
Ausgabe Auflage
The whole number of copies of a work printed and published at one time.

editor /ˈɛ.ɾɪ.tɚ/ /ˈɛd.ɪ.tə/ [ˈɛˑ.ɾɪ.tɚ] [ˈɛˑ.ɾɪ.ɾɚ] editors n
Redakteur Herausgeber Editor Redaktor Schriftleiter
A person who edits or makes changes to documents.
A person who edited a specific document.
Redakteur Redakteurin
A person at a newspaper, publisher or similar institution who edits stories and/or decides which ones to publish.
Editor Texteditor
(computing) A program for creating and making changes to files, especially text files.

editor in chief editors in chief n
Chefredakteur Chefredakteurin
The highest ranking editor on an editorial staff.

editorial /ˌɛdɪˈtɔɹiəl/ /ˌɛdɪˈtɔːɹɪəl/ adj
redaktionell editorisch
Of or relating to an editor, editing or an editorial.

editorial /ˌɛdɪˈtɔɹiəl/ /ˌɛdɪˈtɔːɹɪəl/ editorials n
Leitartikel
An article in a publication giving the opinion of its editors on a given topic or current event.

educate /ˈed͡ʒ.ɘˌkæet/ /ˈɛd.jʊˌkeɪt/ /ˈɛd͡ʒ.əˌkeɪt/ /ˈɛd͡ʒ.ʊˌkeɪt/ v
erziehen ausbilden
(transitive) To instruct or train.

educated /ˈɛdjuːkeɪtɪd/ /ˈɛdʒəkeɪtɪd/ /ˈɛd͡ʒəkeɪɾɪd/ more educated most educated adj
ausgebildet gebildet
Having attained a level of higher education, such as a college degree.

educated guess educated guesses n
fundierte Vermutung
A well-informed guess or estimate based on experience or theoretical knowledge.

educatee educatees n
Schüler
Someone who is being educated.

education /ˌɛd.jʊˈkeɪ.ʃən/ /ˌɛd͡ʒ.əˈkeɪ.ʃən/ /ˌɛd͡ʒ.ʊˈkeɪ.ʃən/ educations n
Ausbildung Unterricht Erziehung Schulung
(uncountable) The process of imparting knowledge, skill and judgment.
Bildung Höflichkeit Aufklärung Schulung
(countable) Facts, skills and ideas that have been learned, especially through formal instruction.

educational /ˌɛdjʊˈkeɪʃənəl/ /ˌɛd͡ʒəˈkeɪʃənəl/ /ˌɛd͡ʒʊˈkeɪʃənəl/ more educational most educational adj
Bildungs- edukativ pädagogisch
Of, or relating to education.
lehrreich
Instructive, or helping to educate.

educational institution educational institutions n
Bildungseinrichtung
A place where people of different ages gain an education, including preschools, childcare, elementary schools, and universities.

educational psychology n
Erziehungspsychologie

educator /ˈɛdjʊkeɪtə/ /ˈɛdʒʊkeɪtə/ /ˈɛd͡ʒəkeɪtɚ/ educators n
Erzieher Erzieherin
A person distinguished for their educational work, a teacher.

eejit /ˈiːd͡ʒɪt/ [ˈiːd͡ʒɪθ͇] eejits n
Blödmann Idiot Trottel
(Ireland, Scotland, pejorative) An idiot; a fool; an imbecile.

eel /iːl/ eels n
Aal Aalartige
Any freshwater or marine fish of the order Anguilliformes, which are elongated and resemble snakes.

eeler eelers n
Aalfischer Aalfischerin Aalfänger Aalfängerin
A fisherman who catches eels.

eelgrass eelgrasses n
Gewöhnliches Seegras

eellike more eellike most eellike adj
aalartig

eelpot eelpots n
Aalkorb Aalreuse
eel trap

eelpout eelpouts n
Aalmutter Bartfisch
Any fish of the family Zoarcidae.

eelskin eelskins n
Aalhaut
the skin of a hagfish

eelspear eelspears n
Aalspeer
A spear with barbed forks for spearing eels.

eelworm eelworms n
Älchen
A nematode, or roundworm, especially any that resemble small eels and feed on plants.

eely /ˈiːli/ eelier eeliest adj
aalglatt
Resembling an eel: long, thin and slippery.

eeny, meeny, miny, moe n
ene mene miste ene mene mu
(playground games) A method of choosing between two or more people or things, used by children. A child points to each item in turn (or alternately), while saying a rhyme starting "Eeny, meeny, miney, moe", moving to the next item after each quarter-line (i.e. each word or pair of syllables). The item pointed to on the last word of the rhyme is the one chosen.

eerie /ˈɪəɹi/ /ˈɪɹi/ eeries n
unheimlich
Alternative form of eyrie
An eerie creature or thing.

efface /əˈfeɪs/ /ɪˈfeɪs/ v
unkenntlich machen unlesbar machen verwischen
(transitive) To erase (as anything impressed or inscribed upon a surface); to render illegible or indiscernible.
auslöschen ausradieren zum Verschwinden bringen
(transitive) To cause to disappear as if by rubbing out or striking out.

effect /iˈfɛkt/ /əˈfɛkt/ /ɪˈfekt/ /ɪˈfɛkt/ effects n
Effekt Eindruck
Impression left on the mind; sensation produced.
(filmology, computer graphics, demoscene) An illusion produced by technical means (as in "special effect")
Gültigkeit Kraft Wirksamkeit
(uncountable) The state of being binding and enforceable, as in a rule, policy, or law.
Effekt Wirkung Auswirkung
(sound engineering) An alteration, or device for producing an alteration, in sound after it has been produced by an instrument.
Effekt
(physics, psychology, etc.) A scientific phenomenon, usually named after its discoverer.
Effekten Siebensachen persönliche Gegenstände
(usually, in the plural) Belongings, usually as personal effects.

effect /iˈfɛkt/ /əˈfɛkt/ /ɪˈfekt/ /ɪˈfɛkt/ v
bewirken veranlassen
(transitive) To make or bring about; to implement.

effect size effect sizes n
Effektstärke
(statistics) A measure of the strength or magnitude of the effect of an independent variable on a dependent variable in an experiment or a quasi-experiment.

effective /əˈfɛktɪv/ /ɪˈfɛktɪv/ more effective most effective adj
wirksam effektiv
Having the power to produce a required effect or effects.
Producing a decided or decisive effect.
wirkungsvoll effektiv
Efficient, serviceable, or operative, available for useful work.
wirksam in Kraft
Actually in effect.

effectively /ɪˈfɛktɪvli/ more effectively most effectively adv
effektiv wirksam
In an efficient or effective manner; with powerful effect.
tatsächlich
Essentially, in effect, for all practical purposes.

effectiveness /əˈfɛk.tɪv.nəs/ /ɪˈfɛk.tɪv.nɪs/ effectivenesses n
Effektivität Wirksamkeit Wirkungsfähigkeit
The property of being effective, of achieving results.
Durchsetzungsfähigkeit Durchsetzungsvermögen
The capacity or potential for achieving results.
Wirksamkeit Wirkungsgrad
The degree to which something achieves results.

effectivity effectivities n
Effektivität
(uncountable) The ability or power to be effective.

effeminacy effeminacies n
Verweiblichung Weichlichkeit
The quality of being effeminate.

effeminate /ɪˈfɛmɪneɪt/ /ɪˈfɛmɪnət/ more effeminate most effeminate adj
weibisch verweichlicht verweiblicht effeminiert tuntig
(often, derogatory, of a man or boy) Exhibiting behaviour or mannerisms considered typical of a female; unmasculine.

effendi /ɛˈfɛndi/ effendis n
Efendi Effendi
An educated or well-respected man in an eastern Mediterranean or Arab country; often used as a title of respect or courtesy in Turkey or a former Ottoman territory.

efferent /ˈɛ.fə.rənt/ /ˈɛ.fɜː.ənt/ adj
ableitend efferent herausführend
Carrying away from.

effervescence /ˌɛfə(ɹ)ˈvɛsəns/ effervescences n
Sprudeln
The escape of gas from solution in a liquid, especially the escape of carbon dioxide from a carbonated drink.

effervescent /ˌɛfəˈvɛsənt/ /ˌɛfɚˈvɛsənt/ more effervescent most effervescent adj
brausend sprudelnd
(of a liquid) Giving off bubbles; fizzy.
spritzig überschäumend
(figurative) Vivacious and enthusiastic.

effete /ɪˈfit/ /ɪˈfiːt/ more effete most effete adj
dürftig entkräftet erschöpft kraftlos lahm lasch
Lacking strength or vitality; feeble, powerless, impotent.
dekadent effeminiert verweichlicht verwöhnt
Decadent, weak through self-indulgence.

efficacious /ˌef.əˈkæɪ.ʃəs/ /ˌɛf.əˈkeɪ.ʃəs/ /ˌɛf.ɪˈkeɪ.ʃəs/ more efficacious most efficacious adj
wirksam
(formal) Effective; possessing efficacy. [from 1520s]

efficacy /ˈɛf.ɪ.kə.si/ efficacies n
Wirksamkeit Wirkungsgrad Wirkfähigkeit Wirkungsfähigkeit Wirkungsvermögen Wirkvermögen
Degree of ability to produce a desired effect; effectiveness.

efficiency /ɪˈfɪʃn̩si/ efficiencies n
Effizienz Wirkungsgrad
The extent to which a resource is used for the intended purpose; the ratio of useful work to energy expended.
Einraumwohnung Einzimmerwohnung
(US) A one-room apartment.

efficient /əˈfɪʃənt/ /ɪˈfɪʃənt/ more efficient most efficient adj
effizient
making good, thorough, or careful use of resources; not consuming extra. Especially, making good use of time or energy

efficiently more efficiently most efficiently adv
effizient
In an efficient manner.

effigy /ˈɛfəd͡ʒi/ effigies n
Bildnis Abbild Karikatur Puppe Zerrbild
A dummy or other crude representation of a person, group or object that is hated.
Bildnis Konterfei
A likeness of a person.

effing /ˈɛfɪŋ/ adj
Mist- verflixt
(euphemistic, slang) .

effluvium /ɪˈfluːvi.əm/ effluvia effluviums n
Effluvium
A gaseous or vaporous emission, especially a foul-smelling one.

effort /ˈɛfət/ /ˈɛfɚt/ efforts n
Anstrengung Aufwand Bemühung
The work involved in performing an activity; exertion.

effortless adj
mühelos
Without effort.

effrontery /ɛˈfɹʌntəɹi/ /ɪˈfɹʌntəɹi/ effronteries n
Unverschämtheit Dreistigkeit Frechheit
(uncountable) Insolent and shameless audacity.

effulgent /ɛ-/ /ɪˈfʌldʒ(ə)nt/ /ɪˈfʌld͡ʒənt/ more effulgent most effulgent adj
strahlend glänzend
(literary, also, figuratively) Radiant, resplendent, shining.

effuse /ɪˈfjuːs/ /ɪˈfjuːz/ v
emittieren mitgeben
(transitive) To emit; to give off.
(intransitive) To pour out like a stream or freely; to cause to exude; to shed.

effusion effusions n
Ausfluss Erguss
A liquid outpouring.
(medicine) The seeping of fluid into a body cavity; the fluid itself.
Effusion
(chemistry, physics) Process of gases passing through a hole or holes considerably smaller than the mean free path of the gas molecules.
Ausbruch Erguss
(figurative, by extension) An outpouring of speech or emotion.

effusive /ɪˈfjuːsɪv/ more effusive most effusive adj
überschwänglich
Gushy; unrestrained, extravagant or excessive (in emotional expression).
vulkanisch Ausbruch Erguss Extrusiv- effusiv
(geology, of igneous rock) Extrusive; having solidified after being poured out as molten lava.

effusiveness effusivenesses n
Überschwänglichkeit
The state of being effusive.

egalitarian /ɪˌɡæl.ɪˈtɛə.ɹi.ən/ /ɪˌɡæl.ɪˈtɛɹ.i.ən/ more egalitarian most egalitarian adj
egalitär
Characterized by social equality and equal rights for all people.

egalitarian /ɪˌɡæl.ɪˈtɛə.ɹi.ən/ /ɪˌɡæl.ɪˈtɛɹ.i.ən/ egalitarians n
Egalitarist Egalitaristin
A person who accepts or promotes social equality and equal rights for all people.

egalitarianism egalitarianisms n
Egalitarismus
The political doctrine that holds that all people in a society should have equal rights from birth.

egestion /iːˈd͡ʒɛst͡ʃən/ egestions n
Egestion
The act or result of egesting

egg /eɪɡ/ /ɛɡ/ eggs n
Ei
(specifically, countable) The edible egg (sense 1.1) of a domestic fowl such as a duck, goose, or, especially, a chicken; (uncountable) the contents of such an egg or eggs used as food.
An approximately spherical or ellipsoidal body produced by birds, insects, reptiles, and other animals, housing the embryo within a membrane or shell during its development.
(countable) A thing which looks like or is shaped like an egg (sense 1.1).

egg /eɪɡ/ /ɛɡ/ v
anfeuern anstacheln antreiben
(transitive, obsolete, _, except in egg on) To encourage, incite, or urge (someone).

egg and spoon race egg and spoon races n
Eierlaufen
(chiefly, British, games) A race in which competitors must carry an egg on a small spoon and race to the finish line without dropping the egg.

egg cosy egg cosies n
Eierwärmer
A small cover made of wool or other material and designed to be placed over a boiled egg to keep it warm.

egg of Columbus eggs of Columbus n
Ei des Kolumbus
A brilliant idea or discovery that seems simple after the fact.

egg on v
anspitzen anstiften aufstacheln verleiten
(transitive, idiomatic) To encourage or coax a person to do something, especially something foolhardy or reckless.

egg on one's face n
Schamesröte im Gesicht
(informal) Embarrassment or humiliation; damage to one's reputation.

egg roll egg rolls n
Frühlingsrolle
A food made made by wrapping a combination of chopped vegetables, possibly meat, and sometimes noodles, in a sheet of dough, dipping the dough in egg or an egg wash, then deep frying it.

egg salad egg salads n
Eiersalat
A dish made primarily of chopped hard-boiled eggs and mayonnaise, often including other ingredients such as celery or mustard; it is frequently used as a sandwich spread.

egg spoon /ˌɛɡ ˈspun/ /ˌɛɡ ˈspuːn/ egg spoons n
Eierlöffel
A spoon, usually smaller than a teaspoon, which is used for eating a boiled egg from a hole made in the shell; the bowl of the spoon is shaped to make it easier to scoop out the contents of the eggshell.

egg timer egg timers n
Eieruhr
(by extension) A timer that can be set to sound an alarm after a certain amount of time; a kitchen timer.

egg tooth egg teeth n
Eizahn
(zoology) A small, sharp, cranial protuberance used by offspring to break or tear through the egg's surface during hatching.

egg topper egg toppers n
Eierköpfer Eierschalensollbruchstellenverursacher Eieröffner

egg whisk egg whisks n
Schneebesen
A whisk (kitchen utensil made of multiple loops of wire) used to beat eggs.

egg-shaped more egg-shaped most egg-shaped adj
eiförmig
Having the shape of an egg.

eggar /ˈɛɡə/ /ˈɛɡɚ/ eggars n
Glucke Wollraupenspinner
Any moth of the family Lasiocampidae.

eggcup eggcups n
Eierbecher
(British) A small dish used to support a boiled egg while it is eaten.

egghead eggheads n
Eierkopf Fliegenbeinzähler
(pejorative) A coldly out of personal touch intellectual.

eggnog /ˈɛɡ.nɑɡ/ /ˈɛɡ.nɒɡ/ /ˌɛɡˈnɒɡ/ eggnogs n
Eierkognak Eierpunsch
A beverage based on milk, eggs, sugar, and nutmeg; often made alcoholic with rum, brandy, or whisky; popular at Christmas.

eggplant /-plɑːnt/ /ˈɛɡ.plænt/ eggplants n
Aubergine Eierfrucht Eierpflanze Melanzani
(North America, Australia, New Zealand, Philippines) The plant Solanum melongena.
Aubergine Eierfrucht Melanzani
(North America, Australia, New Zealand, Philippines) The edible fruit of the Solanum melongena: an aubergine.

eggshell /ˈɛɡʃɛl/ eggshells n
Eierschale
The shell around an egg.
(color) A pale off-white colour, like that of the eggshell.

eggy /ˈɛɡi/ eggier eggiest adj
eiern eiähnlich
Of or relating to an egg or eggs.

eglantine eglantines n
Weinrose Zaunrose
A Eurasian rose (Rosa rubiginosa, syn. Rosa eglanteria), having prickly stems, fragrant leaves, pink flowers and red hips.

ego /ˈiɡoʊ/ /ˈiːɡəʊ/ /ˈɛɡəʊ/ egos n
Ich Ego
The self, especially with a sense of self-importance.

egoboost egoboosts n
Egoboost

egocentric more egocentric most egocentric adj
egozentrisch
Egotistical.

egocentric egocentrics n
Egozentriker
A person who is egocentric.

egocentricity egocentricities n
Egozentrizität
The quality of being egocentric.

egocentrism egocentrisms n
Egozentrismus
The constant following of one's egotistical desires to an extreme.

egoism egoisms n
Egoismus
The tendency to think selfishly with exclusive self-interest in mind.

egoist /ˈiːɡoʊ.ɪst/ egoists n
Egoist Egoistin
An advocate of egoism.
An egocentric or self-centered person.

egoistical more egoistical most egoistical adj
egoistisch
Caring about oneself and the gratification of one's own desires rather than others.

egomaniac /iɡoʊˈmeɪniæk/ egomaniacs n
Egomane Egomanin
A person obsessed with their own (supposed) importance.

egosyntonic more egosyntonic most egosyntonic adj
ich-synton

egotism egotisms n
Egotismus

egregious /əˈɡɹiː.d͡ʒi.əs/ /ɪˈɡɹiː.d͡ʒəs/ more egregious most egregious adj
außergewöhnlich unerhört ungeheuerlich
Conspicuous, exceptional, outstanding; usually in a negative sense.
entsetzlich unerhört ungeheuerlich
Outrageously bad; shocking.

egregore /ˈɛɡɹɪɡɔɹ/ egregores n
Egregor
(occult) An autonomous psychic entity that is composed of, and influences, the thoughts of a group of people.

egress /ˈiːɡɹɛs/ egresses n
Ausgang Austritt
The process of exiting or leaving.

egret /ˈi.ɡɹɪt/ egrets n
Reiher
Any of various wading birds of the genera Egretta or Ardea that includes herons, many of which are white or buff, and several of which develop fine plumes during the breeding season.

eh /e/ /eɪ/ /ɛ/ [ɛː] interjection
gell ne nicht wahr oder
(informal, chiefly, Canada, UK) Used as a tag question, to emphasise what goes before or to request that the listener express an opinion about what has been said.
ne nicht
(chiefly, Canada) An interjection used to ascertain the continued attention of an individual addressed by the speaker.

eider /ˈaɪdə/ /ˈaɪdɚ/ eiders n
Eiderente
Any of the species of the genera Polysticta or Somateria, in the seaduck subfamily Merginae, which line their nests with fine down (taken from their own bodies).

eiderdown eiderdowns n
Eiderdaune
(uncountable) The down of the eider duck, used for stuffing pillows and quilts.

eidetic /aɪˈdɛtɪk/ more eidetic most eidetic adj
eidetisch fotographisch
(neuroscience) Marked by or resulting from extraordinary ability to recall detailed and vivid mental images of visual images.

eigenbasis eigenbases n
Eigenbasis
(mathematics) A basis for a vector space consisting entirely of eigenvectors.

eigenbra eigenbras n
Eigenbra

eigenfunction eigenfunctions n
Eigenfunktion
(mathematics) A function \phi such that, for a given linear operator D, D\phi=\lambda\phi for some scalar \lambda (called an eigenvalue).

eigenproblem eigenproblems n
Eigenproblem

eigenspace eigenspaces n
Eigenraum
(linear algebra) The linear subspace consisting of all eigenvectors associated with a particular eigenvalue, together with the zero vector.

eigenspectrum eigenspectra n
Eigenspektrum

eigenvalue /ˈaɪɡənˌvæljuː/ eigenvalues n
Eigenwert
(linear algebra) A scalar, \lambda, such that there exists a non-zero vector x (a corresponding eigenvector) for which the image of x under a given linear operator \mathrm{A} is equal to the image of x under multiplication by \lambda; i.e. \mathrm{A} x = \lambda x.

eigenvector eigenvectors n
Eigenvektor
(linear algebra) A vector that is not rotated under a particular linear transformation; a left or right eigenvector depending on context; (more formally) given a linear transformation A, a vector x such that Ax=λx [or xA=λx] for some scalar λ (called the eigenvalue).

eight /eɪt/ eights n
Acht acht
The digit/figure 8.
(playing cards) Any of the four cards in a normal deck with the value eight.

eight /eɪt/ numeral
acht Acht
A numerical value equal to 8; the number occurring after seven and before nine.

eight hundred /ˈeɪt ˈhʌn.dɹəd/ /ˈeɪt ˈhʌn.dɹɪd/ numeral
achthundert
The cardinal number occurring after seven hundred ninety-nine and before eight hundred one, represented in Arabic numerals as 800.

eight o'clock n
acht Uhr zwanzig Uhr
(In both the 12-hour clock and the 24-hour clock) The start of the ninth hour of the day; 8:00 a.m. (08:00).

eight thousand n
achttausend
The cardinal number between seven thousand nine hundred and ninety nine and eight thousand and one.

eight-thousander eight-thousanders n
Achttausender
Any of the fourteen independent mountains on Earth, all located in Asia, that extend more than 8,000 metres (26,247 ft) above sea level.

eighteen /ˈeɪ(t).tin/ /ˈeɪ.tiːn/ /ˌeɪ(t)ˈtin/ /ˌeɪˈtiːn/ numeral
achtzehn
The cardinal number occurring after seventeen and before nineteen, represented in Roman numerals as XVIII and in Arabic numerals as 18.

eighteenth /ˌeɪˈtiːnθ/ adj
achtzehnte achtzehntes
The ordinal form of the number eighteen.

eighteenthly adv
achtzehntens
In the eighteenth place; eighteenth in a row.

eighth /eɪtθ/ /eɪθ/ adj
achte
The ordinal form of the number eight.

eighth /eɪtθ/ /eɪθ/ eighths n
Achte achte
The person or thing in the eighth position.
Achtel achte
One of eight equal parts of a whole.

eighth grade eighth grades n
achte Klasse
(US, education) The period in school that comes after seventh grade and before ninth grade.

eighthly adv
achtens
In the eighth place; eighth in a row.

eighties n
1980er Achtziger Achtzigerjahre achtziger Jahre neunzehnhundertachtziger Jahre
The decade of the 1880s, 1980s, etc.

eightieth /ˈeɪ.ti.əθ/ adj
achtzigste
The ordinal form of the number eighty.

eightieth /ˈeɪ.ti.əθ/ eightieths n
Achtzigste
The person or thing in the eightieth position.
Achtzigstel
One of eighty equal parts of a whole.

eighty /ˈeɪ.ti/ [ˈ(ʔ)eɪ̯ɾi] numeral
achtzig
The cardinal number occurring after seventy-nine and before eighty-one, represented in Roman numerals as LXXX and in Arabic numerals as 80.

eighty-eight numeral
achtundachtzig
Number between eighty-seven and eighty-nine; decimal 88
An abbreviation for 'Hugs and kisses' in amateur radio. Used especially in Morse code.

eighty-five numeral
fünfundachtzig
The cardinal number immediately following eighty-four and preceding eighty-six.

eighty-four numeral
vierundachtzig
The cardinal number immediately following eighty-three and preceding eighty-five.

eighty-nine numeral
neunundachtzig
The cardinal number immediately following eighty-eight and preceding ninety.

eighty-one numeral
einundachtzig
The cardinal number following eighty and preceding eighty-two.

eighty-seven numeral
siebenundachtzig
The cardinal number immediately following eighty-six and preceding eighty-eight.

eighty-six numeral
sechsundachtzig
The cardinal number immediately following eighty-five and preceding eighty-seven.

eighty-six v
abbestellen
(colloquial) To cancel an order for food.
von der Karte nehmen
(colloquial) To remove an item from the menu.
herunterreißen
(colloquial) To remove or eject, as a disruptive customer.
hinauswerfen
(colloquial) To throw out; to discard.

eighty-three numeral
dreiundachtzig
The cardinal number immediately following eighty-two and preceding eighty-four.

eighty-two numeral
zweiundachtzig
The cardinal number immediately following eighty-one and preceding eighty-three.

eightysomething eightysomethings n
Achtzigjährige Achtzigjähriger
(colloquial) A person between 80 and 89 years old.

einkorn wheat einkorn wheats n
Blicken Einkorn kleiner Spelz
A type of wheat, characterised by the presence of a single grain in each spikelet, that was cultivated in the Fertile Crescent and was one of the first grains to be domesticated; any subtype of said wheat, considered as a unit; in particular, the domesticated form.

einsteinium /aɪnˈstaɪni.əm/ n
Einsteinium
A transuranic chemical element (symbol Es) with atomic number 99: a soft, silvery, paramagnetic metal.

either /aɪ/ /eɪ/ /iː/ /ˈaɪ.ðə(ɹ)/ /ˈaɪ.ðɚ/ /ˈeɪ.ðə(ɹ)/ /ˈi.ðɚ/ /ˈiː.ðə(ɹ)/ adv
auch ebenfalls ebenso
(conjunctive, after a negative) As well.

either /aɪ/ /eɪ/ /iː/ /ˈaɪ.ðə(ɹ)/ /ˈaɪ.ðɚ/ /ˈeɪ.ðə(ɹ)/ /ˈi.ðɚ/ /ˈiː.ðə(ɹ)/ conjunction
entweder entweder ... oder
Introduces the first of two (or occasionally more) options or possibilities, the second (or last) of which is introduced by “or”.

either /aɪ/ /eɪ/ /iː/ /ˈaɪ.ðə(ɹ)/ /ˈaɪ.ðɚ/ /ˈeɪ.ðə(ɹ)/ /ˈi.ðɚ/ /ˈiː.ðə(ɹ)/ determiner
beide
Each of two; both. [from 9th c.]

either way adv
so oder so
Regardless of what happens (out of two possible situations).

either … or conjunction
entweder … oder

ejaculate /ɪˈdʒæk.jʊ.leɪt/ /ɪˈdʒæk.jʊ.lət/ /ɪˈd͡ʒæk.jə.leɪt/ /ɪˈd͡ʒæk.jə.lət/ ejaculates n
Ejakulat
Fluid or some other substance ejected or suddenly thrown from a duct or other body structure; specifically, semen or vaginal fluid ejected by a human being or other mammal during an ejaculation.

ejaculate /ɪˈdʒæk.jʊ.leɪt/ /ɪˈdʒæk.jʊ.lət/ /ɪˈd͡ʒæk.jə.leɪt/ /ɪˈd͡ʒæk.jə.lət/ v
ejakulieren
(transitive) To eject abruptly; to throw out suddenly and swiftly.
(biology, transitive) To eject or suddenly throw fluid or some other substance from a duct or other body structure.
(specifically, transitive, and, intransitive) Of a human being or other mammal: to forcibly eject from the urethra in response to sexual stimulation, in a male, semen; and, in a female, vaginal fluid.

ejaculation /iˌdʒækjuˈleɪʃən/ ejaculations n
Ejakulation Samenerguss
(specifically) A reflex in human beings and other mammals in response to sexual stimulation involving the forcible ejection from the urethra of, in males, semen; and, in females, vaginal fluid.

eject /ɪˈd͡ʒɛkt/ v
auswerfen ausweisen
(transitive) To compel (a person or persons) to leave.
katapultieren
(, usually, _, intransitive) To forcefully project oneself or another occupant from an aircraft (or, rarely, another type of vehicle), typically using an ejection seat or escape capsule.
ausstoßen
(transitive) To cause (something) to come out of a machine.

ejecta /əˈd͡ʒɛktə/ /ɪˈd͡ʒɛktə/ n
Ejecta
(geology) Material which has been ejected, especially from a volcano or an impact crater.

ejection seat ejection seats n
Schleudersitz
A seat in an aircraft which can be ejected from the cockpit and thus save the pilot's life when a crash is imminent.

eke out v
strecken aufbessern dazuverdienen hinzuverdienen
(transitive) To supplement.
abgewinnen abtrotzen ergattern erhaschen erringen herausholen
(transitive) To obtain with difficulty or effort.

ekphrasis /ˈɛkfɹəsɪs/ ekphrases n
Ekphrase Ekphrasis
(rhetoric) A clear, intense, self-contained argument or verbal description of an object, especially of an artwork.

ekranoplan ekranoplans n
Ekranoplan
(aviation, nautical) a ground-effect vehicle

elaborate /ɪˈlæbəɹeɪt/ /ɪˈlæbəɹət/ more elaborate most elaborate adj
ausführlich durchdacht
Complex, detailed, or sophisticated.

elaborate /ɪˈlæbəɹeɪt/ /ɪˈlæbəɹət/ v
ausarbeiten
(transitive) Тo develop in detail or complexity.
ausführen
(intransitive, sometimes followed by the prepositions on or upon) To expand/enlarge in detail.

eland /ˈiːlənd/ elands n
Elenantilope
A genus of large South African antelope (Taurotragus), valued both for its hide and flesh. [from late 18th c.]

elapse /ɪˈlæps/ v
vergehen verrinnen
(intransitive, of time) To pass or move by.

elastane n
Elastan Elasthan
Spandex, lycra.

elastic /iˈlæstɪk/ /əˈlæstɪk/ more elastic most elastic adj
elastisch dehnbar
Capable of stretching; particularly, capable of stretching so as to return to an original shape or size when force is released.

elastic /iˈlæstɪk/ /əˈlæstɪk/ elastics n
Gummiband
(uncountable) An elastic material used in clothing, particularly in waistbands and cuffs.

elastic band elastic bands n
Gummiring
A small, narrow loop of rubber or similar material used to hold items or body parts together.

elasticity /ɪ.læsˈtɪs.ɪ.ti/ elasticities n
Elastizität
(physics) The property by virtue of which a material deformed under load can regain its original dimensions when unloaded
The quality of being elastic.

elated more elated most elated adj
beschwingt ermutigt erregt
Extremely happy and excited; delighted; pleased, euphoric.

elation /iːˈleɪʃən/ /ɪˈleɪʃən/ elations n
freudige Erregung
Euphorie Hochgefühl
An exhilarating psychological state of pride and optimism.
Begeisterung Jubelstimmung
A feeling of joy and pride.

elative /ɪˈleɪtɪv/ elatives n
elativisch Elativ
In Semitic languages, the “adjective degree of superiority.” In some languages such as Arabic, the concepts of comparative and superlative degree of an adjective are merged into a single form, the elative. How this form is understood or translated depends upon context and definiteness. In the absence of comparison, the elative conveys the notion of “greatest”, “supreme.”
Elativ
(grammar) In Finno-Ugric languages, one of the locative cases, expressing “out of,” or “from” as in Finnish talosta, Hungarian házból (“out of the house”). Its opposite is the illative case (“into”). In Finnish, the case form is used also to express "out of" or "proximity" in a figurative sense which in English is often conveyed by the word "about".

elative case elative cases n
Elativ
(grammar) The case used to indicate movement out of something; for example, out of the house. Some languages that make use of the elative are Finnish, Hungarian, and Estonian.

elbaite elbaites n
Elbait
(mineral) A sodium-lithium-aluminium borosilicate mineral of the tourmaline group, prized as a gemstone.

elbow /ˈɛlboʊ/ /ˈɛlbəʊ/ [ˈɛɫboʊ] elbows n
Ellbogen Ellenbogen
(anatomy) The joint between the upper arm and the forearm.
Rohrbogen Ellbogen
(by extension) Any turn or bend like that of the elbow, in a wall, building, coastline, etc.; an angular or jointed part of any structure, such as the raised arm of a chair or sofa, or a short pipe fitting, turning at an angle or bent.
Ellbogenstoß
A hit with the elbow.

elbow /ˈɛlboʊ/ /ˈɛlbəʊ/ [ˈɛɫboʊ] v
ellbögeln mit dem Ellbogen stoßen
To push with the elbow or elbows; to forge ahead using the elbows to assist.

elbow grease n
Gelenkschmiere Spucke
(idiomatic) Effort or hard work, especially physical work involving repeated motion of the forearm, such as scrubbing.

elbow mentality elbow mentalities n
Ellbogenmentalität Ellenbogenmentalität
(idiomatic) An attitude characterized by self-interest and a willingness to prioritize personal benefit or ambition, often above the welfare of an organization or community; a willingness to elbow past others.

elbow room n
Ellbogenfreiheit
Room or space in which to move or maneuver.
Spielraum Bewegungsfreiheit Ellbogenfreiheit
(figurative) Freedom or leeway.

elder /ˈeldə/ /ˈɛldə/ /ˈɛldɚ/ adj
älter
older, greater than another in age or seniority.

elder /ˈeldə/ /ˈɛldə/ /ˈɛldɚ/ elders n
Älteste Ältester
A leader of a community, someone of great age or seniority.
Holunder Holder Holler Schwarzer Holunder
A small tree, Sambucus nigra, having white flowers in a cluster, and edible purple berries.
Senior Seniorin
(now, chiefly, US) An old person.
Ältere Älterer
One who is older than another.
Vorfahr Vorfahrin
One who lived at an earlier period; a predecessor.
Ältester
(US, Mormonism) One ordained to the lowest office in the Melchizedek priesthood.
Elder
(US, Mormonism) Male missionary.
(Mormonism, often capitalized) Title for a male missionary; title for a general authority.

elderberry /ˈɛldə(ɹ)ˌbɛɹi/ elderberries n
Holunderbeere
The small, edible, purplish-black fruit of this plant, used in cooking and to flavour drinks etc.

eldercare n
Altenpflege
Care for elderly people.

elderly /ˈɛldəli/ /ˈɛldɚli/ more elderly most elderly adj
bejahrt betagt älter
old; having lived for relatively many years.

elecampane /ˌɛləkæmˈpeɪn/ /ˌɛlɪkamˈpeɪn/ elecampanes n
Alant
A tall Eurasian herb, Inula helenium, whose roots have been used medicinally.

elect /i-/ /ə-/ /ɪˈlɛkt/ adj
gewählt
(postpositive) Who has been elected in a specified post, but has not yet entered office.

elect /i-/ /ə-/ /ɪˈlɛkt/ v
wählen entscheiden
(transitive) To choose or make a decision (to do something)
wählen
(transitive) To choose (a candidate) in an election

electability electabilities n
Wählbarkeit
The capability of a candidate to be elected.

electable more electable most electable adj
wählbar
able to be elected to office

election /əˈlɛkʃ(ə)n/ /ɪˈlɛkʃ(ə)n/ elections n
Wahl
A process of choosing a leader, members of parliament, councillors, or other representatives by popular vote.

election campaign election campaigns n
Wahlkampf Wahlkampagne

electioneering /ɪˌlɛk.ʃənˈɪə.ɹɪŋ/ n
Wahlwerbung
Campaigning for elective office on behalf of oneself or another candidate.

elective /ɪˈlɛktɪv/ more elective most elective adj
elektiv optional wählend
Of, or pertaining to voting or elections; involving a choice between options.

elective affinity elective affinities n
Wahlverwandtschaft

elector /iˈlɛktɚ/ /əˈlektə/ /əˈlɛktɔɹ/ /əˈlɛktɚ/ /ɪˈlektə/ /ɪˈlɛktə/ /ɪˈlɛktɚ/ electors n
Elektor Elektorin Wahlfrau Wahlmann
A member of an electoral college; specifically (US) an official selected by a state as a member of the Electoral College to elect the president and vice president of the United States.
Wähler Wahlberechtigter Stimmbürger Urnengänger
(politics) A person eligible to vote in an election; a member of an electorate, a voter.

electoral /ə.lɛkˈtoɹ.əl/ /əˈlek.tə.ɹəl/ /əˈlek.tɹəl/ /əˈlɛk.tɚ.əl/ /ɪ.lɛkˈtɔɹ.əl/ /ɪˈlɛk.tə.ɹəl/ /ɪˈlɛk.tɹəl/ adj
Wahl-
Of, or relating to elections.

electoral college electoral colleges n
Wahlkollegium Wahlmännerkollegium
(politics) A body of electors empowered to elect someone to a particular office, such as the Holy Roman Emperor or the President of the United States.

electoral district electoral districts n
Wahlkreis
(politics) A district represented by one or more elected officials.

electoral fraud n
Wahlbetrug Unzulässige Wahlbeeinflussung
(politics) Illegal interference with the process of an election, especially with the intent to stage a desired election outcome.

electorate /ɪˈlɛktəɹət/ /ɪˈlɛktɹət/ electorates n
Wählerschaft Stimmvolk Wähler
The collective people of a country, state, or electoral district who are entitled to vote.
Kurfürstentum
(historical) The office, or area of dominion, of an Elector; an electorship.

electress /ɪˈlɛktɹɪs/ electresses n
Stimmbürgerin Urnengängerin Wählerin
(rare, dated) A woman who can vote in an election. [from 17th c.]
Kurfürstin
(now, historical) The wife of a German elector, often used as a title. [from 17th c.]

electric /iˈlɛktɹɪk/ /əˈlɛktɹɪk/ /ɪˈlɛktɹɪk/ adj
elektrisch
Of, relating to, produced by, operated with, or utilising electricity; electrical.
elektrisch elektronisch
Of or relating to an electronic version of a musical instrument that has an acoustic equivalent.
elektrisierend
Being emotionally thrilling; electrifying.

electric /iˈlɛktɹɪk/ /əˈlɛktɹɪk/ /ɪˈlɛktɹɪk/ electrics n
Elektro-Auto
(rare, countable) An electric car.

electric Jew electric Jews n
Elektrojude

electric blanket electric blankets n
Heizdecke
A blanket with an integrated electrical heating device.

electric car electric cars n
Elektroauto Elektromobil E-Auto
A car that uses electric motors and motor controllers instead of an internal combustion engine, the power coming from rechargeable batteries.

electric catfish electric catfish electric catfishes n
Elektrischer Wels
Any catfish of the family Malapteruridae (order Siluriformes).

electric cello electric cellos n
E-Cello elektrisches Cello
A cello modified to be played either electrically or acoustically, usually possessing five strings.

electric chair electric chairs n
elektrischer Stuhl
A chair-like device used for performing execution by electrocution.

electric charge electric charges n
Ladung
elektrische Ladung
(physics) The static electric energy of a charged body.

electric circuit electric circuits n
Stromkreis
A path, or an interconnected group of paths (at least one of which is closed), capable of carrying an electric current.

electric current electric currents n
Strom elektrischer Strom
(electromagnetism) A net unidirectional movement of electrons, or other charge carriers, caused by a potential difference.
(electromagnetism) The net charge that passes through some cross-section of a conducting material (in one direction), per unit time, having the SI unit A (C/s).

electric discharge n
elektrische Entladung

electric eel electric eels n
Zitteraal
(narrowly) Electrophorus electricus, a species of fish resembling an eel (though not related) that is capable of generating powerful electric shocks.

electric fence electric fences n
Elektrozaun Kontaktzaun elektrischer Weidezaun
A fence containing metal wire through which an electric current is passed, as a deterrent which will shock people or animals trying to breach or climb the fence.

electric field electric fields n
elektrisches Feld
(electricity, physics) A region of space around a charged particle, or between two voltages, which exerts a force on charged objects in its vicinity.

electric fire electric fires n
Elektroofen
(UK, Ireland) A fire, stove or heater powered by electricity.

electric guitar /ə.ˈlɛk.tɹɪk ɡɪ.ˈtɑːɹ/ electric guitars n
Elektrogitarre E-Gitarre
A guitar which requires electronic amplification to produce sufficient sound.

electric harp electric harps n
Elektroharfe elektrische Harfe

electric ray electric rays n
Zitterrochen
Any of the group of rays of the order Torpedodiniformes, which can produce an electric discharge.

electric shock electric shocks n
Elektroschock Stromschlag elektrischer Schlag
The physical reaction or shock caused by the flow of electricity through the body.

electric vehicle electric vehicles n
E-Auto Elektroauto Elektrofahrzeug Elektromobil
A vehicle that uses an electric motor as the means of propulsion; most especially, an e-car or e-truck.

electric violin electric violins n
E-Geige elektrische Geige
A violin equipped with an electronic output of its sound.

electrical engineer electrical engineers n
Elektroingenieur

electrical engineering n
Elektrotechnik
the branch of engineering that deals with the technology of electricity, especially the design and application of circuitry and equipment for power generation and distribution, machine control, and communications

electrical tape electrical tapes n
Isolierband
A poorly conductive plastic tape used to insulate electrical wires.

electrician /iˌlɛkˈtɹɪʃən/ /əˌlɛkˈtɹɪʃən/ /ɪˌlɛkˈtɹɪʃ(ə)n/ /ɪˌlɛkˈtɹɪʃən/ /ˌiːlɛkˈtɹɪʃ(ə)n/ /ˌɛlɪkˈtɹɪʃ(ə)n/ electricians n
Elektriker Elektrikerin
A tradesperson who installs, repairs and maintains electrical wiring and equipment.

electricity /iˌlɛkˈtɹɪsɪti/ /əˌlɛkˈtɹɪsɪti/ /ɪˌlɛkˈtɹɪsɪti/ /ɪˌlɛkˈt͡ʃɹɪsɪti/ /ˌiːlɛkˈtɹɪsɪti/ /ˌɛlɪkˈtɹɪsɪti/ electricities n
Elektrizität
(physics) The study of electrical phenomena; the branch of science dealing with such phenomena. [from 18th c.]
Strom Elektrizität
Electric power/energy as used in homes etc., supplied by power stations or generators. [from 19th c.]

electricity meter electricity meters n
Stromzähler
A device that measures the consumption of electricity, normally in terms of watt-hours

electrification electrifications n
Elektrifizierung Elektrifikation Elektrisierung
The act of electrifying, or the state of being charged with electricity.

electrify /ɪˈlɛktɹɪfaɪ/ v
elektrifizieren elektrisieren
(transitive) To cause electricity to pass through; to affect by electricity; to give an electric shock to.

electro- prefix
elektro- Elektro-
and electrical.

electrocardiogram /əˌlɛktɹəˈkɑɹdi.əˌɡɹæm/ electrocardiograms n
Elektrokardiogramm EKG
(cardiology) The visual output that an electrocardiograph produces.

electrocardiography electrocardiographies n
Elektrokardiografie
the science of the preparation and diagnostic interpretation of electrocardiograms

electrochemical adj
elektrochemisch
(chemistry) Of, or relating to a chemical reaction brought about by electricity.
(chemistry) Of, or relating to electricity produced by a chemical reaction e.g. in a battery.

electrochemical series electrochemical series n
elektrochemische Spannungsreihe
(chemistry) A list of the metals in order of their electronegativity (and hence their reactivity).

electrochemiluminescence electrochemiluminescences n
Elektrochemilumineszenz

electrochemiluminescent more electrochemiluminescent most electrochemiluminescent adj
elektrochemilumineszent

electrochemist electrochemists n
Elektrochemiker Elektrochemikerin
A person who studies or is expert in electrochemistry.

electrochemistry n
Elektrochemie
(chemistry) The science of the chemistry associated with the flow of electricity, especially at the surface of an electrode.

electrocute /əˈlɛktɹəkjuːt/ /ɪˈlɛktɹəkjuːt/ v
auf dem elektrischen Stuhl hinrichten durch Stromschlag töten
(transitive) To execute by electric shock, often by means of an electric chair.

electrocution /ɪˌlɛktɹəˈkjuːʃən/ electrocutions n
Tod durch Stromschlag Tod infolge elektrischen Schlags
The accidental death or suicide by electric shock.
Hinrichtung auf dem elektrischen Stuhl
Deliberate execution by electric shock, usually involving an electric chair.
Elektroschock Stromschlag
(informal) A severe electric shock, whether fatal or not.

electrode /iˈlɛk.tɹəʊd/ /əˈlɛk.tɹəʊd/ electrodes n
Elektrode
The terminal through which electric current passes between metallic and nonmetallic parts of an electric circuit.

electrodynamic adj
elektrodynamisch
(physics) that involves the movement of electric charges

electrodynamics n
Elektrodynamik
(physics) The phenomena associated with moving electric charges, and their interaction with electric and magnetic fields; the study of these phenomena.

electroencephalography electroencephalographies n
Elektroenzephalografie
(neurology) The measurement and recording of electrical activity in the brain for diagnostic purposes.

electroflotation n
Elektroflotation
(chemistry, environmental engineering) Removal of pollutants from water through the electrolytic generation of bubbles which collect pollutants and carry them to the surface

electrogravimetry n
Elektrogravimetrie

electrokinesis n
Elektrokinese
(physics) The transport of particles or fluid by means of an electric field acting on a fluid which has a net mobile charge.

electroluminescence electroluminescences n
Elektrolumineszenz
(physics) The generation of light by the application of an alternating current to a semiconductor or phosphor, or by an electric discharge through a gas.

electrolysis /ɪlɛkˈtɹɒləsɪs/ electrolyses n
Elektrolyse
(chemistry) the chemical change produced by passing an electric current through a conducting solution or a molten salt.

electrolyte /ɪˈlɛk.tɹɵˌlaɪt/ electrolytes n
Elektrolyt
(chemistry) A substance that, in solution or when molten, ionizes and conducts electricity.
(physiology, medicine) Any of the various biometal ions (such as sodium or chloride) that regulate the electric charge on cells and the flow of water across their membranes, or (metonymically) such an ion's concentration in a bodily fluid, usually and especially blood#Noun, blood serum#Noun, or urine.

electrolytic /ɨˌlɛk.tɹɵˈlɪ.tɪk/ adj
elektrolytisch

electrolytic capacitor electrolytic capacitors n
Elektrolytkondensator Elko
(electronics) A capacitor that uses an electrolyte as one of its capacitative plates.

electromagnet electromagnets n
Elektromagnet
A magnet which attracts metals only when electrically activated

electromagnetic adj
elektromagnetisch
Relating to electromagnetism

electromagnetic induction electromagnetic inductions n
elektromagnetische Induktion
The production of an electrical potential difference in a conductor situated in a changing magnetic flux.

electromagnetic pulse electromagnetic pulses n
elektromagnetischer Impuls elektromagnetischer Puls
A short-duration burst of high-intensity electromagnetic radiation generated by a physical event, in particular by a large thermonuclear explosion in the atmosphere. The pulse causes a damaging surge of voltage within electrical and electronic systems.

electromagnetic radiation n
elektromagnetische Strahlung
Radiation (quantized as photons) consisting of oscillating electric and magnetic fields oriented perpendicularly to each other, moving through space.

electromagnetic spectrum electromagnetic spectra n
elektromagnetisches Spektrum
(physics) The entire range of wavelengths of all known electromagnetic radiations extending from gamma rays, to X-rays through visible light, infrared, to radio waves.

electromagnetic wave electromagnetic waves n
elektromagnetische Welle
(physics) Electromagnetic radiation, such as light and radio waves.

electromagnetism /ɪˌlɛk.tɹəʊˈmæɡ.nəˌtɪzm̩/ electromagnetisms n
Elektromagnetismus
A unified fundamental force that combines the aspects of electricity and magnetism and is one of the four fundamental forces. (technically it can be unified with weak nuclear to form electroweak) Its gauge boson is the photon.

electromechanical adj
elektromechanisch
Related to both electricity (or electronics) and mechanics.

electron /ɪˈlɛk.tɹɑn/ /ɪˈlɛk.tɹɒn/ electrons n
Elektron
(particle) The subatomic particle having a negative charge and orbiting the nucleus; the flow of electrons in a conductor constitutes electricity.

electron affinity electron affinities n
Elektronenaffinität

electron capture electron captures n
Elektroneneinfang

electron donor electron donors n
Elektronendonator

electron hole electron holes n
Defektelektron

electron microscope electron microscopes n
Elektronenmikroskop
Any of several forms of microscope that use a beam of electrons, rather than one of light, and thus has a much greater resolving power.

electron shell electron shells n
Atomhülle Elektronenhülle
(physics) The collective states of all electrons in an atom having the same principal quantum number (visualized as an orbit in which the electrons move).

electron volt electron volts n
Elektronenvolt Elektronvolt
(physics) A unit for measuring the energy of subatomic particles; the energy equal to that attained by an electron moving through a potential difference of one volt. Equivalent to 1.6022 x 10-19 joules.

electronegativity electronegativities n
Elektronegativität
(chemistry) The tendency, or a measure of the ability, of an atom or molecule to attract electrons when forming bonds.

electronic /əˌlɪkˈtɹɑ.nɪk/ /ɪˌlɛkˈtɹɑ.nɪk/ /ɪˌlɛkˈtɹɒn.ɪk/ /ˌi.lɛkˈtɹɑ.nɪk/ /ˌɛl.ɛkˈtɹɒn.ɪk/ /ˌɛl.ɪkˈtɹɒn.ɪk/ adj
elektronisch
(physics, chemistry) Of or pertaining to an electron or electrons.
Operating on the physical behavior of electrons, especially in semiconductors.
Generated by an electronic device.
Of or pertaining to the Internet.

electronic cigarette /ɪˌlɛkˈtʃɹɑːnɪk ˈsɪɡɚˌɛt/ electronic cigarettes n
elektronische Zigarette E-Zigarette elektrische Zigarette
A cylindrical battery-powered device that provides inhaled doses of nicotine by way of a vaporized solution.

electronic game electronic games n
elektronisches Spiel
(video games) A game played on an electronic device.

electronics /ˌiːlɛkˈtɹɒnɪks/ /ˌɛlɪkˈtɹɒnɪks/ electronics n
Elektronik
(physics) The study and use of electrical devices that operate by controlling the flow of electrons or other electrically charged particles or by converting the flow of charged particles to or from other forms of energy.
(in the plural) Devices which require the flow of electrons through conductors and semiconductors in order to perform their function; devices that operate on electrical power (battery or outlet)

electroplate v
galvanisieren
(transitive) To coat (an object) with a thin layer of metal using electrolysis

electrostatic adj
elektrostatisch
(electricity) of, relating to, or produced by electrostatics or static electricity

electrostatics n
Elektrostatik
(physics) the branch of physics that deals with static electricity; that is, with the force exerted by an unchanging electric field upon a charged object

electrotherapy electrotherapies n
Elektrotherapie
The use of electrical energy as a medical treatment.

electrum /ɪˈlɛktɹəm/ electrums n
Elektron
An alloy of gold and silver, used by the ancients; now specifically a natural alloy with between 20 and 50 per cent silver.

elegance /ˈɛl.ɪ.ɡəns/ elegances n
Eleganz
Grace, refinement, and beauty in movement, appearance, or manners.
Restraint and grace of style.

elegant /ˈɛl.ə.ɡənt/ more elegant most elegant adj
elegant schick
Characterised by or exhibiting elegance.

elegant tit elegant tits n
Panthermeise
Pardaliparus elegans, a small bird of the tit family Paridae, of the Philippines

elegiac /ˌɛləˈd͡ʒaɪæk/ /ˌɛləˈd͡ʒaɪək/ more elegiac most elegiac adj
elegisch
Of or relating to an elegy.

elegy /ˈɛlɪd͡ʒi/ elegies n
Elegie
A mournful or plaintive poem; a funeral song; a poem of lamentation. [from early 16th c.]

element /ˈɛləmənt/ elements n
Element
(chemistry) Any one of the simplest chemical substances that cannot be decomposed in a chemical reaction or by any chemical means and made up of atoms all having the same number of protons.
One of the simplest or essential parts or principles of which anything consists, or upon which the constitution or fundamental powers of anything are based.
(set theory) One of the objects in a set.
One of the four basic building blocks of matter in theories of ancient philosophers and alchemists: water, earth, fire, and air.
(legal) A required aspect or component of a cause of action. A deed is regarded as a violation of law only if each element can be proved.
(usually, in the plural) A basic, simple substance out of which something is made, raw material.
A small but present amount of a quality, a hint.
(in the plural only, with "the") Atmospheric forces such as strong winds and rains.
A place or state of being that an individual or object is best suited to.
A group of people within a larger group having a particular common characteristic.
(computing) One of the conceptual objects in a markup language, usually represented in text by tags.
Bauelement Element
A component in electrical equipment, often in the form of a coil, having a high resistance, thereby generating heat when a current is passed through it.

elementary /(ˌ)ɛlɪˈmɛnt(ə)ɹɪ/ /ˌɛlɪˈmɛnt(ə)ɹi/ more elementary most elementary adj
elementar
Relating to the basic, essential or fundamental part of something.

elementary charge elementary charges n
Elementarladung
(physics) The electric charge on a single proton or electron

elementary particle elementary particles n
Elementarteilchen
(physics) A fundamental particle; any of the subatomic particles that do not consist of other, smaller particles; the gauge bosons, leptons and quarks.

elephant /el.e.fant/ /ˈɛləfənt/ /ˈɛlɪf(ə)nt/ elephants n
Elefant Elefantin Elefantenbulle Elefantenkalb Elefantenkuh
A mammal of the order Proboscidea, having a trunk, and two large ivory tusks jutting from the upper jaw.

elephant bird elephant birds n
Elefantenvogel
Any of the very large extinct flightless birds that make up the genera Aepyornis and Mullerornis within family Aepyornithidae, and lived in Madagascar until the 17th or 18th century; especially †Aepyornis maximus.

elephant garlic n
Elefantenknoblauch Riesenknoblauch

elephant in the room elephants in the room n
Elefant im Raum
(idiomatic) A problem or difficult issue that is very obvious, but is ignored for the convenience or comfort of those involved.

elephant race elephant races n
Elefantenrennen
a situation in which one truck tries to overtake another at a slightly higher speed, blocking the road for passenger car drivers behind

elephant seal elephant seals n
See-Elefant
Large marine mammals of the genus Mirounga, the largest of the pinnipeds.

elephant shrew elephant shrews n
Rüsselspringer
Any of several small, insectivorous long-nosed mammals, of the family Macroscelididae, native to Africa, thought to be more closely related elephants than to true shrews.

elephantiasis /ˌɛlɪfənˈtaɪəsɪs/ elephantiases n
Elefantenkrankheit
(pathology) A complication of chronic filariasis, in which nematode worms block the lymphatic vessels, usually in the legs or scrotum, causing extreme enlargement of the infected area.
(pathology, obsolete) Synonym of leprosy.

elephantine /ɛl.əˈfæn.taɪn/ /ɛl.əˈfæn.tin/ /ˈɛl.ə.fən.taɪn/ /ˈɛl.ə.fən.tin/ more elephantine most elephantine adj
elefantös
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of elephants.
Very large.

elephantry /ˈɛlə-/ /ˈɛlɪfəntɹi/ elephantries n
Elefantenreiterei
(military, historical) That branch of an army that uses elephants.

elevate /ˈɛləveɪt/ v
erhöhen anheben
(transitive) To raise (something) to a higher position.
erhöhen
(transitive) To increase the intensity or degree of (something).

elevated /ˈɛl.əˌveɪ.ɾəd/ /ˈɛl.əˌveɪ.ɾɪd/ more elevated most elevated adj
gehoben
Raised, usually above ground level.
(linguistics) Of a higher register or style.

elevated railway elevated railways n
Hochbahn
(rail transport) a rapid transit railway with tracks above street level on a viaduct or other elevated structure

elevation /ˌɛlɪˈveɪʃən/ elevations n
Anheben Anhebung Emporhebung Erheben Erhöhen Erhöhung
The act of raising from a lower place, condition, or quality to a higher; said of material things, persons, the mind, the voice, etc.
Erhebung
The condition of being or feeling elevated; heightened; exaltation.
Anhöhe Erhöhung Erhebung Hebung Höhe
That which is raised up or elevated; an elevated place or station.
Höhe Höhenwinkel
(astronomy) The distance of a celestial object above the horizon, or the arc of a vertical circle intercepted between it and the horizon; altitude.
Anheben Anhebung Elevation Emporhebung Erheben Erhöhen
The movement of the axis of a piece in a vertical plane; also, the angle of elevation, that is, the angle between the axis of the piece and the line of sight; distinguished from direction.
Ansicht Aufriss Profil
(architecture) A geometrical projection of a building, or other object, on a plane perpendicular to the horizon; orthographic projection on a vertical plane; called by the ancients the orthography.

elevator /ˈɛl.ə.veɪ.tɚ/ /ˈɛləveɪtə/ elevators n
Höhenruder
(aeronautics) A control surface of an aircraft responsible for controlling the pitching motion of the machine.

elevator music n
Fahrstuhlmusik
(US, Canada) Bland, inoffensive music played as a background in elevators and businesses (such as offices and shopping malls).

eleven /iˈlɛvən/ /əˈlɛv.ən/ /ɪˈlɛvən/ [ɪˈlɛbm̩] numeral
elf
The cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve. Represented as 11 in Arabic digits.

eleven hundred numeral
eintausendeinhundert elfhundert tausendeinhundert tausendhundert
one thousand one hundred.

eleven o'clock n
elf Uhr
(In both the 12-hour clock and the 24-hour clock) The start of the twelfth hour of the day; 11:00 a.m. (11:00).

elevenie elevenies n
Elfchen

eleventh /iˈlɛv.ənθ/ /əˈlɛv.ənθ/ /ɪˈlɛv.ənθ/ adj
elfte elfter
The ordinal form of the number eleven.

eleventh grade eleventh grades n
elfte Klasse

eleventhly adv
elftens
In the eleventh place; eleventh in a row.

elf /ɛlf/ elfs elves n
Elf Elb Alb Alp Elbe Elbin
Any from a race of mythical, supernatural beings resembling but seen as distinct from human beings. They are usually delicate-featured and skilled in magic or spellcrafting; sometimes depicted as clashing with dwarves, especially in modern fantasy literature.

elfin wood elfin woods n
Krummholz
a collection of trees that survives on poor soil above the tree line, often covered by snow; krummholz

elfinwood elfinwoods n
Krumholz
krummholz

elflock elflocks n
Weichselzopf
(now, _, rare) A lock of hair that is tangled.

elicit /ɪˈlɪsɪt/ v
hervorrufen auslösen erzeugen hervorlocken
To evoke, educe (emotions, feelings, responses, etc.); to generate, obtain, or provoke as a response or answer.
enthüllen entlocken herauslocken hervorzaubern zum Vorschein bringen
To draw out, bring out, bring forth (something latent); to obtain information from someone or something.
schließen schlussfolgern
To use logic to arrive at truth; to derive by reason

elide /ɪˈlaɪd/ v
auslassen weglassen
To leave out or omit (something).
verbinden vereinigen verschmelzen
To conflate; to smear together; to blur the distinction between.

eligibility eligibilities n
Berechtigung Eignung Geeignetheit Geeignetsein Tauglichkeit Zulassungsfähigkeit
The state, quality, or the fact of being eligible.

eligible /ˈel.ə.d͡ʒə.bəl/ /ˈɛl.ə.d͡ʒə.bəl/ /ˈɛl.ɪ.d͡ʒə.bəl/ more eligible most eligible adj
berechtigt geeignet infrage kommend zulassungsfähig zulässig
Allowed to and meeting the necessary conditions required to participate in or be chosen for something
begehrt heiratswürdig
Worthy of being chosen (for marriage).

eligible /ˈel.ə.d͡ʒə.bəl/ /ˈɛl.ə.d͡ʒə.bəl/ /ˈɛl.ɪ.d͡ʒə.bəl/ eligibles n
Berechtigte
One who is eligible.

eliminate /iˈlɪm.ə.neɪt/ /iˈlɪm.ɪ.neɪt/ /əˈlɪm.ə.neɪt/ /əˈlɪm.ə.næɪt/ /ɪˈlɪm.ə.neɪt/ /ɪˈlɪm.ɪ.neɪt/ v
eliminieren zerstören
(transitive) To completely remove, get rid of, put an end to.
beseitigen eliminieren umbringen
(transitive, slang) To kill (a person or animal).

elimination /ɪlɪmɪˈneɪʃ(ə)n/ eliminations n
Elimination Beseitigung
The act of eliminating, expelling or throwing off.
Elimination
(mathematics) The act of causing a quantity to disappear from an equation; especially, in the operation of deducing from several equations containing several unknown quantities a less number of equations containing a less number of unknown quantities.

elimination diet elimination diets n
Ausschlussdiät Eliminationsdiät
(medicine) A diagnostic procedure used to identify foods that an individual cannot consume without adverse effects.

elision /ɪˈlɪz.j(ə)n̩/ /ɪˈlɪʒ.(ə)n̩/ elisions n
(bewusste) Auslassung (bewusste) Weglassung
The deliberate omission of something.
Elision
(linguistics) The omission of a letter or syllable between two words or inside a word; sometimes marked with an apostrophe.

elite /eɪˈlit/ /iˈlit/ /əˈlit/ /əˈliːt/ /ɛˈliːt/ /ɪˈlit/ /ɪˈliːt/ [əˈlɪit] [ɪˈlɪit] eliter elitest more elite most elite adj
Auslese- Elite- Eliten- elitär
Of high birth or social position; aristocratic or patrician.

elite /eɪˈlit/ /iˈlit/ /əˈlit/ /əˈliːt/ /ɛˈliːt/ /ɪˈlit/ /ɪˈliːt/ [əˈlɪit] [ɪˈlɪit] elites n
Elite Oberschicht Spitzengruppe Auslese Führungsschicht Spitze
A special group or social class of people which have a superior intellectual, social or economic status as, the elite of society.
Elite
Someone who is among the best at a certain task.

elitism /eɪˈliːtɪzəm/ /ɪˈliːtɪzəm/ elitisms n
Elitarismus
The belief that a society or system should be run by an elite.

elitist more elitist most elitist adj
elitär elitistisch
Of or relating to elitism.

elitist elitists n
Elitist Elitistin
(usually, derogatory) Someone who believes in or is perceived as believing in rule by an elite group.

elixir /-ɪə(ɹ)/ /ə-/ /ɪˈlɪksə(ɹ)/ elixirs n
Elixier
(alchemy) A liquid which converts lead to gold.
Elixier Heilmittel Zaubertrunk
(alchemy) A substance or liquid which is believed to cure all ills and give eternal life.
Elixier Heilmittel
(pharmacy) A sweet flavored liquid (usually containing a small amount of alcohol) used in compounding medicines to be taken by mouth in order to mask an unpleasant taste.

elixir of life elixirs of life n
Lebenselixier
(alchemy) A substance which when drunk brings immortality: eternal life, eternal youth

ell /ˈɛl/ ells n
Elle
(historical) A measure of length. An English ell was 1¼ yards (45 inches or 114 cm), a Scottish ell was about 37 inches (94 cm), a Flemish ell was ¾ yard (27 inches or 69 cm), while certain European ells were less than 50 cm.

ellipse /iˈlɪps/ /əˈlɪps/ /ɪˈlɪps/ ellipses n
Ellipse
(geometry) A closed curve, the locus of a point such that the sum of the distances from that point to two other fixed points (called the foci of the ellipse) is constant; equivalently, the conic section that is the intersection of a cone with a plane that does not intersect the base of the cone.

ellipsis /ɪˈlɪpsɪs/ ellipses n
Auslassungspunkte Ellipse
(typography, mathematics) A mark consisting of (in English) three periods, historically or more formally with spaces in between, before, and after them, " . . . ", or, more recently, a single character, "…", used to indicate that words have been omitted in a text or that they are missing or illegible, or (in mathematics) that a pattern continues (e.g., 1, ..., 4 means 1, 2, 3, 4).
Ellipse Auslassungspunkte
(grammar, rhetoric) The omission of a word or phrase that can be inferred from the context.

ellipsoid /iˈlɪp.sɔɪd/ /əˈlɪp.soɪd/ /əˈlɪp.sɔɪd/ /ɪˈlɪp.soɪd/ /ɪˈlɪp.sɔɪd/ ellipsoids n
Ellipsoid Ellipsoide
(mathematics, geometry) A surface, all of whose cross sections are elliptic or circular (including the sphere), that generalises the ellipse and in Cartesian coordinates (x, y, z) is a quadric with equation x2/a2 + y2/b2 + z2/c2 = 1.

elliptic /ɪˈlɪptɪk/ adj
elliptisch
(mathematics, in combination, of certain functions, equations and operators) That has coefficients satisfying a condition analogous to the condition for the general equation for a conic section to be of an ellipse.

elliptic curve elliptic curves n
elliptische Kurve

elliptic function elliptic functions n
elliptische Funktion
(mathematics) Any function of a complex variable which is periodic in two directions.

elliptical trainer elliptical trainers n
Crosstrainer Elliptical
An exercise machine in which the feet of the user travel an elliptic path; used to simulate stair climbing, walking, or running without causing excessive pressure to the joints.

elm /ɛlm/ /ˈɛləm/ elms n
Ulme Rüster
(countable) A tree of the genus Ulmus of the family Ulmaceae, large deciduous trees with alternate stipulate leaves and small apetalous flowers.

elocution /ɛləˈkjuːʃən/ elocutions n
Redekunst Rhetorik Sprechtechnik
The art of public speaking with expert control of gesture and voice, etc.

elongated more elongated most elongated adj
verlängert
extensive in length

elope /ɛˈloʊp/ /ɛˈləʊp/ /ɪˈloʊp/ /ɪˈləʊp/ v
durchbrennen
(intransitive, of a married person) To run away from home with a paramour.
(intransitive, of an unmarried person) To run away secretly for the purpose of getting married with one's intended spouse; to marry in a quick or private fashion, especially without a public period of engagement.
ausreißen weglaufen
(intransitive, dated) To run away from home (for any reason).

elopement /ɪˈloʊpmənt/ elopements n
Durchbrennen
The act of running away from home with a paramour.
Davonschleichen Fortstehlen
The act of running away secretly for the purpose of getting married.
Fortlaufen
The act of running away from home (for any reason).

eloquence /ˈɛl.ə.kwəns/ eloquences n
Eloquenz Redegewandtheit Beredsamkeit Redseligkeit Sprachfertigkeit
The quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing.

eloquent /ˈɛl.əˌkwənt/ more eloquent most eloquent adj
eloquent wortgewandt redegewandt
Fluently persuasive and articulate.

else /ɛls/ /ɛlts/ adj
anderer anders sonst
(postpositive, used only with indefinite or interrogative pronouns) Other; in addition to previously mentioned items.

else /ɛls/ /ɛlts/ adv
sonst andernfalls anders ansonsten
(usually follows interrogative adverbs) Otherwise, if not.

else /ɛls/ /ɛlts/ conjunction
andernfalls ansonsten sonst
For otherwise; or else.

elucidate /i-/ /əˈlusəˌdeɪt/ /ɪˈl(j)uːsɪdeɪt/ v
erläutern erklären verdeutlichen
(figurative) To make (something) clear and understandable; to clarify, to illuminate, to shed light on.

elucidation /ɪˌlu.sɪˈdeɪ.ʃən/ elucidations n
Erläuterung
A making clear; the act of elucidating or that which elucidates, as an explanation, an exposition, an illustration

elude /iˈluwd/ /ɪˈljuːd/ /ɪˈluːd/ /ɪˈlyːd/ /ɪˈlɪu̯d/ /ɪˈlʉwd/ v
aus dem Weg gehen entgehen entkommen entziehen umgehen
(transitive) To evade or escape from (someone or something), especially by using cunning or skill.
abschütteln absetzen entgehen entkommen entziehen
(transitive) To shake off (a pursuer); to give someone the slip.
entfallen sein nicht einfallen sich jmds. Verständnis entziehen
(transitive) To escape being understandable to; to be incomprehensible to.
entfallen sein nicht einfallen
(transitive) To escape someone's memory, to slip someone's mind.

elusive /iˈl(j)u.sɪv/ /iˈl(j)uː.sɪv/ /ɪˈl(j)u.sɪv/ /ɪˈl(j)uː.sɪv/ more elusive most elusive adj
flüchtig schwer fassbar
Evading capture, comprehension or remembrance.
schwer fassbar schwer zu beschreiben schwierig
Difficult to make precise.

elute /i.ˈluːt/ v
eluieren herauslösen
(transitive) To separate one substance from another by means of a solvent; to wash; to cleanse.

elven /ˈɛlv(ə)n/ more elven most elven adj
elbisch
Belonging or relating to, or characteristic of, elves; elfin, elflike. [from mid 20th c.]

elver /ˈɛlvə(ɹ)/ elvers n
Glasaal
A young eel.

em dash em dashes n
Geviertstrich
(typography) The symbol (—) (used to demarcate a parenthetical thought or to indicate a break, or for emphasis)

emaciate v
abmagern abmergeln ausmergeln

emaciated /-meɪ.ʃi-/ /-ˈmeɪ.si-/ /i-/ /ə-/ /əˈmeɪ.ʃi.eɪ.tɪd/ /ɪˈmeɪ.siˌeɪ.tɪd/ more emaciated most emaciated adj
abgemagert ausgemergelt
Thin or haggard, especially from hunger or disease.

emaciation emaciations n
Abmagern Abmagerung
The act of making very lean.
Abgemagertheit
The state of being emaciated or reduced to excessive leanness; an excessively lean condition.

email /ˈiˌmeɪl/ /ˈiːmeɪl/ emails n
E-Mail
(uncountable) A system for transferring messages from one computer to another, usually through a network.
E-Mail Mail
(uncountable) A quantity of messages sent through an email system.
(countable) A message sent through an email system.
E-Mail-Adresse
(countable, informal) An email address.

email /ˈiˌmeɪl/ /ˈiːmeɪl/ v
mailen
(transitive, ditransitive) To send (something) through email.
(intransitive) To send, or compose and send, an email or emails.

emanate /ˈɛm.ə.ˌneɪt/ v
ausstrahlen
(intransitive) To come from a source; issue from.

emanation /ˌɛməˈneɪʃən/ emanations n
Ausströmen Emanation
The act of flowing or proceeding (of something, quality, or feeling) from a source or origin.
Ausdünstung Aussendung Ausstrahlung Ausströmung Emanation
That which issues, flows, or proceeds from any object as a source; efflux; an effluence.

emancipation /ɪˌmæn.səˈpeɪ.ʃən/ emancipations n
Emanzipation Freilassung
The state of being thus set free; liberation (used, for example, of slaves from bondage, of a person from prejudices, of the mind from superstition, of a nation from tyranny or subjugation).

emasculate /iˈmæs.kjə.lət/ /iˈmæs.kjəˌleɪt/ /əˈmæs.kjə.leɪt/ /əˈmæs.kjəˌleɪt/ /ɪˈmask.jəl.leɪt/ /ɪˈmask.jəl.lət/ /ɪˈmask.jʊl.lət/ /ɪˈmask.jʊlˌeɪt/ more emasculate most emasculate adj
entmannt
Deprived of virility or vigor; unmanned, weak.

emasculate /iˈmæs.kjə.lət/ /iˈmæs.kjəˌleɪt/ /əˈmæs.kjə.leɪt/ /əˈmæs.kjəˌleɪt/ /ɪˈmask.jəl.leɪt/ /ɪˈmask.jəl.lət/ /ɪˈmask.jʊl.lət/ /ɪˈmask.jʊlˌeɪt/ v
entmannen
(transitive) To deprive of virile or procreative power; to castrate, to geld. [from early 17th c.]
schwächen
(transitive) To deprive of masculine vigor or spirit; to weaken; to render effeminate; to vitiate by unmanly softness. [from early 17th c.]

emasculation emasculations n
Entmannung
The act of depriving of virility, or the state of being so deprived; castration.

embalm /ɪmˈbɑlm/ /ɪmˈbɑm/ /ɪmˈbɑːm/ /ɪmˈbɔm/ v
einbalsamieren balsamieren
(transitive) To treat a corpse with preservatives in order to prevent decomposition.

embalmer embalmers n
Einbalsamierer Einbalsamiererin
One who embalms a corpse; a practitioner of mortuary science.

embalming embalmings n
Einbalsamierung
The work of an embalmer.

embankment embankments n
Böschung Eindeichung Bahndamm Dammschüttung
a long mound of earth, stone, or similar material, usually built for purposes such as to hold back or store water, for protection from weather or enemies, or to support a road or railway.

embarge /əmˈbɑɹd͡ʒ/ /əmˈbɑːdʒ/ v
bord
(transitive) To put in a barge.
(intransitive) To board a barge; to embark.

embargo /ɪmˈbɑɹɡoʊ/ /ɪmˈbɑːɡəʊ/ embargoes embargos n
Embargo Beschlagnahme
An order by the government prohibiting ships from leaving port.
Embargo Ausfuhrsperre Handelsembargo Handelsverbot
A ban on trade with another country.
Verbot
A temporary ban on making certain information public.

embark /ɛmˈbɑɹk/ /ɛmˈbɑːk/ /ɪmˈbɑɹk/ /ɪmˈbɑːk/ v
antreten beginnen
To start, begin.
an Bord gehen antreten beginnen einschiffen
(transitive) To cause to go on board a vessel or boat; to put on shipboard.

embarkation embarkations n
Einschiffung
The act of embarking.

embarrass /ɪmˈbæɹ.əs/ /ɪmˈbɛɹ.əs/ v
demütigen kränken verlegen machen
(transitive) to humiliate; to disrupt somebody's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely; to abash.

embarrassed /ɪmˈbæɹ.əst/ /ɪmˈbɛɹ.əst/ more embarrassed most embarrassed adj
verlegen
Having a feeling of shameful discomfort.

embarrassing /ɪmˈbæɹəsɪŋ/ /ɪmˈbɛɹəsɪŋ/ more embarrassing most embarrassing adj
peinlich bemühend beschämend blamabel unangenehm
Causing embarrassment; leading to a feeling of uncomfortable shame or self-consciousness.

embarrassment /ɪmˈbæɹəsmənt/ embarrassments n
Verlegenheit Betretenheit Peinlichkeit
A state of discomfort arising from bashfulness or consciousness of having violated a social rule; humiliation.
Verlegenheit
A state of confusion; hesitation; uncertainty

embarrassment of riches embarrassments of riches n
Qual der Wahl
(idiomatic) An abundance or overabundance of something; too much of a good thing.

embassy /ˈɛmbəsi/ embassies n
Botschaft Auslandsvertretung
An organization or group of officials who permanently represent a sovereign state in a second sovereign state or with respect to an international organization such as the United Nations.

embattled /ɛmˈbæt(ə)ld/ /ɛmˈbætl̩d/ /ɪm-/ [-ɾ(ə)ld] more embattled most embattled adj
Zinnenschnitt
(by extension, heraldry) Having an upper edge or outline of alternating square indentations and extensions like battlements, unless the embattled item is a pale, cross or saltire, in which case it has the crenelations on all sides.
umkämpft
(figuratively) Subject to or troubled by attacks, controversy, or pressure.

embayment embayments n
Bucht Einbuchtung
A bay. (the water)
A topographical feature that used to be a bay, like the Mississippi embayment.
Buchtuferline
The shoreline of a bay, an indentation in a shoreline. (the land, not the water)

embed /əmˈbɛd/ /ɛmˈbɛd/ /ɪmˈbɛd/ /ˈɛm.bɛd/ v
einbetten betten
(transitive) To lay (something) as in a bed; to lay in surrounding matter; to bed.

embedded /ɛmˈbɛdɪd/ /ɪmˈbɛdɪd/ more embedded most embedded adj
eingebettet
Part of; firmly, or securely surrounded; lodged solidly into; deep-rooted.

embedded system embedded systems n
eingebettetes System
(computing) A computer system with a dedicated function within a larger mechanical or electrical system, often with real-time computing constraints.

embedding embeddings n
Einbettung Einschluss
(mathematics) A map which maps a subspace (smaller structure) to the whole space (larger structure).

embellish /ɛm-/ /ɪmˈbɛlɪʃ/ v
verschönern schmücken bereichern
To make more beautiful and attractive by adding ornamentation; to decorate.
ausschmücken verschönern verbrämen idealisieren kaschieren schönreden
To make something sound or look better or more acceptable than it is in reality; to distort, to embroider.

embellishment /ɪmˈbɛlɪʃmənt/ embellishments n
Ausschmückung Beschönigung Fioritur Gerank Rankenwerk Verschönerung
An added touch; an ornamental addition; a flourish.

ember /ˈɛm.bə/ /ˈɛm.bɚ/ embers n
Glut glühende Kohle
A piece of coal or wood glowing by heat; a hot coal.

embers n
Glut Schwelbrand schwelende Asche
The smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash.

embezzle /əmˈbɛzəl/ v
veruntreuen unterschlagen
(legal, business) To steal or misappropriate money that one has been trusted with, especially to steal money from the organisation for which one works.

embezzlement /ˌəmˈbɛzəlmənt/ /ˌɪmˈbɛzəlmənt/ embezzlements n
Unterschlagung Veruntreuung
(legal, business) The fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner.

emblazon /ɛmˈbleɪzən/ /ɪmˈbleɪzən/ v
ausschmücken schmücken versehen verzieren
(transitive) To adorn with prominent markings.
einprägen
(transitive) To inscribe upon.

emblem /ˈɛmbləm/ emblems n
Emblem
A representative symbol, such as a trademark or logo.

emblematic /ˌɛmbləˈmatɪk/ more emblematic most emblematic adj
emblematisch
Serving as, or relating to a symbol, emblem or illustration of a type.

embodiment embodiments n
Verkörperung Inbegriff Inkarnation
(countable) A physical entity typifying an abstract concept.

embody /ɪmˈbɒdi/ v
verkörpern
(transitive) To represent in a physical or concrete form; to incarnate or personify.
(transitive) To comprise or include as part of a cohesive whole; to be made up of.

embolden /ɛmˈbəʊldən/ /ɪmˈbəʊldən/ v
ermutigen
(transitive) To encourage, inspire, or motivate.
fett setzen fetten
(transitive, typography) To format text in boldface.

embolism /ˈɛmbəlɪzəm/ embolisms n
Embolie
(pathology) An obstruction or occlusion of an blood vessel by an embolus, that is by a blood clot, air bubble or other matter that has been transported by the blood stream.

emboss /əmˈbɑs/ /əmˈbɔs/ /ɛm-/ /ɪmˈbɒs/ v
prägen
To decorate or mark (something) with a design or symbol in relief.

embossed more embossed most embossed adj
erhaben

embouchure /ˈɑm.bə.ʃɚ/ /ˌɑm.bəˈʃʊɹ/ /ˌɒm.bʊˈʃʊə/ embouchures n
Ansatz
(music) The use of the lips, facial muscles, tongue, and teeth when playing a wind instrument.

embourgeoisement /ɒmbɔːˈʒwazmɑ̃/ n
Verbürgerlichung
The process of adopting or the condition of adopting the characteristics of the bourgeoisie; bourgeoisification; the process of becoming affluent.

embrace /ɛmˈbɹeɪs/ /ɪmˈbɹeɪs/ embraces n
Umarmung
An act of putting arms around someone and bringing the person close to the chest; a hug.

embrace /ɛmˈbɹeɪs/ /ɪmˈbɹeɪs/ v
umarmen
(transitive) To clasp (someone or each other) in the arms with affection; to take in the arms; to hug.
umarmen annehmen
(transitive, figuratively) To enfold, to include (ideas, principles, etc.); to encompass.

embrasure /ɪmˈbɹeɪʒə(ɹ)/ embrasures n
Scharte Schießscharte
(architectural element, military) Any of the indentations between the merlons of a battlement; an opening in a wall or parapet through which ordnance can be fired.

embrittle v
erspröden verspröden
(intransitive) To become brittle.
erspröden lassen
(transitive) To make (something) brittle.

embrittlement /ɛmˈbɹɪtl̩mənt/ embrittlements n
Versprödung
The process of being embrittled; loss of flexibility or elasticity of a material.

embroider /ɪmˈbɹɔɪdə/ /ɪmˈbɹɔɪdɚ/ v
sticken
To stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread of various colours.
ausschmücken
(figuratively) To add imaginary detail to a narrative to make it more interesting or acceptable.

embroiderer embroiderers n
Sticker
A person who embroiders

embroideress embroideresses n
Stickerin
female embroiderer

embroidery /ɪmˈbɹɔɪdəɹi/ embroideries n
Stickerei Sticken
The ornamentation of fabric using needlework.
Stickerei
A piece of embroidered fabric.
Ausschmückung
The elaboration of an account etc. with details, especially when fictitious.

embroil /əmˈbɹɔɪl/ /ɛm-/ /ɪmˈbɹɔɪl/ v
hineinziehen verwickeln
To cause (someone) to be drawn into or involved in a difficult situation or state of contention.

embryo /ˈɛmbɹi.oʊ/ /ˈɛmbɹi.əʊ/ embryones embryos n
Embryo
In the reproductive cycle, the stage after the fertilization of the egg that precedes the development into a fetus.

embryological adj
embryologisch
Of or pertaining to embryology

embryologically adv
embryologisch
Regarding embryology

embryologist embryologists n
Embryologe Embryologin
An expert or specialist in embryology

embryology embryologies n
Embryologie
The scientific study of embryos.

embryonic /ˈɛm.bɹi.ɒn.ɪk/ more embryonic most embryonic adj
embryonal Embryonal-
(embryology) Of or relating to an embryo.

embryotomy embryotomies n
Embryotomie

emcee /ˌɛmˈsiː/ v
ansagen einführen moderieren vorstellen
(ambitransitive) To act as the master of ceremonies (for).

emend /ɪˈmɛnd/ v
emendieren
(transitive) To correct and revise (text or a document).

emerald /ˈɛm.(ə.)ɹəld/ more emerald most emerald adj
smaragdfarben smaragdgrün
Of a rich green colour.

emerald /ˈɛm.(ə.)ɹəld/ emeralds n
Smaragd
Any of various green gemstones, especially a green transparent form of beryl, highly valued as a precious stone.
Smaragdgrün Smaragd
Emerald green, a colour.

emerald ash borer emerald ash borers n
Asiatischer Eschenprachtkäfer
Agrilus planipennis, a green beetle native to Asia and a significant pest of ash trees in Europe and North America.

emerald green adj
smaragdgrün
Of a rich green colour, like that of an emerald.

emerge /iˈmɜːd͡ʒ/ /iˈmɝd͡ʒ/ /ɪˈmɜːd͡ʒ/ /ɪˈmɝd͡ʒ/ v
auftauchen erscheinen
(intransitive) To come into view.
auftauchen davonkommen herauskommen
(intransitive, copulative) To come out of a situation, object or a liquid.
bekannt werden herauskommen
(intransitive) To become known.

emergence /iˈmɜː.d͡ʒ(ə)ns/ /iˈmɝ.d͡ʒ(ə)ns/ /ɪˈmɜː.d͡ʒ(ə)ns/ /ɪˈmɝ.d͡ʒ(ə)ns/ emergences n
Emergenz
In particular: the arising of emergent structure in complex systems.

emergency /iˈmɝ.d͡ʒən.si/ /əˈmɜː(ɹ).dʒən.si/ /əˈmɝ.d͡ʒən.si/ /ɪˈmɜː(ɹ).dʒən.si/ /ɪˈmɝ.d͡ʒən.si/ emergencies n
Notaufnahme Notdienst
Notfall Notlage Notstand
A situation which poses an immediate risk and which requires urgent attention.

emergency brake emergency brakes n
Notbremse
A brake which can be used by passengers in a vehicle to stop in event of an emergency.

emergency department emergency departments n
Notaufnahme
(healthcare) A department of a hospital where seriously ill or injured patients, often with life-threatening conditions that require urgent or immediate treatment, are brought in, usually by ambulance.

emergency dispatch center emergency dispatch centers n
Leitstelle

emergency exit emergency exits n
Notausgang
An exit that is designed to allow rapid evacuation in the case of emergencies such as a fire.

emergency landing emergency landings n
Notlandung
(aviation) A sudden landing of an aircraft, made in case of an on-board emergency or another reason requiring an immediate landing.

emergency physician emergency physicians n
Notarzt Notärztin
A physician (or doctor) who works at an emergency department to care for acutely ill patients.

emergency room emergency rooms n
Notaufnahme Rettungsstelle Sanitätsraum
(United States, Canada, healthcare) A department of a hospital where seriously ill or injured patients, often with life-threatening conditions that require urgent or immediate treatment, are brought in, usually by ambulance.

emergency service emergency services n
Bereitschaft Bereitschaftsdienst Notdienst
Any public service that deals with emergencies; especially the police, fire, ambulance, or lifeboat services.

emergency vehicle emergency vehicles n
Notfallfahrzeug
A vehicle that is designated to respond to an emergency, such as a police car, ambulance, fire engine or lifeboat.

emerging /iˈmɜːd͡ʒɪŋ/ /ɪˈmɝd͡ʒɪŋ/ more emerging most emerging adj
entstehend
Becoming prominent; emergent; rising.

emeritus /-ˈmɚ-/ /əˈmɛɹətaɪ/ /əˈmɛɹətəs/ /ɪˈmɛɹɪtaɪ/ /ɪˈmɛɹɪtəs/ [-ɾəs] adj
emeritiert emeritus
(often, postpositive) Retired, but retaining an honorific version of a previous title.

emery /ˈɛməɹi/ emeries n
Schmirgel
(mineral) An impure type of corundum, often used for sanding or polishing.

emery cloth emery cloths n
Schleifleinen
An abrasive material, like sandpaper, made by gluing grains of emery to a cloth or paper surface.

emetic /əˈmɛt.ɪk/ more emetic most emetic adj
emetisch
(pharmaceutical effect) Causing nausea and vomiting.

emetic /əˈmɛt.ɪk/ emetics n
Brechmittel Emetikum
(pharmaceutical drug) An agent that induces vomiting.

emetin n
Emetin

emic /ˈiːmɪk/ more emic most emic adj
emisch
(social science, anthropology) Of or pertaining to the analysis of a cultural system or its features from the perspective of a participant in that culture.

emigrant /ˈɛmɪɡɹənt/ emigrants n
Emigrant Auswanderer Aussiedler Auswanderin Emigrantin
Someone who leaves a country to settle in a new country.

emigrate /ˈɛmɪɡɹeɪt/ /ˈɪmɪɡɹeɪt/ v
auswandern emigrieren
(intransitive) To leave the country in which one lives, especially one's native country, in order to reside elsewhere.

emigration emigrations n
Auswanderung Emigration
The act of emigrating; movement of a person or persons out of a country or national region, for the purpose of permanent relocation of residence.
Auswanderung
A body of emigrants; emigrants collectively.

eminent /ˈɛmɪnənt/ more eminent most eminent adj
ausgesprochen
Noteworthy, remarkable, great.
angesehen
(of a person) Distinguished, important, noteworthy.

eminent domain n
Enteignung
(legal, US, Philippines) The right of a government over the private property within its jurisdiction. Usually invoked to compel land owners to sell their property in preparation for a major construction project such as a freeway.
Obereigentum
(historical) In feudalism, the legal interest or rights of a lord or superior in an estate in land held in fee, as opposed to the vassal's or tenant's interest.

eminently /ˈɛmɪnəntli/ more eminently most eminently adv
besonders
In an eminent or prominent manner.
To a great degree; notably; highly.

emir /ɛˈmɪə(ɹ)/ /ˈɛmɪə(ɹ)/ emirs umara n
Emir
A prince, commander or other leader or ruler in an Islamic nation.

emirate /ˈɛməɹət/ emirates n
Emirat
A country ruled by an emir.

emissary /ˈɛmɪˌsɛɹi/ emissaries n
Emissär Emissärin Abgesandter
An agent sent on a mission to represent the interests of someone else.

emission /ɪˈmɪʃn̩/ /ɪˈmɪʃən/ emissions n
Emission Ausstoß
Something which is emitted or sent out; issue.

emission allowance emission allowances n
Emissionsrecht Emissionszertifikat

emission nebula emission nebulae emission nebulas n
Emissionsnebel
(astronomy) A nebula composed of ionized gases which produce visible light (as distinct from a reflection nebula, which reflects the light produced by neighboring stars).

emission spectrum emission spectra emission spectrums n
Emissionsspektrum
(physics) The spectrum of frequencies of electromagnetic radiation emitted due to electrons making a transition from a high energy state to a lower energy state.

emissions trading n
Emissionshandel Emissionsrechtehandel
A market-based approach to controlling pollution by providing incentives for reducing the emissions of pollutants.

emit /iˈmɪt/ /ɪˈmɪt/ v
emittieren abgeben aussenden
(intransitive) To come out, to be sent out or given off.

emitter /iːmɪtə/ /əmɪtə/ emitters n
Emitter
(electronics) One terminal of a bipolar transistor (BJT).

emmer /ˈɛmə/ /ˈɛmɚ/ emmers n
Emmer Zweikorn
Any of species Triticum dicoccon, one of a group of hulled wheats that are important food grains. [from 1908]

emmetropia emmetropias n
Emmetropie
The condition of perfect vision, where images are correctly brought to a focus on the retina.

emobility n
Elektromobilität
The use of electric vehicles, including the technology and infrastructure to support that use.

emoji /iˈmoʊd͡ʒi/ /ɪˈmoʊd͡ʒi/ /ɪˈməʊdʒi/ emoji emojis n
Emoji
A digital graphic icon with a unique code point used to represent a concept, object, person, animal or place, originally used in Japanese text messaging but since adopted internationally in other contexts such as social media. Or, by extension, any non-standard emoji-like image inserted inline in text, i.e. an image emoticon.

emollient /ɪˈmɑl.jənt/ /ɪˈmɒl.ɪ.ənt/ more emollient most emollient adj
befeuchtend
Moisturizing.
erweichend lindernd weichmachend
(figurative) Soothing or mollifying.

emollient /ɪˈmɑl.jənt/ /ɪˈmɒl.ɪ.ənt/ emollients n
Emolliens Hautpflegemittel Linderungsmittel Pflegecreme Pflegemittel
Something which softens or lubricates the skin; moisturizer.
Linderung
(figurative) Anything soothing the mind, or that makes something more acceptable.

emolument /-jə-/ /əˈmɑljəmənt/ /ɛ-/ /ɪˈmɒljʊm(ə)nt/ emoluments n
Diät Honorar Vergütung
(formal) Payment for employment or an office; compensation for a job, which is usually monetary.

emoticon /ɪˈmoʊtəˌkɑn/ /ɪˈməʊtɪˌkɒn/ emoticons n
Emoticon
A graphical representation of a particular emotion of the writer, used especially in SMS, email, or other electronic communication.

emotion /iˈmoʊʃən/ /ɪˈmoʊʃən/ /ɪˈməʊʃən/ emotions n
Emotion Gefühl Empfindung
A person's internal state of being and involuntary physiological response to an object or a situation, based on or tied to physical state and sensory data.

emotional /iˈmoʊʃənəl/ /ɪˈmoʊʃnəl/ /ɪˈmoʊʃənəl/ /ɪˈməʊʃnəl/ /ɪˈməʊʃənəl/ more emotional most emotional adj
emotional
Of or relating to the emotions.
Characterised by emotion.
Determined by emotion rather than reason.
Appealing to or arousing emotion.
Easily affected by emotion.
Readily displaying emotion.

emotional intelligence emotional intelligences n
emotionale Intelligenz
(psychology) The ability, capacity, or skill to perceive, assess, and manage the emotions of oneself, of others, and of groups.

emotionless more emotionless most emotionless adj
gefühllos emotionslos unbewegt
Lacking emotion.

emotive more emotive most emotive adj
Gefühl emotiv
Of or relating to emotion.

empath /ˈɛm.pæθ/ empaths n
Empath Empathin
One who has the ability to sense emotions; someone who is empathic or practises empathy.
Empath
(science fiction, parapsychology) A person with extra-sensory empathic ability, capable of sensing the emotions of others around them in a way unexplained by conventional science and psychology.

empathic /ɛmˈpæθɪk/ more empathic most empathic adj
empathisch einfühlsam
Showing or expressing empathy.
(science fiction) Of, pertaining to, or being an empath: of or having the capability of sensing the emotions of others.

empathize /ˈɛmpəˌθaɪz/ v
Mitgefühl haben mitempfinden mitfühlen
(intransitive) to feel empathy for another person

empathy /ˈɛmpəθi/ empathies n
Empathie Einfühlung
Identification with or understanding of the thoughts, feelings, or emotional state of another person.
Empathie Einfühlungsvermögen
The capacity to understand another person's point of view or the result of such understanding.

emperor /ˈempɘɹɘ/ /ˈempɹɘ/ /ˈɛmpəɹə/ /ˈɛmpəɹɚ/ /ˈɛmpɹə/ /ˈɛmpɹɚ/ emperors n
Kaiser Imperator
Any monarch ruling an empire, irrespective of gender, with "empress" contrasting to mean the consort of an emperor.

emperor penguin emperor penguins n
Kaiserpinguin
The largest of penguins (Aptenodytes forsteri), that inhabits Antarctica.

emperorship emperorships n
Kaisertum
The rank or office of an emperor.

emphasis /ˈɛmfəsɪs/ [ˈeɱfəsəs] [ˈeɱfəsɪs] [ˈɛɱfəsəs] [ˈɛɱfəsɪs] emphases n
Nachdruck Eindringlichkeit Emphase
Special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important.
Fokus Hauptaugenmerk Schwerpunkt
Special attention or prominence given to something.
Betonung
Prominence given to a syllable or words, by raising the voice or printing in italic or underlined type.

emphasize /ˈɛm.fə.saɪz/ [ˈɛɱ.fə.saɪz] v
betonen unterstreichen hervorheben akzentuieren
(transitive) To stress, give emphasis or extra weight to (something).

emphatic /əmˈfætək/ /ɛmˈfætɪk/ /ɪm-/ more emphatic most emphatic adj
emphatisch
(phonology) Belonging to a series of obstruent consonants in several Afro-Asiatic languages that are distinguished by a guttural (co-)articulation.

emphysema /ˌɛmfə-/ /ˌɛmfɪˈsimə/ /ˌɛmfɪˈsiːmə/ /ˌɛmfɪˈzimə/ emphysemas emphysemata n
Lungenaufblähung
(pathology) An abnormal accumulation of air or other gas in tissues, most commonly the lungs.

emphyteusis /ɛmfɪˈtjuːsɪs/ emphyteuses n
Erbpacht
(legal) A right to enjoyment of property with a given stipulation that the property will be improved or maintained in an agreed upon manner; long leasehold

empire /ˈɛm.paɪ̯.ə/ /ˈɛm.paɪ̯ə̯/ /ˈɛmˌpaɪ̯ɚ/ /ˈɛmˌpaɪ̯ɹ/ empires n
Reich Imperium Kaiserreich
A political state, often a monarchy, that has achieved a much greater current size than its initial size by conquering surrounding territories, cities or nations.
Kaiserreich Kaisertum Imperium Reich
A political unit ruled by an emperor or empress.
Imperium Weltreich Reich
The group of states or other territories that owe allegiance to an imperial power (foreign to them), when distinguished from the native territory of that power; imperial possessions.

empirical /ɪmˈpɪɹɪkəl/ more empirical most empirical adj
empirisch erfahrungsgemäß
Pertaining to or based on experience (often, in contrast with having a basis in theoretical explanation) .
empirisch
Pertaining to, derived from, or testable by observations made using the physical senses or using instruments which extend the senses.
(philosophy of science) Verifiable by means of scientific experimentation.

empirical formula empirical formulae empirical formulas n
Verhältnisformel
(chemistry) A notation indicating the ratios of the various elements present in a compound, without regard to the actual numbers.

empiricism empiricisms n
Empirismus
(philosophy) A doctrine which holds that the only or, at least, the most reliable source of human knowledge is experience, especially perception by means of the physical senses. (Often contrasted with rationalism.) [from 18th c.]
Empirie Empirismus
A pursuit of knowledge purely through experience, especially by means of observation and sometimes by experimentation. [from 19th c.]

employ /ɛmˈplɔɪ/ /ɪmˈplɔɪ/ v
anstellen einstellen anwerben
(rare) To provide (someone) with a new job; to hire.
benutzen verwenden einsetzen
To make busy; to preoccupy.

employability /ɪmˌplɔɪəˈbɪləti/ employabilities n
Erwerbsfähigkeit Beschäftigungsfähigkeit
(uncountable) The state or quality of being employable.

employable more employable most employable adj
arbeitsfähig erwerbsfähig
(especially of a person) Able to be employed.

employable employables n
Erwerbsfähige Erwerbsfähiger
A person who is fit for employment.

employed /ɛmˈplɔɪd/ /ɪmˈplɔɪd/ more employed most employed adj
berufstätig
In a job; working.

employee /(ˌ)ɪm-/ /ɛmplɔɪˈiː/ /ˌɛmˈplɔɪiː/ employees n
Angestellter Arbeitnehmer Angestellte Arbeitnehmerin
An individual who provides labor to a company or another person.

employer /ɛmplɔɪˈə/ /ɛmˈplɔɪ.ɚ/ /ɛmˈplɔɪə/ /ɪmˈplɔɪ.ɚ/ /ɪmˈplɔɪə/ employers n
Arbeitgeber Arbeitgeberin
A person, firm or other entity which pays for or hires the services of another person.

employment /ɛmˈplɔɪmənt/ /ɪmˈplɔɪmənt/ employments n
Benützung Gebrauch
Arbeit
The occupation or work for which one is used, and often paid.
Anstellung
The act of employing.
Beschäftigung Erwerbstätigkeit
The state of being employed.

employment agency employment agencies n
Arbeitsamt Jobbörse
An organisation that matches employers to employees.

employment contract employment contracts n
Arbeitsvertrag Dienstvertrag
(legal) A category of contract used in labor law to attribute right and responsibilities between parties to a bargain.

emporium /ɛmˈpoɹ.i.əm/ /ɛmˈpoː(ə)ɹ.i.əm/ /ɛmˈpɔːɹ.i.əm/ /ɪm-/ emporia emporiums n
Emporion Emporium
(also, figuratively) A shop that offers a wide variety of goods for sale; a department store; (with a descriptive word) a shop specializing in particular goods.

empower /ɛmˈpaʊə(ɹ)/ /ɪmˈpaʊə(ɹ)/ v
bevollmächtigen ermächtigen befähigen
(transitive) To give permission, power, or the legal right to do something.

empowerment empowerments n
Bevollmächtigung Empowerment Ermächtigung
The state of being empowered (either generally, or specifically).

empress /ˈɛmpɹəs/ empresses n
Kaiserin
The female monarch (ruler) of an empire.
The wife or widow of an emperor or equated ruler.

empress dowager empress dowagers empresses dowager empresses dowagers n
Kaiserinmutter
The mother or widow of an emperor, especially in a Chinese, Japanese, Korean or Vietnamese empire.

emptiness emptinesses n
Leere Leerheit
The state or feeling of being empty.

empty /ˈɛm.ti/ /ˈɛmp.ti/ emptier emptiest adj
leer
Devoid of content; containing nothing or nobody; vacant.

empty /ˈɛm.ti/ /ˈɛmp.ti/ v
leeren entleeren ausleeren leer machen
(transitive, ergative) To make empty; to void; to remove the contents of.

empty nest empty nests n
leeres Nest
A home or a family where the children have grown up and moved away.

empty set empty sets n
leere Menge
(set theory) The unique set that contains no elements, denoted ∅ or {}.

empty sum empty sums n
Nullsumme
(arithmetic) The result of adding no numbers, conventionally defined to equal zero.

empty vessels make the most sound proverb
ein leerer Kopf am meisten plappert ein leerer Topf am meisten klappert leere Töpfe klappern am meisten
Talkative, opinionated people are often ignorant.

emptyhanded more emptyhanded most emptyhanded adj
mit leeren Händen
Having received or acquired nothing
Having nothing to offer; unable to give what was promised.

empyema /ɛm.paɪˈiː.mə/ /ɛm.pʌɪˈiː.mə/ empyemas empyemata n
Empyem
(medical sign) A collection of pus within a naturally existing anatomical cavity (as opposed to an abscess, which occurs in a newly formed cavity).

empyrean /ɛmˈpɪɹi.ən/ /ɛmˌpaɪˈɹiːn̩/ adj
Empyreum
Of the sky or the heavens, and particularly relating to the highest celestial sphere in premodern cosmology; celestially refined.

emu /ˈim(j)u/ /ˈiːmjuː/ emus n
Emu
A large flightless bird native to Australia, Dromaius novaehollandiae. [from 18th c.]

emulate /ˈɛm.jə.leɪt/ v
nachahmen
To copy or imitate, especially a person.
emulieren
(computing) of a program or device: to imitate another program or device

emulator /ˈɛmjəˌleɪtəɹ/ emulators n
Emulator
(computing) A piece of software or hardware that simulates another system.

emulsifier /əˈmʌl.sɪf.aɪ.ə(ɹ)/ /ˈɪi.mʌl.sɪf.aɪ.ə(ɹ)/ emulsifiers n
Emulgator
A substance that helps an emulsion form, or helps keep an emulsion from separating.

emulsion emulsions n
Emulsion
A stable suspension of small droplets of one liquid in another with which it is immiscible.

emydid emydids n
Emydiden
(zoology) Any turtle in the family Emydidae.

en dash en dashes n
Halbgeviertstrich
(typography) The punctuation mark –, which is used, for instance, to indicate a range.

en garde /ɑn ˈɡɑɹd/ interjection
en garde

en masse /ɑn ˈmæs/ /ɒn ˈmæs/ /ɒ̃ ˈmæs/ /ɪn ˈmæs/ adv
in Massen
In a single body or group; as one, together.

en passant /ˌɑn pæˈsɑnt/ /ˌɑn pəˈsɑnt/ /ˌɒ̃ pæˈsɒ̃/ adv
en passant
In passing, by the way, incidentally. [from early 17th c.]
(of capturing an enemy pawn in chess) By moving one's pawn to the square that the enemy pawn has just passed over.

en passant /ˌɑn pæˈsɑnt/ /ˌɑn pəˈsɑnt/ /ˌɒ̃ pæˈsɒ̃/ en passants n
Schlagen en passant
(chess) A move in which a pawn captures an opposing pawn on the same rank immediately after the latter has moved forward two squares on its first move in the game, as if it had moved forward only one square.

en route /ɑ(ː)n ɹu(ː)t/ /ɑ̃ ɹu(ː)t/ /ɒn ɹu(ː)t/ /ɛn ɹu(ː)t/
unterwegs en Route
On the way.
unterwegs
Along the way.

enable /ɪˈneɪbəl/ v
ermöglichen anordnen befähigen berechtigen
To make somebody able (to do, or to be, something); to give sufficient ability or power to do or to be; to give strength or ability to.
anordnen
To qualify or approve for some role or position; to render sanction or authorization to; to confirm suitability for.
aktivieren einschalten
(chiefly, electronics, computing) To activate, to make operational (especially of a function of an electronic or mechanical device).

enablement /ɛnˈeɪ.bəl.mənt/ enablements n
Ermöglichen Ermöglichung
The act of enabling.

enabling act enabling acts n
Ermächtigungsgesetz
(politics) Legislation piece enacted by a legislative body that authorizes a dependent entity to exercise specific powers or undertake certain actions.

enact /ɪˈnækt/ v
spielen
(transitive) To act the part of; to play.
ausführen
(transitive) To do; to effect.

enactment enactments n
Annahme Verabschiedung
(law) A piece of legislation that has been properly authorized by a legislative body.

enamel /ɪˈnæməl/ enamels n
Emaille Email
An opaque, glassy coating baked onto metal or ceramic objects.
Schmelz Zahnschmelz
The hard covering on the exposed part of a tooth.

enamel /ɪˈnæməl/ v
emaillieren schmalten
(transitive) To coat or decorate with enamel.
(transitive) To variegate with colours, as if with enamel.

enamor /ɪˈnamə/ /ɪˈnæmɚ/ v
erobern
(mostly in the passive, followed by "of" or "with") To cause to be in love.

enamored /ɪˈnæməɹd/ more enamored most enamored adj
verliebt entzückt fasziniert gefesselt hingerissen hingezogen
In love, amorous.

enantiomer enantiomers n
Enantiomer
(chemistry) One of a pair of stereoisomers that is the mirror image of the other, but may not be superimposed on this other stereoisomer. Almost always, a pair of enantiomers contain at least one chiral center, and a sample of either enantiomer will be optically active.

enantiotropic more enantiotropic most enantiotropic adj
enantiotrop enantiotrope

enby /ˈɛnbi/ enbies n
Enby
(neologism, informal) A person whose gender identity is not strictly male or female; one who is outside of the gender binary.

encampment /ɪnˈkæmpmənt/ encampments n
Feldlager Lager Lagerplatz
A campsite.

encapsulate /ɪnˈkæps(j)ʊˌleɪt/ v
einkapseln kapseln verkapseln
(transitive) To enclose something in, or as if in, a capsule.
zusammenfassen
(transitive) To epitomize something by expressing it as a brief summary.
kapseln
(software, object-oriented) To enclose objects in a common interface in a way that makes them interchangeable, and guards their states from invalid changes.
(networking) To enclose data in packets that can be transmitted using a given protocol.

encapsulation encapsulations n
encapsulation
The act of enclosing in a capsule; the growth of a membrane around (any part) so as to enclose it in a capsule.
Kapselung
(programming, object-oriented) Grouping together an object’s ‘state’ (its data) and the operations that may alter or interrogate it (its methods).

encase /ɪŋˈkeɪs/ v
eingehüllen
To enclose, as in a case.

encephalitis /ɛnˌkɛfəˈlaɪtɪs/ /ɛnˌsɛfəˈlaɪtɪs/ encephalitides n
Enzephalitis Gehirnentzündung
(pathology) Inflammation of the brain.

encephalography /ɛnˌsɛfəˈlɒɡɹəfi/ encephalographies n
Enzephalografie
(medicine) An X-ray examination of the brain in which air replaces some of the cerebrospinal fluid to act as a contrast medium

encephalomyocarditis /ɛnˌsɛfəloʊmaɪoʊkaɹˈdaɪtɪs/ n
Enzephalomyokarditis
(veterinary medicine) A viral disease afflicting pigs and some non-human primates, attacking muscle tissue and the central nervous system.

encephalopathy /ɛnˌsɛfəˈlɒpəθi/ encephalopathies n
Enzephalopathie
(pathology, neurology) Any of various conditions affecting the brain.

enchant /enˈt͡ʃɐːnt/ /ɘnˈt͡ʃɐːnt/ /ɛnˈt͡ʃant/ /ɛnˈt͡ʃænt/ /ɛnˈt͡ʃɑːnt/ /ɪnˈt͡ʃant/ /ɪnˈt͡ʃænt/ /ɪnˈt͡ʃɑːnt/ /ˈɪnˌt͡ʃænt/ /ˈɪnˌt͡ʃɑːnt/ v
verzaubern
To attract and delight, to charm.
To cast a spell upon (often one that attracts or charms).

enchanted /ɛnˈt͡ʃæntɪd/ /ɛnˈt͡ʃɑːntɪd/ /ɪnˈt͡ʃæntɪd/ /ɪnˈt͡ʃɑːntɪd/ more enchanted most enchanted adj
verzaubert
Under the influence of enchantment.

enchanter /ənˈtʃɑːntə/ /ɛnˈtʃɑːntə/ /ɛnˈt͡ʃæntɚ/ /ɪnˈtʃɑːntə/ /ɪnˈt͡ʃæntɚ/ enchanters enchantress n
Zauberer Zaubererin
A spellcaster, conjurer, wizard, sorcerer or soothsayer who specializes in enchantments.

enchanting /ɪnˈtʃɑːntɪŋ/ /ɪnˈt͡ʃæntɪŋ/ more enchanting most enchanting adj
bezaubernd zauberhaft
Having the ability to enchant; charming, delightful.

enchantress /-ɹəs/ /ɛnˈtʃɑːntɹɪs/ /ɛnˈt͡ʃæntɹɪs/ /ɪnˈtʃɑːntɹɪs/ /ɪnˈt͡ʃæntɹɪs/ enchanter enchantresses n
Zauberin
A woman, especially an attractive one, skilled at using magic; an alluring witch.
bezaubernde Frau
A beautiful, charming and irresistible woman.

enchilada /ˌɛn.t͡ʃɪˈlɑ.də/ enchiladas n
Enchilada
A Mexican dish made by wrapping a filling in a tortilla, then baking in a sauce.

enchondroma enchondromas enchondromata n
Enchondrom
(medicine, pathology) A cartilage cyst found in the bone marrow.

encircle /ɪnˈsɜːkl̩/ /ɪnˈsɝkl̩/ v
umzingeln einfassen
(transitive) To surround, form a circle around.

encirclement /ɪnˈsɜː(ɹ)kəlmənt/ encirclements n
Umzingeln Umzingelung
The act of encircling or the state of being encircled
Einkesseln Einkesselung Umzingeln Umzingelung
(military) The isolation of a target by the formation of a blockade around it

enclave /ˈɑnkleɪv/ /ˈɑŋkleɪv/ /ˈɒ̃kleɪv/ /ˈɛnkleɪv/ /ˈɛŋkleɪv/ enclaves n
Enklave
A political, cultural or social entity or part thereof that is completely surrounded by another.

enclitic /ɛnˈklɪtɪk/ /ɪnˈklɪtɪk/ adj
enklitisch
(grammar) Affixed phonetically.

enclitic /ɛnˈklɪtɪk/ /ɪnˈklɪtɪk/ enclitics n
Enklitikon
(linguistics) A clitic that joins with the preceding word phonetically, graphically, or both.

enclose /ənˈkloʊz/ /ɪnˈkloʊz/ /ɪnˈkləʊz/ v
beifügen einschliessen
(transitive) to insert into a container, usually an envelope or package

enclosed /ənˈkloʊzd/ /ənˈkləʊzd/ more enclosed most enclosed adj
eingeschlossen
Contained; held within a container.
ummauert umschlossen umzäunt
Surrounded by a wall, fence or similar barrier.

enclosure /ɘnˈklɐʉʒɘ/ /ɛnˈkloʊʒəɹ/ /ɪnˈkloʊʒəɹ/ /ɪnˈkləʊʒə/ enclosures n
Anlage Beilage
(countable) Something enclosed, i.e. inserted into a letter or similar package.
Klausur Beifügen Beilegen Hinzufügen
(uncountable) The act of enclosing, i.e. the insertion or inclusion of an item in a letter or package.
Gehege Einschließung eingefriedetes Grundstück
(countable) An area, domain, or amount of something partially or entirely enclosed by barriers.
Einschließen Einzäunen
(uncountable) The act of separating and surrounding an area, domain, or amount of something with a barrier.
Klausur
(uncountable, by extension) The act of restricting access to ideas, works of art or technologies using patents or intellectual property laws.

encoder encoders n
Encoder Enkoder Kodierer
A device or algorithm used to encode something.

encoding /ɪnˈkoʊdɪŋ/ /ɪnˈkəʊdɪŋ/ encodings n
Kodierung
(computing) The way in which symbols are mapped onto bytes, e.g. in the rendering of a particular font, or in the mapping from keyboard input into visual text.

encompass /-ˈkɑmpəs/ /ən-/ /ɛn-/ /ɪnˈkampəs/ /ɪnˈkʌmpəs/ v
umfassen umgeben umschließen
(transitive) To form a circle around; to encircle.
umfassen beinhalten einschließen abdecken enthalten
(transitive) To include within its scope; to circumscribe or go round so as to surround; to enclose; to contain.
umfassen beinhalten abdecken
(transitive) To include completely; to describe fully or comprehensively.

encore /ˈɑnkɔɹ/ /ˈɑŋkɔɹ/ /ˈɒŋkɔː/ /ˈɒ̃kɔː/ interjection
Zugabe! da capo!
(said by audience members after a performance) Please perform again!

encore /ˈɑnkɔɹ/ /ˈɑŋkɔɹ/ /ˈɒŋkɔː/ /ˈɒ̃kɔː/ encores n
Zugabe
A brief extra performance, done after the main performance is complete.

encounter /ɪnˈkaʊntə/ /ɪnˈkaʊntɚ/ /ɪŋˈkaʊntə/ /ɪŋˈkaʊntɚ/ encounters n
Begegnung Treffen
A meeting, especially one that is unplanned or unexpected.

encounter /ɪnˈkaʊntə/ /ɪnˈkaʊntɚ/ /ɪŋˈkaʊntə/ /ɪŋˈkaʊntɚ/ v
begegnen treffen
(transitive) To meet (someone) or find (something), especially unexpectedly.

encourage /ɪnˈkɝ.ɪd͡ʒ/ /ɪnˈkʌɹ.ɪd͡ʒ/ v
ermutigen ermuntern
To mentally support; to motivate, give courage, hope or spirit.
empfehlen ermuntern
To spur on, strongly recommend.

encouragement [ɪnˈkʌɹɪd͡ʒmənt] encouragements n
Ermutigung Ermunterung
The act of encouraging

encouraging /ɪnˈkɝɹɪd͡ʒɪŋ/ /ɪnˈkʌɹɪd͡ʒɪŋ/ more encouraging most encouraging adj
ermutigend
Giving courage, confidence or hope; auspicious.

encroach /ɛŋˈkɹəʊtʃ/ /ɪŋˈkɹəʊtʃ/ v
widerrechtlich eindringen
(intransitive) to intrude unrightfully on someone else’s rights or territory
sich widerrechtlich ausdehnen widerrechtlich vordringen Übergriffe begehen übergriffig werden
(intransitive) to advance gradually beyond due limits

encroachment /ɛŋˈkɹoʊt͡ʃmənt/ /ɪŋˈkɹoʊt͡ʃmənt/ encroachments n
Eindringen Eindringung Vordringen Vorrücken
An entry into a place or area that was previously uncommon; an advance beyond former borders; intrusion; incursion.
Einbrechen Einbruch widerrechtliches Eindringen Übergriff
An intrusion upon another's possessions or rights; infringement.

encrust /ɪŋˈkɹʌst/ v
verkrusten überkrusten
(transitive) To cover with a hard crust.

encrypt /ɪnˈkrɪpt/ v
verschlüsseln
To conceal information by means of a code or cipher.

encrypted adj
chiffriert verschlüsselt
Being in code; having been encrypted.

encryption /ɛnˈkɹɪpʃən/ /ɪnˈkɹɪpʃən/ /ɪŋˈkɹɪpʃən/ encryptions n
Verschlüsselung
(cryptography) The process of obscuring information to make it unreadable without special knowledge, key files, or passwords.

encumber /ɛnˈkʌmbə(ɹ)/ /ɪnˈkʌmbə(ɹ)/ v
aufbürden belasten
(transitive) To load down something with a burden.
behindern belasten
(transitive) To restrict or block something with a hindrance or impediment.
belasten
(transitive) To burden with a legal claim or other obligation.

encumbered more encumbered most encumbered adj
behindert belastet verschuldet
Weighted down, loaded sufficiently to make slow.

encumbrance /-bɹən(t)s/ /ɛn-/ /ɪnˈkʌm.bɹəns/ encumbrances n
Belastung dingliche Belastung
Something that encumbers; a burden that must be carried.
Grundstückslast Schuldenlast Verschuldung
The state or condition of being encumbered.

encyclical /ɛnˈsɪklɪkəl/ encyclicals n
Enzyklika
A papal letter, intended for general circulation in the Catholic Church.

encyclopedia /ənˌsəɪ.kləˈpi.di.ə/ /ɪnˌsaɪ.kləˈpi(ː).di.ə/ encyclopediae encyclopedias encyclopediæ n
Enzyklopädie Konversationslexikon Lexikon Realencyclopädie Realwörterbuch
A comprehensive reference work (often spanning several printed volumes) with articles (usually arranged in alphabetical order, or sometimes arranged by category) on a range of subjects, sometimes general, sometimes limited to a particular field.

encyclopedic more encyclopedic most encyclopedic adj
enzyklopädisch
Of or relating to the characteristics of an encyclopedia; concerning all subjects, having comprehensive information or knowledge.
(lexicography) Relating to or containing descriptive information rather than only linguistic or lexical information; about facts and concepts, and not only a word or term; including proper names, biographical and geographical information and illustrations.

encyclopedic dictionary encyclopedic dictionaries n
Allbuch enzyklopädisches Wörterbuch
A form of dictionary with long, detailed entries on words (and often famous people and places), usually with pictures.

encyclopedicity /ɛnˌsaɪ.kləʊˈpiːˌdɪs.ɪ.ti/ n
Enzyklopädizität
The quality or state of being encyclopedic.

encyclopedist encyclopedists n
Enzyklopädist Enzyklopädistin
A member of a group of French authors who collaborated in the 18th century in the production of the Encyclopédie, under the direction of Denis Diderot.
A person helping to write an encyclopedia.

end /iːnd/ /ɛnd/ /ɪnd/ ends n
Ende Tod
(by extension) Death.
Ende Schluss
The most extreme point of an object, especially one that is longer than it is wide.

end /iːnd/ /ɛnd/ /ɪnd/ v
beenden enden
(transitive) To finish, terminate.

end grain n
Hirnholz
The grain of wood cut at right angles, with visible growth rings.

end in itself ends in themselves n
Selbstzweck
Something that is desired for its own sake, and not as a means of obtaining something else.

end lockdown v
Ausgangssperre aufheben

end of the line ends of the line ends of the lines n
Endstation
The termination point of a railway or similar transportation system.

end of the world ends of the world n
Ende der Welt Weltende
Destruction of Earth.
Weltuntergang
(idiomatic) Any change that seems catastrophic or devastating.

end table end tables n
Beistelltisch Beitisch Couchtisch Katzentisch Nebentisch Seitentisch
A small table placed beside a chair or at each end of a sofa.

end times n
Endzeit
(Christianity) The days leading up to the second coming of the Messiah (Christ), when the world will be judged.

end up v
damit enden
(transitive) To bring to a conclusion.
(transitive) To lift or tilt, so as to set on end.
landen am Ende irgendwo / etwas sein damit enden herausstellen
(copulative) To come to a final place, condition, or situation, sometimes unplanned or unexpected; to turn out.

end user end users n
Endbenutzer Endbenutzerin
The final consumer of a product; the intended recipient or user.

end user license agreement /ɛnd ˈjuːzəɹ ˈlaɪsəns əˈɡɹiːmənt/ end user license agreements n
Endbenutzer-Lizenzvereinbarung Endbenutzer-Lizenzvertrag
(legal, copyright) A contract between the manufacturer or copyright holder, also commonly called the licensor, of an end product and a person, commonly called the end user, that specifies the licenses under which the end user may utilize the end product, subject to restrictions as specified in the contract or agreement.

end zone end zones n
Endzone
(American football) The area between the end line and goal line bounded by the sidelines, bordered on all sides by a white line indicating its beginning and end points; it is 10 yards long.

end- /ɛnd/ prefix
endo-

endanger /ɛnˈdeɪndʒə/ /ɛnˈdeɪnd͡ʒɚ/ /ɪnˈdeɪnd͡ʒɚ/ v
gefährden
(transitive) To put (someone or something) in danger; to risk causing harm to.

endearing /ɛn-/ /ɪnˈdɪəɹɪŋ/ /ɪnˈdɪɹɪŋ/ more endearing most endearing adj
niedlich
Inspiring affection or love, often in a childlike way.

endearment endearments n
Zärtlichkeit
The act or process of endearing, of causing (something or someone) to be loved or to be the object of affection.
The state or characteristic of being endeared.

endeavor /ɛnˈdɛv.ɚ/ /ɪnˈdɛv.ə/ /ɪnˈdɛv.ɚ/ endeavors n
Anstrengung Bestrebung
Bemühung Bestreben Unterfangen Unternehmen
A sincere attempt; a determined or assiduous effort towards a specific goal; assiduous or persistent activity.

endeavor /ɛnˈdɛv.ɚ/ /ɪnˈdɛv.ə/ /ɪnˈdɛv.ɚ/ v
(sich) bemühen anstrengen bestreben
(intransitive) To attempt through application of effort (to do something); to try strenuously. [from 16th c.]

endemic /ɛnˈdɛm.ɪk/ /ɪnˈdɛm.ɪk/ adj
endemisch
(especially of diseases) Prevalent in a particular area or region.

endemic /ɛnˈdɛm.ɪk/ /ɪnˈdɛm.ɪk/ endemics n
Endemit
An individual or species that is endemic to a region.
Endemie
A disease affecting a number of people simultaneously, so as to show a distinct connection with certain localities.

endgame /ɛnd.ɡeɪm/ endgames n
Endspiel
(chess) The final stage of a game of chess, when there are few pieces left. [1884]
Schlussphase
(by extension) The final stage of any game.

endimanched adj
endimanchiert
Dressed up in their Sunday best.

ending /ˈɛndɪŋ/ endings n
Ablauf Beendigung Ende
A termination or conclusion.
Ende
The last part of something.

endive /ɒnˈdiːv/ /ˈɒndiːv/ /ˈɛndaɪv/ /ˈɛndɪv/ endives n
Endivie
A leafy salad vegetable, Cichorium endivia, which is often confused with common chicory (Cichorium intybus).

endless /ˈɛndləs/ /ˈɛndlɪs/ adj
endlos unbegrenzt
Having no end.
unbegrenzt unbeschränkt unendlich
Extending indefinitely.

endlessly /ˈɛndləsli/ more endlessly most endlessly adv
endlos
In an endless manner; continuously without limit.

endo /ˈɛndəʊ/ endos n
Stoppie
(cycling) A bicycle or motorcycle trick where the bike is ridden on the front wheel.

endobiotic more endobiotic most endobiotic adj
endobiotisch
(of a parasite or symbiont) living within the tissues of a host.

endocarditis endocarditides endocarditises n
Endokarditis
(pathology, cardiology) An inflammation of the endocardium and possibly the heart valves.

endocardium endocardia endocardiums n
Endokard
(anatomy, cardiology) A thin serous membrane that lines the interior of the heart.

endocarp endocarps n
Endokarp
(botany) The woody inner layer of the pericarp of some fruits that contains the seed.

endocentric adj
Determinativkompositum
(grammar, of a phrase or compound word) fulfilling the same grammatical role as one of its constituents.

endocrine /ˈɛnd.oʊ.kɹɪn/ /ˈɛndə(ʊ)kɹaɪn/ /ˈɛndə(ʊ)kɹɪn/ adj
endokrin
Producing internal secretions that are transported around the body by the bloodstream.
Pertaining to the endocrine glands or their secretions.

endocrine disruptor endocrine disruptors n
endokriner Disruptor
(endocrinology) A chemical substance that hinders the normal functioning of the endocrine system in animals and human beings.

endocrine gland endocrine glands n
Endokrindrüse Hormondrüse endokrine Drüse
(anatomy) Any of various glands that secrete hormones directly into the blood or lymph and not through a duct.

endocrine system endocrine systems n
Hormonsystem endokrines System
(physiology) A control system of ductless glands that secrete hormones which circulate via the bloodstream to affect cells within specific organs.

endocrinological adj
endokrinologisch
Of or pertaining to endocrinology.

endocrinologist /ˈɛn.dəʊ.kɹɪnˌɒl.ə.dʒɪst/ endocrinologists n
Endokrinologe Endokrinologin
A person who is skilled at, or practices, endocrinology.

endocrinology /ˌɛn.də.krɪˈnɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/ /ˌɛn.də.krɪˈnɒ.lə.d͡ʒi/ endocrinologies n
Endokrinologie
(physiology) The study of the endocrine glands of the human body, the hormones produced by them, and their related disorders.

endoderm endoderms n
Entoderm
One of the three tissue layers in the embryo of a metazoan animal. Through development, it will produce the digestive system of the adult.

endodermis n
Endodermis
(botany) In a plant stem or root, a cylinder of cells that separates the outer cortex from the central core. The endodermis controls flow of water and minerals within the plant. In most plants, this tissue is restricted to the roots.

endofunction endofunctions n
Endofunktion
(mathematics) A function whose codomain is equal to its domain.

endofunctor endofunctors n
Endofunktor

endogamous adj
endogam
(of a marriage) Taking place within a social group.

endogamy /ɛnˈdɒɡəmi/ endogamies n
Endogamie Binnenheirat Kastenheirat
The practice of marrying or requiring to marry within one's own ethnic, religious, or social group.

endogeneity endogeneities n
Endogenität
(uncountable) The state of being endogenous.
(countable) The extent to which something is endogenous.

endogenous /ɪnˈdɑ.d͡ʒə.nəs/ /ɪnˈdɒd͡ʒ.ə.nəs/ more endogenous most endogenous adj
endogen
Produced, originating or growing from within.
Of a natural process: caused by factors within the body.

endometriosis /ˌɛndoʊˌmiːtɹiˈoʊsəs/ /ˌɛndoʊˌmiːtɹiˈoʊsɪs/ endometrioses n
Endometriose
(medicine, pathology) A condition characterised by the presence of endometrial-like tissue elsewhere than in the lining of the uterus; an instance of such presence.

endometrium /ˌɛndəˈmiːtɹi.əm/ endometria n
Endometrium Gebärmutterschleimhaut
(anatomy) The mucous membrane that lines the uterus in mammals and in which fertilized eggs are implanted.

endomorphism endomorphisms n
Endomorphism
(mathematics) A homomorphism that maps a system to itself

endonym endonyms n
Endonym Eigenbezeichnung
A name used by a group or category of people to refer to themselves or their language, as opposed to a name given to them by other groups.

endoparasite /ˌɛndə(ʊ)ˈpæɹəˌsaɪt/ /ˌɛndəˈpɛɹəˌsaɪt/ endoparasites n
Endoparasit Entoparasit Innenparasit
A parasite that lives inside the body of an organism, such as a tapeworm.

endoplasmic adj
endoplasmatisch
(cytology) of or relating to endoplasm

endoplasmic reticulum endoplasmic reticula n
endoplasmatisches Retikulum
(cytology) A network of membranes within the cytoplasm of cells, where proteins and lipids are synthesized.

endorheic /-də/ /ˌɛndoʊˈɹiɪk/ /ˌɛndə(ʊ)ˈɹiːɪk/ adj
endorheisch
(hydrology) Of a basin or lake: having no outflow to an external body of water such as a river or ocean, and only losing water through evaporation or seepage into the ground.

endorphin /ɛnˈdɔ(ɹ)fɪn/ /ɛnˈdɔːfɪn/ endorphins n
Endorphin
(biochemistry) Any of a group of peptide hormones found in the mammalian brain that act as neurotransmitters and have properties similar to morphine.

endorse /ɛnˈdɔɹs/ /ɪnˈdɔɹs/ /ɪnˈdɔːs/ v
unterstützen bestätigen empfehlen
To express support or approval, especially officially or publicly.

endorsement endorsements n
Befürwortung Bestätigung Unterstützung
The act or quality of endorsing
Anhang Nachtrag Zusatz
An amendment or annotation to an insurance contract or other official document (such as a driving licence).
Anerkennung Bestätigung Nachweis
(aviation) An instructor's signed acknowledgement of time practising specific flying skills.
Befähigungsnachweis Berechtigung Zusatzqualifikation
(education, certification) Permission to carry out a specific skill or application in a field in which the practitioner already has a general licence.
Förderung
Sponsorship, in means of money, by a company, business or enterprise.
Empfehlung Fürsprache Unterstützungserklärung
Support from an important, renowned figure of a media (celebrity, politics, sports, etc.), to get back up.

endoscope endoscopes n
Endoskop
An instrument used to examine a bodily orifice or canal, or a hollow organ.

endoscopy /ɛnˈdɔ.skə.pi/ endoscopies n
Endoskopie
(medicine) The examination of a bodily orifice, canal or organ using an endoscope.

endosome endosomes n
Endosom
(biology) An endocytic vacuole through which molecules internalized during endocytosis pass en route to lysosomes

endosymbiosis endosymbioses n
Endosymbiose
(ecology) The condition of living within the body or cells of another organism; an instance of an organism so living.

endosymbiotic theory n
Endosymbiontenhypothese
(ecology) The theory that mitochondria and chloroplasts, which are organelles of eukaryotic cells, originated as independent organisms.

endothermic /ˌɛndəʊˈθəːmɪk/ more endothermic most endothermic adj
endotherm
(chemistry) Of a chemical reaction that absorbs heat energy from its surroundings.
homöotherm warmblütig
(zoology) Of an animal whose body temperature is regulated by internal factors.

endovascular adj
endovaskulär
Within a blood vessel

endow /ɛn-/ /ɪnˈdaʊ/ v
ausstatten
(transitive) To give property to (someone) as a gift; specifically, to provide (a person or institution) with support in the form of a permanent fund of money or other benefits.

endpaper endpapers n
Nachsatz Vorsatz Vorsatzblatt Vorsatzpapier
Either of two folded sheets of paper used to connect the front and back covers of a book to the first and last pages; a flyleaf

endpoint endpoints n
Endpunkt
Either of the two points at the ends of a line segment.

endurable more endurable most endurable adj
erträglich
Able to be endured; tolerable; bearable.

endurance /ɪnˈdjɔːɹəns/ /ɪnˈdjʊəɹəns/ /ɪnˈdɝəns/ /ɪnˈdʊɹəns/ endurances n
Ausdauer
The measure of a person's stamina or persistence.

endure /ɪnˈd(j)ʊɹ/ /ɪnˈdjɔː(ɹ)/ /ɪnˈdjʊə̯(ɹ)/ /ɪnˈdɝ/ /ɪnˈd͡ʒɔː(ɹ)/ /ɪnˈd͡ʒʊə̯(ɹ)/ v
aushalten ertragen
(intransitive) To continue or carry on, despite obstacles or hardships; to persist.
dulden von Bestand sein
To remain firm, as under trial or suffering; to suffer patiently or without yielding; to bear up under adversity; to hold out.

enduring /ɪnˈd(j)ʊɚ.ɪŋ/ /ɪnˈdjɔː.ɹɪŋ/ /ɪnˈdjʊə.ɹɪŋ/ /ɪnˈdɝ.ɪŋ/ more enduring most enduring adj
dauerhaft andauernd anhaltend ausdauernd beständig bleibend
Long-lasting without significant alteration; continuing through time in the same relative state.

enema /ˈɛn.ə.mə/ enemas enemata n
Einlauf Klistier
An injection of fluid into the large intestine by way of the rectum, usually for medical purposes.

enemy /ˈɛnəmi/ enemies n
Feind Gegner Feindin Gegnerin
Someone who is hostile to, feels hatred towards, opposes the interests of, or intends injury to someone else.
feindlich
(attributive) Of, by, relating to, or belonging to an enemy.

enemy of the people enemies of the people n
Volksfeind Volksfeindin
A political or class opponent of the subgroup in power within a larger group.

enemy of the state enemies of the state n
Staatsfeind Staatsfeindin
a person accused of crimes against the state, such as treason

energetic /ˌɛnəˈdʒɛtɪk/ /ˌɛnɚˈd͡ʒɛtɪk/ more energetic most energetic adj
energisch Energie Energie besitzend energiegeladen
(science) Possessing or pertaining to energy. [from 19th c.]

energetically more energetically most energetically adv
energetisch
In an energetic manner; with great energy.

energy /ˈɛn.ə.d͡ʒi/ /ˈɛn.ɚ.d͡ʒi/ energies n
Energie
The impetus behind all motion and all activity.
The capacity to do work.
(physics) A quantity that denotes the ability to do work and is measured in a unit dimensioned in mass × distance²/time² (ML²/T²) or the equivalent.

energy carrier energy carriers n
Energieträger

energy drink energy drinks n
Energy-Drink
A highly caffeinated, sometimes carbonated, beverage containing added ingredients advertised as increasing alertness, performance etc.

energy level energy levels n
Energieniveau
(physics) Any of the discrete stable energies that a quantum mechanical system (such as the electrons of an atom) can have.

energy source energy sources n
Energiequelle
A source from which useful energy can be extracted or recovered either directly or by means of a conversion or transformation process (e.g. solid fuels, liquid fuels, solar energy, biomass, etc.)

enervate /ˈɛn.ə(ɹ).vət/ /ˌɛn.ə(ɹ)ˈveɪt/ v
schwächen
(transitive) To reduce strength or energy; debilitate.

enfant terrible enfants terribles n
Enfant terrible
An unconventional badly-behaved person who causes embarrassment or shock to others.

enfeeble /ɪnˈfiːbəl/ v
schwächen
(transitive) To make feeble.

enfeoff /ɛnˈfiːf/ /ɛnˈfɛf/ /ɪnˈfiːf/ /ɪnˈfɛf/ v
belehnen
(transitive, chiefly, law, historical) To transfer a fief to, to endow with a fief; to put (a person) in legal possession of a freehold interest.

enforce /-ˈfo(ː)ɹs/ /-ˈfoəs/ /ɛn-/ /ɪnˈfoɹs/ /ɪnˈfɔːs/ v
bekräftigen
durchsetzen
(obsolete, reflexive) To exert oneself, to try hard. [14th–17th c.]
vollstrecken
(obsolete) To give force to; to strengthen; to invigorate; to urge with energy.

enforcement /ɛn-/ /ɪnˈfoɹs.mənt/ enforcements n
Durchsetzung Vollstreckung
The act of enforcing; compulsion.
A giving force to; a putting in execution.

engage /ɛnˈɡeɪd͡ʒ/ /ɪnˈɡeɪd͡ʒ/ v
anstellen
(ambitransitive) To draw into conversation.
beschäftigen
(transitive) To engross or hold the attention of; to keep busy or occupied.
einrasten ineinander greifen
To attract, to please; (archaic) to fascinate or win over (someone).
To mesh or interlock (of machinery, especially a clutch).
angreifen anlegen
(transitive) To enter into conflict with (an enemy).
verpflichten
(intransitive) To guarantee or promise (to do something).
eingreifen
(intransitive) To enter into (an activity), to participate (construed with in).

engaged /ɛnˈɡeɪd͡ʒd/ /ɪnˈɡeɪd͡ʒd/ adj
verlobt
Having agreed to marry a particular person (one's fiancé or fiancée) or each other.
besetzt
(British) (of a telephone) Already involved in a telephone call when a third party calls.

engagement /ɪnˈɡeɪd͡ʒ.mənt/ engagements n
Verpflichtung
(countable) An appointment, especially to speak or perform.
Bindung
(countable, uncountable) Connection or attachment.
Verlobung Verlöbnis
(countable, uncountable) The period of time when marriage is planned or promised.
Gefecht
(countable, uncountable) In any situation of conflict, an actual instance of active hostilities.

engagement ring engagement rings n
Verlobungsring
(jewelry) A ring given to one's fiancé(e) or intended fiancé(e), signifying a promise to wed, typically a gold band with one or more diamonds or other precious stones.

engaging /ɪnˈɡeɪd͡ʒɪŋ/ /ɪŋˈɡeɪd͡ʒɪŋ/ more engaging most engaging adj
einnehmend
Tending to engage attention or interest; engrossing, interesting; enthralling.

engender /ɛnˈdʒɛn.də/ /ɛnˈd͡ʒɛn.dɚ/ /ɪnˈdʒɛn.də/ /ɪnˈd͡ʒɛn.dɚ/ v
erzeugen herbeiführen hervorrufen
(transitive) To bring into existence (a situation, quality, result etc.); to give rise to, cause, create. [from 14th c.]
(intransitive) To assume form; to come into existence; to be caused or produced.

engine /ˈend͡ʒɘn/ /ˈend͡ʒən/ /ˈend͡ʒɪn/ /ˈɛnd͡ʒən/ /ˈɛnd͡ʒɪn/ /ˈɪnd͡ʒɪn/ engines n
Motor Triebwerk Antrieb
A complex mechanical device which converts energy into useful motion or physical effects. [from 16th c.]
Motor
A person or group of people which influence a larger group; a driving force. [from 16th c.]
(computing) A software or hardware system responsible for a specific technical task (usually with qualifying word). [from 20th c.]

engine block engine blocks n
Motorblock
The metal casting that contains the piston cylinders of an engine.

engine displacement engine displacements n
Hubraum
The total volume of air/fuel mixture an engine can draw in during one complete engine cycle.

engine driver engine drivers n
Lokomotivführer

engine room engine rooms n
Maschinenraum
(nautical) A compartment on a ship in which the engine machinery is located.

engineer /ˌɛn(d)ʒɪˈnɪə/ /ˌɛnd͡ʒɪˈnɪ(ə)ɹ/ engineers n
Lokomotivführer Maschinist Lokomotivführerin Maschinistin
Ingenieur Ingenieurin
Originally, a person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; now (more generally) , a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so.

engineer's scale engineer's scales n
Dreikantmaßstab

engineering /ˌɛn(d)ʒɪˈnɪə.ɹɪŋ/ /ˌɛn.d͡ʒɪˈnɪ(ə)ɹ.ɪŋ/ engineerings n
Ingenieurwissenschaft Ingenieurwesen Engineering
(uncountable) The application of mathematics and the physical sciences to the needs of humanity and the development of technology.
Maschinenraum
The area aboard a ship where the engine is located.
Ingenieurberuf Ingenieurwesen
Designates office area of the professional engineering staff.

engobe engobes n
Engobe
A non-black clay slip coating applied to a ceramic body to give it decorative color or improved texture.

engram /ˈɛnˌɡɹæm/ /ˈɛŋˌɡɹæm/ engrams n
Engramm
A postulated physical or biochemical change in neural tissue that represents a memory.

engrave /ɪnˈɡɹeɪv/ v
gravieren
(transitive) To carve text or symbols into (something), usually for the purposes of identification or art.

engraved /ɪnˈɡɹeɪvd/ adj
graviert
decorated with engravings

engraver engravers n
Graveur Stecher
a person who engraves
Stichel
a tool used in this process

engraving engravings n
Gravieren Stechen
(art) The practice of incising a design onto a hard, flat surface, by cutting grooves into it.
Gravur Stich
(printing) The art of producing an image from an engraved printing form, typically made of copper.

engrossed /ɛnˈɡɹoʊst/ more engrossed most engrossed adj
entrückt vertieft
Preoccupied with something to the exclusion of everything else.
ausgefertigt
Finalized, written in large letters. (of a document)

engrossing /ɛnˈɡɹoʊsɪŋ/ /ɛnˈɡɹəʊsɪŋ/ /ɛŋˈɡɹoʊsɪŋ/ /ɛŋˈɡɹəʊsɪŋ/ more engrossing most engrossing adj
fesselnd
Utterly consuming one's time and attention.

engulf /ɪŋˈɡʌlf/ v
überwältigen
(transitive) To overwhelm.
verschlingen
(transitive) To surround; to cover; to submerge.

enhance /ɛnˈhæns/ /ɪnˈhæns/ /ɪnˈhɑːns/ v
erhöhen vergrößern
To augment or make something greater.
verbessern
To improve something by adding features.

enhanced more enhanced most enhanced adj
verstärkt
In a version or form that has been improved or made better than some other standard form.

enhancement /ɛnˈhæns.mənt/ /ɪnˈhæns.mənt/ /ɪnˈhɑːns.mənt/ enhancements n
Erweiterung Verbesserung
An improvement or supplement that tends to increase a sense of esteem.

enharmonic adj
enharmonisch
(music) Describing two or more identical or almost identical notes that are written differently when in different keys. (Whether they are identical depends on the tuning method used.)

enhydros enhydroses n
Enhydros
A geode of chalcedony containing trapped water.

enigma /əˈnɪɡmə/ /ɪˈnɪɡmə/ enigmas enigmata n
Rätsel Mysterium
Something or someone puzzling, mysterious or inexplicable.
Rätsel Knobelaufgabe Knobelei Rateaufgabe
A riddle, or a difficult problem.

enigmatic /ˌɛnɪɡˈmætɪk/ more enigmatic most enigmatic adj
rätselhaft
Pertaining to an enigma.
mysteriös mysteriöse
Mysterious.

enjambment /ɪn.ˈd͡ʒæm.mənt/ /ɪn.ˈd͡ʒæmb.mənt/ enjambments n
Zeilensprung
A technique in poetry whereby a sentence is carried over to the next line without pause.

enjoin /ənˈd͡ʒɔɪn/ /ɛnˈd͡ʒɔɪn/ /ɪnˈd͡ʒɔɪn/ v
anordnen auferlegen aufgeben ermahnen fordern mahnen
(transitive, chiefly, literary) To lay upon, as an order or command; to give an injunction to; to direct with authority; to order; to charge.
untersagen verbieten
(transitive, legal) To prohibit or restrain by a judicial order or decree; to put an injunction on.

enjoy /ənˈd͡ʒɔɪ/ /ɛnˈd͡ʒɔɪ/ /ɪnˈd͡ʒɔɪ/ v
genießen erfreuen
(transitive) To receive pleasure or satisfaction from something.
genießen
(transitive) To have the use or benefit of something.

enjoy oneself v
Spaß haben
To take pleasure in something; to have feelings of enjoyment.

enjoy your holiday phraseologicalUnit
schönen Urlaub!
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enjoyable /ənˈd͡ʒɔɪ.jə.bəl/ /ɛnˈd͡ʒɔɪ.jə.bəl/ /ɪnˈd͡ʒɔɪ.jə.bəl/ more enjoyable most enjoyable adj
angenehm unterhaltsam
Pleasant, capable of giving pleasure.

enjoyment /ənˈd͡ʒɔɪmənt/ /ɛnˈd͡ʒɔɪmənt/ /ɪnˈd͡ʒɔɪmənt/ enjoyments n
Genuss Vergnügen
(uncountable) The condition of enjoying anything.

enkindle v
anstecken anzünden entfachen
(archaic, transitive) To kindle; to arouse or evoke.

enlarge /ɪnˈlɑɹd͡ʒ/ /ɪnˈlɑːd͡ʒ/ v
vergrößern
(transitive) To make (something) larger.

enlargement /ɪnˈlaːd͡ʒ.mənt/ /ɪnˈlɑɹd͡ʒ.mənt/ /ɪnˈlɑːd͡ʒ.mənt/ enlargements n
Vergrößerung Erweiterung
An act or instance of making something larger.

enlighten /ənˈlaɪtən/ /ɛnˈlaɪtən/ /ɪnˈlaɪtən/ v
aufklären
(transitive, figurative) To make something clear to (someone); to give knowledge or understanding to.

enlightened /ɪnˈlaɪtənd/ more enlightened most enlightened adj
aufgeklärt informiert
Educated or informed.
informiert
Made aware of something.
erleuchtet
Exceedingly wise.

enlightenment /-laɪtmənt/ /ənˈlaɪtənmənt/ /ɪnˈlaɪtənmənt/ enlightenments n
Aufklärung
An act of enlightening, or the state of being enlightened or instructed.
A concept in spirituality, philosophy and psychology related to achieving clarity of perception, reason and knowledge.

enlist /ɛnˈlɪst/ /ɪnˈlɪst/ v
eintragen
(transitive) To enter on a list; to enroll; to register.
eintreten
(intransitive) To voluntarily join a cause or organization, especially military service.
anwerben rekrutieren
(transitive) To recruit the aid or membership of others.

enlistment enlistments n
Freiwilligenmeldung
Voluntary service based on an individual's desire to serve a cause.

enmity /ˈɛm.nɪ.ti/ /ˈɛn.mɪ.ti/ enmities n
Feindschaft
The quality of being an enemy; hostile or unfriendly disposition.
A state or feeling of opposition, hostility, hatred or animosity.

enneacontagon enneacontagons n
Neunzigeck
(geometry) A polygon with 90 sides and 90 angles.

enneadecagon enneadecagons n
Neunzehneck
(geometry) A polygon with nineteen sides and nineteen angles.

enneagon /ˈɛ.niː.ə.ɡən/ enneagons n
Neuneck
(geometry) A polygon with nine sides; a nonagon.

enneagram enneagrams n
Enneagramm
(mathematics) A nine-pointed stellate polygon

ennealogy ennealogies n
Ennealogie
(rare) A set of nine works of art that are connected, and that can be seen either as a single work or as nine individual works.

ennoble /ɪˈnəʊbəl/ v
adeln
To bestow with nobility, honour or grace.
veredeln
To perform on a fabric the industrial processes of dry-cleaning, printing and embossing, and sizing and finishing.

ennoblement ennoblements n
Adelung
(countable) The act of ennobling or something which ennobles

ennui /ɑnˈwi/ /ɒnˈwiː/ ennuis n
Langeweile Apathie Depression Melancholie
A gripping listlessness or melancholia caused by boredom; depression.

enoki mushroom enoki mushrooms n
Samtfußrübling
A mushroom with a long, thin stem, in the species Flammulina filiformis, used primarily in the cuisines of East Asia.

enormous /iˈnɔɹ.məs/ /ɪˈnoː.məs/ /ɪˈnɔɹ.məs/ /ɪˈnɔː.məs/ more enormous most enormous adj
enorm riesig
Extremely large; greatly exceeding the common size, extent, etc.

enormousness n
Riesigkeit
Great size or magnitude.

enough /i-/ /ə-/ /ɪˈnʌf/ adv
genug
Sufficiently.

enough /i-/ /ə-/ /ɪˈnʌf/ determiner
genug genügend
Sufficient; all that is required, needed, or appropriate.

enough /i-/ /ə-/ /ɪˈnʌf/ interjection
das genügt halt
Stop! Don't do that any more!

enough /i-/ /ə-/ /ɪˈnʌf/ pronoun
genug genügend
A sufficient or adequate number, amount, etc.

enough is enough /iˌnʌf‿ɪz iˈnʌf/ /ə-/ /ɪˌnʌf‿ɪz ɪˈnʌf/ phraseologicalUnit
das Maß ist voll jetzt schlägt's dreizehn
Especially as an expression of exasperation: the limit of patience or tolerance has been reached.

enqueue v
Warteschlange einreihen
(transitive, computing) To add an item to a queue. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

enrage /ɪnˈɹeɪd͡ʒ/ v
in Rage versetzen in Wut versetzen wütend machen
(transitive) To fill with rage; to provoke to frenzy; to make furious.

enrapture /ɛnˈɹæpt͡ʃə(ɹ)/ /ɪnˈɹæpt͡ʃə(ɹ)/ v
begeistern entzücken hinreißen verzücken
(transitive) To fill with great delight or joy; to fascinate or captivate.

enraptured more enraptured most enraptured adj
entrückt entzückt hingerissen verzückt wonnetrunken

enrich /ɪnˈɹɪt͡ʃ/ v
bereichern
(transitive) To make (someone or something) rich or richer. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]
(transitive) To add nutrients or fertilizer to the soil; to fertilize. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]
anreichern
(physics, transitive) To increase the amount of one isotope in a mixture of isotopes, especially in a nuclear fuel. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

enriched uranium n
angereichertes Uran
(chemistry, military) Uranium enriched with a higher than normal amount of the fissile isotope U-235; used in nuclear reactors and nuclear weapons.

enriching more enriching most enriching adj
bereichernd

enrichment enrichments n
Bereicherung
The act of enriching or something enriched.
Anreicherung
The process of making enriched uranium.

enroll /ɛnˈɹoʊl/ /ɪnˈɹoʊl/ /ɪnˈɹəʊl/ v
anmelden einschreiben immatrikulieren
(transitive) To enter (a name, etc.) in a register, roll or list
immatrikulieren
(transitive) To enlist (someone) or make (someone) a member of

ensconce /ɛnˈskɑns/ /ɛnˈskɒns/ v
sicher unterbringen
(transitive) To place in a secure environment.
bequem machen niederlassen
(intransitive) To settle comfortably.

ensemble /ˌɑnˈsɑm.bəl/ /ˌɒnˈsɒm.bəl/ /ˌɒ̃nˈsɒ̃m.blə/ /ˌɒ̃nˈsɒ̃m.bl̩/ ensembles n
Ensemble
A group of separate things that contribute to a coordinated whole.
(fashion) A coordinated costume or outfit; a suit.
(collective) A group of musicians, dancers, actors, etc who perform together; e.g. the chorus of a ballet company.
(music) A piece for several instrumentalists or vocalists.

ensete /ˈɛnsət/ ensetes n
Abessinische Banane Ensete Zierbanane
Ensete ventricosum, a species of flowering plant in the banana family Musaceae, the root of which is used for food and other purposes.

enshrine /ɛnˈʃɹʌɪn/ /ɪnˈʃɹʌɪn/ v
in einem Schrein bewahren
(transitive) To enclose (a sacred relic etc.) in a shrine or chest.
verehren
(transitive, by extension) To preserve or cherish (something) as though in a shrine; to preserve or contain, especially with some reverence.
verankern
(figurative, law) To protect (an idea, ideal, or philosophy) within an official law or treaty.

ensign /ˈɛn.saɪn/ /ˈɛn.sən/ /ˈɛn.sɪn/ [ˈɛn.sn̩] ensigns n
Fähnrich
A badge of office, rank, or power.
A flag or banner carried by military units; a standard or color/colour.
Fahne
Any prominent flag or banner.

ensile /ˈɛn.saɪ(ə)l/ v
silieren
(transitive) To preserve (forage) in a silo.

enslave /ɪnˈsleɪv/ v
versklaven
(transitive) To make subservient; to strip one of freedom; enthrall.

enslavement enslavements n
Versklavung
The act of enslaving or the state of being a slave; bondage

ensnare /ɛnˈsnɛ(ə)ɹ/ /ɛnˈsnɛə/ /ɪn-/ v
fangen einfangen
To entrap; to catch in a snare or trap.
verstricken verheddern verwickeln
To entangle; to enmesh.

ensorcell /ɛnˈsɔɹsəl/ /ɛnˈsɔːs(ə)l/ /ɪn-/ v
hexen zaubern
(transitive) To bewitch or enchant.

enstatite enstatites n
Enstatit
(mineral) A form of pyroxene consisting solely of magnesium silicate.

ensue /ɛnˈsjuː/ /ɛnˈsjʉː/ /ɛnˈʃuː/ /ɪnˈsjuː/ /ɪnˈsuː/ /ɪnˈʃuː/ v
resultieren ansetzen eintreten erfolgen folgen nachfolgen
(obsolete, transitive) To follow (in time), to be subsequent to. [15th–17th c.]

ensuing adj
darauf folgend folgend nachfolgenden
Refers to the actions, consequences, and repercussions which result from some prior stimulus or event.

ensure /ɪnˈʃɔː/ /ɪnˈʃɝ/ /ɪnˈʃʊə/ /ɪnˈʃʊɹ/ v
sicherstellen gewährleisten
(intransitive) To make sure or certain of something (usually some future event or condition). [from 18th c.]

ent /ɛnt/ ents n
Ent
(fantasy) A large, fictional, humanoid, walking tree in works by J. R. R. Tolkien.

entactogenic more entactogenic most entactogenic adj
entaktogen

entail /ənˈteɪl/ /ɛnˈteɪl/ /ɪnˈteɪl/ v
bedingen erfordern mit sich bringen nach sich ziehen verursachen zur Folge haben
(transitive) To imply, require, or invoke.
als unveräußerliches Gut vererben
(transitive) To settle or fix inalienably on a person or thing, or on a person and his descendants or a certain line of descendants; -- said especially of an estate; to bestow as a heritage.

entailment /ɛnˈteɪl.mənt/ entailments n
Bedingtheit Erfordernis Implikation
The act of entailing, the state of being entailed, or something that is entailed.

entangle /ɛnˈtaŋ.ɡəl/ /ɪnˈtaŋ.ɡəl/ /ɪnˈtæŋ.ɡəl/ [ɛnˈtaŋ.ɡl̩] v
verwickeln
(transitive) To involve in difficulties or embarrassments; to embarrass, puzzle, or distract by adverse or perplexing circumstances, interests, demands, etc.; to hamper; to bewilder.

entangled more entangled most entangled adj
verwickelt
tangled or twisted together

entanglement /ɪnˈtæŋɡəlmənt/ entanglements n
Gewirr Verwicklung
The state or condition of being entangled; intricate and confused involution.

entelechy /ɛnˈtɛləki/ entelechies n
Entelechie
(Aristotelian, _, metaphysics) The complete realisation and final form of some potential concept or function; the conditions under which a potential thing becomes actualized.

enter /ˈɛntə(ɹ)/ /ˈɛntɚ/ [ˈɛɾ̃ɚ] [ˈɪɾ̃ɚ] v
hineingehen betreten eintreten hereinkommen eingeben hereingehen
(transitive) To cause to go (into), or to be received (into); to put in; to insert; to cause to be admitted.

enteric nervous system enteric nervous systems n
enterisches Nervensystem

enteritis enteritides enteritises n
Enteritis
(pathology) Inflammation of the intestines, generally the small intestine, that may lead to diarrhea.

enterolith /ɛnˈtɛɹəˌlɪθ/ /ˈɛntəɹəˌlɪθ/ enteroliths n
Darmstein Enterolith
A mineral concretion in the intestinal tract.

enterprise /ˈɛntəˌpɹaɪz/ /ˈɛntɚˌpɹaɪz/ enterprises n
Unternehmen
A company, business, organization, or other purposeful endeavor.
Vorhaben Unterfangen
An undertaking, venture, or project, especially a daring and courageous one.
Unternehmungsgeist Unternehmungslust
(uncountable) A willingness to undertake new or risky projects; energy and initiative.

enterprise application integration enterprise application integrations n
Unternehmensanwendungsintegration

enterprising more enterprising most enterprising adj
unternehmungslustig unternehmerisch
Very able and ingenious in business dealings or social advancement.

entertain /ˌɛntəˈteɪn/ /ˌɛntɚˈteɪn/ [ˌɛɾ̃ɚˈtʰeɪn] v
unterhalten
(obsolete) To take or keep in one's service; to maintain; to support; to harbour; to keep.

entertainer /ˌɛntəˈteɪnə/ /ˌɛntɚˈteɪnɚ/ entertainers n
Unterhalter Entertainer
A person who entertains others, esp. as a profession, as a singer, actor, presenter, dancer, musician, magician, comedian, etc.

entertaining more entertaining most entertaining adj
unterhaltsam
Very amusing; that entertains.

entertainment /ˌɛn.təˈteɪn.mənt/ /ˌɛn.tɚˈteɪn.mənt/ entertainments n
Unterhaltung
An activity designed to give pleasure, enjoyment, diversion, amusement, or relaxation to an audience, no matter whether the audience participates passively as in watching opera or a movie, or actively as in games.

enthalpy /ˈɛn.θəl.piː/ enthalpies n
Enthalpie
(thermodynamics, chemistry) A measure of the heat content of a chemical or physical system.

enthrall /ɪnˈθɹɔːl/ v
fesseln bezirzen verhexen
To hold spellbound.
unterwerfen
(now, rare) To make subservient.

enthronement enthronements n
Inthronisation
The act of enthroning or the state of being enthroned.

enthuse /ɛnˈθjuːz/ /ɛnˈθuz/ /ɛnˈθɪu̯z/ /ɪnˈθjuːz/ /ɪnˈθuz/ v
begeistern
(proscribed, sometimes, _, humorous) To cause (someone) to feel enthusiasm or to be enthusiastic.

enthusiasm /-θuː-/ /-θɪu̯-/ /ɛn-/ /ɪnˈθjuːziæz(ə)m/ enthusiasms n
Begeisterung Enthusiasmus Schwärmerei
Intensity of feeling; excited interest or eagerness.

enthusiast /-æst/ /-əst/ /-ˈθju-/ /-ˌæst/ /-θjuː-/ /-θïɯ-/ /en-/ /ɛn-/ /ɪnˈθu.ziˌɪst/ /ɪnˈθuː.ziˌæst/ /ɪ̞nˈθʊʉ.ziˌəst/ enthusiasts n
Enthusiast
A person filled with or guided by enthusiasm.

enthusiastic /ɪnˌθjuːzɪˈæstɪk/ /ɪnˌθuːziˈæstɪk/ more enthusiastic most enthusiastic adj
begeistert enthusiastisch
With zealous fervor; excited, motivated.

enthusiastically more enthusiastically most enthusiastically adv
enthusiastisch
In an enthusiastic manner.

entice /ɪnˈtaɪs/ v
locken verführen
(transitive) To lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope.

entire /ənˈtaɪə/ /ənˈtaɪɚ/ /ɪnˈtaɪə/ /ɪnˈtaɪɚ/ adj
ganz gesamt
Morally whole; pure; sheer.

entirety /-ˈtaɪ.ə.ti/ /-ˈtʌɪɹəti/ /ɛn-/ /ɪnˈtaɪ.ə.ɹɪ.ti/ /ɪnˈtaɪ.ə.ɹɪti/ entireties n
Gesamtheit
The whole; the complete or amount.

entitle /ənˈtaɪ.təl/ /ənˈtaɪtəl/ /ɛnˈtaɪ.təl/ v
den Titel verleihen die Würde verleihen
To dignify by an honorary designation.
berechtigen das Recht erteilen das Recht geben
To give power or authority (to do something).
benennen betiteln
To give a title to a book, film, play, etc.

entitled /ɪnˈtaɪtl̩d/ more entitled most entitled adj
benannt betitelt getitelt
(literally) Having a title.
berechtigt befugt anspruchsberechtigt
Having a legal or moral right or claim to something.
anmaßend anspruchsvoll dünkelhaft fordernd hochtrabend vermeintlich privilegiert
(figuratively) Convinced of one's own righteousness (self-righteousness) or the justifiability of one's actions or status, especially wrongly so; demanding and pretentious.

entitlement /ənˈtaɪtəlmənt/ entitlements n
Anspruch Berechtigung
The right to have something, whether actual or perceived.
Anspruch
Something that one is entitled to.

entity /ˈɛn.tɪ.ti/ entities n
Dasein Wesenheit
Wesen Entität
That which has a distinct existence as an individual unit. Often used for organisations which have no physical form.
Entität
The existence of something considered apart from its properties.
(databases) Anything about which information or data can be stored in a database; in particular, an organised array or set of individual elements or parts.

entomological adj
entomologisch
Of or pertaining to entomology.

entomologist entomologists n
Entomologe Entomologin Insektenwissenschaftler Insektenwissenschaftlerin
A scientist who studies insects.

entomology n
Insektenkunde Entomologie Insektologie
The scientific study of insects, and (informally) of other arthropods (and occasionally other invertebrates).

entourage /ˈɑn.tə.ɹɑʒ/ /ˈɑ̃ː.tʊ.ɹɑːʒ/ /ˈɒn.tʊ.ɹɑːʒ/ entourages n
Gefolge
A retinue of attendants, associates or followers.

entrails /ˈɛn.tɹeɪlz/ /ˈɛn.tɹəlz/ n
Eingeweide
The internal organs of an animal, especially the intestines. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

entrance /ˈɛn.tɹəns/ entrances n
Eingang Einfahrt
The act of taking possession, as of property, or of office.
Zutritt
(uncountable) The right to go in.

entrance examination entrance examinations n
Aufnahmeprüfung Zugangsprüfung
An examination used by an educational institution to select which students it will grant admission to.

entranced /ɛnˈtɹænst/ /ɛnˈtɹɑːnst/ more entranced most entranced adj
bezaubert
Held at attention, as if by magic.

entrap /ɪnˈtɹæp/ v
verleiten verstricken
(transitive) To lure (someone), either into a dangerous situation, or into performing an illegal act.

entreaty /ənˈtɹiːti/ /ɛnˈtɹiːti/ /ɪnˈtɹiːti/ entreaties n
Flehen Anflehen Anflehung
The act of entreating or beseeching; a strong petition; pressing solicitation; begging.

entrecôte /ˈɑntɹəkəʊt/ /ˈɑntɹəˌkoʊt/ entrecôtes n
Entrecote Entrecôte
A premium cut of beef used for steaks and roasts.

entrench /ɛnˈtɹɛntʃ/ /ɛnˈtɹɛnt͡ʃ/ /ɪnˈtɹɛntʃ/ v
ausheben graben
(construction, archaeology) To dig or excavate a trench; to trench.
eingraben mit einen Graben umgeben verschanzen
(military) To surround or provide with a trench, especially for defense; to dig in.
Fuß fassen etablieren festigen
(figuratively) To establish a substantial position in business, politics, etc.

entrenching tool entrenching tools n
Klappspaten
(military) A short shovel, usually with collapsible handle, used by soldiers for digging trenches, foxholes, etc., and as a weapon in hand-to-hand combat.

entrepreneur /ˌɑn.tɹə.pɹəˈnɝ/ /ˌɑn.tɹə.pɹəˈnʊɚ/ /ˌɑ̃.tɹə.pɹəˈnɜː/ /ˌɒn.tɹə.pɹəˈnɜː/ entrepreneurs n
Unternehmer Unternehmerin Entrepreneur
A person who organizes and operates a business venture and assumes much of the associated risk.

entrepreneurial /ˌɑn.tɹə.prəˈnɝ.i.əl/ /ˌɒn.tɹə.pɹəˈnɜː.ɹi.əl/ /ˌɔn.tɹə.pɹəˈnɜː.ɹi.əl/ more entrepreneurial most entrepreneurial adj
unternehmerisch
Having the spirit, attitude or qualities of an entrepreneur; enterprising.

entrepreneurship /ˌɑn.trə.prəˈnɝ.ʃɪp/ /ˌɑn.trə.prəˈnʊɚ.ʃɪp/ /ˌɒn.tɹə.pɹəˈnɜːʃɪp/ entrepreneurships n
Unternehmertum
The quality of being an entrepreneur.

entrepôt /ˈɒntɹəpəʊ/ /ˈɒ̃-/ /ˌɑntɹəˈpoʊ/ /ˌɒntɹəˈpəʊ/ entrepôts n
Packhaus Zolllager
A city, port, or other place where merchandise is sent for import, processing, distribution, and/or export, especially one where such merchandise is exempt from some customs duties; hence, a commercial centre.

entresol entresols n
Empore Galerie Galeriegeschoss Halbgeschoss Loge Zwischengeschoss
A mezzanine; an intermediate floor in a building, typically resembling a balcony; most often, the floor immediately above the ground floor and below a higher floor.

entropy /ˈɛntɹəpi/ entropies n
Entropie
(Boltzmann definition) A measure of the disorder directly proportional to the natural logarithm of the number of microstates yielding an equivalent thermodynamic macrostate.
(thermodynamics, countable) A measure of the amount of energy in a physical system that cannot be used to do work.
(statistics, information theory, countable) A measure of the amount of information and noise present in a signal.
(uncountable) The tendency of a system that is left to itself to descend into chaos.

entrust /ɪnˈtɹʌst/ v
anvertrauen
(transitive) To trust to the care of.

entry /ˈɛntɹi/ entries n
Eintritt
The act of entering.
Zutritt
(uncountable) Permission to enter.
Eingang Eintrag
A doorway that provides a means of entering a building.
Flur
A small room immediately inside the front door of a house or other building, often having an access to a stairway and leading on to other rooms
Eintrag
An item in a list, such as an article in a dictionary or encyclopedia.
Eintrag Element
A record made in a log, diary or anything similarly organized; (computing) a datum in a database.

entry date entry dates n
Buchung Buchungstag
(accounting) The date when a transaction (that is, an allocation of funds) appears in an account.

entryism n
Entrismus

entryphone entryphones n
Sprechanlage Gegensprechanlage Türsprechanlage Türsprecher
An intercom system which enables someone, without opening the door, to converse with the person who has rung the doorbell.

entryway entryways n
Windfang
An opening or hallway allowing entry into a structure.

entrée /ˈɑntɹeɪ/ /ˈɒntɹeɪ/ entrées n
Vorspeise
(chiefly, British, French Canada, Australia, New Zealand, historical, _) A smaller dish served before the main course of a meal.
Zugang Zutritt
The act of entering somewhere, or permission to enter; admittance.

entwine /ɪnˈtwaɪn/ v
umranken umschlingen
To twist or twine around something (or one another).

entwist v
flechten umwinden verflechten

enumerate /ɪˈn(j)u.məˌɹeɪt/ /ɪˈnjuː.məˌɹeɪt/ v
aufzählen
To specify each member of a sequence individually in incrementing order.

enunciate /ɪˈnʌnsiˌeɪt/ v
artikulieren aussprechen verkünden
(transitive) To articulate, pronounce.

enunciation /ɪˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/ /ɪˌnʌn.sɪˈeɪ.ʃən/ /ɪˌnʌn.ʃɪˈeɪ.ʃən/ enunciations n
Erklärung
The act of enunciating, announcing, proclaiming, or making known; open attestation; declaration.
(deutliche) Aussprache Artikulation Ausdrucksweise
The mode of utterance or pronunciation, especially with regards to the fullness and distinctness of articulation.

envelop /ɛnˈvɛləp/ v
einhüllen umhüllen
(transitive) To surround or enclose.

envelope /ˈɑn.vəˌlop/ /ˈɑ̃.və.ləʊp/ /ˈɒn.və.ləʊp/ /ˈɛn.və.ləʊp/ /ˈɛn.vəˌlop/ envelopes n
Briefumschlag Umschlag
A paper or cardboard wrapper used to enclose small, flat items, especially letters, for mailing.
Umschlag
Something that envelops; a wrapping.
Hülle
A bag containing the lifting gas of a balloon or airship; fabric that encloses the gas-bags of an airship.
Hüllkurve
(geometry) A mathematical curve, surface, or higher-dimensional object that is the tangent to a given family of lines, curves, surfaces, or higher-dimensional objects.

enviable /ˈɛnvi.əbl̩/ more enviable most enviable adj
beneidenswert
Arousing or likely to arouse envy.

envier enviers n
Neider Neiderin
One who envies.

envious /ˈɛnviːəs/ more envious most envious adj
neidisch neidvoll
Feeling or exhibiting envy; jealously desiring the excellence or good fortune of another; maliciously grudging
betulich fürsorglich
Excessively careful; cautious.

environment /-mɪnt/ /ənˈ-/ /ɪnˈvaɪɚ(n)mənt/ /ɪnˈvaɪɹə(n)mənt/ environments n
Umwelt
The natural world or ecosystem.
Umfeld Umwelt
A particular political or social setting, arena or condition.
Umwelt Umgebung
(computing) The software and/or hardware existing on any particular computer system.

environment variable environment variables n
Umgebungsvariable

environmental /ənˌvaɪ.ɚnˈmɛn.təl/ /ɪnˌvaɪ.ɹə(n)ˈmɛn.təl/ adj
Umwelt
Pertaining to the environment.

environmental protection n
Umweltschutz
The practice of protecting the natural environment by individuals, organizations and governments.

environmental refugee environmental refugees n
Umweltflüchtling

environmentalism environmentalisms n
Ökologismus
(politics) A political and social ideology that seeks to prevent the environment from degradation by human activity.

environmentalist environmentalists n
Umweltschützer Umweltschützerin
One who advocates for the protection of the environment and biosphere from misuse from human activity through such measures as ecosystem protection, waste reduction and pollution prevention.

environmentally friendly more environmentally friendly most environmentally friendly adj
umweltfreundlich
Causing lesser, little, or no harm to the environment.

envisage /ɛnˈvɪzɪd͡ʒ/ /ɪnˈvɪzɪd͡ʒ/ v
vorstellen
To conceive or see something within one's mind; to imagine or envision.

envoy /ˈɑn.vɔɪ/ /ˈɛn.vɔɪ/ envoys n
Gesandte Gesandter
(law) A diplomatic agent of the second rank, next in status after an ambassador.
Gesandter Gesandte
A representative.

envy /ˈɛnvi/ envies n
Neid
Resentful desire of something possessed by another or others (but not limited to material possessions). [from 13th c.]

envy /ˈɛnvi/ v
beneiden
(transitive) To feel displeasure or hatred towards (someone) for their good fortune or possessions. [from 14th c.]

enwrap v
einhüllen einwickeln umhüllen
To wrap around, surround; to envelop.

enzymatic adj
enzymatisch
Of, relating to, or caused by enzymes.

enzyme /ˈɛn.zaɪm/ enzymes n
Enzym
(biochemistry) A globular protein that catalyses a biological chemical reaction.

eo ipso /ˌeɪəʊ ˈɪpsəʊ/ adv
dadurch darum deshalb deswegen
Through or by that very act or quality; thereby.

eon /ˈeɪ.ɑn/ /ˈeɪ.ɒn/ /ˈi.ɑn/ /ˈiː.ɒn/ /ˈiː.ən/ eons n
Äon
(geology) The longest geochronologic unit, being a period of hundreds of millions of years; subdivided into eras.

eonism /ˈi.əˌnɪzəm/ n
Eonismus Transgender
(sexology) The pretence of being the opposite sex, especially that by a man of being a woman; transvestism.

eosin /ˈi.əsɪn/ eosins n
Eosin
(organic compound) A red, acidic dye commonly used in histological stains.

eparchy /ˈɛpˌɑɹ.ki/ /ˈɛpˌɑː.ki/ eparchies n
Eparchie Provinz Präfektur
(historical, Ancient Rome) A district of the Roman Empire at the third echelon
Eparchie
(Christianity) In Eastern Christendom, a diocese of a bishop.

epaulette /ˈɛpəlɛt/ /ˌɛpəˈlɛt/ epaulettes n
Epaulette Schulterklappe Achselklappe Schulterbesatz Schulterstück
An ornamentation, worn on the shoulders of a military uniform, as a sign of rank.

epaulette mate epaulette mates n
Epaulettenmatt

epazote /ˌɛpəˈzoʊteɪ/ epazotes n
Mexikanischer Drüsengänsefuß
A pungent herb used in Latin-American cooking and tea making, and in folk medicine; Dysphania ambrosioides.

epee /ˈeɪpeɪ/ /ˈɛpeɪ/ epees n
Degen
(fencing) A sharp-pointed dueling sword with a bell-shaped guard, used (with the end blunted) in sport fencing.

epenthesis /ɪˈpɛn.θə.sɪs/ epentheses n
Epenthese Fugenlaut Fugenelement Epenthesis Fugenzeichen
(phonetics, prosody) The insertion of a phoneme, letter, or syllable into a word, usually to satisfy the phonological constraints of a language or poetic context.

epenthetic /ˌɛpənˈθɛtɪk/ adj
epenthetisch
(phonology, phonetics) Of or pertaining to epenthesis.
(phonology, of a phoneme or syllable) Inserted into a word.

epenthetically adv
epenthetisch
In an epenthetic (epenthetical) manner; by means of epenthesis.

ephebic more ephebic most ephebic adj
ephebisch

ephedrine /ɪˈfɛ.dɹɪn/ /ˈɛf.ə.dɹiːn/ /ˈɛf.ə.dɹɪn/ ephedrines n
Ephedrin
(biochemistry, pharmaceutical drug) A crystalline alkaloid drug C10H15NO obtained from a Chinese ephedra (Ephedra sinica) or synthesized that has the physiological action of epinephrine. It causes constriction of the blood vessels and widening of the bronchial passages and is used in the form of its hydrochloride or sulfate to relieve asthma and hay fever.

ephemeral /əˈfɛ.mə.ɹəl/ /ɛˈfɛ.mə.ɹəl/ more ephemeral most ephemeral adj
flüchtig vergänglich kurzlebig ephemer
Lasting for a short period of time.
Eintags-
(biology) Existing for only one day, as with some flowers, insects, and diseases.

ephemeris /ɪˈfɛməɹəs/ /ɪˈfɛməɹɪs/ ephemerides ephemerises n
Ephemeride
(astronomy, nautical) A table giving the apparent position of celestial bodies throughout the year; normally given as right ascension and declination.

epibiont epibionts n
Epibiont
(ecology) Any organism that lives on the surface of another living organism

epibiosis epibioses n
Epibi­o­se

epic /ˈep.ɪk/ /ˈɛp.ɪk/ more epic most epic adj
episch
Of or relating to an epic.
Momentously heroic; grand in scale or character
Wahnsinns- außergewöhnlich denkwürdig toll wahnsinnig
(colloquial, slang, informal) Extending beyond the usual or ordinary.

epic /ˈep.ɪk/ /ˈɛp.ɪk/ epics n
Epos
An extended narrative poem in elevated or dignified language, celebrating the feats of a deity, demigod (heroic epic), other legend or traditional hero.
Epopöe Epos
A series of events considered appropriate to an epic.

epicanthus /ˈɛpɪkˌanθəs/ /ˈɛpɪkˌænθəs/ epicanthi n
Epikanthus medialis Epikanthus-Falte Mongolenfalte Oberlidfalte
(anatomy) A skin fold of the upper eyelid, typical of East Asians.

epicardium epicardia epicardiums n
Epikard
(anatomy) The layer of tissue between the pericardium and the heart.

epicene /ˈɛp.əˌsin/ /ˈɛp.ɪˌsiːn/ epicenes n
Epicönum Epikoinon
(linguistics) An epicene word; preceded by the: the epicene words of a language as a class.

epicentre /ˈɛpɪˌsɛntə/ /ˈɛpɪˌsɛntɚ/ epicentres n
Epizentrum
(seismology) The point on the land or water surface directly above the focus, or hypocentre, of an earthquake.
(military) The point on the surface of the earth directly above an underground explosion.

epicist epicists n
Epiker
One who writes epics.

epiclesis epicleses n
Epiklese
(Christianity) A prayer invoking the Holy Spirit, especially one offered in the liturgical context of the Eucharist so as to change the elements of bread and wine into the body and blood of Jesus.

epicrisis /ɪˈpɪk.ɹə.sɪs/ epicrises n
Epikrise
A critical or analytical study, evaluation, or summing up, especially of a medical case history.

epicure /ˈɛpɪkjʊə/ /ˈɛpɪkjʊɹ/ epicures n
Feinschmecker Genießer
A person who takes particular pleasure in fine food and drink.

epicycle /ˈɛpɪˌsaɪkəl/ epicycles n
Epizykel
(astronomy) A small circle whose centre is on the circumference of a larger circle; in Ptolemaic astronomy it was seen as the basis of revolution of the "seven planets", given a fixed central Earth.

epicycloid epicycloids n
Epizykloide
(geometry) The locus of a point on the circumference of a circle that rolls without slipping on the circumference of another circle.

epidemic /ˌɛpɪˈdɛmɪk/ more epidemic most epidemic adj
epidemisch
Like or having to do with an epidemic; widespread.

epidemic /ˌɛpɪˈdɛmɪk/ epidemics n
Epidemie Seuche
A widespread disease that affects many individuals in a population.

epidemiological adj
epidemiologisch
Of or pertaining to epidemiology.

epidemiologist epidemiologists n
Epidemiologe Epidemiologin
(epidemiology) A scientist (often a medical doctor) who specializes in epidemiology.

epidemiology /ˈɛp.ɪ.diː.miː.ɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/ /ˌɛp.ɪˌdi.miˈɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/ /ˌɛp.ɪˌdɛm.iˈɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/ epidemiologies n
Epidemiologie
(sciences) The branch of science dealing with the spread and control of diseases, viruses, concepts etc. throughout populations or systems.

epidermis /ˌɛ.pə.ˈdɝ.məs/ /ˌɛ.pɪ.ˈdɜː.mɪs/ epidermides epidermises n
Epidermis Oberhaut
The outer, protective layer of the skin of vertebrates, covering the dermis
The similar outer layer of cells in invertebrates and plants

epididymis /ɛpiˈdɪdɪmɪs/ epididymides epididymises n
Nebenhoden
(anatomy) A narrow, tightly-coiled tube connecting the efferent ducts from the rear of each testicle to its vas deferens, where sperm are stored during maturation.

epidote /ˈɛp.ɪˌdoʊt/ epidotes n
Epidot
(mineral) Any of a class of mixed calcium iron aluminium sorosilicates found in metamorphic rocks.

epifacial adj
epifaszial

epigastric adj
epigastrisch
Of or pertaining to the epigastrium.

epigenetics /ˌɛpɪd͡ʒəˈnɛtɪks/ n
Epigenetik
(genetics) The study of the processes involved in the genetic development of an organism, especially the activation and deactivation of genes.
(genetics) The study of heritable changes caused by the activation and deactivation of genes without any change in DNA sequence.

epiglottis /ˌɛ.pə.ˈɡlɑ.tɪs/ /ˌɛ.pɪ.ˈɡlɒ.tɪs/ epiglottides epiglottises n
Epiglottis
(anatomy) A cartilaginous organ in the throat of terrestrial vertebrates covering the glottis when swallowing to prevent food and liquid from entering the trachea, and in Homo sapiens also a speech organ.

epigone /ˈɛpəɡoʊn/ /ˈɛpəɡɑn/ /ˈɛpəɡəʊn/ /ˈɛpɪɡoʊn/ /ˈɛpɪɡɑn/ /ˈɛpɪɡəʊn/ epigones n
Epigone Epigonin
A follower or disciple.
An undistinguished or inferior imitator of a well known artist or their style.

epigram /ˈɛpɪɡɹæm/ epigrams n
Epigramm
(obsolete) An inscription in stone.
A brief but witty saying.
Epigramm Sinngedicht
A short, witty or pithy poem.

epigrammatic adj
epigrammatisch
having the characteristics of an epigram

epigrammatist epigrammatists n
Epigrammatist
Someone who writes an epigram (any meanings)

epigraph /ˈɛpɪˌɡɹæf/ epigraphs n
Epigraph
An inscription, especially on a building.
A literary quotation placed at the beginning of a book or other text.

epigraphy /ɪˈpɪɡ.ɹə.fi/ [ʔɨˈpʰɪːɡ.ɹə.fiː] epigraphies n
Epigraphik
The study or decipherment of inscriptions, especially of ancient ones.

epilation /ɛpɪˈleɪʃən/ epilations n
Haarausfall
The loss of hair.
Epilation
(narrowly) The removal of hair from (usually human) skin via the use of an epilator.

epilator epilators n
Epilierer Epiliergerät
An electrically-powered device used for hair removal by mechanically grasping multiple hairs simultaneously and pulling them out.

epilepsy /ˈɛpɪlɛpsi/ epilepsies n
Epilepsie Fallsucht
(pathology) A medical condition in which the sufferer experiences seizures (or convulsions) and blackouts.

epileptic /ˌɛpɪˈlɛptɪk/ adj
epileptisch fallsüchtig
Of or relating to an epileptic or epileptics (epileptic people).

epileptic /ˌɛpɪˈlɛptɪk/ epileptics n
Epileptiker Epileptikerin
A person who has epilepsy.

epilogue /ˈɛp.ɪ.lɒɡ/ /ˈɛpɪlɑɡ/ /ˈɛpɪlɔɡ/ epilogues n
Epilog
A short speech, spoken directly at the audience at the end of a play
Epilog Nachwort
A brief oration or script at the end of a literary piece; an afterword

epimer /ˈɛpɪmə(ɹ)/ epimers n
Epimer
(chemistry) Any diastereoisomer that has the opposite configuration at only one of the stereogenic centres.

epimorphism epimorphisms n
Epimorphismus

epinephrine /ɛpɪˈnɛfɹɪn/ epinephrines n
Epinephrin
(hormone, neurotransmitter, organic compound, medicine) A catecholamine hormone and neurotransmitter; as a hormone, secreted by the adrenal gland in response to stress (when it stimulates the autonomic nervous system); as a neurotransmitter, synthesized from norepinephrine. It is also used as a medication.

epipelagic adj
epipelagisch
Of, pertaining to, or inhabiting the water from the surface of the sea down to 200 metres.

epiphany /ɛˈpɪfəni/ /ɪˈpɪfni/ /ɪˈpɪfəni/ epiphanies n
Aha-Erlebnis Erleuchtung Heureka-Moment
An illuminating realization or discovery, often resulting in a personal feeling of elation, awe, or wonder.
Epiphanie Erscheinung Manifestation Offenbarung
A manifestation or appearance of a divine or superhuman being.

epiphenomenalism epiphenomenalisms n
Epiphänomenalismus
(philosophy, psychology, countable) Such a doctrine, as advanced by a particular thinker or school of thought.

epiphenomenon /-fɪ-/ /-nən/ /ˌɛpəfəˈnɑmənə/ /ˌɛpəfəˈnɑməˌnɑn/ /ˌɛpɪfəˈnɒmɪnə/ /ˌɛpɪfəˈnɒmɪnən/ epiphenomena epiphenomenons n
Begleiterscheinung Epiphänomen
(philosophy, psychology) A mental process or state that is an incidental by-product of physiological events in the brain or nervous system.

epiphyte /ˈɛpɪfɑɪt/ epiphytes n
Epiphyt Aufsitzerpflanze
(botany) A plant that grows on another, using it for physical support but obtaining no nutrients from it and neither causing damage nor offering benefit; an air plant.

episcopal /əˈpɪs.kə.pl̩/ more episcopal most episcopal adj
bischöflich episkopal
Of or relating to the affairs of a bishop in various Christian churches.

episcopate /ɪˈpɪskəpət/ episcopates n
Episkopat Weltepiskopat
Bishops seen as a group.

episode /ˈep.ɪ.səʉd/ /ˈɛp.ə.soʊd/ /ˈɛp.ɪ.səʊd/ episodes n
Episode
An incident, action, or time period standing out by itself, but more or less connected with a complete series of events.
Folge Episode
An instalment of a drama told in parts, as in a TV series.

episodic /ˌɛpɪˈsɑdɪk/ more episodic most episodic adj
episodisch

epistaxis /ˌɛpɪˈstæksɪs/ epistaxes n
Epistaxis Nasenbluten
(symptom) nosebleed

epistemic /-ˈstɛ-/ /ˌɛpəˈstimɪk/ /ˌɛpɪˈstiːmɪk/ adj
epistemisch
(philosophy) Of or relating to cognition or knowledge, its scope, or how it is acquired. [from early 19th c.]

epistemic circularity epistemic circularities n
epistemische Zirkularität
(epistemology, uncountable) The quality of being such a circle.

epistemological /ɪˌpɪstəməˈlɑd͡ʒəkəl/ /ɪˌpɪstəməˈlɒd͡ʒɪkl̩/ more epistemological most epistemological adj
epistemologisch erkenntnistheoretisch
Of or pertaining to epistemology or theory of knowledge, as a field of study.

epistemology /iˌpɪs.təˈmɑl.ə.d͡ʒi/ /əˌpɪs.təˈmɑl.ə.d͡ʒi/ /ɛˌpɪs.tiˈmɔl.ə.d͡ʒi/ /ɛˌpɪs.təˈmɑl.ə.d͡ʒi/ /ɪˌpɪs.təˈmɑl.ə.d͡ʒi/ /ɪˌpɪs.təˈmɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/ epistemologies n
Erkenntnistheorie Epistemologie
(uncountable) The branch of philosophy dealing with the study of knowledge; the theory of knowledge, asking such questions as "What is knowledge?", "How is knowledge acquired?", "What do people know?", "How do we know what we know?", "How do we know it is true?", and so on.

epistle /ɪˈpɪs(ə)l/ /ɪˈpɪsl̩/ epistles n
Epistel
(chiefly, literary, or, humorous) A letter, especially one which is formal or issued publicly.
Apostelbrief
One of the books of the New Testament which was originally a letter issued by an apostle to an individual or a community.

epitaph /ˈɛp.ɪˌtæf/ /ˈɛp.ɪˌtɑːf/ epitaphs n
Epitaph Grabinschrift
An inscription on a gravestone in memory of the deceased.
Nachruf Elegie Gedenkgedicht Gedenkschrift Trauergedicht
A poem or other short text written in memory of a deceased person.

epitaxy /ˈɛpətæks.i/ epitaxies n
Epitaxie
(crystallography) An overgrowth in which the overlying crystal is either induced into the same orientation, or otherwise grows under the influence of the underlying crystal into the same orientation.

epithelium /ˌɛpɪˈθiːlɪəm/ epithelia epitheliums n
Epithel
(anatomy) A membranous tissue composed of one or more layers of cells which forms the covering of most internal and external surfaces of the body and its organs: internally including the lining of vessels and other small cavities, and externally being the skin.

epithet /ˈɛp.əˌθɛt/ /ˈɛp.ɪˌθɛt/ epithets n
Epitheton Beiwort Attribut Beiname
A term used to characterize a person or thing.
Beiname Beiwort Spitzname
A term used as a descriptive substitute for the name or title of a person.
Schimpfname Schimpfwort
An abusive or contemptuous word or phrase.
Epitheton Beiname Beiwort Spitzname
(taxonomy) A word in the scientific name of a taxon following the name of the genus or species. This applies only to formal names of plants, fungi and bacteria. In formal names of animals the corresponding term is the specific name.

epitome /əˈpɪt.ə.mi/ /ɪˈpɪt.ə.mi/ epitomai epitomes n
Verkörperlichung
The embodiment or encapsulation of a class of items.
Abriss
A brief summary of a text.

epitomize /əˈpɪt.əˌmaɪz/ v
verkörpern
To be an epitome of.

epitope epitopes n
Epitop
(biochemistry) The part of a biomolecule (such as a protein) which is the target of an immune response

epitrachelion /-ˈkiː-/ /ˌɛpɪtɹɑˈkiliɔn/ /ˌɛpɪtɹəˈkiliɒn/ /ˌɛpɪtɹəˈkiljən/ epitrachelions n
Epitrachelion
(Eastern Orthodoxy) The liturgical vestment worn by priests and bishops of the Eastern Orthodox Church as the symbol of their priesthood, corresponding to the Western stole.

epitrite epitrites n
Epitrit Epitritus
(poetry, Ancient Greek and Latin prosody) A metrical foot consisting of three long syllables and one short syllable.

epitrochoid epitrochoids n
Epitrochoide
A geometric curve traced by a fixed point on one circle which rotates around the perimeter of another circle. Examples include the shape of the Wankel engine

epizeuxis epizeuxes n
Epizeuxis
(figure of speech) The repetition of words in immediate succession for emphasis.

epizootic hemorrhagic disease n
Epizootische Hämorrhagie der Hirsche
A disease, often fatal, of wild ruminants, most notably white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus), caused by Epizootic hemorrhagic disease virus transmitted by certain midges, especially the species Culicoides variipennis.

epoch /ˈeɪˌpɑk/ /ˈiˌpɑk/ /ˈiːpɒk/ /ˈɛp.ək/ /ˈɛpək/ /ˈɛpˌɑk/ epochs n
Epoche Ära
A particular period of history, or of a person's life, especially one considered noteworthy or remarkable.
Epoche
(geology) A geochronologic unit of hundreds of thousands to millions of years; a subdivision of a period, and subdivided into ages (or sometimes subepochs).

epoch-making adj
epochemachend
Constituting an epoch; opening a new era; introducing new conceptions or a new method in the treatment of a subject; highly novel and influential.

epochal more epochal most epochal adj
epochal
(figurative) Highly important or significant; monumental, epoch-making.

eponym /ˈɛpənɪm/ eponyms n
Eponym Namensgeber
A real or fictitious person or thing whose name has given rise to the name of a particular item.
Eponym
A word formed from a real or fictive person’s name.

eponymous /əˈpɑnəməs/ /ɛ-/ /ɪˈpɒnɪməs/ more eponymous most eponymous adj
gleichnamig namensgebend eponymisch
Of, relating to, or being the person or entity after which someone or something is named; serving as an eponym.

epopee /ˈɛpəpiː/ epopees n
Epopöe
(rare, literary) an epic, saga

epoxide /ˈipɑksaɪd/ epoxides n
Epoxid
(organic chemistry) Any of a class of organic compound, cyclic ethers, having a three-membered ring; they are prepared by the selective oxidation of alkenes or by ring-closure of halohydrins; used to make plastics.

epoxy resin epoxy resins n
Epoxidharz
Any of a class of polyether resins, used for coatings, adhesives and foam.

epsilon /ɛpˈsaɪ.lən/ /ˈɛp.sɪ.lən/ /ˈɛp.sɪˌlɑn/ /ˈɛp.sɪˌlɒn/ epsila epsilons n
Epsilon
The name for the fifth letter of the Greek alphabet, ε or Ε, preceded by delta (Δ, δ) and followed by zeta (Ζ, ζ).

equal /ˈiːkwəl/ /ˈiːkəl/ more equal most equal adj
gleich
(not comparable) The same in all respects.
(mathematics, not comparable) Exactly identical, having the same value.

equal /ˈiːkwəl/ /ˈiːkəl/ equals n
Gleichgestellte Gleichgestellter
A person or thing of equal status to others.

equal /ˈiːkwəl/ /ˈiːkəl/ v
gleichen
(mathematics, copulative) To be equal to, to have the same value as; to correspond to.
(informal) To have as its consequence.

equal rights n
Gleichberechtigung Rechtsgleichheit gleiche Rechte
The concept that every person is to be treated equally by the law.

equal sign equal signs n
Gleichzeichen Gleichheitszeichen
A symbol (=) used in mathematics to indicate that two values are the same, and elsewhere in various other ways, such as (formerly) to separate the signature from the content of a telegram.

equality /ɪˈkwɑ.lɪ.ti/ /ɪˈkwɒl.ɪ.ti/ [ɪˈkwɑ.lɪ.ɾi] equalities n
Gleichheit
(mathematics) The fact of being equal, of having the same value.
Gleichberechtigung Gleichheit
The equal treatment of people irrespective of social or cultural differences.

equalization equalizations n
Ausgleich
The act of equalizing, or state of being equalized.
Druckausgleich
(underwater diving) Maneuvers to balance the pressure in the middle ear with the outside pressure by letting air enter along the Eustachian tubes.

equalize /ˈikwəˌlaɪz/ /ˈiːkwəlaɪz/ v
ausgleichen
(obsolete, transitive) To be equal to; to equal, to rival. [16th–19th c.]
den Druck im Ohr ausgleichen
(underwater diving) To clear the ears to balance the pressure in the middle ear with the outside pressure by letting air enter along the Eustachian tubes.

equalizer equalizers n
Ausgleich
(category theory) A morphism whose codomain is the domain of a parallel pair of morphisms and which forms part of the limit of that parallel pair. Equivalently, a morphism which equalizes a parallel pair of morphisms in a limiting way, which is to say that any other morphism which equalizes that parallel pair factors through this limiting morphism; and moreover such factorization is unique.

equally /ˈiːkwəli/ /ˈiːkəli/ more equally most equally adv
gleich gleichermaßen gleichmäßig
(manner) In an equal manner; in equal shares or proportion; with equal and impartial justice; evenly

equanimity /ˌiːkwəˈnɪmɪtiː/ /ˌɛkwəˈnɪmɪtiː/ equanimities n
Gleichmut Gelassenheit
The state of being calm, stable and composed, especially under stress.

equanimous /ɪˈkwæn.ɪ.məs/ more equanimous most equanimous adj
gleichmütig gelassen
Calm and composed; of stable disposition.

equation /ɪˈkweɪʃən/ /ɪˈkweɪʒən/ equations n
Ausgleich Gleichgewicht
The act or process of equating two or more things, or the state of those things being equal (that is, identical).
Gleichung
(astronomy) A small correction to observed values to remove the effects of systematic errors in an observation.

equation of time equations of time n
Zeitgleichung
The discrepancy between two kinds of solar time: the apparent solar time, which directly tracks the motion of the Sun, and mean solar time, which tracks a theoretical "mean" Sun with noons 24 hours apart.

equative /i(ː)ˈkweɪtɪv/ /ˈɛkwətɪv/ equatives n
Äquativ
(grammar) A grammatical case in certain languages, including Ossetic and Sumerian, that indicates something is like something else. English equivalents include he was the same age as her and he looks like him.

equator /iˈkweɪ.tɚ/ /ɪˈkweɪ.tə/ /ɪˈkweɪ.tɚ/ equators n
Äquator Linie
(geography, often, _, “the Equator”) An imaginary great circle around Earth, equidistant from the two poles, and dividing earth's surface into the northern and southern hemisphere.

equatorial /ˌɛkwəˈtɔːɹiəl/ more equatorial most equatorial adj
äquatorial
of, near, or relating to the equator

equatorial /ˌɛkwəˈtɔːɹiəl/ equatorials n
Äquatorial
(astronomy) A kind of telescope mounted so as to have two axes of motion at right angles to each other, one of them parallel to the axis of the Earth, and each carrying a graduated circle, one for measuring declination, and the other right ascension, or the hour angle, so that the telescope may be directed, even in the daytime, to any star or other object whose right ascension and declination are known.

equerry /ɪˈkwɛ.ɹi/ /ˈɛ.kwə.ɹi/ equerries n
Stallmeister
An officer responsible for the care and supervision of the horses of a person of rank.
Adjutant Kammerfrau Kammerherr
(British) A personal attendant to a head of state, a member of a royal family, or a national representative.

equestrianism equestrianisms n
Reiten Reitsport Pferdesport
The art or sport of riding horses.

equiangular adj
gleichwinklig
(geometry) Of a polygon, having all interior angles equal. This is not necessarily a regular polygon, since that would also be equilateral; a rectangle is equiangular but not equilateral, unless it is a square.

equidistant /ˌi.kwəˈdɪs.tənt/ /ˌiː.kwɪˈdɪs.tənt/ /ˌɛk.wɪˈdɪs.tənt/ adj
äquidistant
Occupying a position that is an equal distance between several points. Note that in a one-dimensional space this position can be identified with two points, in a two-dimensional space with three points (not on the same straight line), and in a three-dimensional space with four points (not in the same plane).

equifinal adj
äquifinal

equifinality n
Äquifinalität

equilateral adj
gleichseitig
(geometry, of a polygon) Having all the sides equal.

equilateral triangle equilateral triangles n
gleichseitiges Dreieck
(geometry) A triangle having all three sides equal.

equilibrioception n
Gleichgewichtssinn
The sense of balance.

equilibrist equilibrists n
Äquilibrist Äquilibristin
(archaic) A tightrope walker.

equilibrium /iːkwɪˈlɪbɹɪəm/ /ɛkwɪˈlɪbɹɪəm/ equilibria equilibriums n
Gleichgewicht Balance
The condition of a system in which competing influences are balanced, resulting in no net change.
Ausgeglichenheit Gleichgewicht
Mental balance.
Gleichgewicht Equilibrium
(chemistry) The state of a reaction in which the rates of the forward and reverse reactions are the same.
(physics) The state of a body at rest or in uniform motion in which the resultant of all forces on it is zero.

equine /ˈiˌkwaɪn/ /ˈiːˌkwaɪn/ /ˈɛˌkwaɪn/ more equine most equine adj
Pferd
Of or relating to a horse or horses.

equinox /ˈi-/ /ˈiː-/ /ˈɛkwəˌnɑks/ /ˈɛkwɪnɒks/ /ˌi-/ /ˌiː-/ /ˌɛkwəˈnɑktiz/ /ˌɛkwɪˈnɒktiːz/ equinoctes equinoxes n
Tagundnachtgleiche Äquinoktium Tagnachtgleiche
One of two times in the year (one in March and the other in September) when the length of the day and the night are equal, which occurs when the Earth is squarely facing the sun and the sun is directly overhead at the equator; this marks the beginning of spring in one hemisphere and autumn in the other.

equip /ɪˈkwɪp/ v
ausstatten ausrüsten
(transitive) To supply with something necessary in order to carry out a specific action or task; to provide with (e.g. weapons, provisions, munitions, rigging)
anlegen
(transitive, gaming) To equip oneself with (an item); to bring (equipment) into active use.

equipage /ˈɛ.kwɪ.pɪdʒ/ equipages n
Ausrüstung
(uncountable) Equipment or supplies, especially military ones.
Equipage
A type of horse-drawn carriage.

equipment /ɪˈkwɪpmənt/ equipments n
Ausrüstung
The act of equipping, or the state of being equipped, as for a voyage or expedition.
Any items used in equipping something or someone, for example things needed for an expedition or voyage.

equiprimordial /ˌiːkwɪpɹaɪˈmɔːdɪəl/ adj
gleichursprünglich
(philosophy) Existing together as equally fundamental ab initio; coöriginal.

equitable /ˈɛk.wɪ.tə.bəl/ more equitable most equitable adj
gerecht
Marked by or having equity.
gerecht ehrlich fair unparteiisch
Fair, just, or impartial.

equitation equitations n
Reitsport
The art, practice or act of riding a horse; horsemanship.

equity /ˈɛk.wɪ.ti/ equities n
Gleichheit Billigkeit Fairness Gerechtigkeit
Fairness, impartiality, or justice as determined in light of "natural law" or "natural right".
Billigkeitsrecht
(legal) The power of a court of law having extra-statutory discretion, to decide legal matters and to provide legal relief apart from, though not in violation of, the prevailing legal code; in some cases, a court "sitting in equity" may provide relief to a complainant should the code be found either inapplicable or insufficient to do so.
Aktien Aktienanteil Aktienkapital Unternehmensbeteiligungen
(business) Ownership, especially in terms of net monetary value of some business.
Aktienkapital
(legal, finance) Value of property minus liens or other encumbrances.
Eigenkapital Reinvermögen
(accounting) Ownership interest in a company as determined by subtracting liabilities from assets.

equivalence /ɪˈkwɪv.ə.ləns/ equivalences n
Gleichwertigkeit
(uncountable) The condition of being equivalent or essentially equal.
Äquivalenz
(countable, mathematics) An equivalence relation; ≡; ~
Äquivalenz Gleichwertigkeit
(uncountable, logic) The relationship between two propositions that are either both true or both false.

equivalence class equivalence classes n
Äquivalenzklasse
(set theory) Any one of the subsets into which an equivalence relation partitions a set, each of these subsets containing all the elements of the set that are equivalent under the equivalence relation.

equivalence gate equivalence gates n
XNOR-Gatter
(electronics) a logic gate performing a Boolean logic equivalence operation; an XNOR gate.

equivalence principle equivalence principles n
Äquivalenzprinzip

equivalence relation equivalence relations n
Äquivalenzrelation
(set theory) A binary relation that is reflexive, symmetric and transitive.

equivalent /ɪˈkwɪvələnt/ more equivalent most equivalent adj
gleichwertig äquivalent entsprechend
Similar or identical in value, meaning or effect; virtually equal.
äquivalent
(mathematics) Of two sets, having a one-to-one correspondence.
äquivalent gleichwertig
(mathematics) Relating to the corresponding elements of an equivalence relation.

equivalent /ɪˈkwɪvələnt/ equivalents n
Äquivalent Entsprechung
Anything that is virtually equal to something else, or has the same value, force, etc.

equivocal /əˈkwɪvəkəl/ /ɪˈkwɪvək(ə)l/ more equivocal most equivocal adj
mehrdeutig doppeldeutig
Having two or more equally applicable meanings; capable of double or multiple interpretation.
zweideutig fragwürdig zweifelhaft
Capable of being ascribed to different motives, or of signifying opposite feelings, purposes, or characters; deserving to be suspected.
fragwürdig zweifelhaft
Uncertain, as an indication or sign.

equivocality equivocalities n
Doppeldeutigkeit Doppelsinn Doppelsinnigkeit Mehrdeutigkeit Zweideutigkeit
The quality of being equivocal.

equivocation /əˌkwɪvəˈkeɪʃn/ /ɪˌkwɪvəˈkeɪʃn̩/ /ɪˌkwɪvəˈkeɪʃən/ equivocations n
Ambiguität Doppeldeutigkeit Mehrdeutigkeit Vieldeutigkeit Wortspiel Wortverdrehung
The use of expressions susceptible of a double signification, possibly intentionally and with the aim of misleading.

era /ˈɛɹ.ə/ /ˈɪə.ɹə/ /ˈɪɚ.ə/ [ˈɪə̯.ɹə] eras n
Ära Epoche
A time period of indeterminate length, generally more than one year.
Erdzeitalter
(geology) A geochronologic unit of tens to hundreds of millions of years; a subdivision of an eon, and subdivided into periods.

eradiate v
ausstrahlen
(intransitive) To spread out light rays in all directions.

eradicate /ɪˈɹæd.ɪ.keɪt/ v
mit der Wurzel ausreißen
(transitive) To pull up by the roots; to uproot.
ausrotten vernichten auslöschen ausmerzen
(transitive) To destroy completely; to reduce to nothing radically; to put an end to; to extirpate.

eradication eradications n
Eradikation Keimeliminierung
The act of plucking up by the roots; an uprooting; extirpation; utter destruction.

erase /ɪˈɹeɪs/ /ɪˈɹeɪz/ v
löschen ausradieren auslöschen
(intransitive) To be erased (have markings removed, have information removed, or be cleared of information).

eraser /ɪˈɹeɪsɚ/ /ɪˈɹeɪzə/ erasers n
Radiergummi Gummi Radierer
(North America, Philippines) A thing used to erase or remove something written or drawn by a pen or a pencil.
Tafelschwamm
(North America, Philippines) A thing used to erase something written by chalk on a chalkboard, by marker on a whiteboard, or by some other erasable implement; a chalkboard eraser, whiteboard eraser, etc.

erastes /ɛˈɹæsteɪs/ erastai n
Erastes
(historical) An adult man in Ancient Greece who courted or was in a pederastic relationship with an adolescent boy.

erbium /ˈɜː.bɪ.əm/ /ˈɝ.bi.əm/ erbiums n
Erbium
A chemical element (symbol Er) with atomic number 68: a silvery-white metal, in nature always found in combination with other elements.

ere /ɛə/ /ɛɚ/ /ɛː/ preposition
vor
(poetic, archaic) Before; sooner than.

erect /ɪˈɹɛkt/ more erect most erect adj
erigiert
(of body parts) Rigid, firm; standing out perpendicularly, especially as the result of stimulation.

erect-crested penguin erect-crested penguins n
Kronenpinguin
A medium-sized species of penguin, Eudyptes sclateri from New Zealand.

erectile /əˈɹɛktaɪl/ adj
aufrichtbar erektil

erectile dysfunction n
erektile Dysfunktion
(medicine, pathology) The inability of a male to achieve or sustain an erection.

erection /ɪˈɹɛkʃən/ erections n
Errichtung
(uncountable) The act of building or putting up or together of something.
Erektion
(uncountable, physiology) The physiological process by which erectile tissue, such as a penis or clitoris, becomes erect by being engorged with blood.
(uncountable, physiology, of a penis or clitoris) The state or quality of being erect from engorgement with blood.

eremitic /ɛɹəˈmɪtɪk/ more eremitic most eremitic adj
eremitisch
Characteristic of a hermit

erethic more erethic most erethic adj
erethisch erethistisch
(pathology) Abnormally excited.

erethism /ˈɛɹɪθɪzəm/ erethisms n
Erethie Erethismus
(pathology) Abnormal excitement of a bodily organ or tissue.

ergative /ˈɜːɡətɪv/ /ˈɝɡətɪv/ [-ɾɪv] adj
ergativ ergativisch
(grammar) With the subject of a transitive construction having grammatical cases or thematic relations different from those of an intransitive construction.

ergative case ergative cases n
Ergativ
(grammar) A grammatical case used to indicate the agent of a transitive verb in ergative-absolutive languages.

ergativity /ɜː(ɹ)ɡəˈtɪv.ɪ.ti/ n
Ergativität
(linguistics) The property of a grammar's (or, by extension, a language's) being ergative; the attribute of possessing a grammatical pattern such that the object of a transitive verb is treated the same way as the subject of an intransitive one, while the subject of the transitive verb is treated differently.

ergo /ˈɛɚɡoʊ/ /ˈɝɡoʊ/ conjunction
ergo
therefore (especially in syllogisms)

ergodic /ɜɹˈɡoʊdɪk/ /ɜɹˈɡɑdɪk/ more ergodic most ergodic adj
ergodisch
(mathematics, physics) Of or relating to certain systems that, given enough time, will eventually return to a previously experienced state.

ergonometric more ergonometric most ergonometric adj
ergonometrisch
ergonomic

ergonomic more ergonomic most ergonomic adj
ergonomisch
Of or relating to the science of ergonomics.

ergonomics /əːɡəˈnɒmɪks/ /ˌɝɡəˈnɑmɪks/ n
Ergonomie
The science of the design of equipment, especially so as to reduce operator fatigue, discomfort and injury. [from c. 1950.]

ergonym /ˈɜː(ɹ)ɡənɪm/ ergonyms n
Ergonym

ergosterol ergosterols n
Ergosterin Ergosterol
(steroid hormone, mycology) The steroid precursor of vitamin D2. It is found in cell membranes of fungi, and is their functional equivalent of cholesterol. It is also found in the membranes of some protists.

ergot /ˈərɡət/ /ˈərˌɡɑt/ /ˈəːɡɒt/ /ˈəːɡət/ ergots n
Mutterkorn Mutterkornpilz
The sclerotium (wintering stage) of certain fungi in the genus Claviceps, appearing as a deformed grain in certain cereals and grasses infected by the fungi.

ergotamine /ɜːˈɡɒtəmiːn/ ergotamines n
Ergotamin
(organic chemistry, biochemistry, pharmaceutical drug) An alkaloid, extracted from ergot, that causes constriction of blood vessels and has been used to treat migraine; it is related to lysergic acid.

erinaceous /ˌɛ.ɹəˈneɪ.ʃəs/ /ˌɛ.ɹɪˈneɪ.ʃəs/ more erinaceous most erinaceous adj
igelartig igelähnlich
Of, pertaining to, or resembling a hedgehog.

eristic more eristic most eristic adj
eristisch
Provoking strife, controversy or discord.

eristic eristics n
Eristiker
One who makes specious arguments; one who is disputatious.
Eristik
A type of dialogue or argument where the participants do not have any reasonable goal. The aim is to argue for the sake of conflict, and often to see who can yell the loudest.

erlking /ˈɜːlkɪŋ/ erlkings n
Erlkönig
(European folklore) In German literature and modern folklore, a malicious elf or spirit who preys on children.

erm /ɜːm/ /ɝm/ interjection
äh
(UK) Used in hesitant speech, or to express uncertainty; um, umm.

ermine /ˈɜːmɪn/ /ˈɝmɪn/ ermine ermines n
Hermelin
A weasel found in northern latitudes (Mustela erminea in Eurasia, Alaska, and the Arctic, Mustela haidarum in Haida Gwaii, Mustela richardsonii in the rest of North America); its dark brown fur turns white in winter, apart from the black tip of the tail.
The white fur of this animal, traditionally seen as a symbol of purity and used for judges' robes.
(tincture) A white field with black spots.

erode /ɪˈɹoʊd/ /ɪˈɹəʊd/ v
erodieren
To wear away by abrasion, corrosion or chemical reaction.

erogenous /əˈɹɒd͡ʒɪnəs/ more erogenous most erogenous adj
erogen
Sensitive to sexual arousal.

erogenous zone erogenous zones n
erogene Zone
(sexuality) A part of the human body that is particularly responsive to sexual stimulation.

erosion /əˈɹoʊʒən/ /əˈɹəʊʒən/ erosions n
Erosion
(uncountable) The result of having been worn away or eroded, as by a glacier on rock or the sea on a cliff face.
(uncountable) The changing of a surface by mechanical action, friction, thermal expansion contraction, or impact.
(uncountable, figurative) The gradual loss of something as a result of an ongoing process.
(uncountable) Destruction by abrasive action of fluids.
(medicine) A shallow ulceration or lesion, usually involving skin or epithelial tissue.
(math) In morphology, a basic operation (denoted ⊖); see Erosion (morphology).

erosive more erosive most erosive adj
erosiv
Causing or tending to cause erosion.

erotic /ɪˈɹɑtɪk/ /ɪˈɹɒtɪk/ more erotic most erotic adj
erotisch
Relating to or tending to arouse sexual desire or excitement.

erotica /ɪˈɹɒt.ɪkə/ eroticas n
Erotik
(uncountable) Erotic literature, art, decoration, or other such work.

eroticism eroticisms n
Erotik
the state of being erotic, or of being sexually aroused

erotology n
Erotologie
The study of sexual stimuli and behaviour.

erotomanic more erotomanic most erotomanic adj
erotomanisch

err /ɛə(ɹ)/ /ɛɚ/ /ɜː(ɹ)/ /ɝ/ v
irren Fehler machen

errand /ˈɛɹənd/ errands n
Besorgung Auftrag
A journey undertaken to accomplish some task.
Besorgung
The purpose of such a journey.

errand boy errand boys n
Laufbursche Botenjunge
A male employed to run errands.

errant /ˈɛɹ(ə)nt/ /ˈɛɹənt/ more errant most errant adj
errant
Straying from the proper course or standard, or outside established limits.

errata /ɛˈɹɑtə/ /ɛˈɹɑːtə/ n
Errata
An added page in a printed work where errors which are discovered after printing and their corrections (corrigenda) are listed.

erratic /ɪˈɹætɪk/ more erratic most erratic adj
erratisch unregelmäßig unstet
Unsteady, random; prone to unexpected changes; not consistent.
erratisch gestört verhaltensauffällig verwirrt
Deviating from normal opinions or actions; eccentric; odd.

erratic /ɪˈɹætɪk/ erratics n
Findling
(geology) A rock moved from one location to another, usually by a glacier.

erroneous /ɛɹˈoʊ.ni.əs/ /ɛɹˈəʊ.nɪ.əs/ /ɪˈɹoʊ.ni.əs/ /ɪˈɹəʊ.nɪ.əs/ more erroneous most erroneous adj
fehlerhaft unrichtig
Containing an error; inaccurate.

erroneously /ɪˈɹəʊnɪəsli/ more erroneously most erroneously adv
irrtümlicherweise fälschlicherweise
In an erroneous manner.

error /ɛɚ/ /ˈɛɹ.ə(ɹ)/ /ˈɛɹ.ɚ/ errors n
Fehler
(countable) A mistake; an accidental wrong action or a false statement not made deliberately.
(statistics, countable) The difference between a measured or calculated value and a true one.
Irrtum
(appellate, _, legal, uncountable) One or more mistakes in a trial that could be grounds for review of the judgement.

error /ɛɚ/ /ˈɛɹ.ə(ɹ)/ /ˈɛɹ.ɚ/ v
abbrechen aussteigen
(computing) To function improperly due to an error, especially accompanied by error message.
fehlschlagen misslingen
(telecommunications) To show or contain an error or fault.

error bar error bars n
Fehlerbalken
(sciences) A bar used on a graph to indicate the range of one standard deviation in the result of an experimental measurement.

error message error messages n
Fehlermeldung
(computing) A message displayed when a failure condition occurs, usually on a computer or device.

error-prone more error-prone most error-prone adj
fehleranfällig
In the habit of making errors.

error-proneness error-pronenesses n
Fehleranfälligkeit

errorfree adj
fehlerfrei
Free from errors.

ersatz /ɛəɹˈsɑːts/ /ɛəɹˈzɑːts/ /ˈɛəzæts/ /ˈɛəɹsɑts/ /ˈɛəɹzɑts/ /ˈɜːsæts/ /ˈɝsæts/ [ɛəɹˈsɑːts] ersatzes n
Ersatz
Something made in imitation; an effigy or substitute.

erstwhile /ˈɜː(ɹ)st.waɪl/ /ˈɝst.waɪl/ adj
ehemalig früher vormalig
(literary, legal, or, India) Former, previous.

erudite /ˈɛɹ.(j)u.daɪt/ /ˈɛɹ.(j)ə.daɪt/ /ˈɛɹ.ʊ.daɪt/ more erudite most erudite adj
gelehrt belesen gebildet
Learned, scholarly, with emphasis on knowledge gained from books.

erudition /ˌɛɹʊˈdɪʃən/ eruditions n
Gelehrsamkeit Belesenheit Gelehrtheit Bildung
Profound knowledge acquired from learning and scholarship.

erupt /ɪˈɹʌpt/ v
ausbrechen
(intransitive) To eject something violently (such as lava or water, as from a volcano or geyser).

eruption /ɪˈɹʌpʃən/ eruptions n
Eruption Ausbruch Vulkanausbruch
A violent ejection, such as the spurting out of lava from a volcano.
Ausbruch Eruption
A sudden release of pressure or tension.

erysipelas /ˌɛ.ɹɪˈsɪp.ɪl.əs/ /ˌɛɹ.əˈsɪp.ləs/ /ˌɛɹ.əˈsɪp.əl.əs/ /ˌɪɹ.əˈsɪp.ləs/ /ˌɪɹ.əˈsɪp.əl.əs/ erysipelases n
Erysipel Wundrose Rose Rotlauf
(disease) An acute, sometimes recurrent febrile disease caused by infection of a hemolytic streptococcus, associated with intense edematous local inflammation of the skin and subcutaneous tissues, and marked by large raised red patches on the skin.

erythema /ˌɛɹəˈθiːmə/ erythemas erythemata n
Erythem
Abnormal redness and inflammation of the skin, due to vasodilation.

erythrocyte sedimentation rate erythrocyte sedimentation rates n
Blutsenkung
(hematology) The rate (usually expressed in millimeters per hour) at which red blood cells precipitate in a vertical tube over a period of one hour, often determined as a screening test for the presence of inflammation.

erythromycin /ɪˌɹɪθ.ɹə(ʊ)ˈmʌɪ.sɪn/ /ɪˌɹɪθ.ɹəˈmaɪ.sn̩/ erythromycins n
Erythromycin

erythropoiesis erythropoieses n
Erythropoese
The production of red blood cells (in bone marrow)

erythropoietin /ɪˌɹɪθɹəˈpɔɪ.ɪtɪn/ erythropoietins n
Erythropoietin
(biochemistry) A glycoprotein hormone that functions as a cytokine for erythrocyte precursors in bone marrow.

escalate /ˈɛs.kjə.leɪt/ /ˈɛs.kə.leɪt/ v
eskalieren sich ausweiten steigern verschärfen
(ambitransitive) To increase (something) in extent or intensity; to intensify or step up.
eskalieren weiterleiten
(transitive) In technical support, to transfer a customer, a problem, etc. to the next higher level of authority

escalation /ˈɛs.kəˌleɪ.ʃən/ escalations n
Eskalation
an increase or rise, especially one to counteract a perceived discrepancy
a deliberate or premeditated increase in the violence or geographic scope of a conflict

escalator /ˈɛs.kə.leɪ.tə/ /ˈɛs.kə.leɪ.tɚ/ escalators n
Rolltreppe Fahrtreppe
A motor-driven mechanical device consisting of a continuous loop of steps that automatically conveys people from one floor to another.

escapade /ˈɛskəˌpeɪd/ escapades n
Eskapade Abenteuer Streich
A daring or adventurous act; an undertaking which goes against convention.

escape /əˈskeɪp/ /ɛ-/ /ɛk-/ /ɪk-/ /ɪˈskeɪp/ escapes n
Flucht
The act of leaving a dangerous or unpleasant situation.

escape /əˈskeɪp/ /ɛ-/ /ɛk-/ /ɪk-/ /ɪˈskeɪp/ v
entgehen
(intransitive) To get free; to free oneself.
entgehen ausweichen
(transitive) To avoid (any unpleasant person or thing); to elude, get away from.
davonkommen
(intransitive) To avoid capture; to get away with something, avoid punishment.

escape artist escape artists n
Ausbrecherkönig
A person who is skilled at escaping from confinement, for example from prisons.
Entfesselungskünstler
An entertainer who performs escapes from perilous situations such as cages, coffins, and straitjackets.

escape pod /əˈskeɪp.pɒd/ escape pods n
Rettungskapsel
(mostly, scifi) Any small, secondary, emergency-use vehicle used to evacuate from the main vehicle during times of danger.

escape sequence escape sequences n
Escape-Sequenz
(computing, telecommunications) An escape character together with subsequent characters, not output as written, but specifying a particular behaviour.

escape velocity escape velocities n
Fluchtgeschwindigkeit
(astrophysics) The minimum speed needed to escape the gravitational field of a planet or other body.

escapee /əˈskeɪˌpi/ /ˌɛsˌkeɪˈpi/ escapees n
Flüchtling
Someone who has become free through escaping imprisonment.

escapement /ɪˈskeɪpmənt/ escapements n
Hemmung
(clocks, mechanics) The linkage in a (watch) that gives impulses to the timekeeping element and periodically releases the gear train to move forward, advancing the clock's hands.

escapism /ɪˈskeɪpɪzəm/ escapisms n
Eskapismus Realitätsflucht Wirklichkeitsflucht Entfliehung aus dem Alltag Flucht aus der Wirklichkeit
An inclination to escape from routine or reality into fantasy.

escarole /-ɹɒl/ /ˈɛskəɹoʊl/ /ˈɛskəɹəʊl/ escaroles n
Eskariol Glatte Endivie Winterendivie
(Canada, US) A subspecies or variety of broad-leaved endive (Cichorium endivia subsp. endivia, syn. Cichorium endivia var. latifolium), which is eaten as a vegetable. [from early 20th c.]

escarpment /ɪˈskɑɹp.mənt/ /ɪˈskɑːp.mənt/ escarpments n
Abhang Böschung Steilhang
A steep descent or declivity; steep face or edge of a ridge; ground about a fortified place, cut away nearly vertically to prevent hostile approach.

eschar /ˈɛskɑɹ/ /ˈɛskɑː/ eschars n
Grind Kruste Schorf Verkrustung
(loose or obsolete) Any hard, dark, commonly flattened or sunken lesion or crust, especially on a burn, abscess, infection, wound; commonly a coagulation of blood or exudations, not necessarily involving dead or necrotic tissue.

eschatocol eschatocols n
Eschatokoll

eschatology /ˌɛs.kəˈtɔl.ə.d͡ʒi/ /ˌɛsk.əˈtɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/ eschatologies n
Eschatologie
(countable) A system of doctrines concerning final matters, such as death.
(uncountable) The study of the end times—the end of the world, notably in Christian and Islamic theology, the second coming of Christ, the Apocalypse, or the Last Judgment.

eschew /s.t͡ʃ/ /sk/ /ɛsˈt͡ʃju/ /ɛsˈt͡ʃu/ /ɛsˈt͡ʃuː/ /ɛˈskju/ /ɛˈʃu/ /ɪsˈt͡ʃu/ /ɪsˈt͡ʃuː/ /ɪʃˈt͡ʃuː/ /ɪˈʃu/ /ʃ/ v
meiden scheuen
(transitive, formal) To avoid; to shun, to shy away from.

escolar escolars n
Escolar
Any fish of species Ruvettus pretiosus, oilfish.
Any of several other perciform fish of the family Gempylidae (snake mackerels).

escort /ɪsˈkɔɹt/ /ɪsˈkɔːt/ /ˈɛs.kɔɹt/ /ˈɛs.kɔːt/ escorts n
Eskorte Geleit
A group of people or vehicles, generally armed, who go with a person or people of importance to safeguard them on a journey or mission.
Begleitperson
An accompanying person in such a group.
An accompanying person in a social gathering, etc.

escort /ɪsˈkɔɹt/ /ɪsˈkɔːt/ /ˈɛs.kɔɹt/ /ˈɛs.kɔːt/ v
eskortieren
To attend to in order to guard and protect; to accompany as a safeguard (for the person escorted or for others); to give honorable or ceremonious attendance to

escritoire /ˌɛskɹiˈtwɑː/ /ˌɛskɹɪˈtwɑːɹ/ escritoires n
ausklappbarer Schreibsekretär
A writing desk with a hinged door that provides the writing surface.

escrow /ˈɛ.skɹoʊ̯/ /ˈɛ.skɹəʊ̯/ escrows n
Treuhand

esculent /ˈɛskjələnt/ /ˈɛskjʊlənt/ esculents n
Speisepilz
Something edible, especially a vegetable; a comestible.
(mycology, specifically) An edible mushroom.

escutcheon /ɪˈskʌt͡ʃən/ escutcheons n
Wappenschild
(heraldry) An individual or corporate coat of arms.

esker /ˈɛskə/ /ˈɛskɚ/ eskers n
Esker Os Wallberg Ås
A long, narrow, sinuous ridge created by deposits from a stream running beneath a glacier.

esophageal /ɪˌsɒfəˈd͡ʒiːəl/ adj
Speiseröhren- Ösophagus- ösophageal
Of or pertaining to the esophagus.

esophageal cancer esophageal cancers n
Speiseröhrenkrebs Ösophaguskrebs
(pathology, US) (oncology) A malignancy in the esophagus.

esoteric /ˌiː.səˈtɛɹ.ɪk/ /ˌɛs.oʊˈtɛɹ.ɪk/ /ˌɛs.əˈtɛɹ.ɪk/ more esoteric most esoteric adj
esoterisch
Intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge or interest, or an enlightened inner circle.
Having to do with concepts that are highly theoretical and without obvious practical application; often with mystical or religious connotations.
geheim
Confidential; private.

esotericism esotericisms n
Esoterik
The tendency to promote or desire the esoteric.
Doctrines or practices of esoteric knowledge.

esoterism esoterisms n
Esoterik
The inward forms of faith and religion; transcendence, mystic experience, and internal realizations of the Divine.

esp. adv
bes. bsd. insb. insbes.

espadrille /ɛspəˈdɹɪl/ espadrilles n
Espadrille
A light shoe having an upper made of fabric and a sole of rope.

espagnolette espagnolettes n
Drehriegel
A locking device normally mounted on a pair French windows or casement window.

esparto n
Halfagras
Either of two species of perennial grasses used for fibre production, and for making paper:

especially /əˈspɛʃ.(ə.)li/ /ɛkˈspɛʃ.(ə.)li/ /ɛsˈpɛʃ.(ə.)li/ /ɪˈspɛʃ.(ə.)li/ more especially most especially adv
speziell außergewöhnlich originell
(manner) In a special manner; specially.
besonders extra
(focus) Particularly; to a greater extent than is normal.

espionage /ˈɛs.pi.ə.ˌnɑːʒ/ espionages n
Spionage
The act or process of learning secret information through clandestine means.

esplanade /ˈɛspləˌneɪd/ /ˈɛspləˌnɑd/ /ˌɛspləˈnɑːd/ esplanades n
Esplanade
A clear space between a citadel and the nearest houses of the town.

espouse /ɪˈspaʊs/ /ɪˈspaʊz/ v
die Ehe eingehen mit ehelichen heiraten sich vermählen mit zum Mann nehmen zur Frau nehmen
(transitive) To marry.
Partei ergreifen für eintreten für
(transitive, figurative, modern usage) To accept, support, or take on as one’s own (an idea or a cause).

espresso /əˈspɹɛsəʊ/ /ɛkˈspɹɛsoʊ/ /ɛkˈspɹɛsəʊ/ /ɛˈspɹɛsoʊ/ /ɛˈspɹɛsəʊ/ /ɪkˈspɹɛsoʊ/ /ɪkˈspɹɛsəʊ/ /ɪˈspɹɛsəʊ/ espressi espressos n
Espresso
A concentrated coffee beverage brewed by forcing hot water under high pressure through finely ground coffee.

esprit /ɛs.ˈpɹiː/ n
Esprit
Spirit, enthusiasm.
Liveliness, or active mind and spirit.

esquamulose /iˈskweɪmjʊloʊs/ /iːˈskweɪmjʊləʊs/ adj
schuppenlos
(botany, mycology) Not covered in scales or scale-like objects; having a smooth skin or outer covering.

esquire /ɪˈskwaɪə/ /ˈɛskwaɪɚ/ esquires n
Knappe Schildknappe
(obsolete) A shield-bearer, but also applied to other attendants.

essay /ɛˈseɪ/ /ˈɛs.eɪ/ essays n
Essay Aufsatz
(authorship) A written composition of moderate length, exploring a particular issue or subject.

essayist /ˈɛ.seɪ.ɪst/ essayists n
Essayist Essayistin
One who composes essays; a writer of short compositions.

essayistic more essayistic most essayistic adj
essayistisch
Characteristic of, or proper to, an essayist

essence /ˈɛsəns/ essences n
Wesen Essenz
The inherent nature of a thing or idea.
Wesen
(philosophy) The true nature of anything, not accidental or illusory.
Essenz Wesen
A significant feature of something.
Essenz Extrakt
An extract or concentrate obtained from a plant or other matter used for flavouring, or as a restorative.
Essenz Parfüm
Fragrance, a perfume.

essential /ɪˈsɛn.ʃəl/ [əˈsɛn.tʃəl] more essential most essential adj
notwendig essenziell unverzichtbar
Necessary.
wesentlich unentbehrlich unverzichtbar
Very important; of high importance.

essential amino acid essential amino acids n
essentielle Aminosäure
(amino acid) One of the nine naturally occurring amino acids that the human body cannot synthesize, and so must be provided by dietary protein.

essential oil essential oils n
ätherisches Öl
A volatile oil, used to make perfumes and flavourings, especially one having the characteristic odour of the plant from which it is obtained.

essential tremor essential tremors n
essentieller Tremor
(medicine, chiefly, uncountable) A neurological condition that causes rhythmic shaking of unknown cause in one or more parts of the body during voluntary movements.

essentialism essentialisms n
Essentialismus
(philosophy) The view that objects have properties that are essential to them.

essentialize v
essentialisieren
(transitive) To reduce (something) to its essence.

essentially /ɪˈsɛnʃəli/ more essentially most essentially adv
im Grunde im Grunde genommen im Kern im Wesentlichen
in essence

essive case essive cases n
Essiv
(grammar) Noun case used to indicate a temporary state of being, such as the site of an action or the time at which it took place.

essive-formal n
Essiv-Formal
(grammar) A case in Hungarian that combines the essive case and the formal case, and can express position, task, state (e.g. "as a tourist") or manner (e.g. "like a hunted animal").

essive-modal n
Essiv-Modal
(grammar) The essive-modal case. In the Hungarian language this case can express the state, capacity, task in which somebody is or which somebody has (essive case, e.g. "as a reward", "for example"), or the manner in which the action is carried out, or the language which somebody knows (modal case, e.g. "unexpectedly", "speak English").

establish /ɪˈstæb.lɪʃ/ v
feststellen etablieren
(transitive) To make stable or firm; to confirm.
gründen niederlassen eröffnen herstellen
(transitive) To form; to found; to institute; to set up in business.
einsetzen
(transitive) To appoint or adopt, as officers, laws, regulations, guidelines, etc.; to enact; to ordain.
festlegen festsetzen begründen etablieren
(transitive) To prove and cause to be accepted as true; to establish a fact; to demonstrate.

established /ɪˈstæb.lɪʃt/ more established most established adj
etabliert
Having been in existence for a long time and therefore recognized and generally accepted.

established church established churches n
Staatskirche
A church that is officially recognized as a national or state church by a government; in England it is the Church of England.

estate /ɪˈsteɪt/ estates n
Stand
(historical) A major social class or order of persons regarded collectively as part of the body politic of the country and formerly possessing distinct political rights (Estates of the realm). [from 14th c.]
Gut Landgut
An (especially extensive) area of land, under a single ownership. [from 18th c.]

estate agent estate agents n
Immobilienmakler Immobilienhändler Immobilienmaklerin Grundstücksmakler Grundstücksmaklerin Hausmakler
(British, Ireland) A person or company that acts in the sale, purchase, lease or maintenance of land, property, real estate etc for another.

estate sale estate sales n
Haushaltsauflösung Wohnungsauflösung
The sale of a person's possessions after their death, normally formalised by the executor of the estate.

esteem /əˈstiːm/ /ɪˈstiːm/ esteems n
Achtung Wertschätzung Ansehen
Favourable regard.

esteem /əˈstiːm/ /ɪˈstiːm/ v
achten ansehen schätzen
To set a high value on; to regard with respect or reverence.

ester /ˈɛstə/ /ˈɛstɚ/ esters n
Ester
(organic compound) A compound most often formed by the condensation of an alcohol and an acid, with elimination of water, which contains the functional group carbon-oxygen double bond (i.e., carbonyl) joined via carbon to another oxygen atom.

estimate /ˈɛs.tə.mət/ /ˈɛs.təˌmeɪt/ /ˈɛs.tɪ.mət/ /ˈɛs.tɪˌmeɪt/ estimates n
Schätzung Abschätzung
A rough calculation or assessment of the value, size, or cost of something.
Kostenvoranschlag
(construction and business) A document (or verbal notification) specifying how much a job is likely to cost.

estimate /ˈɛs.tə.mət/ /ˈɛs.təˌmeɪt/ /ˈɛs.tɪ.mət/ /ˈɛs.tɪˌmeɪt/ v
schätzen abschätzen
To calculate roughly, often from imperfect data.

estival /iːˈstaɪv(ə)l/ /ɛˈstaɪv(ə)l/ /ˈiːstɪv(ə)l/ /ˈɛstaɪv(ə)l/ more estival most estival adj
sommerlich
Of or relating to summer.

estradiol /ˌɛ.stɹəˈdaɪˌɔl/ estradiols n
Östradiol

estrange /əˈstɹeɪnd͡ʒ/ /ɪˈstɹeɪnd͡ʒ/ v
entfremden
(transitive) To cause to feel less close or friendly; alienate. To cease contact with (particularly of a family member or spouse, especially in form estranged).
(transitive) To remove from an accustomed place or set of associations.

estrangement /ɪsˈtreɪnd͡ʒmənt/ estrangements n
Entfremdung Entfremden Verfremdung
The act of estranging; the act of alienating; alienation.

estrogen /ˈiːstɹəd͡ʒən/ /ˈɛstɹəd͡ʒən/ estrogens n
Östrogen Estrogene
(steroid hormone) Any of a group of steroids that are secreted by the ovaries and function as female sex hormones.

estuary /ˈɛstjʊəɹi/ /ˈɛst͡ʃuˌɛɹi/ /ˈɛst͡ʃəɹi/ /ˈɛst͡ʃʊəɹi/ estuaries n
Ästuar Flussmündung
A coastal water body where ocean tides and river water merge, resulting in a brackish water zone.

eszett eszetts n
Eszett scharfes S
The character ß.

et al. /eɪˈtɑːl/ /ɛtˈæl/ /ɛtˈɑːl/ /ɛtˈɔl/ phraseologicalUnit
u. a. und andere und anderes
And others; to complete a list, especially of persons, as authors of a published work.

et tu, Brute /ɛt ˈtu ˌbɹutɛ/ phraseologicalUnit
auch du, Brutus auch du, mein Sohn Brutus
"You too, Brutus" or "even you, Brutus"; expressing a recognition of betrayal.

eta /ˈeɪtə/ /ˈiːtə/ etas n
Eta
The seventh letter of the Modern Greek alphabet, the eighth in Old Greek.

etacism etacisms n
Etazismus
(grammar) The pronunciation of the Greek eta like the Italian long e, or the vowel in the English word ate.

etc. /ɪkˈsɛt(ə)ɹə/ /ɪt ˈsɛt(ə)ɹə/ /ˌɛkˈsɛt(ə)ɹə/ /ˌɛt ˈsɛt(ə)ɹə/ phraseologicalUnit
usw. &c. et cetera etc. rc. u. s. w.
And so on: used to note that the rest of a list or piece of information has been left out on the assumption that it is similar or already known.

etch /ɛt͡ʃ/ v
einprägen einbrennen
To cut into a surface with an acid or other corrosive substance in order to make a pattern. Best known as a technique for creating printing plates, but also used for decoration on metal, and, in modern industry, to make circuit boards.
beizen radieren ätzen
To engrave a surface.
To sketch; to delineate.

etching /ˈɛt͡ʃ.ɪŋ/ etchings n
Radierung Ätzradierung
(uncountable) The art of producing an image from a metal plate into which an image or text has been etched with acid.
Radierung
(countable) The image created by this process.

etendue /ˌeɪ.tɑnˈdu/ /ˌeɪ.tɒnˈd(j)uː/ n
Etendue
(optics) A conserved property of the light in an optical system which characterizes how "spread out" the light is in terms of angle and area: it is the product of its cross-sectional area (normal to the direction of propagation) and the solid angle it subtends.

eternal /iˈtɝ.nəl/ /ɪˈtɜː.nəl/ /ɪˈtɝ.nəl/ more eternal most eternal adj
ewig
Lasting forever; unending.

eternalism n
Eternalismus
(philosophy, theology) The view that matter is uncreated and has existed, and will exist, eternally.

eternally /ɪˈtɜː(ɹ)nəli/ adv
ewig
For eternity; forever.

eternity /ɪˈtɜː.nə.ti/ /ɪˈtɝnɪti/ eternities n
Ewigkeit
(uncountable) Existence without end, infinite time.
(countable) A period of time which extends infinitely far into the future.
(metaphysical) The remainder of time that elapses after death.
(informal, hyperbole) A comparatively long time.

eth /ɛð/ /ɛθ/ eths n
Eth
A letter (capital Ð, small ð) introduced into Old English to represent its dental fricative, then not distinguished from the letter thorn, no longer used in English but still in modern use in Icelandic, the IPA and other phonetic alphabets to represent the voiced dental fricative "th" sound as in the English word then. The letter is also used in Faroese, but is generally silent in that language.

ethane /ˈiːθeɪn/ /ˈɛθeɪn/ ethanes n
Ethan Äthan
(organic compound, uncountable) An aliphatic hydrocarbon, C2H6, gaseous at normal temperatures and pressures, being a constituent of natural gas.

ethanol /ˈɛθ.ə.nɑl/ /ˈɛθ.ə.nɒl/ ethanols n
Ethanol Äthanol
(organic compound) A simple aliphatic alcohol formally derived from ethane by replacing one hydrogen atom with a hydroxyl group: CH3-CH2-OH.

ether /ˈi.θɚ/ /ˈiː.θə/ ethers n
Äther Ether
(uncountable, literary, or, poetic) The substance formerly supposed to fill the upper regions of the atmosphere above the clouds, in particular as a medium breathed by deities.
(uncountable, physics, historical) Often as aether and more fully as luminiferous aether: a substance once thought to fill all unoccupied space that allowed electromagnetic waves to pass through it and interact with matter, without exerting any resistance to matter or energy; its existence was disproved by the 1887 Michelson–Morley experiment and the theory of relativity propounded by Albert Einstein (1879–1955).
(countable, organic compound) Any of a class of organic compounds containing an oxygen atom bonded to two hydrocarbon groups.

ethereal /ɪˈθɪə.ɹɪ.əl/ /ɪˈθɪɚ.i.əl/ more ethereal most ethereal adj
ätherisch
Pertaining to the presupposition of an invisible air-like element permeating all of space, or to the higher regions beyond the earth or beyond the atmosphere.
ätherisch himmlisch
Consisting of ether; hence, exceedingly light or airy; tenuous; spiritlike; characterized by extreme delicacy, as form, manner, thought, etc.

ethical /ˈɛθɪkəl/ more ethical most ethical adj
ethisch
(philosophy, not comparable) Of or relating to the study of ethics.
(not comparable) Of or relating to the accepted principles of right and wrong, especially those of some organization or profession.

ethicist /ˈɛθɪsɪst/ ethicists n
Ethiker
A person, especially a philosopher, who studies ethics (principles governing right and wrong conduct).

ethics /ˈɛθ.ɪks/ ethics n
Ethik
(philosophy) The study of principles relating to right and wrong conduct.
Ethik Verhaltenskodex
The standards that govern the conduct of a person, especially a member of a profession.

ethmoid bone ethmoid bones n
Siebbein
The bone of the skull between the eyes and at the roof of the nose.

ethnic /ˈɛθ.nɪk/ more ethnic most ethnic adj
ethnisch
Of or relating to a group of people having common racial, ancestral, national, religious or cultural origins.
ethnisch ausländisch exotisch international
Characteristic of a foreign or a minority group's culture.

ethnic /ˈɛθ.nɪk/ ethnics n
Ausländer Fremder
An ethnic person, especially a foreigner or member of an immigrant community.

ethnic cleansing n
ethnische Säuberung
The mass expulsion or killing of people belonging to one ethnic group by those of another.

ethnic group ethnic groups n
Ethnie Sippe Volksgruppe ethnische Gruppe
A group of people who identify with one another, especially on the basis of ancestral, national, cultural, historical or religious grounds.

ethnic minority ethnic minorities n
ethnische Minderheit
A group of people who have a different ethnicity, religion, language or culture from that of the majority of people in the place where they live.

ethnicity /ɛθˈnɪsɪti/ ethnicities n
Ethnizität Volkszugehörigkeit ethnische Zugehörigkeit
The common characteristics of a group of people, especially regarding ancestry, culture, language or national experiences.
ethnische Gruppe
An ethnic group.

ethno- /ɛθnoʊ/ prefix
ethno-
race; ethnicity (in the sense of classification of human beings).

ethnobotanist ethnobotanists n
Ethnobotaniker Ethnobotanikerin
A scholar or researcher in the field of ethnobotany

ethnobotany ethnobotanies n
Ethnobotanik
(botany, sociology) The scientific study of the relationships between people and plants.
(pharmacology) The scientific study of traditional medicinal plants used by various ethnic groups.

ethnocentric more ethnocentric most ethnocentric adj
ethnozentrisch
Of or pertaining to ethnocentrism.

ethnocentrism /ˌɛθ.nəʊˈsɛn.tɹɪzm̩/ ethnocentrisms n
Ethnozentrismus
The tendency to look at the world primarily from the perspective of one's own traditional, deferred, or adoptive ethnic culture.

ethnogenesis ethnogeneses n
Ethnogenese

ethnographer ethnographers n
Ethnograph Ethnographin
One who practices ethnography.

ethnographic adj
ethnographisch
Relating to ethnography.

ethnography /ɛθˈnɑɡɹəfi/ /ɛθˈnɒɡɹəfi/ ethnographies n
Ethnographie Völkerbeschreibung Ethnografie
(anthropology) The branch of anthropology that scientifically describes specific human cultures and societies.

ethnolect /ˈɛθnəlɛkt/ ethnolects n
Ethnolekt
A language variety specific to an ethnic group.

ethnological more ethnological most ethnological adj
ethnologisch
Of or pertaining to ethnology.

ethnologist ethnologists n
Ethnologe Ethnologin
One who practices ethnology.

ethnology ethnologies n
Ethnologie Völkerkunde
(anthropology) The branch of anthropology that studies and compares the different human cultures.

ethnomathematics n
Ethnomathematik

ethnomusic ethnomusics n
Ethnomusik
The traditional music associated with an ethnic group; the kinds of music studied in ethnomusicology.

ethnomusicology ethnomusicologies n
Ethnomusikologie
(music) The study of music and culture; the study of music as it relates to its cultural context.

ethnonationalism ethnonationalisms n
Ethnonationalismus
A type of nationalism which defines the nation in terms of a shared ethnicity.

ethnonym ethnonyms n
Ethnonym
The name of an ethnic group, nation, nationality, tribe, tribal alliance, clan, or other ethnic community.

ethnophaulism ethnophaulisms n
Ethnophaulismus
An ethnic or racial slur, typically caricaturing some identifiable (often physical) feature of the group being derided.

ethnopolitical adj
ethnopolitisch völkerpolitisch
Relating to ethnopolitics.

ethnopolitics n
Ethnopolitik
politics as it relates to different ethnic groups

ethnoreligious /ˌɛθnəʊɹɪˈlɪd͡ʒəs/ adj
ethnoreligiös
Of or pertaining to ethnicity and religion.

ethnostate ethnostates n
Ethnostaat
A political unit that is populated by and run in the interest of an ethnic group.

ethological adj
ethologisch
Of or pertaining to ethology.

ethos /ˈiːθɒs/ /ˈiθoʊs/ /ˈiθɑs/ ethe ethea ethoses n
Gesinnung
(art) The traits in a work of art which express the ideal or typic character, as influenced by the ethos (character or fundamental values) of a people, rather than emotional situations or individual character traits in a narrow sense; opposed to pathos.

ethyl /ˈiːθaɪl/ /ˈiːθɪl/ /ˈɛθaɪl/ /ˈɛθəl/ /ˈɛθɪl/ ethyls n
Ethyl Äthyl
(organic chemistry) The univalent hydrocarbon radical, C2H5, formally derived from ethane by the loss of a hydrogen atom.

ethyl alcohol n
Ethylalkohol
(organic compound, dated) ethanol, a type of alcohol.

ethylene /ˈɛθəˌliːn/ /ˈɛθɪˌliːn/ ethylenes n
Ethen Ethylen Äthen Äthylen
(organic compound) The common name for the organic chemical compound ethene. The simplest alkene, a colorless gaseous (at room temperature and pressure) hydrocarbon with the chemical formula C2H4.

ethylene oxide n
Ethylenoxid
(organic compound) The simplest epoxide; used as a sterilizing agent and in the production of ethylene glycol.

ethyne ethynes n
Ethin Äthin
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etic /ˈɛtɪk/ more etic most etic adj
etisch
(social sciences, anthropology) Of or pertaining to analysis of a culture from a perspective situated outside all cultures.

etiolate /ˈiːti.əleɪt/ v
etiolieren vergeilen
To make pale through lack of light, especially of a plant.

etiological /ˌiːtɪəˈlɒd͡ʒɪkəl/ more etiological most etiological adj
ätiologisch

etiquette /ˈɛt.ɪ.kɪt/ /ˈɛt.ɪˌkɛt/ etiquettes n
Etikette
The manners or decent behaviour to be observed in social or professional life; conventional decorum; the ceremonial code of polite society.
The customary behavior of members of a profession, business, law, or sports team towards each other.

etude /eɪˈtjuːd/ /eɪˈtuːd/ /ˈeɪˌtjud/ /ˈeɪˌtud/ etudes n
Etüde
(music) A short piece of music, designed to give a performer practice in a particular area or skill.

etymological /ˌɛt.ɪ.məˈlɑ.d͡ʒɪ.kəl/ more etymological most etymological adj
etymologisch
(not, _, comparable) Of or relating to etymology.

etymologically more etymologically most etymologically adv
etymologisch
Based on or belonging to etymology.

etymologist etymologists n
Etymologe
A lexicographer or linguist who specializes in etymology (the origins of words)

etymologize v
etymologisieren
(linguistics, ambitransitive) To find or provide the etymology for a word.

etymology /ˌet.əˈmɔl.ə.d͡ʒi/ /ˌɛt.əˈmɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/ /ˌɛt.ɪˈmɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/ [ˌeɾ.əˈmɔl.ə.d͡ʒi] [ˌɛɾ.əˈmɑ.lə.d͡ʒi] etymologies n
Etymologie Herkunft Wortherkunft
(countable) An account of the origin and historical development of a word as presented in a dictionary or the like.

etymon /ˈɛt.ə.mɑn/ /ˈɛt.ə.mɒn/ /ˈɛt.ɪ.mɒn/ etyma etymons n
Etymon
(linguistics, philology) The original or earlier form of an inherited or borrowed word, affix, or morpheme either from an earlier period in a language's development, from an ancestral language, or from a foreign language.

eubiosis n
Eubiose
microbial balance within the body

eucalyptus /ˌjuːkəˈlɪptəs/ eucalypti eucalyptuses n
Eukalyptus
Any of many trees, of genus Eucalyptus, native mainly to Australia.

eucatastrophe /ˌjukəˈtæstɹəfi/ /ˌjuːkəˈtæstɹəfi/ eucatastrophes n
Eukatastrophe
(narratology) A catastrophe (dramatic event leading to plot resolution) that results in the protagonist's well-being. [from 1944]

eucharistic more eucharistic most eucharistic adj
eucharistisch
(Christianity) Pertaining to the Eucharist.

eudaemon /juˈdimən/ eudaemons n
Eudämon
A good or benevolent spirit.

eudiometer eudiometers n
Eudiometer
A graduated glass tube, closed at one end, that is used for measuring the change in the volume of gases during a chemical reaction.

euergetism euergetisms n
Euergetismus
(historical) the practice of élite in Greek and Roman cities of distributing a part of their wealth to the community; public benefaction

eugenicist /juːˈd͡ʒɛnɪsɪst/ eugenicists n
Eugeniker Eugenikerin
A believer in, advocate of, or specialist regarding the principles of eugenics.

eugenics /juːˈd͡ʒɛnɪks/ n
Eugenik Rassenhygiene Eugenetik
(sociology, biology) A social philosophy or practice which advocates the improvement of human hereditary qualities through selective breeding, either by encouraging people with good genetic qualities to reproduce (positive eugenics), or discouraging people with bad genetic qualities from reproducing (negative eugenics), or by technological means.

eukaryote /juˈkæɹi.oʊt/ /juˈkæɹi.ɒt/ /juˈkæɹi.ət/ /juˈkɛəɹi.oʊt/ /juːˈkæɹi.əʊt/ eukarya eukaryotes n
Eukaryot
(cytology) Any of the single-celled or multicellular organisms of the taxonomic domain Eukaryota, whose cells contain at least one distinct nucleus.

eulogize v
preisen

eulogy /ˈju.lə.d͡ʒi/ /ˈjuː.lə.d͡ʒi/ eulogies n
Lobrede Lobesrede Trauerrede
An oration to honor a deceased person, usually at a funeral.
Lobrede
Speaking highly of someone or something; the act of praising or commending someone or something.

eunuch /ˈjuː.nək/ eunuchs n
Eunuch Kastrat weiblicher Eunuch
A castrated human male.
Eunuch
Such a man employed as harem guard or in certain (mainly Eastern) monarchies (e.g. late Roman and Chinese Empires) as court or state officials.

eunuchism n
Eunuchismus
The condition of being a eunuch.

eunuchry n
Eunuchsein
The state of being a eunuch.

euphemism /ˈjuː.fəˌmɪz.əm/ euphemisms n
Euphemismus
(uncountable) The use of a word or phrase to replace another with one that is considered less offensive, blunt or vulgar than the word or phrase which it replaces.

euphemistic more euphemistic most euphemistic adj
euphemistisch beschönigend verhüllend
Of or pertaining to euphemism.

euphemistically more euphemistically most euphemistically adv
euphemistisch
In a euphemistic manner.

euphemize v
euphemisieren
(intransitive) To utter one or more euphemisms; to speak euphemistically.
schönreden
(transitive) To describe in euphemistic terms.

euphonic more euphonic most euphonic adj
eufonisch euphonisch wohlklingend
Characterized by euphony; harmonious.

euphonious /juˈfoʊ.ni.əs/ /juːˈfəʊ.nɪ.əs/ more euphonious most euphonious adj
wohlklingend wohltönend
Of sounds, especially speech: demonstrating or possessing euphony; agreeable to the ear; pleasant-sounding.

euphonium /juːˈfəʊnɪəm/ euphoniums n
Euphonium
A valved brass instrument with conical tubing similar in appearance to a tuba but of higher pitch; a sax horn.

euphony /ˈjuːfəni/ euphonies n
Eufonie
A pronunciation of letters and syllables which is pleasing to the ear.
Pleasant phonetic quality of certain words.

euphoria /juːˈfɔːɹi.ə/ euphorias n
Euphorie Glücksgefühl Hochgefühl
An excited state of joy; a feeling of intense happiness.

euphoric /juːˈfɒɹɪk/ more euphoric most euphoric adj
euphorisch
Feeling great well-being or elation or intense happiness; characterized by euphoria

euphuism euphuisms n
Euphuismus
(uncountable) An ornate style of writing (in Elizabethan England) marked by the excessive use of alliteration, antithesis and mythological similes.

eureka /jəˈɹiː.kə/ /jʊˈɹiː.kə/ interjection
heureka Heureka
An exclamation indicating sudden discovery.

euro /ˈjɝoʊ/ /ˈjʊəɹəʊ/ /ˈjʊɹoʊ/ euro euros n
Euro
The currency unit of the European Monetary Union. Symbol: €
A coin with a face value of one euro.

euro coin euro coins n
Euromünze
any of the eight different coins that are in circulation in the eurozone, ranging in value from 1 cent to 2 euros. The 1 euro coin can also be specifically referred to as a euro coin.

europium /jʊəˈɹoʊ.pi.əm/ n
Europium
A metallic chemical element (symbol Eu) with an atomic number of 63.

euryhaline adj
euryhalin
Able to tolerate various saltwater concentrations.

eusocial adj
eusozial
(biology) Of or pertaining to certain social animals' societies (such as those of ants) in which sterile individuals work for reproductive individuals whose genetic endowment they share

eustasy /ˈjustəsi/ /ˈjuːstəsi/ eustasies n
Eustasie
(geology, oceanography) A worldwide change in sea level, especially one caused by melting ice or tectonic activity. [from 1940s]

eustatic adj
eustatische
Of or pertaining to eustasy.

eutectic /juˈtɛk.tɪk/ adj
eutektisch
Describing the chemical composition or temperature of a mixture of substances that gives the lowest temperature at which the mixture becomes fully molten. A further requirement is that that temperature is lower than the melting point of any of the pure component substances.

eutectic /juˈtɛk.tɪk/ eutectics n
Eutektikum
A material that has the composition of a eutectic mixture or eutectic alloy.

euthanasia /juː.θəˈneɪ.zɪ.ə/ /juːθəˈneɪʒə/ euthanasias n
Euthanasie Sterbehilfe
The practice of intentionally killing a human being or animal for humane reasons, especially in order to end suffering.

euthanasist euthanasists n
Euthanasist Euthanasistin Sterbehelfer Sterbehelferin
Someone who performs euthanasia.

euthanize /ˈjuː.θən.ˌaɪz/ v
einschläfern
(transitive) To carry out euthanasia on (a person or animal).

euthyroid /juˈθaɪɹɔɪd/ adj
euthyreot
Having normal thyroid function.

eutrophic /juːˈtɹoʊfɪk/ /juːˈtɹɑfɪk/ /juːˈtɹɒfɪk/ /juːˈtɹəʊfɪk/ more eutrophic most eutrophic adj
eutrophisch nährstoffreich
(biology, of a body of water) Being rich in nutrients and minerals and therefore having an excessive growth of algae and thus a diminished oxygen content to the detriment of other organisms.

evacuate /ɪˈvæk.ju.eɪt/ v
evakuieren entleeren
To make empty; to empty out; to remove the contents of, including to create a vacuum.
evakuieren
To remove; to eject; to void; to discharge, as the contents of a vessel, or of the bowels.

evacuation /ɪˌvækjuˈeɪʃən/ evacuations n
Evakuierung Räumung
The act of evacuating; leaving a place in an orderly fashion, especially for safety.
Evakuierung
Withdrawal of troops or civils from a town, country, fortress, etc.
The act of emptying, clearing of the contents, or discharging, including creating a vacuum.

evadable more evadable most evadable adj
vermeidlich
That can be evaded.

evade /ɪˈveɪd/ v
ausweichen meiden
(transitive) To get away from by cunning; to avoid by using dexterity, subterfuge, address, or ingenuity; to cleverly escape from
meiden
(transitive) To escape; to slip away; — sometimes with from.
sich entziehen
(intransitive) To attempt to escape; to practice artifice or sophistry, for the purpose of eluding.

evaluate /ɨˈvaljʊeɪt/ /ɪ̈ˈvaljəˌweɪt/ v
evaluieren auswerten
(transitive) To draw conclusions from examining; to assess.
berechnen
(transitive, mathematics, computing) To compute or determine the value of (an expression).
ergeben
(intransitive, computing, mathematics) To return or have a specific value.

evaluation /ɪˌvæljuˈeɪʃən/ evaluations n
Beurteilung Auswertung
An assessment, such as an annual personnel performance review used as the basis for a salary increase or bonus, or a summary of a particular situation.

evanesce /ˌiːvəˈnɛs/ v
sublimieren
(intransitive, chemistry) To transition from the solid state to gaseous state without ever becoming a liquid

evangel /ɪˈvænd͡ʒəl/ evangels n
Evangelium
The Christian gospel.

evangelical /iːvænˈd͡ʒɛlɪkəl/ more evangelical most evangelical adj
evangelisch evangelikal
Pertaining to the doctrines or teachings of the Christian gospel or Christianity in general.

evangelist /ɪˈvænd͡ʒəlɪst/ evangelists n
Evangelist Evangelistin
(Christianity) An itinerant or special preacher, especially a revivalist, who conducts services in different cities or locations, now often televised.
(Bible) A writer of a gospel, especially the four New Testament Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John), usually capitalized (Evangelist).

evangelize /ɪˈvænd͡ʒəlaɪz/ v
evangelisieren
To tell people about (a particular branch of) Christianity, especially in order to convert them; to preach the gospel to.

evaporate /ɪˈvæpəɹeɪt/ v
verdunsten verdampfen evaporieren
(ambitransitive) to transition from a liquid state into a gaseous state
ausdörren dörren
(transitive) to expel moisture from (usually by means of artificial heat), leaving the solid portion
verduften verschwinden
(transitive, figuratively) to give vent to; to dissipate

evaporated milk evaporated milks n
Kondensmilch
Milk that has been concentrated by evaporation, often sold canned.

evaporation evaporations n
Verdampfen Verdunsten Verdunstung Verdampfung
The process of a liquid converting to the gaseous state.
Eindampfen Einkochen Reduzieren
The process in which all or a portion of liquid (in a container) is turned into vapour, in order to increase the concentration of solid matter in the mixture.

evasion /ɪˈveɪʒən/ evasions n
Ausweichen Hinterziehung Umgehung Vermeidung
The act of eluding or evading or avoiding, particularly the pressure of an argument, accusation, charge, or interrogation; artful means of eluding.

evasive /ɪˈveɪsɪv/ more evasive most evasive adj
vorsichtig zugeknöpft
Tending to avoid speaking openly or making revelations about oneself.
ausweichend
Directed towards avoidance or escape; evasive action.

eve /iːv/ eves n
Vorabend
The day or night before, usually used for holidays, such as Christmas Eve.

even /ˈivn̩/ /ˈivən/ /ˈiːvən/ more even most even adj
eben
Flat and level.
gerade geradzahlig
(not comparable, of an integer) Divisible by two.

even /ˈivn̩/ /ˈivən/ /ˈiːvən/ adv
sogar selbst auch
In reality; implying an extreme example in the case mentioned, as compared to the implied reality.
noch
Emphasizing a comparative.

even a blind squirrel can find a nut once in a while proverb
auch ein blindes Huhn findet mal ein Korn
A usually unreliable person can be right sometimes, even if it is just by chance.

even function even functions n
gerade Funktion
(mathematics) Any function whose value is unchanged if the independent variable changes sign i.e. f(x) = f(-x)

even if conjunction
selbst wenn
Regardless of whether; irrespective of (something happening or being the case).

even number even numbers n
gerade Zahl
A positive integer that can be divided by two, and two itself.

even though conjunction
obwohl
Although; though; despite or in spite of the fact that.

evening /ˈivnɪŋ/ /ˈiːvnɪŋ/ evenings n
Abend
The time of the day between the approximate time of midwinter dusk and midnight (compare afternoon); the period after the end of regular office working hours.
Dämmerung
(figuratively) A concluding time period; a point in time near the end of something; the beginning of the end of something.

evening primrose evening primroses n
Nachtkerze
Any of various flowering plants of the genus Oenothera or Camissonia, in the family Onagraceae,

evening star pn
Abendstern
(astronomy) The planet Venus as seen in the western sky in the evening.

event /əˈvɛnt/ /ɪˈvɛnt/ events n
Wertungslauf
Ereignis Vorgang Geschehnis
An occurrence; something that happens.
Veranstaltung
A prearranged social activity (function, etc.)
Ereignis Veranstaltung
(physics) A point in spacetime having three spatial coordinates and one temporal coordinate.
(computing) A possible action that the user can perform that is monitored by an application or the operating system (event listener). When an event occurs an event handler is called which performs a specific task.
(probability theory) A set of some of the possible outcomes; a subset of the sample space.

event handler event handlers n
Ereignisbehandler

event horizon /-zɪn/ /əˈvɛnt həˈɹaɪ.zən/ [-zɪn] [əˈvɛn -] [əˈvɛɾ̃ həˈɹaɪ.zən] event horizons n
Ereignishorizont
(astrophysics) The gravitational sphere of a black hole within which the escape velocity is greater than the speed of light.

event loop /ɪˈvɛnt luːp/ event loops n
Ereignisschleife

event-driven more event-driven most event-driven adj
ereignisgesteuert

event-driven programming n
ereignisorientierte Programmierung

eventful more eventful most eventful adj
ereignisreich
Of or pertaining to high levels of activity; having many memorable events.

eventuality /ɪˌvɛntjuˈælɪti/ /ɪˌvɛnt͡ʃuˈælɪti/ eventualities n
Eventualität
A possible event; something that may happen. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

eventually /ɪ.ˈvɛn.tjʊ.li/ /ɪ.ˈvɛn.t͡ʃu.li/ /ɪ.ˈvɛn.t͡ʃu.ə.li/ /ɪ.ˈvɛn.t͡ʃuː.ə.li/ /ɪ.ˈvɛn.t͡ʃə.li/ /ɪ.ˈvɛn.t͡ʃʊ.li/ adv
schließlich letztendlich
In the end; at some later time, especially after a long time, a series of problems, struggles, delays or setbacks.

ever /ˈɛvə/ /ˈɛvɚ/ adv
immer ewig stets
Always, frequently, forever.
je jemals
At any time.

everchanging more everchanging most everchanging adj
immer wandelbar wechselhaft
Frequently or constantly changing.

evergreen /ˈɛvəɡɹiːn/ /ˈɛvɚɡɹin/ adj
immergrün
Of plants, especially trees, that do not shed their leaves seasonally.

evergreen /ˈɛvəɡɹiːn/ /ˈɛvɚɡɹin/ evergreens n
immergrüne Pflanze
A shrub or tree that does not shed its leaves or needles seasonally.

evergrowing adj
immerwachsend ständig wachsend

everlasting /ˌɛvəˈlɑːstɪŋ/ /ˌɛvɚˈlæstɪŋ/ more everlasting most everlasting adj
ewig endlos
Lasting or enduring forever; existing or continuing without end

every /ˈɛv.(ə.)ɹi/ determiner
jeder
All of a countable group (considered individually), without exception.

every Jack has his Jill proverb
auf jeden Topf passt ein Deckel
Everybody will eventually find a romantic partner.

every cloud has a silver lining proverb
nach Regen folgt Sonnenschein
There is something good in any bad situation.

every dog has its day proverb
auch ein blindes Huhn findet mal ein Korn
Everyone, at some point, experiences some degree of success, impact, or influence in life.

every man for himself /ˈɛv.(ə.)ɹi mæn fɔː(ɹ) hɪm.ˈsɛlf/ phraseologicalUnit
jeder ist sich selbst der Nächste
An expression of indifference, that a person should forget about comradeship and save her/himself.

every man has a price proverb
jeder Mann hat einen Preis
Everyone can be bribed or corrupted for a certain price.

every man is the architect of his own fortune proverb
jeder ist seines Glückes Schmied
Each person is the chief cause of their success or failure in life.

every other adj
jeder andere
All except for some previously mentioned set.

every second adj
jeder zweite
Every other/two; each alternate.

every so often adv
ab und zu
Occasionally; intermittently; irregularly; now and then; once in a while.

every time adv
jedes Mal immer wenn so oft
At each occasion that.
immer
(informal, idiomatic) Used to express a strong preference for one thing over another.

every which way adv
in jede beliebige Richtung
All over; in every direction.

everybody /ˈɛvɹibədi/ /ˈɛvɹiˌbɑdi/ /ˈɛvɹiˌbɒdi/ /ˈɛvɹiˌbʌdi/ /ˈɛɹbʌdi/ pronoun
jedermann alle jeder
All people.

everyday /ˈɛvɹiˌdeɪ/ adj
alltäglich Alltag
Appropriate for ordinary use, rather than for special occasions.
alltäglich Allerwelts- gemein
Commonplace, ordinary.

everyday life everyday lives n
Alltag Alltagsleben
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everydayness everydaynesses n
Alltäglichkeit
(uncountable) The quality or state of happening every day, or frequently.

everyone /ˈɛv.ɹi.wʌn/ pronoun
jeder jedermann alle
Every person.

everything /ˈɛvɹiθɪŋ/ pronoun
alles
(literally) All the things under discussion.

everything but the kitchen sink n
alles, was nicht niet- und nagelfest ist mit Kind und Kegel mit Sack und Pack
(idiomatic) Almost everything, whether needed or not.

everywhere /ɛv.ɹi.(h)weə(ɹ)/ /ɛv.ɹi.(h)wɛɹ/ adv
überall
In or to all locations under discussion.

evict v
exmittieren ausweisen vertreiben verweisen
(transitive) To expel (one or more people) from their property; to force (one or more people) to move out.

eviction evictions n
Zwangsräumung Ausweisung Exmission Räumung Vertreibung
The act of evicting.

evidence /ˈev.ɪ.dəns/ /ˈɛv.ə.dəns/ /ˈɛv.ɪ.dəns/ [ˈɛv.ə.ɾəns] [ˈɛv.ɪ.ɾəns] evidences n
Beweis Indiz
Facts or observations presented in support of an assertion.
Indiz Beweismittel
(legal) Anything admitted by a court to prove or disprove alleged matters of fact in a trial.

evidence /ˈev.ɪ.dəns/ /ˈɛv.ə.dəns/ /ˈɛv.ɪ.dəns/ [ˈɛv.ə.ɾəns] [ˈɛv.ɪ.ɾəns] v
beweisen
(transitive) To provide evidence for, or suggest the truth of.

evidence-based adj
evidenzbasiert nachweisorientiert
Based only on actual evidence, rather than tradition etc.

evident /ˈɛv.ə.dənt/ /ˈɛv.ɪ.dənt/ more evident most evident adj
offenkundig
Obviously true by simple observation.

evidently /ˈɛvɪdəntli/ more evidently most evidently adv
offensichtlich
In a manner which makes the fact or conclusion evident; obviously; as may be clearly inferred. [from 17th c.]

evil /ˈivl̩/ /ˈiːvl̩/ /ˈiːvɪl/ eviler evilest eviller evillest more evil most evil adj
böse übel
Intending to harm; malevolent.

evil /ˈivl̩/ /ˈiːvl̩/ /ˈiːvɪl/ evils n
Böse Übel
Moral badness; wickedness; malevolence; the forces or behaviors that are the opposite or enemy of good.

evil eye /ˌiv(ə)l̩‿ˈaɪ/ /ˌiːvl̩‿ˈaɪ/ /ˌiːvɪl-/ evil eyes n
böser Blick
A wicked look conveying dislike or envy that in many cultures is believed to be able to cause bad luck or injury; also, the ability to cause bad luck or injury through such a look, supposed to be possessed by some people.

evil laugh evil laughs n
dreckige Lache hämische Lache schmutzige Lache
A signature laugh associated with villains in films and acting, sometimes represented by muahahaha or bwahaha.

evildoer /ˈivəlˌduːɚ/ /ˈiːvəlˌduːə/ evildoers n
Übeltäterin Übeltäter Frevler Frevlerin
A person who performs evil acts.

evilness evilnesses n
Boshaftigkeit
The quality or state of being evil.

evince /iˈvɪns/ /ɛˈvɪns/ /ɪˈvɪns/ v
an den Tag legen bekunden erkennen lassen zeigen zum Vorschein bringen
(transitive) To show or demonstrate clearly; to manifest.

eviscerate /ɪˈvɪsəˌɹeɪt/ v
ausweiden ausnehmen
(transitive) To disembowel; to remove the viscera.
aushöhlen bedeutungslos machen entkräften schwächen unterlaufen
(transitive) To destroy or make ineffectual or meaningless.
Organ entnehmen
(transitive, surgery) To remove a bodily organ or its contents.

evisceration eviscerations n
Ausweiden
A disemboweling; the removal of viscera.
Verriss
(figurative, by extension) A vigorous verbal or physical assault.

evocation evocations n
Beschwörung
The act of calling out or forth, or evoking.

evocative more evocative most evocative adj
atmosphärisch evokativ heraufbeschwörend hervorrufend sinnträchtig wachrufend
That which evokes (brings to mind) a memory, mood, idea, feeling, or image; redolent or reminiscent.

evoke /ɪˈvoʊk/ /ɪˈvəʊk/ v
hervorrufen heraufbeschwören
To cause the manifestation of something (emotion, picture, etc.) in someone's mind or imagination.

evolution /ɛvəˈluːʃ(ə)n/ /ɛvəˈlʉːʃən/ /ˌivə-/ /ˌiːvəˈluːʃ(ə)n/ /ˌɛvəˈluʃ(ə)n/ evolutions n
Evolution
(geometry) The opening out of a curve; now more generally, the gradual transformation of a curve by a change of the conditions generating it. [from 17th c.]
(biology) The transformation of animals, plants and other living things into different forms (now understood as a change in genetic composition) by the accumulation of changes over successive generations. [from 19th c.]

evolutionary /ˌiː.və.ˈl(j)uː.ʃən.ɹi/ /ˌiː.vəˈluː.ʃən.ɛɹ.i/ /ˌɛv.əˈl(j)uː.ʃən.ɹi/ /ˌɛv.əˈluː.ʃən.ɛɹ.i/ adj
evolutionär
Of or relating to the biological theory of evolution.

evolutionary biology n
Evolutionsbiologie
(evolutionary theory) A subfield of biology concerned with the origin and descent of species and as their evolution, multiplication and diversity over time.

evolutionary developmental biology n
evolutionäre Entwicklungsbiologie
(biology) A branch of biology that studies the interaction of evolutionary and developmental processes.

evolutionary theory evolutionary theories n
Evolutionstheorie Abstammungslehre Abstammungstheorie Deszendenzlehre Deszendenztheorie Entwicklungslehre
(biology) A theory of evolution, especially the scientific theory of evolution through natural selection.

evolutionism evolutionisms n
Evolutionismus
(countable) Any of several theories that explain the evolution of systems or organisms.

evolutionist evolutionists n
Evolutionist Evolutionistin
A proponent or supporter of evolutionism.

evolutionistic more evolutionistic most evolutionistic adj
evolutionistisch
Of or pertaining to evolutionism.

evolve /ɪˈvɑlv/ /ɪˈvɒlv/ v
andauern fortdauern
To move (something) in regular procession through a system.
To move in regular procession through a system.
entwickeln
To cause (something) to come into being or develop.
freisetzen
(chemistry) To give off (a gas such as carbon dioxide or oxygen) during a chemical reaction.
verändern
To change, to transform.

ew /(iː)uː/ [ɪ̃(ː)ʉ̃͡u] [ɯ᷈(ː)] [ʏʊ̯(ː)] interjection
pfui igitt
Expression of disgust or nausea.

ewe /joʊ̯/ /joː/ /juː/ /jʊ̯u/ ewes n
Aue Mutterschaf Zibbe Schaf weibliches Schaf
A female sheep, as opposed to a ram.

ewer /ˈju.ɚ/ /ˈjuː.ə/ /ˈjʊə/ ewers n
Krug
A kind of widemouthed pitcher or jug with a shape like a vase and a handle.

ex /ˈɛks/ exes n
Iks Ix
The name of the Latin-script letter X.
Ex
(colloquial) A former partner or spouse, usually short for ex-girlfriend, ex-boyfriend, ex-wife or ex-husband.

ex libris ex libris n
Exlibris
A bookplate that identifies the owner of the book into which it is pasted.

ex negativo adv
ex negativo
From the negative.

ex nunc adv
ex nunc
(legal) “from now on”. Used to describe certain legal effects which are applicable solely from this point (in time) on and therefore do not affect past actions.

ex officio /ˌɛks əˈfɪʃioʊ/ adj
amtswegig kraft Amtes qua Amt von Amts wegen
By virtue of the office that originated it, or of the title held.

ex tunc /ˌɛks ˈtʌŋk/
ex tunc
(legal) from the beginning, from the outset. Used to describe certain legal effects that can affect situations prior to this point in time and therefore can affect past actions.

ex- /ɛks/ /ɛɡz/ /ɪks/ /ɪɡz/ prefix
ex-
former

ex-Communist ex-Communists n
Exkommunist
Former Communist.

ex-boyfriend ex-boyfriends n
Ex-Freund
A former boyfriend.

ex-chancellor n
Exkanzler
Former chancellor.

ex-con ex-cons n
Ex-Knacki
(informal) A former prisoner.

ex-girlfriend ex-girlfriends n
Ex-Freundin
A former girlfriend.

ex-husband ex-husbands n
Exmann Ex-Ehemann
A former husband.

ex-member n
Exmitglied
Former member.

ex-minister ex-ministers n
Ex-Minister Exminister
Former minister.

ex-president ex-presidents n
Ex-Präsident Expräsident
A former president

ex-teacher ex-teachers n
Ex-Lehrer Exlehrer
Former teacher.

ex-wife ex-wives n
Exfrau Ex-Frau
A former wife.

exacerbate /ɪkˈsæs-/ /ɪɡˈzæsəˌbeɪt/ /ɪɡˈzæsɚˌbeɪt/ v
verschlimmern verschärfen
(transitive) To make worse (a problem, bad situation, negative feeling, etc.); aggravate.

exacerbation exacerbations n
Erbitterung Verschlimmerung Verschärfung
An increase in the severity of something (such as a disease)

exact /ɪɡˈzækt/ exacter exactest more exact most exact adj
exakt genau
Precisely agreeing with a standard, a fact, or the truth; perfectly conforming; neither exceeding nor falling short in any respect.
Habitually careful to agree with a standard, a rule, or a promise; accurate; methodical; punctual.
exakt
Precisely or definitely conceived or stated; strict.

exact /ɪɡˈzækt/ v
abverlangen eintreiben fordern
(ambitransitive) To demand and enforce the payment or performance of, sometimes in a forcible or imperious way.
durchsetzen erzwingen
(transitive) To inflict; to forcibly obtain or produce.

exact science exact sciences n
exakte Wissenschaft
(sciences, narrowly) A mathematical science, i.e. a field of science such as mathematics or mathematical physics which is capable of perfectly exact results based on rigorously formal methods.

exacting /ɪɡˈzæktɪŋ/ more exacting most exacting adj
anspruchsvoll kleinlich wählerisch
Making great demands; difficult to satisfy.

exactly /ɪɡˈzæk(t)li/ more exactly most exactly adv
genau
(manner) Without approximation; precisely.

exactly /ɪɡˈzæk(t)li/ interjection
ganz genau
Signifies agreement or recognition.

exactness exactnesses n
Exaktheit Genauigkeit
The state of being exact.

exaggerate /ɛɡˈzæ.d͡ʒə.ɹeɪt/ /ɪɡˈzæ.d͡ʒə.ɹeɪt/ v
übertreiben
To overstate, to describe more than is fact.

exaggerated /ɛɡ-/ /ɪɡˈzæ.d͡ʒəˌɹeɪ.tɪd/ more exaggerated most exaggerated adj
übertrieben
That has been described as greater than it actually is; abnormally increased or enlarged.

exaggeration /ɪɡˌzæd͡ʒəˈɹeɪʃən/ exaggerations n
Übertreibung
The act of exaggerating; the act of doing or representing in an excessive manner; a going beyond the bounds of truth, reason, or justice; a hyperbolical representation; hyperbole; overstatement.

exalt /ɪɡˈzɔːlt/ v
ehren
(transitive) To honor; to hold in high esteem.
erhöhen
(transitive) To raise in rank, status etc., to elevate.

exaltation /ˌɛɡ.zɔl.ˈteɪ.ʃən/ exaltations n
Erhöhen Erhöhung
The act of exalting or raising high; also, the state of being exalted; elevation.

exam paper exam papers n
Antwortbogen Fragebogen Prüfungsbogen
A piece of paper on which the questions or tasks of an examination are written.

examination /ɪɡˌzæmɪˈneɪʃən/ examinations n
Untersuchung Prüfung
The act of examining.
Untersuchung
Particularly, an inspection by a medical professional to establish the extent and nature of any sickness or injury.
Prüfung Examen Untersuchung Test Erprobung Versuch
(education) A formal test involving answering written or oral questions under a time constraint and usually without access to textbooks; typically, a large, written test administered to high school and college students covering course material studied in a semester.

examination of conscience examinations of conscience n
Gewissenserforschung

examine /ɪɡˈzæmɪn/ v
untersuchen
to observe or inspect carefully or critically
to check the health or condition of something or someone
prüfen untersuchen
to determine the aptitude, skills or qualifications of someone by subjecting them to an examination
befragen
to interrogate

examiner /əɡˈzæmɪnɚ/ examiners n
Prüfer
A person who investigates someone or something.
A person who marks an examination.

example /əɡˈzaːm.pəl/ /əɡˈzæm.pəl/ /ɪɡˈzæm.pəl/ /ɪɡˈzɑːm.pəl/ [ɘɡˈzɐːmpɯ] [ɪɡˈzɛəmpəɫ] examples n
Beispiel Exempel
Something that is representative of all such things in a group.
Beispiel Vorbild
Something that serves as a pattern of behaviour to be imitated (a good example) or not to be imitated (a bad example).
An instance (as a problem to be solved) serving to illustrate the rule or precept or to act as an exercise in the application of the rule.
Exempel Beispiel
A person punished as a warning to others.

exanimate /ɪɡˈzænɪmeɪt/ /ɪɡˈzænɪmɪt/ more exanimate most exanimate adj
leblos entseelt tot
Lifeless, not or no longer living, dead.
lustlos
Spiritless, dispirited, disheartened, not lively.

exanthem exanthems n
Exanthem
A widespread rash usually occurring in children.

exasperate /ɪɡˈzæsp(ə)ɹeɪt/ /ɪɡˈzɑːspəɹeɪt/ v
auf die Palme bringen aufbringen verärgern
(transitive) To tax the patience of; irk, frustrate, vex, provoke, annoy; to make angry.

exasperated /ɪɡˈzæspəɹeɪtɪd/ more exasperated most exasperated adj
verärgert außer sich
Having one's patience greatly taxed; greatly annoyed; made furious.

exasperation exasperations n
Entrüstung Frust Frustration Verbitterung Verdruss Verzweiflung
The act of exasperating or the state of being exasperated; irritation; keen or bitter anger.

exbibyte /ˈɛks.bɪˌbaɪt/ exbibytes n
Exbibyte
(computing) Strictly, 260 (10246, 1,152,921,504,606,846,976) bytes or 210 (1024) pebibytes, as opposed to an exabyte.

excavation excavations n
Grabung Ausgrabung
(uncountable) The act of excavating, or of making hollow, by cutting, scooping, or digging out a part of a solid mass.
Ausschachtung
(countable) An uncovered cutting in the earth, in distinction from a covered cutting or tunnel.
Aushub
(countable) The material dug out in making a channel or cavity.
Ausgrabung
(countable) Something uncovered by archaeological excavation.

excavator /ˈɛkskəˌveɪtə/ /ˈɛkskəˌveɪtɚ/ excavators n
Bagger Aushubmaschine Tieflöffelbagger
A vehicle, often on tracks, used to dig ditches etc.Excavator

exceed /ɪkˈsiːd/ v
überschreiten hinausgehen über
(transitive) To be larger, greater than (something).
übertreffen überbieten überrunden übersteigen übertrumpfen
(transitive) To be better than (something).
überschreiten übertreffen hinausgehen über überbieten überrunden übersteigen
(transitive) To go beyond (some limit); to surpass; to be longer than.

exceedingly /ɪkˈsiːdɪŋli/ adv
außerordentlich äußerst ungemein über alle Maßen überaus
To a great or unusual degree, extent, etc.; extremely

excel /ɪkˈsɛl/ v
ausstechen übersteigen übertreffen
(transitive) To surpass someone or something; to be better or do better than someone or something.
herausragend sein sich hervortun
(intransitive) To be much better than others.

excellence /ˈɛksələns/ excellences n
Vortrefflichkeit
The quality of being excellent; brilliance

excellent /ˈɛkslənt/ /ˈɛksələnt/ /ˈɛksɪlənt/ excellenter excellentest more excellent most excellent adj
ausgezeichnet hervorragend großartig
Of higher or the highest quality; splendid.

excellently more excellently most excellently adv
ausgezeichnet
In a manner that demonstrates excellence; very well.

excelsior /ɛkˈsɛl.si.ɔː/ /ɛkˈsɛl.si.ɚ/ /ɪk-/ n
Brillant Viertelcicero
(US, _, printing, dated) The size of type between Norse and brilliant, standardized as 3-point.

except /əkˈsɛpt/ /ɛkˈsɛpt/ /ɪkˈsɛpt/ conjunction
ausgenommen bis auf höchstens
With the exception (that); used to introduce a clause, phrase or adverb forming an exception or qualification to something previously stated.

except /əkˈsɛpt/ /ɛkˈsɛpt/ /ɪkˈsɛpt/ preposition
außer bis auf abgesehen von
with the exception of; but.

except /əkˈsɛpt/ /ɛkˈsɛpt/ /ɪkˈsɛpt/ v
ausnehmen ausschließen ausklammern
(transitive) To exclude; to specify as being an exception.
ausnehmen ausschließen ausklammern widersprechen
(intransitive) To take exception, to object (to or against).

exception /əkˈsɛpʃən/ /ɪkˈsɛpʃən/ exceptions n
Ausnahme
The act of excepting or excluding; exclusion; restriction by taking out something which would otherwise be included, as in a class, statement, rule.
That which is excluded from others; a person, thing, or case, specified as distinct, or not included.
Ausnahme Ausnahmebedingung Exception
(programming) An interruption in normal processing, typically caused by an error condition, that can be raised ("thrown") by one part of the program and handled ("caught") by another part.

exception handler exception handlers n
Ausnahmebehandler

exception that proves the rule exceptions that prove rules exceptions that prove the rule n
Ausnahmen bestätigen die Regel Ausnahme, die die Regel bestätigt
The rare occurrence of a counterexample to a rule, used to demonstrate that the rule exists.

exceptional /ɪkˈsɛpʃənəl/ more exceptional most exceptional adj
außergewöhnlich
Forming an exception; not ordinary; uncommon; rare.
Better than the average; superior due to exception or rarity.

exceptionalism exceptionalisms n
Exzeptionalismus
The state of being special, exceptional or unique.
The belief that something (a nation, species etc.) is exceptional, superior, or does not conform to an established norm.

exceptionality exceptionalities n
Außergewöhnlichkeit
(uncountable) The quality of being exceptional.

exceptionally more exceptionally most exceptionally adv
ausnahmsweise besonders außergewöhnlich außerordentlich überdurchschnittlich
To an unusual, remarkable or exceptional degree.

exceptionless adj
ausnahmslos
without exception

excerpt /ɛkˈsɜ(ɹ)(p)t/ /ɛɡˈzɜ(ɹ)(p)t/ /ˈɛksɜ(ɹ)(p)t/ /ˈɛɡzɜ(ɹ)(p)t/ excerpts n
Auszug Exzerpt
A clip, snippet, passage or extract from a larger work such as a news article, a film, or a literary composition.

excerpt /ɛkˈsɜ(ɹ)(p)t/ /ɛɡˈzɜ(ɹ)(p)t/ /ˈɛksɜ(ɹ)(p)t/ /ˈɛɡzɜ(ɹ)(p)t/ v
exzerpieren
(transitive) To select or copy sample material (excerpts) from a work.

excess /əkˈsɛs/ /ɛkˈsɛs/ /ɪk.ˈsɛs/ /ˈɛksɛs/ excesses n
Überfluss
The state of surpassing or going beyond a limit; the state of being beyond sufficiency, necessity, or duty; more than what is usual or proper.
Übermaß Überschuss
The degree or amount by which one thing or number exceeds another; remainder.
Übermaß Völlerei Überschuss
(geometry) Spherical excess, the amount by which the sum of the three angles of a spherical triangle exceeds two right angles. The spherical excess is proportional to the area of the triangle.
Selbstbehalt Eigenbeteiligung Franchise Kostenbeteiligung Selbstbeteiligung Zuzahlung
(British, insurance) A condition on an insurance policy by which the insured pays for a part of the claim.

excessive /ɪkˈsɛsɪv/ more excessive most excessive adj
übermäßig exzessiv
Exceeding the usual bounds of something; extravagant; immoderate.

excessively /ɪkˈsɛsɪvli/ more excessively most excessively adv
übermäßig
To an excessive degree.
exzessiv
In excess.

excessiveness excessivenesses n
Übermäßigkeit
The property of being excessive.

exchange /ɛksˈt͡ʃeɪnd͡ʒ/ /ɪksˈt͡ʃeɪnd͡ʒ/ [ɛkˈst͡ʃeɪnd͡ʒ] exchanges n
Austausch Tausch
An act of exchanging or trading.
Börse
A place for conducting trading.

exchange /ɛksˈt͡ʃeɪnd͡ʒ/ /ɪksˈt͡ʃeɪnd͡ʒ/ [ɛkˈst͡ʃeɪnd͡ʒ] v
tauschen
(transitive) To trade or barter.
umtauschen tauschen
(transitive) To replace with, as a substitute.

exchange of fire n
Schusswechsel

exchange rate exchange rates n
Wechselkurs
(economics, finance) The rate at which one currency can be exchanged for another, usually expressed as the value of the one in terms of the other.

exchange student exchange students n
Austauschschüler Austauschschülerin Austauschstudent Austauschstudentin
A student who is participating in a student exchange scheme.

excimer laser excimer lasers n
Excimerlaser

excipient excipients n
Hilfsstoff
(pharmacy, pharmacology) An ingredient that is intentionally added to a drug for purposes other than the therapeutic or diagnostic effect at the intended dosage.

excise /əkˈsaɪz/ /ˈɛkˌsaɪz/ v
ausschneiden exzidieren herausschneiden
To cut out; to remove.

excise tax excise taxes n
Verbrauchssteuer Verbrauchsteuer
Any of various taxes levied on the production or sale of certain goods, especially on luxuries, tobacco, alcohol etc.

excitation /ˌɛksaɪˈteɪʃən/ excitations n
Erregung
(physiology) The activity produced in an organ, tissue, or part, such as a nerve cell, as a result of stimulation
Anregung Erregung
(physics) A transition of a nucleus, atom or molecule to an excited state by the absorption of a quantum of energy; the opposite of relaxation

excite /ɪkˈsaɪt/ v
erregen
(transitive) To stir the emotions of.
(transitive) To arouse or bring out (e.g. feelings); to stimulate.
(transitive, physics) To cause an electron to move to a higher than normal state; to promote an electron to an outer level.

excited /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/ more excited most excited adj
aufgeregt erregt
Having great enthusiasm, passion and energy.
angeregt
(physics) Being in a state of higher energy.

excitedly more excitedly most excitedly adv
aufgeregt

excitement /ɪkˈsaɪtmənt/ excitements n
Aufregung Erregung Aufgeregtheit Begeisterung Erregtheit Reiz
(uncountable) the state of being excited (emotionally aroused).

exciting /ɛkˈsʌɪtɪŋ/ /ɪkˈsʌɪtɪŋ/ more exciting most exciting adj
aufregend spannend
creating or producing excitement

exciton /ɛkˈsaɪtɒn/ /ɪkˈsaɪtɑn/ /ˈɛksɪtən/ excitons n
Exziton
(physics) A bound state of an electron and an electron hole in an insulator or semiconductor

exclaim /ɛkˈskleɪm/ /ɪkˈskleɪm/ v
ausrufen
(intransitive) To cry out suddenly, from some strong emotion.

exclamation /ˌɛkskləˈmeɪʃ(ə)n/ exclamations n
Ausruf
A loud calling or crying out, for example as in surprise, pain, grief, joy, anger, etc.
Exklamation
A word expressing outcry; an interjection

exclamation mark /ˌɛks.kləˈmeɪ.ʃən ˌmɑɹk/ /ˌɛks.kləˈmeɪ.ʃən ˌmɑːk/ exclamation marks n
Ausrufezeichen Ausrufungszeichen Rufzeichen
The punctuation mark “!” (generally used to denote excitement, surprise or shock).

exclave /ˈɛkskleɪv/ exclaves n
Exklave
A portion of a country's territory not connected to the main part

exclay /ˈɛkskleɪ/ n
Blähton
lightweight aggregate made by heating clay

exclude /ɪksˈkluːd/ v
ausschließen
(transitive) To bar (someone or something) from entering; to keep out.
(transitive, medicine) To eliminate from diagnostic consideration.

excluding preposition
mit Ausnahme von
to the exclusion of; not including

exclusion /ɪksˈkluːʒən/ exclusions n
Ausgrenzung Ausschluss Exklusion
The act of excluding or shutting out; removal from consideration or taking part. [from 17th c.]

exclusion zone exclusion zones n
Sperrgebiet Sperrzone
A geographic area in which some sanctioning authority prohibits specific activities, see also Restricted Area.

exclusionary more exclusionary most exclusionary adj
ausschließend
Acting to exclude something

exclusive /ɪkˈsklu.sɪv/ /ɪkˈsklu.zɪv/ more exclusive most exclusive adj
ausschließlich exklusiv
(literally) Excluding items or members that do not meet certain conditions.
exklusiv
(figuratively) Referring to a membership organisation, service or product: of high quality and/or renown, for superior members only. A snobbish usage, suggesting that members who do not meet requirements, which may be financial, of social status, religion, skin colour etc., are excluded.

exclusive or exclusive ors n
exklusives Oder
(logic, computing) An exclusive disjunction; the result of applying the above-described exclusive or to two or more predicates; contrasted with an inclusive or, which is the result of applying an inclusive or.

exclusive right exclusive rights n
ausschließliches Recht
(legal) The power, granted by the government to persons, to allow or disallow others from taking certain actions (through legal force)

exclusively /ɪkˈskluːsɪvli/ more exclusively most exclusively adv
allein alleinig ausschließlich exklusiv
(focus) to the exclusion of anything or anyone else; solely or entirely

excommunicate /ˌɛkskəˈmjunəkeɪt/ /ˌɛkskəˈmjunəkət/ /ˌɛkskəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt/ /ˌɛkskəˈmjuːnɪkət/ v
bannen verbannen
exkommunizieren
(transitive) To officially exclude someone from membership of a church or religious community.

excommunication /ɛkskəmjuːnɪˈkeɪʃən/ excommunications n
Exkommunikation
The act of excommunicating, disfellowshipping or ejecting; especially an ecclesiastical censure whereby the person against whom it is pronounced is, for the time, cast out of the communication of the church; exclusion from fellowship in things spiritual.

excoriate /ɪkˈskoʊɹ.iˌeɪt/ /ɪkˈskɔɹ.iˌeɪt/ v
abscheuern abschürfen wund reiben
(transitive) To wear off the skin of; to chafe.
kein gutes Haar lassen an mit vernichtender Kritik überziehen scharf verurteilen vernichtend kritisieren
(transitive, figuratively) To strongly denounce or censure.

excrement /ˈɛkskɹəmənt/ excrements n
Kot Ausscheidungen
(now, _, specifically) Human and animal solid waste excreted from the bowels; feces.

excrete /ɛkˈskɹiːt/ /ɪkˈskɹiːt/ v
ausscheiden
(biology, ambitransitive) To discharge material (including waste products) from a cell, body or system.

excretion excretions n
Ausscheidung Exkretion
The process of removing or ejecting material that has no further utility, especially from the body; the act of excreting.

excruciate /ɛk.ˈskɹu.ʃi.eɪ̯t/ /ɪk.ˈskɹu.ʃi.eɪ̯t/ v
quälen
(transitive) To inflict intense pain or mental distress on (someone); to torture.

excruciating /ɛkˈskɹuːʃiːeɪtɪŋ/ /ɪkˈskɹuːʃiːeɪtɪŋ/ more excruciating most excruciating adj
qualvoll quälend cruciabilis unerträglich
Causing great pain or anguish, agonizing

exculpatory /ɛksˈkʌl.pəˌtɔ.ɹi/ /ɪks-/ /ɪksˈkʌl.pə.tə.ɹi/ /ɪksˈkʌl.pə.tɹi/ more exculpatory most exculpatory adj
entlastend
Tending to excuse or clear of wrongdoing.

excursion /ɛks.kɜː(ɹ).ʃən/ /ɛks.kɜː(ɹ).ʒən/ excursions n
Ausflug Exkursion
A brief recreational trip; a journey out of the usual way.
Abschweifung Exkurs Digression
A wandering from the main subject: a digression.

excuse /ɛksˈkjus/ /ɛksˈkjuz/ /ɛksˈkjuːs/ /ɛksˈkjuːz/ /ɪksˈkjus/ /ɪksˈkjuz/ /ɪkˈskjuːs/ /ɪkˈskjuːz/ excuses n
Ausrede Ausflucht
(countable, uncountable) Explanation designed to avoid or alleviate guilt or negative judgment; a plea offered in extenuation of a fault.

excuse /ɛksˈkjus/ /ɛksˈkjuz/ /ɛksˈkjuːs/ /ɛksˈkjuːz/ /ɪksˈkjus/ /ɪksˈkjuz/ /ɪkˈskjuːs/ /ɪkˈskjuːz/ v
entschuldigen verzeihen
(transitive) To forgive; to pardon.
sich entschuldigen
(transitive) To allow to leave, or release from any obligation.
entschuldigen
(transitive) To provide an excuse for; to explain, with the aim of alleviating guilt or negative judgement.

excuse me /ɛksˈkjuːz mi/ /ɪksˈkjuːz mi/ phraseologicalUnit
Entschuldigung! Entschuldigung? wie bitte?
(North America) Said, as though as a request to repeat information, in order to indicate disbelief or indignation.
Entschuldigung Verzeihung
Said as a request for an individual's attention.
Entschuldigung darf ich bitte durch?
Said as a request to pass somebody.
Entschuldigung entschuldigen Sie es tut mir leid
Sorry, as an apology.

excussion excussions n
Vorausklage
The process or proceedings whereby a creditor must proceed against a principal debtor before proceeding against a surety or subsidiary debtor.

execrable /ˈɛkskɹəbl/ /ˈɛksəkɹəbl/ /ˈɛksɪkɹəbl/ more execrable most execrable adj
armselig erbärmlich
Of the poorest quality.
abscheulich grässlich widerwärtig
Hateful.

execrate /ˈɛksɪkɹeɪt/ /ˈɛɡzɪkɹeɪt/ v
verabscheuen
(transitive) to feel loathing for; to abhor

execration /ɛksəˈkɹeɪʃən/ /ɛksɪˈkɹeɪʃən/ execrations n
Abscheu Fluch Verwünschung
An act or instance of cursing; a curse dictated by violent feelings of hatred; an imprecation; an expression of utter detestation.

executable /ˈɛksɪkjuːtəbl/ adj
ausführbar
Capable of being executed.

executable /ˈɛksɪkjuːtəbl/ executables n
ausführbare Datei
(computing) A file that can be run directly by a computer's hardware or a p-code interpreter with no further processing.

execute /ˈɛksɪˌkjuːt/ v
hinrichten
(transitive) To kill, especially as punishment for a capital crime.
ausführen durchführen
(transitive, law) To carry out, to perform an act; to put into effect or cause to become legally binding or valid (as a contract) by so doing.
ausführen hinrichten
(transitive, computing) To start, launch or run

execution /ˌɛk.sɪˈkjuː.ʃən/ /ˌɛɡ.zɪˈkjuː.ʃən/ executions n
Hinrichtung Ausführung
The act of putting to death or being put to death as a penalty, or actions so associated.
Ausführung
(legal) The carrying into effect of a court judgment, or of a will.
(computing) The carrying out of an instruction, program or program segment by a computer.

executioner /ˌɛksəˈkjuʃənɚ/ /ˌɛksəˈkjuːʃənə/ executioners n
Henker Scharfrichter Henkerin Scharfrichterin
An official person who carries out the capital punishment of a criminal.

executive /ɛɡˈzɛkjʊtɪv/ /ɪɡˈzɛkjətɪv/ /ɪɡˈzɛkjʊtɪv/ more executive most executive adj
exekutiv
Designed or fitted for execution, or carrying into effect.

executive /ɛɡˈzɛkjʊtɪv/ /ɪɡˈzɛkjətɪv/ /ɪɡˈzɛkjʊtɪv/ executives n
Exekutive
The branch of government that is responsible for enforcing laws and judicial decisions, and for the day-to-day administration of the state.

executive committee executive committees n
Exekutivausschuss Exekutivkomitee Vorstand
(government, politics, Quebec) the equivalent of the cabinet of ministers for a city government, serving the mayor.

executive function executive functions n
exekutive Funktion

executive producer executive producers n
Herstellungsleiter
(US) A job title of varying meaning, common in entertainment, computing and many other industries; often a person in charge of other producers.

executor /ɪɡˈzɛkjʊtɚ/ /ˈɛɡzɪˌkjuːtɚ/ executors n
Testamentsvollstrecker Testamentsvollstreckerin
(legal) Someone appointed by a testator to administer their estate in accordance with their will; an administrator.

executrix /ɪɡˈzɛkjətɹɪks/ executrices executrixes n
Testamentsvollstreckerin
(chiefly, legal, dated) A female executor; a woman appointed to execute a will.

exedra exedrae exedras n
Exedra
(architecture) A semicircular recess, with stone benches, used as a place for discussion.

exegesis /ɛksɪˈdʒiːsɪs/ /ɛksɪˈd͡ʒisɪs/ exegeses n
Exegese
A critical explanation or interpretation of a text, especially a religious text.

exegete /ˈɛksɪdʒiːt/ /ˈɛksɪd͡ʒit/ exegetes n
Exeget Exegetin
A person skilled in exegesis; an interpreter of texts, difficult passages, signs, law, the words of an oracle, and similar obscure or esoteric sources.

exegete /ˈɛksɪdʒiːt/ /ˈɛksɪd͡ʒit/ v
exegesieren exegieren
(chiefly, religion) To interpret; to perform an exegesis.

exegetic more exegetic most exegetic adj
exegetisch

exemplar /ɛɡˈzɛm.plɑɹ/ /ɛɡˈzɛm.plə/ /ɪkˈzɛm.plə/ /ɪɡˈzɛm.plɚ/ exemplars n
Vergleichstück Vorbild
Something fit to be imitated; an ideal, a model.
Urbild Urgestalt
Something typical or representative of a class; an example that typifies.
Urschrift
A handwritten manuscript used by a scribe to make a handwritten copy; the original copy of what gets multiply reproduced in a copy machine.

exemplary /ɛɡ-/ /ɪɡˈzɛmpləɹi/ more exemplary most exemplary adj
vorbildlich
Deserving honour, respect and admiration.
vorbildlich beispielhaft
Of such high quality that it should serve as an example to be imitated; ideal, perfect.

exemplification exemplifications n
Beispielgebung Exemplifizierung Illustration Veranschaulichung
The act of exemplifying; a showing or illustrating by example.
Exempel Illustration Veranschaulichung
That which exemplifies; a case in point; example.
originalgetreue Ausfertigung
(legal) A copy or transcript attested to be correct by the seal of an officer having custody of the original.

exemplify /ɛɡˈzɛmplɪfaɪ/ /ɪɡˈzɛmplɪfaɪ/ v
exemplifizieren veranschaulichen
(transitive) To show or illustrate by example.

exempt /ɛɡˈzɛm(p)t/ /ɪɡˈzɛmpt/ adj
ausgenommen befreit
Free from a duty or obligation.

exempt /ɛɡˈzɛm(p)t/ /ɪɡˈzɛmpt/ v
ausnehmen befreien
(transitive) To grant (someone) freedom or immunity from.

exemption exemptions n
Befreiung Freistellung
An act of exempting.
The state of being exempt; immunity.
Freibetrag
A deduction from the normal amount of taxes.
Freisein
Freedom from a defect or weakness.

exercise /ˈɛk.sə.saɪz/ /ˈɛk.sɚ.saɪz/ exercises n
Übung
(countable) Any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability.
Übung Sport Training
(countable, uncountable) Activity intended to improve physical, or sometimes mental, strength and fitness.

exercise /ˈɛk.sə.saɪz/ /ˈɛk.sɚ.saɪz/ v
trainieren üben
To exert for the sake of training or improvement; to practice in order to develop.
sich bewegen
(intransitive) To perform physical activity for health or training.

exercise bicycle exercise bicycles n
Fahrradergometer Heimtrainer Ergometer
A stationary exercise machine with pedals, saddle, handlebars arranged like a bicycle.

exercise book exercise books n
Heft Schulheft
A booklet for students, containing either problems or exercises, and blank, often lined pages for writing answers.

exercise machine exercise machines n
Heimtrainer Trainingsgerät
Any of a great variety of devices, powered either by electricity or by the user, used to improve strength or physical fitness.

exert /ɪɡˈzɜːt/ /ɪɡˈzɝt/ v
anstrengen
To put in vigorous action.
ausüben
To make use of, to apply, especially of something non-material.

exertion /əɡˈzɝʃən/ exertions n
Anstrengung Anspannung Ausübung Belastung Betätigung Kraftanstrengung
An expenditure of physical or mental effort.

exfoliate /ɛksˈfoʊlieɪt/ /ɛksˈfəʊlieɪt/ v
entblättern
To remove the leaves from a plant.

exfoliation exfoliations n
Peeling
(cosmetics) The removal of a layer of dead skin, as in cosmetic preparation.

exhalation exhalations n
Ausatmung Ausatmen Ausschnaufen
The act or process of exhaling; breathing out

exhale /ɛksˈheɪl/ v
ausatmen
(intransitive) To expel air from the lungs through the nose or mouth by action of the diaphragm, to breathe out.

exhaust /ɪɡˈzɑst/ /ɪɡˈzɔst/ /ɪɡˈzɔːst/ exhausts n
Auspuff
A system consisting of the parts of an engine through which burned gases or steam are discharged; see also exhaust system.
Abgas Auspuff
The steam let out of a cylinder after it has done its work there.
Abluft
The dirty air let out of a room through a register or pipe provided for the purpose.
Abgas
Exhaust gas.

exhaust /ɪɡˈzɑst/ /ɪɡˈzɔst/ /ɪɡˈzɔːst/ v
erschöpfen dezimieren
(transitive) To empty by drawing or letting out the contents
erschöpfen aufbrauchen
(transitive) To tire out; to wear out; to cause to be without any energy.

exhaust pipe exhaust pipes n
Auspuff Auspuffrohr
For internal combustion engines, the pipe that vents waste gases from the engine.

exhaust valve exhaust valves n
Abblaseventil
(in an internal combustion engine) a valve through which the products of combustion escape from the cylinder to the manifold

exhausted /ɪɡˈzɑstɪd/ /ɪɡˈzɔstɪd/ /ɪɡˈzɔːstɪd/ more exhausted most exhausted adj
geschafft
erschöpft
Very tired; in a state of exhaustion.
Depleted of resources.

exhausting more exhausting most exhausting adj
strapaziös
Very tiring.

exhaustion /ɪɡˈzɔːs.t͡ʃən/ exhaustions n
Erschöpfung
The point of complete depletion, of the state of being used up.
Erschöpfung Ermattung
Supreme tiredness; having exhausted energy.

exhaustive /ɛɡˈzɑ.stɪv/ /ɛɡˈzɔː.stɪv/ more exhaustive most exhaustive adj
erschöpfend vollständig abschließend
Including every possible element

exhibit /ɛɡ-/ /ɪɡˈzɪbɪt/ exhibits n
Ausstellung
An instance of exhibiting.
Exponat Ausstellung Ausstellungsstück
A public showing; an exhibition.
Beweisstück
(legal) An article formally introduced as evidence in a court.

exhibit /ɛɡ-/ /ɪɡˈzɪbɪt/ v
zeigen ausstellen vorzeigen zur Schau stellen
(transitive) To display or show (something) for others to see, especially at an exhibition or contest.
zeigen an den Tag legen
(transitive) To demonstrate.
demonstrieren präsentieren vorlegen
(transitive, legal) To submit (a physical object) to a court as evidence.
ausstellen
(intransitive) To put on a public display.

exhibition /ɛksɪˈbɪʃən/ exhibitions n
Ausstellung
An instance of exhibiting, or something exhibited.
A large-scale public showing of objects or products.

exhibition game exhibition games n
Freundschaftsspiel
(sports) A practice game which does not count on a team's record.

exhibitionism exhibitionisms n
Exhibitionismus
The practice or character trait of deliberately drawing attention to oneself.
(pathology) The practice or character trait of deliberately displaying one's genitals, nipples, or buttocks in public.

exhibitionist more exhibitionist most exhibitionist adj
exhibitionistisch
compulsively seeking attention

exhibitionist exhibitionists n
Selbstdarsteller Poseur
One who attempts to draw attention to themselves by their behaviour.
Exhibitionist Exhibitionistin
One who exposes their genitalia (or female nipples) in public.

exhilarant more exhilarant most exhilarant adj
erfrischend erheiternd
Exciting joy, mirth, or pleasure.

exhilarate /ɛɡ-/ /ɪɡˈzɪləɹeɪt/ /ɪɡˈzɪləˌɹeɪt/ v
beglücken berauschen beschwingen erregen
(transitive) To cheer, to cheer up, to gladden, to make happy.

exhilarating more exhilarating most exhilarating adj
aufregend berauschend
Refreshingly thrilling.

exhilaration exhilarations n
Erheiterung Euphorie Heiterkeit
The act of enlivening the spirits; the act of making glad or cheerful; a gladdening.
Euphorie Heiterkeit
The state of being enlivened, cheerful or exhilarated.

exhort /ɛɡˈzɔɹt/ /ɛɡˈzɔːt/ /ɪɡˈzɔɹt/ /ɪɡˈzɔːt/ v
ermahnen anhalten anspornen bedrängen drängen verlangen
To urge; to advise earnestly.

exhumation /ˌɛks.hjuːˈmeɪ.ʃən/ exhumations n
Exhumierung Enterdigung
The act of digging up that which has been buried.

exhume /ɛks.ˈ(h)juːm/ /ɛkˈ.s(j)um/ /ɪɡ.ˈzjuːm/ /ɪɡˈz(j)um/ v
exhumieren
(transitive) To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter.

exigency /ɛ(k).si.d͡ʒɤn.si/ /ˈɛksəd͡ʒənsi/ /ˈɛksɪd͡ʒənsi/ /ˈɛɡzəd͡ʒənsi/ exigencies n
Anforderungen Erfordernisse
(mostly, in the plural) The demands or requirements of a situation.
Notlage Zwangslage
An urgent situation, one requiring extreme effort or attention.

exigent /ˈɛk.sɪ.d͡ʒənt/ /ˈɛɡ.zɪ.d͡ʒənt/ more exigent most exigent adj
dringend dringlich ernst
Urgent; pressing; needing immediate action.
anspruchsvoll
Demanding; requiring great effort.

exiguity /ɛɡziˈɡjuiti/ /ɛɡzɪˈɡjuːɪti/ /ɪɡ-/ exiguities n
Dürftigkeit Spärlichkeit
The quality of being meagre or scanty.

exile /ɪɡˈzaɪl/ /ˈɛkˌsaɪl/ /ˈɛɡˌzaɪl/ exiles n
Exil Verbannung
(uncountable) The state of being banished from one's home or country.
Exilant Exilantin Verbannter
(countable) Someone who is banished from his home or country.

exile /ɪɡˈzaɪl/ /ˈɛkˌsaɪl/ /ˈɛɡˌzaɪl/ v
ins Exil schicken exilieren
(transitive) To send (someone or something) into exile.

exine exines n
Exine
(botany, palynology) the outer layer of a pollen grain or spore; the exosporium.

exist /ɛɡˈzɪst/ /ɪɡˈzɪst/ v
existieren bestehen
(intransitive, stative) to be; have existence; have being or reality

existence /ɛɡˈzɪs.təns/ /ɪɡˈzɪs.təns/ existences n
Existenz Dasein Sein
The state of being, existing, or occurring; beinghood.

existent adj
existent existierend
existing; having life or being, current; occurring now

existential /ˌɛk.sɪs.ˈtɛn.ʃəl/ /ˌɛɡ.zɪs.ˈtɛn.ʃəl/ adj
existentiell existenziell
Of or relating to existence.

existential crisis existential crises n
Existenzkrise existenzielle Krise
(existentialism) A state of panic or feeling of intense psychological discomfort about questions of existence.

existential quantifier existential quantifiers n
Existenzquantor Partikularquantor
(logic) The operator, represented by the symbol ∃, used in predicate calculus to indicate that a predicate is true for at least one member of a specified set. Verbal equivalents include "there exists" and "there is".

existentialism /ˌɛɡzɪˈstɛnʃəlɪzəm/ existentialisms n
Existentialismus Existenzialismus
(philosophy, countable) The philosophical views of a particular thinker associated with the existentialist movement.

existentialist existentialists n
Existentialist
A person who adheres to the philosophy of existentialism.

existing /ɪɡˈzɪstɪŋ/ adj
bestehend existierend
That exists, or has existence, especially that exists now.

exit /ˈɛksət/ /ˈɛksɪt/ /ˈɛɡzət/ /ˈɛɡzɪt/ exits n
Ausstieg Austritt Abtritt Abwanderung
An act of going out or going away, or leaving; a departure.
Ausfahrt
(road transport) A minor road (such as a ramp or slip road) which is used to leave a major road (such as an expressway, highway, or motorway).
Ausgang
An opening or passage through which one can go from inside a place (such as a building, a room, or a vehicle) to the outside; an egress.
Ausgang Ausfahrt Ausweg
A way out.

exit /ˈɛksət/ /ˈɛksɪt/ /ˈɛɡzət/ /ˈɛɡzɪt/ v
hinausgehen ausgehen abgehen aussteigen verschwinden
(intransitive) To go out or go away from a place or situation; to depart, to leave.

exit poll exit polls n
Wahltagsbefragung
A poll taken of a sample of voters as they leave a voting station, used to predict the outcome of an election.

exit strategy exit strategies n
Ausstiegsstrategie Exit-Strategie
(usually, military, politics, or, business) A well-defined plan for bringing involvement in a mission, activity, or commitment to an acceptable conclusion.

exobiologist exobiologists n
Exobiologe Exobiologin
A biologist whose speciality is exobiology.

exobiology exobiologies n
Exobiologie
(biology, science fiction) The branch of biology dealing with lifeforms originating a different planet.

exocrine adj
exokrin
Producing external secretions that are released through a duct#Noun.

exocrine gland exocrine glands n
exokrine Drüse

exodus /ˈɛksədəs/ /ˈɛɡzədəs/ exodi exoduses n
Exodus
A sudden departure of a large number of people.

exogamous more exogamous most exogamous adj
exogam
(biology, marriage) Of or relating to exogamy.

exogamy exogamies n
Exogamie
marriage to a person belonging to a tribe or group other than one's own as required by custom or law

exogeneity exogeneities n
Exogenität
The condition, or the extent, of being exogenous

exogenous /ekˈsɔd͡ʒ.ə.nəs/ /ɛkˈsɑ.d͡ʒə.nəs/ /ɛkˈsɒd͡ʒ.ə.nəs/ adj
exogen
(biology) Produced or originating outside of an organism.
(economics, of a model) Being or relating to a change that comes from outside the model and is not explained by the model.
(medicine, of a disease) Having a cause external to the infected organism.

exomoon exomoons n
Exomond extrasolarer Mond
(astronomy) A moon that is outside the Solar System (our solar system).

exonerate /ɛɡ-/ /ɪɡˈzɑnəˌɹeɪt/ /ɪɡˈzɒnəɹeɪt/ v
erleichtern
(transitive, archaic) To relieve (someone or something) of a load; to unburden (a load).
abfließen ausleeren entleeren
(obsolete, reflexive) Of a body of water: to discharge or empty (itself).
befreien abnehmen entbinden entlasten
(transitive) To free (someone) from an obligation, responsibility or task.
entlasten freisprechen lossprechen
(transitive) To free (someone) from accusation or blame.

exoneration exonerations n
Rehabilitation Entlastung
An act of disburdening, discharging, or freeing morally from a charge or imputation.
(uncountable) The state of being disburdened or freed from a charge.

exonym /ˈɛksənɪm/ /ˈɛɡzənɪm/ exonyms n
Exonym Exonymon Fremdbezeichnung
An external name for a place, people or language used by foreigners instead of the native-language version.

exophthalmos exophthalmoses n
Exophthalmus
(pathology) An abnormal protrusion of the eyeball from its socket.

exoplanet exoplanets n
Exoplanet extrasolarer Planet
(astronomy, planetology) A planet which exists outside Earth's solar system.

exorbitant /ɛɡˈzoɹbətənt/ /ɛɡˈzɔːbɪtənt/ /ɪɡˈzoɹbətənt/ /ɪɡˈzɔːbɪtənt/ more exorbitant most exorbitant adj
exorbitant maßlos
Exceeding proper limits; excessive or unduly high; extravagant.

exorcise /ˈɛk.sɔɹˌsaɪz/ /ˈɛk.sɔː.saɪz/ /ˈɛk.sɚˌsaɪz/ v
austreiben exorzieren
(transitive) To drive out (an evil spirit) from a person, place or thing, especially by an incantation or prayer.

exorcism /ˈɛk.sɔɹˌsɪ.zəm/ /ˈɛk.sɔː.sɪ.zəm/ /ˈɛk.sɚˌsɪ.zəm/ exorcisms n
Exorzismus Teufelaustreibung Teufelsbeschwörung
The ritual act of driving out evil spirits from persons, places or things that are possessed by them.

exorcist /ˈɛk.sɔɹˌsɪst/ /ˈɛk.sɔː.sɪst/ /ˈɛk.sɚˌsɪst/ exorcists n
Exorzist Exorzistin Geisteraustreiber Geisteraustreiberin Geisterbanner Geisterbannerin
A person, especially a priest or priestess, who is a masterful practitioner in purification and exorcism to force out evil spirits and/or demons from a living being.

exoskeleton exoskeleta exoskeletons n
Exoskelett
(anatomy) A hard outer structure that provides both structure and protection to creatures such as insects and Crustacea.

exosphere exospheres n
Exosphäre
the uppermost layer of a planet's atmosphere

exostosis exostoses n
Exostose Überbein
A benign bony growth, often covered with cartilage, on the surface of a bone or tooth.

exothermic more exothermic most exothermic adj
exotherm
(chemistry, of a compound) That releases heat during its formation, and absorbs it during its decomposition.

exotic /ɪɡˈzɑtɪk/ /ɪɡˈzɒtɪk/ more exotic most exotic adj
exotisch
Non-native to the ecosystem.
(gambling) Being or relating to various wagers, such as the trifecta, that involve betting on the finishing positions of multiple competitors across one or more races.

exotic /ɪɡˈzɑtɪk/ /ɪɡˈzɒtɪk/ exotics n
Exot
(biology) An organism that is exotic to an environment.

exotic dancer exotic dancers n
exotische Tänzerin exotischer Tänzer
A pole dancer.
A belly dancer.

exoticism exoticisms n
Exotik
(uncountable) The state of being exotic.
Exot
Something exotic.

expand /ɛkˈspænd/ v
expandieren vergrößern
(transitive) To change (something) from a smaller form or size to a larger one; to spread out or lay open.
vergrößern
(transitive) To increase the extent, number, volume or scope of (something).

expandable more expandable most expandable adj
ausbaufähig ausdehnbar ausdehnungsfähig erweiterbar erweiterungsfähig expandierbar
Having the capacity to be expanded.

expanded metal expanded metals n
Streckmetall
Sheet metal that has been slit and stretched at right angles to the slits to form a lattice; used for making screens etc and for reinforcing concrete.

expansion /ɪkˈspænʃən/ expansions n
Expansion Ausdehnung
An act, process, or instance of expanding.

expansion card expansion cards n
Peripherie-Karten

expansion cooling n
Expansionskühlung

expansionism /ɛkˈspænʃənɪzəm/ expansionisms n
Expansionismus
The policy, of a nation, of expanding its territory or its economic influence.

expansionist more expansionist most expansionist adj
expansionistisch
Of or pertaining to expansionism.

expansionist expansionists n
Expansionist Expansionistin
An advocate of expansionism.

expansive /ɪkˈspænsɪv/ more expansive most expansive adj
umfangreich umfassend
Comprehensive in scope or extent.
beredt freundlich gesellig gesprächig herzlich mitteilsam
Talkative and sociable.
ausdehnbar ausdehnungsfähig expandierbar
Able to be expanded.
expansiv
(mathematics) Exhibiting expansivity.

expatriate /ɛksˈpeɪ.tɹi.eɪt/ /ɛksˈpeɪ.tɹi.ɪt/ /ɛksˈpætɹi.ɪt/ /ɛksˈpætɹɪ.eɪt/ adj
im Ausland lebend
Living outside of one's own country.

expatriate /ɛksˈpeɪ.tɹi.eɪt/ /ɛksˈpeɪ.tɹi.ɪt/ /ɛksˈpætɹi.ɪt/ /ɛksˈpætɹɪ.eɪt/ expatriates n
Ausgebürgerter Exilant Exilierter Exulant Verbannter
One who has been banished from one's own country.
Auswanderer
One who lives outside one's own country.

expatriate /ɛksˈpeɪ.tɹi.eɪt/ /ɛksˈpeɪ.tɹi.ɪt/ /ɛksˈpætɹi.ɪt/ /ɛksˈpætɹɪ.eɪt/ v
ausweisen expatriieren
(transitive) To banish; to drive or force (a person) from his own country; to make an exile of.
auswandern
(intransitive) To withdraw from one’s native country.

expect /ɛkˈspɛkt/ /ɪkˈspɛkt/ v
erwarten
To consider obligatory or required.
To consider reasonably due.
(obsolete, transitive) To wait for; to await.

expectancy expectancies n
Erwartung
Expectation or anticipation; the state of expecting something.
Anwartschaft
(law) Future interest as to possession or enjoyment

expectant /ɪkˈspɛktənt/ more expectant most expectant adj
erwartungsvoll erwartend
Marked by expectation.
guter Hoffnung schwanger
Pregnant.

expectation /ˌek.spekˈtæɪ.ʃən/ /ˌɛk.spɛkˈteɪ.ʃən/ expectations n
Erwartung
The act or state of expecting or looking forward to an event as about to happen.
That which is expected or looked for.

expected /ɪkˈspɛk.tɪd/ more expected most expected adj
erwartet
Anticipated; thought to be about to arrive or occur

expected value expected values n
Erwartungswert
(probability theory) The weighted average of outcome values, using probability as the weighting function.

expecting /ɛkˈspɛktɪŋ/ /ɪkˈspɛktɪŋ/ adj
der Hoffnung erwartend in Erwartung in Hoffnung in anderen Umständen in der Hoffnung
Of a woman, female animal, or couple, in expectation of giving birth; pregnant.

expectorant expectorants n
Abhustemittel Expektorans Hustenlöser Schleimlöser schleimlösendes Mittel
(medicine) An agent or drug used to cause or induce the expulsion of phlegm from the lungs.

expectoration expectorations n
Expektoration
(physiology) The action of expectorating, of ejecting phlegm or mucus from the throat or lungs by coughing, hawking, or spitting.
Auswurf Expektoration
(physiology) That which is expectorated, as phlegm or mucus.

expediency /ɛk.ˈspiː.dɪ.ən.si/ expediencies n
Opportunität Zweckdienlichkeit Zweckmäßigkeit
(uncountable) The quality of being fit or suitable to effect some desired end or the purpose intended; suitability for particular circumstance or situation.

expedient /ɪkˈspiːdi.ənt/ more expedient most expedient adj
zweckmäßig angebracht angemessen angenehm bequem brauchbar
Suitable to effect some desired end or the purpose intended.
bequem naheliegend opportun
Affording short-term benefit, often at the expense of the long-term.
eigennützig von Eigennutz
Governed by self-interest, often short-term self-interest.
zweckmäßig angenehm bequem günstig nützlich praktisch
(obsolete) Expeditious, quick, rapid.

expedient /ɪkˈspiːdi.ənt/ expedients n
Ausweg Mittel Notbehelf Notlösung Ausflucht Behelf
A method or means for achieving a particular result, especially when direct or efficient; a resource.

expedite /ˈɛk.spəˌdaɪt/ /ˈɛk.spɪˌdaɪt/ v
beschleunigen
(transitive) To accelerate the progress of.

expedition /ɛkspəˈdɪʃən/ expeditions n
Expedition
A trip, especially a long one, made by a person or a group of people for a specific purpose

expel /ɪkˈspɛl/ v
verjagen
To eject or erupt.
ausweisen
(transitive) To remove from membership.
abschieben deportieren verbannen
(transitive) To deport.

expellee expellees n
Ausgewiesene Ausgewiesener Heimatvertriebene Heimatvertriebener Vertriebene Vertriebener
One who is expelled.

expendable /ɪkˈspɛndəbəl/ more expendable most expendable adj
austauschbar entbehrlich
Able to be expended; not inexhaustible.
nicht wiederverwertbar
Designed for a single use; not reusable.
entbehrlich verzichtbar
Not essential or mandatory in order to achieve a goal.
aufgebbar verzichtbar
Regarded as not worth preserving or saving; able to be sacrificed.

expenditure /ɛkˈspɛndɪt͡ʃə/ /ɛkˈspɛndɪt͡ʃɚ/ /ɪkˈspɛndɪt͡ʃə/ /ɪkˈspɛndɪt͡ʃɚ/ expenditures n
Aufwand
(uncountable, countable) Act of expending or paying out.
Ausgabe Aufwendung Unkosten
(uncountable, countable) The amount expended; expense; outlay.

expense /ɪkˈspɛns/ expenses n
Aufwand Ausgabe
A spending or consuming, often a disbursement of funds.
Verlust
(obsolete) Loss.

expensive /ɛkˈspɛnsɪv/ /ɪkˈspɛnsɪv/ more expensive most expensive adj
teuer hochpreisig
Having a high price or cost.

expensively more expensively most expensively adv
teuer
In an expensive manner.

expensiveness /ɛkˈspɛnsɪvnəs/ [-ɪvˌnəs] [-ˈspɪnsɪvˌnəs] [ɪk-] expensivenesses n
Teuerung Kostspieligkeit Teuerheit
The state of being expensive; the entailing of great expense.

experience /ɪkˈspɪə.ɹɪəns/ /ɪkˈspɪɹ.i.əns/ experiences n
Erfahrung Erlebnis
The effect upon the judgment or feelings produced by any event, whether witnessed or participated in; personal and direct impressions as contrasted with description or fancies; personal acquaintance; actual enjoyment or suffering.
(countable) A collection of events and/or activities from which an individual or group may gather knowledge, opinions, and skills.
(uncountable) The knowledge thus gathered.
Erfahrung Erlebnis Praxis
(countable) An activity one has performed.

experience /ɪkˈspɪə.ɹɪəns/ /ɪkˈspɪɹ.i.əns/ v
erfahren erleben
(transitive) To observe certain events; undergo a certain feeling or process; or perform certain actions that may alter one or contribute to one's knowledge, opinions, or skills.

experience points n
Erfahrungspunkt
(RPG) A system of points when a predetermined amount is accumulated by a player character, causes them to level up. This is one of the core mechanics of many role-playing games. Abbreviations: EXP or XP.

experienceable adj
erfahrbar

experienced /ɪkˈspɪə.ɹɪənst/ /ɪkˈspɪɹ.i.ənst/ more experienced most experienced adj
erfahren sattelfest
Having experience and skill in a subject.

experiential /ɛkˌspɪəɹiˈɛnʃəl/ /ɪkˌspɪəɹiˈɛnʃəl/ /ɪkˌspɪɹiˈɛnʃəl/ more experiential most experiential adj
auf Erfahrung beruhend
Of, related to, encountered in, or derived from experience.

experiment /ɛkˈspɛɹ.ɪ.mənt/ /ɪkˈspɛɹ.ə.mənt/ /ɪkˈspɛɹ.ɪ.mənt/ /ɪkˈspɪɹ.ə.mənt/ experiments n
Experiment Versuch
A test under controlled conditions made to either demonstrate a known truth, examine the validity of a hypothesis, or determine the efficacy or likelihood of something previously untried.

experiment /ɛkˈspɛɹ.ɪ.mənt/ /ɪkˈspɛɹ.ə.mənt/ /ɪkˈspɛɹ.ɪ.mənt/ /ɪkˈspɪɹ.ə.mənt/ v
experimentieren
(transitive, obsolete) To test or ascertain by experiment; to try out; to make an experiment on.

experimental /ɪkspɛɹəˈmɛntəl/ /ɪkˌspɛɹəˈmɛntəl/ more experimental most experimental adj
experimentell
Serving as an experiment; serving to experiment.

experimentation experimentations n
Experimentieren
The act of experimenting; practice by experiment.

experimenter experimenters n
Experimentatorin Experimentator
A person who experiments.

expert /ˈek.spɜːt/ /ˈɛk.spɜːt/ /ˈɛk.spɝt/ more expert most expert adj
fachmännisch
Extraordinarily capable or knowledgeable.

expert /ˈek.spɜːt/ /ˈɛk.spɜːt/ /ˈɛk.spɝt/ experts n
Experte Fachmann Fachfrau
A person with extensive knowledge or ability in a given subject.

expert system expert systems n
Expertensystem
(AI) A type of artificially intelligent software system, which stores expertise concerning some subject matter in a knowledge base and attempts to answer questions or solve problems in a manner which simulates the thought processes of a human expert.

expert witness expert witnesses n
Sachverständiger
(legal) A witness that has expertise in a certain field.

expertise /ˌɛkspəˈtiːz/ /ˌɛkspɚˈtiːs/ /ˌɛkspɚˈtiːz/ expertises n
Expertise Fachkenntnis Sachverstand
Great skill or knowledge in a particular field or hobby.
Advice, or opinion, of an expert.

expiate /ˈɛk.spi.eɪt/ v
gutmachen wiedergutmachen
(transitive) To make amends or pay the penalty for.

expiation /ɛkspiˈeɪʃən/ expiations n
Entsühnung Sühne
An act of atonement for a sin or wrongdoing.

expire /ɛkˈspaɪə(ɹ)/ /ɪkˈspaɪə(ɹ)/ v
ablaufen erlöschen verfallen
(intransitive) To lapse and become invalid.
ausatmen
(intransitive) To come to an end; to conclude.
(transitive) To bring to a close; to terminate.

expired adj
abgelaufen verfallen
that is no longer valid

expiry /ɛkˈspaɪ.əɹ.i/ /ɪkˈspaɪ.əɹ.i/ expiries n
Ablauf
(British, NZ, AU, Canada) End; termination; expiration.

expiry date expiry dates n
Haltbarkeitsdatum Mindesthaltbarkeitsdatum Verfallsdatum
(UK) The date on which something runs out or expires and becomes out of date, in many cases needing renewal.

explain /ɛkˈspleɪn/ /ɪkˈspleɪn/ v
erklären erläutern
(ambitransitive) To make plain, manifest, or intelligible; to clear of obscurity; to illustrate the meaning of.
(transitive) To give a valid excuse for past behavior.
(obsolete) To make flat, smooth out.
(obsolete) To unfold or make visible.
(intransitive) To make something plain or intelligible.

explanation /ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən/ explanations n
Erklärung Erläuterung Ausführung
The act or process of explaining.
Erklärung
Something that explains, makes understandable.

explanatory /ɛkˈsplæn.ə.t(ə)ɹi/ /ɛkˈsplæn.ə.tɔː.ɹi/ /ɪkˈsplæn.ə.t(ə)ɹi/ /ɪkˈsplæn.ə.tɔː.ɹi/ more explanatory most explanatory adj
erklärend
Intended to serve as an explanation.

expletive /ɪkˈspliːtɪv/ /ˈɛksplətɪv/ more expletive most expletive adj
Füllwort
Serving to fill up, merely for effect, otherwise redundant.

expletive /ɪkˈspliːtɪv/ /ˈɛksplətɪv/ expletives n
Expletiv Expletivum
(linguistics) A word without meaning added to fill a syntactic position.

explicate /ˈek.splɪˌkæɪt/ /ˈɛk.spləˌkeɪt/ /ˈɛk.splɪˌkeɪt/ v
explizieren haarklein erläutern
(transitive) To explain meticulously or in great detail.

explication explications n
Explikation
The act of opening or unfolding.

explicit /ɪkˈsplɪsɪt/ more explicit most explicit adj
explizit deutlich ausdrücklich eindeutig
Very specific, clear, or detailed. [from 1609]

explicitly more explicitly most explicitly adv
ausdrücklich
In an explicit manner.

explode /ɪkˈsploʊd/ /ɪkˈspləʊd/ v
explodieren sprengen
(transitive) To destroy with an explosion.
explodieren platzen sprengen
(intransitive) To fly apart with sudden violent force; to blow up, to burst, to detonate, to go off.

exploded view exploded views n
Explosionsgrafik Explosionszeichnung
A view in a drawing showing the parts in an assembly separated outwardly, with an indication of how they fit together.

exploit /ɪksˈplɔɪt/ /ˈɛksplɔɪt/ exploits n
Heldentat
A heroic or extraordinary deed.
Exploit
(computing) A program or technique that exploits a vulnerability in other software.

exploit /ɪksˈplɔɪt/ /ˈɛksplɔɪt/ v
ausbeuten ausnutzen
(transitive) To use (something) to someone's advantage, such as one's own benefit or a society's benefit.
(transitive) To make unfair use of someone else's labor, person, or property to one's own advantage.

exploitation /ˌɛksplɔɪˈteɪʃn̩/ exploitations n
Ausbeutung
The act of utilizing something; industry.
The act or result of forcibly depriving someone of something to which they have a natural right.

exploiter exploiters n
Ausbeuterin Ausbeuter
One who exploits.

exploration /ˌɛkspləˈɹeɪʃən/ explorations n
Erforschung Erkundung Untersuchung
The process of exploring.
Erforschung Entdeckungsreise Erkundung Untersuchung
The process of penetrating, or ranging over for purposes of (especially geographical) discovery.
Erforschung Erkundung Exploration Untersuchung
The (pre-)mining process of finding and determining commercially viable ore deposits (after prospecting), also called mineral exploration.

explore /ɪkˈsplo(ː)ɹ/ /ɪkˈsploə/ /ɪkˈsplɔɹ/ /ɪkˈsplɔː/ v
erforschen
(transitive) To examine or investigate something systematically.
(transitive) To (seek) experience first hand.
erforschen erkunden
(transitive) To travel somewhere in search of discovery.
untersuchen
(intransitive, medicine) To examine diagnostically.

explorer /ɛkˈsplɔːɹə(ɹ)/ explorers n
Forscher Forscherin
One who explores something
Entdecker
A person who by means of travel (notably an expedition) searches out new information.

explosimeter explosimeters n
Ex-Messgerät Explosimeter
A device used for detecting explosive gases.

explosion /ɛkˈsploʊ.ʒən/ /ɪkˈsploʊ.ʒən/ /ɪkˈspləʊ.ʒən/ explosions n
Explosion
A violent release of energy (sometimes mechanical, nuclear, or chemical); an act or instance of exploding.

explosive /ɛkˈspləʊsɪv/ /ɪkˈspləʊsɪv/ more explosive most explosive adj
explosiv Sprengstoff
With the capability to, or likely to, explode.
explosiv aufbrausend
(slang) Easily driven to anger, usually with reference to a person.

explosive /ɛkˈspləʊsɪv/ /ɪkˈspləʊsɪv/ explosives n
Sprengstoff Sprengmittel
Any explosive substance.

explosive belt explosive belts n
Sprengstoffgürtel
A belt packed with explosives and armed with a detonator, worn by a suicide bomber.

exponential /ˌɛk.spoʊ.ˈnɛn.t͡ʃəl/ /ˌɛk.spəʊ.ˈnɛn.tʃəl/ adj
exponentiell
Relating to an exponent.
(mathematics) Expressed in terms of a power of e.
(mathematics) Characterised by a rate of change that is proportional to the value of the varying quantity, or, equivalently, by a doubling or halving over successive fixed intervals of time or other parameter.

exponential growth exponential growths n
exponentielles Wachstum
(mathematics) The growth in the value of a quantity, in which the rate of growth is proportional to the instantaneous value of the quantity; for example, when the value has doubled, the rate of increase will also have doubled. The rate may be positive or negative.

exponentiate v
potenzieren
(transitive) To raise something (a number, or mathematical expression) to a power; to apply an exponent to a mathematical expression.

export /ɪksˈpo(ː)ɹt/ /ɪksˈpoət/ /ɪksˈpɔɹt/ /ɪksˈpɔːt/ /ˈɛks.po(ː)ɹt/ /ˈɛks.poət/ /ˈɛks.pɔɹt/ /ˈɛks.pɔːt/ exports n
Exportware Exportgut
(countable) Something that is exported.
Export Ausfuhr
(uncountable) The act of exporting.

export /ɪksˈpo(ː)ɹt/ /ɪksˈpoət/ /ɪksˈpɔɹt/ /ɪksˈpɔːt/ /ˈɛks.po(ː)ɹt/ /ˈɛks.poət/ /ˈɛks.pɔɹt/ /ˈɛks.pɔːt/ v
exportieren ausführen
(transitive) To sell (goods) to a foreign country.
(transitive, computing) To send (data) from one program to another.

exporter exporters n
Exporteur Exporteurin
One who, or that which, exports: especially a person who or organization that exports or sells goods made in one country for delivery in another country.

expose /ɛkˈspoʊz/ /ɪkˈspoʊz/ /ɪkˈspəʊz/ v
aussetzen bloßlegen aufdecken entblößen enttarnen offenbaren
(transitive) To reveal, uncover, make visible, bring to light, introduce (to).

exposed adj
ausgesetzt
(usually followed by to) Vulnerable, susceptible.

exposition /ɛkspəˈzɪʃən/ expositions n
Ausstellung Exposition
(authorship) The act or process of declaring or describing something through either speech or writing; the portions and aspects of a piece of writing that exist mainly to describe the setting, characters and other non-plot elements.
Einführung
(authorship) An opening section in fiction, in which background information about the characters, events or setting is conveyed.
(music) The opening section of a movement in sonata form; the opening section of a fugue.

exposure /ɪkˈspoʊ.ʒɚ/ /ɪkˈspəʉ.ʒə(ɹ)/ /ɪkˈspəʊ.ʒə(ɹ)/ exposures n
Einwirkung Kontakt
(uncountable) The condition of being exposed, uncovered, or unprotected.
Einwirkung Witterung
(uncountable) Lack of protection from weather or the elements.
Lage
(countable, uncountable) That part which is facing or exposed to something, e.g. the sun, weather, sky, or a view.
(gardening) The amount of sun, wind etc. experienced by a particular site.
Belichtung
(photography) An instance of taking a photograph.
(photography) The piece of film exposed to light.
(photography) Details of the time and f-number used.

exposé /ˌɛkspoʊˈzeɪ/ exposés n
Exposé
A publication of investigative journalism that reveals hidden and often scandalous truths.

expound /ɛkˈspaʊnd/ /ɪkˈspaʊnd/ v
erklären erläutern darlegen
(transitive) To set out the meaning of; to explain or discuss at length
auslassen verbreiten
(intransitive, with on or upon) To make a statement, especially at length.

express /ɛk.ˈspɹɛs/ /ɪkˈspɹɛs/ more express most express adj
ausdrücklich
(comparable) Specific or precise; directly and distinctly stated; not merely implied.

express /ɛk.ˈspɹɛs/ /ɪkˈspɹɛs/ expresses n
Express Schnellzug
A mode of transportation, often a train, that travels quickly or directly.

express /ɛk.ˈspɹɛs/ /ɪkˈspɹɛs/ v
ausdrücken äußern
(transitive) To convey or communicate; to make known or explicit.

express train express trains n
Eilzug ICE Intercity Schnellzug
(rail) A train (either the service or the train itself) making limited stops.

expression /ɛkˈspɹɛʃ.ən/ /ɪkˈspɹɛʃ.ən/ expressions n
Ausdruck Redensart Redeweise
A particular way of phrasing an idea.
Ausdruck Redewendung Redensart Wendung
A colloquialism or idiom.
Ausdruck Miene
A facial appearance usually associated with an emotion.
Ausdruck
(mathematics) An arrangement of symbols denoting values, operations performed on them, and grouping symbols.
(programming) A piece of code in a high-level language that returns a value.
Auspressen
(biology) (manufacturing) The act of pressing or squeezing out.

expressionism expressionisms n
Expressionismus
A movement in the arts in which the artist did not depict objective reality, but rather a subjective expression of their inner experiences
A somewhat analogous genre in early 20th century music

expressionist more expressionist most expressionist adj
expressionistisch
Of, pertaining to, or in the style of expressionism

expressionist expressionists n
Expressionist Expressionistin
A painter who paints in this style

expressionless more expressionless most expressionless adj
ausdruckslos
without expression

expressive /ɪkˈspɹɛsɪv/ more expressive most expressive adj
ausdrucksstark ausdrucksvoll
Effectively conveying thought or feeling.

expressly /ɪkˈspɹɛsli/ adv
ausdrücklich
In an express or explicit manner; in a clear or specific manner.

expressway /eks.ˈpɹɛs.weɪ/ expressways n
Autobahn
(US, regional) A divided highway, especially one whose intersections and direct access to adjacent properties have been eliminated.
Kraftfahrstraße
(UK, New Zealand) A road built for high speed traffic, but not up to motorway standards or designated a motorway.

expropriate v
enteignen
(transitive) To deprive a person of (their private property) for public use.

expropriation /ɛksˌpɹoʊpɹiˈeɪʃən/ expropriations n
Enteignung Expropriation
The act of expropriating; the surrender of a claim to private property; the act of depriving of private propriety rights.

expulsion /ɪkˈspʌlʃən/ expulsions n
Ausweisung Vertreibung Entfernung
The act of expelling or the state of being expelled.

expunge /ɛkˈspʌnd͡ʒ/ /ɪkˈspʌnd͡ʒ/ v
ausstreichen durchstreichen
(transitive) To erase or strike out.
auslöschen
(transitive) To eliminate completely; to annihilate.

exquisite /ɪkˈskwɪzɪt/ /ˈɛkskwɪzɪt/ more exquisite most exquisite adj
auserlesen exquisit köstlich
Especially fine or pleasing; exceptional.

extant /ɛkˈstænt/ /ˈɛk.stənt/ adj
bestehend existent vorhanden
Still in existence; not having disappeared.
lebend verbleibend überlebend
Still alive; not extinct.

extemporaneous /əksˌtɛmpɚˈeɪni.əs/ /ɛksˌtɛm.pɜː(ɹ)ˈeɪn.i.əs/ more extemporaneous most extemporaneous adj
unvorbereitet
With inadequate preparation or without advance thought; offhand.

extemporize v
extemporieren
(intransitive) To perform or speak without prior planning or thought; to act in an impromptu manner; to improvise.

extend /ɛkˈstɛnd/ v
ausdehnen erweitern
(transitive) To cause to increase in extent.
ausdehnen ausweiten
(transitive) To cause to last for a longer period of time.
ausstrecken
(transitive) To straighten (a limb).
ausdehnen ausstrecken erweitern
(transitive) To bestow; to offer; to impart; to apply.

extendable /ɛkˈstɛndəbl̩/ more extendable most extendable adj
ausdehnbar ausfahrbar ausziehbar dehnbar erweiterbar erweiterungsfähig
capable of being extended

extended metaphor extended metaphors n
Konzetti erweiterte Metapher

extensibility extensibilities n
Erweiterbarkeit
The capability of being extended

extensible more extensible most extensible adj
erweiterbar
Capable of being extended.

extension /ɛkˈstɛnʃən/ /ɪkˈstɛnʃən/ extensions n
Ausdehnung
That property of a body by which it occupies a portion of space (or time, e.g. "spatiotemporal extension")
(semantics) Capacity of a concept or general term to include a greater or smaller number of objects; — correlative of intension.
Bedeutungserweiterung
(linguistics, semantics) semantic widening, broadening of meaning
Verlängerung
(banking, finance) A written engagement on the part of a creditor, allowing a debtor further time to pay a debt.
Durchwahl
(telecommunication) A numerical code used to indicate a specific telephone in a telecommunication network.
Erweiterung Ausdehnung
(ring theory, of an ideal in the domain of a ring homomorphism) The ideal in the codomain generated by the image of the given ideal under the given homomorphism.

extension cord extension cords n
Verlängerungskabel Verlängerungsschnur
(electronics, US) An electrical cord with a plug one end, and a single socket or a multi-port socket at the other end, used for powering one or more devices at a distance, too far from the wall outlet to be reached by the normal cords of the device or devices.

extension reel extension reels n
Kabeltrommel
(electronics) An extension lead that rolls up, usually into the socket end, which in some cases has more than one socket on it (often 2 or 4).

extensive /ɛksˈtɛn.sɪv/ /ɪkˈstɛn.sɪv/ more extensive most extensive adj
umfangreich
(figurative) Considerable in amount.

extensively /ɛksˈtɛn.sɪv.li/ /ɪkˈstɛn.sɪv.li/ more extensively most extensively adv
umfassend
To a great extent.

extensor extensors n
Extensor Strecker Streckmuskel
(anatomy) A muscle whose contraction extends or straightens a limb or body part.

extent /ɪkˈstɛnt/ extents n
Ausdehnung Umfang
A range of values or locations.
Ausmaß Umfang Grad Größe
The space, area, volume, etc., to which something extends.

extenuating circumstance extenuating circumstances n
mildernde Umstände mildernder Umstand
(legal, or general usage, chiefly, in the plural) Any fact that mitigates or lessens a crime.

exterior /ɛkˈstɪəɹɪə/ /ɛkˈstɪɹiɚ/ /ɪkˈstɪəɹɪə/ /ɪkˈstɪɹiɚ/ adj
Außen-
Relating to the outside parts or surface of something.

exterior /ɛkˈstɪəɹɪə/ /ɛkˈstɪɹiɚ/ /ɪkˈstɪəɹɪə/ /ɪkˈstɪɹiɚ/ exteriors n
Außenseite Äußeres
The outside part, parts or surface of something.

exterior angle exterior angles n
Außenwinkel
(geometry) An angle formed between one side of a polygon and an extension of an adjacent side.

exterminate /ɛkˈstəː.mɪ.neɪt/ /ɛkˈstɝ.mɪ.neɪt/ /ɪkˈstəː.mɪ.neɪt/ /ɪkˈstɝ.mɪ.neɪt/ v
ausrotten
(transitive) To kill all of (a population of pests or undesirables), usually intentionally.

extermination exterminations n
Ausrottung Vernichtung
The act of exterminating; total destruction or eradication

exterminator /ɪkˈstɜːmɪˌneɪtə/ /ɪkˈstɝmɪˌneɪtɚ/ exterminators n
Kammerjäger Kammerjägerin
Specifically, a person whose job it is to kill insects and other pests in a building.

external /ɛksˈtɜː.nəl/ /ɛksˈtɝ.nəl/ /ɪksˈtɜː.nəl/ /ɪksˈtɝ.nəl/ more external most external adj
extern äußerlich außen-
Provided by something or someone outside of the entity (object, group, company etc.) considered.

externality /ekstəˈnælɪti/ /ɛkstəˈnælɪti/ /ɛkstɚˈnælɪti/ externalities n
Externalität externer Effekt
(economics, countable) An impact, positive or negative, on any party not involved in a given economic transaction or act.

externally more externally most externally adv
äußerlich
on the surface or the outside

extinct /ɛkˈstɪŋkt/ /ɪkˈstɪŋkt/ adj
erloschen
(dated) Extinguished, no longer alight (of fire, candles etc.)
No longer used; obsolete, discontinued.
(geology) No longer active.
aussterben ausgestorben
(of a group of organisms, as a species) No longer in existence; having died out.

extinction /ɪkˈstɪŋkʃən/ extinctions n
Aussterben
The action of making or becoming extinct; annihilation.

extinguish /ɪkˈstɪŋ.ɡwɪʃ/ v
löschen
(transitive) To put out, as in fire; to end burning; to quench.
auslöschen
(transitive) To destroy or abolish something.
(transitive, literally) To hunt down (a species) to extinction.
abschalten auslöschen
(transitive, psychology) To bring about the extinction of a conditioned reflex.

extinguisher /ɛkˈstɪŋɡwɪʃə(ɹ)/ /ɪkˈstɪŋɡwɪʃə(ɹ)/ extinguishers n
Gluttöter Löschgerät
One who, or that which, extinguishes something.

extirpate /ˈɛkstəpeɪt/ /ˈɛkstɚpeɪt/ v
an den Wurzeln herausreißen entwurzeln mit den Wurzeln herausreißen
(transitive) To pull up by the roots; uproot.
auslöschen ausmerzen ausrotten austilgen
(transitive) To destroy completely; to annihilate,

extirpation extirpations n
Ausrottung
The act of extirpating or uprooting.

extol /ɪkˈstoʊl/ /ɪkˈstəʊl/ v
preisen
To praise; to make high.

extortion /ɪkˈstɔɹʃən/ /ɪkˈstɔːʃən/ extortions n
Erpressung Extorsion Wucher
The practice of extorting money or other property by the use of force or threats.

extortionist extortionists n
Erpresser Erpresserin
Someone who extorts; an extortioner.

extra /ˈɛkstɹə/ more extra most extra adj
zusätzlich
(not comparable) Beyond what is due, usual, expected, or necessary; extraneous; additional; supernumerary.

extra /ˈɛkstɹə/ adv
besonders
(informal) To an extraordinary degree.

extra time n
Verlängerung

extra virgin olive oil extra virgin olive oils n
natives Olivenöl extra

extra- prefix
extra- außer-
Outside of, beyond.

extracellular matrix extracellular matrices n
EZM Extrazellularmatrix extrazelluläre Matrix
(anatomy, cytology, histology) All the microscopic fibres and other molecular structures that are produced by a particular type of cell#Noun but are not part of it (that is, that lie outside its cell membrane), providing support#Noun to the cells and often serving as a co-constituent of the tissue that they constitute, especially a connective tissue.

extract /ɛksˈtɹækt/ /ɪksˈtɹækt/ /ˈɛkstɹækt/ extracts n
Auszug
Something that is extracted or drawn out.
A portion of a book or document, incorporated distinctly in another work; a citation; a quotation.
Extrakt
A decoction, solution, or infusion made by drawing out from any substance that which gives it its essential and characteristic virtue
A solid preparation obtained by evaporating a solution of a drug, etc., or the fresh juice of a plant (distinguished from an abstract).

extract /ɛksˈtɹækt/ /ɪksˈtɹækt/ /ˈɛkstɹækt/ v
entnehmen entziehen herausziehen ziehen
(transitive) To draw out; to pull out; to remove forcibly from a fixed position, as by traction or suction, etc.
ziehen
(transitive, arithmetic) To determine (a root of a number).

extraction /ɪkˈstɹækʃən/ extractions n
Extraktion
An act of extracting or the condition of being extracted.
Herkunft Abstammung
(dated) A person's origin or ancestry.

extractor hood extractor hoods n
Dunstabzugshaube Abzugshaube Wrasenabzug
(UK) An electrical kitchen device fitted over a cooker and connected to a flue designed to suck off any vapours from cooking.

extracurricular /ˌɛkstɹəkəˈɹɪkjʊlə(ɹ)/ adj
außerschulisch
Outside of the normal curriculum of an educational establishment

extradiegetic more extradiegetic most extradiegetic adj
extradiegetisch

extradite /ˈɛkstɹədaɪt/ v
ausliefern
(transitive) To remove a person from one state to another by legal process.

extradition extraditions n
Auslieferung
A formal process by which a criminal suspect held by one government or jurisdiction is handed over to another government or jurisdiction for trial or, if the suspect has already been tried and found guilty, to serve his or her sentence.

extraimperial adj
außerreichisch
Located, or directed towards states with are located, outside the territory of an empire.

extrajudicial adj
außergerichtlich
(legal, of a punishment) Carried out without legal authority.

extralegal adj
extralegal rechtsfrei
Occurring outside the law; not governed by law; lawless.

extralingual adj
außersprachlich extralingual extralinguistisch

extramarital /ˌɛkstɹəˈmæɹɪtəl/ adj
außerehelich
Occurring outside marriage.
Adulterous.

extraneous /ekˈstɹæɪ.ni.əs/ /ɛkˈstɹeɪ.ni.əs/ /ɪkˈstɹeɪ.ni.əs/ adj
fremd nicht zugehörig
Not belonging to, or dependent upon, a thing; without or beyond a thing; foreign
nicht wesentlich unnötig überflüssig
Not essential or intrinsic

extranet extranets n
Extranet
(computing) A private computer network that uses Internet protocols and can be accessed by authorized individuals via the Internet.

extraordinarily more extraordinarily most extraordinarily adv
außerordentlich
In an extraordinary manner.

extraordinariness extraordinarinesses n
Außergewöhnlichkeit
The property or state of being extraordinary.

extraordinary /ɪks.tɹɑː.ˈɔː.dɪn.nə.ɹiː/ /ɪksˈtɹɔː(ɹ)dɪnəɹi/ /ɪksˈtɹɔː(ɹ)dɪnɹi/ /ˌɛkstɹəˈɔː(ɹ)dɪnəɹi/ /ˌɛkstɹəˈɔː(ɹ)dɪnɹi/ more extraordinary most extraordinary adj
außergewöhnlich außerordentlich
Not ordinary; exceptional; unusual.

extraparliamentary adj
außerparlamentarisch
Outside of a parliament or legislature

extrapolate /ekˈstɹæp.əˌlæɪt/ /ɛkˈstɹæp.əˌleɪt/ /ɪk-/ v
extrapolieren erschließen hochrechnen
(transitive) To infer by extending known information.
extrapolieren
(transitive, mathematics) To estimate the value of a variable outside a known range from values within that range by assuming that the estimated value follows logically from the known ones

extrapolation extrapolations n
Extrapolation Hochrechnung
(mathematics) A calculation of an estimate of the value of some function outside the range of known values.
Extrapolation
An inference about some hypothetical situation based on known facts.

extrasensory /ˌɛkstɹəˈsɛnsəɹi/ adj
außersinnlich übersinnlich
Of or relating to extrasensory perception.

extrasensory perception /ˌɛkstɹəˈsɛnsəɹi pəˈsɛpʃən/ n
außersinnliche Wahrnehmung
The supposed ability to obtain information without the use of normal sensory channels.

extrasolar adj
extrasolar
(astronomy) of or originating outside the Solar System.
(astrophysics) of or originating in a solar system other than Earth's.

extrasystole extrasystoles n
Extrasystole
(medicine) A premature contraction of the heart, producing an interruption or irregularity in heartbeat rhythm, associated with heart disease or the use of some pharmaceuticals.

extraterrestrial /ˌɛk.stɹə.təˈɹɛs.tɹi.əl/ more extraterrestrial most extraterrestrial adj
außerirdisch extraterrestrisch
Originating from outside of the Earth's atmosphere, from space, or from another planet; alien to Earth or its environment.

extraterrestrial /ˌɛk.stɹə.təˈɹɛs.tɹi.əl/ extraterrestrials n
Außerirdischer Außerirdische
A being originating from outside of the Earth's atmosphere, from space, or from another planet; an alien.

extravagant /ɪkˈstɹævəɡənt/ more extravagant most extravagant adj
extravagant
Exceeding the bounds of something; roving; hence, foreign.

extravaganza /ɪkˌstɹæv.əˈɡæn.zə/ extravaganzas extravaganze n
Zauberposse fantastische Dichtung
An extravagant or eccentric piece of music, literature, or drama.
Spektakel opulente Veranstaltung spektakuläres Ereignis
An instance of fantastical, unrestrained, lavish, or chaotic behaviour or conduct.

extravehicular activity extravehicular activities n
Außenbordeinsatz
Any activity done by an astronaut outside of a spacecraft etc; a spacewalk or moonwalk.

extremal adj
extremal

extreme /ɛkˈstɹiːm/ /ɪkˈstɹim/ /ɪkˈstɹiːm/ extremer extremest more extreme most extreme adj
extrem
Of a place, the most remote, farthest or outermost.
In the greatest or highest degree; intense.
Excessive, or far beyond the norm.
Drastic, or of great severity.
Of sports, difficult or dangerous; performed in a hazardous environment.

extreme /ɛkˈstɹiːm/ /ɪkˈstɹim/ /ɪkˈstɹiːm/ extremes n
Extrem extrem
The greatest or utmost point, degree or condition.

extreme sport extreme sports n
Extremsport
Any sport taking place at potentially dangerous speeds or heights, or involving a high level of physical exertion, highly specialized gear, or spectacular stunts.

extreme unction /ɛk.stɹiːm.ʌŋk.ʃən/ n
Letzte Ölung
(Christianity) The Catholic sacrament of Anointing of the Sick.

extremely /ɪksˈtɹiːmli/ more extremely most extremely adv
äußerst extrem krass
(degree) To an extreme degree.

extremism /ɛkˈstɹiː.mɪ.zəm/ /ɪkˈstɹi.mɪ.zəm/ /ɪkˈstɹiː.mɪ.zəm/ extremisms n
Extremismus
Extreme ideas or actions, primarily in politics or religion.

extremist /ɛkˈstɹiːmɪst/ /ɪkˈstɹiːmɪst/ more extremist most extremist adj
extremistisch
Holding extreme views, especially on a political or religious subject.
Of or relating to extremism.

extremist /ɛkˈstɹiːmɪst/ /ɪkˈstɹiːmɪst/ extremists n
Extremist Extremistin
(political) A person who holds extreme views, especially one who advocates such views; a radical or fanatic.

extremity /-ɾi/ /ɛk-/ /ɪkˈstɹɛməti/ /ɪkˈstɹɛmɪti/ extremities extremitys n
Extremität äußerstes Ende
The most extreme or furthest point of something. [from c. 1400]
Extremste Äußerste
An extreme measure.
Extremität
A hand or foot. [from early 15th c.]

extremophilic more extremophilic most extremophilic adj
extremophil
Of, or pertaining to the extremophiles

extremum /ɪkˈstɹiːməm/ extrema extremums n
Extremum
(mathematics) A point, or value that is a maximum or a minimum.

extricate /ˈɛks.tɹɪ.keɪt/ v
befreien
(transitive) To free, disengage, loosen, or untangle.

extroversion extroversions n
Extraversion
(informal, _, psychology) A personality orientation towards others and things outside oneself; behavior expressing such orientation.
The state or quality of being extroverted or an extrovert, particularly:

extroverted /ɛkstɹoʊˈvəɹtɪd/ /ɛkstɹəʊˈvəːtɪd/ /ˈɛkstɹəvəːtɪd/ /ˈɛkstɹəˌvəɹtɪd/ more extroverted most extroverted adj
extrovertiert
(informal, _, psychology) Of or characteristic of the personality of an extrovert: outgoing, sociable.

extrude /ɪk.ˈstruːd/ v
ausstoßen drücken herausdrücken herauspressen hinausdrängen hinausstoßen
To push or thrust out.
drücken extrudieren formdrücken formpressen in Form drücken in Form pressen
(transitive) To form or shape (a metal, plastic etc.) by forcing it through a die or an opening.

extruder /ɛkˈstɹuːdə(ɹ)/ /ɪkˈstɹuːdə(ɹ)/ extruders n
Druckdüse Extruder Formdüse Schneckenpresse Strangpresse
A machine that extrudes material through shaped dies

extrusion extrusions n
Extrusion Formdrücken Formpressen Strangpressen
A manufacturing process where a billet of material is pushed and/or drawn through a die to create a shaped rod, rail or pipe.

extubate v
extubieren
(surgery) To remove a tube from a hollow organ or from an airway.

exuberance /ɛksˈjuː.bɜːɹ.əns/ /ˈɛɡ.ʒuː.bɜːɹ.əns/ exuberances n
Exuberanz Überfluss Überschwänglichkeit Ausgelassenheit Enthusiasmus Lebendigkeit
(uncountable) The quality of being exuberant; cheerful or vigorous enthusiasm; liveliness.
Überschwang
An instance of exuberant behaviour.

exuberant /ɪɡˈzuːbəɹənt/ more exuberant most exuberant adj
ausgelassen enthusiastisch exuberant lebendig überschwänglich
(of people) Very cheery and peppy; extremely cheerful, energetic and enthusiastic.
üppig
(literary, of things that grow) Abundant, luxuriant.

exult /ɪɡˈzʌlt/ v
jauchzen jubeln
(intransitive) To rejoice; to be very happy, especially in triumph.

exultation /ˌɛɡzʌlˈteɪʃən/ exultations n
Jubel
The act of exulting; great joy at success or victory, or at any advantage gained; rapturous delight

eyalet eyalets n
Ejalet
(historical) A former administrative division or province of the Ottoman Empire.

eye /aɪ/ eyen eyes eyne n
Auge
An organ through which animals see.
The ability to notice what others might miss.
Öhr Nadelöhr Auge
A hole at the blunt end of a needle through which thread is passed.
One of the holes in certain kinds of cheese.
Öse
A fitting consisting of a loop of metal or other material, suitable for receiving a hook or the passage of a cord or line.
Pfauenauge Auge
A mark on an animal, such as a butterfly or peacock, resembling a human eye.
Auge Knospe Trieb
A loop forming part of anything, or a hole through anything, to receive a hook, pin, rope, shaft, etc.; for example, at the end of a tie bar in a bridge truss, through a crank, at the end of a rope, or through a millstone.

eye /aɪ/ v
beäugen
(transitive) To carefully or appraisingly observe (someone or something).

eye candy n
Augenweide Blickfang Hingucker
A very attractive person or persons, or the salient visible physical attributes of same.

eye color eye colors n
Augenfarbe
The color or pigment of the iris of the eye.

eye contact n
Blickkontakt Augenkontakt
The condition or action of looking at another human or animal in the eye.

eye doctor eye doctors n
Augenarzt Augenärztin

eye examination eye examinations n
Augenuntersuchung Sehtest

eye for an eye n
Auge um Auge
(idiom) Compensation for injury caused by a person, in the form of inflicting an identical injury on that person.

eye in the sky eyes in the sky n
Hubschrauber-Verkehrsreporter
(journalism) A reporter who rides in a helicopter in order to gauge levels of road traffic.

eye movement desensitization and reprocessing n
Desensibilisierung und Aufarbeitung durch Augenbewegungen
A form of psychotherapy for the relief of post-traumatic stress disorder

eye of the beholder n
Auge des Betrachters
The subjective perception and judgement of the person seeing or considering something.

eye patch eye patches n
Augenklappe
An opaque patch worn so as to cover one eye in order to protect or conceal it, or to treat amblyopia in children.

eye pattern eye patterns n
Augendiagramm
(electronics) An oscilloscope display of a data signal passed through a transmission line, clocked synchronously to the data symbols; used to analyze the quality of transmission.

eye shadow eye shadows n
Lidschatten
Makeup that is applied to the eyelids and below the eyes to give a darker complexion there.

eye socket eye sockets n
Augenhöhle Orbita
(anatomy, ophthalmology) The bony cavity which contains the eyeball and its associated muscles, vessels, and nerves. In humans, seven bones make up each bony orbit.

eye test eye tests n
Sehtest
A series of examinations carried out by an optician to assess a patient's vision.

eye-catcher eye-catchers n
Blickfang
an eye-catching person or thing

eye-popping more eye-popping most eye-popping adj
atemberaubend beeindruckend gewaltig ins Auge fallend in Erstaunen verrsetzend sagenhaft spektakulär
(informal) Visually astonishing, stunning, incredible.

eyeball eyeballs n
Augapfel
The ball of the eye.

eyeball v
nach Augenmaß abmessen nach Augenmaß abschätzen nach Augenmaß hinzufügen nach Augenmaß hinzugeben
(transitive, informal) To gauge, estimate or judge by eye, rather than measuring precisely; to look or glance at.

eyeballing eyeballings n
Anstarren Glotzen
An act of staring or ogling.

eyebath eyebaths n
Augenbadewanne

eyeblink eyeblinks n
(schneller) Blick der Augen Augenschlag Lidschlag Wimpernschlag
An act of blinking one's eyelids one time.
Augenblick Augenschlag Wimpernschlag
(idiom) A moment (a very short period of time).

eyebolt eyebolts n
Augenschraube Ringbolzen Ringschraube
A bolt with a looped head, or an opening in the head.

eyebright eyebrights n
Augentrost
Any of the flowering plants of the genus Euphrasia, originally as used to treat eye infections. [from 16th c.]

eyebrow /ˈaɪˌbɹaʊ/ eyebrows n
Augenbraue Braue
The hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket.

eyebrow pencil eyebrow pencils n
Augenbrauenstift
Makeup in a pencil-like applicator used to define or draw on the eyebrows.

eyebrowed thrush eyebrowed thrushes n
Weißbrauendrossel
A species of solitary thrush native to Asia, Turdus obscurus.

eyecup eyecups n
Okularmuschel
A shield surrounding the eyepiece of a camera.

eyedness n
okulare Dominanz Äugigkeit
(in combinations) The state or quality of having a particular type of eye or eyes.

eyedrop eyedrops n
Augentropfen
(medicine) Medicine to be administered to the eyes.

eyeglass /ˈaɪˌɡlæs/ eyeglasses n
Augenglas
A monocle.

eyelash /ˈaɪlæʃ/ eyelashes n
Wimper Augenwimper
(anatomy, dermatology) One of the hairs which grows along the edge of eyelids.

eyelash curler eyelash curlers n
Wimpernzange
a tool to curl the eyelashes.

eyeless adj
augenlos
Having no eyes (organs of sight).

eyelet /ˈaɪ.lət/ eyelets n
Schnüröse Öse
An object that consists of a rim and small hole or perforation to receive a cord or fastener, as in garments, sails, etc. An eyelet may reinforce a hole.

eyelid /ˈaɪ.lɪd/ eyelids n
Augenlid Lid
A thin skin membrane that covers and moves over an eye.

eyeliner eyeliners n
Eyeliner Kajal Lidstrich
Makeup used to outline the eye, generally applied along or close to the lashline.

eyepiece eyepieces n
Okular
The lens (or the component containing a combination of lenses) at the eye end of a microscope or telescope by which the image is viewed.

eyesight /ˈaɪˌsaɪt/ eyesights n
Sehvermögen Sicht Augenlicht Sehen Sehkraft
Vision or the faculty of sight.

eyesore /ˈaɪsɔɹ/ /ˈaɪsɔː/ eyesores n
Schandfleck
A displeasing sight; something prominently ugly or unsightly.

eyespot /ˈʌɪspɒt/ eyespots n
Augenfleck
(biology) Any of various primitive light-sensitive organs or regions in many diverse organisms.

eyestalk eyestalks n
Augenstiel

eyetooth eyeteeth n
Augenzahn
A canine tooth of the upper jaw in humans.

eyewall eyewalls n
Augenwall Eyewall
A ring of towering thunderstorms where the most severe weather of a cyclone occurs.

eyewitness eyewitnesses n
Augenzeuge Augenzeugin
Someone who sees an event and can report or testify about it. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

eyrie /ˈaɪ.ɹi/ /ˈɛ.ɹi/ /ˈɛə.ɹi/ /ˈɪ.ɹi/ /ˈɪə.ɹi/ eyries n
Horst
The nest of a bird of prey.
Adlerhorst Adlernest
Any high and remote but commanding place.

f*ck v
f*ck*n f*cken p*ppen
Censored spelling of fuck.

f-hole f-holes n
F-Loch
(musical instruments) A sound hole, shaped like a lowercase f, through the top surface of a string instrument.

f-word f-words n
F-Wort
(euphemistic) The word fuck (or inflected forms like fucking) or fucker.

f. adj
f.
(postpositive) and the following (page, paragraph, etc.)

fable /ˈfeɪbəl/ fables n
Fabel
A fictitious narrative intended to enforce some useful truth or precept, usually with animals, etc. as characters; an apologue. Prototypically, Aesop's Fables.

fable /ˈfeɪbəl/ v
fabulieren
(intransitive, archaic) To compose fables; hence, to write or speak fiction; to write or utter what is not true.

fabliau fabliaux n
Fabliau
A short, farcical, often bawdy tale of a genre written in the North of France in the 12th, 13th and 14th centuries.

fabric /ˈfæb.ɹɪk/ fabrics n
Bau Rohbau Struktur
(figurative) The framework underlying a structure.
Stoff Gewebe Fasern Struktur Textil
A material made of fibers, a textile or cloth.

fabric softener /ˈfæbrɪk ˈsɑfənər/ /ˈfæbrɪk ˈsɒfənər/ /ˈfæbrɪk ˈsɔfənər/ fabric softeners n
Weichspüler
A chemical agent used to prevent static cling and make fabric softer by coating the surface of the cloth fibers with a thin layer of chemicals; these chemicals have lubricant properties and are electrically conductive, thus making the fibers feel smoother and preventing buildup of static electricity; usually available as a liquid or as dryer sheets.

fabricate /ˈfæb.ɹɪ.keɪt/ v
erzeugen fabrizieren
(transitive) To form into a whole by uniting its parts; to construct; to build.
fabrizieren herstellen erzeugen
(transitive) To form by art and labor; to manufacture; to produce.
fabrizieren herstellen anfertigen erzeugen
(transitive) To invent and form; to forge; to devise falsely.

fabricated adj
erfunden frei erfunden
False in the sense of made-up, constructed.

fabulist /ˈfæbjəlɪst/ fabulists n
Fabeldichter Fabeldichterin
A person who writes or tells fables.
Fabulierer Fabuliererin
(figurative) A liar.

fabulous /ˈfæbjʊləs/ more fabulous most fabulous adj
sagenhaft mythisch märchenhaft nicht glaubwürdig sagenumwoben unglaubhaft
Of or relating to fable, myth or legend.
sagenhaft märchenhaft sagenumwoben unhistorisch
Characteristic of fables; marvelous, extraordinary, incredible.
sagenhaft fabelhaft wunderbar märchenhaft außergewöhnlich außerordentlich
(slang) Very good; outstanding, wonderful.

fabulously /ˈfæbjʊləsli/ more fabulously most fabulously adv
märchenhaft
In a fabulous manner.

facade /fəˈsɑːd/ facades n
Fassade
(figuratively) A deceptive or insincere outward appearance.
(programming) An object serving as a simplified interface to a larger body of code, as in the facade pattern.

facade pattern facade patterns n
Fassade
(software, object-oriented) A structural design pattern that provides an object that is a simplified interface to a larger body of code, such as a class library.

face /feɪs/ /feːs/ faces n
Gesicht Angesicht Antlitz Visage Ansehen
(anatomy) The front part of the head of a human or other animal, featuring the eyes, nose, and mouth, and the surrounding area.
Gesicht Gesichtsausdruck
(in expressions such as 'make a face') A distorted facial expression; an expression of displeasure, insult, etc.
Gesicht Ansehen
Public image; outward appearance.
Fläche Facette Gesicht
(geometry) Any of the flat bounding surfaces of a polyhedron; more generally, any of the bounding pieces of a polytope of any dimension.

face /feɪs/ /feːs/ v
etwas (an etwas) anlehnen stellen
ausrichten
(transitive, of a person or animal) To position oneself or itself so as to have one's face closest to (something).
gegenüber sein gegenüberliegen
(transitive, of an object) To have its front closest to, or in the direction of (something else).
(sich etwas) stellen einer Tatsache ins Auge sehen
(transitive) To deal with (a difficult situation or person); to accept (facts, reality, etc.) even when undesirable.
schauen zeigen
(intransitive) To have the front in a certain direction.
(engineering) To make the surface of (anything) flat or smooth; to dress the face of (a stone, a casting, etc.); especially, in turning, to shape or smooth the flat (transverse) surface of, as distinguished from the cylindrical (axial) surface.

face cloth face cloths n
Waschlappen Gesichtswaschlappen
A small cloth used to wash one's face.

face powder face powders n
Gesichtspuder Puder
A cosmetic made from coloured talc, applied to the face.

face reveal v
sich zeigen
(internet) To reveal one's true facial appearance.

face the music v
den Kopf hinhalten die Suppe auslöffeln
(idiomatic) To accept or confront the unpleasant consequences of one's actions.

face to face adv
von Angesicht zu Angesicht in echt
In person; directly; in the physical presence of somebody.

face up to v
stellen
To confront a condition or situation, typically one that is unpleasant or uncomfortable.

face value face values n
Nennwert
The amount or value listed on a bill, note, stamp, etc.; the stated value or amount.

face-to-face adj
unter vier Augen
In one another's presence.

facebooker facebookers n
Facebook-Nutzer
A person using the social networking website Facebook.

faceless more faceless most faceless adj
gesichtslos
Having no face

facelift /ˈfeɪsˌlɪft/ facelifts n
Facelift Gesichtsstraffung
Plastic surgery to the face to remove wrinkles, fat or various signs of aging.

facemask /ˈfeɪs.mæsk/ /ˈfeɪs.mɑːsk/ facemasks n
Facemask
(American football, Canadian football) The part of the helmet that directly covers the face, made of one or more plastic-coated metal bars.

facepalm /ˈfeɪsˌpɑː(l)m/ facepalms n
Facepalm Fazialpalmieren Stirnklatsch
A gesture of bringing one or both palms to the face, with various interpretations.

facepalm /ˈfeɪsˌpɑː(l)m/ v
die Hände vors Gesicht schlagen fazialpalmieren
To bring the palm of one’s hand to one’s face as an expression of mixed humor and disbelief, disgust or shame; for example, when one is caught off-guard with a particularly bad pun.

faceplate faceplates n
Frontplatte Visier
A removable protective shield separating the inner workings of a machine from operator and observer.

facet /ˈfæsɪt/ facets n
Facette
Any one of the flat surfaces cut into a gem.
One of a series of things, such as steps in a project.
(anatomy) One member of a compound eye, as found in insects and crustaceans.

facetious /fəˈsiːʃəs/ more facetious most facetious adj
sarkastisch scherzhaft spaßhaft spöttelnd spöttisch
Treating serious issues with (often deliberately) inappropriate humour; flippant.
spaßig drollig humorvoll lustig witzig
Pleasantly humorous; jocular.

fachidiot fachidiots n
Fachidiot
(rare) A (narrow) specialist expert who is ignorant outside of their specialty, or who only looks at problems through the (blinkered) lens of their own specialty.

facial /ˈfeɪ.ʃəl/ adj
Gesichts
(medicine, relational) Concerned with or used in improving the appearance of the face.

facial expression facial expressions n
Gesichtsausdruck Miene
The expression or countenance that seems to an onlooker to be represented by the appearance of a person or animal's face, resulting from specific use of that person's facial muscles.

facial hair n
Gesichtsbehaarung
Hair on the face of a human, such as the eyebrows of a man or woman or the androgenic hair (beard or moustache) of a man.

facile /ˈfä.sʌɪl/ /ˈfæs.aɪl/ /ˈfæs.əl/ [ˈfæs.ɫ̩] more facile most facile adj
leicht mühelos
(now, usually, derogatory) Easy; contemptibly easy. [from 15th c.]

facilitate /fəˈsɪləteɪt/ /fəˈsɪlɪteɪt/ v
erleichtern fördern
To make easy or easier.

facilitation /fəˌsɪləˈteɪʃən/ /fəˌsɪlɪˈteɪʃən/ facilitations n
Erleichtern Erleichterung
The act of facilitating or making easy.
Bahnung Erleichtern Erleichterung
(physiology) The process of synapses becoming more capable of transmitting the same type of signal each time certain types of sensory signals pass through sequences of these synapses.

facilitator facilitators n
Moderator Prozessbegleiter Vermittler
A person who helps a group to have an effective dialog without taking any side of the argument, especially in order to reach a consensus.

facility /fəˈsɪlɪti/ facilities n
Leichtigkeit
Dexterity of speech or action; skill, talent. [from 16th c.]
Einrichtung Anlage Vorrichtung
The physical means or contrivances to make something (especially a public service) possible; the required equipment, infrastructure, location etc. [from 19th c.]

facsimile /fækˈsɪm.ə.li/ facsimiles facsimilia n
Faksimile Reproduktion
(countable) A copy or reproduction.

fact /fækt/ facts n
Tatsache Fakt Wirklichkeit
Something actual as opposed to invented.
Tatsache Fakt
Something which is real.
(databases) An individual value or measurement at the lowest level of granularity in a data warehouse.
Tatsache Faktum Fakt
Something concrete used as a basis for further interpretation.
An objective consensus on a fundamental reality that has been agreed upon by a substantial number of experts.
Tatsache Faktum
Information about a particular subject, especially actual conditions and/or circumstances.

fact checker fact checkers n
Faktenprüfer Faktenprüferin
One who fact checks

fact of life facts of life n
Gegebenheit des Lebens

fact-free adj
tatsachenfrei
Without any regard for the truth.

facticity /fækˈtɪsɪti/ [-ɾi] facticities n
Faktizität
(uncountable, specifically, philosophy) In existentialism, the state of being in the world without any knowable reason for such existence, or of being in a particular state of affairs which one has no control over.

faction /ˈfæk.ʃn̩/ /ˈfæk.ʃən/ factions n
Fraktion Flügel Seite
(countable) A group of people, especially within a political organization, which expresses a shared belief or opinion different from people who are not part of the group.
Spaltung
(uncountable) Strife; discord.

factional more factional most factional adj
Fraktion
Of, pertaining to, or composed of factions.

factious /ˈfækʃəs/ more factious most factious adj
Splitter
Of, pertaining to, or caused by factions.
aufrührerisch aufwieglerisch
Given to or characterized by discordance or insubordination.

factor /ˈfæk.tə/ /ˈfæk.tɚ/ factors n
Faktor Agent Kommissionär Makler
(obsolete) A doer, maker; a person who does things for another person or organization.
Faktor
An agent or representative.
(legal)
A business organization that lends money on accounts receivable or buys and collects accounts receivable.
A commission agent.
A person or business organization that provides money for another's new business venture; one who finances another's business.
One of the elements, circumstances, or influences which contribute to produce a result.
(mathematics) Any of various objects multiplied together to form some whole.
(causal analysis) Influence; a phenomenon that affects the nature, the magnitude, and/or the timing of a consequence.
(economics) A resource used in the production of goods or services, a factor of production.
(Scotland) A steward or bailiff of an estate.

factor in v
einrechnen
(idiomatic, transitive) To consider as a factor.

factor of production factors of production n
Inputfaktor Produktionsfaktor
(economics) A resource used to produce goods and services, such as labor, land, or capital.

factor out v
ausklammern
(transitive, algebra) To isolate a common factor from an expression.

factorable adj
in Faktoren zerlegbar
(mathematics) Capable of being factored. For integers synonyms are composite, non-prime.

factorial /fækˈtɔːɹi.əl/ factorials n
Fakultät Faktorielle
(mathematics, combinatorics) The result of multiplying a given number of consecutive integers from 1 to the given number. In equations, it is symbolized by an exclamation mark (!). For example, 5! = 1 × 2 × 3 × 4 × 5 = 120.

factorial prime factorial primes n
Fakultätsprimzahl
(mathematics) A prime number that is one more or one less than a factorial. For example, 7 is a factorial prime, since 3! + 1 = 7.

factorizable adj
faktorisierbar ohne Rest teilbar

factory /ˈfæk.tə.ɹi/ /ˈfæk.tɚ.i/ /ˈfæk.tɹi/ factories n
Fabrik Werk Manufaktur
A building or other place where manufacturing takes place. [from 17th c.]

factory farming n
Industrielle Tierhaltung Intensive Tierhaltung Intensivtierhaltung Massentierhaltung
(pejorative) A type of intensive agriculture, specifically an approach to animal husbandry, designed to maximize production while minimizing costs.

factory method pattern factory method patterns n
Fabrikmethode

factory reset factory resets n
Werksreset
(computing) A full restore of an electronic device, such as a PDA or a mobile phone, to its original settings, deleting all of its data.

factoryworker factoryworkers n
Fabrikarbeiter Fabrikarbeiterin
One who works in a factory.

factotum /fækˈtoʊ.təm/ /fækˈtəʊ.təm/ factota factotums n
Faktotum
(dated) A person having many diverse activities or responsibilities.
(dated) A general servant.
Alleskönner Mädchen für alles
A jack of all trades.

factual /ˈfæk.(t)ʃ(ʊ)əl/ /ˈfæk.tj(ʊ)əl/ /ˈfæk.tʃ(u)əl/ /ˈfɛk.(t)ʃ(ʉː)əl/ more factual most factual adj
faktisch auf Tatsachen beruhend sachlich
Pertaining to or consisting of objective claims.

facula /ˈfækjʊlə/ faculae n
Sonnenfackel
(astronomy) A bright spot or patch between sunspots.

facultative /ˈfæ.kəl.tə.tɪv/ /ˈfæ.kəlˌteɪ.tɪv/ more facultative most facultative adj
fähig
Of or relating to faculty, especially to mental faculty.
fakultativ optional
Not obligate; optional, discretionary or elective.
freigestellt
That grants permission or power to do something.

faculty /ˈfæ.kəl.ti/ faculties n
Kollegium Lehrpersonal
(chiefly, North American) The academic staff at schools, colleges, universities or not-for-profit research institutes, as opposed to the students or support staff.
Fakultät
A division of a university.
Fähigkeit Begabung Vermögen
(Often in the plural) : an ability, power, or skill.

fad /fæd/ fads n
Mode Fimmel Modeerscheinung Trend
A phenomenon that becomes popular for a very short time.

fade /feɪd/ v
verwelken verblassen
(intransitive) To grow weak; to lose strength; to decay; to perish gradually; to wither, as a plant.
verblassen
(intransitive) To lose freshness, color, or brightness; to become faint in hue or tint; hence, to be wanting in color.

fade out fade outs n
Ausblenden
A type of transition used in film, usually at the end of a scene, involving a fade to black from the cut.

fade out v
ausblenden
To fade from a cut to black in a movie.

fader /ˈfeɪdə/ faders n
Lautstärkeregler Schieberegler
A device used to raise and lower sound volume.

fag /fæɡ/ fags n
Schwuchtel Schwuler Tunte Homo
(chiefly, US, Canada, vulgar, usually, _, offensive) A homosexual man, especially (usually, _, derogatory) an effeminate or unusual one.

fag hag fag hags n
Schwulenmutti Tuntentante
(sometimes, pejorative, slang, LGBT) A woman who likes the company of gay men.

faggot /ˈfæ.ɡət/ faggots n
Brennholz Reisigbündel Scheit
A bundle of pieces of iron or steel cut off into suitable lengths for welding.
Brennholz Scheit
(rare, dated, _, in, _, US) A burning or smouldering piece of firewood.
Arschloch Drecksack Ekel Kotzbrocken Mistkerl Widerling
(offensive, vulgar, derogatory, chiefly, US, Canada) An annoying or inconsiderate person.

faggotry /ˈfæɡətɹi/ faggotries n
Geschwuchtel
(offensive, pejorative, derogatory, vulgar, slang) The stereotypical behaviours of a faggot (male homosexual) or homosexuality in general.

faglet faglets n
Schwuchtelchen
(vulgar, offensive, sometimes, _, pejorative) A young or short male homosexual.

faience /ˈfaɪ.əns/ faiences n
Fayence Steingut
A type of tin-glazed earthenware ceramic, used domestically for tableware and in architecture as a decorative material.

fail /feɪl/ v
scheitern missglücken Erfolg nicht gelingen ohne Erfolg bleiben
(intransitive) To be unsuccessful.
fehlschlagen scheitern
(transitive) Not to achieve a particular stated goal. (Usage note: The direct object of this word is usually an infinitive.)
versagen
(transitive) To be wanting to, to be insufficient for, to disappoint, to desert; to disappoint one's expectations.
durchfallen
(ambitransitive) To receive one or more non-passing grades in academic pursuits.

failed state failed states n
gescheiterter Staat
(politics) A state that has failed to meet the basic conditions and responsibilities of a sovereign government; one that has lost physical control of its territory, the ability to provide public services, etc.

failing /ˈfeɪ.lɪŋ/ failings n
Defizit Fehler Mangel Schwäche Unzulänglichkeit
weakness; defect

failing /ˈfeɪ.lɪŋ/ preposition
in Ermangelung mangels ohne
If what follows is not possible; without.

failure /ˈfeɪ.ljə/ /ˈfeɪ.ljɚ/ failures n
Misserfolg Fehlschlag Misslingen Versagen Ausfall Verschlechterung
State or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, opposite of success.
Niete Versager Versagerin
An object, person or endeavour in a state of failure or incapable of success.
Ausfall Panne Pleite Versagen
Termination of the ability of an item to perform its required function; breakdown.

failure to thrive failures to thrive n
Gedeihstörung
(medicine, chiefly, geriatrics) Abnormal weight loss, malaise.

fain /feɪn/ fainer fainest adv
gern
(archaic) With joy; gladly.

faint /feɪnt/ fainter faintest adj
schwach kraftlos unentschlossen unsicher
(of a being) Lacking strength; weak; languid; inclined to lose consciousness
unentschlossen unsicher ängstlich
Lacking courage, spirit, or energy; cowardly; dejected

faint /feɪnt/ faints n
Ohnmacht
The act of fainting, syncope.
(rare) The state of one who has fainted; a swoon.

faint /feɪnt/ v
ohnmächtig werden in Ohnmacht fallen
(intransitive) To lose consciousness through a lack of oxygen or nutrients to the brain, usually as a result of suddenly reduced blood flow (may be caused by emotional trauma, loss of blood or various medical conditions).
(intransitive) To decay; to disappear; to vanish.

faint heart never won fair lady proverb
blödes Herz buhlt keine schöne Frau
One must take risks in order to achieve a goal; success requires enterprise.

faint-hearted more faint-hearted most faint-hearted adj
furchtsam mutlos feige schüchtern zaghaft
Lacking courage; timid

fainting /ˈfeɪntɪŋ/ faintings n
Ohnmacht
An act of collapsing into a state of temporary unconsciousness.

faintness faintnesses n
Mattheit Mattigkeit Schwäche Verblasstheit
The property of being or feeling faint.

fair /feː(ə)/ /fɛə/ /fɛɚ/ /fɛː/ /fɪə/ fairer fairest adj
schön wunderbar
Unblemished (figuratively or literally); clean and pure; innocent.
blond hell hellhäutig
Light in color, pale, particularly with regard to skin tone but also referring to blond hair.
gerecht fair anständig
Just, equitable.
heiter
(shipbuilding) Without sudden change of direction or curvature; smooth; flowing; said of the figure of a vessel, and of surfaces, water lines, and other lines.

fair /feː(ə)/ /fɛə/ /fɛɚ/ /fɛː/ /fɪə/ fairs n
Jahrmarkt Kirmes Kirchtag Kirchweih Volksfest
A community gathering to celebrate and exhibit local achievements.
Messe Markt Jahrmarkt
An event for public entertainment and trade, a market.
Messe Ausstellung
An event for professionals in a trade to learn of new products and do business, a trade fair.

fair copy fair copies n
Reinschrift
A handwritten document that has been written neatly and correctly without scratch-outs and revisions.

fair enough interjection
na gut in Ordnung prima so weit schön und gut
(idiomatic) An expression used to concede a point; denotes that, upon consideration, something is correct or reasonable; an expression of acknowledgment or understanding.
Used to stop somebody talking or an argument.

fair game n
Freiwild
(idiomatic) A goal or an object that may legitimately be sought.

fair play n
Fairplay Fair Play
Good behavior; conduct (in sports or another endeavor) that is respectful of the rules, the spirit of the activity, and the adversary.

fair sex n
schwaches Geschlecht schönes Geschlecht
(idiom, dated, now, sometimes, offensive) Women collectively.

fair trade fair trades n
Fairer Handel
(uncountable) A system of trading promoting more equitable global trade, especially to sellers and producers in poorer areas, but also to the environment.

fair-weather friend /ˈfɛəˌwɛðə ˈfɹɛnd/ /ˈfɛɚˌwɛðɚ ˈfɹɛnd/ /ˈfɛːˌwɛðə ˈfɹɛnd/ fair-weather friends n
Schönwetterfreund
(idiomatic) One who is friendly, helpful, or available only when it is advantageous or convenient to be so. [from early 18th c.]

fairing /ˈfɛəɹɪŋ/ /ˈfɛɹɪŋ/ fairings n
Schürze Verkleidung
A structure on various parts of a vehicle, for example an aircraft, automobile, or motorcycle, that produces a smooth exterior and reduces drag. [from 20th c.]

fairleader fairleaders n
Umlenkrolle
(nautical) A fitting used to guide a line, cable or sheet with minimal friction. Used for anchor lines, and for rigging on sailing ships.

fairly /ˈfɛə(ɹ).li/ /ˈfɛɹ.li/ more fairly most fairly adv
gerecht
(manner) In a fair manner; fair; not biased or skewed or favouring a certain party

fairy /ˈfeːɹi/ /ˈfɛə̯ɹi/ /ˈfɛɹi/ /ˈfɛːɹi/ fairies n
Fee Elfe Alb Elb Elben Feenwesen
A mythical being with magical powers, known in many sizes and descriptions, although often depicted in modern illustrations only as a small sprite with gauze-like wings, and revered in some modern forms of paganism.

fairy ballet fairy ballets n
Zauberballett

fairy godmother fairy godmothers n
gute Fee
In certain fairy tales, a fictional benevolent woman with magical powers who uses them to help the cause of the protagonist.
Wohltäter
(by extension) Any generous benefactor.

fairy opera fairy operas n
Zauberoper

fairy ring fairy rings n
Hexenring
(mycology, botany) A ring of fungi marking the periphery of the perennial underground growth of the mycelium.

fairy tale fairy tales n
Märchen Fabel
A folktale or literary story featuring fairies or similar fantasy characters.
Märchen
(uncountable) The literary genre of these stories.
A story presented as true that is not believable.

fairy-tale adj
märchenhaft
Of the nature of a fairy tale; as if from a fairy tale.

fairyland fairylands n
Märchenland
The imaginary land or abode of fairies.

fait accompli /ˌfeɪt.əˈkɔm.pli/ /ˌfeɪt.əˌkɔmˈpli/ faits accomplis n
Fait accompli vollendete Tatsache
An accomplished fact, something that has already occurred.

faith /feɪθ/ faiths n
Glaube Vertrauen
A trust or confidence in the intentions or abilities of a person, object, or ideal from prior empirical evidence.
Glaube
A religious or spiritual belief system.
An obligation of loyalty or fidelity and the observance of such an obligation.
(obsolete) Credibility or truth.

faith healer faith healers n
Geistheiler
One who uses spiritual means (such as prayer or laying on of hands) in an attempt to heal others.

faith will move mountains proverb
der Glaube kann Berge versetzen
Belief in oneself (read sometimes as belief in God) can help one overcome any hurdle in life's path.

faithful /ˈfeɪθ.fəl/ more faithful most faithful adj
treu getreu zuverlässig loyal anhänglich treu ergeben
Loyal; adhering firmly to person or cause.
treu gläubig glaubenstreu
Having faith.
treu zuverlässig ergeben vertrauensvoll vertrauenswürdig
Reliable; worthy of trust.
detailgetreu genau getreu gewissenhaft glaubwürdig klangtreu
Consistent with reality.

faithfully /ˈfeɪθfəli/ more faithfully most faithfully adv
brav glaubend treu vertrauend
In a faithful manner.

faithfulness faithfulnesses n
Treue Ergebenheit Genauigkeit Werktreue
The state of being faithful

fajita /fəˈhiːtə/ fajitas n
Fajita
A Tex-Mex dish of strips of spicy marinated meat and/or vegetables in a soft flour tortilla, often served with salad or a savoury filling.

fajr n
Fadschr Morgengebet
(Islam) the first of the five daily prayers recited by practicing Muslims.

fake /feɪ̯k/ faker fakest more fake most fake adj
unecht gefälscht
Not real; false, fraudulent

fake /feɪ̯k/ fakes n
Fälschung Illusion Imitat Irreführung Schwindel Trug
Something which is not genuine, or is presented fraudulently.

fake /feɪ̯k/ v
fälschen fingieren imitieren türken vortäuschen
(transitive) To make a counterfeit, to counterfeit, to forge, to falsify.
vortäuschen fingieren simulieren
(transitive) To make a false display of, to affect, to feign, to simulate.

fakely more fakely most fakely adv
auf betrügerische Weise betrügerisch falsch in betrügerischer Absicht unecht
In a fake way, fraudulently.

fakir /fɑˈkiɹ/ /fəˈkiɹ/ /fəˈkɪəɹ/ /ˈfeɪkəɹ/ fakirs n
Fakir
(Hinduism, more, _, loosely) An ascetic mendicant, especially one who performs feats of endurance or apparent magic.

falafel /fəˈlæfəl/ /fəˈlɑfəl/ /fəˈlɑːfəl/ /fəˈlɒfəl/ falafel falafels n
Falafel
(uncountable) A Middle Eastern food in the form of balls made from chickpeas or broad beans and other ingredients, often served in a pita.
(countable) A single falafel ball.

falchion /ˈfɑlt͡ʃən/ /ˈfɔlt͡ʃən/ /ˈfɔːlʃən/ falchions n
Falchion
(also, attributively) A somewhat curved, single-edged medieval sword of European origin, with the cutting edge on its convex side, whose design is reminiscent of the Persian scimitar and the Chinese dao.

falcon /ˈfoːlkən/ /ˈfælkən/ /ˈfɑːlkən/ /ˈfɒlkən/ /ˈfɔː(l)kən/ /ˈfɛlkən/ falcons n
Falke
Any bird of the genus Falco, all of which are birds of prey.

falconer /ˈfælkənɚ/ /ˈfɒl.kən.ə(ɹ)/ /ˈfɔːk.nə(ɹ)/ falconers n
Falkner
A person who breeds or trains hawks or other birds of prey for taking birds or game.
One who follows the sport of fowling with hawks.

falconry falconries n
Beizjagd Falknerei
The sport of hunting by using trained birds of prey, especially falcons and hawks.

faldstool faldstools n
Faldistorium Faltstuhl
A portable, folding chair used by a bishop when away from his throne.

fall /fo(ː)l/ /fɑl/ /fɔl/ /fɔːl/ falls n
Fall Absturz
The act of moving to a lower position under the effect of gravity.
Fall Absturz Niedergang
(chiefly, North America, archaic in Britain) The time of the year when the leaves typically fall from the trees; autumn; the season of the year between the autumnal equinox and the winter solstice. [from 16th c.]
Fall Untergang
A loss of greatness or status.

fall /fo(ː)l/ /fɑl/ /fɔl/ /fɔːl/ v
fallen
To move to a lower position under the effect of gravity.
To come down, to drop or descend.
To come to the ground deliberately, to prostrate oneself.
(intransitive) To collapse; to be overthrown or defeated.
(intransitive, formal, euphemistic) To die, especially in battle or by disease.
(intransitive, obsolete) To issue forth into life; to be brought forth; said of the young of certain animals.
fallen zufallen
(intransitive) To be allotted to; to arrive through chance, fate, or inheritance.
fallen werden
(intransitive) To descend in character or reputation; to become degraded; to sink into vice, error, or sin.

fall apart v
auseinanderfallen
To disintegrate, to break into pieces.
zusammenbrechen
(idiomatic) To be emotionally in crisis.

fall asleep v
einschlafen einpennen
To pass from a state of wakefulness into sleep.
entschlafen
(poetic, euphemistic) To die (often seen on gravestones).

fall asleep in the Lord v
in Gott entschlafen
(Eastern Orthodoxy, poetic, archaic, euphemistic) To die.

fall behind v
spät verspäten
(idiomatic, intransitive) To be late (for a regular event)

fall below v
unterschreiten
To go under a marker or limit; to be reduced beyond a certain amount.

fall by the wayside /ˈfɔl baɪ ðə ˈweɪˌsaɪd/ /ˈfɔːl baɪ ðə ˈweɪsaɪd/ v
auf der Strecke bleiben in Vergessenheit geraten verkümmern vernachlässigt werden
(idiomatic) To fail to be completed, particularly for lack of interest; to be left out, to suffer from neglect.

fall down v
niederfallen umfallen
(intransitive) To fall to the ground. To collapse.

fall for v
auf etwas hereinfallen
(idiomatic) To be fooled by; to walk into (a trap) or respond to (a scam or trick).
sich in jemanden verknallen sich in jemanden verlieben
(idiomatic) To fall in love with.

fall from grace v
aus der Gnade fallen in Ungnade fallen
(figuratively, idiomatic) To fall from one's current social position to something lower, to lose one's prestige, status or power.

fall ill v
erkranken krank werden
To become ill, to get sick, to sicken.

fall in love v
verlieben sich verlieben
(intransitive, of a person, animate object following “with”) To come to have feelings of love, particularly romantic love.
(intransitive, reciprocal) To come to have feelings of love towards each other.
verlieben
(intransitive, of a person, inanimate object following "with") To come to have feelings of intense liking directed at another person or a thing.

fall into a trap /fɑːl ɪntə ə træp/ /fɔːl ɪntə ə træp/ v
in eine Falle gehen in eine Falle geraten
(idiomatic, intransitive) To be fooled and get into a difficult situation by relying on someone or responding to a scam, trick or prank.

fall into one's lap v
jemandem in den Schoß fallen
(idiomatic) Of something desirable, to be received by someone with little or no effort or by chance.

fall line fall lines n
Fall Line
(geomorphology) A geomorphologic unconformity marking a boundary between an upland region and a plane; sometimes marked by a series of waterfalls on rivers that cross it.

fall of the wall n
Mauerfall
(history) The deconstruction of the Berlin Wall in 1989 and 1990.

fall on deaf ears v
auf taube Ohren stoßen
(intransitive, figuratively) To be ignored.

fall out v
ausfallen ausgehen
(literally) To come out of something by falling.

fall out of love v
sich entlieben
To cease to be in love (with someone).

fall over v
umfallen umkippen
(intransitive, idiomatic) To fall from an upright or standing position to a horizontal or prone position.

fall pregnant v
schwanger werden
(intransitive, formal, or, literary) To become pregnant.

fall through v
ins Wasser fallen fehlschlagen scheitern
(intransitive, idiomatic) To be unsuccessful, come to nothing; to be cancelled; not to proceed.

fall to one's knees v
auf die Knie fallen

fall victim v
zum Opfer fallen
(idiom, intransitive) to suffer as a result of external circumstances or someone else's actions

fallacious /fə.ˈleɪ.ʃəs/ more fallacious most fallacious adj
irreführend trügerisch
Deceptive or misleading.

fallacy /ˈfæl.ə.si/ fallacies n
Täuschung
Deceptive or false appearance; that which misleads the eye or the mind.
Fehlschluss Trugschluss
(logic) An argument, or apparent argument, which professes to be decisive of the matter at issue, while in reality it is not; a specious argument.

fallback /ˈfɔːl.bæk/ fallbacks n
Plan B
A backup plan or contingency strategy; an alternative which can be used if something goes wrong with the main plan; a recourse.

fallen /ˈfɑlən/ /ˈfɔlən/ /ˈfɔːlən/ more fallen most fallen adj
gefallen
Having dropped by the force of gravity.
Having lost one's chastity.
gefallen im Feld geblieben im Kampf gefallen
Killed, especially in battle.
eingefallen eingestürzt
Having collapsed.

fallen /ˈfɑlən/ /ˈfɔlən/ /ˈfɔːlən/ fallen n
Gefallene
(pluralonly) Casualties of battle or war.

fallen angel fallen angels n
gefallener Engel
(Christianity, Islam) An angel who rebelled against God and was exiled from heaven.

fallibilist fallibilists n
Fallibilist, in
An advocate or supporter of fallibilism

fallible /ˈfa.lɪ.b(ə)l/ /ˈfæ.lə.bəl/ more fallible most fallible adj
fehlbar
Capable of making mistakes or being wrong.

falling out falling outs fallings out n
Zerwürfnis
(idiomatic) A rift between people or groups, often following a disagreement or quarrel

falling sickness n
Fallsucht
(archaic) Epilepsy.

fallout /ˈfɔlˌaʊt/ /ˈfɔːlaʊt/ fallouts n
Asche Ascheregen Explosionsstaub Fallout Herabrieseln Niedergehen
The event of small airborne particles falling to the ground in significant quantities as a result of major industrial activity, volcano eruption, sandstorm, nuclear explosion, etc.

fallow /ˈfæloʊ/ /ˈfæləʊ/ more fallow most fallow adj
braungelb falb hellbraun
(color) Of a pale red or yellow, light brown; dun.
brach brachliegend unbestellt
(of agricultural land) Left unworked and uncropped for some amount of time.
brachliegend unproduktiv
(figurative) Inactive; undeveloped.

fallow /ˈfæloʊ/ /ˈfæləʊ/ fallows n
Grünbrache Kulturbrache Rotationsbrache
(agriculture, uncountable) Ground ploughed and harrowed but left unseeded for one year.
Brache Brachland
(agriculture, uncountable) Uncultivated land.

fallow /ˈfæloʊ/ /ˈfæləʊ/ v
brachlegen
(transitive) To make land fallow for agricultural purposes.

fallow deer /ˈfæl.əʊˌdɪə/ fallow deer n
Damhirsch
A ruminant mammal (Dama dama) belonging to the family Cervidae.

falls /fɑlz/ /fɔlz/ /fɔːlz/ falls n
-fälle Wasserfall

false /fɑls/ /fɒls/ /fɔls/ /fɔːls/ [fɒʊs] [fɔɫs] falser falsest adj
falsch unwahr
Untrue, not factual, factually incorrect.
falsch unecht
Spurious, artificial.
falsch
(logic) Of a state in Boolean logic that indicates a negative result.

false alarm false alarms n
Fehlalarm
(idiomatic, by extension) A thing or occurrence which initially causes fear, distress, etc. but which is subsequently recognized as being no cause for concern.
Falschmeldung Fehlalarm
(archaic, idiomatic) A person who pretends to be more accomplished or a thing that seems to be of higher quality than is later found to be the case.

false consciousness false consciousnesses n
falsches Bewusstsein
(Marxism, including its brand of, _, social science) A faulty understanding of the true character of social processes due to ideology.

false dichotomy /dɪ-/ /fɑls-/ /fɒls-/ /ˌfɔls daɪˈkɑtəmi/ /ˌfɔːls daɪˈkɒtəmi/ [-ɾə-] false dichotomies n
falsche Dichotomie
(rhetoric) A situation in which two alternative points of view are presented as the only options, when others are available.

false dilemma false dilemmas n
falsches Dilemma
A situation in which two opposing options are presented as the only possibilities, when others are available.

false flag false flags n
falsche Flagge
(espionage, military, politics) A diversionary or propaganda tactic of deceiving an adversary into thinking that an operation was carried out by another party.

false flax n
Leindotter
Any of the several flowering plants of the genus Camelina, especially Camelina sativa, which is cultivated for oil.

false friend /ˌfɑls ˈfɹɛnd/ /ˌfɒls ˈfɹɛnd/ /ˌfɔls ˈfɹɛnd/ /ˌfɔːls ˈfɹɛnd/ false friends n
falscher Freund Übersetzungsfalle
(linguistics, translation studies, lexicography) A word in a language that bears a deceptive resemblance to a word in another language but in fact has a different meaning.

false hellebore false hellebores n
Frühlings-Adonis Frühlings-Adonisröschen
A flowering plant, Adonis vernalis.

false imprisonment false imprisonments n
Freiheitsberaubung
(legal) The intentional restriction of a person's movement within any area without legal authority, justification, or the restrained person's permission.

false modesty false modesties n
falsche Bescheidenheit
Behavior that is intended to seem humble but comes across as fake and unflattering.

false positive false positives n
Falschmeldung Fehlalarm falsch positives Ergebnis
A result of a test that shows as present something that is absent.

false start false starts n
Fehlstart
(sports) The act of an athlete starting a race before being signaled to do so.

false teeth n
dritte Zähne falsche Zähne

false vacuum false vacua false vacuums n
falsches Vakuum
(physics, quantum field theory) A (hypothetical) metastable vacuum whose energy state is at a local minimum different from the global minimum; a vacuum that is relatively stable and long-lived but which still may decay to a lower-energy state.

falsehood /ˈfɒlsˌhʊd/ falsehoods n
Falschheit Unwahrheit
(uncountable) The property of being false.
Lüge unwahre Behauptung
(countable) A false statement, especially an intentional one; a lie.
Falschheit Falschsein
(archaic, rare) Mendacity, deceitfulness; the trait of a person who is mendacious and deceitful.

falsely more falsely most falsely adv
falsch fälschlicherweise
In a false manner.

falsetto /fɒlˈsɛt.əʊ/ /fɔlˈsɛt.oʊ/ /fɔɫˈsɛɾ.oʊ/ /fɔːlˈsɛt.əʊ/ falsettos n
Falsett
(singing, uncountable) The "false" (singing) voice in any human, usually airy and lacking a purity of vowels; created by utilizing the next highest vocal folds above those used for speech and normal range singing. It is commonly confused with the head voice register.

falsework falseworks n
Lehrgerüst Schalung
(engineering) A temporary framework used in the building of bridges and arched structures in order to hold items in place until the structure is able to support itself.
Stützgerüst Unterstützung
(engineering) Scaffolding, a temporary frame serving to support and brace a building under construction until it can stand alone.

falsifiability falsifiabilities n
Falsifizierbarkeit Widerlegbarkeit
The quality of being falsifiable.

falsifiable more falsifiable most falsifiable adj
falsifizierbar widerlegbar
(epistemology) The demarcation criterion between scientific and non-scientific statements proposed by Karl Popper. In order to be ranked as scientific, statements or systems of statements must be contradicted by an intersubjective singular existential statement, also called a basic statement, and not be contradicted by another, that is, they must also be logically possible.

falsification falsifications n
Fälschung Falsifikation
The act of falsifying, or making false; a counterfeiting; the giving to a thing an appearance of something which it is not.

falsifier falsifiers n
Verfälscher Verfälscherin
One that falsifies.

falsify /ˈfɒlsɪfaɪ/ v
falsifizieren widerlegen
(transitive) To prove to be false.

falsity /ˈfɑl.sɪ.ti/ /ˈfɒl.sɪ.ti/ /ˈfɔl.sɪ.ti/ /ˈfɔːl.sɪ.ti/ [ˈfɑl.sɪ.ɾi] [ˈfɒʊ.sɪ.ɾi] [ˈfɔɫ.sɪ.ɾi] falsities n
Unrichtigkeit Unwahrkeit
(countable) Something that is false; an untrue assertion.
Falschheit Unrichtigkeit Unwahrkeit
(uncountable) The characteristic of being untrue.

falter /ˈfɑl.tɚ/ /ˈfɒl.tə(ɹ)/ /ˈfɔl.tɚ/ /ˈfɔːl.tə(ɹ)/ falters n
Wanken
An unsteadiness.

falter /ˈfɑl.tɚ/ /ˈfɒl.tə(ɹ)/ /ˈfɔl.tɚ/ /ˈfɔːl.tə(ɹ)/ v
wackeln wanken flackern schwächeln
To waver or be unsteady; to weaken or trail off.
ins Stocken geraten zaudern zögern
(ambitransitive) To stammer; to utter with hesitation, or in a weak and trembling manner.
stolpern straucheln
To stumble.

fame /feɪm/ fames n
Ruhm Berühmtheit Bekanntheit
The state of being famous or well-known and spoken of.

familial /fəˈmɪljəl/ adj
Familie familiär
Of or pertaining to any grouping of things referred to as a family.

familiar /fəˈmɪl.i.ə/ /fəˈmɪl.i.ɚ/ /fəˈmɪl.jɚ/ /fɚˈmɪl.jɚ/ more familiar most familiar adj
bekannt
Known to one, or generally known; commonplace.

familiarity /fəmɪliˈæɹɪti/ /fəmɪˈljæɹɪti/ familiarities n
Vertrautheit
The state of being extremely friendly; intimacy.

familiarization familiarizations n
Kennenlernen
The act, process or result of familiarizing.

familiarize /fəˈmɪliəraɪ̯z/ /fəˈmɪljəraɪ̯z/ v
sich bekanntmachen
(ambitransitive) To make or become familiar with something or someone.

family /ˈfæm(ə)li/ /ˈfæm(ɪ)li/ /ˈfæmɪli/ /ˈfɛm(ɘ)li/ adj
Familien-
Suitable for children and adults.
vom anderen Ufer
(gay slang) Homosexual.

family /ˈfæm(ə)li/ /ˈfæm(ɪ)li/ /ˈfæmɪli/ /ˈfɛm(ɘ)li/ families n
Familie Sippe
(countable) A nuclear family: a mother and father who are married and cohabiting and their child or children.
Familie
(countable) A (close-knit) group of people related by blood, friendship, marriage, law, or custom, especially if they live or work together.
(countable, biology, taxonomy) A category in the classification of organisms, ranking below order and above genus; a taxon at that rank.
(countable, music) A group of instruments having the same basic method of tone production.
(countable, linguistics) A group of languages believed to have descended from the same ancestral language.

family business family businesses n
Familienunternehmen
A business whose owners are all members of the same family.

family friend family friends n
Familienfreund Familienfreundin

family law n
Familienrecht
(law) The area of private law pertaining to family matters and domestic relations.

family member family members n
Familienmitglied
A person belonging to a particular family; a close relative or relation.

family planning n
Familienplanung
Birth control, especially when carried out by monogamous heterosexual couples.

family resemblance family resemblances n
Familienähnlichkeit
Physical similarities shared between close relatives, especially between parents and children and between siblings.

family restaurant family restaurants n
Familienrestaurant
An eating establishment that serves relatively simple food at reasonable prices, and welcomes children as well as adults.

family reunification family reunifications n
Familiennachzug Familienzusammenführung

family reunion family reunions n
Familientreffen
An infrequent gathering of family members or distant relatives who are usually geographically separated.

family tree family trees n
Stammbaum
A diagrammatic representation of a pedigree, illustrating the connections between a person's ancestors, offspring and other relatives

family values n
Familienwerte

famine /ˈfæmɪn/ famines n
Hungersnot Hunger
(countable) A period of extreme shortage of food in a region.

famished /ˈfæmɪʃt/ more famished most famished adj
ausgehungert verhungert
Extremely hungry.

famous /ˈfeɪməs/ famouser famousest more famous most famous adj
berühmt bekannt
Well known.
berühmt
In the public eye.

fan /fæn/ [feən] [fɛən] [fɛːn] fans n
Fächer
A hand-held device consisting of concertinaed material, or slats of material, gathered together at one end, that may be opened out into the shape of a sector of a circle and waved back and forth in order to move air towards oneself and cool oneself.
Anything resembling a hand-held fan in shape, e.g., a peacock’s tail.
Fan Anhänger Liebhaber Verehrer Anhängerschaft Bewunderer
A person who is fond of something or someone, especially an admirer of a performer or aficionado of a sport.
Ventilator Lüfter Gebläse
An electrical or mechanical device for moving air, used for cooling people, machinery, etc.

fan /fæn/ [feən] [fɛən] [fɛːn] v
fächeln anfachen anwehen belüften ventilieren zufächern
(transitive) To blow air on (something) by means of a fan (hand-held, mechanical or electrical) or otherwise.
klapsen klopfen schlagen
(transitive) To slap (a behind, especially).
auffächern fächern verteilen
(intransitive, usually to fan out) To move or spread in multiple directions from one point, in the shape of a hand-held fan.

fan blade fan blades n
Lüfterflügel
one of the specially shaped rotating parts (blades) of a mechanical fan which move and distribute air.

fan death n
Ventilatortod
Death supposedly caused by staying overnight in a closed room in which an electric fan is operating. It is a South Korean urban legend.

fan fiction /fæn fɪkʃən/ fan fictions n
Fan-Fiction
(dated, fandom slang, uncountable) Fiction about fans and fandom created by members of fandom.

fan heater fan heaters n
Heizlüfter
an electric heater fitted with a fan which blows out hot air.

fanatic /fəˈnæt.ɪk/ more fanatic most fanatic adj
fanatisch
Fanatical.

fanatic /fəˈnæt.ɪk/ fanatics n
Fanatiker Fanatikerin
A person who is zealously enthusiastic for some cause, especially in religion.

fanatical /fəˈnætɪkəl/ more fanatical most fanatical adj
fanatisch
Having an extreme, irrational zeal or enthusiasm for a specific cause.

fanaticism /fəˈnæt.ɪ.sɪ.zəm/ [fəˈnæɾ.ɪ.sɪ.zm̩] fanaticisms n
Fanatismus Eiferertum
The characteristic or practice of being a fanatic.

fanaticize v
fanatisieren
(transitive) To make into a fanatic.

fanatism n
Fanatismus
(archaic) excessive intolerance of opposing views

fanbelt fanbelts n
Keilriemen Treibriemen Zahnriemen
A belt which turns a cooling fan in a car engine.

fanboy fanboys n
Fanboy Jünger
(fandom, often, derogatory) A male fan who is obsessive about a particular subject (especially, something or someone in popular entertainment media).

fanciful /ˈfænsɪfəl/ more fanciful most fanciful adj
irreal phantasievoll unrealistisch
Unreal or imagined.

fancomic fancomics n
Fancomic
(fandom slang) An unofficial comic based on an existing media property, created by fans and typically without the copyright owner's permission.

fancy /ˈfæn.si/ fancier fanciest adj
ausgefallen schick schrill
Decorative, or featuring decorations, especially intricate or diverse ones.
edel nobel
Of a superior grade.
ausgefallen einfallsreich geschickt kunstvoll raffiniert
Executed with skill.
kraus vertrackt verworren
(colloquial) Unnecessarily complicated.

fancy /ˈfæn.si/ fancies n
Fantasie Einbildung Einbildungskraft Einfall Idee Vorstellung
An image or representation of anything formed in the mind.
Eindruck Einfall Vorstellung
An opinion or notion formed without much reflection.
Einfall
A whim.
Gefallen Zuneigung
Love or amorous attachment.
Anhängertum Leidenschaft Vernarrtheit
Any sport or hobby pursued by a group.
Anhänger Anhängerschaft Fans
The enthusiasts of such a pursuit.

fancy /ˈfæn.si/ v
auf (jemanden) stehen
To have a fancy for; to like; to be pleased with, particularly on account of external appearance or manners.

fancy dress fancy dresses n
Karnevalskostüm
(UK, Australia) A costume, disguise to masquerade as something or someone else.

fandango /ˈfæn.dæŋ.ɡəʊ/ fandangoes fandangos n
Fandango
(music, dance) A form of lively flamenco music and dance that has many regional variations (e.g. fandango de Huelva), some of which have their own names (e.g. malagueña, granadina). [from mid 18th c.]

fandom /ˈfændəm/ fandoms n
Fangemeinde Fans
The fans of a sport, activity, work, person etc., taken as a group.
Fandasein
The state, quality, or condition of being a fan.

fanfare /ˈfænfɛə/ /ˈfænfɛəɹ/ fanfares n
Fanfare
(countable) A flourish of trumpets or horns as to announce; a short and lively air performed on hunting horns during the chase.

fang /feɪŋ/ /fæŋ/ fangs n
Fangzahn Reißzahn
A long, pointed canine tooth used for biting and tearing flesh.
Giftzahn
A long pointed tooth in snakes, for injecting venom.

fanged adj
bezahnt

fank fanks n
Schafhürde
A pen for enclosing sheep, mainly in the Scottish Highlands.

fanny pack /ˈfæni pæk/ fanny packs n
Gürteltasche Bauchtasche Bauchbeutel Hüfttasche
(North America) A small fabric pouch secured with a zipper and worn at the waist by a strap around the hips.

fansub /ˈfænˌsʌb/ fansubs n
Fansub
Subtitles translated by amateurs.

fantail fantails n
Fächerschwänze
Any of several birds, of the genus Rhipidura, from Asia, Australia and New Zealand.

fantasia /-ˈtɑː-/ /fænˈteɪ.zi.ə/ /fænˈteɪ.zɪ.ə/ /fænˈteɪ.ʒə/ /ˌfæn.təˈziː.ə/ fantasias n
Fantasia Fantasie Fantaisie
(music, also, figurative) A form of instrumental composition with a free structure and improvisational characteristics; specifically, one combining a number of well-known musical pieces. [from early 18th c.]

fantasist fantasists n
Fantast Fantastin Phantast Phantastin
One who creates fantasies.
One living in a fantasy world.
Fantasy-Autor Fantasy-Autorin
A writer who writes in the fantasy style.

fantastic /fænˈtæstɪk/ more fantastic most fantastic adj
fantastisch
Existing in or constructed from fantasy; of or relating to fantasy; fanciful.
Wonderful; marvelous; excellent; extraordinarily good or great (used especially as an intensifier).
phantasievoll
Resembling fantasies in irregularity, caprice, or eccentricity; irregular; grotesque.

fantastically more fantastically most fantastically adv
phantastisch
In a fantastic manner.
To an extent only in fantasy; outrageously; ridiculously.

fantasy /ˈfæntəsi/ /ˈfæntəzi/ fantasies n
Phantasie Fantasie
That which comes from one's imagination.
Fantasy Fantastik Phantastik
(literature) The literary genre generally dealing with themes of magic and the supernatural, imaginary worlds and creatures, etc.

fanzine /ˈfænˌziːn/ fanzines n
Fanzine
A magazine, normally produced by amateurs, intended for people who share a common interest

far /fɑɹ/ /fɑː/ farther farthermost farthest further furthermost furthest adj
entfernt fern weit weg
Distant; remote in space.

far /fɑɹ/ /fɑː/ farther farthest further furthest adv
fern entfernt weit
To, from or over a great distance in space, time or other extent.

far away farther away farthest away adv
weit weg

far from it adv
im Gegenteil weit gefehlt weit von weitab (von)
Completely different to what had earlier been expected or assumed.

far left n
linksextrem
The most radical part of the political left wing.

far point far points n
Fernpunkt
The most distant point at which the eye can focus (usually infinity, but nearer for a myopic eye).

far right /ˌfɑɹ ˈɹaɪt/ /ˌfɑː ˈɹʌɪt/ n
Rechtsextrem
(politics) The most right-wing or conservative part of a political faction or grouping.

far-fetched farther-fetched farthest-fetched further-fetched furthest-fetched more far-fetched most far-fetched adj
an den Haaren herbeigezogen weit hergeholt
Implausible; not likely; difficult to believe.

far-left adj
linksextrem
(politics) Very leftist.

far-reaching more far-reaching most far-reaching adj
weitreichend
Having a broad range, scope, or influence.

far-right /ˈfɑɹˌɹaɪt/ /ˈfɑːˌɹʌɪt/ more far-right most far-right adj
rechtsextrem
(politics) Extremely right-wing.

farad /ˈfæɹæd/ /ˈfæɹəd/ farads n
Farad
In the International System of Units, the derived unit of electrical capacitance; the capacitance of a capacitor in which one coulomb of charge causes a potential difference of one volt across the capacitor. Symbol: F

farandole farandoles n
Farandole
A lively chain dance in 6/8 time, of Provençal origin.

faraway adj
abgelegen entfernt
Distant.
abwesend
Not mentally present, as when daydreaming.

farce /fɑɹs/ /fɑːs/ farces n
Farce Posse
(countable) A motion picture or play featuring this style of humor.
(uncountable) A situation abounding with ludicrous incidents.
(uncountable) A ridiculous or empty show.

farcical /ˈfɑː(ɹ)sɪkəl/ more farcical most farcical adj
aberwitzig absurd grotesk irrwitzig
Resembling a farce; ludicrous; absurd.

fare /fɛə(ɹ)/ /fɛɚ/ /fɛɹ/ fares n
Reise
(obsolete) A going; journey; travel; voyage; course; passage.
Fahrpreis Fahrgebühr Fracht
(countable) Money paid for a transport ticket.
Fahrgast Passagier
(countable) A paying passenger, especially in a taxi.
Essen und Trinken Mahlzeit Verköstigung
(uncountable) Food and drink.
Essensvorrat Proviant Verpflegung
(uncountable) Supplies for consumption or pleasure.

fare /fɛə(ɹ)/ /fɛɚ/ /fɛɹ/ v
fahren reisen
(intransitive, archaic) To go, travel.
ergehen gehen klarkommen laufen
(intransitive) To get along, succeed (well or badly); to be in any state, or pass through any experience, good or bad; to be attended with any circumstances or train of events.

fare dodger fare dodgers n
Schwarzfahrer blinder Passagier
A person who deliberately avoids payment for public transport.

fare-dodging n
Beförderungserschleichung Schwarzfahren Schwarzfahrerei

farewell /fæɹˈwɛl/ /fɑːɹˈwɛl/ /fɛəˈwɛl/ /fɛɚˈwɛl/ farewells n
Lebewohl Adieu
A wish of happiness or safety at parting, especially a permanent departure.
Abschied Lebewohl Adieu
A departure; the act of leaving.

farewell /fæɹˈwɛl/ /fɑːɹˈwɛl/ /fɛəˈwɛl/ /fɛɚˈwɛl/ v
Lebewohl sagen
To bid farewell or say goodbye.

farm /fɑːm/ /fɑːɹm/ farms n
Bauernhof Farm
A place where agricultural and similar activities take place, especially the growing of crops or the raising of livestock.

farm animal farm animals n
Hoftier Nutztier
(informal) An animal stereotypically found on a farm; livestock.

farm shop farm shops n
Hofladen

farmer /ˈfɑɹ.mɚ/ /ˈfɑː.mə(ɹ)/ farmers n
Bauer Landwirt Landwirtin Züchter Bäuerin Farmer
A person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock; anyone engaged in agriculture on a farm#Noun.

farmers' market farmers' markets n
Bauernmarkt
A market where farmers and growers sell produce directly to the public.

farmhand farmhands n
Knecht Landarbeiter
Synonym of farmworker

farmhouse /ˈfɑːmhaus/ farmhouses n
Bauernhaus Farmhaus
A house that was once a farmer's residence albeit today lived in by residents whose occupation is not farming.

farmland /ˈfɑːmlænd/ /ˈfɑːɹmlænd/ farmlands n
Ackerland
Land that is suitable for farming and agricultural production.

farmstead farmsteads n
Bauernhaus
The main building of a farm.
Gehöft
A farm, including its buildings.

faro /ˈfɛəɹəʊ/ n
Pharo
(card games) A game of chance played by betting on the order in which certain cards will appear when taken singly from the top of the pack.

farrier /ˈfæɹi.ə/ /ˈfæɹi.ɚ/ /ˈfɛɹi.ɚ/ farriers n
Hufschmied Hufschmiedin Beschlagschmied Beschlagschmiedin Hufbeschlagschmied Hufbeschlagschmiedin
A person who maintains the health and balance of horses' feet through the trimming of the hoof and fitting of horseshoes.

farriery /ˈfɛɹi.ə.ɹi/ farrieries n
Hufbeschlag Hufschmiedearbeit
(uncountable) The work done by a farrier.
Hufschmiede
(countable) A farrier's workshop.

farrow /ˈfæɹoʊ/ /ˈfæɹəʊ/ /ˈfɛɹoʊ/ adj
nicht trächtig
(of cows) Not pregnant; not producing young (not calving) in a given season or year; barren.

farrow /ˈfæɹoʊ/ /ˈfæɹəʊ/ /ˈfɛɹoʊ/ farrows n
Wurf Ferkel
A litter of piglets.

farrow /ˈfæɹoʊ/ /ˈfæɹəʊ/ /ˈfɛɹoʊ/ v
ferkeln
To give birth to a (litter of piglets).

farsighted more farsighted most farsighted adj
weitsichtig
Unable to focus with one's eyes on near objects; presbyopic.
vorausschauend weitsichtig
Considering the future with respect to one's own plans or deeds; showing anticipation.

farsightedness n
Weitsichtigkeit
(pathology) The condition of being unable to focus on near objects; presbyopia.
Weitblick Weitsicht Weitsichtigkeit
The quality of being considerate about what might happen in the future.

fart /fɑɹt/ /fɑːt/ farts n
Furz Pups Fürze
(informal, impolite) An emission of digestive gases from the anus; a flatus. [from 15th c.]
alter Knacker
(colloquial, impolite, pejorative, potentially offensive) (usually as "old fart") An elderly person; especially one perceived to hold old-fashioned views.

fart /fɑɹt/ /fɑːt/ v
furzen pupsen
(informal, impolite, intransitive) To emit digestive gases from the anus; to flatulate.

farter farters n
Furzer Furzerin
(dialectal) One who ambles along slowly.

farthing /ˈfɑː(ɹ).ðɪŋ/ farthings n
Groschen Heller Pfennig Pfifferling
(figurative) A very small quantity or value; the least possible amount.

fartlek /ˈfɑɹtlək/ /ˈfɑːtlɛk/ fartleks n
Fahrtspiel
An athletic training technique, used especially in running, in which periods of intense effort alternate with periods of less strenuous effort in a continuous workout.

fasces /ˈfæsiːz/ n
Faszes Liktorenbündel
A Roman symbol of judicial authority consisting of a bundle of wooden sticks, with an axe blade embedded in the centre; used also as a symbol of fascism.

fascia /ˈfeɪʃi.ə/ /ˈfeɪʃjə/ /ˈfeɪʃə/ /ˈfæʃi.ə/ /ˈfæʃjə/ /ˈfæʃə/ fasciae fascias n
Faszie
(anatomy) The layer of loose tissue, often containing fat, immediately beneath the skin; the stronger layer of connective tissue covering and investing muscles and organs; an aponeurosis.

fasciated antshrike fasciated antshrikes n
Zebraameisenwürger
A passerine bird of the antbird family, in species Cymbilaimus lineatus (formerly Lanius lineatus).

fascicle /ˈfæs.ɪ.kəl/ fascicles n
Faserbündel
(anatomy) A bundle of skeletal muscle fibers surrounded by connective tissue.

fasciculation fasciculations n
Faszikulation
(anatomy, muscles) (toxicology, venoms) An involuntary muscle twitch, usually localised and temporary, but that may be intensified and prolonged fatally by particular poisons and venoms such as acetylcholinesterase inhibitors.

fasciitis /fæʃiˈaɪtɪs/ n
Fasziitis
(medicine) Inflammation of the fascia.

fascinate /ˈfæsɪneɪt/ v
faszinieren
To evoke an intense interest or attraction in someone.
To make someone hold motionless; to spellbind.
faszinieren bezaubern
To be irresistibly charming or attractive to.

fascinated /ˈfæsɪneɪtɪd/ more fascinated most fascinated adj
fasziniert
extremely interested

fascinating /ˈfæsɪˌneɪtɪŋ/ more fascinating most fascinating adj
faszinierend bezaubernd
Having interesting qualities; captivating; attractive.

fascination /fæsɪˈneɪʃən/ fascinations n
Faszination
(archaic) The act of bewitching, or enchanting
The state or condition of being fascinated.

fascine /fæ-/ /fəˈsin/ /fəˈsiːn/ /fɛˈsiːn/ fascines n
Faschine Reisigbündel
(specifically, military, _, fortification) A similar bundle of sticks of wood or plastic pipes used for filling in ditches for armoured fighting vehicles to drive over, and for making parapets, raising batteries, and strengthening ramparts.

fascine knife fascine knives n
Faschinenmesser
(historical, military) A large, heavy knife or short sword used as a sidearm and tool by 17th to 19th century infantry and artillery.

fascism /ˈfæʃɪz(ə)m/ fascisms n
Faschismus
Any right-wing, authoritarian, nationalist ideology characterized by centralized, totalitarian governance, strong regimentation of the economy and society, and repression of criticism or opposition. [1922]

fascist /ˈfæʃɪst/ more fascist most fascist adj
faschistisch
Of or relating to fascism.
Supporting the principles of fascism.
(informal) Unfairly oppressive or needlessly strict.

fascist /ˈfæʃɪst/ fascists n
Faschist Faschistin Fascho Nazi
A proponent of fascism.

fashion /ˈfæʃən/ fashions n
Mode
(countable) A current (constantly changing) trend, favored for frivolous rather than practical, logical, or intellectual reasons.
(uncountable) Popular trends.
Stil
(countable) A style or manner in which something is done.

fashion /ˈfæʃən/ v
anfertigen fertigen
To make, build or construct, especially in a crude or improvised way.

fashion designer fashion designers n
Modedesigner Modedesignerin
Someone who designs clothing professionally.

fashion show fashion shows n
Modenschau
An event at which fashionable clothes are modelled for an audience.

fashionable /ˈfæʃənəbl̩/ more fashionable most fashionable adj
modisch fashionable
Characteristic of or influenced by a current popular trend or style.

fast /fæst/ /fɑːst/ faster fastest adj
befestigt fest verankert
(dated) Firmly or securely fixed in place; stable. [from 9th c.]
befestigt fest geschützt undurchdringlich unzugänglich verstärkt
Firm against attack; fortified by nature or art; impregnable; strong.
echt eng standhaft treu wirklich
(of people) Steadfast, with unwavering feeling. (Now mostly in set phrases like fast friend(s).) [from 10th c.]
schnell geschwind rasch hurtig flink flott
Moving with great speed, or capable of doing so; swift, rapid. [from 14th c.]
schnell
Causing unusual rapidity of play or action.
schnell Breitband-
(computing, of a piece of hardware) Able to transfer data in a short period of time.
fest tief
Deep or sound (of sleep); fast asleep (of people). [16th–19th c.]
beständig farbecht fixiert lichtecht waschfest
(of dyes or colours) Not running or fading when subjected to detrimental conditions such as wetness or intense light; permanent. [from 17th c.]
Lebemann halbseiden lebenslustig leicht leichtlebig liederlich
(dated) Having an extravagant lifestyle or immoral habits. [from 18th c.]
vorgehen
Ahead of the correct time or schedule. [from 19th c.]
schnell lichtempfindlich
(of photographic film) More sensitive to light than average. [from 20th c.]

fast /fæst/ /fɑːst/ faster fastest adv
fest
In a firm or secure manner, securely; in such a way as not to be moved; safe, sound [from 10th c.].
fest tief
(of sleeping) Deeply or soundly [from 13th c.].
schnell beschleunigt
Quickly, with great speed; within a short time [from 13th c.].
vorgehen
Ahead of the correct time or schedule.

fast /fæst/ /fɑːst/ v
fasten hungern
(transitive) (academic) To cause a person or animal to abstain, especially from eating.

fast Fourier transform fast Fourier transforms n
schnelle Fourier-Transformation
An instance of performing one of these algorithms.

fast asleep adj
in tiefem Schlaf
(idiomatic) Sleeping, in a deep sleep.

fast food /ˈfæst ˈfuːd/ /ˈfɑːst ˈfuːd/ fast foods n
Fastfood Schnellkost Schnellgericht Fertigessen Fertigkost Schnellimbiss
Food that is served quickly, often standardized and pre-prepared.

fast forward v
vorspulen
(transitive) To cause an audio or video tape, digital media stream, etc. to move forward very fast, so that when the device is played, it will start at a later point.
(intransitive) To be fast-forwarded; to move ahead in this fashion.

fast lane fast lanes n
Überholspur
On a multilane road, the lane intended or reserved for vehicles moving at faster speeds.

fasten /ˈfæsn̩/ /ˈfæsən/ /ˈfɑːsn̩/ /ˈfɑːsən/ v
befestigen festmachen
(ambitransitive) To attach or connect in a secure manner.

fastener /ˈfæsnɚ/ /ˈfæsənɚ/ /ˈfɐːsnɘ/ /ˈfɐːsɘnɘ/ /ˈfɑːsnə/ /ˈfɑːsənə/ fasteners n
Verschluss Befestiger Befestigungselement Halterung Klammer Schließe
Something or someone that fastens.
Befestiger Befestigungselement Befestigungsmittel Verbinder
Mechanically, any device that fastens; especially, a collective term for items such as screws, nuts, washers, clasps, bolts and the like.

faster-than-light adj
superluminar überlichtschnell
(physics) Faster than the speed of light in a vacuum, the theoretical speed limit for travel within the universe.

fastgrowing adj
schnellwachsend

fastidious /fæˈstɪdi.əs/ /fəˈstɪdi.əs/ more fastidious most fastidious adj
wählerisch akribisch anspruchsvoll kleinlich manisch minutiös
Excessively particular, demanding, or fussy about details, especially about tidiness and cleanliness.
penibel pingelig übergenau etepetete
Overly concerned about tidiness and cleanliness.
anspruchsvoll wählerisch eigen heikel kleinlich mäkelig
Difficult to please; quick to find fault.

fasting /ˈfæstɪŋ/ /ˈfɑːstɪŋ/ fastings n
Fastenzeit
Abstinence or mortification for religious reasons, especially abstinence from food.
Fasten Fastenzeit
Abstinence from food, limiting caloric intake, for medical or health reasons, dieting.

fastness /ˈfæs(t)-/ /ˈfæs(t)nəs/ /ˈfɑːs(t)nəs/ fastnesses n
Feste Festung
(archaic) Of a fortress or other place: the quality or state of being secure from access or attack; safety, security.

fat /fæt/ fatter fattest adj
dick fett
Carrying more fat than usual on one's body; plump; not lean or thin.
Thick; large.

fat /fæt/ fats n
Fett
(uncountable) A specialized animal tissue with high lipid content, used for long-term storage of energy: fat tissue.
(countable) A lipid that is solid at room temperature, which fat tissue contains and which is also found in the blood circulation; sometimes, a refined substance chemically resembling such naturally occurring lipids.

fat cat fat cats n
Bonze
(slang, derogatory) Any affluent person who is perceived to have profited from the labour of others.

fat catshark fat catsharks n
fetter Katzenhai
A shark (Apristurus pinguis) of the family Scyliorhinidae, closely related to the Japanese catshark (Apristurus japonicus).

fat lip fat lips n
dicke Lippe

fat tail fat tails n
Fettschwanz
A mass of fat stored in the rump of a beast as an adaptation to heat and harsh environmental conditions or selection by man.

fat-ass /ˈfætæs/ [ˈfæɾæs] fat-asses n
Fettwanst
(coarse, slang, pejorative) A rotund, overweight, or obese person.

fat-free adj
fettfrei
Not containing fat.

fat-tailed dwarf lemur fat-tailed dwarf lemurs n
Westlicher Fettschwanzmaki
Cheirogaleus medius, one of the smallest primates, native to Madagascar, the only primate known to truly hibernate, which it does during Madagascar's dry season.

fatal /ˈfeɪ.təl/ [ˈfeɪ.ɾɫ̩] adj
fatal verhängnisvoll
Proceeding from, or appointed by, fate or destiny.
tödlich fatal
Causing death or destruction.

fatalism fatalisms n
Fatalismus
(metaphysics, philosophy) The doctrine that all events are subject to fate or inevitable necessity, or determined in advance in such a way that human beings cannot alter them.

fatalist /ˈfeɪtəlɪst/ fatalists n
Fatalistin Fatalist
One who maintains that all things happen by inevitable necessity; a person who believes in fatalism.

fatalistic more fatalistic most fatalistic adj
fatalistisch
Of or pertaining to fatalism.
schicksalsergeben
Submissive to fate.

fatalistically more fatalistically most fatalistically adv
fatalistisch
In a fatalistic manner.

fatberg /ˈfætbɜːɡ/ /ˈfætbɝɡ/ fatbergs n
Fettberg
A large accumulation of fat and discarded toiletries which clogs sewers. [From the late 2000s.]

fate /feɪt/ fates n
Schicksal Los Geschick
The presumed cause, force, principle, or divine will that predetermines events.
Schicksal
Destiny; often with a connotation of death, ruin, misfortune, etc.
(mythology) (one of the goddesses said to control the destiny of human beings).

fateful /ˈfeɪtfəl/ more fateful most fateful adj
verhängnisvoll schicksalhaft
Momentous, significant, setting or sealing one’s fate.
vorbestimmt
Determined in advance by fate, fated.

fatha /fæt.ħæh/ fathas n
Fatha
In Arabic script, the vowel point for a, appearing as a diagonal line placed above a letter ( ⁧ـَ⁩ ) and designating a short a /a/. If the Arabic letters ا (‎أَلِف) or ى (‎أَلِف مَقْصُورَة) immediately follow, it indicates a long ā /aː/.

fathead /ˈfæt.hɛd/ fatheads n
Amerikanische Dickkopfelritze
A cyprinid fish of the Mississippi valley, Pimephales promelas, the black-headed minnow.

father /ˈfeɪðəɹ/ /ˈfæðə/ /ˈfæðəɹ/ /ˈfɐːðə/ /ˈfɑðɚ/ /ˈfɑːd̪ə(r)/ /ˈfɑːðə(ɹ)/ /ˈfɒːðɚ/ fathers n
Vater Papa Vati
A male ancestor more remote than a parent; a progenitor; especially, a first ancestor.
Väterchen
A term of respectful address for an elderly man.
Vater Pater Pfarrer
A term of respectful address for a priest.

father /ˈfeɪðəɹ/ /ˈfæðə/ /ˈfæðəɹ/ /ˈfɐːðə/ /ˈfɑðɚ/ /ˈfɑːd̪ə(r)/ /ˈfɑːðə(ɹ)/ /ˈfɒːðɚ/ v
zeugen
To be a father to; to sire.

father figure father figures n
Vaterfigur Übervater
One who represents, behaves as, or is regarded as equivalent to a father for another person or group of people.

father of the nation fathers of the nation n
Vater des Vaterlandes

father-in-law /ˈfɑːðəɹɪnˌlɔː/ father-in-laws fathers-in-law n
Schwiegervater Schwäher
One's spouse's father.

fatherhood /ˈfɑ.ðɚˌhʊd/ /ˈfɑːðəˌhʊd/ fatherhoods n
Vaterschaft Vatersein Vatertum
The state of being a father.

fatherland fatherlands n
Vaterland
The country of one's ancestors.

fatherless adj
vaterlos
Without a (living) father.

fatherlessness n
Vaterlosigkeit
The state or quality of being fatherless (not having a (living) father).

fatherly /ˈfɑðɚli/ /ˈfɑːðəli/ more fatherly most fatherly adj
väterlich
Characteristic of what is considered the ideal behaviour pertaining to fatherhood.

fathom /ˈfað(ə)m/ /ˈfædəm/ /ˈfæðəm/ fathoms n
Klafter Faden
(chiefly, nautical, historical, US) A man's armspan, generally reckoned to be six feet (about 1.8 metres). Later used to measure the depth of water, but now generally replaced by the metre outside American usage.

fathom /ˈfað(ə)m/ /ˈfædəm/ /ˈfæðəm/ v
begreifen ergründen umarmen verstehen
(archaic, or, obsolete) To encircle (someone or something) with outstretched arms; specifically, to measure the circumference or (rare) length of something.
begreifen ergründen verstehen
(figuratively) Often followed by out: to deeply understand (someone or something); to get to the bottom of.
loten ausloten sondieren
(also, figuratively) To measure the depth of (water); to take a sounding of; to sound.

fatigue /fəˈtiːɡ/ fatigues n
Erschöpfung Ermüdung Müdigkeit Schlappheit Überdruss
A weariness caused by exertion; exhaustion.
Ermüdung
(engineering) Weakening and eventual failure of material, typically by cracking leading to complete separation, caused by repeated application of mechanical stress to the material.

fatigue /fəˈtiːɡ/ v
ermüden zermürben
(transitive) To tire or make weary by physical or mental exertion.

fatigues /fəˈtiːɡz/ n
Arbeitsanzug Arbeitsuniform Soldatenkleidung Tarnanzug
(US) Military clothing worn when doing menial tasks.

fatless /ˈfætləs/ adj
fettlos
Without fat, especially in the senses: made without fat, fat-free.

fatphobia n
Adipophobie Fettphobie Obesophobie
Fear and/or dislike of obese people and/or obesity.
Fear or obsessive avoidance of consuming fat.

fatso /ˈfæ.t͡soʊ/ /ˈfæt.soʊ/ fatsoes fatsos n
Fettsack Fettwanst Rollmops
(pejorative) Someone who is overweight.

fatten /ˈfætən/ [ˈfæʔn̩] v
mästen dick werden dicker werden zunehmen fett werden sich mästen
(transitive) To cause (a person or animal) to be fat or fatter.
dick werden dicker werden zunehmen fett werden sich mästen
(intransitive, of a person or animal) To become fat or fatter.

fattouch n
Fattouch Libanesischer Salat
A traditional Lebanese, Syrian, or Levantine fresh salad with crispy bread (typically, dried, toasted, grilled, or fried pita), usually with mint, parsley, and olive oil.

fatty /ˈfæt.i/ /ˈfæɾ.i/ fattier fattiest adj
fettig
Containing, composed of, or consisting of fat.
Like fat; greasy.

fatty /ˈfæt.i/ /ˈfæɾ.i/ fatties n
Fettsack Fettwanst
(pejorative, slang) An obese person.

fatty acid fatty acids n
Fettsäure
(organic chemistry, biochemistry) Any of a class of aliphatic carboxylic acids, of general formula CnH2n+1COOH, that occur combined with glycerol as animal or vegetable oils and fats. Only those with an even number of carbon atoms are normally found in natural fats.

fatty alcohol fatty alcohols n
Fettalkohol
(organic chemistry) Any of a group of long-chain aliphatic alcohols, found in nature esterified with fatty acids in the form of waxes.

fatty liver fatty livers n
Fettleber
(pathology) The abnormal retention of triglycerides within the vacuoles of the liver

fatuous /ˈfæt.ju.əs/ /ˈfæt͡ʃ.u.əs/ more fatuous most fatuous adj
albern töricht
Obnoxiously stupid; vacantly silly; content in one's foolishness.

fatwa /ˈfæ.twɑː/ /ˈfæt.wɑ/ /ˈfɑt.wɑ/ fatawa fatwas n
Fatwa
(Islam) A legal opinion, decree or ruling issued by a mufti or other Islamic lawyer.

faucet aerator faucet aerators n
Luftsprudler Mischdüse Strahlregler Perlator
(plumbing) A device for faucets/taps which mixes air with water to reduce the flowrate.

fault /fɑlt/ /fɒlt/ /fɔlt/ /fɔːlt/ [fɒːlt] faults n
Fehler
A defect; something that detracts from perfection.
(tennis) An illegal serve.
Schuld
A mistake or error.
Blame; the responsibility for a mistake.
Charakterschwäche Fehler
A weakness of character; a failing.
Verfehlung
A minor offense.
Bruchlinie Verwerfung
(seismology) A fracture in a rock formation causing a discontinuity.
Berge Zwischenmittel
(mining) In coal seams, coal rendered worthless by impurities in the seam.
Brücke Kurzschluss
(electrical) An abnormal connection in a circuit.
Ermangelung
(obsolete) want; lack

fault /fɑlt/ /fɒlt/ /fɔlt/ /fɔːlt/ [fɒːlt] v
fehlen sündigen
(intransitive) To commit a mistake or error.

fault scarp fault scarps n
Geländestufe
(seismology) A step-like feature formed by the slippage of a short section of the surface along a fault line.

fault tolerance fault tolerances n
Fehlertoleranz
(system theory) Property that enables a system to continue operating properly in event of one failure or several failures of some of its components.

faultful more faultful most faultful adj
fehlerhaft
With faults or sins; not perfect; flawed.

faultless more faultless most faultless adj
fehlerfrei
Without fault; free from defect or error.

faultlessness n
Fehlerlosigkeit
The quality of being faultless; the absence of faults.

faulty /ˈfɑlti/ /ˈfɔlti/ /ˈfɔːlti/ [ˈfɒːlti] faultier faultiest adj
fehlerhaft
Having or displaying faults; not perfect; not adequate or acceptable.

faun /fɔːn/ fauns n
Faun Faunus
(Roman mythology) A woodland creature with pointed ears, legs, and short horns of a goat and a fondness for unrestrained revelry.

fauna /ˈfɔː.nə/ faunae faunas faunæ n
Fauna Tierwelt Tierreich
(uncountable) Animals considered as a group; especially those of a particular country, region, time. [from late 18th c.]

fauvism n
Fauvismus
An artistic movement of the last part of the 19th century which emphasized spontaneity and the use of extremely bright colors. [from 1905]

faux /foʊ/ /fəʊ/ adj
falsch künstlich unecht
Fake or artificial.

faux pas /fəʊ pɑː/ /fəʊ pɑːz/ faux pas n
Fauxpas

favicon /ˈfævɪkɒn/ favicons n
Favicon
(web design) An icon associated with a particular website, and typically displayed in the address bar of a browser viewing the site.

favor /ˈfeɪvə/ /ˈfeɪvɚ/ favors n
Gefallen Gefälligkeit
A kind or helpful deed; an instance of voluntarily assisting (someone).
Gnade Gunst Huld
Goodwill; benevolent regard.

favor /ˈfeɪvə/ /ˈfeɪvɚ/ v
begünstigen
To look upon fondly; to prefer.

favourable /ˈfeɪv(ə)ɹəbəl/ more favourable most favourable adj
günstig
Pleasing, encouraging or approving.
Convenient or at a suitable time; opportune.

favourite /ˈfeɪv.ɹɪt/ adj
Liebling bevorzugter liebst
Preferred or liked above all others (unless qualified).

favourite /ˈfeɪv.ɹɪt/ favourites n
Favorit Liebling
A person or thing who enjoys special regard or favour.
A person who is preferred or trusted above all others.
Favorit
A contestant or competitor thought most likely to win.

favouritism favouritisms n
Günstlingswirtschaft Vetternwirtschaft
(British spelling) The unfair favouring of one person or group at the expense of another.

favus /ˈfeɪvəs/ favi n
Erbgrind
(medicine) A severe, chronic infection of ringworm.

fawn /fɔːn/ adj
beige rehbraun
Of the fawn colour.

fawn /fɔːn/ fawns n
Rehkitz Hirschkalb Damkalb
A young deer.
beigebraun dunkelblond hellbraun
A pale brown colour tinted with yellow, like that of a fawn.
Junge
(obsolete) The young of an animal; a whelp.

fawn /fɔːn/ v
anhimmeln
(intransitive) To exhibit affection or attempt to please.
schmeicheln
(intransitive) To seek favour by flattery and obsequious behaviour (with on or upon).
schwanzwedeln schwänzeln
(intransitive, of a dog) To show devotion or submissiveness by wagging its tail, nuzzling, licking, etc.

fawn over v
hofieren mit Lob überschütten umschmeicheln
(transitive) To praise excessively in order to get a favor.

fawning adj
kriecherisch schmeichelnd unterwürfig
Seeking favor by way of flattery; flattering, servile.

fawning fawnings n
Schmeichelei
Servile flattery.

fax /fæks/ faxes faxxes n
Fax Faxgerät
A document sent, or received and printed by a fax machine.

fax /fæks/ v
faxen fernkopieren
To send a document via a fax machine.

fax machine fax machines n
Fax Faxgerät Fernkopierer
A device which scans, transmits, receives and prints documents (faxes) transmitted by telephone.

fax number fax numbers n
Faxnummer
A number used to contact a particular fax machine.

fayalite fayalites n
Fayalit
(mineral) Yellow, olive green, brown or black mineral with orthorhombic crystals of the olivine group, Fe2SiO4.

faze /feɪz/ /fæɪz/ v
abschrecken aus der Fassung bringen in Unruhe versetzen schrecken
(transitive, informal) To frighten or cause hesitation; to daunt, put off (usually used in the negative); to disconcert, to perturb. [from mid 19th c.]

fealty /ˈfiː.əlti/ /ˈfiːlti/ fealties n
Treue Lehnstreue
Fidelity to one's lord or master; the feudal obligation by which the tenant or vassal was bound to be faithful to his lord.
Lehnseid
The oath by which this obligation was assumed.

fear /fɪə/ /fɪɚ/ /fɪɹ/ fears n
Angst Furcht Schreck Bange Ehrfurcht
(uncountable) A strong, unpleasant emotion or feeling caused by actual or perceived danger or threat.
Furcht Angst Phobie
(countable) A phobia, a sense of fear induced by something or someone.

fear /fɪə/ /fɪɚ/ /fɪɹ/ v
fürchten Angst haben
(transitive) To be afraid of (something or someone); to consider or expect (something or someone) with alarm.
Angst haben (+um) fürchten (+um/für)
(intransitive, used with for) To worry about, to feel concern for, to be afraid for.
fürchten
(transitive) To venerate; to feel awe towards.

fearful /ˈfɜː(ɹ)fəl/ /ˈfɜː(ɹ)fʊl/ /ˈfɪə(ɹ)fəl/ /ˈfɪə(ɹ)fʊl/ /ˈfɪɹfəl/ /ˈfɪɹfʊl/ fearfuler fearfulest fearfuller fearfullest more fearful most fearful adj
furchtbar
Frightening; causing fear.
(dated) Terrible; shockingly bad.
ängstlich furchtsam
Tending to fear; timid.
verängstigt
(now, _, rare) Frightened; filled with terror.

fearless /ˈfɪələs/ /ˈfɪɹləs/ more fearless most fearless adj
furchtlos
Without fear.

fearlessness /ˈfɪəlɪsnɪs/ fearlessnesses n
Furchtlosigkeit
The quality of being fearless.

fearmongering fearmongerings n
Angstmacherei Angstparolen Panikmache
The act of spreading needless fear; exaggerating purported threats in order to incite fear.

fearsome more fearsome most fearsome adj
furchterregend fürchterlich
frightening, especially in appearance.

feasibility feasibilities n
Machbarkeit Durchführbarkeit
The state of being feasible or possible.

feasible /ˈfi.zə.bəl/ /ˈfiː.zə.bəl/ [ˈfi.zə.bɫ̩] [ˈfiː.zə.bɫ̩] [ˈfɪi.zə.bɫ̩] more feasible most feasible adj
machbar durchführbar ausführbar angängig erreichbar praktikabel
Able to be done in practice.

feast /fiːst/ feasts n
Festmahl Festessen Gastmahl
A very large meal, often of a ceremonial nature.
Fest
A festival; a holy day or holiday; a solemn, or more commonly, a joyous, anniversary.

feast /fiːst/ v
schlemmen
(intransitive) To partake in a feast, or large meal.

feast day feast days n
Feiertag Festtag
(religion) A religious festival for a particular saint or religious event.

feast for the eyes feasts for the eyes n
Augenschmaus Augenweide
Visually pleasing sight; something that is easy on the eye.

feat /fiːt/ feats n
Glanzleistung Glanzstück Leistung Meisterleistung Meisterstück
A relatively rare or difficult accomplishment.

feather /ˈfɛð.ə(ɹ)/ /ˈfɛð.ɚ/ feathers n
Feder Vogelfeder
A branching, hair-like structure that grows on the bodies of birds, used for flight, swimming, protection and display.

feather /ˈfɛð.ə(ɹ)/ /ˈfɛð.ɚ/ v
befiedern
To cover or furnish with feathers; (when, _, of an, arrow) to fletch.

feather duster /ˈfɛð.ə(ɹ) ˈdʌstə/ /ˈfɛð.ɚ ˈdʌstɚ/ feather dusters n
Staubwedel
An implement, traditionally consisting of a bundle of feathers (especially ostrich feathers) attached to a handle, used to remove surface dust.

feather-light adj
federleicht
Extremely light; light as a feather.

featherbed featherbeds n
Federbett
A mattress stuffed with feathers.

featherbed v
verwöhnen
(transitive) To treat someone with excessive indulgence; to pamper, cosset or mollycoddle.

feathered adj
gefedert gefiedert mit Federn besetzt
(poetic) Covered or adorned with something, as if with feathers.

feathergrass feathergrasses n
Federgras
Any of various perennial hermaphroditic grasses of the genus Stipa.

featherless /ˈfɛðələs/ /ˈfɛðəɹləs/ adj
federlos
Having no feathers.

feathermoss feathermosses n
Rotstängelmoos
A species of moss common in boreal forests, Pleurozium schreberi.

featherweight featherweights n
Federgewicht Federgewichtler
A sportsman who fights in this division.

feathery /ˈfɛ.ðəɹ.i/ featherier featheriest more feathery most feathery adj
gefiedert
Covered with feathers.

feature /ˈfi.t͡ʃɚ/ /ˈfiː.t͡ʃə(ɹ)/ features n
Eigenschaft Merkmal Besonderheit Charakteristikum Eigentümlichkeit
An important or main item.
Feature Feuilleton Sonderbeitrag
(media) A long, prominent article or item in the media, or the department that creates them; frequently used technically to distinguish content from news.
Charakteristikum Merkmal
Any of the physical constituents of the face (eyes, nose, etc.).
Eigenschaft Besonderheit Feature Funktion Merkmal
(computing) A beneficial capability of a piece of software.

feature /ˈfi.t͡ʃɚ/ /ˈfiː.t͡ʃə(ɹ)/ v
aufweisen besonders bieten darbieten herausstellen
(transitive) To ascribe the greatest importance to something within a certain context.
Hauptrolle mitspielen
(transitive) To star, to contain.

feature film feature films n
Hauptfilm
The main, full-length film in a cinema program that also included a short film and often a newsreel. As of now, it plays after the trailers.

featured /ˈfiːt͡ʃə(ɹ)d/ more featured most featured adj
im Fokus
displayed with special treatment

febrile /ˈfiːbɹaɪl/ /ˈfɛbɹaɪl/ more febrile most febrile adj
Fieber- febril fieberhaft fieberig fiebernd fiebrig
Feverish, or having a high temperature.
fieberhaft fieberig fiebernd fiebrig
Full of nervous energy.

fecal /ˈfiːkəl/ adj
fäkal
Of or relating to feces.

fecal transplant fecal transplants n
Stuhltransplantation
(medicine) The transference of bacteria from the feces of a donor to the bowel of a patient suffering from colitis or of a Clostridium infection

feceate v
ausleeren
(rare) To discharge feces from the digestive tract.

feces /ˈfiːsiːz/ n
Fäkalien Kot

feckless /ˈfɛkləs/ /ˈfɛklɪs/ more feckless most feckless adj
nichtsnutzig nutzlos ziellos
Lacking purpose.
untauglich ineffektiv ineffizient unfähig wirkungslos
Without skill, ineffective, incompetent.
matt mutlos schlaff schwach unmotiviert
Lacking the courage to act in any meaningful way.
kraftlos lahmarschig schlapp
(British, archaic) Lacking vitality.

feculence feculences n
Fäkulenz Kotartigkeit
The state or quality of being feculent.

feculent /ˈfɛkjʊlənt/ more feculent most feculent adj
fäkulent kotartig kotig verkotet verschmutzt
Dirty with faeces or other impurities

fecund /ˈfi.kənd/ /ˈfɛk.ənd/ more fecund most fecund adj
fruchtbar
(formal) Highly fertile; able to produce offspring.
fruchtbar produktiv
(figuratively) Leading to new ideas or innovation.

fecundity /fɪˈkʌndɪtɪ/ fecundities n
Fertilität Fortpflanzungsfähigkeit Fruchtbarkeit Gestaltungskraft Schöpfungskraft
Ability to produce offspring.
Fertilität Fruchtbarkeit Produktivität
Ability to cause growth or increase.
Fertilität Fruchtbarkeit
Number, rate, or capacity of offspring production.

fed up more fed up most fed up adj
die Nase voll haben satt
(idiomatic) Frustrated, annoyed, tired, to the limit of one's endurance.

federal /ˈfɛdəɹəl/ /ˈfɛdɹəl/ adj
föderal Bund
Pertaining to a league or treaty; derived from an agreement or covenant between parties, especially between nations.
Pertaining to the national government level in a federal nation, as opposed to state, provincial, county, city, or town.

federal city federal cities n
Bundesstadt
A title applied variously to Bonn (Germany), Bern (Switzerland), or Sevastopol (Crimea)

federal district federal districts n
Bundesdistrikt
A type of federal subdivision, often composed of a capital city

federal government federal governments n
Bundesregierung föderale Regierung
Any of several forms of government of federations.

federal state federal states n
Bundesstaat
A sovereign state that is a federation.
Bundesland
A non-sovereign state that is part of a federation, especially part of Germany or Austria.

federalism federalisms n
Föderalismus
A system of national government in which power is divided between a central authority and a number of regions with delimited self-governing authority.

federalization federalizations n
Föderalisierung
The unification of states to form a federal union.

federate /ˈfɛdəɹeɪt/ /ˈfɛdəɹət/ v
föderieren

federation /ˌfɛdəˈɹeɪʃn̩/ federations n
Föderation Bund
Array of nations or states that are unified under one central authority which is elected by its members.

fedora /fəˈdɔɹə/ /fɪˈdɔːɹə/ fedoras n
Fedora Fedorahut Filzhut
A felt hat with a fairly low, creased crown with a brim that can be turned up or down.

fee /fiː/ fees n
Gebühr
An additional monetary payment charged for a service or good, especially one that is minor compared to the underlying cost.

feeble /ˈfiːbəl/ feebler feeblest adj
schwach kraftlos
Deficient in physical strength.
dürftig
Lacking force, vigor, or effectiveness in action or expression; faint.

feeble-minded feebler-minded feeblest-minded adj
schwachsinnig
Weak in intellectual power; lacking firmness or constancy; lacking intelligence

feed /ˈfiːd/ feeds n
Futter
(uncountable) Food given to (especially herbivorous) non-human animals.
Einspeisung
Something supplied continuously.
Futtern Fütterung
(countable) A gathering to eat, especially in large quantities.
Feed
(Internet) Encapsulated online content, such as news or a blog, that can be subscribed to.

feed /ˈfiːd/ v
füttern ernähren
(transitive) To give (someone or something) food to eat.
füttern ernähren fressen einspeisen
(transitive) To give to a machine to be processed.

feedback /ˈfiːdˌbæk/ feedbacks n
Feedback Rückmeldung
Critical assessment of a process or activity or of their results.
Rückkopplung Feedback
(electronics, cybernetics, control theory, ) The part of an output signal that is looped back into the input to control or modify a system.
Feedback Rückkopplung
(amplification) The high-pitched howling noise heard when there is a loop between a microphone and a speaker.

feedback loop feedback loops n
Rückkopplungsschleife

feedbag feedbags n
Futterbeutel Futtersack
A horse's nosebag.

feeder cattle n
Mastrind
(agriculture) Steers or cows that are mature enough to be placed in a feedlot in preparation for slaughter.

feeding bottle feeding bottles n
Babyflasche Nuckelflasche Saugflasche
A bottle for feeding milk to babies or to the young of other animals.

feeding tube feeding tubes n
Ernährungssonde

feel /fiːl/ [fiːɫ] feels n
Eindruck Gefühl Gespür
A vague mental impression.
Haptik Oberflächenbeschaffenheit anfühlen
An intuitive ability.

feel /fiːl/ [fiːɫ] v
spüren ertasten fühlen
(transitive, copulative) To become aware of through the skin; to use the sense of touch on.
spüren tasten ertasten
(intransitive) To search by sense of touch.
tasten
(intransitive) To receive information by touch or by any neurons other than those responsible for sight, smell, taste, or hearing.
das Gefühl haben denken
(transitive) To think, believe, or have an impression concerning.
sich fühlen fühlen
(intransitive, copulative) To experience an emotion or other mental state.
spüren sich fühlen fühlen
(transitive) To experience an emotion or other mental state about.
verstehen
(intransitive) To sympathise; to have the sensibilities moved or affected.
anfühlen
(copulative) To seem (through touch or otherwise).

feel for v
mitfühlen
(idiomatic) To experience sympathy for, to sympathise with.

feel like v
Lust haben auf
To have a desire for something, or to do something.

feel sorry for v
bemitleiden leidtun
To pity; to show pity for.

feeler /ˈfiːlə/ /ˈfiːləɹ/ feelers n
Fühler
(literally) Someone or something that feels.
(anatomy) An antenna or appendage used for feeling, especially on an insect.

feeler gauge feeler gauges n
Fühlerlehre
A set of thin metal strips, of known thickness, used to measure a narrow gap

feeling /ˈfilɪŋ/ /ˈfiːlɪŋ/ more feeling most feeling adj
einfühlsam gefühlvoll
Emotionally sensitive.

feeling /ˈfilɪŋ/ /ˈfiːlɪŋ/ feelings n
Gefühl
Sensation, particularly through the skin.
Intuition.
Gefühl Emotion
Emotion; impression.
Gefühle
(always, _, in the plural) Emotional state or well-being.
(always, _, in the plural) Emotional attraction or desire.

feet of clay n
tönerne Füße
(idiomatic) In someone apparently strong and without failings, a hidden weakness which could lead to downfall.

feet on the ground n
auf eigenen Füßen stehen fest auf der Erde stehen
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see feet,‎ on,‎ ground.

feign /feɪn/ v
vorgeben vortäuschen fingieren vormachen
To make a false show or pretence of; to counterfeit or simulate.
ausdenken
To imagine; to invent; to pretend to do something.
verbergen verheimlichen
To hide or conceal.

feijoa /feɪˈd͡ʒoʊ.ə/ /feɪˈhoʊ.ə/ /feɪˈʒoʊ.ə/ /ˈfiːd͡ʒɐʉ.ɐ/ feijoas n
brasilianische Guave
A South American evergreen shrub, Acca sellowiana (syn. Feijoa sellowiana).

feint /feɪnt/ feints n
Finte
(often, military) A movement made to confuse an opponent; a dummy.

feint /feɪnt/ v
fintieren
(intransitive, boxing, fencing, also, often, military) To make a feint or mock attack.

feisty /ˈfaɪsti/ feistier feistiest more feisty most feisty adj
beherzt hartnäckig lebendig lebhaft munter mutig
Tenacious, energetic, spunky.
angriffslustig kampflustig resolut streitbar streitsüchtig übellaunig
Belligerent; prepared to stand and fight, especially in spite of relatively small stature or some other disadvantage.
empfindlich reizbar streitsüchtig verletzlich überlaunig
Easily offended and ready to bicker.

feldspar feldspars n
Feldspat
(mineral) Any of a large group of rock-forming minerals that, together, make up about 60% of the earth's outer crust. The feldspars are all aluminum silicates of the alkali metals sodium, potassium, calcium and barium. Feldspars are the principal constituents of igneous and plutonic rocks.

felid felids n
Katze
(zoology) Any member of the cat family (Felidae).

feline /ˈfiːlaɪn/ more feline most feline adj
Katze
Of or pertaining to cats.
katzenartig katzenhaft
catlike (resembling a cat); sleek, graceful, inscrutable, sensual, and/or cunning.

felinity felinities n
Katzenartigkeit
(uncountable) The state of being feline.
Katzheit
(humorous) catkind, all cats collectively (cf. humanity)

fell /fɛl/ v
fällen
(transitive) To make something fall; especially to chop down a tree.

fellah /ˈfɛlə/ fellaheen fellahin fellahs n
Fellache Fellachin
A peasant, farmer or agricultural laborer in the Middle East and North Africa.

fellate /fəˈleɪt/ /ˈfɛleɪt/ v
blasen fellationieren fellieren lutschen
(transitive, by extension) To suck (something) in a manner suggestive of fellatio.
(transitive, figuratively) To suck up to, to flatter or be shamefully subservient to.

fellatio /fəˈleɪ.ʃi.oʊ/ /fəˈleɪ.ʃi.əʊ/ fellatios n
Fellatio
The stimulation of the penis using the mouth.

fellator fellators n
Schwanzlutscher Schwanzlutscherin
One who performs fellatio.

fellatrix /fəˈleɪtɹɪks/ fellatrices fellatrixes n
Schwanzlutscherin
A woman who performs fellatio.

felling fellings n
Einschlag Fällung

fellow /ˈfɛloʊ/ /ˈfɛlə/ /ˈfɛləʊ/ fellows n
Kumpel
Kamerad Gefährte
(chiefly, in the plural, also, figuratively) A companion; a comrade.
Paar
(chiefly, in the plural) An object which is associated with another object; especially, as part of a set.

fellow citizen n
Mitbürger Mitbürgerin
A citizen of one's country or city.

fellow man fellow men n
Nächste Mitmensch
A kindred member of humanity.

fellow traveller fellow travellers n
Mitreisende Mitreisender
One who travels together with another.
Mitläufer Sympathisant Weggenosse
(US) One who sympathizes with the aims or beliefs of an organization without belonging to it; especially a Communist sympathizer. [mid-20th c.]

fellowship /ˈfɛloʊʃɪp/ /ˈfɛləʃɪp/ /ˈfɛləʊʃɪp/ fellowships n
Gemeinschaft Kameradschaft
A company of people that share the same interest or aim.

felon /ˈfɛlən/ felons n
Verbrecher Kapitalverbrecher Kapitalverbrecherin Schwerverbrecher Schwerverbrecherin Straftäter
(criminal law) A person who has committed a felony; specifically, one who has been tried and convicted of such a crime.

felonious more felonious most felonious adj
verbrecherhaft verbrecherisch
Of, relating to, being, or having the quality of felony

feloniously more feloniously most feloniously adv
in verbrecherischer Weise verbrecherhaft verbrecherisch
In a felonious manner; in a manner that constitutes a felony.

felony /ˈfɛ.lə.ni/ felonies n
Verbrechen Kapitalverbrechen Schwerstverbrechen Schwerverbrechen schwere Straftat
(US, historical, _, in, _, UK, legal) A serious criminal offense, which, under United States federal law, is punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year or by death.

felt /fɛlt/ felts n
Filz
A cloth or stuff made of matted fibres of wool, or wool and fur, fulled or wrought into a compact substance by rolling and pressure, with lees or size, without spinning or weaving.
Filzhut
A hat made of felt.

felt /fɛlt/ v
filzen
(transitive) To make into felt, or a feltlike substance; to cause to adhere and mat together.

felt-tip felt-tips n
Filzer Filzschreiber Filzstift
A felt-tip pen.

felt-tip pen felt-tip pens n
Filzstift Filzer Filzschreiber
(UK) A pen that holds quick-drying ink conveyed to a writing surface by means of a felt nib.

felwort felworts n
Blauer Sumpfstern Moorenzian Sumpfenzian
A European herb, Swertia perennis (star swertia), of the gentian family.

female /ˈfiː.meɪl/ femaler femalest more female most female adj
weiblich feminin
Belonging to the sex which typically produces eggs (ova), or to the gender which is typically associated with it. [from 14th c.]

female /ˈfiː.meɪl/ females n
Weibchen Weib
One of the female (feminine) sex or gender.

female circumcision female circumcisions n
Beschneidung der Frau Beschneidung des weiblichen Genitals Beschneidung weiblicher Genitalien Klitorisbeschneidung weibliche Genitalbeschneidung weibliche Genitalverstümmelung
(sometimes, proscribed, possibly, _, dated) Any operation involving removal of any of various parts of the female external genital organs including and in addition to the hood, such as the clitoris or labia; regarded as mutilation in many societies. [from 17th c.]

female condom female condoms n
Femidom Kondom für die Frau
A device that is inserted into the vagina during sexual intercourse as a barrier contraceptive to reduce the risk of sexually transmitted infections and unintended pregnancy.

female ejaculation female ejaculations n
weibliche Ejakulation
The forceful expulsion of fluids from the vagina during the female orgasm, possibly originating from the Skene's gland (paraurethral gland) and/or urethra.

female genital mutilation female genital mutilations n
Beschneidung weiblicher Genitalien Verstümmelung weiblicher Genitalien
Any mutilation of the female genitals done for non-medical reasons, such as the infliction of abrasion, burns (chemical or cauterizing), or cuts or slits, or amputation or piercing. [from 21st c.]

femaleness /ˈfiːmeɪlnɪs/ femalenesses n
Weiblichkeit
The characteristic, state or condition of being female. [from 19th c.]

femboy /ˈfɛmbɔɪ/ femboys n
Femboy
A male individual who adopts a feminine aesthetic.

femdom /ˈfɛmdɑm/ /ˈfɛmdɒm/ femdoms n
Femdom
(BDSM, uncountable) Female domination; a sexual practice in which women dominate men or other women.

femicide /ˈfɛmɪsaɪd/ femicides n
Femizid Frauenmord
The killing of a woman or girl because of her sex, especially when motivated by misogyny. [from 19th c.]

feminationalism n
Feminationalismus

feminazi /ˌfɛmɪˈnɑːtsi/ more feminazi most feminazi adj
Feminazi
(derogatory, potentially, _, offensive) Relating to a radical or militant feminist who is intolerant of opposing views or who seeks superiority of women over men.

feminazi /ˌfɛmɪˈnɑːtsi/ feminazis n
Feminazi
(derogatory, potentially, _, offensive) A radical or militant feminist who is intolerant of opposing views or who seeks female superiority over men.

feminazism n
Feminazismus
(derogatory) Aggressive militant radical feminism.

feminine /ˈfɛmənɪn/ /ˈfɛmɪnɪn/ more feminine most feminine adj
weiblich feminin
Of or pertaining to the female sex; biologically female, not male.
Belonging to females; typically used by females.
Having the qualities stereotypically associated with women: nurturing, not aggressive.
(grammar) Of, pertaining or belonging to the female grammatical gender, in languages that have gender distinctions.

feminine /ˈfɛmənɪn/ /ˈfɛmɪnɪn/ feminines n
Femininum weiblich
(grammar) The feminine gender.

femininity /fɛmɪˈnɪnɪti/ femininities n
Weiblichkeit Fraulichkeit
The sum of all attributes that are feminine or convey womanhood.

feminism /ˈfɛmɪnɪz(ə)m/ feminisms n
Feminismus
A social theory or political movement which argues that legal and social restrictions on women must be removed in order to bring about equality of the sexes in all aspects of public and private life.

feminist /ˈfɛmənɪst/ more feminist most feminist adj
feministisch Feminist
relating to or in accordance with feminism.

feminist /ˈfɛmənɪst/ feminists n
Feminist Feministin
an advocate of feminism; a person who believes in bringing about the equality of the sexes (of women and men) in all aspects of public and private life
a member of a feminist political movement

feminization /ˌfɛmɪnɪˈzeɪʃən/ feminizations n
Feminisierung Feminisation Verweiblichung
The act of feminizing, or the state of being feminized.
Feminisation Feminisierung Verweiblichung
(biology) The development of female sex characteristics.

feminize /ˈfɛmɪnaɪz/ v
feminisieren verweiblichen
(transitive) To make (more) feminine.
(intransitive) To become (more) feminine.

feminology n
Feminologie
(rare) Synonym of women's studies.

femismo n
Femismus
(informal, rare) Exaggerated, stubborn, or aggressive femininity; female machismo.

femme fatale /fɛm fəˈtæl/ /fɛm fəˈtɑːl/ femme fatales femmes fatales n
Femme fatale verhängnisvolle Frau
An attractive and seductive but ultimately dangerous woman.

femonationalism femonationalisms n
Femonationalismus

femoral adj
Oberschenkel Schenkel femoral femoralis
Of, pertaining to, or near the femur or thigh.

femtochemistry n
Femtochemie
(chemistry) The study of chemical reactions on a very short time scale, often using pulsed lasers.

femtometre femtometres n
Femtometer
10-15 of a metre. Symbol: fm

femur /ˈfiːmə(ɹ)/ femora femurs n
Femur
(entomology) The middle segment of the leg of an insect, between the trochanter and the tibia.

fence /fɛns/ [fɛns] [fɛnts] fences n
Hehler Hehlerin
(informal) Someone who hides or buys and sells stolen goods, a criminal middleman for transactions of stolen goods.
Zaun Fence Fenz Hag
(figuratively) A barrier, for example an emotional barrier.

fence /fɛns/ [fɛns] [fɛnts] v
einzäunen umzäunen befrieden einfrieden einfriedigen einhagen
(transitive) To enclose, contain or separate by building fence.
hehlen
(transitive) To engage in the selling or buying of stolen goods.
(intransitive) To conceal the truth by giving equivocal answers; to hedge; to be evasive.
fechten
(intransitive, sports) To engage in the sport of fencing.

fence off v
abzäunen
To enclose an area within a fence.

fencepole fencepoles n
Zaunpfahl
A usually wooden pole forming part of a fence.

fencepost fenceposts n
Zaunpfahl
A post which helps hold up a fence.

fencer /ˈfɛnsə/ /ˈfɛnsəɹ/ [ˈfɛnsɚ] fencers n
Fechterin Fechter
A participant in the sport of fencing.

fencing /ˈfɛnsɪŋ/ fencings n
Fechten
The art or sport of duelling with swords, especially with the 17th- to 18th-century European dueling swords and the practice weapons descended from them (sport fencing).
Absperrgitter Einzäunung Zaunfeld
Material used to make fences, fences used as barriers or an enclosure.
Hehlerei
Receiving and buying of stolen goods.

fencing wire fencing wires n
Zaundraht

fend /fɛnd/ v
alleine auskommen für sich selbst sorgen
(intransitive) To take care of oneself; to take responsibility for one's own well-being.
(rare, except as "fend for oneself") To defend, to take care of (typically construed with for); to block or push away (typically construed with off).

fend off v
abwehren
To defend against; to repel with force or effort

fender /ˈfɛnd.ə(ɹ)/ fenders n
Kotflügel
(US) panel of a car which encloses the wheel area, especially the front wheels.
Fender Schutzblech
(US) a shield, usually of plastic or metal, on a bicycle that protects the rider from mud or water

fender-bender fender-benders n
Blechschaden
(chiefly, US) A minor accident involving at least one motor vehicle.

fenland fenlands n
tief liegendes Feuchtgebiet
a kind of low-lying ground, often wet or marshy

fennec /ˈfɛnɪk/ fennecs n
Fennek
A small fox of the species Vulpes zerda, found in the Sahara (excluding the coast) and having distinctive oversized ears.

fennel /ˈfɛnəl/ fennels n
Fenchel
A plant, Foeniculum vulgare, of the parsley family, which has a sweet, anise-like flavor.
(culinary) The bulb, leaves, or stalks of the plant, eaten as a vegetable.
(culinary) The seeds of the fennel plant used as a spice in cooking.

fentanyl /ˈfɛn.tə.nɑl/ /ˈfɛn.tə.nɔl/ /ˈfɛn.tə.nɪl/ [ˈfɛnʔ.nɑɫ] [ˈfɛnʔ.nɔɫ] [ˈfɛʔn̩.nɪɫ] fentanyls n
Fentanyl
(pharmaceutical drug) A synthetic opioid narcotic analgesic C22H28N2O with pharmacological action similar to morphine that is administered transdermally as a skin patch and in the form of its citrate C22H28N2O·C6H8O7 is administered orally or parenterally (as by intravenous or epidural injection); N-phenyl-N-[1-(2-phenylethyl)piperidin-4-yl]propanamide.

fentanyl citrate fentanyl citrates n
Fentanylzitrat

fenugreek /ˈfɛnjəˌɡɹiːk/ /ˈfɛnjʊˌɡɹiːk/ fenugreeks n
Bockshornklee
Any of the species leguminous plant, Trigonella foenum-graecum, eaten as a vegetable and with seeds used as a spice.
Bockshornklee Bockshornkleesamen
The seeds of this plant, used as a spice (especially in Indian and Thai cooking).

feral /ˈfɛɹəl/ /ˈfɪəɹəl/ more feral most feral adj
verwildert wild
(of an animal) Wild but descended from domestic or captive ancestors.

feral cat feral cats n
Streunerkatze verwilderte Katze wilde Katze
(zoology) A domestic cat that has returned to or was born in a living situation without human care.

feral pigeon feral pigeons n
Stadttaube Straßentaube verwilderte Haustaube verwilderte Taube
A variety of rock pigeon, Columba livia domestica, that has reverted to the wild and adapted itself to living in urban or rural areas.

fermata /ˌfɜːɹˈmɑtə/ /ˌfɜːˈmɑːtə/ fermatas fermate n
Fermate
(music, countable) The notation ⟨◌͒⟩ of such a prolongation, usually represented as a dot with a semi-circle above or below it, written above or below the prolonged note or rest.

ferment /fəˈmɛnt/ /fɚˈmɛnt/ /ˈfɚ.mɛnt/ /ˈfɜː.mɛnt/ ferments n
Gärmittel
Something, such as a yeast or barm, that causes fermentation.

ferment /fəˈmɛnt/ /fɚˈmɛnt/ /ˈfɚ.mɛnt/ /ˈfɜː.mɛnt/ v
gären anstacheln stören
To react, using fermentation; especially to produce alcohol by aging or by allowing yeast to act on sugars; to brew.
anstacheln stören
To stir up, agitate, cause unrest or excitement in.

fermentation /ˌfɜː(ɹ)mənˈteɪʃən/ /ˌfɜː(ɹ)mɛnˈteɪʃən/ fermentations n
Gärung Fermentation
(biochemistry) Any of many anaerobic biochemical reactions in which an enzyme (or several enzymes produced by a microorganism) catalyses the conversion of one substance into another; especially the conversion (using yeast) of sugars to alcohol or acetic acid with the evolution of carbon dioxide

fermion /ˈfɜːmɪɒn/ fermions n
Fermion
(particle physics, Standard Model) Any elementary or composite particle that has half-integer spin and thus obeys Fermi–Dirac statistics and the Pauli exclusion principle (equivalently, a particle for which the wavefunction of any system of identical such particles changes sign whenever two are swapped); a baryon, a lepton or a quark;(slightly more loosely) any such particle or any composite particle composed of fermions.

fermionic condensate fermionic condensates n
Fermionen-Kondensat
(physics) a superfluid phase formed by fermionic particles at low temperatures

fermium /ˈfɜːɹmiəm/ n
Fermium
A transuranic chemical element (symbol Fm) with an atomic number of 100.

fern /fɘːn/ /fɜːn/ /fɝn/ [fɜːn] ferns n
Farn Farnkraut
Any of a group of some twenty thousand species of vascular plants classified in the division Pteridophyta that lack seeds and reproduce by shedding spores to initiate an alternation of generations.

ferocious /fəˈɹəʊʃəs/ more ferocious most ferocious adj
wild grausam brutal
Marked by extreme and violent energy.

ferredoxin ferredoxins n
Ferredoxin

ferret /ˈfɛɹɪt/ ferrets n
Frettchen
An often domesticated mammal (Mustela putorius furo) rather like a weasel, descended from the polecat and often trained to hunt burrowing animals.

ferret-badger ferret-badgers n
Sonnendachs
(zoology) Any of several small mustelid omnivores of the genus Melogale, of southern and eastern Asia, having a bushy tail and distinctive white or yellow markings on a black face.

ferrimagnetic adj
ferrimagnetisch
(physics) Exhibiting ferrimagnetism.

ferrimagnetism n
Ferrimagnetismus
(physics) a form of antiferromagnetism in which some magnetization remains below a critical temperature (the Neel temperature)

ferrite /ˈfɛɹaɪt/ ferrites n
Ferrit
The interstitial solid solution of carbon in body-centered cubic iron.

ferritic more ferritic most ferritic adj
ferritisch
Relating to a ferrite.

ferroboron ferroborons n
Ferrobor
An alloy of iron and boron used in the production of specialist steels

ferrochrome /ˈfɛɹəˌkɹəʊm/ ferrochromes n
Ferrochrom
A corrosion-resistant alloy of chrome and iron containing between 50% and 65% chrome.

ferroconcrete /ˌfɛɹoʊˈkɑnkɹit/ ferroconcretes n
Stahlbeton
A building material made from Portland cement concrete with a matrix of steel bars or wires (rebars) to increase its tensile strength.

ferroelectric adj
ferroelektrisch
(physics) of, or relating to the permanent electrical polarization of a crystalline dielectric in an electric field

ferroelectricity n
Ferroelektrizität
(physics) The electric polarization of a substance (spontaneous presence of a dipole moment) that is analogous to ferromagnetism

ferromagnetic more ferromagnetic most ferromagnetic adj
ferromagnetisch
(physics) Exhibiting ferromagnetism.

ferromagnetism ferromagnetisms n
Ferromagnetismus
(physics) The phenomenon whereby certain substances can become permanent magnets when subjected to a magnetic field.

ferrous /ˈfɛɹəs/ more ferrous most ferrous adj
eisenhaltig eisern
Of or containing iron.
(chemistry) Of compounds of iron in which it has a valence or oxidation number of 2.

ferruginous duck ferruginous ducks n
Moorente
Aythya nyroca, a medium-sized diving duck from Eurasia

ferrule /-ɹuːl/ /ˈfɛɹ(ə)l/ /ˈfɛɹəl/ ferrules n
Zwinge
A band or cap (usually metal) placed around a shaft to reinforce it or to prevent splitting. [from early 17th c.]

ferry /ˈfeɹi/ /ˈfɛɹi/ /ˈfɛɹɪ/ ferries n
Fähre
A ship used to transport people, smaller vehicles and goods from one port to another, usually on a regular schedule.
A place where passengers are transported across water in such a ship.
The legal right or franchise that entitles a corporate body or an individual to operate such a service.

ferryboat /ˈfɛɹiˌboʊt/ /ˈfɛɹiˌbəʊt/ ferryboats n
Fähre Fährboot Fährschiff Überfuhr
(nautical) A boat used to ferry passengers, vehicles, or goods across open water, especially one that runs to a regular schedule

ferryman ferrymen n
Fährmann Ferge
A man who operates a ferry.

fertile /ˈfɜːtaɪl/ /ˈfɜːtəl/ /ˈfɝːtaɪl/ /ˈfɝːtəl/ more fertile most fertile adj
fruchtbar geil
Of land, etc.: capable of growing abundant crops; productive.

fertility /fɝˈtɪləti/ fertilities n
Fruchtbarkeit
(uncountable) The condition, or the degree, of being fertile.

fertilization fertilizations n
Befruchtung
The act of fecundating or impregnating the gametes of animals, plants, etc.; including the process by which in flowers the pollen renders the ovule fertile, an analogous process in flowerless plants, or the joining of sperm and egg in animals.

fertilize /ˈfɜː(ɹ)tɪlaɪz/ v
düngen
To make (the soil) more fertile by adding nutrients to it.
befruchten
(figuratively) To make more creative or intellectually productive.

fertilizer /ˈfɜːtəlaɪzə/ /ˈfɜːɹtəlaɪzəɹ/ fertilizers n
Dünger Düngemittel
A natural substance that is used to make the ground more suitable for growing plants.
Handelsdünger Dünger
(chemistry) A chemical compound created to have the same effect.

fervent /ˈfɜː.vənt/ /ˈfɝ.vənt/ more fervent most fervent adj
inbrünstig
Exhibiting particular enthusiasm, zeal, conviction, persistence, and/or belief.
glühend
Glowing, burning, very hot.

fervor /ˈfɝvɚ/ fervors n
Begeisterung Eifer Inbrunst
(American spelling) An intense, heated emotion; passion, ardor.
Leidenschaft
(American spelling) A passionate enthusiasm for some cause.

fescue /ˈfɛskjuː/ fescues n
Schwingel Schwingelgras
A hardy grass commonly used to border golf fairways in temperate climates. Any member of the genus Festuca.

fess /fɛs/ fesses n
Balken Leiste
(heraldiccharge) A horizontal band across the middle of the shield.

fester /ˈfɛstə(ɹ)/ /ˈfɛstɚ/ v
eitern
(intransitive) To become septic; to become rotten.

festival /ˈfɛstəv(ə)l/ /ˈfɛstɪvl̩/ festivals n
Festival Fest
An event or series of special events centred on the celebration or promotion of some theme or aspect of the community, often held at regular intervals.

festive /ˈfɛstɪv/ more festive most festive adj
festlich
Having the atmosphere, decoration, or attitude of a festival, holiday, or celebration.

festivity /fɛˈstɪvəti/ /fɛˈstɪvɪti/ /fɪ-/ festivities n
Fest Festlichkeit
(often, pluralized) A festival or similar celebration.
Festlichkeit
An experience or expression of celebratory feeling, merriment, gaiety.

festoon /fɛsˈtuːn/ festoons n
Feston Girlande
An ornament such as a garland or chain which hangs loosely from two tacked spots.
Feston
(architectural element) A bas-relief, painting, or structural motif resembling such an ornament.
Lichterkette
A raised cable with light globes attached.

festschrift /ˈfɛstˌʃɹɪft/ festschriften festschrifts n
Festschrift
A collection of articles, essays, etc., published together as a memorial or tribute to an academic or some other respected person. [from late 19th c.]

feta /ˈfɛtə/ fetas n
Feta
A variety of curd cheese made from sheep’s or goat’s milk and originating from Greece.

fetal /ˈfitl̩/ adj
fetal fötal
(embryology) Pertaining to, or connected with, a fetus.

fetch /fɑt͡ʃ/ /fɛt͡ʃ/ v
holen einbringen hereinholen hinlegen kriegen schaffen
(intransitive) To bring oneself; to make headway; to veer; as, to fetch about; to fetch to windward.

fetching /ˈfɛt͡ʃɪŋ/ more fetching most fetching adj
attraktiv
Attractive; pleasant to regard.

fete /feɪt/ /fɛt/ v
ehren feiern verehren
(transitive, usually in the passive) To celebrate (a person).

feticide feticides n
Fetozid
(dysphemistic) The killing of a fetus or embryo; an induced abortion. [from 19th century]

fetid /ˈfɛtɪd/ more fetid most fetid adj
stinkend
Foul-smelling, stinking.

fetidness n
Gestank
The quality of being fetid

fetish /ˈfiː.tɪʃ/ /ˈfɛt.ɪʃ/ fetishes n
Fetisch
Something which is believed to possess, contain, or cause spiritual or magical powers; an amulet or a talisman. [from the early 17th c.]
Sexual attraction to or arousal at something abnormally sexual or nonsexual, such as an object or a nonsexual part of the body. [from the early 19th c.]
An irrational or abnormal preoccupation or fixation on some object or activity; an obsession. [from the 19th c.]

fetishism fetishisms n
Fetischismus
The belief that natural objects have supernatural powers, or that something created by people has power over people.
A form of paraphilia where the object of attraction is an inanimate object or a part of a person's body.

fetishist /ˈfɛtɪʃɪst/ fetishists n
Fetischist Fetischistin
One who has a sexual fetish.

fetishistic more fetishistic most fetishistic adj
fetischistisch
Of or pertaining to fetishism or fetishists.

fetlock fetlocks n
Fesselgelenk
A joint of the horse's leg below the knee or hock and above the hoof.

fetter /ˈfet.ə/ /ˈfɛt.ə/ /ˈfɛt.ɚ/ fetters n
Fußfessel Fessel Fußschelle
A chain or similar object used to bind a person or animal – often by its legs (usually in plural).

fettle /ˈfɛtl̩/ fettles n
Einklang Form Zustand
A state of physical condition; kilter or trim.
Geisteszustand Verfassung Zustand
One's mental state; spirits.
Formsand
Sand used to line a furnace.
Grat
(ceramics) A seam line left by the meeting of mould pieces.
Zustand
(Cumbria, Geordie) A person's mood or state, often assuming the worst.

fettle /ˈfɛtl̩/ v
flicken reparieren richten
(especially Northern England) To sort out, to fix, to mend, to repair.
arrangieren ordnen prötteln vorbereiten
(intransitive) To make preparations; to put things in order; to do trifling business.
ausfüllen auskleiden
(transitive) To line the hearth of a furnace with sand prior to pouring molten metal.
beschneiden beschroten putzen
In ceramics, to remove (as by sanding) the seam lines left by the meeting of two molds.

fetus /ˈfiːtəs/ feti fetii fetus fetuses n
Fötus
An unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal.

feud /fjuːd/ /fɪu̯d/ feuds n
Fehde Streit Feindschaft
A state of long-standing mutual hostility.
Lehen
An estate granted to a vassal by a feudal lord in exchange for service.

feud /fjuːd/ /fɪu̯d/ v
befehden
(intransitive) To carry on a feud.

feudal /ˈfjudəl/ /ˈfjuːdl̩/ [ˈfju.ɾɫ̩] [ˈfjuː.dɫ̩] adj
feudal
Of, or relating to feudalism.

feudalism /ˈfju.də.lɪ.zəm/ [ˈfju.də.lɪ.zm̩] feudalisms n
Feudalismus
A social system based on personal ownership of resources and personal fealty between a suzerain (lord) and a vassal (subject). Defining characteristics are direct ownership of resources, personal loyalty, and a hierarchical social structure reinforced by religion.

feudalization feudalizations n
Feudalisierung
The introduction of a feudal system.

feuilleton /fə.jə.ˈtoʊn/ /ˈfɔɪ.ɪ.tən/ /ˈfʊɪˌtɒn/ /ˌfəɪˈtɑn/ feuilletons n
Feuilleton
A section of a European newspaper typically dedicated to arts, culture, criticism, and light literature.
An article published in such a section.

feuilletonist feuilletonists n
Feuilletonist Feuilletonistin
A writer of feuilletons.

fever /ˈfivɚ/ /ˈfiːvə/ fevers n
Fieber Temperaturerhöhung
A higher than normal body temperature of a person (or, generally, a mammal), usually caused by disease.

feverfew feverfews n
Falsche Kamille Fieberkraut Mutterkraut Zierkamille
A European aromatic perennial herb, Tanacetum parthenium (or Chrysanthemum parthenium or Pyrethrum parthenium), having daisy-like flowers; valued as a traditional medicine, especially for headaches.

feverish /ˈfi.vɚ.ɪʃ/ /ˈfiː.və.ɹɪʃ/ more feverish most feverish adj
fiebrig fieberhaft febril
Having a fever, an elevated body temperature.
fieberhaft
Filled with excess energy.

feverless adj
fieberfrei fieberlos
Without a fever.

few /fjuː/ /fɪu̯/ [fjʉː] [fjʉ͡u] fewer fewest least less determiner
wenig wenige
(preceded by another determiner) An indefinite, but usually small, number of.

few sandwiches short of a picnic phraseologicalUnit
nicht alle Tassen im Schrank haben
(idiomatic) Exhibiting disquiet or unsoundness of mind; not sane; mad.

fewer /ˈfjuː.ɚ/ determiner
weniger
a smaller number.

fez /fɛz/ fezes fezzes n
Fes Tarbusch
A felt hat in the shape of a truncated cone, having a flat top with a tassel attached.

ff. phraseologicalUnit
ff.
and the following (pages, paragraphs etc.)

fiacre /fɪˈɑːkɹə/ fiacres n
Fiaker
(historical) A small horse-drawn carriage for hire; a hackney carriage.

fiancé /fiɑnˈseɪ/ /fiˈɑnseɪ/ /fiˈɑːnseɪ/ /fiˈɒnseɪ/ /fiˈɒ̃seɪ/ /ˌfiɑnˈseɪ/ fiancée fiancés n
Verlobter Verlobte
A man who is engaged to be married; the man to whom one is engaged.

fiancée /fiɑnˈseɪ/ /fiˈɑnseɪ/ /fiˈɑːnseɪ/ /fiˈɒnseɪ/ /fiˈɒ̃seɪ/ /ˌfiɑnˈseɪ/ fiancé fiancées n
Verlobte Braut
A woman who is engaged to be married; the woman to whom one is engaged.

fiasco /fiˈæs.kəʊ/ fiascoes fiascos n
Fiasko
A ludicrous or humiliating situation. Some effort that went quite wrong.

fiat /ˈfaɪæt/ /ˈfiːæt/ /ˈfiːɑt/ /ˈfiːət/ fiats n
Anordnung Befehl Erlass Fiat Vorschrift
An arbitrary or authoritative command or order to do something; an effectual decree.
Billigung Erlaubnis Ermächtigung Genehmigung Zustimmung
Authorization, permission or (official) sanction.

fib /fɪb/ fibs n
Fabulation Fantasiegeschichte Flunkerei Schwindelei
(informal) A lie, especially one that is more or less inconsequential.

fib /fɪb/ v
flunkern fabulieren schwindeln
(informal, intransitive) To lie, especially more or less inconsequentially.

fibber fibbers n
Flunkerer Schwindler
(informal) A liar.

fiber bundle fiber bundles n
Faserbündel
(American spelling, topology, category theory) A topological space E with a base space B and a fiber space F such that any point x ∈ B has a neighborhood N that is homeomorphic to the product space B × F (that is, the space is locally the product space B × F, although its global structure can be quite different).

fibre /ˈfaɪ.bə(ɹ)/ fibres n
Faser
(countable) A single piece of a given material, elongated and roughly round in cross-section, often twisted with other fibres to form thread.
(mathematics) The preimage of a given point in the range of a map.
(cytology) A long tubular cell found in bodily tissue.

fibreglass /ˈfaɪbəɡlɑːs/ fibreglasses n
Glasfaser Glasfasern
Silica based glass extruded into fibers that possess a length at least 1000 times greater than their width.
Fiberglas GFK Glasfaserverstärkter Kunststoff
A composite material made from fine fibres of spun glass held together with resin.

fibrillate /ˈfɪbrɪleɪt/ /ˈfʌɪbrɪleɪt/ v
fibrillieren
(intransitive) To make rapid irregular movements.

fibrillation /ˌfɪbɹɪˈleɪʃən/ fibrillations n
Fibrillieren Fibrillierung
The rapid, irregular, and unsynchronized contraction of the muscle fibers of the heart.

fibroma fibromas fibromata n
Fibrom
(pathology) A benign tumour of fibrous connective tissue.

fibrosis /faɪˈbɹoʊsɪs/ fibroses n
Fibrose
(medicine) The formation of (excess) fibrous connective tissue in an organ.

fibula /ˈfɪb.jəl.ə/ /ˈfɪb.jʊl.ə/ fibulae fibulas fibulæ n
Fibel
An ancient kind of brooch used to hold clothing together, similar in function to the modern safety pin.

fichu /ˈfi-/ /ˈfiː-/ /ˈfɪʃ(j)uː/ fichus n
Fichu
(chiefly, historical) A woman's lightweight triangular scarf worn over the shoulders and tied in front, or tucked into a bodice to cover the exposed part of the neck and chest.

fickle /ˈfɪk.əl/ fickler ficklest more fickle most fickle adj
unbeständig wechselhaft flatterhaft launisch unstet wankelmütig
Quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance; insincere; not loyal or reliable.
unbeständig unstet wechselhaft
(figurative) Changeable.

fickleness ficklenesses n
Unbeständigkeit Wankelmut
The quality of being fickle.

fiction /ˈfɪk.ʃən/ fictions n
Fiktion Belletristik Erfindung
(literature) Literary type using invented or imaginative writing, instead of real facts, usually written as prose.

fictional /ˈfɪkʃənəl/ more fictional most fictional adj
fiktiv ausgedacht erfunden
Invented, as opposed to real.

fictitious /fɪkˈtɪʃəs/ adj
fiktiv erfunden
Invented; contrived.

fictive /ˈfɪktɪv/ more fictive most fictive adj
fiktiv
Resulting from imaginative creation: fanciful or invented.

ficus /ˈfaɪkəs/ ficuses n
Fikus
(botany) Any plant belonging to the genus Ficus, including the rubber plant.

fiddle /ˈfɪd(ə)l/ /ˈfɪdl̩/ [ˈfɪɾl̩] fiddles n
Schiffsgeländer
Synonym of violin, a small unfretted stringed instrument with four strings tuned (lowest to highest) G-D-A-E, usually held against the chin, shoulder, chest or on the upper thigh and played with a bow; the position of a violinist in a band; (usually, _, proscribed) any of various bowed stringed instruments, particularly those of the violin family when played non-classically.
(especially, nautical) Any rail or device that prevents items from sliding off a table, stove, etc. in rough water.

fiddle /ˈfɪd(ə)l/ /ˈfɪdl̩/ [ˈfɪɾl̩] v
fummeln
To fidget or play; to idly amuse oneself, to act aimlessly, idly, or frivolously, particularly out of nervousness or restlessness.

fiddler /ˈfɪdlə(ɹ)/ /ˈfɪdələ(ɹ)/ fiddlers n
Geiger
One who plays the fiddle.

fiddler crab fiddler crabs n
Winkerkrabbe
a genus of crab in which the male has one hugely enlarged claw (genus Uca).

fideism /ˈfaɪ.di.ɪz.əm/ /ˈfi.deɪ.ɪz.əm/ fideisms n
Fideismus
The doctrine that faith is the basis of all knowledge.

fideist fideists n
Fideist
A subscriber to fideism.

fidelity /faɪˈdɛl.ɪ.ti/ /fɪˈdɛl.ɪ.ti/ fidelities n
Redlichkeit Treue
Faithfulness to one's duties.
Treue
Loyalty to one's spouse or partner, including abstention from cheating or extramarital affairs.
Genauigkeit Treue
Accuracy, or exact correspondence to some given quality or fact.
Klangtreue Wiedergabetreue
The degree to which a system accurately reproduces an input.

fidget /ˈfɪd͡ʒ.ɪt/ fidgets n
Zappelphilipp
(informal) A person who fidgets, especially habitually.

fidget /ˈfɪd͡ʒ.ɪt/ v
herumzappeln zappeln
(intransitive) To wiggle or twitch; to move the body, especially the fingers, around nervously or idly.

fido fidos n
Fehlprägung
(numismatics) A coin that is defective, having been incorrectly minted, often prized by collectors.

fiducial /fɪˈduːʃəl/ more fiducial most fiducial adj
fiduziell
Accepted as a fixed basis of reference.

fiduciary /fə.ˈduːʃ.i.eɹ.i/ /fɪ.ˈdjuːʃ.i.əɹ.i/ adj
fiduziarisch treuhänderisch
(legal) Relating to an entity that owes to another good faith, accountability and trust, often in the context of trusts and trustees.

fiduciary /fə.ˈduːʃ.i.eɹ.i/ /fɪ.ˈdjuːʃ.i.əɹ.i/ fiduciaries n
Treuhänder
(legal) One who holds a thing in trust for another.

fiduciary duty fiduciary duties n
Treuepflicht
(legal) The legal obligation of loyalty under which a fiduciary may have no conflict of duty between themselves and their principal, and must not profit from their position as a fiduciary.

fie /faɪ/ interjection
pfui
(archaic) Sometimes followed by on or upon: used to express distaste, disgust, or outrage.

fief /fiːf/ fiefs n
Lehen
(figurative) A territory, a domain, an area over which one exercises lordly control, particularly with regard to corporate or governmental bureaucracies.

fiefdom /ˈfiːf.dəm/ fiefdoms n
Lehenswesen
(historical) The estate controlled by a feudal lord.
Herrschaftsgebiet Reich
(by extension, mostly, pejorative) Any organization in the control of a dominant individual.

field /fild/ /fiːld/ fields n
Feld Flur Gefilde Heide Heideland
A land area free of woodland, cities, and towns; an area of open country.
Feld Acker Flur Ackerland Esch Trade
A wide, open space that is used to grow crops or to hold farm animals, usually enclosed by a fence, hedge or other barrier.
Feld Förderfeld Fördergrube Förderstätte Lagerstätte
(geology) A region containing a particular mineral.
Feld Schlachtfeld
A place where a battle is fought; a battlefield.
Feld Spielfeld Platz
A place where competitive matches are carried out with figures, or playing area in a board game or a computer game.
Feld Acker
(physics) A physical phenomenon (such as force, potential or fluid velocity) that pervades a region; a mathematical model of such a phenomenon that associates each point and time with a scalar, vector or tensor quantity.
(computing, object-oriented programming) An area of memory or storage reserved for a particular value, subject to virtual access controls.
Feld Gebiet Bereich
A domain of study, knowledge or practice.
Körper Feld
(algebra) A commutative ring satisfying the field axioms.

field /fild/ /fiːld/ v
einsetzen
(transitive, sports) To place (a team, its players, etc.) in a game.

field axiom field axioms n
Körperaxiom

field cricket field crickets n
Feldgrille
A cricket of the subfamily Gryllinae, found in fields and gardens.

field guide field guides n
Bestimmungsbuch

field hockey n
Feldhockey Hockey
A form of hockey played on a grassed pitch with a hard rubber ball instead of a puck.

field hospital field hospitals n
Feldlazarett
A large mobile medical unit that temporarily takes care of casualties before they can be safely transported to more permanent hospital facilities.

field kitchen field kitchens n
Feldküche
A mobile kitchen used to provision personnel on or near the site of a military operation.

field line field lines n
Feldlinie
(physics) A visual aid for visualizing vector fields; a line drawn such that the direction of its tangent at any point equals the direction of the vector at that point.

field maple field maples n
Feldahorn Maßholder
A maple tree of the species Acer campestre.

field marshal field marshals n
Feldmarschall
(military ranks) In certain nations the highest military rank, ranking below only the commander in chief; now essentially disused.

field mouse field mice n
Feldmaus Waldmaus
One of several species of mice in genus Apodemus found in Eurasia and Africa.

field of view fields of view n
Blickfeld Gesichtsfeld Sichtfeld
(optics) The angular extent of what can be seen, either with the eye or with an optical instrument or camera.

field of vision /ˈfild ɘv ˈvɪʒ(ə)n/ /ˈfiːld ɘv ˈvɪʒ(ə)n/ fields of vision n
Blickfeld Sichtbereich
The area that a person, an animal, etc., can see with its eyes (or each eye individually) without turning the head.

field trip field trips n
Exkursion
A trip, usually in a group and especially by students, to a place of special interest for education, research or exploration; a trip into the field.

field vole field voles n
Erdmaus
A vole of species Microtus agrestis, of cool-temperate western Eurasia.

fieldfare /ˈfiːldfɛə/ fieldfares n
Wacholderdrossel
A large thrush, Turdus pilaris, a bird of Eurasia.

fieldstone fieldstones n
Feldstein
A stone found in fields and used for building.

fieldwork /ˈfildwɝk/ /ˈfiːldwɜːk/ fieldworks n
Feldforschung
(in scientific research) The collection of raw data in the field, field research, field study, field studies.

fiend /fiːnd/ /fɛnd/ fiends n
Dämon Dämonin böser Geist
A devil or demon; a malignant or diabolical being; an evil spirit.
Monster Teufel Ungeheuer
A very evil person.
Fanatiker Freak Abhängiger Besessener Enthusiast Süchtiger
(informal) An addict or fanatic.

fiend /fiːnd/ /fɛnd/ v
verrückt sein nach
(slang, intransitive) To yearn; to be desperate (for something, especially drugs).

fiendish /ˈfiːndɪʃ/ more fiendish most fiendish adj
teuflisch
Sinister; evil; like a fiend.

fierce /fɜː(ɹ)s/ /fɪəs/ /fɪɹs/ fiercer fiercest more fierce most fierce adj
heftig wild
Exceedingly violent, severe, ferocious, cruel or savage.
bedrohlich
Threatening in appearance or demeanor.

fiercely /fɪəsli/ /fɪɹsli/ fiercelier fierceliest more fiercely most fiercely adv
heftig wütend
In a fierce manner.

fiery /ˈfaɪəɹi/ /ˈfaɪɹi/ fierier fieriest more fiery most fiery adj
feurig Feuer
Of or relating to fire.

fife /ˈfaɪf/ fifes n
Pfeife Schwegel
A small shrill pipe, resembling the piccolo flute, used chiefly to accompany the drum in military music

fifteen /fɪfˈtiːn/ /ˈfɪf.tiːn/ numeral
fünfzehn
The cardinal number occurring after fourteen (14) and before sixteen (16).

fifteenth /ˌfɪfˈtiːnθ/ adj
fünfzehnte
The ordinal form of the number fifteen.

fifteenthly adv
fünfzehntens
In the fifteenth place; fifteenth in a row.

fifth /fɪft/ /fɪfθ/ /fɪθ/ adj
fünfte
The ordinal form of the number five.

fifth /fɪft/ /fɪfθ/ /fɪθ/ fifths n
Fünfte fünfte
The person or thing in the fifth position.
Fünftel fünfte
One of five equal parts of a whole.
Quinte
(music) The musical interval between one note and another five scale degrees higher (the fifth note in a scale)

fifth column fifth columns n
Fünfte Kolonne
A group of people which clandestinely undermines a larger group, such as a nation, to which it is expected to be loyal.

fifth grade fifth grades n
fünfte Klasse

fifth wheel /-ˈwil/ /-ˈwiːl/ /ˌfɪfθ ˈʍil/ /ˌfɪfθ ˈʍiːl/ fifth wheels n
Sattelkupplung
(road transport) A type of trailer hitch, which consists of a horseshoe-shaped plate on a multidirectional pivot, with a locking pin to couple with the kingpin of a truck trailer.
fünftes Rad fünftes Rad am Wagen
(idiomatic, informal) Anything superfluous or unnecessary.

fifthly adv
fünftens
In the fifth place; fifth in a row.

fifties /ˈfɪftiz/ n
Fünfziger fünfziger Jahre
The decade of the 1850s, 1950s, etc.

fiftieth /ˈfɪf.ti.əθ/ adj
fünfzigste
The ordinal form of the number fifty.

fiftieth /ˈfɪf.ti.əθ/ fiftieths n
fünfzigste
The person or thing in the fiftieth position.
One of fifty equal parts of a whole.

fifty /ˈfɪfti/ fifties n
Fünfziger
(countable) A banknote or coin with a denomination of 50.

fifty /ˈfɪfti/ numeral
fünfzig fuchzig fuffzig
The cardinal number occurring after forty-nine and before fifty-one.

fifty-eight numeral
achtundfünfzig
The cardinal number immediately following fifty-seven and preceding fifty-nine.

fifty-eighth adj
achtundfünfzigste
The ordinal form of the number fifty-eight, describing a person or thing in position number 58 of a sequence.

fifty-fifth adj
fünfundfünfzigste
The ordinal form of the number fifty-five, describing a person or thing in position number 55 of a sequence.

fifty-fifty adv
halbe-halbe halbpart fifty-fifty
In half: in two equal parts, shares, etc.

fifty-first adj
einundfünfzigste
The ordinal form of the number fifty-one, describing a person or thing in position number 51 of a sequence.

fifty-five numeral
fünfundfünfzig
The cardinal number immediately following fifty-four and preceding fifty-six.

fifty-four numeral
vierundfünfzig
The cardinal number immediately following fifty-three and preceding fifty-five.

fifty-fourth adj
vierundfünfzigste
The ordinal form of the number fifty-four, describing a person or thing in position number 54 of a sequence.

fifty-nine numeral
neunundfünfzig
The cardinal number immediately following fifty-eight and preceding sixty.

fifty-ninth adj
neunundfünfzigste
The ordinal form of the number fifty-nine, describing a person or thing in position number 59 of a sequence.

fifty-one /ˌfɪfti wʌn/ numeral
einundfünfzig
The cardinal number immediately following fifty and preceding fifty-two.

fifty-second adj
zweiundfünfzigste
The ordinal form of the number fifty-two, describing a person or thing in position number 52 of a sequence.

fifty-seven /ˌfɪftiˈsɛvn̩/ /ˌfɪftiˈsɛvən/ numeral
siebenundfünfzig
The cardinal number immediately following fifty-six and preceding fifty-eight.

fifty-seventh adj
siebenundfünfzigste
The ordinal form of the number fifty-seven, describing a person or thing in position number 57 of a sequence.

fifty-six numeral
sechsundfünfzig
The cardinal number immediately following fifty-five and preceding fifty-seven.

fifty-sixth adj
sechsundfünfzigste
The ordinal form of the number fifty-six, describing a person or thing in position number 56 of a sequence.

fifty-third adj
dreiundfünfzigste
The ordinal form of the number fifty-three, describing a person or thing in position number 53 of a sequence.

fifty-three numeral
dreiundfünfzig
The cardinal number immediately following fifty-two and preceding fifty-four.

fifty-two numeral
zweiundfünfzig
The cardinal number immediately following fifty-one and preceding fifty-three.

fiftyfold adj
fünfzigfach

fig /fɪɡ/ figs n
Feige
The fruit of the fig tree, pear-shaped and containing many small seeds. [from 12th c.]
Feigenbaum Feige
A fruit-bearing tree or shrub of the genus Ficus that is native mainly to the tropics. [from 14th c.]

fig leaf fig leaves n
Feigenblatt
A representation of leaf of a fig plant used to cover the genitals of a nude figure in a work of art (alluding to Genesis iii 7, in which Adam and Eve use fig leaves to hide their nakedness).
(figuratively) Anything used to conceal something undesirable or that one does not want to be discovered.

fig. /fɪɡ/ adj
fig.
(chiefly, lexicography)

fig. /fɪɡ/ fig. figs. n
Abb. Fig.
abbreviation of figure

fight /faɪt/ [fʌɪt] fights n
Kampf
An occasion of fighting.
Gefecht Kampf Schlacht
(archaic) A battle between opposing armies.
Keilerei Prügelei
A physical confrontation or combat between two or more people or groups.
Streit Kampf
A conflict, possibly nonphysical, with opposing ideas or forces; strife.
Kampfgeist
(uncountable) The will or ability to fight.

fight /faɪt/ [fʌɪt] v
kämpfen gegen mit
(transitive) To engage in combat with; to oppose physically, to contest with.
kämpfen streiten fechten gegen mit
(intransitive) To contend in physical conflict, either singly or in war, battle etc.
kämpfen
(intransitive) To strive for something; to campaign or contend for success.
bekämpfen
(transitive) To try to overpower; to fiercely counteract.

fight fire with fire v
Feuer mit Feuer bekämpfen
(idiomatic) To respond to an attack with a similar or identical counter-attack (e.g. to respond to gunfire with reciprocal gunfire).

fight-or-flight n
Kampf oder Flucht
All the coordinated physiological responses that the sympathetic nervous system initiates in response to stress or other emergency situations.

fighter /ˈfaɪ.tə(ɹ)/ /ˈfaɪtɚ/ [ˈfaɪ̯ɾɚ] fighters n
Kämpfer
A person who fights; a combatant.
A pugnacious, competitive person.
Krieger Kämpfer
A warrior; a fighting soldier.
Jagdflugzeug Jäger
A class of fixed-wing aircraft whose primary purpose is to shoot down other aircraft, sometimes accompanied by a secondary purpose of attacking ground targets.

fighter pilot fighter pilots n
Jagdflieger Kampfflieger Kampfpilot
A pilot trained in using and assigned to pilot a fighter plane.

fighter plane fighter planes n
Jagdflugzeug Jäger Kampfflugzeug
(aircraft, military) A military aircraft primarily designed to attack enemy aircraft. Frequently shortened to fighter.

fighter-bomber fighter-bombers n
Jagdbomber
(military, _, aviation) A military aircraft designed to operate in combined roles of attacking enemy aircraft and bombing targets; usually faster and more maneuverable than a traditional bomber.

fighting /ˈfaɪtɪŋ/ adj
kämpferisch
Engaged in war or other conflict.
Apt to provoke a fight.

fighting fish fighting fish fighting fishes n
Siamesischer Kampffisch
A small aggressive freshwater fish originating from Thailand, popular as aquarium fish, Betta splendens.

fighting spirit /ˌfaɪ.tɪŋ ˈspɪɹ.ɪt/ /ˌfaɪ.t̬ɪŋ ˈspɪɹ.ət/ fighting spirits n
Kampfgeist
(idiomatic) One's willpower or ability to continue partaking in difficult activities or to continue fighting against insurmountable odds.

figment /ˈfɪɡ.mənt/ figments n
Erfindung Fantasieprodukt Hirngespinst
A fabrication, fantasy, invention; something fictitious.

figurative /ˈfɪɡəɹətɪv/ more figurative most figurative adj
übertragen bildlich figürlich metaphorisch symbolisch uneigentlich
Of use as a metaphor, simile, metonym or other figure of speech, as opposed to literal; using figures; as when saying that someone who eats more than they should is a pig or like a pig.
übertragen bildlich figürlich im übertragenen Sinne metaphorisch symbolisch
Metaphorically so called.
bilderreich
With many figures of speech.
sinnbildlich symbolisch
Emblematic, symbolic; representative, exemplative

figuratively more figuratively most figuratively adv
figürlich bildlich
(manner) In a figurative manner.

figure /ˈfɪɡjɚ/ /ˈfɪɡə/ /ˈfɪɡɚ/ /ˈfɪɡɪu̯ɹ/ figures n
Abbildung
A drawing or diagram conveying information.
The representation of any form, as by drawing, painting, modelling, carving, embroidering, etc.; especially, a representation of the human body.
Gestalt
A person or thing representing a certain consciousness.
Figur
A human figure, which dress or corset must fit to; the shape of a human body.
Ziffer
A numeral.
Form
A shape.

figure of speech figures of speech n
Redefigur rhetorisches Stilmittel
(rhetoric, stylistic) A word or phrase that intentionally deviates from ordinary language use to produce a rhetorical effect.

figure out v
herausfinden
(informal) To come to understand; to discover or find a solution; to deduce.

figure skate figure skates n
Eiskunstlauf-Schlittschuh
An ice skate used for figure skating.

figure skating n
Eiskunstlauf
A sport where people perform spins, jumps and other moves on skates.

figure-hugging more figure-hugging most figure-hugging adj
figurbetont
(of clothing) Tight-fitting.

figured bass /ˈfɪɡjɚdbeɪs/ figured basses n
Bezifferung
(music) A musical notation in which intervals, chords and harmonizations are indicated by numbers written below a given bass note.

figurehead /ˈfɪɡjəɹˌhɛd/ /ˈfɪɡəɹˌhɛd/ figureheads n
Galionsfigur
(nautical) A carved figure on the prow of a sailing ship.
(by extension) Someone in a nominal position of leadership who has no actual power; a front or front man.

figurine /fɪɡ(j)əˈɹin/ /fɪɡəˈɹin/ figurines n
Figürchen
A small carved or molded figure; a statuette.

filament /ˈfɪləmənt/ filaments n
Faser
A fine thread or wire.
Glühwendel
Such a wire, as can be heated until it glows, in an incandescent light bulb or a thermionic valve.

file /faɪl/ [faɪ̯(ə)ɫ] files n
Datei Kartei Akte Ordner Dossier Hefter
A collection of papers collated and archived together.
Reihe Datei
A column of people one behind another, whether "single file" or in a grid pattern.
Feile
A hand tool consisting of a handle to which a block of coarse metal is attached, and used for removing sharp edges or for cutting, especially through metal.
Linie
(chess) one of the eight vertical lines of squares on a chessboard (i.e., those identified by a letter).
Datei File
(computing) An aggregation of data on a storage device, identified by a name.
Datei Kartei
(computing) The primary item on the menu bar, containing commands such as open, save, print, etc.
Küchenzeile
A row of modular kitchen units and a countertop, consisting of cabinets and appliances below (dishwasher) and next to (stove/cooker) a countertop.

file /faɪl/ [faɪ̯(ə)ɫ] v
archivieren Antrag stellen abheften eingeben einreichen einsortieren
(transitive) To commit (official papers) to some office.
feilen
(transitive) To smooth, grind, or cut with a file.
abspeichern speichern
(transitive) To store a file (aggregation of data) on a storage medium such as a disc or another computer.
beanspruchen beantragen einreichen
(intransitive, with for, chiefly, _, legal) To submit a formal request to some office.

file extension file extensions n
Dateiendung
A short series of text characters at the end of a computer filename, used to indicate the type of contents and the software that will be required to operate or open it.

file handle /ˈfaɪl hæn.dl/ file handles n
Datei-Handle
(computing) The descriptor used to access a file in a file system.

file manager file managers n
Dateimanager
(computing) A computer program that provides a user interface to manage files and folders.

file size file sizes n
Dateigröße
(computing) The length of a file, often specified in bytes.

file system file systems n
Dateisystem

filename /ˈfaɪ.əl.neɪm/ filenames n
Dateiname
(computing) The name assigned to a file in a file system.

filetype filetypes n
Dateityp Filetyp
(computing) An identifier indicating the type of information contained in an electronic format.

filial /ˈfi.li.əl/ /ˈfɪl.i.əl/ /ˈfɪl.jəl/ more filial most filial adj
söhnlich töchterlich
(not comparable) Pertaining to or befitting a son or daughter.

filial piety n
kindliche Pietät
The virtue of showing respect and doing good deeds for one's parents, elders, and ancestors, as understood in Confucian ethics and commonly observed in the East Asian cultural sphere.

filibuster /ˈfɪləbʌstɚ/ /ˈfɪlɪbʌstə(ɹ)/ filibusters n
Freibeuter
A mercenary soldier; a freebooter; specifically, a mercenary who travelled illegally in an organized group from the United States to a country in Central America or the Spanish West Indies in the mid-19th century seeking economic and political benefits through armed force.
Filibuster Dauerrede Ermüdungsrede
(US politics) A tactic (such as giving long, often irrelevant speeches) employed to delay the proceedings of, or the making of a decision by, a legislative body, particularly the United States Senate.
Dauerredner
(US politics) A member of a legislative body causing such an obstruction; a filibusterer.

filibuster /ˈfɪləbʌstɚ/ /ˈfɪlɪbʌstə(ɹ)/ v
Obstruktion betreiben eine Hinhaltetaktik betreiben eine Verschleppungstaktik betreiben eine Verzögerungstaktik betreiben filibustern verschleppen
(originally and mainly US, politics) To use obstructionist tactics in a legislative body.

filigree /ˈfɪl.ɪ.ɡɹiː/ filigrees n
Filigran Filigranarbeit
(chiefly, jewellery) A delicate and intricate ornamentation made from platinum, gold or silver (or sometimes other metal) twisted wire.

filigreed more filigreed most filigreed adj
filigran
Having filigree ornamentation.

filing /faɪ.lɪŋ/ filings n
Span
Any particle that has been removed by a file or similar implement; a shaving.

filing cabinet filing cabinets n
Aktenschrank
A piece of office furniture composed of drawers or shelves sized to standard file folder widths, traditionally used for storing documents in order.

fill /fɪl/ [fɪɫ] fills n
Füllung
An amount that fills a container.
The filling of a container or area.
Füllmaterial
Inexpensive material used to occupy empty spaces, especially in construction.

fill /fɪl/ [fɪɫ] v
füllen ausfüllen
(transitive) To occupy fully, to take up all of.
füllen befüllen
(transitive) To add contents to (a container, cavity, or the like) so that it is full.
füllen
(intransitive) To become full.
(intransitive) To become pervaded with something.

fill in v
ersetzen
(transitive, idiomatic) To inform somebody, especially to supply someone missing or missed information.
(intransitive, idiomatic) To substitute for somebody or something.

fill in the blank fill in the blanks n
Lücken-

fill out /fɪl ˈaʊt/ v
ausfüllen eintragen
(transitive) To complete a form or questionnaire with requested information.
zulegen zunehmen
(intransitive) To have one's physique expand with maturity or with surplus weight.

fill up v
auffüllen anfüllen
(transitive) To make (something) completely full.
tanken
(intransitive) To fill the tank of a vehicle with fuel.

filled /fɪld/ adj
gefüllt voll
(followed by with) That is now full.

filler /ˈfɪlə(ɹ)/ /ˈfɪlɚ/ fillers n
Füllmasse Spachtelmasse
Any semisolid substance used to fill gaps, cracks or pores.
Füllwort
Any spoken sound or word used to fill gaps in speech; filled pause.

filler cap filler caps n
Einfülldeckel Tankdeckel Verschlussdeckel
The cap that closes the opening of a tank, e.g. the fuel tank of a car, through which the tank can be filled.

fillet /fɪˈleɪ/ /ˈfɪl.ɪt/ fillets n
Haarband Haargummi Stirnband
(now, _, rare) A headband; a ribbon or other band used to tie the hair up, or keep a headdress in place, or for decoration.
Band Leiste Stab Streifen
A thin strip of any material, in various technical uses.
Abdichtband Abdichtung Dichtband Dichtfuge Dichtleiste
(construction) A heavy bead of waterproofing compound or sealant material generally installed at the point where vertical and horizontal surfaces meet.
Auskehlung Hohlkehle Innenkehle Kehle Rundung
(engineering, drafting, CAD) A rounded relief or cut at an edge, especially an inside edge, added for a finished appearance and to break sharp edges.
Filet Lendenstück
A strip or compact piece of meat or fish from which any bones and skin and feathers have been removed.
Kannelüre Leiste Platte
(architectural element) A thin featureless moulding/molding used as separation between broader decorative mouldings.
Kannelüre
(architecture) The space between two flutings in a shaft.
Gewinde Schraubengewinde Schraubgewinde
The thread of a screw.
Goldrand Rahmen Rand Randstreifen Umrahmung Umrandung
A colored or gilded border.
Latte Leiste
(woodworking) Any scantling smaller than a batten.

fillet /fɪˈleɪ/ /ˈfɪl.ɪt/ v
abkehlen
(transitive) To apply, create, or specify a rounded or filled corner to.

filling /ˈfɪlɪŋ/ [ˈfɪɫɪŋ] more filling most filling adj
sättigend mächtig
Of food, that satisfies the appetite by filling the stomach.

filling /ˈfɪlɪŋ/ [ˈfɪɫɪŋ] fillings n
Füllung
Anything that is used to fill something.
The contents of a pie, etc.
(dentistry) Any material used to fill a cavity in a tooth or the result of using such material.

filling gas filling gases n
Füllgas

fillip /ˈfɪlɪp/ fillips n
Schnalzen
(archaic) The action of holding the tip of a finger against the thumb and then releasing it with a snap; a flick.

filly /ˈfɪli/ fillies n
Stutenfohlen Stutenfüllen Stutfohlen Stutfüllen weibliches Fohlen weibliches Füllen
A young female horse.

film /fɪlm/ [fɪɫm] [ˈfɪlm̩] [ˈfɪləm] films n
Film
A thin layer of some substance; a pellicle; a membranous covering, causing opacity.
(photography) A medium used to capture images in a camera.

film /fɪlm/ [fɪɫm] [ˈfɪlm̩] [ˈfɪləm] v
filmen drehen
(ambitransitive) To record (activity, or a motion picture) on photographic film.

film director film directors n
Filmregisseur Filmregisseurin Regisseur Regisseurin
A person who directs and supervises the production of a movie, especially as profession.

film industry film industries n
Filmindustrie
The technological and commercial institutions of filmmaking.

film projector film projectors n
Filmprojektor
An opto-mechanical device for displaying motion pictures by projecting them on a projection screen (Movie projector for projection of moving images from film).

film speed film speeds n
Filmempfindlichkeit
(photography) A measure of a film's sensitivity to light; faster films needing shorter exposures

filming /ˈfɪlmɪŋ/ filmings n
Aufnahme
The action of the verb to film.

filmmaker filmmakers n
Filmemacher Filmemacherin Filmer Filmerin Filmschaffende Filmschaffender
A producer or director of films/movies.

filmmaking filmmakings n
Filmemachen
The activity of preparing edited video works, formerly principally films, whether for entertainment or other purposes.

filmography filmographies n
Filmografie
A selective list of movie titles that share a similar characteristic such as the same genre, the same director, the same actor etc.

filter /ˈfɪltə/ /ˈfɪltɚ/ filters n
Filter
A device which separates a suspended, dissolved, or particulate matter from a fluid, solution, or other substance; any device that separates one substance from another.
Electronics or software that separates unwanted signals (for example noise) from wanted signals or that attenuates selected frequencies.
Any item, mechanism, device or procedure that acts to separate or isolate.
(mathematics, order theory) A non-empty upper set (of a partially ordered set) which is closed under binary infima (a.k.a. meets).

filter /ˈfɪltə/ /ˈfɪltɚ/ v
filtern
(transitive) To sort, sift, or isolate.
(transitive) To diffuse; to cause to be less concentrated or focused.
filtrieren
(intransitive) To pass through a filter or to act as though passing through a filter.
filtrieren passieren
(intransitive) To move slowly or gradually; to come or go a few at a time.

filter bubble filter bubbles n
Filterblase

filter coffee n
Filterkaffee
Brewed coffee; made with water strained through a filter holding the coffee.

filter feeder filter feeders n
Filtrierer
(biology) Any aquatic animal that obtains nourishment by filtering particles of food from the water in which it lives.

filter paper filter papers n
Filterpapier
Porous paper used for filtration, typically in a filter funnel.

filter tube filter tubes n
Filterhülse
an empty cigarette consisting of a filter attached to a paper tube.

filterable more filterable most filterable adj
filterfähig filtrierbar
Able to be separated by filtration

filtered more filtered most filtered adj
gefiltert
Having been filtered (e.g., coffee grounds).

filterless adj
filterlos

filth /fɪlθ/ n
Schmutz Dreck
(UK, pejorative, slang) The police.

filthy /ˈfɪlθi/ filthier filthiest adj
dreckig verdreckt versifft
Covered with filth; very dirty.
schmutzig dreckig
Obscene or offensive.
schmutzig unsauber widerlich
Very unpleasant or disagreeable.

filthy /ˈfɪlθi/ v
verschmutzen
(transitive) To make very dirty; to saturate something with dirt.
beschmutzen
(transitive) To cover in filth.

filthy rich adj
steinreich stinkreich
(idiomatic) Very rich (wealthy).

filtrate /ˈfɪltɹeɪt/ filtrates n
Filtrat

filtrate /ˈfɪltɹeɪt/ v
filtrieren
To filter.

filtration /fɪlˈtɹeɪʃən/ filtrations n
Filtrierung
The act or process of filtering; the mechanical separation of a liquid from the undissolved particles floating in it.

fin /fɪn/ fins n
Flosse Finne
(ichthyology) One of the appendages of a fish, used to propel itself and to manoeuvre/maneuver.
A similar appendage of a cetacean or other marine animal.
A thin, rigid component of an aircraft, extending from the fuselage and used to stabilise and steer the aircraft.

fin whale fin whales n
Finnwal
A whale of the rorqual family (Balaenoptera physalus).

finagle /fɪˈneɪ.ɡəl/ v
ermogeln erschleichen
(transitive) To obtain, arrange, or achieve by deceitful methods, by trickery.
betrügen fudeln mogeln täuschen
(ambitransitive) To cheat or swindle; to use crafty, deceitful methods. (often with "out of" preceding the object)

final /ˈfaɪn(ə)l/ /ˈfaɪnl̩/ [-nəɫ] more final most final adj
endgültig End Schluss
Last; ultimate.
Auslaut- End- Schluss-
(linguistics) Word-final; occurring at the end of a word.

final /ˈfaɪn(ə)l/ /ˈfaɪnl̩/ [-nəɫ] finals n
Finale Schlussrunde Abschlussprüfung Endkampf Endspiel
(US, Canada) A final examination; a test or examination given at the end of a term or class; the test that concludes a class.

final class final classes n
finale Klasse

final clause final clauses n
Finalsatz
(linguistics) A dependent adverbial clause expressing purpose.

final examination final examinations n
Abschlussprüfung Reifeprüfung
A test given at the end of a period of coursework to determine whether the student has adequately learned the material covered in that period.

final nail in the coffin final nails in the coffin n
Sargnagel
(idiomatic) Something that is ultimately responsible for a previously prospective demise or failure.

final obstruent devoicing final obstruent devoicings n
Auslautverhärtung
(linguistics) The feature of a language of only allowing voiceless consonants before a pausa.

final solution final solutions n
Endlösung
(historical, often, capitalized) The planned and attempted mass murder of the European Jews by the Nazis; the Holocaust.

final whistle final whistles n
Abpfiff Schlusspfiff
(sports) The blow of the whistle by the referee or other adjudicator signifying the end of the match.

finale /fɪˈnæli/ /fɪˈnɑli/ /fɪˈnɑːli/ finales n
Finale
The grand end of something, especially of a show or piece of music.

finalist finalists n
Finalist Finalistin
A university student during the period of sitting their final examinations (whether or not in their final year of study).

finality /faɪˈnæləti/ /faɪˈnælɪti/ /fɪ-/ finalities n
Finalität
The state of being final; the condition from which no further changes occur.

finally /ˈfaɪ.nə.li/ /ˈfaɪn.li/ adv
letztendlich
schließlich
At the end or conclusion; ultimately.
endlich
(sequence) To finish (with); lastly (in the present).
definitiv
(manner) Definitively, comprehensively.

finals /ˈfaɪnəlz/ n
Endkampf Finale
(UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, sports) A contest that narrows a field of contestants (finalists) to ranked positions, usually in numbered places (1st place/prize, 2nd place/prize, etc.) or a winner and numbered runners-up (1st runner-up, etc.).

finance /faɪˈnæns/ /fɪˈnæns/ /ˈfaɪnæns/ finances n
Finanz Finanzen Geldwesen Finanzwissenschaft Geldwissenschaft
The science of management of money and other assets.
Finanzen
(usually, in the plural) Monetary resources, especially those of a public entity or a company.

finance /faɪˈnæns/ /fɪˈnæns/ /ˈfaɪnæns/ v
finanzieren
(transitive) To manage financially; be financier for; provide or obtain funding for a transaction or undertaking.

financial /faɪˈnænʃəl/ /fɪˈnænʃəl/ adj
finanziell
Related to finances.

financial crisis financial crises n
Finanzkrise
An episode of sharp instability in the global or a local financial system in which financial assets lose a significant proportion of their value, often caused by the bursting of an economic bubble.

financial institution financial institutions n
Finanzinstitut
(business, banking, finance) An institution, such as a bank, insurance company or fund, that provides financial services for its clients or members.

financial management n
Finanzmanagement
(finance) The efficient and effective management of money in such a manner as to accomplish the objectives of an organization.

financial market financial markets n
Finanzmarkt
A market where financial securities (such as stocks and bonds) and commodities are bought and sold.

financial repression financial repressions n
Finanzrepression

financial slave financial slaves n
Geldsklave Geldsklavin
A submissive partner in a BDSM relationship who satisfies their sexual desires through sending money or goods to one or more masters or mistresses.

financially adv
finanziell
In terms of finance or money.

financier /f(a)ɪnænˈsɪəɹ/ /f(a)ɪˈnænsɪə/ financiers n
Finanzier Finanzierin Financier Financierin
A person who, as a profession, profits from large financial transactions.

finch /fɪnt͡ʃ/ finches n
Fink
Any bird of other families of similar appearance to members of family Fringillidae.

find /faɪnd/ finds n
Fund
Anything that is found (usually valuable), as objects on an archeological site or a person with talent.
Finden
The act of finding.

find /faɪnd/ v
finden
(transitive) To encounter or discover something being searched for; to locate.
(ditransitive) To decide that, to discover that, to form the opinion that.
finden aufdecken
(transitive) To point out.

find fault v
pingelig
(intransitive, idiom, often followed by with) To criticize something excessively.

find out v
herausfinden erfahren
To discover or expose (someone) as disobedient, dishonest, etc.

findability n
Findbarkeit
The ability to be found.

findable more findable most findable adj
auffindbar findbar
Able to be found.

finder's fee finders' fees n
Finderlohn
A reward for returning a lost item.

finders, keepers proverb
wer's findet, darf's behalten
Whoever finds something is allowed to keep it.

finding /ˈfaɪndɪŋ/ findings n
Befund
A result of research or an investigation.
Fund
The act of discovering something by chance, an instance of finding something by chance.

fine /faɪn/ /fæːn/ finer finest adj
akzeptabel genügend gut passabel
(informal) Being acceptable, adequate, passable, or satisfactory.
fein
Of superior quality.
Consisting of especially minute particulates; made up of particularly small pieces.
heiß sexy
(informal) Good-looking, attractive.
filigran
Made of slender or thin filaments.
filigran fein
Particularly slender; especially thin, narrow, or of small girth.
herrlich
(of weather) Sunny and not raining.

fine /faɪn/ /fæːn/ more fine most fine adv
gut
Expression of (typically) reluctant or agreement.

fine /faɪn/ fines n
Geldstrafe Bußgeld Buße Geldbuße
A fee levied as punishment for breaking the law.

fine /faɪn/ v
mit einer Geldstrafe belegen
(transitive) To issue a fine as punishment to (someone).

fine /faɪn/ /fæːn/ v
filtern klären sieben
(transitive) To clarify (wine and beer) by filtration.

fine arts n
schöne Künste bildende Künste
The purely aesthetic arts, such as music, painting, and poetry, as opposed to industrial or functional arts such as architecture or carpentry.

fine feathers make fine birds proverb
Kleider machen Leute
(idiom) Something that appears beautiful or good is by definition beautiful or good.

fine ounce fine ounces n
Feinunze

fine print n
Kleingedrucktes
(idiomatic) The details, restrictions, terms, or conditions, especially of a contract, often printed in very small type.

fine-grained more fine-grained most fine-grained adj
feinkörnig kleinkörnig
Consisting of fine particles.
feinkörnig
Having a fine, smooth texture.
detailgenau detailliert
(figurative) Highly detailed.

fine-structure constant n
Feinstrukturkonstante
(electrodynamics) The fundamental physical value α, presumed to be constant, that characterizes the strength of the electromagnetic force. Equal to about 1/137 = 0.0072973525.

fine-tooth comb /ˌfaɪntuːθ ˈkəʊm/ /ˌfaɪnˌtuθ ˈkoʊm/ fine-tooth combs n
Lupe
(figuratively) A means of making a thorough search.

fine-tooth comb /ˌfaɪntuːθ ˈkəʊm/ /ˌfaɪnˌtuθ ˈkoʊm/ v
unter die Lupe nehmen
(figuratively) To search (something or somewhere) meticulously.

fine-tune v
feinabstimmen
(transitive) To make small adjustments to (something) until it is optimal.

fineness finenesses n
Feingehalt
The ratio, in a precious metal, of the primary metal to any additives or impurities.

finesse /fə-/ /fɨ-/ /fɪˈnɛs/ finesses n
Geschick Raffinesse
(uncountable) Skill in the handling or manipulation of a situation. [from c. 1520]
Finesse Feinheit Raffinesse
(uncountable) The property of having elegance, grace, refinement, or skill. [from mid 16th c.]

finesse /fə-/ /fɨ-/ /fɪˈnɛs/ v
aufwerten ausarbeiten verfeinern verschönern
(ambitransitive) To handle or manage carefully or skilfully; to manipulate in a crafty way. [from mid 18th c.]

finger /ˈfɪŋəɹ/ /ˈfɪŋɡə/ /ˈfɪŋɡəɹ/ fingers n
Finger
(anatomy) A slender jointed extremity of the human hand, (often) exclusive of the thumb.

finger /ˈfɪŋəɹ/ /ˈfɪŋɡə/ /ˈfɪŋɡəɹ/ v
fingern
(transitive, sex) To use the fingers to penetrate or sexually stimulate one's own or another person's vulva, vagina, or anus.

finger bowl finger bowls n
Fingerschale
A small bowl of warm water placed at each seat at a formal dinner for the guests to rinse their fingers with between courses.

finger food /ˈfɪŋɡə(ɹ) ˌfuːd/ finger foods n
Fingerfood
Food that can be eaten with one's hands, as opposed to requiring utensils; often appetizers and snacks.

finger millet finger millets n
Fingerhirse
A plant, Eleusine coracana, grown as a cereal in parts of Africa and Asia.

finger on the pulse fingers on the pulse n
Finger am Puls der Zeit
An active interest in the latest developments (of some topic).

finger pad finger pads n
Fingerballen Fingerbeere
The fleshy underside of a human fingertip.

finger wrestling n
Fingerhakeln
A contest of strength in which the competitors lock their fingers and pull in opposite directions until one of them is dragged beyond a limit.

finger-wag v
mit dem Finger drohen
To move the index finger horizontally back and forth, as to say no or reject something.
To move the index finger repeatedly up and down, as to threaten or reprimand someone.

fingerboard fingerboards n
Griffbrett
(music, lutherie) A flat or roughly flat strip on the neck of a stringed instrument, against which the strings are pressed to shorten the vibrating length and produce notes of higher pitches.

fingercot fingercots n
Fingerling
A type of surgical glove that covers just one finger.

fingering fingerings n
fingern
(music, uncountable) The act of using one's fingers in the playing of a musical instrument.
(uncountable) The act of using the fingers to stimulate one's own, or another person's, vulva, vagina, or anus.
Fingersatz
(music, countable) A specific method of using the fingers to play an instrument.

fingerless adj
fingerlos
Having no fingers.

fingernail /ˈfɪŋɡɚˌneɪl/ fingernails n
Fingernagel
The hard, flat translucent covering near the tip of a human finger, useful for scratching and fine manipulation.

fingerprint /ˈfɪŋɡɚˌpɹɪnt/ fingerprints n
Fingerabdruck
The natural pattern of ridges on the tips of human fingers, unique to each individual.
The patterns left on surfaces where uncovered fingertips have touched, especially as used to identify the person who touched the surface.

fingertip /ˈfɪŋɡɚˌtɪp/ fingertips n
Fingerspitze Fingerkuppe
The tip of the human finger.

fingerwise adv
fingerartig
In the manner of fingers from a hand; spreading out in several narrow parts.

finial /ˈfaɪ-/ /ˈfɪn.i.əl/ finials n
Dachschmuck Firstblume Giebelblume Giebelschmuck Kreuzblume
(architectural element) Especially in Gothic architecture: an ornament, often in the form of a bunch or knot of foliage, on the peak of the gable of a roof, a pediment, a pinnacle, etc.

finical /ˈfɪnɪkəl/ more finical most finical adj
affektiert akribisch anspruchsvoll fein pedantisch pingelig
Finicky, fastidious, overly precise or delicate.

finicky /ˈfɪnɪki/ finickier finickiest more finicky most finicky adj
affektiert anspruchsvoll etepetete kleinlich krütsch pedantisch
(informal, of a person) Fastidious and fussy; difficult to please; exacting, especially about details.
anspruchsvoll heikel pflegebedürftig
(informal) Demanding; requiring above-normal care.

finish /ˈfɪnɪʃ/ finishes n
Ende
An end; the end of anything.
Lack
A protective coating given to wood or metal and other surfaces.

finish /ˈfɪnɪʃ/ v
fertigstellen
(transitive) To apply a treatment to (a surface or similar).
beenden aufhören enden
(transitive) To put an end to; to destroy.

finish line finish lines n
Ziellinie
(sports) A line marking the end of a race.

finished /ˈfɪnɪʃt/ more finished most finished adj
fertig
(comparable) Processed or perfected.

finished product finished products n
Endprodukt
The final version of a product.

finishing move finishing moves n
Gnadenschuss Gnadenstoß
(video games) In media such as one-on-one fighting video games and professional wrestling, a dedicated special attack used to knock out an enemy on the brink of defeat in a flashy and spectacular manner.

finishing school finishing schools n
Mädchenpensionat
(dated) A private school intended to furnish young women with the social skills and cultural education needed in order to fulfill successfully a woman's traditional role in polite society.

finishing touch finishing touches n
letzter Schliff
A final addition, change, or embellishment that serves to complete something.

finite /ˈfaɪ.naɪt/ /ˈfɑɪ.nɑɪt/ more finite most finite adj
endlich
Having an end or limit; (of a quantity) constrained by bounds; (of a set) whose number of elements is a natural number.

finite field finite fields n
endlicher Körper

finite verb finite verbs n
finites Verb
(grammar) A verb inflected for person and tense that can stand on its own as a complete sentence.

finite-state machine finite-state machines n
endlicher Automat Zustandsautomat Zustandsmaschine
(computing theory) A formalism for describing computation, consisting of a finite set of states and a transition function describing when to move from one state to another.

finity finities n
Endlichkeit
(uncountable) The state or characteristic of being limited in number or scope.

fintech fintechs n
Finanztechnologie Fintech
(uncountable) Financial technology, that is, technology (usually information technology) that is focused on finance.
Fintech
(countable) A company in the finance sector, such as one dealing with payments, fundraising or loans.

fios de ovos /ˈfiːəʊz di ˈəʊvəʊz/ n
Engelshaar
A traditional Portuguese sweet food made of eggs (chiefly yolks), drawn into thin strands and boiled in sugar syrup.

fipronil n
Fipronil
(organic compound) A broad-spectrum insecticide, belonging to the phenylpyrazole family, that disrupts the insect's central nervous system.

fir /fɜː(ɹ)/ /fɝ/ /fɪɹ/ firs n
Tanne Tannenbaum
(chiefly, countable) A conifer of the genus Abies.

fire /ˈfaɪ.ə/ /ˈfaɪ.əɹ/ [faɪ̯ə] [fʌɪ̯ɚ] [ˈfaə] [ˈfaɪ̯ɚ] [ˈfaː] [ˈfäːɚ] [ˈfɑe̯ə] [ˈfɑə] [ˈfɑəː] fires n
Feuer
(countable) An instance of this chemical reaction, especially when intentionally created and maintained in a specific location to a useful end (such as a campfire or a hearth fire).
(uncountable, alchemy, philosophy) The aforementioned chemical reaction of burning, considered one of the Classical elements or basic elements of alchemy.
(uncountable) The bullets or other projectiles fired from a gun or other ranged weapon.
Brand Feuer
(countable) The occurrence, often accidental, of fire in a certain place, causing damage and danger.
Ofen Heizlüfter Heizstrahler
(countable, British) A heater or stove used in place of a real fire (such as an electric fire).

fire /ˈfaɪ.ə/ /ˈfaɪ.əɹ/ [faɪ̯ə] [fʌɪ̯ɚ] [ˈfaə] [ˈfaɪ̯ɚ] [ˈfaː] [ˈfäːɚ] [ˈfɑe̯ə] [ˈfɑə] [ˈfɑəː] v
feuern kündigen
(transitive) To terminate the employment contract of (an employee), especially for cause (such as misconduct or poor performance).
schießen feuern abfeuern brennen
(transitive, sports) To shoot; to attempt to score a goal.
feuern
(intransitive, physiology) To cause an action potential in a cell.
auslösen
(ambitransitive, computer sciences, software engineering) To initiate an event (by means of an event handler).

fire alarm fire alarms n
Feueralarm Feuermelder
An electromechanical or electronic bell, klaxon, chime, horn, speaker, strobe light or other device which warns people in a building of a possible fire or other condition requiring evacuation.

fire and brimstone n
Strafpredigt
The traditional punishments of Hell.

fire ant fire ants n
Feuerameise
Oecophylla spp. (weaver ants), of Southeast Asia
Solenopsis invicta (red imported fire ant)
Solenopsis spp. (tropical fire ants)
Wasmannia auropunctata (electric ant, little fire ant).

fire at will phraseologicalUnit
Feuer frei!
(military) Fire when ready. A command that allows troops to use weapons at their discretion and choose their own targets, allowing the individual soldier a greater freedom of timing the shot with target movement and similar.

fire blanket fire blankets n
Löschdecke Feuerlöschdecke
A large piece of fireproof or fire resistant material, used exclusively to cover and extinguish a small fire.

fire blight fire blights n
Feuerbrand
(plant disease) A bacterial plant disease, caused by Erwinia amylovora, that affects apples, pears and some other members of the Rosaceae family.

fire brigade /ˈfaɪə(ɹ)bɹɪˌɡeɪd/ fire brigades n
Feuerwehr
(firefighting, US) A group of people within a corporation or industrial site, organized for the purpose of putting out fires, usually in addition to their normal job.
(firefighting, British) An organization, often part of a local government, whose purpose is preventing and putting out fires.

fire bucket fire buckets n
Löscheimer
(firefighting) A bucket holding water or sand, etc., used to extinguish fires.

fire chief fire chiefs n
Brandmeister Brandmeisterin Feuerwehrchef Feuerwehrchefin Feuerwehrhauptfrau Feuerwehrhauptmann
A leader of a fire station; an officer in charge of firemen and fighting fires.

fire department fire departments n
Feuerwehr
(firefighting, US) An organization, often part of a local government, whose purpose is preventing and putting out fires. May provide other emergency services as well.

fire dog fire dogs n
Mondhorn Mondidol
(archaeology) Bronze Age artifact used in worshipping either bulls or the moon, or as a holder for wooden logs to be used in a fire altar.

fire drill fire drills n
Brandschutzübung Feuerübung Probealarm
An organized practice to prepare occupants of an office, school or other public building for evacuation in the event of a fire.
Luftnummer verlorene Liebesmüh
(idiomatic, US) Any pointless, unproductive, useless, or chaotic activity.
Bogendrille Feuerbohrer Fiedelbohrer Geigenbohrer
A fire-starting tool consisting of a wooden rod and some primitive means of rapidly rotating the rod on a flat surface like a drill until tinder can be ignited.

fire engine /faɪə(ɹ).ɛn.dʒɪn/ /faɪɚ.ɛn.dʒɪn/ fire engines n
Feuerwehrspritze Feuerwehrwagen
(firefighting) A vehicle used by firefighters to pump water to fight a fire. Typically, a fire engine carries a supply of water and has the ability to connect to an external water supply.

fire escape fire escapes n
Notausgang
Any of the series of emergency doors, ladders, or stairs used to evacuate a building if a fire breaks out.
The entire escape route viewed as a whole.

fire extinguisher /ˈfaɪəɹ ɪkˌstɪŋ.ɡwɪʃ.ə(ɹ)/ fire extinguishers n
Feuerlöscher Feuerlöschgerät
A device that can be used to put out a fire. Usually a portable cylinder filled with carbon dioxide, dry powder or water, in the latter two cases with some means of pressurising the cylinder to expel the contents.

fire hose fire hoses n
Feuerwehrschlauch
A hose designed to deliver water to douse a fire, usually much stronger and wider in diameter than a garden hose.

fire hydrant fire hydrants n
Hydrant Feuerhahn
(firefighting) A device used by firefighters to obtain water from the main supply, consisting of a barrel, connections for hose and a valve assembly.

fire in the hole interjection
volle Deckung

fire lane fire lanes n
Feuerwehrspur
(American) A passageway or access road that allows a firefighting apparatus such as a fire engine to pass through.

fire load fire loads n
Brandlast
The quantity of combustible matter in a given area, or the quantity of heat that can be generated by its combustion.

fire marshal fire marshals n
Brandinspektor Brandinspektorin Brandschutzbeauftragte Brandschutzbeauftragter Brandursachenermittler Brandursachenermittlerin
(US) A public official with police powers responsible for enforcing fire safety regulations, and sometimes, who also investigates suspicious fires.

fire point fire points n
Brennpunkt
The lowest temperature at which the vapour of a fuel will continue to burn for at least five seconds after ignition by an open flame of standard dimension.

fire sale fire sales n
Ausverkauf
(idiomatic) A clearance sale at greatly reduced prices, often at losses.

fire ship fire ships n
Brander Brandschiff
(historical) A wooden ship set alight and then sent floating into an enemy flotilla, with the aim of spreading the fire among them.

fire station fire stations n
Feuerwache Feuerwehrhaus
The building where firefighters and fire trucks/fire engines are housed when not answering an alarm.

fire tongs n
Feuerzange
Tongs used for gripping and moving burning coals and logs in a fire. Part of a set of fire irons.

fire triangle fire triangles n
Feuerdreieck Verbrennungsdreieck

fire-bellied toad fire-bellied toads n
Unke
Any toad of the genus Bombina.

fire-capped tit fire-capped tits n
Flammenstirnchen Flammenstirnmeise
Cephalopyrus flammiceps, a small bird of the tit family Paridae

fire-eater fire-eaters n
Feuerschlucker
A performer who pretends to swallow fire.

firearm firearms n
Feuerwaffe Schusswaffe Feuerarm
A personal weapon that uses explosive powder to propel a projectile often made of lead.

fireball /ˈfaɪ.ə(ɹ)ˌbɔːl/ fireballs n
Feuerball
A ball of fire, especially one associated with an explosion.
(astronomy) A meteor bright enough to cast shadows.
(sailing) A class of sailing dinghy with a single trapeze and a symmetrical spinnaker, sailed by a crew of two.

firebird firebirds n
Feuervogel
(Slavic mythology) A magical and prophetic glowing or burning bird from a faraway land, which is both a blessing and a harbinger of doom to its captor

firebomb firebombs n
Brandbombe
A weapon that causes fire; an incendiary weapon.

firebrand /ˈfaɪə.bɹænd/ /ˈfaɪɚ.bɹænd/ firebrands n
Aufrührer Aufwiegler Radikalinski Rädelsführer Sponti
(figurative) An argumentative troublemaker or revolutionary; one who agitates against the status quo.

firebreak firebreaks n
Brandschneise
An area cleared of all flammable material to prevent a fire from spreading across it.

firebug firebugs n
Feuerwanze
Pyrrhocoris apterus, a common red and black insect, that is the type species of the family Pyrrhocoridae.
Feuerteufel
(slang) a pyromaniac or arsonist.

firecracker /ˈfaɪə(ɹ)ˌkɹækə(ɹ)/ firecrackers n
Böller Kracher Feuerwerkskörper Knallkörper
A small explosive device, typically containing a small amount of gunpowder in a tightly-wound roll of paper, primarily designed to produce a large bang.
Hitzkopf Knaller Kracher
A person or thing that is exciting and/or unpredictable.

firecrest firecrests n
Sommergoldhähnchen
A very small passerine bird, Regulus ignicapilla, that breeds in Eurasia.

firedamp firedamps n
Grubengas
(mining) An inflammable gas (mostly methane) found in coal mines; forms an explosive mixture with air.

firefight v
Feuergefecht Feuerkampf

firefighter /ˈfaɪ.ɚˌfaɪ.tɚ/ /ˈfaɪə(ɹ)ˌfaɪ.tə(ɹ)/ firefighters n
Feuerwehrmann Feuerwehrfrau
A person who has been trained to put out fires.

firefighting n
Brandbekämpfung
(firefighting) Extinguishing a fire.

firefly fireflies n
Glühwürmchen Leuchtkäfer Johanniswürmchen
(New England, New York, Upper Midwestern US, Western US, Florida) Any beetle of the family Lampyridae, which exhibit bioluminescence during twilight.

firehead tetra firehead tetras n
Rotkopfsalmler
A freshwater ray-finned fish, Hemigrammus bleheri, native to South America.

firehose firehoses n
Feuerwehrschlauch
(internet, neologism) Access to the social media data sold to the third parties, or such data stream.

fireman /ˈfaɪəmən/ /ˈfaɪɹmən/ firemen n
Heizer
(rail transport, nautical) A person (originally a man) who keeps the fire going underneath a steam boiler (originally, shoveling coal by hand), particularly on a railroad locomotive or steamship.

fireplace /ˈfaɪəpleɪs/ /ˈfaɪɹpleɪs/ fireplaces n
Kamin Feuerstelle Herd
An open hearth for holding a fire at the base of a chimney.

firepower firepowers n
Feuerkraft
The capacity of a weapon to deliver fire onto a target.
Schlagkraft
The ability to deliver fire.
(figurative) The ability and resources to dominate.

fireproof more fireproof most fireproof adj
feuerfest

fireside firesides n
Kaminecke

firestarter firestarters n
Anzünder Brandstifter Zündler
One who starts fires.
Anzünder Grillanzünder
A tool used to start a fire.

firestorm firestorms n
Feuersturm
A fire whose intensity is greatly increased by inrushing winds.

firestriker firestrikers n
Feuereisen Feuerschläger Feuerschurf Feuerstahl Pinkeisen Schlageisen
A piece of high-carbon steel used for striking a spark, usually kept in a tinderbox with flint and tinder.

firewall /ˈfaɪ(ə)ɹˌwɑl/ /ˈfaɪ(ə)ɹˌwɔl/ /ˈfaɪ.əˌwɔːl/ /ˈfaɪə.wɔəl/ firewalls n
Brandmauer Brandwand
(architecture) A fireproof barrier used to prevent the spread of fire between or through buildings, structures, electrical substation transformers, or within an aircraft or vehicle.
Firewall Brandmauer
(computer security) The software that monitors traffic in and out of a private network or a personal computer and allows or blocks such traffic depending on its perceived threat.

firewater firewaters n
Feuerwasser
(informal) High-proof alcohol, especially whiskey (especially in the context of its sale to or consumption by Native Americans).
Löschwasser
(manufacturing) Water for use in firefighting.

firewire firewires n
FireWire
A high-speed digital link standard covered by the IEEE 1394-1995 standard.

firewoman firewomen n
Feuerwehrfrau
A female firefighter.

firewood /ˈfa.ə(ɹ).wʊd/ /ˈfaɪ.ə(ɹ).wʊd/ /ˈfaɪ.ɚ.wʊd/ /ˈfaː(ɹ).wʊd/ /ˈfɑ.ə(ɹ).wʊd/ /ˈfɑ.əː(ɹ).wʊd/ /ˈfɑe.ə(ɹ).wʊd/ [ˈfaɪ.ɚ.wʊd] [ˈfäː.ɚ.wʊd] firewoods n
Brennholz Feuerholz
Wood intended to be burned, typically for heat.

firework /ˈfaɪɚˌwɚk/ fireworks n
Feuerwerkskörper Feuerwerk
A device using gunpowder and other chemicals which, when lit, emits a combination of coloured flames, sparks, whistles or bangs, and sometimes made to rocket high into the sky before exploding, used for entertainment or celebration.

fireworks /ˈfaɪ̯.ə.wɜːks/ /ˈfaɪ̯.ɚ.wɝks/ n
Feuerwerk
(plural only) An event or a display where fireworks are set off.

firing /ˈfaɪ.əɹ.ɪŋ/ /ˈfaɪ.ɚ.ɪŋ/ firings n
Brennen Brennung
(ceramics) The process of applying heat or fire, especially to clay, etc., to produce pottery.
Brennstoff
The fuel for a fire.
Schussabgabe
The discharge of a gun or other weapon.
Entlassung
The dismissal of someone from a job due to poor work performance.

firing pin firing pins n
Schlagbolzen
(firearms) the part of the firing mechanism which strikes the cartridge's primer to ignite the gunpowder.

firing squad firing squads n
Ehrensalutkommando Erschießungskommando Exekutionskommando Hinrichtungskommando Peloton
A group of soldiers or paramilitaries detailed to execute someone, usually by rifle shot, or to discharge their weapons ceremonially at a funeral.

firm /fɜɹm/ /fɜːm/ [fɝm] firmer firmest adj
befestigt fest fixiert
Steadfast, secure, solid (in position)
fest
Durable, rigid (material state).

firm /fɜɹm/ /fɜːm/ [fɝm] firms n
Firma
(UK, business) A business partnership; the name under which it trades.
(business, economics) A business enterprise, however organized.

firmament /ˈfɜːməm(ə)nt/ /ˈfɝməmənt/ firmaments n
Firmament
(usually, uncountable, literary, poetic, also, figuratively) The vault of the heavens, where the clouds, sun, moon, and stars can be seen; the heavens, the sky.

firmly /fɜːmli/ /fɝmli/ firmlier firmliest more firmly most firmly adv
fest sicher
(manner) In a firm or definite or strong manner.
fest
(manner) Securely.

firmness /ˈfɜːmnəs/ /ˈfɝmnəs/ firmnesses n
Festigkeit Stärke
The state of being firm

firmware n
Firmware
(computing) Something in between hardware and software. Like software, it is created from source code, but it is closely tied to the hardware it runs on.

firn /fɪə(ɹ)n/ /fɪəɹn/ /fɪɹn/ firns n
Firn
A type of old snow which has gone through multiple thaw and refreeze cycles and thus is made of numerous small icy grains, though it is not nearly as saturated with water as snowcone slush is; can be hard or somewhat soft depending on recent and current weather conditions.

first /fɜːst/ /fɝst/ /fɪrst/ /fʌrst/ adj
erste erster
Of or belonging to a first family.

first /fɜːst/ /fɝst/ /fɪrst/ /fʌrst/ adv
zuerst erstens als Erstes an erster Stelle
Before anything else; firstly.

first /fɜːst/ /fɝst/ /fɪrst/ /fʌrst/ firsts n
Erste erst
(uncountable) The person or thing in the first position.
Novum
(countable) Something that has never happened before; a new occurrence.

first aid n
Erste Hilfe Nothilfe Unfallhilfe
(medicine) Basic medical care given to an injury victim, usually where the injury is slight or where better care is not available.

first aid kit first aid kits n
Verbandkasten Verbandskasten Erste-Hilfe-Kasten Taschenapotheke
A collection of first aid supplies for treatment of minor injuries or stabilization of major injuries.

first and foremost adv
in erster Linie vor allem
(set phrase) Primarily; most importantly.

first cause first causes n
erste Ursache

first choice first choices n
erste Wahl
The most suitable and most optimal choice.

first class adj
erstklassig
Belonging to the best or top group in a system of classification.
Erste-Klasse-
Of, or relating to the most luxurious and expensive class of accommodation on a train, ship, hotel, etc.
First-Class-
(programming) Of or relating to a treatment like that for a first-class object.

first come, first served phraseologicalUnit
wer zuerst kommt, mahlt zuerst
(idiomatic) People will be dealt with in the order they arrive.

first contact first contacts n
Erstkontakt

first cousin once removed first cousins once removed n
Großcousin Großcousine
A first cousin's child.
A parent's first cousin.

first floor first floors n
erster Stock
(North America) The floor of a building at the level of the street or surrounding ground; the ground floor

first grade first grades n
erste Klasse
(US, education) The first year of grade school, the period in school that comes after kindergarten and before second grade. Children usually begin first grade at age six.

first language first languages n
Erstsprache
The first language one is taught to speak; one's native language.

first leg first legs n
Hinspiel

first lieutenant first lieutenants n
Oberleutnant Leutnant
(military ranks) The second lowest rank of a commissioned officer in the United States Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps, ranking above a second lieutenant and below a captain. The rank of first lieutenant is equivalent to the naval rank of lieutenant junior grade.

first love first loves n
erste Liebe
(literally) One's first experience of the feeling of romantic love.
(by extension) The first person to be the object of one's romantic affection.
erste Liebe große Liebe
(idiomatic, by extension) The thing, place, or activity of which one is fondest; one's most fundamental interest or attachment.

first of all adv
zunächst zuallererst
(sequence, idiomatic) Firstly; before anything else.

first past the post n
Mehrheits-
A voting system where the candidate with the most votes (a plurality) wins, without any form of preference transfer.

first person first persons n
erste Person
A form of narrative writing using verbs in the first person in order to give the impression that the action is happening to the narrator.

first responder first responders n
Ersthelfer des Rettungsdienstes
A member of an emergency service who is first on the scene, or among those first on the scene, at an emergency.

first things first phraseologicalUnit
das Wichtigste zuerst eins nach dem anderen
Let's deal with matters of highest priority first; let's deal with matters in logical sequence.

first world problem first world problems n
Luxusproblem
A complaint or frustration experienced only by privileged individuals in wealthy countries.

first-aid box first-aid boxes n
Erste-Hilfe-Kasten
A box containing first aid and medical supplies.

first-aider first-aiders n
Ersthelfer Ersthelferin
Someone who can administer first aid

first-class object first-class objects n
First-Class-Objekt

first-degree burn first-degree burns n
Verbrennung ersten Grades
A mild burn that causes redness of the skin but no blistering.

first-person shooter first-person shooters n
Ego-Shooter
(video games) A combat or video game in the genre characterized by a three-dimensional view from the player's perspective and the ability to fire a weapon.

first-rate adj
erstklassig
(idiomatic) Superb, exceptional; of the best sort; very high quality.

firstborn /ˈfɜː(ɹ)st.ˌbɔː(ɹ)n/ [ˈfɜːst.ˌbɔːn] [ˈfɝst.ˌbɔɚ̯n] adj
erstgeboren
Born as the first one in a family, flock or the like.

firstborn /ˈfɜː(ɹ)st.ˌbɔː(ɹ)n/ [ˈfɜːst.ˌbɔːn] [ˈfɝst.ˌbɔɚ̯n] firstborn firstborns n
Erstgeborene
The first child to be born to a parent or family.

firsthand adj
aus erster Hand direkt unmittelbar
Direct, without intermediate stages.

firstly /ˈfɜɹstli/ adv
erstens an erster Stelle
(formal) In the first place; before anything else; first.

firwood firwoods n
Tannenholz
The wood of the fir tree.
Tannenwald
A wood largely populated with fir trees.

fiscal law n
Finanzrecht
(legal) The area of law pertaining to public finances.

fiscal year fiscal years n
Geschäftsjahr Wirtschaftsjahr
(accounting) An accounting period of one year, not necessarily coinciding with the calendar year.

fiscalism n
Fiskalismus

fish /fɘʃ/ /fɪʃ/ fish fishes n
Fisch
(archaic, or, loosely) Any animal (or any vertebrate) that lives exclusively in water.
(uncountable) The flesh of the fish used as food.
Fischzug
(uncountable) A card game in which the object is to obtain cards in pairs or sets of four (depending on the variation), by asking the other players for cards of a particular rank.
(countable, nautical) A makeshift overlapping longitudinal brace, originally shaped roughly like a fish, used to temporarily repair or extend a spar or mast of a ship.

fish /fɘʃ/ /fɪʃ/ v
fischen angeln
(intransitive, followed by "for" or "around for") To talk to people in an attempt to get them to say something, or seek to obtain something by artifice.

fish and chips n
Bratfisch mit Pommes frites Fish and Chips
A meal of fish fried in batter and served with chips (fried potato pieces), popular throughout the Anglosphere, especially in coastal regions.

fish bowl fish bowls n
Fischglas
A variety of discussions where participants are organized in concentric circles and take turns where they and others in the same group are allowed to speak according to a set of rules. [a. 1970]

fish farm fish farms n
Fischfarm Fischzucht
A place or facility dedicated to the raising of fish or other seafood for sale.

fish finger fish fingers n
Fischstäbchen
(chiefly, UK) A rectangular stick of processed fish coated in breadcrumbs that is cooked by frying or grilling.

fish food n
Fischfutter
Food for fish that are kept in aquaria; sprinkled on the surface of the water, usually in the form of dry flakes.

fish fork fish forks n
Fischgabel
A fork intended for eating fish and other seafood, as at formal dining where different forks are provided for different courses.

fish in troubled waters v
im Trüben fischen
(idiomatic) To try to gain something by taking advantage of a confused or troubled situation.

fish ladder fish ladders n
Fischtreppe
A structure built on or around dams or locks to facilitate the migration of fish.

fish oil fish oils n
Fischöl
A dietary supplement made up of oil derived from the tissues of oily fish, manufactured and sold in liquid, capsule and tablet forms.

fish out of water fish out of water fishes out of water n
sich fremd fühlen sich nicht zu Hause fühlen wie ein Fisch auf dem Trockenen
(idiomatic) A person in unfamiliar and often uncomfortable surroundings.

fish sauce fish sauces n
Fischsoße Fischsauce
A condiment made from fermented fish.

fish story fish stories n
Seemannsgarn
An exaggerated or boastful story.

fish trap fish traps n
Reuse
A contraption made of wires, rods, fishing-net or other suitable materials with the purpose of catching fish alive.

fish-filled adj
fischreich

fish-knife fish-knives n
Fischmesser
A knife for cutting and serving fish at table.

fishbone fishbones n
Gräte Fischgräte
A bone from a fish.

fishburger fishburgers n
Fischfrikadelle Fischfrikadellenbrötchen
A burger made with fish instead of beef.

fishcake fishcakes n
Fischfrikadelle Fischlaibchen Fischplätzchen
A mixture of flaked fish, mashed potato and seasoning made into a patty and shallow fried.

fisher /ˈfɪʃə/ /ˈfɪʃɚ/ fishers n
Fischer Fischerin
A person who catches fish, especially for a living or for sport; a person engaging in the pastime of fishing.
Fischermarder
A North American marten, Martes pennanti, that has thick brown fur.

fisherman /ˈfɪʃəmən/ /ˈfɪʃɚmən/ fishermen fisherwoman n
Fischer Fischerin Angler Anglerin
A fisher, a person engaged in fishing:
A person whose profession is catching fish.
Fischereiboot
A vessel (boat or ship) used for fishing.

fisherwoman /ˈfɪʃəˌwʊmən/ fisherwomen n
Fischerin
A woman whose profession is catching fish.

fishery /ˈfɪʃəɹi/ fisheries n
Fischerei
(uncountable) Fishing: the catching, processing and marketing of fish or other seafood.

fisheye lens fisheye lenses n
Fischauge Fischaugen-Objektiv Fischaugenlinse Fischaugenobjektiv
(photography) A wide-angle lens having an extremely wide field of view (approaching or exceeding 180 degrees) and producing images that are circular or distorted by curvature at the edges.

fishhook /ˈfɪʃˌhʊk/ fishhooks n
Angelhaken Haken
a barbed hook, usually metal, used for fishing

fishing /ˈfɪʃɪŋ/ fishings n
Fischen Fischerei Fischfang
(uncountable, informal) The act of catching other forms of seafood, separately or together with fish.
Fischfang Fischerei
(uncountable) Commercial fishing: the business or industry of catching fish and other seafood for sale.

fishing boat fishing boats n
Fischerboot
A boat used for fishing.

fishing cat fishing cats n
Fischkatze
A medium-sized cat whose habitat range extends through Indochina, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Sumatra and Java; (Prionailurus viverrinus).

fishing line fishing lines n
Angelschnur Angelleine
A cord or line where the hook or lure is attached.

fishing net fishing nets n
Fischernetz Fischnetz
A net used for fishing.

fishing pole fishing poles n
Angelrute
A pole used for fishing.

fishing rod fishing rods n
Angelrute Angel
A rod, often made in sections, which carries a line used for angling and is used to support both the line and the reel and to cast the line.

fishlike more fishlike most fishlike adj
fischartig
Having some characteristics of a fish.

fishmonger /ˈfɪʃˌmʌŋɡ.ə(ɹ)/ fishmongers n
Fischhändler Fischhändlerin Fischverkäufer Fischverkäuferin
(British) A person who sells fish.

fishmonger's n
Fischgeschäft Fischmarkt
(UK) A shop that sells wet fish and seafood.

fishnet fishnets n
Netz-
(uncountable) A fabric with an open diamond-shaped structure; normally used for stockings etc
Netz- Netzstrumpf
(countable, usually, in the plural) Stockings made of fishnet fabric.

fishplate fishplates n
Lasche
(rail transport) A metal bar that is bolted to the ends of two rails to join them together in a track.

fishpond fishponds n
Fischteich
A freshwater pond stocked with fish; especially one formerly attached to a monastery etc as a source of food

fishwife fishwives n
Fischhändlerin Fischverkäuferin
(archaic) A woman who sells or works with fish; a female fishmonger.

fishy /ˈfɪʃi/ fishier fishiest adj
Fisch- fischig
Of, from, or similar to fish.
anrüchig verdächtig
(figurative) Suspicious; inspiring doubt.

fishy /ˈfɪʃi/ fishies n
Fischchen Fischlein
(childish) .

fissile /ˈfɪsˌaɪ.əl/ /ˈfɪsˌəl/ more fissile most fissile adj
spaltbar
Able to be split.
(physics) Capable of sustaining a nuclear fission chain reaction.

fission /ˈfɪʃən/ /ˈfɪʒən/ fissions n
Spaltung
The process whereby one item splits to become two.
Zellteilung
(biology) The process by which a bacterium splits to form two daughter cells.

fission /ˈfɪʃən/ /ˈfɪʒən/ v
spalten
(transitive) To cause to undergo fission.

fissionable adj
spaltbar
Capable of undergoing nuclear fission; fissile.

fissiparous /fɪˈsɪpəɹəs/ more fissiparous most fissiparous adj
fissipar
(cytology) Of cells that reproduce through fission, splitting into two.

fissure /ˈfɪʃ.ə/ /ˈfɪʃ.ɚ/ /ˈfɪʒ.ɚ/ fissures n
Riss Spalte
A long, narrow crack or opening made by breaking or splitting, especially in rock or earth.

fissure /ˈfɪʃ.ə/ /ˈfɪʃ.ɚ/ /ˈfɪʒ.ɚ/ v
rissig werden
To split, forming fissures.

fist /fɪst/ fists n
Faust
A hand with the fingers clenched or curled inward.

fist bump fist bumps n
Faustgruß Fistbump Anfausten Gettofaust
The hitting together of two people's fists, as a greeting or in celebration of an accomplishment.

fist bump v
anfausten
To hit one's fists together.

fist-fuck fist-fucks n
Faustfick
(vulgar, slang) sexual practice in which a (fisted) hand is inserted and moved in or around the vagina or rectum.

fist-fuck v
fisten
(vulgar, slang) To insert and remove and move a (fisted) hand in someone's vagina or rectum.

fistball n
Faustball
A European sport in which players attempt to hit a ball over a net with fists or arms.

fisticuffs /ˈfɪs.tɪ.kʌfs/ n
Handgreiflichkeiten
(plurale tantum, informal) An impromptu fight with the fists, usually between only two people.

fisting /ˈfɪstɪŋ/ fistings n
Faustfick Fisten Fisting
(slang) The sexual practice of inserting one or both hands into the vagina or rectum of one's sexual partner.

fistula /ˈfɪs.tjə.lə/ /ˈfɪs.tʃʊ.lə/ /ˈfɪs.t͡ʃu.lə/ fistulae fistulas fistulæ n
Fistel
(medicine) An abnormal connection or passageway between organs or vessels that normally do not connect.

fit /fɪt/ fitter fittest adj
fit durchtrainiert in Form
In good shape; physically well.
heiß scharf sexy
(British, informal, chiefly, slang) Sexually attractive; good-looking; fanciable.

fit /fɪt/ fits n
Passform
The degree to which something fits.
Anfall
A seizure or convulsion.
(medicine) A sudden and vigorous appearance of a symptom over a short period of time.
A sudden outburst of emotion.

fit /fɪt/ v
passen
(intransitive) To have sufficient space available at some location to be able to be there.
(transitive) To conform to in size and shape.
(intransitive) To be of the right size and shape
(transitive, with to) To make conform in size and shape.
(transitive) To tailor; to change to the appropriate size.

fit as a fiddle /ˈfɪt æz ə ˈfɪdl̩/ adj
fit wie ein Turnschuh kerngesund
(simile, colloquial) Perfectly fit; in excellent condition or health.

fit in v
hineinpassen
(figurative, intransitive) To be of a like type with others; to be socially accepted.

fit out v
amenagieren
(idiomatic) To provide a thing, a group, a person or oneself with requisites; to kit out.

fitful /ˈfɪtf(ə)l/ /ˈfɪtf(ʊ)l/ more fitful most fitful adj
unregelmäßig
(by extension) Characterized by sudden bursts of activity with periods of inactivity in between; intermittent, irregular, unsteady.

fitness /ˈfɪtnəs/ fitnesses n
Fitness Tauglichkeit Zweckmäßigkeit
The condition of being fit, suitable or appropriate.
The cultivation of an attractive and/or healthy physique.
Tauglichkeit Zweckmäßigkeit
(evolutionary theory) An organism's or species' degree of success in finding a mate and producing offspring.
(UK, slang) The condition of being attractive, fanciable or beautiful.

fitted sheet fitted sheets n
Spannbettlaken Spannbetttuch
A sheet tailored to form pocket for a mattress with elastic edges that is suitable for a range of mattress sizes. The edge may also contain a drawstring to secure the sheet more firmly and enable use on a wider range of mattress thicknesses.

fitting /fɪtɪŋ/ more fitting most fitting adj
passend gebührend angemessen geeignet recht
Appropriate; suitable.

fitting /fɪtɪŋ/ fittings n
Armatur Element Formstück Maschinenteil Passstück Paßstück
A small part, especially a standardized or detachable part of a device or machine.
Anschlussstück Anschlußstück Fitting Formstück Muffe Rohrleitungsverbinder
(engineering) A tube connector; a standardized connecting part of a piping system to attach sections of pipe together, such as a coupling
Anprobe Anpassen Anpassung Anprobieren
The act of trying on clothes to inspect or adjust the fit.
Anpassung Aufbau Einbau Montage
(manufacturing) The process of fitting up; especially of applying craft methods such as skilled filing to the making and assembling of machines or other products.
Einrichtung Einrichtungsgegenstand Möbel Möbiliar
(chiefly, _, British, often plural) A removable item in a house or other building, which can be taken with one when one moves out, such as a moveable piece of furniture, a carpet, picture, etc.; US furnishing; compare fixture.

five /faɪv/ /fäːv/ fives n
fünf Fünf
The digit/figure 5.
Fünfer Fünf
A banknote with a denomination of five units of currency. See also fiver.

five /faɪv/ /fäːv/ numeral
fünf Fünf
A numerical value equal to 5; the number following four and preceding six.

five hundred /ˈfaɪv ˈhʌn.dɹəd/ /ˈfaɪv ˈhʌn.dɹɪd/ numeral
fünfhundert
The cardinal number occurring after four hundred ninety-nine and before five hundred one, represented in Arabic numerals as 500. Ordinal: five-hundredth.

five o'clock n
fünf Uhr
(In both the 12-hour clock and the 24-hour clock) The start of the sixth hour of the day; 5:00 a.m. (05:00).

five o'clock shadow five o'clock shadows n
Stoppelbart
A beard growth visible late in the day on the face of a person with facial hair growth that was clean-shaven in the morning.

five senses n
fünf Sinne
The five major senses in most animals: sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch.

five thousand numeral
fünftausend
5000

fivefold adj
fünffach

fiver /ˈfaɪvɚ/ fivers n
Fünfer
(slang) A banknote with a value of five units of currency.

fix /ˈfɪks/ fixes n
Dilemma
A difficult situation; a quandary or dilemma; a predicament.
Schuss Reparatur
A prearrangement of the outcome of a supposedly competitive process, such as a sporting event, a game, an election, a trial, or a bid.
Ortung
A determination of location.

fix /ˈfɪks/ v
manipulieren match-fixing
(transitive) To make (a contest, vote, or gamble) unfair; to privilege one contestant or a particular group of contestants, usually before the contest begins; to arrange immunity for defendants by tampering with the justice system via bribery or extortion.
kastrieren sterilisieren
(transitive, US, informal) To surgically render an animal, especially a pet, infertile.
fixieren
(transitive) To render (a photographic impression) permanent by treating with such applications as will make it insensitive to the action of light.
reparieren befestigen fixieren vorbereiten anheften anhängen
(intransitive) To become firm, so as to resist volatilization; to cease to flow or be fluid; to congeal; to become hard and malleable, as a metallic substance.

fix room fix rooms n
Druckraum Fixerstube

fix up v
ausstatten versorgen
(informal, ambitransitive) To provide (someone) with something; to furnish.
aufbauen aufbessern ausbessern herrichten in Ordnung bringen renovieren
(transitive) To repair or refurbish.
arrangieren fertig machen versorgen vorbereiten
(informal, transitive) To prepare or provide (something).

fixate v
befestigen festmachen fixieren seinen Blick heften auf
(transitive) To make something fixed and stable; to fix.
seine volle Aufmerksamkeit schenken sich vollständig konzentrieren (auf)
(intransitive) To attend to something to the exclusion of all others; used with on.
[[fixieren|sich fixieren (auf)]]
(intransitive, psychology) To attach oneself to a person or thing in a pathological or neurotic manner; used with on.

fixation /fɪksˈeɪʃən/ fixations n
Fixierung
The act of fixing.
The state of being fixed or fixated.

fixed /fɪkst/ more fixed most fixed adj
fix fixiert
Not able to change or vary.
kastriert sterilisiert verschnitten
(dialectal, informal) Surgically rendered infertile (spayed, neutered or castrated).

fixed asset fixed assets n
Anlagevermögen Sachanlage
(business, accounting) Asset or property which cannot easily be converted into cash, such as land, buildings and machinery.

fixed point adj
Fixkomma
(computing) Pertaining to fixed point representations or operations.

fixed star fixed stars n
Fixstern Standstern
(star) A star whose movement can not be seen from Earth.

fixed-term contract fixed-term contracts n
befristeter Vertrag
A contract which is valid only for a pre-arranged length of time.

fixer fixers n
Fixiermittel Fixiersalz
(photography) A chemical (sodium thiosulfate) used in photographic development that fixes the image in place, preventing further chemical reactions.

fixie fixies n
Fixie
(informal) A fixed-gear bicycle.

fixture /ˈfɪks.t͡ʃə/ /ˈfɪks.t͡ʃɚ/ fixtures n
Installation Zubehörteil feste Einrichtung festes Inventar
(legal) Something that is fixed in place, especially a permanent appliance or other item of personal property that is considered part of a house and is sold with it; compare fitting, furnishing.
Institution Stammkunde
A regular patron of a place or institution; a person constantly present at a certain place.
Fassung
A lighting unit; a luminaire.
angesetztes Spiel
(sports, chiefly, British, Commonwealth, Irish) A scheduled match.
Halterung
A work-holding or support device used in the manufacturing industry.

fizz /fɪz/ v
sprudeln
(intransitive) To emit bubbles.
zischen
(intransitive) To make a rapid hissing or bubbling sound.

fizzle /ˈfɪzəl/ v
zischen
To sputter or hiss.
fehlschlagen zischen im Sande verlaufen missglücken totlaufen zu nichts führen
(figuratively, informal) To decay or die off to nothing; to burn out; to end less successfully than previously hoped.

fizzle out v
im Sande verlaufen
To lose excitement, to become less exciting; to end, fail or die out in a weak or disappointing way.

fizzy /ˈfɪzi/ fizzies n
kohlensäurehaltig moussierend perlend spritzig sprudelnd zischend
(NZ) A non-alcoholic carbonated beverage.

fizzy water fizzy waters n
Sprudel Sprudelwasser
carbonated water.

fjord /fiˈɔɹd/ /fiˈɔːd/ /fjɔɹd/ /fjɔːd/ /ˈfiːɔːd/ fjords n
Fjord
A long, narrow, deep inlet between cliffs.

flabbergast /ˈflæbə(ˌ)ɡɑːst/ /ˈflæbɚˌɡæst/ flabbergasts n
Erstaunen Verblüffung
(uncountable) Overwhelming confusion, shock, or surprise.

flabbergast /ˈflæbə(ˌ)ɡɑːst/ /ˈflæbɚˌɡæst/ v
verblüffen abschnallen aus allen Wolken fallen baff sein erstaunen platt sein
(transitive) To overwhelm with bewilderment; to amaze, confound, or stun, especially in a ludicrous manner. [from late 18th c.]

flabby /ˈflæb.i/ flabbier flabbiest adj
quabbelig schlabberig schwabbelig wabbelig
Yielding to the touch, and easily moved or shaken; hanging loose by its own weight; lacking firmness; flaccid.

flaccid /ˈflæ(k)sɪd/ more flaccid most flaccid adj
schlaff
Flabby.

flaccidity flaccidities n
Atonie Laschheit Schlaffheit Schwäche Welkheit
The condition of being flaccid.

flacon /ˈflækɒn/ /ˈflɑːkɒn/ flacons n
Flakon
A small stoppered glass bottle, often used for keeping perfume.

flag /fleɪɡ/ /flæɡ/ flags n
Standarte
Schwertlilie
Any of various plants with sword-shaped leaves, especially irises; specifically, Iris pseudacorus.
Fliese
A slab of stone; a flagstone, a flat piece of stone used for paving.
Flag Bitschalter
(computer science) A variable or memory location that stores a true-or-false, yes-or-no value, typically either recording the fact that a certain event has occurred or requesting that a certain optional action take place.
Flag Kennzeichen Markierung
(computer science) In a command line interface, a command parameter requesting optional behavior or otherwise modifying the action of the command being invoked.
Flagge Fahne
(internet slang, ACG) A plot or words of a character in an animation, etc., that would usually lead to a specific outcome or event, not logically or causally, but as a pattern of the animation, etc.

flag /fleɪɡ/ /flæɡ/ v
nachlassen erlahmen ermüden erschlaffen
(intransitive) To weaken, become feeble.
fliesen
(transitive) To pave with flagstones.
kennzeichnen markieren
To mark with a flag, especially to indicate the importance of something.
signalisieren
(often with down) To signal to, especially to stop a passing vehicle etc.
markieren
(computing) To signal (an event).
markiere
(computing) To set a program variable to true.

flag of convenience flags of convenience n
Billigflagge
(figuratively) Registration of a ship in a country chosen for its low taxes, permissive regulations, and so on.
(literally) The flag flown by a ship so registered (which flag then corresponds to the country of registration).

flag semaphore n
Winkeralphabet

flag-bearer flag-bearers n
Fahnenträger Flaggenträger
One who carries a flag, especially at a ceremony.

flagellate flagellates n
Geißeltierchen
(biology) Any organism that has flagella.

flageolet /ˈflæd͡ʒəlɪt/ /ˈflæʒəleɪ/ flageolets n
Flageolett
(music) A type of small flute of the fipple family.

flagpole /ˈflæɡˌpoʊl/ flagpoles n
Fahnenmast Fahnenstange
A tall pole up which one or more flags may be raised and flown.

flagrant /ˈfleɪ.ɡɹənt/ more flagrant most flagrant adj
offenkundig eklatant krass unverhohlen
Obvious and offensive; blatant; scandalous.

flagship /ˈflæɡʃɪp/ flagships n
Flaggschiff
(nautical, military) The ship occupied by the fleet's commander (usually an admiral); it denotes this by flying his flag.
(by extension, often, attributive) The most important one out of a related group.

flagstone /ˈflæɡ.stəʊn/ flagstones n
Bodenfliese Bodenplatte Dachplatte Fliese Gehwegplatte Platte
A flat, rectangular piece of rock or stone used for paving or roofing.

flail /fleɪl/ /fɹeɪl/ flails n
Dreschflegel Flegel
A tool used for threshing, consisting of a long handle (handstock) with a shorter stick (swipple or swingle) attached with a short piece of chain, thong or similar material.
Flegel Kriegsflegel Streitflegel
A weapon which has the (usually spherical) striking part attached to the handle with a flexible joint such as a chain.

flail /fleɪl/ /fɹeɪl/ v
wild um sich schlagen
(transitive) To wave or swing vigorously
dreschen
(transitive) To thresh.

flair /flɛə̯/ /flɛɚ̯/ flairs n
Begabung
A natural or innate talent or aptitude.
Flair
Distinctive style or elegance.

flak /flæk/ flaks n
Fliegerabwehrkanone Flugabwehrkanone
Ground-based anti-aircraft guns firing explosive shells. [from 1938]

flake /fleɪk/ flakes n
Flocke
A loose filmy mass or a thin chiplike layer of anything
Chaot Drückeberger Schnarchnase Schussel
(informal) A person who is impractical, flighty, unreliable, or inconsistent; especially with maintaining a living.

flaked /fleɪkt/ more flaked most flaked adj
planlos unzuverlässig verpeilt windig
(of a person) unreliable or impractical

flaky /ˈfleɪkiː/ flakier flakiest adj
aus Schichten bestehend blättrig exzentrisch flockig schuppig
Consisting of flakes or of small, loose masses; lying, or cleaving off, in flakes or layers; flakelike.
unzuverlässig
(informal, of a, person) Unreliable; likely to make plans with others but then abandon those plans.

flamberge flamberges n
Flamberg
(weaponry) A European sword, typically a greatsword, which had a wavy blade, possibly to increase the cutting surface or for aid in parrying.

flamboyant /flamˈbɔɪ.ənt/ /flæmˈbɔɪ.(j)ənt/ more flamboyant most flamboyant adj
auffallend extravagant farbenprächtig grell prächtig schrill
Showy, bold or audacious in behaviour, appearance, etc.

flamboyant /flamˈbɔɪ.ənt/ /flæmˈbɔɪ.(j)ənt/ flamboyants n
Flammenbaum
The royal poinciana (Delonix regia), a showy tropical tree.

flambé v
flambieren
To cook with a showy technique where an alcoholic beverage, such as brandy, is added to hot food and then the fumes are ignited.

flame /fleɪm/ flames n
Flamme Lohe
The visible part of fire; a stream of burning vapour or gas, emitting light and heat.
Flamme
A romantic partner or lover in a usually short-lived but passionate affair.

flame /fleɪm/ v
anmachen
(Internet, ambitransitive) To post a destructively critical or abusive message (to somebody).

flame photometry n
Flammenphotometrie

flame retardant flame retardants n
Brandhemmer Flammschutzmittel
A chemical used to impart flame resistance.

flamenco /fləˈmɛŋkəʊ/ flamencos n
Flamenco
(uncountable) A genre of folk music and dance native to Andalusia, in Spain.

flamethrower /ˈfleɪmˌθɹoʊ.ɚ/ /ˈfleɪmˌθɹəʊ.ə/ flamethrowers n
Flammenwerfer
A device that projects a flame for starting fires, and sometimes also additional fuel to help ignition. Used either as a weapon or a tool.

flamingo /fləˈmɪŋɡoʊ/ flamingoes flamingos n
Flamingo
A wading bird of the family Phoenicopteridae.

flammability flammabilities n
Entzündlichkeit
(uncountable) The condition of being flammable.

flammable /ˈflæməbəl/ more flammable most flammable adj
entflammbar brennbar entzündbar
Capable of burning, especially a liquid.
feuergefährlich leichtentzündlich
Easily set on fire.

flaneur /flæˈnɜː(ɹ)/ /flɑˈnʊɚ/ /flɑːˈnɜː(ɹ)/ flaneurs n
Flaneur
One who wanders aimlessly, who roams, who travels at a lounging pace.

flange /flænd͡ʒ/ flanges n
Flansch Bund Bördel Felgenhorn Gurt Kranz
An external or internal rib or rim, used either to add strength or to hold something in place.
Bund Bördel Felgenhorn Kante Rand Rippe
The projecting edge of a rigid or semi-rigid component.

flank /flæŋk/ flanks n
Flanke
(anatomy) The flesh between the last rib and the hip; the side.
(military) The extreme left or right edge of a military formation, army etc.
Seite
The side of something, in general senses.

flank /flæŋk/ v
in der Flanke angreifen
(transitive) To attack the flank(s) of.
flankieren
(intransitive) To be placed to the side(s) of something (usually in terms of two objects, one on each side).

flannel /ˈflænəl/ flannels n
Flanell
(uncountable) A soft cloth material originally woven from wool, today often combined with cotton or synthetic fibers.

flap /flæp/ flaps n
Klappe
A hinged leaf.
Bremsklappe Flügelschlag Landeklappe Schlag
(aviation) A hinged surface on the trailing edge of the wings of an aeroplane, used to increase lift and drag.
Krempe Hutkrempe Patte
A side fin of a ray.
Aufregung
A controversy, scandal, stir, or upset.
Hautfetzen Hautlappen Lappen
(surgery) A piece of tissue incompletely detached from the body, as an intermediate stage of plastic surgery.

flap /flæp/ v
flattern
(transitive) To move (something broad and loose) up and down.
klappern flattern
(intransitive) To move loosely back and forth.

flap copy flap copies n
Klappentext Umschlagtext
The brief summary that often appears on the inside of a hardcover book's dust jacket.

flap seat flap seats n
Klappsitz
A hinged seat that can be raised when not in use.

flare /flɛə̯/ /flɛɚ̯/ flares n
Bengalo Fackel Leuchtfackel Leuchtkugel Leuchtsignal Leuchtzeichen
A source of brightly burning light or intense heat.
Bengalo Leuchtgeschoß Leuchtkugel bengalisches Feuer
A type of pyrotechnic that produces a brilliant light without an explosion, used to attract attention in an emergency, to illuminate an area, or as a decoy.
Gasfackel
(oil industry) A flame produced by a burn-off of waste gas (flare gas) from a flare tower (or flare stack), typically at an oil refinery.
Aufbördelung Bördelrand Flansch Rand Stulp Trichterrand
A widening of an object with an otherwise roughly constant width.
Abfangen
(aviation) The transition from downward flight to level flight just before landing.
Aufweitung Schlag
(American football) A route run by the running back, releasing toward the sideline and then slightly arcing upfield looking for a short pass.

flare /flɛə̯/ /flɛɚ̯/ v
anzünden entzünden
(transitive) To cause to burn; in particular, to burn off excess gas.
ausdehnen ausweiten weiten
(ambitransitive) To open outward in shape.
abfackeln hell leuchten hell lodern
(ambitransitive, aviation) To (operate an aircraft to) transition from downward flight to level flight just before landing.
(intransitive) To blaze brightly.
abfackeln auffflackern aufleuchten hell leuchten hell lodern
(intransitive) To shine out with a sudden and unsteady light; to emit a dazzling or painfully bright light.
grell leuchten schrill aufleuchten
(intransitive, figuratively) To shine out with gaudy colours; to be offensively bright or showy.
auflodern
(intransitive, figuratively) To suddenly happen or intensify.
explodieren plötzlich auffahren plötzlich hochfahren
(intransitive, figuratively) To suddenly erupt in anger.

flare gun flare guns n
Leuchtpistole Signalpistole
A large-bore pistol-like firearm used to fire signal flares.

flare nut flare nuts n
Bördelmutter Überwurfmutter
(tech) A nut to secure a flared tubing‘s tapered end.

flare up v
aufflackern aufleuchten auflodern
(intransitive) To burn brightly again.
aufflammen auflodern
(intransitive) To become more intense suddenly.
aufflammen emporlodern
(intransitive, sometimes with “out” instead of “up”) To burst out suddenly, as in anger.

flare-nut wrench flare-nut wrenches n
offener Ringschlüssel
(engineering) An open spanner (wrench) to tighten fragile nuts, such as flare nuts, not accessible to a ring spanner (box end wrench) or box spanner (tube spanner).

flash /flæʃ/ flashes n
Blitz
A sudden, short, temporary burst of light.
(telecommunications) Short for hook flash.
Blitzeseile Nu
A very short amount of time.
Ausbruch Einfall
(figuratively) A sudden and brilliant burst, as of genius or wit.
Grat
Material left around the edge of a moulded part at the parting line of the mould.

flash /flæʃ/ v
blinken
(intransitive) To blink; to shine or illuminate intermittently.
flashen
(transitive, computing) To write to the memory of (an updatable component such as a BIOS chip or games cartridge).

flash drive flash drives n
USB-Stick Flash-Laufwerk USB-Massenspeicher
(computer hardware) A small electronic device used to store digital data, more portable and robust than a hard drive.

flash flood flash floods n
Sturzflut
(meteorology) A sudden, rapid flood, usually of short duration and local impact.

flash in the pan flash in the pans flashes in the pan n
Strohfeuer Eintagsfliege
A transient occurrence with no long-term effect.

flash mob flash mobs n
Flashmob
A group of people who rapidly assemble, perform an unusual and seemingly pointless act, and then quickly disperse. [from 2003]

flash point /ˈflæʃ.ˌpɔɪnt/ flash points n
Flammpunkt
(physics) The lowest temperature at which a liquid can form an ignitable mixture in air near the surface of the liquid.
Brennpunkt
(figuratively) A hotspot; a dangerous place of violent political unrest.

flash powder flash powders n
Blitzlichtpulver

flash-ball flash-balls n
Hartgummi-Werfer Hartgummigeschoss-Werfer
A form of handgun that fires projectiles of rubber or similar material, used mainly by law enforcement officers for riot control.

flash-bang flash-bangs n
Blendgranate
A hand grenade that produces a very bright flash and a loud explosion, but no shrapnel and minimal explosive force, to disorient the target.

flashback /ˈflæʃ.bæk/ flashbacks n
Rückblende Flashback Rückblick
(authorship) A dramatic device in which an earlier event is inserted into the normal chronological flow of a narrative.
Flashback
(psychology) A vivid mental image of a past trauma or other sensation that the trauma is happening in the present, especially one that recurs.
A similar recurrence of the effects of a hallucinogenic drug.

flashcard /ˈflæʃˌkɑɹd/ flashcards n
Lernkarte Lernkartei
A card used to aid rote memorization. One side of the card contains data of one kind, or a question, and the other side contains the associated response which one wants to memorize. For example, one side could contain an English word, and the other side the Spanish translation.
Speicherkarte
(electronics) A solid-state digital memory storage format, commonly found on computers, digital cameras and cellphones.

flashforward flashforwards n
Vorausblende
(authorship) A dramatic device in which a future event is inserted into the normal chronological flow of a narrative.

flashgun flashguns n
Blitzlicht
(photography) Any similar unit used to generate repeatable flashes of light for photography.

flashing /ˈflæʃɪŋ/ flashings n
Abdeckblech Witterungsschutz
(roofing) Components used to weatherproof or seal roof system edges at perimeters, penetrations, walls, expansion joints, valleys, drains and other places where the roof covering is interrupted or terminated.
Aufblinken Blinken
The blinking of a light source, such as a light bulb or computer's cursor.
Freiziehen
The exposing of one's naked body, or part of it, in public briefly (the action of the verb to flash).

flashlight /ˈflæʃˌlaɪt/ flashlights n
Taschenlampe
(US, Canada) A battery-powered hand-held light source.

flashover flashovers n
Flashover
The near simultaneous ignition of all combustible material in an enclosed area.
Überschlag
An unintended electric discharge or arc over or around an insulator.

flashover voltage flashover voltages n
Durchschlagspannung Überschlagspannung

flask /ˈflæsk/ /ˈflɑːsk/ flasks n
Taschenflasche Flasche Flachmann
A container used to discreetly carry a small amount of a hard alcoholic beverage; a pocket flask.
Flakon Kolben
(sciences) Laboratory glassware used to hold larger volumes than test tubes, normally having a narrow mouth of a standard size which widens to a flat or spherical base.
Formkasten
(engineering) A container for holding a casting mold, especially for sand casting molds.

flat /flæt/ flatter flattest adj
flach eben
Having no variations in height.
glatt
(music, voice) Without variations in pitch.
flach flau
(figurative) Lacking liveliness or action; depressed; uninteresting; dull and boring.
platt
(of a tire or other inflated object) Deflated, especially because of a puncture.
platt flach schal
(of a carbonated drink) With all or most of its carbon dioxide having come out of solution so that the drink no longer fizzes or contains any bubbles.
breit leer
(of a battery) Unable to emit power; dead.

flat /flæt/ more flat most flat adv
pauschal
flach eben glatt
So as to be flat.
direkt unverblümt
Bluntly.
glatt
(with units of time, distance, etc) Used to emphasize the smallness of the measurement.
total vollkommen völlig
Completely.

flat /flæt/ flats n
Ebene Flachland
An area of level ground (sometimes covered with water).
Erniedrigungszeichen erniedrigter Ton
(music) A note played one chromatic semitone lower than a natural, denoted by the symbol ♭ placed after the letter representing the note (e.g., B♭) or in front of the note symbol (e.g. ♭♪).
Platten Plattfuß
(informal, automotive) A flat tyre/flat tire.
Ballerinas Freizeitschuhe Turnschuhe
(in the plural) A type of ladies' shoe with a very low heel.
Breitpinsel
(painting) A thin, broad brush used in oil and watercolour painting.
Abflachung Fläche
The flat part of something:
Blatt
(swordfighting) The flat side of a blade, as opposed to the sharp edge.
(rail, US) A railroad car without a roof, and whose body is a platform without sides; a platform car or flatcar.
Platte Schale Träger
A wide, shallow container or pallet.

flat as a pancake more flat as a pancake most flat as a pancake adj
flach wie ein Pfannkuchen
(simile) Particularly or extremely flat.

flat cap flat caps n
Schiebermütze
A man's cap made from wool, tweed, or other soft material. It has a small peak and fits snugly on the head.

flat peach flat peaches n
Flachpfirsich Plattpfirsich Weinbergpfirsich
A subspecies or variety of peach Prunus persica subsp. platycarpa, with white flesh and a flattish, round shape.

flat rate flat rates n
Pauschale Einfachtarif Flat Flatrate Pauschaltarif pauschal

flat tyre flat tyres n
Patschen Platten Plattfuß platter Reifen
A tyre of a motor vehicle that is deflated, especially one deflated because of a puncture when in use.

flat-bottomed more flat-bottomed most flat-bottomed adj
flachbödig
Having a flat bottom.

flat-chested flatter-chested flattest-chested more flat-chested most flat-chested adj
flachbrüstig
(of a, girl or woman) Having a flat chest; having small breasts.

flat-earther flat-earthers n
Flacherdler Flacherdlerin Flachweltler Flachweltlerin
A person who believes or advocates the theory that the planet Earth is flat.

flat-headed more flat-headed most flat-headed adj
flachköpfig
Having a flat head.

flat-headed cat flat-headed cats n
Flachkopfkatze
Prionailurus planiceps, a small wild cat patchily distributed in the Thai-Malay Peninsula, Borneo and Sumatra.

flat-rate adj
pauschal
(UK) Being or relating to a flat rate.

flatback flatbacks n
Australische Suppenschildkröte Wallriffschildkröte
A chelonid turtle, Natator depressus, with low-domed carapace, endemic to the continental shelf of Australia.

flatcar flatcars n
Flachwagen Plattformwagen
(rail, US) A railroad freight car without sides and roof.

flatfish /ˈflætfɪʃ/ flatfish flatfishes n
Plattfisch
A fish of the order Pleuronectiformes, the adults of which have both eyes on one side and usually swim with the other side down, such as a flounder, a halibut, or a sole.

flatfoot flatfeet flatfoots n
Plattfuß
A person having the above condition.

flatly /ˈflætli/ more flatly most flatly adv
kategorisch
In a definite manner; in a manner showing complete certainty.
ausdruckslos emotionslos
In a manner that shows no emotion.

flatmate /ˈflætmeɪt/ flatmates n
Mitbewohner Mitbewohnerin
A person with whom one shares a flat.

flatness /ˈflætnəs/ flatnesses n
Flachheit
The state of being flat
Ebenheit
The state of being two-dimensional; planar : planarity

flatscreen flatscreens n
Flachbildschirm
A screen or device of this kind.

flatshare flatshares n
Wohngemeinschaft
An arrangement in which two or more people share a flat (apartment building).

flatten /ˈflætən/ v
flachmachen planieren plätten
(transitive) To make something flat or flatter.
plattmachen
(transitive) To knock down or lay low.

flattened more flattened most flattened adj
geplättet
Made flat by something.

flatter /ˈflætə/ /ˈflætɚ/ [ˈflæɾɚ] v
schmeicheln
To compliment someone, often (but not necessarily) insincerely and sometimes to win favour.
einschmeicheln anbiedern
To enhance or gratify someone's vanity by praising them.
anbiedern schmeicheln
To portray someone to advantage.

flattered more flattered most flattered adj
geschmeichelt
In a positive mood because of a comment or action which causes one to feel proud of oneself.

flatterer flatterers n
Schmeichler Schmeichlerin
One who flatters.

flattering /ˈflætəɹɪŋ/ more flattering most flattering adj
schmeichelhaft
Attractive or good-looking; that makes one look good.

flattery /ˈflæt.ə.ɹi/ /ˈflæt.ɚ.i/ flatteries n
Schmeichelei Geschmeichel Schmus Schöntuerei
(countable) An instance of excessive praise.

flatulate /ˈflætjʊleɪt/ /ˈflæt͡ʃəleɪt/ v
flatulieren
To fart, to emit digestive gases from the anus, especially with accompanying sound and smell.

flatulence /ˈflæt͡ʃələns/ flatulences n
Flatulenz
The state of having gas, often smelly, trapped (and when released, frequently with noise) in the digestive system of a human and some other animals; wind; and when released, a flatus, a fart.

flatulent /ˈflætjʊlənt/ more flatulent most flatulent adj
flatulent
Affected by gas in the intestine; likely to fart.

flatulist /ˈflæt͡ʃəlɪst/ flatulists n
Flatulist Kunstfurzer
An entertainer whose routine consists solely or primarily of farting in a creative, musical, or amusing manner.

flatworm flatworms n
Plattwurm
Any of very many parasitic or free-living worms, of the phylum Platyhelminthes, having a flattened body with no skeleton or body cavity.

flaunt /flɑnt/ /flɑːnt/ /flɒnt/ /flɔnt/ /flɔːnt/ v
stolzieren paradieren protzen (etwas) zur Schau tragen herumstolzieren offen zeigen
kühn wehen stolz wehen
(intransitive, archaic) To wave or flutter smartly in the wind.

flautist /ˈflɔːtɪst/ flautists n
Flötist Flötistin Flötenspieler Flötenspielerin
One who plays the flute.

flavor /ˈfleɪvə/ /ˈfleɪvɚ/ flavors n
Geschmack
The quality produced by the sensation of taste or, especially, of taste and smell in combined effect.
Geschmacksstoff Geschmacksverstärker
Flavoring, a substance used to produce a taste.

flavor /ˈfleɪvə/ /ˈfleɪvɚ/ v
würzen
(American spelling, transitive) To add flavoring to something.

flavor enhancer flavor enhancers n
Geschmacksverstärker
Any substance added to a food product to enhance its taste, especially to make it taste more savoury or to add umami

flavoring flavorings n
Geschmacksstoff
(American spelling) Something that gives flavor, usually a food ingredient.

flavorless /ˈfleɪvələs/ /ˈfleɪvɚləs/ more flavorless most flavorless adj
fade geschmacklos fad
Lacking taste or flavor; without seasoning, spice, or discernible qualities of taste.

flaw /flɑ/ /flɔ/ /flɔː/ flaws n
Makel Sprung Absplitterung Riss Schaden
A crack or breach, a gap or fissure; a defect of continuity or cohesion.
Fehler Macke Makel Schlupfloch Schwachstelle
A defect, fault, or imperfection, especially one that is hidden.
Makel
(legal) A defect or error in a contract or other document which may make the document invalid or ineffective.

flaw /ˈflɔː/ flaws n
Bö Windbö Windstoß
A sudden burst or gust of wind of short duration; windflaw.

flaw /flɑ/ /flɔ/ /flɔː/ v
Schaden nehmen beschädigen sich verschlechtern verschlechtern
(transitive) To add a flaw to, to make imperfect or defective.
Schaden nehmen sich verschlechtern
(intransitive) To become imperfect or defective; to crack or break.

flawed more flawed most flawed adj
brüchig fehlerhaft
Having a flaw or imperfection.

flawless /ˈflɑləs/ /ˈflɔləs/ /ˈflɔːləs/ more flawless most flawless adj
perfekt einwandfrei fehlerlos makellos
Without flaws, defects, or shortcomings; perfect.

flax /flæks/ /flɛks/ flaxes n
Flachs Leinen Flachsfaser
The fibers of Linum usitatissimum, grown to make linen and related textiles.
Flachs Lein
The flax bush, a plant of the genus Phormium, native to New Zealand, with strap-like leaves up to 3 metres long that grow in clumps.

flax-leaved daphne n
Herbst-Seidelbast Rispenblütiger Seidelbast
Daphne gnidium, a poisonous evergreen shrub from the Mediterranean region with dense dark-green foliage and fragrant white flowers.

flaxen /ˈflæk.sən/ adj
flachsen flachsfarben
Made of or resembling flax fibers.
(of hair) A pale yellow brown as of dried flax; blonde.

flaxseed /ˈflæksiːd/ flaxseeds n
Leinsamen
The seed of the flax plant; a source of linseed oil.

flaxseed oil flaxseed oils n
Leinsamenöl
The oil of flaxseed, used as a food source of omega-3 fatty acid.

flay /fleɪ/ /fliː/ v
häuten
To strip the skin off; to skin.

flayer /ˈfleɪ.ə/ /ˈfleɪ.ɚ/ flayers n
Schinder
One who or that which flays.

flea /fliː/ fleas n
Floh Flohmännchen Flohweibchen
A small, wingless, parasitic insect of the order Siphonaptera, renowned for its bloodsucking habits and jumping abilities.

flea beetle flea beetles n
Flohkäfer
Any of the small jumping beetles of tribe Alticini of the leaf beetle family.

flea circus flea circuses n
Flohzirkus
A circus sideshow attraction in which fleas are attached (or appear to be attached) to miniature carts and other items, and encouraged to perform circus acts within a small housing.

flea market flea markets n
Flohmarkt Trödelmarkt
An outdoor temporary market selling inexpensive antiques, curios etc.

fleabane /ˈfliːbeɪn/ fleabanes n
Berufkraut
Erigeron spp., especially Erigeron acre (blue fleabane)

fleabite /ˈfliːbʌɪt/ fleabites n
Flohbiss
The bite of a flea, or the mark caused by such a bite.

fleck /flɛk/ flecks n
Tupfen
Fleck
A small spot or streak; a speckle.

fledged /flɛd͡ʒd/ more fledged most fledged adj
flügge
Feathered; furnished with feathers or wings; able to fly.

fledgling /ˈflɛd͡ʒ.lɪŋ/ adj
unerfahren unerprobt ungeprüft
Untried or inexperienced.
Jung- Nachwuchs- aufkeimend aufkommend entstehend frischgebacken
Emergent or rising.

fledgling /ˈflɛd͡ʒ.lɪŋ/ fledglings n
Jungvogel Kücken Küken eben flügge gewordener Vogel flügger Vogel flügges Kücken
A young bird which has just developed its flight feathers (notably wings).
Grünschnabel Laie Neuling
(figuratively) An immature, naïve or inexperienced person.

flee /fliː/ v
fliehen entfliehen flüchten
(intransitive) To run away; to escape.
(transitive) To escape from.

fleece /fliːs/ fleeces n
Vlies
(uncountable) Hair or wool of a sheep or similar animal
Fell
(uncountable) Insulating skin with the wool attached
Fleece
(countable) A textile similar to velvet, but with a longer pile that gives it a softness and a higher sheen.
Fleecejacke
(countable) An insulating wooly jacket

fleece /fliːs/ v
beschwindeln betrügen abziehen ausnehmen übers Ohr hauen
(transitive) To con or trick (someone) out of money.
scheren
(transitive) To shear the fleece from (a sheep or other animal).

fleet /flit/ /fliːt/ fleets n
Flotte
A group of vessels or vehicles.

fleet captain fleet captains n
Flottenkapitän
(military, nautical) a captain in command of a fleet, convoy or flotilla

fleetfooted more fleetfooted most fleetfooted adj
schnellfüßig
Swift on one's feet.

fleeting /ˈfliːtɪŋ/ more fleeting most fleeting adj
flüchtig
Passing quickly; of short duration.

flense /flɛns/ v
flensen
To strip the blubber or skin from, as from a whale, seal, etc.

flenser flensers n
Flenser
One who flenses (cuts blubber from a whale carcass)

flerovium /flɪˈɹoʊviəm/ n
Flerovium
The chemical element with atomic number 114.

flesh /flɛʃ/ fleshes n
Fleisch
The soft tissue of the body, especially muscle and fat.
Animal tissue regarded as food; meat (but sometimes excluding fish).
Haut
The skin of a human or animal.
Fleisch Leib
The human body as a physical entity.
Fruchtfleisch Fleisch
The soft, often edible, parts of fruits or vegetables.
Fleischfarbe
A yellowish pink colour; the colour of some Caucasian human skin.

flesh /flɛʃ/ v
ausarbeiten untermauern
(transitive) To reward (a hound, bird of prey etc.) with flesh of the animal killed, to excite it for further hunting; to train (an animal) to have an appetite for flesh.
zunehmen
(transitive) To put flesh on; to fatten.
entfleischen
To remove the flesh from the skin during the making of leather.

flesh fly flesh flies n
Fleischfliege
any fly of the family Sarcophagidae that feed on carrion

flesh out v
ausschmücken herausarbeiten
(idiomatic, transitive) To complete; to create details from a basic outline, structure, or skeleton.

flesh wound flesh wounds n
Fleischwunde
An injury which pierces the skin and causes bleeding, but which does not injure any bones or vital organs, and does not carry a serious threat of death.

fleshlight fleshlights n
Taschenmuschi
A vagina-shaped sex toy which is designed to stimulate and fit around the penis to aid masturbation or to simulate a real vagina.

fleshy /ˈflɛʃi/ fleshier fleshiest more fleshy most fleshy adj
fleischig
Of, related to, or resembling flesh.
fleischig wohlbeleibt wohlgenährt
(of a person) Having considerable flesh; plump.

fletcher /ˈflɛt͡ʃ.ə(ɹ)/ fletchers n
Bogenmacher Pfeilmacher
Generally, a manufacturer of bows and arrows.

fleur-de-lis /ˌflɜːdəˈliː/ /ˌflɜːdəˈliːs/ /ˌflɝdəˈli/ /ˌflɝdəˈlis/ fleur-de-lises fleur-de-lisses fleurs-de-lis n
Lilie
(heraldiccharge) A design representing a flower whose three petals are joined together at the bottom, often used in heraldry, where it is particularly associated with the French monarchy.

flex /flɛks/ flexes n
Biegsamkeit Elastizität Flexibilität
(uncountable) Flexibility, pliancy.
Anschlusskabel
(uncountable, chiefly, British) Any flexible insulated electrical wiring.
Anpassungsfähigkeit Beweglichkeit
(countable, slang) The act or an instance of flaunting something; something one considers impressive.

flex /flɛks/ v
biegen knicken
(transitive, chiefly physics or biomechanics) To bend something.
Muskeln biegen lassen spielen
(transitive) To repeatedly bend one of one's joints.
Muskeln beugen lassen spielen
(transitive) To move part of the body using one's muscles.
Muskeln lassen spielen
(intransitive) To tighten the muscles for display of size or strength.

flex one's muscles v
Muskeln spielen lassen
(figuratively) To show off one's strength or skills.

flexibility flexibilities n
Flexibilität
The quality of being flexible; suppleness; pliability.

flexibilization flexibilizations n
Flexibilisierung
The act or process of making something flexible.

flexibilize v
flexibilisieren
(transitive) To make flexible/more flexible.

flexible /ˈflɛk.sə.bəl/ /ˈflɛk.sɪ.bəl/ more flexible most flexible adj
flexibel biegsam elastisch dehnbar fügsam nachgiebig
Capable of being flexed or bent without breaking; able to be turned or twisted without breaking.
flexibel elastisch fügsam nachgiebig
Willing or prone to give way to the influence of others; not invincibly rigid or obstinate.
flexibel dehnbar elastisch fügsam nachgiebig weich
Capable or being adapted or molded in some way.

flexitarian flexitarians n
Flexitarier
One who is usually or primarily vegetarian, but not strictly so.

flexitime flexitimes n
Gleitzeit
(business, human resources) An arrangement that allows employees to set their own working hours within agreed limits; normally must include certain periods (core time) when they must be at work.

flexor /ˈflɛksə(ɹ)/ flexors n
Beugemuskel Beuger Flexor
A muscle whose contraction acts to bend a joint or limb.

flibbertigibbet /ˈflɪbɚtiˌd͡ʒɪbɪt/ /ˌflɪbətiˈdʒɪbɪt/ flibbertigibbets n
Flattergeist
An offbeat, skittish person; especially said of a young woman.

flick /flɪk/ flicks n
schnipsen
(fencing) A cut that lands with the point, often involving a whip of the foible of the blade to strike at a concealed target.

flicker /ˈflɪkə/ /ˈflɪkɚ/ flickers n
Flimmern Flackern
An unsteady flash of light.
Goldspecht
(US) Any of certain small woodpeckers, especially of the genus Colaptes.

flicker /ˈflɪkə/ /ˈflɪkɚ/ v
flimmern flackern
(intransitive) To burn or shine unsteadily, or with a wavering light.

flight /flaɪt/ flights n
Flug
The act of flying.
An instance of flying.
A trip made by an aircraft, particularly one between two cities or countries, which is often planned or reserved in advance.
Flucht
The act of fleeing.
Treppenlauf
A series of stairs between landings.

flight attendant flight attendants n
Flugbegleiter Stewardess Flugbegleiterin Steward
A member of the crew of an airplane who is responsible for the comfort and safety of its passengers.

flight data recorder flight data recorders n
Flugdatenaufzeichnungsgerät Flugdatenschreiber
(aviation) A device which records various performance parameters of an aircraft; designed to survive severe impact and fire to help in finding the causes of an accident.

flight feather flight feathers n
Flugfeder Schwungfeder
(ornithology) Any asymmetrical feather of the wing or tail of a bird.

flight information region flight information regions n
Fluginformationsgebiet
(aviation) A specified region of airspace in which a flight information service and an alerting service are provided.

flight number flight numbers n
Flugnummer
(aviation, travel) A callsign assigned to a commercial flight for the purposes of reservation and ticketing, typically consisting of a 2 character airline code and a 1 to 4 digit number to indicate a particular service.

flight recorder flight recorders n
Flugschreiber
A device which records data that would be of use in investigating the cause of an aircraft accident; usually in pairs, consisting of a flight data recorder and a cockpit voice recorder.

flight risk flight risks n
Fluchtgefahr
(legal, uncountable) The possibility that a person under the custody of law enforcement will abscond if granted bail.

flightless adj
flugunfähig
Unable to fly. Usually used with birds such as the penguin, ostrich, and emu.

flighty /ˈflaɪti/ flightier flightiest adj
albern flatterhaft schrullig
Given to unplanned and silly ideas or actions.

flimsy /ˈflɪmzi/ flimsier flimsiest more flimsy most flimsy adj
zart zerbrechlich hauchdünn leicht schwach
Likely to bend or break under pressure.
fadenscheinig
(figurative) Weak; ill-founded.

flinch /flɪnt͡ʃ/ flinches n
Zucken Zurückschrecken Zurückzucken Zusammenfahren
A reflexive jerking away.

flinch /flɪnt͡ʃ/ v
zusammenfahren zusammenzucken entziehen wanken zucken zurückschrecken
(intransitive) To make a sudden, involuntary movement in response to a (usually negative) stimulus; to cringe.

fling /ˈflɪŋ/ flings n
Herumwerfen Hinschleudern Hinwerfen Schleudern Schwingen Stossen
An act of throwing, often violently.
Reissen Schlagen Schwingen Schwung Schütteln ruckartige Bewegung
An act of moving the limbs or body with violent movements, especially in a dance.
Gaudi Sause Spaß ausgelassene Zeit wilde Zeit
An act or period of unrestrained indulgence.
Bettgeschichte Krösken Liebelei Liebschaft Seitensprung Techtelmechtel
A short romantic, oftentimes sexual, relationship.

fling /ˈflɪŋ/ v
fallen lassen heranwerfen herumwerfen hinschleudern hinunterstürzen hinunterwerfen
(intransitive, now, archaic) To move (oneself) abruptly or violently; to rush or dash.
schleudern
(transitive) To throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl.

flint /flɪnt/ flints n
Feuerstein Flint Flintstein Silex
A hard, fine-grained quartz that fractures conchoidally and generates sparks when struck against a material such as steel, because tiny chips of the steel are heated to incandescence and burn in air.
Feuerstein Zündstein
A piece of flint, such as a gunflint, used to produce a spark by striking it with a firestriker.

flintlock /ˈflɪntˌlɒk/ flintlocks n
Steinschlossgewehr
An early type of firearm, using a spring-loaded flint to strike sparks into the firing pan.
Steinschloss
A type of lock used on muskets, rifles, and pistols from the early 17th to the mid-19th century.

flinty /ˈflɪnti/ flintier flintiest more flinty most flinty adj
Feuerstein- Kiesel- feuersteinartig feuersteinhaltig
Resembling or containing flint.
gefühllos hart hartherzig herzlos
(figuratively) Showing a lack of emotion.
Feuerstein- flintig mineralisch
(wine) Having a taste characteristic of certain white wines, especially Chablis, supposed to evoke the sensation of flint striking steel.

flip /flɪp/ v
werfen
(transitive) To put into a quick revolving motion through a snap of the thumb and index finger.
wenden schwenken umdrehen
(transitive, US) To induce someone to turn state's evidence; to get someone to agree to testify against their co-conspirators in exchange for concessions.
ausflippen
(intransitive, slang) To go berserk or crazy; to be extremely thrilled or enthusiastic.

flip book flip books n
Daumenkino

flip chart flip charts n
Flipchart
A large pad, usually supported on a stand, used for (typically handwritten) presentations.

flip out v
ausflippen ausrasten
(idiomatic, intransitive, slang) To become very angry or upset.

flip phone flip phones n
Klapphandy
A mobile telephone with a hinged top that is flipped open when the phone is in use.

flip side flip sides n
B-Seite Rückseite
(music, dated, 1930-1980) The B-side of a phonograph record that carried a less popular recording.
Kehrseite
The converse; opposite, usually negative, inherent aspects or consequences of something.

flip the bird v
den Mittelfinger zeigen den Stinkefinger zeigen
(colloquial, idiom) To make a rude or obscene gesture (at somebody); particularly, to extend the middle finger.

flip-flop /ˈflɪpˌflɑp/ /ˈflɪpˌflɒp/ flip-flops n
Flipflop
(computing, electronics) A bistable; an electronic switching circuit that has either two stable states (switching between them in response to a trigger) or a stable and an unstable state (switching from one to the other and back again in response to a trigger), and which is thereby capable of serving as one bit of memory. [from 20th c.]

flippancy /ˈflɪ.pən.si/ /ˈflɪ.pɛn.si/ /ˈflɪ.pɛnt.si/ flippancies n
Leichfertigkeit fehlende Ernsthaftigkeit mangelnder Ernst
A disrespectful levity or pertness especially in respect to grave or sacred matters.

flippant /ˈflɪ.pənt/ more flippant most flippant adj
frech leichtfertig mit fehlender Ernsthaftigkeit oberflächlich schnodderig vorlaut
Showing disrespect through a casual attitude, levity, and a lack of due seriousness; pert.

flipper /ˈflɪpə/ /ˈflɪpɚ/ flippers n
Flosse
In marine mammals such as whales (or other aquatic animals such as sea turtles), a wide flat, limb adapted for swimming.
A wide, flat, paddle-like rubber covering for the foot, used in swimming.
(dated, slang) The hand.
Flipperhebel
A flat lever in a pinball machine, triggered by the player to strike the ball and keep it in play.

flirt /flɜːt/ /flɝt/ flirts n
Flirt
An act of flirting.

flirt /flɜːt/ /flɝt/ v
flirten anbaggern anmachen aufreißen
(intransitive) To play at courtship; to talk with teasing affection, to insinuate sexual attraction in a playful (especially conversational) way. [from 18th c.]

flirtatious /flɚˈteɪʃəs/ more flirtatious most flirtatious adj
gefallsüchtig kokett
(of a person) Having a tendency to flirt often.

flit /flɪt/ v
gaukeln
To move quickly from one location to another.

flixweed flixweeds n
Gewöhnliche Besenrauke Sophienrauke
A tall, herbaceous flowering plant, Descurainia sophia, related to mustard

float /floʊt/ /fləʊt/ floats n
Schwimmer Floß
A buoyant device used to support something in water or another liquid.
Float
A sort of trowel used for finishing concrete surfaces or smoothing plaster.
Festwagen
An elaborately decorated trailer or vehicle, intended for display in a parade or pageant.

float /floʊt/ /fləʊt/ v
schwimmen treiben schweben
(intransitive, of an object or substance) To be supported by a fluid of greater density (than the object).
To be supported by a liquid of greater density, such that part (of the object or substance) remains above the surface.
schwimmen
(intransitive) To be capable of floating.
treiben
(intransitive) To move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating.
schweben gleiten
(transitive) To cause to drift gently through the air, to waft.
gleiten schweben
(intransitive) To move in a fluid manner.
vorschlagen
(transitive) To propose (an idea) for consideration.
borgen
(transitive, colloquial) To extend a short-term loan to.

floating dock floating docks n
Schwimmdock
(nautical) a dry dock which can float, and is submersible when a ship is entering or leaving it.

floating island floating islands n
Schnee-Eier Vogelmilch
A French cold dessert consisting of an "island" of meringue, made of egg whites and sugar, floating in a "sea" of custard.

floating market floating markets n
schwimmender Markt
A market where goods are sold from boats, chiefly found in Southeast and South Asia.

floating point adj
Gleitkomma
(computing) Of the internal representation of such a number as a pair of integers.

floating-point number floating-point numbers n
Fließkommazahl Gleitkommazahl Gleitpunktzahl

floccinaucinihilipilification /ˌflɒksiˌnɒsiˌnɪhɪlɪˌpɪlɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ /ˌflɒksɪˌnɔːsɪˌnaɪhɪlɪˌpɪlɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ n
Geringschätzung
(often, humorous) The act or habit of describing or regarding something as unimportant, of having no value or being worthless.

flocculate adj
geflockt
Having flock form or forms.

flocculate flocculates n
Flokkulat
A mass that has suffered flocculation.

flocculate v
ausflocken
(ambitransitive) To collect together in a loose aggregation like flocks (tufts) of wool.

flocculation /ˌflɒkjʊˈlɛɪ̯ʃən/ flocculations n
Ausflockung Flockung Flokkulation
A condition in which clays, polymers or other small charged particles become attached and form a fragile structure, a floc.

flock /flɑk/ /flɒk/ flocks n
Schwarm Schar
A number of birds together in a group, such as those gathered together for the purpose of migration.
Herde Schar
A large number of animals associated together in a group; commonly used of sheep, but (dated) also used for goats, farmed animals, and a wide variety of animals.

floe /fləʊ/ floes n
Eisscholle Packeis Scholle
A low, flat mass of floating ice.

flog /flɑɡ/ /flɒɡ/ v
geißeln peitschen
(transitive) To whip or scourge as punishment.

flogging /ˈflɒɡɪŋ/ floggings n
Auspeitschung
Infliction of punishment by dealing blows or whipping.

flood /flʌd/ floods n
Flut Überflutung Überschwemmung Hochwasser
An overflow (usually disastrous) of water from a lake or other body of water due to excessive rainfall or other input of water.
Flut
(figuratively) A large number or quantity of anything appearing more rapidly than can easily be dealt with.

flood /flʌd/ v
überschwemmen überfluten
To cover or partly fill as if by a flood.
überschwemmen überfluten überfüllen
(Internet, ambitransitive) To paste numerous lines of text to (a chat system) in order to disrupt the conversation.

floodgate /ˈflʌdɡeɪt/ /ˈflʌdˌɡeɪt/ floodgates n
Schieber Schleuse Schleusentor
An adjustable gate or valve used to control the flow of water through a sluice.
Tür und Tor
(by extension) Anything that controls or limits an outpouring of people, emotion etc.

flooding /ˈflʌdɪŋ/ floodings n
Überflutung Überschwemmung
An act of flooding; a flood or gush.
Überforderung
(psychology, figurative) Emotional overwhelm sometimes leading to a primal state of rage or panic.

floodlight floodlights n
Flutlicht
A projector of a bright beam of light for use in theatres and studios; a flood
(chiefly, in the plural) Powerful artificial illumination with a broad beam, especially in a series of units on pylons used to illuminate a sports ground.

floodplain floodplains n
Flussaue Au Aue Überschemmungsgebiet
(geography) An alluvial plain adjacent to a river formed by flooding during periods of high rain.

floodwater floodwaters n
Flutwasser
The water of a flood.

floor /flo(ː)ɹ/ /floə/ /floʊ/ /flɔɹ/ /flɔː/ [flo̞ɹ] floors n
Boden Fußboden Bodenbelag Decke Fußbodenbelag Plattform
The interior bottom or surface of a house or building; the supporting surface of a room.
Boden Erdboden Erdoberfläche Grund Land
(geology, biology, chiefly with a modifier) The bottom surface of a natural structure, entity, or space (e.g. cave, forest, ocean, desert, etc.); the ground (surface of the Earth).
Stockwerk Decke Deckenkonstruktion Geschossdecke
(construction, architecture) A structure formed of beams, girders, etc, with proper covering, which divides a building horizontally into storeys/stories.
Haus Plenarsaal
In a parliament, the part of the house assigned to the members, as opposed to the viewing gallery.
Rederecht Redezeit Wort
(by extension) The right to speak at a given time during a debate or other public event.
Boden Fußboden Bodenbelag Fußbodenbelag Schiffsboden
(nautical) That part of the bottom of a vessel on each side of the keelson which is most nearly horizontal.
Sohle
(mining) The bottom of a pit, pothole or mine.
Abrundungsbetrag Abrundungswert
(mathematics) The largest integer less than or equal to a given number.
Turnboden
(gymnastics) A floor-like carpeted surface for performing gymnastic movements.
Floor Mindestpreis Mindestsatz Mindestzinssatz
(finance) A lower limit on the interest rate payable on an otherwise variable-rate loan, used by lenders to defend against falls in interest rates. Opposite of a cap.
Börsensaal
The trading floor of a stock exchange, pit; the area in which business is conducted at a convention or exhibition.

floor /flo(ː)ɹ/ /floə/ /floʊ/ /flɔɹ/ /flɔː/ [flo̞ɹ] v
ausstatten belegen
(transitive) To cover or furnish with a floor.
fertig machen legen niederhauen niederschlagen niederschmettern umhauen
To strike down or lay level with the floor; to knock down.
die Sprache verschlagen niederschmettern zum Schweigen bringen
(informal, transitive) To silence by a conclusive answer or retort.
beenden stillegen
(colloquial, transitive) To finish or make an end of.

floor exercise floor exercises n
Bodenturnen
(gymnastics) A performance on a mat-covered floor using no apparatus.

floor lamp floor lamps n
Stehlampe
A lamp supported by a tall vertical pole in order that light comes from above those seated in the vicinity.

floor plan floor plans n
Grundriss
(architecture) A diagram, usually to scale, showing the layout of a building.

floor tile floor tiles n
Bodenfliese
A tile, made from any material, designed to be laid as flooring.

floorball n
Unihockey
An indoor ball game played with a stick like hockey.

floorboard floorboards n
Dielenbrett
Any of the long boards laid over joists to make a floor.

floorcloth floorcloths n
Bodentuch
A cloth, normally of flannel, used for cleaning floors.

flooring floorings n
Boden Fußboden
A floor.
Bodenbelag
A material used to make floors.

floozie /ˈfluː.zi/ floozies n
Flittchen
A vulgar or sexually promiscuous woman; a hussy or slattern.
Bordsteinschwalbe leichtes Mädchen
A prostitute who attracts customers by walking the streets.

flop /flɑp/ /flɒp/ /flɔp/ flops n
Flop Brezen Fehlschlag Luftnummer Misserfolg Pleite
A complete failure, especially in the entertainment industry.
Kuhfladen
A ponded package of dung, as in a cow-flop.

flop /flɑp/ /flɒp/ /flɔp/ v
hinplumpsen plumpsen
(intransitive) To fall heavily due to lack of energy.
floppen misslingen scheitern versagen
(intransitive, informal) To fail completely; not to be successful at all (of a movie, play, book, song etc.).

floppy /ˈflɒ.pi/ floppier floppiest adj
schlaff
Limp, not hard, firm, or rigid; flexible.

floppy /ˈflɒ.pi/ floppies n
Diskette Floppy Disc
(computing, dated) A floppy disk.

floppy disk floppy disks n
Diskette Floppy Floppy Disk
(computer hardware) A removable disk used for storing digital data, measuring between 2 and 8 inches diagonally and storing between 80 KB and 240 MB.

floppy drive floppy drives n
Diskettenlaufwerk
A computer hardware device used for reading and writing on removable floppy disks, such as 3+1⁄2″, 5+1⁄4″ or 8″ diskettes.

flora /ˈflɔː.ɹə/ florae floras floræ n
Flora Pflanzenwelt Pflanzenreich
Plants considered as a group, especially those of a particular country, region, time, etc.
Flora
The microorganisms that inhabit some part of the body.

floral /ˈfloɹəl/ /ˈflɔːɹəl/ more floral most floral adj
Blume floral
Of, pertaining to, or connected with flowers.
floral
Portraying flowers, especially in a stylized way.

florentine /ˈflɒɹəntaɪn/ /ˈflɒɹəntiːn/ florentines n
Florentiner
A biscuit consisting mostly of nuts and preserved fruit, usually coated with chocolate on one side.

florentium /fləˈɹɛnʃɪəm/ n
Florentium
(chemistry, disused nomenclature) Promethium.

florescence /flɔˈɹɛsəns/ florescences n
Blüte Blütezeit
The time, or the condition, of budding or flowering.

floriculture floricultures n
Blumenzucht Zierpflanzenbau
the farming of flowers

floriography /ˌflɒɹiˈɑɡɹəfi/ /ˌflɔːɹiˈɒɡɹəfi/ floriographies n
Blumensprache
Communication through the use of flowers, with different types of flowers having particular symbolic meanings.

florist /ˈfloɹɪst/ /ˈflɑɹɪst/ /ˈflɒɹɪst/ florists n
Florist Blumenhändler Floristin
A person who sells flowers.

florist's florists' n
Blumenladen Blumengeschäft
A shop that sells flowers, a flower shop.

floristry n
Floristik
Production, commerce and trade in flowers.

floss /flɑs/ /flɒs/ /flɔs/ flosses n
Zahnseide
A thread used to clean the gaps between the teeth.
Rohseide Seidenfaser
Raw silk fibres.
Maiskolbenfaser
The fibres covering a corncob etc.; the loose downy or silky material inside the husks of certain plants, such as beans.
Zuckerwatte
(British) Spun sugar or cotton candy, especially in the phrase "candy floss".

flotation /floʊˈteɪʃən/ /fləʊˈteɪʃən/ flotations n
das Schwimmen (z. B. Fahrzeug)
A state of floating, or being afloat.
Flotation
(mining, chemical engineering) A process of separating minerals by agitating a mixture with water and detergents etc; selected substances being carried to the surface in air bubbles.

flotilla /floʊˈtɪlə/ flotillas n
Flottille
(nautical) A small fleet of warships (usually of the same class), or a fleet of small ships.

flotsam /ˈflɒtsəm/ flotsams n
Treibgut
Debris floating in a river or sea, in particular fragments from a shipwreck.

flotsam and jetsam n
Treibgut und Strandgut
(nautical) That which has been discharged from a ship or boat, especially on the ocean or a sea, (flotsam unintentionally and jetsam intentionally).

flounce /flaʊns/ v
stolzieren
To move in a bouncy, exaggerated manner.

flounder /ˈflaʊndɚ/ flounder flounders n
Flunder Butt
A European species of flatfish having dull brown colouring with reddish-brown blotches; fluke, European flounder (Platichthys flesus).

flounder /ˈflaʊndɚ/ v
herumholpern straucheln
(intransitive) To act clumsily or confused; to struggle or be flustered.
herumzappeln hüpfen taumeln
(intransitive) To flop around as a fish out of water.
Schwierigkeiten haben sich fangen wollen
(intransitive) To make clumsy attempts to move or regain one's balance.

flour /flɑɹ/ /flɑː/ /flɔr/ /ˈflaʊ̯.ə/ /ˈflaʊ̯.ɚ/ flours n
Mehl
Powder obtained by grinding or milling cereal grains, especially wheat, or other foodstuffs such as soybeans and potatoes, and used to bake bread, cakes, and pastry.

flour /flɑɹ/ /flɑː/ /flɔr/ /ˈflaʊ̯.ə/ /ˈflaʊ̯.ɚ/ v
bemehlen
(transitive) To apply flour to something; to cover with flour.

flourish /ˈflɝ.ɪʃ/ /ˈflʊɹ.ɪʃ/ /ˈflʌɹ.ɪʃ/ flourishes n
Hieb große Geste überschwengliche Geste
A dramatic gesture such as the waving of a flag.
Schnörkel Ausschmückung Schwung Verzierung
An ornamentation.
Tusch Fanfare Trompetenstoß
(music) A ceremonious passage such as a fanfare.
Dekoration Ornament Verzierung
(architecture) A decorative embellishment on a building.

flourish /ˈflɝ.ɪʃ/ /ˈflʊɹ.ɪʃ/ /ˈflʌɹ.ɪʃ/ v
blühen gedeihen grünen sich gut entwickeln spriessen
(intransitive) To thrive or grow well.
blühen aufblühen eine Blütezeit erleben florieren gedeihen sich entwickeln
(intransitive) To prosper or fare well.
aufblühen einen Höhepunkt erreichen großen Erfolg haben kulminieren
(intransitive) To be in a period of greatest influence.
schwingen gestikulieren schnörkeln schwenken schwungvoll bewegen überschwenglich gestikulieren
(transitive) To make bold, sweeping movements with.
(intransitive) To make bold and sweeping, fanciful, or wanton movements, by way of ornament, parade, bravado, etc.; to play with fantastic and irregular motion.

flourishing /ˈflɝɪʃɪŋ/ /ˈflʌɹɪʃɪŋ/ more flourishing most flourishing adj
blühend
growing, thriving, doing well

floury /ˈfaʊəɹi/ /ˈflaʊɹi/ flourier flouriest adj
mehlig
Resembling flour.
Covered in flour.

flout /flaʊt/ /flʌʊt/ v
missachten pfeifen auf sich hinwegsetzen über
(transitive) To express contempt for (laws, rules, etc.) by word or action.
verspotten beleidigen
(transitive, archaic) To scorn.

flow /floʊ/ /fləʊ/ flows n
Tätigkeitsrausch
Movement in people or things characterized with a continuous motion, involving either a non solid mass or a multitude.
Flut Fluss
(math) A formalization of the idea of the motion of particles in a fluid, as a group action of the real numbers on a set.
Flut
The rising movement of the tide.

flow /floʊ/ /fləʊ/ v
fließen
(intransitive) To move as a fluid from one position to another.

flow chart flow charts n
Flussdiagramm Programmablaufplan
A schematic representation of how the different stages in a process are interconnected.

flow control n
Flusskontrolle
(networking) The management of the data transmission rate between two nodes to prevent a fast sender from outrunning a slow receiver.

flower /ˈflaʊ.ə/ /ˈflaʊ.ɚ/ flowers n
Blume Blüte
(botany) A reproductive structure in angiosperms (flowering plants), often conspicuously colourful and typically including sepals, petals, and either or both stamens and/or a pistil.
Blume
A plant that bears flowers, especially a plant that is small and lacks wood.

flower /ˈflaʊ.ə/ /ˈflaʊ.ɚ/ v
blühen
(intransitive) To put forth blooms.

flower box flower boxes n
Blumenkasten
A container in which flowers or plants are grown, usually affixed outside just below a window.

flower garden flower gardens n
Blumengarten Ziergarten
A garden where flowers are grown for decorative purposes.

flower head flower heads n
Blütenkorb Blütenkörbchen Capitulum Korb Köpfchen
(botany) A compact cluster of florets having the appearance of a single [flower]] (as in the daisy family).

flower water n
Blumenwasser
The water in which stems of cut flowers are immersed (typically in a vase)

flowerbed flowerbeds n
Blumenbeet Rondell
A part of a garden or park where flowers are grown.

flowerpot /ˈflaʊəˌpɒt/ /ˈflaʊɚˌpɑt/ flowerpots n
Blumentopf
A pot filled with soil in which plants are grown.

flowery /ˈflaʊəɹi/ flowerier floweriest more flowery most flowery adj
Blumen- blumig
(not comparable) Pertaining to flowers.
blumengeschmückt
Decorated with or abundant in flowers.
blumig
(of a speech or piece of writing) overly complicated or elaborate; with grandiloquent expressions; marked by rhetorical elegance

flowmeter flowmeters n
Durchflussmesser
Any of various devices used to measure the flow of a fluid through a pipe, etc.

flu /fluː/ /flʉː/ flus n
Grippe
Influenza.
(informal) Stomach flu.

flu shot flu shots n
Grippeimpfung
A vaccination against seasonal influenza.

fluctuate /ˈflʌktju.eɪt/ /ˈflʌkt͡ʃu.eɪt/ v
fluktuieren schwanken
(intransitive) To vary irregularly; to swing.
(hin und her) schwanken
(intransitive) To be irresolute; to waver.

fluctuation /flʌkt͡ʃuːˈeɪʃən/ fluctuations n
Schwankung
A motion like that of waves; a moving in this and that direction; an irregular rising and falling.
Schwankung Fluktuation
A wavering; unsteadiness.

flue /fljuː/ /fluː/ flues n
Abzug Dunstabzug Rauchabzug
A pipe or duct that carries gaseous combustion products away from the point of combustion (such as a furnace).

fluency /ˈfluːənsi/ fluencies n
Fluss Flüssigkeit
The quality of smoothness of flow.
Flüssigkeit Geläufigkeit Sprechflüssigkeit flüssig
(linguistics) The quality of being fluent in a language; A person's command of a particular language.

fluent /flɪu̯ənt/ /ˈfljuːɛnt/ /ˈfluənt/ /ˈfluːənt/ more fluent most fluent adj
fließend
That flows; flowing, liquid.
fließend flüssig
(linguistics) Able to use a language accurately, rapidly, and confidently – in a flowing way.

fluently more fluently most fluently adv
fließend
In a fluent manner, as expressing oneself easily, especially in a foreign language.

fluff /flʌf/ fluffs n
Patzer
Flaum Fussel Fluse
Anything light, soft or fuzzy, especially fur, hair, feathers.

fluff /flʌf/ v
aufplustern aufschütteln
(transitive) To make something fluffy.
plustern
(intransitive) To become fluffy, puff up.
verpatzen versprechen
(informal, transitive, intransitive, of an actor or announcer) To make a mistake in one's lines.

fluff up v
aufschütteln
(transitive) To plump up.

fluffy /flʌfi/ fluffier fluffiest adj
flauschig
Covered with fluff.
(colloquial) Warm and comforting.
fluffig luftig
Light; soft; airy.

flugelhorn flugelhorns n
Flügelhorn
A brass instrument resembling a cornet but with a wider, conical bore, and usually with three valves, in the same B-flat pitch as many trumpets and cornets but with a more deeply conical mouthpiece than those. A bugle with valves.

fluid /ˈfljuːɪd/ /ˈfluːɪd/ /ˈflɪu̯ɪd/ more fluid most fluid adj
flüssig
(not comparable) Of or relating to fluid.
(of an asset) Convertible into cash.
fließend
Moving smoothly, or giving the impression of a liquid in motion.

fluid /ˈfljuːɪd/ /ˈfluːɪd/ /ˈflɪu̯ɪd/ fluids n
Fluid Flüssigkeit
Any substance which can flow with relative ease, tends to assume the shape of its container, and obeys Bernoulli's principle; a liquid, gas or plasma.

fluid dynamics fluid dynamics n
Fluiddynamik
(physics) The scientific study of the properties and behavior of moving fluids.

fluidized bed fluidized beds n
Wirbelschicht
An industrial unit process in which a quantity of a solid particulate substance is caused to float in a stream of a fluid (usually air or other gas) in order to create conditions in which many chemical, combustion and drying reactions take place efficiently.

fluke /fljuːk/ /fluk/ /fluːk/ flukes n
Glücksfall glücklicher Zufall
A lucky or improbable occurrence, with the implication that the occurrence could not be repeated.
Flunke
(nautical) Any of the triangular blades at the end of an anchor, designed to catch the ground.
Saugwurm Fluke
Either of the two lobes of a whale's or similar creature's tail.

flume /fluːm/ flumes n
Fluder
An open channel or trough used to direct or divert liquids.

flummox /ˈflʌməks/ v
verblüffen verwirren
(intransitive) To confuse; to fluster; to flabbergast.

flummoxed more flummoxed most flummoxed adj
verblüfft verwirrt
Confused, perplexed or flustered.

flunk /flʌŋk/ v
durchfallen
(US, ambitransitive) Of a student, to fail a class; to not pass.
durchfallen lassen
(US, transitive) Of a teacher, to deny a student a passing grade.

flunkey /ˈflʌŋki/ flunkeys flunkies n
Lakai Speichellecker
An unpleasant, snobby or cringeworthy person.

fluorescein fluoresceins n
Fluorescein
(chemistry) Any of a class of yellow xanthene dyes which are visible when highly diluted; used forensically to detect traces of blood, and in analytical chemistry as an indicator in silver nitrate titrations

fluorescent /flɔˈɹɛsənt/ /ˌflʊəˈɹɛsənt/ more fluorescent most fluorescent adj
fluoreszierend
Of or relating to fluorescence.

fluorescent lamp fluorescent lamps n
Leuchtstofflampe
A gas-discharge lamp that uses fluorescence to produce visible light.

fluorescent tube fluorescent tubes n
Leuchtröhre

fluoride /ˈflɔɹˌaɪd/ /ˈflɔːˌɹaɪd/ /ˈflʊəˌɹaɪd/ /ˈflʊɚˌaɪd/ fluorides n
Fluorid
(chemistry) Any salt of hydrofluoric acid; for example, potassium fluoride.

fluorine /ˈfloɹˌin, -ɪn/ /ˈflʊ(ə)ɹˌin, -ɪn/ fluorines n
Fluor
(chemistry, countable) A single atom of this element.

fluorite /ˈflɔɹˌaɪt/ /ˈflʊɚˌaɪt/ fluorites n
Fluorit
(mineral) A widely occurring mineral (calcium fluoride), of various colours, used as a flux in steelmaking, and in the manufacture of glass, enamels and hydrofluoric acid.

fluorocitrate fluorocitrates n
Fluorcitrat

fluorophore fluorophores n
Fluorophor
(biochemistry) A molecule or functional group which is capable of fluorescence.

flurry /ˈflɝ.ɹi/ /ˈflʊɹi/ /ˈflʌɹi/ flurries n
Schneefall Schneeschauer
A light, brief snowfall.
Bö Windstoß
A sudden and brief blast or gust; a light, temporary breeze.
aufgeregtes Durcheinander geschäftiges Hin und Her hektisches Treiben
(figurative) Any sudden activity; a stir.

flush /ˈflʌʃ/ flusher flushest adj
eben auf gleicher Höhe bündig eingelassen flach flächenbündig
Smooth, even, aligned; not sticking out.
reich vermögend wohlhabend
Wealthy or well off.

flush /ˈflʌʃ/ flushes n
Durchspülen Durchströmen Schwall Spülen Spülung Strömung
A sudden flowing; a rush which fills or overflows, as of water for cleansing purposes.
Flush
(poker) A hand consisting of all cards with the same suit.
Spülung Spülen Wasserspülung
Particularly, such a cleansing of a toilet.
Spülung Erröten Errötung Hautrötung Rotwerden Röte
A suffusion of the face with blood, as from fear, shame, modesty, or intensity of feeling of any kind; a blush; a glow.
Röte Rötung
Any tinge of red colour like that produced on the cheeks by a sudden rush of blood.
Aufwallung Fieberanfall Wallung
A sudden flood or rush of feeling; a thrill of excitement, animation, etc.

flush /ˈflʌʃ/ v
Aufscheuchen
(transitive) To cause to take flight from concealment.
spülen abspritzen ausspülen durchspülen hinunterspülen
(transitive) To cleanse by flooding with generous quantities of a fluid.
(intransitive, of a toilet) To be cleansed by being flooded with generous quantities of water.
auffliegen aufjagen aufscheuchen
(intransitive) To take suddenly to flight, especially from cover.
spülen abspülen abziehen ausspülen durchspülen
(transitive) Particularly, to cleanse a toilet by introducing a large amount of water.
erröten rot werden
(intransitive) To become suffused with reddish color due to embarrassment, excitement, overheating, or other systemic disturbance, to blush.
bewässern durchfließen durchströmen erregen erröten lassen fließen
To cause to be full; to flood; to overflow; to overwhelm with water.
(völlig) entleeren leeren
(transitive, computing) To clear (a buffer or cache) of its contents.
durchfließen durchströmen fließen rauschen strömen
To flow and spread suddenly; to rush.
erglühen erröten
To show red; to shine suddenly; to glow.
abziehen auffüllen hineinspülen verfugen verfüllen
(masonry) To fill in (joints); to point the level; to make them flush.

flush mounting n
UP-Montage Unterputz-Montage flächenbündig oberflächenbündig unterputz
(electrical installation) A way of mounting a fixture, e.g. a socket so that the body of the fixture is inside the wall, leaving only a cover plate on top of the surface of the wall.

flush toilet flush toilets n
Toilette WC
A toilet that uses water to flush urine and feces through a pipe to another location, typically a sewer main in urban settings or a septic tank elsewhere.

fluster /ˈflʌstə/ /ˈflʌstəɹ/ flusters n
Durcheinander
A state of agitation or confusion; a flutter.

fluster /ˈflʌstə/ /ˈflʌstəɹ/ v
verwirren überrumpeln
To throw (someone) into a state of confusion or panic; to befuddle, to confuse.

flustered more flustered most flustered adj
nervös verwirrt
Confused, befuddled, in a state of panic by having become overwrought with confusion.

flute /fluːt/ flutes n
Flöte Querflöte
(colloquial) A recorder, also a woodwind instrument.
Flöte Sektglas Champagnerglas Kelch Kelchglas Schaumweinglas
A glass with a long, narrow bowl and a long stem, used for drinking wine, especially champagne.
Nut Rille Furche Riefe Spiralnut
A lengthwise groove, such as one of the lengthwise grooves on a classical column, or a groove on a cutting tool (such as a drill bit, endmill, or reamer), which helps to form both a cutting edge and a channel through which chips can escape
Kannelierung Kannelur Kannelüre Nut Rille
(architectural element, firearms) A semicylindrical vertical groove, as in a pillar, in plaited cloth, or in a rifle barrel to cut down the weight.

flute /fluːt/ v
flöten
(intransitive) To play on a flute.
(transitive) To utter with a flutelike sound.
pfeifen
(intransitive) To make a flutelike sound.
pfeifen auskehlen furchen in Falten legen kannelieren riffeln
(transitive) To form flutes or channels in (as in a column, a ruffle, etc.); to cut a semicylindrical vertical groove in (as in a pillar, etc.).

fluting flutings n
Auskehlung Kannelierung Riffelung Rille Rillen Rüschen
(architecture, sculpture) A decoration consisting of parallel, normally vertical, flutes (grooves) incised into the surface.
Auskehlen Kannelieren Kräuseln Riffeln
The act of making such grooves.

flutter /ˈflʌtə/ /ˈflʌtɚ/ [-ɾɚ] v
flattern
(intransitive) To flap or wave quickly but irregularly.
wedeln
(intransitive) Of a winged animal: to flap the wings without flying; to fly with a light flapping of the wings.

fluvial /ˈfluːvi.əl/ adj
Fluss fluvial
Of, pertaining to, inhabiting, or produced by the action of a river or stream.

fluvioglacial adj
fluvioglazial
(geology) Describing a stream formed from glacial meltwater

flux /flʌks/ fluxes n
Fluss
A state of ongoing change.
(physics) The rate of transfer of energy (or another physical quantity), especially an electric or magnetic field, through a given surface.
Flussmittel
A chemical agent for cleaning metal prior to soldering or welding.

fly /flaɪ/ flier fliest flyer flyest adj
clever smart
(slang, dated) Quick-witted, alert, mentally sharp.
smart
(slang) Well dressed, smart in appearance; in style, cool.

fly /flaɪ/ flies flys n
Fliege
(non-technical) Especially, any of the insects of the family Muscidae, such as the common housefly (other families of Diptera include mosquitoes and midges).
Kunstköder Blinker
(fishing) A lightweight fishing lure resembling an insect.
Hosenschlitz
(often plural) A strip of material (sometimes hiding zippers or buttons) at the front of a pair of trousers, pants, underpants, bootees, etc.

fly /flaɪ/ v
fliehen flüchten
(ambitransitive, archaic, poetic) To flee, to escape (from).
fliegen fahren fliegen lassen
(transitive, ergative) To cause to fly (travel or float in the air): to transport via air or the like.

fly agaric fly agarics n
Fliegenpilz
A poisonous and hallucinogenic mushroom, Amanita muscaria, with a large crimson cap, fading to yellow, scattered with white flecks.

fly ash /ˈflaɪ æʃ/ /ˈflaɪ ˌæʃ/ n
Flugasche
A residue generated in the combustion of powdered coal or other materials, comprising the fine particles that rise with the flue gases; when generated industrially it is usually captured and can be recycled for use in construction materials.

fly fishing n
Fliegenfischen Fliegenfischerei Fliegenangeln Flugangeln
(fishing) A form of angling whereby the weight of the line is used to cast a lure visually resembling a fly.

fly in the ointment /ˈflaɪ ən ði ˈɔɪn(t)m(ə)nt/ /ˈflaɪ ɪn ði ˈɔɪntm(ə)nt/ flies in the ointment n
Haar in der Suppe
(idiomatic) Something (especially a minor thing) which ruins or spoils everything else, or makes it less pleasant; a nuisance or problem; a disagreeable or unpleasant detail.

fly off the handle v
aus der Haut fahren
(colloquial) to become very angry or enraged; to throw a fit or go crazy.

fly on the wall flies on the wall n
Mäuschen
(idiomatic) A quiet, non-participating, or unseen observer; an eavesdropper or witness.

fly the coop v
die Fliege machen
(idiomatic) To depart hastily or unannounced; to escape or flee.
entfliegen
(of a bird) To escape from a pen or similar enclosure.

fly-half fly-halves n
Verbindungshalb
(rugby) A rugby player who is normally the first receiver of the ball from the scrum half after a scrum; a half-back.

flyability flyabilities n
Fliegbarkeit
(of a route or distance) The quality of being passable or traversable by flight.
Fliegbarkeit Flugfähigkeit Flugtauglichkeit Lufttüchtigkeit
(of aircraft) The quality of being capable of flight or able to be flown; airworthiness.

flyable /ˈflaɪəbəl/ more flyable most flyable adj
fliegbar flugtüchtig
(of aircraft) Able to be flown; airworthy.
fliegbar
(of a route or distance) Passable by flight.

flyblow flyblows n
Schmeißfliegenmade

flyblown /ˈflaɪˌbloʊn/ /ˈflaɪˌbləʊn/ more flyblown most flyblown adj
madig
contaminated with flyblows
unrein verdorben
tainted

flyby /ˈflaɪˌbaɪ/ flybys n
Vorbeiflug
A flight past a celestial object in order to make observations.
Tiefflug
(US) A low-level ceremonial flight, typically in connection with an airshow or a military parade.

flycatcher flycatchers n
Fliegenschnäpper
Any of many kinds of birds of the family Muscicapidae, of Africa, Europe, and Asia, that catch insects in flight; an Old World flycatcher.
Any of many kinds of similar birds of various families, such as Tyrannidae (the New World flycatchers of the Americas), Tityridae, Stenostiridae, Monarchidae, Petroicidae, etc.

flyer /ˈflaɪə(ɹ)/ flyers n
Flugblatt Rundschreiben Flyer Handzettel
Flieger
(dated) An airplane pilot.
Spinnflügel
The part of a spinning machine that twists the thread as it takes it to and winds it on the bobbin
Strebebogen
(architecture) An arch that connects a flying buttress into the structure it supports.

flyfisher flyfishers n
Fliegenfischer Fliegenfischerin
A person who goes fly fishing.

flying /ˈflaɪ.ɪŋ/ adj
fliegend
That flies or can fly.

flying ace flying aces n
Fliegerass
(dated) a military aviator who had shot down many enemy aircraft

flying boat flying boats n
flugboot
A fixed-winged seaplane with a hull, capable of landing on water, but (unless also equipped with wheels) not on land.

flying buttress flying buttresses n
Strebebogen
(architecture) A buttress that stands apart from the structure that it supports, and is connected to it by an arch (flyer).

flying circus flying circuses n
Jagdgeschwader

flying fish flying fish flying fishes n
fliegender Fisch Fliegender Fisch
A tropical marine fish of the family Exocoetidae, having enlarged winglike pectoral fins enabling it to escape predators by taking short gliding flights through the air.

flying fox flying foxes n
Eigentlicher Flughund
A large Australasian bat, of the genera Pteropus or Acerodon in the family Pteropodidae, having a fox-like face.

flying gurnard flying gurnards n
Flughahn
Any tropical marine fish of the family Dactylopteridae, having immense wing-like pectoral fins used to glide through the water.

flying kiss flying kisses n
Luftkuss
A symbolic kiss given by kissing one's own hand, then blowing on the hand in a direction towards the recipient.

flying saucer flying saucers n
fliegende Untertasse
(informal) A disc-shaped unidentified flying object or UFO; originally in reference to sightings by aviator Kenneth Arnold in Washington in 1947.

flying squirrel flying squirrels n
Flughörnchen Gleithörnchen
Any of 43 species of squirrels, most from the tribe Pteromyini within the family Sciuridae, others from family Anomaluridae, which glide from tree to tree.

flying visit flying visits n
Stippvisite
(idiomatic) A very short visit.

flyleaf /ˈflaɪˌlif/ flyleafs flyleaves n
Vorsatzblatt Vorsatz
A blank page at the front or back of a book.

flyover flyovers n
Tiefflug
(US) A low-level flight, especially of military aircraft, of a ceremonial nature; a flypast (British).
Eisenbahnüberführung Straßenüberführung Überführung
(British, Hong Kong, Philippine) A road or railway that passes over another, allowing routes to cross without interruption.

flypaper flypapers n
Fliegenpapier Fliegenfänger Honigstreifen
A strip of paper coated with a sticky, often poisonous, substance that catches and kills flies that land on it

flysch /flɪʃ/ flysches n
Flysch
(geology) A series of sandstones and schists overlying the true nummulitic formation in the Alps, and included in the Eocene Tertiary.

flyswatter flyswatters n
Fliegenklatsche Fliegenpracker
A hand-held device for swatting flies or other insects, to kill or shoo them.

flyunder /flʌɪˈʌndə/ flyunders n
Eisenbahnunterführung Straßenunterführung Unterführung
A road or rail underpass.

flyweight flyweights n
Fliegengewicht
(martial arts) A weight class in many combat sports; e.g. in professional boxing of a maximum of 112 pounds or 50.8 kilograms.

flywheel flywheels n
Schwungrad
(mechanical engineering) A rotating mass used to maintain the speed of a machine within certain limits while the machine receives or releases energy at a varying rate, or as a form of energy storage.

foal /foʊl/ /fɐʉl/ /fəʊl/ [foɫ] [fɔʊɫ] foals n
Fohlen Füllen Jungpferd
A young horse or other equine, especially just after birth or less than a year old.

foal /foʊl/ /fɐʉl/ /fəʊl/ [foɫ] [fɔʊɫ] v
fohlen
(ambitransitive) To give birth to (a foal); to bear offspring.

foam /foʊm/ /fəʊm/ foams n
Schaum Schaumgummi
A substance composed of a large collection of bubbles or their solidified remains, especially:
Schaumgummi
(firefighting) A collection of small bubbles formed by mixing an extinguishing agent with water, used to cover and extinguish fires.
A collection of small bubbles created by mixing soap with water.
A collection of small bubbles created when the surface of a body of water is moved by tides, wind, etc.
A collection of small bubbles formed from bodily fluids such as saliva or sweat.
A collection of small bubbles on the surface of a liquid that is heated, fermented or carbonated.

foam /foʊm/ /fəʊm/ v
schäumen
(intransitive) To form or emit foam.

foam party foam parties n
Schaumparty
A social event in which participants dance to music on a dance floor covered in several feet of suds or bubbles dispensed from a foam machine.

foam roller foam rollers n
Faszienrolle Hartschaumrolle
A padded cylindrical device rolled against the body for massage or exercise.

foamy /foʊmi/ /fəʊmi/ foamier foamiest adj
Schaum schaumig schäumend
Full of foam.

fob /fɒb/ fobs n
Funkschlüssel
A little pocket near the waistline of a pair of trousers or in a waistcoat or vest to hold money or valuables, especially a pocket watch.
A hand-held remote control device used to lock/unlock motor cars etc.
Uhrkette
A short chain or ribbon to connect such a pocket to the watch.
Schlüsselanhänger
(see usage notes) A small ornament attached to such a chain.

fob off v
abwimmeln
(informal, transitive) To use lies, excuses, or deceit to satisfy someone; to deceitfully appease someone by giving something that is spurious or inferior from what was wanted or expected.

focal /ˈfoʊ.kl̩/ /ˈfəʊ.kl̩/ adj
fokal
Belonging to, concerning, or located at a focus.

focal length focal lengths n
Brennweite
(optics) A measure of how strongly an optical system converges or diverges light, the inverse of optical power. In the simple case of a single convex lens, it is the distance along the optical axis from the principal plane of the lens to the lens's focal point (where, for instance, the film would be placed in a camera). For more complex or multi-element optical systems, focal length need not correspond to any obvious measurable physical distance.

focal point focal points n
Brennpunkt
(optics) A focus; a point at which rays of light or other radiation converge.

focus /ˈfoʊ.kəs/ /ˈfəʊ.kəs/ foci focuses focusses n
Fokus Brennpunkt
(uncountable, photography, cinematography) The fact of the convergence of light on the photographic medium.
(uncountable, photography, cinematography) The quality of the convergence of light on the photographic medium.
(linguistics) The most important word or phrase in a sentence or passage, or the one that imparts information.
An object used in casting a magic spell.
Konzentration Fokus
(uncountable) Concentration of attention.

focus /ˈfoʊ.kəs/ /ˈfəʊ.kəs/ v
fokussieren
(transitive) To cause (rays of light, etc) to converge at a single point.
(transitive, optics) To adjust (a lens, an optical instrument) in order to position an image with respect to the focal plane.
fokussieren sich konzentrieren
(intransitive, followed by on or upon) To concentrate one's attention on something; to have as one's central point of interest, concern, etc.

focus group focus groups n
Fokusgruppe
A group of people, sampled from a larger population, interviewed in open session for market research or political analysis.

fodder /ˈfɑdɚ/ /ˈfɒdə/ fodders n
Futter
Food for animals; that which is fed to cattle, horses, and sheep, such as hay, cornstalks, vegetables, etc.

foe /foʊ/ /fəʊ/ adj
feindlich gegnerisch
(obsolete) Hostile.

foehn /feɪn/ /fɜːn/ /fɝn/ foehns n
Föhn
A warm dry wind blowing down the north sides of the Alps, especially in Switzerland.

fog /fɑɡ/ /fɒɡ/ /fɔɡ/ fogs n
Nebel
(uncountable) A thick cloud that forms near the ground; the obscurity of such a cloud.

fog /fɑɡ/ /fɒɡ/ /fɔɡ/ v
anlaufen sich beschlagen
(intransitive) To become obscured in condensation or water.

fog collection fog collections n
Nebelkondensation
The collection of water from fog, using a canvas to pick up the water particles.

fog collector fog collectors n
Nebelfänger
A canvas or any other device used to collect water particles from fog.

fog of war fogs of war n
Nebel des Krieges Kriegsnebel

fogbow fogbows n
Nebelbogen
(meteorology) A white arc or circle, similar to a rainbow, which can appear in the sky in foggy conditions as sunlight passes through small airborne water droplets.

foggy /ˈfɒɡi/ foggier foggiest adj
neblig diesig
Obscured by mist or fog; unclear; hazy

foghorn foghorns n
Nebelhorn
A very loud low-pitched horn, used especially in lighthouses and on large boats.

foible /ˈfɔɪbəl/ foibles n
Eigenheit Marotte Schwäche Spleen
(mostly, in plural) A quirk, idiosyncrasy, or mannerism; an unusual habit that is slightly strange or silly.
Schwäche
A weakness or failing of character.

foie gras /ˌfwɑ ˈɡɹɑ/ /ˌfwɑː ˈɡɹɑː/ foies gras n
Foie gras Entenstopfleber Gänsestopfleber Stopfleber
The fattened liver of geese or ducks, used for gourmet cooking.

foil /fɔɪl/ foils n
Folie
A very thin sheet of metal.
Aluminiumfolie
(mostly, uncountable) Thin aluminium/aluminum (or, formerly, tin) used for wrapping food.
Florett Kontrastfigur
(authorship, figuratively) In literature, theatre/theater, etc., a character who helps emphasize the traits of the main character and who usually acts as an opponent or antagonist, but can also serve as the sidekick of the protagonist.
Florett
(fencing) A very thin sword with a blunted (or foiled) tip

foil /fɔɪl/ v
hintertreiben
To prevent (something) from being accomplished.

foist /fɔɪst/ v
aufdrängen aufhalsen
(transitive) To introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant.
aufzwingen
(transitive) To force another to accept especially by stealth or deceit.

fold /faʉld/ /foʊld/ /ˈfəʊld/ [fɒʊ(ɫ)d] [ˈfɒʊ(ɫ)d] [ˈfɔʊ(ɫ)d] folds n
Falten Faltung Falzung
An act of folding.
Faltmanöver Faltung
Any correct move in origami.
Schafspferch
A pen or enclosure for sheep or other domestic animals.
Falte Falz
A bend or crease.
Falte
(geology) The bending or curving of one or a stack of originally flat and planar surfaces, such as sedimentary strata, as a result of plastic (i.e. permanent) deformation.
Schoß
(figuratively) Home, family.
Gemeinde
(Christianity) A church congregation, a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church; also, the Christian church as a whole, the flock of Christ.
(figuratively) A group of people with shared ideas or goals or who live or work together.

fold /faʉld/ /foʊld/ /ˈfəʊld/ [fɒʊ(ɫ)d] [ˈfɒʊ(ɫ)d] [ˈfɔʊ(ɫ)d] v
falten falzen
(transitive) To bend (any thin material, such as paper) over so that it comes in contact with itself.
falten zusammenlegen zusammenfalten
(transitive) To make the proper arrangement (in a thin material) by bending.
unterheben
(transitive, cooking) To stir (semisolid ingredients) gently, with an action as if folding over a solid.
in sich zusammenfallen zusammenbrechen zusammenkrachen
(intransitive, informal) To fall over; to collapse or give way; to be crushed.
nachgeben sich geschlagen geben
(intransitive) To give way on a point or in an argument.
aussteigen
(intransitive, poker) To withdraw from betting.

foldable more foldable most foldable adj
faltbar
That can be folded.

folder /ˈfoʊɫdɚ/ /ˈfəʊldə/ folders n
Ordner Mappe
An organizer that papers are kept in, usually with an index tab, to be stored as a single unit in a filing cabinet.
Ordner Verzeichnis
(computing) A virtual container in a computer's file system, in which files and other folders may be stored. The files and subfolders in a folder are usually related.

folding /ˈfoʊldɪŋ/ /ˈfəʊldɪŋ/ more folding most folding adj
Klapp-
Designed to fold; as a folding bed, a folding bicycle, a folding chair, etc.

folding /ˈfoʊldɪŋ/ /ˈfəʊldɪŋ/ foldings n
Falten Klappen
The action of folding; a fold.

folding chair folding chairs n
Klappstuhl Faltstuhl
A light portable chair that can be stored in a stack, row or on a specially designed cart. They are produced in a variety of styles, folding mechanisms and materials.

folding knife folding knives n
Klappmesser
A kind of knife whose blade or blades can be folded inside the handle, owing to a joint#Noun. Such a knife is usually a pocketknife; its action may be locking#Adjective or nonlocking#Adjective.

folding screen folding screens n
Wandschirm Paravent Faltschirm Sichtschutzwand Stellwand spanische Wand
A piece of furniture consisting of two or more frames connected by hinges.

foldout adj
ausfaltbar ausklappbar
That folds out from a closed position.

foldout foldouts n
Ausfalter
A bed that folds out from a closed position.

foley /ˈfoʊli/ foleys n
Foley Geräuschemachen
(uncountable, US) The creation of sound effects, and their addition to film and TV images.

foley artist foley artists n
Geräuschemacher Geräuschemacherin
(US) A person who creates sound effects and adds them to film and TV images.

foliage /ˈfoʊliɪd͡ʒ/ /ˈfəʊliɪdʒ/ foliages n
Blätter Laub Beblätterung Blätterwerk Laubwerk
The leaves of plants.

foliation /fəʊlɪˈeɪʃn/ foliations n
Blätterung
(topology) A set of submanifolds of a given manifold, each of which is of lower dimension than it, but which, taken together, are coextensive with it.

folic acid n
Folsäure
(vitamin, organic compound) A polycyclic heterocyclic carboxylic acid, one of the vitamin B complex, essential for cell growth and reproduction

folk /foʊk/ /foʊlk/ /fəʊk/ adj
Volk
(architecture) Of or related to local building materials and styles.

folk /foʊk/ /foʊlk/ /fəʊk/ folks n
Volk Folk
The inhabitants of a region, especially the native inhabitants.

folk dance folk dances n
Volkstanz
Any dance traditionally performed by the common people of a specific region.

folk etymology folk etymologies n
Volksetymologie
A misunderstanding of the etymology of a word based on an inexpert analysis; an etymology that incorrectly explains the origin of a word based on the inadequate judgement of a common speaker of the language instead of etymological expertise.
A modification of a word or its spelling resulting from a misunderstanding of its etymology, as with island, belfry, and hangnail.

folk medicine /ˌfoʊk ˈmɛdəs(ə)n/ /ˌfəʊk ˈmɛd(ɪ)s(ɪ)n/ folk medicines n
Volksmedizin
(uncountable) Traditional medical practices developed and used by non-physicians, typically involving customary homespun techniques and medicinal remedies derived from native plants.

folk music folk musics n
Volksmusik
Any genre of music originating from the ethnic community of a specific region, often passed down through oral tradition, without recorded songwriters and possessing a clear purpose or social function.
Volksmusik Weltmusik
Any contemporary music in the style of traditional folk music, especially a specific genre of originally American popular music that draws on Anglo-American musical forms.

folk religion folk religions n
Volksglaube
Ethnic or regional religious customs under the umbrella of an organized religion, but outside of official doctrine and practices.

folk song folk songs n
Volkslied Folksong
(music) A song, in any folk style, originating among ordinary people, usually non-professional musicians, and handed down by oral tradition.

folklore /ˈfoʊk.lɔːɹ/ /ˈfəʊk.lɔː/ folklores n
Folklore Volkskunde Volkstradition Volksüberlieferung
The tales, legends, superstitions, and traditions of a particular ethnic population.

folkloric more folkloric most folkloric adj
volkskundlich
Of, pertaining to, or having the character of folklore.

folklorism n
Folklorismus
Invention or adaptation of folklore; including any use of a tradition outside the cultural context in which it was created.

folkloristics n
Folkloristik Volkskunde
The formal academic study of folklore.

folksiness n
Lockerheit Volkstümlichkeit
The quality of being folksy.

folksinger folksingers n
Folksänger Folksängerin Volksmusiker Volksmusikerin
A person who sings folk songs.

folksy folksier folksiest more folksy most folksy adj
volkstümlich
Characteristic of simple country life.
gesellig locker umgänglich
Informal, affable and familiar.

folktale folktales n
Volksmärchen Märchen
A tale or story that is part of the oral tradition of a people or a place.

folkway /ˈfoʊkˌweɪ/ /ˈfəʊkweɪ/ folkways n
Brauch Sitte
Often plural: a belief or custom common to members of a culture or society.

follicle /ˈfɒlɪk(ə)l/ follicles n
Haarbalg Haarfollikel
(anatomy) A small cavity or sac, such as a hair follicle.
Balgfrucht
(botany) A type of primitive dry fruit produced by certain flowering plants.

follicular adj
Follikel- follikel- follikelartig follikular follikulär
Of, pertaining to, having or resembling follicles.

follow /ˈfɑloʊ/ /ˈfɒləʊ/ v
folgen
(ambitransitive) To go after; to pursue; to move behind in the same path or direction, especially with the intent of catching.
(transitive) To understand, to pay attention to.
(transitive) To watch, to keep track of (reports of) some event or person.
(ambitransitive) To be a logical consequence of something.
folgen folgen (auf)
(ambitransitive) To go or come after in a sequence.
folgen befolgen verschreiben
(transitive) To live one's life according to (religion, teachings, etc).
folgen followen
(social media, transitive) To subscribe to see content from an account on a social media platform.

follow suit v
bedienen
(cards) To play a card of the same suit as the previous or leading card.
es jemandem gleichtun
(idiomatic) To follow an example; to imitate or copy the actions of another.

follow through v
in die Tat umsetzen
(intransitive, idiomatic) To execute or complete a commitment.

follow-up follow-ups n
Folgeuntersuchung Nachuntersuchung
(medicine) The revisiting of a patient in ambulatory care.

followed by conjunction
gefolgt von
and then, and after that.

follower /ˈfɒləʊə(ɹ)/ followers n
Nachfolger Nachfolgerin
(literally) One who follows, comes after another.
Anhänger
One who follows mentally, adherer to the opinions, ideas or teachings of another, a movement etc.
Follower
(social media) An account holder who subscribes to see content from another account on a social media platform.

following /ˈfɑloʊɪŋ/ /ˈfɒləʊɪŋ/ adj
folgend nachstehend anschließend
Coming next, either in sequence or in time.
folgend nachstehend
About to be specified.
folgend
(of a wind) Blowing in the direction of travel.

following /ˈfɑloʊɪŋ/ /ˈfɒləʊɪŋ/ followings n
Gefolge Anhänger Anhängerschaft Fangemeinde Gefolgschaft
A group of followers, attendants or admirers; an entourage.

following /ˈfɑloʊɪŋ/ /ˈfɒləʊɪŋ/ preposition
nach folgend
After, subsequent to.

folly /ˈfɑli/ /ˈfɒli/ follies n
Torheit Aberwitz Dummheit Narrheit Tollheit Verrücktheit
Foolishness that results from a lack of foresight or lack of practicality.
Eselei Fahrlässigkeit Unsinn Verrücktheit Wahnwitz
Thoughtless action resulting in tragic consequence.
Prunkbau Zierbau
(architecture) A fanciful building built for purely ornamental reasons.

foment /foʊˈmɛnt/ /fəʊˈmɛnt/ /fəˈmɛnt/ v
fördern
(transitive) To incite or cause troublesome acts; to encourage; to instigate.

fomite /ˈfoʊmaɪt/ /ˈfəʊmʌɪt/ fomites n
Fomite Infektionsträger
(medicine) An inanimate object capable of carrying infectious agents (such as bacteria, viruses or prions), and thus passively enabling their transmission between hosts; common examples include towels, dishcloths, kitchenware/flatware, and laundry.

fond /fɑnd/ /fɒnd/ fonder fondest adj
gern haben lieb haben
Affectionate.

fond /fɑnd/ /fɒnd/ v
gern haben hängen an lieb haben lieben mögen
(obsolete) To have a foolish affection for, to be fond of.

fondant /fɒnˈdɒnt/ /fɒ̃ˈdɒ̃/ /fɔ̃ˈdɒ̃/ /ˈfɒndənt/ fondants n
Fondant
(usually, uncountable) A flavored, creamy sugar preparation, used for icing cakes or as a base for candies.

fondle /ˈfɒndl/ v
liebkosen kosen
To grasp.

fondue /fɑnˈdu/ /ˈfɒnduː/ fondues n
Fondue
A dish made of melted cheese, or chocolate etc., or of a boiling liquid into which food can be dipped.

fondue fork fondue forks n
Fonduegabel

font /fɑnt/ /fɒnt/ fonts n
Weihwasserbecken
(Christianity) A receptacle in a church for holy water, especially one used in baptism.
Schriftart
In digital typesetting, a set of glyphs in a single style, representing one or more alphabets or writing systems, or the computer code representing it.
Schriftart Font Zeichensatz
(computing, typography) A computer file containing the code used to draw and compose the glyphs of one or more typographic fonts on a computer display or printer.

fontanelle fontanelles n
Fontanelle
(anatomy) A soft membraneous spot on the head of a baby due to incomplete fusion of the cranial bones.

fontange /fɒnˈtɒ̃nʒ/ /fɔnˈtɑnʒ/ fontanges n
Fontange
A headdress popular among aristocrats in Europe in the late 17th century and early 18th century, made with pleated layers of starched lace and ribbon.

foo dog foo dogs n
Wächterlöwe
A stylized lion statue similar to those usually placed in male and female pairs outside imperial Chinese palaces, tombs, temples, etc.

food /fud/ /fuːd/ /fʏːd/ foods n
Essen Nahrung Lebensmittel Speise
(uncountable) Any solid substance that can be consumed by living organisms, especially by eating, in order to sustain life.

food additive food additives n
Lebensmittelzusatzstoff
Any non-food substance added to food in order to improve its flavour, appearance or shelf life

food allergy food allergies n
Lebensmittelallergie
an allergy to or adverse reaction caused by the consumption of a particular foodstuff

food bank food banks n
Tafel
A charitable non-profit organization that distributes mostly donated food to a wide variety of agencies that in turn feed the hungry.

food bowl food bowls n
Fressnapf Futternapf
A bowl that is used to serve food, especially to pets.

food chain food chains n
Nahrungskette
The feeding relationships between species in a biotic community.

food colouring food colourings n
Lebensmittelfarbstoff
Any substance added to food in order to change its colour.

food court food courts n
Food-Court
A common area for dining, containing or surrounded by contiguous counters of multiple food vendors, often adjoining a shopping area.

food for thought n
Denkanregung Denkanstoß
(idiomatic) Information or knowledge that is worthy of contemplation.

food poisoning food poisonings n
Lebensmittelvergiftung Nahrungsmittelvergiftung
(pathology) Any food-borne disease, such as salmonella, which causes diarrhea, nausea, fever and abdominal cramps.

food processor food processors n
Küchenmaschine
A small kitchen appliance for chopping or pureeing food.

food stamp food stamps n
Essensmarke
A stamp or similar paper document (e.g. coupon) issued to be exchanged in shops or storage facilities for food, or (by extension) for other essential provisions, notably in a rationing system or as a non-financial form of welfare benefit.

food web /ˈfud wɛb/ /ˈfuːd wɛb/ food webs n
Nahrungsnetz
(ecology) A diagram showing the organisms that eat other organisms in a particular ecosystem, predators being higher in the web than their prey.

foodie /ˈfuːdi/ foodies n
Foodie
(colloquial) A person with a special interest in or knowledge of food, a gourmet.

foodstuff /ˈfuːdˌstʌf/ foodstuffs n
Nahrungsmittel
A material that may be used as food.

foof /fuːf/ foofs n
Muschi Vagina
(UK, slang) The vulva or vagina.

foof /fuːf/ v
pfeifen
To blow air through the lips while they are pressed together or against skin; to blow a raspberry.

fool /fuːl/ /fʊu(l)/ fools n
Narr Dummkopf Tor Närrin Pute Trottel
(pejorative) A person with poor judgment or little intelligence.
Narr Närrin Eulenspiegel Ulenspiegel
(historical) A jester; a person whose role was to entertain a sovereign and the court (or lower personages).
-narr
(informal) Someone who derives pleasure from something specified.
Mus
(cooking) A type of dessert made of puréed fruit and custard or cream.
der Narr
(tarot, often, capitalized, _, Fool) A particular card in a tarot deck, representing a jester.

fool /fuːl/ /fʊu(l)/ v
verarschen vormachen betrügen täuschen schwindeln
(archaic) To make a fool of; to make act the fool.

fool around v
herumalbern
(intransitive, idiom) To engage in frivolous behaviour; to monkey around.

fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me proverb
Täusche mich einmal, Schande über dich; Täusche mich zweimal, Schande über mich

fool's cap n
Narrenkappe
A cap, usually brightly coloured with bells and tassels, as worn by a court jester or fool.

fool's errand fools' errands n
Metzgergang vergebliche Mühe
(idiomatic) A foolish undertaking, especially one that is purposeless, fruitless, nonsensical, or certain to fail.

fool's gold n
Katzengold Narrengold
A mineral or other substance often mistaken for gold; mainly iron pyrite.

fool's mate fool's mates n
Narrenmatt
(chess) The quickest possible checkmate in the game of chess.

foolhardiness foolhardinesses n
Tollkühnheit
The quality of being foolhardy.

foolhardy /ˈfulˌhɑɹdi/ /ˈfuːlhɑːdi/ foolhardier foolhardiest more foolhardy most foolhardy adj
tollkühn waghalsig verwegen dummdreist hitzköpfig töricht
Marked by unthinking recklessness with disregard for danger; boldly rash; hotheaded.

foolish /ˈfuː.lɪʃ/ more foolish most foolish adj
töricht dumm närrisch
(of a person, an action, etc.) Lacking good sense or judgement; unwise.
dumm närrisch töricht
Resembling or characteristic of a fool.

foolishness /ˈfuːlɪʃnəs/ foolishnesses n
Dummheit Narrentum Narrheit Torheit Tölpelhaftigkeit Unverstand
(uncountable) The state of being foolish.
Dummheit
(countable) A thing or event that is foolish, or an absurdity.

foolproof /ˈfuːl ˌpɹuːf/ more foolproof most foolproof adj
idiotensicher narrensicher
(of a device) Protected against, or designed to be proof against, misuse or error.

foosball /ˈfuːsˌbɔːl/ /ˈfuːzˌbɔːl/ n
Kicker Tischfußball Krökeln Töggelen Wuzzler
(chiefly, _, US, Canada) table soccer (US), table football (UK)

foot /fʊt/ [fɤt] [fɤ̈t̚] [fɵʔt] [fʉ̞ʔt] [fʊt] [fʊtʰ] [fʊt̚] [fʷʊt̚] feet foot n
Pfote Fuß
A biological structure found in many animals that is used for locomotion and that is frequently a separate organ at the terminal part of the leg.
Fuß Fuss
The base or bottom of anything.
(informal) Ellipsis of cubic foot. A unit of volume.
(informal) Ellipsis of square foot. A unit of area.
A unit of measure equal to twelve inches or one third of a yard, equal to exactly 30.48 centimetres.
(music) A unit of measure for organ pipes equal to the wavelength of two octaves above middle C, approximately 328 mm.
Fuß Fuss Pfote
(printing) The base of a piece of type, forming the sides of the groove.
(phonology) The parsing of syllables into prosodic constituents, which are used to determine the placement of stress in languages along with the notions of constituent heads.

foot /fʊt/ [fɤt] [fɤ̈t̚] [fɵʔt] [fʉ̞ʔt] [fʊt] [fʊtʰ] [fʊt̚] [fʷʊt̚] v
bezahlen
(transitive) To pay (a bill).

foot fault foot faults n
Fußfehler
(sports) In certain sports, as in tennis or long jump, a fault in which the athlete's foot is in the wrong place at the wrong time.

foot kiss foot kisses n
Fußkuss
A reverential kiss on the footwear of the pope or other revered figure.

foot patrol foot patrols n
Fußpatrouille Fußstreife

foot stove foot stoves n
Feuerkieke
(historical) A small box, with an iron pan, to hold hot coals for warming the feet.

foot-and-mouth disease n
Maul- und Klauenseuche Aphthenseuche Hand-Fuß-Mund-Krankheit MKS
(disease) A highly contagious and sometimes fatal viral disease that can affect animals with cloven hooves.

foot-in-mouth disease /- dɪzˈiz/ /ˈfʊɾ.ɪnˌmaʊθ dəzˈiz/ [ˈɸʊɾ-] n
von einem Fettnäpfchen ins Nächste treten
(idiomatic, humorous) A tendency to make remarks that are embarrassingly wrong or inappropriate.

footage /ˈfʊtɪd͡ʒ/ footages n
Bandmaterial Filmmaterial Filmmeter
(usually, uncountable) An amount of film or tape that has been used to record something.

football /ˈfʊtboːl/ /ˈfʊtbɑl/ /ˈfʊtbɔl/ /ˈfʊtbɔːl/ [ˈfʊʔbɔːl] [ˈfʊʔtbɔɫ] [ˈfʊʔtʰbɔːl] [ˈfʊʔt̚bɔɫ] [ˈfʊʔt̚bɔːl] [ˈfʷʊʔt̚bɑɫ] footballs n
Fußball Fussball
(UK, uncountable) Association football: a game in which two teams each contend to get a round ball into the other team's goal primarily by kicking the ball. Known as soccer in Canada, the United States, Australia, Ireland, and New Zealand.
(countable) The ball used in any game called "football".
Australian Football
(Australia, Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia, Tasmania, Northern Territory, southern New South Wales ) Australian rules football.

football match /ˈfʊtbɑl mæt͡ʃ/ /ˈfʊtbɔl mæt͡ʃ/ /ˈfʊtbɔːl mæt͡ʃ/ [fʷʊʔt̚bɑɫ mæt͡ʃ] [ˈfʊʔbɔːl mæt͡ʃ] [ˈfʊʔtbɔɫ mæt͡ʃ] [ˈfʊʔtʰbɔːl mæt͡ʃ] [ˈfʊʔt̚bɔɫ mæt͡ʃ] [ˈfʊʔt̚bɔːl mæt͡ʃ] football matches n
Fußballmatch Fußballspiel
(sports) A single game of football between two teams.

football tennis n
Fußballtennis
(sports) A sport played with a ball over a net on a tennis-like court, with the ball similar to the football one, and the net to the tennis one.

footballer /ˈfʊtbɔːlə/ /ˈfʊtbɔːləɹ/ footballers n
Fußballspieler Fußballerin Fußballer Fußballspielerin
(soccer, UK) One who plays association football.

footbath /ˈfʊtbæθ/ /ˈfʊtbɑːθ/ footbaths n
Fußbad
The act of soaking or washing the feet.
A small basin or bath designed for soaking or washing the feet.
A liquid mixture, often medicinal, for soaking or washing the feet with.

footboard footboards n
Trittbrett
A board or small raised platform on which to support or rest the feet, such as that found in a carriage.

footbridge footbridges n
Fußgängerbrücke
A bridge over a road, railway, river, etc for pedestrians.

footedness n
Füßigkeit
One's natural preference for using the left or right foot, especially in boardsports.

footer /ˈfʊtə(ɹ)/ footers n
Fußzeile
(computing) A line of information printed at the bottom of a page to identify the contents or number pages. (Compare foot in printing.)

foothill foothills n
Vorberg
A hill at the base of a mountain or mountain range.

foothold /ˈfʊthoʊld/ footholds n
fester Stand Halt
(climbing) A solid grip with the feet.

footing /ˈfʊtɪŋ/ footings n
Basis Grundlage Halt Position Standbein feste Basis
A ground for the foot; place for the foot to rest on; firm foundation to stand on.
Position Standbein feste Basis
A standing; position; established place; foothold.
Basis Zustand
A relative condition; state.
Gang Schritt
(dated) A tread; step; especially, a measured tread.
Halt
Stability or balance when standing on one's feet.

footloose more footloose most footloose adj
ungebunden
Tending to travel or do as one pleases; readily without many commitments or responsibility.

footman footmen n
Lakai
A man in waiting; a male servant whose duties are to attend the door, the carriage, the table, etc.

footnote /ˈfʊtˌnoʊt/ /ˈfʊtˌnəʊt/ footnotes n
Fußnote
A short piece of text, often numbered, placed at the bottom of a printed page, that adds a comment, citation, reference etc, to a designated part of the main text.
(by extension) An event of lesser importance than some larger event to which it is related.

footpath /ˈfʊtˌpæθ/ /ˈfʊtˌpɑːθ/ footpaths n
Fußpfad Fußweg
Any set path or trail to be used by people walking.

footprint /ˈfʊtpɹɪnt/ footprints n
Fußspur Fußstapfen Fußabdruck Profil
The impression of the foot in a soft substance such as sand or snow.
Fußabdruck
Space required by a piece of equipment.
Aufstandsfläche Standfläche
(computing) The amount of hard drive space required for a program.
Gehäusegeometrie Grundfläche Stellfläche
The surface space occupied by a structure.
Ausleuchtzone
Availability of a satellite from the ground.

footrace footraces n
Wettlauf
A race run on foot.

footrest footrests n
Fußstütze
A support on which to rest the feet.

footsie /ˈfʊtsi/ footsies n
füßeln
A flirting game where two people touch their feet together, under a table or otherwise concealed, as a romantic prelude.

footstep /ˈfʊtstɛp/ footsteps n
Fußabdruck
The mark or impression left by a foot; a track.
Schritt
The distance between one foot and the next when walking; a pace.

footstool /ˈfʊtˌstuːl/ footstools n
Fußbank Schemel
A low stool for supporting the feet while seated.

footwear footwears n
Schuhwerk
Items or an item of clothing that is worn on the foot; a shoe, sandal, etc.

footwell /ˈfʊtwɛl/ footwells n
Fußraum
The space for the feet in front of a seat in a vehicle

footwrap footwraps n
Fußlappen
A strip of cloth worn around the feet before the wide availability of socks or to avoid chafing, absorb sweat and improve the foothold.

for /foː(ɹ)/ /fɔɹ/ /fɔː(ɹ)/ /fɘ(ɹ)/ /fə/ /fəɹ/ conjunction
denn weil da
(formal, literary) Because.

for /foː(ɹ)/ /fɔɹ/ /fɔː(ɹ)/ /fɘ(ɹ)/ /fə/ /fəɹ/ preposition
zu nach
Towards; in the direction of.
für
Directed at; intended to belong to.
Supporting, in favour of.
In order to obtain or acquire.
By the standards of, usually with the implication that those standards are lower than one might otherwise expect; considering.
seit -lang lang tagelang
Over (a period of time).
wegen
In the role or capacity of; instead of; in place of.

for God's sake interjection
Grundgütiger Himmel nochmal Menschenskind um Gottes willen verflixt nochmal
An exclamation of anger, surprise, or impatience.

for a change
zur Abwechslung
(idiomatic) As a departure from the usual.

for a song
für einen Apfel und ein Ei
(idiomatic) For a very low price; very cheaply.

for all intents and purposes
grundsätzlich im Grunde (genommen)
For every functional purpose; in every practical sense; in every important respect

for all someone cares phraseologicalUnit
ruhig von ... aus wegen
expresses that someone does not care at all about some hypothetical situation becoming reality

for another thing
zum Anderen
(sequence) Used to introduce an additional item in a possible sequence

for better or worse
auf Gedeih und Verderb
No matter what the future may hold (no matter whether it is good or bad).

for crying out loud /fɚ ˈkɹaɪ.ɪŋ aʊt ˌlaʊd/ interjection
"Himmel, Herrgott, Sakrament" Grundgütiger! verflixt und zugenäht zum Donnerwetter
(idiomatic, colloquial) Used to express frustration, exasperation, or annoyance.

for ever and ever adv
in alle Ewigkeit von Ewigkeit zu Ewigkeit
(Bible, Christian liturgy) Eternally; timelessly; with no beginning and no end.

for example
zum Beispiel beispielsweise zum Exempel
(conjunctive) As an example.

for free
gratis kostenlos umsonst für lau
Without paying; free.

for fuck's sake
verfickt nochmal verfickte Scheiße
(idiomatic, colloquial, vulgar) An expression of anger or frustration.

for good /fə ˈɡʊd/ /fəɹ ˈɡʊd/
endgültig für immer auf ewig
(idiomatic) In a way that is conclusive and final.

for good measure
noch dazu
(idiomatic) In excess of the minimum required; added as an extra.

for heaven's sake adv
gütiger Himmel um Himmels willen

for life
fürs Leben
For the rest of a person's life.

for loop for loops n
for-Schleife
(programming) A section of code in which an instruction or group of instructions is executed a specific number of times depending on the value of a loop counter.

for love nor money
nicht für Geld und gute Worte um / für kein Geld der Welt weder für Geld noch (aus) Liebe
never, for no price, under no circumstances

for love or money adv
für Geld und gute Worte
For any reason whatsoever.

for nothing adv
umsonst für nichts für umsonst
For free.

for now
erst einmal fürs Erste vorerst
At the moment; until later.

for once
wenigstens ein einziges Mal wenigstens einmal
(idiomatic) For the first time, after many instances to the contrary; in a rare exception to the rule; as an exception to the usual.

for one thing
zum einen
(sequence) Used to introduce the first item in a possible sequence

for real more for real most for real adj
wirklich (eine) Realität real wahr wahrhaftig
(informal) Genuine, true; serious, earnest.

for real adv
ernsthaft im Ernst wirklich
Genuinely, truly.

for rent
vermieten
Being offered for renting.

for sale
käuflich zu verkaufen zum Verkauf
Being offered for purchase.

for some reason adv
aus irgendeinem Grund irgendwie

for starters adv
zuerst mal
(informal) As an initial point; before any other considerations.

for sure
sicher fürwahr
Definitely, positively, without a doubt.

for that matter
was das angeht was das betrifft was diese Sache angeht
(idiomatic) as far as that is concerned.

for the birds adj
für die Katz

for the life of one
im Leben
(colloquial, only with a negative) Even if one's (own) life depended on it; at all.

for the most part adv
meist meistens größtenteils meistenteils vorwiegend überwiegend
(idiomatic) Mostly; in general; usually.

for the nonce /nɑn(t)s/ /nɒn(t)s/
einstweilen für den Augenblick für den Moment für den augenblicklichen Zweck
(idiomatic) For the time being, for now, with the expectation that the situation may change.

for the record
fürs Protokoll
For the purpose of being recorded, especially when already known.

for the sake of
halber wegen willen
Because of; out of consideration for; in the interest of.

for the time being adv
bis auf Weiteres einstweilen vorläufig fürs Erste vorerst zunächst einmal
(idiomatic) Temporarily; for now; until later; until the situation changes; in an indefinite period of time.

for what it's worth
Sie haben mich nicht nach meinem Rat gefragt, aber es mag keine weitere Bewandtnis haben, aber falls es Sie interessiert ich möchte mich nicht aufdrängen, aber nur nebenbei bemerkt übrigens
Considering what limited worth this advice, opinion, or suggestion might have for you; used to soften the presentation of unsolicited advice or information that may not be relevant.

for your information
zu Ihrer Information zu deiner Information
(colloquial) Used to introduce a rebuttal to the interlocutor's previous statement, especially when the statement angered or offended the speaker.

for-profit adj
gewinnorientiert
(of an organization) For the purpose of making money, especially in relation to an organisation that was not formerly, or is not usually, run to make money.

forage /ˈfoɹɪd͡ʒ/ /ˈfɑɹɪd͡ʒ/ /ˈfɒɹ.ɪd͡ʒ/ [ˈfo̞ɹɪd͡ʒ] forages n
Fourage Pferdefutter Viehfutter
Fodder for animals, especially cattle and horses.

forage /ˈfoɹɪd͡ʒ/ /ˈfɑɹɪd͡ʒ/ /ˈfɒɹ.ɪd͡ʒ/ [ˈfo̞ɹɪd͡ʒ] v
fouragieren
To search for and gather food for animals, particularly cattle and horses.
herumsuchen
To rummage.

forage cap forage caps n
Lagermütze
Any of various originally military caps intended for undress or working use.

foraging foragings n
Futtersuche
The act of searching for food.

foraminifer /ˌfɒɹəˈmɪnɪfə/ /ˌfɔɹəˈmɪnəfɚ/ foraminifers n
Foraminifere
Any of a large group of aquatic amoeboid protists of the subphylum Foraminifera, characterized by streaming granular ectoplasm that among other things is used for catching food, often with a calcareous shell with many holes through which pseudopodia protrude.

foray /ˈfɒɹ.eɪ/ /ˈfɔɹ.eɪ/ /ˈfɔɹ.æɪ/ forays n
plötzlicher Überfall überraschender Überfall
A sudden or irregular incursion in border warfare; hence, any irregular incursion for war or spoils; a raid.
Streifzug kurzer Ausfall
A brief excursion or attempt, especially outside one's accustomed sphere.

forbearance /foːˈbeə.ɹən(t)s/ /foːˈbiəɹɘn(t)s/ /fɔɹˈbɛɹ.ən(t)s/ /fɔːˈbɛː.ɹən(t)s/ forbearances n
Langmut Duldsamkeit Geduld
Patient self-control; restraint and tolerance under provocation.
Nachsicht Stundung Unterlassen Unterlassung
A refraining from the enforcement of something (as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due.

forbid /fəˈbɪd/ /fɚˈbɪd/ v
verbieten untersagen ablehnen verweigern vorenthalten
(transitive) To disallow; to proscribe.

forbidden /fəˈbɪdn̩/ /fɚˈbɪdn̩/ more forbidden most forbidden adj
verboten
Not allowed; specifically disallowed.

forbidden fruit forbidden fruits n
verbotene Frucht
(biblical) The fruit forbidden to Adam.

forbidden fruit is the sweetest proverb
verbotene Früchte schmecken süß
Forbidden things seem more appealing; people desire things more if (or, in some way, because) they can't have them.

forbidding /fəˈbɪdɪŋ/ /fɚˈbɪdɪŋ/ more forbidding most forbidding adj
abstoßend abweisend bedrohlich furchteinflößend unwirtlich widerwärtig
Appearing to be threatening, unfriendly or potentially unpleasant.

force /fo(ː)ɹs/ /foəs/ /fɔɹs/ /fɔːs/ [fo̞ɹs] forces n
Kraft
Strength or energy of body or mind; active power; vigour; might; capacity of exercising an influence or producing an effect.
Power exerted against will or consent; compulsory power; violence; coercion.
(countable, physics) A physical quantity that denotes ability to push, pull, twist or accelerate a body and which has a direction and is measured in a unit dimensioned in mass × distance/time² (ML/T²): SI: newton (N); CGS: dyne (dyn)
(uncountable) The ability to attack, control, or constrain.
(legal) Legal validity.
Gewalt Kraft
(countable) Anything that is able to make a substantial change in a person or thing.
Kräfte
(countable) A group that aims to attack, control, or constrain.
Macht Kraft
(humorous, or, science fiction, with the, often, capitalized) A metaphysical and ubiquitous power from the fictional Star Wars universe created by George Lucas. See usage note. [1977]

force /fo(ː)ɹs/ /foəs/ /fɔɹs/ /fɔːs/ [fo̞ɹs] v
zwingen erzwingen
(archaic) To put in force; to cause to be executed; to make binding; to enforce.
zwingen
(archaic) To provide with forces; to reinforce; to strengthen by soldiers; to man; to garrison.

force field force fields n
Energieschild Kraftfeld
(science fiction) An invisible barrier used as a protective shield.

force majeure /-mə-/ /ˌfoɹs mɑˈʒɜɹ/ /ˌfɔːs mæˈʒɜː/ forces majeures n
höhere Gewalt
(law) An unavoidable circumstance, especially one that prevents someone from fulfilling a legal (usually contractual) obligation.

force of habit forces of habit n
Macht der Gewohnheit
(idiomatic) an act that has been repeated to the point where the performance of the act becomes automatic

force of nature forces of nature n
Naturgewalt Naturkraft
A mighty natural force which is beyond human control, notably if potentially catastrophic, such as the elements (e.g. storms and extreme temperatures) or geological (e.g. seismic and volcanic) activity.
Naturgewalt
(figuratively) A thing or person that exhibits qualities which appear to be beyond outside control.
Grundkraft Naturkraft
(particle physics) A fundamental force.

force-feed v
zwangsernähren
To force a person or animal to ingest food, for example by stuffing food down the throat, or using a tube passed into the stomach.

forced heirship forced heirships n
Pflichtteil

forced labor n
Zwangsarbeit
(American spelling) Work which one is compelled to perform against one's will, especially in a condition of involuntary servitude as a prisoner or slave.

forced laborer forced laborers n
Zwangsarbeiter Zwangsarbeiterin
A convict sentenced to perform forced labor

forced march forced marches n
Eilmarsch
(military) A movement on foot by soldiers or prisoners of war, who must, in order to satisfy a military requirement, travel at a speed or in adverse conditions that would normally tire them excessively.

forced perspective n
erzwungene Perspektive
An optical illusion in which an object appears of a different size or distance away than it actually is.

forceful /ˈfɔɹsfəl/ more forceful most forceful adj
energisch zwingend
Capable of either physical or coercive force; powerful.

forcemeat forcemeats n
Farce
(cooking) An emulsion of fat and comminuted meat (which has been subject to puréeing, grinding, sieving, chopping finely) optionally mixed with other flavour carriers and either served up alone or used as a stuffing.

forceps /ˈfoɹsɛps/ /ˈfɔ(ː)ɹsɛps/ /ˈfɔːsəps/ /ˈfɔːsɛps/ forceps forcepses forcipes n
Zange Forzeps Pinzette
An instrument used in surgery or medical procedures for grasping and holding objects, similar to tongs or pincers.

forces /ˈfo(ː)ɹ.sɪz/ /ˈfoə.sɪz/ /ˈfɔɹ.sɪz/ /ˈfɔː.sɪz/ n
Kräfte Streitkräfte Truppe Truppen
(military, only plural) Troops.

forcing /ˈfɔɹ.sɪŋ/ /ˈfɔː(ɹ).sɪŋ/ forcings n
Treiberei
(horticulture) The art of raising plants at an earlier season than is normal, especially by using a hotbed
Strahlungsantrieb Ungleichgewicht der Strahlungsbilanz
(climatology, countable) The net flux of energy in or out of a system; the net change in an energy balance.

ford /fo(ː)ɹd/ /foəd/ /fɔɹd/ /fɔːd/ fords n
Furt
A location where a stream is shallow and the bottom has good footing, making it possible to cross from one side to the other with no bridge, by walking, riding, or driving through the water; a crossing.
Fjord
A stream; a current.

ford /fo(ː)ɹd/ /foəd/ /fɔɹd/ /fɔːd/ v
durchqueren
To cross a stream using a ford.

fordable /ˈfɔːdəb(ə)l/ more fordable most fordable adj
durchquerbar seicht
(of a body of water) Able to be forded.

forearm /ˈfɔɹˌɑɹm/ /ˈfɔːˌɹɑːm/ /ˌfɔɹˈɑɹm/ /ˌfɔːˈɹɑːm/ forearms n
Unterarm Vorderarm
The part of the arm between the wrist and the elbow.

forebear /ˈfɔɹˌbɛɚ/ /ˈfɔːˌbɛə/ forebears n
Ahn Vorfahr Vorfahre
An ancestor.

foreboding forebodings n
Ahnung Vorahnung
A sense of evil to come.
bange Ahnung
An evil omen.

forebrain forebrains n
Vorderhirn
(neuroanatomy) The anterior part of the brain, including the cerebrum, thalamus, and hypothalamus.

forecast /ˈfɔɹkæst/ /ˈfɔːkɑːst/ forecasts n
Wettervorhersage
Vorhersage Prognose Schätzung
An estimation of a future condition.

forecast /ˈfɔɹkæst/ /ˈfɔːkɑːst/ v
prognostizieren vorhersagen
To estimate how something will be in the future.

forecastle /ˈfoɹ.kæ.səl/ /ˈfoʊk.səl/ forecastles n
Vorschiff Bugkastell
(nautical) A raised part of the upper deck at the front of a ship.

foreclose /ˌfɔɹˈkloʊz/ /ˌfɔːˈkləʊz/ v
verhindern
zwangsvollstrecken
(transitive, legal) To repossess a mortgaged property whose owner has failed to make the necessary payments; used with on.

foreclosure foreclosures n
Zwangsvollstreckung Pfändung
(legal) The proceeding, by a creditor, to regain property or other collateral following a default on mortgage payments.

forecourt forecourts n
Außenbereich Tankstellenaußenbereich
(chiefly, British) The area in front of a petrol station where the petrol pumps are situated; pumping area.
Vorhof Vorplatz
(chiefly, British) Any open area in front of a building.

foredeck foredecks n
Vorderdeck
The part of the deck of a ship or boat that lies forward of the mast

forefather /ˈfɔɹˌfɑːðɚ/ /ˈfɔːˌfɑːðə/ forefathers n
Vorfahre
ancestor

forefinger /ˈfɔɹˌfɪŋ.ɡɚ/ /ˈfɔːˌfɪŋ.ɡə/ forefingers n
Zeigefinger
(human, _, anatomy) The index finger: the first finger next to the thumb.

forefoot forefeet n
Vorderfuß
Either of the front feet of a quadruped.

forefront /fo(ː)ɹfɹʌnt/ /foəfɹʌnt/ /ˈfɔɹfɹʌnt/ /ˈfɔːfɹʌnt/ forefronts n
Vordergrund
The leading position or edge.

foregone /ˈfɔɹɡɔn/ more foregone most foregone adj
vorangegangen vorhergegangen
previous, former
vergangen
bygone
ausgemacht unvermeidbar unvermeidlich
(informal) inevitable; settled

foregone conclusion foregone conclusions n
ausgemachte Sache
A predictable or inevitable conclusion, or one made without any consideration.

foreground /ˈfɔː(ɹ)ˌɡɹaʊnd/ foregrounds n
Vordergrund
The elements of an image which lie closest to the picture plane.

forehander forehanders n
Vorhandschlag
(racquet sports) A shot played forehand.

forehead /ˈfɑɹɪd/ /ˈfɒɹɛd/ /ˈfɒɹɪd/ /ˈfɔɹɛd/ /ˈfɔɹɪd/ /ˈfɔɹˌhɛd/ /ˈfɔː(ɹ)hɛd/ /ˈfɔːɹɛd/ foreheads n
Stirn
(countable) The part of the face above the eyebrows and below the hairline.

forehold /ˈfɔɹˌhoʊld/ /ˈfɔːhəʊld/ foreholds n
vorderer Laderaum
(nautical) The forward or front part of the hold of a ship.

foreign /ˈfɑɹɪn/ /ˈfɒɹən/ /ˈfɒɹɪn/ /ˈfɔɹən/ /ˈfɔɹɪn/ more foreign most foreign adj
fremd ausländisch
Located outside a country or place, especially one's own.
ausländisch fremd
Originating from, characteristic of, belonging to, or being a citizen of a country or place other than the one under discussion.
Relating to a different nation.

foreign affairs n
Außenpolitik
Policy of a government in dealing with other countries or with activities overseas.
Außenministerium
A government office or department charged with handling relations with other countries.

foreign agent foreign agents n
ausländische Agentin ausländischer Agent
Anyone who actively carries out the interests of a foreign country while located in another host country

foreign body foreign bodies n
Fremdkörper
An unwanted, intruding object or piece of matter.

foreign correspondent foreign correspondents n
Auslandskorrespondent Auslandskorrespondentin
(journalism) A reporter or freelance journalist who is based in a foreign country, and who provides news reports and/or commentary from that place.

foreign country foreign countries n
Ausland fremdes Land
Any country of which one is not a citizen. (This entry is a translation hub.)

foreign currency foreign currencies n
Fremdwährung
(banking, finance) Any currency that is in use in a foreign nation, and an authorized medium of circulation and the basis for record-keeping in that nation.

foreign debt foreign debts n
Auslandsschuld Auslandsverschuldung
(countable, finance) A debt that a country, an organization in a country, or a resident individual in a country owes to those in other countries.

foreign exchange foreign exchanges n
Devisenmarkt
The exchange of currency from one country for currency from another country.

foreign key foreign keys n
Fremdschlüssel
(database) A column (or group of columns) in a relational table that identifies another table, so that items in the two tables can be conceptually linked.

foreign language foreign languages n
Fremdsprache
A language that is not widely or officially spoken in a particular place.

foreign minister foreign ministers n
Außenminister Außenministerin
The cabinet official in charge of relationships with foreign nations.

foreign policy foreign policies n
Außenpolitik
A government's policy relating to relations with other nations and international organisations.

foreign trade n
Außenhandel
Trade between a country and other countries.

foreigner /ˈfɑɹ.ɪ.nɚ/ /ˈfɒɹ.ɪ.nə(ɹ)/ /ˈfɔɹ.ɪ.nɚ/ foreigners n
Ausländer Ausländerin
A person from a foreign country.

foreignness /ˈfɔɹən.nəs/ foreignnesses n
Fremdheit
(uncountable) The quality of being, appearing, or being perceived as foreign; exoticness, otherness.

foreknowledge foreknowledges n
Voraussicht Vorauswissen Vorwissen
Knowing beforehand; foresight, precognition, prescience.

foreleg forelegs n
Vorderbein Vorderlauf
Either of the two legs towards the front of a four-legged animal such as a horse, or towards the front of a many-legged animal such as most insects, or of a piece of furniture, etc.

forelock forelocks n
Stirnhaar Stirnlocke
The part of a person's hairstyle which covers the forehead.

foreman /ˈfɔː(ɹ)mən/ foremen n
Vorarbeiter Polier
(management) The leader of a work crew.
Sprecher der Geschworenen Sprecherin der Geschworenen
(legal) The member of a jury who presides over it and speaks on its behalf.

foremast foremasts n
Fockmast
(nautical) The mast nearest the bow, on a sailing ship with more than one mast or a non-sailing ship with any masts; the second-tallest mast on a full-rigged ship.

foremilk /ˈfɔːmɪlk/ foremilks n
Erstmilch Vormilch
The first milk drawn from a cow during milking; in humans, the milk secreted initially during breastfeeding, typically low in fat and rich in protein.

foremost /ˈfɔː.məʊst/ adj
vorderster

foremother foremothers n
Urmutter Ahne Ahnfrau Ahnin Stammmutter Urahne
A female ancestor.

forename /ˈfɔɹneɪm/ /ˈfɔːneɪm/ v
Vorname
To assign (someone) a first name.

forenoon /ˈfo(ː)ɹnuːn/ /ˈfoənuːn/ /ˈfɔɹnun/ /ˈfɔːnuːn/ forenoons n
Vormittag
the part of the day between sunrise and noon.

forensic /fəˈɹɛn.sɪk/ /fəˈɹɛn.zɪk/ adj
forensisch
Relating to the use of science and technology in the investigation and establishment of facts or evidence in a court of law.
Gerichts- gerichtlich
(dated) Relating to, or appropriate for, courts of law.
rhetorisch
(archaic) Relating to, or used in, debate or argument.

forensic science forensic sciences n
Kriminalistik Forensik Kriminaltechnik forensische Wissenschaft
Any of several fields of study involving the collection of physical evidence and its subsequent analysis.

foreperson forepeople forepersons n
Polier Polierin Vorarbeiter Vorarbeiterin
(management) A leader of a work crew.
Sprecher der Geschworenen Sprecherin der Geschworenen Vorsitzende und Sprecherin der Jury Vorsitzender und Sprecher der Jury
(legal) The member of a jury who presides over it and speaks on its behalf.

foreplay /ˈfɔː(ɹ)pleɪ/ n
Vorspiel
In human sexual behavior, the acts at the beginning of a sexual encounter that serve to build up sexual arousal.

forerunner forerunners n
Frontläufer Vornewegläufer
A runner at the front or ahead.
Vorläufer Vorbote Vorreiter Vorzeichen Wegbereiter
A precursor or harbinger, a warning ahead.
Vorgänger Vorfahre
A forebear, an ancestor, a predecessor.

foresail foresails n
Fock
(nautical, on a square-rigged ship) The lowest (and usually the largest) square sail hung on the foremast

foresee /fɔɹˈsi/ /fɔːˈsiː/ v
voraussehen vorhersehen
To be able to see beforehand: to anticipate; predict.

foreseeable more foreseeable most foreseeable adj
vorhersehbar absehbar
able to be foreseen or anticipated

foreshadowing foreshadowings n
Vorahnung
(literature, usually, uncountable) A literary device whereby an author drops hints or symbolic representations of plot developments to come later in the story.

foreshortening foreshortenings n
Verkürzung
(arts) A technique for creating the appearance that the object of a drawing is extending into space by shortening the lines with which that object is drawn.

foresight /ˈfo(ː)ɹsaɪt/ /ˈfoəsaɪt/ /ˈfɔɹsaɪt/ /ˈfɔːsaɪt/ foresights n
Weitsicht Voraussicht Hellsichtigkeit
The ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future.

foreskin /ˈfo(ː)ɹskɪn/ /ˈfoəskɪn/ /ˈfɔɹskɪn/ /ˈfɔːskɪn/ foreskins n
Vorhaut Präputium
(anatomy) The nerve-dense, retractable fold of skin which covers and protects the head of the penis in humans and some other animals.

forest /fɔɹst/ /ˈfɑɹ.ɪst/ /ˈfɒɹ.ɪst/ /ˈfɔɹ.ɪst/ n
Wald Forst Gehölz Hain
A dense uncultivated tract of trees and undergrowth, larger than woods.

forest /fɔɹst/ /ˈfɑɹ.ɪst/ /ˈfɒɹ.ɪst/ /ˈfɔɹ.ɪst/ v
aufforsten
(transitive) To cover an area with trees.

forest fire forest fires n
Waldbrand
A fire, often large, that consumes a forest or woodland.

forest ranger forest rangers n
Förster Forstaufseher

forestage forestages n
Vorbühne
The part of a theatre stage in front of the closed curtain.

forestall /fɔː(ɹ)ˈstɔːl/ v
verhindern unterbinden
(transitive) To prevent, delay or hinder something by taking precautionary or anticipatory measures; to avert.
vorwegnehmen zuvorkommen
To anticipate, to act foreseeingly.

forestation forestations n
Aufforstung
The act of planting a forest.

forested more forested most forested adj
bewaldet
Covered in forest.

forester foresters n
Förster Försterin
A person who practices forestry.

forestry /ˈfɑɹ.ɪst.ɹi/ /ˈfɒɹ.ɪst.ɹi/ forestries n
Forstwirtschaft Forstwissenschaft
(uncountable) The science of planting and growing trees in forests.
(uncountable) The art and practice of planting and growing trees in forests.
Forstwirtschaft
(uncountable) The art and practice of cultivating, exploiting and renewing forests for commercial purposes.

foretaste foretastes n
Vorgeschmack

foretell /fɔɹˈtɛl/ [foː.ˈteɫ] [fɔɹ.ˈtɛɫ] [fɔː.ˈtɛɫ] v
vorhersagen wahrsagen weissagen
(ambitransitive) To predict; to tell (the future) before it occurs; to prophesy.

foreteller foretellers n
Wahrsager Hellseher Hellseherin Wahrsagerin
Someone who foretells.

forever /fəˈɹɛvə(ɹ)/ /fəˈɹɛvɚ/ [fɔɹˈɛvɚ] [fəˈɹɛvɚ] [fɚˈɛvɚ] adv
ewig für immer unaufhörlich auf immer für eger
(duration) For all time, for all eternity; for a lifetime; for an infinite amount of time.
andauernd ewig ständig unaufhörlich
(frequency) Constantly or frequently.

forewarn v
vorwarnen
To warn in advance.

forewarned is forearmed proverb
Gefahr erkannt Gefahr gebannt gewarnt ist gewappnet
Advance awareness of a situation, especially a risky one, prepares one to deal with it.

forewoman forewomen n
Polierin Sprecherin der Geschworenen Vorarbeiterin Vorsitzende und Sprecherin der Jury
(management) A female leader of a work crew (a female foreperson or female foreman).

foreword /ˈfɔɹwɚd/ /ˈfɔɹwɝd/ /ˈfɔːwɜːd/ forewords n
Vorwort Vorrede
An introductory section preceding the main text of a book or other document; a preface or introduction.

forfeit /ˈfɔɹ.fɪt/ /ˈfɔː.fɪt/ adj
verwirkt
Lost or alienated for an offense or crime; liable to penal seizure.

forfeit /ˈfɔɹ.fɪt/ /ˈfɔː.fɪt/ forfeits n
Strafe
A penalty for or consequence of a misdemeanor.
Pfand
Something deposited and redeemable by a sportive fine as part of a game.

forfeit /ˈfɔɹ.fɪt/ /ˈfɔː.fɪt/ v
einbüßen verwirken
To suffer the loss of something by wrongdoing or non-compliance
aufgeben
To be guilty of a misdeed; to be criminal; to transgress.

forfeiture /ˈfɔɹfɪt͡ʃɚ/ /ˈfɔːfɪtʃə/ forfeitures n
(selbstverschuldeter) Verlust
Any loss occasioned by one's own actions.

forfend /fɔɹˈfɛnd/ /fɔːˈfɛnd/ /fə-/ v
verbieten verhindern
(archaic) To prohibit; to forbid; to avert.

forge /fo(ː)ɹd͡ʒ/ /foəd͡ʒ/ /fɔɹd͡ʒ/ /fɔːd͡ʒ/ forges n
Esse Schmiedeofen Schmiedefeuer
A furnace or hearth where metals are heated prior to hammering them into shape.
Schmiede
A workshop in which metals are shaped by heating and hammering them.

forge /fo(ː)ɹd͡ʒ/ /foəd͡ʒ/ /fɔɹd͡ʒ/ /fɔːd͡ʒ/ v
schmieden ausschmieden formen warmformen
(metallurgy) To shape a metal by heating and hammering.
drängen nach vorn drängen sich Bahn brechen vorandrängen vorankommen vorankämpfen
(often as forge ahead) To move forward heavily and slowly (originally as a ship); to advance gradually but steadily; to proceed towards a goal in the face of resistance or difficulty.
fälschen klittern
To create a forgery of; to make a counterfeit item of; to copy or imitate unlawfully.

forged /fɔːd͡ʒd/ /fɔːɹdʒd/ adj
gefälscht
Fake (as documents); falsified.
geschmiedet schmieden
Fabricated by forging or at a forge, by working hot metal

forger forgers n
Fälscher Fälscherin
A person who creates forgeries, falsifies documents with intent to defraud, e.g. to create a false will or illicit copies of currency; counterfeiter.
Schmied Schmiedin
A person who forges metals.

forgery /ˈfɔː.dʒəɹ.ɪ/ /ˈfɔːɹ.d͡ʒəɹ.ɪ/ forgeries n
Fälschen Fälschung Schmieden
The act of forging, fabricating, or producing falsely; especially the crime of fraudulently making or altering a writing or signature purporting to be made by another, the false making or material alteration of or addition to a written instrument for the purpose of deceit and fraud.
Fälschung Falsifikat
That which is forged, fabricated, falsely devised or counterfeited.

forget /fɔɹˈɡɛt/ /fɔːˈɡɛt/ /fəˈɡɛt/ /fɚˈɡɛt/ v
abhaken
vergessen verlernen
(transitive) To lose remembrance of.
vergessen
(transitive) To unintentionally not do, neglect.
(intransitive) To cease remembering.
vergessen verlegen
(transitive) To unintentionally leave something behind.

forget it v
Schwamm drüber macht nichts schon gut
It doesn't matter.
keine Ursache
A conventional reply to an expression of gratitude.

forget-me-not /fəˈɡɛt.miːˌnɒt/ /fɚˈɡɛt.miˌnɑt/ forget-me-nots n
Vergissmeinnicht
Any of the flowering plants of the genus Myosotis, mostly with a small five-petalled blue flower.

forgetful more forgetful most forgetful adj
vergesslich
Unable to remember things well; liable to forget.

forgetfulness /fəˈɡɛtfʊlnɪs/ forgetfulnesses n
Vergesslichkeit
The quality of being forgetful; proneness to let slip from the mind.
Vergessen Vergessenheit
Loss of remembrance or recollection; a ceasing to remember; oblivion.
Vergessenheit
Failure to bear in mind; careless omission; inattention.

forgettable more forgettable most forgettable adj
vergessbar
Easily forgotten, unspecial

forgetter forgetters n
Vergesser
one who forgets, fails to remember something

forgivable more forgivable most forgivable adj
verzeihlich
Able to be forgiven; worthy of forgiveness.

forgive /fɔː(ɹ)ˈɡɪv/ /fə(ɹ)ˈɡɪv/ /fɚˈɡɪv/ v
vergeben verzeihen entschuldigen
(transitive) To pardon (someone); to waive any negative feeling towards or desire for punishment or retribution against.
(transitive) To pardon for (something); to waive any negative feeling over or retribution for.

forgiveness /fəˈɡɪvnəs/ /fɚˈɡɪvnəs/ forgivenesses n
Vergebung Verzeihung
The action of forgiving.
Nachsicht Versöhnlichkeit
Readiness to forgive.

forgiving more forgiving most forgiving adj
nachsichtig
Inclined to forgive.

forgo /fɔɹˈɡoʊ/ /fɔːˈɡəʊ/ v
auslassen unterlassen
To let pass, to leave alone, to let go.
entsagen
To do without, to abandon, to renounce.

forgotten /fəˈɡɒt.n̩/ /fəˈɡʌt.n̩/ /fɚˈɡɑt.n̩/ /fɚˈɡʌt.n̩/ more forgotten most forgotten adj
vergessen
Of which knowledge has been lost; which is no longer remembered.

fork /foɹk/ /fɔ(ː)ɹk/ /fɔːk/ [fo̞ɹk] forks n
Forke Gabel
Any of several types of pronged (tined) tools (physical tools), as follows:
Gabel
Such a pronged tool having a long straight handle, generally for two-handed use, as used for digging, lifting, mucking, pitching, etc.
(chess) The simultaneous attack of two adversary pieces with one single attacking piece (especially a knight).
(cycling, motorcycles, by abstraction from a pronged tool's shape) In a bicycle or motorcycle, the portion of the frameset holding the front wheel, allowing the rider to steer and balance, also called front fork.
Gabelung Verzweigung
(physical) An intersection in a road or path where one road is split into two.
(by abstraction, from the tool shape) A point where a waterway, such as a river or other stream, splits and flows into two (or more) different directions.
Verzweigung Abspaltung Fork
(metonymically, and analogous to any prong of a pronged tool) One of the parts into which anything is furcated or divided; a prong; a branch of a stream, a road, etc.; a barbed point, as of an arrow.

fork /foɹk/ /fɔ(ː)ɹk/ /fɔːk/ [fo̞ɹk] v
aufspalten gabeln spalten
(ambitransitive, computing) To spawn a new child process by duplicating the existing process.
aufspalten spalten
(ambitransitive, software development) To launch a separate software development effort based upon a modified copy of an existing software project, especially in free and open-source software.
gabeln
(ambitransitive) To divide into two or more branches or copies.
aufgabeln gabeln
(transitive) To move with a fork (as hay or food).

fork hoe /ˈfɔɹk ˌhoʊ/ /ˈfɔːk ˌhəʊ/ fork hoes n
Karst
A hoe with two or more tines at right angles to the shaft, typically used to loosen the soil for planting or sowing.

forkful forkfuls forksful n
Gabelvoll
The amount that a fork will hold.

forklift forklifts n
Gabelstapler
A small industrial vehicle with a power-operated fork-like pronged platform that can be raised and lowered for insertion under a load, often on pallets, to be lifted and moved.

forklift operator forklift operators n
Gabelstaplerfahrer Gabelstaplerfahrerin
A person who operates a forklift.

forkload forkloads n
Gabelladung

forlorn /fɔɹˈlɔɹn/ /fɔːˈlɔːn/ /fəˈlɔːn/ /fɚˈlɔɹn/ forlorner forlornest more forlorn most forlorn adj
verlassen
Abandoned, deserted, left behind.
Pitifully sad, wretched, miserable; lonely, especially from feeling abandoned, deserted, forsaken.
aussichtslos hoffnungslos
Unlikely to succeed; hopeless.

forlorn hope /fɔɹˌlɔɹn ˈhoʊp/ /fɔː-/ /fəˌlɔːn ˈhəʊp/ forlorn hopes n
Verlorener Haufen
A small troop of soldiers picked to make an advance attack, or the first attack; a storming party.

form /foɹm/ /fɔ(ː)ɹm/ /fɔːm/ [fo̞ɹm] forms n
Form Gestalt
The shape or visible structure of a thing or person.
Formular Vordruck
A blank document or template to be filled in by the user.

form /foɹm/ /fɔ(ː)ɹm/ /fɔːm/ [fo̞ɹm] v
formen bilden gestalten aufbauen ausbilden ausgestalten
(transitive) To give (a shape or visible structure) to a thing or person.
bilden
(transitive, linguistics) To create (a word) by inflection or derivation.
bilden Form annehmen aufstellen ausmachen darstellen entstehen
(transitive) To constitute, to compose, to make up.

form factor form factors n
Formfaktor
(physics) The ratio of the RMS value to the absolute mean of a sinusoidal wave (especially to that of an alternating current)
(crystallography) A function that describes the scattering power of an atom as function of the scattering angle

formal /ˈfɔɹməl/ /ˈfɔːməl/ more formal most formal adj
formell formal
Being in accord with established forms.
formell offiziell förmlich
Official.
Form- formal
Relating to the form or structure of something.
formell förmlich
Ceremonial or traditional.
formal Form-
(mathematics) Relating to mere manipulation and construction of strings of symbols, without regard to their meaning.

formal language formal languages n
formale Sprache
(computing theory) A set of finite strings (called words) made of symbols (from a finite set of symbols, called an alphabet).

formal science formal sciences n
formale Wissenschaft
A study that is concerned with theoretical formal systems, such as logic, mathematics, systems theory and the theoretical branches of computer science, information theory, microeconomics, statistics, and linguistics.

formal system formal systems n
formales System
(logic) The grouping of a formal language and a set of inference rules and/or axioms.

formaldehyde /fɔː(ɹ)ˈmældɪhaɪd/ formaldehydes n
Formaldehyd
(organic compound) The simplest aldehyde, HCHO, a colourless gas that has many industrial applications; it dissolves in water to give formol (10%) and formalin.

formalin formalins n
Formalin
A solution of formaldehyde in water; used as a disinfectant and to preserve biological specimens.

formalism /ˈfɔɹml̩ˌɪzm̩/ /ˈfɔːməlɪz(ə)m/ formalisms n
Formalismus
(linguistics, computing, mathematics) A formal expression of a grammar; a formal grammar; a set of rules of syntax that, without reference to semantics, determine whether a sequence of symbols is a well-formed sentence in a given formal language.

formalist /ˈfɔɹml̩ˌɪst/ formalists n
Formalist
An overly formal person, especially one who adheres to current forms; a stickler

formality formalities n
Formalie
Formalität
A customary ritual without new or unique meaning.

formant /ˈfɔː(ɹ)mənt/ formants n
Formant
(physics, phonetics) A band of frequencies, in a sound spectrum, that have a greater intensity; they determine the quality of a sound; especially the characteristic sounds of the consonants.

format /ˈfɔː(ɹ).mæt/ /ˈfɔːɹ.mæt/ formats n
Format
The layout of a publication or document.
(computing) A file type.
Format Struktur
(hence) The form of presentation of something.

format /ˈfɔː(ɹ).mæt/ /ˈfɔːɹ.mæt/ v
formatieren
To create or edit the layout of a document.
(computing) To prepare a mass storage medium for initial use, erasing any existing data in the process.

formation /foːˈmæɪ.ʃən/ /fɔɹˈmeɪ.ʃən/ /fɔːˈmeɪ.ʃən/ formations n
Bildung
The act of assembling a group or structure. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

formatting /ˈfɔɹmætiŋ/ formattings n
Formatierung
The visual style of a document, including fonts, borders, etc.
The code in a markup language which determines a document's format.

former /ˈfɔɹmɚ/ /ˈfɔːmə/ adj
ehemalig früher vorherig vorig vormalig alt
Previous.
erstere ersterer ersteres
First of aforementioned two items. Used with the, often without a noun.

former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia pn
EJRM ehemalige jugoslawische Republik Mazedonien
A provisional designation (because of a naming dispute with Greece) formerly used by many international organizations to refer to the Republic of North Macedonia, a country on the Balkan Peninsula. (Abbreviated FYROM.)

formerly /ˈfɔɹmɚli/ /ˈfɔːməli/ /ˈfɔːmərli/ adv
früher ehemals
at some time in the past

formic acid n
Ameisensäure
(organic compound) The simplest carboxylic acid, HCOOH, a colourless, corrosive liquid with a sharp odour; it is present in the stings of ants, bees and nettles, and is prepared industrially by the oxidation of methanol or formaldehyde; it has some industrial uses, and its esters, the formates are used in perfumes.

formidable /fɔːɹˈmɪdəbəl/ /fɔːˈmɪdəbəl/ /fəˈmɪdəbəl/ /ˈfɔːɹmɪdəbəl/ more formidable most formidable adj
beachtlich furchteinflößend furchterregend gewaltig respekteinflößend
Causing fear, dread, awe, or discouragement as a result of size, strength, or some other impressive feature; commanding respect; causing wonder or astonishment.

formula /ˈfɔɹ.mjə.lə/ /ˈfɔː.mjʊ.lə/ formulae formulas formulæ n
Formel
(mathematics) Any mathematical rule expressed symbolically.
(chemistry) A symbolic expression of the structure of a compound.
Rezept
A plan or method for dealing with a problem or for achieving a result.
Bestandteile Rezeptur Zusammensetzung
A formulation; a prescription; a mixture or solution made in a prescribed manner; the identity and quantities of ingredients of such a mixture.
Säuglingsanfangsnahrung Säuglingsformulierung Säuglingsnahrung
(countable, uncountable) Ellipsis of infant formula; drink given to babies to substitute for mother's milk.

formula unit formula units n
Formeleinheit

formulate /ˈfɔː(ɹ)mjʊleɪt/ v
formulieren darlegen
(transitive) To put into a clear and definite form of statement or expression.

formwork formworks n
Betonschalung Betonverschalung Einschalung Schalung Verschalung
(construction) A temporary mold, made from planks, into which concrete is poured

formworker formworkers n
Einschaler Schalungsbauer

fornicate /ˈfɔɹ.nɪ.kət/ /ˈfɔɹ.nɪˌkeɪt/ /ˈfɔː.nɪ.kət/ /ˈfɔː.nɪˌkeɪt/ v
Unzucht treiben
(intransitive) To engage in fornication.

fornication /ˌfɔɹnɪˈkeɪʃən/ fornications n
Unzucht
(religion, law) Sexual intercourse by people who are not married to each other, or which is considered illicit in another way.

fornicator /fɔː(ɹ).nɪ.keɪ.tə(ɹ)/ fornicators n
Hure Hurenbock Hurer Unzuchtsünder Unzuchtsünderin Unzüchtige
An unmarried person who engages in sexual intercourse, especially when considered to be of an illicit or illegal nature.

forsake /fɔɹˈseɪk/ /fɔːˈseɪk/ /fə-/ v
verlassen aufgeben im Stich lassen
(transitive) To abandon, to give up, to leave (permanently), to renounce (someone or something).

forsaken /fɔɹˈseɪkən/ more forsaken most forsaken adj
aufgegeben im Stich gelassen verlassen
Deserted; abandoned.

forsooth /fɔɹˈsuθ/ adv
fürwahr
(archaic, or, poetic) Used as an intensifier, often ironic: indeed, really, truthfully.

forsterite forsterites n
Forsterit
(mineral) A white variety of olivine that is mostly magnesium silicate, Mg2SiO4.

forswear /fɔː(ɹ)ˈswɛə(ɹ)/ /fə(ɹ)ˈswɛə(ɹ)/ v
abschwören entschieden bestreiten strikt ablehnen verzichten
(transitive) To renounce or deny something, especially under oath.
Meineid begehen
(intransitive, or, reflexive) To commit perjury; to break an oath.

forsythia forsythias n
Forsythie
Any of several shrubs, of the genus Forsythia, native to Asia and Eastern Europe, that are cultivated for their yellow flowers, which bloom in early spring.

fort /fo(ː)ɹt/ /foət/ /fɔɹt/ /fɔːt/ forts n
Fort Festung
A fortified defensive structure stationed with troops.
Stützpunkt
Any permanent army post.

forte /ˈfoɹ.teɪ/ /ˈfoːɹ.teɪ/ /ˈfɔː(ɹ).teɪ/ /ˈfɔː.teɪ/ adj
forte
(music) Loud. Used as a dynamic directive in sheet music in its abbreviated form, "f.", to indicate raising the volume of the music. (Abbreviated in musical notation with an f, the Unicode character 1D191.)

forte /ˈfoɹ.teɪ/ /ˈfoːɹ.teɪ/ /ˈfɔː(ɹ).teɪ/ /ˈfɔː.teɪ/ adv
forte
(music) Loudly.

forte /foɹt/ /fɔːt/ /ˈfoɹ.teɪ/ /ˈfoɹti/ /ˈfoːɹt/ /ˈfɔː(ɹ)t/ /ˈfɔːteɪ/ /ˈfɔːti/ fortes n
Stärke starke Seite
A strength or talent.

forthcoming /fɔɹθˈkʌmɪŋ/ /fɔːθˈkʌmɪŋ/ more forthcoming most forthcoming adj
bevorstehend entgegenkommend
(not comparable) Approaching or about to take place.
verfügbar
Available when needed; in place, ready.
mitteilsam
Willing to co-operate or provide information; candid, frank, responsive.

forthright /ˈfɔːθˌɹaɪt/ more forthright most forthright adj
direkt geradeaus
Straightforward; not evasive; candid and direct.
unverblümt
Frank, outspoken.

forthwith /-ˈwɪθ/ /fɔɹθˈwɪθ/ /fɔːθˈwɪð/ /ˈfɔɹθˌwɪθ/ adv
sofort unverzüglich
(chiefly, formal, literary) Without delay; immediately. [from early 14th c.]

forties n
Vierziger vierziger Jahre
The decade of the 1840s, 1940s, etc.

fortieth /ˈfɔɹ.ti.əθ/ /ˈfɔː.ti.əθ/ adj
vierzigste Vierzigstel
The ordinal form of the number forty.

fortieth /ˈfɔɹ.ti.əθ/ /ˈfɔː.ti.əθ/ fortieths n
vierzigste vierzigster
The person or thing in the fortieth position.
vierzigstel
One of forty equal parts of a whole.

fortification /ˌfɔː(ɹ)tɪfəˈkeɪʃən/ /ˌfɔː(ɹ)tɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ fortifications n
Befestigen Festungsbau
The act of fortifying; the art or science of fortifying places to strengthen defence against an enemy.
Festung Fort
That which fortifies; especially, a work or works erected to defend a place against attack; a fortified place; a fortress; a fort; a castle.

fortified /ˈfɔɹtɪfaɪd/ /ˈfɔːtɪfaɪd/ more fortified most fortified adj
befestigt
Having strong defenses.

fortified wine fortified wines n
Likörwein verstärkter Wein
A wine to which additional ethanol (an alcohol) has been added, the most common additive being brandy (a spirit distilled from wine).

fortify /ˈfɔɹtəˌfaɪ/ /ˈfɔːtɪfaɪ/ [-ɾə-] v
anreichern
To increase the nutritional value of (food) by adding ingredients, especially minerals or vitamins. [from mid 20th c.]
befestigen verstärken
To increase the defences of (an army, soldiers, etc.), or put (it or them) in a defensive position.
stärken
To give power, strength, or vigour to (oneself or someone, or to something); to strengthen.
verstärken
(winemaking) To add spirits to (wine) to increase the alcohol content. [from late 19th c.]

fortitude /ˈfɔːtɪtjuːd/ fortitudes n
Kraft Stärke Standhaftigkeit
Mental or emotional strength that enables courage in the face of adversity.

fortnight /ˈfɔɹt.naɪt/ /ˈfɔɹt.nɪt/ /ˈfɔːt.naɪt/ fortnights n
vierzehn Tage zwei Wochen
(chiefly, UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, dated) A period of 2 weeks.

fortnightly adj
vierzehntäglich zweiwöchentlich
Occurring once in a fortnight; once every two weeks.

fortnightly fortnightlies n
Halbmonatsschrift
A publication issued fortnightly (once every two weeks).

fortochka /ˈfɔːtət͡ʃkə/ fortochkas n
Klappfenster Kämpferfenster Fortotschka
A small ventilation window, spanning the frame of one window pane, that opens on hinges independently of the whole window, common in Russia, other post-Soviet states and Finland.

fortress /ˈfoɹ.tɹəs/ /ˈfoɹ.tɹɪs/ /ˈfɔ(ː)ɹ.tɹəs/ /ˈfɔː.tɹəs/ fortresses n
Festung
A fortified place; a large and permanent fortification, sometimes including a town; for example a fort, a castle; a stronghold; a place of defense or security.
(chess) A position that, if obtained by the weaker side, will prevent penetration by the opposing side, generally achieving a draw.

fortuitous /-.ə.-/ /-tjʉː.ɘ.tɘs/ /-ɾəs/ /foɹˈtu.ɪ.ɾɪs/ /foɹˈt͡ʃu.ɪ.ɾɪs/ /foːˈt͡ʃʉː.ɘ.tɘs/ /fɔːˈtjuː.ɪ.təs/ /fɔːˈt͡ʃuː.ɪ.təs/ /fɘˈt͡ʃʉː.ɘ.tɘs/ more fortuitous most fortuitous adj
zufällig durch (einen) glücklichen Zufall glücklich glücklicherweise unvorhersehbar
Happening by a lucky chance; lucky or fortunate.

fortuitously more fortuitously most fortuitously adv
zufällig
In a fortuitous manner; in a manner of happening by chance; coincidentally; accidentally.

fortuity fortuities n
Zufälligkeit
(uncountable) The state of being fortuitous.
Zufall
(countable) A fortuitous event; an accident.

fortunate /ˈfɔɹ.t͡ʃə.nət/ /ˈfɔɹ.t͡ʃə.nɪt/ /ˈfɔɹt͡ʃ.nət/ /ˈfɔɹt͡ʃ.nɪt/ /ˈfɔː.t͡ʃə.nət/ /ˈfɔː.t͡ʃə.nɪt/ more fortunate most fortunate adj
verheißungsvoll
Auspicious.
glücklich günstig verheißungsvoll
Happening by good luck or favorable chance.
glücklich
Favored by fortune.

fortunately /ˈfɔɹt͡ʃənɪtli/ /ˈfɔːt͡ʃənɪtli/ more fortunately most fortunately adv
glücklich mit Glück
In a fortunate manner.
zum Glück glücklicherweise Gott sei Dank
It is (or was, etc) fortunate that.

fortune /-t͡ʃən/ /ˈfoɹt͡ʃun/ /ˈfɔːt͡ʃuːn/ fortunes n
Schicksal Glück
Destiny, especially favorable.
Glück
A prediction or set of predictions about a person's future provided by a fortune teller.
Good luck.
Vermögen
A large amount of money.

fortune cookie fortune cookies n
Glückskeks
A type of hollow snack, common in westernized Chinese cuisine: a crisp sugary wafer containing a message on a narrow strip of paper, generally with a wise or vaguely prophetic message or random numbers usable in a lottery printed on the paper.
(computing) A quote-of-the-day feature (especially on *nix systems.)

fortune favors the bold proverb
das Glück hilft den Tapferen
Luck is usually on the side of those who take chances and risks.

fortune hunter fortune hunters n
Glücksritter
A person who eagerly seeks wealth without working to earn it, especially in an adventurous way or in an unsavory or unscrupulous way such as through marriage.

fortune-teller /-t͡ʃən ˈtɛlɚ/ /ˈfoɹt͡ʃun ˈtɛlɚ/ /ˈfɔːt͡ʃuːn ˈtɛlə/ fortune-tellers n
Wahrsager Wahrsagerin
A person who professes to predict the future in return for money.

fortune-telling n
Wahrsagen Wahrsagerei
The act or practise of predicting the future (especially for money), as by using a crystal ball, reading palms, reading tea leaves in a cup, etc.; prediction of future events, especially those of a personal nature.

forty /fɔːtiː/ /ˈfɔɹti/ [ˈfɑɹɾij] [ˈfɔɹɾi] numeral
vierzig
The cardinal number occurring after thirty-nine and before forty-one.

forty winks n
eine Mütze (voll) Schlaf
(idiomatic) A short sleep, an extra sleep, a nap.

forty-eight numeral
achtundvierzig
The cardinal number immediately following forty-seven and preceding forty-nine.

forty-first adj
einundvierzigste
The ordinal form of the number forty-one, describing a person or thing in position number 41 of a sequence.

forty-five /ˌfɔɹtiˈfaɪv/ /ˌfɔːtiˈfaɪv/ numeral
fünfundvierzig
Cardinal number after forty-four and before forty-six.

forty-four numeral
vierundvierzig
The cardinal number immediately following forty-three and preceding forty-five.

forty-nine numeral
neunundvierzig
The cardinal number immediately following forty-eight and preceding fifty.

forty-one numeral
einundvierzig
The cardinal number immediately following forty and preceding forty-two.

forty-seven numeral
siebenundvierzig
The cardinal number immediately following forty-six and preceding forty-eight.

forty-seventh adj
siebenundvierzigste
The ordinal form of the number forty-seven, describing a person or thing in position number 47 of a sequence.

forty-seventh forty-sevenths n
siebenundvierzigste
One of forty-seven equal parts of a whole.

forty-six numeral
sechsundvierzig
The cardinal number immediately following forty-five and preceding forty-seven.

forty-three numeral
dreiundvierzig
The cardinal number immediately following forty-two and preceding forty-four.

forty-two numeral
zweiundvierzig
Forty plus two; the cardinal number following forty-one and preceding forty-three.

fortysomething fortysomethings n
Vierzigjährige Vierzigjähriger
(countable, colloquial) A person between 40 and 49 years old.

forum /ˈfoːɹəm/ /ˈfɔɹəm/ /ˈfɔːɹəm/ fora forums n
Forum
A place for discussion.
A gathering for the purpose of discussion; a symposium.
A form of discussion involving a panel of presenters and often participation by members of the audience.
(Internet) An Internet message board where users can post messages regarding one or more topics of discussion.

forum selection clause forum selection clauses n
Gerichtsstandsvereinbarung
A contractual provision determining the territorial (or less often only international, or subject matter) jurisdiction for a legal dispute concerning a concrete legal relationship.

forumer forumers n
Forenbenutzer Forenbenutzerin

forward /foːd/ /ˈfoʊwəɹd/ /ˈfoːwəd/ /ˈfɔɹwəɹd/ /ˈfɔɹəɹd/ /ˈfɔːwəd/ more forward most forward adj
vorder Front- Vorwärts- vorausgerichtet vorauszielend vordere
Situated toward or at the front of something.
berechnet errechnet erwartet kalkuliert vorausberechnet vorausgesagt
(finance, commerce) Expected or scheduled to take place in the future.
fortgeschritten früh frühreif frühzeitig weit weit entwickelt
Advanced beyond the usual degree; advanced for the season; precocious.
dreist frech kess naseweis vorlaut zudringlich
Without customary restraint or modesty; bold, cheeky, pert, presumptuous or pushy.
begierig bereit ungeduldig
(obsolete) Ready; prompt; ardently inclined; in a bad sense, eager or hasty. [to 19th century]

forward /foːd/ /ˈfoʊwəɹd/ /ˈfoːwəd/ /ˈfɔɹwəɹd/ /ˈfɔɹəɹd/ /ˈfɔːwəd/ further forward furthest forward adv
vorwärts vor vorn vorne weiter
(nautical) At, near, or towards the bow of a vessel (with the frame of reference within the vessel).
vorwärts weiter
In the desired or usual direction of movement or progress, physically or figuratively; onwards.
ab ab diesem Tag ab jetzt in der Zukunft zukünftig
Into the future.

forward /foːd/ /ˈfoʊwəɹd/ /ˈfoːwəd/ /ˈfɔɹwəɹd/ /ˈfɔɹəɹd/ /ˈfɔːwəd/ forwards n
Stürmerin Stürmer
(soccer) A player on a team in football (soccer) in the row nearest to the opposing team's goal, who are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals.
Bug
(nautical) The front part of a vessel.

forward /foːd/ /ˈfoʊwəɹd/ /ˈfoːwəd/ /ˈfɔɹwəɹd/ /ˈfɔɹəɹd/ /ˈfɔːwəd/ v
befördern begünstigen fördern voranbringen vorantreiben weiterbringen
(transitive) To advance, promote.
weiterleiten weitersenden absenden expedieren fortsenden nachsenden
(transitive) To send (a letter, email etc.) on to a third party.

forward compatibility n
Aufwärtskompatibilität
(software) Capability of interoperating with anticipated future systems.

forward compatible forward compatible adj
aufwärtskompatibel
(software) Capable of interoperating with anticipated future systems.

forward roll forward rolls n
Purzelbaum Rolle
(gymnastics) A movement in which one's body is rolled forward, by putting the head on the ground and swinging the legs over the head.

fossa /ˈfuː.sə/ /ˈfɑ.sə/ /ˈfɒ.sə/ /ˈfɔ.sə/ /ˈfʊ.sə/ fossas n
Fossa
A large nocturnal reddish-brown catlike mammal (Cryptoprocta ferox) of the civet family, endemic to the rainforests of Madagascar. It is slender, long-tailed and has retractile claws and anal scent glands.

fossa /ˈfɑ.sə/ /ˈfɒ.sə/ /ˈfɔ.sə/ fossae fossæ n
Vertiefung
(anatomy) A pit, groove, cavity, or depression.

fossick /ˈfɑsɪk/ /ˈfɒsɪk/ v
entlocken
(intransitive, Australia, Britain, New Zealand, _, specifically) To elicit information; to ferret out. [from mid 19th c.]
suchen
(intransitive, Australia, Britain, New Zealand) To search for something; to rummage.

fossil /ˈfɑsl̩/ /ˈfɒsl̩/ fossils n
Fossil
The mineralized remains of an animal or plant.
(linguistics) A fossil word.
(figuratively) Anything extremely old, extinct, or outdated.

fossil fuel fossil fuels n
fossiler Brennstoff
Any fuel derived from hydrocarbon deposits such as coal, petroleum, natural gas and, to some extent, peat; these fuels are non-renewable, and their burning moves carbon from underground into the atmosphere via the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide.

fossiliferous more fossiliferous most fossiliferous adj
fossilführend fossilienhaltig
Containing fossils.

fossilize /ˈfɒs.ɪl.aɪz/ /ˈfɒsl̩aɪz/ v
fossilisieren
(transitive) to make into a fossil
(intransitive) to become a fossil

fossilized adj
fossilisiert versteinert
In a state of fossilization; preserved in rock

foster /ˈfɑstɚ/ /ˈfɒstə/ /ˈfɔstɚ/ adj
Pflege-
Providing parental care to children not related to oneself.
Receiving such care.

foster /ˈfɑstɚ/ /ˈfɒstə/ /ˈfɔstɚ/ v
(in Pflege) aufziehen (in Pflege) großziehen fördern nähren
(transitive) To nurture or bring up offspring, or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child.
pflegen
(transitive) To promote the development of something; to cultivate and grow a thing.
fördern nähren
(transitive) To nurse or cherish something.

foster child foster children n
Pflegekind
A child in foster care.

foster family foster families n
Pflegefamilie
A family having at least one foster child.

foster father foster fathers n
Nährvater Pflegevater Ziehvater
A male adult who cares for a child who has been placed in foster care.

foster mother foster mothers n
Nährmutter Pflegemutter Ziehmutter
A female adult who cares for a child who has been placed in foster care.

fouetté /fwɛˈteɪ/ /ˈfwɛteɪ/ fouettés n
Fouetté
(ballet) A ballet move in which either the body or the working leg is whipped around forcefully.

foul /faʊl/ fouler foulest adj
schmutzig stinkend unrein
Covered with, or containing unclean matter; dirty.
ausdrückend festhängend garstig gefangen gemein obszön
(of words or a way of speaking) Obscene, vulgar or abusive.
abscheulich abstoßend ekelhaft eklig faul faulig
Disgusting, repulsive; causing disgust.
arm einfach geringwertig gewöhnlich häßlich schlicht
(obsolete) Ugly; homely; poor.
widerlich garstig schlecht schändlich unaufrichtig unehrlich
Dishonest or not conforming to the established rules and customs of a game, conflict, test, etc.
schlecht ungünstig
(nautical) Entangled and therefore restricting free movement, not clear.

foul /faʊl/ fouls n
Foul Regelverstoß
(sports) A breach of the rules of a game, especially one involving inappropriate contact with an opposing player in order to gain an advantage; for example, tripping someone up in soccer, or contact of any kind in basketball.

foul /faʊl/ v
beschmutzen sich anmachen sich einmachen sich in die Hose machen verderben vermasseln
(transitive) To make dirty.
beschmutzen verderben verschmutzen
(transitive) To besmirch.
blockieren verstopfen
(transitive) To clog or obstruct.
festhängen hängenbleiben sich verfangen verwickeln verwirren
(transitive, nautical) To entangle.
foulen kollidieren zusammenstossen zusammenstoßen
(transitive, basketball) To make contact with an opposing player in order to gain advantage.
foulen falsch spielen unanständig spielen unfair spielen
(intransitive, basketball) To commit a foul.
foulen
(transitive, baseball) To hit outside of the baselines.
(intransitive, baseball) To hit a ball outside of the baselines.
blockieren verstopften
(intransitive) To become clogged.
festhängen hängenbleiben sich verfangen sich verwickeln verwickeln verwirren
(intransitive) To become entangled.

foul language n
unflätige Sprache
Profane or socially unacceptable words.

foul play n
Foul Play Foulspiel
Unfair, unethical, or criminal behavior, especially of a malicious or violent nature.
Verletzung der Regeln
Any violation of rules.

foul-mouthed more foul-mouthed most foul-mouthed adj
mit Schimpfwörtern um sich werfend unflätig
Tending to use obscene or offensive language.

found /faʊnd/ v
gründen
To start (an institution or organization).
gründen errichten
To begin building.

foundation /faʊnˈdeɪʃən/ [faʊ̯nˈdeɪ̯ʃn̩] foundations n
Gründung Stiftung
The act of founding, fixing, establishing, or beginning to erect.
Grundlage
That upon which anything is founded; that on which anything stands, and by which it is supported; the lowest and supporting layer of a superstructure; underbuilding.
Fundament Gründung
(architecture) The lowest and supporting part or member of a wall, including the base course and footing courses; in a frame house, the whole substructure of masonry.
Stiftung
That which is founded, or established by endowment; an endowed institution or charity.
Foundation Grundierung
(cosmetics) Cosmetic cream roughly skin-colored, designed to make the face appear uniform in color and texture.

founder /ˈfaʊn.də/ /ˈfaʊn.dɚ/ founders n
Gründer Gründerin
One who founds or establishes (a company, project, organisation, state, etc.).
Eisengießer
The iron worker in charge of the blast furnace and the smelting operation.
Eisengießer Glockengießer
One who casts metals in various forms; a caster.

founder /ˈfaʊn.də/ /ˈfaʊn.dɚ/ v
stolpern
(intransitive) To fall; to stumble and go lame, as a horse.
scheitern
(intransitive) To fail; to miscarry.
sinken
(transitive, archaic, nautical) To cause to flood and sink, as a ship.

founder effect founder effects n
Gründereffekt
(genetics, evolutionary theory) A reduction in genetic diversity resulting when a population is descended from a small number of colonising ancestors.

founding /ˈfaʊndɪŋ/ adj
Gründungs- gründend
Who or that founds (establishes or starts) or founded.

founding /ˈfaʊndɪŋ/ foundings n
Gründung
The establishment of something.

founding father founding fathers n
Gründervater Gründungsvater
A man who founded something.

founding member founding members n
Gründungsmitglied Mitbegründer
(US) A member of an organization that was involved in, or whose membership commenced with, the organization's foundation.

foundling foundlings n
Findelkind
An abandoned child, left by its parent(s), often a baby left at a convent or similar safe place.

foundry /ˈfaʊn.dɹi/ foundries n
Gießerei
A facility that melts metals in special furnaces and pours the molten metal into molds to make products. Foundries are usually specified according to the type of metal dealt with: iron foundry, brass foundry, etc.

foundryman foundrymen n
Gießer Gießereiarbeiter

fount founts n
Quelle
Something from which water flows.
Born Quelle
(figuratively) That from which something flows or proceeds; a source.

fountain /ˈfaʊn.tn̩/ [ˈfaʊn.ʔn̩] fountains n
Brunnen
Springbrunnen Fontäne
An artificial, usually ornamental, water feature (usually in a garden or public place) consisting of one or more streams of water originating from a statue or other structure.
The structure from which an artificial fountain can issue.

fountain of youth fountains of youth n
Jungbrunnen
(idiomatic) Anything reputed to have the power to restore health and vitality or to restore a youthful appearance.

fountain pen fountain pens n
Füllfederhalter Füller
A pen containing a reservoir of ink, which is fed to a writing nib automatically.

fountainhead fountainheads n
Quelle
A spring that is the source of a river.
Ursprung Quelle
An abundant source of knowledge, etc.

four /fo(ː)ɹ/ /foə/ /foʊ/ /foː/ /fɔɹ/ /fɔː/ fours n
Vier vier
(countable) The digit or figure 4; an occurrence thereof.
Doppelvierer
(rowing) Four-man sweep racing shell, with or without a coxswain.

four /fo(ː)ɹ/ /foə/ /foʊ/ /foː/ /fɔɹ/ /fɔː/ numeral
vier Vier
A numerical value equal to 4; the number after three and before five; two plus two. This many dots (••••)

four hundred /ˈfoʊɹ ˈhʌn.dɹəd/ /ˈfɔː ˈhʌn.dɹəd/ /ˈfɔː ˈhʌn.dɹɪd/ /ˈfɔːɹ ˈhʌn.dɹɪd/ numeral
vierhundert
The cardinal number occurring after three hundred ninety-nine and before four hundred one, represented in Arabic numerals as 400.

four o'clock n
vier Uhr
(In both the 12-hour clock and the 24-hour clock) The start of the fifth hour of the day; 4:00 a.m. (04:00).

four of a kind n
Vierling Quartett
(card games) Four cards of the same rank.

four thousand numeral
viertausend
4000

four-and-twenty numeral
vierundzwanzig
(archaic) Twenty-four. (24)

four-dimensional adj
vierdimensional
(algebraic geometry) Having four dimensions; being measurable along four mutually perpendicular axes.
(physics) Relating to the four dimensions of space-time (three spatial dimensions with the addition of time as the fourth)

four-door adj
viertürig
Having four doors.

four-door four-doors n
Viertürer
A motor car with four doors.

four-eyes four-eyes n
Brillenschlange Vierauge
(idiomatic, derogatory) A person who wears spectacles.

four-leaf clover /ˈfɔɹˈliːfˈkloʊ.vɚ/ four-leaf clovers n
vierblättriges Kleeblatt
An uncommon variation of the clover, having four leaves instead of the usual three.
Glücksklee
(idiomatic) A bringer of good luck.

four-legged /fɔː(ɹ)ˈlɛɡɪd/ /ˈfɔː(ɹ)lɛɡd/ adj
vierbeinig
Having four legs.

four-poster four-posters n
Himmelbett
A four-poster bed, which has four high posts, one at each corner, supporting a canopy.

four-stroke engine four-stroke engines n
Viertaktmotor Viertakter
An engine that works on the four-stroke principle.

four-tracked adj
viergleisig

four-tracking n
viergleisiger Ausbau

four-wheel drive four-wheel drives n
Allrad Allradantrieb
(uncountable) the type of vehicle transmission system.

fourfold v
vervierfachen vierfachen

fourhorn sculpin fourhorn sculpins n
vierhörniger Seeskorpion
A species of fish of the Cottidae family, Myoxocephalus quadricornis, found in Canada, Finland, Greenland, Norway, Russia, Sweden, and the United States.

fourscore /ˈfɔɹskɔɹ/ /ˈfɔːskɔː/ numeral
achtzig
(now, _, archaic) Eighty.
(idiomatic) A full-length life, reckoned as eighty years.

foursome foursomes n
Foursome Vierer
A group of four, a quartet or a game (such as golf) played by four players, especially by two teams of two.

foursquare /ˈfɔːskwɛː/ more foursquare most foursquare adj
quadratisch viereckig vierkantig
Having four equal sides; square.

fourteen /ˈfɔɹ.tin/ /ˈfɔː.tiːn/ /ˌfɔɹtˈtin/ /ˌfɔːˈtiːn/ numeral
vierzehn
The cardinal number occurring after thirteen and before fifteen, represented in Roman numerals as XIV and in Arabic numerals as 14.

fourteenth /ˌfɔɹˈtiːnθ/ /ˌfɔːˈtiːnθ/ adj
vierzehnte
The ordinal form of the number fourteen.

fourteenthly adv
vierzehntens
In the fourteenth place; fourteenth in a row.

fourth /fo(ː)ɹθ/ /foəθ/ /fɔɹθ/ /fɔːθ/ adj
vierte
The ordinal form of the number four.

fourth /fo(ː)ɹθ/ /foəθ/ /fɔɹθ/ /fɔːθ/ fourths n
Vierter vierte
(singular) The person or thing in the fourth position.

fourth estate n
vierte Gewalt
(idiomatic) Journalism or journalists considered as a group; the press.

fourth grade fourth grades n
vierte Klasse

fourth wall fourth walls n
vierte Wand
(performing arts, idiomatic) The imaginary invisible wall at the front of the stage in a proscenium theatre, through which the audience sees the action in the world of the play.
(by extension) The boundary between the fiction and the audience.

fourthly adv
viertens
In the fourth place; fourth in a row.

fowl /faʊl/ fowl fowls n
Geflügel Stück Federvieh
Birds which are hunted or kept for food, including Galliformes and also waterfowl of the order Anseriformes such as ducks, geese and swans, together forming the clade Galloanserae.

fowler /ˈfaʊlə(ɹ)/ fowlers n
Vogelfänger Vogelfängerin Vogeljäger Vogeljägerin
A hunter of wildfowl.

fox /fɑks/ /fɒks/ foxen foxes n
Fuchs Füchsin Fuchsmännchen Fuchsrüde Fuchsweibchen Fähe
A red fox, small carnivore (Vulpes vulpes), related to dogs and wolves, with red or silver fur and a bushy tail.
Fuchs
Any of numerous species of small wild canids resembling the red fox. In the taxonomy they form the tribe Vulpini within the family Canidae, consisting of nine genera (see the Wikipedia article on the fox).
(slang, metaphor) A cunning person.
Fuchspelz
The fur of a fox.

fox /fɑks/ /fɒks/ v
verwirren
(transitive) To confuse or baffle (someone).
schlau handeln verschlagen handeln
(intransitive) To act slyly or craftily.
austricksen reinlegen verwirren
(transitive) To intoxicate; to stupefy with drink.

fox cub fox cubs n
Fuchswelpe
A young fox.

fox in the henhouse foxes in henhouses foxes in the henhouse n
den Bock zum Gärtner machen
(idiomatic, metaphor) Someone untrustworthy placed in a position of trust in which they will be harmful, damaging or detrimental for their own personal gain.

fox moth fox moths n
Brombeerspinner
A moth found in Western Europe to Central Asia, taxonomic name Macrothylacia rubi.

fox terrier fox terriers n
Foxterrier Drahthaar-Foxterrier Drahthaarfox Glatthaar-Foxterrier Glatthaarfox
Either of two breeds of dog (the smooth fox terrier and the wire fox terrier) bred for fox hunting.

foxglove foxgloves n
Fingerhut
Digitalis, a genus of about 20 species of herbaceous biennials native to the Old World, certain of which are prized for their showy flowers. The drug digitalis or digoxin was first isolated from the plant.

foxhound foxhounds n
Fuchshund
A dog of a medium-sized breed developed for hunting.

foxhunt foxhunts n
Fuchsjagd
A hunt for foxes, usually with dogs.

foxtail foxtails n
Borstenhirse Fuchsschwanz
species of genus Alopecurus, foxtail grasses.
Fuchsschwanz
A plant having a part resembling the tail of a fox or such spikelet.

foxtail barley n
Mähnen-Gerste
Hordeum jubatum, a perennial grass with attractive inflorescences.

foxtail millet foxtail millets n
Kolbenhirse Mauchert Mohar Mäuchert Pfennich
The second-most widely planted species of millet, Setaria italica, which is the most important species of millet in East Asia.

foxtrot /ˈfɒkstɹɒt/ foxtrots n
Foxtrott
A ballroom dance with a slow-slow-quick-quick rhythm.

foxy /ˈfɑksi/ /ˈfɒksi/ foxier foxiest adj
geil scharf sexy
(informal) Attractive, sexy (of a woman).

foyer /fɔɪˈeɪ/ /ˈfoɪ.ə/ /ˈfɔɪ.eɪ/ /ˈfɔɪ.ɝ/ foyers n
Foyer
A lobby, corridor, or waiting room, used in a hotel, theater, etc.

fracas /fɹəˈkɑː/ /ˈfɹækaː/ /ˈfɹækɑː/ /ˈfɹækəs/ fracas fracases n
Aufruhr Tumult
A noisy disorderly quarrel, fight, brawl, disturbance or scrap.

fractal /ˈfɹæk.təl/ adj
fraktal
(mathematics) Having the form of a fractal.

fractal /ˈfɹæk.təl/ fractals n
Fraktal
(mathematics) A mathematical set that has a non-integer and constant Hausdorff dimension; a geometric figure that is self-similar at all scales.

fractile fractiles n
Fraktil
(statistics) The value of a distribution for which some fraction of the sample lies below.

fraction /ˈfɹæk.ʃən/ fractions n
Bruchteil Bruch
A part of a whole, especially a comparatively small part.
Bruch Bruchzahl
(arithmetic) A ratio of two numbers (numerator and denominator), usually written one above the other and separated by a horizontal bar called the vinculum or, alternatively, in sequence on the same line and separated by a solidus (diagonal bar).

fractional calculus fractional calculi n
fraktionale Infinitesimalrechnung
(analysis, uncountable) The branch of mathematics that studies generalisations of calculus to allow noninteger (i.e., real or complex) powers of the differentiation operator D and the integration operator J; (countable) any one of said generalisations of calculus.

fractional distillation fractional distillations n
Abdestillation

fractional reserve banking n
Mindestreserve-System
(finance, chiefly, banking) A widespread banking system in which a bank that accepts deposits from the public puts the majority of those deposits into investments (generating a profit for the bank) as opposed to keeping them all in reserve (i.e., directly on hand); the system assumes that it is unlikely that every customer would need to withdraw their money at the same time (i.e., a bank run).

fractious /ˈfɹæk.ʃəs/ more fractious most fractious adj
aufsässig widerspenstig zänkisch
Given to troublemaking.
widerspenstig mürrisch störrisch verdrießlich zänkisch
Irritable; argumentative; quarrelsome.

fracture /ˈfɹæk.tjə/ /ˈfɹæk.t͡ʃə/ fractures n
Fraktur Bruch Knochenbruch
An instance of breaking, a place where something has broken.
Verwerfung
(geology) A fault or crack in a rock.

fracture plane fracture planes n
Bruchfläche

fragile /ˈfɹædʒaɪl/ /ˈfɹæd͡ʒəl/ fragiler fragilest more fragile most fragile adj
fragil zerbrechlich
Easily broken or destroyed, and thus often of subtle or intricate structure.

fragility /fɹəˈd͡ʒɪlɪti/ fragilities n
Zerbrechlichkeit
The condition or quality of being fragile; brittleness; frangibility.

fragment /fɹæɡˈmɛnt/ /ˈfɹæɡmənt/ /ˈfɹæɡmɛnt/ fragments n
Fragment Bruchstück
A part broken off; a small, detached portion; an imperfect part, either physically or not
(computing) An incomplete portion of code.
Satzfragment
(grammar) A sentence not containing a subject or a predicate.

fragment /fɹæɡˈmɛnt/ /ˈfɹæɡmənt/ /ˈfɹæɡmɛnt/ v
fragmentieren
(intransitive) To break apart.
(transitive) To cause to be broken into pieces.

fragmentary more fragmentary most fragmentary adj
fragmentarisch
Consisting of fragments; disconnected; scattered.

fragmentation fragmentations n
Fragmentierung Zersplitterung Zertrümmerung
The act of fragmenting or something fragmented; disintegration.
Fragmentierung Zersplitterung
The process by which fragments of an exploding bomb scatter.
(computing) The breaking up and dispersal of a file into non-contiguous areas of a disk.
(computing) The breaking up of a data packet when larger than the transmission unit of a network.

fragmentation grenade fragmentation grenades n
Schrapnellgranate Splittergranate

fragrance /ˈfɹeɪɡɹəns/ fragrances n
Duft Duftnote
A pleasant smell or odour.

fragrant /ˈfɹeɪ.ɡɹənt/ more fragrant most fragrant adj
duftend wohlriechend
Sweet-smelling; having a pleasant (usually strong) scent or fragrance.

frail /fɹeɪl/ frailer frailest adj
zerbrechlich
gebrechlich schwach
Easily broken physically; not firm or durable; liable to fail and perish.
zierlich
Weak; infirm.

frailty /ˈfɹeɪ(ə)lti/ frailties n
Schwäche Zerbrechlichkeit
(uncountable) The condition quality of being frail, physically, mentally, or morally; weakness of resolution; liability to be deceived.

frame /fɹeɪm/ frames n
Figur Gestalt
The structure of a person's body; the human body.
Rahmen
A rigid, generally rectangular mounting for paper, canvas or other flexible material.
Bild Einzelbild
A piece of photographic film containing an image.
Rahmen Frame
(networking) An independent chunk of data sent over a network.
Gerüst Rahmen Figur Gestalt
(bowling) A set of balls whose results are added together for scoring purposes. Usually two balls, but only one ball in the case of a strike, and three balls in the case of a strike or a spare in the last frame of a game.

frame /fɹeɪm/ v
einrahmen einfassen
(transitive) Of a picture such as a painting or photograph, to place inside a decorative border.
festlegen rahmen
(transitive) To position visually within a fixed boundary.
festlegen formen formulieren
(transitive) To construct in words so as to establish a context for understanding or interpretation.
ausarbeiten entwerfen
(tennis) To hit (the ball) with the frame of the racquet rather than the strings (normally a mishit).
hereinlegen jemandem etwas anhängen reinlegen
(transitive, obsolete) To cause; to bring about; to produce.

frame lock frame locks n
Framelock
A type of lock for a folding knife or other tool, distinct from the liner lock by the spring portion of the liner being replaced by an integral component of the handle.
Rahmenschloss
(cycling) A lock that's permanently attached to the frame of a bicycle.

frame number frame numbers n
Rahmennummer
A serial number attached to the frame of a bicycle.

frame of reference frames of reference n
Referenzrahmen
A set of assumptions, ideas and standards that form a viewpoint from which philosophical, religious and other ideas may be evaluated.
Bezugssystem Bezugsrahmen
(physics) A set of axes which enable an observer to measure the position and motion of all bodies in some system relative to the reference frame.

frame rate frame rates n
Bildfrequenz Bildwiederholfrequenz Bildwiederholrate
The measurement of how quickly an imaging device can produce unique consecutive images called frames, most often expressed in frames per second (often abbreviated "fps") or, equivalently, hertz (Hz).

framer framers n
Gesetzgeber Gesetzschreiber
A person who makes frames for paintings.
A person who assembles the frame of a ship.
(US) A person who assembles the timbers of a wood-framed building.
(historical, capitalized, US, law) Any of the delegates to the Constitutional Convention that drafted the United States Constitution and the Bill of Rights.
A person who writes a new law.
A person who frames another, attempting to have them convicted of a crime they did not commit.
(internet) A person who embeds another person's web pages in an HTML frame, so that they misleadingly appear to be part of the framing site.

framework /ˈfɹeɪm.wɜːk/ /ˈfɹeɪm.wɝk/ /ˈfɹæɪm.wɜːk/ frameworks n
Gerüst Fachwerk Rahmen
(literally) The arrangement of support beams that represent a building's general shape and size.
Bezugssystem Gefüge Programmiergerüst Rahmenkonzept Rahmenwerk
(figuratively) A basic conceptual structure.

framework directive framework directives n
Rahmenrichtlinie
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framily framilies n
Framilie
(slang) A group of friends who are close like a family.

franc /fɹæŋk/ francs n
Franken Franc
A former unit of currency of France, Belgium and Luxembourg, replaced by the euro.
Franken
Any of several units of currency, some of which are multi-national (West African CFA Franc (XOF), Central African CFA Franc (XAF), the Swiss franc (CHF)) while others are national currencies.

franchise /ˈfɹænt͡ʃaɪ̯z/ franchises n
Wahlrecht
The right to vote at a public election or referendum; see: suffrage.
Konzession behördliche Genehmigung
A right or privilege officially granted to a person, a group of people, or a company by a government.
Franchise
The authorization granted by a company to sell or distribute its goods or services in a certain area.

franchisee franchisees n
Franchisenehmer
A holder of a franchise; a person who is granted a franchise.

franchising franchisings n
Franchising
The establishment, granting, or use of a franchise.

francium /ˈfɹansɪəm/ /ˈfɹænsi.əm/ /ˈfɹɑːnsɪəm/ franciums n
Francium
The chemical element (symbol Fr) with an atomic number of 87. It is an intensely radioactive alkali metal that is not found in nature.

frangipani /ˌfrænd͡ʒɪˈpænɪ/ /ˌfrænd͡ʒɪˈpɑːnɪ/ frangipani frangipanis n
Frangipani
Any of several tropical American shrubs and trees of the genus Plumeria, having fragrant, showy, funnel-shaped flowers of a wide range of colours from creamy to red.

frank /fɹeɪŋk/ /fɹæŋk/ franker frankest adj
aufrichtig ehrlich offen
honest, especially in a manner that seems slightly blunt; candid; not reserved or disguised.

frank /fɹeɪŋk/ /fɹæŋk/ v
freimachen
To place a frank on an envelope.

frankincense /ˈfɹæŋkənˌsɛns/ frankincenses n
Weihrauch
A type of incense obtained from the Boswellia thurifera tree.

franking frankings n
Frankatur
(countable) A device or marking such as postage stamp, printed or stamped impressions, codings, labels, manuscript writings, or any other authorized form of markings affixed or applied to mails to qualify them to be postally serviced.

frankly /ˈfɹæŋkli/ franklier frankliest more frankly most frankly adv
ehrlich gesagt um ehrlich zu sein
(sentence adverb) In truth, to tell the truth.

frankness /ˈfɹæŋknɛs/ franknesses n
Offenheit
The state of being frank; candour; honesty.

frantic /ˈfɹæntɪk/ more frantic most frantic adj
außer sich rasend
In a state of panic, worry, frenzy, or rush.

fraternal /fɹəˈtɝnəl/ more fraternal most fraternal adj
brüderlich
Of or pertaining to a brother or brothers.

fraternal nephew fraternal nephews n
Brudersohn Bruderssohn
The son of one's brother. (This entry is a translation hub.)

fraternal niece fraternal nieces n
Bruderstochter Brudertochter
The daughter of one's brother. (This entry is a translation hub.)

fraternity /fɹəˈtɜː(ɹ)nəti/ fraternities n
Fraternität
Bruderschaft
The quality of being brothers or brotherly; brotherhood.
Gemeinschaft Vereinigung
A group of people associated for a common purpose.
Burschenschaft Verbindung
(US) A social organization of male students at a college or university; usually identified by Greek letters.

fraternization fraternizations n
Verbrüderung
The act of fraternizing or uniting as brothers.

fraternize /ˈfɹætənɑɪz/ /ˈfɹætɚnɑɪz/ v
verbrüdern
(intransitive) To associate with others in a brotherly or friendly manner.
fraternisieren
(intransitive) To associate as friends with an enemy, in violation of duty.

fratricide fratricides n
Brudermord Geschwistermord Geschwistertötung
The killing of one's brother (or sister).
Brudermörder Brudermörderin Geschwistermörder Geschwistermörderin
A person who commits fratricide.

fraud /fɹɑd/ /fɹɔd/ /fɹɔːd/ frauds n
Betrug Schwindel
Any act of deception carried out for the purpose of unfair, undeserved or unlawful gain.
Hochstapelei
The assumption of a false identity to such deceptive end.
Betrüger Betrügerin Hochstapler
A person who performs any such trick.

fraudster /ˈfɹɑdstɚ/ /ˈfɹɔdstɚ/ /ˈfɹɔːdstə/ fraudsters n
Betrüger Fälscher Schwindler
a person who practices fraud; a swindler.

fraudulence /ˈfɹɔ.d͡ʒə.ləns/ /ˈfɹɔː.djʊ.l(ə)ns/ fraudulences n
Betrügerei
The condition of being fraudulent; deceitfulness.

fraudulent /ˈfɹɑ.d͡ʒə.lənt/ /ˈfɹɑd͡ʒ.lənt/ /ˈfɹɔ.d͡ʒə.lənt/ /ˈfɹɔː.djə.lənt/ /ˈfɹɔː.djʊ.lənt/ /ˈfɹɔː.dʒə.lənt/ /ˈfɹɔː.dʒʊ.lənt/ /ˈfɹɔːdʒ.lənt/ more fraudulent most fraudulent adj
betrügerisch betrugsanfällig schwindlerisch
Dishonest; based on fraud or deception.

fraught /fɹɑt/ /fɹɔt/ /fɹɔːt/ fraughter fraughtest more fraught most fraught adj
befrachtet beladen belastet
(nautical) Of a boat, ship, or other vessel: laden with cargo.
angespannt belastet gespannt hektisch nervenaufreibend
(specifically) Carrying or loaded with anxiety, fear, or stress, for example, due to complexity or difficulty; distressed; also, causing distress; distressing.
beladen belastet voll
Followed by with: carrying, or charged or loaded up with (usually something negative); accompanied by; entailing.

fraulein /fɹaʊliːn/ /fɹɔɪlaɪn/ frauleins n
Fräulein
A young German woman.

fray /fɹeɪ/ frays n
Kampf Getümmel Prügelei Rauferei Schlägerei Schlacht
(countable) A noisy commotion, especially resulting from fighting; a brawl, a fight; also, a loud quarrel.

fray /fɹeɪ/ v
aufreiben zermürben
(specifically) Of a deer: to rub (its antlers or head) against a tree, etc., to remove the velvet from antlers or to mark territory; also, to rub its antlers against (a tree, etc.) for that purpose.
(figuratively) Of a person's mental strength, nerves, temper, etc.: to become exhausted or worn out.
ausfransen
(also, figuratively) To rub or wear away (something); to cause (something made of strands twisted or woven together, such as cloth or rope) to unravel through friction; also, to irritate (something) through chafing or rubbing; to chafe.

frayed /fɹeɪd/ more frayed most frayed adj
ausgefranst zerfranst
unravelled, worn at the end or edge.

frazzled more frazzled most frazzled adj
erschöpft gestresst
(colloquial) Stressed and exhausted either physically or emotionally.

freak /fɹiːk/ freaks n
Freak Spinner
(derogatory) A person who is extremely abnormal in appearance, social behavior, sexual orientation, gender identity, and/or business practices; an oddball, a unique person, originally in a displeasing or alienating way.
An enthusiast, or person who has an obsession with, or extreme knowledge of, something.
Laune
(dated) A sudden change of mind

freak out v
ausflippen ausrasten durchdrehen
(informal, intransitive) To react with extreme anger or fear, to the extent that one loses one's composure or behaves irrationally.

freak show freak shows n
Monstrositätenschau
(slang, derogatory) A freakish person, or a group thereof.

freakish /ˈfɹiːkɪʃ/ more freakish most freakish adj
freakig
Resembling a freak.
Strange, unusual, abnormal or bizarre.

freckle /ˈfɹɛkəl/ freckles n
Sommersprosse
A small brownish or reddish pigmentation spot on the surface of the skin.
Fleckchen
Any small spot or discoloration.

freckled /ˈfɹɛkəld/ more freckled most freckled adj
sommersprossig
Having freckles; covered with freckles.

freckled duck /ˌfɹɛkəld ˈdʌk/ freckled ducks n
Affenente
A moderately large, broad-bodied duck, Stictonetta naevosa, native to southern Australia.

free /fɹiː/ [fɹɪi̯] free-er free-est freer freest freeër freeëst adj
frei -frei -los
Without obligations.
frei kostenlos
(software) With no or only freedom-preserving limitations on distribution or modification.
Not imprisoned or enslaved.
Unobstructed, without blockages.
frei frank und frei freimütig ungezwungen
(abstract) Unconstrained.
frei unbesetzt
Not currently in use; not taken; unoccupied.

free /fɹiː/ [fɹɪi̯] more free most free adv
gratis umsonst
Without needing to pay.

free /fɹiː/ [fɹɪi̯] frees n
Freistoss
(association football) A free transfer.

free /fɹiː/ [fɹɪi̯] v
befreien freisetzen
(transitive) To make free; set at liberty; release.

free climbing n
Freeclimbing Freiklettern
(climbing) Rock climbing without the aid of ropes or other equipment, sometimes in an urban environment

free imperial city free imperial cities n
Freie Reichsstadt
(historical) A self-ruling city within the Holy Roman Empire that had some autonomy and was represented in the Imperial Diet.

free kick free kicks n
Freistoß
(American football, association football, Australian rules football, rugby, other ballgames) a kick in which a player may kick the ball without interference from the opposition. Such a kick may be awarded for a foul by the opposition, or earned by a player such as by taking a mark.

free love n
freie Liebe
The practice of sexual intercourse without the restraints of marriage or commitment.

free market /ˈfɹi ˈmɑɹkət/ /ˌfɹi ˈmɑɹkət/ free markets n
freie Markt
(economics) Any market in which trade is unregulated by government; an economic system free from government intervention.

free morpheme free morphemes n
freies Morphem
(linguistic morphology) A morpheme that can carry meaning on its own, and does not require a prefix, suffix, or infix to give it meaning.

free of charge adj
gratis frei kostenfrei kostenlos umsonst
Not requiring any payment.

free period free periods n
Freistunde Fenster Fensterstunde Hohlstunde Lückenstunde Springstunde
A school period in which a student has free time, i.e., is not enrolled in a class.

free product free products n
freies Produkt свободное произведение

free run n
Seihmost
(winemaking) Unfermented or only partially-fermented juice, derived from grapes that have been crushed but not yet pressed; the must that runs off freely without pressure. [from 19th c.]

free software n
freie Software
(software) Software that can be freely copied, redistributed and modified, including source code; software that is libre.

free speech /fɹiː ˈspiːtʃ/ n
Redefreiheit freie Meinungsäußerung
The right to express an opinion in public without being restrained or censored.

free spirit free spirits n
Freigeist
One who is a nonconformist or who does not recognize the authority of others.

free state free states n
Freistaat
A political entity whose political status is less than that of a fully sovereign nation-state, as with the former Congo Free State and the former Irish Free State.

free time n
Freizeit
Time when one is not working.

free trade /ˈfɹi ˈtreɪd/ /ˌfɹi ˈtreɪd/ n
Freihandel Handelsfreiheit freier Handel
International trade without government interference, especially from tariffs or duties on imports.

free trade area free trade areas n
Freihandelszone
An international region in which obstacles to unrestricted trade have been reduced to a minimum.

free variable free variables n
freie Variable
(programming) A variable that is not bound to a storage location.

free will n
freier Wille
(philosophy) The ability to choose one's actions, or determine what reasons are acceptable motivation for actions, without predestination, fate etc.

free world n
freie Welt
(politics) collectively, all the countries that have democratic or capitalistic governments, as opposed to dictatorships or communist states

free zone free zones n
Freihandelszone Freizone
An area within a port where goods may be temporarily stored without paying duty

free-diver free-divers n
Apnoetaucher Apnoetaucherin Freitaucher Freitaucherin

free-diving n
Apnoetauchen Freitauchen
Any of various aquatic disciplines in which divers attempt to stay underwater without breathing apparatus for as long as possible.

free-spirited more free-spirited most free-spirited adj
freigeistig

freebie /ˈfɹiːbi/ freebies n
Gratisgeschenk Produktprobe Werbegeschenk
(informal) Something which is free; a giveaway or handout.

freedman freedmen n
Freigelassener
A man who has been released from a condition of slavery.

freedom /ˈfɹidəm/ /ˈfɹiːdəm/ freedoms n
Freiheit
(uncountable) The state of being free, of not being imprisoned or enslaved.
(countable) The lack of a specific constraint, or of constraints in general; a state of being free, unconstrained.

freedom fighter freedom fighters n
Freiheitskämpfer Freiheitskämpferin
A person involved in armed conflict against an occupation, or oppressive government, etc.; a revolutionary, an insurgent, a rebel or insurrectionist.

freedom of assembly /ˈfɹiːdəm əv əˈsɛmbli/ n
Versammlungsfreiheit
The right of citizens to freely congregate or assemble anywhere should they wish to.

freedom of association n
Vereinigungsfreiheit
The right of citizens to come together with other individuals and collectively express, promote, pursue and defend common interests.

freedom of conscience n
Gewissensfreiheit

freedom of contract /fɹiː.dəm.əv.kɒn.tɹækt/ n
Vertragsfreiheit
The right of individuals to bargain freely among themselves the terms of their own contracts, without government interference.

freedom of information n
Informationsfreiheit
A legal right of the general public to obtain information held by a government.

freedom of movement /fɹiː.dəm.əv.muːv.mənt/ n
Bewegungsfreiheit Freizügigkeit
The right of a citizen to travel within a state, and to leave and return to that state.

freedom of panorama n
Panoramafreiheit
(copyright) A provision in copyright law that permits taking photographs or video footage, or creating other images (such as paintings), of buildings and sometimes artworks that are permanently located in a public place, and publishing such images without infringing copyright.

freedom of religion /ˈfɹiː.dəm əv ɹɪˈlɪ.dʒən/ n
Religionsfreiheit Glaubensfreiheit
The right of people to hold any religious beliefs, or none, and to carry out any practices in accordance with those beliefs or with that absence of belief, so long as these practices do not interfere with other people's legal or civil rights, or any reasonable laws, without fear of harm or prosecution.

freedom of the city n
Stadtbürgerrecht
(historical) The rights and privileges enjoyed by the freemen of medieval cities (their "citizens"), but not by outsiders, bondsmen, or others.
Ehrenbürgerschaft
An honor bestowed by certain cities, towns, and (UK) local councils, including those of rural counties.

freedom of the press /ˈfɹiː.dəm əv ðə ˈpɹɛs/ n
Pressefreiheit
The right of citizens or the media to print, or otherwise disseminate, speech, ideas and opinions without fear or harm of prosecution.

freedom of thought n
Gedankenfreiheit

freedom to roam n
Jedermannsrecht Wegefreiheit
The general public's right to access public or privately owned land for their own recreation or exercise.

freegan /ˈfɹiːɡən/ freegans n
Freeganer
A person who salvages and consumes food that has been thrown away, especially one who wishes to protect the environment and challenge consumerism via waste reduction.

freeganism n
Freeganismus
the practice of living as a freegan

freehand adj
Freihand-

freelance /ˈfɹiˌlæns/ /ˈfɹiːlɑːns/ freelances n
freier Mitarbeiter
Someone who sells their services to clients without a long-term employment contract.

freelancer /ˈfɹiːlænsə(ɹ)/ /ˈfɹiːlɑːnsə(ɹ)/ freelancers n
Freiberufler Selbstständige Selbstständiger freier Mitarbeiter
one who freelances

freeload /ˈfɹiːloʊd/ v
schmarotzen schnorren trittbrettfahren
To live off the generosity or hospitality of others

freeloader /ˈfɹiloʊdɚ/ /ˈfɹiːləʊdə(ɹ)/ freeloaders n
Schmarotzer Schnorrer Trittbrettfahrer
(colloquial) One who does not contribute or pay appropriately; one who gets a free ride, etc. without paying a fair share.

freely /ˈfɹili/ /ˈfɹiːli/ freelier freeliest more freely most freely adv
frei
In a free manner.

freeman freemen n
Kerl
(usually, _, historical) A person who is not a serf or slave.

freemasonry freemasonries n
Freimaurerei
(figuratively) Fellowship and sympathy among a number of people.

freemium freemiums n
Freemium

freestanding adj
freistehend
Standing or set apart.

freestone /ˈfɹiːstoʊn/ /ˈfɹiːstəʊn/ freestones n
Kalkstein Sandstein Sedimentgestein
Sedimentary rock: a type of stone that is composed of small particles and easily shaped, most commonly sandstone or limestone.

freestyle /ˈfɹiːˌstaɪl/ freestyles n
Freistil Freistilschwimmen
(swimming, by extension) The swimming stroke commonly referred to as the front crawl or the Australian crawl.

freethinker freethinkers n
Freidenker Freidenkerin
A person who has formed his or her opinions using reason and rational enquiry; somebody who has rejected dogma, especially with regard to religion.

freeware n
Freeware
(software) Complete and functional software that does not require payment or other compensation (such as viewing advertising) for its use. Freeware may be a proprietary license with no access to the source code.

freewheel freewheels n
Freilauf
a device in a transmission that disengages the driveshaft from the driven shaft when the driven shaft rotates faster than the driveshaft.

freewheeling /ˈfɹiˌ(h)wilɪŋ/ /ˈfɹiːˌ(h)wiːlɪŋ/ /ˌfɹiːˈ(h)wiːlɪŋ/ more freewheeling most freewheeling adj
Freilauf- frei und ungebunden freilaufend sorglos unbekümmert
Unbounded by rules or conventions; unrestrained.

freeze /ˈfɹiːz/ freezes n
Frost
A period of intensely cold weather.
Einfrieren
(computer) The state when either a single computer program, or the whole system ceases to respond to inputs.

freeze /ˈfɹiːz/ v
gefrieren einfrieren
(intransitive, copulative) Especially of a liquid, to become solid due to low temperature.
einfrieren erstarren
(transitive) To lower something's temperature to the point that it freezes or becomes hard.
(figuratively) To lose or cause to lose warmth of feeling; to shut out; to ostracize.
frieren einfrieren
(intransitive) To drop to a temperature below zero degrees celsius, where water turns to ice.
frieren
(intransitive, informal) To be affected by extreme cold.
erstarren frieren
(transitive) To cause someone to become motionless.

freeze frame freeze frames n
Standbild
A single still frame or picture taken from a film (movie), or from a video stream.

freeze up v
einfrieren
(ambitransitive) (of machines and software) To come or bring to a sudden halt, stop working (functioning).

freeze-dried adj
gefriergetrocknet
That has been subjected to the freeze-drying process.

freeze-drying n
Gefriertrocknung
The process of dehydration by sublimation for preservation or convenience.

freezer /fɹiːzə/ freezers n
Gefrierschrank Gefriertruhe Tiefkühlschrank Gefrierraum
An appliance or room used to store food or other perishable items at temperatures below 0° Celsius (32° Fahrenheit).
Gefrierschrank Gefriertruhe
The section of a refrigerator used to store food or other perishable items at a temperature below 0° Celsius (32° Fahrenheit).

freezer bag freezer bags n
Gefrierbeutel
A plastic bag used for the storage of food items in a freezer.

freezer burn freezer burns n
Gefrierbrand
Desiccation caused by being kept in a freezer too long.

freezing /ˈfɹiːz.ɪŋ/ more freezing most freezing adj
affenkalt arschkalt frostig saukalt
(by extension, chiefly, hyperbole) Very cold

freezing /ˈfɹiːz.ɪŋ/ freezings n
Erstarren Gefrieren
(uncountable) The change in state of a substance from liquid to solid by cooling to a critically low temperature.

freezing cold n
Hundekälte
(idiomatic) extreme and unpleasant cold

freezing point freezing points n
Gefrierpunkt
(physics, chemistry) The temperature at which a liquid freezes, and the solid and liquid phases are in equilibrium; normally the same as the melting point.

freezing rain n
Eisregen gefrierender Regen
Rain which freezes upon contact.

freight /fɹeɪt/ freights n
Fracht
(uncountable) Goods or items in transport; cargo, luggage.
(countable) Payment for transportation.

french fries n
Pommes Pommes frites Fritten
(chiefly, North America) Strips of deep-fried potatoes that have been frenched (cut into strips). [from 1903]

frenchify /ˈfɹɛnt͡ʃɪfaɪ/ v
französieren französisieren franzisieren

frenetic /fɹəˈnɛt.ɪk/ /ˈfɹɛ.nɪt.ɪk/ more frenetic most frenetic adj
frenetisch
Fast, harried; having extreme enthusiasm or energy.

frenulum /ˈfriː.njʊl.əm/ /ˈfrɛn.jəl.əm/ frenula frenulums n
Bändchen Frenulum
(anatomy) A small fold or ridge of tissue that supports or restrains the motion of the part to which it is attached, in particular a fold of skin beneath the tongue, or between the lip and the gum.

frenzied more frenzied most frenzied adj
chaotisch fieberhaft hektisch rasend stürmisch ungestüm
In a state of hurry, panic or wild activity.

frenzy /ˈfɹɛnzi/ frenzies n
Rausch Wahn Wut
A state of wild activity or panic.

frequency /ˈfɹiːkwənsi/ frequencies n
Frequenz Häufigkeit Regelmäßigkeit
(uncountable, or, countable) The rate of occurrence of anything; the relationship between incidence and time period.
Häufigkeit Frequenz
(uncountable) The property of occurring often rather than infrequently.
Frequenz Häufigkeit
(countable) The quotient of the number of times n a periodic phenomenon occurs over the time t in which it occurs: f = n / t.

frequency modulation frequency modulations n
Frequenzmodulation
(sound, radio) the use of a modulating wave to vary the instantaneous frequency of a carrier wave

frequent /ˈfɹiː.kwənt/ frequenter frequentest more frequent most frequent adj
häufig
Done or occurring often; common.

frequentative /fɹɪˈkwɛntətɪv/ adj
frequentativ
(grammar) Serving to express repetition of an action.

frequentative /fɹɪˈkwɛntətɪv/ frequentatives n
Frequentativ Frequentativum Iterativ Iterativum
(grammar) Any of a subclass of imperfective verbs that denote a repeated action, no longer productive in English, but found in e.g. Finnish, Latin, Russian, and Turkish.

frequentative aspect n
Frequentativum
(grammar) A subclass of imperfective verbs that denotes a continuously repeated action. An example in English would be the frequentative verb "to crackle," as opposed to the nonfrequentative "to crack."

frequently /ˈfɹiː.kwənt.li/ more frequently most frequently adv
häufig
At frequent intervals.

frequently asked questions n
häufig gestellte Fragen
An online document containing a list of the questions most often asked about a particular subject, together with answers.

fresco /ˈfɹɛskoʊ/ /ˈfɹɛskəʊ/ freschi frescoes frescos n
Fresko Freske
(countable, painting) An artwork made by applying water-based pigment to wet or fresh lime mortar or plaster.
Freskomalerei Fresko
(uncountable, painting) The technique used to make such an artwork.

fresh /fɹɛʃ/ fresher freshest adj
frisch
Newly produced or obtained; recent.
(of food) Not dried, frozen, or spoiled.
Invigoratingly cool and refreshing.
Rested; not tired or fatigued.
In a raw or untried state; uncultured; unpracticed.
frech
Rude, cheeky, or inappropriate; presumptuous; disrespectful; forward.

fresh air n
Frischluft frische Luft
The natural, clean air from outside, as opposed to the relatively stuffy air inside.

fresh start /fɹɛʃ ˈstɑɹt/ /fɹɛʃ ˈstɑːt/ fresh starts n
Neuanfang
(idiomatic) A new beginning, without prejudices.

fresh water fresh waters n
Süßwasser
Water with a very low content of dissolved salt, as opposed to brackish water or salt water.

freshers' week freshers' weeks n
Orientierungswoche
(British) The week before the academic aspects of a university start, when students may socialize and undergo induction.

freshman /ˈfɹɛʃmən/ freshmen n
Ersti Erstsemester
(US, Canada, Philippines) A person (of either sex) entering the first year of an institution, especially a high school (ninth grade for US and Canada, grade 7 for Philippines), a university, or legislative body.
Neuling
(obsolete) A novice; one in the rudiments of knowledge.

freshness /ˈfɹɛʃnəs/ freshnesses n
Frische
The state or quality of being fresh.

freshwater adj
Süßwasser-
Living in fresh water.
Consisting of fresh water.

fret /fɹɛt/ frets n
Bund Bundstäbchen
(music) One of the pieces of metal, plastic or wood across the neck of a guitar or other string instrument that marks where a finger should be positioned to depress a string as it is played.

fret /fɹɛt/ v
besorgen beunruhigen grämen nervös machen sorgen
(transitive) To make rough, to agitate or disturb; to cause to ripple.
(intransitive) To be worn away; to chafe; to fray.
(intransitive) To be agitated; to rankle; to be in violent commotion.
aussägen heraussägen sägen
(transitive) To cut through with a fretsaw, to create fretwork.
anfressen aufessen auffressen einnehmen essen fressen
(ambitransitive) To gnaw; to consume, to eat away.
aufregen belästigen besorgen beunruhigen grämen irritieren
(ambitransitive) To be chafed or irritated; to be angry or vexed; to utter peevish expressions through irritation or worry.

fretboard fretboards n
bundiertes Griffbrett mit Bünden versehenes Griffbrett
(music) A fret or plate put over the neck of musical instruments or its fingerboard, to create a different sound of notes.

fretful /ˈfɹɛtfəl/ more fretful most fretful adj
gereizt schlechtgelaunt übelgelaunt
Irritable, bad-tempered, grumpy or peevish.
ruhelos
Unable to relax; fidgety or restless.

fretsaw fretsaws n
Laubsäge
A saw consisting of a metal frame having a fine-toothed narrow blade held under tension, used in making curved cuts.

fretwork fretworks n
Laubsägearbeit
Ornamental woodwork either carved in low relief or cut through.

friability friabilities n
Mürbe
The quality of being friable, or easily broken, crumbled, or reduced to powder; friableness.

friable /ˈfɹaɪəbl̩/ more friable most friable adj
bröckelig bröselig brüchig krümelig morsch mürbe
Easily broken into small fragments, crumbled, or reduced to powder.
bröselig krümelig
(of soil) Loose and large-grained in consistency.

friar /ˈfɹaɪə/ /ˈfɹaɪɚ/ friars n
Ordensbruder Mönch
A member of a mendicant Christian order such as the Augustinians, Carmelites (white friars), Franciscans (grey friars) or the Dominicans (black friars).

friar's cowl friar's cowls n
Gemeiner Krummstab Krummstab
A plant of species Arisarum vulgare, common arisarum, native principally to the Mediterranean.

friary /ˈfɹaɪəɹi/ more friary most friary adj
klösterlich mönchisch ordensbrüderlich
Like a friar; relating to friars or to a convent.

friary /ˈfɹaɪəɹi/ friaries n
Kloster Konvent Mönchskloster
house or dwelling where friars or members of certain religious communities live

fricassee /fɹɪ.kəˈsiː/ /ˈfɹɪ.kəˌseɪ/ /ˈfɹɪ.kəˌsi/ fricassees n
Frikassee
Meat or poultry cut into small pieces, stewed or fried and served in its own gravy.

fricassee /fɹɪ.kəˈsiː/ /ˈfɹɪ.kəˌseɪ/ /ˈfɹɪ.kəˌsi/ v
frikassieren
(transitive, cooking) To cook meat or poultry in this manner.

fricative /ˈfɹɪkətɪv/ more fricative most fricative adj
frikativ
(phonetics) produced by air flowing through a restriction in the oral cavity.

fricative /ˈfɹɪkətɪv/ fricatives n
Frikativ Reibelaut
(phonetics) Any of several sounds produced by air flowing through a constriction in the oral cavity and typically producing a sibilant, hissing, or buzzing quality; a fricative consonant.

fricatization n
Frikatisierung
(phonetics) The process of making or becoming fricative or a fricative.

fricatized more fricatized most fricatized adj
frikatisiert
(phonetics) Having undergone fricatization.

fricking /ˈfɹɪkɪŋ/ adj
gottverdammt verdammt
(euphemistic) Freaking; fucking.

friction /ˈfɹɪkʃən̩/ frictions n
Reibung
The rubbing of one object or surface against another.
Reibung Friktion
(physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact.
Friktion Reiberei
(figuratively) Conflict, as between persons having dissimilar ideas or interests; clash.
(China, historical) (Second Sino-Japanese War) Conflict, as between the Communists and non-Hanjian Kuomintang forces.

frictionless adj
reibungslos
Of or pertaining to lack of friction.

fridge-freezer fridge-freezers n
Kühlkombination
An electrical appliance consisting of a fridge and a freezer as one unit.

fried /fɹaɪd/ more fried most fried adj
gebraten frittiert
Cooked by frying.

fried chicken n
frittiertes Hähnchen
The meat of chicken, cut into pieces and usually with the bone in, coated in batter and deep-fried.

fried egg fried eggs n
Spiegelei
An egg that has been shallow-fried on one or both sides, without being beaten or stirred.

fried rice fried rices n
Eierreis
Any of very many forms of rice that are first cooked by boiling and then stir-fried with other ingredients

friend /frɪnd/ /fɹɛnd/ [fɹ̥ɛnd̥] friends n
Freund Freundin Kamerad Kumpel Kameradin Kumpelin
A person, typically someone other than a family member, spouse or lover, whose company one enjoys and towards whom one feels affection.
Freund Freundin
An associate who provides assistance.
A person who backs or supports something.
Bekannte Bekannter
A person with whom one is vaguely or indirectly acquainted.
Freund
(informal) An object or idea that can be used for good.
Freundchen
(colloquial, ironic, used only in the vocative) Used as a form of address when warning someone.
Freund Freundin Liebste Liebster
(euphemistic) A lover; a boyfriend or girlfriend.

friend /frɪnd/ /fɹɛnd/ [fɹ̥ɛnd̥] v
anfreunden
(transitive, obsolete) To act as a friend to, to befriend; to be friendly to, to help.

friend with benefits friends with benefits n
Freund mit gewissen Vorzügen Freundin mit gewissen Vorzügen Sexfreund Sexfreundin
(idiomatic, slang, non-vulgar) A friend with whom one has a casual sexual relationship.

friend zone /ˈfɹɛnd zoʊn/ /ˈfɹɛnd zəʊn/ friend zones n
Friendzone
(slang) The situation in which one is viewed by a potential partner as a platonic friend, which complicates the initiation of a romantic relationship.

friendless /ˈfrɛndləs/ /ˈfrɪndləs/ adj
freundlos
Without friends (without a friend).

friendliness /ˈfɹɛndlinəs/ friendlinesses n
Freundlichkeit
The quality of being friendly.

friendly /ˈfɹɛn.li/ /ˈfɹɛnd.li/ friendlier friendliest more friendly most friendly adj
freundlich
Generally warm, approachable and easy to relate with in character.
Inviting, characteristic of friendliness.
(usually, military) Of or pertaining to friendlies (friendly noun sense 2, below). Also applied to other bipolar confrontations, such as team sports.

friendly /ˈfɹɛn.li/ /ˈfɹɛnd.li/ more friendly most friendly adv
freundlich
In a friendly manner; like a friend.

friendly fire /ˌfɹɛnd.liˈfaɪ.ə(ɹ)/ n
Eigenbeschuss Friendly Fire Beschuss durch die eigene Seite Nutzfeuer eigenes Feuer irrtümlicher Beschuss der eigenen Streitkräfte
Weapons fire from allied or friendly forces, as opposed to fire coming from enemy forces or enemy fire.

friends list friends lists n
Freundesliste
(Internet) A list of contacts (in social networking, instant messaging, etc.), ostensibly the user's friends.

friendship /ˈfɹɛn(d)ʃɪp/ friendships n
Freundschaft
(uncountable) The condition of being friends.
(countable) A friendly relationship, or a relationship as friends.

friendship with benefits friendships with benefits n
Freundschaft Plus
(idiomatic, euphemistic) A platonic friendship where the partners engage in sexual activities, but do not consider themselves a couple.

frieze /ˈfɹiːz/ friezes n
Fries Friese
A kind of coarse woollen cloth or stuff with a shaggy or tufted (friezed) nap on one side.
Fries
(architecture) That part of the entablature of an order which is between the architrave and cornice. It is a flat member or face, either uniform or broken by triglyphs, and often enriched with figures and other ornaments of sculpture.
Any sculptured or richly ornamented band in a building or, by extension, in rich pieces of furniture.

frigate /ˈfɹɪɡ.ət/ frigates n
Fregatte
(historical) A warship combining sail and steam propulsion, typically of ironclad timber construction, supplementing and superseding sailing ships of the line at the beginning of the development of the ironclad battleship. [mid 19th–late 19th c.]

frigatebird /ˈfɹɪ.ɡətˌbɝd/ frigatebirds n
Fregattvogel
Any of five species of bird in the genus Fregata, the only genus in the family Fregatidae.

fright /fɹaɪt/ /fɹʌit/ frights n
Angst Schreck Schrecken
A state of terror excited by the sudden appearance of danger; sudden and violent fear, usually of short duration; a sudden alarm.

frighten /ˈfɹaɪ.tən/ [ˈfɹ̥aɪtn̩] [ˈfɹ̥aɪʔn̩] v
erschrecken ängstigen beängstigen Angst machen schrecken
(transitive) To cause to feel fear; to scare; to cause to feel alarm or fright.

frightened /ˈfɹaɪtn̩d/ /ˈfɹaɪʔn̩d/ more frightened most frightened adj
erschrocken furchtsam verängstigt
Afraid; suffering from fear.

frightening /ˈfɹaɪtnɪŋ/ /ˈfɹaɪtənɪŋ/ more frightening most frightening adj
fürchterlich schreckerregend
Causing fear; of capable of causing fear; scary.

frigid /ˈfɹɪd͡ʒɪd/ frigider frigidest more frigid most frigid adj
kalt
(colloquial) Sexually unresponsive, especially of a woman.

frigidity frigidities n
Frigidität
The state of being frigid; coldness; lack of heat.

frikadelle /fɹɪkəˈdɛlə/ frikadellen frikadeller n
Frikadelle
(food) An oblate-spheroid meatball of North European origin, eaten hot or cold, and typically consisting of: minced pork or beef/veal (or, commonly, a blend of these meats); chopped onions; eggs; milk or water; breadcrumbs, oatmeal, or flour; salt; and pepper.

frill /fɹɪl/ frills n
Krause Rüsche
A strip of pleated fabric or paper used as decoration or trim.

frilled lizard frilled lizards n
Kragenechse
The lizard Chlamydosaurus kingii, native to northern Australia and southern New Guinea, which has a large contractile membranous frill around its neck that usually stays folded against its body but is extended in territorial and courtship display.

frilled shark frilled sharks n
Kragenhai
Any member of two extant species of shark in genus Chlamydoselachus or their extinct close relatives,

frilly /ˈfɹɪli/ frillier frilliest adj
gerüscht
Having frills; frilled.

fringe /fɹɪnd͡ʒ/ fringer fringest more fringe most fringe adj
Rand
Outside the mainstream.

fringe /fɹɪnd͡ʒ/ fringes n
Franse Einfassung Saum
A decorative border.
Rand Peripherie
A marginal or peripheral part.
Rand Randgruppe
Those members of a political party, or any social group, holding unorthodox views.
Peripherie Randbezirk Randgebiet
The periphery of a town or city (or other area).
Pony Stirnfranse
(UK) : hair hanging over the forehead, especially a hairstyle where it is cut straight across.

fringe benefit fringe benefits n
Sachbezug geldwerter Vorteil
A benefit received in addition to the normal benefits of holding a job, or, by extension, any relationship to the source of the benefit.

fringed /fɹɪnd͡ʒd/ adj
befranst
Possessing a fringe.

friseur friseurs n
Friseur
(now, _, rare) A hairdresser.

frisk /fɹɪsk/ v
scherzen
(intransitive) To frolic, gambol, skip, dance, leap.
filzen
(transitive) To search (someone) by feeling their body and clothing.

frisky /ˈfɹɪski/ friskier friskiest adj
energiegeladen herumtollend lebhaft umherspringend verspielt
Abounding in energy or playfulness.
(sexuell) erregt geil heiß rollig spitz
(informal) Sexually aroused.

frisson /fɹiˈsoʊn/ /fɹiˈsõʊn/ /ˈfɹiː.sɔ̃ː/ frissons n
Anwandlung Erregung Nervenkitzel
A sudden surge of excitement.
Schauder Schauer Zittern
A shiver; a thrill.

frisée /fɹiˈzeɪ/ /fɹɪˈzeɪ/ /ˈfɹi.zeɪ/ frisées n
Frisée Krausblättrige Endivie
Curly endive, a variety of endive, Cichorium endivia var. crispum.

frit /fɹɪt/ frits n
Fritte
A fused mixture of materials used to make glass.

fritillary fritillaries n
Schachblume Kaiserkrone
Any of several bulbous perennial plants, of the genus Fritillaria, having flowers with a spotted or chequered pattern.
Scheckenfalter
Any of several butterflies, of the family Nymphalidae, having wings with black or silvery spots.

fritter /ˈfɹɪtə(ɹ)/ /ˈfɹɪtɚ/ [ˈfɹɪɾɚ] fritters n
Bratling Küchle im Teigmantel
A dish made by deep-frying food coated in batter.

fritter /ˈfɹɪtə(ɹ)/ /ˈfɹɪtɚ/ [ˈfɹɪɾɚ] v
frickeln prötteln verzetteln
(intransitive, often with about, around, or away) To squander or waste time, money, or other resources; e.g. occupy oneself idly or without clear purpose, to tinker with an unimportant part of a project, to dally, sometimes as a form of procrastination.
kleinschneiden würfeln zerkleinern zerteilen
(transitive) To cut (meat etc.) into small pieces for frying.
zerbrechen zerkleinern zerteilen
(transitive) To break into small pieces or fragments.

fritz /fɹɪts/ v
kaputtgehen
(intransitive) To go wrong or become defective.

frivolity /fɹɪˈvɑlɪti/ /fɹɪˈvɒlɪti/ frivolities n
Frivolität
frivolous act
Frivolität Leichtfertigkeit
state of being frivolous

frivolous /ˈfɹɪv.əl.əs/ more frivolous most frivolous adj
leichtfertig albern flatterhaft
Silly, especially at an inappropriate time or in an inappropriate manner; lacking a good reason for being, or for doing what one does; due to or moved by a whim or caprice.

frizz /fɹɪz/ frizzes n
Krause
A mass of tightly curled or unruly hair.

frizz /fɹɪz/ v
kräuseln verwuscheln
(intransitive) Of hair, to form into a mass of tight curls.
aufrauen
To form into little burs, knobs, or tufts, as the nap of cloth.

frizzy /ˈfɹɪzi/ frizzier frizziest adj
kräuslig
Formed of a mass of small, tight, wiry curls; unruly or extending in all directions.

frock /fɹɑk/ /fɹɒk/ frocks n
Kutte Kleid
An outer garment worn by priests and other clericals; a habit.

frock coat frock coats n
Gehrock
A coat with long skirts, worn by men, now only on formal occasions.

frog /fɹɑɡ/ /fɹɒɡ/ /fɹɔɡ/ frogs n
Frosch
Any of a class of small tailless amphibians of the order Anura that typically hop.
(musical instrument) The part of a violin bow (or that of other similar string instruments such as the viola, cello and contrabass) located at the end held by the player, to which the horsehair is attached.
Strahl
An organ on the bottom of a horse’s hoof that assists in the circulation of blood.

frog in one's throat n
einen Frosch im Hals haben
(idiom) Hoarseness or the need to cough.

frog legs n
Froschschenkel
The hind legs of a frog used as food.

frog's-eye view frog's-eye views n
Froschperspektive
A point of view from the ground or from within a system.

froglet froglets n
Fröschchen Fröschlein
A newly emerged frog, either from the tadpole stage (usually aquatic), or directly from the egg.

froglike more froglike most froglike adj
Frosch froschartig
Similar to a frog (amphibian), or to a characteristic of a frog.

frogling froglings n
Fröschchen Fröschlein
a young or little frog

frogman frogmen n
Froschmann Taucher
A diver, especially one in a diving suit (as opposed to one in scuba gear).
Froschmann Kampfschwimmer Kampftaucher
A military diver, e.g. a US Navy SEAL.

frogmouth frogmouths n
Eulenschwalme
Any of several nocturnal, insectivorous birds, of the family Podargidae, native to Australia and southern Asia

frogspawn n
Froschlaich
A gelatinous mass of frogs' eggs, laid in ponds and ditches.

frolic /ˈfɹɑlɪk/ /ˈfɹɒlɪk/ frolics n
Scherz
A playful antic.

frolic /ˈfɹɑlɪk/ /ˈfɹɒlɪk/ v
scherzen
(intransitive) To make merry; to have fun; to romp; to behave playfully and uninhibitedly. [from 1580s]

from /fɹɒm/ /fɹəm/ /fɹʌm/ preposition
von aus vor
With reference to the location or position of a speaker or other observer or vantage point.

from A to B /fɹəm ˈeɪ tə ˈbiː/ /fɹəm ˈeɪ ɾə ˈbiː/
von A nach B

from A to Z
von A bis Z
(idiomatic) Covering a complete range; comprehensively; from beginning to end.

from dawn to dusk
von früh bis spät
(duration) From sunrise to sunset.

from now on adv
ab jetzt von jetzt an
Starting from this moment and continuing indefinitely.

from pillar to post adv
von Pontius zu Pilatus
(idiomatic) From one place (or person, or task) to another; from post to pillar, hither and thither.

from scratch
von Grund auf von der Pike auf von neuem
(idiomatic) From the beginning; starting with no advantage or prior preparation.

from the bottom of one's heart
aus der Tiefe seines Herzens
In earnest; sincerely; with one's full feeling.

from the cradle to the grave
von der Wiege bis zur Bahre

from the get-go
von Anfang an
(idiomatic, colloquial) From the very beginning; from the outset; immediately upon starting.

from the ground up adv
von Grund auf von der Pike auf
(idiomatic) From the beginning; starting with the basics, foundation, or fundamentals.

from the start
von Anfang an von vornherein

from the word go adv
vom ersten Moment an
(idiomatic) From the very beginning; from the outset; immediately upon starting.

from time to time
von Zeit zu Zeit ab und zu
(idiomatic) Occasionally; sometimes; once in a while.

from your lips to God's ears phraseologicalUnit
dein Wort in Gottes Ohr

frond /fɹɑnd/ /fɹɒnd/ fronds n
Farnkrautwedel Farnwedel Wedel
(botany) The leaf of a fern, especially a compound leaf.
Palmwedel Wedel
Any fern-like leaf or other object resembling a fern leaf.

front /fɹʌnt/ further front furthest front adj
Vorderzungen- vorderer
(comparable, phonetics) Pronounced with the highest part of the body of the tongue toward the front of the mouth, near the hard palate (most often describing a vowel).
vorderer vorder-
Closest or nearest, of a set of futures contracts which expire at particular times, or of the times they expire; (typically, the front month or front year is the next calendar month or year after the current one).

front /fɹʌnt/ fronts n
Vorderseite Frontseite
The foremost side of something or the end that faces the direction it normally moves.
Vorderseite Front
The side of a building with the main entrance.
Frontmann
A person or institution acting as the public face of some other, covert group.
Front Wetterfront
(meteorology) The interface or transition zone between two airmasses of different density, often resulting in precipitation. Since the temperature distribution is the most important regulator of atmospheric density, a front almost invariably separates airmasses of different temperature.
Front Frontlinie
(military) An area where armies are engaged in conflict, especially the line of contact.
Front
(military) The lateral space occupied by an element measured from the extremity of one flank to the extremity of the other flank.
(military) The direction of the enemy.
Fassade
(informal) An act, show, façade, persona: an intentional and false impression of oneself.

front /fɹʌnt/ v
fingieren vormachen vorspielen
(intransitive, slang) To assume false or disingenuous appearances.

front controller pattern front controller patterns n
Front Controller
(software, design) A structural (and partitioning) design pattern that provides a centralized entry point for handling requests and is an extension to the model-view-controller design pattern.

front door front doors n
Haustür Vordertür
(by extension) The entire main entrance to a building or house.

front end front ends n
Front-End
(computing) That part of a hardware or software system that is conceptually closest to the user; the user interface.

front garden front gardens n
Vorgarten
A garden at the front of a property.

front line front lines n
Frontlinie Front
(military) A front, or a boundary between opposing positions.

front man front men n
Strohfrau Strohmann
A person acting as the public face of some other, covert group.
Frontfrau Frontmann
(music) The lead singer in a musical group.

front of house n
Vorderhaus
The part of a restaurant, theatre, business, etc. presented to the public.

front page front pages n
Titelblatt Titelseite
The first, and initially visible, page of a publication.

front runner front runners n
Favorit Führender Spitzenkandidat Spitzenreiter Topkandidat
(idiomatic) Any of the most likely winners in a contest, election, etc.

front vowel front vowels n
Vorderzungenvokal vorderer Vokal
(phonetics) Any vowel sound produced in the front of the mouth. Examples: "a" in “man” and "e" in “gel”

front wing front wings n
Frontflügel

front yard front yards n
Vorgarten
(US, Canada) A yard to the front of a house or similar residence, typically having a lawn and often trees, shrubs, and/or flowers.
Stellplatz Vorgarten Vorhof
(UK) An enclosed and often primarily utilitarian area to the front of a house or similar residence, typically having a hard surface or paving.

front-end loader front-end loaders n
Radlader
The scoop of a front-end loader.

front-wheel drive n
Vorderradantrieb Frontantrieb
Engine layout in motor vehicles where only the front wheels are driven.

frontager frontagers n
Anlieger Anliegerin Anwohner Anwohnerin

frontal /ˈfɹʌn.l̩/ /ˈfɹʌn.tl̩/ /ˈfɹʌn.təl/ adj
Stirn frontal
(anatomy) Of or relating to the forehead or frontal bone.

frontal bone frontal bones n
Stirnbein
(skeleton) The bone which forms the front part of the skull and the upper part of the eye sockets and nasal cavity.

frontal lobe frontal lobes n
Frontallappen
(anatomy) One of the four major divisions of the cerebrum of the brain, located behind the forehead.

frontflip frontflips n
Vorwärtssalto Salto vorwärts
(gymnastics) A floor movement, consisting of rotating one's body in the air 360 degrees in the forward direction.

frontier /fɹɑnˈtɪɹ/ /fɹɒnˈtɪə/ /fɹʌnˈtɪə/ /fɹʌnˈtɪɹ/ /ˈfɹɒntjə/ /ˈfɹɒntɪə/ /ˈfɹʌntjə/ /ˈfɹʌntɪə/ /ˈfɹʌnt͡ʃə/ frontiers n
Grenze Grenzgebiet Grenzgegend Grenzland Grenzmark Mark
The part of a country which borders or faces another country or unsettled region.

frontispiece /ˈfɹɑn.tɪsˌpis/ /ˈfɹɒn.tɪsˌpiːs/ /ˈfɹʌn.tɪsˌpis/ /ˈfɹʌn.tɪsˌpiːs/ frontispieces n
Frontispiz
(publishing) An illustration that is on the page before the title page of a book, a section of one, or a magazine.
Bekrönung Friesengiebel Frontispiz Fronton Frontspieß Giebeldreieck
(architecture) A small ornamental pediment, especially at the top of a window or door.

froot froots n
Frunk
(automotive) A boot (storage compartment) located at the front rather than the rear of a car, especially an electric vehicle.

frore more frore most frore adj
bitterkalt eiskalt
(archaic) Extremely cold; frozen.

frost /fɹɑst/ /fɹɒst/ /fɹɔst/ frosts n
Frost Reif
A cover of minute ice crystals on objects that are exposed to the air. Frost is formed by the same process as dew, except that the temperature of the frosted object is below freezing.

frost /fɹɑst/ /fɹɒst/ /fɹɔst/ v
glasieren
(transitive) To coat (something, e.g. a cake) with icing to resemble frost.

frost fair frost fairs n
frostjahrmarkt

frost heave frost heaves n
Frosthub
A raising of the level of the ground due to the freezing of moist soil

frostbite frostbites n
Erfrierung Frostbeule
An injury suffered as a result of freezing of some part of the body, typically fingers, toes or the nose.

frostbitten adj
erfroren
Affected by frostbite.

frosty /ˈfɹɑs-/ /ˈfɹɒsti/ /ˈfɹɔsti/ frostier frostiest adj
frostig
Cold, chilly; icy.

froth /fɹɑθ/ /fɹɒθ/ /fɹɔθ/ froths n
Schaum
Foam.

froth /fɹɑθ/ /fɹɒθ/ /fɹɔθ/ v
aufschäumen
(transitive) To create froth in (a liquid).
schäumen
(intransitive) (of a liquid) To bubble.

frother frothers n
Milchaufschäumer Milchschäumer
A machine that generates froth

frothy frothier frothiest adj
schaumig
Foamy or churned to the point of becoming infused with bubbles.

froward /ˈfɹoʊ.ɚd/ /ˈfɹəʊ.(w)əd/ more froward most froward adj
eigensinnig trotzig
(archaic, literary) Disobedient, contrary, unmanageable; difficult to deal with; with an evil disposition.

frown /fɹaʊn/ frowns n
Stirnrunzeln finsterer Blick
A wrinkling of the forehead with the eyebrows brought together, typically indicating displeasure, severity, or concentration.
Hängenlassen der Mundwinkel hängende Mundwinkel
(North America) A downturn of the corners of the mouth, typically expressing sadness.

frown /fɹaʊn/ v
finster dreinblicken runzeln
die Stirn runzeln
(intransitive) To have a frown on one's face.

frown upon v
missbilligen nicht gutheißen unbeliebt sein verpönen
(transitive) To disapprove of.

frozen /ˈfɹoʊzən/ /ˈfɹəʊzən/ more frozen most frozen adj
gefroren
Having undergone the process of freezing; in ice form.

frozen food frozen foods n
Tiefkühlkost
Food that is frozen to preserve it, usually being purchased in a frozen state and kept in a freezer before use.

fructose /ˈfɹuk.toʊs/ /ˈfɹʊk.toʊs/ /ˈfɹʊk.təʊz/ /ˈfɹʌk.toʊs/ /ˈfɹʌk.təʊz/ fructoses n
Fructose Fruchtzucker Fruktose
(carbohydrate) A monosaccharide ketose sugar, formula C6H12O6.

fructose 1,6-bisphosphate n
Fructose-1,6-biphosphat Fructose-1,6-bisphosphat
(biochemistry) A fructose derivative phosphorylated at the hydroxy groups on carbon 1 and 6.

fructose 6-phosphate n
Fructose-6-phosphat
(biochemistry) A fructose derivative phosphorylated at the hydroxy group on carbon 6.

frugal /ˈfɹuːɡəl/ more frugal most frugal adj
genügsam sparsam schlicht
Avoiding unnecessary expenditure either of money or of anything else which is to be used or consumed; avoiding waste.

frugality /fɹuːˈɡæləti/ frugalities n
Einfachheit Frugalität Genügsamkeit Sparsamkeit
The quality of being frugal; prudent economy; thrift.

frugivore /ˈfɹuːd͡ʒɪˌvɔɹ/ frugivores n
Fruchtfresser
An animal whose diet is mostly fruit.

fruit /fɹut/ /fɹuːt/ fruits n
Frucht Obst
The seed-bearing part of a plant; often edible, colourful, fragrant, and sweet or sour; produced from a floral ovary after fertilization.
Frucht Obst Spross Sprössling
(botany) A product of fertilization in a plant, specifically:
A sweet or sweetish vegetable, such as the petioles of rhubarb, that resembles a true fruit or is used in cookery as if it was a fruit.
Obst Frucht
The spores of cryptogams and their accessory organs.
Any sweet or sour, edible part of a plant that resembles seed-bearing fruit (see former sense) even if it does not develop from a floral ovary.
(archaic) Offspring from a sexual union.
(informal) A crazy person.
Frucht Obst Früchte
An end result, effect, or consequence; advantageous or disadvantageous result.
(attributive) Of, belonging to, related to, or having fruit or its characteristics; (of living things) producing or consuming fruit.
Obst Frucht Schwuchtel Tunte Schwuler
(dated, colloquial, derogatory) A homosexual man; (derogatory, figurative) an effeminate man. [from 1900]

fruit /fɹut/ /fɹuːt/ v
fruchten
To produce fruit, seeds, or spores.

fruit bowl fruit bowls n
Obstschale
A bowl used to keep fruit.

fruit dove fruit doves n
Flaumfußtaube Fruchttaube
A dove of the genus Ptilinopus, in the pigeon and dove family Columbidae. These colorful, frugivorous (fruit-eating) doves are found in the forests and woodlands throughout Southeast Asia and Oceania. It is a large genus with about 50 species, some threatened or already extinct.

fruit fly fruit flies n
Bohrfliege Fruchtfliege
Any insect of the Tephritidae family, whose larvae damage plant tissue.
Obstfliege Essigfliege Fruchtfliege Taufliege
Any insect of the Drosophilidae family, whose larvae feed on ripening fruit, especially the species Drosophila melanogaster that is used in genetic research.

fruit juice fruit juices n
Fruchtsaft Obstsaft Jus
The juice of one or more fruits.

fruit salad fruit salads n
Obstsalat Fruchtsalat
A mixture of freshly cut fruit, sometimes with the addition of alcohol or yogurt, often served as a dessert.

fruit tree fruit trees n
Obstbaum
A tree that bears a crop of edible fruit on a regular basis.

fruitarian fruitarians n
Fructarier Fruganer Frugivorer Fruitaner Fruitarier Fruktarier
A variant of vegetarian who intends to be limited to eating only such parts of plants whose consumption does not kill the plant (such as fruits, vegetables that can be compared to fruit, nuts and grain, but not for example tubers). The purest fruitarians do not want to destroy even the seeds.

fruitcake /ˈfɹuːt.keɪk/ fruitcakes n
Früchtebrot Früchtekuchen
A cake containing dried fruits and, optionally, nuts, citrus peel and spice.
Spinner Verrückter
(colloquial, derogatory) A crazy or eccentric person.
Schwuchtel
(US, slang, colloquial, derogatory, dated) A homosexual male.

fruiterer /-ɾə-/ /ˈfɹutəɹə/ /ˈfɹuːtəɹə/ /ˈfɹuːtɹə/ fruiterers n
Obstfrau Obsthändler Obsthändlerin Obsthöke Obsthöker Obsthökerin
(Britain) One who sells fruit.

fruitful /ˈfɹuːtfəl/ more fruitful most fruitful adj
fruchtbar
Favourable to the growth of fruit or useful vegetation; not barren.
Being productive in any sense; yielding benefits.

fruiting body fruiting bodies n
Fruchtkörper
(mycology) The structure on a fungus which houses the spore-producing organs.

fruition /fɹu.ˈɪʃ.ən/ fruitions n
Verwirklichung
The fulfillment of something worked for.

fruitless /ˈfɹutləs/ /ˈfɹuːtləs/ more fruitless most fruitless adj
erntelos
Bearing no fruit; barren.
fruchtlos unfruchtbar ergebnislos resultatlos unerquicklich unersprießlich
(figuratively) Unproductive, useless.
unfruchtbar
(figuratively, archaic) Of a person: unable to have children; barren, infertile.

fruitlike more fruitlike most fruitlike adj
obstähnlich
Resembling fruit.

fruity /ˈfɹuːti/ fruitier fruitiest adj
fruchtig
Containing fruit or fruit flavoring.

frumpy /ˈfɹʌm.pi/ /ˈfɹʌm.pɪ/ frumpier frumpiest adj
ohne jeden Schick stillos
Dowdy, unkempt, or unfashionable.

frustrate /fɹəˈstɹeɪt/ /ˈfɹʌsˌtɹeɪt/ v
frustrieren
(transitive) To disappoint or defeat; to vex by depriving of something expected or desired.

frustrated /fɹəˈstɹeɪ.tɪd/ /ˈfɹʌs.tɹeɪ.tɪd/ /ˈfʌs.tɹeɪ.tɪd/ more frustrated most frustrated adj
frustriert
Foiled, stopped, disappointed.

frustrating /fɹəˈstɹeɪ̯tɪŋ/ /ˈfɹʌsˌtɹeɪ̯tɪŋ/ /ˌfɹʌsˈtɹeɪ̯tɪŋ/ [ˈf(ɹ)ʌsˌtɹeɪ̯ɾɪŋ] [ˈf(ɹ)ʌʃˌt͡ʃɹeɪ̯ɾɪŋ] more frustrating most frustrating adj
frustrierend
Discouraging; causing annoyance or anger by excessive difficulty.

frustration /fɹəˈstɹeɪ.ʃən/ /fɹʌsˈtɹeɪ.ʃən/ frustrations n
Frustration Frust
The feeling of annoyance at impossibility from resistance or inability to achieve something.
The act of frustrating, or the state, or an instance of being frustrated.
Frustration
A thing that frustrates.

frustum frusta frustums n
Kegelstumpf Pyramidenstumpf Stumpf
A cone or pyramid whose tip has been truncated by a plane parallel to its base.

fry /fɹaɪ/ n
Fischbrut Setzling
Young fish; fishlings.

fry /fɹaɪ/ v
braten
(transitive) To cook (something) in hot fat.
(intransitive) To cook in hot fat.
grillen braten
(chiefly, US, ambitransitive, slang) To execute, or be executed, by the electric chair.
kochen braten
(intransitive, colloquial) To suffer because of too much heat.

frying pan frying pans n
Bratpfanne Pfanne
A long-handled, shallow pan used for frying food.

fuchsia /ˈfjuːʃə/ /ˈfuːksi.ə/ fuchsias n
Fuchsie
A popular garden plant, of the genus Fuchsia, of the Onagraceae family, shrubs with red, pink or purple flowers.
A purplish-red colour, the color of fuchsin, an aniline dye.

fuck /fʊk/ /fʌk/ [fʌkʰ] interjection
Scheiße ficken verfickt Kacke Scheißdreck Schiete
(vulgar, colloquial) Expressing dismay or discontent.

fuck /fʊk/ /fʌk/ [fʌkʰ] fucks n
Fick Bums Geficke Gevögel Nummer Ritt
(vulgar, colloquial) An act of sexual intercourse.
Fickpartner Fickpartnerin
(vulgar, colloquial) A sexual partner, especially a casual one.
Arschloch Ficker Scheißkerl Wichser
(vulgar, colloquial) A highly contemptible person.

fuck /fʊk/ /fʌk/ [fʌkʰ] v
ficken vögeln bumsen knallen pimpern nageln
(vulgar, colloquial, intransitive) To have sexual intercourse; to copulate.
(vulgar, colloquial, transitive) To insert one's penis, a dildo, or other object, into a person or a specified orifice or cleft sexually; to penetrate.
bescheißen verarschen verscheißern
(vulgar, colloquial, transitive) To put in an extremely difficult or impossible situation.

fuck all /ˌfʌk ˈɔːl/ pronoun
einen Scheißdreck
(vulgar) Nothing at all or very little.

fuck around v
herumalbern herumblödeln herumdahlen herumkaspern herumtrödeln
(slang, vulgar) To fritter aimlessly or distractedly, to procrastinate, to waste time.
herumblödeln
(slang, vulgar) To fool around.
herumhuren
(slang, vulgar) To have sex with many partners.
herumalbern herumkaspern
(slang, vulgar) To horseplay, joke around, behave immaturely or irresponsibly

fuck buddy fuck buddies n
Fickfreund Fickfreundin Sexfreund Sexfreundin
(vulgar, slang) A sex partner with whom one has sex, usually repeatedly, but without any romantic attachment (no strings attached).

fuck it interjection
scheiß drauf

fuck like rabbits v
wie die Karnickel ficken
(vulgar, simile) To have copious amounts of sex.

fuck me interjection
Scheiße Wahnsinn ach du Scheiße heilige Scheiße ich glaub ich spinn nicht zu fassen
(vulgar, slang) An interjection expressing that someone is surprised, impressed, or dismayed.

fuck off interjection
abhauen fahr zur Hölle! mach, dass du wegkommst! verfick dich! verpiss dich!
(vulgar, slang, dismissal) Go away! Get lost!

fuck off v
verficken verpissen
To go to hell; to disappear or go away; to screw oneself.

fuck someone's brains out v
durchficken
(idiomatic, vulgar) To sexually penetrate (or be penetrated) in a voracious but pleasurable manner.

fuck this interjection
scheiß drauf

fuck up /ˈfʌkˌʌp/ /ˌfʌkˈʌp/ v
Mist bauen
(intransitive, slang, vulgar) To make a mistake, to go wrong.
verbocken
(transitive, vulgar) To botch or make a mess of.

fuck you phraseologicalUnit
fick dich verfick dich verpiss dich
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see fuck,‎ you.

fuckable /ˈfʌkəbl̩/ more fuckable most fuckable adj
fickbar
(slang, vulgar) Able to be or worthy of being fucked; sexually attractive.

fucked /fʌkt/ more fucked most fucked adj
im Arsch
(vulgar) Irreparably or catastrophically broken.
gefickt in der Scheiße
(vulgar) In trouble; in a hopeless situation.
hackedicht
(vulgar) Very drunk.

fucker /ˈfʌk.ə(ɹ)/ fuckers n
Scheißer
(pejorative, vulgar) An undesirable person.
Ficker Bumser Hurenbock
(rare, vulgar) One who fucks.

fucking /ˈfʌkɪn/ /ˈfʌkɪŋ/ adj
fucking scheiß- verfickt
(vulgar) An intensifier, often applying more to the whole utterance than to the specific word it grammatically modifies.
Scheiß
(vulgar) Offensive, annoying or worthless.

fucking /ˈfʌkɪn/ /ˈfʌkɪŋ/ fuckings n
Fick
(vulgar) An act of sexual intercourse, especially one lacking passion or a feeling of sincere love.

fuckslut fucksluts n
Fickschlampe

fucktard fucktards n
Arschloch
(pejorative, slang, vulgar, slur) An extraordinarily stupid person.

fuddle /ˈfʌdəl/ v
betütern saufen sich betrinken trinken
(transitive) To intoxicate.
(intransitive) To become intoxicated; to get drunk.

fudge /fʌd͡ʒ/ interjection
Mist!
(colloquial, minced oath) Used in place of fuck.

fudge /fʌd͡ʒ/ fudges n
Buttertoffee Fondant
(chiefly, _, uncountable) A type of very sweet candy or confection, usually made from sugar, butter, and milk or cream.
Blödsinn
(uncountable) Light or frothy nonsense.
Ausweichen Herumreden Schaumschlägerei
(countable) A deliberately misleading or vague answer.
Fälschung Schwindel frisierte Geschichte
(uncountable, dated) A made-up story.
Pfusch Pfuscherei
(countable) A less than perfect decision or solution; an attempt to fix an incorrect solution after the fact.

fudge /fʌd͡ʒ/ v
ausweichen
(intransitive) To try to avoid giving a direct answer.
frisieren manipulieren
(transitive) To alter something from its true state, as to hide a flaw or uncertainty, deliberately but not necessarily dishonestly or immorally.

fuel /ˈfjuːl/ /ˈfjuːəl/ /ˈfjʊəl/ /ˈfɪu̯(ə)l/ [ˈfjuwəɫ] fuels n
Brennstoff Treibstoff Kraftstoff
Substance consumed to provide energy through combustion, or through chemical or nuclear reaction.

fuel /ˈfjuːl/ /ˈfjuːəl/ /ˈfjʊəl/ /ˈfɪu̯(ə)l/ [ˈfjuwəɫ] v
betanken
To provide with fuel.
schüren anheizen
To exacerbate, to cause to grow or become greater.

fuel cell /ˈfjuː(ə)l sɛl/ fuel cells n
Brennstoffzelle
(energy) An electrochemical device in which the intrinsic chemical free energy of fuel and oxidant is catalytically converted to direct current energy.

fuel gauge fuel gauges n
Benzinuhr Tankuhr
an instrument, usually mounted on an instrument panel, which indicates the quantity of fuel in the fuel tank(s).

fuel injection n
Benzineinspritzung Kraftstoffeinspritzung

fuel rod fuel rods n
Brennstab

fuel tank fuel tanks n
Kraftstofftank
A container of fuel, especially one for motor fuel inside a vehicle.

fug /fʌɡ/ v
Muff
To create a fug (heavy unpleasant atmosphere).

fugacious /fjuːˈɡeɪ.ʃəs/ more fugacious most fugacious adj
flüchtig
Fleeting, fading quickly, transient.

fugitive /ˈfjuːd͡ʒɪtɪv/ more fugitive most fugitive adj
flüchtig
Fleeing or running away; escaping.
Elusive or difficult to retain.
flüchtig kurzlebig vorübergehend
Transient, fleeting or ephemeral.

fugitive /ˈfjuːd͡ʒɪtɪv/ fugitives n
Flüchtling
A person who flees or escapes and travels secretly from place to place, and sometimes using disguises and aliases to conceal his/her identity, as to avoid law authorities in order to avoid an arrest or prosecution; or to avoid some other unwanted situation.

fugue /ˈfjuːɡ/ fugues n
Fuge
(music) A contrapuntal piece of music wherein a particular melody is played in a number of voices, each voice introduced in turn by playing the melody.
Anything in literature, poetry, film, painting, etc., that resembles a fugue in structure or in its elaborate complexity and formality.

fukalite n
Fukalit
(mineral) A mineral comprising mostly calcium, oxygen, and silicon.

fulcrum /ˈfʊlk.ɹəm/ /ˈfʌlk.ɹəm/ fulcra fulcrums n
Drehpunkt Angelpunkt Drehachse Gelenkpunkt Hebelstützpunkt Lager
(mechanics) The support about which a lever pivots.
Dreh- und Angelpunkt
(figurative) A crux or pivot; a central point.

fulfill /fəˈfɪl/ /fʊlˈfɪl/ v
erfüllen einhalten
(transitive) To satisfy, carry out, bring to completion (an obligation, a requirement, etc.).
erfüllen
(transitive) To emotionally or artistically satisfy; to develop one's gifts to the fullest.
(transitive) To obey, follow, comply with (a rule, requirement etc.).

fulfilment /fʊlˈfɪl.mənt/ fulfilments n
Erfüllung
The state or quality of being fulfilled; completion; realization.

fulgent /ˈfʊld͡ʒənt/ /ˈfʌld͡ʒənt/ more fulgent most fulgent adj
gleißend
Shining brilliantly; radiant.

fuliginous /fjuːˈlɪ.d͡ʒɪ.nəs/ more fuliginous most fuliginous adj
rußig
Pertaining to or resembling soot in such features as colour, texture or taste; sooty, dusky. [from 16th c.]

full /fʊl/ [fʊɫ] fuller fullest more full most full adj
voll
Containing the maximum possible amount that can fit in the space available.
komplett vollständig
Complete; with nothing omitted.
(of garments) Of a size that is ample, wide, or having ample folds or pleats to be comfortable.
ganz gesamt
Total, entire.
voll satt
(informal) Having eaten to satisfaction, having a "full" stomach; replete.

full /fʊl/ [fʊɫ] v
walken
To make cloth denser and firmer by soaking, beating and pressing; to waulk or walk.

full board n
Vollpension
(travel) A hotel rate that includes accommodation, breakfast, lunch and dinner.

full circle /ˌfʊl ˈsɜː.kəl/ /ˌfʊl ˈsɝ.kəl/ adv
wieder zum Anfangspunkt zurück
Through a rotation or revolution that ends at the starting point.
zurück zum Ausgangspunkt
(idiomatic) Through a cycle of transition, returning to where one started after gaining experience or exploring other things.

full circle /ˌfʊl ˈsɜː.kəl/ /ˌfʊl ˈsɝ.kəl/ full circles n
Vollwinkel
(geometry) An arc of 360 degrees.

full house full houses n
Full House
(poker) A hand that consists of three of a kind and a pair.
A situation in which a place is filled with people to its maximum capacity.

full moon full moons n
Vollmond
The phase of the moon when it is in opposition to the sun and its full disc is therefore visible.

full name full names n
Vollname
The complete name of a person, including first name, any middle names, and surname.

full of oneself more full of oneself most full of oneself adj
eingebildet ganz von sich eingenommen von sich eingenommen
(idiomatic) Egotistical, believing oneself to be superior to others; preoccupied with one's own work, interests, point of view, etc.

full of the joys of spring adj
Schmetterlinge im Bauch haben voller Frühlingsgefühle
Very cheerful.

full price full prices n
Vollpreis voller Preis

full score full scores n
Partitur
(music) a large book showing all the notes of a composition with many simultaneous parts (instruments or voices), with all the parts shown in lines underneath each other in a fixed order. Commonly used by conductors.

full screen adj
Vollbild
(computing, graphical user interface) Of a window occupying all the available display surface of a screen.

full stop /ˌfʊl ˈstɒp/ interjection
Punkt. Aus. Ende Punktum Schluss, aus, Ende basta da ist nichts zu machen keine Widerrede
(colloquial) Used to emphasize the end of an important statement or point when speaking to show something is not up for discussion or debate.

full stop /ˌfʊl ˈstɒp/ full stops n
Punkt
(Australia, British, India, Ireland, NZ, South Africa) The punctuation mark "." (indicating the end of a sentence or marking an abbreviation).

full throttle more full throttle most full throttle adv
mit Vollgas
All out; at maximum speed, effort, or risk.

full throttle full throttles n
Vollgas volle Kraft voller Schub
A maximum setting on an engine or motor control.

full time full times n
Vollzeit
The full number of hours usually worked in a day or week, in distinction to part-time work.

full verb full verbs n
Vollverb
A verb with its own meaning: a verb that is not an auxiliary verb.

full vowel full vowels n
Vollvokal

full-blooded adj
Rasse- Vollblut- reinrassig vollblütig
Of purebred ancestry

full-blown more full-blown most full-blown adj
ausgewachsen komplett voll entfaltet vollendet
(figurative) Completely developed or formed.
vollgeblasen
Filled with wind; puffed up.
in voller Blüte voll aufgeblüht
At the peak of blossom; ripe.

full-bodied adj
würzig

full-fledged adj
flügge
(of a bird) Having all its feathers; able to fly.
vollwertig
(idiomatic) Having full qualification, credentials or preparation; entire; real.

full-grade n
Vollstufe e-Stufe

full-sibling full-siblings n
vollgeschwister
A person who shares the same set of biological parents

full-throated /ˌfʊlˈθɹoʊtəd/ /ˌfʊlˈθɹəʊtɪd/ [-ɾəd] more full-throated most full-throated adj
vollkehlig
(also, figuratively, _, of noises by objects) Using all the power of one's voice; communicated loudly or vociferously.

fuller /ˈfʊlə(ɹ)/ fullers n
Walker
A person who fulls cloth.

fuller's earth /ˌfʊləz ˈɜːθ/ n
Bleicherde Fullererde Walkererde
A fine clay used in fulling cloth.

fullerene /ˈfʊləɹˌin/ fullerenes n
Fullerene Fulleren
(inorganic chemistry) Any of a class of allotropes of carbon having hollow molecules whose atoms lie at the vertices of a polyhedron having 12 pentagonal and 2 or more hexagonal faces.

fulling mill fulling mills n
Walkmühle
A water mill used for fulling cloth.

fullness /ˈfʊlnəs/ fullnesses n
Fülle Vollsein Vollständigkeit
Being full; completeness.
Erfülltheit Erfüllung
(figurative) The degree to which fate has become known.
Füllungsausmaß Füllungsgrad Füllungsstufe Füllungszustand
(bodybuilding) : A measure of the degree to which a muscle has increased in size parallel to the axis of its contraction. A full muscle fills more of the space along the part of the body where it is connected.

fullness of time /ˈfʊlnəs əv ˈtaɪm/ n
Fülle der Zeit
The time which is appropriate for something; a time that is not too soon.

fullwidth adj
vollbreit
(computing, typography) Of a text character, occupying the space of two alphanumeric characters in a monospace font, or two "normal" text columns.

fully /ˈfʊli/ more fully most fully adv
völlig
(rare) So as to be full (not hungry); to satiation.

fulmar fulmars n
Eissturmvogel
Either of two species of pelagic seabird in the genus Fulmarus, Fulmarus glacialis and F. glacialoides, which breed on cliffs.

fulminant adj
fulminant
(especially, _, medicine) Appearing quickly and with destructive effects.

fulminating silver fulminating silvers n
Knallsilber

fulminic acid n
Fulminsäure Knallsäure
(chemistry) Iso-cyanic acid, HCNO, an unstable compound which forms explosive salts

fulsome /ˈfʊlsəm/ fulsomer fulsomest adj
geschmacklos taktlos widerlich übereifrig übertrieben
Offensive to good taste, tactless, overzealous, excessive.
anbiedernd schmeichlerisch überschwänglich
Excessively flattering (connoting insincerity).
ausgiebig reichhaltig reichlich uneingeschränkt weitschweifig überreichlich
Marked by fullness; abundant, copious.
entwickelt gereift reif vollentwickelt
Fully developed; mature.

fumarole fumaroles n
Fumarole
An opening in the ground that emits steam and gases due to volcanic activity.

fumble /ˈfʌmbəl/ fumbles n
Fumble
(sports, American football, Canadian football) A ball etc. that has been dropped by accident.

fumble /ˈfʌmbəl/ v
fummeln
(transitive, intransitive) To handle nervously or awkwardly.
patzen
(transitive, intransitive, sports) To drop a ball or a baton etc. by accident.

fume /fjuːm/ fumes n
Qualm Rauch
A gas or vapour/vapor that is strong-smelling or dangerous to inhale.

fume /fjuːm/ v
qualmen rauchen
(transitive) To expose (something) to fumes; specifically, to expose wood, etc., to ammonia in order to produce dark tints.
schäumen
(intransitive, figuratively) To express or feel great anger.

fume hood fume hoods n
Abzug
(chemistry) A ventilated compartment in which chemical procedures may be undertaken without the escape of noxious fumes into the local environment.

fumitory fumitories n
Erdrauch
Any plant of the taxonomic genus Fumaria of annual herbaceous flowering plants in the family Papaveraceae, native to temperate Europe and Asia.

fun /fʊn/ /fʌn/ funner funnest more fun most fun adj
lustig spaßig Spaß
(informal) Enjoyable or amusing.

fun /fʊn/ /fʌn/ n
Spaß Amüsement Vergnügen
Amusement, enjoyment or pleasure.

fun fact fun facts n
Funfact

fun house fun houses n
Freudenhaus
(euphemistic) A brothel.

funambulate /fjuˈnæm.bjuˌleɪt/ /fjuˈnæm.bjəˌleɪt/ /fjəˈnæm.bjəˌleɪt/ /fjʊˈnæm.bjʊ.leɪt/ v
auf dem Seil tanzen
(intransitive) To walk on ropes; to tightrope-walk.

function /ˈfʌŋ(k)ʃən/ /ˈfʌŋkʃn̩/ /ˈfʌŋkʃən/ [ˈfʌŋkʃn̩] [ˈfʌŋkʃɪ̈n] functions n
Funktion Funktionalität
What something does or is used for.
Funktion Aufgabe
A professional or official position.
Funktion Feier Festveranstaltung
An official or social occasion.
Abhängigkeitsverhältnis Funktion
A relation where one thing is dependent on another for its existence, value, or significance.
Funktion
(mathematics) A relation in which each element of the domain is associated with exactly one element of the codomain.
(computing) A routine that receives zero or more arguments and may return a result.
(chemistry) The characteristic behavior of a chemical compound.
Funktion Zweck
(biology) The physiological activity of an organ or body part.

function /ˈfʌŋ(k)ʃən/ /ˈfʌŋkʃn̩/ /ˈfʌŋkʃən/ [ˈfʌŋkʃn̩] [ˈfʌŋkʃɪ̈n] v
fungieren
(intransitive) To have a function.
funktionieren wirken arbeiten fungieren funzen
(intransitive) To carry out a function; to be in action.

function word function words n
Synsemantikon Synsemantikum
(linguistics) A word that has little meaning when standing alone, but instead serves to express grammatical relationships with other words within a sentence, or specify the attitude or mood of the speaker, such as prepositions, pronouns, auxiliary verbs, or conjunctions.

functional /ˈfʌŋkt͡ʃnəl/ /ˈfʌŋkt͡ʃənəl/ more functional most functional adj
Funktions Gebrauchs funktional funktionell operativ
In good working order.
funktionell Funktions Gebrauchs funktional zweckmäßig
Useful; serving a purpose, fulfilling a function.
funktionell funktional funktions
(computing theory) Having semantics defined purely in terms of mathematical functions, without side-effects.

functional /ˈfʌŋkt͡ʃnəl/ /ˈfʌŋkt͡ʃənəl/ functionals n
Funktional
(mathematics) A function that takes a function as its argument; more precisely, a function whose argument varies in a space of (real or complex valued) functions and whose value belongs to a monodimensional space.

functional analysis n
Funktionalanalysis
(mathematics) The branch of mathematics dealing with infinite-dimensional vector spaces, whose elements are actually functions, as well as generalizations such as Banach spaces and Hilbert spaces.

functional beverage functional beverages n
Funktionsgetränk

functional dependency functional dependencies n
funktionale Abhängigkeit
(database normalization) Given a relation R and two sets of attributes X,Y \subseteq R, a constraint X \rightarrow Y where each X value in R is associated with precisely one Y value in R.

functional group functional groups n
funktionelle Gruppe
(organic chemistry) A specific grouping of elements that is characteristic of a class of compounds, and determines some properties and reactions of that class.

functional load functional loads n
Funktionsbelastung Funktionsleistung funktionale Belastung funktionelle Belastung
Targeted exposure of an implement or organ to stimuli or other straining it is supposed or being tested to tolerate.

functional magnetic resonance imaging n
funktionelle Magnetresonanztomographie
(medicine) A form of magnetic resonance imaging that records the flow of blood to areas of the brain when the patient is undertaking a specific neural activity.

functional programming n
funktionale Programmierung
(programming) Programming in a style that, in lieu of assignment, uses procedure calls to bind variables to values, so that referential transparency is preserved.

functionalism /ˈfʌŋkʃənəlɪzəm/ functionalisms n
Funktionalismus
(architecture) A doctrine, in several fields, that the function of something should be reflected in its design and the materials used in its construction.
(philosophy) The definition of mental states in terms of their causes and effects.
(social science) The idea that social and cultural cohesion are a function of the interdependence and interactions of the institutions of a society.
(psychology) A general school of thought that considers psychological phenomena in terms of their role in adaptation to the person's environment.

functionality functionalities n
Funktionalität
(uncountable) The ability to do a task, performance, or execution; a set of functions that something is able or equipped to perform.

functionary functionaries n
Funktionär Funktionärin
A person employed as an official in a bureaucracy (usually corporate or governmental) who holds limited authority and primarily serves to carry out a simple function for which discretion is not required.

functioning functionings n
Funktionieren
Action of the verb function.
Funktionsweise
Manner by which something functions; the workings.

functor /ˈfʌŋktə/ functors n
Funktor
(category theory) A category homomorphism; a morphism from a source category to a target category which maps objects to objects and arrows to arrows, in such a way as to preserve domains and codomains (of the arrows) as well as composition and identities.

fund /ˈfʌnd/ funds n
Fonds Kapital
A sum or source of money.

fund /ˈfʌnd/ v
finanzieren
(transitive) To pay or provide money for.

fundamental /ˌfʌndəˈmɛntəl/ more fundamental most fundamental adj
fundamental grundlegend grundsätzlich
Related to a foundation, base, or basis; serving as a foundation.

fundamental /ˌfʌndəˈmɛntəl/ fundamentals n
Grundlage
(usually, in the plural) A main or major principle, rule, law, etc. which serves as the foundation or basis of a system; an essential part

fundamental group fundamental groups n
Fundamentalgruppe
(topology) For a specified topological space, the group whose elements are homotopy classes of loops (images of some arbitrary closed interval whose endpoints are both mapped to a designated point) and whose group operation is concatenation.

fundamental interaction fundamental interactions n
fundamentale Wechselwirkung
(physics) any of the fundamental forces that act between elementary particles; each one is associated with an exchanged particle

fundamental theorem fundamental theorems n
Fundamentalsatz Hauptsatz
(chiefly, mathematics) A theorem (or, in non-mathematical fields, a commonly accepted hypothesis) considered to be of central importance to a specified field.

fundamental theorem of arithmetic n
Fundamentalsatz der Arithmetik
(number theory) the theorem that states that every integer greater than one is uniquely expressible as a product of prime numbers, which is called its prime factorization

fundamentalism fundamentalisms n
Fundamentalismus
(religion) The tendency to reduce a religion to its most fundamental tenets, based on strict interpretation of core texts.

fundamentalist fundamentalists n
Fundamentalist Fundamentalistin
One who reduces religion to strict interpretation of core or original texts.

funded /ˈfʌndɪd/ more funded most funded adj
angelegt investierte legte an
Having received financial support; paid for.

fundiform /ˈfʌn.dɪ.fɔːm/ /ˈfʌn.dɪˌfɔɹm/ adj
schleuderförmig

funding /ˈfʌndɪŋ/ fundings n
Finanzierung
Money provided as funds.

fundraiser /ˈfʌnd.ɹeɪ.zə/ /ˈfʌnd.ɹeɪ.zɚ/ fundraisers n
Spendenaktion

fundraising /ˈfʌndˌɹeɪzɪŋ/ fundraisings n
Mittelbeschaffung Fundraising Geldsammelaktion Spendeneinwerbung

funds /fʌndz/ [fəndz] n
Geld Geldmittel
Financial resources.

funeral /ˈfjunəɹəl/ /ˈfjuːnəɹəl/ /ˈfjuːnɹəl/ funerals n
Beerdigung Bestattung Begräbnis
A ceremony to honour and remember a deceased person. Often distinguished from a memorial service by the presence of the body of the deceased.

funeral home funeral homes n
Trauerhalle
A mortuary where the friends and relatives of the deceased may attend a wake, or pay their last respects.
Bestattungshaus Bestattungsinstitut
Business that provides interment and funeral services for the dead.

funeral march funeral marches n
Trauermarsch
(music) A slow march in a "simple duple" meter, often played at funerals.

funerary /ˈfjuːn(ə)ɹəɹi/ adj
Begräbnis- Bestattungs- Grab- Grabes-
Of or relating to a funeral.

funereal /fjuːˈnɪəɹɪ.əl/ more funereal most funereal adj
Beisetzung
Of or relating to a funeral.

fungibility fungibilities n
Fungibilität Vertretbarkeit
The property of a good or a commodity whereby individual units are capable of mutual substitution.

fungible /ˈfʌndʒɪbl/ /ˈfʌndʒɪbəl/ more fungible most fungible adj
fungibel vertretbar
(finance, and, commerce) Able to be substituted for something of equal value or utility.

fungicide /ˈfʌnd͡ʒɪsaɪd/ /ˈfʌŋɡɪsaɪd/ fungicides n
Fungizid
A substance used to kill fungus

fungus /ˈfʌŋ.ɡəs/ fungi funguses n
Pilz
(mycology) Any member of the kingdom Fungi; a eukaryotic organism typically having chitin cell walls but no chlorophyll or plastids. Fungi may be unicellular or multicellular.

funicular funiculars n
Standseilbahn
A particular type of rail transit system which ascends a steep urban or mountain incline, having usually two cars sharing a single track, with the cars linked by a moving cable and an arrangement of pulleys such that the descending car assists in the hoisting of the ascending car, i.e. the two cars serve as counterweights for each other.

funk /fʌŋk/ funks n
Geruch Gestank Mief Muff
(countable) Foul or unpleasant smell, especially body odor.
Niedergeschlagenheit bedrückte Stimmung depressive Stimmung
(countable) Mental depression.
Funk
(uncountable, music genre) A style of music derived from 1960s soul music, with elements of rock and other styles, characterized by a prominent bass guitar, dance-friendly sound, a strong emphasis on the downbeat, and much syncopation.
Angst Bammel Schiss
(uncountable) A state of fear or panic, especially cowardly.

funk /fʌŋk/ v
erschrecken fürchten kneifen sich drücken zurückschrecken
(ambitransitive) To shrink from, or avoid something because of fear.

funnel /ˈfʌnəl/ funnels n
Trichter
A utensil in the shape of an inverted hollow cone terminating in a narrow pipe, for channeling liquids or granular material; typically used when transferring said substances from any container into ones with a significantly smaller opening.

funnel /ˈfʌnəl/ v
eintrichtern trichtern
(intransitive) To proceed through a narrow gap or passageway akin to a funnel; to condense or narrow.
schleusen
(transitive) To channel, direct, or focus (emotions, money, resources, etc.).

funnel cake funnel cakes n
Strauben
(US) A specialty food made from deep-fried batter and originally associated with the Pennsylvania Dutch region of the United States.

funny /ˈfʊnɪ/ /ˈfʌni/ /ˈfʌnɪ/ funnier funniest adj
lustig komisch
Amusing; humorous; comical. [from mid-18th c.]
komisch seltsam eigenartig merkwürdig
Strange or unusual, often implying unpleasant. [from early 19th c.]

funny bone /ˈfʌn.i boʊn/ /ˈfʌn.i bəʊn/ funny bones n
Musikantenknochen
(idiomatic) The ulnar nerve in the elbow, which, when hit, causes a tingly sensation. [from the 19th c.]

fur /fɜː(ɹ)/ /fɝ/ /fʌr/ furs n
Pelz Fell Behaarung
(uncountable) The hairy coat of various mammal species, especially when fine, soft and thick.
Pelz
(uncountable) The hairy skins of animals used as a material for clothing.
(countable) An animal pelt used to make, trim or line clothing.
(uncountable) A coating, lining resembling fur in function and/or appearance.

fur coat fur coats n
Pelzmantel Pelz
An outer garment for the upper body made of furry animal hides.

fur seal fur seals n
Seebär
A marine mammal of either of the genera Arctocephalus or Callorhinus of the eared seal family Otariidae, differing from the sea lions in having dense underfur.

fur trade n
Pelzhandel
the business of buying and selling animal skins and pelts.

furan /ˈfjʊəɹæn/ furans n
Furan
(organic compound) Any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds containing a ring of four carbon atoms, two double bonds and an oxygen atom; especially the simplest one, C4H4O.

furbish v
aufpolieren aufputzen blank polieren blank wienern
To polish or burnish.
instand setzen neu ausstatten neu einrichten renovieren
To renovate or recondition.

furcation furcations n
Gabelung Verzweigung
The act or process of furcating; a forking or branching out.

furious /ˈfjɝ.i.əs/ /ˈfjʊə.ɹɪəs/ /ˈfjʊɹ.i.əs/ more furious most furious adj
furios
wütend erbost
Rushing with impetuosity; moving with violence.

furl /fɜːl/ /fɝl/ v
aufrollen bergen einrollen
(transitive) To lower, roll up and secure (something, such as a sail or flag)

furlough /ˈfɜː(ɹ).ləʊ/ /ˈfɝ.loʊ/ furloughs n
Urlaub Hafturlaub Ausgang Freigang
A leave of absence or vacation.
Kurzarbeit Zwangsurlaub unbezahlter Zwangsurlaub
A period of unpaid time off, used by an employer to reduce costs.

furlough /ˈfɜː(ɹ).ləʊ/ /ˈfɝ.loʊ/ v
beurlauben
(transitive) To grant a furlough to (someone).
zwangsbeurlauben
(transitive) To have (an employee) not work in order to reduce costs; to send (someone) on furlough.

furnace /ˈfɜːnɪs/ /ˈfɝnɪs/ furnaces n
Ofen Schmelzofen Hochofen
An industrial heating device, such as for smelting metal or firing ceramics.
Ofen Heizung
(US, Canada) A device that provides heat for a building.

furnish /ˈfɜːnɪʃ/ /ˈfɝnɪʃ/ v
möblieren einrichten
(transitive) To provide a place with furniture, or other equipment.
ausrüsten
(transitive, figuratively) To supply or give (something).
(transitive, figuratively) To supply (somebody) with something.

furnished /ˈfɜːnɪʃt/ /ˈfɝnɪʃt/ adj
möbliert
supplied with furniture

furnishings n
Ausstattung Einrichtung
The objects, other than furniture, that occupy an interior space.

furniture /ˈfɜːnɪtʃə/ /ˈfɝnɪt͡ʃɚ/ furnitures n
Möbel Möbelstück Mobiliar Einrichtung Möblierung Ausrüstung
(now usually, _, uncountable) Large movable item(s), usually in a room, which enhance(s) the room's characteristics, functionally or decoratively.
Beschirrung Geschirr Gurtgeschirr Pferdegeschirr Prunkgeschirr Zaumzeug
The harness, trappings etc. of a horse, hawk, or other animal.
Beschlag Beschläge
Fittings, such as handles, of a door, coffin, or other wooden item.

furrier /ˈfɜɹiəɹ/ /ˈfɜːɹi.ə/ /ˈfʌɹi.ə/ [ˈfɝiɚ] [ˈfɝˑiɚ] furriers n
Kürschner Kürschnerin
A person who sells, makes, repairs, alters, cleans, or otherwise deals in clothing made of fur.

furrow /ˈfɝoʊ/ /ˈfʌɹoʊ/ /ˈfʌɹəʊ/ furrows n
Furche
A trench cut in the soil, as when plowed in order to plant a crop.

furry /ˈfɜːɹi/ /ˈfɝi/ furrier furriest adj
Pelz- pelzig
Covered with fur, or with something resembling fur.

furry /ˈfɜːɹi/ /ˈfɝi/ furries n
Furry
An animal character with human-like characteristics; most commonly refers to such characters created by members of the furry subculture.

fursona /fɜːˈsəʊnə/ /fɝˈsoʊnə/ /fɵːˈsɐʉnɘ/ [fɵːˈsɐʉnɜ] fursonae fursonas n
Fursona
(fandom) An anthropomorphic animal character used to represent oneself online or in furry role-playing.

further /ˈfɜː.ðə/ /ˈfɝ.ðɚ/ adj
weiter ferner
(comparative form of far) More distant; relatively distant.
weiter
More, additional.

further /ˈfɜː.ðə/ /ˈfɝ.ðɚ/ adv
Fortführung Fortsetzung Verfolgung Vollziehung außerdem darüber hinaus
weiter
(comparative form of far) To a greater extent or degree.
des Weiteren ferner im Weiteren zudem zusätzlich überdies
(conjunctive) Also; in addition; furthermore; moreover.

further /ˈfɜː.ðə/ /ˈfɝ.ðɚ/ v
fördern
(transitive) To encourage growth; to support progress or growth of something; to promote.

further education n
Weiterbildung
(UK) Education beyond compulsory schooling, not including university-based higher education.

furthermore /ˈfɜː(ɹ).ðə(ɹ)ˌmɔː(ɹ)/ /ˈfɝ.ðɚˌmɔɹ/ adv
außerdem darüber hinaus des Weiteren weiterhin
In addition; besides; further; what's more (i.e. to denote additional information).

furtive /ˈfɜːtɪv/ /ˈfɝtɪv/ [-ɾɪv] [ˈfɜːɾɪv] more furtive most furtive adj
verstohlen
Of a thing: done with evasive or guilty secrecy.
heimlich geheim tarnen
Of a person or an animal: sly, stealthy.

fury /ˈfjʊə.ɹi/ /ˈfjʊɚ.i/ /ˈfjʊɹ.i/ furies n
Wut
Extreme anger.
Furie
An angry or malignant person.

fuse /fjuːz/ fuses n
Zündschnur Lunte
A cord that, when lit, conveys the fire to some explosive device.
Sicherung
(electrical engineering) A device to prevent excessive overcurrent from overload or short circuit in an electrical circuit, containing a component that melts and interrupts the current when too high a load is passed through it.
Zünder
(manufacturing, mining, military) The mechanism that ignites the charge in an explosive device; a detonator.

fuse /fjuːz/ v
verschmelzen
(transitive) To melt together; to blend; to mix indistinguishably.
absichern
(transitive, electricity) To furnish with or install a fuse to protect a circuit against overcurrent.

fusebox fuseboxes n
Sicherungskasten
A small distribution board containing the fuses or circuit breakers for a domestic electricity power supply.

fuselage /ˈfjuːsəˌlɑːʒ/ /ˈfjuːzəˌlɑːʒ/ fuselages n
Flugzeugrumpf Rumpf
(aeronautical) The main body of an aerospace vehicle; the long central structure of an aircraft to which the wings (or rotors), tail, and engines are attached, and which accommodates crew and cargo.

fusil /ˈfjuːzɪl/ fusils n
Spindel Wecke
(heraldiccharge) A bearing of a rhomboidal figure, originally representing a spindle in shape, longer than a heraldic lozenge.
Gewehr
(now, historical) A light flintlock musket or firelock.

fusilier /ˌfjuːzɪˈlɪə/ fusiliers n
Füsilier
An infantryman armed with a form of flintlock musket

fusillade /ˈfjuːsɪˌleɪd/ fusillades n
Gewehrfeuer Geschützsalve Salve Schusswechsel
The simultaneous firing of a number of firearms.

fusilli /ˌfuːˈsiːli/ /ˌfuːˈziːli/ n
Fusilli Spirelli
Pasta in the shape of short spirals.

fusion /ˈfjuː.ʒən/ fusions n
Schmelzen
The act of melting or liquefying something by heating it.
Verschmelzen Fusion
(fiction) The act of two characters merging into one, typically more powerful, being; or the merged being itself.

fusion center fusion centers n
Fusion Center

fusion reactor fusion reactors n
Fusionsreaktor
(theoretically), a thermonuclear reactor that relies on the controlled fusion of light elements into heavier elements, with the attendant release of enormous amounts of energy. In practice, satisfactory results have not yet been achieved.

fuss /fʌs/ fusses n
Aufstand Gehabe Lärm Trubel Wirbel
(countable, or, uncountable) Excessive activity, worry, bother, or talk about something.
Geschrei Theater Wirbel
A complaint or noise; a scene.
ein Fass aufmachen
An exhibition of affection or admiration.

fuss /fʌs/ v
fummeln
(intransitive) To fiddle; fidget; wiggle, or adjust
verrückt sein (nach)
(intransitive, with over) To show affection for, especially animals.
streicheln
(transitive) To pet.

fussbudget /ˈfʌsˌbʌd͡ʒɪt/ fussbudgets n
Meckerer Meckerfritze Meckerliese Nörgler Querulant
(colloquial, derogatory, North America) One who complains or fusses a great deal, especially about unimportant matters; a fusspot.

fussy /ˈfʌ.si/ fussier fussiest adj
pingelig aufgeregt betulich eigen etepetete geschäftig
Anxious or particular about petty details; hard to please.
heikel quengelig unruhig wählerisch zimperlich
Having a tendency to fuss, cry, or be bad-tempered/ill-tempered (especially of babies).

fustanella fustanellas n
Fustanella
A form of skirt or kilt traditionally worn by men in Albania, Greece and other parts of the Balkans.

fustian /ˈfʌs.tɪ.ən/ /ˈfʌs.tʃən/ /ˈfʌs.t͡ʃən/ fustians n
Barchent
Originally, a kind of coarse fabric made from cotton and flax; now, a kind of coarse twilled cotton, or cotton and linen, stuff with a short pile and often dyed a dull colour, which is chiefly prepared for menswear.

fustic /ˈfʌstɪk/ fustics n
Perückenstrauch
A European tree, Eurasian smoketree (Cotinus coggygria), whose wood produces an orange dye.

fusty /fʌsti/ fustier fustiest adj
modrig muffig
Moldy or musty.
muffig
Stale-smelling or stuffy.
veraltet verstaubt
(figuratively, by extension) Old-fashioned, refusing to change or update.

futile /ˈfju.taɪ.əl/ /ˈfju.taɪl/ /ˈfju.təl/ /ˈfjuː.taɪl/ more futile most futile adj
vergeblich sinnlos
Incapable of producing results, useless; doomed not to be successful; not worth attempting.

futility futilities n
Vergeblichkeit Sinnlosigkeit
(uncountable) The quality of being futile or useless.

futon /ˈfutɑn/ /ˈfuːtɒn/ futon futons n
Futon
A thin mattress of tufted cotton or similar material, placed on a floor or on a raised, foldable frame as a bed.
A round cushion used for Zen meditation, traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves.
A specific kind of sofa-bed, with a fixed cushion that forms a mattress when folded down and a sofa when folded up.

futsal n
Futsal
A form of soccer played indoors, with five players per team.

futtock /ˈfʌtək/ [ˈfəɾək] futtocks n
Auflanger Rippe Sitzer Spant Speiche
(nautical) Any of the curved rib-like timbers that form the frame of a wooden ship.

futtock plate futtock plates n
Püttingsplatte
(nautical) A plate (usually metal) attached horizontally near the top of the lower mast of a square rigged ship in order to secure the topmast. Rigging runs both upwards (topmast rigging) and downwards (futtock shrouds) to maintain stability.

futtock shroud futtock shrouds n
Püttingswant
(nautical) Any of a set of ropes, wires or chains that brace the futtock plate from a band on the lower mast.

future /ˈfjuː.t͡ʃə(ɹ)/ adj
zukünftig künftig
Having to do with or occurring in the future.

future /ˈfjuː.t͡ʃə(ɹ)/ futures n
Zukunft zukünftig
The time ahead; those moments yet to be experienced.
Zukunft Futur
Something that will happen in moments yet to come.
Future
Goodness in what is yet to come. Something to look forward to.

future bass n
Future-Bass
A genre of electronic dance music which mixes elements of dubstep and trap with less abrasive rhythms.

future house n
Future House

future perfect future perfects futures perfect n
Futur II
(grammar) A tense that expresses action completed at some time in the future; in English it is formed by use of will have (or shall have) and a past participle

future tense future tenses n
Futur
(grammar) The tense or time form of a verb used to refer to an event or occurrence that has not yet happened or is expected to happen in the future.

futures contract futures contracts n
Future Futures-Kontrakt Terminkontrakt
(finance) A standardized contract, traded on a futures exchange, to buy or sell a standardized quantity of a specified commodity (or financial instrument) of standardized quality at a certain date in the future, at a stated price (the futures price).

futurism /ˈfjuːt͡ʃəɹɪzəm/ futurisms n
Futurismus
(art) An early 20th century avant-garde art movement focused on speed, the mechanical, and the modern, which took a deeply antagonistic attitude to traditional artistic conventions.

futurist more futurist most futurist adj
futuristisch
In the style of futurism.

futurist futurists n
Futurist Futuristin
(arts) An adherent to the principles of the artistic movement of futurism.

futurologist futurologists n
Futurologe Futurologin
A person who practices futurology.

futurology futurologies n
Futurologie Zukunftsforschung Futuristik
The scientific forecasting of future trends in science, technology or society

fuzzy /ˈfʌzi/ fuzzier fuzziest adj
flauschig fusselig
Covered with fuzz or a large number of tiny loose fibres like a carpet or many stuffed animals
ungenau vage
Vague or imprecise.
unscharf diffus verschwommen
Not clear; unfocused.

fuzzy logic fuzzy logics n
Fuzzylogik
(mathematics) A form of reasoning, derived from fuzzy set theory, whereby a truth value need not be exactly zero (false) or one (true), but rather can be zero, one, or any value in between.

fyke fykes n
Reuse Sacknetz
(fishing) A type of fish-trap consisting of tubular nets that are supported by hoops.

fynbos n
Fynbos
(botany) Vegetation unique to the Cape Floral Kingdom, made up chiefly of Proteaceae, restios, and Ericaceae.

féerie /ˈfeɪəɹi/ /ˈfɛəɹi/ féeries n
Feerie

gab /ɡæb/ gabs n
Gequassel Geschwätz
Idle chatter.

gab /ɡæb/ v
quasseln schwatzen
(intransitive) To talk or chatter a lot, usually on trivial subjects.

gabapentin /ˈɡæb.əˌpɛn.tɪn/ n
Gabapentin

gabardine /ˈɡæbəˌdiːn/ /ˈɡæbɚˌdin/ gabardines n
Gabardine
(uncountable, countable) A type of woolen cloth with a diagonal ribbed texture on one side.

gabbro /ˈɡabɹəʊ/ gabbros n
Gabbro
(rock) Originally, a kind of serpentine; now generally a coarsely crystalline, igneous rock consisting of lamellar pyroxene and labradorite.

gabby /ˈɡæb.i/ gabbier gabbiest adj
geschwätzig
(informal) Inclined to talk too much, especially about trivia.

gable /ˈɡeɪ.bəl/ gables n
Giebel
(architectural element) The triangular area at the peak of an external wall adjacent to, and terminating, two sloped roof surfaces (pitches).

gable end gable ends n
Stirnseite
(architecture) The side of a building which is topped by a gable

gable roof gable roofs n
Satteldach
(roofing) A single-ridge roof that terminates at gable ends.

gadfly /ˈɡædflaɪ/ /ˈɡædˌflaɪ/ gadflies n
Querulant Quälgeist Störenfried
(specifically) A person who upsets the status quo by posing novel or upsetting questions, or attempts to stimulate innovation by being an irritant.
A person or thing that irritates or instigates.

gadget /ɡædʒɪt/ /ɡæd͡ʒət/ gadgets n
Apparat Gadget Gerät
Any device or machine, especially one whose name cannot be recalled. Often either clever or complicated.

gadolinium /ˌɡæd.əˈlɪn.i.əm/ gadoliniums n
Gadolinium
A chemical element (symbol Gd) with atomic number 64: a ductile silvery-white metal.

gadwall gadwalls n
Schnatterente
A common, widespread dabbling duck which breeds in the northern hemisphere (Mareca strepera, syn. Anas strepera).

gaff /ɡæf/ gaffs n
Fischhaken
A tool consisting of a large metal hook with a handle or pole, especially the one used to pull large fish aboard a boat.

gaffe /ɡæf/ gaffes n
Ausrutscher Fauxpas Patzer
A foolish and embarrassing error, especially one made in public.

gaffer /ɡæfə/ /ɡæfɚ/ gaffers n
Oberbeleuchter
(film) A chief lighting technician for a motion-picture or television production.

gaffsail /ˈɡæf.seɪl/ gaffsails n
Gaffelsegel
(nautical) A topsail above the uppermost or only spanker.

gag /ɡæɡ/ gags n
Knebel
A device to restrain speech, such as a rag in the mouth secured with tape or a rubber ball threaded onto a cord or strap.
Maulkorberlass
(legal) An order or rule forbidding discussion of a case or subject.
Gag Witz
A joke or other mischievous prank.

gag /ɡæɡ/ v
würgen
(intransitive) To experience the vomiting reflex.
knebeln mundtot machen
(ambitransitive, slang, LGBT) To astonish (someone); (to cause someone) to be at a loss for words; to leave speechless; to be left speechless.

gag order gag orders n
Maulkorberlass Redeverbot
(legal) An order issued by a court prohibiting specified persons from discussing a case outside limitations set by the court.
Maulkorb Redeverbot
(informal) Any directive from a person in authority prohibiting another person from speaking about a certain thing.

gaga /ˈɡɑːɡɑː/ more gaga most gaga adj
senil tüdelig
(informal) Mentally senile.
bekloppt gaga plemplem verrückt
(informal) Crazy.
verknallt
(informal) Infatuated.

gahnite gahnites n
Gahnit
(mineral) A rare mineral ZnAl2O4 in the spinel group.

gaiety /ˈɡeɪ.ə.ti/ /ˈɡeɪ.ɪ.ti/ gaieties n
Frohsinn Glücklichsein
(dated, uncountable) The state of being happy or merry.

gain /ɡeɪn/ gains n
Gewinn Ertrag Ausbeute Gewinnen Zugewinn Zugewinnen
The act of gaining; acquisition.
Verstärkung
(electronics) The factor by which a signal is multiplied.

gain /ɡeɪn/ v
gewinnen
(transitive) To acquire possession of.

gain ground v
Boden gewinnen an Boden gewinnen
To make progress or obtain advantage; to gain traction.

gainsay /ɡeɪnˈseɪ/ /ˈɡeɪnˌseɪ/ v
leugnen widersprechen
(transitive, formal) To say something in contradiction to.

gait /ɡeɪt/ gaits n
Gangart Gang
Manner of walking or stepping; bearing or carriage while moving on legs.
Gangart
(horses) One of the different ways in which a horse can move, either naturally or as a result of training.

gaiter /ˈɡeɪ.tə/ /ˈɡeɪ.təɹ/ gaiters n
Gamasche
A covering cloth or leather for the whole leg from the knee to the instep, fitting down upon the shoe.

gaiwan /ɡaɪˈwɑːn/ gaiwan gaiwans n
Gaiwan
A Chinese lidded cup or bowl, used to steep tea, sometimes including a saucer, developed during the Ming dynasty as an improvement upon the (lidless) chawan.

galactagogue /ɡəˈlæk.tə.ɡɑɡ/ /ɡəˈlæk.tə.ɡɒɡ/ galactagogues n
Galaktagogum
A substance that induces lactation.

galactic /ɡəˈlæktɪk/ more galactic most galactic adj
galaktisch
(astronomy, specifically, sometimes capitalized) Relating to the Milky Way galaxy.
astronomisch
(figuratively) Enormous (in size or impact).
[[Milch|Milch-]]
(medicine) Of or pertaining to milk, or the secretion of milk.

galactic center galactic centers n
galaktisches Zentrum

galago /ɡəˈleɪɡəʊ/ galagoes galagos n
Galago
Any of several species of small, nocturnal and arboreal African primates, of the genus Galago, with a catlike head and very large, translucent eyes. [from 19th c.]

galah /ɡəˈlɑː/ galahs n
Rosakakadu
A pink and grey species of cockatoo, Eolophus roseicapilla, native to Australia.

galangal /ɡəˈlæŋɡəl/ galangals n
Galgant
Any of several east Asian plants of genera Alpinia and Kaempferia in the ginger family, used as a spice, but principally Alpinia galanga.

galantamine /ɡəˈlæn.təˌmiːn/ n
Galantamin

galaxy /ˈɡæl.ək.si/ galaxies n
Galaxie Welteninsel Galaxis
(galaxy) Any of the collections of many millions or billions of stars, galactic dust, black holes, etc. existing as independent and coherent systems, of which there are billions in the known universe. [from 19th c.]

galaxy cluster galaxy clusters n
Galaxienhaufen
(astronomy, galaxies) A cluster of hundreds of galaxies.

galaxy group galaxy groups n
Galaxiengruppe

galbanum /ˈɡælbənəm/ galbanums n
Galbanharz
A bitter, aromatic resin or gum, extracted from plants of the genus Ferula, that resembles assafoetida and has been used in incense and in aromatherapy

gale /ɡeɪl/ n
Sturm
(meteorology) A very strong wind, more than a breeze, less than a storm; number 7 through to 9 winds on the 12-step Beaufort scale.
Gagel Gagelstrauch
A shrub, also called sweet gale or bog myrtle (Myrica gale), that grows on moors and fens.

galena /ɡəˈliː.nə/ galenae galenas n
Galenit
(mineral) A mineral, lead sulphide (PbS), mined as an ore for lead. [From circa 1600.]

galeophobia /ɡəˌliəˈfoʊbiə/ n
Selachophobie
The irrational fear of sharks or dogfish.

galette /ɡəˈlɛt/ galettes n
Galette
A type of flat, round cake from France.

galimatias /-ˈmæti.əs/ /ˌɡæləˈmeɪʃi.əs/ n
Gallimathias
nonsense, gobbledygook

gall /ɡɑl/ /ɡɔːl/ galls n
Frechheit Unverfrorenheit
(uncountable) Impudence or brazenness; temerity, chutzpah.
Gallapfel Pflanzengalle Cecidie Galle Zezidie
(plant disease) A blister or tumor-like growth found on the surface of plants, caused by various pathogens, especially the burrowing of insect larvae into the living tissues, such as that of the common oak gall wasp (Cynips quercusfolii).

gall /ɡɑl/ /ɡɔːl/ v
lästigfallen stören wundreiben wundscheuern ärgern
(ergative) To chafe, to rub or subject to friction; to create a sore on the skin.
belästigen schikanieren
(transitive, figurative) To harass, to harry, often with the intent to cause injury.

gall bladder gall bladders n
Gallenblase
(anatomy) A pear-shaped organ that stores bile from the liver, until the body needs it for the digestion and absorption of fats in the duodenum.

gall midge gall midges n
Gallmücke
Any insect of the Cecidomyiidae family, whose larvae damage crops and other plants, creating galls on the stems and other fleshy parts.

gall-nut ink gall-nut inks n
Eisengallustinte Gallustinte

gallant /ɡəˈlænt/ /ɡəˈlɑnt/ /ˈɡælənt/ more gallant most gallant adj
galant
Polite and attentive to ladies; courteous to women; chivalrous.

gallantry gallantries n
Tapferkeit
chivalrous courtliness, especially towards women

gallate gallates n
Gallat
(inorganic chemistry) Any oxoanion of gallium
(chemistry) any salt or ester of gallic acid

galleass /ˈɡæli.æs/ galleasses n
Galeasse
(nautical, historical) A type of rowable vessel of the 16th and 17th centuries, similar to a galley but larger, and normally equipped with sails.

galleon /ˈɡæ.li.ən/ /ˈɡæl.jən/ galleons n
Galeone
A large, three masted, square rigged sailing ship with at least two decks.

gallerist gallerists n
Galerist Galeristin
The owner or operator of an art gallery

gallery /ˈɡæləɹi/ galleries n
Galerie
An institution, building, or room for the exhibition and conservation of works of art.
An establishment that buys, sells, and displays works of art.
The uppermost seating area projecting from the rear or side walls of a theater, concert hall, or auditorium.
A roofed promenade, especially one extending along the wall of a building and supported by arches or columns on the outer side

galley /ˈɡæli/ galleys gallies n
Galeere
(nautical, historical) A long, slender ship propelled primarily by oars, whether having masts and sails or not; usually a rowed warship used in the Mediterranean from the 16th century until the modern era.
Kombüse
(nautical) The cookroom or kitchen and cooking apparatus of a vessel or aircraft; sometimes on merchant vessels called the caboose.

galley proof galley proofs n
Druckfahne Korrekturfahne
(printing) A trial page or proof of continuous text that has not been divided into pages.

galley slave galley slaves n
Galeerensklave
(historical, nautical) A slave who rows in a galley (type of ship).

gallic acid n
Gallussäure
(chemistry) a phenolic carboxylic acid, 3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoic acid, found in galls, tea, the bark of some trees etc; a constituent of tannin

galliform more galliform most galliform adj
galliform hühnerartig
Of or pertaining to a chicken or other member of the order Galliformes.

galliform galliforms n
Hühnervogel hühnerartiger Vogel
Any bird in this order

gallimaufry /ɡa.lɪˈmɔː.fɹi/ gallimaufries n
Gemisch Mischmasch
(dated, countable, uncountable) A hash of various kinds of meats, a ragout.
Sammelsurium
(figuratively) Any absurd medley, an elaborate mishmash

galling more galling most galling adj
ärgerlich
Vexing, humiliating; eliciting indignation or bitterness.

gallium /ˈɡæliəm/ n
Gallium
A chemical element (symbol Ga) with an atomic number of 31; a soft bluish metal.

gallium arsenide n
Galliumarsenid
(inorganic compound) A binary compound of gallium and arsenic, GaAs, used as a semiconductor, especially in light-emitting diodes.

gallium arsenide phosphide gallium arsenide phosphides n
Galliumarsenidphosphid

gallium nitride n
Galliumnitrid
A semiconductor commonly used in blue light-emitting diodes.

gallivant /ˈɡæl.ɪ.vænt/ /ˌɡæl.əˈvænt/ v
herumbummeln herumstreunen
(intransitive) To roam about for pleasure without any definite plan.
flirten schäkern
(intransitive, obsolete) To flirt, to romance.

gallize /ˈɡælaɪz/ v
gallisieren
(transitive, winemaking, dated) To add sugar and water to (unfermented grape juice) so as to increase the quantity of wine produced.

gallnut gallnuts n
Gallapfel
A gall on a tree, caused by insects, that resembles a nut.

gallon /ˈɡælən/ gallons n
Gallone
A unit of volume, equivalent to eight pints
(US) one-eighth of a U.S. bushel or approximately 4.405 liters for dry goods (a "U.S. dry gallon").

gallop /ˈɡæləp/ gallops n
Galopp
The fastest gait of a horse, a two-beat stride during which all four legs are off the ground simultaneously.

gallop /ˈɡæləp/ v
galoppieren
(intransitive) To ride at a galloping pace.

gallows /ˈɡæloʊz/ /ˈɡæləs/ /ˈɡæləʊz/ gallows gallowses n
Galgen
Wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging. [from 1300s]

gallows bird gallows birds n
Galgenvogel
(archaic) A person who deserves, or is likely, to be hanged.

gallows humor n
Galgenhumor grünes Lachen
(American spelling, idiomatic) Comedy that still manages to be funny in the face of, and in response to, a tragic or hopeless situation.

gallstone gallstones n
Gallenstein

galoot /ɡəˈluːt/ galoots n
Dummkopf Steinzeitmensch Tölpel
(derogatory) A clumsy or uncouth person.

galore /ɡəˈlo(ː)ɹ/ /ɡəˈloə/ /ɡəˈloː/ /ɡəˈlɔɹ/ /ɡəˈlɔː/ adj
im Überfluss
(postpositive) In abundance. [from late 17th c.]

galosh /ɡəˈlɒʃ/ galoshes n
Galosche Überschuh Gamasche
(British) A waterproof overshoe used to provide protection from rain or snow.

galvanic /ɡælˈvænɪk/ more galvanic most galvanic adj
galvanisch
Of or pertaining to galvanism; electric.

galvanised adj
verzinkt
(British spelling) Of metal, coated with zinc as a form of protection against rust.
elektrisiert galvanisiert
(obsolete) Having been subjected to galvanism; electrified.

galvanization galvanizations n
Galvanisierung
The act or process of galvanizing.

galvanize /ˈɡælvənaɪ̯z/ v
galvanisieren
(chemistry) To coat with a thin layer of metal by electrochemical means.
verzinken
To coat with rust-resistant zinc.
aufrütteln aufschrecken beleben einen Impuls setzen wachrütteln
(figurative) To shock or stimulate into sudden activity, as if by electric shock.

galvanoplasty n
Galvanoplastik
The process of galvanizing, of coating with a thin layer of metal by electrochemical means.

gambist gambists n
Gambist Gambistin

gambit /ˈɡæmbɪt/ gambits n
Gambit
(chess) An opening in chess in which a minor piece or a pawn is sacrificed to gain an advantage.

gamble /ˈɡæm.bəl/ gambles n
Glücksspiel Hazardspiel
A significant risk, undertaken with a potential gain.
Glücksspiel
A risky venture.

gamble /ˈɡæm.bəl/ v
zocken hasardieren riskant spekulieren spielen
To take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome.
zocken spielen wetten
To play risky games, especially casino games, for monetary gain.
Spiel hasardieren setzen wagen
(transitive) To risk (something) for potential gain.

gambler gamblers n
Glücksspieler Glücksspielerin
One who plays at a game of chance, who gambles.
Hasardeur Hasardeurin
One who takes significant risks.

gambling /ˈɡæm.blɪŋ/ /ˈɡæm.bl̩.ɪŋ/ gamblings n
Glücksspiel
An activity characterised by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance, usually with money wagered on the outcome.

gamboge /-ˈboʊʒ/ /-ˈbəʊʒ/ /ɡæmˈbuʒ/ /ɡæmˈbuːʒ/ gamboges n
Gamboge Gummigutt Gummigutta Gutti
The resin of the gamboge tree; a preparation of the resin used as a pigment or for medicinal purposes. [from early 18th c.]

gambol /ˈɡæm.bəl/ gambols n
Tollerei
An instance of running or skipping about playfully.
An instance of more general frisking or frolicking.

gambol /ˈɡæm.bəl/ v
herumtollen herumhüpfen herumspringen
(intransitive) To move about playfully; to frolic.

game /ɡeɪm/ gamer gamest adj
bereit dabei
(colloquial) Willing and able to participate.

game /ɡeɪm/ games n
Computerspiel Videospiel
(countable) Ellipsis of video game.
Spiel
A playful activity that may be unstructured; an amusement or pastime.
(countable) A particular instance of playing a game.
Wild
(uncountable) Wild animals hunted for food.

game /ɡeɪm/ v
zocken
(intransitive) To play card games, board games, or video games.

game of chance games of chance n
Glücksspiel
(games, probability) A game in which the outcome is at least partly determined by random variables rather than strictly by strategy.

game of chicken games of chicken n
Feiglingsspiel
A game or dare in which the loser is the person who yields first.

game over /ˌɡeɪm ˈoʊ.vɚ/ /ˌɡeɪm ˈəʊ.və(ɹ)/ phraseologicalUnit
Game over
(video games) A message signaling that the game has ended, usually because the player failed (for example by losing all of their lives) but sometimes following successful completion of the game.

game piece game pieces n
Figur Spielfigur
A hand-held object representing a player or some other entity in a board game.

game point game points n
Spielball

game show game shows n
Spielshow
(games, broadcasting) A radio or television program that involves members of the public or celebrities, whether as individuals or as part of a team, playing a game, especially one involving the answering of quiz questions, for cash or prizes.

game theory n
Spieltheorie
(mathematics, economics) A branch of applied mathematics that studies strategic situations in which individuals or organisations choose various actions in an attempt to maximize their returns.

game, set, match phraseologicalUnit
Spiel, Satz und Sieg
(sport, tennis) Victory at the conclusion of a tennis match.

game-theoretical adj
spieltheoretisch
(mathematics, economics) Of, relating to, or defined in terms of game theory.

gamebook gamebooks n
Spielbuch

gamecock gamecocks n
Kampfhahn
A rooster used in cockfighting.

gamekeeper gamekeepers n
Wildhüter Wildhüterin
A person employed to maintain the game for hunting and all associated materials and effects. Often shortened to keeper.

gamepad /ˈɡeɪm.pæd/ gamepads n
Controller
(video games) A type of game controller held in both hands and controlled with the thumbs.

gameplay /ˈɡeɪmˌpleɪ/ gameplays n
Spielablauf
The totality of player experiences during a game, such as the gaming environment and the competitive interaction with other players; often with reference to a video game or a board game.

gamer /ˈɡeɪmə/ /ˈɡeɪmɚ/ gamers n
Gamer Spieler Spielerin
A person who plays any kind of game.
A person whose hobby is video games.

gamete /ˈɡæmiːt/ gametes n
Gamet Geschlechtszellen
(cytology) A reproductive cell (sperm in males or eggs in females), having only half of a complete set of chromosomes.

gamey /ˈɡeɪmi/ more gamey most gamey adj
Wild-
Having the smell, taste and texture of game meat.
gewagt
Plucky, spirited or gritty.
Risque, sordid or sexually suggestive.

gamification gamifications n
Gamification Gamifikation Gamifizierung Spielifikation
The use of gameplay mechanics for non-game applications (as for example making work less onerous, incentivization, or pedagogy).

gamify v
gamifizieren
(transitive) To convert into the form of a game.

gamin /ˈɡæmɪn/ gamins n
Straßenjunge
(dated, also, attributively) A homeless boy; a male street urchin; also (more generally) , a cheeky, street-smart boy.

gaming machine gaming machines n
Spielautomat
A slot machine for the purpose of playing video games.

gamma /ˈɡæ.mə/ gammas n
Gamma
The third letter of the Greek alphabet (Γ, γ), preceded by beta (Β, β) and followed by delta, (Δ, δ).

gamma correction n
Gammakorrektur
(computer graphics) A nonlinear operation used to encode and decode luminance or tristimulus values in video or still image systems.

gamma function gamma functions n
Gammafunktion
(analysis) A meromorphic function which generalizes the notion of factorial to complex numbers and has singularities at the nonpositive integers; any of certain generalizations or analogues of said function, such as extend the factorial to domains other than the complex numbers.

gamma ray gamma rays n
Gammastrahlung
Very high frequency (and therefore very high energy) electromagnetic radiation emitted as a consequence of radioactivity.

gamma-aminobutyric acid n
4-Aminobutansäure
(biochemistry, physiology) An amino acid found in the nervous systems of vertebrates and acting as an inhibitory neurotransmitter. Abbreviated as GABA.

gamma-hydroxybutyric acid gamma-hydroxybutyric acids n
4-Hydroxybutansäure
(biochemistry) A naturally-occurring biochemical of uncertain function; sometimes used as a recreational drug

gamma-ray burst gamma-ray bursts n
Gammablitz Gammastrahlenblitz
(astronomy) A flash of gamma rays that seem to originate from a random point in the sky; their most likely sources are believed to be supernova explosions of a very massive stars and mergers of neutron stars.

gamut /ˈɡæm.ət/ /ˈɡæm.ɪt/ gamuts n
Skala Palette
A (normally) complete range.
Tonumfang
(music) All the notes in a musical scale.
Farbumfang Gamut
All the colours that can be presented by a device such as a monitor or printer.

ganache /ɡəˈnæʃ/ /ɡəˈnɑːʃ/ ganaches n
Ganache Ganachecreme Pariser Creme

gander /ˈɡæn.də(ɹ)/ ganders n
Gänserich Ganter Ganser
A male goose.
Blick
(informal) A glance, look.

gang /ɡeɪŋ/ /ɡæŋ/ gangs n
Bande Clique Rotte Freundeskreis
A number going in company; a number of friends or persons associated for a particular purpose.
Arbeitsgruppe Arbeitskolonne Arbeitsmannschaft Arbeitstrupp Bande Gang
A criminal group with a common cultural background and identifying features, often associated with a particular section of a city.
Bande Gang
A group of criminals or alleged criminals who band together for mutual protection and profit.
Gang
(now, _, chiefly, dialectal) A going, journey; a course, path, track.

gang rape gang rapes n
Gruppenvergewaltigung
A rape involving more than one perpetrator.

gang war gang wars n
Bandenkrieg
A conflict or feuding between two or more gangs (criminal groups).

gangboard gangboards n
Landungsbrücke Landungssteg Steg
(nautical) A board or plank used as a temporary footbridge between a ship and a dockside or any gap such as scaffolding.

ganglion /ˈɡæŋ.ɡli.ən/ ganglia ganglions n
Ganglion
An encapsulated collection of nerve cell bodies, typically linked by synapses, and often forming a swelling on a nerve fiber.
Kopf
(transferred sense) A centre of intellectual or industrial force, activity, etc.

gangplank gangplanks n
Landungsbrücke Landungssteg Steg
(nautical) A board used as a temporary footbridge between a ship and a dockside.

gangrene /ˈɡaŋˌɡɹiːn/ /ˈɡæŋˌɡɹin/ gangrenes n
Gangrän Brand Wundbrand
The necrosis or rotting of flesh, usually caused by lack of blood supply.

gangster /ˈɡæŋ.stə/ /ˈɡæŋ.stɚ/ gangsteress gangsters n
Gangster Bandit
A member of a criminal or street gang.

gangue /ɡæŋ/ gangues n
Gangart Gang Gangerz
(mining) The earthy waste substances occurring in metallic ore.

ganguro /ˈɡɑːnɡuɹəʊ/ n
Ganguro
A Japanese girl fashion trend involving dyeing the hair and tanning the skin.

gangway interjection
Mach Platz!
(to a crowd) Make way! Clear a path!

gangway gangways n
Landungsbrücke
An articulating bridge or ramp, such as from land to a dock or a ship.
Gangway
A temporary passageway, such as one made of planks.
(nautical) A passage along either side of a ship's upper deck.
(nautical) A passage through the side of a ship or an opening in the railing through which the ship may be boarded.
Durchgang Landungsbrücke
(rare, obsolete, outside, dialects) A clear path through a crowd or a passageway with people.
Gang Gangway
A passageway through a passenger car

ganja /ˈɡæn.dʒə/ /ˈɡɑn.d͡ʒɑ/ /ˈɡɑn.d͡ʒə/ n
Ganja
(India, Singapore, Jamaica) marijuana, as used for smoking.

gannet /ˈɡænɪt/ gannets n
Tölpel Basstölpel
Any of three species of large seabird in the genus Morus, of the family Sulidae. They have black and white bodies and long pointed wings, and hunt for fish by plunge diving and pursuing their prey underwater.

gantry /ˈɡæntɹi/ gantries n
Signalbrücke
A framework of steel bars resting on side supports to bridge over or around something.

gantry crane gantry cranes n
Portalkran Bockkran

gap /ɡæp/ gaps n
Ritz Ritze Spalte
An opening in anything made by breaking or parting.
Lücke Spalt
An opening allowing passage or entrance.

gap of danger gaps of danger n
Schlucht der Gefahr
(usually, with the definite article) a breach, place which is hard to defend; a danger, requiring bravery

gapless /ˈɡæpləs/ adj
lückenlos
Having no gaps

gar /ɡɑɹ/ /ɡɑː/ gars n
Knochenhecht
(especially, US, Canada) Any of several North American fish of the family Lepisosteidae that have long, narrow jaws.

garage /ɡ(ə)ɹæ(d)ʒ/ /ɡ(ə)ˈɹɑ(d)ʒ/ /ˈɡæ.ɹɑː(d)ʒ/ /ˈɡæ.ɹɪdʒ/ garages n
Garage
A building (or section of a building) used to store a car or cars, tools and other miscellaneous items.

garage door garage doors n
Garagentor
The large door on a garage which a car can come in through.

garage sale garage sales n
Garagenverkauf
A sale of used household goods in the driveway or garage of someone's home.

garam masala garam masalas n
Garam Masala
A mixture of spices used in Indian dishes, such as coriander, cumin, cloves, cinnamon, nutmeg, star anise, and chillis.

garbage /ɡɑ(ɹ)ˈbɑːʒ/ /ˈɡɑɹbɪd͡ʒ/ /ˈɡɑːbɪd͡ʒ/ n
Müll Abfall
Useless or disposable material; waste material of any kind.

garbage bag garbage bags n
Müllbeutel
(North American) A plastic bag produced for the disposal of household waste.

garbage can garbage cans n
Mülleimer Mülltonne Abfalleimer Abfallbehälter Papierkorb
(North America) A receptacle, usually roughly cylindrical and wider at the top than at the bottom, which serves as a place to discard waste materials.

garbage chute garbage chutes n
Müllschlucker
A passage where garbage is carried to a receptacle at the bottom of a building.

garbage collection garbage collections n
Müllabfuhr
(North America) A service, generally run by local government, for transporting household garbage to the appropriate facility.
Freispeichersammlung automatische Speicherbereinigung
(programming) An automatic mechanism that frees up resources (such as allocated memory) that are no longer in use.

garbage collector garbage collectors n
Müllwerkerin Müllfrau Müllwerker Müllmann
(US, Canada) A worker who removes refuse.
Garbage Collector
(programming) An algorithm, procedure or thread dedicated to garbage collection: reclaiming resources which are no longer in use.

garbage disposal garbage disposals n
Küchenabfallzerkleinerer
An electric device in a kitchen drain that gets rid of food waste by shredding it to tiny bits that can be washed away.

garbage in, garbage out proverb
GIGO Wer misst, misst Mist.
(computer, information technology, translation studies) If input data are not complete, accurate, and timely, then the resulting output is unreliable and of no useful value.

garbage truck garbage trucks n
Müllwagen Müllauto
(US, Canada) A vehicle for the collection and removal of domestic waste

garbage woman garbage women n
Müllfrau Müllwerkerin
A female garbage collector.

garbanzo /ɡɑɹˈbɑnzoʊ/ garbanzos n
Kichererbse
An edible pulse, Cicer arietinum, of the family Leguminosae or Fabaceae and subfamilies Faboideae or Papilionoideae, with white or purple-blue flowers and small feathery leaves on both sides of the stem and pods containing two to three peas.

garble /ˈɡɑː(ɹ)bəl/ v
verstümmeln
To pick out such parts (of a text) as may serve a purpose; to mutilate; to pervert.

garbologist garbologists n
Garbologe Garbologin
One who examines refuse using archaeological techniques.

garbology n
Garbologie
The anthropological study of society through refuse.

garden /-n̩/ /ˈɡɑɹdən/ /ˈɡɑːdən/ gardens n
Garten
An outdoor area containing one or more types of plants, usually plants grown for food or ornamental purposes.
(in the plural) Such an ornamental place to which the public have access.
Garten Vorgarten
(Britain, Ireland, Appalachia) The grounds at the front or back of a house.
Gestrüpp
(slang) Pubic hair or the genitalia it masks.

garden /-n̩/ /ˈɡɑɹdən/ /ˈɡɑːdən/ v
gärtnern
(intransitive, chiefly, North America) To grow plants in a garden; to create or maintain a garden.

garden balsam n
Rühr-mich-nicht-an Springkraut
Impatiens balsamina, an annual flowering plant native to southern Asia.

garden chervil n
Kerbel
The umbelliferous plant Anthriscus cerefolium.

garden city garden cities n
Gartenstadt
(UK, urban studies) Any of several planned, self-contained communities, surrounded by "green belts", containing proportionate areas of residences, industry and agriculture.

garden cress /ˈɡɑːdn̩ kɹɛs/ garden cresses n
Gartenkresse Kresse
(uncountable) The pungent leaves of the plant, used in salads.

garden dormouse garden dormice n
Gartenschläfer
A rodent in the Gliridae (dormouse) family, Eliomys quercinus, native to parts of Europe, especially southern Europe.

garden gnome garden gnomes n
Gartenzwerg
A small statue of a gnome used as a garden ornament.

garden hose garden hoses n
Gartenschlauch
(uncountable) A type of hose used for light residential applications such as watering lawns or gardens, or washing and rinsing passenger vehicles, etc.
(countable) A length of hose as above, usually with a male connector on one end and a female connector on the other end, which can carry water from a hose bib (a water faucet or spigot usually located on an exterior wall of a house or other building) for use on a garden or lawn.

garden leave n
bezahlte Freistellung
(UK) A period of paid leave before termination of employment.

garden variety garden varieties n
Feld-, Wald- und Wiesen- Feld-Wald-und-Wiesen- Wald- und Wiesen-
(idiomatic) An ordinary, standard kind.

garden warbler garden warblers n
Gartengrasmücke
Sylvia borin, a plain, but common warbler, Sylvia borin, that breeds in Europe and western Asia, wintering in sub-Saharan Africa.

gardenburger gardenburgers n
Brätling
A vegetarian imitation hamburger or hamburger patty, usually made of grains and vegetables.

gardener /ˈɡɑɹd.nɚ/ /ˈɡɑɹd.n̩.ɚ/ /ˈɡɑːd.nə/ /ˈɡɑːd.n̩.ə/ gardeners n
Gärtner Gärtnerin
One who gardens; one who grows plants or cultivates a garden.

gardenia /ɡɑɹˈdinjə/ /ɡɑːˈdiːnjə/ gardenias n
Gardenie
Any of various tropical evergreen small trees or shrubs, of the genus Gardenia, having glossy leaves and white flowers.

gardening gardenings n
Gartenbau Gartenarbeit Gärtnerei
The process or action of cultivating the soil, particularly in a garden; the care of a garden; horticulture.

garderobe /ˈɡɑɹdɹoʊb/ /ˈɡɑːdɹəʊb/ garderobes n
Aborterker
(historical) A lavatory, especially in a castle and built into the outer wall, with vent directly over the moat or midden.

garfish garfish garfishes n
Hornhecht
(especially, UK, Ireland) Any fish of the needlefish family Belonidae, with a long narrow body and needle-shaped jaws, especially the European species Belone belone.
Knochenhecht
(especially, US, Canada) Any North or Central American fish of the family Lepisosteidae.

garganey garganeys n
Knäkente
A small dabbling duck, Anas querquedula, that breeds in much of Europe and western Asia, and winters in Africa.

gargantuan /ɡɑɹˈɡæn.t͡ʃu.ən/ more gargantuan most gargantuan adj
gigantisch
Huge; immense; tremendous.

gargle /ˈɡɑɹɡəl/ gargles n
Gurgellösung Gurgelwasser
A liquid used for gargling.

gargle /ˈɡɑɹɡəl/ v
gurgeln
(intransitive) to clean one's mouth by holding water or some other liquid in the back of the mouth and blowing air out from the lungs
(intransitive) to make a sound like the one made while gargling

gargoyle /ˈɡɑɹ.ɡɔɪl/ /ˈɡɑː.ɡɔɪl/ gargoyles n
Wasserspeier
A carved grotesque figure on a spout which conveys water away from the gutters.
Any decorative carved grotesque figure on a building.

garish /ˈɡɛəɹɪʃ/ more garish most garish adj
grell aufdringlich auffallend knallbunt knallig protzig
Overly ostentatious; so colourful as to be in bad taste. [from 1540s]

garland /ˈɡaː.lənd/ /ˈɡɑɹ.lənd/ /ˈɡɑː.lənd/ garlands n
Girlande
A circular or linear decoration, especially one of plaited flowers or leaves, worn on the body or draped as a decoration.

garland chrysanthemum garland chrysanthemums n
Garland-Chrysantheme Kronenwucherblume Salatchrysantheme Speisechrysantheme
An herb eaten in Asia as greens, Glebionis coronaria.

garlic /ˈɡɑɹlɪk/ /ˈɡɑːlɪk/ garlics n
Knoblauch Lauch
A plant, Allium sativum, related to the onion, having a pungent bulb much used in cooking.

garlic bread garlic breads n
Knoblauchbrot
A type of bread topped with garlic, often served with pasta dishes.

garlic chive garlic chives n
Knoblauch-Schnittlauch Knolau Schnittknoblauch
A plant, Allium tuberosum, with long, thin, white-flowering stalks, related to chives.
(in plural) The garlic-flavoured leaves of this plant used as a vegetable in cooking.

garlic mustard n
Knoblauchhederich Knoblauchrauke Läuchel
A woodland herb (Alliaria petiolata) that has a garlic-like aroma, considered highly invasive in New World.

garlic press garlic presses n
Knoblauchpresse
A utensil used to crush garlic

garment /ˈɡɑɹ.mənt/ /ˈɡɑː.mənt/ garments n
Kleidungsstück
A single item of clothing.

garment bag garment bags n
Kleidersack
A bag for transporting garments while they hang on a hanger.

garmon garmons n
Garmon
A kind of smaller Russian button accordion.

garner /ˈɡɑː.nə/ /ˈɡɑːɹ.nɚ/ garners n
Magazin Reservoir Speicher Vorratsraum
A granary; a store of grain.

garner /ˈɡɑː.nə/ /ˈɡɑːɹ.nɚ/ v
aufspeichern
To reap grain, gather it up, and store it in a granary.
einbringen einfahren erwerben
(often, _, figurative) To earn; to get; to accumulate or acquire by some effort or due to some fact
einfahren ernten
(rare) To gather or become gathered; to accumulate or become accumulated; to become stored.

garnet /ˈɡɑː(ɹ).nət/ garnets n
Granat
(mineral) A hard transparent mineral that is often used as gemstones and abrasives.
Granat Granatrot
A dark red color, like that of the gemstone.

garnish /ˈɡɑɹnɪʃ/ /ˈɡɑːnɪʃ/ garnishes n
Garnierung

garnish /ˈɡɑɹnɪʃ/ /ˈɡɑːnɪʃ/ v
garnieren verzieren
To decorate with ornaments; to adorn; to embellish.

garnishment garnishments n
Pfändung Zahlungsverbot an den Drittschuldner
(legal) A judgment that a third party should pay money owing to a defendant directly to a plaintiff.

garniture garnitures n
Garnitur
Something that garnishes; a decoration, adornment or embellishment

garret /ˈɡæɹɪt/ /ˈɡɛɹɪt/ garrets n
Dachwohnung Mansarde
An attic or semi-finished room just beneath the roof of a house.

garret window garret windows n
Dachfenster Dachflächenfenster
(architecture) A skylight that lies along the slope of the roof.

garrison /ˈɡæɹ.ɪ.sən/ /ˈɡɛɹ.ə.sən/ garrisons n
Garnison Standort
A permanent military post.

garrote /ɡəˈɹoʊt/ /ɡəˈɹɒt/ garrotes n
Würgeisen
(historical) An iron collar formerly used in Spain to execute people by strangulation.
Garotte
Something, especially a cord or wire, used for strangulation.

garrulity /ɡəˈɹu.lɪ.ti/ garrulities n
Geschwätzigkeit
The state or characteristic of being garrulous.

garrulous /ˈɡæɹ.jə.ləs/ /ˈɡæɹ.jʊ.ləs/ /ˈɡæɹ.ə.ləs/ /ˈɡæɹ.ʊ.ləs/ /ˈɡɛɹ.jə.ləs/ /ˈɡɛɹ.ə.ləs/ more garrulous most garrulous adj
geschwätzig
Excessively or tiresomely talkative.

garter /ˈɡɑːtə/ /ˈɡɑːɹtɚ/ garters n
Strumpfband Strumpfhalter
A band worn around the leg to hold up a sock or stocking.

garçon /ɡɑː(ɹ)ˈsɒn/ /ɡɑː(ɹ)ˈsɒ̃/ garçons n
Garçon
A male waiter (especially at a French restaurant).

gas /ɡæs/ /ɡæz/ gases gasses n
Blähung Gas
(uncountable) A flammable gaseous hydrocarbon or hydrocarbon mixture used as a fuel, e.g. for cooking, heating, electricity generation or as a fuel in internal combustion engines in vehicles, especially natural gas.
Gas gas
(uncountable, chemistry) Matter in an intermediate state between liquid and plasma that can be contained only if it is fully surrounded by a solid (or in a bubble of liquid, or held together by gravitational pull); it can condense into a liquid, or can (rarely) become a solid directly by deposition.
Benzin
(uncountable, North America, New Zealand) Gasoline, a light derivative of petroleum used as fuel.

gas /ɡæs/ /ɡæz/ v
vergasen
(transitive) To attack or kill with poison gas.
Gas geben
(US) To give a vehicle more fuel in order to accelerate it.
auftanken tanken
(US) To fill (a vehicle's fuel tank) with fuel.

gas centrifuge gas centrifuges n
Gaszentrifuge

gas chamber gas chambers n
Gaskammer Vergasungskeller
A sealed chamber in which people are executed with poison gas.

gas constant gas constants n
Gaskonstante
(physics) a universal constant, R, that appears in the ideal gas law, PV = nRT, derived from two fundamental constants, the Boltzmann constant and Avogadro's number, R = {N_A}k.

gas cylinder gas cylinders n
Gasflasche
A cylindrical vessel capable of containing a compressed gas at high pressure. Sometimes used as the fuel tank for an autogas vehicle.

gas field gas fields n
Erdgasfeld
An area of land or seabed where natural gas can be extracted in commercially viable quantities.

gas giant gas giants n
Gasplanet Gasriese
(astronomy) A large planet composed mostly of gaseous hydrogen and helium, along with methane and ammonia; possibly with a solid core.

gas law gas laws n
Gasgesetz
(chemistry) Any law which relates the pressure, volume, temperature, and amount of gas.

gas main gas mains n
Hauptgasleitung

gas mantle gas mantles n
Glühstrumpf
The incandescent gauze (mantle) surrounding the flame in a gas lamp, which contains rare earths to enhance the light output.

gas mask /ɡæs mæsk/ /ɡæs mɑːsk/ gas masks n
Gasmaske Atemschutzmaske
A covering for the face with a filter to protect the user from poison gas.

gas meter gas meters n
Gaszähler
A meter which measures the amount of gas supplied to a property via a gas main. In rented properties, it may be coin-operated.

gas pipeline gas pipelines n
Gaspipeline Erdgasleitung Gasleitung Gasfernleitung

gas plant gas plants n
Aschwurz Brennender Busch Diptam
A fragrant perennial in the rue family, Dictamnus albus, that gives off so much volatile essential oil that it sometimes can be lit and will burn briefly without harming the plant.

gas pump gas pumps n
Zapfsäule
(North America) A device at a gas station that dispenses gasoline.

gas station gas stations n
Tankstelle Tanke
(North America, New Zealand, Philippines) filling station / petrol station; an establishment which sells gasoline (petrol) and often also diesel

gas tank gas tanks n
Benzintank Tank
(US) A fuel tank for gasoline built into equipment, especially vehicles.

gas turbine gas turbines n
Gasturbine
An internal combustion engine consisting of a compressor, a combustion chamber, and a turbine, where the turbine mechanically powers the compressor.

gas up v
auftanken tanken

gasbag /ˈɡæs.bæɡ/ gasbags n
Gassack
A bag or bladder to hold a reservoir of gas, as in a hot-air balloon.

gasconade /ɡæskəˈneɪd/ gasconades n
Gaskonade
Boastful talk.

gaseous /ˈɡæʃəs/ more gaseous most gaseous adj
gasförmig
Relating to, or existing as gas (matter in an intermediate state between liquid and plasma).
gashaltig kohlensäurehaltig
Of a liquid containing bubbles: gassy.

gash /ɡæʃ/ gashes n
(tiefer) Einschnitt
A deep cut.

gasholder gasholders n
Gasbehälter Gasometer Gasspeicher

gasifier gasifiers n
Vergaser
An apparatus used to perform gasification.

gasify v
vergasen
To convert into gas, or an aeriform fluid, as by the application of heat, or by chemical processes.

gasket /ˈɡæs.kɪt/ gaskets n
Zeising
(sailing) A length of rope or canvas band used for reefing a sail, or holding a stowed sail in place.
Dichtung
(mechanics) Any mechanical seal that serves to fill the space between two objects, generally to prevent leakage between the two objects while under compression.

gaslight /ˈɡæslaɪt/ /ˈɡæsˌlaɪt/ gaslights n
Gaslampe
A lamp which operates by burning piped illuminating gas (or town gas).
Gaslicht
The light produced by the burning gas in such a lamp.

gaslight /ˈɡæslaɪt/ /ˈɡæsˌlaɪt/ v
mit Psychotricks allmählich in den Wahnsinn treiben mit Psychotricks langsam irre machen
(chiefly, transitive) To manipulate someone such that they doubt their own memory, perceptions of reality, or sanity, typically for malevolent#Adjective reasons.

gasoline /ɡæsl̩ˈin/ /ɡæsˈlin/ /ˈɡæs.ə.liːn/ [ɡæsɵˈlin] [ɡæˈsɵlin] gasolines n
Benzin
(uncountable, North America) A flammable liquid consisting of a mixture of refined petroleum hydrocarbons, mainly used as a motor fuel; petrol.

gasp /ɡæsp/ /ɡɑːsp/ gasps n
Keuchen Atemzug Luftholen Prusten Schnaufen
A short, sudden intake of breath.
Zug
(British, slang) : A draw or drag on a cigarette (or gasper).

gasp /ɡæsp/ /ɡɑːsp/ v
keuchen japsen prusten
(intransitive) To breathe quickly or in a labored manner, as after exertion; to respire with heaving of the breast; to pant.

gassy /ˈɡæsi/ gassier gassiest adj
gasförmig
(specifically, of a beverage) Containing dissolved gas (usually carbon dioxide); fizzy.

gastric /ˈɡæstɹɪk/ adj
gastrisch Magen
Of or relating to the stomach.

gastric acid gastric acids n
Magensäure Magensaft
(biochemistry) The acidic secretion of the stomach; mostly hydrochloric acid.

gastritis gastritides n
Gastritis Magenschleimhautentzündung
(pathology) Inflammation of the lining of the stomach, characterised by nausea, loss of appetite, and upper abdominal discomfort or pain.

gastro- /ˈɡæstɹoʊ-/ /ˈɡæstɹəʊ-/ prefix
gastro-
of or relating to the stomach

gastrocnemius /ˌɡæstɹəkˈniːmiəs/ gastrocnemii n
Zwillingswadenmuskel
The muscle at the back of the calf, whose insertion is the Achilles tendon at the heel.

gastroenteritis gastroenterites gastroenteritides n
Gastroenteritis Brechdurchfall Margen-Darm-Grippe
(medicine) Inflammation of the mucous membranes of the stomach and intestine; often caused by an infection.

gastroenterology n
Gastroenterologie
(medicine) The study of the digestive system, from the mouth to the anus; may also include the study of accessory organs: pancreas, liver, gallbladder and bile ducts.

gastrointestinal /ˌɡæstɹoʊɪnˈtɛstɪnəl/ /ˌɡæstɹəʊɪnˈtɛstɪnəl/ adj
Magen-Darm-
Of or pertaining to the stomach and intestines, and thus to digestion.

gastronomy /ɡæˈstɹɒnəmi/ gastronomies n
Gastronomie
The study of the relationship between food and culture.

gastroschisis /ɡæˈstrɑs.kə.səs/ gastroschises n
Gastroschisis

gastrulation gastrulations n
Gastrulation
(embryology, biology) The stage of embryo development at which a gastrula is formed from the blastula by the inward migration of cells.

gasworks gasworks n
Gaswerk
A factory where gas is generated or distributed (whether for industrial consumption or for residential distribution), as:

gate /ɡeɪt/ gates n
Tor
A doorlike structure outside a house.
Doorway, opening, or passage in a fence or wall.
Flugsteig Gate
Passageway (as in an air terminal) where passengers can embark or disembark.

gateau gateaus gateaux n
Torte Kuchen
(mostly, UK) A rich, usually iced, cake.

gatecrash /ˈɡeɪtkɹaʃ/ v
ungebeten erscheinen
To attend a social event without having been invited, or without having paid.

gatecrasher gatecrashers n
Eindringling
(slang) A person who enters some event without a ticket or invitation, either by stealth or by deception.

gatekeeper /ˈɡeɪt.ki.pɚ/ /ˈɡeɪt.kiː.pə/ gatekeepers n
Torwächter Torwächterin Torwächterinnen
A person who guards or monitors passage through a gate.

gatepost gateposts n
Torpfosten

gateway /ˈɡeɪtˌweɪ/ gateways n
Einfahrt Tor Zugang
An entrance capable of being blocked by use of a gate.
Gateway Protokollumsetzer
(digital communications) In wireless internet, an access point with additional software capabilities such as providing NAT and DHCP, which may also provide VPN support, roaming, firewalls, various levels of security, etc.

gateway drug gateway drugs n
Einstiegsdroge
An addictive substance that is seen as relatively harmless by itself, but is believed to encourage the user to experiment with more harmful substances.

gatha gathas n
Gatha
(Buddhism) A poem or mantra, especially one recited mentally as part of meditation or mindfulness practice.

gather /ˈɡæðə/ /ˈɡæðɚ/ v
sammeln versammeln
(architecture) To bring together, or nearer together, in masonry, as for example where the width of a fireplace is rapidly diminished to the width of the flue.

gather dust v
verstauben

gather pace v
an Fahrt gewinnen an Tempo gewinnen
to start to happen more quickly; accelerate

gather up v
versammeln zusammenrufen zusammensammeln zusammensetzen zusammenstellen
(transitive) To gather, assemble or collect, usually into a group or mass.

gatherer gatherers n
Sammler
A person who gathers things.

gathering /ˈɡæð.ə.ɹɪŋ/ /ˈɡæð.ɚ.ɪŋ/ gatherings n
Versammlung Zusammenkunft
A meeting or get-together; a party or social function.
Ansammlung
A group of people or things.

gauche /ɡaʊʃ/ /ɡoʊʃ/ /ɡəʊʃ/ more gauche most gauche adj
linkisch plump unbeholfen
Awkward or lacking in social graces; bumbling.

gaucho /ˈɡaʊt͡ʃoʊ/ gauchoes gauchos n
Gaucho
A cowboy of the South American pampas.

gaudy /ˈɡɑ.di/ /ˈɡɔ.di/ /ˈɡɔː.di/ gaudier gaudiest adj
protzig aufgetakelt aufsehenerregend farbenprächtig grell kitschig
Very showy or ornamented, now especially when excessive, or in a tasteless or vulgar manner.

gauge /ˈɡeɪd͡ʒ/ gauges n
Maß Messgerät Meter
A measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard
Messgerät Meter
Any instrument for ascertaining or regulating the level, state, dimensions or forms of things
Maß
(mathematics, analysis) A semi-norm; a function that assigns a non-negative size to all vectors in a vector space.

gauge /ˈɡeɪd͡ʒ/ v
messen
(transitive) To measure or determine with a gauge; to measure the capacity of.

gauge boson gauge bosons n
Eichboson
(particle) Any of the fundamental particles that carry the fundamental forces of nature.

gauge theory gauge theories n
Eichtheorie
(physics) A type of field theory in which the Lagrangian is invariant under a continuous group of local transformations.

gauging gaugings n
Eichung eichen ergründen

gauleiter /ˈɡaʊlaɪtə/ gauleiters n
Gauleiter Gauleiterin
(historical) An official in charge of a district of Nazi Germany.

gaunt /ɡɑːnt/ /ɡɔːnt/ gaunter gauntest adj
dünn hager knochig mager
Lean, angular, and bony.
abgemagert ausgemergelt
Haggard, drawn, and emaciated.
kahl karg nackt trostlos verlassen öde
Bleak, barren, and desolate.

gauntlet /ˈɡɔːnt.lət/ gauntlets n
Fehdehandschuh Kampfhandschuh Panzerhandschuh
Protective armor for the hands, formerly thrown down as a challenge to combat.
Spießrutenlauf
(archaic) Two parallel rows of attackers who strike at a criminal as punishment.
(figuratively) Any challenging, difficult, or painful ordeal, often one performed for atonement or punishment.
Stulpe
A long glove covering the wrist.

gaur /ɡaʊə/ /ɡaʊəɹ/ gaur gaurs n
Gaur
An Asian species of wild bovine (Bos gaurus), of large size and an untamable disposition.

gauze /ɡɔːz/ gauzes n
Gaze
A thin fabric with a loose, open weave.
Gaze Mullbinde
(medicine) A similar bleached cotton fabric used as a surgical dressing.

gauzy gauzier gauziest adj
gazeartig hauchdünn
Resembling gauze; light, thin, translucent.
(figurative) light; giving the effect of haze

gavel /ˈɡa.vəl/ /ˈɡæ.vəl/ gavels n
Hammer Auktionshammer Richterhammer
A wooden mallet, used by a courtroom judge, or by a committee chairman, struck against a sounding block to quieten those present, or by an auctioneer to accept the highest bid at auction.

gavial /ˈɡeɪ.vi.əl/ gavials n
Gavial Gharial Gangesgavial
The crocodilian Gavialis gangeticus; any species of the family Gavialidae.

gay /ɡeɪ/ gayer gayest adj
homosexuell schwul gay lesbisch Homofürst
(colloquial) Not heterosexual, or not cisgender: homosexual, bisexual, asexual, transgender, etc.
schwul
(loosely, of appearance or behavior) Being in accordance with stereotypes of gay people, especially gay men.
(slang, pejorative) Used to express dislike: lame, uncool, stupid, burdensome, contemptible, generally bad.
fröhlich lustig ausgelassen
(dated) Happy, joyful, and lively.
bunt
(dated) Festive, bright, or colourful.

gay /ɡeɪ/ gays n
Schwuler Gay Homosexueller Homo
(now, _, chiefly, in plural) A homosexual, especially a male homosexual.

gay bar gay bars n
Gay-Bar Schwulenbar
A tavern or similar nightclub whose primary clientele are lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people.

gay man gay men n
Schwuler schwuler
A homosexual man. (This entry is a translation hub.)

gay marriage gay marriages n
Homoehe gleichgeschlechtliche Ehe Homo-Ehe Schwulenehe
Marriage between two people of the same sex.

gay pride n
Gay Pride
A feeling of pride in one's homosexuality; embrace of a positive gay identity and rejection of shame imposed by homophobia.

gay rights n
Lesben- und Schwulenrechte Schwulenrechte
The concept that people of minority sexual orientations such as homosexuality (gay people), are entitled to the same rights and considerations as heterosexuals.

gaydar /ˈɡeɪdɑː/ /ˈɡeɪˌdɑɹ/ gaydars n
Gaydar
(slang) The supposed ability to detect whether or not a person is gay by observing that person's appearance, mannerisms, etc. [from early 1980s]

gaze /ɡeɪz/ /ˈɡæɪz/ v
starren anstarren
(intransitive) To stare intently or earnestly.
anstarren
(transitive, poetic) To stare at.

gazebo /ɡəˈziːboʊ/ /ɡəˈziːbəʊ/ gazeboes gazebos n
Laube Gartenlaube Pavillon Salettl
A belvedere, either a type of summer-house or a roofed, detached porch-like structure, usually in a yard, park or lawn.

gazelle /ɡəˈzɛl/ gazelle gazelles n
Gazelle
An antelope of either of the genera Gazella (mostly native to Africa) or Procapra (native to Asia), capable of running at high speeds for long periods.

gazette /ɡəˈzɛt/ gazettes n
Gazette
A newspaper; a printed sheet published periodically.
Amtsblatt Anzeiger
(law, often, _, capitalized, _, and, _) A official periodical publication published by a government containing legal and state notices, and in some cases, legislations, subsidiary legislations and bills.

gazetteer gazetteers n
Ortslexikon
A geographic dictionary or index.

gazpacho /ɡəsˈpæt͡ʃəʊ/ /ɡəsˈpɑːt͡ʃəʊ/ gazpachos n
Gazpacho
A cold soup of Spanish origin, made with olive oil, vinegar and raw vegetables such as tomatoes, garlic, onion, cucumber and sweet peppers.

gcd gcds n
ggT
(mathematics) Initialism of greatest common divisor.

gear /ɡɪə(ɹ)/ /ɡɪɚ/ gears n
Ausrüstung
(uncountable) Equipment or paraphernalia, especially that used for an athletic endeavor.
Gang
(countable, automotive, cycling) A particular combination or choice of interlocking gears, such that a particular gear ratio is achieved.
Gangschaltung Gang
(countable, automotive) A configuration of the transmission of a motor car so as to achieve a particular ratio of engine to axle torque.
Stoff
(uncountable, slang) Recreational drugs, including steroids.

gear lever gear levers n
Schalthebel Schaltknüppel
(British) The lever used to change gears in a motor car.

gear shift gear shifts n
Gangschaltung
(automotive) That part of a gearbox involved in changing gear, including the lever and the forks attached to it.

gear train gear trains n
Zahnradgetriebe
(mechanical engineering) A system of interconnected gears.

gear wheel /ɡɪə(ɹ) ʍiːl/ /ɡɪɚ ʍil/ gear wheels n
Zahnrad
(mechanics) A wheel with a toothed rim, intended to engage with others, or similar equipment, to form a gear.

gearbox gearboxes n
Getriebe
That part of a car's transmission containing the train of gears, and to which the gear lever is connected.

gearhead gearheads n
Autonarr Technikfreak

gecko /ˈɡɛ.koʊ/ /ˈɡɛ.kəʊ/ geckoes geckos n
Gecko
Any lizard of the family Gekkonidae. They are small, carnivorous, mostly nocturnal animals with large eyes and adhesive toes enabling them to climb on vertical and upside-down surfaces.

gee /ˈd͡ʒiː/ v
hott
(intransitive) Of a horse, pack animal, etc.: to move forward; go faster; or turn in a direction away from the driver, typically to the right.

geek /ɡiːk/ geeks n
Straßenkünstler
(dated) A carnival performer specializing in bizarre and unappetizing behavior.
Freak Spezialist
(colloquial) A person who is intensely interested in a particular field or hobby and often having limited or nonstandard social skills. Often used with an attributive noun.
Freak Geek Spezialist
(colloquial, by extension) An expert in a technical field, particularly one having to do with computers.

geeky /ˈɡiːki/ geekier geekiest adj
dämlich
Resembling or characteristic of a geek.

geez /d͡ʒiːz/ interjection
Jesses jessas
(euphemistic) An exclamation denoting surprise or frustration.

geezer /ˈɡizɚ/ /ˈɡiːzə/ geezers n
Kerl Typ
(informal, chiefly, Britain, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, dated) A male person.
Greis Knacker alte Schachtel
(informal, chiefly, North America, sometimes, mildly, derogatory) An old person, usually a male, typically a cranky old man.

geisha /ˈɡeɪ.ʃə/ geisha geishas n
Geisha
A Japanese female entertainer skilled in various arts such as tea ceremony, dancing, singing and calligraphy.

gel /d͡ʒɛl/ [d͡ʒɛɫ] gels n
Gel
A semi-solid to almost solid colloid of a solid and a liquid, such as jelly, cheese or opal.
Any gel intended for a particular cosmetic use, such as for styling the hair.

gelada /dʒəˈlɑːdə/ geladas n
Dschelada
Any of species Theropithecus gelada of Old World monkeys, distinguished from baboons by the bright patch of skin on their chests.

gelatin /ˈd͡ʒɛlətiːn/ /ˈd͡ʒɛlətɪn/ /ˈd͡ʒɛləʔ.n̩/ gelatins n
Gelatine
A protein derived through partial hydrolysis of the collagen extracted from animal skin, bones, cartilage, ligaments, etc.
An edible jelly made from this material.

gelatinous /dʒəˈlæt.ɪn.əs/ /ˈdʒɛl.ə.tɪn.əs/ more gelatinous most gelatinous adj
gelatineartig gelatinös
Jelly-like.
Gelatine
Of or referring to gelatin.

gelbstoff /ˈɡɛlpʃtɔf/ n
Gelbstoff
(hydrology, oceanography) The optically measurable component of dissolved organic matter in water, which primarily occurs naturally from tannin released from decaying detritus. As the amount of organic matter increases, it causes the water to appear green, yellow-green, and then brown. [from 1966]

gelding /ˈɡɛldɪŋ/ geldings n
Wallach
A castrated male horse.
Wallach kastriertes Männchen verschnittenes Tier
Any castrated male animal.

gelee gelees n
Gelee
Any gelled suspension made for culinary purposes.

gelisol gelisols n
Gelisol
A kind of soil found in cold climates, containing permafrost near the surface.

gelotology /ˌd͡ʒɛləˈtɑləd͡ʒi/ /ˌd͡ʒɛləˈtɒləd͡ʒi/ n
Gelotologie
(psychology, physiology) The study of humour and laughter, and its effects on the body. [from 1964]

gem /d͡ʒɛm/ /d͡ʒɪm/ gems n
Edelstein Juwel Kleinod
A precious stone, usually of substantial monetary value or prized for its beauty or shine.

geminal /ˈd͡ʒɛmɪnəl/ adj
geminal

gemination /ˌd͡ʒɛm.əˈneɪ.ʃən/ /ˌd͡ʒɛm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/ geminations n
Gemination
(phonetics) The phenomenon of a consonant being pronounced for an audibly longer period of time than is normal; an instance of such lengthened pronunciation.

gemmule /ˈd͡ʒɛmjuːl/ /ˈd͡ʒɛˌm(j)ul/ gemmules n
Gemmula
(specifically, zoology) A small gemma or bud of dormant embryonic cells produced by some freshwater sponges (phylum Porifera) that develops into a new sponge.

gemology /d͡ʒɛmˈɑl.ə.dʒi/ n
Gemmenkunde Gemmologie
The art and science of gems.

gemsbok gemsbok gemsboks n
Gemsbok Spießbock
A large African antelope (Oryx gazella).

gemstone /ˈd͡ʒɛmˌstoʊn/ gemstones n
Edelstein Juwel Kleinod
A gem, usually made of minerals.

gemütlich /ɡəˈmutlɪk/ /ɡəˈmytlɪç/ /ɡəˈmyːtlɪç/ more gemütlich most gemütlich adj
gemütlich
Comfortable, cosy, cozy, pleasant.

gendarme /ʒɑn.ˈdɑɹm/ /ʒɒn.ˈdɑːm/ gendarmes gensdarmes n
Gendarm
A member of the gendarmerie, a military body charged with police duties.

gendarmerie /ˈʒɑn.dɑɹ.mə.ɹi/ /ˈʒɒn.dɑː.mə.ɹi/ gendarmeries n
Gendarmerie
A military body charged with police duties among the civilian population.

gender /ˈd͡ʒɛndə/ /ˈd͡ʒɛndɚ/ genders n
Geschlecht Genus
(obsolete) Class; kind. [14th–19th c.]
(grammar) A division of nouns and pronouns (and sometimes of other parts of speech) into masculine or feminine, and sometimes other categories like neuter or common, and animate or inanimate. [from 14th c.]
Geschlecht Gender soziales Geschlecht
Identification as a man, a woman, or something else, and association with a (social) role or set of behavioral and cultural traits, clothing, etc; a category to which a person belongs on this basis. (Compare gender role, gender identity.) [from 20th c.]

gender dysphoria gender dysphorias n
Gender-Dysphorie Geschlechtsdysphorie
A profound and persistent unhappiness caused by having characteristics (body parts, clothing, etc) of, or being perceived as, a gender different from one's gender identity, experienced especially by transgender people.

gender gap gender gaps n
Gendergap Geschlechtergefälle Geschlechterlücke
A measurable difference between the pay, status, political preferences etc. of men and women.

gender identity /-ɪ.ɾi/ /ˈd͡ʒɛn.də aɪˈdɛn.tɪ.ti/ /ˈd͡ʒɛn.dɚ aɪˈdɛɾ̃.ə.ɾi/ [-ɪ.ɾi] [ˈd͡ʒɛn.dɚ aɪˈdɛn.ə.ɾi] gender identities n
Geschlechtsidentität
(psychology) An individual's internal sense of self as belonging to a particular gender or genders, or to no gender.

gender identity disorder gender identity disorders n
Geschlechtsidentitätsstörung
A condition in which the patient experiences significant gender dysphoria: the diagnostic classification most commonly applied to transgender/transsexual people.

gender ideology gender ideologies n
Gender-Ideologie Genderideologie

gender studies n
Geschlechterforschung Frauen-, Männer- und Geschlechterforschung Genderforschung Genderstudien Genderstudies Geschlechterstudien
An academic discipline which analyses constructions of gender and sexuality in society (with reference to other sociological characteristics like class, education, ethnicity, nationality, religion, etc.).

gender-neutral more gender-neutral most gender-neutral adj
geschlechtslos
(grammar) In particular, in languages where words are assigned to one grammatical gender or another: lacking such an assignment.
geschlechtsneutral unisex
Not having, indicating, or being restricted on the basis of, gender.

gendercide gendercides n
Genderzid
The killing of people because of their gender.

genderfluid adj
geschlechtsflüssig
(LGBT) Not having a fixed gender; having a gender which changes from time to time.

genderqueer adj
genderqueer
(LGBT) Not exclusively male or female; having or pertaining to a gender identity which is not represented by the gender binary.

gendersex /ˈd͡ʒɛndəsɛks/ /ˈd͡ʒɛndɚsɛks/ n
Geschlecht
Sex or gender. A division of organisms into masculine, feminine and possibly others, by sexual or social characteristics.

gene /d͡ʒiːn/ genes n
Gen
(genetics) A theoretical unit of heredity of living organisms; a gene may take several values and in principle predetermines a precise trait of an organism's form (phenotype), such as hair color.

gene expression gene expressions n
Genexpression
(genetics) The transcription and translation of a gene into messenger RNA and thus into a protein.

gene splicing gene splicings n
Genspleißen
(genetics) A technique in which fragments of DNA (often from different individuals or species) are combined to form recombinant DNA, especially as a part of genetic engineering.

gene therapy gene therapies n
Gentherapie
Any of several therapies involving the insertion of genes into a patient's cells in order to replace defective ones.

genealogical more genealogical most genealogical adj
genealogisch
of or relating to genealogy.

genealogically adv
genealogisch

genealogist /ˈdʒiː.niːˌæl.ə.dʒɪst/ genealogists n
Genealoge Ahnenforscher Ahnenforscherin Genealogin Stammbaumforscher Stammbaumforscherin
A person who studies or practises genealogy, an expert in genealogy.

genealogy /ˌdʒiːniˈælədʒi/ /ˌdʒiːniˈɒlədʒi/ /ˌd͡ʒiniˈælədʒi/ /ˌd͡ʒiniˈɑlədʒi/ genealogies n
Abstammung
(countable) The descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or ancestors; lineage or pedigree.
Ahnentafel
(countable) A record or table of such descent; a family tree.
Genealogie Ahnenforschung
(uncountable) The study, and formal recording of such descents.

general /ˈd͡ʒɛn.(ə.)ɹəl/ more general most general adj
allgemein generell
Including or involving every part or member of a given or implied entity, whole etc.; as opposed to specific or particular. [from 13th c.]
Prevalent or widespread among a given class or area; common, usual. [from 14th c.]
allgemein
(sometimes, _, postpositive) Applied to a person (as a postmodifier or a normal preceding adjective) to indicate supreme rank, in civil or military titles, and later in other terms; pre-eminent. [from 14th c.]
Not of a specific class; miscellaneous. [from 16th c.]

general /ˈd͡ʒɛn.(ə.)ɹəl/ generals n
General
(military ranks) The holder of a senior military title, originally designating the commander of an army and now a specific rank falling under field marshal (in the British army) and below general of the army or general of the air force in the US army and air forces. [from 16th c.]

general anesthesia general anesthesias n
Narkose
(American spelling, medicine) A type of anesthesia that causes loss of sensation to the whole body, usually to the point of unconsciousness.

general anesthetic general anesthetics n
Allgemeinanästhetikum Narkosemittel Narkotikum
(medicine) An anesthetic (anesthetic substance) that causes loss of sensation to the whole body, usually to the point of unconsciousness.

general assembly general assemblies n
Generalversammlung
Formal meeting of all members of an organization.

general education n
Allgemeinbildung
(education) Education in a number of important subjects, taught in schools.

general election general elections n
allgemeine Wahlen
An election, usually held at regular intervals, in which candidates are elected in all or most constituencies or electoral districts of a nation.

general knowledge /ˈdʒɛnəɹəl ˈnɑlɪdʒ/ /ˈdʒɛnɹəl ˈnɒlɪdʒ/ n
Allgemeinwissen
The wide body of information that a person acquires from education and from life, much of which may be trivial.

general ledger general ledgers n
Hauptbuch
(business, accounting) The central accounting record of a company or organization consisting of the accounts that support the value items shown in the major financial statements.

general manager general managers n
Geschäftsführer Geschäftsführerin
(management) A manager with overall responsibility for an organisation or a distinct unit of an organisation.

general partnership general partnerships n
Kollektivgesellschaft offene Handelsgesellschaft
A business partnership in which each partner is liable for the firm's debts.

general practitioner general practitioners n
Allgemeinarzt Allgemeinmediziner Allgemeinmedizinerin Allgemeinärztin Hausarzt Hausärztin
A physician who provides primary care; treating acute and chronic illnesses and providing preventive care and health education; a family doctor.

general public n
Allgemeinheit
Those members of the public who have no special role in a particular area, such as an airport, hospital or railway station; there will typically be restrictions on their access.

general relativity n
Allgemeine Relativitätstheorie allgemeine Relativitätstheorie
(relativity) A theory extending special relativity and uniformly accounting for gravity and accelerated frames of reference, postulating that space-time curves in the presence of mass.

general staff general staffs n
Generalstab
(military) A group of officers in charge of an army under the control of the commander-in-chief.

general store general stores n
Gemischtwarenhandlung Gemischtwarenladen Kaufhaus Kramladen
A store which sells a large variety of useful things, without specializing highly in any particular type of merchandise, and which is not departmentalized.

general strike general strikes n
Generalstreik
A coordinated work stoppage by a substantial proportion of the workers of a particular city, region or state, normally to achieve economic or political goals.

generalisation generalisations n
Bedeutungserweiterung Bedeutungsverallgemeinerung
Generalisierung Verallgemeinerung
The formulation of general concepts from specific instances by abstracting common properties.
Inductive reasoning from detailed facts to general principles.

generalissimo /ˌd͡ʒɛnəɹəˈlisimoʊ/ /ˌd͡ʒɛnəɹəˈliːsɪməʊ/ /ˌd͡ʒɛnəɹəˈlɪsɪməʊ/ generalissimi generalissimos n
Generalissimus
(military) A supreme commander of the armed forces of a country, especially one who is also a political leader.

generalist generalists n
Generalist
A person with a broad general knowledge, especially one with more than superficial knowledge in several areas and the ability to combine ideas from diverse fields.

generalizability generalizabilities n
Verallgemeinerbarkeit
The quality of being generalizable.

generalizable more generalizable most generalizable adj
verallgemeinerbar
Capable of being generalized.

generalization generalizations n
Bedeutungserweiterung Bedeutungsverallgemeinerung
Verallgemeinerung Generalisierung
The formulation of general concepts from specific instances by abstracting common properties.
Generalisierung Verallgemeinerung
Inductive reasoning from detailed facts to general principles

generalize /ˈd͡ʒen.(ə.)ɹə.lɑɪz/ /ˈd͡ʒɛn.(ə.)ɹə.laɪz/ v
generalisieren verallgemeinern pauschalisieren
To speak in generalities, or in vague terms.
generalisieren verallgemeinern
To infer or induce from specific cases to more general cases or principles.
sich ausbreiten
To spread throughout the body and become systemic.

generalized more generalized most generalized adj
verallgemeinert
Made more general, less specialized.

generally /ˈd͡ʒen.ɹə.li/ /ˈd͡ʒɛn.ə.ɹə.li/ /ˈd͡ʒɛn.ɚ.li/ /ˈd͡ʒɛn.ɚ.ə.li/ /ˈd͡ʒɛn.ɹə.li/ more generally most generally adv
im Allgemeinen allgemein gewöhnlich
Popularly or widely.
überhaupt hauptsächlich üblicherweise
As a rule; usually.
allgemein generell
Without reference to specific details.

generate /ˈd͡ʒɛn.ə.ɹeɪt/ /ˈd͡ʒɛn.ɚ.eɪt/ v
erzeugen
generieren
(transitive) To bring into being; give rise to.

generating function generating functions n
erzeugende Funktion
(mathematics) A formal power series with one indeterminate, whose coefficients encode a sequence that can be studied by algebraic manipulation of the series; any one of several generalizations, such as to encode more than one sequence or use more than one indeterminate.

generation /ˌd͡ʒɛnəˈɹeɪʃən/ generations n
Generation Geschlecht
A single step or stage in the succession of natural descent; a rank or degree in genealogy, the members of a family from the same parents, considered as a single unit. [from 14th c.]

generational adj
Generations- generationell generationsmäßig
Of, pertaining to, or changing over generations.

generative /d͡ʒəˈnɛɹətɪv/ /ˈd͡ʒɛnəɹətɪv/ /ˈd͡ʒɛnɹətɪv/ more generative most generative adj
generativ
Having the power of generating, propagating, originating, or producing.

generative AI generative AIs n
generative KI

generative grammar generative grammars n
generative Grammatik
(linguistics, countable) A system of rules that can generate all and only those combinations of words that form grammatical sentences in a given language.

generator /ˈdʒɛnəɹeɪtə(ɹ)/ generators n
Generator
Especially, a machine that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy.

generatrix generatrices generatrixes n
Erzeugende Mantellinie
(geometry) A curve that, when rotated about an axis, produces a solid figure.

generic /dʒɪˈnɛɹɪk/ more generic most generic adj
allgemein generisch typisch
Very comprehensive; pertaining or appropriate to large classes or groups (genera) as opposed to specific instances.
Generikum artmäßig arttypisch gattungsmäßig
(of a product or drug) not having a brand name; nonproprietary in design or contents; fungible with the rest of its class.
generisch
(computing, of procedures) Written so as to operate on any data type, the type required being passed as a parameter.

generic class generic classes n
generische Klasse
(object-oriented) A class defined with at least one generic type in its parameters.

generic function generic functions n
generische Funktion
(object-oriented) Entity made up of all methods having the same name.

generic programming n
generische Programmierung
(programming) A style of computer programming in which algorithms are written in terms of to-be-specified-later types that are then instantiated when needed for specific types provided as parameters.

generic type generic types n
generischer Typ
(object-oriented) A type which can be instantiated with any other type.

genericize /dʒɪˈnɛɹ.ɪˌsaɪz/ v
generisieren
(transitive) To make generic.
(transitive) To make generic: bland.

genericized trademark genericized trademarks n
Gattungsbegriff Gattungsbezeichnung
(business, law) A successful brand name or trademark that has come to refer to the generic class of objects rather than the specific brand type.

generosity /ˌd͡ʒɛnəˈɹɑsəti/ /ˌd͡ʒɛnəˈɹɒsɪti/ generosities n
Großzügigkeit Generosität Großmut
(uncountable) The trait of being willing to donate money, resources, or time.
Großzügigkeit Edelmut Freizügigkeit
(countable) A generous act.
Großmut
(uncountable) The trait of being abundant, more than adequate.
Edelmut Großzügigkeit
(archaic, uncountable) Good breeding; nobility of stock.

generous /ˈd͡ʒɛn(ə)ɹəs/ more generous most generous adj
großzügig generös
Willing to give and share unsparingly; showing a readiness to give more (especially money) than is expected or needed. [from 17th c.]
generös großzügig
Large, more than ample, copious. [from 17th c.]

genesis /ˈd͡ʒɛn.ə.sɪs/ /ˈd͡ʒɪn.ə.sɪs/ geneses n
Genese Genesis
The origin, start, or point at which something comes into being.

genet /ˈd͡ʒɛ.nɪt/ genets n
Genette Ginsterkatze
Any of several Old World nocturnal, carnivorous mammals, of the genus Genetta in the family Viverridae, most of which have a spotted coat and a long, ringed tail.

genetic /d͡ʒəˈnɛtɪk/ /d͡ʒɪˈnɛtɪk/ adj
genetisch
(genetics) Relating to genetics or genes. [from 1908]
Caused by genes.

genetic code genetic codes n
genetischer Code
(genetics) The set of rules by which the sequence of bases in DNA are translated into the amino acid sequence of proteins.

genetic drift genetic drifts n
Gendrift
(genetics, evolutionary theory) An overall shift of allele distribution in an isolated population, due to random fluctuations in the frequencies of individual alleles of the genes.

genetic engineering n
Gentechnik
The practice or science of genetic modification.

genetically more genetically most genetically adv
genetisch
In a manner relating to genes or genetics.

genetically modified adj
gentechnisch verändert genverändert
Produced by genetic modification; abbreviated as GM.

geneticist geneticists n
Genetiker Genetikerin
(genetics) A scientist who studies genes.

genetics /d͡ʒə.ˈnɛ.tɪks/ /d͡ʒɛˈnɛ.tɪks/ /ˈdʒɛnɐ.ʈɪks/ n
Genetik Vererbungslehre
(biology) The branch of biology that deals with the transmission and variation of inherited characteristics, in particular chromosomes and DNA.
Genetik
(biology) The genetic makeup of a specific individual or species.

genial /-ni.əl/ /ˈdʒiːnɪəl/ /ˈd͡ʒinjəl/ more genial most genial adj
genial
Marked by genius.

genicular adj
Knie
(anatomy) Relating to the knee.

genie /ˈd͡ʒiː.ni/ genies genii n
Dschinn Djinn
(Islam) A jinn, a being descended from the jann, normally invisible to the human eye, but who may also appear in animal or human form.
(mythological creature) A fictional magical being that is typically bound to obey the commands of a mortal possessing its container.

genital wart genital warts n
Condylom Condyloma Feigwarze Feuchtwarze Genitalwarze Kondylom
A wart associated with a highly contagious sexually transmitted infection, caused by some types of human papillomavirus.

genitalia /ˌd͡ʒɛ.nə-/ /ˌd͡ʒɛ.nɪˈteɪ.jəl.jə/ /ˌd͡ʒɛ.nɪˈteɪ.li.jə/ n
Genitalien Geschlechtsorgan Fortpflanzungsorgan
(by extension) Any sex organs, whether external or internal.

genitive /ˈd͡ʒɛnətɪv/ adj
genitivisch genetivisch Genitiv
(grammar) Of or pertaining to that case (as the second case of Latin and Greek nouns) which expresses a quality, origin or possession. It corresponds to the possessive case in English.

genitive /ˈd͡ʒɛnətɪv/ genitives n
Genitiv Wesfall Genetiv Genetiv-Kasus Genetivkasus Genetivus
(grammar, uncountable) An inflection pattern (of any given language) that expresses origin or ownership and possession.
Genitiv
(grammar, countable) A word inflected in the genitive case; a word indicating origin, ownership or possession.

genitive absolute genitive absolutes genitives absolute n
Genitivus absolutus
(grammar) an independent phrase in a sentence conveying additional circumstances in the genitive case; present in many Indo-European languages, such as:

genius /ˈdʒiː.nɪəs/ /ˈd͡ʒi.ni.əs/ /ˈd͡ʒin.jəs/ genii geniuses n
Genie Genius
(countable) Someone possessing extraordinary intelligence or skill; especially somebody who has demonstrated this by a creative or original work in science, music, art etc.
Genialität
(uncountable) Extraordinary mental capacity.

genizah /ɡɛˈnizə/ /ɡɛˈniːzə/ genizahs genizot genizoth n
Geniza
(Jewish law) A depository where sacred Hebrew books or other sacred items that by Jewish law cannot be disposed of are kept before they can be properly buried in a cemetery.

genoa /ˈdʒɛnəʊə/ /ˈd͡ʒɛn.oʊ.ə/ genoas n
Genua
(nautical) A staysail that resembles a jib but extends aft beyond the mast.

genocidaire /d͡ʒɛ.nə.siˈdɛ(ə)ɹ/ genocidaires n
Génocidaire
A person involved in perpetrating a genocide, especially the 1994 Rwandan genocide.

genocidal /ˌd͡ʒɛnəˈsaɪdəl/ more genocidal most genocidal adj
genozidal genozidisch völkermordähnlich
Causative of or relating to an act or policy of genocide.

genocide /ˈd͡ʒɛnəsaɪd/ genocides n
Genozid Völkermord
The systematic and deliberate destruction of a group of people, typically by killing substantial numbers of them, on the basis of their ethnicity, religion, or nationality.

genome /d͡ʒɨˈnoʊm/ /ˈd͡ʒiː.noʊm/ /ˈd͡ʒiː.nəʊm/ genomes n
Genom
(genetics) The complete genetic information (either DNA or, in some viruses, RNA) of an organism.

genotype /ˈdʒɛn.əʊ.taɪp/ /ˈd͡ʒiːn.oʊ.taɪp/ genotypes n
Genotyp
(genetics) The part (DNA sequence) of the genetic makeup of an organism which determines a specific characteristic (phenotype) of that organism.

genotypic more genotypic most genotypic adj
genotypisch
Of or pertaining to a genotype

genotypical adj
genotypisch
Of or relating to a genotype.

genre /d͡ʒɑnɚ/ /ˈ(d)ʒɑn.ɹə/ /ˈ(d)ʒɒn.ɹə/ genres n
Genre Gattung
A kind; a stylistic category or sort, especially of literature or other artworks.

gens /d͡ʒɛnz/ /ɡɛns/ genses gentes n
Gens
(Ancient Rome, historical) A legally defined unit of Roman society, being a collection of people related through a common ancestor by birth, marriage or adoption, possibly over many generations, and sharing the same nomen gentilicium.

genteel /d͡ʒɛnˈtiːl/ more genteel most genteel adj
affektiert übertrieben höflich
Polite and well-mannered.
elegant schick stilvoll
Stylish or elegant.
aristokratisch vornehm
Aristocratic.

gentian /ˈd͡ʒɛnt͡ʃən/ gentians n
Enzian
(countable) Any of various herbs of the family Gentianaceae found in temperate and mountainous regions with violet or blue flowers.
(uncountable) Dried roots and rhizome of European gentian (Gentiana lutea), used as a tonic.

gentian blue adj
enzianblau
Of a purplish blue colour.

gentian blue gentian blues n
Enzianblau
A purplish blue colour.

gentile /ˈd͡ʒɛntaɪl/ adj
nichtjüdisch
Non-Jewish.

gentile /ˈd͡ʒɛntaɪl/ gentiles n
Goj Heide Nichtjude
A non-Jewish person.
Gentile
(grammar) A noun derived from a proper noun which denotes something belonging to or coming from a particular city, nation, or country.

gentility gentilities n
Vornehmheit vornehme Herkunft vornehme Lebensart
(uncountable) The state of being elegant, genteel, having good breeding, or being socially superior.

gentle /ˈdʒɛntl̩/ /ˈd͡ʒɛntl̩/ [ˈd͡ʒɛ̃ɾ̃l̩] gentler gentlest more gentle most gentle adj
liebenswürdig
Tender and amiable; of a considerate or kindly disposition.
sanft einfühlsam sanftmütig
Soft and mild rather than hard or severe.
einfühlsam
Docile and easily managed.
gemächlich sachte
Gradual rather than steep or sudden.
freundlich liebenswürdig
Polite and respectful rather than rude.

gentleman /ˈd͡ʒɛn.təl.mən/ [ˈd͡ʒɛɾ̃.ɫ̩.mən] gentlemen n
Herr
(chiefly, _, historical) A man of gentle but not noble birth, particularly a man of means (originally ownership of property) who does not work for a living but has no official status in a peerage; (UK, _, law) an armiferous man ranking below a knight.
Any well-bred, well-mannered, or charming man.
Herr meine Herren
(polite, _, term of address) Any man.

gentleman's agreement gentleman's agreements gentlemen's agreements n
stillschweigendes Abkommen
A usually unwritten agreement not bound by law but by honour.

gentlemanly more gentlemanly most gentlemanly adv
vornehm
In the manner or with the behavior of a gentleman; with social grace, politely.

gentleness /ˈd͡ʒɛntl̩nəs/ gentlenesses n
Sanftmut
The state of being gentle.

gently /ˈd͡ʒɛntli/ gentlier gentliest more gently most gently adv
sanft
In a gentle manner; to a gentle degree.

gentoo penguin gentoo penguins n
Eselspinguin
A species of penguin, Pygoscelis papua, with a distinctive wide white stripe extending like a bonnet across the top of its head.

gentrification /d͡ʒɛn.tɹɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ gentrifications n
Gentrifizierung Gentrifikation
(urban studies) The renewal and rebuilding that accompanies the influx of middle class or affluent people into deteriorating areas and often displaces earlier, usually poorer, residents; any example of such a process.

gentrify /ˈd͡ʒɛn.tɹɪ.faɪ/ v
gentrifizieren
(transitive) To renovate or improve something, especially housing or district, to make it more appealing to the middle classes (often with the negative association of pricing out existing residents).

genual adj
Knie
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to a genu or to the knee.

genuflect /ˈd͡ʒɛn.jʊ.flɛkt/ v
niederknien
(intransitive, archaic) To bend the knee, as in servitude.
(intransitive) To briefly enter a position that touches one knee to the ground in a manner that is typically associated with formal homage or religious worship.

genuflection genuflections n
Niederknien Kniebeuge Kniefall
the act of genuflecting

genuine /ˈd͡ʒɛnjuːˌaɪn/ /ˈd͡ʒɛnjuːˌɪn/ more genuine most genuine adj
echt genuin original
Belonging to, or proceeding from the original stock; native

genuinely more genuinely most genuinely adv
wirklich tatsächlich aufrichtig echt ernsthaft
In a genuine manner; truthfully, truly.

genuineness genuinenesses n
Authentizität Aufrichtigkeit Echtheit Glaubwürdigkeit Wahrhaftigkeit
The quality of being genuine; authenticity.

genus /ˈdʒiːnəs/ /ˈdʒɛnəs/ /ˈd͡ʒiːnəs/ genera genuses genusses n
Gattung
A taxon at this rank.
Gattung Genus
(biology, taxonomy) A category in the classification of organisms, ranking below family (Lat. familia) and above species.

genus name genus names n
Gattungsname Genusname
(taxonomy) The scientific name of a genus, which is always capitalized; the generic name or generic epithet.

geo- prefix
geo-
Earth

geobiology n
Geobiologie
(geology, biology) The interdisciplinary study that incorporates geology and biology

geobotany n
Geobotanik
The branch of biogeography that is concerned with the geographic distribution of plant species.

geocache geocaches n
Cache Geocache
A container hidden in a specific location during geocaching.

geocaching n
Geocaching
A pastime in which participants use a GPS receiver to find a hidden container at a specific latitude and longitude, or to hide a container to be found in this manner.

geocentric /ˌdʒiːəʊˈsɛntɹɪk/ /ˌd͡ʒioʊˈsɛntɹɪk/ adj
geozentrisch
Having the Earth at the center.

geochemistry geochemistries n
Geochemie
(chemistry) The branch of chemistry that deals with the chemical composition of the Earth and other planets, and with the chemical processes that occur in the formation of rocks and minerals etc.

geochronometer geochronometers n
Geochronometer
(geology, geochronology) Any of several techniques used to measure the age of rock, especially any technique of radiometric dating, the measuring of the relative abundance of particular radioactive or radiogenic isotopes in order to evaluate the progress of radioactive decay.

geochronometry geochronometries n
Geochronometrie
(geology) the science of the measurement of the age of rocks etc. based on the radioactive decay of naturally occurring isotopes

geode /ˈdʒiː.əʊd/ /ˈd͡ʒiː.oʊd/ geodes n
Geode Druse
(geology) A nodule of stone having a cavity lined with mineral or crystal matter on the inside wall.

geodesic /ˌd͡ʒiː.əˈdiː.sɪk/ /ˌd͡ʒiː.əˈdɛs.ɪk/ more geodesic most geodesic adj
geodätisch
Of or relating to geodesy.
Of or relating to a geodesic dome.

geodesic /ˌd͡ʒiː.əˈdiː.sɪk/ /ˌd͡ʒiː.əˈdɛs.ɪk/ geodesics n
Geodäte
(geometry) The shortest curve between two points on a specific surface.

geodesic dome geodesic domes n
geodätische Kuppel
A domed structure of lightweight straight elements forming interlocking polygons.

geodesy /dʒiːˈɒdɪsi/ /d͡ʒiˈɑdəsi/ geodesies n
Geodäsie
(sciences, geography) The discipline which deals with the measurement and representation of Earth, its gravitational field and geodynamic phenomena (polar motion, Earth tides, and crustal motion) in three-dimensional, time-varying space

geodetic /ˌd͡ʒiː.əˈdɛt.ɪk/ adj
geodätisch
Of or relating to geodesy; geodesic.

geoduck /ˈɡuiˌdək/ /ˈɡuːɪdʌk/ geoducks n
Elefantenrüsselmuschel
(uncountable) The species of large saltwater clam Panopea generosa, native to the northeast Pacific coasts from Alaska to Washington State, distinguished by its deep burrowing and long unprotected siphon.

geodynamo /d͡ʒɪəˈdʌɪnəməʊ/ /ˌd͡ʒiːə(ʊ)ˈdʌɪnəməʊ/ geodynamos n
Geodynamo

geoelectricity n
Geoelektrik
(physics) The natural electric fields and electric currents of the Earth.

geoengineering n
Geoengineering
The artificial manipulation of the environments of the Earth, especially as a means of counteracting global warming.

geoglyph /ˈd͡ʒiːə(ʊ)ɡlɪf/ /ˈd͡ʒiːəɡlɪf/ geoglyphs n
Geoglyph Geoglyphe
(chiefly, archaeology) A large-scale drawing or image made on the ground by arranging lines of stones, scratching the earth, etc., and often only fully visible from a distance or the air.

geographer /d͡ʒiˈɑ.ɡɹə.fɚ/ /d͡ʒiːˈɒɡ.ɹə.fə(ɹ)/ /d͡ʒiːˈɔɡ.ɹə.fə(ɹ)/ geographers n
Geograf Geograph Geografin Geographin
A specialist in geography.

geographic /d͡ʒiəˈɡɹæfɪk/ more geographic most geographic adj
geografisch
Pertaining to geography (or to geographics)
Determined by geography, as opposed to magnetic (i.e. North)

geographic information system geographic information systems n
Geoinformationssystem
An electronic system used to store, process and display geographic information, especially maps

geographical indication geographical indications n
Herkunftsbezeichnung
(law) a name or sign used on products which corresponds to a specific geographical location or origin

geographically adv
geografisch
In terms of geography.

geography /dʒɪˈɒɡɹəfi/ /d͡ʒiˈɑɡɹəfi/ /ˈdʒɒɡɹəfi/ geographies n
Erdkunde Geographie Geografie
The study of the physical properties of the earth, including how humans affect and are affected by them.

geoid /ˈdʒiːɔɪd/ /ˈd͡ʒiˌɔɪd/ geoids n
Geoid
(geography, geodesy) The shape, extending through landmasses (continents, etc.), that the surface of the oceans of the Earth would take under the influence of the Earth's gravity and rotation alone, disregarding other factors such as winds and tides; that is, a surface of constant gravitational potential at zero elevation.

geolocate v
geolokalisieren
to use GPS to provide map coordinates to a person or an object

geolocation geolocations n
Geolokalisierung
The identification of geographic location, as of an electronic device or an animal being tracked.

geologic /ˌdʒiː.əˈlɒdʒ.ɪk/ /ˌd͡ʒi.əˈlɑdʒ.ɪk/ more geologic most geologic adj
geologisch
Of, or relating to geology or a geologic time scale.

geologic time scale geologic time scales n
geologische Zeitskala
A chronological scale of the earth's history used to measure the relative or absolute age of any part of geologic time.

geologist /dʒiˈɒlədʒɪst/ /d͡ʒiˈɑːlədʒɪst/ geologists n
Geologe Geologin
A person whose occupation specializes in the science of geology, especially at a professional or academic level.

geology /d͡ʒiˈɑl.ə.dʒi/ /d͡ʒɪˈɒl.ə.d͡ʒɪ/ geologies n
Geologie
The science that studies the structure of the earth (or other planets), together with its origin and development, especially by examination of its rocks.

geomathematics n
Geomathematik

geomatics n
Geomatik

geometer /dʒiːˈɒm.ɪ.tə/ /d͡ʒiˈɑm.ə.tɚ/ geometers n
Geometer
A mathematician who specializes in geometry.

geometric /ˌd͡ʒi.oʊˈmɛt.ɹɪk/ /ˌd͡ʒi.əˈmɛt.ɹɪk/ /ˌd͡ʒiː.əʊˈmɛt.ɹɪk/ /ˌd͡ʒiː.əˈmet.ɹɪk/ /ˌd͡ʒiː.əˈmɛt.ɹɪk/ more geometric most geometric adj
geometrisch
Of or relating to geometry.
Using simple shapes such as circles, triangles, and lines in a decorative object.

geometric mean geometric means n
geometrisches Mittel
(mathematics) A measure of central tendency of a set of n values computed by extracting the nth root of the product of the values.

geometric progression geometric progressions n
geometrische Progression geometrische Reihe
(analysis) A sequence in which each term except the first is obtained from the previous by multiplying it by a constant value, known as the common ratio of the geometric progression.

geometry /d͡ʒiˈɑ.mə.tɹi/ /d͡ʒiːˈɒm.ɪ.tɹi/ /d͡ʒiːˈɔm.ə.tɹi/ /ˈd͡ʒɒm.ɪ.tɹi/ geometries n
Geometrie Raumlehre
(mathematics, uncountable) The branch of mathematics dealing with spatial relationships.
Geometrie
(countable) The observed or specified spatial attributes of an object, etc.
(algebraic geometry, countable) A mathematical object comprising representations of a space and of its spatial relationships.

geometry of numbers n
Geometrie der Zahlen
(number theory) The subbranch of number theory which applies techniques from geometry to the study of algebraic numbers.

geomorphologic adj
geomorphologisch

geomorphological more geomorphological most geomorphological adj
geomorphologisch
Of or pertaining to geomorphology

geomorphology geomorphologies n
Geomorphologie
The study of landforms, their classification, origin, development, and history.

geophysical /ˌdʒiː.əʊˈfɪz.ɪk.əl/ adj
geophysikalisch
Of or pertaining to geophysics.

geophysicist geophysicists n
Geophysikerin Geophysiker
(geology, physics) A physicist who specialises in geophysics.

geophysics /ˌdʒiː.əʊˈfɪz.ɪks/ n
Geophysik
A branch of earth science dealing with the physical processes and phenomena occurring in the earth and in its vicinity.

geopolitical more geopolitical most geopolitical adj
geopolitisch
Of or relating to geopolitics.

geopolitics n
Geopolitik
The study of the effects of geography (especially economic geography) on international politics.

geostationary adj
geostationär
At a fixed distance in three dimensions relative to a particular point on the Earth's surface; generally only possible with orbital satellites.

geotechnical /ˌdʒiːəʊˈtɛknɪkəl/ /ˌd͡ʒioʊˈtɛknɪkəl/ more geotechnical most geotechnical adj
geotechnisch
Of or relating to the soil and bedrock, especially aspects of foundations and earthworks.

geothermal energy n
Erdwärme
Heat under the ground used to heat water and make steam to turn generator turbines and make electricity.

gephyrophobia /dʒəˌfaɪɹəˈfoʊbiə/ n
Gephyrophobie
An inordinate fear of bridges, especially crossing bridges.

geranium /dʒəˈɹeɪni.əm/ gerania geraniums n
Storchschnabel
Any flowering plant of the genus Geranium of cranesbills, of family Geraniaceae.
Geranie
The common name for flowering plants of the genus Pelargonium.

gerbera gerberas n
Gerbera
A daisy of the genus Gerbera.

gerbil /ˈdʒɜːbl̩/ /ˈd͡ʒɝbl̩/ gerbils n
Rennmaus Wüstenrennmaus mongolische Rennmaus
A member of one of several species of small, jumping, murine rodents, of the genus Gerbillus and certain other genera in subfamily Gerbillinae, with leaping powers resembling those of the jerboa, native to Africa, India, and Southern Europe.

gerenuk /ˈɡɛɹɛnuːk/ gerenuks n
Giraffengazelle
A type of long-necked gazelle, Litocranius walleri, native to central and eastern Africa.

geriatric geriatrics n
Greis alter Mensch
(slang) An old person.

geriatric chair geriatric chairs n
geriatrischer Stuhl

geriatrics n
Geriatrie
(medicine) The branch of medicine that focuses on health promotion and the prevention and treatment of disease and disability in later life. The term itself can be distinguished from gerontology, which is the study of the aging process itself.

germ /d͡ʒɜːm/ /d͡ʒɝm/ germs n
Keim
(biology) The small mass of cells from which a part of an organism develops, or a macroscopic but immature form of that part; a bud.
A pathogen: a pathogenic microorganism, such as a bacterium or virus.

germ plasm n
Keimplasma
(biology, dated, or, historical) The cytoplasm of germ cells.

germander /d͡ʒəˈmændə/ /d͡ʒɚˈmændɚ/ germanders n
Gamander
Any plant of the genus Teucrium, some with small, pink, white, or pale purple flowers and a small upper lip.

germane /dʒɜː(ɹ)ˈmeɪn/ /d͡ʒɝˈmeɪn/ more germane most germane adj
relevant
Related to a topic of discussion or consideration.

germane /dʒɜː(ɹ)ˈmeɪn/ /d͡ʒɝˈmeɪn/ germanes n
Monogerman
(inorganic chemistry) germanium tetrahydride, GeH4

germanium /d͡ʒɚˈmeɪni.əm/ germaniums n
Germanium
A nonmetallic chemical element (symbol Ge) with an atomic number of 32: a lustrous, hard-brittle, grayish-white metalloid in the carbon group.

germanophilia n
Deutschfreundlichkeit Deutschlandfreundlichkeit Germanophilie
The love of Germany, the Germans, or German culture.

germinate /ˈd͡ʒɜː(ɹ)mɪneɪt/ v
keimen
(intransitive, botany, horticulture) Of a seed, to begin to grow, to sprout roots and leaves.
(transitive) To cause to grow; to produce.

germplasm germplasms n
Keimplasma
Seeds or tissues maintained for the purpose of animal or plant breeding, preservation or other research uses.

gerontocracy /ˌdʒɛɹənˈtɒkɹəsi/ gerontocracies n
Gerontokratie
Government by elders.

gerontology gerontologies n
Gerontologie Alternsforschung
The branch of science that deals with the problems of aged people. It is to be distinguished from geriatrics, which is the study of the diseases of the elderly. Gerontology covers the social, psychological and biological aspects of aging.

gerontophilia n
Gerontophilie
Sexual attraction toward the elderly.

gerund /-ʌnd/ /ˈd͡ʒɛɹənd/ gerunds n
Gerundium Vertretungswort
(grammar) A verbal form that functions as a verbal noun. (In English, a gerund has the same spelling as a present participle, but functions differently; however, this distinction may be ambiguous or unclear and so is no longer made in some modern texts such as A Comprehensive Grammar of the English Language and The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language)
(grammar) In some languages such as Dutch, Italian or Russian, a verbal form similar to a present participle, but functioning as an adverb to form adverbial phrases or continuous tense. These constructions have various names besides gerund, depending on the language, such as conjunctive participles, active participles, adverbial participles, transgressives, etc.

gerundive /dʒəˈɹʌndɪv/ gerundives n
Gerundivum Gerundiv
(in Latin, _, grammar) a verbal adjective that describes obligation or necessity, equivalent in form to the future passive participle.

gestalt /-ˈst-/ /ɡəˈstɔlt/ /ɡəˈʃtælt/ /ɡəˈʃtɑːlt/ /ɡəˈʃtɔlt/ gestalten gestalts n
Gestalt
A collection of physical, biological, psychological or symbolic elements that creates a whole, unified concept or pattern which is other than the sum of its parts, due to the relationships between the parts (of a character, personality, entity, or being)

gestation /d͡ʒɛsˈteɪʃən/ gestations n
Heranreifen Reifung
The period of time during which an animal or human offspring physically develops inside the mother's body until it is born.

gesticulate /dʒɛsˈtɪkjəleɪt/ /dʒɛsˈtɪkjʊleɪt/ /d͡ʒɛsˈtɪkjəleɪt/ v
gestikulieren
(intransitive) To make gestures or motions, as in speaking.
(transitive) To say or express through gestures.

gesticulation /dʒɛˌstɪkjəˈleɪʃən/ gesticulations n
Gestikulierung
The act of gesticulating, or making gestures to aid expression of thoughts, sentiments or passion.

gestural adj
gestisch
Of, pertaining to, or using gestures.

gesture /ˈd͡ʒɛs.t͡ʃə/ /ˈd͡ʒɛs.t͡ʃɚ/ /ˈd͡ʒɛs.t͡ʃɝ/ gestures n
Geste Gebärde
An act or a remark that serves as a formality or as a sign of attitude.
Gebärde Geste
(obsolete) The manner of carrying the body; position of the body or limbs; posture.

gesture /ˈd͡ʒɛs.t͡ʃə/ /ˈd͡ʒɛs.t͡ʃɚ/ /ˈd͡ʒɛs.t͡ʃɝ/ v
gestikulieren
(intransitive) To make a gesture or gestures.

get /ɡɛt/ /ɡɪt/ v
anschaffen besorgen kriegen erwischen holen schnappen
(ditransitive) To obtain; to acquire.
(intransitive, obsolete) To make acquisitions; to gain; to profit.
werden
(copulative) To become, or cause oneself to become.
werden kriegen machen
(transitive) To cause to become; to bring about.
annehmen
(transitive) To respond to (a telephone call, a doorbell, etc).
werden können
(intransitive, catenative) (with full infinitive) To be able, be permitted, or have the opportunity (to do something desirable or ironically implied to be desirable).
finden herausbekommen herauskriegen
(transitive) To find as an answer.
bekommen kriegen ankommen drankriegen einnehmen eintreffen
(transitive, informal) To bring to reckoning; to catch (as a criminal); to effect retribution.
bekommen kapieren verstehen werden anschaffen besorgen
(archaic) To learn; to commit to memory; to memorize; sometimes with out.

get a grip v
reiß dich zusammen
(idiomatic, mostly, imperative) To come to one's senses and become more rational after having experienced a strong emotion.

get a kick out of v
echt Freude bereiten sehr gut gefallen viel Spaß machen
(idiomatic) To be delighted by; to be amused by.

get a room phraseologicalUnit
nehmt euch ein Zimmer
(idiomatic, informal, sometimes, humorous) Used to instruct a couple to stop displaying romantic or physical affection in public.

get a word in edgewise /ˌɡɛt ə ˈwɜːd ɪn ˈɛdʒwaɪz/ /ˌɡɛt ə ˈwɝd ɪn ˈɛdʒwaɪz/ v
ins Wort fallen
(US, usually, in the negative) To break into or participate in a conversation.

get along v
verstehen vertragen
(intransitive, idiomatic, often followed by with) To interact or coexist well, without argument or trouble.
klarkommen zurechtfinden zurechtkommen
(intransitive, idiomatic) To survive; to do well enough.

get around to v
zu etwas kommen

get away with v
davonkommen durchkommen ungeschoren davonkommen
(idiom) To escape punishment for doing something objectionable.
um etwas herumkommen
(colloquial, by extension) To avoid the consequences of doing something by an easier method.

get back v
zurückkommen
(intransitive) Return to where one came from.
zurückbekommen
(transitive) To retrieve (something); to have (something) returned.
heimzahlen
(transitive, often, with at or against) To do something to hurt or harm (someone) who has hurt or harmed one; to take revenge.

get back at v
rächen
(idiomatic) To retaliate against; to take revenge on.

get back to v
melden
(transitive) To return contact with (someone); to return to someone in response to a request

get by v
auskommen durchkommen klarkommen zurechtkommen
(intransitive, idiomatic) To subsist; to succeed, survive, or manage, at least at a minimal level.

get changed v
umkleiden umziehen
(idiomatic) To change one's clothing (usually for a specific purpose).

get cold feet /ˌɡɛt ˈkoʊld fit/ /ˌɡɛt ˈkəʊld fiːt/ v
kalte Füße bekommen
(This entry is a translation hub.) To develop cold feet, in the sense of nervousness about going through with something.

get down to brass tacks v
zur Sache kommen
(idiomatic, chiefly, _, US) to start to discuss or consider the most important details or facts about something.

get dressed v
anziehen
To dress; to put on clothes; to clothe oneself.

get drunk v
betrinken saufen
(intransitive) To intoxicate oneself with alcohol. (This entry is a translation hub.)
abfüllen
(transitive) To make drunk. (This entry is a translation hub.)

get in v
einsteigen hineinkommen
(intransitive) To enter a place; to gain access.
einsteigen
(intransitive, idiomatic) To be elected to some office.

get in the way v
behindern dazwischenkommen hindern stören
(intransitive) to obstruct, hinder, or interfere

get it up v
einen hochkriegen
(slang) To achieve a penile erection.

get laid v
bumsen
(slang, transitive, often, vulgar) To cause to have sex.

get lost interjection
geh weg hau ab mach, dass du wegkommst schleich dich verpiss dich verschwinde
(colloquial, dismissal, impolite) Used to rudely tell somebody to go away or leave one alone.

get lost v
verirren verlaufen
(intransitive) To lose one's way.
verloren gehen
(intransitive, of an object) To go missing; to be in a location unknown to someone who is looking for it.

get married v
heiraten verheiraten
(intransitive) To become married (to someone).
verheiraten
(reciprocal, intransitive) To become married (to each other).

get off v
aussteigen
(transitive, intransitive) To disembark, especially from mass transportation such as a bus or train; to depart from (a path, highway, etc).

get off at Haymarket v
rausziehen
(euphemistic, Scotland) To practise coitus interruptus, the withdrawal method of contraception.

get off one's chest v
etwas loswerden sein Herz erleichtern
(idiomatic) To relieve oneself by talking to someone.

get on v
einsteigen
(transitive, intransitive) To board or mount (something), especially a vehicle.

get on someone's nerves v
jemandem auf den Geist gehen jemandem auf die Nerven gehen
(idiomatic) To annoy or irritate someone; to bother someone.

get on with v
begeben fortfahren
(transitive) To proceed with; to begin or continue, especially after an interruption.

get one's act together v
die Kurve kriegen sich zusammenreißen
(idiomatic) To become serious, organized, worthwhile, etc.

get one's finger out v
Gas geben
(intransitive, idiomatic) To proceed with the matter in hand.

get one's hands dirty v
sich die Hände schmutzig machen sich die Finger schmutzig machen

get one's knickers in a twist /ˌɡɛt wʌnz ˈnɪ.kəz ɪn‿ə ˈtwɪst/ /ˌɡɪt wʌnz ˈnɪ.kɚz ɪn‿ə ˈtwɪst/ v
an die Decke gehen auf 180 sein einen (dicken) Hals kriegen
(idiomatic, Britain, Ireland, humorous, informal, ) To become overwrought or unnecessarily upset over a trivial matter.

get one's wires crossed v
missverstehen vorbeireden
(intransitive, idiomatic) To get confused or mixed up about another person's intentions; to misunderstand one another.

get out interjection
Raus (hier)! Verschwinde!
(literally) Commanding a person to leave.
Hör' doch auf!
Indicating incredulity.

get out v
aussteigen
(intransitive) To leave or escape.
(intransitive) To remove one's money from an investment; to end an investment.
(intransitive) To leave a vehicle such as a car. (Note: for public transport, get off is more common.)
davonkommen
(intransitive) To come out of a situation; to escape a fate.
herauskommen
(intransitive) To be released, especially from hospital or prison.
hinausführen nach draußen bringen
(transitive) To help (someone) leave.
herausholen
(transitive) To take (something) from its container or storage place, so as to use or display it.
herauskommen rauskommen
(intransitive) To become known.
rausgehen
(intransitive) To spend free time out of the house.
herausbringen
(transitive) To publish or make available; to disseminate.
hervorbringen
(transitive) To say with difficulty.
rauskriegen
(transitive) To remove or eliminate (dirt or stains).

get out of Dodge v
eine Fliege machen

get out of here interjection
geh weg! hau ab! mach, dass Du wegkommst! verpiss Dich! verschwinde!
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see get,‎ out of,‎ here.
echt jetzt geh weg! hau ab! hör doch auf mach, dass Du wegkommst! verpiss Dich!
(idiomatic, informal) An exclamation of disbelief.

get over v
überwinden
(idiomatic, transitive) To overcome.
(idiomatic, transitive) To successfully communicate; to get across.
verschmerzen überwinden
(idiomatic, transitive) To forget and move on.

get ready v
bereit machen fertig machen klar machen vorbereiten
(transitive) To prepare; to make ready or prepared.

get rid of v
abschaffen loswerden
(transitive, idiom) To rid oneself of; to cause oneself to be free of or released from.

get something over with v
hinter sich bringen
(idiomatic) To proceed to do something as soon as possible, especially so as to have something unpleasant behind oneself.

get straight v
Klarheit verschaffen über klarstellen recht verstehen richtig verstehen
(idiomatic, transitive) : to make clear, to reach an understanding.

get the better of v
deklassieren jemanden am Arsch kriegen jemanden in die Knie zwingen
(transitive, idiomatic) To overwhelm or overcome

get the hang of v
die Kurve heraushaben kapieren umgehen lernen
(colloquial) To begin to understand or manage at a basic level; to learn to handle with some skill.

get to v
zu schaffen machen
(transitive) To affect adversely; to upset or annoy.

get to know v
kennenlernen
(transitive) To become acquainted with (someone or something); to meet someone.

get to the bottom of v
einer Sache auf den Grund gehen
(idiomatic, transitive) To come to understand, discover the truth about, or solve.

get to the point v
auf den Punkt kommen zur Sache kommen
(idiomatic) To state (something) directly; as opposed to in a long-winded way.

get up v
aufstehen erheben
To rise from one's bed (often implying to wake up).
aufstehen
To move from a sitting or lying position to a standing position; to stand up.

get up on the wrong side of the bed v
mit dem falschen Fuß aufgestanden sein mit dem linken Fuß zuerst aufgestanden sein
(idiomatic) To feel irritable; to be in a bad mood; to have a bad day from the start, for no particular reason.

get up to v
begehen
To do something, especially something that is forbidden or improper.

get used v
gewöhnen
(intransitive) To become accustomed to something; to acclimate; to adjust.

get well soon phraseologicalUnit
gute Besserung
Expressing hope that the listener will soon recover from illness.

get wind of v
von etwas Wind bekommen
(idiomatic, transitive) To hear about; to learn of, especially with respect to facts intended to have been kept confidential or secret.

geta geta getas n
Geta Netz
(game of go) A technique for capturing stones by enclosing them in a “net” preventing them from escaping in any direction.

getaway adj
Flucht
Pertaining to an escape, as in a vehicle or plans.

getaway getaways n
Flucht
The effecting of an escape.
Erholungsort Kurzurlaub
(informal) A vacation or holiday, or the destination for one.

getaway car getaway cars n
Fluchtauto Fluchtwagen
A car (motor vehicle) that is left with the motor running and a driver in position while a crime is being committed so that the perpetrators may flee the scene quickly.

getter /-ɾə(ɹ)/ /ˈɡɛtə(ɹ)/ /ˈɡɛtə/ getters n
Getter
(sciences) A material which is included in a vacuum system or device for removing gas by sorption.

getting /ˈɡɛtɪŋ/ gettings n
Erlangen Erwerb
The act of obtaining or acquiring; acquisition.

geyser /ˈɡaɪ.sɚ/ /ˈɡaɪ.zə/ /ˈɡaɪ.zɚ/ /ˈɡiː.zə/ geysers n
Geysir
(planetology, geology, volcanology) A boiling natural spring which throws forth jets of water, mud, etc., at frequent intervals, driven upwards by the expansive power of steam.

ghastly /ˈɡæs(t).li/ /ˈɡɑːs(t).li/ ghastlier ghastliest adj
geisterhaft
Like a ghost in appearance; death-like; pale; pallid; dismal.
gespenstisch grässlich haarsträubend
Horrifyingly shocking.
furchtbar schauderhaft
Extremely bad.

ghazal /ˈɡæzæl/ ghazals n
Ghasel
A poetic form mostly used for love poetry in Middle Eastern, South, and Central Asian poetry.

ghee /ɡiː/ [ɡʱiː] ghees n
Ghee
A type of clarified butter used in South Asian cooking; usli ghee.

gherkin /ˈɡɜːkɪn/ /ˈɡɝkɪn/ gherkins n
Gürkchen Gewürzgurke Salzgurke
A small cucumber, often pickled whole.

ghetto /ˈɡɛtoʊ/ /ˈɡɛtəʊ/ [ˈɡɛɾoʊ̯] ghetti ghettoes ghettos n
Getto Ghetto Judengasse Judenviertel
An (often walled) area of a city in which Jews are concentrated by force and law. (Used particularly of areas in medieval Italy and in Nazi-controlled Europe.)
Getto Ghetto
An area in which people who are distinguished by sharing something other than ethnicity concentrate or are concentrated.

ghetto /ˈɡɛtoʊ/ /ˈɡɛtəʊ/ [ˈɡɛɾoʊ̯] v
gettoisieren
To confine (a specified group of people) to a ghetto.

ghetto bird ghetto birds n
Polizeihelikopter Polizeihubschrauber
(slang, US, idiomatic) A police helicopter, specifically in the context of patrolling or searching impoverished, high-crime urban areas (the ghetto).

ghit /ˈd͡ʒiːˌhɪt/ /ˈɡɪt/ ghits n
Google-Hit Google-Treffer
(Internet) : a hit obtained using the search engine Google. [from 2004.]

ghost /ɡoʊst/ /ɡɐʉst/ /ɡəʊst/ ghosts n
Gespenst Geist Phantom Erscheinung Spuk
The disembodied soul; the soul or spirit of a deceased person; a spirit appearing after death.
Schatten
Any faint shadowy semblance; an unsubstantial image.
Geisterbild
An unwanted image similar to and overlapping or adjacent to the main one on a television screen, caused by the transmitted image being received both directly and via reflection.

ghost /ɡoʊst/ /ɡɐʉst/ /ɡəʊst/ v
ghosten
(slang, social media) To perform an act of ghosting: to break up with someone without warning or explanation; to ignore someone, especially on social media.

ghost flight ghost flights n
Geisterflug
(aviation) An empty or near-empty flight run by an airline to fulfill contractual obligations.

ghost goal ghost goals n
Phantomtor Wembley-Tor
(ball games) An apparent goal in which it is not clear whether or not the ball crossed the goal line.

ghost net ghost nets n
Geisternetz
A fishing net discarded or lost in the ocean, capable of entangling marine life below the surface.

ghost ship ghost ships n
Geisterschiff
(nautical) An abandoned ship, or (science fiction, by extension) spaceship, that is haunted and possibly adrift.

ghost story ghost stories n
Gespenstergeschichte
A story about ghosts or the supernatural, often meant to be frightening.

ghost town /ˈɡoʊst taʊn/ /ˈɡəʊst taʊn/ ghost towns n
Geisterstadt Geisterdorf Geisterort Geistersiedlung Ghosttown
A town which has become deserted, usually due to failing economic activity, especially one that still has substantial visible remains.

ghost train ghost trains n
Geisterbahn
A fairground attraction in which participants ride through a haunted house in a railcar.
Geisterzug
(theater) An excursion done by many tourist railways around the world. Usually, a fictional story is created and performed with static displays or live actors on either side of a train. Actors and actresses play out a story on the long and narrow stage provided by the railcar aisles.

ghost word ghost words n
Geisterwort Ghostword
(linguistics) A fictitious or erroneous word, originally meaningless (not used in practice), that has been published in a dictionary or similarly authoritative reference work or otherwise listed as genuine, generally as the result of misinterpretation, misreading, or typographical error.

ghosthunter ghosthunters n
Geisterjägerin Geisterjäger
A person who attempts to track down ghosts.

ghosting ghostings n
Geisterbild
The phenomenon of the writing on one side of a page in a notebook being partly visible on the other side.

ghostwriter ghostwriters n
Ghostwriter Phantomschreiber
A professional writer who is paid to write material that is officially credited to another person; one who writes on behalf of someone else, often for a celebrity.

ghoul /ɡuːl/ /ɡʊəl/ ghouls n
Ghul
(mythology, Islam) A demon said to feed on corpses.

ghrelin /ˈɡɹɛlɪn/ ghrelins n
Ghrelin
(biochemistry) A peptide hormone, secreted in the stomach when empty, that increases appetite and secretion of growth hormone from the pituitary gland. [from 1999]

gianduja /dʒæn.ˈduː.jə/ /d͡ʒɑn.ˈdu.jə/ giandujas n
Gianduja
A Piedmontese preparation of chocolate containing about 50 percent hazelnut and almond paste.

giant /ˈd͡ʒaɪ.ənt/ /ˈd͡ʒaɪnt/ /ˈd͡ʒʌɪ.ənt/ [ˈd͡ʒəɪ̯(ə)nt] adj
gigantisch riesig
Very large.

giant /ˈd͡ʒaɪ.ənt/ /ˈd͡ʒaɪnt/ /ˈd͡ʒʌɪ.ənt/ [ˈd͡ʒəɪ̯(ə)nt] giants n
Riese Gigant Riesin Gigantin
A mythical human of very great size.
Gigant
Any of the gigantes, the race of giants in the Greek mythology.
Riese Hüne Hünin Riesin
A very tall and large person.
Riese
(astronomy) A star that is considerably more luminous than a main sequence star of the same temperature (e.g. red giant, blue giant).

giant anteater giant anteaters n
Großer Ameisenbär
The largest species of anteater, Myrmecophaga tridactyla, found in Central and South America.

giant burrowing cockroach giant burrowing cockroaches n
Australische Großschabe
The world's heaviest species of cockroach, Macropanesthia rhinoceros, which is native to Australia and mostly found in tropical parts of Queensland.

giant fennel n
Riesenfenchel Steckenkraut
Ferula communis, a tall herbaceous perennial (not a true fennel), of the family Apiaceae, native to the Mediterranean and eastern Africa.

giant forest genet giant forest genets n
Riesenginsterkatze
Genetta victoriae, a species of carnivorous mammal, related to linsangs and civets.

giant otter giant otters n
Riesenotter
A South American mustelid, Pteronura brasiliensis, that can reach 1.7m in length.

giant panda giant pandas n
Pandabär Panda
A rare, black and white mammal, Ailuropoda melanoleuca, in the ursid (bear) family.

giant slalom giant slaloms n
Riesenslalom
(snowboarding) An Alpine snowboarding discipline derived from the skiing discipline.

giant squid giant squid giant squids n
Riesenkalmar
Any of the very large squid, of the genus Architeuthis (family Architeuthidae), that live at great depths, and of which little is known.

giant star giant stars n
Riesenstern
(star) A star that has stopped fusing hydrogen in its core and as a result has grown much larger and brighter.

giant tortoise giant tortoises n
Riesenschildkröte
Any member or species of the genus Geochelone, land tortoises reaching 1.3 meters in length and with average life spans exceeding 100 years.

giant wood rail giant wood rails n
Ypecaharalle
A bird, Aramides ypecaha, from the family Rallidae.

giardia /d͡ʒiˈɑɹdiə/ /d͡ʒiˈɑːdɪə/ n
Lamblie
The human intestinal parasite Giardia lamblia.

giardiasis /d͡ʒɑː(ɹ)ˈdaɪəsɪs/ giardiases n
Giardiasis Lambliasis Lamblienruhr
(disease) Any disease in animals caused by parasites of the genus Giardia.

gibberish /ˈd͡ʒɪb.ə.ɹɪʃ/ gibberishes n
Kauderwelsch Gequassel Geschwafel Kokolores
Speech or writing that is unintelligible, incoherent or meaningless.
Fachchinesisch
Needlessly obscure or overly technical language.

gibbet /ˈd͡ʒɪbɪt/ gibbets n
Galgen
An upright post with a crosspiece used for execution and subsequent public display.

gibbon /ˈɡɪbən/ gibbons n
Gibbon
A small ape of the family Hylobatidae with long limbs, which it uses to travel through rainforests by swinging from branch to branch.

gibibit gibibits n
Gibibit
(computing) Strictly, 230 (10243, or 1,073,741,824) bits or 210 (1024) mebibits, as opposed to a gigabit.

gibibyte /ˈɡɪbɪˌbaɪt/ gibibytes n
Gibibyte
(computing) Strictly, 230 (10243, or 1,073,741,824) bytes or 210 (1024) mebibytes, as opposed to a gigabyte.

giblet /ˈd͡ʒɪblət/ /ˈɡɪblət/ giblets n
Innereien
(usually, in the plural) The edible viscera of a bird.

giblets /ˈd͡ʒɪbləts/ /ˈɡɪbləts/ n
Eingeweide Hühnerklein
The internal organs of poultry birds, used as food.

giddy /ˈɡɪdi/ giddier giddiest adj
schwindelig
Feeling a sense of spinning in the head, causing a perception of unsteadiness and being about to fall down; dizzy.
schwindelerregend
Causing or likely to cause dizziness or a feeling of unsteadiness.
herumrasend herumwirbelnd
Moving around something or spinning rapidly.
außer sich vor Freude völlig aus dem Häuschen
Joyfully elated; overcome with excitement or happiness.
vergnügt aufgedreht ausgelassen flatterhaft freudig erregt lebhaft
Unable to concentrate or think seriously; easily excited; impulsive; also, lightheartedly silly; frivolous.

giddyup /ˈɡɪdiˌʌp/ /ˈɡɪdɪˌʌp/ /ˌɡɪdɪˈʌp/ interjection
hü hüa
(directed at a horse) Move on!, go faster!

gift /ɡɪft/ gifts n
Geschenk Gabe Spende Präsent
Something given to another voluntarily, without charge.
Talent Begabung
A talent or natural ability.
Geschenk
Something gained incidentally, without effort.

gift /ɡɪft/ v
schenken
(transitive) To give as a gift or donation.

gift basket gift baskets n
Geschenkkorb Präsentkorb
A collection of (often) related items bundled together for use as a gift, often in a container.

gift card gift cards n
Geschenkkarte
A gift certificate in the form of a card issued by retailers as an alternative to a non-monetary gift, allowing the bearer to purchase goods up to its face value.

gift certificate gift certificates n
Gutschein
A gift voucher entitling the bearer to a free product or service, intended to be purchased as a gift.

gift economy gift economies n
Schenkökonomie
A traditional economy where valuable goods are not traded or sold, but rather given away, sometimes with the expectation that they (or goods of equivalent or higher value) will later be given back.

gift of the gab gifts of the gab n
Eloquenz Redegabe Wortgewalt flottes Mundwerk
(idiomatic) The ability to talk readily, glibly, and convincingly, especially on trivial matters and small talk.

gift-wrap gift-wraps n
Geschenkpapier

gifted /ˈɡɪftɪd/ more gifted most gifted adj
begabt begnadet geistvoll
Endowed with special, in particular intellectual, abilities.

gig /ɡɪɡ/ gigs n
Gig Auftritt
Originally (music) , a performing engagement by a musician or musical group; (by extension, film, television, theater) a job or role for a performer.
Gig
(Southern England, by extension) A similar rowing boat or sailboat, especially one used for racing; specifically, a six-oared sea rowing boat commonly found in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
(road transport, historical) A two-wheeled carriage drawn by a single horse.
A small, narrow, open boat carried in a larger ship, and used for transportation between the ship and the shore, another vessel, etc.

gig /ɡɪɡ/ v
veralbern
(transitive) To make a joke, often condescendingly, at the expense of (someone); to make fun of.
musizieren
(film, music, television, theater) To engage in a musical performance, act in a theatre production, etc.
speerfischen
(intransitive) To catch or fish with a gig or fizgig.

giga- /ˈd͡ʒɪɡ.ə/ /ˈɡaɪ.ɡə/ /ˈɡɪɡ.ə/ prefix
giga-
In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 109 (short scale billion or long scale milliard). Symbol: G
(computing, sometimes, _, proscribed) Multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 230 or 1,073,741,824.
(slang) Augmenting an adjective; intensely, extremely, or to an exceptionally high degree.
(Internet slang, originally, _, 4chan) Used to augment nouns; denoting an invididual who is a paragon of something.

gigabyte /ˈd͡ʒɪɡəbaɪt/ /ˈɡɪɡəbaɪt/ gigabytes n
Gigabyte
(computing, formal) One billion (109, or 1,000,000,000) bytes or 1,000 megabytes.

gigantic /d͡ʒaɪˈɡæntɪk/ more gigantic most gigantic adj
gigantisch riesig kolossal
Very large.

gigantism /d͡ʒaɪˈɡæntɪzəm/ /d͡ʒəˈɡæntɪzəm/ /ˈd͡ʒaɪɡəntɪzəm/ gigantisms n
Gigantismus
The quality or state of being gigantic; being of abnormally large size.

gigantomaniac adj
gigantomanisch

gigawatt gigawatts n
Gigawatt
One thousand million (109) watts, abbreviated as GW.

giggle /ˈɡɪɡl̩/ giggles n
Gekicher
A high-pitched, silly laugh.

giggle /ˈɡɪɡl̩/ v
kichern
To laugh gently in a playful, nervous, or affected manner.

gigolo /ˈd͡ʒɪɡ.ə.loʊ/ /ˈd͡ʒɪɡ.ə.ləʊ/ /ˈʒɪɡ.loʊ/ /ˈʒɪɡ.ə.ləʊ/ gigolos n
Gigolo Stricher
A man who has a sexual relationship with a woman from whom he receives payment.
A hired escort or dancing partner for a woman.

gild /ɡɪld/ v
vergolden
(transitive) To cover with a thin layer of gold; to cover with gold leaf.
schmücken
(transitive) To adorn.

gilded /ˈɡɪldɪd/ adj
vergoldet
Made of gold or covered by a thin layer of gold.

gilded cage gilded cages n
goldener Käfig
(figuratively) A place (or, by extension, situation) which is superficially attractive but nevertheless constraining; a comfortable but confined situation.

gilder /ˈɡɪldə/ /ˈɡɪldɚ/ gilders n
Vergolder Vergolderin
One who gilds; especially one whose occupation is to overlay things with gold.

gilding /ˈɡɪldɪŋ/ gildings n
Vergolden
(uncountable) The art of applying gold leaf to a surface.
Blattgold
(uncountable) Gold leaf.
Vergoldung
(countable) A coating of gold or gold-colored paint, etc.

gilet /ʒɪˈleɪ/ /ˈʒiːleɪ/ /ˈʒɪleɪ/ gilets n
Gilet

gill /ɡɪl/ gills n
Kieme
(animal anatomy) A breathing organ of fish and other aquatic animals.
Kiemendeckel Kiemenspalte
(of a fish) A gill slit or gill cover.
Kieme Lamelle
(mycology) One of the radial folds on the underside of the cap of a mushroom, the surface of which bears the spore-producing organs.

gill slit gill slits n
Kiemenspalte
(anatomy, fish) An individual opening to gills, which lacks an operculum; characteristic of cartilaginous fish such as sharks.

gillnet gillnets n
Kiemennetz
(fishing) A vertical net, often resting on the sea floor, which entangles fish in the netting, frequently by the gills.

gilo gilos n
afrikanische Aubergine afrikanische Eierfrucht äthiopische Eierfrucht
Fruit of the scarlet eggplant (Solanum aethiopicum)

gilt /ɡɪlt/ [ɡɪɫt] more gilt most gilt adj
gülden
Golden coloured.

gilt /ɡɪlt/ [ɡɪɫt] gilts n
Vergoldung
(uncountable) Gold or other metal in a thin layer; gilding.

gimbal /ˈd͡ʒɪmbəl/ /ˈɡɪmbəl/ gimbals n
kardanische Aufhängung
A device for suspending something, such as a ship's compass, so that it will remain level when its support is tipped.

gimlet /ˈɡɪm.lət/ gimlets n
Nagelbohrer
A small screw-tipped tool for boring holes.
Gimlet
A cocktail, usually made with gin and lime juice.

gimmick /ˈɡɪm.ɪk/ gimmicks n
Kniff Kunstgriff Trick
A trick or device used to attain some end.
Aufhänger Gag
A clever ploy or strategy.

gimmickry gimmickries n
Effekthascherei Mätzchen
The use of gimmicks.

gimmicky /ˈɡɪmɪki/ gimmickier gimmickiest adj
effekthascherisch künstlich
Resembling, or characteristic of a gimmick.
mit allerlei Kniffen trickreich
Containing gimmicks.

gimp /ɡɪmp/ gimps n
Depp Krüppel
(informal) A person who is lame due to a crippling of the legs or feet.
(informal) A crippled leg.

gin /d͡ʒɪn/ gins n
Gin
A colourless non-aged alcoholic liquor made by distilling fermented grains such as barley, corn, oats or rye with juniper berries; the base for many cocktails.
Fangeisen Tellereisen
A snare or trap for game.

gin and tonic gin and tonics gins and tonic gins and tonics n
Gin Tonic
(uncountable) A simple cocktail made from gin and tonic water, often served on ice and with a slice of lime or lemon.

gin rummy n
Gin Rommé Gin Rummy
(card games) A card-holding game and variant of rummy.

ginger /ˈdʒɪndʒə/ /ˈd͡ʒɪnd͡ʒɚ/ more ginger most ginger adj
rot rothaarig fuchsig fuchsrot rotbraun
(of hair or fur) Of a reddish-brown color.

ginger /ˈdʒɪndʒə/ /ˈd͡ʒɪnd͡ʒɚ/ gingers n
Ingwer
The pungent aromatic rhizome of a tropical Asian herb, Zingiber officinale, used as a spice and as a stimulant and acarminative.
The plant that produces this rhizome.
Rotkopf Rotschopf
(colloquial, often, _, derogatory, countable) A person with reddish-brown hair; a redhead.

ginger beer ginger beers n
Ingwerbier
(uncountable) A fermented, typically non-alcoholic, drink flavoured with ginger.

ginger root ginger roots n
Ingwerwurzel

gingerbread /ˈd͡ʒɪn.(d͡)ʒəˌbɹɛd/ /ˈd͡ʒɪn.d͡ʒɚˌbɹɛd/ gingerbreads n
Pfefferkuchen Lebkuchen Gewürzkuchen Honigkuchen Ingwerbrot Lebzelten
(food) A type of cake whose main flavoring is ginger.

gingerbread house gingerbread houses n
Pfefferkuchenhaus Lebkuchenhaus
A novelty confectionery in the shape of a house, with walls, roof and sometimes chimney made of dense, crisp gingerbread, held together with frosting and decorated with candies; popular especially at Christmastime.

gingerbread man gingerbread men n
Pfefferkuchenmann Lebkuchenmann
A biscuit/cookie in the shape of a person and flavoured with ginger.

gingerly /ˈdʒɪn(d)ʒəli/ /ˈd͡ʒɪnd͡ʒɚli/ more gingerly most gingerly adv
behutsam sanft vorsichtig zimperlich
In a cautious and delicate manner; (very) carefully or cautiously.

gingham /ˈɡɪŋ.əm/ ginghams n
Gingan
(uncountable) A cotton fabric made from dyed and white yarn woven in checks.

gingivitis /ˌd͡ʒɪnd͡ʒɪˈvaɪtəs/ gingivites gingivitides n
Gingivitis Zahnfleischentzündung
(pathology) Inflammation of the gums or gingivae.

ginkgo /ˈɡɪŋ.kəʊ/ ginkgoes ginkgos n
Ginkgo Frauenhaarbaum Ginkgobaum Ginkjo Ginko Ginkobaum
The seed of a ginkgo tree.

ginnel /ˈɡɪnəl/ ginnels n
Gasse
(English, especially, _, Yorkshire, Lancashire, Manchester) A narrow passageway or alley often between terraced houses.

ginormous /dʒaɪˈnɔːməs/ more ginormous most ginormous adj
elefantös gigantisch riesig
(informal) Very large.

ginseng /ˈd͡ʒɪnsɛŋ/ /ˈd͡ʒɪnsɪŋ/ ginsengs n
Ginseng
Any plant of two species of the genus Panax (Panax ginseng and Panax quinquefolius), having forked roots supposed to have medicinal and aphrodisiac properties.
The root of such a plant, or an extract of these roots.

giraffe /dʒɪˈɹɑːf/ /d͡ʒəˈɹæf/ giraffe giraffes n
Giraffe
A ruminant, of the genus Giraffa, of the African savannah with long legs and highly elongated neck, which make it the tallest living animal; yellow fur patterned with dark spots, often in the form of a network; and two or more short, skin-covered horns, so-called; strictly speaking the horn-like projections are ossicones.

giraffe weevil giraffe weevils n
Giraffenkäfer
(entomology) A weevil (Trachelophorus giraffa) endemic to Madagascar.

gird /ɡɜːd/ /ɡɝd/ v
anbinden angurten
(transitive) To bind with a flexible rope or cord.
umringen
(transitive) To encircle with, or as if with a belt.
rüsten
(transitive, reflexive) To prepare (oneself) for an action.

girder /ˈɡɜːdə(ɹ)/ /ˈɡɝdɚ/ girders n
Balken Träger Binder Tragbalken Unterzug
A beam of steel, wood, or reinforced concrete, used as a main horizontal support in a building or structure.

girdle /ˈɡɜːdl̩/ /ˈɡɝdl̩/ girdles n
Hüfthalter
A belt or sash at the waist, often used to support stockings or hosiery.

girl /ɡɛəl/ /ɡɜːɫ/ /ɡɝ.əl/ /ɡɝl/ /ɡɪəl/ /ɡɵːl/ [ɡʏw] girls n
Mädchen Mädel Magd Wicht
A young female human, or sometimes a young female animal.
Frau Mädchen
(sometimes, offensive, see usage note) A woman, especially a young and often attractive woman.

girl group girl groups n
Girlgroup
A pop group made up of (usually attractive) young women.

girl next door girls next door n
Mädchen von nebenan
A regular, typical girl, as opposed to a superstar.

girl's name girls' names n
Mädchenname
A given name for a girl.

girlfriend /ˈɡɜːlfɹɛnd/ /ˈɡɝlfɹɛnd/ girlfriends n
Freundin Girlfriend
A female partner in an unmarried romantic relationship.
(LGBT) A fellow gay man, especially a friend as opposed to a sexual partner.
Freundin
A female friend of a woman or girl.

girlish /ˈɡɜː.lɪʃ/ /ˈɡɝ.lɪʃ/ more girlish most girlish adj
Mädchen mädchenhaft
Like (that of) a girl; feminine.

girlishness girlishnesses n
Mädchenhaftigkeit mädchenhaftes Aussehen mädchenhaftes Wesen
The quality of being girlish.

girth /ɡɜːθ/ /ɡɝθ/ girths n
Sattelgurt
A band passed under the belly of an animal, which holds a saddle or a harness saddle in place.
The part of an animal around which the girth fits.
(informal) One's waistline circumference, most often a large one.
A small horizontal brace or girder.
(graph theory) The length of the shortest cycle in a graph.
Sattelgurt Umfang
The distance measured around an object.

gist /d͡ʒɪst/ gists n
Kern Wesentliche Hauptinhalt Hauptpunkt Kernaussage Quintessenz
(countable) The main idea or substance, or the most essential part, of a longer or more complicated matter; the crux, the heart, the pith.

git /ɡɪt/ gits n
Dummkopf Blödmann Idiot
(Britain, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, slang, pejorative) A silly, incompetent, stupid, or annoying person (usually a man).

give /ɡɪv/ n
Dehnbarkeit
The amount of bending that something undergoes when a force is applied to it; a tendency to yield under pressure; resilience.

give /ɡɪv/ v
geben abgeben
To transfer one's possession or holding of (something) to (someone).
nachgeben
To cause (a disease or condition) in, or to transmit (a disease or condition) to.
(transitive) To provide, as, a service or a broadcast.
(ditransitive) To estimate or predict (a duration or probability) for (something).
To communicate or announce (advice, tidings, etc.); to pronounce or utter (an opinion, a judgment, a shout, etc.).

give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime proverb
Gib einem Mann einen Fisch und du ernährst ihn für einen Tag. Lehre einen Mann zu fischen und du ernährst ihn für sein Leben.
It is more worthwhile to teach someone to do something (for themselves) than to do it for them (on an ongoing basis).

give a shit /ˈɡɪv ə ˌʃɪt/ v
Scheißdreck scheißegal
(vulgar, chiefly in negative constructions) To care what someone else thinks or does, particularly in relation to what they think or say about the speaker.

give and take n
Geben und Nehmen

give away v
weggeben
(transitive) To make a gift of (something).
überlassen
(transitive) To relinquish control over.
anvertrauen übergeben
(transitive) To formally hand over a bride to the bridegroom; often by her father.
verraten
(transitive, sometimes, _, reflexive) To unintentionally reveal a secret, divulge undisclosed information, or expose someone.
verschenken
(sports) To concede.

give back v
zurückgeben
(archaic) To recede; to retreat.

give birth v
gebären
(intransitive, of viviparous animals) To release live offspring from the body into the environment.
(transitive, with to, of viviparous animals) To become the parent of by birthing.
(transitive, figuratively, usually, with to, idiom) To become the source of.

give head v
Kopf geben blasen
(intransitive, idiomatic, slang, vulgar) To perform oral sex on another person. [from 1950s]

give in v
einbrechen zusammenfallen
nachgeben
To collapse or fall.
nachgeben aufgeben einlenken
(idiomatic) To relent, yield, surrender or admit defeat.

give me v
geben Sie mir gebt mir gib mir
An expression of strong preference or approbation for a named thing.

give notice v
kündigen
(idiomatic) To announce one's intent to leave a job; to inform an employer that one is leaving.

give off /ɡɪv ɒf/ v
emittieren
(transitive) To emit; to produce and send forth; to come across in some manner.

give out v
ausgeben austeilen
(transitive) To issue; to distribute.

give paw /ˌɡɪv ˈpɑ/ /ˌɡɪv ˈpɔ/ /ˌɡɪv ˈpɔː/ interjection
gib Pfote
A command for a dog to give paw.

give paw /ˌɡɪv ˈpɑ/ /ˌɡɪv ˈpɔ/ /ˌɡɪv ˈpɔː/ v
Pfote geben
Of dogs, to present one's paw for a handshake with a human.

give rise to v
führen zu
To be the origin of; to produce; to result in.

give someone a hand v
jemandem zur Hand gehen
(idiomatic) To help, aid, or assist.

give someone the cold shoulder v
die kalte Schulter zeigen jemandem
(idiomatic) To snub, resist or reject somebody; to regard somebody distantly.

give someone the slip v
die Biege machen sich vom Acker machen
(idiomatic) To evade, escape, or get away from somebody.

give something a try v
ausprobieren
(idiomatic) To try or attempt something.

give the floor v
das Wort erteilen

give them an inch and they'll take a mile proverb
gib jemandem den kleinen Finger und er nimmt die ganze Hand
Granting someone a limited concession will encourage them to take greater liberties.

give up v
aufgeben kapitulieren sich ergeben
(transitive) To surrender (someone or something)
aufgeben
(transitive) To stop or quit (an activity, etc.)
(transitive) To lose hope concerning (someone or something)
(transitive) To abandon (someone or something)
aufgeben kapitulieren
(intransitive) To admit defeat, capitulate.

give up the ghost v
den Geist aufgeben
(intransitive, idiomatic) To cease clinging to life; to die.

give way v
nachgeben weichen
To yield to persistent persuasion.
weichen nachgeben
To collapse or break under physical stresses.

give-away shop give-away shops n
Umsonstladen
A shop where people can bring and take goods without paying or getting paid.

given /ˈɡɪv.ən/ more given most given adj
vorliegend
Currently discussed.

given name given names n
Vorname
A personal name chosen for a child, usually by their parents.

giver /ˈɡɪvə(ɹ)/ /ˈɡɪvɚ/ givers n
Donator Donatorin Gebende Gebender Geber Geberin
One who gives; a donor or contributor.

gizmo /ˈɡɪzmoʊ/ gizmos n
Dingsbums
(slang) Something, generally a device, for which one does not know the proper term.

gizzard /ˈɡɪzəd/ /ˈɡɪzɚd/ gizzards n
Kaumagen Muskelmagen
A specialized organ constructed of thick muscular walls found in the digestive tract of some animals, including archosaurs (including crocodilians and birds), earthworms, some gastropods, some fish, and some crustaceans, and used for grinding up food, often aided by particles of stone or grit.

glacial /ˈɡleɪ.sɪəl/ /ˈɡleɪ.ʃ(ɪ)əl/ more glacial most glacial adj
glazial
Of, or relating to glaciers.
eisig eiskalt
Cold and icy.

glacial /ˈɡleɪ.sɪəl/ /ˈɡleɪ.ʃ(ɪ)əl/ glacials n
Eiszeit Glazial Kaltzeit
A glacial period (colloquially known as an ice age).

glacial acetic acid n
Eisessig

glacial erratic glacial erratics n
Findling
A rock that differs from the size and type of rock native to the area in which it rests, usually large and transported there by a glacier.

glacier /ˈɡleɪ.ʃɚ/ /ˈɡleɪs.jə/ /ˈɡleɪs.jɚ/ /ˈɡlæs.jə/ glaciers n
Gletscher Ferner Kees
(geology) A large body of ice which flows under its own mass, usually downhill.

glaciologist glaciologists n
Glaziologe Glaziologin Gletscherforscher Gletscherforscherin
A scientist who studies glaciers.

glaciology /ˌɡleɪsɪˈɒlədʒi/ /ˌɡleɪʃiˈɑləd͡ʒi/ glaciologies n
Glaziologie
(geography) The study of ice and its effect on the landscape, especially the study of glaciers. [from late 19th c.]

glacis /ˈɡleɪsɪs/ /ˈɡlæsi/ glacis glacises n
Glacis
(architectural element, also, figuratively) A gentle incline in front of a fortification which protects it from cannon fire and exposes attackers to more effective return fire from defenders.

glad /ɡlæd/ gladder gladdest more glad most glad adj
froh fröhlich
Pleased, happy, gratified.

glad wrap n
Adhäsionsfolie
(Australia, New Zealand, sometimes, US) Thin plastic film used as a wrap for food, etc.

gladden /ˈɡlædən/ v
erfreuen freuen
(transitive) To cause (something) to become more glad.

glade /ɡleɪd/ glades n
Lichtung
An open passage through a wood; a grassy open or cleared space in a forest.

gladiator /ˈɡlædiˌeɪtɚ/ gladiators n
Gladiator
(in ancient Rome) A person (professional or slave) who entertained the public by engaging in mortal combat with another, or with a wild animal.

gladiatrix gladiatrices gladiatrixes n
Gladiatorin
(rare) gladiator (female)

gladiolus /ɡlædɪˈoʊləs/ /ɡlædɪˈəʊləs/ gladioli gladioluses n
Gladiole
Any of several flowering plants, of the genus Gladiolus, having sword-shaped leaves and showy flowers on spikes; gladiola.

gladly /ˈɡlædli/ gladlier gladliest more gladly most gladly adv
gern
In a glad manner; happily.
Willingly; certainly.

glaive /ɡleɪv/ glaives n
Lanze Pike Speer
(obsolete, historical) A light lance with a long, sharp-pointed head.
Fauchard Glefe Gleve Gläfe
(historical) A weapon consisting of a pole with a large blade fixed on the end, the edge of which is on the outside curve.

glamorous /ˈɡlaməɹəs/ more glamorous most glamorous adj
bezaubernd glamourös
Having glamour; stylish.

glamour /ˈɡlæmə/ /ˈɡlæmɚ/ glamours n
Glamour
(uncountable) Alluring beauty or charm (often with sex appeal).

glance /ɡlæns/ /ɡlɑːns/ glances n
Blick Streifblick
(also, figuratively) A brief or cursory look.
Steinkohle
(obsolete, except, in the names of certain minerals) Any of various sulphides, mostly dark-coloured, which have a brilliant metallic lustre.

glance /ɡlæns/ /ɡlɑːns/ v
blicken
To look briefly at (something).

glance coal glance coals n
Steinkohle

gland /ɡlænd/ glands n
Drüse Stinkdrüse
(zoology) A specialized cell, group of cells, or organ of endothelial origin in the human or animal body that synthesizes a chemical substance, such as hormones or breast milk, and releases it, often into the bloodstream (endocrine gland) or into cavities inside the body or its outer surface (exocrine gland).
Drüse
(botany) A secretory structure on the surface of an organ.

glanders n
Rotz
An infectious disease of horses, mules and donkeys caused by the bacterium Burkholderia, one species of which may be transmitted to humans.

glandular /ˈɡlan.djʊl.ə/ /ˈɡlan.d͡ʒʊl.ə/ /ˈɡlan.ʒʊl.ə/ /ˈɡlæn.d͡ʒəl.ɚ/ adj
drüsig glanduläre
(medicine) Pertaining to a gland or glands.

glans /ɡlænz/ glandes glans n
Eichel
(anatomy) A structure at the extremity of the penis and of the clitoris in humans and other mammals.
The acorn or mast of the oak and similar fruits.

glans penis /ˌɡlænz ˈpiːnɪs/ glandes penes glandes penis glandes penium glans penes glans penises n
Eichel Peniseichel
(anatomy) A conical vascularized body forming the extremity of the penis.

glare /ɡlɛə/ /ɡlɛɚ/ glares n
Blendung
(uncountable) An intense, blinding light.
entrüstetes Starren
An angry or fierce stare.

glare /ɡlɛə/ /ɡlɛɚ/ v
missbilligend anstarren
(intransitive) To stare angrily.

glaring /ˈɡlɛəɹɪŋ/ /ˈɡlɛɹɪŋ/ more glaring most glaring adj
leuchtend strahlend
Reflecting with glare.
eklatant krass schreiend
Blatant, obvious.

glasnost glasnosts n
Glasnost
(historical) 1980s and early 1990s policy of the Soviet Union under Gorbachev to allow more government transparency; often paired with perestroika

glass /ɡlæs/ /ɡlɑːs/ [ɡlas] [ɡleəs] [ɡläːs] [ɡlæs] [ɡlɐːs] [ɡlɑːs] [ɡlɛəs] glasses n
Glas
(usually, uncountable) An amorphous solid, often transparent substance, usually made by melting silica sand with various additives (for most purposes, a mixture of soda, potash and lime is added).
(countable) A vessel from which one drinks, especially one made of glass, plastic, or similar translucent or semi-translucent material.

glass ceiling glass ceilings n
Gläserne Decke
(idiomatic) An unwritten, uncodified barrier to further promotion or progression, in employment and elsewhere, for a member of a specific demographic group.

glass cleaner glass cleaners n
Glasreiniger
A specific formula of cleaning fluid for glass surfaces.

glass cutter glass cutters n
Glasschneider
A hand tool used for scoring a piece of glass so that it can be snapped cleanly in two.

glass door glass doors n
Glastür
A door made of glass.

glass eye glass eyes n
Glasauge Kunstauge
An artificial eyeball, not necessarily made from glass, intended to replace a missing or removed eye.

glass harmonica glass harmonicas n
Glasharmonika
(musical instruments) A musical instrument composed of a series of spinning glass bowls, played with the fingers, invented by Benjamin Franklin.

glass harp /ɡlæs hɑɹp/ /ɡlɑːs hɑːp/ glass harps n
Glasharfe

glass jaw glass jaws n
Glaskinn
(chiefly, boxing) A fighting vulnerability where one is easily knocked out via a single hard blow to the chin or jaw (due to lack of conditioning, insufficient training, or damage from past cerebral concussions).

glass transition temperature glass transition temperatures n
Glasübergangstemperatur

glass wool glass wools n
Glaswolle
An insulating material, made from fiberglass, arranged into a texture similar to wool.

glassblower glassblowers n
Glasbläser Glasbläserin
A person skilled in the art of glassblowing.

glassblowing n
Glasblasen
The art of making objects from molten glass, especially by manipulating a lump of molten glass on the end of a tube whilst blowing into it.

glassmaker glassmakers n
Glasmacher

glassmaking n
Glasherstellung

glassworks glassworks n
Glashütte
A factory that produces glass or items made from glass, such as glassware

glaucoma /ɡlaʊˈkoʊmə/ /ɡlɔːˈkoʊmə/ /ɡlɔːˈkəʊmə/ glaucomas glaucomata n
Glaukom grüner Star
(pathology) An eye disease or disorder that is defined as a characteristic optic neuropathy, or disease of the optic nerve, possibly, if untreated, leading to damage of the optic disc of the eye and resultant visual field loss due to lack of communication between the retina and the brain, which can lead to blindness.

glaucophane glaucophanes n
Glaukophan
(mineral) A blue amphibole mineral, a mixed aluminate of sodium, magnesium and aluminium that exhibits pleochroism, with the chemical formula Na2(Mg,Fe2+)3Al2Si8O22(OH)2.

glaucous gull glaucous gulls n
Eismöwe
Larus hyperboreus, a large gull which breeds in the Arctic.

glaze /ɡleɪz/ glazes n
Glasur
(ceramics) The vitreous coating of pottery or porcelain; anything used as a coating or color in glazing. See glaze (transitive verb).
Lasur
A transparent or semi-transparent layer of paint.
Reif
(meteorology) A smooth coating of ice formed on objects due to the freezing of rain; glaze ice.

glaze /ɡleɪz/ v
glasieren lasieren
(transitive, ceramics, painting) To apply a thin, transparent layer of coating.

glazier /ˈɡleɪzi.ə(ɹ)/ /ˈɡleɪzi.əɹ/ /ˈɡleɪzjə(ɹ)/ /ˈɡleɪʒə(ɹ)/ /ˈɡleɪʒəɹ/ glaziers n
Glaser Glaserin
One who glazes; a craftsman who works with glass, fitting windows, etc.

gleam /ɡlim/ /ɡliːm/ gleams n
Schein Schimmer
(countable) An appearance of light, especially one which is indistinct or small, or short-lived.
Funke Schimmer
An indistinct sign of something; a glimpse or hint.

gleam /ɡlim/ /ɡliːm/ v
aufblitzen
(figuratively) To be strongly but briefly apparent.
schimmern
To shine, especially in an indistinct or intermittent manner; to glisten, to glitter.

glean /ɡliːn/ v
nachlesen schnorren
To collect what is left behind (grain, grapes, etc.) after the main harvest or gathering.
herausbekommen zusammentragen
(figurative) To gather information in small amounts, with implied difficulty, bit by bit.

gleaner gleaners n
Ährenleser Ährenleserin
One who gleans.

gleaning /ˈɡliːnɪŋ/ gleanings n
Nachlese Ährenlesen
The act of collecting leftover crops from farmers' fields after they have been commercially harvested or on fields where it is not economically profitable to harvest.

glee /ɡliː/ glees n
Fröhlichkeit Ausgelassenheit Freude
(uncountable) Joy; happiness; great delight, especially from one's own good fortune or from another's misfortune.
Rundgesang
(uncountable) Music; minstrelsy; entertainment.
Fröhlichkeit Ausgelassenheit Freude Rundgesang
(singing, countable) An unaccompanied part song for three or more solo voices, not necessarily merry.

gleeful /ˈɡliːfəl/ more gleeful most gleeful adj
genüsslich schadenfroh
Exuberantly or triumphantly joyful.

glen /ɡlɛn/ /ɡlɪn/ glens n
Tobel
A secluded and narrow valley, especially one with a river running through it; a depression between hills; a dale.

glenohumeral joint glenohumeral joints n
Buggelenk Glenohumeralgelenk Schultergelenk
(anatomy) The shoulder joint, a joint that connects the scapula (shoulder blade) and the humerus (upper arm bone).

gliadin gliadins n
Gliadin
A minor protein (along with gluten and glutelin) in wheat; it may cause a toxic reaction in some people.

glib /ɡlɪb/ glibber glibbest adj
beredsam schwatzhaft
Having a ready flow of words but lacking thought or understanding; superficial; shallow.
glatt rutschig schlüpfrig
(dated) Smooth or slippery.
aalglatt einschmeichelnd-betrügerisch gewandt
Artfully persuasive but insincere in nature; smooth-talking, honey-tongued, silver-tongued.

glibness glibnesses n
Gewandtheit
The condition of being glib

glide /ˈɡlaɪd/ v
gleiten
(intransitive) To move softly, smoothly, or effortlessly.
(intransitive) To fly unpowered, as of an aircraft. Also relates to gliding birds and flying fish.
gleiten lassen
(transitive) To cause to glide.

glider /ˈɡlaɪdə(ɹ)/ /ˈɡlaɪdɚ/ gliders n
Segelflugzeug Gleiter Gleitflugzeug
Any heavier-than-air aircraft optimised for unpowered flight; a sailplane.
A pilot of glider aircraft.
Gleiter
Any animal with the ability to glide, such as the gliding possum.

glimmer /ˈɡlɪmə(ɹ)/ /ˈɡlɪmɚ/ glimmers n
Schimmer
A faint light; a dim glow.

glimmer /ˈɡlɪmə(ɹ)/ /ˈɡlɪmɚ/ v
glimmern
(intransitive) To shine with a faint, unsteady light.

glimpse /ɡlɪmps/ glimpses n
Blick
A brief look, glance, or peek.
Aufblitzen Aufleuchten
(archaic) A sudden flash, a glimmer.
Schimmer
(figurative) A faint idea; an inkling.

glimpse /ɡlɪmps/ v
entdecken erhaschen
(transitive) To see or view briefly or incompletely.

glint /ɡlɪnt/ glints n
Glitzern
A short flash of light.

glint /ɡlɪnt/ v
glitzern
(transitive) To cause to flash or gleam; to reflect.

glioblastoma glioblastomas glioblastomata n
Glioblastom
A fast-growing, malignant tumor of the brain.

glisten /ˈɡlɪsən/ v
gleißen glitzern glänzen
(intransitive, of a wet or greasy surface) To reflect light with a glittering luster; to sparkle, coruscate, glint or flash.

glitch /ɡlɪt͡ʃ/ glitches n
Glitch
Fehler Macke Störung
(countable) A problem affecting function.

glitter /ˈɡlɪtə(ɹ)/ /ˈɡlɪtɚ/ [ˈɡlɪɾɚ] glitters n
Glitter
A shiny, decorative adornment, sometimes sprinkled on glue to make simple artwork.

glitter /ˈɡlɪtə(ɹ)/ /ˈɡlɪtɚ/ [ˈɡlɪɾɚ] v
glitzern
To sparkle with light; to shine with a brilliant and broken light or showy luster; to gleam.

glittering /ˈɡlɪtəɹɪŋ/ more glittering most glittering adj
funkelnd glitzernd
Brightly sparkling.

glittery glitterier glitteriest adj
glitzerig glitzernd

glitz /ɡlɪts/ glitzes n
Pomp
Garish, brilliant showiness.

gloat /ɡloʊt/ /ɡləʊt/ gloats n
Schadenfreude Triumph hämische Freude
An act or instance of gloating.

gloat /ɡloʊt/ /ɡləʊt/ v
hämisch freuen sich diebisch freuen sich ergötzen sich weiden
To exhibit a conspicuous (sometimes malevolent) pleasure or sense of self-satisfaction, often at an adversary's misfortune.
angeben begeistert sein frohlocken großtun jubilieren protzen
To triumph, crow, relish, glory, revel.

gloating /ˈɡloʊtɪŋ/ /ˈɡləʊtɪŋ/ gloatings n
Ausdruck von Häme Häme Sichbrüsten Siegesfreude siegesfreudiger Ausdruck
The act of one who gloats.

global /ˈɡloʊbəl/ /ˈɡləʊbəl/ more global most global adj
global weltweit Welt
Concerning all parts of the world.
global
(not comparable, computing) Of a variable, accessible by all parts of a program.
kugelförmig Kugel
Spherical, ball-shaped.
Kugel
(not comparable) Of or relating to a globe or sphere.

global cooling n
globale Abkühlung
Global climate change in the form of declining average temperatures; which was conjectured in the 1970s.

global maximum global maxima global maximums n
globales Maximum

global minimum global minima global minimums n
globales Minimum

global positioning system global positioning systems n
Globales Navigationssatellitensystem
Any system which enables a mobile receiver to determine its precise location based on signals received from satellites such as those of the US military, the Russian GLONASS system, or the proposed Galileo European alternative system.

global village global villages n
globales Dorf
The world as a single community of interdependent inhabitants who are interconnected by contemporary technology, especially television and the World Wide Web.

global warming n
globale Erwärmung Erderwärmung Treibhausklima
A sustained increase in the average temperature of the Earth, sufficient to cause climate change.

globalisation /ˌɡloʊ.bə.lɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/ /ˌɡləʉ.bə.lɑɪˈzæɪ.ʃən/ /ˌɡləʊ.bə.laɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/ globalisations n
Globalisierung
The process of becoming a more interconnected world.
The process of the world economy becoming dominated by capitalist models, according to the World System Theory.

globalism globalisms n
Globalismus
An ideology based on the belief that people, goods and information ought to be able to cross national borders unfettered.

globalist more globalist most globalist adj
globalistisch
Of or pertaining to globalism.

globalist globalists n
Globalist Globalistin
An advocate of globalism.

globalize /ˈɡloʊ.bə.laɪz/ /ˈɡləʉ.bə.lɑɪz/ /ˈɡləʊ.bə.laɪz/ v
globalisieren
(transitive) to make something global in scope, as:

globe /ɡloʊb/ /ɡloːb/ /ɡləʊb/ globes n
Erdkugel Erdball Erde
The planet Earth.
Globus
A spherical model of Earth or other planet.

globe thistle globe thistles n
Kugeldistel
Any of the flowering plants in the genus Echinops, with spiny foliage and blue or white spherical flower heads.

globeflower globeflowers n
Ankenballen
Trollius europaeus, a plant with globe-shaped flowers.
Trollblume
More generally, any plant of the genus Trollius.

globetrotter /ˈɡləʊbˌtɹɒtə(ɹ)/ globetrotters n
Globetrotter Globetrotterin Weltenbummler Weltenbummlerin
A person who travels often to faraway places.

globin /ˈɡloʊ.bɪn/ /ˈɡləʉ.bɪn/ /ˈɡləʊ.bɪn/ globins n
Globin

globular cluster globular clusters n
Kugelsternhaufen
(astronomy) a densely-packed spherical star cluster containing thousands to millions of stars

globulin /ˈɡlɑbjəlɪn/ /ˈɡlɒbjʊlɪn/ globulins n
Globulin
(protein) Any of a group of simple proteins, soluble in water only in the presence of salts, that are coagulated by heat

globus cruciger /ˌɡloʊ̯bəs ˈkrusɪd͡ʒɚ/ /ˌɡləʊ̯bəs ˈkɹuːsɪd͡ʒə/ globus crucigers n
Reichsapfel
A globe topped by a cross, used as a symbol of royal power.

glocalization glocalizations n
Glokalisierung

glockenspiel /-spil/ /-spiːl/ /ˈɡlɑk.ənˌʃpil/ /ˈɡlɒk.ənˌʃpiːl/ /ˈɡlɔk.n̩ˌʃpiːl/ /ˈɡlɔk.ŋ̩ˌʃpiːl/ glockenspiels n
Glockenspiel
(musical instrument) A musical instrument of the percussion idiophone family of instruments; like the xylophone, it has tuned bars arranged like the keys on a piano, and is also smaller in size and higher in pitch.

glogg /ɡlɒɡ/ /ɡlɜːɡ/ /ɡlʊɡ/ /ɡlʌɡ/ n
Glühwein Glögg
A Scandinavian version of vin chaud or mulled wine; a hot punch made of red wine, brandy and sherry flavoured with almonds, raisins and orange peel.

glomerulus glomeruli n
Nierenkörperchen
(anatomy) A small intertwined group of capillaries within nephrons of the kidney that filter the blood to make urine

gloom /ɡlum/ /ɡluːm/ glooms n
Dunkelheit Düsternis
Darkness, dimness, or obscurity.
Trübnis
A depressing, despondent, or melancholic atmosphere.
Melancholie Niedergeschlagenheit Schwermut
Cloudiness or heaviness of mind; melancholy; aspect of sorrow; low spirits; dullness.

gloomy /ˈɡlumi/ /ˈɡluːmi/ gloomier gloomiest adj
dunkel finster düster trübe trüb
Not very illuminated; dim because of darkness, especially when appearing depressing or frightening.
düster dunkel betrübt deprimiert freudlos melancholisch
Suffering from gloom; melancholy; dejected.

glorification glorifications n
Glorifizierung
The act of glorifying or the state of being glorified.

glorify /ˈɡlɔɹɪfaɪ/ v
verherrlichen anbeten
(transitive) To exalt, or give glory or praise to (something or someone).
glorifizieren verklären
(transitive) To make (something) appear to be more glorious than it is; regard something or someone as excellent baselessly.

glorious /ˈɡlɒ.ɹi.əs/ /ˈɡlɔɹ.i.əs/ /ˈɡlɔː.ɹi.əs/ gloriouser gloriousest more glorious most glorious adj
glorreich ruhmvoll herrlich
Exhibiting attributes, qualities, or acts that are worthy of or receive glory.
prachtvoll
Bright or shining;

glory /ˈɡlo(ː)ɹi/ /ˈɡlɔɹ.i/ /ˈɡlɔː.ɹi/ [ˈɡloɹ.i] glories n
Pracht Gepränge Herrlichkeit Prunk
Great beauty and splendor.
Ruhm Ehre Glorie
Honour, admiration, or distinction, accorded by common consent to a person or thing; high reputation; renown.
Glorie Rühmen
Worship or praise.
Brillianz Glanz Glorie
(meteorology, optics) An optical phenomenon, consisting of concentric rings and somewhat similar to a rainbow, caused by sunlight or moonlight interacting with the water droplets that compose mist or clouds, centered on the antisolar or antilunar point.

glory /ˈɡlo(ː)ɹi/ /ˈɡlɔɹ.i/ /ˈɡlɔː.ɹi/ [ˈɡloɹ.i] v
auskosten jubeln jubilieren
To exult with joy; to rejoice.

glory hole glory holes n
Glory Hole Klappenloch Ruhmesloch Schwanzloch
(slang, sex) A hole in a screen or wall big enough to allow an erect penis to be stuck through, made to facilitate anonymous sex with another person.

gloss /ɡlɑs/ /ɡlɒs/ /ɡlɔs/ glosses n
Glanz Glitzern Schimmer
A surface shine or luster.
Glosse Randbemerkung Erläuterung Fußnote Glossem Randnotiz
(countable) A brief explanatory note or translation of a foreign, archaic, technical, difficult, complex, or uncommon expression, inserted after the original, in the margin of a document, or between lines of a text.
Blendfassade Fassade Politur Retusche Schaufassade Schönfärberei
(figuratively) A superficially or deceptively attractive appearance.
Erläuterung
(countable) An extensive commentary on some text.

gloss /ɡlɑs/ /ɡlɒs/ /ɡlɔs/ v
glanzpolieren polieren
(transitive) To give a gloss or sheen to.
annotieren beschriften kommentieren mit Anmerkungen versehen mit einer Randnotiz versehen
(transitive) To add a gloss to (a text).
bemänteln beschönigen retuschieren schönfärben schönreden unter den Teppich kehren
(transitive) To make (something) attractive by deception

glossary /ˈɡlɒsəɹi/ glossaries n
Glossar
A list of terms in a particular domain of knowledge with their definitions.

glossator glossators n
Glossator
One who writes glosses.
(historical, law) A legal scholar of the Middle Ages, (specifically) one who authored glosses on legal texts (especially the Corpus Juris of Justinian), typically distinguished from the later commentators who wrote in extended prose and adopted a more pragmatic form of jurisprudence.

glosseme glossemes n
Glossem
The smallest irreducible unit of both the content and expression planes of language; the basic unit of language in the theory of glossematics.

glossolalia /ˌɡlɑsəˈleɪliə/ /ˌɡlɒsəˈleɪliə/ glossolalias n
Glossolalie Glossolalieren Glottolalie Zungenrede Zungenreden
Speaking a language one does not know, or speaking elaborate but apparently meaningless speech, while in a trance-like state (or, supposedly, under the influence of a deity or spirits); speaking in tongues. [from late 19th c.]

glossolalist glossolalists n
Glossolale Glossolaler Glottolale Glottolaler Zungenredner Zungenrednerin
One who exhibits glossolalia; one who speaks in tongues.

glossy /ˈɡlɑsi/ /ˈɡlɒsi/ /ˈɡlɔsi/ glossier glossiest adj
glänzend
Having a smooth, silk-like, reflective (shiny) surface.

glossy antshrike glossy antshrikes n
Trauerameisenwürger
A passerine bird of the antbird family (Sakesphorus luctuosus).

glossy ibis glossy ibises n
Brauner Sichler
Plegadis falcinellus, a medium-sized wading bird with a long, decurved bill.

glottal /ˈɡlɑ.tl̩/ /ˈɡlɒt.l̩/ /ˈɡlɔt.l̩/ [ˈɡlɑ.ɾl̩] [ˈɡlɔɾ.l̩] adj
glottal
Of or relating to the glottis.

glottal stop /ɡlɑtəl stɑp/ /ɡlɒtəl stɒp/ /ɡlɒʔəl stɒp/ glottal stops n
Glottisschlag Knacklaut Stimmritzenverschlusslaut glottaler Plosiv
(phonetics) A plosive sound articulated with the glottis.

glottalize v
glottalisieren
(phonology) To apply glottalization while articulating another sound.

glottis /ˈɡlɑ.tɪs/ /ˈɡlɒ.tɪs/ glottides glottises n
Glottis
(anatomy) The opening between the true vocal cords which is located in the larynx and affects voice modulation through expansion or contraction.

glove /ɡlʌv/ gloves n
Handschuh Fäustling
An item of clothing, covering all or part of the hand and fingers, but usually allowing independent movement of the fingers.

glove box glove boxes n
Glove-Box Handschuhbox
A plastic box or similar enclosure containing a controlled environment, with rubber gloves fastened around holes in the front of the box through which a person can manipulate things in the box without introducing outside contamination; an isolator.

glove compartment glove compartments n
Handschuhfach Handschuhkasten
(automotive) A compartment recessed in an automobile’s dashboard, that usually has a door and can be locked, intended to hold gloves, papers, etc.

glover /ˈɡlʌvə/ /ˈɡlʌvɚ/ glovers n
Handschuhmacher Handschuhmacherin
A person who makes or sells gloves.

glow /ɡloʊ/ /ɡləʊ/ glows n
Glühen
The light given off by a glowing object.
The condition of being passionate or having warm feelings.

glow /ɡloʊ/ /ɡləʊ/ v
glühen
To emit light as if heated.
abstrahlen
(copulative) To radiate thermal heat.
leuchten
To shine brightly and steadily.

glow discharge glow discharges n
Glimmentladung

glow plug glow plugs n
Glühkerze
a device in a diesel engine that heats the combustion chamber to help ignition

glower /ˈɡlaʊə(ɹ)/ v
finster ansehen ärgerlich ansehen
(intransitive) To look or stare with anger. [from late 15th c.]

glowing /ˈɡloʊɪŋ/ /ˈɡləʊɪŋ/ more glowing most glowing adj
glühend
That glows or glow.

glowworm glowworms n
Glühwürmchen Johanniskäfer Johanniswürmchen Leuchtkäfer
The larva or wingless grub-like female of a beetle from the families Phengodidae or Lampyridae that gives out a green light from its abdomen.

glucagon /ˈɡlukəˌɡɑn/ /ˈɡluːkəɡɒn/ /ˈɡluːkəɡən/ glucagons n
Glucagon
(biochemistry) A peptide hormone, produced by the pancreas, that opposes the action of insulin by stimulating the production of sugar [from 1923]

glucagonoma glucagonomas n
Glucagonom
(pathology) A tumour of the pancreas characterized by overproduction of glucagon

glucocorticoid glucocorticoids n
Glucocorticoid Glukokortikoid
(steroid hormone) Any of a group of steroid hormones, produced by the adrenal cortex, that are involved in metabolism and have anti-inflammatory properties.

glucokinase glucokinases n
Glucokinase
A hexokinase isozyme that facilitates phosphorylation of glucose to glucose-6-phosphate, occurring in cells in the liver, pancreas, gut, and brain of humans and most other vertebrates.

gluconate gluconates n
Gluconat
(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of gluconic acid

gluconic acid gluconic acids n
Gluconsäure
(sugar acid) An organic compound, C6H12O7, formed by oxidizing the aldehyde functional group of glucose into a carboxylic acid; used as a food additive; any glucosyl derivative of this compound

glucosamine glucosamines n
Glucosamin
(biochemistry) An amino derivative of glucose that is a component of polysaccharides such as chitin; it is marketed as a dietary supplement supposedly to reduce the symptoms of arthritis.

glucose /ˈɡlukoʊs/ /ˈɡluːkəʊz/ glucoses n
Glukose Traubenzucker
(carbohydrate) A simple monosaccharide (sugar) with a molecular formula of C6H12O6; it is a principle source of energy for cellular metabolism.

glucose 6-phosphate n
Glucose-6-phosphat
(biochemistry) A glucose sugar phosphorylated at the hydroxy group on carbon 6.

glucose-6-phosphate isomerase glucose-6-phosphate isomerases n
Glucose-6-phosphat-Isomerase
(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyzes intercellular the interconversion of glucose 6-phosphate (G6P) and fructose 6-phosphate (F6P) and functions extracellular as a neurotrophic factor and lymphokine.

glucosidase glucosidases n
Glucosidase
(enzyme) Any enzyme that hydrolyses glucosides

glucoside glucosides n
Glucosid
(biochemistry) A glycoside that yields glucose after hydrolysis.

glue /ɡljuː/ /ɡluː/ glues n
Leim Klebstoff Kleber
A hard gelatin made by boiling bones and hides, used in solution as an adhesive; or any sticky adhesive substance.

glue /ɡljuː/ /ɡluː/ v
leimen kleben
(transitive) To join or attach something using glue.

glue gun glue guns n
Klebepistole
Any gun-shaped device used to apply glue.

glue stick glue sticks n
Klebestift
A solid adhesive in a twist- or push-up tube, most commonly seen in schools and offices.

glue-boiler glue-boilers n
Leimkocher Leimsieder
A specialized profession practised in the developed world up to the early twentieth century that made, from particularly cattle bones, the adhesives used in for instance paperwork, bookbinding, joinery, ivory inlay.

gluey gluier gluiest adj
klebrig
Viscous and adhesive, as glue.

glug /ɡlʌɡ/ interjection
gluck
The sound made when a significant amount of liquid is poured out of a jug, bottle, etc., or when such an amount is swallowed by a person.

gluhwein /ˈɡluːvʌɪn/ gluhweins n
Glühwein
A type of mulled wine from German-speaking countries made from red wine with cinnamon and other herbs and spices.

glum /ɡlʌm/ glummer glummest adj
mürrisch verdrießlich bedrückt deprimiert dunkel missmutig
despondent; moody; sullen

glume glumes n
Spelze

gluon /ˈɡluːɒn/ gluons n
Gluon
(particle) A massless gauge boson that binds quarks together to form baryons, mesons and other hadrons and is associated with the strong nuclear force.

glut /ɡlʊt/ /ɡlʌt/ gluts n
Schwemme Überfluss Überschuss
An excess, too much.

glut /ɡlʊt/ /ɡlʌt/ v
auffüllen befriedigen stillen sättigen
(transitive) To fill to capacity; to satisfy all demand or requirement; to sate.
überschwemmen
(transitive, economics) To provide (a market) with so much of a product that the supply greatly exceeds the demand.

glutamate /ˈɡluːtəmeɪt/ glutamates n
Glutamat
(chemistry) Any salt or ester of glutamic acid.

glutamic acid n
Glutaminsäure
(amino acid) A nonessential amino acid, α-amino-glutaric acid, occurring widely in animal and plant tissues; the salt, monosodium glutamate is used as a flavour-enhancing seasoning.

glutamine /ˈɡlutəmin/ glutamines n
Glutamin
(amino acid) A nonessential amino acid C5H10N2O3 found in most animal and plant proteins.

glutaraldehyde n
Glutaraldehyd
(organic compound) The aliphatic dialdehyde pentane-1,5-dial, a toxic liquid with a pungent odor.

glute bridge glute bridges n
Beckenheben Gesäßbrücke
(exercise) An exercise performed by lying in a fashion where the imaginary line between the feet and the head is parallel to the floor and the fundament is raised and lowered (optionally with weight on the pelvis).

gluteal adj
Gesäß- Gluteal- Glutäal- gluteal glutäal
(anatomy) Relating to the buttocks.

gluteal cleft gluteal clefts n
Analrinne
(anatomy) The groove between the buttocks that runs from just below the sacrum to the perineum.

gluten /ˈɡluːtn̩/ /ˈɡluːtən/ glutens n
Gluten Kleber
(cooking, biochemistry) The major protein in cereal grains, especially wheat; responsible for the elasticity in dough and the structure in baked bread. [from 19th c.]

gluten-free adj
glutenfrei
(of food) Containing no gluten.

glutenin glutenins n
Glutenin
(protein) The glutelin protein of wheat.

gluteus maximus glutei maximi n
großer Gesäßmuskel
(muscle) The largest of the muscles of each buttock.

glutinous /ˈɡluːtɪnəs/ more glutinous most glutinous adj
klebrig
Glue-like, sticky, viscid.

glutinous rice n
Klebreis
A variety of short-grain rice popular in Southeast and East Asia, known for its stickiness when cooked.

glutton /ˈɡlʌt(ə)n/ gluttons n
Vielfraß Nimmersatt Unersättliche Unersättlicher Völler
One who eats voraciously, obsessively, or to excess; a gormandizer.
Unersättliche Unersättlicher
(by extension) One who consumes anything voraciously, obsessively, or to excess.

gluttonous /ˈɡlʌt(ə)nəs/ more gluttonous most gluttonous adj
gefräßig unersättlich
Given to excessive eating; prone to overeating.
gierig unersättlich verfressen
Greedy.

gluttony /ˈɡlʌ.tən.i/ gluttonies n
Völlerei Gefräßigkeit Fresssucht
The vice of eating to excess.

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

glycemic index glycemic indexes glycemic indices n
glykämischer Index
A measure of the rate at which blood sugar levels rise after eating a particular type of food, on a scale where the index of glucose or ordinary table sugar is 100.

glycerine /ˈɡlɪsəɹɪn/ glycerines n
Glyzerin
(organic compound) The common name for glycerol, glycerin or E422.

glycine /ˈɡlaɪˌsin/ glycines n
Glycin
(amino acid) A nonessential amino acid, amino-acetic acid, C2H5NO2 found in most proteins but especially in sugar cane; the simplest amino acid.

glycogen glycogens n
Glykogen
(carbohydrate) A polysaccharide that is the main form of carbohydrate storage in animals; converted to glucose as needed.

glycogenolysis glycogenolyses n
Glykogenolyse
(biochemistry) The production of glucose-1-phosphate by splitting a glucose monomer from glycogen using inorganic phosphate

glycol /ˈɡlaɪ̯.kɒl/ glycols n
Glykol
(organic chemistry) Any aliphatic diol.

glycolic acid n
Glycolsäure

glycoprotein glycoproteins n
Glykoproteine
(protein) A protein with covalently bonded carbohydrates.

glycyrrhizin /ˌɡlɪs.ɪˈɹaɪ.zn̩/ n
Glycyrrhizin Glycyrrhizinsäure

glyph /ɡlɪf/ glyphs n
Symbol Zeichen
A figure carved in relief or incised, especially representing a sound, word, or idea.
Glyphe
(typography, computing) A visual representation of a letter, character, or symbol, in a specific font and style.

glyphosate /ɡlaɪˈfɒseɪt/ /ˈɡlaɪfə-/ /ˈɡlɪfəseɪt/ glyphosates n
Glyphosat
N-phosphonomethyl glycine, the active ingredient of several herbicides that inhibit a plant growth enzyme.

gnash /næʃ/ v
knirschen
(transitive) To grind (one's teeth) in pain or in anger.

gnat /næt/ gnats n
Stechmücke Schnake
Any small insect of the order Diptera, specifically within the suborder Nematocera.

gnatcatcher gnatcatchers n
Mückenfänger
A member of any of various species of small passerine birds in the family Polioptilidae found in North America and South America, close relatives of the wrens.

gnaw /nɑ/ /nɔ/ /nɔː/ v
nagen knabbern kauen
(ambitransitive) To bite something persistently, especially something tough.
beschäftigen nagen umtreiben verfolgen
(intransitive) To produce excessive anxiety or worry.

gnawer /ˈnɔəɹ/ /ˈnɔːə/ gnawers n
Nager
A rodent or other animal that gnaws.

gneiss /ˈnaɪs/ gneisses n
Gneis
(geology) A common and widely-distributed metamorphic rock having bands or veins, but not schistose.

gnocchi /ˈnjoʊ.ki/ /ˈnjɒ.ki/ /ˈnɒ.ki/ gnocchis n
Gnocchi Nocken Nockerln
Italian pasta-like dumpling(s) made of potato or semolina.

gnome /noʊm/ /nəʊm/ gnomes n
Gnom
(mythology, fantasy) One of a race of imaginary human-like beings, usually depicted as short and typically bearded males, who inhabit the inner parts of the earth and act as guardians of mines, mineral treasure, etc.; in modern fantasy literature and games, when distinguished from dwarves, gnomes are usually even smaller than dwarves and more focussed on engineering than mining.
Gnomen-Sperlingskauz
The northern pygmy owl, Glaucidium gnoma, a small owl of the western United States.

gnomon /ˈnoʊ.mən/ /ˈnoʊˌmɑn/ /ˈnəʊ.mən/ /ˈnəʊˌmɒn/ gnomons n
Gnomon
An object such as a pillar or a rod that is used to tell time by the shadow it casts when the sun shines on it, especially the pointer on a sundial. [from mid 16th c.]

gnomonics /nəʊˈmɒnɪks/ n
Gnomonik
The science, art and craft of designing and constructing sundials.

gnomonist /ˈnəʊmənɪst/ gnomonists n
Gnomonist Gnomonistin
One skilled in gnomonics; a person who makes sundials.

gnoseological adj
gnoseologisch
Of or pertaining to gnoseology.

gnoseology n
Gnoseologie
(uncommon) The philosophical study of knowledge.

gnosis /ˈnəʊ.sɪs/ gnoses n
Gnosis
(religion) An immanent form of knowledge or transcendent insight, such as sought by the Gnostics.

gnu /njuː/ /nuː/ /ɡəˈnjuː/ /ɡəˈnuː/ gnu gnus n
Gnu
A large antelope of the genus Connochaetes, native to Africa, having curved horns.

go /ɡoʊ/ [ɡu] [ɡɐʉ] [ɡəʉ] [ɡəʊ] goes n
Go
(board game) A strategic board game, originally from China and today also popular in Japan and Korea, in which two players (black and white) attempt to control the largest area of the board with their counters.
Versuch
An attempt, a try.

go /ɡoʊ/ [ɡu] [ɡɐʉ] [ɡəʉ] [ɡəʊ] v
gehen fahren
(intransitive) To move through space (especially to or through a place). (May be used of tangible things like people or cars, or intangible things like moods or information.)
machen
(intransitive) To navigate (to a file or folder on a computer, a site on the internet, a memory, etc).
(intransitive) To sound; to make a noise.
To say (something), to make a sound:
fortgehen dran sein verschwinden weggehen ziehen
To turn out, to result; to come to (a certain result).
kaputt kaputtgehen sein zerstört sein
To be in general; to be usually; often in comparison to others of the same group.
los
(imperative) Expressing encouragement or approval.

go Dutch v
getrennt zahlen getrennte Kasse machen
(idiom, informal, slang) To pay for one's own food and bills, or split the cost, when eating at a restaurant or going out for entertainment.

go about v
anpacken
(intransitive, of a sailing ship) To change from one tack to another. See Wikipedia:Tack (maneuver).

go ahead /ˌɡoʊ əˈhɛd/ /ˌɡu əˈhɛd/ /ˌɡɐʉ əˈhɛd/ /ˌɡəʉ əˈhɛd/ /ˌɡəʊ əˈhɛd/ v
bitte los na los nur zu
(in the imperative) Used to grant permission for or to give endorsement of a suggestion or proposal.

go astray v
auf die schiefe Bahn geraten
(intransitive) To develop bad habits; to behave improperly or illegally.
fremdgehen
(intransitive) To behave in an adulterous manner.
verloren gehen verlustig gehen
(intransitive, of an object) To become lost or mislaid.
fehl am Platze sein schlecht sein verkehrt sein
(intransitive, chiefly in the negative) To be undesirable or unhelpful.

go away interjection
geh weg! gehen Sie weg

go away v
fortgehen weggehen fortfahren wegfahren
To depart or leave a place.
verreisen
To travel somewhere, especially on holiday or vacation.
verschwinden weggehen
To vanish or disappear.

go back v
zurückgehen zurückfahren
(intransitive) To return to a place or state after having been there at a previous time.

go back on v
betrügen hintergehen im Stich lassen verraten
to be treacherous or faithless to; betray.
rückgängig machen zurücknehmen
to fail to keep; to renege on.

go bad v
verderben
(of foods and commodities) To spoil, rot, or otherwise become unusable due to age or storage conditions.

go ballistic v
in die Luft gehen
(idiomatic) To become very angry and irrational.

go bankrupt v
fallieren Bankrott machen bankrott gehen
(intransitive) To become bankrupt.

go by v
vorbeifahren vorbeigehen
To follow; to assume as true for the purposes of making a decision, taking an action, etc.

go down v
abnehmen
(intransitive) To decrease; to change from a greater value to a lesser one.
absteigen hinabsteigen heruntergehen
To descend; to move from a higher place to a lower one.
passieren abgehen
(intransitive, slang) To take place, happen.

go down in history v
in die Geschichte eingehen

go far v
es weit bringen
(idiom, intransitive) To attain success, especially from humble origins; achieve a great deal.

go figure /ɡoʊ ˈfɪɡjɚ/ phraseologicalUnit
stell dir vor
(idiomatic) Expresses perplexity, puzzlement, or surprise (as if telling somebody to try to make sense of the situation).

go for broke v
alles aufs Spiel setzen
To wager everything.
alles auf eine Karte setzen
(idiomatic) To try everything possible or do every last thing possible in a final attempt.

go for it v
alles geben reinhauen
(idiomatic) To put maximum effort into achieving something.

go fuck oneself phraseologicalUnit
fick dich fick dich ins Knie geh scheißen leck mich am Arsch

go fuck your mother /ˈɡəʊ ˈfʌk jə(ɹ) ˈmʌðə(ɹ)/ phraseologicalUnit
geh und fick deine Mutter
(vulgar, offensive, dismissal) to beat it, to get lost.

go in one ear and out the other v
zum einen Ohr hinein- und zum anderen wieder hinausgehen
(idiomatic) To be heard but not attended to, when a person fails to pay attention.

go it alone /ˈɡoʊ ɪt əˈloʊn/ /ˈɡəʊ ɪt əˈləʊn/ v
Alleingang erledigen im
(colloquial) To do something alone or independently, especially something that is normally or better done in groups.

go nuts v
durchdrehen verrückt werden
(informal) To become mad.
leg los
(informal, in the imperative) Go ahead; feel free.

go off v
explodieren
(intransitive) To explode.
ranzig werden sauer werden schlecht werden
(intransitive, UK, Australia) To putrefy or become inedible, or to become unusable in any way.

go on v
weitermachen fortsetzen weitergehen
(intransitive) To continue in extent.
(intransitive) To continue an action.
passieren abgehen los
(intransitive) To happen (occur).

go out v
ausgehen hinausgehen herausgehen
(intransitive) To leave, especially a building.
(intransitive, of a couple) To have a romantic relationship, one that involves going out together on dates; to be a couple.
ausgehen
(intransitive, idiomatic) To leave one's abode to go to public places, especially for recreation or entertainment.
aussterben
To become extinct, to expire.
erlöschen verlöschen
To be turned off or extinguished.

go past v
überschreiten übersteigen übertreffen
To surpass a boundary; to go by a limit.

go pear-shaped /ɡoʊ ˈpɛɚʃeɪpt/ /ɡəʊ ˈpɛəʃeɪpt/ v
danebengehen schiefgehen schieflaufen
(intransitive, Australia, Britain, New Zealand, Ireland, idiomatic) To go awry; to go wrong. [from 1980s]

go places v
Erfolg haben erfolgreich sein es zu was bringen
(intransitive, idiomatic) To make progress or achieve success.

go postal /ˌɡoʊ ˈpoʊstəl/ /ˌɡəʊ ˈpəʊstl̩/ v
ausrasten
(intransitive, chiefly, US, informal) To become aggressive and erratic, especially due to stress; specifically, to carry out a shooting spree at a workplace environment; also (more generally) to become very angry; to lose one's temper.

go rogue v
Einzelgänger ausflippen ausrasten
(intransitive, originally of sick elephants) To begin to behave in an erratic, uncontrolled, dangerous, destructive, or savage way.
Einzelgänger abtrünnig auf eigene Faust aus der Reihe tanzen ausflippen ausrasten
(intransitive, idiom) To behave in a very unconventional, independent, uncontrolled, or unauthorized way that ignores rules, norms, or expectations.
abtrünnig
(intransitive, idiom) To switch allegiance to, affiliation with, or membership in, a country, political party, employer, club, etc. (for example, as a spy, soldier, politician, employee, club member, etc.).

go round v
drehen rotieren rundlaufen
To physically swirl or rotate.
drehen jmdn. umgehen umkreisen umrunden
To rotate, to move in a circle.
etwas geht um herumgehen
(transitive, figurative) To circulate, to move aimlessly.
die Runde machen etwas herumgehen lassen herumgereicht werden jmdn. umgehen um etwas herumgehen
To pass around, to circulate.
etwas umgehen für alle / jeden (in dieser Runde) jmdn. umgehen
(intransitive) To be sufficient to be shared, to be enough for everyone.
hinübergehen vorbeischauen
To go to another person's home or a public event.
herumlaufen herumrennen
To live behaving in a certain way, doing something regularly (followed by specification).

go round in circles v
sich im Kreis drehen
(idiomatic) To repeatedly do the same thing without making any progress.

go south v
auf dem absteigenden Ast sein
(idiomatic) To become unfavorable; to decrease; to take a turn for the worse.

go spare v
die Beherrschung verlieren die Fassung verlieren sich ärgern
(UK, informal) To become very angry; to become frustrated or distraught: see spare.

go steady v
eine Beziehung haben miteinander gehen
(intransitive, colloquial) To date one person regularly and exclusively.

go straight v
keine krummen Sachen mehr machen sauber bleiben sich gesetzestreu verhalten
(idiomatic) To discontinue engaging in criminal acts; to become a law-abiding person.

go the way of the dodo /ˈɡoʊ ðə ˌweɪ ə(v) ðə ˈdoʊˌdoʊ/ /ˈɡəʊ ðə ˌweɪ ə(v) ðə ˈdəʊdəʊ/ v
aussterben
(idiomatic) To go extinct or become obsolete or defunct; to fall out of common practice or use; to become a thing of the past.

go through v
durchmachen
(transitive) To undergo, suffer, experience.

go to bed v
schlafen gehen zu Bett gehen
To lie down to sleep, put oneself in one's bed.

go to bed with the sun v
mit den Hühnern schlafen gehen mit den Hühnern zu Bett gehen

go to hell v
den Bach runtergehen
To go out the window; be ruined; be now useless.
fahr zu Hölle fahrt zu Hölle
Expression of anger and contempt directed at someone, especially after that individual has done something very wrong.

go to pot v
auf dem absteigenden Ast sein
(figuratively) To come to ruin, especially to decline or deteriorate.
(archaic) Go to hell. (an angry dismissal)

go to shit v
den Bach runtergehen
(slang, vulgar) To become much worse.

go to someone's head v
zu Kopf steigen

go to the dogs v
vor die Hunde gehen
(idiomatic) To decline or deteriorate shockingly.

go to war v
in den Krieg ziehen
(intransitive) To enter into an armed conflict.

go too far v
es zu weit treiben zu weit gehen

go under v
untergehen
To descend into a body of water; to founder.

go up v
steigen hinaufgehen
To move upwards
ansteigen aufsteigen hochgehen
(intransitive) To rise or increase in price, cost, or value.

go viral v
viral gehen viral werden
(sociology) To be rapidly and frequently shared, especially through social media, but (with retroactive application to pre-internet occurrences) also via gossip or as a collective response to broadcasting or widespread print circulation.

go with v
passen
(transitive) To correspond or fit well with, to match.

go without saying v
klar sein selbstverständlich sein sich von selbst verstehen
(idiomatic, impersonal) To not need to be said; to be obvious, apparent, clear, or already established.

go wrong v
schiefgehen schieflaufen
(intransitive, idiomatic) To fail or go amiss; to have a bad outcome.

go-away bird go-away birds n
Grauer Lärmvogel
(South Africa) A bird of the species Corythaixoides concolor
Lärmvogel
Any of three African species of turaco of the genus Corythaixoides.

go-cart go-carts n
Go-Kart Kart
A small, open-wheeled vehicle for racing; often spelled go-kart.

go-getter go-getters n
Draufgänger
(idiomatic) An active and enterprising person; one who is motivated or inclined to excel; one who strives to achieve success or improvement.

go-it-alone /ˈɡoʊ ɪt əˈloʊn/ /ˈɡəʊ ɪt əˈləʊn/ adj
im Alleingang
(colloquial) Done alone or independently, especially of something that is normally or better done in groups.

goad /ɡoʊd/ /ɡəʊd/ goads n
Stachelstock
A long, pointed stick used to prod animals.

goad /ɡoʊd/ /ɡəʊd/ v
anstacheln antreiben
To prod with a goad.
anspornen anstacheln
To encourage or stimulate.
anstacheln aufreizen reizen
To incite or provoke.

goal /ɡoʊl/ /ɡɐʉl/ /ɡəʊl/ [ɡoɫ] [ɡɒʊɫ] goals n
Ziel Tor
A result that one is attempting to achieve.
Tor
(sport) In many sports, an area into which the players attempt to put an object.
(sport) The act of placing the object into the goal.
A point scored in a game as a result of placing the object into the goal.

goal /ɡoʊl/ /ɡɐʉl/ /ɡəʊl/ [ɡoɫ] [ɡɒʊɫ] v
ein Tor schießen
(Gaelic football, Australian rules football) To score a goal.

goal kick goal kicks n
Abstoß
(soccer) A set piece taken from the goal area after an attacker touches the ball out of play over the goal line.

goal line goal lines n
Torlinie Torauslinie
(rugby league, soccer, hurling, Gaelic football) the boundary of the field that runs along its width at each end, and across the front of the goal.

goalie /ˈɡəʊl.i/ goalies n
Goali Goalie
(sports, colloquial) A goalkeeper or goaltender.

goalkeeper goalkeepers n
Torwart Tormann Torhüter Torwartin Torfrau Torhüterin
(sports) A designated player that attempts to prevent the opposing team from scoring by protecting a goal.

goalless adj
ziellos
Devoid of goals; ambitionless.
torlos ziellos
(sports) Without goals; in which no goals have been scored; having scored no goals.

goalpost /ˈɡoʊlpoʊst/ /ˈɡɔʊl-/ /ˈɡəʊlpəʊst/ goalposts n
Torpfosten
(sports) One of the two vertical side poles of a goal.

goalscorer goalscorers n
Torschütze Torschützin
(football) A person who scores a goal, or scores goals

goat /ɡoʊt/ /ɡoːt/ /ɡɐʉt/ /ɡəʊt/ [ɡoʊʔt̚] goats n
Ziege Geiß Bock
(uncountable) The meat of the aforementioned animal.

goat cheese goat cheeses n
Ziegenkäse
Any cheese produced using goatmilk.

goat's rue /ˈɡoʊts ɹuː/ n
Geißraute
Galega officinalis (French lilac, Italian fitch, Spanish sainfoin).

goat's-beard /ˈɡəʊtsbɪəd/ goat's-beards n
Bocksbart

goatee /ɡəʊˈtiː/ /ˌɡoʊˈtiː/ goatees n
Kinnbart Spitzbart Goatee Ziegenbart
A beard trimmed to grow only at the center of the chin.

goatfucker goatfuckers n
Kanake Ziegenficker Ölauge
(slang, derogatory, offensive, ethnic slur, vulgar) Term of abuse, especially for a Middle Eastern or North African person.

goatgrass goatgrasses n
Walch Walchgras
Any of various wheatlike grasses of the genus Aegilops.

goatherd goatherds n
Ziegenhirt Ziegenhirte Ziegenhirtin
A person who herds, tends goats.

goathouse /ɡoʊthaʊs/ /ɡoːthaʊs/ /ɡɐ̟ʉthæos/ /ɡɔʊthaʊs/ /ɡəʊthaʊs/ [ɡoʊ(ʔ)t̚haʊs] [ɡoʊʔ(t̚)haʊs] goathouses n
Ziegenstall
A building serving as a shelter for goats.

goatmeat n
Ziegenfleisch
The meat of a goat, used as food; chevon.

goatmilk n
Ziegenmilch
milk produced by goats

gob /ɡɑb/ /ɡɒb/ gobs n
Schnauze
(countable, UK, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, slang) The mouth. [from 16th c.]

gobble /ˈɡɑbl̩/ /ˈɡɒbl̩/ v
verschlingen hinunterschlingen schlingen
To eat hastily or greedily; to scoff or scarf (often used with up)
kollern
(ambitransitive) To make the sound of a turkey.

gobbledygook gobbledygooks n
Geschwafel Gibberisch Gromolo Kauderwelsch
(informal) Nonsense; meaningless or encrypted language.
Fachchinesisch aufgeblasenes Gesülze geschwollenes Zeug
(informal) Something written in an overly complex, incoherent, or incomprehensible manner.

gobbler /ˈɡɑblɚ/ /ˈɡɒblə/ gobblers n
Puter
Fresser
One who eats food very quickly, without decorum.

goblet /ˈɡɒblət/ goblets n
Kelch Pokal
A drinking vessel with a foot and stem.

goblet cell goblet cells n
Becherzelle
(cytology) A column-shaped secretory cell found in the epithelium of the respiratory and intestinal tract that secretes the principal constituents of mucus.

goblin /ˈɡɑb.lɪn/ /ˈɡɒb.lɪn/ goblins n
Kobold
One of various hostile supernatural creatures, now especially (fantasy literature) a malevolent and grotesque diminutive humanoid, often associated with orcs or trolls.

goblin shark goblin sharks n
Koboldhai Nasenhai
A species of mackerel shark, Mitsukurina owstoni, that has a long snout-like protrusion from its forehead and grows to 3.8 meters in length.

gobo /ˈɡoʊˌboʊ/ /ˈɡəʊbəʊ/ goboes gobos n
Gobo
(theater) A template inserted over a light source to control the shape of the thrown light. [from early 20th c.]

gobshite /ˈɡɒbˌʃaɪt/ gobshites n
Großmaul Klugscheißer Schwätzer
(Ireland, Britain, slang, offensive, vulgar) One who engages in nonsensical chatter or unwanted conversation.

gobsmack v
sprachlos machen überraschen
(transitive, slang) To astonish, to render temporarily stuck for words.

gobsmacked /ˈɡɒb.smækt/ more gobsmacked most gobsmacked adj
sprachlos überrascht
(chiefly, British, Australian, NZ, Irish, slang) Flabbergasted, astounded, speechless, overawed.

gobsmacking more gobsmacking most gobsmacking adj
überwältigend
(slang) Causing one to be gobsmacked; astounding, flabbergasting.

goby /ˈɡəʊbi/ gobies goby n
Grundel
A gudgeon of fish of the subfamily Gobioninae, such as Gobio gobio.

god /ɡɑd/ /ɡɒd/ /ɡɒːd/ /ɡɔd/ /ɡɔːd/ gods n
Gott Göttin Gottheit Götter
Idol
An idol.

god game god games n
Göttersimulation
(video games) A style of game in which the player observes and controls a large-scale environment, such as a city.

godchild /ˈɡɑdˌt͡ʃaɪld/ /ˈɡɒdˌt͡ʃaɪld/ godchildren n
Patenkind
A child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent. In some cases the relationship is maintained indefinitely, with the godchild being treated much like a niece or nephew.

goddamn /ˈɡɒd.dæm/ /ˌɡɒdˈdæm/ adj
verdammt gottverdammt höllisch verflucht
(vulgar, sometimes, _, offensive) Used as an intensifier.

goddamn /ˈɡɒd.dæm/ /ˌɡɒdˈdæm/ interjection
gottverdammt verdammt noch mal
(vulgar, colloquial) An expression of anger, surprise, intense excitement or frustration.

goddaughter /ˈɡɑdˌdɔ.tɚ/ /ˈɡɒdˌdɔːtə(ɹ)/ goddaughters n
Patentochter
A female child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.

goddess /-ɛs/ /-ɪs/ /ˈɡɑdəs/ /ˈɡɒdɛs/ goddesses n
Göttin weibliche Gottheit weiblicher Gott
(religion) A female deity.

godfather /ˈɡɑdfɑðɚ/ /ˈɡɒdfɑːðə/ godfathers n
Taufpate Pate Firmgöd Firmpate Gevatter Gote
(Christianity) A man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner; a male godparent who sponsors the baptism of a child.
Pate
(crime) A mafia leader.

godfearing more godfearing most godfearing adj
gottesfürchtig
Acting with obedience to rules established by a deity out of fear of the power of that deity.
Devout; pious; very religious.

godforsaken /ˌɡɒd.fə(ɹ)ˈseɪ.kɪn/ more godforsaken most godforsaken adj
gottverlassen
(figurative, of a location) Desolate, boring and depressing.

godless /ˈɡɒdləs/ more godless most godless adj
gottlos nicht gottgläubig unreligiös
Not acknowledging any deity or god; without belief in any deity or god.

godlessness godlessnesses n
Gottlosigkeit
The state of being godless.

godlike /ˈɡɑdlaɪk/ /ˈɡɒdlaɪk/ more godlike most godlike adj
gottgleich göttlich
Having the characteristics of a god.

godliness godlinesses n
Göttlichkeit
The condition and quality of being godly, pious, scrupulously observant of all the teachings of one's religion, practicing virtue and avoiding sin.

godly /ˈɡɑdli/ /ˈɡɒdli/ godlier godliest more godly most godly adj
göttlich
Of or pertaining to a god
fromm
Devoted to a god or God; devout; righteous.
rechtschaffen
Gloriously good.

godmother /ˈɡɒdmʌðə/ godmothers n
Patin Patentante Taufpatin Firmgodl Firmpatin Gevatterin
A woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner; a female godparent who sponsors the baptism of a child.

godparent godparents n
Pate Patin
A person who, at a child's naming ceremony or baptism, agrees to help raise the child, originally and especially in regard to their religious development.

godsend /ˈɡɑdˌsɛnd/ /ˈɡɒdsɛnd/ godsends n
Geschenk des Himmels Glücksfall
An instance of unexpected benefit or good fortune; a windfall.

godsent adj
gottgesandt
Sent by God or as if by God; unexpectedly beneficial.

godwit /ˈɡɑd.wɪt/ /ˈɡɒd.wɪt/ godwits n
Schnepfe
Any of four species of long-billed migratory wading birds in the genus Limosa, of the family Scolopacidae.

goer /ˈɡoʊɚ/ goers n
-gänger -gängerin Geher Geherin
One who, or that which, goes.

goethite /ˈɡoʊθaɪt/ /ˈɡœtaɪt/ goethites n
Goethit
(mineral) An iron oxyhydroxide that is the main constituent of rust.

gofer /ˈɡoʊfɚ/ gofers n
Aushilfskraft
(informal) A worker who runs errands; an errand boy.

goggle /ˈɡɑɡ(ə)l/ /ˈɡɒɡl̩/ v
glotzen
To stare (at something) with wide eyes.

goggles /ˈɡɑ.ɡəlz/ n
Schutzbrille
Protective eyewear set in a flexible frame to fit snugly against the face.

going /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/ /ˈɡɔɪŋ/ /ˈɡəʊɪŋ/ adj
geltend
Current, prevailing.

going /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/ /ˈɡɔɪŋ/ /ˈɡəʊɪŋ/ goings n
Fortschritt
Progress.
Weiterkommen
(figurative) Conditions for advancing in any way.

going concern going concerns n
Fortführungsprinzip
An operating enterprise.

going to /ɡoʊnə/ /ɡoʊɪn tə/ /ɡoʊɪnə/ /ɡoʊɪŋ tə/ /ɡənə/ /ˈɡoʊɪŋ tu/ phraseologicalUnit
werden
Expresses the prospective aspect relative to a given time frame: something that will happen, or is intended, at the time, to happen.

goitre /ˈɡɔɪ.tə/ /ˈɡɔɪ.tɚ/ goitres n
Struma Kropf Satthals
(pathology, UK) An enlargement of the front and sides of the neck caused by inflammation of the thyroid gland.

gokkun n
Gokkun
A genre of pornography in which a person consumes the semen of multiple men, usually from some vessel or container such as a cup or beaker.

gold /ɡaʉld/ /ɡoʊld/ /ɡuːld/ /ɡəʊld/ [ɡɒʊ(ɫ)d] [ɡɔʊ(ɫ)d] golder goldest adj
golden gülden
Made of gold.
golden goldfarben goldfarbig gülden
Having the colour of gold.

gold /ɡaʉld/ /ɡoʊld/ /ɡuːld/ /ɡəʊld/ [ɡɒʊ(ɫ)d] [ɡɔʊ(ɫ)d] symbol
Gold Goldmünze Goldstück Goldmedaille
☉ (alchemy)

gold coin gold coins n
Goldmünze
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see gold,‎ coin.

gold digger /ɡəʊld ˈdɪɡə(ɹ)/ gold diggers n
Goldgräber Goldgräberin
Someone who digs or mines for gold.
Abzockerbraut
(figuratively, pejorative) A person (usually female) who cultivates a personal relationship in order to attain wealth.

gold dust n
Goldstaub
Gold in the form of very small pieces, or flour gold.

gold embroidery n
Goldstickerei

gold fever gold fevers n
Goldfieber
A feverish obsession with seeking gold ore.

gold leaf n
Blattgold Goldblatt
Gold beaten into a thin sheet.

gold medal gold medals n
Goldmedaille
A medal made of, or having the colour of, gold, given as a prize for winning

gold medalist gold medalists n
Goldmedaillengewinner Goldmedaillengewinnerin
Someone who has received a gold medal

gold mine gold mines n
Goldbergwerk Goldmine
A mine for gold ore or metal.
Goldgrube
(idiomatic) A very profitable economic venture.
Fundgrube
(idiomatic) A plentiful stockpile of something sought after.

gold rush /ˈɡoʊldˌɹʌʃ/ /ˈɡəʊldˌɹʌʃ/ gold rushes n
Goldrausch
(chiefly, historical) Any period of feverish migration into an area in which gold has been discovered.

gold standard gold standards n
Goldstandard
(economics) A monetary system where the value of circulating money is linked to the value of gold.

gold-plated adj
vergoldet
Having a thin layer of gold applied to the surface, often by electrolysis.

goldcrest goldcrests n
Goldhähnchen Wintergoldhähnchen
A very small passerine bird, Regulus regulus, that breeds in Eurasia.

golden /ˈɡoʊl.dən/ /ˈɡəʊl.dən/ [ˈɡɒʊ̯ɫ.dn̩] [ˈɡəɫ.dn̩] goldener goldenest more golden most golden adj
golden gülden
Made of, or relating to, gold.
Having a colour or other richness suggestive of gold.
golden
Marked by prosperity, creativity etc.
Advantageous or very favourable.

golden age /ˈɡoʊl.dən eɪd͡ʒ/ /ˈɡəʊl.dən eɪd͡ʒ/ golden ages n
goldenes Zeitalter
(idiomatic) A period of happiness, peace, prosperity, and great progress.

golden anniversary golden anniversaries n
Goldhochzeit goldene Hochzeit
The 50th anniversary of some event, particularly a wedding.

golden calf golden calves n
goldenes Kalb
(Old Testament) A golden image of a calf, made by Aaron and worshipped by the Israelites.

golden eagle /ˈɡəʊl.dən ˈiː.ɡəl/ golden eagles n
Steinadler
A large bird of prey, Aquila chrysaetos, that hunts while soaring.

golden fruit dove golden fruit doves n
Goldtaube
Ptilinopus luteovirens, a small, approximately 20 cm (8 in) long, short-tailed fruit dove in the pigeon and dove family Columbidae.

golden goal golden goals n
Golden Goal
(soccer) The first goal scored during extra time, giving victory to the scoring side if sudden death is in effect.

golden goose golden geese n
goldene Gans
(figuratively, idiomatic) Something that generates much profit or gives great advantages.

golden hamster golden hamsters n
Goldhamster
A small rodent of species Mesocricetus auratus, popular as a pet and used for scientific research.

golden handshake golden handshakes n
goldener Handschlag
(idiomatic) A generous severance payment, especially as an inducement to leave employment.

golden jackal golden jackals n
Goldschakal
Canis aureus, a common jackal that can be found in southwest Europe, the Middle East and South Asia.

golden mean /ˈɡoʊl.dən ˈmiːn/ /ˈɡəʊl.dən ˈmiːn/ golden means n
goldene Mitte goldener Mittelweg
A position of balance between excess and deficiency.

golden mole golden moles n
Goldmull
Any of several small, insectivorous burrowing mammals of the family Chrysochloridae, native to southern Africa.

golden opportunity golden opportunities n
einmalige Gelegenheit

golden parachute golden parachutes n
goldener Fallschirm
(idiomatic, business, management) An agreement between a company and an employee, usually an executive, specifying that the employee will receive certain significant benefits if employment is terminated.

golden pheasant golden pheasants n
Goldfasan
A colorful game bird originating from China, Chrysolophus pictus.

golden ratio golden ratios n
Goldener Schnitt goldener Schnitt
(geometry) The irrational number (approximately 1.618), usually denoted by the Greek letter φ (phi), which is equal to the sum of its own reciprocal and 1, or, equivalently, is the square root of the sum of itself and 1.

golden rule golden rules n
goldene Regel
(idiomatic) A fundamental rule or principle.
(ethics) The principle that one should treat other people in the manner in which one would want to be treated by them.

golden shower golden showers n
Röhrenkassie
The flowering plant Cassia fistula.

golden-yellow more golden-yellow most golden-yellow adj
goldgelb
of a golden-yellow colour

goldenrod /ˈɡoʊldənˌɹɑd/ goldenrods n
Goldrute
A golden-yellow colour, like that of the goldenrod plant.

goldfinch goldfinches n
Stieglitz Distelfink
Any of several small passerine birds of the finch family

goldfish /ˈɡoʊldfɪʃ/ goldfish goldfishes n
Goldfisch
A type of small fish, Carassius auratus, typically orange-colored.

goldfish bowl /ˈɡoʊldfɪʃ ˈboʊl/ goldfish bowls n
Goldfischglas
A transparent bowl in which pet fish are kept.

goldilocks /ˈɡəʊldilɒks/ goldilocks n
Goldlöckchen
A person with golden hair, especially a girl with long hair.

goldsmith goldsmiths n
Goldschmied Goldschmiedin Gold- und Silberschmied Gold- und Silberschmiedin
A person who makes, repairs or sells things out of gold, especially jewelry.

goldsmithery n
Goldschmiedekunst
The work of a goldsmith.

goldware goldwares n
Goldware
Anything made from gold; gold plates, cutlery, etc.

golem /ˈɡoʊ.ləm/ /ˈɡɑl.əm/ /ˈɡɒl.əm/ /ˈɡəʊ.ləm/ golems n
Golem
(mythology) A humanoid creature made from clay, animated by magic.

golf /ɡɑlf/ /ɡɒf/ /ɡɒlf/ /ɡɔlf/ n
Golf
(sports) A ball game played by individuals competing against one another in which the object is to hit a ball into each of a series of (usually 18 or nine) holes in the minimum number of strokes.

golf /ɡɑlf/ /ɡɒf/ /ɡɒlf/ /ɡɔlf/ v
golfen
(intransitive) To play the game of golf.

golf ball golf balls n
Golfball
A small, usually white ball that is designed for use in the game of golf.

golf cart golf carts n
Golfwagen
a small four-wheeled motorized vehicle, used to travel around a golf course.

golf club golf clubs n
Golfschläger
In golf, the implement used to hit the golf ball.
Golfklub
A club or organization where golf is played.

golf course golf courses n
Golfplatz
(golf) The land where one plays golf, with tees, fairways, greens and flags in holes.

golfer /ˈɡɒlfə(ɹ)/ golfers n
Golfer Golferin Golfspieler Golfspielerin
Someone who plays golf.

golfwear n
Golfkleidung

gombolola gombololas n
Gombolola

gonad /ˈɡəʊ.næd/ gonads n
Eier
(slang, mostly, in the plural) A testicle.
Keimdrüse Gonade Geschlechtsdrüse
(anatomy) A sex organ that produces gametes; specifically, a testicle or ovary.

gondola /ˈɡɒn.də.lə/ gondolas gondole n
Gondel
A small long, narrow boat with a high prow and stern, propelled with a single oar, especially in Venice.
The car or basket of a hot-air balloon, airship, zeppelin, etc.
Seilbahn Gondel
An enclosed car attached to a cable mechanically lifted up the side of a mountain; an enclosed ski lift; a cable car.

gondolier /ˌɡɑndəˈlɪɹ/ /ˌɡɒndəˈlɪə(ɹ)/ gondoliers n
Gondoliera Gondoliere Gondelfahrer Gondelführer Gondelier Gondelschiffer
A boatperson who propels a gondola, especially in Venice.

gone /ɡɑn/ /ɡɒn/ /ɡɔn/ /ɡɔːn/ further gone furthest gone goner gonest adj
weg
Away, having left.
alle
(slang) Entirely given up to; infatuated with; used with on.

goner /ˈɡɒnə(ɹ)/ /ˈɡɔːnɚ/ goners n
Todgeweihter Verlorener hoffnungsloser Fall
(informal) Someone (or something) doomed; a hopeless case, especially someone who is bound to die soon.

gong /ɡɑŋ/ /ɡɒŋ/ /ɡɔŋ/ gongs n
Gong
(musical instruments) A percussion instrument consisting of a metal disk that emits a sonorous sound when struck with a soft hammer.

gonochorism n
Getrenntgeschlechtigkeit
(biology, mostly, zoology) The situation in which the individuals of a species are of one of at least two distinct sexes, and retain that sexuality throughout their lives.

gonorrhea /ˌɡɑn.əˈɹi.ə/ /ˌɡɒn.əˈɹiː.ə/ gonorrheas n
Gonorrhoe Tripper
(American spelling) A sexually transmitted infection caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae, a species of bacteria (the gonococcus) that affects the mucous membrane of the genital and urinary tracts.

goo /ɡuː/ goos n
Glibber Klebstoff Papp Schmiere Soße klebriges Zeug
(uncountable, informal) Any semi-solid or liquid substance; especially one that is sticky, gummy or slippery, unpleasant, and of vague or unknown composition, such as slime or semen.
Schmalz übertriebene Sentimentalität
(figuratively) Excessive, showy sentimentality.

good /ɡʊ(d)/ /ɡʊd/ [ɡud] [ɡɪ̈d] [ɡʊd] [ɡʊ̈d] best better adj
brav gehörig
Well-behaved (especially of children or animals).
gut
(of people or animals)
Competent or talented.
Useful for a particular purpose; functional.
Of food or other perishable products, still fit for use; not yet expired, stale, rotten, etc.
Favourable.
Beneficial; worthwhile.
gut Gut
Acting in the interest of what is beneficial, ethical, or moral.
gut effektiv
Effective.
gut angenehm schön
Pleasant; enjoyable.
gut gesund
Healthful.
gut lecker
Having a particularly pleasant taste.

good /ɡʊ(d)/ /ɡʊd/ [ɡud] [ɡɪ̈d] [ɡʊd] [ɡʊ̈d] goods n
Gute Gut
(uncountable) The forces or behaviours that are the enemy of evil. Usually consists of helping others and general benevolence.
Gut
(countable, usually, in the plural) An item of merchandise.

good afternoon phraseologicalUnit
guten Tag guten Nachmittag
(rather formal in, _, US, Canada) A greeting or farewell said in the afternoon.

good as gold adj
kreuzbrav
(especially, UK, of a person, simile) Very well-behaved (especially of a child); very good-hearted (especially of an adult).

good cop bad cop n
guter Bulle, böser Bulle
A psychological tactic used for interrogation, involving one police officer playing the role of intimidating adversary, and another that of friend with whom the subject is encouraged to bond.
An analogous negotiation or interrogation tactic.

good day phraseologicalUnit
guten Tag Tach
(dated, formal) A somewhat formal greeting generally used between sunrise and sunset.

good evening interjection
guten Abend
(generally formal in, _, US, Canada) Used as a greeting in the evening.

good faith /ˌɡʊd ˈfeɪθ/ n
Treu und Glauben bestes Wissen und Gewissen guter Glaube
Good, honest intentions, even if producing unfortunate results. [from between 1890 and 1895]

good grief interjection
Menschenskind ach, du grüne Neune ach, du liebe Güte ach, du liebe Zeit ach, du meine Güte du meine Güte
An expression of surprise or shock.
um Gottes willen um Himmels willen
An expression of dismay and disgust.

good guy good guys n
Guter Held
(informal) A hero, particularly a protagonist in a story.

good heavens /ɡʊd ˈhɛvənz/ interjection
Gott im Himmel
(dated, exclamation) An exclamation of surprise or shock.

good looks n
gutes Aussehen
visual attractiveness

good luck /ˌɡʊd ˈlʌk/ interjection
viel Erfolg! viel Glück!
Used to wish fortune to an individual or as encouragement.

good morning /ˌɡʊd ˈmɔɹnɪŋ/ /ˌɡʊd ˈmɔːnɪŋ/ interjection
guten Morgen
Used as a greeting when meeting someone for the first time in the morning.

good news n
gute Nachricht
Something or someone pleasant, fortunate, or otherwise positive.
(Christianity) The message of Jesus concerning the salvation of the faithful (as elaborated in the Gospels)

good night phraseologicalUnit
gute Nacht
A farewell said in the evening or before going to sleep.

good old adj
guter alter
Reliable; typical; consistently good.

good riddance /ˌɡʊd ˈɹɪd(ə)ns/ /ˌɡʊd ˈɹɪdns/ interjection
auf Nimmerwiedersehen gut, dass wir den/das/die los sind wurde auch Zeit
Used to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome.

good things come to those who wait proverb
gut Ding will Weile haben was lange währt, wird endlich gut
A patient seeker will be satisfied in due time.

good to go adj
bereit betriebsbereit einsatzbereit
(informal, of a thing) Ready for use or normal operation, especially after repair or renewal.
bereit einsatzbereit
(informal, of a person) Ready for some specific task or ready for normal activity, especially after preparation or recovery.

good weather n
Schönwetter

good wine needs no bush proverb
gute Ware lobt sich selbst
There is no need to boast or advertise about something of good quality.

good-for-nothing adj
unbrauchbar untauglich nutzlos unnütz
(idiomatic) Useless; worthless.

good-for-nothing good-for-nothings n
Nichtsnutz Taugenichts Krattler Tunichtgut
A person of little worth or usefulness.

good-looking /ˈɡʊdˈlʊk.ɪŋ/ best-looking better-looking more good-looking most good-looking adj
hübsch schön attraktiv gutaussehend
Physically attractive (of a person).

good-natured /ɡʊdˈneɪtʃəd/ more good-natured most good-natured adj
gutmütig
Having or showing an amicable, kindly disposition.

goodbye /ɡədˈbaɪ/ /ɡəˈbaɪ/ /ɡʊdˈbaɪ/ interjection
auf Wiedersehen tschüss adieu tschau auf Wiederhören Gott befohlen
Farewell; a formula used to another person or persons when the speaker, writer, or person addressed is departing.

goodbye /ɡədˈbaɪ/ /ɡəˈbaɪ/ /ɡʊdˈbaɪ/ goodbyes n
Abschied
An utterance of goodbye, the wishing of farewell to someone.

goodbye, cruel world /ɡʊdˈbaɪ {{!}} ˌkɹuːəl ˈwɜːld/ phraseologicalUnit
auf Wiedersehen, grausame Welt mach's gut, grausame Welt
An exclamation made before committing suicide, in speech, text, or in a suicide note.

goodness /ˈɡʊdnəs/ /ˈɡʊdnɪs/ goodnesses n
Güte Gütigkeit Herzensgüte Integrität Tugend
(uncountable) The state or characteristic of being good.

goods /ɡʊdz/ n
Ware Güter
(business, economics) That which is produced, then traded, bought or sold, then finally consumed.

goods and services tax goods and services taxes n
Mehrwertsteuer
A tax very similar to the value added tax, levied, for example, in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and Singapore.

goods train goods trains n
Güterzug Frachtzug
A train used for the transportation of goods.

goods wagon goods wagons n
Güterwagen
(UK) A railway wagon for carrying freight.

goodwill /ɡʊdˈwɪl/ goodwills n
guter Wille
A favorably disposed attitude toward someone or something.
ideeller Unternehmenswert
(accounting) The value of a business entity not directly attributable to its tangible assets and liabilities. This value derives from factors such as consumer loyalty to the brand.
(business) A concept used to refer to the ability of an individual or business to exert influence within a community, club, market or another type of group, without having to resort to the use of an asset (such as money or property), either directly or by the creation of a lien.

gooey /ˈɡuː.i/ gooier gooiest adj
klebrig zähflüssig
soft, sticky and viscous

goof /ɡuːf/ v
fehlen
(US) To make a mistake.

goof up v
vermurksen verpfuschen
(slang) To make a mistake.

goofy /ˈɡuːfi/ goofier goofiest adj
albern doof trottelig
silly, quirky

google /ˈɡuː.ɡəl/ v
googeln googlen
To search for (something) on the Internet using the Google search engine.

googol /ˈɡu.ɡɑl/ /ˈɡu.ɡəl/ /ˈɡuː.ɡɒl/ /ˈɡuː.ɡəl/ googols numeral
Googol
The number 10^{100}, or ten to the power of a hundred. Equivalent to ten duotrigintillion (short scale), or ten sexdecilliard (long scale). [from 1920.]

googolplex /ˈɡuɡɑl-/ /ˈɡuɡəlplɛks/ /ˈɡuːɡɒl-/ /ˈɡuːɡəlplɛks/ googolplexes numeral
Googolplex
The number 10^{10^{100}} or 10^\text{googol}, ten to the power of a googol. [from 1920.]

gook /ɡuːk/ /ɡʊk/ gooks n
Schlitzauge
(slang, vulgar, derogatory, offensive, ethnic slur) A person of (South) East Asian descent; originally a native of the Philippines, but now especially:

goon /ɡoʊ.ɑn/ /ɡuːn/ /ɡəʊ.ɒn/ goons n
Gorilla Schläger
A thug; a usually muscular henchman with little intelligence.
Trottel Tölpel
(slang) One hired to legally kidnap a child and forcibly transport them to a boot camp, boarding school, wilderness therapy, or a similar rehabilitation facility.

goon squad goon squads n
Schlägertrupp Schlägertruppe
(chiefly, US, informal, derogatory, idiomatic) A group of individuals serving as enforcers, bodyguards, assassins, and the like, especially persons hired for such a purpose and using violent, thuggish methods.

goosander goosanders n
Gänsesäger Säger Sägetaucher
A merganser, Mergus merganser, of the northern hemisphere. They eat fish and are common on lakes and rivers.

goose /ˈɡuːs/ geese n
Gans
Any of various grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae, which have feathers and webbed feet and are capable of flying, swimming, and walking on land, and which are bigger than ducks.

goose bump goose bumps n
Gänsehaut
(chiefly, in plural) Raised skin, usually caused by the involuntary erection of hairs on the neck or arms caused by cold, excitement, or fear.

goose egg goose eggs n
überhaupt nichts
(North America, informal) Zero; nothing.
Beule
(informal) A swelling caused by a bump on the head.

goose is cooked phraseologicalUnit
Die Messe ist gelesen erledigt sein geliefert sein
(idiomatic) All hope is gone; there is no possibility of success; the period of good fortune is over.

goose-step goose-steps n
Stechschritt
(military, typically, _, pejorative) A style of march in which the legs advance in turn without bending the knee, whether as a low quick march or a rigorous high slow march for ceremonial occasions; the various drills associated with these marches.

goose-step v
im Stechschritt marschieren
(military, typically, _, pejorative) To march with a goose-step.

gooseberry /ˈɡusˌbɛɹi/ /ˈɡuːsb(ə)ɹi/ /ˈɡʊzb(ə)ɹi/ gooseberries n
Stachelbeere
A fruit of species Ribes uva-crispa, related to the currant.
fünftes Rad am Wagen
(chiefly, British) An additional person who is neither necessary nor wanted in a given situation.

goosefoot /ˈɡuːsfʊt/ goosefoots n
Gänsefuß Gänsefuss
Any of many flowering plants, of the subfamily Chenopodioideae, having small greenish flowers.

gooseherd gooseherds n
Gänsehirt Gänsehirte Gänsehirtin
A person who tends to geese.

gooseneck goosenecks n
Schwanenhals
(often, attributive) Anything with a slender curved shape, resembling the neck of a goose, such as the shaft of some lamps.
Lümmelbeschlag Lümmel
(nautical) The swivel connection on a sailboat located near the bottom of the mast that the boom attaches to. When a sailboat performs a tack or a jibe the gooseneck swings the boom from one side of the boat to the other.

gooseneck barnacle gooseneck barnacles n
Entenmuschel
Any of the species Pollicipes pollicipes or its close relatives, filter-feeding crustaceans that live attached to hard surfaces of rocks and flotsam in the ocean intertidal zone, with a long and muscular stalk, which is edible and considered a delicacy in several Mediterranean countries.

gopher /ˈɡoʊfɚ/ /ˈɡəʊfə/ gophers n
Ziesel Erdhörnchen Taschenratte Zieselmaus
A small burrowing rodent native to North and Central America, especially in the family Geomyidae (true gophers).

gore /ɡo(ː)ɹ/ /ɡoə/ /ɡɔɹ/ /ɡɔː/ gores n
Blut geronnenes Blut
Blood, especially that from a wound when thickened due to exposure to the air.
Gehre Zwickel
A triangular or rhomboid piece of fabric, especially one forming part of a three-dimensional surface such as a sail, skirt, hot-air balloon, etc.Wp

gore /ɡo(ː)ɹ/ /ɡoə/ /ɡɔɹ/ /ɡɔː/ v
aufspießen stechen
(transitive, of an animal) To pierce with the horn.
(transitive, obsolete) To pierce with anything pointed, such as a spear.

gorge /ɡɔɹd͡ʒ/ /ɡɔːdʒ/ gorges n
Gurgel Kehle Speiseröhre
(archaic) The front aspect of the neck; the outside of the throat.
Speiseröhre
(archaic, literary) The inside of the throat; the esophagus, the gullet; (falconry, specifically) the crop or gizzard of a hawk.
Schlucht
(geography) A deep, narrow passage with steep, rocky sides, particularly one with a stream running through it; a ravine.

gorge /ɡɔɹd͡ʒ/ /ɡɔːdʒ/ v
sich vollfressen sich vollstopfen
(intransitive, reflexive) To stuff the gorge or gullet with food; to eat greedily and in large quantities. [+ on (object)]

gorgeous /ˈɡɔɹd͡ʒəs/ /ˈɡɔːdʒəs/ more gorgeous most gorgeous adj
wunderschön fantastisch großartig herrlich hinreißend prachtvoll
(of a person or place) Very beautiful.

gorget /ˈɡoɹ.d͡ʒət/ /ˈɡoɹ.d͡ʒɛt/ /ˈɡoɹ.d͡ʒɪt/ /ˈɡɔːdʒɪt/ /ˌɡoɹˈʒeɪ/ gorgets n
Halsberge Ringkragen
(historical) A piece of armour protecting the throat and/or the upper part of the chest.
An ornament for the neck; a necklace, ornamental collar, torque etc.
Brusttuch
(historical) A type of women's clothing covering the neck and breast; a wimple.

gorgon /ˈɡɔːrɡən/ gorgons n
Gorgo Gorgone
(Greek mythology) A vicious female monster from Greek mythology with sharp fangs and hair of living, venomous snakes. One of the three sisters: Medusa, Stheno and Euryale

gorilla /ɡɒˈɹɪl.ə/ /ɡəˈɹɪl.ə/ gorillas n
Gorilla
The largest of the apes, belonging to the genus Gorilla, native to the forests of central Africa and known for their trait of knuckle-walking.

gormless /ˈɡɔːmləs/ more gormless most gormless adj
dämlich
(chiefly, UK, New Zealand, Australia , Ireland, of a person) Lacking intelligence, sense or understanding; foolish.

gorodki n
Gorodki
An ancient Russian folk sport of trying to knock arrangements of skittles out of a square by throwing a bat at them.

goropism /ɡəˈɹoʊpɪz(ə)m/ /ɡəˈɹəʊpɪzm̩/ goropisms n
Goropismus
A hypothesis, similar to the one originally propounded by Goropius which is now discredited, that some attested or modern language such as Dutch, Hebrew, or Turkish was the original language of human beings.

gorse /ɡɔɹs/ /ɡɔːs/ gorses n
Stechginster Ginster
An evergreen shrub, of the genus Ulex, having thorns, spiny leaves, and yellow flowers.

gory /ˈɡɔɹ.i/ /ˈɡɔː.ɹi/ gorier goriest adj
blutig blutrünstig mörderisch
Covered with blood; very bloody.

gosh /ɡɑːʃ/ /ɡɒʃ/ interjection
Mann Mensch meine Güte
(minced oath) A mild expression of surprise or enthusiasm.

goshawk /ˈɡɑshɑk/ /ˈɡɒshɔːk/ goshawks n
Habicht
Any of several birds of prey, principally in the genus Accipiter.

gosling /ɡɑzlɪŋ/ /ɡɒzlɪŋ/ goslings n
Gänschen Gänseküken Gössel Gänslein junge Gans
A young goose.
Gelbschnabel Grünschnabel
An inexperienced and immature, or foolish and naive, young person.

gospel /ˈɡɑspəl/ /ˈɡɒspəl/ gospels n
Evangelium
The first section of the Christian New Testament scripture, comprising the books of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, concerned with the birth, ministry, passion, and resurrection of Jesus.

gossamer /ˈɡɑ.sə.mɚ/ /ˈɡɒ.sə.mə/ gossamers n
Marienfäden Altweiberfäden Flugfäden Frauenfäden Herbstfäden Herbstgarn
A fine film or strand as of cobwebs, floating in the air or caught on bushes, etc.

gossip /ˈɡɑs.ɪp/ /ˈɡɒs.ɪp/ gossips n
Klatsch Tratsch Klatschtante Tratschtante Klatschweib Tratsche
(uncountable) Idle talk about someone’s private or personal matters, especially someone not present.

gossip /ˈɡɑs.ɪp/ /ˈɡɒs.ɪp/ v
klatschen tratschen lästern
(intransitive) To talk about someone else's private or personal business, especially in a manner that spreads the information.
klatschen schwatzen
(intransitive) To talk idly.

got it v
kapiert verstanden
Do you understand?
verstanden
I understand

gotcha /ˈɡɑt͡ʃə/ /ˈɡɒt͡ʃə/ interjection
erwischt hab dich
I got you covered, I got your back (said by a speaker who has an advantage or responsibility over someone).

goth /ɡɑθ/ /ɡɒθ/ goths n
Goth Grufti Schwarzer
(countable) A person who is part of the goth subculture.

gothification n
Gotifizierung

gothify v
gotifizieren

gouache /ɡuˈɑːʃ/ /ɡwɑːʃ/ gouaches n
Gouache Guasch
(painting, countable) A painting made with this paint.

gouda /ˈxaʊdə/ /ˈɡaʊdə/ /ˈɡuːdə/ goudas n
Gouda
A type of semi-hard to hard cheese originating in Netherlands.

gouge /ɡaʊdʒ/ /ɡaʊd͡ʒ/ gouges n
Hohlmeißel Grabstichel Hohlbeitel Stichel
A chisel with a curved blade for cutting or scooping channels, grooves, or holes in wood, stone, etc.
Furche Rille
A cut or groove, as left by a gouge or something sharp.

gouge /ɡaʊdʒ/ /ɡaʊd͡ʒ/ v
ausstechen bohren einschlagen
(transitive) To make a groove, hole, or mark in by scooping with or as if with a gouge.
abzocken schröpfen
(transitive) To cheat or impose upon; in particular, to charge an unfairly or unreasonably high price.

goulash /ˈɡuː.læʃ/ /ˈɡuː.lɑːʃ/ goulashes n
Gulasch
A stew of beef or veal and vegetables, flavoured with paprika.

goulash communism n
Gulaschkommunismus
(historical) The form of communism in Hungary following the Hungarian Revolution of 1956, involving high living standards and economic reforms.

gourd /ɡɔɹd/ /ɡɔːd/ /ɡʊəd/ /ɡʊɚd/ gourds n
Kalebasse
The dried and hardened shell of such fruit, made into a drinking vessel, bowl, spoon, or other objects designed for use or decoration.

gourmand /ɡɔɹˈmɑnd/ /ˈɡʊə.mənd/ /ˈɡʊɹ.mɑnd/ /ˈɡʊʁmɑ̃/ gourmands n
Gourmand Schlemmer Schlemmerin Vielfraß Völler
A person given to excess in the consumption of food and drink; a greedy or ravenous eater.
Gourmet Feinschmecker Feinschmeckerin
A person who appreciates good food.

gourmandise /ˈɡoɹ-/ /ˈɡɔɹ-/ /ˈɡɔː-/ /ˈɡʊəməndaɪz/ /ˈɡʊɹməndaɪz/ v
sich voll fressen
To eat food in a gluttonous manner; to gorge; to make a pig of oneself.

gourmet /ɡʊɹˈmeɪ/ /ˈɡɔːmeɪ/ /ˈɡʊəmeɪ/ /ˈɡʊɹmeɪ/ adj
Feinkost- Feinschmecker- Genießer-

gourmet /ɡʊɹˈmeɪ/ /ˈɡɔːmeɪ/ /ˈɡʊəmeɪ/ /ˈɡʊɹmeɪ/ gourmets n
Gourmet Feinschmecker Feinschmeckerin Genießer
A connoisseur in eating and drinking; someone who takes their food seriously.

gout /ɡaʊt/ [ɡʌut] gouts n
Gicht
(rare) A disease of wheat and cornstalks, caused by insect larvae.

govern /ˈɡʌvən/ /ˈɡʌvɚn/ v
regieren steuern
(transitive) To make and administer the public policy and affairs of; to exercise sovereign authority in.
(intransitive) To exercise political authority; to run a government.
regeln regulieren
(transitive) To control the actions or behavior of; to keep under control; to restrain.
lenken
(transitive) To exercise a deciding or determining influence on.
regeln
(intransitive) To have or exercise a determining influence.

governability governabilities n
Regierbarkeit
The ability to be governed.

governable more governable most governable adj
regierbar
Capable of being governed or subjected to authority; amenable to law or rule

governance /ˈɡʌvənəns/ /ˈɡʌvəɹnəns/ governances n
Staatsführung Führung Herrschaft Herrschen Lenkung Regentschaft
The process, or the power, of governing; government or administration.
Führungsstruktur Regierungsform
The specific system by which a political system is ruled.
Führung Staatsführung
The group of people who make up an administrative body.

governess /ˈɡʌvnəs/ /ˈɡʌvənəs/ /ˈɡʌvɚnəs/ governesses governor n
Gouvernante Hauslehrerin Erzieherin
A woman paid to educate children in their own home.

government /ˈɡɐvmɘnt/ /ˈɡɐvɘ(n)mɘnt/ /ˈɡəv(ə)mɛnt/ /ˈɡʌvə(n)mənt/ /ˈɡʌvɚ(n)mənt/ governments n
Regierung
The body with the power to make and/or enforce laws to control a country, land area, people or organization.
The state and its administration viewed as the ruling political power.
Rektion
(grammar, linguistics) The relationship between a word and its dependents.

government bond government bonds n
Staatsanleihe
(finance, government) A bond issued by a national government, generally with a promise to pay periodic interest payments and to repay the face value on the maturity date.

government failure government failures n
Staatsversagen
(economics) A situation in which a government intervention causes an economic inefficiency that would not exist in a true free market.

government in exile governments in exile n
Exilregierung
(geopolitics) An independent polity that claims to be the legitimate government of a country, but is forced to operate from another country.

governmental /ˌɡʌv(ə)nˈmɛnt(ə)l/ more governmental most governmental adj
Regierung
Relating to a government

governor /ˈɡʌv(ə)nə(ɹ)/ /ˈɡʌvənə(ɹ)/ /ˈɡʌvənɚ/ /ˈɡʌvɚnɚ/ governess governors n
Gouverneur Gouverneurin
(politics) The chief executive officer of a first-level division of a country.
Regler
A device which regulates or controls some action of a machine through automatic feedback.

governor general /ˈɡɐv(ɘ)nɘ ˌdʒenɹɘl/ /ˈɡʌv(ə)nə ˌdʒɛnɹəl/ /ˈɡʌvənɚ ˌdʒɛn(ə)ɹəl/ [ˈɡɐv(ɘ̃)nɜ ˌdʒẽnɹɯ] governors general n
Generalgouverneur
(Canada, Australia, New Zealand) An official appointed by the reigning British monarch to govern a Commonwealth realm as the monarch's representative.
(politics) An official in a similar position in other countries.

governor-general governors-general n
Generalgouverneur
(UK) An official appointed by the reigning British monarch to govern a Commonwealth realm as the monarch's representative.
An official in a similar position in other countries.

governorate /ˈɡʌvə(ɹ)nəɹət/ governorates n
Gouvernement
The territory governed by a governor; a province.

gown /ɡaʊn/ gowns n
Umhang Umwurf Überwurf
A loose, flowing upper garment.
Kleid Abendkleid
A woman's ordinary outer dress, such as a calico or silk gown.
Robe Talar
The official robe of certain professionals, clerics, and scholars, such as university students and officers, barristers, judges, etc.

gowpen /ˈɡaʊpən/ gowpens n
Händeschale

goy /ɡɔɪ/ goyem goyim goys n
Goi Nichtjude
(sometimes offensive) A non-Jew, a gentile.

grab /ɡɹæb/ grabs n
Greifer
(countable) A mechanical device that grabs or clutches.

grab /ɡɹæb/ v
greifen
(transitive) To grip suddenly; to seize; to clutch.
(intransitive) To make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something).

graben graben grabens n
Graben
(geology) An elongated block of the Earth's crust, bounded by faults, that has dropped relative to the surrounding area.

grace /ɡɹeɪs/ graces n
Tischgebet
(countable) A short prayer of thanks before or after a meal.
Anmut Grazie
(uncountable) Elegant movement; balance or poise.
Aufschub Fristverlängerung Zahlungsfrist
(uncountable, finance) An allowance of time granted to a debtor during which he or she is free of at least part of his normal obligations towards the creditor.
Gnade Huld Gunst
(uncountable, theology) Free and undeserved favour, especially of God; unmerited divine assistance given to humans for their regeneration or sanctification, or for resisting sin.

grace /ɡɹeɪs/ v
zieren schmücken
(transitive) To adorn; to decorate; to embellish and dignify.

grace note /ˈɡɹeɪs nəʊt/ /ˈɡɹeɪs ˌnoʊt/ grace notes n
Vorschlagsnote
(music) A musical note, indicated on a score in smaller type with or without a slash through it, played to ornament the melody rather than as part of it. Its note value does not count as part of the total time value of the measure it appears in.

grace period grace periods n
Schonfrist
A length of time during which rules or penalties are waived or deferred.

graceful /ˈɡɹeɪsfʊl/ more graceful most graceful adj
anmutig graziös zierlich ansprechend elegant reizend
Having or showing grace in movement, shape, or proportion.

gracefully /ˈɡɹeɪsfəli/ more gracefully most gracefully adv
anmutig anstandslos elegant graziös würdevoll
In a graceful manner.

gracefulness gracefulnesses n
Anmut
The state of being graceful.

gracilis /ˈɡras.ɪ.lɪs/ /ˈɡræs.ə.lɪs/ graciles n
Schlankmuskel
(anatomy, muscle) A slender superficial muscle of the inner thigh.

gracious /ˈɡɹeɪʃəs/ more gracious most gracious adj
gütig freundlich liebenswürdig
kind and warmly courteous

gradable /ˈɡɹeɪdəbəl/ adj
graduierbar komparierbar steigerbar steigerungsfähig
(linguistics, of a word or phrase) Able to occur in varying degrees; able to be inflected or modified to express degrees of meaning.

gradation /ɡɹəˈdeɪʃən/ /ˌɡɹeɪˈdeɪʃən/ gradations n
Abstufung
A sequence of gradual, successive stages; a systematic progression.

grade /ɡɹeɪd/ grades n
Note Zensur
(chiefly, North America) Performance on a test or other evaluation(s), expressed by a number, letter, or other symbol; a score.
Sorte Grad
A degree or level of something; a position within a scale; a degree of quality.
Klasse
(North America, education) A level of primary and secondary education.
Note
A harsh scraping or cutting; a grating.

grade point average grade point averages n
Notendurchschnitt
A method of computing a numerical value for letter grades received in school by assigning each a numeric value and averaging the numbers; the overall average of all courses taken at a time.

grader /ˈɡɹeɪdə/ /ˈɡɹeɪdɚ/ graders n
Strassenhobel
A machine used to sort food by size or quality.

gradient /ˈɡɹeɪdiənt/ gradients n
Gefälle Neigung Steigung
A slope or incline.
(calculus, of a function) The ratio of the rates of change of a dependent variable and an independent variable, the slope of a curve's tangent.
Gradient
(science) The rate at which a physical quantity increases or decreases relative to change in a given variable, especially distance.
(, calculus) A differential operator that maps each point of a scalar field to a vector pointed in the direction of the greatest rate of change of the scalar. Notation for a scalar field φ: ∇φ

gradual /ˈɡɹadjuəl/ /ˈɡɹadʒuəl/ /ˈɡɹadʒəl/ /ˈɡɹæd͡ʒuəl/ /ˈɡɹæd͡ʒəl/ /ˈɡɹɛdʒɘl/ /ˈɡɹɛdʒʉɘl/ more gradual most gradual adj
allmählich graduell schrittweise zunehmend
Proceeding or advancing by small, slow, regular steps or degrees

gradually /ˈɡɹæd͡ʒuəli/ more gradually most gradually adv
nach und nach allmählich schrittweise stufenweise
In a gradual manner; making slow progress; slowly.

graduate /ˈɡɹædjueɪt/ /ˈɡɹædjuət/ /ˈɡɹæd͡ʒueɪt/ /ˈɡɹæd͡ʒuɪt/ graduates n
Absolvent Absolventin
A person who is recognized by a university as having completed the requirements of a degree studied at the institution.
(US, Canada) A person who is recognized by a high school as having completed the requirements of a course of study at the school.

graduate /ˈɡɹædjueɪt/ /ˈɡɹædjuət/ /ˈɡɹæd͡ʒueɪt/ /ˈɡɹæd͡ʒuɪt/ v
absolvieren graduieren
(intransitive, ergative) To be recognized by a school or university as having completed the requirements of a degree studied at the institution.
graduieren
(transitive) To mark (something) with degrees; to divide into regular steps or intervals, as the scale of a thermometer, a scheme of punishment or rewards, etc.
(Japanese entertainment) Of an idol: to exit a group; or of a virtual YouTuber, to leave a management agency; usually accompanied with "graduation ceremony" send-offs, increased focus on the leaving member, and the like.

graduate school graduate schools n
Graduiertenschule
A school that awards advanced degrees, such as doctoral degrees; a postgraduate school.

graduation /ˌɡɹædjuˈeɪʃən/ /ˌɡɹæd͡ʒuˈeɪʃən/ graduations n
Abschluss
The action or process of graduating and receiving a diploma for completing a course of study (such as from an educational institution).
Abschlussfeier Graduierung
(sciences) A marking (e.g., on a container) indicating a measurement on a scale, usually one of many such markings.

graffiti /ɡɹəˈfiti/ /ɡɹəˈfiːti/ graffiti n
Graffiti Graffito
(chiefly, uncountable) Drawings or words drawn on a surface in a public place, usually made without authorization.

graffiti artist graffiti artists n
Graffitikünstler Graffitikünstlerin
A person who paints graffiti in public places, especially one who specializes in high-quality work rather than vandalism.

graft /ɡɹæft/ /ɡɹɑːft/ grafts n
Pfropfreis
(countable) A small shoot or scion of a tree inserted in another tree, the stock of which is to support and nourish it. The two unite and become one tree, but the graft determines the kind of fruit.
Transplantat
(surgery, countable) A portion of living tissue used in the operation of autoplasty.

graft /ɡɹæft/ /ɡɹɑːft/ v
pfropfen
(transitive) To insert (a graft) in a branch or stem of another tree; to propagate by insertion in another stock; also, to insert a graft upon.
transplantieren
(transitive, surgery) To implant a portion of (living flesh or akin) in a lesion so as to form an organic union.

grafter grafters n
Pflanzenveredler Pfropfer
One who inserts scions on other stocks, or propagates fruit by engrafting.
Pfropfmesser Pfropfwerkzeug Veredelungsmesser
An instrument by which grafting is facilitated.

grafting graftings n
Pfropfen Pfropfung Veredelung
(horticulture) The act, art, or process of inserting grafts.

grain /ɡɹeɪn/ grains n
Gran Strich
Korn Getreide
(uncountable) The harvested seeds of various grass food crops eg: wheat, corn, barley.
Korn Körnchen
(countable) A single seed of grass food crops.
Getreide
(countable, uncountable) The crops from which grain is harvested.
Maserung
(uncountable) A linear texture of a material or surface.
Körnchen Korn
(countable) A single particle of a substance.

grained adj
körnig
Having a grain or grains.

graining grainings n
maserieren
The practice of imitating woodgrain on a surface.

grainline grainlines n
Fadenlauf

grains of paradise n
Guineapfeffer Meleguetapfeffer Paradieskörner Malagettapfeffer
The seeds or seed capsules of Aframomum melegueta, used as a medicine and spice, especially as a substitute for black pepper and in flavoring alcoholic beverages.

grainy /ˈɡɹeɪni/ grainier grainiest adj
körnig
Resembling grains; granular.
grobkörnig
Coarsely ground or gritty.

gram /ɡɹæm/ grams n
Gramm
A unit of mass equal to one-thousandth of a kilogram. Symbol: g.

gram-negative adj
gramnegativ
(medicine, of a bacterium) that is not stained violet by Gram's method

gram-positive adj
grampositiv
(medicine, bacteriology, of a bacterium) That is stained violet by Gram's method

grammage grammages n
Grammatur
(paper production) The mass per area of paper measured in grams per square meter (g/m²).

grammar /ˈɡɹæ.mə(ɹ)/ /ˈɡɹæ.mɚ/ grammars n
Grammatik Sprachlehre
A system of rules and principles for speaking and writing a language.
A book describing the rules of grammar of a language.
Grammatik Sprachlehre Grammatiktheorie Sprachkunst
(uncountable, linguistics) The study of the internal structure of words (morphology) and the use of words in the construction of phrases and sentences (syntax).
Grammatik
(computing theory) A formal system specifying the syntax of a language.

grammar Nazi /ˈɡɹæmə(ɹ) ˈnɑːtsi/ /ˈɡɹæmɚ ˈnætsi/ /ˈɡɹæmɚ ˈnɑːtsi/ grammar Nazis n
Sprachpolizei
(slang, idiomatic, potentially, _, offensive, humorous, see usage note at Nazi) A person who habitually corrects or criticizes the incorrect language usage of others.

grammar school grammar schools n
Gymnasium
(chiefly, _, UK) A secondary school that stresses academic over practical or vocational education, until recent times open to those pupils who had passed the 11-plus examination.

grammarian /ɡɹəˈmɛəɹɪən/ grammarians n
Grammatiker
A person who studies grammar.

grammatical /ɡɹəˈmætɪkəl/ more grammatical most grammatical adj
grammatisch grammatikalisch korrekt richtig
Not breaching any constraints of the grammar, or morpho-syntax, of the relevant language.
grammatisch grammatikalisch
Of or pertaining to grammar.

grammatical case grammatical cases n
Fall Kasus
(grammar) A mode of inflection of a word dependent on its use, especially the syntactic function in a phrase.

grammatical gender grammatical genders n
Genus grammatisches Geschlecht
(grammar) The grammatically prescribed gender of a noun, which does not necessarily correspond with the referent’s attributes such as biological sex.

grammatical mood grammatical moods n
Modus Art Aussageform Aussageweise Sprechart Weise
(grammar) A type of the relationship of a verb with reality and intent.

grammaticality /ˈɡɹə.mæt.ɪˌkæl.ɪ.ti/ grammaticalities n
Grammatikalität
(linguistics) (of language) The state or attribute of obeying the rules of grammar; grammatical correctness.

grammaticalization /ɡɹə.ˌmæ.tɪ.kə.lɪ.ˈzeɪ.ʃən/ grammaticalizations n
Grammatikalisierung

grammatically more grammatically most grammatically adv
grammatisch
in a grammatical manner

grammaticity n
Grammatizität
(linguistics) (of language) the existence of analyzable grammatical structure

gramps gramps n
Opa
(colloquial, humorous) Grandpa, grandfather.

granary /ˈɡɹan(ə)ɹi/ /ˈɡɹeɪnəɹi/ /ˈɡɹænəɹi/ granaries granarys n
Getreidespeicher Speicher Kornhaus Kornspeicher
(agriculture) A storage facility for grain or sometimes animal feed.
Kornkammer Getreidespeicher
(figuratively) A fertile, grain-growing region.

grand /ɡɹænd/ grander grandest more grand most grand adj
groß
Having higher rank or more dignity, size, or importance than other persons or things of the same name.
Of a large size or extent; great.
(usually in compound forms) Standing in the second or some more remote degree of parentage or descent (see grand-).
großartig groß
Great in size, and fine or imposing in appearance or impression; illustrious, dignified, magnificent.

grand /ɡɹænd/ grand grands n
Tausi
(plural "grand") A thousand of some unit of currency, such as dollars or pounds. (Compare G.)

grand duchess grand duchesses n
Großherzogin
The wife or widow of a grand duke.
A daughter or granddaughter of a sovereign (czar or later emperor) of the Russian Empire or a pretender to the throne thereof.

grand duchy grand duchies n
Großherzogtum
The territory owned, ruled, or reigned over by a grand duke or grand duchess; contrast grand dukedom.

grand duke grand dukes n
Großherzog
Ruler or monarch of a grand duchy.
Großherzog Großfürst
Son or grandson of a czar (emperor) of the Russian Empire. (A more literal translation of the Russian would be grand prince.)

grand jury grand juries n
Grand Jury

grand larceny grand larcenies n
schwerer Diebstahl
(US, criminal law) The larceny of property whose value is greater than an amount set by law to distinguish it from petty larceny.

grand narrative grand narratives n
Meistererzählung Metanarrativ

grand piano grand pianos n
Flügel
(musical instruments) A large piano in which the strings are strung horizontally in a heavy frame shaped like a harp

grand prince grand princes n
Großfürst
An unusual ruler's title, sometimes incorrectly rendered as grand duke, mainly used in Lithuania and some parts of Russia (Muscovy would ultimately unite most Russian principalities and rise to imperial rank) and the Holy Roman Empire.

grand theft auto n
Autodiebstahl Kraftfahrzeugdiebstahl Motorraddiebstahl
(US) The criminal act of stealing or attempting to steal a motor vehicle.

grand unification theory grand unification theories n
große vereinheitlichte Theorie
(physics) A theory that unifies the electromagnetic interaction, the weak interaction, and the strong interaction.

grand vizier grand viziers n
Großwesir
(historical) The greatest minister of a sultan, with absolute power of attorney and, in principle, dismissable only by the sultan himself.

grandchild grandchildren n
Enkel Enkelkind
A child of someone's child.

granddaughter granddaughters n
Enkelin
The daughter of someone's child.

grandee /ɡɹænˈdiː/ grandees n
Grande
A high-ranking nobleman in Spain or Portugal. [from 1590s]
(by extension) A person of high rank.

grandfather /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌfɑðɚ/ /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌfɑːðə(r)/ /ˈɡɹændˌfɑːðə/ [ˈɡɹ̠(ʷ)ẽˑə̯̃n(d)ˌfɑˑðɚ] grandfathers n
Großvater Opa Großvater mütterlicherseits Großvater väterlicherseits Opi Grossvater
A father of someone's parent. [from 15th c.]
(computing) The archived older version of a file that immediately preceded the father file.

grandfather clause grandfather clauses n
Besitzstandsregelung Bestandsschutzregelung
A clause or section, especially in a law, granting exceptions for people or organisations who were affected by previous conditions.

grandfather clock grandfather clocks n
Bodenstanduhr Großvateruhr Standuhr
A longcase clock.

grandfather paradox grandfather paradoxes n
Großvater-Paradoxon Großvaterparadoxon
The paradox of time travel in which inconsistencies emerge through changing the past.

grandfather-in-law grandfathers-in-law n
Schwiegergroßvater Schwiegeropa
A grandfather of one's spouse.

grandfatherly more grandfatherly most grandfatherly adj
grossväterlich großväterlich
In the manner of a grandfather.

grandiosity grandiosities n
Großspurigkeit
The state of being grandiose (pompous or pretentious).

grandma /ˈɡɹænmɑː/ /ˈɡɹænmə/ grandmas n
Oma Omi
(informal) Grandmother.

grandmother /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðə(r)/ /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/ /ˈɡɹænˌmʌðə/ grandmothers n
Großmutter Oma Omi Großmütterchen Großmütterlein
A mother of someone's parent.

grandmother-in-law grandmothers-in-law n
Schwiegergroßmutter Schwiegeroma
A grandmother of one's spouse.

grandnephew grandnephews n
Großneffe
A grandson of one's sibling; a son of one's nephew or niece. (Brother's grandson: fraternal grandnephew. Sister's grandson: sororal grandnephew.)

grandniece grandnieces n
Großnichte
A granddaughter of one's sibling; a daughter of one's nephew or niece. (Brother's granddaughter: fraternal grandniece. Sister's granddaughter: sororal grandniece.)

grandpa /ˈɡɹæm.pɑː/ /ˈɡɹæm.pə/ grandpas n
Opa Opi
(informal) grandfather

grandparent /ˈɡɹæn(d)pæɹənt/ /ˈɡɹæn(d)pɛəɹənt/ grandparents n
Großeltern Großelternteil
the parent of someone's parent

grandparenthood n
Großelternschaft
The state of being a grandparent.

grandson /ˈɡɹæn(d)sʌn/ grandsons n
Enkel Enkelsohn Großsohn Grosssohn
A son of one's child.

grandstand /ɡɹændˌstænd/ grandstands n
Tribüne
The seating area at a stadium or arena; the bleachers.

grandstand /ɡɹændˌstænd/ v
eine Nummer abziehen sich aufspielen sich profilieren sich theatralisch geben
(intransitive) To behave dramatically or showily to impress an audience or observers; to pander to a crowd.

granite /ˈɡɹæ.naɪt/ /ˈɡɹæ.nɪt/ granites n
Granit
(rock) A group of igneous and plutonic rocks composed primarily of feldspar and quartz. Usually contains one or more dark minerals, which may be mica, pyroxene, or amphibole. Granite is quarried for building stone, road gravel, decorative stone, and tombstones. Common colors are gray, white, pink, and yellow-brown.

granitic more granitic most granitic adj
graniten aus Granit (bestehend)
Of, pertaining to, or containing granite.

granitoid granitoids n
Granitoid
(geology) Any mineral that resembles granite.

granny /ˈɡɹæni/ grannies n
Omi Großmutti Oma
(colloquial) A grandmother.
Alte
(colloquial, derogatory) An elderly woman.

granodiorite granodiorites n
Granodiorit
(rock) An intrusive igneous rock similar to granite, but containing more plagioclase than potassium feldspar.

granola /ɡɹəˈnoʊlə/ granolas n
Müsli
A breakfast and snack food consisting of loose, crispy pellets made of nuts, rolled oats, honey and other natural ingredients.

grant /ɡɹænt/ /ɡɹɑːnt/ /ɡɹɒnt/ v
erteilen
(ditransitive) To give (bestow upon or confer, particularly in answer to prayer or request)
gewähren
(transitive) To agree with (someone) on (something); to accept (something) for the sake of argument; to admit to (someone) that (something) is true.
bewilligen
(intransitive) To assent; to consent.

grant-in-aid grants-in-aid n
Subvention
The giving of national funds to subsidize a local or regional project.

granted /ˈɡɹæntɪd/ /ˈɡɹɑːntɪd/ adv
freilich zugegebenermaßen
Used to concede a point or to express acknowledgment or awareness, often before stating some contrasting or competing information; used as an expression of respect to the point in question.

grantedly more grantedly most grantedly adv
zugegebenermaßen
as is acknowledged to be true; by general admission

granulate v
granulieren
(transitive) To segment into tiny grains or particles.

granulated sugar granulated sugars n
Kristallzucker Haushaltszucker
Ordinary white sugar, for domestic use, having a relatively large crystal size.

granule /ˈɡɹæn.jul/ /ˈɡɹæn.juːl/ /ˈɡɹæn.jəl/ granules n
Körnchen Kügelchen
A tiny grain, a small particle.

granulomatous more granulomatous most granulomatous adj
granulomatös
(pathology) Of, pertaining to, or characterised by granulomata

grape /ɡɹeɪp/ grapes n
Weintraube Traube Weinbeere
(countable) A small, round, smooth-skinned edible fruit, usually purple, red, or green, that grows in bunches on vines of genus Vitis.
(countable) Any of various fruits or plants with varying resemblances to those of genus Vitis but belonging to other genera; their edibility varies.

grape juice grape juices n
Traubensaft
The unfermented juice of squeezed grapes, used as a beverage.

grapefruit /ˈɡɹeɪpfɹut/ /ˈɡɹeɪpfɹuːt/ grapefruit grapefruits n
Grapefruit Pampelmuse
The tree of the species Citrus paradisi, a hybrid of Citrus maxima and sweet orange.
The large spherical tart fruit produced by this tree.

grapery graperies n
Weintreibhaus
A place used for grape cultivation.

grapeseed oil grapeseed oils n
Traubenkernöl
A light, relatively bland vegetable oil, extracted from the seeds of the grape; used for salad dressings etc.

grapeshot grapeshot grapeshots n
Kartätsche Traubenkartätsche
(historical) A cluster of small iron balls, put together in a canvas bag in order to be used as a charge for a cannon.

grapevine grapevine grapevines n
Weinrebe Weinstock Rebe Rebstock
The plant, a vine of genus Vitis, on which grapes grow.
Buschtrommel Buschtrommeln Flurfunk Gerüchteküche Urwaldtrommel
An informal person-to-person means of circulating information or gossip.

graph /ɡɹæf/ /ɡɹɑːf/ graphs n
Funktionsgraph Graph
(mathematics) A set of points constituting a graphical representation of a real function; (formally) a set of tuples (x_1, x_2, \ldots, x_m, y)\in\R^{m+1}, where y=f(x_1, x_2, \ldots, x_m) for a given function f: \R^m\rightarrow\R. See also w:Graph of a function on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Graph
(graph theory) A set of vertices (or nodes) connected together by edges; (formally) an ordered pair of sets (V,E), where the elements of V are called vertices or nodes and E is a set of pairs (called edges) of elements of V. See also w:Graph (discrete mathematics) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

graph paper graph papers n
Millimeterpapier
Paper ruled into small squares, usually of equal size, for use in drawing graphs or other charts.

graph theory graph theories n
Graphentheorie
(uncountable, mathematics) The branch of mathematics dealing with the properties of graphs (networks of vertices and edges).

graph-theoretical adj
graphentheoretisch

graph-theoretically adv
graphentheoretisch
(mathematics) In a manner which uses graph theory

grapheme /ˈɡɹæf.iːm/ graphemes n
Graphem
(Unicode) A sequence of one or more code points that are processed and displayed as a single graphical unit of a writing system.

graphene /ˈɡɹæf.iːn/ graphenes n
Graphen
(inorganic chemistry) An arbitrarily large-scale, one-atom-thick layer of graphite, an allotrope of carbon, that has remarkable electric characteristics.

graphic /ˈɡɹæfɪk/ more graphic most graphic adj
grafisch graphisch
Drawn, pictorial.
drastisch
Vivid, descriptive, often in relation to depictions of sex or violence.

graphic /ˈɡɹæfɪk/ graphics n
Graphik
A drawing or picture.
(mostly in plural) A computer-generated image as viewed on a screen forming part of a game or a film etc.

graphic design n
Grafikdesign

graphic designer graphic designers n
Grafiker Grafikerin Graphiker Graphikerin
An artist who creates images for a specific purpose, such as advertising or web design.

graphic novel graphic novels n
Graphic Novel Comicbuch
(comics) A comic book containing a single full non-episodic story.

graphical /ˈɡɹæfɪkəl/ adj
grafisch
(computing) Of, related to, or using graphics.

graphical user interface graphical user interfaces n
grafische Benutzeroberfläche Benutzeroberfläche grafische Benutzerschnittstelle
(computing) A type of user interface which allows people to interact with a computer through a metaphor of direct manipulation of graphical images and widgets in addition to text.

graphics /ˈɡɹæfɪks/ n
Grafik
The graphic arts.
(computing) The pictorial representation and manipulation of data; the process by which a computer displays data.

graphics card graphics cards n
Grafikkarte
(computing) A circuit board that generates and controls the visual display on a computer screen.

graphics processing unit graphics processing units n
Grafikprozessor
(computer hardware) A specialized electronic circuit designed to accelerate the creation of images in a frame buffer intended for output to a display device.

graphics tablet graphics tablets n
Grafiktablett
(computing) An input device that enables a user to draw images by hand, as if with a pencil, and import them into a computer system.

graphite /ˈɡɹæfaɪt/ graphites n
Graphit
An allotrope of carbon, consisting of planes of carbon atoms arranged in hexagonal arrays with the planes stacked loosely, that is used as a dry lubricant, in "lead" pencils, and as a moderator in some nuclear reactors.

graphite fluoride graphite fluorides n
Graphitfluorid

grapholect grapholects n
Grapholekt
(linguistics) A written variant of a language, analogous to a spoken dialect of a language.

graphologist graphologists n
Graphologe Grafologe Grafologin Graphologin
A practitioner of graphology.

grappa /ˈɡɹæpə/ /ˈɡɹɑpə/ grappas n
Grappa
(uncountable) An Italian grape-based spirit of between 80 and 100 proof, made from the distillation of pomace.

grapple /ˈɡɹæpəl/ grapples n
Rauferei
A close hand-to-hand struggle.
Enterhaken
A tool with claws or hooks which is used to catch or hold something.
Ringen
The act of grappling. (uncountable)

grapple /ˈɡɹæpəl/ v
packen ergreifen
(transitive) To seize something and hold it firmly.
einhaken krabbeln kraxeln verankern
(transitive) To fasten, as with a grapple; (by extension) to fix; to join indissolubly.
auseinandersetzen herumschlagen kämpfen raufen ringen
(figuratively, with with) To ponder and intensely evaluate a problem; to struggle to deal with.
an den Haken nehmen angeln fischen
(intransitive) To use a grapple (for example to attempt to find, hook, and raise a net or cable).

grappling /ˈɡɹæp(ə)lɪŋ/ grapplings n
herumschlagend packend
(gerund of grapple) An act in which something is grappled or grappled with.

grappling hook /ˈɡɹæp(ə)lɪŋ ˌhʊk/ grappling hooks n
Enterhaken
A type of hook attached to a line and designed to be thrown at a target (e.g. rigging of an enemy ship) for the purpose of catching hold of it.

grasp /ɡɹæps/ /ɡɹæsp/ /ɡɹɑːsp/ grasps n
Griff
(sometimes, figurative) Grip.
Verständnis
Understanding.

grasp /ɡɹæps/ /ɡɹæsp/ /ɡɹɑːsp/ v
greifen erfassen
To grip; to take hold, particularly with the hand.
verstehen begreifen erfassen
To understand.
To take advantage of something, to seize, to jump at a chance.

grasping /ˈɡɹæspɪŋ/ /ˈɡɹɑːspɪŋ/ more grasping most grasping adj
gierig
Greedy, eager for wealth.

grass /ɡɹæs/ /ɡɹɑːs/ [ɡɹ̠as] [ɡɹ̠eəs] [ɡɹ̠äːs] [ɡɹ̠æs] [ɡɹ̠ɐːs] [ɡɹ̠ɑːs] [ɡɹ̠ɛəs] grasses n
Gras
(countable, uncountable) Any plant of the family Poaceae, characterized by leaves that arise from nodes in the stem and leaf bases that wrap around the stem, especially those grown as ground cover rather than for grain.
(uncountable, slang) Marijuana.
Rasen Gras
(uncountable) A lawn.
Spitzel
(countable, Britain, slang) An informer, police informer; one who betrays a group (of criminals, etc) to the authorities.

grass /ɡɹæs/ /ɡɹɑːs/ [ɡɹ̠as] [ɡɹ̠eəs] [ɡɹ̠äːs] [ɡɹ̠æs] [ɡɹ̠ɐːs] [ɡɹ̠ɑːs] [ɡɹ̠ɛəs] v
verpfeifen
(transitive, or, intransitive, slang) To act as a grass or informer, to betray; to report on (criminals etc) to the authorities.

grass court grass courts n
Grasplatz
A tennis court with a grass surface.

grass mud horse grass mud horses n
Gras-Schlamm-Pferd
One of the ten "mythical Baidu deities" invented by Chinese internet users for the purpose of circumventing censorship. Usually depicted as resembling an alpaca, and is supposedly living in the Mahler Gobi desert.

grass of Parnassus n
Herzblatt
Bog star, any of the genus Parnassia of plants.

grass roots n
Basis
(politics) People and society at the local (most basic) level rather than at the national centre of political activity.

grass script n
Grasschrift
A style of cursive script used in Chinese calligraphy.

grass skirt grass skirts n
Grasrock
A skirt made from long dried grass, or synthetic material resembling it.

grass snake grass snakes n
Ringelnatter
A nonvenomous snake of species Natrix natrix, native to Europe, with a yellow collar.

grass widow /ˈɡɹɑːs ˌwɪdəʊ/ grass widows n
Strohwitwe grüne Witwe
A married woman whose spouse is away. [from 19th c.]

grass widower grass widowers n
Strohwitwer
A married man whose spouse is away. [from 19th c.]

grass-green adj
grasgrün
Of a bright green colour, like that of grass.

grassfire grassfires n
Grasfeuer
A fire burning over grass or grassland.

grasshopper /ɡɹæsˌhɒpə(ɹ)/ /ˈɡɹæsˌhɑpəɹ/ /ˈɡɹɑːsˌhɒpə(ɹ)/ grasshoppers n
Heuschrecke Grashüpfer
A mostly herbivorous insect of the order Orthoptera, noted for its ability to jump long distances and for the habit of some species communicating by stridulation; they are related to but distinct from crickets.

grasshopper warbler grasshopper warblers n
Feldschwirl
Any of a number of species of small songbirds in the genera Locustella and Helopsaltes, especially Locustella naevia.

grassroots more grassroots most grassroots adj
Basis- Grassroots-
Of, or relating to people or society at the local level, particularly in politics, social movements, etc.; of the grass roots.

grassy /ˈɡɹæsi/ /ˈɡɹɑːsi/ grassier grassiest adj
grasbewachsen
Covered with grass.

grate /ɡɹeɪt/ grates n
Gitter Rost
A horizontal metal grill through which liquid, ash, or small objects can fall, while larger objects cannot.

grate /ɡɹeɪt/ v
reiben
(transitive, cooking) To shred (things, usually foodstuffs), by rubbing across a grater.

grateful /ˈɡɹeɪtfəl/ gratefuller gratefullest more grateful most grateful adj
dankbar erkenntlich
Appreciative; thankful.
dankbar erkenntlich wohltuend zufrieden
(obsolete, or, archaic) Pleasing, welcome.

gratefulness gratefulnesses n
Dankbarkeit
The state of being grateful.

grater /ˈɡɹeɪtə/ /ˈɡɹeɪtɚ/ graters n
Reibe Küchenreibe
a tool with which one grates, especially foods such as cheese, to facilitate getting small particles or shreds off a solid lump

gratification /ˌɡɹætɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ gratifications n
Befriedigung
A gratuity; a reward.

gratifying /ˈɡrætɪfaɪ.ɪŋ/ more gratifying most gratifying adj
befriedigend begrüßenswert dankenswert erfreuend erfreulich
Pleasing, satisfying.

gratin /ɡɹəˈtæn/ gratins n
Gratin
The top crust of a dish, consisting of breadcrumbs or grated cheese heated under a grill; the dish itself.

gratinate v
gratinieren überbacken
(transitive, intransitive, cooking) To bake so as to form a gratin.

grating /ˈɡɹeɪtɪŋ/ [ˈɡɹeɪ̯ɾɪŋ] gratings n
Gitter
A barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air.

gratitude /ˈɡɹætɪt(j)ud/ gratitudes n
Dankbarkeit
The state of being grateful.

gratuitous /ɡɹəˈtjuː.ɪt.əs/ /ɡɹəˈtu.ɪt.əs/ more gratuitous most gratuitous adj
frei geschenkt gratis kostenlos unentgeltlich unverdient
Given freely; unearned.
unbegründet beliebig grundlos nutzlos unaufgefordert unerwünscht
Unjustified or unnecessary; not called for by the circumstances.

gratuitously /ɡɹəˈtju.ə.təs.li/ /ɡɹəˈtjuː.ɪ.təs.li/ /ɡɹəˈtu.ə.təs.li/ /ɡɹəˈtʃuː.ɪ.təs.li/ more gratuitously most gratuitously adv
umsonst unentgeltlich
Freely; in the manner of a gift, without being earned.
unbegründeterweise unnötigerweise überflüssigerweise
In a manner not demanded by the circumstances, without reason, justification, cause, or proof.

gratuity /ɡɹəˈtjuːətɪ/ /ɡɹəˈtuːətɪ/ gratuities n
Geldgeschenk Gratifikation Zuwendung
An additional payment given freely as thanks for service.

graupel /ˈɡɹaʊpəl/ graupels n
Graupel
(meteorology, uncountable) A precipitation that forms when supercooled droplets of water condense on a snowflake.

grave /ɡrɑːv/ /ɡɹeɪv/ graver gravest adj
gemessen gewichtig gravitätisch
Characterised by a dignified sense of seriousness; not cheerful. [from 16th c.]
dumpf dunkel
Low in pitch, tone etc. [from 17th c.]
furchtgebietend respektgebietend
Serious, in a negative sense; important, formidable. [from 19th c.]

grave /ɡrɑːv/ /ɡɹeɪv/ graves n
Grab
An excavation in the earth as a place of burial.

grave accent grave accents n
Gravis
(countable) A diacritic mark ( ` ) used in many languages to distinguish the pronunciations of vowels.

grave goods n
Grabbeigabe Grabbeigaben Totengabe
(archaeology) The artefacts (jewellery, animals, slaves, etc) buried with a dead person in a grave or tomb.

gravedigger /ˈɡɹeɪv.ˌdɪɡ.ə(ɹ)/ /ˈɡɹeɪv.ˌdɪɡ.əɹ/ gravediggers n
Totengräber
A person employed to dig graves.
A necrophore, or burying beetle.

gravel /ˈɡɹævəl/ gravels n
Kies Schotter Kiesel
(uncountable) Small fragments of rock, used for laying on the beds of roads and railways, and as ballast.
Kies
(uncountable, geology) A particle from 2 to 64 mm in diameter, following the Wentworth scale.

gravel /ˈɡɹævəl/ v
schottern
(transitive) To apply a layer of gravel to the surface of a road, etc.

gravel pit gravel pits n
Kiesgrube Schottergrube
A quarry from which gravel for construction purposes is obtained.

gravelly /ˈɡɹævəli/ more gravelly most gravelly adj
kieselig kiesig
Full of, covered with, or similar to gravel or pebbles.
harsch
Of a voice: unpleasantly harsh or rasping.

graverobber /ˈɡɹeɪvˌɹɑbɚ/ /ˈɡɹeɪvˌɹɒbə/ graverobbers n
Grabräuber Grabräuberin
One who robs graves or tombs in order to sell the contents for profit.

graveyard /ˈɡɹeɪvˌjɑɹd/ graveyards n
Friedhof Kirchhof Gottesacker Begräbnisplatz Leichenhof
A tract of land in which the dead are buried.

gravid /ˈɡɹævɪd/ more gravid most gravid adj
gravid trächtig
(of egglaying animals, now, chiefly, metaphorically) Pregnant.

gravitas /ˈɡɹæv.ɪ.tæs/ /ˈɡɹæv.ɪ.tɑːs/ /ˈɡɹævɪtɑs/ n
Bedeutung Gewichtigkeit Gravität Würde Würdehaftigkeit
Seriousness in bearing or manner; dignity.

gravitation /ˌɡɹævɪˈteɪʃən/ gravitations n
Gravitation Schwerkraft
(physics) The fundamental force of attraction that exists between all matter in the universe, caused by the curvature of spacetime caused by matter. It is the weakest of the four fundamental interaction, and possesses a gauge boson known as the graviton.

gravitational /ˌɡɹævɪˈteɪʃənəl/ adj
gravitativ Gravitations- gravitationsbedingt
Pertaining to, or caused by, gravity or gravitation.

gravitational collapse gravitational collapses n
Gravitationskollaps
The stage in the evolution of a star in which the pressure of the star is insufficient to maintain it at a stable size, and its material falls inward under its own gravity, eventually forming a black hole or a neutron star, and sometimes accompanied by a supernova explosion.

gravitational field gravitational fields n
Gravitationsfeld
(physics) the field produced by the gravitational force of mass

gravitational force gravitational forces n
Gravitationskraft Schwerkraft Erdanziehungskraft
(physics) A very long-range, but relatively weak fundamental force of attraction that acts between all particles that have mass; believed to be mediated by gravitons.

gravitational lens gravitational lenses n
Gravitationslinse
(astronomy) A distribution of matter whose gravitational field bends the path of light rays sufficiently to distort, magnify or multiply images of more distant objects.

gravitational wave /ˌɡɹæ.vəˈteɪ.ʃə.nəl weɪv/ gravitational waves n
Gravitationswelle
(relativity) A fluctuation in spacetime caused by accelerating mass, which propagates as a wave at the speed of light.

graviton /ˈɡɹavɪtɒn/ gravitons n
Graviton
(particle) A hypothetical gauge boson that regulates the gravitational force. It would have a spin of 2 and zero rest mass.

gravity /ˈɡɹævɪti/ gravities n
Gravitation Schwerkraft Ernst Bedenklichkeit Erdanziehung
(physics) The force at the Earth's surface, of the attraction by the Earth's masses, and the centrifugal pseudo-force caused by the Earth's rotation, resulting from gravitation.
Gravitation Schwerkraft
(loosely, see usage notes) Gravitation, the universal force exercised by two bodies onto each other.

gravity assist /ˈɡɹævɪti əˈsɪst/ gravity assists n
Gravitationsmanöver Schwerkraftumlenkung Swing-by Vorbeischwungmanöver
(astrophysics) The favorable alteration of the speed and trajectory of a spacecraft as a result of its passing near to a celestial body.

gravity bong gravity bongs n
Eimer
(rare) Synonym of waterfall bong

gravlax /ˈɡɹavˌlaks/ /ˈɡɹɑvˌlɑks/ n
Graved Lachs Gravlax
Salmon dry-cured in salt, seasoned with dill and sugar, and served usually thinly sliced as an appetizer.

gravy /ˈɡɹeɪvi/ gravies n
Bratensoße Soße
(Southern US) A pale sauce prepared from a roux with meat fat; a type of béchamel sauce.

gravy boat gravy boats n
Sauciere Soßenschüssel
A dish with a handle and spout, used to serve gravy or other sauces.

gravy train gravy trains n
lauer Lenz
(idiomatic) An occupation or situation that generates considerable income or benefits while requiring little effort and carrying little risk.

gray /ɡɹeɪ/ grayer grayest more gray most gray adj
grau
Of a gray hue.
Dreary, gloomy.
Of an indistinct, disputed or uncertain quality.

gray /ɡɹeɪ/ grays n
Grau grau
An achromatic colour between black and white.
Gray
In the International System of Units, the derived unit of absorbed dose of radiation (radiation absorbed by a patient); one joule of energy absorbed per kilogram of the patient's mass. Symbol: Gy
Graue Grauen
(chiefly, US, ufology) an extraterrestrial humanoid with grayish skin, bulbous black eyes, and an enlarged head.

gray /ɡɹeɪ/ v
ergrauen grau werden
To cause to become gray.

gray fox gray foxes n
Graufuchs
Urocyon cinereoargenteus, a carnivorous mammal of the family Canidae, ranging throughout most of the southern half of North America.

gray out v
ausgrauen

gray water gray waters n
Grauwasser Nutzwasser
Water that is not clean enough to be potable, such as having been used for washing, but not contaminated with fecal matter or other source of dangerous bacteria or dangerous or noxious materials.

graybody graybodies n
grauer Körper
(physics) A body that radiates energy having a blackbody distribution reduced by a constant factor.

grayish /ˈɡɹeɪ.ɪʃ/ more grayish most grayish adj
gräulich
Somewhat gray.

grayling grayling graylings n
Äsche Europäische Äsche
Any freshwater fish of the genus Thymallus or specifically Thymallus thymallus, of the salmon family, having a large dorsal fin.
Ockerbindiger Samtfalter
Any of species Hipparchia semele, of the family Nymphalidae of butterflies.

graze /ɡɹeɪz/ grazes n
Kratzen Schaben Schleifen Schrammen Schürfen
The act of grazing; a scratching or injuring lightly on passing.
Abschürfung Kratzer Schramme Schürfwunde
A light abrasion; a slight scratch.

graze /ɡɹeɪz/ v
beweiden grasen lassen weiden lassen
(transitive) To feed or supply (cattle, sheep, etc.) with grass; to furnish pasture for.
weiden grasen äsen
(ambitransitive) To feed on; to eat (growing herbage); to eat grass from (a pasture)
grasen lassen hüten weiden lassen
(transitive) To tend (cattle, etc.) while grazing.
streifen ankratzen schrammen touchieren
(transitive) To rub or touch lightly the surface of (a thing) in passing.
abschürfen ankratzen schürfen
(transitive) To cause a slight wound to; to scratch.

grease /ɡɹis/ /ɡɹiz/ /ɡɹiːs/ greases n
Fett
Animal fat in a melted or soft state.
Schmiere Schmierfett
(by extension) Any oily or fatty matter.

grease /ɡɹis/ /ɡɹiz/ /ɡɹiːs/ v
schmieren
(transitive) To put grease or fat on something, especially in order to lubricate.
bestechen schmieren
(transitive, informal) To cause to go easily; to facilitate.

grease nipple grease nipples n
Schmiernippel
A fitting fixed to a piece of machinery, used as an inlet for lubricating grease by means of a grease gun.

grease pit grease pits n
Abschmiergrube
A narrow pit or trench over which a vehicle can be driven and conveniently worked on from beneath.

greased lightning n
geölte Blitz wie der geölte Blitz
Something incredibly fast (now mainly used in comparison: like or faster than greased lightning).

greasepaint /ˈɡriːs.peɪnt/ greasepaints n
Theaterschminke
A mixture of grease and colouring matter used as theatrical makeup

greasy /ˈɡɹi.si/ /ˈɡɹi.zi/ /ˈɡɹiː.si/ greasier greasiest adj
rutschig schmierig
Having a slippery surface; having a surface covered with grease.
fettig
Containing a lot of grease or fat.

great /ɡɹet/ /ɡɹiːt/ /ɡɹɛːt/ /ˈɡɹeɪt/ /ˈɡɹæɪt/ [ˈɡɹeːt] [ˈɡɹɛːt] greater greatest adj
ausgedehnt bedeutend weit
großartig fein schön wundervoll
(informal) Very good; excellent; wonderful; fantastic. [from 1848]
Große groß
Important, consequential.
groß
Doing or exemplifying (a characteristic or pursuit) on a large scale; active or enthusiastic.

great /ɡɹet/ /ɡɹiːt/ /ɡɹɛːt/ /ˈɡɹeɪt/ /ˈɡɹæɪt/ [ˈɡɹeːt] [ˈɡɹɛːt] interjection
prima
Expression of gladness and content about something.
sarcastic inversion thereof.

great /ɡɹet/ /ɡɹiːt/ /ɡɹɛːt/ /ˈɡɹeɪt/ /ˈɡɹæɪt/ [ˈɡɹeːt] [ˈɡɹɛːt] greats n
Größe
A person of major significance, accomplishment or acclaim.

great antshrike great antshrikes n
Weißbrust-Ameisenwürger
A passerine bird of the antbird family (Taraba major, syn. Thamnophilus major).

great ape great apes n
Grossaffe Grossäffin Großaffe Großäffin Hominid Hominide
Any member of the taxonomic family Hominidae, including Homo, and also many similar extinct species.

great auk great auks n
Riesenalk
A large extinct auk (†Pinguinus impennis).

great black-backed gull great black-backed gulls n
Mantelmöwe
A large European and American gull, Larus marinus.

great bustard great bustards n
Großtrappe
A bird of the species Otis tarda, native to Iberia, but found at least seasonally in many parts of Eurasia.

great cardiac vein great cardiac veins n
große Herzvene
(anatomy) A large vein running from the apex of the heart to the base of the ventricles.

great circle great circles n
Großkreis
A segment of such circle representing the shortest distance between two points on the surface of a sphere.

great cormorant great cormorants n
Kormoran
A seabird of the species Phalacrocorax carbo.

great crested grebe great crested grebes n
Haubentaucher
A freshwater bird of Europe and Asia, Podiceps cristatus.

great egret great egrets n
Silberreiher
A large, white egret, Ardea alba, found around the world.

great grandmaster great grandmasters n
Großmeister
A grandmaster, in some field, whose skills or accomplishments exceed those of other grandmasters.

great green macaw great green macaws n
Großer Soldatenara
An endangered parrot, Ara ambiguus, found in Central America.

great grey owl great grey owls n
Bartkauz
Strix nebulosa, a very large owl.

great grey shrike great grey shrikes n
Raubwürger
Lanius excubitor, a species of shrike.

great martyr great martyrs n
Großmärtyrer Megalomärtyrer Großmärtyrerin Megalomärtyrerin
(Eastern Orthodoxy) A saint who was martyred after suffering great torture.

great minds think alike proverb
zwei Dumme, ein Gedanke zwei Seelen, ein Gedanke
Used to emphasize a coincidence, or two people reaching the same conclusion in any manner at the same time.

great northern diver great northern divers n
Eistaucher
(UK, Ireland) A large member of the diver family, Gavia immer, commonly breeding in North America, where it is known as the as common loon.

great northern prawn great northern prawns n
Eismeergarnele
A species of shrimp found in cold parts of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, Pandalus borealis.

great power great powers n
Großmacht
(international relations) A state that has the ability to exert its influence on a global scale.

great primer n
Tertia

great ramshorn great ramshorns n
Posthornschnecke
Planorbarius corneus, a freshwater air-breathing snail

great reed warbler great reed warblers n
Drosselrohrsänger
Acrocephalus arundinaceus, an Old World warbler.

great skua great skuas n
Große Raubmöwe
A large seabird, Stercorarius skua.

great snipe great snipes n
Doppelschnepfe
A medium-small wading bird (Gallinago media).

great spotted woodpecker /ˈɡɹeɪt ˈspɒtəd ˈwʊdpɛkeɹ/ great spotted woodpeckers n
Buntspecht
A species of woodpecker, Dendrocopos major.

great tit /ˈɡɹeɪt tɪt/ great tits n
Kohlmeise
A bird in the Paridae family, Parus major.

great white shark great white sharks n
Weißer Hai Menschenhai
A large shark, Carcharodon carcharias, of coastal surface waters in all major oceans that feeds on fish and marine mammals.

great- prefix
ur-
With familial designations, used to denote a removal of one generation

great-aunt great-aunts n
Großtante Grossmuhme Großmuhme
An aunt of one's parent (i.e. a sister or sister-in-law of one's grandparent).

great-grandaunt great-grandaunts n
Urgroßtante
An aunt of one's grandparent (i.e. a sister or sister-in-law of one's great-grandparent)

great-grandchild great-grandchildren n
Urenkel Urenkelin Urenkelkind
The child (son or daughter) of one's grandchild.

great-granddaughter great-granddaughters n
Urenkelin
The daughter of someone's grandchild.

great-grandfather great-grandfathers n
Urgroßvater Urgrossvater
The father of one's grandparent.

great-grandmother great-grandmothers n
Urgroßmutter Urgrossmutter
The mother of one's grandparent.

great-grandparent great-grandparents n
Urgroßelternteil Urgroßvater Urgroßeltern Urgroßmutter
A parent of a grandparent; a grandparent of a parent.

great-grandson great-grandsons n
Urenkel
A son of a grandchild.

great-great-grandchild great-great-grandchildren n
Ururenkel Ururenkelin Ururenkelkind
A child of a great-grandchild, a grandchild of a grandchild and a great-grandchild of a child.

great-great-granddaughter great-great-granddaughters n
Ururenkelin
The daughter of one's great-grandchild.

great-great-grandfather great-great-grandfathers n
Ururgroßvater
The father of someone's great-grandparent.

great-great-grandmother great-great-grandmothers n
Ururgroßmutter
The mother of someone’s great-grandparent.

great-great-grandparent great-great-grandparents n
Ururgroßelternteil
A parent of a great-grandparent, a grandparent of a grandparent and a great-grandparent of a parent.

great-great-grandson great-great-grandsons n
Ururenkel
The son of one's great-grandchild.

great-uncle great-uncles n
Großonkel Grossoheim Grossonkel Großoheim
An uncle of one's parent (i.e. a brother or brother-in-law of one's grandparent).

greatcoat greatcoats n
Wintermantel
A heavy overcoat.

greater /ˈɡɹeɪ.tə(ɹ)/ /ˈɡɹeɪ.tɚ/ [ˈɡɹeɪ.ɾɚ] adj
groß
(usually, capitalized) Used in referring to a region or place together with the surrounding area pertaining to it; (of a city) metropolitan.

greater adjutant greater adjutants n
Argala-Marabu Große Adjutant
A bird (Leptoptilos dubius) of the stork family native to India and Southeast Asia

greater bamboo lemur greater bamboo lemurs n
Breitschnauzen-Halbmaki Großer Bambuslemur Großer Halbmaki
a large, greyish brown lemur with white ear tufts, Prolemur simus

greater celandine greater celandines n
Schöllkraut
A European perennial herb, Chelidonium majus, a flower of the poppy family with yellow flowers, native to Europe and western Asia.

greater flamingo greater flamingoes greater flamingos n
Rosaflamingo

greater omentum greater omenta greater omentums n
Omentum majus großes Netz
(anatomy) A large peritoneal fold that extends from the greater curvature of the stomach to the transverse colon.

greater prairie chicken greater prairie chickens n
Präriehuhn
Tympanuchus cupido, a large bird in the grouse family native to North America.

greater rhea greater rheas n
Nandu
Rhea americana, a species of flightless bird native to eastern South America.

greater scaup greater scaups n
Bergente
A scaup of the species Aythya marila, a bluebill.

greater short-toed lark greater short-toed larks n
Kurzzehenlerche
Calandrella brachydactyla, a small passerine bird.

greater spotted eagle greater spotted eagles n
Schelladler
Clanga clanga, a medium-sized migratory raptor native to Asia, north-eastern Africa and eastern Europe.

greater than greater thans n
größer als
The character >, denoting having a larger amount or number

greater white-fronted goose greater white-fronted geese n
Blässgans
Anser albifrons

greater yellowlegs greater yellowlegs n
Großer Gelbschenkel
A shorebird of North America characterized by its yellow legs, Tringa melanoleuca.

greatest common divisor greatest common divisors n
größter gemeinsamer Teiler
(arithmetic, number theory) The largest positive integer (respectively polynomial, element of a given ring) that is a divisor of each of a given set of integers (respectively polynomials, elements of a given ring).

greatest thing since sliced bread n
das Größte seit der Erfindung der Bratkartoffel
(idiomatic) Something amazing, outstanding or praiseworthy, especially a relatively recent invention likely to improve people's lives.

greatness /ˈɡɹeɪtnəs/ greatnesses n
Größe
The state, condition, or quality of being great

greatsword /ɡɹeɪt.sɔɹd/ /ɡɹeɪt.sɔːd/ greatswords n
Großschwert Schlachtschwert
Any generally straight-bladed double-edged sword large enough to require the use of two hands to wield it effectively.

greave /ɡɹiːv/ greaves n
Beinschiene Schienbeinschoner Schienbeinschutz Schienbeinschützer
A piece of armour that protects the leg, especially the shin, and occasionally the tops of the feet.

greaves /ɡɹivz/ n
Grammeln Griebe
The unmeltable residue left after animal fat has been rendered.

grebe /ɡɹiːb/ grebes n
Lappentaucher
Any of several waterbirds in the cosmopolitan family Podicipedidae. They have strong, sharp bills, and lobate toes.

greed /ɡɹid/ greeds n
Gier Habgier Habsucht Raffgier Raffsucht
A selfish or excessive desire for more than is needed or deserved, especially of money, wealth, food, or other possessions.

greedily more greedily most greedily adv
gierig
In a greedy manner; with keen or ardent desire.

greedy /ˈɡɹiːdi/ greedier greediest adj
gierig habsüchtig habgierig
Having greed; consumed by selfish desires.
gefräßig
Prone to overeat.

green /ɡɹin/ /ɡɹiːn/ greener greenest adj
grün
(figurative, of people) Sickly, unwell.
Unripe, said of certain fruits that change color when they ripen.
unerfahren grünschnäblig naiv
(figurative) Inexperienced.
grün Grün
(figurative) Environmentally friendly.
(particle physics) Having a color charge of green.

green /ɡɹin/ /ɡɹiːn/ greens n
Grün grün
The colour of grass and leaves; a primary additive colour midway between yellow and cyan which is evoked by light between roughly roughly 495–570 nm.
Grüne Grüner grün
(politics, sometimes capitalised) A member of a green party; an environmentalist.

green alder green alders n
Alpen-Erle Grün-Erle Laublatsche
A tree in the genus Alnus; Alnus viridis.

green anaconda green anacondas n
Große Anakonda

green as a gooseberry adj
grün hinter den Ohren
(simile) young and inexperienced

green bean green beans n
Brechbohne Gartenbohne Prinzessbohne grüne Bohne
The immature pods of any kind of bean plant, eaten as a vegetable.

green bee-eater green bee-eaters n
Smaragdspint
Merops orientalis, a species of bee-eater found in North Africa and the Middle East.

green belt /ˈɡrin ˌbɛlt/ /ˈɡriːn bɛlt/ green belts n
Grüngürtel
(chiefly, Britain) An area of agricultural land around an urban area that is protected from large-scale building.

green bottle fly green bottle flies n
Goldfliege
(entomology) Any of the flies in the genus Lucilia (alias Phaenicia).

green card green cards n
Green Card
(US) A US work permit, officially known as United States Permanent Resident Card.

green energy green energies n
Ökostrom
Non-polluting source of energy.

green fairy n
grüne Fee
(colloquial) Absinthe liquor.

green jersey green jerseys n
Grünes Trikot
(cycle racing) The green-colored shirt worn by the leader of a subsidiary competition in a race. In the Tour de France it is worn by the leader of the points competition.

green light green lights n
Grünlicht grünes Licht
A traffic light in its green state (indicating that vehicles may proceed).
grünes Licht
(idiomatic) Approval, or permission to proceed.

green line green lines n
grüne Linie
A demarcation line, such as that separating Israeli and Palestinian/other Arab territories according to a 1949 armistice, or that separating the Republic of Cyprus from the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.

green monkey green monkeys n
Grüne Meerkatze
An Old World monkey (Chlorocebus sabaeus)
Any monkey the genus Chlorocebus.

green pepper green peppers n
Paprika grüne
The green, unripe, form of the sweet bell pepper. Popular in cooking, especially Italian cuisine. The unripe bell pepper is green and generally changes to other colors as it matures, cultivars exist for red, orange, yellow and other shades.
grüner Pfeffer
A green variety of dried peppercorn, made from the unripe berries by treating them in a manner that retains the green colour.

green roof green roofs n
begrüntes Dach
A roof of a house or other building which is covered with soil and grass, plants, trees, or other landscaping materials.

green sandpiper green sandpipers n
Waldwasserläufer
Tringa ochropus, a small wading bird.

green sea turtle green sea turtles n
Suppenschildkröte
Any of species Chelonia mydas of large sea turtles, the only species of the genus Chelonia.

green tea green teas n
grüner Tee Grüntee
Leaves of the tea plant which are treated with steam or roasted to denature the enzymes that cause the leaves to darken and change taste. (Without this step they would become oolong tea or black tea).
A beverage brewed from green tea leaves.

green thumb green thumbs n
grüne Hand grüner Daumen
(US, idiomatic) A natural skill for gardening.
grüner Daumen
(US) A person with this skill.

green warbler green warblers n
Wacholderlaubsänger
Phylloscopus nitidus, a leaf warbler found in the Caucasus Mountains in south central Europe.

green wave green waves n
grüne Welle
A purposefully designed timing of a series of traffic lights to produce a green light for cars travelling at the correct speed as they arrive at the lights.

green with envy adj
grün vor Neid
(idiomatic) Consumed by envy; envious to the point where it is noticeable to others.

green woodpecker /ɡɹinˈwʊdpɛkə(ɹ)/ green woodpeckers n
Grünspecht
Any of species Picus viridis of European woodpeckers.

green-backed firecrown green-backed firecrowns n
Chile-Kolibri
A South American hummingbird, Sephanoides sephaniodes.

green-backed tit green-backed tits n
Bergkohlmeise
Parus monticolus, a small bird of the tit family Paridae

green-eyed greener-eyed greenest-eyed more green-eyed most green-eyed adj
grünäugig
(literal) Having green eyes.

greenfinch greenfinches n
Grünling Grünfink
the European greenfinch, a common Old World finch, Carduelis chloris, now Chloris chloris, that is mainly green with yellow in the wings and tail.

greengage /ˈɡɹiːnɡeɪd͡ʒ/ greengages n
Reneklode
A plum cultivar with greenish-yellow flesh and skin, Prunus domestica subsp. italica var. claudiana.

greengrocer /ˈɡɹinˌɡɹəʊs.ə(ɹ)/ greengrocers n
Gemüsehändler Gemüsehändlerin Gemüsefrau Gemüsemann Obst- und Gemüsehändler Obst- und Gemüsehändlerin
(chiefly, British, AU, NZ, Irish) A person who sells fresh vegetables and fruit, normally from a relatively small shop.

greengrocer's greengrocers' n
Gemüseladen Gemüsegeschäft Gemüsehandlung Obst- und Gemüsehandlung Obst- und Gemüseladen
A shop where fresh fruit and vegetables are sold.

greengrocer's apostrophe greengrocer's apostrophes n
Deppenapostroph Idiotenapostroph
An incorrectly used apostrophe, especially one mistakenly used to form the plural of a noun, for example to write the plural of banana as banana's instead of bananas.

greenhorn greenhorns n
Grünschnabel Gelbschnabel
(chiefly, US) An inexperienced person; a novice, beginner or newcomer.

greenhouse /ˈɡɹiːnˌhaʊs/ greenhouses n
Gewächshaus Treibhaus
A building used to grow plants, particularly one with large glass windows or plastic sheeting to trap heat from sunlight even in intemperate seasons or climates.

greenhouse effect greenhouse effects n
Treibhauseffekt
The process by which a planet is heated by solar radiation which is retained by its atmosphere.

greenhouse gas greenhouse gases n
Treibhausgas
Any gas, such as carbon dioxide, methane, or CFCs, that contributes to the greenhouse effect when released into the atmosphere.

greenish /ˈɡɹiːnɪʃ/ more greenish most greenish adj
grünlich
Somewhat green in color.

greenish warbler greenish warblers n
Grünlaubsänger
Phylloscopus trochiloides, a widespread leaf warbler with a breeding range in northeastern Europe and temperate to subtropical continental Asia.

greenishness n
Grünlichkeit
The quality of being greenish.

greenlight /ˈɡɹiːnlaɪt/ v
genehmigen grünes Licht geben
(transitive) To approve; to permit to proceed.

greenmarket greenmarkets n
Bauernmarkt
A market where farmers and growers sell produce directly to the public.

greens /ɡɹiːnz/ n
Blattgemüse
Green vegetables; edible plants or plant parts that contain chlorophyll.

greenshank greenshanks n
Grünschenkel Heller Wasserläufer
A wading bird, Tringa nebularia, that has long greenish legs and is native to Eurasia.

greenstick fracture greenstick fractures n
Grünholzfraktur
An incomplete fracture of a long bone in which one side of a bone is broken while the other is bent

greenware greenwares n
Rohware
(ceramics, usually, uncountable) Pottery that has been shaped but not yet fired, especially while it is drying prior to being fireable.

greenway greenways n
Grünzug grüne Route
A corridor of undeveloped or park land, set aside for environmental protection or recreational and primarily non-motorized use, such as bicycle paths.

greet /ɡɹiːt/ v
grüßen begrüßen
(transitive) To arrive at or reach, or meet.
(transitive) To accost; to address.

greeting /ˈɡɹiːtɪŋ/ greetings n
Gruß Begrüßung
A conventional phrase used to start a letter or conversation or otherwise to acknowledge a person's arrival or presence.

greeting card greeting cards n
Glückwunschkarte Grußkarte
A card, typically folded in half and available commercially, that is sent to someone as a greeting. (This entry is a translation hub.)

greetings /ˈɡɹiːtɪŋz/ interjection
Grüße
(sometimes, formal, sometimes, humorous) Hello.

gregarious /ɡɹɪˈɡɛə.ɹɪ.əs/ /ɡɹɪˈɡɛɹ.i.əs/ more gregarious most gregarious adj
gesellig
(of a person) Describing one who enjoys being in crowds and socializing.
Herde
(zoology) Of animals that travel in herds or packs.

grenade /ɡɹəˈneɪd/ grenades n
Granate
A small explosive device, designed to be thrown by hand or launched using a rifle, grenade launcher, or rocket.

grenade /ɡɹəˈneɪd/ v
Granaten verwenden
To use grenade(s) upon.

grenade launcher grenade launchers n
Granatwerfer
A weapon that shoots grenades from a device.

grenadier /ɡɹɛnəˈdɪə/ grenadiers n
Grenadier Granatier Granatierer
(military) A type of soldier, originally one who threw grenades, later a member of a company formed from the tallest men of the regiment; now specifically, a member of the Grenadier Guards of Canada and the United Kingdom.

grep /ɡɹɛp/ v
greppen
(computing) To use a program such as grep to search in a file.

grevillea grevilleas n
grevilleen silbereichen
Any of many Australian shrubs and trees of the genus Grevillea.

grey alder grey alders n
Grauerle
A tree in the genus Alnus; Alnus incana.

grey area grey areas n
Grauzone
(idiomatic) An area intermediate between two mutually exclusive states or categories, where the border between the two is fuzzy or ill-defined.

grey crested tit grey crested tits n
Birkenmeise
Lophophanes dichrous, a small bird of the tit family Paridae

grey crowned crane grey crowned cranes n
Grauhals-Kronenkranich Südafrika-Kronenkranich
Balearica regulorum, a bird of the crane (Gruidae) family

grey heron /ɡɹeɪ ˈhɛɹ.ən/ grey herons n
Graureiher Fischreiher
Ardea cinerea, an Old World wading bird of the heron family.

grey matter n
Graue Substanz
(neuroanatomy) A collection of cell bodies and (usually) dendritic connections, in contrast to white matter.

grey partridge grey partridges n
Rebhuhn
A game bird in the pheasant family, Perdix perdix.

grey seal grey seals n
Kegelrobbe
A seal species (Halichoerus grypus).

grey wagtail grey wagtails n
Gebirgsstelze
A small passerine bird in the family Motacillidae (Motacilla cinerea).

grey wolf grey wolves n
Wolf
A large canid, Canis lupus, once found throughout forested areas of northern Europe, Asia and America; it shares a common ancestry with the domestic dog.

grey-backed fiscal grey-backed fiscals n
Graumantelwürger
Lanius excubitoroides, a species of bird in the family Laniidae.

grey-headed chickadee grey-headed chickadees n
Lapplandmeise
Poecile cinctus, a small bird of the tit family Paridae

grey-headed woodpecker grey-headed woodpeckers n
Grauspecht
Picus canus, a Eurasian member of the woodpecker family, greyer than other similar Eurasian woodpeckers.

grey-necked bunting grey-necked buntings n
Steinortolan
Emberiza buchanani, a passerine bird in the bunting family Emberizidae.

grey-necked wood rail grey-necked wood rails n
Cayenne-Ralle
Aramides cajanea, a bird from the family Rallidae.

grey-tailed tattler grey-tailed tattlers n
Grauschwanz-Wasserläufer
A species of shorebird, Tringa brevipes, of east Asia, Australasia, and Beringia.

grey-throated rail grey-throated rails n
Augenralle
a bird from the family Rallidae, Canirallus oculeus.

greybeard greybeards n
Graubart
(poetic) An old man.

greyhound /ˈɡɹeɪhaʊnd/ greyhounds n
Windhund Windhundrüde Windhundwelpe Windhündin
A lean breed of dog used in hunting and racing.

greylag goose /ˌɡɹeɪlæɡ ˈɡuːs/ greylag geese n
Graugans Wildgans
Anser anser, a goose found across much of the Palearctic.

grid /ɡɹɪd/ grids n
Gitter Gatter
A rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle.
Stromnetz Leitungsnetz
A system for delivery of electricity, consisting of various substations, transformers and generators, connected by wire.
Gitternetz Gradnetz Koordinatennetz Raster
(cartography) A method of marking off maps into areas.
Gitter Steuergitter
(electronics) The third (or higher) electrode of a vacuum tube (triode or higher).

grid /ɡɹɪd/ v
rastern
To mark with a grid.

gridiron /ˈɡɹɪdaɪən/ gridirons n
Rost
An iron rack or grate used for broiling meat and fish over coals. [from 14th c.]

gridlock /ˈɡɹɪdˌlɑk/ /ˈɡɹɪdˌlɒk/ gridlocks n
Verkehrsinfarkt Verkehrskollaps
A condition of total, interlocking traffic congestion on the streets or highways of a crowded city, in which no one can move because everyone is in someone else's way.
Stau
On a smaller scale: the situation in which cars enter a signal-controlled intersection too late during the green light cycle, and are unable to clear the intersection (due to congestion in the next block) when the light turns red, thus blocking the cross traffic when it's their turn to go. Repeated at enough intersections, this phenomenon can lead to citywide gridlock.
Stillstand
(figuratively, by extension) any paralysis of a complex system due to severe congestion, conflict, or deadlock.

gridlocked more gridlocked most gridlocked adj
festgefahren
(of traffic) Stationary in a gridlock

gridpoint gridpoints n
Gitterpunkt

grief /ɡɹiːf/ griefs grieves n
Kummer Leid Gram
Emotional pain, generally arising from misfortune, significant personal loss, bereavement, misconduct of oneself or others, etc.; sorrow; sadness. [from early 14th c.]

grievance /ˈɡɹiː.vəns/ grievances n
Kümmernis Missstand Mißstand Ärgernis Übelstand
(countable) Something which causes grief.
Kränkung Kummer Kümmernis Missstand Mißstand
(countable) A wrong or hardship suffered, which is the grounds of a complaint.
Kummer Ärger Groll Kränkung Wut
(uncountable) Feelings of being wronged; outrage.
Beschwerde Klage Ärgernis
(countable) A complaint or annoyance.
Beschwerde Klage
(countable) A formal complaint, especially in the context of a unionized workplace.

grieve /ɡɹiːv/ v
trauern
(intransitive) To experience grief.

grievous /ɡɹiː.viː.əs/ /ɡɹiː.vəs/ more grievous most grievous adj
schmerzlich
Causing grief, pain, or sorrow.
ernst ernsthaft schwerwiegend
Serious, grave, dire, or dangerous.

griffin /ɡɹɪfɪn/ griffins n
Greif
A mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle.

griffon vulture /ˈɡɹɪfən ˈvʌlt͡ʃəɹ/ griffon vultures n
Gänsegeier
A large Old World vulture, Gyps fulvus, native to mountainous areas from Iberia to Burma.

grift /ɡɹɪft/ v
erschwindeln
(transitive, US, slang) To obtain illegally, as by con game. [from early 20th c.]

grill /ɡɹɪl/ grills grillz n
Grill Kühlergrill
On a vehicle, a slotted cover as above, to protect and hide the radiator, while admitting air to cool it.
(US) A cooking device comprising a source of radiative and convective heat and a means of holding food above it; a barbecue.
Grill
A grillroom; a restaurant serving grilled food.

grill /ɡɹɪl/ v
grillen grillieren
(transitive) To cook (food) on a grill; to barbecue.
grillen ausquetschen
(transitive, colloquial) To interrogate; to question aggressively or harshly.

grim /ɡɹɪm/ grimmer grimmest adj
finster düster grimmig
Dismal and gloomy, cold and forbidding.
eisern unbeugsam unnachgiebig
Rigid and unrelenting.
gruselig
Ghastly or sinister.

grimace /ɡɹɪ.ˈmeɪs/ /ˈɡɹɪm.əs/ grimaces n
Grimasse
A contorted facial expression, often expressing contempt or pain.

grimace /ɡɹɪ.ˈmeɪs/ /ˈɡɹɪm.əs/ v
Grimassen schneiden
(intransitive) To make grimaces; to distort one's face; to make faces.

grime /ɡɹaɪm/ n
Ruß Schmutz
Dirt, grease, soot, etc. that is ingrained and difficult to remove.

grimly /ˈɡɹɪmli/ more grimly most grimly adv
grimmig
In a grim manner.

grimoire /ˈɡɹɪmwɑː/ /ˈɡɹɪmˌwɑːɹ/ grimoires n
Grimoire Zauberbuch
(occult) A book of instructions in the use of alchemy or magic, especially one containing spells for summoning demons.

grin /ɡɹɪn/ grins n
Grinsen
A smile in which the lips are parted to reveal the teeth.

grin /ɡɹɪn/ v
grinsen
(intransitive) To smile, parting the lips so as to show the teeth.

grin like a Cheshire cat v
grinsen von Ohr zu Ohr grinsen wie ein Honigkuchenpferd
(simile) To smile broadly, especially in a self-satisfied way.

grind /ˈɡɹaɪnd/ grinds n
Mahlfeinheit Mahlung
A specific degree of pulverization of coffee beans.
Quälerei Schinderei
A tedious and laborious task.

grind /ˈɡɹaɪnd/ v
mahlen zermahlen
(transitive) To reduce to smaller pieces by crushing with lateral motion.
schleifen
(metalworking) To remove material by rubbing with an abrasive surface.
grinden
(sports, intransitive) To slide the flat portion of a skateboard or snowboard across an obstacle such as a railing.

grinder /ɡɹaɪndə/ /ɡɹaɪndəɹ/ grinders n
Schleifmaschine
(slang) Any tooth.
Mühle
A kitchen gadget for processing coffee, herbs etc. into small or powdered pieces.

grinding gear grinding gears n
Mahlwerk
(engineering) functional unit of an apparatus that breaks solid materials into smaller pieces

grinding stone grinding stones n
Handmühle Mahlstein Reibstein
A stone tool, used with a quern, to grind cereals

grindstone /ˈɡɹaɪn(d)ˌstoʊn/ /ˈɡɹaɪn(d)ˌstəʊn/ /ˈɡɹɪnˌstoʊn/ grindstones n
Schleifstein
An abrasive wheel for sharpening, polishing or grinding.

griot /ˈɡɹi.oʊ/ griots n
Griot
A West African storyteller who passes on oral traditions; a wandering musician and poet.

grip /ɡɹɪp/ grips n
Griff
A hold or way of holding, particularly with the hand.
A handle or other place to grip.
Hilfe helfende Hand
(figurative) Assistance; help or encouragement.

grip /ɡɹɪp/ v
greifen festhalten
(transitive) To take hold of, particularly with the hand.

gripe /ɡɹaɪp/ gripes n
Griff
(obsolete) That which is grasped; a handle; a grip.

gripe /ɡɹaɪp/ v
maulen meckern
(obsolete, transitive) To pinch; to distress. Specifically, to cause pinching and spasmodic pain to the bowels of, as by the effects of certain purgative or indigestible substances.

grisly /ˈɡɹɪzli/ grislier grisliest adj
grässlich
Horrifyingly repellent; gruesome, terrifying.

grism grisms n
Gitterprisma
A combination of diffraction grating and prism used to obtain spectra from selected parts of an image.

grist /ɡɹɪst/ grists n
Mahlgut
Grain that is to be ground in a mill.

grist for the mill n
Wasser auf die Mühlen
(idiomatic) Something that is useful or that creates a favorable opportunity.

gristle /ˈɡɹɪsəl/ gristles n
Knorpel
Cartilage; now especially: cartilage present, as a tough substance, in meat.

grit /ɡɹɪt/ n
Grieß Schotter Schrot Splitt Streu Streugut
A collection of hard small materials, such as dirt, ground stone, debris from sandblasting or other such grinding, or swarf from metalworking.
Hafergraupen
(usually, in the plural) Husked but unground oats.
Ballaststoff Grieß Schrot
Inedible particles in food.
Korn Körnung
A measure of the relative coarseness of an abrasive material such as sandpaper, the smaller the number the coarser the abrasive.
Mut Schneid
Strength of mind; great courage or fearlessness; fortitude.

grit /ɡɹɪt/ v
knarren knirschen
Apparently only in grit one's teeth: to clench, particularly in reaction to pain or anger.

grit one's teeth v
die Zähne zusammenbeißen
To clench one's teeth together tightly because of pain, anger, frustration, or self-assurance.
die Zähne zusammenbeißen in den sauren Apfel beißen
(idiom) To face up to a difficult or disagreeable situation and deal with it.

grits /ɡɹɪts/ n
Maisgrieß Polenta
(Western Hemisphere) Coarsely ground hominy which is boiled and eaten, primarily in the Southern United States.

gritter gritters n
Streufahrzeug
A vehicle that applies grit to icy roads to improve traction.

gritty /ˈɡɹɪti/ grittier grittiest adj
sandig
Containing sand or grit; consisting of grit; caused by grit; full of hard particles.
mutig
Spirited; resolute; unyielding.

grizzly bear grizzly bears n
Grizzlybär
A large North American subspecies, Ursus arctos horribilis, of the brown bear.

groan /ɡɹoʊn/ /ɡɹəʊn/ groans n
Stöhnen
A low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief.
Seufzen Ächzen
A low, guttural sound uttered in frustration, disapproval, or ecstasy.
Knarren
(of an object) A low creaking sound from applied pressure or weight.

groan /ɡɹoʊn/ /ɡɹəʊn/ v
ächzen stöhnen
To make a groan.

groaning /ˈɡɹoʊnɪŋ/ /ˈɡɹəʊnɪŋ/ adj
stöhnend ächzend

groaning /ˈɡɹoʊnɪŋ/ /ˈɡɹəʊnɪŋ/ groanings n
Gestöhn Gestöhne Geächze Stöhnen Ächzen
A low sound associated with extended suffering, sorrow, and toil.

groat /ɡɹoʊt/ /ɡɹɔːt/ /ɡɹəʊt/ groats n
Graupe Grütze
(chiefly, in the plural) Hulled grain, chiefly hulled oats.

grocer /ˈɡɹoʊ.səɹ/ /ˈɡɹoʊ.ʃəɹ/ /ˈɡɹəʊ.sə/ grocers n
Lebensmittelhändler Kaufmann Lebensmittelhändlerin Kauffrau Kolonialwarenhändler Krämer
A person who retails groceries (foodstuffs and household items) from a grocery.

grocer's grocers' n
Krämer Lebensmittelladen
A shop or store that sells groceries.

groceries /ˈɡɹoʊs(ə)ɹiz/ /ˈɡɹoʊʃ(ə)ɹiz/ /ˈɡɹəʊs(ə)ɹiz/ /ˈɡɹəʊs(ə)ɹɪz/ n
Lebensmittel
The commodities sold by a grocer or in a grocery store.

grocery /ˈɡɹoʊs(ə)ɹi/ /ˈɡɹoʊʃ(ə)ɹi/ /ˈɡɹəʊs(ə)ɹi/ groceries n
Lebensmittelgeschäft Lebensmittelladen Lebensmittelhandlung
A shop or store that sells groceries; a grocery store.

grocery list grocery lists n
Einkaufszettel
A written or mental list of grocery items one intends to purchase at a supermarket or similar business.

grog /ɡɹɑɡ/ /ɡɹɒɡ/ grogs n
Grog
An alcoholic beverage made with hot water or tea, sugar and rum, sometimes also with lemon or lime juice and spices, particularly cinnamon.
Schamotte
(ceramics) A type of pre-fired clay that has been ground and screened to a specific particle size.

groggy /ˈɡɹɑ.ɡi/ /ˈɡɹɒ.ɡi/ groggier groggiest adj
benommen groggy mitgenommen
Slowed or weakened, as by drink, sleepiness, etc.

grogram /ˈɡɹɑɡɹəm/ /ˈɡɹɒɡɹəm/ grograms n
Tarlatan Wischgaze
A strong, rough fabric made up of a mixture of silk, and mohair or wool.

groin /ɡɹɔɪn/ groins n
Leiste
The crease or depression of the human body at the junction of the trunk and the thigh, together with the surrounding region.

groin vault groin vaults n
Kreuzgewölbe Kreuzgratgewölbe
(architecture) A vault resulting from the intersection of two barrel-vaults crossing in a right angle. Its thrusts are concentrated along the groins or arrises and eventually at the four corners

grok /ˈɡɹɑk/ /ˈɡɹɒk/ v
kapieren begreifen schnallen verstehen raffen
(transitive, slang) To understand (something) intuitively, to know (something) without having to think intellectually.
begreifen verstehen
(transitive, slang) To fully and completely understand something in all of its details and intricacies.

grommet /ˈɡɹɑ.mɪt/ /ˈɡɹɒm.ɪt/ /ˈɡɹʌm.ɪt/ grommets n
Augenring Dichtungshülse Durchführdichtung Durchführung Durchführungstülle Durchgangstülle
A reinforced eyelet, or a small metal or plastic ring used to reinforce an eyelet.

groom /ɡɹuːm/ grooms n
Stallknecht Hengstmann Pferdeknecht
A person who looks after horses.

groom /ɡɹuːm/ v
Toilette machen herausputzen ordnen pflegen vorbereiten zurechtmachen
To attend to one's appearance and clothing.
putzen pflegen striegeln
(transitive) To care for (horses or other animals) by brushing and cleaning them.
präparieren
(transitive) To prepare (a ski slope) for skiers by packing down the snow.

groomer /ˈɡɹumɚ/ /ˈɡɹuːmə/ groomers n
Jugendverderber Jugendverführer
(derogatory, offensive, right-wing usage) An LGBT person or drag queen who exists near children, or any other person who makes children aware of LGBT people or drag, from the perspective of people who consider this to be sexual. (This is a hot sense, kept provisionally)

grooming /ˈɡɹuːmɪŋ/ groomings n
Körperpflege
Care for one's personal appearance, hygiene, and clothing.
Fellpflege Pferdepflege Tierpflege Viehputz
Caring for horses or other animals by brushing and cleaning them.
Coaching sich vertraut machen
The act of gaining the trust of a child or vulnerable person in order to take advantage of or exploit them, especially sexually.

groove /ɡɹuv/ /ɡɹuːv/ grooves n
Nut Rille
A long, narrow channel or depression; e.g., such a slot cut into a hard material to provide a location for an engineering component, a tyre groove, or a geological channel or depression.
eingefahrene Gleise fester Rhythmus gewöhnlicher Gang übliche Routine üblicher Ablauf
A fixed routine.
Groove
(music) A pronounced, enjoyable rhythm.
Ausschachtung Schacht
(mining) A shaft or excavation.

groove /ɡɹuv/ /ɡɹuːv/ v
auskehlen einkerben nuten rillen
(transitive) To cut a groove or channel in; to form into channels or grooves; to furrow.
grooven
(intransitive) To perform, dance to, or enjoy rhythmic music.

grooved more grooved most grooved adj
gerillt
Having grooves

groovy /ˈɡɹuvi/ groovier grooviest adj
rau
Of, pertaining to, or having grooves.
fetzig schick toll
(dated, slang) Cool, neat, interesting, fashionable. [popular in the 1940s and again in the 1960s–1970s]

grope /ɡɹoʊp/ /ɡɹəʊp/ v
tasten
(obsolete) To feel with or use the hands; to handle.
tasten tappen herumtasten
To search or attempt to find something in the dark, or, as a blind person, by feeling; to move about hesitatingly, as in darkness or obscurity; to feel one's way, as with the hands, when one can not see.
begrapschen grapschen
To touch (another person) closely and (especially) sexually.

groschen groschen groschens n
Groschen
(numismatics) Any of several obsolete European silver coins.

gross /ɡɹos/ /ɡɹoʊs/ /ɡɹɔs/ /ɡɹəʊs/ grosser grossest more gross most gross adj
grob
(of behaviour considered to be wrong) Highly or conspicuously offensive.
brutto
(of an amount) Excluding any deductions; including all associated amounts.
ekelhaft
(informal, North America, AU) Causing disgust.
grob unanständig
Lacking refinement in behaviour or manner; offending a standard of morality.
dick
(of a person) Heavy in proportion to one's height; having a lot of excess flesh.
grob unempfindlich
(archaic) Not sensitive in perception or feeling.

gross /ɡɹos/ /ɡɹoʊs/ /ɡɹɔs/ /ɡɹəʊs/ gross grosses n
Gros
Twelve dozen = 144.
Brutto
The total nominal earnings or amount, before taxes, expenses, exceptions or similar are deducted. That which remains after all deductions is called net.

gross domestic product gross domestic products n
Bruttoinlandsprodukt BIP
(economics) A measure of the economic production of a particular territory in financial capital terms over a specific time period.

gross income gross incomes n
Bruttoeinkommen
Income generated before deducting expenses, taxes, insurance, etc.

gross national income gross national incomes n
Bruttonationaleinkommen
(economics) A more recent designation for gross national product, the total market value of all the goods and services produced by a nation.

gross national product gross national products n
Bruttosozialprodukt
(economics) The total market value of all the goods and services produced by a nation (citizens of a country, whether living at home or abroad) during a specified period.

gross profit gross profits n
Bruttogewinn Rohertrag
(accounting) the difference between net sales and the cost of goods sold

gross sales n
Bruttoumsatz
(plural only, business, accounting) The total invoice value of sales, before deducting customers' discounts, returns, or allowances.

grossular grossulars n
Grossular
(mineral) A calcium-aluminium mineral of the garnet group.

grosz /ɡɹɔʃ/ grosze groszy n
Groschen Grosz
A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a Polish zloty.

grotesque /ɡɹoʊˈtɛsk/ /ɡɹəʊˈtɛsk/ grotesquer grotesquest adj
grotesk
Distorted and unnatural in shape or size; abnormal, especially in a hideous way.

grotto /ˈɡɹɑ.toʊ/ /ˈɡɹɒt.əʊ/ grottoes grottos n
Grotte
A small cave.
An artificial cavern-like retreat.
A local organization of cavers that typically organizes trips to caves and provides information and training for caving; a caving club.

grouch /ɡɹaʊt͡ʃ/ grouches n
Griesgram
One who is grumpy or irritable. [from the early 20th c]

grouchy /ˈɡɹaʊt͡ʃi/ grouchier grouchiest adj
genervt
(originally, student slang) Irritable; easily upset; angry; tending to complain. [From 1895]

ground /ɡɹaʊnd/ adj
gemahlen
Crushed, or reduced to small particles.

ground /ɡɹaʊnd/ grounds n
Boden Erde Erdboden Grund Land
The surface of the Earth, as opposed to the sky or water or underground.
Erde Boden Erdreich
Soil, earth.
Grund
(countable) The bottom of a body of water.
Grundfeste
Basis, foundation, groundwork, legwork.
Hintergrund
Background, context, framework, surroundings.
Erde Erdung Bezugspotenzial Masse Masseleitung Massepotenzial
(electricity, Canadian, and, US) An electrical conductor connected to the earth, or a large conductor whose electrical potential is taken as zero (such as a steel chassis).

ground /ɡɹaʊnd/ v
Startverbot erteilen
(transitive) To forbid (an aircraft or pilot) to fly.
Hausarrest geben
To found; to fix or set, as on a foundation, reason, or principle; to furnish a ground for; to fix firmly.

ground beef ground beefs n
Rinderhack Rindermett
(North America) Beef that has been finely chopped; minced beef.

ground beetle ground beetles n
Laufkäfer
Any of a large cosmopolitan family of beetles, Carabidae.

ground clearance ground clearances n
Bodenfreiheit
(automotive) The measured distance between a level surface and the lowest part (other than tires or equivalent) of the bottom of a vehicle surmounting that surface.

ground cover ground covers n
Bodendecker
Something, particularly plants, which overlays an area of land. May refer to plants specifically grown to prevent erosion of an area.

ground elder ground elders n
Giersch
A perennial plant in the carrot family Apiaceae, native to Eurasia; Aegopodium podagraria.

ground floor ground floors n
Erdgeschoss
The floor of a building closest to ground level.

ground fog ground fogs n
Bodennebel

ground forces n
Bodentruppen
(military) The military units operating on the ground, including tanks, soldiers, artillery, etc.

ground frost ground frosts n
Bodenfrost
The frozen upper level of soil, caused by the air temperature dropping below the freezing point for a lengthy period of time; in temperate climates the soil thaws completely for the summer and in cold climates it may develop to permafrost.

ground ivy ground ivies n
Gundelrebe Gundermann
Glechoma hederacea, an aromatic, perennial, evergreen creeper of the mint family Lamiaceae.

ground level ground levels n
Bodenniveau Erdegleiche Geländeoberfläche
(often, attributive) The level of the ground, the surface of the earth.

ground offensive ground offensives n
Bodenoffensive
(military) A military action launched by land, using ground troops.

ground rent ground rents n
Bauzins Erbbauzins
(legal, real estate) Rent paid under a ground lease, usually long-term or in perpetuity, for a surface right or estate in land where the landowner (surface owner) and the owner of improvements (ground lessor) are separate; the improvements are effectively security for the payment of the rent.

ground set ground sets n
Grundmenge

ground spider ground spiders n
Plattbauchspinne
Any of very many spiders, of the family Gnaphosidae, that hunt their prey instead of building a web to catch them.

ground staff n
Bodenpersonal
(aviation) staff employed by an airline, or an airport, that work on the ground, as opposed to aircrews.

ground state ground states n
Grundzustand

ground station ground stations n
Erdfunkstelle

ground truth ground truths n
Feldvergleich Vor-Ort-Messwert
Information acquired by direct observation rather than by inference.

ground zero /-ˈzi(ˌ)ɹoʊ/ /ˌɡɹaʊnd ˈzɪəɹəʊ/ /ˌɡɹaʊnd ˈzɪɚ(ˌ)oʊ/ ground zeroes n
Bodennullpunkt
Originally, the point on the land or water surface below which a nuclear bomb detonates in the air; now also the point on such a surface at or above the detonation.

ground-breaking ground-breakings n
bahnbrechend
A ceremony marking the commencement of construction of a road, bridge, or building.

ground-ivy ground-ivies n
Gundelrebe Gundermann
Glechoma hederacea, an aromatic, perennial, evergreen creeper of the mint family Lamiaceae

ground-to-air adj
Boden-Luft

ground-to-ground adj
Boden-Boden

ground-to-ship adj
Boden-Schiff

groundbreaking /ˈɡɹaʊndbɹeɪkɪŋ/ more groundbreaking most groundbreaking adj
bahnbrechend innovativ weltbewegend
Innovative; new, different; doing something that has never been done before.

groundbreaking /ˈɡɹaʊndbɹeɪkɪŋ/ groundbreakings n
Baubeginn Grundsteinlegung
A ceremony to mark the beginning of construction.

grounded /-dəd/ /ˈɡɹaʊn.dɪd/ more grounded most grounded adj
mit Flugverbot belegt
(aviation, of an airman or aircraft) Not allowed to fly.
geerdet Hausarrest haben
(electricity, North America) Of or pertaining to an electrical conductor which is connected to earth; earthed.

grounding /ˈɡɹaʊndɪŋ/ groundings n
Grundwissen
Fundamental knowledge or background in a field or discipline.
Auflaufen auf Grund laufen
The collision of a ship with ground beneath the surface of the water.
Startverbot
The prevention of aircraft takeoff because of government action.
Erdung
(electrical engineering) The interconnecting metal chassis/frame of a device, appliance, machine, or metal raceway via a designated conductor to earth at the service panel. It may be bare or covered, and does not carry current in normal operation.
Hausarrest
The act by which a child is grounded (forbidden from going out, using electronics, etc.).
Grund
The background of embroidery, etc.

groundless more groundless most groundless adj
grundlos unbegründet
Without any grounds to support it; baseless.

groundpecker groundpeckers n
Tibetmeise
A species of bird in the tit family Paridae, Pseudopodoces humilis.

grounds /ɡɹaʊndz/ n
Grund Rechtfertigung
(legal) Basis or justification for something.
Satz
The sediment at the bottom of a liquid, or from which a liquid has been filtered.

groundsel /ˈɡɹaʊn.səl/ /ˈɡɹaʊnd.səl/ groundsels n
Greiskraut Kreuzkraut
Any of several widely-distributed plants, of the genus Senecio, having yellow, daisylike flowers.

groundskeeper groundskeepers n
Platzwart
Someone who takes care of the upkeep of grounds (gardens, a playing field, woodlands, etc.)

groundspeed groundspeeds n
Geschwindigkeit über Grund Grundgeschwindigkeit
(aviation) The horizontal speed of an aircraft relative to the ground.

groundswell groundswells n
Grunddünung Grundströmung
(nautical, surfing) A broad undulation of the open ocean, often as the result of a distant disturbance.

groundwater groundwaters n
Grundwasser
Water that exists beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers.

groundwork groundworks n
Grundlage
The foundation; the basic or fundamental parts that support or allow for the rest.

group /ɡɹuːp/ groups n
Gruppe
A number of things or persons being in some relation to one another.
(sociology) A subset of a culture or of a society.
Gruppe Musikgruppe
A (usually small) group of people who perform music together.
Gruppe Benutzergruppe
(sports) A set of teams playing each other in the same division, while not during the same period playing any teams that belong to other sets in the division.

group /ɡɹuːp/ v
gruppieren
(transitive) To put together to form a group.

group action group actions n
Gruppenaktion Gruppenoperation Gruppenwirkung
(group theory) A mapping of a mathematical group to the permutations of an object that is compatible with the group operation.

group buying n
Gemeinschaftseinkauf
(business) The practice of purchasing products and services at reduced prices on the condition that a minimum number of buyers would make the purchase.

group dynamics n
Gruppendynamik
The study of this behaviour.

group marriage group marriages n
Gruppenehe Vielehe
A form of polygynous, polyandrous marriage in which more than one man and more than one woman form a family unit.

group of death groups of death n
Todesgruppe Hammergruppe
(sports, _, slang) A group in a multi-stage tournament which is unusually competitive, because the number of strong competitors in the group is greater than the number of qualifying places available for the next phase of the tournament.

group sex n
Gruppensex
The practice of having sex with multiple partners at the same time.

group theory group theories n
Gruppentheorie
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see group,‎ theory; a theory about (particular kinds of) groups.

group velocity group velocities n
Gruppengeschwindigkeit
(physics) the propagation velocity of the envelope of a modulated travelling wave, which is considered as the propagation velocity of information or energy contained in it.

grouper /ˈɡɹuːpə(ɹ)/ grouper groupers n
Zackenbarsch
Any of various large food and game fishes of the subfamily Epinephelinae, especially the genera Epinephelus and Mycteroperca, which inhabit warm seas.

grouping /ˈɡɹuːpɪŋ/ groupings n
Eingruppierung Gruppierung
(countable) A collection of things or people united as a group.

groupoid groupoids n
Gruppoid
(algebra) A magma: a set with a total binary operation.

groupthink /ˈɡɹuːpθɪŋk/ groupthinks n
Gruppendenken
A process of reasoning or decision-making by a group, especially one characterized by uncritical acceptance of or conformity to a perceived majority view.

groupwork n
Gruppenarbeit
(education, therapy) Work done in groups.

grouse /ɡræus/ /ɡræɔs/ /ɡɹaʊs/ grouse grouses n
Raufußhuhn
(countable) Any of various game birds of the subfamily Tetraoninae which inhabit temperate and subarctic regions of the Northern Hemisphere; specifically, the red grouse (Lagopus lagopus scotica) native to heather moorland on the British Isles. [from 1530s]

grouse /ɡræus/ /ɡræɔs/ /ɡɹaʊs/ v
grummeln murren
(intransitive, originally, military, _, slang, informal) To complain or grumble. [from late 19th c.]

grousing grousings n
Quengelei
Peevish complaining.

grout /ɡɹaʊt/ /ɡɹʌut/ grouts n
Fugenmörtel
A thin mortar used to fill the gaps between tiles and cavities in masonry.
Grieß
(archaic) Coarse meal; groats.
Satz
(archaic, chiefly, in the plural) Dregs, sediment.

grout /ɡɹaʊt/ /ɡɹʌut/ v
verfugen
To insert mortar between tiles.

grove /ɡɹoʊv/ /ɡɹəʊv/ groves n
Hain Wäldchen Gehölz
A small forest.

grove snail grove snails n
Schwarzmündige Bänderschnecke
Cepaea nemoralis, one of the most common species of land snail in Europe, with a dark brown lip to its shell.

grovel v
kriechen
(intransitive) To crawl.
auf dem Bauch rutschen katzbuckeln kriechen
(intransitive) To abase oneself before another person.
kriechen schleimen
(intransitive) To be slavishly nice to someone or apologize in the hope of securing something.

grow /ɡɹoʊ/ /ɡɹəʊ/ [ˈɡ̊ɹʷəʊ̯] [ˈɡ̊ɻʷoʊ̯] v
wachsen
(intransitive) To appear or sprout.
wachsen anbauen züchten ziehen
(transitive) To cause or allow something to become bigger, especially to cultivate plants.

grow a pair v
lass dir Eier wachsen lass dir ein Paar Eier wachsen

grow apart v
sich auseinanderleben
(idiomatic, of two or more people) To gradually become estranged.

grow up v
aufwachsen erwachsen
(intransitive) To mature and become an adult.

growing /ˈɡɹoʊɪŋ/ /ˈɡɹəʊɪŋ/ growings n
Wachstum Wachstums-
growth; increase

growing pains n
Wachstumsschmerz
generalized pains in the limbs or joints of children or adolescents (from many causes)

growing season growing seasons n
Vegetationsperiode Vegetationsphase Vegetationszeit
the part of a year when weather conditions and temperatures are favourable for the growth of plants and trees.

growl /ɡɹaʊl/ growls n
Knurren
A deep, rumbling, threatening sound made in the throat by an animal.
Magenknurren
(by extension) The rumbling sound made by a human's hungry stomach.

growl /ɡɹaʊl/ v
knurren
(intransitive) To utter a deep guttural sound, as an angry animal; to give forth an angry, grumbling sound.

grown-up more grown-up most grown-up adj
erwachsen
Adult, physically mature.

growth /ɡɹoʊθ/ /ɡɹəʊθ/ growths n
Wachstum Zunahme
An increase in size, number, value, or strength.
(biology) The act of growing, getting bigger or higher.
Wuchs Bewucherung Bewuchs Vegetation
(biology) Something that grows or has grown.
Geschwulst Wucherung
(pathology) An abnormal mass such as a tumor.

growth hormone growth hormones n
Wachstumshormon
(often, in context) The human homologue specifically: human growth hormone.

growth spurt growth spurts n
Wachstumsschub
A sudden growth in one's body, especially during adolescence.

groyne /ɡɹɔɪn/ groynes n
Buhne Kribbe Lahnung Wellenbrecher
An often wooden structure that projects from a coastline to prevent erosion, longshore drift etc.; a breakwater.

grub /ɡɹʌb/ grubs n
Larve Wurm
(countable) An insect at an immature stage of its life cycle.
Fressalien Futter
(uncountable, slang) Food.

grubby /ɡɹʌbi/ grubbier grubbiest adj
schmuddelig schmutzig
Dirty, unwashed, unclean.
wurmstichig madig
Having grubs in it.

grudge /ɡɹʌd͡ʒ/ grudges n
Groll Neid
(countable) Deep-seated and/or long-term animosity or ill will about something or someone, especially due to perceived mistreatment.

grudge /ɡɹʌd͡ʒ/ v
missgönnen
To be unwilling to give or allow (someone something). [from 16th c.]

grudging /ˈɡɹʌ.dʒɪŋ/ /ˈɡɹʌ.d͡ʒiŋ/ more grudging most grudging adj
widerwillig
Unwilling or with reluctance.

grue /ɡɹuː/ adj
blün
(philosophy) Of an object, green when first observed before a specified time or blue when first observed after that time.
(linguistics) A single color inclusive of both green and blue as different shades, used in translations from languages such as old Welsh and Chinese that lacked a distinction between green and blue.

gruel /ɡɹuː(ə)l/ gruels n
Mehlsuppe Grütze Schleimsuppe
A thin, watery porridge, formerly eaten primarily by the poor and the ill.

gruelling /ˈɡɹu.lɪŋ/ /ˈɡɹu.əl.ɪŋ/ /ˈɡɹʊə.lɪŋ/ more gruelling most gruelling adj
zermürbend
So difficult or taxing as to make one exhausted; backbreaking.

gruesome /ˈɡɹuːsʌm/ gruesomer gruesomest more gruesome most gruesome adj
grauenvoll grauenhaft
Repellently frightful and shocking; horrific or ghastly.

grumble /ˈɡɹʌmbl̩/ grumbles n
Gegrummel Grummeln
(onomatopoeia) A low thundering, rumbling or growling sound.
Knurren
The sound made by a hungry stomach.

grumble /ˈɡɹʌmbl̩/ v
brummen
murren
(intransitive) To complain; to murmur or mutter with discontent; to make ill-natured complaints in a low voice and a surly manner.

grumpy /ˈɡɹʌmpi/ grumpier grumpiest adj
mürrisch
Dissatisfied and irritable.

grundy grundies n
Biedermann Moralapostel Mo­ral­hü­ter Mo­ral­pre­di­ge­rin Sittenwächterin Sit­ten­stren­ge
A narrow-minded person or group that is overly concerned with censoring or criticizing personal conduct.

grunge /ɡɹʌnd͡ʒ/ n
Dreck Schmutz
(informal) Dirt or filth, especially when difficult to clean.
Grunge
(music genre) A subgenre of alternative rock, originating from Seattle, Washington, which melds punk and metal.

grungy /ˈɡɹʌnd͡ʒi/ grungier grungiest adj
schmutzig schäbig
Dirty; shabby; in disrepair.

grunt /ɡɹʌnt/ grunts n
Grunzer Stöhnen
A short snorting sound, often to show disapproval, or used as a reply when one is reluctant to speak.
Grunzen
The snorting cry of a pig.
Grunzer
Any fish of the perciform family Haemulidae.
Handlanger Hilfsarbeiter Hiwi Hucker Ungelernter
A person who does ordinary and boring work.
Frontschwein Landser
(US, military slang) An infantry soldier.
Pfeffer Wumms
(slang) The amount of power of which a vehicle is capable.

grunt /ɡɹʌnt/ v
grunzen
(intransitive, of a person) To make a grunt or grunts.
(intransitive, of a pig) To make a grunt or grunts.

guacamole /wa.kaˈmo.le/ /ɡwa.kaˈmo.le/ /ˌɡwɑ.kəˈmol.i/ /ˌɡwɑ.kəˈmoʊ.leɪ/ guacamoles n
Guacamole
An avocado-based greenish dip with onions, tomato, and spices, common to Mexican cuisine and often served with tortilla chips.

guanaco /ɡwəˈnɑːkəʊ/ guanacoes guanacos n
Guanako Huanako
A South American ruminant (Lama guanicoe), closely related to the other lamoids, the alpaca, llama, and vicuña in the family Camelidae.

guanine /ˈɡwɑː.niːn/ guanines n
Guanin
(chemistry) A substance first obtained from guano; it is a nucleic base and pairs with cytosine in DNA and RNA (by means of three hydrogen bonds).

guano /ˈɡwɑːnəʊ/ guanoes guanos n
Guano
Dung from a sea bird or from a bat.

guanosine guanosines n
Guanosin
(biochemistry, genetics, organic compound) A nucleoside derived from guanine and ribose

guanylate /ˈɡwɑːnɪleɪt/ guanylates n
Guanylat
(biochemistry) any salt or ester of guanylic acid; the salts are used as flavour enhancers

guarantee /ˌɡæɹənˈtiː/ /ˌɡɛəɹənˈtiː/ guarantees n
Garantie
Anything that assures a certain outcome.
More specifically, a written declaration that a certain product will be fit for a purpose and work correctly; a warranty
Garant
(colloquial) A person who gives such a guarantee; a guarantor.

guarantee /ˌɡæɹənˈtiː/ /ˌɡɛəɹənˈtiː/ v
garantieren versichern
To give an assurance that something will be done right.
garantieren
To make something certain.

guarantor /ˈɡæɹəntɔː(ɹ)/ /ˈɡæɹəntə(ɹ)/ guarantors n
Garant Garantiegeber
A person or company that provides a guarantee.

guaranty /ˈɡæɹənti/ guaranties n
Garantievertrag
(legal) An undertaking to answer for the payment of some debt, or the performance of some contract or duty, of another, in case of the failure of such other to pay or perform; a warranty; a security.

guard /ɡɑɹd/ /ɡɑːd/ guards n
Wächter
A person who, or thing that, protects or watches over something.
Parierstange
The part of a sword that protects the wielder's hand.
Schutz
A part of a machine which blocks access to dangerous parts.

guard /ɡɑɹd/ /ɡɑːd/ v
bewachen schützen
(transitive) To protect from danger; to secure against surprise, attack, or injury; to keep in safety; to defend.

guard dog guard dogs n
Wachhund Wachhündin
A dog used to protect a property or its owner.

guard post guard posts n
Warte

guard stone guard stones n
Radabweiser
A projecting metal, concrete, or stone exterior architectural element located at the corner and/or foot of gates, portes-cochères, garage entries, and walls to prevent damage from vehicle tires and wheels.

guardian /ˈɡɑɹ.di.ən/ /ˈɡɑɹ.din/ /ˈɡɑː.dɪ.ən/ guardians n
Wächter Wache
Someone who guards, watches over, or protects.
Vormund Erziehungsberechtigte Erziehungsberechtigter
(legal) A person legally responsible for a minor (in loco parentis).
Guardian
A superior in a Franciscan monastery.

guardian angel guardian angels n
Schutzengel
(religion) A tutelary angel watching over a particular person in monotheistic contexts.
(figuratively) A person who benevolently watches over another.

guardianship guardianships n
Vormundschaft Schutz
The office or position of one acting as a guardian or conservator, especially in a legal capacity.

guardrail guardrails n
Leitplanke Schutzplanke Geländer Leitlinie
A rail set alongside a dangerous place as a barrier, to improve safety.

guardsman guardsmen n
Gardist Wärter
A person, especially a soldier, who is on guard.
Gardist
(US) A member of the National Guard.
(British) A member of a Guards regiment.

guava /ˈɡwɑːvə/ guavas n
Guave Guavenbaum
A tropical tree or shrub of the myrtle family, Psidium guajava.
Guave
Its yellowish tropical fruit, 1¼ to 2 inches, globular or pear-shaped with thin, yellow, green or brown skin, is often made into jams and jellies. The meat can be yellowish to pale green or pink in color, depending on the variety.

gubernatorial /ˌɡ(j)u.bɚ.nəˈtɔɹ.i.əl/ /ˌɡ(j)uː.bə.nəˈtɔː.ɹi.əl/ adj
Gouverneurs-
Of or pertaining to a governor.

guberniya guberniyas n
Gubernia Gouvernement Gubernat Statthalterschaft
(historical) A major administrative subdivision of the Russian Empire; a governorate or province.

gudgeon /ˈɡʌdʒən/ /ˈɡʌd͡ʒən/ /ˈɡʌjən/ gudgeons n
Gründling
A small freshwater fish, Gobio gobio, that is native to Eurasia.
Ruderöse unteres Ruderscharnier
(nautical, specifically) In a vessel with a stern-mounted rudder: the fitting into which the pintle of the rudder fits, allowing the rudder to swing freely.

guelder rose /ˈɡɛldə(ɹ) ˌɹəʊz/ guelder roses n
Schneeball
A deciduous shrub (Viburnum opulus), having small white flowers.

guenon /ɡəˈnoʊn/ /ˈɡwɛn.ən/ guenons n
Meerkatze
An Old World monkey of the genus Cercopithecus.

guerrilla /ɡəˈɹɪlə/ guerrillas n
Guerillakämpfer Guerillakämpferin Partisan Partisanin
A soldier in a small independent group, fighting against the government or regular forces by surprise raids.
Guerillakrieg Guerilla
(now, _, rare) A non-official war carried out by small independent groups; a guerrilla war.

guerrilla warfare n
Guerillakrieg Partisanenkrieg Guerillataktiken
Combat using groups of irregular, light, mobile troops within areas occupied by an enemy force, usually through hit-and-run tactics.

guess /ɡɛs/ guesses n
Vermutung
A prediction about the outcome of something, typically made without factual evidence or support.

guess /ɡɛs/ v
raten schätzen
To reach a partly (or totally) unconfirmed conclusion; to engage in conjecture; to speculate.
erraten
To solve by a correct conjecture; to conjecture rightly.
denken vermuten glauben
(chiefly, US) to suppose, to imagine (introducing a proposition of uncertain plausibility).
denken glauben
(colloquial) To think, conclude, or decide (without a connotation of uncertainty). Usually in first person: "I guess".
erinnern rekapitulieren sich ins Gedächtnis zurückrufen vergegenwärtigen
(obsolete) To hit upon or reproduce by memory.

guess what phraseologicalUnit
rate mal
(idiomatic) Used to dramatize the introduction of an unsurprising outcome.

guesser guessers n
Rater Raterin
A person who guesses; especially someone who can make a reasonable prediction from little evidence.

guessing game guessing games n
Ratespiel
(games) Any game the object of which is for a player or players to guess a word, etc, for which the other player or players provide clues.

guesswork guessworks n
Mutmaßung Raterei Rätselraten Vermutung
An estimate, judgment or opinion made by guessing, from limited information.

guest /ɡɛst/ guests n
Gast
A recipient of hospitality, especially someone staying by invitation at the house of another.
A patron or customer in a hotel etc.
An invited visitor or performer to an institution or to a broadcast.

guest /ɡɛst/ v
gastieren
(intransitive) To appear as a guest, especially on a broadcast.
(intransitive) As a musician: to play as a guest, providing an instrument that a band/orchestra does not normally have in its line up (for instance, percussion in a string band).

guest book guest books n
Gästebuch
a type of ledger in which visitors to a particular establishment, such as a bed and breakfast or a museum, may leave comments about the establishment.
(Internet) a feature of a website performing a similar function to a physical guest book

guest of honour guests of honour n
Ehrengast
(British spelling) A guest in whose honour a gathering is held; the most important guest.

guest room guest rooms n
Gästezimmer
A room in a home or hotel set aside for the use of visiting guests.

guest speaker guest speakers n
Gastredner Gastrednerin

guest worker guest workers n
Gastarbeiter Gastarbeiterin ausländische Arbeitnehmerin ausländischer Arbeitnehmer
A person with temporary permission to work in another country.

guesthouse /ˈɡɛsthaʊs/ guesthouses n
Gästehaus Gästeheim
A small house near a main house, for lodging visitors.

guff /ɡʌf/ guffs n
Blödsinn Kappes Käse Mumpitz Nonsens Quark
(informal, uncountable) Nonsensical talk or thinking.

guff /ɡʌf/ v
furzen pupen pupsen
(slang) To fart.
(slang) To mislead.

guffaw /ɡəˈfoː/ /ɡəˈfɔ/ /ɡəˈfɔː/ guffaws n
schallendes Gelächter
A boisterous laugh.

guffaw /ɡəˈfoː/ /ɡəˈfɔ/ /ɡəˈfɔː/ v
schallend lachen
(intransitive) To laugh boisterously.

guidance /ˈɡaɪdəns/ guidances n
Anleitung Handlungsempfehlung Orientierungshilfe Richtungsweisung
The act or process of guiding.
Rechtleitung
Advice or counselling on some topic.
Lenkung
Any process or system to control the path of a vehicle, missile etc.

guide /ɡaɪd/ guides n
Fremdenführer Reiseleiter Fremdenführerin Reiseleiterin
Someone who guides, especially someone hired to show people around a place or an institution and offer information and explanation, or to lead them through dangerous terrain.
Anleitung Führer
A document or book that offers information or instruction; guidebook.

guide /ɡaɪd/ v
führen
to serve as a guide for someone or something; to lead or direct in a way; to conduct in a course or path.

guide book guide books n
Reiseführer
A book that provides guidance, but especially one designed for travellers which provides local tourist information about a particular country or area.

guide dog guide dogs n
Blindenhund
A dog that is trained to be of assistance to a blind person and is able to guide him or her.

guided missile guided missiles n
Lenkflugkörper
An unmanned, self-propelled vehicle that travels through the air to deliver a warhead to a predetermined point, keeping itself on course by making corrections via its control surfaces.

guided tour guided tours n
Führung

guideline guidelines n
Richtlinie
A non-specific rule or principle that provides direction to action or behaviour.

guidon /ˈɡaɪdn̩/ /ˈɡaɪdɑn/ /ˈɡaɪdɒn/ guidons n
Guidon Truppenfahne
A small pennant or banner carried by infantry soldiers to direct troop movement.

guild /ɡɪld/ guilds n
Gilde Zunft
A group or association mainly of tradespeople made up of merchants, craftspeople, or artisans for mutual aid, particularly in the Middle Ages.

guilder /ˈɡɪldə/ /ˈɡɪldɚ/ guilders n
Gulden
The current currency unit in the islands in the former Netherlands Antilles, divided into 100 cents.

guile /ɡaɪl/ guiles n
Gerissenheit Hinterhältigkeit
(uncountable) Astuteness often marked by a certain sense of cunning or artful deception.
Betrug Hinterlist Täuschung
Deceptiveness, deceit, fraud, duplicity, dishonesty.

guile /ɡaɪl/ v
irreführen irreleiten
To deceive, beguile, bewile.

guileless /ˈɡaɪl.ləs/ [ˈɡaɪɫ.ləs] more guileless most guileless adj
arglos
Free from guile; honest but naive.

guilelessness /ˈɡaɪl.lɪs.nɪs/ n
Arglosigkeit
The characteristic of being guileless; honesty.

guillemet /ˈɡɪl.əˌmɛt/ /ˌɡi.(j)əˈmeɪ/ /ˌɡiˈmeɪ/ guillemets n
Guillemet Möwchen
Either of the punctuation marks « or », used in several languages to indicate passages of speech. Similar to typical quotation marks used in the English language, such as " (and formerly also “ and ”).

guillemot /ˈɡɪ.lə.mɑt/ /ˈɡɪ.lɪ.mɒt/ guillemots n
Lumme
Any seabird belonging to the genera Uria and Cepphus of the auk family Alcidae. They have black and white bodies and are good at swimming and diving.

guilloche /ɡɪˈlɒʃ/ guilloches n
Guilloche
A fine engraved pattern of spirals, intertwining bands, etc.

guillotine /ˈɡi(j)əˌtin/ /ˈɡɪlətiːn/ /ˈɡɪləˌtin/ /ˌɡiːjəˈtiːn/ /ˌɡɪləˈtiːn/ guillotines n
Guillotine Fallbeil
(historical, also, figuratively) A machine used for the application of capital punishment by decapitation, consisting of a tall upright frame from which is suspended a heavy diagonal-edged blade which is dropped onto the neck of the person to be executed; also, execution using this machine.
Papierschneider
A device used for cutting the pages of books, stacks of paper, etc., to straight edges, usually by means of a hinged or sliding blade attached to a flat platform.

guillotine /ˈɡi(j)əˌtin/ /ˈɡɪlətiːn/ /ˈɡɪləˌtin/ /ˌɡiːjəˈtiːn/ /ˌɡɪləˈtiːn/ v
guillotinieren
(also, figuratively) To execute (someone) with a guillotine.
To cut or trim (a body part, a stack of paper, etc.) with a guillotine.

guilt /ɡɪlt/ guilts n
Schuld
Responsibility for wrongdoing.
(law) The state of having been found guilty or admitted guilt in legal proceedings.
Schuldgefühl
The regret of having done wrong.

guilt-ridden adj
mit Schuldgefühlen beladen schuldgeplagt von Schuld gebeutelt
Having a strong sense of guilt.

guiltless /ˈɡɪltləs/ more guiltless most guiltless adj
schuldfrei schuldlos
Free from guilt; innocent.

guilty /ˈɡɪl.ti/ guiltier guiltiest more guilty most guilty adj
schuldig
Responsible for a dishonest act.
schuldig fehlbar
(legal) Judged to have committed a crime.
schuldbewusst
Having a sense of guilt.
schuldig tadelnswert tadelnswürdig
Blameworthy.

guilty as charged adj
schuldig im Sinne der Anklage
(literally, legal) Guilty to the same extent as one is charged; guilty to the court's accusations exactly as they were presented.

guilty conscience n
schlechtes Gewissen
A feeling of guiltiness, as if one has done something wrong.

guilty pleasure guilty pleasures n
Laster billiges Vergnügen heimliches Vergnügen lasterhaftes Vergnügen sündhafte Freude sündhaftes Vergnügen
(idiomatic) Something that brings pleasure but is considered taboo, unadvisable or lowbrow.

guinea /ˈɡɪni/ guineas n
Guinee
(British, historical) A gold coin originally worth twenty shillings; later (from 1717 until the adoption of decimal currency) standardised at a value of twenty-one shillings.

guinea fowl /ˈɡɪni ˌfaʊl/ guinea fowl guinea fowls n
Perlhuhn
Any of several African birds of the family Numididae (6 species) resembling partridges.

guinea pig /ˈɡɪni pɪɡ/ guinea pigs n
Meerschweinchen Meerschwein
A rodent of any of several species within the family Caviidae.
Versuchskaninchen Proband Probandin Versuchsperson
(figuratively) A living experimental subject.

guise /ˈɡaɪz/ guises n
Art und Weise Auftreten
Customary way of speaking or acting; fashion, manner, practice (often used formerly in such phrases as "at his own guise"; that is, in his own fashion, to suit himself.)
Auftreten Erscheinung
External appearance in manner or dress; appropriate indication or expression; garb; shape.
Deckmantel
Misleading appearance; cover, cloak.

guitar /ɡɪˈtɑɹ/ /ɡɪˈtɑː(ɹ)/ /ˈɡɪ.tɑɹ/ guitars n
Gitarre
(musical instrument) A stringed musical instrument, of European origin, usually with a fretted fingerboard and six strings, played with the fingers or a plectrum (guitar pick).

guitarist guitarists n
Gitarrist Gitarrenspieler Gitarrenspielerin Gitarristin
Someone who plays a guitar.

gulag /-læɡ/ /-ˌlæɡ/ /ɡuːˈlɑk/ /ˈɡuˌlɑɡ/ /ˈɡuːlɑɡ/ gulags n
Gulag GULag
(historical) Also GULAG: the system of all Soviet labour camps and prisons in use, especially during the Stalinist period (1930s–1950s).

gulch /ɡʌlt͡ʃ/ gulches n
(tiefe) Schlucht
A ravine-like or deep V-shaped valley, often eroded by flash floods; shallower than a canyon and deeper than a gully.

gules /ˈɡjulz/ /ˈɡjuːlz/ /ˈɡulz/ adj
rot
(tincture) In blazon, of the colour red.

gules /ˈɡjulz/ /ˈɡjuːlz/ /ˈɡulz/ n
Rot
(tincture) Red, e.g. on a coat of arms, typically represented in engraving by vertical parallel lines.

gulf /ɡɒlf/ /ɡʌlf/ gulfs n
Golf Meerbusen
(geography) A portion of an ocean or sea extending into the land; a partially landlocked sea

gull /ˈɡʌl/ gulls n
Möwe Möwenvogel
A seabird of the genus Larus or of the family Laridae.

gull-billed tern gull-billed terns n
Lachseeschwalbe
A medium-sized tern, Gelochelidon nilotica, family Laridae, with a thick stout black bill, found in marshy and coastal habitats throughout the temperate and tropic zones worldwide.

gullet /ˈɡʌl.ət/ /ˈɡʌl.ɪt/ gullets n
Speiseröhre
The throat or esophagus.

gullibility /ˈɡʌləbɪləti/ /ˈɡʌlɪbɪlɪti/ gullibilities n
Leichtgläubigkeit
The quality of readily believing information, truthful or otherwise, usually to an absurd extent.

gullible /ˈɡʌlɪbl̩/ more gullible most gullible adj
leichtgläubig gutgläubig einfältig naiv
Easily deceived or duped; naive, easily cheated or fooled.

gully /ˈɡʌli/ gullies n
Erosionsrinne Graben Wasserfurche Wasserrinne
A trench, ravine or narrow channel which was worn by water flow, especially on a hillside.
Gully
A road drain.

gulp /ɡʌlp/ gulps n
Schluck
The usual amount swallowed.
schlucken
The sound of swallowing, sometimes indicating fear.

gulp /ɡʌlp/ v
schlingen verschlingen
To swallow eagerly, or in large draughts; to swallow up; to take down in one swallow.

gulp down v
hinunterschlingen
To eat very quickly without chewing the food properly.
hinuntergießen hinunterkippen hinunterstürzen
To drink very quickly, swallowing large quantities of liquid at a time.

gum /ɡʌm/ gums n
Zahnfleisch
(often, in the plural) The flesh around the teeth.
Kautschuk
(mostly, uncountable) Any of various viscous or sticky substances that are exuded by certain plants.
(mostly, uncountable) Any viscous or sticky substance resembling those that are exuded by certain plants.
Kaugummi
(countable) A single piece of chewing gum.

gum arabic gums arabic n
Gummiarabikum
An edible substance taken from one of two species of sub-Saharan acacia trees, Senegalia senegal and Vachellia seyal, used in the food industry as a stabilizer (e.g. in soda, gumdrops and marshmallows) and other purposes including pharmaceuticals, paints and polishes.

gumball gumballs n
Kaugummikugel

gummi gummis n
Fruchtgummi Gummi
A sugary, gelatinous material used to make candies.

gummy bear gummy bears n
Gummibär Gummibärchen
A confectionery made of gelatin in the miniature shape of a toy bear

gumption /ˈɡʌmpʃən/ gumptions n
Grips Vernunft
(Britain, Irish) Common sense, initiative, resourcefulness. [from early 18th c.]
Biss Durchhaltevermögen Unternehmenssinn
(US) Boldness of enterprise; aggressiveness or initiative.
Enthusiasmus Lebenslust
(US) Energy of body and mind, enthusiasm.

gumshoe /ˈɡʌm.ʃuː/ gumshoes n
Schnüffler
(slang, North America) A detective. [from early 20th c.]

gumshoe /ˈɡʌm.ʃuː/ v
schnüffeln
(slang) To act as a detective.

gun /ɡʌn/ guns n
Geschütz Kanone
(military) A cannon with a 6-inch/155mm minimum nominal bore diameter and tube length 30 calibers or more. See also: howitzer; mortar.
Gewehr
A less portable, long firearm that fires bullets or projectiles; a rifle, either manual, automatic or semi-automatic; a flintlock, musket or shotgun.
(surfing) A long surfboard designed for surfing big waves (not the same as a longboard, a gun has a pointed nose and is generally a little narrower).
Kanone Geschütz
(military) A cannon with relatively long barrel, operating with relatively low angle of fire, and having a high muzzle velocity.
Pistole
A very portable, short firearm, for hand use, which fires bullets or projectiles, such as a handgun, revolver, pistol, or Derringer.

gun carriage gun carriages n
Lafette
A metal or wooden frame on which a piece of ordnance is mounted for firing or transportation.

gun control n
Waffenkontrolle
Laws or policies that restrict the possession, production, or use of firearms by private citizens.

gun dog gun dogs n
Apportierhund Jagdhund
A breed of dog used by hunters to find, flush out and retrieve birds and other game.

gun licence gun licences n
Waffenschein

gunboat gunboats n
Kanonenboot
(nautical) Any of the various types of small armed vessels.

gunfire /ˈɡʌnfʌɪə/ gunfires n
Beschuss Feuer
Shots from a gun or guns, typically creating loud report.

gung ho /ɡʌŋ.ˈhoʊ/ /ɡʌŋˈ.həʊ/ more gung ho most gung ho adj
übereifrig
(informal, often, derogatory) Overly enthusiastic or energetic.

gunk /ɡʌŋk/ gunks n
Dreck Schmiere Schmutz Schleim Schmodder
(uncountable, informal) Dirt or grime; any vague, messy, or unknown substance.

gunmetal /-ɾ(ə)l/ /ˈɡʌnmɛt(ə)l/ gunmetals n
Rotguss
An alloy of 88% copper, 10% tin and 2% zinc, originally used for making guns.

gunnery gunneries n
Schießwesen

gunpoint /ˈɡʌnpɔɪnt/ n
Laufmündung
A location in the front of the muzzle of a gun.
Androhung von Schusswaffengewalt vorgehaltene Waffe
Threat or coercion by display or aiming a firearm or similar weapon.

gunport gunports n
Stückpforte
A hatch in the hull of a ship through which a cannon is fired.

gunpowder /ˈɡʌnˌpaʊdə/ /ˈɡʌnˌpaʊdɚ/ gunpowders n
Schießpulver Schwarzpulver
An explosive mixture of saltpetre (potassium nitrate), charcoal and sulphur; formerly used in gunnery but now mostly used in fireworks.

gunrunner gunrunners n
Waffenschmuggler Waffenschmugglerin
A person who smuggles arms and ammunition.

gunrunning gunrunnings n
Waffenschmuggel
The smuggling of arms and ammunition.

gunshot gunshots n
Schuss
(countable) The act of discharging a firearm.

gunsight gunsights n
Visier
An optical instrument which establishes an optical line or axis for the purpose of aiming a weapon.

gunslinger gunslingers n
Revolverheld
(historical) A person in the Old West who carried a gun and was an expert at quickly drawing it and firing.

gunsmith gunsmiths n
Büchsenmacher Büchsenmacherin Waffenschmied Waffenschmiedin
a person skilled in the repair and servicing of firearms.

gunwale /ˈɡʌnəl/ gunwales n
Dollbord
The top edge of the hull of a nautical vessel, where it meets the deck.

guqin /ɡuːˈt͡ʃiːn/ guqin guqins n
Qin
A plucked zither-like stringed instrument (chordophone), traditionally featuring seven unfretted strings, originating in ancient China.

gurgle /ˈɡɜː.ɡl̩/ /ˈɡɝ.ɡl̩/ gurgles n
Gurgeln
A gurgling sound.

gurgle /ˈɡɜː.ɡl̩/ /ˈɡɝ.ɡl̩/ v
gurgeln
To flow with a bubbling sound.
To make such a sound.

gurnard /ˈɡɚnɚd/ /ˈɡɜːnəd/ /ˈɡɵːnɘd/ gurnard gurnards n
Knurrhahn Seehahn
(loosely) Other fish with appearance like that of members of family Triglidae, such as certain of those in families Dactylopteridae, Peristediidae, and Scorpaenidae.

gurney gurneys n
Trage Rollbahre Tragbahre
(US) A stretcher having wheeled legs.

guru /ɡəˈɹu/ /ɡʊˈɹuː/ /ˈɡu(ˌ)ɹu/ /ˈɡuːɹuː/ /ˈɡʊɹ(ˌ)u/ /ˈɡʊɹuː/ gurus n
Guru
In Indian traditions: a spiritual teacher who transmits knowledge to a shishya. [from 17th c.]
(sometimes, humorous) An influential advisor or mentor. [from 20th c.]

gush /ˈɡʌʃ/ gushes n
Flut Schwall
A sudden rapid outflow.

gush /ˈɡʌʃ/ v
strömen herausquellen
(intransitive, also, figurative) To flow forth suddenly, in great volume.
schwärmen
(intransitive, transitive, figurative) To make an excessive display of enthusiasm, praise, or sentiment.

gusle /ˈɡʊslə/ gusles n
Gusla Gusle
(musical instrument) A single-stringed lute-like stringed instrument with a bowl-shaped body, held vertically in the lap and played a bow, originating among the Slavic peoples in the Balkans, especially in the Dinarides region.

gusli guslis n
Gusli
(musical instrument) A plucked psaltery-like string instrument, usually played on the lap and sometimes created with table legs so that the musician can play it seated next to the instrument, originating in ancient Russian music.

gusset /ˈɡasət/ /ˈɡʌsɪt/ gussets n
Zwickel
Verstärkung
A small piece of cloth inserted in a garment, for the purpose of strengthening some part or giving it a tapering enlargement cf. godet.
Eckblech Kettengeflechtsegment
(machinery) A kind of bracket, or angular piece of iron, fastened in the angles of a structure to give strength or stiffness; especially, the part joining the barrel and the fire box of a locomotive boiler.

gussy up v
aufbrezeln
(informal, intransitive) To don fancy clothing; to dress up particularly in flattering or specially altered garments.

gust /ɡʌst/ gusts n
Bö
A strong, abrupt rush of wind.

gustation gustations n
Geschmack
The ability to taste flavors; the sense of taste.

gustatory /ˈɡʌstətəɹi/ /ˈɡʌstətɹi/ /ˈɡʌstəˌtɔɹi/ more gustatory most gustatory adj
Geschmacks- gustatorisch
Of, or relating to, the sense of taste.

gusto /ˈɡʌstoʊ/ /ˈɡʌstəʊ/ n
Ausgelassenheit Begeisterung Enthusiasmus Überschwänglichkeit
Enthusiasm; enjoyment, vigor.

gusty /ˈɡʌs.ti/ gustier gustiest adj
böig
Of wind: blowing in gusts; blustery; tempestuous.

gut /ɡʊt/ /ɡʌt/ more gut most gut adj
Bauch Bauchgefühl
darmbesaitet
Made of gut.
instinktiv
Instinctive.

gut /ɡʊt/ /ɡʌt/ guts n
Darm Eingeweide
The alimentary canal, especially the intestine.
Bauch Ranzen
(informal) The abdomen of a person, especially one that is enlarged.
Darm Darmsaite
(uncountable) The intestines of an animal used to make strings of a tennis racket or violin, etc.

gut /ɡʊt/ /ɡʌt/ v
ausnehmen ausweiden
(transitive) To eviscerate.
ausweiden
(transitive) To remove or destroy the most important parts of.

gut feeling gut feelings n
Bauchgefühl Intuition
(idiomatic) An instinct or intuition; an immediate or basic feeling or reaction without a logical rationale.

gut reaction gut reactions n
Bauchentscheidung Reaktion aus dem Bauch Reaktion aus dem Bauch heraus instinktive Reaktion
(idiomatic) An instantaneous reaction made without thought.

guts /ɡʌts/ n
Eingeweide
The entrails or contents of the abdomen.
Mumm Eier
(by extension, informal) Courage; determination.

gutsiness n
Kühnheit

gutsy /ˈɡʌt.si/ gutsier gutsiest adj
beherzt mutig schneidig
(informal) Marked by courage, determination or boldness in the face of difficulties or danger; having guts.

gutta /ˈɡʌtə/ guttae guttas n
Gutta
(architectural element) A small water-repelling, cone-shaped projection used in the architrave of the Doric order in classical architecture.

gutted /ˈɡʌtɪd/ more gutted most gutted adj
ausgenommen ausgeweidet
(not comparable) Eviscerated.
entkernt in Trümmern liegend ruiniert verwüstet zerstört
With the most important parts destroyed (often by fire), removed or rendered useless.
am Boden zerstört bedient erledigt völlig fertig
(slang) Deeply disappointed or crushed, as by defeat, failure, or loss; let down.

gutter /ˈɡʌt.ə/ /ˈɡʌt.ɚ/ /ˈɡʌt̬.ɚ/ gutters n
Gosse Rinnstein Rinne
A prepared channel in a surface, especially at the side of a road adjacent to a curb, intended for the drainage of water.
Graben Rinne Straßengraben
A ditch along the side of a road.
Regenrinne Dachrinne
A duct or channel beneath the eaves of a building to carry rain water; eavestrough.
Gang Nut
Any narrow channel or groove, such as one formed by erosion in the vent of a gun from repeated firing.
Spaltenabstand
(typography) A space between printed columns of text.
Drainage Entwässerungskanal Kanal
(British) A drainage channel.
Gosse
(figuratively) A low, vulgar state.

gutter /ˈɡʌt.ə/ /ˈɡʌt.ɚ/ /ˈɡʌt̬.ɚ/ v
ausspülen
To flow or stream; to form gutters. [from late 14th c.]

gutter press gutter presses n
Boulevardpresse
(British, pejorative) The sensationalist tabloid newspapers in general.

gutter rabbit gutter rabbits n
Dachhase

guttural /ˈɡʌtəɹəl/ [ˈɡʌɾɚɫ̩] more guttural most guttural adj
guttural kehlig
Sounding harsh and throaty.

guy /ɡaɪ/ guys n
Typ Kerl
(colloquial) A man or boy, fellow.
(informal, term of address) Buster, Mack, fella, bud, man.
Kerl Typ Leute
(especially, in the plural) A person (see usage notes).

guy /ɡaɪ/ v
abspannen
To equip with a support cable.

guy rope guy ropes n
Abspannseil
A rope or cable used to steady either a tall structure, or a thing being hoisted or lowered

guy-wire guy-wires n
Pardune Spanndraht
A metal guy rope used to stabilize a tall structure (such as a radio mast).

guyed /ˈɡaɪd/ adj
abgespannt
Fitted with or attached to a guy.

guzzle /ˈɡʌzəl/ v
verschlingen saufen
To drink or eat quickly, voraciously, or to excess; to gulp down; to swallow greedily, continually, or with gusto.
saufen
(intransitive, dated) To consume alcoholic beverages, especially frequently or habitually.
schlucken
(by extension) To consume anything quickly, greedily, or to excess, as if with insatiable thirst.

gybe /d͡ʒaɪb/ v
kreuzen
(intransitive, nautical) Generally of a small sailing vessel: to change tack with the wind crossing behind the vessel.

gym /d͡ʒɪm/ gyms n
Fitnessstudio Turnhalle Gym Gymnastikraum
(weightlifting) A sports facility specialized for lifting weights and exercise.
Sportunterricht
physical education class

gym shorts n
Turnhose
A type of relatively lightweight shorts with elastic waistbands designed for use in sports and physical activity, especially gym class. The terms basketball shorts and mesh shorts are used nearly synonymously with gym shorts in the United States, despite their different initial usage.

gymnasiast gymnasiasts n
Gymnasiast Gymnasiastin
One who attends the kind of school called a gymnasium.

gymnasium /d͡ʒɪmˈneɪ.zi.əm/ gymnasia gymnasiums n
Turnhalle Sporthalle Gymnastikraum Fitnessstudio Muckibude
(formal) A large room or building for indoor sports.
Gymnasium
A type of secondary school in some European countries which typically prepares students for university.

gymnast /ˈdʒɪm.næst/ /ˈd͡ʒɪm.næst/ /ˈd͡ʒɪm.nəst/ gymnasts n
Turner Turnerin
One who performs (the sport of) gymnastics.

gymnastic /d͡ʒɪmˈnæstɪk/ adj
Gymnastik gymnastisch
Of or pertaining to gymnastics.

gymnastics /d͡ʒɪmˈnæs.tɪks/ n
Gymnastik Turnen
A sport involving the performance of sequences of movements requiring physical strength, flexibility, and kinesthetic awareness.
Gymnastik
Complex intellectual or artistic exercises or feats of physical agility.

gymnosperm gymnosperms n
Nacktsamer nacktsamige Pflanze
(botany) Any plant such as a conifer whose seeds are not enclosed in an ovary.

gynaecologist /ˌɡaɪ.nəˈkɑː.lə.dʒɪst/ /ˌɡaɪ.nəˈkɒl.ə.dʒɪst/ gynaecologists n
Gynäkologe Frauenarzt Frauenärztin Gynäkologin Frauenheilkundler Frauenheilkundlerin
(Australia, British spelling, Commonwealth, dated in US) (Canadian spelling, also common) A physician who specialises in diseases of the female reproductive system.

gynecocracy gynecocracies n
Frauenherrschaft Gynokratie Gynäkokratie Weiberherrschaft
(government, sociology) Government or rule by women, or a society with such leadership.

gynecological more gynecological most gynecological adj
gynäkologisch
(American spelling) Of or pertaining to gynecology.

gynecology /ˌdʒaɪnɪˈkɒlədʒi/ /ˌd͡ʒaɪnəˈkɑləd͡ʒi/ /ˌɡaɪnəˈkɑləd͡ʒi/ /ˌɡaɪnɪˈkɒlədʒi/ gynecologies n
Gynäkologie Frauenheilkunde
The study of, or the branch of medicine specializing in, the medical problems of women, especially disorders of the reproductive organs.

gynecomast gynecomasts n
Gynäkomast

gynecomastia /ˌd͡ʒaɪnɪkoʊˈmæstiə/ /ˌd͡ʒaɪnɪkəˈmæstiə/ /ˌɡaɪnɪkoʊˈmæstiə/ /ˌɡaɪnɪkə(ʊ)ˈmæstɪə/ /ˌɡaɪnɪkəˈmæstiə/ gynecomastias n
Gynäkomastie
(American spelling, diseases) Excessive development of breasts in males, resembling the breast development in women.

gynophobia n
Gynophobie Gynäkophobie Gynäphobie Weiberscheu
Fear of or aversion to women or girls.

gypsiology n
Romistik Tsiganologie Tziganologie Zigeunerkunde Zigeunerwissenschaft
The study of the life and culture of gypsies.

gypsum /ˈd͡ʒɪp.səm/ gypsa gypsums n
Gips
A mineral consisting of hydrated calcium sulphate. When calcinated, it forms plaster of Paris.

gypsum board n
Rigips
Panels used for drywall construction.

gypsy /ˈd͡ʒɪp.si/ gypsies n
Zigeuner Zigeunerin
(colloquial) An itinerant person or any person, not necessarily Romani; a tinker, a traveller or a carny.

gypsy moth gypsy moths n
Schwammspinner
A moth of species Lymantria dispar, destructive of many plants, of worldwide distribution.

gyre /d͡ʒaɪ.ə/ /d͡ʒaɪ.ɚ/ gyres n
Strudel
A swirling vortex.
Wirbel ozeanischer Wirbel
(oceanography) An ocean current caused by wind which moves in a circular manner, especially one that is large-scale and observed in a major ocean.

gyrfalcon /ˈdʒɜːfɔːlkən/ /ˈd͡ʒɝˌfælkən/ gyrfalcons n
Gerfalke Jagdfalke Geierfalke Gierfalke
Falco rusticolus, a large bird of prey that breeds on Arctic coasts and islands of North America, Europe and Asia.

gyro /ˈd͡ʒaɪɹoʊ/ /ˈjiː.ɹoʊ/ /ˈjɪɹoʊ/ /ˈʒɪɹoʊ/ gyros n
Gyros
A style of Greek sandwich commonly filled with grilled meat, tomato, onions, and tzatziki sauce.

gyrodyne gyrodynes n
Flugschrauber

gyron gyrons n
Ständer
(heraldiccharge) A triangular form having an angle at the fess point and the opposite side at the edge of the escutcheon.

gyronny adj
geständert
(heraldry, of an escutcheon) Covered with gyrons, or divided into several gyrons, typically eight.

gyroscope gyroscopes n
Gyroskop Kreiselinstrument
An apparatus composed of a wheel which spins inside of a frame (gimbal) and causes the balancing of the frame in any direction or position. In the form of a gyroscopic stabilizer, used to help keep aircraft and ships steady.

gyroscopic more gyroscopic most gyroscopic adj
gyroskopisch

gyrovague gyrovagues n
Wandermönch

gyrus /ˈd͡ʒaɪɹəs/ gyri gyruses n
Gyrus
(anatomy) A fold or ridge on the cerebral cortex of the brain.

haberdasher /ˈhæb.ɜː(ɹ)ˌdæʃ.ə(ɹ)/ haberdashers n
Herrenausstatter
(US) A men's outfitter.

haberdashery haberdasheries n
Kurzwaren
Ribbons, buttons, thread, needles and similar sewing goods sold in a haberdasher's shop.
Kurzwarengeschäft Kurzwarenladen
A shop selling such goods.

habile more habile most habile adj
handlich
Generally able or adroit; handy.

habilitation /həˌbɪlɪˈteɪʃən/ habilitations n
Habilitation
An academic qualification, prerequiring a PhD, required in order to gain tenure as a professor in some European universities; a thesis or dissertation presented to achieve the qualification.

habit /ˈhæbət/ /ˈhæbɪt/ habits n
Gewohnheit Habitus
An action performed on a regular basis.
Kutte Gewohnheit
A long piece of clothing worn by monks and nuns.

habit-forming more habit-forming most habit-forming adj
suchterzeugend
(formal, euphemistic) Addictive; likely to cause dependence or recurrence of use.

habitable /ˈhæbɪtəbəl/ more habitable most habitable adj
bewohnbar habitabel
Safe and comfortable, where humans, or other animals, can live; fit for habitation.

habitable zone habitable zones n
Lebenszone habitable Zone Ökosphäre
The zone around a star where a planet could experience temperatures like those on Earth, allowing for the possible existence of liquid water and of life.

habitat /ˈhæbɪtæt/ [ˈhæbɪtæʔ] habitats n
Heimat Standort natürlicher Lebensraum
(uncountable, biology) Conditions suitable for an organism or population of organisms to live.
Biotop Biotopteil Lebensraum Teilhabitat Teillebensraum
(countable, biology) A terrestrial or aquatic area distinguished by geographic, abiotic and biotic features, whether entirely natural or semi-natural.
Habitat Lebensbedingungen
A place in which a person lives.

habitation /ˌhæb.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/ /ˌhæb.ɪˈtæɪ.ʃən/ habitations n
Wohnen
(uncountable) The act of inhabiting; state of inhabiting or dwelling, or of being inhabited; occupancy.
Behausung
(countable) A place of abode; settled dwelling; residence; house.

habitual /-tjʊ-/ /həˈbɪ.tʃwəl/ /həˈbɪ.tʃʊ.əl/ /həˈbɪ.t͡ʃ(w)əl/ /həˈbɪ.t͡ʃʊ.əl/ more habitual most habitual adj
gewohnt
Of or relating to a habit; established as a habit; performed over and over again; recurrent, recurring.
Of a person or thing: engaging in some behaviour as a habit or regularly.
gewöhnlich gewohnt habituell
Regular or usual.

habitually /həˈbɪtju.əli/ /həˈbɪt͡ʃu.əli/ /həˈbɪt͡ʃəli/ adv
gewohnheitsmäßig gewöhnlich
Occurring regularly or usually.

habitus habiti habitus n
Habitus
(zoology) habitude; mode of life; bearing.
(botany) habit

habitué /həˈbɪt͡ʃuˌeɪ/ habitués n
Habitué Stammgast Stammgästin
One who frequents a place. [from 1818]

haboob /həˈbuːb/ haboobs n
Haboob Habub
A violent sandstorm or duststorm in the deserts of Arabia, North Africa, India, or North America.

hacienda /ˌ(h)ɑsiˈɛndə/ /ˌhæsiˈɛndə/ haciendas n
Hacienda Hazienda
A large homestead in a ranch or estate usually in places where Colonial Spanish culture has had architectural influence.

hack /hæk/ v
hacken
(transitive, slang, computing) To hack into; to gain unauthorized access to (a computer system, e.g., a website, or network) by manipulating code.
hacken eindringen
(transitive, slang, computing, by extension) To gain unauthorised access to a computer or online account belonging to (a person or organisation).

hackamore /ˈhækəmɔː/ hackamores n
gebisslose Zäumung
A kind of bridle with no bit.

hackathon /ˈhækəθɒn/ hackathons n
Hackathon
(informal) An event where programmers and others meet for collaborative software development.

hackberry hackberries n
Zürgelbaum Nesselbaum
The fruit of these plants.
(uncountable) The wood of these plants.

hacker /hækə/ /hækəɹ/ hackers n
Hacker Hackerin
(computer security, telecommunications) One who uses a computer to gain unauthorized access to data stored in, or to carry out malicious attacks on, computer networks or computer systems.

hacking /ˈhækɪŋ/ more hacking most hacking adj
scharf trocken
Short and interrupted, broken, jerky; hacky.

hacking /ˈhækɪŋ/ hackings n
Hacken
(computing) Playful solving of technical work that requires deep understanding, especially of a computer system.
(computing) Unauthorized attempts to bypass the security mechanisms of an information system or network. See also cracker.

hackle /ˈhækəl/ hackles n
Hechel
An instrument with steel pins used to comb out flax or hemp. [from 15th c.]

hackle /ˈhækəl/ v
hecheln
To dress (flax or hemp) with a hackle; to prepare fibres of flax or hemp for spinning. [from 17th c.]

hackneyed /ˈhækniːd/ more hackneyed most hackneyed adj
abgenutzt banal abgedroschen abgegriffen ausgelutscht
Repeated too often.

hacksaw hacksaws n
Bügelsäge
A saw, with a blade that is put under tension, for cutting metal

hadada ibis hadada ibises n
Hagedasch
Bostrychia hagedash, an ibis found in Sub-Saharan Africa.

hadal /ˈheɪdəl/ adj
benthal
Of or relating to the deepest parts of the ocean.

haddock /ˈhædək/ haddock haddocks n
Schellfisch
A marine fish, Melanogrammus aeglefinus, of the North Atlantic, important as a food fish.

hadith [həˈdiːθ] ahadith hadith hadiths n
Hadith
(countable, religion, Islam) An eyewitness account of a saying or action of Muhammad or sometimes one of his companions not otherwise found in the Quran.

hadron /ˈhæd.ɹɑn/ /ˈhæd.ɹɒn/ hadrons n
Hadron
(particle) A composite particle that comprises two or more quarks held together by the strong force and (consequently) can interact with other particles via said force; a meson or a baryon.

haematology /ˌhiməˈtɑləd͡ʒi/ /ˌhiːməˈtɒlədʒi/ n
Hämatologie
(medicine) The scientific study of blood and blood-producing organs.

haemo- prefix
hämo-
Pertaining to blood.

haemolacria n
Hämolacria
(pathology) The shedding of tears containing blood

haemophilia /ˌhiːməˈfɪliə, -ˈfiːliə/ haemophilias n
Bluterkrankheit Hämophilie
(British spelling, pathology) Any of several hereditary illnesses that impair the body's ability to control bleeding, usually passed from mother to son.

haemorrhoids /ˈhɛməɹɔɪdz/ /ˈhɛmɹɔɪdz/ n
Hämorrhoide
A pathological condition caused by painful masses of dilated veins in swollen anal tissue.

hafnium /ˈhæfniəm/ n
Hafnium
A chemical element (symbol Hf) with an atomic number of 72: a lustrous, silvery-grey tetravalent transition metal.

haft /hæft/ /hɑːft/ hafts n
Griff Heft
The handle of a tool or weapon.

hag /hæɡ/ hags n
Hexe
A witch, sorceress, or enchantress; a wizard.
Hexe Vettel
(pejorative) An ugly old woman.

hagfish hagfish hagfishes n
Schleimaal Inger
Any of several primitive eellike fish, of the family Myxinidae, having a sucking mouth with rasping teeth, and sometimes used as food or for eelskin leather.

haggard /ˈhæɡ.əd/ /ˈhæɡ.ɚd/ more haggard most haggard adj
abgezehrt abgehärmt abgespannt ausgemergelt ausgezehrt fertig
Looking exhausted, worried, or poor in condition
ungebändigt ungezähmt wild
(of an animal) Wild or untamed

haggis /ˈhæɡɪs/ haggises n
Haggis
A traditional Scottish dish made from minced sheep offal with oatmeal and spices, etc., originally boiled in the stomach of a sheep but now often in an artificial casing, and usually served with neeps and tatties (mashed swede and potatoes) and accompanied with whisky.

haggle /ˈhæɡəl/ v
feilschen markten schachern
(intransitive) To argue for a better deal, especially over prices with a seller.

haggler hagglers n
Feilscher Feilscherin
A person who haggles.

hagiographic /ˈhæɡioʊˌɡɹæfɪk/ more hagiographic most hagiographic adj
hagiografisch
Of or pertaining to hagiography.

hagiography /ˌheɪd͡ʒiˈɒɡɹəfi/ /ˌhæɡiˈɒɡɹəfi/ hagiographies n
Lebensbeschreibung der Heiligen
(uncountable) The study of saints and the documentation of their lives.
Lebensbeschreibung der Heiligen Hagiographie
(countable) A biography of a saint.

haha interjection
haha

haiku /haɪˈku/ /ˈhaɪ.ku/ /ˈhaɪ.kuː/ haiku haikus n
Haiku
A Japanese poem in three lines, the first and last consisting of five morae, and the second consisting of seven morae, usually with an emphasis on the season or a naturalistic theme.

hail /heɪl/ [heɪ̯ɫ] hails n
Hagel Graupel
(meteorology, uncountable) Balls or pieces of ice falling as precipitation, often in connection with a thunderstorm.

hail /heɪl/ [heɪ̯ɫ] v
hageln graupeln
(impersonal) For hailstones to fall from the sky.
grüßen
(transitive) To greet; give salutation to; salute.
grüßen feiern als
(transitive) To name; to designate; to call.
hageln
To pour down in rapid succession.
rufen
(transitive) To call out loudly in order to gain the attention of.

hail storm hail storms n
Hagelschauer
A storm characterized by lots of large hail.

hailstone hailstones n
Hagelkorn
A single ball of hail, or solid precipitation

hair /heː/ /hɛ(ə)ɹ/ /hɛə/ /hɛː/ /hɛːə/ [hiə] [hɛɚ] hairs n
Haar
(countable) A pigmented filament of keratin which grows from a follicle on the skin of humans and other mammals.
Haar Haare
(uncountable) The collection or mass of such growths growing from the skin of humans and animals, and forming a covering for a part of the head or for any part or the whole body.

hair clip hair clips n
Haarklammer
A clip to hold back the hair.

hair conditioner hair conditioners n
Spülung Haarspülung
(cosmetics) A type of shampoo product that aims to improve the condition of the hair, especially after washing.

hair dye hair dyes n
Haarfärbemittel Haarfarbstoff
Any of various materials used to dye hair on the head.

hair gel hair gels n
Haargel
A hairstyling product in gel form that hardens the hair, so it stays in a certain hairstyle.

hair iron hair irons n
Glätteisen Haarglätter
A tool that uses heat to curl, straighten, or crimp a person's head of hair.

hair loss n
Haarausfall
(medicine, dermatology) Loss of hair from the head or body due to a medical condition.

hair of the dog n
Konterbier Konterschnaps Mageneinrenker Reparaturseidl
(idiomatic) An alcoholic drink, particularly when taken the morning after to cure a hangover.

hair restorer hair restorers n
Haarwuchsmittel

hair roller hair rollers n
Lockenwickler Lockenwickel Lockwellwickel Lockwellwickler
A small tube that is rolled into a person's hair in order to curl it, making a new hairstyle.

hair salon hair salons n
Friseursalon Frisiersalon Frisörsalon
The establishment of a beautician or barber.

hair spray hair sprays n
Haarspray
A usually scented hairstyling product in aerosol form that stiffens the hair, so it stays in a certain hairstyle.

hair tie hair ties n
Haarband
A circular piece of elastic used to hold hair in place.

hair's breadth hairs' breadths n
Haaresbreite
(idiom) A very small amount or distance.

hair-raising more hair-raising most hair-raising adj
haarsträubend
Causing fear or anxiety; scary.

hair-splitting hair-splittings n
Haarspalterei
(idiomatic) the act of finding exceedingly small differences which are probably neither important nor noticeable to most people.

hairball hairballs n
Fellknäuel Haarballen
A small wad of fur or mass of hair formed in the digestive system of a cat or other animal, from hair ingested while grooming.

hairbrush hairbrushes n
Haarbürste
A brush used in hair care for brushing, tidying, and detangling hair

haircut /ˈhɛə(ɹ)kʌt/ haircuts n
Haarschnitt Haareschneiden
The act of cutting of the hair, often done professionally by a barber, hair stylist, or beautician.
Schuldenschnitt
(legal, business) A partial loss, financially: thus, in a bankruptcy proceeding, the proportional reduction in the debt that will be paid to each creditor (based on an evaluation of the total debt owed and the total assets of the debtor); among investors, the negative return on investment from a losing proposition.

haircutter haircutters n
Friseur Friseurin Friseuse Frisör Frisörin Frisöse
One who cuts hair; a barber or hairdresser.

hairdresser hairdressers n
Friseur Friseurin Coiffeur Coiffeuse
A person who cuts or styles hair as an occupation or profession.

hairdryer hairdryers n
Haartrockner Föhn Fön Heißluftdusche Luftdusche
(chiefly, _, UK) A small electrical appliance for drying hair, by generating a stream of hot air.

hairgrip hairgrips n
Haarklammer
A flat hairpin having two prongs that hold bobbed hair together.

hairless adj
haarlos unbehaart
Destitute of hair.

hairlessness n
Haarlosigkeit Haarlossein
The condition or quality of being hairless.

hairlike more hairlike most hairlike adj
haarähnlich

hairline /ˈhɛɹˌlaɪn/ hairlines n
Haarriss
A very thin fissure.

hairnet /ˈhɛɹˌnɛt/ hairnets n
Haarnetz
A net designed to keep hair up and out of the way, e.g. while cooking.

hairpiece hairpieces n
Haarteil
A false substitute for a person's hair; a toupee or wig.

hairpin /ˈhɛə.pɪn/ /ˈhɛɚ.pɪn/ hairpins n
Haarnadel
A pin or fastener for the hair.

hairpin bend hairpin bends n
Haarnadelkurve Kehre
An acute curve, often one of a series, in a road, especially on a steep incline.

hairshirt /ˈhɛəʃɜːt/ /ˈhɛɹʃɝt/ hairshirts n
Büßerhemd härenes Hemd
A shirt made of haircloth; especially one worn by ascetics or the penitent.

hairspring hairsprings n
Spiralfeder Unruhfeder

hairstyle hairstyles n
Haartracht
Frisur Haarfrisur Haarschnitt
The style in which someone's hair has been cut and arranged.

hairy /ˈhɛə.ɹi/ /ˈhɛɚ.i/ hairier hairiest adj
haarig behaart
(of a person) Having a lot of hair on the body.
(of a body part other than the head) Having hair growing from it.
pelzartig haarig
(of an animal) Having a lot of fur.

hairy-eared dwarf lemur hairy-eared dwarf lemurs n
Büschelohrmaki
A nocturnal lemur, Allocebus trichotis.

hajduk hajduks n
Heiduck
(historical) An outlaw, highwayman, or freedom fighter in the Balkans.
(archaic) A mercenary foot soldier in Hungary.

hajj /hæd͡ʒ/ /hɑːd͡ʒ/ /hʌd͡ʒ/ hajjes n
Hadsch
(Islam) The pilgrimage to Mecca made by pious Muslims; one of the five pillars of Islam.

haka /ˈhaka/ /ˈhaːka/ /ˈhæ-/ /ˈhɑkə/ /ˈhɑːkə/ haka hakas n
Haka
A group dance of New Zealand's Maori people featuring rhythmic chanting, vigorous facial and arm movements, and foot stamping. Traditionally a war dance, today it is also performed to welcome guests, as a mark of respect at occasions such as commemorations and funerals, as a challenge to opposing teams at sports events, and for artistic purposes.

hake /heɪk/ hake hakes n
Seehecht Hechtdorsch
One of several species of marine gadoid fishes, of the genera Phycis, Merluccius, and allies.

halachic more halachic most halachic adj
halachisch
Of or pertaining to Halacha (Jewish law).

halal /həˈlæl/ /həˈlɑːl/ adj
halal
(of food) Fit to eat according to Muslim religious customs.

halberd /ˈhæl.bɚd/ /ˈhælbəd/ /ˈhælbɜːd/ /ˈhɑl.bɚd/ /ˈhɔl.bɚd/ halberds n
Hellebarde
A two-handed pole weapon, consisting of a long pole with an axe-like blade mounted on it (at a right angle like an axe, not on the tip like a spear), and (opposite the blade) typically a spike or hook.

halberdier halberdiers n
Hellebardenträger Hellebardier
A soldier armed with a halberd.

halcyon /ˈhælsi.ən/ /ˈhælʃi.ən/ /ˈhælʃən/ more halcyon most halcyon adj
friedlich glücklich ruhig
(figurative) Calm, undisturbed, peaceful, serene.

halcyon days /ˈhælsiːən deɪz/ n
Halkyonische Tage
Period of calm during the winter, when storms do not occur.
(idiomatic) A period of calm, usually in the past and often nostalgic.

half /haf/ /häf/ /hæf/ /hɐːf/ /hɑːf/ adj
halb Hälfte
Consisting of some indefinite portion resembling a half; approximately a half, whether more or less; partial; imperfect.

half /haf/ /häf/ /hæf/ /hɐːf/ /hɑːf/ adv
halb
In two equal parts or to an equal degree.

half /haf/ /häf/ /hæf/ /hɐːf/ /hɑːf/ halves n
Hälfte halb
One of two usually roughly equal parts into which anything may be divided, or considered as divided.
(preceded by “a” or a number) The fraction obtained by dividing 1 by 2.

half a dozen numeral
halbes Dutzend
Six (6); often used approximatively.
(bingo) six

half and half adv
halbe-halbe
In two equal parts.

half board half boards n
Halbpension
(uncountable, travel) A hotel rate that includes accommodation, breakfast and dinner, but no meal at lunchtime.

half brother /ˌhæfˈbɹʌðɚ/ half brethren half brothers n
Halbbruder
A male sibling sharing a single parent, as distinguished from a full brother or brother-german, from a step-brother, or from a brother-like figure such as a blood brother.

half nephew half nephews n
Halbneffe
son of one's half brother or half sister

half orphan half orphans n
Halbwaise
A person, especially a child, with only one living parent.

half past /ˈhæf ˌpæst/ /ˈhæˌpæst/ /ˈhɑːf ˌpɑːst/ /ˈhɑːpəs(t)/ /ˈhɑːˌpɑːst/ n
halb zwei
Thirty minutes past any hour.

half sister half sisters n
Halbschwester
A female sibling sharing a single parent.

half title half titles n
Schmutztitel Vortitel
(book printing) A page before the title page in a book, bearing the title but no further details.

half volley half volleys n
Halbvolley

half-awake adj
halb wach halbwach
Barely awake.

half-baked more half-baked most half-baked adj
unausgegoren
(figurative, informal, frequently, derisive) Incomplete; (of an idea or scheme) not fully planned or carefully considered, ill-conceived, unsound or badly thought-out; (of a person) foolish or having no common sense.

half-breed adj
Mischlings-
(of an animal or plant) Hybridized; having one purebred parent; descended from parents of different breeds or with different traits.

half-breed half-breeds n
Halbblut Mestize Mestizin Mischblut Mischling Métis
(derogatory) A person of mixed racial parentage or ancestry, especially one of mixed white and American Indian parentage (metis, métis, Metis, Métis; mestizo).

half-crown half-crowns n
halbe Krone
(historical) A pre-decimal coin used in Britain, Ireland and New Zealand, equivalent to 30 pence or two shillings and six pence.

half-elf half-elves n
Halbelb
(fantasy) A person who is half elven and half human by birth.

half-finished adj
halbfertig
Only partially completed, being approximately at the halfway stage.

half-forgotten adj
halb vergessen
Not completely forgotten.

half-hour half-hours n
halbe Stunde
A period of time equal to thirty minutes, half an hour.

half-hourly adv
jede halbe Stunde
At intervals of a half-hour, every 30 minutes.

half-life /ˈhæfˌlaɪf/ half-lives n
Halbwertszeit
(physics) The time required for half the nuclei in a sample of an isotope to undergo radioactive decay.
(chemistry) In a chemical reaction, the time required for the concentration of a reactant to fall from a chosen value to half that value.

half-mast n
halbmast
The lowered position, half the height of a mast, at which a flag is flown when mourning, especially expressing respect for the dead.

half-moon half-moons n
Halbmond
The moon in its first or last quarter when only half the visible face is illuminated; a quarter moon.
Anything shaped like a crescent, especially the base of a fingernail.

half-naked adj
halbnackt
With very few clothes on.

half-open file half-open files n
halboffene Linie
(chess) A file with only pawns of one color on it.

half-pipe half-pipes n
Halfpipe
(skateboarding, snowboarding, skiing, BMX, rollerskating, kickscootering, etc.) A structure used to perform tricks, approximately semicircular in cross-section, resembling the bottom half of a cylinder lying down.

half-plane half-planes n
Halbebene
(mathematics) Either half of an infinite plane (divided by a straight line)

half-time half-times n
Halbzeit Halbzeitpause Pause
(sports) The interval between the two halves of a sports match.

half-track adj
Halbketten-
Describing such a vehicle; half-tracked.

half-track half-tracks n
Halbkettenfahrzeug
A vehicle combining both wheels and treads (caterpillar tracks).

half-truth half-truths n
Halbwahrheit
A deceptive statement, especially one that is only partly true, is incomplete, misrepresents reality by telling part of the truth, or alters the time sequence of truths.

half-uncle half-uncles n
Halbonkel
A half-brother of one's parent.
A half brother-in-law of one's parent.

half-year half-years n
Halbjahr Jahreshälfte
The period of time equal to half a year; normally referred to as 6 months, but a half-year is more exactly 182.5 days (without a leap day)

half-yearly adv
halbjährlich
Twice in a year; semiannually.

halfhearted more halfhearted most halfhearted adj
halbherzig
Lacking full energy, effort, commitment, or resolve.

halfheartedly more halfheartedly most halfheartedly adv
halbherzig
Without enthusiasm or interest.

halfling halflings n
Halbling
(fantasy) A fictional small humanoid creature featuring in fantasy fiction; a hobbit.

halftone halftones n
Rasterdruck
(printing) A picture made by using the process of half-toning.

halfway /hæfweɪ/ /hɑːfˈweɪ/ adv
halbwegs
Half of the way between two points; midway.

halfway line halfway lines n
Mittellinie

halibut /ˈhæ.lɪ.bət/ /ˈhɒ.lɪ.bət/ halibut halibuts n
Heilbutt Heiligbutt Heiligenbutt Pferdezunge Riesenscholle
A large flatfish of the genus Hippoglossus, which sometimes leaves the ocean floor and swims vertically.

halide /ˈheɪ.laɪd/ /ˈhæl.aɪd/ halides n
Halogenid Halit
(chemistry) A salt of any halogen acid.

halite /ˈheɪ.laɪt/ /ˈhæl.aɪt/ halites n
Halit
(mineral) Native salt; sodium chloride NaCl as a mineral; rock salt.

halitosis /hæl.ɪˈtoʊ.sɪs/ /hæl.ɪˈtəʉ.sɪs/ /hæl.ɪˈtəʊ.sɪs/ halitoses n
Mundgeruch
(pathology) The condition of having stale or foul-smelling breath.

hall /hɑl/ /hɔl/ /hɔːl/ halls n
Flur Korridor Diele
A corridor; a hallway.
Saal Halle Aula
A large meeting room.
Herrenhaus
A manor house (originally because a magistrate's court was held in the hall of his mansion).
Studentenwohnheim
A building providing student accommodation at a university.
Halle Saal
The principal room of a secular medieval building.

hall church hall churches n
Hallenkirche
A church with a nave and aisles of approximately equal height, often united under a single immense roof.

hall of fame halls of fame n
Hall of Fame Ruhmeshalle
(usually, capitalized, often, _, sports) A structure housing memorials to famous or illustrious individuals (especially ones of importance to some field), often containing a collection of memorabilia relating to them.

hall of mirrors halls of mirrors n
Spiegellabyrinth
A carnival attraction with curved mirrors (funhouse mirrors) that distort the viewer's appearance.

hallelujah /ˌhæl.əˈl(j)uː.jə/ interjection
halleluja
An exclamation used in songs of praise or thanksgiving to God.
Gott sei Dank
(by extension) A general expression of gratitude or adoration.

hallelujah /ˌhæl.əˈl(j)uː.jə/ hallelujahs n
Halleluja
A shout of “Hallelujah”.

hallmark /ˈhɔlmɑɹk/ /ˈhɔːlmɑːk/ hallmarks n
Kennzeichen
(figurative) A distinguishing characteristic.
Punze Repunze
An official marking made by a trusted party, usually an assay office, on items made of precious metals.

halloumi /həˈluːmi/ halloumis n
Halloumi
A traditional cheese from Cyprus, made from goat's and/or sheep's milk.

hallow /ˈhæloʊ/ /ˈhæləʊ/ /ˈhɑloʊ/ hallows n
Heilige Heiliger
(obsolete, outside, set phrases) A saint; a holy person; an apostle.

hallow /ˈhæloʊ/ /ˈhæləʊ/ /ˈhɑloʊ/ v
heiligen heilig machen sanktifizieren weihen
(transitive) To make holy, to sanctify.

hallowed /ˈhæloʊd/ /ˈhæləʊd/ more hallowed most hallowed adj
geheiligt geweiht
Consecrated or sanctified; sacred, holy.

halloysite halloysites n
Halloysit
(mineral) A monoclinic-domatic clay mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, oxygen, and silicon.

hallstand hallstands n
Garderobe Kleiderständer
A piece of furniture, near to an outside door, on which hats and coats are hung, and umbrellas are stored.

hallucinate /həˈljuːsɪneɪt/ /həˈluːsɪneɪt/ v
halluzinieren
(ambitransitive) To seem to perceive things (with one or more of one's senses) which are not really present; to have visions; to experience a hallucination.

hallucination /həˌluːsɪˈneɪʃən/ hallucinations n
Halluzination Illusion Sinnestäuschung Wahnvorstellung
A sensory perception of something that does not exist, often arising from disorder of the nervous system, as in delirium tremens.
Halluzinieren
The act of hallucinating; a wandering of the mind; an error, mistake or blunder.

hallucinogen /həˈluː.sɪ.nə.d͡ʒɛn/ /ˌhæl.uːˈsɪn.ə.dʒən/ hallucinogens n
Halluzinogen
Any substance tending to induce hallucination.

hallucinogenic /həˌlusənəˈd͡ʒɛnɪk/ /həˌlusɪnəˈd͡ʒɛnɪk/ /həˌluːsɪnəˈdʒɛnɪk/ more hallucinogenic most hallucinogenic adj
halluzinogen
producing hallucinations

halmos n
Grabstein Halmos Kiste Kästchen

halo /ˈheɪloʊ/ /ˈheɪləʊ/ haloes halos n
Halo
A circular band of coloured light, visible around the sun or moon etc., caused by reflection and refraction of light by ice crystals in the atmosphere.
Anything resembling this band, such as an effect caused by imperfect developing of photographs.
Heiligenschein
(religion) nimbus, a luminous disc, often of gold, around or over the heads of saints, etc., in religious paintings.
Halo Nimbus
The metaphorical aura of glory, veneration or sentiment which surrounds an idealized entity.

halo orbit halo orbits n
Halo-Orbit
(orbital mechanics) A periodic, three-dimensional orbit about any one of the Lagrange points L1, L2 or L3 of a two-body gravitational system.

haloalkane haloalkanes n
Halogenalkan
(organic chemistry) Any alkane in which one or more hydrogen atoms has been replaced by that of a halogen

halocarbon halocarbons n
Halogenkohlenwasserstoff

halogen /ˈheɪ.lə.d͡ʒən/ /ˈhæl.ə.d͡ʒən/ halogens n
Halogen
(chemistry) Any element of group 17, i.e. fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine, astatine and tennessine.

halogen lamp halogen lamps n
Halogenlampe
An incandescent lamp containing a small quantity of halogen (usually bromine) to reduce deposition on the glass.

halogenate v
halogenieren
(chemistry, transitive) to treat with, or react with, a halogen or a hydrohalic acid

halogenation halogenations n
Halogenierung
(chemistry) The reaction of a halogen with something, especially the replacement of a hydrogen atom of an organic compound with a halogen one.

halon halons n
Halogenkohlenwasserstoff Ha­lo­gen­was­ser­stoff

halotherapy /ˌheɪləʊˈθɛɹəpi/ n
Halotherapie
Therapy, such as hydrotherapy, which makes use of salt or saltwater.

halt /hɑlt/ /hɒlt/ /hɔlt/ /hɔːlt/ halts n
Blockierung Halt Pause
A cessation, either temporary or permanent.
Haltestelle Halteplatz
(rail) A minor railway station (usually unstaffed) in the United Kingdom.

halt /hɑlt/ /hɒlt/ /hɔlt/ /hɔːlt/ v
anhalten rasten stocken stoppen zögern
(intransitive) To stop either temporarily or permanently.
anhalten stocken stoppen zögern
(transitive) To bring to a stop.
(transitive) To cause to discontinue.

halter /ˈhɔltɚ/ /ˈhɔːltə/ halters n
Halfter
A bitless headpiece of rope or straps, placed on the head of animals such as cattle or horses to lead or tie them.

haltere /hælˈtɪɹiːz/ /ˈhæltɪə/ /ˈhæltɪɹ/ halteres n
Haltere Schwingkölbchen
(entomology) A small knobbed structure in some two-winged insects, one of a pair that are flapped rapidly and function as accelerometers to maintain stability in flight.

halterneck halternecks n
Neckholder
A single strap or material which runs from the front of the garment around the back of the wearer's neck, leaving most of the back uncovered, often used in swimsuits and women's dresses.

halting problem halting problems n
Halteproblem
(computer science) The problem of deciding in finite time whether a given program will finish running in finite time, when given a certain finite input.

haltingly more haltingly most haltingly adv
zögernd
In a halting or limping manner; full of pauses or hesitation.

halva /hɑːlˈvɑː/ /ˈhɑːlvɑː/ halvas n
Halva Halwa
A confection usually made from crushed sesame seeds and honey. It is a traditional dessert in South Asia, the Mediterranean and the Middle East.

halve /hæv/ /hɑːv/ v
halbieren
(transitive) To reduce to half the original amount.
halbieren hälften zweiteilen
(transitive) To divide into two halves.

halyard /ˈhæljɑː(ɹ)d/ /ˈhæljə(ɹ)d/ halyards n
Fall
(nautical) A rope used to raise or lower a sail, flag, spar or yard.

ham /ˈhæm/ /ˈhæːm/ hams n
Kniekehle
(anatomy) The region back of the knee joint; the popliteal space; the hock.
Schmierenkomödiant Schmierenschauspieler
(acting) An overacting or amateurish performer; an actor with an especially showy or exaggerated style.
Schinken
(countable) A thigh and buttock of an animal slaughtered for meat.
(uncountable) Meat from the thigh of a hog cured for food.
Amateurfunker Amateurfunkerin Funkamateur Funkamateurin
(radio) An amateur radio operator.

ham /ˈhæm/ /ˈhæːm/ v
(sich) aufspielen
(acting) To overact; to act with exaggerated emotions.

ham it up v
zu dick auftragen
(idiomatic, acting) To deliberately exaggerate one's emotions or movements, or to overact or act hammily.

ham sandwich ham sandwiches n
Schinkenbrot
(countable, rarely, uncountable) A sandwich made with ham.

ham-fisted more ham-fisted most ham-fisted adj
unbeholfen plump
Lacking skill in physical movement, especially with the hands.

hamadryas /ˌhæməˈdraɪ.əs/ hamadryases n
Mantelpavian
A large baboon (Papio hamadryas), from northern Africa and Arabia, that was sacred in ancient Egypt.

hamartia /həˈmɑː.ti.ə/ /ˌhæˌmɑɹˈtiː.ə/ /ˌhɑːˌmɑɹˈtiː.ə/ hamartias n
Hamartie Irrtum
(Greek, _, drama) The tragic flaw of the protagonist in a literary tragedy.
Hamartie
(pathology) A focal malformation consisting of disorganized arrangement of tissue types.

hamate bone hamate bones n
Hakenbein
One of the eight bones of the wrist (carpals).

hamburger /ˈhæm.bə.ɡə/ /ˈhæm.bɚ.ɡɚ/ /ˈhæmˌbɜː.ɡə/ /ˈhæmˌbɝ.ɡɚ/ hamburgers n
Hamburger
The patty used in such a sandwich.

hamlet /ˈhæm.lət/ /ˈhæm.lɪt/ hamlets n
Weiler Kaff Dorf
A small village or a group of houses.
Hamletbarsche
Any of the fish of the genus Hypoplectrus in the family Serranidae.

hammer /ˈhæm.ə(ɹ)/ /ˈhæm.ɚ/ hammers n
Hammer
A tool with a heavy head and a handle used for pounding.
(music) In a piano or dulcimer, a piece of wood covered in felt that strikes the string.
(sports) A device made of a heavy steel ball attached to a length of wire, and used for throwing.
Part of a clock that strikes upon a bell to indicate the hour.
Hammer Hahn Schlaghebel Schlagstück
(firearms) A moving part of a firearm that strikes the firing pin to discharge a gun.
Hammer Malleus
(anatomy) The malleus, a small bone of the middle ear.

hammer /ˈhæm.ə(ɹ)/ /ˈhæm.ɚ/ v
hämmern
To strike repeatedly with a hammer, some other implement, the fist, etc.
hämmern klopfen
To form or forge with a hammer; to shape by beating.
einhämmern
(figuratively) To emphasize a point repeatedly.
hämmern rattern
(intransitive) To strike internally, as if hit by a hammer.
schlagen
(transitive, slang, figuratively, sports) To defeat (a person, a team) resoundingly

hammer and sickle hammers and sickles n
Hammer und Sichel
A depiction of a sickle crossed with a hammer, used as a symbol of communism and the Soviet Union.

hammer bench hammer benches n
Klopfbank
A young child's toy in which short cylinders can be hammered through holes in a framework.

hammer home v
einbläuen
(idiomatic) To repeatedly or continually emphasise (an opinion or idea) until or so that a person or group of people understands it.

hammer throw hammer throws n
Hammerwurf Hammerwerfen
An athletic throwing event where the object to be thrown is a heavy steel ball attached with wire (maximum length 4 ft (1.22 m)) to a handle.

hammer thrower hammer throwers n
Hammerwerfer Hammerwerferin
(athletics) An athlete who competes in the hammer throw.

hammered more hammered most hammered adj
gehämmert
Having been hit with a hammer or hammer-like object.
breit hackedicht sternhagelvoll
(UK, slang) very drunk; inebriated.

hammerhead shark hammerhead sharks n
Hammerhai
Any of various sharks of the genus Sphyrna having the eyes set on projections (cephalofoils) from the sides of the head, which gives it a hammer shape.

hammock /ˈhæmək/ /ˈhæmɪk/ hammocks n
Hängematte
A swinging couch or bed, usually made of netting or canvas about six feet wide, suspended by clews or cords at the ends.
Bauminsel
(US, archaic, outside, dialects) A piece of land thickly wooded, and usually covered with bushes and vines.

hammy hammier hammiest adj
überdreht übertrieben
Amateurish; characterized by overacting.

hamper /ˈhæm.pə/ /ˈhæm.pɚ/ hampers n
Korb
A large basket, usually with a cover, used for the packing and carrying of articles or small animals.
Hemmnis Hemmschuh Hindernis
A shackle; a fetter; anything which impedes.

hamper /ˈhæm.pə/ /ˈhæm.pɚ/ v
sich verheddern sich verstricken
(transitive) To put a hamper or fetter on; to shackle.
aufhalten behindern hemmen
To impede in motion or progress.

hamster /ˈhæm(p)stɚ/ hamsters n
Hamster
Any of various Old-World rodent species belonging to the subfamily Cricetinae.

hamster /ˈhæm(p)stɚ/ v
hamstern
(ambitransitive) To secrete or store privately, as a hamster does with food in its cheek pouches.

hamstring /ˈhæmstɹɪŋ/ hamstrings n
Hüftgelenkextensoren ischiocrurale Muskulatur rückseitige Oberschenkelmuskulatur
(anatomy) One of the great tendons situated in each side of the ham, or space back of the knee, and connected with the muscles of the back of the thigh.

hamstrung more hamstrung most hamstrung adj
gelähmt lahm gelegt
(figurative) Restricted as if by being crippled with a hamstring.

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

hanami n
Hanami
The Japanese custom of enjoying the beauty of flowers, usually cherry blossoms or plum blossoms, also known as "flower viewing".

hand /hænd/ [heənd] [hɛənd] [hɛːnd] hands n
Hand
The part of the forelimb below the forearm or wrist in a human, and the corresponding part in many other animals.
Zeiger
An index or pointer on a dial; such as the hour and minute hands on the face of an analog clock, which are used to indicate the time of day.
Hand Blatt
(card games) The set of cards held by a player.
Handvoll
That which is, or may be, held in a hand at once.
Hand Seite
A side; part, camp; direction, either right or left.
Handlanger
(especially in compounds) An agent; a servant, or manual laborer; a workman, trained or competent for special service or duty.
Handschrift Schrift
Handwriting; style of penmanship.
Handgriff
(firearms) The small part of a gunstock near the lock, which is grasped by the hand in taking aim.

hand /hænd/ [heənd] [hɛənd] [hɛːnd] v
reichen
(transitive) To give, pass or transmit with the hand, literally or figuratively.
geleiten
(transitive) To lead, guide, or assist with the hand; to conduct.

hand cannon hand cannons n
Handfeuerrohr Handkanone
An early firearm that required manual ignition through a touch hole.

hand cream hand creams n
Handcreme
A cosmetic cream used to moisturize the hands.

hand down v
überliefern
To transmit in succession, as from father to son, or from predecessor to successor.

hand dryer hand dryers n
Händetrockner
An electric-powered device in a restroom to dry hands with a stream of warm air.

hand grenade /ˈhænd.ɡɚˈneɪd/ /ˈhænd.ɡɹəˈneɪd/ hand grenades n
Handgranate
(military) A small hand-held explosive device designed to be thrown at an enemy.

hand in hand /ˌhændɪnˈhænd/ adv
Hand in Hand
Holding or clasping hands.
(figurative) Naturally, ordinarily or predictably together; commonly having a correlation or relationship.

hand job hand jobs n
Handjob einen runterholen wichsen
(slang) The act of using the hands to stimulate another person's penis.

hand mixer hand mixers n
Handmixer Handrührgerät
A hand-held mixer typically used as kitchen implement.

hand net hand nets n
Kescher
A small net that is equipped with a handle and attached to a rim so that the net forms a pouch. This kind of net is used, eg, for trapping butterflies or individual fish.

hand out v
verteilen austeilen
(transitive) To distribute; to give out. [from 17th c.]

hand over v
aushändigen übergeben überreichen
(transitive, idiomatic) To relinquish control or possession of something to someone.
überantworten
(transitive, idiomatic) To deliver (someone to an enemy, police, etc.).

hand puppet hand puppets n
Handpuppe
A puppet operated by the hand, especially one in which the puppeteer's hand occupies and controls the head

hand sanitizer /ˈhænd ˌsænətaɪzɚ/ /ˈhænd ˌsænɪtaɪzɚ/ hand sanitizers n
Händedesinfektionsmittel
A disinfecting liquid, most often based on ethyl alcohol, used as an alternative to washing the hands with soap and water.

hand soap hand soaps n
Handseife

hand tool hand tools n
Handwerkzeug
A tool powered by human muscle rather than a motor or engine.

hand towel hand towels n
Handtuch
A small towel used for drying the hands or face.

hand truck hand trucks n
Sackkarre Sackrodel
(North America) An L-shaped box-moving handcart with handles at one end, wheels at the base, with a small ledge to set objects on, flat against the floor when the hand-truck is upright. It makes otherwise bulky and heavy objects easier to move.

hand, foot and mouth disease n
Hand-Fuß-Mund-Krankheit
(disease) An infection in humans caused by a group of enteroviruses, typically characterized by a mild fever followed by a rash of flat discoloured spots and bumps that may blister, most commonly on the hands, feet and mouth.

hand-held /ˈhændˌhɛld/ adj
Hand-
Held in one or both hands.
Small and light enough to be operated while held in one or both hands.

hand-held /ˈhændˌhɛld/ hand-helds n
tragbare Spielkonsole tragbare Videospielkonsole
(computing) A personal digital assistant or video game console that is small enough to be held in the hands.

hand-to-mouth adj
[[von der Hand in den Mund leben|von der Hand in den Mund (leben)]]

handbag /ˈhæm.bəɡ/ /ˈhændˌbæɡ/ handbags n
Handtasche
(now, rare) A small bag carried in the hand, used either when travelling or to carry tools for a specific job. [from 19th c.]

handball handballs n
Handball
(uncountable) A team sport where two teams of seven players each (six players and a goalkeeper) pass and bounce a ball trying to throw it in the goal of the opposing team.
Handspiel
(countable, Australian Rules Football) An act of passing a football by holding it with one hand and hitting it with the other.

handball player handball players n
Handballspieler Handballerin Handballer Handballspielerin
A person who plays handball, especially professionally.

handbell handbells n
Handglocke
(music) A small bell designed to be rung by hand.

handbill handbills n
Flugblatt Handzettel
A loose printed sheet, to be distributed by hand.

handbook handbooks n
Handbuch
A topically organized book of reference on a certain field of knowledge, regardless of size.

handbrake handbrakes n
Handbremse
(mechanical engineering, automotive, railroading) The mechanism, particularly the locking hand-operated lever or foot-operated toggle lever in a motorcar or the hand-operated crank on a railcar, which is used to set and release such a brake.

handcart handcarts n
Handwagen Handkarren
A cart designed to be pulled or pushed by hand (as opposed to with a beast of burden.)

handcrafted adj
handgemacht handwerklich
Made by hand or using the hands, as opposed to by mass production or using machinery.

handcuff /ˈhændˌkʌf/ handcuffs n
Handschelle
(rarely singular) One ring of a locking fetter for the hand or one pair.

handcuff /ˈhændˌkʌf/ v
fesseln
To apply handcuffs to

handcuffs n
Handschellen Handfesseln
A fastening consisting of two metal rings, designed to go around a person's wrists, and connected by a chain or hinge.

handedness handednesses n
Chiralität
(chemistry, physics) The property that distinguishes an asymmetric object from its mirror image. For example, the essential difference between a left and right glove.
Händigkeit
A preference (usually innate) for using one hand rather than the other.

handfast handfasts n
Handfest
(obsolete) A contract, agreement, covenant; specifically betrothal, espousal.

handful /ˈhæn(d)fəl/ /ˈhæn(d)fʊl/ handfuls handsful n
Handvoll
The amount that a hand will grasp or contain.
A small number, usually approximately five.
Handbreite
(obsolete) A hand's breadth; four inches.

handgrip handgrips n
Handgriff
A handshake; a way of gripping hands with another person.

handgun handguns n
Pistole Kurzwaffe Meuchelpuffer Revolver
A small gun with a relatively short barrel, designed to be held and operated with a single hand.

handicap /ˈhændikæp/ handicaps n
Behinderung Vorsprung
(sports) An allowance of a certain amount of time or distance in starting, granted in a race (or other contest of skill) to the competitor possessing disadvantages; or an additional weight or other hindrance imposed upon the one possessing advantages, in order to equalize, as much as possible, the chances of success.
Behinderung
(sometimes considered offensive) The disadvantage itself, in particular physical or mental disadvantages of people.

handicapped more handicapped most handicapped adj
behindert
Having a handicap.

handicraft /ˈhændɪkɹæft/ /ˈhændɪkɹɑːft/ handicrafts n
Handwerk Kunsthandwerk Handarbeit
A trade requiring skill of hand; manual occupation; handcraft.
Handarbeit Handarbeitsprodukt Handwerksprodukt
An artifact produced by handicraft.
Handwerker Helfer
(rare, obsolete) A man who earns his living by handicraft; a handicraftsman.

handiness handinesses n
Handlichkeit
The quality or state of being handy.

handkerchief /ˈheɪŋkɚt͡ʃɪf/ /ˈhæŋkətʃiːf/ /ˈhæŋkətʃɪf/ /ˈhæŋkɚt͡ʃɪf/ handkerchiefs handkerchieves n
Taschentuch
A piece of cloth, usually square and often fine and elegant, carried for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands.

handlanger /ˈhændˌlæŋə/ handlangers n
Handlanger
(South Africa) An unskilled assistant to an artisan.

handle /ˈhæn.dl̩/ /ˈhɛən.dl̩/ handles n
Alias Deckname Spitzname
Henkel Griff Stiel Schaft
The part of an object which is (designed to be) held in the hand when used or moved.
Gelegenheit Handhabe Hebel
An instrument for effecting a purpose (either literally or figuratively); a tool, or an opportunity or pretext.
Einnahmen aus Spieleinsätzen Klinke
(gambling) The gross amount of wagering within a given period of time or for a given event at one of more establishments.
Griffigkeit
(textiles) The tactile qualities of a fabric, e.g., softness, firmness, elasticity, fineness, resilience, and other qualities perceived by touch.
Bezeichner Identifikator
(computing) A reference to an object or structure that can be stored in a variable.
2-Liter-Spirituosenflasche Zweiliterflasche
(US) A half-gallon (1.75-liter) bottle of alcohol.

handle /ˈhæn.dl̩/ /ˈhɛən.dl̩/ v
befühlen berühren
(transitive) To touch; to feel or hold with the hand(s).
an die Hand gewöhnen
(transitive, rare) To accustom to the hand; to take care of with the hands.
bedienen hantieren (mit) umgehen mit
(transitive) To manage, use, or wield with the hands.
abfertigen abhandeln erledigen fertigwerden mit umgehen mit
(transitive) To manage, control, or direct.

handle with kid gloves v
mit Glacéhandschuhen anfassen mit Samthandschuhen anfassen
(idiomatic) To treat something very delicately or carefully.

handlebar /ˈhændəlbɑː/ /ˈhændəlbɑːɹ/ handlebars n
Lenker
(mostly, in the plural) The bar used to steer a bicycle, motorbike, or similar vehicle using the hands.

handler /ˈhæn.dlə/ /ˈhæn.dlɚ/ handlers n
Handhaber
(literally) One who handles something (especially manually) or someone.
Betreuer Führer
(in combination) A controller, trainer, someone who handles a specified thing, animal or person (especially a prizefighter).

handless /ˈhændləs/ more handless most handless adj
armlos handlos
Without a hand.

handling /ˈhændlɪŋ/ /ˈhændl̩ɪŋ/ handlings n
Handhabung Bedienung Handling Umgang
A touching, controlling, managing, using, take care of, etc., with the hand or hands, or as with the hands.
Hehlerei
A criminal offence, the trade in stolen goods.

handling charge handling charges n
Bearbeitungsgebühr
a fee charged for performing certain services, such as collecting customs duty or dealing with returned goods.

handmade /ˈhændˌmeɪd/ /ˌhændˈmeɪd/ adj
handgemacht
Made by hand; manufactured manually.

handmaid /ˈhændˌmeɪd/ handmaids n
Dienerin Zofe
(now, historical) A maid that waits at hand; a female servant or attendant.

handmill handmills n
Handmühle
A mill for grinding grain, pepper, coffee, etc. worked by hand as distinguished from those driven by steam, water, or other power.

handout /ˈhændaʊt/ handouts n
Flugblatt Handout Handreichung Zettel
A worksheet, leaflet, or pamphlet that is given out (usually by hand) for a certain use.
Almosen
A gift to the poor or needy.

handover handovers n
Übergabe
The transference of authority, control, power or knowledge from one agency to another, or from one state to another.

handpainted adj
handbemalt handgemalt
Painted by hand, not mechanically

handpick v
sorgfältig auswählen von Hand lesen von Hand verlesen
To select carefully and with individual attention.

handpicked adj
handverlesen
(figurative) Selected with great care or by insiders or an individual.

handrail handrails n
Handlauf Geländer
A rail which can be held, such as on the side of a staircase, ramp or other walkway, and serving as a support or guard.

hands down more hands down most hands down adv
leichthin locker mit Leichtigkeit mit Links mühelos spielend
(idiomatic) without much effort; easily
ganz ohne Zweifel keine Frage
(idiomatic) without question; undoubtedly

hands off more hands off most hands off adj
tun lassen
Tending not to interfere with people's (employees', subjects', etc.) decisions and actions.

hands off interjection
Finger weg! Hände weg!
(informal) don't touch!

hands up interjection
Hände hoch!
(idiomatic) Surrender (by raising your hands)!

hands-on /ˌhændz ˈɑn/ /ˌhændz ˈɒn/ /ˌhændz ˈɔn/ /ˌhændz ˈɔʊn/ [ˌhæn‿ˈzɑn] [ˌhæn‿ˈzɒn] [ˌhæn‿ˈzɔn] [ˌhæn‿ˈzɔʊn] [ˌhɛən‿ˈzɑn] adj
aktiv handlungsbasiert praktisch
Involving active participation.

handsaw handsaws n
Handsäge Fuchsschwanz
A saw small enough to be used by one hand.

handset /ˈhæn(d)sɛt/ handsets n
der Hörer, der Telefonhörer
The part of a landline telephone containing both receiver and transmitter (and sometimes dial), held in the hand.

handshake handshakes n
Handschlag Händeschütteln Händedruck
The grasping of hands by two people when greeting, leave-taking, or making an agreement.

handsoap handsoaps n
Handseife
A (bar or liquid) soap for the hands.

handsome /ˈhæn.səm/ /ˈhænd.səm/ /ˈhænt.səm/ handsomer handsomest more handsome most handsome adj
ansehnlich gutaussehend schmuck
Of a woman: statuesque, beautiful in a masculine or otherwise imposing way.
hübsch gutaussehend ansehnlich schmuck stattlich
Of a man or boy: attractively manly, having a pleasing face and overall effect.
ansehnlich stattlich
Ample; moderately large.

handsomeness /ˈhænsəmnəs/ handsomenesses n
Schönheit
The quality of being handsome.

handspike handspikes n
Handspake Handspeiche Spillspake
A bar or lever, generally of wood, used in a windlass or capstan, for heaving anchor, and, in modified forms, for various purposes.

handspring handsprings n
Handstützüberschlag
A somersault made with the assistance of the hands placed upon the ground.

handstand /ˈhændˌstænd/ handstands n
Handstand
A movement or position in which a person is upside down, supported by their arms with their hands on the ground.

handsy /ˈhæn(d)zi/ handsier handsiest adj
befummelnd fummelnd grapschend
(informal) Prone to touching other people with one's hands, especially inappropriately.

handtame more handtame most handtame adj
handzahm
Tame and accustomed to being held in the hand; (by extension) mild; meek; humble; docile

handtame v
handzahm machen
To cause (someone or something) to become accustomed to being handled

handwashing handwashings n
Händewaschen
Washing of one's hands.

handwoven adj
handgewebt
Woven by hand, or with a hand-operated loom.

handwriting /ˈhændɹaɪtɪŋ/ handwritings n
Handschrift
The act or process of writing done with the hand, rather than typed or word-processed.
Handschrift Schrift
The characteristic writing of a particular person.

handwritten adj
handschriftlich
written with a pen or pencil, as opposed to typed

handy /ˈhæn.di/ handier handiest adj
anstellig handlich praktisch
Easy to use, useful.
griffbereit in Reichweite zur Hand
Nearby, within reach.

handyman /ˈhændimæn/ handymen n
Heimwerker Handlanger Handwerker Hausmeister Mädchen für alles Reparateur
(informal) A person who does small tasks and odd jobs

hang /hæŋ/ [heɪŋ] v
hängen
(intransitive) To be or remain suspended.
(transitive) To hold or bear in a suspended or inclined manner or position instead of erect.
hängte
(intransitive) To float, as if suspended.
aufhängen
(transitive) To cause (something) to be suspended, as from a hook, hanger, hinges, or the like.
(transitive) To apply (wallpaper or drywall to a wall).
(transitive) To prevent from reaching a decision, especially by refusing to join in a verdict that must be unanimous.
hängen aufhängen henken
(intransitive, legal) To be executed by suspension by one's neck from a gallows, a tree, or other raised bar, attached by a rope tied into a noose.
aufhängen herumdrücken herumgammeln herumhängen herumlungern
(intransitive, informal) To loiter; to hang around; to spend time idly.
ausstellen erhängen
(transitive) To exhibit (an object) by hanging.
dekorieren schmücken
(transitive) To decorate (something) with hanging objects.
hängen aufhängen
(transitive, computing) To cause (a program or computer) to stop responding.
(transitive, chess) To cause (a piece) to become vulnerable to capture.

hang around v
abhängen herumhängen rumhängen
(idiomatic) To spend time or be friends. (especially to hang around with someone)

hang by a thread v
an einem seidenen Faden hängen
(idiom) To be in danger, calling for precise caution; to be in a precarious situation.

hang glider /hæŋ ˈɡlaɪdə(ɹ)/ [heɪŋ ˈɡlaɪdɚ] hang gliders n
Hängegleiter Deltagleiter
An unpowered aircraft resembling a large kite from which a rider is suspended in a harness.

hang on v
kurz warten
(mostly, imperative) To wait a moment.
festhalten
To hold, grasp, or grip.
To continually believe in something; to have faith in.
aufbewahren halten
To keep; to store something for someone.
hängen an
To pay close attention to, or regard with (possibly obsequious) admiration.
dranbleiben durchhalten
To persevere.

hang on every word v
an den Lippen hängen
(idiomatic) To be completely attentive to what another person is saying.

hang out /ˈhæŋ ˈaʊt/ v
abhängen herumhängen
(dated, informal) To be unyielding; to hold out.

hang out to dry v
hängenlassen im Regen stehen lassen
(transitive, idiomatic) To abandon someone who is in need or in danger, especially a colleague or one dependent.

hang up v
aufhängen
(transitive) To put up to hang.
auflegen
(intransitive, idiomatic) To terminate a telephone call.

hangar /ˈhæŋə/ /ˈhæŋɚ/ hangars n
Hangar
A large garage-like structure where aircraft are kept.

hanger /ˈhæŋ.ə/ /ˈhæŋ.ɚ/ [ˈheɪŋ.ɚ] hangers n
Bügel
One who hangs, or causes to be hanged; a hangman, paper hanger, etc.

hanger-on hangers-on n
Trabant
Someone who hangs on, or sticks to, a person, place, or service.

hanging /ˈhæŋ.ɪŋ/ adj
hängend
Suspended.

hanging /ˈhæŋ.ɪŋ/ hangings n
Erhängung
(countable, uncountable) The act of hanging a person (or oneself) by the neck in order to kill that person (or to commit suicide).
Erhängung Behang
(countable) Anything that is hung as a decorative element (such as curtains, gobelins, or posters).
Hängung
(uncountable) The way in which hangings (decorations) are arranged.

hanging coffin hanging coffins n
Hängesarg hängender Sarg
A coffin suspended on a cliff as part of an ancient funeral custom practised in countries such as China, Indonesia and the Philippines.

hanging indentation hanging indentations n
hängender Einzug

hangman hangmen n
Henker
(countable) An executioner responsible for hanging criminals.
Galgenmännchen Hängemännchen
(uncountable, games) A guessing game where one has to guess the word an opponent is thinking of by guessing one letter at a time, and involving the gradual drawing of a stick figure hanging from the gallows.

hangman's noose hangman's nooses n
Henkersknoten
A kind of knot used primarily to execute a person by hanging.

hangnail /ˈhæŋneɪl/ [heɪŋneɪ̯ɫ] hangnails n
Niednagel Neidnagel
A loose, narrow strip of nail tissue protruding from the side edge and anchored near the base of a fingernail or toenail.

hangout hangouts n
Treff Treffpunkt
A place for hanging out; an informal meeting-place.

hangover /ˈhæŋoʊvɚ/ /ˈhæŋəʊvə/ hangovers n
Kater Katzenjammer
Negative effects, such as headache or nausea, caused by previous drunkenness due to (excessive) consumption of alcohol.
Überbleibsel
(figurative) An unpleasant relic left from prior events.

hanja /ˈhɑn.d͡ʒɑ/ /ˈhɑn.d͡ʒə/ hanja n
Hanja
The Han character script used to write Korean, particularly in classical literature. Compare hangeul, the Korean phonetic script.

hanker /ˈhæŋkə(ɹ)/ v
begehren verlangen
To crave, want or desire.

hanky-panky /ˌhæŋkɪˈpæŋki/ n
Hokuspokus Mauschelei Mauscheleien Schwindel Taschenspielertrick Taschenspielertricks
Mischievous behaviour, dishonest or shady activity.
Fummeln Gefummel Knutscherei Techtelmechtel
Amorous behaviour, smooching, making out, necking, sexual intercourse or other sexual activity, especially if illicit.
Ausschweifung Sittenlosigkeit
A debaucherous act; a sexual act that is considered inappropriate.

hantavirus hantaviruses n
Hantavirus

hanukkiah hanukkiahs hanukkiot hanukkioth n
Chanukkia
(Judaism) A nine-branched menorah used during Hanukkah.

hapax legomenon /ˌhæ.pæks ləˈɡɑ.məˌnɑn/ /ˌhæ.pæks ləˈɡɒ.məˌnɒn/ hapax legomena n
Hapaxlegomenon Hapax Legomenon Hapax legomenon hapax legomenon hapax Legomenon
(linguistics) A word occurring only once in a given corpus.

haphazard /ˌhæpˈhæz.əd/ /ˌhæpˈhæz.ɚd/ more haphazard most haphazard adj
planlos willkürlich
Random; chaotic; incomplete; not thorough, constant, or consistent.

haphazardly /hæpˈhæzədli/ /hæpˈhæzɚdli/ more haphazardly most haphazardly adv
zufällig planlos wahllos willkürlich
In a haphazard manner; in a random, chaotic, and incomplete manner.

hapless /ˈhæpləs/ /ˈhæplɪs/ more hapless most hapless adj
unglückselig
Very unlucky; ill-fated.

haplogroup haplogroups n
Haplogruppe
(genetics) A group of closely related haplotypes.

haploid adj
haploid
(genetics) Having a single set of unpaired chromosomes.

haploidy haploidies n
Haploidie
(genetics) The state of being haploid

haplolepidous more haplolepidous most haplolepidous adj
haplolepid
A form of arthrodontous peristome:

haplology /hæˈplɒləd͡ʒi/ haplologies n
Haplologie Silbenschichtung
(phonology, uncountable) The process of deleting one of two almost identical syllables within a word.
(phonology, countable) An instance of deleting one of two almost identical syllables within a word.

haplotype haplotypes n
Haplotyp
(genetics) A group of alleles that are transmitted together.

happen /ˈhæpən/ v
geschehen passieren stattfinden vorfallen
(transitive, archaic) To happen to; to befall.

happening /ˈhæpnɪŋ/ /ˈhæpənɪŋ/ /ˈhæpɪnɪŋ/ [hæpnɪn] happenings n
Happening
(originally, arts) A spontaneous or improvised event, especially one that involves audience participation.

happenstance /ˈhap(ə)nˌstans/ /ˈhæpənˌstæns/ happenstances n
Zufall

happily /ˈhæp.ə.li/ happilier happiliest more happily most happily adv
fröhlich glücklich glücklicherweise
In a happy or cheerful manner; with happiness.
glücklicherweise
By good chance; fortunately, successfully.
bereitwillig gerne
With good will; in all happiness; willingly.

happily ever after adv
und wenn sie nicht gestorben sind, dann leben sie noch heute und sie lebten glücklich bis ans Ende ihrer Tage
(idiomatic, often preceded by "they lived") Happily until death; used in a formulaic ending for fairy tales.

happiness /ˈhæpinəs/ /ˈhæpinɪs/ happinesses n
Fröhlichkeit
Glück Glücklichkeit
(uncountable) The emotion of being happy; joy.

happy /ˈhæpi/ happier happiest more happy most happy adj
froh fröhlich zufrieden freudig
Having a feeling arising from a consciousness of well-being or of enjoyment; enjoying good of any kind, such as comfort, peace, or tranquillity; blissful, contented, joyous.
glücklich
Experiencing the effect of favourable fortune; favored by fortune or luck; fortunate, lucky, propitious.
mit (etwas) einverstanden sein
Content, willing, satisfied (with or to do something); having no objection (to something).

happy Easter phraseologicalUnit
frohe Ostern
An expression used during Easter to wish someone a happy time.

happy New Year phraseologicalUnit
ein gutes neues Jahr frohes neues Jahr fröhliches neues Jahr guten Rutsch guten Rutsch ins neue Jahr gutes neues Jahr
A wish said around the start of a new year to wish someone well for the New Year (holiday) or for the (entire) new year.

happy Valentine's Day phraseologicalUnit
Alles Liebe zum Valentinstag

happy belated birthday interjection
alles Gute (zum Geburtstag) nachträglich
Said or written to a person after his or her birthday in order to convey the good wishes of the speaker or writer.

happy birthday /ˈhæp.i ˈbɜːθ.deɪ/ /ˈhæp.i ˈbɝθˌdeɪ/ interjection
alles Gute zum Geburtstag herzlichen Glückwunsch zum Geburtstag viel Glück zum Geburtstag
Said or written to a person who is celebrating their birthday in order to convey the good wishes of the speaker or writer (literally, "may you have a happy birthday")

happy ending happy endings n
Happy End glückliches Ende
(literature) A clichéd conclusion in which all loose ends are tied up and all main characters are content.
(vulgar, slang, euphemistic) A hand job, especially one provided by the masseuse to the client at or towards the end of a massage.

happy holidays phraseologicalUnit
frohe Feiertage frohe Festtage frohes Fest
(US, Canada) A greeting used during the Christmas and winter holiday season to recognize the celebration of many holidays, sometimes starting with Thanksgiving and including Hanukkah, the winter solstice, Christmas, Kwanzaa, and New Year's Day.

happy hour happy hours n
Happy Hour
A time of day, usually in the afternoon or early evening, when a bar or pub offers its drinks at a discounted price.

happy hunting ground happy hunting grounds n
ewige Jagdgründe
(often, in plural) A Native American idea of the afterlife, conceived of as a paradise in which hunting is plentiful and game unlimited.

happy medium happy mediums n
goldene Mitte
(idiomatic) A balanced position between two opposite extremes.

happy-go-lucky happy-go-luckier happy-go-luckiest adj
unbekümmert sorgenfrei
carefree or untroubled

happy-go-lucky happy-go-luckies n
Bruder Leichtfuß Susi Sorglos
(obsolete) A person who does odd jobs.

haptic /ˈhæptɪk/ adj
haptisch
Of or relating to the sense of touch.

hapticity hapticities n
Haptizität
(chemistry) A measure of the number of atoms of a ligand that are coordinated to a central atom.

hara-kiri n
Harakiri
Ceremonial suicide by disembowelment, as by slicing open the abdomen with a dagger or knife: formerly practised in Japan by the samurai when disgraced or sentenced to death.
(by extension, figuratively) An act against one's own interests.

harakat n
Harakat
(linguistics) Diacritics marking short vowels in Arabic script.

harangue /həˈɹeɪŋ/ /həˈɹæŋ/ harangues n
Moralpredigt
An impassioned, disputatious public speech.
Moralpredigt Schmährede Sermon Tirade
A tirade, harsh scolding or rant, whether spoken or written.

harass /həˈɹæs/ /ˈhæɹəs/ v
belästigen
To annoy (someone) frequently or systematically; to pester.
quälen verfolgen
To put excessive burdens upon (someone); to subject (someone) to anxieties.

harassment /-mɪnt/ /həˈɹæs.mənt/ /ˈhæɹ.əs.mənt/ harassments n
Belästigung
Persistent attacks and criticism causing worry and distress.
Belästigung Aufdringlichkeit
Deliberate pestering or intimidation.

harbinger /ˈhɑɹbɪnd͡ʒəɹ/ /ˈhɑːbɪndʒə/ harbingers n
Vorbote Omen Vorzeichen
A person or thing that foreshadows or foretells the coming of someone or something.

harbinger /ˈhɑɹbɪnd͡ʒəɹ/ /ˈhɑːbɪndʒə/ v
ankündigen
(transitive) To announce or precede; to be a harbinger of.

harbor /ˈhɑɹbɚ/ /ˈhɑːbə/ harbors n
Hafen
(countable, nautical) A sheltered expanse of water, adjacent to land, in which ships may anchor or dock, especially for loading and unloading.

harbor /ˈhɑɹbɚ/ /ˈhɑːbə/ v
hegen
(transitive) To hold or persistently entertain in one's thoughts or mind.

harbor seal harbor seals n
Seehund
A species of true seals, Phoca vitulina.

harbormaster harbormasters n
Hafenkapitän Hafenmeister
(US, nautical) An official responsible for the enforcement of regulations in a port.

harbour porpoise harbour porpoises n
gewöhnlicher Schweinswal Braunfisch kleiner Tümmler
A porpoise, Phocoena phocoena, that inhabits coastal areas and river estuaries.

hard /hɑɹd/ /hɑːd/ harder hardest more hard most hard adj
hart
(of water) High in dissolved chemical salts, especially those of calcium.
Severe, harsh, unfriendly, brutal.
hart fest
Resistant to pressure; difficult to break, cut or penetrate.
stark
(of drink or drugs) Strong.
schwierig schwer
Demanding a lot of effort to endure.
schwierig schwer hart herausfordernd
Difficult or requiring a lot of effort to do, understand, experience, or deal with.
fix
Unquestionable, unequivocal.

hard candy hard candies n
Bonbon Zuckerstein
(US) A candy prepared from one or more syrups boiled to a temperature of 160°C (320°F), thereafter becoming stiff and brittle at room temperature.

hard cheese hard cheeses n
Hartkäse Trockenkäse
A type of rennet cheese that is firm owing to the curds having been pressed or comminuted to a large degree to shed more whey and ripened for a longer time.

hard cider hard ciders n
Cidre
(US) An alcoholic beverage formed by fermenting cider (apple juice).

hard code v
fest einprogrammieren
(computing) To insert an unchangeable program into a device; to hard-wire.

hard disk hard disks n
Festplatte
(computer hardware) One of a series of parallel magnetic recording disks in a drive unit, used for the recording and retrieval of digital information; used especially in personal computers.
(computer hardware) The unit itself, and all the disks within it.

hard drive hard drives n
Festplatte
(computing) A device used for storing large amounts of data for a computer that persist while the computer is turned off.

hard feelings n
Groll Ärger
(idiomatic) Resentment, anger.

hard hat hard hats n
Schutzhelm Bauhelm Sicherheitshelm
A helmet, usually made from rigid plastic, used on construction sites to protect the head from falling objects.

hard nut to crack hard nuts to crack n
harte Nuss
(idiomatic) A problem that is challenging to solve.

hard of hearing more hard of hearing most hard of hearing adj
schwerhörig hörgeschädigt
(idiomatic) Having difficulty hearing; somewhat deaf.

hard palate hard palates n
harter Gaumen
A thin horizontal bony plate of the skull, located in the roof of the mouth.

hard return hard returns n
harter Zeilenumbruch

hard rock n
Hard Rock Hardrock
(music genre) A rock music genre marked by a heavy regular beat, high amplification, and usually frenzied performances.

hard science hard sciences n
exakte Wissenschaft harte Wissenschaft
(informal) Any of the natural and physical sciences that use the scientific method and experiments to test theories. Examples include mathematics, biology, physics, chemistry and geology.

hard shoulder hard shoulders n
Standstreifen
A verge to the side of a highway, which should be used only in case of an emergency (especially on a motorway)

hard sign hard signs n
Hartheitszeichen hartes Zeichen
The Cyrillic letter Ъ/ъ, which in modern languages serves to denote a hard (non-palatalized) consonant.

hard time hard times n
schwere Zeit
(colloquial, countable) Difficulties; a difficult time; trouble.

hard water hard waters n
hartes Wasser
(chemistry) Water with a high concentration of dissolved minerals, especially calcium, making it difficult to lather with soap.

hard work n
Schufterei harte Arbeit
Something requiring lots of effort to do, either physical, mentally or emotionally; labor; toil. (This entry is a translation hub.)

hard-bitten more hard-bitten most hard-bitten adj
abgebrüht hartgesotten
callous and toughened by experience

hard-boiled more hard-boiled most hard-boiled adj
hartgekocht
Cooked to a solid consistency. (of a boiled egg)
hartgesotten
Callous and unsentimental. (of a person, especially a detective)

hard-liner hard-liners n
Hardliner Hardlinerin
A person who takes a firm, uncompromising position on some policy.

hard-nosed adj
pragmatisch
(idiomatic) Hardheaded, stubborn.

hard-on /ˈhɑɹdɑn/ hard-ons n
Ständer
(slang, vulgar) An erection of the penis.

hard-pressed more hard-pressed most hard-pressed adj
Probleme haben Schwierigkeiten haben in Not

hardcover adj
gebunden
(of a book) Having a rigid binding.

hardcover hardcovers n
gebundene Ausgabe gebundenes Buch
A book with a rigid binding, often of cardboard or leather.

harden /ˈhɑɹdn̩/ /ˈhɑːdn̩/ v
härten
(intransitive) To become hard (tough, resistant to pressure).
härten verhärten
(transitive, ergative) To make something hard or harder (tough, resistant to pressure).

hardened /ˈhɑɹd(ə)nd/ /ˈhɑːdn̩d/ more hardened most hardened adj
gehärtet
Having been accustomed or desensitized to something unpleasant through exposure or experience; inured.
abgehärtet verhärtet
Unfeeling; pitiless; callous.

hardening hardenings n
Härtung härten
The process by which something hardens.

hardhead hardheads n
Australische Moorente
A brown diving duck, Aythya australis, native to Australia.

hardly /ˈhɑɹdli/ /ˈhɑːdli/ hardlier hardliest more hardly most hardly adv
kaum
(degree) Barely, only just, almost not.
hart rau
(manner, archaic) Harshly, severely; in a hard manner.

hardness /ˈhɑɹdnəs/ /ˈhɑːdnəs/ hardnesses n
Härte
The quality of being hard.

hardpan hardpans n
Ortstein
A distinct layer of soil that is largely impervious to water.

hardscrabble /ˈhɑɹdˌskɹæbəl/ adj
entbehrungsreich mühselig
(by extension) Involving hard work and struggle.

hardship /ˈhɑɹdˌʃɪp/ /ˈhɑːdˌʃɪp/ hardships n
Elend Not Beschwernis Entbehrung Härte Mühsal
Difficulty or trouble; hard times.

hardstyle n
Hardstyle
(music) A genre of electronic dance music that combines elements of trance, techno, and hardcore.

hardtack hardtacks n
Hartkeks Schiffszwieback Zwieback
(nautical) A large, hard biscuit made from unleavened flour and water; formerly used as a long-term staple food aboard ships.

hardware /ˈhɑɹdˌwɛɹ/ /ˈhɑːdˌwɛə/ n
Eisenwaren
Fixtures, equipment, tools and devices used for general-purpose construction and repair of a structure or object. Also such equipment as sold as stock by a store of the same name, e.g. hardware store.
Hardware
(computing) The part of a computer that is fixed and cannot be altered without replacement or physical modification; motherboard, expansion cards, etc. Compare software.

hardware description language hardware description languages n
Hardwarebeschreibungssprache

hardware store hardware stores n
Baumarkt Eisenwarenladen
A merchant that sells tools, fasteners, and similar objects known collectively as hardware, as well as related sundries used in construction and repair.

hardwood /ˈhɑɹdˌwʊd/ hardwoods n
Hartholz Laubholz
(countable, mostly in botany and forestry) The wood from any dicotyledonous tree, without regard to its hardness.

hardworking more hardworking most hardworking adj
arbeitsam eifrig fleißig
Of a person, taking their work seriously and doing it well and rapidly.

hardy /ˈhɑɹdi/ /ˈhɑːdi/ hardier hardiest adj
abgehärtet widerstandsfähig
Having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships.

hardy kiwi hardy kiwis n
Kiwibeere Scharfzähniger Strahlengriffel
An edible fruit produced by the said plant, the taste and texture of which are similar to those of the kiwifruit.

hare /hɛə/ /hɛɚ/ /hɛː/ hares n
Hase
(uncountable) The meat from this animal.

hare's ear n
Eselsohr
The fungus Otidea onotica.

harebell harebells n
Rundblättrige Glockenblume
A perennial flowering plant, Campanula rotundifolia, native to the Northern Hemisphere, with blue, bell-like flowers.

harehound harehounds n
Hasenhund
One of a small breed of dogs used for hunting hares.

harelike more harelike most harelike adj
hasenartig
Characteristic of, or resembling a hare.

harelip harelips n
Hasenscharte
(teratology) A congenital malformation of the upper lip, reminiscent of the mouth of a hare.

harem /(ˌ)hɑːˈɹiːm/ /ˈhæɹəm/ /ˈhɑːɹiːm/ /ˈhɛəɹəm/ harems n
Harem
The private section of an Arab household, traditionally forbidden to male strangers. [1841]
A group of someone's girlfriends, wives and/or concubines in a polygamous household.

harissa /həˈɹiːsə/ /həˈɹɪsə/ harissas n
Harissa
A traditional Armenian dish; a kind of homogeneous porridge made of previously stewed and boned chicken and coarsely ground soaked wheat.

hark back /ˈhɑɹkˌbæk/ /ˈhɑːkbæk/ /ˌhɑɹk ˈbæk/ /ˌhɑːk ˈbæk/ v
auf etw. zurückgreifen zurückgreifen
(hunting) Of hounds: to retrace a course in order to pick up the lost scent of prey.

harlequin /ˈhɑɹlɪkwɪn/ /ˈhɑːlɪkwɪn/ harlequins n
Harlekin
A pantomime fool, typically dressed in colorful checkered clothes.

harlequin duck harlequin ducks n
Kragenente
A North American wild duck, Histrionicus histrionicus.

harlot /ˈhɑɹlət/ /ˈhɑːlət/ harlots n
Dirne Hure Nutte
(obsolete) A churl; a common man; a person, male or female, of low birth, especially one given to low conduct.

harm /hɑɹm/ /hɑːm/ harms n
Schaden
Physical injury; hurt; damage.

harm /hɑɹm/ /hɑːm/ v
schaden
To cause injury to another; to hurt; to cause damage to something.

harm reduction n
Schadensminderung

harmful /ˈhɑɹmfl̩/ /ˈhɑːmfl̩/ harmfuller harmfullest more harmful most harmful adj
schädlich
of a kind likely to be damaging; injurious

harmfulness harmfulnesses n
Schädlichkeit
The characteristic of being harmful.

harmless /ˈhɑɹmləs/ /ˈhɑːmləs/ more harmless most harmless adj
harmlos ungefährlich unschädlich
Incapable of causing harm or danger; safe.

harmlessness harmlessnesses n
Harmlosigkeit
The characteristic of being harmless.

harmonic /hɑː(ɹ)ˈmɒnɪk/ more harmonic most harmonic adj
harmonisch
Pertaining to harmony.

harmonic balancer harmonic balancers n
Drehschwingungsdämpfer Torsionsdämpfer
A device connected to the crankshaft of an engine to reduce torsional vibration and to serve as a pulley for drive belts.

harmonic function harmonic functions n
harmonische Funktion
(mathematics) A function of two, three or n variables which is a solution to any of Laplace's equations

harmonic mean harmonic means n
harmonisches Mittel
(mathematics) A type of measure of central tendency calculated as the reciprocal of the mean of the reciprocals, i.e., H = { n \over {1 \over x_1} + {1 \over x_2} + \cdots + {1 \over x_n} }.

harmonic series harmonic series n
harmonische Reihe
(mathematics, analysis) The divergent series whose terms are the reciprocals of the positive integers; the series \textstyle\sum_{n=1}^\infty \frac 1 n.

harmonica /ˌhɑɹˈmɑ.nɪ.kə/ /ˌhɑɹˈmɒ.nɪ.kə/ harmonicas n
Mundharmonika
A musical wind instrument with a series of holes for the player to blow into, each hole producing a different note
Glasharmonika
A musical instrument, consisting of a series of hemispherical glasses which, by touching the edges with the dampened finger, give forth the tones.

harmonious /hɑɹˈmoʊniəs/ /hɑːˈməʊnɪəs/ more harmonious most harmonious adj
harmonisch im Einklang befindlich sich in Übereinstimmung befindend übereinstimmend
Showing accord in feeling or action.
harmonisch
Having components pleasingly or appropriately combined.
harmonisch wohlklingend
Melodious; in harmony.

harmonium /hɑː(ɹ)ˈməʊniəm/ harmoniums n
Harmonium
(music) A small keyboard instrument that consists of a series of reed pipes, which sound when one of the keys is pressed to open a valve that allows air to pass through.

harmonization harmonizations n
Harmonisierung
An act of harmonizing.

harmonize /ˈhɑɹmənaɪz/ v
harmonieren
(intransitive) To be in harmonious agreement.
(intransitive, music) To play or sing in harmony.
harmonisieren harmonieren
(transitive) To bring things into harmony, or to make things compatible.
harmonisieren
(transitive) To provide the harmony for a melody.

harmony /ˈhɑɹ.mə.ni/ /ˈhɑː.mə.ni/ harmonies n
Harmonie Einklang
Agreement or accord.
Harmonie Wohlklang
A pleasing combination of elements, or arrangement of sounds.
Harmonie Harmonielehre
(music) The academic study of chords.
Harmonie
(music) Two or more notes played simultaneously to produce a chord.

harness /ˈhaː.nəs/ /ˈhɑɹ.nəs/ /ˈhɑː.nəs/ harnesses n
Pferdegeschirr Geschirr Anschnallgurt Gurt
(countable) A restraint or support, especially one consisting of a loop or network of rope or straps, and especially one worn by a working animal such as a horse pulling a carriage or farm implement.

harness /ˈhaː.nəs/ /ˈhɑɹ.nəs/ /ˈhɑː.nəs/ v
aufzäumen vorspannen
(transitive) To place a harness on something; to tie up or restrain.
nutzbar machen
(transitive) To capture, control or put to use.

harp /hɑɹp/ /hɑːp/ harps n
Harfe
(musical instrument) A musical instrument consisting of a body and a curved neck, strung with strings of varying length that are stroked or plucked with the fingers and are vertical to the soundboard when viewed from the end of the body

harp /hɑɹp/ /hɑːp/ v
auf (etwas) herumreiten
(derogatory, usually with on) To repeatedly mention a subject, especially so as to nag or complain.

harp on v
abspulen herbeten herunterbeten herunterleiern herunterschnurren
(transitive) To nag about; to complain incessantly or persistently request; to continue to bring up as a point of contention.

harp seal /ˈhɑɹp.siːl/ /ˈhɑːp.siːl/ harp seals n
Sattelrobbe
One of species Pagophilus groenlandicus, a true seal (or earless seal) found in the northernmost Atlantic Ocean and adjacent parts of the Arctic Ocean.

harpist /ˈhɑɹpɪst/ harpists n
Harfenist Harfenspieler Harfenistin Harfenspielerin
Someone who plays a harp, especially a pedal harp.

harpoon /hɑːɹˈpuːn/ /hɑːˈpuːn/ harpoons n
Harpune
A spearlike weapon with a barbed head used in hunting whales and large fish.

harpooner harpooners n
Harpunier
A person who uses a harpoon, especially to hunt whales

harpsichord /ˈhɑɹp.sɪˌkɔɹd/ /ˈhɑː(ɹ)p.sɪ.kɔː(ɹ)d/ harpsichords n
Cembalo Spinett
(musical instruments) A musical instrument with a keyboard that produces sound through a mechanical process. When the performer presses a key, a corresponding plectrum plucks a tuned string. The harpsichord originated in late medieval Europe and is one of the most important instruments used to perform Baroque music.

harpsichordist harpsichordists n
Cembalist Cembalistin
One who plays the harpsichord.

harpy /ˈhɑɹpi/ /ˈhɑːpi/ harpies n
Harpyie
(mythological creature) A mythological creature generally depicted as a bird-of-prey with the head of maiden, a face pale with hunger and long claws on her hands personifying the destructive power of storm winds.
Drachen Harpyie
(derogatory) A shrewish woman.

harpy eagle harpy eagles n
Harpyie
(ornithology) A neotropical eagle, Harpia harpyja.

harquebus /ˈhɑɹkwɪbʌs/ /ˈhɑɹkɪbʌs/ harquebuses harquebusses n
Arkebuse Hakenbüchse
An obsolete matchlock firearm.

harridan /ˈhæɹ.ɪ.dən/ /ˈhɛɹ.ɪ.dən/ harridans n
Drache Drachen Hexe Vettel Xanthippe
A vicious and scolding woman, especially an older one.

harrier /ˈhæɹi.ə(ɹ)/ harriers n
Weihe
Any of several birds of prey in the genus Circus of the subfamily Circinae which fly low over meadows and marshes and hunt small mammals or birds.

harrow /ˈhæɹoʊ/ /ˈhæɹəʊ/ /ˈhɛɹoʊ/ harrows n
Egge
A device consisting of a heavy framework having several disks or teeth in a row, which is dragged across ploughed land to smooth or break up the soil, to remove weeds or cover seeds; a harrow plow.

harrow /ˈhæɹoʊ/ /ˈhæɹəʊ/ /ˈhɛɹoʊ/ v
eggen
(transitive) To drag a harrow over; to break up with a harrow.
peinigen quälen
(transitive) To traumatize or disturb; to frighten or torment.

harrowing /ˈhæɹəʊiŋ/ more harrowing most harrowing adj
erschütternd grauenhaft grauenvoll quälend
Causing pain or distress.

harrowing /ˈhæɹəʊiŋ/ harrowings n
Eggen
The process of breaking up earth with a harrow.

harrowing of hell harrowings of hell n
Höllenfahrt
(mythology, theology) A raid into the underworld by a heroic figure.

harsh /hæʃ/ /hɑɹʃ/ /hɑːʃ/ harsher harshest more harsh most harsh adj
rau harsch
Unpleasantly rough to the touch or other senses.
streng hart grell harsch herb rau
Severe or cruel.

harshly /ˈhɑːʃli/ harshlier harshliest more harshly most harshly adv
harsch
In a harsh manner; severely.

hart /hɑɹt/ /hɑːt/ harts n
Hirschbock männlicher Hirsch
A male deer, especially the male of the red deer after his fifth year.

hartebeest /ˈhɑːtəbiːst/ hartebeest hartebeests n
Kuhantilope
A type of grassland antelope, Alcelaphus buselaphus, native to parts of Africa.

hartshorn salt hartshorn salts n
Hirschhornsalz
(baking) A leavening agent consisting of ammonium bicarbonate and ammonium carbamate.

hartwort hartworts n
Bergkümmel Drehkraut Silermontan Zirmet
A coarse umbelliferous plant of Europe (Tordylium maximum) or any plant of genus Tordylium.

harumph /həˈɹʌm(p)f/ v
missbilligen
To dislike, protest, or dismiss.

harvest /ˈhaːvəst/ /ˈhɑɹ.vəst/ /ˈhɑɹ.vɪst/ /ˈhɑː(ɹ)vəst/ /ˈhɑː(ɹ)vɪst/ harvests n
Ausbeute Frucht
Ernte
The yield of harvesting, i.e., the gathered crops or fruits.
The season of gathering ripened crops; specifically, the time of reaping and gathering grain.
Ertrag
(by extension) The product or result of any exertion or course of action; reward or consequences.

harvest /ˈhaːvəst/ /ˈhɑɹ.vəst/ /ˈhɑɹ.vɪst/ /ˈhɑː(ɹ)vəst/ /ˈhɑː(ɹ)vɪst/ v
ernten einfahren
(transitive) To bring in a harvest; reap; glean.
ernten die Ernte einfahren
(intransitive) To be occupied bringing in a harvest.
ernten erlangen
(transitive) To win, achieve a gain.

harvest mite harvest mites n
Herbstgrasmilbe
Any of various mites of the genus Trombicula that inhabit forests and grasslands and which, in their larval stage, attach to various animals including humans and feed on skin, often causing itching.

harvest moon harvest moons n
Herbstvollmond Vollmond
The first full moon of autumn by a tropical year.
Erntemond Herbstmond Herbstvollmond Septembervollmond
The full moon nearest the autumn equinox, when the moon rises the latest and lowest in the sky and seems to appear the biggest, as seen from the Northern Hemisphere.

harvest mouse harvest mice n
Eurasische Zwergmaus
Micromys minutus, a species of the sub-family Murinae (Old World rats and mice).

harvester harvesters n
Erntehelferin Erntehelfer
(dated) A person who gathers the harvest (harvests the crop).
Ernter Vollernter
A machine that gathers the harvest (harvests the crop).

harvestman harvestmen n
Zimmermann Weberknecht Afterspinne Kanker Schneckenkanker Schneider
An order of terrestrial, non-venomous arachnids with often very long legs: Opiliones.

has-been /ˈhæz.biːn/ /ˈhæz.bɪn/ has-beens n
ehemalig gewesen
(pejorative) A person, especially one formerly popular or influential, who continues in their field after their popularity or effectiveness has peaked and is now in decline.

hash /ˈhæʃ/ hashes n
Gehacktes Haschee
Food, especially meat and potatoes, chopped and mixed together. corn-beef hash
Hasch
(informal) Hashish, a drug derived from the cannabis plant.
Durcheinander
A confused mess.
Doppelkreuz Raute Rautenzeichen Gartenzaun Lattenkreuz Nummernzeichen
(typography) The # symbol (octothorpe, pound).
Hash
(computing) The result generated by a hash function.

hash /ˈhæʃ/ v
hacken zerhacken
(transitive) To chop into small pieces, to make into a hash.
entwerfen grob
To make a quick, rough version.

hash brown hash browns n
Hash Browns
A fried patty made from finely-diced bits of potato.

hash browns n
Bratkartoffeln Hash Browns Rösti
Potatoes that have been finely chopped (i.e. hashed) and fried until browned.

hash oil hash oils n
Haschischöl

hash table hash tables n
Hashtabelle
(programming) An associative array implemented as a vector, the indexes into which are the result of applying a hash function to the key.

hashish /hæˈʃiːʃ/ /həˈʃiːʃ/ /ˈhæʃɪʃ/ hashishes n
Haschisch Hasch
The leaves and tender parts of the Indian hemp plant (which are intoxicating), which are dried for either chewing or smoking.

hashtag /ˈhæʃˌtæɡ/ hashtags n
Hashtag
(Internet) A metadata tag, signaled by a preceding hash sign (#), used to label content. [from 2007]

hassium /ˈhæsiəm/ n
Hassium
An artificially-produced transuranic chemical element (symbol Hs) with atomic number 108.

hassle /ˈhæsl̩/ hassles n
Ärger
Trouble, bother, unwanted annoyances or problems.
Streit Zank
A fight or argument.
Mühe
An action which is not worth the difficulty involved.

hassle /ˈhæsl̩/ v
nerven plagen ärgern
(transitive) To trouble, to bother, to annoy.
provozieren
(transitive) To pick a fight or start an argument with.

hassock /ˈhasək/ hassocks n
Grasbüschel Büschel
A dense clump of grass or vegetation; a tussock. [from 10th c.]
Betkissen Kissen Kniebankkissen Kniekissen
A cushion used primarily in churches for kneeling on while praying. [from 16th c.]
Sitzkissen
A thick cushion used as a seat; an ottoman or pouffe.

haste /heɪst/ hastes n
Eile Hast
Speed; swiftness; dispatch.

haste makes waste proverb
Eile mit Weile gut Ding will Weile haben in Eile gefreit, in Muße bereut nichts mit Hast als Flöhe fangen
Being too hasty leads to wasteful mistakes.

hasten /ˈheɪ.sən/ v
beeilen hasten eilen
(intransitive) To move or act in a quick fashion.
beschleunigen
(transitive) To make someone speed up or make something happen quicker.
vorverlegen vorziehen
(transitive) To cause some scheduled event to happen earlier.

hastening hastenings n
Beschleunigen Beschleunigung Vorantreiben
The act of speeding up; a growing faster.

hastily /ˈheɪstɪli/ more hastily most hastily adv
hastig
In a hasty manner; quickly or hurriedly.

hasty /ˈheɪsti/ hastier hastiest adj
eilig hastig
Acting in haste; being too hurried or quick

hat /hæt/ [hat] [hɛt] hats n
Hut Mütze Kappe Kopfbedeckung
A covering for the head, often in the approximate form of a cone, dome or cylinder closed at its top end, and sometimes having a brim and other decoration.
(Cambridge University slang, obsolete) A student who is also the son of a nobleman (and so allowed to wear a hat instead of a mortarboard).

hat rack hat racks n
Hutständer
(US) A piece of furniture used to store hats and clothing, consisting of a pole with pegs on a moderately broad base; a hatstand.

hat trick /ˈhætɹɪk/ hat tricks n
Hattrick
(sports, by extension) Three achievements in a single game, or similar, such as three consecutive wins.

hatband hatbands n
Hutschnur
A band fastened around a hat.

hatbox hatboxes n
Hutschachtel
A piece of luggage for a hat; a case or box for a hat.

hatch /hæt͡ʃ/ hatches n
Luke
A horizontal door in a floor or ceiling.
Durchreiche
An opening in a wall at window height for the purpose of serving food or other items. A pass through.

hatch /hæt͡ʃ/ v
schlüpfen
(intransitive, of young animals) To emerge from an egg.
ausschlüpfen
(intransitive, of eggs) To break open when a young animal emerges from it.
ausbrüten brüten hecken
(transitive) To incubate eggs; to cause to hatch.

hatchback hatchbacks n
Steilheck
A car with a sloping, hinged rear door that opens upwards.

hatchet /ˈhæt͡ʃɪt/ hatchets n
Beil
A small, light axe with a short handle; a tomahawk.

hatching hatchings n
Schattierung Schraffierung Schraffur Strichelung
A method of shading areas of a drawing or diagram with fine parallel lines.
Schlupf
A group of birds, reptiles, fish, insects, etc., which emerge from their eggs at the same time.
Schlüpfen
The act of an egg hatching, eclosion

hatchling hatchlings n
Schlüpfling
A newly hatched bird, reptile or other animal that has emerged from an egg.

hate /heɪt/ /hæɪ̯t/ v
hassen
(transitive) To dislike intensely or greatly.

hate crime hate crimes n
Hasskriminalität
A crime motivated by hate for a race, gender, religion, etc., which may result in harsh punishments, the severity of which varies by statute and the nature of the crime.

hate speech n
Hassrede Hetze
Speech that attacks or disparages a person or group of persons on the basis of origin, race, nationality, ethnicity, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, or disability.

hateful /ˈheɪtfəl/ hatefuller hatefullest more hateful most hateful adj
gehässig häßlich
Evoking a feeling of hatred.
hasserfüllt
Full of hatred.

hater /ˈheɪtə(ɹ)/ /ˈheɪtɚ/ haters n
Hasser Hasserin
One who hates.

hatless /ˈhætləs/ adj
barhaupt hutlos
Not possessing, or not wearing, a hat.

hatlessness n
Hutlosigkeit
The state or condition of being hatless; absence of a hat.

hatpin hatpins n
Hutnadel
A long straight pin, often with a decorative head, used to secure a woman's hat to her hair.

hatred /ˈheɪtɹɪd/ hatreds n
Hass
Strong aversion; intense dislike.

hats off interjection
Hut ab Chapeau
(idiom, as imperative, with to) Congratulations

hatter /ˈhætə(ɹ)/ hatters n
Hutmacher Hutmacherin
A person who makes, sells, or repairs hats.

haughtily more haughtily most haughtily adv
arrogant geringschätzig hochmütig stolz überheblich
In a haughty manner; with excessive or unwarranted pride.

haughtiness haughtinesses n
Hoffart
The state or property of being haughty; arrogance, snobbery.

haughty /ˈhɑti/ /ˈhɔːti/ haughtier haughtiest adj
arrogant überheblich hochmütig hochnäsig eingebildet hochfahrend
Conveying in demeanour the assumption of superiority; disdainful, supercilious.

haul /hɑl/ /hɔl/ /hɔːl/ hauls n
Streckenzurücklegung Transportweg
The distance over which something is hauled or transported, especially if long.
Beute Einkaufsausbeute Einkaufsbeute Fang Fischzug
An amount of something that has been taken, especially of fish, illegal loot, or items purchased on a shopping trip.

haul /hɑl/ /hɔl/ /hɔːl/ v
schleppen ziehen
(transitive) To draw or pull something heavy.
befödern transportieren
(transitive) To carry or transport something, with a connotation that the item is heavy or otherwise difficult to move.

haulage /hɔːləd͡ʒ/ /ˈhɑlədʒ/ haulages n
Beförderung
The act of hauling.
Transportdienst
The business of transporting heavy goods.

hauler haulers n
Spediteur Transportunternehmen
A person or company engaged in the haulage of goods.

haulm /hɒm/ /hɔːm/ haulms n
Stroh
(uncountable) The stems of various cultivated plants, left after harvesting the crop, which are used as animal food or litter, or for thatching.
Halm
(countable) An individual plant stem.

haunch /hɑnt͡ʃ/ /hɑːnt͡ʃ/ /hɒnt͡ʃ/ /hɔnt͡ʃ/ /hɔːnt͡ʃ/ haunches n
Lenden Schoß

haunt /hænt/ /hɑːnt/ /hɔːnt/ haunts n
Treffpunkt
A place at which one is regularly found; a habitation or hangout.

haunt /hænt/ /hɑːnt/ /hɔːnt/ v
heimsuchen herumspuken in spuken in
(transitive) To inhabit or to visit frequently (most often used in reference to ghosts).
verfolgen
(transitive) To stalk; to follow.
(intransitive, now, rare) To live habitually; to stay, to remain.

haunted /ˈhɑntɪd/ /ˈhɔːntɪd/ hauntedest more haunted most haunted adj
Spuk verfolgt
Of a location, frequented by a ghost or ghosts.
besessen
Obsessed (by an idea, threat, etc.).

haunted house haunted houses n
Spukhaus Geisterhaus
A amusement attraction in which a building or series of rooms is decorated to frighten the people who pass through.

haut gout n
Hautgout
(archaic) A slight taint of decay, particularly in wild game meat, that used to be considered desirable; approximately, gaminess.

haute cuisine /əʊt kwɪˈziːn/ n
Haute cuisine
Refined cookery, especially when practiced as an art form.

have /heɪv/ /hæf/ /hæv/ /həv/ /ə/ /əv/ v
haben besitzen
(transitive) To possess, own.
haben
(transitive) Used to state the existence or presence of someone in a specified relationship with the subject.
To be afflicted with, suffer from.
(transitive) To engage in sexual intercourse with.
haben lassen
(transitive) To be scheduled to attend, undertake or participate in.
haben sein
(auxiliary verb, taking a past participle) Used in forming the perfect aspect.
bekommen
(transitive) To give birth to.
lassen
(transitive with adjective or adjective-phrase complement) To cause to be.
(dated, outside, Ireland) To be able to speak (a language).

have a ball v
Spaß haben eine tolle Zeit haben sich bestens amüsieren
(idiomatic) To enjoy oneself thoroughly; to have lots of fun or excitement.

have a bone to pick v
ein Hühnchen zu rupfen haben
(idiomatic, usually followed by with) To have a complaint or grievance (with somebody); to have a contentious issue to discuss.

have a bun in the oven v
einen Braten in der Röhre haben
(informal, sometimes considered, _, vulgar) To be pregnant; to be expecting a baby.

have a nice day phraseologicalUnit
einen schönen Tag!
(US, Canada, rather formal) . A polite parting during daytime.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see have,‎ a,‎ nice,‎ day.

have a say v
ein Wörtchen mitzureden haben mitreden Mitsprache
(idiom, intransitive) To (receive the opportunity to) voice one's opinion.

have a screw loose v
eine Schraube locker haben nicht alle Tassen im Schrank haben
(slang) To be insane, irrational, or eccentric.

have a seat v
Platz nehmen sich setzen
To sit down; to take a seat.
nehmen Sie Platz nimm Platz
(idiomatic) A polite directive to sit down

have an affair v
eine Affäre haben
To engage in a romantic or sexual relationship while being married. (This entry is a translation hub.)

have bats in one's belfry v
nicht alle Tassen im Schrank haben
(idiomatic, intransitive) To be crazy or eccentric.

have butterflies in one's stomach v
Schmetterlinge im Bauch haben Hummeln im Hintern haben

have eyes bigger than one's stomach v
die Augen sind größer als der Magen
(idiomatic) To take more food on one's plate than one can eat; to be greedy.

have fun interjection
gönn dir viel Spaß!
Used to wish somebody a good and enjoyable time when they are about to do something.

have fun v
Spaß haben
To enjoy oneself; to experience enjoyable activities.

have had it v
die Nase voll haben
(idiomatic) To have endured all that one can.
hinüber sein
(idiomatic) To be broken or worn out beyond repair.

have had it up to here v
die Nase voll haben
(idiomatic) To have become very frustrated or angry; to have reached the limit of one's patience or forbearance.

have in mind v
vorschweben
(transitive, idiomatic) To consider, to contemplate, to intend.

have it v
besagen
To state or hold as true.

have it coming v
es verdient haben
(idiomatic) To deserve or merit, as the consequences of one's actions.

have it your way phraseologicalUnit
mach wie du es willst wie du willst
(idiomatic) Do something the way you want to, but be prepared for the consequences.

have mercy v
erbarmen
(usually, _, in, _, the, _, imperative) To show mercy or compassion; to stop inflicting punishment or a barrage.

have on v
anhaben
To be wearing.

have one foot in the grave v
mit einem Fuß im Grab stehen

have one's cake and eat it too v
auf zwei Hochzeiten gleichzeitig tanzen wasch mich, aber mach mich nicht nass
(idiomatic) To benefit by having two things which are mutually incompatible (such as eating a piece of cake and yet still possessing that piece for future use).

have one's hands full v
alle Hände voll zu tun haben
(idiomatic) To be busy or thoroughly preoccupied.

have one's work cut out for one v
ein schönes Stück Arbeit vor sich haben gut zu tun haben

have other fish to fry v
andere Igel zu kämmen haben
(idiom) To have more important things to do.

have seen better days v
bessere Tage gesehen haben
(euphemistic, of a person or thing) To be in poor condition, to be worn out.

have sex v
Sex haben
To engage in any sexual act.

have someone by the balls v
jemanden am Arsch haben jemanden am Wickel haben
(slang, vulgar, idiomatic) To exercise total control over someone; to be in a position to threaten or extort someone.

have the foggiest v
ich habe keine blasse Ahnung keinen blassen Schimmer haben
(informal, usually with a negative) To know, understand or have a clue.

have to /ˈhæf.tu/ /ˈhæf.tə/ /ˈhæv.tuː/ v
haben zu
müssen haben
Must; need to; to be urged to; to be required to; indicates obligation.

have-nots n
Habenichtse
The poor or underprivileged, contrasted with those who have possessions, power or wealth: the haves.

haven /ˈheɪvən/ havens n
Hafen
(slightly, dated) A harbour or anchorage protected from the sea.
Rückzugsort Zufluchtsort
(by extension) A peaceful place.

haversack haversacks n
Brotbeutel
A small, strong bag carried on the back or the shoulder, usually with only one strap, and originally made of canvas.
Hafersack
(archaic) An oat-sack, or nosebag for a horse.

havoc /ˈhævək/ /ˈhævɪk/ havocs n
Zerstörung Verwüstung
Widespread devastation and destruction.
Chaos Durcheinander
Mayhem.

haw /hɔː/ interjection
hü(st)
An instruction for a horse or other animal to turn towards the driver, typically left.

hawfinch hawfinches n
Kernbeißer
A large Eurasian finch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes), with a thick bill.

hawk /hɑk/ /hɔk/ /hɔːk/ hawks n
Habicht
A diurnal predatory bird of the family Accipitridae, smaller than an eagle.
Glättkelle Mörtelbrett Reibebrett Traufel
A plasterer's tool, made of a flat surface with a handle below, used to hold an amount of plaster prior to application to the wall or ceiling being worked on: a mortarboard.
Falke Bellizist Bellizistin Kriegshetzer Kriegshetzerin Kriegstreiber
(politics) An advocate of aggressive political positions and actions. [from 1962]

hawk moth hawk moths n
Schwärmer
Any moth of the family Sphingidae.

hawk owl hawk owls n
Sperbereule
The northern hawk owl, Surnia ulula.

hawkbit hawkbits n
Löwenzahn
Any dandelion-like flower of the genera Leontodon, Scorzoneroides, and others in subtribe Hypochaeridinae, in the family Asteraceae.

hawkish /ˈhɑːkɪʃ/ /ˈhɔːkɪʃ/ more hawkish most hawkish adj
falkenartig
Resembling a hawk in appearance or behaviour.
militaristisch wucherisch
Supportive of warlike foreign policy; bellicose; inclined toward military action.

hawksbeard hawksbeards n
Pippau
Any of various annual and perennial flowering plants of the genus Crepis, superficially resembling the dandelion.

hawksbill turtle hawksbill turtles n
Echte Karettschildkröte
A sea turtle species (Eretmochelys imbricata).

hawser hawsers n
Trosse Tau
(nautical) A cable or heavy rope used to tow or moor a ship.

hawthorn /ˈhɔ.θɔɹn/ /ˈhɔː.θɔːn/ hawthorns n
Weißdorn Hagedorn
Any of various shrubs and small trees of the genus Crataegus having small, apple-like fruits and thorny branches

hawthorn berry /ˈhɑθɔɹn ˌbɛɹi/ /ˈhɔːθɔːn ˌbɛɹi/ /ˈhɔθɔɹn ˌbɛɹi/ hawthorn berries n
Hagapfel Weißdornbeere
The edible fruit of the hawthorn.

hay /heɪ/ hays n
Heu
(uncountable) Grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder.

hay bag hay bags n
Heusack
A bag filled with hay.

hay fever hay fevers n
Heuschnupfen
(pathology, immunology) An allergy to the pollen of grass or other plants that causes symptoms similar to those of a cold; pollinosis.

haybale haybales n
Heuballen
A bale of hay.

hayfork hayforks n
Heugabel
A tool used for moving hay; a pitchfork.

hayloft haylofts n
Heuboden Heubühne Heudiele
The upper storey of a barn used for storing hay.

haymaking haymakings n
Heuernte
The cutting of grass and subsequently curing it to make hay as fodder for animals.

hayrack hayracks n
Raufe
A freestanding vertical drying-rack for animal fodder.

haystack /ˈheɪˌstæk/ haystacks n
Heuhaufen Heuschober
A mound, pile, or stack of stored hay.

haywire /ˈheɪ.waɪ.ə(ɹ)/ /ˈheɪ.waɪɚ/ more haywire most haywire adj
drunter und drüber durcheinander
Behaviorally erratic or uncontrollable, especially of a machine or mechanical process; usually used with the verb "go".

hazard /ˈhaz.əd/ /ˈhæ.zɚd/ hazards n
Gefahr Zufall
The chance of suffering harm; danger, peril, risk of loss. [from 16th c.]
Hindernis
(golf) A sand or water obstacle on a golf course.

hazard /ˈhaz.əd/ /ˈhæ.zɚd/ v
hasardieren riskieren
To expose to chance; to take a risk.

hazard light hazard lights n
Warnblinklicht
One of multiple lights fitted to the front and rear of a vehicle, used to warn other drivers of a dangerous situation, typically when the vehicle is not working properly.

hazard ratio hazard ratios n
Ausfallrate
(statistics, medicine) A measure of the chance of an event in one group compared to that of another at a particular time or over a subset of a study's time; the ratio between two groups' hazard rates.

hazardous /-dəs/ /ˈhæ.zɚ.dɪs/ more hazardous most hazardous adj
Gefahr gefährlich
Risky; dangerous; with the nature of a hazard.

hazardous material hazardous materials n
Gefahrgut
A material, natural or man-made, which is intrinsically dangerous or otherwise poses a safety hazard, such as materials which are explosive, poisonous, chemically active (including acids and other corrosives), radioactive, or biologically active (including human blood and other medical waste).

haze /heɪz/ hazes n
Dunst
Very fine solid particles (smoke, dust) or liquid droplets (moisture) suspended in the air, slightly limiting visibility. (Compare fog, mist.)
Trübung
A reduction of transparency of a clear gas or liquid.

haze /heɪz/ v
schikanieren schinden
(US, informal) To perform an unpleasant initiation ritual upon a usually non-consenting individual, especially freshmen to a closed community such as a college fraternity or military unit.

hazel /ˈheɪzəl/ adj
grün-braun
Of a greenish-brown colour. (often used to refer to eye colour)

hazel /ˈheɪzəl/ hazels n
Haselstrauch Hasel
(countable) A tree or shrub of the genus Corylus, bearing edible nuts called hazelnuts or filberts.

hazel grouse hazel grouses n
Haselhuhn
A bird in the grouse family, Tetrastes bonasia, native to most of temperate-cool Eurasia.

hazelnut /ˈheɪzəlnʌt/ /ˈheɪzəlˌnʌt/ hazelnuts n
Haselnuss
The fruit of the hazel, especially Corylus avellana, which is grown commercially.

hazelnut milk hazelnut milks n
Haselnussmilch
A milky liquid made from hazelnuts and used as a milk substitute, cooking ingredient or beverage.

hazing /ˈheɪzɪŋ/ hazings n
Deposition Initiationsritual
(US, Philippines) An initiation or behavior that involves humiliation, harassment or abuse, particularly in universities and in the military.

hazmat suit hazmat suits n
Chemikalienschutzanzug
(US) An impermeable suit covering the entire body to protect from biological or chemical hazards.

hazy /ˈheɪzi/ hazier haziest adj
dunstig diesig
Thick or obscured with haze.
trüb
Not clear or transparent.
getrübt
Obscure; confused; not clear.

hazzan hazzanim hazzans n
Chasan Chasanin Kantor Kantorin
(Judaism) A Jewish cantor in a synagogue.

he /hi/ /i/ /ˈhiː/ [hi] [çi] pronoun
er
(personal, sometimes, _, proscribed, see usage notes) They; he or she (a person whose gender is unknown or irrelevant).

he said, she said n
Aussage gegen Aussage Behauptungen Gerede
Conflicting reports from two or more parties on an issue, prototypically involving a situation between a man and a woman with no other witnesses.

he who digs a pit for others falls in himself proverb
wer andern eine Grube gräbt, fällt selbst hinein
Someone that plans harm or misfortune for others may also inadvertently be the recipient of that same misfortune.

he who laughs last laughs best /ˈhi hu ˈlæfs ˈlæst ˈlæfs ˈbɛst/ /ˈhiː huː ˈlɑːfs ˈlɑːst ˈlɑːfs ˈbɛst/ proverb
wer zuletzt lacht, lacht am besten
Success is enjoyed more after having previously endured ridicule.

he who smelt it dealt it proverb
Wer den Furz zuerst gerochen, dem ist er aus dem Arsch gekrochen.
(colloquial, originally) A person who calls attention to or complains about a flatus is likely trying to pretend it wasn't their own.
(colloquial, by extension) Used to suggest that a person calling attention to or complaining about a given problem may in fact be the source of the problem.

he's unconscious phraseologicalUnit
er ist bewusstlos
Indicates that a male person is currently not conscious.

he-ass he-asses n
Eselhengst Eselmännchen männlicher Esel
A male ass, male donkey.

he-cat he-cats n
Kater
A male cat; a tomcat.

he-man /ˈhiː.mæn/ he-men n
echter Mann ganzer Kerl

he-wolf /ˈhiːˌwʊlf/ [ˈhiːˌwʊɫf] he-wolves n
Rüde Wolfsrüde
A male wolf.

head /ˈhɛd/ adj
Kopf Haupt
Of, relating to, or intended for the head.
Haupt
Foremost in rank or importance.

head /ˈhɛd/ head heads n
Kopf Haupt
(countable) The part of the body of an animal or human which contains the brain, mouth, and main sense organs.
Mental or emotional aptitude or skill.
The end of a hammer, axe, golf club, or similar implement used for striking other objects.
Blume Krone Schaumkrone
(uncountable, countable) The foam that forms on top of beer or other carbonated beverages.
Kopf
The end of a nail, screw, bolt, or similar fastener which is opposite the point; usually blunt and relatively wide.
Kopf Spitze Dach Oberende
(countable) The topmost, foremost, or leading part.
Magnetkopf
(computing) The part of a disk drive responsible for reading and writing data.
Top
The top edge of a sail.
Direktor Direktorin Leiter Leiterin Rektor Rektorin
(metonymy) A headmaster or headmistress.
Kopf Haupt Chef Chefin Oberhaupt
(metonymy) Leader; chief; mastermind.
Abtritt
(nautical) The toilet of a ship.
Abtritt Kopf Top
(linguistics) A morpheme that determines the category of a compound or the word that determines the syntactic type of the phrase of which it is a member.
Kopf Abtritt
The source of a river; the end of a lake where a river flows into it.
Krone
The leafy top part of a tree.
Fallhöhe Potential
The difference in elevation between two points in a column of fluid, and the resulting pressure of the fluid at the lower point.
Schädel
(slang, vulgar, uncountable) Fellatio or cunnilingus; oral sex.

head /ˈhɛd/ v
an der Spitze stehen anführen die Führung innehaben die Leitung innehaben führen leiten
(transitive) To be in command of. (See also head up.)
an der Spitze stehen anführen die Spitze bilden sich an der Spitze befinden sich ganz vorne befinden vorangehen
(transitive) To come at the beginning or front of; to commence.
köpfen auf den Kopf setzen
(transitive) To strike with the head; as in soccer, to head the ball
auf etwas zusteuern fahren (nach/in Richtung) gehen (nach/in Richtung) sich bewegen (nach/in Richtung) ziehen (nach/in Richtung)
(intransitive) To move in a specified direction.
den Kopf entfernen köpfen
(fishing) To remove the head from a fish.
entspringen seinen Ursprung nehmen
(intransitive) To originate; to spring; to have its course, as a river.
einen Kopf bilden
(transitive) To form a head to; to fit or furnish with a head.
die Spitze abschneiden köpfen
(transitive) To cut off the top of; to lop off.
entgegenkommen in die Quere kommen vor (einem/etwas) gehen vorausgehen
To get in the front of, so as to hinder or stop; to oppose.

head covering head coverings n
Kopfbedeckung
A covering for the head.

head game v
Psychospielchen
Alternative form of head-game

head louse head lice n
Kopflaus
A parasitic insect, Pediculus humanus capitis, which lives among the hairs on the head of a human and feeds on blood.

head of government heads of government n
Regierungschef
The chief officer of the executive branch of a government, often presiding over a cabinet; usually called Prime Minister (in a parliamentary system) or President (in a presidential system).

head of hair heads of hair n
Schopf
All the hair that covers the scalp of a person (excludes the beard and moustache)

head of household heads of household n
Haushaltsvorstand Haushaltungsvorstand
The person responsible for governing a group that lives together, such as a family.

head of state heads of state n
Staatsoberhaupt Staatschef
The chief public representative of a nation having duties, privileges and responsibilities varying greatly depending on the constitutional rules; a monarch in a monarchy, and often styled president in a republic, but variations such as collegiality exist.

head office head offices n
Hauptsitz
The main administrative centre for a company or organisation.

head over heels /ˌhɛd oʊ.vɚ ˈhilz/ /ˌhɛd əʊ.və ˈhiːlz/ adj
kopflos wahnsinnig
Hopelessly smitten; madly in love.

head over heels /ˌhɛd oʊ.vɚ ˈhilz/ /ˌhɛd əʊ.və ˈhiːlz/ adv
kopfüber purzelnd überschlagend
Tumbling upside down; somersaulting.
Hals über Kopf wie verrückt wie wahnsinnig
At top speed; frantically.
Hals über Kopf (bis) über beide Ohren kopflos wahnsinnig
(usually with in love) Hopelessly; madly; to distraction; deeply; utterly.

head start head starts n
Vorsprung
(idiomatic) An advantage consisting in starting a competition or task earlier than might be expected; given (or taken), for example, prior to the beginning of a race.

head to head adv
Kopf an Kopf
In a very close one-on-one situation.

head to toe adv
von Kopf bis Fuß
(idiomatic) Entirely; completely; over one's full body.

head voice head voices n
Kopfstimme

head-on adj
frontal
Of a collision, from the front or in the direction of motion.

head-on collision head-on collisions n
Frontalzusammenstoß
(transport) A collision where the front ends of two vehicles (such as ships, trains, cars, planes, etc.) hit each other, as opposed to a side-collision or rear-end collision.

head-to-head /ˌhɛd tu ˈhɛd/ /ˌhɛd tə ˈhɛd/ adv
tête-à-tête unter vier Augen
Facing one another.
Directly, one-to-one.

head-turner head-turners n
Hingucker
Someone or something that turns heads, that draws attention.

headache /ˈhɛdeɪk/ headaches n
Kopfschmerz Kopfweh Kopfschmerzen
A pain or ache in the head.
Kopfschmerzen Kopfschmerz
(figurative) A nuisance or unpleasant problem.

headband /ˈhɛdˌbænd/ headbands n
Stirnband Stirnbinde
A strip of fabric worn around the head.
Haarbügel Haarreif Haarreifen
A hair-accessory, made of a flexible material and curved like a horseshoe, for holding one's hair back.
Kapitalband
A strip of fabric attached to the top of the spine of a book; used as decoration and reinforcement.

headboard headboards n
Kopfbrett Kopfteil
A vertical panel, either plain or upholstered, attached to the head of a bed.

headbutt /ˈhɛdbʌt/ headbutts n
Kopfstoß Kopfnuss
A sharp blow delivered by driving the head into an opponent or object, generally by lowering the head and charging forward or by rapidly tilting the head backward and then forward.

headbutt /ˈhɛdbʌt/ v
Kopfnuss geben
To deliver a sharp blow by driving the head into an opponent or object.

headcloth headcloths n
Kopftuch
Any form of headwear consisting of a piece of material either tied or held in place with a band.

headdress headdresses n
Kopfbedeckung
A decorative covering or ornament worn on the head.

header /ˈhɛdə/ /ˈhɛdɚ/ headers n
Kopfzeile
The upper portion of a page (or other) layout.
Kopfzeile Header
(computing) The first part of a file or record that describes its contents.
Kopfball
(soccer) The act of hitting the ball with the head.

header file header files n
Header-Datei
(programming) A file, usually in the form of source code, that is automatically included in another source file by the compiler.

headframe headframes n
Förderturm
(mining) the structure supporting machinery above the entrance to an underground mineshaft.

headgear /ˈhɛdɡɪə(ɹ)/ headgears n
Kopfbedeckung
(uncountable) Anything worn on the head, such as a hat, hood, helmet, etc.
Zaumzeug
The harness that fits on a horse's head.

headhouse headhouses n
Aufnahmegebäude Empfangsgebäude Empfangshalle Stationsgebäude Zugangsgebäude
The portion of a passenger railway terminal not housing the tracks and platforms, comprising ticket counters, baggage facilities, etc.

headhunter headhunters n
Kopfjäger
(anthropology) A person who practises headhunting, the taking and preserving of a person's head after killing them.
Headhunter
One who recruits senior personnel for a company.

headhunting headhuntings n
Kopfjagd
(anthropology) The practice of cutting off and preserving the head of one's enemy.
Headhunting
The active recruitment of executive or talented personnel.

heading /ˈhɛdɪŋ/ headings n
Überschrift
The title or topic of a document, article, chapter, or of a section thereof.
Kurs
(nautical and aeronautical) The direction into which a seagoing or airborne vessel's bow is pointing (apparent heading) and/or the direction into which it is actually moving relative to the ground (true heading)

headlamp headlamps n
Stirnlampe Scheinwerfer
A flashlight worn on the head.

headland /ˈhɛdlənd/ headlands n
Kap Landzunge Landspitze Huk
Coastal land that juts into the sea.
Vorgewende
The unplowed boundary of a field.

headless /ˈhɛdləs/ adj
kopflos
Without a head; decapitated.

headlight headlights n
Scheinwerfer Frontscheinwerfer Vorderscheinwerfer
A bright light, with a lens and reflector, on the front of a motor vehicle (or originally a ship or train), designed to illuminate the road when driving at night; normally one of a pair.

headline /ˈhɛd.laɪn/ headlines n
Schlagzeile Überschrift
(journalism) The heading or title of a magazine or newspaper article.

headliner /ˈhɛdˌlaɪnɚ/ headliners n
Himmel
(automotive) The interior fabric covering the roof of a vehicle.

headlock headlocks n
Schwitzkasten Unterarmwürgegriff
A wrestling move where the attacker puts their arm tightly round their opponent's head, which the opponent can't easily escape from.

headlong /ˈhɛd.lɑŋ/ /ˈhɛd.lɒŋ/ /ˈhɛd.lɔŋ/ adv
mit dem Kopf zuerst kopfüber
With the head first or down.
kopfüber
With an unrestrained forward motion.
Hals über Kopf kopfüber
Rashly; precipitately; without deliberation; in haste, hastily.

headmaster /ˈhɛdˌmæstɚ/ /ˈhɛdˌmɑːstə/ headmasters headmistress n
Schulleiter
(chiefly, UK, Irish) A male school principal.

headmistress headmaster headmistresses n
Direktorin Schulleiterin Rektorin
(chiefly, British, Irish) A female school principal.

headphone /ˈhɛdfoʊn/ /ˈhɛdfəʊn/ headphones n
Kopfhörer
A cushioned speaker placed on, over, or inside the ear, normally used in left/right pairs.

headphones n
Kopfhörer
A pair of cushioned speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound.

headpiece headpieces n
Nackenriemen

headquarters /ˈhɛd.ˌkwɔɹ.tɚz/ /ˌhɛd.ˈkwɔː.təz/ headquarters n
Hauptquartier
The military installation from which troops are commanded and orders are issued; the military unit consisting of a commander and his support staff.
Zentrale Präsidium
The center of an organization's operations or administration.

headrest headrests n
Kopfstütze Kopfauflage Kopflehne Kopfstütze des Dentalstuhls Kopfstütze mit Backen
The part of a seat designed to support the sitter's head.

headroom headrooms n
Kopffreiheit
The vertical clearance above someone's head, as in a tunnel, doorway etc.
The vertical measurement, top to bottom, for example for clearance under a bridge.

heads /hɛdz/ n
Kopf
The side of a coin that bears the picture of the head of state or similar.

heads or tails n
Kopf oder Zahl
(idiomatic) The practice of flipping a coin in the air, to choose between two alternatives based on which side lands face up.

heads up interjection
Achtung
(idiomatic) Used as an informal warning, caution, or call for attention; pay attention!

heads-up more heads-up most heads-up adj
aufrecht
With head directly above the neck, eyes front.
alert aufgeweckt aufmerksam flink hellwach vorausschauend
Alert; vigilant

heads-up heads-up heads-ups n
Achtung! Aufgepasst! Bescheid Hinweis Vorwarnung
(chiefly, US, idiomatic) A warning or call to pay attention; an advisory notice; a notice of what is to happen; a holler.

headsail /ˈhɛdˌseɪl/ /ˈhɛdˌsəl/ headsails n
Vorsegel
(nautical) Any sail (of a sailing vessel) set forward of the foremost mast.

headscarf headscarfs headscarves n
Kopftuch
A more or less square piece of material worn over the head, typically by women, often to protect the hair, or for religious reasons.

headset /ˈhɛdsɛt/ headsets n
Headset Hörsprechgarnitur
A pair of headphones or earphones, or a singular headphone or earphone, typically with an attached microphone.
Lenkkopf Steuersatz
(cycling) On a bicycle, the system of bearings that connects the fork to the frame.

headshot headshots n
Kopfschuss
A gunshot to the head.

headstall /ˈhɛdstɔːl/ headstalls n
Halfter Stallhalfter
The part of a bridle that fits over a horse's head and supports other elements. [from 14th c.]

headstand headstands n
Kopfstand
The act of standing on one's head.
The position of standing on one's head.

headstock headstocks n
Kopf Kopfplatte
The part of a lute-type string instrument, such as a guitar, that holds the tuning pegs or tensioning screws of the strings.

headstream headstreams n
Quellfluss

headstrong more headstrong most headstrong adj
eigensinnig
Determined to do as one pleases, and not as others want.

headteacher headteachers n
Schulleiter
(UK) The most senior teacher in a school who is responsible for its management and administration.

headwaiter headwaiters n
Oberkellner Oberkellnerin
A waiter who has a supervisory position over the other wait staff; chief waiter.

headwaters /ˈhɛdˌwɑtɝz/ n
Quellflüsse Quellgebiet
The source of a river, the set of streams that feed into the river's beginning.

headway headways n
Vorwärtsfahrt
(nautical) Forward motion, or its rate.
Fahrzeugabstand Takt
(countable, transport) The interval of time or distance between the fronts of two vehicles (e.g. buses) moving in succession in the same direction, especially along the same pre-determined route.
Fortschritt
(uncountable, figuratively) Progress toward a goal.
lichte Höhe
(countable) The clearance beneath an object, such as an arch, ceiling or bridge; headroom.

headwind /ˈhɛdˌwɪnd/ v
Gegenwind
(transitive, uncommon) To blow directly against the course of a vehicle, like an aircraft, train, or ship.

headword /ˈhɛdwɜːd/ /ˈhɛdwɝd/ headwords n
Stichwort Schlagwort Stichpunkt
A word used as the title of a section, particularly in a dictionary, encyclopedia, or thesaurus.

heady /ˈhɛdi/ headier headiest adj
berauschend
Intoxicating or stupefying.
verkopft
Intellectual.
ungestüm
Rash or impetuous.

heal /hiːl/ v
heilen
(transitive) To make better from a disease, wound, etc.; to revive or cure.
heilen abheilen verheilen
(intransitive) To become better or healthy again.

heal up v
abheilen
(intransitive, of an injury) To heal.

heal-all heal-alls n
Braunelle Kleine Braunelle
A small, herbaceous European plant with blue-violet flowers; Prunella vulgaris.

healer /ˈhilɚ/ /ˈhiːlə(ɹ)/ healers n
Heiler Heilerin
One who heals, especially through faith.

healing /ˈhiːlɪŋ/ healings n
Heilung
The psychological process of dealing with a problem or problems.

health /hɛlθ/ [hɛl̪θ] healths n
Gesundheit
The state of being free from physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction; wellness. [from 11th c.]
A state of well-being or balance, often physical but sometimes also mental and social; the overall level of function of an organism from the cellular (micro) level to the social (macro) level.
Physical condition.

health care n
Gesundheitswesen Gesundheitsfürsorge medizinische Versorgung
The prevention, treatment, and management of illness or the preservation of mental and physical well-being through the services offered by the medical, nursing, and allied health professions.

health centre health centres n
Ärztezentrum
A clinic staffed by a group of general practitioners and nurses

health club /ˈhɛlθ ˌkləb/ health clubs n
Fitnessstudio Fitness-Center Muckibude Sportstudio
A facility with exercise equipment, and sometimes instructors, open to the public or those on some membership list.

health fund health funds n
Krankenkasse
A not-for-profit or a public health insurance company, usually found in health care systems in Central Europe, such as Germany.

health hazard health hazards n
Gesundheitsgefährdung Gesundheitsrisiko
Something that could potentially endanger a person's health.

health insurance health insurances n
Krankenversicherung
Insurance against incurring medical expenses among individuals.

health literacy n
Gesundheitskompetenz
Agility in obtaining, evaluating, and applying health information.

healthful healthfuller healthfullest more healthful most healthful adj
gesund
Beneficial to bodily health.

healthy /ˈhɛl.θi/ healthier healthiest more healthy most healthy adj
gesund
Enjoying good health; well; free from disease or disorder.
Conducive to health.
gesund anständig
Evincing health.
ordentlich
(figuratively) Significant, hefty; beneficial.

heap /heːp/ /hiːp/ heaps n
Masse Menschenmenge
A crowd; a throng; a multitude or great number of people.
Haufen Haufe
A pile or mass; a collection of things laid in a body, or thrown together so as to form an elevation.
Heap
(computing) A data structure consisting of trees in which each node is greater than all its children.

heap /heːp/ /hiːp/ v
Haufen

hear /hjɜː/ /hɪə(ɹ)/ /hɪɚ/ v
hören
(intransitive, stative) To perceive sounds through the ear. [from 10th c.]
(transitive, stative) To perceive (a sound, or something producing a sound) with the ear, to recognize (something) in an auditory way. [from 10th c.]
(transitive) To receive information about; to come to learn of. [from 10th c.]

hear both sides v
beide Seiten hören
(legal) To ensure that an accused person has the chance to seek to refute the accusations.

hear out v
ausreden lassen
(idiomatic, transitive) To listen to someone until that person has finished speaking; to thoroughly consider all aspects of someone's argument.

hear the grass grow v
das Gras wachsen hören
(idiomatic) To have an extremely sensitive sense of hearing.

hear through the grapevine v
die Nachricht sprach sich herum durch die Buschtrommel hören durch die Buschtrommeln hören ich hab so was läuten hören über die Buschtrommel hören über die Buschtrommeln hören
(idiomatic) To hear rumors; to learn through hearsay.

hear, hear interjection
hört, hört richtig
(often after a toast) Let us hear and applaud the previous speaker; I endorse the previous statement; expression of support, agreement, or enthusiasm for what has just been said.

hearing /ˈhiːɹ.ɪŋ/ /ˈhɪəɹ.ɪŋ/ /ˈhɪɹ.ɪŋ/ /ˈhɪːɹ.ɪŋ/ more hearing most hearing adj
hörend
Able to hear, as opposed to deaf.

hearing /ˈhiːɹ.ɪŋ/ /ˈhɪəɹ.ɪŋ/ /ˈhɪɹ.ɪŋ/ /ˈhɪːɹ.ɪŋ/ hearings n
Gehör Hören Hörvermögen
(uncountable) The sense used to perceive sound.
Anhörung
(uncountable) A proceeding at which discussions are heard.
(countable, legal) A legal procedure done before a judge, without a jury, as with an evidentiary hearing.

hearing aid hearing aids n
Hörgerät Hörapparat
A device used to help the hard of hearing to hear sounds.

hearing dog hearing dogs n
Signalhund
A dog trained to assist the deaf, alerting the deaf person to doorbells, smoke alarms etc.

hearing-impaired more hearing-impaired most hearing-impaired adj
hörbehindert
Having some degree of deafness; hard of hearing.

hearken /ˈhɑɹkən/ /ˈhɑːk(ə)n/ v
hören horchen lauschen
(intransitive) To listen; to attend or give heed to what is uttered; to hear with attention, compliance, or obedience.

hearsay hearsays n
Hörensagen Gerücht
Information that was heard by one person about another that cannot be adequately substantiated.
Hörensagen
(law) Evidence based on the reports of others, which is normally inadmissible because it was not made under oath, rather than on personal knowledge.

hearse /hɜːs/ /hɝs/ hearses n
Leichenwagen
A carriage or vehicle specially adapted or used for transporting a dead person to the place of funeral or to the grave.

heart /hɑɹt/ /hɑːt/ hearts n
Herz
(anatomy) A muscular organ that pumps blood through the body, traditionally thought to be the seat of emotion.
The seat of the affections or sensibilities, collectively or separately, as love, hate, joy, grief, courage, etc.; rarely, the seat of the understanding or will; usually in a good sense; personality.
(card games) A playing card of the suit hearts featuring one or more heart-shaped symbols.
Herz Herzchen
A conventional shape or symbol used to represent the heart, love, or emotion: ♥.
Herz Kern
(figurative) The centre, essence, or core.

heart attack heart attacks n
Herzinfarkt Myokardinfarkt akuter Myokardinfarkt
(cardiology) An acute myocardial infarction, sometimes fatal, caused by the sudden occurrence of coronary thrombosis, which obstructs the blood supply to the heart and leads to necrosis of heart muscle tissue.

heart balm heart balms n
Balsam für die Seele
(idiomatic) Something that soothes a person's fears or emotions.

heart block heart blocks n
Erregungsleitungsstörung Herzblock Herzerregungsleitungsstörung Überleitungsstörung

heart failure heart failures n
Herzversagen
Herzinsuffizienz Herzschwäche
(cardiology, pathology) The chronic inability of the heart to pump a sufficient amount of blood throughout the body, leading to a pooling of blood and shortness of breath.

heart murmur heart murmurs n
Herzgeräusch
A sound produced when blood is pumped across a heart valve, loud enough to be heard with a stethoscope and often (but not necessarily) indicative of a physiological defect in the heart.

heart of gold hearts of gold n
gutes Herz
(idiomatic) a kind, compassionate, or caring attitude; kindheartedness.

heart of palm hearts of palm n
Palmherz
A vegetable harvested from the inner core and growing bud of certain palm trees, especially the peach palm (Bactris gasipaes), which is often grown for the purpose.

heart rate heart rates n
Herzfrequenz
The number of heart beats per unit of time, usually expressed as beats per minute.

heart sound heart sounds n
Herzton
(medicine) Any of the noises that can be heard on auscultation over the heart, generated by the beating heart and the resultant flow of blood through it.

heart surgeon heart surgeons n
Herzchirurg
A surgeon of the heart.

heart valve heart valves n
Herzklappe
(anatomy, cardiology) Any of the valves in the heart which prevent blood from moving in the wrong direction.

heart-shaped more heart-shaped most heart-shaped adj
herzförmig
Having the traditional shape of a heart (♥), that is pointed at one end and indented at the opposite side.

heart-warming more heart-warming most heart-warming adj
herzerfrischend herzerwärmend herzlich
Eliciting cosy feelings of tenderness and sympathy.

heartache /ˈhɑːteɪk/ heartaches n
Herzenskummer
Very sincere and difficult emotional problems or stress.

heartbeat /ˈhɑɹtˌbit/ /ˈhɑːtˌbiːt/ [ˈhɑɹʔbiʔ] heartbeats n
Herzschlag
One pulsation of the heart; especially an irregular one, hence the emotion which causes it.

heartbreak /hɑɹt.bɹeɪk/ /hɑːt.bɹeɪk/ heartbreaks n
Herzeleid Kummer
overwhelming mental anguish or grief, especially that caused by loss or disappointment.

heartbreaker /hɑɹt.bɹeɪ.kɚ/ /hɑːt.bɹeɪ.kə/ heartbreakers n
Herzensbrecher Herzensbrecherin
A person, usually attractive, who flirts with or otherwise enamours another person, but does not reciprocate their love.

heartbreaking more heartbreaking most heartbreaking adj
herzzerreißend
That causes great grief, anguish or distress.

heartbroken more heartbroken most heartbroken adj
tief betrübt untröstlich
Suffering from grief, especially after a failed romance.

heartburn heartburns n
Sodbrennen
(pathology) A burning pain in the chest that is caused by stomach acid entering the gullet.

hearten /ˈhɑɹtn̩/ /ˈhɑːtn̩/ v
ermutigen
(transitive) To give heart to; to encourage, urge on, cheer, give confidence to.

heartening more heartening most heartening adj
ermutigend
Cheerfully encouraging.

heartfelt /ˈhɑːt.fɛlt/ /ˈhɑːɹt.fɛlt/ more heartfelt most heartfelt adj
herzlich aufrecht innig tief empfunden von Herzen kommend
Believed or felt deeply and sincerely.

hearth /hæθ/ /hɑɹθ/ /hɑːθ/ /hɜːɹθ/ hearths n
Feuerstelle Grund Herdboden Kaminboden
A hearthstone, either as standalone or as the floor of an enclosed fireplace or oven.
Feuerstelle Gestell Hochofen
The lowest part of a metallurgical furnace.
Herd Feuerstelle Herdstelle Kochstelle
(figurative) Home or family life.

heartily /ˈhɑɹtɪli/ /ˈhɑːtɪli/ more heartily most heartily adv
herzlich
In a hearty manner.

heartland /-lænd/ /-ˌlænd/ /ˈhɑɹtlənd/ /ˈhɑːtlənd/ heartlands n
Hochburg
A region or part of a region particularly associated with or significant for a characteristic, such as an activity, a faith, support for a political party or other organization, etc.
Kerngebiet Kernland
The interior part of a region, especially when contrasted with coastal parts or when regarded as particularly powerful or significant.

heartless /ˈhɑɹt.lɪs/ /ˈhɑːt.lɪs/ more heartless most heartless adj
herzlos
Without feeling, emotion, or concern for others; uncaring. [from 16th c.]

heartlessness /ˈhɑɹtləsnəs/ /ˈhɑːtlɪsnəs/ heartlessnesses n
Herzlosigkeit
the characteristic of being heartless

heartrending more heartrending most heartrending adj
herzzerreißend
That causes great grief, anguish or distress.
That elicits deep sympathy.

hearts /hɑɹts/ /hɑːts/ n
Herz
(uncountable) One of the four suits of playing cards, in red, marked with the symbol ♥.
(card games, uncountable) A trick-taking card game in which players are penalized for taking hearts and (especially) the queen of spades.

heartsease heartseases n
wildes Stiefmütterchen
A common European wild flower, Viola tricolor; the wild pansy.

heartstrings /ˈhɑːtstɹɪŋz/ n
innerste Gefühle
(figurative) One's deepest emotions or inner feelings. [from 16th c.]
Sehnenfäden
(anatomy) The cord-like tendons that connect the papillary muscles to the tricuspid valve and the mitral valve in the heart.

heartthrob heartthrobs n
Herzschlag
A heartbeat.

heartwood heartwoods n
Kernholz
The wood nearer the heart of a stem or branch, different in color from the sapwood.

heartworm heartworms n
Herzwurm
(veterinary medicine) A parasitic organism that afflicts dogs, of species Dirofilaria immitis of roundworms.

heartwrenching more heartwrenching most heartwrenching adj
herzzerreißend
Having a painful emotional impact; causing grief or distress.

hearty /ˈhɑɹti/ /ˈhɑːti/ heartier heartiest adj
deftig herzlich herzhaft
Promoting strength; nourishing.

heat /hit/ /hiːt/ [çit] heats n
Wärme Wärmeenergie
(uncountable) Thermal energy.
Hitze Wärme
(uncountable) The condition or quality of being hot.
(countable) A hot spell.
Schärfe
(uncountable) An attribute of a spice that causes a burning sensation in the mouth.
Hitze
(uncountable) A period of intensity, particularly of emotion.
Lauf
(countable, baseball) A fastball.
Hitze Brunst Brunft Läufigkeit Rolligkeit
(uncountable) A condition where a mammal is aroused sexually or where it is especially fertile and therefore eager to mate; oestrus.
Ausscheidung Qualifikation Vorlauf
(countable) A preliminary race, used to determine the participants in a final race
Bulle Bullen
(uncountable, slang) The police.

heat /hit/ /hiːt/ [çit] v
erhitzen heizen
(transitive) To cause an increase in temperature of (an object or space); to cause to become hot (often with "up").
heiß machen
(transitive, figurative) To excite ardour in; to rouse to action; to excite to excess; to inflame, as the passions.

heat capacity heat capacities n
Wärmekapazität
(physics) The capability of a system to absorb heat energy; the amount of thermal energy required to raise the temperature of a system by one temperature unit without any change of phase.

heat death heat deaths n
Wärmetod
(physics) The state of a thermodynamic system having reached a maximum entropy; temperature is uniform throughout, and no energy is available to do work.

heat exchanger heat exchangers n
Wärmetauscher
(physics) Any device (such as a radiator) that transfers heat from one fluid to another via a separating wall.

heat haze heat hazes n
Hitzeflimmern
A shimmering atmospheric disturbance caused by currents of warm air between the observer and the object observed.

heat index heat indexes heat indices n
Hitzeindex
(US, meteorology) A figure used by American meteorologists to describe the apparent heat felt by a person as the result of a combination of temperature and humidity.

heat lamp heat lamps n
Wärmelampe
An infrared lamp used to generate heat.

heat lightning n
Wetterleuchten
Lightning that occurs too far away for the resulting thunder to be audible by the observer.

heat of fusion heats of fusion n
Schmelzwärme
(physics) The amount of heat absorbed by unit mass of a material, at its melting point, that causes a phase transition from solid to liquid

heat of reaction heats of reaction n
Reaktionswärme

heat of vaporization heats of vaporization n
Verdampfungswärme

heat pump heat pumps n
Wärmepumpe
A device that transfers thermal energy between spaces using a refrigeration cycle, usually between an enclosed space and the outdoors.

heat rash /ˈhit ˌɹæʃ/ heat rashes n
Hitzepustel Schweißfriesel Schwitzbläschen
Any of various heat-related rashes, including some forms of miliaria and vasculitis.

heat shield heat shields n
Hitzeschild

heat shrink heat shrinks n
Schrumpfschlauch
A plastic tube that shrinks when heated, used as a mantle for wiring.

heat stroke heat strokes n
Hitzeschlag Hitzschlag
(medicine, countable, or, uncountable) An illness caused by overheating a person or animal beyond its body's capacity to regulate internal temperature.

heat up v
aufheizen erhitzen
To heat, to cause to become hotter.

heat-resistant more heat-resistant most heat-resistant adj
hitzebeständig
Resistant to the effects of fire or intense heat.

heatable adj
beheizbar heizbar
Capable of being heated.

heated /ˈhiːtɪd/ more heated most heated adj
hitzig
Very agitated, angry or impassioned.

heater /ˈhitɚ/ /ˈhiːtə/ heaters n
Heizapparat Heizgerät
A device that produces and radiates heat, typically to raise the temperature of a room or building.

heath /hiːθ/ heaths n
Heide
A tract of level uncultivated land with sandy soil and scrubby vegetation; heathland.
Any small evergreen shrub of the family Ericaceae.

heathen /ˈhiːðən/ adj
heidnisch
Not adhering to an Abrahamic religion; pagan.
barbarisch unzivilisiert
(by extension) Uncultured; uncivilized; savage, philistine.

heathen /ˈhiːðən/ heathen heathens n
Heide Heidin
A pagan; someone who is neither Christian nor Jewish (other Abrahamic or monotheistic religions may or may not be included)
Barbar Unzivilisierter Wilder
(by extension) An uncultured or uncivilized person, philistine.

heathendom heathendoms n
Heidentum

heathenishly more heathenishly most heathenishly adv
heidnisch
In the manner of heathens.

heather /ˈhiːðəɹ/ /ˈhɛðə/ /ˈhɛðɚ/ heathers n
Heidekraut Besenheide
A plant in the family Ericaceae.
Erika Heide
Various species of the genus Erica.

heathland heathlands n
Heideland
A tract of scrubland habitats characterised by open, low growing woody vegetation, found on mainly infertile acidic soils. Similar to moorland but with warmer and drier climate.

heating /ˈhiːtɪŋ/ more heating most heating adj
erhitzend
Causing heat.

heating /ˈhiːtɪŋ/ heatings n
Heizung
A system that raises the temperature of a room or building. Compare heater.

heating oil heating oils n
Heizöl
A petroleum product used as fuel in a heating system and not requiring preheating for use.

heating pad heating pads n
Taschenofen

heatshield heatshields n
Hitzeschild

heatwave heatwaves n
Hitzewelle
A period of very hot weather.

heave /hiːv/ v
heben hieven
(transitive) To lift with difficulty; to raise with some effort; to lift (a heavy thing).
schleudern werfen wuchten
(intransitive) To retch, to make an effort to vomit; to vomit.
(intransitive) To make an effort to raise, throw, or move anything; to strain to do something difficult.

heave-ho /ˌhiv ˈhoʊ/ interjection
hau ruck

heaven /ˈhɛvən/ heavens n
Himmel Firmament
The sky, specifically:
Himmel Paradies
(Christianity, usually capitalized) The abode of God and of the angels and saints in His presence.
(religion, by extension, often capitalized) The afterlife of the blessed dead in other religions and traditions, such as the Pure Land or Elysium.

heaven helps those who help themselves proverb
hilf dir selbst, dann hilft dir Gott
A maxim encouraging people to attempt to solve their own problems.

heavenly /ˈhɛvənli/ heavenlier heavenliest more heavenly most heavenly adj
himmlisch
Of or pertaining to the heaven believed in by many religions.
Synonym of celestial: of or pertaining to the heavens, the sky regarded as the realm of the sun, moon, planets, and stars.
(figurative) Strongly or sublimely beautiful or pleasurable.

heavenly body heavenly bodies n
Himmelskörper Gestirn
A natural celestial object, visible in the sky, such as a star, planet, natural satellite, asteroid, comet, the Moon or the Sun. Objects flying or moving in the atmosphere are not usually considered as heavenly bodies.

heavenly stem heavenly stems n
Himmelsstamm
One of the ten terms used in East Asian cultures to represent

heavens /ˈhɛvənz/ interjection
sapperlot
An expression of surprise, contempt, outrage, disgust, boredom, or frustration.

heavens /ˈhɛvənz/ n
Himmel
(often with 'the') The distant sky of the sun, moon, and stars.
(religion) : the abode of God or the gods; the abode of the blessed departed.
(rare) : the near sky of the weather, etc.

heavenward adv
himmelwärts
Toward the heavens: skyward; starward.

heaviness /ˈhɛvɪnəs/ heavinesses n
Schwere
The state of being heavy; weight, weightiness, force of impact or gravity.

heavy /ˈhev.i/ /ˈhɛv.i/ heavier heaviest adj
schwer
(of a physical object) Having great weight.
dunkel ernst finster
(of a topic) Serious, somber.
stark
(British, slang, dated) Good.
schwer mächtig
(of a rate of flow) High, great.
drückend schwül
(of weather) Hot and humid.
groß schwer
(of a person) Doing the specified activity more intensely than most other people.

heavy artillery n
schwere Artillerie schwere Geschütze
(military) Large and powerful artillery, often large-caliber and large-distance.
schweres Geschütz
(figuratively) The most powerful means that can be used to carry out something.

heavy cavalry heavy cavalries n
schwere Kavallerie
(military) A military unit consisting of troops mounted on large powerful horses, and often equipped with armor as well as either swords, maces, lances, or battle axes.

heavy hydrogen n
schwerer Wasserstoff
deuterium.

heavy industry n
Schwerindustrie
Industrial processes that are very complex or involve large and heavy equipment, facilities, or end products.

heavy metal heavy metals n
Schwermetall
(sciences, countable) Any metal that has a specific gravity greater than about 5, especially one, such as lead, that is poisonous and may be a hazard in the environment. (There are many different definitions of what counts as a heavy metal; see Heavy metals for a discussion.)
Heavy Metal Metal
(music genre, uncountable) A genre descended from rock music, characterized by massive sound, highly amplified distortion, and overall loudness, often with extended guitar solos, and lyrics that involve aggressive or fantastic imagery.

heavy water n
schweres Wasser
(chemistry) Water containing deuterium instead of normal hydrogen (protium) (symbol D2O); used as a moderator in nuclear reactors.

heavy-duty more heavy-duty most heavy-duty adj
hochleistungsfähig strapazierfähig
Designed to withstand hard usage without breaking.

heavy-handed more heavy-handed most heavy-handed adj
linkisch ohne Feingefühl schwerfällig unbeholfen ungeschickt
(pejorative) Clumsy, awkward.
großzügig tollpatschig übertrieben
Excessive, overdone.
grob gestrickt hölzern plump ungehobelt ungeschliffen
(pejorative) Lacking subtlety or nuance.
drakonisch drastisch durchgreifend einschneidend penetrant polterig
(pejorative) Overbearing, coercive; unnecessarily forceful; harsh, oppressive.

heavyweight /ˈhɛ.vi.weɪt/ heavyweights n
Schwergewicht
A very large, heavy, or impressive person.
(uncountable, boxing) The professional boxing weight class for boxers weighing more than 190 pounds; a boxer in that division.

hecatomb /-tɒm/ /ˈhɛkətoʊm/ /ˈhɛkətuːm/ hecatombs n
Hekatombe
(Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, historical) A great public sacrifice to the gods, originally of a hundred oxen; also, a great number of animals reserved for such a sacrifice.

heckle /ˈhɛkəl/ v
ausquetschen dazwischenrufen examinieren verhören
(transitive) To question harshly in an attempt to find or reveal weaknesses. [from later 18th c.]
bedrängen beleidigen belästigen beschimpfen heimsuchen necken
(transitive) To insult, tease, make fun of or badger, especially during a comedy performance.

heckler hecklers n
Fopper Necker Schelm Störer Zwischenrufer
One who heckles; somebody who insults, makes fun of, or teases.

hectare /ˈhektaː/ /ˈhektɛː/ /ˈhɛk.tɑː/ /ˈhɛk.tɛə/ /ˈhɛk.tɛɹ/ hectares n
Hektar Hektare
A unit of surface area (symbol ha) equal to 100 ares (that is, 10,000 square metres, one hundredth of a square kilometre, or approximately 2.5 acres), used for measuring the areas of geographical features such as land and bodies of water.

hectic /ˈhɛktɪk/ more hectic most hectic adj
hektisch
(figurative) Very busy with activity and confusion.
(obsolete) Denoting a type of fever accompanying consumption and similar wasting diseases, characterised by flushed cheeks and dry skin.

hecticness n
Hektik
The state or quality of being hectic.

hecto- prefix
hekto-
hundred

hectogon hectogons n
Hunderteck
(geometry) a polygon having a hundred sides

hectogram hectograms n
Hektogramm
(metrology) An SI unit of mass equal to 102 grams. Symbol: hg

hectograph hectographs n
Hektograf
(historical) An old printing machine that involves transfer of an original, prepared with special inks, to a pan of gelatin or a gelatin pad pulled tight on a metal frame.

hectography n
Hektografie
(historical) The use of a hectograph to duplicate documents.

hectolitre hectolitres n
Hektoliter
A unit of volume or capacity equivalent to 100 litres. Symbol: hL

hectometre hectometres n
Hektometer
(metrology) An SI unit of length equal to 102 metres. Symbol: hm

hectopascal hectopascals n
Hektopascal
(metrology) An SI unit of pressure equal to 102 pascals. Symbol: hPa

hector /ˈhɛktə/ /ˈhɛktɚ/ v
einschüchtern
(transitive) To dominate or intimidate in a blustering way; to bully, to domineer.
mobben schikanieren
(intransitive) To behave like a hector or bully; to bluster, to swagger; to bully.

hectowatt-hour hectowatt-hours n
Hektowattstunde
(physics) A measure of energy, one hundred watt-hours, or one-tenth of a UK "unit" of electricity.

heddle heddles n
Litze Helfe
A component in a loom, being one of a number of similar components, through the eye of each of which a distinct strand of the warp is threaded.

hedge /hɛd͡ʒ/ hedges n
Hecke
A thicket of bushes or other shrubbery, especially one planted as a fence between two portions of land, or to separate the parts of a garden.
Heckenausdruck Weichzeichner
(pragmatics) A non-committal or intentionally ambiguous statement.

hedge fund hedge funds n
Hedgefonds
(finance) Any unregistered investment fund, often characterised by unconventional strategies (i.e., strategies other than investing long only in bonds, equities or money markets).

hedgehog /ˈhɛd͡ʒ.hɒɡ/ /ˈhɛd͡ʒ.hɔɡ/ hedgehogs n
Igel
A small mammal, of the family Erinaceidae or subfamily Erinaceinae (spiny hedgehogs, the latter characterized by their spiny back and often by the habit of rolling up into a ball when attacked.)
(US) Any of several spiny mammals, such as the porcupine, that are similar to the hedgehog.

hedgerow hedgerows n
Hecke
a row of closely planted bushes or trees forming a hedge

hedonism /ˈhiːdənɪzəm/ /ˈhɛdənɪzəm/ hedonisms n
Hedonismus Genusssucht Genußsucht
(ethics, uncountable) The belief that pleasure or happiness is the highest good in life. Some hedonists, such as the Epicureans, have insisted that pleasure of the entire mind, not just pleasure of the senses, is the highest good.
Hedonismus
(countable) A general devotion to the pursuit of pleasure.

hedonist /ˈhiːdənɪst/ /ˈhɛdənɪst/ hedonists n
Hedonist
Someone devoted to hedonism.

hedonistic /hidəˈnɪstɪk/ /ˈhɛdənɪstɪk/ more hedonistic most hedonistic adj
hedonistisch genusssüchtig
Devoted to pleasure

hee-haw /ˈhiː.hɔ̰̃ː/ interjection
ia
The cry of an ass or donkey.

hee-haw /ˈhiː.hɔ̰̃ː/ hee-haws n
i-ah
(countable) The cry of an ass or donkey.

heed /hiːd/ v
beachten beherzigen
(transitive) To mind; to regard with care; to take notice of; to attend to; to observe.

heedless /ˈhiːdləs/ more heedless most heedless adj
achtlos unachtsam leichtsinnig nicht beachtend rücksichtslos unaufmerksam
Unaware; without noticing; careless; inattentive.

heel /hiːl/ heels n
Ferse
(anatomy) The rear part of the foot, where it joins the leg.
The rear part of a sock or similar covering for the foot.
Absatz Schuhabsatz
The part of a shoe's sole which supports the foot's heel.
The part of the palm of a hand closest to the wrist.
Kanten Knust Anschnitt Ranft Abschnitt Knapp
(US, Ireland, Scotland, Australia) A crust end-piece of a loaf of bread.
Schuft Schurke
(informal) A contemptible, unscrupulous, inconsiderate or thoughtless person.

heel /hiːl/ v
auf den Fersen sein jemandem
To follow at somebody's heels; to chase closely.
krängen
(chiefly, nautical) To incline to one side; to tilt. [from 16th c.]

heft /hɛft/ hefts n
Gewicht
(uncountable) Weight.
Schwere
Heaviness, the feel of weight; heftiness.

hefty /ˈhɛfti/ heftier heftiest adj
beeindruckend
Heavy, strong, vigorous, mighty, impressive.
deftig klobig
Strong; bulky.
kräftig mächtig stark
(of a person) Possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful; powerfully or heavily built.
schwer
Heavy, weighing a lot.

hegemon /ˈhɛ.d͡ʒɛ.mən/ hegemons n
Hegemon
A dominating leader or force, especially that which dominates a separate political entity; a hegemonist.

hegemonic /hed͡ʒ.ɪˈmɔn.ɪk/ /heɡ.ɪˈmɔn.ɪk/ /hɛd͡ʒ.ɪˈmɒn.ɪk/ /hɛɡ.ɪˈmɒn.ɪk/ /ˌhɛd͡ʒ.ɪˈmɑ.nɪk/ /ˌhɛɡ.ɪˈmɑ.nɪk/ more hegemonic most hegemonic adj
hegemonial hegemonisch
Of or pertaining to hegemony.

hegemony /hɪˈd͡ʒɛm.ə.ni/ /hɪˈɡɛm.ə.ni/ /ˈhɛd͡ʒ.ə.moʊ.ni/ hegemonies n
Hegemonie Vorherrschaft
(formal) Domination, influence, or authority over another, especially by one political group over a society or by one nation over others.

hehe /hɛhɛ~hihi/ interjection
haha hihi
An approximation to the sound of a mischievous giggle.

heifer /ˈhɛfə(ɹ)/ /ˈhɛfɚ/ heifers n
Färse Kalbin Kalbe Queene
A young female cow, (particularly) one over one year old but which has not calved.

height /haɪt/ /heɪt/ heights n
Höhe
The distance from the base of something to the top of said thing.
Größe
The vertical distance from the ground to the highest part of a standing person or animal (withers in the case of a horse).

heinous /ˈheɪnəs/ /ˈhiːnəs/ more heinous most heinous adj
abscheulich verabscheuungswürdig
Totally reprehensible.

heinousness heinousnesses n
Schwärze
The property of being heinous.

heir /ɛə/ /ɛɚ/ heiress heirs n
Erbe Erbin
Someone who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another.
Thronerbe Erbe
One who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office.

heir apparent heir apparents heirs apparent n
Thronanwärter
(usually, monarchy) Someone who will definitely inherit if surviving the one whose property is to be inherited.

heiress /ɛəˈɹɛs/ heiresses n
Erbin
A woman who has a right of inheritance or who stands to inherit.

heirloom /ˈɛə.luːm/ /ˈɛəɹ.lum/ heirlooms n
Erbstück
A valued possession that has been passed down through the generations.
alte Sorte
(horticulture) An old crop variety that has been passed down through generations of farmers by seed saving and cultivation, in contrast to modern cultivars used in large-scale agriculture.

heist /haɪst/ heists n
Raub Einbruch Raubzug Überfall
A robbery or burglary, especially from an institution such as a bank or museum.

heist /haɪst/ v
rauben stehlen
(transitive) To steal, rob, or hold up (something).

helical /ˈhiː.lɪ.kəl/ /ˈhɛl.ɪ.kəl/ more helical most helical adj
spiralförmig helikal schraubend schraubenförmig spiral- spiralig
In the shape of a helix.

heliciculture n
Schneckenzucht
snail farming

helicopter /ˈheliˌkɔptə(ɹ)/ /ˈhɛl.iˌkɒp.tə(ɹ)/ /ˈhɛl.ɪˌkɒp.tə(ɹ)/ /ˈhɛlɪˌkɑptɚ/ helicopters n
Hubschrauber Helikopter
(aviation) An aircraft that is borne along by one or more sets of long rotating blades which allow it to hover, move in any direction including reverse, or land; and typically having a smaller set of blades on its tail to stabilize the aircraft.

helicopter parent helicopter parents n
Helicoptervater
A parent who pays an inordinate amount of attention to their children and often makes decisions, particularly educational ones, normally the province of the student.

heliocentric /ˌhiːli.əʊˈsɛntɹɪk/ /ˌhiːlioʊˈsɛntɹɪk/ adj
heliozentrisch
(astronomy) Having the sun at the center/centre; usually in reference to a coordinate system or orbit. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

heliocentrism n
Heliozentrismus
(astronomy, history) The theory that the sun is the center of the universe.

heliodor /ˈhiːli.əˌdɔː(ɹ)/ heliodors n
Heliodor
A richly coloured form of golden beryl found in southwest Africa.

heliometer heliometers n
Heliometer
An astronomical instrument, based on a telescope, for measuring the diameter of the sun; now used to measure the angular distance between stars and other celestial bodies.

heliopause heliopauses n
Heliopause
(astronomy) The boundary of heliosphere where the Sun's solar wind is stopped by the interstellar medium.

helioscope helioscopes n
Helioskop
(astronomy) An apparatus for viewing the Sun without harming the eye, by means of an optical filter that attenuates most of sunlight while allowing only a small amount of the solar radiation.

helioseismology n
Helioseismologie
The study of the propagation of pressure waves in the Sun.

heliosphere heliospheres n
Heliosphäre
(astronomy) The region of space where interstellar medium is blown away by solar wind; the boundary, heliopause, is often considered the edge of the Solar System.

heliostat heliostats n
Heliostat
A device that includes a plane mirror which turns so as to keep reflecting sunlight toward a predetermined target, compensating for the sun's apparent motions in the sky. The target may be a physical object, distant from the heliostat, or a direction in space, and is almost always stationary relative to the heliostat, so the light is reflected in a fixed direction.

heliotheism n
Heliotheismus
(theology) Worship of the Sun; belief that the Sun is a god.

heliotherapy heliotherapies n
Heliotherapie Lichtbad Sonnenbad
Any medical therapy by exposure to light.

heliotrope /-lɪ.əʊ-/ /ˈhi.li.əˌtɹoʊp/ /ˈhiː.li.ə.tɹəʊp/ /ˈhɛ-/ heliotropes n
Heliotrop Sonnenwende Vanilleblume
(specifically) A plant of the genus Heliotropium, especially the common heliotrope (Heliotropium arborescens) which has clusters of purple flowers with a strong fragrance.
Blauviolett Heliotrop
(uncountable, color) A light purple or violet colour like that of Heliotropium arborescens flowers.

heliox n
Heliox
(medicine, underwater diving) A mixture of helium and oxygen used as a breathing gas.

heliport /ˈhɛlɪˌpoɹt/ heliports n
Hubschrauberlandeplatz Heliport
(aviation) A facility, such as a small airport, designed to let helicopters take off and land.

helium /ˈhiː.li.əm/ heliums n
Helium
(uncountable) The second lightest chemical element (symbol He) with an atomic number of 2 and atomic weight of 4.002602, a colorless, odorless and inert noble gas.

helium burning n
Heliumbrennen
(physics, astronomy) the nucleosynthesis process, in stars with temperatures over 108K, in which helium is converted to carbon and then to oxygen, neon and magnesium

helium hydride n
Heliumhydrid

helix /ˈhiːlɪks/ helices helixes n
Helix Spirale Wendel
(mathematics) A curve on the surface of a cylinder or cone such that its angle to a plane perpendicular to the axis is constant; the three-dimensional curve seen in a screw or a spiral staircase.
(anatomy) The incurved rim of the external ear.

hell /hɛl/ interjection
Himmel! Teufel! zur Hölle!
(impolite, sometimes considered, _, vulgar) Used to express discontent, unhappiness, or anger.
(impolite, sometimes considered, _, vulgar, non-productive) Used to emphasize.
(impolite, sometimes considered, _, vulgar) Used to introduce an intensified statement following an understated one; nay; not only that, but.

hell /hɛl/ hells n
Hölle
(countable, hyperbole, figuratively) A place or situation of great suffering in life.

hell /hɛl/ pn
Hölle Brand Fegefeuer
(in many religions, uncountable) A place of torment where some or all sinners and evil spirits are believed to go after death.

hell hath no fury like a woman scorned /hɛl hæθ noʊ ˈfjʊɹi laɪk ə ˈwʊmən skɔɹnd/ /hɛl hæθ nəʊ ˈfjʊəɹi laɪk ə ˈwʊmən skɔːnd/ proverb
Selbst die Hölle hat nicht den Zorn einer geschmähten Frau.
A woman will make someone suffer if they hurt her.

hell-bent /ˈhɛlˌbɛnt/ more hell-bent most hell-bent adj
unerbittlich versessen versteift
(originally US, informal, transitive with on) Recklessly determined to do or achieve (something).

hellebore /ˈhɛlɪbɔː/ /ˈhɛlɪbɔːɹ/ hellebores n
Nieswurz Christrose Schneerose
Any of the common garden flowering plants of the genus Helleborus, in family Ranunculaceae, having supposed medicinal properties.

helleborine helleborines n
Stendelwurz Waldvögelein
Any of a number of species of orchid of the genera Epipactis and Cephalanthera.

heller hellers n
Heller
(historical) A German coin equivalent to half a pfennig, later used widely as a small coin in Central Europe and the German Empire.
A subdivision of the Czech, Slovakian and Czechoslovakian koruna. 100 hellers make up one koruna.

hellfire /ˈhɛlˌfaɪə/ /ˈhɛlˌfaɪəɹ/ hellfires n
Höllenfeuer
(uncountable) The fire of Hell.

hellhole hellholes n
Dreckloch
A place of intense hatred, misery, or turmoil.

hellhound /hɛl.haʊnd/ hellhounds n
Höllenhund
(mythological creature) A demonic dog of hell, typically of unnatural size, strength or speed, with black fur, glowing eyes, and ghostly or phantom characteristics.

hellish /ˈhɛlɪʃ/ more hellish most hellish adj
höllisch
(hyperbolic) causing great pain, discomfort or distress

hello /həˈloʊ/ /həˈləʉ/ /həˈləʊ/ /hɛˈloʊ/ /hɛˈləʊ/ /ˈhɛloʊ/ interjection
hallo servus guten Tag moin grüß Gott
A greeting (salutation) said when meeting someone or acknowledging someone’s arrival or presence.
hallo
A greeting used when answering the telephone.
(chiefly, UK) An expression of puzzlement or discovery.
hallo jemand da?
A call for response if it is not clear if anyone is present or listening, or if a telephone conversation may have been disconnected.
hallo halloho
(colloquial) Used sarcastically to imply that the person addressed has done something the speaker considers to be foolish, or missed something that should have been obvious.

hello there /həˈloʊ̯ ðɛɚ/ /həˈləʊ̯ ðɛə(ɹ)/ /hɛˈloʊ̯ ðɛɚ/ /hɛˈləʊ̯ ðɛː(ɹ)/ interjection
hallöchen
Synonym of hello (“a greeting”)

helm /hɛlm/ helms n
Ruder Steuer Steuerruder Steuerung
(nautical) The tiller (or, in a large ship, the wheel) which is used to control the rudder of a marine vessel; also, the entire steering apparatus of a vessel.
Steuerfrau Steuermann
(nautical) The member of a vessel's crew in charge of steering the vessel; a helmsman or helmswoman.

helmet /ˈhɛlmət/ /ˈhɛlmɪt/ helmets n
Helm
A hard, protective head covering, typically part of armour.

helmeted guineafowl helmeted guineafowls n
Helmperlhuhn
A game bird in the guinea fowl family, Numida meleagris

helminth /ˈhɛl.mɪnθ/ helminths n
Eingeweidewurm Helminthe Wurm
A parasitic worm; a fluke, tapeworm, or nematode.

helminthology n
Helminthologie
(zoology) The branch of zoology related to the study of helminths (parasitic worms).

helmsman helmsmen n
Steuermann Rudergänger
(nautical) A member of a ship's crew who is responsible for steering.

helot /ˈhɛlət/ helots n
Helot Helotin
(historical, Ancient Greece) A member of the ancient Spartan class of serfs.

help /hɛlp/ /hɛp/ interjection
Hilfe zu Hilfe
A cry of distress or an urgent request for assistance

help /hɛlp/ /hɛp/ helps n
Hilfe
(uncountable) Action given to provide assistance; aid.
Something or someone which provides assistance with a task.
(usually, uncountable) One or more people employed to help in the maintenance of a house or the operation of a farm or enterprise.

help /hɛlp/ /hɛp/ v
helfen
(transitive) To provide assistance to (someone or something).
(transitive) To contribute in some way to.

help desk help desks n
Help-Desk Helpdesk
A section of an organization offering specialist advice to customers or users who have problems, especially with computer equipment or systems.

help oneself v
bedienen sich auftun zugreifen
(reflexive) To take something freely; to serve oneself without restraint.

help out v
aushelfen
(transitive, intransitive) To provide assistance.

help wanted phraseologicalUnit
Mitarbeiter gesucht Wir stellen ein
Indicates that a position of employment is open.

helper /ˈhɛlpɚ/ helpers n
Helfer Helferin
One who helps; an aide; assistant; auxiliary.

helpful /ˈhɛlp.fəl/ /ˈhɛlp.fʊl/ more helpful most helpful adj
hilfreich
Furnishing help; giving aid; useful.

helpless /ˈhɛlplɪs/ more helpless most helpless adj
hilflos
Unable to defend oneself.

helplessness helplessnesses n
Hilflosigkeit
The state of being helpless.
A feeling of inadequacy or impotence.

helpmate helpmates n
Helfer Begleiter Gefährte Gehilfe
A person who supplies help or companionship.
Lebensgefährtin Lebensgefährte
A wife or spouse.
Hilfsmatt
(chess) A recreational problem in chess in which both sides cooperate to achieve a specific goal.

helter-skelter /ˌhɛltəˈskɛltə/ /ˌhɛltɚˈskɛltɚ/ more helter-skelter most helter-skelter adj
holterdiepolter
Carelessly hurried and confused.

helter-skelter /ˌhɛltəˈskɛltə/ /ˌhɛltɚˈskɛltɚ/ more helter-skelter most helter-skelter adv
Hals über Kopf holterdiepolter
In confused, disorderly haste.

hem /hɛm/ /hɪm/ hems n
Saum
(sewing) The border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together to finish the edge and prevent it from fraying.
Rand
A rim or margin of something.

hem /hɛm/ /hɪm/ v
säumen
(sewing, intransitive) To make a hem.
(transitive) To put hem on an article of clothing, to edge or put a border on something.
einengen
(transitive) To shut in, enclose, confine; to surround something or someone in a confining way.

hematemesis hematemeses n
Bluterbrechen
(American spelling, medicine) Blood within vomitus; the vomiting of blood.

hematic adj
Blut hämatisch
Of, pertaining to, affecting or containing blood

hematite /ˈhiː.məˌtaɪt/ /ˈhɛm.əˌtaɪt/ hematites n
Hämatit
(mineral) An iron ore, mainly peroxide of iron, Fe2O3.

hematocrit /hɪˈmæt.ək.ɹɪt/ hematocrits n
Hämatokrit

hematoma /ˌhiməˈtoʊmə/ hematomas hematomata n
Hämatom
(pathology) A swelling of blood, usually clotted, which forms as a result of broken blood vessels.

hematopoiesis /ˌhimətoʊ.pojˈisɪs/ hematopoieses n
Hämatopoese Hämopoese
(hematology, cytology) The process by which blood cells are produced.

hembra hembras n
Lamastute
A female llama.

heme /hiːm/ hemes n
Häm
(biochemistry) The component of hemoglobin (and other hemoproteins) responsible for binding oxygen. It consists of an iron ion that binds oxygen and a porphyrin ring that binds the globin molecules; one molecule binds one molecule of oxygen.

hemerological adj
hemerologisch
Relating to hemerology.

hemerology /hɛməˈɹɑləd͡ʒi/ /hɛməˈɹɒləd͡ʒi/ hemerologies n
Hemerologie
The study of calendars, especially with a view to identifying propitious days.

hemicellulose hemicelluloses n
Hemicellulose
(carbohydrate) A mixture of several plant polysaccharides, of smaller molecular weight than cellulose, that are soluble in dilute alkali; they are involved in the manufacture of paper, and are used in the production of furfural and ethanol.

hemicycle hemicycles n
Halbkreis
semicircle

hemimorphite hemimorphites n
Hemimorphit Kieselzinkerz Zinksilikat
(mineral) An orthorhombic-pyramidal mineral containing hydrogen, oxygen, silicon, and zinc, a hydrated zinc silicate.

hemione /ˈhɛmiəʊn/ hemiones n
Onager
Equus hemionus, the onager or kiang, a kind of wild ass of Tibet.

hemiparesis hemipareses n
Hemiparesia

hemiplegia hemiplegias n
halbseitige Lähmung
Total or partial inability to move one side of the body.

hemisphere /ˈhɛmɪsfɪə/ /ˈhɛmɪsfɪəɹ/ hemispheres n
Halbkugel Hemisphäre Erdhalbkugel
(geography) Half of the Earth, such as the Northern Hemisphere, Southern Hemisphere, Western Hemisphere or Eastern Hemisphere, Land Hemisphere, Water Hemisphere etc. [1550s].
(anatomy) Either of the two halves of the cerebrum. [1804].

hemispherectomy hemispherectomies n
Hemisphärektomie
(neurosurgery) Surgical removal of a hemisphere of the brain, usually performed to control otherwise uncontrollable epilepsy.

hemistich hemistiches hemistichs n
Halbvers
An approximate half-line of verse, separated from another by a caesura, often for dramatic effect.

hemline hemlines n
Saum Rockhöhe Saumhöhe
The height of this line, measured from the floor.

hemlock /ˈhɛmˌlɒk/ hemlocks n
Fleckenschierling Gefleckter Schierling Schierling
Any of the poisonous umbelliferous plants, of the genera
Hemlocktanne Schierlingstanne
Any of several coniferous trees, of the genus Tsuga, that grow in North America; the wood of such trees. [from 1670]

hemochromatosis /ˌhiːmə(ʊ)ˌkɹəʊməˈtəʊsɪs/ hemochromatoses n
Hämochromatose
(diseases) A metabolic disorder causing iron deposits in the body, also called bronze diabetes.

hemocyanin hemocyanins n
Hämocyanin
(biochemistry) a blue copper-containing respiratory pigment (a metalloprotein) found in most molluscs, and some arthropods

hemodialysis hemodialyses n
Hämodialyse Blutreinigung Blutwäsche Dialyse
(medicine) A dialysis utilizing extracorporeal removal of waste products from the blood in the case of kidney failure.

hemodynamics /ˌhimoʊdaɪˈnæmɪks/ n
Hämodynamik
(medicine) The circulation and movement of blood in the body, and the forces involved therein.

hemoglobin hemoglobins n
Hämoglobin Blutfarbstoff
(American spelling) The iron-containing substance in red blood cells that transports oxygen from the lungs to the rest of the body; it consists of a protein (globulin), and haem (a porphyrin ring with an atom of iron at its centre).

hemoglobinous more hemoglobinous most hemoglobinous adj
hämoglobinisch

hemolymph hemolymphs n
Hämolymphe
(zoology) A circulating fluid in the bodies of some invertebrates that is the equivalent of blood

hemolysis hemolyses n
Hämolyse
(medicine) The destruction of red blood cells, and subsequent release of hemoglobin, at the normal end of the cell's life.

hemolytic more hemolytic most hemolytic adj
hämolytisch
Producing hemolysis; destroying red blood cells.

hemoptysis hemoptyses n
Bluthusten Blutspucken Hä­mo­ptoe Hä­mo­ptyse Hä­mo­ptysis
(medicine) expectoration (coughing up) of blood from the respiratory system

hemorrhage /ˈhɛm(ə)ɹɪd͡ʒ/ hemorrhages n
Blutung
A heavy release of blood within or from the body.

hemorrhoid /ˈhɛməɹɔɪd/ /ˈhɛmɹɔɪd/ hemorrhoids n
Hämorrhoide
(pathology, often, in the plural) An engorged, dilated and easily broken varicosity in the perianal area, often accompanied by intense itching and throbbing pain: piles.

hemostasis /hiːˈmɒstəsɪs/ /ˌhiːməˈsteɪsɪs/ hemostases n
Hämostase Blutstillung
(medicine, countable, uncountable) The process of keeping blood inside a damaged vessel to stop bleeding.

hemostat hemostats n
Gefäßklemme
(medicine) An instrument that clamps blood vessels to diminish or halt blood flow.

hemp /hɛmp/ hemps n
Hanf
A tall annual herb, Cannabis sativa, native to Asia.

hemp milk hemp milks n
Hanfmilch
A milky liquid made from hemp and used as a milk substitute, cooking ingredient or beverage.

hemp-nettle hemp-nettles n
Hohlzahn
Any weed of the genus Galeopsis in the Lamiaceae family.

hempen /ˈhɛmpən/ adj
hanfen
(dated) Made of hemp

hempseed hempseeds n
Hanfsamen
The seed of the hemp plant, used as high-protein food or fishing bait.

hen /hɛn/ hens n
Huhn Henne Legehenne
A female chicken (Gallus gallus), particularly a sexually mature one kept for her eggs.
Huhn Henne Legehenne Weibchen
A female of other bird species, particularly a sexually mature female fowl.

hen harrier hen harriers n
Kornweihe
A bird of prey, Circus cyaneus, which breeds in the northern parts of Eurasia.

hen pigeon hen pigeons n
Taubenweibchen Täubin Taube weibliche Taube
A female pigeon.

henbane /ˈhɛnbeɪn/ henbanes n
Bilsenkraut
A poisonous plant, Hyoscyamus niger, used sometimes as a drug that causes at least hallucinations, dilated pupils, restlessness, and flushed skin.

hence /ˈhɛns/ adv
demnach
von hier fort von hinnen
(archaic) From here, from this place, away.
daher deshalb deswegen
(conjunctive) As a result; therefore, for this reason.

henceforth /hɛnsˈfɔɹθ/ adv
künftig fortan fürderhin hinfort
(formal, temporal) From now on; from this time on.

henchman /ˈhɛnt͡ʃ.mən/ henchmen n
Handlanger Scherge Handlangerin
A loyal and trusted follower or subordinate.
Anhänger Anhängerin Gefolgsmann
A person who supports a political figure chiefly out of selfish interests.
Spießgeselle
An assistant member of a criminal gang.

hendecagon hendecagons n
Elfeck
(geometry) a polygon with eleven edges and eleven angles.

hendecagonal adj
elfeckig

hendecahedron hendecahedra hendecahedrons n
11-Flächner Elfflächner Hendekaeder
(geometry) A polyhedron with eleven faces.

hendecasyllabic /henˌdek.ə.sɪˈlæb.ɪk/ /hɛnˌdɛk.ə.sɪˈlæb.ɪk/ adj
elfsilbig
Having eleven syllables.

hendiadys /hɛnˈdaɪ.ədɪs/ hendiadyses n
Hendiadyoin
(rhetoric) A figure of speech used for emphasis, where two words joined by and are used to express a single complex idea.

henhouse henhouses n
Hühnerstall Hühnerhaus Hühnerschlag
Synonym of hencoop.

henna /hɛnə/ hennas n
Henna
(countable) A shrub, Lawsonia inermis, having fragrant reddish flowers
(countable, uncountable) A reddish plant substance, prepared from the dried leaves of this plant, used for temporary tattoos and hair coloring. Hair colorings range from bright red to earth brown to near black.
(countable, and, uncountable) A rich reddish-brown colour.

hennin hennins n
Hennin
(historical) A headdress in the shape of a cone, "steeple" or truncated cone worn by European women of the nobility in medieval times.

henotheism /ˈhɛnoʊˌθiɪz(ə)m/ /ˈhɛnəʊˌθiːɪz(ə)m/ henotheisms n
Henotheismus
Belief in or worship of one deity without denying the existence of other deities.

henpecked /ˈhɛnpɛkt/ more henpecked most henpecked adj
Pantoffelheld unter dem Pantoffel
(particularly of husbands or boyfriends) Intimidated or overwhelmed by a nagging or overbearing matriarch, wife, or girlfriend.

henry henries henrys n
Henry
In the International System of Units, the derived unit of electrical inductance; the inductance induced in a circuit by a rate of change of current of one ampere per second and a resulting electromotive force of one volt. Symbol: H

hentai /ˈhɛn.taɪ/ hentai n
Hentai
A work of anime or manga (or any similar medium) that contains heavily sexual or pornographic art.

hentriacontane hentriacontanes n
Hentriacontan

heparin /ˈhɛp.ə.ɹɪn/ heparins n
Heparin
(carbohydrate, pharmaceutical drug) A compound occurring in the liver and other tissues which inhibits blood coagulation. A sulfur-containing polysaccharide, it is used as an anticoagulant in the treatment of thrombosis.

hepatectomy hepatectomies n
Hepatektomie
(surgery) The surgical removal of all or part of the liver.

hepatic /həˈpætɪk/ /hɪˈpætɪk/ adj
Leber hepatisch
Of or relating to the liver.

hepatitis /ˌhɛpəˈtaɪ̯tɪs/ hepatitides hepatitises n
Hepatitis Leberentzündung
Inflammation of the liver, sometimes caused by a viral infection.

hepatocellular adj
Leber- Leberzell- hepatozellulär
Of or pertaining to the cells of the liver

hepatotoxic more hepatotoxic most hepatotoxic adj
hepatotoxisch
Toxic to the liver; causing hepatotoxicity.

hepta- /hɛptə-/ /hɛpˈtæ-/ prefix
hepta-
seven

heptacontagon heptacontagons n
Siebzigeck
(geometry) A polygon with seventy edges.

heptadecagon heptadecagons n
Siebzehneck
(geometry) A polygon with seventeen sides and seventeen angles.

heptafluoroniobate heptafluoroniobates n
Heptafluoroniobat
(inorganic chemistry) The anion NbF72− or any salt containing this anion

heptagon /ˈhɛp.tə.ɡɒn/ /ˈhɛp.tə.ɡən/ heptagons n
Siebeneck Heptagon
(geometry) A polygon with seven sides and seven angles.

heptagonal /hɛpˈtæɡ ə nl/ adj
siebeneckig
Having seven angles and sides.

heptagram heptagrams n
Heptagramm
Either of two regular seven-pointed stars, drawn with the construction lines retained; a heptangle.

heptahedron heptahedra heptahedrons n
Heptaeder Siebenflächner
(geometry) A polyhedron with seven faces.

heptalingual more heptalingual most heptalingual adj
siebensprachig
speaking seven languages
written in seven languages

heptalogy /hɛpˈtæləd͡ʒi/ heptalogies n
Heptalogie
(rare) A set of seven works of art that are connected, and that can be seen either as a single work or as seven individual works.

heptane heptanes n
Heptan
(organic compound) Any of the nine isomers of the saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon C7H16, obtained from petroleum, especially n-heptane (CH3(CH2)5CH3)

heptanoic acid n
Önanthsäure
(chemistry) the aliphatic carboxylic acid having seven carbon atoms, CH3(CH2)5COOH; enanthic acid

heptarchy /ˈhɛptɑː(ɹ)ki/ heptarchies n
Heptarchie
A group of seven states, especially (historical) those in Anglo-Saxon Britain.

heptasyllabic adj
siebensilbig
Having seven syllables.

heptathlete /ˈhɛp.tæθ.lit/ heptathletes n
Siebenkämpfer Siebenkämpferin
(athletics) An athlete who competes in the heptathlon.

heptathlon /hɛpˈtæθlɒn/ heptathla heptathlons n
Siebenkampf
(athletics) An athletic contest comprising seven events; contested mostly by women, for whom this is an Olympic sport.

her /ə(ɹ)/ /ɚ/ /ˈhɜː(ɹ)/ /ˈhɝ/ determiner
ihr ihre
Belonging to her (belonging to that female, or in poetic or old-fashioned language that ship, city, season, etc).

her /ə(ɹ)/ /ɚ/ /ˈhɜː(ɹ)/ /ˈhɝ/ pronoun
ihr sie ihm es
The form of she used after a preposition, as the object of a verb, or (colloquial) as a subject with a conjunction; that woman, that ship, etc.

herald /ˈhɛɹəld/ heralds n
Herold Bote
A messenger, especially one bringing important news.
Verkündiger
A harbinger, giving signs of things to come.
Wappenausleger Wappenherold
(heraldry) An official whose speciality is heraldry, especially one between the ranks of pursuivant and king-of-arms.
Motte
(entomology) A moth of the species Scoliopteryx libatrix.

herald /ˈhɛɹəld/ v
verkünden
(transitive) To proclaim or announce an event.

heraldess /ˈhɛɹ.əldˌɛs/ heraldesses n
Heroldin

heraldic more heraldic most heraldic adj
heraldisch
Of, or relating to heraldry or heralds.

heraldist heraldists n
Heraldiker Wappenkünstler
An expert in or practitioner of heraldry.

heraldry /ˈhɛɹ.əl.dɹi/ heraldries n
Heraldik Wappenwesen Heroldskunst
(uncountable) The profession or art of devising, granting and blazoning coats of arms, tracing genealogies and ruling on questions of protocol or rank.

herb /(h)ɝb/ /h/ /hɜːb/ herbs n
Kraut
(countable) Any green, leafy plant, or parts thereof, used to flavour or season food.
(uncountable, slang) Cannabis.
Heilkraut Kraut
(countable) A plant whose roots, leaves or seeds, etc. are used in medicine.

herbaceous /(h)ɝˈbeɪ.ʃəs/ /hə(ɹ)ˈbeɪ.ʃəs/ more herbaceous most herbaceous adj
krautig
(botany) Not woody, lacking lignified tissues.

herbal /ˈhɜːbəl/ /ˈɝbəl/ adj
pflanzlich
Made from or with herbs.

herbal medicine herbal medicines n
Pflanzenheilkunde
The practice of using herbs to treat medical conditions, as in traditional Chinese medicine.

herbal tea herbal teas n
Kräutertee
A beverage made by infusing the leaves of various herbs, generally not including true tea (Camellia sinensis).

herbalism herbalisms n
Kräuterkunde Pflanzenheilkunde
The use or study of medicinal herbs.

herbarium herbaria herbariums n
Herbarium
A collection of dried plants or parts of plants.
A building or institution where such a collection is kept.

herbicide herbicides n
Herbizid chemische Keule chemischer Unkrautvernichter chemisches Unkrautvernichtungsmittel chemisches Wildkrautbekämpfungsmittel
A substance used to kill plants.

herbivore /ˈ(h)ɜːɹbɪvɔːɹ/ /ˈhɜːbɪvɔː(ɹ)/ herbivores n
Pflanzenfresser
An organism that feeds chiefly on plants; an animal that feeds on herbage or vegetation as the main part of its diet.

herbivorous /(h)ɜːɹˈbɪvəɹəs/ more herbivorous most herbivorous adj
pflanzenfressend
Feeding chiefly on plants.

herd /hɜːd/ /hɝd/ herds n
Herde
A number of domestic animals assembled together under the watch or ownership of a keeper. [from 11th c.]
Any collection of animals gathered or travelling in a company. [from 13th c.]
Hirt Hirte
(now, rare) Someone who keeps a group of domestic animals.

herd /hɜːd/ /hɝd/ v
hüten
(intransitive) To unite or associate in a herd; to feed or run together, or in company.

herd cats v
(einen Sack voll) Flöhe hüten
(idiomatic, in similes) To attempt to control the uncontrollable.

herd immunity /ˈhəːd ɪˈmjuːnɪti/ /ˈhɚd ɪˈmjunəti/ [-ɾi] herd immunities n
Herdenimmunität
(epidemiology) The indirect protection against the spread of a contagious disease in a given population caused by the immunity of a significant proportion of the population to that particular disease; the immunity may have been obtained through having survived the infection or through vaccination. [from early 20th c.]

herder /ˈhɜːdə/ /ˈhɝːdɚ/ herders n
Hirt Hirte Hirtin
One who herds.

herding dog herding dogs n
Hütehund Hirtenhund
A dog bred for working cattle, sheep, or other livestock. For example, the various shepherd breeds.

herding instinct herding instincts n
Herdentrieb
(sociology) A social tendency in humans to identify with and model many behaviors and beliefs after a larger group of individuals with whom they identify.

herdsman herdsmen n
Hirt Schäfer
A person who tends livestock, especially cows and sheep; especially, the foreman among a group of such farmworkers, usually with more knowledge and experience.

here /hiːɹ/ /hjɜː/ /hɪə̯(ɹ)/ /hɪə̯/ /hɪɚ̯/ /hɪɹ/ /hɪː(ɹ)/ /hɪː/ /ˈhi.ə/ adv
hier
(location) In, on, or at this place.
hierher her hierhin
(location) To this place; used in place of the more dated hither.

here /hiːɹ/ /hjɜː/ /hɪə̯(ɹ)/ /hɪə̯/ /hɪɚ̯/ /hɪɹ/ /hɪː(ɹ)/ /hɪː/ /ˈhi.ə/ n
Hier hier
(abstract) This place; this location.

here and now adv
hier und jetzt
At this time and in this place.

here and there adv
hier und da
In, at or to various places; in one place and another.

here below adv
hienieden im Diesseits in diesem Leben in dieser Welt

here goes nothing interjection
was soll schon schiefgehen
(idiomatic) Indicates a lack of confidence or certainty about the activity about to be tried.

here you are phraseologicalUnit
bitte bitte schön
(idiomatic) Said when handing something over to someone or doing a favour to them, usually to draw the recipient's attention to the exchange; equivalent to “thank you” when receiving something.

hereabouts adv
hier herum hierherum hierorts in dieser Gegend
Near here.

hereafter /hɪəˈɹɑːftə/ /hɪɹˈæftɚ/ adv
künftig
(dated) In time to come; in some future time or state.

hereby /hɪəˈbʌɪ/ /hɪɹˈbaɪ/ adv
hiermit hierbei hierdurch
(formal) By this means, action or process.

hereditary /həˈɹɛdɪt(ə)ɹi/ /həˈɹɛdɪˌtɛɹi/ more hereditary most hereditary adj
erblich
Passed on as an inheritance, by last will or intestate.
Erb-
Of a title, honor or right: legally granted to somebody's descendant after that person's death.
Of a person: holding a legally hereditary title or rank.
erblich Erb-
Of a disease or trait: passed from a parent to offspring in the genes.

hereinafter /ˈhɪəɹɪnˈɑːftə/ /ˈhɪɹɪnˈæftɚ/ adv
nachfolgend im Folgenden nachstehend
In the parts of this document, statement, or book that follow; after this

hereon /hɪəɹˈɒn/ adv
heran herauf
On this place.
To this place.
On this subject or basis.
Hereupon.

heresiarch /həˈɹiziɑɹk/ /hɛˈɹiːzɪɑːk/ /ˈhɛɹɪsɪˌɑːk/ heresiarchs n
Häresiarch Erzketzer
(religion) The founder of a heresy, or a major ecclesiastical proponent of such a heresy. [from mid 16th c.]

heresy /ˈhɛɹəsi/ heresies n
Häresie Ketzerei
(religion) a doctrine held by a member of a religion at variance with established religious beliefs
(by extension) A controversial or unorthodox opinion held by a member of a group, as in politics, philosophy or science.

heretic /ˈhɛɹɪtɪk/ heretics n
Ketzer Häretiker Häretikerin Ketzerin Abweichler Abweichlerin
Someone whose beliefs are contrary to the fundamental tenets of a religion they claim to belong to.

heretical /həˈɹɛtɪkəl/ more heretical most heretical adj
häretisch
Of or pertaining to heresy or heretics.
ketzerisch häretisch
(of ideas or views) Contrary to mainstream or accepted opinion.

hereto /ˌhɪɹˈtuː/ adv
hierzu

heretofore /ˈhɪɹtəfoɹ/ /ˈhɪɹtəfɔɹ/ /ˌhɪətəˈfɔə/ /ˌhɪətəˈfɔː/ /ˌhɪətʊˈfɔə/ /ˌhɪətʊˈfɔː/ adv
bislang vordem
(formal, temporal) Before now, until now, up to the present time; from the beginning to this point.

hereunder adv
hierunter
Under this.

herewith adv
hiermit
with this; especially, with this letter or communication

heritability heritabilities n
Heritabilität
(countable, genetics) The ratio of the genetic variance of a population to its phenotypic variance; i.e. the proportion of variability that is genetic in origin

heritage /ˈhɛɹ.ɪ.tɪd͡ʒ/ heritages n
Erbe Erbschaft
An inheritance; property that may be inherited.
Erbe
A tradition; a practice or set of values that is passed down from preceding generations through families or through institutional memory.
Erbe Geburtsrecht
A birthright; the status acquired by birth, especially of but not exclusive to the firstborn.

heritage interpretation heritage interpretations n
Natur- und Kulturinterpretation
(museology, education) The practice and discipline of explaining natural and cultural heritage, used in museums, zoos, historic sites, galleries, etc.

hermaphrodite /hɝˈmæfɹədaɪt/ adj
hermaphroditisch zwittrig
(biology) Having both ovaries and testes or both stamens and pistils.

hermaphrodite /hɝˈmæfɹədaɪt/ hermaphrodites n
Zwitter Hermaphrodit Hermaphroditin Zweigeschlecht
(WWI, _, military, historical) An armoured fighting vehicle having features of both male tanks and female tanks.

hermaphroditic adj
hermaphroditisch
Of or pertaining to hermaphrodism; being a hermaphrodite. [from the early 17th c.]
(biology) Possessing the reproductive organs of both sexes.

hermaphroditically adv
bisexuell doppelgeschlechtig hermaphroditisch zweigeschlechtig zwitterhaft zwitterig
In a hermaphroditic manner.

hermaphroditism hermaphroditisms n
Hermaphroditismus Hermaphrodismus Zweigeschlechtlichkeit Zwittertum Zwittrigkeit
The state of having sexual organs of both the male and female sexes.

hermeneut hermeneuts n
Hermeneut Hermeneutin
(philosophy) A practitioner of hermeneutics: someone who interprets a text.

hermeneutic hermeneutics n
hermeneutisch
A particular method of interpretation of text, especially holy texts.

hermeneutical /hɝməˈn(j)uːtɪkəl/ adj
hermeneutisch
Of or pertaining to hermeneutics, the study or theory of the methodical interpretation of text, especially holy texts.

hermeneuticist hermeneuticists n
Hermeneutiker Hermeneutikerin
One who studies hermeneutics.

hermeneutics /hɜːɹməˈnjuːtɪks/ hermeneutics n
Hermeneutik
The study or theory of the methodical interpretation of text, especially holy texts.

hermetic /hə(ɹ)ˈmɛtɪk/ more hermetic most hermetic adj
hermetisch luftdicht
(chiefly, capitalized) Pertaining to Hermes Trismegistus or the writings attributed to him.
Hermetically sealed.
Isolated, away from outside influence.

hermetically more hermetically most hermetically adv
hermetisch
In a hermetic manner; isolatedly.

hermetically sealed adj
hermetisch abgeriegelt
Sealed with an airtight hermetic seal.

hermeticism /həːˈmɛtɪsɪzm̩/ hermeticisms n
Hermetik

hermeticity hermeticities n
Hermetizität

hermit /ˈhɜːmɪt/ /ˈhɝmɪt/ hermits n
Eremit Einsiedler Klausner
A religious recluse; someone who lives alone for religious reasons; an eremite.
Einsiedler Eremit
A recluse; someone who lives alone and shuns human companionship.

hermit crab hermit crabs n
Einsiedlerkrebs
A decapod crustacean (not a true crab) from the superfamily Paguroidea, which salvages empty seashells or other portable objects to permanently shelter and protect its soft abdomen.

hermit thrush hermit thrushes n
Einsiedler-Musendrossel
A species of solitary thrush native to North America (Catharus guttatus).

hermitage /ˈhɜːmɪtɪd͡ʒ/ /ˈhɝmɪtɪd͡ʒ/ hermitages n
Einsiedelei Klause
A house or dwelling where a hermit lives.
A place of seclusion.

hermiticity n
Hermitezität Hermitizität

hermitism n
Einsiedlertum
The habits of a hermit, living alone and in isolation.

hermitlike more hermitlike most hermitlike adj
eremitisch

hernia /ˈhɜː(ɹ)niə/ herniae hernias herniæ n
Hernie Bruch Eingeweidebruch Leistenbruch
(diseases) A disorder in which a part of the body protrudes abnormally through a tear or opening in an adjacent part, especially of the abdomen.

hero /ˈhiɹ.oʊ/ /ˈhɛɹ.oʊ/ /ˈhɪə.ɹəʊ/ /ˈhɪɹ.oʊ/ [ˈhɪə.ɹəʊ~ˈçɪə.ɹəʊ] heroes heroine heros n
Held Heldin Kriegsheld Kriegsheldin
Somebody who possesses great bravery and carries out extraordinary or noble deeds.
Held Hauptfigur
The protagonist in a work of fiction.

heroic /hɪˈɹoʊ.ɪk/ /hɪˈɹəʊ.ɪk/ more heroic most heroic adj
heroisch heldenhaft
Of or relating to a hero or heroine; supremely noble.

heroic dose heroic doses n
heroische Dosis

heroicomical more heroicomical most heroicomical adj
heroisch-komisch

heroin /ˈhɛɹoʊ.ɪn/ heroins n
Heroin
A powerful and addictive drug derived from opium producing intense euphoria. Classed as an illegal narcotic in most of the world. [from late 19th century]

heroine /ˈhɛɹoʊɪn/ /ˈhɪɹoʊɪn/ hero heroines n
Heldin Heroine
A female hero.

heroism /ˈhiɹoʊɪzəm/ /ˈhɛɹoʊɪzəm/ /ˈhɛɹəʊɪzəm/ heroisms n
Heroismus Heldenmut Heldentum
The qualities characteristic of a hero, such as courage, bravery, fortitude, selflessness, etc.; the display of such qualities.

heroization heroizations n
Heroisierung
the act, or the result, of heroizing someone

heroize v
heroisieren
(transitive) To make someone into a hero.
(transitive) To treat someone as if they were a hero.

heron /ˈhɛɹən/ herons n
Reiher
A long-legged, long-necked wading bird of the family Ardeidae.

herostratic fame /ˌhɪəɹəʊˌstɹætɪk ˈfeɪm/ /ˌhɪɹoʊˌstɹætɪk ˈfeɪm/ n
herostratischer Ruhm
Fame (or infamy) won through crime, destruction, or some other misdeed.

herpes /ˈhɚ.piz/ /ˈhɜː(ɹ).piz/ herpeses n
Herpes
(medicine) A viral infection, caused by Human alphaherpesvirus 1 and Human alphaherpesvirus 2, marked by painful, watery blisters in the skin or mucous membranes or on the genitals.

herpes simplex n
Herpes simplex
(pathology) A viral disease caused by Human herpesvirus 1 or Human herpesvirus 2 in genus Simplexvirus.

herpetologist herpetologists n
Herpetologe Herpetologin
One who studies reptiles and amphibians; a reptile and amphibian specialist.

herpetology /ˌhɜː.pɪ.ˈtɒ.lə.d͡ʒi/ herpetologies n
Herpetologie
The branch of biology dealing with reptiles (Reptilia) and amphibians.

herring /ˈhɛɹɪŋ/ herring herrings n
Hering
Fish similar to those in genus Clupea, many of those in the order Clupeiformes.

herring gull herring gulls n
Silbermöwe
Any of a group of large seagulls in the Larus genus.

herringlike more herringlike most herringlike adj
heringsähnlich

hers /əz/ /ɚz/ /ˈhɜːz/ /ˈhɝz/ pronoun
ihr
That which belongs to her; the possessive case of she, used without a following noun. [from 12th c.]

herself /hɜːˈsɛlf/ /hɝˈsɛlf/ /əsɛlf/ /ɚsɛlf/ pronoun
sich
(reflexive pronoun) Her; the female object of a verb or preposition that also appears as the subject.
sie selbst
(emphatic) She; an intensive repetition of the female subject, often used to indicate the exclusiveness of that person as the only satisfier of the predicate.

hertz /hɜːs/ /hɜːts/ /hɝts/ hertz hertzes n
Hertz
In the International System of Units, the derived unit of frequency; one (period or cycle of any periodic event) per second. Symbol: Hz

hesitant /ˈhɛzɪtənt/ more hesitant most hesitant adj
zögerlich
Tending to hesitate, wait, or proceed with caution or reservation.

hesitate /ˈhez.ə.tæɪt/ /ˈhɛz.ə.teɪt/ /ˈhɛz.ɪ.teɪt/ v
zögern
(intransitive) To stop or pause respecting decision or action; to be in suspense or uncertainty as to a determination.
zögern stammeln
(intransitive) To stammer; to falter in speaking.

hesitation /hɛzɪˈteɪʃən/ hesitations n
Zögern
An act of hesitating
A faltering in speech; stammering.

hesperidium hesperidia n
Hesperidium Endokarpbeere
Any of several kinds of true berries, including citrus fruit such as the lemon and lime, which have pulpy interiors and leathery skins containing aromatic oils.

hetaera /hɪˈtaɪɹə/ /hɪˈtɪəɹə/ hetaerae hetaeras n
Hetäre
(historical, Ancient Greece) A highly cultivated hired female companion who would entertain upper-class male clients and might perform sex acts for them.

hetero /ˈhɛ.ɾɚ.oʊ/ /ˈhɛt.(ə).ɹoʊ/ heteros n
Hetera Hetero
(informal) A heterosexual person.

hetero- prefix
hetero-
other, different.

heteroatom heteroatoms n
Heteroatom
(organic chemistry) Any atom in a heterocyclic ring (or other structure normally built of carbon atoms) that is not a carbon atom.

heterocentrism heterocentrisms n
Heterozentrismus
heterosexism; a focus on heterosexual issues

heterochromia heterochromias n
Iris-Heterochromie
(medicine, ophthalmology) An anatomical condition in which multiple pigmentations or colorings occur in the eyes, skin or hair.

heterochromia iridium n
Iris-Heterochromie
The condition of having two irises of different colors.

heteroclite /ˈhɛtəɹəʊklaɪt/ more heteroclite most heteroclite adj
Heteroklit
(dated) Deviating from the ordinary rule; eccentric, abnormal.

heteroclitic more heteroclitic most heteroclitic adj
heteroklitisch

heterocyclic adj
heterozyklisch
(organic chemistry, of a cyclic compound) Having one or more atoms other than carbon in at least one of its rings.

heterodox /ˈhɛtɛɹədɒks/ adj
heterodox
Of or pertaining to creeds, beliefs, or teachings, especially religious ones, that are different from what a religion (or sect) believes to be orthodox, but adhering to that religion's established beliefs, and therefore not heretical.

heterodoxy /ˈhɛtɛɹədɒksi/ heterodoxies n
Heterodoxie Andersgläubigkeit Irrglaube
A heterodox belief, creed, or teaching.

heteroelement heteroelements n
Heteroelement

heterogeneity heterogeneities n
Heterogenität
(countable) A composition of diverse parts.

heterogeneous /ˌhɛt.(ə)ˈɹɑd͡ʒ.ə.nəs/ /ˌhɛt.(ə)ˈɹɒd͡ʒ.ə.nəs/ /ˌhɛt.(ə.)ɹoʊˈd͡ʒiː.ni.əs/ /ˌhɛt.(ə.)ɹəʊˈd͡ʒiː.nɪəs/ /ˌhɛt.(ə.)ɹəˈd͡ʒiː.ni.əs/ /ˌhɛt.(ə.)ɹəˈd͡ʒiː.nɪəs/ more heterogeneous most heterogeneous adj
heterogen
Diverse in kind or nature; composed of diverse parts.

heterokurtosis heterokurtoses n
Heterokurtose Heterokurtosis

heterokurtosis-robust more heterokurtosis-robust most heterokurtosis-robust adj
heterokurtoserobust heterokurtosisrobust

heteronationalism heteronationalisms n
Heteronationalismus

heteronomous /ˌhɛtəˈɹɒnəməs/ more heteronomous most heteronomous adj
heteronom

heteronomy heteronomies n
Heteronomie

heteronormalization n
Heteronormalisierung

heteronormalize /ˌhɛtəɹəʊˈnɔːməlaɪz/ v
heteronormalisieren

heteronormative more heteronormative most heteronormative adj
heteronormativ

heteronormativity heteronormativities n
Heteronormativität
The assumption that all human beings are either male or female in both sex and gender, and that sexual and romantic attraction and activity only occurs, or is only normal, between people of different sexes.

heteronym /ˈhɛt.ə.ɹoʊ.nɪm/ /ˈhɛt.ə.ɹə.nɪm/ /ˈhɛt.əɹ.ə(ʊ).nɪm/ heteronyms n
Heteronym
(linguistics) A word having the same spelling as another, but a different pronunciation and meaning.

heteropatriarchy heteropatriarchies n
Heteropatriarchat
The dominance of heterosexual males in society.

heterophobia n
Heterophobie
Fear or resentment of heterosexuals or heterosexuality.

heterophobic more heterophobic most heterophobic adj
heterophob

heteropoly acid heteropoly acids n
Heteropolysäure
(inorganic chemistry) Any of a family of mixed oxyacids of metals (such as tungsten) and nonmetals (such as phosphorus)

heteroscedasticity /hɛtəɹoʊˌskɪdæsˈtɪsɪti/ heteroscedasticities n
Heteroskedastizität

heteroscedasticity-robust more heteroscedasticity-robust most heteroscedasticity-robust adj
heteroskedastizitätsrobust

heterosexism heterosexisms n
Heterosexismus
Discrimination or prejudice in favor of heterosexuals.

heterosexual /ˌhɛtəɹoʊˈsɛkʃuəl/ /ˌhɛtəɹəˈsɛkʃuəl/ /ˌhɛtɹəˈsɛkʃuəl/ more heterosexual most heterosexual adj
heterosexuell
Sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex.

heterosexual /ˌhɛtəɹoʊˈsɛkʃuəl/ /ˌhɛtəɹəˈsɛkʃuəl/ /ˌhɛtɹəˈsɛkʃuəl/ heterosexuals n
Hetero Heterosexuelle Heterosexueller
A heterosexual person, or other heterosexual organism.

heterosexuality heterosexualities n
Heterosexualität
The state of being sexually and romantically attracted primarily or exclusively to persons of the opposite sex.
Sexual activity with a person of the opposite sex.

heterozygosity heterozygosities n
Heterozygosität Heterozygotie Mischerbigkeit
The condition of being heterozygous.

heterozygote heterozygotes n
Heterozygot
(genetics) A diploid individual that has different alleles at one or more genetic loci.

heth heths n
Chet Cheth
The eighth letter of many Semitic alphabets (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).

hetman hetmans hetmen n
Hetman
Title used by the second-highest military commander in Poland and Lithuania (15th to 18th century).

hetty /ˈhɛti/ hettier hettiest adj
hetero
(gay slang) Heterosexual.

hetty /ˈhɛti/ hetties n
Hete Hetero
(gay slang) A heterosexual.

heuristic /hjuˈɹɪstɪk/ /hjʊˈɹɪstɪk/ more heuristic most heuristic adj
heuristisch
(of an approach to problem solving, learning, or discovery) That employs a practical method not guaranteed to be optimal or perfect; either not following or derived from any theory, or based on an advisedly oversimplified one. [from 1821]
(computing, of a method or algorithm) That provides a useful, but not optimal, solution to a problem. Such algorithms are typically employed either because the only known algorithms that provide optimal solutions use too much time or resources, or else because there is no known algorithm that provides an optimal solution.

heuristic /hjuˈɹɪstɪk/ /hjʊˈɹɪstɪk/ heuristics n
Heuristik
A heuristic method. [from 1860]

heuristics /hjuˈɹɪstɪks/ n
Heuristik

hew /hjuː/ v
hauen bearbeiten einhauen
(ambitransitive) To chop away at; to whittle down; to mow down.

hewer hewers n
Hauer
One who hews.

hex /hɛks/ hexes n
Fluch Verhexung
An evil spell or curse.
Hexe
A witch.
Hexspruch Spruch
(rare) A spell (now rare but still found in compounds such as hex sign and hexcraft).

hex head screw hex head screws n
Sechskantschraube
A screw with a hexagonal head.

hexa- prefix
hexa-
six

hexabromocyclododecane hexabromocyclododecanes n
Hexabromcyclododecan

hexacontagon hexacontagons n
Sechzigeck

hexadecagon hexadecagons n
Sechzehneck
(geometry) A polygon with sixteen sides and sixteen angles.

hexadecahedron hexadecahedra hexadecahedrons n
Hexadekaeder
(geometry) A polyhedron with sixteen faces.

hexadecane hexadecanes n
Hexadecan
(organic compound) Any of the very many isomeric aliphatic hydrocarbons of general formula C16H34

hexadecimal /ˌhɛksəˈdɛsɪməl/ adj
hexadezimal
Of a number, expressed in hexadecimal.

hexadecimal /ˌhɛksəˈdɛsɪməl/ hexadecimals n
Hexadezimalsystem Sedezimalsystem
(arithmetic, computing, uncountable) A number system with base sixteen, using the digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, A, B, C, D, E and F, most used in computing as a hexadecimal digit can represent four bits, half a standard byte, and thus a single byte can be represented conveniently with two digits.

hexagon /ˈhɛk.sə.ɡɑn/ /ˈhɛk.sə.ɡən/ hexagons n
Sechseck Hexagon
(geometry) A polygon with six sides and six angles.

hexagonal /hɛkˈsæɡənəl/ adj
hexagonal sechseckig
(geometry) Having six edges, or having a cross-section in the form of a hexagon.

hexagonal number hexagonal numbers n
Sechseckszahl

hexagram /ˈhɛksəɡɹæm/ hexagrams n
Hexagramm
A hollow six-pointed star formed by overlapping two equilateral triangles. [1826]

hexahedron /hɛksəˈhiːdɹən/ hexahedra hexahedrons n
Hexaeder Sechsflächner
(geometry) A polyhedron with six faces. The regular hexahedron is the cube, and is one of the Platonic solids.

hexalingual /ˌhɛk.sə.ˈlɪŋ.ɡju.əl/ /ˌhɛk.sə.ˈlɪŋ.ɡwəl/ adj
sechssprachig
written in six languages
speaking six languages

hexamethylenediamine hexamethylenediamines n
Hexamethylendiamin
(organic compound) A compound with chemical formula H2N(CH2)6NH2, a colourless solid with a strong amine odour, used in the production of polymers.

hexane /ˈhɛkseɪn/ hexanes n
Hexan
(organic compound) Any of five isomeric aliphatic hydrocarbons, C6H14. They are colorless, volatile liquids.

hexapod /ˈhɛk.sə.pɑd/ /ˈhɛk.sə.pɒd/ hexapods n
Sechsfüßler
Any organism, being or robot with six legs.
An arthropod with six feet; a member of subphylum Hexapoda.

hexasyllabic adj
sechssilbig
Having six syllables.

hexathlon hexathla hexathlons n
Sechskampf
(athletics) An athletic contest comprising six events.

hexecontahedron /ˌhɛksəˌkɒntəˈhiːdɹən/ hexecontahedra n
60-Flächner Hexekontaeder
(geometry) A 60-faced polyhedron.

hexene hexenes n
Hexen
(organic compound) Any of several isomers of the alkene having six carbon atoms and one double bond

hexokinase hexokinases n
Hexokinase
(enzyme) Any enzyme that catalyses the phosphorylation of a hexose

hey /heɪ/ interjection
Hallo he
An exclamation to get attention.
ey he
A protest or reprimand.

heyday /ˈheɪdeɪ/ heydays n
Blütezeit
A period of success, popularity, or power; prime.

hi /ˈhaɪ̯/ interjection
hallo 'n Tag
A friendly, informal, casual greeting said upon someone's arrival.

hiatus /haɪˈeɪtəs/ hiatus hiatuses n
Lücke
A gap in a series, making it incomplete.
Pause Auszeit Ferien Unterbrechung Urlaub
An interruption, break or pause.
Hiatus Hiat
(geology) A gap in geological strata.
(anatomy) An opening in an organ.
(linguistics, uncountable) A syllable break between two vowels, without an intervening consonant. (Compare diphthong.)

hibakusha /hɪˈbɑːkʊʃə/ /ˈhɪbəˌkuːʃə/ /ˌhibəˈkuʃə/ hibakusha hibakushas n
Hibakusha
A survivor of the 1945 atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

hibernal more hibernal most hibernal adj
hibernal
Of or pertaining to winter; brumal or hiemal

hibernate /ˈhaɪbə(r)ˌneɪt/ /ˈhaɪbərˌneɪt/ /ˈhʌɪbərˌneɪt/ [ˈhäɪbɚˌneɪt] [ˈhɑɪbəˌnɛɪt] [ˈhəɪbɚˌne(ɪ)t] v
überwintern Winterschlaf halten Ruhezustand wechseln
(intransitive, biology) To spend the winter in a dormant or inactive state of minimal activity, low body temperature, slow breathing and heart rate, and low metabolic rate; to go through a winter sleep.
Ruhezustand wechseln
(intransitive, computing) To enter a standby state which conserves power without losing the contents of memory.

hibernation /ˌhaɪ.bəɹˈneɪ.ʃən/ /ˌhaɪ.bəːˈneɪ.ʃən/ [ˌhaɪ.bəːˈneɪ.ʃn̩] [ˌhaɪ.bɚˈneɪ.ʃn̩] hibernations n
Winterschlaf Hibernation
(biology, sleep) A state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression in some animals during winter.
Ruhezustand
(computing) A standby state which conserves power by writing the contents of the memory to disk and completely power off the computer, in order that one will resume the session from the disk.

hibiscus /haɪˈbɪskəs/ /hɪˈbɪskəs/ hibisci hibiscuses n
Hibiskus
A flowering plant of the genus Hibiscus, especially Hibiscus syriacus, found in tropical to temperate regions, of some species used for making infusions/tea.

hic /hɪk/ interjection
hick hicks

hiccup /ˈhɪkəp/ /ˈhɪkʌp/ hiccups n
Schluckauf
A spasm of the diaphragm, or the resulting sound.
kleiner Rückschlag kleines Problem
(informal) A minor setback.

hiccup /ˈhɪkəp/ /ˈhɪkʌp/ v
hicksen schlucksen
(intransitive) To produce a hiccup; have the hiccups.

hiccups /ˈhɪkəps/ /ˈhɪkʌps/ n
Schluckauf
(usually, _, with "the") The condition of having the spasms of hiccupping.

hick /hɪk/ hicks n
Hinterwäldler Landei
(pejorative) An awkward, naive, clumsy and/or rude country person. [from early 18th c.]

hickey /ˈhɪk.i/ hickeys n
Knutschfleck
(originally, US, slang) A bruise-like mark made during petting by pressing the mouth to the skin on one’s partner’s body and sucking. [from 1934]

hickory /ˈhɪkəɹiː/ /ˈhɪkɹiː/ adj
Hickorynussbaum
Of or pertaining to the hickory tree or its wood.

hickory nut hickory nuts n
Hickorynuss
One of the large edible nuts of the hickory tree.

hidden /ˈhɪd(ə)n/ /ˈhɪdn/ more hidden most hidden adj
versteckt
Located or positioned out of sight; not visually apparent.
verborgen versteckt
Obscure.

hidden agenda hidden agendas n
Hintergedanke
A wish (and plan) to implement a particular idea without telling anybody, even though people may be affected in a negative way.

hidden gem hidden gems n
verborgene Juwel
Something possessing a value or beauty that is not immediately apparent, which therefore has received far less recognition than it deserves.

hide /haɪd/ hides n
Haut Fell Leder
(countable) The skin of an animal.
Hochsitz
(countable) (mainly British) A covered structure from which hunters, birdwatchers, etc can observe animals without scaring them.
(countable) A covered structure to which a pet animal can retreat, as is recommended for snakes.

hide /haɪd/ v
verstecken verbergen verdecken unsichtbar machen verheimlichen
(transitive) To put (something) in a place where it will be harder to discover or out of sight.
verstecken verbergen sich unsichtbar machen
(intransitive) To put oneself in a place where one will be harder to find or out of sight.

hide and seek n
Versteckspiel Verstecken noli
(playground game) A game where the players have to hide and one has to seek them out.

hide in plain sight v
sich unsichtbar machen
(idiomatic) To be unnoticeable, by staying visible in a setting that masks presence.

hide one's light under a bushel /ˌhaɪd wʌnz ˈlaɪt ˌʌndɚ‿ə ˈbʊʃ(ə)l/ /ˌhaɪd wʌnz ˈlaɪt ˌʌndɚ‿ə ˈbʊʃl̩/ v
sein Licht unter den Scheffel stellen
(idiomatic) To conceal one's positive qualities or talents, especially due to modesty or shyness; to avoid attention.

hidebound /ˈhaɪd.baʊnd/ more hidebound most hidebound adj
engherzig borniert engstirnig
(figurative, of a person) Stubborn; narrow-minded; inflexible.

hideous /ˈhɪd.i.əs/ /ˈhɪd.iː.ʌs/ more hideous most hideous adj
abscheulich scheußlich
Extremely or shockingly ugly.
abscheulich
Having a very unpleasant or frightening sound
Hateful; shocking.
Morally offensive; shocking; detestable.

hideousness hideousnesses n
Abscheulichkeit
The state of being hideous; extreme ugliness

hideout /ˈhaɪdˌaʊt/ hideouts n
Versteck
A place to hide.

hiding place /ˈhaɪdɪŋ ˌpleɪs/ hiding places n
Versteck Unterschlupf
A place where someone or something may be hidden.

hie /haɪ/ v
eilen
(intransitive, poetic) To hasten; to go quickly, to hurry.

hierarchical /ˌhaɪəˈɹɑːkɪkəl/ /ˌhaɪˈɹɑːɹkɪkəl/ adj
hierarchisch
Pertaining to a hierarchy.
Classified or arranged according to various criteria into successive ranks or grades.

hierarchically /ˈhaɪə(ɹ)ˌæk.ɪkli/ /ˈhaɪə(ɹ)ˌɑː(ɹ)k.ɪk.æli/ /ˈhaɪə(ɹ)ˌɑː(ɹ)k.ɪkli/ more hierarchically most hierarchically adv
hierarchisch
Of, relating to, or arranged in a hierarchy

hierarchy /ˈhaɪ.ə.ɹɑː(ɹ).ki/ /ˈhaɪ.ɹɑː(ɹ).ki/ hierarchies n
Hierarchie
A body of authoritative officials organized in nested ranks.
Hierarchie Rangordnung
Any group of objects ranked so that every one but the topmost is subordinate to a specified one above it.

hieratic /ˌhaɪ(ə)ˈɹætɪk/ adj
hieratisch
Of or pertaining to priests, especially pharaonic priests of Ancient Egypt.
Of or pertaining to the cursive writing system that developed alongside the hieroglyphic system as its ordinary handwritten counterpart.

hierocratic more hierocratic most hierocratic adj
hierokratisch

hierodule hierodules n
Hierodule
(historical, chiefly, Ancient Greece) A temple slave, often one performing religious prostitution.

hieroglyph /ˈhaɪ.ɹəʊˌɡlɪf/ /ˈhaɪ.ɹəˌɡlɪf/ /ˈhaɪɚ.oʊˌɡlɪf/ /ˈhaɪɚ.əˌɡlɪf/ hieroglyphs n
Hieroglyphe
An element of a hieroglyphic writing system.

hieroglyphic /ˌhaɪɹəˈɡlɪfɪk/ more hieroglyphic most hieroglyphic adj
hieroglyphisch
of, relating to, or written with this system of symbols
difficult to decipher

hieromonk hieromonks n
Hieromonachos Priestermönch
A monk of the Eastern Church who is also a priest.

hierophant /ˈhaɪəɹəˌfænt/ /ˈhaɪɹəˌfænt/ hierophantes hierophants n
Hierophant
(Ancient Greece) An ancient Greek priest who interpreted sacred mysteries, especially the priest of the Eleusinian Mysteries.

hierophany /ˌhaɪ.əˈɹɒ.fə.ni/ /ˌhaɪˈɹɒ.fə.ni/ hierophanies n
Hierophanie
(religion) A physical manifestation of the holy or sacred, serving as a spiritual eidolon for emulation or worship.

higgler /ˈhɪɡlə/ higglers n
Milch-, Geflügel- und Wildhändler Milch-, Geflügel- und Wildhändlerin
(archaic) An itinerant trader, especially one dealing in dairy produce and poultry.

high /ˈhaɪ/ [haɪ̯] higher highest adj
hoch Hoch-
Physically elevated, extending above a base or average level:
Relatively elevated; rising or raised above the average or normal level from which elevation is measured.
Very elevated; extending or being far above a base; tall; lofty.
hoch
Large, great (in amount or quantity, value, force, energy, etc).
hoch hell
(acoustics) Acute or shrill in pitch, due to being of greater frequency, i.e. produced by more rapid vibrations (wave oscillations).
high auf Droge berauscht dicht drauf knatter
(phonetics) Made with some part of the tongue positioned high in the mouth, relatively close to the palate.
angegangen
(of meat, especially venison) Strong-scented; slightly tainted/spoiled; beginning to decompose.

high altar high altars n
Hochaltar
The main altar in a church, situated on the main axis at the east of the chancel or choir.

high culture n
Hochkultur
The artistic entertainment and material artifacts associated with a society's aristocracy or most learned members, usually requiring significant education to be appreciated or highly skilled labor to be produced.

high frequency high frequencies n
Hochfrequenz
(radio) The frequency area from 3 MHz through 30 MHz, commonly used for radio broadcasting.

high heels n
Absatzschuhe Stöckelschuhe hochhackige Schuhe
High-heeled shoes.

high horse high horses n
hohes Ross
(idiomatic) An appearance or sense of smug superiority.

high intensity training high intensity trainings n
High Intensity Training

high island high islands n
Vulkaninsel

high jump n
Hochsprung
(uncountable) An athletics event where a competitor must jump over a bar placed gradually higher and higher.

high jumper high jumpers n
Hochspringer Hochspringerin
(athletics) An athlete who competes in the high jump.

high life n
Luxusleben
An extravagant lifestyle.

high point high points n
Höhepunkt

high priest high priests n
Hohepriester
(religion) A clergyman with a higher function than a normal priest.
Hoherpriester
In the Bible, the male person who was responsible for making the annual sacrifice on the Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur). Always a descendant of Aaron the older brother of Moses.

high priestess high priestesses n
Hohepriesterin
A female clergyman with a higher function than a normal priestess.

high roller /ˈhaɪ ˈɹoʊlɚ/ /ˈhaɪ ˈɹəʊlə/ high rollers n
High Roller
(gambling) A gambler who wagers large amounts of money, usually in a casino.
Verschwender Verschwenderin
One who has a lot of money and lives luxuriously.

high school /ˈhaɪ.skul/ /ˈhʌɪskul/ [ˈhɐɪsku̟ɫ] high schools n
Oberschule Mittelschule

high seas n
Hochsee
(nautical) Regions of the ocean that are far from shore, especially those regions that do not belong to any country.

high season high seasons n
Hochsaison
In the tourist industry, the period of highest demand. In a sun and sand resort this means the hottest months, whereas in a ski resort, this means the coldest months.

high society high societies n
Hautevolee High Society
The socially interacting wealthy fashionable elite of a society, especially in Western societies.

high street high streets n
Hauptstraße
(British, Irish, parts of New England) The main street of any town.

high summer high summers n
Hochsommer
(idiomatic) The hottest part of the summer.

high technology high technologies n
Hochtechnologie Hightech Hochtechnik Spitzentechnologie
Any highly technical or specialized technological application or equipment, especially one that involves complex electronics or computing

high tide high tides n
Flut Hochwasser
The natural tide at its highest level for a particular tidal cycle at a certain place.

high time high times n
höchste Zeit
Heidenspaß großes Vergnügen herrliche Zeit
(countable, idiomatic) A very enjoyable or exciting experience or period of time.

high treason n
Hochverrat
Criminal disloyalty to one's country.

high voltage more high voltage most high voltage adj
Hochspannung
Pertaining to such a voltage; designed to carry or operate at high voltage.

high-beam high-beams n
Fernlicht Aufblendlicht
The setting of an automobile's headlights adjusted to brighten a longer distance in front of the car, than when on the normal (low-beam) setting.

high-class more high-class most high-class adj
gehoben
Recognized for its quality.

high-frequency adj
hochfrequent
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see high,‎ frequency.

high-handed more high-handed most high-handed adj
eigenmächtig selbstherrlich
Using power or authority without proper consideration for the feelings or rights of others.

high-hat more high-hat most high-hat adj
hochnäsig
disdainful; haughty

high-heeled adj
hochhackig
(footwear) Having tall heels.

high-level language high-level languages n
hōhere Programmiersprache
(programming) A programming language requiring a compiler to translate it into a form that a particular machine understands, focusing on user-friendly code development by automating core tasks such as accessing memory.

high-pitched /ˈhaɪˌpɪt͡ʃt/ /ˌhaɪˈpɪt͡ʃt/ higher-pitched highest-pitched adj
hoch
Of a sound, having a high pitch.

high-quality higher-quality highest-quality adj
hochqualitativ
Of very good quality; superior.

high-ranking more high-ranking most high-ranking adj
hochrangig ranghoch
At an important, elevated, or exalted level in a hierarchy or organization; high-level.

high-resolution higher-resolution highest-resolution adj
hochauflösend
Having a high resolution; for example, having a large number of pixels per unit area.

high-rise high-rises n
Hochhaus Hochbau
A tall building, one consisting of many storeys.

high-score table high-score tables n
High-Score-Tabelle
(video games) A list of high scores presented in tabular format.

high-speed higher-speed highest-speed adj
hochtourig schnelllaufend superschnell
That operates, moves or takes place at a greater than normal speed.

high-speed rail n
Hochgeschwindigkeitsverkehr
(rail transport) A type of rail transport that operates significantly faster than traditional rail traffic, using an integrated system of specialized rolling stock and dedicated tracks.

high-spirited more high-spirited most high-spirited adj
übermütig
Possessing a bold nature.

high-tension more high-tension most high-tension adj
Hochspannung
Having a relatively high voltage.

high-voltage transmission line /ˈhaɪvoʊltɪdʒ tɹænsˈmɪʃən laɪn/ high-voltage transmission lines n
Hochspannungsleitung
Overhead transmission line from the power station to a transmission substation.

high-water mark high-water marks n
Hochwassermarke
(literal) A mark, such as a line of seaweed, showing the highest level reached by a body of water.

high-wire high-wires n
Hochseil
A wire strung high above the ground which is used for acrobatic stunts.

highborn adj
hochgeboren
Of, pertaining to, or befitting people of high social standing.

highbrow adj
anspruchsvoll bildungsbürgerlich geistreich geistvoll hochgeistig hochgestochen
(sometimes, derogatory) Intellectually stimulating, highly cultured, sophisticated.

highbrow highbrows n
Intellektuelle Intellektueller

highchair highchairs n
Hochstuhl
An elevated chair, often including a built-in tray, used for feeding babies and toddlers.

higher education n
Hochschulbildung
Education at university level or beyond.

higher-order function higher-order functions n
Funktion höherer Ordnung
(computer science) A function that takes one or more functions as an input, and returns a function as a result.

highfalutin /ˈhaɪ.fəˌlu.tɪn/ /ˌhaɪ.fəˈlu.tɪn/ more highfalutin most highfalutin adj
hochtrabend anmaßend arrogant hochfahrend hochgestochen
(US, informal) Self-important, pompous; arrogant or egotistical.

highflier /haɪˈflaɪə(ɹ)/ highfliers n
Überflieger Überfliegerin
(figurative) An ambitious person, especially one who takes risks or has an extravagant lifestyle.

highland /ˈhaɪ.lənd/ /ˈhaɪ.lɪnd/ highlands n
Hochland
A high area; land that is higher than surrounding areas.

highlander /ˈhaɪləndə/ /ˈhaɪləndəɹ/ highlanders n
Bergbewohner Gebirgler Gebirgsbewohner
A person who inhabits the Scottish Highlands.

highlight /ˈhaɪ.ˌlaɪt/ highlights n
Höhepunkt Highlight
(figurative) An especially significant or interesting detail or event or period of time.

highlight /ˈhaɪ.ˌlaɪt/ v
hervorheben beleuchten
(transitive) To make prominent; emphasize.
markieren
(transitive) To mark (important passages of text), e.g. with a fluorescent marker pen or in a wordprocessor, as a means of memory retention or for later reference.

highlighter highlighters n
Marker Textmarker Markierstift
A marker pen used to highlight text.

highly composite number highly composite numbers n
hochzusammengesetzte Zahl
(number theory) A positive integer that has more divisors than any smaller positive integer.

hight /haɪt/ v
heißen nennen

hightail /ˈhaɪ.teɪl/ v
abrauschen flüchten
(informal, chiefly, North America, usually, transitive) To move at full speed, especially in retreat.

highway /ˈhaɪweɪ/ highways n
Autobahn Chaussee Hauptstraße
A main public road, especially a multi-lane, high-speed thoroughfare.

highway robbery highway robberies n
Straßenraub Straßenräuberei Wegelagerei
(historical, literal) The act of robbing a traveler on a public road.

highwayman /ˈhaɪˌweɪmən/ highwaymen n
Straßenräuber Wegelagerer
(historical) A person, usually mounted on horseback, who robbed travelers on public roads.

hijab /hɪˈd͡ʒæb/ /hɪˈd͡ʒɑːb/ hijabs n
Hidschab Hijab Kopftuch
(countable) A traditional headscarf worn by Muslim women, covering the hair and neck.

hijack /ˈhaɪ.dʒæk/ hijacks n
Entführung Überfall
An instance of hijacking; the illegal seizure of a vehicle; a hijacking.

hijack /ˈhaɪ.dʒæk/ v
kapern entführen die Kontrolle an sich reißen über hijacken überfallen
To forcibly seize control of some vehicle in order to rob it or to reach a destination (especially an airplane, truck or a boat).
die Kontrolle an sich reißen über die Kontrolle übernehmen über
(computing) To seize control of a networked computer by means of infecting it with a worm or other malware, thereby turning it into a zombie.

hijacker /ˈhaɪˌd͡ʒækəɹ/ hijackers n
Entführer Entführerin
Someone who hijacks.

hijra /ˈhɪd͡ʒɹə/ hijras n
Hijra
A (typically biologically male or intersex, but sometimes biologically female) member of a somewhat feminine third gender found in India and Pakistan.

hike /haɪk/ hikes n
Wanderung
A long walk, usually for pleasure or exercise. [from c. 1900]
Snap
(American football) The snap of the ball to start a play.

hike /haɪk/ v
wandern
To take a long walk for pleasure or exercise.

hiker /ˈhaɪkɚ/ hikers n
Wanderer Wanderfreund Wanderfreundin Wanderin Wandrerin
One who hikes, especially frequently.

hiking /ˈhaɪkɪŋ/ hikings n
Bergwandern Wandern
Walking in the countryside for pleasure or sport.

hiking boot hiking boots n
Wanderschuh

hilarious /hɪˈlæɹiəs/ /hɪˈlɛ(ə)ɹiəs/ /hɪˈlɛəɹiəs/ more hilarious most hilarious adj
irrsinnig witzig urkomisch vergnügt zum Totlachen
Very funny; causing great merriment and laughter.

hilarity /hɪˈlæɹɪ.ti/ hilarities n
Ausgelassenheit Fröhlichkeit Heiterkeit
(uncountable) A great amount of amusement, usually accompanied by laughter.
Ausgelassenheit Fröhlichkeit Heiterkeit Komik Witz
(countable) Something that induces laughter.

hill /hɪl/ [hɪɫ] hills n
Hügel Anstieg Steigung
An elevated landmass smaller than a mountain.
Anstieg Hang Steigung
A sloping road.
Anstieg Steigung
(US) A heap of earth surrounding a plant.
(US) A single cluster or group of plants growing close together, and having the earth heaped up about them.
(baseball) The pitcher’s mound.
The raised portion of the surface of a vinyl record.

hill /hɪl/ [hɪɫ] v
häufeln
To form into a heap or mound.
To heap or draw earth around plants.

hillbilly /ˈhɪlbɪli/ hillbillies n
Hinterwäldler
(often, _, pejorative) Someone who is from the hills; especially from a rural area, with a connotation of a lack of refinement or sophistication.

hillscape hillscapes n
Hügellandschaft
A hilly landscape.

hillside hillsides n
Bergabhang
The side of a hill.

hilly /ˈhɪli/ hillier hilliest adj
hügelig
(of a landscape) Abundant in hills; having many hills.

hilt /hɪlt/ hilts n
Griff
The handle of a sword, consisting of grip, guard, and pommel, designed to facilitate use of the blade and afford protection to the hand.

hilum /ˈhaɪ.ləm/ hila n
Hilum Nabel
(botany) The eye of a bean or other seed; the mark or scar at the point of attachment of an ovule or seed to its base or support.

him /əm/ /ˈhɪm/ [ɪ̈m] pronoun
ihm
With dative effect or as an indirect object. [from 9th c.]
ihn
With accusative effect or as a direct object. [from 12th c.]

himation himatia himations n
Himation
(historical) A rectangular cloak of linen or wool, worn in Ancient Greece, usually over a chiton.

himself /hɪmˈsɛlf/ /ɪ̈msɛlf/ pronoun
sich
(reflexive pronoun) Him; the male object of a verb or preposition that also appears as the subject
er selbst
(emphatic) He; used as an intensifier, often to emphasize that the referent is the exclusive participant in the predicate

hin hins n
Hin
(historical, _, units of measure) A former Hebrew liquid measure of volume (about 3.8 L).

hind /haɪnd/ hinder hindmost adj
hinterer rück-
Located at the rear (most often said of animals' body parts).

hind /haɪnd/ hinds n
Hirschkuh Hinde weiblicher Hirsch
A female deer, especially a red deer at least two years old.

hind leg /haɪnd.lɛɡ/ hind legs n
Hinterbein Hinterlauf
Either of the two legs towards the rear of a four-legged animal.

hindbrain hindbrains n
Rautenhirn
(neuroanatomy) The posterior part of the brain, comprising the cerebellum, pons and medulla, the rhombencephalon

hinder /ˈhaɪn.də/ /ˈhaɪn.dɚ/ adj
Hinter- hinter
of or belonging to that part in the rear

hinder /ˈhaɪn.də/ /ˈhaɪn.dɚ/ hinders n
Hintern
(slang, euphemistic) The buttocks.

hinder /ˈhɪndə/ /ˈhɪndɚ/ v
erschweren
(transitive) To make difficult to accomplish; to act as an obstacle; to frustrate.
hindern behindern erschweren
(ambitransitive) To delay or impede; to keep back, to prevent.

hindrance /ˈhɪndɹəns/ hindrances n
Behinderung Hindernis
Something which hinders: something that holds back or causes problems with something else.

hindsight /ˈhaɪn(d)saɪt/ hindsights n
Rückblick
Realization or understanding of the significance and nature of events after they have occurred.

hindsight is 20/20 proverb
hinterher ist man immer klüger
(idiomatic) In hindsight things are obvious that were not obvious from the outset; one is able to evaluate past choices more clearly than at the time of the choice.

hinge /ˈhɪnd͡ʒ/ hinges n
Scharnier Angel Türband
A jointed or flexible device that allows the pivoting of a door etc.

hinge /ˈhɪnd͡ʒ/ v
abhängen
(Should we move, merge or split(+) this sense?) (intransitive, with on or upon) To depend on something.

hinge joint hinge joints n
Scharniergelenk
(anatomy) A type of joint where motion is restricted to one plane as in the knee or elbow.

hinny /ˈhɪ.ni/ hinnies n
Maulesel
The hybrid offspring of a stallion (male horse) and a she-ass (female donkey).

hint /hɪnt/ hints n
Hinweis Anleitung Fingerzeig Tipp Wink
A clue.
Andeutung Wink Anspielung Tipp
An implicit suggestion that avoids a direct statement.
Hauch Prise Spur
A small, barely detectable amount.
Gelegenheit
(obsolete) An opportunity; occasion; fit time.

hint /hɪnt/ v
andeuten
(intransitive) To imply without a direct statement; to provide a clue.
andeuten anspielen
(transitive) To bring to mind by a slight mention or remote allusion; to suggest in an indirect manner.

hinterland /-lənd/ /ˈhɪntə(ɹ)ˌlænd/ hinterlands n
Hinterland Inland Binnenland
The land immediately next to, and inland from, a coast.
Hinterland Umland
The rural territory surrounding an urban area, especially a port.
Provinz plattes Land
A remote or undeveloped area, a backwater.

hip /hɪp/ hipper hippest adj
hip
(slang) Aware, informed, up-to-date, trendy. [from early 20th c., popularized in 1960s]

hip /hɪp/ hips n
Hagebutte
The fruit of a rose.
Hüfte
(slang, possibly, dated) A drug addict, especially someone addicted to a narcotic like heroin.

hip bone hip bones n
Hüftknochen
(anatomy) One of two roughly symmetrical skeleton parts, each composed of the fused iliac, ischial and pubic bones, that together form the sides of the pelvis.

hip flask hip flasks n
Flachmann
A container designed to hold small amounts of alcohol, especially spirits, for personal consumption on the go.

hip hip hooray interjection
hipp, hipp, hurra
An exclamation of congratulations and/or celebration, especially in response to a call for "three cheers for" the person. Often the person calling for the cheers will yell "Hip! Hip!", the crowd replying "Hooray!"

hip joint hip joints n
Hüftgelenk
(anatomy) A joint formed where the pelvic acetabulum and the head of the femur meet.

hip roof hip roofs n
Walmdach
A roof formed from inclined, planar ends and sides, joined at their edges to form hips, the longer sides forming a ridge at the top

hip thrust hip thrusts n
Hüftstoß
(exercise) An exercise where the shoulders rest on their back on an elevated surface while in the concentric part the pelvis moves upwards usually under added weight until the thighs reach a right angle with the calves.

hip-hop /ˈhɪp.hɑːp/ /ˈhɪp.hɒp/ n
Hip Hop Hip-Hop Hiphop
An Afro-American urban youth culture based on rap music, breakdancing etc.

hippiater hippiaters n
Pferdearzt Pferdeärztin Rossarzt Rossärztin
(rare) A veterinarian specializing in horse care.

hippie /ˈhɪpi/ hippies n
Hippie
(1960s slang; still widely used in reference to that era) One who chooses not to conform to prevailing social norms: especially one who subscribes to values or actions such as acceptance or self-practice of recreational drug use, liberal or radical sexual mores, advocacy of communal living, strong pacifism or anti-war sentiment, etc.

hippocampus hippocampi hippocampuses n
Hippokamp
(mythological creature) A mythological creature with the front head and forelimbs of a horse and the rear of a dolphin.
Hippocampus Ammonshorn
(neuroanatomy, anatomy) A part of the brain located inside the temporal lobe, consisting mainly of grey matter. It is a component of the limbic system and plays a role in memory and emotion.

hippocras /ˈhɪpəʊkɹas/ n
Hypocras Ypocras
(historical) A cordial, made from a spiced wine mixed with sugar and spices, usually including cinnamon, which are strained out by a cloth before the drink is consumed.

hippodrome /ˈhɪpəˌdɹəʊm/ hippodromes n
Hippodrom Pferderennbahn
A horse racing course.

hippology n
Pferdekunde
The study of horses.

hippopotamus /hɪ.po.poˈta.mʊs/ /hɪ.poˈpo.ta.mʊs/ /ˌhi.po.ˈpo.te.mɔs/ /ˌhi.po̞.po̞.ˈte̞ː.mo̞s/ /ˌhɪp.əˈpɑ.tə.məs/ /ˌhɪp.əˈpɒt.ə.məs/ [ˌhɪp.əˈpɑ.ɾə.məs] hippopotami hippopotamus hippopotamuses n
Flusspferd Nilpferd
A large, semi-aquatic, herbivorous (plant-eating) African mammal (Hippopotamus amphibius; common hippopotamus).

hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia /ˌhɪ.pəˌpɒ.tə(ʊ)ˈmɒn.stɹə(ʊ)ˌsɛs.kwɪ.pɪˌdɑːl.ɪ.ə(ʊ)ˈfəʊ.bɪ.ə/ n
Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobie Sesquipedalophobie
(humorous) The fear of long words.

hipster /ˈhɪp.stə/ /ˈhɪp.stɚ/ hipsters n
Hipster Hipsterin
A person who is keenly interested in the latest trends or fashions. [from earlier 20th c.]

hiragana /ˌhɪ.ɹəˈɡæ.nə/ /ˌhɪ.ɹəˈɡɑː.nə/ hiragana hiraganas n
Hiragana
(uncountable) The main syllabary for the Japanese language, used to represent native Japanese words, including particles, and when kanji is used, to represent verb and adjective endings.

hircine /ˈhɜːsaɪn/ /ˈhɝsaɪn/ /ˈhɝsɪn/ more hircine most hircine adj
Ziege
(book word, not comparable) Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of goats.

hircocervus n
Bockhirsch

hire /haɪə/ /haɪɹ/ /ˈhaɪə/ /ˈhaɪɚ/ hires n
unter Vertrag
The state of being hired, or having a job; employment.
Hilfsarbeiter Saisonarbeiter
A person who has been hired, especially in a cohort.

hire /haɪə/ /haɪɹ/ /ˈhaɪə/ /ˈhaɪɚ/ v
mieten heuern
(transitive) To obtain the services of in return for fixed payment.
einstellen anstellen anheuern anwerben verdingen vermieten
(transitive) To employ; to obtain the services of (a person) in exchange for remuneration; to give someone a job.
machen lassen
(transitive) To accomplish by paying for services.
anheuern sich verdingen
(intransitive) To accept employment.

hirsute /həːˈsjuːt/ /həːˈsuːt/ /hɚˈsut/ more hirsute most hirsute adj
behaart
Covered in hair or bristles; hairy.

hirsutism hirsutisms n
Hirsutismus
(dermatology) Excessive and increased hair growth in locations where terminal hair is normally minimal or absent.

his /əz/ /ɪ̈z/ /ˈhɘz/ /ˈhɪz/ determiner
sein seine
Belonging to him. [from 8th c.]

his /əz/ /ɪ̈z/ /ˈhɘz/ /ˈhɪz/ pronoun
seine
That which belongs to him; the possessive case of he, used without a following noun.

hiss /hɪs/ hisses n
Fauchen Zischen
A sibilant sound, such as that made by a snake or escaping steam; an unvoiced fricative.
Fauchen Knurren Zischen
An expression of disapproval made using such a sound.

hiss /hɪs/ v
zischen fauchen
(intransitive) To make a hissing sound.

histamine /ˈhɪstəmiːn/ histamines n
Histamin
(neurotransmitter) An amine, C5H9N3, formed by decarboxylation of histidine, that causes dilatation of capillaries, contraction of smooth muscle, and stimulation of gastric acid secretion; it is released during allergic reactions.

histidine histidines n
Histidin
(amino acid) An essential amino acid C6H9N3O2 found in most animal proteins; essential for tissue growth and repair.

histogram /ˈhɪstəˌɡɹæm/ histograms n
Histogramm
(statistics) A graphical display of numerical data in the form of upright bars, with the area of each bar representing frequency.

histological adj
histologisch
Pertaining to histology.

histologically adv
histologisch
In a histological manner.

histologist /hɪˈstɑlədʒɪst/ histologists n
Histologe Histologin
(biology) One who studies histology.

histology /hɪsˈtɒləd͡ʒi/ histologies n
Gewebelehre Histologie
(biology) The study of the microscopic structure, chemical composition and function of the tissue or tissue systems of plants and animals.

histone /ˈhɪstoʊn/ /ˈhɪstəʊn/ histones n
Histon
(biochemistry) Any of various simple water-soluble proteins that are rich in the basic amino acids lysine and arginine and are complexed with DNA in the nucleosomes of eukaryotic chromatin.

histopathology histopathologies n
Histopathologie
(biology) The microscopic study of tissue, especially of abnormal tissue as a result of disease.

histophysiology n
Histophysiologie

historian /hɪˈstɑɹi.ən/ /hɪˈstɔəɹɪən/ /hɪˈstɔɹi.ən/ /hɪˈstɔːɹɪən/ historians n
Historiker Historikerin Geschichtsschreiber
A writer of history; a chronicler; an annalist.
Historiker Historikerin
One who studies or researches history.

historic /(h)ɪˈstɑɹɪk/ /(h)ɪˈstɒɹɪk/ /(h)ɪˈstɔɹɪk/ more historic most historic adj
historisch geschichtsträchtig
Very important; noteworthy: having importance or significance in history.

historical /hɪˈstɑɹɪkəl/ /hɪˈstɒɹɪkəl/ /hɪˈstɔɹɪkəl/ more historical most historical adj
historisch geschichtlich
(uncommon) Synonym of historic: important or likely to be important to history and historians.

historical criticism n
historische Kritik
The systematic study of received texts, especially the Bible, as documents composed in a particular historical context with varying reliability as sources.

historical linguistics n
Historiolinguistik historische Linguistik historische Sprachwissenschaft
(linguistics) The scientific study of language change.

historical materialism n
historischer Materialismus

historical present n
historisches Präsens
(grammar) The present tense as used when referring to real past events, to add immediacy to what is being said or written.
(grammar) The present tense as used when writing a fictional narrative.

historico-cultural adj
kulturgeschichtlich

historiography /hɪˌstɔɹiˈɑɡɹəfi/ historiographies n
Histographie

historism historisms n
Historismus
(historiography) An influential 19th-century school of thought in historiography that rejected universalist and anachronistic explanations of historical developments and instead emphasized the idiosyncrasies and organic developments of each culture and time period, to be understood through critical interpretation of primary sources in the context of the unique conditions that produced them.

history /ˈhɪs.t(ə.)ɹi/ /ˈhɪs.tɹɪ/ histories n
Geschichte Historie
The aggregate of past events.
Geschichte Geschichtswissenschaft
The branch of knowledge that studies the past; the assessment of notable events.
Geschichte Erzählung
(countable) A record or narrative description of past events.
Anamnese Geschichte
(countable, medicine) A list of past and continuing medical conditions of an individual or family.
Verlauf Geschichte
(countable, computing) A record of previous user events, especially of visited web pages in a browser.

history is written by the victors proverb
Die Geschichte wird von den Siegern geschrieben
History is often told according to the interpretation and biases of prevailing historical actors, often those who won in geopolitical disputes or otherwise became dominant forces in society.

history of ideas histories of ideas n
Ideengeschichte
(This entry is a translation hub.)

history repeats itself proverb
die Geschichte wiederholt sich
Things that have happened in the past will or tend to happen again in one way or another.

histrionic /hɪstɹiˈɑnɪk/ /hɪstɹiːˈɒnɪk/ more histrionic most histrionic adj
Schauspiel schauspielerisch
Of or relating to actors or acting.
theatralisch pathetisch
(by extension) Excessively dramatic or emotional, especially with the intention to draw attention.

histrionic personality disorder histrionic personality disorders n
histrionische Persönlichkeitsstörung

hit /hɪt/ hits n
Schlag Hieb Stoß Treffer
A blow; a punch; a striking against; the collision of one body against another; the stroke that touches anything.
Anschlag
An attack on a location, person or people.
Treffer
A collision of a projectile with the target.
Treffer Hit
(computing, Internet) A match found by searching a computer system or search engine
Treffer Anschlag Hit
(Internet) A measured visit to a web site, a request for a single file from a web server.
Hit Schlager Erfolg
(baseball) The complete play, when the batter reaches base without the benefit of a walk, error, or fielder’s choice.
(backgammon) A move that throws one of the opponent's men back to the entering point.
Hit
(colloquial) A dose of an illegal or addictive drug.
Auftragsmord Ermordung Mord
A premeditated murder done for criminal or political purposes.

hit /hɪt/ v
morden
(transitive, slang) To kill a person, usually on the instructions of a third party.
schlagen knallen
(transitive) To come into contact with forcefully and suddenly.
schlagen treffen stoßen
(transitive) To administer a blow to, directly or with a weapon or missile.
treffen
(transitive) To manage to touch (a target) in the right place.
(transitive, colloquial) To briefly visit.
abschlagen
(heading) To attain, to achieve.

hit a snag v
auf Schwierigkeiten stoßen hängenbleiben
(idiomatic) To encounter an unexpected problem or delay.

hit and run hit and runs n
Fahrerflucht
(legal) The crime of causing an accident, as with a motor vehicle, and leaving without acknowledging responsibility.
Fluchttaktiken Schnellangriffstaktiken zuschlagen und wegrennen
(military) The military technique of attacking one place and then quickly moving to another before defenders can react.

hit counter hit counters n
Besucherzähler
(Internet) A numerical display on a web page indicating the number of times the page has been accessed.

hit it and quit it v
einen [[One-Night-Stand]] haben
(slang) To have a sexual encounter for physical gratification, and part company with the other partner immediately thereafter; to have a quickie one-night stand.

hit on v
anmachen anbaggern
(transitive, slang) To flirt with; to approach and speak to (someone), seeking romance, love, sex, etc.

hit piece hit pieces n
Artikel zur Stimmungsmache Hetzkampagne Hetzschrift Schmutzkampagne Schmähschrift Verleumdungskampagne
(journalism) A published article or post aiming to sway public opinion, especially by presenting false or biased information in a way that appears objective and truthful.

hit point hit points n
Lebenspunkt Trefferpunkt
(chiefly, RPG) A unit of damage, used to specify the amount of damage a character or object can withstand before it is defeated or destroyed.
Auftreffpunkt
(computer graphics) In ray tracing, the point in a scene at which a ray strikes an object.

hit the gas v
Gas geben
(US, idiomatic) To go; go faster.

hit the ground running v
loslegen sofort
(idiomatic) To begin an activity immediately and with full commitment.

hit the jackpot v
das Große Los ziehen
(idiomatic) To receive a more favorable outcome than imagined, especially by good luck.

hit the nail on the head v
den Nagel auf den Kopf treffen ins Schwarze treffen
(idiomatic) To identify something exactly; to arrive at exactly the right answer.

hit the road v
die Kurve kratzen sich auf den Weg machen
(idiomatic) To leave a place; to go away.

hit the sack v
an der Matratze horchen in die Federn gehen sich aufs Ohr legen sich in die Falle hauen
(slang) To go to bed.

hit the wall v
wenn der Mann mit dem Hammer kommt
(informal) To experience sudden fatigue as a result of glycogen depletion, e.g. when cycling.

hitch /hɪt͡ʃ/ hitches n
Festmacher
Any of various knots used to attach a rope to an object other than another rope.
Anhängerkupplung
A fastener or connection point, as for a trailer.
Haken
A hidden or unfavorable condition or element.

hitch /hɪt͡ʃ/ v
mit einem Ruck ziehen
(transitive) To pull with a jerk.
festmachen
(intransitive) To become entangled or caught; to be linked or yoked; to unite; to cling.

hitchhike /ˈhɪt͡ʃhaɪk/ v
trampen per Anhalter fahren
To try to get a ride in a passing vehicle while standing at the side of a road, generally by either sticking out one's finger or thumb or holding a sign with one's stated destination.

hitchhiker hitchhikers n
Anhalter Tramper
A person or thing that hitchhikes.

hitching post hitching posts n
Anhängepfosten
A post to which a horse (or other animal) may be tethered to prevent it from straying.

hither /ˈhɪðə/ /ˈhɪðɚ/ adv
hierher her hierhin
(literary, or, archaic) To this place, to here.

hither and thither /-ˈθɪðə/ /-ˈθɪðɚ/ /ˌhɪðəɹ‿n̩ ˈðɪðə/ /ˌhɪðɚ‿n̩ ˈðɪðɚ/ adv
hin und her
(figuratively) In a disorderly manner.

hitherto /ˈhɪðəˌtuː/ /ˈhɪðɚˌtu/ /ˌhɪðəˈtuː/ /ˌhɪðɚˈtu/ [ˈhɪðəˌtʰuː] [ˈhɪðɚˌtʰu] [ˌhɪðəˈtʰuː] [ˌhɪðɚˈtʰu] adv
bis dahin bis dato bis jetzt bis zu diesem Zeitpunkt bis zum jetzigen Zeitpunkt bisher
(formal, also, _, legal) Up to this or that time or point.

hitman /ˈhɪtmæːn/ /ˈhɪtmən/ hitmen n
Auftragsmörder Auftragsmörderin Killer Killerin
A contract killer, especially one paid by the mafia.

hive off v
ausgründen
(intransitive) To separate from a larger group.

hizb ahzab hizbs n
Hizb

hmm /hm̩/ [m̥m̩˦˨] interjection
hm tja
Indicating thinking or pondering.

ho /hoʊ/ /həʊ/ heaux hoes hos n
Hure
(slang, derogatory) A whore; a sexually promiscuous woman; in general use as a highly offensive term of abuse for a woman with connotations of loose sexuality.

ho, ho, ho interjection
Ho, Ho, Ho ho, ho, ho
A deep, hearty laugh or chuckle, most associated with Santa Claus.

ho-hum more ho-hum most ho-hum adj
langweilig
(dated, US, Canada) Boring; not interesting or novel.

hoar frost /ˈhoɹ ˌfɹɑst/ /ˈhɔː fɹɒst/ hoar frosts n
Raureif
(specifically, meteorology) Water vapour which has undergone deposition or desublimation when the air is cold and moist to form a white deposit on exposed surfaces.

hoard /ho(ː)ɹd/ /hoəd/ /hɔɹd/ /hɔːd/ hoards n
Hort Vorrat
A hidden supply or fund.

hoard /ho(ː)ɹd/ /hoəd/ /hɔɹd/ /hɔːd/ v
horten hamstern
To amass, usually for one's own private collection.

hoarder /ˈhoɹdɚ/ /ˈhɔɹdɚ/ /ˈhɔːdə/ hoarders n
Messie
One who hoards; one who accumulates, collects, and stores, especially one who does so to excess.

hoarding /ˈhɔːdɪŋ/ hoardings n
Hurde
(architecture, historical) A roofed wooden shield placed over the battlements of a castle and projecting from them.
Messie-Syndrom Hamstern Horten
(psychology) An anxiety disorder characterized by a compulsive need to accumulate goods and feelings of anxiety or discomfort about discarding such goods.

hoarse /hoəs/ /hoɹs/ /hoː(ə)ɹs/ /hoːɹs/ /hɔːs/ [ho̞ɹs] hoarser hoarsest adj
heiser
Having a dry, harsh tone to the voice, as a result of a sore throat, age, emotion, etc.

hoarseness hoarsenesses n
Heiserkeit
The quality of being hoarse, of having a dry harsh voice.

hoary /hɔɹ.i/ /hɔː.ɹi/ hoarier hoariest adj
altersgrau asbach ergraut uralt
White or grey with age.

hoatzin /ˈwætsiːn/ /ˈwætsɪn/ /ˈwɑːtsiːn/ /ˈwɑːtsɪn/ hoatzins n
Hoatzin
A bird, Opisthocomus hoazin, with claws on the wing fingers of the juvenile and an enlarged crop used as a rumen.

hoax /hoʊks/ /həʊks/ hoaxes n
Schabernack Schwindel Ente Falschmeldung Gag Streich
Anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick.

hoax /hoʊks/ /həʊks/ v
anführen einen Bären aufbinden foppen hereinlegen
(transitive) To deceive (someone) by making them believe something that has been maliciously or mischievously fabricated.

hob /hɑb/ /hɒb/ hobs n
Fräser Fräskopf
A kind of cutting tool, used to cut the teeth of a gear.
Herdplatte Kochfeld Kochplatte
(British, Irish, AU, NZ) The top cooking surface on a cooker; a cooktop. It typically comprises several cooking elements (often four), also known as 'rings'.

hobbit /ˈhɒbɪt/ [-ɪʔ] hobbits hobbitses n
Hobbit
A member of a fictional race of small humanoids with shaggy hair and hairy feet. [from 20th c.]

hobble /ˈhɒbəl/ hobbles n
Fußfessel Spannstrick
(mostly, in the plural) One of the short straps tied between the legs of unfenced horses, allowing them to wander short distances but preventing them from running off.

hobby /ˈhɑ.bi/ /ˈhɒ.bi/ hobbies n
Hobby Steckenpferd
An activity that one enjoys doing in one's spare time.
Baumfalke
Any of four species of small falcons in the genus Falco, especially Falco subbuteo.

hobby horse hobby horses n
Steckenpferd
A child's toy consisting of a (usually wooden or cloth) horse's head mounted on a stick.
(figuratively) A topic about which someone loves to talk at great length.

hobbyist /ˈhɑb.i.ɪst/ /ˈhɒb.ɪ.ɪst/ hobbyists n
Bastler Bastlerin Hobby-Mensch Hobbyist Hobbyistin Hobbymensch
A person who is interested in an activity or a subject as a hobby.

hobbylike more hobbylike most hobbylike adj
hobbyartig

hobnail hobnails n
Schuhnagel Schuhzwecke Stiefelnagel
A short nail with a thick head, typically used in boot soles.

hobnob /ˈhɑbˌnɑb/ /ˈhɒbnɒb/ hobnobs n
ein Schwätzchen halten einen Schwatz halten zwanglos unterhalten
An informal chat.

hobo /ˈhoʊ.boʊ/ /ˈhəʉ.bəʉ/ /ˈhəʊ.bəʊ/ hoboes hobos n
Vagabund Obdachloser
(North America) A wandering homeless person, especially (historical) one illegally travelling by rail or (pejorative) a penniless, unemployed bum.

hock /hɑk/ /hɒk/ hocks n
Hachse Haxe
(countable) The tarsal joint of a digitigrade quadruped, such as a horse, pig or dog.

hock /hɑk/ /hɒk/ v
verpfänden versetzen
(transitive, colloquial) To leave with a pawnbroker as security for a loan.

hockey /ˈhɑki/ /ˈhɒki/ n
Hockey Eishockey
(North America) Ice hockey, a game on ice in which two teams of six players skate and try to score by shooting a puck into the opposing team's net, using their sticks.

hockey puck hockey pucks n
Eishockeyscheibe Puck Scheibe
(ice hockey) A small black flat roundel of hardened rubber used as a playing piece in ice hockey to score points by moving the puck into the opponent's goal net.

hockey stick hockey sticks n
Hockeyschläger
(North America, ice hockey) A stick used to handle the puck in ice hockey, having a flat, angled blade at the end.
(British, field hockey) A stick used to handle the ball in field hockey, having a flat-faced hook at the end.

hocus-pocus /-kɪs/ /ˌhoʊkəs ˈpoʊkəs/ /ˌhəʊkəs ˈpəʊkəs/ interjection
Hokuspokus Abrakadabra Simsalabim
A phrase used (by a stage magician, etc.) as a magical incantation to bring about some change: abracadabra, hey presto.

hocus-pocus /-kɪs/ /ˌhoʊkəs ˈpoʊkəs/ /ˌhəʊkəs ˈpəʊkəs/ hoci-poci hocus-pocuses hocus-pocusses n
Hokuspokus
(countable, uncountable, chiefly, US, also, attributively) Some action carried out to bring about change as if by magic; a trick; sleight of hand, trickery.

hod carrier hod carriers n
Bauhandlanger Bauhilfsarbeiter Handlanger Ziegelträger
A bricklayer’s or mason’s laborer who carries bricks, mortar, cement and the like in a hod.

hodgepodge /ˈhɑd͡ʒˌpɑd͡ʒ/ /ˈhɒd͡ʒˌpɒd͡ʒ/ hodgepodges n
Mischmasch Sammelsurium Wust
A collection containing a variety of miscellaneous things.

hodiernal /hoʊdiˈɝnəl/ /hɑ-/ /hɒ-/ /həʊdiˈɜːnl̩/ adj
heutig
(archaic, or, literary, rare, outside, grammar) Of or pertaining to the present day or today; hodiern.

hodja hodjas n
Hodscha
A Muslim schoolmaster.

hoe /hoʉ/ /hoʊ/ /həʊ/ hoes n
Hacke
An agricultural tool consisting of a long handle with a flat blade fixed perpendicular to it at the end, used for digging rows.

hoe /hoʉ/ /hoʊ/ /həʊ/ v
hacken
(transitive) To clear from weeds, or to loosen or arrange the earth about, with a hoe.

hog /hɑɡ/ /hɒɡ/ /hɔɡ/ hogs n
Schwein Hausschwein
Any animal belonging to the Suidae family of mammals, especially the pig, the warthog, and the boar.
Sau Vielfraß
(informal) A greedy person or thing; one who refuses to share.

hog /hɑɡ/ /hɒɡ/ /hɔɡ/ v
in Beschlag nehmen raffen sich selbstsüchtig aneignen
(transitive) To greedily take more than one's share, to take precedence at the expense of another or others.

hog-tie v
fesseln knebeln
(figuratively) To render helpless.

hogan /ˈhoʊ.ɡən/ hogans n
Hogan
A one-room Navajo dwelling or ceremonial lodge, constructed of wood and earth and covered with mud.

hogget /ˈhɑɡət/ /ˈhɒɡɪt/ /ˈhɔɡət/ hoggets n
Jungschaf
(chiefly, UK, NZ) A young colt or sheep of either gender from about 9 to 18 months of age (until it cuts 2 teeth).

hogherd hogherds n
Schweinehirt Schweinehirte Schweinehirtin Schweinehüter Schweinehüterin
A person who looks after pigs; a swineherd.

hogshead /ˈhɑɡzˌhɛd/ /ˈhɒɡzˌhɛd/ /ˈhɔɡz-/ hogsheads n
Oxhoft
(Britain) An English measure of capacity for liquids, containing 63 wine gallons, or about 52+1⁄2 imperial gallons; a half pipe.
A large barrel or cask of indefinite contents, especially one containing from 100 to 140 gallons.

hogwash /ˈhɒɡwɒʃ/ hogwashes n
Quatsch Unsinn
(informal, figurative) Foolish talk or writing; nonsense.

hogweed hogweeds n
Bärenklau
An umbelliferous plant, of genus Heracleum, most species of which are phototoxic.

hoi polloi /ˌhɔɪ pəˈlɔɪ/ n
Pöbel
(collective) The common people; the masses. (Used with or without the definite article.)

hoist /hɔɪst/ hoists n
Flaschenzug Hebebühne Hebezeug Hebezug Hubwerk Lastenaufzug
A hoisting device, such as pulley or crane.

hoist /hɔɪst/ v
hissen aufziehen hochziehen heben anheben aufheißen
(transitive) To raise; to lift; to elevate (especially, to raise or lift to a desired elevation, by means of tackle or pulley, said of a sail, a flag, a heavy package or weight).

hoist by one's own petard /hˈɔ͡ɪst bˈa͡ɪ wˈɒnz ˈə͡ʊn pɛˈtɑːd/ /hˈɔ͡ɪst bˈa͡ɪ wˈʌnz ˈo͡ʊn pɛˈɾɑː͡ɹd/ adj
mit den eigenen Waffen schlagen wer andern eine Grube gräbt, fällt selbst hinein
(idiomatic) Hurt or destroyed by one's own plot or device intended for another; "blown up by one's own bomb".

hoity-toity /ˈhɔɪtiˈtɔɪti/ hoity-toitier hoity-toitiest adj
etepetete
Affected or pretentious, sometimes with the implication of displaying an air of excessive fanciness or ostentation; pompous, self-important, snobbish; often displaying a feeling of patronizing self-aggrandizing or arrogant class superiority.

hokey /ˈhəʊki/ hokier hokiest adj
falsch künstlich unecht verlogen
(US, colloquial) Phony, as if a hoax; noticeably contrived; of obviously flimsy credibility or quality.
kitschig rührselig schmalzig
(US, colloquial) Corny; overly or unbelievably sentimental.

hold /hoʊld/ /həʊld/ [hoəɫd] [həʊɫd] holds n
Laderaum Schiffsraum Frachtraum
(nautical, aviation) The cargo area of a ship or aircraft (often holds or cargo hold).

hold /hoʊld/ /həʊld/ [hoəɫd] [həʊɫd] v
halten gelten źaržaś
(transitive) To impose restraint upon; to limit in motion or action; to bind legally or morally; to confine; to restrain.
abhalten austragen halten
To maintain in being or action; to carry on; to prosecute, as a course of conduct or an argument; to continue; to sustain.

hold a candle v
jemandem nicht das Wasser reichen können
(chiefly in the negative) To compare; to be even remotely of the same quality, skill, etc. as another. [from mid 16th c.]

hold back v
aufhalten bremsen stoppen zurückhalten zügeln
(idiomatic, intransitive) To act with reserve; to contain one's full measure or power.
aufhalten bremsen einengen hemmen zurückhalten
(idiomatic, transitive) To delay the progress of, especially in school.

hold down v
halten niederhalten sich halten in unterdrucken
(idiomatic, transitive) To continue, to hold and to manage well; to keep, maintain; support.

hold forth v
verbreiten
(intransitive) To talk at great length.

hold hands v
Händchen halten sich an den Händen fassen
(intransitive) Of two or more people, to clasp each other's hands.

hold hostage v
als Geisel halten gefangen halten in Geiselhaft halten

hold luggage n
Aufgabegepäck Frachtgepäck Hauptgepäck
luggage intended for carriage in the hold of an aircraft.

hold on v
warten
(idiomatic) Wait a short while.

hold one's breath v
den Atem anhalten
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hold,‎ one's,‎ breath. To keep air in one's lungs, pausing noticeably before exhaling after previously inhaling.
sich große Hoffnungen machen
(idiomatic, usually in a negative) To wait expectantly for something to happen soon.

hold one's liquor v
viel Alkohol vertragen
(idiomatic) To be resistant to intoxication or to show few signs of intoxication, even after consuming a significant amount of alcohol.

hold one's tongue v
den Mund halten
(idiomatic) To refrain from talking about something.

hold out v
hinhalten reichen
aufheben aufsparen
(transitive, literally) To hold (something) out; to extend (something) forward.
abwarten ausharren warten
(idiomatic, often, with for) To wait, or refuse in hopes of getting something better (from a negotiation, etc.)
aushalten
(idiomatic) To survive, endure.
zurückhalten
(idiomatic, usually, with on) To withhold something.

hold the fort v
die Stellung halten
To assume or take responsibility, especially in another's absence.

hold to account v
Rechenschaft verlangen zur Rechenschaft ziehen zur Verantwortung ziehen
(transitive) To require a person to explain or to accept responsibility for his or her actions; to blame or punish someone for what has occurred.

hold up v
warten
(intransitive, informal) To wait or delay.
ausrauben warten zurückhalten überfallen
(idiomatic) To withstand; to stand up to; to survive.
ausrauben überfallen
(transitive, idiomatic) To rob at gunpoint.

hold-up hold-ups n
Aufhalten Stillstand Stockung Verzögerung
(colloquial) A delay or wait.
bewaffneter Raubüberfall
A robbery at gunpoint.

holdall /ˈhoʊldɔːl/ /ˈhəʊldɔːl/ holdalls n
Reisetasche Sporttasche
A large bag for carrying belongings while travelling.

holder /ˈhoʊɫdɚ/ /ˈhəʊldə/ holders n
Halter Halterung Ständer
A thing that holds.
Besitzer Eigentümer Halter
A person who temporarily or permanently possesses something.

holding company holding companies n
Holding-Gesellschaft
(business) A company whose main purpose is to own shares of other companies, as opposed to producing goods or offering services.

holding pattern holding patterns n
Warteschleife
(aviation) A path taken by an aircraft waiting to land.

hole /hoʊl/ /hɐʉl/ /həʊl/ [hoɫ] [hɔʊɫ] holes n
Loch Öffnung Riss
An opening that goes all the way through a solid body, a fabric, etc.; a perforation; a rent.
Loch Grube Vertiefung Grübchen Kerbe Mulde
(stud poker) A card (also called a hole card) dealt face down thus unknown to all but its holder; the status in which such a card is.

hole /hoʊl/ /hɐʉl/ /həʊl/ [hoɫ] [hɔʊɫ] v
lochen
(transitive) To make holes in (an object or surface).

hole punch hole punches n
Locher
A tool that is used to make holes in stationery for ease of filing.

hole saw hole saws n
Lochsäge
A saw in the form of a hollow cylinder with teeth on the end or edge, used to produce holes on the workpiece and operated by rotation, often as an accessory to a power drill.

holey /ˈhoʊli/ /ˈhəʊl.li/ /ˈhəʊli/ [ˈhɒʊli] [ˈhɒʊɫ.li] holier holiest adj
löchrig
Having, or being full of, holes.

holiday /ˈhɑləˌdeɪ/ /ˈhɒlɪdeɪ/ /ˈhɒlɪdɪ/ holidays n
Feiertag
A day on which a festival, religious event, or national celebration is traditionally observed.
Ruhetag gesetzlicher Feiertag
A day declared free from work by the state or government.
Urlaub Ferien
(chiefly, UK, Australia) A period of one or more days taken off work for leisure and often travel; often plural.
(chiefly, UK, Australia) A period during which pupils do not attend their school; often plural; rarely used for students at university (usually: vacation).

holiday /ˈhɑləˌdeɪ/ /ˈhɒlɪdeɪ/ /ˈhɒlɪdɪ/ v
Ferienreise reisen urlauben
(British, intransitive) To spend a period of time in recreational travel.

holiday camp holiday camps n
Ferienlager
(British) An enclosed resort providing accommodation (often in chalets) and entertainment, generally aimed at families.

holiday home holiday homes n
Ferienwohnung
A second home used for holidays.

holiday season holiday seasons n
Ferienzeit
(US, Canada) The period of the late fall and early winter when several holidays occur, such as Halloween, American Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's Day, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa

holiday-maker holiday-makers n
Urlauber Urlauberin Feriengast Feriengästin
(British) Someone who is on holiday.

holidays adv
feiertags
On holidays.

holiness /ˈhoʊlinəs/ /ˈhəʊlinəs/ holinesses n
Heiligkeit
The state or condition of being holy.

holism holisms n
Holismus
A theory or belief that the whole is greater than the sum of the parts. [from 1926]

holistic /hoʊˈlɪs.tɪk/ /həʊˈlɪs.tɪk/ more holistic most holistic adj
holistisch
Related to holism.
ganzheitlich
Relating to a study of the whole instead of a separation into parts.

holland hollands n
Hollandzeug
(now, historical) A type of linen cloth, originally from Holland.

hollandaise sauce hollandaise sauces n
Sauce hollandaise Hollandaise holländische Sauce
An emulsion of butter and lemon juice using egg yolks as the emulsifying agent, used in French cooking.

holler /ˈhɑ.lɚ/ /ˈhɒl.ə(ɹ)/ hollers n
Brüllen lauter Ruf lauter Schrei
A yell, shout.
Bescheid Zuruf
(by extension, colloquial) Any communication to get somebody's attention.

hollow /ˈhɑ.loʊ/ /ˈhɑlɚ/ /ˈhɒl.əʊ/ hollower hollowest adj
hohl
(of something solid) Having an empty space or cavity inside.
(figuratively) Without substance; having no real or significant worth; meaningless.

hollow /ˈhɑ.loʊ/ /ˈhɑlɚ/ /ˈhɒl.əʊ/ hollows n
Senke Mulde kleines Tal
(geography) A small valley between mountains.
Höhle Kuhle Mulde Vertiefung
A sunken area on a surface.
Loch hohl
An unfilled space in something solid; a cavity, natural or artificial.

hollow block hollow blocks n
Schalstein
(Philippines) A lightweight building block made from cinders and concrete.

hollow leg /ˌhɑ.loʊ ˈlɛɡ/ /ˌhɒl.əʊ ˈlɛɡ/ hollow legs n
Trinkfestigkeit trinkfest
Ability or tendency to drink large quantities of alcohol.

hollow out v
aushöhlen
(transitive) To make something hollow.

hollow victory hollow victories n
wertloser Sieg
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hollow,‎ victory. A victory that is hollow, i.e. meaningless.

holly /ˈhɑli/ /ˈhɒli/ hollies n
Stechpalme Hülse Hulse Hulst Hülsdorn Ilex
Any of various shrubs or (mostly) small trees, of the genus Ilex, either evergreen or deciduous, used as decoration especially at Christmas.

hollyhock /ˈhɑlihɑk/ /ˈhɒlihɒk/ hollyhocks n
Stockrose Herbstrose Rosenmalve
Any of several flowering plants of the genus Alcea in the Malvaceae family.

holm oak /ˈhoʊm oʊk/ /ˈhəʊm əʊk/ holm oaks n
Steineiche
An evergreen tree, Quercus ilex, native to the Mediterranean region.

holmium /ˈhoʊ.mi.əm/ holmiums n
Holmium
A chemical element (symbol Ho) with atomic number 67: a soft and malleable silvery-white metal, too reactive to be found uncombined in nature.

holocaust /ˈhoʊ.lə-/ /ˈhɑl.əˌkɑst/ /ˈhɑl.əˌkɔst/ /ˈhɒl.ə(ʊ)ˌkɔːst/ holocausts n
Ganzopfer Holokauston Holokaustum Vollbrandopfer
(religion) An offering or sacrifice to a deity that is completely burned to ashes. [from 13th c.]
Auslöschung Ausmerzung Ausrottung Gruppenmord Holocaust Massentötung
Extensive destruction of a group of animals or (especially) people; a large-scale massacre or slaughter.
Holocaust Massenmord Massenvernichtung
hence, the state-sponsored mass murder of a particular group of people in society. [from 20th c.]

hologram /ˈhɒləɡɹæm/ holograms n
Hologramm
A three-dimensional image of an object created by holography.

holograph holographs n
eigenhändig verfasstes, handschriftliches Dokument eigenhändiges Schriftstück
(legal, textual criticism) A handwritten document that is solely the work of the person whose signature it bears, especially a letter, deed, or will; an original manuscript, a protograph.

holographic more holographic most holographic adj
holographisch
In the form of a hologram or holograph.

holography holographies n
Holografie Holographie
(physics) a technique for recording, and then reconstructing, the amplitude and phase distributions of a coherent wave disturbance; used to produce three-dimensional images or holograms

holomorphic adj
holomorph
(complex analysis, of a complex function) Complex-differentiable on an open set around every point in its domain.

holomorphism holomorphisms n
Holomorphismus

holon holons n
Holon
(philosophy) Something that is both a part and a whole.

holonym /ˈhoʊl.əˌnɪm/ /ˈhɑl.əˌnɪm/ /ˈhɒl.əˌnɪm/ /ˈhəʊl.əˌnɪm/ holonyms n
Holonym Gesamtbegriff Verbandsbegriff
(semantics) A term that denotes a whole, a part of which is denoted by a second term.

holotype holotypes n
Holotypus
(taxonomy) The single physical example (or illustration) of an organism used to formally describe the species (or lower-order taxon), subsequently to be kept as a reference.

holster /ˈhoʊlstə(ɹ)/ /ˈhɒlstə(ɹ)/ holsters n
Holster Pistolentasche Halfter
A case for carrying a tool, particularly a gun, safely and accessibly.

holy /ˈhoʊli/ /ˈhəʊli/ holier holiest adj
heilig
Dedicated to a religious purpose or a god.
Revered in a religion.

holy card holy cards n
Andachtsbild Andachtsbildchen

holy fool holy fools n
Jurodiwy
(chiefly, _, Eastern Orthodoxy) A person, often associated with gifts of prophecy and insight, who publicly acts as if mad or stupid, but whose madness is seen as concealing an inner sanctity for the purpose of self-humiliation.

holy shit /ˌhoʊli ˈʃɪt/ /ˌhəʊli ˈʃɪt/ interjection
Ach du Scheiße heilige Scheiße
(idiomatic, vulgar, slang) Expression of terror, awe, surprise, astonishment, etc., often at something seen for the first time or remembered immediately before using this term.

holy synod holy synods n
heiliger synod

holy war holy wars n
heiliger Krieg
A war that is entirely, primarily, or ostensibly religious in motivation; a war over religion.

holy water holy waters n
Weihwasser
(Christianity) In certain Christian churches, water that has been sanctified by a priest or bishop for the purpose of baptism or for the blessing of persons, places, or things.

homage /oʊˈmɑʒ/ /ɒˈmɑːʒ/ /ˈ(h)ɑmɪd͡ʒ/ /ˈhɒmɪd͡ʒ/ homages n
Ehrerweisung Huldigung Respektsbezeigung
(countable, uncountable) A demonstration of respect, such as towards an individual after their retirement or death
Hommage Huldigung Verbeugung
(countable) An artistic work imitating another in a flattering style.
Gefolgschaftsschwur Vasalleneid Vasallentreueschwur
(historical) In feudalism, the formal oath of a vassal to honor his or her lord's rights.

home /(h)əʊm/ /hoʊm/ adv
nach Hause heim nachhause heimwärts
(internet) To the home page.
zu Hause daheim zuhause
At or in one's place of residence or one's customary or official location; at home.

home /(h)əʊm/ /hoʊm/ homes n
Heim Ruhestätte
A place of refuge, rest or care; an asylum.
Heim Zuhause Wohnung
One’s own dwelling place; the house or structure in which one lives; especially the house in which one lives with one's family; the habitual abode of one’s family.
Zuhause Elternhaus Nest
The place (residence, settlement, country, etc.), where a person was born and/or raised; childhood or parental home; home of one’s parents or guardian.
Heimat
One’s native land; the place or country in which one dwells; the place where one’s ancestors dwell or dwelt.
Heimat Heim
The locality where a thing is usually found, or was first found, or where it is naturally abundant; habitat; seat.

home /(h)əʊm/ /hoʊm/ v
anpeilen zielen
(always, _, with "in on", transitive) To seek or aim for something.

home away from home homes away from home n
zweites Zuhause
(idiomatic) A place in which one is as comfortable as one's actual home.

home cinema home cinemas n
Heimkino
(UK) a system for showing cinema-quality films at home; usually comprising high-definition television and surround sound

home computer home computers n
Heimcomputer
(computer hardware, dated) A computer intended for use in the home.

home country home countries n
Heimat Heimatland Vaterland
The country in which a person was born and usually raised, regardless of the present country of residence and citizenship.

home directory home directories n
Benutzerverzeichnis
(computers) A directory that contains a user's files.

home economics n
Hauswirtschaft Hauswirtschaftlehre
The study of homemaking, including cookery, needlework, cleaning, etc.

home front home fronts n
Heimatfront
The civilian sphere as opposed to the military; specifically, the civilian sphere supporting the military's efforts in a war.

home fry home fries n
Bratkartoffeln
(mostly plural) A piece of fried, sliced or diced potato, part of a basic potato dish often including tomatoes, onions or peppers.

home game home games n
Heimspiel
(idiomatic, sports) An athletic contest played in a team's own geographic area.

home in v
sich dem Zielgebiet nähern
(military, of an aircraft or guided missile, often with 'on') To draw close to a destination, especially using radar; to move towards a target.
(in Richtung) ... einschwenken Kurs nehmen (auf)
(often with 'on') To focus or narrow down to something; to find, draw closer or move towards, as by trial and error or a gradual seeking process.

home invasion home invasions n
Hausfriedensbruch

home is where the heart is proverb
zu Hause ist wo dein Herz ist
One's true home is where one feels happiest.

home loan home loans n
Baukredit Im­mo­bi­li­en­kre­dit
(countable) A loan taken for the purpose of purchasing a house, or other type of residential property.

home office home offices n
Homeoffice Heimbüro
A room, in a person's home, equipped as an office so that the person may work from home.

home page /ˈhoʊmpeɪdʒ/ /ˈhəʊmpeɪdʒ/ home pages n
Homepage Startseite
The main or first page of a website or set of hyperlinked documents.
Startseite Homepage
The default page set to open in a web browser or hypertext system when it starts up, or when its home function is invoked.

home school v
Hausunterricht erteilen häuslichen Unterricht erteilen zu Hause unterrichten
(transitive) To educate children at home, that is, at a private domestic place, in lieu of sending them to a public school or private educational institution.

home stretch home stretches n
Zielgerade
The final part of a racecourse from the last curve to the finish line.
(figurative, by extension) The final part of a distance or the final effort needed to finish.

home sweet home /hoʊm swiːt hoʊm/ /həʊm swiːt həʊm/ phraseologicalUnit
trautes Heim
(idiomatic) One's home, especially a nice, comfortable home.

home team home teams n
Heimmannschaft
(idiomatic, sports) The team that is playing in the usual area that they play in, as opposed to the visitor team.

home wrecker home wreckers n
Ehezerstörer Familienzerstörer
(slang, derogatory) A person who gains the affections of someone already married or engaged, and thus causes the dissolution of the marriage or engagement.

homebird homebirds n
Nesthocker

homebirth homebirths n
Hausgeburt
Childbirth taking place at home, rather than in a hospital.

homebody homebodies n
Stubenhocker Stubenhockerin
(North American, informal) A person who prefers to remain at home, rather than participate in social events elsewhere.

homebound adj
auf dem Heimweg
Heading homeward, homeward bound.

homecoming /ˈhoʊmˌkʌmɪŋ/ homecomings n
Heimkehr Heimkunft
Ellipsis of harvest homecoming.; A traditional (street) party and/or dance near the start of the school year, at around fall mid-terms. Traditionally marking the start of harvest break, where students go home in autumn to harvest the crops on the family farms.

homegrown adj
selbstgezogen
Grown at home.

homeland homelands n
Heimat Vaterland Heimatland
The country that one regards as home.

homeless /ˈhoʊmləs/ /ˈhoʊmlɪs/ adj
obdachlos wohnungslos
Lacking a permanent place of residence.

homeless shelter homeless shelters n
Obdachlosenheim
A building set up to provide for the needs of homeless people; often including shelter, food, sanitation and other forms of support.

homelessness homelessnesses n
Obdachlosigkeit Hauslosigkeit Heimatlosigkeit Wohnungslosigkeit
The state of being homeless.

homely /ˈhoʊmli/ /ˈhəʊmli/ homelier homeliest more homely most homely adj
heimisch
Characteristic of, belonging to, or befitting a home; domestic, cozy. [from early 14th c.]

homemade more homemade most homemade adj
hausgemacht selbstgemacht
Made at home.

homemaker homemakers n
Hausfrau Hausmann
(US) A person who maintains the administration and upkeep of his or her residence, especially one who is not employed outside the home; one who runs the household.

homeo- prefix
homöo-

homeomorphic adj
homöomorph
Having a homeomorphism

homeomorphism homeomorphisms n
Homöomorphismus
(topology) a continuous bijection from one topological space to another, with continuous inverse.

homeopath homeopaths n
Homöopath Homöopathin
A person who practices homeopathy.

homeopathic more homeopathic most homeopathic adj
homöopathisch
Of or pertaining to homeopathy.

homeopathy /ˌhomiˈɑpəθi/ /ˌhɑmiˈɑpəθi/ /ˌhɒmɪˈɒpəθi/ /ˌhəʊmɪˈɒpəθi/ homeopathies n
Homöopathie
A system of treating diseases with small amounts of substances which, in larger amounts, would produce the observed symptoms.

homeostasis /ˌhoʊ.mi.oʊˈsteɪ.sɪs/ /ˌhɒmɪə(ʊ)ˈsteɪsɪs/ /ˌhəʊmɪə(ʊ)ˈsteɪsɪs/ homeostases n
Homöostase Selbstregulation
(physiology) The ability of a system or living organism to adjust its internal environment to maintain a state of dynamic constancy; such as the ability of warm-blooded animals to maintain a stable temperature.

homeostatic /ˌhoʊmioʊˈstætɪk/ adj
homöostatisch
(biology, physiology) Of or pertaining to homeostasis.

homeowner homeowners n
Hauseigentümer Hauseigentümerin
Someone who owns a house.

homeschooling n
Hausunterricht Heimunterricht Homeschooling häuslicher Unterricht
Teaching children at home instead of sending them to school.

homescreen homescreens n
Homescreen Startbildschirm
(graphical user interface) The main or first interface shown in a graphical user interface.

homesick more homesick most homesick adj
heimwehkrank
(often with for) Missing one's home and family very much when away; nostalgic.

homesickness homesicknesses n
Heimweh Nostalgie
The characteristic of being homesick; a strong, sad feeling of missing one's home (and often left-behind loved ones, such as family and friends) when physically away.

homesitter homesitters n
Homesitter Homesitterin
a person employed to live in and take care of a home when the usual occupants are away

homespun adj
hausbacken hausgemacht schlicht selbstgestrickt
(by extension) Plain and homely; unsophisticated and unpretentious.

homestay homestays n
Homestay

homestead /ˈhoʊmˌstɛd/ homesteads n
Anwesen Eigenheim Gehöft Heimstätte Hofstelle Siedlerhof
A house together with surrounding land and buildings, especially on a farm; the property comprising these.
Heimstätte Wohnplatz Wohnstatt Wohnstätte
The place that is one's home.

hometown hometowns n
Heimat Heimatort
An individual’s place of birth, childhood home, or place of main residence.

homeward /ˈhoʊmwɚd/ /ˈhəʊmwəd/ adv
heimwärts nach Hause heim
Towards home.

homewards adj
heim heimwärts nach Hause
Leading toward home.

homework /ˈhoʊmˌwɝk/ /ˈhəʊmˌwɜːk/ homeworks n
Hausaufgabe Hausaufgaben
(literally, now, _, rare) Any work that is done at home; housework.

homeworld homeworlds n
Heimatwelt

homicide /ˈhoʊ.məˌsaɪ̯d/ /ˈhɑm.əˌsaɪ̯d/ /ˈhɒm.ɪˌsaɪ̯d/ homicides n
Totschlag Mord Tötungsdelikt
(countable, uncountable, crime) The killing of one person by another, whether premeditated or unintentional.
Mörder
(countable) A person who kills another.

homie /ˈhoʊmi/ /ˈhəʊmi/ homies n
Kumpel
(slang) Someone, particularly a friend or male acquaintance, from one's hometown.
(African American Vernacular English) A boyfriend or partner of a closeted man, used along with "Lil," to mean a bottom and "Big," to mean a top.

homiletics n
Homiletik
The art of preaching (especially the application of rhetoric in theology).

homily /ˈhɑməli/ /ˈhɑmɪli/ /ˈhɒmɪli/ homilies n
Homilie
(Christianity) A sermon, especially concerning a practical matter.

homing pigeon homing pigeons n
Brieftaube Posttaube Reisebrieftaube Reisetaube
A variety of domesticated rock pigeon (Columba livia) that has been selectively bred to be able to find its way home over extremely long distances.

hominid hominids n
Menschenaffe Menschenäffin Grossaffe Grossäffin Großaffe Großäffin
Any primate of the taxonomic family Hominidae, which includes all the nonhuman great apes (chimpanzees, gorillas, orangutans) as well as humans.

hominin hominins n
Hominini
(palaeontology) Any member of the taxonomic tribe Hominini, the evolutionary group that includes modern humans and now-extinct bipedal relatives. [from 20th c.]

homo /ˈhoʊ.moʊ/ /ˈhɒm.əʊ/ /ˈhəʊ.məʊ/ homos n
Homo
(colloquial, often, pejorative)

homo Aristophaneus /ˈhoʊ-/ /ˈhɑmoʊ æɹɪsˌtɑfəˈniəs/ /ˈhɒməʊ æɹɪsˌtɒfəˈniːəs/ /ˈhəʊ-/ n
homo aristophaneus
(linguistics, _, (philology), rare) A person with the characteristics and nature depicted in the comedies of the ancient Athenian playwright Aristophanes (c. 446 – c. 386 B.C.E.) as a literary figure, rather than a historically accurate Athenian person; an Aristophanic man.

homo- prefix
homo-
Same, identical.

homoerotic /ˌhoʊmoʊəˈɹɑtɪk/ /ˌhəʊməʊəˈɹɒtɪk/ more homoerotic most homoerotic adj
homoerotisch
Arousing a homosexual desire.
Pertaining to homosexual love or desire

homogeneity /ˌhoʊ.mə.d͡ʒəˈneɪ.ə.ti/ /ˌhoʊ.mə.d͡ʒəˈniː.ə.ti/ /ˌhɑ.mə.d͡ʒəˈneɪ.ə.ti/ /ˌhɑ.mə.d͡ʒəˈniː.ə.ti/ /ˌhɒm.ə(ʊ).d͡ʒəˈneɪ.ə.ti/ /ˌhɒm.ə(ʊ).d͡ʒəˈniː.ə.ti/ /ˌhəʉ.mə.d͡ʒəˈniː.ə.ti/ /ˌhəʉ.mə.d͡ʒəˈnæɪ.ə.ti/ /ˌhəʊ.mə(ʊ).d͡ʒəˈneɪ.ə.ti/ /ˌhəʊ.mə(ʊ).d͡ʒəˈniː.ə.ti/ [ˌhəʉ.mə.d͡ʒəˈnæɪ.ə.ɾi] [ˌhəʉ.mə.d͡ʒəˈnɪi.ə.ti] [ˌhəʉ.mə.d͡ʒəˈnɪi.ə.ɾi] homogeneities n
Homogenität
The condition of being homogeneous: having uniformity of constituent content.

homogeneous /həˈmɑ.d͡ʒə.nəs/ /ˌhoʊ.moʊˈd͡ʒiː.njəs/ /ˌhoʊ.moʊˈd͡ʒɛ.njəs/ /ˌhoʊ.məˈd͡ʒiː.njəs/ /ˌhɒ.mə(ʊ)ˈdʒiː.nɪəs/ /ˌhəʊ.mə(ʊ)ˈdʒiː.nɪəs/ adj
homogen gleichartig
Of the same kind; alike, similar.

homogeneous polynomial homogeneous polynomials n
homogenes Polynom
(mathematics) a polynomial such that the sum of the exponents of the variables is the same for every term.

homogenization homogenizations n
Homogenisierung
The act of making something homogenous, or the same throughout; or the tendency of something to become homogenous.

homogenized milk homogenized milks n
H-Milch homogenisierte Milch
Milk which has been treated so that the liquid remains creamy throughout, instead of forming a separate layer of cream at the top.

homoglyph /ˈhɒməʊɡlɪf/ homoglyphs n
Homoglyph
(linguistics, computing) A character identical or nearly identical in appearance to another, but which differs in the meaning it represents; thus, in character encoding terms, a character with an identical or near-identical glyph, or the glyph itself.

homograph /ˈhoʊməɡɹæf/ /ˈhɑːməɡɹæf/ /ˈhɒməɡɹɑːf/ /ˈhəʊməɡɹæf/ homographs n
Homograph
A word that is spelled the same as another word, usually having a different etymology.

homokurtosis homokurtoses n
Homokurtose Homokurtosis

homologate /hoʊˈmɑləɡeɪt/ /həˈmɑləɡeɪt/ /həˈmɒləɡeɪt/ v
homologieren
(transitive) To confirm, ratify or approve, especially officially or legally.

homological adj
homolog
(biology) Having a similar evolutionary origin; homologous.

homological algebra n
homologische Algebra
(algebra) The branch of mathematics dealing with homology and in particular with homological functors and the algebraic structures they entail.

homologous /həˈmɒləɡəs/ more homologous most homologous adj
homolog
(biology) Corresponding to a similar structure in another life form with a common evolutionary origin.
(chemistry) Belonging to a series of aliphatic organic compounds that differ only by the addition of a CH₂ group.
(cultural anthropology, structural anthropology) Playing the same role as seen in another culture, whether by historical connection, psychological archetype, convergent cultural evolution, or otherwise (as may be hypothesized but not known with certainty by current science), as for example with the cryptozoologic concepts of yeti and sasquatch, the use of polite and familiar pronouns, or other similarities.
Showing a degree of correspondence or similarity.

homology homologies n
Homologie
The relationship of being homologous; a homologous relationship;(geometry, projective geometry) specifically, such relationship in the context of the geometry of perspective.
(chemistry) The relationship, between elements, of being in the same group of the periodic table.
(genetics) The presence of the same series of bases in different but related genes.

homomorphic more homomorphic most homomorphic adj
homomorph
(algebra) Of or pertaining to homomorphism; having a homomorphism.

homomorphism homomorphisms n
Homomorphismus
(algebra) A structure-preserving map between two algebraic structures of the same type, such as groups, rings, or vector spaces.

homonationalism homonationalisms n
Homonationalismus

homonym /ˈhɑmənɪm/ /ˈhɒmənɪm/ homonyms n
Homonym Homonymum
(loosely) A word that sounds or is spelled the same as another word (but not necessarily both), technically called a homophone (same sound, different spelling) or a homograph (same spelling, different sound), or if both are the same, a homonym.

homonymous adj
homonym gleichnamig
Having the same name as another (i.e., like a namesake).
homonymisch
Of or pertaining to a homonym.

homophile homophiles n
homophil
(dated) A homosexual, a gay man or lesbian, one who has a sexual or romantic preference for persons of the same gender; used to emphasize love over sex.

homophobe [ˈhɒməˌfəʊb] [ˈhəʊməˌfəʊb] homophobes n
Homophobe Homohasser Homophober Lesbenfeind Lesbenfeindin Schwulenfeind
A person who is prejudiced against homosexuals and homosexuality.

homophobia /ˌhɒ.məˈfəʊ.bi.ə/ /ˌhəʊ.məˈfəʊ.bi.ə/ n
Homophobie Homofeindlichkeit Schwulenfeindlichkeit
Hatred, fear, dislike of, or prejudice against homosexuals.
Anthropophobie
(obsolete, individual occurrences) A pathological fear of mankind.

homophobic more homophobic most homophobic adj
homophob homosexualitätsfeindlich lesbenfeindlich schwulenfeindlich
Exhibiting homophobia; characteristic of homophobes.

homophone /ˈhɑməfoʊ̯n/ /ˈhɒməfəʊ̯n/ /ˈhɔməfoʊ̯n/ homophones n
Homophon
(semantics) A word which is pronounced the same as another word but differs in spelling or meaning or origin.

homoscedasticity /hoʊmoʊsɪdæsˈtɪsɪti/ /həʊməʊskɪdæsˈtɪsɪti/ homoscedasticities n
Homoskedastizität
(statistics) A property of a set of random variables such that each variable has the same finite variance.

homosexual /ˌhoʊmoʊˈsɛkʃuːəl/ /ˌhoʊməˈsɛkʃuːəl/ /ˌhɒməʊˈsɛksjuːəl/ /ˌhɒməʊˈsɛkʃuːəl/ /ˌhəʊməʊˈsɛksjuːəl/ /ˌhəʊməʊˈsɛkʃuːəl/ more homosexual most homosexual adj
homosexuell schwul
(of a person or animal, formal, distancing, or, dated) Sexually and/or romantically attracted to members of the same sex, such as a man who is attracted to men or a woman who is attracted to women; gay. (Typically used in the sense of sole/exclusive attraction.)

homosexual /ˌhoʊmoʊˈsɛkʃuːəl/ /ˌhoʊməˈsɛkʃuːəl/ /ˌhɒməʊˈsɛksjuːəl/ /ˌhɒməʊˈsɛkʃuːəl/ /ˌhəʊməʊˈsɛksjuːəl/ /ˌhəʊməʊˈsɛkʃuːəl/ homosexuals n
Homosexueller Homosexuelle
(typically, formal, distancing, or, dated) A person who is sexually attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex.

homosexuality /ˌhoʊmoʊˌsɛkʃuˈælɪti/ /ˌhoʊməˌsɛkʃuˈælɪti/ /ˌhɒmə(ʊ)-/ /ˌhəʊmə(ʊ)sɛkʃʊˈælɪti/ /ˌhəʊmə(ʊ)ˌsɛksjʊˈælɪti/ homosexualities n
Homosexualität
Sexual activity with a person of the same sex, sometimes (potentially, _, offensive) restricted to same-sex sex between males. [1897]

homosexualization n
Homosexualisierung

homosexualize v
homosexualisieren

homotopic adj
homotop
(topology, of two continuous maps) Such that there is a homotopy (a continuous deformation) taking one to the other.

homozygosity homozygosities n
Homozygosität Homozygotie Reinerbigkeit
The condition of being homozygous.

homozygote /ˌhəʊməʊˈzaɪɡəʊt/ homozygotes n
Homozygote
(genetics) A diploid individual that has equal alleles at one or more genetic loci.

homozygous /ˌhəʊməʊˈzaɪɡəs/ more homozygous most homozygous adj
reinerbig
Of an organism in which both copies of a given gene have the same allele

homunculus /hoʊˈmʌŋk.jə.ləs/ /hɒˈmʌŋk.jʊ.ləs/ /həˈmʌŋk.jə.ləs/ homunculi n
Homunkulus
A miniature man, once imagined by spermists to be present in human sperm.

honcho /ˈhɑn.t͡ʃoʊ/ /ˈhɒn.tʃəʊ/ honchoes honchos n
Boss Chef Oberguru
(informal) boss, leader

hone /hoʊn/ /həʊn/ hones n
Schleifstein Wetzstein
A sharpening stone composed of extra-fine grit used for removing the burr or curl from the blade of a razor or some other edge tool.

hone /hoʊn/ /həʊn/ v
feinschleifen honen ziehschleifen
(transitive) To sharpen with a hone; to whet.
ausfeilen ausschleifen
(transitive) To refine or master (a skill).

honed /hoʊnd/ /həʊnd/ more honed most honed adj
fein geschliffen gehont

honest /ˈɑnəst/ /ˈɑnɪst/ /ˈɒnɪst/ /ˈɔːnɪst/ honester honestest more honest most honest adj
ehrlich aufrichtig
(of a person or institution) Scrupulous with regard to telling the truth; not given to swindling, lying, or fraud; upright.

honestly /ˈɑnɪstli/ /ˈɒnɪstli/ more honestly most honestly adv
ehrlich
(manner) In an honest manner.

honesty /ˈɑnəsti/ /ˈɒnəsti/ /ˈɒnəstɪ/ /ˈɔːnɪstɪ/ honesties n
Ehrlichkeit
(uncountable, countable) The act, quality, or condition of being honest.
Mondviole Silberblatt
(countable) Any of various crucifers in the genus Lunaria, several of which are grown as ornamentals, particularly Lunaria annua.

honesty is the best policy proverb
Ehrlichkeit ist die beste Politik ehrlich währt am längsten

honey /ˈhʌni/ honeys honies n
Honig
(uncountable) A viscous, gold-coloured sweet fluid produced from plant nectar by bees, and often consumed by humans.
A spectrum of pale yellow to brownish-yellow colour, like that of most types of (the sweet substance) honey.

honey badger honey badgers n
Honigdachs Honigdächsin
Mellivora capensis, a badger-like mustelid native to Africa, the Middle East and the Indian subcontinent.

honey bee honey bees n
Honigbiene
Any of seven species of bee, in genus Apis, often kept commercially for honey, beeswax, and pollination of crops.

honey dipper honey dippers n
Honiglöffel
A turned kitchen tool used to transfer honey.

honey fungus honey fungi n
Hallimasch
A parasitic mushroom of the genus Armillaria that lives on trees and shrubs.

honey locust honey locusts n
Amerikanische Gleditschie Christdorn Dreidornige Gleditschie falscher Christusdorn
A North American deciduous tree (Gleditsia triacanthos) having fragrant flowers, hard red wood, and conspicuous thorns.

honey trap honey traps n
Honigfalle
(idiomatic) The use of a romantic or a sexual relationship to entice a person into revealing secret information.

honey-sweet honey-sweeter honey-sweetest more honey-sweet most honey-sweet adj
honigsüß
As sweet as honey; very sweet.

honeycomb /ˈhʌnikəʊm/ /ˈhʌniˌkoʊm/ honeycombs n
Bienenwabe Wabe Honigwabe
(uncountable) A substance made by bees (clade Anthophila) primarily from beeswax which has hexagonal cells to hold their larvae, and for storing pollen and honey to feed the larvae and themselves when other food is scarce; it is also eaten by humans as part of comb-honey; (countable) a single sheet made up of two layers of this substance.

honeydew /-dʒuː/ /ˈhʌniˌd(j)u/ /ˈhʌnɪdjuː/ honeydews n
Honigtau Meltau
(uncountable) A sweet, sticky substance deposited on leaves and other plant parts by insects (especially aphids and scale insects) feeding on plant sap, or by fungi.

honeydew melon honeydew melons n
Honigmelone
A melon from the Cucumis melo Inodorus cultivar group, with sweet, light green or white flesh and a smooth greenish-white or yellow rind.

honeymoon /ˈhʌn.iˌmuːn/ honeymoons n
Flitterwochen
The period of time immediately following a marriage.
A period of goodwill at the beginning of a new term or relationship (e.g. towards a newly elected politician or in respect of a new business arrangement).
Hochzeitsreise Flitterwochen
A trip taken by a newly married couple during this period.

honeymoon /ˈhʌn.iˌmuːn/ v
flittern
To have a honeymoon (a trip taken by a couple after wedding).

honeypot honeypots n
Honigtopf
A pot of honey.
(computer security) A trap set to detect or deflect attempts at unauthorized use of information systems.

honeysuckle /ˈhʌniːsʌkəl/ /ˈhʌnɪsʌk(ə)l/ honeysuckles n
Geißblatt Heckenkirsche
Any of several species of superficially similar plants from Australia

honeywort honeyworts n
Wachsblume
Any of the genus Cerinthe of flowering plants that attract bees.

hongbao /ˈ(ˌ)hɑŋ-/ /ˈ(ˌ)hʊŋ-/ /ˈhɒŋbaʊ/ /ˈhɔŋˌbaʊ/ /ˌhɒŋˈbaʊ/ /ˌhɔŋˈbaʊ/ hongbao hongbaos n
Hong Bao roter Umschlag
Synonym of red envelope

honi soit qui mal y pense /ˌoʊni -/ /ˌɒni ˌswɑː kiː ˌmal iː ˈpɒ̃s/ /ˌɔni ˌswɑ ki ˌmɑl i ˈpɑ̃s/ phraseologicalUnit
ein Schelm, der Böses dabei denkt
The motto of the British chivalric Order of the Garter, still used in the royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom.

honing steel honing steels n
Abziehstahl Wetzstab Wetzstahl
A rod of steel, ceramic or diamond-coated steel used to restore keenness to dulled blade edges.

honk /hɑŋk/ /hɒŋk/ /hɔŋk/ honks n
gack
The cry of a goose or similar bird.

honk /hɑŋk/ /hɒŋk/ /hɔŋk/ v
hupen tuten
(transitive, intransitive) To use a car horn.
schnattern
(intransitive) To make a loud, harsh sound like a car horn.

honor /ˈɑn.ɚ/ /ˈɒn.ə/ honors n
Ehre
(uncountable) The state of being morally upright, honest, noble, virtuous, and magnanimous; excellence of character; the perception of such a state; favourable reputation; dignity.
(countable) A token of praise or respect; something that represents praiseworthiness or respect, such as a prize or award given by the state to a citizen.

honor /ˈɑn.ɚ/ /ˈɒn.ə/ v
ehren
(transitive) To think of highly, to respect highly; to show respect for; to recognise the importance or spiritual value of.
(transitive) To confer (bestow) an honour or privilege upon (someone).

honorable /ˈɑnəɹəbl̩/ /ˈɑnɹəbl̩/ /ˈɒnəɹəbl̩/ /ˈɒnɹəbl̩/ more honorable most honorable adj
ehrbar
Worthy of respect; respectable.

honorarium /ˌɑ.nəˈɹɛɹ.i.əm/ /ˌɒ.nəˈɹɛɹ.i.əm/ honoraria honorariums n
Honorar Ehrensold Vergütung
Compensation for services that do not have a predetermined value.

honorary /ˈɑn.əˌrɛr.i/ adj
Ehren- ehrenhalber
Given as an honor/honour, with no duties attached, and without payment.
Ehren- ehrenamtlich ehrenhalber
Voluntary.
Ehren-
Unofficial; practically. Describes the holder of an unofficial position or title that is assigned as a special honor rather than by normal channels.

honorary Aryan honorary Aryans n
Ehrenarier
(historical) A title accorded to the Japanese, Chinese and some other people by Nazi Germany. Although of a different race, they were considered by the Nazis to possess qualities similar enough to German Nordic characteristics to warrant the designation.

honorary consul honorary consuls n
Honorarkonsul Honorarkonsulin
A person representing a country as a local consul, who is a private person (without diplomatic immunity; not a career diplomat) and part-time representative, with their own primary pursuits, frequently a citizen of the country that is hosting the consul (a local citizen; not a citizen of the country being represented) or expatriate (citizen of the country being represented, living and working in the local country), frequently with commercial ties to the country being represented.

honorary consulate honorary consulates n
Honorarkonsulat
The business office of the honorary consul, when functioning as a representative of the country assigning the honorary consul; which may provide some services to citizens of the country being represented.

honorific /ˌɑːnəˈɹɪfɪk/ /ˌɒnəˈɹɪfɪk/ more honorific most honorific adj
Ehren- Ruhmes-
Showing or conferring honour and respect.
ehrenbezogen geltungsbegierig statusorientiert
Based on or valuing honor

honorific /ˌɑːnəˈɹɪfɪk/ /ˌɒnəˈɹɪfɪk/ honorifics n
Höflichkeitsform
A term of respect; respectful language.
Honorifikum
(linguistics) A word or word form expressing the speaker's respect for the hearer or the referent.

honour killing honour killings n
Ehrenmord
(euphemistic, UK, Canada) A typically Middle Eastern and South Asian cultural practice whereby a family member, usually female, is murdered by other family members, the act being justified as retribution for a (usually sexual) slight upon the family's honour.

honoured /ˈɑnɚd/ /ˈɒnəd/ more honoured most honoured adj
geehrt
(British spelling) Respected, having received honour.

hooch /huːt͡ʃ/ hooches n
Fusel
(North America, informal) An alcoholic beverage, especially an inferior or illicit one and especially liquor such as whisky.

hood /hʊd/ [hɪ̈d] [hʊ̈d] hoods n
Motorhaube
Kapuze
A covering for the head attached to a larger garment such as a jacket or cloak.
Haube Kappe Schutzdach
An enclosure that protects something, especially from above.
Abzug Abzugshaube
A metal covering that leads to a vent to suck away smoke or fumes.
Verdeck
(automotive, chiefly, UK) A soft top of a convertible car or carriage.
Nackenschild
(colloquial) The osseous or cartilaginous marginal extension behind the back of many a dinosaur such as a ceratopsid and reptiles such as Chlamydosaurus kingii.
(ophiology) An expansion on the sides of the neck typical for many elapids e.g. the Egyptian cobra (Naja haje) and Indian cobra (Naja naja).

hood /hʊd/ [hɪ̈d] [hʊ̈d] v
abdecken bedecken überdecken
To cover something with a hood.

hood ornament hood ornaments n
Kühlerfigur
A decorative object fastened on a car's hood, often symbolizing the manufacturer or brand; sometimes fixed to the radiator cap

hooded crane hooded cranes n
Mönchskranich
Grus monacha, a bird of the crane (Gruidae) family, native to East Asia

hooded crow hooded crows n
Nebelkrähe
A grey and black Eurasian crow, Corvus cornix.

hoodie /ˈhʊdi/ hoodies n
Kapuzenpulli Kapuzenpullover Hoodie
A sweatshirt with an integral hood and, sometimes, a large kangaroo pocket at the front.
Kapuzenträger
(British, slang, often, derogatory) A young person wearing such a sweatshirt, usually a male, stereotypically associated with antisocial behaviour.

hoodlum /ˈhuːdləm/ /ˈhʊdləm/ hoodlums n
Bandit Gangster Ganove Schläger
A gangster; a hired thug.
Ganove Halbstarker Rowdy Schlägertyp
A rough or violent youth.

hoodoo hoodoos n
Erdpfeiler Erdpyramide
(geology) A tall thin spire of rock that protrudes from the bottom of arid basins and badlands.

hoodwink /ˈhʊdwɪŋk/ /ˈhʊdˌwɪŋk/ v
täuschen an der Nase herumführen hinters Licht führen übers Ohr hauen
To deceive using a disguise; to bewile, dupe, mislead.

hooey /ˈhuː.i/ n
Schmarrn Blödsinn Stuss
(slang) Silly talk or writing; nonsense, silliness, or fake assertion(s).

hoof /huːf/ /hʊf/ hoofs hooves n
Huf
The tip of a toe of an ungulate such as a horse, ox or deer, strengthened by a thick keratin covering.

hoof fungus hoof fungi n
Zunderschwamm
Fomes fomentarius, a fungal plant pathogen found in Europe, Asia, Africa and North America, producing large polypore fruit bodies shaped like a horse's hoof.

hoofbeat hoofbeats n
Hufschlag
The sound of a hoof striking the ground.

hoofed /hʊft/ adj
behuft
Having a hoof or hooves; ungulate.

hook /huːk/ /hʊk/ hooks n
Haken
A rod bent into a curved shape, typically with one end free and the other end secured to a rope or other attachment.
(boxing) a type of punch delivered with the arm rigid and partially bent and the fist travelling nearly horizontally mesially along an arc
Hookline
(music) A catchy musical phrase which forms the basis of a popular song.

hook /huːk/ /hʊk/ v
haken
(transitive) To catch with a hook (hook a fish).
(field hockey, ice hockey) To engage in the illegal maneuver of hooking (i.e., using the hockey stick to trip or block another player)
einhaken
(transitive) To connect (hook into, hook together).
(Scrabble) To play a word perpendicular to another word by adding a single letter to the existing word.
(intransitive) To bend; to be curved.

hook and eye hooks and eyes n
Haftel Heftel
A matched hook and an eye (loop into which the hook can fit), used for fastening.

hook up v
ankoppeln verkabeln
(transitive) To assemble the parts of a mechanism, especially by connecting wires.
anschließen verbinden
(transitive) To connect to something like a power supply or a signal source.
liieren
(intransitive, slang, followed by with) To form an association (with) someone.

hook, line and sinker adv
ganz und gar mit Haut und Haaren
Completely; (of a belief or acceptance) naively or unquestioningly.

hookah /ˈhu.kə/ /ˈhʊ.kə/ hookahs n
Wasserpfeife Shisha Schischa
(recreational inhalants) A pipe with a long flexible tube that draws the smoke through water, traditionally used for smoking tobacco, which is often flavored.

hooked /hʊkt/ more hooked most hooked adj
hakenförmig
Having a sharp curve at the end; resembling a hook.
süchtig
Addicted; unable to resist or cease doing.

hooker /ˈhʊk.ə(ɹ)/ /ˈhʊk.ɚ/ hookers n
Hakler
(rugby) A player who hooks the ball out of the scrum with his foot.

hookup /ˈhʊkʌp/ hookups n
Anschluss
(sometimes, attributive) A connection.

hooligan /ˈhuː.lɪ.ɡən/ hooligans n
Hooligan Halbstarker Vandale Randalierer Rowdy Unruhestifter
(informal, pejorative) A person who causes trouble or violence.

hooliganism hooliganisms n
Rowdytum Hooliganismus
unruly, aggressive behavior; behavior associated with hooligans

hoop /huːp/ hoops n
Reif
A circular band of metal used to bind a barrel.

hoop earring hoop earrings n
Creole
An earring that is circular or semi-circular in design, generally in the form of a hoop of metal that can be opened to pass through an ear piercing.

hoop skirt hoop skirts n
Krinoline Reifrock
A women's undergarment worn in various historical periods to hold the skirt extended into a fashionable shape, typically consisting of a fabric petticoat with casings to hold a stiffening material, variously rope, osiers, whalebone, steel, or nylon.

hooper /huːpəɹ/ /huːpɚ/ /hʊpɚ/ hoopers n
Böttcher Fassbinder Fassküfer Fassmacher Scheffler Schäffler
One who applies hoops to casks or tubs.

hoopla /ˈhuːplɑ/ hooplas n
Bohei Gedöns Rummel
A carnival game in which the player attempts to throw hoops around pegs.

hoopoe /ˈhupoʊ/ /ˈhupu/ /ˈhupəʊ/ /ˈhuːpuː/ hoopoes n
Wiedehopf
Any Old World bird of genus Upupa, especially Upupa epops (Eurasian hoopoe), known for its distinctive plumage, fanlike crest, and slender bill.

hooray /həˈɹeɪ/ interjection
hurra!
Used to express approval, joy or victory.

hooray /həˈɹeɪ/ hoorays n
Hurra
A shout to signify victory.
An expression of excitement.

hooray /həˈɹeɪ/ v
Hurra rufen
To shout an expression of excitement.

hoot /huːt/ /hʉːt/ [hïɯt] hoots n
Gejohle Johlen
A derisive cry or shout.
Geschrei Heulen Ruf Schrei
The cry of an owl.
Spaßmacher Spaßveranstaltung
(slang) A fun event or person.

hoot /huːt/ /hʉːt/ [hïɯt] v
rufen
To make the cry of an owl, a hoo.
johlen
To assail with contemptuous cries or shouts; to follow with derisive shouts.
hupen
To sound the horn of a vehicle.

hooter /ˈhu.tɚ/ /ˈhuː.tə(ɹ)/ [ˈhu.ɾɚ] hooters n
Hupe
The horn in a motor vehicle.
(slang, especially, American, usually, in the plural) A woman's breast. [from 1970s]

hop /hɑp/ /hɒp/ hops n
Hopfen
(usually, in the plural) The flowers of the hop plant, dried and used to brew beer etc.
(US, slang) Opium, or some other narcotic drug.

hop /hɑp/ /hɒp/ v
hüpfen
(intransitive) To jump a short distance.

hop garden hop gardens n
Hopfengarten
(agriculture, British) A field, fields or farm where hops are grown.

hopak /ˈhoːpæk/ /ˈhəʊpæk/ hopaks n
Hopak
A Ukrainian national dance in 2/4 time.

hope /hoʊp/ /həʊp/ hopes n
Hoffnung
(countable, _, or, _, uncountable) The feeling of trust, confidence, belief or expectation that something wished for can or will happen.
(countable) A person or thing that is a source of hope.

hope /hoʊp/ /həʊp/ v
hoffen Hoffnung
(intransitive, transitive) To want something to happen, with a sense of expectation that it might.

hope springs eternal proverb
Glaube, Liebe, Hoffnung die Hoffnung stirbt zuletzt noch ist Polen nicht verloren
The feeling of hopefulness endlessly renews itself.

hopeful /ˈhoʊpfəl/ /ˈhəʊpfəl/ more hopeful most hopeful adj
hoffnungsvoll

hopefully /ˈhoʊpfəli/ /ˈhəʊpfəli/ more hopefully most hopefully adv
hoffnungsvoll
In a hopeful manner. [from 17th c.]
hoffentlich hoäpentlik
(uncomparable) It is hoped that; I hope; we hope. [from 18th c.]

hopeless /ˈhoʊplɪs/ /ˈhəʊplɪs/ more hopeless most hopeless adj
hoffnungslos
Giving no ground of hope; promising nothing desirable; desperate.

hopelessness hopelessnesses n
Hoffnungslosigkeit
A lack of hope; despair.

hophornbeam hophornbeams n
Hopfenbuche
Any species of the genus Ostrya, with exceptionally dense wood and hop-like fruit.

hopper /ˈhɑ.pɚ/ /ˈhɒp.ə(ɹ)/ /ˈhɔp.ə/ hoppers n
Trichter
A temporary storage bin, filled from the top and emptied from the bottom, often funnel-shaped.

hopscotch /ˈhɑpˌskɑt͡ʃ/ /ˈhɒpˌskɒt͡ʃ/ n
Himmel und Hölle Hüpfspiel Paradiesspiel Hickelkasten Tempelhüpfen Hinkeln
(playground games) A child's game, in which a player, hopping on one foot, drives a stone from one compartment to another of a figure traced or scotched on the ground.

horde /ho(ː)ɹd/ /hoəd/ /hɔɹd/ /hɔːd/ hordes n
Horde
A wandering troop or gang; especially, a clan or tribe of a nomadic people (originally Tatars) migrating from place to place for the sake of pasturage, plunder, etc.; a predatory multitude.
A large number of people or things.

horehound horehounds n
Andorn
A herb (Marrubium vulgare), of the mint family, traditionally used as a cough remedy and to make a type of hard candy.

horizon /həˈɹaɪ.zən/ horizons n
Horizont
The visible horizontal line (in all directions) where the sky appears to meet the earth in the distance.

horizontal /ˌhoɹəˈzɑntəl/ /ˌhɒɹɪˈzɒntəl/ more horizontal most horizontal adj
horizontal waagerecht waagrecht
Perpendicular to the vertical; parallel to the plane of the horizon; level, flat.

horizontal bar horizontal bars n
Reck
(gymnastics) A horizontally-aligned bar used in gymnastics, upon which acts of swinging are performed.

horizontally more horizontally most horizontally adv
waagerecht horizontal
In a horizontal direction or position.

hormonal /hɔɹˈmoʊnəl/ more hormonal most hormonal adj
hormonal hormonell
(hormone) Pertaining to hormones.

hormone /ˈhoɹmoʊn/ /ˈhɔːməʊn/ hormones n
Hormon
(physiology) Any substance produced by one tissue and conveyed by the bloodstream to another to effect physiological activity.
(LGBT, colloquial, usually, in the plural) Sex hormones, as used in hormone replacement therapy for transgender or intersex people.
(pharmacology) A synthetic compound with the same activity.

horn /hɔɹn/ /hɔːn/ /ˈhoːrn/ /ˈhoːɻn/ /ˈhɒːɹn/ horns n
Horn
Any similar real or imaginary growth or projection such as the elongated tusk of a narwhal, the eyestalk of a snail, the pointed growth on the nose of a rhinoceros, or the hornlike projection on the head of a demon or similar.
(uncountable) The hard substance from which animals' horns are made, sometimes used by man as a material for making various objects.
An object whose shape resembles a horn, such as cornucopia or the point of an anvil.
Horn Waldhorn
(countable) Any of several musical wind instruments.
Horn Jagdhorn
(countable, musical instrument) An instrument resembling a musical horn and used to signal others.
Hupe
(countable, automotive) A loud alarm, especially one on a motor vehicle.
Horn Trichter
(countable) A conical device used to direct waves.
Blech
(informal, musical instrument, countable) Generally, any brass wind instrument.
Muschel
(slang, countable) A telephone.
Ständer
(vulgar, slang, with definite article) An erection of the penis.

horn silver n
Hornerz
(mineral) A weathered form of chlorargyrite

hornbeam /ˈhɔɹnˌbim/ /ˈhɔːnˌbiːm/ hornbeams n
Hainbuche Weißbuche
A tree of the genus Carpinus, having a smooth gray bark and a ridged trunk, the wood being white and very hard, common along the banks of streams in the United States.

hornbill /ˈhɔːn.bɪl/ /ˈhɔːɹn.bɪl/ hornbills n
Nashornvogel
Any of various birds of the family Bucerotidae, with bills resembling a cow's horns. Many species have a casque above the bill, and many imprison their young in a tree.

hornblende /ˈhɔɹnˌblɛnd/ /ˈhɔːnˌblɛnd/ hornblendes n
Hornblende
(mineral) A green to black amphibole mineral, of complex structure, formed in the late stages of cooling in igneous rock.

horndog horndogs n
Lustmolch geiler Bock
(US, slang) A person (particularly a man) who is fixated on sex.

horned /ˈhɔː(ɹ)nd/ /ˈhɔː(ɹ)nɪd/ adj
gehörnt
Having horns.

horned lark horned larks n
Ohrenlerche
(US) A lark, Eremophila alpestris, with distinctive facial markings.

horned melon horned melons n
Horngurke
A plant of the species Cucumis metulifer, bearing a cucumber-like fruit.

horned puffin horned puffins n
Hornlund
A species of puffin, Fratercula corniculata, similar in appearance to the Atlantic puffin except with different bill colours and a significant fleshy "horn" above each eye.

hornet /ˈhɔɹ.nɪt/ /ˈhɔː.nɪt/ hornets n
Hornisse
A large wasp, of the genus Vespa, having a brown-and-yellow-striped body and the ability to inflict a serious sting.

hornets' nest hornets' nests n
Hornissennest
(literal) A hornets' nest.
Wespennest
(figurative) An unpleasant or controversial situation likely to be exacerbated by outside involvement.

hornfels hornfels hornfelses n
Hornfels
Any of a series of contact metamorphic rocks that have been baked and indurated by the heat of intrusive igneous masses and rendered massive, hard, splintery, and in some cases exceedingly tough and durable.

horniness n
Geilheit
(slang, vulgar) The state, quality, or extent of being horny or sexually excited.

hornless /hɔɹn.ləs/ /hɔɹn.lɪs/ /hɔːn.ləs/ /hɔːn.lɪs/ adj
hornlos enthornt
Without horns.

hornwort hornworts n
Hornmoos

horny /ˈhoɹni/ /ˈhɔːni/ hornier horniest adj
hornig schwielig
Hard or bony, like an animal's horn.
gehörnt
Having horns.
geil erregt heiß rollig spitz
(slang, informal) Sexually aroused.
geil
(slang, informal) Sexually arousing.

horologist horologists n
Uhrmacher Uhrmacherin
A person skilled in horology, particularly a person who makes or repairs timekeeping devices.

horology horologies n
Horologie Zeitmesskunde
The art, science, and technology of making and maintaining timekeeping devices such as clocks, watches and sundials.

horoscope /ˈhɒ.ɹə.skəʊp/ /ˈhɔ.ɹəˌskoʊp/ horoscopes n
Horoskop
The position of the planets and stars at the moment of someone's birth; a diagram of such positions.
An astrological forecast of a person's future based on such information.

horrendous /həˈɹɛndəs/ /əˈɹɛndəs/ more horrendous most horrendous adj
horrend entsetzlich
Extremely bad; awful; terrible.

horribile dictu adv
horribile dictu
Horrible to say; horribly.

horrible /ˈhɑɹɪbəl/ /ˈhɒɹɪbəl/ /ˈhɔɹɪbəl/ [-bəɫ] horribler horriblest more horrible most horrible adj
schrecklich entsetzlich grausig abscheulich fies makaber
Causing horror; terrible; shocking.
schrecklich
Tremendously bad.

horribly /ˈhɑɹəbli/ /ˈhɒɹɪbli/ /ˈhɔɹəbli/ more horribly most horribly adv
fürchterlich
(manner) In a horrible way; very badly.

horrific /hɑˈɹɪfɪk/ /hɒˈɹɪfɪk/ /hɔˈɹɘfɘk/ /hɔˈɹɪfɪk/ /hɘˈɹɘfɘk/ /həˈɹɪfɪk/ more horrific most horrific adj
entsetzlich
Horrifying, causing horror; horrible.

horrify /ˈhɒɹɪfaɪ/ /ˈhɔɹəfaɪ/ v
entsetzen erschrecken schockieren
To cause to feel extreme apprehension or unease; to cause to experience horror.

horripilate /hɒˈɹɪpɪˌleɪt/ /hɔˈɹɪpəˌleɪt/ v
gruseln
(ambitransitive) To bristle in fear or horror; to have goose bumps or goose pimples. [from 1620s]

horror /ˈhɑɹ.ɚ/ /ˈhɒɹ.ə/ /ˈhɔɚ/ /ˈhɔɹ.ɚ/ horrors n
Angst Grauen Horror Furcht Greuel
(countable, uncountable) An intense distressing emotion of fear or repugnance.
Horror
(uncountable) A genre of fiction designed to evoke a feeling of fear and suspense.
(countable) An individual work in this genre.

horror movie horror movies n
Horrorfilm Gruselfilm
(mostly, North America) A motion picture which entertains by horrifying or frightening the audience.

hors d'oeuvre /ˌɔɹˈdɝv/ /ˌɔːˈdɜːv/ hors d'oeuvre hors d'oeuvres n
Vorspeise Hors d’œuvre
(food) A small, light, and usually savory first course in a meal.
(by extension) Anything of secondary concern; not the primary thing.
(dated, rare) Something unusual or extraordinary.

horse /hoɹs/ /hoːs/ /hɔːs/ /hɔːɹs/ [ho̝ːs] [ho̞ɹs] horses n
Kavallerie Reiterei
(military, sometimes, uncountable) Cavalry soldiers (sometimes capitalized when referring to an official category).
Pferd Ross Gaul Hengst Roß Hengstfohlen
Any member of the species Equus ferus, including the Przewalski's horse and the extinct Equus ferus ferus.
Pferd Springer
(chess, informal) The chess piece representing a knight, depicted as a horse.
Pferd Pauschenpferd Seitpferd
(nautical) Type of equipment.
Pferd Einhufer Pferde
(dated, slang, among students) A translation or other illegitimate aid in study or examination.

horse archer horse archers n
bogenschütze auf Pferd
A cavalryman armed with a bow.

horse bean horse beans n
Ackerbohne
A broad bean (Vicia faba var. equina),

horse chestnut /ˌhɔɹs ˈtʃɛsnʌt/ /ˌhɔːs ˈtʃɛsnʌt/ horse chestnuts n
Rosskastanie Kastanie
Any of several tree species of genus Aesculus, especially Aesculus hippocastanum, common in temperate northern hemisphere.
The large nutlike seed of these trees.

horse collar horse collars n
Kummet Kumt
A part of a horse's harness that is used to distribute the load around its neck and shoulders when pulling a wagon or plough.

horse race /ˈhɔː(ɹ)sɹeɪs/ horse races n
Pferderennen
A competitive race for horses carrying jockeys; often the subject of betting

horse racing n
Pferderennen Pferderennsport
A sport where horses and their jockeys compete to race around a track the fastest.

horse stance horse stances n
Kiba Dachi Ma Bu
A posture in Asian martial arts which takes its name from the position assumed when riding a horse.

horse thief horse thieves n
Pferdedieb Pferdediebin
Someone who steals horses.

horse-leech horse-leeches n
Pferdeegel
A type of sucking worm, Haemopis sanguisuga, larger than the common leech.

horseback /ˈhɔɹsˌbæk/ /ˈhɔːsˌbæk/ adv
zu Pferde
On the back of a horse.

horseback /ˈhɔɹsˌbæk/ /ˈhɔːsˌbæk/ horsebacks n
Pferderücken
(usually with on, upon, etc.) The back of a horse.

horsebreaker horsebreakers n
Bereiter Bereiterin Zureiter Zureiterin
One who trains, or breaks in, horses.

horsecart horsecarts n
Pferdekarre Pferdewagen
A cart drawn by a horse.

horsefly horseflies n
Bremse
Any of several medium to large flies, of the family Tabanidae, that suck the blood of mammals (not to be confused with Stomoxys calcitrans, the stable fly, or dog fly).

horsehair horsehairs n
Rosshaar
The hair of a horse, especially from the mane and tail, used for upholstery.

horsehair worm horsehair worms n
Saitenwurm
Any of the Nematomorpha, a parasitic worm found throughout the world.

horsehead horseheads n
Pferdekopf
The head of a horse.
Pferdekopfpumpe
A pump for pumping oil from an oil well.

horseherd horseherds n
Pferdehirt Pferdehirte Pferdehirtin Rosshirt Rosshirte Rosshirtin
A person who tends to horses.

horseling horselings n
Kleinpferd Pferdchen Pferdlein Pony
A young or little horse; foal; pony.

horseman /ˈhɔrsmən/ /ˈhɔːsmən/ horsemen n
Reiter
A man who rides a horse.

horsemeat horsemeats n
Pferdefleisch
The meat from a horse.

horseplay n
Herumgealber Unfug
Rough or rowdy play that can often result in unintentional physical harm.

horseplay v
raufen
(intransitive) To engage in horseplay.

horsepower /ˈhɔɹsˌpaʊɚ/ /ˈhɔːsˌpaʊə/ horsepower horsepowers n
Pferdestärke
A metric unit (symbol often PS from the German abbreviation), approximately equal to 735.5 watts.

horseradish /ˈhɔɹsɹædɪʃ/ /ˈhɔːsɹædɪʃ/ horseradishes n
Meerrettich Kren
(countable) A plant of the mustard family, Armoracia rusticana.
(uncountable) A pungent condiment made from the root of the plant.

horserider horseriders n
Pferdereiter Pferdereiterin
Someone who rides a horse.

horseriding n
Pferdereiten
The practice of riding horses for sport or pleasure; equestrianism

horseshoe /ˈhɔː.ʃuː/ /ˈhɔːs.ʃuː/ /ˈhɔːɹ.ʃuː/ /ˈhɔːɹs.ʃuː/ horseshoes n
Hufeisen Beschlag
The U-shaped shoe of a horse, now typically made of metal; by extension, a representation of this used to play the game horseshoes, hung as a luck charm, etc.

horseshoe /ˈhɔː.ʃuː/ /ˈhɔːs.ʃuː/ /ˈhɔːɹ.ʃuː/ /ˈhɔːɹs.ʃuː/ v
beschlagen
To apply horseshoes to (a horse).

horseshoe bat horseshoe bats n
Hufeisennase
A bat of the genus Rhinolophus.

horseshoe crab horseshoe crabs n
Pfeilschwanzkrebs
A type of chelicerate arthropod, of the genus Limulus, resembling a crab, to which it is not closely related.

horseshoe vetch horseshoe vetches n
Hufeisenklee Hufeisenkraut Pferdehufschote
Hippocrepis genus and any species in it
often Hippocrepis comosa specifically, tufted horseshoe vetch

horsetail /ˈhɔː(ɹ)s.teɪl/ horsetails n
Schachtelhalm Kannenkraut
(botany) Any of various simple vascular plants, of the order Equisetales, that have hollow stems and produce spores.

horsetrader horsetraders n
Pferdehändler
(literally) A person who buys and sells horses, especially one who makes such transactions in a clever or skillful manner.

horst /hɔːst/ horsts n
Horst Horstscholle
(geology) An area of the earth's surface which is raised relative to surrounding land.

horsy /ˈhɔɹsi/ /ˈhɔːsi/ horsier horsiest adj
Pferd pferdisch
Of or relating to horses.

horsy /ˈhɔɹsi/ /ˈhɔːsi/ horsies n
Pferdchen
(childish, or, endearing) A child's term or name for a horse.

hortatory /ˈhɔɹtətɔɹi/ /ˈhɔːtətəɹi/ more hortatory most hortatory adj
anspornend ermunternd
Giving exhortation or advice; encouraging.

horticulture /ˈhɔɹ.tɪˌkʌl.t͡ʃɚ/ /ˈhɔː.tɪˌkʌl.tʃə(ɹ)/ horticultures n
Gartenbau Hortikultur Gartenkultur
The art or science of cultivating gardens; gardening.

hosanna /hoʊˈzænə/ /hoʊˈzɑnə/ interjection
hosianna hosanna
A cry of praise or adoration to God in liturgical use among the Jews, and said to have been shouted in recognition of the Messiahship of Jesus on his entry into Jerusalem; hence since used in the Christian Church.

hose /hoʊz/ /həʊz/ hosen hoses n
Schlauch
(countable) A flexible tube conveying water or other fluid.

hose /hoʊz/ /həʊz/ v
jemanden angreifen und töten
(transitive, sport) To cause an unfair disadvantage to a player or team through poor officiating; especially, to cause a player or team to lose the game with an incorrect call.

hose clamp hose clamps n
Schlauchschelle
A device used to attach and seal a hose onto a fitting.

hosepipe hosepipes n
Gartenschlauch Schlauch Wasserschlauch
(UK, South Africa, Southern US) A flexible pipe for carrying water or other liquids; a garden hose.

hospice /ˈhɑspɪs/ /ˈhɒspɪs/ hospices n
Hospiz Hospizdienst
(uncountable) The provision of palliative care for terminally ill patients, either at a specialized facility or at a residence, and support for the family, typically refraining from taking extraordinary measures to prolong life.

hospitable /hɑsˈpɪtəbl̩/ /hɒsˈpɪtəbl̩/ /ˈhɑspɪtəbl̩/ more hospitable most hospitable adj
gastfreundlich gastfrei
cordial and generous towards guests

hospitableness n
Gastfreundlichkeit Gastfreundschaft Gastlichkeit
The quality of being hospitable.

hospital /ˈhɑs.pɪ.tl̩/ /ˈhɑs.pɪ.ɾl̩/ /ˈhɒs.pɪ.tl̩/ /ˈɒs.pɪ.tl̩/ hospitals n
Krankenhaus Spital
A large medical facility, usually in a building with multiple floors, where seriously ill or injured patients are given extensive medical and/or surgical treatment.

hospital gown hospital gowns n
Krankenhaushemd
A gown worn by patients, typically being knee-length, having short sleeves, and being secured on the body with strings.

hospital ship hospital ships n
Lazarettschiff
A ship that is intended to serve as a mobile hospital with appropriate equipment and personnel.

hospitalism n
Hospitalismus

hospitality /hɑs.pɪˈtæl.ɪ.ti/ /hɒs.pɪˈtæl.ɪ.ti/ hospitalities n
Gastfreundschaft Gastfreundlichkeit Gastlichkeit
The act or service of welcoming, receiving, hosting, or entertaining guests; an appropriate attitude of openness, respect, and generosity toward guests.
Gastgewerbe
(business) The business of providing catering, lodging and entertainment service; the industry which includes the operation of hotels, restaurants, and similar enterprises.

hospitalization hospitalizations n
Krankenhausaufenthalt Aufnahme in das Krankenhaus Aufnahme in ein Krankenhaus Hospitalisieren Hospitalisiertwerden Hospitalisierung
The hospitalizing of a patient, the condition of being hospitalized, or the period a patient stays in hospital.

hospitalize /ˈhɒspɪtəˌlaɪz/ v
hospitalisieren ins Krankenhaus einweisen
To send to hospital; to admit (a person) to hospital.

host /hoʊst/ /həʊst/ hostess hosts n
Gastgeber Bewirter
One which receives or entertains a guest, socially, commercially, or officially.
Heer
A multitude of people arrayed as an army; used also in religious senses, as: Heavenly host (of angels)
Hostie
(Christianity) The consecrated bread of the Eucharist.
Organisator Veranstalter
A person or organization responsible for running an event.
Moderator Showmaster
A moderator or master of ceremonies for a performance.
Wirt Gastgeber
(ecology) A cell or organism which harbors another organism or biological entity, usually a parasite.
Träger Trägerin
(evolution, genetics) An organism bearing certain genetic material, with respect to its cells.

host /hoʊst/ /həʊst/ v
aufnehmen Gastgeber sein durchführen organisieren
To perform the role of a host.
bereitstellen
(computing, Internet) To run software made available to a remote user or process.

host family host families n
Gastfamilie
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host plant host plants n
Wirtspflanze
(biology) A plant that supplies food resources and substrate for certain insects or other fauna.

hostage /ˈhɑs.tɪd͡ʒ/ /ˈhɒs.tɪd͡ʒ/ hostages n
Geisel
A person given as a pledge or security for the performance of the conditions of a treaty or similar agreement, such as to ensure the status of a vassal.

hostage-taker hostage-takers n
Geiselnehmer

hostel /ˈhɑstəl/ /ˈhɒstəl/ hostels n
Herberge Heim Wohnheim
A commercial overnight lodging place, with dormitory accommodation and shared facilities, especially a youth hostel.

hostess /ˈhoʊstɪs/ /ˈhəʊstəs/ host hostesses n
Gastgeberin Wirtin
A female host.
Wirtin Gastgeberin
A female innkeeper.
Flugbegleiterin Stewardess
Stewardess: a woman steward on an airplane.
Hostess
A bar hostess or bargirl; a paid female companion offering conversation and in some cases sex.

hostile /ˈhɑstaɪl/ /ˈhɑstəl/ /ˈhɒstaɪl/ /ˈhɒstəl/ more hostile most hostile adj
feindlich feindselig
Not friendly; appropriate to an enemy; showing the disposition of an enemy; showing ill will and malevolence or a desire to thwart and injure.
antagonistisch gegnerisch giftig unversöhnlich
Aggressive; antagonistic.

hostile /ˈhɑstaɪl/ /ˈhɑstəl/ /ˈhɒstaɪl/ /ˈhɒstəl/ hostiles n
Feind Gegner
(chiefly, in the plural) An enemy.

hostile takeover hostile takeovers n
feindliche Übernahme
An attempted takeover of a company that is strongly resisted by the target company's management.

hostility /hɑˈstɪlɪti/ /hɒˈstɪlɪti/ hostilities n
Feindseligkeit Feindschaft
(uncountable) The state of being hostile.

hosting /ˈhoʊstɪŋ/ /ˈhəʊstɪŋ/ hostings n
Hosting
(computing) Running and maintaining a computer system on someone's behalf.

hostname hostnames n
Hostname
(networking) The unique name by which any device attached to a computer network is known.

hot /hɑt/ /hɒt/ hotter hottest adj
heiß
(of a person or animal) Feeling the sensation of heat, especially to the point of discomfort.
(slang) Stolen. [from the 20thc.]
Very close to finding or guessing something to be found or guessed.
heiß warm
(of an object) Having or giving off a high temperature.
heiß scharf
(colloquial, of a person) Very physically and/or sexually attractive.
scharf würzig
(of food) Spicy, pungent, piquant, as some chilis and other spices are.

hot air n
Heißluft
(literal) Air that has been heated, especially so as to function as the lifting agent of a hot-air balloon.
Geschwafel heiße Luft
(idiomatic) Empty, confused, or exaggerated talk lacking meaning or substance; bluster.

hot chocolate hot chocolates n
Kakao heiße Schokolade
A (serving of a) warm beverage made of cocoa and water or milk, often drunk during cold weather.

hot chocolate effect n
Cappuccino-Effekt

hot dog /ˈhɑt.dɑɡ/ /ˈhɑt.dɔɡ/ /ˈhɒt.dɒɡ/ /ˈhʌt.dɒɡ/ /ˌhɑtˈdɑɡ/ /ˌhɑtˈdɔɡ/ /ˌhɒtˈdɒɡ/ [ˈhʌʔ.dɒːɡ] hot dogs n
Hotdog Hot Dog Bratwurst im Brötchen
A sandwich consisting of a frankfurter or wiener, in a bread roll, usually topped with ketchup, mustard, relish, etc.

hot flush hot flushes n
Hitzewallung
(UK, Canada, AU, NZ) A sudden, but brief, sensation of heat over the entire body; a common symptom of the menopause.

hot glue gun hot glue guns n
Heißklebepistole
A gun-shaped tool with a heating element, used to apply hot melt adhesives.

hot on someone's heels adj
dicht auf den Fersen
(idiomatic) Close behind; pursuing or following closely.

hot pants n
Hotpants heiße Höschen
Very brief, tight shorts mainly worn by women and girls.

hot pot hot pots n
Auflauf
(chiefly, UK) A stew of beef or lamb and potatoes.
Feuertopf Hotpot chinesisches Fondue
A communal meal, popular in China, where diners share a bowl of hot broth or stock into which uncooked foods such as mushrooms, vegetables, and cuts of meat are dipped until they are cooked enough to be eaten.

hot potato hot potatoes n
heißes Eisen
(countable, idiomatic) An awkward or delicate problem with which nobody wants to be associated.

hot pursuit hot pursuits n
Nacheile
(legal) close and continuous pursuit of a fleeing suspected lawbreaker or hostile military force, especially across territorial lines.

hot sauce /ˈhɒtˌsɔs/ hot sauces n
Chilisauce
Any liquid spicy condiment or cooking ingredient made from chile peppers.

hot spot /ˈhɑtˌspɑt/ /ˈhɒtˌspɒt/ hot spots n
Hotspot
(geology, planetology) The surface manifestation of a plume of molten material that rises from deep in a celestial body's mantle.
(Internet, networking) A location in which Wi-Fi Internet access is available.

hot spring hot springs n
Thermalquelle heiße Quelle
A natural spring producing water whose temperature is greater than about 20°C (68°F).

hot tub hot tubs n
Badezuber Gemeinschaftswanne Whirlpool
(chiefly, US) A large tub, often situated outdoors, filled with hot water and used for communal leisure bathing.

hot under the collar hotter under the collar hottest under the collar adj
auf hundertachtzig
(idiomatic, of a person) Angry; agitated.

hot water n
Warmwasser Heißwasser
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hot,‎ water.

hot water bottle hot water bottles n
Wärmflasche
A flexible, saclike bottle, usually made of rubber, intended to be filled with hot water and placed on some part of the body for thermotherapy, or simple warming.

hot water heater hot water heaters n
Boiler Warmwasserspeicher
An apparatus, usually fuel-burning, electric or solar-powered, in which water is heated to be used directly as domestic hot water or process hot water (but not for supplying space heating, calorifiers etc, for which a boiler or furnace is used).

hot yoga n
Bikram-Yoga
Yoga exercises performed under hot and humid conditions.

hot-air balloon hot-air balloons n
Heißluftballon
A balloon-shaped aircraft whose bag is inflated with hot air, carrying passengers and crew in a gondola slung underneath.

hot-blooded hotter-blooded hottest-blooded more hot-blooded most hot-blooded adj
heißblütig
Easily angered or excited.

hot-tempered more hot-tempered most hot-tempered adj
cholerisch hitzköpfig jähzornig
Becoming very vocal or even violent when angered or frustrated.

hotbed hotbeds n
Frühbeet Mistbeet Treibbeet
A low bed of earth covered with glass, and heated with rotting manure, used for the germination of seeds and the growth of tender plants, like a miniature hothouse.
Brutstätte Hort Nährboden Tummelplatz
(by extension) An environment that is ideal for the growth or development of something, especially of something undesirable.

hotchpot hotchpots n
Ausgleichung Ausgleich
(civil law, inheritance) The blending together of property so as to achieve equal division, mainly in the case of inheritance.

hotel /(h)əʊˈtɛl/ /hoʊˈtɛl/ /ˈhoʊtɛl/ hotels n
Hotel Gasthof
An establishment that provides accommodation and other services for paying guests; normally larger than a guesthouse, and often one of a chain. [from 17th c.]

hotel room hotel rooms n
Hotelzimmer

hotelier /oʊ.təl.ˈjeɪ/ /ˌhoʊ.ˈtɛl.i.əɹ/ /ˌhəʊ.ˈtɛl.i.ə/ hoteliers n
Hotelier Hotelierin
Someone who runs a hotel.

hotfix hotfixes n
Hotfix

hotfoot adv
schnell unverzüglich
(British) Hastily; without delay.

hotfoot v
rennen
(transitive) To run (a distance).

hotfoot it v
beeilen eilen
(intransitive, informal) to hasten; to move rapidly

hothead hotheads n
Hitzkopf
(pejorative) One who angers easily or goes in search of arguments or fights.

hotheaded more hotheaded most hotheaded adj
hitzköpfig
Pertaining to or characteristic of a hothead or hotheadedness; (of a person) easily excited or angered.

hotheadedness n
Hitzköpfigkeit
The state or characteristic of being hotheaded; the tendency to be easily infuriated or provoked.

hothouse hothouses n
Gewächshaus Glashaus Tepidarium Treibhaus Warmhaus
A heated greenhouse.
Treibhaus förderliche Umgebung
(figurative) An environment in which growth or development is encouraged naturally or artificially; a hotbed.
Trockenraum
A heated room for drying greenware.

hotline hotlines n
Hotline
A telephone line that is always staffed and able to give immediate assistance.

hotplate hotplates n
Hotplate Kochplatte
A semi-portable stove.
Herdplatte Kochplatte
The element of a stove.
Warmhalteplatte
A low-powered heating device for keeping food warm.

hottie /ˈhɑ.ti/ /ˈhɒ.ti/ /ˈhɔ.ti/ [ˈhɑ.ɾi] [ˈhɔ.ɾi] hotties n
heißer Feger
(slang, originally, Australian) A physically or sexually attractive person.

houbara bustard houbara bustards n
Hubara
Chlamydotis undulata, a bustard, chiefly of North Africa and south-east Asia.

hound /haʊnd/ hounds n
Jagdhund Hund
A dog, particularly a breed with a good sense of smell developed for hunting other animals.
Schürzenjäger
(by extension) A male who constantly seeks the company of desirable women.

hound /haʊnd/ v
belästigen jagen nachstellen verfolgen
(transitive) To urge on against; to set (dogs) upon in hunting.

hound's tongue hound's tongues n
Hundszunge
A biennial weed (Cynoglossum officinale) with soft tongue-shaped leaves and an offensive odour. It bears nutlets covered with barbed or hooked prickles.

houndstooth /ˈhaʊndstuːθ/ houndsteeth n
Hahnentritt
Fabric with a houndstooth pattern; an item of clothing made with such fabric.

hour /ˈaʊə(ɹ)/ /ˈaʊɚ/ hours n
Stunde
A unit of time of one twenty-fourth of a day (sixty minutes).
Uhr Zeit Stunde
(Christianity, in the plural) The set times of prayer, the canonical hours, the offices or services prescribed for these, or a book containing them.

hour hand hour hands n
Stundenzeiger
The hand of a clock or watch face that revolves twice each day and indicates the hours.

hourglass /ˈaʊəɡlɑːs/ hourglasses n
Sanduhr
A clock made of two glass vessels connected by a narrow passage through which sand flows.

houri /ˈhʊəɹi/ houris n
Huri
(Islam) A nymph in the form of a beautiful virgin supposed to dwell in Paradise for the enjoyment of the faithful.

hourly /ˈaʊ̯əli/ /ˈaʊ̯ɚli/ adj
allstündlich stündlich
Occurring every hour.

hourly /ˈaʊ̯əli/ /ˈaʊ̯ɚli/ adv
stündlich
At intervals of an hour.

hourslong adj
stundenlang
lasting several hours

house /haʊs/ /hʌʊs/ hice housen houses n
Haus
A structure built or serving as an abode of human beings. [from 9th c.]
(Hong Kong, only used in names) An apartment building within a public housing estate.
A place of business; a company or organisation, especially a printing press, a publishing company, or a couturier. [from 10th c.]
A place of public accommodation or entertainment, especially a public house, an inn, a restaurant, a theatre, or a casino; or the management thereof. [from 10th c.]
A dynasty; a family with its ancestors and descendants, especially a royal or noble one. [from 10th c.]
Haus Kammer
A building used for something other than a residence (typically with qualifying word). [from 10th c.]
(politics) A building where a deliberative assembly meets; whence the assembly itself, particularly a component of a legislature. [from 10th c.]
Mutter, Vater, Kind
(uncountable) A children's game in which the players pretend to be members of a household.

house /haʊz/ v
beherbergen unterbringen
(transitive) To admit to residence; to harbor.

house arrest house arrests n
Hausarrest
(legal) Confinement of a person to his or her residence, sometimes with a limited travel allowance, ordered by a judge or other authority as a more lenient alternative to imprisonment.

house call house calls n
Hausbesuch Hausvisite
A visit by a medical professional, especially a physician, to examine a patient in his or her home.
Hausbesuch
A visit by a repair person or other customer service worker to a customer's home.

house cricket house crickets n
Hausgrille Heimchen
A cricket of the species Acheta domestica.

house lizard house lizards n
Asiatischer Hausgecko
Common house gecko (Hemidactylus frenatus), native to southeast Asia.

house martin house martins n
Mehlschwalbe
A migratory passerine bird of the swallow family, genus Delichon

house mouse house mice n
Hausmaus
The universally common mouse of the species Mus musculus.

house mover house movers n
Umzugshelfer Umzugshelferin

house music /ˈhaʊs ˌmjuːzɪk/ n
House House-Musik Housemusik
(music genre) A particular type of electronic dance music with an uptempo beat and recurring kickdrum.

house number house numbers n
Hausnummer
The number (street address) assigned to a particular house to distinguish it from other buildings on the same street.

house of cards /ˈhaʊs.ʌvˌkɑɹdz/ [ˈhaʊs.ʌvˌkʰɑɹdz] houses of cards n
Kartenhaus
A structure made by stacking playing cards in a pyramidal fashion.
(figurative, idiomatic) A structure or argument built on a shaky foundation.

house party house parties n
Budenzauber Hausparty
A social gathering at someone's house, generally with music, drinking etc. [from 20th c.]

house rule house rules n
Hausordnung
A rule adopted by a particular establishment.

house sparrow house sparrows n
Haussperling Spatz Sperling
A bird of the species Passer domesticus, native to much of Eurasia, introduced in many other temperate environments.

house-search house-searches n
Hausdurchsuchung Haussuchung
A thorough search of a home or other privately owned real estate as part of an official (notably judicial) investigation.

house-trained adj
stubenrein
(of a pet) Trained not to excrete indoors.

houseboat /ˈhaʊsˌboʊt/ houseboats n
Hausboot Wohnboot
A vessel, such as a barge, used as a dwelling.

housefly houseflies n
Stubenfliege
Any fly regularly found in human dwellings.

household /ˈhaʊshoʊld/ /ˈhaʊshəʊld/ households n
Haushalt
Entirety of work and management required to sustain the household.

household appliance household appliances n
Haushaltsgerät Hausgerät
A machine which accomplishes a household function, such as cooking or cleaning.

household deity household deities n
Hausgott
(mythology, religion) A minor tutelary deity watching over a household, usually conceived as a protective ancestral spirit or genius loci.

household name household names n
Begriff bekannter Name vertrauter Name
A brand name that is well known to the great majority of households.
allseits bekanntes Gesicht
A very well-known public figure.

householdership n
Haushälterschaft

househusband househusbands n
Hausmann
A man who tends to his home as a housekeeper or homemaker; the male equivalent of a housewife.

housekeeper /ˈhaʊskipɚ/ /ˈhaʊskiːpə/ housekeepers n
Haushälterin
Someone (traditionally a woman) employed to look after the home, typically by managing domestic servants or superintending household management; also someone with equivalent duties in a hotel, institution etc. [from 16th c.]
Haushälterin Hausfrau Haushälter
Someone who manages the running of a home, traditionally the female head of the household. [from 17th c.]

housekeeping housekeepings n
Haushalt Hausarbeit Haushaltung
The chores of maintaining a house as a residence, especially cleaning.

housekey housekeys n
Hausschlüssel
A key to a house

houseleek /ˈhaʊsliːk/ houseleeks n
Hauswurz
Any of several succulent plants, of the genus Sempervivum, having a rosette of fleshy leaves.

housemate housemates n
Mitbewohner Mitbewohnerin
Someone living in the same house.

houseplant houseplants n
Zimmerpflanze
A plant that is grown indoors in places such as a house or office for decorative purposes.
A variety of plant that is especially suited to such cultivation, or that is frequently grown in such settings.

housewarming housewarmings n
Einweihungsparty
(idiomatic) A party to celebrate moving into a new home.

housewife /ˈhaʊs.waɪf/ /ˈhʌz(w)ɪf/ /ˈhʌzwaɪf/ /ˈhʌzɪf/ housewifes housewives n
Hausfrau
(plural "housewives") The wife of a householder; the mistress of a family; the female head of a household.

housework n
Hausarbeit
Domestic household chores such as cleaning and cooking.

housing estate housing estates n
Siedlung Wohnsiedlung
A group of often architecturally similar buildings constructed at the same time. Primarily for residential accommodation, estates may also include commercial facilities.

hovel /ˈhɒvəl/ /ˈhʌvəl/ hovels n
Unterstand
An open shed for sheltering cattle, or protecting produce, etc., from the weather.
Baracke Bruchbude
(pejorative) A poor cottage; a small, mean house; a hut.

hover /ˈhɒvə/ /ˈhʌvə/ /ˈhʌvɚ/ v
bewegen fahren positionieren
(computing) Chiefly followed by over: to use a mouse or other device to place a cursor over something on a screen such as a hyperlink or icon without clicking, so as to produce a result (such as the appearance of a tooltip).
schweben rütteln
To remain stationary or float in the air.
verweilen
Sometimes followed by over: to hang around or linger in a place, especially in an uncertain manner.
zögern
To be indecisive or uncertain; to vacillate, to waver.

hover-fly hover-flies n
Schwebfliege
(dated) ; any insect, of the Syrphidae family, having wasp-like markings

hovercraft /ˈhɑvɚ.kɹæft/ /ˈhɒv.ə.kɹæft/ /ˈhɒv.ə.kɹɑːft/ /ˈhʌv.ə.kɹæft/ /ˈhʌv.ə.kɹɑːft/ /ˈhʌvɚ.kɹæft/ hovercraft hovercrafts n
Luftkissenfahrzeug Hovercraft Luftkissenboot
(vehicle, genericized trademark) A vehicle supported on a cushion of air, able to traverse many different types of terrain and travel over water, used for transport.

hoverfly hoverflies n
Schwebfliege
Any of various flies from the family Syrphidae that hover in the air and feed on the nectar of flowers.

how /haʊ/ /hæɔ/ adv
wie
(interrogative) To what degree or extent.
(interrogative) In what manner:
(interrogative) In what state or condition.
(exclamative) Used as a modifier to indicate surprise, delight, or other strong feelings in an exclamation.

how /haʊ/ /hæɔ/ conjunction
wie
The manner or way in which.
In any way in which; in whatever way; however.

how are you /haʊ ˈɑɹ ju/ /haʊ ˈɑː juː/ /hæɔ ˈaː jə/ /hæɔ ˈaː jʉː/ phraseologicalUnit
wie geht es Ihnen wie geht es dir wie geht es wie geht es euch wie geht's
(idiomatic) An informal greeting, not requiring a literal response. In form a question, and thus followed by a question mark. Typical responses include:

how come /haʊ kʌm/ adv
warum wie kommt es dass
(idiomatic, informal) Why; why is it; for what reason or purpose; due to what cause?

how did it go phraseologicalUnit
wie ist es gelaufen?

how do I get to phraseologicalUnit
wie komme ich
Please show me/tell me the best way to reach ...

how do I get to the airport phraseologicalUnit
wie komme ich zum Flughafen?
Used to ask for directions in order to go to an airport.

how do I get to the bus station phraseologicalUnit
wie komme ich zum Busbahnhof?
Used to ask for directions in order to go to a bus station.

how do I get to the train station phraseologicalUnit
wie komme ich zum Bahnhof?
Used to ask for directions in order to go to a train station.

how do you do phraseologicalUnit
sehr angenehm sehr erfreut wie geht es dir
(formal) A greeting used upon being introduced to someone. Alternatives are how are you, pleased to meet you, and nice to meet you. (Sometimes used as a rhetorical question among familiar parties, depending on the region).

how do you pronounce this word /ˈhaʊ duː ˈjuː pɹəˈnaʊns ðɪs ˈwɝd/ /ˈhaʊ də juː pɹəˈnaʊns ðɪs ˈwɜːd/ phraseologicalUnit
wie wird dieses Wort ausgesprochen?
Please say this word out loud so that I can learn how it is pronounced.

how do you say … in English phraseologicalUnit
wie sagt man … auf Englisch
A request for a translation of a word or phrase into English.

how do you spell this word phraseologicalUnit
wie ist dieses Wort geschrieben?
I want to know how this word is written.

how long adj
wie lange
Used literally: what length.
Used literally: what duration.

how long adv
wie lange
Used literally: for what duration.

how many determiner
wie viele
(This entry is a translation hub.)

how many pronoun
wieviel
what number

how many languages do you speak phraseologicalUnit
wie viele Sprachen sprechen Sie? wie viele Sprachen sprichst du?
Used to ask the interlocutor how many languages he or she speaks.

how many siblings do you have phraseologicalUnit
wie viele Geschwister haben Sie wie viele Geschwister hast du
Used to ask how many brothers or sisters someone has.

how much adv
wie sehr
(interrogative) To what degree; to what extent.

how much determiner
wie viel
(interrogative) What amount or quantity (of something stated or implied).
wieviel kostet das?
(specifically, when referring to the cost of an item) What amount of money.

how much do you charge phraseologicalUnit
was kostet das was kriegen Sie dafür was nehmen Sie dafür
Used to ask a professional the monetary cost of his/her services.

how much does it cost phraseologicalUnit
was kostet es? wieviel?
What is its price? How much money do you want for it?

how old are you /haʊ ˈoʊld ɑɹ ˌju/ /haʊ ˈəʊld ɑː(ɹ) ˌjuː/ phraseologicalUnit
wie alt bist du? wie alt sind Sie?
Asks the age of the interlocutor.
(impolite) Used to question the mental age (maturity) of the interlocutor.

how so phraseologicalUnit
wieso
(idiomatic) Why?; For what reason?

how's it going phraseologicalUnit
wie geht es wie geht's
(informal) how are you?

how's the weather phraseologicalUnit
wie ist das Wetter?
Used to inquire about the weather.

how's tricks phraseologicalUnit
Wie steht's
(idiomatic, colloquial) Informal greeting roughly equivalent to How are you? or How's it going?

howbeit /haʊˈbiː.ɪt/ adv
gleichwohl
(archaic) Be that as it may; nevertheless.

however /haʊˈɛvɚ/ /hɑʊˈɛvə/ /hɑˈwɛvə(ɹ)/ adv
jedoch
(conjunctive) Nevertheless; yet, still; in spite of that.
egal wie
(degree) To whatever degree or extent.

however /haʊˈɛvɚ/ /hɑʊˈɛvə/ /hɑˈwɛvə(ɹ)/ conjunction
wie auch immer

howitzer /ˈhaʊ.ɪts.ə(ɹ)/ /ˈhaʊ.ɪts.əɹ/ howitzers n
Haubitze
A cannon that combines certain characteristics of field guns and mortars, delivering projectiles with medium velocities, usually with relatively high trajectories; normally a cannon with a tube length of 20 to 30 calibers.

howl /haʊl/ howls n
Heulen
The protracted, mournful cry of a dog, wolf or other canid; also of other animals.

howl /haʊl/ v
heulen jaulen
To utter a loud, protracted, mournful sound or cry, as dogs and wolves often do.

howler monkey howler monkeys n
Brüllaffe
A Central American and South American monkey of the genus Alouatta, noted for its loud call.

howling /ˈhaʊlɪŋ/ howlings n
Geheul
The act of producing howls.

hp n
PS
(unit of power)

hryvnia /(hə)ˈrɪvniə/ /(hə)ˈrɪvnɪə/ hryvni hryvnias n
Hrywnja Griwna
The currency of Ukraine, symbol ₴, divided into 100 kopiykas.

hub /hʌb/ hubs n
Nabe Radnabe
The central part, usually cylindrical, of a wheel; the nave.
Drehkreuz Drehscheibe Knotenpunkt Zentrum
A point where many routes meet and traffic is distributed, dispensed, or diverted.
Hub Netzknoten
(networking) A computer networking device connecting several Ethernet ports. See switch.
Pflock
(surveying) A stake with a nail in it, used to mark a temporary point.
Rüde
A male weasel; a buck; a dog; a jack.
Erhebung Höcker
(US) A rough protuberance or projecting obstruction.
Ziel
A goal or mark at which quoits, etc., are thrown.
Prägestempel
A hardened, engraved steel punch for impressing a device upon a die, used in coining, etc.
Hemmschuh
A block for scotching a wheel.

hubbub /ˈhʌbʌb/ hubbubs n
Tohuwabohu Stimmengewirr Trubel Durcheinander Tumult Wirrwarr
A confused uproar, commotion, tumult or racket.

hubcap hubcaps n
Radkappe
A decorative and protective disk that covers the hub of a motor car wheel.

hubris /ˈhjuːbɹɪs/ [ˈçju̟ːbɹ̠ʷɪs] hubrises n
Hochmut Hybris Überheblichkeit Dünkel
Excessive pride, presumption or arrogance (originally toward the gods).

hubristic /ˌhjuː.ˈbɹɪs.tɪk/ more hubristic most hubristic adj
anmaßend großtuerisch überheblich
Of, or relating to hubris; overly arrogant.

huchen /ˈhuːkən/ huchens n
Donaulachs Huchen
Hucho hucho, a species of freshwater fish in the salmon family (Salmonidae) of order Salmoniformes.

huckleberry /ˈhʌkl̩b(ə)ɹi/ /ˈhʌkl̩ˌbɛɹi/ huckleberries n
Heidelbeere
A shrub growing this fruit.

huckster /ˈhʌkstɚ/ hucksters n
Hausierer Profitmacher
Somebody who sells things in an aggressive or showy manner.
Werbefritze Werbetexter
Somebody who writes advertisements for radio or television.

huddle /ˈhʌdəl/ huddles n
wirrer Haufen
A dense and disorderly crowd.

hue /hju/ /hjuː/ /hjʉː/ /hɪu̯/ /ju/ [çu] [çu̟ː] [çʉː] hues n
Farbton
A color, or shade of color; tint; dye.

hue and cry hue and cries hues and cries n
Geschrei Gezeter Zeter und Mordio Zetermordio
(by extension) A loud and persistent public clamour, especially one associated with protest or the making of some demand.

huff /hʌf/ v
(vor Wut) schnauben aufblasen mächtig aufregen
(intransitive) To bluster or swell with anger, arrogance, or pride; to storm; to take offense. [from the 16th c.]
aufbauen vor aufgehen aufquellen einschüchternd behandeln heftig schnaufen schnauben
(transitive) To treat with arrogance and insolence; to chide or rebuke rudely; to bully, to hector.
reinziehen
(transitive) To inhale psychoactive inhalants. [from the 20th c.]

hug /hʌɡ/ hugs n
Umarmung
A close embrace, especially when charged with an emotion such as affection, joy, relief, lust, anger, aggression, compassion, and the like, as opposed to being characterized by formality, equivocation or ambivalence (a half-embrace or "little hug").

hug /hʌɡ/ v
umarmen drücken
(transitive, figurative) To hold fast; to cling to; to cherish.

huge /hjuːd͡ʒ/ /juːdʒ/ [hʊudʒ] [çu̟ːd͡ʒ] huger hugest more huge most huge adj
riesig
Very large.

hugeness hugenesses n
Riesenhaftigkeit Riesigkeit
the quality of being huge; immensity.

huggable /ˈhʌɡ.ə.bəl/ more huggable most huggable adj
anschmiegsam knuddelig umarmbar
Capable of, or suitable for, being hugged.

huh /hə/ /hʌ/ [hə̃] [hʌ̃] interjection
hä häh
(with rising pitch) Used to express doubt or confusion.
hä
(with rising pitch) Used to reinforce a question.
(slang, with falling pitch) Used either to belittle the issuer of a statement/question, or sarcastically to indicate utter agreement, and that the statement being responded to is an extreme understatement. The intonation is changed to distinguish between the two meanings - implied dullness for belittlement, and feigned surprise for utter agreement.
hä häh was wie
(informal, with rising pitch) Used to indicate that one did not hear what was said.

huke /h(j)uːk/ hukes n
Heuke
(historical) An outer garment (robe or cloak) worn by men and women in Europe in the Middle Ages, either as civilian clothing or over armor.

hula hoop /ˈhuːlə ˌhuːp/ hula hoops n
Hula-Hoop-Reifen
A toy in the form of a large hoop which is twirled around various parts of the body, especially the waist.

hulk /hʌlk/ hulks n
Holk Hulk
(archaic) A large ship used for transportation; (more generally) a large ship that is difficult to manoeuvre.
(by extension) A non-functional but floating ship, usually stripped of equipment and rigging, and often put to other uses such as accommodation or storage.
Bulle Hüne Riese
(figuratively) A big (and possibly clumsy) person.
Kraftmensch Kraftpaket Kraftprotz Muskelmann Muskelpaket Muskelprotz
(bodybuilding) An excessively muscled person.

hull /hʌl/ hulls n
Schale Hülse Schote
The outer covering of a fruit or seed.
Rumpf
(mathematics, geometry, of a set A) The smallest set that possesses a particular property (such as convexity) and contains every point of A; slightly more formally, the intersection of all sets which possess the specified property and of which A is a subset.

hull speed hull speeds n
Rumpfgeschwindigkeit

hullabaloo /ˈhʌləbəˌlu/ /ˌhʌləbəˈlu/ /ˌhʌləbəˈluː/ hullabaloos n
Aufregung Aufheben Aufruhr Bohei Gedöns Rummel
A clamour, a commotion; a fuss or uproar. [from 17th c.]

hullabaloo /ˈhʌləbəˌlu/ /ˌhʌləbəˈlu/ /ˌhʌləbəˈluː/ v
Wellen schlagen einen Rummel veranstalten einen Wirbel machen für Wirbel sorgen viel Aufheben machen
(intransitive) To make a commotion or uproar.

huller hullers n
Schälmühle
One who, or that which, hulls; especially, an agricultural machine for removing the hulls from grain; a hulling machine.

hum /ˈhʌm/ hums n
Summen
A hummed tune, i.e. created orally with lips closed.

hum /ˈhʌm/ v
summen
(intransitive) To make a sound from the vocal chords without pronouncing any real words, with one's lips closed.

human /ˈhjuː.mən/ /ˈju.mən/ [ˈçju̟mn̩] [ˈçju̟mən] more human most human adj
menschlich
(notcomp) Of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens or its closest relatives.
(comparable) Having the nature or attributes of a human being.

human being human beings n
Mensch menschliches Wesen
A person; a large sapient, bipedal primate, with notably less hair than others of that order, of the species Homo sapiens.

human chain human chains n
Menschenkette
(politics) A form of demonstration in which people link their arms as a show of political solidarity.

human condition n
conditio humana
(usually, preceded by the) What it means to be human; the experiences, characteristics, and limitations of life shared by all humans, as opposed to other lifeforms.

human immunodeficiency virus human immunodeficiency viruses n
Humanes Immundefizienz-Virus
(virology) Either of the two related viruses, human immunodeficiency virus 1 (HIV-1) and human immunodeficiency virus 2 (HIV-2) that progressively destroy the body's immune system and can potentially lead to AIDS.

human nature n
Menschennatur
The fundamental set of qualities, and the range of behaviour, shared by all humans.

human resource management n
Personalmanagement Personalwesen Personalwirtschaft Personalabteilung
A department within a business, responsible for carrying out this process.

human resources n
Personalabteilung
(management) The personnel department of an organization, dealing with the recruitment, administration, management and training of employees; abbreviated as HR.
Personal
(management) The personnel employed in an organization.

human right human rights n
Menschenrecht
A basic right that all humans should be guaranteed by virtue of them being a human.

human rights /ˌhjumən ˈɹaɪtz/ /ˌhjuːmən ˈɹaɪtz/ n
Menschenrechte
(international law) The set of basic rights and freedoms that all humans should be guaranteed, including the right to life and liberty, freedom of thought and expression, and equality before the law.

human shield human shields n
menschlicher Schutzschild
(military) Civilians which a military group has deliberately placed combat targets near to deter an enemy from attacking those targets.

human trafficking n
Menschenhandel
A criminal activity in which people are recruited, harboured, transported, bought, or kidnapped to serve an exploitative purpose, such as sexual slavery, forced labor, or child soldiery.

human zoo human zoos n
Völkerschau
(historical) An exhibition of aboriginal humans in a facsimile of their normal cultural setting.

humane /hjuːˈmeɪn/ humaner humanest more humane most humane adj
menschlich human
Having or showing concern for the pain or suffering of another; compassionate.

humanely more humanely most humanely adv
menschlich
in a humane way

humanism /ˈhjumənɪz(ə)m/ /ˈhjuːmənɪz(ə)m/ humanisms n
Humanismus
(historical, often capitalized) Specifically, a cultural and intellectual movement in 14th-16th century Europe characterised by attention to classical culture and a promotion of vernacular texts, notably during the Renaissance. [from 19th c.]
An ethical system that centers on humans and their values, needs, interests, abilities, dignity and freedom; especially used for a secular one which rejects theistic religion and superstition. [from 19th c.]
Humanität Menschlichkeit
Humanitarianism, philanthropy.

humanist /ˈhjuːmənɪst/ [ˈhçuːmənɪst] [ˈçuːmənɪst] humanists n
Humanist Humanistin
A person who believes in the philosophy of humanism.

humanistic more humanistic most humanistic adj
humanistisch
Of or pertaining to humanism.

humanitarian /hjuˌmæ.nəˈtɛ.ɹi.ən/ /hjʊˌmæ.nɪˈtɛː.ɹɪ.ən/ /ˌhjuː.mæ.nɪˈtɛː.ɹɪ.ən/ [-ɛə.ɹi.ən] more humanitarian most humanitarian adj
humanitär
Concerned with people's welfare, and the alleviation of suffering; compassionate, humane.

humanitarian corridor /-də/ /-ˈkɔ.ɹə.dɚ/ /hjuˌmæ.nəˈtɛ.ɹi.ən ˈkɔ.ɹəˌdɔɹ/ /hjʊˌmæ.nɪˈtɛː.ɹɪ.ən ˈkɒ.ɹɪ.dɔː/ /ˌhjuː.mæ.nɪˈtɛː.ɹɪ.ən-/ [-ɛə.ɹi.ən-] humanitarian corridors n
humanitärer Korridor
A type of temporary demilitarized zone intended to allow the safe transit of humanitarian aid into, and/or refugees out of, a crisis-hit region.

humanitarianism humanitarianisms n
Humanitarismus
A humanitarian philosophy or practice.

humanities /hjuˈmæn.ɪ.tiz/ n
Geisteswissenschaften Humanwissenschaften
The study of language, literature, the arts, history, and philosophy, sometimes including religion.

humanity /hjuˈmænɪti/ [hjuˈmænɪɾi] humanities n
Menschheit Humanität
Humankind; human beings as a group.
Humanität Menschlichkeit
The human condition or nature.
The quality of being benevolent; humane traits of character; humane qualities or aspects.

humanize /ˈhjuː.mə.naɪz/ v
humanisieren
(transitive) To make human; to give or cause to have the fundamental properties of a human.

humanness humannesses n
Menschlichkeit
The condition or quality of being human.

humanoid /ˈhjuːmənɔɪd/ more humanoid most humanoid adj
humanoid menschenähnlich
Having the appearance or characteristics of a human; being anthropomorphic under some criteria (physical, mental, genetical, ethological, ethical etc.).

humanoid /ˈhjuːmənɔɪd/ humanoids n
Humanoid Humanoide
A being having the appearance or characteristics of a human.

humble /ˈhʌmbl̩/ /ˈʌmbl̩/ humbler humblest more humble most humble adj
bescheiden demütig
Having a low opinion of oneself; not proud, arrogant, or assuming; modest.

humble /ˈhʌmbl̩/ /ˈʌmbl̩/ v
demütig machen demütigen erniedrigen
(transitive, often, reflexive) To make humble or lowly; to make less proud or arrogant; to make meek and submissive.

humbly /ˈhʌmbli/ more humbly most humbly adv
demütig
In a humble manner.

humboldtine n
Humboldtin

humbug /ˈhəmˌbəɡ/ /ˈhʌmbʌɡ/ humbugs n
Schabernack Scherz Streich Ulkerei
(countable, slang) A hoax, jest, or prank.
Schwindel Betrug
(countable, slang) A fraud or sham; (uncountable) hypocrisy.
Schwindler Gauner Halunke Schaumschläger
(countable, slang) A cheat, fraudster, or hypocrite.
Humbug Nonsens blanker Unsinn dummes Zeug fauler Zauber
(uncountable, slang) Nonsense.
Hartbonbon Hartkaramelle
(countable, Britain) A type of hard sweet (candy), usually peppermint flavoured with a striped pattern.

humbug /ˈhəmˌbəɡ/ /ˈhʌmbʌɡ/ v
betrügen hereinlegen schwindeln täuschen
(slang) To play a trick on someone, to cheat, to swindle, to deceive.

humdrum /ˈhʌmdɹʌm/ more humdrum most humdrum adj
abgestumpft dröge einförmig eintönig gleichförmig langweilig
Lacking variety or excitement; dull; boring.

humdrum /ˈhʌmdɹʌm/ humdrums n
Einerlei Monotonie Tristesse
(uncountable) The quality of lacking variety or excitement.

humectant /hjuːˈmɛktənt/ humectants n
Feuchthaltemittel
Any substance that promotes the retention of water, especially one used to keep a food product moist.

humeral adj
Schulter
Of, pertaining to, or near the humerus or shoulder

humerus /ˈhjuːməɹəs/ /ˈhjuːməɹɪs/ humeri n
Oberarmknochen
(anatomy) The bone of the upper arm.

humid /ˈhjuːmɪd/ humider humidest adj
feucht
Containing perceptible moisture (usually describing air or atmosphere); damp; moist; somewhat wet or watery.

humidification humidifications n
Befeuchtung
The process of increasing the water vapour content of a gas.

humidifier humidifiers n
Luftbefeuchter Befeuchter
A device that is used to increase the humidity of the air.

humidify /hjuːˈmɪdɪfaɪ/ v
befeuchten
To increase the humidity in the air.

humidity /hjuˈmɪd.ə.ti/ /hjuːˈmɪd.ə.ti/ /hjuːˈmɪd.ɪ.ti/ /hjʉːˈmɪd.ə.ti/ [hjuˈmɪɾ.ə.ti] [hjuˈmɪɾ.ə.ɾi] [hjuːˈmɪɾ.ə.ti] [hjuːˈmɪɾ.ə.ɾi] humidities n
Feuchtigkeit
Dampness, especially that of the air.
Luftfeuchtigkeit
The amount of water vapour in the air.

humidor /ˈhjumədɔɹ/ /ˈhjumɪdɔɹ/ humidors n
Humidor
A container designed to keep its contents at a constant humidity; especially such a box for storing cigars.

humiliate /hjuːˈmɪliˌeɪt/ v
erniedrigen demütigen beschämen
(transitive) To cause to be ashamed; to injure the dignity and self-respect of.

humiliating /hjuːˈmɪliˌeɪtɪŋ/ more humiliating most humiliating adj
erniedrigend entwürdigend
Liable to humiliate, degrade, shame or embarrass someone.

humiliation /hjuːˌmɪliˈeɪʃən/ humiliations n
Demütigung Erniedrigung
The act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification.
The state of being humiliated, humbled or reduced to lowliness or submission.

humility /hjuːˈmɪlɪti/ humilities n
Demut Bescheidenheit
The characteristic of being humble; humbleness in character and behavior.

hummingbird /ˈhʌmɪnˌbɜːd/ /ˈhʌmɪŋˌbɜːd/ /ˈhʌmɪŋˌbɝd/ hummingbirds n
Kolibri Schwirrvogel
Any of various small American birds in the family Trochilidae that have the ability to hover.

hummock hummocks n
Eishügel
A ridge or hill of ice in an ice field.

hummocky more hummocky most hummocky adj
hügelig

hummus /ˈhuːməs/ /ˈhʊməs/ /ˈhʌməs/ hummuses n
Hummus
A Levantine Arab dip made of chickpea paste with various additions, such as olive oil, fresh garlic, lemon juice, and tahini, often eaten with pitta bread, or as a meze.

humongous /ˌhjuːˈmɒŋɡəs/ /ˌhjuːˈmʌŋɡəs/ [çu̟ːˈmʊŋɡəs] [ˌçu̟ːˈmɐŋɡəs] more humongous most humongous adj
riesig gigantisch
(informal) Of an extremely large size.

humoresque humoresques n
Humoreske
(music) A composition that is playful in attitude and tone.

humorist humorists n
Humorist Humoristin
A humorous or witty person, especially someone skilled in humorous writing or performance. [from 17th c.]
One who studies or portrays the humours of people.

humorless more humorless most humorless adj
humorlos witzlos
(American spelling) Lacking humor or levity; serious; not funny, amusing, amused, or lighthearted.

humorous /ˈhjuːməɹəs/ /ˈhjuːməɹɪs/ more humorous most humorous adj
humorvoll
Full of humor or arousing laughter; funny.
Showing humor; witty, jocular.

humour /ˈhjuː.mə(ɹ)/ /ˈhjuːmɚ/ /ˈjuːmɚ/ humours n
Humor Laune Stimmung
(uncountable) A mood, especially a bad mood; a temporary state of mind or disposition brought upon by an event; an abrupt illogical inclination or whim.
Körpersaft Saft
(archaic, or, historical) Any of the fluids in an animal body, especially the four "cardinal humours" of blood, yellow bile, black bile and phlegm that were believed to control the health and mood of the human body.
Humor
(medicine) Either of the two regions of liquid within the eyeball, the aqueous humour and vitreous humour.

humour /ˈhjuː.mə(ɹ)/ /ˈhjuːmɚ/ /ˈjuːmɚ/ v
besänftigen jemandem seinen Willen lassen
(transitive) To pacify by indulging.

hump /hʌmp/ [hɐm̥p] humps n
Hügel
A mound of earth.
Buckel Höcker
A deformity in humans caused by abnormal curvature of the upper spine.
Höcker Buckel
(animals) A rounded fleshy mass, such as on a camel or zebu.
Bums
(slang) An act of sexual intercourse.
Trampel Trottel Tölpel
(slang) A painfully boorish person.

hump /hʌmp/ [hɐm̥p] v
bumsen poppen vögeln
(slang, transitive, intransitive) To have sex (with).

hump day hump days n
Mitte der Arbeitswoche
(informal) Wednesday.

humpback /ˈhʌmpbæk/ humpbacks n
Buckel
A humped back (deformity in humans caused by abnormal curvature of the upper spine).
Bucklige Buckliger
(derogatory, now, offensive) A person with a humpback; a person who suffers from kyphosis.

humpback whale humpback whales n
Buckelwal
A species of baleen whale (Megaptera novaeangliae).

humpbacked adj
bucklig
Having a hump on the back, either naturally or due to a medical condition.

humph /h(ə)mf/ [həɱf] [hɱ̩f] [ɱ̊ɱ̩f] interjection
hm
(onomatopoeia) A sound, usually made with a closed mouth pouting, indicating annoyance, indignation, disapproval, doubt, or sighing.

humuhumunukunukuapuaa /ˌhumuˌhumuˌnukuˌnukuˌaːpuˈaʔa/ humuhumunukunukuapuaas n
Diamant-Picassodrücker
Either of two species, Rhinecanthus aculeatus and Rhinecanthus rectangulus, of triggerfishes native to the reefs of Hawaii.

humus /ˈhjuːməs/ humuses n
Humus
A large group of natural organic compounds, found in the soil, formed from the chemical and biological decomposition of plant and animal residues and from the synthetic activity of microorganisms.

hunch /hʌnt͡ʃ/ /hʌnʃ/ hunches n
Buckel Hügel Protuberanz
A hump; a protuberance.
gekrümmte Haltung krummer Rücken
A stooped or curled posture; a slouch.
Ahnung Gefühl
A theory, idea, or guess; an intuitive impression that something will happen.
dickes Stück
A hunk; a lump; a thick piece.

hunchback /ˈhʌnt͡ʃbæk/ hunchbacks n
Bucklige Buckliger
(derogatory) A person with kyphosis, a spinal deformity that causes a hunched over appearance.

hundred /ˈhʌndɚd/ /ˈhʌndɹəd/ /ˈhʌndɹɪd/ /ˈhʌnd͡ʒɚd/ hundreds n
Hunderter
A hundred-dollar bill, or any other note denominated 100 (e.g. a hundred euros).

hundred /ˈhʌndɚd/ /ˈhʌndɹəd/ /ˈhʌndɹɪd/ /ˈhʌnd͡ʒɚd/ hundreds numeral
hundert einhundert Hundert
A numerical value equal to 100 (102), occurring after ninety-nine.

hundred thousand numeral
hunderttausend
The cardinal number 100,000.

hundred-and-first adj
einhunderterste hunderterste
The ordinal form of the number hundred and one

hundred-first adj
hunderterste
The ordinal form of the number hundred one.

hundred-first hundred-firsts n
Hunderterste
The person or thing in the hundred-first position.

hundred-thousandth adj
hunderttausendste
The ordinal form of the number hundred thousand.

hundred-thousandth hundred-thousandths n
Hunderttausendstel
One of one hundred thousand equal parts of a whole.

hundredfold adj
hundertfach
Multiplied by a hundred.

hundreds of thousands n
Hunderttausende
An imprecise or unknown number between one hundred thousand and a million; numbering hundreds of thousands.

hundredth /ˈhʌndɹədθ/ adj
hundertste einhundertste
The ordinal form of the number one hundred.

hundredth /ˈhʌndɹədθ/ hundredths n
Hundertste Hundertster Hundertstes
The person or thing in the hundredth position.
Hunderstel Hundertstel
One of a hundred equal parts of a whole.

hundredweight hundredweight hundredweights n
Zentner
(historical) Various units of ancient measurement systems consisting of 100 units usually translated as "pounds".

hung more hung most hung adj
gehängt
Suspended by hanging.
festgegangen hängend
(computing, colloquial) Of a computer or similar device, receiving power but not functioning as desired; working very slowly or not at all. The condition is often corrected by rebooting the computer.

hung jury hung juries n
uneinige Jury
(legal) A jury in a legal trial that is unable to reach or come to a verdict because the jurors cannot agree on a decision.

hung over more hung over most hung over adj
verkatert
Suffering from a hangover

hunger /ˈhʌŋɡə/ /ˈhʌŋɡɚ/ hungers n
Hunger
A need or compelling desire for food.
(by extension) Any strong desire.

hunger /ˈhʌŋɡə/ /ˈhʌŋɡɚ/ v
hungern Hunger haben hungrig sein
(intransitive) To be in need of food.

hunger is a good sauce proverb
Hunger ist der beste Koch
(dated) Being hungry makes one less concerned about the taste of one's food.

hunger stone /ˈhʌŋɡə ˌstəʊn/ /ˈhʌŋɡɚ ˌstoʊn/ hunger stones n
Hungerstein
A stone, either naturally exposed or intentionally embedded in a river during a drought, which is dated and often inscribed to mark the water level as a warning to future generations that they may face famine if the water reaches that low level again. Such stones are common in Central Europe.

hunger strike hunger strikes n
Hungerstreik
A fast undertaken as a means of protest, often by a prisoner.

hungover /hʌŋˈoʊvɚ/ /hʌŋˈəʊ.və(ɹ)/ /ˈhʌŋˌəʊ.və(ɹ)/ more hungover most hungover adj
verkatert
Suffering from a hangover.

hungry /ˈhʌŋ.ɡɹi/ hungrier hungriest adj
hungrig Hunger haben
Affected by hunger; having the physical need for food.
gierig hungrig
(figuratively) Eager, having an avid desire (‘appetite’) for something.

hungry ghost hungry ghosts n
Hungergeist
(Buddhism, Chinese folk religion) A type of supernatural being, condemned to desire more than it can consume; often depicted with large belly and tiny mouth.

hunk /hʌŋk/ hunks n
Frauenschwarm Herzensbrecher
Stück
A large or dense piece of something.
Prachtkerl
(informal) An attractive man, especially one who is muscular.

hunker /ˈhʌŋkə/ /ˈhʌŋkɚ/ v
hocken ducken kauern
(intransitive) To crouch or squat close to the ground or lie down

hunt /hʌnt/ hunts n
Jagd
The act of hunting.

hunt /hʌnt/ v
suchen
(ambitransitive) To try to find something; search (for).
jagen
(transitive) To drive; to chase; with down, from, away, etc.

huntable more huntable most huntable adj
erjagbar jagdbar
Capable of being hunted.

hunter /ˈhʌntɚ/ [ˈhʌɾ̃ɚ] hunters huntress n
Jäger
One who hunts game for sport or for food; a huntsman or huntswoman.
Jagdhund
A dog used in hunting.
Jäger Verfolger
(psychology) A person who bottles up their aggression and eventually releases it explosively.

hunter-gatherer hunter-gatherers n
Jäger und Sammler Wildbeuter und Feldbeuter Wild- und Feldbeuter
A member of a group of people who live by hunting animals and gathering edible plants for their main food sources, and who do not keep animals or farm land.

hunting /ˈhʌntɪŋ/ huntings n
Jagd Aalen
The act of finding and killing a wild animal, either for sport or with the intention of using its parts to make food, clothes, etc.

hunting dog hunting dogs n
Jagdhund

hunting horn hunting horns n
Jagdhorn Waldhorn
(music) A bugle, being either simply curved (especially in heraldry), or having from one (in e.g. some Roman horns) to three (in many modern musical horns) spirals, on which signals are blown during a hunt.

hunting knife hunting knives n
Jagdmesser
A knife optimized for use in hunting animals, usually with a substantial belly and sometimes with a back edge that is partially serrated#Adjective for sawing#Noun; fixed-blade and folding versions are both popular, and tasks such as field dressing, skinning#Noun, and bushcraft are anticipated.

hunting lodge hunting lodges n
Jagdhaus
A building used for the recreational use of hunting.

hunting whip hunting whips n
Hetzpeitsche
A whip with a hooked horn handle (that can be used for opening gates), a short shaft or stock, and a long leather thong with a silk or cord lash.

huntress /ˈhʌntɹɪs/ hunter huntresses n
Jägerin
(dated) A female hunter.

huntsman spider huntsman spiders n
Riesenkrabbenspinne
Any spider from the taxonomic family Sparassidae.

huntsmanship n
Jägerei
The art, practice, or skill of hunting animals.

hurdle /ˈhɜːdl̩/ /ˈhɝd(ə)l/ hurdles n
Hürde Hindernis
(athletics, horses) An artificial barrier, variously constructed, over which athletes or horses jump in a race.
Hindernis Hürde Barriere
(figuratively) An obstacle, real or perceived, physical or abstract.
Flechtzaun Hürde
A movable frame of wattled twigs, osiers, or withes and stakes, or sometimes of iron, used for enclosing land, for folding sheep and cattle, for gates, etc.; also, in fortification, used as revetments, and for other purposes.

hurdle /ˈhɜːdl̩/ /ˈhɝd(ə)l/ v
Hürden laufen
To compete in the track and field events of hurdles (e.g. high hurdles).
eine Hürde nehmen
To overcome an obstacle.
einzäunen
To hedge, cover, make, or enclose with hurdles.

hurdler hurdlers n
Hindernisläufer Hürdenläufer
An athlete who competes in the hurdling event.

hurdy-gurdy /ˈhɜː.diˌɡɜː.di/ /ˈhɝː.diˌɡɝː.di/ /ˌhɜː.diˈɡɜː.di/ /ˌhɝː.diˈɡɝː.di/ hurdy-gurdies n
Drehleier Leier
(musical instrument) A stringed instrument that produces a droning sound by turning a handle that connects to a wheel that rubs against a rosined string, with a keyboard also used to alter the pitch of the string.

hurl /hɜːl/ /hɝl/ v
schleudern
(transitive) To throw (something) with force.

hurrah /həˈɹɑː/ interjection
hurra
Expressing approval, appreciation, or happiness.

hurrah /həˈɹɑː/ hurrahs n
Hurra
A cheer; a cry of hurrah!.

hurricane /ˈhɝɪkeɪn/ /ˈhʌɹɪkeɪn/ /ˈhʌɹɪkən/ hurricanes n
Orkan Hurrikan Hurrikane
A severe tropical cyclone in the North Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, or in the eastern North Pacific off the west coast of Mexico, with winds of 119 km/h (74 miles per hour) or greater accompanied by rain, lightning, and thunder that sometimes moves into temperate latitudes.
Orkan Hurrikan
(meteorology) A wind scale for quite strong wind, stronger than a storm.

hurricanelike more hurricanelike most hurricanelike adj
orkanartig

hurry /ˈhɝ.i/ /ˈhʌɹ.i/ hurries n
Eile
Rushed action.

hurry /ˈhɝ.i/ /ˈhʌɹ.i/ v
eilen beeilen
(intransitive) To do things quickly.
sich beeilen
(intransitive) Often with up, to speed up the rate of doing something.
(transitive) To hasten; to impel to greater speed; to urge on.

hurry up v
beeilen
(emphatic, ambitransitive) To hurry; to increase the speed of doing something.

hurt /hɜːt/ /hɝt/ more hurt most hurt adj
verletzt
Wounded, physically injured.

hurt /hɜːt/ /hɝt/ v
verletzen
(transitive, intransitive) To cause (a person or animal) physical pain and/or injury.
quälen
(transitive, intransitive) To cause (somebody) emotional pain.
schmerzen weh tun
(intransitive, stative) To be painful.

hurt a fly v
einer Fliege etwas zuleide tun kein Wässerchen trüben können
(idiomatic, chiefly in the negative, chiefly with a conditional) To hurt or damage something even a little.

hurtle /ˈhɜɹt(ə)l/ /ˈhɜːtl̩/ [-ɾ(ə)l] v
fliegen rasen sausen schleudern schmeißen
To cause (someone or something) to collide with or hit another person or thing; or (two people or things) to collide with or hit each other.
dröhnen dumpf tönen grummeln
To make a sound of things clashing or colliding together; to clatter, to rattle; hence, to move with such a sound.
zusammenknallen zusammenprallen
(figuratively) Of two people, etc.: to meet in a shocking or violent encounter; to clash; to jostle.
Of a person or thing: to collide with or hit another person or thing, especially with force or violence; also, of two people or things: to collide together; to clash.

husband /ˈhʌz.bənd/ husbands n
Ehemann Gatte Mann Gemahl Ehegatte
A man in a marriage or marital relationship, especially in relation to his spouse.

husband and wife husbands and wives n
Ehemann und Ehefrau
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see husband,‎ and,‎ wife. (This entry is a translation hub.)

husbandry /ˈhəz-/ /ˈhʌzb(ə)ndɹi/ husbandries n
Ackerbau und Viehzucht Haltung Landwirtschaft
The occupation or work of a husbandman or farmer; the cultivation of crops and the raising of livestock; agriculture.

hush /hʊʃ/ /hʌʃ/ n
Ruhe Stille
A silence, especially after some noise

hush /hʊʃ/ /hʌʃ/ v
still werden verstummen
(intransitive) To become quiet.
zum Schweigen bringen
(transitive) To make quiet.
zum Schweigen bringen still werden verstummen
(transitive) To appease; to allay; to soothe.

hush money n
Schweigegeld
A bribe to maintain secrecy (to prevent bad publicity or to prevent the discovery of a crime).

hush up v
ruhig sein still sein
(intransitive, informal) To become quiet; to cease making sounds.
totschweigen verschweigen vertuschen
(transitive) To keep secret, to prevent from becoming known.

husk /hʌsk/ husks n
Hülse Getreidespelze Schote
The dry, leafy or stringy exterior of certain vegetables or fruits, which must be removed before eating the meat inside.
Hülle
Any form of useless, dried-up, and subsequently worthless exterior of something.

husky /ˈhʌs.ki/ huskier huskiest adj
heiser
(of a voice) Hoarse and rough-sounding.
pummelig stämmig
(US, euphemism) Burly, stout.

husky /ˈhʌs.ki/ huskies n
Husky Polarhund
Any of several breeds of dogs used as sled dogs.

hussar /ˈhʌsə(ɹ)/ hussars n
Husar
A member of the light cavalry of any of several European armies.

hussy /ˈhʌsi/ /ˈhʌzi/ hussies n
Flittchen Luder Schlampe
A sexually immoral woman.
Luder
A cheeky or disrespectful girl; a woman showing inappropriate or improper behavior.

hustle /ˈhʌsəl/ hustles n
Hektik Eile Hast Hetze
A scam or swindle.

hustle /ˈhʌsəl/ v
hetzen sich beeilen
(intransitive) To rush or hurry.
betrügen abziehen
(transitive) To con, swindle, or deceive, especially financially.

hustle and bustle n
Rummel Trubel
A large amount of activity and work, usually in a noisy surrounding.

hustler /ˈhʌsləɹ/ hustlers n
Draufgänger Dränger Haster Hektiker Wühler aufdringlicher Verkäufer
One who rushes or hurries; an energetic person.
Zuhälter
A pimp.
Stricher Strichjunge
A male prostitute who sells his services to men.
Abzocker Betrüger Falschspieler Gauner Scharlatan Schuft
A charlatan, huckster, grifter, swindler, a scoundrel.

hut /hʊt/ /hʌt/ huts n
Hütte
A small, simple one-storey dwelling or shelter, often with just one room, and generally built of readily available local materials.
A small wooden shed.

hutch /hʌt͡ʃ/ hutches n
Box Kasten Kiste
A box, chest, crate, case or cabinet.
Kaninchenstall Hasenstall Hundehütte Stall
A coop or cage for keeping small animals (rabbits, guinea pigs, dogs, etc).
Vitrine
A piece of furniture in which items may be displayed.
Anrichte Geschirrschrank Kredenz
A cabinet for storing dishes.
Aufsatz Schreibtischaufsatz
A piece of furniture (cabinet) to be placed on top of a desk.
Bergwerksfahrzeug Förderwagen Grubenhunt Hund Hunt
(mining) A car on low wheels, in which coal is drawn in the mine and hoisted out of the pit.

hutong /-tʊŋ/ /ˈhuˈtɑŋ/ /ˈhuːtɒŋ/ hutong hutongs n
Hutong
A narrow alley or street in a traditional residential district of a city in China, especially Beijing. [from 19th c.]

hyacinth /ˈhaɪəsɪnθ/ hyacinths n
Hyazinthe
Any bulbous plant of the genus Hyacinthus, native to the Mediterranean and South Africa.

hyacinth bean hyacinth beans n
Helmbohne
A climbing leguminous plant (Lablab purpureus), with white or dark purple flowers, native to Africa, widely cultivated in the tropics.

hybrid /ˈhaɪ.bɹɪd/ more hybrid most hybrid adj
hybrid
Consisting of diverse components.

hybrid /ˈhaɪ.bɹɪd/ hybrids n
Hybride Mischling Kreuzung Bastard Blendling Hybrid
(biology) Offspring resulting from cross-breeding different entities, e.g. two different species or two purebred parent strains.
Bastardwort Hybridwort Mischwort Vox hybrida Zwitterwort hybrides Wort
(linguistics) A word whose elements are derived from different languages.
Hybridfahrzeug
A hybrid vehicle (especially a car), one that runs on both fuel (gasoline/diesel) and electricity (battery or energy from the sun).

hybrid car /ˈhaibɹidkɑː/ hybrid cars n
Hybridauto
An automobile powered by both an internal combustion engine and an electric motor.

hybrid immunity n
hybride Immunität

hybrid warfare n
Hybridkrieg hybride Kriegsführung
a military strategy that blends conventional warfare and irregular warfare across the full spectrum of conflict.

hybridization /haɪ.bɹɪd.aɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/ hybridizations n
Hybridisierung
The act of hybridizing, or the state of being hybridized.

hydra /ˈhaɪdɹə/ hydrae hydras hydræ n
Hydra
Any of several small freshwater polyps of the genus Hydra and related genera, having a naked cylindrical body and an oral opening surrounded by tentacles.

hydrangea /haɪˈdɹeɪn.d͡ʒi.ə/ /haɪˈdɹeɪn.d͡ʒə/ hydrangeas n
Hortensie
Any of several shrubs, of the genus Hydrangea, having large clusters of white, pink or blue flowers

hydrate /ˈhaɪdɹeɪt/ hydrates n
Hydrat
(chemistry) A solid compound containing or linked to water molecules.

hydraulic /haɪˈdɹɒlɪk/ /haɪˈdɹɔːlɪk/ adj
Wasser- wasserkundlich
Pertaining to water. [from early 17th c.]
hydraulisch
Related to, or operated by, hydraulics.

hydraulic engineering n
Wasserbau
A sub-discipline of civil engineering concerned with the flow and conveyance of fluids, principally water and sewage.

hydraulic fracturing n
Fracking Hydraulic Fracturing hydraulische Frakturierung hydraulische Risserzeugung hydraulische Stimulation hydraulisches Aufbrechen
(oil drilling) A technique in which a mixture of water and sand is forced down an oil well (or similar) in order to create fractures in the oil-bearing rock and thus release more oil.

hydraulics /haɪˈdɹɒlɪks/ /haɪˈdɹɔːlɪks/ n
Hydraulik
The engineering science that deals with practical applications where liquid is in motion and transmits energy.

hydride hydrides n
Hydrid
(inorganic chemistry) A compound of hydrogen with a more electropositive element.

hydro- /haɪdɹoʊ-/ prefix
[[Wasser|wasser-]] hydro-
water

hydrocarbon hydrocarbons n
Kohlenwasserstoff
(organic compound) A compound consisting only of carbon and hydrogen atoms.

hydrocarbyl hydrocarbyls n
Kohlenwasserstoffrest
(organic chemistry) Any univalent radical, derived from a hydrocarbon, such as methyl or phenyl.

hydrocephalus hydrocephali hydrocephaluses n
Hydrozephalus Wasserkopf Hydrocephalus
(medicine) A usually congenital condition in which an abnormal accumulation of fluid in the cerebral ventricles causes enlargement of the skull and compression of the brain, destroying much of the neural tissue

hydrochemistry n
Hydrochemie
That part of hydrology that deals with the chemical characteristics of bodies of water

hydrochloric acid hydrochloric acids n
Salzsäure
(inorganic compound) A strong acid made by dissolving the gas hydrogen chloride in water. It reacts with alkalis, bases and many metals to form chlorides; it has many industrial applications.

hydrocortisone /ˌhaɪ.dɹoʊˈkɔɹ.tɪˌsoʊn/ /ˌhʌɪ.dɹə(ʊ)ˈkɔː.tɪ.zəʊn/ hydrocortisones n
Hydrocortison Hydrokortison

hydrocyanic acid hydrocyanic acids n
Blausäure

hydrodynamics n
Hydrodynamik
(physics) The scientific study of fluids in motion.

hydroelectric adj
hydroelektrisch
that generates electricity by converting the energy of moving water, or of steam escaping under high pressure
of or relating to the electricity so produced

hydrofluorocarbon hydrofluorocarbons n
Fluorkohlenwasserstoff
A haloalkane composed entirely of carbon, hydrogen, and fluorine.

hydrofluoroolefin hydrofluoroolefins n
Hydrofluorolefin

hydrofoil /ˈhaɪ.dɹoʊˌfɔɪl/ /ˈhɑe.dɹəˌfoɪl/ v
Tragflügelboot Tragflügel
(nautical, intransitive) To operate or use or ride atop a hydrofoil wing on a hull so equipped.

hydrogen /ˈhaɪdɹədʒ(ə)n/ /ˈhaɪdɹəd͡ʒən/ [ˈhaɪd͡ʒɹəd͡ʒən] hydrogens n
Wasserstoff Hydrogen Hydrogenium Wasserstoffatom
The lightest chemical element (symbol H), with an atomic number of 1 and atomic weight of 1.00794.
Wasserstoff Hydrogen
A molecule of this molecular species

hydrogen bomb hydrogen bombs n
Wasserstoffbombe
A thermonuclear bomb that derives its destructive power from the fusion of isotopes of hydrogen (deuterium and tritium).

hydrogen burning n
Wasserstoffbrennen
(physics, astronomy) the nucleosynthesis process, in stars of less than 1.2 solar mass, in which hydrogen is converted to helium, deuterium and some lithium

hydrogen carbonate hydrogen carbonates n
Hydrogencarbonat Hydrogenkarbonat
(inorganic compound, uncountable) carbonic acid

hydrogen cyanide n
Cyanwasserstoff

hydrogen economy hydrogen economies n
Wasserstoffwirtschaft
A hypothetical future economy in which the primary form of stored energy for mobile applications and load balancing is hydrogen (H2), and, in particular, hydrogen replaces fossil fuels in automobiles.

hydrogen peroxide n
Wasserstoffperoxid
(inorganic compound) A colourless liquid, H2O2, soluble in water, used as a mild antiseptic, bleaching agent (especially for bleaching hair), oxidizing agent and chemical reagent.

hydrogen sulfide /ˈhaɪdɹədʒ(ə)n ˈsʌlfaɪd/ /ˈhaɪdɹədʒən ˈsʌlfaɪd/ n
Schwefelwasserstoff
(inorganic compound) A toxic gas, H2S, smelling like rotten eggs and used in analytical chemistry and industry.

hydrogen vehicle hydrogen vehicles n
Brennstoffzellenfahrzeug
Any vehicle that uses hydrogen as its principal fuel, normally via the electricity produced by a fuel cell.

hydrogenase hydrogenases n
Hydrogenase

hydrogenate /haɪˈdɹɑd͡ʒəneɪt/ /haɪˈdɹɒdʒəneɪt/ /ˈhaɪdɹədʒəneɪt/ /ˈhaɪdɹəd͡ʒəneɪt/ v
hydrieren
(chemistry, transitive) to treat something, or react something, with hydrogen; especially to react an unsaturated fat with hydrogen, in the presence of a nickel catalyst, to produce a harder saturated fat

hydrogenous /haɪˈdɹɑd͡ʒənəs/ /haɪˈdɹɒdʒənəs/ adj
wasserstoffhaltig
of, related to, or containing hydrogen

hydrogeochemistry n
Hydrogeochemie

hydrography /haɪˈdɹɑɡ.ɹə.fi/ /haɪˈdɹɒɡ.ɹə.fi/ hydrographies n
Hydrographie Hydrografie
(nautical) The scientific measurement and description of the physical features and conditions of navigable waters and the shoreline.

hydrological adj
hydrologisch
Of or pertaining to hydrology.

hydrologist /haɪˈdɹɒl.ə.dʒɪst/ hydrologists n
Hydrologe Hydrologin
Someone who is skilled in or practises hydrology.

hydrology hydrologies n
Hydrologie
The science of the properties, distribution, and effects of water on a planet's surface, in the soil and underlying rocks, and in the atmosphere

hydrolysis /haɪˈdɹɑləsəs/ /haɪˈdɹɒlɪsɪs/ hydrolyses n
Hydrolyse
(chemistry) A chemical process of decomposition involving the splitting of a bond and the addition of the hydrogen cation and the hydroxide anion of water.

hydrometric adj
hydrometrisch
concerning or applying hydrometry

hydrometry n
Hydrometrie
(physics) The branch of hydrostatics dealing with the measurement of specific gravity using hydrometers

hydronym /ˈhaɪdɹənɪm/ /ˈhʌɪdɹənɪm/ hydronyms n
Gewässername Hydronym
(onomastics) The name of a river, lake, sea or any other body of water.

hydrophilic more hydrophilic most hydrophilic adj
hydrophil
(physics, chemistry) Having an affinity for water; able to absorb, or be wetted by water; water-loving.

hydrophobia /ˌhaɪ.dɹəˈfoʊ.bɪ.ə/ /ˌhʌɪ.dɹə(ʊ)ˈfəʊ.bɪ.ə/ hydrophobias n
Tollwut
(pathology) An aversion to water, as a symptom of rabies; the disease of rabies itself.
Wasserscheu
(psychology, colloquial) A morbid fear of water; aquaphobia.

hydrophobic /haɪdɹəˈfəʊbɪk/ more hydrophobic most hydrophobic adj
hydrophob wasserabweisend
(physics, chemistry) Lacking an affinity for water; unable to absorb or to be wetted by water.

hydrophobization n
Hydrophobierung
(chemistry, physics) The act or process of making something hydrophobic, such as the surface of a particle

hydrophyte /ˈhaɪdɹəfaɪt/ hydrophytes n
Wasserpflanze
(botany) A plant that lives in or requires an abundance of water, usually excluding seaweed.

hydropiper hydropipers n
Wasserpfeffer
Knotweed of species Persicaria hydropiper (formerly Polygonum hydropiper).

hydroponics /ˌhaɪdɹə(ʊ)ˈpɒnɪks/ /ˌhaɪdɹəˈpɑnɪks/ n
Hydrokultur
The cultivation of plants in a nutrient solution rather than in the soil. [from 1937]

hydropower n
Wasserkraft Hydroenergie
hydroelectric power

hydroquinone /ˌhaɪdɹəˈkwɪnəʊn/ hydroquinones n
Hydrochinon
(organic compound) The diphenol para-dihydroxy benzene, used as a mild reducing agent in photographic developing; isomeric with catechol and resorcinol.

hydrosphere hydrospheres n
Hydrosphäre
All the liquid waters of the Earth, as distinguished from the land and the gases of the atmosphere.

hydrostatic /ˌhaɪdɹəʊˈstætɪk/ adj
hydrostatisch
(physics) Of or relating to hydrostatics.

hydrotherapy hydrotherapies n
Wasserheilkunde Hydropathie Hydrotherapie
(alternative medicine) Any of various techniques that use water, either externally or internally, for the treatment of disease and for the soothing of pain.

hydrous /ˈhaɪdɹəs/ adj
wasserhaltig
(chemistry) Containing combined water; hydrated.

hydroxide /haɪ.ˈdɹɒks.aɪd/ hydroxides n
Hydroxid
(chemistry) An univalent anion (OH-) based on the hydroxyl functional group.

hydroxychloroquine /haɪˌdɹɑk.siˈklɔɹ.ə.kwin/ /haɪˌdɹɑk.siˈklɔɹ.ə.kwɪn/ /hʌɪˌdɹɒk.sɪˈklɔː.ɹə(ʊ).kwiːn/ /hʌɪˌdɹɒk.sɪˈklɔː.ɹə(ʊ).kwɪn/ n
Hydroxychloroquin
(pharmaceutical drug) A drug derived from quinolone that is taken orally in the form of its sulfate C18H26ClN3O·H2SO4 to treat malaria, rheumatoid arthritis, and lupus erythematosus.

hydroxyl hydroxyls n
Hydroxyl
(chemistry) A univalent radical or functional group (–OH) in organic chemistry; present in alcohols, phenols, carboxylic acids and certain other classes of compounds.

hydrozirconation hydrozirconations n
Hydrozirconierung

hyena /haɪˈiːnə/ hyena hyenae hyenas n
Hyäne
Any of the medium-sized to large feliform carnivores of the subfamily Hyaenidae, native to Africa and Asia and noted for the sound similar to laughter which they can make if excited.
(Sub-Saharan Africa) A man that performs ritualized sex acts with recently widowed women and menarchal girls.

hygge /ˈhjuːɡə/ /ˈhuːɡə/ /ˈhʊɡə/ n
Gemütlichkeit Wohligkeit
(chiefly, UK) Cosiness, comfort, contentment, conviviality. [from 21st c.]

hygiene /haɪˈd͡ʒiːn/ /ˈhaɪˌd͡ʒiːn/ hygienes n
Hygiene
Those conditions and practices that promote and preserve health.

hygienic /haɪˈd͡ʒiːnɪk/ /haɪˈd͡ʒɛnɪk/ /hʌɪd͡ʒɪˈɛnɪk/ more hygienic most hygienic adj
hygienisch gesundheitlich
Pertaining to hygiene; clean, sanitary.

hygienically more hygienically most hygienically adv
hygienisch
In a hygienic manner.

hygienist hygienists n
Hygieniker Hygienikerin Zahnhygieniker Zahnhygienikerin
A person skilled in hygienics, but especially a dental assistant who cleans teeth etc

hygric /ˈhaɪɡɹɪk/ adj
hygrisch

hygrometer hygrometers n
Hygrometer
(meteorology) An instrument that measures the humidity of the air or other gases, especially the relative humidity.

hygroscopic more hygroscopic most hygroscopic adj
hygroskop
(physics, chemistry, botany) Readily taking up and retaining water, especially from the atmosphere.

hygroscopy n
Hygroskopie
The ability of a substance to attract and hold water molecules from the surrounding environment.

hylozoism hylozoisms n
Hylozoismus
A philosophical doctrine espousing that all or some material things possess life, or that all life is inseparable from matter.

hymen /ˈhaɪmən/ hymens n
Jungfernhäutchen Hymen
(anatomy) A membrane which completely or partially occludes the vaginal opening in human females.

hymn /hɪm/ hymns n
Hymne Hymnus Lobgesang Kirchenlied Loblied
A song of praise or worship, especially a religious one.

hymnal /ˈhɪmnəl/ hymnals n
Hymnar Hymnarium Kirchengesangbuch Gesangbuch Choralbuch Gesangsbuch
A collection of hymns; a hymn book.

hymnboard hymnboards n
Liedenzeiger
A signboard in a church indicating which hymns are to be sung.

hymnic /ˈhɪmnɪk/ adj
hymnisch
Of or relating to hymns.

hyoid bone hyoid bones n
Zungenbein

hypalbuminemia /haɪˌpælbjumɪˈnimiə/ /hɪˌpælbjʊmɪˈniːmɪə/ n
Hypoalbuminämie
An abnormally low level of albumin in the blood.

hypallage /hɪˈpælədʒi/ /hʌɪˈpælədʒi/ hypallages n
Hypallage
(rhetoric, grammar) A construction in which a modifier with meaning associated with one word appears grammatically applied to another, often used as a literary device.

hype /haɪp/ hypes n
Hype
(marketing) Promotion or propaganda; especially exaggerated claims.

hyper- /ˈhaɪpə(ɹ)/ /ˈhaɪpɚ/ prefix
über-

hyperactive /ˈhaɪp.ə(ɹ)ˌæk.tɪv/ more hyperactive most hyperactive adj
hyperaktiv überaktiv
having an increased state of activity
hyperaktiv
having attention deficit disorder (no longer used by the scientific community)

hyperactivity hyperactivities n
Hyperaktivität
The quality of being hyperactive; excessive and pathological movement and restlessness

hyperaeolism /ˈhaɪpɚˌaɪoʊlɪzm̩/ /ˈhaɪpɚˌioʊlɪzm̩/ hyperaeolisms n
Hyperäolismus
(linguistics, Hellenics) A hypercorrection or incorrect substitution of non-Aeolic Ancient Greek word forms and morphology to match those of Aeolic Greek.

hyperatticism /ˈhaɪpɚˌætɪsɪzm̩/ hyperatticisms n
Hyperatticismus
(linguistics, Hellenics) A hypercorrection or incorrect substitution of non-Attic Ancient Greek word forms and morphology to match those of Attic Greek.

hyperbaton /haɪˈpɜːbətɒn/ hyperbata hyperbatons n
Hyperbaton
(grammar) An inversion of the usual or logical order of words or phrases, for emphasis or poetic effect.

hyperbola /haɪˈpɚ.bə.lə/ hyperbolae hyperbolas hyperbolæ n
Hyperbel
(geometry) A conic section formed by the intersection of a cone with a plane that intersects the base of the cone and is not tangent to the cone. The function y(x) = 1/x draws a hyperbola.

hyperbole /haɪˈpɜːbəli/ /haɪˈpɝbəli/ hyperboles n
Hyperbel Übertreibung
(uncountable, rhetoric, literature) Deliberate or unintentional overstatement, particularly extreme overstatement.

hyperbolic /ˌhaɪ.pɚˈbɔl.ɪk/ adj
hyperbolisch übertrieben
Using hyperbole: exaggerated.
hyperbolisch
(topology) Of, pertaining to, or in a hyperbolic space (a space having negative curvature or sectional curvature).

hyperbolic function hyperbolic functions n
Hyperbelfunktion
(mathematics) A set functions that are analogues of the trigonometric functions for hyperbolic spaces. They can be derived from some arithmetic operations on the exponential function with base e and the inverse function, and was named after the corresponding similar trigonometric function.

hyperbolic sine hyperbolic sines n
Sinus hyperbolicus
(mathematics) A hyperbolic function that is the analogue of the sine function for hyperbolic spaces, taking in a hyperbolic angle as an argument and returning the y-coordinate for the corresponding point on the unit hyperbola. It is written in symbol sinh and can be represented as: \sinh(x) = \tfrac 1 2 (e^x - e^{-x})

hypercapnia hypercapnias n
Hyperkapnie
(medicine, pathology) The condition of abnormally elevated carbon dioxide in the blood.

hypercomplex adj
hyperkomplex

hypercorrect more hypercorrect most hypercorrect adj
hyperkorrekt
(linguistics) Nonstandard because of a mistaken idea of standard usage.

hypercorrection /ˌhaɪ.pə.kəˈɹɛk.ʃən/ /ˌhaɪ.pɚ.kəˈɹɛk.ʃən/ hypercorrections n
Hyperkorrektur
(linguistics) Nonstandard language use that results from the over-application of a perceived prescriptive rule.
Hyperkorrektismus
(linguistics) A nonstandard form so used.

hypercube /ˈhaɪ.pə.kjuːb/ /ˈhaɪ.pɚ.kjuːb/ hypercubes n
Hyperwürfel
(geometry) A geometric figure in four or more dimensions, which is analogous to a cube in three dimensions. Specifically, the n-dimensional equivalent of a cube for any non-negative integer n.
(geometry) Such a figure in four dimensions; a tesseract.

hyperdorism /ˈhaɪpɚˌdɔɹɪzm̩/ hyperdorisms n
Hyperdorismus
(linguistics, Hellenics) A hypercorrection or incorrect substitution of non-Doric Ancient Greek word forms and morphology to match those of Doric Greek.

hyperelliptic adj
hyperelliptisch
(mathematics) Pertaining to a hyperellipse.

hyperfixation hyperfixations n
Hyperfixation

hypergamy /haɪˈpɚɡəmi/ hypergamies n
Hypergamie Hinaufheiraten
Act or practice of seeking a spouse of higher socioeconomic status or caste status than oneself.

hypergeometric distribution hypergeometric distributions n
hypergeometrische Verteilung
(probability theory, statistics) A discrete probability distribution that describes the probability of k "successes" in a sequence of n draws without replacement from a finite population.

hypergeometric function hypergeometric functions n
hypergeometrische Funktion
(mathematics) Any function that is a solution of the hypergeometric equation; usually an expansion of an hypergeometric series

hyperglycemia hyperglycemias n
Hyperglykämie Überzuckerung
(pathology) An unusually high concentration of sugar in the blood

hyperglycemic /ˌhaɪpə(ɹ)ɡlaɪˈsiːmɪk/ /ˌhaɪpə(ɹ)ɡlaɪˈsɛmɪk/ more hyperglycemic most hyperglycemic adj
hyperglykämisch überzuckert

hypergolic /hʌɪpəˈɡɒlɪk/ adj
hypergolisch
(chemistry, aeronautics, of a reactant, fuel, or propellant) Igniting spontaneously upon contact with an oxidiser.

hyperhidrosis [haɪpəɹhaɪˈdɹoʊsɪs] hyperhidroses n
Hyperhidrose
(pathology) A medical condition with the primary symptom of excessive sweating, in excess of that required for regulation of body temperature.

hyperinflation hyperinflations n
Hyperinflation
(economics) A very high rate of inflation.

hyperionism /ˈhaɪpɚˌaɪɑnɪzm̩/ hyperionisms n
Hyperionismus
(linguistics, Hellenics) A hypercorrection or incorrect substitution of non-Ionic Ancient Greek word forms and morphology to match those of Ionic Greek.

hyperkeratosis hyperkeratoses n
Hyperkeratose
(pathology) Excess keratin formation on the skin surface, as can be seen in a number of dermatologic conditions.

hyperkinetic adj
hyperkinetisch
(neurology, pathology, psychiatry, psychology) Of, relating to, or affected with hyperkinesis or hyperactivity.

hyperkinetic disorder n
hyperkinetische Störung hyperkinetisches Syndrom
(neurology, pathology, psychiatry, psychology) A developmental disorder in which a person has a persistent and pervasive pattern of inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity.

hyperlink /ˈhaɪpə(ɹ)ˌlɪŋk/ hyperlinks n
Weblink Hypertext-Link
Hyperlink Hypertextlink Querverweis
Some text or a graphic in an electronic document that can be activated to display another document or trigger an action.
(by extension) The URL or other address that defines a hyperlink's target or function.

hypermarket hypermarkets n
Hypermarkt
A combination of department store and supermarket.

hypermasculinity hypermasculinities n
Hypermaskulinität Machoverhalten

hypermedia n
Hypermedia
(computing) The use of text, data, graphics, audio and video as elements of an extended hypertext system in which all elements are linked so that the user can move among them at will.

hypernova hypernovae hypernovas n
Hypernova
(astronomy) The gravitational collapse of a massive star to form a black hole.

hypernym /ˈhaɪpənɪm/ /ˈhaɪpɚnɪm/ hypernyms n
Hyperonym Oberbegriff
(semantics) A superordinate word or phrase; a term whose referents form a set which includes as a subset the referents of a subordinate term—as, for example, insect being (a hypernym) for ant.

hypernymy hypernymies n
Hyperonymie

hyperparameter hyperparameters n
Hyperparameter
(Bayesian, _, statistics) A parameter of a prior (as distinguished from inferred parameters of the model for the underlying system under analysis).

hyperparasite /-ˈpɛ-/ /ˌhaɪpəˈpæɹəsaɪt/ /ˌhaɪpɚˈpæɹəsaɪt/ hyperparasites n
Hyperparasit
(biology) Any parasite whose host is a parasite.

hyperparathyroidism hyperparathyroidisms n
Hyperparathyreoidismus
(medicine) An abnormal increase in parathyroid gland activity.

hyperplane hyperplanes n
Hyperebene
(geometry) An n-dimensional generalization of a plane; an affine subspace of dimension n − 1 that splits an n-dimensional space. (In a one-dimensional space, it is a point; in two-dimensional space it is a line; in three-dimensional space, it is an ordinary plane.)

hyperpyrexia hyperpyrexias n
Hyperpyrexie

hyperreal more hyperreal most hyperreal adj
hyperreell

hyperreal hyperreals n
hyperreelle Zahl

hypersensitivity hypersensitivities n
Überempfindlichkeit
Any heightened immune response to an antigen; an allergy; hypersensation.

hypersexuality hypersexualities n
Hypersexualität
Excessive desire for sexual activity, especially when considered high enough to be clinically significant.

hypersexualize v
hypersexualisieren

hypersexualized v
hypersexualisiert
Excessively sexualized

hypersomnia hypersomnias n
Schlafsucht Hypersomnie
(medicine, pathology) Excessive sleepiness.

hypersonic more hypersonic most hypersonic adj
hypersonisch
(of a speed, aviation) Equal to, or greater than, or capable of achieving, five times the speed of sound.

hyperspace hyperspaces n
euklidischer Raum
(mathematics) A Euclidian space of unspecified dimension.
Hyperraum
(science fiction) A notional space orthogonal to the usual dimensions of space-time often used for faster-than-light travel.

hypertension /ˌhaɪ.pə(ɹ)ˈtɛn.ʃən/ /ˌhaɪ.pɚˈtɛn.ʃən/ hypertensions n
Bluthochdruck Hypertonie Hypertension
(medicine, cardiology) The disease or disorder of abnormally high blood pressure.

hypertext /ˈhaɪpəɹˌtɛkst/ hypertexts n
Hypertext
(uncountable) Digital text in which the reader may navigate related information through embedded hyperlinks.
(countable) A hypertext document.

hyperthermia /ˌhaɪpə(ɹ)ˈθɜː(ɹ)miə/ hyperthermias n
Hyperthermie
(medicine) The therapeutic application of heat to a patient, especially as treatment to cancer.

hyperthermic more hyperthermic most hyperthermic adj
hyperthermisch

hyperthymesia /-ʒə/ /ˌhaɪ.pə.θaɪˈmiː.zi.ə/ /ˌhaɪ.pɚ.θaɪˈmi.ʒə/ n
hyperthymestisches Syndrom
(neuroscience) A rare condition in which an individual possesses a superior autobiographical memory and is able to recall the vast majority of personal events and experiences in life.

hypertrophic /hʌɪpəˈtɹɒfɪk/ more hypertrophic most hypertrophic adj
hypertroph
Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting hypertrophy.

hypertrophic osteoarthropathy n
hypertrophe Osteoarthropathie
(medicine) A medical condition of clubbing and periostitis of smaller joints in the hand.

hypertrophy /haɪˈpɜːtɹəfi/ /haɪˈpɝːtɹəfi/ hypertrophies n
Hypertrophie
(countable, medicine) An increase in the size of an organ or tissue due to the enlargement of its individual cells.

hypertrophy /haɪˈpɜːtɹəfi/ /haɪˈpɝːtɹəfi/ v
hypertrophieren
(intransitive, of a tissue or organ) To increase in size.

hyperventilate v
hyperventilieren
(intransitive) To breathe quickly and deeply, especially at an abnormally rapid rate.

hypervisor hypervisors n
Hypervisor
(computing) A firmware or software system that provides a virtual machine and allows it to operate directly on underlying hardware (instead of via emulation), but within specified constraints.

hypervolemic more hypervolemic most hypervolemic adj
hypervoläm hypervolämisch
(medicine) Of or pertaining to hypervolemia.

hypha /ˈhaɪfə/ hyphae n
Hyphe
(mycology) Any of the long, threadlike filaments that form the mycelium of a fungus.

hyphen /ˈhaɪ.fən/ hyphens n
Bindestrich
The symbol "‐", typically used to join two or more words to form a compound term, or to indicate that a word has been split at the end of a line.

hyphenate /ˈhaɪf(ə)ˌneɪt/ /ˈhaɪfənət/ v
trennen abteilen
(transitive) to break a word at the end of a line according to the hyphenation rules by adding a hyphen on the end of the line.

hyphenation /ˌhaɪfəˈneɪʃən/ hyphenations n
Silbentrennung Worttrennung Bindestrichschreibung
The inclusion of hyphens; especially, the correct locations of hyphens.

hypnosis /hɪpˈnoʊsɪs/ hypnoses n
Hypnose
A trancelike state, artificially induced, in which a person has a heightened suggestibility, and in which suppressed memories may be experienced.

hypnotherapy hypnotherapies n
Hypnotherapie
Treatment of disease by means of hypnotism.

hypnotic /hɪpˈnɑ.tɪk/ /hɪpˈnɒ.tɪk/ [hɪp̚ˈnɑ.ɾɪk̚] more hypnotic most hypnotic adj
hypnotisch
Of, or relating to hypnosis or hypnotism.
Schlaf einschläfernd
(pharmaceutical effect) Inducing sleep; soporific.

hypnotic /hɪpˈnɑ.tɪk/ /hɪpˈnɒ.tɪk/ [hɪp̚ˈnɑ.ɾɪk̚] hypnotics n
Hypnotikum Schlafmittel
(pharmaceutical drug) A soporific substance.

hypnotism /ˈhɪpnətɪzəm/ hypnotisms n
Hypnotismus
The art of inducing hypnosis.

hypnotist /ˈhɪpnətɪst/ hypnotists n
Hypnotiseur Hypnotiseurin
A person who uses hypnotism to induce hypnosis in someone, either for entertainment or therapy.

hypnotize /ˈhɪpnətaɪ̯z/ v
hypnotisieren
(transitive) To induce a state of hypnosis in.

hypnotized more hypnotized most hypnotized adj
hypnotisiert
Under hypnosis

hypo- /ˈhaɪpoʊ/ /ˈhaɪpəʊ/ prefix
hypo-
(anatomy) Below; beneath; under.
(medicine) Deficient; less than normal.
(chemistry) Designating oxoacid and oxyanions with a low amount of oxygen.

hypobaric more hypobaric most hypobaric adj
Unterdruck-

hypobromite hypobromites n
Hypobromit
(inorganic chemistry) any salt or ester of hypobromous acid

hypocapnia n
Hypokapnie
(medicine) A state of diminished carbon dioxide in the blood.

hypocaust hypocausts n
Hypokauste Hypokaustum Heizgewölbe
An underfloor space or flue through which heat from a furnace passes to heat the floor of a room or a bath.

hypocentre hypocentres n
Hypozentrum
(geology) The focus of an earthquake, directly under the epicentre.

hypochlorite hypochlorites n
Hypochlorit
(chemistry) any salt of hypochlorous acid; used as a household bleach

hypochondria n
Hypochondrie
(medicine) A psychological disorder characterized by excessive preoccupation or worry about having a serious illness.

hypochondriac /ˌhaɪpoʊˈkɑndɹiæk/ /ˌhaɪpəʊˈkɒndɹiæk/ /ˌhaɪpəˈkɑndɹiæk/ /ˌhaɪpəˈkɒndɹiæk/ /ˌhɪpoʊˈkɒndɹiæk/ /ˌhɪpəˈkɒndɹiæk/ more hypochondriac most hypochondriac adj
hypochondrisch
Related to, or affected by hypochondria

hypochondriac /ˌhaɪpoʊˈkɑndɹiæk/ /ˌhaɪpəʊˈkɒndɹiæk/ /ˌhaɪpəˈkɑndɹiæk/ /ˌhaɪpəˈkɒndɹiæk/ /ˌhɪpoʊˈkɒndɹiæk/ /ˌhɪpəˈkɒndɹiæk/ hypochondriacs n
Hypochonder Hypochonderin
A person affected with hypochondria.

hypochondriasis hypochondriases n
Hypochondrie
(medicine) A mental disorder characterized by excessive fear of or preoccupation with a serious illness, despite medical testing and reassurance to the contrary.

hypocorism /haɪˈpɑkəˌɹɪzəm/ /haɪˈpɒkəˌɹɪz(ə)m/ /hɪ-/ hypocorisms n
Lallname
(uncountable) The formation of terms of endearment or pet names.

hypocoristic /ˌhaɪpəkəˈɹɪstɪk/ more hypocoristic most hypocoristic adj
hypokoristisch
Relating to a nickname, usually indicating intimacy with the person.

hypocrisy /hɪˈpɑkɹəsi/ /hɪˈpɒkɹəsi/ hypocrisies n
Heuchelei Hypokrisie Scheinheiligkeit Doppelmoral Tartüfferie
The practice of engaging in the same behaviour or activity for which one criticises another; moral self-contradiction whereby the behavior of one or more people belies their own claimed or implied possession of certain beliefs, standards or virtues.

hypocrite /ˈhɪ.pə.kɹɪt/ hypocrites n
Heuchler Heuchlerin
Someone who practices hypocrisy, who pretends to hold beliefs, or whose actions are not consistent with their claimed beliefs. [from early 13th c.]

hypocritical /hɪpəˈkɹɪtɪkəl/ more hypocritical most hypocritical adj
heuchlerisch gleisnerisch
Characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite. [from mid-16th c.]

hypodermic /ˌhaɪpəˈdɜːmɪk/ /ˌhaɪpəˈdɝmɪk/ adj
hypodermisch
Of, or relating to the hypodermis, the layer beneath the dermis

hypodermis hypodermes hypodermises n
Hypodermis
(botany) A layer of cells lying immediately below the epidermis.
Subkutis
(anatomy) A subcutaneous layer of loose connective tissue containing fat cells, lying beneath the dermis.

hypogamy n
Hinabheiraten Hypogamie
The seeking of a spouse of lower socioeconomic status or caste than oneself.

hypoglycemia hypoglycemias n
Hypoglykämie Unterzuckerung
(pathology) A too low level of blood glucose.

hypoglycemic /ˌhaɪpəʊɡlaɪˈsiːmɪk/ more hypoglycemic most hypoglycemic adj
hypoglykämisch unterzuckert
(pathology) Suffering from hypoglycemia.

hypokalemia hypokalemias n
Hypokaliämie

hyponym /ˈhaɪ.poʊ.nɪm/ /ˈhaɪpə.nɪm/ /ˈhaɪpəʊ.nɪm/ hyponyms n
Hyponym Unterbegriff
(semantics) A more specific term; a subordinate grouping word or phrase; a term designating a subclass of another more general class described by the given word.

hyponymy hyponymies n
Hyponymie Unterbegrifflichkeit

hypophosphatemia hypophosphatemias n
Hypophosphatämie
(medicine) An electrolyte disturbance in which there is an abnormally low level of phosphate in the blood, most commonly seen when malnourished patients are given large amounts of carbohydrates, creating a high phosphorus demand in the cells of the body.

hypophysis /haɪˈpɒfɪsɪs/ hypophyses n
Hypophyse Hirnanhang Hirnanhangdrüse Hirnanhangsdrüse
(anatomy) The pituitary gland.

hyposensitization hyposensitizations n
Hyposensibilisierung
(medicine) A form of immunotherapy in which the patient is vaccinated with progressively larger doses of an allergen to which they have been diagnosed as being sensitive.

hyposmia hyposmias n
Hyposmie
(pathology) A reduced ability to smell and to detect odours

hypostasis /haɪˈpɑstəsɪs/ /haɪˈpɒstəsɪs/ hypostaseis hypostases n
Hypostase
(theology) The essential person, specifically the single person of Christ (as distinguished from his two ‘natures’, human and divine), or of the three ‘persons’ of the Trinity (sharing a single ‘essence’). [from 16th c.]
(psychology) Referring to the hypostatic model of personality; i.e., asserting that humans present themselves in many different aspects or hypostases, depending on the internal and external realities they relate to, including different approaches to the study of personality.
(genetics) The effect of one gene preventing another from expressing. [from 20th c.]

hypotaxis hypotaxes n
Hypotaxe Hypotaxis Unterordnung
(grammar) Syntactic subordination of one clause or construction to another.

hypotension hypotensions n
Hypotonie
(medicine, cardiology) The disease or disorder of abnormally low blood pressure.

hypotenuse /haɪˈpɑtənjus/ /haɪˈpɑtənus/ /haɪˈpɒtənjuːz/ [haɪˈpɑʔənuːs] [haɪˈpɒʔn̩juːz] hypotenuses n
Hypotenuse
(geometry) The side of a right triangle opposite the right angle.

hypothalamus hypothalami hypothalamuses n
Hypothalamus
(neuroanatomy) A region of the forebrain located below the thalamus, forming the basal portion of the diencephalon, and functioning to regulate body temperature, some metabolic processes and governing the autonomic nervous system.

hypotheca hypothecae n
Hypotheka
(microbiology, planktology) The lower or posterior half of the theca of a thecate protist such as a diatom or dinoflagellate

hypothecate /hʌɪˈpɒθɪkeɪt/ v
beleihen verpfänden
(transitive) To pledge (something) as surety for a loan; to pawn, mortgage.

hypothecation hypothecations n
Verpfändung
The use of property, or an existing mortgage, as security for a loan, etc.

hypothermia /ˌhaɪpəʊˈθɜː(ɹ)mi.ə/ /ˌhaɪpəˈθɜː(ɹ)mi.ə/ hypothermias n
Hypothermie Unterkühlung Untertemperatur
(pathology) Abnormally low body temperature; specifically, below 35 degrees Celsius for humans.

hypothermic more hypothermic most hypothermic adj
hypothermisch
Affected by hypothermia; having an abnormally low body temperature.

hypothesis /-əsəs/ /-əsɪs/ /haɪˈpɑː.θə.sɪs/ /haɪˈpɒθɪsɪs/ /həˈpɒθɪsɪs/ /hɪˈpɒθɪsɪs/ hypotheses n
Hypothese
(sciences) Used loosely, a tentative conjecture explaining an observation, phenomenon or scientific problem that can be tested by further observation, investigation and/or experimentation. As a scientific term of art, see the attached quotation. Compare to theory, and quotation given there.
(general) An assumption taken to be true for the purpose of argument or investigation.
(grammar) The antecedent of a conditional statement.

hypothesize /-ə.saɪz/ /haɪˈpɑː.θə.saɪz/ /haɪˈpɒθ.ɪ.saɪz/ /həˈpɒθ.ɪ.saɪz/ /hɪˈpɒθ.ɪ.saɪz/ v
vermuten
(ambitransitive) To assume or assert tentatively on uncertain grounds.

hypothetic more hypothetic most hypothetic adj
hypothetisch
based on hypothesis or theory; hypothetical
existing as an abstract concept rather than a concrete reality

hypothetical /ˌhaɪpəˈθɛtɪkl/ more hypothetical most hypothetical adj
hypothetisch
Based upon a hypothesis; conjectural

hypothyroidism /ˌhaɪpəʊˈθaɪrɔɪˌdɪzəm/ /ˌhaɪpəˈθaɪɹɔɪˌdɪzəm/ hypothyroidisms n
Hypothyreose
(pathology) The disease state caused by insufficient production of thyroid hormone by the thyroid gland. [from 1900s]

hypovolemia hypovolemias n
Hypovolämie
(pathology) A state of decreased blood plasma volume.

hypovolemic adj
hypovoläm hypovolämisch
Of, pertaining to hypovolemia, or characterized by low volume of blood in the circulatory system; as hypovolemic shock.

hypoxic more hypoxic most hypoxic adj
hypoxisch
(pathology) Of, pertaining to, or suffering from hypoxia.

hyrax /ˈhaɪ.ɹæks/ hyraces hyraxes n
Schliefer
Any of several small, paenungulate herbivorous mammals of the order Hyracoidea, with a bulky frame and fang-like incisors, native to Africa and the Middle East.

hyssop /ˈhɪ.səp/ hyssops n
Eisop Ysop Isop Josefskraut
Any of several aromatic bushy herbs, of the genus Hyssopus, native to Southern Europe and once used medicinally.

hysterectomy /hɪstəˈɹɛktəmi/ hysterectomies n
Hysterektomie Gebärmutterentfernung
(surgery) The surgical procedure to remove all of or part of the uterus.

hysteresis hystereses n
Hysterese
A property of a system such that an output value is not a strict function of the corresponding input, but also incorporates some lag, delay, or history dependence, and in particular when the response for a decrease in the input variable is different from the response for an increase. For example, a thermostat with a nominal setpoint of 75° might switch the controlled heat source on when the temperature drops below 74°, and off when it rises above 76°.

hysteria /hɪˈstɛɹiə/ /hɪˈstɪɹiə/ hysteriae hysterias hysteriæ n
Hysterie
Behavior exhibiting excessive or uncontrollable emotions, in a wide range from joy to panic but usually including anxiety or fear.

hysteric /hɪsˈtɛɹɪk/ hysterics n
Hysteriker Hysterikerin

hysterical /hɪˈstɛɹɪkəl/ more hysterical most hysterical adj
hysterisch
Of, or arising from hysteria.
Having, or prone to having hysterics.

háček /ˈhæt͡ʃɛk/ /ˈhɑːt͡ʃɛk/ [ˈhat͡ʃɛk] [ˈhaːt͡ʃek] [ˈhaːt͡ʃɛk] [ˈhæt͡ʃɛk] [ˈhɐːt͡ʃek] [ˈhɑt͡ʃɛk] [ˈhɑət͡ʃɛk] [ˈhɑːt͡ʃɛk] [ˈɦɑːt͡ʃɛk] háčeks háčky n
Hatschek Caron Krönchen
(orthography, and, typography) A caron; a diacritical mark (ˇ) usually resembling an inverted circumflex, but in the cases of ď, Ľ, ľ, and ť resembling a prime (′) instead.

hübnerite hübnerites n
Hübnerit
(mineral) A manganese tungstate mineral that forms reddish-brown to black monoclinic prismatic submetallic crystals.

i /aɪ/ /i/ /ɪ/ ies n
I
The name of the Latin-script letter I.

i-mutation n
i-Umlaut
(linguistics) A type of sound change in which a vowel's place of articulation is raised (becomes more close) under the influence of a following /i/, /j/ or similar sound.

i-stem i-stems n
i-Stamm
(linguistics) A word, especially a noun in Indo-European linguistics, whose stem ends in /i/.

i.e. /ɪd ɛst/ /ˌaɪˈiː/ adv
d. h.
(initialism) That is, namely, in other words, that is to say.

iBook iBooks n
iBook
(laptops) A computer of a line of lower-end laptop computers formerly manufactured by Apple Computer.

iPhone /ˈaɪˌfoʊ̯n/ iPhones n
iPhone
(trademark) A smartphone of a series produced by Apple, which typically combine a camera phone, PDA, multimedia player, and wireless communication device.

iPod iPods n
iPod
(by extension) Any portable personal MP3 player or similar device.

iamb /ˈaɪəm/ /ˈaɪˌæm/ iambs n
Jambus
(prosody) A metrical foot in verse consisting of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable.

iambic /aɪˌæmbɪk/ more iambic most iambic adj
jambisch
(prosody) Consisting of iambs (metrical feet with an unstressed-stressed pattern) or characterized by their predominance. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

iambic pentameter /aɪˈæmbɪk pɛnˈtæmɪtə(ɹ)/ iambic pentameters n
jambische Fünfheber
A poetic meter consisting of lines with five iambic feet each, meaning the even syllables are dominant.

iatric more iatric most iatric adj
iatrisch
Of or pertaining to a physician or physicians.

iatrogenesis /aɪˌætɹoʊˈd͡ʒɛnɪsɪs/ iatrogeneses n
Iatrogenese
(medicine) Any adverse effect (or complication) resulting from medical treatment.

iatrogenic /aɪˌætɹəˈd͡ʒɛnɪk/ more iatrogenic most iatrogenic adj
iatrogen iatrogenisch durch ärztliche Behandlung verursacht
(medicine, of a disease, injury, or other adverse outcome) Induced by the words or actions of the physician or by medical treatment or diagnostic procedure.

ibex /ˈaɪbɛks/ ibex ibexes ibices n
Steinbock
A type of wild mountain goat of the genus Capra, such as the species Capra ibex.

ibid. /ˈɪbɪd/ adv
ebd. ib. ibd. ibid.
(bibliography, abbreviation) ibidem, in the same place. Indicates a reference to the same source as the previous one.

ibis /ˈaɪ.bɪs/ ibes ibides ibis ibises n
Ibis
Any of various long-legged wading birds in the family Threskiornithidae, having long downcurved bills used to probe the mud for prey such as crustaceans.

ibisbill /ˈaɪbɪs.bɪl/ ibisbills n
Ibisschnabel
Ibidorhyncha struthersii, a species of wading bird in the monotypic family Ibidorhynchidae, inhabiting the shingle riverbanks of the high plateau of Central Asia and the Himalayas.

ibuprofen /aɪˈbju.pɹəf.ən/ /ˌaɪ.biˈpɹoʊfən/ /ˌaɪ.bjuˈpɹoʊ.fən/ /ˌʌɪ.bjuːˈpɹəʊ.fən/ ibuprofens n
Ibuprofen
(pharmaceutical drug) A synthetic compound used widely as an analgesic and anti-inflammatory drug.

ice /aɪs/ [ʌɪs] ices n
Eis
Water in frozen (solid) form.
(physics, astronomy) Any frozen volatile chemical, such as ammonia or carbon dioxide.
(ice hockey) The area where a game of ice hockey is played.
A frozen dessert made of fruit juice, water and sugar.

ice /aɪs/ [ʌɪs] v
frieren einfrieren
(intransitive) To become ice; to freeze.
(transitive) To make icy; to freeze.

ice age ice ages n
Eiszeitalter
(scientific) A period of long-term reduction in the temperature of Earth's surface and atmosphere, resulting in the presence of major polar ice sheets that reach the ocean and calve icebergs.
Eiszeit
(colloquial) Any of several glacial periods (within a scientific ice age) marked by episodes of extensive glaciation alternating with episodes of relative warmth (interglacial).

ice axe ice axes n
Eispickel
An axe used by mountaineers to cut footholds in the ice.

ice cap ice caps n
Eiskappe
A permanent expanse of ice encompassing a large geographical area, as for example in Earth's polar zones (polar ice) or at high elevation. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

ice cave ice caves n
Eishöhle
A natural cave, usually a lava tube or limestone cave, that contains significant amounts of perennial ice.

ice climbing n
Eisklettern
(climbing) the branch of mountaineering that specializes in climbing on frozen surfaces.

ice cream /aɪsˈkɹiːm/ /ˈaɪs.kɹiːm/ /ˌaɪsˈkɹiːm/ ice creams n
Eis Eiscreme Speiseeis
(uncountable) A dessert made from frozen sweetened cream or a similar substance, usually flavoured.
Eis Speiseeis
(countable) A portion of ice cream on a stick, in a cup or in a wafer cone.

ice cream cone ice cream cones n
Eistüte Eiswaffel Hörnchen Cornet Stanitzel
A thin, conical confection baked from crepe batter, sealed at its apex, used to hold ice cream while it is being eaten.

ice cream maker ice cream makers n
Eismaschine
A machine used to make homemade ice cream.

ice cream parlor ice cream parlors n
Eisdiele Eiscafé Eissalon
A retail business that sells ice cream and related products.

ice cream vendor ice cream vendors n
Eisverkäufer
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ice cube ice cubes n
Eiswürfel
Any small piece of ice used for cooling drinks, larger than crushed ice, regardless of their shape.

ice dancing n
Eistanzen

ice field ice fields n
Eisfeld
A large expanse of floating ice (several miles long).

ice fog ice fogs n
Eisnebel
A dense fog that consists of fine particles of ice.

ice hockey n
Eishockey
A form of hockey played on an ice rink with a puck, rather than a ball.

ice milk ice milks n
Milcheis Milchspeiseeis
A dessert that resembles ice cream but is made of milk rather than cream.

ice over v
vereisen
(intransitive) To become covered in ice, usually of a body of water.

ice pack ice packs n
Eisbeutel
A large floating mass of ice; pack ice.

ice plant ice plants n
Eiskraut
Any of several plants in fig marigold family, Aizoaceae, which were formerly classified in the genus Mesembryanthemum along with Mesembryanthemum crystallinum.

ice resurfacer ice resurfacers n
Eisbearbeitungsmaschine
A machine for smoothing the surface of an ice rink.

ice rink ice rinks n
Eisbahn
A specially frozen surface of water on which people skate or play ice hockey; the building that houses such a surface.

ice scraper ice scrapers n
Eiskratzer

ice sculpture ice sculptures n
Eisskulptur
(sculpture) temporary, decorative sculpture carved from a block of ice

ice sheet ice sheets n
Eisschicht
A broad glacial mass with a relatively flat surface.

ice skate ice skates n
Schlittschuh
A light boot, fitted with a blade, used for ice skating.

ice skating n
Eislauf Eislaufen Schlittschuhlaufen
The act, or the sport, of skating on ice.

ice water n
Eiswasser
Cold water for drinking, either chilled in ice, or with the addition of ice cubes.

ice wedge ice wedges n
Eiskeil
a vertical wedge of subterranean ice

ice wine ice wines n
Eiswein
A sweet dessert wine made from grapes that are harvested after they have naturally frozen on the vine.

ice-cold /ˈaɪskəʊld/ more ice-cold most ice-cold adj
eiskalt
As cold as ice; very cold.

ice-covered adj
eisbedeckt
covered with a layer of ice, e.g. water; frozen over

ice-free adj
eisfrei
Free of all ice; not covered in ice.

ice-skate v
Eis laufen eislaufen
(intransitive, transitive) to skate on ice, wearing ice skates.

iceberg /ˈaɪsbɜːɡ/ /ˈaɪsbɝɡ/ icebergs n
Eisberg
A huge mass of ocean-floating ice which has broken off a glacier or ice shelf [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

iceberg lettuce iceberg lettuces n
Eisbergsalat
A lettuce cultivar (Lactuca sativa var. capitata) noted for its crunchiness; the most familiar of all lettuces sold in the United States.

icebox /ˈʌɪsbɒks/ iceboxes n
Eisschrank
A box or compartment containing ice, typically used to keep provisions cool. [from 19th c.]

icebreaker /ˈaɪsˌbɹeɪkəɹ/ icebreakers n
Eisbrecher
A ship designed to break through ice so that it, or other ships coming behind, can navigate on frozen seas.
Kennenlernspiel
(figurative) A game, activity, humorous anecdote, etc., designed to relax a group of people to help them get to know each other.

iced coffee iced coffees n
Eiskaffee
Various types of cold beverages made from coffee.

iced tea iced teas n
Eistee
(uncountable) Cold tea, a beverage.

icehouse icehouses n
Eiskeller Eishaus
A deep cellar or outdoor building used for the storage of ice or snow; sometimes also used to store food at low temperature.

iceless /ˈaɪsləs/ adj
eisfrei
Without ice.

icepick icepicks n
Eispick
A pointed tool, shaped like an awl, used for breaking ice.

ichneumon /ɪkˈnjuːmən/ ichneumons n
Ichneumon
An Egyptian mongoose (Herpestes ichneumon), found in Africa and southern Europe.

ichneumon wasp ichneumon wasps n
Schlupfwespe
A member of family Ichneumonidae of parasitic wasps whose larvae feed on other live insect larvae.

ichnography ichnographies n
Ichnographie
the ground plan of a building

ichor /-kə/ /ˈaɪkɔɹ/ /ˈaɪkɔː/ /ˈɪkə/ /ˈɪkəɹ/ ichors n
Ichor
(Greek mythology) The liquid said to flow in place of blood in the veins of the gods. [from late 17th c.]

ichthyocentaur ichthyocentaurs n
Ichthyokentaur

ichthyological adj
ichthyologisch
Of or pertaining to ichthyology.

ichthyologist ichthyologists n
Ichthyologe Fischkundler Fischkundlerin Ichthyologin
An expert in ichthyology: one who studies fishes. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

ichthyology /ˌɪkθiˈɒləd͡ʒi/ n
Ichthyologie Fischkunde
The branch of zoology devoted to the study of fish.

ichthyosaur /ˈɪkθiəsɔːɹ/ ichthyosaurs n
Fischsaurier Ichthyosaurier Fischechse Fischeidechse Ichthyosaurus
Any of several fishlike marine reptiles of the extinct order †Ichthyosauria of the early Triassic to the late Cretaceous period, that had a body somewhat like a porpoise. [from c. 1830]

ichthyosis /ɪkθɪˈəʊsɪs/ ichthyoses n
Ichthyose
(disease) A disease which gives the sufferer a dry, scaly skin.

icicle /ˈaɪ.sɪ.kl̩/ /ˈaɪs.ɪkl̩/ /ˈʌɪsəkəl/ icicles n
Eiszapfen
A drooping, tapering shape of ice.

icing /ˈaɪsɪŋ/ icings n
Glasur Zuckerguss
(cooking) A sweet, often creamy and thick glaze made primarily of sugar, often enriched with ingredients like butter, egg whites, or flavorings, typically used for baked goods.
Vereisung
The process of forming a layer of ice on a surface.

icing on the cake n
Sahnehäubchen das Sahnehäubchen auf dem Kuchen das Tüpfelchen auf dem I die Krönung
(idiomatic) Something that intensifies the appreciation of something already good (or bad in an ironic sense depending on the context).

icky /ˈɪki/ ickier ickiest adj
eklig ekelig fies klebrig
(informal) Unpleasantly sticky; yucky; disgusting.
kitschig
(informal) Excessively sentimental.

icon /ˈaɪ.kɑn/ /ˈaɪ.kɒn/ /ˈaɪ.kən/ icons n
Symbol
Bild Ikone
An image, symbol, picture, portrait, or other representation usually as an object of religious devotion.
(internet, informal) An image used to represent a user; an avatar or profile picture.
Ikone Icon
(religion, especially, Eastern Christianity) A type of religious painting portraying a saint or scene from Scripture, often done on wooden panels.
Icon Ikone
(graphical user interface) A small picture that represents something.

iconic /aɪˈkɒnɪk/ more iconic most iconic adj
ikonenhaft ikonisch zeichenhaft
Relating to, or having the characteristics of, an icon. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]
bemerkenswert bildhaft ikonisch symbolhaft
(figurative) Famously and distinctively representative of its type.

iconoclasm iconoclasms n
Ikonoklasmus Bildersturm Bilderstürmerei
The belief in, participation in, or sanction of destroying religious icons and other symbols or monuments, usually with religious or political motives.

iconoclast /aɪˈkɑn.əˌklæst/ /aɪˈkɒn.əˌklæst/ iconoclasts n
Bilderstürmer Bilderstürmerin Ikonoklast
(historical, Christianity) One who destroys religious images or icons, especially an opponent of the Orthodox Church in the 8th and 9th centuries, or a Puritan during the European Reformation.
One who opposes orthodoxy and religion; one who adheres to the doctrine of iconoclasm.

iconoclastic more iconoclastic most iconoclastic adj
bilderstürmerisch ikonoklastisch
Characterized by attack on established and accepted beliefs, customs, or institutions; of or pertaining to iconoclasm.

iconodule iconodules n
Bilderverehrer
A person who supports the veneration of religious icons; an iconophile or iconodulist

iconodulism n
Bilderverehrung Ikonodulie
The veneration of religious icons.

iconography iconographies n
Ikonografie
A set of specified or traditional symbolic forms associated with the subject or theme of a stylized genre of art.

iconolatry /ˌaɪ.kəˈnɒ.lə.tri/ /ˌaɪ.kəˈnɒ.lə.triː/ iconolatries n
Bilderanbetung Bilderkult Bilderverehrung Ikonolatrie
The use of images as symbols that provide an inspiration and aid to worship.

iconostasis /ˌaɪkəˈnɒstəsɪs/ iconostaseis iconostases n
Ikonostase
(Eastern Orthodoxy) A wall of icons between the sanctuary and the nave in an Eastern Orthodox church.

icosagon icosagons n
Zwanzigeck
(mathematics) A polygon with twenty sides and twenty angles.

icosagonal adj
zwanzigeckig

icosahedron /ˌaɪkoʊsəˈhiːdɹən/ /ˌaɪkɒsəˈhiːdɹən/ /ˌaɪkɔsəˈhiːdɹən/ icosahedra icosahedrons n
Ikosaeder Zwanzigflächner
(geometry) A polyhedron with twenty faces.

icosidigon icosidigons n
Zweiundzwanzigeck
(geometry) A polygon with twenty two sides and twenty two angles.

icosihenagon icosihenagons n
Einundzwanzigeck
(geometry) A polygon with twenty-one edges and twenty-one angles.

icositetragon icositetragons n
Vierundzwanzigeck
(geometry) A polygon with 24 sides and 24 angles.

icositetrahedron icositetrahedra icositetrahedrons n
24-Flächner Ikositetraeder Vierundzwanzigflächner

icositrigon icositrigons n
Dreiundzwanzigeck
(geometry) A polygon with 23 sides and 23 angles.

icterine warbler icterine warblers n
Gelbspötter
Hippolais icterina, an Old World warbler.

icy /ˈaɪsi/ icier iciest adj
eisig Eis
Pertaining to, resembling, or abounding in ice; cold; frosty.
eisig
Covered with ice, wholly or partially.

id /ɪd/ ids n
Es
(psychoanalysis) The unconscious impulsive component of the personality in the Freudian psychoanalytic model.

ide /aɪd/ ides n
Aland
A freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae, found across northern Europe and Asia, especially Leuciscus idus. [from 19th c.]

idea /aɪˈdi.ə/ /aɪˈdiː/ /aɪˈdɪə/ /aɪˈdɪɹ/ /aːˈdɪɹ/ /ɑeˈdiə̯/ /ˈaɪdi/ ideas ideæ n
Idee Ahnung
An image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory. [from 16th c.]

ideal /aɪˈdiː.əl/ /aɪˈdiːl/ /aɪˈdɪəl/ more ideal most ideal adj
ideal bestmöglich optimal
Optimal; being the best possibility.
ideal einwandfrei perfekt tadellos vollendet
Perfect, flawless, having no defects.
ideell ausgesucht
Existing only in the mind; conceptual, imaginary.

ideal /aɪˈdiː.əl/ /aɪˈdiːl/ /aɪˈdɪəl/ ideals n
Ideal Idealzustand
A perfect standard of beauty, intellect etc., or a standard of excellence to aim at.
Ideal ideal
(algebra, ring theory) A subring closed under multiplication by its containing ring.

ideal gas ideal gases n
ideales Gas
(physics) a hypothetical gas, whose molecules exhibit no interaction, and undergo elastic collision with each other and with the walls of the container

ideal number ideal numbers n
ideale Zahl
(number theory) An algebraic integer that represents an ideal in the ring of integers of a number field.

idealism idealisms n
Idealismus
The property of a person of having high ideals that are usually unrealizable or at odds with practical life.
(philosophy) An approach to philosophical enquiry, which asserts that direct and immediate knowledge can only be had of ideas or mental pictures.
Idealisierung
The practice or habit of giving or attributing ideal form or character to things; treatment of things in art or literature according to ideal standards or patterns;—opposed to realism.

idealist idealists n
Idealist Idealistin
(philosophy) One who adheres to idealism.
Someone whose conduct stems from idealism rather than from practicality.
An unrealistic or impractical visionary.

idealistic more idealistic most idealistic adj
idealistisch
Of or pertaining to an idealist or to idealism.

idealization idealizations n
Idealisierung
The act or process of idealizing.

idealize /aɪˈdiːəlaɪz/ /ˈaɪdɪəˌlaɪz/ v
idealisieren
(transitive) To regard something as ideal.
(intransitive) To conceive or form an ideal.

idealizer idealizers n
Idealisator
(algebra) For a ring R and an ideal m of R, the set of all u ∈ Frac(R) such that um ⊂ m, where Frac(R) is the fraction field of R.

ideally /ʌɪˈdɪəli/ more ideally most ideally adv
idealerweise
Given ideal circumstances; preferably. [from 19th c.]

idem /ˈaɪ.dɛm/ /ˈɪ.dɛm/ pronoun
ders. derselbe

idempotent /aɪ.dəmˈpoʊ.tənt/ /aɪˈdɛm.pə.tənt/ /ɪ.dəmˈpoʊ.tənt/ adj
idempotent
(mathematics, computing) (said of a function) Such that, when performed multiple times on the same subject, it has no further effect on its subject after the first time it is performed.

identical /aɪˈdɛntɪkl̩/ /ɪˈdɛntɪkl̩/ more identical most identical adj
identisch
(not comparable) Bearing full likeness by having precisely the same set of characteristics; indistinguishable.
(not comparable, mathematics) Exactly equivalent.
eineiig identisch
(not comparable, biology) Of twins, sharing the same genetic code.

identical twin identical twins n
eineiiger Zwilling
One of exactly two siblings produced from the splitting of a single zygote.

identifiable more identifiable most identifiable adj
identifizierbar erkennbar
Capable of being distinguished and named.

identification /aɪˌdɛntɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ /ɪˌdɛntɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ identifications n
Bezeichnung
Identifizierung
(broadly, often) The combination of identifying (which one, which thing) and validating the identity (proving or confirming it); identifying and authenticating viewed as a unitary concept in cognition.

identification friend or foe n
Freund-Feind-Erkennung
An identification system designed for command and control. It enables military and national (civilian air traffic control) interrogation systems to identify aircraft, vehicles or forces as friendly and to determine their bearing and their range from the interrogator.

identifier identifiers n
Identifikator Kennzeichen
(programming, operating systems) A formal name used in source code to refer to a variable, function, procedure, package, etc. or in an operating system to refer to a process, user, group, etc.

identify /aɪˈdɛn.tɪ.faɪ/ /ɪˈdɛn.tɪ.faɪ/ v
gleichsetzen
identifizieren
(transitive) To establish the identity of someone or something.
(intransitive) To associate oneself with some group; to feel, or believe one feels, the same way.

identikit /aɪˈdɛntəkɪt/ /aɪˈdɛntɪkɪt/ identikits n
Phantombild
A picture of a person, reconstructed from strips showing facial features selected to match witnesses' descriptions; used by the police to build a likeness of a person sought for a crime.

identity /aɪˈdɛn(t)əti/ /aɪˈdɛn(t)ɪti/ /aɪˈdɛntɪti/ /ɑɪˈdentəti/ [aɪˈdɛnəɾi] [aɪˈdɛnɪɾi] identities n
Identität Gleichheit Übereinstimmung
The difference or character that marks off an individual or collective from the rest of the same kind; selfhood; the sense of who something or someone or oneself is, or the recurring characteristics that enable the recognition of such an individual or group by others or themselves.

identity card identity cards n
Personalausweis Ausweis ID Identitätskarte
A card or badge showing the official identity of the bearer.

identity crisis identity crises n
Identitätskrise
(psychology) A crisis of personal identity.

identity matrix identity matrices identity matrixes n
Einheitsmatrix Identitätsmatrix
(linear algebra) A diagonal matrix all of the diagonal elements of which are equal to 1.

identity parade identity parades n
Gegenüberstellung
(UK, Ireland, law enforcement) A process by which a witness confirms the identity of a criminal suspect, by viewing the suspect together with other people who were not involved in the crime.

identity politician identity politicians n
Identitätspolitiker Identitätspolitikerin
(politics) An advocate of or participant in identity politics.

identity politics n
Gruppeninteressenpolitik Identitätspolitik
(politics) Politics focusing on the self-interest and perspectives of people in various groupings, such as ethnicity, race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, and gender identity.

identity theft identity thefts n
Identitätsdiebstahl
(law, criminology) The deliberate assumption of another person's identity, usually to gain access to that person's finances or to frame a person for a crime.

ideogram /ˈaɪ.di.ə.ɡɹæm/ /ˈɪd.i.oʊ.ɡɹæm/ /ˈɪd.i.ə.ɡɹæm/ ideograms n
Ideogramm
A picture or symbol which represents the idea of something without indicating the sequence of sounds used to pronounce it. Examples include digits, traffic signs, and graphic symbols such as @.

ideographic adj
ideografisch
Pertaining to an ideograph or ideography.

ideography ideographies n
Ideographie
The use of ideograms; logography.

ideological /ˌaɪ.di.əˈlɑ.d͡ʒɪ.kəl/ /ˌaɪ.diː.əˈlɒd͡ʒ.ɪ.kəl/ /ˌɑɪ.diː.əˈlɔd͡ʒ.ɪ.kəl/ /ˌɪd.i.əˈlɑ.d͡ʒɪ.kəl/ more ideological most ideological adj
ideologisch
Of or pertaining to an ideology.
Based on an ideology or misleading studies or statistics, especially based on the media or propaganda. Not based on scientific evidence or reality.

ideologization ideologizations n
Ideologisierung

ideologize v
ideologisieren

ideologue /ˈaɪ.di.ə.lɑɡ/ /ˈaɪ.di.ə.lɒɡ/ /ˈɑɪ.di.ə.lɔɡ/ /ˈɪ.di.ə.lɑɡ/ ideologues n
Ideologe Ideologin
A person who advocates an ideology, especially as an official or preeminent advocate.

ideology /aɪ.diˈɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/ /ɪ.diˈɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/ /ˌaɪ.diːˈɒl.ə.d͡ʒiː/ /ˌɑɪ.diːˈɔl.ə.d͡ʒiː/ ideologies n
Ideologie
Doctrine, philosophy, body of beliefs or principles belonging to an individual or group.
(uncountable) The study of the origin and nature of ideas.

ideomotion n
Psychomotorik
(physiology) An ideomotor movement.

ideophone /ˈɪ.di.(j)ə(ʊ).ˌfəʊn/ ideophones n
Ideophon
A word that utilizes sound symbolism to express aspects of events that can be experienced by the senses, like smell, color, shape, sound, action, or movement.

ides /aɪdz/ ides n
Iden
(historical, often, _, capitalized) The notional full-moon day of a Roman month, occurring on the 15th day of the four original 31-day months (March, May, Quintilis or July, and October) and on the 13th day of all other months.

idiocy /ˈɪdi.əsi/ idiocies n
Idiotie
(dated, psychology, now, , pejorative) The state or condition of being an idiot; the quality of having an intelligence level far below average; mental retardation; intellectual disability.

idiolatry idiolatries n
Idiolatrie
autolatry, or self worship.

idiolect /ˈɘ.di.ɐʉ.lekt/ /ˈɪd.i.ə.lɛkt/ /ˈɪd.i.əʊ̯.lɛkt/ idiolects n
Idiolekt Individualsprachgebrauch
(linguistics) The language variant used by a specific individual.

idiom /ˈɪdi.əm/ idiomata idioms n
Idiom Ausdrucksweise Dialekt Mundart Redensart Redeweise
A manner of speaking, a mode of expression peculiar to a language, language family, or group of people.
Idiom Sprache Ausdrucksweise
A language or language variety; specifically, a restricted dialect used in a given historical period, context etc.
Idiom Ausdrucksweise Redensart Redewendung idiomatischer Ausdruck
An established phrasal expression whose meaning may not be deducible from the literal meanings of its component words.
Ausdruck Ausdrucksweise Stil Vertreter
An artistic style (for example, in art, architecture, or music); an instance of such a style.

idiomatic /ˌɪdi.əˈmætɪk/ more idiomatic most idiomatic adj
idiomatisch
Pertaining or conforming to idiom, the natural mode of expression of a language.

idiomaticity /ˈɪd.i.əʊ.məˈtɪ.si.ti/ idiomaticities n
Idi­o­ma­ti­zi­tät
(linguistics, countable, rare) The state of a linguistic expression which exists when the expression exhibits semantic-pragmatic divergence, when the semantic value of the expression differs from its pragmatic value; that is to say, idiomaticity exists when the inherent meaning of the words expressed does not match the meaning of the expression as understood by the users: the sayer(s) and hearer(s).

idiopathic /ˌɪdioʊˈpæθɪk/ adj
idiopathisch
(pathology) Of, relating to, or designating a disease or condition having no known cause.

idiosyncrasy /ˌɪdioʊˈsɪŋkɹəsi/ /ˌɪdiəˈsɪŋkɹəsi/ /ˌɪdɪəʊˈsɪŋkɹəsi/ /ˌɪdɪəˈsɪŋkɹəsi/ idiosyncrasies n
Eigenheit Eigenart Eigensinn
A behavior or way of thinking that is characteristic of a person.
Idiosynkrasie Eigenart Eigenheit
A language or behaviour that is particular to an individual or group.
Idiosynkrasie
(medicine) A peculiar individual reaction to a generally innocuous substance or factor.
Eigenart Eigenheit besonderes Merkmal
A peculiarity that serves to distinguish or identify.

idiosyncratic /-ˌsɪŋ-/ /ˌɪd.i.əʊ.sɪŋˈkræ.tɪk/ more idiosyncratic most idiosyncratic adj
idiosynkratisch eigenartig eigentümlich spezifisch
Peculiar to a specific individual; eccentric.

idiot /ˈɪd.i.(j)ət/ /ˈɪd.i.(j)ɪt/ idiots n
Idiot Idiotin Narr Närrin
(pejorative) A person of low general intelligence.

idiot box idiot boxes n
Glotze
(idiomatic, chiefly, US, and, Canada) Television.

idiot light idiot lights n
Signallämpchen Warnlämpchen
(automotive, slang) Any warning light or indicator on the dashboard of a car, designed to alert the driver to problems, such as the parking brake being on or the oil being low.

idiotic /ɪd.iˈɑt.ɪk/ /ɪd.iˈɒt.ɪk/ [ɪɾiˈɑɾɪk] more idiotic most idiotic adj
idiotisch blöd
(of a person or animal) Pertaining to or resembling an idiot; characterised with behaviour resembling idiocy.
idiotisch
(of an action) Having the quality of idiocy; very foolish

idioticon /-kɒn/ /-ˌkɑn/ /ˌɪdiˈoʊtək(ə)n/ /ˌɪdɪˈəʊtɪk(ə)n/ [-ɾə-] idiotica idioticons n
Idiotikon
A dictionary of a specific dialect, or of the words and phrases peculiar to one part of a country; a glossary.

idiotype /ˈɪ.diː.oʊ.taɪp/ idiotypes n
Idiotyp
(immunology) A characteristic shared by a group of immunoglobulin or T-cell receptor molecules, based on the antigen-binding specificity of their variable region; and thus, the resultant immunologic phenotype, which can often be specific to a person or to only a small percentage of people.

idle /ˈaɪd(ə)l/ /ˈʌɪdəl/ more idle most idle adj
Mußezeit Totzeit ungenutzt
Not being used appropriately; not occupied; (of time) with no, no important, or not much activity.
untätig müßig
Not engaged in any occupation or employment; unemployed; inactive; doing nothing in particular.
faul arbeitsscheu
Averse to work, labor or employment; lazy; slothful.
überflüssig belanglos müßig nutzlos
Of no importance; useless; worthless; vain; trifling; thoughtless; silly.

idle hands are the devil's workshop proverb
Müßiggang ist aller Laster Anfang
One who is idle will likely come to do evil.

idleness /ˈaɪdəlnəs/ idlenesses n
Müßiggang Stillstand Untätigkeit
The state of being idle; inactivity.
Arbeitsunwilligkeit Faulheit Indolenz Trägheit
The state of being indolent; indolence.
Nutzlosigkeit
Groundlessness; worthlessness; triviality; vanity; frivolity.

idler idlers n
untätige Mitarbeiterin untätiger Mitarbeiter
One who idles; one who spends his or her time in inaction.
Faulenzer Drohne Faulenzerin Faulpelz
One who idles; a lazy person; a sluggard.

idol /ˈaɪd(ə)l/ idols n
Idol Götze
A graven image or representation of anything that is revered, or believed to convey spiritual power.
A cultural icon, or especially popular person.

idolater /ˌaɪˈdɑlətəɹ/ idolaters n
Götzendiener Götzendienerin Götzenanbeter Götzenanbeterin
One who worships idols; (historical) a pagan.

idolatress idolatresses n
Götzenanbeterin Götzendienerin
A female idolater.

idolatrous more idolatrous most idolatrous adj
götzendienerisch abgöttisch
Partaking in idolatry; worshipping idols or false gods.

idolatry /aɪˈdɑ.lə.tɹi/ /aɪˈdɒl.ə.tɹiː/ idolatries n
Götzendienst Abgötterei Idolatrie Bilderanbetung Bilderdienst Bilderverehrung
The worship of idols.
Bewunderung Vergötterung
The excessive admiration of somebody or something.

idololatry n
Idololatrie
(rare)

idyll /ˈaɪ.dəl/ /ˈaɪ.dɪl/ /ˈɪd.əl/ /ˈɪd.ɪl/ idylls n
Idylle Idyll
An episode or series of events or circumstances of pastoral or rural simplicity, fit for an idyll; a carefree or lighthearted experience.

idyllic /aɪˈdɪlɪk/ /ɪˈdɪlɪk/ more idyllic most idyllic adj
idyllisch
Of or pertaining to idylls.
Extremely happy, peaceful, or picturesque.

if /ɪf/ conjunction
wenn falls
(computing) In the event that a statement is true (a programming statement that acts in a similar manner).
Supposing that; given that; supposing it is the case that.
wenn auch
Although; used to introduce a concession.
ob wenn
(sometimes, _, proscribed) Whether; used to introduce a noun clause, an indirect question, that functions as the direct object of certain verbs.

if /ɪf/ ifs n
Wenn
(informal) An uncertainty, possibility, condition, doubt etc.

if I were you phraseologicalUnit
an Ihrer Stelle an deiner Stelle wenn ich Sie wäre wenn ich du wäre
A phrase said to introduce advice, i.e. to express what one would do in the interlocutor's situation.

if I'm honest phraseologicalUnit
wenn ich ehrlich sein soll
(idiomatic) to be honest

if I'm not mistaken phraseologicalUnit
wenn ich mich nicht irre

if and only if conjunction
dann und nur dann, wenn genau dann, wenn
(logic, mathematics) Is equivalent to; implies and is implied by; is true and false in the same cases as.

if anything /-ni-/ /ɪf ˈɛniθɪŋ/ /ɪf ˈɛnɪθɪŋ/ adv
doch eher eher eigentlich wenn überhaupt überhaupt

if it ain't broke, don't fix it proverb
ist es nicht hin, mach es nicht heil repariere nichts, was nicht kaputt ist
Leave something alone; avoid attempting to correct, fix, or improve what is already sufficient (often with an implication that the attempted improvement is risky and might backfire).

if it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it probably is a duck proverb
wenn es aussieht wie eine Ente, schwimmt wie eine Ente und quakt wie eine Ente, dann ist es wahrscheinlich eine Ente

if it's all the same phraseologicalUnit
[[wenn du nichts dagegen hast|wenn du/Sie nichts dagegen hast/haben]] [[wenn es dir nichts ausmacht|wenn es dir/Ihnen nichts ausmacht]]
(idiomatic) If it makes no difference; if nobody minds; if it doesn't bother anyone.

if looks could kill phraseologicalUnit
wenn Blicke töten könnten
(idiomatic, anapodoton) Used to characterize a look of strong hostility

if memory serves phraseologicalUnit
wenn ich es richtig im Kopf habe wenn ich mich recht entsinne wenn ich mich richtig erinnere

if my aunt had balls, she'd be my uncle proverb
hätte der Hund nicht geschissen, hätte er den Hasen gefangen wenn das Wörtchen „wenn“ nicht wär, wär mein Vater Millionär wenn der Hund nicht geschissen hätte, hätte er den Hasen gefangen
(colloquial, vulgar, humorous) It is fruitless to speculate about counterfactual situations.

if need be adv
falls nötig notfalls wenn es sein muss wenn nötig
(idiomatic) If necessary; if there is a need.

if only conjunction
wenn auch wenn bloß wenn doch nur
(idiomatic) I wish that; signifies a wish or desire for the present or the future.

if possible adv
tunlichst

if the mountain won't come to Muhammad proverb
wenn der Berg nicht zum Propheten kommt, muss der Prophet wohl zum Berge kommen
If something one wishes to be done cannot be commanded done, one must find another way to achieve one's goal.

if the shoe fits, wear it proverb
wenn du dich angesprochen fühlst
(idiom) If it works, there is not a problem using it. Often a response to being judged when using an incorrect tool.

if you ask me phraseologicalUnit
meines Erachtens wenn du mich fragst

if you can't beat them, join them proverb
man muss mit den Wölfen heulen
If your adversaries are stronger than you, it is better to join their side.

if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen proverb
wenn du die Hitze nicht verträgst, geh nicht in die Küche
If you cannot handle the pressure, you should not remain in a position where you have to deal with it.

if you lie down with dogs, you get up with fleas proverb
wer den Hund ins Bett lässt, steht mit Flöhen auf
Spending time with undesirable people will cause one to take on their undesirable traits.

if you say so interjection
naja
(colloquial, dismissive) Used to convey lack of agreement together with a refusal to enter into or continue an argument.

if you want peace, prepare for war proverb
wenn du Frieden willst, rüste zum Krieg

if you will adv
wenn du so willst wenn du willst
Used in conceding a description.

iff /ɪf ən(d) ˈoʊn.li ɪf/ /ɪf ən(d) ˈəʊn.li ɪf/ conjunction
gdw.
(mathematics, logic) Short for if and only if.

iffy /ˈɪfi/ iffier iffiest adj
dubios zweifelhaft
(slang) Of dubious authenticity, legitimacy or legality.

ifrit /ɪˈfɹiːt/ /ˈɪf.ɹɪt/ ifrits n
Ifrit

ifs, ands, or buts n
Wenn und Aber
Modifications, limitations, or addenda; qualifications of any kind; speculations about whether a particular idea or enterprise is good.

igloo /ˈɪɡluː/ igloos n
Iglu Schneehaus Schneehütte
A dome-shaped Inuit shelter, constructed of blocks cut from snow.

igneous /ˈɪɡ.ni.əs/ adj
eruptiv vulkanisch
(geology) Resulting from, or produced by, great heat. With rocks, it could also mean formed from lava or magma.

igneous rock igneous rocks n
magmatisches Gestein Erstarrungsgestein
(geology) one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth; formed by the cooling of molten rock, either below the surface (intrusive) or on the surface (extrusive)

ignite /ɪɡˈnaɪt/ v
anzünden zünden
(transitive) to set fire to (something), to light (something)

igniter igniters n
Zünder
Any device that is used to ignite something, especially a fuel mixture, or a charge of explosive

ignition /ɪɡˈnɪʃən/ ignitions n
Zündung
The act of igniting.
The initiation of combustion.
(automotive, mechanical engineering) A system for activating combustion in a combustion engine.
(automotive) Receptacle for a key used to start the engine in a vehicle.

ignition key ignition keys n
Zündschlüssel
A key that starts the combustion engine of a motor vehicle.

ignition tube test ignition tube tests n
Glühröhrchenprobe

ignominious /ɪɡnəˈmɪniəs/ more ignominious most ignominious adj
schändlich schmachvoll schimpflich schmählich
Marked by great dishonor, shame, disgrace or humiliation; shameful, disgraceful

ignominy /ɪɡˈnɑməni/ /ˈɪɡnəməni/ /ˈɪɡnəˌmɪni/ ignominies n
Schande Schmach Schändlichkeit Unaussprechlichkeit
Great dishonor, shame, or humiliation.

ignorable more ignorable most ignorable adj
vernachlässigbar
That can be ignored.

ignoramus /ɪɡnəˈɹeɪməs/ ignorami ignoramuses n
Ignorant Dummkopf Ignorantin Nichtswisser Nichtswisserin unwissende Person
A totally ignorant person—unknowledgeable, uneducated, or uninformed; a fool.

ignorance /ˈɪɡ.nə.ɹəns/ /ˈɪɡ.nɚ.əns/ ignorances n
Unwissenheit Nichtwissen Unwissen
The condition of being uninformed or uneducated; lack of knowledge or information.

ignorance is bliss proverb
Unwissenheit ist Seligkeit das ist das Glück der Unwissenden was ich nicht weiß, macht mich nicht heiß
A lack of knowledge results in happiness; it is more comfortable to not know certain things.

ignorant /ˈɪɡnəɹənt/ ignoranter ignorantest more ignorant most ignorant adj
ignorant unwissend
Unknowledgeable or uneducated; characterized by ignorance.

ignore /ɪɡˈno(ː)ɹ/ /ɪɡˈnoə/ /ɪɡˈnɔɹ/ /ɪɡˈnɔː/ v
ignorieren missachten
To deliberately not listen or pay attention to.

iguana /əˈɡwɑnə/ /ɪ.ɡjuˈɑːnə/ /ɪˈɡwɑnə/ /ɪˈɡwɑːnə/ iguanas n
grüner Leguan Leguan
A green iguana (Iguana iguana), a large tropical American lizard often kept as a pet.
Leguan
(zoology) Any member of the genus Iguana.
Colloquially, in America and the Pacific, any of several members of the lizard family Iguanidae.
Colloquially, in Africa, any large member of the genus Varanus, especially the aquatic Nile monitor (see leguan).

ijma' n
Idschma
(Islam) the consensus of ummah (legal scholars) representing all Muslims; one of the sources of Sunni jurisprudence

ikebana ikebanas n
Ikebana
The Japanese art of flower arrangement.

ileus /ˈɪliəs/ ilei ileuses n
Darmverschluss
(medicine, modern usage) Disruption of the normal propulsive ability of the gastrointestinal tract, due to failure of peristalsis.

ilk /ɪlk/ ilks n
Art Geschlecht
A type, race or category; a group of entities that have common characteristics such that they may be grouped together.

ilkhan ilkhans n
Ilchan
(historical) A provincial khan (originally of the Mongol Empire), especially in Iran between the 13th and 14th centuries.

ill /ɪl/ iller illest more ill most ill worse worst adj
krank siech
Unwell in terms of health or physical condition; sick. [from 15th c.]
übel schlecht
Having an urge to vomit. [from 20th c.]

ill /ɪl/ ills n
Übel
A physical ailment; an illness.

ill-directed adj
fehlgeleitet verfehlt verkehrt
misdirected

ill-fated more ill-fated most ill-fated adj
unglücklich verhängnisvoll vom Pech verfolgt zum Scheitern verurteilt
unlucky; doomed.

ill-fitting more ill-fitting most ill-fitting adj
schlecht passend
poorly fitted
improperly matched; unsuitable

ill-gotten gains never prosper proverb
Unrecht Gut gedeiht nicht

ill-mannered more ill-mannered most ill-mannered adj
anmaßend frech impertinent insolent schlecht erzogen ungebührlich
Having bad manners; impolite.

illation /əˈleɪʃ(ə)n/ /ɪˈleɪʃ(ə)n/ illations n
Herleitung Schlussfolgerung
The act of inferring or concluding, especially from a set of premises; a conclusion, a deduction.

illative case illative cases n
Illativ
(grammar) A case used to indicate movement into something; for example, into the house.

illegal /ɪˈli.ɡəl/ /ɪˈliːɡəl/ [ɪɫˈli.ɡəɫ] more illegal most illegal adj
illegal rechtswidrig
Contrary to or forbidden by law, especially criminal law.
illegal
Forbidden by established rules.

illegal /ɪˈli.ɡəl/ /ɪˈliːɡəl/ [ɪɫˈli.ɡəɫ] illegals n
Illegaler Sans-Papiers illegale Einwandererin illegaler Einwanderer
(colloquial, offensive) An illegal immigrant.

illegal combatant illegal combatants n
ungesetzlicher Kombattant
A person who engages in combat without meeting the requirements for a lawful belligerent according to the laws of war as specified in the Third Geneva Convention.

illegal immigration illegal immigrations n
illegale Einwanderung
The migration of people across national borders in a way that violates the immigration laws of the destined country.

illegalization illegalizations n
Illegalisierung

illegalize /ɪˈliːɡəlʌɪz/ v
illegalisieren

illegally /ɪˈliːɡəli/ more illegally most illegally adv
gesetzeswidrig gesetzwidrig illegal rechtswidrig ungesetzlich unrechtmäßig
In a manner contrary to law.

illegibility illegibilities n
Unlesbarkeit
The characteristic or quality of being illegible; the quality of being difficult or impossible to read.

illegible /ɪˈlɛd͡ʒəbəl/ more illegible most illegible adj
unleserlich
Not clear enough to be read; unreadable; not legible or decipherable.

illegitimacy illegitimacies n
Unrechtmäßigkeit
The state or condition of being illegitimate

illegitimate /ɘlɘˈdʒɘtɘmeɪt/ /ɘlɘˈdʒɘtɘmɘt/ /ɪlɪˈd͡ʒɪtɪmeɪt/ /ɪlɪˈd͡ʒɪtɪmət/ [ɪlɨˈd͡ʒɪɾəmeɪt] [ɪlɨˈd͡ʒɪɾəmɨt] more illegitimate most illegitimate adj
unrechtmäßig illegitim
Not in accordance with the law.

illeism /ˈɪliɪzəm/ /ˈɪliːɪzəm/ illeisms n
Illeismus
(often, linguistics) The practice of (excessively) referring to oneself in the third person.

illiberal more illiberal most illiberal adj
engherzig
Restricting or failing to sufficiently promote individual choice and freedom.
engstirnig
Narrow-minded; bigoted.
knauserig
(archaic) Ungenerous, stingy.

illiberalism illiberalisms n
Illiberalismus
The principle, state or quality of being illiberal.

illicit /ɪˈlɪsɪt/ more illicit most illicit adj
unerlaubt unzulässig verboten
Breaking social norms.
rechtswidrig
Unlawful.

illiquid /ɪˈlɪkwɪd/ more illiquid most illiquid adj
illiquid
(finance) Lacking liquidity; unable to be converted into cash.

illiquidity /ˌɪlɪˈkwɪdɪti/ illiquidities n
Illiquidität Zahlungsunfähigkeit
(economics) The condition of being illiquid; a lack of liquidity; difficulty in selling out an asset

illite illites n
Illit
(mineral) A micaceous phyllosilicate clay mineral with aggregates of grey or white monoclinic crystals.

illiteracy /ɪˈlɪtəɹəsi/ /ɪˈlɪt͡ʃɹəsi/ illiteracies n
Analphabetismus
(uncountable) The inability to read and write.

illiterate /ɪˈlɪtəɹət/ /ɪˈlɪtɹət/ more illiterate most illiterate adj
analphabetisch
Unable to read and write.
ungebildet ungelehrt
Having less than an expected standard of familiarity with language and literature, or having little formal education.
Not conforming to prescribed standards of speech or writing.

illiterate /ɪˈlɪtəɹət/ /ɪˈlɪtɹət/ illiterates n
Analphabet Analphabetin
An illiterate person, one either not able to read and write or not knowing how.

illness /ˈɪl.nəs/ illnesses n
Krankheit
(countable) An instance of a disease or poor health.

illocution illocutions n
Illokution
(linguistics) The aim of a speaker in making an utterance as opposed to the meaning of the terms used.

illocutionary adj
illokutionär
(linguistics) Of, pertaining to, or deriving from illocution, the performance of acts by speaking.

illogical more illogical most illogical adj
unlogisch
Contrary to logic; lacking sense or sound reasoning.

illuminate /ɪˈl(j)uməneɪt/ /ɪˈl(j)umɪneɪt/ /ɪˈl(j)umɪnət/ v
beleuchten erhellen
(transitive) To shine light on something.
illuminieren
(transitive) To decorate something with lights.

illuminating gas n
Leuchtgas

illumination /ɪˌl(j)umɪˈneɪʃən/ /ɪˌlumɪˈneɪʃən/ illuminations n
Beleuchtung
The act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the state of being illuminated.

illusion /ɪˈl(j)uːzj(ə)n/ /ɪˈl(j)uːʒ(ə)n/ [ɪˈluː.ʒən] illusions n
Illusion Wahnvorstellung Sinnestäuschung
(countable) Anything that seems to be something that it is not.
Illusion Wahnvorstellung
(countable) A misapprehension; a belief in something that is in fact not true.

illusionist illusionists n
Illusionist Illusionistin
One who works with illusion or sleight of hand.

illusory /ɪˈluːs(ə)ɹi/ /ɪˈluːz(ə)ɹi/ more illusory most illusory adj
illusorisch illusionär wirklichkeitsfremd
Resulting from an illusion; deceptive, imaginary, unreal.

illustrate /ɪˈlasˌtɹæɪt/ /ɪˈlʌsˌtɹeɪt/ /ˈɪl.jəˌstɹeɪt/ /ˈɪl.jʊˌstɹeɪt/ /ˈɪl.əˌstɹeɪt/ /ˈɪl.əˌstɹæɪt/ v
illustrieren
(figurative) To clarify something by giving, or serving as, an example or a comparison.
To provide a book or other publication with pictures, diagrams or other explanatory or decorative features.

illustration /ˌɪl.əˈstɹeɪ.ʃən/ illustrations n
Illustration
The act of illustrating; the act of making clear and distinct;
Something which illustrates; a comparison or example intended to make clear or apprehensible, or to remove obscurity.
A picture designed to decorate a publication, or elucidate a literary work.

illustrator /ˈɪləˌstɹeɪtəɹ/ illustrators n
Illustrator
a person who draws pictures (especially illustrations in books or magazines)

illustrious /-ˈləs-/ /ɪˈlʌs.tɹi.əs/ /ɪˈlʌs.tɹɪ.əs/ more illustrious most illustrious adj
erlaucht glorreich
Admired, distinguished, respected, or well-known. [from mid 16th c.]

ilmenite ilmenites n
Ilmenit
(mineral) A weakly magnetic dark gray mineral found in metamorphic and igneous rocks; it is a mixed oxide of iron and titanium, FeTiO3

ilvaite ilvaites n
Ilvait

image /ˈɪmɪd͡ʒ/ images n
Bild Abbild
An optical or other representation of a real object; a graphic; a picture.
Bild
A mental picture of something not real or not present.
Bild Image Speicherabbild
(computing) A file that contains all information needed to produce a live working copy. (See disk image and image copy.)
Erscheinungsbild Image
A characteristic of a person, group or company etc., style, manner of dress, how one is or wishes to be perceived by others.

image /ˈɪmɪd͡ʒ/ v
reflektieren spiegeln
(transitive) To reflect, mirror.
abbilden
(transitive) To create an image of.
erstellen
(transitive, computing) To create a complete backup copy of a file system or other entity.

image film image films n
Imagefilm

image macro image macros n
Imagemacro

image processing n
Bildverarbeitung
Any form of information processing whose input and output are both images, such as photographs or frames of video.

imageable adj
abbildbar

imageboard imageboards n
Imageboard
(Internet) A type of message board that revolves around the posting of images, with optional associated text, often characterized by the near lack of moderation and by the freedom to discuss any topic.

imagery /-ədʒɹi/ /ˈɪmɪd͡ʒəɹi/ /ˈɪmɪd͡ʒɹi/ imageries n
Einbildung Fantasieprodukt Geschöpf der Einbildung Hirngespinst
The work of one who makes images or visible representation of objects.
The work of the imagination or fancy; false ideas; imaginary phantasms.

imaginable /-nəbəl/ /ɪˈmadʒnəbəl/ /ɪˈmadʒɪnəbəl/ /ɪˈmæd͡ʒnəbəl/ /ɪˈmæd͡ʒɪnəbəl/ more imaginable most imaginable adj
vorstellbar
Able to be imagined; conceivable

imaginary /ɪˈmæd͡ʒɪnəɹi/ /ɪˈmæd͡ʒɪnɹi/ /ɪˈmæd͡ʒɪˌnɛɹi/ more imaginary most imaginary adj
imaginär eingebildet
Existing only in the imagination.
imaginär
(mathematics, of a number) Having no real part; that part of a complex number which is a multiple of \sqrt{-1} (called imaginary unit).

imaginary number imaginary numbers n
imaginäre Zahl rein imaginäre Zahl
(complex analysis, strict sense) A number of the form bi, where b is any real number and i denotes the imaginary unit.

imaginary part imaginary parts n
Imaginärteil
(complex analysis) Of a complex number a + bi, where a and b are real numbers, the value b.

imaginary unit imaginary units n
imaginäre Einheit
(number theory, complex analysis, quaternion theory) An imaginary number (in the case of complex numbers, usually denoted i) that is defined as a solution to the equation x^2 = -1.

imagination /ɪˌmæd͡ʒəˈneɪʃən/ imaginations n
Einbildungskraft Imagination Fantasie Vorstellungskraft
The image-making power of the mind; the act of mentally creating or reproducing an object not previously perceived; the ability to create such images.
Vorstellung Einbildung
A mental image formed by the action of the imagination as a faculty; something imagined.

imaginative /-ənətɪv/ /ɪˈmæd͡ʒnətɪv/ /ɪˈmæd͡ʒɪnətɪv/ more imaginative most imaginative adj
einfallsreich
Having a lively or creative imagination.

imagine /ɪˈmæ.d͡ʒɪn/ v
vorstellen einbilden
(transitive) To form a mental image of something; to envision or create something in one's mind.

imago /ɪˈmeɪɡoʊ/ /ɪˈmeɪɡəʊ/ /ɪˈmɑɡoʊ/ /ɪˈmɑːɡəʊ/ imagines imagoes imagos n
Vollkerf
(entomology) The final developmental stage of an insect after undergoing metamorphosis.

imam /ɪˈmɑːm/ /ˈiːmɑːm/ imams n
Imam
(usually capitalized) A Shi'ite Muslim leader descended from the prophet Muhammad and functioning as his spiritual successor.

imbalance imbalances n
Ungleichgewicht
The property of not being in balance.

imbecile /ɪmbəˈsiːl/ /ˈɪmbəsəl/ /ˈɪmbəsɪl/ imbeciles n
Behinderter Zurückgebliebener
(obsolete) A person with limited mental capacity who can perform tasks and think only like a young child, in medical circles meaning a person who lacks the capacity to develop beyond the mental age of a normal five- to seven-year-old child.
Dummkopf Idiot
(pejorative) A fool, an idiot.

imbibe /ɪmˈbaɪb/ v
trinken
To drink (used frequently of alcoholic beverages).
vereinnahmen
(figuratively) To take in; absorb.

imbue /ɪmˈbjuː/ v
tränken
(transitive) To wet or stain an object completely with some physical quality.
durchdringen
In general, to act in a way which results in an object becoming completely permeated or impregnated by some quality.

imide /ˈaɪmaɪd/ imides n
Imid
(organic chemistry) a form of amide in which the nitrogen atom is attached to two carbonyl groups - R1CONHCOR2

imitate /ˈɪmɪteɪt/ v
imitieren nachahmen
To follow as a model or a pattern; to make a copy, counterpart or semblance of.

imitation /ɪmɪˈteɪʃən/ imitations n
Imitation Nachahmung
The act of imitating.
Imitat Kopie
(attributive) A copy or simulation; something that is not the real thing.

imitator imitators n
Nachahmer Echo Epigone Epigonin Nachahmerin Nachbeter
A person who imitates or apes another.

immaculate /ɪˈmækjələt/ /ɪˈmækjʊlət/ more immaculate most immaculate adj
unbefleckt makellos
Having no blemish or stain; absolutely clean and tidy.
makellos perfect
Containing no mistakes.
unbefleckte
(Roman Catholicism) Of the Virgin Mary or her womb: pure, undefiled.
einfarbig
(botany, zoology, especially, entomology) Lacking blotches, spots, or other markings.

immaterial /ˌɪ.məˈti.ɹi.əl/ /ˌɪ.məˈtɪ.ɹi.əl/ /ˌɪ.məˈtɪə.ɹɪ.əl/ more immaterial most immaterial adj
immateriell
Having no matter or substance; incorporeal.

immateriality immaterialities n
Immaterialität
The state of being immaterial.

immature /ɪməˈtjʊə(ɹ)/ /ɪməˈt͡ʃə(ɹ)/ /ɪməˈt͡ʃʊə(ɹ)/ immaturer immaturest adj
unreif
Not fully formed or developed; not grown. [from 17th c.]
unreif kindisch
Childish in behavior; juvenile. [from 20th c.]

immaturity /ɪməˈt͡ʃʊɹɪti/ immaturities n
Unreife Immaturität
Youth; the condition of being immature or not fully grown

immeasurable /ɪˈmɛʒəɹəbəl/ /ɪˈmɛʒɹəbəl/ more immeasurable most immeasurable adj
unermeßlich unmeßbar
nicht messbar unmessbar
impossible to measure

immeasurably adv
unabsehbar
in a manner that is not measurable, in a way that can not be measured

immediacy /əˈ-/ /ɪˈmiːdi.əsi/ /ɪˈmiːd͡ʒəsi/ immediacies n
Dringlichkeit
The quality of being immediate, of happening right away.
Unmittelbarkeit
Lack of mediation; directness.

immediate /ɪˈmi.di.ət/ /ɪˈmi.di.ɪt/ /ɪˈmiːdɪət/ /ɪˈmiːdʒət/ more immediate most immediate adj
sofortig unverzüglich
Happening right away, instantly, with no delay.
unmittelbar immediat
Very close; direct or adjacent.

immediately /əˈmiːdi.ətli/ /əˈmiːdʒətli/ /ɪˈmiːdi.ətli/ /ɪˈmiːdʒətli/ adv
sofort unverzüglich umgehend alsbald auf der Stelle
In an immediate manner; instantly or without delay.

immense /ɪˈmɛns/ immenser immensest adj
immens
Huge, gigantic, very large.

immerse /ɪˈmɜːs/ /ɪˈmɝs/ v
eintauchen
(transitive) To place within a fluid (generally a liquid, but also a gas).
vertiefen
(transitive) To involve or engage deeply.

immersion /ɪˈmɝʒən/ immersions n
Eintauchen
The act of immersing or the condition of being immersed.
Immersion Untertauchen
(astronomy) The disappearance of a celestial body, by passing either behind another, as in the occultation of a star, or into its shadow, as in the eclipse of a satellite.

immersion blender immersion blenders n
Stabmixer Pürierstab
A long, electric, hand-held tool with sharp blades at the end, designed for immersion into food to mash or liquefy it.

immersion heater immersion heaters n
Tauchsieder
A device for supplying domestic hot water in which a thermostatically-controlled heating element is immersed within a tank of water

immersive more immersive most immersive adj
eindringlich immersiv
Giving the impression of immersion.

immigrant /ˈɪmɪɡɹənt/ immigrants n
Immigrant Einwanderer Einwanderin Immigrantin
A non-native person who comes to a country from another country to permanently settle there.

immigrate /ˈɪmɪɡɹeɪt/ v
immigrieren einwandern
(intransitive) To move into a foreign country to stay permanently.

immigration /ɪmɪˈɡɹeɪʃn/ /ˌɪmɪˈɡɹeɪʃən/ immigrations n
Einwanderung Immigration
The act of immigrating; the passing or coming into a country of which one is not native born for the purpose of permanent residence.

imminent /ˈɪmənənt/ /ˈɪmɪnənt/ more imminent most imminent adj
bevorstehend
About to happen, occur, or take place very soon, especially of something which won't last long.

immiscibility immiscibilities n
Unvermischbarkeit
(uncountable) The condition of being immiscible.

immiscible more immiscible most immiscible adj
unvermischbar
(physics) Of two or more liquids that are not mutually soluble: unmixable.

immiserate /ɪˈmɪzəreɪt/ v
verarmen lassen
(transitive) To impoverish (someone); to make someone sink into misery.

immiserization /ɪˌmɪzəɹaɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/ /ɪˌmɪzəɹaɪˈzeɪʃən/ immiserizations n
Verelendung
The process of making miserable or poor, especially of a population as a whole; impoverishment, pauperization.

immission /ɪˈmɪʃən/ immissions n
Immission
The act of immitting; injection or infusion.

immobile /ɪˈmoʊ.bəl/ /ɪˈmɒ.bɪl/ /ɪˈməʊ.baɪl/ immobiles n
unbeweglich immobil
One who does not or cannot move (e.g. to travel or live elsewhere).

immobility immobilities n
Immobilität
The quality of not moving.
The state or condition of being unable to change one's location, move or be moved.

immobilize v
immobilisieren
To render motionless; to stop moving or stop from moving.

immoderate more immoderate most immoderate adj
maßlos unmäßig
Not moderate; excessive.

immoderateness n
Maßlosigkeit Unmäßigkeit
The quality of being immoderate, lack of moderation or temperance.

immodest /ɪˈmɑdəst/ more immodest most immodest adj
unanständig
Without customary restraint or modesty of expression; shameless.

immolate /ˈɪm.ə.leɪt/ /ˈɪm.əʊ.leɪt/ v
opfern
To kill as a sacrifice.
zerstören opfern
To kill or destroy, especially by fire.

immolation immolations n
Aufopferung
The act of immolating, or the state of being immolated, or sacrificed.
Opfer
That which is immolated; a sacrifice.

immoral /ɪˈmɒɹəl/ /ɪˈmɔɹəl/ more immoral most immoral adj
unmoralisch sittenwidrig verwerflich
Breaching principles of natural law, rectitude, or justice, and so inconsistent with the demands of virtue, purity, or "good morals"; not right, not moral. (Compare unethical, illegal.)

immoralism /ɪˈmɒɹəˌlɪzəm/ immoralisms n
Immoralismus
A philosophy that does not accept moral principles.

immoralist /ɪˈmɒɹəˌlɪst/ immoralists n
Immoralist
An advocate of immorality

immorality /ɪmɔːˈɹælɪti/ /ɪməˈɹælɪti/ immoralities n
Sittenlosigkeit Immoralität Unsittlichkeit
(uncountable) The state or quality of being immoral; vice.

immorally more immorally most immorally adv
unmoralisch
In an immoral manner, not morally, wrongly.

immortal /ɪˈmɔɹtəl/ /ɪˈmɔːtəl/ adj
unsterblich
Not susceptible to death; living forever; never dying.
unvergesslich unsterblich
Never to be forgotten; that merits being always remembered.

immortality /ˌɪmɔːɹˈtæləti/ /ˌɪmɔːˈtæləti/ immortalities n
Unsterblichkeit
(religion, mythology, biology) The condition of being immortal.

immovable /ɪˈmuːvəb(ə)l/ more immovable most immovable adj
unbeweglich
incapable of being physically moved; fixed
steadfast in purpose or intention; unalterable, unyielding

immune /ɪˈmjuːn/ more immune most immune adj
immun
(usually with "from") Exempt; not subject to.
(medicine, usually with "to") Protected by inoculation, or due to innate resistance to pathogens.

immune complex immune complexes n
Antigen-Antikörper-Komplex Immunkomplex
(biochemistry, immunology) A molecule formed from the integral binding of an antibody to a soluble antigen; an antigen-antibody complex.

immune system immune systems n
Immunsystem
(anatomy, immunology) The system that differentiates self from non-self and protects the body from foreign substances and pathogenic organisms by producing an immune response. It includes organs such as the thymus, the spleen and lymph nodes; tissue such as bone marrow, and lymphoid tissues such as the tonsils; cells such as lymphocytes including the B cells and T cells, and cell products such as antibodies.

immunity /ɪˈmjuːnəti/ immunities n
Freistellung
(law) An exemption from specified duties, such as payments or services.
Immunität
(uncountable) The state of being insusceptible to something; notably:
(law) An exemption from prosecution.
(countable) A resistance to a specific thing.

immunize v
immunisieren
(transitive) To make someone or something immune to something.
(transitive) To inoculate someone, and thus produce immunity from a disease.

immunobiological adj
immun­bio­lo­gisch

immunobiology n
Immunbiologie

immunochemistry /ˌɪˌmjuːnoʊˈkɛmɪstri/ /ˌɪˌmjuːnəʊˈkɛmɪstri/ n
Immunochemie
(chemistry, immunology) The study of the structure of antibody molecules (immunoglobulins) and of their ability to bind with antigens of diverse chemical structure.

immunodeficiency /ɪˌmjuːnəʊdɪˈfɪʃənsi/ immunodeficiencies n
Immundefekt
A depletion in the body's natural immune system, or in some component of it.

immunoglobulin immunoglobulins n
Immunglobulin
(protein, immunology) Any of the glycoproteins in blood serum that respond to invasion by foreign antigens and that protect the host by removing pathogens; an antibody.

immunoglobulin E n
Immunglobulin E
(immunology) A class of antibody (or immunoglobulin "isotype") found in mammals.

immunological adj
immunologisch
Of or relating to immunology.

immunologist immunologists n
Immunologe Immunologin
A person who studies or practices medicine in the area of immunology.

immunology immunologies n
Immunologie
(medicine) The branch of medicine that concerns the body's immune system.

immunosuppressant immunosuppressants n
Immunsuppressivum
(pharmaceutical drug) An immunosuppressive agent.

immunosuppression immunosuppressions n
Immunsuppression
(immunology, medicine) The suppression of the immune response, especially its active medical suppression by human agency (via immunosuppressant drugs) to treat autoimmune diseases or to prevent allograft rejection after transplant.

immure /ɪˈmjʊə(ɹ)/ v
einkerkern einsperren
(transitive) To cloister, confine, imprison or hole up: to lock someone up or seclude oneself behind walls.
einmauern
(transitive) To put or bury within a wall.

immurement immurements n
Einmauerung
Capital punishment, human sacrifice or life imprisonment by entombing for life or sealing behind walls.

immutability immutabilities n
Unveränderlichkeit
The state or quality of being immutable; immutableness.

immutable adj
unveränderlich unveränderbar
Unable to be changed without exception.

imp /ɪmp/ imps n
Kobold Teufelchen
(chiefly, fiction, and, mythology) A small, mischievous sprite or a malevolent supernatural creature, somewhat comparable to a demon but smaller and less powerful, formerly regarded as the child of the devil or a demon (see sense 3.2). [from 16th c.]
Bengel Schlingel Schelm Teufelchen
(often, humorous) A mischievous child. [from 17th c.]

impact /ɪmˈpækt/ /ˈɪmpækt/ impacts n
Einschlag Aufschlag Aufprall
The force or energy of a collision of two objects.
Belastung Druck Stoß
(chiefly, medicine) A forced impinging.
Einfluss Einwirkung Auswirkung Beeinflussung
(figurative, proscribed) A significant or strong influence or effect.

impact /ɪmˈpækt/ /ˈɪmpækt/ v
kollidieren einschlagen zusammenstossen
(transitive) To collide or strike, the act of impinging.
(transitive, figurative, proscribed) To significantly or strongly influence or affect; to have an impact on.
beeinflussen beeinträchtigen einwirken zusammenpressen
(transitive) To compress; to compact; to press into something or pack together.

impact crater impact craters n
Einschlagkrater Impaktkrater
(geology, astronomy) A crater formed from a hypervelocity impact, typically of a meteorite, as opposed to one formed by other means such as vulcanism.

impact driver n
Schlagschrauber
a tool that delivers a strong force and forward thrust when struck on the back with a hammer

impair /ɪmˈpeə(ɹ)/ /ɪmˈpeː(ɹ)/ /ɪmˈpɛə(ɹ)/ /ɪmˈpɛɹ/ /ɪmˈpɛː(ɹ)/ v
verschlechtern beeinträchtigen beschädigen schmälern schwächen schädigen
(transitive) To weaken; to affect negatively; to have a diminishing effect on.

impaired adj
beeinträchtigt behindert gemindert geschädigt gestört verschlimmert
Rendered less effective.

impairment /ɪmˈpɛə(ɹ)mənt/ impairments n
Abschwächung Beeinträchtigung Behinderung Einschränkung Minderung Schmälerung
The result of being impaired

impala /ɪmˈpɑːlə/ impala impalas n
Impala
An African antelope, Aepyceros melampus, noted for its leaping ability; the male has ridged, curved horns.

impale /ɪmˈpeɪl/ v
aufspießen
(transitive) To pierce (something) with any long, pointed object.
erstechen pfählen
(ambitransitive) To pierce with a pale; to put to death by fixing on a sharp stake.

impalement impalements n
Pfählung
The act of torturing or executing someone by impaling them on a sharp stake.

impaler impalers n
Pfähler Pfählerin
One who impales.

impalpable more impalpable most impalpable adj
ungreifbar
Not able to be perceived by the senses (especially by touch); intangible or insubstantial; not easily grasped or understood.

imparisyllabic /ɪmˌpæɹɪsɪˈlæbɪk/ adj
ungleichsilbig
Not having the same number of syllables in all its inflections (especially of Greek or Latin nouns); for example, the Latin word pars, which has the genitive form partis.

impart /ɪmˈpɑɹt/ /ɪmˈpɑːt/ v
gewähren weitergeben
(transitive) To give a part or to share.
mitteilen vermitteln weitergeben
(transitive) To obtain a share of; to partake of.

impartial /ɪmˈpɑɹ.ʃəl/ more impartial most impartial adj
unparteiisch unparteilich
treating all parties, rivals, or disputants equally; not partial; not biased

impartiality impartialities n
Unparteilichkeit Objektivität Unvoreingenommenheit
The quality of being impartial; fairness.

impartially more impartially most impartially adv
unparteiisch unparteilich
In an impartial manner; fairly.

impassable more impassable most impassable adj
unpassierbar unüberwindbar unüberwindlich
(of a route, terrain, etc.) Incapable of being passed over, crossed, or negotiated.

impasse /æmˈpɑːs/ /ɪmˈpæs/ /ɪmˈpɑːs/ /ˈæmpɑːs/ /ˈɪmpæs/ /ˈɪmpɑːs/ impasses n
Sackgasse Hängepartie Patt Pattsituation ausweglose Situation festgefahrene Situation
(figurative) A deadlock or stalemate situation in which no progress can be made.

impassioned more impassioned most impassioned adj
erregt leidenschaftlich
Filled with intense emotion or passion; fervent.

impassive /ɪmˈpæsɪv/ more impassive most impassive adj
gefühllos gleichmütig leidenschaftslos teilnahmslos
Having, or revealing, no emotion.
unbewegt
Still or motionless.

impatience /ɪmˈpeɪʃəns/ impatiences n
Ungeduld
The quality of being impatient; lacking patience; restlessness and intolerance of delays; anxiety and eagerness, especially to begin something.

impatient /ɪmˈpeɪʃənt/ more impatient most impatient adj
ungeduldig
Restless and intolerant of delays.

impatiently /ɪmˈpeɪʃəntli/ more impatiently most impatiently adv
ungeduldig
In an impatient manner.

impeach /ɪmˈpiːt͡ʃ/ v
anklagen die Glaubwürdigkeit anzweifeln
To bring a legal proceeding against a public official.
verhindern in Verruf bringen schlechtmachen
To charge with impropriety; to discredit; to call into question.
die Glaubwürdigkeit anzweifeln
(legal) To demonstrate in court that a testimony under oath contradicts another testimony from the same person, usually one taken during deposition.

impeachment /ɪmˈpiːt͡ʃ.mənt/ impeachments n
Abqualifizierung Diskreditierung Herabwürdigung Infragestellen Infragestellung
(countable) The act of calling into question or challenging the accuracy or propriety of something.
Amtsenthebungsverfahren Impeachment Amtsenthebung
(countable, law, chiefly, US) The act of impeaching or charging a public official with misconduct, especially if serious, often with the aim of having the official dismissed from office.
Anklage wegen Landesverrats Anklage wegen eines Staatsschutzdelikts Beschuldigung des Landesverrats
(countable, law, Britain) An accusation that a person has committed a crime against the state, such as treason.

impeccable /ɪmˈpɛkəbəl/ more impeccable most impeccable adj
tadellos einwandfrei fehlerfrei makellos
Perfect, without faults, flaws or errors
unfehlbar makellos untadelig
Incapable of wrongdoing or sin; immaculate

impeccably /ɪmˈpɛk.ə.bli/ more impeccably most impeccably adv
tadellos
In a perfect or flawless manner.

impedance /ɪmˈpiːdn̩s/ impedances n
Impedanz
(physics) A measure of the opposition to the flow of an alternating current in a circuit; the aggregation of its resistance, and inductive and capacitive reactances; the ratio of voltage to current treated as complex quantities.

impede /ɪmˈpiːd/ v
behindern hemmen hindern erschweren vereiteln
(transitive) To get in the way of; to hinder.

impediment /ɪmˈpɛdɪmənt/ impediments n
Hindernis Behinderung
A hindrance; that which impedes or obstructs progress.

impel /ɪmˈpɛl/ v
antreiben nötigen treiben vorantreiben
(transitive) To urge a person; to press on; to incite to action or motion via intrinsic motivation.

impeller impellers n
Impeller

impend /ɪmˈpɛnd/ v
bevorstehen drohen sich ankündigen
(intransitive) To threaten to happen; to be about to happen, to be imminent.

impending /ɪmˈpɛndɪŋ/ adj
bevorstehend
Approaching; drawing near; about to happen or expected to happen.

impenetrable /ɪmˈpɛnətɹəbəl/ /ɪmˈpɛnɪtɹəbəl/ impenetrables n
undurchlässig
A person not openly given to friendship.

imperative /ɪmˈpɛɹ.ə.tɪv/ more imperative most imperative adj
notwendig essentiell essenziell unverzichtbar wesentlich
Essential; crucial; extremely important.
zwingend
Expressing a command; authoritatively or absolutely directive.

imperative /ɪmˈpɛɹ.ə.tɪv/ imperatives n
Muss
(countable) An essential action, a must: something which is imperative.

imperative mood imperative moods n
Imperativ Befehlsform
(grammar) The grammatical mood generally expressing a command, though also used to express a request or permission.

imperatorial more imperatorial most imperatorial adj
imperatorisch
Commanding; authoritative.
Relating to an emperor, especially of Ancient Rome.

imperceptible more imperceptible most imperceptible adj
unmerklich
not perceptible, not detectable, too small in magnitude to be observed

imperceptibly more imperceptibly most imperceptibly adv
unmerklich
Not noticeably; too small to be detected; too little to be perceived.

imperfect /ɪmpə(ɹ)ˈfɛkt/ /ɪmˈpɜː(ɹ)fɛkt/ /ɪmˈpɜː(ɹ)fɪkt/ more imperfect most imperfect adj
unvollkommen unvollständig fehlerhaft mangelhaft
not perfect

imperfect /ɪmpə(ɹ)ˈfɛkt/ /ɪmˈpɜː(ɹ)fɛkt/ /ɪmˈpɜː(ɹ)fɪkt/ imperfects n
Imperfekt Imperfektum
(grammar) a tense of verbs used in describing a past action that is incomplete or continuous

imperfective adj
imperfektiv
Of, relating to or having the properties of the imperfective aspect.

imperfective imperfectives n
imperfektiv
The imperfective aspect; a verb having this aspect.

imperfective aspect n
Imperfektum
(grammar) A feature of a verb which denotes that its action or condition does not have a fixed temporal boundary, but is habitual, unfinished, continuous, repetitive or in progress.

imperial /ɪmˈpɪə.ɹi.əl/ /ɪmˈpɪɹ.i.əl/ more imperial most imperial adj
kaiserlich
Related to an empire, emperor, or empress.
imperial
Relating to the British imperial system of measurement.

imperialism [ɪmˈpɪə.ɹi.ə.lɪ.zm̩] [ɪmˈpɪɹ.i.ə.lɪ.zm̩] imperialisms n
Imperialismus
The policy of forcefully extending a nation's authority by territorial gain or by the establishment of economic and political dominance over other nations.

imperialist /ɪmˈpɪəɹiəlɪst/ more imperialist most imperialist adj
imperialistisch Imperialist
Of, or relating to imperialism.

imperialist /ɪmˈpɪəɹiəlɪst/ imperialists n
Imperialist Imperialistin
An advocate of imperialism.

imperialistic /ɪmˌpɪəɹi.əlˈɪstɪk/ /ɪmˌpɪɹi.əˈlɪstɪk/ more imperialistic most imperialistic adj
imperialistisch
Of or pertaining to imperialism or imperialists; favoring imperialism.

imperil /ɪmˈpɛɹəl/ v
gefährden
(transitive) To put into peril; to place in danger.
riskieren
(transitive) To risk or hazard.

imperilment imperilments n
Gefährdung
The act of imperiling, or the state of being imperiled.

imperious /ɪmˈpɪəɹi.əs/ /ɪmˈpɪɹi.əs/ adj
herrisch
Domineering, arrogant, or overbearing.
königlich majestätisch
(obsolete) Imperial or regal.

impermeable /ɪmˈpɜːrmɪəbəl/ more impermeable most impermeable adj
dicht
Impossible to permeate.
Not allowing passage, especially of liquids; waterproof.

impersonal /ɪmˈpɜː.sn̩.ɫ̩/ /ɪmˈpɝsənəl/ more impersonal most impersonal adj
unpersönlich
Not personal; not representing a person; not having personality.
Lacking warmth or emotion; cold.
(grammar, of a verb or other word) Not having a subject, or having a third person pronoun without an antecedent.

impersonal verb impersonal verbs n
impersonales Verb unpersönliches Verb unpersönliches Zeitwort
(linguistics) A verb used only in the infinitive or in the third person. In the third person, the subject is either implied or a dummy.

impersonate /ɪmˈpɜːsəneɪt/ v
nachahmen sich ausgeben als verkörpern
(transitive) To pretend to be (a different person); to assume the identity of.

impersonator impersonators n
Hochstapler Hochstaplerin
One who fraudulently impersonates another person.
Imitator Imitatorin
An entertainer whose act is based upon performing impressions of others.

impertinence /ɪm.ˈpɜː.tɪ.nəns/ /ɪm.ˈpɝ.tɪ.nəns/ /ɪm.ˈpɝt.nəns/ impertinences n
Belanglosigkeit Irrelevanz Unbedeutendheit Unbedeutsamkeit Unerheblichkeit Unmaßgeblichkeit
(uncountable) Lack of pertinence; irrelevance.
Unangebrachtheit Ungehörigkeit
(uncountable) The fact or character of being out of place; inappropriateness.
Ungehörigkeit Unverfrorenheit Unverschämtheit
(countable, uncountable) Insolence; impudence.

impertinent /ɪm.ˈpɜː.tɪ.nənt/ /ɪm.ˈpɝ.tɪ.nənt/ /ɪm.ˈpɝt.nənt/ more impertinent most impertinent adj
impertinent unverschämt
Insolent, ill-mannered.
irrelevant unwichtig
Irrelevant, useless.

imperturbable /ˌɪmpəˈtɜːbəbəl/ /ˌɪmpɚˈtɝbəbəl/ more imperturbable most imperturbable adj
unerschütterlich
Not easily perturbed, upset or excited.

impervious /ɪmˈpɜːvi.əs/ /ɪmˈpɝ.vi.əs/ more impervious most impervious adj
gleichgültig unempfindlich
Unaffected or unable to be affected by something.
undurchlässig
Preventive of any penetration; impenetrable, impermeable, particularly of water.
undurchdringbar undurchdringlich
Immune to damage or effect.

impetigo /ɪmpəˈtaɪɡoʊ/ /ɪmpɪˈtaɪɡəʊ/ impetigines impetigoes impetigos n
Impetigo Blasengrind Eiterflechte Eitergrind Schleppe Schleppeiter
(pathology) A contagious bacterial skin disease forming pustules and yellow crusty sores, chiefly on the face and hands. It is common in children and infection is often through cuts or insect bites.

impetuous /imˈpɛt͡ʃuəs/ more impetuous most impetuous adj
impulsiv leidenschaftlich ungestüm unüberlegt
Making arbitrary decisions, especially in an impulsive and forceful manner.
stürmisch ungestüm brüsk heftig
Characterized by sudden violence or vehemence.

impetus /ˈɪm.pə.təs/ impetuses n
Anschub Anstoß Antrieb Schub Schwung
Anything that impels; a stimulating factor.
Triebkraft
A force, either internal or external, that impels; an impulse.
Anschub Antrieb
The force or energy associated with a moving body; a stimulus.
Schub Schwung Wucht
An activity in response to a stimulus.

impiety impieties n
Pietätlosigkeit
(uncountable) The state of being impious.
(countable) An impious act.

impinge /ɪmˈpɪnd͡ʒ/ v
aufprallen aufschlagen
(intransitive, rarely, transitive) To make a physical impact on.
beeinflussen
(intransitive, rarely, transitive, figuratively) To interfere with.
einschneiden
(intransitive, figuratively) To have an effect upon, especially a negative one.

impious /ɪmˈpaɪəs/ /ˈɪmpi.əs/ more impious most impious adj
pietätlos
Not pious.
Lacking reverence or respect, especially towards a god.

impish /ˈɪmpɪʃ/ more impish most impish adj
schelmisch koboldhaft
mischievous; of or befitting an imp.

implacable /-ˈpleɪ-/ /ɪmˈplækəb(ə)l/ /ɪmˈplækəbəl/ more implacable most implacable adj
unversöhnlich
Not able to be placated or appeased.
unerbittlich
Adamant; immovable.

implant /ɪmˈplænt/ /ɪmˈplɑːnt/ /ˈɪmplɑːnt/ /ˈɪmˌplænt/ implants n
Implantat
(medicine) Anything surgically implanted in the body, such as a tissue graft or prosthesis, particularly breast implants.

implant /ɪmˈplænt/ /ɪmˈplɑːnt/ /ˈɪmplɑːnt/ /ˈɪmˌplænt/ v
einpflanzen implantieren
(transitive) To insert (something) surgically into the body.

implantable more implantable most implantable adj
implantierbar
Capable of being, or designed to be, implanted (within the body etc.)

implantation /ɪmplɑːnˈteɪʃ(ə)n/ implantations n
Implantation
(anatomy) The way in which an organ, bone, muscle etc. becomes inserted into its set place.
(surgery) The act of inserting a medical implant.

implantology n
Implantologie
The science of or techniques involved in dental implants.

implement /ˈɪmpləmənt/ /ˈɪmpləmɛnt/ implements n
Werkzeug Gerät Arbeitsgerät
A tool or instrument for working with.

implement /ˈɪmpləmənt/ /ˈɪmpləmɛnt/ v
implementieren durchführen ausführen erfüllen umsetzen vollziehen
To bring about; to put into practice; to carry out.

implementation /ˌɪmpləmənˈteɪʃən/ /ˌɪmpləmɛnˈteɪʃən/ /ˌɪmplɪmənˈteɪʃn/ implementations n
Implementierung
The process of moving an idea from concept to reality. In business, engineering and other fields, implementation refers to the building process rather than the design process.
(electronics) A result of implementing something; a finished product, system or device.

implementer /ˈɪmpləˌmɛntəɹ/ implementers n
Implementierer Implementiererin
A person who implements something.

implicate /ˈɪmplɪkeɪt/ /ˈɪmplɪkət/ v
implikatieren
(pragmatics) To imply without entailing; to have as an implicature.

implication /ˌɪmpləˈkeɪʃən/ implications n
Auswirkung Bedeutung Folge Tragweite
(countable) A possible effect or result of a decision or action.
Andeutung
(countable, uncountable) An implying, or that which is implied, but not expressed; an inference, or something which may fairly be understood, though not expressed in words.
Folge Schlussfolgerung
Logical consequence.

implicature /ɪmˈplɪkət͡ʃə/ /ɪmˈplɪkət͡ʃɚ/ implicatures n
Implikatur
(pragmatics) An implied meaning that does not semantically entail.

implicit /ɪmˈplɪsɪt/ adj
stillschweigend implizit
Implied indirectly, without being directly expressed
implizit
Contained in the essential nature of something but not openly shown

implicit function implicit functions n
implizite Funktion
(analysis, algebraic geometry) A function defined by a (multivariable) implicit equation when one of the variables is regarded as the value of the function, especially where said equation is such that the value is not directly calculable from the other variables.

implied /ɪmˈplaɪd/ more implied most implied adj
impliziert
Suggested without being stated directly; implicated or hinted at.

implore /ɪmˈplo(ː)ɹ/ /ɪmˈploə/ /ɪmˈploɹ/ /ɪmˈplɔː/ v
anflehen
To beg or plead for (something) earnestly or urgently; to beseech.
To beg or plead that (someone) earnestly or urgently do something; to beseech, to entreat.

implosion /ɪmˈpləʊʒən/ implosions n
Implosion
The action of imploding.

impluvium impluvia impluviums n
Impluvium
(architecture) A low basin in the center of a household atrium, into which rainwater flowed down from the roof through the compluvium.

imply /ɪmˈplaɪ/ v
implizieren zur Folge haben
(transitive, of a proposition) to have as a necessary consequence
implizieren
(transitive, of a person) to suggest by logical inference
implizieren bedeuten
(transitive, of a person or proposition) to hint; to insinuate; to suggest tacitly and avoid a direct statement

impolite /ɪmpəˈlaɪt/ impoliter impolitest more impolite most impolite adj
unhöflich
Not polite; not of polished manners; wanting in good manners.

impoliteness impolitenesses n
Unhöflichkeit
The state of being impolite; incivility; rudeness.

imponderability imponderabilities n
Imponderabilie Unwägbarkeit
The state or characteristic of being imponderable.

imponderable /ɪmˈpɑːndəɹəbl/ /ɪmˈpɒndəɹəbl/ more imponderable most imponderable adj
unwägbar
Not ponderable; without sensible or appreciable weight; incapable of being weighed.
unberechenbar unkalkulierbar unwägbar
Difficult or impossible to comprehend or evaluate.

imponderableness n
Unabwägbarkeit Unwägbarkeit
The state or characteristic of being imponderable.

import /ɪmˈpo(ː)ɹt/ /ɪmˈpoət/ /ɪmˈpɔɹt/ /ɪmˈpɔːt/ /ˈɪm.po(ː)ɹt/ /ˈɪm.poət/ /ˈɪm.pɔɹt/ /ˈɪm.pɔːt/ imports n
Importgut Importware
(countable) Something brought in from an exterior source, especially for sale or trade.
(countable, Philippines) A foreigner playing in a sports league.
Import Einfuhr
(uncountable) The practice of importing.

import /ɪmˈpo(ː)ɹt/ /ɪmˈpoət/ /ɪmˈpɔɹt/ /ɪmˈpɔːt/ /ˈɪm.po(ː)ɹt/ /ˈɪm.poət/ /ˈɪm.pɔɹt/ /ˈɪm.pɔːt/ v
importieren einführen
(transitive) To bring (something) in from a foreign country, especially for sale or trade.

importance /ɪmˈpɔɹtəns/ /ɪmˈpɔːtəns/ [-ʔn̩s] importances n
Wichtigkeit Belang
The quality or condition of being important or worthy of note.
Wichtigkeit
significance or prominence.

important /ɪm.ˈpo(ː)ɹ.tənt/ /ɪm.ˈpoə.tənt/ /ɪm.ˈpɔɹ.dənt/ /ɪm.ˈpɔɹ.tənt/ /ɪm.ˈpɔː.tənt/ [ɪmˈpʰɔɹʔn̩t] [ɪmˈpʰɔːtənt̚] [ɪmˈpʰɔːʔn̩ʔ] more important most important adj
wichtig
Having relevant and crucial value; having import.

importation importations n
lexikalische Entlehnung lexikalischer Import
(linguistics) The use of a term which consists of formally foreign elements.

importer /ɪmˈpɔː(ɹ)tə(ɹ)/ importers n
Importeur
One who, or that which, imports: especially a person or company importing goods into a country.

importune /ɪmpɔɹˈtuːn/ /ɪmpɔːˈtjuːn/ /ɪmˈpɔːtjuːn/ v
bedrängen belästigen
To harass with persistent requests.

importunity /ɪmpɔːˈtjuːnɪti/ /ˌɪmpɔɹˈtuːnɪti/ importunities n
Aufdringlichkeit ständiges Bedrängen
A constant and insistent demanding.

impose /ɪmˈpoʊz/ /ɪmˈpəʉz/ /ɪmˈpəʊz/ v
aufzwingen auferlegen
(transitive) To establish or apply by authority.
auferlegen
(intransitive) To be an inconvenience. (on or upon)

imposing /ɪmˈpoʊzɪŋ/ /ɪmˈpəʊzɪŋ/ more imposing most imposing adj
imposant beeindruckend
Magnificent and impressive because of appearance, size, stateliness or dignity.

imposition /ɪm.pəˈzɪʃən/ impositions n
Belästigung Zumutung
The act of imposing, laying on, affixing, enjoining, inflicting, obtruding, and the like.
Bürde Zumutung
That which is imposed, levied, or enjoined.
Handauflegen
(religion) A practice of laying hands on a person in a religious ceremony; used e.g. in confirmation and ordination.
Strafarbeit
(UK) A task imposed on a student as punishment.

impossibility /ɪmˌpɑsɪˈbɪliti/ /ɪmˌpɒsɪˈbɪliti/ impossibilities n
Unmöglichkeit Unmögliches
(uncountable) The quality of being impossible.

impossible /ɪmˈpɑ.sə.bl̩/ /ɪmˈpɒs.ə.bəl/ /ɪmˈpɒs.ɪ.bəl/ adj
unmöglich
Not possible; not able to be done or happen.
(colloquial, of a person) Very difficult to deal with.

impossibly more impossibly most impossibly adv
unmöglich
To the point of impossibility.
unheimlich
Contrary to what had been thought possible.

impostor /ɪmˈpɑstɚ/ /ɪmˈpɒstə/ impostors n
Hochstapler Betrüger
Someone who attempts to deceive by using an assumed name or identity.

impostor syndrome /-dɹəm/ /ɪmˈpɑstɚ ˈsɪndɹoʊm/ /ɪmˈpɒstə ˈsɪndɹəʊm/ impostor syndromes n
Betrüger-Phänomen Hochstapler-Syndrom Impostor-Phänomen Impostor-Syndrom Mogelpackungs-Syndrom
(psychology) A psychological phenomenon in which a person is unable to internalize his or her accomplishments, remaining convinced that he or she does not deserve any accompanying success.

impotence /ˈɪmpətəns/ impotences n
Machtlosigkeit
Powerlessness; incapacity.
Impotenz Zeugungsunfähigkeit
Inability to copulate or beget children; sterility, erectile dysfunction, etc.

impotent /ˈɪm.pə.tənt/ /ˈɪm.pə.tɪnt/ more impotent most impotent adj
impotent
incapable of sexual intercourse, often because of an inability to achieve or sustain an erection, having impotentia coeundi

impound /ɪmˈpaʊ̯nd/ /ˈɪmpaʊ̯nd/ v
konfiszieren beschlagnahmen
(transitive, law) To hold in the custody of a court or its delegate.

impoverish /ɪmˈpɒv(ə)rɪʃ/ v
arm
(transitive) To make poor.
verarmen
(intransitive) To become poor.

impoverished /ɪmˈpɑvəɹɪʃt/ /ɪmˈpɒv(ə)ɹɪʃt/ more impoverished most impoverished adj
verarmt
Reduced to poverty.

impoverishment impoverishments n
Verarmung
The state of being impoverished.

impracticable /ɪmˈpɹaktɪkəb(ə)l/ more impracticable most impracticable adj
undurchführbar unausführbar impraktikabel unpraktikabel
not practicable; impossible or difficult in practice
unbefahrbar unbegehbar unwegsam
impassable (of a passage or road)

impractical /ɪmˈpɹæktɪkəl/ more impractical most impractical adj
unpraktisch unbrauchbar unnütz untauglich
not practical; impracticable

imprecation /ˌɪm.pɹəˈkeɪ.ʃən/ /ˌɪm.pɹɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ imprecations n
Verwünschung
The act of imprecating, or invoking evil upon someone; a prayer that a curse or calamity may befall someone.
Fluch
A curse.

imprecise /ɪmpɹəˈsaɪs/ /ɪmpɹɪˈsaɪs/ more imprecise most imprecise adj
ungenau
Not precise or exact; containing some error or uncertainty.

impregnable /ɪmˈpɹɛɡ.nəˌb(ə)l/ more impregnable most impregnable adj
uneinnehmbar sturmfrei unangreifbar unbezwingbar
(military) Of a fortress or other fortified place: able to withstand all attacks; impenetrable, inconquerable, unvanquishable.
uneinnehmbar unangreifbar unbezwingbar
(figuratively) Too strong to be defeated or overcome; invincible.

impregnate /ɪmˈpɹɛɡneɪt/ v
schwängern befruchten besamen
(transitive) To cause to become pregnant.
imprägnieren
(transitive) To fill pores or spaces with a substance.

impregnation /ɪmpɹɛɡˈneɪʃən/ impregnations n
Befruchtung
The act of making pregnant; fertilization.

impresario /ˌɪmprɪˈsɑːrɪəʊ/ impresari impresarios n
Impresario
A manager or producer in the entertainment industry, especially music or theatre.

impress /ɪmˈpɹɛs/ /ˈɪmpɹɛs/ v
beeindrucken
(transitive) To affect (someone) strongly and often favourably.
prägen
(transitive) To mark or stamp (something) using pressure.

impressed /ɪmˈpɹɛst/ more impressed most impressed adj
beeindruckt
strongly affected, especially favourably

impression /ɪmˈpɹɛʃən/ impressions n
Abdruck Eindruck
The indentation or depression made by the pressure of one object on or into another.
Eindruck Impression
The overall effect of something, e.g., on a person.
Einblendung Werbeeinblendung
(internet) A performance metric representing an instance where a post or ad is shown once.

impressionable more impressionable most impressionable adj
beeinflussbar
Being easily influenced (especially of young people).

impressionism impressionisms n
Impressionismus
(arts) An art movement characterized by visible brushstrokes, ordinary subject matter, and an emphasis on light and its changing qualities.
(music genre) A style that avoided traditional harmony, and sought to invoke the impressions of the composer.
(poetry) A style that used imagery and symbolism to portray the poet's impressions.

impressionist impressionists n
Impressionist
One who adheres to the theory or method of impressionism.

impressive /ɪmˈpɹɛsɪv/ more impressive most impressive adj
beeindruckend eindrucksvoll imposant
Making, or tending to make, a positive impression; having power to impress

imprint /ˈɪm.pɹɪnt/ imprints n
Abdruck Aufdruck Gepräge
An impression; the mark left behind by printing something.
Impressum
The name and details of a publisher or printer, as printed in a book etc.; a publishing house.
Aufdruck Gepräge
A distinctive marking, symbol or logo.

imprint /ɪmˈpɹɪnt/ v
abdrucken aufdrucken einprägen
To leave a print, impression, image, etc.

imprison /ɪmˈpɹɪzən/ v
einsperren einkerkern
(transitive) To put in or as if in prison; confine somebody against their will.

imprisonment /ɪmˈpɹɪzn̩.mənt/ imprisonments n
Haft Gefangenschaft
A confinement in a place, especially a prison or a jail, as punishment for a crime.

improbable /ɪmˈpɹɑbəbl̩/ /ɪmˈpɹɒbəbl̩/ more improbable most improbable adj
unwahrscheinlich
Not likely to be true.
Not likely to happen.

improbably more improbably most improbably adv
unwahrscheinlich
In an improbable manner; without probability.

improgressive more improgressive most improgressive adj
unprogressiv

improgressively more improgressively most improgressively adv
unprogressiv

improgressiveness n
Unprogressivität

impromptu /ɪmˈpɹɑmpt(j)u/ /ɪmˈpɹɒmptju/ adj
improvisiert
Improvised; without prior preparation, planning or rehearsal.

impromptu /ɪmˈpɹɑmpt(j)u/ /ɪmˈpɹɒmptju/ impromptus n
Impromptu
(music) A short musical composition for an informal occasion often with the character of improvisation and usually to be played solo.

improper /ɪmˈpɹɑ.pɚ/ /ɪmˈpɹɒp.ə/ /ɪmˈpɹɔp.ə/ more improper most improper adj
unpassend
unsuitable to needs or circumstances; inappropriate; inapt
unhöflich
Not in keeping with conventional mores or good manners; indecent or immodest

impropriety /ˌɪm.pɹəˈpɹaɪ.ɪ.ti/ improprieties n
Unanständigkeit Ungebührlichkeit Ungehörigkeit
(uncountable) The condition of being improper.
Fehlverhalten Ungehörigkeit
(countable) An improper act.

improve /ɪmˈpɹuːv/ v
verbessern
(transitive) To make (something) better; to increase the value or productivity (of something).
(obsolete) To disapprove of; to find fault with; to reprove; to censure.
(dated) To use or employ to good purpose; to turn to profitable account.

improved /ɪmˈpɹuːvd/ more improved most improved adj
verbessert
That has been made better; enhanced.

improvement /ɪmˈpɹuːvmənt/ improvements n
Verbesserung
The act of making profitable use or application of anything, or the state of being profitably employed; practical application, for example of a doctrine, principle, or theory, stated in a discourse.

improvisation /ɪmpɹəvaɪˈzeɪʃən/ /ɪmˌpɹɑvəˈzeɪʃən/ /ˌɪm-/ improvisations n
Improvisation
The act or art of composing and making music, poetry, and the like, extemporaneously
That which is improvised; an impromptu.
Musical technique, characteristic of blues music.

improvise /ˈɪmpɹəvaɪz/ v
improvisieren
To make something up or invent it as one goes on; to proceed guided only by imagination, intuition, and guesswork rather than by a careful plan.

improvised adj
improvisiert
Created by improvisation; impromptu; unrehearsed.

improvised explosive device improvised explosive devices n
unkonventionelle Spreng- und Brandvorrichtung
An unconventional or amateur explosive weapon made from nonmilitary components, especially one used by guerillas, commandos or terrorists.

imprudence /ɪmˈpɹuːdn̩s/ imprudences n
Leichtsinn Nachlässigkeit
(uncountable) The quality or state of being imprudent; lack of prudence, caution, discretion or circumspection.

imprudent /ɪmˈpɹudənt/ more imprudent most imprudent adj
unbedacht unklug
Not prudent; lacking prudence or discretion; indiscreet; injudicious; not paying attention to the consequences of one's actions.

impudence /ˈɪmpjudəns/ /ˈɪmpjədəns/ impudences n
Unverschämtheit Frechheit Unverfrorenheit Flegelei Vermessenheit
The quality of being impudent, not showing due respect.
Unverschämtheit Frechheit Unverfrorenheit Flegelei Vermessenheit unverschämtes Benehmen
Impudent language, conduct or behavior.

impudent /ˈɪmpjədn̩t/ /ˈɪmpjʊdənt/ impudenter impudentest more impudent most impudent adj
frech unverschämt dreist impertinent respektlos schamlos
Not showing due respect; bold-faced, impertinent.

impugn /ɪmˈpjuːn/ v
angreifen
(transitive, obsolete) To assault, attack.
bestreiten anfechten angreifen in Zweifel ziehen infrage stellen widersprechen
(transitive) To verbally assault, especially to argue against an opinion, motive, or action; to question the truth or validity of.

impulse /ˈɪmpʌls/ impulses n
Impuls Triebkraft
A thrust; a push; a sudden force that impels.
Drang innerer Antrieb
A wish or urge, particularly a sudden one prompting action.
Kraftstoß
(physics) The integral of force over time.

impulse response impulse responses n
Gewichtsfunktion Impulsantwort Stoßantwort
(signal processing) Output of a dynamic system when presented with a brief input signal.

impulsive /ɪmˈpʌlsɪv/ more impulsive most impulsive adj
impulsiv
Actuated by impulse or by transient feelings; inclined to make rapid decisions without due consideration.
(mechanics) Acting momentarily, or by impulse; not continuous – said of forces.

impulsivity impulsivities n
Impulsivität impulsives Wesen
The quality of being impulsive, impulsiveness; inclination to act on impulse rather than thought.

impunity /ɪmˈpjuːnɪti/ impunities n
Straflosigkeit Straffreiheit
(countable, legal) Exemption from punishment.
(uncountable) Freedom from punishment or retribution; security from any reprisal or injurious consequences of an action, behaviour etc.

impure /ɪmˈpjʊə(ɹ)/ more impure most impure adj
unrein
Not pure

impureness n
Unreinheit
The quality or condition of being impure; impurity.

impurity /ɪmˈpjuɹɪti/ /ɪmˈpjɝɪti/ impurities n
Unreinheit Verunreinigung
The condition of being impure; because of contamination, pollution, adulteration or insufficient purification.
Fremdkörper Unreinheit
A component or additive that renders something else impure.
Unreinheit
A state of immorality or sin; especially the weakness of the flesh: inchastity.

imputation /ˌɪm.pjʊˈteɪ.ʃən/ imputations n
Unterstellung
That which has been imputed or charged.
Unterstellung Beschuldigung
(theology) A setting of something to the account of; the attribution of personal guilt or personal righteousness of another.

impute /ɪmˈpjuːt/ v
anrechnen unterstellen zurechnen zuschreiben
(transitive) To attribute or ascribe (responsibility or fault) to a cause or source.
betrachten einberechnen einbeziehen einkalkulieren erwägen in Betracht ziehen
(transitive) To take into account.

imputrescible more imputrescible most imputrescible adj
unverweslich

in /ɘn/ /ən/ /ɪn/ more in most in adj
in
In fashion; popular.
einfahrend hereinkommend
Incoming.

in /ɘn/ /ən/ /ɪn/ adv
herein hinein
Towards the speaker or other reference point.
After the beginning of something.
(in combination, after a verb) Denotes a gathering of people assembled for the stated activity, sometimes, though not always, suggesting a protest.

in /ɘn/ /ən/ /ɪn/ preposition
mit
in
Within (a certain elapsed time); by the end of.
At the end of (a period of time).
Surrounded by; among; amidst.
Into.
Pertaining to; with regard to.
in während im unter
During (a period of time).
von in
Part of; a member of; out of; from among.
in auf
Used to indicate a language, script, tone, etc. of a text, speech, etc.

in God's name adv
in Gottes Namen in Herrgotts Namen in aller Welt um Himmels willen
(colloquial) Used as an intensifier.

in a flash
blitzartig blitzschnell im Nu
(idiomatic) Instantaneously; very quickly; in almost no time.

in a hurry
in Eile es eilig haben
(adjectival) Rushed, hurried; short of time.

in a jiffy
in null Komma nichts ruck, zuck
Very quickly; without delay.

in a manner of speaking
in gewisser Weise sozusagen
As it were; figuratively speaking; in a manner, in a way, in a certain respect.

in a minute
gleich
Within a short time, very soon

in a nutshell adv
kurzgesagt mit einem Worte
(idiomatic) In summary; briefly or simply.

in a pinch
im Notfall notfalls zur Not
(idiomatic) In an urgent or difficult situation; when no other solution is available.

in a way
gewissermaßen in gewisser Weise
To a certain degree; to an extent; in a certain sense.

in absentia
in Abwesenheit in absentia
(legal) While not present; while absent

in abundance more in abundance most in abundance adv
im Überfluss in Hülle und Fülle

in accordance with preposition
in Übereinstimmung mit

in addition adv
außerdem ferner zusätzlich
(conjunctive, idiomatic) Also; as well; besides.

in agreement
einig
Of one mind; thinking alike.

in all probability adv
aller Wahrscheinlichkeit nach höchstwahrscheinlich
Very probably; almost certainly.

in and of itself
an sich an und für sich

in any case
auf jeden Fall jedenfalls sowieso trotzdem unbedingt
Whatever is the case.

in any way, shape, or form adv
in jeglicher Form
(idiomatic) In any way at all; whatsoever.

in bad taste
geschmacklos
(idiom) offensive or inappropriate (of an action, often of jokes)

in between adv
dazwischen
Between them.

in between preposition
zwischen
Between
In the space between

in black and white
schwarz auf weiß
(idiomatic) Explicitly, in writing, clearly and without doubt or misunderstanding, without any grey areas.

in brackets /ɪn ˈbɹækɪts/
in Klammern in Parenthese
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in broad daylight /ɪn bɹɑd ˈdeɪˌlaɪt/ /ɪn bɹɔd ˈdeɪˌlaɪt/ /ɪn bɹɔːd ˈdeɪlaɪt/
am helllichten Tag
In ample natural illumination, during the daytime.
(figurative) In a blatant and publicly visible manner during the day.

in cahoots adj
unter einer Decke stecken

in case /ɪn ˈkeɪs/ conjunction
falls im Falle
To allow for the possibility that.
(mostly, North American) If.

in case of preposition
falls im Falle
If there should be.

in charge more in charge most in charge adj
verantwortlich zuständig
Having the responsibility of leading or overseeing.

in chorus
im Chor
(idiomatic) in unison, all together (at the same time)

in cold blood
kaltblütig
(idiomatic) In a ruthless and unfeeling manner, particularly as applied to first-degree murder committed without provocation and with malice aforethought.

in common
gemeinsam gemein
Held in joint possession.

in conclusion
abschließend zum Schluss
As a conclusion; to finish.

in demand more in demand most in demand adj
gesucht begehrt hoch im Kurs
sought-after; popular; coveted

in detail adv
ausführlich detailliert in allen Einzelheiten
(idiomatic) Thoroughly; including every detail; with all particulars.

in droves
in höchstem Maße
In large numbers, or great crowds.

in due time /ɪn djuː taɪm/ /ɪn du taɪm/ /ɪn dʒuː taɪm/
zu gegebener Zeit zur rechten Zeit
Eventually; when ready; at an opportune moment.

in earnest adj
ernsthaft
Sincere; determined; truthful.

in earnest more in earnest most in earnest adv
ernsthaft
With considerable commitment, determination, or effect; significantly.

in effect adv
effektiv
For all practical purposes; in practice; actually; essentially; basically.

in fact
eigentlich tatsächlich in Wirklichkeit
(modal) Actually, in truth.

in fairness
fairerweise gerechterweise
(transitive with to) As a counterpoint; for the sake of balance; to lessen the harm.

in favor of preposition
zugunsten
For; in support of; approving, supporting.
For the benefit of; to the order of.

in flagrante delicto /ɪn fləˌɡɹæn.teɪ dɪˈlɪk.təʊ/ adv
auf frischer Tat in flagranti
In the act of committing a misdeed.
in flagranti
While performing sexual activity.

in for a penny, in for a pound /ɪn fɔɹ ə ˈpɛ.ni ɪn fɔɹ ə paʊnd/ /ɪn fəɹə ˈpɛ.ni ɪn fəɹə paʊnd/ proverb
wer A sagt, muss auch B sagen wenn schon, denn schon
Having started something, one must see it through to its end, rather than stopping short; one must “go the whole hog”.

in force
in Kraft
(law, insurance) In effect; applicable.

in front
vorn vorne
In the position ahead. Often with of.
In the position opposite.

in front of preposition
vor
At or near the front part of (something).
In the presence of, in view of (someone).
Located before, ahead of, previous to (someone or something).

in general adv
im Allgemeinen
In the general case; without further assumption; without qualification; in all respects.

in good hands
in guten Händen
Under the guidance of a capable being.

in good time
früher als gedacht früher als geplant vor der Zeit vorzeitig
In time; before an appointed time; with time to spare.

in heat
brünstig läufig rollig

in heaven's name
im Namen des Himmels
(idiomatic) An intensifier used with questions.

in hindsight phraseologicalUnit
im Nachhinein
Denoting coming to an understanding of the full nature of an event after it has already occurred.

in keeping with preposition
entsprechend gemäß im Einklang mit in Übereinstimmung mit
In accordance with.

in kind adv
in Sachleistungen
(of paying or giving) With goods or services (as opposed to cash).
entsprechend mit gleicher Münze
(idiomatic) In a reciprocal manner; in a similar way; in the same kind.

in layman's terms
allgemeinverständlich auf eine für Laien verständliche Weise
(idiomatic) Phrased simply, without jargon.

in lieu /ɪn.l(j)uː/ adv
anstatt anstelle statt
instead; in place

in lieu of preposition
anstelle von anstelle
Instead of; in place of.

in light of preposition
angesichts im Hinblick auf in Anbetracht
(idiomatic, Australia, Canada, US) given, considering

in living memory
seit Menschengedenken
(idiomatic) In recent history, in recorded history amongst the lifespan of extant people; events or situations which can be remembered by people that are still alive.

in love
verliebt in
(transitive with with) Enamored (of a person, etc.)

in memoriam /ɪn məˈmɔɹ.i.əm/ /ɪn məˈmɔː.ɹi.əm/ adv
im Andenken (an) im Gedenken (an) in Memoriam in memoriam zum Gedächtnis (an or + genitive) zur Erinnerung (an or + genitive)
In memory (of); as a memorial.

in my humble opinion
meiner bescheidenen Meinung nach
Used to introduce or qualify a statement, as expressing one's own view, not one backed by external authority or to be accepted without question

in my opinion
meiner Meinung nach meines Erachtens ich bin der Meinung
according to me

in no time
im Nu in einem Nu in null Komma nichts
(idiomatic) Very soon.

in one piece
in einem Stück

in one's altitudes
betrunken
(idiomatic, archaic) drunk.

in one's element
in seinem Element sein
In a situation which is entirely suitable, familiar, or enjoyable.

in one's own right
auf Grund eigener Begabung aus eigenem Recht aus eigener Kraft eigen eigenständig selber
As a consequence of one's own skill, qualification or status, rather than that of another.

in one's right mind
bei Sinnen bei klarem Verstand
(idiomatic) Thinking clearly, sensibly, and reasonably.

in order that conjunction
damit auf dass sodass um ... zu
So that; used to indicate purpose

in order to phraseologicalUnit
behufs damit zu
As a means of achieving the specified end; to.

in other words
mit anderen Worten
(conjunctive, idiomatic) Stated or interpreted another way; Used to introduce an explanation, simplification, or clarification.

in particular
besonders vor allem insbesondere
(focus) Especially, individually or specifically.

in passing
nebenbei beiläufig zwischen Tür und Angel
Incidentally; as a brief diversion from another topic etc.

in person
persönlich in Person höchstpersönlich
With one's own body and physical presence; not through media, a representative, or indirectly.

in plain sight
deutlich sichtbar für jedermann sichtbar klar erkennbar offen sichtbar
(idiomatic) very easy to see or notice especially when it is supposed to be hidden

in power
an der Macht
(politics) Currently ruling; being the present controlling authority, as of a government or country.

in principle
prinzipiell im Prinzip
With regard to the fundamentals, but not to the particulars.

in private
unter vier Augen tête-à-tête
Privately, where no one else can see or hear.

in question more in question most in question adj
fraglich infrage kommend
Under consideration, under discussion.
fraglich in Frage stellen infrage
In doubt, under dispute.

in regard to preposition
hinsichtlich in Bezug auf
Concerning; about.

in reserve
auf Reserve in Reserve
Stored and set aside for possible (future) use.

in respect of preposition
bezüglich in Bezug auf
Regarding; concerning; pertaining to; with reference to.

in retrospect
rückblickend zurückblickend
When looked back upon as a past event; as can be seen now, but not at the time.

in return
im Gegenzug
In exchange, as a means of reciprocating.

in sight
in Sicht
(figuratively) Near or close in either distance or time.

in someone's eyes
aus jmds. Sicht in jmds. Augen jmds. Ansicht nach
(figuratively) According to someone's subjective point of view.

in spite of preposition
trotz

in tears /ɪnˈtiɹz/ adj
den Tränen nah in Tränen aufgelöst
Crying; weeping.

in terms of preposition
bezüglich hinsichtlich in Bezug auf in Hinsicht auf
(by extension) in relation to a particular aspect; with respect to; as regards; concerning; regarding.

in that case adv
dann in diesem Fall

in the act
auf frischer Tat
(idiomatic) In the process of doing something considered criminal or otherwise wrong; used to emphasize the eye-witness evidence.

in the arms of Morpheus /-ˈmɔɹˌfjus/ /-ˈmɔː.fjuːs/ /ɪn ði ˈaɹms əv ˈmɔɹ.fɪ.əs/ /ɪn ði ˈaːms əv ˈmɔː.fɪ.əs/
in Morpheus' Armen liegen in Morpheus' Armen ruhen in Morpheus' Armen schlafen
(literary, figurative) Asleep, sleeping.

in the blink of an eye
im Augenblick im Handumdrehen in einem Augenblick in einem Augenschlag von einem Augenblick auf den anderen von einem Augenblick zum anderen
(idiomatic) immediately, instantaneously

in the buff
splitterfasernackt völlig nackig
(idiomatic, informal) Nude.

in the cold light of day /ɪn‿ðə ˈkoʊld laɪt‿əv ˈdeɪ/ /ɪn‿ðə ˈkəʊld laɪt‿əv ˈdeɪ/
nüchtern betrachtet
Viewed calmly and dispassionately after allowing emotions to cool or after having sobered up.

in the dark
im Dunkeln
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see Without light; somewhere that is dark.
(idiomatic) Without information.

in the end
schließlich letztendlich zu guter Letzt zuallerletzt
Eventually, finally.

in the face of
angesichts

in the family way
guter Hoffnung in anderen Umständen
(euphemistic) Pregnant.

in the first place /ɪn ðə ˈfɜːst pleɪs/ /ɪn ðə ˈfɜːst plæɪs/ /ɪn ðə ˈfɜ˞st pleɪs/
an erster Stelle erstens überhaupt erst
(sequence, idiomatic) to begin with; earlier; firstly; originally; at the start,

in the flesh
aus Fleisch und Blut in echt
Present in a physical body; in person.
fleischgeworden im Fleische
(religion, especially, Christianity) incarnate (of God or a deity: having assumed an earthly body)

in the future
Zukunft künftig zukünftig
At a future time, at some point in the future.

in the grip of
gelenkt von gepackt getrieben von im Griff (von or genitive)
overwhelmed or controlled by something adverse

in the heat of the moment
in der Hitze des Gefechts

in the here and now
im Hier und Jetzt

in the know
eingeweiht im Bilde über etwas sein
Informed, aware.

in the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king proverb
unter den Blinden ist der Einäugige König
Even someone with limited abilities or opportunities is dominant over, and considered special by, those who have even fewer abilities and opportunities; the value of any ability depends on its prevalence.

in the limelight
im Mittelpunkt des Interesses im Rampenlicht
(idiomatic) In the focus of attention, especially from the media.

in the long run
langfristig auf lange Sicht
(idiomatic) After a very long time; eventually; over a long period of time; more generally.

in the loop
auf dem Laufenden
Informed; up to date; having current knowledge; part of the discussion.

in the making
im Werden
(idiomatic) In development; in the process of being made or evolving.

in the middle of preposition
beim dabei im verfahren
(often followed by the -ing form of a verb) Engaged in, but not finished with, often with something unpleasant.

in the midst of
in Mitten von in der Mitte von
In the middle of; amidst, amongst.

in the mood
Lust haben auf
Disposed (to do something or for something; often romantic or sexual, without further context).

in the name of
im Namen
With appeal to; by; often used to introduce oaths
By the authority of.
Under the name or possession of.
Under the designation or excuse of.

in the near future
in naher Zukunft

in the nick of time
im letzten Augenblick
(idiomatic) At the last possible moment; at the last minute.

in the offing
in Aussicht
(idiomatic) Soon to come; likely to happen; in the foreseeable future; projected to occur; on the horizon; in the wind.

in the open
unter freiem Himmel
Outdoors.

in the past
Vergangenheit
(This entry is a translation hub.)

in the process of preposition
beim dabei im verfahren
(often followed by the -ing form of a verb) Engaged in, but not finished with.

in the red
in den Roten in den roten Zahlen
(idiomatic, accounting) Having net losses; in debt.

in the right place at the right time
zur richtigen Zeit am richtigen Ort

in the same boat adj
im selben Boot
(idiomatic) In the same situation or predicament; having the same problems.

in the same breath
im gleichen Atemzug im selben Atemzug

in the soup
in der Klemme stecken in der Patsche / Tinte (sitzen)
(slang) In trouble.

in the spotlight
im Mittelpunkt im Rampenlicht

in the throes of
inmitten mitten in voll beschäftigt mit
Heavily occupied, or busily involved in an important activity.

in the wake of preposition
infolge
(idiomatic) As a result of

in the way
im Weg
(idiomatic) obstructing, blocking, or hindering

in the wild
in freier Natur in freier Wildbahn wildlebend
(usually of animals) Living and roaming freely in nature; not domesticated.

in the world
in Gottes Namen in Herrgotts Namen in aller Welt um Himmels willen
(idiomatic) An intensifier, often used after an interrogative word.

in the wrong place at the wrong time
zur falschen Zeit am falschen Ort

in three days adv
überübermorgen in drei Tagen

in time
rechtzeitig
At or before the time assigned.
(with for) Sufficiently early.
mit der Zeit
As time passes.
im Takt
In rhythm.
(music) In the correct tempo.
Im Takt
(in time with) At the same rhythm as.

in total
insgesamt pauschal
Including all aspects of something.

in trouble
in Schwierigkeiten Ärger kriegen
Suffering difficulties.

in turn
der Reihe nach nacheinander
One after the other; one at a time; in succession; successively.
wiederum
In response; in return.
Having a relationship sequentially comparable to one just mentioned; accordingly or similarly, with respect to sequence, precedence, or hierarchy.

in twain
entzwei
(archaic) In two, in halves, into two parts, asunder

in two
entzwei
(set phrase) Into two parts.

in vain more in vain most in vain adv
vergebens umsonst vergeblich
(idiomatic) Without success or a result; ending in failure.
eitel lästerlich missbräuchlich respektlos
(idiomatic) In a disrespectful manner, without honoring the proper meaning; insincerely or without proper respect.

in view of preposition
angesichts
(idiomatic) considering.

in vitro fertilization in vitro fertilizations n
In-vitro-Fertilisation
(medicine) The fertilization of an egg by sperm outside of a woman's body; normally used as a treatment for infertility.

in wine, there is truth proverb
im Wein liegt die Wahrheit
Things said under the influence of alcohol reveal true beliefs not expressed when sober.

in witness whereof phraseologicalUnit
zu Urkund dessen

in-between adj
dazwischenliegend
Lying between; neither one thing nor the other.

in-circuit adj
in-circuit schaltungsintern

in-depth more in-depth most in-depth adj
tiefgehend ausführlich eingehend tiefgründig
Thorough; comprehensive.

in-law in-laws n
Anverwandter Schwager Schwiegerfamilie angeheirateter Verwandter
(often, in the plural) A relative by marriage (or through affinity).

in-your-face more in-your-face most in-your-face adj
aggresiv provokativ
(informal) Aggressively or blatantly confrontational.

inability /ˌɪnəˈbɪlɪti/ inabilities n
Unfähigkeit Unvermögen
Lack of the ability to do something; incapability.

inaccessible /ˌɪnəkˈsɛsɪbl̩/ more inaccessible most inaccessible adj
unzugänglich unerreichbar
Not able to be accessed; out of reach; inconvenient.
unerreichbar
Not able to be reached; unattainable.

inaccuracy /ɪnˈakjəɹəsi/ /ɪnˈakjʊɹəsi/ /ɪnˈæk.jɚ.ə.si/ inaccuracies n
Ungenauigkeit
(uncountable) The property of being inaccurate; lack of accuracy.
(countable) A statement, passage etc. that is inaccurate or false.
(uncountable) Incorrect calibration of a measuring device, or incorrect use; lack of precision.

inaccurate /ɪnˈæ.kjʊ.ɹət/ more inaccurate most inaccurate adj
inakkurat
Mistaken or incorrect; not accurate.

inaction /ɪnˈækʃən/ inactions n
Nichtstun Tatenlosigkeit Trägheit Untätigkeit
Lack of action or activity or labor

inactivation inactivations n
Inaktivierung
The process of rendering something inactive.

inactive /ɪnˈæktɪv/ more inactive most inactive adj
inaktiv untätig
Not active, temporarily or permanently.

inactivity inactivities n
Untätigkeit
The quality of being inactive; idleness; passiveness.

inadequacy inadequacies n
Unzulänglichkeit
The state of being inadequate.
Materialmangel
A shortage of required material.
Ungenügen Unzulänglichkeit
A lack of competence or ability.

inadequate /ɪnˈædəkwɪt/ more inadequate most inadequate adj
unangemessen unzulänglich unzureichend inadäquat ungeeignet
Not adequate; not fit for the purpose.

inadmissibility inadmissibilities n
Unzulässigkeit
(uncountable) The state of being inadmissible

inadmissible more inadmissible most inadmissible adj
unzulässig
Not admissible, especially that cannot be admitted as evidence at a trial.

inadvertent /ˌɪnədˈvɜːtn̩t/ /ˌɪnədˈvɝtn̩t/ adj
irrtümlich unbeabsichtigt versehentlich
Not intentional; not on purpose; not conscious.

inadvertently adv
irrtümlich unbeabsichtigterweise versehentlich
Unintentionally; because of an oversight.

inalienable /ɪˈneɪ.li.ə.nə.bəl/ /ɪˈneɪ.lɪ.ə.nə.bəl/ adj
unabdingbar unveräußerlich
Incapable of being alienated, surrendered, or transferred to another; not alienable.

inane /ɪˈneɪn/ inaner inanest more inane most inane adj
albern bedeutungslos belanglos hohl inhaltsleer sinnfrei
Lacking sense or meaning, often to the point of boredom or annoyance.
vergeblich zwecklos
Purposeless; pointless.

inanimacy inanimacies n
Unbelebtheit
(linguistics) In some languages, opposite of animacy, which affects grammatical features (it can modify verbs used with the noun, affect the noun's declension, etc.).

inanimate /ɪnˈænɪmət/ more inanimate most inanimate adj
leblos bewegungslos unbewegbar
Not being, and never having been alive, especially not like humans and animals.
unbelebt
(grammar) Not animate.

inanity /ɪˈnænɪti/ inanities n
Inanität
(uncountable) The property of being inane, of lacking material of interest or satisfaction, emptiness.

inapplicable more inapplicable most inapplicable adj
unanwendbar ungeeignet unpassend
Not applicable; that does not apply or cannot be applied; unsuitable or irrelevant.

inapposite /ɪnˈæpəzɪt/ more inapposite most inapposite adj
unangemessen
inappropriate, not suitable for the situation

inappropriate /ˌɪnəˈpɹoʊpɹi.ət/ /ˌɪnəˈpɹəʊpɹi.ət/ more inappropriate most inappropriate adj
unangebracht unangemessen unpassend
Not appropriate; not suitable for the situation, time, or place.

inappropriately more inappropriately most inappropriately adv
unangebracht unangemessen unpassend
in an inappropriate manner

inappropriateness inappropriatenesses n
Unangebrachtsein Unangemessensein
(uncountable) The quality of being inappropriate; unsuitability.
Unangebrachtheit Unangemessenheit
(countable) The result of being inappropriate.

inarticulate /ɪn.ɑɹˈtɪk.jə.lət/ /ɪn.ɑːˈtɪk.jʊ.lət/ more inarticulate most inarticulate adj
sprachlos unfähig zu sprechen
speechless
unartikuliert undeutlich
unable to speak with any clarity
gliederlos
(biology) not having joints or other articulations

inasmuch as conjunction
alldieweil da
Because of the fact that; since.
insoweit
To the extent that; insofar as.

inattentive /ˌɪn.ə.ˈtɛn.tɪv/ more inattentive most inattentive adj
unaufmerksam
Of or pertaining to a lack of attention; not paying attention; careless.

inattentiveness n
Unaufmerksamkeit
The property of being inattentive.

inaudible adj
unhörbar nicht zu hören
Unable to be heard or not loud enough to be heard.

inaugural /ɪˈnɔːɡəɹəl/ /ɪˈnɔːɡɹəl/ adj
Antritts-
Of inauguration; as in a speech or lecture by the person being inaugurated.
Eröffnungs-
Marking the beginning of an operation, venture, etc.

inaugurate /ɪˈnɔːɡjʊɹeɪt/ /ɪˈnɔːɡjʊɹət/ /ɪˈnɔːɡəɹeɪt/ /ɪˈnɔːɡəɹət/ v
einführen
(transitive) To induct into office with a formal ceremony.
vereidigen
(transitive) To dedicate ceremoniously; to initiate something in a formal manner.

inauguration /ɪnɔːɡ(j)ʊˈɹeɪʃən/ inaugurations n
Inauguration Amtseinführung
The act of inaugurating, or inducting into office with solemnity; investiture by appropriate ceremonies.

inauspicious /ˌɪnɔːˈspɪʃəs/ more inauspicious most inauspicious adj
ungünstig
Not auspicious; ill-omened

inborn /ˈɪn.bɔɹn/ /ˈɪn.bɔːn/ adj
angeboren
Innate, possessed by an organism at birth.

inbound more inbound most inbound adj
hereinkommend
Coming in, heading inwards

inbox /ˈɪmbɑks/ /ˈɪmbɒks/ /ˈɪnbɑks/ /ˈɪnbɒks/ inboxes n
Posteingang Inbox
(computing) An electronic folder serving the same purpose, but for electronic files, especially email.

inbreak inbreaks n
Einbruch Eindringen
A sudden violent inroad or incursion; an irruption; a breaking in.

inbreak v
einbrechen eindringen einfallen
(transitive) To break in; break into; make an incursion into; insert into; interrupt.

inbreeding inbreedings n
Inzucht
(biology) Breeding between members of a relatively small population, especially one in which most members are related.

incalculable /ɪn.kæl.kjə.lə.bl/ [ɪnˈkʰæɫ.kjəˌlə.bl̩] more incalculable most incalculable adj
unabsehbar unkalkulierbar
(not comparable, mathematics) Impossible to calculate.
unschätzbar
(not comparable) Too much, too vast, or too numerous to enable computation.

incalculably more incalculably most incalculably adv
unabsehbar
In an incalculable manner.

incalescence incalescences n
Erwärmung
(obsolete) The state of being incalescent, or growing warm.

incalescent /ɪnkəˈlɛsənt/ more incalescent most incalescent adj
erhitzend erwärmend wärmend
Becoming warmer; heating up.

incandescent /ˌɪn.kænˈdɛs.ənt/ /ˌɪn.kənˈdɛs.ənt/ /ˌɪŋ.kænˈdɛs.ənt/ more incandescent most incandescent adj
Glüh- glühend
Emitting light as a result of being heated.
weißglühend
Shining very brightly.

incantation /ɪnkænˈteɪʃən/ incantations n
Beschwörung
A formula of words used as above.

incapacity /ˌɪnkəˈpæsɪti/ incapacities n
Unfähigkeit
The lack of a capacity; an inability.

incarcerate /ɪnˈkɑɹ.səˌɹeɪt/ /ɪnˈkɑː.səˌɹeɪt/ v
einsperren
(chiefly, US) To lock away; to imprison, especially for breaking the law.

incarceration /ɪŋˌkɑː(ɹ)səˈɹeɪʃən/ incarcerations n
Einkerkerung
(chiefly, US) The act of confining, or the state of being confined; imprisonment.

incarnadine /-daɪn/ /-dɪn/ /ɪnˈkɑɹnəˌdiːn/ /ɪnˈkɑːnədiːn/ more incarnadine most incarnadine adj
fleischfarben
(originally) Of the pale pink or pale red colour of flesh; carnation.

incarnadine /-daɪn/ /-dɪn/ /ɪnˈkɑɹnəˌdiːn/ /ɪnˈkɑːnədiːn/ v
inkarnadein
(transitive, also, figurative) To make red, especially blood-coloured or crimson; to redden.

incarnate /ɪnˈ kɑːneɪt/ /ɪnˈ kɑːnət/ /ɪnˈ kɑːɹ.neɪt/ /ɪnˈ kɑːɹ.nɪt/ adj
fleischgeworden inkarnat
(traditionally postpositive, now frequently prepositive) Embodied in flesh; given a bodily, especially a human, form; personified.

incarnation /ˌɪŋ.kɑɹˈneɪ.ʃən/ /ˌɪŋ.kɑːˈneɪ.ʃən/ incarnations n
Inbegriff Inkarnation
Verkörperung
An incarnate being or form.
A person or thing regarded as embodying or exhibiting some quality, idea, or the like.

incautious /ɪnˈkɑʃəs/ more incautious most incautious adj
unvorsichtig
careless, reckless, not exercising proper caution.

incautiously more incautiously most incautiously adv
unvorsichtig
In an incautious manner; with a lack of caution.

incel /ˈɪnˌsɛl/ incels n
Incel
A member of an online subculture of people (mostly men) who define themselves as unable to find a romantic or sexual partner despite desiring one.

incendiary /ɪnˈsɛn.di.əɹ.i/ /ɪnˈsɛn.di.ɛɹ.i/ /ɪnˈsɛn.djəɹ.i/ /ɪnˈsɛn.dɪ.əɹ.i/ more incendiary most incendiary adj
Brand entflammbar entzündlich
Capable of, or used for, or actually causing fire.
aufrührerisch aufwieglerisch hetzerisch
(figurative) Intentionally stirring up strife, riot, rebellion.
Reiz
(figurative) Inflammatory, emotionally charged.

incendiary /ɪnˈsɛn.di.əɹ.i/ /ɪnˈsɛn.di.ɛɹ.i/ /ɪnˈsɛn.djəɹ.i/ /ɪnˈsɛn.dɪ.əɹ.i/ incendiaries n
Brandbombe
Something capable of causing fire, particularly a weapon.

incense /ɪnˈsɛns/ /ˈɪnsɛns/ incenses n
Weihrauch Räuchwerk
A perfume used in the rites of various religions.

incense /ɪnˈsɛns/ /ˈɪnsɛns/ v
aufbringen empören erzürnen
(transitive) To anger or infuriate.

incense stick incense sticks n
Räucherstäbchen
A thin stick covered with incense that burns slowly and gives off fragrant smoke when set alight.

incent /ɪnˈsɛnt/ v
Anreize schaffen
(transitive, US) To provide an incentive to (a person or organization).

incentive /ɪnˈsɛntɪv/ incentives n
Anreiz Ansporn Incentive
Something that motivates, rouses, or encourages.
Bonus
A bonus or reward, often monetary, to work harder.

incentivize /ɪnˈsɛntɪvaɪz/ v
Anreize schaffen begünstigen belohnen
(transitive, business, economics) To provide incentives for; to encourage.

inception /ɪnˈsɛpʃn/ /ɪnˈsɛpʃən/ inceptions n
Anfang Beginn Einführung
The creation or beginning of something; the establishment.

incessant /ɪnˈsɛs.ənt/ more incessant most incessant adj
unaufhörlich unablässig ständig
Without pause or stop; not ending, especially to the point of annoyance.

incessantly /ɪnˈsɛs.ənt.li/ adv
unaufhörlich ständig fortwährend immerzu in einem fort
In a manner without pause or stop, especially to the point of annoyance; not ceasing.

incest /ˈɪnsɛst/ incests n
Inzest Blutschande
Sexual relations between close relatives, especially immediate family members and sometimes first cousins, usually considered taboo; in many jurisdictions, close relatives are not allowed to marry, and incest is a crime.

incestuous more incestuous most incestuous adj
inzestuös
Pertaining to or engaging in incest.

inch /ɪnt͡ʃ/ inch inches n
Zoll
An English unit of length equal to 1/12 of a foot or 2.54 cm, roughly the width of a thumb.
(figuratively) Any very short distance.
Any of various similar units of length in other traditional systems of measurement.

inchoate /ɪnˈkoʊeɪt/ /ɪnˈkoʊət/ /ɪnˈkəʊeɪt/ /ɪnˈkəʊət/ more inchoate most inchoate adj
beginnend im Entstehen begriffen unausgegoren
Recently started but not fully formed yet; just begun; only elementary or immature.
chaotisch
Chaotic, disordered, confused; also, incoherent, rambling.

inchoative /ɪnˈkoʊətɪv/ /ɪnˈkəʊ.ə.tɪv/ adj
inchoativ
At the beginning, still in an unformed state.

incidence /ˈɪn.sɪ.dəns/ incidences n
Auftreten Vorkommen
The act of something happening; occurrence.
Auftretenshäufigkeit
The extent or the relative frequency of something happening.
Inzidenz
(epidemiology) A measure of the rate of new occurrence of a given medical condition in a population within a specified period of time.

incidence matrix incidence matrices incidence matrixes n
Inzidenzmatrix
(graph theory) A matrix showing the relationship between two classes of objects.

incident /ˈɪn.sɪ.dənt/ adj
anhaftend dazugehörend folgend gehörend zu inherent inhärent
Arising as the result of an event, inherent.
auftreffend einfallend
(physics, of a stream of particles or radiation) Falling on or striking a surface.

incident /ˈɪn.sɪ.dənt/ incidents n
Vorfall Ereignis Geschehnis Vorkommnis Begebenheit Episode
(countable, uncountable) An event or occurrence.
Ereignisfall Folge Nebeneffekt Nebenfolge Nebenhandlung Nebensache
A (relatively minor) event that is incidental to, or related to others.
Zwischenfall Vorfall Ereignis Geschehnis Vorkommnis Affäre
An event that causes or may cause an interruption or a crisis, such as a workplace illness or a software error.

incidental /ɪnsəˈdɛntəl/ /ɪnsɪˈdɛntəl/ [ɪnsɪˈdɛ.ɾ̃əl] [ɪnsɪˈdɛn.tʰəl] more incidental most incidental adj
Begleit- Neben- Sonder- anfallend begleitend beiläufig
Existing tangentially, being a byproduct, a tangent, or a likely consequence.
Zufall zufällig
Occurring by chance.
einfallend
(physics, of radiation) Entering or approaching, prior to reflection (more frequently incident).

incidental /ɪnsəˈdɛntəl/ /ɪnsɪˈdɛntəl/ [ɪnsɪˈdɛ.ɾ̃əl] [ɪnsɪˈdɛn.tʰəl] incidentals n
Nebenausgabe Nebenkosten Nebensächlichkeit Nebenumstand
Minor items, not further defined. Incidental expense.
Nebensächliches Unvorhergesehenes
Something that is incidental.

incidental music n
Bühnenmusik
(music) Music that is played as a background to a film, television programme, video game, etc.

incidentally more incidentally most incidentally adv
nebenbei zufällig zufälligerweise
(manner) In an incidental manner; not of central or critical importance.
zufällig zufälligerweise
By chance; in an unplanned way.
apropos im Übrigen nebenbei gesagt zufällig zufälligerweise übrigens
(speech act, conjunctive) Parenthetically, by the way.

incidentals n
Kleinkram Kleinmaterial Nebenausgaben Verbrauchsmaterial unvorhergesehene Ausgaben
Small items of expenditure that are not individually identified.

incinerate /ɪnˈsɪnjɚeɪt/ /ɪnˈsɪnəɹeɪt/ /ɪnˈsɪnəɹət/ /ɪnˈsɪnɚeɪt/ v
verbrennen
(transitive) To destroy by burning.

incineration incinerations n
Verbrennung
The act of incinerating, or the state of being incinerated; cremation.

incinerator incinerators n
Verbrennungsanlage
A furnace that burns refuse.

incipient /ɪnˈsɪp.i.ənt/ adj
einsetzend
In an initial stage; beginning, starting, coming into existence.

incircle incircles n
Inkreis
(geometry) A circle within a polygon, especially a triangle, that is tangent to each side.

incision /ɪnˈsɪʒən/ incisions n
Einschnitt
A cut, especially one made by a scalpel or similar medical tool in the context of surgical operation; the scar resulting from such a cut.
(football) A cut-back

incisionless adj
einschnittslos

incisor /ɪnˈsaɪ.zə(ɹ)/ incisors n
Schneidezahn
(anatomy, zootomy) A narrow-edged tooth at the front of the mouth of mammals, between the canines and adapted for cutting; in humans there are four in each jaw.

incite /ɪnˈsaɪt/ v
anstacheln
(transitive) To stir up or excite; to rouse or goad into action.

incitement /ɪnˈsaɪt.mənt/ incitements n
Anstiftung Verhetzung
A call to act; encouragement to act, often in an illegal fashion.

inciter inciters n
Anstachler
One who incites.

incivility /ɪnsɪˈvɪlɪti/ incivilities n
Grobheit Unhöflichkeit unhöfliches Benehmen
(uncountable) The state of being uncivil; lack of courtesy; rudeness in manner.

inclination /ɪn.klɪˈneɪ.ʃən/ inclinations n
Neigung
A physical tilt or bend.
A tendency.

incline /ɪnˈklaɪn/ /ˈɪn.klaɪn/ inclines n
Anstieg Gefälle Neigung
A slope.

incline /ɪnˈklaɪn/ /ˈɪn.klaɪn/ v
neigen
(transitive) To bend or move (something) out of a given plane or direction, often the horizontal or vertical.
(intransitive) To slope.
(mostly, intransitive, mostly, in the passive) To tend to do or believe something, or move or be moved in a certain direction, away from a point of view, attitude, etc.

inclined /ɪnˈklaɪnd/ more inclined most inclined adj
schräg
At an angle to the horizontal; slanted or sloped.
geneigt
Having a tendency, preference, likelihood, or disposition.

inclined plane inclined planes n
schiefe Ebene
(mechanics) One of the simple machines; a sloping surface such as a ramp such that an object can be raised with less effort than being lifted vertically.

include /ɪnˈkluːd/ v
einschließen mit einbeziehen
To bring into a group, class, set, or total as a (new) part or member.
To consider as part of something; to comprehend.

including /ɪnˈkluːdɪŋ/ /ɪŋˈkluːdɪŋ/ preposition
einschließlich inklusive
Such as, among which; introducing one or more parts of the group or topic just mentioned.

inclusion /ɪnˈkluːʒən/ inclusions n
Einschluss
(countable) An addition or annex to a group, set, or total.
(uncountable) The act of including, i.e. adding or annexing, (something) to a group, set, or total.

inclusion compound inclusion compounds n
Einschlussverbindung Einschlußkomplex

inclusive /ɪnˈkluːsɪv/ more inclusive most inclusive adj
allumfassend vollständig vollumfänglich
Including (almost) everything within its scope.

inclusive or inclusive ors n
inklusives Oder
(logic, computing) A logical connective joining two or more predicates that yields the logical value "true" when at least one of the predicates is true.

inclusively more inclusively most inclusively adv
einschließlich
In an inclusive fashion.

incoherence /ˌɪnkəʊˈhɪəɹəns/ incoherences n
Inkohärenz Zusammenhanglosigkeit
(uncountable) The quality of being incoherent.
The quality of not making logical sense or of not being logically connected.

incoherent more incoherent most incoherent adj
inkohärent unzusammenhängend unlogisch unvereinbar
Not making logical sense; not logically connected or consistent.
lose nicht verbunden nicht zusammenhängend
Not cohering socially, not united.

incombustible /ˌɪŋkəmˈbʌstɪbəl/ more incombustible most incombustible adj
unbrennbar feuersicher unverbrennbar
Not capable of catching fire and burning; not flammable.

income /ˈɪnˌkʌm/ incomes n
Einkommen
Money one earns by working or by capitalising on the work of others.

income statement income statements n
Gewinn- und Verlustrechnung
(accounting) A calculation which shows the profit or loss of an accounting unit (company, municipality, foundation etc.) during a specific period of time, providing a summary of how the profit or loss is calculated from gross revenue and expenses.

income tax income taxes n
Einkommensteuer
A tax levied on earned and unearned income, net of allowed deductions.

incoming /ˈɪnˌkʌmɪŋ/ adj
eingehend
Coming (or about to come) in; arriving.

incommensurability /ˌɪŋkəˌmɛnʃʊɹəˈbɪlɪti/ n
Inkommensurabilität
The state or characteristic of being incommensurable.

incommunicado [ɪnkəmjunɨˈkɑːdoʊ] adj
abgeschnitten erreichbar isoliert unerreichbar
In a state or condition of inability or unwillingness to communicate.

incommunicado [ɪnkəmjunɨˈkɑːdoʊ] adv
isoliert von der Außenwelt abgeschnitten
In a manner in which communication with outsiders is not possible, for either voluntary or involuntary reasons, especially due to confinement or reclusiveness.

incomparable /ɪŋkəmˈpærəbəl/ /ɪŋkəmˈpɛrəbəl/ /ɪŋˈkɑmp(ə)rəbəl/ /ɪŋˈkɒmp(ə)rəbəl/ more incomparable most incomparable adj
unvergleichlich
So much better than another as to be beyond comparison.

incompatibilism n
Inkompatibilismus

incompatibilistic adj
inkompatibilistisch

incompatibility /ˌɪnkəmˌpætɪˈbɪlɪti/ incompatibilities n
Inkompatibilität Unvereinberkeit
The quality or state of being incompatible; inconsistency; irreconcilability.

incompatible /ˌɪnkəmˈpætɪbəl/ /ˌɪŋkəmˈpætɪbəl/ more incompatible most incompatible adj
inkompatibel unvereinbar
Of two things: that cannot coexist; not congruous because of differences; unable to function together due to dissimilarities.

incompetence incompetences n
Inkompetenz
Inability to perform; lack of competence; ineptitude.

incompetent more incompetent most incompetent adj
inkompetent unfähig
Unskilled; lacking the degree of ability and responsibility that would normally be expected.

incomplete /ɪn.kəm.ˈpliːt/ more incomplete most incomplete adj
unvollständig
Not complete; not finished

incomplete sentence incomplete sentences n
unvollständiger Satz
(grammar) A group of words that appear to convey only part of a complete thought, lacking some component which is grammatically necessary to complete the thought.

incompleteness incompletenesses n
Unvollständigkeit
The state or condition of being not complete.

incomprehensible /ˌɪnkɑmpɹəˈhɛnsɪbəl/ more incomprehensible most incomprehensible adj
unverständlich unbegreiflich unfassbar
impossible or very difficult to understand.

incomprehensibleness n
Unverständlichkeit
The state of being incomprehensible.

incompressible adj
inkompressibel
Not compressible.

inconceivable /ɪn.kənˈsiː.və.bl̩/ more inconceivable most inconceivable adj
unbegreiflich unfassbar unfasslich unglaublich nicht wahrnehmbar
Unable to be conceived or imagined; unbelievable.

incongruity /ɪnkɑŋˈɡɹuɪti/ /ɪnkɒŋˈɡɹuːɪti/ incongruities n
Disparität Inkongruenz Nichtübereinstimmung Ungleichheit Unvereinbarkeit
The state of being incongruous, or lacking congruence.
Diskrepanz Missverhältnis Unterschied Unvereinbarkeit
An instance or point of disagreement
Inkongruenz
A thing that is incongruous.

incongruous /ɪnˈkɑn.ɡɹu.əs/ /ɪnˈkɒn.ɡɹʊu.ʌs/ /ɪnˈkɒŋ.ɹʊu.ʌs/ /ɪŋˈkɑŋ.ɡɹu.əs/ more incongruous most incongruous adj
disparat nicht zusammenpassend uneinheitlich ungleich unpassend unvereinbar
Not similar or congruent; not matching or fitting in.

incongruously more incongruously most incongruously adv
unpassenderweise
In an incongruous manner.

inconsiderate /ˌɪnkənˈsɪdəɹɪt/ /ˌɪŋ-/ more inconsiderate most inconsiderate adj
rücksichtslos
Not considerate of others.

inconsistent /ˌɪnkənˈsɪstənt/ more inconsistent most inconsistent adj
widersprüchlich inkonsistent
Not consistent or coherent in thought or behavior.
Not consistent:

inconsolable more inconsolable most inconsolable adj
untröstlich
Not consolable; unable to be consoled or comforted, usually due to grief, disappointment, or other distress.

inconspicuous /ˌɪn.kənˈspɪk.ju.əs/ more inconspicuous most inconspicuous adj
unauffällig
Not prominent nor easily noticeable. [from 1828]

incontestable more incontestable most incontestable adj
unbestreitbar unanfechtbar
Not contestable; indisputable; certain

incontinence /ɪnˈkɒntɪnəns/ incontinences n
Inkontinenz Hemmungslosigkeit Zügellosigkeit
(urology) The inability of any of the physical organs to restrain discharges of their contents; involuntary discharge or evacuation (of urine or feces).

incontrovertible /ˌɪŋ.kɒn.tɹəˈvɜː.təbl̩/ more incontrovertible most incontrovertible adj
unbestreitbar
Not capable of being denied, challenged, or disputed; closed to questioning.

incontrovertibly /ɪnˌkɒn.tɹəˈvɜː(ɹ).tɪ.bli/ /ˌɪnˌkɑn.tɹəˈvɝ.tə.bli/ more incontrovertibly most incontrovertibly adv
unwiderlegbar zweifellos
In an incontrovertible manner; in a manner not capable of being denied, challenged, or disputed.

inconvenience /ɪnkənˈvinjəns/ /ɪnkənˈviːnɪəns/ /ɪŋk-/ inconveniences n
Unannehmlichkeit
Something that is not convenient, something that bothers.

inconvenience /ɪnkənˈvinjəns/ /ɪnkənˈviːnɪəns/ /ɪŋk-/ v
Unannehmlichkeiten bereiten lästig sein stören
to bother; to discomfort

inconvenient more inconvenient most inconvenient adj
lästig ungelegen unpassend inopportun unangebracht unannehmlich
not convenient

inconvincible more inconvincible most inconvincible adj
nicht zu überzeugen unbelehrbar
Incapable of being convinced.

incorporate /ɪŋˈkɔɹ.pɚ.e(ɪ)t/ /ɪŋˈkɔɹ.pɚ.eɪt/ /ɪŋˈkɔɹ.pɚ.ət/ /ɪŋˈkɔɹ.pɹe(ɪ)t/ /ɪŋˈkɔɹ.pɹeɪt/ /ɪŋˈkɔː.pə.ɹeɪt/ /ɪŋˈkɔː.pə.ɹət/ v
hinzufügen beinhalten enthalten
(transitive) To include (something) as a part.
(US, legal) To include (another clause or guarantee of the US constitution) as a part (of the Fourteenth Amendment, such that the clause binds not only the federal government but also state governments).
einbinden inkorporieren integrieren
(transitive) To mix (something in) as an ingredient; to blend
einverleiben gründen
(transitive) To form into a legal company.

incorrect /ˌɪnkəˈɹekt/ /ˌɪnkəˈɹɛkt/ more incorrect most incorrect adj
inkorrekt
Not correct; erroneous or wrong.

incorrectly more incorrectly most incorrectly adv
falsch unrichtig
In an incorrect manner.

incorrigible /ɪnˈkɒɹɪdʒəb(ə)l/ /ɪnˈkɒɹɪdʒɪb(ə)l/ /ɪnˈkɔɹəd͡ʒəb(ə)l/ /ɪnˈkɔɹɪd͡ʒəb(ə)l/ adj
unverbesserbar
Defective and impossible to materially correct or set aright.
unverbesserlich
Incurably depraved; not reformable.
Impervious to correction by punishment or pain.
Determined, unalterable, hence impossible to improve upon.

incorruptibility n
Unbestechlichkeit
The condition of being incorruptible; honesty.

incorruptible more incorruptible most incorruptible adj
unbestechlich moralisch gefestigt nicht korrumpierbar
Incapable of being bribed or morally corrupted; inflexibly just and upright.
unverderblich unvergänglich unzerstörbar
Not subject to corruption or decay.

increasable more increasable most increasable adj
vergrößerbar
Able to be increased.

increase /ɪnˈkɹiːs/ /ˈɪnkɹiːs/ increases n
Zunahme Vergrößerung Anstieg Erhöhung Steigerung Wachstum
An amount by which a quantity is increased.
Zunahme Anstieg Erhöhung Ansteigen Anwachsen Steigen
For a quantity, the act or process of becoming larger

increase /ɪnˈkɹiːs/ /ˈɪnkɹiːs/ v
ansteigen zunehmen wachsen anwachsen steigen
(intransitive) (of a quantity, etc.) To become larger or greater.
steigern vergrößern erhöhen
(transitive) To make (a quantity, etc.) larger.

increasing /ɪnˈkɹiːsɪŋ/ adj
zunehmend
on the increase.

increasingly adv
zunehmend
Increasing in amount or intensity.

incredible /ɪŋˈkɹɛdəbəl/ /ɪŋˈkɹɛdɪbəl/ [ɪ̈ŋˈkɹ̥ʷɛɾəbəɫ] [ɪ̈ŋˈkɹ̥ʷɛɾəbɫ̩] more incredible most incredible adj
unglaublich unglaubhaft
(literal) Too implausible to be credible; beyond belief; unbelievable. [from 15th c.]
erstaunlich verblüffend verwunderlich
(figurative) Amazing; astonishing; awe-inspiring.
wunderbar fabelhaft herrlich
(figurative) Marvellous; profoundly affecting; wonderful.

incredibly /ɪŋˈkɹɛdɪbli/ more incredibly most incredibly adv
unglaublich
(degree) To a great extent; extremely.

incredulity /ˌɪnkɹɪˈdjuːlɪti/ incredulities n
Ungläubigkeit
Unwillingness or inability to believe; doubt about the truth or verisimilitude of something; disbelief.
(rare) Religious disbelief, lack of faith.

incredulous /ɪnˈkɹɛdjʊləs/ /ˌɪn.ˈkɹɛ.d͡ʒə.ləs/ more incredulous most incredulous adj
skeptisch ungläubig
Skeptical, disbelieving, or unable to believe. [from 16th c.]

increment /ˈɪŋkɹɪmn̩t/ increments n
Erhöhung Zunahme Zuwachs
The action of increasing or becoming greater.
Inkrement
The amount of increase.
(grammar) A syllable in excess of the number of the nominative singular or the second-person singular present indicative.

incremental more incremental most incremental adj
inkremental
Pertaining to an increment.
inkrementell Zuwachs- graduell inkremental schrittweise stadial
Occurring over a series of gradual increments, or small steps.

incrementalism incrementalisms n
Inkrementalismus
Any method of achieving a goal by means of a series of gradual increments, or small steps.

incrementation /ˌɪŋkɹəmənˈteɪʃən/ incrementations n
Inkrement

incriminate /ɪŋˈkɹɪmɪneɪt/ v
beschuldigen
(transitive) To accuse or bring criminal charges against.
belasten
(transitive) To indicate the guilt of.

incriminating more incriminating most incriminating adj
belastend
Causing, showing, or proving that one is guilty of wrongdoing.

incubation /ɪnkjuˈbeɪʃən/ /ɪnkjuːˈbeɪʃən/ incubations n
Bebrütung
Sitting on eggs for the purpose of hatching young; a brooding on, or keeping warm, to develop the life within, by any process.
Inkubation
(pathology) The development of a disease from its causes, or the period of such development.

incubation period incubation periods n
Incubationsdauer Incubationsstadium Inkubationszeit
(epidemiology) The time elapsed between an exposure to a pathogenic organism, a chemical or radiation, and the appearance of signs and symptoms.

incubator /ˈɪn.kjuːˌbeɪ.tə(ɹ)/ [ˈɪn.kjuːˌbeɪ.ɾə(ɹ)] [ˈɪn.kjuːˌbeɪ.ɾɚ] incubators n
Brutkasten Inkubator
(medicine) An apparatus used to maintain environmental conditions suitable for a newborn baby.
Brutkasten
An apparatus used to maintain environmental conditions suitable for the hatching of eggs.
Inkubator
A place to maintain the culturing of bacteria at a steady temperature.
Inkubator Brutkasten
(business) A support programme for the development of entrepreneurial companies.

incubus /ˈɪn.kjə.bəs/ /ˈɪŋ.kjʊ.bəs/ incubi incubuses n
Inkubus
(medieval folklore) An evil spirit supposed to oppress people while asleep, especially to have sex with women as they sleep.
Alptraum Inkubus
A feeling of oppression during sleep, sleep paralysis; night terrors, a nightmare.
Kreuz Last
(by extension) Any oppressive thing or person; a burden.

inculcate /ɪn.ˈkʌl.keɪt/ /ˈɪn.kʌl.keɪt/ v
einschärfen einimpfen
(transitive) To teach by repeated instruction.

inculpatory more inculpatory most inculpatory adj
belastend
that causes someone to be blamed for something

incumbency /ɪŋˈkʌmbənsi/ incumbencies n
Amt
The state of being incumbent.
Aufgabe Obliegenheit Pflicht Verpflichtung
An obligation or duty.
Amt Amtszeit Pfründe
A tenure.
Pfründe
(figurative) Benefice, lucrative position or possession.

incumbent /ɪnˈkʌmb(ə)nt/ /ɪnˈkʌmbənt/ /ɪŋ-/ more incumbent most incumbent adj
abstützend aufliegend liegend ruhend
Chiefly followed by on or upon: leaning, or lying, reclining, or resting, on something else.
amtierend
(zoology) Of a body part such as a hair, spine, or wing: bent downwards or otherwise positioned so that it, or part of it, rests on or touches something else; specifically (ornithology) , of the hind toe of a bird: fully resting on a support.
Being the current holder of an office or a title; specifically (Christianity, obsolete) , of an ecclesiastical benefice.
Pflicht obliegend obligatorisch
Followed by on or upon: imposed on one as an obligation, especially due to one's office or position.

incumbent /ɪnˈkʌmb(ə)nt/ /ɪnˈkʌmbənt/ /ɪŋ-/ incumbents n
Amtsinhaber Inhaber Stelleninhaber
The current holder of an office or title; (specifically, Christianity) the holder of an ecclesiastical benefice.
Marktführer Platzhirsch
(business) A holder of a position as supplier to a market or market segment that allows the holder to earn above-normal profits.

incunabulum /ˌɪn.kjʊˈnæb.jʊ.ləm/ incunabula n
Inkunabel Wiegendruck
(printing) A book, single sheet, or image that was printed before the year 1501 in Europe.

incur /ɪnˈkɜː/ /ɪnˈkɝ/ v
Haftung anrechnen haftbar heranziehen zufügen zurechnen
(transitive) to bring upon oneself or expose oneself to, especially something inconvenient, harmful, or onerous; to become liable or subject to

incurable /ˌɪnˈkjʊəɹəbl/ /ˌɪnˈkjʊɹəbl/ adj
unheilbar
Of an illness, condition, etc, that is unable to be cured; healless.

incursion /ɪŋˈkɜː(ɹ)ʃən/ /ɪŋˈkɜː(ɹ)ʒən/ incursions n
Eindringen Einfall
An aggressive movement into somewhere; an invasion.

indebtedness /ɪnˈdɛtɪdnəs/ indebtednesses n
Verschuldung Verbindlichkeit
State of owing money; being in debt.
Pflicht Schuld Verpflichtung
The state of owing something or being under obligation to someone.
Schuldbetrag Schuldensumme
The amount owed.
Gesamtschuld
All debts totalled.

indecency indecencies n
Unanständigkeit
Lack of decency; the property or degree of being indecent
Something showing lack of decency; something (such as a word) that is indecent.

indecent /ɪnˈdiːsənt/ more indecent most indecent adj
unanständig
Offensive to good taste.
unanständig unkonventionell unschicklich
Not in keeping with conventional moral values; improper, immodest, or unseemly.

indecent exposure indecent exposures n
Erregung öffentlichen Ärgernisses
(legal) The crime of intentionally exposing one's own private parts in public; in some cases also including the act of public urination and defecation.

indecipherable /ɪndə-/ /ɪndɪˈsaɪfəɹəbəl/ /ɪndɪˈsaɪfɹəbəl/ more indecipherable most indecipherable adj
unentzifferbar unentzifferlich
Not decipherable; impossible to decode, read, understand or comprehend.

indecision /ɪndɪˈsɪʒ(ə)n/ indecisions n
Unentschlossenheit Unschlüssigkeit
The inability to decide on a course of action, especially if two or more possibilities exist.

indecisive /ˌɪndɪˈsaɪsɪv/ more indecisive most indecisive adj
unentschlossen unschlüssig
(of a person) Not decisive; not marked by promptness or decision.
unentschlossen
(of a contest etc.) inconclusive or uncertain

indeclinable adj
indeklinabel undeklinierbar
(grammar, of a word) Not grammatically declinable.

indecomposable /ˌɪndiːkəmˈpəʊzəbəl/ adj
unzerlegbar
Not decomposable: unable to be decomposed.

indeed /ɪnˈdid/ /ɪnˈdiːd/ adv
in der Tat
(modal) Truly; in fact; actually.

indeed /ɪnˈdid/ /ɪnˈdiːd/ interjection
allerdings gewiss
in der Tat genau
Indicates emphatic agreement.

indefatigable /ˌɪn.də-/ /ˌɪn.dəˈfæt.ɪ.ɡə.bəl/ /ˌɪn.dɪ.fəˈti.ɡə.bəl/ /ˌɪn.dɪˈfæt.ɪ.ɡə.bəl/ [ˌɪn.dəˈfæɾ.ɪ.ɡə.bəl] more indefatigable most indefatigable adj
unermüdlich
Extremely persistent and untiring.

indefensible more indefensible most indefensible adj
unhaltbar unvertretbar
(figurative) Incapable of being justified or excused.

indefinable adj
undefinierbar
That which defies description; indescribable.

indefinite /ɪnˈdɛfɪnɪt/ more indefinite most indefinite adj
unbestimmt unbegrenzt
Without limit; forever, or until further notice; not definite.
unklar vage
Vague or unclear.
unbestimmt
(mathematics) Being an integral without specified limits.
unbestimmt unentschieden unklar unsicher vage
(linguistics) Designating an unspecified or unidentified person or thing or group of persons or things

indefinite article indefinite articles n
unbestimmter Artikel
(grammar) A word preceding a noun to indicate that the noun refers to any member of the class of objects named by the noun.

indefinite integral indefinite integrals n
unbestimmtes Integral
(mathematics) A function whose derivative is a given function; an antiderivative

indefinite pronoun indefinite pronouns n
Indefinitpronomen
(grammar) A pronoun that does not specify the identity of its referent.

indehiscent adj
Schließ-
(botany) Not dehiscing when mature; not dehiscent.

indelible /ɪnˈdɛləbl/ more indelible most indelible adj
unauslöschlich hartnäckig
Having the quality of being difficult to delete, remove, wash away, blot out, or efface.
unauslöschlich
(figurative) Incapable of being canceled, lost, or forgotten.

indemnification /ənˌdɛmnəfəˈkeɪʃən/ /ɪnˌdɛmnɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ indemnifications n
Entschädigen Entschädigung Freistellen
The act or process of indemnifying, preserving, or securing against loss, damage, or penalty.
Schadenersatz
A reimbursement of loss, damage, or penalty.
Entschädigtsein
The state of being indemnified.

indemnify /ɪnˈdɛm.nɪ.faɪ/ v
sicherstellen
To secure against loss or damage; to insure.
entschädigen Indemnität erteilen schadlos halten wiedergutmachen
(chiefly, legal) To compensate or reimburse someone for some expense or injury.

indemnity /ɪnˈdɛmnɪti/ indemnities n
Erstattung Kompensation Rückzahlung
Repayment; compensation for loss or injury.
Indemnität Schadloshaltung
(insurance) A principle of insurance which provides that when a loss occurs, the insured should be restored to the approximate financial condition occupied before the loss occurred, no better, no worse.

indent /ɪnˈdɛnt/ /ˈɪndɛnt/ indents n
Einbuchtung Kerbe Vertiefung
A cut or notch in the margin of anything, or a recess like a notch.
Beschaffungsauftrag
A requisition or order for supplies, sent to the commissariat of an army.

indent /ɪnˈdɛnt/ /ˈɪndɛnt/ v
anheuern anwerben eindrücken einkerben
To dent; to stamp or to press in; to impress
einwilligen
(intransitive, reflexive, obsolete) To enter into a binding agreement by means of such documents; to formally commit (to doing something); to contract.
einrücken
(typography) To begin (a line or lines) at a greater or lesser distance from the margin. See indentation, and indention. Normal indent pushes in a line or paragraph. "Hanging indent" pulls the line out into the margin.

indentation /ˌɪndɛnˈteɪʃən/ indentations n
Delle
A notch or recess, in the margin or border of anything.
Einbuchtung Vertiefung
A recess or sharp depression in any surface.
Einrückung Einzug
(typography) The act of beginning a line or series of lines at a little distance within the flush line of the column or page, as in the common way of beginning the first line of a paragraph.
Spiegelstrich
(law) A division unit of a piece of law distinguished by its indentation or by a dash.

indenture /ɪnˈdɛn.ʃɝ/ indentures n
Arbeitsvertrag Ausbildungsvertrag Kontrakt Lehrbrief Vertrag
(legal) A contract which binds a person to work for another, under specified conditions, for a specified time (often as an apprentice).

independence /ɪndɪˈpɛndəns/ independences n
Selbständigkeit
Unabhängigkeit Selbständigkeit
The quality or state of being independent; lack of dependence; the state of not being reliant on, or controlled by, others.
Unabhängigkeit
The state of having sufficient means for a comfortable livelihood.

independence day independence days n
Unabhängigkeitstag
An annual celebration commemorating the anniversary of a nation's assumption of independent statehood.

independent /ˌɪn.dɪˈpɛn.dənt/ more independent most independent adj
selbständig unabhängig
Not dependent; not contingent or depending on something else; free.
unabhängig
(politics) Not affiliated with any political party.

independent city independent cities n
Stadt Statutarstadt kreisfrei
a city that does not form part of another general-purpose local government entity

independent variable independent variables n
unabhängige Variable
(algebra) In an equation, any variable whose value is not dependent on any other in the equation.

independentism n
Unabhängigkeitsbestrebungen Unabhängigkeitsbewegung

independentist /ɪndəˈpɛndəntɪst/ independentists n
Unabhängigkeitskämpfer Unabhängigkeitskämpferin Unabhängigkeitsbefürworter Unabhängigkeitsbefürworterin

independentize v
unabhängigiesieren
To make independent.

independently /ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəntli/ more independently most independently adv
selbstständig unabhängig
In an independent manner.

indescribable /ɪndɪˈskɹaɪbəbl̩/ more indescribable most indescribable adj
unbeschreiblich
Impossible (or very difficult) to describe.
Exceeding all description.

indescribably more indescribably most indescribably adv
unbeschreiblich
In an indescribable manner.

indestructible adj
unzerstörbar unvernichtbar
Not destructible; incapable of decomposition or of being destroyed; invincible.

indeterminate /ɪndɪˈtɜː(ɹ)mɪnət/ more indeterminate most indeterminate adj
unbestimmt
Not accurately determined or determinable.

indeterminate /ɪndɪˈtɜː(ɹ)mɪnət/ indeterminates n
Unbestimmte
(algebra, strict sense) A symbol that resembles a variable or parameter but is used purely formally and neither signifies nor is ever assigned a particular value;(loose sense) a variable.

index /ˈɪndɛks/ index's indexes indices n
Index Verzeichnis
An alphabetical listing of items and their location.
Index
(economics) A single number calculated from an array of prices or of quantities.
(computing, databases) A data structure that improves the performance of operations on a table.

index /ˈɪndɛks/ v
indizieren
(chiefly, economics) To normalise in order to account for inflation; to correct for inflation by linking to a price index in order to maintain real levels.

index card index cards n
Karteikarte
A piece of heavy paper stock used to record information to be stored in an index.

index case index cases n
Indexpatient
(epidemiology) The first documented patient in a disease epidemic within a population or the first case of interest in an epidemiological investigation; the case of patient zero.

indexation indexations n
Indexierung

indexing indexings n
Indizierung

india rubber india rubbers n
Radiergummi
(dated) An eraser made from this rubber.

indicate /ˈɪndɪˌkeɪt/ v
andeuten anweisen anzeigen
To point out; to discover; to direct to a knowledge of; to show; to make known.
andeuten anzeigen
To show or manifest by symptoms; to point to as the proper remedies.
blinken
To signal in a vehicle the desire to turn right or left.

indication /ɪndɪˈkeɪʃən/ indications n
Sonderzeichen Zeichen
(rare) A mark or another symbol used to represent something.

indicative /ɪnˈdɪk.ə.tɪv/ more indicative most indicative adj
indikativ hinweisend
serving as a sign, indication or suggestion of something

indicative /ɪnˈdɪk.ə.tɪv/ indicatives n
Indikativ
(grammar, uncountable) The indicative mood.

indicative mood indicative moods n
Indikativ
(grammar) The mood of a verb used in ordinary, factual, or objective statements.

indicator /ˈɪn.dɪ.ˌkeɪ.tə(ɹ)/ indicators n
Indikator Anzeige
A pointer or index that indicates something.
Zeiger
The needle or dial on such a meter.
Blinker Fahrtrichtungsanzeiger Blinkleuchte Blinklicht
(UK, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland , automotive ) A turn signal; each of the flashing lights on each side of a vehicle which indicate a turn is being made to left or right, or a lane change etc.

indict /ˌɪnˈdaɪt/ v
beschuldigen
To accuse of wrongdoing; charge.
anklagen beschuldigen
(legal) To make a formal accusation or indictment for a crime against (a party) by the findings of a jury, especially a grand jury.

indictable offence indictable offences n
Verbrechen
(legal, British, Canadian, Australian, Hong Kong) An offence which can only be tried on an indictment after a preliminary hearing to determine whether there is a prima facie case to answer or by a grand jury, in contrast to a summary offence.

indiction /ɪnˈdɪkʃən/ indictions n
Indiktion
(historical) A fiscal period of fifteen years, instituted by Constantine in 313 C.E. (but counting from 1st September 312), used throughout the Middle Ages as a way of dating events, documents etc.

indictment /ɪnˈdaɪt.mənt/ indictments n
Anklageschrift
(legal) The official legal document outlining the charges concerned; bill of indictment. [from 16th c.]
Anklage Beschuldigung
(countable, uncountable) An accusation of wrongdoing; a criticism or condemnation. [from 19th c.]

indifference /ɪnˈdɪf.ə.ɹəns/ /ɪnˈdɪf.ɹəns/ indifferences n
Gleichgültigkeit
The state of being indifferent.

indifferent /ɪnˈdɪf.ə.ɹənt/ /ɪnˈdɪf.ɹənt/ more indifferent most indifferent adj
gleichgültig teilnahmslos
Not making a difference; without significance or importance.
(obsolete) Not different, matching.

indigene /ˈɪndɪdʒiːn/ indigenes n
Indigene Indigener
An indigenous person; a native.

indigenous /ɪnˈdɪdʒɪnəs/ /ɪnˈdɪd͡ʒənəs/ /ɪnˈdɪd͡ʒɪnəs/ adj
indigen einheimisch eingeboren inländisch
Born or originating in, native to a land or region, especially before an intrusion. [from 17th c.]
In particular, of or relating to a people (or their language or culture) that inhabited a region prior to the arrival of people of other cultures which became dominant (e.g., through colonialism), and which maintains a distinct culture.
angeboren eingeboren intuitiv
Innate, inborn. [from 19th c.]

indigent /ɪnˈd(a)ɪd͡ʒənt/ /ˈɪndɪd͡ʒənt/ more indigent most indigent adj
bedürftig Not leidend arm hilfsbedürftig mittellos notleidend
Poor; destitute; in need.

indigent /ɪnˈd(a)ɪd͡ʒənt/ /ˈɪndɪd͡ʒənt/ indigents n
Bedürftiger Arme Armen Armer Notleidender
A person in need, or in poverty.

indigestible more indigestible most indigestible adj
unverdaulich
Difficult or impossible to digest.

indigestion indigestions n
Verdauungsstörung
A condition of heartburn, nausea, or other stomach-related pain, sometimes caused by eating too quickly.

indignant /ɪnˈdɪɡ.nənt/ more indignant most indignant adj
empört entrüstet
Showing anger or indignation, especially at something unjust or wrong.

indignation /ˌɪn.dɪɡ.ˈneɪ.ʃən/ indignations n
Empörung Entrüstung
An anger aroused by something perceived as an indignity, notably an offense or injustice.
A self-righteous anger or disgust.

indignity /ɪnˈdɪɡ.nɪ.ti/ indignities n
Entwürdigung
degradation, debasement or humiliation

indigo /ˈɪn.dɪˌɡəʊ/ /ˈɪndɪˌɡoʊ/ more indigo most indigo adj
indigofarben Indigo
having a deep purplish-blue colour

indigo /ˈɪn.dɪˌɡəʊ/ /ˈɪndɪˌɡoʊ/ indigoes indigos n
Indigo
A purplish-blue colour.
An indigo-colored dye obtained from certain plants (the indigo plant or woad), or a similar synthetic dye.

indigo bunting indigo buntings n
Indigofink
A blue bunting of North America (Passerina cyanea).

indirect /ˌɪndaɪˈɹɛkt/ /ˌɪndəˈɹɛkt/ /ˌɪndɪˈɹɛkt/ more indirect most indirect adj
indirekt
Not direct

indirect free kick indirect free kicks n
indirekter Freistoß
(soccer) a free kick from which a goal may be scored only after the ball has been played by at least one other player

indirect object indirect objects n
Dativobjekt indirektes Objekt
(grammar) A grammatical role of a ditransitive verb that manifests a secondary or passive participant in an action, often a recipient or goal.

indirect question indirect questions n
indirekte Frage

indirectly /ˌɪndaɪˈɹɛktli/ /ˌɪndɪˈɹɛktli/ adv
indirekt
In an indirect manner.

indiscreet indiscreeter indiscreetest adj
unbedachtsam unbesonnen unüberlegt
Not discreet; lacking in discretion.

indiscretion /ˌɪndɪsˈkɹɛʃən/ indiscretions n
Indiskretion
The quality or state of being indiscreet; lack of discretion
An indiscreet or imprudent act; indiscreet behavior.

indiscriminate /ɪn.dɪsˈkɹɪm.ɪn.ət/ more indiscriminate most indiscriminate adj
wahllos gedankenlos ohne Unterschied unbedacht unkritisch unterschiedslos
Without care or making distinctions, thoughtless.

indiscriminately more indiscriminately most indiscriminately adv
ohne Unterschied querbeet unkritisch wahllos willkürlich
In an indiscriminate manner.

indiscriminative more indiscriminative most indiscriminative adj
keinen Unterschied machend nicht unterscheidend wahllos
Making no distinction; not discriminating; indiscriminate.

indispensable /ɪndɪˈspɛnsəbəl/ more indispensable most indispensable adj
ausnahmlos grundsätzlich unverzichtbar
(ecclesiastical, obsolete) Not admitting ecclesiastical dispensation; not subject to release or exemption; that cannot be allowed by bending the canonical rules. [16th–17th c.]
unentbehrlich unabdingbar unerlässlich unabkömmlich unverzichtbar
Absolutely necessary or requisite; that one cannot do without. [from 17th c.]

indisposed more indisposed most indisposed adj
unpässlich
Mildly ill.
abgeneigt
Not disposed, predisposed, or inclined; unwilling.

indisposition /ɪnˌdɪspəˈzɪʃən/ indispositions n
Unpässlichkeit
A mild illness, the state of being indisposed.

indite /ɪnˈdaɪt/ v
beschreiben beschriften vollschreiben
(transitive) To physically make letters and words on a writing surface; to inscribe.
in Worte fassen in Worte kleiden niederschreiben verfassen
(obsolete) To indict; to accuse; to censure.

indium /ˈɪndi.əm/ indiums n
Indium
A chemical element (symbol In) with an atomic number of 49: a soft silvery-white metal.

indium arsenide n
Indiumarsenid

individual /ɪndɪˈvɪdjʊ(ə)l/ /ɪndɪˈvɪd͡ʒʊ(ə)l/ /ˌɪndə-/ /ˌɪndɪˈvɪd͡ʒ(u)əl/ more individual most individual adj
Einzel-
individuell einzeln
Relating to a single person or thing as opposed to more than one.
individuell
Intended for a single person as opposed to more than one person.

individual /ɪndɪˈvɪdjʊ(ə)l/ /ɪndɪˈvɪd͡ʒʊ(ə)l/ /ˌɪndə-/ /ˌɪndɪˈvɪd͡ʒ(u)əl/ individuals n
Individuum
A person considered alone, rather than as belonging to a group of people.

individual pursuit n
Einerverfolgung
(cycle racing) A discipline in track cycling where two opposing cyclists start on opposite sides of the track and try to catch their opponent, or get a faster time over a pre-decided distance.

individual sport individual sports n
Individualsport Einzelsport
A sport which is practiced by two opposing individuals or one individual, rather than a team.

individualism individualisms n
Individualismus
The tendency for a person to act without reference to others, particularly in matters of style, fashion or mode of thought.
The moral stance, political philosophy, or social outlook that promotes independence and self-reliance of individual people, while opposing the interference with each person's choices by society, the state, or any other group or institution.

individualist individualists n
Individualist Individualistin
Someone who believes in individualism as a sociopolitical system.
Someone who does as they wish, unconstrained by external influences.

individualistic more individualistic most individualistic adj
individualistisch
More interested in individual people than in society as a whole

individualization individualizations n
Individualisierung
The act of individualizing; the state of being individualized.

individualize v
individualisieren
To give something its own individuality; to characterize or differentiate.

individually /ˌɪndə-/ /ˌɪndɪˈvɪd͡ʒ(u)əli/ adv
individuell einzeln
As individuals, separately, independently.

indivisibility indivisibilities n
Unteilbarkeit
(uncountable) The state of being indivisible. The state incapable of being divided.
(countable) An indivisible factor or object.

indivisible /ˌɪndɪˈvɪzɪbəl/ adj
unteilbar
Incapable of being divided; atomic.
(arithmetic) Incapable of being divided by a specific integer without leaving a remainder.

indoctrinate v
indoktrinieren
To teach with a biased, one-sided or uncritical ideology; to brainwash.

indoctrination indoctrinations n
Indoktrination
The act of indoctrinating, or the condition of being indoctrinated

indole /ˈɪndɒl/ /ˈɪndəʊl/ indoles n
Indol
(organic compound) An organic compound, C8H7N, found in coal tar, and produced in the gut by the bacterial decomposition of tryptophan; it is an aromatic bicyclic heterocycle having a benzene ring fused with a pyrrole ring; indole and its derivatives occur widely in nature and have many industrial applications.

indolence /ˈɪndl̩(ə)ns/ /ˈɪndl̩əns/ /ˈɪndəl(ə)ns/ indolences n
Trägheit Indolenz Müßiggang süßes Nichtstun
Habitual laziness or sloth.
Indolenz
(pathology) Lack of pain in a tumour.

indolent /ˈɪn.də.lənt/ more indolent most indolent adj
faul arbeitsscheu träge
Habitually lazy, procrastinating, or resistant to physical labor
ermüdend
Inducing laziness
schmerzlos indolent schmerzfrei
(medicine) Causing little or no physical pain; progressing slowly; inactive (of an ulcer, etc.)

indomitable /ɪnˈdɑmɪtəbl̩/ /ɪnˈdɒmɪtəbl̩/ more indomitable most indomitable adj
unbeugsam unbezähmbar unerschütterlich
Incapable of being subdued, overcome, or vanquished.

indoor /ˈɪndɔɹ/ /ˈɪndɔː/ adj
Haus- Innen- innerhalb des Hauses
Situated in, or designed to be used in, or carried on within, the interior of a building.

indoors /ɪnˈdɔɹz/ /ɪnˈdɔːz/ adv
drinnen herein hinein rein
Inside, into, or within a building.

indri /ˈɪndɹi/ indris n
Indri
One of the largest living lemurs (Indri indri), native to Madagascar.

indubitable /ɪnˈdjuːbɪtəbəl/ /ɪnˈdubɪtəbəl/ more indubitable most indubitable adj
unzweifelhaft
clearly true; providing no possibility of doubt.

indubitably /ɪnˈdjuː.bɪ.tə.bli/ /ɪnˈdu.bɪ.tə.bli/ more indubitably most indubitably adv
unzweifelhaft
In a manner that leaves no possibility of doubt; undoubtedly.

induce /ɪnˈdjuːs/ /ɪnˈduːs/ v
anstacheln bewirken dazu bringen führen zu hervorrufen verursachen
(transitive) To cause, bring about, lead to.
induzieren
(physics) To cause or produce (electric current or a magnetic state) by a physical process of induction.

inducer inducers n
Induktor
A molecule that starts gene expression.

inducible adj
induzierbar
Able to be induced or caused.

induct /ɪnˈdʌkt/ v
einführen
To bring in as a member; to make a part of.
feierlich einführen
To formally or ceremoniously install in an office, position, etc.
einziehen
To draft into military service.
einführen einweisen
(obsolete) To introduce; to bring in.

inductance inductances n
Induktivität
(physics) The property of an electric circuit by which a voltage is induced in it by a changing magnetic field.

induction /ɪnˈdʌkʃən/ inductions n
Vereidigung
A formal ceremony in which a person is appointed to an office or into military service.
Induktion
(physics) Generation of an electric current by a varying magnetic field.
Induktion Einführung
(embryology) Given a group of cells that emits or displays a substance, the influence of this substance on the fate of a second group of cells

inductive reasoning n
Induktion
The process of making inferences based upon observed patterns, or simple repetition. Often used in reference to predictions about what will happen or does happen, based upon what has happened.

inductor inductors n
Induktivität Spule
(electronics) A passive device that introduces inductance into an electrical circuit.

indulge /ɪnˈdʌld͡ʒ/ v
hätscheln verwöhnen frönen
(transitive) To satisfy the wishes or whims of.
nachgeben ergeben erliegen hingeben nachgiebig sein gegenüber nachsichtig sein gegenüber
To give way to (a habit or temptation); to not oppose or restrain.

indulgence /ɪnˈdʌl.d͡ʒəns/ indulgences n
Milde Nachgiebigkeit Nachsicht Nachsichtigkeit
The act of indulging.
Duldsamkeit Duldung
Tolerance.
Verwöhnen Verwöhnung
The act of catering to someone's every desire.
Hobby Schwäche
Something in which someone indulges.
Gefälligkeit Gnade Gnadenbezeigung
An indulgent act; a favour granted; gratification.
Ablass
(Roman Catholicism) A pardon or release from the expectation of punishment in purgatory, after the sinner has been granted absolution.

indulgent /ɪnˈdʌld͡ʒənt/ more indulgent most indulgent adj
nachsichtig nachgiebig ausgelassen duldsam gutmütig mild
Disposed or prone to indulge, humor, gratify, or yield to one's own or another's desires, etc., or to be compliant, lenient, or forbearing;

indurate /ɪnˈdjʊɹeɪt/ /ɪnˈdjʊɹət/ v
festigen härten verfestigen verhärten
To harden or to grow hard.
abhärten unempfindlich machen
To make callous or unfeeling.

industrial /ɪnˈdʌstɹɪəl/ more industrial most industrial adj
industriell Industrie
Of or relating to industry, notably manufacturing.
industriell
(of a society or country) Having many industries; industrialized.

industrial action industrial actions n
Arbeitskampf
(chiefly, British, Irish) A workplace protest by employees designed to inconvenience or disrupt the business of the employer.

industrial complex industrial complexes n
Industriegebiet Industrieviertel
A large factory or a concentration of industry in a limited geographical area.

industrial design right industrial design rights n
Geschmacksmuster
(law) an intellectual property right that protects the visual design of objects that are not purely utilitarian

industrial espionage n
Wirtschaftsspionage
The use of clandestine methods to acquire secret information for commercial advantage.

industrial park industrial parks n
Industriegebiet Industriegebiete
An area zoned and planned for the purpose of industrial development.

industrial peace n
Arbeitsfrieden
A state in industrial relations in which both employer and employees abstain from industrial action, such as strikes and lockouts.

industrialism industrialisms n
Industrialismus
The socio-economic system based upon the industrial production of manufactured goods, rather than on agriculture.

industrialist industrialists n
Industrieller
A person involved in the ownership or management of an industrial enterprise.

industrialization industrializations n
Industrialisierung
A process of social and economic change whereby a human society is transformed from a preindustrial to an industrial state.

industrialize /ɪnˈdʌstɹiəlaɪz/ v
industrialisieren
(of a country) To develop industry; to become industrial.

industrious /ɪnˈdʌstɹi.əs/ more industrious most industrious adj
fleißig arbeitsam eifrig
Hard-working and persistent.

industry /ˈɪndəstɹi/ industries n
Bestreben
(uncountable) The tendency to work persistently. Diligence.
Branche Wirtschaftszweig
(countable, business, economics) Businesses of the same type, considered as a whole. Trade.
Industrie
(uncountable, economics) Businesses that produce goods as opposed to services.

indwelling catheter indwelling catheters n
Dauerkatheter

inebriant more inebriant most inebriant adj
berauschend
Intoxicating; inebriating.

inebriant inebriants n
Rauschmittel berauschender Stoff
An intoxicating agent.

inebriate /ɪˈniːbɹieɪt/ /ɪˈniːbɹiət/ more inebriate most inebriate adj
berauscht
intoxicated; drunk

inebriate /ɪˈniːbɹieɪt/ /ɪˈniːbɹiət/ inebriates n
Alkoholiker Betrunkener Trinker Trunksüchtiger
A person who is intoxicated, especially one who is habitually drunk.

inebriate /ɪˈniːbɹieɪt/ /ɪˈniːbɹiət/ v
berauschen Trunkenheit verursachen betrunken machen betrunken werden sich betrinken
(transitive) To cause to be drunk; to intoxicate.
berauschen
(transitive, figurative) To disorder the senses of; to exhilarate, elate or stupefy as if by spirituous drink.
(intransitive) To become drunk.

inebriated /ɪˈniː.bɹi.eɪ.tɪd/ more inebriated most inebriated adj
alkoholisiert angeheitert beschwipst betrunken
Behaving as though affected by alcohol including exhilaration, and a dumbed or stupefied manner.

inebriation /ɪˌniːbɹiˈeɪʃən/ inebriations n
Rausch Trunkenheit Betrunkenheit
The state or characteristic of drunkenness.

inedible adj
ungenießbar nicht essbar unessbar
not edible; not appropriate, worthy, or safe to eat

ineffability ineffabilities n
Unaussprechlichkeit Unbeschreiblichkeit Unsagbarkeit Unsäglichkeit Unsäglichsein
The quality or state of being ineffable.

ineffable /ɪˈnɛf.ə.bəl/ /ˌɪnˈɛf.ə.bəl/ adj
unaussprechlich
Beyond expression in words; unspeakable. [from 1450]

ineffective more ineffective most ineffective adj
wirkungslos
not having the desired effect; ineffectual
unfähig
lacking in ability; incompetent or inadequate

ineffectiveness ineffectivenesses n
Unwirksamkeit Wirkungslosigkeit
The condition of being ineffective

ineffectual more ineffectual most ineffectual adj
vergeblich wirkungslos fruchtlos ineffektiv nutzlos sinnlos
Unable or insufficient to produce effect.
Worthless; ineffective.
vergeblich wirkungslos fruchtlos halbherzig ineffektiv nachgiebig
Weak, indecisive; lacking forcefulness.

inefficiency inefficiencies n
Ineffizienz
Lack of efficiency or effectiveness.

inefficient /ˌɪn.ɪˈfɪʃ.ənt/ more inefficient most inefficient adj
ineffizient

ineligibility ineligibilities n
Ungeeignetheit Untauglichkeit Unzulässigkeit
The state or quality of being ineligible.

ineligible more ineligible most ineligible adj
untauglich
Not eligible; forbidden to do something.

ineluctable /ɪn.ɪˈlʌk.tə.bəl/ more ineluctable most ineluctable adj
unabwendbar unvermeidbar unabweisbar unausweichlich unhintergehbar unvermeidlich
Impossible to avoid or escape; inescapable, irresistible.

inenarrable /ɪnɪˈnæɹəb(ə)l/ more inenarrable most inenarrable adj
unaussprechlich unerzählbar
(formal, literary) That cannot be told; indescribable, inexpressible, unspeakable.

inept /ɪnˈɛpt/ more inept most inept adj
unfähig
Not able to do something; not proficient; displaying incompetence.
ungeeignet untauglich
Unfit; unsuitable.

ineptitude ineptitudes n
Unfähigkeit Untauglichkeit
The quality of being inept.

ineptness ineptnesses n
Unfähigkeit Untauglichkeit
The quality or degree of being inept.

inequality /ˌɪn.ɪˈkwɑ.lɪ.ti/ /ˌɪn.ɪˈkwɒl.ɪ.ti/ [ˌɪn.ɪˈkwɑ.lɪ.ɾi] inequalities n
Ungleichheit
An unfair, not equal, state.
Ungleichung
(mathematics) A statement that of two quantities one is specifically less than (or greater than) another. Symbol: < or \leq or > or \geq or \ne, as appropriate.

ineradicable adj
unausrottbar
Not able to be eradicated; (of a root, plant, etc.) too deep to remove.

inert /ənˈɝt/ /ɪnˈɜːt/ /ɪnˈɝt/ /ɪˈnɜːt/ /ɪˈnɝt/ more inert most inert adj
träge
Unable to move or act; inanimate.
Sluggish or lethargic.
inaktiv
Having no therapeutic action.

inert gas inert gases n
Inertgas
(chemistry) A gas which does not undergo chemical reactions.

inertia /ɪnˈɜː.ʃə/ /ɪnˈɝ.ʃə/ /ɪˈnɜː.ʃə/ /ɪˈnɝ.ʃə/ inertiae inertias inertiæ n
Trägheit Beharrung Beharrungsvermögen Schwerfälligkeit Unbeweglichkeit
(figuratively) In a person, unwillingness to take action.
Reglosigkeit Schwerfälligkeit Trägheit
(medicine) Lack of activity; sluggishness; said especially of the uterus, when, in labour, its contractions have nearly or wholly ceased.

inertial adj
Inertial-
Of, relating to, or depending on inertia.

inertial frame of reference inertial frames of reference n
Inertialsystem
(physics) A frame of reference that is stationary relative to a body moving at constant velocity and on which no force is being exerted.

inertness inertnesses n
Trägheit
Lack of activity or exertion; habitual indisposition to action or motion
Absence of the power of self-motion; inertia.
(chemistry) Quality of being unreactive with other chemical compounds or elements.

inescapable more inescapable most inescapable adj
unvermeidlich unausweichlich unentrinnbar unumgänglich
Impossible (unable) to avoid or escape; not escapable.

inessive inessives n
Inessiv
(grammar) The inessive case, or a word in that case.

inestimable /ɪnˈɛstɪməbl/ /ɪˈnɛːs.tɪ.mə.bəl/ adj
unschätzbar
Venerable, great.

inevitability /ɪˌnɛvɪtəˈbɪlɪti/ inevitabilities n
Unausweichlichkeit Unvermeidlichkeit Zwangsläufigkeit
(uncountable) The condition of being inevitable.
Unausweichlichkeit Zwangsläufigkeit
(countable) An inevitable condition or outcome.

inevitable /ɪnˈɛvɪtəbəl/ adj
unvermeidlich unabwendbar
Impossible to avoid or prevent.
zwangsläufig
Predictable or always happening.

inevitably /ɪˈnɛvətəbli/ /ɪˈnɛvɪtəbli/ adv
zwangsläufig
In a manner that is impossible to avoid or prevent.
erwartbarerweise
As usual; predictably; as expected.

inexcusable more inexcusable most inexcusable adj
unentschuldbar
not excusable

inexhaustible /ɪnɪɡˈzɔːstɪbl̩/ adj
unerschöpflich
Impossible to exhaust; unlimited.

inexorable /ɪnˈɛksɔɹəbəl/ /ɪnˈɛksɹəb(ə)l/ /ɪˈnɛksɚəb(ə)l/ more inexorable most inexorable adj
unvermeidbar unvermeidlich
Impossible to prevent or stop; inevitable. [from mid 16th c.]
unerbittlich erbarmungslos
Unable to be persuaded; relentless; unrelenting. [from mid 16th c.]
unerbittlich unnachgiebig
Adamant; severe.

inexorably /ɪnˈɛk.sə.ɹə.bli/ [ɪnˈɛɡ.zə.ɹə.bli] more inexorably most inexorably adv
unaufhaltsam unaufhörlich unwiderstehlich
In an inexorable manner; without the possibility of stopping or prevention.

inexpensive more inexpensive most inexpensive adj
billig günstig
low in price

inexperience inexperiences n
Unerfahrenheit
A lack of experience.

inexperienced /ɪnəkˈspɪəɹi.ənst/ more inexperienced most inexperienced adj
unerfahren
Not experienced; lacking knowledge or experience; green.

inexplicable /ɪnˈɛk.splɪ.kə.bəl/ /ˌɪn.ɪkˈsplɪ.kə.bl̩/ more inexplicable most inexplicable adj
unerklärlich
Impossible to explain; not easily accounted for.

inexplicably more inexplicably most inexplicably adv
unerklärlich unerklärlicherweise
In an inexplicable manner; for an unknown reason.

inexpugnable /ˌɪnɛkˈspʌɡnəbəl/ /ˌɪnɪkˈspʌɡnəbəl/ more inexpugnable most inexpugnable adj
unbezwinglich uneinnehmbar
Impossible to eliminate or destroy; impregnable.

inextinguishable more inextinguishable most inextinguishable adj
unlöschbar
Incapable of being extinguished, not extinguishable.

inextricable adj
unentwirrbar unablösbar
(of a knot etc) Impossible to untie or disentangle.
unlösbar
(of a problem) Impossible to solve.
unentrinnbar
(of a maze etc) Impossible to escape from.

inextricably more inextricably most inextricably adv
untrennbar eng unentwirrbar

infallibility /ɪnˌfæləˈbɪləti/ /ˌɪnˌfæləˈbɪləti/ infallibilities n
Unfehlbarkeit
The property of being infallible; the ability to never make a mistake.

infallible /ɪnˈfæl.ɪ.bl̩/ more infallible most infallible adj
unfehlbar
Without fault or weakness; incapable of error or fallacy.

infallibly more infallibly most infallibly adv
fehlerfrei
In an infallible manner.

infamous /ˈɪnfəməs/ more infamous most infamous adj
abscheulich schändlich
Causing infamy; disgraceful.
berüchtigt anrüchig verrufen entehrend berühmt-berüchtigt ehrlos
(UK, historical) Subject to a judicial punishment that deprived the infamous person of certain rights; this included a prohibition against holding public office, exercising the franchise, receiving a public pension, serving on a jury, or giving testimony in a court of law.

infamy /ˈɪnfəmi/ infamies n
Schande
The state of being infamous.

infancy /ˈɪnfənsi/ infancies n
Säuglingsphase frühe Kindheit
The earliest period of childhood (crawling rather than walking).
frühe Kindheit
The state of being an infant.
Anfangsphase
(figurative) An early stage in the development of anything.

infant /ˈɪn.fənt/ infants n
Säugling Baby Kind Kleinkind Kriechling Wickelkind
A very young human being, from birth to somewhere between six months and two years of age after birth, needing almost constant care and attention.
Minderjährige Minderjähriger
(legal) A minor.

infant mortality infant mortalities n
Säuglingssterblichkeit
The occurrence of death of very young children under one year old.

infante infantes n
Infant
(historical) Any son of the king of Spain or Portugal, except the eldest or heir apparent.

infanticide /ɪnˈfæntɪsaɪd/ infanticides n
Infantizid Kindermord Kindesmord Kindestötung Kindsmord
The murder of an infant.
Kindesmord Kindermord Filizid Infantizid Kindestötung Kindsmord
(law, Canada) The criminal offence of killing of a newborn, committed by its mother while psychologically disturbed by the effects of childbirth or lactation, not regarded as murder.
Kindermörder Kindermörderin Kindesmörder Kindesmörderin Kindsmörder Kindsmörderin
The murderer of a child: a person who has committed infanticide.
Infantizid
(zoology) The killing of a young, immature animal by a mature adult of the same species.

infantile /ˈɪnfəntaɪl/ more infantile most infantile adj
kindisch albern infantil
Pertaining to infants.

infantilism /ɪnˈfæntɪlɪzm/ infantilisms n
Infantilismus
An emotional dependency on being treated as an infant.
(sexuality) A paraphilia based on the sight or feeling of diapers, or being diapered.

infantilization infantilizations n
Bevormundung Infantilisierung Verkindlichung

infantilize /ɪn.ˈfæn.tɪ.laɪz/ v
infantilisieren
(transitive) To reduce (a person) to the state or status of an infant.
(transitive) To treat (a person) like a child.

infantry /ˈɪnfəntɹi/ infantries n
Infanterie
Soldiers who fight on foot (on land), as opposed to cavalry and other mounted units, regardless of external transport (e.g. airborne).
(uncountable) The part of an army consisting of infantry soldiers, especially opposed to mounted and technical troops.
Infanterie-Regiment
A regiment of infantry.

infantry fighting vehicle infantry fighting vehicles n
SPz Schützenpanzer
(military) An armoured combat vehicle designed to carry infantry soldiers and provide fire support for them.

infantryman infantrymen n
Infanterist Fußsoldat
(military) a soldier employed in an infantry role
(by restriction) a male soldier of the infantry

infarct /ɪnˈfɑrkt/ infarcts n
Infarkt
(pathology) An area of dead tissue caused by a loss of blood supply; a localized necrosis.

infatuate /ɪnˈfætju(w)ət/ /ɪnˈfætjuˌ(w)eɪt/ /ɪnˈfætʃu(w)ət/ /ɪnˈfætʃuˌ(w)eɪt/ v
betören
(transitive) To inspire with unreasoning love, attachment or enthusiasm.

infatuated more infatuated most infatuated adj
betört geblendet schwärmerisch verknallt vernarrt

infatuation infatuations n
Besessenheit Schwärmerei Vernarrtheit Versessenheit
An immensely strong love or sexual attraction.
Betörung Verblendung Vernarrtheit besinnungslose Verliebtheit
(obsolete) The act of infatuating; the state of being infatuated; madness.

infeasible more infeasible most infeasible adj
undurchführbar
Not feasible.

infect /ɪnˈfɛkt/ v
anstecken infizieren
(transitive) To bring (the body or part of it) into contact with a substance that causes illness (a pathogen), so that the pathogen begins to act on the body; (of a pathogen) to come into contact with (a body or body part) and begin to act on it.
(transitive) To make somebody enthusiastic about one's own passion, or to communicate a feeling to others, or a feeling communicating itself to others.

infected more infected most infected adj
infiziert
Having an infection.

infectiology n
Infektiologie

infection /ɪnˈfɛkʃən/ infections n
Infektion Ansteckung
(pathology) The act or process of infecting.
An uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host.

infectious more infectious most infectious adj
infektiös
(pathology, of an illness) Caused by an agent that enters the host's body (such as a bacterium, virus, parasite, or prion); often, also, transmitted among hosts via any of various routes (for example, contact, droplet-borne, airborne, waterborne, foodborne, fomite-borne, or bloodborne).
(pathology, of a person) Able to infect others.
ansteckend
(of feelings and behaviour) Spreading quickly from one person to another.

infectious disease infectious diseases n
Infektionskrankheit
(medicine) An illness caused by a specific infectious agent (bacterium, virus, fungus, protozoa, prion etc.), that results from transmission of that agent from an infected person, animal, or reservoir to a susceptible host.
(medicine) A medical specialty dealing with the diagnosis, control and treatment of infections.

infectious disease specialist infectious disease specialists n
Infektiologe
(medicine) A physician who specializes in the medical field of infectious diseases.

infectiousness n
Infektiosität Ansteckungsfähigkeit Ansteckungsgefahr
The state or condition of being infectious.

infective /ɪnˈfɛktɪv/ more infective most infective adj
infektiös
Able to cause infection; infectious

infelicitous /ˌɪn.fəˈlɪs.ə.təs/ /ˌɪn.fəˈlɪs.ɪ.təs/ /ˌɪn.fɛlˈɪs.ɪ.təs/ /ˌɪn.fɪˈlɪs.ɪ.təs/ more infelicitous most infelicitous adj
unglücklich ungeschickt
Unhappy or unfortunate.
ungeschickt unglücklich
Inappropriate or awkward; not well said, expressed, or done.

infer /ɪnˈfɜː/ /ɪnˈfɝ/ v
zur Folge haben
folgern schließen schlussfolgern Schlüsse ziehen
(transitive) To introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence. [from 16th c.]

inferable adj
ableitbar
That may be inferred or drawn as a conclusion; deducible; that may be put together from previous knowledge and current evidence.

inference /ˈɪn.fə.ɹəns/ /ˈɪn.fɚ.əns/ [ˈɪɱ.fə.ɹəns] [ˈɪɱ.fɚ.əns] [ˈɪɱ.fɹəns] inferences n
Schlussfolgerung Inferenz Folgerung Schlussfolgern
(uncountable) The act or process of inferring by deduction or induction.
Conclusio Folgerung Konklusion Schlussfolgerung Schlusssatz
(countable) That which is inferred; a truth or proposition drawn from another which is admitted or supposed to be true; a conclusion; a deduction.

inferior /ɪnˈfɪə.ɹi.ə/ /ɪnˈfɪɹ.i.ɚ/ more inferior most inferior adj
untergeordnet nachgeordnet unterlegen
Of low rank, standard or quality.
tiefer
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inferior /ɪnˈfɪə.ɹi.ə/ /ɪnˈfɪɹ.i.ɚ/ inferiors n
minderwertig

inferiority complex inferiority complexes n
Minderwertigkeitskomplex
(psychology) A sense of inferiority; the feeling that one is inferior to others in certain aspects.

infernal /ɪnˈfɜː(ɹ)nəl/ /ɪnˈfɝnəl/ more infernal most infernal adj
Höllen-
höllisch infernalisch
Of or relating to hell, or the world of the dead; hellish.

inferno /ɪnˈfɝnoʊ/ infernos n
Hölle Inferno
A place or situation resembling Hell.

infertile /ɪnˈfɜː(ɹ)taɪl/ /ɪnˈfɝtɪl/ more infertile most infertile adj
unfruchtbar
Not fertile.

infertility infertilities n
Unfruchtbarkeit
The inability to conceive children.

infest /ɪnˈfɛst/ v
befallen
(transitive) To inhabit a place in unpleasantly large numbers; to plague, harass.

infestation /ɪnfɛsˈteɪʃən/ infestations n
Befall Infestation
The presence of a large number of pest organisms in an area or field, on the surface of a host or anything that might contact a host, or in the soil.

infidel /ˈɪn.fə.dl̩/ /ˈɪn.fə.ˌdɛl/ infidels n
Ungläubige Ungläubiger
(now, usually, derogatory) One who does not believe in a certain religion.
(now, usually, derogatory) One who does not believe in a certain principle.

infidelity /ˌɪnfɪˈdɛlɪti/ infidelities n
Untreue
Unfaithfulness in a marriage or an intimate (sexual or romantic) relationship: practice or instance of having a sexual or romantic affair with someone other than one's spouse, without the consent of the spouse.

infield /ɪnˈfiːld/ /ˈɪnfiːld/ infields n
Feld
(agriculture) An area to cultivate: a field
Innenfeld
(baseball) The region of the field roughly bounded by the home plate, first base, second base and third base.
(cricket) The region of the field roughly bounded by the wicket keeper, slips, gully, point, cover, mid off, mid on, midwicket and square leg.

infiltrate /ɪnˈfɪltɹeɪt/ /ˈɪnfəltɹeɪt/ /ˈɪnfɪltɹeɪt/ infiltrates n
Infiltrat
(pathology) Any undesirable substance or group of cells that has made its way into part of the body.

infiltrate /ɪnˈfɪltɹeɪt/ /ˈɪnfəltɹeɪt/ /ˈɪnfɪltɹeɪt/ v
infiltrieren
(ambitransitive) To surreptitiously penetrate, enter or gain access to.

infiltration /ɪnfɪlˈtɹeɪʃən/ infiltrations n
Infiltration
The act or process of infiltrating, as of water into a porous substance, or of a fluid into the cells of an organ or part of the body.
The act of secretly entering a physical location and/or organization.

infimum /ɪnˈfaɪməm/ /ɪnˈfiːməm/ infima infimums n
Infimum
(mathematics) (of a subset) the greatest element of the containing set that is smaller than or equal to all elements of the subset. The infimum may or may not be a member of the subset.

infinite /ˈɪnfənɪt/ /ˈɪnfɪnɪt/ more infinite most infinite adj
unendlich endlos unzählige
Indefinably large, countlessly great; immense. [from 14th c.]
unendlich endlos unbegrenzt unbeschränkt
Boundless, endless, without end or limits; innumerable. [from 15th c.]
unendlich
(mathematics) Greater than any positive quantity or magnitude; limitless. [from 17th c.]
unendlich groß
(set theory, of a set) Having infinitely many elements.

infinite descent n
unendlicher Abstieg

infinite loop infinite loops n
Endlosschleife

infinitesimal calculus n
Infinitesimalrechnung
(calculus) Differential calculus and integral calculus considered together as a single subject.

infinitism n
Infinitismus
(philosophy) The view that knowledge may be justified by an infinitely long chain of reasoning.

infinitive /ɪnˈfɪnətɪv/ /ɪnˈfɪnɪtɪv/ infinitives n
Infinitiv
(grammar) The infinitive mood or mode (a grammatical mood).
(grammar) A non-finite verb form considered neutral with respect to inflection; depending on language variously found used with auxiliary verbs, in subordinate clauses, or acting as a gerund, and often as the dictionary form.

infinity /ɪnˈfɪnɪti/ infinities n
Unendlichkeit
(uncountable) endlessness, unlimitedness, absence of a beginning, end or limits to size.
(countable, mathematics) A number that has an infinite numerical value that cannot be counted.
(uncountable) A number which is very large compared to some characteristic number. For example, in optics, an object which is much further away than the focal length of a lens is said to be "at infinity", as the distance of the image from the lens varies very little as the distance increases further.

infirm /ɪnˈfɝm/ infirmer infirmest adj
gebrechlich kraftlos kränklich schwach schwächlich siech
Weak or ill, not in good health.
Irresolute; weak of mind or will.
instabil unsicher
Frail; unstable; insecure.

infirmary /ɪnˈfɝməɹi/ infirmaries n
Krankenstation Ambulanz Krankenhaus
A place where sick or injured people are cared for, especially a small hospital; sickhouse.
Krankenstation
A clinic or dispensary within another institution.

infirmity infirmities n
Gebrechlichkeit
feebleness, frailty or ailment, especially due to old age.

infix /ɪnˈfɪks/ /ˈɪnfɪks/ infixes n
Infix
(linguistics, proscribed) A morpheme that always appears between other morphemes in a word, such as -i- and -o- in English (i.e. an interfix).

infixation /ɪnfɪkˈseɪʃən/ infixations n
Infigieren Infigierung Infixation
(linguistic morphology) Word-formation involving an infix or infixes; adding an infix to a word.

inflame /ɪnˈfleɪm/ v
anzünden entflammen
(transitive) To set on fire; to kindle; to cause to burn, flame, or glow.
anregen
(transitive, figuratively) To kindle or intensify (a feeling, as passion or appetite); to excite to an excessive or unnatural action or heat.
aufpeitschen aufregen erzürnen
(transitive) To provoke (a person) to anger or rage; to exasperate; to irritate; to incense; to enrage.
aufbrausen
(intransitive) To grow morbidly hot, congested, or painful; to become angry or incensed.

inflammable /ɪnˈflæməbəl/ more inflammable most inflammable adj
entflammbar brennbar
Capable of burning; easily set on fire.

inflammation /ɪnfləˈmeɪʃən/ inflammations n
Entzündung
(pathology) A condition of any part of the body, consisting of congestion of the blood vessels, with obstruction of the blood current, and growth of morbid tissue. It is manifested outwardly by redness and swelling, attended with heat and pain.

inflammatory /ɪnˈflæmətəɹi/ /ɪnˈflæmətɹi/ /ɪnˈflæməˌtɔɹi/ more inflammatory most inflammatory adj
aufrührerisch aufwieglerisch beleidigend
Tending to inflame or provoke somebody.
entzündungsfördernd phlogistisch
Relating to, causing, or caused by inflammation.

inflatability n
Aufblasbarkeit
The quality of being inflatable.

inflatable /ɪnˈfleɪtəbəl/ more inflatable most inflatable adj
aufblasbar
Able to be inflated or blown up.

inflatable /ɪnˈfleɪtəbəl/ inflatables n
Schlauchboot
(nautical) A boat or dinghy that may be inflated when needed.

inflate /ɪnˈfleɪt/ v
aufblasen aufpumpen aufblähen
(transitive) To enlarge an object by pushing air (or a gas) into it; to raise or expand abnormally
aufblasen
(intransitive) To enlarge by filling with air (or a gas).

inflated more inflated most inflated adj
aufgeblasen aufgebläht aufgepumpt gebläht
Filled with air or fluid
gedehnt
Expanded; in a state of inflation, of abnormally increased size, amount, etc.
verteuert überhöht
(economics) : In a state of higher cost.
aufgeblasen
(figuratively) Pompous; arrogant (of a person or ego)

inflater inflaters n
Aufblaser
Someone who inflates.

inflation /ɪnˈfleɪʃən/ inflations n
Inflation Aufblasen Aufblähung
An act, instance of, or state of expansion or increase in size, especially by injection of a gas.
Geldentwertung inflationäre Geldvermehrung
(economics) An increase in the quantity of money, leading to a devaluation of existing money.
Inflation Preissteigerung Teuerung
(economics) An increase in the general level of prices or in the cost of living.
Geldentwertung
(economics) A decline in the value of money.
Schwemme
Undue expansion or increase, as of academic grades.

inflect /ɪnˈflɛkt/ v
beugen flektieren
(transitive, grammar) To vary the form of a word to express tense, gender, number, mood, etc.

inflectable adj
beugbar biegsam flektierbar flexibel veränderlich
(linguistics) That can be inflected.

inflection /ɪnˈflɛkʃən/ inflections n
Wendepunkt
Flexion Beugung Biegung
(grammar, uncountable) Change in the form of a word (morphologic change) to express different grammatical categories.
Betonung
A change in pitch or tone of voice.

inflexible /ɪnˈflɛksəbl̩/ more inflexible most inflexible adj
inflexibel unbeugsam unflexibel
Not flexible; not capable of bending or being bent.
Not willing to change, e.g. one's opinion or habits.
Not able to be changed or adapted to circumstances.

inflict /ɪnˈflɪkt/ v
verhängen zufügen
To thrust upon; to impose.

inflorescence /ˌɪnflɔːˈɹɛsəns/ /ˌɪnfləˈɹɛsəns/ inflorescences n
Blütenstand Infloreszenz
(botany) Flower cluster; a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a complicated arrangement of branches.

inflow inflows n
Zufluss
Anything which flows in or into

influence /ɪnˈflu.əns/ /ˈɪn.flu.əns/ influences n
Einfluss
The power to affect, control or manipulate something or someone; the ability to change the development of fluctuating things such as conduct, thoughts or decisions.
(astrology) An element believed to determine someone's character or individual tendencies, caused by the position of the stars and planets at the time of one's birth.
Beeinflussung Einfluss
An action exerted by a person or thing with such power on another to cause change.
Einfluss Beeinflusser
A person or thing exerting such power or action.

influence /ɪnˈflu.əns/ /ˈɪn.flu.əns/ v
beeinflussen
(transitive) To have an effect on by using gentle or subtle action; to exert an influence upon; to modify, bias, or sway; to persuade or induce.

influenceable more influenceable most influenceable adj
beeinflussbar
Capable of being influenced.

influencer /ˈɪnflu.ənsə(ɹ)/ influencers n
Beeinflusser Beeinflusserin Einflussnehmer Einflussnehmerin
A person who or a thing which influences. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]
Influencer Influencerin Influenzer Influenzerin
(social media, marketing) A person who is able to influence consumption, lifestyle, and/or political preferences of their online audience by creating and/or engaging social media content, often as a part of a marketing campaign.

influential /ɪnfluˈɛnʃəl/ more influential most influential adj
einflussreich
Having or exerting influence.

influenza /ˌɪn.flu.ˈɛn.tsə/ influenzas influenze n
Influenza Grippe
(disease) An acute contagious disease of the upper airways and lungs, caused by a virus, which rapidly spreads around the world in seasonal epidemics.

influx /ˈɪnˌflʌks/ influxes n
Zufluss Einfluss
A flow inward or into something; a coming in.

infobox infoboxes n
Hinweiskasten Hinweisschild Hinweistafel Informationstafel Infoschild

infocracy n
Infokratie

infomercial infomercials n
Infomercial
A program-length television commercial, typically between thirty minutes and one hour long, that advertises a product or service by presenting supposedly impartial information about it.

inform /ɪnˈfɔɹm/ /ɪnˈfɔːm/ v
informieren
(intransitive) To impart information or knowledge.
(obsolete, intransitive) To make known, wisely and/or knowledgeably.
denunzieren
To act as an informer; denounce.
informieren benachrichtigen mitteilen Bescheid sagen
(transitive) To give form or character to; to inspire (with a given quality); to affect, influence (with a pervading principle, idea etc.).

informal /ɪnˈfɔɹm(ə)l/ /ɪnˈfɔːm(ə)l/ more informal most informal adj
informell unförmlich zwanglos
Not formal or ceremonious.
inoffiziell
Not in accord with the usual regulations.

informant /ɪnˈfɔɹmənt/ /ɪnˈfɔːmənt/ informants n
Informant Informantin
One who relays confidential information to someone, especially to the police; an informer.

informaticist informaticists n
Informatiker
A person practicing the science of informatics.

informatics /ɪnfəˈmætɪks/ /ˌɪnfəɹˈmætɪks/ [ˌɪnfɚˈmæɾɪks] n
Informatik
(computing) A branch of information science and of computer science that focuses on the study of information processing, particularly with respect to systems integration and human interactions with machine and data.

information /ˌɪn.fəˈmeɪ.ʃən/ /ˌɪn.fəˈmæɪ.ʃən/ /ˌɪn.fɚˈmeɪ.ʃən/ informations n
Information Auskunft
Things that are or can be known about a given topic; communicable knowledge of something. [from 14th c.]

information desk information desks n
Auskunftsbüro Auskunftsschalter Auskunftstheke Informationsschalter Informationstheke Infoschalter
A staffed location providing information to the public, especially to visitors or tourists.

information overload n
Informationsüberflutung
The inability to process everything one hears and sees; the availability or supply of too much information, or a state of stress which results.

information science information sciences n
Informationswissenschaft
(applied science) A broad and interdisciplinary science that deals with the gathering, classification, storage, manipulation, retrieval and analysis of information as an organized resource.

information security n
Informationsicherheit Informationssicherheit
The protection of information and information systems from unauthorized access and disruption.

information society information societies n
Informationsgesellschaft
(sociology) A society where the creation, distribution, use, integration and manipulation of information is a significant economic, political, and cultural activity.

information superhighway information superhighways n
Datenautobahn
(dated, computing) The Internet and all other computer networks in the 1990s.

information system information systems n
Informationssystem
Any data processing system, either manual or computerized.

information technology information technologies n
Informationstechnik Informationstechnologie
(computing) The practice of creating and/or studying computer systems and applications.

information theory n
Informationstheorie
(mathematics) A branch of applied mathematics and engineering involving the quantification of information sent over a communication channel, disregarding the meaning of the sent messages, exemplified by the noisy-channel coding theorem.

information warfare n
Informationskrieg
The use and management of information in pursuit of an advantage over an opponent, such as propaganda, disinformation, and gathering assurances that one's own information is accurate.

informatisation /ˌɪnfə(ɹ)mataɪˈzeɪʃən/ n
Informatisierung
The process of becoming based on information and information technology.

informative /ɪnˈfoːmətɪv/ /ɪnˈfɔɹmətɪv/ /ɪnˈfɔːmətɪv/ [ɪnˈfoːməɾɪv] [ɪnˈfɔɹməɾɪv] more informative most informative adj
informativ
Providing information; especially, providing useful or interesting information.

informer informers n
Informant Hinweisgeber Tippgeber Zuträger
One who informs someone else about something.
Ausplauderer Denunziant Verpfeifer
A person who tells authorities about improper or illegal activity.

infra- prefix
infra-
below, beneath, inferior

infraction /ɪnˈfɹakʃən/ /ɪnˈfɹækʃən/ infractions n
Ordnungswidrigkeit Übertretung
(legal) A minor offence, petty crime.
Gesetzesverstoß Regelverstoß
A violation; breach.

infrared /ɪnfɹəˈɹɛd/ adj
infrarot
Having a wavelength in the infrared spectrum.

infrared /ɪnfɹəˈɹɛd/ infrareds n
Infrarot infrarot
(uncountable) The electromagnetic radiation of a wavelength longer than visible light, but shorter than microwave radiation, having a wavelength between 700 nm and 1 mm.

infrasound infrasounds n
Infraschall
(physics) Sound waves having a frequency below the human audible range (below about 20 Hz).

infrastructural more infrastructural most infrastructural adj
infrastrukturell
Of, relating to or originating in infrastructure.

infrastructure /ˈɪnfɹəˌstɹʌkt͡ʃɚ/ infrastructures n
Infrastruktur
(systems theory) An underlying base or foundation especially for an organization or system. [from 1887]
The basic facilities, services and installations needed for the functioning of a community or society.

infrequent more infrequent most infrequent adj
selten
Not frequent; not happening frequently.

infrequently more infrequently most infrequently adv
unregelmäßig
Not frequently.

infringe /ɪnˈfɹɪnd͡ʒ/ v
verletzen verstoßen übertreten
(transitive) To break or violate a treaty, a law, a right, etc.

infringement /ɪnˈfɹɪnd͡ʒmənt/ infringements n
Verletzung Übergriff
A violation or breach, as of a law.

infructescence infructescences n
Befruchtung Fruchtperiode
(botany) The fruiting stage of an inflorescence
Fruchtstand
(botany) a group of fruit arranged on a stem in a characteristic pattern

infuriate /ɪnˈfjʊəɹieɪt/ /ɪnˈfjʊəɹɪət/ v
wütend machen zur Weißglut bringen
To make furious or mad with anger; to fill with fury.

infuriating more infuriating most infuriating adj
vertrackt
Extremely annoying, frustrating or irritating

infuse /ɪnˈfjuz/ v
ziehen lassen
(transitive) To steep in a liquid, so as to extract the soluble constituents (usually medicinal or herbal).
(transitive, obsolete) To pour in, as a liquid; to pour (into or upon); to shed.

infusion /ɪnˈfjuːʒən/ infusions n
Aufguss
A product consisting of a liquid which has had other ingredients steeped in it to extract useful qualities.

ingenious /ɪnˈd͡ʒiːniəs/ /ɪnˈd͡ʒiːnjəs/ more ingenious most ingenious adj
genial ingeniös
(of a person) Displaying genius or brilliance; inventive.
findig
Showing originality or sagacity; witty.

ingenuine /ɪnˈd͡ʒɛnjuːaɪn̩/ /ɪnˈd͡ʒɛnjuːɪn̩/ more ingenuine most ingenuine adj
falsch gefälscht nicht authentisch nicht echt unaufrichtig unecht
false, not genuine or unauthentic.

ingenuity /ˌɪnd͡ʒəˈn(j)uːəti/ ingenuities n
Einfallsreichtum Findigkeit Raffinesse Scharfsinn
The ability to solve difficult problems in original, clever, and inventive ways.

ingenuous /ɪnˈd͡ʒɛn.ju.əs/ more ingenuous most ingenuous adj
arglos freimütig treuherzig unverdorben
Naive and trusting.
schlicht unbedarft
Demonstrating childlike simplicity.

ingest /ɪnˈd͡ʒɛst/ v
aufnehmen
(transitive) To take (a substance, e.g., food) into the body of an organism, especially through the mouth and into the gastrointestinal tract.

ingestion /ɪnˈd͡ʒɛst͡ʃən/ ingestions n
Ingestion
The process of ingesting, or consuming something orally, whether it be food, drink, medicine, or other substance. It is usually referred to as the first step of digestion.

inglenook /ˈɪŋɡ(ə)lnʊk/ /ˈɪŋɡəlˌnʊk/ inglenooks n
Kaminecke
A nook or corner beside an open fireplace; a chimney corner.

ingoing adj
eingehend
going in; entering

ingot /ˈɪŋɡət/ ingots n
Barren
A solid block of more or less pure metal, often but not necessarily bricklike in shape and trapezoidal in cross-section, the result of pouring out and cooling molten metal, often immediately after smelting from raw ore or alloying from constituents.

ingrain wallpaper ingrain wallpapers n
Raufasertapete

ingrained more ingrained most ingrained adj
angeboren eingefleischt eingewurzelt
verwurzelt
Fixed, established

ingratiate /ɪnˈɡɹeɪ.ʃi.eɪt/ v
beliebt machen einschmeicheln sich beliebt machen
(reflexive) To bring oneself into favour with someone by flattering or trying to please them.

ingratitude /ɪnˈɡɹætɪtjuːd/ /ɪnˈɡɹætɪtud/ /ɪnˈɡɹætɪtʃuːd/ ingratitudes n
Undankbarkeit Undank fehlende Dankbarkeit
A lack or absence of gratitude; thanklessness.

ingredient /ɪnˈɡɹiːdi.ənt/ ingredients n
Zutat Ingredienz Bestandteil Inhaltsstoff
One of the substances present in a mixture, especially food.

ingress /ɪŋˈɡɹɛs/ /ˈɪŋɡɹɛs/ ingresses n
Eintritt
The act of entering.
Eintrittsrecht Zutritt
Permission to enter.
Eingang Zugang
A door or other means of entering.
(astronomy) The entrance of the Moon into the shadow of the Earth in eclipses, or the Sun's entrance into a sign, etc.

ingrow /ɪnˈɡɹoʊ/ /ɪnˈɡɹəʊ/ v
einwachsen
To grow in; grow inwardly.
To become ingrown.

ingrown /ɪnˈɡɹoʊn/ /ɪnˈɡɹəʊn/ more ingrown most ingrown adj
eingewachsen
That has grown inwards or abnormally towards (a part of the body)

inguinal /ˈɪŋɡwɪnəl/ adj
inguinal
Of or pertaining to the groin.

inhabit /ɪnˈhæbɪt/ v
bewohnen
(transitive) To live or reside in.

inhabitable /ɪnˈhæbɪtəbəl/ /ɪnˈhæbɪɾəbəl/ more inhabitable most inhabitable adj
bewohnbar
Fit to live in; habitable.

inhabitant /ɪnˈhæ.bɪ.tənt/ inhabitants n
Einwohner Bewohner Bewohnerin Einwohnerin
Someone or thing who lives in a place.

inhabited /ɪnˈhæbɪtɪd/ adj
bewohnt
Having inhabitants; lived in.

inhalation /ˌɪnhəˈleɪʃən/ [ˌɪnɦəˈleɪʃn̩] inhalations n
Inhalation Einatmen Einatmung Einschnaufen Inhalieren
The act of inhaling; inbreathing.
Inhalation
The substance (medicament) which is inhaled.

inhale /ɪnˈheɪl/ v
einatmen
(intransitive) To draw air into the lungs, through the nose or mouth by action of the diaphragm.
inhalieren einatmen
(transitive) To draw air or any form of gas (either in a pure form, or mixed with small particles in form of aerosols/smoke -sometimes stemming from a medicament) into the lungs, through the nose or mouth by action of the diaphragm.

inhaler inhalers n
Inhalator
(medicine) A device with a canister holding medicine (either in powder or gas form) which is sprayed and inhaled by the patient, often for treating asthma and other respiratory diseases.

inharmonicity inharmonicities n
Inharmonizität
(music) The degree to which the frequencies of overtones (known as partial tones or harmonics) depart from whole multiples of the fundamental frequency.

inhere /ɪnˈhɪə/ v
anhaften enthalten sein innewohnen zu etwas / jmdn. gehören
(uncommon) To be inherent; to be an essential or intrinsic part of; to be fixed or permanently incorporated with something.

inherent /ɪnˈhɛɹənt/ /ɪnˈhɪəɹənt/ adj
inhärent innewohnend
Naturally as part or consequence of something.

inherently /ɪnˈhɛɹəntli/ more inherently most inherently adv
von Natur aus
In an inherent way; naturally, innately.

inherit /ɪnˈhɛɹɪt/ v
erben
(transitive) To take possession of as a right (especially in Biblical translations).
(transitive) To derive from people or conditions previously in force.
erben übernehmen
(transitive) To receive (property, a title, etc.), by legal succession or bequest after the previous owner's death.
erben vererben
(transitive, biology) To receive a characteristic from one's ancestors by genetic transmission.

inheritance /ɪnˈhɛɹɪtəns/ inheritances n
Erbschaft
The passing of title to an estate upon death.
(biology, genetic algorithms) The biological attributes passed hereditarily from ancestors to their offspring.
Erbe Erbteil
(countable) That which a person is entitled to inherit, by law or testament.

inheritance law n
Erbrecht
(legal) The area of law pertaining to passing on property, titles, debts, rights, and obligations upon the death of an individual.

inheritance tax inheritance taxes n
Erbschaftssteuer Erbschaftsteuer
A tax based on the value of the property of a deceased person, and charged on the beneficiaries of the estate.

inherited /ɪnˈhɛɹɪtɪd/ adj
geerbt übernommen
Obtained via an inheritance

inhibit /ɪnˈhɪbɪt/ v
hemmen verhindern hindern sperren
(transitive) To hold in or hold back; to keep in check; restrain.

inhibition /ɪnhɪˈbɪʃən/ /ɪnɪˈbɪʃən/ inhibitions n
Hemmung Unterdrückung
The act of inhibiting.

inhibitor inhibitors n
Inhibitor
(chemistry) Any substance capable of stopping or slowing a specific chemical reaction.

inhomogeneity inhomogeneities n
Inhomogenität

inhospitality inhospitalities n
Unwirtlichkeit
Lack of hospitality.

inhuman /ɪnˈhjuːmən/ more inhuman most inhuman adj
unmenschlich inhuman
Of or pertaining to inhumanity and the indifferently cruel, sadistic or barbaric behavior it brings.

inhumanity inhumanities n
Inhumanität Unmenschlichkeit
The lack of compassion.
An inhuman act.

inhumanness n
Unmenschlichkeit
Quality of being inhuman, cruel.

inhumation /ɪn.hjuːˈmeɪ.ʃən/ inhumations n
Inhumation Beerdigung Erdbestattung
The act of burial.

inimical /ɪˈnɪmɪkəl/ more inimical most inimical adj
schädlich
Harmful in effect.
feindlich feindselig unfreundlich
Unfriendly, hostile.

inimitable /ɪnˈɪmɪtəbl̩/ more inimitable most inimitable adj
unnachahmlich
Beyond imitation, surpassing all others; matchless.

iniquitous /ɪˈnɪkwɪtəs/ [-ɾəs] more iniquitous most iniquitous adj
ungerecht sündig verwerflich
Morally objectionable; sinful, wicked.

iniquity /-kwə-/ /ɪnˈɪkwɪti/ [-ɾi] iniquities n
Frevel
(uncountable) Deviation from what is right; gross injustice, sin, wickedness.
Missetat Gräueltat
(countable) An act of great injustice or unfairness; a sinful or wicked act; an unconscionable deed.

initial /ɪˈnɪʃəl/ adj
anfänglich erster ursprünglich
Spatially first, placed at the beginning, in the first position; especially said of the first letter of a word.

initial /ɪˈnɪʃəl/ initials n
Initiale Anfangsbuchstabe
The first letter of a word or a name.
In plural, the first letter of each word of a person's full name considered as a unit.
Initiale Initial Anfangsbuchstabe
(typesetting, calligraphy) A distinguished initial letter of a chapter or section of a document.

initial /ɪˈnɪʃəl/ v
abzeichnen paraphrasieren
(transitive) To sign one's initial(s), as an abbreviated signature.

initial object initial objects n
Anfangsobjekt initiales Objekt начальный объект

initial public offering initial public offerings n
Börsengang
(business, finance) The first offering to members of the public of stock in a company, normally followed by a listing of that stock on a stock exchange.

initialism /ɪˈnɪʃəlɪzəm/ initialisms n
Initialwort Akronym Buchstabenwort
(linguistics) A term formed from the initial letters of several words or parts of words, which is itself pronounced letter by letter.

initialization initializations n
Initialisierung
(programming) An assignment of an initial value for a data object or variable

initialize v
initialisieren
To assign initial values to something.
(computing) To assign an initial value to a variable.
(computing) To format a storage medium prior to use.
(computing) To prepare any hardware (such as a printer or scanner) for use.

initially /ɪˈnɪʃli/ /ɪˈnɪʃəli/ adv
zunächst anfangs
At the beginning.

initials /ɪˈnɪʃəlz/ n
Initialen
An abbreviation of a person's name, constructed by taking the initial letters of first, last, and sometimes middle name(s). See monogram

initiate /ɪˈnɪʃ.i.eɪt/ /ɪˈnɪʃ.i.ət/ /ɪˈnɪʃ.ɪ.eɪt/ /ɪˈnɪʃ.ɪ.ət/ initiates n
Eingeweihte Eingeweihter Initiierte Initiierter
A new member of an organization.
Eingeweihte Eingeweihter
One who has been through a ceremony of initiation.

initiate /ɪˈnɪʃ.i.eɪt/ /ɪˈnɪʃ.i.ət/ /ɪˈnɪʃ.ɪ.eɪt/ /ɪˈnɪʃ.ɪ.ət/ v
beginnen
(transitive) To begin; to start.
einführen
(transitive) To instruct in the rudiments or principles; to introduce.

initiation /ɪˌnɪʃ.iˈeɪ.ʃən/ initiations n
Initiation Initiierung
The act of initiating, or the process of being initiated or introduced.

initiation ceremony initiation ceremonies n
Initiationsceremonie Initiationsritus Initiationszeremonie
A ritual during which an initiate is admitted to an organization or given secret knowledge; sometimes contains one or more tests that have to be passed or endured

initiative /ɪˈnɪʃətɪv/ initiatives n
Initiative
A beginning; a first move.
A new development; a fresh approach to something; a new way of dealing with a problem.
The ability to act first or on one's own.

initiator initiators n
Initiator Initiatorin
One who initiates.
Initiator
(chemistry) A substance that initiates a chain reaction or polymerization.

inject /ɪnˈd͡ʒɛkt/ v
injizieren einspritzen spritzen
(transitive) To push or pump (something, especially fluids) into a cavity or passage.
injizieren
(transitive) To introduce (something) suddenly or violently.
injizieren spritzen einspritzen
(transitive) To administer an injection to (someone or something), especially of medicine or drugs.
spritzen
(intransitive) To take or be administered something by means of injection, especially medicine or drugs.

injection /ɪn.ˈd͡ʒɛk.ʃən/ injections n
Injektion Spritze
The act of injecting, or something that is injected.
Injektion injektive Funktion
(category theory) A morphism from either one of the two components of a coproduct to that coproduct.
(set theory) A function that maps distinct x in the domain to distinct y in the codomain; formally, a f: X → Y such that f(a) = f(b) implies a = b for any a, b in the domain.
Einschleusung Code-Einschleusung
(computer security) The insertion of program code into an application, URL, hardware, etc.; especially when malicious or when the target is not designed for such insertion.

injection molding injection moldings n
Spritzguss
(engineering) A manufacturing process for producing parts by injecting material into a mold.

injective /ɪnˈd͡ʒɛktɪv/ adj
injektiv
(mathematics) of, relating to, or being an injection: such that each element of the image (or range) is associated with at most one element of the preimage (or domain); inverse-deterministic

injectivity injectivities n
Injektivität
(mathematics, uncountable) The property of being injective.

injector /ɪnˈd͡ʒɛktɚ/ injectors n
Einspritzdüse
Any of various devices that are used to inject something, as:

injera /ənˈd͡ʒɛɹə/ /ɛnˈd͡ʒɛɹə/ /ɪnˈdʒɪəɹə/ /ɪnˈd͡ʒiɹə/ /ɪnˈd͡ʒɛɹə/ /ˈɪn.dʒiːɹə/ injeras n
Injera
A pancake-like flatbread made from fermented teff flour, a traditional food of Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, Yemen, and the Nuer people of Sudan.

injudicious /ˌɪnd͡ʒʊˈdɪʃəs/ more injudicious most injudicious adj
unklug
Showing poor judgement; not well judged.

injudiciously /ˌɪnd͡ʒʊˈdɪʃəslɪ/ more injudiciously most injudiciously adv
unklug
In an injudicious manner.

injunction /ɪnˈd͡ʒʌnk.ʃən/ injunctions n
Verfügung Anordnen Auferlegen Erlassen Verfügen
The act of enjoining; the act of directing, commanding, or prohibiting.
Anordnung Erlaß Verfügung rechtliche Anordnung
That which is enjoined; such as an order, mandate, decree, command, precept.
Anordnung rechtliche Anordnung
(legal) A writ or process, granted by a court of equity, and, in some cases, under statutes, by a court of law, whereby a party is required to do or to refrain from doing certain acts, according to the exigency of the writ.

injure /ˈɪn.dʒə/ /ˈɪn.d͡ʒɚ/ v
verletzen
(transitive) To wound or cause physical harm to a living creature.
(transitive) To damage or impair.

injurious /ɪnˈdʒɔːɹɪəs/ /ɪnˈdʒʊəɹɪəs/ /ɪnˈd͡ʒɝi.əs/ /ɪnˈd͡ʒʊɹi.əs/ more injurious most injurious adj
schädlich
Causing physical harm or injury; harmful, hurtful.
beleidigend
Causing harm to one's reputation; invidious, defamatory, libelous, slanderous.

injury /ˈɪn.d͡ʒə.ɹi/ /ˈɪn.d͡ʒɚ.i/ /ˈɪn.d͡ʒɹi/ injuries n
Verletzung Verwundung Wunde
The violation of a person's reputation, rights, property, or interests.

injury time n
Nachspielzeit
(sports) Additional time played after each period of a game in order to compensate for stoppages due to player injuries; loosely extended to include time added on to compensate for all types of stoppages, i.e. synonymous with stoppage time.

injustice /ɪnˈd͡ʒʌs.tɪs/ injustices n
Unrecht Ungerechtigkeit
Absence of justice; unjustice.
Ungerechtigkeit Unrecht
Violation of the rights of another person or people.

ink /iŋk/ /ɪŋk/ inks n
Tinte
A pigment (or dye)-based fluid used for writing, printing etc.
The black or dark-colored fluid ejected by squid, octopus etc, as a protective strategy.

ink eraser ink erasers n
Tintenkiller Tintenlöscher
An instrument used to remove ink from a writing surface, either (traditionally) a metal scraper or (more recently) a special pen dispensing a chemical that eradicates ink.

ink-pad ink-pads n
Stempelkissen
A piece of absorbent material, soaked with ink used for rubber stamps. The ink gets onto the stamp by pressing the stamp on the ink-pad.

inkbrush inkbrushes n
Schreibpinsel
A brush used in Chinese calligraphy and painting.

inkcap inkcaps n
Tintling
A fungus of one of the genera Coprinus, Coprinellus or Coprinopsis.

inkdot inkdots n
Tintenpunkt
A small spot of ink.

inkhorn /ˈɪŋkˌhɔː(ɹ)n/ inkhorns n
gekünstelt konstruiert
(used attributively, pejorative, of vocabulary) Pedantic, obscurely scholarly.

inkjet printer inkjet printers n
Tintenstrahldrucker Tintendrucker
(computer hardware) A device for the printing of documents which that operates by propelling tiny droplets of liquid ink onto paper.

inkling /ˈɪŋklɪŋ/ inklings n
Ahnung
Usually preceded by forms of to give: a slight hint, implication, or suggestion given.

inkstand inkstands n
Schreibzeug Tintenzeug
A small tray containing pens and an inkwell; (by extension) a pot for holding ink, inkpot, inkwell.

inkwell inkwells n
Tintenfass
A container for ink, designed and usually positioned so that a person may conveniently dip a pen into it whenever a refill is needed.

inlaid adj
intarsiert
(of a design) Set into a surface in a decorative pattern.

inland /-lænd/ /ˈɪnlənd/ /ˈɪnˌland/ more inland most inland adj
binnen binnenländisch
Within the land; relatively remote from the ocean or from open water; interior.
Limited to the land, or to inland routes; not passing on, or over, the sea
inländisch
Confined to one country or state; domestic; not foreign.

inland /-lænd/ /ˈɪnlənd/ /ˈɪnˌland/ more inland most inland adv
landeinwärts

inland /-lænd/ /ˈɪnlənd/ /ˈɪnˌland/ inlands n
Binnenland
The interior part of a country.

inland sea inland seas n
Binnenmeer
A large but relatively shallow expanse of water within a landmass, sometimes connected to the ocean.

inlander /ˈɪnləndə/ inlanders n
Binnenländer
Someone who lives inland.

inlaut inlauts n
Inlaut
(linguistics) any sound in a word or syllable but the first and the last one

inlay /ɪnˈleɪ/ /ˈɪn.leɪ/ inlays n
Plombe
(dentistry) A filling for a tooth, made of ceramic or gold to fit the cavity and shape of tooth and cemented into place.

inlet /ˈɪnlət/ inlets n
Meeresarm Seegatt
A body of water let into a coast, such as a bay, cove, fjord or estuary.
Einfahrt Zugang
A passage that leads into a cavity.

inmate inmates n
Insasse Insassin
A person confined to an institution such as a prison (as a convict) or hospital (as a patient).
Bewohner Bewohnerin
A person who shares a residence (such as a hotel guest, a lodger, or a student living on campus), or other place.

inn /ɪn/ inns n
Herberge Wirtshaus
Any establishment where travellers can procure lodging, food, and drink.

innate /ɪˈneɪt/ adj
eigen immanent
angeboren
Inborn; existing or having existed since birth.

inner /ˈɪnə/ /ˈɪnɚ/ innermore innermost adj
inner
Being or occurring (farther) inside, situated farther in, located (situated) or happening on the inside of something, situated within or farther within contained within something.

inner child inner children n
Inneres Kind
(psychology) The childlike aspect of a person's psyche — typically, the personality and the memories of one's childhood — especially in the context of coexisting with, and being suppressed by, an adult aspect of the person.

inner circle inner circles n
engster Zirkel innerer Zirkel
(idiomatic) The group comprising one's closest friends or associates.

inner city inner cities n
Innenstadt Stadtmitte
(urban studies) The central part of a city, especially an older, populous area of low-income or immigrant families as opposed to centrally-located commercial areas.

inner class inner classes n
innere Klasse
(object-oriented) A class that is declared entirely within the body of another class.

inner core inner cores n
innerer Erdkern
(geology) The innermost part of the Earth, believed to be made of a nickel-iron alloy.

inner ear inner ears n
Innenohr inneres Ohr
(anatomy) The portion of the ear located within the temporal bone which includes the semicircular canals, vestibule, and cochlea and is responsible for hearing and balance.

inner emigration n
innere Emigration
(derogatory) The choice of some German writers to remain in Nazi Germany despite being opposed to Nazism.

inner mission inner missions n
Innere Mission

inner orbital complex inner orbital complexes n
Innerorbitalkomplex

inner planet inner planets n
innere Planet
(astronomy, planets) Any planet of the Solar System whose orbit is located between the asteroid belt and the sun, i.e., any of Mercury, Venus, Earth, or Mars.

inner tube inner tubes n
Schlauch
An inflatable rubber tube inserted into the casing of a pneumatic tyre/tire.

inner workings n
Innenleben

inning /ˈɪnɪŋ/ innings n
Innings
(baseball) A period of play in which members of a visiting baseball team attempt to hit a baseball pitched by the opposing home team until three players are called out, followed by a similar attempt by members of the home baseball team against the visiting team's pitching. There are nine or more innings in a regulation baseball game.

innkeeper /ˈɪnkiːpəɹ/ innkeepers n
Wirt Gastwirt Wirtin Gastwirtin Krüger
The person responsible for the running of an inn, usually the proprietor.

innocence /ˈɪnəsn̩s/ innocences n
Unschuld
Absence of responsibility for a crime, tort, etc.
Lack of understanding about sensitive subjects such as sexuality and crime.
Harmlosigkeit Unschuld
Lack of ability or intention to harm or damage.

innocent /ˈɪnəsənt/ more innocent most innocent adj
rein unschuldig
Free from guilt, sin, or immorality.
unschuldig
Bearing no legal responsibility for a wrongful act.

innocuous /ɪˈnɑkjuəs/ /ɪˈnɒkjuəs/ more innocuous most innocuous adj
harmlos
Harmless; producing no ill effect.
gewöhnlich konform unverfänglich
Inoffensive; unprovocative; unexceptionable.

innominate more innominate most innominate adj
namenlos unbenannt
Having no name; anonymous.

innovate /ˈɪnəveɪt/ v
erneuern innovieren neuern
(intransitive) To introduce something new to a particular environment; to do something new.

innovation /ˌɪnəˈveɪʃən/ innovations n
Innovation Novität
The act of innovating; the introduction of something new, in customs, rites, etc.
Something new, and contrary to established customs, manners, or rites.

innovative /ɪnˈnɒ.və.tɪv/ /ɪˈnəʊ.və.tɪv/ /ˈɪn.oʊˌveɪɾɪv/ /ˈɪn.ə.və.tɪv/ /ˈɪn.əˌveɪ.tɪv / /ˈɪn.əˌveɪɾɪv/ more innovative most innovative adj
innovativ
Characterized by the creation of new ideas or inventions.
Forward-looking; ahead of current thinking.

innovator /ˈɪnəˌveɪtəɹ/ innovators n
Erneuerer Erneuererin Innovator Innovatorin
Someone who innovates; a creator of new ideas.

innuendo /ˌɪnjuˈɛndəʊ/ innuendis innuendoes innuendos n
Anspielung Innuendo
A derogatory hint or reference to, or (often sexual) insinuation about, a person or thing.

inobservance inobservances n
Ignoranz Nichtbeachtung
Lack of observance.

inoculate /ɪˈnɑːkjuleɪt/ /ɪˈnɑːkjulɪt/ /ɪˈnɒkjuleɪt/ /ɪˈnɒkjulɪt/ v
impfen inokulieren
(transitive, immunology) To introduce an antigenic substance or vaccine into something (e.g. the body) or someone, such as to produce immunity to a specific disease. [from c. 1722]
okulieren äugeln
To graft by inserting buds. [from c. 1420]

inoculation /ɪˌnɑkjəˈleɪʃən/ /ɪˌnɒkjʊˈleɪʃən/ inoculations n
Impfung
(immunology) The introduction of an antigenic substance or vaccine into the body to produce immunity to a specific disease.

inoffensiveness n
Harmlosigkeit
the state or condition of being inoffensive

inoperable adj
nicht operierbar
(surgery) Incapable of being successfully operated on.

inoperative adj
defekt
Not working or functioning; either idle or broken.

inopportune more inopportune most inopportune adj
ungeeignet unpassend
Unsuitable for some particular purpose.
ungelegen unpassend
Happening/occurring at an inconvenient or inappropriate time.

inordinate /ɪnˈɔɹd(ə)nət/ /ɪnˈɔːdɪnət/ more inordinate most inordinate adj
außerproportional
Excessive; unreasonable or inappropriate in magnitude.

inorganic /ɪnɔɹˈɡænɪk/ /ɪnɔːˈɡænɪk/ adj
anorganisch
(chemistry) relating to a compound that does not contain carbon

inorganic chemistry inorganic chemistries n
anorganische Chemie
(chemistry) The chemistry of the elements (including carbon), and those compounds that do not contain carbon.

inorganic compound inorganic compounds n
anorganische Verbindung
(inorganic chemistry) Any compound containing carbon atoms ionically bound to other atoms.

inosinate inosinates n
Inosinat
any salt or ester of inosinic acid; the salts are used as flavour enhancers

input /ˈɪnpʊt/ [ˈɪmpʊt] [ˈɪnpʊt] inputs n
Eingabe Input
Data fed into a process with the intention of it shaping or affecting the output of that process.

input /ˈɪnpʊt/ [ˈɪmpʊt] [ˈɪnpʊt] v
eingeben
(transitive) To enter data.

input/output n
Eingabe/Ausgabe
(computing, usually used attributively) The flow of information to and from human users or other client systems.

inquire /ɪnˈkwaɪə/ /ɪnˈkwaɪɹ/ v
erkundigen inquirieren nachfragen
(intransitive, US, Canada, Australia) To ask (about something).

inquiry /ɪnˈkwaɪ(ə)ɹi/ /ɪnˈkwaɪəɹi/ /ɪŋ-/ /ˈɪnkwɪɹi/ inquiries n
Abfrage Anfrage Erkundigung
The act of inquiring; a seeking of information by asking questions; interrogation; a question or questioning.
Erforschung Erkundung Nachforschung Recherche Untersuchung
Search for truth, information, or knowledge; examination of facts or principles; research; investigation

inquisitive /ɪŋˈkwɪzətɪv/ more inquisitive most inquisitive adj
neugierig wissbegierig
Eager to acquire knowledge.
neugierig
Too curious; overly interested; nosy.

inquisitiveness n
Neugier Neugierde
The quality of being inquisitive; curiosity.

inquisitor /ɪnˈkwɪzətəɹ/ inquisitors n
Inquisitor Befrager Ketzerrichter Untersuchungsrichter Vernehmer
(historical) An official of the ecclesiastical court of the Inquisition.

inroad /ˈɪnɹəʊd/ /ˈɪnˌɹoʊd/ inroads n
Einfall
(military, also, figuratively) An advance into enemy territory, an attempted invasion; an encroachment, an incursion.

insalubrious /ɪnsəˈluːbɹɪəs/ more insalubrious most insalubrious adj
unzuträglich
Unhealthful, not providing or promoting health.

insane /ɪnˈseɪn/ insaner insanest more insane most insane adj
wahnsinnig verrückt geisteskrank
Exhibiting unsoundness or disorder of mind; not sane; utterly mad.

insanely /ɪnˈseɪnli/ more insanely most insanely adv
wahnsinnig
In an insane manner; not sanely.

insanity /ɪnˈsænɪti/ insanities n
Wahnsinn
The state of being insane; madness.

insatiability insatiabilities n
Unersättlichkeit
The condition of being insatiable

insatiable /ɪnˈseɪʃ(j)əbəl/ /ɪnˈseɪʃi.əbəl/ more insatiable most insatiable adj
unersättlich
Not satiable; incapable of being satisfied or appeased; very greedy.

inscribe /ɪnˈskɹaɪb/ v
beschriften
(transitive) To write or cut (words) onto (something, especially a hard surface, or a book to be given to another person); to engrave.

inscription /ɪnˈskɹɪpʃən/ inscriptions n
Inschrift Anmeldung
Text carved on a wall or plaque, such as a memorial or gravestone.
Aufschrift Münzaufschrift
The text on a coin.
Widmung
Words written in the front of a book as a dedication.

inscrutable /ˌɪnˈskɹuːtəbl̩/ more inscrutable most inscrutable adj
undurchschaubar
Difficult or impossible to comprehend, fathom, or interpret.

insect /ˈɪnsɛkt/ insects n
Insekt Kerbtier Kerf
An arthropod (in the Insecta class) characterized by six legs, up to four wings, and a chitinous exoskeleton.

insect hotel insect hotels n
Insektenhaus Insektenhotel Nützlingshotel
A man-made structure created to provide shelter for insects.

insectarium insectaria insectariums n
Insektarium
A type of live insect zoo, or a museum or exhibit of live insects and similar arthropods.

insecticide insecticides n
Insektizid Insektengift
A substance used to kill insects.

insectivore /ɪnˈsɛktəˌvɔɹ/ /ɪnˈsɛktəˌvɔː/ insectivores n
Insektenfresser Insektivore insekten fressende Pflanze insektenfressende Pflanze
Insect-eating animal or plant.

insectivorous /ˌɪnsɛkˈtɪv(ə)ɹəs/ more insectivorous most insectivorous adj
insektenfressend
Feeding on insects.

insecure /ɪnsəˈkjɔɹ/ /ɪnsəˈkjɔː(ɹ)/ /ɪnsəˈkjɝ/ /ɪnsəˈkjʊə(ɹ)/ /ɪnsəˈkjʊɹ/ more insecure most insecure adj
unsicher
Not comfortable or confident in oneself or in certain situations.

insecurity insecurities n
Unsicherheit
A lack of security; uncertainty.

inselberg /-zəl-/ /ˈɪnsəlˌbɜːɡ/ /ˈɪnsəlˌbɝɡ/ inselberge inselbergs n
Inselberg

insemination inseminations n
Befruchtung Besamung Insemination
The introduction of sperm into a female’s reproductive system for the purpose of impregnating (making pregnant).

insensate /ɪnˈsɛn.sət/ more insensate most insensate adj
unsinnig unvernünftig
Senseless; foolish; irrational.
empfindungslos
Unfeeling, heartless, cruel, insensitive.

insensible /ɪnˈsɛns.ɪ.bəl/ [ɪnˈsɛn̥sɪbl̩] more insensible most insensible adj
bewusstlos nicht wahrnehmbar
Unable to be perceived by the senses.
gefühllos
Incapable of emotional feeling; callous; apathetic.

insensitivity insensitivities n
Gefühllosigkeit
The condition of being insensitive

inseparability inseparabilities n
Unteilbarkeit Untrennbarkeit Unzertrennlichkeit
The condition of being inseparable

inseparable /in.ˈsɛ.p(ə).ɹə.bl/ more inseparable most inseparable adj
untrennbar unzertrennlich unteilbar
Unable to be separated; bound together permanently.

insert /ɪnˈsɜːt/ /ɪnˈsɝt/ /ˈɪnsɜːt/ /ˈɪnsɝt/ inserts n
Beilage
A promotional or instructive leaflet inserted into a magazine, newspaper, tape or disk package, etc.

insert /ɪnˈsɜːt/ /ɪnˈsɝt/ /ˈɪnsɜːt/ /ˈɪnsɝt/ v
einsetzen einfügen einwerfen
(transitive) To put in between or into.

insertion reaction insertion reactions n
Insertionsreaktion
(organic chemistry) A class of reaction in which a bond (typically a double bond) is broken and a small molecule (such as carbon monoxide) is inserted in its place

inset /ˈɪnsɛt/ insets n
Einsatz
A smaller thing set into a larger thing, such as a small picture inside a larger one.

inshallah /ˌɪn.ʃɑˈlɑ/ /ˌɪnʃˈɑ.lə/ interjection
Inschallah so Gott will
(chiefly, Islam) Expressing the speaker’s wish for a given future event to occur, and also generally their emphasis on its contingency upon the divine will.

inside /ɪnˈsaɪd/ /ˈɪnsaɪd/ more inside most inside adj
Innen- Inner-
Of or pertaining to the inner surface, limit or boundary.

inside /ɪnˈsaɪd/ /ˈɪnsaɪd/ more inside most inside adv
drinnen hinein
Within or towards the interior of something; within the scope or limits of something (a place), especially a building.

inside /ɪnˈsaɪd/ /ˈɪnsaɪd/ insides n
Inneres Innenseite
The interior or inner part.

inside /ɪnˈsaɪd/ /ˈɪnsaɪd/ preposition
innen in in ... hinein innerhalb
Within the interior of something, closest to the center or to a specific point of reference.

inside joke /ˈɪnsaɪd ˌd͡ʒoʊk/ /ˈɪnsaɪd ˌd͡ʒəʊk/ inside jokes n
Insider Insiderwitz
(idiomatic) A joke that is understood or meant to be understood only by certain people who are aware of the details.

inside out /ˌɪnsaɪdˈaʊt/ adv
auf links umgekrempelt
(not comparable) With the inside surface turned to be on the outside.
in- und auswendig
(of knowledge) Thoroughly; extremely well.

insider /ɪnˈsaɪdɚ/ /ˈɪnsaɪdɚ/ insiders n
Insider Eingeweihte
A person who has special knowledge about the inner workings of a group, organization, or institution.

insider trading n
Insiderhandel
(finance) The illegal buying or selling of securities of a publicly held company by a person who has privileged access to information concerning the company's financial condition or plans.

insidious /ɪnˈsɪdi.əs/ more insidious most insidious adj
schleichend
Producing harm in a stealthy, often gradual, manner.
heimtückisch hinterhältig hinterlistig
Intending to entrap; alluring but harmful.

insight /ˈɪnsaɪt/ insights n
Einblick
A sight or view of the interior of anything; a deep inspection or view; introspection; frequently used with into.
Einsicht scharfsinniges Erfassen
Power of acute observation and deduction
Gespür Kundenverständnis
(marketing) Knowledge (usually derived from consumer understanding) that a company applies in order to make a product or brand perform better and be more appealing to customers
Ahnung Einfühlungsvermögen Eingebung Gespür Intuition
Intuitive apprehension of the inner nature of a thing or things; intuition.
Verstehen
(artificial intelligence) An extended understanding of a subject resulting from identification of relationships and behaviors within a model, context, or scenario.
Einsicht Krankheitseinsicht Krankheitsverständnis
(psychiatry) An individual's awareness of the nature and severity of one's mental illness.

insightful /ɪnˈsaɪt.f(ə)l/ /ˈɪn.saɪt.f(ə)l/ more insightful most insightful adj
scharfsinnig aufschlussreich einfühlsam erkenntnisreich verständnisvoll
Possessing insight.

insignia /ɪnˈsɪɡ.ni.ə/ insignia insignias n
Abzeichen Insigne Signum
A symbol or token of personal power, status, or office, or of an official body of government or jurisdiction.

insignificant /ˌɪnsɪɡˈnɪfɪkənt/ more insignificant most insignificant adj
unbedeutend bedeutungslos
Not significant; not important, inconsequential, or having no noticeable effect.

insincere more insincere most insincere adj
unaufrichtig
Not genuinely meaning what has been expressed; not sincere; artificial.

insincerity insincerities n
Unaufrichtigkeit
Property of being insincere, lacking sincerity or truthfulness.

insinuate /ɪnˈsɪnjueɪt/ v
insinuieren unterstellen andeuten
To hint; to suggest tacitly (usually something bad) while avoiding a direct statement.
sich einschleichen sich einschmeicheln
(figurative, by extension) To ingratiate; to obtain access to or introduce something by subtle, cunning or artful means.

insinuation /ɪnˌsɪnjuˈeɪʃən/ insinuations n
Anbiedern Anbiederung Bauchpinseln Einschmeichelei Einschmeicheln
The act of gaining favor, affection, or influence, by gentle or artful means; — formerly used in a good sense, as of friendly influence or interposition.
Unterstellung Andeutung Anspielung unterschwellige Anspielung versteckte Andeutung
That which is insinuated; a hint; a suggestion, innuendo or intimation by distant allusion

insipid /ɪnˈsɪp.ɪd/ more insipid most insipid adj
abgestanden fade lasch
Unappetizingly flavorless.
geschmacklos geistlos charakterlos stumpfsinnig
Flat; lacking character or definition.

insist /ɪnˈsɪst/ v
beharren bestehen insistieren
(with on or upon or (that + indicative)) To hold up a claim emphatically.

insistence /ɪnˈsɪstəns/ insistences n
Beharrlichkeit Eindringlichkeit Insistenz
The state of being insistent.
Dringlichkeit
An urgent demand.

insofar /ɪn.soʊˈfɑɹ/ /ɪn.səʉˈfaː(ɹ)/ /ɪn.səʊˈfɑː(ɹ)/ /ɪn.səˈfɑɹ/ /ɪn.səˈfɑː(ɹ)/ adv
insofern insoweit
To such a degree or extent.

insofar as /ɪn.soʊˈfɑɹæz/ /ɪn.soʊˈfɑɹəz/ /ɪn.səʊˈfɑːɹəz/ conjunction
soviel soweit
to the extent that

insole /ˈɪnsoʊl/ /ˈɪnsəʊl/ insoles n
Einlage Einlegesohle
The inside sole of a shoe or other footwear.

insolence /ˈɪn.sə.ləns/ insolences n
Frechheit Unverschämtheit Unverfrorenheit Anmaßung Dreistigkeit
Arrogant conduct; insulting, bold behaviour or attitude.

insolent /ˈɪn.sə.lənt/ more insolent most insolent adj
beleidigend verletzend
Insulting in manner or words, particularly in an arrogant or insubordinate manner.
dreist unverschämt frech anmaßend ungebührlich unverfroren
Rude.

insolubility insolubilities n
Unlöslichkeit
The quality of being insoluble

insoluble /ɪnˈsɑljəbəl/ /ɪnˈsɒljʊbəl/ more insoluble most insoluble adj
unlösbar
That cannot be solved; unsolvable; insolvable.
unerklärlich
That cannot be explained; mysterious or inexplicable.

insolvable /ɪnˈsɒlvəbəl/ more insolvable most insolvable adj
unlösbar
Impossible to solve; insoluble.

insolvency [ɪnˈsɒlvn̩si] insolvencies n
Insolvenz Zahlungsunfähigkeit
(finance) The condition of being insolvent; the state or condition of a person who is insolvent; the condition of one who is unable to pay his debts as they fall due, or in the usual course of trade and business.

insolvent /ɪn.ˈsɑːɫv.ənt/ /ɪn.ˈsɒlv.ənt/ /ɪn.ˈsɒɫv.ənt/ more insolvent most insolvent adj
zahlungsunfähig insolvent
Unable to pay one's bills as they fall due.

insomnia /ɪnˈsɒmniə/ insomnias n
Schlaflosigkeit
(medicine) A sleeping disorder that is known for its symptoms of unrest and the inability to sleep.

insomniac adj
insomnisch schlafgestört
Suffering from or pertaining to insomnia.

insomniac insomniacs n
Asom­nier Schlafgestörte Schlafgestörter Schlafloser
One who suffers an inability or difficulty sleeping; a sufferer from insomnia.

insouciance /ɪnˈsuːsi.əns/ insouciances n
Sorglosigkeit Unbekümmertheit Unbesorgtheit
Carelessness, heedlessness, indifference, or casual unconcern.
Unbekümmertheit Contenance Lässigkeit Nonchalance Sprezzatura Zwanglosigkeit
Nonchalance.

inspect /ɪnˈspɛkt/ v
inspizieren begutachten untersuchen
To examine critically or carefully; especially, to search out problems or determine condition; to scrutinize.
inspizieren begutachten prüfen
To view and examine officially.

inspection /ɪnˈspɛkʃən/ inspections n
Inspektion Prüfung
The act of examining something, often closely.

inspector /ɪnˈspɛktə/ /ɪnˈspɛktɚ/ inspectors n
Inspektor Inspektorin
A person employed to inspect something.

inspiration /ˌɪn.spəˈɹeɪ.ʃən/ /ˌɪn.spəˈɹæɪ.ʃən/ /ˌɪn.spɪˈɹeɪ.ʃən/ inspirations n
Einatmen Einatmung Einschnaufen
(physiology, uncountable) The drawing of air into the lungs, accomplished in mammals by elevation of the chest walls and flattening of the diaphragm, as part of the act of respiration.
göttliche Eingebung
A supernatural divine influence on the prophets, apostles, or sacred writers, by which they were qualified to communicate moral or religious truth with authority; a supernatural influence which qualifies people to receive and communicate divine truth; also, the truth communicated.
Inspiration Eingebung
The act of an elevating or stimulating influence upon the intellect, emotions or creativity.
A person, object, or situation which quickens or stimulates an influence upon the intellect, emotions or creativity.

inspire /ɪn.ˈspaɪə(ɹ)/ /ɪn.ˈspaɪɹ/ v
begeistern einflößen
inspirieren anregen
(transitive) To infuse into the mind; to communicate to the spirit; to convey, as by a divine or supernatural influence; to disclose preternaturally; to produce in, as by inspiration.
(transitive) To infuse into; to affect, as with a superior or supernatural influence; to fill with what animates, enlivens or exalts; to communicate inspiration to.
beatmen einhauchen
To infuse by breathing, or as if by breathing.

inspirer inspirers n
Inspirator Inspiratorin
Someone who inspires.

inspiring /ɪnˈspaɪə.ɹɪŋ/ /ɪnˈspaɪɹ.ɪŋ/ more inspiring most inspiring adj
inspirativ
Providing inspiration; encouraging; stimulating.

instability instabilities n
Instabilität
(uncountable) The quality of being unstable.
(physics, countable) A state that is not in equilibrium, or in which a small change has a large irreversible effect.

install /ɪnˈstoːl/ /ɪnˈstɑl/ /ɪnˈstɔl/ /ɪnˈstɔːl/ v
installieren
(transitive) To connect, set up or prepare something for use
(transitive) To establish or settle in.

installation [ɪnstəˈleɪʃən] installations n
Installation
An act of installing.
Installation Anlage
Something installed, especially the whole of a system of machines, apparatus, and accessories, when set up and arranged for practical working, as in electric lighting, transmission of power, etc.

installer installers n
Installateur Installateurin
One who installs.
Installationsprogramm Installer
(computing) A program that installs software in a computer and prepares it for use.

installment /ɪnˈstoːl.mənt/ /ɪnˈstɑl.mənt/ /ɪnˈstɔl.mənt/ /ɪnˈstɔːl.mənt/ installments n
Folge
One of a series of parts, whether equal or unequal to the other parts of the series, of a given entity or a given process, which part presents or is presented at a particular scheduled interval.
Rate
(banking, finance) One member of a series of portions of a debt or sum of money, which portions may or may not be equated (depending in part on whether the interest rate is fixed or variable), payment of which portions are serially exacted at regularly scheduled intervals toward satisfaction of the total. Payments of installments are generally mensual, quarterly, triannual, biannual, or annual.

instance /ˈɪnstəns/ instances n
Beispiel Fall
A case offered as an exemplification or a precedent; an illustrative example. [from 16th c.]
Instanz
(computing) A specific occurrence of something that is created or instantiated, such as a database, or an object of a class in object-oriented programming. [from 20th c.]

instance variable instance variables n
Instanzvariable

instant /ˈɪnstənt/ adj
bevorstehend
(dated) Impending; imminent.
dringend
(legal) Present; current; extant.
augenblicklich
Occurring immediately; immediate; present.
momentan vorübergehend
Lasting for a short moment; momentary; short-lived.
fertig- instant-
Very quickly and easily prepared.
dieses Monats hujus
Of the current month.

instant /ˈɪnstənt/ instants n
Augenblick Moment
A very short period of time; a moment.
A single, usually precise, point in time.
Instantessen
A beverage or food which has been pre-processed to reduce preparation time, especially instant coffee.

instant coffee /ˌɪnstənt ˈkɒfi/ instant coffees n
Instantkaffee Pulverkaffee löslicher Kaffee Expresskaffee
A beverage in the form of a powder, granules, or concentrated liquid, made from coffee and able to be quickly reconstituted by adding water.

instant karma n
kleine Sünden bestraft der liebe Gott sofort sofortiges Karma
A circumstance where something deserving but unexpected happens, especially, when a person's actions backfire and cause an immediate unforeseen and unintended effect that may be deemed just deserts for those actions.

instant mashed potatoes n
Instant Kartoffelpüree Instantkartoffelpüree
(processed food) A potato preparation in the form of a powder or flakes, used to make mashed potato quickly and easily.

instant messaging n
Messaging
(communication, computing) A form of realtime communication where two or more people exchange text messages, usually short, using computers or other devices with communications capabilities.

instant noodle instant noodles n
Fertignudel Fertignudeln Instantnudeln
(chiefly, in the plural) One of a mass of dried precooked noodles fused with oil, usually soaked in boiling water for a few minutes before being eaten.

instantaneous /ɪnstənˈteɪni.əs/ adj
augenblicklich unverzüglich
Occurring, arising, or functioning without any delay; happening within an imperceptibly brief period of time. [from 17th c.]

instantaneously adv
augenblicklich im Nu
Without any delay; in an instantaneous manner.

instantaneousness n
Augenblicklichkeit
condition of being instantaneous

instantiable adj
instanziierbar

instantiate /ɪnˈstænʃieɪt/ v
instanziieren
(transitive) To represent#Verb (a concept#Noun, theme#Noun, or principle#Noun) by an instance#Noun. [from 20th c.]

instantiation /ɪnˌstænʃiˈeɪʃən/ instantiations n
Instanziierung
(countable) Something resulting from the act of instantiating; an instance.

instantly /ˈɪnstəntli/ adv
unmittelbar
At once; without delay. [from 16th c.]

instar /ˈɪnstɑɹ/ /ˈɪnstɑː/ instars n
Entwicklungsstadium Larvenstadium
Any one of the several stages of postembryonic development which an arthropod undergoes, between molts, before it reaches sexual maturity.
Entwicklungsstadium Larve Larvenstadium
An arthropod at a specified one of these stages of development.
Entwicklungsstadium
(by extension) A stage in development.

instead /ɪnˈstɛd/ adv
stattdessen anstatt
In the place of something (usually mentioned earlier); as a substitute or alternative.

instead of preposition
statt anstatt anstelle an Stelle von anstelle von
In lieu of; in place of; rather than.

instep /ˈinˌstɛp/ insteps n
Fußrücken Spann Rist Fußspann
(anatomy) The arched part of the top of the foot between the toes and the ankle.

instigate /ˈɪnstəɡeɪt/ v
anstiften anstacheln anzetteln hetzen
(transitive) To goad or urge (a person) forward, especially to wicked actions.

instigator /-ɾɚ/ /ˈɪnstəˌɡeɪtɚ/ /ˈɪnstɪɡeɪtə/ instigators n
Anstifter Anstifterin Aufwiegler Aufwieglerin
A person who intentionally instigates, incites, or starts something, especially one that creates trouble.

instill /ɪnˈstɪl/ v
beibringen einimpfen
To cause a quality to become part of someone's nature.
einflößen
To pour in (medicine, for example) drop by drop.

instinct /ˈɪn.stɪŋkt/ instincts n
Instinkt
A natural or inherent impulse or behaviour.

instinctive /ɪnˈstɪŋktɪv/ more instinctive most instinctive adj
instinktiv
Related to or prompted by instinct.
Driven by impulse, spontaneous and without thinking.

instinctively /ɪnˈstɪŋktɪvli/ more instinctively most instinctively adv
unwillkürlich
Innately; by instinct; without being taught.

institute /ˈɪnstɪt(j)uːt/ /ˈɪnstɪt͡ʃuːt/ institutes n
Institut
An organization founded to promote a cause
An institution of learning; a college, especially for technical subjects

institute /ˈɪnstɪt(j)uːt/ /ˈɪnstɪt͡ʃuːt/ v
instituieren einführen initiieren
(transitive) To begin or initiate (something); to found.

institution /ˌɪnstɪˈtjuːʃən/ /ˌɪnstɪˈtuːʃən/ /ˌɪnstɪˈtʃuːʃən/ institutions n
Institution
A custom or practice of a society or community.
A long established and respected organization, particularly one involved with education, public service, or charity work.
(informal) A person long established in a place, position, or field.

institutional /-ʃnəl/ /ˌɪnstɪˈtjuʃənəl/ /ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənəl/ /ˌɪnstɪˈtʃuːʃənəl/ more institutional most institutional adj
institutionell
Of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or organized along the lines of an institution.

institutionalization /ˌɪnstɪˌtjuːʃnəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/ institutionalizations n
Institutionalisierung
the process of establishing a practice as a norm

institutionalize /ˌɪnstɪˈtjuːʃənəˌlaɪz/ v
institutionalisieren
to establish as a normal practice

instruct /ɪnˈstɹakt/ /ɪnˈstɹʌkt/ v
instruieren anweisen briefen
(transitive) To teach by giving instructions.
anweisen
(transitive) To tell (someone) what they must or should do.
(transitive) To give (one's own lawyer) legal instructions as to how they should act in relation to a particular issue; thereby formally appointing them as one's own legal representative in relation to it.

instruction /ɪnˈstɹʌkʃən/ instructions n
Anweisung Unterricht
(uncountable) The act of instructing, teaching, or providing with information or knowledge.
Anweisung
(countable) An order or command.
Assemblerbefehl Instruktion
(computing) A single operation of a processor defined by an instruction set architecture.

instruction set instruction sets n
Befehlsatz
(computing) The set of machine instructions that a particular CPU can execute; the corresponding set of assembly language mnemonics.

instructive /ɪnˈstɹʌktɪv/ more instructive most instructive adj
lehrreich aufschlussreich belehrend
Conveying knowledge, information or instruction.

instructive /ɪnˈstɹʌktɪv/ instructives n
Instruktiv
(linguistics) A case in the Finnish and Estonian languages. It expresses the means or the instrument used to perform an action.

instructive case instructive cases n
Instruktiv
(grammar) : noun case used to indicate means. It answers the question "how?", and in English, this is usually expressed by the prepositional phrase by means of, as in "by means of the house". Languages that use the instructive case include Finnish and (rarely) Estonian.

instructor instructors n
Lehrer Ausbilder Ausbilderin Dozentin Lehrende Lehrerin
One who instructs; a teacher.

instrument /ˈɪnstɹəmənt/ /ˈɪnstɹʊmənt/ instruments n
Instrument Musikinstrument
A device used to produce music.
Instrument Meßinstrument
A measuring or displaying device.
Instrument Werkzeug
A tool, implement used for manipulation or measurement.
Dokument Urkunde
(legal) A legal document, such as a contract, deed, trust, mortgage, power, indenture, or will.
Handlanger
(figuratively) A person used as a mere tool for achieving a goal.

instrument maker instrument makers n
Instrumentenbauer
Maker of musical instruments.

instrumental /ɪnstɹəˈmɛntəl/ /ɪnstɹʊˈmɛntəl/ more instrumental most instrumental adj
dienlich entscheidend förderlich hilfreich
Serving as an instrument, medium, means, or agency.
instrumentell Instrumentalis instrumental
(music) Pertaining to, made by, or prepared for an instrument, especially a musical instrument (rather than the human voice).

instrumental case instrumental cases n
Instrumental Instrumental-Kasus Instrumentalis Womit-Fall
(grammar) A noun case used to express means or agency—and is generally indicated in English by by or with with the objective. Languages that use the instrumental case include Armenian, Serbo-Croatian, Czech, Dyirbal, Georgian, Latvian, Slovene, Polish, Ukrainian, Quechua, Russian, Assamese, Turkish and Sanskrit. Extinct languages that used the instrumental case include Old English, Old Saxon and Old High German.

instrumentalisation instrumentalisations n
Instrumentalisierung

instrumentality /ɪnstɹʊmɛnˈtalɪti/ instrumentalities n
Hilfe Hilfestellung Tatmittel Tatwerkzeug
(uncountable) The quality or condition of being instrumental; serving a purpose, being useful.
Ausführungsorgan
(countable, legal) A governmental organ with a specific purpose.
Instrumentarium Intrumentalität Mittel Werkzeug
(countable) Something that is instrumental; an instrument.

instrumentalize v
instrumentalisieren
(transitive) To make into an instrument for achieving a goal.
(music, transitive) To transcribe for instrumental execution a piece of music written for the human voice

insubordination insubordinations n
Insubordination Befehlsverweigerung Ungehorsamkeit
The quality or state of being insubordinate; disobedience to lawful authority; specifically, an employee's failure or refusal to comply with a request or an assignment given by his/her supervisor.

insufferable /ɪnˈsʌfəɹəb(ə)l/ /ɪnˈsʌfɹəb(ə)l/ more insufferable most insufferable adj
unerträglich unausstehlich untragbar
Not sufferable; very difficult or impossible to endure; intolerable, unbearable.

insufficiency insufficiencies n
Insuffizienz
The lack of sufficiency; a shortage or inadequacy.

insufficient /ɪnsəˈfɪʃənt/ more insufficient most insufficient adj
unzureichend ungenügend

insufficiently more insufficiently most insufficiently adv
ungenügend
not sufficiently

insulant insulants n
Isolierstoff

insular /ˈɪnsjələ/ /ˈɪnsjəlɚ/ /ˈɪnsəlɚ/ more insular most insular adj
Insel
(linguistics, anthropology) (often with a capital letter) Relating to the varieties of a language or languages spoken chiefly on islands. Insular Latin, Latin as it was spoken in Britain and Ireland. Insular Celtic, the Celtic languages of Britain, Ireland and also Brittany, as opposed to those spoken in mainland Europe other than Brittany. Insular Scandinavian, relating to the Icelandic and Faroese languages as opposed to the ones spoken in Sweden, Denmark and Norway.

insulate /ˈɪnsjʊleɪt/ /ˈɪnsʊleɪt/ /ˈɪnʃʊleɪt/ [ˈɪns(j)ʊle(ɪ)t] v
isolieren
To separate, detach, or isolate.
To separate a body or material from others, e.g. by non-conductors to prevent the transfer of electricity, heat, etc.

insulated more insulated most insulated adj
geschützt isoliert
Protected from heat, cold, noise etc, by being surrounded with an insulating material.

insulation /ˌɪnsjʊˈleɪʃən/ /ˌɪnsəˈleɪʃən/ insulations n
Isolation
The act of insulating; detachment from other objects; isolation.
Isolation Isolierung Dämmung
(engineering) The act of separating a body from others by nonconductors, so as to prevent the transfer of electricity, heat, or sound

insulator /ˈɪn.sjə.leɪ.tə(ɹ)/ insulators n
Isolierstoff
Isolator Nichtleiter
A substance that does not transmit heat (thermal insulator), sound (acoustic insulator) or electricity (electrical insulator).

insulin /ˈɪnsjʊlin/ /ˈɪnsəlɪn/ /ˈɪnʃʊlɪn/ insulins n
Insulin
A polypeptide hormone that regulates carbohydrate metabolism (in various animals including humans).

insult /ɪnˈsʌlt/ /ˈɪnsʌlt/ insults n
Beleidigung Kränkung Verletzung
(uncountable) Action or form of speech deliberately intended to be rude; (countable) a particular act or statement having this effect.
Beleidigung
(countable) Something that causes offence (for example, by being of an unacceptable quality).

insult /ɪnˈsʌlt/ /ˈɪnsʌlt/ v
beleidigen
(transitive) To be insensitive, insolent, or rude to (somebody); to affront or demean (someone). [from 17th c.]

insulting /ɪnˈsʌltɪŋ/ more insulting most insulting adj
beleidigend
Containing insult, or having the intention of insulting.

insuperable /ɪnˈsup(ə)ɹəb(ə)l/ more insuperable most insuperable adj
unüberwindbar unüberwindlich

insurance /ɪn.ˈʃɔː.ɹəns/ /ɪn.ˈʃɝ.əns/ /ɪn.ˈʃʊə.ɹəns/ /ɪn.ˈʃʊɹ.əns/ /ˈɪn.ʃɚəns/ insurances n
Versicherung
A means of indemnity against a future occurrence of an uncertain event.
The business of providing insurance.

insurance agent insurance agents n
Versicherungsagent Versicherungsberater

insurance company insurance companies n
Versicherungsgesellschaft Versicherung
A company that provides insurance policies.

insurance fraud insurance frauds n
Versicherungsbetrug
(legal) Receiving insurance policy-based compensation by deceitfully causing an event that, if it were accidental, would lead to a rightful claim for said compensation.

insurance policy insurance policies n
Police Versicherungsschein
(insurance) A legal document outlining a particular insurance cover for an insured entity for a given risk.

insure /ɪnˈʃɔː/ /ɪnˈʃɝ/ /ɪnˈʃʊə/ /ɪnˈʃʊɚ/ v
versichern
(transitive) To provide for compensation if some specified risk occurs. Often agreed by policy (contract) to offer financial compensation in case of an accident, theft or other undesirable event.

insured /ɪnˈʃɔːd/ /ɪnˈʃʊəd/ /ɪnˈʃʊɚd/ insureds n
Versicherte Versicherter
(insurance) The person or persons whose interests are protected by an insurance policy.

insurer /ɪnˈʃʊɹ.ɚ/ insurers n
Versicherer Versicherungsgeber Versicherungsträger
(insurance) One who insures.

insurgent /ɪnˈsəɹd͡ʒənt/ /ɪnˈsəːdʒ(ə)nt/ adj
aufrührerisch aufständisch
Rebellious, opposing authority.

insurgent /ɪnˈsəɹd͡ʒənt/ /ɪnˈsəːdʒ(ə)nt/ insurgents n
Aufständischer Insurgent
One of several people who take up arms against the local state authority; a participant in insurgency.

insurmountable more insurmountable most insurmountable adj
unüberwindbar unüberwindlich
Incapable of being passed over, surmounted, or overcome; insuperable

insurrection /ˌɪnsəˈɹɛkʃ(ə)n/ /ˌɪnsəˈɹɛkʃn̩/ insurrections n
Aufstand Rebellion Erhebung Meuterei Revolte
(uncountable) The action of part or all of a national population violently rising up against the government or other authority; (countable) an instance of this; a revolt, an uprising; specifically, one that is at an initial stage or limited in nature.

insurrectionist insurrectionists n
Aufrührer Aufrührerin Aufständische Aufständischer
A person who provokes or takes part in an insurrection

intact /ɪnˈtækt/ more intact most intact adj
intakt
Left complete or whole; not touched, defiled, sullied or otherwise damaged.

intaglio /ɪnˈtæl.i.(j)oʊ/ /ɪnˈtæl.joʊ/ /ɪnˈtæl.jəʊ/ /ɪnˈtæɡ.li.oʊ/ /ɪnˈtɑl.iˌəʊ/ /ɪnˈtɑl.joʊ/ /ɪnˈtɑl.jəʊ/ /ɪnˈtɑɡ.li.oʊ/ intagli intaglii intaglioes intaglios n
Tiefdruckverfahren
(printing) Any printing method in which the ink is laid upon the sunken parts of the printing form.

intake manifold intake manifolds n
Ansaugkrümmer Ansaugstutzen Saugrohr
Part of an engine that supplies the fuel/air mixture to the cylinder.

intangible /ɪnˈtæn.d͡ʒə.bəl/ /ɪnˈtæn.d͡ʒɪ.bəl/ [ɪnˈtæn.d͡ʒɪ.bl̩] more intangible most intangible adj
abstrakt immateriell ungreifbar unklar vage
Incapable of being perceived by the senses; incorporeal.

intangible cultural heritage intangible cultural heritages n
Immaterielles Kulturerbe
practices, representations, expressions, knowledge, or skills, as well as the instruments, objects, artifacts, and cultural spaces that are considered by UNESCO to be part of a place's cultural heritage.

intarsia intarsias n
Intarsie
A decorative form of Italian wood inlaying.

integer /ˈɪn.tɪ.d͡ʒə(ɹ)/ /ˈɪn.tɪ.d͡ʒɚ/ [ˈɪn.ɾɪ.d͡ʒɚ] integers n
ganze Zahl Ganzzahl
(arithmetic) A number that is not a fraction; an element of the infinite and numerable set {..., -3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3, ...}.

integrable /ˈɪntɪɡɹəbəl/ adj
integrierbar
Able to be integrated.

integrable function integrable functions n
integrierbare Funktion
(mathematics) Any function that possesses a finite integral

integral /ɪnˈtɛɡr(ə)l/ /ɪnˈtɛɡɹəl/ /ˈɪntəɡɹəl/ /ˈɪntɪɡr(ə)l/ /ˈɪntɪɡɹ(ə)l/ more integral most integral adj
integral ein Ganzes ausmachend zur Erhaltung des Ganzen unentbehrlich
Constituting a whole together with other parts or factors; not omittable or removable
ganzzahlig
(mathematics) Of, pertaining to, or being an integer.

integral /ɪnˈtɛɡr(ə)l/ /ɪnˈtɛɡɹəl/ /ˈɪntəɡɹəl/ /ˈɪntɪɡr(ə)l/ /ˈɪntɪɡɹ(ə)l/ integrals n
Integral
(mathematics) One of the two fundamental operations of calculus (the other being differentiation), whereby a function's displacement, area, volume, or other qualities arising from the study of infinitesimal change are quantified, usually defined as a limiting process on a sequence of partial sums. Denoted using a long s: ∫, or a variant thereof.

integral calculus n
Integralrechnung
(calculus) The calculus that generalizes summation to find areas, masses, volumes, sums, and totals of quantities described by continuously varying functions.

integral transform integral transforms n
Integraloperator

integrand /ˈɪntɪɡɹænd/ integrands n
Integrand
(calculus) The function that is to be integrated

integrate /ˈɪn.təˌɡɹeɪt/ /ˈɪn.tɪ.ɡɹeɪt/ /ˈɪn.tɪ.ɡɹæɪt/ v
integrieren
To form into one whole; to make entire; to complete; to renew; to restore; to perfect.
To indicate the whole of; to give the sum or total of; as, an integrating anemometer, one that indicates or registers the entire action of the wind in a given time.
(mathematics) To subject to the operation of integration; to find the integral of an equation.

integrated more integrated most integrated adj
integriert
composed and coordinated to form a whole

integrated circuit integrated circuits n
integrierter Schaltkreis
(semiconductors) A thin chip, usually of silicon, consisting of at least two interconnected semiconductor devices, mainly transistors.

integration /ˌɪn.təˈɡɹeɪ.ʃən/ /ˌɪn.təˈɡɹæɪ.ʃən/ /ˌɪn.tɪˈɡɹeɪ.ʃən/ integrations n
Integration
The act or process of making whole or entire.
(society) The process of fitting into a community, notably applied to minorities.
(biology) In evolution, the process by which the manifold is compacted into the relatively simple and permanent; supposed to alternate with differentiation as an agent in species' development.

integration testing /ɪntəˈɡɹeɪʃən tɛstɪŋ/ n
Integrationstest

integrity /ɪnˈtɛɡɹəti/ /ɪnˈtɛɡɹɪti/ integrities n
Integrität
Steadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code.
The state of being wholesome; unimpaired
The quality or condition of being complete; pure

intellect /ˈɪntəlɛkt/ intellects n
Intellekt
(uncountable) The faculty of thinking, judging, abstract reasoning, and conceptual understanding; the cognitive faculty.

intellectual /ˌɪntəˈlɛkt͡ʃwəl/ /ˌɪntəˈlɛkt͡ʃəl/ /ˌɪntəˈlɛkt͡ʃʊəl/ more intellectual most intellectual adj
intellektuell
Pertaining to, or performed by, the intellect; mental or cognitive.

intellectual /ˌɪntəˈlɛkt͡ʃwəl/ /ˌɪntəˈlɛkt͡ʃəl/ /ˌɪntəˈlɛkt͡ʃʊəl/ intellectuals n
Intellektueller Intellektuelle
An intelligent, learned person, especially one who discourses about learned matters.

intellectual property intellectual properties n
geistiges Eigentum
(uncountable) Any product of someone's intellect that has commercial value: a piece of literature, a painting, an invention, a trademark, a trade secret, etc. Works protected under intellectual property law, and accorded intellectual property rights such as copyrights and patents.

intellectualism intellectualisms n
Intellektualismus
(philosophy) The doctrine that knowledge is derived from pure reason.

intellectualization intellectualizations n
Intellektualisierung
The act or process of intellectualizing.

intellectually more intellectually most intellectually adv
intellektuell
In an intellectual manner.

intelligence /ɪnˈtɛl.ɪ.d͡ʒəns/ intelligences n
Intelligenz Klugheit
(mostly, uncountable) The quality of making use or having made use of such capacities: depth of understanding, mental quickness.
intelligentes Leben Intelligenz
(countable) An entity that has such capacities.
Geheimdienst Geheimdienstinformationen Nachrichtendienst Sicherheitsdienst
(countable) A political or military department, agency or unit designed to gather information, usually secret, about the enemy or about hostile activities.

intelligence agency intelligence agencies n
Nachrichtendienst Geheimdienst
A governmental agency that is devoted to the information gathering (known in the context as "intelligence") for purposes of national security and defense.

intelligence community intelligence communities n
Geheimdienste
Collectively, the intelligence agencies of a country or alliance.

intelligence quotient intelligence quotients n
Intelligenzquotient
A score derived from one of several different standardized tests attempting to measure a person's intelligence relative to that of the general population, with the average usually calibrated to a number around 100.

intelligencer intelligencers n
Zuträger
(dated) A bringer of intelligence (news, information); a spy or informant.

intelligent /ɪnˈtɛlɪd͡ʒənt/ intelligenter intelligentest more intelligent most intelligent adj
intelligent klug
Of high or especially quick cognitive capacity, bright.
Well thought-out, well considered.
intelligent
Characterized by thoughtful interaction.

intelligent design pn
Intelligent Design
The belief that biological life on Earth, or more broadly, the universe as a whole, was created by an intelligent agent (specified or unspecified) rather than being the result of undirected natural processes.

intelligentsia /ɪntɛləˈd͡ʒɛn(t)si.ə/ /ɪntɛləˈɡɛn(t)si.ə/ /ɪntɛlɪˈd͡ʒɛntsɪə/ /ɪntɛlɪˈɡɛntsɪə/ intelligentsias n
Intelligenz Intelligenzija
(politics) The intellectual elite of a society, particularly in Marxist doctrine.

intelligibility /ɪnˌtɛl.ə.d͡ʒə.ˈbɪl.ə.ti/ /ɪnˌtɛl.ə.d͡ʒə.ˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/ [ɪnˌtɛl.ə.d͡ʒə.ˈbɪl.ə.ɾi] [ɪnˌtɛl.ə.d͡ʒə.ˈbɪl.ɪ.ɾi] intelligibilities n
Verständlichkeit
That which is intelligible; the degree to which something is intelligible.
The quality of recorded speech of every word being understandable.

intelligible /ɪnˈtɛləd͡ʒəbl̩/ more intelligible most intelligible adj
verständlich einleuchtend
Capable of being understood; clear to the mind.

intemperance /ɪnˈtɛmpɛɹəns/ intemperances n
Zügellosigkeit
Lack of moderation or temperance; excess.

intend /ɪnˈtɛnd/ v
beabsichtigen vorhaben intendieren
(ambitransitive, usually followed by particle "to" + verb, or "on"/"upon" + noun) To fix the mind upon (something, or something to be accomplished); be intent upon

intended /ɪnˈtɛndɪd/ adj
gedacht
Planned.

intense /ɪnˈtɛns/ intenser intensest more intense most intense adj
hochgradig
Of a characteristic: extreme or very high or strong in degree; severe; also, excessive.
intensiv
(also, figurative) Under tension; tightly drawn; strained, stressed, tense.

intensification intensifications n
Intensivierung Verstärkung
The act or process of intensifying, or of making more intense.

intensifier intensifiers n
Intensitätspartikel Steigerungspartikel
(linguistics) A word or particle that heightens the intensity of meaning of a term.

intensify /ɪnˈtɛnsɪfaɪ/ v
intensivieren intensifizieren
(intransitive) To become intense, or more intense; to act with increasing power or energy.

intensity /ɪnˈtɛnsɪti/ intensities n
Intensität
The quality of being intense.

intensive /ɪnˈtɛnsɪv/ more intensive most intensive adj
intensiv
Demanding; requiring a great amount of work etc.

intensive care n
Intensivmedizin
(medicine) The support and monitoring of critically ill patients, especially by the use of instrumentation and specialized staff and equipment.

intensive care unit intensive care units n
Intensivstation
A hospital ward into which critically ill patients, in danger of dying, are admitted and closely monitored (abbreviation: ICU).

intensively more intensively most intensively adv
intensiv
In an intensive way.

intensiveness intensivenesses n
Intensität
The condition of being intensive.

intent /ɪnˈtɛnt/ intents n
Absicht
Something that is intended.

intention /ɪnˈtɛnʃən/ intentions n
Absicht Vorhaben
A course of action that a person intends to follow.

intentional /ɪnˈtɛnʃənəl/ [ɪnˈtʰɛnʃn̩ɫ̩] more intentional most intentional adj
absichtlich vorsätzlich
Intended or planned; done deliberately or voluntarily.
vorsätzlich
(legal) Done with intent.

intentionalism n
Intentionalismus
The theory that the meaning of any text is determined by the intentions of its author, whether stated or not.

intentionality intentionalities n
Intentionalität
(philosophy) The characteristic of a mental state whereby it is about something, which relates to mental states in an analogous way as meaning relates to a word.

intentionally more intentionally most intentionally adv
absichtlich vorsätzlich beabsichtigt bewusst
In an intentional manner; on purpose.

intently /ɪnˈtɛntli/ more intently most intently adv
aufmerksam angespannt gespannt konzentriert
In an intent or focused manner.

inter /ɪnˈtɜː(ɹ)/ /ɪnˈtɝ/ v
begraben
To bury in a grave.

inter alia adv
unter anderem
Among other things.

inter- /ɪntə/ /ɪntɚ/ [ɪn(ɾ)ɚ] [ɪɾ̃ɚ] prefix
durch- inter- unter- ver- zwischen-
between, amid, among

interact /ɪn.təˈɹækt/ /ɪn.tɚˈækt/ v
interagieren
(intransitive) To act upon each other.

interaction /ˌɪn.təˈɹæk.ʃən/ /ˌɪn.tɚˈæk.ʃən/ interactions n
Interaktion Wechselwirkung
The situation or occurrence in which two or more objects or events act upon one another to produce a new effect; the effect resulting from such a situation or occurrence.
Interaktion
A conversation or exchange between people.

interactive /ɪn.təˈɹæk.tɪv/ /ɪn.tɚˈæk.tɪv/ more interactive most interactive adj
interaktiv wechselwirkend
Interacting with or communicating with and reacting to each other; influencing or having an effect on each other; acting or capable of acting on each other or with the other.

interactivity /ɪntəɹækˈtɪvɪti/ interactivities n
Interaktivität
The quality of being interactive.

interactome interactomes n
Interaktom
(biology) All the interactions between biological entities in cells and organisms considered as a whole.

interbellum interbella n
Zwischenkriegszeit
The time period between wars.

intercardinal direction intercardinal directions n
Nebenhimmelsrichtung
(geography) Any of the four intermediate compass directions located halfway between the cardinal directions - northeast, southeast, southwest and northwest.

intercede /ɪntə(ɹ)ˈsiːd/ v
bitten eingreifen intervenieren verwenden
(intransitive) To plead on someone else's behalf.

intercellular adj
interzellular interzellulär

intercept /ɪntəˈsɛpt/ /ɪntɚˈsɛpt/ /ˈɪntəsɛpt/ /ˈɪntɚsɛpt/ intercepts n
Achsenabschnitt Schnittpunkt
(algebraic geometry) The coordinate of the point at which a curve intersects an axis.

intercept /ɪntəˈsɛpt/ /ɪntɚˈsɛpt/ /ˈɪntəsɛpt/ /ˈɪntɚsɛpt/ v
abfangen
(transitive) To stop, deflect or divert (something in progress or motion).
(transitive, American football) Of a defensive player: to steal a pass thrown by the opposing team, gaining possession of the ball.
(transitive, sports) To gain possession of (the ball) in a ball game.

interceptor interceptors n
Abfangjäger
A combat aircraft designed to intercept and destroy enemy aircraft before they can attack.

intercession intercessions n
Fürbitte Fürsprache
A prayer to God on behalf of another person; especially, such a prayer offered by a heavenly saint on behalf of a mere mortal who has prayed to the saint for such help.

interchange /ɪntə(ɹ)ˈtʃeɪndʒ/ /ɪntɚˈt͡ʃeɪnd͡ʒ/ /ˈɪntə(ɹ).tʃeɪndʒ/ /ˈɪntɚt͡ʃeɪnd͡ʒ/ interchanges n
Autobahnkreuz Anschlussstelle Autobahndreieck
(countable) A junction in which traffic may merge to enter or diverge to exit a limited-access highway to access a surface street, without crossing traffic on the main highway.
Autobahnkreuz Autobahndreieck
(rail transport, countable) A connection between two or more lines, services or modes of transport; a station at which such a connection can be made.

interchangeable /ɪntɚˈt͡ʃeɪnd͡ʒəbl̩/ [ɪɾ̃ɚˈt͡ʃeɪnd͡ʒəbl̩] adj
austauschbar auswechselbar
Freely substitutable; that may be swapped at will.

interchangeably adv
austauschbar synonym
With the ability of being interchanged or swapped.

intercity adj
Intercity
Between cities; connecting cities with other cities.

intercom intercoms n
Sprechanlage Gegensprechanlage
An electronic communication system, especially one between rooms in a building.

interconnectedness interconnectednesses n
Vernetztheit Vernetzung
The state of being interconnected.

intercontinental /ˌɪn.tə.kɒn.tɪˈnɛn.təl/ /ˌɪn.tɚ.kɑn.tɪ.ˈnɛn.təl/ adj
interkontinental
Taking place between two or more continents.

intercontinental ballistic missile intercontinental ballistic missiles n
Interkontinentalrakete Langstreckenrakete
(military, rocketry) A class of long-range missiles associated especially with carrying nuclear warheads.

intercostal /ˌɪn.təˈkɒs.təl/ /ˌɪn.tɚˈkɔ.stəl/ adj
interkostal
(anatomy) Between the ribs of an animal or person.

intercourse /ˈɪn.təˌkɔːs/ /ˈɪn.tɚˌkoɹs/ /ˈɪn.tɚˌkɔɹs/ intercourses n
Beziehungen Umgang Verkehr
Communication, conversation.
Beziehungen
Dealings between countries.
Dealings with people, including commerce and trade.
Geschlechtsverkehr Verkehr
Sexual intercourse usually involving humans.

intercultural more intercultural most intercultural adj
interkulturell
of, relating to, or between different cultures

interdependence interdependences n
Interdependenz
The condition of being interdependent.

interdependent more interdependent most interdependent adj
durch gegenseitige Abhängigkeiten gekennzeichnet interdependent voneinander abhängig
Mutually dependent; reliant on one another.

interdict /ɪntəˈdɪkt/ /ɪntɚˈdɪkt/ /ˈɪntədɪkt/ /ˈɪntɚdɪkt/ interdicts n
Interdikt
A papal decree prohibiting the administration of the sacraments from a political entity under the power of a single person (e.g., a king or an oligarchy with similar powers). Extreme unction/Anointing of the Sick is excepted.

interdigital adj
zwischen den Fingern
(anatomy) Between the fingers or toes.

interdisciplinary more interdisciplinary most interdisciplinary adj
interdisziplinär disziplinübergreifend
Of or pertaining to multiple distinct academic disciplines or fields of study.
Of or pertaining to a linkage between multiple distinct academic disciplines or fields of study.

interest /ˈɪntəɹst/ /ˈɪntəɹəst/ /ˈɪntəɹɛst/ /ˈɪntəɹɪst/ /ˈɪntɹəst/ /ˈɪntɹɛst/ /ˈɪntɹɪst/ interests n
Zinsen Zins
(uncountable, finance) The price paid for obtaining, or price received for providing, money or goods in a credit transaction, calculated as a fraction of the amount or value of what was borrowed. [from earlier 16th c.]
Interesse Zins
(uncountable) A great attention and concern from someone or something; intellectual curiosity. [from later 18th c.]
(uncountable) Attention that is given to or received from someone or something.

interest /ˈɪntəɹst/ /ˈɪntəɹəst/ /ˈɪntəɹɛst/ /ˈɪntəɹɪst/ /ˈɪntɹəst/ /ˈɪntɹɛst/ /ˈɪntɹɪst/ v
interessieren
(obsolete, often, _, impersonal) To be concerned with or engaged in; to affect; to concern; to excite.

interest rate interest rates n
Zinssatz Zinsfuß
(finance) The percentage of an amount of money charged for its use per some period of time (often a year).

interest rate swap interest rate swaps n
Zinsswap
(finance) A contract to exchange the benefit of one interest rate with another. Often a fixed interest rate is exchanged for a variable rate so as to allow one party to remove an exposure to a variable rate for which they pay a premium on the fixed rate in order to compensate for this 'insurance'. The two rates can also be based on different currencies.

interest-bearing adj
zinsbar
That bears interest, on which interest is paid - e.g. debt, a deposit.

interest-free adj
zinsfrei
(finance) Not charging interest; not subject to interest payments.

interested /ˈɪntəɹɛstəd/ /ˈɪntəɹɛstɪd/ /ˈɪntəɹɪstɪd/ /ˈɪntɹəstəd/ /ˈɪntɹəstɪd/ /ˈɪntɹɪstɪd/ more interested most interested adj
interessiert
Having or showing interest (attention or curiosity).

interesting /ˈɪn(t)əɹɛstɪŋ/ /ˈɪntəɹəstɪŋ/ /ˈɪntɹəstɪŋ/ /ˈɪntɹɛstɪŋ/ /ˈɪntɹɪstɪŋ/ more interesting most interesting adj
interessant reizvoll
Arousing or holding the attention or interest of someone.

interestingness interestingnesses n
Interessantheit interessante Beschaffenheit
The state or quality of being interesting.

interface /ˈɪn(t)ɚˌfeɪs/ /ˈɪntəfeɪs/ interfaces n
Schnittstelle
The point of interconnection or contact between entities.
(computing) The point of interconnection between systems or subsystems.
(computing) The connection between a user and a machine.
(computing, object-oriented) The connection between parts of software; also the public or published sections of an object or module,
(computing, object-oriented) In object-oriented programming, a piece of code defining a set of operations that other code must implement.
(object-oriented programming) In some languages, a block of code declaring the interface (point of interconnection) between a class and code that interacts with it.
Grenzfläche
(chemistry, physics) A thin layer or boundary between different substances or two phases of a single substance.

interface segregation principle pn
Interface-Segregation-Prinzip Schnittstellentrennungsprinzip

interfacial energy interfacial energies n
Oberflächenenergie
(physics) The energy equal to the surface tension at an interface.

interfaith adj
interreligiös religionsübergreifend
Involving members of different religions.

interfere /ˌɪntəˈfɪə(ɹ)/ /ˌɪntɚˈfɪɹ/ v
erschweren
einmischen eingreifen stören
(intransitive) To get involved or involve oneself, causing disturbance.
interferieren kohärent überlagern musterbildend gegenseitig beeinflussen
(intransitive, physics) (of waves) To be correlated with each other when overlapped or superposed.

interference /ˌɪntə(ɹ)ˈfɪəɹəns/ /ˌɪntəɹˈfiɹɪns/ interferences n
Eingriff
Einmischung Interferenz
The act of interfering with something, or something that interferes.
Interferenz Störung
(physics) An effect caused by the superposition of two systems of waves.
Störung
A distortion on a broadcast signal due to atmospheric or other effects.

interference maximum interference maxima interference maximums n
Interferenzmaximum

interferometer interferometers n
Interferometer
(physics) any of several instruments that use the interference of waves to determine wavelengths and wave velocities, determine refractive indices, measure small distances, temperature changes, stresses, and many other useful measurements.

interferometric more interferometric most interferometric adj
interferometrisch
Of or pertaining to interferometry or interferometers

interferometry n
Interferometrie
(physics) The design and use of optical or radio interferometers.

interferon interferons n
Interferon
(biochemistry) Any of a group of glycoproteins, produced by the immune system, that prevent viral replication in infected cells.

interfix interfixes n
Fugenelement Interfix
(linguistic morphology) A morph inserted between two morphemes in the process of word formation, such as the empty morphs English -i- and -o-.

interfluve interfluves n
Zwischenstromland
(geology) The region of higher land between two connected river valleys.

intergalactic adj
intergalaktisch
(astronomy) Occurring between galaxies.

intergenerational adj
generationenübergreifend generationsübergreifend intergenerationell
Between or across generations.

interglacial adj
interglazial
Occurring between glaciations (colloquially known as ice ages).

interglacial interglacials n
Interglazial Warmzeit
The relatively warm period between glacial periods.

intergovernmental adj
zwischenstaatlich
Of, relating to, or involving two or more governments.

interhalogen compound interhalogen compounds n
Interhalogenverbindung

interhuman adj
zwischenmenschlich
Between humans

interim /ˈɪntəɹɪm/ adj
interimistisch übergangsweise
Transitional.
zwischenzeitlich
Temporary.

interim /ˈɪntəɹɪm/ interims n
Zwischenzeit Interim Übergangszeit
A transitional or temporary period between other events.

interior /ɪnˈtɪ.ɹi.ɚ/ /ɪnˈtɪə.ɹɪ.ə/ adj
inner
Within any limits, enclosure, or substance; inside; internal; inner.

interior /ɪnˈtɪ.ɹi.ɚ/ /ɪnˈtɪə.ɹɪ.ə/ interiors n
Interieur Innenraum Inneres
The inside of a building, container, cavern, or other enclosed structure.
Inneres offener Kern
(mathematics, topology) The set of all interior points of a set.

interior angle interior angles n
Innenwinkel
(geometry) The inner angle between two sides of a polygon.

interior design interior designs n
Raumgestaltung
The design of space inside homes and buildings, such as choice of decor and furnishings.

interior designer interior designers n
Innenarchitekt Innenarchitektin
A home decor designer; a person in the business of interior design.

interior minister interior ministers n
Innenminister

interior point interior points n
innerer Punkt
(mathematics, topology) A point in a set S that has a neighbourhood which is contained in S.

interjacent /ˌɪntəɹˈd͡ʒeɪsənt/ adj
dazwischenliegend
Situated between; lying among.

interjection /ɪn.təˈdʒɛk.ʃən/ /ˌɪn.tɚˈd͡ʒɛk.ʃən/ interjections n
Interjektion Ausrufewort Empfindungswort
(grammar) An exclamation or filled pause; a word or phrase with no particular grammatical relation to a sentence, often an expression of emotion.

interjectional phrase interjectional phrases n
Interjektionsphrase

interlace /ˈɪn.tɚ.leɪs/ /ˌɪn.təˈleɪs/ /ˌɪn.tɚˈleɪs/ interlaces n
Flechtband
(visual arts) A decorative element found especially in early medieval art
Zeilensprung
(electronics) A technique of improving the picture quality of a video signal primarily on CRT devices without consuming extra bandwidth.

interlace /ˈɪn.tɚ.leɪs/ /ˌɪn.təˈleɪs/ /ˌɪn.tɚˈleɪs/ v
durchflechten ineinandergreifen sich verschlingen verflechten verschränken
(intransitive) To cross one another as if woven together; to intertwine; to blend intricately.

interlanguage /ɪnˈtɜɹˈlæŋɡwɪd͡ʒ/ interlanguages n
Interimssprache
A language generated by a student of a foreign language that incorporates aspects of their native language and the target language.

interlinear adj
Interlinear- interlinear zwischenzeilig
having alternate lines of text in different languages

interlinear interlinears n
Interlineares Interlinearübersetzung
A translated text having alternate lines in different languages.

interlock /ˈɪntə(ɹ)ˌlɒk/ /ˌɪntə(ɹ)ˈlɒk/ interlocks n
Verriegelung
A safety device that prevents activation in unsafe conditions.

interlock /ˈɪntə(ɹ)ˌlɒk/ /ˌɪntə(ɹ)ˈlɒk/ v
verschränken
To interlace.

interlocking interlockings n
Stellwerk
(rail) An arrangement of signal apparatus that prevents conflicting movements through a set of intersecting tracks, such as junctions or crossings.

interlocutor /ˌɪn.təɹˈlɑ.kə.təɹ/ /ˌɪn.təɹˈlɑk.ju.təɹ/ /ˌɪn.təɹˈlɑk.jə.təɹ/ /ˌɪntəˈlɒkjətə/ /ˌɪntəˈlɒkjʊtə/ interlocutors n
Gesprächspartner Gesprächspartnerin
A person who takes part in dialogue or conversation.

interloper /ˌɪntəˈləʊ̯pə/ /ˌɪntɚˈloʊ̯pɚ/ /ˌɪɾ̃ɚˈloʊ̯pɚ/ interlopers n
Eindringling
One who interferes, intrudes or gets involved where not welcome, particularly a self-interested intruder.

interlude /ˈɪntə(ɹ)ljuːd/ /ˈɪntə(ɹ)luːd/ interludes n
Zwischenspiel
An intervening episode, etc.

intermediary /ˌɪn(t)ɚˈmidiˌɛɹi/ /ˌɪntə(ɹ)ˈmiːdi.əɹi/ /ˌɪntə(ɹ)ˈmiːdjəɹi/ /ˌɪntə(ɹ)ˈmiːdʒəɹi/ adj
intermediär

intermediary /ˌɪn(t)ɚˈmidiˌɛɹi/ /ˌɪntə(ɹ)ˈmiːdi.əɹi/ /ˌɪntə(ɹ)ˈmiːdjəɹi/ /ˌɪntə(ɹ)ˈmiːdʒəɹi/ intermediaries n
Vermittler Vermittlerin
An agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation.
Zwischenhändler Zwischenhändlerin
A person or organisation in an intermediate position (in a transaction, agreement, supply chain etc.)

intermediate /ɪn.tə(ɹ)ˈmi.di.ət/ /ɪn.tə(ɹ)ˈmi.diˌeɪt/ /ˌɪn.tɚˈmi.di.eɪt/ /ˌɪn.tɚˈmi.di.ət/ intermediates n
Zwischenprodukt
(chemistry) Any substance formed as part of a series of chemical reactions that is not the end-product.

intermediate /ɪn.tə(ɹ)ˈmi.di.ət/ /ɪn.tə(ɹ)ˈmi.diˌeɪt/ /ˌɪn.tɚˈmi.di.eɪt/ /ˌɪn.tɚˈmi.di.ət/ v
als Vermittler handeln
(intransitive) To mediate, to be an intermediate.

intermediate frequency intermediate frequencies n
Zwischenfrequenz

intermediate value theorem n
Zwischenwertsatz
(calculus) A theorem that states for each value between the least upper bound and greatest lower bound of the image of a continuous function there is a corresponding point in its domain that the function maps to that value.

intermediation intermediations n
Vermittlung
(uncountable) Intervention; interposition.

interment /ɪnˈtɜːmənt/ /ɪnˈtɝmənt/ interments n
Beerdigung
The act of burying a dead body; burial.

intermezzo-like more intermezzo-like most intermezzo-like adj
intermezzoartig
Resembling or characteristic of an intermezzo.

intermission /ɪntɚˈmɪʃən/ intermissions n
Pause Unterbrechung
A break, especially between two performances or sessions, such as at a concert, play, seminar, or religious assembly.

intermittent /ˌɪntəˈmɪtn̩t/ /ˌɪntɚˈmɪtn̩t/ more intermittent most intermittent adj
intermittierend aussetzend zeitweise
Stopping and starting, occurring, or presenting at intervals; coming after a particular time span.

intermittently /ɪn.təˈmɪt.ənt.lɪ/ adv
absatzweise
Stopping or starting at intervals.

intern /ˈɪntɜːn/ /ˈɪntɝn/ interns n
Praktikant Praktikantin
A student or recent graduate who works in order to gain experience in their chosen field.

intern /ɪnˈtɜːn/ /ɪnˈtɝn/ v
internieren
(transitive) To imprison somebody, usually without trial.

internal /ɪnˈtɜː.nl̩/ /ɪnˈtɜː.nəl/ /ɪnˈtɝ.nl̩/ /ˈɪnˌtɝ.nl̩/ more internal most internal adj
intern inländisch innerlich
inner
Of the inner nature of a thing.

internal combustion n
interne Verbrennung
The process where fuel is burned within an engine such as a diesel engine, producing power directly as opposed to externally such as in a steam engine.

internal combustion engine internal combustion engines n
Verbrennungsmotor
A heat engine in which intermittent or the continuous burning of a fuel takes place inside a combustion chamber; the resulting pressurized gas acts directly on the engine to do useful work, such as a piston engine, gas turbine, jet engine or rocket.

internal monologue internal monologues n
innere Stimme innerer Monolog
A person's "inner voice" which provides a running verbal monologue of what they are thinking, important in planning, problem solving, self-reflection, etc.
innerer Monolog
(literature) A representation of someone's thoughts as articulated.

internalize /ɪnˈtɝnəlaɪz/ v
internalisieren verinnerlichen
(transitive) To make something internal; to incorporate it in oneself.

internally displaced person internally displaced people internally displaced persons n
Binnenflüchtling
Someone who is forced to flee their home but who remains within their country's borders.

international /ˌɪn.təˈnæʃ.(ə.)n(ə)l/ /ˌɪn.tɚˈnæʃ.(ə.)n(ə)l/ [ˌɪntəˈnæʃ(ə)n(ə)ɫ] [ˌɪntɚˈnæʃ(ə)n(ə)ɫ] [ˌɪɾ̃ɚˈnæʃ(ə)n(ə)ɫ] more international most international adj
international zwischenstaatlich
common to, or affecting, two or more nations.
Of or concerning the association called the International.

international community n
internationale Gemeinschaft

international law n
Völkerrecht
Set of rules generally regarded and accepted as binding in relations between states and between nations, serving as a framework for the practice of stable and organized international relations.

international organization international organizations n
Internationale Organisation
(international law) An organisation established by a treaty or other instrument governed by international law and possessing its own international legal personality.

international relations n
internationale Beziehungen
The study of political and trade relationships among countries.

international reply coupon international reply coupons n
Internationaler Antwortschein
A prepaid international postage voucher.

internationalism internationalisms n
Internationalismus
(politics) Political, economic and cultural cooperation between nations.

internationalist more internationalist most internationalist adj
internationalistisch
Of or pertaining to internationalism.

internationalist internationalists n
Internationalist Internationalistin
An advocate of internationalism.

internationalization /ɪntəˌnæʃ(ə)n(ə)ləˈzeɪʃən/ /ɪntɚˌnæʃ(ə)n(ə)ləˈzeɪʃən/ internationalizations n
Internationalisierung
The conversion of something in order to make it international.
(software engineering) The act or process of making a product suitable for international markets, typically by making text messages easily translatable and ensuring support of non-Latin character sets, languages, and regions.

internationalize v
internationalisieren
(transitive) To make something international; to involve multiple nations in.

internecine /-sɪn/ /ˌɪntəˈniːsaɪn/ /ˌɪntɚˈnisin/ /ˌɪntɚˈnɛsin/ /ˌɪntɚˈnɛsən/ adj
gegenseitig vernichtend
Mutually destructive; most often applied to warfare.
intern
Characterized by struggle within a group, usually applied to an ethnic or familial relationship.

internee /ɪntɜːˈniː/ /ɪntɝˈniː/ internees n
Internierte
One who is imprisoned or otherwise confined.

internist internists n
Internist Internistin
(medicine) A physician who specialises in internal medicine.

internment /ɪnˈtɜːnmənt/ /ɪnˈtɝnmənt/ internments n
Internierung
Confinement within narrow limits, as of foreign troops, to the interior of a country.

internment camp internment camps n
Internierungslager
(euphemism) a concentration camp, especially a non-Nazi one from before or during WWII; a detention center; a relocation camp.

internode internodes n
Internodium
(botany) A section of stem between two stem nodes.

internship /ˈɪntɜːnʃɪp/ /ˈɪntɝnʃɪp/ internships n
Praktikum
A job taken by a student in order to learn a profession or trade.

internship report internship reports n
Praktikumsbericht

interoceanic /ˌɪntəɹəʊʃiːˈænɪk/ /ˌɪntəɹˌoʊʃiˈænɪk/ adj
interozeanisch

interoperability /ˌɪntəɹɒpəɹəˈbɪləti/ interoperabilities n
Interoperabilität Kompatibilität
The capability of a product or system, to interact and function with others reciprocally.
(military) The capacity for a service, piece of equipment etc., to be operated by different forces or groups.

interparliamentary adj
interparlamentarisch
Between parliaments.

interpellate /ɪn.ˈtɜɹ.pə.ˌleɪt/ /ˌɪn.təɹ.ˈpɛl.eɪt/ v
interpellieren
(philosophy) To address (a person) in a way that presupposes a particular identification of them; to give (a person) an identity (which may or may not be accurate).
(transitive, chiefly, politics) To question (someone) formally concerning official or governmental policy or business.

interpellation interpellations n
Große Anfrage Interpellation Kleine Anfrage
(politics) The act of interpellating (questioning); the period in which government officials are questioned about and explain an act, a policy or a point raised during a debate.

interpersonal adj
zwischenmenschlich interpersonal
Between two or more people.

interphase interphases n
Interphase
(biology) The stage in the life cycle of a cell between two successive mitotic or meiotic divisions.

interphobia n
Interphobie

interplanetary adj
interplanetar interplanetarisch
Existing or occurring between planets.

interpolate /ɪn.ˈtɜɹ.pə.ˌleɪt/ v
interpolieren
(transitive, intransitive) To introduce (something) between other things; especially to insert (possibly spurious) words into a text.
(mathematics) To estimate the value of a function between two tabulated points.

interpolation /ɪnˌtɜː(ɹ)pəˈleɪʃən/ interpolations n
Interpolation
(mathematics, science) The process of estimating the value of a function at a point from its values at nearby points.

interposition interpositions n
Einflechten Einfügen Einfügung Einschaltung Einwerfen Vermittlung
The act of interposing, or the state of being interposed; a being, placing, or coming between; mediation.

interpret /ɪn.tɚˈpɹɛt/ /ɪnˈtɜː.pɹɪt/ /ɪnˈtɝ.pɹɪt/ /ˈin.tɚ.pɹɛt/ v
dolmetschen übersetzen
To decode the meaning of a topic and then act, whether to continue researching the topic, follow through, act in opposition, or further the understanding through sharing an interpretation.
interpretieren auslegen
To explain or tell the meaning of; to translate orally into intelligible or familiar language or terms. applied especially to language, but also to dreams, signs, conduct, mysteries, etc.
interpretieren dolmetschen
To apprehend and represent by means of art; to show by illustrative representation

interpretable [ɪn.tɚˈpɹɛt.ə.bl̩] [ɪnˈtɜː.pɹɪ.tə.bl̩] [ɪnˈtɝ.pɹɪ.tə.bl̩] [ˈin.tɚ.pɹɛt.ə.bl̩] more interpretable most interpretable adj
interpretierbar
Capable of being interpreted or explained.

interpretation /ɪntəpɹəˈteɪʃən/ /ɪntɚpɹəˈteɪʃən/ interpretations n
Interpretation Auslegung
(countable) An act of interpreting or explaining something unclear; a translation; a version.
Interpretation Deutung Auslegung
(countable) A sense given by an interpreter; an exposition or explanation given; meaning.
Dolmetschen Interpretation
(uncountable, linguistics, translation studies) The discipline or study of translating one spoken or signed language into another (as opposed to translation, which concerns itself with written language).
Interpretation
(countable) An artist's way of expressing his thought or embodying his conception of nature.

interpreter /ɪnˈtɜːpɹɪtə/ /ɪnˈtɝpɹɪtɚ/ interpreters n
Dolmetscher Dolmetscherin Dolmetsch Dolmetschin
A person who converts spoken or signed language into a different language for the benefit of one or more others who do not understand the first language being used (especially if in real time or shortly after that person has finished communicating). (Contrasted with translator.)
Interpreter Dolmetscher
(computing) A program that executes another program written in a high-level language by reading the instructions in real time rather than by compiling it in advance.

interprocess communication interprocess communications n
Interprozesskommunikation

interpunct interpuncts n
Mittelpunkt
(typography) The punctuation mark ⟨·⟩.

interracial /ˌɪntəˈɹeɪʃəl/ more interracial most interracial adj
interrassisch
Between or among two or more different races.

interregional adj
interregional
Of, pertaining to, or connecting two or more regions.

interregnum /ˌɪntəɹˈɹɛɡnəm/ interregna interregnums n
Interregnum
The period of time between the end of a sovereign's reign and the accession of another sovereign.
Pause Unterbrechung
(by extension) An intermission in any order of succession; any breach of continuity in action or influence.

interrelated more interrelated most interrelated adj
zusammenhängend
Having a mutual or reciprocal relation or parallelism; correlative.

interrelation interrelations n
Zusammenhang
Mutual or reciprocal relation; correlation; interrelationship

interrex interreges interrexes n
Interrex

interrobang /ɪnˈtɛ.ɹɔˌbæŋ/ /ɪnˈtɛ.ɹəʊˌbæŋ/ /ɪnˈtɛ.ɹəˌbæŋ/ interrobangs n
Fragerufzeichen Interrobang
The nonstandard punctuation mark ‽ (a combination of ? and !), which may be used at the end of a sentence to express excitement or disbelief, or to indicate that it is a rhetorical question. [from 1962.]

interrogate /ɪnˈtɛɹ.ə.ɡeɪt/ /ɪnˈtɛɹ.ə.ɡæɪt/ /ɪnˈtɛɹ.əˌɡeɪt/ v
verhören vernehmen
(transitive) to question or quiz, especially in a thorough and/or aggressive manner

interrogation /ɪnˌteɹ.əˈɡeɪ.ʃən/ interrogations n
Verhör Vernehmung Befragung Fragezeichen
The act of interrogating or questioning; examination by questions; inquiry.

interrogative /ˌɪn.təˈɹɑ.ɡə.tɪv/ /ˌɪn.təˈɹɒɡ.ə.tɪv/ /ˌɪn.təˈɹɔɡ.ə.tɪv/ [ˌɪn.təˈɹɑ.ɡə.ɾɪv] [ˌɪn.təˈɹɔɡ.ə.ɾɪv] adj
interrogativ Frage fragend
(grammar) Asking or denoting a question: as, an interrogative phrase, pronoun, or point.

interrogative pronoun interrogative pronouns n
Interrogativpronomen fragendes Fürwort
(grammar) A pronoun used in a question. In English, the five interrogative pronouns are what, which, who, whom, and whose (also used as relative pronouns). These require no antecedent.

interrogator interrogators n
Frager Fragende Fragender Fragesteller Fragestellerin
One who interrogates; a person who asks questions; a questioner.

interrupt /ˈɪntəˌɹʌpt/ /ˌɪntəˈɹʌpt/ interrupts n
Interrupt
(computing, electronics) An event that causes a computer or other device to temporarily cease what it was doing and attend to a condition.

interrupt /ˈɪntəˌɹʌpt/ /ˌɪntəˈɹʌpt/ v
unterbrechen
(ambitransitive) To disturb or halt (an ongoing process or action, or the person performing it) by interfering suddenly, especially by speaking.
Interrupt
(transitive, computing) To assert to (a computer) that an exceptional condition must be handled.

interruption /ˌɪntəˈɹʌpʃən/ interruptions n
Unterbrechung
The act of interrupting, or the state of being interrupted.
A time interval during which there is a cessation of something.

intersection /ˈɪntəɹˌsɛkʃən/ /ˌɪntəɹˈsɛkʃən/ intersections n
Kreuzung Straßenkreuzung
The junction of two (or more) paths, streets, highways, or other thoroughfares.
Schnittpunkt Schnittmenge
(geometry) The point or set of points common to two geometrical objects (such as the point where two lines meet or the line where two planes intersect).
Schnittmenge Durchschnitt Durchschnittsmenge
(set theory) The set containing all the elements that are common to two or more sets.

intersectionality /ɪntəˌsɛkʃəˈnælɪti/ /ɪntɚˌsɛkʃəˈnæləti/ intersectionalities n
Intersektionalität
The study of (or a sociological methodology of studying) overlapping or intersecting social identities and related systems of oppression, domination, or discrimination.

intersentential adj
intersentential intersententiell

intersex /ˈɪntəsɛks/ /ˈɪntɚsɛks/ adj
intergeschlechtlich intersexuell
(of an individual) Having any of a variety of inherent conditions (in a species with distinct sexes) in which one's sex characteristics differ from those of a typical male and female; for example, having sex characteristics relating to both male and female sexes.

intersex /ˈɪntəsɛks/ /ˈɪntɚsɛks/ intersexes n
Intersex-Person Intersexuelle Intersexueller
(biology, zoology) An individual with any of these conditions.

intersexual adj
intergeschlechtlich intersexuell
(biology) Having both male and female characteristics, or characteristics intermediate between the sexes.

intersexual intersexuals n
Intersex-Person Intersexuelle Intersexueller

intersexuality n
Intersexualität
The state of having the physical features of both sexes, or of having ambiguous sex, i.e. not unambiguously male or female.

intersperse /ɪntə(ɹ)ˈspɜː(ɹ)s/ v
abwechseln daruntermischen einstreuen mischen vermischen
To mix two things irregularly, placing things of one kind among things of other.
auflockern daruntermischen durchmischen durchsetzen einstreuen
(transitive) To diversify by placing or inserting other things among something.

interspersed more interspersed most interspersed adj
eingestreut verteilt
Placed at intervals amongst other things.

interstate /ˈɪntɚˌsteɪt/ [ˈɪɾ̃ɚˌsteɪ̯t] adv
zwischenstaatlich
(chiefly, US, and, Australia) Crossing states (usually provincial state, but also e.g. multinational sense).

interstate /ˈɪntɚˌsteɪt/ [ˈɪɾ̃ɚˌsteɪ̯t] interstates n
Autobahn
(US) A freeway that is part of the Interstate Highway System.

interstellar adj
interstellar
Between the stars.
Among the stars.

interstitial /ɪntəɹˈstɪʃəl/ /ɪntəˈstɪʃəl/ adj
zwischen zwischenliegend
Of, relating to, or situated in an interstice.

interstitial /ɪntəɹˈstɪʃəl/ /ɪntəˈstɪʃəl/ interstitials n
Interstitial
(Internet, advertising) A web page, usually carrying advertising, displayed when leaving one content page for another.
Interstitial Zwischengitteratom
(physics) An interstitial discontinuity in a crystal.

interstitium /ˌɪntɚˈstɪʃi.əm/ interstitia n
Interstitium
(medicine) An interstitial space within a tissue or organ.

intersubjective adj
intersubjektiv
Accessible to or capable of being established for two or more subjects.

intersubjectivity intersubjectivities n
Intersubjektivität
The state or condition of being intersubjective.

intertextuality intertextualities n
Intertextualität
The idea that a given text is a response to what has already been written, be it explicit or implicit.

intertidal zone intertidal zones n
Gezeitenschorre Gezeitenzone
(oceanography) The part of a shore between high water and low water, especially the beach exposed at maximum ebb spring tides.

intertwine /ˌɪntə(ɹ)ˈtwaɪn/ v
verflechten
(transitive) To twine something together.
(intransitive) To become twined together; to become mutually involved.

interval /ˈɪntəvəl/ /ˈɪntɚvəl/ intervals n
Abstand Zwischenraum Intervall
A distance in space.
Intervall
A period of time.
(music) The difference (a ratio or logarithmic measure) in pitch between two notes, often referring to those two pitches themselves (otherwise known as a dyad).
(mathematics) A connected section of the real line which may be empty or have a length of zero.

intervene /ˌɪntə(ɹ)ˈviːn/ v
eingreifen einschreiten intervenieren dazwischenfahren dazwischengehen
(intransitive) To become involved in a situation, so as to alter or prevent an action.
dazwischenkommen eintreten ereignen vorfallen
(intransitive) To occur, fall, or come between, points of time, or events.
eingreifen intervenieren einschreiten dazwischentreten einschalten
(ambitransitive) To come between, or to be between, persons or things.
beitreten
(legal) In a suit to which one has not been made a party, to put forward a defense of one's interest in the subject matter.

intervention /ɪntəˈvɛnʃən/ /ɪntɚˈvɛnʃən/ interventions n
Intervention Eingriff
The action of intervening; interfering in some course of events.
Eingriff
(medicine) An action taken or procedure performed; an operation.

interventionism interventionisms n
Interventionismus
(politics) The political practice of intervening in a sovereign state's affairs.

interventionist more interventionist most interventionist adj
interventionistisch

interventionist interventionists n
Interventionist Interventionistin

interventive /ɪntɚvɛntəv/ more interventive most interventive adj
interventiv
Serving to intervene or interpose; intervening.

intervertebral adj
intervertebral
Between the vertebrae

intervertebral disc intervertebral discs n
Bandscheibe
(anatomy) A disc between the vertebra in the spine.

interview /ˈɪntəvjuː/ /ˈɪntɚvjuː/ interviews n
Interview
A conversation in person (or, by extension, over the telephone, Internet etc.) between a journalist and someone whose opinion or statements he or she wishes to record for publication, broadcast etc. [from 19th c.]
Interview Bewerbungsgespräch Einstellungsgespräch Vorstellungsgespräch
A formal meeting, in person, for the assessment of a candidate or applicant. [from 20th c.]

interview /ˈɪntəvjuː/ /ˈɪntɚvjuː/ v
interviewen
(intransitive) To be interviewed; to attend an interview.

interviewer /ˈɪntəvjuːə/ /ˈɪntɚvjuɚ/ interviewers n
Befrager Befragerin Interviewer Interviewerin
One who interviews.

intervocalic /ˌɪntəvəʊˈkælɪk/ /ˌɪntəɹvoʊˈkælɪk/ adj
intervokalisch
(phonetics) Existing or occurring between vowels.

interwar adj
Zwischenkriegs- Zwischenkriegszeit zwischenkrieglich
During or relating to the period of time between two wars, especially the two World Wars (1919–1939).

interweave /ˌɪntəɹˈwiv/ /ˌɪntəˈwiːv/ [-ɾəɹ-] v
verflechten durchweben einweben verweben
(transitive) To combine (things) through weaving.

intestate /ɪnˈtɛsteɪt/ adj
ohne Testament
Without a valid will indicating whom to leave one's estate to after death.

intestinal /ɪnˈtes.tɪ.nəl/ /ɪnˈtɛs.tɪ.nəl/ adj
intestinal Darm-
Relating to the intestines.

intestine /ɪnˈtɛstaɪn/ /ɪnˈtɛstɪn/ /ɪnˈtɛsˌtiːn/ /ˈɪntɛstaɪn/ /ˈɪntɛstɪn/ intestines n
Darm Eingeweide
(anatomy, often pluralized) The alimentary canal of an animal through which food passes after having passed all stomachs.
One of certain subdivisions of this part of the alimentary canal, such as the small or large intestine in human beings.

intifada /ˌɪntɪˈfɑːdə/ intifadas n
Intifada
An insurrection; a usually violent attempt to take control of a government.
An uprising, resistant struggle or rebellious protest, especially the Palestinian uprisings against Israel.

intimacy /ˈɪn.tɪ.mə.si/ intimacies n
Intimität
(uncountable, countable) Feeling or atmosphere of closeness and openness towards someone else, often but not necessarily involving sexuality.

intimacy coordinator intimacy coordinators n
Intimitätskoordinator Intimitätskoordinatorin
(film, TV) A member of a film crew who ensures the well-being of actors who participate in sex scenes or other intimate scenes.

intimate /ˈɪn.tɪ.meɪt/ /ˈɪn.tɪ.mət/ more intimate most intimate adj
vertraut innig
Closely acquainted; familiar.
intim
Of or involved in a sexual relationship.
Personal; private.

intimate /ˈɪn.tɪ.meɪt/ /ˈɪn.tɪ.mət/ v
vorsichtig andeuten
(ambitransitive) To suggest or disclose (something) discreetly.

intimidate /ɪnˈtɪmɪdeɪt/ v
einschüchtern
(transitive) To make timid or afraid; to cause to feel fear or nervousness; to deter, especially by threats of violence

intimidated more intimidated most intimidated adj
eingeschüchtert verschüchtert
Subjected to intimidation.

intimidation /ɪntɪmɪˈdeɪʃən/ intimidations n
Einschüchterung
The act of making timid or fearful or of deterring by threats; the state of being intimidated.

intinction /ɪnˈtɪŋkʃən/ intinctions n
Intinktion
The act of steeping or soaking the bread (or 'body' of Christ) in the wine (or 'blood' of Christ) so the communicant may receive both aspects of the Eucharist simultaneously.

intine intines n
Intine
(botany, palynology) The innermost wall of a spore or pollen grain

into /ˈɪn.tu/ /ˈɪn.tuː/ /ˈɪn.tə/ /ˈɪn.tʊ/ preposition
in auf
To or towards the inside of.
in auf gen
To or towards the region of.
in gegen
Against, especially with force or violence.
nach Beginn
After the start of.
für
(colloquial) Interested in or attracted to.
in nach Beginn
(mathematics) Expressing the operation of division, with the denominator given first. Usually with "goes".
auf hinsichtlich nach
Investigating the subject (of).

into thin air
in Luft

intolerable /ɪnˈtɑləɹəbl̩/ /ɪnˈtɒləɹəbl̩/ more intolerable most intolerable adj
unerträglich
Not tolerable; not capable of being borne or endured.

intolerance /ɪnˈtɑ.lə.ɹəns/ /ɪnˈtɒl.ə.ɹəns/ /ɪnˈtɔl.ə.ɹəns/ intolerances n
Intoleranz
(uncountable) The state of being intolerant.
(countable, medicine) Extreme sensitivity to a food or drug; of a food that is generally considered edible, an individual inability to digest it.

intolerant /ɪnˈtɑləɹənt/ /ɪnˈtɒləɹənt/ more intolerant most intolerant adj
intolerant unduldsam
Not tolerant; close-minded about new or different ideas; indisposed to tolerate contrary opinions or beliefs; impatient of dissent or opposition; denying or refusing the right of private opinion or choice in others; inclined to persecute or suppress dissent.

intonation /ɪntəˈneɪʃən/ intonations n
Intonation Satzmelodie Sprachmelodie Tongebung
(linguistics) The rise and fall of the voice in speaking.
Intonation Ansatz Intonierung Tongebung Tonhöhenfeinabstimmung
Singing or playing in good tune or otherwise.
Intonation Vorsingen der Anfangsworte
Reciting in a musical prolonged tone; intonating or singing of the opening phrase of a plain-chant, psalm, or canticle by a single voice, as of a priest.

intoxicant intoxicants n
Rauschmittel
Something which intoxicates; an intoxicating agent

intoxicate /ɪnˈtɑksɪkeɪt/ /ɪnˈtɑksɪkət/ /ɪnˈtɒksɪkeɪt/ /ɪnˈtɒksɪkət/ v
berauschen vergiften
To stupefy by doping with chemical substances such as alcohol.
berauschen
To excite to enthusiasm or madness.

intoxicated /ɪnˈtɑksɪkeɪtɪd/ /ɪnˈtɒksɪkeɪtɪd/ more intoxicated most intoxicated adj
betrunken besoffen
Stupefied by alcohol, drunk.
berauscht
Stupefied by any chemical substance.

intoxicating more intoxicating most intoxicating adj
berauschend
(of a substance) Able to intoxicate; an intoxicant.
(figurative) Very exciting and stimulating, like alcohol or some other stimulant.

intoxication /ɪntɑksɪˈkeɪʃən/ /ɪntɒksɪˈkeɪʃən/ intoxications n
Vergiftung Intoxikation
A poisoning, as by a spirituous or a narcotic substance.
Berauschtsein Berauschung Betrunkensein Rausch Trunkenheit
The state of being intoxicated or drunk.
Berauschung Rausch
(figuratively) A high excitement of mind; an elation which rises to enthusiasm, frenzy, or madness.

intra- /ˌɪn.tɹə/ prefix
inner- intra-
inside, within, interior

intracellular adj
intrazellulär
Inside or within a cell.

intracranial pressure intracranial pressures n
Hirndruck Intrakranieller Druck
(physiology) The pressure inside the skull, and thus in the brain tissue and cerebrospinal fluid.

intractable /ɪnˈtɹæk.tə.bəl/ more intractable most intractable adj
stur störrisch
schwer handhabbar verfahren
Not tractable; not able to be managed, controlled, governed or directed.
unlenksam
(maths) (of a mathematical problem) Not able to be solved in polynomial time; too difficult to attempt to solve.
schwierig zu behandeln
(medicine) Difficult to treat (of a medical condition).

intradiegetic more intradiegetic most intradiegetic adj
intradiegetisch

intramural more intramural most intramural adj
intramural
Within the substance of the walls of an organ.

intranet /ˈɪntɹəˌnɛt/ intranets n
Intranet
(computing) A private computer network, typically one that uses the protocols of the Internet.

intransigence /ɪnˈtɹæn.sɪ.d͡ʒəns/ intransigences n
Unnachgiebigkeit Intransigenz
Unwillingness to change one's views or to agree.

intransigent /ɪnˈtɹæn.sə.d͡ʒənt/ /ɪnˈtɹæn.zə.d͡ʒənt/ more intransigent most intransigent adj
unnachgiebig intransigent unbeugsam hartleibig kompromisslos stur
Unwilling to compromise or moderate a position; unreasonable.

intransitive /ɪnˈtɹænsətɪv/ /ɪnˈtɹænzətɪv/ adj
intransitiv
(grammar, of a verb) Not transitive: not having, or not taking, a direct object.

intransitive verb /ɪnˌtɹænsətɪv ˈvɜːb/ /ɪnˌtɹænzətɪv ˈvɜːb/ intransitive verbs n
intransitives Verb Intransitiv Intransitivum
(grammar) An action verb which does not take a direct object.

intranslatability n
Unübersetzbarkeit
The quality or property of being untranslatable; inability to be translated.

intraocular pressure intraocular pressures n
Augeninnendruck
(physiology) The fluid pressure inside the eye.

intraosseous adj
enossal intraossär

intrasentential adj
intrasentential intrasententiell

intrasexual adj
innergeschlechtlich innergeschlechts-
Within a group of individuals of the same sex.

intrauterine device intrauterine devices n
Spirale Intrauterinpessar
A contraceptive device consisting of a spiral or similar shape of plastic or metal inserted through the vagina into the uterus in order to prevent the implantation of a fertilized egg.

intravenous /ɪntɹəˈviːnəs/ adj
intravenös
Inside the veins.

intrepid /ɪnˈtɹɛpɪd/ more intrepid most intrepid adj
furchtlos unerschrocken mutig
Fearless; bold; brave.

intrepidness n
Furchtlosigkeit Kühnheit Unerschrockenheit Verwegenheit
The quality of being intrepid; bravery.

intricacy /ɪnˈtɹɪ.kə.si/ /ˈɪn.tɹɪ.kə.si/ intricacies n
Gewundenheit Komplexität Schwierigkeit Verworrenheit Verzwicktheit
The state or quality of being intricate or entangled.

intricate /ˈɪn.tɹɪ.kət/ more intricate most intricate adj
verwickelt kompliziert verzwickt aufwendig ausgeklügelt diffizil
Having a great deal of fine detail or complexity.

intrigue /ɪnˈtɹiːɡ/ /ˈɪntɹiːɡ/ intrigues n
Intrige
A complicated or clandestine plot or scheme intended to effect some purpose by secret artifice; conspiracy; stratagem.

intrigue /ɪnˈtɹiːɡ/ /ˈɪntɹiːɡ/ v
intrigieren
(intransitive) To conceive or carry out a secret plan intended to harm; to form a plot or scheme.
faszinieren
(transitive) To arouse the interest of; to fascinate.

intriguing /ɪnˈtɹiːɡɪŋ/ more intriguing most intriguing adj
faszinierend fesselnd interessant
Causing a desire to know more; mysterious.

intrinsic /ɪn.ˈtɹɪn.zɪk/ more intrinsic most intrinsic adj
intrinsisch an sich in sich von sich
Innate, inherent, inseparable from the thing itself, essential.

intrinsic value intrinsic values n
Eigenwert
the real value of something within itself, which may not take into account its market value or face value.

intrinsically more intrinsically most intrinsically adv
eigentlich wesentlich wirklich
In an intrinsic manner; internally; essentially.

intro /ˈɪntɹoʊ/ intros n
intro
(informal) An introduction.
(informal) The opening sequence at beginning of a film, television program, etc.

introduce /ˌɪntəɹˈdus/ /ˌɪntɹəˈdjuːs/ /ˌɪntɹəˈdus/ v
vorstellen bekannt machen
(transitive, of people) To cause (someone) to be acquainted (with someone else).
vorstellen
(transitive) To make (something or someone) known by formal announcement or recommendation.
einführen
(transitive) To bring (something) into practice.

introduction /ˌɪntɹəˈdʌkʃən/ introductions n
Einführung Einleitung
The act or process of introducing.
An initial section of a book or article, which introduces the subject material.
Vorstellung
A means, such as a personal letter, of presenting one person to another.

introductory /ˌɪntrəˈdʌktəri/ adj
einführend einleitend
Introducing; giving a preview or idea of.

introgression introgressions n
Introgression

introit /ən-/ /ɪnˈtɹəʊɪt/ /ˈɪntɹɔɪt/ /ˈɪnˌtɹɔɪt/ introits n
Introitus
(Roman Catholicism, music) A prayer, typically part of a psalm or other portion of the Bible, read or sung at the start of Mass while or immediately after the priest ascends to the altar.

introjection introjections n
Introjektion
(psychology) The process whereby the ideas of another are unconsciously incorporated into one's own psyche.

introspection /ɪntɹəˈspɛkʃən/ introspections n
Introspektion Selbstbeobachtung Innenschau Selbstprüfung Selbstwahrnehmung
(psychology) A looking inward; specifically, the act or process of self-examination, or inspection of one's own thoughts and feelings; the cognition which the mind has of its own acts and states

introspective /ˌɪntɹəˈspektɪv/ /ˌɪntɹəˈspɛktɪv/ more introspective most introspective adj
introspektiv selbstbeobachtend
Examining one's own perceptions and sensory experiences; contemplative or thoughtful about oneself.

introspective sort introspective sorts n
Introsort

introversion /ɪntɹoʊˈvəɹʃən/ /ɪntɹəʊˈvɜːʃən/ /ɪntɹəˈvəɹʃən/ /ɪntɹəˈvəɹʒən/ introversions n
Introversion
(psychology) A personality orientation towards the self and mental abstraction; behavior expressing such orientation.

introverted more introverted most introverted adj
introvertiert
(psychology) Of or characteristic of the personality of an introvert: thoughtful, reflective.

intrude /ɪnˈtɹuːd/ v
eindringen eindrängen stören
(intransitive) To thrust oneself in; to come or enter without invitation, permission, or welcome; to encroach; to trespass.

intruder /ənˈtɹudɚ/ /ɪnˈtɹuː.də(ɹ)/ intruders n
Eindringling
Someone who intrudes.

intrusion /ɪnˈtɹuːʒən/ intrusions n
Eindringen Intrusion
The forcible inclusion or entry of an external group or individual; the act of intruding.

intrusive /ɪnˈtɹuːsɪv/ more intrusive most intrusive adj
aufdringlich
Tending to intrude; doing that which is not welcome; interrupting or disturbing; entering without permission or welcome.
intrusiv
(geology) Of rocks: forced, while in a plastic or molten state, into the cavities or between the cracks or layers of other rocks.

intrusive thought intrusive thoughts n
Zwangsgedanke
(psychology) An unwelcome involuntary thought, image, or idea.

intubate /ˈɪntjʊbeɪt/ /ˈɪntəbeɪt/ /ˈɪntʃəbeɪt/ v
intubieren
(transitive, medicine) To insert a tube into.

intubation intubations n
Intubation
(medicine) The introduction of a tube into an organ to keep it open, as into the larynx in cases of croup.

intuition /ɪntuˈɪʃən/ /ˌɪntjuːˈɪʃən/ /ˌɪntʃuː-/ intuitions n
Ahnung Eingebung Anschauung Einfühlungsvermögen Erkenntnis Gespür
Immediate cognition without the use of conscious rational processes.
Intuition
A perceptive insight gained by the use of this faculty.

intuitionism intuitionisms n
Intuitionismus
(mathematics) An approach to mathematics/logic which avoids proof by contradiction, and which requires that, in order to prove that something exists, one must construct it.

intuitionist intuitionists n
Intuitionist

intuitionistic adj
intuitionistisch

intuitionistic logic intuitionistic logics n
intuitionistische Logik
(mathematics, logic) A type of logic which rejects the axiom law of excluded middle or, equivalently, the law of double negation and/or Peirce's law. It is the foundation of intuitionism.

intuitionistically adv
intuitionistisch

intuitive /ɪnˈt(j)uːɪtɪv/ /ɪnˈtjuːɪtɪv/ more intuitive most intuitive adj
intuitiv
Spontaneous, without requiring conscious thought.

intuitiveness /ɪnˈtjuːɪtɪvnəs/ n
Intuitivität
The state of being intuitive.

inundate /ˈɪn.ən.deɪt/ /ˈɪn.ʌn.deɪt/ v
überfluten
To cover with large amounts of water; to flood.

inundation inundations n
Überschwemmung Überflutung
The act of inundating; an overflow; a flood; a rising and spreading of water over grounds.

inure /ɪˈnjɔː/ /ɪˈnjʊə/ /ɪˈnjʊɹ/ v
abhärten an gewöhnen
(transitive) To cause someone to become accustomed to something that requires prolonged or repeated tolerance of one or more unpleasantries. [from 16th c.]

invade /ɪnˈveɪd/ v
einfallen einmarschieren überfallen
(transitive) To enter by force in order to conquer.
eindringen verletzen
To attack; to infringe; to encroach on; to violate.

invader /ɪn.ˈveɪ.də(ɹ)/ invaders n
Eindringling Erobererin Eroberer
An intruder (especially on someone's privacy)

invalid /ɪnˈvæl.ɪd/ more invalid most invalid adj
ungültig
Not valid; not true, correct, acceptable or appropriate.

invalid /ˈɪn.və.lɪd/ invalids n
Invalide Invalidin
(dated, sometimes, offensive) Any person with a disability or illness.
Bettlägriger Schwerkranker
(dated, sometimes, offensive) A person who is confined to home or bed because of illness, disability or injury; one who is too sick or weak to care for themselves.

invalidate /ɪnˈvæl.ə.dæɪt/ /ɪnˈvæl.əˌdeɪt/ /ɪnˈvæl.ɪ.deɪt/ v
entkräften
To make invalid. Especially applied to contract law.

invalidated more invalidated most invalidated adj
entkräftet

invariable /ɪnˈvɛə.ɹi.ə.bl̩/ /ɪnˈvɛɚbl̩/ /ɪnˈvɛɹ.i.ə.bl̩/ adj
unveränderlich
Not variable; unalterable; uniform; always having the same value.

invariant more invariant most invariant adj
unveränderlich
Not varying; constant.
invariant
(mathematics) Unaffected by a specified operation, especially by a transformation.

invasion /ɪnˈveɪʒən/ invasions n
Invasion Überfall Einfall Einmarsch
A military action consisting of armed forces of one geopolitical entity entering territory controlled by another such entity, generally with the objective of conquering territory or altering the established government.

invasive /-zɪv/ /ɪnˈveɪsɪv/ more invasive most invasive adj
invasiv
(medicine, surgery) Of a procedure: involving the entry of an instrument into part of the body.

invasive species invasive species n
invasive Art
(biology) Any species that has been introduced to an environment where it is not native, and that has since become a nuisance through rapid spread and increase in numbers, often to the detriment of native species.

invective /ɪnˈvɛktɪv/ invectives n
Invektive
Something spoken or written, intended to cast shame, disgrace, censure, or reproach on another.

inveigh /ɪnˈveɪ/ v
schimpfen sich in Schmähreden ergehen wettern
(intransitive, with against or occasionally about, formerly also with on, at, upon) To complain loudly, to give voice to one's censure or criticism [from 16th c.]

invent /ɪnˈvɛnt/ v
erfinden
To design a new process or mechanism.
erfinden ausdenken
To create something fictional for a particular purpose.

invented /ɪnˈvɛntɪd/ more invented most invented adj
erfunden
fictional, made up, imaginary.

invention /ɪnˈvɛnʃən/ inventions n
Erfindung
Something invented.
Einfallsreichtum
The capacity to invent.
Invention
(music) A small, self-contained composition, particularly those in J.S. Bach’s Two- and Three-part Inventions.
Erfinden
(archaic) The act of discovering or finding; the act of finding out; discovery.

inventiveness inventivenesses n
Erfindungsreichtum Einfallsreichtum Erfindungsgabe
The quality of being inventive; the faculty of inventing.

inventor /ɪnˈvɛntə/ /ɪnˈvɛntɚ/ inventors n
Erfinder Erfinderin
One who invents, either as a hobby or as an occupation.

inventory /ɪnˈvɛn.tə.ɹi/ /ˈɪn.vən.tɹi/ /ˈɪn.vənˌtɔ.ɹi/ inventories n
Inventar Lager Vorrat
(operations) The stock of an item on hand at a particular location or business.
Inventar Inventarliste Inventarverzeichnis
(operations) A detailed list of all of the items on hand.
Inventur Inventar
(operations) The process of producing or updating such a list.

inventory /ɪnˈvɛn.tə.ɹi/ /ˈɪn.vən.tɹi/ /ˈɪn.vənˌtɔ.ɹi/ v
Inventur machen
(transitive, operations) To take stock of the resources or items on hand; to produce an inventory.

inverse /ɪnˈvɝs/ /ˈɪnvɝs/ adj
entgegengesetzt
Opposite in effect, nature or order.
umgekehrt
Reverse, opposite in order.

inverse Fourier transform inverse Fourier transforms n
inverse Fourier-Transformation
(mathematics) A mathematical operation that transforms a function for a discrete or continuous spectrum into a function for the amplitude with the given spectrum; an inverse transform of the Fourier transform.

inverse function inverse functions n
Umkehrfunktion inverse Funktion
(mathematics) For a given function f, another function, denoted f−1, that reverses the mapping action of f; (formally) given a function f: X\rightarrow Y, a function g: Y\rightarrow X such that, \forall x\in X,\ f(x) = y \implies g(y)=x.

inverse matrix inverse matrices inverse matrixes n
Inverse Kehrmatrix inverse Matrix
(linear algebra) Of a matrix A, another matrix B such that A multiplied by B and B multiplied by A both equal the identity matrix.

inverse semigroup inverse semigroups n
inverse Halbgruppe
(algebra, group theory) A semigroup in which every element x has an inverse y, such that x = xyx and y = yxy.

inversely adv
umgekehrt
In an inverse order or manner; by inversion.

inversely proportional adj
umgekehrt proportional
(mathematics) Proportional to the reciprocal of the independent variable.

inversion /ɪnˈvɚ.ʒən/ /ɪnˈvɜː.ʃən/ inversions n
Inversion
(grammar) Deviation from standard word order by putting the predicate before the subject. It takes place in questions with auxiliary verbs and in normal, affirmative clauses beginning with a negative particle, for the purpose of emphasis.

inversion of control n
Inversion of Control Steuerungsumkehrung
(software architecture) Abstract principle describing an aspect of some software architecture designs in which the flow of control of a system is inverted in comparison to the traditional architecture, getting the flow of control from a generic code part.

inversion pair inversion pairs n
Fehlstand
(mathematics) a pair of integers (i,j) is an inversion pair of some permutation \sigma if i < j but \sigma(i)>\sigma(j).

invert /ɪnˈvɜːt/ /ɪnˈvɝt/ /ˈɪn.vət/ /ˈɪn.vɚt/ v
invertieren
(transitive) To turn (something) upside down or inside out; to place in a contrary order or direction.

invertebrate /ɪnˈvəːtɪbrət/ adj
wirbellos
Lacking a backbone; without vertebrae.

invertebrate /ɪnˈvəːtɪbrət/ invertebrates n
Invertebrat Wirbelloses
An animal without vertebrae, i.e. backbone.

inverted adj
invertiert umgekehrt
Having the order or direction changed; for example turned upside down, reversed or in any other way opposite or contrary.

invertible adj
invertierbar
(mathematics, especially of a function or matrix) Able to be inverted, having an inverse.

invertible matrix invertible matrices n
invertierbare Matrix reguläre Matrix
(linear algebra) Any n×n square matrix for which there exists a corresponding inverse matrix (i.e., a second (or possibly the same) matrix such that when the two are multiplied by each other, in either order, the result is the n×n identity matrix).

invest /ɪnˈvɛst/ v
investieren anlegen
To spend money, time, or energy on something, especially for some benefit or purpose; used with in.
To commit money or capital in the hope of financial gain.
investieren
To ceremonially install someone in some office.
(intransitive) To cause to be involved in; to cause to form strong attachments to.

investigate [ɪn.ˈvɛs.tɪ.ɡeɪ̯t] v
untersuchen erforschen recherchieren
(transitive) To inquire into or study in order to ascertain facts or information.
untersuchen
(transitive) To examine, look into, or scrutinize in order to discover something hidden or secret.
ermitteln
(intransitive) To conduct an inquiry or examination.

investigation /ɪnˌvɛs.təˈɡeɪ.ʃən/ /ɪnˌvɛs.tɪˈɡeɪ.ʃən/ investigations n
Untersuchung
The act of investigating; the process of inquiring into or following up; research, especially patient or thorough inquiry or examination

investigative /ɪnˈvɛstɪɡeɪtɪv/ /ɪnˈvɛstɪɡətɪv/ more investigative most investigative adj
investigativ
Of or pertaining to investigation

investigator investigators n
Ermittler Ermittlerin
One who investigates.

investiture investitures n
Investitur
The act of investing, as with possession or power; formal bestowal or presentation of a possessory or prescriptive right.

investment /ɪnˈvɛsmənt/ /ɪnˈvɛstmənt/ investments n
Investition Anlage
(finance) A placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use or appreciation.

investment bank investment banks n
Investmentbank
(banking, finance) A financial institution that deals with raising capital, trading in securities and managing corporate mergers and acquisitions.

investment banking n
Investment-Banking
(banking, finance) The activities of an investment bank.

investment casting investment castings n
Feinguss

investment fund investment funds n
Investmentfonds
(finance) A fund consisting of investments made by a group of people and managed by a professional investment manager.

investment strategy investment strategies n
Investitionsstrategie
(finance) set of rules, behaviors or procedures, designed to guide an investor's selection of an investment portfolio

investor /ɪnˈvɛs.tə(ɹ)/ /ɪnˈvɛs.tɚ/ investors n
Investor Investorin Anleger Anlegerin
A person who invests money in order to make a profit.

inveterate /ɪnˈvɛtəɹɪt/ more inveterate most inveterate adj
eingefleischt unverbesserlich chronisch tief verwurzelt unüberwindbar
firmly established from having been around for a long time; of long standing

invigorate /ɪnˈvɪɡəɹeɪt/ v
beleben kräftigen stärken
(transitive) To impart vigor, strength, or vitality to.
verstärken
(transitive) To heighten or intensify.

invigorating adj
anregend belebend erfrischend stärkend
Giving strength, energy and vitality.

invincibility /ɪnˌvɪn.səˈbɪl.ə.ti/ [ɪnˌvɪn.səˈbɪl.ə.ɾi] invincibilities n
Unbesiegbarkeit
The quality or state of being invincible; invincibleness.

invincible /ɪnˈvɪn.sə.bəl/ /ɪnˈvɪn.sɪ.bəl/ adj
unbesiegbar
Impossible to defeat, destroy, or kill; too powerful to be defeated or overcome.

invincible /ɪnˈvɪn.sə.bəl/ /ɪnˈvɪn.sɪ.bəl/ invincibles n
Unbesiegbarer
Someone or something that cannot be defeated, destroyed, or killed.

inviolable /ɪnˈvaɪələbl̩/ more inviolable most inviolable adj
unantastbar unverletzlich
Not violable; not to be infringed.

inviolate /ɪnˈvaɪ.ə.lət/ /ɪnˈvaɪ.əʊˌleɪt/ more inviolate most inviolate adj
unbeschadet

invisibility invisibilities n
Unsichtbarkeit
The state of being invisible.

invisible /ɪnˈvɪzəb(ə)l/ adj
unsichtbar
Unable to be seen; out of sight; not visible.
versteckt
Not appearing on the surface.

invisible hand invisible hands n
unsichtbare Hand
(economics) A metaphor for the principle that in a free market, an individual pursuing his own self-interest also tends to promote the good of his community as a whole.

invisible ink invisible inks n
Geheimtinte
An ink, invisible on application or soon thereafter, that can later be rendered visible by some process, such as exposing it to heat.
Scherztinte
An ink used in pranks that is visible at first but soon disappears.

invisible rail invisible rails n
Trommelralle
Habroptila wallacii, a flightless bird from the family Rallidae, endemic to parts of Indonesia.

invisibly more invisibly most invisibly adv
unsichtbar
In a way that can not be seen; in an invisible manner.

invitation /ɪn.vɪˈteɪ.ʃn̩/ /ɪn.vɪˈteɪ.ʃən/ invitations n
Einladung Einladen
The act of inviting; solicitation; the requesting of a person's company.
Einladung
(fencing) A line that is intentionally left open to encourage the opponent to attack.
(bridge) A bid that tells one's partner that game or slam is likely if their hand is at the strong end of what they have indicated.

invite /ˈɪnvaɪt/ invites n
Einladung
(informal) An invitation.

invite /ɪnˈvaɪt/ v
einladen
(transitive) To ask for the presence or participation of someone or something.

invoice /ˈɪnˌvɔɪs/ invoices n
Rechnung Faktura
A bill; a commercial document issued by a seller to a buyer indicating the products, quantities and agreed prices for products or services that the seller has already provided the buyer with. An invoice indicates that, unless paid in advance, payment is due by the buyer to the seller, according to the agreed terms.

invoke /ɪnˈvoʊk/ /ɪnˈvəʊk/ v
aufrufen
anrufen
(transitive) To call upon (a person, a god) for help, assistance or guidance.
sich berühmen
(transitive) To appeal for validation to a (notably cited) authority.

involucre /ɪnvəˈluːkə(ɹ)/ involucres n
Hüllblatt
(botany) Conspicuous bract, bract pair or ring of bracts at the base of an inflorescence.

involuntary /ɪnˈvɑl.ənˌtɛ.ɹi/ /ɪnˈvɒl.ən.tɹi/ more involuntary most involuntary adj
unabsichtlich unwillkürlich ungewollt
Without intention; unintentional.
unfreiwillig ohne es zu wollen
Not voluntary or willing; contrary or opposed to explicit will or desire; unwilling.

involution /ɪnvəˈluːʃən/ involutions n
Involution
(mathematics) An endofunction whose square is equal to the identity function; a function equal to its inverse.
(medicine) The shrinking of an organ (such as the uterus) to a former size.
(physiology) The regressive changes in the body occurring with old age.

involutive adj
involutiv

involved /ɪnˈvoːvd/ /ɪnˈvɑlvd/ /ɪnˈvɒlvd/ /ɪnˈvɔlvd/ more involved most involved adj
beteiligt betroffen
Associated with others, be a participant or make someone be a participant (in a crime, process, etc.)
eine Affäre haben
Having an affair with someone.

involvement involvements n
Betroffenheit
The act of involving, or the state of being involved.

invulnerability invulnerabilities n
Unverletzbarkeit Unverwundbarkeit
The state of being invulnerable.

invulnerable adj
unverwundbar
Incapable of being injured; not vulnerable.

inward /ˈɪnwəd/ more inward most inward adj
innere
Situated on the inside; that is within, inner; belonging to the inside. [from 9th c.]

inward /ˈɪnwəd/ adv
innen
Towards the inside. [from 11th c.]
(obsolete) On the inside, within, inside.

inwards /ˈɪnwədz/ /ˈɪnwɚdz/ more inwards most inwards adv
nach innen
Towards the inside.

iodic acid n
Iodsäure Jodsäure
(inorganic compound) The oxyacid of iodine HIO3

iodide /ˈɑɪ.ə.ˌdɑɪd/ iodides n
Iodid
(inorganic chemistry) A binary compound of iodine and another element or radical.

iodine /ˈaɪ.əˌdaɪn, -dɪn, -diːn/ iodines n
Jod Iod Jodtinktur
An antiseptic incorporating the element.

iodine monobromide n
Iodbromid

iodine tribromide n
Iodtribromid

iodometry n
Iodometrie
(chemistry) An analytical technique that uses the sudden disappearance (or appearance) of iodine to mark the end of a redox titration

ion /ˈaɪ.ɑn/ /ˈaɪ.ɒn/ /ˈaɪən/ ions n
Ion
An atom or group of atoms bearing an electrical charge, such as the sodium and chlorine atoms in a salt solution.

ion channel ion channels n
Ionenkanal
(biochemistry) A protein complex or single protein that spans between both sides of a cell membrane and allows specific ions to pass through.

ionic bond ionic bonds n
Ionenbindung
(chemistry) A type of chemical bond where two atoms or molecules are connected to each other by electrostatic attraction.

ionization /ˌaɪənɪˈzeɪʃən/ ionizations n
Ionisation
(chemistry, physics) Any process that leads to the dissociation of a neutral atom or molecule into charged particles ions; the state of being ionized.

ionizing radiation ionizing radiations n
ionisierende Strahlung
(physics) High-energy radiation that is capable of causing ionization in substances through which it passes; also includes high-energy particles.

ionosphere ionospheres n
Ionosphäre
The part of the Earth's atmosphere beginning at an altitude of about 50 kilometers (31 miles) and extending outward 500 kilometers (310 miles) or more.

iota /aɪˈoʊtə/ /aɪˈəʊtə/ iotas n
Jota
The ninth letter of the Greek alphabet.

iota subscript iota subscripts iotas subscript n
Iota subscriptum
(Greek orthography) A small iota written below an alpha, eta or omega – e.g. in ᾠδή – representing a vocalic offglide that was pronounced in early Ancient Greek, but later became silent; invented in the Middle Ages in order to mark those vowels which would originally have had such an offglide.

ipsative /ˈɪpsətɪv/ adj
ipsativ
(psychology) Denoting a measure that forces an individual to choose among multiple desirable options.

ipso facto /ˌɪpsəʊ ˈfæktəʊ/ adv
ipso facto
By that very fact itself; actually.

irade irades n
Irade

irascible /aɪˈɹæs.ɪ.bəl/ /ɪˈɹæs.ə.bəl/ /ɪˈɹæs.ɪ.bəl/ more irascible most irascible adj
jähzornig aufbrausend
Easily provoked to outbursts of anger; irritable.

irate /aɪˈɹeɪt/ /ˈaɪɹeɪt/ irater iratest adj
erzürnt rasend wütend
Extremely angry; wrathful; enraged.

ire /aɪ.ə(ɹ)/ /aɪɹ/ n
Zorn Ärger Wut
Great anger; wrath; keen resentment.

irene /ˈaɪɹiːn/ irenes n
Iren
(organic compound) The hydrocarbon formed by dehydration of an irone.

iridectomy iridectomies n
Iridektomie
(surgery) Removal of part or all of the iris of the eye.

iridesce v
irisieren
(intransitive) To be iridescent; to exhibit iridescence.

iridescence /ˌɪɹ.ɪˈdɛs.əns/ iridescences n
Iridisieren
The condition or state of being iridescent; exhibition of colors like those of the rainbow; a prismatic play of color.

iridescent /ˌɪɹ.ɪˈdɛs.ənt/ more iridescent most iridescent adj
irisierend schillernd
(not comparable) Producing a display of lustrous, rainbow-like colors; prismatic.

iridescent shark iridescent sharks n
Pangasius
A shark catfish (not a true shark) of species Pangasianodon hypophthalmus.

iridium /ɪˈɹɪd.i.əm/ iridiums n
Iridium
(uncountable) A chemical element (symbol Ir) with an atomic number of 77: a very hard, brittle, silvery-white transition metal of the platinum group.

iris /aɪɹɪs/ /ʌɪɹɪs/ /ˈaɪ.ɹɪs/ [əɪɹɪs] irides iris irises n
Iris Schwertlilie
(botany) A plant of the genus Iris, common in the northern hemisphere, and generally having attractive blooms (See w:Iris (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia).
Iris Regenbogenhaut
(anatomy) The contractile membrane perforated by the pupil, which adjusts to control the amount of light reaching the retina, and which forms the colored portion of the eye (See w:Iris (anatomy) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia).

iris diaphragm iris diaphragms n
Irisblende
An adjustable diaphragm by which the diameter of an approximately circular opening may be controlled, as for regulating the aperture of a lens; it consists of a number of movable thin curved plates fastened at regular intervals around the inside of a ring, the positions of which are simultaneously adjusted by a single knob on the outside of the lens. It is used in cameras and microscopes.

iritis iritides n
Iritis
(pathology) An inflammation of the iris.

irk /ɜːk/ /ɝk/ v
ärgern
(transitive) to irritate; annoy; bother

iron /ˈaɪ.ən/ /ˈaɪ.ɚn/ /ˈaɪ.ɹən/ adj
eisern Eisen
(not comparable) Made of the metal iron.
eisern
(figuratively) Strong (as of will), inflexible.

iron /ˈaɪ.ən/ /ˈaɪ.ɚn/ /ˈaɪ.ɹən/ irons n
Eisen
(uncountable) A common, inexpensive metal, silvery grey when untarnished, that rusts, is attracted by magnets, and is used in making steel: a chemical element having atomic number 26 and symbol Fe.
(golf) A golf club used for middle-distance shots.

iron /ˈaɪ.ən/ /ˈaɪ.ɚn/ /ˈaɪ.ɹən/ v
bügeln
(transitive) To pass an iron over (clothing or some other item made of cloth) in order to remove creases.
in Eisen legen
(transitive, archaic) To shackle with irons; to fetter or handcuff.

iron bloom iron blooms n
Eisenblüte
A mixture of fine iron particles, unreacted iron oxide (ore), slag and charcoal residue.

iron buff n
Rostgelb

iron curtain iron curtains n
eiserner Vorhang
(idiomatic) Any impenetrable barrier.

iron deficiency n
Eisenmangel

iron fist iron fists n
eiserne Faust eiserne Hand
(figuratively, idiomatic) Ruthless and usually unrestricted control.

iron group n
Eisengruppe

iron lung iron lungs n
eiserne Lunge
A pneumonic device for assisted breathing.

iron maiden iron maidens n
eiserne Jungfrau
(historical) A falsely or neo-medieval torture device invented in the 18th century consisting of a chamber lined with spikes which closes upon and impales the victim inside.

iron meteorite iron meteorites n
Eisenmeteorit

iron ore iron ores n
Eisenerz
(mining) A mineral deposit from which iron can be viably extracted.

iron out v
ausbügeln
(transitive) To remove (a crease or creases) with an iron.

iron oxide iron oxides n
Eisenoxid
(chemistry) The compound obtained by the reaction of oxygen on iron. Either iron(II) oxide (old term ferrous oxide, chemical formula FeO) or iron(III) oxide (old term ferric oxide, chemical formula Fe2O3). Generally known as rust when hydrated.

iron(II) sulfate n
Eisen(II)-sulfat Eisenvitriol
(inorganic compound) The green, crystalline salt of divalent iron and sulfuric acid, FeSO4, used as a pigment, and in water treatment.

iron(III) sulfate n
Eisen(III)-sulfat
(inorganic compound) The crystalline salt of trivalent iron and sulfuric acid, Fe2(SO4)3.

ironclad ironclads n
hieb- und stichfest
A metal-plated ship, vessel, or vehicle.
Panzerschiff
(military) An armor-plated warship, (especially) one preceding the invention of harveyized steel.

ironic /aɪˈɹɑn.ɪk/ /aɪˈɹɒn.ɪk/ more ironic most ironic adj
ironisch
(Of a situation) Characterized by or constituting (any kind of) irony.

ironical /aɪˈɹɑnɪkəl/ /aɪˈɹɒnɪkəl/ more ironical most ironical adj
ironisch
Characterized by or constituting (any kind of) irony.
Given to the use of irony; sarcastic.

ironically more ironically most ironically adv
ironisch
(manner) In an ironic manner; in a way displaying irony.

ironing ironings n
Bügeln
The act of pressing clothes with an iron#Noun, such as a steam iron.
Bügelwäsche
Laundry that has been washed and is ready to be ironed.
Laundry that has recently been ironed.

ironing board ironing boards n
Bügelbrett
A long board, often covered with fabric and having on legs that are usually collapsible, on which one can iron clothes.
(idiomatic, colloquial) A flat-chested woman.

ironist /ˈaɪɹənɪst/ ironists n
Ironiker Ironikerin
Someone who uses irony in humor.

ironman ironmans ironmen n
Ironman
An extreme form of triathlon, expecially one organised by the World Triathlon Corporation that comprises a 2.4-mile swim, a 112-mile bike race and a marathon run.

ironmonger /ˈaɪə(ɹ)nˌmʌŋɡə(ɹ)/ ironmongers n
Eisenhändler
(chiefly, British, Irish) A retailer in iron goods and hardware.

irons in the fire n
Eisen im Feuer

ironwood ironwoods n
Eisenholz
Any of numerous tree species known locally for having a particularly solid wood, or the wood of such species itself.

ironwork ironworks n
Eisenarbeit Eisenzeug Gusseisen Schmiedeeisen
(uncountable) Anything made wholly or largely of iron, especially when used for decoration.

ironworks ironworks n
Eisenwerk
A factory in which iron is manufactured or iron goods are made.

ironwort ironworts n
Bergtee Gliedkraut
A herb of several species in the genus Sideritis, formerly believed to heal sword cuts.

irony /ˈaɪ.ɚ.ni/ /ˈaɪ.ɹə.ni/ /ˈaɪə.ɹən.i/ ironies n
Ironie
(rhetoric) The quality of a statement that, when taken in context, may actually mean something different from, or the opposite of, what is written literally; the use of words expressing something other than their literal intention, often in a humorous context.
(informal) Contradiction between circumstances and expectations; condition contrary to what might be expected. [from the 1640s]

irradiance irradiances n
Bestrahlungsstärke
(physics) The radiant power received by unit area of surface.

irradiate /ɪˈɹeɪdiˌeɪt/ /ɪˈɹeɪdɪeɪt/ /ɪˈɹeɪdɪət/ v
bestrahlen
(often, literary, or, poetic) To make (someone or something) bright by shining light on them or it; to brighten, to illuminate.

irradiation /ɪˌɹeɪdiˈeɪʃən/ irradiations n
Bestrahlung
An act of irradiating, or state of being irradiated.
(uncountable) a process of sterilization whereby radiation is passed through a bag containing food, utensils, etc., to sterilize the contents.

irrational /ɪˈɹæʃ.(ə.)nəl/ more irrational most irrational adj
irrational irrationell unvernünftig
Not rational; unfounded or nonsensical.
irrational
(mathematics, arithmetic, number theory, not comparable) Of a real number, that cannot be written as the ratio of two integers.

irrational number irrational numbers n
irrationale Zahl
(mathematics) Any real number that cannot be expressed as a ratio of two integers.

irrationalism irrationalisms n
Irrationalismus
A philosophical movement formed as a cultural reaction against positivism in the early 20th century.

irrationality irrationalities n
Irrationalität Unvernunft
The quality or state of being irrational; want of the faculty or the quality of reason; fatuity.

irreconcilable more irreconcilable most irreconcilable adj
unversöhnlich unvereinbar unverträglich
Unable to be reconciled; opposed; uncompromising.

irredentism /ɪɹɪˈdɛntɪzəm/ irredentisms n
Irredentismus
A nationalistic doctrine advocating the annexation of foreign lands with historic or ethnic links.

irredentist /ɪɹɪˈdɛntɪst/ irredentists n
Irredentist Irredentistin
Someone who calls for the seizure or recovery of territories or states currently subject to other countries; an adherent of irredentism.

irrefutability n
Unwiderlegbarkeit
Quality of being irrefutable.

irrefutable /ɪˈɹɛfjuːtəbəl/ /ɪˈɹɛfjətəbəl/ /ˌɪɹəˈfjuːtəbəl/ /ˌɪɹɪˈfjuːtəbəl/ more irrefutable most irrefutable adj
unwiderlegbar
undeniable; unable to be disproved or refuted

irregular /ɪˈɹeɡ.jə.lə/ /ɪˈɹɛɡ.jə.lɚ/ /ɪˈɹɛɡ.jʊ.lə/ more irregular most irregular adj
irregulär unregelmäßig
nonstandard; not conforming to rules or expectations
unregelmäßig irregulär
(grammar, of a word) not following the regular or expected patterns of inflection in a given language

irregular galaxy irregular galaxies n
Irreguläre Galaxie
(astronomy) A galaxy which is has no spirals and is not elliptical.

irregular verb irregular verbs n
irreguläres Verb unregelmäßiges Verb unregelmäßiges Zeitwort
A verb that does not follow the normal rules for its conjugation.

irregularity /ɪˌɹɛ.ɡjəˈlɛɹ.ɪ.ti/ /ɪˌɹɛ.ɡjʊˈlæ.ɹɪ.ti/ irregularities n
Unregelmäßigkeit
(countable) An instance of being irregular.
(uncountable) The state or condition of being irregular, or the extent to which something is irregular.
Unebenheit
(countable) An object or event that is not regular or ordinary.
Ungesetzlichkeit Unvorschriftsmäßigkeit
(countable) A violation of rules.

irregularization irregularizations n
Irregularisierung
The process of making something irregular.

irregularize v
irregularisieren

irrelevance irrelevances n
Irrelevanz Bedeutungslosigkeit Unbedeutendheit Unmaßgeblichkeit
Lack of relationship with the topic at hand; lack of importance.

irrelevancy irrelevancies n
Belanglosigkeit
(uncountable) The quality of being irrelevant or inapplicable; lack of pertinence or connection.
(countable) A thing that is irrelevant—having no bearing on the subject of discussion.

irrelevant /ɪˈɹɛl.ə.vənt/ more irrelevant most irrelevant adj
irrelevant unwesentlich
Not usefully related: not associated in any way that is important or useful to the context being discussed: not materially applicable; having connections not applicable in the present situation.

irreligion /ˌɪɹ.ɪˈlɪd͡ʒ.ən/ irreligions n
Irreligiosität
The state of being irreligious; irreligious sentiment or thought.

irreligiosity irreligiosities n
Areligiosität irreligiöse Glaubenshaltung
(uncountable) The quality of being irreligious.

irreligious /ˌɪɹɪˈlɪd͡ʒəs/ more irreligious most irreligious adj
irreligiös
In conscious rejection of religion.

irreparable /ɪˈɹɛp(ə)ɹəbəl/ more irreparable most irreparable adj
irreparabel nicht reparierbar
Incapable of being repaired, amended, cured or rectified; unrepairable.

irreplaceable adj
unersetzbar unersetzlich
Incapable of being replaced, especially because of uniqueness or finiteness.

irresistibility n
Unwiderstehlichkeit
The quality of being irresistible.

irresistible /ˌɪɹ.ɪˈzɪs.tə.bəl/ more irresistible most irresistible adj
unwiderstehlich
Impossible to resist.

irresistible grace n
unwiderstehliche Gnade
(theology) A Christian doctrine, one of the five points of Calvinism, stating that the salvific benefit of Jesus Christ's substitutionary atonement on the cross is extended to those predestined unto salvation, without any possibility of Satan or sin successfully defeating God's election.

irrespective /ɪɹɪˈspɛktɪv/ adj
ohne Berücksichtigung unabhängig ungeachtet
Heedless, regardless.

irresponsibility irresponsibilities n
Verantwortungslosigkeit Unverantwortlichkeit
The character or state of being irresponsible; lack of or freedom from responsibility; want of accountability.

irresponsible /ˌɪɹ.əˈspɑn.sə.bəl/ /ˌɪɹ.ɪˈspɒn.sə.bəl/ /ˌɪɹ.ɪˈspɔn.sə.bəl/ [ˌɪɹ.ɪˈspɔn.sə.bl̩] more irresponsible most irresponsible adj
nicht verantwortlich
(now, rare) Not responsible; exempt from legal responsibility, not to be held accountable.
verantwortungslos unverantwortlich
Lacking a sense of responsibility; performed or acting as though without responsibility; negligent.

irreverent more irreverent most irreverent adj
respektlos ehrfurchtslos pietätlos unehrerbietig
Lacking respect; not having or not showing respect for or seriousness towards something that is usually treated with respect; going against conventional precepts.

irreversibility irreversibilities n
Unumkehrbarkeit Irreversibilität Unabänderlichkeit Unwiderruflichkeit
The quality of being irreversible; the lack of an ability to be reversed.

irreversible /ˌɪr.ɪˈvɜː.sə.bəl/ /ˌɪr.ɪˈvɝ.sə.bəl/ adj
irreversibel unumkehrbar
Incapable of being reversed or turned about or back; incapable of being made to run backwards.

irreversibly more irreversibly most irreversibly adv
unumkehrbar irreversibel unabänderlich unwiderruflich
In an irreversible manner.

irrevocable /ɪɹiˈvoʊkəb(ə)l/ /ɪɹəˈvoʊkəb(ə)l/ /ɪɹɪˈvəʊkəb(ə)l/ /ɪˈɹɛvəkəb(ə)l/ adj
unwiderruflich
Unable to be retracted or reversed; final.

irrigate /ˈɪɹəˌɡeɪt/ v
bewässern
(transitive) To supply (farmland) with water, by building ditches, pipes, etc.

irrigation /ˌɪɹəˈɡeɪʃən/ irrigations n
Bewässerung Irrigation
The act or process of irrigating, or the state of being irrigated; especially, the operation of causing water to flow over lands, for nourishing plants.

irritability /ˌɪɹɪtəˈbɪlɪti/ irritabilities n
Empfindlichkeit Irritabilität Reizbarkeit
The state or quality of being irritable; quick excitability

irritable /ˈɪɹɪtəbl̩/ more irritable most irritable adj
reizbar
Capable of being irritated.
Easily exasperated or excited.
(medicine) Responsive to stimuli.

irritable bowel syndrome n
Reizdarmsyndrom
(pathology) A functional disorder causing the nerves and muscles of the large intestine to be oversensitive, leading to symptoms such as cramp, bloating, flatulence, diarrhoea and constipation.

irritant /ˈɪɹɪtənt/ adj
aufreizend irritierend verwirrend
Causing irritation or inflammation.

irritant /ˈɪɹɪtənt/ irritants n
Nervensäge Reiz Ärgernis
A source of irritation.

irritate /ˈɪɹ.ɪˌteɪt/ v
irritieren ärgern reizen
(intransitive) To cause or induce displeasure or irritation.

irritated /ˈɪɹɪteɪtɪd/ more irritated most irritated adj
gereizt genervt
Experiencing a feeling of irritation.

irritation /ˌɪɹɪˈteɪʃən/ irritations n
Irritation Verärgerung Ärger
A condition of morbid excitability or oversensitiveness of an organ or part of the body; a state in which the application of ordinary stimuli produces pain or excessive or vitiated action.

irruption irruptions n
Einbruch Eindringen Hereinbrechen
The action of irrupting or breaking into; a violent entry or invasion; an inbreaking; an intrusion.

is it safe here phraseologicalUnit
ist es sicher hier?
is it safe here?

is that so phraseologicalUnit
wirklich?
Really? Is it true?

is there a grocery store nearby phraseologicalUnit
gibt es hier einen Lebensmittelladen?
Indicates that the speaker wants to know whether a grocery store is nearby.

is there a smaller size phraseologicalUnit
gibt es eine kleinere Größe?
Indicates that the speaker needs a smaller size (of clothes or shoes).

isabelline /ɪzəˈbɛlɪn/ more isabelline most isabelline adj
isabellfarben isabellfarbig

isabelline shrike isabelline shrikes n
Isabellwürger
Lanius isabellinus, a member of the shrike family (Laniidae). It was formerly considered conspecific with the red-tailed shrike and the red-backed shrike.

isabelline wheatear isabelline wheatears n
Isabellsteinschmätzer
Oenanthe isabellina, an Old World flycatcher native to Asia

isapostolic adj
apostelgleich
Having equivalent, or almost equivalent, authority with the apostles or their teachings.

isapostolicity isapostolicities n
Apostelgleichheit
The quality of being isapostolic.

isatin isatins n
Isatin
(organic compound) The indole derivative 1H-indole-2,3-dione, used in the synthesis of dyes.

ischemia /ɪˈski.mi.aɪ/ /ɪˈski.mi.ə/ /ɪˈskiː.mi.aɪ/ /ɪˈskiː.mi.ə/ ischemiae ischemias n
Ischämie
(cardiology, pathology) Local disturbance in blood circulation due to mechanical obstruction of the blood supply (for example, embolism, thrombosis, or vasoconstriction).

ischial tuberosity ischial tuberosities n
Sitzbeinhöcker
(anatomy) Each of the two lower extremities of the pelvis in humans (and other animals), on which the weight is placed while sitting and which are covered by the gluteus maximus while standing.

ischiatic adj
ischiatisch
Of or pertaining to the ischium

ischium /ˈɪskiəm/ /ˈɪskɪəm/ ischia n
Sitzbein Ischium
(skeleton) The lowest of the three bones that make up each side of the pelvis. [from 17th c.]

ischury n
Ischurie
(medicine) A retention or suppression of urine.

isentropic adj
isentrop
(thermodynamics, of process) Having a constant entropy

ish /ɪʃ/ adv
etwas halbwegs mehr oder weniger
(colloquial) somewhat, reasonably, fairly
in etwa rund ungefähr
(colloquial) about, approximately

isha n
Ischa
(Islam) The evening/night Islamic prayer.

isinglass /ˈaɪzɪŋɡlæs/ /ˈaɪzɪŋɡlɑːs/ isinglasses n
Hausenblase
A form of gelatine obtained from the air bladder of the sturgeon and certain other fish, used as an adhesive and as a clarifying agent for wine and beer.

island /ˈaɪ̯lənd/ islands n
Insel Eiland
(by extension, in place names) A contiguous area of land, smaller than a continent, partially surrounded by water; A peninsula; A half-island.
Insel Enklave
An entity surrounded by other entities that are very different from itself.

island /ˈaɪ̯lənd/ v
einschließen umströmen
(transitive) To surround with water; make into an island.
beflecken mit Inseln versehen
(transitive) To set, dot (as if) with islands.
isolieren vereinzeln
(transitive) To isolate.

island fox island foxes n
Insel-Graufuchs
A fox (Urocyon littoralis) endemic to the Channel Islands of California.

island state island states n
Inselstaat
A state consisting of one or more islands

island-hop v
inselhüpfen

islander /ˈaɪləndə/ /ˈaɪləndɚ/ islanders n
Inselbewohner Inselbewohnerin Insulaner Insulanerin
A person who lives on an island.

islet /ˈaɪ.lət/ islets n
Inselchen Eiland Flussinsel Holm Werder kleine Insel
A small island.

islets of Langerhans n
Langerhans-Inseln
(anatomy, biology) Distinctive regions of tissue in the pancreas, which contain its endocrine cells.

ism /ˈɪz.əm/ isms n
Ismus
An ideology, system of thought, or practice that can be described by a word ending in -ism.

isn't it so phraseologicalUnit
nicht wahr? oder?
Isn't it true?
Isn't it that way?

isobar isobars n
Isobare
(meteorology) A line drawn on a map or chart connecting places of equal or constant pressure.
Isobar
(nuclear physics) Either of two nuclides of different elements having the same mass number.

isobaric more isobaric most isobaric adj
isobar
having the same pressures, masses, or densities
(physics) (of a thermodynamic process) having a constant pressure throughout

isobutane isobutanes n
Isobutan
(organic compound) A hydrocarbon, a particular isomer of C4H10 found in natural gas.

isobutene isobutenes n
Isobuten
(organic compound) The unsaturated hydrocarbon methylpropene, (CH3)2C=CH2; used in the manufacture of polybutene and butyl rubber.

isochron isochrons n
Isochrone
(geology, geochemistry) A line on a chart linking rock of the same age (as determined from isotope ratios).
(mathematics, dynamical systems) A collection of points (such as a manifold), each point representing a set of initial conditions for a given dynamical system, such that every set results in the same long-term behaviour of the system.

isochrony n
Isochronie
The state of being isochronous.

isodense adj
gleichdicht
(science, especially biochemistry) Evenly or uniformly dense; of the same density (as an adjacent object, tissue, etc).

isodomic adj
isodom

isoelectric adj
isoelektrisch
Having equal electric potential, or the same number of positive and negative charges.

isoelectronic adj
isoelektronisch
(chemistry, of two compounds) Having the same electronic configuration, although consisting of different elements.

isogloss /-sə-/ /ˈaɪsoɡlɒs/ /ˈaɪsə(ʊ̯)ɡlɒs/ /ˈaɪsəɡlɑs/ /ˈʌɪ-/ isoglosses n
Isoglosse
(linguistics) A line on a map indicating the geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature.

isolate /ˈaɪ.sə.leɪt/ /ˈaɪ.sə.lət/ v
isolieren absondern abdichten
(transitive) To set apart or cut off from others.

isolated /ˈaɪsəleɪtɪd/ more isolated most isolated adj
isoliert abgesondert gesondert
Placed or standing apart or alone; in isolation.

isolation /ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃən/ isolations n
Isolation Isolierung
(chiefly, uncountable) The state of being isolated, detached, or separated; the state of being away from other people.
The act of isolating.
(medicine) The separation of a patient, suffering from a contagious disease, from contact with others (compare: quarantine)

isolation transformer isolation transformers n
Trenntrafo Trenntransformator
A transformer used to transfer electrical power from a source of alternating current (AC) power to some equipment or device while galvanically isolating the device from the power source, usually for safety reasons.

isolationism /ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃəˌnɪzəm/ isolationisms n
Isolationismus
A national (or group) policy of non-interaction with other nations (or groups).

isolationist more isolationist most isolationist adj
isolationistisch
Relating to, or supporting, isolationism.

isolationist isolationists n
Isolationist Isolationistin
One who advocates or supports isolationism.

isolator isolators n
Trenneinrichtung Trenner
An electrical device that detects short circuits and isolates them.
Isolator
A device that isolates something from the surrounding environment to keep it sterile.
A transparent box for holding small live animals.

isoleucine /ˌaɪ.səˈluː.siːn/ isoleucines n
Isoleucin
(amino acid) An essential amino acid, C6H13NO2, isomeric with leucine, found in most animal proteins.

isomer /ˈaɪ.sə.mə/ /ˈaɪ.sə.mɚ/ isomers n
Isomer
(chemistry) Any of two or more compounds with the same molecular formula but with different structure.
Kernisomer Isomer
(physics) Any of two or more atomic nuclei with the same mass number and atomic number but with different radioactive properties.

isomerase /aɪˈsɑməˌɹeɪs/ /aɪˈsɒməˌɹeɪz/ isomerases n
Isomerase
Any enzyme which catalyzes the conversion of one isomeric form of a chemical compound to another.

isomerism isomerisms n
Isomerie
(chemistry) the phenomenon of the existence of isomers - the existence of different substances with the same molecular formulae

isomerization isomerizations n
Isomerisierung
(chemistry) the conversion of a compound into a different isomeric form

isometric /ˌaɪ.soʊˈmɛt.ɹɪk/ /ˌaɪ.səʊˈmɛt.ɹɪk/ /ˌaɪ.səˈmɛt.ɹɪk/ more isometric most isometric adj
isometrisch
Of, or exhibiting equality in dimensions.

isometry isometries n
Isometrie
(mathematics) A function between metric spaces (or on a single metric space) having the property that the distance between two images is equal to the distance between their preimages.

isomorphic /ˌaɪ.soʊˈmɔɹ.fɪk/ /ˌaɪ.səˈmɔː.fɪk/ adj
isomorph
(mathematics) Related by an isomorphism; having a structure-preserving one-to-one correspondence.

isomorphism isomorphisms n
Isomorphismus
(group algebra) A bijection f such that both f and its inverse f −1 are homomorphisms, that is, structure-preserving mappings.
(category theory) A morphism which has a two-sided inverse; the composition of the morphism and such an inverse yields either one of two identity morphisms (depending on the order of composition).

isonomia n
Isonomie
Equality before the law; possession of equal rights; equal distribution of rights and privileges.

isopod /ˈaɪ.sə(ʊ)ˌpɒd/ /ˈaɪ.səˌpɒd/ isopods n
Assel
Any of very many crustaceans, of the order Isopoda, that have a flattened body and no carapace.

isoprene /ˈaɪsə(ʊ)pɹiːn/ /ˈaɪsəˌpɹin/ isoprenes n
Isopren
(organic compound) An unsaturated hydrocarbon, C5H8, that is readily polymerized; natural rubber (caoutchouc) is cis-1,4-polyisoprene, and trans-1,4-polyisoprene is present in gutta-percha and balata; it is the structural basis for the terpenes.

isoquant isoquants n
Isoquante
(economics) A line of equal or constant economic production on a graph, chart or map

isosceles /aɪˈsɒsəliːz/ adj
gleichschenklig
(geometry) Having (at least) two sides of equal length, used especially of a triangle or trapezoid.

isosceles triangle isosceles triangles n
gleichschenkliges Dreieck
(geometry) A triangle having at least two sides equal.

isospectral adj
isospektral

isotherm /ˈaɪ.səʊˌθɜː(ɹ)m/ isotherms n
Isotherme
A line on a graph or chart, such as a weather map, along which all the points have the same temperature.

isothermic adj
isotherm

isotone isotones n
Isoton
(nuclear physics) Any of a number of nuclides of different elements that have the same number of neutrons.

isotonic /ˌɑɪ.sə.ˈtɑː.nɪk/ adj
isotonisch
(of two solutions) Having the same osmotic pressure.

isotope /ˈaɪ.sə.toʊp/ /ˈaɪ.sə.təʊp/ isotopes n
Isotop
(nuclear physics) Any of two or more forms of an element where the atoms have the same number of protons, but a different number of neutrons within their nuclei. Thus, isotopes have the same atomic number but a different mass number.

isotope exchange isotope exchanges n
Isotopenaustausch

isotopic adj
isotop
(chemistry, physics) of, or relating to isotopes

isotropic adj
isotrop
(physics) Having properties that are identical in all directions; exhibiting isotropy

isotropy /aɪˈsɒtɹəpi/ isotropies n
Isotropie
(geometry, physics) The property of being identical, or having the same physical properties, in all directions.

issuance issuances n
Ausgabe
The act of issuing, or giving out.

issue /ˈɪsjuː/ /ˈɪʃ(j)u/ /ˈɪʃ(j)uː/ issues n
ausgehen
The action or an instance of flowing or coming out, an outflow, particularly:
Heft Ausgabe Abkömmling Nachkomme
The entire set of some item printed and disseminated during a certain period, particularly (publishing) a single printing of a particular edition of a work when contrasted with other print runs.
Abkömmling Nachkomme
(law) A point of law or fact in dispute or question in a legal action presented for resolution by the court.
Kernpunkt
(US, originally, _, psychology, usually, in the plural) A psychological or emotional difficulty, (now, _, informal, figurative, _, and, _) any problem or concern considered as a vague and intractable difficulty.
Abschluss Schluss
(obsolete) The result of an investigation or consideration, a conclusion.

issue /ˈɪsjuː/ /ˈɪʃ(j)u/ /ˈɪʃ(j)uː/ v
ausgeben
To send out; to put into circulation.
To deliver for use.
erlassen
To deliver by authority.

isthmus /ˈɪs.məs/ /ˈɪst.məs/ /ˈɪsθ.məs/ /ˈɪz.məs/ isthmi isthmuses n
Isthmus Landenge Landbrücke
A narrow strip of land, bordered on both sides by water, and connecting two larger landmasses.

it /ɘt/ /ət/ /ɪt/ [ɪt] [ɪ̈t] [ɪ̈ʔ] its n
Fänger
The person who chases and tries to catch the other players in the playground game of tag.

it /ɘt/ /ət/ /ɪt/ [ɪt] [ɪ̈t] [ɪ̈ʔ] pronoun
es er sie
The third-person singular personal pronoun used to refer to an inanimate object, abstract entity, or non-human living thing.
es
The impersonal pronoun, used without referent as the subject of an impersonal verb or statement (known as the dummy pronoun, dummy it or weather it).
The impersonal pronoun, used without referent, or with unstated but contextually implied referent, in various short idioms or expressions.
The impersonal pronoun, used as a placeholder for a delayed subject, or less commonly, object; known as the dummy pronoun (according to some definitions), anticipatory it or, more formally in linguistics, a syntactic expletive. The delayed subject is commonly a to-infinitive, a gerund, or a noun clause introduced by a subordinating conjunction.

it ain't over 'til the fat lady sings proverb
Man soll den Tag nicht vor dem Abend loben. Noch ist nicht aller Tage Abend.
There are more developments yet to come; one should not presume to know the outcome of an event which is still in progress.

it can't be helped phraseologicalUnit
es lässt sich nicht ändern
(idiomatic) It is inevitable. There is no alternative.

it depends phraseologicalUnit
das kommt darauf an
Used to indicate that different situations may produce different results.

it doesn't matter phraseologicalUnit
das macht nichts es ist egal es macht nichts es spielt keine Rolle macht nichts
It is not important; do not fret (used to reassure or comfort the person to whom it is said).
I withdraw my previous statement (often used if it wasn't heard or understood).

it goes without saying phraseologicalUnit
es versteht sich von selbst
It is understood without being said (but will be or was said anyway).

it happens phraseologicalUnit
das kann schon mal passieren
Worrying is not necessary, since it is common to make this mistake or for this to occur.

it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God proverb
eher geht ein Kamel durch ein Nadelöhr, als dass ein Reicher in das Reich Gottes gelangt
(Christianity, Biblical) It is unlikely that the wealthy will go to heaven.

it never rains but it pours proverb
ein Unglück kommt selten allein
Unfortunate events occur in quantity.

it was delicious phraseologicalUnit
es hat mir sehr gut geschmeckt es hat uns sehr gut geschmeckt es war köstlich
Said to compliment a meal after eating it.

it's a deal phraseologicalUnit
abgemacht

it's a small world phraseologicalUnit
die ganze Welt ist ein Dorf unsere Welt ist ja so klein wie klein die Welt doch ist
Used to express surprise at meeting an acquaintance or discovering a personal connection in a distant place or an unexpected context.

it's about time /ɪts əˈbaʊt taɪm/ interjection
Das wird auch langsam Zeit!
(idiomatic, sarcastic) Used to express impatience at the eventual occurrence of something that the speaker or writer considered to be long overdue.

it's all Greek to me /ɪts ˌɔːl ˈɡɹiːk tə ˌmiː/ phraseologicalUnit
das ist (alles) Chinesisch für mich das sind für mich böhmische Dörfer ich verstehe nur Bahnhof jemand spricht spanisch
(idiomatic) I don't understand any of it; it makes no sense.

it's an emergency phraseologicalUnit
es ist dringend
Indicates that the current situation is an emergency.

it's cold outside phraseologicalUnit
draußen ist es kalt es is kalt draußen
Indicates that the weather is cold.

it's none of your business phraseologicalUnit
das geht dich nichts an
(idiomatic) It's a matter that you are not entitled to be involved in or informed about.

it's not my fault phraseologicalUnit
es ist nicht meine Schuld
I did not cause the problem.

it's raining phraseologicalUnit
regnen
Indicates that rain is falling.

it's snowing phraseologicalUnit
es schneit
Snow is falling.

it's the thought that counts proverb
Auf die Absicht kommt es an
When giving someone a present or doing a favour for someone, the kindness behind the act is more important than any other consideration.

it's too expensive phraseologicalUnit
es ist zu teuer
Indicates the speaker thinks that the price is too high.

itabirite n
Itabirit

italic /aɪˈtælɪk/ /ɪˈtælɪk/ adj
kursiv
(typography, of a typeface or font) Having letters that slant or lean to the right; oblique.

italic /aɪˈtælɪk/ /ɪˈtælɪk/ italics n
Kursivschrift Kursivdruck
(typography) A typeface in which the letters slant to the right.

itch /ɪt͡ʃ/ itches n
Juckreiz Jucken
A sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch said area.

itch /ɪt͡ʃ/ v
jucken kitzeln kratzen
(intransitive, stative) To feel itchy; to feel a need to be scratched.

itch mite itch mites n
Grabmilbe
Sarcoptes scabiei, a parasitic arthropod that burrows into the skin and causes scabies.

itching powder itching powders n
Juckpulver

itchy /ˈɪt͡ʃi/ itchier itchiest adj
juckend

itchy feet n
Fernweh
(idiomatic) A strong desire to travel; wanderlust.

item /ˈaɪ.təm/ /ˈɑɪ.təm/ [ˈaɪ̯.ɾm̩] [ˈaɪ̯.ɾəm] [ˈɑɪ.ɾəm] items n
Gegenstand Stück Artikel Ding
A distinct physical object.
Gegenstand
(by extension, video games) An object that can be picked up for later use.

itemize v
aufgliedern auflisten aufschlüsseln aufzählen detaillieren gliedern
(transitive) To state in items, or by particulars

iteration /ɪ.təˈɹeɪ.ʃən/ /ɪ.təˈɹæɪ.ʃən/ /ˌɪt.əˈɹeɪ.ʃən/ [ɪ.təˈɹeɪ.ʃn̩] [ɪ.ɾəˈɹæɪ.ʃən] [ˌɪɾ.əˈɹeɪ.ʃən] iterations n
Iteration Wiederholung
(computing) The use of repetition in a computer program, especially in the form of a loop.
Iteration Iterationsschritt
(computing) A single repetition of the code within such a repetitive process.

iterative /ˈɪt(ə)ɹətɪv/ /ˈɪtəˌɹeɪtɪv/ [ˈɪt.əˌɹeɪ.tɪv] [ˈɪɾ.(ə.)ɹə.tɪv] [ˈɪɾ.(ə.)ɹə.ɾɪv] [ˈɪɾ.əˌɹeɪ.tɪv] [ˈɪɾ.əˌɹeɪ.ɾɪv] adj
iterativ
Of a procedure that involves repetition of steps (iteration) to achieve the desired outcome; in computing this may involve a mechanism such as a loop.

iterative aspect n
Frequentativum
(grammar) A subclass of imperfective verbs that denote a continuously repeated action. An example in English would be the iterative verb sniffle, as opposed to the noniterative sniff.

iterator iterators n
Iterator
(programming) A method capable of performing the same action on every item in a collection.

iterator pattern iterator patterns n
Iterator

ithyphallic /-θə-/ /ˌɪθɪˈfælɪk/ more ithyphallic most ithyphallic adj
ithyphallisch
Of or pertaining to an upward pointing, erect penis; (specifically) of an artistic depiction of a deity or other figure: possessing an erect penis.

ithyphallophobia n
Ithyphallophobie
The fear of having or seeing an erect penis.

itinerant /aɪˈtɪnɚənt/ more itinerant most itinerant adj
Wander- fahrend fliegend reisend
Habitually travelling from place to place. [from 1560s]

itinerant worker itinerant workers n
Wanderarbeiter Wanderarbeiterin
(colloquial, Southern California) A temporary worker, particularly for exhausting manual labor.

itinerary /aɪˈtɪnə(ɹə)ɹi/ /aɪˈtɪnəɹɛɹi/ itineraries n
Reiseroute Reiseplan Reiseweg
A route or proposed route of a journey.
Reisebericht
An account or record of a journey.
Reiseführer
A guidebook for travellers.

itinerate v
umherreisen
(intransitive) To travel from place to place, especially to preach or lecture.

its /ɪts/ determiner
ihr sein
Belonging to it. [from 16th c.]

its /ɪts/ pronoun
ihr sein
The one (or ones) belonging to it. [from 17th c.]

itself /ɪtˈsɛlf/ pronoun
selbst sich selbst von allein von selbst
(reflexive pronoun) it; A thing as the object of a verb or preposition that also appears as the subject
(emphatic) it; used to intensify the subject, especially to emphasize that it is the only participant in the predicate
(emphatic, archaic) it; used to refer back to an earlier subject

ivory /ˈaɪv(ə)ɹi/ adj
elfenbeinern Elfenbein-
Made of ivory.
elfenbeinfarben elfenbeinfarbig
Resembling or having the colour of ivory.

ivory /ˈaɪv(ə)ɹi/ ivories n
Elfenbein
(uncountable) The hard white form of dentin which forms the tusks of elephants, walruses and other animals.
Something made from or resembling ivory.
(collective, singular or in plural) The teeth.
(collective, singular or in plural) The keys of a piano.
(slang, ethnic slur) A white person.
(informal) A die (object bearing numbers, thrown in games of chance).
Elfenbein Elfenbeinfarbe
A creamy white color, the color of ivory.

ivory gull ivory gulls n
Elfenbeinmöwe
An Arctic seabird species in the gull family Laridae, Pagophila eburnea.

ivory tower /ˈaɪvəɹi ˈtaʊə/ /ˈaɪvəɹi ˈtaʊɚ/ ivory towers n
Elfenbeinturm
(idiomatic) A sheltered, overly-academic existence or perspective, implying a disconnection or lack of awareness of reality or practical considerations.

ivy /ˈaɪvi/ ivies n
Efeu
Any of several woody, climbing, or trailing evergreen plants of the genus Hedera.

jab /d͡ʒæb/ jabs n
Gerade
(boxing) A short straight punch.
Injektion Piks subkutane Impfung
(British) A medical hypodermic injection (vaccination or inoculation)
Stichelei
(US, figurative) A mild verbal insult.

jab /d͡ʒæb/ v
zustoßen
To poke or thrust abruptly, or to make such a motion.
eine Gerade schlagen
To deliver a quick punch.
piksen
(slang, UK) To give someone an injection.

jabberer jabberers n
Schwatzmaul
One who jabbers.

jabiru /ˈd͡ʒæbɪ.ɹuː/ jabirus n
Jabiru
A species of bird Jabiru mycteria in the monotypic genus Jabiru, of the stork family Ciconiidae, endemic to the Americas.

jabot /ˈʒæ.bəʊ/ jabots n
Jabot
A cascading or ornamental frill down the front of a blouse, shirt, etc.

jack /d͡ʒæk/ jacks n
Buchse Steckdose
(electronics) A switch for a jack plug, a jackknife switch; (more generally) a socket used to connect a device to a circuit, network etc. [from 19th c.]
(nautical) A small ship's flag used as a signal or identifying device; a small flag flown at the bow of the vessel. [from 17th c.]
Wagenheber Buchse Steckdose
A mechanical device used to raise and (temporarily) support a heavy object, now especially to lift one side of a motor vehicle when (e.g.) changing a tyre. [from 17th c.]
Buchse
(games) A small, six-pointed playing piece used in the game of jacks. [from 19th c.]
A non-tool object or thing.
A pike, especially when young. [from 16th c.]
Zielkugel
(bowls) A small, typically white, ball used as the target ball in bowls; a jack-ball. [from 17th c.]

jack mackerel jack mackerels n
Bastardmakrele Stöcker
Any of various edible fish, especially of genus Trachurus, but also genera Caranx, Acanthocybium and Euthynnus.

jack of all trades jacks of all trades n
Hans Dampf in allen Gassen Tausendsassa Alleskönner Mädchen für alles
(idiomatic) One competent in many endeavors, especially one who excels in none of them.

jack of all trades, master of none jacks of all trades, masters of none n
Hansdampf in allen Gassen
(idiomatic) A person who has a competent grasp of many skills but who is not outstanding in any one.

jack of clubs jacks of clubs n
Kreuzbube
(card games) One of the 52 playing cards in a standard deck.

jack of diamonds jacks of diamonds n
Karo-Bauer Karobube
(card games) One of the 52 playing cards in a standard deck.

jack of hearts jacks of hearts n
Herzbube
(This entry is a translation hub.)

jack of spades /dʒæk.əv.speɪdz/ jacks of spades n
Pikbube Schippenbube
(card games) One of the 52 playing cards in a standard deck.

jack shit pronoun
einen Scheiß einen Scheißdreck
(vulgar) Nothing, (lack of) anything (i.e. lack of anything of value).

jack-ball jack-balls n
Sau Schweinchen Zielkugel
A ball used in boules.

jack-in-the-box jack-in-the-boxes jacks-in-boxes jacks-in-the-box jacks-in-the-boxes n
Schachtelteufel
Children’s toy consisting of a small box from which a male figure pops out unexpectedly after some turnings of a crank.

jack-knife jack-knives n
Taschenmesser
A compact folding knife.

jack-o'-lantern /ˈdʒæk.oʊˌlæn.tɚn/ /ˈdʒæk.əʊˌlæn.tən/ /ˈdʒæk.əˌlæn.tɚn/ jack-o'-lanterns n
Halloween-Kürbis Jack O’Lantern Jack mit der Laterne
A carved pumpkin whose top and stem have been cut out and interior removed, leaving a hollow shell that is then decorated to represent a face, illuminated from within by a candle. It is a symbol of Halloween.

jackal /ˈd͡ʒækəl/ jackals n
Schakal Schakalin
Any of certain wild canids of the genera Lupulella and Canis, native to the tropical Old World and smaller than a wolf.

jackalope /ˈd͡ʒækəloʊp/ jackalopes n
Hasenbock Jackalope
A folkloric animal, a supposed cross between a jackrabbit and an antelope, goat, or deer, usually portrayed as a rabbit with antlers.

jackass jackasses n
Esel
A male donkey.
Esel Dummkopf Trottel
(chiefly, US) A foolish or stupid person.

jackdaw /ˈdʒækˌdɔː/ /ˈd͡ʒækˌdɑ/ /ˈd͡ʒækˌdɔ/ jackdaws n
Dohle
A European bird (Coloeus monedula) of the crow family, often nesting in church towers and ruins.

jacked up more jacked up most jacked up adj
aufgebockt
(informal) Significantly increased or expanded.

jacket /ˈd͡ʒæk.ət/ /ˈd͡ʒæk.ɪt/ jackets n
Jacke
A piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse, often waist length to thigh length.
Jackett Sakko
A piece of a person's suit, beside trousers and, sometimes, waistcoat; coat (US)

jackfruit jackfruit jackfruits n
Jackfrucht Jackfruchtbaum
The large fruit from this tree.

jackhammer jackhammers n
Presslufthammer Pressluftbohrer
A portable percussive power tool that combines a hammer and chisel used to drill or break hard matter, for instance rock or concrete.

jackpot /ˈd͡ʒækpɒt/ jackpots n
Jackpot
A money prize pool which accumulates until the conditions are met for it to be won.
Hauptgewinn
A large cash prize or money.

jacksnipe jacksnipe jacksnipes n
Zwergschnepfe
Any of species Lymnocryptes minimus of migratory small stocky waders, the smallest of the snipes.

jacuzzi /d͡ʒəˈkuːzi/ jacuzzis n
Jacuzzi Whirlpool
A hot tub or whirlpool bath with underwater jets that massage the body.

jade /d͡ʒeɪd/ jades n
Jade jadegrün
A semiprecious stone, either nephrite or jadeite, generally green or white in color, often used for carving figurines.
Klepper Gaul Mähre alter Gaul
A horse too old to be put to work.
Jade
A bright shade of slightly bluish or greyish green, typical of polished jade stones.
A succulent plant, Crassula ovata.

jaded /ˈd͡ʒeɪdɪd/ more jaded most jaded adj
ausgelutscht ermattet erschöpft verbraucht
Worn out, wearied, exhausted or lacking enthusiasm, due to age or experience.
abgestumpft
Made callous or cynically insensitive, by experience.

jadeite /ˈd͡ʒeɪˌdaɪt/ jadeites n
Jadeit
(mineral) A pyroxene mineral, a sodium aluminium silicate with the chemical formula Na(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6, found in metamorphic rocks.

jag /d͡ʒæɡ/ jags n
Auszackung Kerbe Riss Zacke Zahn

jagged /ˈd͡ʒæɡəd/ /ˈd͡ʒæɡɪd/ jaggeder jaggedest adj
ausgefranst gezackt gezahnt grob kantig rissig
Unevenly cut; having the texture of something so cut.
grob kantig rau schroff
Having a rough quality.

jaggery /ˈdʒæɡəɹi/ /ˈdʒæɡɹi/ /ˈd͡ʒæɡəɹi/ jaggeries n
Vollrohrzucker
A traditional dark-brown unrefined sugar made from palm tree sap which is used throughout South and Southeast Asia; (by extension) other types of unrefined sugar.

jaguar /ˈd͡ʒæɡ.(j)u.ɑɹ/ /ˈd͡ʒæɡ.juː.ɑː/ /ˈd͡ʒæɡ.juː.ə/ /ˈd͡ʒæɡ.jʊə/ /ˈd͡ʒæɡ.waɪɚ/ /ˈd͡ʒæɡ.wɑɹ/ jaguars n
Jaguar
A carnivorous spotted large cat native to South and Central America, Panthera onca.

jaguarundi jaguarundis n
Jaguarundi Wieselkatze
A medium-sized Central and South American wild cat, Puma yagouaroundi, Herpailurus yagouaroundi or Felis yagouaroundi.

jail /d͡ʒeɪ(ə)l/ jails n
Gefängnis
A place or institution for the confinement of persons held against their will in lawful custody or detention, especially (in US usage) a place where people are held for minor offenses or with reference to some future judicial proceeding.

jailbait /ˈd͡ʒeɪlbeɪt/ jailbaits n
Knastköder Lolita
(slang) A sexually mature person below, or appearing to be below, the legal age of consent, who is regarded, usually by an adult, as being sexually attractive and/or seductive.

jailbird jailbirds n
Häftling Ex Knacki Ex-Häftling Knacki Knastbruder Knastologe
A prisoner or an ex-prisoner

jailbreak /ˈd͡ʒeɪlˌbɹeɪk/ jailbreaks n
Gefängnisausbruch
An escape from prison.

jailer /ˈd͡ʒeɪlə(ɹ)/ jailers n
Gefängniswärter Gefängniswärterin Gefangenenwärter Gefangenenwärterin Gefängnisaufseher Gefängnisaufseherin
One who enforces confinement in a jail or prison.

jalapeño /d͡ʒəˈlæpənoʊ/ /ˌdʒæləˈpiːnəʊ/ /ˌhæ.ləˈpeɪn.joʊ/ /ˌhæ.ləˈpeɪn.oʊ/ /ˌhæ.ləˈpin.oʊ/ /ˌhæl.əˈpeɪn.jəʊ/ /ˌhæləˈpiːnəʊ/ /ˌhæləˈpɛnjəʊ/ /ˌhɑ.ləˈpeɪn.joʊ/ /ˌhɑ.ləˈpeɪn.oʊ/ /ˌhɑ.ləˈpin.joʊ/ /ˌhɑ.ləˈpin.oʊ/ [-pe(ɪ)n-] [-pɛn-] [ˌhaləˈpiːnjo] jalapeños n
Jalapeno Jalapeño
A cultivar of hot chili pepper, Capsicum annuum.

jalopy /d͡ʒəˈlɒ.pi/ jalopies n
Klapperkiste Rostlaube Schrottkiste Schrottmühle alte Kiste
(US, dated) An old, dilapidated or unpretentious automobile.

jalousie /ʒalʊˈziː/ /ˈd͡ʒæləsiː/ /ˈʒalʊziː/ jalousies n
Jalousie
Upward sloping window slats which form a blind or shutter, allowing light and air in but excluding rain and direct sun.

jam /ˈdʒæːm/ /ˈd͡ʒæm/ jams n
Marmelade Konfitüre
(less common in the, _, US) A sweet mixture of fruit boiled with sugar and allowed to congeal. Often spread on bread or toast or used in jam tarts.
Klemme Patsche
(countable) A difficult situation.
Stau
(countable) A blockage, congestion, or immobilization.

jam /ˈdʒæːm/ /ˈd͡ʒæm/ v
einklemmen
To get something stuck, often (though not necessarily) in a confined space.
blockieren
To cause congestion or blockage. Often used with "up".
stören
To block or confuse a radio or radar signal by transmitting a more-powerful signal on the same frequency.
gemeinsam improvisieren jammen spontan musizieren
(music) To play music (especially improvisation as a group, or an informal unrehearsed session).

jam session jam sessions n
Jam Session Jamsession
(music) An informal gathering of musicians to play music, especially improvised jazz or a similar genre.

jamb /d͡ʒæm/ jambs n
Türpfosten
(architecture, interior decorating, carpentry) Either of the vertical components that form the side of an opening in a wall, such as that of a door frame, window frame, or fireplace.

jambalaya /ˌd͡ʒæmbəˈlaɪə/ /ˌd͡ʒʌmbəˈlaɪə/ jambalayas n
Jambalaya
Any of various of rice-based dishes common in Louisiana Cajun or Creole cooking; most often with shrimp, oysters, chicken or ham.

jamboree /ˌdʒæm.bəˈɹiː/ jamborees n
jamboree
(scouting) A large rally of Scouts or Guides.

jammed adj
eingeklemmt eingequetscht festgeklemmt
Stuck.
proppenvoll verstopft überfüllt
Overcrowded; congested.

jammer /ˈd͡ʒæmɚ/ jammers n
Jammer Störsender
Any device used to jam radio reception.

jammy /ˈd͡ʒæmi/ jammier jammiest adj
marmeladenverschmiert marmeladig
Covered in jam.
nochmal davongekommen schlitzohrig
(UK, colloquial, of a person) Lucky; especially undeservedly so.

janggi n
Changgi Janggi
A board game similar to chess, invented and traditionally played in Korea.

janissary /-səɹi/ /ˈdʒanɪzəɹi/ /ˈd͡ʒænəˌzeɹi/ /ˈja-/ janissaries n
Janitschar
(historical) An infantry soldier, often of European Christian background from the Balkans as well as Eastern Europe and forcibly converted to Islam, in a former elite Turkish (Ottoman) guard (disbanded in 1826); (by extension) any Turkish soldier, particularly one escorting a traveller.

janissaryship janissaryships n
Janitschariat

janitor /ˈd͡ʒænɪtə/ /ˈd͡ʒænɪtɚ/ janitors n
Hausmeister Hausmeisterin Hauswart Hauswartin
(Scotland) A caretaker or custodian; someone who maintains a school building specifically and may serve other administrative roles.
Pförtner Pförtnerin
A doorman.

jar /dʒaː/ /dʒɐː/ /dʒɑː/ /d͡ʒɑɹ/ [d͡ʒaː(ɹ)] [d͡ʒɐː(ɹ)] [d͡ʒɑɹ] jars n
Becher Krug Topf
(originally) An earthenware container, either with two or no handles, for holding oil, water, wine, etc., or used for burial. [from late 16th c.]
Glas Gefäß
A small, approximately cylindrical container, normally made of clay or glass, for holding fruit, preserves, etc., or for ornamental purposes.
Erschütterung Ruck
(countable, also, figuratively) A quivering or vibrating movement or sensation resulting from something being shaken or struck.
Schock
(countable, by extension) A sense of alarm or dismay.
Zusammenprall
(countable) The effect of something contradictory or discordant; a clash.
Auseinandersetzung Streit
(countable, now, rare) A disagreement, a dispute, a quarrel; (uncountable) contention, discord; quarrelling.

jar /dʒaː/ /dʒɐː/ /dʒɑː/ /d͡ʒɑɹ/ [d͡ʒaː(ɹ)] [d͡ʒɐː(ɹ)] [d͡ʒɑɹ] v
erschüttern rütteln
(transitive) To knock, shake, or strike sharply, especially causing a quivering or vibrating movement.
scheppern
(ambitransitive) To (cause something to) give forth a rudely tremulous or quivering sound; to (cause something to) sound discordantly or harshly.

jardinière /-dən-/ /ˌdʒɑɹ.dɪnˈɛɚ/ /ˌdʒɑɹ.dɪnˈɪɹ/ /ˌʒɑɹ.dɪnˈjɛɚ/ /ˌʒɑɹ.dɪnˈɛɚ/ /ˌʒɑɹ.dɪnˈɪɹ/ /ˌʒɑːdɪnˈjɛə/ jardinières n
Blumenschale
An ornamental pot for the display of live or cut flowers; a planter; a plantstand or flowerpot, especially one made of decorated pottery or porcelain.

jargon /ˈdʒɑː.ɡən/ /ˈd͡ʒɑɹ.ɡən/ jargons n
Fachsprache Fachjargon Jargon
(uncountable) A technical terminology unique to a particular subject.
Jargon Fachsprache
(countable) A language characteristic of a particular group.
Jargon Fachchinesisch
(uncountable) Speech or language that is incomprehensible or unintelligible; gibberish.

jargoon /d͡ʒɑɹ.ˈɡuːn/ jargoons n
Jargon
A variety of zircon.

jarl /jɑɹl̩/ /jɑːl/ jarls n
Jarl
(historical) A medieval Scandinavian nobleman, especially in Norway and Denmark.

jarovization n
Jarowisation Jarowisierung
vernalization

jarring [d͡ʒaːrɪŋ] [d͡ʒɑːrɪŋ] more jarring most jarring adj
misstönend schief schräg
That jars (clashes or disagrees); incongruous, conflictful.

jasmine /ˈd͡ʒæzmɪn/ jasmines n
Jasmin Jasminum
Any of several plants, of the genus Jasminum, mostly native to Asia, having fragrant white or yellow flowers.

jasmine rice jasmine rices n
Jasmin-Reis
A type of fragrant long-grain rice grown in Southeast Asia (Oryza sativa Indica Group).

jasper /ˈdʒæs.pə/ /ˈd͡ʒæs.pɚ/ jaspers n
Jaspis
(obsolete) Any bright-coloured kind of chalcedony apart from cornelian.
An opaque, impure variety of quartz, of red, yellow, and other dull colors, breaking conchoidally with a smooth surface.
Jasperware pottery.

jaundice /ˈd͡ʒændɚz/ /ˈd͡ʒɑndɚz/ /ˈd͡ʒɔndɚz/ /ˈd͡ʒɔndɪs/ /ˈd͡ʒɔːndɪs/ jaundices n
Gelbsucht Ikterus
(pathology) A morbid condition, characterized by yellowness of the eyes, skin, and urine. [from early 14th c.]

jaundice /ˈd͡ʒændɚz/ /ˈd͡ʒɑndɚz/ /ˈd͡ʒɔndɚz/ /ˈd͡ʒɔndɪs/ /ˈd͡ʒɔːndɪs/ v
rot anlaufen sich verfärben
(transitive) To affect with jaundice; to color by prejudice or envy; to prejudice. [from 1791]

jaunt /ˈdʒɑːnt/ /ˈd͡ʒɔːnt/ jaunts n
Ausflug Spritztour Vergnügungsfahrt
A short excursion for pleasure or refreshment; a ramble; a short journey.

jaunt /ˈdʒɑːnt/ /ˈd͡ʒɔːnt/ v
einen Ausflug machen herumstreunen
(intransitive) To ramble here and there; to stroll; to make an excursion.

jauntily /ˈdʒɔːn.tɪ.li/ /ˈd͡ʒɑn.tɪ.li/ /ˈd͡ʒɔn.tɪ.li/ more jauntily most jauntily adv
fröhlich munter unbeschwert
In an airy, showy, or affected manner.

jauntiness jauntinesses n
Eleganz Fröhlichkeit Heiterkeit Munterkeit Sorglosigkeit Sprezzatura
The quality of being jaunty.

jaunty /ˈdʒɑːn.ti/ /ˈd͡ʒɔːn.ti/ jauntier jauntiest adj
affektiert fröhlich keck munter prätentiös übermütig
Airy; showy; finical.
(by extension) Characterized by an affected or fantastical manner.
fesch flott kess schick
Dapper or stylish.
schwungvoll selbstgerecht selbstzufrieden übermütig
Ostentatiously self-confident.

javelin /ˈd͡ʒæv.(ə.)lɪn/ javelins n
Speer
A light spear thrown with the hand and used as a weapon.
A metal-tipped spear thrown for distance in an athletic field event.

javelin throw javelin throws n
Speerwurf Speerwerfen
(athletics) An athletic throwing event where the object to be thrown is the javelin, a spear-like object made of metal, fiberglass and, in some cases, kyshashrek.

javelin thrower javelin throwers n
Speerwerfer
(athletics) An athlete who competes in the javelin throw.

jaw /d͡ʒɑ/ /d͡ʒɔ/ /d͡ʒɔː/ jaws n
Backe Rachen Schlund
Kiefer Unterkiefer Kinnbacke Oberkiefer
One of the bones, usually bearing teeth, which form the framework of the mouth.

jaw-dropping /ˈd͡ʒɔ ˌdɹɑpɪŋ/ /ˈd͡ʒɔː ˌdɹɒpɪŋ/ more jaw-dropping most jaw-dropping adj
atemberaubend umwerfend unglaublich
(informal) Causing great awe or surprise.

jawan /d͡ʒəˈwɑːn/ jawans n
Infanterist Soldat
(India) An infantryman; a soldier.

jawbone jawbones n
Kiefer Kieferknochen
(countable) The bone of the lower jaw; the mandible.
(countable) Any of the bones in the lower or upper jaw.

jawless adj
kieferlos
Lacking a jaw.

jawline jawlines n
Kieferpartie
The lower edge of the side of the face (below the cheek), defined by the jawbone.

jay /ˈd͡ʒeɪ/ jays n
Jot
The name of the Latin-script letter J.
Häher Hähermännchen Häherweibchen Eichelhäher
Any of various other birds of similar appearance and behaviour.

jaywalk /ˈd͡ʒeɪ.wɑːk/ /ˈd͡ʒeɪ.wɔːk/ v
eine Straße an verbotener Stelle überqueren
(chiefly, US, legal) To behave as a jaywalker; to violate pedestrian traffic regulations by crossing a street away from a designated crossing or to walk in the part of the street intended for vehicles rather than on the sidewalk.

jaywalker /ˈd͡ʒeɪ.wɑkɚ/ /ˈd͡ʒeɪ.wɔkɚ/ /ˈd͡ʒeɪwɔːkə/ jaywalkers n
die Verkehrsregeln missachtende Fußgängerin die Verkehrsregeln missachtender Fußgänger unachtsame Fußgängerin unachtsamer Fußgänger
(US) A person who violates pedestrian traffic regulations by crossing a street away from a designated crossing or who walks on the part of the street intended for vehicles instead of the part designated for pedestrians.

jazz /d͡ʒæz/ jazzes n
Jazz
(music genre) A musical art form rooted in West African cultural and musical expression and in the African American blues tradition, with diverse influences over time, commonly characterized by blue notes, syncopation, swing, call and response, polyrhythms and improvisation.

jazz band jazz bands n
Jazz-Band
(music, jazz) A musical band that plays jazz music.

jazzy /ˈd͡ʒæzi/ jazzier jazziest adj
auffällig grell protzig
Flashy or showy.

je ne sais quoi /ˌʒə n(ə) sɛ ˈkwɑː/ /ˌʒə nə seɪ ˈkwɑ/ /ˌʒə nə seɪ ˈkwɑː/ n
gewisse Etwas
An indefinable quality that makes something distinctive or attractive.

jealous /ˈd͡ʒɛləs/ jealouser jealousest more jealous most jealous adj
eifersüchtig
Suspecting rivalry in love; troubled by worries that one might have been replaced in someone's affections; suspicious of a lover's or spouse's fidelity. [from 13th c.]
eifernd eifrig
Protective; zealously guarding; careful in the protection of something (or someone) one has or appreciates, especially one's spouse or lover. [from 14th c.]
neidisch eifersüchtig
Envious; feeling resentful or angered toward someone for a perceived advantage or success, material or otherwise. [from 14th c.]

jealousy /ˈd͡ʒɛləsi/ jealousies n
Eifersucht Neid Missgunst
(countable, uncountable) A state of being jealous; a jealous attitude.
Missgunst Neid
(archaic) A close concern for someone or something, solicitude, vigilance.

jeans /d͡ʒiːnz/ n
Jeans Jeanshose Niethose
denim trousers

jebel /ˈd͡ʒɛbəl/ jebels n
Berg Dschebel Hügel
A hill, a mountain (especially in the Middle East or North Africa).

jeep /d͡ʒiːp/ jeeps n
Jeep
(genericized trademark) A sport utility vehicle or similar four-wheel-drive vehicle.

jeer /d͡ʒɪə(ɹ)/ /d͡ʒɪɹ/ jeers n
Spott
A mocking remark or reflection.
Fall
(nautical) A gear; a tackle.

jeer /d͡ʒɪə(ɹ)/ /d͡ʒɪɹ/ v
spotten
(intransitive, with at) To utter sarcastic or mocking comments; to speak with mockery or derision; to use taunting language.

jejunum /dʒɪˈdʒuːnəm/ jejuna jejunums n
Jejunum Leerdarm
(anatomy) The central of the three divisions of the small intestine which lies between the duodenum and the ileum

jelly /ˈd͡ʒɛl.i/ jellies n
Gelee Götterspeise Wackelpeter Sulz Wackelpudding
(New Zealand, Australia, British) A dessert made by boiling gelatine, sugar and some flavouring (often derived from fruit) and allowing it to set, known as "jello" in North America.
Gelee Marmelade
(North America, Britain (certain specific usages)) A clear or translucent fruit preserve, made from fruit juice and set using either naturally occurring, or added, pectin. Normally known as "jam" in Commonwealth English but see redcurrant jelly and jeely.
Gelee
A savoury substance, derived from meat, that has the same texture as the dessert.

jelly bean jelly beans n
Geleebonbon
A small, bean-shaped, chewy candy/sweet with a firm coating and a jelly-like center, made of sugar, flavoring, coloring and sometimes starch or other thickener, and usually sold assorted in a wide variety of flavors and bright colors.

jellyfish /ˈd͡ʒɛliˌfɪʃ/ jellyfish jellyfishes n
Qualle
An almost transparent aquatic animal; any one of the acalephs, especially one of the larger species, having a jellylike appearance.

jellylike more jellylike most jellylike adj
geleeartig
Resembling or characteristic of jelly.

jeopardize /ˈd͡ʒep.ə.dɑɪz/ /ˈd͡ʒɛp.ə.dʌɪz/ /ˈd͡ʒɛp.ɚ.daɪz/ v
gefährden in Gefahr bringen
(US) To put in jeopardy, to threaten.

jeopardy /ˈd͡ʒepədi/ /ˈd͡ʒɛpədi/ /ˈd͡ʒɛpɚdi/ jeopardies n
Gefahr Risiko
Danger of failure, harm, or loss.

jequirity n
Paternostererbse
Abrus precatorius, a legume native to Indonesia with long, pinnate-leafleted leaves, whose toxic seeds ("jequirity bean") may be used as beads or in percussion instruments.

jerboa /dʒɜː(ɹ)ˈbəʊ.ə/ jerboas n
Wüstenspringmaus
Any of a number of species comprising most of the family Dipodidae, native to the deserts of Asia and northern Africa, being a small, jumping rodent with a long tufted tail, very small forefeet and very long hind legs.

jeremiad /ˌd͡ʒɛɹ.əˈmaɪ.əd/ jeremiads n
Jeremiade
A long speech or prose work that bitterly laments the state of society and its morals, and often contains a prophecy of its coming downfall.

jerk /d͡ʒɜːk/ /d͡ʒɝk/ jerks n
Zuckung
A sudden, often uncontrolled movement, especially of the body.
Ruck
A quick tug or shake.
(physics, engineering) The rate of change in acceleration with respect to time.
Arsch Arschloch Flasche Hanswurst Sackarsch Saftsack
(originally, North America, slang, pejorative) A person with unlikable or obnoxious qualities and behavior, typically mean, self-centered, or disagreeable; an arsehole.
Blödmann Dummkopf Trottel
(US, slang, pejorative) A stupid person; an idiot or fool.

jerk /d͡ʒɜːk/ /d͡ʒɝk/ v
zucken
(intransitive) To make a sudden uncontrolled movement.
dörren
To cure (meat) by cutting it into strips and drying it, originally in the sun.
rucken
(transitive) To give a quick, often unpleasant tug or shake.

jerk off v
wichsen sich einen runterholen
(intransitive, vulgar) To do nothing; to waste time.

jerkin /ˈd͡ʒɜː.kɪn/ /ˈd͡ʒɝ.kɪn/ jerkins n
Wams Jacke
(historical) A type of men's garment popular in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries: a close-fitting collarless jacket, with or without sleeves.
Lederwams Lederweste
A sleeveless jacket, usually leather; a long waistcoat.

jerkoff jerkoffs n
Widerling unangenehme Person unhöflicher Mensch widerwärtiger Mensch
(idiomatic, vulgar, derogatory) Someone who behaves obnoxiously, rudely, inappropriately, or is ignorant of certain social norms, usually a male.

jerky /ˈd͡ʒɝki/ jerkier jerkiest adj
zuckend
Characterized by physical jerking.

jerky /ˈd͡ʒɝki/ jerkies n
Trockenfleisch
Lean meat cured and preserved by cutting into thin strips and air-drying in the sun.

jerry-built adj
schlampig gebaut stümperhaft gebaut zusammengepfuscht
Built cheaply and shoddily.

jerrycan /ˈd͡ʒɛɹiˌkæn/ /ˈd͡ʒɛɹɪˌkæn/ jerrycans n
Benzinkanister Kanister
A robust fuel container often made from pressed steel.

jersey /ˈd͡ʒɜːzi/ /ˈd͡ʒɝzi/ jerseys n
Jersey Pullover
(countable) A garment knitted from wool, worn over the upper body.
Trikot
(countable, US) A shirt worn by a member of an athletic team, usually oversized, typically depicting the athlete's name and team number as well as the team's logotype.

jest /d͡ʒiːst/ /d͡ʒɛst/ jests n
Scherz Witz
(archaic) An act performed for amusement; a joke.
Witzfigur
(archaic) Someone or something that is ridiculed; the target of a joke.

jest /d͡ʒiːst/ /d͡ʒɛst/ v
scherzen Spaß machen albern herumalbern
To tell a joke; to talk in a playful manner; to make fun of something or someone.

jester /ˈd͡ʒɛs.tə/ /ˈd͡ʒɛs.tɚ/ jesters jestress n
Clown Clownin Hampelfrau Hampelmann Spaßmacher Spaßmacherin
One who jests, jokes or teases.

jet /d͡ʒɛt/ jets n
Gagat Jett
(color) The colour of jet coal, deep grey.
Strahl
An engine that propels a vehicle using a stream of fluid as propulsion.

jet /d͡ʒɛt/ v
jetten
(intransitive) To travel on a jet aircraft or otherwise by jet propulsion
spritzen
To strut; to walk with a lofty or haughty gait; to be insolent; to obtrude.

jet bridge jet bridges n
Fluggastbrücke Gangway Passagierbrücke
(aviation) An elevated corridor connecting an airport to a plane, usually enclosed and used for disembarking and embarking passengers and crew.

jet engine jet engines n
Düsentriebwerk Strahltriebwerk
An engine that obtains thrust by taking in air at the front, using it to burn fuel, then ejecting the hot combustion products at the rear through a propulsive nozzle.
Any engine propelled by expelling a high speed fluid jet (jet propulsion), such as a rocket, turbojet, turbofan, ramjet, etc.

jet fighter jet fighters n
Düsenjäger Jagdflugzeug
A fighter aircraft with one or more jet engines.

jet fuel jet fuels n
Flugpetrol
(aviation) The fuel that powers a jet aircraft.

jet lag jet lags n
Jetlag
(aviation) A physical condition caused by crossing time zones during flight; often the result of disruption to the circadian rhythms of the body.

jet pack jet packs n
Jetpack Raketenrucksack
(aviation) A piece of equipment that may be strapped to a person’s back and generate vertical thrust by a downward discharge of jet fluid, thereby rendering the person capable of flight.

jet plane jet planes n
Düsenflugzeug Düsenjet Jet Strahlflugzeug
A jet: an airplane that is powered by a jet engine.

jet set jet sets n
Jetset
(idiomatic) A social class of wealthy people who travel for pleasure.

jet ski jet skis n
Wassermotorrad
A small motorized watercraft with a flattish hull and an upright centre, which a rider sits astride.

jet stream jet streams n
Jetstream
(meteorology) any of the high-speed, high-altitude air currents that circle the Earth in a westerly direction

jet-black n
Rabenschwarz Tiefschwarz
Coal-black; the blackest black.

jetsam /ˈd͡ʒɛtsəm/ jetsams n
Strandgut
Articles thrown overboard from a ship or boat in order to lighten the load of a ship in distress.
(by extension) Discarded odds and ends.

jettison /-zn̩/ /ˈd͡ʒɛtɪsn̩/ /ˈd͡ʒɛtɪsən/ /ˈd͡ʒɛɾəsən/ /ˈd͡ʒɛɾɪsn̩/ jettisons n
Ballast
(uncountable, collective) Items that have been or are about to be ejected from a boat or balloon.
Abwerfen
(countable) The action of jettisoning items.

jettison /-zn̩/ /ˈd͡ʒɛtɪsn̩/ /ˈd͡ʒɛtɪsən/ /ˈd͡ʒɛɾəsən/ /ˈd͡ʒɛɾɪsn̩/ v
Ballast abwerfen über Bord werfen
To eject from a boat, submarine, aircraft, spaceship or hot-air balloon, so as to lighten the load.
loswerden
(figurative) To let go or get rid of as being useless or defective.

jetty /ˈd͡ʒɛti/ jetties n
Mole Wellenbrecher Damm
A structure of wood or stone extended into the sea to influence the current or tide, or to protect a harbor or beach.
Auskragung Vorkragung
(architecture) A part of a building that jets or projects beyond the rest, and overhangs the wall below.

jewel /d͡ʒul/ /ˈd͡ʒu.əl/ /ˈd͡ʒuːl/ /ˈd͡ʒuːəl/ /ˈd͡ʒʊəl/ jewels n
Juwel Edelstein
A precious or semi-precious stone; gem, gemstone.
Schmuckstück
A valuable object used for personal ornamentation, especially one made of precious metals and stones; a piece of jewellery.
Juwel Kleinod
(figuratively) Anything precious or valuable.
Stein
(horology) A bearing for a pivot in a watch, formed of a crystal or precious stone.

jewel box jewel boxes n
Schmuckkästchen Schmuckschatulle
A box for storing jewels.
CD-Hülle
A usually clear hinged plastic container designed to hold a compact disc or similar optical disc.

jewelcrafting n
Juwelierkunst

jeweler /ˈd͡ʒu(ə)lɚ/ /ˈd͡ʒuːələ/ jewelers n
Juwelier Juwelierin
A person whose job is making, repairing or selling jewelry.

jeweller's n
Juweliergeschäft
(British, Canadian) A shop that sells jewellery

jewellery /ˈd͡ʒuː(ə)ləɹi/ /ˈd͡ʒuː(ə)lɹi/ /ˈd͡ʒʊ(ə)lɹi/ jewelleries n
Schmuck
Collectively, personal ornamentation such as rings, necklaces, brooches and bracelets, made of precious metals and sometimes set with gemstones.

jewelry box jewelry boxes n
Schmuckkästchen Schmuckschatulle
A box used for keeping jewelry

jewlover jewlovers n
Judenfreund

jiaozi /ˈd͡ʒjaʊ.d͡ʒi/ jiaozi n
Jiaozi
A Chinese crescent-shaped dumpling filled with a minced stuffing and steamed, boiled or fried; the Chinese equivalent of the Japanese gyoza.

jib /d͡ʒɪb/ jibs n
Fock
(nautical, usually with a modifier) Any of a variety of specialty triangular staysails set forward of the foremast.

jibe /d͡ʒaɪb/ jibes n
Spöttelei Stichelei spöttische Bemerkung
A facetious or insulting remark; a jeer, a taunt.

jibe /d͡ʒaɪb/ v
zusammenpassen übereinstimmen
(intransitive, Canada, US, informal) To accord or agree.

jicama /ˈhiː.kə.mə/ /ˈhɪ.kə.mə/ jicamas n
Yambohne
The edible root of the yam bean, Pachyrhizus erosus, used in salads in Central America and as a snack in Mexico.

jiffy /ˈd͡ʒɪ.fi/ jiffies n
Moment Augenblick
(colloquial) A very short, unspecified length of time. [from 1780.]

jig /d͡ʒɪɡ/ jigs n
Lehre Schablone Vorrichtung
(music) A light, brisk musical movement; a gigue.

jigsaw /ˈd͡ʒɪɡsɔː/ jigsaws n
Stichsäge
A power saw with fine teeth and a narrow blade which can cut curves in wood or metal.

jigsaw puzzle jigsaw puzzles n
Puzzle Puzzlespiel
A type of puzzle in which the aim is to reconstruct a picture that has been cut (originally, with a jigsaw) into many small interlocking pieces.

jihad /d͡ʒəˈhɑːd/ /d͡ʒɪˈhæd/ /d͡ʒɪˈhɑːd/ /ˈd͡ʒiːhæd/ /ˈd͡ʒiːhɑːd/ jihads n
Dschihad Jihad Djihad
(Islam) A holy war undertaken by Muslims.

jihadism /d͡ʒɪˈhæd.ɪz.əm/ /d͡ʒɪˈhɑːd.ɪz.əm/ jihadisms n
Dschihadismus Jihadismus Gotteskriegertum
The ideological movement within modern Islamism that advocates armed jihad and hostility against non-believers.

jihadist more jihadist most jihadist adj
dschihadistisch jihadistisch
Pertaining to the Islamic fundamentalist doctrine of jihadism, which advocates armed jihad.

jihadist jihadists n
Dschihadist Dschihadistin Mudschahed Gotteskrieger Gotteskriegerin
One who participates in a jihad, an Islamic holy war or conflict; a mujahid.

jilt /d͡ʒɪlt/ v
den Laufpass geben fallen lassen einen Korb geben sitzen lassen verladen verlassen
(transitive) To cast off capriciously or unfeelingly, as a lover; to deceive in love.

jimmy /ˈd͡ʒɪmi/ v
aufbrechen
(transitive, informal) To pry (something, especially a lock) open with or as if with a crowbar.

jimsonweed jimsonweeds n
Stechapfel
(US) A poisonous plant of the Datura stramonium species, part of the nightshade (Solanaceae) family, occasionally ingested as a hallucinogen.

jingle /ˈd͡ʒɪŋɡ(ə)l/ /ˈd͡ʒɪŋɡl̩/ jingles n
Jingle
(broadcasting, advertising, music) A memorable short song, or in some cases a snippet of a popular song with its lyrics modified, used for the purposes of advertising a product or service in a TV or radio commercial.

jingle bell /ˈd͡ʒɪŋɡ(ə)l ˌbɛl/ /ˈd͡ʒɪŋɡl̩ bɛl/ jingle bells n
Schelle Glöckchen
A small, hollow, spherical metal bell with a narrow slit opening or small holes, containing a loose ball or rod as a clapper, which is attached to a horse's harness as a signal, or (percussion instrument) used as a musical instrument.

jingoism /ˈd͡ʒɪŋɡəʊɪz(ə)m/ jingoisms n
Hurrapatriotismus Jingoismus
(uncountable) Excessive patriotism or aggressive nationalism, especially with regards to foreign policy.

jingoist jingoists n
Chauvinist Hurrapatriot Ultranationalist
One who advocates an aggressive nationalism; one who vociferously supports a nation's military aims.

jingoistic /ˌd͡ʒɪŋ.ɡoʊˈɪst.ɪk/ /ˌd͡ʒɪŋ.ɡəʊˈɪst.ɪk/ more jingoistic most jingoistic adj
chauvinistisch hurrapatriotisch ultranationalistisch
Overly patriotic or nationalistic, often with an element of favouring war or an aggressive foreign policy.

jinn /d͡ʒɪn/ jawan jinn jinnah jinnan jinns n
Dschinn
(Arabic culture) A human-like spiritual or immaterial being, as opposed to al-ins (people), often invisible but able to manifest in form and also inhabit people or animals; origin of the genie of Western literature, film etc.

jinx /d͡ʒɪŋks/ interjection
verhext
Used after the same thing is said by two people simultaneously.

jinx /d͡ʒɪŋks/ jinxes n
Fluch Verwünschung
A hex; an evil spell.
Pechvogel Unglücksbringer
A person or thing supposed to bring bad luck.

jinx /d͡ʒɪŋks/ v
mit einem Zauber belegen verzaubern
(transitive) To cast a spell on.
verhexen
(transitive) To bring bad luck to.

jitter /ˈd͡ʒɪtə(ɹ)/ /ˈd͡ʒɪtɚ/ [ˈd͡ʒɪɾɚ] jitters n
Zittern
A nervous action; a tic.
Aufgeregtheit Nervosität
(chiefly, in the plural, often with "the") A state of nervousness.

jitter /ˈd͡ʒɪtə(ɹ)/ /ˈd͡ʒɪtɚ/ [ˈd͡ʒɪɾɚ] v
bibbern zittern
(intransitive) To be nervous.

jittery /ˈd͡ʒɪt.ə.ɹi/ /ˈd͡ʒɪt.ɹi/ jitterier jitteriest adj
aufgeregt nervös unruhig zappelig
nervy, jumpy, on edge

jive /ˈd͡ʒaɪv/ v
Quatsch erzählen bequatschen vormachen
(transitive, intransitive, US, colloquial) To deceive; to be deceptive.
swingen
(intransitive, colloquial) To dance, originally to jive or swing music; later, to jazz, rock and roll, rhythm and blues, disco, etc.

jizya jizyas n
Dschizya Dschisja
(Islam, historical) A per capita tax levied on a section of an Islamic state's non-Muslim citizens, who meet certain criteria.

jizz /ˈd͡ʒɪz/ n
Wichse
(vulgar, _, slang) Male ejaculate; sperm, semen.

jizz /ˈd͡ʒɪz/ v
abspritzen kommen
(intransitive, slang) To ejaculate; to eject semen.

job /d͡ʒɑb/ /d͡ʒɒb/ jobs n
Aufgabe Auftrag
A task.
Stelle Arbeit Job Beruf Anstellung
An economic role for which a person is paid.
Aufgabe Job Auftrag
(computing) A task, or series of tasks, carried out in batch mode (especially on a mainframe computer).

job /d͡ʒɑb/ /d͡ʒɒb/ v
arbeiten
jobben
(intransitive) To do odd jobs or occasional work for hire.
(intransitive) To work as a jobber.

job application job applications n
Bewerbung

job center job centers n
Arbeitsamt Jobcenter Arbeitsmarktservice
(business) An agency, often a government agency, that tries to find a job for working-age people.

job description job descriptions n
Stellenbeschreibung

job fair job fairs n
Jobmesse
An event organised for employers, recruiters and schools to meet with prospective jobseekers.

job interview job interviews n
Vorstellungsgespräch Bewerbungsgespräch
A formal interview in which a job applicant must answer questions, especially in a professional manner, to determine whether they are suitable for the job applied for.

job offer job offers n
Stellenangebot
An offer to give someone employment.

job title job titles n
Berufsbezeichnung
A specific designation of a post within an organization, normally associated with a job description that details the tasks and responsibilities that go with it.

joblessness n
Arbeitslosigkeit
the phenomenon or level of unemployment in an economy

jobseeker jobseekers n
Arbeitsuchende Arbeitsuchender
A person seeking employment.

jock /ˈd͡ʒɑk/ /ˈd͡ʒɒk/ jocks n
Sportskanone
(US, slang) A young male athlete (through college age).

jockey /ˈdʒɒki/ jockeys n
Jockey
One who rides racehorses competitively.

jockstrap /ˈd͡ʒɑkstɹæp/ /ˈd͡ʒɒkstɹæp/ jockstraps n
Suspensorium Sportsuspensorium Tiefschutz Tiefschützer Ballschutz Eierbecher
(sports) An athletic supporter worn by men and boys to support the genitals during strenuous exercise.

jocose /d͡ʒoʊˈkoʊs/ /d͡ʒəˈkoʊs/ /d͡ʒəˈkəʊs/ more jocose most jocose adj
drollig launig
given to jesting; habitually jolly
drollig scherzend
playful; characterized by joking

jocular /ˈd͡ʒɑkjəlɚ/ /ˈd͡ʒɒkjʊlə/ more jocular most jocular adj
witzig scherzhaft spaßig
Humorous, amusing or joking.

jocund /ˈd͡ʒoʊkənd/ /ˈd͡ʒɑkənd/ /ˈd͡ʒɒkənd/ /ˈd͡ʒəʊkənd/ more jocund most jocund adj
heiter
Jovial; exuberant; lighthearted; merry and in high spirits; exhibiting happiness.

jodhpurs /ˈd͡ʒɑdpɚz/ /ˈd͡ʒɒdpəz/ /ˈd͡ʒəʊdpəz/ n
Jodhpur Jodhpurhose
Flared riding trousers of heavy cloth, fitting tightly from knee to ankle.

joe /d͡ʒoʊ/ /d͡ʒəʊ/ joes n
Kaffee
(chiefly, US, informal) Coffee.

jog /d͡ʒɑɡ/ /d͡ʒɒɡ/ jogs n
Joggen
An energetic trot, slower than a run, often used as a form of exercise.

jog /d͡ʒɑɡ/ /d͡ʒɒɡ/ v
joggen
To cause to move at an energetic trot.

jogger /ˈd͡ʒɑ.ɡɚ/ /ˈd͡ʒɒ.ɡə/ joggers n
Jogger Joggerin
A person who jogs (as exercise).

jogging /ˈd͡ʒɑ.ɡɪŋ/ /ˈd͡ʒɒɡ.ɪŋ/ /ˈd͡ʒɔɡ.ɪŋ/ joggings n
Jogging
The practice of running at a relatively slow pace for exercise.

john /ˈd͡ʒɑn/ /ˈd͡ʒɒn/ johns n
Freier
(slang) A prostitute's client.

joie de vivre /ˌʒwɑ də ˈviv(ɹə)/ /ˌʒwɑː də ˈviːvɹə/ n
Lebenslust Lebensfreude
Enjoyment of living; happiness, ebullience, zest for life.

join /ˈd͡ʒɔɪn/ joins n
Verbindung
An intersection of piping or wiring; an interconnect.

join /ˈd͡ʒɔɪn/ v
verbinden vereinigen verknüpfen anschließen
(transitive) To connect or combine into one; to put together.
sich treffen zusammenkommen
(intransitive) To come together; to meet.
anschließen
(transitive) To come into the company of.
beitreten
(transitive) To become a member of.

join the club phraseologicalUnit
Willkommen im Club
(idiomatic) An expression of sympathy for a shared experience.

joiner /ˈd͡ʒɔɪnə/ /ˈd͡ʒɔɪnɚ/ joiners n
Schreiner Tischler
A maker of wooden furniture or fittings.
Bindeglied
A thing that joins two separate items, e.g. software to connect video or music clips.

joinery joineries n
Schreinerei Tischlerei
A factory producing wooden products such as tables, doors, and cabinets.

joint /d͡ʒɔɪnt/ adj
gemeinsam gemeinschaftlich gemeinsame gemeinsamer gemeinschaftliche gemeinschaftlicher
Done by two or more people or organisations working together.

joint /d͡ʒɔɪnt/ joints n
Gelenk
The point where two components of a structure join, but are still able to rotate.
Knoten Verbinder Verbindung Verbindungselement Verbindungsstück
The point where two components of a structure join rigidly.
Gelenk Bude Laden Schuppen Spelunke
(anatomy) Any part of the body where two bones join, in most cases allowing that part of the body to be bent or straightened.
Holzverbindung Verbindung Verbindungsplatte Verzinkung Überblattung
A cut of meat, especially (but not necessarily) (a) one containing a joint in the sense of an articulation or (b) one rolled up and tied.
Bude Laden Schuppen Spelunke
(chiefly, US, _, slang, may be somewhat, _, pejorative) A place of business, particularly in the food service or hospitality industries; sometimes extended to any place that is a focus of human connection or activity (e.g., schools, hangouts, party spots).
Gefängnis Knast
(slang, with the definite article) Prison, jail, or lockup.
Joint Tüte
(slang) A marijuana cigarette.

joint /d͡ʒɔɪnt/ v
zusammenfügen fügen Holzverbindung herstellen aneinanderfügen aneinanderschmiegen eine Verbindung herstellen
(transitive) To unite by a joint or joints; to fit together; to prepare so as to fit together
kombinieren verbinden vereinen zusammenbringen zusammenfügen
(transitive) To join; to connect; to unite; to combine.
aneinanderfügen aneinanderschmiegen beweglich lagern beweglich verbinden fügen gelenkig verbinden
(transitive) To separate the joints; of; to divide at the joint or joints; to disjoint; to cut up into joints, as meat.
aneinanderfügen aneinanderschmiegen fügen ineinandergreifen zusammenspielen
(intransitive) To fit as if by joints; to coalesce as joints do.

joint account joint accounts n
gemeinsame Rechnung
A bank account owned jointly by two or more persons.

joint custody n
gemeinsames Sorgerecht
(legal) An arrangement whereby the mother and the father share the physical and legal custody of a child.

joint tenancy joint tenancies n
Gesamteigentum Gesamthandseigentum

joint venture joint ventures n
Gemeinschaftsunternehmen Joint Venture
A cooperative partnership between two individuals or businesses in which profits and risks are shared.

joint-stock company joint-stock companies n
Aktiengesellschaft AG
(business, finance, legal, UK) A company with transferable ownership interests and limited shareholder liability.
(business, finance, legal, US) A company with transferable ownership interests and unlimited shareholder liability.

joist /d͡ʒɔɪst/ joists n
Balken Dachbalken Deckenbalken Holzbalken Querbalken Schwelle
A piece of timber or steel laid horizontally, or nearly so, to which the planks of the floor, or the laths or furring strips of a ceiling, are nailed.

jojoba /hoʊˈhoʊbə/ /həʊˈhəʊbə/ /həˈhoʊbə/ /həˈhəʊbə/ jojobas n
Jojoba
A shrub native to the southwestern United States and to Mexico, Simmondsia chinensis: the only plant known to store liquid wax in its seed.

joke /d͡ʒoʊk/ /d͡ʒəʊk/ jokes n
Witz Scherz
An amusing story.
(figuratively) A laughably worthless thing or person; a sham.
Witz Scherz Spaß Streich
Something said or done for amusement, not in seriousness.

joke /d͡ʒoʊk/ /d͡ʒəʊk/ v
scherzen witzeln
(intransitive) To do or say something for amusement rather than seriously.

joker /ˈd͡ʒoʊkɚ/ /ˈd͡ʒəʊkə/ jokers n
Spaßvogel
A person who makes jokes.
Joker Jolly
A playing card that features a picture of a joker (that is, a jester) and that may be used as a wild card in some card games.

jokester /ˈd͡ʒoʊkstɚ/ /ˈd͡ʒəʊkstə/ jokesters n
Spaßmacher Witzeerzähler
A person who tells jokes; a joker.

jolt /d͡ʒoʊlt/ /d͡ʒɒlt/ /d͡ʒəʊlt/ jolts n
Stoß Ruck Rucken Stoßen
An act of jolting.
Schock Aufrüttler Waxhrüttler
A surprise or shock.
Denkzettel
(slang) A long prison sentence.
Schuss
(slang) A narcotic injection.

jolt /d͡ʒoʊlt/ /d͡ʒɒlt/ /d͡ʒəʊlt/ v
durchrütteln schütteln
(transitive) To push or shake abruptly and roughly.
aufrütteln wachrütteln
(transitive) To shock (someone) into taking action or being alert
erschüttern schwer treffen
(transitive) To shock emotionally.
einen Schlag versetzen holpern ruckeln rütteln
(intransitive) To shake; to move with a series of jerks.

jonquil /ˈd͡ʒɑŋkwəl/ /ˈd͡ʒɒŋkwəl/ jonquils n
Jonquille
A fragrant bulb flower (Narcissus jonquilla), a species of daffodil. [from 1660s]

joss stick joss sticks n
Räucherstäbchen
A stick of incense, especially (China, _, Taoism, Buddhism, etc.) those burned as an offering before a Chinese shrine.

jostaberry jostaberries n
Jostabeere
A fruit made by crossing several members of the Ribes genus, including blackcurrant and gooseberry.

jostle /ˈd͡ʒɑ.səl/ /ˈd͡ʒɒs.əl/ jostles n
Drängelei Gedrängel
The act of jostling someone or something; push, shove.
Gedränge Rempelei
The action of a jostling crowd.

jostle /ˈd͡ʒɑ.səl/ /ˈd͡ʒɒs.əl/ v
drängeln
(ambitransitive) To bump into or brush against while in motion; to push aside.
(intransitive) To move through by pushing and shoving.

jot /d͡ʒɑt/ /d͡ʒɒt/ v
kurz notieren schnell hinschreiben
(transitive) Chiefly followed by down: to write (something) quickly; to make a brief note of (something).

jotun /ˈjoʊtən/ /ˈjoʊtʊn/ /ˈjɔːtʊn/ /ˈjəʊtʊn/ jotuns jötnar n
Jötunn
(Norse mythology) A member of a race of giants who usually stand in opposition to the Æsir and especially to Thor.

jougs /d͡ʒuːɡz/ jougs n
Halseisen
(historical) A chained iron collar once used in churches to expose sinners to public scorn.

joule /d͡ʒaʊl/ /d͡ʒuːl/ joules n
Joule
In the International System of Units, the derived unit of energy, work and heat; the work required to exert a force of one newton for a distance of one metre. Equivalent to one watt of power for a duration of one second. Symbol: J

jounce /d͡ʒaʊns/ jounces n
Gerüttel Geschüttel
A movement, such as a jolt or a shake.

jounce /d͡ʒaʊns/ v
rütteln schütteln
(ambitransitive) To jolt; to shake, especially by rough riding or by driving over obstructions.

jour fixe jours fixes n
Jour fixe regelmäßiges monatliches Treffen
(arts) A series of presentations and/or performances, discussions or similar events that happen on a fixed day every month (or similar; for example "every second Sunday of a month"). Used mainly by cultural and artistic organizations.

journal /ˈd͡ʒɜːnəl/ /ˈd͡ʒɝnəl/ journals n
Tagebuch Logbuch Memorial Protokoll
A diary or daily record of a person, organization, vessel etc.; daybook.
Achsschenkel Achsstummel Achszapfen Drehzapfen Kurbelzapfen Lagerzapfen
(engineering) The part of a shaft or axle that rests on bearings.
Zeitung Zeitschrift Revue -blatt Anzeiger Fachzeitschrift
A newspaper or magazine dealing with a particular subject.
Grundbuch Journal Tagebuch
(accounting) A chronological record of payments or receipts.

journalese /ˌd͡ʒɜː.nəˈliːz/ /ˌd͡ʒɝ.nəˈliz/ journaleses n
Jargon der Journalisten Zeitungsstil
A style of writing used in some newspapers and magazines, characterized by cliché, hyperbolic language and clipped syntax.

journalism /ˈd͡ʒəːn(ə)lɪzəm/ /ˈd͡ʒɚnl̩ˌɪzəm/ journalisms n
Journalismus Journalistik
The activity or profession of being a journalist.

journalist /ˈd͡ʒɜːnəlɪst/ /ˈd͡ʒɝnəlɪst/ journalists n
Journalist Journalistin
One whose occupation is journalism, originally only writing in the printed press.
Journalist Journalistin Reporter Reporterin
A reporter, someone who professionally reports on news and current events.

journalistic /ˌd͡ʒɜː(ɹ)nəˈlɪstɪk/ adj
journalistisch
Related to journalism or journalists.

journey /ˈd͡ʒɜːni/ /ˈd͡ʒɝni/ journeys n
Reise Fahrt Tour Anreise
A set amount of travelling, seen as a single unit; a discrete trip, a voyage.
Weg
(metaphorical) Any process or progression likened to a journey, especially one that involves difficulties or personal development.

journey /ˈd͡ʒɜːni/ /ˈd͡ʒɝni/ v
reisen verreisen
To travel, to make a trip or voyage.

journeyman /ˈd͡ʒɜːnimən/ /ˈd͡ʒɝnimən/ journeymen n
Geselle
A tradesman who has served an apprenticeship and is employed by a master tradesman.

joust /d͡ʒaʊst/ /d͡ʒuːst/ /d͡ʒʌst/ /d͡ʒʌʊst/ jousts n
Lanzenstechen Tjost Lanzenzweikampf
A tilting match: a mock combat between two mounted knights or men-at-arms using lances in the lists or enclosed field.

jousting /ˈd͡ʒaʊstɪŋ/ joustings n
Tjost Tjostieren Lanzenstechen
A medieval European sport in which mounted knights charged at each other bearing lances.
Wortgefecht verbale Rangelei
(figurative) Any activity in which two people spar with each other verbally.

jovial /ˈd͡ʒoʊ.vəl/ /ˈd͡ʒoʊ.vɪ.əl/ /ˈd͡ʒəʊ.vɪ.əl/ more jovial most jovial adj
jovial fröhlich heiter
(comparable) Cheerful and good-humoured; jolly, merry.

jowl /d͡ʒaʊl/ /d͡ʒəʊl/ jowls n
Backe Wange
The jaw, jawbone; especially one of the lateral parts of the mandible.

joy /d͡ʒɔɪ/ joys n
Freude
A feeling of extreme happiness or cheerfulness, especially related to the acquisition or expectation of something good.

joy division joy divisions n
Freudenabteilung

joyful /ˈd͡ʒɔɪfəl/ joyfuller joyfullest more joyful most joyful adj
erfreulich erfreut freudig
Feeling or causing joy.

joyfully /ˈd͡ʒɔɪfəli/ more joyfully most joyfully adv
freudig
In a joyful manner; joyously.

joyless more joyless most joyless adj
freudlos
without joy; unhappy, sad

joyous /d͡ʒɔɪəs/ more joyous most joyous adj
freudig
Full of joy; happy.

joyride /ˈd͡ʒɔɪˌɹaɪd/ joyrides n
Spritztour
A ride in a vehicle taken for enjoyment.

joystick /ˈdʒɔɪstɪk/ joysticks n
Joystick Steuerknüppel
A mechanical device consisting of a handgrip mounted on a base or pedestal and typically having one or more buttons, used to control an aircraft, computer, or other equipment.

jubilarian jubilarians n
Jubilar Jubilarin
A person celebrating a jubilee or other special anniversary.

jubilate /ˈd͡ʒuːbɪleɪt/ v
jubeln
To show elation or triumph; to rejoice.

jubilation jubilations n
Jubel

jubilee /ˈd͡ʒubəl/ /ˈd͡ʒubəˌli/ /ˈd͡ʒuːbɪl/ /ˈd͡ʒuːbɪliː/ /ˌd͡ʒubəˈli/ /ˌd͡ʒuːbɪˈliː/ jubilees n
Erlassjahr Erlaßjahr Halljahr Jobeljahr Jubeljahr
(countable, Jewish, _, history) A special year of emancipation supposed to be observed every fifty years, when farming was temporarily stopped, certain houses and land which had been sold could be redeemed by the original owners or their relatives, and Hebrew slaves set free. [from late 14th c.]
Jubeljahr
(Roman Catholicism) A special year (originally held every hundred years, then at more frequent intervals, and now declarable by the Pope at any time and also for periods less than a year) in which plenary indulgences and remission from sin can be granted upon making a pilgrimage to Rome or other designated churches. [from 15th c.]
Jubiläum
A major anniversary of an event, particularly the fiftieth (50th) anniversary of a coronation or marriage. [from late 14th c.]

judge /d͡ʒʌd͡ʒ/ judges n
Richter Richterin
A public official whose duty it is to administer the law, especially by presiding over trials and rendering judgments; a justice.
A person who decides the fate of someone or something that has been called into question.
Schiedsrichter Schiedsrichterin
A person officiating at a sports event, a contest, or similar.
Kenner
A person who evaluates something or forms an opinion.

judge /d͡ʒʌd͡ʒ/ v
richten
(transitive) To sit in judgment on; to pass sentence on (a person or matter).
urteilen richten
(intransitive) To sit in judgment, to act as judge.
beurteilen einschätzen
(transitive) To form an opinion on; to appraise.
entscheiden schlichten vermitteln
(intransitive) To arbitrate; to pass opinion on something, especially to settle a dispute etc.
finden für etwas halten
(transitive) To have as an opinion; to consider, suppose.
ableiten schlussfolgern
(ambitransitive) To form an opinion; to infer.
beurteilen
(ambitransitive) To criticize or label another person or thing; to be judgmental toward.

judgement day judgement days n
Jüngster Tag Jüngstes Gericht Tag der Auferstehung Tag des Jüngsten Gerichts
(Christianity, Islam, Judaism) The final trial of all humankind, both the living and the dead, by God expected to take place at the end of the world, when each is rewarded or punished according to their merits; the Final Judgment, the Last Judgment.

judgment /ˈd͡ʒʌd͡ʒ.mənt/ judgments n
Beurteilung Urteilsvermögen
The power or faculty of performing such operations; especially, when unqualified, the faculty of judging or deciding rightly, justly, or wisely
Urteil Richterspruch Richtspruch richterliche Entscheidung
(legal) The act of determining, as in courts of law, what is conformable to law and justice; also, the determination, decision, or sentence of a court, or of a judge.
Urteil
(theology) The final award; the last sentence.

judgmental more judgmental most judgmental adj
verurteilend
(chiefly, of a person) Inclined to rashly pass judgment, critical.

judgy judgier judgiest adj
beurteilend verurteilend
(informal) Inclined to make judgments; judgmental.

judicial /d͡ʒuˈdɪʃəl/ more judicial most judicial adj
gerichtlich Justiz
Of or relating to the court system or the judicial branch of government.

judiciary /ˌd͡ʒuːˈdɪʃəɹi/ /ˌd͡ʒuːˈdɪʃɪɛɹi/ judiciaries n
Judikative Justiz Richterschaft richterliche Gewalt im Staat
The collective body of judges, justices, etc.
Gerichtswesen Justiz Justizsystem Justizwesen Rechtswesen
The court system, inclusive of clerical staff, etc.

judicious /dʒuˈdɪʃ.əs/ more judicious most judicious adj
besonnen wohlüberlegt
Having, characterized by, or done with good judgment or sound thinking.

judiciously more judiciously most judiciously adv
vernünftig umsichtig verständig
In a judicious manner.

judo /ˈd͡ʒudoʊ/ /ˈd͡ʒuːdəʊ/ n
Judo
A Japanese martial art and sport adapted from jujutsu.

judoka /d͡ʒuːˈdəʊkə/ judoka judokas n
Judoka Judokämpfer Judokämpferin
(judo) A practitioner of the Japanese martial art of judo.

jug /d͡ʒʌɡ/ jugs n
Krug Kanne
A serving vessel or container, typically circular in cross-section and typically higher than it is wide, with a relatively small mouth or spout, an ear handle and often a stopper or top.
Knast
(slang) Jail.

jug ears n
Segelohren
(idiomatic) Ears whose plane is markedly not parallel to the plane of the head.

juggernaut /ˈd͡ʒʌɡ.ə.nɔːt/ /ˈd͡ʒʌɡ.ɚ.nɑt/ /ˈd͡ʒʌɡ.ɚ.nɔt/ juggernauts n
Lastkraftwagen Monstertruck
(British, Irish, sometimes, derogatory) A large, cumbersome truck or lorry, especially an artic.
Moloch
An institution that incites destructive devotion or to which people are carelessly sacrificed.

juggle /ˈd͡ʒʌɡəl/ v
jonglieren hochhalten
To manipulate objects, such as balls, clubs, beanbags, rings, etc. in an artful or artistic manner. Juggling may also include assorted other circus skills such as the diabolo, devil sticks, hat, and cigar box manipulation as well.
jonglieren
To handle or manage many tasks at once.

juggler /ˈd͡ʒʌɡl̩ə(ɹ)/ jugglers n
Jongleur Jongleurin
A person who practices juggling.

juggling /ˈd͡ʒʌɡlɪŋ/ /ˈd͡ʒʌɡəlɪŋ/ jugglings n
Jonglieren Jonglage
The art of moving objects, such as balls, clubs, beanbags, rings, etc. in an artful or artistic manner.

jugular vein jugular veins n
Jugularvene
(anatomy) Any of several veins on each side of the neck, which drain the brain, face and neck of deoxygenated blood.

juice /d͡ʒ(j)us/ /d͡ʒ(j)uːs/ /d͡ʒuːs/ /d͡ʒɪʊ̯s/ juices n
Saft
(uncountable) A liquid from a plant, especially fruit.
(countable) A beverage made of juice.
(uncountable) Any liquid resembling juice.
(uncountable, slang) Electricity.

juice /d͡ʒ(j)us/ /d͡ʒ(j)uːs/ /d͡ʒuːs/ /d͡ʒɪʊ̯s/ v
entsaften
(transitive) To extract the juice from something.
saften
(transitive) To energize or stimulate something.

juicer /ˈd͡ʒusɚ/ juicers n
Saftpresse
A manual or electrical device used for rendering the juice of fruits or vegetables.

juiciness juicinesses n
Saftigkeit

juicy /ˈd͡ʒuːsi/ juicier juiciest adj
saftig
Having lots of juice.
(of a story, etc.) Exciting; titillating.

jujube /ˈd͡ʒuː.d͡ʒuː.biː/ /ˈd͡ʒuː.d͡ʒuːb/ jujubes n
Jujube Brustbeere chinesische Dattel
A fruit-bearing tree, Ziziphus jujuba or Ziziphus zizyphus.

jukebox /ˈd͡ʒukbɑks/ /ˈd͡ʒuːkbɒks/ jukeboxes n
Jukebox Musikbox Musikautomat
A coin-operated machine that plays recorded music; it has push-buttons to make selections. [from 1939]

julienne /ˌdʒuːliˈɛn/ /ˌʒuːliˈɛn/ juliennes n
Julienne
(cooking) A garnish of vegetables cut into long, thin strips.

jumble /d͡ʒʌmbəl/ jumbles n
Durcheinander Mischmasch Wirrwarr
A mixture of often unrelated things.
Trödel
(uncountable, British) Items for a rummage sale.

jumble /d͡ʒʌmbəl/ v
durcheinanderbringen durcheinanderwerfen
(transitive) To mix or confuse.

jumbo /ˈd͡ʒʌmboʊ/ /ˈd͡ʒʌmbəʊ/ jumbos n
Bohrgerätewagen Bohrwagen
(engineering) A platform-mounted machine for drilling rock.

jump /d͡ʒʌmp/ [d͡ʒɐm̥p] jumps n
Sprung
An instance of causing oneself to fall from an elevated location.
An instance of employing a parachute to leave an aircraft or elevated location.
A jumping move in a board game.
(mathematics) A discontinuity in the graph of a function, where the function is continuous in a punctured interval of the discontinuity.

jump /d͡ʒʌmp/ [d͡ʒɐm̥p] v
springen hüpfen
(intransitive) To propel oneself rapidly upward, downward and/or in any horizontal direction such that momentum causes the body to become airborne.
springen
(intransitive) To cause oneself to leave an elevated location and fall downward.
(intransitive) To employ a parachute to leave an aircraft or elevated location.
(intransitive) To employ a move in certain board games where one game piece is moved from one legal position to another passing over the position of another piece.
zucken
(intransitive) To react to a sudden, often unexpected, stimulus (such as a sharp prick or a loud sound) by jerking the body violently.

jump down someone's throat v
anschnauzen
(idiomatic) To criticise with excessive and unexpected harshness.

jump for joy v
vor Freude an die Decke springen
(idiomatic) To exult, rejoice, or feel elation.

jump on the bandwagon v
auf den Zug aufspringen
(idiomatic) To profit from a craze; to join a trend.

jump rope /dʒʌmp ɹəʊp/ jump ropes n
Seilspringen
(colloquial) A single jump in this game or activity, counted as a measure of achievement.

jump rope /dʒʌmp ɹəʊp/ v
seilhüpfen seilspringen
(idiomatic) To repeatedly jump over a rope, the ends of which are held by the jumper or by two others, while the rope is swung under the feet and over the head of the jumper; to play the game of jump rope; to exercise by jumping rope.

jump seat jump seats n
Notsitz

jump someone's bones v
bespringen
(idiomatic, slang) To have sex with someone.

jump starter jump starters n
Starthilfegerät
An instrument carried around to replenish a depleted car battery.

jump the gun v
einen Frühstart hinlegen
(sports) To begin a race too soon, before the starting gun goes off.
überstürzen
(idiomatic) To act or begin too soon or without due caution.

jump the queue v
vordrängeln drängeln
To move into a queue ahead of others who have been waiting longer or that have a higher priority; push in.

jump the shark v
auf dem absteigenden Ast sein
(idiomatic, by extension) To experience a decline in quality, appeal, popularity, etc.

jump to conclusions v
voreilige Schlüsse ziehen
(idiomatic) To make conclusions before being presented with all the evidence.

jumper /ˈd͡ʒʊmpə/ /ˈd͡ʒʌmpə/ /ˈd͡ʒʌmpɚ/ jumpers n
Springerin Springer
Someone or something that jumps, e.g. a participant in a jumping event in track or skiing.
Pullover Jumper
(chiefly, British, Australian, New Zealand) A woollen sweater or pullover.
Überbrückungskabel
A short length of electrical conductor, to make a temporary connection. Also jump wire.
Jumper
(electricity) A removable connecting pin on an electronic circuit board.

jumper cable jumper cables n
Starthilfekabel
(rail, road transport) An electrical cable providing a connection between rail or road vehicles.

jumping jack jumping jacks n
Hampelmann
A physical exercise performed by jumping to a position with the legs spread wide and the hands touching overhead and then returning to a position with the feet together and the arms at the sides.
(dated) A toy figure of a person, with jointed limbs, that can be made to jump or dance by means of pulling attached strings.

jumping spider jumping spiders n
Springspinne
Any of very many spiders, of the family Salticidae, that jump from place to place with the aid of a silk tether.

jumpsuit jumpsuits n
Jumpsuit Springeranzug Springerkombi
a one-piece item of clothing originally used by parachutists
Anzug Overall
a similar item of clothing used for outdoor sports such as skiing

jumpy /ˈd͡ʒʌmpi/ jumpier jumpiest adj
nervös
Nervous and excited.

junction /ˈd͡ʒʌŋkʃən/ junctions n
Kreuzung
The act of joining, or the state of being joined.
Knotenpunkt Kreuzung
A place where two things meet, especially where two roads meet.
Grenzzone
The boundary between two physically different materials, especially between conductors, semiconductors, or metals.

junction box junction boxes n
Abzweigdose
(electrical engineering) A box through which the main conductors of a system of electric distribution pass, and where connection is made with branch circuits or to extend circuits.

juncture /ˈd͡ʒʌŋk.tʃə(ɹ)/ /ˈd͡ʒʌŋk.t͡ʃɚ/ /ˈd͡ʒʌŋk.ʃɚ/ junctures n
Verbindungspunkt Verbindungsstelle
A place where things join, a junction.
(kritischer) Augenblick Stelle Zeitpunkt
A critical moment in time.
Junktur
(linguistics) The manner of moving (transition) or mode of relationship between two consecutive sounds; a suprasegmental phonemic cue, by which a listener can distinguish between two otherwise identical sequences of sounds that have different meanings.

jungle /ˈd͡ʒʌŋ.ɡ(ə)l/ jungles n
Dschungel Urwald
A large, undeveloped, humid forest, especially in a tropical region, that is home to many wild plants and animals; a tropical rainforest.

jungle cat jungle cats n
Rohrkatze
Felis chaus, a medium-sized cat native to Asia.

jungle gym jungle gyms n
Klettergerüst
(US, Israel) A play structure designed for children to climb on, traditionally constructed as a frame of metal bars as introduced in 1920.

junior /ˈd͡ʒuniɚ/ /ˈd͡ʒuːniə/ more junior most junior adj
jünger
(not comparable, often, preceded by a possessive adjective or a possessive form of a noun) Younger.

juniper /ˈd͡ʒunɪpə/ /ˈd͡ʒunɪpɚ/ [ˈd͡ʒunɪ̈pɚ] junipers n
Wacholder
Any shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus of the cypress family, which is characterized by pointed, needle-like leaves and aromatic berry-like cones.

juniper berry juniper berries n
Wacholderbeere
The berrylike female seed cone produced by the various species of junipers.

junk /d͡ʒʌŋk/ n
Abfall Müll Schrott
Discarded or waste material; rubbish, trash, garbage.
Dschunke
(nautical) A Chinese sailing vessel.
Kleinkruscht Kram Krempel Ramsch
A collection of miscellaneous items of little value.
Stoff
(slang) Any narcotic drug, especially heroin.
Eier Klöten Krempel Nüsse
(slang) The genitalia, especially of a male.

junk /d͡ʒʌŋk/ v
1. wegwerfen 2. entdecken
(transitive, informal) To throw away.

junk DNA junk DNAs n
nichtkodierende DNS nichtkodierende Desoxyribonukleinsäure
(genetics) Any portion of the DNA sequence of a chromosome or a genome with no apparent function.

junk bond junk bonds n
Ramschanleihe Schrottanleihe hochverzinsliche Anleihe risikoreiche Anleihe
(finance) A bond (an instrument of debt) which is considered below "investment grade" due to a significant risk of default by the issuer. The interest rate is higher in order to compensate holders for that risk.

junk food junk foods n
Junkfood Fraß Schundessen ungesundes Essen
(informal) Food with little or no nutritional value.

junk mail junk mails n
Junkmail Junk-Mail Spammail unerwünschte Post
(post) Any mail or letters that are not welcome or solicited and typically sent in bulk; especially mail of a commercial nature such as advertising circulars and form letters.

junkman junkmen n
Schrotthändler
A seller of junk.

junkyard junkyards n
Müllabladeplatz Müllplatz
A place where rubbish is discarded.
Schrottplatz
A business that sells used metal or items.

junta /ˈdʒʊntə/ /ˈdʒʌntə/ /ˈhʊntə/ /ˈhʌntə/ juntas n
Junta
The ruling council of a military dictatorship.

juridical /d͡ʒʊˈɹɪdɪkəl/ more juridical most juridical adj
juridisch juristisch
Pertaining to the law or rule of law, legal; judicial, related to the administration of justice (as to jurisprudence, or to the function of a judge or court).

juridical act juridical acts n
Rechtshandlung
(civil, _, law, Louisiana, Philippines) Any conduct by a person intended to create, modify, transfer, preserve, or extinguish a right, obligation, or legal relationship.

jurisdiction /d͡ʒɔːɹɪsˈdɪkʃən/ /d͡ʒɔːɹɪz-/ /d͡ʒɝɪsˈdɪkʃən/ /d͡ʒɝɪz-/ /d͡ʒʊəɹɪsˈdɪkʃən/ /d͡ʒʊəɹɪz-/ /d͡ʒʊɹɪsˈdɪkʃən/ /d͡ʒʊɹɪz-/ jurisdictions n
Jurisdiktion
The power, right, or authority to interpret and apply the law.

jurisprudence /ˈd͡ʒʊəɹɪsˌpɹuːdəns/ /ˌd͡ʒʊəɹɪsˈpɹuːdəns/ jurisprudences n
Rechtswissenschaft
(legal) The theoretical study of law.

jurist /ˈd͡ʒəɹ.ɪst/ /ˈd͡ʒʊəɹ.ɪst/ jurists n
Jurist Juristin
(law) An expert of law or someone who researches jurisprudence.

juristic act juristic acts n
Rechtshandlung
(civil, _, law, South Africa) Any conduct by a person intended to create, modify, transfer, preserve, or extinguish a right, obligation, or legal relationship.

juror /ˈd͡ʒɚɚ/ /ˈd͡ʒʊəɹɔɹ/ /ˈd͡ʒʊəɹəɹ/ jurors n
Geschworener Juror
(legal) A member of a jury.

jury /ˈd͡ʒ(ʊ)ɚ.i/ /ˈd͡ʒʊə.ɹi/ [ˈd͡ʒʊə.ɹ̠i] adj
Behelfs- gebastelt improvisiert notdürftig
(nautical) For temporary use; applied to a temporary contrivance.

jury /ˈd͡ʒ(ʊ)ɚ.i/ /ˈd͡ʒʊə.ɹi/ [ˈd͡ʒʊə.ɹ̠i] juries n
Jury Geschworene Geschworenenjury Gruppe der Geschworenen Jurie die Geschworenen
(law) A group of individuals chosen from the general population to hear and decide a case in a court of law.
Jury Preisgericht Preisrichter Prüfungsausschuss
A group of judges in a competition.

jury-rig /ˈdʒɛɹ.i ɹɪɡ/ /ˈdʒʊə.ɹi ɹɪɡ/ /ˈdʒʊɹ.i ɹɪɡ/ jury-rigs n
Bastelwerk Flickwerk Notlösung
(nautical) An improvised rigging.

jury-rig /ˈdʒɛɹ.i ɹɪɡ/ /ˈdʒʊə.ɹi ɹɪɡ/ /ˈdʒʊɹ.i ɹɪɡ/ v
improvisieren zusammenbasteln zusammenflicken zusammenstoppeln
(transitive) To create a makeshift, ad hoc solution from resources at hand.

jury-rigged more jury-rigged most jury-rigged adj
improvisiert notdürftig
Improvised from whatever is available.

jus sanguinis /dʒʌs ˈsæŋɡwɪnɪs/ /juːs-/ n
Abstammungsprinzip

jussive jussives n
Apokopat Jussiv
(grammar, uncountable, and, countable) The jussive mood, a verb inflection used to indicate a command, permission or agreement with a request; an instance of a verb so inflected.

just /d͡ʒəs(t)/ /d͡ʒɛst/ /d͡ʒɪst/ /d͡ʒʌst/ juster justest more just most just adj
angemessen
Factually right, correct; factual.
gerecht berechtigt
Morally right; upright, righteous, equitable; fair.

just /d͡ʒəs(t)/ /d͡ʒɛst/ /d͡ʒɪst/ /d͡ʒʌst/ adv
nur bloß einfach
Only, simply, merely.
einfach einfach nur nur einfach
(sentence adverb) Used to reduce the force of an imperative; simply.
bloß einfach mal mal eben nur mal
Used to convey a less serious or formal tone
nur einfach einfach nur
Used to show humility.
einfach nur total
(degree) absolutely, positively
geradeso gerade
By a narrow margin; closely; nearly.
gerade soeben eben genau grad
Exactly, precisely, perfectly.

just deserts /dʒʌst dəˈzɚts/ /dʒʌst dɪˈzɜːts/ n
sein Fett abbekommen sein Fett wegbekommen
(idiomatic) A punishment or reward that is considered to be what the recipient deserved.

just in case /ˌdʒʌst ɪn ˈkeɪs/ conjunction
für alle Fälle nur für den Fall sicherheitshalber vorsichtshalber
(logic) if and only if

just in time adv
gerade noch rechtzeitig

just like that adv
einfach so plötzlich und ohne Vorwarnung
(idiomatic) Suddenly and unexpectedly; without warning.

just now adv
gerade gerade eben soeben
(set phrase) Very close to the present moment; just a moment ago.
sofort
(Scotland, South Africa, Caribbean) In a little while.

just the same adv
dennoch gleichwohl trotzdem
(idiomatic) Anyway; nevertheless.

just-world hypothesis n
Gerechte-Welt-Glaube

justice /ˈd͡ʒʌstɪs/ justices n
Gerechtigkeit Justiz
The state or characteristic of being just or fair.
The ideal of fairness, impartiality, etc., especially with regard to the punishment of wrongdoing.
The civil power dealing with law.
Correctness, conforming to reality or rules.
Gerechtigkeit Genugtuung
Judgment and punishment of a party who has allegedly wronged another.

justice delayed is justice denied /-dɪˈleɪd-/ /-dɪˈnaɪd/ /ˌdʒʌstɪs dəˈleɪd iz ˌdʒʌstɪs dəˈnaɪd/ /ˌdʒʌstɪs dɪˈleɪd iz ˌdʒʌstɪs dɪˈnaɪd/ proverb
verzögerte Gerechtigkeit ist vorenthaltene Gerechtigkeit
If a wrong is not redressed within a reasonable time, it is as though the wrong were not redressed at all. [from mid 19th c.]

justiciability n
Justitiabilität Justiziabilität
(legal) The ability (of a subject matter) to be evaluated and resolved by the courts.

justiciable more justiciable most justiciable adj
justitiabel justiziabel aburteilbar
(legal) Of or pertaining to justiciability; able to be evaluated and resolved by the courts; that can be adjudicated.

justifiably more justifiably most justifiably adv
gerecht
in a justifiable manner; with justification

justification /ˌd͡ʒʌstɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ justifications n
Rechtfertigung Begründung
(countable) A reason, explanation, or excuse which someone believes provides convincing, morally acceptable support for behavior or for a belief or occurrence.
Ausrichtung Blocksatz Zeilenfall
(typography, uncountable) The alignment of text to the left margin (left justification), the right margin (right justification), or both margins (full justification).

justified /ˈd͡ʒʌstɪfaɪd/ more justified most justified adj
gerechtfertigt
Having a justification.

justify /ˈd͡ʒʌstɪfaɪ/ v
rechtfertigen
(transitive) To provide an acceptable explanation for.
(transitive) To be a good, acceptable reason for; warrant.
ausrichten justieren
(transitive, typography) To arrange (text) on a page or a computer screen such that the left and right ends of all lines within paragraphs are aligned.

justly /ˈdʒʌstli/ justlier justliest more justly most justly adv
gerecht
In a just or fair manner; rightfully.

jut /d͡ʒʊt/ /d͡ʒʌt/ v
herausragen hervorragen
(intransitive) To stick out.

jute /d͡ʒuːt/ jutes n
Jute
The coarse, strong fiber of the East Indian plants, Corchorus olitorius and Corchorus capsularis, used to make mats, paper, gunny cloth etc.
The plants from which this fibre is obtained.

juvenile /ˈd͡ʒuːvənaɪl/ /ˈd͡ʒuːvənəl/ more juvenile most juvenile adj
jugendlich
Young; not fully developed.
jung kindisch unreif
Characteristic of youth or immaturity; childish.

juvenile delinquency n
Jugendkriminalität
(legal) Participation in illegal behaviour by minors.

juvenile delinquent juvenile delinquents n
Jugendstraftäter
(legal) A persistent young offender; an antisocial minor, one who has committed criminal acts such as theft or violence.

juvie /ˈd͡ʒuːvi/ juvies n
Jugendknast
(colloquial) Synonym of juvenile hall (youth detention centre).

juxtapose /ˈd͡ʒʌkstəpoʊz/ /ˈd͡ʒʌkstəpəʊz/ v
nebeneinander stellen
(transitive) To place side by side, especially for contrast or comparison.

juxtaposition /ˌd͡ʒʌk.stə.pəˈzɪʃ.ən/ juxtapositions n
Juxtaposition
(mathematics) An absence of operators in an expression.
Gegenüberstellung
The extra emphasis given to a comparison when the contrasted objects are close together.

kabaragoya kabaragoyas n
Kabaragoya
The water monitor, Varanus salvator, a large lizard of Southeast Asia.

kabloona /kəˈbluːnə/ kabloona kabloonas kabloonat n
Kabloona
(Canada, US) A non-Inuit person in Canada or Greenland, especially a European or someone of European descent.

kabuki /kəˈbuːki/ n
Kabuki Kabukitheater
(often, capitalized) A form of Japanese theatre in which elaborately costumed male performers use stylized movements, dances, and songs in order to enact tragedies and comedies.

kabuto /kɑ.bu.toʊ/ /kə.bu.toʊ/ kabuto kabutos n
Kabuto
A traditional Japanese military helmet, especially worn by samurai.

kachelofen kachelofens n
Kachelofen
A German type of ceramic tile stove or cocklestove which captures heat from periodic burning of fuel such as wood and radiates it over a long period to heat a living space.

kachina /kəˈt͡ʃinə/ kachinas n
Kachina Katchina
(Pueblo culture) A vaguely ancestral anthropomorphic spirit being, associated with clouds and rain or personifying the power in the sun, the earth, or corn (among other things).

kaddish /ˈkædɪʃ/ /ˈkɑdɪʃ/ kaddishes kaddishim n
Kaddisch
(Judaism) A Jewish prayer of praise to God recited during services, and specifically when mourning the death of a close relative.

kafir /ˈkɑːfɪə/ /ˈkɑːfɪɹ/ kafirs kuffar n
Kafir
(Islam, countable, offensive, religious slur, political) A disbeliever, a denier: someone who rejects or disbelieves in Allah or the tenets of Islam; or more broadly any non-Muslim.

kaftan /ˈkæf.tæn/ /ˈkæf.tən/ kaftans n
Kaftan
A long tunic worn in the Eastern Mediterranean.

kairomone /ˈkaɪɹə(ʊ)məʊn/ /ˈkaɪɹəˌmoʊn/ kairomones n
Kairomon
(biochemistry, ecology) Any substance produced by an individual of one species (often an insect) that benefits the recipient which is of a different species but is harmful to the producer. [from 1970]

kaiserschmarrn n
Kaiserschmarrn

kaisership kaiserships n
Kaiserschaft
The role or status of a kaiser.

kakapo /ˈkɑːkəpəʊ/ kakapos n
Kakapo
A large flightless parrot, Strigops habroptila, with greenish plumage, that is nocturnal and native to New Zealand.

kakistocracy /kakɪsˈtɒkɹəsɪ/ /kakɪˈstɒ-/ /kækɪsˈtɑkɹəsi/ /kækɪˈstɑ-/ kakistocracies n
Kakistokratie Kakistocratie
(political science) Government under the control of a nation's worst or least-qualified citizens. [from 1829.]

kalach kalaches kalachi n
Kalatsch
Traditional East Slavic bread shaped like a padlock or various kinds of wheels. Other Slavic nations have similar but not identical types of pastry, e.g. Czech or Slovak koláč/koláč, Polish kołacz, Bulgarian колач, Serbo-Croatian колач/kolač, etc.

kale /keɪl/ kales n
Grünkohl Federkohl
An edible plant, similar to cabbage, with curled leaves that do not form a dense head (Brassica oleracea var. acephala)

kaleidoscope /kəˈlaɪdəskəʊp/ /kəˈlaɪdəˌskoʊp/ kaleidoscopes n
Kaleidoskop
An instrument consisting of a tube containing mirrors and loose, colourful beads or other objects; when the tube is looked into and rotated, a succession of symmetrical designs can be seen. [from 1817]
(figuratively) A constantly changing series of colours or other things.

kaleidoscopically adv
in bunter Folge ständig wechselnd
In a kaleidoscopic, continuously changing manner.

kalokagathia /ˌka.loʊ.kə.ˈɡeɪ.θi.ə/ n
Kalokagathia
(philosophy) A Platonic teaching consisting of the harmonious combination of bodily, moral and spiritual virtues.

kamacite kamacites n
Kamacit
(mineral) A meteoritic mineral which consists chiefly of iron and nickel

kamichi kamichis n
Hornwehrvogel
A South American bird with a long, slender, horn-like ornament on its head and two sharp spurs on each wing, the horned screamer, Anhima cornuta.

kamikaze drone kamikaze drones n
Kamikazedrohne
(military, informal) A drone vehicle that attacks targets by crashing into them and exploding.

kana /ˈkɑːnə/ [ˈkʰɑːnə] kana kanas n
Kana
The hiragana and katakana syllabaries. These are made up of characters that represent individual syllables, which are used to write Japanese words and particles. Kana are derived from kanji.

kangaroo /kæŋ.ɡə.ˈɹuː/ kangaroos n
Känguru
A member of the Macropodidae family of large marsupials with strong hind legs for hopping, native to Australia. [from 18th c.]

kangaroo court /ˌkæŋɡəˌɹu ˈkɔɹt/ /ˌkæŋɡəˌɹuː ˈkɔːt/ kangaroo courts n
Pseudogericht Schaugericht Scheingericht
(originally, US, idiomatic) A judicial or quasi-judicial proceeding, or a group of people which conducts such proceedings, which is without proper authority, and often acts abusively or decides unjustly. [from mid 19th c.]

kanji /ˈkaːnd͡ʒi/ /ˈkænd͡ʒi/ /ˈkɑnd͡ʒi/ kanji kanjis n
Kanji japanisches Zeichen
Any individual Chinese character as used in the Japanese language.

kantele /ˈkæntəleɪ/ /ˈkæntələ/ kanteles n
Kantele
(musical instrument) A plucked string instrument (a zither) of the Baltic psaltery family, traditionally with five strings but now more widely varying, originating in the folk music of Finland, where it is seen as a national symbol.

kaolin /ˈkeɪ.ə.lɪn/ kaolins n
Kaolin
A fine clay, rich in kaolinite, used in ceramics, paper-making, etc.

kaolinite kaolinites n
Kaolinit
(mineral) A common hydrous aluminosilicate mineral found in sediments, soils and sedimentary rocks, Al2Si2O5(OH)4; one of the kaolin group of minerals.

kaon /ˈkeɪˌɑn/ kaons n
Kaon
(particle) any of four unstable subatomic particles, mesons, they are a combination of a strange quark or antiquark and either an up or down quark or antiquark

kapo /ˈkɑpəʊ/ /ˈkɑːpəʊ/ kapos n
Kapo
(historical) A prisoner in a Nazi concentration camp who was given food and privileges in return for supervising other prisoners doing forced labor.

kapok /ˈkeɪpɒk/ /ˈkeɪˌpɑk/ /ˈkɑːpəʊk/ [ˈkɑːpəʊʔ] kapoks n
Kapok
A silky fibre obtained from seed pods of the silk-cotton tree (Ceiba pentandra) used for insulation and stuffing for mattresses, pillows, etc.

kapok tree /ˈkeɪpɒk tɹiː/ /ˈkeɪˌpɑk tɹi/ /ˈkɑːpəʊk tɹiː/ [ˈkɑːpəʊʔ-] kapok trees n
Kapokbaum
Ceiba pentandra, a tree of the tropical Americas and west-central Africa, with white flowers, cultivated in south-east Asia for its seed fibre.
asiatischer Kapokbaum indischer Kapokbaum roter Seidenwollbaum
The silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba), an Asian tree with red flowers.

kappa /ˈkæpə/ kappas n
Kappa
The tenth letter of the Greek alphabet.

kaput /kəˈpuːt/ /kəˈpʊt/ adj
kaputt

karaoke /kɑːɹɑːˌokeɪ/ /kɑːɹɑːˌokɛ/ /ˈkæ.ɹiˌəʊ.ki/ /ˈkæ.ɹəˌəʊ.ki/ /ˌkæ.ɹiˈoʊ.ki/ karaokes n
Karaoke
(uncountable) A form of entertainment popular in clubs, at parties, etc, in which individual members of the public sing along to pre-recorded instrumental versions of popular songs, the lyrics of which are displayed for the singer on a screen in time with the music.

karat /ˈkæɹ.ət/ karats n
Karat
(US) A unit of fineness or concentration of gold equalling 1/24 part of gold in an alloy.

karate /kəˈɹɑ.ɾi/ /kəˈɹɑː.teɪ/ /kəˈɹɑː.ti/ n
Karate
An Okinawan martial art involving primarily punching and kicking, but additionally, advanced throws, arm bars, grappling and all means of fighting.

karma /ˈkɑɹmə/ [ˈkɑɹ.mə] [ˈkɑː.mə] [ˈkəɾm(ə)] karmas n
Karma
(Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Jainism) The sum total of a person's actions, which determine the person's next incarnation in samsara, the cycle of death and rebirth.
Schicksal
A force or law of nature which causes one to reap what one sows; destiny; fate.

karmic /ˈkɑɹmɪk/ adj
karmisch
Of or pertaining to karma.

karst /kɑɹst/ /kɑːst/ karsts n
Karst
(geology) A type of land formation, usually with many caves formed through the dissolving of limestone by underground drainage.

karyotype /ˈkaɹɪə(ʊ)taɪp/ karyotypes n
Karyotyp
(genetics) The observed characteristics (number, type, shape, etc) of the chromosomes of an individual or species.

kasha /ˈkɑʃə/ kashas n
Kascha
A porridge made from boiled buckwheat groats, or sometimes from other cereal groats.

kasher /ˈkæʃə/ /ˈkæʃɚ/ /ˈkɑʃɚ/ v
kaschern koscher machen
(Judaism, transitive) To render kosher.

kashkaval n
Kaschkawal

kashrut /ˈkɑːʃɹuːt/ n
Kaschrut
The Jewish dietary laws, stating which foods are fit to eat (kosher).

kasra kasras n
Kasra
In Arabic script, the vowel point for "i", appearing as a small diagonal line placed below a letter ( ⁧ـِ⁩ ) and designating a short i /i/. If the Arabic letter ي immediately follows, it indicates a long ī /iː/.
In a fully vocalised Persian ـِ represents the vowel /e/ and is only used in front of ـی to represent a diphthong, so unmarked دی is /di/ but دِی with the diacritic is /dej/. This usage is different from Arabic.

kasseri n
Kasseri
A medium-hard pale yellow cheese of Bulgaria, Greece and Turkey, usually made from unpasteurized sheep milk.

katabatic wind katabatic winds n
Fallwind
(climatology) A drainage wind or a fall wind: a wind, such as the bora or Bohemian wind, which moves high density air from a higher elevation down an incline, due to the force of gravity.

katakana /ˌkætəˈkænə/ /ˌkætəˈkɑːnə/ /ˌkɑtəˈkɑːnə/ katakana katakanas n
Katakana
(uncountable) A Japanese syllabary used when writing words borrowed from foreign languages other than Chinese, specific names of plants and animals and other jargon, onomatopoeia, or to emphasize a word or phrase. Also used to write the Ainu language.

katana /kəˈtɑnə/ [kɪ̈ˈtʰɑnə] katana katanas n
Katana
A type of Japanese longsword or 日本刀, having a single edge and slight curvature, historically used by samurai and ninja.

kathoey /kæˈtoɪ/ kathoeys n
Katoey
A transgender person or person of a third gender assigned male at birth.

katothermal adj
katotherm

katydid /ˈkeɪtiˌdɪd/ katydids n
Laubheuschrecke
A relative of grasshoppers and crickets, in the family Tettigoniidae.

kay /ˈkeɪ/ kays n
Ka
The name of the Latin-script letter K.

kayak /ˈkaɪˌæk/ kayaks n
Kajak
A type of small boat, covered over by a surface deck, powered by the occupant or occupants using a double-bladed paddle in a sitting position, from a hole in the surface deck

kayaker kayakers n
Kajakfahrer
One who kayaks.

kazoo /kə.ˈzuː/ kazoos n
Kazoo
(musical instrument) A simple musical instrument (a membranophone) consisting of a pipe with a hole in it, producing a buzzing sound when the player hums into it.

kea /kɪə/ /ˈkeɪə/ /ˈkiːə/ kea keas n
Kea
Nestor notabilis, a parrot of New Zealand.

kebab /kəˈbæb/ /kɪˈbæb/ /kɪˈbɑb/ /kɪˈbɑːb/ kebabs n
Döner Kebap Kebab Fleischspieß
(British) A dish of pieces of meat, fish, or vegetables roasted on a skewer or spit, especially a doner kebab.

keel /kiːl/ keels n
Kiel
(nautical) A large beam along the underside of a ship’s hull from bow to stern.
Kiel Schwert
(nautical) A rigid, flat piece of material anchored to the lowest part of the hull of a ship to give it greater control and stability.

keel over /ˈkil ˈoʊvɚ/ /ˈkiːl ˈəʊvə(ɹ)/ v
kentern
(intransitive, nautical, also, _, figuratively) Of a vessel: to roll so far on its side that it cannot recover; to capsize or turn turtle.

keelboat keelboats n
Kielboot
(sailing) Any sailboat having a keel (as opposed to a centerboard or daggerboard).

keeled /ˈkiːld/ adj
gekielt mit einem Kiel
Furnished with a keel, especially a keel of a specified type

keelhaul /ˈkiːlhɔl/ /ˈkiːlhɔːl/ v
kielholen
(transitive, nautical) To punish by dragging under the keel of a ship.

keelson keelsons n
Kielschwein
(nautical) A longitudinal beam fastened on top of the keel of a vessel for strength and stiffness. [from c. 1611]

keen /kin/ /kiːn/ keener keenest more keen most keen adj
kühn leidenschaftlich scharf verwegen
(chiefly, Commonwealth) Often with a prepositional phrase, or with to and an infinitive: showing a quick and ardent responsiveness or willingness; eager, enthusiastic, interested.
eifrig heftig ungestüm vehement
Fierce, intense, vehement.
scharf
Having a fine edge or point; sharp.
scharfsinnig
Acute of mind, having or expressing mental acuteness; penetrating, sharp.
beißend bitter gallig scharfzüngig spitz
Acrimonious, bitter, piercing.
schneidend
Of cold, wind, etc.: cutting, penetrating, piercing, sharp.

keening keenings n
Beklagen des/der Toten Totenklage
Intense mournful wailing after a death, often at a funeral or wake.

keep /kiːp/ [kʰip̚] keeps n
Burgfried Donjon
Bergfried
(historical) The main tower of a castle or fortress, located within the castle walls.
Lebensunterhalt
The food or money required to keep someone alive and healthy; one's support, maintenance.

keep /kiːp/ [kʰip̚] v
behalten aufheben
To continue in (a course or mode of action); to not intermit or fall from; to uphold or maintain.
(ditransitive) To maintain the condition of; to preserve in a certain state.
aushalten
To supply with necessities and financially support (a person).
halten
To remain edible or otherwise usable.
behalten halten bewahren erhalten aufheben fernhalten
(transitive) To observe; to adhere to; to fulfill; to not swerve from or violate.

keep a lid on v
geheim halten unter Verschluss halten
(idiomatic, imperative) To keep something secret.

keep a low profile v
sich unauffällig verhalten sich zurückhalten
(idiomatic) Be quiet and discreet.

keep an eye on v
aufpassen im Auge behalten
(idiomatic) To watch and pay attention to, in case of misbehaviour or mishap.

keep an eye out v
Ausschau halten achten
(idiomatic) To watch for or look out for.

keep an eye peeled v
die Augen offen halten
(idiomatic) To look out (for something) attentively.

keep at arm's length v
sich vom Halse halten sich vom Leibe halten

keep away v
fernhalten
(intransitive) To refrain from coming (near).

keep back v
zurückhalten
(transitive) To restrict or restrain.

keep it up v
weiter so
(idiomatic) To maintain or continue a positive streak.

keep off v
fernhalten
(ambitransitive) To stay or cause to stay at a distance (from).

keep on v
weiter weiter machen
(transitive, idiomatic) To persist or continue.
behalten
(transitive, idiomatic) To cause or allow to remain in an existing position.
(transitive, idiomatic) To cause or allow to remain in the on or open position.

keep one's cool v
einen kühlen Kopf bewahren
(idiomatic) To remain composed, calm, and even-tempered, especially in a provocative situation.

keep one's eyes peeled v
die Augen offen halten
(intransitive, idiomatic, (with "for")) To be on the alert, to be watchful.

keep one's fingers crossed v
Daumen drücken
(idiomatic) To hope for the best, to show support.

keep one's hair on v
halt / halte mal die Luft an mach mal halblang
(idiomatic, British, Ireland, colloquial) To stay calm; to be patient; to calm down.

keep quiet v
schweigen
To remain silent.

keep someone company v
jemandem Gesellschaft leisten
(idiomatic) To remain with or accompany someone, especially to make them feel more comfortable with a certain situation.

keep someone on their toes v
auf Trab halten
(idiomatic) To keep someone attentive, active, busy or alert.

keep someone posted v
jemanden auf dem Laufenden halten
(idiomatic) To inform (someone) regularly of the latest developments.

keep the change phraseologicalUnit
stimmt so behalten Sie das Wechselgeld
An instruction to a taxi driver, waiter etc. to keep the change from the amount handed over as a tip.

keep track v
im Auge behalten nachverfolgen verfolgen
To monitor; to track or record; to understand or follow.

keep up v
erhalten
(transitive) To maintain; to preserve; to prevent from deteriorating or falling.
weitermachen
(transitive, idiomatic) To continue with (work, etc).
Schritt halten mithalten
(intransitive, idiomatic) To stay even or ahead.

keep up appearances v
den Schein wahren
(idiomatic) To pretend to be all right or that everything is going well; to maintain an appearance of wealth, comfort, or propriety.

keep up with v
mit etwas Schritt halten mithalten
To manage to remain beside or just behind someone or something that is moving away from one.

keeper /ˈkiːpə/ /ˈkiːpɚ/ keepers n
Wächter Hüter
A person charged with guarding or caring for, storing, or maintaining something; a custodian, a guard; sometimes a gamekeeper.
Tormann Torwart
(sports) The player charged with guarding a goal or wicket. Short form of goalkeeper, wicketkeeper.

keepie-uppie keepie-uppies n
Ballhochhalten Fußballjonglieren Hochhalten
(uncountable) The action of continuously bouncing a soccer ball in the air without the use of the hands.

keepsake /ˈkiːp.seɪk/ keepsakes n
Andenken Erinnerung Erinnerungsstück Liebgewonnenes
Some object given by a person and retained in memory of something or someone; something kept for sentimental or nostalgic reasons.

keffiyeh /kəˈfiː(j)ə/ keffiyehs n
Kefije Kefiye Kufija Kufiya Pali Palituch
A headdress traditionally worn by some Arabs, also used as a scarf.

kefir /kəˈfɪə(ɹ)/ /ˈkiːfə(ɹ)/ /ˈkɛfə(ɹ)/ kefirs n
Kefir
A fermented milk drink from the Caucasus and Eastern Europe, similar to yogurt but more liquid.

keg /keɪɡ/ /kæɡ/ /kɛɡ/ kegs n
Fass
A round, traditionally wooden container of lesser capacity than a barrel, often used to store beer.

keiki /ˈkeɪ.ki/ keikis n
Keiki
(horticulture) young plant in orchids that develops on the shoot in place of flower after flowering

keloid [ˈkiː.lɔɪd] keloids n
Narbe Narbengewebe
(pathology) A hard raised growth of scar tissue at the site of an injury.

kelp /kɛlp/ kelps n
Kelp Tang Seetang
Any of several large brown algae seaweeds (order Laminariales).

kelp forest kelp forests n
Kelpwald Tangwald

kelpie kelpies n
Kelpie
(Celtic mythology) A malevolent shapeshifting spirit, most often in the form of a horse, believed to haunt the rivers and lochs of Scotland.
Australian Kelpie
An Australian breed of sheepdog.

kelvin /ˈkɛlvən/ [ˈkʰɛɫvɨn] kelvin kelvins n
Kelvin
In the International System of Units, the base unit of thermodynamic temperature; 1⁄273.16 of the thermodynamic temperature of the triple point of water. Shown as "K".

ken /kɛn/ /kɪn/ v
kennen
(transitive, mostly, Scotland) To know, perceive or understand.

kenaf n
Kenaf Dekkan-Hanf Hanfhibiscus ägyptischer Hanf
Hibiscus cannabinus, an annual or biennial herbaceous plant found mainly in Asia.

kennel /ˈkɛ.nəl/ kennels n
Hundehütte Hundezwinger Zwinger
A house or shelter for a dog.
Hundeasyl Hundeheim Hundezucht Hundezwinger Zwinger
A facility at which dogs are reared or boarded.

kenning /ˈkɛnɪŋ/ kennings n
Kenning
(poetry) A metaphorical compound or phrase, used especially in Germanic poetry (Old English or Old Norse) whereby a simple thing is described in an allusive way.

kepi /ˈkɛpi/ kepis n
Käppi
A cap with a flat circular top and a visor, particularly associated with French uniforms.

keratin /ˈkɛrətɪn/ keratins n
Keratin Hornstoff Hornsubstanz
(protein) The protein of which hair and nails are composed.

keratitis keratitides keratitises n
Keratitis
(disease) Inflammation of the cornea.

keratoconus n
Keratokonus
(pathology) A degenerative non-inflammatory disorder of the eye in which structural changes within the cornea cause it to thin and change to a more conical shape than its normal even curve

keratoscope keratoscopes n
Keratoskop

keratoscopic adj
keratoskopisch

keratoscopy n
Keratoskopie

keraunophobia n
Astraphobie

kerb /kɜːb/ /kɝb/ kerbs n
Bordstein Bordkante Randstein Kante Kantstein Steinrand
(British, AU, NZ) The raised edge between the pavement and the roadway, typically made of concrete though originally consisting of a line of kerbstones.

kerb weight kerb weights n
Leergewicht
(British spelling) the weight of a vehicle including fuel, but without passengers and luggage etc.

kerchief /ˈkɜː.tʃiːf/ /ˈkɜː.tʃɪf/ /ˈkɝ.t͡ʃif/ /ˈkɝ.t͡ʃɪf/ kerchiefs kerchieves n
Kopftuch
(dated) A piece of cloth used to cover the head; a bandana.

kerf /kɜː(ɹ)f/ kerfs n
Einschnitt Fuge Kerbe Nut Schlitz Schnittfuge
The groove or slit created by cutting or sawing something; an incision.
Schränkung
The distance between diverging saw teeth.

kerfuffle /kəˈfʌfəl/ /kɚˈfʌfəl/ kerfuffles n
Aufruhr Durcheinander Theater Wirbel
(chiefly, Commonwealth, informal) A disorderly outburst, disturbance, commotion, or tumult. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

kermes oak kermes oaks n
Kermes-Eiche
An oak, Quercus coccifera, native to the western Mediterranean region and growing 1-6 meters tall.

kernel /ˈkɜːnəl/ /ˈkɝnəl/ kernels n
Kern
The core, center, or essence of an object or system.
(botany) The central (usually edible) part of a nut, especially once the hard shell has been removed.
(mathematics, linear algebra, group theory, functional analysis) For a given function (especially a linear transformation between vector spaces or homomorphism between groups), the set of elements in the domain which are mapped to zero; (formally) given f : X → Y, the set {x ∈ X : f(x) = 0}.
Betriebssystemkern Kernel
(computing) The central part of many computer operating systems which manages the system's resources and the communication between hardware and software components.

kernel of truth kernels of truth n
Körnchen Wahrheit

kernicterus /kɜːˈnɪktəɹəs/ /kɝˈnɪktəɹəs/ n
Bilirubinenzephalopathie Kernikterus
(medicine) Damage to the brain centres of infants caused by increased levels of unconjugated-indirect bilirubin which is free (not bound to albumin).

kerning /ˈkɜːnɪŋ/ /ˈkɝnɪŋ/ kernings n
Unterschneidung
(typography) The adjustment of the horizontal space between selected pairs of glyphs in a typeface.

kerosene /ˈkɛɹəsiːn/ kerosenes n
Kerosin Petroleum
A thin colorless, blue- or straw-colored petroleum-based fuel heavier than gasoline/petrol or naptha but lighter than diesel, used primarily as jet fuel but also for heating and lighting in some remote or impoverished areas.

kerplunk /kə(ɹ)ˈplʌŋk/ /kəˈplʌŋk/ interjection
krach bum
Used to indicate a thudding sound.

kestrel /ˈkɛstɹəl/ kestrels n
Falke
Any of various small falcons of the genus Falco that hover while hunting.
Turmfalke
The common kestrel, Falco tinnunculus.

ket /kɛt/ kets n
Ket

ketchup /ˈkɛt͡ʃ.əp/ /ˈkɛt͡ʃ.ʌp/ ketchups n
Ketchup Ketschup
(uncountable, chiefly, US, Canada, UK) Ellipsis of tomato ketchup. A tomato-vinegar-based sauce, sometimes containing spices, onion or garlic, and (especially in the US) sweeteners.

ketoacidosis ketoacidoses n
Ketoacidose Ketoazidose
(biology, medicine) A severe form of ketosis, most commonly seen in diabetics, in which so much ketone is produced that acidosis occurs.

ketone /ˈkiːtəʊn/ ketones n
Keton
(organic compound) A homologous series of organic molecules whose functional group is an oxygen atom joined to a carbon atom—by a double bond—in a carbon-hydrogen based molecule.

kettle /ˈkɛ.təl/ /ˈkɪtəl/ [ˈkʰɛtᵊɫ̩] [ˈkʰɛɾɫ̩] kettles n
Kessel Kochtopf
A vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food, usually metal and equipped with a lid.

kettlebell kettlebells n
Kugelhantel
A weight consisting of a cast iron ball with a single handle for gripping the weight during exercise.

kettledrum kettledrums n
Pauke Kesselpauke
(musical instruments) A large percussion instrument with a drumhead that is stretched over a hemispherical metal bowl.

kettling n
Polizeikessel
A crowd control technique, used by police, where a hostile group of protesters or rioters are surrounded and not allowed to disperse, sometimes with the use of temporary fencing to corral and isolate portions of the group.

key /ki/ /kiː/ [cʰi̞i̯] [kʲʰi̞i̯] keys n
Schlüssel
An object designed to open and close a lock.
A crucial step or requirement.
In musical instruments, one of the valve levers used to select notes, such as a lever opening a hole on a woodwind.
(cryptography) A piece of information (e.g., a password or passphrase) used to encode or decode a message or messages.
(databases) In a relational database, a field used as an index into another table (not necessarily unique).
(computing) A value that uniquely identifies an entry in a container.
(biology) A series of logically organized groups of discriminating information which aims to allow the user to correctly identify a taxon.
Legende Zeichenerklärung
A guide explaining the symbols or terminology of a map or chart; a legend.
Taste
(computing) One of several small, usually square buttons on a typewriter or computer keyboard, mostly corresponding to text characters.
Taste Schlüssel
In instruments with a keyboard such as an organ or piano, one of the levers, or especially the exposed front end of it, which are depressed to cause a particular sound or note to be produced.
(historical) A manual electrical switching device primarily used for the transmission of Morse code.
Taste Schlüssel Tonart
(music) A scale or group of pitches constituting the basis of a musical composition.
Zone
In musical theory and notation, the tonality centering in a given tone, or the several tones taken collectively, of a given scale, major or minor.

key fob key fobs n
Schlüsselanhänger
An item carried on a key ring either as decoration or for security.
RFID-Schlüsselanhänger RFID-Transponder elektronischer Schlüsselanhänger
A passive wireless electronic device that usually uses RFID technology to control access to buildings, containers, computers, etc. by being placed near a detector.
Autoschlüssel Funkschlüssel RFID-Schlüsselanhänger RFID-Transponder elektronischer Schlüsselanhänger
An active wireless electronic device that controls access to buildings or vehicles, such as a remote control for a car door lock.

key performance indicator key performance indicators n
Leistungskennzahl
(management) A financial or non-financial metric used to help an organization define and measure progress towards its goals.

key to the city keys to the city n
Stadtschlüssel

keyboard /ˈki.bɔɹd/ /ˈkiː.bɔːd/ keyboards n
Tastatur Klaviatur
(computing, etc.) A set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.
Klaviatur Tastatur Manual
(music) A component of many instruments including the piano, organ, and harpsichord consisting of usually black and white keys that cause different tones to be produced when struck.
Keyboard Tastatur
(music) A device with keys of a musical keyboard, used to control electronic sound-producing devices which may be built into or separate from the keyboard device.

keyboard instrument keyboard instruments n
Tasteninstrument
(musical instrument) Any musical instrument which features a keyboard, such as a piano, synthesizer or celesta.
(musical instrument) Any musical instrument (a chordophone) that uses a keyboard to manipulate strings which produce sound, including a piano.

keyboard shortcut keyboard shortcuts n
Tastenkombination Shortcut Hotkey Tastaturbefehl Tastaturkombination Tastaturkurzbefehl
(computing) A key, or more usually a combination of keys, on the keyboard of a personal computer that activates a specific, predefined function.

keyboard warrior keyboard warriors n
Tastaturkrieger Tastenkrieger

keyboardist keyboardists n
Keyboarder Keyboarderin
Someone who plays a keyboard.

keycard keycards n
Pass Schlüsselkarte
A usually plastic card which stores a digital signature that is used to operate an electronic access control lock.

keychain /ˈkiːˌt͡ʃeɪn/ keychains n
Schlüsselring
An ornamental piece holding such a chain or ring.

keyhole /ˈkiˌhoʊl/ keyholes n
Schlüsselloch
Any small opening resembling the hole for a key in shape or function; especially, one that gives a vista of, or access to, a space beyond.

keyhole saw keyhole saws n
Handstichsäge
A narrow, slender saw, used in cutting keyholes, etc.

keynote /ˈkiːˌnoʊt/ keynotes n
Grundgedanke Hauptgedanke Hauptrede Hauptthema Hauptvortrag Kernthema
A speech that sets the main theme of a conference or other gathering; a keynote speech or keynote address.

keyplate keyplates n
Schlüsselschild
(printing) The plate that prints the detail in an image.

keyring keyrings n
Schlüsselring
A ring, normally of metal or plastic, for holding keys together.

keystone /ˈkiː.stəʊn/ keystones n
Schlussstein Scheitelstein
(architecture) The top stone of an arch.

keystroke keystrokes n
Tastendruck
The act of pressing an input key; a keypress on a computer keyboard or a typewriter, or a similar input device.

keyway keyways n
Schlitz Schlüsselloch
(dentistry) A slot into which a precision attachment (a key) is fitted.
Aussparung Schlüsselbartaufnahme Schlüsselsitz
The whole deep way the key has to go, the hollow or cavity.
Führungsrille Nut Schlitz
A guide groove.
Nut Passfedernut
The recessed part of a keyed joint, a keyseat.

keyword /ˈki.wɝd/ /ˈkiː.wɜːd/ keywords n
Schlüsselwort Stichwort Passwort
(cryptography) Any word#Noun used as the key to a code.
Stichwort
(information science) Any word#Noun used in a reference work to link to other words or other information.
Schlüsselwort
(programming) A reserved word used to identify a specific command, function, etc.

keyword-driven testing n
Keyword-Driven Testing

khachapuri /hɑːtʃəˈpuːɹi/ /hɑːt͡ʃəˈpuɹi/ khachapuris n
Chatschapuri
A cheese pastry from the country of Georgia in the Caucasus region of Eurasia.

khachkar /hɑt͡ʃˈkɑɹ/ khachkars n
Chatschkar
An Armenian carved memorial stone.

khagan khagans n
Khagan
A khan of khans, a ruler of a khaganate; (the holder of) an imperial rank used among certain Turkic and Mongolian peoples, equal in status to an emperor.

khaki /ˈkæ.ki/ /ˈkæki/ /ˈkɑɹ.ki/ /ˈkɑː.ki/ more khaki most khaki adj
kaki kakifarben khaki khakifarben
Dust-coloured; of the colour of dust.

khaki /ˈkæ.ki/ /ˈkæki/ /ˈkɑɹ.ki/ /ˈkɑː.ki/ khakies khakis n
Kaki Khaki
A dull, yellowish-brown colour, the colour of dust.

khaltura khalturas khaltury n
Chaltura Schwarzarbeit
Black-market or low-quality work.

khamsin /kæmˈsin/ /ˈkæm.sɪn/ khamsins n
Chamsin
A hot, dry wind, common in Egypt, Sudan and the Levant towards the end of March and April, which blows (for about 50 days each year) from the desert, bringing with it hot weather and sand / sandstorms.

khan /kɑːn/ khans n
Khan Chan
(historical) A ruler over various Turkic and Mongol peoples in the Middle Ages.

khanate /ˈkɑːneɪt/ khanates n
Khanat Chanat
A region or place ruled by a khan.

khanjar /ˈkand͡ʒə/ khanjars n
Handschar
A kind of dagger used in certain Arabian countries.

khat /kɑːt/ khats n
Kathstrauch Kat
A shrub, Catha edulis, whose leaves are used as a mild stimulant when chewed or brewed as tea; also a drug produced from this plant.

khedive /kəˈdiːv/ khedives n
Khedive
The title of the hereditary monarch of Egypt from 1805–1914, nominally ruling as a viceroy of the Sultan of Turkey.

khene /kɛːn/ khenes n
Khaen
(musical instrument) A traditional musical instrument of Laos, being a type of bamboo mouth organ.

kholop /kəˈloʊp/ kholops kholopy n
Cholop
(historical) A feudally dependent person in Russia between the 10th and early 18th centuries.

khorovod khorovods n
Chorowod
a Slavic art form, a combination of a circle dance and chorus singing, similar to chorea of ancient Greece, also in Romania (horă)

khural khurals n
Chural
parliament or national congress in Mongolia; also in Buryatia, Kalmykia or Tyva (in Russia)

khutor /ˈkuːtɔː(ɹ)/ /ˈxuːtɔː(ɹ)/ khutora khutors n
Chutor
A single-homestead rural settlement of Eastern Europe.

khuushuur n
Chuuschuur
A Mongolian dish of fried dumplings filled with minced meat and seasoning.

kiang /kiˈæŋ/ /kiˈɑŋ/ kiangs n
Kiang Tibet-Wildesel
A large wild ass, Equus kiang, native to the Tibetan Plateau.

kibble /ˈkɪbəl/ kibbles n
Schrot Trockenfutter
Something that has been kibbled, especially grain for use as animal feed.

kibble /ˈkɪbəl/ v
schroten
To grind coarsely.

kibbutz /kɪˈbuːts/ /kɪˈbʊts/ kibbutzes kibbutzim n
Kibbuz
A community, usually an agricultural one in Israel, based on a high level of social and economical sharing, equality, direct democracy and tight social relations.

kibbutznik kibbutznikim kibbutzniks n
Kibbuznik Kibbuznikin
A member of a kibbutz.

kibibyte /ˈkɪbɪˌbaɪt/ kibibytes n
Kibibyte
(computing) Strictly, 210 (1,024) bytes, as opposed to a kilobyte.

kibitka /kɪˈbɪtkə/ kibitkas n
Kibitke
A Russian type of telega or sleigh with a (usually rounded) cover over the passenger seats.

kick /kɪk/ [kʰɪk] v
treten kicken
(transitive) To strike or hit with the foot or other extremity of the leg.
schießen kicken
(transitive) To direct to a particular place by a blow with the foot or leg.
herauswerfen
(intransitive, Internet) To forcibly remove a participant from an online activity.
sich in den Hintern beißen
(reflexive, informal) To reproach oneself for making a mistake or missing an opportunity.

kick in the pants kicks in the pants n
Tritt in den Hintern

kick off v
anspielen anstoßen antreten
(ambitransitive) To make the first kick in a game or part of a game.
anfangen
(ambitransitive, idiomatic) To start; to launch.
ausschließen rauswerfen
(transitive) To dismiss; to expel; to remove from a position.
abtreten
(intransitive, US, idiomatic, colloquial, euphemistic) To die or quit permanently.
ausfallen aussteigen
(intransitive, US, idiomatic) To shut down or turn off suddenly.
abgehen in Fahrt kommen ins Rollen kommen loslegen
(intransitive, idiomatic) To suddenly become more active.
absetzen
(transitive, US, idiomatic, ranching, slang) To force the weaning of a bovine cow's calf by restricting the calf's access to its mother's udders, whether by literally kicking it away or another method.
abgehen ausrasten
(intransitive, UK, idiomatic, colloquial) To be overcome with anger, to start an argument or a fight.

kick out v
rausschmeißen rauswerfen
(idiomatic) To eject, dismiss, expel, or forcefully remove (someone or something).

kick over the traces v
über die Stränge schlagen

kick rocks v
Leine ziehen abzischen die Biege machen verduften verpissen verziehen
(slang, derogatory, idiomatic) To leave or run away; skedaddle; (often used dismissively).

kick someone out of bed v
würde jemanden nicht von der Bettkante stoßen
(informal, chiefly in the negative) To be unwilling to sleep with (someone).

kick start kick starts n
Kickstarter
A metal bar on a motorcycle used to start its engine.

kick the bucket /ˈkɪk ðə ˈbʌkɪt/ v
den Löffel abgeben
(idiomatic, euphemistic, colloquial, humorous) To die.
endgültig im Eimer sein
(idiomatic, colloquial, of a machine) To break down such that it cannot be repaired.

kick up dust v
Staub aufwirbeln
To cause the air to become filled with dust from a surface.
viel Wirbel machen
(transitive with about or over) To make a fuss about something trivial or noncontroversial.

kick wheel kick wheels n
Töpferscheibe
(ceramics) A wheel or disc used to throw pots, turned by kicking or pushing a heavy stone or concrete base with the foot.

kick-off kick-offs n
Anstoß Auftakt Startschuss
(football, American football) The opening kick of each half of a game of football.
Auftakt Startschuss
(by extension) The opening sequence of any event.
(music) The opening sequence of notes in a song, usually played by the song's main instrument, to indicate the beginning of the song.

kickback /ˈkɪkbæk/ kickbacks n
Kick-Back Kick-back Kickback Retrozession für eine Gefälligkeit heimlich ausgezahlter Geldbetrag verdeckte Rückvergütung
(countable, informal) A covert, often illegal, payment in return for a favor consisting of providing an opportunity of chargeable transaction; a kind of bribe.
Rückschlag
(uncountable, firearms, machinery) Recoil; a sudden backward motion, usually in the direction of the operator.

kickboxer kickboxers n
Kickboxer Kickboxerin
(martial arts) One who practices the martial art of kickboxing.

kickboxing n
Kickboxen Kickboxing
(martial arts) A hybrid martial art derived from Muay Thai, karate and especially boxing during the 1960s to 1970s; more generally, any stand-up combat sport that combines kicks and punches.

kicker /ˈkɪkə/ /ˈkɪkɚ/ kickers n
Dachzeile
(journalism) Small text above a headline that indicates the topic of the story.

kicksled kicksleds n
Tretschlitten
A type of small sled consisting of a handlebar mounted on a pair of flexible metal runners. The driver stands on the runners and kicks the sled forward with one foot. In front of the handlebar there's often a seat for a passenger.

kickstand kickstands n
Fahrradständer Ständer
A levered bar that can be folded down from the frame of a bicycle or motorcycle to prop it upright when not being ridden.
Ständer
A folding bar to prop up a mobile phone, tablet or similar device when it is being used on a surface.

kid /kɪd/ kids n
Zicklein Kitz Geißlein Gitzi
A young goat.
(uncountable) The meat of a young goat.
Kind
(informal) A child (usually), teenager, or young adult; a juvenile.
Bube Bursche Halbstarker
(colloquial) An inexperienced person or one in a junior position.

kid /kɪd/ v
verarschen veräppeln
(transitive, colloquial) To make a fool of (someone).
an der Nase herumführen veräppeln
(transitive, colloquial) To make a joke with (someone).

kid glove kid gloves n
Glacéhandschuh Samthandschuh
(figurative, usually, in the plural) A metaphorical representation of careful handling.

kiddie /ˈkɪdi/ [ˈkʰɘɾiː] [ˈkʰɪɾi] kiddies n
Kiddie Kindchen Kleinchen
(slang, often, attributive) A child.

kiddo /ˈkɪdoʊ/ kiddoes kiddos n
Kleine Kleiner
(US, Australia, NZ) A child.

kidnap /ˈkɪdnæp/ kidnaps n
Entführung Kinderraub Menschenraub
The crime, or an instance, of kidnapping.

kidnap /ˈkɪdnæp/ v
entführen kidnappen
(transitive) To seize or detain a person unlawfully and move or conceal them; sometimes for ransom.

kidnapper /ˈkɪdnæpɚ/ kidnappers n
Entführer Entführerin
A person who kidnaps someone.

kidnapping kidnappings n
Entführung Kidnapping Menschenraub Kinderraub
(crime) The crime of taking a person against their will, sometimes for ransom.

kidney /ˈkɪdni/ kidneys n
Niere
An organ in the body that filters the blood, producing urine.
This organ (of an animal) cooked as food.

kidney bean kidney beans n
Kidneybohne
A common bean of a cultivar of (Phaseolus vulgaris), with a dark-red skin.

kidney stone kidney stones n
Nierenstein Nephrolith Nierengrieß
(medicine) A calculus in the kidney.

kidney vetch kidney vetches n
Wundklee
Anthyllis vulneraria, a medical plant in the pea family.

kidskin kidskins n
Chevreauleder
The skin or hide of a kid, i.e., a young goat.
The leather made from such skins.

kieserite kieserites n
Kieserit
(mineral) An evaporite, consisting of hydrated magnesium sulphate

kif /kiːf/ /kɪf/ n
Kif
A kind of cannabis smoked in Morocco and Algeria, for narcotic or intoxicating effect.
Skuff
The trichome of marijuana, a green powdery substance that falls from dry marijuana, high in THC and other cannabinoid compounds.

kike /kaɪk/ v
Judensau Drecksjude Itzig Jid Judenschwein Krummnase
(transitive, offensive, uncommon) To render something more Jewish.

kikimora kikimoras kikimory n
Kikimora
(Slavic mythology) a female house spirit in the Slavic mythology

kilim /kiˈlim/ /kɪˈliːm/ /ˈkiː.lɪm/ /ˈkɪ.lɪm/ kilims n
Kelim
A flat tapestry-woven carpet or rug from Turkey or Kurdistan.

kill /kɪl/ [kʰɪɫ] kills n
Ermordung Mord Tötung
The act of killing.
Gnadenschuss
Specifically, the death blow.
Beute Opfer
The result of killing; that which has been killed.

kill /kɪl/ [kʰɪɫ] v
töten ermorden umbringen
(transitive) To put to death; to extinguish the life of.
abtöten
(transitive) To render inoperative.
(transitive, figuratively, hyperbole) To cause great pain, discomfort, or distress to; to hurt.
abtöten streichen zunichte machen
(transitive, figuratively) To stop, cease, or render void; to terminate.
killen totschlagen
(transitive) To use up or to waste.

kill time v
Zeit totschlagen
(informal, intransitive) To engage in an activity whose only purpose is to make the time seem to pass more quickly; to fill the time between activities.

kill two birds with one stone v
zwei Fliegen mit einer Klappe schlagen
(idiomatic) To solve two problems with one single action.

killdeer /ˈkɪldɪə/ /ˈkɪldɪɹ/ killdeer killdeers n
Keilschwanz-Regenpfeifer
A North American plover (Charadrius vociferus) with a distinctive cry and territorial behavior that includes feigning injury to attract predators and spare the young in the nest.

killer /ˈkɪlə(ɹ)/ /ˈkɪlɚ/ [ˈkʰɪlə(ɹ)] [ˈkʰɪɫlɚ] killers n
Töter Töterin Totschläger Totschlägerin
One who or that which kills.

killer application killer applications n
Killer-Anwendung Killer-Applikation
A technological product that is so good, or so innovative, that it is irresistible to potential customers; especially a software product that persuades people to buy the hardware needed to use it.

killer whale killer whales n
Schwertwal Killerwal Mörderwal Speckhauer

killing /ˈkɪl.ɪŋ/ killings n
Erlegen Töten
An instance of someone being killed.
Reibach
(informal, usually, as make a killing) A large amount of money.

kiln /kɪl(n)/ kilns n
Brennofen
An oven or furnace or a heated chamber, for the purpose of hardening, burning, calcining or drying anything; for example, firing ceramics, curing or preserving tobacco, or drying grain.

kilo /ˈkiloʊ/ /ˈkiːləʊ/ kilos n
Kilo
(international standards) Alternative letter-case form of Kilo from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.

kilo- prefix
kilo-
In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 1,000. Symbol: k
(computing) Multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 210 (1024)

kilobyte kilobytes n
Kilobyte
(computing, especially, _, networking) One thousand (103, or 1,000) bytes.

kilocalorie kilocalories n
Kilokalorie
A non-SI unit of energy equal to 1,000 calories, used (now rare) in chemistry or physics; equal to 1 calorie as used in nutrition. Symbol kcal.

kilogram /ˈkɪləɡɹæm/ kilograms n
Kilogramm
In the International System of Units, the base unit of mass; conceived of as the mass of one litre of water, but now defined by taking the fixed numerical value of the Planck constant h to be 6.626 070 15 × 10-34 when expressed in units of kg⋅m2⋅s−1. Symbol: kg

kilojoule kilojoules n
Kilojoule
(metrology) An SI unit of energy equal to 103 joules. Symbol: kJ

kilometrage kilometrages n
Kilometerleistung Kilometerzahl
The total distance travelled, in kilometres.

kilometre /kəˈlɑmɪtəɹ/ /kɪˈlɒmɪtə/ /ˈkɪləˌmitəɹ/ /ˈkɪləˌmiːtə/ kilometres n
Kilometer
(metrology) An SI unit of length equal to 103 metres. Symbol: km

kiloware n
Kiloware
(philately) Postage stamps bought by weight, rather than numerical quantity, and commonly still on paper.

kilowatt kilowatts n
Kilowatt
One thousand (103) watts.

kilowatt-hour kilowatt-hours n
Kilowattstunde
(electricity) A unit of energy equal to that done by one kilowatt acting for one hour.

kilt /kɪlt/ kilts n
Kilt
A traditional Scottish garment, usually worn by men, having roughly the same morphology as a wrap-around skirt, with overlapping front aprons and pleated around the sides and back, and usually made of twill-woven worsted wool with a tartan pattern. [from 18th c.]
A variety of non-bifurcated garments made for men and loosely resembling a Scottish kilt, but most often made from different fabrics and not always with tartan plaid designs.

kilter /ˈkɪltə/ /ˈkɪltɚ/ n
Einklang Ordnung Zustand
(chiefly in the negative) Chiefly in out of kilter: (good) condition, form, or order; fettle. [from 17th c.]

kimchi kimchis n
Kimchi
A Korean dish made of vegetables, such as cabbage or radishes, that are salted, seasoned, and stored in sealed containers to undergo lactic acid fermentation.

kimono /kəˈmoʊnoʊ/ /kəˈmoʊnə/ [kɪ̈ˈmoʊ̯noʊ̯] [kɪ̈ˈmoʊ̯nə] kimono kimonos n
Kimono
A traditional Japanese T-shaped, wrapped-front garment with square sleeves and a rectangular body, now generally worn only on formal occasions.

kin /kɪn/ kin kins n
Verwandte Verwandtschaft
One or more relatives, such as siblings or cousins, taken collectively.

kinase /ˈkaɪneɪz/ /ˈkɪneɪz/ kinases n
Kinase
(enzyme, organic compound) Any of a group of enzymes that transfer phosphate groups from high-energy donor molecules, such as ATP, to specific target molecules (substrates), in a process termed phosphorylation.

kind /kaɪnd/ kinder kindest adj
lieb freundlich nett liebenswürdig gütig aufmerksam
Affectionate.
lieb liebenswürdig nett
Favorable.
mild
Mild, gentle, forgiving

kind /kaɪnd/ kinds n
Art
A makeshift or otherwise atypical specimen.
Art Sorte
(type theory) The type of a type constructor or a higher-order type operator.

kind of adv
etwas irgendwie
(idiomatic, colloquial) Slightly; somewhat; sort of.

kind of like adv
so in etwa so ungefähr so ungefähr wie
(informal) vaguely similar to

kind regards n
Mit freundlichen Grüßen
(idiomatic) Used as a polite closing of a letter

kindergarten /ˈkɪndəɹˌɡɑːɹd(ə)n/ /ˈkɪndəɹˌɡɑːɹt(ə)n/ /ˈkɪndəˌɡɑːt(ə)n/ [ˈkʰɪn(d)əɹˌɡɑːɹt̬(ə)n] [ˈkʰɪɾ̃əɹˌɡɑːɹʔn̩] kindergartens kindergärten n
Kindergarten Vorschule
(North America, Australia) An educational institution for young children, usually between ages 4 and 6; nursery school. [from 1852]

kindergartner /ˈkɪndəˌɡɑːtnə/ /ˈkɪndɚˌɡɑrtnɚ/ kindergartners n
Kindergartenkind Kindergartenschüler Kindergartenschülerin Kindergärtler Kindergärtlerin
A child who attends a kindergarten.
Kindergärtner Kindergärtnerin
(rare) A person who teaches at a kindergarten.

kindhearted more kindhearted most kindhearted adj
gutherzig
Having an innately kind disposition or character.

kindle /ˈkɪn.dəl/ v
entfachen anzünden
(transitive) To start (a fire) or light (a torch, a match, coals, etc.).
entfachen
(transitive, figuratively) To arouse or inspire (a passion, etc).
(intransitive, figuratively) To begin to grow or take hold.

kindling /ˈkɪnd.lɪŋ/ kindlings n
Anmachholz Anzündholz Kleinholz
Small pieces of wood and twigs used to start a fire.

kindly /ˈkaɪndli/ kindlier kindliest more kindly most kindly adv
liebenswürdig freundlicherweise
In a kind manner, out of kindness.
Bitte
Used to make a polite request: please.

kindness /ˈkaɪndnəs/ /ˈkaɪndnɪs/ kindnesses n
Liebenswürdigkeit
The state of being kind.

kindred /ˈkɪndɹəd/ /ˈkɪndɹɪd/ adj
gleichartig verwandt ähnlich
Of the same nature, or of similar character.

kindred /ˈkɪndɹəd/ /ˈkɪndɹɪd/ kindreds n
Artgenossen Stammesbrüder Stammesgeschwister
(often, plural only) People of the same ethnic descent, not including speaker; brethren.

kindred spirit kindred spirits n
Gleichgesinnte Gleichgesinnter verwandter Geist
(idiomatic) Someone with the same feelings or attitudes as oneself.

kinematics /ˌkɪnəˈmætɪks/ n
Kinematik
(physics) The branch of mechanics concerned with objects in motion, but not with the forces involved.

kinesthesia /ˌkaɪnɪsˈθiʒə/ /ˌkɪnɪsˈθiʒə/ kinesthesias n
Kinästhesie
Proprioception or static position sense; the perception of the position and posture of the body; also, more broadly, including the motion of the body as well. See usage notes below.

kinetic /kaɪˈnɛtɪk/ /kɪˈnɛtɪk/ adj
kinetisch
Relating to motion.
Relating to kinesis or motor function.

kinetic energy kinetic energies n
kinetische Energie Bewegungsenergie
(physics) The energy possessed by an object because of its motion, equal (nonrelativistically) to one half the mass of the body times the square of its speed.

kinetics /kɪˈnɛt.ɪks/ n
Kinetik
(mechanics) The branch of mechanics concerned with motion of objects, as well as the reason i.e. the forces acting on such bodies. This, along with kinematics constitute dynamics, which is concerned purely with the effects of forces on moving bodies.
(chemistry) The branch of chemistry that is concerned with the rates of chemical reactions.

kinfolk kinfolk kinfolks n
Verwandte Verwandtschaft
(US) Relatives, relations.

king /kiŋ/ /kʰɪŋ/ kings n
König
A male monarch; a man who heads a monarchy. If it is an absolute monarchy, then he is the supreme ruler of his nation.
(chess) The principal chess piece, that players seek to threaten with unavoidable capture to result in a victory by checkmate. It is often the tallest piece, with a symbolic crown with a cross at the top.
(card games) A playing card with the letter "K" and the image of a king on it, the thirteenth card in a given suit.
Dame
A checker (a piece of checkers/draughts) that reached the farthest row forward, thus becoming crowned (either by turning it upside-down, or by stacking another checker on it) and gaining more freedom of movement.

king cake /kɪŋ keɪk/ king cakes n
Dreikönigskuchen
(Louisiana) A decorative cake distributed among friends or visitors on Epiphany. In many traditions it contains a pea, a trinket or some other small object which entitles its finder to be the "king" for one day.

king cobra king cobras n
Königskobra
A large venomous snake found in East Asia (Ophiophagus hannah), the longest venomous snake in the world.

king of beasts /ˈkɪŋ əv ˈbiːsts/ n
König der Tiere
(idiomatic) The lion.

king of birds n
König der Vögel
(idiomatic) The eagle.

king of clubs kings of clubs n
Kreuzkönig
(card games) One of the 52 playing cards in a standard deck.

king of diamonds kings of diamonds n
Karo-König
(card games) One of the 52 playing cards in a standard deck.

king of hearts kings of hearts n
Herz-König Herzkönig
(card games) One of the 52 playing cards in a standard deck.

king of kings kings of kings n
König der Könige
A king who has other kings as subjects; an emperor.

king of spades /kɪŋɡ.əv.speɪdz/ kings of spades n
Pik-König
(card games) One of the 52 playing cards in a standard deck.

king penguin king penguins n
Königspinguin
a large penguin, Aptenodytes patagonicus, that lives on the coast of Antarctica and nearby islands

king vulture /kɪŋ ˈvʌltʃəɹ/ king vultures n
Königsgeier
A widespread species of New World vulture, Sarcoramphus papa.

kingdom /ˈkɪŋdəm/ kingdoms n
Königreich Königtum
A realm having a king and/or queen as its actual or nominal sovereign.
Reich Königreich
(taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below domain and above phylum; a taxon at that rank (e.g. the plant kingdom, the animal kingdom).

kingdom come /ˌkɪŋdəm ˈkʌm/ kingdom comes kingdoms come n
Jenseits
(uncountable, colloquial) The place that one will go to after one's death; the afterlife.

kingfisher /ˈkɪŋˌfɪʃə/ kingfishers n
Eisvogel
Any of various birds of the suborder Alcedines (or the family Alcedinidae sensu lato), having a large head, short tail and brilliant colouration; they feed mostly on fish.

kinglet kinglets n
Goldhähnchen
Any of several birds of the family Regulidae.

kingly kinglier kingliest adj
edel königlich majestätisch vornehm wie ein König
Characteristic of kings, majestic, regal; as befits a king, in the manner of a king.

kingly more kingly most kingly adv
edel königlich vornehm majestätisch
In a royal manner.

kingmaker /ˈkɪŋmeɪkə/ /ˈkɪŋˌmeɪkɚ/ kingmakers n
Königsmacher
(politics) Someone who has strong influence over the choice of a leader.

kingpin /ˈkɪŋ.pɪn/ kingpins n
Königsbolzen Königszapfen
(transportation) The axis around which steered wheels pivot; a bolt that holds the axis in place—a kingbolt.
(transportation) The pivot or connector between a tractor and trailer in the fifth-wheel coupling of semi-trailer truck.
(ten-pin, _, bowling) The pin at the centre of the triangle of bowling pins (originally the tallest pin in kayles). Sometimes also the headpin at the apex.
The bolt holding together the truck of a roller skate or skateboard.
Bonze Dreh- und Angelpunkt Großkopferter Hauptperson Königsbolzen Königszapfen
The most important person in an undertaking or organization.

kingship kingships n
Königschaft
The dignity, rank or office of a king; the state of being a king.

kingside kingsides n
Königsflügel
(chess) The side of the chessboard nearest to the king (at the opening position).

kink /kɪŋk/ kinks n
Knick Kurve
A tight curl, twist, or bend in a length of thin material, hair etc.
Macke
A difficulty or flaw that is likely to impede operation, as in a plan or system.
Perversion
(informal, countable, or, uncountable) Peculiarity or deviation in sexual behaviour or taste.

kinkajou /ˈkɪŋkəˌd͡ʒuː/ /ˈkɪŋkəˌʒuː/ kinkajous n
Wickelbär Honigbär
Potos flavus, a carnivorous mammal of Central America and South America with a long, prehensile tail, related to the raccoon.

kinky /ˈkɪŋ.ki/ kinkier kinkiest adj
kraus
Full of kinks; liable to kink or curl.
pervers sexy verdreht
(informal) Marked by unconventional sexual preferences or behavior, as fetishism, sadomasochism, and other sexual practices.

kinome kinomes n
Kinom
(genetics) The set of all kinases expressed in a cell or contained in a genome.

kinship /ˈkɪnʃɪp/ kinships n
Verwandtschaft
relation or connection by blood, marriage or adoption
Verwandtschaft Verwandtschaftsbeziehung
relation or connection by nature or character

kinsman kinsmen n
Angehöriger Verwandter Landsmann
A male relative.

kinswoman kinswomen n
Angehörige Landsfrau Landsmännin Verwandte
A female relative.

kiosk /ˈkiˌɑsk/ /ˈkiːˌɒsk/ kiosks n
Kiosk Büdchen
A small enclosed structure, often freestanding, open on one side or with a window, used as a booth to sell newspapers, cigarettes, etc.

kip /kɪp/ kip n
Kip
The unit of currency in Laos, divided into 100 att, symbol ₭, abbreviation LAK.

kip /kɪp/ v
knacken pennen pofen ratzen schlafen
(informal, chiefly, UK) To sleep; often with the connotation of a temporary or charitable situation, or one borne out of necessity.

kipfel /ˈkɪp.fəl/ kipfels n
Kipfel Kipfl
A type of crescent-shaped biscuit or bread roll.

kippah /kɪˈpɑː/ /ˈkiːpə/ /ˈkɪpə/ kippahs kippot kippoth n
Kippa Kippah
The cloth skullcap or yarmulke traditionally worn by male Jews.

kipper /ˈkɪpə(ɹ)/ kippers n
Bückling Räuchergering
A split, salted and smoked herring or salmon.

kirmess /ˈkɜː(ɹ)məs/ kirmesses n
Kirmes
An outdoor festival and fair, usually in a German or Dutch-speaking country

kirsch /kɜː(ɹ)ʃ/ /kɪə(ɹ)ʃ/ kirsches n
Kirschwasser
(often capitalized) A clear brandy made from black cherries: kirschwasser.

kirtle /-ɾ(ə)l/ /ˈkəːt(ə)l/ /ˈkɚt(ə)l/ /ˈkɜː(ɹ)-/ kirtles n
Kittel Rock Tunika
A knee-length tunic.

kisel /ˈkiːsəl/ kisels n
Kissel
A dessert (sometimes consumed as a drink) made from fruit or berry juice and thickened with starch, common in Slavic and Baltic countries as well as Finland.

kiskadee kiskadees n
Schwefeltyrann
Either of two species of bird in the tyrant flycatcher family.

kiss /kɪs/ [kʰɪs] kisses n
Kuss Busserl
A touch with the lips, usually to express love or affection, or as a greeting.

kiss /kɪs/ [kʰɪs] v
küssen knutschen
(transitive) To touch with the lips or press the lips against, usually to show love or affection or passion, or as part of a greeting.
küssen
(ambitransitive) To (cause to) touch lightly or slightly; to come into contact.
(intransitive) Of two or more people, to touch each other's lips together, usually to express love or affection or passion.

kiss ass v
in den Arsch kriechen
(US, idiomatic, vulgar, colloquial) to flatter or perform favors excessively, especially to receive preferential treatment from a boss or other superior; to behave obsequiously.

kiss curl kiss curls n
Schmachtlocke

kiss me phraseologicalUnit
küss mich
I informally request that you kiss me—that you touch my lips with your lips or press the lips against, as an expression of love or affection.

kiss my ass interjection
leck mich am Arsch
(vulgar, idiomatic) Go away!; an expression of disdain or dismissal.

kiss of peace kisses of peace n
Friedenskuss
(Christianity) An early Christian greeting consisting of a kiss, originally on the mouth but later on the cheek, still used in some traditional churches.

kissable more kissable most kissable adj
küssbar
Capable of being kissed.
küssenswert
Attractive, so as to invite kissing.

kisser /ˈkɪsə(ɹ)/ /ˈkɪsɚ/ kissers n
Küsser
One who kisses.

kissing cousin /-ˈkʌzɪn/ /ˌkɪsɪŋ ˈkʌz(ə)n/ /ˌkɪsɪŋ ˈkʌzn̩/ kissing cousins n
Kuss-Cousin Kuss-Cousine
A relatively distant relative, or a friend, who is familiar enough to be greeted with a kiss.

kissing gourami kissing gouramies kissing gouramis n
Küssender Gurami
A large tropical freshwater fish (Helostoma temminckii), commercial food fish which are farmed in their native Southeast Asia and are also popular with aquarists for the fish's peculiar "kissing" behaviour.

kissproof more kissproof most kissproof adj
kussecht

kit /kɪt/ kits n
Ausrüstung Satz

kitchen /ˈkɪt͡ʃən/ /ˈkɪt͡ʃɪn/ kitchens n
Küche
A room or area for preparing food.
(slang) A public gaming room in a casino.

kitchen cabinet kitchen cabinets n
Küchenschrank Kücheneinbauschrank
Built-in cabinet found in a kitchen.

kitchen knife kitchen knives n
Küchenmesser
Any knife used for preparing food.

kitchenette /ˌkɪt͡ʃəˈnɛt/ kitchenettes n
Kochnische
A small kitchen or area for preparing food, often just a part of a room.

kitchenhand kitchenhands n
Küchenhelfer
A person who is employed to assist a cook in a kitchen.

kitchenware kitchenwares n
Küchengeräte
Instruments and utensils found in a kitchen, particularly those associated with the preparation and serving of food.

kite /kaɪt/ kites n
Milan
A bird of prey of the family Accipitridae.
Drachen Drachenviereck Fesseldrachen Kite
(geometry) A polygon resembling the shape of a traditional toy kite (sense 3): a quadrilateral having two pairs of edges of equal length, the edges of each pair touching each other at one end.
Drachen Fesseldrachen Kite
(sailing, dated) In a square-rigged ship: originally a sail positioned above a topsail; later a lightweight sail set above the topgallants, such as a studding sail or a jib topsail.

kite /kaɪt/ v
einen Drachen steigen lassen
(ambitransitive, rare) To manipulate like a toy kite; also, usually preceded by an inflection of go: to fly a toy kite.

kith and kin n
Freunde und Familie
Both friends and family.

kitsch /kɪt͡ʃ/ kitscher kitschest more kitsch most kitsch adj
kitschig
Of art and decor: of questionable aesthetic value; excessively sentimental, overdone or vulgar.

kitsch /kɪt͡ʃ/ kitsches n
Kitsch
Art, decorative objects, and other forms of representation of questionable artistic or aesthetic value; a representation that is excessively sentimental, overdone, or vulgar.

kitschy /ˈkɪt͡ʃi/ kitschier kitschiest adj
kitschig
Having the nature of kitsch: excessively sentimental, overdone or vulgar.

kitten /ˈkɪtən/ kittens n
Kätzchen Kätzlein Katzenbaby Katzenjunges Katzenwelpe Katzerl
A young cat, especially before sexual maturity (reached at about seven months).
Kaninchenjunges Dachsjunges Fuchsjunges Igelbaby Igeljunges Luchsjunges
A young rabbit, rat, hedgehog, squirrel, fox, beaver, badger, etc.

kittiwake kittiwake kittiwakes n
Dreizehenmöwe
Either of two small gulls in the genus Rissa of the family Laridae that nest in colonies on sea cliffs and spend the winter on the open ocean.

kitty /ˈkɪti/ [ˈkʰɘɾiː] [ˈkʰɪɾi] kitties n
Kätzchen Mieze
(informal) A kitten or young cat.
Spielkasse
A money pool used for a particular purpose, such as for a card game or for shared expenses.

kitty litter /ˈkɪti ˈlɪtə(ɹ)/ /ˈkɪti ˈlɪtɚ/ [ˈkʰɪɾi ˈlɪɾɚ] kitty litters n
Katzenstreu
Mix of sawdust, grit, etc. used to provide a soiling area for pet cats.

kitty-cat kitty-cats n
Miezekatze
(colloquial, usually, childish) A domestic cat (subspecies Felis silvestris catus).

kiwi /ˈkiːwi/ kiwi kiwis n
Kiwi
A flightless bird of the genus Apteryx native to New Zealand.

kiwi fruit kiwi fruit n
Kiwi chinesische Stachelbeere
A Chinese gooseberry vine fruit, having a hairy brown skin and dark green (or in the case of the kiwi fruit gold, yellow) flesh with fine black seeds, almost always varieties of Actinidia deliciosa.

klaxon /ˈklæks(ə)n/ klaxons n
Hupe
A loud electric alarm or horn. [from 1908]

kleenex /ˈkli.nɛks/ /ˈklin.ɛks/ kleenexes n
Tempo
(North America) A disposable tissue.

kleptocracy kleptocracies n
Kleptokratie Diebesherrschaft
A corrupt and dishonest government or society characterised by greed.

kleptocrat /ˈklɛptəˌkɹæt/ kleptocrats n
Kleptokrat
A ruling figure in a kleptocracy.

kleptocratic /klɛptə(ʊ)ˈkɹatɪk/ more kleptocratic most kleptocratic adj
kleptokratisch
Pertaining to a kleptocracy; characterised by rulers or leaders who are thieves.

kleptomania /ˌklɛp.təˈmeɪ.ni.ə, -ˈmeɪn.jə/ kleptomanias n
Kleptomanie Stehlsucht
(psychology) A psychological disorder that causes an uncontrollable obsession with stealing without economic or material need.

kleptomaniac /ˌklɛptəˈmeɪniæk/ kleptomaniacs n
Kleptoman Kleptomanin
One who steals compulsively.

kleptomaniacal more kleptomaniacal most kleptomaniacal adj
kleptomanisch
Having a compulsion to steal, as a kleptomaniac does.

klick /klɪk/ klicks n
Klemme

klipspringer /ˈklɪpˌsprɪŋə/ /ˈklɪpˌsprɪŋər/ klipspringers n
Klippspringer
A small antelope native to eastern and southern Africa having a dense, brown, speckled coat (Oreotragus oreotragus).

kludge /kluːd͡ʒ/ /klʌd͡ʒ/ kludges n
Behelfslösung Hack Kniff
(informal) Any construction or practice, typically crude yet effective, designed to solve a problem temporarily or expediently.

klutz /klʌts/ klutzes n
Tollpatsch Klotz Trampel Trottel
(US, pejorative) A clumsy or stupid person.

knack /næk/ knacks n
Fertigkeit Gabe Geschick Kunst Kunstfertigkeit Talent
A readiness in performance; aptness at doing something. [from 1580]
Schnickschnack Spielzeug
A petty contrivance; a toy.
Kniff Kunststück Trick
Something performed, or to be done, requiring aptness and dexterity. [from mid 14th c.]

knack /næk/ v
knacken knarzen
(obsolete, UK, dialect) To crack; to make a sharp, abrupt noise; to chink.
blasiert sprechen
To speak affectedly.

knacker /ˈnakə/ /ˈnækɚ/ knackers n
Abdecker Wasenmeister Schinder Tierkörperverwerter
One who dismantles old ships, houses, etc. and sells their components.

knacker's yard /ˈnæ.kɚz ˌjɑɹd/ /ˈnæk.əz ˌjɑːd/ knackers' yards n
Abdeckerei Kafillerei
The area of a slaughterhouse where carcasses unfit for human consumption or other purposes are rendered down to produce useful materials such as glue.

knackered /ˈnæk.əd/ more knackered most knackered adj
erledigt fertig fix und fertig gerädert
(UK, Irish, Australia, New Zealand, slang, sometimes, offensive) Tired or exhausted.

knackwurst knackwursts n
Knackwurst Knackwürstchen
A highly seasoned scalded sausage made from beef, pork, and fatty tissue similar to a frankfurter, but shorter and thicker.

knapsack /ˈnæpsæk/ knapsacks n
Rucksack Tornister

knarr /nɔːɹ/ knarrs n
Knorr
(historical) A kind of Norse merchant ship used by the Vikings.

knave /neɪv/ knaves n
Knabe Junge Knappe
(archaic) A boy; especially, a boy servant.
Boy Knecht
(archaic) Any male servant; a menial.
Gauner Bösewicht Schurke Strolch Unhold Übeltäter
A tricky, deceitful fellow; a dishonest person.
Bube
(cards) A playing card marked with the figure of a servant or soldier; a jack.

knavery /ˈneɪvəɹi/ knaveries n
Streich Gaunerei
The antics or tricks of a knave; boyish mischief.

knawel knawels n
Einjähriger Knäuel
Scleranthus annuus, common in sandy soil.
Knäuelkraut
A low, spreading weed of the genus Scleranthus, especially

knead /niːd/ v
kneten
(transitive) To work and press into a mass, usually with the hands; especially, to work, as by repeated pressure with the knuckles, into a well mixed mass, the materials of bread, cake, etc.

kneaded eraser kneaded erasers n
Knetgummi
A tool made from pliable material resembling putty or chewing gum used to absorb graphite or charcoal.

kneading /ˈniːdɪŋ/ kneadings n
Kneten
The process by which something is kneaded.

kneading trough kneading troughs n
Backtrog Knettrog
A (usually wooden) trough in which dough is kneaded before baking into bread.

knee /kniː/ /ni/ /niː/ kneen knees n
Knie
In humans, the joint or the region of the joint in the middle part of the leg between the thigh and the shank.
The part of a garment that covers the knee.
(figurative) The presence of a parent etc., where a young child acquires early knowledge.
Kniefall
(archaic) An act of kneeling, especially to show respect or courtesy.

knee /kniː/ /ni/ /niː/ v
knien
(reflexive) To move on the knees; to use the knees to move.

knee pad knee pads n
Knieschoner Knieschützer
A protective garment worn on a knee to protect it from injury, for example due to a blow or a fall.

knee sock knee socks n
Kniestrumpf
(chiefly, in the plural) A sock that reaches almost up to the knee.

knee-deep adj
knietief
Reaching up to the knees.

knee-high adj
kniehoch
Reaching to the height of a person's knees.

knee-high knee-highs n
Kniestrumpf
(US, usually, in the plural) A sock or stocking that reaches to the knees; chiefly, women's nylon stockings that end slightly above the knee and supported by garter belts.

knee-high to a grasshopper adj
drei Käse hoch
(idiomatic) short; especially relating to when the subject was a small child

knee-jerk more knee-jerk most knee-jerk adj
automatisch reflexartig vorhersehbar
Unthinking, not carefully considered, (nearly) automatic, spontaneous, easily predictable.

knee-jerk knee-jerks n
Kniephänomen Kniereflex Kniesehnenreflex Patellarreflex Patellarsehnenreflex
A sudden reflexive movement of the leg below the knee, as a reaction to a tap to the tendon just below the patella (kneecap).

kneecap /ˈniːˌkæp/ kneecaps n
Kniescheibe Patella
(anatomy) The flat, roundish bone in the knee.

kneeing kneeings n
Kniestoß
A blow made with the knee

kneel /niːl/ v
knien
(intransitive) To rest on one's bent knees, sometimes only one; to move to such a position.

kneel down v
niederknien hinknien
To kneel, especially as an act of reverence or prayer.

kneeler kneelers n
Kniebank
A hassock.

kneeling chair kneeling chairs n
Kniehocker Kniestuhl
A type of chair for sitting in a position with the thighs dropped to an angle of about 60 to 70 degrees from vertical (as opposed to 90 degrees when sitting in a normal chair), with some of the body's weight supported by the shins.

knell /nɛl/ knells n
Abschiedsgeläut Geläut letztes Geläut
The sound of a bell knelling; a toll (particularly one signalling a death).

knickerbockers /ˈnɪkəbɒkəz/ /ˈnɪkɚbɑkɚz/ n
Knickerbocker
Men's or boys' baggy knee breeches, of a type particularly popular in the early 20th century.

knife /naɪf/ knives n
Messer
A utensil or a tool designed for cutting, consisting of a flat piece of hard material, usually steel or other metal (the blade), usually sharpened on one edge, attached to a handle. The blade may be pointed for piercing.
A weapon designed with the aforementioned specifications intended for slashing and/or stabbing and too short to be called a sword. A dagger.
Any blade-like part in a tool or a machine designed for cutting, such as that of a chipper.

knife /naɪf/ v
messern
(transitive) To use a knife to injure or kill by stabbing, slashing, or otherwise using the sharp edge of the knife as a weapon.

knife pleat knife pleats n
Messerfalte Quetschfalte
(sewing) A type of sharply pressed pleating, especially in a skirt or kilt, in which all of the folds are turned in one direction, with each pleat being three layers of fabric thick.

knife rest knife rests n
Messerbänkchen
A piece of kitchenware for temporarily resting a knife on while it is not in use, and without touching the table.

knife-edge knife-edges n
Messers Schneide
(figuratively) A precarious balance that could be upset by a very small force in either direction.

knifer knifers n
Messerhändler Messerhändlerin
Someone who sells knives.
Messerstecher Messerstecherin
Someone who stabs another with a knife.

knight /naɪt/ knights n
Ritter
(by extension) An armored and mounted warrior of the Middle Ages.
(modern) A person on whom a knighthood has been conferred by a monarch.
Springer Pferd Ross Gaul Rössel Rössl
(chess) A chess piece, often in the shape of a horse's head, that is moved two squares in one direction and one at right angles to that direction in a single move, leaping over any intervening pieces.

knight /naɪt/ v
zum Ritter schlagen
(chess, transitive) To promote (a pawn) to a knight.

knight-errant knights-errant n
fahrender Ritter
A knight in a medieval romance who wanders in search of adventure and opportunities to prove his chivalry.
Abenteuerlustige Abenteuerlustiger Don Quichote fahrender Ritter
A person who displays an adventurous or a quixotic spirit.

knighthood knighthoods n
Ritterlichkeit Ritterschaft Rittertum
An honour whereby one is made into a knight, and one can thereafter be called "Sir"
The quality of being a knight.
The knights collectively, the body of knights.

knightly /ˈnaɪtli/ knightlier knightliest adj
ritterlich
Befitting a knight; formally courteous (as a knight); chivalrous, gallant and courtly.

knit /ˈnɪt/ v
stricken
(ambitransitive) To turn thread or yarn into a piece of fabric by forming loops that are pulled through each other. This can be done by hand with needles or by machine.

knit one's brows v
die Stirn runzeln
(idiomatic) To scowl, indicating anger, worry, or puzzlement.

knitter knitters n
Stricker Strickerin
A person or a machine that knits.

knitting /ˈnɪtɪŋ/ knittings n
Stricken
The action of the verb to knit; the process of producing knitted material.

knitting needle knitting needles n
Stricknadel
A long, thin, pointed rod, used in pairs to knit yarn.

knitwear knitwears n
Strickwaren
knitted garments

knob /nɑb/ /nɒb/ knobs n
Knopf Knauf
A rounded protuberance, especially one arising from a flat surface; a fleshy lump or caruncle.
A rounded control switch that can be turned on its axis, designed to be operated by the fingers.

knob of butter knobs of butter n
Butterstückchen

knobbly knobblier knobbliest adj
knotig knubbelig
Having a covering of small knobs.

knobby /nɑbi/ /nɒbi/ knobbier knobbiest adj
knotig knubbelig
Resembling a knob.
huckelig höckerig
Having many knobs or knob-like projections.

knock /nɑk/ /nɒk/ knocks n
Klopfen
An abrupt rapping sound, as from an impact of a hard object against wood.
Schlag
A sharp impact.

knock /nɑk/ /nɒk/ v
klopfen anklopfen
(intransitive) To rap one's knuckles against something, especially wood.
schlagen
(transitive, Britain, slang, dated) To impress forcibly or strongly; to astonish; to move to admiration or applause.

knock about /ˌnɑk əˈbaʊt/ /ˌnɒk əˈbaʊt/ v
rumfliegen
(by extension) To engage in a relaxing activity in a place; to hang around in.
(by extension, usually in present participial form) To be mislaid in a place.

knock down v
umwerfen
(transitive) To hit or knock (something or someone), intentionally or accidentally, so that it falls.

knock for a loop v
aus der Bahn werfen
(transitive, idiomatic) To astonish; to stagger or overwhelm; to confuse or disorient.

knock on wood /ˌnɑk ɑn ˈwʊd/ /ˌnɑk ɔn ˈwʊd/ /ˌnɒk ɒn ˈwʊd/ [ˌnäk än ˈwʊd] interjection
auf Holz klopfen
(idiomatic, US) Hopefully; a self-directive to undertake the customary action to ward off bad luck.

knock on wood /ˌnɑk ɑn ˈwʊd/ /ˌnɑk ɔn ˈwʊd/ /ˌnɒk ɒn ˈwʊd/ [ˌnäk än ˈwʊd] v
auf Holz klopfen
(idiomatic, US) To take a customary action to ward off some misfortune that is believed to be attracted by a presumptuous statement.

knock up /nɒk ʌp/ v
erschöpfen
(dated) To exhaust; wear out; tire out; to fatigue until unable to do more. [from 18th c.]
erschöpfen schwängern
(dated, intransitive) To become exhausted or worn out; to fail of strength; to become wearied, as with labor; to give out. [from 18th c.]
schwängern
(slang, principally American) To impregnate, especially out of wedlock. See knocked up. [from 19th c.]
aufwärmen
(racket sports, intransitive) To gently hit the ball back and forth before a tennis match, as practice or warm-up, and to gauge the state of the playing surface, lighting, etc. See knock-up. [from 19th c.]

knock-kneed adj
x-beinig
(of the legs) Having the knees abnormally close together, and the ankles spread apart.

knock-knock interjection
klopf klopf
a verbal emulation of a knocking sound

knockoff knockoffs n
Fälschung Imitat
An imitation of something, particularly a well-known product, usually lower in quality and price than the original.

knoll /noʊl/ /nəʊl/ knolls n
Anhöhe Buckel Hubbel Hügel Hügelchen Kopf
A small mound or rounded hill.

knot /nɑt/ /nɒt/ knots n
Knoten
A looping of a piece of string or of any other long, flexible material that cannot be untangled without passing one or both ends of the material through its loops.
(mathematics) A non-self-intersecting closed curve in (e.g., three-dimensional) space that is an abstraction of a knot (in sense 1 above).
A protuberant joint in a plant.
(aviation) A unit of indicated airspeed, calibrated airspeed, or equivalent airspeed, which varies in its relation to the unit of speed so as to compensate for the effects of different ambient atmospheric conditions on aircraft performance.
Knutt Knuttstrandläufer
One of a variety of shore birds; red-breasted sandpiper (variously Calidris canutus or Tringa canutus).
Knoten Filz Fitz
(of hair, etc) A tangled clump.
Fitz Gewirr Knäuel
A maze-like pattern.
Bredouille Verlegenheit
A difficult situation.
Ast Knoten
The whorl left in lumber by the base of a branch growing out of the tree's trunk.
Beule
Local swelling in a tissue area, especially skin, often due to injury.

knot /nɑt/ /nɒt/ v
knoten
(transitive) To form into a knot; to tie with a knot or knots.

knot theory n
Knotentheorie
(mathematics) A branch of topology dealing with knots.

knotgrass knotgrasses n
Vogelknöterich
An annual plant, Polygonum aviculare, found in fields and wasteland

knothole knotholes n
Astloch
In a piece of lumber, a void left by a knot in the wood; such holes are often convenient for peering through when they occur in fences.

knotweed knotweeds n
Knöterich Vogelknöterich
Any of several plants of the genus Polygonum, with jointed stems and inconspicuous flowers

knout /naʊt/ [nʌʊt] knouts n
Knute
A leather scourge (multi-tail whip), in the severe version known as 'great knout' with metal weights on each tongue, notoriously used in imperial Russia.

know /noʊ/ /nəʊ/ v
wissen kennen
(transitive) To perceive the truth or factuality of; to be certain of; to be certain that.
(intransitive) To have knowledge; to have information, be informed.
kennen wissen
(transitive) To be acquainted or familiar with; to have encountered.
erkennen kennen
(transitive) To have indexed and have information about within one's database.
können sich auskennen in wissen
(transitive, philosophy) To maintain (a belief, a position) subject to a given philosophical definition of knowledge; to hold a justified true belief.

know inside and out v
etwas in- und auswendig kennen
(transitive, idiomatic) To know (something or someone) very thoroughly.

know like the back of one's hand v
etwas kennen wie die eigene Westentasche
(transitive, simile) To be intimately knowledgeable about something.

know one's stuff v
gut Bescheid wissen sich gut auskennen
(intransitive, informal) To be knowledgeable about and competent at a particular subject or task.

know the drill v
wissen, wie der Hase läuft

know thyself proverb
erkenne dich selbst
(also, _, philosophy) Be aware of your own strengths and limitations.

know-how /ˈnoʊ.haʊ/ /ˈnəʊ.haʊ/ n
Sachkenntnis Fachwissen Know-how
The knowledge and skill to be able to (do something correctly).

know-it-all know-it-alls n
Besserwisser Besserwisserin Rechthaber Neunmalkluger Klugscheißer Klugscheißerin
(chiefly, US, pejorative) Someone who claims to be knowledgeable or an expert in something, obnoxiously dismissing the opinions, advice, suggestions, etc. of others.

knowingly more knowingly most knowingly adv
wissentlich bewusst
In the manner of one who knows.
With knowledge of all relevant facts.

knowledge /ˈnoʊlɪd͡ʒ/ /ˈnɑlɪd͡ʒ/ /ˈnɒlɪd͡ʒ/ knowledges n
Wissen Kenntnis
The fact of knowing about something; general understanding or familiarity with a subject, place, situation etc. [from 14th c.]
Kenntnis Wissen
Awareness of a particular fact or situation; a state of having been informed or made aware of something. [from 14th c.]

knowledge is power proverb
Wissen ist Macht
Scientia potentia est; with knowledge and/or education, one's potential or ability to succeed in the pursuit of one's objectives will certainly increase.

knowledgeable /ˈnɑ.lɪ.d͡ʒə.bəl/ /ˈnɒl.ɪ.d͡ʒə.bəl/ more knowledgeable most knowledgeable adj
sachkundig kundig kenntnisreich
Having knowledge, especially of a particular subject.
kompetent bewandert unterrichtet
Educated and well-informed.

known /noʊn/ /nəʊn/ /ˈnɐʉ.wɘn/ /ˈnɐʉn/ best known better known adj
bekannt
Identified as a specific type; famous, renowned.

knuckle /ˈnʌkəl/ knuckles n
Fingerknöchel Knöchel
Any of the joints between the bones of the fingers.

knurl /nɜːl/ /nɝl/ knurls n
Riffelung Rändelung
A lined or crossgrained pattern of ridges or indentations rolled or pressed into a part for grip.

koala /koʊ.ˈɑː.lə/ /kə.ˈwɑː.lə/ /kəʊ.ˈɑː.lə/ /ˈkwɑː.lə/ koalas n
Koala
A tree-dwelling marsupial, Phascolarctos cinereus, that resembles a small bear with a broad head, large ears and sharp claws, mainly found in eastern Australia.

koan /ˈkoʊ.ɑn/ /ˈkəʊ.ɑːn/ koans n
Koan
(Zen, _, Buddhism) A story about a Zen master and his student, sometimes like a riddle, other times like a fable, which has become an object of Zen study, and which, when meditated upon, may unlock mechanisms in the Zen student’s mind leading to satori.

kobza kobzas n
Kobsa Kobza
(musical instruments) A lute-like stringed instrument traditionally made from a single block of wood, with a medium-length neck, originating in Ukrainian folk music.

kogel mogel /ˌkoʊ.ɡəlˈmoʊ.ɡəl/ kogel mogels n
Zuckerei Goggelmoggel
An egg-based homemade dessert made from egg yolks, sugar, and flavourings such as honey, vanilla, cocoa or rum, similar to eggnog, popular in Central and Eastern Europe, as well as in Caucasus.

kohl /koʊl/ /kɔʊl/ /kəʊl/ n
Kajal
A dark powder, usually powdered antimony, used as eye makeup, especially in Eastern countries; stibnite.

kohlrabi /koʊlˈɹɑb.i/ /kəʊlˈɹɑː.bi/ kohlrabies kohlrabis n
Kohlrabi
Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes, a variety of the cabbage, having a turnip-shaped edible stem.

koi /kɔɪ/ koi n
Koi Koi-Karpfen
Ornamental domesticated varieties of the Amur carp (Cyprinus rubrofuscus), of Japan and eastern Asia with red-gold or white coloring.

koine /ˈkɔɪneɪ/ /ˈkɔɪniː/ koinai koines n
Koine
A regional language that becomes standard over time.

kokoretsi kokoretsis n
Kokoretsch
A traditional Greek dish typically consumed at Easter, consisting mainly of seasoned lamb or goat offal.

kokoshnik kokoshniki kokoshniks n
Kokoschnik
A traditional Russian headdress worn by women and girls to accompany the sarafan.

kola nut /ˈkoʊləˌnʌt/ /ˈkəʊ.ləˌnʌt/ kola nuts n
Kolanuss
The edible seed of the kola tree, Cola acuminata and related species, used as a flavoring and as a source of caffeine.

kolach /ˈkoʊˌlɑt͡ʃ/ kolaches n
Kolatsche
Type of pastry that holds a portion of fruit or cheese, surrounded by a puffy cushion of supple dough.

kolkhoz /-kɒs/ /-kɔs/ /-kɔz/ /kol-/ /kɒl-/ /kɔːl-/ /kəlˈkɒz/ kolkhozes kolkhozy n
Kolchos Kolchose
(historical) A farming collective in the former Soviet Union.

komatsuna n
komatsuna
A leaf vegetable, a form of Brassica rapa, used in Japanese cooking

kombu /ˈkɒmbuː/ kombus n
Kombu
A kind of long horn instrument from Tamil Nadu and Kerala.

kombucha /ˌkɑmˈbu.t͡ʃə/ /ˌkɑmˈbu.ʃə/ kombuchas n
Kombucha
A fermentation of sweetened tea of Mongolian origin.

kompromat kompromats n
Kompromat kompromittierendes Material
Compromising material, blackmail material, (real or fabricated) evidence that a person does not want revealed, dirt.

konjac /ˈkəʊn.jæk/ konjacs n
Konjakpflanze Teufelszunge
A foul-smelling plant grown in Asia, Amorphophallus konjac.
Konjakwurzel Teufelszunge
Any of various food products made from the plant, including a flour and a gelatin, used to make noodles and candies, and as a food supplement for weight reduction.

kook /kuːk/ kooks n
Exzentriker Spinner
(slang, chiefly, US) An eccentric, strange or crazy person.

kookaburra /ˈkʊkəˌbaɹə/ /ˈkʊkəˌbɝɹə/ /ˈkʊkəˌbʌɹə/ kookaburras n
Jägerliest Kookaburra
Any of several species of kingfishers in the genus Dacelo.

kooky /ˈkuki/ /ˈkuːki/ /ˈkʊki/ kookier kookiest adj
irre schräg spinnert verrückt
(slang) Eccentric, strange, or foolish; crazy or insane; kookish.

kopek kopeks n
Kopeke
A Russian monetary unit equal to one hundredth of a ruble.
A kopiyka: a Ukrainian monetary unit equal to one hundredth of a hryvnia.

kopi luwak /ˈkoʊpi ˈlu(w)æk/ /ˈkoʊpi ˈlu(w)ɑk/ n
Katzenkaffee Kopi Luwak
Coffee made from the beans of coffee berries eaten, digested and defecated by civets.

kore /ˈkoɹeɪ/ /ˈkɔəɹeɪ/ korai kores n
Kore
(arts, sculpture) An Ancient Greek statue of a woman, portrayed standing, usually clothed, painted in bright colours and having an elaborate hairstyle.

korfball /ˈkɔː(ɹ)fbɔːl/ korfballs n
Korfball Korfballspiel
(uncountable) A non-contact unisex team sport originating from the Netherlands, similar to netball, where players attempt to throw a ball into a basket atop a pole.
Korfball
(countable) The ball used in the sport of korfball.

kori bustard kori bustards n
Koritrappe Riesentrappe
A species of bustard, Ardeotis kori, which is the largest flying bird native to Africa.

kosher /ˈkoʊʃɚ/ /ˈkɑʃə(ɹ)/ /ˈkɔʃə(ɹ)/ /ˈkəʊʃə/ more kosher most kosher adj
koscher
(Judaism) Fit for use or consumption, in accordance with Jewish law (especially relating to food).
(figuratively, by extension) In accordance with standards or usual practice.

kosovorotka kosovorotkas n
Kossoworotka
A traditional Russian skewed-collared shirt for men.

koto kotos n
Koto
(musical instrument) A Japanese stringed instrument having numerous strings, usually seven or thirteen, that are stretched over a convex wooden sounding board and are plucked with three plectra, worn on the thumb, index finger, and middle finger of one hand.

koumiss /ˈkuːmɪs/ koumisses n
Kumys
A fermented drink made from mare's milk, common among peoples of the Central Asian steppes.

kowtow /ˈkaʊˌtaʊ/ kowtows n
Kotau
The act of kowtowing.

kowtow /ˈkaʊˌtaʊ/ v
Kotau dienern katzbuckeln kriechen kuschen zu Kreuze kriechen
(intransitive, figuratively) To grovel, act in a very submissive manner.
Kotau machen
(intransitive, historical) To kneel and bow low enough to touch one’s forehead to the ground.

kozachok /kəˌzɑˈt͡ʃɔk/ /ˌkazəˈtʃɒk/ /ˌkɑːzəˈtʃɒk/ kozachoks n
Kasatschok
A Ukrainian and Russian couple-dance with constantly increasing tempo.

kraft process n
Sulfatverfahren
(chemistry) A chemical process for the conversion of wood into wood pulp (for paper manufacture)

krater kraters n
Krater
(historical) An ancient Greek vessel for mixing water and wine.

kratom [ˈkɹeɪ̯təm] kratoms n
Kratom
The dried leaves of this tree, used in traditional medicine or recreationally for their stimulant and analgesic effects.

krautrock n
Krautrock
(music genre, sometimes, capitalized) A genre of German experimental rock music from the 1970s.

kreuzer /ˈkɹɔɪtsə/ kreuzers n
Kreuzer
(historical) A small coin of varying value formerly used in parts of Germany and Austria.

krill /kɹɪl/ krill krills n
Krill
any of several small marine crustacean species of plankton in the order Euphausiacea in the class Malacostraca.

kroepoek kroepoek kroepoeks n
Krabbenbrot Krabbenchip
An Indonesian (Javanese) shrimp cracker, made from tapioca flour, salt, ground shrimps and various spices.

krona kronor n
Krone
The official currency of Sweden.

krone kroner n
Krone
The currency of Iceland, Denmark (including Greenland and the Faroe Islands) and Norway, divided into 100 øre, except in Iceland where 1 króna = 100 aurar.

kroužek /ˈkɹəʊʒɛk/ kroužky n
Kroužek
A ring-shaped diacritical mark (˚), whose use is largely restricted to Å, å and Ů, ů, and whereon it represents an etymological ‘o’.

krummholz n
Krummholz
Dense low matted bushes at the tree-line.

krupuk /ˈkrʊ.pʊʔ/ n
Krabbenbrot Krabbenchip
An Indonesian (Javanese) cracker, made from tapioca flour, salt, ground shrimps and various traditional spices.

krypton /ˈkɹɪptɒn/ kryptons n
Krypton
The chemical element (symbol Kr) with an atomic number of 36. It is a colourless, odourless noble gas that only reacts with fluorine. It is one of the rarest gases in the Earth's atmosphere.

krypton difluoride n
Kryptondifluorid
(inorganic compound) A binary compound of krypton and fluorine

kryptonite /ˈkɹɪptənaɪt/ kryptonites n
Kryptonit Achillesferse Schwachstelle wunder Punkt
(figuratively) The one weakness of something or someone that is otherwise invulnerable.

króna /ˈkɹəʊ.nə/ krónur n
Krone
The currency of Iceland, divided into 100 aurar

kshatriya /ˈkʃat.ɹi.ə/ kshatriyas n
Kshatriya
A member of the second-highest of the four castes or varnas in traditional Hindu society: the warrior or military caste.

kudos /ˈkjuːdɒs/ /ˈkuː.doʊs/ /ˈkuː.doʊz/ n
Applaus Beifall Lob
Praise; accolades.
Ansehen Ehre Prestige Renommee Ruhm
Credit for one's achievements.

kudu /ˈkuːduː/ kudu kudus n
Kudu
A large, striped, African antelope of the species Tragelaphus imberbis (lesser kudu) or Tragelaphus strepsiceros (greater kudu).

kudzu /ˈkʊd.zuː/ kudzus n
Kudzu
(cooking, medicine) A starch extracted from the root that is used in traditional East Asian medicine and cuisine.

kulak /ˈkulæk/ /ˈkuːlak/ kulaki kulaks n
Kulak Kulakin
(historical) A prosperous peasant in the Russian Empire or the Soviet Union, who owned land and could hire workers.

kumquat /ˈkʌmkwɑt/ /ˈkʌmkwɒt/ kumquats n
Kumquat
A small, orange citrus-like fruit which is native to Asia (Citrus japonica, syn. Fortunella japonica).

kuna kunas n
Kuna
The former (until 2023) currency of Croatia, divided into 100 lipa.

kung fu /ˈkɔŋ ˈfuː/ /ˈkʊŋ ˈfuː/ /ˈkʌŋ ˈfuː/ kung fu n
Kung-Fu
(martial arts) The Chinese martial arts collectively.

kurchatovium n
Kurtschatowium
(physics) A rejected name for rutherfordium.

kurgan /kʊəˈɡɑːn/ kurgans n
Kurgan
A prehistoric burial mound once used by peoples in Siberia and Central Asia.

kurta kurtas n
Kurta
A traditional article of clothing worn in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka, consisting of a loose, collarless, long-sleeved, knee-length shirt worn by both men and women.

kurtosis /kəɹˈtoʊ.sɪs/ /kəˈtəʊ.sɪs/ kurtoses kurtosises n
Wölbung Kurtosis
(statistics) A measure of "heaviness of the tails" of a probability distribution, defined as the fourth cumulant divided by the square of the variance of the probability distribution.

kuru /ˈkʉː.ɹʉː/ /ˈkʊ.ɹuː/ n
Kuru
A chronic, progressive, fatal central nervous system disease found mainly among the Fore and neighboring peoples of New Guinea, caused by a prion that probably resembles the scrapie agent of sheep, transmissible to nonhuman primates, and believed to be transmitted by ritual cannibalism.

kvass /kvɑːs/ kvasses n
Kwass
A fermented cereal-based low alcoholic beverage, often flavored with fruit, honey and herbs.

kvetch /kvɛt͡ʃ/ v
mäkeln nörgeln
To whine or complain, often needlessly and incessantly.

kwashiorkor /kwæʃ.iˈɔː.kɔː/ /kwɒʃ.iˈɔː.kɔː/ /ˌkwɑʃ.i.ɔɹˈkɔɹ/ /ˌkwɑʃ.iˈɔɹ.kɚ/ kwashiorkors n
Kwashiorkor Mehlnährschaden
(pathology) A form of malnutrition, found in children, caused by dietary insufficiency of protein in combination with a high-carbohydrate diet.

kyanite kyanites n
Kyanit
A blue neosilicate mineral, Al2SiO5, found in metamorphic rocks.

kyat /kiˈ(j)ɑt/ /kiːˈɑːt/ /ˈkjɑt/ /ˈt͡ʃɑt/ kyat kyats n
Kyat
The official currency of Myanmar.

kylix /ˈkaɪlɪks/ kylices kylikes kylixes n
Kylix
An Ancient Greek drinking cup with a stem, two handles, and a broad, shallow body

kype kypes n
Laichhaken
The hook that develops in the lower jaw of an adult male of most salmonid species when it is ready to spawn.

kyphotic more kyphotic most kyphotic adj
kyphotisch
(anatomy, pathology) Relating to, or exhibiting, kyphosis.

kyriarchy /ˈkaɪɹiˌɑɹki/ /ˈkaɪɹɪˌɑːki/ /ˈkɪ-/ kyriarchies n
Kyriarchat Kyriarchie
A system of ruling and oppression in which many people may interact and act as oppressor or oppressed. [from 1992]

kyudo n
Kyudo Kyūdō
A Japanese form of archery.

l'esprit de l'escalier /lɛˌspɹi də ˈlɛskɑljeɪ/ /lɛˌspɹi də ˌlɛskəˈljeɪ/ /lɛˌspɹiː də lɛˈskaljeɪ/ n
Treppenwitz
The phenomenon when a conversational rejoinder or remark only occurs to someone after the opportunity to make it has passed.

label /ˈleɪbəl/ labels n
Etikett Aufschrift Beschriftung Etikette
A small ticket or sign giving information about something to which it is attached or intended to be attached.

label /ˈleɪbəl/ v
etikettieren
(transitive) To put a label (a ticket or sign) on (something).
(ditransitive) To give a label to (someone or something) in order to categorise that person or thing.

labeled adj
beschriftet gekennzeichnet
Having a label, tagged.

labellum /ləˈbɛl.əm/ labella labellums n
Labellum Lippe

labia /ˈleɪ.bi.ə/ n
Schamlippen Labia
folds of tissue at opening of vulva

labia majora n
große Schamlippen
(anatomy) The two outer rounded folds of adipose tissue that lie on either side of the opening of the vagina.

labia minora n
kleine Schamlippen
(anatomy) The two inner folds of skin within the cleft of the labia majora.

labial /ˈleɪ.bi.əl/ adj
labial Lippe
(anatomy, zootomy) Of or pertaining to the lips or labia.
labial
(linguistics, phonetics) Articulated by the lips, as the consonants b, m and w.

labial /ˈleɪ.bi.əl/ labials n
Labial labial
(linguistics, phonetics) A consonant articulated by the lips.

labialization labializations n
Labialisierung
(phonology) A secondary articulatory feature of usually consonants that involves the contraction or rounding of the lips (labia) during pronunciation.

labialize v
labialisieren
(transitive) To round, make (a sound, notably a consonant) labial.

labiaplasty labiaplasties n
Labioplastie Labioplastik
(surgery) The moulding or shaping of the labia minora and/or labia majora.

labiate /ˈleɪbieɪt/ /ˈleɪbiət/ labiates n
Lippenblütler
(botany) A plant of the mint family (Labiatae)

labile /ˈleɪbaɪl/ more labile most labile adj
labil
Liable to slip, err, fall, or apostatize.

lability labilities n
Labilität
(uncountable) The state of being labile.
(countable) A susceptibility to change; instability.

labiodental /ˌleɪ.bi.oʊˈdɛn.təl/ /ˌleɪ.bi.əʊˈdɛn.təl/ adj
labiodental
(phonetics) articulated with the lower lip and upper teeth.

labiodental /ˌleɪ.bi.oʊˈdɛn.təl/ /ˌleɪ.bi.əʊˈdɛn.təl/ labiodentals n
Labiodental Lippenzahnlaut
(phonetics) A speech sound articulated with the lower lip and upper teeth.

labium /ˈleɪ.bi.əm/ labia n
Schamlippe
(anatomy, usually, in the plural) A liplike structure; especially one of the two pairs of folds of skin on either side of the vulva.

labneh labnehs n
Abtropfjoghurt Labneh Labné
Yogurt that has been strained to filter or remove the whey and thus has a consistency between that of yoghurt and cheese.

labor market labor markets n
Arbeitsmarkt
(economics) The market consisting of the supply of unemployed workers in relation to the demand for them.

labor of love labors of love n
Liebhaberei
(American spelling, idiomatic) A task performed voluntarily without expectation of reimbursement; an altruistic work or undertaking.

labor pain labor pains n
Wehen
(American spelling, often plural)

labor theory of value n
Arbeitswertlehre Arbeitswerttheorie
(economics, political science) The theory, usually associated with Marxian economics, that freely reproducible goods get their value from socially necessary human labor time.

labor-intensive more labor-intensive most labor-intensive adj
arbeitsintensiv
(American spelling) Requiring a great deal of work, especially physical and manual effort versus capital.

laboratory /ləˈbɒɹət(ə)ɹiː/ /ləˈbɔɹətɹi/ /ləˈbɔɹəˌtɔɹi/ /ˈlæb(ə)ɹəˌtɔɹi/ /ˈlæbɹəˌtɔɹi/ laboratories n
Labor Laboratorium Laborgebäude
A room, building or institution equipped for scientific research, experimentation or analysis.
A place where chemicals, drugs or microbes are prepared or manufactured.

laborer /ˈleɪ.bɚ.ɹɚ/ laborers n
Arbeiter
One who uses bodily strength rather than intellect to earn a wage, usually hourly.

laborious /ləˈbɔːɹiəs/ more laborious most laborious adj
arbeitsintensiv
Requiring much physical effort; toilsome.

labour /ˈleɪ.bə/ /ˈleɪ.bɚ/ labours n
Arbeit Arbeiter
(uncountable) Workers in general; the working class, the workforce; sometimes specifically the labour movement, organised labour.
Wehen
(medicine, obstetrics) The act of a mother giving birth.
The time period during which a mother gives birth.

labour /ˈleɪ.bə/ /ˈleɪ.bɚ/ v
arbeiten
(intransitive) To toil, to work.

labour camp labour camps n
Arbeitslager
A type of prison where prisoners are obliged to do forced labour, usually outdoors.

labour force labour forces n
Arbeitskraft
The collective group of people who are available for employment, whether currently employed or unemployed (though sometimes only those unemployed people who are seeking work are included).

labour law n
Arbeitsrecht

labour power n
Arbeitskraft

laburnum /ləˈbɜːnəm/ /ləˈbɝnəm/ laburnums n
Goldregen
Any tree of genus Laburnum. They have bright yellow flowers and are poisonous.

labyrinth /ˈlæb.ə.ɹɪnθ/ /ˈlæb.ɹɪnθ/ labyrinths n
Labyrinth
(gardening) A maze formed by paths separated by high hedges.
(anatomy) A complex structure in the inner ear which contains the organs of hearing and balance. It consists of bony cavities (the bony labyrinth) filled with fluid and lined with sensitive membranes (the membranous labyrinth).

labyrinthine /ˌlab.əˈɹɪn.θʌɪn/ /ˌlæb.əˈɹɪn.θɪn/ /ˌlæb.əˈɹɪnˌθaɪn/ /ˌlæb.əˈɹɪnˌθin/ more labyrinthine most labyrinthine adj
labyrinthartig
Physically resembling a labyrinth; with the qualities of a maze.

lac /læk/ lacs n
Lack
A resinous substance or lacquer produced mainly on the banyan tree by the female of Kerria lacca, a scale insect.

lace /leɪs/ laces n
Spitze
(uncountable) A light fabric containing patterns of holes, usually built up from a single thread. Wp

lace /leɪs/ v
schnüren abbinden binden bündeln einsäumen flechten
(ergative) To fasten (something) with laces.
dotieren infizieren kontaminieren vergiften versetzen verunreinigen
(transitive) To add alcohol, poison, a drug or anything else potentially harmful to (food or drink).

laced-up more laced-up most laced-up adj
verschnürt
(of clothing, footwear etc.) Fastened with a lace.

laceration /læsəˈɹeɪʃən/ lacerations n
Platzwunde
An irregular open wound caused by a blunt impact to soft tissue.

lachanophobia /ˌlækənəˈfəʊbɪə/ n
Lachanophobie
An irrational fear of vegetables.

lachrymose /ˈlæk.ɹɪ.moʊs/ more lachrymose most lachrymose adj
ergreifend nahe gehend traurig
Tearful, sorrowful, sad, pertaining to tears, weeping, causing tears or crying.

lack /læk/ lacks n
Mangel
A deficiency or need (of something desirable or necessary); an absence, want.

lack /læk/ v
fehlen entbehren mangeln
(transitive, stative) To be without, not to have, to need, to require.

lack of sleep n
Schlafmangel
The condition of not having slept enough at any given time without any specification of cause. (This entry is a translation hub.)

lackadaisical /læksə-/ /ˌlækəˈdeɪzɪkəl/ more lackadaisical most lackadaisical adj
gleichgültig lasch lustlos
Showing no interest, vigor, determination, or enthusiasm.

lackey /ˈlæ.ki/ lackeys n
Lakai
A footman, a liveried male servant.
A fawning, servile follower.

lacking /ˈlækɪŋ/ more lacking most lacking adj
-los mangelhaft mangeln
Missing or not having enough of (a good quality, etc).

lackluster /ˈlæklʌstə(ɹ)/ more lackluster most lackluster adj
glanzlos farblos lustlos matt
Having no shine or lustre; dull.
langweilig mittelmäßig müde
(figurative) Not exceptional; not worthy of special merit, attention, or interest; having no vitality.

laconic /ləˈkɑnɪk/ /ləˈkɒnɪk/ more laconic most laconic adj
lakonisch wortkarg
Using as few words as possible; pithy and concise.

lacquer /ˈlæk.ə/ /ˈlæk.ɚ/ lacquers n
Lack
A glossy, resinous material used as a surface coating; either a natural exudation of certain trees, or a solution of nitrocellulose in alcohol, etc.

lacquer /ˈlæk.ə/ /ˈlæk.ɚ/ v
lackieren
To apply a lacquer to something or to give something a smooth, glossy finish.

lacquerer lacquerers n
Lackierer Lackiererin
One who lacquers.

lacrimal /ˈlak.ɹɪm.l̩/ /ˈlak.ɹɪm.əl/ /ˈlæk.ɹəm.əl/ adj
Träne
(anatomy) Of or relating to tears or the tear-secreting organs.

lacrimal bone lacrimal bones n
Tränenbein
(anatomy) The smallest and most fragile bone of the face, situated near the eye.

lacrimal gland lacrimal glands n
Tränendrüse
(anatomy, ophthalmology) Either of a pair of almond-shaped glands, one for each eye, that secrete the aqueous layer of the tear film.

lacrimal sac lacrimal sacs n
Tränensack
(anatomy, ophthalmology) The upper dilated end of the nasolacrimal duct that is situated in a groove formed by the lacrimal bone and the frontal process of the maxilla and receives the lacrimal canaliculi.

lacrosse /ləˈkɹɑs/ /ləˈkɹɒs/ /ləˈkɹɔs/ n
Lacrosse
(sports) A sport played on a field between two opposing teams using sticks (crosses) and a ball, whereby one team defeats the other by scoring more goals within the allotted time.

lactase lactases n
Lactase Laktase
(enzyme, organic compound) A β-galactosidase enzyme that is involved in the hydrolysis of the disaccharide lactose into constituent galactose and glucose monomers.

lactic /ˈlæktɪk/ adj
Milch
Of, relating to, or derived from milk.

lactic acid n
Milchsäure
(carboxylic acid) 2-hydroxy-propanoic acid (CH3.CHOH.CO2H), a syrupy liquid, soluble in water; found in milk, wine and many fruits; used as a food additive and in many industrial applications.

lactone lactones n
Lacton
(organic chemistry) A cyclic intramolecular ester derived from a hydroxy acid

lactoprotein lactoproteins n
Milcheiweiß
(protein) Any protein (such as casein) present in milk

lactose /ˈlæk.toʊs/ /ˈlæk.təʊs/ /ˈlæk.təʊz/ lactoses n
Laktose Milchzucker Lactose
(carbohydrate) The disaccharide sugar of milk and dairy products, C12H22O11, a product of glucose and galactose used as a food and in medicinal compounds.

lactose intolerance lactose intolerances n
Laktoseintoleranz
Inability to fully metabolize lactose.

lactose intolerant more lactose intolerant most lactose intolerant adj
laktoseintolerant
unable to fully metabolize lactose

lactose-free adj
laktosefrei
Not containing lactose.

lactulose /ˈlak.tjʊ.ləʊz/ /ˈlæk.t(j)ʊˌloʊs/ lactuloses n
Lactulose
(organic compound, pharmaceutical drug) A synthetic disaccharide C12H22O11 consisting of galactose and fructose units, used as a laxative for chronic constipation and as an acidifier to reduce blood ammonia levels causing neurological symptoms in advanced liver disease. It is used in solution for oral or rectal administration.

lacuna /ləˈk(j)uː.nə/ lacunae lacunas lacunæ n
lexikalische Lücke
(linguistics, translation studies) A language gap, which occurs when there is no direct translation in the target language for a lexical term found in the source language.

lacustrine /-aɪn/ /ləˈkʌstɹɪn/ more lacustrine most lacustrine adj
lakustrisch
Of or relating to lakes.

lad /læd/ /ləd/ lads n
Stallbursche
Junge Knabe Bube
A boy or young man.
Bursche junger Mann
A familiar term of address for a young man.

ladder /ˈladə/ /ˈlædɚ/ [ˈlæɾɚ] ladders n
Leiter
A frame, usually portable, of wood, metal, or rope, used for ascent and descent, consisting of two side pieces to which are fastened rungs (cross strips or rounds acting as steps).
In the game of go, a sequence of moves following a zigzag pattern and ultimately leading to the capture of the attacked stones.
Laufmasche
(chiefly, Britain) A length of unravelled fabric in a knitted garment, especially in nylon stockings; a run.

ladder mate ladder mates n
Treppenmatt

ladder snake ladder snakes n
Treppennatter
Any of the species Rhinechis scalaris of European snakes in the Colubridae family

ladder wagon ladder wagons n
Leiterwagen
(historical) An agricultural wagon with sides resembling ladders.

laddie /ˈlædi/ laddies n
Bubi
(Scotland, Northumbria) A small boy.

lade /leɪd/ v
beladen
To fill or load (related to cargo or a shipment).
aufbürden beladen belasten
To weigh down, oppress, or burden.
schöpfen
To use a ladle or dipper to remove something (generally water).

laden /ˈleɪdn̩/ /ˈleɪdən/ more laden most laden adj
beladen belastet
Weighed down with a load, burdened.
schwer
Heavy.

ladies and gentlemen n
meine Damen und Herren Damen und Herren Herrschaften
Used to address an audience.
(rare, _, and, _, euphemism) Public toilets: a ladies' room and a gentlemen's room.

ladies first phraseologicalUnit
Frauen zuerst

ladies' room ladies' rooms n
Damentoilette Damenumkleideraum
(euphemism) A public lavatory intended for use by women.
(historical) A waiting room in a railway station or other public building intended exclusively for women and usually including a separate women's lavatory.

ladle /ˈleɪ.dəl/ ladles n
Schöpfkelle Schöpflöffel Kelle Suppenkelle
A deep-bowled spoonlike utensil with a long, usually curved, handle.
Gießpfanne
(metallurgy) A container used in a foundry to transport and pour out molten metal.

lady /ˈleɪdi/ [ˈleɪ.ɾi] ladies n
Ehefrau des Hausherrn Frau des Hauses Hausherrin Herrin des Hauses
(historical) The mistress of a household.
Dame
A woman of breeding or higher class, a woman of authority.
Herrin Dame Frau
A title for someone married to a lord or gentleman.
Damentoilette
(ladies' or ladies) Toilets intended for use by women.
Dame Madam meine Dame verehrte Frau
A woman to whom the particular homage of a knight was paid; a woman to whom one is devoted or bound.

lady abbess lady abbesses n
Puffmutter
(rare, obsolete, euphemistic) A bawd, the mistress of a brothel.

lady fern lady ferns n
Frauenfarn
A fern of the species Athyrium filix-femina, native throughout the temperate Northern Hemisphere.

lady's man ladies' men lady's men n
Frauenheld Weiberheld
(idiomatic) A man who attracts women and enjoys their company.

lady's slipper lady's slippers n
Frauenschuh
Any orchid of the subfamily Cypripedioideae, distinguished by their slipper-shaped pouches which trap insects to improve pollination rates.
Gelber Frauenschuh
The type species of this subfamily, Cypripedium calceolus.

lady's thumb lady's thumbs n
Floh-Knöterich
A perennial plant of the knotweed family, native to Eurasia but introduced to many other regions, Persicaria maculosa.

lady-in-waiting /ˌleɪdi ɪn ˈweɪtɪŋ/ /ˌleɪdɪ ɪn ˈweɪtɪŋ/ [-ɾɪŋ] ladies-in-waiting n
Ehrendame Hofdame Palastdame
A lady, often a noblewoman, in the household of a queen, princess, or other woman of higher rank who attends her as a personal assistant, generally a role considered an honour.

lady-killer lady-killers n
Frauenheld Schürzenjäger Weiberheld
(colloquial) An uncaring womanizer.

ladybird /ˈleɪ.di.bəːd/ /ˈleɪ.di.bɝd/ ladybirds n
Marienkäfer
Any of the Coccinellidae family of beetles, typically having a round shape and red or yellow spotted elytra.

ladybird spider ladybird spiders n
rote Röhrenspinne
Eresus sandaliatus, a species of spider found primarily in northern and central Europe, males generally being 6-9mm long and characterized by a bright orange back featuring four large and two small ebony spots, females being 10-16mm long and jet-black.

ladyboy /ˈleɪdiˌbɔɪ/ ladyboys n
Ladyboy
(colloquial, chiefly, Thailand) A trans woman or transfeminine person in or from Asia.

ladyfinger ladyfingers n
Löffelbiskuit Katzenzunge Biskotte
A small sponge cake, shaped approximately like a finger.

ladylike more ladylike most ladylike adj
damenhaft ladylike
Of or related to the appearance or behaviour of a well-mannered woman.

ladylove ladyloves n
Feinsliebchen Geliebte Liebling Liebste
(poetic) A woman who is loved by someone; a female object of desire.

lag /læɡ/ v
zurückbleiben zurückfallen
To fail to keep up (the pace), to fall behind.

lager /ˈlɑɡɚ/ /ˈlɑːɡə/ lagers n
Lager
A type of beer, brewed using a bottom-fermenting yeast.

laggard /ˈlæɡəd/ /ˈlæɡɚd/ laggards n
Nachzügler Bummler
One who lags behind; one who takes more time than is necessary or than the others in a group.

lagniappe /lænˈjæp/ /ˈlænjæp/ lagniappes n
Dreingabe
(chiefly, Louisiana, Mississippi, Trinidad and Tobago) An extra or unexpected gift or benefit, such as that given to customers when they purchase something.

lagoon /ləˈɡuːn/ lagoons n
Lagune
A shallow body of water separated from deeper sea by a bar.

lahar /ˈlɑhɑɹ/ lahars n
Lahar
(geology) A volcanic mudflow.

lahmacun lahmacuns n
Türkische Pizza
A dish of Arab origin consisting of a round, thin piece of dough topped with minced meat (most commonly beef and lamb).

laicism /ˈleɪ.ə.sɪz.əm/ /ˈleɪ.ɪ.sɪz.əm/ laicisms n
Laizismus
(especially in reference to Turkey) Secularism.

laicist more laicist most laicist adj
laizistisch
Pertaining to or representing the interests of the laity; non-clerical; secular.

laicist laicists n
Laizist Laizistin
A supporter of laicism; a secularist.

laid-back more laid-back most laid-back adj
entspannt locker lässig unbeschwert
relaxed and easy-going; demonstrating an absence of stress or worry

lain /leɪn/ v
gelegen
situated horizontally

lair /lɛə/ /lɛɚ/ lairs n
Bau Höhle
A place inhabited by a wild animal, often a cave or a hole in the ground.
A shed or shelter for domestic animals.

laissez faire /-(ˌ)zeɪ/ /ˈleɪseɪ ˌfɛə(ɹ)/ /ˈlæseɪ ˌfɛə(ɹ)/ /ˌleɪ-/ /ˌlɛ(ˌ)seɪ ˈfɛəɹ/ n
Laissez-faire
(economics, politics) A policy of governmental non-interference in economic affairs.

laity /ˈleɪ.ə.ti/ /ˈleɪ.ɪ.ti/ laities n
Laie
People of a church who are not ordained clergy or clerics.

lake /leɪk/ lakes n
Färberlack
In the composition of colors for use in products intended for human consumption, made by extending on a substratum of alumina, a salt prepared from one of the certified water-soluble straight colors.
See
(now, _, chiefly, _, dialectal) A small stream of running water; a channel for water; a drain.

lake dwelling lake dwellings n
Pfahlbau
A prehistoric structure, built over shallow waters, such as a lake or marsh, supported on piles or artificial mounds of earth or wood.

lakeshore /ˈleɪk.ʃɔɹ/ /ˈleɪk.ʃɔː/ lakeshores n
Seeuver
(sometimes, attributive) The shore of a lake.

lakeside lakesides n
Seeufer
The ground near the edge of a lake; the land adjacent to a lake.

laksa laksas n
Laksa
A spicy noodle stew from Indonesia or Malaysia.

lama /ˈlɑː.mə/ lamas n
Lama
A master of Tibetan Buddhism.

lamb /læm/ [lɛəm] lamber lambren lambs n
Lamm Lammfleisch
A young sheep.
(uncountable) The flesh of a lamb or sheep used as food.

lambaste /læmˈbeɪst/ /læmˈbæst/ v
angreifen attackieren beschimpfen ermahnen schelten zurechtweisen
To scold, reprimand or criticize harshly.
fertig machen fertigmachen verdreschen vermöbeln verprügeln
(dated in UK English but not US English) To give a thrashing to; to beat severely.

lambda /ˈlæm.də/ lambdas n
Lambda
The eleventh letter of the Classical and Modern Greek alphabet, the twelfth of the Old Greek alphabet.

lambda point lambda points n
Lambdapunkt
(physics) The temperature that is the transition point between the normal and the superfluid forms of helium (at a particular pressure)

lambda probe lambda probes n
Lambdasonde
A device that is used to measure the proportion of oxygen in a fluid

lambdacism /ˈlæmbdəˌsɪzəm/ lambdacisms n
Lambdazismus
(phonology) A pronunciation shift whereby /l/ or other closely related phonemes are substituted for other sounds (typically /r/), as Sally for Sarah or Molly for Mary.

lambkin /ˈlæmkɪn/ lambkins n
Lämmchen
A young lamb, a very young sheep.

lamblike adj
lammartig lammfromm
Like a lamb; gentle; inoffensive.

lame /leɪm/ lamer lamest adj
lahm
Unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs.
ätzend öde
(colloquial) Synonym of uncool, uninteresting, or unfunny.

lame duck lame ducks n
lahme Ente
(colloquial) A person or thing that is helpless, inefficient, or disabled.
scheidender Amtsinhaber
(US, politics) An elected official who has lost the recent election or is not eligible for reelection and is marking time until leaving office.

lament /ləˈmɛnt/ laments n
Klage Klagen Wehklage Wehklagen
An expression of grief, suffering, sadness or regret.
Klagegesang Klagelied
A song expressing grief.

lament /ləˈmɛnt/ v
beklagen wehklagen
(intransitive) To express grief; to weep or wail; to mourn.
beklagen
(transitive) To express great sorrow or regret over; to bewail.

lamentable /ləˈmɛn.tə.bəl/ /ˈlæm.ən.tə.bəl/ more lamentable most lamentable adj
beklagenswert
Causing sorrow, distress or regret; deplorable, pitiful or distressing.

lametta /ləˈmɛtə/ n
Lametta
Thin wire or foil made of brass, gold or silver; now especially thin strips of metallic foil used as Christmas decoration.

lamia /ˈleɪ.mi.ə/ /ˈleɪmɪə/ lamiae lamias n
Lamia
(Greek mythology) A monster preying upon human beings, who sucked the blood of children, often described as having the head and breasts of a woman and the lower half of a serpent.

laminate /ˈlæmɪneɪt/ /ˈlæmɪnət/ laminates n
Laminat
Material formed of thin sheets glued together.

laminate /ˈlæmɪneɪt/ /ˈlæmɪnət/ v
laminieren
To assemble from thin sheets glued together.

laminate flooring laminate floorings n
Laminat Laminatboden Laminatfußboden
Multi-layer synthetic flooring product fused together with a lamination process and simulating wood.

laminated more laminated most laminated adj
laminiert
Made by lamination.

lamination /ˌlæm.əˈneɪ.ʃən/ /ˌlæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/ laminations n
Laminat Laminierung
The process of laminating, joining together thin layers.
Laminat
(topology) A foliation of a closed subset of a manifold by subspaces of one dimension less.

lammergeier /ˈlaməɡaɪə/ /ˈlamɚɡaɪɚ/ lammergeiers n
Lämmergeier Bartgeier
A long-winged vulture, Gypaetus barbatus, found in southern Europe, Africa and India.

lamp /læmp/ [leəmp] [lɛəmp] [lɛːmp] lamps n
Lampe Öllampe
A device that generates heat, light or other radiation. Especially an electric light bulb.
A device containing oil, burnt through a wick for illumination; an oil lamp.

lampenflora lampenfloras n
Lampenflora

lamplighter /ˈlæmpˌlaɪ.tə(ɹ)/ lamplighters n
Laternenanzünder
(historical) A person employed to light streetlights at dusk and snuff them at dawn.

lampoon /læmˈpuːn/ lampoons n
Schmähschrift Pamphlet Spottschrift
A written attack or other work ridiculing a person, group, or institution; especially, a satirical one.

lamppost lampposts n
Laternenpfahl
The pole that holds up a light so it can illuminate a wide area, such as holds up a streetlight.

lamprey /ˈlæm.pɹeɪ/ /ˈlæm.pɹi/ lampreys n
Neunauge
Any long slender primitive eel-like freshwater and saltwater fish of the order Petromyzontiformes, having a sucking mouth with rasping teeth but no jaw.

lampshade /ˈlæmp.ʃeɪd/ lampshades n
Lampenschirm
A cover over a lamp to either diffuse the light or to block it in certain directions to avoid glare in the eyes.

lance /læns/ /lɑːns/ lances n
Lanze
A weapon of war, consisting of a long shaft or handle and a steel blade or head; a spear carried by horsemen.
A wooden spear, sometimes hollow, used in jousting or tilting, designed to shatter on impact with the opposing knight’s armour.
Harpune
(fishing) A spear or harpoon used by whalers and fishermen.
Lanzer
(military) A soldier armed with a lance; a lancer.
Harpune mit Sprenggeschoss
(military) An instrument which conveys the charge of a piece of ordnance and forces it home.

lance corporal lance corporals n
Gefreiter
(US) An enlisted rank of grade E-3 in the United States Marine Corps, ranking above private first class and below corporal. Abbreviated as LCpl.

lance rest lance rests n
Rüsthaken

lanceolate more lanceolate most lanceolate adj
lanzettlich lanzettförmig
(botany, mycology) Having the general shape of a lance; much longer than wide, with the widest part lower than the middle and a pointed apex.

lanceolated warbler lanceolated warblers n
Strichelschwirl
Locustella lanceolata, an Old World warbler.

lancet /læn.sɪt/ /lɑːn.sɪt/ lancets n
Lanzette
A sharp, pointed, two-edged surgical instrument used in venesection and for opening abscesses etc.

land /lænd/ [ɫeə̯nd] lands n
Land Erde
The part of Earth which is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water.
Land
Real estate or landed property; a partitioned and measurable area which is owned and acquired and on which buildings and structures can be built and erected.
A country or region.
(agriculture) The ground left unploughed between furrows; any of several portions into which a field is divided for ploughing.
Vaterland
A person's country of origin and/or homeplace; homeland.

land /lænd/ [ɫeə̯nd] v
landen
(intransitive) To descend to a surface, especially from the air.
(transitive) To bring to land.
an Land ziehen
(transitive) To acquire; to secure.

land ahoy interjection
Land in Sicht
(nautical) Shouted by the ship's watch to inform the crew that land has been spotted.

land cruiser land cruisers n
Landkreuzer
(archaic, military, 19th century to pre-WWI) An armoured combat vehicle, a tank.

land mine /ˈlænd.maɪn/ land mines n
Mine Landmine
(military) A mine that is placed on land and designed to explode when stepped upon or touched.

land register /ˈlændˈɹɛdʒ.ɪs.tə/ /ˈlændˈɹɛdʒ.ɪs.tɚ/ land registers n
Grundbuch
A public record of land ownership and related information.

lander [ˈlændə] [ˈlændɚ] landers n
Lander
A spacecraft, particularly a probe, designed to set down on the surface of another celestial body.

landfall /ˈlænd.fɑl/ /ˈlænd.fɔl/ /ˈlænd.fɔːl/ landfalls n
Landung
Arrival at the shore by ship, or sighting of the shore from a ship.

landfill /ˈlænd.fɪl/ landfills n
Mülldeponie Deponie Müllabladeplatz Müllhalde
(countable) A site at which refuse is buried under layers of earth.
Müll
(uncountable) The material so disposed of.

landfill /ˈlænd.fɪl/ v
ablagern deponieren
(transitive) To dispose of (garbage) by burying it at a landfill site.

landform /ˈlænd.fɔɹm/ /ˈlænd.fɔːm/ landforms n
Landform
Any geological feature, such as a mountain or valley.

landgrave landgraves n
Landgraf
County nobleman in the British, privately held North American colony Carolina, ranking just below the proprietary (chartered equivalent of a royal vassal).

landgraviate landgraviates n
Landgrafschaft

landgravine landgravines n
Landgräfin
The wife of a landgrave, or a woman who rules over a landgraviate.

landing /ˈlændɪŋ/ landings n
Landung
An arrival at a surface, as of an airplane or any descending object.
Anlandungsplatz Anlandungsstelle Anlegeplatz Landungsplatz
A place on a shoreline where a boat lands.
Treppenabsatz
A level area at the top of a flight of stairs, or connecting one flight with another.

landing craft landing craft landing crafts n
Landungsfahrzeug
(nautical, military) A type of flat-bottomed boat used to transport infantry and vehicles onto a shore during an assault from the sea.

landing gear landing gears n
Fahrwerk
(uncountable, countable, aviation) The wheels, tyres, brakes, shock absorbers etc of an aircraft; its undercarriage.

landing net landing nets n
Kescher
(fishing) A fishnet mounted on a ring which is connected to a handle, used by anglers to secure a catch when pulling it out of the water by the line to which it is hooked.

landing page landing pages n
Landeseite Landingpage
(web design, marketing) A web page at which a user first arrives at a website, now especially one optimized for a marketing campaign or for lead generation.

landing ship landing ships n
Landungsschiff
(military, nautical) a sea-going military light ferry designed to assault shores that are held against them, and disembark forces directly onto the shore

landing strip landing strips n
Landebahn Landepiste
(aviation) A runway for aircraft, especially one which is auxiliary or temporary.

landlady /ˈlændˌleɪ.di/ landladies n
Hauswirtin Vermieterin
A female landlord.

landline landlines n
Festnetz
A fixed telephone communications cable; originally, one run over land, as opposed to a submarine cable.
Festnetz Festnetztelefon
(by extension) A telephone connected by such a fixed wire, specifically not wireless/mobile.

landlocked /ˈlændlɑkt/ /ˈlændlɒkt/ adj
binnen- binnenkontinental binnenkontinental gelegen landumschlossen ohne Zugang zum Meer von Land umgeben
(of a country, geographical region, etc.) Surrounded by land (having no borders with the sea).
Süßwasser-
Living in freshwater, such as landlocked salmon.
ohne Zugang zu öffentlichen Wegen
(US, real estate, of a property or parcel) Surrounded by other property and having no access to a public road.

landlord /ˈlænd.lɔɹd/ /ˈlænd.lɔːd/ landlords n
Hauswirt Vermieter
A person that leases real property; a lessor.
(chiefly, British) The owner or manager of a public house.
(surfing, slang, with "the") A shark, imagined as the owner of the surf to be avoided.

landlubber /ˈlænd.lʌ.bə/ /ˈlænd.lʌ.bɚ/ landlubbers n
Landratte
(nautical, pejorative) Someone unfamiliar with the sea or seamanship, especially a novice seaman.

landmark /ˈlændmɑɹk/ landmarks n
Wahrzeichen Orientierungshilfe Orientierungspunkt
A recognizable natural or man-made feature used for navigation.
Sehenswürdigkeit
A notable location with historical, cultural, or geographical significance.
Meilenstein richtungsweisendes Ereignis
(figurative, also, attributive) A major event or discovery.

landmass /ˈlænd.mæs/ landmasses n
Festland Landfläche Landmasse
(geography) A large, continuous area of land surrounded by sea or contiguous with another landmass.

landowner /ˈlændˌoʊ.nɚ/ /ˈlændˌəʊ.nə/ landowners n
Grundbesitzer Grundbesitzerin
A person who owns land.

landrace /ˈlændˌɹeɪs/ landraces n
Landrasse
(often, attributive) Any local variety of a domesticated animal or plant species that has adapted over time to its ecological and cultural environment (including, in some cases, its work). [from late 19th c.]

landscape /ˈlan(d)skeɪp/ /ˈlæn(d)skɪp/ landscapes n
Landschaft
A portion of land or territory which the eye can comprehend in a single view, including all the objects it contains.
A picture representing a real or imaginary scene by land or sea, the main subject being the general aspect of nature, as fields, hills, forests, water, etc.
The pictorial aspect of a country.
Querformat
(computing, printing, uncountable) a mode of printing where the horizontal sides are longer than the vertical sides

landscape genetics n
Landschaftsgenetik
A discipline that analyses the influence of landscape and environmental features on the genetic structure of a population.

landscaper /ˈlænd.skeɪp.ə/ /ˈlænd.skeɪp.ɚ/ landscapers n
Landschaftsgärtner Landschaftsgärtnerin
One that does landscaping.

landscaping landscapings n
Landschaftsbau
The act of improving a landscape.

landslide /ˈlænd.slaɪd/ landslides n
Erdrutsch
A natural disaster that involves the breakup and downhill flow of rock, mud, water and anything caught in the path.
Erdrutschsieg erdrutschartiger Sieg überwältigender Sieg
A vote won by a wide or overwhelming majority.

landslide victory landslide victories n
Erdrutschsieg überwältigender Sieg
(politics) an overwhelming victory in an election

landslip landslips n
Erdrutsch
The sliding of a mass of land down a cliff or slope; a landslide.

lane /leɪn/ lanes n
Gasse
A narrow passageway between fences, walls, hedges or trees.
Spur Fahrspur
A lengthwise division of roadway intended for a single line of vehicles.
Route Spur
A course designated for ships or aircraft.

laneway laneways n
Gässchen
(Canada, Scotland, Ireland, Australia) A narrow roadway; a lane

langos /ˈlaːŋɡoʃ/ n
Langos
A traditional Hungarian fried dough, usually seasoned with garlic, sour cream or cheese and sold as a fast food.

language /ˈlæŋɡwɪd͡ʒ/ [ˈleɪŋɡwɪd͡ʒ] languages n
Sprache Einzelsprache
(countable) A body of words, and set of methods of combining them (called a grammar), understood by a community and used as a form of communication.
Sprache Sprachen
(uncountable) The ability to communicate using words.
(computing, countable) A computer language; a machine language.
Sprache Jargon
(uncountable) A sublanguage: the slang of a particular community or jargon of a particular specialist field.
Sprache
(countable, uncountable, figurative) The expression of thought (the communication of meaning) in a specified way; that which communicates something, as language does.
(uncountable) The particular words used in a speech or a passage of text.

language barrier language barriers n
Sprachbarriere
A conceptual barrier to effective communication, occurring when people who speak different languages attempt to communicate with each other.

language border language borders n
Sprachgrenze

language code language codes n
Sprachcode
short alphabetic or numeric identifier assigned to a language.

language contact language contacts n
Sprachkontakt
(linguistics) The phenomenon in which speakers of two or more languages or varieties interact and influence each other.

language exchange language exchanges n
Sprachaustausch Sprachenaustausch
A method of language learning based on mutual practice by learning partners who speak different languages.

language family language families n
Sprachfamilie
(linguistics) A set of languages which have evolved from a common ancestor.

language game language games n
Sprachspiel
(philosophy) A set of rules governing how participants respond to utterings.

language isolate language isolates n
isolierte Sprache
(linguistics) A natural language with no proven genetic relationship to another language.

language model language models n
Sprachmodell
(ML) A machine learning model that assigns probabilities to sequences of characters or words, and/or is capable of generating plausible subsequent text from a given prompt.

language police n
Sprachpolizei
(informal, derogatory) Any person or group crusading for a particular usage or omission within a language.

language proficiency language proficiencies n
Sprachbeherrschung Sprachkenntnis
(This entry is a translation hub.)

language school language schools n
Sprachschule
A school where foreign languages are taught

language technology n
Sprachtechnologie
The interdisciplinary field dealing with making computer programs model, analyze, produce, modify and respond to human language.

languid /ˈlæŋɡwəd/ /ˈlæŋɡwɪd/ more languid most languid adj
träge
Of a person or their actions, character, etc.: lacking drive, emotion, or enthusiasm; apathetic, listless, spiritless, unenthusiastic.

languish /ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪʃ/ v
ermatten erschlaffen siechen
(intransitive) To lose strength and become weak; to be in a state of weakness or sickness. [from 14th c.]
schmachten sehnen sich verzehren
(intransitive) To pine away in longing for something; to have low spirits, especially from lovesickness. [from 14th c.]
dahinsiechen schmachten
(intransitive) To live in miserable or disheartening conditions. [from 15th c.]

languor /ˈlæŋ(ɡ)ɚ/ /ˈlæŋɡə/ languors n
einschläfernde Stille
(uncountable) A state of the body or mind caused by exhaustion or disease and characterized by a languid or weary feeling; lassitude; (countable) an instance of this.

lanky /ˈlæŋk.i/ lankier lankiest adj
schlaksig
(informal) Tall, slim, and rather ungraceful or awkward.

lanner falcon lanner falcons n
Lannerfalke
Falco biarmicus, a large bird of prey found in Africa, southeast Europe, and southwest Asia.

lanolin lanolins n
Wollwachs Wollschweißfett
A greasy yellow substance chemically akin to wax that is secreted from wooly animals, with a variety of uses from rust prevention, lubrication and waterproofing to cosmetics and skin ointments.

lansquenet /ˈlanskəˌnɛt/ /ˈlɑːnskəˌnɛt/ /ˌlænskəˈnɛt/ lansquenets n
Landsknecht
(countable, historical) Any of a class of German mercenaries of the 15th and 16th centuries, most of whom were pikemen and foot soldiers.
Landsknecht Lansquenet
(uncountable) A gambling card game in which the dealer is given an initial card and the players another; cards are then turned up until the value (rank) of one of those cards is met.

lantern /ˈlæntən/ /ˈlɛən(t)ɚn/ lanterns n
Laterne
A case of translucent or transparent material made to protect a flame, or light, used to illuminate its surroundings.
(architecture) A smaller and secondary cupola crowning a larger one, for ornament, or to admit light.
(steam engines) A kind of cage inserted in a stuffing box and surrounding a piston rod, to separate the packing into two parts and form a chamber between for the reception of steam, etc.; a lantern brass.

lantern beetle lantern beetles n
Laternenträger
Any of several kinds of planthoppers with a protrusion on the head resembling a lantern.

lanternfish lanternfish lanternfishes n
Laternenfisch
any of small, deep sea fish of the large family Myctophidae, named after their conspicuous use of bioluminescence.

lanthanum /ˈlænθənəm/ lanthanums n
Lanthan
(uncountable) A chemical element (symbol La) with an atomic number of 57: a soft, ductile, silvery-white metal that tarnishes slowly when exposed to air.

lanugo /ləˈnjuːɡəʊ/ lanugos n
Lanugo
Soft down or fine hair, specifically that covering the human foetus or a tumorous area.

lanyard /ˈlæn.jəd/ /ˈlæn.jɚd/ /ˈlænˌjɑɹd/ /ˈlænˌjɑːd/ /ˈɫænjəd/ lanyards n
Schlüsselband Umhängeband Trageband
(by extension) A cord worn around the neck, shoulder, or wrist which is attached to a small object to be carried such as an identity card or security pass, key, knife, or whistle.
Abzugsleine
(by extension, military) A cord with a hook which is secured to an artillery piece, and pulled to fire the weapon.

lap /læp/ laps n
Überhang Überstand
Bahn Bahnlänge
The state or condition of being in part extended over or by the side of something else; or the extent of the overlapping.
(swimming) The traversal of one length of the pool, or (less commonly) one length and back again.
Schoß Schoss
The upper legs of a seated person.
Runde Platzrunde
(sports) One circuit around a race track.

lap /læp/ v
schlecken
(ambitransitive) To take (liquid) into the mouth with the tongue; to lick up with a quick motion of the tongue.
überlappen
(intransitive) To be turned or folded; to lie partly on or over something; to overlap.
überrunden
(transitive, sports, motor racing) To overtake a straggler in a race by completing one more whole lap than the straggler.

lap dance lap dances n
Lapdance
An erotic form of entertainment, typically at a men's club, where a naked or nearly-nude performer straddles a customer and moves in a rhythmic, sexual manner over his or her lap.

lap dog /ˈlæpdɒɡ/ lap dogs n
Schoßhund Schoßhündchen Schoßhündin
(cynology) A small toy dog, kept as household pet, whose light weight and companionable temperament make it both suited and disposed to spend time resting in the comfort of its master's lap; a dog bred to behave in this manner.

lap joint lap joints n
Überlappungsverbindung
(construction, woodworking) A joint made by securing together two overlapping pieces

laparoscope laparoscopes n
Laparoskop
A thin endoscope that may be inserted through a small incision in the abdominal wall.

laparoscopy /lapəˈɹɒskəpi/ laparoscopies n
Laparoskopie Bauchspiegelung
(medicine) Examination of the loins or abdomen, now specifically examination or surgery on the peritoneal cavity using a laparoscope.

laparotomy laparotomies n
Laparotomie
(surgery) The surgical procedure for making an incision in the abdominal wall to gain access into the abdominal cavity. Performed either as exploratory surgery, or as the first step in an abdominal operation.

lapel /ləˈpɛl/ lapels n
Aufschlag Revers Jackenaufschlag Klappe Mantelaufschlag Rockaufschlag
Each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on the front of a jacket or coat that are folded back below the throat, leaving a triangular opening between.

lapidary /ˈlæpəˌdɛɹi/ /ˈlæpɪdəɹi/ /ˈlæpɪdɹi/ adj
lapidar
Of a piece of writing or a writing style: characteristic of or suitable for an inscription; embodying the precision and refinement of inscriptions on monuments; concise and stately.

lapidary /ˈlæpəˌdɛɹi/ /ˈlæpɪdəɹi/ /ˈlæpɪdɹi/ lapidaries n
Edelsteinschleifer Edelsteinschleiferin
A person who cuts and polishes, engraves, or deals in gems and precious stones.

lapidation /ˌlæpɪˈdeɪʃən/ lapidations n
Steinigung Lapidation Radschm
(legal) The practice or act of stoning, sometimes to the point of death, as punishment

lapis lazuli /ləˈzu.li/ /ˈlaz.jʊ.li/ /ˈlæz.(j)ə.laɪ/ /ˈlæʒ.ə.laɪ/ /ˈlæʒ.ə.li/ /ˌlap.ɪs ˈlaz.jʊ.laɪ/ /ˌlæp.ɪs ˈlæz.(j)ə.li/ lapides lazuli lapis lazulis n
Lapislazuli Lasurstein Lapis Lazuli Lazurit
(color) A deep, bright blue, like that of the stone.

lappet lappets n
Zipfel
A small decorative fold or flap, especially of lace or muslin, in a garment or headdress.

lapse /læps/ lapses n
Ausrutscher Entgleisung
A temporary failure; a slip.
Erlöschen Verfall Verfallen
A termination of a right etc., through disuse or neglect.

lapta n
Lapta
A Russian bat and ball game first known to be played in the 14th century.

lapti n
Bastschuh Bastschuhe
A pair of the old traditional East Slavic (especially Russian) bast shoes, an obsolete traditional footwear of forest areas of Northern Europe, formerly worn by poorer members of the Finnic peoples, Balts, and East Slavs.

laptop /ˈlæp.tɑp/ /ˈlæp.tɒp/ laptops n
Laptop Klapprechner
(computing) A laptop computer.

lapwing /ˈlæpwɪŋ/ lapwings n
Kiebitz
Any of several medium-sized wading birds belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae, within family Charadriidae.

larceny /ˈlɑɹ.sə.ni/ /ˈlɑː.sən.i/ /ˈlɑː.sɪ.ni/ larcenies n
Diebstahl
(legal, uncountable) The unlawful taking of personal property as an attempt to deprive the legal owner of it permanently. [from mid-15th c.]
(legal, countable) A larcenous act attributable to an individual.

larch /ˈlɑɹt͡ʃ/ /ˈlɑːtʃ/ larches n
Lärche
(countable) A coniferous tree, of genus Larix, having deciduous leaves, in fascicles.
Lärche Lärchenholz
(uncountable) The wood of the larch.

lard /lɑɹd/ /lɑːd/ lards n
Schmalz
Fat from the abdomen of a pig, especially as prepared for use in cooking or pharmacy.

larder /ˈlɑɹ.dɚ/ /ˈlɑː.də/ larders n
Kühlraum Speisekammer
A cool room in a domestic house where food is stored, but larger than a pantry.

large /lɑɹd͡ʒ/ /lɑːd͡ʒ/ larger largest adj
groß weit
Of considerable or relatively great size or extent.

large intestine large intestines n
Dickdarm
(anatomy) The second to last part of the digestive system, comprising the cecum, colon and rectum.

large tortoiseshell large tortoiseshells n
Große Fuchs
The butterfly Nymphalis polychloros, of the family Nymphalidae

large-headed water snake large-headed water snakes n
Großkopf-Ringelnatter
Natrix megalocephala, a species of snake in the Colubridae family

large-scale more large-scale most large-scale adj
groß angelegt großangelegt
Large in amount, scope or extent.
(of a map or image) Drawn large so as to show detail.

large-tailed antshrike large-tailed antshrikes n
Langschwanz-Ameisenwürger
a passerine bird of the antbird family, Mackenziaena leachii, syn. Thamnophilus leachii

largehearted more largehearted most largehearted adj
großherzig großmütig
Possessing the properties associated with the heart as the seat of love; compassionate, generous, benevolent, forgiving, etc.

largemouth bass largemouth bass largemouth basses n
Forellenbarsch
A species of black bass, Micropterus salmoides.

larger than life adj
überlebensgroß
Of greater size or magnitude than is naturally or normally the case; of larger size than life-size.

largescale archerfish largescale archerfish largescale archerfishes n
Gefleckter Schützenfisch
An archerfish of species Toxotes chatareus, which is sooty in colour compared to the silveriness of most archerfish.

largesse /lɑɹˈ(d)ʒɛs/ /lɑːˈ(d)ʒɛs/ largesses n
Großzügigkeit
The trait of being willing to donate money, resources, or time; generosity, liberality.

lark /lɑɹk/ /lɑːk/ larks n
Lerche
Any of various small, singing passerine birds of the family Alaudidae.
Lerche Frühaufsteher
(by extension) One who wakes early; one who is up with the larks.

larkspur larkspurs n
Rittersporn
A delphinium: any plant of the genus Delphinium, especially Delphinium ajacis and other plants of the subgenus Delphinium subg. Consolida

larnax /ˈlɑɹnæks/ /ˈlɑːnæks/ larnakes larnaxes n
Larnax
(archaeology, historical) A small closed coffin, box or cinerary urn often used as a container for human remains in Ancient Greece.

larva /ˈlɑɹ.və/ /ˈlɑː.və/ larvae larvas larvæ n
Larve
An animal in the aforementioned stage.
(figurative) A preliminary stage of someone or something, before it has fully matured, especially a time of growth rather than one of performance.

larval /ˈlɑɹvəl/ adj
larval larvenartig larvenähnlich
Having the form or shape of a larva.
Of or relating to larvae:

laryngeal /ləˈɹɪn.d͡ʒi.əl/ /ləˈɹɪn.d͡ʒəl/ /ləˈɹɪn.ʒi.əl/ /ˌlæɹ.ənˈd͡ʒi.əl/ /ˌlɛɹ.ənˈd͡ʒi.əl/ adj
Kehlkopf- kehlkopflich
(anatomy, relational) Of or pertaining to the larynx.

laryngeal /ləˈɹɪn.d͡ʒi.əl/ /ləˈɹɪn.d͡ʒəl/ /ləˈɹɪn.ʒi.əl/ /ˌlæɹ.ənˈd͡ʒi.əl/ /ˌlɛɹ.ənˈd͡ʒi.əl/ laryngeals n
Kehlkopflaut
(phonetics) A sound uttered by using the larynx.
Laryngal
(Indo-European, _, linguistics) In Proto-Indo-European, one of the typically three reconstructed consonants usually marked as ⟨h₁⟩, ⟨h₂⟩ and ⟨h₃⟩.

laryngitis /læɹɪnˈd͡ʒaɪtɪs/ /lɛɹɪnˈd͡ʒaɪtɪs/ laryngites laryngitides n
Kehlkopfentzündung
An inflammation of the larynx, typically resulting in hoarseness.

laryngological adj
laryngologisch
Of or pertaining to laryngology.

laryngologist laryngologists n
Laryngologe Laryngologin
A person who studies or specializes in laryngology; a subspeciality of otorhinolaryngology.

laryngology n
Laryngologie
The branch of physiology dealing with the larynx and its disorders.

larynx /ˈlæ.ɹɪŋks/ /ˈlæɹ.ɪŋks/ /ˈlɛɹ.ɪŋks/ larynges larynxes n
Kehlkopf
(anatomy, zootomy) A hollow muscular organ of the neck of mammals situated just below where the tract of the pharynx splits into the trachea and the oesophagus. It is involved in breath control and protection of the trachea, and, because it houses the vocal cords, sound production.

lasagna /lɘˈsɐː.njɘ/ /lɘˈzɐː.njɘ/ /ləˈsɑː.njə/ /ləˈzæn.jə/ /ləˈzɑ.njə/ /ləˈzɑː.njə/ lasagnas lasagne n
Lasagneplatte
A flat sheet of pasta.
Lasagne
An Italian baked dish comprising layers of such pasta with various ingredients (usually a meat ragù (chiefly Bolognese), a fish ragù or a vegetarian/vegetable ragù with bechamel sauce).

lascivious /ləˈsɪviəs/ more lascivious most lascivious adj
lüstern lasziv
Wanton; lewd, driven by lust, lustful.

lasciviousness n
Laszivität Lüsternheit
The characteristic or state of being lascivious.

laser /ˈleɪz.ə(ɹ)/ /ˈleɪzɚ/ lasers n
Laser
A beam of light produced by such a device; a laser beam.

laser beam laser beams n
Laserstrahl
The light emitted by a laser.

laser cooling n
Laserkühlung
(physics) the process of using the force exerted by a laser to reduce the temperature of a gas, or the spread of velocities of a beam of atoms

laser pointer laser pointers n
Laserpointer
A device that emits a highly concentrated beam of light to highlight items of interest at some distance

laser printer laser printers n
Laserdrucker
(computer hardware) A computer printer that uses a laser beam to produce an image on a rotating drum before transferring it to the paper.

laserwort laserworts n
Laserkraut
An umbelliferous plant (Laserpitium latifolium) from which the resin laser was obtained.

lash /læʃ/ lashes n
Peitschenschnur Schlag
The thong or braided cord of a whip, with which the blow is given.
Hieb Peitschenhieb
A stroke with a whip, or anything pliant and tough, often given as a punishment.

lass /læs/ lasses n
Jungfrau Mädchen
(archaic, _, in some dialects, informal) A young woman or girl.

lassi /ˈlæsi/ /ˈlɑsi/ /ˈlʌsi/ lassis n
Lassi
A drink made with yogurt diluted with water and flavoured with salt or fruit juice.

lasso /læsˈuː/ /ləsˈuː/ /ˈlæs.oʊ/ /ˈlæs.u/ lassoes lassos n
Lasso
A long rope with a sliding loop on one end, generally used in ranching to catch cattle and horses.

last /last/ /læst/ /lɑːst/ /ɫast/ adj
letzte
Final, ultimate, coming after all others of its kind.
Most recent, latest, last so far.
Farthest of all from a given quality, character, or condition; most unlikely, or least preferable.
Being the only one remaining of its class.
Lowest in rank or degree.

last /last/ /læst/ /lɑːst/ /ɫast/ adv
zuletzt
(sequence) after everything else; finally

last /last/ /læst/ /lɑːst/ /ɫast/ determiner
letzte
(of days of the week or months of the year) Closest in the past, or closest but one if the closest was very recent; of days, sometimes thought to specifically refer to the instance closest to seven days (one week) ago, or the most recent instance before seven days (one week) ago.

last /last/ /læst/ /lɑːst/ /ɫast/ lasts n
Leisten
A tool for shaping or preserving the shape of shoes.

last /last/ /læst/ /lɑːst/ /ɫast/ v
dauern währen anhalten
(intransitive) To endure, continue over time.
aushalten standhalten
(intransitive) To hold out, continue undefeated or entire.
durchführen
(transitive, obsolete) To perform, carry out.

last but not least /ˈlæst bʌt nɑt ˈlist/ /ˈlɑːst bʌt nɒt ˈliːst/ adv
nicht zuletzt zu guter Letzt
An expression to start the last item of a list, emphasising that while it is listed last, it is just as important as the rest of the items.

last call last calls n
letzter Aufruf
In a bar, the announcement that the establishment will soon be closing and that this is the final opportunity to buy drinks.

last meal last meals n
Henkersmahl Henkersmahlzeit
A final meal that a prisoner may choose before being executed.

last mile /ˌlæst ˈmaɪl/ /ˌlæst-/ /ˌlɑːst ˈmaɪl/ last miles n
letzte Meile
(telecommunications) The portion of the infrastructure that carries communication signals from the main system to the end user's business or home, often involving greater expense to install and maintain, and lower transmission speeds.

last night adv
gestern Abend heute Nacht letzte Nacht gestern Nacht
during the previous day’s nighttime; during the night before today (This entry is a translation hub.)

last night n
gestern Abend heute Nacht letzte Nacht gestern Nacht
(often, used adverbially) The evening or night immediately before the present. (This entry is a translation hub.)

last resort last resorts n
letzter Ausweg letztes Mittel
(idiomatic) The only remaining, often least desirable, option when all others have been excluded.

last straw n
der Tropfen, der das Fass zum Überlaufen bringt
(idiomatic, almost always preceded by the) A small addition to a burden which causes it to exceed the capacity.

last time n
letztes Mal
The previous occurrence.

last trump last trumps n
letzte Posaune
(Christianity) The moment of God's final judgement on Earth.

last week adv
letzte Woche
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last word last words n
Krone Nonplusultra
(idiomatic, often preceded by the and followed by in) The finest, highest, or ultimate representative of some class of objects.
letztes Wort
(idiomatic) Concluding remark; final advice, instructions, or observation.
(often, pluralized) The final statement uttered by a person before death.
(idiomatic) A final decision or remark, or the right to make one.

last words n
letzte Worte
The final remarks uttered by a person before death.

last year adv
letztes Jahr im vergangenen Jahr voriges Jahr
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last-ditch adj
allerletzter verzweifelt
(idiomatic) Final, as a last resort; done in desperation.

lastborn /ˈlæst.ˌbɔː(ɹ)n/ /ˈlɑːst.ˌbɔː(ɹ)n/ [ˈlæst.ˌbɔɚ̯n] [ˈlɑːst.ˌbɔːn] adj
letztgeboren
Born last in a family; youngest in a the family.

lastingly more lastingly most lastingly adv
dauerhaft
In a lasting manner, in a way that persists.

lat /lɑt/ /lɑːt/ lats n
Lats
A coin or bill of either currency.

latch /læt͡ʃ/ latches n
Riegel Klinke Anschlag Arretierung Falle Rastklinke
A fastening for a door that has a bar that fits into a notch or slot, and is lifted by a lever or string from either side.
Auffangregister Klinkenschalter Signalschalter
(electronics) An electronic circuit that is like a flip-flop, except that it is level triggered instead of edge triggered.
Armbrust
(obsolete) A crossbow.

latch /læt͡ʃ/ v
verriegeln einklinken einrasten schließen sperren zuklinken
To close or lock as if with a latch.

latch on v
andocken anhängen anlegen einklinken erfassen ergreifen
To grasp firmly; to become attached to.

latch-key child latch-key children n
Schlüsselkind
(idiomatic) A child who returns home from school to an empty house and therefore must unlock/unlatch the exterior door with a key, especially a child of working or absent parent(s).

latchkey kid latchkey kids n
Schlüsselkind
(informal) A schoolchild who carries keys to his or her house because there is usually no parent home when school finishes.

late /leɪt/ later latest adj
spät
Near the end of a period of time.
Specifically, near the end of the day.
(usually, not comparable) Associated with the end of a period.
verspätet
Not arriving or occurring until after an expected time.
verstorben selig
(not comparable, euphemistic) Deceased, dead: used particularly when speaking of the dead person's actions while alive. (Generally must be preceded by a possessive or an article, commonly "the"; see usage notes. Can itself only precede the person's name, never follow it.)

late /leɪt/ later latest adv
spät
After a deadline has passed, past a designated time.

late bloomer late bloomers n
Spätentwickler
(figurative) A person who reaches puberty or who matures comparatively later than is typical.
Spätzünder
(figurative) A person who achieves proficiency or success in a field significantly later in life.
Spätblüher
(literally, horticulture) A flowering plant that blooms later in a growing season than other flowering plants.

late capitalism late capitalisms n
Spätkapitalismus
The most recent or current form of capitalism, especially as characterized by monopoly, globalization, exploitation, and excess.

late capitalist more late capitalist most late capitalist adj
spätkapitalistisch
Characteristic of late capitalism.

late modern adj
spätmodern
of or pertaining to late modernity

late riser late risers n
Langschläfer Langschläferin Spätaufsteher Spätaufsteherin
Someone who gets up late in the morning.

lateen /læˈtiːn/ /ləˈtin/ /ləˈtiːn/ lateens n
Lateinersegel
(nautical) A triangular fore-and-aft sail set on a boom in such way that the tack is attached to the hull of the vessel and the free end of the boom lifts the sail.

latency /ˈleɪ.tən.si/ latencies n
Latenz Latenzzeit Verborgenheit Verzögerung Wartezeit
(electronics) A delay, an interval between the initiation of something and the occurrence.
Latenz Latenzmechanismus Latenzzeit Verborgenheit Verzögerung Wartezeit
(medicine) The delay between a stimulus and the response it triggers in an organism.

lateness /ˈleɪt.nəs/ /ˈleɪt.nɪs/ latenesses n
Verspätung
The property of being late.

latent /ˈleɪ.tənt/ adj
latent
Existing or present but concealed or inactive.

latent heat latent heats n
latente Wärme
(physics) the heat that is released or absorbed accompanying a change of state or of phase

later /ˈleɪtə/ /ˈleɪtɚ/ [ˈleɪ̯ɾɚ] adv
später nachher
Afterward in time (used with than when comparing with another time).
später
At some unspecified time in the future.

later /ˈleɪtə/ /ˈleɪtɚ/ [ˈleɪ̯ɾɚ] interjection
bis bald
(slang) See you later; goodbye.

later on adv
später nachher später einmal späterhin

lateral /ˈlæt.ə.ɹəl/ /ˈlæt.ɹəl/ more lateral most lateral adj
lateral
To the side; of or pertaining to the side.
(phonetics, phonology) (of a consonant, especially the English clear l) Pertaining to speech sounds generated by partially blocking the egress of the airstream with the tongue, leaving space on one or both sides of the occlusion for air passage.
seitlich Seiten- lateral
(disease) Affecting the side or sides of the body, or confined to one side of the body.

lateral /ˈlæt.ə.ɹəl/ /ˈlæt.ɹəl/ laterals n
Lateral Laterallaut Seitenlaut
(linguistics) A sound produced through lateral pronunciation (such as /l/ in lateral).

lateral line lateral lines n
Laterallinie
A sense organ of a fish running lengthwise down each of its sides from the vicinity of the operculum to the base of the tail, used to detect movement and vibration in the surrounding water.

lateral pterygoid muscle lateral pterygoid muscles n
Musculus pterygoideus lateralis
(muscle) A muscle that arises from the greater wing of the sphenoid bone and from the outer surface of the lateral pterygoid plate, is inserted into the condyle of the mandible and the articular disk of the temporomandibular joint, and acts as an antagonist of the masseter, temporalis, and medial pterygoid muscles.

lateral raise lateral raises n
Seitenhebe Seitenheben
(weightlifting) A shoulder exercise in which the arm is raised and lowered against resistance – such as through use of a dumbbell, cable, or resistance band –, isolating the deltoids.

lateral sclerosis n
Lateralsklerose
(neurology, pathology) name of a number of chronic, progressive nervous diseases.

lateral surface lateral surfaces n
Mantelfläche
(geometry) All of the sides of the object, excluding its base and top (when they exist).

lateral thinker lateral thinkers n
Querdenker

lateral thinking n
Querdenken
Using reasoned thought in a non-standard, or non-linear logical, way to find a solution to a problem.

laterally adv
lateral
Done in a lateral manner.

latex /ˈleɪtɛks/ /ˈleɪˌtɛks/ latexes latices n
Latex Milchsaft
The milky sap of several trees that coagulates on exposure to air; used to make rubber.
Latex
An emulsion of rubber in water, used in adhesives and the like.

lath /læθ/ /lɑːθ/ laths n
Latte Leiste
A thin, narrow strip, fastened to the rafters, studs, or floor beams of a building, for the purpose of supporting a covering of tiles, plastering, etc.

lathe /leɪð/ lathes n
Drehmaschine Drehbank Drechselbank Drehstuhl Holzdrehmaschine
(tools, metalworking, woodworking) A machine tool used to shape a piece of material, or workpiece, by rotating the workpiece against a cutting tool.

lathe /leɪð/ v
drechseln drehen
To shape with a lathe.

lather /ˈlæð.ə(ɹ)/ /ˈlæð.ɚ/ /ˈlɑː.ðə(ɹ)/ lathers n
Schaum Seifenschaum
(countable, uncountable) The foam made by rapidly stirring soap and water.
Schaum Pferdeschaum
(countable, uncountable) Foam from profuse sweating, as of a horse.

lather /ˈlæð.ə(ɹ)/ /ˈlæð.ɚ/ /ˈlɑː.ðə(ɹ)/ v
einschäumen
(transitive) To cover with lather.
aufschlagen aufschäumen
(transitive) To beat or whip.
schäumen
(intransitive) To form lather or froth, as a horse does when profusely sweating.

lathery more lathery most lathery adj
schäumend schaumig
Resembling or covered in lather.

laticlave /ˈlatɪkleɪv/ laticlaves n
Einsatzstreifen Einsatzstück
(historical) A badge of two wide purple stripes, worn by senators and certain other high-ranking people in ancient Rome.

latigo /ˈlætɪɡəʊ/ latigoes latigos n
Latigo
A strap used to tighten a cinch.

latissimus dorsi latissimi dorsi n
großer Rückenmuskel
(muscle) A large, flat, dorsolateral muscle on the trunk, posterior to the arm, and partly covered by the trapezius on its median dorsal region.

latitude /ˈlæt.ə.tjud/ /ˈlæt.ɪ.tjuːd/ /ˈlæt.ɪ.tud/ latitudes n
Breite geographische Breite Breitengrad
(geography, astronomy, countable) The angular distance north or south from a planet's equator, measured along the meridian of that particular point.
Breite Breitengrad Breitenkreis
(geography) An imaginary line (in fact a circumference) around a planet running parallel to the planet's equator.
Spielraum
(figurative) The relative freedom from restrictions; scope to do something.

lato sensu phraseologicalUnit
i. w. S. im weiteren Sinne
In the broad sense; broadly.

latreutic /ləˈtɹuːtɪk/ adj
latreutisch
(religion) Relating to latria.

latrine /ləˈtɹiːn/ latrines n
Latrine
(India, otherwise, _, military) Any facility or device used for urination or defecation, whether toilet, lavatory, or outhouse.

latte /laˈteɪ/ /ˈlæ.teɪ/ /ˈlɑ.teɪ/ lattes n
Caffè Latte Café au Lait Milchkaffee
A drink of coffee made from espresso and steamed milk, generally topped with foam.
A similar drink, where the espresso is replaced with some other flavoring ingredient such as chai, maté or matcha (green tea).

latte macchiato n
Latte macchiato

latter /ˈlæt.ə(ɹ)/ /ˈlæt.əɹ/ [ˈlæɾ.ɚ] adj
letzterer zweiter
Relating to or being the second of two items.
letztere
Near (or nearer) to the end.
letzter
In the past, but close (or closer) to the present time.

lattice /ˈlæt.ɪs/ lattices n
Gatter Gitter Gitterwerk Gitterzaun Lattengerüst
A flat panel constructed with widely-spaced crossed thin strips of wood or other material, commonly used as a garden trellis.
Gitter Kristallgitter
(crystallography) A regular spacing or arrangement of geometric points, often decorated with a motif.
Verband
(algebra, order theory) A partially ordered set in which every pair of elements has a unique supremum and a unique infimum.

lattice window lattice windows n
Bleiglasfenster Gitterfenster Sprossenfenster
(architecture) a window with strips of metal holding small pieces of glass

latticework latticeworks n
Lattenwerk
A lattice or lattice-like structure; interlacing laths or strips.

laud /lɑd/ /lɔd/ /lɔːd/ v
preisen
(transitive, intransitive) To praise; to glorify.

laudable /ˈlɔːdəbl/ more laudable most laudable adj
lobenswert löblich
Worthy of being lauded; praiseworthy; commendable

laudableness /ˈlɔːdəbəlnɪs/ n
Löblichkeit
The quality of being laudable; praiseworthiness; commendableness.

laudanum /ˈlɔːdnəm/ /ˈlɔːdənəm/ laudanums n
Laudanum
(pharmacology) A tincture of opium, once widely used for various medical purposes and as a recreational drug.

laugh /laːf/ /læf/ /lɑːf/ laughs n
Lachen Lache
An expression of mirth particular to the human species; the sound heard in laughing; laughter.

laugh /laːf/ /læf/ /lɑːf/ v
lachen
(intransitive) To show mirth, satisfaction, or derision, by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face, particularly of the mouth, causing a lighting up of the face and eyes, and usually accompanied by the emission of explosive or chuckling sounds from the chest and throat; to indulge in laughter.
(intransitive, figuratively, obsolete) To be or appear cheerful, pleasant, mirthful, lively, or brilliant; to sparkle; to sport.
(transitive) To affect or influence by means of laughter or ridicule.
(transitive) To express by, or utter with, laughter.
auslachen lachen
(intransitive, followed by "at") To make an object of laughter or ridicule; to make fun of; to deride; to mock.

laugh at v
auslachen
To scorn or tease; to evince contempt or pity for someone, usually contrasted with laugh with.

laugh in one's sleeve v
sich ins Fäustchen lachen
(US, Canada, idiomatic) to laugh in secret or to oneself, usually gloatingly

laugh one's head off v
sich vor Lachen kringeln totlachen
(idiomatic, informal) To laugh uproariously.

laughable /ˈlaːfəbl̩/ /ˈlæfəbl̩/ /ˈlɑːfəbl̩/ more laughable most laughable adj
lächerlich lachhaft
(now, rare) Fitted to excite laughter; humorous.
lächerlich lachhaft zum Lachen
Worthless; worthy of contempt or derision.

laughing dove laughing doves n
Palmtaube
A small pigeon (Spilopelia senegalensis) native to the tropics in Africa south of the Sahara; the Middle East; and southern Asia east to India.

laughing gas n
Lachgas
Nitrous oxide, especially when used as an anaesthetic.

laughing gull laughing gulls n
Lachmöwe
A common European gull (Xema ridibundus).
Aztekenmöwe
An American gull (Leucophaeus atricilla); in summer the head is nearly black, the back slate color, and the five outer primaries black.

laughing kookaburra laughing kookaburras n
Jägerliest Kookaburra Lachender Hans
A kookaburra of species Dacelo novaeguineae, native to eastern Australia and famed for its loud laugh-like call.

laughing stock laughing stocks n
Gespött Witzfigur Lachnummer
(idiomatic) An object of ridicule, someone who is publicly ridiculed; the butt of a joke.

laughlike adj
lachähnlich

laughter /ˈlæftɚ/ /ˈlɑːftə/ laughters n
Lachen Gelächter
A movement (usually involuntary) of the muscles of the laughing face, particularly of the lips, and of the whole body, with a peculiar expression of the eyes, indicating merriment, satisfaction or derision, and usually attended by a sonorous and interrupted expulsion of air from the lungs.

laughter is the best medicine proverb
Lachen ist die beste Medizin
laughing will make one feel better

laughterless adj
lachlos

launch /lɑnt͡ʃ/ /lɑːnt͡ʃ/ /lɒnt͡ʃ/ /lɔnt͡ʃ/ /lɔːnt͡ʃ/ launches n
Start
The act or fact of launching (a ship/vessel, a project, a new book, etc.).

launch /lɑnt͡ʃ/ /lɑːnt͡ʃ/ /lɒnt͡ʃ/ /lɔnt͡ʃ/ /lɔːnt͡ʃ/ v
lancieren abschießen
(transitive) To throw (a projectile such as a lance, dart or ball); to hurl; to propel with force.
starten öffnen
(transitive) To send out; to start (someone) on a mission or project; to give a start to (something); to put in operation

launch pad /ˈlɑntʃ.pæd/ /ˈlɔntʃ.pæd/ /ˈlɔːntʃ.pæd/ launch pads n
Abschussrampe Startrampe
The surface or structure from which a launch is made.

launch vehicle launch vehicles n
Trägerrakete
(aerospace) A vehicle for transporting objects into space, usually a rocket.

launch window launch windows n
Startfenster

launcher /ˈlɑnt͡ʃ.ɚ/ /ˈlɔnt͡ʃ.ɚ/ /ˈlɔːntʃ.ə/ launchers n
Abschussgerät
One who or that which launches. A device that throws something or the person who initiates a launch.

launder /ˈlɑndɚ/ /ˈlɑːndə(ɹ)/ /ˈlɔndɚ/ /ˈlɔːndə/ v
waschen
To wash; to wash, and to smooth with a flatiron or mangle; to wash and iron.
(money) To disguise the source of (ill-gotten wealth) by various means.

launderette /lɔndəˈɹɛt/ /lɔːnˈdɹɛt/ launderettes n
Waschsalon Münzwäscherei
A place that has facilities for washing and drying clothes that the public may pay to use.

laundry /ˈlɑn.dɹi/ /ˈlɑːn.dɹi/ /ˈlɔːn.dɹi/ laundries n
Wäsche Wäscherei Waschküche Waschen Waschsalon Waschraum
A place or room where laundering is done - including, by extension, other forms of laundering than clothes washing.
Wäsche
That which needs to be, is being, or has been laundered. [from c. 1930]

laundry basket laundry baskets n
Wäschekorb
A container, often made of plastic, for holding and transporting clothing and household textiles, especially before and after being laundered.

laura /ˈlɔɹə/ /ˈlɔːɹə/ laurae lauras n
Laura Laure Lavra Lawra
(historical, Eastern Orthodox Church) A cluster of cells or caves for hermits, with a church and sometimes a refectory at the centre.

laureate /ˈlɑɹ.i.eɪt/ /ˈlɑɹ.i.ət/ /ˈlɒɹ.i.eɪt/ /ˈlɒɹ.i.ət/ /ˈlɔɹ.i.eɪt/ /ˈlɔɹ.i.ət/ /ˈlɔːɹ.i.eɪt/ /ˈlɔːɹ.i.ət/ laureates n
Laureat Laureatin
(dated) One crowned with laurel, such as a poet laureate or Nobel laureate.

laurel /ˈlɒɹ.əl/ /ˈlɔɹ.əl/ /ˈlɔːɹ.əl/ laurels n
Lorbeer
Laurus nobilis, an evergreen shrub having aromatic leaves of a lanceolate shape, with clusters of small, yellowish white flowers in their axils.
Lorbeerkranz
A crown of laurel.

laurel wreath laurel wreaths n
Lorbeerkranz
A wreath, traditionally made of laurel, worn on the head as a symbol of victory.

laurestine /ˈlɒɹ.əs.tiːn/ /ˈlɔːɹ.əs.tiːn/ laurestines n
Lorbeerschneeball Mittelmeer-Schneeball
The Viburnum tinus, an evergreen shrub or tree of the south of Europe, which flowers during the winter months.

lav /læv/ lavs n
Klo
(British, slang)
(film, informal)

lava /ˈlævə/ /ˈlɑːvə/ lavas n
Lava
The molten rock ejected by a volcano from its crater or fissured sides.

lava dome lava domes n
Lavadom
(vulcanology) A roughly circular mound-shaped bulge that builds up from the slow eruption of viscous felsic lava from a volcano.

lava flow lava flows n
Lavafluss
(geology) a flow of molten lava from an erupting volcano, and the solidified mass left after the lava has cooled down.

lava lamp lava lamps n
Lavalampe
A kind of lamp, typically used more for decoration than illumination, in which the gentle flow of randomly-shaped clumps of wax purportedly suggests the flowing of lava.

lavabo /ləˈveɪbəʊ/ lavaboes lavabos n
Lavabo
A washbasin, particularly (Christianity) the one in a church used in the ritual.

lavash /ləˈvaʃ/ /ləˈvɑːʃ/ lavashes n
Lavash
A soft, thin flatbread made with flour, water, yeast, and salt, baked in a tandoor. Toasted sesame seeds and/or poppy seeds are sometimes sprinkled on it before baking. Traditionally made in Armenia and other countries of the Caucasus and the Middle East.

lavender /ˈlæv.ən.də/ /ˈlæv.ən.dɚ/ lavenders n
Lavendel
Any of a group of European plants, genus, Lavandula, of the mint family.
(color) A pale bluish purple colour, like that of the lavender flower.

laver /ˈleɪvə/ /ˈleɪvɚ/ lavers n
Brunnenhaus Lavatorium Waschraum
Where one laves, a washroom, particularly a lavatorium, the washing area in a monastery.

laver /ˈleɪvə/ /ˈleɪvɚ/ /ˈlɑvɚ/ /ˈlɑːvə/ lavers n
Hauttang Nabel-Hauttang Nabel-Purpurtang Purpurtang
A red alga/seaweed, Porphyra umbilicalis (syn. Porphyra laciniata), eaten as a vegetable.

lavish /ˈlævɪʃ/ lavisher lavishest more lavish most lavish adj
freigiebig verschwenderisch
Expending or bestowing profusely; profuse; prodigal.
überreich üppig
Superabundant; excessive.

lavish /ˈlævɪʃ/ v
verprassen verschleudern
(transitive) To give out extremely generously; to squander.
überhäufen überschütten
(transitive) To give out to (somebody) extremely generously.

lavishly /ˈlævɪʃli/ more lavishly most lavishly adv
aufwendig reichlich üppig
In a lavish manner, expending profusely.

law /lɑ/ /lɔ/ /lɔː/ /ɫoː/ laws n
Gesetz Recht
(usually with "the") The body of binding rules and regulations, customs, and standards established in a community by its legislative and judicial authorities.
Any rule that must or should be obeyed, concerning behaviours and their consequences. (Compare mores.)
A statement (in physics, etc) of an (observed, established) order or sequence or relationship of phenomena which is invariable under certain conditions. (Compare theory.)
Gesetz
(mathematics, logic) A statement (of relation) that is true under specified conditions; a mathematical or logical rule.
(cricket) One of the official rules of cricket as codified by the its (former) governing body, the MCC.

law and order n
öffentliche Ordnung
The strict enforcement of law, statutes, and social conventions.

law enforcement n
Gesetzesvollstreckung Gesetzesvollzug Rechtsdurchsetzung
The task of ensuring obedience to the law.
Gesetzesvollzug Strafverfolgung
The various government agencies, regarded collectively, involved in the prevention of crime and the apprehension of criminals.

law firm law firms n
Anwaltskanzlei
(legal) A business formed by one or more lawyers to engage in the practice of law.

law of conservation of mass n
Massenerhaltungssatz

law of cosines n
Kosinussatz
(trigonometry) A generalization of the Pythagorean theorem that relates the lengths of the sides of a triangle to the cosine of one of its angles.

law of large numbers pn
[[Gesetz der großen Zahlen|Gesetz der großen Zahl(en)]]
(statistics) The statistical tendency toward a fixed ratio in the results when an experiment is repeated a large number of times; law of averages.

law of nations n
Völkerrecht
Synonym of international law

law of sines n
Sinussatz
(trigonometry) A statement that relates the lengths of the sides of a triangle to the sines of its angles.

law of war laws of war n
Kriegsrecht Kriegsvölkerrecht
Law concerning acceptable practices while engaged in war.

law school law schools n
Law School
An academic institution at which post-graduate students are prepared for the practice of law.

law-abiding adj
gesetzestreu das Gesetz beachtend
Obeying the laws of society; not a lawbreaker; without a criminal record.

lawbook lawbooks n
Gesetzsammlung
A book in which laws are codified.

lawful /ˈlɔːfʊl/ more lawful most lawful adj
legal gesetzlich rechtsmäßig
(legal) Conforming to, or recognised by the laws of society.

lawgiver /ˈlɔˌɡɪv.ɚ/ /ˈlɔːˌɡɪv.ə/ lawgivers n
Gesetzgeber Gesetzgeberin
One who provides laws to a society.

lawless /ˈlɔːləs/ more lawless most lawless adj
gesetzwidrig
Prohibited by law; unlawful, illegal.
gesetzlos rechtsfrei
Not restrained by the law or by discipline; disorderly, unruly.

lawlessness lawlessnesses n
Gesetzlosigkeit Zügellosigkeit
A lack of law and order; anarchy.

lawn /lɑn/ /lɔn/ /lɔːn/ lawns n
Lichtung
(England, historical, or, regional) An open space between woods.
Rasen Wiese
Ground (generally in front of or around a house) covered with grass kept closely mown.

lawnmower /ˈlɑn.moʊ.ɚ/ /ˈlɔn.moʊ.ɚ/ /ˈlɔːn.məʊ.ə/ lawnmowers n
Rasenmäher Mähmaschine
A device used for cutting grass to a chosen height, typically of landscaped lawns of residences or institutions.

lawrencium /ləˈɹɛnsiəm/ n
Lawrencium Lawrentium
A transuranic chemical element (symbol Lr, formerly Lw) with atomic number 103.

lawsuit /ˈlɑˌs(j)ut/ /ˈlɔˌs(j)ut/ /ˈlɔːˌs(j)uːt/ lawsuits n
Gerichtsverfahren Rechtsstreit Klage Prozess
(legal) In civil law, a case where two or more people disagree and one or more of the parties take the case to a court for resolution.

lawyer /ˈlɔ.jɚ/ /ˈlɔɪ.ə(ɹ)/ /ˈlɔɪ.ɚ/ /ˈlɔːjə(ɹ)/ lawyers n
Rechtsanwalt Anwalt Rechtsanwältin Anwältin
A professional person qualified (as by a law degree or bar exam) and authorized to practice law as an attorney-at-law, solicitor, advocate, barrister or equivalent, i.e. represent parties in lawsuits or trials and give legal advice.

lawyer's wig lawyer's wigs n
Schopftintling
A certain edible mushroom (Coprinus comatus).

lax /læks/ laxer laxest adj
lax
Lenient and allowing for deviation; not strict.
locker lose
Loose; not tight or taut.

laxative /ˈlæk.sə.tɪv/ more laxative most laxative adj
Abführmittel
Having the effect of moving the bowels, or aiding digestion and preventing constipation.

laxative /ˈlæk.sə.tɪv/ laxatives n
Abführmittel Laxans Laxativum
Any substance, such as a food or in the form of a medicine which has a laxative effect.

lay /leɪ/ more lay most lay adj
Laien- laikal
Not belonging to the clergy, but associated with them.
Laien-
Non-professional; not being a member of an organized institution.

lay /leɪ/ v
ablegen
To impute; to charge; to allege.
(nautical) To take a position; to come or go.
flachlegen
(slang) To have sex with.
legen
To place down in a position of rest, or in a horizontal position.
To produce and deposit an egg.
To install certain building materials, laying one thing on top of another.

lay an egg v
legen
(of a bird or other egg-creating animal) To produce an egg.

lay claim v
Anspruch erheben
To say that something belongs to oneself.

lay it on thick v
dick auftragen
(idiomatic) To exaggerate or overstate a feeling or emotion.
(idiomatic) To flatter.

lay judge lay judges n
Laienrichter Schöffe
A lay person who acts as (or is) a judge, or who assists a (professional) judge, in a court proceeding (especially in jurisdictions which do not use juries).

lay of the land n
örtliche Gegebenheiten
(idiomatic) The physical characteristics of the terrain or surrounding natural environment.
Lage der Dinge Stand der Dinge Stimmungslage
(idiomatic) The trends, feelings, intentions, and other factors influencing a strategic, political, or social situation.

lay off v
entlassen
(transitive, chiefly, US, idiom) (of an employer) To dismiss (workers) from employment, e.g. at a time of low business volume or through no fault of the worker, often with a severance package.

lay open v
offenlegen
(patents, Japan and South Korea) To publish a patent for initial public review, prior to the formal application for registration.

lay out v
aufbahren
To prepare a body for burial.

lay siege v
belagern
(intransitive) Chiefly followed by against or to: to engage in a siege; to besiege.

lay something at the feet of v
(die Schuld) in die Schuhe schieben
(transitive, idiomatic) To assign responsibility for (something) to (someone).

lay the groundwork v
Grundstein legen Grunstein legen
(idiomatic, figurative) To create a foundation; to provide the basics or fundamentals.

lay waste v
verheeren verwüsten
(transitive) To completely destroy, especially of a geographical area or region.

lay-by /ˈleɪ.baɪ/ lay-bys n
Haltebucht Rastplatz
(UK) A paved area at the side of a highway designated for drivers to stop in, for emergency parking, or where vehicles can wait, with larger lay-bys possibly having facilities like food vendors or public telephones.
(UK) A railroad siding; a second, short railroad track just to the side of a railroad track, connected with the main track by a switch and used for unloading, bypassing, etc.
(Australia, New Zealand, South Africa) A method of retail purchase in which the selected goods are set aside and the customer pays for them in instalments, receiving them when fully paid; layaway.

layabout /ˈleɪəˌbaʊt/ layabouts n
Faulenzer Nichtsnutz Tunichtgut
A lazy person.

layer /lɛə/ /lɛɚ/ /ˈleɪ.ə/ /ˈleɪ.ɚ/ layers n
Schicht Lage
A single thickness of some material covering a surface.
A (usually) horizontal deposit; a stratum.
Schicht Lage Bekleidungsschicht
An item of clothing worn under or over another.
Leger Verleger
A person who lays anything, such as tiles or a wager.
Legehenne
A hen kept to lay eggs.
Ebene
(computer graphics, by analogy to a stack of transparencies) one in a stack of (initially transparent) drawing surfaces that comprise an image; used to keep elements of an image separate so that they can be modified independently from one another.
Ableger Absenker Kindel
A shoot of a plant, laid underground for growth.

layer /lɛə/ /lɛɚ/ /ˈleɪ.ə/ /ˈleɪ.ɚ/ v
spalten trennen
(ambitransitive) To cut or divide into layers.
schichten übereinanderlegen
(ambitransitive) To arrange in layers.

laying hen laying hens n
Legehenne
A hen raised for egg production, as opposed to a parent flock hen, raised to produce chicks.

laying on of hands layings on of hands n
Handauflegen Handauflegung
(religion, chiefly, Christianity) The practice of using touch to communicate spiritual energy from one person to another, especially as an act of healing.

layman /ˈleɪmən/ laymen n
Laie
Layperson, someone who is not an ordained cleric or member of the clergy.
(by extension) Someone who is not a professional in a given field.

layoff layoffs n
Arbeitsunterbrechung
(chiefly, US) A dismissal of employees from their jobs because of tightened budgetary constraints or work shortage (not due to poor performance or misconduct).

layout /ˈleɪ.aʊt/ layouts n
Einteilung Anordnung Struktur
A structured arrangement of items within certain limits.
Einteilung
A plan for such arrangement.
Layout Gestaltung
(publishing) The process of arranging editorial content, advertising, graphics and other information to fit within certain constraints.

layover /ˈleɪˌəʊvə(ɹ)/ layovers n
Aufenthalt
A break between stages of a journey.

layperson laypeople laypersons n
Laie Laiin
A person who is not a cleric.
One who is not intimately familiar with a given subject or activity.

lazaretto /ˌlæzəˈɹɛti/ /ˌlæzəˈɹɛtoʊ/ /ˌlæzəˈɹɛtəʊ/ [-ɾi] [-ɾoʊ] lazaretti lazarettoes lazarettos n
Lazarett
(also, figuratively) A building such as a hospital, or occasionally a ship, used to temporarily isolate sick people to prevent the spread of infectious diseases; a quarantine. [from early 17th c.]

laze /leɪz/ v
Däumchen drehen
To be lazy, waste time.

laziness lazinesses n
Faulheit Trägheit
The quality of being lazy

lazurite lazurites n
Lasurit
(mineral) A mineral of metamorphosed limestones. Lazurite forms the gemstone lapis lazuli, and crushed lazurite provided the ultramarine color in artists' paint of the Old Masters. Sodalite and lazurite form the sodalite group of silicate minerals. Chemical composition: Sodium aluminum silicate with sulphur, Na4-5Al3Si3O12S.

lazy /ˈleɪzi/ lazier laziest adj
faul träge
Unwilling to do work or make an effort; disinclined to exertion.

lazy Susan lazy Susans n
Drehplatte Drehteller
A rotating tray (turntable) used on tables and counters for serving condiments or food.
A rotating set of shelves used to minimize inaccessible space, usually employed in corner kitchen cabinets.
(finance)

lazybones lazybones n
Faulpelz Faulenzer Faultier
(slang) A person who is lazy.

lcm lcms n
kgV
(mathematics) Initialism of least common multiple.

leach /liːt͡ʃ/ v
auslaugen auswaschen
(transitive) To purge a soluble matter out of something by the action of a percolating fluid.

leachate /ˈliːt͡ʃeɪt/ leachates n
Sickerwasser
(soil science) The liquid produced when water percolates through a permeable material.

leaching /ˈliːt͡ʃɪŋ/ leachings n
Ablaugen Auslaugen Auslaugung Ausmergeln Ausmergelung Auswaschen
The process by which something is leached.

lead /lid/ /liːd/ leads n
leiten Führung führen
(countable) The act of leading or conducting; guidance; direction, course
führen Führung Leitung
(countable) Precedence; advance position; also, the measure of precedence; the state of being ahead in a race; the highest score in an incomplete game.
anführen
(baseball) The situation where a runner steps away from a base while waiting for the pitch to be thrown.
A rope, leather strap, or similar device with which to lead an animal; a leash
führen leiten
(uncountable, card games, dominoes) The act or right of playing first in a game or round; the card suit, or piece, so played
In a steam engine, the width of port opening which is uncovered by the valve, for the admission or release of steam, at the instant when the piston is at end of its stroke.
(horology) The action of a tooth, such as a tooth of a wheel, in impelling another tooth or a pallet.
(music) A mark or a short passage in one voice part, as of a canon, serving as a cue for the entrance of others.
Ader
(countable, mining) A lode.
leiten Spur anführen
Information obtained by a detective or police officer that allows him or her to discover further details about a crime or incident.
Spur
Information obtained by a news reporter about an issue or subject that allows him or her to discover more details.

lead /lɛd/ leads n
Blei
(uncountable) A heavy, pliable, inelastic metal element, having a bright, bluish color, but easily tarnished; both malleable and ductile, though with little tenacity. It is easily fusible, forms alloys with other metals, and is an ingredient of solder and type metal. Atomic number 82, symbol Pb (from Latin plumbum).
(slang) bullets; ammunition.
Lot Senkblei verbleien
(countable, nautical) A plummet or mass of lead attached to a line, used in sounding depth at sea or (dated) to estimate velocity in knots.
Durchschuss
(uncountable, typography) Vertical space in advance of a row or between rows of text. Also known as leading.
Mine
Sheets or plates of lead used as a covering for roofs.
verbleien
(countable) A roof covered with lead sheets or terne plates.

lead /lid/ /liːd/ v
führen leiten
To guide or conduct oneself in, through, or along (a certain course); hence, to proceed in the way of; to follow the path or course of; to pass; to spend. Also, to cause (one) to proceed or follow in (a certain course).
(intransitive) To be ahead of others, e.g., in a race.
(intransitive) To have the highest interim score in a game.
(transitive) To draw or direct by influence, whether good or bad; to prevail on; to induce; to entice; to allure
führen leiten Führung Spur
To guide or conduct in a certain course, or to a certain place or end, by making the way known; to show the way, especially by going with or going in advance of, to lead a pupil; to guide somebody somewhere or to bring somebody somewhere by means of instructions.
leiten führen
To conduct or direct with authority; to have direction or charge of; to command, especially a military or business unit.
Ader
(intransitive) To guide or conduct, as by accompanying, going before, showing, influencing, directing with authority, etc.; to have precedence or preeminence; to be first or chief; — used in most of the senses of the transitive verb.
Führung Leitung führen
(transitive) To go or to be in advance of; to precede; hence, to be foremost or chief among.
anführen
(intransitive) To lead off or out, to go first; to begin.

lead /lɛd/ v
Blei Mine Lot Senkblei verbleien
(transitive) To cover, fill, or affect with lead.
Blei Mine Durchschuss Lot Senkblei
(transitive, printing, historical) To place leads between the lines of.

lead astray v
in die Irre führen in die Irre leiten irreführen irreleiten
(transitive) To cause (someone) to believe an untruth.
auf Abwege bringen auf Abwege führen
(transitive) To misguide or misdirect.
verleiten
(transitive) To influence (someone) to have bad habits or to behave improperly or illegally

lead by the nose v
an der Nase herumführen

lead chamber process lead chamber processes n
Bleikammerverfahren
(inorganic chemistry) An industrial method for the production of sulphuric acid

lead guitar lead guitars n
Leadgitarre
An electric guitar in a band that plays soloistically, usually playing melodically as opposed to strumming chords; supported by the rhythm guitar.

lead on v
falsche Hoffnungen machen
(transitive, idiomatic) to encourage with the illusion of a romantic relationship.

lead shot n
Schrot
Small balls of lead, used as projectiles in shotguns, and as a weight in angling etc

lead-free adj
bleifrei
(of petroleum) Containing no tetraethyl lead; unleaded.

leaded more leaded most leaded adj
verbleit
Containing or treated with the element lead.

leaden /ˈlɛdən/ more leaden most leaden adj
bleiern
(dated) Made of lead.

leader /ˈlidɚ/ /ˈliː.də(ɹ)/ leaders n
Führer Anführer Leiter Führerin Anführerin Chef
One having authority to direct.
Leittier
The dominant animal in a pack of animals, such as wolves or lions.
Leitartikel
(UK, journalism) The first, or the principal, editorial article in a newspaper; a leading or main editorial article; a lead story.
Regenrinne
A pipe for conducting rain water from a roof to a cistern or to the ground.

leader of the opposition leaders of the opposition n
Oppositionsführer Oppositionsführerin
(politics)

leaderboard leaderboards n
Rangliste
A board showing the ranking of leaders in a competition.

leaderless more leaderless most leaderless adj
führungslos
Without a person providing direction.
Without a thing serving as leader.

leaderlessness n
Führungslosigkeit
The state or condition of being leaderless.

leadership /ˈlidɚʃɪp/ /ˈliːdəʃɪp/ leaderships n
Kommando
Führung Leitung
The capacity of someone to lead others.

leading /ˈlidɪŋ/ /ˈliːdɪŋ/ adj
führend
Providing guidance or direction.
führend vorangehend vorausgehend
Occurring in advance; preceding.

leading /ˈlɛdɪŋ/ n
Durchschuss Interlinea Zeilenabstand Zeilendurchschuss
(typography) Vertical space added between lines; line spacing.

leading edge leading edges n
Anströmkante Profilnase
(aeronautics) The frontmost edge of a wing or other airfoil of an aircraft; sometimes contains slots or slats

leading question leading questions n
Suggestivfrage
A question that suggests the answer or that contains the information for which the examiner is looking.

leading tone leading tones n
Leitton

leaf /liːf/ leaves n
Blatt
Anything resembling the leaf of a plant.
A sheet of any substance beaten or rolled until very thin.
(computing, mathematics) In a tree, a node that has no descendants.
Blatt Laubblatt
(publishing, bookbinding, advertising) A sheet of a book, magazine, etc (consisting of two pages, one on each face of the leaf).
Platte Blatt
A flat section used to extend the size of a table.

leaf blower leaf blowers n
Laubbläser
A motorized garden tool that propels air out of a nozzle to move leaves and other debris.

leaf casting leaf castings n
Papieranfaserung
A process in which damaged paper is repaired by means of wetting the old paper in a cast and concurrently aging pulp to the damaged part or parts.

leaf fat n
Flaum Flaumfett
The layers of fat that support the kidneys of a pig.

leaf litter n
abgefallenes Laub trockenes Laub
Dead plant material, such as fallen leaves, bark, and twigs, that has fallen to the ground and may be used by animals as habitat or for nest-building, eventually decomposing and releasing nutrients into the soil.

leaf sheath leaf sheaths n
Blattscheide

leaf spring leaf springs n
Blattfeder
A spring in the form of a curved length(s) of steel, used in the suspension of wheeled vehicles

leaf through v
durchblättern
(transitive) To turn the pages of (a book) idly, reading short sections at random.

leaf vegetable leaf vegetables n
Blattgemüse
The leaf of a plant used as an edible vegetable, such as lettuce, spinach, or rocket.

leaf warbler leaf warblers n
Laubsänger
Any of numerous small insectivorous passerine birds of the genus Phylloscopus.

leaf-cutter ant leaf-cutter ants n
Blattschneiderameise
Any of the 41 species of ants in the genera Atta and Acromyrmex, that cut fragments from leaves and takes them to its colony's nest.

leaf-miner fly leaf-miner flies n
Minierfliege
A fly in the family Agromyzidae, most larvae of which are leaf miners on various plants.

leaf-nosed bat leaf-nosed bats n
Blattnase
A bat of the family Phyllostomidae, having a pointed projection on the snout.

leaf-storm leaf-storms n
Laubsturm
A sudden whirlwind or downpour of leaves.

leafless adj
blattlos blätterlos
Of plants or trees, without leaves.

leaflet /ˈliːflɪt/ leaflets n
Flugblatt Broschüre Faltblatt Faltprospekt Handzettel

leafy /ˈliːfi/ leafier leafiest adj
beblättert belaubt laubig laubtragender
covered with leaves
laubreich begrünt blattreich blätterreich
containing much foliage
Blatt- blattartig
in the form of leaves (of some material)
blattartig
resembling a leaf

leafy spurge leafy spurges n
Esels-Wolfsmilch
Euphorbia esula, a spurge native to Eurasia.

league /liːɡ/ leagues n
Liga Verband Bund Verein Vereinigung
A group or association of cooperating members.
Liga
(sports) An organization of sports teams which play against one another for a championship.
Leuge Meile Wegstunde
A stone erected near a public road to mark the distance of a league.

league table league tables n
Tabelle
(sports) A tabular display of the teams in some league in order of win percentage or points awarded, often also including number of matches played, won, lost, and drawn, goal difference, etc.

leak /liːk/ leaks n
Leck undichte Stelle
A crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape.
Leck
The entrance or escape of a fluid through a crack, fissure, or other aperture.
A divulgation, or disclosure, of information previously held secret.

leak /liːk/ v
lecken tropfen
(ambitransitive) To allow fluid or gas to pass through an opening that should be sealed.
durchsickern leaken durchstechen
(ambitransitive) To disclose secret information surreptitiously or anonymously.

leakage /ˈliːkɪd͡ʒ/ leakages n
Leck
An act of leaking, or something that leaks.

lean /liːn/ leaner leanest adj
schlank mager dürr
(of a person or animal) Slim; not fleshy.
mager
(of meat) Having little fat.
Having a low proportion or concentration of a desired substance or ingredient.
knapp
Having little extra or little to spare; scanty; meagre.

lean /liːn/ v
lehnen
(copulative) To incline in opinion or desire; to conform in conduct; often with to, toward, etc.
To hang outwards.
anlehnen lehnen
To press against.

lean thinking n
Lean Thinking
(business) A business methodology that aims to provide a new way to think about how to organize human activities to deliver more benefits to society and value to individuals while eliminating waste.

leap /lip/ /liːp/ /lɛp/ leaps n
Sprung Satz
The act of leaping or jumping.
(figuratively) A significant move forward.
Sprungweite
The distance traversed by a leap or jump.
Verwerfung
(mining) A fault.

leap /lip/ /liːp/ /lɛp/ v
springen hüpfen einen Satz machen
(intransitive) To jump.
springen hüpfen bespringen einen Satz machen
(transitive) To cause to leap.

leap day /liːp deɪ/ leap days n
Schalttag
An extra day intercalated into a year, especially the day intercalated into the Julian calendar every fourth year and into the Gregorian calendar every fourth year excepting centuries not divisible by 400, usually reckoned as February 29th.

leap second leap seconds n
Schaltsekunde
A second of time added to the year occasionally to compensate for variation in the rate of Earth's rotation relative to the absolute standards of time.

leap year /ˈlip ˌjɪ(ə)ɹ/ /ˈliːp ˌjɪə/ leap years n
Schaltjahr
A year in the Julian or Gregorian calendar with an intercalary day added to February (in the Gregorian calendar, February 29), used to adjust for the extra hours of the solar year; a 366-day year.

leapfrog /-fɹɔɡ/ /ˈliːpfɹɑɡ/ /ˈliːpfɹɒɡ/ leapfrogs n
Bockspringen
(games) A game, often played by children, in which a player leaps like a frog over the back of another person who has stooped over. One variation of the game involves a number of people lining up in a row and bending over. The last person in the line then vaults forward over each of the others until he or she reaches the front of the line, whereupon he also bends over. The process is then repeated.

leapfrog /-fɹɔɡ/ /ˈliːpfɹɑɡ/ /ˈliːpfɹɒɡ/ v
überspringen
(transitive) To jump over some obstacle, as in the game of leapfrog.
überholen
(transitive) To overtake.

learn /lɑː(ɹ)n/ /lɜːn/ /lɝn/ v
lernen
To acquire, or attempt to acquire knowledge or an ability to do something.
lernen erfahren studieren
To come to know; to become informed of; to find out.

learn the hard way v
auf die harte Tour lernen
To learn by experiencing the consequences of making mistakes.

learned /lɜːnd/ /lɝnd/ more learned most learned adj
angeeignet angelernt erfahren erlernt gelernt
Derived from experience; acquired by learning.

learned /ˈlɜːnɪd/ /ˈlɝnɪd/ more learned most learned adj
gelehrt gebildet akademisch belehrt fachkundig fundiert
Having much learning, knowledgeable, erudite; highly educated.

learned borrowing learned borrowings n
gelehrte Entlehnung
(linguistics) A word or other linguistic form borrowed from one language into another on purpose instead of through normal language contact, especially one from a classical language.

learnedly more learnedly most learnedly adv
gelehrt
In an educated and knowledgeable manner.

learner /ˈlɜɹnəɹ/ /ˈlɜːnə/ [ˈlɝ.nɚ] learners n
Lernende Lernender Lerner Lernerin
One who is learning.

learning /ˈlɜːnɪŋ/ /ˈlɝnɪŋ/ learnings n
Lernen
(uncountable) An act in which something is learned.
Kenntnis Gelehrsamkeit
(uncountable) Accumulated knowledge.

learning curve learning curves n
Lernkurve
A visualization of the progress of learning as function of experience.
(by extension) A measure of how much there is to learn in a restricted amount of time

learning disability learning disabilities n
Lernbehinderung
A disability which prevents the sufferer from learning in a typical manner.

lease /liːs/ leases n
Pacht
(formal, law) An interest in land granting exclusive use or occupation of real estate for a limited period; a leasehold.

lease /liːs/ v
pachten
(transitive, formal, law) To grant a lease as a landlord; to let.

leaseholder leaseholders n
Pächter
A person who is tenant by holding a lease; a lessee.

leash /liːʃ/ leashes n
Hundeleine Leine
A strap, cord or rope with which to restrain an animal, often a dog.

least /list/ /liːst/ determiner
geringst kleinst minimalst
The most little; the smallest amount or quantity of something.

least auklet least auklets n
Zwergalk
Aethia pusilla, a small auk.

least common multiple least common multiples n
kleinstes gemeinsames Vielfaches
(number theory) The smallest positive integer which is divisible by (equivalently, is an integer multiple of) each of a specified finite set of integers.

least flycatcher /list flaɪˈkætʃ.ɚ/ /liːst flaɪˈkætʃ.ə(ɹ)/ /ˈkɛtʃ.ɚ/ least flycatchers n
Gartentyrann
A small insect-eating passerine bird in the tyrant flycatcher family, and the smallest member of the genus Empidonax, native to North America.

least weasel /ˈlist ˈwiz(ə)l/ /ˈliːst ˈwiːz(ə)l/ least weasels n
Wiesel
The common weasel, little weasel, or simply weasel (Mustela nivalis), the smallest member of the weasel genus Mustela, native to Eurasia, North America, and North Africa.

leather /ˈlɛðə/ /ˈlɛðɚ/ /ˈlʌðəɹ/ adj
ledern
Made of leather.

leather /ˈlɛðə/ /ˈlɛðɚ/ /ˈlʌðəɹ/ leathers n
Leder
A tough material produced from the skin of animals, by tanning or similar process, used e.g. for clothing.

leatherette /ˌlɛðəˈɹɛt/ leatherettes n
Kunstleder
(countable, uncountable, also, attributively) A type of fabric, often plastic, made to imitate the appearance of leather.

leatherman leathermen n
Ledermann
A multitool, usually with a plier head as the central implement, that has an array of other implements such as knives, screwdrivers, can openers, files, saws, and so on.

leatherware leatherwares n
Lederware
Items made from leather.

leathery leatherier leatheriest more leathery most leathery adj
ledern
Having the consistency, feel, or texture of leather.

leave /liv/ /liːv/ leaves n
Urlaub Erlaubnis Beurlaubung Freistellung Verlaub
Permission to be absent; time away from one's work.
Abschied
(dated) Farewell, departure.

leave /liv/ /liːv/ v
belassen
lassen zurücklassen
(transitive) To cause or allow (something) to remain as available; to refrain from taking (something) away; to stop short of consuming or otherwise depleting (something) entirely.
verlassen davonmachen
(transitive) To depart from; to end one's connection or affiliation with.
hinterlassen lassen
(transitive) To transfer possession of after death.
weggehen fortgehen fortfahren wegfahren
(transitive) To give (something) to someone; to deliver (something) to a repository; to deposit.

leave alone v
in Ruhe lassen
(transitive) To stop bothering (a person).

leave behind v
hinterlassen zurücklassen
(transitive, idiomatic) To abandon.
vergessen
(transitive, idiomatic) To forget about.
hinterlassen
(transitive, idiomatic) To not live longer than; to be survived by.
(transitive, idiomatic) To leave (a trace of something).
abhängen hinter sich lassen
(transitive, idiomatic) To outdo; to progress faster than (someone or something else).
hinter sich lassen
(transitive) To pass.

leave for dead v
zum Sterben zurücklassen
(transitive) To abandon a person or other living creature that is injured or otherwise incapacitated, assuming that the death of the one abandoned will soon follow.

leave it at that v
es dabei belassen
(idiomatic) To agree that there has been enough discussion, study, etc. and that it is time to stop.

leave me alone phraseologicalUnit
lass mich in Ruhe
stop talking to me, stop being near me, stop interfering with my life

leave no stone unturned v
unter die Lupe nehmen
(idiom) To search or investigate thoroughly.

leave off v
aufhören
(informal) To desist; to cease.

leave someone hanging v
hängenlassen

leave someone high and dry v
hängenlassen

leave someone in the lurch v
im Stich lassen sitzen lassen
(idiomatic) To abandon somebody; especially, to abandon somebody and leave him or her in a difficult situation.

leave someone to their own devices v
seinem Schicksal überlassen
(transitive, idiomatic) to leave alone, unsupervised, without assistance.

leave to chance v
dem Zufall überlassen

leave well enough alone /ˈliːv ˈwɛl ɪˌnʌf əˈləʊn/ v
das Bessere ist des Guten Feind
To leave something alone; to avoid trying to correct, fix, or improve what is already adequate.

leaven /ˈlɛv.ən/ [ˈlɛvn̩] leavens n
Ferment Treibmittel Triebmittel
Any agent used to make dough rise or to have a similar effect on baked goods.

leban n
Laban
Coagulated sour milk diluted with water.

lebbek lebbeks n
Lebbeckbaum Schirmakazie Schlafbaum Seidenakazie Seidenbaum
The tree Albizia lebbeck.

lebensraum lebensräume n
Lebensraum
(chiefly, with reference to nations and peoples) Hitherto unoccupied “living space” claimed as one’s rightful domain.

lebkuchen lebkuchen lebkuchens n
Lebkuchen
A traditional German Christmas biscuit form of gingerbread.

leblebi leblebis n
Leblebi
A kind of snack made from roasted chickpeas

lecher /lɛt͡ʃ.ə(ɹ)/ lechers n
Lustmolch Lüstling Wüstling
A lecherous person.

lecherous /ˈlɛtʃ.ə.ɹəs/ /ˈlɛt͡ʃ.ɚ.əs/ more lecherous most lecherous adj
lüstern
Given to excessive sexual activity and debauchery.

lechery /ˈlɛt͡ʃ.əɹ.i/ lecheries n
Wollust
Inordinate indulgence in sexual activity.

lechwe /ˈlɛt͡ʃweɪ/ lechwe lechwes n
Litschi-Moorantilope
Kobus leche, an African antelope that inhabits marshy regions.

lecithin /ˈlɛs.ə.θɪn/ lecithins n
Lecithin
(organic chemistry) The principal phospholipid in animals; it is particularly abundant in egg yolks, and is extracted commercially from soy. It is a major constituent of cell membranes, and is commonly used as a food additive (as an emulsifier).

lect /lɛkt/ lects n
Lekt
(linguistics, sociolinguistics) A specific form of a language or language cluster: a language or a dialect.

lectern /ˈlɛktə(ɹ)n/ lecterns n
Pult Chorpult Lesepult
A stand with a slanted top used to support a bible from which passages are read during a church service.
Pult
A similar stand to support a lecturer's notes.

lectionary lectionaries n
Lektionar Lektionarium
(Christianity, Judaism) A book or listing that contains a collection of scripture readings appointed for Christian or Jewish worship on a given day or occasion.

lectotype lectotypes n
Lectotypus
(taxonomy) A biological specimen or illustration later selected to serve as definitive type example of a species or subspecies when the original author of the name did not designate a holotype.

lecture /ˈlɛk.t͡ʃə/ /ˈlɛk.t͡ʃɚ/ lectures n
Vorlesung Vortrag
A spoken lesson or exposition, usually delivered to a group.

lecture /ˈlɛk.t͡ʃə/ /ˈlɛk.t͡ʃɚ/ v
Vorlesung halten
(transitive) To preach, to berate, to scold.

lecture theatre lecture theatres n
Hörsaal Auditorium Vorlesungssaal
A room in a university with many seats and a sloped floor, used to hold lectures.

lecturer /ˈlɛktʃəɹə/ /ˈlɛkt͡ʃəɹɚ/ lecturers n
Lektor Lektorin
A person who gives lectures, especially as a profession.
Dozent Dozentin Lektor Lektorin
A member of a university or college below the rank of assistant professor or reader.

lede /lid/ /liːd/ ledes n
Lead-Stil
(chiefly, US, journalism) The introductory paragraph or paragraphs of a newspaper, or a news or other type of article; the lead or lead-in. [from mid 20th c.]

lederhosen /ˈleɪdəˌhəʊzən/ /ˈleɪdɚˌhoʊzən/ n
Lederhose
A pair of knee-breeches made of leather, typical of Bavaria and Austria.

ledge /lɛd͡ʒ/ ledges n
Felsband Sims Band Bord Felsplatt Felsvorsprung
(geology) A shelf, ridge, or reef, of rocks.
Lage Schicht
A layer or stratum.
Felsband Sims Ader Band Felsplatt Felsvorsprung
A lode; a limited mass of rock bearing valuable mineral.
Sturz
(architecture) A (door or window) lintel.
Gesims
(architecture) A cornice.

ledger /ˈlɛd͡ʒə/ /ˈlɛd͡ʒɚ/ ledgers n
Register Buch Kassenbuch
Notizbuch
A book for keeping notes; a record book, a register.
Hauptbuch Bestandsbuch Konto Kontoblatt Kontobuch Wirtschaftsbuch
(accounting) A collection of accounting entries consisting of credits and debits.
Bodenplatte Fußbodenplatte Grabplatte Pflasterplatte Steinplatte
A large, flat stone, especially one laid over a tomb.
Auflager Fixpunkt Konsole Querbalken Widerlager
(construction) A board attached to a wall to provide support for attaching other structural elements (such as deck joists or roof rafters) to a building.

ledger /ˈlɛd͡ʒə/ /ˈlɛd͡ʒɚ/ v
auflisten buchen registrieren verbuchen
(transitive) To record (something) in, or as if in, a ledger.

ledger line ledger lines n
Hilfslinie
(music) A musical notation to inscribe notes outside the lines and spaces of the regular musical staves; a line slightly longer than the note is drawn parallel to the staff, above or below, spaced at the same distances as the notes within the staff.

lee /liː/ lees n
Lee
(nautical) The side of the ship away from the wind.

leech /liːt͡ʃ/ leeches n
Egel Blutegel
An aquatic blood-sucking annelid of class Hirudinea, especially Hirudo medicinalis.
Blutsauger Blutsaugerin Blutegel
(figuratively) A person who derives profit from others in a parasitic fashion.
Heiler
(Germanic paganism) A healer.

leech /liːt͡ʃ/ v
leechen saugen
(transitive, figuratively) To drain (resources) without giving back.

leek /liːk/ leeks n
Lauch Porree Breitlauch Winterlauch
The vegetable Allium ampeloprasum var. porrum, having edible leaves and an onion-like bulb but with a milder flavour than the onion.

leek moth leek moths n
Lauchmotte
A small moth (Acrolepiopsis assectella) with larvae that feed on Allium species, mainly leeks.

leer /lɪə(ɹ)/ /lɪɹ/ leers n
anzügliches Grinsen lüsterner Blick
A significant side glance; a glance expressive of some passion, as malignity, amorousness, etc.; a sly or lecherous look.

leer /lɪə(ɹ)/ /lɪɹ/ v
anzüglich blicken
(intransitive) To look sideways or obliquely; now especially with sexual desire or malicious intent.

leery /ˈlɪəɹ.i/ leerier leeriest adj
argwöhnisch
Cautious, suspicious, wary, hesitant, or nervous about something; having reservations or concerns.

leeward /ˈl(j)uːəd/ /ˈliwəɹd/ /ˈliːwəd/ /ˈluːəɹd/ leewardmost more leeward most leeward adj
leewärts gelegen mit dem Wind gelegen unter dem Winde gelegen windabgewandt gelegen windabwärts gelegen
On the side sheltered from the wind; in that direction.

leeward /ˈl(j)uːəd/ /ˈliwəɹd/ /ˈliːwəd/ /ˈluːəɹd/ more leeward most leeward adv
leewärts mit dem Wind unter dem Winde windabgewandt windabwärts
Away from the direction from which the wind is blowing; downwind.

leeway [ˈliːˌweɪ] leeways n
Abdrift
The drift of a ship or aeroplane in a leeward direction.
Freiraum Spielraum
A varying degree or amount of freedom or flexibility.
Rückstand Versäumte
(British) An adverse discrepancy or variation in a cumulative process, usually in the phrase make up leeway.

left /ˈlɛft/ lefter leftmost more left most left adj
link links
Designating the side of the body toward the west when one is facing north; the side of the body on which the heart is located in most humans; the opposite of right. This arrow points to the reader's left: ←
links
(politics) Left-wing; pertaining to the political left.

left /ˈlɛft/ adv
links
On the left side.
links nach links
Towards the left side.

left /ˈlɛft/ lefts n
Linke
The left side or direction.
Linke links
(politics) The left-wing political parties as a group; citizens holding left-wing views as a group.

left /ˈlɛft/ v
übrig
.

left bank left banks n
linksuferig linksufrig
The bank to the left of a river when facing downstream.

left hand n
linke Hand

left inverse left inverses n
Linksinverses

left out more left out most left out adj
ausgegrenzt außen vor
Not included or accepted in a group or event.

left total adj
linkstotal

left wing left wings n
linker Flügel
(politics) The more left-wing faction of a group, party, or group of parties.

left-handed n
linkshändig
Left-handed people, taken as a whole.

left-handedness n
Linkshändigkeit Sinistralität
The state of being left-handed.

left-hander left-handers n
Linkshänder Linkshänderin
One who is left-handed.
(automotive) A bend or turn to the left; a left-hand corner.

left-luggage office left-luggage offices n
Gepäckaufbewahrung
(British) A place at a railway station or airport where luggage may be left for a small charge.

left-recursive adj
linksrekursiv

left-to-right adv
rechtslaufend rechtsläufig
(chiefly, of text) From left to right.

left-wing more left-wing most left-wing adj
linke
(politics) Of political ideologies: favoring political, social, and economic equality.

left-winger left-wingers n
Linke Linker Linksaußen Person vom linken Flügel linksstehende Person
(political) A person who espouses left-wing political views.
Linksaußen
(sports) A person who plays the position of left wing.

leftfield adj
abseitig abwegig unkonventionell
From out of left field; off-the-wall; unconventional.

leftist /ˈlef.tɪst/ /ˈlɛf.tɪst/ more leftist most leftist adj
linksorientiert linksstehend
Of or pertaining to the political left.

leftist /ˈlef.tɪst/ /ˈlɛf.tɪst/ leftists n
Linke Linker
(politics, generally) A person who holds views associated with the political left.

leftover adj
übergeblieben übrig
Remaining; left behind; extra; in reserve.

leftover leftovers n
Rest
Something left behind; an excess or remainder.

leftovers n
Essensrest Essensreste Speiserest Speisereste
food remaining after a meal

leg /leɪɡ/ /lɛɡ/ legs n
Bein
In humans, the lower limb extending from the groin to the ankle.
Unterschenkel
(anatomy) The portion of the lower limb of a human that extends from the knee to the ankle.
Etappe Abschnitt
A stage of a journey, race etc.
Kathete
(nautical) One side of a multiple-sided (often triangular) course in a sailing race.
Satz
(sports) A single game or match played in a tournament or other sporting contest.
Hosenbein
In a grain elevator, the case containing the lower part of the belt which carries the buckets.
(cricket, attributive) Denotes the half of the field on the same side as the batsman's legs; the left side for a right-handed batsman.

leg it v
abhauen weglaufen wegrennen
(intransitive, slang) To run away, to flee.

leg press leg presses n
Beinpresse
A leg press machine, a piece of exercise equipment designed for performing these exercises.

leg up leg ups legs up n
Räuberleiter
The act of assisting another's progress over a wall or other obstacle by forming a step for one of their feet with one's hands.

leg warmer leg warmers n
Gamasche Stulpe
A type of garment similar to a footless sock, which usually extends from below the knee to above the ankle.

legacy /ˈleɪɡəsi/ /ˈlɛɡəsi/ adj
Alt- hinterlassen tradiert vererbt
Left over from the past; no longer current.

legacy /ˈleɪɡəsi/ /ˈlɛɡəsi/ legacies n
Vermächtnis Nachlass Erbschaft Erbe Hinterlassenschaft
(legal) Money or property bequeathed to someone in a will.
Vermächtnis Erbe Hinterlassenschaft Wirken
Something inherited from a predecessor or the past.

legal /ˈliɡəl/ /ˈliː.ɡəl/ more legal most legal adj
juristisch rechtlich
Relating to the law or to lawyers.
Having its basis in the law.
legal gesetzlich
Being allowed or prescribed by law.

legal action legal actions n
Action
Legal proceedings; a lawsuit.

legal advice n
Rechtsberatung
(legal) The giving of a formal opinion regarding the substance or procedure of the law, usually received from a solicitor, barrister or lawyer, ordinarily for a fee.

legal certainty n
Rechtssicherheit Bestimmtheitsgebot rechtliche Vorhersehbarkeit

legal effect legal effects n
Rechtsfolge Rechtswirkung
A particular state of the rights in consequence of a defined state or course of things.

legal person legal persons n
juristische Person
(legal) An aggregate of people, legal entity, or body corporate who have (some of) the legal rights and responsibilities of a natural person under the law.

legal relationship legal relationships n
Rechtsbeziehung Rechtsverhältnis
The relations provided by law between two persons as a consequence of a certain state of affairs.

legal representative legal representatives n
Rechtsbeistand gesetzliche Vertreter rechtliche Vertretung
(law) One who represents or acts on behalf of another under authority recognised by law, such as a parent or guardian of a minor, a manager of a legal person, etc.

legal tender legal tenders n
gesetzliches Zahlungsmittel
(legal) Any form of currency that by law cannot be refused as payment to extinguish a debt equal to the amount offered.

legal vacuum legal vacua legal vacuums n
Gesetzeslücke Rechtslücke Rechtsvakuum Regelungslücke juristisches Vakuum rechtliche Lücke

legalese /ˈliɡəliːz/ n
Juristenjargon Juristensprache
(informal, pejorative) Technical jargon common in the legal profession, the argot of lawyers.

legality legalities n
Legalität
Lawfulness.

legalization legalizations n
Legalisierung
The process of making something legal, the process to legalize, decriminalization.

legalize /ˈliːɡəlaɪz/ v
legalisieren
To make legal or permit under law. Either by decriminalising something that has been illegal or by specifically permitting it.

legally /ˈliːɡəli/ more legally most legally adv
legal
As permitted by law; not contrary to law.

legally binding more legally binding most legally binding adj
rechtsverbindlich
(legal) enforceable by law

legate /ˈlɛɡət/ /ˈlɛɡɪt/ legates n
Legat
A deputy representing the pope, specifically a papal ambassador sent on special ecclesiastical missions.
Gesandte
An ambassador or messenger.

legato /ləˈɡɑ.toʊ/ /ləˈɡɑ.təʊ/ adv
gebunden legato
(music) Smoothly, in a connected manner.

legato /ləˈɡɑ.toʊ/ /ləˈɡɑ.təʊ/ legatos n
gebunden legato
(music) A style of performance characterized by smoothly connected notes.
(music) A passage that is played legato.

legend /ˈliːd͡ʒ.ənd/ /ˈlɛd͡ʒ.ənd/ legends n
Legende
A story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events.
A person of extraordinary fame or accomplishments.
Legende Kartenlegende
A key to the symbols and color codes on a map, chart, etc.

legendary /ˈlɛd͡ʒ.ən.də.ɹi/ /ˈlɛd͡ʒ.ən.dɹi/ /ˈlɛd͡ʒ.ənˌdɛɹ.i/ more legendary most legendary adj
legendär
Of or pertaining to a legend or to legends.

legging /lɛɡ.ɪŋ/ leggings n
Überhose
A covering, usually of leather, worn from knee to ankle.
One of the legs of a pair of trousers.
Leggings Leggins
Stretchy tight-fitting pants often worn by women or for exercise.

leghorn /lɛˈɡɔːn/ /ˈlɛɡhɔɹn/ /ˈlɛɡhɔːn/ leghorns n
Leghorn
(countable) A small white chicken of a hardy breed.

legibility legibilities n
Lesbarkeit
The property of being legible or easily readable.

legible /ˈlɛd͡ʒəbl/ more legible most legible adj
leserlich
Clear enough to be read; readable, particularly of handwriting.

legion /ˈliːd͡ʒən/ adj
Legion
Numerous; vast; very great in number

legion /ˈliːd͡ʒən/ legions n
Legion
(military, Ancient Rome) The major unit or division of the Roman army, usually comprising 3000 to 6000 infantry soldiers and 100 to 200 cavalry troops.

legionary /ˈlidʒəˌnɛɹi/ /ˈliːdʒənəɹi/ /ˈliːdʒənɹi/ legionaries n
Legionär
A member of a legion, such as the American Legion, or of any organization containing the term legion in its title (e.g. the French Foreign Legion).

legislate /ˈlɛd͡ʒɪsˌleɪt/ v
Gesetze beschließen Gesetze erlassen Gesetze geben Gesetze verordnen legiferieren
To pass laws (including the amending or repeal of existing laws).

legislation /ˌlɛd͡ʒɪsˈleɪʃən/ legislations n
Gesetzgebung
The act of legislating; preparation and enactment of laws.
Gesetz Gesetzgebung
Law which has been enacted by legislature or other governing body

legislative /-slæɪ-/ /lɛˈd͡ʒɪ.slə.tɪv/ /ˈled͡ʒ.ɪ.slə.tɪv/ /ˈlɛd͡ʒ.ɪ.slə.tɪv/ /ˈlɛd͡ʒ.ɪˌsleɪ.tɪv/ /ˈlɛd͡ʒˌɪs.lə.tɪv/ [ˈled͡ʒ.ɪ.slə.ɾɪv] [ˈlɛd͡ʒ.ɪˌsleɪ.ɾɪv] more legislative most legislative adj
gesetzgeberisch
Making, or having the power to make, a law or laws; lawmaking

legislative body legislative bodies n
Gesetzgebungsorgan
A political institution which holds the legislative power in a state, and often controls the executive power.

legislative process legislative processes n
Gesetzgebungsverfahren
(law) The stages a bill must go through before it becomes law.

legislator legislators n
Gesetzgeber Gesetzesmacher Gesetzesmacherin Gesetzgeberin
Someone who creates or enacts laws

legislature /ˈlɛd͡ʒɪslət͡ʃə/ /ˈlɛd͡ʒɪsləˌt͡ʃʊə/ /ˈlɛd͡ʒɪsˌleɪt͡ʃɚ/ legislatures n
Legislative gesetzgebende Gewalt
A governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws.

legit /ləˈd͡ʒɪt/ more legit most legit adj
legal rechtmäßig
(informal) Legitimate; legal; allowed by the rules; valid. [from 20th c.]

legitimacy /ləˈd͡ʒɪtɪməsi/ legitimacies n
Legitimität Rechtmäßigkeit
The quality or state of being legitimate or valid; validity.

legitimate /ləˈd͡ʒɪt.ɪ.meɪt/ /ləˈd͡ʒɪt.ɪ.mət/ /lɪˈd͡ʒɪt.ɪ.meɪt/ /lɪˈd͡ʒɪt.ɪ.mət/ more legitimate most legitimate adj
legitim
gültig
Conforming to known principles, or established or accepted rules or standards; valid.

legitimately more legitimately most legitimately adv
legitim
In a legitimate manner, properly, fair and square.

legitimistic adj
legitimistisch

legitimize /ləˈdʒɪtɪmaɪz/ v
legitimieren
(transitive) To make legitimate.

legless more legless most legless adj
beinlos
Without legs.

legroom /ˈlɛɡɹuːm/ /ˈlɛɡɹʊm/ n
Beinfreiheit
Space to stretch the legs while seated.

legume /ləˈɡjuːm/ /lɪˈɡjuːm/ /ˈlɛɡ.juːm/ legumes n
Hülsenfrucht
(botany) The fruit or seed of leguminous plants (as peas or beans) used for food.
Hülsenfrüchtler Leguminose
(botany) Any of a large family (Fabaceae, syn. Leguminosae) of dicotyledonous herbs, shrubs, and trees having fruits that are legumes or loments, bearing nodules on the roots that contain nitrogen-fixing bacteria, and including important food and forage plants (as peas, beans, or clovers).

legumin legumins n
Legumin Pflanzenkasein Pflanzenkäsestoff
(biochemistry, organic compound) Any of a group of globulins, resembling casein, found mostly in legumes and grains.

leguminous more leguminous most leguminous adj
hülsenfruchtartig
Resembling a legume.

legwork /ˈlɛɡ.wəːk/ /ˈlɛɡ.wɚk/ legworks n
Kleinarbeit Lauferei
Work, especially research or preparation, that involves significant walking, travel, or similar effort.
Beinarbeit
Skillful or vigorous use of the legs, as in dance or sports.

leishmaniasis /laɪʃməˈnaɪəsɪs/ /liːʃməˈnaɪəsɪs/ leishmaniases n
Leishmaniose
(disease) Any of various ulcerative skin diseases caused by any of the protozoans of the genus Leishmania, transmitted to humans and animals by bloodsucking sandflies.

leisure /ˈliːʒə(ɹ)/ /ˈliːʒəɹ/ /ˈlɛʒə(ɹ)/ /ˈlɛʒəɹ/ leisures n
Muße
Freedom provided by the cessation of activities.
Muße Freizeit
Free time, time free from work or duties.

leisured more leisured most leisured adj
Muße habend
Having leisure time, especially as a result of not having to work for a living.

leisurely /ˈliʒɚli/ /ˈlɛʒɜli/ more leisurely most leisurely adj
betulich gemächlich
Characterized by leisure; taking plenty of time; unhurried.

leisurely /ˈliʒɚli/ /ˈlɛʒɜli/ more leisurely most leisurely adv
betulich gemächlich
In a leisurely manner.

leitmotif /ˈlaɪt.moʊˌtif/ /ˈlaɪt.moʊˌtɪv/ /ˈlaɪt.məʊˌtiːf/ /ˈleɪt.moʊˌtif/ leitmotifs n
Leitmotiv
(music) A melodic theme associated with a particular character, place, thing or idea in an opera.

lek /lɛk/ lek leks leku lekë n
Lek Balzarena
(biology) An aggregation of male animals for the purposes of courtship and display.
Lek
The currency unit of Albania, divided into 100 qindarka.

lemandarin lemandarins n
Rangpur
Citrus × limonia, a citrus fruit which is a hybrid between the mandarin orange and the lemon.

lemma /ˈlɛmə/ /ˈlɪmə/ lemmas lemmata n
Lemma Hilfssatz
(mathematics) A proposition proved or accepted for immediate use in the proof of some other proposition.
Lemma Stichwort
(psycholinguistics) The theoretical abstract conceptual form of a word, representing a specific meaning, before the creation of a specific phonological form as the sounds of a lexeme, which may find representation in a specific written form as a dictionary or lexicographic word.

lemmatisation lemmatisations n
Lemmatisierung
(computing, lexicography) The process of finding the lemma that corresponds to an inflected form of a word.

lemmatize v
lemmatisieren
(linguistics) To convert an inflected form of a lexeme to a lemma.

lemming /lɛm.ɪŋ/ lemmings n
Lemming
A small Arctic and Subarctic rodent from any of six genera of similar rodents.

lemniscate /lɛmˈnɪs.kət/ /lɛmˈnɪs.kɪt/ lemniscates n
Lemniskate
The infinity symbol (∞).
(mathematics) Any of a variety of quartic functions producing similar figure-of-eight closed curves.

lemniscatic /ˌlɛmnɪˈskætɪk/ adj
lemniskatisch
shaped like a figure-of-eight
of or pertaining to a lemniscate

lemon /ˈlɛm.ən/ /ˈlɪm.ɪn/ more lemon most lemon adj
Zitrone
Containing or having the flavour/flavor and/or scent of lemons.
zitronengelb
Of the pale yellow colour/color of lemons.

lemon /ˈlɛm.ən/ /ˈlɪm.ɪn/ lemons n
Zitrone Zitronengelb
A yellowish citrus fruit.
Zitrone Zitronenbaum Zitronengelb
A semitropical evergreen tree, Citrus limon, that bears such fruits.
Zitronengelb Zitrone
A more or less bright shade of yellow associated with lemon fruits.
A lemon shark (Negaprion brevirostris).
(Cockney rhyming slang, shortened from “lemon flavour”) Favor.
(fandom) A piece of fanfiction involving explicit sex.
(geometry) The surface of revolution of a circular arc of angle less than 180° rotated about the straight line passing through the arc’s two endpoints.
Gurke Krücke Zitronengelb
(slang) A defective or inadequate item or individual.

lemon balm lemon balms n
Zitronenmelisse Melisse Gartenmelisse Herzkraut Herztrost
A perennial herb, of species Melissa officinalis, of southern Europe; used as a flavouring in ice cream etc.

lemon juice lemon juices n
Zitronensaft
The liquid extract of lemon fruit, notably sour and often condensed, as used especially in food preparation.

lemon shark lemon sharks n
Zitronenhai
A shark of species Negaprion brevirostris, growing up to 10 feet long and found along the Atlantic coast of North and South America.

lemon squeezer lemon squeezers n
Zitronenpresse
A device used to extract juice from lemons by crushing the lemon using the sharp middle part.

lemon verbena lemon verbenas n
Zitronenstrauch Zitronenverbene
A deciduous perennial shrub native to South America, used for its lemon-like fragrance and flavor, Aloysia citrodora.

lemonade /ˈlɛmənˌeɪd/ /ˌlɛmənˈeɪd/ lemonades n
Limonade Zitrone
(US, Canada) A flavoured beverage consisting of water, lemon, and sweetener, sometimes ice, served mainly as a refreshment.
Limonade Limo Brause
(UK, AU, NZ) A clear, usually carbonated, beverage made from lemon or artificial lemon flavouring, water, and sugar.

lemongrass lemongrasses n
Zitronengras Lemongras
One of various species of grass of the genus Cymbopogon, especially Cymbopogon citratus, which have a lemon-like taste and aroma, and are used in cooking, for tea, and for fragrance.

lemur /ˈliːmə(ɹ)/ lemurs n
Lemur Lemure
(colloquial) Any strepsirrhine primate of the infraorder Lemuriformes, superfamily Lemuroidea, native only to Madagascar and some surrounding islands.

lend /lɛnd/ /lɪnd/ v
leihen borgen verleihen
(transitive) To allow to be used by someone temporarily, on condition that it or its equivalent will be returned.

lend a hand v
jemandem zur Hand gehen
(idiomatic) To help or assist, especially voluntarily.

lender /ˈlɛndɚ/ lenders n
Darlehensgeber Verleiher
One who lends, especially money; specifically, a bank or other entity that specializes in granting loans.

lenga beech lenga beeches n
Lenga-Südbuche
The tree Nothofagus pumilio native to southern South America

length /lɛn(t)θ/ /lɛŋ(k)θ/ lengths n
Länge Längenmaß
The distance measured along the longest dimension of an object.
Pferdelänge
(horse racing) The length of a horse, used to indicate the distance between horses at the end of a race.

length overall lengths overall n
Schiffslänge
(nautical) Length of a ship from bow to stern.

lengthen /ˈlɛŋ(k)θən/ v
verlängern
(transitive) To make longer, to extend the length of.

lengthening /ˈlɛŋ(k)θnɪŋ/ /ˈlɛŋ(k)θənɪŋ/ lengthenings n
Längung
(phonology) a type of sound change when a sound (especially a vowel) lengthens

lengthy lengthier lengthiest adj
langwierig ausgedehnt ellenlang lang langanhaltend langdauernd
Having length; long and overextended, especially in time rather than dimension.

leniency leniencies n
Milde Nachsicht
The quality of mercy or forgiveness, especially in the assignment of punishment as in a court case.

lenient /ˈliːni.ənt/ more lenient most lenient adj
nachsichtig
Lax; not strict; tolerant of dissent or deviation

lenite /ləˈnaɪt/ /ˈliːnaɪt/ v
lenieren
(phonetics, phonology, transitive) To cause (a consonant) to undergo lenition.

lenition /liˈnɪʃən/ /liːˈnɪʃən/ /ləˈnɪʃən/ /lɪˈnɪʃən/ lenitions n
Lenierung Lenisierung
(phonetics, phonology) A weakening of articulation causing a consonant to become lenis (soft).

lens /lɛnz/ lens lenses lentes n
Linse
An object, usually made of glass, that focuses or defocuses the light that passes through it.
A device which focuses or defocuses electron beams.
(geometry) A convex shape bounded by two circular arcs, joined at their endpoints, the corresponding concave shape being a lune.
(biology) A genus of the legume family; its bean.
(anatomy) The transparent crystalline structure in the eye.

lenticular /lɛnˈtɪk.jə.lɚ/ /lɛnˈtɪk.jʊ.lə/ more lenticular most lenticular adj
Linse
Of or pertaining to a lens.
linsenförmig
Shaped like a biconvex lens.
Linsenraster
Relating to a lenticular image.

lenticular galaxy lenticular galaxies n
lentikuläre Galaxie linsenförmige Galaxie
(galaxy) A galaxy that, like spiral galaxies, has a flat galactic disc, but which has lost most of its interstellar matter and therefore has no spirals; considered a transitional form between spirals and elliptical galaxies.

lentil /ˈlɛntəl/ lentils n
Linse
Any of several plants of the genus Lens, especially Lens culinaris, from southwest Asia, that have edible, lens-shaped seeds within flattened pods.
The seed of these plants, used as food.

lento /ˈlɛntoʊ/ /ˈlɛntəʊ/ more lento most lento adj
lento
(music) Slow (45–60 bpm). [since 1724]

leonine /ˈliːənaɪ̯n/ more leonine most leonine adj
Löwe löwenartig
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a lion.

leopard /ˈlɛpəd/ /ˈlɛpɚd/ leopards n
Leopard Pard Pardel Parder
Panthera pardus, a large wild cat with a spotted coat native to Africa and Asia, especially the male of the species (in contrast to leopardess) .

leopard cat leopard cats n
Bengalkatze
A wild cat native to Southeast Asia, Prionailurus bengalensis.

leopard seal /ˈlɛpəd siːl/ /ˈlɛpɚd siːl/ leopard seals n
Seeleopard
A large pinniped mammal (Hydrurga leptonyx) found in the Antarctic.

leopard shark leopard sharks n
Leopardenhai
A hound shark, Triakis semifasciata, having distinctive markings; it is found in the coastal waters of the eastern Pacific Ocean.

leopardess leopardesses n
Leopardin
A female leopard.

leopardsbane leopardsbanes n
Gämswurz Gamswurz Gemswurz
Any of various plants, including Arnica montana, Senecio doronicum, Paris quadrifolia, and species of genus Doronicum.

leotard /ˈliː.ə.tɑːd/ /ˈliː.ə.tɑːɹd/ /ˈlɪə.tɑːd/ leotards n
Gymnastikanzug Leotard Turnanzug
A one-piece skintight garment with or without sleeves and without legs (often worn by gymnasts, acrobats, wrestlers, female swimmers, etc.)

leper lepers lepress n
Aussätziger Leprakranker
A person who has leprosy, a person suffering from Hansen's disease.

leper colony leper colonies n
Leprosorium Leprakolonie Leprastation
An isolated community used to house lepers, usually in permanent quarantine from the rest of society.

lepidolite lepidolites n
Lepidolith
(mineral) A pale lilac mica mineral that is a mixed basic fluoride and aluminosilicate of potassium, lithium and aluminium.

lepidopterist lepidopterists n
Lepidopterologe Lepidopterologin Schmetterlingskundler

lepidopterology /ˈlɛpɪˈdɑptɚˈɑləd͡ʒi/ n
Schmetterlingskunde Lepidopterologie
(biology, zoology, entomology) The scientific study of butterflies and moths (the Lepidoptera).

leporello leporellos n
Leporello
(countable, printing) Any printed material (book, leaflet etc.) having such folds; a concertina.

leporine /ˈlɛpəɹaɪn/ /ˈlɛpəɹən/ /ˈlɛpəˌɹaɪn/ adj
Hase Kaninchen
(chiefly, mammalogy, also, figuratively) Of, relating to, or resembling a hare or rabbit.

leprechaun /ˈlɛprəˌkɑn/ /ˈlɛprəˌkɔn/ /ˈlɛpɹəkɔːn/ leprechauns n
Leprechaun
(Irish folklore) One of a race of elves that can reveal hidden treasure to those who catch them.

leprosery leproseries n
Leprosorium Lepraheim Leprakrankenhaus Leprosenhaus
A building used to house lepers, usually in permanent quarantine from the rest of society.

leprosy /ˈlɛpɹəsi/ leprosies n
Lepra Aussatz
(medicine) An infectious disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium leprae, gradually producing nerve damage and patches of skin necrosis and historically handled by permanently quarantining its sufferers.
Ellipsis of murine leprosy. and feline leprosy, diseases caused in rodents and cats by Mycobacterium lepraemurium.

leprous /ˈlɛpɹəs/ more leprous most leprous adj
leprakrank leprös aussätzig lepros
Relating to or infected with one of the diseases known as leprosy.

leptogenic more leptogenic most leptogenic adj
schlankheitsfördernd
Causing weight loss

leptokurtic more leptokurtic most leptokurtic adj
leptokurtisch
(statistics) Of a distribution: having kurtosis greater than that of a normal distribution; equivalently, having positive excess kurtosis.

lepton /ˈlɛptɒn/ leptons n
Lepton
(particle physics) An elementary particle that has a spin of 1/2 (i.e., is a fermion) and does not interact via the strong nuclear force; examples include the electron, the muon, the neutrino and the tauon.

leptospirosis leptospiroses n
Leptospirose
An acute, infectious, febrile disease of both humans and animals, caused by spirochetes of the genus Leptospira.

lesbian /ˈlɛz.bi.jən/ /ˈlɛz.bi.jɪn/ /ˈlɛz.bɪ.ən/ more lesbian most lesbian adj
lesbisch Lesbe
(LGBT, of a woman) Homosexual, gay; preferring exclusively women as romantic or sexual partners.
(LGBT, of a woman, broadly) Preferring primarily women as romantic or sexual partners.
(LGBT, of a romantic or sexual act or relationship) Between two or more women; homosexual, gay.
Lesben- Lesbe
(LGBT, especially of an institution or group) Intended for lesbians.

lesbian /ˈlɛz.bi.jən/ /ˈlɛz.bi.jɪn/ /ˈlɛz.bɪ.ən/ lesbians n
Lesbe Lesbierin Homosexuelle
A gay woman, one who is mostly or exclusively sexually or romantically attracted to other women.

lesbianism /ˈlɛzbiəˌnɪzəm/ lesbianisms n
Lesbianismus Lesbischsein
Female homosexuality; the state of a woman being sexually attracted to other women.

lesbigay /ləz.ˈbaɪ.ɡeɪ/ more lesbigay most lesbigay adj
lesbischwul
(LGBT, informal) Of or relating to lesbian, bisexual, and gay people or the LGB community.

lesbophobia n
Lesbophobie Lesbenfeindlichkeit
Fear, dislike, or hatred of lesbians (female homosexuals).

lesbophobic more lesbophobic most lesbophobic adj
lesbenfeindlich lesbophob
Having a fear or hatred of lesbians.

lese majesty /liz ˈmædʒəsti/ n
Majestätsbeleidigung
The crime of violating majesty, an offense against the dignity of a reigning sovereign or against a state.

lesene /ˈlɛ.zən/ lesenes n
Lisene
(architecture) A low-relief, vertical pillar or pilaster in a wall, usually without a base or capital; used in architecture to divide a facade or other wall surface visually.

leshy leshies n
Schrat Waldschrat
(Slavic mythology) A male woodland spirit in Slavic mythology who protects wild animals and forests.

lesion /ˈliːʒən/ lesions n
Läsion Verletzung enorme Verletzung Übervorteilung
(medicine) An infected or otherwise injured or diseased organ or part, especially such on a patch of skin.
enorme Verletzung Übervorteilung
(law) Injury or an unfair imbalance in a commutative contract wherein the consideration is less than half of the market value, which then serves as a basis for the injured party to sue to rescind the agreement.

less /lɛs/ adv
weniger
To a smaller extent or degree.

less /lɛs/ determiner
weniger als
weniger
A smaller amount of; not as much. [from 12th c.]

less /lɛs/ v
verkleinern verringern
(archaic) To make less; to lessen.

less and less determiner
immer weniger
increasingly less

less is more /lɛs ɪz ˈmɔɹ/ /lɛs ɪz ˈmɔː/ proverb
weniger ist mehr
That which is less complicated is often better understood and more appreciated than what is more complicated; brevity in communication is more effective than verbosity.

lessee /lɛˈsiː/ lessees n
Mieter Leasingnehmer Pächter
The entity to whom a lease is given, or who takes an estate by lease.

lesser /ˈlɛsə/ /ˈlɛsɚ/ adj
kleiner weniger geringere
Of two (or, rarely, more than two) things: the smaller in size (littler), in value, in importance etc.

lesser black-backed gull lesser black-backed gulls n
Heringsmöwe
a seabird and member of the gull family, genus Larus fuscus

lesser celandine lesser celandines n
Scharbockskraut Feigwurz
A European perennial herb (Ficaria verna, formerly Ranunculus ficaria), having heart-shaped leaves and solitary yellow flowers

lesser flamingo lesser flamingos n
Zwergflamingo
A flamingo the Old World species of flamingo, Phoeniconaias minor, syn. Phoenicopterus minor, found principally in the Great Rift Valley of Africa, smaller than flamingos of the other Old World species.

lesser grey shrike lesser grey shrikes n
Schwarzstirnwürger
Lanius minor, a member of the shrike family Laniidae.

lesser jacana lesser jacanas n
Zwergblatthühnchen
Microparra capensis, a wader in the family Jacanidae.

lesser kestrel lesser kestrels n
Rötelfalke
A small falcon, Falco naumanni.

lesser of two evils n
geringeres Übel

lesser omentum lesser omenta lesser omentums n
Omentum minus kleines Netz
(anatomy) A thin peritoneal fold that extends from the liver to the lesser curvature of the stomach and the first part of the duodenum.

lesser redpoll lesser redpolls n
Birkenzeisig
A bird of the subspecies Acanthis flammea cabaret or species Acanthis cabaret.

lesser scaup lesser scaups n
Veilchenente
A scaup of the species Aythya affinis.

lesser spotted eagle lesser spotted eagles n
Schreiadler
Clanga pomarina, a large Eastern European bird of prey.

lesser spotted woodpecker /ˈlɛsə(ɹ) ˈspɒtəd ˈwədpɛkə(ɹ)/ lesser spotted woodpeckers n
Kleinspecht
Any of species Dryobates minor of woodpeckers, principally of cooler regions of Eurasia.

lesser white-fronted goose lesser white-fronted geese n
Zwerggans
Anser erythropus, a goose closely related to the larger white-fronted goose (Anser albifrons)

lesser whitethroat lesser whitethroats n
Klappergrasmücke Zaungrasmücke
Curruca curruca (syn. Sylvia curruca), an Old World warbler.

lesser yellowlegs lesser yellowlegs n
Kleiner Gelbschenkel
A shorebird of North America characterized by its yellow legs (Tringa flavipes).

lesson /ˈlɛsən/ [ˈlɛsn̩] lessons n
Lektion Lehrstunde Stunde Unterricht
A section of learning or teaching into which a wider learning content is divided.
Hausaufgabe Schularbeit
A learning task assigned to a student; homework.
Lehre Lektion
Something learned or to be learned.
Lehre
Something that serves as a warning or encouragement.

lessor lessors n
Vermieter Leasinggeber
(property law) The owner of property that is leased; the landlord to a lease.

lest /liːst/ /lɛst/ conjunction
auf dass nicht bevor fürchtend, dass in der Furcht, dass
For fear that; that not; in order to prevent something from happening; in case.

let /lɛt/ lets n
Netzball
(tennis) The hindrance caused by the net during serve, only if the ball falls legally.

let /lɛt/ v
lassen vermieten überlassen
(transitive) To allow to, not to prevent (+ infinitive, but usually without to).
vermieten lassen verlassen zurücklassen überlassen
(transitive) To allow to be or do without interference; to not disturb or meddle with; to leave (someone or something) alone.
ablassen herauslaufen lassen
(transitive) To allow the release of (a fluid).

let alone conjunction
geschweige denn geschweige
(idiomatic, negative polarity item) Much less; to say nothing of; used after one negative clause to introduce another, usually broader and more important clause, whose negation is implied by the negation of the first. However either of these instances mentioned can be applied with the use of let alone.
geschweige denn
(idiomatic, positive polarity item, rare) not to mention, as well as; used after one item, to introduce a further item which is entailed by the first.

let be v
in Ruhe lassen
(transitive) To not disturb or meddle with; to leave (someone or something) alone (see let it be).
sei
(mathematics) Used to assign a value to a symbol.

let bygones be bygones /lɛt ˈbaɪɡɒnz biː ˈbaɪɡɒnz/ /lɛt ˈbaɪˌɡɑnz bi ˈbaɪˌɡɑnz/ v
Schwamm drüber
(intransitive, idiomatic) To disregard or ignore a past difficulty in a relationship or an offence (when dealing with another individual).

let down v
herablassen herniederlassen herunterlassen hinunterlassen runterlassen
(transitive) To allow to descend.
enttäuschen hängen lassen hängenlassen im Stich lassen
(transitive, idiomatic) To disappoint; to betray or fail somebody
auslassen herauslassen
(transitive, of clothing) To lengthen by undoing and resewing a hem.
ausbremsen beeinträchtigen erschweren zurückhalten
(intransitive) To reduce one's level of effort.

let go v
loslassen
(intransitive, with of, and, transitive, with object before go) To release from one's grasp; to go from a state of holding on to a state of no longer holding on.
sich trennen von
(euphemistic) To dismiss from employment.
nachlassen sich gehen lassen
(euphemistic, transitive) To fail to maintain a standard of appearance, behavior, or performance.

let know v
bekannt geben
(ditransitive) To inform (someone) (of something).

let loose v
loslassen
(transitive, idiomatic) To free; to release from restraint.

let me see phraseologicalUnit
mal sehen

let oneself go v
loslassen sich gehen lassen sich treiben lassen
(idiomatic) To relax and enjoy oneself without restraint.
sich gehen lassen verwahrlosen
(idiomatic) To cease to care about one's appearance, allowing oneself to become unkempt, overweight, etc.

let out v
auslassen
(of clothing) To enlarge by adjusting one or more seams.

let sleeping dogs lie v
schlafende Hunde weckt man nicht
(idiomatic) To leave things as they are; especially, to avoid restarting or rekindling an old argument; to leave disagreements in the past.

let the cat out of the bag v
die Katze aus dem Sack lassen
(idiomatic) To disclose a secret; to let a secret be known, often inadvertently.

let there be light phraseologicalUnit
es werde Licht
Used as a metaphor for the spread of wisdom.

let's /lɛts/ v
lassen wollen wir
Used to form the cohortative of verbs, equivalent of the first-person plural imperative in some other languages.

let's go phraseologicalUnit
Auf geht's! Geh Schon! Komm schon! Los geht's! Mach schon! Nichts wie hin!
Hortative of go, particularly as an cheer expressing encouragement.
Los geht's beeilen Sie sich
(colloquial) Hurry up; be quick.

let-down /ˈlɛtdaʊn/ let-downs n
Enttäuschung
(countable) A disappointment or anticlimax.

lethal /ˈliː.θəl/ more lethal most lethal adj
letal tödlich
Of, pertaining to, or causing death; deadly; mortal; fatal.

lethality lethalities n
Letalität Sterblichkeit
The degree of lethal (mortal) danger that something (usually a disease or a weapon) presents; the magnitude of its power to kill organisms exposed to it; this property is indirectly measured by any of various proxy rates, including mortality rate, case fatality rate, or infection fatality rate (for diseases) or kill rate (for weapons, pesticides, or parasites).

lethargy /ˈlɛθ.ə(ɹ).d͡ʒi/ lethargies n
Lethargie Interesselosigkeit Nonchalance Schlafsucht Teilnahmslosigkeit Trägheit
A state of extreme torpor or apathy, especially with lack of emotion, energy or enthusiasm; (loosely) sluggishness, laziness. [from 14th c.]

lettable adj
vermietbar

letter /ˈletə/ /ˈlɛtə/ /ˈlɛtɚ/ [-ɾə(ɹ)] [-ɾɚ] letters n
Buchstabe Letter
A symbol in an alphabet.
Brief Buchstabe
A written or printed communication, generally longer and more formal than a note.

letter bomb v
Briefbombe
(transitive) To send a letter bomb (of either sense).

letter carrier letter carriers n
Briefträger Briefträgerin Postbote Briefzusteller Briefzustellerin Postbotin
An employee of the post office who delivers mail (post) to, and collects it from, a residence or business, or from public mailboxes.

letter column letter columns n
Leserbriefspalte
Section of a periodical in which readers' letters are published.

letter of credit letters of credit n
Akkreditiv
(finance, banking) A document, used primarily in trade finance and issued generally by a financial institution, in which the institution promises to pay debts up to a certain limit to be acquired by the beneficiary against delivery of documents specified in the letter.

letter of recommendation letters of recommendation n
Empfehlungsschreiben
A letter written by one person who is familiar with another, usually a teacher, employer, or person of similar authority, evaluating and often extolling the fitness of the other person for a position.

letter of the law n
Buchstaben des Gesetzes
(singulare tantum) The strict interpretation of the law or rules.

letter opener letter openers n
Brieföffner
A knifelike device with a blunt edge, used for slicing letters open.

letter to the editor letters to editors letters to the editor n
Leserbrief
A letter written to a newspaper, magazine or other periodical, usually intended for publication, about issues of concern to readers.

letter writer letter writers n
Briefeschreiber
A correspondent; a writer of letters.

letterbox letterboxes n
Briefkasten Postkasten Hausbriefkasten Postbriefkasten
A collection point for mail intended for onward delivery, a secure box or receptacle for this purpose.

letterhead letterheads n
Briefkopf

lettering letterings n
Beschriften Beschriftung
Written text, especially when printed.

letters patent /-ˈpeɪ-/ /-ˈpæ-/ /ˌlɛtəz ˈpeɪtənt/ /ˌlɛtɚz ˈpætənt/ [ˌlɛɾɚz ˈpæɾənt] n
Patent Patentschrift Patenturkunde
(law) A type of legal document in the form of an open letter issued by an authority to direct that some action be taken; to grant a monopoly, right, status, or title to a person or organization; or to record a contract.

lettuce /ˈlɛtus/ /ˈlɛtəs/ /ˈlɛtɪs/ [ˈlɛɾəs] [ˈlɛɾɪs] lettuces n
Kopfsalat
Salat Gartensalat Lattich
An edible plant, Lactuca sativa and its close relatives, having a head of green and/or purple leaves.
Salat Kopfsalat
(uncountable) The leaves of the lettuce plant, eaten as a vegetable; as a dish often mixed with other ingredients, dressing etc.

letup letups n
Nachlassen
A pause or period of slackening.

leucine /ˈluː.siːn/ leucines n
Leucin
(amino acid) An essential amino acid, C6H13NO2, isomeric with isoleucine, found in most animal proteins; it is essential for growth in children.

leucism n
Leuzismus
(zoology, pathology) An animal condition in which there is partial loss of pigmentation resulting in white, pale, or patchy coloration of the skin, hair, feathers, scales or cuticle, but not the eyes (caused by a reduction in multiple types of pigment, not just melanin).

leucistic more leucistic most leucistic adj
leuzistisch

leucoma leucomas leucomata n
Nebelfleck
(pathology) An opaque area or scar on the cornea of an eye

leukemia /luːˈkiːmi.ə/ leukemias n
Leukämie Blutkrebs Leukose Weißblütigkeit
Any of a class of types of cancer affecting the blood cells, especially the white blood cells (usually with massive leukocytosis), and the blood cell–forming (hematopoietic) tissues.

leukocyte /ˈluːkə(ʊ)sʌɪt/ leukocytes n
Leukozyt weißes Blutkörperchen
(hematology, cytology, immunology) Any of a class of blood cells that play various roles in cell-mediated immunity.

leukoplakia leukoplakias n
Leukoplakie
(medicine) Patches of keratosis on the mucous membranes of the oral cavity and in other areas, associated with smoking.

leukorrhea leukorrheas n
Leukorrhoe Scheidenkatarrh Weißer Fluss
(pathology) Thick, whitish vaginal discharge.

leukotriene /ˌlu.koʊˈtɹaɪ.in/ leukotrienes n
Leukotrien
(biochemistry) Any of several physiologically active lipids, related to the prostaglandins, that participate in allergic responses.

lev /lɛv/ leva levs n
Lew
The currency of Bulgaria, divided into 100 stotinki.

levee /ləˈveɪ/ /ləˈvi/ /ˈlɛv.eɪ/ /ˈlɛvi/ levees n
Deich Damm
An embankment to prevent inundation; as, the levees along the Mississippi.
Uferböschung
(US) The steep bank of a river.

levee /ləˈveɪ/ /ləˈvi/ /ˈlɛv.eɪ/ /ˈlɛvi/ v
eindeichen
(US, transitive) To keep within a channel by means of levees.

level /ˈlɛv.əl/ leveler levelest leveller levellest adj
eben
The same height at all places; parallel to a flat ground.
auf gleichem Niveau auf gleicher Höhe auf gleicher Stufe
At the same height as some reference; constructed as level with.
konstant
Unvaried in frequency.
Unvaried in volume.

level /ˈlɛv.əl/ levels n
Wasserwaage
A tool for finding whether a surface is level, or for creating a horizontal or vertical line of reference.
(Singapore, education) A school grade or year.
Niveau Ebene
A distance relative to a given reference elevation.
Niveau Grad
Degree or amount.
Level Niveau
(video games) One of several discrete segments of a game, generally increasing in difficulty and representing different locations in the game world.
Stufe
(role-playing games, video games) A numeric value that quantifies a character, ability, or item's experience and power.
Etage
A floor of a multi-storey building.

level /ˈlɛv.əl/ v
ebnen planieren
To adjust so as to make as flat or perpendicular to the ground as possible.
ebnen
To destroy by reducing to ground level; to raze.
empor steigen
(RPG, video games) To progress to the next level.

level crossing level crossings n
Bahnübergang BÜ
(chiefly, British) An at-grade crossing between a railway line and an ordinary road, with rails and road at the same level.

level playing field level playing fields n
faire Wettbewerbsbedingungen
A situation which offers no advantage to any particular person or side.

level set level sets n
Niveaumenge

level to the ground v
dem Erdboden gleichmachen
(idiomatic, transitive) To completely demolish, to raze.

level up v
aufleveln aufstufen
(RPG, video games, intransitive) To progress to the next level of player character stats and abilities, often by acquiring experience points in role-playing games.

level-headed more level-headed most level-headed adj
ausgeglichen besonnen kühlen Kopf bewahrend umsichtig unaufgeregt vernünftig
(idiomatic) Sensible; rational; possessing sound judgment.

levelheadedness n
Ausgeglichenheit Besonnenheit Umsicht Unaufgeregtheit
The property of being levelheaded, stable, not overly swayed by passion.

leveling seat n
Ausgleichsmandat
Seats of additional members elected to supplement the members directly elected by each constituency, for ensuring that each party's share of the total seats is roughly proportional to the parties' overall shares of votes at the national level.

lever /ˈliː.və/ /ˈliː.vɚ/ /ˈlɛv.ɚ/ levers n
Hebel
A small such piece to trigger or control a mechanical device (like a button).

lever /ˈliː.və/ /ˈliː.vɚ/ /ˈlɛv.ɚ/ v
hebeln
(transitive) To move with a lever.

lever arm lever arms n
Hebelarm
(physics) The distance between the point of application of a force and the axis.

leverage /ˈliːv(ə)ɹɪd͡ʒ/ /ˈlɛv(ə)ɹɪd͡ʒ/ leverages n
Hebelwirkung Hebel Hebelkraft
A force compounded by means of a lever rotating around a pivot; see torque.
Einfluss
(by extension) Any influence which is compounded or used to gain an advantage.
Hebelwirkung Fremdfinanzierungsgrad Fremdkapitalaufnahme Verschuldungsgrad
(finance) The use of borrowed funds with a contractually determined return to increase the ability to invest and earn an expected higher return, but usually at high risk.
Hebel Hebelwirkung
(business) The ability to earn very high returns when operating at high-capacity utilization of a facility.

leverage /ˈliːv(ə)ɹɪd͡ʒ/ /ˈlɛv(ə)ɹɪd͡ʒ/ v
ausnutzen aushebeln hebeln voll zunutze machen wirksam einsetzen
(transitive, chiefly, US, slang, business) To use; to exploit; to manipulate in order to take full advantage (of something).

leverback leverbacks n
Brisur

leveret /ˈlɛvəɹɪt/ /ˈlɛvɹɪt/ leverets n
Häschen Häslein
A young hare less than one year old.

levetiracetam /lɛvɪtɪˈræsɪtæm/ n
Levetiracetam

leviathan /ləˈvaɪ.ə.θən/ leviathans n
Leviathan Meerungeheuer
(Bible, mythological creature) A vast sea monster of tremendous strength, described as the most powerful and dangerous creature in the ocean.

levitate /ˈlɛvɪteɪt/ v
levitieren schweben lassen
(transitive) To cause to rise in the air and float, as if in defiance of gravity.
schweben
(intransitive) To be suspended in the air, as if in defiance of gravity.

levitation /ˌlɛvɪˈteɪʃən/ levitations n
Levitation
The raising of something, such as a body, without apparent physical cause, allegedly using the power of the mind
Schweben
The suspension of something via technical means without any mechanical support, such as by magnetism

levity /ˈlɛ.vɪ.ti/ levities n
Leichtfertigkeit Leichtigkeit Leichtsinn Lockerheit Unbeschwertheit Unernsthaftigkeit
Lightness of manner or speech, frivolity; lack of appropriate seriousness; inclination to make a joke of serious matters.
Leichtfertigkeit
(countable) A lighthearted or frivolous act.

levy /ˈlɛ.vi/ levies n
Abgabenerhebung Erhebung Umlagenerhebung
The act of levying.
Abgabe Umlage
The tax, property, or people so levied.

levy /ˈlɛ.vi/ v
einziehen erheben in Beschlag nehmen
(transitive) To impose (a tax or fine) to collect monies due, or to confiscate property.
einziehen
To draft someone into military service.

lewd /ljuːd/ /lud/ lewder lewdest adj
lüstern lasziv geil
Lascivious, sexually promiscuous, rude.

lewdness /ˈluːdnəs/ lewdnesses n
Anzüglichkeit
The quality, state or instance of being lewd; promiscuous.

lexeme /ˈlɛkˌsiːm/ lexemes n
Lexem
(linguistics) A lexical item corresponding to the set of all words (or of all multi-word expressions) that are semantically related through inflection of a particular shared basic form.

lexical /ˈlɛksɪkəl/ adj
lexikalisch
(linguistics) Concerning the vocabulary, words, sentences or morphemes of a language.

lexical aspect lexical aspects n
Aktionsart
(grammar) A property of verbs and other predicates indicating internal temporal nature; aktionsart.

lexical item lexical items n
lexikalische Einheit
(semantics) A term (that is, a word or sequence of words) that acts as a unit of meaning, including words, phrases, phrasal verbs and proverbs; exemplified by cat, traffic light, take care of, by-the-way, and don't count your chickens before they hatch.

lexicalize v
lexikalisieren
(intransitive, of a term) To become part of the vocabulary of a language as a single lexical unit with a distinct meaning.

lexicographer /ˌlɛksɪˈkɒɡɹəfə(ɹ)/ lexicographers n
Lexikograf Lexikografin
One who writes or compiles a dictionary.

lexicographic more lexicographic most lexicographic adj
lexikografisch
Like a dictionary, relating to lexicography (the writing of a dictionary).

lexicography /-sə-/ /ˌlɛksɪˈkɑɡɹəfi/ /ˌlɛksɪˈkɒɡɹəfi/ lexicographies n
Lexikographie Lexikografie
(uncountable) The art or craft of compiling, writing, and editing dictionaries.
(uncountable, linguistics) The scholarly discipline of analysing and describing the semantic, syntagmatic and paradigmatic relationships within the lexicon (vocabulary) of a language and developing theories of dictionary components and structures linking the data in dictionaries.

lexicologist lexicologists n
Lexikologe Lexikologin
an expert at lexicology

lexicology lexicologies n
Lexikologie
(uncountable, linguistics) The part of linguistics that studies words, their nature and meaning, words' elements, relations between words including semantic relations, words groups and the whole lexicon.

lexicon /ˈlɛk.sɪ.kɑn/ /ˈlɛk.sɪ.kɒn/ /ˈlɛk.sɪ.kən/ lexica lexicons n
Lexikon Wortschatz
The vocabulary of a language.
Lexikon
(lexicography, linguistics) A dictionary that includes or focuses on lexemes.
A dictionary of Classical Greek, Hebrew, Latin, or Aramaic.
(rare) Any dictionary.
Wortschatz Lexikon
The vocabulary used by or known to an individual. (Also called lexical knowledge.)

leyn v
lesen
(Judaism) to read from a Torah scroll

lez out v
lesbeln
(intransitive, colloquial) Chiefly of a heterosexual woman, to engage in lesbian activity.

liability /laɪəˈbɪlɪti/ liabilities n
Verantwortung Schuld Schulden Verbindlichkeit Verpflichtung
An obligation, debt or responsibility owed to someone.
Handicap Hindernis Nachteil
A handicap that holds something back, a drawback, someone or something that is a burden to whoever is required to take care of them; an individual or action that exposes others to greater risk.
Möglichkeit Wahrscheinlichkeit
The likelihood of something happening.
Anfälligkeit Empfänglichkeit
The condition of being susceptible to something.

liability insurance liability insurances n
Haftpflichtversicherung
Any insurance against a potential loss due to the insured's liability for injury or damage to others.

liable /ˈlaɪ̯əbəl/ [ˈlaɪ̯əbəɫ] [ˈlaɪ̯əbɫ̩] more liable most liable adj
fehlbar haftbar haftend haftpflichtig
bound or obliged in law or equity; responsible; answerable.
neigend unterworfen
exposed to a certain contingency or causality, more or less probable.

liaison /-z(ə)n/ /-zən/ /-ˌsɑn/ /-ˌzɒn/ /laɪ.ˈeɪ.ˌzɒn/ /li.ˈeɪ.ˌzɑn/ /li.ˈeɪ.ˌzɒ̃/ /ˈ laɪ.ə.sən/ liaisons n
Verbindung Zusammenarbeit
Cooperation, working together.
Bindung Liaison Mitbindung
A tryst; a romantic meeting.
Liaison (außereheliche) Affäre Liebschaft außereheliches Verhältnis
(figuratively) An illicit sexual relationship or affair.

liana /liːˈɑːnə/ lianas n
Liane
(botany) A climbing woody vine, usually tropical.

liar /ˈlaɪ.ə/ /ˈlaɪ.ɚ/ liars n
Lügner Lügnerin
A person who frequently lies.

liar paradox liar paradoxes n
Lügner-Paradox

libation /laɪˈbeɪʃən/ libations n
Trankopfer Libation
The act of pouring a liquid, most often wine, in sacrifice on the ground, on a ritual object, or on a victim, in honor of some deity.
Opferwein
The wine or liquid thus poured out.
Drink Getränk
(often, _, humorous) A beverage, especially an alcoholic one.

libel /ˈlaɪbəl/ libels n
Verleumdung
(countable) A written or pictorial false statement which unjustly seeks to damage someone's reputation.
(uncountable) The act or tort of displaying such a statement publicly.
Schmähschrift
(countable) Any defamatory writing; a lampoon; a satire.

libel /ˈlaɪbəl/ v
(schriftlich) verleumden
To defame (someone), especially in a manner that meets the legal definition of libel.

libellist libellists n
Verleumder

libelous /ˈlaɪ.bəl.əs/ more libelous most libelous adj
verleumderisch
Defamatory, libeling, referring to something that causes harm to someone's reputation especially with malice or disregard.
Meeting the legal standards for libel.

liberal /ˈlɪbəɹəl/ /ˈlɪbɹəl/ more liberal most liberal adj
freiheitlich
(now, rare, outside, set phrases) Pertaining to those arts and sciences the study of which is considered to provide general knowledge, as opposed to vocational/occupational, technical or mechanical training.
liberal
(politics) Open to political or social changes and reforms associated with either classical or modern liberalism.

liberal /ˈlɪbəɹəl/ /ˈlɪbɹəl/ liberals n
Liberaler
One with liberal views, supporting individual liberty (see Wikipedia's article on Liberalism).

liberal party liberal parties n
liberale Partei
(politics) A political party with liberal values

liberalism liberalisms n
Liberalismus
The quality of being liberal.
(politics) Any political movement founded on the autonomy and personal freedom of the individual, progress and reform, and government by law with the consent of the governed.
(economics) An economic ideology in favour of laissez faire and the free market (related to economic liberalism).

liberalization liberalizations n
Liberalisierung
The process or act of making more liberal.

liberalize /ˈlɪbəɹəlaɪz/ v
liberalisieren
(transitive) to make liberal, free.

liberate /ˈlɪbəɹeɪt/ v
befreien
(transitive) To set free, to make or allow to be free, particularly

liberated more liberated most liberated adj
befreit
Freed, especially from traditional ideas in social and sexual matters.

liberation liberations n
Befreiung
The act of liberating or the state of being liberated.

liberator /ˈlɪbəɹeɪtə(ɹ)/ liberators n
Befreier Befreierin Erlöser Erlöserin
A person who frees or liberates.

libero /lɪˈbɛɹoʊ/ /ˈlɪbəɹoʊ/ /ˈlɪbəɹəʊ/ liberos n
Libero
(volleyball) A designated back-row player intended to be used as a ball-control specialist.

libertarianism /lɪbəˈtɛːɹɪənɪz(ə)m/ libertarianisms n
Libertarismus
(philosophy, politics, economics) A political philosophy maintaining that all persons are the absolute owners of their own lives, and should be free to do whatever they wish with their persons or property, provided they allow others that same liberty.

liberticide adj
freiheitsfeindlich
Causing the destruction of liberty; oppressive, liberticidal

libertinage libertinages n
Libertinage

libertinism libertinisms n
Libertinismus
A lifestyle or pattern of behavior characterized by self-indulgence and lack of restraint, especially one involving sexual promiscuity and rejection of religious or other moral authority.

liberty /ˈlɪb.ə.ti/ /ˈlɪb.ɚ.ti/ /ˈlɪb.ɪ.ti/ [ˈlɪb.ɚ.ɾi] [ˈlɪb.ɪ.ɾi] liberties n
Freiheit
The condition of being free from control or restrictions.

libidinal /lə.ˈbɪ.də.nəl/ adj
triebhaft
Relating or pertaining to the libido.

libidinous /lɪˈbɪ.dɪ.nəs/ more libidinous most libidinous adj
lüstern obszön
Having lustful desires; characterized by lewdness.

libido /lɪˈbiː.dəʊ/ libidos n
Libido sexuelle Begierde
(common usage) Sexual urges or drives.
(psychology) Drives or mental energies related to or based on sexual instincts but not necessarily sexual in and of themselves.

librarian /laɪˈbɹɛɹ.i.ən/ librarians n
Bibliothekar Bibliothekarin
The keeper, manager of a library.
One who cares for the publications, files etc. in a library, whether staff or volunteer.
Archivar Archivarin
A person who processes and organizes information.

library /ˈlaɪbɹi/ /ˈlaɪbɹəɹi/ /ˈlaɪˌbɛɹi/ /ˈlaɪˌbɹɛɹi/ libraries n
Bibliothek Bücherei
An institution which holds books and/or other forms of media for use by the public or qualified people often lending them out, as well as providing various other services for its users.
Bibliothek Programmbibliothek Archiv
A collection of books or other forms of stored information.
Bibliothek Programmbibliothek
(genetics) A collection of DNA material from a single organism or relative to a single disease.
(card games) The deck or draw pile.

librate v
ausgleichen ausschwingen balancieren einschwingen glattstellen ins Gleichgewicht bringen
(intransitive) To be poised; to balance oneself.

libration /laɪˈbɹeɪ.ʃən/ librations n
Ausschwingen Pendeln
The act of librating.
Libration
(astronomy) The apparent wobble or variation in the visible side of the Moon that permanently faces the Earth, allowing observers on Earth to see, over a period of time, slightly more than half of the lunar surface.

libre /-bɹeɪ/ /ˈlibɹə/ /ˈliːbɹə/ [ˈlibʁ] adj
freie
(software) With very few limitations on distribution or the right to access the source code to create improved versions, but not necessarily free of charge. [from late 20th c.]

librettist librettists n
Librettist Librettistin
The person who writes a libretto.

libretto /lɪˈbɹɛt.oʊ/ /lɪˈbɹɛt.əʊ/ libretti librettos n
Libretto
The text of a dramatic musical work, such as an opera.
A book containing such a text.

licence to print money licences to print money n
Gelddruckmaschine
(colloquial, idiomatic) A means of generating a large income with little effort.

license /ˈlaɪsəns/ licenses n
Lizenz Erlaubnis Genehmigung Schein
A legal document giving official permission to do something; a permit.
Lizenz
The legal terms under which a person is allowed to use a product, especially software.

license /ˈlaɪsəns/ v
lizenzieren
To authorize officially.
To give formal authorization to use.

license plate license plates n
Kfz-Kennzeichen Nummernschild
An identifying tag, usually of metal, bearing a sequence of letters, numbers, or both identifying the vehicle, and placed at the back and, often, also at the front of a motor vehicle.

licensed /ˈlaɪsənst/ [ˈlaɪsn̩st] adj
lizenziert
(of a person or enterprise) Having been issued with a licence (by the required authority).
(of an activity) Authorized by licence.

licensee /ˌlaɪsənˈsiː/ licensees n
Lizenzinhaber Lizenznehmer
(legal) A person to whom a license is granted.

licentious /laɪ.ˈsɛn.ʃəs/ more licentious most licentious adj
ausschweifend hemmungslos zügellos unzüchtig
Lacking restraint, or ignoring societal standards, particularly in sexual conduct; sexually unprincipled.
regellos sittenwidrig ungebührlich ungehörig unorthodox willkürlich
Disregarding accepted rules.

licentiousness licentiousnesses n
Freizügigkeit Unzüchtigkeit Zügellosigkeit
The property of being licentious.

lich /laɪx/ /litʃ/ /lɪtʃ/ liches lichs n
Lich
(fantasy, RPG) A reanimated corpse or undead being; particularly an intelligent, undead spellcaster.

lichen /ˈlaɪ.kən/ /ˈlɪ.tʃən/ lichen lichens n
Flechte
Any of many symbiotic organisms, being associations of algae and fungi, often found as white or yellow-to-blue–green patches on rocks, old walls, etc.

lichenic adj
Flechten-
Relating to, or obtained from lichens

lichenicolous /laɪkəˈnɪkələs/ adj
flechtenbewohnend
Living or growing on lichen.

lichenology n
Flechtenkunde Lichenologie
the scientific study of lichens

lichenometry n
Lichenometrie
(archaeology, paleontology, geomorphology) A geomorphic method of geochronologic dating that uses lichen growth to determine the age of exposed rock.

lick /lɪk/ licks n
Lecken
The act of licking; a stroke of the tongue.

lick /lɪk/ v
lecken
(transitive) To stroke with the tongue.
(vulgar, slang) To perform cunnilingus.
besiegen schlagen
(colloquial) To defeat decisively, particularly in a fight.

lick and a promise n
Katzenwäsche
(idiom) A quick, not-very-thorough wash.
halbherziger Versuch schöne Schein
(by extension, idiom) The hasty or incomplete performance of a task.

lick clean v
auslecken
(transitive) To empty (something) by eating its contents.

licker /ˈlɪkɚ/ lickers n
Lecker Leckerin
Someone or something that licks.

licking /ˈlɪkɪŋ/ lickings n
Licken
The act by which something is licked.

lickspittle /ˈlɪkspɪtl/ /ˈlɪkspɪtəl/ lickspittles n
Speichellecker
A fawning toady; a base sycophant.

licorice /ˈlɪ.k(ə).ɹɪs/ /ˈlɪ.k(ə).ɹɪʃ/ licorices n
Lakritze Süßholz
(countable) The plant Glycyrrhiza glabra, or sometimes in North America, the related American Licorice plant Glycyrrhiza lepidota.
Lakritze Lakritz
(uncountable, chemistry) A flavouring agent made from dried root portions of the aforementioned plant.

licorice extract licorice extracts n
Süßholzextrakt Süßholzwurzelextrakt
A sweet flavorful tisane made from the root of the liquorice plant Glycyrrhiza glabra or the North American plant Glycyrrhiza lepidota. Used in candy making.

licorice wheel licorice wheels n
Lakritzschnecke

lictor /ˈlɪktə/ /ˈlɪktɚ/ lictors n
Liktor
An officer in ancient Rome, attendant on a consul or magistrate, who bore the fasces and was responsible for punishing criminals.

lid /lɪd/ lids n
Deckel
The top or cover of a container.

lido /ˈlaɪ.dəʊ/ /ˈliː.dəʊ/ lidos n
Badi Freibad
(British) An outdoor swimming pool.

lidocaine /ˈlaɪ.dəˌkeɪn/ /ˈlɪd.ə(ʊ).keɪn/ lidocaines n
Lidocain
(organic compound, pharmaceutical drug) A crystalline compound TemplateParserError:LuaError that is used in the form of its hydrochloride as a local anesthetic and as an antiarrhythmic agent.

lie /laɪ̯/ lies n
Lüge
An intentionally false statement; an intentional falsehood.
Kindslage
(medicine) The position of a fetus in the womb.

lie /laɪ̯/ v
liegen
(intransitive) To rest in a horizontal position on a surface.
(intransitive) To be placed or situated.
lügen täuschen
(intransitive) To give false information intentionally with intent to deceive.

lie detector lie detectors n
Lügendetektor

lie down v
liegen legen niederlegen sich hinlegen
(intransitive) To assume a horizontal position.

lie through one's teeth v
lügen wie gedruckt
(idiomatic) To tell an obvious untruth.

liege /liːd͡ʒ/ /liːʒ/ lieges n
Lehnsherr
A free and independent person; specifically, a lord paramount; a sovereign.
Gefolgsmann Vasall
The subject of a sovereign or lord; a liegeman.

lien /liːn/ /ˈliːn/ /ˈliːən/ liens n
Retentionsrecht Zurückbehaltungsrecht
(legal) A right to take possession of a debtor’s property as security until a debt or duty is discharged.

lieutenant /l(j)uˈtɛnənt/ /ləˈtɛnənt/ /lɛfˈtɛnənt/ /ˈlɛftɛnənt/ adj
Leutnant
A military grade that is junior to the grade the adjective modifies: lieutenant colonel, lieutenant general, lieutenant commander.

lieutenant /l(j)uˈtɛnənt/ /ləˈtɛnənt/ /lɛfˈtɛnənt/ /ˈlɛftɛnənt/ lieutenants n
Leutnant Leutnantin
(military) The lowest junior commissioned officer rank(s) in many military forces, often Army and Marines.
Gehilfe Stellvertreter
A person who manages or executes the plans and directives of another, more senior person; a manager to their director.

lieutenant colonel lieutenant colonels lieutenants colonel n
Oberstleutnant
An English-language term used as a general categorization for military officer ranks that are the equivalent of lieutenant colonel, the relative rank level is found in most countries.

lieutenant general lieutenant generals lieutenants general n
Generalleutnant
A commissioned officer in the British Army or Royal Marines or the United States Army, United States Marine Corps, or United States Air Force, ranked above a major general and below a general.

lieutenant governor lieutenant governors n
Vizegouverneur
(government) The state representative of, or second-in-command of a governor, or Crown, who usually acts as the nominal chief executive officer of the realm.
(US, government) The next-in-line to the chief executive of a primary political division of the United States of America, such as a state, second to the governor.

life /laɪf/ lives n
Leben
(uncountable) The state of organisms preceding their death, characterized by biological processes such as metabolism and reproduction and distinguishing them from inanimate objects; the state of being alive and living.
A worthwhile existence.
Something which is inherently part of a person's existence, such as job, family, a loved one, etc.
The period during which one (a person, an animal, a plant; a civilization, species; a star; etc) is alive.
Nature, reality, and the forms that exist in it.
(video games) One of the player's chances to play, lost when the player's character dies or when certain mistakes are made.
Leben Lebensdauer
Animation; spirit; vivacity.
lebenslänglich
(countable) A life assured under a life assurance policy (equivalent to the policy itself for a single life contract).

life and limb /ˈlaɪf n̩ ˈlɪm/ n
Leib und Leben
Existence together with the bodily faculties.

life annuity life annuities n
Leibrente

life belt life belts n
Rettungsring
A buoyant ring carried on board ships that can be thrown to someone in the water in an emergency to keep themselves afloat.

life choice life choices n
Lebensentscheidung Lebenswahl

life cycle /ˈlaɪf ˌsaɪ.kəl/ life cycles n
Lebenszyklus
(biology) The course of stages through which an organism passes from fertilized zygote until maturity, reproduction, and death.
(by extension) The useful life of a product or system; the developmental history of an individual or group in society.

life expectancy life expectancies n
Lebenserwartung
(of a, person) The amount of time one is expected to live.

life force life forces n
Lebenskraft
The hypothetical principle that animates all living organisms.

life goal life goals n
Lebensziel
Something that a person wishes to achieve in his or her life; an ambition.

life insurance life insurances n
Lebensversicherung
A form of insurance on the life of a person. If the person dies then the insurance policy pays out a sum of money to the beneficiary (such as a person's family).

life interest life interests n
Leibrente
(law) A right, typically in the form of regular income, that lasts for the lifetime of the person benefiting from that right.

life is not all beer and skittles proverb
das Leben ist kein Ponyhof das Leben ist nicht nur eitel Sonnenschein
(UK) Not everything about life is pleasurable.

life jacket life jackets n
Rettungsweste Schwimmweste
an article of protective clothing that is designed to keep the wearer's head floating above the surface of the water.

life of Riley /ˈlaɪf əv ˈɹaɪ.li/ n
wie Gott in Frankreich leben
(idiomatic, dated) An ideal life of carefree prosperity and luxurious contentment.

life of the party n
Stimmungskanone

life partner life partners n
Lebensgefährte Lebensgefährtin Lebenspartner Lebenspartnerin
A romantic partner for life. This can be same-sex or opposite-sex, married or without marriage, and monogamous or polyamorous.

life preserver life preservers n
Rettungsring Rettungsreifen Rettungsweste
(US) A buoyant ring or vest intended to keep a person afloat.

life raft life rafts n
Rettungsfloß Rettungsinsel
A usually inflatable raft carried aboard a ship or airplane, used to save lives in case the vessel has to be abandoned in an emergency on the sea.

life science life sciences n
Biowissenschaft Lebenswissenschaft Umweltwissenschaft
Any of the sciences dealing with living organisms, such as biology and zoology.

life sentence life sentences n
lebenslange Haftstrafe lebenslänglich
(legal) A sentence of imprisonment for the rest of the defendant's life.

life stance life stances n
Lebensanschauung
The relation that one has with what he or she accepts as being of ultimate importance, the presuppositions and theory of this, and the commitments and practice of working it out in living.

life support n
Sauerstoffversorgung
An artificial system designed to provide oxygen in an environment that lacks oxygen.
lebenserhaltende Maßnahmen
(medicine) Maintenance of vital functions of a critically ill or comatose person or a person undergoing surgery.
lebenserhaltende Apparate lebenserhaltende Ausrüstung
(medicine) The equipment and special procedures used for life support.
Tropf
(figuratively) Means of sustaining existence or continuation of something, usually in an artificial manner when it should have changed or terminated in its natural environment.

life's a bitch and then you die proverb
Nur der Tod ist umsonst und selbst der kostet das Leben.
(informal, vulgar) An expression of acceptance of misfortune in life.

life-saving adj
[[Rettung|Rettungs-]] lebensrettend
Preserving life; preventing death.

life-size adj
lebensgroß
(of any representation, especially pictures, statues) The same size as the real thing.

life-threatening more life-threatening most life-threatening adj
lebensbedrohlich
Potentially fatal.

lifeblood lifebloods n
Herzblut
Blood that is needed for continued life; blood regarded as the seat of life.
Lebensader
(figuratively) That which is required for continued existence or function.

lifeboat /ˈlaɪfˌboʊt/ /ˈlaɪfˌbəʊt/ lifeboats n
Rettungsboot
(nautical) A boat especially designed for saving the lives of shipwrecked people or people in distress at sea (either launched from the shore with a crew, or else carried on board a larger ship).

lifeguard lifeguards n
Bademeister Bademeisterin Lebensretter Rettungsschwimmer Rettungsschwimmerin Strandwächter
A lifesaver: a rescuer, usually an expert swimmer, employed to save swimmers in trouble or near drowning at a body of water.

lifeless /ˈlaɪfləs/ more lifeless most lifeless adj
leblos
dead; having lost life

lifelike more lifelike most lifelike adj
lebensecht
Like a living being, resembling life, giving an accurate representation

lifeline /ˈlaɪfˌlaɪn/ lifelines n
Rettungsleine
A line to which a drowning or falling victim may cling.
Lebensader
A means or route for transporting indispensable supplies.

lifelong adj
lebenslang
Extending for the entire duration of life.

lifer /ˈlaɪfə(ɹ)/ lifers n
Lebenslängliche Lebenslänglicher
A prisoner sentenced to life in prison.
Berufssoldat Berufssoldatin
A person with a singular career path, especially in the military.

lifesaver lifesavers n
Lebensretter
Someone or something that saves lives.
Rettungsanker Segen rettender Anker
(figuratively) Someone or something that is very useful or helpful.

lifespan lifespans n
Lebenserwartung
The length of time for which an organism lives.
Lebensdauer
(by extension) The length of time for which something exists or is current or valid.

lifestyle /ˈlaɪfˌstaɪl/ lifestyles n
Lebensstil Lebenswandel Lebensweise
A style of living that reflects the attitudes and values of a person or group.

lifetime /ˈlaɪftaɪm/ lifetimes n
Lebenszeit Lebensdauer Leben
The duration of the life of someone or something.
Ewigkeit
(informal, hyperbole) A long period of time.

lifework lifeworks n
Lebenswerk
The main occupation or vocation of a person's life.

lift /lɪft/ lifts n
Aufzug Lift Fahrstuhl
(UK, Australia, New Zealand) Mechanical device for vertically transporting goods or people between floors in a building.
Auftrieb
An upward force; especially, the force (generated by wings, rotary wings, or airfoils) that keeps aircraft aloft.
Hebefigur
(dance) The lifting of a dance partner into the air.

lift /lɪft/ v
heben anheben klauen stehlen
To try to raise something; to exert the strength for raising or bearing.

lift a finger v
Finger krumm machen
(figuratively, chiefly in the negative) To make minimal effort; to help as little as possible.

lift pass lift passes n
Skipass
A ticket that can be used on a ski lift, or all the ski lifts in a certain area.

lift up v
erheben heben
(transitive) To elevate to a higher position.

lifting gas lifting gases lifting gasses n
Traggas

liftoff liftoffs n
Start
(aerospace) The point in the launch of a rocket or an aircraft where it leaves contact with the ground.

ligament /ˈlɪɡəmənt/ ligaments n
Band Ligament
(anatomy) A band of strong tissue that connects bones to other bones.

ligand /ˈlaɪ.ɡənd/ /ˈlɪɡ.ənd/ ligands n
Ligand
(chemistry) A molecule or moiety (ion, functional group, or radical) that binds to another chemical entity to form a larger complex; as, especially:

ligand field theory n
Ligandenfeldtheorie

ligase /ˈlaɪɡeɪz/ /ˈlɪɡeɪz/ ligases n
Ligase
(enzyme) Any of a group of enzymes that catalyze the binding of two molecules; synthetase.

ligature /ˈlɪɡət͡ʃɚ/ ligatures n
Ligatur
(countable, typography) A character that visually combines multiple letters, such as æ, œ, ß or ĳ; also logotype. Sometimes called a typographic ligature.
(countable, music) A group of notes played as a phrase, or the curved line that indicates such a phrase.

liger /ˈlaɪɡɚ/ ligers n
Liger
An animal born to a male lion and a tigress.

light /laɪt/ /lʌɪt/ [ɫɐɪ̯ʔ] lighter lightest adj
hell erleuchtet
Having light; bright; clear; not dark or obscure.
hell Licht
Pale or whitish in color; highly luminous and more or less deficient in chroma.
leicht
(nautical, of a ship) Riding high because of no cargo; by extension, pertaining to a ship which is light.
Lightly built; typically designed for speed or small loads.
Low in fat, calories, alcohol, salt, etc.
Gentle; having little force or momentum.

light /laɪt/ /lʌɪt/ [ɫɐɪ̯ʔ] lights n
Licht hell
(physics, uncountable) Electromagnetic radiation in the wavelength range visible to the human eye (about 400–750 nanometers); visible light.
Licht Lichtquelle
(countable) A source of illumination.
Licht Erleuchtung
(figurative) Spiritual or mental illumination; enlightenment, useful information.
Flamme
A flame or something used to create fire.

light /laɪt/ /lʌɪt/ [ɫɐɪ̯ʔ] v
anzünden beleuchten anstrahlen
(transitive) To set fire to; to set burning.
anzünden anstecken anmachen
(transitive, pinball) To make (a bonus) available to be collected by hitting a target, and thus light up the feature light corresponding to that bonus to indicate its availability.

light at the end of the tunnel lights at the end of the tunnel n
Licht am Ende des Tunnels
(idiomatic) A better situation after long hardship.

light blue light blues n
hellblau
A pale blue colour: sky blue or similar.

light bulb /ˈlaɪtˌbʌlb/ light bulbs n
Glühbirne Glühlampe Birne
An evacuated glass bulb containing a metal filament which is heated by electrical resistance to produce light.

light bulb joke light bulb jokes n
Glühbirnenwitz
Any joke of the form "How many X does it take to change a light bulb?" followed by a witty riposte, where X is some usually stereotypical class of people.

light cavalry light cavalries n
leichte Kavallerie
(military) A military unit consisting of lightly armed and lightly armored troops mounted on horses.

light cone light cones n
Lichtkegel

light echo light echoes light echos n
Lichtecho
(astronomy) A phenomenon caused by light reflected off surfaces distant from the source, and arriving at the observer with a delay relative to this distance, analogous to an echo of sound.

light elf light elves n
Lichtelben
(Norse mythology) A member of the race of Ljósalfar, daylight dwelling elves or nature spirits (as opposed to the underground dwelling dark elves or dwarves).

light hour light hours n
Lichtstunde
(astronomy, physics) A unit of length equal to the distance light travels in one hour

light industry light industries n
Leichtindustrie
Any industry that does not require high capitalization or heavy machinery.

light pen light pens n
Lichtgriffel
(computer hardware) A pen-like device allowing a computer user to interact with the screen display.

light pollution n
Lichtverschmutzung
An excess of artificial light, especially near urban areas, reducing visibility of stars, etc. in the night sky.

light rail light rails n
Leichtbahn
(US, Canada, rail) A kind of passenger railway in urban and suburban settings typically characterized by a mixture of tram (or in North America streetcar) and metro features, crossing streets at grade crossings and normally powered by electricity.

light sail light sails n
Lichtsegel
(astronautics) A solar sail.

light source /ˈlaɪt.sɔɹs/ /ˈlaɪt.sɔːs/ [ˈlʌɪt.sɔɹs] light sources n
Lichtquelle
A source of illumination.

light switch light switches n
Lichtschalter
A switch, usually mounted on a wall in a building, used to turn the light or another appliance such as a fan on and off.

light verb light verbs n
Funktionsverb
(linguistics) A semantically incomplete verb which qualifies as a predicate only in combination with a predicative complement, usually a noun.

light wave light waves n
Lichtwelle
(physics) An electromagnetic wave of light.

light year /ˈlaɪt.jɜː/ /ˈlaɪt.jɪə/ /ˈlaɪt.jɪɹ/ /ˈläːt.jøː/ light years n
Lichtjahr
(astronomy) A unit of length (abbreviation ly; equal to just under 10 trillion kilometres (1016 metres)) equal to the distance light travels in one Julian year; used to measure extremely large distances.

light-emitting diode light-emitting diodes n
Leuchtdiode
(physics) A rectifying semiconductor device which converts electrical energy into electromagnetic radiation of a wavelength in or near the visible spectrum of light.

light-headed lighter-headed lightest-headed more light-headed most light-headed adj
benommen
Dizzy or feeling faint, usually as a result of a drop in blood pressure to the brain; delirious.

light-minded more light-minded most light-minded adj
leichtfertig
Not given to heavy thoughts or thinking, frivolous, not serious.

light-mindedness n
Leichtsinn
The quality or state of one who is light-minded; lack of seriousness.

light-sensitive more light-sensitive most light-sensitive adj
lichtempfindlich
affected by, or sensitive to light.

light-tight more light-tight most light-tight adj
lichtdicht
Impervious to light; excluding the light perfectly.

lighten /ˈlaɪ.tən/ [ˈlaɪtn̩] [ˈlaɪʔn̩] v
erleichtern
(transitive) To alleviate; to reduce the burden of.
blitzen
(intransitive, now, rare) To flash lightning, to give off lightning.

lighter /ˈlaɪtə/ /ˈlaɪtɚ/ [ˈlaɪɾɚ] lighters n
Leichter
A flat-bottomed boat for carrying heavy loads across short distances (especially for canals or for loading or unloading larger boats).
Feuerzeug Zigarettenanzünder Zigarettenfeuerzeug
A device used to light things, especially a reusable handheld device for creating fire to light cigarettes.

lightfast /ˈlaɪtfæst/ more lightfast most lightfast adj
lichtecht
Resistant to fading.

lightheadedness n
Benommenheit
The state or quality of being light-headed; dizziness or faintness; flightiness; wandering; delirium.

lighthearted more lighthearted most lighthearted adj
fröhlich unbeschwert
Joyful, glad, taking pleasure in being alive; not depressed or sad.
unbeschwert
Enjoyably lacking of seriousness, not grave.

lighthouse /ˈlaɪthaʊs/ lighthouses n
Leuchtturm
A tower or other structure exhibiting a light or lights to warn or guide sailors.

lighthouse keeper lighthouse keepers n
Leuchtfeuerwärter Leuchtturmwärter Leuchtturmwärterin Leuchtfeuerwärterin
A person who lives in a lighthouse and tends the light together with its optics and mechanisms.

lighting /ˈlaɪtɪŋ/ lightings n
Beleuchtung
The equipment used to provide illumination; the illumination so provided.

lightland n
Lichtland
(Egyptology) Synonym of Akhet (the region in the sky in which the sun tarries just before it rises or after it sets)

lightlike more lightlike most lightlike adj
lichtartig
(mathematics) (of a four-vector) Having a space component whose magnitude is equal to its time component multiplied by the speed of light.

lightly /ˈlaɪtli/ lightlier lightliest more lightly most lightly adv
leicht
In a light manner.

lightning /ˈlaɪt.nɪŋ/ [ˈlɐɪ̯ʔ.nɪŋ] [ˈlʌɪ̯ʔ.nɪŋ] lightnings n
Blitz
A flash of light produced by short-duration, high-voltage discharge of electricity within a cloud, between clouds, or between a cloud and the earth.
Entladung Blitz
A discharge of this kind.

lightning bolt lightning bolts n
Blitz
A single, visible discharge of lightning.

lightning fast adj
blitzschnell blitzartig blitzgeschwind
(idiom) Extremely fast, fast as lightning.

lightning rod lightning rods n
Blitzableiter
A metallic conductor that is attached to a high point of a building and leads to the ground to protect the building from damage by lightning.

lights, camera, action phraseologicalUnit
Licht! Kamera! Action! Licht, Kamera, Action!
(cinematography) The traditional cue to the members of a (silent) film crew at the beginning of a take. When talkies began, “sound” was inserted between “lights” and “camera”.

lightsaber /laɪt.ˈseɪ.bə(ɹ)/ /laɪt.ˈseɪ.bɚ/ lightsabers n
Lichtschwert Laserschwert
(science fiction) A sword having a blade made of a powerful beam of light or energy. [from 1977.]

lightship lightships n
Feuerschiff
(nautical) A vessel riding at anchor and displaying a light for the guidance of sailors, in a position where a fixed lighthouse structure would be impracticable.

lightspeed lightspeeds n
Lichtgeschwindigkeit
The speed of light (in vacuum unless another medium is specified).

lightweight /laɪtˈweɪt/ /ˈlaɪt.weɪt/ more lightweight most lightweight adj
dünnbrettbohrerisch ohne Tiefgang seicht
Lacking in earnestness, ability, or profundity.
leichtgewichtig
Having less than average weight.
leistungsarm schwach
Lacking in strength.
abgespeckt
(computing) Having a small footprint or performance impact.

lightweight /laɪtˈweɪt/ /ˈlaɪt.weɪt/ lightweights n
Leichtgewicht Leichtgewichtler
(combat, _, sports) A particular weight class, or member of such, as prescribed by the rules, between that of the heavier welterweight and the lighter featherweight. See Wikipedia for the specifics of each sport.
(rowing) A particular weight category as prescribed by the rules, separate from an open or heavyweight class.
(weightlifting) A competitive weight division as prescribed by the rules, between the heavier middleweight and the lighter featherweight.
(by extension) A person with low endurance.
A person who cannot handle their drink; one who gets drunk on very little alcohol.
A political candidate with little chance of winning.
Leichtgewicht Dünnbrettbohrer Leichtgewichtler
One of little consequence or ability.

lightwell lightwells n
Lichtschacht
(architecture) An open shaft that transmits light from above into a staircase or an inner room.

lignify /ˈlɪɡnɪfaɪ/ v
verholzen
(intransitive) To become wood.

lignin lignins n
Lignin
(organic compound) A complex non-carbohydrate aromatic polymer present in all wood.

lignite /lɪɡnaɪ̯t/ lignites n
Braunkohle
A low-grade, brownish-black coal.

likable /ˈlaɪkəbl̩/ more likable most likable adj
liebenswert
(of a person) Having qualities tending to result in being liked; friendly, personable.

like /laɪ̯k/ /læ̙ːk/ /lɑːk/ /lɔɪ̯k/ more like most like adj
gleich
Similar.

like /laɪ̯k/ /læ̙ːk/ /lɑːk/ /lɔɪ̯k/ likes n
Vorliebe
(chiefly, in the plural) Something that a person likes (prefers).
deinesgleichen euresgleichen ihresgleichen meinesgleichen seinesgleichen unseresgleichen
(sometimes as the likes of) Someone similar to a given person, or something similar to a given object; a comparative; a type; a sort.
Like
(internet) An individual vote showing support for, approval of, or enjoyment of, something posted on the Internet.

like /laɪ̯k/ /læ̙ːk/ /lɑːk/ /lɔɪ̯k/ particle
so
(colloquial) Indicating approximation or uncertainty.

like /laɪ̯k/ /læ̙ːk/ /lɑːk/ /lɔɪ̯k/ preposition
wie nach
Similar to, reminiscent of
wie
Such as

like /laɪ̯k/ /læ̙ːk/ /lɑːk/ /lɔɪ̯k/ v
mögen gefallen gern haben
(obsolete) To have an appearance or expression; to look; to seem to be (in a specified condition).
To find attractive; to prefer the company of; to have mild romantic feelings for.
liken mögen
(Internet, transitive) To show support for, or approval of, something posted on the Internet by marking it with a vote.

like a bat out of hell
wie Schmidts Katze

like a bull in a china shop adj
wie ein Elefant im Porzellanladen
(simile) Clumsy, aggressive, without care, concern or self-control.

like a bull in a china shop adv
wie ein Elefant im Porzellanladen
(simile) Clumsily, aggressively, without care, concern or self-control.

like a chicken with its head cut off
kopflos
(informal) In a frantic, disorganized manner.

like a duck takes to water
wie ein Fisch im Wasser
(simile, idiomatic) Very naturally; without effort.

like a knife through butter
wie durch Butter
(simile) With great ease and effectiveness.

like clockwork
wie am Schnürchen wie geschmiert wie geölt
(simile) With perfect regularity and precision; faultless.

like father, like son proverb
wie der Vater, so der Sohn
A son takes after his father.

like the clappers
in einem Affentempo sehr schnell wie die Feuerwehr
(simile, UK, informal) Very hard or very rapidly.

like the sound of one's own voice v
sich (selbst) gern reden hören
(idiomatic, usually, disparaging) To talk a lot.

like two peas in a pod
wie ein Ei dem anderen gleichen
(simile, of two things) Very similar; a couple made for each other.

like-minded more like-minded most like-minded adj
gleich gesinnt gleichgesinnt
Of similar opinion, given to holding similar opinions.

likelihood /ˈlaɪklihʊd/ likelihoods n
Wahrscheinlichkeit
The probability of a specified outcome; the chance of something happening; probability; the state or degree of being probable.

likely /ˈlaɪkli/ likelier likeliest more likely most likely adj
wahrscheinlich
Probable; having a greater-than-even chance of occurring.
wahrscheinlich glaubhaft plausibel
Plausible; within the realm of credibility.

liken /ˈlaɪk(ə)n/ /ˈlaɪkən/ v
vergleichen
Followed by to or (archaic) unto: to regard or state that (someone or something) is like another person or thing; to compare.

likeness /ˈlaɪknəs/ likenesses n
Gestalt
Appearance or form; guise.
Abbild
That which closely resembles; a portrait.

likewise /ˈlaɪkˌwaɪz/ adv
ebenso gleichfalls ebenfalls ähnlich
(manner) In a similar manner.
gleichfalls ebenso ebenfalls auch so
The same to you; used as a response.

liking /ˈlaɪkɪŋ/ likings n
Geschmack Sympathie Vorliebe Zuneigung
A like; a predilection.

lilac /ˈlaɪlæk/ /ˈlaɪlɑk/ /ˈlaɪlək/ more lilac most lilac adj
lila violett fliederblau fliederfarben fliederfarbig lilafarben
Having a pale purple colour.

lilac /ˈlaɪlæk/ /ˈlaɪlɑk/ /ˈlaɪlək/ lilacs n
Flieder Fliederbaum Fliederblüte Fliederbusch Fliederstrauch Zartlila
A flower of the lilac shrub.
Lila Violett
(color) A pale purple color, the color of some lilac flowers.

lilliputian /ˌlɪlɪˈpjuʃən/ more lilliputian most lilliputian adj
liliputanisch
Very small, diminutive

lilliputian /ˌlɪlɪˈpjuʃən/ lilliputians n
Liliputaner Liliputanerin
A very small person or being.

lilo /ˈlaɪləʊ/ lilos n
Luftmatratze
An inflatable air mattress.

lilt /lɪlt/ v
trällern
To sing cheerfully, especially in Gaelic.

lily /ˈlɪli/ lilies n
Lilie
Any of several flowers in the genus Lilium of the family Liliaceae, which includes a great many ornamental species.

lily of the valley lilies of the valley n
Maiglöckchen
A flowering plant, Convallaria majalis, with richly fragrant pendant bells.

lily-white more lily-white most lily-white adj
blütenweiß
Pure, unblemished, immaculate.

lima bean /ˈlaɪmə ˌbin/ /ˈlaɪmə ˌbiːn/ lima beans n
Limabohne
A plant of species Phaseolus lunatus or the bean it yields.

limaçon limaçons n
Limaçon Pascal'sche Schnecke pascalsche Limaçon pascalsche Schnecke
(geometry) A plane curve with polar equation \rho = a + b\,\sin\,\theta or \rho = a + b\,\cos\,\theta, of which the cardioid is a special case.

limb /lɪm/ limbs n
Glied Gliedmaße Extremitäten
A major appendage of human or animal, used for locomotion (such as an arm, leg or wing).
Ast
A branch of a tree.

limb /lɪm/ v
zergliedern
(transitive) To remove the limbs from (an animal or tree).

limber /ˈlɪmbə(ɹ)/ limbers n
Protze
(military) A two-wheeled vehicle to which a wheeled artillery piece or caisson may be attached for transport.

limber /ˈlɪmbə(ɹ)/ v
aufprotzen
(obsolete) To prepare an artillery piece for transportation (i.e., to attach it to its limber.)

limber up v
aufwärmen
(intransitive) To stretch one's muscles to make them more limber, usually as a preparation for physical exercise.

limbo /ˈlɪmboʊ/ /ˈlɪmboː/ /ˈlɪmbəʊ/ limboes limbos n
Limbus Vorhölle
(Roman Catholicism, uncountable) The place, thought to be on the edge of the bottomless pit of Hell, where the souls of innocent deceased people exist temporarily until they can enter heaven, specifically those of the saints who died before the advent of Jesus Christ (who occupy the limbo patrum or limbo of the patriarchs or fathers) and those of unbaptized infants (who occupy the limbo infantum or limbo of the infants); (countable) the place where each category of souls exists, regarded separately. [from 15th c.]
Schwebezustand
(countable, uncountable) Chiefly preceded by in: any in-between place, or condition or state, of neglect or oblivion which results in deadlock, delay, or some other unresolved status. [from mid 17th c.]

lime /laɪm/ adj
Limetten-
Containing lime or lime juice.

lime /laɪm/ limes n
Kalk
(chemistry) Any inorganic material containing calcium, usually calcium oxide (quicklime) or calcium hydroxide (slaked lime).
Limette Limone
Any of several green citrus fruit, somewhat smaller and sharper-tasting than a lemon.
Any of the trees that bear limes, especially Key lime, Citrus aurantiifolia.

lime /laɪm/ v
kalken
(transitive) To treat with calcium hydroxide or calcium oxide (lime).

lime green more lime green most lime green adj
lindgrün
Having a bright, light-green colour, like that of a lime.

lime juice lime juices n
Limettensaft
The liquid extract of lime fruit, notably sour and often condensed, as used especially in food preparation.

limelight /ˈlaɪm.laɪt/ limelights n
Kalklicht Rampenlicht
A type of stage lighting once used in theatres and music halls, producing a bright light by the use of incandescent quicklime.
Rampenlicht
(by extension) Attention, notice, a starring or central role, present fame.

limerence /ˈlɪməɹəns/ limerences n
Verliebtheit Limerenz
(psychology) An involuntary romantic infatuation with another person, especially combined with an overwhelming, obsessive need to have one's feelings reciprocated. [from 20th c.]

limerick /ˈlɪm(ə)ɹɪk/ limericks n
Limerick
A humorous, often bawdy verse of five anapaestic lines, with the rhyme scheme aabba, and typically having an 8–8–5–5–8 cadence.

limescale n
Kalk Kesselstein
A white, chalky deposit of calcium carbonate found in kettles, washing machines etc., especially in a hard water area.

limestone /ˈlaɪmˌstoʊn/ /ˈlaɪmˌstəʊn/ limestones n
Kalkstein Kalk Calciumcarbonat
An abundant rock of marine and fresh-water sediments; primarily composed of calcite (CaCO3); it occurs in a variety of forms, both crystalline and amorphous.

limestone pavement limestone pavements n
Karre Schratte

limewood limewoods n
Linde Lindenholz
(UK) The wood from the lime tree or linden tree.

liminal /ˈlɪmən(ə)l/ more liminal most liminal adj
Schwelle
Of or pertaining to an entrance or threshold. [from late 19th c.]

limit /ˈlɪmt/ /ˈlɪmɪt/ limits n
Grenze Begrenzer
A restriction; a bound beyond which one may not go.
Grenzwert Grenze
(mathematics) A value to which a sequence converges. Equivalently, the common value of the upper limit and the lower limit of a sequence: if the upper and lower limits are different, then the sequence has no limit (i.e., does not converge).
Grenzwert Limes
(mathematics) Any of several abstractions of this concept of limit.

limit /ˈlɪmt/ /ˈlɪmɪt/ v
begrenzen beschränken befristen
(transitive) To restrict; not to allow to go beyond a certain bound, to set boundaries.

limit cardinal limit cardinals n
Limes-Kardinalzahl

limit inferior limits inferior n
Limes inferior

limit ordinal limit ordinals n
Limes-Ordinalzahl

limit point limit points n
Häufungspunkt
(topology) Given a subset S of a given topological space T, any point p whose every neighborhood contains some point, distinct from p, which belongs to S.

limit superior limits superior n
Limes superior

limitation /lɪmɪˈteɪʃən/ limitations n
Begrenzung Begrenzen Limitieren Limitierung
The act of limiting or the state of being limited.
Einschränkung Limitierung
An imperfection or shortcoming that limits something's use or value.
Einschränkung Verjährungsfrist
(law) A time period after which some legal action may no longer be brought.

limited /ˈlɪmɪtɪd/ more limited most limited adj
beschränkt begrenzt
With certain (often specified) limits placed upon it.

limited atonement n
begrenzte Sühne begrenzte Versöhnung
(theology) A doctrine, one of the five points of Calvinism, stating that Jesus Christ's substitutionary atonement on the cross is limited in scope to those who are predestined unto salvation, which is conferred only to believers.

limited company limited companies n
Kapitalgesellschaft
A company in which the liability of members or subscribers of the company is limited to what they have invested or guaranteed to the company.

limited edition limited editions n
limitierte Auflage limitierte Edition

limited liability company limited liability companies n
Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung GmbH
(legal) A type or form of for-profit incorporated company where ownership is divided into shares, and where the governing rules are set forth in a contract entered into by all of the initial shareholders. The name derives from the fact that regardless of potential losses or even bankruptcy of the corporation, individual shareholders will bear a maximum liability of the price they paid for their shares.

limited partnership limited partnerships n
Kommanditgesellschaft
(legal) A form of partnership including limited partners whose potential liability is limited to their investment.

limitless more limitless most limitless adj
unbegrenzt grenzenlos
Without limits in extent, size, or quantity; boundless.

limnologist limnologists n
Limnologe Limnologin
A specialist in limnology.

limnology limnologies n
Limnologie Gewässerökologie Seenkunde
(ecology) The science concerning the biological, physical and geological properties of fresh water bodies, especially lakes and ponds.

limonite limonites n
Limonit
(mineral) Any of several natural hydrous iron oxides; often a mixture of goethite and hemite with clays and manganese oxide.

limousine /ˌlɪməˈziːn/ limousines n
Limousine Stretchlimousine
A luxury sedan or saloon car, especially one with a lengthened wheelbase or driven by a chauffeur. [from 1930s]

limp /lɪmp/ limps n
Gehbehinderung Hinken
An irregular, jerky or awkward gait.

limp /lɪmp/ v
hinken humpeln lahmen
(intransitive) To walk lamely, as if favouring one leg.

limpet /ˈlɪm.pɪt/ limpets n
Napfschnecke
A small mollusc, of the family Patellidae with a conical shell found clinging to rocks in the intertidal zones of rocky shores.
Anhang Anhängsel
(British) Someone clingy or dependent; someone disregarding or ignorant of another's personal space.

limpid /ˈlɪmpɪd/ more limpid most limpid adj
klar durchsichtig
Clear, transparent or bright.

limpidity limpidities n
Klarheit
The property of being limpid.

limpkin limpkins n
Rallenkranich
A large bird, Aramus guarauna, found in marshes in the Caribbean, Central America and southern Florida.

limy /ˈlʌɪ.mi/ limier limiest adj
kalkig
containing or resembling lime

linchpin /ˈlɪnt͡ʃˌpɪn/ linchpins n
Achsnagel Lünse
A pin inserted through holes at the end of an axle or shaft, so as to secure a wheel or shaft-mounted device.
Angelpunkt
(figuratively) A central cohesive source of stability and security; a person or thing that is critical to a system or organisation.

linden /ˈlɪn.dən/ lindens n
Linde Lindenbaum
The soft wood of such trees.

lindgrenite lindgrenites n
Lindgrenit
(mineral) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing copper, hydrogen, molybdenum, and oxygen.

lindworm /ˈlɪndˌwɜː(ɹ)m/ lindworms n
Lindwurm
A wingless serpentine dragon having two arms.

line /laɪn/ /lɑɪn/ [lɑe̯n] lines n
Pfad Weg
Breitenkreis Längenkreis
(geography) A circle of latitude or of longitude, as represented on a map.
Gerade Linie
(geometry) An infinitely extending one-dimensional figure that has no curvature; one that has length but not breadth or thickness.
Kante Linie
(graph theory) An edge of a graph.
Linie Strich
A path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight.
Linie Taktstrich
(music) One of the straight horizontal and parallel prolonged strokes on and between which the notes are placed.
Strecke Gerade
(geometry, informal) A line segment; a continuous finite segment of such a figure.
Leine Linie
A rope, cord, string, or thread, of any thickness.
Leitung Linie
The wire connecting one telegraphic station with another, a telephone or internet cable between two points: a telephone or network connection.
Zeile ein paar Zeilen
A letter, a written form of communication.
Falte Linie
A threadlike crease or wrinkle marking the face, hand, or body; hence, a characteristic mark.
Schlange Reihe
A more-or-less straight sequence of people, objects, etc., either arranged as a queue or column and often waiting to be processed or dealt with, or arranged abreast of one another in a row (and contrasted with a column), as in a military formation. [from mid-16th c.]
Zeile
A verse (in poetry).
Zeile Leine
A written or printed row of letters, words, numbers, or other text, especially a row of words extending across a page or column, or a blank in place of such text.
Linie Parteilinie
The official, stated position (or set of positions) of an individual or group, particularly a political or religious faction. [from later 19th c.]
Linie
A set of products or services sold by a business, or by extension, the business itself. [from early 19th c.]
Linie Line
Any of an ill-defined set of units of length, varying according to the country, discipline, industry, and date of application, commonly with no indication of the intended magnitude:

line /laɪn/ /lɑɪn/ [lɑe̯n] v
aufreihen auslegen
füttern ausfüttern auskleiden
(transitive) To cover the inner surface of (something), originally especially with linen.

line break line breaks n
Zeilenumbruch Zeilenwechsel
(typesetting) A point in writing where text that would normally continue on the same line starts at the beginning of a new line.

line code line codes n
Leitungscode
A code chosen for use within a communications system for transmission purposes.

line feed line feeds n
Zeilenvorschub
(computing) The character (0x0a in ASCII) which advances the paper by one line in a teletype or printer, or moves the cursor to the next line on a display.

line graph line graphs n
Liniendiagramm
A graph in which a series of connected straight lines connect points, each of which represents the value of a particular variable as a function of another variable.
A graph which is the line graph (in the above sense) of some other graph.
Kantengraph
(graph theory) A graph L(G) which is derived from a given non-oriented graph G such that the vertices of L(G) represent edges of G and so that a clique in L(G) represents a common end-vertex shared by a set of represented edges. (A star subgraph in G transforms into a clique in L(G).)

line integral line integrals n
Kurvenintegral
(math) An integral whose integrand's domain is a curve.

line number line numbers n
Zeilennummer
(computing) The sequential number indicating a particular line of text in a text file.

line of credit lines of credit n
Kreditlinie Kreditrahmen Kreditvertrag
(finance, banking) A credit facility under which a bank or other lender agrees to provide a client with loans of money up to an approved limit during a predefined period. The client may borrow the entire credit amount all at once or in portions during the specified period.

line of fire lines of fire n
Schusslinie
(military, weaponry) direction in which a weapon fires

line of sight lines of sight n
Blickweite Sichtlinie Sichtverbindung Sichtweite
A straight line along which an observer has a clear view.

line segment line segments n
Strecke
(geometry) A part of a straight line bounded by two points.

line spectrum line spectra n
Linienspektrum

line up /laɪn.ˈʌp/ v
aufreihen eingliedern
(intransitive) To get into a line; especially, so as to wait one's turn.
sich aufstellen
(intransitive, sports) To start a game in a certain position on the playing field.

lineage /ˈlɪn.i.ɪd͡ʒ/ lineages n
Abstammung Abstammunglinie Abstammungreihe Geschlecht
Descent in a line from a common progenitor; progeny; descending line of offspring or ascending line of parentage.

linear /ˈlɪn.i.ə/ /ˈlɪn.i.ɚ/ more linear most linear adj
linear
Having the form of a line; straight or roughly straight; following a direct course.
(mathematics) (of polynomials or polynomial equations)
(physics) A type of length measurement involving only one spatial dimension (as opposed to area or volume).

linear algebra n
lineare Algebra
(mathematics) The branch of mathematics that deals with vectors, vector spaces, linear transformations and systems of linear equations.

linear function linear functions n
lineare Abbildung lineare Funktion

linear motor linear motors n
Linearmotor

linear programming n
lineare Programmierung
(mathematics) The branch of mathematics concerned with the minimization or maximization of a linear function of several variables and inequalities; used in many branches of industry to minimize costs or maximize production.

lined /laɪnd/ more lined most lined adj
liniert
(of paper) Having lines, ruled.

lined antshrike lined antshrikes n
Dunkelmantel-Ameisenwürger
a passerine bird of the antbird family, Thamnophilus palliatus

linen /ˈlɪnɪn/ linens n
Leinen Heimtextilien
(uncountable) Thread or cloth made from flax fiber.
Heimtextilien
(countable) Domestic textiles, such as tablecloths, bedding, towels, underclothes, etc., that are made of linen or linen-like fabrics of cotton or other fibers; linens.
A light beige colour, like that of linen cloth undyed.

linen closet linen closets n
Wäscheschrank
A shelved closet or cupboard used for the storage of household linen, particularly bedlinen and associated bedding, but also bathroom and kitchen linen (towels, etc.).

liner lock liner locks n
Liner-Lock

linesman linesmen n
Linienrichter

lineup /ˈlaɪn.ʌp/ lineups n
Gegenüberstellung
(US, legal, &, law enforcement) a physical or photographic queue of people allegedly involved in a crime, allowing a witness to identify them
Aufstellung Mannschaftsaufstellung
(sports) Collectively, the members of a team.

ling /li(ː)ŋ/ /lɪŋ/ ling lings n
Besenheide
Any of various varieties of heather or broom.

lingam lingams n
Lingam

lingam massage lingam massages n
Lingam-Massage
A tantric massage mainly focusing on the male genitalia.

linger /ˈlɪŋɡə/ /ˈlɪŋɡɚ/ v
trödeln Zeit brauchen ausharren bleiben herumlungern herumtrödeln
(intransitive) To stay or remain in a place or situation, especially as if unwilling to depart or not easily able to do so.
aushalten ausharren durchhalten fortbestehen herauszögern hinauszögern
(intransitive) To remain alive or existent although still proceeding toward death or extinction; to die gradually.
sich aufhalten zögern überdenken
(intransitive, often followed by on) To consider or contemplate for a period of time; to engage in analytic thinking or discussion.

lingerie /-ɹi/ /ˈlæn.ʒə.ɹi/ /ˈlɑn.ʒə.ɹi/ /ˈlɔ̃.(d)ʒə.ɹæɪ/ /ˌlɑn.ʒəˈɹeɪ/ /ˌlɔn.(d)ʒəˈɹæɪ/ lingeries n
Damenunterwäsche Dessous Lingerie Reizwäsche
Underwear or nightclothes, especially when lacy or designed to be seductive.

lingo /ˈliŋ.ɡoʊ/ /ˈlɪŋ.ɡəʊ/ lingoes lingos n
Jargon
(informal) Language, especially language peculiar to a particular group, field, or region; jargon or a dialect.

lingonberry lingonberries n
Preiselbeere
The berry of this shrub.

lingua franca /ˈlɪŋ.ɡwə ˈfɹæŋ.kə/ lingua francas linguae francae linguas franca lingue franche n
Lingua Franca Verkehrssprache
A common language used by people of diverse backgrounds to communicate with one another, often a basic form of speech with simplified grammar, particularly, one not the first language of any of its speakers.

lingual /ˈlɪŋ.ɡju.əl/ /ˈlɪŋ.ɡwəl/ adj
Zunge lingual
(anatomy, dentistry, relational) Related to, near, or on the side toward the tongue.

lingual /ˈlɪŋ.ɡju.əl/ /ˈlɪŋ.ɡwəl/ linguals n
Zungenlaut
(phonetics) A sound articulated with the tongue.

linguicide n
Linguizid Linguozid Sprachenmord Sprachmord
The death of a language, either naturally or from political causes.

linguicism linguicisms n
Linguizismus
The unfair treatment of an individual or community based on their use of language.

linguine /lɪŋˈɡwini/ /lɪŋˈɡwiːnɪ/ linguines n
Linguine Linguini
Ribbons of pasta, cut from a sheet, not as wide as tagliatelle.

linguist /ˈlɪŋɡwɪst/ linguists n
Linguist Sprachwissenschaftler Sprachwissenschaftlerin Linguistin Sprachforscher Sprachforscherin
One who studies linguistics.

linguistic /lɪŋˈɡwɪstɪk/ adj
linguistisch sprachlich
Of or relating to language.
linguistisch sprachwissenschaftlich
Of or relating to linguistics.

linguistics /liŋˈɡwɪstɪks/ /lɪŋˈɡwɪstɪks/ n
Linguistik Sprachwissenschaft
The systematic and scholarly study of language.

liniment /ˈlɪnəmənt/ liniments n
Liniment
A topical medical preparation intended to be rubbed into the skin with friction, as for example to relieve symptoms of arthritis.

lining /ˈlaɪnɪŋ/ linings n
Futter
A covering for the inside surface of something.
Futterstoff Futter
The material used for such a covering.
Füttern
The act of attaching such a covering.

link /lɪŋk/ links n
Kienspan Spanlicht
(obsolete) A torch, used to light dark streets.
Verbindung Verknüpfung
(computing) The connection between buses or systems.
Verkettung Verschlingung
(mathematics) A space comprising one or more disjoint knots.
Wildnisstreifen
(Sussex) a thin wild bank of land splitting two cultivated patches and often linking two hills.
Glied
(figurative) an individual person or element in a system
Verknüpfung Glied Getriebeglied Koppel Koppelstange
(kinematics) Any one of the several elementary pieces of a mechanism, such as the fixed frame, or a rod, wheel, mass of confined liquid, etc., by which relative motion of other parts is produced and constrained.
Link Hyperlink
(engineering) Any intermediate rod or piece for transmitting force or motion, especially a short connecting rod with a bearing at each end; specifically (in steam engines) the slotted bar, or connecting piece, to the opposite ends of which the eccentric rods are jointed, and by means of which the movement of the valve is varied, in a link motion.
Kettenglied
(surveying) The length of one joint of Gunter's chain, being the hundredth part of it, or 7.92 inches, the chain being 66 feet in length.
Verknüpfung Glied Bindigkeit
(chemistry) A bond of affinity, or a unit of valence between atoms; applied to a unit of chemical force or attraction.
Schlingen
(in the plural) The windings of a river; the land along a winding stream.

link /lɪŋk/ v
verbinden verknüpfen
(transitive) To connect two or more things.
herumspringen umherhüpfen
(Scotland, intransitive) To skip or trip along smartly; to go quickly.
verlinken verweisen
(intransitive, of a Web page) To contain a hyperlink to another page.

link up v
verknüpfen verlinken
(transitive) To link or join together.
(intransitive) To become linked or joined together.
(informal) To meet with someone.

linkage /ˈlɪŋkɪdʒ/ linkages n
Kopplung
A mechanical device that connects things.

linked list linked lists n
Liste verkettete Liste
(computer science) A simple linear data structure, each of whose nodes includes a pointer to the next (and sometimes previous) node in the list, enabling traversal of the structure in at least one direction from any starting point.

linker /ˈlɪŋkə/ /ˈlɪŋkɚ/ linkers n
Linker
(genetics) A short oligonucleotide containing a recognition sequence for a restriction enzyme, used to blunt the ends of sticky DNA segments.

linking element linking elements n
Fugenelement
(linguistics) An element of morphological analysis, usually carrying no meaning, used to connect words or stems to form compounds.

linkup linkups n
Verbindung
A connection.

linnet /ˈlɪnɪt/ linnets n
Hänfling Bluthänfling
A small passerine bird, the common linnet (Linaria cannabina, syn. Carduelis cannabina), in the finch family Fringillidae, native to Europe, western Asia, and north Africa.

linocut /ˈlaɪnoʊˌkət/ /ˈlʌɪnəʊkʌt/ linocuts n
Linolschnitt
(art, printing) A type of woodcut in which a block of linoleum is used for the relief surface; the design cut into the block.

linoleic acid n
Linolsäure
an polyunsaturated fatty acid, having 18 carbon atoms and two double bonds, essential for human nutrition; it is found in linseed, sunflower and other vegetable oils

linoleum /lɪˈnoʊli.əm/ /lɪˈnəʊli.əm/ linoleums n
Linoleum
An inexpensive waterproof covering used especially for floors, made from solidified linseed oil over a burlap or canvas backing, or from its modern replacement, polyvinyl chloride.

linotypist linotypists n
Linotypist

linseed /ˈlɪnsiːd/ linseeds n
Leinsamen
The seed of the flax plant, which yields linseed oil.

linseed oil linseed oils n
Leinöl Leinsamenöl
An oil, extracted from flax seeds, used as a drying agent in paints, varnishes etc.

linstock linstocks n
Luntenspieß
(historical) A pointed forked staff, shod with iron at the foot, to hold a lighted match for firing cannon.

lint /lɪnt/ lints n
Fussel Fluse
Clinging fuzzy fluff that clings to fabric or accumulates in one's pockets or navel etc.
Scharpie Verbandmull
A fine material made by scraping cotton or linen cloth; used for dressing wounds.
Flaum
The fibrous coat of thick hairs covering the seeds of the cotton plant.

lintel /ˈlɪn.təl/ lintels n
Sturz Oberschwelle
(architectural element) A horizontal structural beam spanning an opening, such as between the uprights of a door or a window, and which supports the wall above.

liocranid sac spider liocranid sac spiders n
Feldspinne
any spider of the family Liocranidae.

lion /ˈlaɪən/ lion lioness lions n
Löwe
(in particular) A male lion, as opposed to a lioness.
(by extension) Any of various extant and extinct big cats, especially the mountain lion.
A Chinese foo dog.
An individual who shows strength and courage, attributes associated with the lion.
A famous person regarded with interest and curiosity.
A light brown color that resembles the fur of a lion.
(historical) An old Scottish coin, with a lion on the obverse, worth 74 shillings.
Löwe Löwin Leu Löwchen Löwlein
A big cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa, India and formerly much of Europe.

lion cub lion cubs n
Löwenjunges Löwenbaby Löwenwelpe Löwenwelpin
(male or female) A young lion

lion dance lion dances n
Löwentanz
A traditional Chinese dance where performers mimic a lion's movements in a lion costume.

lion tamarin lion tamarins n
Löwenäffchen
Any of four species of small New World monkeys that constitute the genus Leontopithecus.

lion's den lions' dens n
Höhle des Löwen
(idiomatic) Any dangerous or frightening place.

lion's leaf n
Löwenblatt
Leontice leontopetalum, a flowering plant of the Eastern Mediterranean containing saponins in all its parts

lion's share /ˈlaɪ.əns ʃɛə/ /ˈlaɪ.ənz ʃɛ(ə)ɹ/ lion's shares lions' shares n
Löwenanteil
(idiomatic) The majority; a large or generous portion.

lioness /ˈlaɪ.ə.nɛs/ /ˈlaɪ.ə.nɪs/ lion lionesses n
Löwin
A female lion (animal).

lionfish lionfish lionfishes n
Feuerfisch
Any of the venomous fish of the Scorpaenidae family, notable for their long and separated spines

lionhead cichlid lionhead cichlids n
Buckelkopfbuntbarsch
a cichlid rheophile freshwater fish from Africa.

lionhead rabbit lionhead rabbits n
Löwenkopf Löwenkopfkaninchen
A domestic rabbit of a United States breed that has particularly long wool around the face.

lip /lɪp/ lips n
Lippe Lefze Schnauze
(countable) Either of the two fleshy protrusions around the opening of the mouth.
Ansatz Auslauf Rand Randabschluss Schnaupe Tülle
(by extension, countable) The projecting rim of an open container or a bell, etc.; a short open spout.
Frechheit Unverschämtheit Widerrede
(slang, uncountable) Backtalk; verbal impertinence.

lip balm lip balms n
Labello Lippenbalsam Lippencreme Lippenpflegestift
A substance topically applied to the lips of the mouth to relieve chapped or dry lips, angular cheilitis or stomatitis, and cold sores.

lip gloss lip glosses n
Lipgloss
A cosmetic product applied to the lips to make them look shinier.

lip service n
Lippenbekenntnis
(idiomatic) Promising but empty talk; words without action or intention.

lip sync n
Lippensynchronisation
(music, singing) The synchronization of prerecorded audio signals and movement of the lips such that there is no lack of simultaneity between them.

lip-sync v
lippensynchron singen
(music, singing) To move lips in synchronization with sounds (generally recorded) so it appears they are the source of the sounds.

lip-syncing n
Lippensynchronisation
The act of lip-syncing

lipase lipases n
Lipase
(enzyme) Any of a group of enzymes which catalyses the hydrolysis of lipids.

lipid /ˈlɪpɪd/ lipids n
Lipid Lipide
(organic compound) Any of a group of organic compounds including the fats, oils, waxes, sterols, and triglycerides. Lipids are characterized by being insoluble in water, and account for most of the fat present in the human body.

liplessness n
Acheilia Acheilie
Absence of lips.

lipogram lipograms n
Leipogramm
(literature) A word or writing that does not use a particular symbol or symbols.

lipoma lipomas lipomata n
Lipom
(pathology) A nonmalignant tumor comprising fat cells.

lipometabolism lipometabolisms n
Fettstoffwechsel

lipophilic more lipophilic most lipophilic adj
lipophil fettlöslich
Having the quality of dissolving in lipids

lipophobic more lipophobic most lipophobic adj
lipophob
(chemistry) Having no affinity for fats or organic solvents

lipophobicity n
Lipophobie
(chemistry) the state or condition of being lipophobic.

liposuction /ˈlai.poʊ.ˌsʌk.ʃn̩/ liposuctions n
Fettabsaugung Liposuktion
(medicine) A cosmetic surgery procedure in which excess fat is removed from a specific area by suction.

lipread /ˈlɪpɹiːd/ /ˈlɪpɹɛd/ v
von den Lippen lesen
To determine what a person is saying by watching how their lips move.

lipreader lipreaders n
Lippenleser
Someone who is able to tell what a person is saying by looking at the motion of the lips (a technique used by the deaf, although it can be learned by the hearing, called lipreading).

lipreading n
Lippenlesen
The act of reading lips.

lipstick /ˈlɪpˌstɪk/ lipsticks n
Lippenstift
(uncountable) Makeup for the lips.
(countable) A stick of this makeup.

liquefaction liquefactions n
Verflüssigung
Process of being, or state of having been, made liquid (from either a solid or a gas)

liquefied natural gas n
Flüssigerdgas
(petrochemistry) Natural gas that has been cooled and compressed to liquid form for transport and storage.

liquefied petroleum gas liquefied petroleum gases n
Flüssiggas
(petrochemistry) A mixture of propane and butane with traces of some other gases, which is kept in a liquid state at high pressure in metal bottles, and used as a source of gas for cooking, heating and as a fuel in internal combustion engines in vehicles.

liquefy /ˈlɪ.kwɪ.faɪ/ v
verflüssigen
(transitive) To make into a liquid.

liqueur /lɪˈk(j)ɔɹ/ /lɪˈk(j)ɝ/ /lɪˈkjuɹ/ /lɪˈkjɔː/ /lɪˈkjʊə/ liqueurs n
Likör
A flavoured alcoholic beverage that is usually very sweet and contains a high percentage of alcohol.

liquid /ˈlɪkwɪd/ more liquid most liquid adj
flüssig Flüssigkeit
Flowing freely like water; fluid; not solid and not gaseous; composed of particles that move freely among each other on the slightest pressure.
disponibel flüssig
(finance, of an asset) Easily sold or disposed of without losing value.

liquid /ˈlɪkwɪd/ liquids n
Flüssigkeit flüssig
A substance that is flowing, and keeping no shape, such as water; a substance of which the molecules, while not tending to separate from one another like those of a gas, readily change their relative position, and which therefore retains no definite shape, except that determined by the containing receptacle; an inelastic fluid.
Fließlaut Liquid Liquida
(phonetics) Any of a class of consonant sounds that includes l and r.

liquid crystal liquid crystals n
Flüssigkristall
(chemistry, physics) A phase of matter similar to a liquid, in which the molecules are arranged regularly in one or two dimensions.

liquid nitrogen n
Flüssigstickstoff
Nitrogen that has been cooled to the liquid state; used in cryogenics.

liquid rocket liquid rockets n
Flüssigkeitsrakete
A rocket that uses liquid propellants.
Flüssigkeitsrakete Flüssigkeitsraketenantrieb Flüssigkeitsraketentriebwerk
A rocket engine that uses liquid propellants.

liquid soap n
Flüssigseife
Soap in liquid form, often placed in a dispenser and used for washing one's hands.

liquidate /ˈlɪkwədeɪt/ /ˈlɪkwɪdeɪt/ v
liquidieren
(transitive) To settle the affairs of (a company), by using its assets to pay its debts.
(transitive) To convert (assets) into cash; to redeem.
(transitive) to kill, destroy, eliminate (mostly for political or ideological reasons)

liquidation /ˌlɪkwəˈdeɪʃən/ liquidations n
Liquidation Abwicklung
The selling of the assets of a business as part of the process of dissolving the business.

liquidator liquidators n
Liquidator Liquidatorin
One who liquidates.

liquidity /lɪkˈwɪdəti/ liquidities n
Flüssigsein Liquidität
(uncountable) The state or property of being liquid.
Liquidität Verfügbarkeit
(economics, countable) An asset's property of being able to be sold without affecting its value; the degree to which it can be easily converted into cash.
Zahlungsbereitschaft
(finance) Availability of cash over short term: ability to service short-term debt.

liquor /ˈlɪk.ə(ɹ)/ /ˈlɪk.ɚ/ liquors n
Spirituose
(chiefly, US, Canada, Australia) Strong alcoholic drink derived from fermentation and distillation; more broadly, any alcoholic drink.

liquor store liquor stores n
Schnapsladen Spirituosengeschäft
(US, Canada) A shop that sells alcoholic beverages to be drunk off the premises.

lira /ˈlɪəɹə/ liras lirot liroth n
Lira
The former currency of Israel, superseded by the sheqel.

lisp /lɪl͡sp/ /lɪsp/ /lɪθp/ lisps n
Lispelei
The habit or an act of lisping.

lisp /lɪl͡sp/ /lɪsp/ /lɪθp/ v
lispeln zuzeln
To pronounce the consonant ‘s’ imperfectly; to give ‘s’ and ‘z’ the sounds of ‘th’ (/θ/, /ð/). This is a speech impediment common among children.

lissencephaly /ˌlɪs.ɛnˈsɛf.əl.i/ n
Lissenzephalie
(anatomy, neurology) The condition of having a smooth appearance on the surface of the brain.

list /lɪst/ lists n
Krängung Schlagseite
(nautical) A careening or tilting to one side, usually not intentionally or under a vessel's own power. [from early 17th c.]
Liste
A register or roll of paper consisting of a compilation or enumeration of a set of possible items; the compilation or enumeration itself. [from 1600]
(computing, programming) A codified representation of a list used to store data or in processing; especially, in the Lisp programming language, a data structure consisting of a sequence of zero or more items.

list /lɪst/ v
aufzählen
(transitive) To create or recite a list.
(transitive) To cover with list, or with strips of cloth; to put list on; to stripe as if with list.
neigen wünschen
(transitive, archaic) To desire, like, or wish (to do something).
krängen
(transitive, nautical) To cause (something) to tilt to one side. [from early 17th c.]
neigen
(transitive, archaic) To be pleasing to.

list price list prices n
Listenpreis
(business) The retail selling price of an item, as recommended by the manufacturer or retail distributor, or as listed in a catalog.

listen /ˈlɪs.ən/ [ˈlɪs.n̩] v
zuhören lauschen hören
To use one's sense of hearing in an intentional way; to make deliberate use of one's ears; to pay attention to or wait for a specific sound.
hören zuhören
(intransitive) To accept advice or obey instruction; to agree or assent.

listen in v
zuhören
To eavesdrop; to listen secretly.

listener /ˈlɪs(ə)nə/ /ˈlɪs(ə)nɚ/ listeners n
Zuhörer Zuhörerin
Someone who listens, especially to a speech or a broadcast.
Beobachter
(computing, programming, chiefly, _, Java) A function that runs in response to an event; an event handler.

listening /ˈlɪs.nɪŋ/ /ˈlɪs.ə.nɪŋ/ listenings n
Zuhören
An act by which something or somebody is listened to.

listening comprehension n
Hörverständnis
The ability to understand spoken language.

listening post listening posts n
Horchposten
A facility established to monitor radio and microwave signals and analyse their content to secure information and intelligence for use by the security and diplomatic community and others.

listening station listening stations n
Horchposten
A facility established to monitor radio and microwave signals and analyse their content to secure information and intelligence for use by the security and diplomatic community and others.

listeria listeria n
Listeria
Any rod-shaped, gram-positive bacterium, of the genus Listeria, especially those responsible for the bacterial infection listeriosis.

listless /ˈlɪstləs/ more listless most listless adj
antriebslos lasch lustlos
Lacking energy, enthusiasm, or liveliness.

listlessness listlessnesses n
Lustlosigkeit
The state of being listless; apathetic indifference; lethargy.

lit /ˈlɪt/ more lit most lit adj
angezündet beleuchtet
Illuminated.

litany /ˈlɪtəni/ litanies n
Wechselgesang
Litanei
A ritual liturgical prayer in which a series of prayers recited by a leader are alternated with responses from the congregation.

litas /ˈlɪtæs/ litai litų n
Litas
The former currency or money of Lithuania, divided into 100 centai.

literacy /ˈlɪtəɹəsi/ /ˈlɪtɹəsi/ [-ɾ(ə)ɹə-] literacies n
Lese- und Schreibfähigkeit Lesefertigkeit
The ability to read and write.
Bildung Kenntnisse
(by extension) The ability to understand and evaluate something.

literal /ˈlɪt(ə)ɹəl/ /ˈlɪɾəɹəl/ more literal most literal adj
wörtlich buchstäblich
Exactly as stated; read or understood without additional interpretation; according to the letter or verbal expression; real; not figurative or metaphorical, and etymonic rather than idiomatic.
buchstäblich wörtlich
Following the letter or exact words; not free; not taking liberties

literally /ˈlɪtəɹəli/ /ˈlɪtɹəli/ more literally most literally adv
buchstäblich wörtlich
Word for word; not figuratively; not as an idiom or metaphor.

literary /ˈlɪt(ə)ɹi/ /ˈlɪtəɹəɹi/ /ˈlɪtəɹɛ(ə)ɹi/ [ˈɫɪɾəɹɛ(ə)ɹi] more literary most literary adj
literarisch schriftstellerisch
Relating to literature.
literarisch schriftstellerisch schriftstellerisch (tätig)
Relating to writers, or the profession of literature.
gehoben
Appropriate to literature rather than everyday writing.

literary criticism n
Literaturkritik
(literature) The study, discussion, evaluation, and interpretation of literature.

literary language n
Literatursprache
(literature) A register of a language that is used in literary writing.
(sociolinguistics, Slavistics) A language variety used as an institutional norm in a community, opposed to vernacular dialects; a standard language.

literary science n
Literaturwissenschaft
In many European countries, all kinds of scientific study pertinent to literature, including history of literature, literary criticism, comparative literature, and literary theory.

literate /ˈlɪtəɹət/ more literate most literate adj
schreibkundig alphabetisiert des Lesens und Schreibens mächtig lese- und schreibkundig literal schriftkundig
Able to read and write; having literacy.
belesen gebildet
Knowledgeable in literature, writing; literary; well-read.

literati /ˌlɪt.əˈɹɑː.tiː/ /ˌlɪtəˈɹɑti/ n
Literat Literatin
Well-educated, literary people; intellectuals who are interested in literature.

literature /ˈlɪt.ə.t͡ʃɚ/ /ˈlɪt.ə.ɹə.t͡ʃə(ɹ)/ /ˈlɪt.ɚ.t͡ʃɚ/ /ˈlɪt.ɚ.ə.t͡ʃɚ/ /ˈlɪt.ɹə.t͡ʃə(ɹ)/ /ˈlɪt.ɹə.t͡ʃɚ/ [ˈlɪt͡ʃ.ɹə.t͡ʃɚ] [ˈlɪɾ.ɚ.ə.t͡ʃɚ] literatures n
Literatur
The body of all written works.
The collected creative writing of a nation, people, group, or culture.
(usually preceded by the) All the papers, treatises, etc. published in academic journals on a particular subject.

lithe /laɪð/ /laɪθ/ lither lithest adj
mild ruhig
(obsolete) Mild; calm.
schlank
Slim but not skinny.
elastisch
Capable of being easily bent; flexible.

lithiasis /lɪˈθaɪ.əsɪs/ lithiases n
Lithiasis
(medicine) The process of forming stone-like deposits or calculi formed in an internal organ, such as a gallstone in the gall bladder.

lithium /ˈlɪθi.əm/ lithiums n
Lithium
(uncountable) The simplest alkali metal, the lightest solid element, and the third lightest chemical element (symbol Li) with an atomic number of 3. It is a soft, silvery metal.

lithium aluminium hydride n
Lithiumaluminiumhydrid
(inorganic compound) LiAlH4, a powerful reducing agent with many applications in organic chemistry; contains the aluminohydride anion AlH4-.

lithium amide n
Lithiumamid

lithium borohydride n
Lithiumborhydrid

lithium hexafluorophosphate n
Lithiumhexafluorophosphat

lithium hydride n
Lithiumhydrid
(inorganic compound) LiH, a gray solid that reacts violently with water, and can ignite spontaneously in air; it has a number of industrial applications, and is used in the manufacture of lithium aluminium hydride.

lithium metaborate n
Lithiummetaborat

lithium peroxide n
Lithiumperoxid

lithium stearate n
Lithiumstearat

lithograph /ˈlɪθəɡɹæf/ /ˈlɪθəɡɹɑːf/ lithographs n
Lithographie Steindruck Lithografie
A printed image produced by lithography.

lithograph /ˈlɪθəɡɹæf/ /ˈlɪθəɡɹɑːf/ v
lithografieren
To create a copy of an image through lithography.

lithographic adj
lithographisch
(printing) Related to the method of lithography.

lithography /lɪθˈɒɡɹəfi/ lithographies n
Lithographie Lithografie
The process of printing an image by drawing the image with a water-repellent material onto a hard, flat surface (typically metal), then copying the surface by applying water and ink (or the equivalent) to it and pressing another material against it. [from 1813]

lithophyte /ˈlɪθəfaɪt/ lithophytes n
Lithophyt
(biology) Any plant that lives grows on rocks, obtaining nourishment from rain and the atmosphere.

lithosphere lithospheres n
Lithosphäre Gesteinsmantel
(geology) The rigid, mechanically strong, outer layer of the Earth; divided into twelve major plates.

litigate /ˈlɪtɪɡeɪt/ v
prozessieren
(intransitive, construed with on) To go to law; to carry on a lawsuit.

litigation /ˌlɪtɪˈɡeɪʃən/ litigations n
Rechtsstreit
(legal) The conduct of a lawsuit.

litigious /lɪˈtɪd͡ʒəs/ more litigious most litigious adj
gerichtsstreitlich
Of or relating to litigation.
klagefreudig klagewütig prozessfreudig
Inclined to engage in lawsuits.
streitbar streitsüchtig
Argumentative or combative.

litmus /ˈlɪtməs/ litmuses n
Lackmus
(uncountable) A dyestuff extracted from certain lichens, that changes color when exposed to pH levels greater than or less than certain critical levels.

litmus paper litmus papers n
Lackmuspapier

litmus test litmus tests n
Lackmustest
(chemistry) A simple test for the acidity or alkalinity of a substance, using litmus paper.
Lackmustest Nagelprobe Prüfstein
(figuratively, by extension) Any test which produces a decisive result (for example, determining whether to appoint someone to a job) by measuring a single indicator.

litotes /laɪˈtəʊ.tiːz/ litotes n
Litotes
(rhetoric) A figure of speech whereby something is stated by denying its opposite, particularly the negation of a negative quality to say something positive.

litre /ˈli.tɚ/ /ˈliː.tə/ [ˈli.ɾɚ] litres n
Liter
The metric unit of fluid measure, equal to one cubic decimetre. Symbols: l, L, ℓ

litter /ˈlɪtə(ɹ)/ /ˈlɪtɚ/ [ˈlɪɾɚ] litters n
Sänfte Bahre Trage
(countable) A platform mounted on two shafts, or a more elaborate construction, designed to be carried by two (or more) people to transport one (in luxury models sometimes more) third person(s) or (occasionally in the elaborate version) a cargo, such as a religious idol.
Wurf
(collective, countable) The offspring of a mammal born in one birth.
Streu Stroh
(uncountable) Material used as bedding for animals.
Abfall Müll Abfälle Unrat
(uncountable) Collectively, items discarded on the ground.
Streu Einstreu
(uncountable) Absorbent material used in an animal's litter tray
Streu Bodenstreu
(uncountable) Layer of fallen leaves and similar organic matter in a forest floor.

litter /ˈlɪtə(ɹ)/ /ˈlɪtɚ/ [ˈlɪɾɚ] v
vermüllen wegwerfen
(intransitive) To drop or throw trash without properly disposing of it (as discarding in public areas rather than trash receptacles).
abferkeln ferkeln werfen
(transitive) To give birth to, in the manner of animals.

litter box litter boxes n
Katzenklo
A box used to provide a soiling area for (usually) pet cats, generally filled with kitty litter, sand, clay chips, etc.

litterfall litterfalls n
Streufall
(ecology, usually, uncountable) Plant material that falls to the ground, such as leaves from trees.
Streufallmasse
(ecology, countable) The total mass of plant material falling to the ground per unit area, or the mass collected at a specific site.

little /ˈlɘtl̩/ /ˈlɪt(ə)l/ /ˈlɪtl̩/ [ˈlɪtʰɫ̩] [ˈlɪɾɫ̩] [ˈɫɪɾɫ̩] least less lesser littler littlest adj
klein wenig lütt lützel
Small in size.
wenig
Small and underdeveloped, particularly (of a male) in the genitals.
Small in extent of views or sympathies; narrow; shallow; contracted; mean; illiberal; ungenerous.
klein
Very young.
klein jung
(of a sibling) Younger.

little /ˈlɘtl̩/ /ˈlɪt(ə)l/ /ˈlɪtl̩/ [ˈlɪtʰɫ̩] [ˈlɪɾɫ̩] [ˈɫɪɾɫ̩] least less lesser adv
wenig kaum
Not much.

little /ˈlɘtl̩/ /ˈlɪt(ə)l/ /ˈlɪtl̩/ [ˈlɪtʰɫ̩] [ˈlɪɾɫ̩] [ˈɫɪɾɫ̩] least less determiner
wenig
Not much, only a little: only a small amount (of).

little auk little auks n
Krabbentaucher
A dovekie, a bird of the species Alle alle.

little bittern little bitterns n
Zwergdommel
A bittern of the species Ixobrychus minutus.

little black dress little black dresses n
kleines Schwarzes
A simply cut and often quite short evening or cocktail dress.

little boy little boys n
Bürschchen Knäblein Bengelchen Bübchen Knäbchen
A male child, especially one younger than ten years of age.
(AU, NZ) A small saveloy often consumed with tomato sauce at parties, also known as a cocktail sausage or a cheerio.

little bunting little buntings n
Zwergammer
Emberiza pusilla, a passerine bird in the bunting family Emberizidae.

little egret little egrets n
Seidenreiher
A species of egret, Egretta garzetta, family Ardeidae, widely distributed throughout the Old World, the Caribbean, and Eastern North America.

little finger little fingers n
kleiner Finger
The outermost and smallest finger of the hand, next to the ring finger, farthest from the thumb.

little girl little girls n
Mädchen Mädelein Mägdelein
A female child, especially one younger than ten years of age.

little grebe little grebes n
Zwergtaucher
A small freshwater bird of Europe (Tachybaptus ruficollis).

little green man /ˌlɘtɘl ˈɡɹin ˌmɛn/ /ˌlɪtəl ˈɡɹin ˌman/ /ˌlɪtəl ˈɡɹin ˌmæn/ [ˌlɘ.ɾɯ ˈɡɹɘ̯ĩm ˌmɛ̞̃n̆] [ˌlɪ.t͡ʔɫ̩ ˈɡɹɪ̃i̯m ˌmãn̆] [ˌlɪ.ɾɫ̩ ˈɡɹɪ̃i̯m ˌmɛ̃ə̯n̆] [ˌlɪ.ʔo-] little green men n
grünes Männchen kleines grünes Männchen
(chiefly, science fiction) A conventional fictional alien from outer space in the form of a small humanoid with green skin.
grünes Männchen
(euphemistic, usually, in the plural) A soldier lacking identification as to create uncertainty around their allegiance (most notably seen with affiliation to the Russian Federation following associated campaigns 2014 in Ukraine).

little gull little gulls n
Zwergmöwe
A small migratory gull, Larus minutus, from Northern Europe and Asia.

little owl /ˈlɪtəl ˌaʊl/ little owls n
Steinkauz Steineule
A species of small European owl, Athene noctua.

little penguin little penguins n
Zwergpinguin
The smallest species of penguin, Eudyptula minor, found in New Zealand, southern Australia, and the Chatham Islands.

little person little people little persons n
Kleinwüchsige Kleinwüchsiger
(euphemistic) A person with dwarfism, or short stature resulting from a medical condition.
Gnom Männchen Wicht
(fantasy) A small magical humanoid creature, such as an elf, leprechaun, or fairy.

little stint little stints n
Zwergstrandläufer
A type of sandpiper, (Calidris minuta)

little strokes fell great oaks proverb
steter Tropfen höhlt den Stein
(idiomatic) Small but persistent efforts can lead to big results.

little tern little terns n
Zwergseeschwalbe
The seabird Sternula albifrons.

little toe little toes n
kleine Zehe
The smallest toe of the human foot.

littoralization n
Litoralisierung

liturgical /lɪˈtɝd͡ʒɪkəl/ adj
liturgisch
Pertaining to liturgy.

liturgics n
Liturgiewissenschaft Liturgik
The academic discipline dedicated to the study of liturgy (public worship rites, rituals, and practices).

liturgist liturgists n
Liturgiewissenschafter Liturgiewissenschafterin Liturgiewissenschaftler Liturgiewissenschaftlerin Liturgiker Liturgikerin
A person knowledgeable about liturgy.

liturgy /ˈlɪtəd͡ʒi/ /ˈlɪtɚd͡ʒi/ liturgies n
Liturgie
A predetermined or prescribed set of rituals that are performed, usually by a religion.

livable more livable most livable adj
bewohnbar erträglich lebenswert
Endurable, survivable, suitable for living in, inhabitable.

live /laɪv/ more live most live adj
lebend
(only used attributively) Having life; that is alive.
(engineering) Imparting power; having motion.
scharf
(programming) Of an object or value: that may potentially be used in the future execution of a program.
Of an environment where sound is recorded: having noticeable reverberation.
(linguistics) Of a syllable in languages such as Thai and Burmese: resonating, not ending abruptly.
Live-
(broadcasting) Being broadcast ("on the air"), as it happens.

live /laɪv/ more live most live adv
direkt live
Of an event, as it happens; in real time; direct.

live /lɪv/ v
leben
(intransitive) To be alive; to have life.
(transitive) To spend, as one's life; to pass; to maintain; to continue in, constantly or habitually.
leben wohnen
(intransitive) To have permanent residence somewhere, to inhabit, to reside.
überleben leben
(intransitive) To survive; to persevere; to continue.

live and learn v
man lernt nie aus
An exhortation to gain knowledge from lived experiences. Commonly used after a misfortune to indicate a moral lesson.

live and let live v
leben und leben lassen
(idiomatic) To be tolerant; to enjoy the pleasures and opportunities which life offers and to allow others to do the same.

live beyond one's means v
über seine Verhältnisse leben

live by the sword, die by the sword proverb
wer das Schwert ergreift, der soll durchs Schwert umkommen
One who uses violence can expect a violent response; it is better to try to use peaceful means wherever possible.

live drop live drops n
Treff
(espionage) A location where two people meet to exchange items or information.

live on v
von etwas leben
(idiomatic, transitive) To survive solely by consuming a certain thing.
weiterleben
(idiomatic, intransitive) To endure.

live out v
ausleben
(transitive) To fulfill or act out a dream or fantasy or aspiration.

live paycheck to paycheck /lɪv ˈpeɪtʃɛk tə ˈpeɪtʃɛk/ v
gerade so über den Monat kommen
sich von Monat zu Monat durchschlagen von der Hand in den Mund leben
(US, idiomatic) To have the entirety of what one earns consumed by living expenses, thus having nothing left over to save; make just enough (money, etc.) to survive; to scratch by.

live stream /ˈlaɪv ˈstɹiːm/ live streams n
Livestream
A real-time broadcast of audio or video over the Internet.

live under a rock v
hinterm Mond leben
(figurative) To be isolated from knowledge of current events.

live up v
gerecht werden halten
(intransitive, followed by to) To fulfil the expectations placed upon one.

live weight live weights n
Lebendgewicht
The weight of a living animal before it is slaughtered for meat; used for example as a pricing basis in selling cattle for meat.

livelihood /ˈlaɪvlihʊd/ /ˈlaɪvlɪhʊd/ livelihoods n
Lebensunterhalt Auskommen Existenzgrundlage Lebensgrundlage täglich Brot
A means of providing the necessities of life for oneself (for example, a job or income). [from 14th c.]

lively /ˈlaɪv.li/ livelier liveliest adj
munter lebhaft lebendig rege
Full of life; energetic.

liver /ˈlɪvə/ /ˈlɪvɚ/ livers n
Leber
(anatomy) A large organ in the body that stores and metabolizes nutrients, destroys toxins and produces bile. It is responsible for thousands of biochemical reactions.
(countable, uncountable) This organ, as taken from animals used as food.
A dark brown colour, tinted with red and gray, like the colour of liver.

liver fluke liver flukes n
Leberegel
Any of several parasitic trematode worms that infect the livers of various mammals, including humans.

liver sausage liver sausages n
Leberwurst
Spreadable sausage made with liver.

liver spot liver spots n
Altersfleck
A dark brown blemish on the skin, usually caused by exposure to the sun.

livermorium /ˌlɪvəɹˈmɔːɹiəm/ n
Livermorium
The chemical element with atomic number 116 (symbol Lv).

liverwort /ˈlɪv.ə.wɜːt/ /ˈlɪv.ɚ.wɔːɹt/ /ˈlɪv.ɚ.wɝːt/ liverworts n
Lebermoos
A type of bryophyte with a leafy stem or leafless thallus characterized by a dominant gametophyte stage and a lack of stomata on the sporophyte stage of the life cycle.

liverwurst /ˈlɪvəwɜːst/ /ˈlɪvɚwɝst/ liverwursts n
Leberwurst
Spreadable sausage made with liver.

livery /ˈlɪ.və.ɹi/ /ˈlɪv.ɹi/ liveries n
Livree
Any distinctive identifying uniform worn by a group, such as the uniform worn by chauffeurs and male servants.
Anstrich
The paint scheme of a vehicle or fleet of vehicles.

livestock /ˈlaɪvstɑk/ /ˈlaɪvstɒk/ livestocks n
Vieh Nutzvieh Nutztiere
Farm animals; animals domesticated for cultivation.

livid /ˈlɪvɪd/ livider lividest more livid most livid adj
blau
Having a dark, bluish appearance.
wütend blass vor Wut fuchsteufelswild
(informal) So angry that one turns pale; very angry; furious.

living /ˈlɪvɪŋ/ adj
lebend Lebens-
Having life; alive.
lebend existent
In use or existing.
lebensecht
True to life.

living /ˈlɪvɪŋ/ livings n
Lebende Lebender
(uncountable) The state of being alive.
Lebensunterhalt
Financial means; a means of maintaining life; livelihood
Leben Lebensstil Lebensumstände Lebensweise
A style of life.

living conditions n
Existenzbedingungen Lebensbedingungen Lebensumstände Lebensverhältnisse
The conditions in which someone lives, seen in terms of their sanitary value, social, status etc.

living dead n
lebende Tote
(fiction, usually with the) The undead; zombies, vampires, etc.

living fossil /ˈlɪvɪŋ ˈfɑsl̩/ /ˈlɪvɪŋ ˈfɒsl̩/ living fossils n
lebendes Fossil Dauerform
(evolutionary theory) Any species discovered first as a fossil and believed extinct, but which is later found living; an organism that has remained unchanged over geological periods. [from 1859]

living hell living hells n
die Hölle durchleben
A continuing state of extreme pain, punishment, suffering, or torment with no seeming chance of reprieve.

living room /ˈlɪvɪŋ ɹuːm/ living rooms n
Wohnzimmer Salon
(countable) A room in a private house used for general social and leisure activities.

living street living streets n
Begegnungszone Spielstraße Verkehrsberuhigter Bereich Wohnstraße
A street designed primarily in the interests of pedestrians and cyclists, while motor vehicles are allowed to use it with caution.

living thing living things n
Lebewesen
An entity such as an animal, a plant, a fungus or a microorganism; something that lives, as opposed to being non-living or dead.

living wage living wages n
Armutsgrenze Existenzminimum Notbedarf
(economics) The minimum income necessary for a worker to meet their basic needs.

living will living wills n
Lebenstestament
(legal) A document, made by a person when still legally fit to do so, which provides clear instructions or principles to be employed by a surrogate decision-maker, such as expressing a desire to be allowed to die instead of being kept alive by artificial means, in the event of being severely disabled or suffering from a terminal illness.

livor mortis n
Leichenfleck Totenfleck
(medicine) A settling of the blood in the lower portion of the body, causing a purplish red discoloration of the skin, typically occurring after death.

lizard /ˈlɪz.əd/ /ˈlɪz.ɚd/ lizards n
Eidechse Echse
(chiefly, in attributive use) Lizard skin, the skin of these reptiles.

lizardfish lizardfish lizardfishes n
Eidechsenfisch
Any member of the family Synodontidae of aulopiform fish.

lizardman /ˈlɪz.əd.mæn/ /ˈlɪz.ɚd.mæn/ lizardmen n
Echsenmensch

llama /ˈjɑmə/ /ˈlɑmə/ /ˈlɑː.mə/ llamas n
Lama
A South American mammal of the camel family, Lama glama, used as a domestic beast of burden and a source of wool and meat.

lo /loʊ/ /ləʊ/ interjection
gucken sehen
(archaic) look, see, behold (in an imperative sense).

lo and behold interjection
siehe da!
Used to express surprise.

loach /ˈləʊt͡ʃ/ loaches n
Schmerle
A similar fish in one of three other families of Cypriniformes: Botiidae, Balitoridae, and Gyrinocheilidae.

load /loʊd/ /ləʊd/ loads n
Last Ladung
A burden; a weight to be carried.
Ladung
A certain number of articles or quantity of material that can be transported or processed at one time.
(electrical engineering) The electrical current or power delivered by a device.
The charge of powder for a firearm.
Haufen
(often, in the plural, colloquial) A large number or amount.
Aufgabe
The volume of work required to be performed.

load /loʊd/ /ləʊd/ v
laden beladen
(transitive) To put a load on or in (a means of conveyance or a place of storage).
(transitive) To fill (a firearm or artillery) with munition.
(transitive, computing) To read (data or a program) from a storage medium into computer memory.
(intransitive, computing) To transfer from a storage medium into computer memory.

loaded /ˈloʊdɪd/ /ˈləʊdɪd/ more loaded most loaded adj
beladen beschwert schwer beladen
Burdened by some heavy load; packed.
geladen gut betucht scharf schwerreich steinreich stinkreich
(of a projectile weapon) Having a live round of ammunition in the chamber.
gut betucht schwerreich steinreich stinkreich
(colloquial) Possessing great wealth.
beschwipst blau geladen haben gut betucht schwerreich steinreich
(slang) Drunk.
gezinkt
(dice, also, figurative) Of a die or dice: weighted asymmetrically, and so biased to produce predictable throws.
suggestiv verfänglich
(of a question) Designed to produce a predictable answer, or to lay a trap.
belastet gefärbt tendenziös
(of a word or phrase) Having strong connotations that colour the literal meaning and are likely to provoke an emotional response. Sometimes used loosely to describe a word that simply has many different meanings.
exklusiv pompös protzig üppig ausgestattet
(of an item offered for sale, especially an automobile) Equipped with numerous options.

loaded for bear adj
auf alles vorbereitet für alle Eventualitäten ausgerüstet
(idiomatic) Thoroughly equipped, as for a demanding task or confrontation.

loader /ˈloʊdɚ/ loaders n
Radlader
A tractor with a scoop, for example: front-end loader, front loader, endloader, payloader, bucket loader, wheel loader, etc.

loading /ˈloʊ.dɪŋ/ /ˈləʉ.dɪŋ/ /ˈləʊ.dɪŋ/ loadings n
Laden Ladung
(countable, uncountable) The process by which something is loaded.

loading gauge loading gauges n
Fahrzeugbegrenzungslinie Ladelehre
(rail, UK) The maximum permitted height and width for a rail vehicle, governed by clearances in tunnels, under bridges and past lineside structures.
Ladelehre
(rail) A physical structure, often a metal frame above a railroad track, to check the maximum height and width of a vehicle.

loaf /loʊf/ /ləʊf/ loaves n
Brot Laib Laib Brot
(also loaf of bread) A block of bread after baking.

loaf /loʊf/ /ləʊf/ v
herumlungern nichts tun rumhängen
(intransitive) To do nothing, to be idle.

loafer /ˈloʊfɚ/ /ˈləʊfə/ loafers n
Faulpelz Bummelant Bummler Faulenzer Gammler Loafer
An idle person.
Loafer Schlüpfschuh Slipper Trotteur
A shoe with no laces, resembling a moccasin.

loam /loʊm/ /lum/ /ləʊm/ /lʊm/ loams n
Lehm
(geology) A type of soil; an earthy mixture of sand, silt and clay, with organic matter to which its fertility is chiefly due.
Formsand
(metalworking) A mixture of sand, clay, and other materials, used in making moulds for large castings, often without a pattern.

loam /loʊm/ /lum/ /ləʊm/ /lʊm/ v
einlehmen
To cover, smear, or fill with loam.

loan /loʊn/ /ləʊn/ loans n
Darlehen Anleihe Kredit
(law, banking, finance) A sum of money or other property that a natural or legal person borrows from another with the condition that it be returned or repaid over time or at a later date (sometimes with interest).
Darlehensvertrag
The contract and array of legal or ethical obligations surrounding a loan.

loan /loʊn/ /ləʊn/ v
leihen ausleihen
(usually, _, ditransitive, US, dated, _, and) To lend (something) to (someone).

loan coinage loan coinages n
Lehnprägung
A new lexeme – by native means – for an importation, that latter is any word formally containing foreign elements.

loan creation loan creations n
Lehnschöpfung Lehnwortersatz
A compound word or expression serving to reflect a concept otherwise denoted by a loan word or an other term of formally imported elements not necessarily without using such elements but without any elements corresponding to that term perceived as imported.

loan formation loan formations n
Lehnbildung Lehnformung
this is the hypernym for loan rendering / loan rendition and loan translation, and optionally also for loan creation (usage varies)

loan meaning loan meanings n
Lehnbedeutung

loan rendering loan renderings n
Lehnübertragung
An inexact calque where at least one constituent isn't translated literally, in order to give readers of the target language a more accurate mental image.

loan shark loan sharks n
Kredithai Wucherer Wucherin
Someone who lends money at exorbitant rates of interest.

loanblend loanblends n
Halblehnwort Lehnverbindung Mischkompositum Teilersetzung
A compound word or expression consisting of both native and foreign elements; a partial calque.

loanword /ˈloʊnˌwɝd/ /ˈləʊnˌwɜː(ɹ)d/ loanwords n
Lehnwort Fremdwort
A word directly taken into one language from another one with little or no adaptation.

loath /loʊθ/ /ləʊθ/ loather loathest adj
abgeneigt
Averse, disinclined; reluctant, unwilling.

loathe /ˈloʊð/ /ˈləʊð/ v
verabscheuen hassen ablehnen
(transitive) To detest, hate, or revile (someone or something).

loathing /ˈloʊðɪŋ/ /ˈləʊðɪŋ/ loathings n
Abscheu Hass Ekel
Sense of revulsion, distaste, detestation, extreme hatred or dislike.

loathsome /ˈləʊð.səm/ /ˈləʊθ.səm/ more loathsome most loathsome adj
widerlich abscheulich scheußlich verabscheuenswürdig verhasst widerwärtig
Highly offensive; abominable, sickening.

lobby /lɑbi/ /lɒbi/ lobbies n
Foyer Lobby Vorhalle Vorraum
An entryway or reception area; vestibule; passageway; corridor.
Lobby
(politics) A class or group of interested people who try to influence public officials; collectively, lobbyists.

lobby /lɑbi/ /lɒbi/ v
lobbyieren
(intransitive, transitive) To attempt to influence (a public official or decision-maker) in favor of a specific opinion or cause.

lobbying lobbyings n
Lobbyarbeit
The act of one who lobbies.

lobbyist /ˈlɑ.bi.ɪst/ /ˈlɒ.bi.ɪst/ lobbyists n
Lobbyist Lobbyistin
A person who is paid to lobby politicians and encourage them to vote a certain way or otherwise use their office to effect a desired result.

lobe /ləʊb/ lobes n
Ausformung Formelement Fortsatz Keule Lobus Mündungsfächer
Any projection or division, especially one of a somewhat rounded form. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]
Lappen Hirnlappen Leberlappen Lobus Lungenlappen
(anatomy) A clear division of an organ that can be determined at the gross anatomy level, especially one of the parts of the brain, liver or lung. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

lobelia /loʊˈbiːliə/ lobelias n
Lobelie
A member of the genus Lobelia, flowering plants in the Lobelioideae subfamily of family Campanulaceae, containing many species, some of which are garden plants.

lobotomization n
Lobotomisierung

lobotomize v
lobotomisieren
(transitive) To perform a lobotomy upon.

lobotomy /ləˈbɑː.ɾə.mi/ /ləˈbɒt.ə.mi/ lobotomies n
Lobotomie
A surgical operation on the frontal lobe of the brain intent on treating certain mental illnesses.

lobster /ˈlɑb.stɚ/ /ˈlɒb.stə/ lobsters n
Hummer
A crustacean of the Nephropidae family, dark green or blue-black in colour turning bright red when cooked, with a hard shell and claws, which is used as a seafood.
A crustacean of the Palinuridae family, pinkish red in colour, with a hard, spiny shell but no claws, which is used as a seafood.

lobster pot lobster pots n
Hummerfalle
A trap used to catch lobsters, resembling a crate with a small opening that a lobster can enter but has trouble exiting.

loc. cit. adv
a. a. O.
In the work (of the author specified) previously cited.

local /ˈloʊkl̩/ /ˈləʊkl̩/ more local most local adj
lokal örtlich
(computing, of a variable or identifier) Having limited scope (either lexical or dynamic); only accessible within a certain portion of a program.
(group theory, of a property of a finite group) Detectable from the behavior of the normalizers of the nontrivial p-subgroups.
(medicine) Of or pertaining to a restricted part of an organism.

local /ˈloʊkl̩/ /ˈləʊkl̩/ locals n
Ortsmann
A person who lives near a given place.
Ortsverband
A branch of a nationwide organization such as a trade union.
Ortskneipe Stammkneipe
(British) One's nearest or regularly frequented public house or bar.

local anesthetic local anesthetics n
Betäubungsmittel Lokalanästhetikum lokales Betäubungsmittel
(medicine) An anesthetic (anesthetic substance) that causes loss of sensation only to the area to which it is applied.

local area network /ˈləʊklˌɛːɹɪəˌnɛtwəːk/ local area networks n
Local Area Network lokales Netzwerk
(computing) A network on which all devices communicate using OSI model device layer addressing.

local battery local batteries n
Sprechstellenschaltung
In telephony, a source of local power for a telephone instrument, as opposed to being powered from the central office.

local cell local cells n
Lokalelement

local color n
Lokalkolorit
Aspects of a location that distinguish it from neighboring communities; the collective customs, mannerisms, fashions, artwork, accents or traditions of an area.

local derby local derbies n
Derby Lokalderby Regionalderby
A sports match between local rival teams.

local government local governments n
lokale Regierung
Any form of government whose remit covers an area less than that of the nation and, in some cases, less than that of a state.

local maximum local maxima local maximums n
lokales Maximum
(mathematics) A maximum within a restricted domain; a point on a function whose value is greater than the values of all other points near it, especially if another local maximum of greater value is known to exist.

local minimum local minima local minimums n
lokales Minimum
(mathematics) A point on a graph (or its associated function) whose value is less than all other points near it.

local train local trains n
Bummelzug Nahverkehrszug Regionalbahn Regionalzug
(rail) A train (either the service or the train itself) making stops at all stations along its route.

locale /loʊˈkæl/ /ləʊˈkɑːl/ locales n
Ort Platz Stelle Örtlichkeit
The place where something happens.
Gebietsschema Gebietsschemaparameter Locale
(computing) The set of settings related to the language and region in which a computer program executes. Examples are language, currency and time formats, character encoding etc.

localhost localhosts n
Localhost
(networking) The computer being used locally, contrasted with remote computers elsewhere on a network.

locality /loʊˈkæl.ɪ.ti/ /ləʊˈkæl.ɪ.ti/ localities n
Ortschaft
(geography) A built-up area, i.e. a city, town or village

localization /ˌləʊkəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/ localizations n
Lokalisierung
(software engineering) The act, process, or result of making a product suitable for use in a particular country or region.
Ortung Ortsbestimmung Ermitteln des Ortes Lokalisation Lokalisieren Lokalisierung
(algebra) A ring of fractions of a given ring, such that the complement of the set of allowed denominators is an ideal.

localize /ˈləʊkəlaɪz/ v
lokalisieren
(software engineering, marketing, transitive) To adapt (a product or service) for use in a particular country or region, typically by translating text into the language of that country and modifying currencies, date formats, etc.

locally compact adj
lokalkompakt

locally compact group locally compact groups n
lokalkompakte Gruppe
(topology) A topological group whose underlying topology is both locally compact and Hausdorff.

locate /loʊˈkeɪt/ /ləʊˈkeɪt/ /ləˈkeɪt/ /ˈloʊkeɪt/ v
orten
(transitive) To place; to set in a particular spot or position.

location /loʊˈkeɪʃən/ /ləʊˈkeɪʃən/ locations n
Ort Platz Lage
A particular point or place in physical space.
Lokalisierung Ortsbestimmung Lokalisation Ortsermittlung Ortung
An act of locating.

locative case locative cases n
Lokativ
(linguistics, grammar) A case used to indicate place, or the place where, or wherein; corresponding roughly to the English prepositions "in", "on", "at", and "by".

lochia /ˈloʊ.ki.ə/ /ˈlɒ.kɪ.ə/ n
Wochenfluss Lochien
Normal post-partum vaginal discharge; blood, mucus, and placental tissue that are discharged from a female's vagina (similar to menstruation) for several weeks after she has given birth.

lock /lɑk/ /lɒk/ locks n
Schloss Schloß
Something used for fastening, which can only be opened with a key or combination.
Locke
A tuft or length of hair, wool, etc.
Lock
(computing, by extension) A mutex or other token restricting access to a resource.
Schleuse Schiffshebewerk
A segment of a canal or other waterway enclosed by gates, used for raising and lowering boats between levels.
Schloss Schleuse Lock Schiffshebewerk
A fastening together or interlacing; a closing of one thing upon another; a state of being fixed or immovable.

lock /lɑk/ /lɒk/ v
blockieren
(intransitive) To become fastened in place.
abschließen verschließen
(transitive) To fasten with a lock.

lock away v
wegsperren
(transitive) To lock up; to lock in a safe place, out of view.

lock gate lock gates n
Schleusentor
(Usually) one of a pair of gates at each end of a lock chamber on a canal, or river with a weir.

lock out lock outs n
Aussperrung
an event in which an employer bars employees from working

lock out v
aussperren
(transitive) To inadvertently prevent (a person, particularly oneself) from entering a place, by leaving it locked.

lock up v
einschließen einsperren wegschließen
(transitive) To imprison or incarcerate (someone).
abschließen absperren zusperren
(intransitive) To close all doors and windows (of a place) securely.
sich aufhängen
(transitive, computing) To cause (a program) to cease responding or to freeze.

lock, stock and barrel adv
mit Kind und Kegel mit Sack und Pack
Entirely.

lockback lockbacks n
Backlock
A type of folding knife in which the blade locks in its extended position by means of a lock on the back#Noun of the handle that is released by pressing on a portion of the locking arm or lever (that is, the means of release is likewise on the back of the handle).

lockdown /ˈlɑkˌdaʊn/ /ˈlɒkˌdaʊn/ lockdowns n
Lockdown Ausgangssperre Abriegelung
The confinement of people in their own rooms (e.g., in a school) or cells (in a prison), or to their own homes or areas (e.g., in the case of a city- or nation-wide issue) as a security measure after or amid a disturbance or as a non-pharmaceutical intervention in a pandemic.

locked /lɑkt/ /lɒkt/ adj
abgeschlossen abgesperrt zugeschlossen
Having undergone locking; secured by a lock.
(computing) Protected by a mutex or other token restricting access to a resource.

locked-in syndrome n
Eingeschlossensein-Syndrom Gefangensein-Syndrom Locked-in-Syndrom

locker /ˈlɑ.kɚ/ /ˈlɒk.ə(ɹ)/ /ˈlɔk.ə(ɹ)/ lockers n
Schließfach Spind
A type of storage compartment with a lock, usually used to store personal possessions for public use, such as in schools, railway stations, place of work, gyms, sports centers.
A storage compartment on a ship, not necessarily one that can be locked.

locket /ˈlɑkɪt/ /ˈlɒkɪt/ lockets n
Medaillon
A pendant that opens to reveal a space used for storing a photograph or other small item.
(archaic) The upper metallic cap of a sword’s scabbard.

locking lockings n
Locking
the act by which something is locked.

locking differential locking differentials n
Sperrdifferential
(automotive) A kind of automotive differential that provides increased traction by restricting each of the two wheels on an axle to the same rotational speed without regard to available traction or differences in resistance seen at each wheel.

lockjaw lockjaws n
Tetanus Wundstarrkrampf
(pathology) A spasmodic, nervous system disease brought on by the tetanus bacteria. It causes muscles to seize up and may cause death by suffocation.

lockkeeper lockkeepers n
Schleusenwärter Schleusenwärterin
The person assigned to look after a canal or river lock, operating it and organizing its maintenance.

lockout lockouts n
Aussperrung
(labor) The opposite of a strike; a labor disruption where management refuses to allow workers into a plant to work even if they are willing.

locksmith /ˈlɑksmɪθ/ /ˈlɒksmɪθ/ locksmiths n
Schlosser
one who practices locksmithing

lockstep /ˈlɒkstɛp/ locksteps n
Gleichschritt
(military) A step whereby the toe of one man is brought very close to the heel of the man in front.

loco /ˈləʊ.kəʊ/ locos n
Lok
(rail transport, informal) A locomotive.

locomotion /ləʊ.kəˈməʊ.ʃən/ locomotions n
Fortbewegungsfähigkeit Lokomotion
(uncountable) The ability to move from place to place, or the act of doing so.

locomotive /ˌloʊkəˈmoʊtiv/ /ˌləʊkəʊˈməʊtiv/ more locomotive most locomotive adj
lokomotorisch
Of or relating to locomotion.

locomotive /ˌloʊkəˈmoʊtiv/ /ˌləʊkəʊˈməʊtiv/ locomotives n
Lokomotive
(rail transport) The power unit of a train that pulls the coaches or wagons.

locoweed locoweeds n
Spitzkiel
Any of several plants indigenous to the western United States, of genus Oxytropis or Astragalus.

loculus loculi n
Fruchtknotenfach
(botany) One of the compartments of a several-celled ovary; loculament.

locum tenens /ˌləʊkəm ˈtɛnɛns/ locos tenentes locum tenentes n
Stellvertreter Vertreter Vertretungsperson
A professional person (such as a doctor or clergyman) who temporarily fulfills the duties of another.

locus /ˈloʊkəs/ /ˈləʊkəs/ loci locuses n
Ort
A place or locality, especially a centre of activity or the scene of a crime.

locus standi n
Klagebefugnis Prozessführungsbefugnis
(law) A right to appear in a court of law; legal standing. [from 19th c.]

locust /ˈloʊ.kəst/ /ˈləʊ.kəst/ locusts n
Heuschrecke Wanderheuschrecke
Any of various often leguminous trees and shrubs, especially of the genera Robinia and Gleditsia; the locust tree. [from 17th c.]

locust bean gum locust bean gums n
Johannisbrotkernmehl
A vegetable gum extracted from the seeds of the carob (locust beans) and used as a food additive; chemically, it is a galactomannan.

locutionary more locutionary most locutionary adj
lokutionär

locutive adj
lokutiv

lode /loʊd/ /ləʉd/ /ləʊd/ lodes n
Ader
(mining) A vein of metallic ore that lies within definite boundaries, or within a fissure.
Goldgrube
(by extension) A rich source of supply.

lodestar /ˈloʊd.stɑɹ/ /ˈləʉd.staː(ɹ)/ /ˈləʊd.stɑː(ɹ)/ lodestars n
Leitstern
A star used as a navigation reference, particularly a pole star such as Polaris.
(figurative) A guiding tenet or principle.

lodge /lɑd͡ʒ/ /lɒd͡ʒ/ lodges n
Lodge
A building for recreational use such as a hunting lodge or a summer cabin.
Loge
Short for porter's lodge: a building or room near the entrance of an estate or building, especially (UK, Canada) as a college mailroom.
A local chapter of some fraternities, such as freemasons.
Biberburg
A beaver's shelter constructed on a pond or lake.

lodge /lɑd͡ʒ/ /lɒd͡ʒ/ v
beherbergen deponieren einlegen einreichen hinterlegen unterbringen
festklemmen feststecken
(intransitive) To be firmly fixed in a specified position.

lodgepole pine lodgepole pines n
Küsten-Kiefer
A pine tree native to northwest America, Pinus contorta.

lodging /ˈlɑd͡ʒɪŋ/ /ˈlɒd͡ʒɪŋ/ lodgings n
Unterkunft
A place to live or lodge.

loess /lɛs/ /lɜːs/ /lʌs/ /ˈloʊ.əs/ /ˈləʊɪs/ loesses n
Löss
(geology) Any sediment, dominated by silt, of eolian (wind-blown) origin

loft /lɑft/ /lɒft/ /lɔft/ lofts n
Dachboden Dachgeschoss
An attic or similar space (often used for storage) in the roof of a house or other building.

lofty /ˈlɑfti/ /ˈlɒfti/ /ˈlɔːfti/ loftier loftiest adj
hoch luftig
high, tall, having great height or stature
ambitioniert hochgesteckt
idealistic, implying over-optimism
hochmütig überheblich
extremely proud; arrogant; haughty

log /lɑɡ/ /lɒɡ/ /lɔɡ/ logs n
Stamm Baumstamm Langholz Rundholz
The trunk of a dead tree, cleared of branches.
Holzklotz Kurzholz Rundbalken Stammabschnitt Stammstück Sägerundholz
Any bulky piece as cut from the above, used as timber, fuel etc.
(vulgar) A piece of feces.
Log
(nautical) A floating device, usually of wood, used in navigation to estimate the speed of a vessel through water.

log cabin log cabins n
Blockbau Blockhaus Blockhütte
A dwelling made from logs; especially, a small and simple one.

log in v
anmelden einloggen
(computing, transitive, intransitive) To gain access to a computer system, usually by providing a previously registered username and password.

log out v
abmelden ausloggen
(computing) To exit a user account in a computer system, so that one is not recognized until signing in again.

loganberry loganberries n
Loganbeere
A hybrid berry, produced by crossing a raspberry with a blackberry, considered a species Rubus loganobaccus, a variety Rubus ursinus var. loganobaccus, or a nothospecies Rubus × loganobaccus.

logarithm /ˈlɑ.ɡə.ɹɪ.ð(ə)m/ /ˈlɑɡ.ə.ɹɪðm/ /ˈlɑɡ.əɹ.ɹɪðm/ /ˈlɑɡəɹ.ɹɪ.ðəm/ logarithms n
Logarithmus
(mathematics) For a number x, the power to which a given base number must be raised in order to obtain x. Written \log_b x. For example, \log_{10} 1000 = 3 because 10^3 = 1000 and \log_2 16 = 4 because 2^4 = 16.

logarithmic /ˌlɒɡəˈɹɪðmɪk/ adj
logarithmisch
(mathematics) Of or relating to logarithms.

logarithmize v
logarithmieren
To derive the logarithm of a number.

logbook /ˈlɑɡ.bʊk/ /ˈlɔɡ.bʊk/ logbooks n
Logbuch Schiffstagebuch
(nautical) A book in which measurements from the ship's log are recorded, along with other salient details of the voyage.

loge /ləʊʒ/ loges n
Loge
An exclusive box or seating region in older theaters and opera houses, having wider, softer, and more widely spaced seats than in the gallery.

logfile logfiles n
Logfile

logger /ˈlɑɡɚ/ /ˈlɒɡə/ loggers n
Holzfäller
A worker whose occupation is to harvest trees.

loggerhead duck loggerhead ducks n
Falkland-Dampfschiffente
Tachyeres brachypterus, a shellfish-eating duck of the Falkland Islands; a poor diver, incapable of true flight.

loggerhead shrike loggerhead shrikes n
Louisianawürger
A species of shrike native to North America, Lanius ludovicianus.

loggerhead turtle loggerhead turtles n
Unechte Karettschildkröte
A large, carnivorous marine turtle, Caretta caretta, found in warm seas

loggia /ˈloʊd͡ʒə/ /ˈlɒd͡ʒiə/ /ˈlɒd͡ʒə/ logge loggias loggie n
Loggia
(architecture) A roofed, open gallery, usually on an upper level.

logging loggings n
Holzeinschlag
An act or instance of logging (cutting down trees).
aufzeichnen
An act or instance of logging (making an entry in a log).

logic /ˈlɑ.d͡ʒɪk/ /ˈlɒd͡ʒ.ɪk/ /ˈlɔd͡ʒ.ɪk/ logics n
Logik
(uncountable) A method of human thought that involves thinking in a linear, step-by-step manner about how a problem can be solved. Logic is the basis of many principles including the scientific method.
(uncountable, mathematics) The mathematical study of relationships between rigorously defined concepts and of mathematical proof of statements.
(countable, mathematics) A formal or informal language together with a deductive system or a model-theoretic semantics.
(uncountable) Any system of thought, whether rigorous and productive or not, especially one associated with a particular person.
(countable, sociology) A system of thought or collection of rhetoric, especially one associated with a social practice.

logic analyzer logic analyzers n
Logikanalysator
A device used to test and diagnose digital electronic systems.

logic gate logic gates n
Logikgatter
A physical device, typically electronic, which computes a Boolean logical output (0 or 1) from Boolean input or inputs according to the rules of some logical operator.

logic programming n
logische Programmierung
(programming) Programming with a paradigm that bases on formal logic

logical /ˈlɑd͡ʒɪkəl/ /ˈlɒd͡ʒɪkəl/ more logical most logical adj
logisch
(not comparable) In agreement with the principles of logic.
Reasonable.
(not comparable) Of or pertaining to logic.

logically more logically most logically adv
logisch logischerweise sachlogisch
In a logical manner, with logic.

logician /ləˈd͡ʒɪʃən/ logicians n
Logiker Logikerin
A person who studies or teaches logic.

logicism logicisms n
Logizismus

login /ˈlɒɡ.ɪn/ logins n
Benutzername Login
(computing) Credentials: the combination of a user's identification and password used to enter a computer, program, network, etc.
Anmeldung Benutzeranmeldung Einloggen
(computing) The process or an instance of logging in.

logion /-ɒn/ /ˈloʊ.d͡ʒi.ən/ /ˈlɒ-/ /ˈləʊ.ɡɪ.ən/ logia n
Logion
(specifically, Christianity) A saying that is attributed to Jesus in ancient or reconstructed texts that was (originally) handed down without narrative context.

logistic curve logistic curves n
logistische Kurve
(mathematics, biology) An S-shaped curve that models the growth of many ecosystems.

logistical adj
logistisch
Relating to logistics.

logistically adv
logistisch
Regarding or using logistics.

logistics /ləˈd͡ʒɪstɪks/ n
Logistik
(operations) The process of planning, implementing, and controlling the efficient, effective flow and storage of goods, services and related information from their point of origin to point of consumption for the purpose of satisfying customer requirements.
(military) The procurement, supply, maintenance, and transportation of equipment, facilities, and personnel.

logjam logjams n
Verklausung
An excess of logs being conveyed on a river, so that their motion halts.
Blockade Stillstand
(figuratively) A clog or such jam or mess that halts or greatly delays progress.

logline /ˈlɒɡ.laɪn/ loglines n
Logleine
(nautical) The line fastened to the log, and marked for finding the speed of a vessel.

logo /ˈloʊ.ɡoʊ/ /ˈləʊ.ɡəʊ/ logos n
Logo
A visual symbol or emblem that acts as a trademark or a means of identification of a company or organization.

logogram /ˈlɑɡ.əˌɡɹæm/ /ˈlɒɡ.əˌɡɹæm/ /ˈlɔː.ɡəˌɡɹæm/ logograms n
Logogramm
A character or symbol (usually nonalphanumeric) that represents a word or phrase.

logograph logographs n
Logogramm
a character or symbol that represents a word or phrase.

logopedics n
Logopädie
The study, and correction, of speech and language defects, disorders in communication and swallowing disorders.

logophoric /ˌlɑɡəˈfɔɹɪk/ /ˌlɒɡəˈfɒɹɪk/ adj
logophorisch
(linguistics, of a pronoun) Exhibiting the property of a logophor.

logorrhea /ˌlɒ.ɡəˈɹɪ.ə/ /ˌlɔ.ɡəˈɹi.ə/ [-ɹiː-] [-ˈɹiː-] [ˌlɒ-] logorrheas n
Logorrhoe Logorrhö
(psychology) Excessive and often uncontrollable speaking due to a mental disorder.

logotype logotypes n
Logotyp
A symbol or emblem that acts as a trademark or a means of identification of an institution or other entity, usually referred to as a logo.
Ligatur
(typography) A single type combining two or more letters (as a ligature or otherwise).

logout logouts n
Abmeldung Log-out
(computing) The act or process of logging out.

loin /lɔɪn/ loins n
Lende
The part of the body (of humans and quadrupeds) at each side of the backbone, between the ribs and hips
Karree Rippenstück
Any of several cuts of meat taken from this part of an animal

loincloth loincloths n
Lendenschurz Lendentuch Schamschürze
A garment worn about the loins and covering the crotch.

loins /lɔɪnz/ n
Leistenbereich
(Bible, euphemism) The pubic region.
The reproductive organs.

loiter /ˈlɔɪtə(ɹ)/ /ˈlɔɪtɚ/ [ˈlɔɪɾɚ] v
abhängen gammeln herumgammeln herumhängen herumlungern herumlümmeln
To stand about without any aim or purpose; to stand about idly.

lolcat /ˈlɑl.kæt/ lolcats n
Lolcat
(Internet, neologism) An image macro of, usually, a kitten or a cat with a humorous caption.

lolita /loʊlˈli.ɾə/ /ləlˈli.ɾə/ /ləʊlˈli.tə/ lolitas n
Frühreifes Mädchen
A young girl who is sexually alluring.

loll /lɑl/ /lɒl/ v
faulenzen flegeln herumliegen herumlümmeln räkeln
(intransitive) To act lazily or indolently while reclining; to lean; to lie at ease. [from mid-14th c.]
heraushängen hängen
(intransitive) To hang extended from the mouth, like the tongue of an animal heated from exertion. [from 1610s]

lollapalooza /ˌlɑləpəˈluzə/ /ˌlɒləpəˈluːzə/ lollapaloozas n
Knaller Knüller Kracher
(informal) An outstanding, extreme, or outrageous example of its kind.

lollipop /ˈlɑ.li.pɑp/ /ˈlɒl.i.pɒp/ lollipops n
Lutscher Lolli Dauerlutscher Lollipop
An item of confectionery consisting of a piece of candy/sweet attached to a stick.

lollygag /ˈlɒlɪɡæɡ/ v
schlampen trödeln
(US) To dawdle; to be lazy or idle; to avoid necessary work or effort.

lone /loʊn/ /ləʊn/ adj
einzeln
Solitary; having no companion.

lone wolf lone wolves n
einsamer Wolf
(metaphorically) A person who avoids the company of others; a loner; an independent or solitary person.

loneliness /ˈloʊnlinəs/ lonelinesses n
Einsamkeit
A feeling of depression resulting from being alone or from having no companions.
The condition or state of being alone or having no companions.

lonely /ˈloʊn.li/ /ˈləʊn.li/ lonelier loneliest adj
einsam alleinig
Unhappy because of feeling isolated from contact with other people.
einsam abgeschieden verlassen öde
(of a, place or time) Unfrequented by people; desolate.

loner /ˈloʊnɚ/ loners n
Einzelgänger Eigenbrötler
One who is alone, lacking or avoiding the company of others.

lonesome /ˈloʊnsəm/ /ˈləʊnsəm/ more lonesome most lonesome adj
einsam
Unhappy due to being alone; lonely.

long /lɑŋ/ /lɒŋ/ /lɔŋ/ /lɔːŋ/ /lʊŋɡ/ longer longest adj
lang
Having much distance from one terminating point on an object or an area to another terminating point (usually applies to horizontal dimensions; see Usage Notes below).
Having great duration.

long /lɑŋ/ /lɒŋ/ /lɔŋ/ /lɔːŋ/ /lʊŋɡ/ longer longest adv
weit
(chiefly, sports) Over a great distance in space.
lange
For a particular duration.
For a lengthy duration (see usage notes).

long /lɑŋ/ /lɒŋ/ /lɔŋ/ /lɔːŋ/ /lʊŋɡ/ v
sehnen
(intransitive) To await, aspire, desire greatly (something to occur or to be true).

long COVID /ˌlɒŋ ˈkəʊvɪd/ /ˌlɔŋ ˈkoʊvɪd/ n
Long COVID
(diseases) Long-term sequelae or symptoms (such as brain fog, extreme fatigue, or shortness of breath) following a COVID-19 infection, which persist after the SARS-CoV-2 virus is no longer active. [from 2020]

long absent, soon forgotten proverb
aus den Augen, aus dem Sinn
Love fades away when people are distant and don't keep close physical contact

long ago adv
längst vor alter Zeit
At a time in the past, especially the distant past.

long arm of the law n
Rechtspflege
(idiomatic, almost always preceded by the) The influence or effectiveness of law enforcement institutions; law enforcement officers collectively.

long division long divisions n
schriftliche Division
(mathematics) A procedure for dividing multidigit numbers, breaking down the division into a series of easier steps.

long drink long drinks n
Longdrink
(idiomatic) A relatively weak (low alcoholic content per volume) and voluminous mixed drink, typically containing lots of ice and mixer.

long egg long eggs n
Stangenei

long face long faces n
langes Gesicht
An expression of sadness and disappointment or gloom.

long for v
begehren
(transitive) To have a desire for (a thing or an event).
sich sehnen verlangen
(transitive) To miss (someone).

long haul adj
Fern Langstrecke
(usually hyphenated) Travelling a long distance.

long in the tooth adj
alt in die Jahre gekommen
(idiomatic) Old; aged.

long johns n
lange Unterhose
(US) A full-length undergarment, worn on the bottom half of the body, or two-piece, to keep the wearer warm in cold weather.

long jump long jumps n
Weitsprung
An athletics field event where competitors attempt to jump as far as possible, after taking a run-up; a jump such as one performed in such an event.

long jumper long jumpers n
Weitspringer Weitspringerin
An athlete who competes in the long jump

long live v
es lebe lang lebe hoch
May he, she, they, or it live for a long time; may it prosper.

long nineteenth century pn
langes 19. Jahrhundert

long pepper long peppers n
Stangenpfeffer langer Pfeffer
The flowering vine Piper longum in the genus Piper (pepper) of family Piperaceae, cultivated for its characteristically long fruit, which is usually dried and used as a spice and seasoning.

long pig n
Langschwein
(euphemism) Human flesh used by cannibals as meat.

long s long s's n
Lang-s langes s s longa
The ſ character, as distinct from the short s (which is the s character).

long shot long shots n
ziemlich aussichtsloses Unterfangen ziemlich hoffnungsloser Fall
(idiomatic) Something unlikely; something that has little chance of happening or working.

long story short adv
kurz gesagt kurz und gut lange Rede, kurzer Sinn
(idiomatic) Introducing a short version of, or simply the conclusion of, a relevant story.

long time no see interjection
lange nicht gesehen
(idiomatic) I (or we) have not seen you for a long time.

long ways, long lies /ˈlɒŋ ˌweɪz ˈlɒŋ ˌlaɪz/ proverb
wenn einer eine Reise tut, dann kann er was erzählen
Someone who returns from a far-off region can tell lies without fear of being contradicted.

long weekend long weekends n
Brückentag Fenstertag Zwickeltag
A weekend extended by one or more days off falling on a day or days immediately preceding or following it.

long-awaited more long-awaited most long-awaited adj
lang erwartet langersehnt
having been awaited for a long time

long-billed dowitcher long-billed dowitchers n
Großer Schlammläufer
a long-legged and long-billed migratory wading bird, Limnodromus scolopaceus

long-chain adj
langkettig

long-distance longer-distance longest-distance adj
Langstrecke
Over a great length or distance.
fern
Referring to a non-local telephone call; a toll call.
Referring to a romantic relationship: between two people with a considerable distance between them.

long-distance relationship long-distance relationships n
Fernbeziehung
A romantic relationship between two people who live far apart, but usually maintain contact telematically.

long-eared owl /ˌlɒŋɪədˈaʊl/ long-eared owls n
Waldohreule
Asio otus, a species of owl which breeds in Europe, Asia, and North America. Long eared owls are partially migratory, moving south in winter from the northern parts of their range.

long-haired longer-haired longest-haired adj
langhaarig
Having long, uncut hair on the head.

long-jawed spider n
Streckerspinne
Any spider from the family Tetragnathidae.

long-lasting longer-lasting longest-lasting adj
ausdauernd dauerhaft lang anhaltend langlebig nachhaltig
Persisting or enduring for a long time.

long-legged more long-legged most long-legged adj
langbeinig
Having long legs.

long-legged buzzard long-legged buzzards n
Adlerbussard
Buteo rufinus, a bird of prey in the Buteo genus, resident or breeding from North Africa to central Asia.

long-lived /ˈlɒŋˈlaɪvd/ /ˈlɒŋˈlɪvd/ more long-lived most long-lived adj
langlebig
Having a long lifespan; surviving for a long period of time.

long-sleeved more long-sleeved most long-sleeved adj
langärmelig langärmlig
(of a garment) Having long sleeves, often extending from shoulder to wrist.

long-standing longer-standing longest-standing more long-standing most long-standing adj
langjährig alt langgedient altgedient jahrelang langbestehend
Having existed for a long time.
altbewährt alteingeführt altgedient eingeführt
Having been done for long enough time to become convention.

long-suffering more long-suffering most long-suffering adj
langmütig
Having endured mental or physical discomfort for a protracted period of time patiently or without complaint.

long-tailed duck long-tailed ducks n
Eisente
An Arctic sea bird (Clangula hyemalis).

long-tailed jaeger long-tailed jaegers n
Falkenraubmöwe
An Arctic seabird of the skua family, Stercorarius longicaudus.

long-tailed pangolin long-tailed pangolins n
Langschwanzschuppentier Schwarzbauchschuppentier
A pangolin of species Phataginus tetradactyla (syn. Manis tetradactyla).

long-tailed shrike long-tailed shrikes n
Schachwürger
Lanius schach, a member of the shrike family (Laniidae), mainly found in Asia.

long-tailed tit long-tailed tits n
Schwanzmeise
Any of many subspecies of small passerine birds with long tails, Aegithalos caudatus, found throughout Europe and Asia

long-term longer-term longest-term adj
Langzeit-
Becoming evident after a relatively long time period.
langfristig langanhaltend
Extending over a relatively long time period.

long-term memory n
Langzeitgedächtnis

long-termism n
Langfristorientierung
Concentration on long-term goals rather than short-term security or advantage.

long-toed stint long-toed stints n
Langzehen-Strandläufer
A type of sandpiper, (Calidris subminuta)

long-toed water beetle long-toed water beetles n
Hakenkäfer

long-winded /ˈlɔŋˌwɪndəd/ more long-winded most long-winded adj
langatmig
Tediously long in speaking; consuming much time; unnecessarily verbose.

long-windedness n
Langatmigkeit
The use of more words than are necessary for clarity or precision; verbosity, prolixity.

longanimous more longanimous most longanimous adj
langmütig
Long-suffering; patient; showing self-control and restraint.

longbow /ˈlɒŋbəʊ/ longbows n
langbogen
A large bow that has a strong tension, and is usually more than 3 feet tall. The most famous longbows in history were the English longbows, which were crafted of yew.

longevity /lɑŋˈd͡ʒɛv.ə.ti/ /lɒnˈd͡ʒɛv.ɪ.ti/ /lɒŋˈd͡ʒɛv.ɪ.ti/ /lɔŋˈd͡ʒev.ə.ti/ [lɑŋˈd͡ʒɛv.ə.ɾi] [lɔŋˈd͡ʒev.ə.ɾi] longevities n
Langlebigkeit Lebensdauer
The quality of being long-lasting, especially of life.

longhorn beetle longhorn beetles n
Bockkäfer
Any beetle from the Cerambycidae family, notable for their extremely long antennae.

longing /ˈlɒŋɪŋ/ /ˈlɔːŋɪŋ/ longings n
Sehnsucht Sehnen Verlangen
An earnest and deep, not greatly passionate, but rather melancholic desire.

longitude /-tʃuːd/ /ˈlɑnd͡ʒəˌtud/ /ˈlɒnd͡ʒɪtjuːd/ /ˈlɒnɡɪtjuːd/ longitudes n
Länge geographische Länge
(geography) Angular distance measured west or east of the prime meridian.
Längengrad geographische Länge
(geography, astronomy) Any imaginary line perpendicular to the equator and part of a great circle passing through the North Pole and South Pole.

longitudinal /lɔŋɡəˈt͡ʃʉːdənəl/ /ˌlɑnd͡ʒəˈtuːdənəl/ /ˌlɒŋɡɪˈt͡juːdɪnl̥/ /ˌlɔŋɡɪˈt͡ʃʉwdɪnəl/ adj
longitudinal längenmäßig
Relating to length, or to longitude.
längslaufend
Running in the direction of the long axis of a body.
Längsschnitt
(science, and, social science, of a study) Sampling data over time rather than merely once.

longitudinal wave longitudinal waves n
Longitudinalwelle Längswelle
(physics) Any wave in which the direction of disturbance is parallel to the direction of travel.

longnose lancetfish longnose lancetfish n
Langnasen-Lanzenfisch
A large predatory lancetfish, Alepisaurus ferox, found in deep-water ocean.

longship longships n
Langschiff
A type of naval vessel made by the Vikings.

longspine snipefish longspine snipefishes n
Gewöhnlicher Schnepfenfisch
A moderately elongate species of snipefish with a tubular snout equal to about a quarter of the total body length, Macroramphosus scolopax.

longstemmed adj
langstielig

longsword /ˈlɒŋsɔːd/ /ˈlɔŋsɔɹd/ longswords n
Langschwert
A European sword with a long, straight double-edged blade, a cruciform hilt, and a grip for two-handed use; prevalent from the 14th to 16th centuries.

longwave adj
langwellig
(of radio waves) Having a wavelength of greater than 1000 meters.

loofah /ˈluːfə/ loofahs n
Luffa
Any of several tropical vines of the genus Luffa, having almost cylindrical fruit with a spongy, fibrous interior; the dishcloth gourd.
Luffaschwamm
The dried fibrous interior of such a plant, used as a sponge for bathing.

look /luːk/ /luːx/ /lʊk/ looks n
Blick
The action of looking; an attempt to see.
Aussehen
(often plural) Physical appearance, visual impression.
Blick Fratze
A facial expression.

look /luːk/ /luːx/ /lʊk/ v
suchen
aussehen schauen gucken ansehen sehen blicken
To try to see, to pay attention to with one’s eyes.

look after v
pflegen kümmern
(transitive, obsolete) To expect, look forward to. [14th–18th c.]

look and feel looks and feels n
Aussehen und Handhabung Look and Feel
(software, of an application, operating system, etc.) The combination of the visual design and behaviour of a user interface.

look around v
umherblicken umschauen umsehen
To inspect a building or area.

look at v
betrachten
schauen
(transitive) To observe or watch (something).

look back v
nach hinten blicken nach hinten schauen umdrehen zurückblicken zurückschauen
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see look,‎ back.
zurückblicken zurückschauen
To think of (past events) in retrospect.

look before one leaps v
erst wägen, dann wagen
(idiomatic) To think before taking action.

look down on v
herabschauen auf herabsehen auf hinabschauen auf hinabsehen auf von oben herab behandeln
(transitive, idiom) To regard or treat as inferior.

look down one's nose v
herabschauen (auf)
(idiomatic, usually, followed by at) To regard as inferior or distasteful; to hold in contempt.

look for v
suchen
(transitive) To search for; to seek.

look forward to v
erwarten freuen sich
(transitive, idiomatic) To anticipate, expect, or wait for, especially with a feeling of approval or pleasure. To be excited or eager to.

look into v
Nachforschungen anstellen nachsehen recherchieren
(idiomatic) to investigate, explore, or consider

look like v
scheinen
(idiomatic, impersonal) To seem; appear.
ähneln aussehen
(transitive) To be similar in appearance to; resemble.

look on v
zuschauen
(idiomatic) To watch; to observe without participating.
ansehen betrachten
(idiomatic) To think of something in a particular way.

look out v
aufpassen hinausschauen
(intransitive, idiom) To be vigilant and aware often as an imperative to alert a person to danger.
hinausschauen
(transitive, idiom) To find by looking: to hunt out.

look the other way v
wegschauen wegsehen
(idiomatic) To ignore something wrong; to connive (at), to turn a blind eye.

look the part v
angemessen aussehen entsprechend aussehen passend erscheinen so aussehen
(idiomatic) To appear suitable for a particular kind of work, position or role.

look up v
aufblicken hochsehen nach oben sehen
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see look,‎ up.
aufwärtsgehen sich bessern
(intransitive, idiomatic) To have better prospects.
nachschlagen nachsehen
(transitive, idiomatic) To obtain, or seek to obtain, information about something.
To obtain information about something from a reference book.

look up to v
achten aufblicken zu
(transitive) To show respect or admiration for (someone); to see (someone) as a role model.

lookalike /ˈlʊkəlaɪk/ lookalikes n
Doppelgänger Doppelgängerin
Someone who physically resembles (looks like) someone else.
(North America) Something that looks very similar to or the same as the genuine article.

lookout /ˈlʊkaʊt/ lookouts n
Ausguck

looks /lʊks/ n
Aussehen
One's appearance or attractiveness.

loom /lum/ /luːm/ looms n
drohen dräuen
A distorted appearance of something as seen indistinctly or from afar.
Webstuhl Webmaschine
A frame or machine of wood or other material, in which a weaver forms cloth out of thread; a machine for interweaving yarn or threads into a fabric, as in knitting or lace making.

loon /ˈluːn/ loons n
Bekloppter Irrer Spinner Verrückter
(slang) A crazy or deranged person; a lunatic.
Seetaucher
(US, Canada) Any of various birds, of the order Gaviiformes, of North America and Europe that dive for fish and have a short tail, webbed feet and a yodeling cry.
Faulenzer Traumtänzer
(obsolete) An idler, a lout.

loop /luːp/ loops n
Schlaufe Schleife
A length of thread, line or rope that is doubled over to make an opening.
Schleife Schlaufe
A shape produced by a curve that bends around and crosses itself.
Endlosschleife
An endless strip of tape or film allowing continuous repetition.
Stromkreis geschlossener Stromkreis
A complete circuit for an electric current.
Schleife
(programming) A programmed sequence of instructions that is repeated until or while a particular condition is satisfied.
Schlaufe
(graph theory) An edge that begins and ends on the same vertex.
Gürtel Ring Ringstraße Rundweg
(transportation) A bus or rail route, walking route, etc. that starts and ends at the same point.
Loop
(algebra) A quasigroup with an identity element.
Looping
An aerobatic maneuver in which an aircraft flies a circular path in a vertical plane.

loop quantum gravity n
Schleifen-Quantengravitation Schleifenquantengravitation
(physics) A theory which attempts to reconcile quantum mechanics and general relativity, according to which space can be regarded as an extremely fine fabric of finite loops.

loophole /ˈluphoʊl/ /ˈluːphəʊl/ loopholes n
Schießscharte
(historical) A slit in a castle wall; today, any similar window for shooting a ranged weapon or letting in light. Also written loop hole.
Schlupfloch Ausflucht Hintertürchen
(figurative) A method of escape, especially an ambiguity or exception in a rule or law that can be exploited in order to avoid its effect.

loopy /ˈluː.pi/ loopier loopiest adj
gewunden
Having loops.
durchgeknallt
(slang) Idiotic; crazy.
(slang) Under the influence of alcohol or a narcotic; drunk.

loose /luːs/ looser loosest adj
locker lose
Not fixed in place tightly or firmly.
lose
Not held or packaged together.
entspannt
Relaxed.
indiskret lose
Indiscreet.
ausschweifend los zügellos
(somewhat dated) Free from moral restraint; immoral, unchaste.

loose /luːs/ v
lösen loslassen
(transitive) To let loose, to free from restraints.
lösen
(transitive) To unfasten, to loosen.
lockern
(transitive) To make less tight, to loosen.
loslassen
(obsolete) To solve; to interpret.

loose cannon loose cannons n
gemeingefährlicher Mensch unberechenbarer Mensch unkontrollierbarer Mensch
(idiomatic, by extension) An uncontrolled or unpredictable person who causes damage to their own team, faction, political party, etc.

loose change n
Kleingeld
Coins of little value kept in one's pocket or bag.

loose connection loose connections n
Wackelkontakt
a defective or imperfect connection in electric wiring, as in a headphone cable or plug

loose coupling loose couplings n
lose Kopplung
(computer science) A low-level interdependent coupling between program modules.

loose lips sink ships proverb
Reden ist Silber, Schweigen ist Gold
Saying too much or releasing confidential information can have dangerous consequences.

loosehead looseheads n
linker Pfeiler
(rugby) prop who plays on the left hand side of the front row of the scrum, such that in a scrum, their head is not tightly bound (unlike that of the tighthead)

loosen /ˈluːsn̩/ v
lösen lockern
(transitive) To make loose.

loosestrife loosestrifes n
Gilbweiderich Blutweiderich
Any of certain flowering plants of the genera Lythrum and Lysimachia, which are not closely related.

loot /luːt/ /ɫʉːt/ n
Knete Zaster
(slang) Synonym of money.

loot /luːt/ /ɫʉːt/ v
plündern
(transitive) Synonym of plunder, to seize by violence particularly during the capture of a city during war or (video games) after successful combat.

loot box loot boxes n
Lootbox
(video gaming) A consumable virtual item, often in the shape of a box or another container, that gives a player a random selection of in-game items.

looter /ˈlutɚ/ looters n
Plünderer
One who loots, who steals during a general disturbance such as a riot or natural disaster.

looting lootings n
Plünderung
The act of stealing during a general disturbance.

lope /loʊp/ /ləʊp/ lopes n
Kanter leichter Galopp
An easy pace with long strides.

lope /loʊp/ /ləʊp/ v
eilen kantern leicht galoppieren springend rennen
To travel an easy pace with long strides.

loppers n
Baumschere
(plurale tantum) Pruning shears with long handles, used for lopping

lopsided /ˈlɑp.saɪ.dɪd/ /ˈlɒp.saɪ.dəd/ more lopsided most lopsided adj
schief
Not even or balanced; not the same on one side as on the other.
einseitig
(figurative) biased; not balanced between points of view

loquacious /loʊˈkweɪʃəs/ /ləʊˈkweɪʃəs/ more loquacious most loquacious adj
gesprächig geschwätzig redselig schwatzhaft
Talkative; chatty.

loquaciously more loquaciously most loquaciously adv
geschwätzig schwatzhaft
In a loquacious manner.

loquacity loquacities n
Geschwätzigkeit Gesprächigkeit Redseligkeit Schwatzhaftigkeit
Talkativeness; the quality of being loquacious.

loquat /ˈloʊkwɑt/ /ˈləʊkwɒt/ loquats n
Loquat
Any of species Eriobotrya japonica of trees (Japanese medlar, Chinese plum, Japanese plum).
Wollmispel
The fruit of this tree. It is as large as a small plum, but grows in clusters, and contains four or five large seeds.

lord /lɔɹd/ /lɔːd/ lords n
Gebieter
(archaic) The owner of a house, piece of land, or other possession
Herr
One possessing similar mastery over others; (historical) any feudal superior generally; any nobleman or aristocrat; any chief, prince, or sovereign ruler; in Scotland, a male member of the lowest rank of nobility (the equivalent rank in England is baron)

lord /lɔɹd/ /lɔːd/ v
herrschen
(transitive) To invest with the dignity, power, and privileges of a lord; to grant the title of lord.

lordly /ˈlɔː(ɹ)dli/ lordlier lordliest more lordly most lordly adj
adelig einem Lord gemäß fürstlich
Of or relating to a lord.
edel erhaben fürstlich herrlich herrschaftlich hochherrschaftlich
Having the qualities of a lord; lordlike; noble
anmaßend arrogant gebieterisch herablassend herrisch hochmütig
Proud; haughty; imperious; insolent.

lordotic adj
lordotisch
(pathology) Of, relating to or afflicted with lordosis; having an abnormal backwards curvature of the spine.

lordship /ˈlɔɹd.ʃɪp/ /ˈlɔːd.ʃɪp/ lordships n
der Herr
(hence, with "his" or "your", often capitalised) Title applied to a lord, bishop, judge, or another man with a title.
Herrschaft
Seigniory; domain; the territory over which a lord holds jurisdiction; a manor.

lore /lo(ː)ɹ/ /loə/ /lɔɹ/ /lɔː/ lores n
Wissen Überlieferung
All the facts and traditions about a particular subject that have been accumulated over time through education or experience.
Saga
The backstory created around a fictional universe.

lorelei /ˈlɔːɹəlaɪ/ loreleis n
Loreley
A siren; a temptress.

lorgnette /lɒɹnjɛt/ lorgnettes n
Lorgnette Lorgnon
An opera glass with a handle.

lorikeet /lɒɹɪˈkiːt/ lorikeets n
Lori
Any of various small, brightly coloured parrots native to Australasia. They are usually classified in the subfamily Loriinae.

losability n
Verlierbarkeit

losable adj
verlierbar

lose /luːz/ v
verlieren
(transitive) To cause (something) to cease to be in one's possession or capability.
(transitive) To experience the death of (someone to whom one has an attachment, such as a relative or friend).
(transitive) To have (an organ) removed from one's body, especially by accident.
To wander from; to miss, so as not to be able to find; to go astray from.
(transitive) To fail to win (a game, competition, trial, etc).
(transitive) To be unable to follow or trace (somebody or something) any longer.
(ditransitive) To cause (someone) the loss of something; to deprive of.
verlieren abnehmen
(transitive) To shed (weight).
loswerden weglassen
(transitive, informal) To shed, remove, discard, or eliminate.

lose count v
den Überblick verlieren
(intransitive) to forget the number of times that something has happened

lose face v
das Gesicht verlieren
(idiomatic, intransitive) To lose the respect of others; to be humiliated or experience public disgrace.

lose ground v
an Boden verlieren

lose heart v
den Mut verlieren
To despair; to experience reduced morale.

lose it v
die Beherrschung verlieren die Selbstbeherrschung verlieren
(informal) To become explosively angry; to lose one's temper.

lose one's cool /ˈluːz wʌnz ˈkuːl/ v
den Kopf verlieren die Fassung verlieren
(idiomatic) To become upset or disconcerted; to lose one's temper.

lose one's head /luːz wʌnz hɛd/ v
den Kopf verlieren
(idiomatic) To behave irrationally or to lose one's self-control, especially in a distressing situation or as a result of falling in love.

lose one's life v
umkommen ums Leben kommen
(euphemistic) To die, especially to be killed during involvement in an activity or in some other undertaking.

lose one's temper /luːz wʌnz tɛmpə(ɹ)/ v
die Beherrschung verlieren
(intransitive, idiomatic) To become angry or annoyed.

lose one's virginity v
seine/ihre Jungfräulichkeit verlieren
To have sexual intercourse for the first time.

lose the thread v
den Faden verlieren

lose track v
den Faden verlieren
To forget one's train of thought or temporarily misplace an item or its place in a sequence.

lose weight v
abmagern abnehmen
(intransitive) To become less heavy or obese.

loser /luzɚ/ /luːzə(ɹ)/ losers n
Verlierer Verliererin
A person who loses; one who fails to win or thrive.
Verlierer Loser Verlierertyp Versager
A person who is frequently unsuccessful in life.
Loser Verlierertyp Versager
(derogatory) A contemptible or unfashionable person.

losing streak losing streaks n
Pechsträhne
An uninterrupted sequence of losses.

loss /lɑs/ /lɒs/ /lɔs/ losses n
Verlust
(countable) The result of no longer possessing an object, a function, or a characteristic due to external causes or misplacement.
(countable) The death of a person or animal.
(uncountable) The condition of grief caused by losing someone or something, especially someone who has died.
(financial, countable) The sum an entity loses on balance.
(engineering) Electricity of kinetic power expended without doing useful work.
Niederlage Verlust
(countable) Defeat; an instance of being defeated.

loss leader /ˈlɒs ˈliːdə(ɹ)/ /ˈlɔs ˈlidɚ/ loss leaders n
Lockartikel Lockvogelangebot Lockware
(marketing) An item that is sold at or below cost in an effort to stimulate other profitable sales.

loss of face losses of face n
Gesichtsverlust
(idiomatic) Loss of the respect of others, humiliation, public disgrace.

loss-making more loss-making most loss-making adj
defizitär verlustbringend verlustmachend
Making financial losses.

lossless /ˈlɒs.ləs/ more lossless most lossless adj
verlustfrei
(information theory) Not losing information.

lost /lɑst/ /lɒst/ /lɔst/ /lɔːst/ loster lostest more lost most lost adj
verloren orientierungslos umher irrend verirrt
Having wandered from, or unable to find, the way.
verloren verirrt verschollen
In an unknown location; unable to be found.
unauffindbar
Not perceptible to the senses; no longer visible.
-los verloren verlustig weg
Parted with; no longer held or possessed.
rausgeschmissen rausgeworfen
Not employed or enjoyed; thrown away; employed ineffectually; wasted; squandered.

lost and found lost and founds n
Fundbüro
(US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand) A department, service or location where items that are found can be claimed by their owners.

lost generation pn
verlorene Generation

lot /lɑt/ /lɒt/ /lɔt/ lots n
Anzahl Charge Haufen Los Menge
A separate portion; a number of things taken collectively.
Gruppe Haufen Häuflein Menge leute
(informal) A number of people taken collectively.
Parzelle Grund Grundstück
A distinct portion or plot of land, usually smaller than a field.
Los Schicksal
That which happens without human design or forethought.
The part, or fate, that falls to one, as it were, by chance, or without one's planning.
Los
Anything (as a die, pebble, ball, or slip of paper) used in determining a question by chance, or without human choice or will.
A prize in a lottery.
Lot
(historic) An old unit of weight used in many European countries from the Middle Ages, often defined as 1/30 or 1/32 of a (local) pound.

lotion /ˈloʊʃən/ /ˈləʊʃən/ lotions n
Lotion
(archaic) A washing, especially of the skin for the purpose of beautification.

lottery /ˈlɑtɚi/ /ˈlɒtəɹi/ /ˈlɒtɹi/ lotteries n
Lotterie
A scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance, especially a gaming scheme in which one or more tickets bearing particular numbers draw prizes, the other tickets are blanks.

lottery ticket lottery tickets n
Los Lotterielos
A slip of paper drawn in a lottery, possibly redeemable for a prize.

lotto lottos n
Lotto
a game of chance similar to bingo
Lotto Lotterie
a lottery

lotus /ˈloʊtəs/ /ˈləʊtəs/ loti lotuses n
Lotos Lotus Hornklee Lotosblume
A kind of aquatic plant, genus Nelumbo in the family Nelumbonaceae.

lotus position lotus positions n
Lotussitz
A cross-legged sitting position in which the feet are resting on the thigh of the opposite leg; a meditative position in Hinduism and Buddhism, also used in yoga and sexual intercourse.

lotus seed lotus seeds n
Lotossamen
Any of the seeds derived from the plants in the genus Nelumbo, particularly the species Nelumbo nucifera, as used in East Asian cuisine, traditional Chinese medicine and Chinese desserts.

lotus-eater lotus-eaters n
Lotophage Lotosesser
(Greek mythology) A member of the legendary people living on an island dominated by the lotus tree, who have forgotten their homes due to the fruits' narcotic and stupefying effect.

loud /laʊd/ louder loudest adj
laut
(of a sound) Of great intensity.
(of a person, thing, event, etc.) Noisy.
grell
(of clothing, decorations, etc.) Having unpleasantly and tastelessly contrasting colours or patterns; gaudy.

loudly /ˈlaʊdli/ loudlier loudliest more loudly most loudly adv
laut
In a loud manner; at a high volume.

loudmouth loudmouths n
Großmaul Maulheld Maulheldin
(derogatory) One who talks too much or too loudly, especially in a boastful or self-important manner.

loudness loudnesses n
Lautheit Lautstärke Lautstärkepegel
the perceptual strength or amplitude of sound pressure, measured in sones or phons
Schalldruckpegel
the physical strength of the sound pressure level, measured in decibels

loudspeaker /laʊdˈspiːkə/ /ˈlaʊdspiːkɚ/ loudspeakers n
Lautsprecher
An electromechanical transducer that converts an electrical signal into audible sound.
Box Lautsprecherbox
An encasing containing one or more loudspeaker devices and usually other electrical equipment such as a driver.

louis d'or /ˌlui ˈdɔɹ/ /ˌluiz ˈdɔɹ/ /ˌluːɪ ˈdɔː/ /ˌluːɪz ˈdɔː/ louis d'or louis d'ors n
Louis d'or Louisdor Louisd'or
(historical, _, numismatics) Any of the gold coins first introduced in France under Louis XIII in 1640, based upon the Spanish doubloon.

lounge /laʊnd͡ʒ/ /lɔnd͡ʒ/ lounges n
Lounge Warteraum Wartezimmer Wohnzimmer
(British) The living room or sitting room of a house.
Sitzecke
A large comfortable seat for two or three people or more, a sofa or couch; also called lounge chair.

lounge lizard lounge lizards n
Salonlöwe
(Jazz-age or flapper slang) An idler or pleasure-seeker; a person who spends considerable time loitering in bars and cocktail lounges.

lounger loungers n
Liege Liegesessel
A chair made for lounging.

loupe /luːp/ loupes n
Lupe Vergrößerungsglas
A magnifying glass, usually mounted in an eyepiece, often used by jewellers and watchmakers.

louse /laʊs/ lice louses n
Laus
A small parasitic wingless insect of the order Psocodea.
Dreckskerl Dreckkerl Lumpenhund Lumpenkerl
(colloquial, dated, not usually used in plural form) A contemptible person; one who is deceitful or causes harm.

louse /laʊs/ v
lausen
To remove lice from; to delouse.

lousewort louseworts n
Läusekraut
Any of very many semiparasitic flowering plants, of the genus Pedicularis, related to wood betony.

lousy /ˈlaʊ.zi/ lousier lousiest adj
lausig
(colloquial) Remarkably bad; of poor quality.
verlaust
Infested with lice.

lout /laʊt/ /lʌʊt/ louts n
Flegel Halbstarker Hooligan Lümmel Polterer Querulant
A troublemaker, often violent; a rude violent person; a yob.
Tölpel Hanswurst
A clownish, awkward fellow; a bumpkin.

loutish adj
rüpelhaft
Resembling a lout.

louvar louvars n
Dianafisch Hahnenfisch
Luvarus imperialis, a large ellipsoidal perciform fish related to the surgeonfish.

louver /ˈluːvə/ /ˈluːvɚ/ louvers n
Luftschlitz Lüftungsgitter
A type of turret on the roof of certain medieval buildings designed to allow ventilation or the admission of light. [from 14th c.]
Luftschlitz
(chiefly, _, in plural) A series of sloping overlapping slats or boards which admit air and light but exclude rain etc. [from 16th c.]
Luftschlitz Lüftungsschlitz
Any of a system of slits, as in the hood of an automobile, for ventilation.

lovable /ˈlʌvəbəl/ more lovable most lovable adj
liebenswert reizend
Inspiring or deserving love or affection; adorable or cute.

lovage /ˈlʌvəd͡ʒ/ /ˈlʌvɪd͡ʒ/ lovages n
Liebstöckel Maggikraut
A perennial Mediterranean herb, Levisticum officinale, with odor and flavor resembling celery.

love /lʊv/ /lʌv/ [lɘv] [lɘʋ] [lʌv] [ɫäv~ɫɐv] [ɫʌv] loves n
null
(racquet sports, billiards) Zero, no score.
Liebe Zuneigung Minne
(uncountable) Strong affection.
Liebe Liebling Geliebte Geliebter Lieber Liebes
(countable) A person who is the object of romantic feelings; a darling, a sweetheart, a beloved.

love /lʊv/ /lʌv/ [lɘv] [lɘʋ] [lʌv] [ɫäv~ɫɐv] [ɫʌv] v
lieben lieb haben gern haben
(usually, transitive, sometimes, _, intransitive, stative) To have a strong affection for (someone or something).
lieben
(transitive) To be strongly inclined towards something; an emphatic form of like.
lieben begehren ehren gieren lechzen schleckern
(usually, transitive, sometimes, _, intransitive) To seek the good or honor of (someone), care deeply about, to be dedicated to (someone or something).
lieben Liebe machen mit ... schlafen
(transitive, euphemistic) To have sex with (perhaps from make love).

love affair love affairs n
Affäre Bettgeschichte Liaison Liebesabenteuer Liebesaffäre Liebschaft
An affair; a usually adulterous relationship between people who are not married to each other.

love at first sight n
Liebe auf den ersten Blick
(idiom) an instantaneous attraction

love bite love bites n
Knutschfleck
A swelling on the skin caused by someone (or something) sucking the skin.

love child love children n
Kind der Liebe außereheliches Kind uneheliches Kind
(euphemistic) A child born as a result of a romantic liaison between parents not married to one another; an illegitimate child.

love conquers all /lʌv ˈkɑŋkɚz ɔːl/ /lʌv ˈkɒŋkəz ɔːl/ proverb
Liebe überwindet alles
Love is a powerful force that overcomes all obstacles.

love feast love feasts n
Liebesmahl
(Christianity, historical) A symbolic communal meal held by early Christians in commemoration of the eucharist. [from 16th c.]
(figurative, now, chiefly, North America) Any banquet or gathering to promote goodwill among the participants. [from 17th c.]

love goggles n
rosarote Brille
(idiomatic, informal, plurale tantum) Blindness to criticism or objectivity directed at a person with whom one is in love.

love handle love handles n
Rettungsring
(colloquial, euphemistic, mostly, in the plural) A protruding area of fat on the side of the body, above the hips.

love hotel love hotels n
Love Hotel
A short-stay hotel found in Japan and elsewhere, operated primarily for the purpose of allowing lovers privacy to have sexual intercourse.

love is blind proverb
Liebe macht blind
A person who is in love can see no faults or imperfections in the person whom they love.

love letter love letters n
Liebesbrief Billetdoux
A letter written about the author's love for the intended reader.

love life love lives n
Liebesleben
An individual's amorous or sexual relationships.

love match love matches n
Liebesheirat
A marriage, betrothal, or other romantic relationship which is based on a spontaneous mutual feeling of love by the two individuals in the relationship, as opposed to a relationship based on other reasons or an arranged marriage brokered by parents or by third parties.

love nest love nests n
Liebesnest
(idiomatic, colloquial) A place suitable for or used for having sexual intercourse.

love of one's life loves of one's life n
Liebe eines Lebens

love scene love scenes n
Liebesszene
A segment in a film or television program in which the characters engage in sexual activity.

love seat love seats n
Zweiersofa
A small sofa for two people.

love song love songs n
Liebeslied
A song about love; a song that expresses amorous feelings.

love story love stories n
Liebesgeschichte Lovestory
A story about love.

love triangle /ˈlʌv ˌtɹaɪ.æŋɡəl/ love triangles n
Dreiecksverhältnis
A situation in which two suitors vie or compete for the love of the same person.

love-hate /ˌlʌvˈheɪt/ adj
hassliebend
(originally, psychoanalysis) Of a relationship: involving feelings of both love and hate, often simultaneously.

love-hate /ˌlʌvˈheɪt/ v
hasslieben
(transitive) To feel both love and hate (for someone or something), often simultaneously.

love-hatred love-hatreds n
Hassliebe

love-in-a-mist n
Jungfer im Grünen
Nigella damascena, an annual flowering plant of the genus Nigella, the blooms of which are generally blue in colour, though also found in shades of pink, white or pale purple.

love-lies-bleeding n
Garten-Fuchsschwanz Tausendschön
A tropical plant, Amaranthus caudatus, that has clusters of little red flowers

lovebird lovebirds n
Unzertrennliche Unzertrennlicher Agapornide Liebesvogel Liebesvögel Turteltaube
Any small parrot from one of the nine species within the genus Agapornis. Sometimes they are kept as cage birds and are noted for their affection towards each other.
Liebesvogel Liebesvögel Turteltaube Turteltauben
(metaphorical, usually, in the plural) One of the members of an openly affectionate couple.

loved /lʌvd/ more loved most loved adj
geliebt
Being the object of love.

loved one loved ones n
Angehörige Angehöriger Freund Freundin Liebste Liebster
A very close friend or family member for whom a person has feelings of endearment, one of someone's close ones; sometimes: next of kin (for example on hospital admission form).

loveless more loveless most loveless adj
lieblos herzlos ohne Liebe
Without love.

lovelock /ˈlʌvˌlɒk/ lovelocks n
Schmachtlocke
A lock of hair that hangs down and is worn apart from the hair that remains.

lovelorn /lʌvˈlɔɹn/ more lovelorn most lovelorn adj
liebeskrank
Abandoned or forsaken by one's lover; having constant bad luck in romance; desperate for love.

lovely /ˈlʌv.li/ lovelier loveliest adj
herrlich lieblich liebreizend schön
Beautiful; charming; very pleasing in form, looks, tone, or manner.
herrlich schön
Very nice, wonderful.

lover /ˈlʌvə/ /ˈlʌvɚ/ lovers n
Geliebte Geliebter Liebende Liebender
One who loves and cares for another person in a romantic way; a sweetheart, love, soulmate, boyfriend, girlfriend, or spouse.
Liebhaber Liebhaberin
A sexual partner, especially one with whom someone is having an affair.
-freund -freundin -liebhaber -liebhaberin Kenner Kennerin
A person who loves something.

lovesick more lovesick most lovesick adj
liebeskrank
Having an aching desire for one's beloved.

lovesickness lovesicknesses n
Liebeskummer

lovey-dovey more lovey-dovey most lovey-dovey adj
turteltäubig

loving /ˈlʌvɪŋ/ lovinger lovingest more loving most loving adj
liebend
Expressing a large amount of love to other people; affectionate.

lovingkindness /-nəs/ /lʌ.vɪŋˈkʌɪnd.nɪs/ /ˌlə.vɪŋˈkaɪn(d).nɪs/ lovingkindnesses n
Barmherzigkeit Gnade Güte
(archaic, uncountable) Kindness or mercy which is based on, or arises from, love; (countable) an act of such kindness or mercy.

lovingly more lovingly most lovingly adv
liebevoll
In a loving manner, affectionately.

low /ˈloʊ/ /ˈləʊ/ lower lowest adj
gemein niederträchtig
Pertaining to (or, especially of a language: spoken in) in an area which is at a lesser elevation, closer to sea level (especially near the sea), than other regions.
Humble, meek, not haughty.
Lacking health or vitality, strength or vivacity; feeble; weak.
tief niedrig
(baseball, of a ball) Below the batter's knees.
Of less than normal height or upward extent or growth, or of greater than normal depth or recession; below the average or normal level from which elevation is measured.
niedrig schwach
Not high in status, esteem, or rank, dignity, or quality. (Compare vulgar.)
Small, not high (in amount or quantity, value, force, energy, etc).
niedergeschlagen
Depressed in mood, dejected, sad.
gemein niederträchtig niedrig
(especially in, _, biology) Simple in complexity or development.
leise niedrig
Quiet; soft; not loud.
niedrig flach
(phonetics) Made with a relatively large opening between the tongue and the palate; made with (part of) the tongue positioned low in the mouth, relative to the palate.

low /ˈloʊ/ /ˈləʊ/ lower lowest adv
tief
Close to the ground.
Of a pitch, at a lower frequency.
(astronomy) In a path near the equator, so that the declination is small, or near the horizon, so that the altitude is small; said of the heavenly bodies with reference to the diurnal revolution.
leise
With a low voice or sound; not loudly; gently.

low /ˈloʊ/ /ˈləʊ/ lows n
Tief Tiefdruckgebiet
(meteorology, informal) An area of low pressure; a depression.

low blow low blows n
Tiefschlag
(boxing) An unfair or illegal blow that lands below the opponent’s waist.

low spirits n
Niedergeschlagenheit
A state of despondence or melancholy.

low temperature flexibility n
Kälteflexibilität
The ability of a membrane or other material to resist cracking when flexed after it has been cooled to a low temperature.

low tide low tides n
Ebbe Niedrigwasser
The tide at its lowest level for a particular tidal cycle at a certain place.

low-fat lower-fat lowest-fat adj
fettarm
Not having a high number of calories from fat or great amount of fats. Especially an alternate variety of food designed to have lower calories, dietetic.

low-grade more low-grade most low-grade adj
minderwertig
Of inferior quality.

low-hanging fruit low-hanging fruits n
leichte Beute

low-income adj
einkommensschwach

low-key /ˈloʊki/ /ˈloʊˈki/ /ˈləʊki/ /ˌloʊˈki/ /ˌləʊˈkiː/ more low-key most low-key adj
gedämpft
(art, photography) Dark; characterised by dark tones and muted colours. [from 19th c.]
maßvoll zurückhaltend
(by extension) Restrained, subtle, not trying to attract attention. [from 20th c.]

low-maintenance adj
pflegeleicht
Retaining proper functionality over long periods of time with little or no maintenance.

low-pitched lower-pitched lowest-pitched more low-pitched most low-pitched adj
tief
Of a sound, having a comparatively low pitch.

low-quality lower-quality lowest-quality adj
minderqualitativ minderwertig

low-speed more low-speed most low-speed adj
niedertourig niedrigtourig
That operates, moves or takes place at less than normal speed.

low-sulphur adj
schwefelarm
(British spelling) having a low sulphur content, fuel in particular.

lowball v
absichtlich unter Wert schätzen bewusst unterschätzen
(transitive) To give an intentionally low estimate of anything, not necessarily with deceptive intent.
den Preis in betrügerischer Absicht unter Wert berechnen
(transitive) To give (a customer) a deceptively low price or cost estimate that one has no intention of honoring or to prepare a cost estimate deliberately and misleadingly low.
bewusst unterbieten vorsätzlich unter Wert bieten
(transitive) To make an offer well below an item's true value, often to take advantage of the seller's desperation or desire to sell the item quickly.

lowboy /ˈləʊbɔɪ/ lowboys n
Tieflader
(trucking) A semi-trailer designed for hauling vehicles and other mobile equipment, with two drops in deck height: one right after the gooseneck and one right before the wheels; so named because the trailer's main deck is situated close to the ground for easy loading and unloading of vehicles and equipment.

lowbrow /ˈloʊbɹaʊ/ /ˈləʊbɹaʊ/ more lowbrow most lowbrow adj
banausisch niveaulos ungebildet
Unsophisticated, not intended for an audience of intelligence, education or culture.

lowbrow /ˈloʊbɹaʊ/ /ˈləʊbɹaʊ/ lowbrows n
Kulturbanause
(countable) Someone or something of low education or culture.

lowdown n
Fakten Informationen Infos
inside information, the story or truth.

lower /ˈloʊ.ɚ/ /ˈləʊ.ə/ adj
unterer
bottom; more towards the bottom than the middle of an object

lower /ˈloʊ.ɚ/ /ˈləʊ.ə/ v
herunterlassen
(transitive) To let descend by its own weight, as something suspended; to let down

lower back lower backs n
Kreuz
The region of the back above the waist, also known as the lumbar region; the area surrounding the five vertebrae between the rib cage and the pelvis.

lower case /ˈləʊ.ə(ɹ)ˌkeɪs/ n
Gemeinbuchstaben Kleinbuchstaben Kleinschreibung Kleinschrift gemeine Buchstaben
The minuscule or small letters (a, b, c, as opposed to the uppercase or capital letters, A, B, C).

lower deck lower decks n
Unterdeck
(nautical) The deck of a ship immediately above the hold.

lower house lower houses n
Unterhaus
(government) The lower legislative house in a bicameral legislature; in many cases, the one that is directly elected and/or has more practical power, such as the power to raise and spend money.

lower jaw lower jaws n
Unterkiefer Kiefer
The part of the face below the mouth; the jaw.
Unterkieferknochen
Specifically, the bone therein; the mandible of humans and other vertebrates that, with the cranium, composes the skull.

lower lip n
Unterlippe

lower reaches n
Unterlauf
(This entry is a translation hub.) The lowest or most southerly extremes of something.

lower semi-continuous adj
oberhalbstetig

lower the boom v
den Marsch blasen eine Standpauke halten einen Anschiss verpassen herunterputzen zur Minna machen
(idiomatic, with "on") To scold severely.

lowerable more lowerable most lowerable adj
absenkbar
that can be lowered

lowercase /ˈləʊ.ə(ɹ)ˌkeɪs/ adj
klein kleingeschrieben
in lower case

lowest common denominator lowest common denominators n
kleinster gemeinsamer Nenner
(mathematics) The smallest positive integer which is a multiple of every denominator of several fractions.

lowland lowlands n
Flachland Tiefebene Tiefland
An area which is considered particularly low or lower than surrounding areas.

lowlife /ˈloʊlaɪf/ /ˈləʊlaɪf/ lowlifes lowlives n
Abschaum Gesindel Pack suspekter Typ zwielichtige Gestalt zwielichtige Person
(derogatory) An untrustworthy, despicable, or disreputable person, especially one suspected of being a criminal.

lowly /ˈloʊli/ /ˈləʊli/ lowlier lowliest adj
niedrig
Not high; not elevated in place; low.
einfach niedrig
Low in rank or social importance.
bescheiden
Not lofty or sublime; humble.
demütig
Having a low esteem of one's own worth; humble; meek; free from pride.

lowly /ˈloʊli/ /ˈləʊli/ more lowly most lowly adv
demütig
In a low manner; humbly; meekly; modestly.

lox /lɑks/ /lɒks/ n
Räucherlachs

loyal /ˈlɔɪəl/ more loyal most loyal adj
treu loyal
Firm in allegiance to a person or institution.

loyalist /ˈlɔɪəlɪst/ loyalists n
Loyalist Loyalistin
A person who is loyal to a cause, generally used as a political affiliation.

loyally more loyally most loyally adv
loyal treu
In a loyal manner, faithfully.

loyalty /ˈlɔɪəlti/ loyalties n
Loyalität Treue
The state of being loyal; fidelity.
Faithfulness or devotion to some person, cause or nation.

loyalty card loyalty cards n
Kundenkarte
A card used in a company's loyalty program, which rewards customers who make regular purchases.

lozenge /ˈlɑ.zɪnd͡ʒ/ /ˈlɒz.ɪnd͡ʒ/ /ˈlɔz.ɪnd͡ʒ/ lozenges n
Raute
(shapes, heraldiccharge) A quadrilateral with sides of equal length (rhombus), having two acute and two obtuse angles.
Pastille
A small tablet (originally diamond-shaped) or medicated sweet used to ease a sore throat.

lubberly more lubberly most lubberly adj
ungeschickt ungeübt
Clumsy and stupid; resembling a lubber (an inexperienced person).

lubricant /ˈljuːbɹɪkənt/ /ˈlubɹəkənt/ /ˈluːbɹɪkənt/ lubricants n
Schmiermittel Schmierstoff Gleitmittel Schmiere
A substance used to reduce friction between objects or surfaces.

lubricate v
schmieren
To make slippery or smooth (normally to minimize friction) by applying a lubricant.

lubrication /ˌluː.bɹɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ lubrications n
Schmierung
The application of a substance (lubricant) between moving surfaces in contact in order to reduce friction and minimize heating.

lubrication payment lubrication payments n
Schmiergeld
(idiomatic, business, ethics, euphemism) A bribe or extorted money, usually relatively small in amount, provided to a low-level government official or business person, in order to expedite a business decision, shipment, or other transaction, especially in a country where such payments are not unusual.

lucid /ˈl(j)uːsɪd/ lucider lucidest more lucid most lucid adj
bei Verstand
klar deutlich einleuchtend luzid verständlich übersichtlich
Clear; easily understood.
bei Verstand brilliant klar rational verständig
Mentally rational; sane.
glänzend hell klar leuchtend licht transluzent
Bright, luminous, translucent, or transparent.

lucid dream lucid dreams n
Klartraum luzider Traum
A dream during which one is conscious that one is dreaming, and may be able to manipulate events.

lucid dreaming n
Klarträumen
A form of dreaming in which the conscious mind takes control over the contents of the dream.

lucidity lucidities n
Deutlichkeit Klarheit Luzidität Übersichtlichkeit
The property of being lucid; lucidness.

lucidness /ˈluːsɪdnəs/ n
Deutlichkeit Klarheit
The property of being lucid; lucidity.

luck /lʊk/ /lʌk/ [lɐk] lucks n
Glück
Something that happens to someone by chance, a chance occurrence, especially a favourable one.

luck of the devil n
mehr Glück als Verstand unverschämtes Glück
Extraordinarily good fortune; recurring luck.

luck out v
Schwein haben
(colloquial, idiomatic) To experience great luck; to be extremely fortunate or lucky.

luckily /ˈlʌkəli/ /ˈlʌkɪli/ more luckily most luckily adv
zum Glück glücklicherweise auf glückliche Weise mit Glück
In a lucky manner; by good fortune; fortunately.

luckless more luckless most luckless adj
erfolglos
Unsuccessful, in a failing manner.
glücklos
Without luck.

lucky /ˈlʌki/ luckier luckiest more lucky most lucky adj
glücklich
(of people) Favoured by luck; fortunate; having good success or good fortune.
glückbringend
Producing, or resulting in, good fortune

lucky break lucky breaks n
Glückstreffer glücklicher Zufall
(idiomatic) A stroke of luck; a fortunate event, particularly of the sort that propels one to success, fame, etc.

lucky charm lucky charms n
Glücksbringer
An object kept for good luck.

lucky dog lucky dogs n
Glückspilz
(idiomatic) Someone with astounding good luck.

lucrative more lucrative most lucrative adj
lukrativ rentabel
Producing a surplus; profitable.

lucubration lucubrations n
Lukubration
Intense and prolonged study or meditation; especially, late at night.

ludic /ˈluː.dɪk/ more ludic most ludic adj
ludisch spielerisch verspielt
Of or pertaining to play or games.

ludicrous /ˈljuː.dɪ.kɹəs/ /ˈluː.dɪ.kɹəs/ more ludicrous most ludicrous adj
lächerlich absurd aberwitzig
Idiotic or unthinkable, often to the point of being funny; amusing by being plainly incongruous or absurd.

lug nut lug nuts n
Radmutter
A strong nut used to attach a wheel to an axle of a motor car.

luge /luʒ/ /luː(d)ʒ/ luges n
Schlitten Rennschlitten
(countable) A racing sled for one or two people that is ridden with the rider or riders lying on their back.
Rennrodeln Rodeln
(uncountable) The sport of racing on luges.

luge /luʒ/ /luː(d)ʒ/ v
rodeln
To ride a luge; also, to participate in the sport of luge.

luger /ˈluːʒ.ə(ɹ)/ lugers n
Rodler Rennrodler Rennrodlerin Rodlerin
Someone who competes in the luge.

luggage /ˈlʌɡɪd͡ʒ/ luggages n
Gepäck Ballast Gepäckstück Reisegepäck
(uncountable) The bags and other containers that hold a traveller's belongings.

luggage cart luggage carts n
Gepäckkarre Gepäckwagen
A small vehicle pushed by travellers to carry individual luggage, usually suitcases.

luggage rack luggage racks n
Gepäckablage Gepäckträger
A rack attached to a car or other vehicle, used to hold luggage or similar items.

lugsail lugsails n
Luggersegel
A quadrilateral sail bent upon a yard that crosses the mast obliquely; a lug.

lugubrious /luːˈɡ(j)uː.bɹi.əs/ /ləˈɡ(j)u.bɹi.əs/ /lʊˈɡ(j)uː.bɹi.əs/ more lugubrious most lugubrious adj
düster kummervoll
Gloomy, mournful or dismal, especially to an exaggerated degree.

lukewarm /ˈluk.wɔɹm/ /ˌlukˈwɔɹm/ /ˌluːkˈwɔːm/ lukewarmer lukewarmest more lukewarm most lukewarm adj
lauwarm
(temperature) Between warm and cool.
lau lauwarm
Unenthusiastic (about a proposal or an idea).

lull /lʌl/ lulls n
Windstille
(nautical) A period without waves or wind.

lullaby /ˈlʌləbaɪ/ lullabies n
Wiegenlied Schlaflied
A cradlesong, a soothing song to calm children or lull them to sleep.

lumbago /lʌmˈbeɪɡəʊ/ /ˌləm-/ /ˌlʌmˈbeɪˌɡoʊ/ lumbagos n
Hexenschuss Lumbago Lumbalgie
(uncountable) Backache of the lumbar region or lower back, which can be caused by muscle strain or a slipped disc.

lumbar /ˈlʌm.bɑɹ/ /ˈlʌm.bɑː/ more lumbar most lumbar adj
lumbal
Related to the lower back or loin, specifically the five vertebrae between the rib cage and the pelvis.

lumbar puncture lumbar punctures n
Lumbalpunktion
(medical) A diagnostic and at times therapeutic procedure performed to collect a sample of cerebrospinal fluid for biochemical, microbiological, and cytological analysis, or rarely to relieve increased intracranial pressure.

lumber /ˈlʌm.bə/ /ˈlʌm.bɚ/ lumbers n
Bauholz
(North America) Wood sawn into planks or otherwise prepared for sale or use, especially as a building material. [from 17th c.]

lumberjack /ˈlʌm.bə.d͡ʒæk/ /ˈlʌm.bɚ.d͡ʒæk/ lumberjacks n
Holzfäller Holzfällerin
A person whose work is to fell trees.

lumberjacket lumberjackets n
Holzfällerhemd
A lumberjack shirt.

lumberyard lumberyards n
Holzplatz
A facility dedicated to the preparation and/or sale of lumber.

lumen /ˈlumən/ /ˈluːmən/ lumens lumina n
Lumen
(physics) In the International System of Units, the derived unit of luminous flux; the light that is emitted in a solid angle of one steradian from a source of one candela. Symbol: lm.

luminance luminances n
Leuchtdichte
The quality of being luminous.
The luminous flux emitted in a given direction divided by the product of the projected area of the source element perpendicular to the direction and the solid angle containing that direction (i.e. luminous intensity divided by unit area), measured in stilbs or apostilbs.

luminary /ˈluməˌnɛɹi/ /ˈluːmɪn(ə)ɹi/ luminaries n
Lichtgestalt
One who is an inspiration to others; one who has achieved success in one's chosen field; a leading light.

luminescence /ˌluː.məˈnɛs.əns/ luminescences n
Lumineszenz
(physics) Any emission of light that cannot be attributed merely to the temperature of the emitting body.

luminescent /luːmɪˈnɛs(ə)nt/ more luminescent most luminescent adj
lumineszierend
Emitting light by luminescence.

luminol /ˈljuːmɪnɒl/ /ˈluːmɪnɒl/ n
Luminol
(organic compound) The compound 5-amino-2,3-dihydro-1,4-phthalazinedione that exhibits blue chemiluminescence when mixed with an appropriate oxidizing agent

luminosity luminosities n
Helligkeit
(uncountable) the state of being luminous, or a luminous object; brilliance or radiance
Leuchtkraft
(physics) the ratio of luminous flux to radiant flux at the same wavelength; the luminosity factor
(astronomy) the rate at which a star radiates energy in all directions

luminous /ˈluːmɪnəs/ more luminous most luminous adj
leuchtend
Emitting light; glowing brightly; shining.

luminous energy luminous energies n
Lichtmenge Lichtenergie
(physics) The radiant energy of the visible portion of a spectrum of light

luminous flux luminous fluxes n
Lichtstrom

luminous intensity luminous intensities n
Lichtstärke
(physics) A measure of the power emitted by a source of light; equal to the flux density per solid angle

lump /lʌmp/ lumps n
Klumpen Kloß
Something that protrudes, sticks out, or sticks together; a cluster or blob; a mound or mass of no particular shape.
Stück Würfelzucker
A small, shaped mass of sugar, typically about a teaspoonful.

lump sum lump sums n
Pauschale Pauschalbetrag Pauschbetrag
A relatively large single payment of money often paid and received instead of, or in addition to, a sequence of smaller payments.

lumpenproletariat /lʊm.pən.pɹəʊ.lə.ˈtɛː.ɹi.ət/ lumpenproletariats n
Lumpenproletariat
(Marxism) The lowest stratum of the proletariat, whose mental and physical health, mores and morale have deteriorated, through exploitation by the bourgeoisie, to a degree where they cannot build class consciousness and hence cannot be mobilized for the revolution.

lumpsucker lumpsuckers n
Seehase Lump
Any of the scorpaeniform fish in the family Cyclopteridae, with adhesive pelvic discs.

lumpy /ˈlʌmpi/ lumpier lumpiest adj
klumpig
Full of lumps, not smooth.

lunacy /ˈljuː.nə.si/ /ˈluː.nə.si/ lunacies n
Wahnsinn Verrücktheit
(of a person or group of people) The state of being mad, insanity

lunar /ˈl(j)uːnə/ /ˈlunɚ/ adj
Mond-
lunar
(astronomy) Of or pertaining to travel through space between the Earth and the Moon, or exploration and scientific investigation of the Moon.

lunar calendar lunar calendars n
Mondkalender Lunarkalender
A calendar that measures the passage of the year according to the phases of the moon, as opposed to the revolution of the earth around the sun; a calendar of the lunar year.

lunar eclipse lunar eclipses n
Mondfinsternis
(astronomy) A phenomenon occurring when the Earth casts a shadow over the Moon.

lunar phase lunar phases n
Mondphase
(astronomy) Any of the near-monthly cyclically occurring aspects or appearances presented by a moon#Noun as seen from its planet (unless otherwise specified, the Moon as seen from Earth).

lunar year lunar years n
Mondjahr
a year determined by a certain number of phases of the moon, as opposed to the passage of the Earth around the sun

lunatic /ˈluːnətɪk/ lunatics n
Irre
An insane person.

lunch /lʌnt͡ʃ/ /lʌnʃ/ [lʌ̃nt͡ʃ] lunches n
Mittagessen Lunch
A light meal usually eaten around midday, notably when not as main meal of the day.

lunch /lʌnt͡ʃ/ /lʌnʃ/ [lʌ̃nt͡ʃ] v
lunchen soupieren zu Mittag essen
(transitive) To treat to lunch.

lunchbox lunchboxes n
Brotzeitdose Brotdose
A container for transporting meals, especially lunch.
Gehänge
(slang, UK) The male genitals when enclosed in clothing.

lunchbreak lunchbreaks n
Mittagspause
A period of rest from work for the purpose of eating lunch.

luncheon /ˈlʌntʃ.ən/ /ˈlʌnʃ.ən/ luncheons n
Lunch Mittagsessen Mittagsrunde

lunchtime /ˈlʌnt͡ʃtaɪm/ lunchtimes n
Mittagspause Mittagszeit
The time or hour at or around which lunch is normally eaten.

lundehund lundehunds n
Norwegischer Lundehund
a spitz dog originating in Norway, traditionally used for hunting puffin.

lunette /ljuːˈnɛt/ /luːˈnɛt/ lunettes n
Lünette
(architectural element) A small opening in a vaulted roof of a circular or crescent shape. [from 17th c.]
(architectural element) A crescent-shaped recess or void in the space above a window or door. [from 18th c.] a lunette in the Thomas Jefferson building of the US Library of Congress
Lunula
(Christianity) A luna: a crescent-shaped receptacle, often glass, for holding the (consecrated) host (the bread of communion) upright when exposed in the monstrance. [from 19th c.]

lung /ˈlʌŋ/ lungs n
Lunge
(anatomy) A biological organ of vertebrates that controls breathing and oxygenates the blood.

lung cancer lung cancers n
Lungenkrebs
Cancer of the lung(s).

lunge /lʌnd͡ʒ/ lunges n
Ausfall
A sudden forward movement, especially with a sword.
Ausfallschritt
An exercise performed by stepping forward one leg while kneeling with the other leg, then returning to a standing position.

lunge /lʌnd͡ʒ/ v
ausfallen losstürzen
(ambitransitive) To (cause to) make a sudden forward movement (present participle: lunging).

lungeing cavesson lungeing cavessons n
Kappzaum
a special type of halter or headcollar with extra rings on the noseband for attaching a lunge line (or rein)

lungeing rein lungeing reins n
Longe
A piece of cotton or nylon webbing, usually around 25mm wide by about 20 metres (or longer) in length, attached with a swivel to the bridle, lungeing cavesson, or headcollar of a horse to provide control while exercising or training it.

lungfish lungfish lungfishes n
Lungenfisch
air-breathing fish, of the class Dipnoi, that have four limblike appendages instead of fins

lunokhod lunokhods n
Lunochod
One of the Soviet robotic lunar rovers.

lupin /ˈluːpɪn/ lupins n
Lupine
Any member of the genus Lupinus in the family Fabaceae.
A lupin bean, a yellow legume seed of a Lupinus plant (usually Lupinus luteus), used as feed for sheep and cattle and commonly eaten in the Mediterranean area and in Latin America although toxic if prepared improperly.

lupine /ˈluː.paɪn/ more lupine most lupine adj
wölfisch Wolf
Wolflike; wolfish.
wölfisch
Having the characteristics of a wolf.
mit Bärenhunger unersättlich
Ravenous.

lupus /ˈluːpəs/ n
Lupus
(pathology) Any of a number of autoimmune diseases, the most common of which is systemic lupus erythematosus.

lur /ˈlʊə(ɹ)/ lurs n
Lure
(musical instruments, historical) A long natural blowing horn without finger holes, played by embouchure.

lurch /lɝt͡ʃ/ lurches n
Ruck Schlingern
A sudden or unsteady movement.

lurch /lɝt͡ʃ/ v
ruckeln schlingern taumeln torkeln
To make such a sudden, unsteady movement.

lure /l(j)ʊə/ /lɔɹ/ /lɔː(ɹ)/ /lɜː/ /lɝ/ /lʊəɹ/ lures n
Anlockungsmittel Lockmittel Lockung Lockvogel Lure Reiz
(also, figurative) Something that tempts or attracts, especially one with a promise of reward or pleasure.
Köder
(fishing) An artificial bait attached to a fishing line to attract fish.

lure /l(j)ʊə/ /lɔɹ/ /lɔː(ɹ)/ /lɜː/ /lɝ/ /lʊəɹ/ v
anlocken locken ködern herlocken
(intransitive) To attract by temptation, appeal, or guile.
(transitive) To attract fish with a lure.
(transitive, falconry) To recall a hawk with a lure.

lurid /ˈl(j)ʊə.ɹɪd/ /ˈlɔɹɪd/ /ˈlʊɹɪd/ more lurid most lurid adj
reißerisch
widerlich
Shocking, horrifying, especially when it comes to violence or sex.
grell
Being of a light yellow hue.

lurk /lɜːk/ /lɝk/ v
lauern
To remain concealed in order to ambush.
To hang out or wait around a location, preferably without drawing attention to oneself.

lurker /ˈlɜː.kə/ /ˈlɝ.kɚ/ lurkers n
Beobachter Lauerer
One who lurks.
Beobachter Lurker passiver Zuschauer
(Internet slang) A user who observes a community rather than participating; someone who reads or takes advantage of content on a website, newsgroup, etc. but does not contribute.

luscious /ˈlʌʃəs/ more luscious most luscious adj
köstlich lecker süß und saftig
Sweet and pleasant; delicious.
knackig knusprig sinnlich verführerisch üppig
Sexually appealing; seductive.
lustvoll obszön
Obscene.

luser /ˈluː.zə(ɹ)/ lusers n
DAU Luser
(computing, slang, derogatory) An incompetent computer user.

lush /lʌʃ/ lusher lushest adj
üppig gewachsen
(of vegetation) Dense, teeming with life; luxuriant.
geil
(British, slang) Beautiful, sexy.
toll fantastisch
(British, Canada, slang) Amazing, cool, fantastic, wicked.

lush /lʌʃ/ lushes n
Alkoholiker Alkoholikerin Besoffene Besoffener Saufbold Säufer
(slang, pejorative) A drunkard, sot, alcoholic.

lust /lʌst/ lusts n
Wollust Lust
A feeling of strong desire, especially such a feeling driven by sexual arousal.
Verlangen Begehren Lust
(archaic) A general want or longing, not necessarily sexual.
Freude
(archaic) A delightful cause of joy, pleasure.

lust /lʌst/ v
begehren sehnen verlangen
(intransitive, usually in the phrase "lust after") To look at or watch with a strong desire, especially of a sexual nature.

lust murder lust murders n
Lustmord
Murder for sexual gratification, often involving mutilation.

luster /ˈlʌstɚ/ lusters n
Glanz Lüster
The ability or condition of shining when light is applied, inclusive of shine, sheen, polish, gloss, sparkle, etc.

lustful /ˈlʌst.fəl/ more lustful most lustful adj
lüstern
Full of lust; driven by lust.

lustfully more lustfully most lustfully adv
lustvoll
In a lustful manner.

lustration /lʌsˈtɹeɪʃən/ lustrations n
Lustration
(religion) A rite of purification, especially washing.
(politics, law) The restoration of credibility to a government by the purging of perpetrators of crimes committed under an earlier regime.

lustrous more lustrous most lustrous adj
glänzend
Having a glow or lustre.

lute /l(j)uːt/ /luːt/ /lɪu̯t/ lutes n
Laute
A fretted stringed instrument, similar to the guitar, having a bowl-shaped body or soundbox; any of a wide variety of chordophones with a pear-shaped body and a neck whose upper surface is in the same plane as the soundboard, with strings along the neck and parallel to the soundboard.

luteal phase luteal phases n
Lutealphase Sekretionsphase
The latter part of the menstrual cycle, that occurs after ovulation, in which the corpus luteum secretes progesterone to prepare the endometrium for the implantation of an embryo.

lutein luteins n
Lutein
(organic compound) A yellow carotenoid pigment, widely distributed in both plants and animals.

lutetium /ljuːˈtiːʃiəm/ n
Lutetium Cassiopeium
A chemical element (symbol Lu) with an atomic number of 71, a silvery-white metal which resists corrosion in dry air.

luthier /ˈljuː.ti.ə/ /ˈluː.ti.ə/ /ˈluː.ti.ɚ/ /ˈluː.θi.ɚ/ luthiers n
Geigenbauer Geigenbauerin
A person who, or a business which, makes or repairs stringed wooden musical instruments, such as lutes, violins, and guitars.

lutite lutites n
Lutit

lutung lutungs n
Haubenlangur Lutung
Any of a group of Old World monkeys, making up the genus Trachypithecus, with a rather slim build and a long tail

lux /lʌks/ lux luxes n
Lux
In the International System of Units, the derived unit of illuminance or illumination; one lumen per square metre. Symbol: lx

luxuriant /-ɔːɹi.ənt/ /-ɝi.ənt/ /ləkˈʃʊɹi.ənt/ /ləɡ-/ /ləɡˈʒʊɹi.ənt/ /lʌɡˈzjʊəɹi.ənt/ /lʌɡˈʒʊəɹi.ənt/ more luxuriant most luxuriant adj
geil üppig
Abundant in growth or detail.

luxurious /lʌkˈsjʊə.ɹɪəs/ /lʌkˈʃʊɹ.i.əs/ /lʌɡˈzjʊə.ɹɪəs/ /lʌɡˈʒʊə.ɹɪəs/ /lʌɡˈʒʊɹ.i.əs/ more luxurious most luxurious adj
luxuriös
Very fine in quality and comfortable.
(dated) Enjoying the pleasures of luxury.

luxury /ˈlʌk.ʃə.ɹi/ /ˈlʌkʃəɹi/ /ˈlʌɡʒəɹi/ luxuries n
Luxus
Very wealthy and comfortable surroundings.
Something desirable but expensive.
Something that is pleasant but not necessary in life.

luxury good luxury goods n
Luxusgut
A product or service that is not considered essential to everyday life and is associated with affluence.

lyase lyases n
Lyase
(enzyme) Any of many classes of enzyme that catalyze the breaking of a specific form of bond

lycanthropy /laɪˈkanθɹəpi/ lycanthropies n
Lykanthropie
(mythology) The state of being a lycanthrope (or werewolf), a person who can shapeshift between the form of a human being and a wolf, often said to happen involuntarily during a full moon; werewolfdom.
(mythology, by extension) The state of being a person who can shapeshift between the form of a human being and an animal, whether or not it is a wolf.

lyceum /laɪˈsiːəm/ lycea lyceums n
Aula Konzertsaal Vortragssaal
(historical) A public hall designed for lectures, readings, or concerts.

lych-gate lych-gates n
Friedhofstor
A churchyard gateway with a roof, under which a corpse was laid during a funeral to await the arrival of the clergyman.

lychee /laɪ̯ˈt͡ʃiː/ /ˈlaɪ̯t͡ʃi/ /ˈlit͡ʃi/ lychees n
Litschi Litschibaum
The Chinese tropical fruit tree Litchi chinensis, of the soapberry family.

lycée lycées n
Lyzeum
A public secondary school in France.

lye /laɪ/ lyes n
kaustisches Soda Ätznatron
Lauge
An alkaline liquid made by leaching ashes (usually wood ashes).
Potassium or sodium hydroxide (caustic soda).

lyme grass lyme grasses n
Strandroggen
Leymus arenarius, a coarse perennial grass.

lymph /lɪmf/ lymphs n
Lymphe
(physiology) A colourless, watery, coagulable bodily fluid which bathes the tissues and is carried by the lymphatic system into the bloodstream; it resembles blood plasma in containing white blood cells and especially lymphocytes but normally few red blood cells and no platelets.

lymph gland lymph glands n
Lymphdrüse
(anatomy, immunology, informal) .

lymph node lymph nodes n
Lymphknoten Lymphsystem
(anatomy, immunology) Each of the small oval bodies of the lymphatic system, distributed along the lymphatic vessels, that are clustered in the armpits, groin, neck, chest and abdomen. They act as filters, with an internal honeycomb of connective tissue filled with lymphocytes and macrophages that collect and destroy bacteria, viruses and foreign matter from lymph. When the body is fighting an infection, these lymphocytes multiply rapidly and produce a characteristic swelling of the lymph nodes.

lymph vessel lymph vessels n
Lymphgefäß Lymphbahn
(anatomy) A thin-walled vessel that carries lymph through the lymphatic system.

lymphatic more lymphatic most lymphatic adj
lymphatisch
(anatomy) Pertaining to lymph or the lymphatic system.

lymphatic system lymphatic systems n
Lymphsystem
(anatomy) In mammals, including humans, a network of lymph vessels and lymph nodes that transport fluid, fats, proteins, and lymphocytes to the bloodstream as lymph, and remove microorganisms and other debris from tissues.

lymphedema lymphedemas n
Lymphödem
(medicine) The swelling of tissue due to retention of fluid in the lymph vessels.

lymphocyte lymphocytes n
Lymphozyt
(cytology, immunology) Any of several types of white blood cell with a spherical nucleus occurring in the lymphatic system, including B cells, T cells and natural killer cells.

lymphoma /lɪmˈfoʊ.mə/ lymphomas lymphomata n
Lymphom
(oncology, pathology) A malignant tumor that arises in the lymph nodes or in other lymphoid tissue.

lynch /lɪnt͡ʃ/ v
lynchen
To execute (somebody) without a proper legal trial or procedure, especially by hanging and backed by a mob.

lynching /lɪnt͡ʃɪŋ/ lynchings n
Lynchjustiz
Execution of a person by mob action without due process of law, especially by hanging.

lynx /lɪŋks/ lynx lynxes n
Luchs
Any of several medium-sized wild cats, mostly of the genus Lynx.

lynx spider lynx spiders n
Luchsspinne
Any of the family Oxyopidae of spiders, which hunt their prey rather than spinning webs to ensnare them.

lyophilization lyophilizations n
Gefriertrocknung Lyophilisation
freeze-drying; the removal of moisture from a frozen material using vacuum

lyophilize v
lyophilisieren
To freeze-dry

lyophilized adj
gefriergetrocknet

lyre /laɪɹ/ /ˈlaɪ.ə/ /ˈlaɪ.ɚ/ lyres n
Lyra Leier
An ancient stringed musical instrument (a yoke lute chordophone) of Greek origin, consisting of two arms extending from a body to a crossbar (a yoke), and strings, parallel to the soundboard, connecting the body to the yoke.
A lyre-shaped sheet music holder that attaches to a wind instrument when a music stand is impractical.

lyrebird lyrebirds n
Leierschwanz
Either of two large ground-dwelling Australian songbirds, of the genus Menura, named because of the beautiful tail feathers of the male of one species, the superb lyrebird (Menura novaehollandiae), which can be erected to look like a lyre, and notable for their extraordinary ability to mimic natural and artificial sounds from their environment.

lyric /ˈlɪɹ.ɪk/ lyrics n
lyrisches Gedicht
A lyric poem.

lyric poetry n
Lyrik
(This entry is a translation hub.)

lyrical /ˈlɪɹɪkəl/ more lyrical most lyrical adj
lyrisch
Expressive of emotion.

lyrical I n
lyrisches Ich
(poetry) The narrator within a poem.

lyricist /ˈlɪɹ.ɪsɪst/ lyricists n
Liedtexter Textdichter
A person who writes the lyrics of a song.

lyrics /ˈlɪɹ.ɪks/ n
Liedtext Text Songtext
The words to a song (or other vocal music).

lysergic acid n
Lysergsäure
(organic compound) An organic compound, 6-methyl-9,10-didehydro-ergoline-8-carboxylic acid, derived from an alkaloid found in ergot; its amide derivatives are widely used as pharmaceuticals and as hallucinogenic drugs (LSD).

lysergic acid diethylamide n
Lysergsäure-diethylamid Lysergsäure-diäthylamid Lysergsäurediethylamid Lysergsäurediäthylamid
(organic compound) A powerful synthetic hallucinogen, commonly abbreviated LSD.

lysine lysines n
Lysin
(amino acid) An essential amino acid, C6H14N2O2.

lysis /ˈlaɪsɪs/ n
Lysen Lysis
(medicine, pathology) A gradual recovery from disease (opposed to crisis).
Lyse
(biochemistry) The disintegration or destruction of cells.

lysosome /ˈlaɪsəˌsoʊm/ lysosomes n
Lysosom
(cytology) An organelle found in all types of animal cells which contains a large range of digestive enzymes capable of splitting most biological macromolecules.

lysozyme /ˈlaɪsəzaɪm/ lysozymes n
Lysozym
(biochemistry) A bacteriolytic (or antibiotic) enzyme found in many animal secretions, and in egg white.

löllingite n
Löllingit
(mineral) An iron arsenide mineral often found with arsenopyrite.

mRNA mRNAs n
mRNA
(uncountable, biochemistry) Initialism of messenger RNA.
(countable, biochemistry) A strand of messenger RNA.

ma /mɑː/ n
Mamma Mutter
(colloquial) The landlady of a theater.

maar /mɑː/ /mɑːɹ/ maare maars n
Maar

macOS /ˌmækoʊˈɛs/ pn
macOS
(operating systems, trademark) A major operating system, formerly known as OS X (and before that as Mac OS X), used on laptop and desktop computers by Apple, Inc.

maca macas n
Maca
Any of species Lepidium meyenii, an Andean medicinal herb, or an extract of the root of this plant.

macabre /məˈkɑb/ /ˌməˈkɑ.bɚ/ /ˌməˈkɑ.bɹə/ /ˌməˈkɑː.bə(ɹ)/ /ˌməˈkɑː.bɹə/ more macabre most macabre adj
makaber
Representing or personifying death.
Obsessed with death or the gruesome.
grausig makaber
Ghastly, shocking, terrifying.

macadam /məˈkædəm/ macadams n
Makadam
(uncountable) The surface of a road consisting of layers of crushed stone (usually tar-coated for modern traffic).

macadamia /mækəˈdeɪmi.ə/ /mækəˈdeɪmjə/ macadamias n
Macadamiabaum
An evergreen tree, of the genus Macadamia, native to Australia and cultivated in Hawaii.

macadamia nut macadamia nuts n
Macadamianuss
The hard-shelled edible seed of the macadamia tree.

macaque /məˈkæk/ /məˈkɑk/ /məˈkɑːk/ macaques n
Makak Makake
Any of a group of Old World monkeys of the subfamily Cercopithecinae, especially genus Macaca.

macaron /mækəˈɹɒn/ /mɑkəˈɹoʊn/ macarons n
Macaron
Any of various confections made with almond and egg white, traditionally made in France.

macaroni /mɑk.əˈɹəʊ.ni/ /ˌmækəˈɹoʊni/ macaronies macaronis n
Makkaroni
(uncountable) A type of pasta in the form of short tubes; sometimes loosely, pasta in general. [from 17th c.]

macaroni penguin macaroni penguins n
Goldschopfpinguin
A species of penguins, Eudyptes chrysolophus, with distinctive yellow and black plumes on the top of their heads.

macaroni salad macaroni salads n
Makkaronisalat
A type of pasta salad, served cold-made with cooked elbow macaroni and usually prepared with mayonnaise.

macaroon /ˌmæk.əɹˈuːn/ /ˌmæk.əˈɹun/ macaroons n
Makrone
A soft biscuit or cookie prepared with almond or coconut dough.

macaw /məˈkɑ/ /məˈkɔ/ /məˈkɔː/ macaws n
Ara
Any of various parrots of the genera Ara, Anodorhynchus, Cyanopsitta, Orthopsittaca, Primolius and Diopsittaca of Central and South America, including the largest parrots and characterized by long sabre-shaped tails, curved powerful bills, and usually brilliant plumage.

macchia /ˈmæk.ɪa/ n
Macchie
A shrubland biota in Mediterranean countries, typically consisting of densely-growing evergreen shrubs.

mace /meɪs/ maces n
Macis
A spice obtained from the outer layer of the kernel of the fruit of the nutmeg.
Streitkolben Amtsstab
A ceremonial form of this weapon.

macerate /ˈmæs.ə.ɹeɪt/ /ˈmæs.ə.ɹɪt/ v
mazerieren
To soften (something) or separate it into pieces by soaking it in a heated or unheated liquid.

macerator /ˈmæsəˌɹeɪtə/ /ˈmæsəˌɹeɪtɚ/ macerators n
Zerkleinerer
A machine that reduces solids to small pieces.

machete /məˈt͡ʃɛ.ti/ /məˈʃɛ.ti/ machetes n
Machete
A sword-like tool used for cutting large plants with a chopping motion, or as a weapon. The blade is usually 50 to 65 centimeters long, and up to three millimeters thick.

machicolation /məˌtʃɪkəˈleɪʃ(ə)n/ /məˌt͡ʃɪkəˈleɪʃən/ machicolations n
Maschikuli
(architectural element) An opening between corbels that support a projecting parapet, or in the floor of a gallery or the roof of a portal, of a fortified building from which missiles can be shot or heated items dropped upon assailants attacking the base of the walls.

machination /ˌmækɪˈneɪʃən/ /ˌmæʃɪˈneɪʃən/ machinations n
Machenschaft
A clever scheme or artful plot, usually crafted for evil purposes.

machine /məˈʃin/ /məˈʃiːn/ machines n
Maschine
A device that directs and controls energy, often in the form of movement or electricity, to produce a certain effect.
(dated) A vehicle operated mechanically, such as an automobile or an airplane.
(historical) A contrivance in the Ancient Greek theatre for indicating a change of scene, by means of which a god might cross the stage or deliver a divine message; the deus ex machina.

machine /məˈʃin/ /məˈʃiːn/ v
herstellen
To make by machinery.
bearbeiten
To shape or finish by machinery; (usually, more specifically) to shape subtractively by metal-cutting with machine-controlled toolpaths.

machine code machine codes n
Maschinencode Maschinenkode
(computer science) Machine language instructions that can be executed directly by a computer's central processing unit.

machine gun machine guns n
Maschinengewehr MG
A type of fully automatic firearm that fires bullets in rapid succession by a single action of the trigger and is capable of sustained fire.

machine language machine languages n
Maschinensprache Maschinencode Maschinenkode
(programming) The set of instructions that a particular computer is designed to execute; generated from an assembly language by an assembler, or from a high-level language by a compiler or interpreter.

machine learning n
maschinelles Lernen
(artificial intelligence) A field of study concerned with the design and development of algorithms and techniques that allow computers to learn.

machine operator machine operators n
Maschinenführer Maschinist
A person who operates machinery.

machine pistol machine pistols n
Maschinenpistole
A lightweight submachine gun, usually capable of being fired with one hand (but sometimes with a second grip at the front of the barrel and then fired like a rifle).

machine tool /məˈʃiːn ˈtuːl/ machine tools n
Werkzeugmaschine
(mechanical engineering) A tool, typically a power-driven machine and typically stationary, used especially for machining (removing hard material via cutting, grinding, or other subtractive processes) and (more broadly) for any mix of subtractive, forming/stamping, or additive work.

machine translation machine translations n
maschinelle Übersetzung
(translation studies) The act of translating something from one language to another by means of a machine, especially a computer.

machine-gunner machine-gunners n
Maschinengewehr Maschinengewehrschütze
(military unit) Someone who uses a machine gun.

machine-readable more machine-readable most machine-readable adj
maschinenlesbar

machinelike more machinelike most machinelike adj
maschinenmäßig

machinery /məˈʃiːnəɹi/ machineries n
Maschinerie maschinelle Ausrüstung
The machines constituting a production apparatus, in a plant etc., collectively.
Maschinerie
The working parts of a machine as a group.
Maschinerie Einzelteile Rädchen Räder
The collective parts of something which allow it to function.

machinist /məˈʃiː.nɪst/ machinists n
Schlosser
A person skilled in the use of machine tools for fashioning metal parts or tools out of metal.

machismo /mɑːˈt͡ʃiz.moʊ/ /məˈkɪz.məʊ/ /məˈt͡ʃiz.moʊ/ machismos n
Machismo
exaggerated masculinity

macho /ˈmæt͡ʃ.əʊ/ /ˈmɑː.t͡ʃoʊ/ more macho most macho adj
machomäßig
(informal) Masculine in an overly assertive or aggressive way.

macho /ˈmæt͡ʃ.əʊ/ /ˈmɑː.t͡ʃoʊ/ machos n
Macho Macker
Lamahengst
A male llama.

mackerel /ˈmæk(ə)ɹəl/ mackerel mackerels n
Makrele
Certain smaller edible fish, principally true mackerel and Spanish mackerel in family Scombridae, often speckled,

mackerel sky mackerel skies n
Schäfchen Schäfchenwolken
A sky filled with a regular pattern of altocumulus clouds somewhat resembling the skin of a mackerel.

macramé /məˈkɹɑːmeɪ/ /məˈkɹɑːmi/ /ˈmækɹəˌmeɪ/ macramés n
Makramee
A form of decorative textile made by knotting and weaving.

macro /ˈmæk.ɹoʊ/ /ˈmæk.ɹəʊ/ adj
makro-
Very large in scope or scale.

macro /ˈmæk.ɹoʊ/ /ˈmæk.ɹəʊ/ macros n
Makro
(programming) A comparatively human-friendly abbreviation of complex input to a computer program.

macro language macro languages n
Makrosprache

macro lens macro lenses n
Makroobjektiv
(photography) A lens that allows a camera to focus at very close range to photograph small objects.

macro- /ˈmæk.ɹoʊ/ /ˈmæk.ɹəʊ/ prefix
makro-
large

macrobiotic more macrobiotic most macrobiotic adj
makrobiotisch
Of a lifestyle incorporating a dietary regimen including locally grown, seasonal, natural foods, or of the diet itself.

macrobiotics /ˌmæk.ɹəʊˈbaɪ.ɒt.ɪks/ /ˌmækɹoʊˌbaɪˈɑtəks/ n
Makrobiotik
The art of prolonging life.

macroblock macroblocks n
Macroblock
(signal processing, video compression) A block of adjacent pixels, typically a rectangular 16×16 block

macrocephaly macrocephalies n
Makrozephalie
(medicine) A condition in which the head is abnormally large.

macrocosm /ˈmæk.ɹə(ʊ)ˌkɒz.əm/ /ˈmæk.ɹəˌkɑz.əm/ macrocosms n
Makrokosmos
(philosophy) A complex structure, such as a society, considered as a single entity that contains numerous similar, smaller-scale structures.

macroeconometrician macroeconometricians n
Makroökonometriker Makroökonometrikerin
Someone who studies, uses or works in macroeconometrics.

macroeconomic /ˌmækɹoʊˌɛkəˈnɑːmɪk/ /ˌmækɹəʊˌiːkəˈnɒmɪk/ more macroeconomic most macroeconomic adj
makroökonomisch
Relating to macroeconomics.

macroeconomics /ˌmæk.ɹoʊˌiː.kəˈnɒ.mɪks/ /ˌmæk.ɹoʊˌɛ.kəˈnɒ.mɪks/ n
Makroökonomie
The study of the entire economy in terms of the total amount of goods and services produced, total income earned, the level of employment of productive resources, and the general behavior of prices.

macrogamete macrogametes n
Makrogamet
(cytology) The larger of a pair of anisogamous, conjugating gametes; the female ovule in plants or ovum for animals.

macromolecule /ˈmækɹəʊˌmɒlɪkjuːl/ macromolecules n
Makromolekül
(chemistry, biochemistry) A very large molecule, especially used in reference to large biological polymers (e.g. nucleic acids and proteins).

macron /ˈmeɪkɹɑn/ /ˈmeɪkɹɒn/ /ˈmækɹɑn/ /ˈmækɹɒn/ macra macrons n
Makron Längenstrich Längestrich Verlängerungszeichen
(orthography) A short, straight, horizontal diacritical mark (◌̄) placed over a letter, usually to indicate that the pronunciation of a vowel is long. [from 19th c.]

macrophage macrophages n
Fresszelle Makrophage
(immunology, cytology) A white blood cell that phagocytizes necrotic cell debris and foreign material, including viruses, bacteria, and tattoo ink. It presents foreign antigens on MHC II to lymphocytes. Part of the innate immune system.

macroprudential adj
makroprudentiell makroprudenziell
(economics) Relating to systemic prudence, especially to the strengths and vulnerabilities of financial systems.

macroscopic adj
makroskopisch
Visible to the unassisted eye.

macrostate macrostates n
Makrozustand
(physics) A group of macroscopic properties of a physical system, such as its temperature and pressure.

macula /ˈmækjʊlə/ maculae maculas n
Gelber Fleck
(anatomy) An oval yellow spot near the center of the retina of the human eye, histologically defined as having two or more layers of ganglion cells, responsible for detailed central vision.

macédoine macédoines n
Macédoine
(cooking) A type of dish containing a mixture of many types of fruits, or many types of vegetables.

mad /ˈmæd/ /ˈmæːd/ madder maddest adj
verrückt wahnsinnig toll irre geisteskrank
(chiefly, British Isles) Insane; crazy, mentally deranged.
böse sauer
(chiefly, US; informal in UK) Angry, annoyed.

mad cow disease n
Rinderwahn Rinderwahnsinn
(colloquial, veterinary, pathology) Synonym of bovine spongiform encephalopathy

mad scientist mad scientists n
verrückte Wissenschaftlerin verrückter Wissenschaftler
A stock character in popular fiction; a bumbling scientist working on unlikely ways to save the world, or a villainous one bent on destroying it.

madam /məˈdam/ /məˈdæm/ /ˈmeɪd.əm/ /ˈmæd.əm/ madams mesdames n
Frau Fräulein
A polite form of address for a woman or lady.
Puffmutter Bordellwirtin
(slang) A woman who runs a brothel, particularly one that specializes in finding prostitutes for rich and important clients.

madden /ˈmædən/ v
auf die Palme bringen fuchsen rasend machen ärgern
(transitive) To make angry.
um den Verstand bringen verrückt machen wahnsinnig machen
(transitive) To make insane; to inflame with passion.

madder /ˈmædə(ɹ)/ /ˈmædɚ/ [ˈmadə(ɹ)] [ˈmæɾɚ] adj
krapprot
Of a deep reddish purple colour, like that of the dye.

madder /ˈmædə(ɹ)/ /ˈmædɚ/ [ˈmadə(ɹ)] [ˈmæɾɚ] madders n
Krappwurzel
The root of the plant, used as a medicine or a dye.
Färberkrapp Färberröte Krapp Alizarin Alizarinrot Krappfarbstoff
A dye made from the plant.
Krapprot
A deep reddish purple colour, like that of the dye.

made in China adj
hergestellt in China
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see Manufactured in the People's Republic of China.

made in Japan adj
hergestellt in Japan
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see Manufactured in Japan.

made man made men n
gemachter Mann
A man whose fortune has been made.

made-to-measure adj
Maßanfertigung maß-
Designed and made to individual specifications. (usually of men's clothing)

made-up more made-up most made-up adj
erfunden erlogen ausgedacht erdichtet
Invented or fabricated.

madeleine /ˈmad(ə)lɛn/ /ˈmad(ə)lɪn/ /ˈmædələn/ /ˌmædəˈleɪn/ madeleines n
Madeleine
A French type of small gateau or sponge cake, often shaped like an elongated scallop shell.

madhouse madhouses n
Irrenhaus Tollhaus Klapsmühle Irrenanstalt
(obsolete) A house where insane persons are confined; an insane asylum.

madman madmen n
Irrer Verrückter Wahnsinniger
A male who is insane or mentally disturbed.

madness /ˈmad.nəs/ /ˈmæd.nəs/ /ˈmæd.nɪs/ /ˈmɛd.nɘs/ madnesses n
Tollheit
Wahnsinn Verrücktheit
The state of being mad; insanity; mental disease.

madrasah /məˈdɹæsə/ madaris madrasahs n
Madrasa Medresse
(Islam) A school for any kind of teaching, at any grade level; usually specifically a school that teaches Islamic theology.

madrigal /ˈmæd͡ɹɪɡəl/ madrigals n
Madrigal
(music) A song for a small number of unaccompanied voices; from 13th century Italy.
(music) A polyphonic song for about six voices, from 16th century Italy.
(poetry) A short poem, often pastoral, and suitable to be set to music.

madwoman madwomen n
Irre Verrückte Wahnsinnige
A woman who is insane.

maelstrom /-stɹɒm/ /-ˌstɹəm/ /-ˌztɹɔm/ /-ˌztɹəm/ /ˈmeɪlˌstɹɔm/ /ˈmeɪlˌstɹəm/ /ˈmælˌstɹəm/ maelstroms n
Mahlstrom Strudel
A large and violent whirlpool.

maestro /maɪˈɛstɹoʊ/ /ˈmaɪstɹoʊ/ maestri maestros n
Maestro Meister
(chiefly, music) A master in some art, especially a composer or conductor.

mafia /ˈmæfi.ə/ /ˈmɑfi.ə/ mafias n
Mafia
A crime syndicate.

magazine /mæɡ.əˈziːn/ /ˈmæɡ.ə.ziːn/ magazines n
Zeitschrift Illustrierte Magazin Journal
A non-academic periodical publication, generally consisting of sheets of paper folded in half and stapled at the fold.
Magazin Munitionslager
(military) An ammunition storehouse.
Magazin
A chamber in or attachable to a firearm enabling multiple rounds of ammunition to be fed into the firearm.

mage /meɪd͡ʒ/ mages magi n
Zauberer Magier Magierin Zauberin Zaubrer Zaubrerin
(chiefly, fantasy) A magician, wizard or sorcerer.

magenta /məˈd͡ʒɛntə/ magentas n
Magenta
A colour which is close to an equal mixture of red and blue which is n additive secondary colour but a subtractive primary colour evoked by the combination of red and blue light.

maggot /ˈmæɡət/ maggots n
Made Fleischmade
A soft, legless larva of a fly or other dipterous insect, that often eats decomposing organic matter. [from 15th c.]

maggot therapy n
Madentherapie
A type of biotherapy in which live, disinfected maggots are introduced into the wound of a human or animal to clean out the necrotic tissue therein.

maggoty /ˈmæɡəti/ more maggoty most maggoty adj
wurmstichig madig
(literally) Infested with and/or partially eaten by maggots; flyblown.

maghrib n
Maghrib
(Islam) The sunset Islamic prayer.

magic /ˈmad͡ʒɪk/ /ˈmæd͡ʒɪk/ adj
magisch
Having supernatural talents, properties or qualities attributed to magic. [from 14th c.]
Producing extraordinary results, as though through the use of magic. [from 17th c.]

magic /ˈmad͡ʒɪk/ /ˈmæd͡ʒɪk/ magics n
Magie Zauberei Zauber Hexerei
The application of rituals or actions, especially those based on occult knowledge, to subdue or manipulate natural or supernatural beings and forces in order to have some benefit from them. [from 14th c.]
Magie
A specific ritual or procedure associated with such magic; a spell; a magical ability. [from 14th c.]
Magie Zauberei
A conjuring trick or illusion performed to give the appearance of supernatural phenomena or powers. [from 19th c.]

magic carpet magic carpets n
fliegender Teppich
(fiction) A carpet capable either of magical flight, or instantaneous transport from one place to another, used as a means of travel.

magic lantern magic lanterns n
Laterna magica Skioptikon
(historical) An early light projector and precursor to the slide projector that could achieve simple animation by moving and merging images.

magic mushroom magic mushrooms n
Zauberpilz
(informal) Any mushroom-like fungus that has psychedelic effects.

magic realism magic realisms n
magischer Realismus

magic square magic squares n
magisches Quadrat
(number theory) An n-by-n arrangement of n2 numbers such that the numbers in each row, in each column and along both diagonals all have the same sum.

magic trick magic tricks n
Zauberkunststück Zaubertrick
A remarkable act carried out purportedly by magical means but in reality performed by trickery or illusion, generally as a form of entertainment.

magic wand magic wands n
Zauberstab
A wand, usually made of wood, that is used to perform magic.

magic word /ˌmædʒɪk ˈwɜːd/ /ˌmædʒɪk ˈwɝd/ magic words n
Zauberformel Zauberspruch Zauberwort
Any word that has a magical effect when uttered.
Zauberwort
(in teaching polite behaviour to children) One of the words please, thank you, or hello.

magical /ˈmæd͡ʒɪkəl/ more magical most magical adj
magisch zauberisch
Of, relating to, or by means of magic.

magically /ˈmæd͡ʒɪkli/ more magically most magically adv
magisch magischerweise märchenhaft
In a magical manner; by magic, or as if by magic.

magician /məˈd͡ʒɪʃən/ magicianess magicians n
Zauberer Magier Magierin Zauberin Zaubrer Zaubrerin
A person who plays with or practices allegedly supernatural magic.
Magier Zauberkünstler Zauberkünstlerin Gaukler Illusionskünstler Illusionskünstlerin
A performer of tricks or an escapologist or an illusionist.

maglev /ˈmæɡ.lɛv/ maglevs n
Magnetschwebebahn
(rail transport) sort of train supported by magnetic levitation

magma /ˈmæɡ.mə/ magmas magmata n
Magma
(geology) The molten matter within the earth, the source of the material of lava flows, dikes of eruptive rocks, etc.
(mathematics) A basic algebraic structure consisting of a set equipped with a single binary operation.

magmatic /maɡˈmatɪk/ adj
magmatisch
Pertaining to magma or magmatism.

magnanimity /ˌmæɡnəˈnɪmɪti/ magnanimities n
Edelmut Großherzigkeit Großmut Großmütigkeit Großzügigkeit Seelengröße
The quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul.

magnanimous /mæɡˈnæn.ɪ.məs/ more magnanimous most magnanimous adj
großmütig edelmütig großherzig großzügig
Noble and generous in spirit.

magnanimously more magnanimously most magnanimously adv
großmütig selbstlos
In a magnanimous manner

magnesite magnesites n
Magnesit
(mineral) A form of magnesium carbonate, MgCO3, occurring as dolomite (with calcite) but rarely found in the pure state.

magnesium /ˌmæɡˈnizi.əm/ /ˌmæɡˈniʒəm/ /ˌmæɡˈniːzi.əm/ n
Magnesium
The chemical element (symbol Mg) with an atomic number of 12. It is a light, easily flammable, silvery-white alkaline earth metal.

magnesium oxide n
Magnesiumoxid
(inorganic compound) A white powder (MgO) with a high melting point; it occurs naturally as periclase, an ore of magnesium.

magnet /ˈmæɡnət/ /ˈmæɡnɪt/ magnets n
Magnet
A piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism.

magnetar magnetars n
Magnetar
(star) A neutron star or pulsar with an extremely powerful magnetic field, especially those on which starquakes occur, thought to be the source of some gamma-ray bursts.

magnetic /mæɡˈnɛtɪk/ more magnetic most magnetic adj
magnetisch
Of, relating to, operating by, or caused by magnetism.
Having the properties of a magnet, especially the ability to draw or pull.
Determined by earth's magnetic fields.
magnetisch anziehend
Having an extraordinary ability to attract.

magnetic field magnetic fields n
Magnetfeld
(physics) A condition in the space around a magnet or electric current in which there is a detectable magnetic force and two magnetic poles are present.

magnetic flux magnetic fluxes n
magnetischer Fluss
(physics) A measure of the strength of a magnetic field in a given area.

magnetic moment magnetic moments n
magnetisches Moment
(electromagnetism) The torque exerted on a magnet within a magnetic field; a vector, being the product of the strength of the magnet and the distance between its poles.

magnetic monopole magnetic monopoles n
magnetischer Monopol

magnetic pole magnetic poles n
Magnetpol magnetischer Pol

magnetic resonance imaging n
Magnetresonanztomographie
(medicine) A technique that uses nuclear magnetic resonance to form cross sectional images of the human body for diagnostic purposes.

magnetic resonance tomography n
Magnetresonanztomografie

magnetic tape magnetic tapes n
Magnetband
A type of (usually) acrylic tape with a fine coating of magnetically sensitive material on one side, used for recording audio and other data.

magnetism /ˈmæɡ.nəˌtɪz.əm/ magnetisms n
Magnetismus
(physics) The property of being magnetic.
(physics) The science which treats of magnetic phenomena.
Anziehungskraft
Power of attraction; power to excite the feelings and to gain the affections.

magnetite /ˈmaɡnətʌɪt/ magnetites n
Magnetit
(mineral) A magnetic mineral, Fe3O4, one of the primary ores of iron. It has also been called lodestone.

magnetize v
magnetisieren
(transitive, physics) To make magnetic.

magnetized more magnetized most magnetized adj
magnetisiert
That has been made magnetic.

magnetochemistry n
Magnetochemie
(chemistry) The branch of chemistry that studies the effect of a magnetic field on atomic or molecular structures.

magnetoencephalography magnetoencephalographies n
Magnetoenzephalographie Magnetenzephalographie
a technique used to measure and analyze magnetic activity in the brain

magnetosphere /mæɡ.ˈni.tə.ˌsfɪr/ magnetospheres n
Magnetosphäre
(physics) The comet-shaped region around Earth or another planet in which charged particles are trapped or deflected. Shaped by the solar wind and the planet's magnetic field.

magnetotelluric adj
magnetotellurisch

magnetotellurics n
Magnetotellurik

magnification /ˌmæɡnɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ magnifications n
Vergrößerung
The act of magnifying; enlargement; exaggeration.
The apparent enlargement of an object in an image.

magnificent /mæɡˈnɪfəsənt/ more magnificent most magnificent adj
prächtig
Grand, elegant or splendid in appearance.
ausgezeichnet
Exceptional for its kind.

magnificent frigatebird magnificent frigatebirds n
Prachtfregattvogel
A species of frigatebird native to the tropical Atlantic, Fregata magnificens.

magnify /ˈmaɡnɪfaɪ/ /ˈmæɡnɪfaɪ/ v
vergrößern
(transitive) To make (something) larger or more important. [from 14th c.]

magnifying glass magnifying glasses n
Lupe Vergrößerungsglas
An instrument made of convex glass, used to magnify.

magnitude /ˈmæɡnɪtjuːd/ magnitudes n
Betrag
(mathematics) A number, assigned to something, such that it may be compared to others numerically
Betrag Magnitudo
(astronomy) A logarithmic scale of brightness defined so that a difference of 5 magnitudes is a factor of 100.

magnolia /ˌmæɡˈnoʊ.li.ə/ magnolias n
Magnolie
(countable) The flower of a magnolia tree.

magnolia warbler magnolia warblers n
Magnolien-Waldsänger
A warbler most commonly found in North America, of species Setophaga magnolia.

magnum /ˈmæɡnəm/ magna magnums n
Magnumflasche
A bottle containing 1.5 liters of fluid, double the volume of a standard wine bottle.
Magnum
(firearms) A powerful firearm cartridge, often derived from a shorter, less powerful cartridge calibre that uses the same bullet.

magnum opus /ˌmæɡnəm ˈoʊpəs/ /ˌmæɡnəm ˈəʊpəs/ magna opera magnum opi magnum opuses n
Meisterwerk
A great or important work of literature, music or art, a masterpiece.

magpie /ˈmæɡˌpaɪ/ magpies n
Elster
One of several kinds of bird in the family Corvidae, especially Pica pica.

magpie moth magpie moths n
Stachelbeerspanner
Abraxas grossulariata (Geometridae), of North America and Europe.

magpie-lark magpie-larks n
Drosselstelze
A common species of passerine bird, Grallina cyanoleuca, family Monarchidae, of Australia and southern New Guinea.

mahaleb cherry mahaleb cherries n
Steinweichsel
A species of cherry, Prunus mahaleb, whose pits are used as a spice called mahleb

maharaja /ˌmɑ.hɑˈɹɑː.d͡ʒɑ/ /ˌmɑ.hɑˈɹɑː.d͡ʒə/ /ˌmɑ.həˈɹɑː.d͡ʒə/ maharajas n
Maharadscha
A Hindu monarch ranking above a raja, an emperor.

mahjong /mɑˈd͡ʒɑŋ/ /mɑˈd͡ʒɔŋ/ /mɑˈʒɑŋ/ /mɑˈʒɔŋ/ /mɑːˈd͡ʒɒŋ/ /mɑːˈʒɒŋ/ n
Mah-Jongg
A game (originally Chinese) for four players, using a collection of tiles divided into five or six suits.

mahleb n
Mahlab
A Middle Eastern spice derived from the pit of the mahaleb cherry (Prunus mahaleb)

mahogany /məˈhɒɡəni/ mahoganies n
Mahagonibaum Mahagoni
(uncountable) The valuable wood of any of various tropical American evergreen trees, of the genus Swietenia, mostly used to make furniture. [from 17th c.]
Mahagoni Mahagonibaum
(countable) Any of the trees from which such wood comes. [from 18th c.]
Mahagoni
A reddish-brown color, like that of mahogany wood. [from 19th c.]
(obsolete, colloquial) A table made from mahogany wood; a dining table. [19th c.]

mahout /məˈhaʊt/ /məˈhaːʋəθ/ /məˈhut/ /məˈhuːt/ mahouts n
Elefantentreiber Mahut Mahaut Mahout
(South Asia) An elephant trainer, keeper, and driver.

mahr mahrs n
Brautgabe
(Islam) A mandatory gift from the groom to the bride upon marriage in Islamic cultures.

mahua mahuas n
Mahuabaum Mahwabaum
Madhuca longifolia, a fast-growing Indian tropical tree cultivated for its oleaginous seeds.

maid /meɪd/ maids n
Mädchen
(dated, or, poetic) A girl or an unmarried young woman; maiden.
(archaic) A virgin, now female but originally one of either gender.
Mädchen Stubenmädchen
A female servant or cleaner (short for maidservant).

maid of honor maids of honor n
Trauzeugin
The primary woman who attends the bride at a wedding ceremony.

maiden /ˈmeɪdən/ maidens n
Jungfrau Maid Mädchen
(now, _, chiefly, _, literary) A girl or an unmarried young woman.
Jungfrau
A female virgin.

maiden flight maiden flights n
Jungfernflug
The first flight of an airplane or other airborne vehicle, usually used to test or demonstrate the functions of the systems.

maiden name maiden names n
Mädchenname Geburtsname
The original last name of a person, usually a woman, who has changed their last name upon marriage.

maiden voyage maiden voyages n
Jungfernfahrt
(nautical) The first trip of a vessel in its intended duty.

maidenhair /ˈmeɪdənhɛəɹ/ /ˈmeɪdənhɛː/ maidenhairs n
Venushaar Frauenhaar Frauenhaarfarn
Either of two species of genus Adiantum of fern with delicate, hair-like stalks, especially Adiantum capillus-veneris.

maidenhead maidenheads n
Jungfräulichkeit
(uncountable) Virginity.

maidenhood /ˈmeɪd(ə)nhʊd/ maidenhoods n
Jungfräulichkeit
(uncountable) The condition of being a maiden; the time when one is a maiden or young girl.

maidservant maidservants n
Dienstmädchen Besen Filine Hausmädchen Magd Mamsell
A female servant; a maid.

mail /meɪl/ mails n
Post
(now, _, regional) A bag or wallet. [from 13thc.]
A bag containing letters to be delivered by post.
The material conveyed by the postal service. [from 17thc.]
(dated) A stagecoach, train or ship that delivers such post.
The postal service or system in general. [from 17thc.]
(chiefly, _, US, uncountable) The letters, parcels, etc. delivered to a particular address or person. [from 19thc.]
(countable) An email message.
A trunk, box, or bag, in which clothing, etc., may be carried.
Kettenpanzer Kettengeflecht Kettenhemd Ringpanzerhemd
(uncountable, history) Armour consisting of metal rings linked together.
Post E-Mail
(uncountable) Electronic mail, e-mail: a computer network–based service for sending, storing, and forwarding electronic messages. [from 20thc.]

mail /meɪl/ v
mailen schicken verschicken versenden
(ditransitive) To send (a letter, parcel, etc.) through the mail.

mail slot mail slots n
Briefkasten Briefschlitz
A slot in a wall or door through which mail is delivered.

mail train mail trains n
Postzug
(rail transport) A train used by the postal service to transport mail, and in some cases, to sort mail en route.

mailboat mailboats n
Postschiff
A boat used to transport mail.

mailing list mailing lists n
Mailingliste Verteiler
A collection of names and addresses used by an individual or an organization to send material to multiple recipients.

mailman /ˈmeɪl.mæn, ˈmeɪl.mən/ mailmen n
Briefträger Postbote Zusteller Briefzusteller Postmann
(North America) someone who delivers mail to, and/or collects mail from, residential or commercial addresses, or from public mailboxes

mailplane mailplanes n
Postflugzeug
An aircraft that delivers mail.

maim /meɪm/ v
verstümmeln verschandeln
To wound seriously; to cause permanent loss of function of a limb or part of the body.

main /meɪn/ adj
haupt- hauptsächlich
Chief, most important, or principal in extent, size, or strength; consisting of the largest part.

main /meɪn/ mains n
Hauptleitung
A large cable or pipe providing utility service to an area or a building, such as a water main or electric main. [from 17th c.]

main battle tank main battle tanks n
Kampfpanzer
The primary tank of a country or armed forces.

main building main buildings n
Hauptgebäude
The most important building of a group of buildings (e.g. in a school/university).

main clause main clauses n
Hauptsatz
(grammar) A clause that can stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence and contains at least a subject and a verb.

main course main courses n
Hauptgericht
The main serving or dish of a meal, usually cooked.

main dish main dishes n
Hauptgericht Hauptspeise

main group main groups n
Hauptgruppe
(chemistry) In the periodic table of the elements, any of the eight groups (columns) of elements in the s and p blocks.

main road main roads n
Bundesstraße
A major road in a town or village, or in a country area.
Vorfahrtsstraße
(in some countries) priority road; A road with entering traffic which must yield right of way

main street main streets n
Hauptstraße
the principal street of a town, but not necessarily named "Main Street" (qv); there can be more than one main street in some towns.

main thing n
Hauptsache
The most important factor; the principle consideration. [from 17th c.]

main verb main verbs n
Hauptverb
(grammar) The verb in a clause with the highest semantic content.

main-sequence star main-sequence stars n
Hauptreihenstern

mainframe mainframes n
Großrechner
(computer hardware) A large, powerful computer able to manage very many simultaneous tasks and communicate with very many connected terminals; used by large, complex organizations (such as banks and supermarkets) where continuously sustained operation is vital.

mainland /-lænd/ /mæɪnlænd/ /ˈmeɪnlænd/ /ˈmeɪnlənd/ mainlands n
Festland Kontinent
The continent; the principal land, as distinguished from islands or a peninsula.

mainland China pn
Festlandchina
The People's Republic of China, viewed as the general geographical region administered by the PRC in the aftermath of the Chinese Civil War (as opposed to Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan which are coastal and insular areas)

mainlander mainlanders n
Festlandbewohner Festlandbewohnerin Festlandsbewohner Festlandsbewohnerin Festländer Festländerin
Someone who lives on the mainland.

mainline /ˈmeɪnˌlaɪn/ mainlines n
Hauptbahn Haupteisenbahnstrecke
(rail transport) The principal route or line of a railway.

mainly /ˈmeɪnli/ adv
hauptsächlich
Chiefly; for the most part. [from 17th c.]

mainmast /ˈmeɪn.mæst/ /ˈmeɪn.mɑːst/ mainmasts n
Großmast
(nautical) The tallest mast of a sailing ship that has more than one mast; particularly a full-rigged ship.
(nautical) The second-foremost mast of a non-sailing ship with more than one mast.

mains /meɪnz/ n
Stromnetz
(chiefly, British) The domestic electrical power supply.

mainsail /ˈmeɪnseɪl/ /ˈmeɪnsəl/ mainsails n
Großsegel
(nautical) The largest (or only) sail on a sailing vessel.

mainshock mainshocks n
Hauptbeben
(geology) The largest earthquake in a sequence, sometimes preceded by foreshocks and almost always followed by aftershocks which are of lesser intensity.

mainspring mainsprings n
Antriebsfeder Hauptfeder Triebfeder
(horology) The principal spring of a clockwork mechanism, which drives it by uncoiling.

mainstay /ˈmeɪn.steɪ/ mainstays n
Standbein Stütze Stützpfeiler tragende Säule
A chief support.
feste Größe
Someone or something that can be depended on to make a regular contribution.
Großstag
(nautical) A stabilising rope from high on the mainmast to the base of the foremast.

mainstream more mainstream most mainstream adj
Mainstream etabliert konventionell
Used or accepted broadly rather than by small portions of a population or market.

mainstream mainstreams n
Hauptrichtung Mainstream
(usually, with the) That which is common; the norm.

maintain /meɪnˈteɪn/ /mənˈteɪn/ v
unterhalten beibehalten warten aufrechterhalten
To keep up; to preserve; to uphold (a state, condition etc.). [from 14th c.]

maintainability maintainabilities n
Wartbarkeit
The ease with which something can be maintained.

maintainable more maintainable most maintainable adj
wartbar

maintaining /meɪnˈteɪnɪŋ/ /mənˈteɪnɪŋ/ n
Warten

maintenance /ˈmeɪnt(ə)nəns/ /ˈmeɪntɪnəns/ [ˈmẽɪ̃(n)ʔ(ə)nəns] maintenances n
Wartung Instandhaltung
Actions performed to keep some machine or system functioning or in service.
Unterhalt
Money required or spent to provide for the needs of a person or a family.

maisonette /meɪ.zəˈnɛt/ maisonettes n
Maisonette Maisonettenwohnung
an apartment often on two floors

maize /meɪz/ [meːz] maizes n
Mais Kukuruz Welschkorn Milje Türken Türkenkorn
Corn; a type of grain of the species Zea mays.

majestic /məˈd͡ʒɛstɪk/ more majestic most majestic adj
majestätisch
Having qualities of splendor or royalty.

majestic plural majestic plurals n
Pluralis Majestatis
The first-person plural pronoun as traditionally used by a sovereign in formal speech to refer to themselves in their role as the monarch.

majestically more majestically most majestically adv
majestätisch
In a majestic manner.

majesty /ˈmæd͡ʒ.əs.ti/ /ˈmæd͡ʒ.ɪs.tɪ/ majesties n
Majestät
The quality of being impressive and great.

majlis /ˈmæd͡ʒlɪs/ /ˈmɑːd͡ʒlɪs/ majlis majlises n
Madschlis
A council, assembly, or public meeting, in some Muslim countries or territories.

major /ˈmeɪ.d͡ʒə(ɹ)/ more major most major adj
große
bedeutend wichtig
Greater in dignity, rank, importance, significance, or interest.
volljährig
Of full legal age, having attained majority.
dur
(education) Of or relating to a subject of academic study chosen as a field of specialization.
(postpositive) (of a key) Based on a major scale, tending to produce a bright or joyful effect.
Equivalent to that between the tonic and another note of a major scale, and greater by a semitone than the corresponding minor interval. (of an interval)
Occurring as the predicate in the conclusion of a categorical syllogism. (of a term)

major /ˈmeɪ.d͡ʒə(ɹ)/ majors n
Major
(military ranks) A rank of officer in the army and the US air force, between captain and lieutenant colonel.
Volljährige
A person of legal age.
Hauptfach Hauptstudienfach Hauptstudiengang
(education, North America, Australia, New Zealand) The principal subject or course of a student working toward a degree at a college or university.

major /ˈmeɪ.d͡ʒə(ɹ)/ v
spezialisieren

major arcana n
Große Arcana Trionfi Trumpfkarten
The 22 trumps of a deck of tarot cards.

major axis major axes n
Hauptachse
(geometry) The longest diameter of an ellipse, running through the center and foci, with its ends being the widest points of the shape.

major general major generals n
Generalmajor Generalmajorin
A military officer in the armies of most nations, typically ranking below a lieutenant general and above a brigadier.

major key major keys n
Durtonart Dur
(music) A musical key based upon a major scale.

major scale major scales n
Dur
(music) One of the diatonic scales; a group of notes or musical pitches in a particular pattern, used to make melodies. The pattern for a major scale is: tone - tone - semitone - tone - tone - tone - semitone.

major third major thirds n
große Terz
(music) A musical interval in Western music that is equal to or approximates a frequency ratio of 5/4. In twelve-tone equal temperament, it consists of four standard semitones, spans three degrees of the diatonic scale, and is enharmonically equivalent to a diminished fourth. Major scales are so named because of the major third interval between the tonic and mediant of a major tonic triad.

majorant /ˈmeɪ.d͡ʒəɹ.ənt/ majorants n
Majorante
(mathematics) A function, or an element of a set, that dominates others or is greater than all others.

majordomo /ˌmeɪ.d͡ʒəˈdəʊ.məʊ/ /ˌmeɪ.d͡ʒɚˈdoʊ.moʊ/ majordomos n
Haushälter Hausmeier Hausverwalter Majordomus
The head servant or official in a royal Spanish or Italian household; later, any head servant in a wealthy household in a foreign country; a leading servant or butler.
Gutsverwalter Hausverwalter
(US, Southwest) A manager of a hacienda, ranch or estate.
Aufseher Geschäftsführer Verwalter
(chiefly, _, US) Any overseer, organizer, person in command.

majorette /ˌmeɪ.d͡ʒəˈɹɛt/ majorettes n
Gardetänzerin Tanzmariechen
A dancer who twirls and performs stunts with a lightweight baton, whether as a solo, in a group of majorettes, or in the company of a marching band.

majority /məˈd͡ʒɑɹɪti/ /məˈd͡ʒɒɹɪti/ /məˈd͡ʒɔɹɪti/ majorities n
Erwachsenenalter
Mehrheit Majorität
More than half (50%) of some group.

majorization majorizations n
Majorisierung

majorize v
majorisieren

majorizer majorizers n
Majorisator
(maths) A majorization function

make /meɪk/ [meɪkʲ] [meːk] [mɛːk] makes n
Marke Fabrikat
Brand or kind; model.

make /meɪk/ [meɪkʲ] [meːk] [mɛːk] v
machen lassen bauen bringen interpretieren produzieren
(obsolete) To act in a certain manner; to have to do; to manage; to interfere; to be active; often in the phrase to meddle or make.

make a big thing out of /ˈmeɪk ə ˈbɪɡ ˈθɪŋ aʊt əv/ v
um ein Gewese machen viel Aufhebens um machen
(transitive, idiomatic) To call attention to or publicize; to make a fuss about, especially unnecessarily.

make a case for v
Argumente liefern für verteidigen
To present an argument in favor of.

make a decision v
eine Entscheidung treffen
(intransitive) To decide.

make a killing v
(großen) Reibach machen sich eine goldene Nase verdienen
(idiomatic) To win or earn a large amount of money.

make a living v
sich seinen Lebensunterhalt verdienen
To earn enough income to support oneself and, if applicable, one's family.

make a mistake v
versehen
To err, to be wrong. (This entry is a translation hub.)

make a mountain out of a molehill v
aus einer Mücke einen Elefanten machen aus einem Furz einen Donnerschlag machen
(transitive, idiomatic) To treat a problem as greater than it is; to blow something out of proportion; to exaggerate the importance of something trivial.

make a pig's ear of v
Mist verzapfen Scheiße bauen vermasseln
(British, idiomatic, transitive) To do badly; to make a mess of.

make a point v
seine Sicht der Dinge klarstellen seine Sichtweise vorbringen seinen Standpunkt vertreten
(idiomatic) To argue or promote an idea.
dafür sorgen darauf Wert legen darauf achten sicherstellen
(idiomatic) To take care in doing something; to pay attention or ensure that something is done.

make a show of oneself v
eine lächerliche Figur abgeben sich lächerlich machen sich zum Affen machen unangenehm auffallen
(idiomatic, Ireland) To embarrass oneself or others in public.

make a silk purse of a sow's ear v
aus Scheiße Geld machen
(idiomatic) To produce something refined, admirable, or valuable from something which is unrefined, unpleasant, or of little or no value.

make a spectacle of oneself v
blamieren eine lächerliche Figur abgeben sich lächerlich machen sich zum Affen machen sich zum Narren machen unangenehm auffallen
(idiomatic, originally, _, US) To embarrass oneself or others in public.

make a virtue of necessity v
aus der Not eine Tugend machen
(idiomatic) To make the best of a difficult situation; to recast or portray an action or situation in which one has no alternatives as an action or situation which was deliberately chosen on its merits.

make amends v
Genugtuung leisten
(idiomatic) To repair a relationship; to resolve an argument or fight; to make reparations or redress.

make an effort v
anstrengen sich Mühe geben
To try; to work towards a goal.

make an example of v
ein Exempel statuieren
(transitive, idiomatic) To punish someone so as to give a warning to others.

make an exhibition of oneself v
blamieren sich zum Narren machen
(idiomatic, UK) To embarrass oneself or others in public by behaving foolishly.

make believe v
so tun, als ob
(idiomatic, childish) To pretend or imagine.

make do v
auskommen hinkommen hinlangen hinreichen klarkommen sich abfinden
(intransitive, idiomatic, informal) To survive, get by (with), or use whatever is available (due to lack of resources).

make ends meet v
über die Runden kommen über den Monat kommen
(idiomatic) To have enough money to cover expenses; to get by financially; to get through the pay period (sufficient to meet the next payday).

make eyes v
Augen machen schöne Augen machen
(usually with "at") To flirt with (someone) by making obvious glances.

make flexible v
flexibilisieren
(This entry is a translation hub.)

make for v
sich zusteuern auf zustreben
(idiomatic) To set out to go (somewhere); to move towards.

make friends v
anfreunden Freunde finden
(intransitive) To form friendships with others.
anfreunden
(construed with with) To befriend.

make fun of v
verspotten auslachen lustig machen
(idiomatic, informal) To tease, ridicule or make jokes about, generally in a pejorative manner.

make hay v
Heu machen
(literally) To cut grass to turn into hay for animal feed.
beweisen die Gelegenheit beim Schopf ergreifen hervortun profilieren
(idiomatic) To take advantage of an opportunity.

make hay while the sun shines v
das Eisen schmieden, so lange es heißt ist
(idiomatic) To act while an opportunity exists; to take action while a situation is favorable.

make head or tail of v
sich einen Reim darauf machen
(idiomatic, chiefly in the negative, with can't/cannot) To understand even minimally.

make it v
schaffen
To succeed in doing something, for example in reaching a place, going somewhere, attending an event, arriving in time for something, adding to one's schedule or itinerary, or in getting where one wants to be in one's life or career, which sometimes means becoming or wanting to become successful (succeed in a big way) or famous.

make it snappy v
Mach fix! Mach hin! dalli-dalli! ranhalten zack-zack!
(idiomatic, often, imperative) To do something quickly; to be quick about something.

make known v
bekanntmachen verkünden
(transitive) To announce (some information) generally.
ausplaudern verraten weitersagen
(transitive) To disclose (a secret).

make light of v
auf die leichte Schulter nehmen nicht allzu ernst nehmen sich nicht viel machen aus
(idiomatic) To regard without due seriousness; to joke about.

make love v
Liebe machen miteinander schlafen
(euphemistic) To engage in sexual intercourse. [from 20th c.]

make love, not war phraseologicalUnit
Mach Liebe, nicht Krieg
A hippie anti-war slogan encouraging love and peace.

make music v
musizieren
To sing or play a musical instrument.

make no bones about v
frei heraus sagen kein Aufheben machen von keine Umschweife machen nicht viel Aufhebens machen um
(idiomatic) To say, do, or indicate something clearly and without hesitation, even if it may be unpleasant. [15c.]

make no odds v
keinen Unterschied machen nichts ausmachen

make noise v
Lärm machen

make off /ˌmeɪk ˈɒf/ v
sich aus dem Staub machen sich davonmachen
(intransitive) To exit or depart; to run away.

make off with v
sich aus dem Staub machen mit sich davonmachen mit
(transitive) To steal (something) and flee.
To run away together with someone.
(transitive) To capture (someone) and flee.

make out /meɪk aʊt/ /meɪk æɔt/ /meɪk æʊt/ /meɪk ɘʉt/ /meɪk ʌʊt/ v
adressieren ausstellen
(transitive) To draw up (a document etc.), to designate (a cheque) to a given recipient, payee. [from 15th c.]
erkennen bemerken herauslesen merken mitbekommen wahrnehmen
(transitive) To discern; to manage to see, hear etc. [from 16th c.]
abschneiden durchkommen
(now, chiefly, US, regional, intransitive) To manage, get along; to do (well, badly etc.). [from 17th c.]
knutschen küssen rummachen
(slang, chiefly, US, intransitive) To embrace and kiss passionately. [from 20th c.]

make over v
aufarbeiten instandsetzen renovieren umgestalten überarbeiten
(idiomatic) To renovate or to convert to a different use, particularly houses, offices, or rooms within them.

make peace v
Frieden schließen
To end hostilities; to reach a peace agreement; to initiate or resume a cordial relationship after a period of animosity.

make right v
in Ordnung bringen
(transitive) To right, rectify, or ameliorate a relationship or situation.

make room v
Platz machen Platz schaffen
(idiom) To rearrange or organize existing people, objects, furniture, belongings, etc., to create space for new objects.

make sense v
begreifen schlau werden aus verstehen
(intransitive, idiomatic, with of) To decipher or understand.
Sinn ergeben Sinn geben sinnvoll sein Sinn machen
(informal) Used to express interest or desire in something; to be pleasing or beneficial; to work, be operative, or be advantageous to.

make shift v
behelfen
(dated) To contrive; to invent a way of surmounting a difficulty.

make someone's blood boil v
jmds. Blut in Wallung geraten lassen
(idiomatic) To cause a person to feel angry or very annoyed, especially in situation in which one cannot fully display that feeling to others.

make someone's blood run cold v
einem das Blut in den Adern gefrieren lassen
(idiomatic) To cause a person to feel fear, horror, dread, or strong foreboding; to chill.

make someone's day v
jemandem Freude machen jemandem den Tag retten jemanden glücklich machen
(idiomatic) To make someone happy, or be a source of satisfaction, for the rest of the day.

make strange v
fremdeln
(idiomatic, especially of small children) To behave in a shy, uncommunicative, resistant manner when encountering an unfamiliar person or situation.

make sure v
sicherstellen zusehen sichergehen
To make oneself certain (of something, or that something is the case); to verify, to ascertain. [from 17th c.]

make the bed v
das Bett machen betten
To arrange the sheets, blankets, or other coverings of a bed smoothly and neatly, with the corners tucked under the mattress.

make the rounds v
die Runde machen
To circulate from one place to another.

make up /ˌmeɪk ˈʌp/ v
ausgleichen aufholen gutmachen kompensieren wiedergutmachen
To compensate, to fill in, to catch up.
ausdenken erfinden
To invent, to imagine, to concoct
sich aussöhnen sich versöhnen
To make peace, to settle a dispute.
schminken zusammenbauen zusammensetzen zusammenstellen
To make social or romantic advances to; to pay court to. [from 18th c.]

make up one's mind v
beschließen entscheiden
(idiomatic) To decide; to reach a conclusion.

make whole v
wiederherstellen
(transitive, set phrase) To restore (someone) to a sound, healthy, or otherwise favorable condition.
entschädigen schadlos stellen
(transitive, finance, legal) To provide (someone), especially under the terms of a legal judgment or an agreement, with financial compensation for lost money or other lost assets.

make yourself at home phraseologicalUnit
fühle dich wie zu Hause fühlen Sie sich wie zu Hause fühlt euch wie zu Hause
(idiom) An invitation to a guest in the speaker's home to treat the house as if it were theirs.

make-up artist make-up artists n
Visagist Visagistin Maskenbildner Maskenbildnerin
A person who applies makeup and prosthetics for theatrical, television, film, fashion, magazines and similar productions.

makeover makeovers n
Aufarbeitung Instandsetzung Neuaufstellung Neugestaltung Renovierung Umarbeitung
A major change in the use of something, or in the appearance of something or someone; a radical transformation.

maker /ˈmeɪk.ə/ /ˈmeɪk.ɚ/ makers n
Hersteller Fabrikant Macher
Someone who makes; a person or thing that makes or produces something.

makeshift /ˈmeɪkˌʃɪft/ more makeshift most makeshift adj
behelfsmäßig provisorisch
Made to work or suffice; improvised; substituted.

makeshift /ˈmeɪkˌʃɪft/ makeshifts n
Notbehelf Notlösung Provisorium
A temporary (usually insubstantial) substitution.

makeup /ˈmeɪkʌp/ makeups n
Make-up Schminke
(countable, uncountable) Cosmetics; colorants and other substances applied to the skin to alter its appearance.

makhorka /məˈkɔː(ɹ)kə/ /məˈxɔː(ɹ)kə/ makhorkas n
Bauern-Tabak Machorka Rundblatt-Tabak
(chiefly, Russia) A coarse, strong type of tobacco (Nicotiana rustica), especially grown in Russia and Ukraine.

making /ˈmeɪkɪŋ/ makings n
Anfertigen Anfertigung Fabrikation Herstellung
The act of forming, causing, or constituting; workmanship; construction.

making-of /ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˌɒv/ /ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˌʌv/ making-ofs n
Making-of
(television, film) A documentary about how a film or television show was made, with behind-the-scenes footage.

malabsorption malabsorptions n
Malabsorption
The state arising from abnormality in digestion or absorption of food nutrients across the gastrointestinal tract.

malachite /ˈmæl.əˌkaɪt/ malachites n
Malachit
(mineral) A bright green mineral, a basic copper carbonate, Cu2CO3(OH)2; one of the principal ores of copper.
malachitfarben
A mild green colour, like that of the mineral.

malacologist malacologists n
Malakologe Malakologin
A person who studies molluscs; a specialist in malacology. [from 19th c.]

malacology n
Malakologie
(zoology) The study of molluscs.

maladaptive more maladaptive most maladaptive adj
fehlangepasst maladaptiv schlecht angepasst unangepasst ungeschickt

maladroit /ˌmæl.ə.ˈdɹɔɪt/ more maladroit most maladroit adj
unbeholfen ungeschickt
Not adroit; awkward, clumsy, inept. [from 1670s]

malady /ˈmæl.ə.di/ maladies n
Krankheit Übel
Any ailment or disease of the body; especially, a lingering or deep-seated disorder.

malaise /-ˈlɛz/ /mæˈleɪz/ /mɑˈleɪz/ /məˈleɪz/ malaises n
Unbehagen Unwohlsein
A feeling of general bodily discomfort, fatigue or unpleasantness, often at the onset of illness.

malaria /məˈlɛə.ɹi.ə/ malarias n
Malaria
A disease spread by mosquito, in which a protozoan, Plasmodium, multiplies in blood every few days.

malarkey /məˈlɑɹki/ /məˈlɑːki/ malarkeys n
Blödsinn Humbug Kappes Mumpitz Quatsch Schmarrn
(originally, US, informal) Nonsense; rubbish. [from 1920s]

male /meɪl/ maler malest more male most male adj
männlich
Belonging to the sex which typically produces sperm, or to the gender which is typically associated with it. [from 14th c.]

male /meɪl/ males n
Mann
A human member of the masculine sex or gender.
Männchen Er
One of the male (masculine) sex or gender.

male chauvinism n
Chauvinismus männlicher Chauvinismus
A belief in the innate superiority of men over women.

male circumcision male circumcisions n
Beschneidung des Mannes Beschneidung des männlichen Genitals Beschneidung männlicher Genitalien Vorhautbeschneidung Zirkumzision männliche Beschneidung
An operation involving the surgical removal of all or most of the foreskin (prepuce) and frenulum of the male genitalia.

male fern male ferns n
Männerfarn echter Wurmfarn
Dryopteris filix-mas, from which is derived a vermifuge preparation.

male member male members n
männliches Glied
(euphemistic) Penis.

malefactor /ˈmæləˌfæktɚ/ malefactors n
Übeltäter Malefaktor Übeltäterin
An evildoer.

maleness malenesses n
Männlichkeit
The characteristic, state or condition of being male.

malevolence /məˈlɛvələns/ malevolences n
Böswilligkeit Missgunst
Hostile attitude or feeling.

malevolent /məˈlɛvələnt/ more malevolent most malevolent adj
böswillig
Having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others.

malfeasance /ˌmælˈfiːzəns/ malfeasances n
Schandtat Untat schwere Missetat schwerwiegendes Fehlverhalten Übeltat
Wrongdoing.
(böswilliges) Dienstvergehen Sabotage Sabotageakt
(legal) Misconduct or wrongdoing, especially by a public official and causing damage.

malformed adj
deformiert missgebildet missgestaltet
Not formed correctly; misshapen; deformed.

malformedness n
Missgebildetheit
incorrect form; quality of being malformed

malfunction /ˌmælˈfʌŋk.ʃən/ malfunctions n
Fehlfunktion Funktionsstörung
Faulty functioning.
Failure to function.

malfunction /ˌmælˈfʌŋk.ʃən/ v
nicht funktionieren
To function improperly.
To fail to function.

malic acid n
Äpfelsäure
(organic compound) A colourless crystalline dicarboxylic acid, hydroxy-malonic acid, found in wine, apples and other fruit; it is converted to lactic acid by malolactic fermentation.

malice /ˈmælɪs/ malices n
Boshaftigkeit Bösartigkeit Böse Bosheit
Intention to harm or deprive in an illegal or immoral way. Desire to take pleasure in another's misfortune.

malicious /məˈlɪʃəs/ more malicious most malicious adj
boshaft böswillig maliziös bösartig böse
Intending to do harm; characterized by spite and malice.

malign /məˈlaɪn/ more malign most malign adj
böse böswillig schlecht schlimm übel
Evil or malignant in disposition, nature, intent or influence.
arglistig bösartig böse böswillig grausam heimtückisch
Malevolent.
bösartig maligne
(oncology) Malignant.

malign /məˈlaɪn/ v
lästern schlechtmachen verleumden Übles nachsagen
(transitive) To make defamatory statements about; to slander or traduce.

malignant /məˈlɪɡnənt/ more malignant most malignant adj
bösartig
Harmful, malevolent, injurious.
bösartig malign
(medicine) Tending to produce death; threatening a fatal issue.

malinger /məˈlɪŋɡə/ /məˈlɪŋɡɚ/ v
simulieren
(ambitransitive) To feign illness, injury, or incapacitation in order to avoid work, obligation, or perilous risk.

malingerer /məˈlɪŋɡəɹə/ malingerers n
Simulant Scheinkranke Scheinkranker Simulatin
A person who malingers.

mall /mæl/ /mɑl/ /mɔːl/ malls n
Einkaufszentrum
An enclosed shopping centre. [from 20th c.]

mallard /ˈmæl.ɑː(ɹ)d/ /ˈmælɚd/ mallard mallards n
Stockente
Anas platyrhynchos, a common and widespread dabbling duck, natively found throughout the Northern Hemisphere, whose male has a distinctive dark green head.

malleability malleabilities n
Biegsamkeit Geschmeidigkeit Schmiedbarkeit
The quality or state of being malleable.

malleable /ˈmæl.iː.ə.bəl/ [-bɯ] [ˈmaɫiəbəɫ] [ˈmæɫiəbɫ̩] [ˈmɛɫiəbɫ̩] more malleable most malleable adj
schmiedbar verformbar formbar geschmeidig biegbar biegsam
Able to be hammered into thin sheets; capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer, or by the pressure of rollers.
beeinflußbar dehnbar flexibel formbar veränderlich
(metaphorical) Flexible, liable to change.

malleate /ˈmæl.i.eɪt/ /ˈmæl.i.ɪt/ v
hämmern schmieden
(rare) To beat into shape with a hammer.

mallet /ˈmælɪt/ mallets n
Klopfholz Holzhammer Gummihammer
(music) A small hammer-like tool used for playing certain musical instruments.

malleus /ˈmæl.i.əs/ mallei n
Hammer Malleus
(anatomy) The small hammer-shaped bone of the middle ear.

mallow /ˈmæloʊ/ /ˈmæləʊ/ mallows n
Malve
Any of a group of flowering plants in several genera of the taxonomic family Malvaceae, especially of the genus Malva. Several species are edible by humans.

malmsey /ˈmɑ(l)mzi/ /ˈmɑːmzɪ/ malmseys n
Malvasier
A sweet fortified wine made in Madeira, originally from the malvasia grape.

malnourished more malnourished most malnourished adj
unterernährt
suffering from malnutrition

malnutrition malnutritions n
Unterernährung Mangelernährung
A lack of adequate nourishment.

malonic anhydride n
Malonsäureanhydrid

malparkage n
Falschparken
(rare, jocular) An act of parking a vehicle illegally.

malpractice malpractices n
Behandlungsfehler Kunstfehler
The improper treatment of a patient by a physician that results in injury or loss.

malt /mɑlt/ /mɔlt/ malts n
Malz
Malted grain (sprouted grain) (usually barley), used in brewing and otherwise.

malt /mɑlt/ /mɔlt/ v
mälzen
(transitive) To convert a cereal grain into malt by causing it to sprout (by soaking in water) and then halting germination (by drying with hot air) in order to develop enzymes that can break down starches and proteins in the grain.

malt whisky malt whiskies n
Malt Whisky
Whisky made only from malted barley.

malthouse malthouses n
Mälzerei
A plant where malt is produced.

maltodextrin maltodextrins n
Maltodextrin
(carbohydrate) A type of dextrin commonly used as a food additive

maltose /ˈmɔːltəʊz/ maltoses n
Maltose Malzzucker
(carbohydrate) A disaccharide, C12H22O11 formed from the digestion of starch by amylase; is converted to glucose by maltase; it is an isomer of trehalose

maltreat /malˈtɹiːt/ v
misshandeln
To treat badly, to abuse. [from 18th c.]

maltreatment /malˈtɹiːtmənt/ maltreatments n
Misshandlung
Cruel or harmful treatment or abuse; mistreatment.

malvasia /ˌmalvəˈsɪə/ /ˌmælvəˈsi.ə/ /ˌmælvəˈzi.ə/ malvasias n
Malvasier
A variety of grape, originally from the region of the Aegean, now used to make malmsey wine.

malware /ˈmæl.weə(ɹ)/ malwares n
Schadsoftware Schadprogramm Malware
(computing) Software which has been designed to operate in a malicious, undesirable manner.

mama bear mama bears n
Helikoptermutti
(by extension, slang) A woman, especially a mother, who is extremely protective of a child or children.

mama's boy mama's boys n
Muttersöhnchen
(informal, idiomatic, derogatory, North America) A male who has a very close bond with his mother, and may consequently be perceived as soft or effeminate.

mamba /ˈmɑm.bɑ/ mambas n
Mamba
Any of various venomous snakes of the genus Dendroaspis, native to Africa, that live in trees.

mambo /ˈmæmbəʊ/ /ˈmɑmboʊ/ mamboes mambos n
Mambo
A Latin-American musical genre, adapted from rumba, originating from Cuba in the 1940s, or a dance or rhythm of this genre. [from 20th c.]

mammal /ˈmæməl/ mammals n
Säugetier
An animal of the class Mammalia, characterized by being warm-blooded, having hair and producing milk with which to feed its young.
(paleontology) A vertebrate with three bones in the inner ear and one in the jaw.

mammalogy mammalogies n
Mammalogie Säugetierkunde
The study of mammals.

mammary /ˈmæməɹi/ adj
Brust
(biology) Of or relating to mamma or breast (of a woman or a female animal).

mammary gland mammary glands n
Milchdrüse
(anatomy) A gland that secretes milk for suckling an infant or offspring.

mammogram mammograms n
Mammogramm
(medicine) An X-ray picture of the breasts (mammaries), used to screen for breast cancer.

mammography mammographies n
Mammografie Mammographie
(medicine) X-ray examination of the breasts for diagnosing and locating abnormalities, especially tumours.

mammoth /ˈmæməθ/ mammoths n
Mammut
Any species of the extinct genus Mammuthus, of large, usually hairy, elephant-like mammals with long curved tusks and an inclined back, which became extinct with the last retreat of ice age glaciers during the late Pleistocene period, and are known from fossils, frozen carcasses, and Paleolithic cave paintings found in North America and Eurasia.

mammothrept /ˈmaməθɹɛpt/ mammothrepts n
Muttersöhnchen Schoßkind
(archaic) A spoilt child.

mamoncillo mamoncillos n
Honigbeere
Melicoccus bijugatus, a tree of the Sapindaceae family, native to Central and South America.

mamushi mamushi mamushis n
Mamushi
A species of pit viper, Gloydius blomhoffii

mamzer mamzerim mamzers n
Mamser Mamzer
(Judaism) A child born to Jewish parents whose relationship is incestuous or otherwise forbidden by Jewish law (e.g. an unmarried man and a married woman), or the descendant of such a person.
A contemptible person; a jerk.

man /meːn/ /mæn/ [meən] [mɑn] [mɛn] [mɛən] [mẽə̃n] interjection
Mann
Used to place emphasis upon something or someone; sometimes, but not always, when actually addressing a man.

man /meːn/ /mæn/ [meən] [mɑn] [mɛn] [mɛən] [mẽə̃n] men n
Mensch menschliches Wesen
(collective) All humans collectively: mankind, humankind, humanity. (Sometimes capitalized as Man.)
Mann Herr
A male person, usually an adult; a (generally adult male) sentient being, whether human, supernatural, elf, alien, etc.
Spielstein Spielfigur Stein Figur Schachfigur
A piece or token used in board games such as backgammon.

man /meːn/ /mæn/ [meən] [mɑn] [mɛn] [mɛən] [mẽə̃n] v
bemannen
(transitive) To supply (something) with staff or crew (of either sex).
bemannen besetzen
(transitive) To take up position in order to operate (something).

man day man days n
Manntag Personentag Arbeitstag
The amount of work that one person can complete in one day, often considered to be equivalent to eight man hours

man enough adj
Mann genug
sufficiently courageous

man flu n
Männerschnupfen
(British, colloquial) A cold or similar minor ailment as suffered by a male seen as wildly exaggerating the severity of his symptoms.

man in the moon /ˌmæn ən ðə ˈmun/ /ˌmæn ɪn ðə ˈmuːn/ pn
Mann im Mond Mondgesicht
An image of a man perceived in the dark maria (plains or "seas") and light highlands or other features of the Moon, originally regarded as a man with a burden on his back or accompanied by a small dog, and now more commonly as a man's face in the full moon or his profile in a crescent moon; hence, an imaginary man thought to be living on the Moon.

man is the measure of all things phraseologicalUnit
der Mensch ist das Maß aller Dinge

man of action men of action n
ein Mann der Tat

man of few words men of few words n
Schweiger
(idiomatic) A man who doesn't speak much, or speaks only for a short period of time.

man of letters men of letters n
Literat Literatin
(dated) A literary man; a scholar or author.

man of the world men of the world n
Mann von Welt Weltmann
A worldly or sophisticated man, one well versed in the ways and dealings of humankind.

man on interjection
Hintermann

man overboard interjection
Mann über Bord
(nautical) A cry used to announce that one of the crew or passengers has fallen over the side of the vessel.

man proposes, God disposes proverb
der Mensch denkt, Gott lenkt
Things don't always work out as they were planned.

man's best friend n
bester Freund des Menschen
An affectionate term for a dog, or dogs in general.

man-bag man-bags n
Herrenhandtasche
The equivalent of a woman's small handbag designed for use by men, having compartments for mobile phones, etc.

man-day man-days n
Personentag Arbeitstag Manntag
One person's working time for a day, or the equivalent, used as a measure of how much work or labor is required or consumed to perform some task.

man-eater man-eaters n
Menschenfresser
An animal that attacks and kills humans for food, such as certain tigers or sharks; any animal that consumes human flesh.
A cannibal; a human that eats other humans.
Vamp
(by extension, slang) A seductive dangerous woman, often readily taking and discarding male romantic partners.

man-eating adj
menschenfressend
Inclined to eat human flesh; that attacks and kills humans for food.

man-hour man-hours n
Arbeitsstunde
The amount of work that can be done by one person in an hour.

man-made adj
menschengemacht
Created by people, as opposed to occurring in nature; artificial or synthetic.

man-midwife man-midwives n
Entbindungshelfer Entbindungspfleger Geburtshelfer
An accoucheur; a male midwife

man-of-war /ˈmæn-/ /ˌmæn.ə(v)ˈwoɹ/ /ˌmæn.ə(v)ˈwɔː/ /ˌmɛn.ɘ(v)ˈwoː/ men-of-war n
Kriegsschiff
(military, watercraft, chiefly, historical) A powerful armed naval vessel, primarily one armed with cannon and propelled by sails; a warship.

man-to-man adj
von Mann zu Mann
direct, forthright, and honest

man-to-man adv
von Mann zu Mann
directly, forthrightly, and honestly

manacle /ˈmænək(ə)l/ /ˈmænəkəl/ manacles n
Handschellen
A shackle for the wrist, usually consisting of a pair of joined rings; a handcuff; (by extension) a similar device put around an ankle to restrict free movement.

manage /ˈmænɪdʒ/ v
verwalten leiten
(transitive) To direct or be in charge of.
hinbekommen schaffen
(intransitive) To succeed at an attempt in spite of difficulty.
schaffen
(ambitransitive) To achieve (something) without fuss, or without outside help.

manageable /ˈmænəd͡ʒəb(ə)l/ /ˈmænɪd͡ʒəbl̩/ more manageable most manageable adj
handhabbar
Capable of being managed or controlled.

managed code n
verwalteter Code verwalteter Kode

management /mənˈeɪd͡ʒmənt/ /ˈmænəd͡ʒmənt/ /ˈmænɪd͡ʒmənt/ managements n
Führung Verwaltung Leitung Management Handhabung Regie
(uncountable) Administration; the use of limited resources combined with forecasting, planning, leadership and execution skills to achieve predetermined specific goals.

management system /ˈmænɪdʒmənt ˌsɪstəm/ management systems n
Managementsystem

manager /ˈmæn.ə.d͡ʒɚ/ /ˈmæn.ɪ.d͡ʒə/ [ˈmeən.ə.d͡ʒɚ] managers n
Manager Direktor Managerin Direktorin Verwalter Verwalterin
(management) A person whose job is to manage something, such as a business, a restaurant, or a sports team.

managing director managing directors n
Geschäftsführer Geschäftsführerin
The chief executive of a limited company.

manatee /ˈmæn.əˌtiː/ manatee manatees n
Manati Rundschwanzseekuh Seekuh
Any of several plant-eating marine mammals, of family Trichechidae, found in tropical regions.

manchineel manchineels n
Manchinelbaum Manzanillobaum
A tropical American tree (Hippomane mancinella), having apple-like, poisonous fruit, and a sap that causes blisters on contact with the skin.

mandala /ˈmʌn.də.lə/ mandalas n
Mandala
(Hinduism, Buddhism) Any ritualistic geometric design, symbolic of the Universe, used as an aid to meditation.

mandarin /mæn.də.ˈɹɪn/ /ˈmæn.də.ɹɪn/ mandarins n
Mandarin
(historical) A high government bureaucrat of the Chinese Empire. [from 1580s]

mandarin duck /ˈmændəɹɪn dʌk/ mandarin ducks n
Mandarinente
A colorful perching duck that has a red bill, large white crescent above the eye and reddish face, Aix galericulata.

mandarin fish mandarin fish mandarin fishes n
Aucha-Barsch
A carnivorous freshwater fish, Siniperca chuatsi, from China.
Mandarinfisch
A colorful saltwater fish in dragonet family, Synchiropus splendidus, from the Pacific Ocean.

mandarin orange mandarin oranges n
Mandarine
A small citrus tree (Citrus reticulata) with oblate fruits smaller than the (so-named) sweet oranges.
The fruit of this tree; in loose, informal usage, the term may include other similar citrus fruits such as Citrus unshiu (satsuma or mikan).

mandatary /mænˈdeɪtəɹi/ mandataries n
Mandatar
One who receives a mandate.

mandate /mænˈdeɪt/ /ˈmændeɪt/ mandates n
Mandat
An official or authoritative command; an order or injunction; a commission; a judicial precept; an authorization.
Ermächtigung Legitimation
(politics) The order or authority to do something, as granted to a politician by the electorate.

mandate /mænˈdeɪt/ /ˈmændeɪt/ v
autorisieren bevollmächtigen ermächtigen legitimieren
To authorize.

mandatory /ˈmæn.də.t(ə)ɹi/ /ˈmæn.dəˌtɔɹ.i/ /ˈmɛən.dəˌtɔɹ.i/ more mandatory most mandatory adj
obligatorisch vorgeschrieben zwingend notwendig
Obligatory; required or commanded by authority.

mandible /ˈmæn.dɪb.əl/ mandibles n
Mandibel
One of the anterior pair of mouthparts of an arthropod, designed for holding and cutting food.
Unterkiefer Unterkieferknochen
The jaw or a jawbone, especially the lower jawbone in mammals and fishes.

mandibular /manˈdɪb.jʊl.ə/ /mænˈdɪb.jəl.ɚ/ adj
mandibulär
(anatomy, zootomy) Of or pertaining to the mandible.

mandocello mandocellos n
Mandoloncello
(musical instrument) A string instrument similar to a large mandolin

mandola mandolas n
Mandola
(musical instruments) A stringed musical instrument resembling the mandolin, but of larger size and tuned lower.

mandolin /ˈmændəlɪn/ mandolins n
Mandoline
(string instrument) A stringed instrument of the lute family, having eight strings in four courses, frequently tuned as a violin, and with either a bowl-shaped back or a flat back.
Gemüsehobel Krauthobel
A kitchen tool for julienning vegetables.

mandorla /mænˈdɔː(ɹ)lə/ mandorlas n
Mandorla
A vesica piscis-shaped aureola that surrounds the figures of Christ and the Virgin Mary, or represents God the Father (who is not traditionally depicted) in traditional Eastern Christian art.

mandrake mandrakes n
Alraune
(mythology) A mandragora, a kind of tiny demon immune to fire.
Any plant of the genus Mandragora, certain of which are said to have medicinal or aphrodisiac properties; the root of these plants often resembles the shape of a small person, hence occasioning various mythic, magical, or occult uses.
A root of a mandrake plant that resembled human form, especially one kept or used for magic or occult purposes.
(slang) The drug methaqualone.

mandrel /ˈmæn.dɹəl/ mandrels n
Aufweitdorn Dorn Drehstift Ringriegel Spreizdorn
A round object used as an aid for shaping a material, e.g. shaping or enlarging a ring, or bending or enlarging a pipe without creasing or kinking it.
Dorn Drehstift Mandrell Montagedorn Scheibenträger Spanndorn
A tool or component of a tool that guides, grips or clamps something, such as a workpiece to be machined, a machining tool or a part while it is moved.

mandrill /ˈmæn.dɹɪl/ mandrills n
Mandrill
A primate, Mandrillus sphinx, with colorful face and rump.

mane /meɪn/ manes n
Mähne
Longer hair growth on back of neck of an animal, especially a horse or lion

maneb manebs n
Maneb
A foliate fungicide consisting of a polymeric complex of manganese with the ethylene bis(dithiocarbamate) anionic ligand.

maned rat maned rats n
Mähnenratte
Lophiomys imhausi, a nocturnal, long-haired and bushy-tailed East African rodent that superficially resembles a porcupine.

maned wolf maned wolves n
Mähnenwolf
One of species Chrysocyon brachyurus, the largest canid of South America,.

manes /ˈmɑːneɪz/ n
Manen
The souls or spirits of dead ancestors, conceived as deities or the subjects of reverence, or of other deceased relatives.

maneuver /məˈnuːvə/ /məˈnuːvɚ/ maneuvers n
Manöver Übung
(military) The planned movement of troops, vehicles etc.; a strategic repositioning; (later also) a large training field-exercise of fighting units. [from 18th c.]
Manöver
A movement of the body, or with an implement, instrument etc., especially one performed with skill or dexterity. [from 18th c.]

maneuver /məˈnuːvə/ /məˈnuːvɚ/ v
manövrieren
(ambitransitive) To move (something, or oneself) carefully, and often with difficulty, into a certain position.

maneuverable /məˈnuːvəɹəbəl/ /məˈnuːvɹəbəl/ more maneuverable most maneuverable adj
manövrierfähig
(often, in combination) Able to be maneuvered

manga /ˈmaŋɡə/ /ˈmæŋɡə/ /ˈmɑŋɡə/ /ˈmɑːŋɡə/ manga mangas n
Manga
(countable, comics) A comic originating in Japan.
(uncountable) An artistic style heavily used in, and associated with, Japanese comics, and that has also been adopted by a comparatively low number of comics from other countries.

mangaka mangaka mangakas n
Mangaka Mangazeichner
A professional manga or anime artist.

manganese /ˈmæŋ.ɡəˌnis/ /ˈmæŋ.ɡəˌniz/ /ˈmæŋ.ɡəˌniːz/ manganeses n
Mangan
(uncountable) A metallic chemical element (symbol Mn) with an atomic number of 25, not a free element in nature but often found in minerals in combination with iron, and useful in industrial alloy production.

manganese group n
Mangangruppe

manganese tetrafluoride n
Mangantetrafluorid

manganin manganins n
Manganin
Any of several alloys of copper, manganese and nickel used in the manufacture of electrical resistors because of the thermal stability of their resistance

manganometric adj
manganometrisch

manganometry n
Manganometrie

mange /meɪnd͡ʒ/ manges n
Krätze Räude Grind Skabies Tierräude
(veterinary medicine) A skin disease of nonhuman mammals caused by parasitic mites (Sarcoptes spp., Demodecidae spp.).

mangelwurzel mangelwurzels n
Futterrübe Runkelrübe
A root vegetable, variety of Beta vulgaris, cultivated chiefly as cattle feed.

manger /ˈmeɪn.d͡ʒə(ɹ)/ /ˈmeɪn.d͡ʒɚ/ mangers n
Krippe Trog
A trough in a stable or barn for animals to eat from.

mangetout /mɑ̃ʒˈtuː/ /ˈmɑ̃ʒ.tuː/ mangetouts n
Kaiserschote Mange-tout Zuckererbse Zuckerschote
A vegetable pea (Pisum sativum) eaten when immature.

mangle /ˈmæŋ.ɡəl/ mangles n
Mangel Rollmangel Wäschemangel
A hand-operated device with rollers, for wringing laundry.

mangle /ˈmæŋ.ɡəl/ v
kalandrieren verstümmeln zerfleischen zurichten
(transitive) To change, mutilate, or disfigure by cutting, tearing, rearranging, etc.
mangeln auswringen wringen
(transitive, archaic) To wring laundry.

mango /ˈmæŋɡoʊ/ /ˈmæŋɡəʊ/ [ˈmɛəŋɡoʊ] mangoes mangos n
Mangobaum Mango
A tropical Asian fruit tree, Mangifera indica.
Mango
A pickled vegetable or fruit with a spicy stuffing; a vegetable or fruit which has been mangoed.

mango juice mango juices n
Mangosaft
Juice produced from mangoes.

mangosteen /ˈmæŋɡəstiːn/ mangosteens n
Mangostane
A tropical fruit of the tree genus Garcinia.
The tree on which the fruit grows.

mangrove /ˈmæŋɡɹoʊv/ /ˈmæŋɡɹəʊv/ mangroves n
Mangrovenbaum
Any of various tropical evergreen trees or shrubs that grow in intertidal coastal brackish waters.
Mangrove
A habitat with such plants; mangrove forest; mangrove swamp; mangal.

mangy /ˈmeɪn.d͡ʒi/ mangier mangiest adj
schäbig
räudig krätzig
Afflicted, or looking as if afflicted, with mange.

manhandle /ˈmænˌhæn.dəl/ v
angreifen herfallen über verprügeln zusammenschlagen übel zurichten
(transitive) To assault or beat up a person.
misshandeln
(transitive) To mishandle; to handle roughly; to mangle.

manhole /mænhəʊl/ manholes n
Einstiegsloch Mannloch Kontrollschacht
A hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations.

manhood /ˈmænhʊd/ manhoods n
Menschentum Menschheit Menschsein
The state or condition of being a human being.
Männlichkeit Mannsein
The self-concept of a man being with respect to his possession of the various qualities traditionally and ideally ascribed to manliness; a man's sense or view of himself as being more or less manly.
Männlichkeit Gemächte
(euphemism) The male genitalia, especially the penis.

manhunt manhunts n
Fahndung Menschenjagd
An organized search for a criminal or enemy.

mani stone mani stones n
Manistein

mania /ˈmeɪ.ni.ə/ manias n
Manie
Violent derangement of mind; madness; insanity.
Manie Fimmel
Excessive or unreasonable desire; insane passion affecting one or many people; fanaticism.

maniac /ˈmeɪniˌæk/ maniacs n
Irre Irrer
An insane person, especially one who suffers from a mania.

manic /ˈmænɪk/ more manic most manic adj
überdreht überschäumend übersteigert
Of or pertaining to someone who exhibits mania or craziness; wicked.
maniakalisch manisch
(psychiatry) Suffering from mania, the state of an abnormally elevated or irritable mood, arousal, and/or energy levels.

manic-depressive more manic-depressive most manic-depressive adj
manisch-depressiv
(dated) Relating to or exhibiting manic depression.

manicure /ˈmæ.nɪ.kjʊɹ/ manicures n
Maniküre
A cosmetic treatment for the fingernails.

manicurist manicurists n
Maniküre Handpfleger Handpflegerin Manikürist Maniküristin Nagelpfleger
A person who performs manicures.

manifest /ˈmæn.ə.fɛst/ /ˈmæn.ɪ.fɛst/ more manifest most manifest adj
manifest
Evident to the senses, especially to the sight; apparent; distinctly perceived.

manifest /ˈmæn.ə.fɛst/ /ˈmæn.ɪ.fɛst/ manifests n
Ladungsliste
A list or invoice of the passengers or goods being carried by a commercial vehicle or ship.
Manifest
(obsolete) A public declaration; an open statement; a manifesto.

manifest /ˈmæn.ə.fɛst/ /ˈmæn.ɪ.fɛst/ v
manifestieren
(transitive) To show plainly; to make to appear distinctly, usually to the mind; to put beyond question or doubt; to display; to exhibit.

manifest destiny n
Manifest Destiny
The political doctrine or belief held by the United States of America, particularly during its expansion, that the nation was destined to expand toward the west.
The political doctrine or belief held by many citizens of the United States of America that their system is best, and the idea that all humans would like to become Americans.
The belief that God supports the expansion of the United States of America throughout the entire North American continent except Mexico.

manifestation /ˌmænɪfəˈsteɪʃən/ /ˌmænɪfɛˈsteɪʃən/ manifestations n
Manifestation Erscheinung
The act or process of becoming manifest.

manifesto /ˌmæn.əˈfɛs.toʊ/ /ˌmæn.əˈfɛs.təʊ/ /ˌmæn.ɪˈfɛs.təʊ/ manifesti manifestoes manifestos n
Manifest
A public declaration of principles, policies, or intentions, especially that of a political party.

manifold /ˈmænɪˌfoʊld/ /ˈmænɪˌfəʊld/ /ˈmɛniˌfoʊld/ /ˈmɛnɪˌfoʊld/ more manifold most manifold adj
vielfältig divers mannigfaltig unterschiedlich verschieden
Various in kind or quality; diverse.
mannigfach vielfach vielfältig wiederkehrend
Exhibited at diverse times or in various ways.

manifold /ˈmænɪˌfoʊld/ /ˈmænɪˌfəʊld/ /ˈmɛniˌfoʊld/ /ˈmɛnɪˌfoʊld/ manifolds n
Kopie Vervielfältigung
(historical) A copy made by the manifold writing process.
Heizungsverteiler Sammler Verteiler
(mechanics) A pipe fitting or similar device that connects multiple inputs or outputs.
Mannigfaltigkeit
(mathematics) A topological space that looks locally like the "ordinary" Euclidean space \mathbb{R}^n and is Hausdorff.

manifold /ˈmænɪˌfoʊld/ /ˈmænɪˌfəʊld/ /ˈmɛniˌfoʊld/ /ˈmɛnɪˌfoʊld/ v
vervielfachen vervielfältigen
(transitive) To make manifold; multiply.

manila paper n
Manilapapier
(sometimes, capitalized) A stiff paper with a yellowish-brown finish made from hemp obtained from the abaca plant.

manioc /ˈmeɪ.niˌɑk/ /ˈmæ.ni.ɒk/ /ˈmæ.niˌɑk/ maniocs n
Mandiok
(countable, uncountable) The tropical plant Manihot esculenta, from which cassava and tapioca are prepared.

maniple /ˈmænəpəl/ /ˈmænɪp(ə)l/ maniples n
Manipel
(Ancient Rome, military) A division of the Roman army numbering 120 (or sometimes 60) soldiers exclusive of officers; (generally, obsolete) any small body of soldiers.
(Christianity, chiefly, historical) In Western Christianity, an ornamental band or scarf worn upon the left arm as a part of the vestments of a priest in the Roman Catholic Church, and sometimes the Church of England.

manipulability manipulabilities n
Manipulierbarkeit
The condition of being manipulable.

manipulatable /məˌnɪpjʊˈleɪtəbəl/ more manipulatable most manipulatable adj
manipulierbar
Suitable for, or able to be subjected to manipulation.

manipulate /məˈnɪp.jə.leɪt/ /məˈnɪp.jʊ.leɪt/ v
manipulieren
(transitive) To influence, manage, direct, control or tamper with something

manipulation /məˌnɪp.juˈleɪ.ʃən/ manipulations n
Manipulation Manipulieren Manipulierung
The practice of manipulating or the state of being manipulated.
The usage of psychological influence over a person, event, or situation to gain a desired outcome.

manipulative /məˈnɪp.jə.leɪ.tɪv/ /məˈnɪp.jə.lə.tɪv/ [məˈnɪp.jə.leɪ.ɾɪv] more manipulative most manipulative adj
manipulativ
(pejorative) Reaching one's goals at the expense of other people by using them.

manitou /ˈmanɪtuː/ manitous n
Manitu
A god or spirit as the object of religious awe or ritual among some American Indians.

mankind /mænˈkaɪnd/ n
Menschheit Menschengeschlecht
The human race in its entirety.
(obsolete) Human feelings; humanity.
Mann
Men collectively, as opposed to all women.

manky /ˈmæŋki/ mankier mankiest adj
widerlich ekelig eklig verdreckt
(UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, slang) Unpleasantly dirty and disgusting.

manliness /ˈmænlɪnəs/ manlinesses n
Männlichkeit Mannhaftigkeit
The quality of being manly; the set of qualities, traits and abilities considered appropriate to men (as opposed to women or children); similarity to a man.

manly /ˈmænli/ manlier manliest adj
männlich
Having the characteristics of a man.

manna /ˈmænə/ mannas n
Manna
(biblical) Food miraculously produced for the Israelites in the desert in the book of Exodus.
(by extension) Any boon which comes into one's hands by good luck.

manna ash manna ashes n
Blumen-Esche Manna-Esche
An ash tree, Fraxinus ornus, native to southern Europe.

manned /mænd/ adj
bemannt
Operated by, performed by, or transporting a person; crewed; piloted; staffed.

mannequin /ˈmænəˌkɪn/ mannequins n
Schaufensterpuppe Gliederpuppe Modellpuppe
A dummy, or life-size model of the human body, used for the fitting or displaying of clothes.
Mannequin Model
(dated) A person who models clothes.

manner /ˈmænə/ /ˈmænɚ/ manners n
Weise Manier
Mode of action; way of performing or doing anything

manner of articulation manners of articulation n
Artikulationsart
(phonetics, of a consonant) the configuration and interaction of the articulators (speech organs such as the tongue, lips, and palate) when making a speech sound

mannerism /ˈmænəˌɹɪzəm/ mannerisms n
Manier Maniertheit
A noticeable personal habit, a verbal or other (often, but not necessarily unconscious) habitual behavior peculiar to an individual.
Manierismus
Exaggerated or affected style in art, speech, or other behavior.

manners /ˈmæn.ɚz/ n
Manieren
Etiquette.

manoeuvrability manoeuvrabilities n
Manövrierbarkeit Manövrierfähigkeit
(British spelling) The quality of being manoeuvrable; ability to be manoeuvred.

manometer /məˈnɑmədəɹ/ /məˈnɑmɪtɚ/ /məˈnɒmɪtə/ manometers n
Manometer Druckmessgerät
An instrument to measure pressure in a fluid, especially a double-legged liquid column gauge used to measure the difference in the pressures of two fluids.

manor /ˈmænə(ɹ)/ /ˈmænəɹ/ manors n
Herrenhaus Gutshaus
Gut Landgut Manor Rittergut
A landed estate.
Herrschaft
A district over which a feudal lord could exercise certain rights and privileges in medieval western Europe.

mansard roof mansard roofs n
Mansarddach
A roof having two slopes on each side, the lower one having a steeper pitch than the upper; this increases the volume of the enclosed space.
A steeper roof that terminates into a flat roof at its high point.

manse /mæns/ manses n
Pfarrhaus
A house inhabited by the minister of a parish.

manservant /ˈmænˌsɜː(ɹ)vənt/ manservants menservants n
Diener
A male servant.

mansion /ˈmæn.t͡ʃən/ /ˈmæn.ʃən/ mansions n
Herrenhaus Villa Anwesen
A large house or building, usually built for the wealthy.

manslaughter manslaughters n
Totschlag fahrlässige Tötung mit Todesfolge
(law) The unlawful killing of a human, either in negligence or incidentally to the commission of some unlawful act, but without specific malice, or upon a sudden excitement of anger; considered less culpable than murder, but more culpable than justifiable homicide.

manslayer manslayers n
Totschläger
One who commits homicide or manslaughter

mansplain /manˈspleɪn/ /mænˈspleɪn/ v
herrklären mansplainen

mansplaining /manˈspleɪnɪŋ/ /mænˈspleɪnɪŋ/ n
Herrklären

manta ray /ˈmæntə ɹeɪ/ manta rays n
Mantarochen Riesenmanta
Any of several very large pelagic rays formerly of the genus Manta, now placed in genus Mobula, with winglike pectoral fins, a long tail, and two fins resembling horns that project from the head.

mantel /ˈmæn.təl/ mantels n
Kaminregal
The shelf above a fireplace which may be also a structural support for the masonry of the chimney.

mantelpiece /ˈmæntlpiːs/ mantelpieces n
Kaminsims
A shelf that is affixed to the wall above a fireplace.

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

mantilla /-ˈtiːjə/ /-ˈtɪlə/ /manˈtɪlə/ /mænˈti(j)ə/ mantillas n
Mantilla Mantille
A lace veil of Spanish origin worn over a woman's hair and shoulders.
A woman's light cloak or cape made of silk, velvet, lace, or other material.

mantis /ˈmæntɪs/ mantes mantises n
Gottesanbeterin Fangschrecke
Any of various large insects of the order Mantodea that catch insects or other small animals with their powerful forelegs.

mantis shrimp mantis shrimp mantis shrimps n
Fangschreckenkrebs
A stomatopod, a marine crustacean of the order Stomatopoda, with powerful claws and a carapace which covers only the rear part of the head and part of the thorax.

mantissa mantissae mantissas n
Mantisse
(mathematics) The part of a common logarithm after the decimal point, the fractional part of a logarithm.

mantle /ˈmæn.təl/ mantles n
Mantel Umhang
A piece of clothing somewhat like an open robe or cloak, especially that worn by Orthodox bishops. [from 9th c.]
Mantel Hülle Umhüllung
(figuratively) Anything that covers or conceals something else; a cloak. [from 9th c.]
Mantel
(malacology) The body wall of a mollusc, from which the shell is secreted. [from 15th c.]
Glühstrumpf
A gauzy fabric impregnated with metal nitrates, used in some kinds of gas and oil lamps and lanterns, which forms a rigid but fragile mesh of metal oxides when heated during initial use and then produces white light from the heat of the flame below it. (So called because it is hung above the lamp's flame like a mantel.) [from 19th c.]
Hirnrinde Rinde
(anatomy) The cerebral cortex. [from 19th c.]
Mantel Erdmantel
(geology) The layer between the Earth's core and crust. [from 20th c.]

mantle plume mantle plumes n
Diapir Manteldiapir Plume
(geology) An upwelling of abnormally hot molten material from the Earth's mantle which spreads sideways when it reaches the lithosphere.

mantled guereza mantled guerezas n
Mantelaffe
A colobus monkey, a kind of Old World monkey, Colobus guereza

mantling mantlings n
Helmdecke
(heraldry) The representation of a mantle, or the drapery behind and around a coat of arms.

mantra /ˈmæn.tɹə/ /ˈmɑn.tɹə/ /ˈmʌn.tɹə/ mantras n
Mantra
(Hinduism) The hymn portions of the Vedas; any passage of these used as a prayer. [from 1808]
(originally, Hinduism) A phrase repeated to assist concentration during meditation. [from 1956]
(by extension) A slogan or phrase often repeated.

manual /ˈmæn.j(u)əl/ /ˈmæn.j(ʊ)əl/ more manual most manual adj
manuell
(of an activity) Performed with the hands.

manual /ˈmæn.j(u)əl/ /ˈmæn.j(ʊ)əl/ manuals n
Manual
(music) A keyboard for the hands on a harpsichord, organ, or other musical instrument.
Schaltgetriebe
(metonymically) A vehicle with a manual transmission.
Handbuch
A booklet that instructs on the usage of a particular machine or product.

manual labor manual labors n
Handarbeit
(American spelling) Work done by hand or using basic tools rather than by machines; usually physically demanding but (sometimes, _, pejorative) unskilled labor.

manual transmission manual transmissions n
Handschaltung Schaltgetriebe manuelles Getriebe
(automotive) A multi-speed vehicle transmission, where gear changes require the driver to manually select the gears by operating a gear stick and clutch (which is usually a foot pedal for cars, or a hand lever for motorcycles).

manually adv
manuell
by hand

manufacture /ˌmanjəˈfaktʃə/ /ˌmanjʊˈfaktʃə/ /ˌmanəˈfaktʃə/ /ˌmænjuˈfækt͡ʃɚ/ /ˌmænjəˈfækt͡ʃɚ/ /ˌmænəˈfækt͡ʃɚ/ manufactures n
Herstellung Produktion
The action or process of making goods systematically or on a large scale.
Produkt
Anything made, formed or produced; product.

manufacture /ˌmanjəˈfaktʃə/ /ˌmanjʊˈfaktʃə/ /ˌmanəˈfaktʃə/ /ˌmænjuˈfækt͡ʃɚ/ /ˌmænjəˈfækt͡ʃɚ/ /ˌmænəˈfækt͡ʃɚ/ v
basteln fertigen produzieren
herstellen anfertigen erzeugen
To make things, usually on a large scale, with tools and either physical labor or machinery.
herstellen anfertigen erzeugen fabrizieren
(derogatory) To fabricate; to create false evidence to support a point.

manufacturer /ˌmænjəˈfækt͡ʃəɹɚ/ /ˌmænjʊˈfæktʃəɹə/ manufacturers n
Hersteller Herstellerin Erzeuger Erzeugerin Produzent Produzentin
A person or company that manufactures.

manufacturing /ˌmænjəˈfækt͡ʃəɹɪŋ/ /ˌmænjʊˈfækt͡ʃəɹɪŋ/ manufacturings n
Herstellung Produktion
The transformation of raw materials into finished products, usually on a large scale.

manuka /ˈmɑːnʊkə/ manukas n
Südseemyrte
Leptospermum scoparium, a shrub or small tree native to New Zealand and southeast Australia.

manul manuls n
Manul Pallaskatze
A small wild cat of Central Asia, Felis manul, syn, Otocolobus manul.

manumission /mænjʊˈmɪʃən/ manumissions n
Freilassung
Release from slavery or other legally sanctioned servitude; the giving of freedom; the act of manumitting.

manumit /mænjʊˈmɪt/ v
freilassen freisprechen
To release from slavery, to free.

manure /məˈn(j)ʊɹ/ /məˈnjɔː/ /məˈnjʊə/ manures n
Mist Dung Odel
Animal excrement, especially that of common domestic farm animals and when used as fertilizer. Generally speaking, from cows, horses, sheep, pigs and chickens.

manure /məˈn(j)ʊɹ/ /məˈnjɔː/ /məˈnjʊə/ v
düngen
To cultivate by manual labor; to till; hence, to develop by culture.

manuscript /ˈmæn.jʊˌskɹɪpt/ adj
Manuskript Handschrift
Handwritten, or by extension manually typewritten, as opposed to being mechanically reproduced.

manuscript /ˈmæn.jʊˌskɹɪpt/ manuscripts n
Manuskript Kodex
Handschrift Manuskript
A book, composition or any other document, written by hand (or manually typewritten), not mechanically reproduced.

manuscript paper manuscript papers n
Notenpapier
paper with blank printed staves for writing music

manwhore manwhores n
Stricher Strichjunge
(slang) A man who has sex with clients for money; a male prostitute.
Stricher
(slang) A promiscuous man who has no regard for his sexual partners or the emotional value of his relationships.

many /ˈmæni/ /ˈmɛni/ /ˈmɪni/ more most determiner
viele
An indefinite large number of.

many a determiner
manch
Being one of a large number, each one of many; belonging to an aggregate or category, considered singly as one of a kind.

many a mickle makes a muckle /ˌmɛni‿ə ˈmɪk(ə)l meɪks‿ə ˈmʌk(ə)l/ /ˌmɛni‿ə ˈmɪkəl meɪks‿ə ˈmʌkəl/ proverb
Kleinvieh macht auch Mist steter Tropfen höhlt den Stein
(chiefly, Northern England, Scotland) A lot of small amounts, put together, become a large amount. [from 1793]

many hands make light work proverb
viele Hände machen bald ein Ende
A large number of people co-operating can perform tasks easily.

many thanks interjection
besten Dank vielen Dank
An expression of gratitude, expressing greater gratitude than thank you or thanks.

many-sided more many-sided most many-sided adj
vielseitig
Having many sides; polygonal

manège manèges n
Dressierkunst Reitkunst
The art of training and riding horses; dressage.
Reitschule
A riding school.
Reitbahn Reitplatz
(UK) A riding arena (enclosed, but usually unroofed area, in contradistinction to a riding hall).

map /mæp/ maps n
Karte Landkarte Plan
A visual representation of an area, whether real or imaginary, showing the relative positions of places and other features.
Abbildung
(mathematics) A function.

map /mæp/ v
kartografieren abbilden
(transitive, followed by a "to" phrase) To create a direct relationship to; to create a correspondence with.
abbilden
(mathematics, transitive, followed by a "to" phrase) To act as a function on something, taking it to something else.

maple /ˈmeɪpl̩/ maples n
Ahorn
A tree of the genus Acer, characterised by its usually palmate leaves and winged seeds.

maple leaf maple leaves n
Ahornblatt
The leaf of the maple tree.

maple sugar maple sugars n
Ahornzucker
A type of sugar made by boiling the sap of the sugar maple.

maple syrup maple syrups n
Ahornsirup
Syrup made from the sap of the sugar maple, Acer saccharum

maquette /mæˈkɛt/ maquettes n
Bozzetto Makette Vorführmodell
A preliminary model or sketch used in preparation for making a sculpture.

mar /mɑɹ/ /mɑː(ɹ)/ [mɑɹ] [mɑ˞] v
beeinträchtigen stören verderben versauen verunstalten
(transitive) To spoil; to ruin; to scathe; to damage.

mara /ˈmɑːɹə/ maras n
Alb Mahr Nachtmahr
(European folklore) A nightmare; a spectre or wraith-like creature in Germanic and particularly Scandinavian folklore; a female demon who torments people in sleep by crouching on their chests or stomachs, or by causing terrifying visions.

marabou /ˈmæɹəbuː/ marabous n
Marabu
Leptoptilos crumeniferus, a large wading bird native to Africa, with a naked head and neck adapted for scavenging.

marantic /məˈɹæn.tɪk/ more marantic most marantic adj
marastisch

maraschino cherry maraschino cherries n
Cocktailkirsche Belegkirsche Maraschino-Kirsche
A preserved, sweetened cherry.

marasmus /məˈɹæz.məs/ marasmuses n
Marasmus

marathon /ˈmæɹə(ˌ)θɔn/ /ˈmæɹəˌθɑn/ /ˈmæɹəθən/ /ˈmɛɹə(ˌ)θɔn/ /ˈmɛɹəˌθɑn/ marathons n
Marathon
A 42.195 kilometre (26 mile 385 yard) road race.
(figuratively, by extension) Any extended or sustained activity.

maraud /mɘˈɹoːd/ /məˈɹɔd/ /məˈɹɔːd/ v
marodieren
(intransitive) To move about in roving fashion looking for plunder.
plündern
(transitive) To raid and pillage.

marauder /məˈɹɔːdə(ɹ)/ marauders n
Marodeur Marodeurin
Someone who moves about in roving fashion looking for plunder.

marble /ˈmɑɹ.bəl/ /ˈmɑː.bəl/ marbles n
Marmor
(uncountable, rock) A metamorphic rock of crystalline limestone. [from 12th c.]
Murmel
(countable, games) A small ball used in games, originally of marble but now usually of glass or ceramic. [from 17th c.]

marble /ˈmɑɹ.bəl/ /ˈmɑː.bəl/ v
marmorieren
(intransitive) To get or have the streaked or swirled appearance of certain types of marble, for example due to the incomplete mixing of viscous ingredients, or the uneven application of paint or other colorants.

marble cake marble cakes n
Marmorkuchen
A cake with two or more colors of ingredients which give a marble pattern to its interior.

marbled more marbled most marbled adj
marmoriert marmorn
Composed of marble; having a marble exterior.
Resembling marble.
geädert marmoriert
Having marbling.
durchwachsen marmoriert
(meat) Interlaced with fat.

marbled cat marbled cats n
Marmorkatze
Pardofelis marmorata, a cat similar in size to the domestic cat, with a longer, more thickly furred tail.

marbled polecat marbled polecats n
Tigeriltis
Vormela peregusna, a polecat found from Eastern Europe to parts of China, with yellow and black markings on its back.

marbled white marbled whites n
Schachbrett Schachbrettfalter
The large black-and-white chequered butterfly Melanargia galathea, of the family Nymphalidae.

marc /mɑɹk/ /mɑːk/ marcs n
Trester
The refuse matter that remains after fruit, particularly grapes, has been pressed.

marcasite /ˈmɑɹ.kə.sɑɪ̯t/ /ˈmɑːkəsʌɪt/ /ˌmɑɹ.kəˈzit/ marcasites n
Markasit
(mineral) The orthorhombic form of iron disulfide, FeS2, occurring as yellow crystals. [from 19th c.]
(historical) Any of various metal sulfides, usually iron sulfide minerals. [from 15th c.]

marcassin /mɑːˈkasɪn/ marcassins n
Frischling
A young wild boar.

march /mɑɹt͡ʃ/ /mɑːtʃ/ marches n
Marsch
A formal, rhythmic way of walking, used especially by soldiers, bands and in ceremonies.
Mark
(now, _, archaic, historical) A border region, especially one originally set up to defend a boundary.
(historical) A region at a frontier governed by a marquess.
Parade Marsch
A political rally or parade
Marsch Marschmusik
Any song in the genre of music written for marching (see Wikipedia's article on this type of music)
Fortgang Lauf
Steady forward movement or progression.

march /mɑɹt͡ʃ/ /mɑːtʃ/ v
marschieren
(intransitive) To walk with long, regular strides, as a soldier does.
in den Krieg ziehen
To go to war; to make military advances.

march to the beat of a different drum v
aus der Art schlagen aus der Reihe tanzen
(idiomatic) To do things in one's own way regardless of societal norms and conventional expectations.

marchioness /mɑɹʃəˈnɛs/ /ˈmɑɹʃənɪs/ marchionesses n
Marquise
The wife of a marquess.

mare /mɛə/ /mɛɚ/ mares n
Stute Mähre Pferdeweibchen
An adult female horse.
Alb Drude Mahr Nachtalb
(obsolete, or, historical) A type of evil spirit formerly thought to sit on the chest of a sleeping person; also, the feeling of suffocation felt during sleep, attributed to such a spirit.

mare /ˈmɑɹ.eɪ/ /ˈmɑɹ.i/ /ˈmɛɚ.i/ maria n
Mare
(planetology) A large, dark plain, which may have the appearance of a sea, such as those on the Moon

mare's milk n
Stutenmilch
Milk from a mare.

margarine /ˈmɑɹ.d͡ʒə.ɹɪn/ /ˈmɑɹ.d͡ʒəˌɹin/ /ˈmɑː.d͡ʒə.ɹɪn/ /ˌmɑː.d͡ʒəˈɹiːn/ /ˌmɑː.ɡəˈɹiːn/ margarines n
Margarine
A spread, manufactured from a blend of vegetable oils (some of which are hydrogenated), emulsifiers etc, mostly used as a substitute for butter.

margarita /ˌmɑɹ.ɡəˈɹi.tə/ /ˌmɑː.ɡəˈɹiː.tə/ margaritas n
Margarita
A cocktail made with tequila, an orange-flavoured liqueur, and lemon or lime juice, often served with salt encrusted on the rim of the glass.

margarodite margarodites n
Margarodit

margay margays n
Langschwanzkatze
Leopardus wiedii, a spotted cat native to Central and South America.

margherita pizza margherita pizzas n
Margherita Pizza Margherita
The traditional Neapolitan pizza, topped with basil, tomatoes and mozzarella

margin /ˈmɑːd͡ʒɪn/ /ˈmɑːɹd͡ʒ(ə)n/ margins n
Seitenrand Marge
(typography) The edge of the paper, typically left blank when printing but sometimes used for annotations etc.
Marge Gewinnspanne Gewinnmarge
(finance) The yield or profit; the selling price minus the cost of production.
Einschuss
(finance) Collateral security deposited with a broker, to compensate the broker in the event of loss in the speculative buying and selling of stocks, commodities, etc.

margin of error margins of error n
Fehlerspielraum
(statistics) An expression of the lack of precision in the results obtained from a sample.

marginal note marginal notes n
Randnotiz Randvermerk
A note in the margin of a document.

marginal sea marginal seas n
Randmeer
A part of ocean partially enclosed by land such as islands, archipelagos, or peninsulas.

marginalia /mɑɹd͡ʒɪˈneɪli.ə/ /mɑːd͡ʒɪˈneɪli.ə/ n
Randnote
Notes in the margin of a document. [from 1830s]

marginalization marginalizations n
Marginalisierung
The act of marginalizing or something marginalized.

marginalize v
exkludieren marginalisieren
(transitive) To relegate (something, especially a topic or a group of people) to the margins or to a lower limit; to exclude socially or otherwise.

margravate /ˈmɑːɡɹəveɪt/ margravates n
Markgrafschaft
A territory governed by a margrave or margravine. [from 18th c.]

margrave /ˈmɑɹɡɹeɪv/ /ˈmɑːɡɹeɪv/ margraves n
Markgraf
(historical) A feudal era military-administrative officer of comital rank in the Carolingian empire and some successor states, originally in charge of a border area.
(historical) A hereditary ruling prince in certain feudal states of the Holy Roman Empire and elsewhere; the titular equivalent became known as marquis or marquess.

mari complaisant /məˌɹi kɑmplɛˈzɑnt/ /ˌmaɹi kɒ̃(m)plɛˈzɒ̃/ /ˌmaɹi ˈkɒ̃(m)plɛzɒ̃/ maris complaisants n
Cuckold
A husband who tolerates his spouse's adultery. [from 19th c.]

marigold /ˈmæɹ.ɪˌɡoʊld/ /ˈmæɹ.ɪˌɡəʊld/ /ˈmɛɹ.ɪˌɡoʊld/ marigolds n
Ringelblume Calendula
Any of the Old World plants, of the genus Calendula, with orange, yellow or reddish flowers.
Studentenblume Tagetes
Any of the New World plants, of the genus Tagetes, with orange, yellow or reddish flowers.

marijuana /-ˈhwɑ-/ /ˌmæɹ-/ /ˌmæɹɪˈwɑː.nə/ /ˌmɛɹɪˈwɑ.nə/ marijuanas n
Marihuana Hanf Cannabis Haschisch
The inflorescence of the Cannabis sativa plant, smoked or ingested for euphoric effect.

marimba /mə.ˈɹɪm.bə/ marimbas n
Marimbaphon
(musical instrument) A musical instrument similar to a xylophone but clearer in pitch.

marina /məˈɹinə/ marinas n
Jachthafen Marina Bootshafen Wasserwanderrastplatz
A harbour for small boats.

marinade /ˌmaɹəˈneɪd/ /ˌmaɹɪˈneɪd/ /ˌmɛɹəˈneɪd/ /ˌmɛɹɪˈneɪd/ marinades n
Marinade
A seasoned, often acidic liquid mixture in which food is marinated, or soaked, usually to flavor and prepare it for cooking.

marinate /ˈmæɹɪneɪt/ v
marinieren
(ergative) To allow a sauce or flavoring mixture to absorb into something; to steep or soak something in a marinade to flavor or prepare it for cooking.

marine /məˈɹaɪn/ /məˈɹiːn/ /ˈmæɹɪn/ more marine most marine adj
Meer See
Belonging to or characteristic of the sea; existing or found in the sea; formed or produced by the sea.

marine /məˈɹaɪn/ /məˈɹiːn/ /ˈmæɹɪn/ marines n
Marineinfanterist
(military, nautical) A soldier, normally a member of a marine corps, trained to serve on board or from a ship.

marine biologist marine biologists n
Meeresbiologe Meeresbiologin
Someone who studies marine biology.

marine biology n
Meeresbiologie
(biology) The branch of biology dealing with organisms that live in the sea.

marine corps /məˈɹinˌkɔɹ/ /məˈɹinˌkɔɹz/ marine corps n
Marine Marineinfanterie Marineinfanteriekorps
A military organization of marines, soldiers who are trained and equipped to fight on or from ships.

marine mammal marine mammals n
Meeressäuger Meeressäugetier
A mammal which lives wholly in seawater, such as whales and dolphins, or that is restricted to coastal habitats and feeds on marine life, such as seals, sea cows, polar bears, and sea otters.

marine snow n
Meeresschnee
(marine biology) Sinking organic detritus in the ocean.

marionette /ˌmæɹi.əˈnɛt/ marionettes n
Marionette
A puppet, usually made of wood, which is animated by the pulling of strings.

marionettist /ˌmæɹɪəˈnɛtɪst/ marionettists n
Marionettenspieler Marionettenspielerin
A puppeteer who controls a marionette.

marital /ˈmaɹɪtəl/ /ˈmæɹɪtəl/ adj
ehelich
Pertaining to marriage.

marital rape marital rapes n
Vergewaltigung in der Ehe
(legal) The rape of one's own spouse.

marital status marital statuses n
Familienstand
One of several discrete options describing a person's relationship with a significant other, such as single, married, divorced, widowed, civil union, domestic partnership, etc.

maritime /ˈmæɹ.ɪˌtaɪm/ /ˈmæɹ.ɪˌtɑɪm/ /ˈmɛɹ.əˌtaɪm/ /ˈmɛɹ.ɪˌtaɪm/ more maritime most maritime adj
See maritim Meer Meeres-
Bordering on the sea; living near the seacoast; coastal.

maritime pine maritime pines n
Seekiefer
A pine tree (Pinus pinaster), native to the western Mediterranean region.

marjoram /ˈmɑɹd͡ʒəɹəm/ /ˈmɑːd͡ʒ(ə)ɹəm/ marjorams n
Majoran
A herb of the mint family, Origanum majorana, having aromatic leaves.
The leaves of this plant used in flavouring food.

mark /mæɹk/ /mɑɹk/ /mɑː(ɾ)k/ /mɑːk/ marks n
Note Zensur
A score for finding the correct answer, or other academic achievement; the sum of such points gained as out of a possible total. [from 19th c.]
Zeichen Markierung
An indication or sign used for reference or measurement. [from 14th c.]
Mark Reichsmark
(historical) A half pound, a former English and Scottish currency equivalent to 13 shillings and fourpence and notionally equivalent to a mark of sterling silver.

mark /mæɹk/ /mɑɹk/ /mɑː(ɾ)k/ /mɑːk/ v
markieren
To put a mark on (something); to make (something) recognizable by a mark; to label or write on (something).
markieren kennzeichnen
To create an indication of (a location).
merken markieren
(of things) To identify (someone as a particular type of person or as having a particular role).
beflecken markieren
To distinguish (one person or thing from another).
korrigieren
(Canada, UK) To indicate the correctness of and give a score to (a school assignment, exam answers, etc.).
decken
(sports) To follow a player not in possession of the ball when defending, to prevent them receiving a pass easily.

mark of Cain marks of Cain n
Kainsmal Kainszeichen
A stigma of shame

marker /ˈmɑː(ɹ)kə(ɹ)/ markers n
Markierung
Someone or something used to mark a position or amount, particularly
(competition, _, law) A formal certification that a company was the first to approach a competition authority to reveal the existence of a cartel, generally entitling it to greater leniency during the cartel's dissolution and punishment.

marker interface marker interfaces n
Markierungsschnittstelle

marker interface pattern marker interface patterns n
Markierungsschnittstelle

marker pen marker pens n
Filzstift Marker Filzschreiber Textmarker
A pen, often with a thick tip made of felt.

market /ˈmɑɹkət/ /ˈmɑɹkɪt/ /ˈmɑːkɪt/ markets n
Markt-
A gathering of people for the purchase and sale of merchandise at a set time, often periodic.
A grocery store
(obsolete) The price for which a thing is sold in a market; hence, value; worth.
Markt Marktplatz Markt-
City square or other fairly spacious site where traders set up stalls and buyers browse the merchandise.
The sum total traded in a process of individuals trading for certain commodities.
Markt Markt-
A group of potential customers for one's product.
Markt- Markt
A geographical area where a certain commercial demand exists.
A formally organized, sometimes monopolistic, system of trading in specified goods or effects.

market /ˈmɑɹkət/ /ˈmɑɹkɪt/ /ˈmɑːkɪt/ v
vermarkten
(transitive) To make (products or services) available for sale and promote them.

market basket market baskets n
Warenkorb
(economics) A list of items used specifically to track the progress of inflation in an economy or specific market.

market capitalization market capitalizations n
Marktkapitalisierung
(finance) The total market value of the equity in a publicly traded entity.

market clearing market clearings n
Markträumung

market day market days n
Markttag
The day of the week in which a market is held in some particular location.

market economy market economies n
Marktwirtschaft
An economy in which goods and services are exchanged in a market, as opposed to a state-controlled economy.

market equilibrium market equilibriums n
Marktgleichgewicht

market failure market failures n
Marktversagen
(economics) A situation in which the allocation of goods and services by a free market is not efficient.

market force market forces n
Marktkräfte

market garden market gardens n
Gärtnerei
(chiefly, _, UK) A garden whose produce is mostly intended for sale.

market gardening n
Gemüseanbau Handelsgärtnerei
(British) The relatively small-scale growing of vegetables for market.

market price market prices n
Marktpreis
(economics) The price at which a product, financial instrument, service or other tradable item can be bought and sold at an open market; the going price.

market research n
Marktforschung
(marketing) The systematic collection and evaluation of data regarding customers' preferences for actual and potential products and services.

market risk market risks n
Kursrisiko Marktrisiko
(finance) The risk that the value of an investment will decrease due to moves in market factors.

market share market shares n
Marktanteil
The percentage of some market held by a company, country, (sub)sector or any other actor or aggregate.

market square market squares n
Marktplatz
An open area in a town housing a public market, often on just one day per week; a marketplace.

market town market towns n
Marktgemeinde
A town that has a traditional right to hold a regular market.

market value market values n
Marktwert
(finance) The price which a seller or insurer might reasonably expect to fetch for goods, services or securities on the open market.

marketing marketings n
Handel
Buying and/or selling in a market (street market or market fair).
Marktbesuch
(archaic, or, Philippine English) Shopping, going to market as a buyer.
Marketing Vertrieb
(uncountable) The promotion, distribution and selling of a product or service; the work of a marketer; includes market research and advertising.

marketplace marketplaces n
Marktplatz
An open area in a town housing a public market.
The space, actual or metaphorical, in which a market operates.
(by extension) The world of commerce and trade.

markhor /ˈmɑɹkɔɹ/ /ˈmɑːkɔː/ markhors n
Schraubenziege
A large wild goat, Capra falconeri, especially Capra falconeri megaceros, syn. Capra megaceros, having huge flattened spiral horns, found in the western Himalayas.

marking gauge marking gauges n
Streichmaß

markka markkaa markkas n
Mark Finnische Mark Finnmark
A (Finnish) mark, the currency used in Finland before the introduction of the euro, consisting of 100 penni. Abbreviation FIM.

marksman /ˈmɑɹksmən/ marksmen n
Scharfschütze Präzisionsschütze
A man or person skilled at hitting targets, as with a firearm, bow, or thrown object.

marksmanship /ˈmɑɹksmənʃɪp/ marksmanships n
Schießkunst Treffsicherheit
The ability to shoot accurately at a target.

markstone /ˈmɑːkstəʊn/ markstones n
Markstein
a boundary stone

markswoman markswomen n
Präzisionsschützin Scharfschützin
A woman skilled at hitting targets, as with a firearm, bow, or thrown object.

markup /ˈmɑː(ɹ)k.ʌp/ markups n
Marge Preisaufschlag
The percentage or amount by which a seller hikes up his buy-in price when determining his selling price.
Aufschlag
An increase in price.
Auszeichnung
(computing) The notation that is used to indicate the meaning of the elements in an electronic document, or to dictate how text should be displayed.

markup language markup languages n
Auszeichnungssprache Markup-Sprache
(computer language) A computer language using markup.

markworthy /mɑːkˈwɜːði/ more markworthy most markworthy adj
bemerkenswert
(dated, rare) Worthy of note or remark.

marl /mɑɹl/ /mɑːl/ marls n
Mergel
A mixed earthy substance, consisting of carbonate of lime, clay, and possibly sand, in very variable proportions, and accordingly designated as calcareous, clayey, or sandy.

marlin /ˈmɑɹ.lɪn/ marlin marlins n
Speerfisch Fächerfisch Marline
Any species of game fish belonging to either of the genera Tetrapturus or Makaira, with a crested dorsal fin and a pointed, spear-like projection of the upper jaw.

marlinspike marlinspikes n
Marlspieker

marmalade /ˈmɑɹ.mə.leɪd/ /ˈmɑː.mə.leɪd/ marmalades n
Marmelade
(obsolete) quince jam

marmoreal /mɑɹˈmo.ɹi.əl/ /mɑːˈmɔː.ɹɪ.əl/ more marmoreal most marmoreal adj
marmorn
Resembling marble or a marble statue; cold, smooth, white, etc.; marblelike.

marmoset /ˈmɑɹməsət/ /ˈmɑɹməzət/ marmosets n
Marmosette
A small monkey, now specifically a Central and South American monkey of the genera Callithrix, Mico, Cebuella, or Callibella, with claws instead of nails, and a rather primitive layout. [from 14th c.]

marmot /ˈmɑɹ.mət/ /ˈmɑː.mət/ marmots n
Murmeltier
Any of several large ground-dwelling rodents of the genera Marmota and Cynomys in the squirrel family.

maroon /məˈɹuːn/ /məˈɹəʉn/ /məˈɹʉːn/ more maroon most maroon adj
Maroon- der Maroons
Associated with Maroon culture, communities or peoples.
bordeauxrot weinrot kastanienbraun rotbraun
Of a maroon color

maroon /məˈɹuːn/ /məˈɹəʉn/ /məˈɹʉːn/ maroons n
Bordeaux Kastanienbraun Rotbaun Weinrot
A rich dark red, somewhat brownish, color.
Ausgesetzte Ausgesetzter Ausgestossene Ausgestossener Ausgestoßene Ausgestoßener
A castaway; a person who has been marooned. [from 19th c.]

maroon /məˈɹuːn/ /məˈɹəʉn/ /məˈɹʉːn/ v
aussetzen im Stich lassen von der Außenwelt abschneiden
To abandon in a remote, desolate place, as on a desert island.

marque /ˈmɑː(ɹ)k/ marques n
Marke
A brand or make of a manufactured product, especially of a motor car (in contradistinction to a model).

marquee /mɑː(ɹ)ˈkiː/ marquees n
Festzelt
(British, Australia, NZ) A large tent with open sides, used for outdoors entertainment.
Markise Vordach
(US) A projecting canopy over an entrance, especially one with a sign that displays the name of the establishment or other information of it.
Laufschrift Lauftext
(Internet) A banner on a web page displaying text that scrolls horizontally.

marquess /ˈmɑɹ.kwɪs/ /ˈmɑː.kwɪs/ marquesses n
Marquis Markgraf
A title of nobility for a man ranking beneath a duke and above an earl.

marquetry /ˈmɑːkɪtɹi/ marquetries n
Marketerie
(uncountable, woodworking) A decorative technique in which veneers of wood, ivory, metal etc. are inlaid into a wooden surface to form intricate designs.

marquisate /ˈmɑː.kwɪ.sət/ marquisates n
Markgrafentum
The territory held by a marquis, margrave or marchioness.

marram /ˈmæɹəm/ marrams n
Strandhafer Dünengras
Ammophila arenaria, a coarse grass found on sandy beaches.

marriage /ˈmeɹɪdʒ/ /ˈmæɹɪdʒ/ /ˈmɛɹɪdʒ/ marriages n
Ehe Heirat
The state of being married. [from 14th c.]
(often, _, specifically) The union of two people of opposite sex, to the exclusion of all others.
Heirat Hochzeit Trauung Eheschließung
A wedding; a ceremony in which people wed. [from 14th c.]
Ehe
(figuratively) A close union. [from 15th c.]
Verheiratung Ehe
A joining of two parts.

marriage agency marriage agencies n
Ehevermittlung Heiratagentur Heiratsbüro Partnervermittlung
A business that endeavors to introduce men and women for the purpose of marriage, dating or penpals.

marriage certificate marriage certificates n
Eheurkunde Ehebescheinigung Heiratsschein Heiratsurkunde Trauschein
(law) An official record indicating that two individuals were legally married on the date of the certificate.

marriage guidance n
Eheberatung
(often, attributive) Advice or support about marriage, especially in the form of professional counselling, and typically given to couples looking to overcome problems in a relationship.

marriage of convenience marriages of convenience n
Konvenienzehe Scheinehe Vernunftehe Vernunftheirat Zweckehe
A marriage motivated by some reason other than love; especially one conducted to obtain entry or residence rights in a country.

marriage vow marriage vows n
Ehegelöbnis Ehegelübde
One of the solemn promises made by a couple to each other, usually at their wedding.

marriageability n
Heiratsfähigkeit
The condition of being marriageable.

marriageable more marriageable most marriageable adj
ehefähig ehemündig heiratsfähig mannbar verheiratbar
Suitable for marriage; nubile.

married /ˈmæɹ.id/ /ˈmæɹ.ɪd/ /ˈmɛɹ.id/ adj
verheiratet Verheiratete
In a state of marriage; having a wife or a husband.

married couple married couples n
Ehepaar
Two people who are married to each other.

married name married names n
Ehename
The name a person (especially, in many cultures, a woman) takes upon marriage

marron glacé /məˌɹɑn ɡləˈseɪ/ /ˌmaɹɒ̃ ˈɡlaseɪ/ marrons glacés n
glasierte Marone
A chestnut preserved in sugar or syrup and flavoured with vanilla.

marrow /ˈmæɹoʊ/ /ˈmæɹəʊ/ /ˈmɛ(ə)ɹoʊ/ marrows n
Mark Knochenmark
(uncountable) The substance inside bones which produces blood cells.
Flaschenkürbis
(countable) A kind of vegetable like a large courgette/zucchini or squash.
Essenz
The essence; the best part.

marrowbone marrowbones n
Markknochen
A bone containing edible marrow. [from 14th c.]

marry /ˈmeɹ.i/ /ˈmæɹ.i/ /ˈmɛɹ.i/ v
heiraten verheiraten freien
(intransitive) To enter into the conjugal or connubial state; to take a husband or a wife. [from 14th c.]
in die Ehe geben heiraten
(transitive) To arrange for the marriage of; to give away as wife or husband. [from 14th c.]
heiraten verheiraten
(transitive) To unite in wedlock or matrimony; to perform the ceremony of joining spouses; to bring about a marital union according to the laws or customs of a place. [from 16th c.]

marry me phraseologicalUnit
heirate mich
the shortest form of marriage proposal

marry off v
verheiraten freien
(idiomatic) To successfully arrange the marriage of someone, especially a relative.

marry up v
hochheiraten
(intransitive) To marry someone of a higher social class.

marsh /mæʃ/ /mɑɹʃ/ /mɑː(ɹ)ʃ/ marshes n
Sumpf Moor Marsch Bruch Sumpfgebiet Sumpfland
An area of low, wet land, often with tall grass.

marsh buck marsh bucks n
Sumpfantilope
A swamp-dwelling antelope found throughout Central Africa, Tragelaphus spekii

marsh deer marsh deer n
Sumpfhirsch
A large deer of the wetlands of South America, Blastocerus dichotomus.

marsh harrier marsh harriers n
Rohrweihe
Any member of the raptor genus Circus of similar appearance and habit to Circus aeruginosus.

marsh mallow marsh mallows n
Eibisch
A European species of plant in the mallow family, Althaea officinalis, historically used medicinally and the source of what became the modern marshmallow confection (which no longer contains the plant).

marsh marigold marsh marigolds n
Sumpfdotterblume Dotterblume
Caltha palustris, a perennial plant with bright yellow flowers.

marsh sandpiper marsh sandpipers n
Teichwasserläufer
A small wader, Tringa stagnatilis.

marsh tit marsh tits n
Sumpfmeise
A passerine bird of the tit family (Poecile palustris).

marsh warbler marsh warblers n
Sumpfrohrsänger
A small passerine bird, Acrocephalus palustris, family Acrocephalidae, of Europe and Africa.

marshal /ˈmɑɹʃəl/ /ˈmɑːʃəl/ marshals n
Marschall
(historical) A high-ranking officer in the household of a medieval prince or lord, who was originally in charge of the cavalry and later the military forces in general.
Marschall Feldmarschall
A military officer of the highest rank in several countries, including France and the former Soviet Union; equivalent to a general of the army in the United States. See also field marshal.

marshalling marshallings n
Marshalling

marshalling yard marshalling yards n
Rangierbahnhof

marshland marshlands n
Sumpfland sumpfiges Gelände
marshy land; bog or fen

marshmallow /mɑːʃˈmæləʊ/ /ˈmɑɹʃˌmæl.oʊ/ /ˈmɑɹʃˌmɛl.oʊ/ marshmallows n
Marshmallow Mäusespeck
A type of confectionery, originally (since Ancient Egyptian times) made from this plant, but now generally made of sugar or corn syrup, gelatin that has been presoftened in water, gum arabic, flavorings, and sometimes beaten egg whites, all whipped to a spongy consistency. [from 19th c.]
(figuratively) Someone who is soft and benign.

marshrutka marshrutkas n
Marschrutka Sammeltaxi
(transport) A share taxi in the CIS countries, the Baltic states, and Bulgaria. The role of the modern marshrutka is similar to that of the minibus in other countries, except that some implementations of marshrutka allow passengers to stand.

marshy /ˈmɑɹʃi/ marshier marshiest adj
moorig moosig morastig sumpfig versumpft
Of, or resembling a marsh; boggy.

marsquake marsquakes n
Marsbeben

marsupial /mɑɹ.ˈsu.pi.əl/ /mɑː.ˈsuː.pi.əl/ marsupials n
Beuteltier
Any member of the mammalian infraclass Marsupialia, including those where the female has a pouch in which it rears its young through early infancy, such as kangaroos, koalas, wombats and opossums, as well as the pouchless shrew opossums.

marsupialization marsupializations n
Marsupialisation
(surgery) The surgical technique of cutting a slit into a cyst and suturing its edges to form a continuous surface from the exterior to the interior of the cyst, allowing it to drain freely.

marsupium marsupia marsupiums n
Beutel
The external pouch in which female marsupials rear and feed the young.
A brood pouch in some fishes, crustaceans and insects in the family Monophlebidae.

marten /ˈmɑɹ.tən/ /ˈmɑː.tən/ /ˈmɑː.tɪn/ [ˈmɑɹ.ʔn̩] martens n
Marder
Any carnivorous mammal of the genus Martes in the family Mustelidae.

martensite martensites n
Martensit
(metallurgy) A solid solution of carbon in iron; the chief constituent of steel

martial /ˈmɑɹʃəl/ /ˈmɑːʃəl/ more martial most martial adj
martialisch kriegerisch kampflustig
(comparable) Of, relating to, or suggestive of war; warlike.
militärisch soldatisch
(comparable) Connected with or relating to armed forces or the profession of arms or military life.
kriegerisch soldatisch
(comparable) Characteristic of or befitting a warrior; having a military bearing; soldierly.

martial art martial arts n
Kampfkunst Kampfsport
Any of several fighting styles which contain systematized methods of training for combat, both armed and unarmed; often practiced as a sport, e.g. boxing, karate, judo, silat, wrestling, or Muay Thai.
Kriegskunst
Military skills, proficiency in military strategy, prowess in warfare.

martial law n
Ausnahmezustand Kriegsrecht
Rule by military authorities, especially when imposed on a civilian population in time of war or other crisis, or in an occupied territory.

martin /ˈmɑɹ.tɪn/ /ˈmɑː.tɪn/ martins n
Mehlschwalbe
Any of various passerine birds of the family Hirundinidae, which also includes swallows, that catch insects whilst flying.

martingale martingales n
Martingal
A piece of harness used on a horse to keep it from raising its head above a desired point.

martini /mɑɹˈtini/ /mɑːˈtiːni/ martinis n
Martini
(sometimes, proscribed) Any cocktail served in a cocktail glass, often sweet or fruity and aimed at women.

martlet martlets n
Merlette
(heraldic charge) A depiction of a bird similar to a house martin or swallow with stylized feet.

martyr /ˈmɐːtə(ɹ)/ /ˈmɑɹ.tɚ/ /ˈmɑːtə(ɹ)/ [ˈmɐːtə(ɹ)] [ˈmɐːɾə(ɹ)] [ˈmɑɹ.ɾɚ] martyrs n
Märtyrer Märtyrerin
One who willingly accepts being put to death for adhering openly to one's religious beliefs; notably, saints canonized after martyrdom.
(by extension) One who sacrifices their life, station, or something of great personal value, for the sake of principle or to sustain a cause.
(with a prepositional phrase of cause) One who suffers greatly and/or constantly, even involuntarily.

martyrdom /ˈmɑː(ɹ).tə(ɹ).dəm/ martyrdoms n
Martyrium
Märtyrertod Martyrium
The condition of a martyr; the death of a martyr; the suffering of death on account of adherence to the Christian faith, or to any cause.

martyrology martyrologies n
Martyrologium
(Roman Catholicism, often, _, capitalized) A liturgical calendar of days for the commemoration of formally recognized saints, usually including some biographical notes.

marvel /ˈmɑɹvl̩/ /ˈmɑːvl̩/ v
wundern
(intransitive) To become filled with wonderment or admiration; to be amazed at something.

marvel of Peru n
Wunderblume Nachtschön falsche Jalappa
Mirabilis jalapa, an ornamental flowering plant from the Americas, used until the 19th century also medicinally.

marvellous /ˈmɑɹvələs/ /ˈmɑːvləs/ /ˈmɑːvələs/ more marvellous most marvellous adj
wunderbar wundersam
(British spelling) Exciting wonder or surprise; astonishing; wonderful.

marvelous /ˈmɑɹvələs/ /ˈmɑːvləs/ /ˈmɑːvələs/ more marvelous most marvelous adj
wunderbar wundersam
(US spelling) Exciting wonder or surprise; astonishing; wonderful.

marzipan /ˈmɑɹtsəpæn/ /ˈmɑɹtsəpɑn/ /ˈmɑɹzəpæn/ /ˈmɑːzɪpæn/ /ˌmɑːzɪˈpæn/ marzipans n
Marzipan
A confection made from a paste of almonds, sugar and egg white as a binder.

masala chai /məˈsɑːlə ˈtʃaɪ/ masala chais n
Chai Masala chai
Various beverages including sweetened black tea with milk and spices.

mascara /məsˈkɑːɹə/ /məˈskɑːɹə/ /ˌmæsˈkæɹə/ /ˌmæsˈkɑːɹə/ mascaras n
Wimperntusche Mascara Maskara
A cosmetic used to darken and thicken the eyelashes.

mascaron /ˈmæskəˌɹɒn/ mascarons n
Maskaron Fratzenkopf
(architectural element) A carved, ornamental face, usually human, sometimes frightening or chimeric whose alleged function was originally to frighten away evil spirits so that they would not enter the building.

mascarpone /ˌmæskə(ɹ)ˈpəʊni/ /ˌmɑːskə(ɹ)ˈpəʊneɪ/ /ˌmɑːskə(ɹ)ˈpəʊni/ mascarpones n
Mascarpone
A soft, creamy Italian cheese that is not pressed or aged; often used in desserts.

mascot /ˈmæsˌkɑːt/ /ˈmæsˌkɒt/ mascots n
Maskottchen Maskotte
Something thought to bring good luck.
Haustier Maskottchen
Something, especially a person or animal, used to symbolize a sports team, company, organization or other group.

masculine /ˈmæskjələn/ /ˈmæskjʊlɪn/ more masculine most masculine adj
männlich maskulin
Of or pertaining to the male sex; biologically male, not female.
(of a noun) Being of the masculine class or grammatical gender, and inflected in that manner.

masculine /ˈmæskjələn/ /ˈmæskjʊlɪn/ masculines n
Maskulinum maskulines Genus männliches Geschlecht
(grammar) The masculine gender.

masculinity /ˌmæskjəˈlɪnɪti/ masculinities n
Männlichkeit Maskulinität
The degree or property of being masculine or manly; manliness.

masculinization masculinizations n
Maskulinisierung Vermännlichung
The act of making masculine.

masculinize v
maskulinisieren vermännlichen
(transitive) To make masculine; to give typically male characteristics.

masculism masculisms n
Maskulinismus Maskulismus
Support for patriarchy / male domination of women; opposition to equality for women; anti-feminism.

masculist more masculist most masculist adj
maskulinistisch maskulistisch
Of or relating to masculism.

masculist masculists n
Maskulinist Maskulinistin Maskulist Maskulistin
A proponent or supporter of masculism.

maser /ˈmeɪzɚ/ masers n
Maser
(physics) a device for the coherent amplification or generation of electromagnetic radiation (especially of microwave frequency) by the use of excitation energy in resonant atomic or molecular systems

mash /mæʃ/ mashes n
Maische Mus Brei
(uncountable) A mass of mixed ingredients reduced to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure; a mass of anything in a soft pulpy state.
Maische Futterbrei
(brewing) Ground or bruised malt, or meal of rye, wheat, corn, or other grain (or a mixture of malt and meal) steeped and stirred in hot water for making the wort.

mash /mæʃ/ v
zerstampfen mischen
(transitive) To convert into a mash; to reduce to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure

mashed potatoes n
Kartoffelpüree Kartoffelbrei
(uncountable, or, in the plural) A dish consisting of potatoes that have been boiled, mashed to a pulpy consistency, and mixed with such ingredients as butter or milk.
Schneematsch
(skiing) Partially melted snow with a pulpy texture, making for slow skiing.

mashrabiyya /məʃɹəˈbi.ə/ mashrabiyya mashrabiyyas n
Maschrabiyya

mashup /ˈmæʃˌʌp/ mashups n
Bastard Pop Mashup
(music, slang) A remix created by combining two or more songs from different artists into one piece of music.
Mashup
(chiefly, computing, slang) A derivative work consisting of two or more pieces of (generally digital) media joined together, such as a video clip with a different soundtrack applied for humorous effect, or a map overlaid with user-supplied data.

mask /mæsk/ /mɑːsk/ masks n
Maske
A cover, or partial cover, for the face, used for disguise or protection.
That which disguises; a pretext or subterfuge.

mask /mæsk/ /mɑːsk/ v
maskieren
(transitive) To cover (the face or something else), in order to conceal the identity or protect against injury; to cover with a mask or visor.
(transitive) To disguise as something else.
(intransitive) To take part as a masker in a masquerade.
(intransitive) To wear a mask.

masked ball masked balls n
Maskenball
A ball (formal dance) in which the dancers wear masks or fancy dress

masked lapwing masked lapwings n
Maskenkiebitz
A large, common and conspicuous species of lapwing native to Australia, New Zealand and New Guinea, Vanellus miles.

masked palm civet masked palm civets n
Larvenroller
A civet of species Paguma larvata, native to the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia.

masked shrike masked shrikes n
Maskenwürger
Lanius nubicus, a large songbird species in the shrike family (Laniidae).

masking tape masking tapes n
Malerband Kreppband Kreppklebeband Malerkreppband
A pressure-sensitive tape made of a thin and easy-to-tear paper characterized by its ease of removal, not leaving adhesive behind. It is used mainly in painting, to mask off areas that should not be painted.

masochism /ˈmæs.ə.kɪ.zəm/ /ˈmæz.ə.kɪ.zəm/ masochisms n
Masochismus
The (often sexual) enjoyment of receiving pain or humiliation.

masochist /ˈmæ.səˌkɪst/ masochists n
Masochist Masochistin
Someone who enjoys pain or humiliation, or who derives pleasure from harming oneself or being harmed by others.

masochistic /ˌmæ.səˈkɪs.tɪk/ more masochistic most masochistic adj
masochistisch
Deriving (especially sexual) pleasure from abuse, being punished, or dominated.

mason /ˈmeɪsən/ masons n
Maurer
A bricklayer, one whose occupation is to build with stone or brick

masonic adj
Freimaurer- Maurer- freimaurerisch maurerisch
Of or pertaining to stonemasons or masonry.
Freimaurer- freimaurerisch
Of or pertaining to freemasonry.

masonite n
Masonit
A type of hardboard formed using wooden chips and blasting them into long fibers with steam and then forming them into boards.

masonry /ˈmeɪsənɹi/ masonries n
Maurerhandwerk
The art or occupation of a mason.
Mauern
The work or performance of a mason
Mauerwerk Gemäuer
That which is built by a mason; anything constructed of the materials used by masons, such as stone, brick, tiles, or the like. Dry masonry is applied to structures made without mortar.

masquerade /ˈmæskəˌɹeɪd/ /ˈmɑːs-/ /ˌmæskəˈɹeɪd/ /ˌmɑːs-/ masquerades n
Maskerade Maskenspiel
An assembly or party of people wearing (usually elaborate or fanciful) masks and costumes, and amusing themselves with dancing, conversation, or other diversions.
Maskerade
(figuratively) An act of living under false pretenses; a concealment of something by a false or unreal show; a disguise, a pretence; also, a pretentious display.

masquerader masqueraders n
Maskenträger
One who masquerades; a person wearing a mask or disguise.

mass /mæs/ /mɑs/ masses n
Masse
(physics) A measure of the inertia of a mass of matter, one of four fundamental properties of matter. SI unit of mass: kilogram.
A quantity of matter cohering together so as to make one body, or an aggregation of particles or things which collectively make one body or quantity, usually of considerable size.
(medicine) A palpable or visible abnormal globular structure; a tumor.
A large quantity; a sum.

mass /mæs/ /mɑːs/ masses n
Messe
(Christianity) Celebration of the Eucharist.
(Christianity, usually as the Mass) The sacrament of the Eucharist.
A musical setting of parts of the mass.

mass defect mass defects n
Massendefekt
(physics) the difference between the mass of an atom and the sum of the masses of its individual components in the free state; equivalent to the binding energy

mass difference mass differences n
Massendifferenz

mass extinction mass extinctions n
Massenaussterben
(evolutionary theory, geology) A sharp decrease in the total number of species in a relatively short period of time; specifically, a loss of ∼75% of all species on the planet over a geologically interval of less than 3 million years, as a result of a mass extinction event.

mass flow mass flows n
Massenstrom

mass fraction mass fractions n
Massenanteil

mass funeral mass funerals n
Massenbegräbnis
The formalities that accompany a mass burial

mass grave mass graves n
Massengrab Sammelgrab
A grave containing many corpses.

mass media n
Massenmedien
Collectively, the communications media, especially television, radio, and newspapers, that reach the mass of the people.

mass medium mass media mass mediums n
Massenmedium
Any means of public communication that reaches a large audience.

mass murder mass murders n
Massenmord
The killing of a large number of people over a short period of time.

mass murderer mass murderers n
Massenmörder Massenmörderin
Someone who commits a mass murder.

mass noun mass nouns n
unzählbares Substantiv
A noun that normally cannot be counted.

mass production n
Massenproduktion
The process of manufacturing products on a large scale.

mass shooting /mæsˈʃutɪŋ/ [mæsˈʃuɾɪŋ] mass shootings n
Massenschießerei
(chiefly, US, crime) The shooting of multiple people over a short period of time, particularly when there are many victims and/or the victims are chosen indiscriminately.

mass start mass starts n
Massenstart
(sport) A format of starting in certain racing sports, such as long-distance running, cycling and biathlon, where the competitors start at the same time and same place and proceed along the same course.

mass surveillance n
Massenüberwachung
The pervasive surveillance of an entire population, or a substantial fraction thereof.

mass transit mass transits n
öffentlicher Verkehr
A large-scale transportation system in which the passengers do not travel in their own vehicles.

mass vaccination centre mass vaccination centres n
Impfzentrum
Large facilities enabled to vaccinate.

massacre /ˈmæs.ə.kə(ɹ)/ /ˈmæs.ə.kɚ/ massacres n
Massaker
The killing of a considerable number (usually limited to people) where little or no resistance can be made, with indiscriminate violence, without necessity, and/or contrary to civilized norms.

massacre /ˈmæs.ə.kə(ɹ)/ /ˈmæs.ə.kɚ/ v
massakrieren
(transitive) To kill in considerable numbers where little or no resistance can be made, with indiscriminate violence, without necessity, and contrary to civilized norms. (Often limited to the killing of human beings.)

massage /məˈsɑd͡ʒ/ /məˈsɑʒ/ /məˈsɑː(d)ʒ/ /ˈmæsɑː(d)ʒ/ massages n
Massage
The action of rubbing, kneading or hitting someone's body, to help the person relax, prepare for muscular action (as in contact sports) or to relieve aches.

massage /məˈsɑd͡ʒ/ /məˈsɑʒ/ /məˈsɑː(d)ʒ/ /ˈmæsɑː(d)ʒ/ v
massieren
(transitive) To rub and knead (someone's body or a part of a body), to perform a massage on (somebody).
schönen
(transitive) To manipulate (data, a document etc.) to make it more presentable or more convenient to work with.

massager massagers n
Massagegerät
An instrument or device designed to massage the body.

massasauga /-ˈsɑ-/ /ˌmasəˈsɔːɡə/ /ˌmæsəˈsɔɡə/ massasaugas n
Massasauga
The rattlesnake Sistrurus catenatus (formerly Crotalinus catenatus) in the family Viperidae, found in three subspecies.

masses /ˈmæs.ɪz/ n
Massen
(generically) People, especially a large number of people; the general population.

masseter /maˈsiː.tə/ /mæˈsi.tɚ/ /məˈsi.tɚ/ masseters n
Kaumuskel Masseter
(muscle) The large muscle which runs through the rear part of the cheek from the temporal bone to the lower jaw on each side, raises the lower jaw, and assists in mastication.

masseur /məˈsɜː/ /məˈsɝ/ /məˈsʊɹ/ masseurs masseuse n
Masseur Masseurin Masseuse
(massage) A person (especially male) who performs massage.

masseuse /maˈsɜːz/ /məˈsuːs/ /məˈsʊz/ masseur masseuses n
Masseurin
A woman who performs massage; a female masseur.

massif /mæˈsiːf/ /ˈmæsɪf/ massifs n
Massiv
A principal mountain mass.

massive /ˈmæs.ɪv/ more massive most massive adj
massiv
(medicine) Affecting a large portion of the body, or severe.

massively multiplayer online role-playing game massively multiplayer online role-playing games n
Massen-Mehrspieler-Online-Rollenspiel
An online computer role-playing game in which a large number of players can interact with one another.

massless /ˈmæs.ləs/ /ˈmæs.lɪs/ adj
masselos
Having no mass.

mast /mæst/ /mɑːst/ masts n
Mast
(nautical, communications, aviation) A tall, slim post or tower, usually tapering upward, used to support, for example, sails or observation platforms on a ship, the main rotor of a helicopter, flags, floodlights, meteorological instruments, or communications equipment, such as an aerial, usually supported by guy-wires (except in the case of a helicopter). [from 9th c.]
The fruit of forest-trees (beech, oak, chestnut, pecan, etc.), especially if having fallen from the tree, used as fodder for pigs and other animals. [from 10th c.]

mastaba /mæˈstaːbə/ /ˈmæstəbə/ mastabas n
Steinbank
A wide stone bench built into the wall of a house, shop etc. in the Middle East.
Mastaba
(architecture) A rectangular structure with a flat top and slightly sloping sides, built during Ancient Egyptian times above tombs that were situated on flat land. Mastabas were made of wood, mud bricks, stone, or a combination of these materials. Some are solid structures, while others can contain one or more rooms, sometimes decorated with paintings or inscriptions.

mastectomy /ˌmæˈstɛktəmi/ mastectomies n
Mastektomie Brustamputation
The surgical procedure to remove all or part of a breast and sometimes nearby tissues.

master /ˈmas.tə/ /ˈmaːs.tə/ /ˈmæs.tɚ/ /ˈmɑs.tə/ /ˈmɑːs.tə/ masters mistress n
Meister
Someone who has control over something or someone.
A tradesman who is qualified to teach apprentices.
Herrchen Frauchen
The owner of an animal or slave.
Meister Meisterin
An expert at something.
Junker
(dated) A man or a boy; mister. See Master.
A master's degree; a type of postgraduate degree, usually undertaken after a bachelor degree.
(legal) A parajudicial officer (such as a referee, an auditor, an examiner, or an assessor) specially appointed to help a court with its proceedings.
Meister Herr
The original of a document or of a recording.

master /ˈmas.tə/ /ˈmaːs.tə/ /ˈmæs.tɚ/ /ˈmɑs.tə/ /ˈmɑːs.tə/ v
beherrschen meistern mastern
(transitive) To become the master of; to subject to one's will, control, or authority; to conquer; to overpower; to subdue.
mastern
(transitive, especially of a musical performance) To make a master copy of.

master class master classes n
Meisterkurs
(education) A class, typically in a performing art such as music or drama, in which a teacher listens to and critiques the performance of individual students, one at a time, while the other students look on.

master data n
Stammdaten
(data management) Reference data.

master key master keys n
Generalschlüssel Hauptschlüssel Passepartout Zentralschlüssel
A key designed to open a set of several locks; a passkey.

master of ceremonies masters of ceremonies n
Zeremonienmeister Conférencier
Someone who acts as a host at a formal event.
Ansager Moderator Conférencier Präsentator Showmaster
Someone who conducts a programme of varied entertainment, for example by introducing performers to the audience.

master of the mint masters of the mint n
Münzmeister
The chief executive of the national mint corporation in charge of coining coinage of legal coin tender.

master plan master plans n
Gesamtkonzept Masterplan Rahmenplan
A comprehensive document that sets out an overall strategy; the strategy itself.
Bauleitplan Bebauungsplan Generalplan Hauptbebauungsplan Raumordnung
(architecture) A small-scale graphic outline that shows all the major elements of a project.

master race master races n
Herrenrasse Herrenvolk
(especially, Nazism) A race of people who are superior to others.

master's degree master's degrees n
Master Masterabschluss
A postgraduate degree which aims to assist students in developing a mastery for a particular academic field or profession.

master's thesis master's theses n
Masterarbeit
A thesis submitted for a master's degree.

mastering masterings n
Bewältigung Meisterung

masterly /ˈmæ-/ /ˈmæstɚli/ /ˈmɑːstəli/ more masterly most masterly adj
meisterhaft meisterlich
Executed in the manner of a master; showing competence and skill; masterful.

mastermind /ˈmæs.tɚˌmaɪnd/ /ˈmɑː.stə.mʌɪnd/ masterminds n
Superhirn
A person with an extraordinary intellect or skill that is markedly superior to his or her peers.
Drahtzieher Mastermind
A person responsible for the highest level of planning and execution of a major operation.

masterpiece /ˈmæstɚˌpis/ /ˈmɑːstəˌpiːs/ masterpieces n
Meisterwerk Meisterstück
A piece of work that has been given much critical praise, especially one that is considered the greatest work of a person's career.

masterstroke masterstrokes n
Meisterleistung
An action which demonstrates great skill or artistry.

masterwork masterworks n
Meisterwerk
A piece done to prove possession of skill sufficient to be ranked a master.

masterwort /ˈmɑːstəwəːt/ masterworts n
Meisterwurz
Peucedanum ostruthium, an umbelliferous plant grown in gardens, formerly much used for medicinal purposes. [from 16th c.]
Sterndolde
Astrantia spp., such as the great masterwort.

mastery /ˈmæs.tɚ.i/ /ˈmɑːs.t(ə.)ɹi/ masteries n
Meisterschaft

masthead mastheads n
Mitarbeiterverzeichnis
(US) A list of a newspaper or other periodical's main staff, contributing writers, publisher, circulation, advertising rates etc.
Mastspitze Titel
(UK, AU) The title (normally in a large and distinctive font) of a newspaper or other periodical at the top of the front page; (by extension) the publication itself or the rights to it.

mastic /ˈmæstɪk/ mastics n
Mastix Mastix-Baum Mastix-Pistazie Mastix-Strauch Mastixpistazienstrauch Mastixstrauch
An evergreen shrub or small tree, Pistacia lentiscus (mastic tree), native to the Mediterranean.
Dichtmasse Dichtstoff Gummimasse Versiegelung
(especially, Commonwealth English) Any of various cements, usually flexible and waterproof, used as an adhesive, sealant, caulk, or filler.

mastication /mæstɪˈkeɪʃən/ mastications n
Mastikation
(physiology) The process of chewing.
The process of crushing as though chewed.

mastiff /ˈmæstɪf/ mastiffs mastives n
Dogge
One of an old breed of powerful, deep-chested, and smooth-coated dogs, used chiefly as watchdogs and guard dogs.

mastitis /mæsˈtaɪtɪs/ mastitides mastitises n
Mastitis Mastadenitis
(pathology) Inflammation of a breast.

mastodon /ˈmæs.tə.dɒn/ /ˈmæstədɑn/ /ˈmæstədən/ mastodons n
Mastodon
Extinct elephant-like mammal of the genus †Mammut that flourished worldwide from Miocene through Pleistocene times; differs from elephants and mammoths in the form of the molar teeth.

masturbate /ˈmaː.stə.bæɪt/ /ˈmæ.stə.beɪt/ /ˈmæs.tɚ.beɪt/ v
masturbieren onanieren
(intransitive) To stimulate oneself sexually, especially by use of one’s hand or a sex toy made for this purpose, often to the point of ejaculation or orgasm.

masturbation /ˌmæstəˈbeɪʃ(ə)n/ /ˌmæstɚˈbeɪʃən/ /ˌmɑːstəˈbeɪʃ(ə)n/ masturbations n
Masturbation Selbstbefriedigung Onanie
Manual erotic stimulation of the genitals or other erotic regions, often to orgasm, either by oneself or by a partner.

masturbator masturbators n
Wichser Masturbierer Masturbiererin Onanist Onanistin Wichserin
(sometimes, pejorative) Someone who masturbates.

masturbatory /ˈmæs.tɚ.bəˌtɔːr.i/ /ˌmæs.tɜː(ɹ)ˈbeɪ.tə.ɹi/ more masturbatory most masturbatory adj
masturbatorisch
Of or relating to masturbation.

masu /ˈmasuː/ masu n
Masu
A square wooden box, originally used to measure rice in Japan during the feudal period.

mat /mæt/ [mæʔ(t̚)] mats n
Matte
A flat piece of coarse material used for wiping one’s feet, or as a decorative or protective floor covering.
Matte Unterlage
(athletics) A floor pad to protect athletes.

matador /ˈma.tə.dɔː/ /ˈmæ.tə.dɔɹ/ matadora matadores matadors n
Matador
(bullfighting) The person whose aim is to kill the bull in a bullfight.

matatabi matatabis n
Japanischer Strahlengriffel Matatabi Silberwein
Species of plant of the genus Actinidia, family Actinidiaceae

match /mæt͡ʃ/ matches n
Match Spiel Wettkampf Wettspiel
(sports) A competitive sporting event such as a boxing meet, a baseball game, or a cricket match.
Streichholz Zündholz Hölzchen
A device made of wood or paper, at the tip coated with chemicals that ignite with the friction of being dragged (struck) against a rough dry surface.
ebenbürtig
Someone with a measure of an attribute equaling or exceeding the object of comparison.

match /mæt͡ʃ/ v
passen (mathematisch) gleich sein übereinstimmen
(transitive) To agree with; to be equal to; to correspond to.
einander zuordnen matchen
(transitive) To make a successful match or pairing.
ebenbürtig
(transitive) To equal or exceed in achievement.

match day match days n
Spieltag
(sports) The day on which a sporting event takes place.

match fixing n
Match-Fixing Spielmanipulation
(sports) The act of losing, or playing to a pre-determined result, in sports matches after betting against oneself.

match point match points n
Matchball
(sports, tennis) A state in a game where a player can win the entire match by winning the next point. Often used in tennis.

matcha /ˈmæ.tʃə/ /ˈmɑ.t͡ʃə/ matchas n
Matcha
A type of powdered green tea, traditionally used in Japanese tea ceremonies.

matchbox matchboxes n
Streichholzschachtel
A small cardboard box in which matches are kept.

matching /ˈmæt͡ʃɪŋ/ best matching better matching adj
dazu passend
The same as another; sharing the same design.

matching /ˈmæt͡ʃɪŋ/ matchings n
Matching
(graph theory) A set of independent edges in a given graph, i.e. a set of edges which do not intersect, such that pairs of vertices are "matched" to each other one to one.

matchmake v
verkuppeln
To do matchmaking: to set up a date between two people or to arrange a marriage.

matchmaker matchmakers n
Ehestifter Heiratsvermittler Ehestifterin Heiratsvermittlerin Kuppler Kupplerin
Someone who finds suitable dates or marriage partners for other people.
Streichholzmacher Streichholzmacherin Zündholzmacher Zündholzmacherin
Someone who makes matchsticks.

matchmaking /ˈmæt͡ʃˌmeɪkɪŋ/ matchmakings n
Eheanbahnung Ehestiftung Heiratsvermittlung Kuppelei
An attempt to make two people romantically interested in each other, especially an attempt to set up a date between people or to arrange a marriage.

matchstick matchsticks n
Streichholz Zündholz
A small, slender piece of wood or cardboard serving as a component of a match.

mate /meɪt/ mates n
Mate Matt
Kollege
A fellow, comrade, colleague, partner or someone with whom something is shared, e.g. shipmate, classmate.
(nautical) In naval ranks, a non-commissioned officer or his subordinate (e.g. Boatswain's Mate, Gunner's Mate, Sailmaker's Mate, etc).
Kumpel Kollege
(colloquial, British, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, sometimes elsewhere in the Commonwealth) A friend, usually of the same sex.
Maat
(nautical) A ship's officer, subordinate to the master on a commercial ship.
Gegenstück
The other member of a matched pair of objects.

mate /meɪt/ v
sich paaren
(intransitive) To copulate.

mateology n
Mataiologie Matäologie
(dated) A vain, unprofitable discourse or inquiry.

mater lectionis /ˈmeɪtə lɛktiˈəʊnɪs/ /ˈmeɪtɚ lɛktiˈoʊnɪs/ matres lectionis n
Lesemutter Mater lectionis
(phonology) A consonant letter used to represent a vowel sound in Semitic scripts.

material /məˈtiɹ.i.əl/ /məˈtɪə.ɹɪ.əl/ more material most material adj
materiell Material
Having to do with matter; consisting of matter.
materiell
Worldly, as opposed to spiritual.

material /məˈtiɹ.i.əl/ /məˈtɪə.ɹɪ.əl/ materials n
Material Rohstoff
Matter which may be shaped or manipulated, particularly in making something.
Material
Text written for a specific purpose.
Stoff Material
Cloth to be made into a garment. Fabric.

material noun material nouns n
Materiale Nomen materiale Stoffname
A noun that refers to a substance.

materialism /məˈtɪəɹiəlɪzəm/ /məˈtɪɹiəlɪzəm/ materialisms n
Materialismus
Constant concern over material possessions and wealth; a great or excessive regard for worldly concerns.
(philosophy) The philosophical belief that nothing exists beyond what is physical.

materialist /məˈtiːɹɪəlɪst/ more materialist most materialist adj
materialistisch
Having features typical of philosophical materialism.

materialist /məˈtiːɹɪəlɪst/ materialists n
Materialist Materialistin
Someone who is materialistic, concerned only with material possessions.
A follower or proponent of philosophical materialism.

materialistic /məˌtɪəɹ.i.əˈlɪs.tɪk/ more materialistic most materialistic adj
materialistisch
Being overly concerned with material possessions and wealth.
Of or concerning philosophical materialism.

materialization materializations n
Materialisation Verkörperung
The conversion of something into a physical form
Materialisation
(physics) The conversion of energy into mass

materialize v
materialisieren
(transitive) To cause to take physical form, or to cause an object to appear.

materials science materials sciences n
Materialwissenschaft Werkstoffkunde
The study of materials; their internal structures, properties and modes of failure.

materiel /mətɪəɹɪˈɛl/ /mətɪɹiˈɛl/ /mətɪɹˈjɛl/ materiels n
Ausrüstung
Military equipment, apparatus, and supplies.

maternal /məˈtɜːnəl/ /məˈtɝnəl/ more maternal most maternal adj
mütterlich
Of or pertaining to a mother; having the characteristics of a mother; motherly.
Related through the mother, or her side of the family.

maternal aunt maternal aunts n
Tante mütterlicherseits
A sister of one's mother.
A sister-in-law of one's mother; the wife or ex-wife of a maternal uncle.
An aunt on one's mother's side of the family, including both

maternal death maternal deaths n
Schwangerschaftstod
The death of a woman that occurs directly related to the procreative process; obstetric death.

maternal grandfather maternal grandfathers n
Großvater mütterlicherseits
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see maternal,‎ grandfather. (This entry is a translation hub.)

maternal grandmother maternal grandmothers n
Großmutter mütterlicherseits
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see maternal,‎ grandmother. (This entry is a translation hub.)

maternal uncle maternal uncles n
Onkel Oheim
The brother or brother-in-law of one’s mother. (This entry is a translation hub.)

maternity hospital maternity hospitals n
Entbindungsanstalt
A hospital that provides assistance during childbirth.

maternity leave maternity leaves n
Erziehungsurlaub Mutterschaftsurlaub Mutterschutz
A leave of absence from a job for a mother to care of a baby.

maternity ward maternity wards n
Entbindungsstation
A hospital ward that provides assistance during childbirth.

mates' rates n
Freundschaftspreis

math /mæθ/ maths n
Mathe
(informal, uncountable, North America, Philippines) Arithmetic calculations; (see do the math).

mathematical /ˌmæθəˈmætəkəl/ /ˌmæθəˈmætɪkəl/ more mathematical most mathematical adj
mathematisch
Of, or relating to mathematics
rechnerisch
Possible but highly improbable

mathematical economics n
Wirtschaftsmathematik
(economics, mathematics) A sub-field of economics which aims at expressing economic theories with mathematical formulae.

mathematical morphology n
mathematische Morphologie

mathematical realism n
mathematischer Realismus

mathematical sociology n
mathematische Soziologie

mathematical space mathematical spaces n
mathematischer Raum
(topology) A set (a "universe") that consists of selected mathematical objects that are treated as points, and selected relationships between them.

mathematical statistics n
mathematische Statistik
(statistics) The study of statistics from a purely mathematical standpoint, using probability theory, measure theory, linear algebra and analysis.

mathematical structure mathematical structures n
mathematische Struktur

mathematically more mathematically most mathematically adv
mathematisch
According to or using mathematics.

mathematician /ˌmæθ(.ə)məˈtɪʃ.ən/ mathematicians n
Mathematiker Mathematikerin
An expert on mathematics.

mathematics /mæθ(ə)ˈmætəks/ /mæθ(ə)ˈmætɪks/ n
Mathematik
An abstract representational system studying numbers, shapes, structures, quantitative change and relationships between them.
A person's ability to count, calculate, and use different systems of mathematics at differing levels.

mathematizable more mathematizable most mathematizable adj
mathematisierbar
(chiefly, philosophy, and, science) Capable of being analyzed or described using mathematical concepts or notation.

mathesis /məˈθiːsɪs/ /ˈmaθəsɪs/ matheses n
Mathesis
(now, _, rare) Mental calculation or discipline; science, especially mathematical learning. [from 15th c.]

maths /mæs/ /mæθs/ /mɛts/ n
Mathe
(informal, Commonwealth, rarely Canada)

matinee /ˈmætɪˌneɪ/ matinees n
Matinee Matinée
A showing of a movie, sporting event, or theatrical performance in the morning or afternoon.

mating /ˈmeɪtɪŋ/ matings n
Paarung Begattung
(zoology) Pairing of organisms for copulation.

mating call mating calls n
Balzruf Paarungsruf
A sound made by an animal to attract a member of the opposite sex for breeding.

mating season mating seasons n
Paarungszeit
(zoology) The time of the year during which members of a certain species of animal tend to mate.

matins n
Mette
Together with lauds, the earliest of the canonical hours; traditionally prayed at sunrise or earlier.

matriarch /ˈmeɪtɹiɑɹk/ /ˈmeɪtɹɪˌɑːk/ matriarchs n
Matriarchin
A female leader of a family, a tribe or an ethnic or religious group.

matriarchal more matriarchal most matriarchal adj
matriarchal matriarchalisch matriarchisch
Governed by (or as if by) a matriarch.

matriarchate /ˈmeɪtɹiɑːkət/ matriarchates n
Matriarchat
The position of a matriarch.

matriarchy matriarchies n
Matriarchat
The dominance of women in social or cultural systems.

matricide matricides n
Muttermord
The killing of one's mother.
Muttermörder Muttermörderin
A person who kills his or her mother.

matriculant matriculants n
Abiturient Abiturientin
A person who has matriculated or been registered on a list or roll, usually at a school.

matriculation /məˌtrɪkjəˈleɪʃən/ /məˌtrɪkjʊˈleɪʃən/ matriculations n
Einschreibung Immatrikulation
Enrollment in a college or university.

matrimony /ˈmat.ɹɪ.mə.ni/ /ˈmæt.ɹɪˌmoʊ.ni/ matrimonies n
Ehe
(uncountable) Marriage; the state of being married.
Hochzeit Eheschließung Heirat Trauung
(countable) The ceremony of marriage.

matristic more matristic most matristic adj
matristisch
(feminism) Being or relating to a prehistoric female-led society based around Mother Goddess worship.

matristics n
Matristik
The study of women who were involved in the early Christian church.

matrix /mæːʈ.rɪks/ /mɛʈ.rɪks/ /ˈmeɪ.tɹɪks/ /ˈmæt.ɹɪks/ /ˈmæɪ.tɹɪks/ matrices matrixes n
Matrix
(biology) An extracellular matrix, the material or tissue between the cells of animals or plants.
A table of data.
(mathematics) A rectangular arrangement of numbers or terms having various uses such as transforming coordinates in geometry, solving systems of linear equations in linear algebra and representing graphs in graph theory.
(computing) A two-dimensional array.
(material science) A binding agent of composite materials, e.g. resin in fibreglass.
Matrize
(printing, historical) In hot metal typesetting, a mold for casting a letter.

matronly /ˈmeɪtɹənli/ more matronly most matronly adj
matronenhaft
In the capacity of a matron; serving as a housekeeper or head nurse.

matronymic /ˌmætɹəˈnɪmɪk/ adj
matronymisch metronymisch
Of, relating to, or derived from the given name of one's mother.
By extension; of, relating to, or derived from the given name of a female ancestor.

matronymic /ˌmætɹəˈnɪmɪk/ matronymics n
Matronym Matronymikon Matronymikum Metronym Metronymikon Muttername
A surname or byname acquired from the given name of one's mother.
By extension, a surname or byname acquired from the given name from a female ancestor.

matsutake /maːtsuːˈtaːkeɪ/ /maːtsuːˈtaːkiː/ matsutakes n
Krokodilritterling Matsutake

matte /mæt/ more matte most matte adj
matt
(American spelling) Dull; not reflective of light.

matte /mæt/ mattes n
Passepartout
(arts, photography) A decorative border around a picture used to inset and center the contents of a frame.

matted more matted most matted adj
verfilzt
Forming a thick tangled mess.

matter /ˈmætə/ /ˈmætɚ/ [-ɾɚ] matters n
Angelegenheit
(philosophy) Aristotelian: undeveloped potentiality subject to change and development; formlessness. Matter receives form, and becomes substance.
An affair, condition, or subject, especially one of concern or (especially when preceded by the) one that is problematic.
Materie Stoff
(physics) The basic structural component of the universe, usually having mass and volume.
(physics) Matter made up of normal particles, not antiparticles.
Stoff Substanz Masse
A kind of substance.
Substanz
(countable, law) Legal services provided by a lawyer or firm to their client in relation to a particular issue.
Anlass
(obsolete) (The) inducing cause or reason, especially of anything disagreeable or distressing.

matter /ˈmætə/ /ˈmætɚ/ [-ɾɚ] v
wichtig sein zählen etwas ausmachen
(intransitive, stative) To be important. [from 16th c.]
(transitive, in negative constructions, now, England, _, regional, Caribbean) To care about, to mind; to find important. [from 17th c.]

matter of course matters of course n
Selbstverständlichkeit
(idiomatic) A natural or logical outcome.

matter of time n
Frage der Zeit
(idiomatic) An inevitable result; something that is bound to happen.

matterwave matterwaves n
Materiewelle

mattock /ˈmætək/ mattocks n
Hacke Mattock
An agricultural tool whose blades are at right angles to the body, similar to a pickaxe.

mattress /ˈmætɹɪs/ mattresses n
Matratze Steppbett
A pad on which a person can recline and sleep, usually having an inner section of coiled springs covered with foam or other cushioning material then enclosed with cloth fabric.

matura maturas n
Matura
A final exam that young adults (aged 18 or 19) take at the end of their secondary education in certain European countries.

maturation maturations n
Reifung
The process of becoming mature.

maturational more maturational most maturational adj
Reife-

mature /məˈt(j)ʊəɹ/ /məˈtjʊə/ /məˈt͡ʃɔː/ /məˈt͡ʃɝ/ /məˈt͡ʃʊ(ə)ɹ/ /məˈt͡ʃʊə/ maturer maturest more mature most mature adj
reif gereift
Fully developed; grown up in terms of physical appearance, behaviour or thinking; ripe.
ausgereift
Brought to a state of complete readiness.
reiflich
Profound; careful.
(nur) für Erwachsene
(television, film) Suitable for adults only, due to sexual themes, violence, etc.

mature /məˈt(j)ʊəɹ/ /məˈtjʊə/ /məˈt͡ʃɔː/ /məˈt͡ʃɝ/ /məˈt͡ʃʊ(ə)ɹ/ /məˈt͡ʃʊə/ v
reifen
(intransitive, of food, especially fruit) To attain maturity, to become mature or ripe.
reifen lassen
(transitive) To make (something, e.g. fruit) ripe or mature.
fällig werden
(intransitive, finance) To reach the date when payment is due.

maturity /məˈtjʊəɹəti/ /məˈtʊəɹəti/ /məˈt͡ʃʊəɹəti/ maturities n
Reife
The state of being mature, ready or ripe; the prime state of productibility and self expression.

matutinal /-ˈt͡ʃuː-/ /-ˈt͡ʃʊ-/ /məˈt(j)utənl̩/ /məˈtjuːtɪnl̩/ /ˈmæt͡ʃəˌtaɪn(ə)l/ /ˌmætjʊˈtaɪnl̩/ [-ɾə-] adj
morgendlich
Of, occurring in, or relating to the morning, especially the early morning upon waking up.

matzo /ˈmætsə/ /ˈmætsəʊ/ /ˈmɑːtsoʊ/ /ˈmɑːtsə/ /ˌmɑːˈtsɑː/ matzos matzot matzoth n
Matze Matzen Mazze Mazzen
(uncountable) Thin, unleavened bread in Jewish cuisine.

maté /ˈmæteɪ/ /ˈmɑteɪ/ matés n
Mate Matestrauch
(uncountable) A beverage, resembling tea, made from the dried leaves of this plant.

maudlin /ˈmɑːd.lɪn/ /ˈmɔːd.lɪn/ more maudlin most maudlin adj
larmoyant verheult
Affectionate or sentimental in an effusive, tearful, or foolish manner, especially because of drunkenness. [from 17th c.]
rührselig selbstmitleidig
Extravagantly or excessively sentimental; mawkish, self-pitying. [from 17th c.]

maul /mɔːl/ mauls n
Spalthammer
A heavy long-handled hammer, used for splitting logs by driving a wedge into them, or in combat.

maul /mɔːl/ v
misshandeln
To handle someone or something in a rough way.
zerfleischen
To savage; to cause serious physical wounds (usually used of an animal).
anmotzen
(figuratively) To criticise harshly.

mausoleum /ˌmɔ.səˈli.əm/ /ˌmɔː.zəˈliː.əm/ mausolea mausoleums n
Mausoleum
A large stately tomb or a building housing such a tomb or several tombs.

mauve /moʊv/ /mɔːv/ /məʊv/ mauves n
blasslila malvenfarbig fliederfarben malvenfarben mauve
The colour of this dye; a pale purple or violet colour.

maven /ˈmeɪv(ə)n/ /ˈmeɪvn̩/ mavens n
Experte Expertin Kenner Kennerin
(chiefly, US) An expert in a given field; also, a person who is interested in and knowledgeable about a particular activity or thing; an aficionado.

maverick /ˈmævəɹɪk/ more maverick most maverick adj
eigenwillig individualistisch
Showing independence in thoughts or actions.

maverick /ˈmævəɹɪk/ mavericks n
Tier ohne Brandzeichen mutterloses Kalb
An unbranded range animal. [from 1860s]
Individualist Nonkonformist Paradiesvogel Querkopf
(by extension) One who is unconventional or does not abide by rules. [from 1880s]
Nonkonformist Paradiesvogel Querkopf eigenwilliger Typ
(by extension) One who creates or uses controversial or unconventional ideas or practices.

maw /mɑ/ /mɔ/ /mɔː/ maws n
Magen
(archaic) The stomach, especially of an animal.
Rachen Schlund
The upper digestive tract (where food enters the body), especially the mouth and jaws of a fearsome and ravenous creature.
Schlund
Any large, insatiable or perilous opening.

maw-worm maw-worms n
Spulwurm
Any of several parasitic worms which infest the mammalian stomach and intestines, especially a nematode.

maxillary /makˈsɪl.ə.ɹi/ /ˈmæk.səˌlɛɹ.i/ adj
maxillar maxillär
(anatomy) Of or relating to the jaw or jawbone.

maxillary sinus maxillary sinuses n
Kieferhöhle
(anatomy) A paranasal sinus found in the body of the maxilla.

maxim /ˈmæk.səm/ /ˈmæk.sɪm/ maxims n
Maxime Grundsatz
A precept; a succinct statement or observation of a rule of conduct or moral teaching.

maxima maximas maximæ n
Maxima

maximal /ˈmæksɪməl/ adj
maximal
Largest, greatest (in magnitude), highest, most.

maximalism maximalisms n
Maximalismus
The opposite of minimalism: a tendency toward excess.

maximization maximizations n
Maximierung
The act of raising something to its greatest value or extent.

maximize /ˈmæksəmaɪz/ v
maximieren
to make as large as possible

maximum /ˈmæksɪməm/ adj
maximal
To the highest degree.

maximum /ˈmæksɪməm/ maxima maximums n
Maximum höchstmöglich
The highest limit.
Maximum
(mathematics) The greatest value of a set or other mathematical structure, especially the global maximum or a local maximum of a function.

may /meɪ/ n
Weißdornblüte
The hawthorn bush or its blossoms.

may /meɪ/ v
dürfen können
(modal auxiliary verb, defective) To have permission to, be allowed. Used in granting permission and in questions to make polite requests. [from 9th c.]
können mögen
(modal auxiliary verb, defective) Expressing a present possibility; possibly. [from 13th c.]
mögen sollen
(subjunctive present, defective) Expressing a wish (with present subjunctive effect). [from 16th c.]

may the Force be with you phraseologicalUnit
möge die Macht mid dehr soi möge die Macht mit dir sein möge die Macht mit euch sein
(idiomatic) Used to wish someone luck with a difficult endeavor.

maybe /ˈmeɪbi/ [ˈmeɪ̯bi] adv
vielleicht womöglich möglicherweise gut möglich kann sein
(as a pro-sentence) Perhaps that is true (expressing no commitment to a decision or a neutral viewpoint to a statement).

mayfly mayflies n
Eintagsfliege Ephemeride
Any of the many fragile insects of the order Ephemeroptera that develop in fresh water and live very briefly as winged adults.

mayhem /ˈmeɪhɛm/ /ˈmeɪəm/ mayhems n
Chaos
A state or situation of great confusion, disorder, trouble or destruction; chaos.

mayonnaise /ˈmeɪ.ə.neɪz/ /ˈmæn.eɪz/ /ˌmeɪ.əˈneɪz/ [ˈmɐ.jɔ.nɛs] [ˈmɛən-] mayonnaises n
Mayonnaise Majo Mayo Majonäse
Any cold dish with that dressing as an ingredient.

mayor /ˈmeɪ.ə/ /ˈmeɪ.ɚ/ /ˈmɛə̯/ /ˈmɛɚ/ mayors n
Bürgermeister Bürgermeisterin
(Ireland, rare, obsolete) A member of a city council.

mayoral /meɪˈɔ.ɹəl/ /meɪˈɔː.ɹəl/ /mɛːɹɘl/ /ˈmeɪ.ə.ɹəl/ /ˈmɛə.ɹəl/ more mayoral most mayoral adj
Bürgermeister- bürgermeisterlich
Relating to a mayor (or the office of the mayor).

mayoralty /meɪˈɔ.ɹəl.ti/ /meɪˈɔː.ɹəl.ti/ /ˈmeɪ.ə.ɹəl.ti/ /ˈmɛə.ɹəl.ti/ mayoralties n
Bürgermeisteramt
The office of a mayor, or the tenure during which a particular mayor holds office, where the time span may encompass one term or multiple terms.

mayoress /meɪəˈɹɛs/ /meɪɚˈɛs/ /mɛəˈɹɛs/ mayor mayoresses n
Bürgermeisterin
A daughter or female friend of a male mayor chosen by him to hold the title mayoress.

maypole maypoles n
Maibaum
A pole, garlanded with streamers held by people who dance around it to celebrate May Day.

maze /ˈmeɪz/ mazes n
Irrgarten
A labyrinth; a puzzle consisting of a complicated network of paths or passages, the aim of which is to find one's way through.

mazel tov /ˈmaz(ə)l ˌtɒf/ /ˈmaz(ə)l ˌtɒv/ /ˈmɑz(ə)lˌtɑf/ /ˈmɑz(ə)lˌtɑv/ /ˈmɑz(ə)lˌtɔf/ /ˈmɑz(ə)lˌtɔv/ interjection
masel tov masseltoff masseltopp
(in a, _, Jewish, _, context) Used to express congratulations or good wishes, especially at weddings.

mazurka /məˈzɜː(ɹ)kə/ /məˈzʊə(ɹ)kə/ mazurkas n
Mazurka
(music) A Polish folk dance in triple time, usually moderately fast, containing a heavy accent on the third beat and occasionally the second beat.
(music) A classical musical composition inspired by the folk dance and conforming in some respects to its form, particularly as popularized by Chopin.

me /mi/ /miː/ pronoun
mich mir
(archaic, proscribed) Myself; as a reflexive direct object of a verb.
As the object of a preposition.
mir mich
(colloquial, proscribed) Myself; as a reflexive indirect object of a verb; the ethical dative.
ich
(nonstandard, not with and) As the subject of a verb.

me generation me generations n
Ich-Generation Mich-Generation
A generation of egotistical, narcissistic people who are concerned solely with themselves.

me neither phraseologicalUnit
ich auch nicht
(colloquial) Used to say that a negative-containing statement of the previous speaker applies to the speaker as well.

me too phraseologicalUnit
ich auch mich auch mir auch
That applies to me as well.

mea culpa /ˌmeɪ.əˈkʊl.pə/ /ˌmeɪ.əˈkʌl.pə/ /ˌmiː.əˈkʊl.pə/ /ˌmiː.əˈkʌl.pə/ mea culpae mea culpas n
Asche auf mein Haupt mea culpa meine Schuld
An instance of mea culpa; an apology.

mead /miːd/ meads n
Met Honigwein
An alcoholic drink fermented from honey and water.

meadow /ˈmɛd.oʊ/ /ˈmɛd.əʊ/ [ˈmɛɾoʊ] meadows n
Wiese Weide Aue
A field or pasture; a piece of land covered or cultivated with grass, usually intended to be mown for hay.

meadow pipit meadow pipits n
Wiesenpieper
A small passerine bird (Anthus pratensis).

meadowlark meadowlarks n
Lerchenstärling Wiesenstärling
Any of several songbirds of the genera Sturnella and Leistes, native to the Americas. [from 19th c.]

meadowrue meadowrues n
Wiesenraute
A plant (any plant of genus Thalictrum), also known as thalictrum

meadowsweet /ˈmɛdoʊˈswit/ /ˈmɛdəʊswiːt/ meadowsweets n
Mädesüß
A Eurasian perennial flowering plant of Rosaceae family, Filipendula ulmaria.

meager /ˈmiɡɚ/ /ˈmiːɡə/ meagerer meagerest adj
mager
Having little flesh; lean; thin.
Poor, deficient or inferior in amount, quality or extent

meagerness meagernesses n
Knappheit
(US) The state of being meager.

meagre /ˈmiːɡɚ/ meagrer meagrest adj
mager

meagre /ˈmiːɡɚ/ meagres n
Adlerfisch
Argyrosomus regius, an edible fish of the family Sciaenidae.

meal /mil/ /miːl/ [miəɫ] meals n
Mahlzeit Essen
(countable) Food that is prepared and eaten, usually at a specific time, and usually in a comparatively large quantity (as opposed to a snack).
Mehl Schrot
The coarse-ground edible part of various grains often used to feed animals; flour or a coarser blend than flour.

meals on wheels n
Essen auf Rädern
A service that delivers food to those unable to cook for themselves, such as the elderly and people with disabilities.

mealworm beetle mealworm beetles n
Mehlkäfer Schwarzkäfer
A darkling beetle (or darkening beetle) of species Tenebrio molitor, in the family Tenebrionidae, whose larvae (mealworms) are typically used as a food source for reptile, fish, and avian pets.

mealy /miːli/ mealier mealiest adj
mehlig
Resembling meal (the foodstuff).

mealy-mouthed more mealy-mouthed most mealy-mouthed adj
ausweichend gewunden mit mehligem Mund sich windend
Prone to speaking evasively, indirectly, or duplicitously; not forthright.

mealybug mealybugs n
Schmierlaus Wolllaus

mean /min/ /miːn/ meaner meanest adj
Mittel-
Having the mean (see noun below) as its value; average.
mittelmäßig
Low in quality or degree; inferior; poor; shabby.
gemein böse
Without dignity of mind; destitute of honour; low-minded; spiritless; base.
gemein
Intending to cause harm, successfully or otherwise; bearing ill will towards another.

mean /min/ /miːn/ means n
Mittel
Something which is intermediate or in the middle; an intermediate value or range of values; a medium. [from 14th c.]
(statistics) The average of a set of values, calculated by summing them together and dividing by the number of terms; the arithmetic mean. [from 15th c.]

mean /min/ /miːn/ v
beabsichtigen
(transitive) To intend, to plan (to do); to have as one's intention. [from 8th c.]
bedeuten meinen beabsichtigen
(transitive) Of a person (or animal etc): to intend to express, to imply, to hint at, to allude.
meinen
(transitive) To have conviction in (something said or expressed); to be sincere in (what one says). [from 18th c.]
bedeuten
(transitive) To cause or produce (a given result); to bring about (a given result). [from 19th c.]

mean value theorem mean value theorems n
Mittelwertsatz
(calculus, uncountable) The theorem that for any real-valued function that is differentiable on an interval, there is a point in that interval where the derivative of the curve equals the slope of the straight line between the graphed function values at the interval's end points.

meander /miˈændə(ɹ)/ /miˈændɚ/ meanders n
Mäander Flussbiegung Flussschlinge Flusswindung Windung
(geography) One of a series of regular sinuous curves, bends, loops, turns, or windings in the channel of a river, stream, or other watercourse

meander /miˈændə(ɹ)/ /miˈændɚ/ v
mäandern
mäandrieren sich schlängeln
(intransitive) To wind or turn in a course or passage
(transitive) To wind, turn, or twist; to make flexuous.

meandering more meandering most meandering adj
abschweifend mäanderartig mäandernd mäandrisch
Winding or rambling.

meanie meanies n
Fiesling
(informal, chiefly, childish) A mean (unkind or miserly) person; a killjoy.

meaning /ˈminɪŋ/ /ˈmiːnɪŋ/ meanings n
Bedeutung
The denotation, referent, or idea connected with a word, expression, or symbol.
Bedeutung Sinn
The purpose, value, or significance (of something) beyond the fact of that thing's existence.

meaning of life n
Sinn des Lebens
(philosophy, religion) A hypothetical answer to all of life's ultimate questions; the purpose or raison d'être of human life.

meaningful /ˈminɪŋfʊl/ more meaningful most meaningful adj
bedeutend bedeutungsvoll sinnhaft
Having meaning, significant.

meaningfulness meaningfulnesses n
Sinnhaftigkeit
The state or measure of being meaningful.

meaningless more meaningless most meaningless adj
bedeutungslos sinnlos
Lacking meaning.

meaninglessly more meaninglessly most meaninglessly adv
ausdruckslos bedeutungslos sinnlos
In a meaningless manner; nonsensically.

meaninglessness meaninglessnesses n
Sinnlosigkeit Bedeutungslosigkeit
(uncountable) The state of lacking meaning; the quality of being meaningless.

meanness meannesses n
Fiesheit Gemeinheit gemeines Benehmen
(countable) A mean act.

means /minz/ /miːnz/ n
Mittel
(uncountable) Resources; riches.

means of grace means of grace n
Gnadenmittel
(Christianity, theology) a means by which God gives grace, usually considered to include both word and sacrament, and often other ways as well

means of production n
Produktionsmittel
(economics, Marxism) The combination of the means of labor, such as machines, tools, and equipment, and the subject of labor used by workers to make products.

means of transportation means of transportation n
Verkehrsmittel Beförderungsmittel Transportmittel
Any of the different kinds of transport facilities used to carry people or cargo.

means to an end /miːnz tuː ən ɛnd/ means to an end means to ends n
Mittel zum Zweck
A method by which a goal is achieved.

meantime /ˈmiːntaɪm/ adv
unterdessen
During the interval; meanwhile.

meanwhile /ˈmiːnhwaɪl/ /ˈmiːnwaɪl/ adv
inzwischen währenddessen unterdessen in der Zwischenzeit zwischenzeitlich derweil
During the time that something is happening, often specifically in a different place.
inzwischen währenddessen unterdessen in der Zwischenzeit zwischenzeitlich
During an intervening time; from now until a future time.

meanwhile use meanwhile uses n
Zwischennutzung
(urban studies, architecture) short-term use of a vacant site; a place subject to such a use

measles /ˈmizəlz/ /ˈmiːzəlz/ n
Masern
(medicine) An acute and highly contagious disease which often afflicts children caused by the virus Measles morbillivirus and causing red rashes, fever, runny nose, coughing, and red eyes.

measly /ˈmizli/ /ˈmiːzli/ measlier measliest adj
mickrig
(figuratively, informal) Small (especially contemptibly small) in amount. [from mid 19th c.]

measurability measurabilities n
Messbarkeit
Susceptibility to measurement.

measurable /ˈmɛʒəɹəbəl/ /ˈmɛʒɹəbəl/ more measurable most measurable adj
messbar
Able to be measured.

measurable function measurable functions n
messbare Funktion

measurable set measurable sets n
messbare Menge

measure /ˈmeɪ.ʒə/ /ˈmeɪ.ʒɚ/ /ˈmeʒ.ə/ /ˈmɛʒ.ə/ /ˈmɛʒ.ɚ/ /ˈmɪ.ʒɚ/ measures n
Maß
An (unspecified) portion or quantity. [from 16th c.]
The size of someone or something, as ascertained by measuring. (Now chiefly in make to measure.) [from 14th c.]
(mathematics) A function that assigns a non-negative number to a given set following the mathematical nature that is common among length, volume, probability and the like. [from 20th c.]
Maß Maßstab
A standard against which something can be judged; a criterion. [from 14th c.]
Messung
The act or result of measuring.
Takt
(music) A musical designation consisting of all notes and or rests delineated by two vertical bars; an equal and regular division of the whole of a composition; a bar. [from 17th c.]
Maßnahme Maß
(in plural) Actions designed to achieve some purpose; plans. [from 17th c.]

measure /ˈmeɪ.ʒə/ /ˈmeɪ.ʒɚ/ /ˈmeʒ.ə/ /ˈmɛʒ.ə/ /ˈmɛʒ.ɚ/ /ˈmɪ.ʒɚ/ v
messen
To ascertain the quantity of a unit of material via calculated comparison with respect to a standard.
To estimate the unit size of something.
abmessen
To obtain or set apart; to mark in even increments.
abmessen messen
(often with out or off) To allot or distribute by measure; to set off or apart by measure; often with.

measure theory measure theories n
Maßtheorie
(mathematics) A branch of mathematical analysis, concerned with the theory of integration, that generalizes the intuitive notions of length, area and volume.

measure twice and cut once proverb
zweimal messen, einmal schneiden
(figuratively, by extension) Plan and prepare in a careful, thorough manner before taking action.

measure up v
auf der Höhe sein ein Vergleich sein gleichkommen gleichziehen
(idiomatic) To meet expectations; to be as good as.

measure word measure words n
Zählwort
(linguistics) A word or morpheme used in combination with a numeral to indicate the count of nouns, used especially in Asian languages.

measured /ˈmeɪʒɚd/ /ˈmɛʒəd/ /ˈmɛʒɚd/ more measured most measured adj
bedächtig gemessen
Deliberate but restrained.

measurement /ˈmeʒ.ə.mənt/ /ˈmɛʒ.ə.mənt/ /ˈmɛʒ.ɚ.mənt/ [ˈmɛʒ.ɚ.mn̩t] measurements n
Messung
The act of measuring.
Maß Messwert
Value (quantity, magnitude, extent or amount) determined by an act of measuring.

measuring cup measuring cups n
Messbecher
A kitchen utensil used primarily to measure the volume of liquid or bulk solid cooking ingredients.

meat /mit/ /miːt/ meats n
Fleisch
(uncountable) The flesh (muscle tissue) of an animal used as food. [from 14th c.]
(countable) A type of meat, by anatomic position and provenance. [from 16th c.]
Fleisch Fruchtfleisch
(uncountable) Any relatively thick, solid part of a fruit, nut etc. [from 15th c.]

meat market meat markets n
Fleischerei Fleischmarkt
A market where meat is sold.

meat safe meat safes n
Fliegenschrank Speiseschrank
A ventilated cupboard used to keep meat away from flies and other pests.

meatball meatballs n
Klops Fleischbällchen Fleischklößchen Fleischpflanzl Frikadelle
A ball of minced or ground meat, seasoned and cooked.

meateater meateaters n
Fleischesser Fleischesserin
A person who eats meat.
Fleischesser Fleischesserin Fleischfresser Fleischfresserin Karnivore
A carnivorous animal.

meatgrinder meatgrinders n
Fleischwolf
A device for cutting meat into very small pieces.

meatless /ˈmiːtləs/ adj
fleischlos
Without meat.

meatlike more meatlike most meatlike adj
fleischartiig fleischig fleischähnelnd fleischähnlich
Resembling meat or some aspect of it.

meatloaf /ˈmit.loʊf/ /ˈmiːt.ləʊf/ meatloaves n
Hackbraten Heuchelhase Wiegebraten falscher Hase faschierter Braten
A dish of ground meat (usually made from ground beef, although lamb, pork, veal, venison, poultry and seafood are also used) formed into a loaf shape, mixed with egg and breadcrumbs, then baked or smoked, and usually served in slices.

meaty /ˈmiːti/ meatier meatiest adj
Fleisch fleischartig fleischig
Of, relating to, or containing meat.

mebibyte /ˈmɛbɪˌbaɪt/ mebibytes n
Mebibyte
(computing) Strictly, 220 (10242, or 1,048,576) bytes or 210 (1024) kibibytes, as opposed to a megabyte.

mechanic /məˈkænɪk/ mechanics n
Mechaniker Mechanikerin
(now, chiefly, historical) A manual worker; a labourer or artisan. [from 16th c.]
Someone who builds or repairs machinery, a technician; now specifically, someone who works with and repairs the mechanical parts of a motor vehicle, aircraft or similar. [from 17th c.]

mechanical /mɪˈkænɪk(ə)l/ more mechanical most mechanical adj
mechanisch
Related to mechanics (the branch of physics that deals with forces acting on mass).

mechanical advantage mechanical advantages n
Übersetzungsverhältnis
(mechanical engineering) The ratio of the output force produced by a machine (especially a simple machine) to the applied input force.

mechanical bull mechanical bulls n
mechanischer Bulle

mechanical energy mechanical energies n
mechanische Energie
(physics) The sum of the potential energy and kinetic energy of a body or system

mechanical engineer mechanical engineers n
Maschinenbauingenieur Maschinenbauingenieurin
Someone who specializes in mechanical engineering.

mechanical engineering n
Maschinenwesen
(engineering) The subfield of engineering concerned with designing and building machines and mechanical systems.

mechanical pencil mechanical pencils n
mechanischer Stift Druckbleistift Minenschreiber Fallbleistift
(North America) A pencil with a replaceable and mechanically extendable lead that wears away with use, designed to provide lines of constant thickness without requiring sharpening, and typically featuring a small eraser at the end opposite the tip.

mechanically /məˈkænɪkli/ more mechanically most mechanically adv
mechanisch
In a mechanical manner.

mechanics n
Mechanik
(physics) The branch of physics that deals with the action of forces on material objects with mass

mechanism /ˈmek.ə.nɪ.zəm/ /ˈmɛk.ə.nɪ.zəm/ [ˈmek.əˌnɪ.zm̩] [ˈmɛk.ə.nɪ.zm̩] mechanisms n
Mechanismus
(within a machine or machinery) Any mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion, or the transmission or control of power.
A mental, physical, or chemical process.

mechanization mechanizations n
Mechanisierung
The use of machinery to replace human or animal labour, especially in agriculture and industry.

mechanize /ˈmɛkənaɪz/ v
mechanisieren
To equip something with machinery.

mechanized more mechanized most mechanized adj
mechanisiert
Equipped with machinery.

mechanized infantry mechanized infantries n
Panzergrenadiere Panzergrenadiertruppe mechanisierte Infanterie
Infantry which uses infantry fighting vehicles (types of tanks) in combination with regular infantery tactics.

mechatronics n
Mechatronik
The synergistic combination of mechanical engineering, electronic engineering and software engineering for the study of automata from an engineering perspective and the control of advanced hybrid systems.

meconium meconiums n
Kindspech
(medicine) A dark green mass, the contents of the fetal intestines during the later stages of mammalian gestation, that forms the first feces of the newborn.

medal /ˈmɛdəl/ [ˈmeɾ.ɫ̩] [ˈmɛd.ɫ̩] [ˈmɛɾ.ɫ̩] medals n
Medaille
A stamped metal disc used as a personal ornament, a charm, or a religious object.
A stamped or cast metal object (usually a disc), particularly one awarded as a prize or reward.

medal table medal tables n
Medaillenspiegel

medalist /ˈmɛdəlɪst/ medalists n
Medaillengewinner Medaillengewinnerin
Someone who has received a medal. [from 18th c.]

medallion /məˈdæljən/ medallions n
Medaillon
A large medal, usually decorative.

meddle /ˈmɛd.əl/ [ˈmɛɾəɫ] v
einmischen
(obsolete) To interest or engage oneself; to have to do (with), in a good sense.

meddlesome /ˈmɛdəlsəm/ more meddlesome most meddlesome adj
lästig aufdringlich vorwitzig zudringlich
Characterised or marked by meddling; inclined or having a tendency to meddle or interfere in other people's business.

media /ˈmidi.ə/ /ˈmiːdiə/ media medias n
Medien Medium
(often, treated as, _, uncountable) Means and institutions for publishing and broadcasting information.
(usually, with a definite article; often treated as, _, uncountable) The journalists and other professionals who comprise the mass communication industry.

media circus media circuses n
Medienhype Medienzirkus
(informal) A large gathering of reporters at the scene of a news event.

media democracy media democracies n
Mediendemokratie
A system of government in which the populace votes but the media hold power through influence.

media studies /ˈmiːdi.ə ˈstʌdiz/ n
Medienwissenschaft
Academic discipline that deals with the content, history, meaning and effects of various media, in particular mass media.

media-historical adj
mediengeschichtlich medienhistorisch
Of or pertaining to media history.

medial /ˈmiː.di.əl/ more medial most medial adj
mittel
(math) Of or pertaining to a mean or average.
medial median
(anatomy, zootomy) Pertaining to the inside; closer to the median plane of the body or the midline of an organ.
mittig zentral
Situated in or near the middle; not at either end.
zentral
(phonetics) (of a consonant) Central: produced when air flows across the center of the mouth over the tongue.

medial pterygoid muscle medial pterygoid muscles n
Musculus pterygoideus medialis
(muscle) A muscle that arises from the inner surface of the lateral pterygoid plate and from the palatine and maxillary bones, is inserted into the ramus and the gonial angle, cooperates with the masseter and temporalis in elevating the lower jaw, and controls certain lateral and rotary movements of the jaw.

median /ˈmi.di.ən/ /ˈmiː.dɪən/ [ˈmɪi.di.ən] adj
mittler
(statistics) Having the median as its value. [from 19th c.]

median /ˈmi.di.ən/ /ˈmiː.dɪən/ [ˈmɪi.di.ən] medians n
Seitenhalbierende
(geometry) A line segment joining the vertex of triangle to the midpoint of the opposing side.
Median
(statistics) A number separating the higher half from the lower half of a data sample, population, or probability distribution. The median of a finite list of numbers can be found by arranging all the observations from lowest value to highest value and picking the middle one (e.g., the median of {3, 3, 5, 9, 11} is 5). If there is an even number of observations, then there is no single middle value; the median is then usually defined to be the mean of the two middle values. [from 19th c.]

median age median ages n
Medianalter
(demography) The age that divides a population (of a country etc.) into two numerically equivalent groups.

median nerve median nerves n
Medianusnerv Nervus medianus
(anatomy) A nerve in the upper limb in humans and other animals, formed from parts of the medial and lateral cords of the brachial plexus, and compression of which in the carpal tunnel of the wrist causes carpal tunnel syndrome.

median plane median planes n
Medianebene
(anatomy) The only plane along which the human body is roughly symmetrical, running from the top to the bottom through navel, separating the left and the right hand.

median strip median strips n
Trennstreifen
(US) A strip of land between opposing lanes of a road.

mediastinum /ˌmiːdi.əˈstaɪnəm/ mediastina n
Mediastinum
(anatomy) The region in mammals between the pleural sacs, containing the heart and all of the thoracic viscera except the lungs.

mediate /ˈmidi.ət/ /ˈmidieɪt/ v
schlichten
(transitive) To resolve differences, or to bring about a settlement, between conflicting parties.
vermitteln
(intransitive) To intervene between conflicting parties in order to resolve differences or bring about a settlement.

mediation /midiˈeɪʃən/ mediations n
Vermittlung
Negotiation to resolve differences conducted by an impartial party.

mediatization mediatizations n
Mediatisierung Medialisierung

mediator /ˈmidieɪtɚ/ mediators n
Vermittler Vermittlerin
One who negotiates between parties seeking mutual agreement.

mediatory more mediatory most mediatory adj
mediatorisch vermittelnd
Of or relating to mediation.

medical /ˈmɛdɪkl̩/ more medical most medical adj
medizinisch ärztlich
Of or pertaining to the practice of medicine.

medical certificate medical certificates n
Attest Gesundheitszeugnis
A statement from a physician or other health care provider that attests to the result of a medical examination of a patient.

medical history medical histories n
Krankengeschichte Anamnese KG
Details of a patient's previous medical experiences, such as existing comorbidities, past infections, operations undergone, and medications taken.

medical report medical reports n
Arztbericht
An official account or record of a person's health and medical history.

medical school medical schools n
medizinische Fakultät
A school that teaches medicine.

medical tourism n
Medizintourismus
(pejorative) Travelling across international borders, generally from a rich country to a poor country, to deliver healthcare, often on a temporary basis.
Travelling across international borders to obtain health care.

medicalization medicalizations n
Medikalisierung
The act or process of medicalizing.

medicalize v
medikalisieren
(transitive) To make medical; to convert or reduce to a branch of medicine; especially, to pathologize.

medicane /ˈmɛdɪkeɪn/ medicanes n
Medicane

medicate /ˈmɛdɪkeɪt/ v
verschreiben medizieren medizinisch behandeln
(transitive) To prescribe or administer medication to.

medication /mɛdɪˈkeɪʃən/ medications n
Medikation Arzneimittel
A medicine, or all the medicines regularly taken by a patient.
Medikation
The administration of medicine.

medicinal /məˈdɪsnəl/ /məˈdɪsənəl/ /mɛˈdɪsɪnəl/ adj
Arznei heilen medikamentös medizinal medizinisch
Tending or used to cure disease or relieve pain.

medicinal chemistry n
medizinische Chemie
(chemistry) the application of chemical research techniques to the synthesis of pharmaceuticals

medicine /ˈmɛd.s(ɪ)n/ /ˈmɛd.ɪ.s(ɪ)n/ /ˈmɛd.ɪ.sɪn/ /ˈmɛdəs(ə)n/ medicines n
Medizin Medikament Arznei
(uncountable, countable) A substance which specifically promotes healing when ingested or consumed in some way; a pharmaceutical drug.
Medizin Heilkunde
(uncountable) The study of the cause, diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of disease or illness.

medicine ball medicine balls n
Medizinball
A large, heavy sphere of leather, plastic or rubber etc. filled with sand or similar, and used for athletic training or physical rehabilitation.

medicine cabinet medicine cabinets n
Hausapotheke
A cupboard where drugs and medical paraphernalia are stored.

medicine man medicine men n
Medizinmann
A Native American shamanistic healer.

medicine woman medicine women n
Medizinfrau
A female Native American (or, any other indigenous) shamanistic healer.

medieval /mɪd.ˈi.vəl/ /mɪd.ˈiː.vəl/ /ˌmiː.di.ˈiː.vəl/ /ˌmɛd.i.ˈiː.vəl/ /ˌmɛdi.ˈi.vəl/ more medieval most medieval adj
mittelalterlich
Of or relating to the Middle Ages, the period from approximately 500 to 1500 AD.
Having characteristics associated with the Middle Ages in popular, modern cultural perception:

medieval /mɪd.ˈi.vəl/ /mɪd.ˈiː.vəl/ /ˌmiː.di.ˈiː.vəl/ /ˌmɛd.i.ˈiː.vəl/ /ˌmɛdi.ˈi.vəl/ medievals n
mittelalterlich
A medieval example (of something aforementioned or understood from context).

medieval literature medieval literatures n
Mittelalterliteratur
literature of the Middle Ages; all literary works written in the Middle Ages

medieval studies n
Mediävistik
The study of the Middle Ages.

medievalist medievalists n
Mediävist
one who studies the culture and history of the Middle Ages

mediocre /ˈmiːdɪˌəʊkə/ /ˌmidiˈoʊkəɹ/ /ˌmiːdɪˈəʊkə/ more mediocre most mediocre adj
mittelmäßig
Having no peculiar or outstanding features; not extraordinary, special, exceptional, or great; of medium quality, almost always with a negative connotation.

mediocre /ˈmiːdɪˌəʊkə/ /ˌmidiˈoʊkəɹ/ /ˌmiːdɪˈəʊkə/ mediocres n
Mittelmäßige
A person of minor significance, accomplishment or acclaim; a common and undistinguished person.

mediocrity /mi.dɪˈɑk.ɹɪ.ti/ /miː.dɪˈɒk.ɹɪ.ti/ [mi.dɪˈɑk.ɹɪ.ɾi] mediocrities n
Mittelmaß Mittelmäßigkeit
(uncountable) The condition of being mediocre; having only an average degree of quality, skills etc.; no better than standard.

mediopassive adj
mediopassiv
(grammar) Pertaining to a voice of a transitive verb that is both middle voice and passive voice or reflexive and passive voice.

meditate v
meditieren
(intransitive) To contemplate; to keep the mind fixed upon something; to study.

meditation /mɛdɪˈteɪʃən/ meditations n
Meditation
A devotional exercise of, or leading to contemplation.

mediterranean sea /ˌmɛ.də.təˈɹeɪ.ni.ən ˈsi/ /ˌmɛ.də.təˈɹeɪ.njən ˈsi/ /ˌmɛ.dɪ.təˈɹeɪ.nɪ.ən ˈsiː/ mediterranean seas n
Mittelmeer
(oceanography) A mostly enclosed sea that has limited exchange of deep water with outer oceans, and where the water circulation is dominated by salinity and temperature differences rather than winds.

medium /ˈmiː.di.əm/ adj
mittelgroß
Of intermediate size, degree, amount etc.

medium /ˈmiː.di.əm/ media mediums n
Medium
The material of the surrounding environment, e.g. solid, liquid, gas, vacuum, or a specific substance such as a solvent.
The materials or empty space through which signals, waves, or forces pass.
A format for communicating or presenting information.
(countable, spiritualism, plural mediums) Someone who supposedly conveys information from the spirit world.

medium dead adj
halbtot
(humorous) Unconscious and near death.

medium of instruction mediums of instruction n
Schulsprache
(education, sociolinguistics) A language used in teaching.

medium rare adj
halb durch
(of cooking, particularly meats) Cooked somewhat lightly, so the meat is no longer red, but is not brown (in the case of beef); cooked to a degree between rare and medium.

medium-sized adj
mittelgroß
Having a medium or intermediate size.

medium-speed more medium-speed most medium-speed adj
mittelschnell

medium-term adj
mittelfristig

medlar /ˈmedlɘ/ /ˈmɛdlə/ /ˈmɛdlɚ/ medlars n
Mispel
Mespilus germanica, common medlar (now often Crataegus germanica)
Any tree of the genus Mespilus, now Crataegus sect. Mespilus, including many species now in other genera.

medley /ˈmɛdli/ medleys n
Allerlei bunte Mischung buntes Durcheinander
A collection or mixture of miscellaneous things. [from 17thc.]
Liederstrauß Medley Melodienfolge Melodienreigen Potpourri bunter Melodienstrauß
(music) A collection of related songs played or mixed together as a single piece. [from 17thc.]
Lagenschwimmen
(swimming) A competitive swimming event that combines the four strokes of butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, and freestyle. [from 20th c.]

medullary ray medullary rays n
Holzstrahl Markstrahl
(botany) any of the bands of cells in various trees extending across the wood from the pith to the bark

meek /mik/ /miːk/ meeker meekest adj
demütig bescheiden fromm hold lammfromm moderat
Humble, non-boastful, modest, meager, or self-effacing.
duldsam ergeben gottergeben kleinlaut unterwürfig widerstandslos
Submissive, dispirited.

meek /mik/ /miːk/ v
zähmen
(US) (of horses) To tame; to break.

meerkat /ˈmɪəkat/ /ˈmɪəɹkæt/ meerkats n
Erdmännchen
Suricata suricatta, a small carnivorous mammal of the mongoose family, from the Kalahari Desert, known for its habit of standing on its hind legs.

meerschaum /mɪər.ʃəm/ /ˈmɪər.ʃɔːm/ meerschaums n
Meerschaum
(uncountable) A soft white mineral, chiefly used for smoking-pipes and cigar holders.
(countable) A smoking-pipe made from meerschaum.

meet /mit/ /miːt/ meeter meetest adj
recht

meet /mit/ /miːt/ v
treffen
To come face to face with by accident; to encounter.
To come face to face with someone by arrangement.
To gather for a formal or social discussion; to hold a meeting.
To converge and finally touch or intersect.
To adjoin, be physically touching.
To touch or hit something while moving.
treffen begegnen aufeinandertreffen entsprechen gerechtwerden kennen lernen
To perceive; to come to a knowledge of; to have personal acquaintance with; to experience; to suffer.

meet one's Waterloo /ˈmit wʌnz ˌwɔtɚˈluː/ /ˈmiːt wʌnz ˌwɔːtə(ɹ)ˈluː/ /ˈwɑ-/ /ˈwɔtɚˌluː/ /ˌwɑ-/ [-ɾɚ-] v
sein Stalingrad erleben sein Waterloo erleben
To be decisively defeated by an encounter with a powerful opponent or a problem that is too difficult.

meeting /ˈmitɪŋ/ /ˈmiːtɪŋ/ [ˈmiɾɪŋ] meetings n
Versammlung Besprechung Sitzung Zusammenkunft Beratung Tagung
A gathering of persons for a purpose; an assembly.
Versammlung Teilnehmer
(collective) The people at such a gathering.
Treffen Begegnung Zusammenkunft
An encounter between people, even accidental.
Treffpunkt
A place or instance of junction or intersection; a confluence.

meeting place meeting places n
Treffpunkt
A place where people arrange to meet.

meeting room meeting rooms n
Konferenzraum Konferenzsaal
A room in a building, such as an office building, set aside for the use of people to hold meetings.

mega- /ˈmeɪɡə/ /ˈmɛɡə/ prefix
mega-
In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by one million (106.) SI Symbol: M.

megabat megabats n
Flughund Flughundjunges Flughündin
Any of the bats in the suborder Megachiroptera consisting of one family, Pteropodidae; a fruit bat.

megabyte /ˈmɛɡəˌbaɪt/ megabytes n
Megabyte
(computing, formal) One million (106, or 1,000,000) bytes or 1,000 kilobytes.

megachurch megachurches n
Megachurch Megakirche
A church with an atypically large congregation.

megacosm megacosms n
Megakosmos

megadeath /ˈmɛɡəˌdɛθ/ megadeaths n
Megatote
One million deaths, especially as a unit of measure in reference to nuclear warfare.

megadrought megadroughts n
Megadürre
(climatology) A drought lasting for decades or centuries.

megafarad megafarads n
Megafarad
(physics, obsolete) A unit of quantity of electric charge; the quantity of electricity flowing through a one megohm resistor when driven by an electromotive force of one volt for one second.

megagon megagons n
1000000-Eck Millioneneck
A polygon with one million sides.

megagram megagrams n
Megagramm
(metrology) An SI unit of mass equal to 106 grams. Symbol: Mg

megajoule megajoules n
Megajoule
(metrology) An SI unit of energy equal to 106 joules. Symbol: MJ

megalith /ˈmɛɡəlɪθ/ /ˈmɛɡəˌlɪθ/ megaliths n
Megalith
A large stone slab making up a prehistoric monument, or part of such a monument.
Megalith Megalithbau Megalithbauwerk
A prehistoric monument made up of one or more large stones.

megalodon megalodons n
Megalodon
A species of extinct shark that lived during the Miocene and Pliocene epochs (†Carcharocles megalodon or †Otodus megalodon).

megalomania /ˌmɛɡəloʊˈmeɪniə/ /ˌmɛɡəloʊˈmeɪnjə/ megalomanias n
Größenwahn
A psychopathological condition characterized by delusional fantasies of wealth, power, or omnipotence.
An obsession with grandiose or extravagant things or actions.

megalomaniac /ˌmɛɡəloʊˈmeɪniæk/ more megalomaniac most megalomaniac adj
größenwahnsinnig megaloman
Of, exhibiting, or affected with megalomania.

megalomaniac /ˌmɛɡəloʊˈmeɪniæk/ megalomaniacs n
Größenwahnsinnige Größenwahnsinniger
One affected with or exhibiting megalomania.

megalopolis /mɛ.ɡəˈlɒ.pə.lɪs/ megalopoleis megalopoli megalopolises n
Megalopolis
A large conurbation, where two or more large cities have sprawled outward to meet, forming something larger than a metropolis; a megacity.

megalosaur megalosaurs n
Megalosaurier Megalosaurus
A carnivorous dinosaur of the family Megalosauridae.

megaphone /ˈmɛɡ.əˌfəʊn/ /ˈmɛɡəˌfoʊn/ megaphones n
Flüstertüte Megafon Sprachrohr Sprechtrichter
A portable, usually hand-held, funnel-shaped device that is used to amplify a person’s natural voice toward a targeted direction.

megapixel megapixels n
Megapixel
One million pixels, used as a unit of resolution of digital cameras.

megaron /ˈmɛɡəɹɑn/ /ˈmɛɡəɹɒn/ megara megarons n
Megaron
(architecture, historical) The rectangular great hall in a Mycenaean building, usually supported with pillars.

megaton /ˈmɛɡəˌtʌn/ megatons n
Megatonne
A measure of the strength of an explosion or a bomb based on how many million tons of TNT would be needed to produce the same energy.

megatsunami /ˌmɛɡəsuːˈnɑːmi/ /ˌmɛɡətsuːˈnɑːmi/ megatsunami megatsunamis n
Megatsunami
(informal, often used by journalists) A very large tsunami.

megawatt megawatts n
Megawatt
One million (1 000 000) watts, abbreviated as MW.

megawatt-hour megawatt-hours n
Megawattstunde
A unit of energy, especially of electrical energy, equal to that done by one megawatt acting for one hour (abbreviation: MWh).

meh /me/ /mɛ/ interjection
mh

meiosis /maɪˈoʊ.sɪs/ /maɪˈəʊ.sɪs/ meioses n
Meiose
(usually, uncountable, cytology) Cell division of a diploid cell into four haploid cells, which develop to produce gametes.

meiotic adj
meiotisch
Of or pertaining to meiosis.

meitnerium /maɪtˈnɪəɹi.əm/ n
Meitnerium
A transuranic chemical element (symbol Mt) with atomic number 109.

melancholia melancholias n
Melancholie Schwermut Wehmut

melancholic more melancholic most melancholic adj
melancholisch schwermütig
Filled with or affected by melancholy—great sadness or depression, especially of a thoughtful or introspective nature.

melancholy /ˈmɛl.ənˌkɑ.li/ /ˈmɛlənkəli/ melancholies n
Melancholie Schwermut Wehmut
Great sadness or depression, especially of a thoughtful or introspective nature.

melange /-ˈlɑndʒ/ /meɪ-/ /məˈlɑnʒ/ melanges n
Melange
A mixture of different things; a disordered mixture.
A Viennese coffee speciality, half steamed milk and half coffee.

melanin /ˈmɛlənɪn/ melanins n
Melanin Melanine
(biochemistry) Any of a group of naturally occurring dark pigments, especially the pigment found in skin, hair, fur, and feathers.

melanism melanisms n
Melanismus
Congenital excess of melanin pigmentation in the skin, hair, feathers and/or eyes.

melanistic more melanistic most melanistic adj
melanistisch

melanocyte melanocytes n
Melanozyt
(medicine, biochemistry, cytology) A cell in the skin that produces the pigment melanin.

melanoma /mɛləˈnoʊmə/ melanomas melanomata n
Melanom
(oncology, disease) A dark-pigmented, usually malignant tumor arising from a melanocyte and occurring most commonly in the skin.

melanopsin melanopsins n
Melanopsin

melatonin /ˌmɛləˈtoʊnɪn/ melatonins n
Melatonin
Any material similar in its chemistry and effect to the natural hormone.

melee /meɪˈleɪ/ /məˈleɪ/ /ˈmeɪˌleɪ/ /ˈmɛ.li/ /ˈmɛˌleɪ/ melees n
Nahkampf Handgemenge Prügelei Händel Rauferei Schlägerei
(especially, military, gaming) A battle fought at close range, (especially) one not involving ranged weapons; hand-to-hand combat; brawling.
Gedränge Getümmel Gewühl Keilerei Rauferei Tumult
A loud, confused or tumultuous fight, argument or scrap.
Gezänk Hickhack Streit
Lively contention or debate, skirmish.

melisma /məˈlɪzmə/ melismas melismata n
Melisma
(music, countable) A passage of several notes sung to one syllable of text.

melissa /məˈlɪsə/ melissas n
Melisse
A plant of the genus Melissa, especially lemon balm (Melissa officinalis), often used medicinally.

mellifluous /məˈlɪflu.əs/ /mɛˈlɪflu.əs/ more mellifluous most mellifluous adj
honigsüß lieblich wohlklingend
(figurative) Sweet, smooth and musical; pleasant to hear (generally used of a person's voice, tone or writing style).

mellitic anhydride n
Mellitsäureanhydrid

mellow /ˈmɛloʊ/ /ˈmɛləʊ/ mellower mellowest more mellow most mellow adj
weich zart
(also, figuratively, of fruit) Soft or tender by reason of ripeness; having a tender pulp.

melodious /məˈləʊdiəs/ more melodious most melodious adj
melodisch melodiös
Having a pleasant melody or sound; tuneful.

melodious warbler melodious warblers n
Orpheusspötter
Hippolais polyglotta, an Old World warbler in the genus Hippolais, of Southern Europe and Africa.

melodrama /ˈmɛləˌdɹɑːmə/ melodramas melodramata n
Melodrama
(countable) A drama abounding in romantic sentiment and agonizing situations, with a musical accompaniment only in parts which are especially thrilling or pathetic. In opera, a passage in which the orchestra plays a somewhat descriptive accompaniment, while the actor speaks

melodramatic /ˌmɛl.ə.dɹəˈmæt.ɪk/ /ˌmɛl.əʊ.dɹəˈmæt.ɪk/ more melodramatic most melodramatic adj
melodramatisch
Of or pertaining to melodrama; like or suitable to a melodrama; unnatural in situation or action.

melody /ˈmɛl.ə.di/ melodies n
Melodie
A sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase

melomania /ˌmɛlə(ʊ)ˈmeɪnɪə/ n
Melomania
(music) An abnormal love of music.

melomaniac /ˌmɛlə(ʊ)ˈmeɪnɪak/ melomaniacs n
Melomane Melomanin
One with an abnormal fondness of music; a person who loves music. [from 19th c.]

melomel melomels n
Fruchtmet
A mead that contains fruit.

melon /ˈmɛlən/ melons n
Melone
(uncountable) The large, round to ovoid fruits that have rinds and are of such plants
(uncountable) A light pinkish orange colour, like that of some melon flesh.
Melonen
(usually, in the plural, slang) Breasts.

melon baller melon ballers n
Kugelausstecher
A small tool used to cut round sections of melons and other soft fruits.

melt /mɛlt/ melts n
Schmelze
Molten material, the product of melting.
Schmelzwasser
The springtime snow runoff in mountain regions.

melt /mɛlt/ v
schmelzen zum Schmelzen bringen
(ergative) To change (or to be changed) from a solid state to a liquid state, usually by a gradual heat.
schmelzen
(transitive, figurative) To soften, as by a warming or kindly influence; to relax; to render gentle or susceptible to mild influences; sometimes, in a bad sense, to take away the firmness of; to weaken.

melt in the mouth v
auf der Zunge zergehen
(idiom, of food) To be deliciously soft and creamy; to create a melting sensation when eaten; to need little chewing.

melt pond /ˈmɛlt ˌpɑnd/ /ˈmɛlt ˌpɒnd/ melt ponds n
Schmelztümpel

meltdown meltdowns n
Kernschmelze
Severe overheating of the core of a nuclear reactor resulting in the core melting and potentially in radiation escaping.
Nervenzusammenbruch Zusammenbruch
A situation being likened to a nuclear meltdown; a crisis.

melter melters n
Schmelzer
A person or thing that melts.
Schmelzofen
A furnace used for melting iron in a foundry.
Schmelzer Schmelzerin Schmelzofen
A laborer who operates such a furnace.

melting /ˈmɛltɪŋ/ meltings n
Schmelzen
The process of changing the state of a substance from solid to liquid by heating it past its melting point.

melting point melting points n
Schmelzpunkt
(chemistry, physics) The temperature at which the solid and liquid phases of a substance are in equilibrium; it is relatively insensitive to changes in pressure.

melting pot melting pots n
Schmelztiegel Schmelztopf
(idiomatic) A place where many divergent things (often races or cultures, but also talents) come together and are homogenized.

meltwater meltwaters n
Schmelzwasser
Water from melting ice or snow.

member /ˈmɛmbə/ /ˈmɛmbɚ/ members n
Mitglied Glied
One who belongs to a group.
Glied Mitglied
Part of an animal capable of performing a distinct office; an organ; a limb.
Glied
(euphemism) The penis.

member function member functions n
Mitgliedsfunktion
(programming) A function that belongs to a class and can be called on instances of the object defined by that class.

member organisation member organisations n
Mitgliedorganisation
organisation connected to an umbrella organisation

member state member states n
Mitgliedsland Mitgliedsstaat
A sovereign state which is a member of an international organisation or some kind of confederation of other such states.

member variable member variables n
Membervariable

membership memberships n
Mitgliederschaft
The body of members of an organization.
Mitgliedschaft Zugehörigkeit
(math) The fact of being a member of a set.

membership card membership cards n
Mitgliedskarte
A small card issued to and held by a member of a club, society or other organisation, verifying the member's membership for a given period.

membrane /ˈmɛm.bɹeɪn/ membranes n
Membran Häutchen Membrane
(anatomy, zootomy) A flexible enclosing or separating tissue forming a plane or film and separating two environments.
Membran Membrane
A mechanical, thin, flat flexible part that can deform or vibrate when excited by an external force.
A piece of parchment forming part of a roll.

membrane potential membrane potentials n
Membranpotential

meme /miːm/ memes n
Mem
(originally) Any unit of (originally cultural) information, such as a practice or idea, that is transmitted verbally or by repeated action from one mind to another in a comparable way to the transmission of genes.
Meme Mem
(Internet) Media, usually humorous, which is copied and circulated online with slight adaptations, such as basic pictures, video templates, etc. [from 1993]

memento /məˈmɛntoʊ/ mementoes mementos n
Andenken Erinnerung Mahnzeichen
A keepsake; an object kept as a reminder of a place or event.

memento mori /məˈmɛntoʊ ˈmɔːɹi/ memento moris mementos mori n
Memento mori Sei dir der Sterblichkeit bewusst
An emblematic object or personal ornament, such as a skull, used as a reminder of one's mortality.

memetic /məˈmɛtɪk/ /mɪˈmɛtɪk/ more memetic most memetic adj
memetisch
Of or pertaining to memes; pertaining to replication of concepts.

memetics /mɛˈmɛtɪks/ n
Memetik
(philosophy) The study of memes and their social and cultural effects.

memo /ˈmɛmoʊ̯/ /ˈmɛməʊ̯/ memos n
Notiz Memo Zettel
A short note; a memorandum.

memoir /ˈmɛmˌwɑɹ/ /ˈmɛmˌwɑː/ /ˈmɛmˌwɔːɹ/ /ˈmɛmˌɔɪəɹ/ memoirs n
Lebenserinnerungen Memoiren
A biography; a book describing the experiences of a subject from personal knowledge of the subject or from sources with personal knowledge of the subject.

memoization n
Memoisation

memoize v
memoisieren

memorabilia n
Erinnerungsstücke Memorabilien
Objects that are connected to or remind their owner of past events.

memorable /ˈmɛm(ə)ɹəbl̩/ more memorable most memorable adj
denkwürdig einprägsam merkwürdig
Worthy to be remembered; very important or remarkable.

memorandum /ˌmɛm.əˈɹæn.dəm/ memoranda memorandums n
Memorandum
A short note serving as a reminder.
A written business communication.
A brief diplomatic communication.

memorandum of understanding memoranda of understanding memorandums of understanding n
Absichtserklärung Memorandum of Understanding
(legal) A document that outlines the legal and factual premises believed by the parties to have been agreed to between them.

memorial /məˈmoʊɹi.əl/ /məˈmɔːɹi.əl/ more memorial most memorial adj
Gedenk-
Serving as a remembrance of someone or something; commemorative.

memorial /məˈmoʊɹi.əl/ /məˈmɔːɹi.əl/ memorials n
Denkmal Mahnmal
(obsolete) Memory; recollection. [14th–18th c.]
Something, such as a monument, by which someone or something is remembered. [from 14th c.]
A chronicle or memoir. [from 14th c.]
(now, rare) A note or memorandum. [from 14th c.]
(legal) A statement of facts set out in the form of a petition to a person in authority, a court or tribunal, a government, etc. [from 17th c.]
Denkmal Gedenkgottesdienst Mahnmal
(chiefly, Christianity) A service of remembrance or commemoration. [from 15th c.]

memorialize v
abhalten einreichen
(US) To provide a memorial for someone; to commemorate.

memorize /ˈmem.əˌɹɑɪ̯z/ /ˈmɛm.əˌɹaɪ̯z/ v
auswendig lernen einprägen
To fully learn so as to have entirely available to the memory; to learn by heart, commit to memory.

memory /ˈmɛm(ə)ɹi/ /ˈmɪm(ə)ɹi/ memories n
Gedächtnis Speicher
(uncountable) The ability of the brain to record information or impressions with the facility of recalling them later at will.
Erinnerung Gedächtnis
A record of a thing or an event stored and available for later use by the organism.
Speicher Gedächtnis
(computing) The part of a computer that stores variable executable code or data (RAM) or unalterable executable code or default data (ROM).

memory card memory cards n
Speicherkarte

memory hole /ˈmɛm(ə)ɹi ˌhoʊl/ /ˈmɛm(ə)ɹi ˌhəʊl/ memory holes n
Erinnerungsloch Gedächtnisloch
A figurative place to which information is deliberately sent to be forgotten, or to which forgotten or lost information ends up; nowhere, oblivion.

memory lane /ˈmɛm(ə)ɹi ˌleɪn/ memory lanes n
(Schwelgen in) Erinnerungen
(idiomatic, sometimes, capitalized) A set of recollections available to be reviewed, especially accompanied by a feeling of nostalgia.

memory leak memory leaks n
Speicherleck Speicherloch
(computing) Any of several faults in the memory allocation logic of a computer or program whereby parts of memory become hidden or unusable.

memory stick memory sticks n
Multimedia-Card SD-Card Speicherkarte
(computing) One of a series of memory devices manufactured by the Sony Corporation ranging in size from a USB drive down to a flash card.

memory-hole v
aus dem Gedächtnis streichen dem Vergessen anheimstellen entfernen ins Nirwana verschwinden lassen löschen
(transitive, idiomatic) To cause something or someone to be forgotten.

men /mɛn/ /mɪn/ n
Leute Menschen
(collective, dated) (The) people, humanity, man(kind).

men's room men's rooms n
Herrentoilette
A lavatory intended for use by men, often including urinals in addition to toilets.

men's studies n
Männerforschung Männerstudien Männerstudium
The academic field which examines topics concerning men, masculinity, and the relationship of gender and politics.

menace /ˈmɛnɪs/ menaces n
Drohung Bedrohung Druck
A perceived threat or danger. [a. 1300]
Androhung Bedrohung
The act of threatening.
Landplage Plage
(informal) An annoying and bothersome person or thing.

menace /ˈmɛnɪs/ v
androhen bedrohen
(transitive) To make threats against (someone); to intimidate.

menacingly more menacingly most menacingly adv
drohend
In a menacing manner.

menagerie /mɪˈnæd͡ʒəɹɪ/ /mɪˈnæʒəɹɪ/ menageries n
Menagerie
A collection of live wild animals as an exhibition historically associated with the aristocracy and considered a precursor of modern zoos.

menarche /mɛˈnɑːki/ menarches n
Menarche
The onset of menstruation; a girl's first period.

mend /mɛnd/ /mɪnd/ v
flicken reparieren
(transitive) To help, to advance, to further; to add to.

mendacious /mɛnˈdeɪʃəs/ more mendacious most mendacious adj
lügnerisch verlogen unwahr
(of a person) Lying, untruthful or dishonest.

mendacity /mɛnˈdæsəti/ [-ɾi] mendacities n
Verlogenheit
(uncountable) The fact or condition of being untruthful; dishonesty.
Unwahrheit
(countable) A deceit, falsehood, or lie.

mendelevium /ˌmɛndəˈliːviəm/ n
Mendelevium
(chemistry) A transuranic chemical element (symbol Md, formerly Mv) with atomic number 101.

mendicant /ˈmɛn.dɪ.kənt/ adj
betteln
Depending on alms for a living.

mendicant /ˈmɛn.dɪ.kənt/ mendicants n
Bettler
A pauper who lives by begging.
Bettelmönch
A religious friar, forbidden to own personal property, who begs for a living.

mendicant order mendicant orders n
Bettelorden
Any religious order whose members depend on begging or charity.

menfolk n
Mann Mannsbild Mannsvolk
Male people in general.
The male members of a group.

menhir /ˈmɛnhɪə/ /ˈmɛnˌ(h)ɪ(ə)ɹ/ menhirs n
Menhir Hinkelstein Hünenstein Druidenstein
(archaeology) A single tall standing stone as a monument, especially one dating to prehistoric times.

menial /ˈmiːni.əl/ more menial most menial adj
untergeordnet
Of or relating to work normally performed by a servant.
nieder niedrig
Of or relating to unskilled work.

menial /ˈmiːni.əl/ menials n
Domestik Hausdiener
A servant, especially a domestic servant.
untertäniger Mensch unterwürfige Person
A person who has a subservient nature.

meningeal /mɪˈnɪn.d͡ʒi.əl/ /ˌmɛn.ənˈd͡ʒi.əl/ adj
Hirnhaut
(anatomy, relational) Relating to the meninges.

meninges n
Hirnhaut
(anatomy, chiefly plural) The three membranes that envelop the brain and spinal cord.

meningitis /ˌmɛnɪnˈdʒaɪtɪs/ meningitides n
Hirnhautentzündung Meningitis
(pathology) Inflammation of the meninges, characterized by headache, neck stiffness and photophobia and also fever, chills, vomiting and myalgia.

meninx /ˈmi.nɪŋks/ /ˈmiː.nɪŋks/ /ˈmɛn.ɪŋks/ meninges n
Hirnhaut
(anatomy, usually, in the plural) A membrane, especially one of the three membranes lining the skull and vertebral canal and enclosing the brain and spinal cord in vertebrates.

meniscus /mə.ˈnɪs.kəs/ /mɛ.ˈnɪs.kəs/ menisci meniscuses n
Meniskus
The curved surface of liquids in tubes, whether concave or convex, caused by the surface tension of the liquid. [from 19th c.]
(anatomy) Either of two parts of the human knee that provide structural integrity to the knee when it undergoes tension and torsion. [from 19th c.]

menopause /ˈmɛnoʊpɔːz/ /ˈmɛnəpɔːz/ menopauses n
Menopause Wechseljahre
The final menstrual period of a woman after which ovulation no longer occurs.

menorah /mɪˈnɔːɹə/ menorahs menorot menoroth n
Menora
(Judaism) A holy candelabrum with seven branches used in the Temple of Jerusalem.

menstrual /ˈmɛn.stɹu.əl/ /ˈmɛn.stɹəl/ adj
menstrual Menstruations- menstruell
Of or relating to the menses.
monatlich
(dated) Occurring once a month; monthly.

menstrual cup /ˈmɛn.stɹu.əl kʌp/ menstrual cups n
Menstruationstasse
A receptacle worn inside the vagina during menstruation to collect menstrual fluid.

menstrual cycle menstrual cycles n
Menstruationszyklus
The recurring cycle of physiological changes in the uninseminated females of some animal species that is associated with reproductive fertility; especially the cycle in a human woman.

menstrual pad menstrual pads n
Damenbinde Binde Monatsbinde
A pad of absorbent material (such as cotton) used to absorb menstrual flow.

menstruate /ˈmɛnstɹəˌweɪt/ /ˈmɛnstɹʊeɪt/ /ˌmɛnstɹuˈeɪt/ /ˌmɛnˈstɹeɪt/ v
menstruieren den Monatsfluss haben
(intransitive) To undergo menstruation, to have a period.

menstruation /-stɹəˈweɪ-/ /ˌmɛnstɹuˈeɪʃən/ /ˌmɛnstɹuːˈeɪʃən/ /ˌmɛnstɹʊˈeɪʃən/ /ˌmɛnˈstɹeɪʃən/ menstruations n
Menstruation Regel Monatsblutung Periode Regelblutung ihre Tage haben
The periodic discharging of the menses, the flow of blood and cells from the lining of the uterus in unfertilized females of humans and other primates.

menswear /ˈmɛnz.wɛɚ/ n
Herrenausstattung Herrenbekleidung Herrenmode Herrenoberbekleidung
Men's clothing (and accessories), particularly in a retail context.

mental /ˈmɛn.təl/ [ˈmɛnɘl] [ˈmɛɾ̃ɘl] more mental most mental adj
psychisch seelisch geistig mental
(relational) Of or relating to the mind or specifically the total emotional and intellectual response of an individual to external reality.

mental calculation mental calculations n
Kopfrechnen
Arithmetical calculations using only the human brain, with no help from any supplies (such as pencil and paper) or devices such as a calculator.

mental disorder mental disorders n
psychische Störung seelische Störung
(psychiatry) A behavioral or mental pattern that may cause suffering or a poor ability to function in life.

mental hospital mental hospitals n
Nervenheilanstalt psychiatrische Klinik Irrenanstalt Nervenklinik Verrücktenanstalt
A hospital facility designed to treat persons with serious mental disorders, as opposed to disorders of the body.

mental illness mental illnesses n
Geisteskrankheit
(uncountable, psychiatry) The property of being mentally ill; mental disorders taken as a whole.

mental image mental images n
inneres Bild mentales Bild

mentalese /ˌmɛn(t)l̩ˈiz/ /ˌmɛnt(ə)lˈiːz/ mentaleses n
Gedankensprache Mentalese Mentalesisch
(philosophy, psychology) A hypothetical non-verbal language in which concepts are represented in the mind. [from 1960s]

mentalis /mɛnˈteɪ.lɪs/ mentales n
Kinnmuskel
(muscle) A paired central muscle of the lower lip, situated at the tip of the chin; it originates in the incisive fossa of the mandible, inserts in the skin of the chin, and raises the chin and pushes up the lower lip.

mentality /-ɪti/ /mənˈtæləti/ /mɛnˈtæləti/ mentalities n
Mentalität
A mindset; a way of thinking; a set of beliefs.

mentalization mentalizations n
Mentalisierung
(psychology) The ability to understand mental states that underlies the overt behaviour of oneself or others.

mentally /ˈmɛntəli/ more mentally most mentally adv
geistig mental psychisch
In a mental manner; an idea thought out in one's mind, as opposed to an idea spoken orally.

mentally ill more mentally ill most mentally ill adj
geisteskrank gestört nervenkrank psychisch gestört psychisch krank psychotisch
Having a psychological disorder.

menthol /ˈmɛnθɒl/ menthols n
Menthol
(chemistry) A cyclic monoterpene alcohol; the major component of the essential oil of peppermint; used in pharmaceutical preparations as an antitussive and antipruritic agent, as a nasal decongestant, and in menthol cigarettes.

menthone menthones n
Menthon
(organic compound) A minty-flavoured monoterpenoid ketone that is used in perfumery, cosmetics and flavouring.

menticide menticides n
Mentizid
Brain-washing, conditioning people to abandon their beliefs.

mention /ˈmɛnʃən/ mentions n
Erwähnung
A speaking or notice of anything, usually in a brief or cursory manner. Used especially in the phrase make mention of.

mention /ˈmɛnʃən/ v
erwähnen nennen
To make a short reference to something.

mentor /ˈmɛn.tɔɹ/ /ˈmɛn.tɔː/ /ˈmɛn.təɹ/ mentors n
Mentor Vertrauenslehrer Vertrauensperson
A wise and trusted counselor or teacher.

mentor /ˈmɛn.tɔɹ/ /ˈmɛn.tɔː/ /ˈmɛn.təɹ/ v
betreuen
(transitive) To act as someone's mentor.

mentoring mentorings n
Betreuung Coaching
An arrangement by which one person mentors another.

menu /ˈmɛn(j)ɪu̯/ /ˈmɛnju/ /ˈmɛnjuː/ menus n
Menü Speisekarte
The details of the food to be served at a banquet; a bill of fare.
(computing, gaming) A list from which the user may select an operation to be performed, often done with a keyboard, mouse, or controller under a graphical user interface
Speisekarte Menü
A list containing the food and beverages served at a restaurant, café, or bar. Menus may be printed on paper sheets provided to customers, put on a large poster or display board inside the establishment, displayed outside the restaurant, or digital.

menu bar menu bars n
Menüleiste
(graphical user interface) A rectangular region of a graphical user interface where computer menus are housed.

meow /miˈaʊ̯/ /mjaʊ̯/ interjection
miau maunz
The cry of a cat.

meow /miˈaʊ̯/ /mjaʊ̯/ meows n
Miauen Gemaunze Gemiaue Miau
The cry of a cat.

meow /miˈaʊ̯/ /mjaʊ̯/ v
miauen maunzen mauzen
(intransitive) Of a cat, to make its cry.

mephedrone n
Mephedron
The recreational drug 4-methylmethcathinone, related to cathinone.

mercantilism mercantilisms n
Merkantilismus
(historical, economics) The theory that a nation must always have a positive balance of trade, in the manner that a merchant would operate a shop. Typically this model presupposes protectionism.

mercaptan /məˈkapt(ə)n/ mercaptans n
Mercaptan
(chemistry) Any of a class of organic compounds of sulphur, ( R1.S.R2 ); they tend to be foul-smelling. When R2 is a hydrogen atom, they are termed thiols or thioalcohols.

mercenary /ˈmɜː.sə.nə.ɹi/ /ˈmɜː.sən.ɹi/ /ˈmɝsəˌnɛɹi/ more mercenary most mercenary adj
geldgierig gewinnsüchtig käuflich
Motivated by private gain.

mercenary /ˈmɜː.sə.nə.ɹi/ /ˈmɜː.sən.ɹi/ /ˈmɝsəˌnɛɹi/ mercenaries n
Söldner Söldnerin Legionär Mietsoldat
A person employed to fight in an armed conflict who is not a member of the state or military group for which they are fighting and whose primary motivation is private gain.

mercer /ˈmɜːsə/ /ˈmɝsɚ/ mercers n
Händler Seidenwarenhändler Stoffhändler
A merchant dealing in fabrics and textiles, especially silks and other fine cloths.

mercerize v
merzerisieren
(transitive) To treat (cotton fabric) with sodium hydroxide to make it more lustrous and accepting of dyes.

merch /mɜːtʃ/ /mɝt͡ʃ/ n
Fanartikel

merchandise /-daɪz/ /ˈmɜːt͡ʃəndaɪs/ /ˈmɝt͡ʃəndaɪs/ merchandises n
Ware Gut Handelsware Handelsgut
(uncountable) Goods which are or were offered or intended for sale.

merchandising /ˈmɜːt͡ʃ(ə)ndaɪzɪŋ/ /ˈmɝt͡ʃənˌdaɪzɪŋ/ merchandisings n
Vermarktung
(originally, US) The promotion of goods for sale in a store, especially through advertising, attractive displays, discounts, etc.; also (generally) , the promotion of any goods or services for sale.

merchant /ˈmɜːtʃənt/ /ˈmɝt͡ʃənt/ merchants n
Kaufmann Kauffrau
A person who traffics in commodities for profit.

merchant bank merchant banks n
Handelsbank
A bank which provides financial services for businesses.

merchant navy merchant navies n
Handelsflotte Handelsmarine
A civilian maritime fleet dedicated to the sea transport of goods and merchandise; especially, such a fleet of any particular nationality.

merciful /ˈmɜːsɪfl̩/ /ˈmɝsɪfl̩/ more merciful most merciful adj
barmherzig gnädig
Showing mercy.

merciless /ˈmɜːsɪləs/ /ˈmɝsɪləs/ more merciless most merciless adj
gnadenlos unbarmherzig
Showing no mercy; cruel and pitiless.

mercilessness mercilessnesses n
Erbarmungslosigkeit Schonungslosigkeit
The property of being merciless.

mercurial /-ˈkjɔ-/ /məːˈkjʊə.ɹɪ.əl/ /mɝˈkjʊ.ɹi.əl/ more mercurial most mercurial adj
launenhaft lebhaft sprunghaft
(comparable) Having a lively or volatile character; animated, changeable, quick-witted. [from 17th c.]
quecksilberhaltig
(not comparable, chemistry) Of or pertaining to the element mercury or quicksilver; containing mercury. [from 16th c.]

mercury /ˈmɜː(ɹ)kjʊɹi/ /ˈmɝk(ə)ɹi/ /ˈmɝkjəɹi/ mercuries n
Quecksilber
(science, historical) One of the elemental principles formerly thought to be present in all metals. [from 15th c.]
Bingelkraut
An annual plant, annual mercury (Mercurialis annua), formerly grown for its medicinal properties; French mercury, herb mercury. [from 14th c.]
Any plant of any species of the genus and the genus Mercurialis.

mercury sulfide n
Quecksilbersulfid
(inorganic compound) A binary compound of sulfur and mercury that occurs naturally as cinnabar

mercury-vapour lamp mercury-vapour lamps n
Quecksilberdampflampe
(British spelling) a gaseous discharge lamp in which the arc discharge takes place in mercury vapour; used for highway illumination and as an industrial source of ultraviolet radiation

mercy /ˈmɜːsi/ /ˈmɝsi/ mercies n
Barmherzigkeit Erbarmen Gnade
(uncountable) Relenting; forbearance to cause or allow harm to another.
Barmherzigkeit Erbarmen Gnade Huld Milde Mitleid
(uncountable) Forgiveness or compassion, especially toward those less fortunate.
Huld Milde Nachsichtigkeit
(uncountable) A tendency toward forgiveness, pity, or compassion.
Gnadenakt Gnadenerweis
(countable) Instances of forbearance or forgiveness.
Gnade Gnadenerweis
(countable) A blessing; something to be thankful for.

mere /mjøː/ /mjɜː/ /mɪə/ /mɪɚ/ /ˈmɛɹi/ /ˈmɛɹɛ/ merer merest adj
bloß
Just, only; no more than, pure and simple, neither more nor better than might be expected. [from 16th c.]

merely /ˈmɪəli/ /ˈmɪɹli/ adv
bloß nur lediglich schier
(focus) Without any other reason etc.; only, just, and nothing more. [from 16th c.]

meretricious /ˌmɛɹəˈtɹɪʃəs/ /ˌmɛɹɪˈtɹɪʃəs/ more meretricious most meretricious adj
großkotzig großspurig ordinär protzig
Tastelessly gaudy; superficially attractive but having in reality no value or substance; falsely alluring.
dirnenhaft
(obsolete) Of, or relating to prostitutes or prostitution.

merganser /məˈɡænsə/ /mɚˈɡænsɚ/ mergansers n
Säger Aucklandsäger Dunkelsäger Gänsesäger Kappensäger Mittelsäger
Any of various diving ducks of the genera Mergus or Lophodytes, which feed on fish and have a sharply serrated bill.

merge /mɜːd͡ʒ/ /mɝd͡ʒ/ v
(sich) zusammenschließen
verschmelzen fusionieren vereinen zusammenfügen sich vereinen sich zusammenschließen
(transitive, intransitive) To combine into a whole.
zusammenkommen
To blend gradually into something else.

mergeable adj
zusammenführbar
Capable of being merged.

merger /ˈmɜː.d͡ʒə/ /ˈmɝ.d͡ʒɚ/ mergers n
Fusion Verschmelzung Zusammenfügung
The act or process of merging two or more parts into a single unit.
Fusion Firmenzusammenschluss Zusammenschluss
(economics) The legal union of two or more corporations into a single entity, typically assets and liabilities being assumed by the buying party.
(legal) An absorption of one or more estate(s) or contract(s) into one other, all being held by the same owner; of several counts of accusation into one judgement, etc.

meridian /məˈɹɪ.di.ən/ /məˈɹɪ.dɪ.ən/ /mɪ-/ meridians n
Meridian
(also, geography) In full terrestrial meridian: a great circle on the Earth's surface, passing through the geographic poles (the terrestrial North Pole and South Pole); also, half of such a circle extending from pole to pole, all points of which have the same longitude. [from 14th c.]
Sabon
(US, printing, dated) The size of type between double great primer and canon, standardized as 44-point.

meringue /məˈɹæŋ/ meringues n
Baiser Meringue
A mixture consisting of beaten egg whites and sugar which is added to the tops of pies then browned.
A shell made of this mixture which serves as the receptacle for fruit, ice cream or sherbet.

meristem meristems n
Meristem
(botany) The plant tissue composed of totipotent cells that allows plant growth.

merit /ˈmɛɹət/ /ˈmɛɹɪt/ merits n
Verdienst
(countable) A claim to commendation or a reward.
(countable, uncountable) Something deserving or worthy of positive recognition or reward.

meritocracy /mɛɹəˈtɑkɹəsi/ /mɛɹɪˈtɒkɹəsi/ meritocracies n
Meritokratie Leistungsgesellschaft
Rule by merit and talent.

meritocratic more meritocratic most meritocratic adj
meritokratisch

meritorious /ˌmɛɹɪˈtoʊɹi.əs/ /ˌmɛɹɪˈtɔɹi.əs/ more meritorious most meritorious adj
verdienstvoll
Deserving of merit or commendation; deserving reward.

merkin /ˈmɜːkɪn/ merkins n
Schamhaartoupet
A woman's pubic wig. Worn for nude stage appearances and by women, originally after shaving their pubic hair to eliminate lice or for other reasons, now often as a fashion item.

merlin /ˈmɝlɪn/ merlins n
Merlin
A small falcon, Falco columbarius, that breeds in northern North America, Europe, and Asia.

merlon /ˈmɜːlən/ /ˈmɝl(ə)n/ merlons n
Zinne
(architectural element, military, historical) Any of the upright projections between the embrasures of a battlement, originally for archers to shield behind while shooting arrows over the embrasures, or through loopholes in the merlons.

mermaid /ˈmɜːˌmeɪd/ /ˈmɝ.meɪd/ mermaids n
Meerjungfrau Seejungfrau Nixe Wassernixe
A mythological creature with a woman's head and upper body, and a tail of a fish.

merman mermen n
Wassermann
A legendary creature, human male from the waist up, fishlike from the waist down.

meromorphic adj
meromorph

meromorphically more meromorphically most meromorphically adv
meromorph

meronym /ˈmɛɹənɪm/ meronyms n
Meronym Bestandsbegriff Teilbegriff
(semantics) A term used to denote a thing that is a part of something else.

meroplankton meroplankton meroplanktons n
Meroplankton
(biology) Any organism that spends part of its life-cycle (especially the larval stage) as plankton

merrily /ˈmɛɹɪli/ more merrily most merrily adv
fröhlich lustig
In a cheerful or merry way.

merriment /ˈmɛɹimənt/ /ˈmɛɹimɪnt/ merriments n
Freude Überschwang
A state of enjoyable exuberance.
Spaß
Playful fun.

merry /ˈmeɪɹi/ /ˈmeɹi/ /ˈmɛɹi/ merrier merriest adj
fröhlich froh gut gelaunt
Jolly and full of high spirits; happy.

merry Christmas phraseologicalUnit
frohe Weihnachten fröhliche Weihnachten
(Australia, Canada, US) Used to express good wishes on or before Christmas Day.

merry-go-round /ˈmɛ.ɹi.ɡoʊ.ɹaʊnd/ /ˈmɛ.ɹi.ɡə.ɹaʊnd/ merry-go-rounds n
Karussell Ringelspiel
A carousel; a pleasure ride, typically found at fairs and amusement parks, consisting of a slowly revolving circular platform on which various seats are fixed, frequently shaped like horses or other animals.

merrymaking merrymakings n
Feier Fest
Joyful festivities, especially as a celebration.

mesa /ˈmeɪ.sə/ /ˈmɛ.sə/ mesas n
Tafelberg
Flat area of land or plateau higher than other land, with one or more clifflike edges.

mescaline /ˈmɛs.kə.liːn/ /ˈmɛs.kəl.ɪn/ mescalines n
Meskalin
(biochemistry) A hallucinogenic and intoxicating compound present in the peyote cactus (Lophophora williamsii), the San Pedro cactus (Echinopsis pachanoi), and the Peruvian torch (Echinopsis peruviana).

mesenteric adj
Mesenterial- mesenterial mesenterisch
(anatomy) Relating to the mesentery.

mesentery /ˈmɛs.ən.təɹ.i/ /ˈmɛs.ən.tɹi/ /ˈmɛs.ənˌtɛɹ.i/ /ˈmɛz.ənˌtɛɹ.i/ mesenteries n
Gekröse
(anatomy) The membrane that attaches the intestines to the wall of the abdomen, maintaining their position in the abdominal cavity, and supplying them with blood vessels, nerves, and lymphatics.

mesh /mɛʃ/ meshes n
Gitter Netz
A structure made of connected strands of metal, fiber, or other flexible/ductile material, with evenly spaced openings between them.

mesh /mɛʃ/ v
harmonisieren zusammenfügen zusammenpassen
(intransitive, figurative, by extension) To fit in; to come together harmoniously.

meshugge /məˈʃʊ.ɡə/ more meshugge most meshugge adj
meschugge
crazy, mad, senseless, insane

mesite mesites n
Stelzenralle
Any of three species of bird in the family Mesitornithidae endemic to Madagascar.

mesmerism /ˈmɛzməˌɹɪzəm/ mesmerisms n
Mesmerismus
The state induced by hypnotic methods (especially that of Mesmer himself).

mesmerize /ˈmɛzməɹaɪz/ v
faszinieren fesseln mesmerisieren
To exercise mesmerism on; to affect another person, such as to heal or soothe, through the use of animal magnetism.

mesmerized more mesmerized most mesmerized adj
fasziniert hypnotisiert
Spellbound or enthralled.

meso- prefix
meso-
middle

meso-region meso-regions n
Meso-Regierung
An administrative system that is equivalent to a prefecture or a department. It is used in Brazil as a third-level administration between state and micro-region.

mesocarp mesocarps n
Fruchtfleisch Mesokarp Sarkokarp

mesoderm mesoderms n
Mesoderm
(embryology) One of the three tissue layers in the embryo of a metazoan animal. Through embryonic development, it will produce many internal organs of the adult, e.g. muscles, spine and circulatory system.

mesokurtic adj
mesokurtisch

mesolect mesolects n
Mesolekt
(sociolinguistics) A variety of speech that is midway between the acrolect and the basilect.

mesology mesologies n
Mesologie
The study of the mutual interrelationships between organisms and their environment; branch of biology; former term for ecology.

meson /ˈ-sɒn/ /ˈmiːzɒn/ /ˈmɛ-/ mesons n
Meson
(now specifically, particle) An elementary particle that is composed of a quark and an antiquark, such as a kaon or pion. (Mesons composed of rarer quarks are much heavier.)

mesoscaphe mesoscaphes n
Mesoskaph

mesosphere mesospheres n
Mesosphäre
(meteorology) The layer of the Earth's atmosphere that is directly above the stratosphere and directly below the thermosphere.

mesothelioma mesotheliomas mesotheliomata n
Mesotheliom
(pathology, oncology) An uncommon malignant tumour of the mesothelium, usually of the lungs after exposure to asbestos.

mesquite /mɛsˈkiːt/ /ˈmɛskiːt/ mesquites n
Mesquite-Baum
Any of several deciduous trees of the genus Prosopis found in America, and used as forage, which have long, beige seed/bean pods which may be dried and ground into a sweet, nutty flour.

mess /mɛs/ messes n
Durcheinander Unordnung Chaos Mist Saustall Schweinerei
A disagreeable mixture or confusion of things; hence, a situation resulting from blundering or from misunderstanding.

mess around v
herumspielen
(informal) To fiddle idly.

mess kit mess kits n
Gamelle
A compact set of eating utensils (including plate, cup, utensils) and sometimes cooking pots etc, used in the field by soldiers and by campers.

mess up v
verkorksen vermurksen verpatzen verpfuschen
(transitive) To botch, bungle; to perform poorly on.
vermasseln
(intransitive) To make a mistake; to do something incorrectly; to perform poorly.

mess with v
verarschen
(slang) To joke around with or dupe someone, in either a friendly or unfriendly manner.

message /ˈmɛsɪd͡ʒ/ messages n
Botschaft Nachricht Mitteilung
A communication, or what is communicated; any concept or information conveyed.
Botschaft Nachricht
An underlying theme or conclusion to be drawn from something.

message /ˈmɛsɪd͡ʒ/ v
schreiben
To send a message to; to transmit a message to, e.g. as text via a cell phone.

message in a bottle messages in a bottle messages in bottles n
Flaschenpost
A message written on a scrap of paper, rolled-up and put in an empty bottle and set adrift on the ocean; traditionally, a method used by castaways to advertise their distress to the outside world.

message queue /ˈmɛsɪdʒ kjuː/ message queues n
Message Queue Nachrichten Queue Nachrichtenwarteschlange

message-oriented more message-oriented most message-oriented adj
meldungsorientiert
(computing) depending mainly on messaging

messenger /ˈmɛs.n̩.d͡ʒə/ /ˈmɛs.n̩.d͡ʒɚ/ messengers n
Bote Botschafter Kurier
One who brings messages.

messenger RNA messenger RNAs n
Boten-RNA Boten-RNS messenger-RNA
(biochemistry) RNA that encodes and carries information from DNA during transcription to sites of protein synthesis to undergo translation in order to yield a protein.

messenger bag messenger bags n
Bodybag
A sack worn over one shoulder with a strap winding around the chest, traditionally used by bicycle messengers.

messiah /məˈsaɪ.ə/ messiahs n
Messias
(Abrahamic tradition) The one who is ordained by God to lead the people of Israel, believed by Christians and Muslims to be Jesus Christ.

messianic /ˌmɛsaɪˈænɪk/ adj
messianisch
Of, relating to, or resembling a messiah or the Messiah.

messianism messianisms n
Messianismus
The belief in a messiah.

messmate messmates n
Mitesser Schüsselgenosse Tischgenosse
(nautical) An associate with whom one shares a mess (eating place) on a ship.

messuage /ˈmɛswɪd͡ʒ/ messuages n
Anwesen
(chiefly, law) Originally, a plot of land as the site for a dwelling house and its appurtenant interests; now, a dwelling house or residential building together with its outbuildings and assigned land.

messy /ˈmɛsi/ messier messiest adj
unordentlich chaotisch
(of a place, situation, person, etc) In a disorderly state; chaotic; disorderly.

mestizo /mɛsˈtiː.zoʊ/ /mɛˈstiː.zoʊ/ mestizoes mestizos n
Mestize Mestizin
(Philippines, historical) a person of mixed ancestry, especially one of native Filipino and Spanish or Chinese ancestry, such as that of the Spanish mestizos and Chinese mestizos from the Spanish Colonial Era of the Philippines.

meta- /məˈtæ/ /mɪˈta/ /mɪˈtæ/ prefix
meta-

meta-analysis meta-analyses n
Metaanalyse
(statistics) Any systematic procedure for statistically combining the results of many different studies.

metabolic pathway metabolic pathways n
Stoffwechselweg
(physiology) A series of chemical reactions occurring within a cell.

metabolism /məˈtæb.əˌlɪz.əm/ /mɪˈtab.ə.lɪz.əm/ /mɪˈtæb.ə.lɪz.əm/ [məˈtæb.əˌlɪz.m̩] [mɪˈtab.ə.lɪz.m̩] [mɪˈtæb.ə.lɪz.m̩] metabolisms n
Stoffwechsel Metabolismus
(physiology) The chemical processes that occur within a living organism in order to maintain life.

metabolite /mɪˈtæbəlaɪt/ metabolites n
Metabolit
Any substance produced by, or taking part in, a metabolic reaction.

metabolomics n
Metabolomik

metacarpal metacarpalia metacarpals n
Mittelhandknochen

metacarpus metacarpi n
Mittelhand
(anatomy) The five bones that form the intermediate part of the hand between the fingers and the wrist.

metacharacter metacharacters n
Funktionszeichen Metazeichen

metaclass metaclasses n
Metaklasse
(object-oriented programming) A class that serves as a template for other classes rather than objects.

metadata /ˈmet.əˌdæɪ.tə/ /ˈmɛt.əˌdeɪ.tə/ [ˈmet.əˌdæɪ.ɾə] [ˈmɛɾ.əˌdeɪ.ɾə] n
Metadaten
Data that describes other data, serving as an informative label.

metadiegetic /ˌmɛt.ə.daɪ.ɪˈd͡ʒɛt.ɪk/ more metadiegetic most metadiegetic adj
metadiegetisch
(narratology) Pertaining to a secondary narrative embedded within the primary narrative (a story within a story).

metaepistemology n
Metaepistemologie

metafiction metafictions n
Metafiktion
A form of self-referential literature concerned with the art and devices of fiction itself.

metagalaxy metagalaxies n
Metagalaxis
(astronomy) Any very large-scale organized collection of galaxies.

metagenomics n
Metagenomik
(genetics) The study of genomes recovered from environmental samples; especially the differentiation of genomes from multiple organisms or individuals, either in a symbiotic relationship, or at a crime scene.

metal /ˈmɛtəl/ metals n
Metall
Any of a number of chemical elements in the periodic table that form a metallic bond with other metal atoms; generally shiny, somewhat malleable and hard, often a conductor of heat and electricity.
Metal Metall
(music) A category of rock music encompassing a number of genres (including thrash metal, death metal, heavy metal, etc.) characterized by strong drum-beats and distorted guitars.

metal aquo complex metal aquo complexes n
Aquakomplex

metal detector metal detectors n
Metalldetektor
A hand-held device that uses electromagnetic induction to detect buried metal.
A structure, similar to a doorway, through which people pass; an alarm is sounded if the person is carrying a metal object, as this may indicate a weapon.

metalanguage metalanguages n
Metasprache
(linguistics, translation studies, critical theory) Any language or vocabulary of specialized terms used to describe or analyze a language or linguistic process
(computing) Any similar language used to define a programming language

metalexicography n
Metalexikographie
(linguistics, lexicography) The study of lexicography

metalhead metalheads n
Metaller Metallerin
(informal) Someone who listens to (is a fan of) heavy metal music.

metallic /məˈtæl.ɪk/ /mɪˈtæl.ɪk/ more metallic most metallic adj
metallisch
Of, relating to, or characteristic of metal.
(of a color) Having the appearance of being of polished metal.

metallize v
metallisieren
To coat, treat or impregnate a non-metallic object with metal.

metallocene metallocenes n
Metallocen
(organic compound) Any of a class of organic compounds containing two cyclopentadienyl anions and a transition metal whose bonding involves overlap of ns and np orbitals of the metal with molecular orbitals of appropriate symmetry of each cyclopentadienyl ring; the rings are parallel to each other, or sometimes canted.

metalloenzyme metalloenzymes n
Metalloenzyme

metalloid /ˈmɛtəlɔɪd/ metalloids n
Halbmetall Metalloid
(chemistry) An element, such as silicon or germanium, intermediate in properties between that of a metal and a nonmetal; especially an elemental semiconductor.

metalloprotein metalloproteins n
Metalloprotein
(protein) a protein, such as haemoglobin or chlorophyll, that contains a metal atom as a cofactor

metallurgical /ˌmɛtəˈlɜː(ɹ)dʒɪkəl/ more metallurgical most metallurgical adj
metallurgisch
(metallurgy) Of or relating to metallurgy, the study of metals and their properties.

metallurgically adv
metallurgisch
In terms of metallurgy.

metallurgist metallurgists n
Metallurg Metallurge Metallurgin
A person skilled in metallurgy.

metallurgy /məˈtæl.ə.d͡ʒi/ /məˈtælədʒi/ /ˈmɛt.əˌlɚ.d͡ʒi/ /ˈmɛtəˌlɝdʒi/ metallurgies n
Metallurgie Hüttenwesen Hüttenkunde
The science of metals; their extraction from ores, purification and alloying, heat treatment, and working.

metalorganic adj
metallorganisch
(chemistry) organometallic

metalorganic metalorganics n
metallorganische Verbindung
Any organometallic compound.

metalworking metalworkings n
Metallbearbeitung

metamathematics n
Metamathematik
A branch of mathematics dealing with mathematical systems and their nature.

metamorphic rock metamorphic rocks n
Metamorphit metamorphes Gestein
(geology) one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth; consists of pre-existing rock mass in which new minerals or textures are formed at higher temperatures and greater pressures than those present on the Earth's surface

metamorphosis /ˌmɛtəmɔːˈfəʊsɪs/ /ˌmɛtəˈmɔːfəsɪs/ /ˌmɛɾəˈmɔɹfəsɪs/ metamorphoses n
Metamorphose Verwandlung
A transformation, such as one performed by magic.
Metamorphose
A noticeable change in character, appearance, function or condition.
(pathology) A change, usually degenerative, in the structure of a specific body tissue.

metanarrative metanarratives n
meistererzählung metanarrativ
(critical theory) A narrative which concerns narratives of historical meaning, experience or knowledge and offers legitimation of such through the anticipated completion of some master idea; a grand story that is self-legitimizing.

metaphase metaphases n
Metaphase

metaphor /ˈmɛ.tə.fə/ /ˈmɛ.tə.fɚ/ /ˈmɛt.ə.fɔɹ/ /ˈmɛt.ə.fɔː/ metaphors n
Metapher
(uncountable, figure of speech) The use of a word or phrase to refer to something other than its literal meaning, invoking an implicit similarity between the thing described and what is denoted by the word or phrase.
(countable, figure of speech) A word or phrase used in such implied comparison.

metaphorical /ˌmɛtəˈfɒɹɪkəl/ /ˌmɛtəˈfɔːɹɪkəl/ more metaphorical most metaphorical adj
metaphorisch
Pertaining to or characterized by a metaphor; figurative; symbolic.

metaphorically more metaphorically most metaphorically adv
metaphorisch
(manner) In a metaphoric manner; not literally; by means of metaphor.

metaphysical /ˌmɛtəˈfɪzɪkəl/ adj
metaphysisch
Of or pertaining to metaphysics.

metaphysical naturalism n
metaphysischer Naturalismus
(philosophy, metaphysics) Philosophical worldview which holds that there is nothing but natural elements, principles, and relations of the kind studied by the natural sciences.

metaphysician metaphysicians n
Metaphysiker Metaphysikerin
(philosophy) A philosopher who specializes in the scholarly study of metaphysics.

metaphysics /mɛtəˈfɪzɪks/ n
Metaphysik
branch of philosophy that studies first principles

metaplasia metaplasias n
Metaplasie
(biology) The conversion of one type of tissue into another.

metapoem metapoems n
Metagedicht

metapoetic more metapoetic most metapoetic adj
metapoetisch

metapoetically more metapoetically most metapoetically adv
metapoetisch

metapoetry metapoetries n
Metapoesie

metaprogramming n
Metaprogrammierung
(programming) Writing of computer programs that write or manipulate other programs or themselves as their data, or that do part of the work at runtime that would otherwise be done at compile time.

metasearch metasearches n
Metasuche
A search technology that uses the results from a number of traditional search engines.

metasearch engine metasearch engines n
Metasuchmaschine

metastasis /mɪˈtæstəsɪs/ metastases n
Metastase
(medicine) The transference of a bodily function or disease to another part of the body, specifically the development of a secondary area of disease remote from the original site, as with some cancers.

metastasize /məˈtæstəsaɪz/ v
metastasieren
(intransitive, medicine, of a disease or tumor) To spread to other sites in the body; to undergo metastasis.

metatarsal /ˌmɛtəˈtɑː(ɹ)səl/ metatarsalia metatarsals n
Mittelfußknochen

metatarsus /ˌmɛtəˈtɑː(ɹ)səs/ metatarsi n
Mittelfuß
The part of the foot between the toes and the ankle, especially its five bones.

metatextual more metatextual most metatextual adj
metatextuell
Of or pertaining to metatextuality.

metatextuality metatextualities n
Metatextualität
A form of intertextual discourse in which one text makes critical commentary on another.

metatheoretical /ˌmɛt.ə.θi.əˈɹɛt.ɪkl̩/ adj
metatheoretisch
Of or pertaining to metatheory, the theory of theories

metathesis /mə.ˈtæ.θə.sɪs/ /mɛ.ˈtæ.θə.sɪs/ [mə.ˈtʰæ.θə.səs] [mɛ.ˈtʰæ.θə.sɪs] metatheses n
Metathese
(phonetics, prosody) The transposition of letters, syllables or sounds within a word, such as in ask as /æks/.

metaverse /ˈmet.ə.vɜːs/ /ˈmɛt.ə.vɜːs/ /ˈmɛt.ə.vɝs/ [ˈmɛɾ.ə.vɝs] metaverses n
Metaversum
(science fiction, Internet) A hypothetical future (counterpart or continuation of the) Internet, created by the convergence of virtually enhanced physical reality and physically persistent virtual space.

metazoic adj
metazoisch
of, or relating to the metazoa

mete out v
verteilen austeilen zumessen
To distribute something in portions; to apportion or dole out.

metempsychosis /mɛtəmsʌɪˈkəʊsɪs/ metempsychoses n
Metempsychose Seelenwanderung
Transmigration of the soul, especially its reincarnation after death. [from 16th c.]

meteor /ˈmiːtiɔɹ/ /ˈmiːtiɚ/ /ˈmiːtɪ.ə/ /ˈmiːtɪɔː/ [ˈmiːɾiɚ] meteors n
Meteor
A fast-moving streak of light in the night sky caused by the entry of extraterrestrial matter into the earth's atmosphere; a shooting star or falling star. [from 16th c.]

meteor hammer meteor hammers n
Liuxingchui Meteorhammer
A weapon which originated in ancient China, consisting of two weights connected by a rope or chain.

meteor shower meteor showers n
Meteorstrom
(astronomy) A phenomenon occurring when many meteors are seen on Earth during a short period of time.

meteorite /-ɾi-/ /ˈmi.ti.əˌɹaɪt/ /ˈmiː.tɪ.ə.ɹaɪt/ meteorites n
Meteorit
A metallic or stony object or body that is the remains of a meteoroid.

meteoroid meteoroids n
Meteorit
(astronomy) A relatively small (sand- to boulder-sized) fragment of debris in a star system that produces a meteor when it hits the atmosphere

meteorological /ˌmitiəɹəˈlɑd͡ʒɪkl̩/ /ˌmiːtɪəɹəˈlɒd͡ʒɪkl̩/ adj
meteorologisch Wetter
Of or pertaining to meteorology.

meteorologist meteorologists n
Meteorologe
a person who studies meteorology
a weather forecaster

meteorology /ˌmiːti.əˈɹɑləd͡ʒi/ /ˌmiːtɪəˈɹɒləd͡ʒi/ meteorologies n
Wettervorhersage
Meteorologie Wetterkunde Witterungslehre
The science that deals with the study of the atmosphere and its phenomena, especially with weather and weather forecasting.

meter /ˈmitəɹ/ /ˈmiːtə/ [ˈmiɾɚ] meters n
Messgerät
A device that measures things.
Versmaß Metrum Silbenmaß
(obsolete) A poem.

meter maid meter maids n
Politesse
A female meter attendant: a female public servant tasked with enforcing the use of parking meters.

metformin /mɛtˈfɔɹ.mɪn/ /mɛtˈfɔː.mɪn/ metformins n
Metformin

methacrolein n
Methacrolein
(organic compound) a clear, colorless, flammable liquid, molecular formula C4H6O.

methadone /ˈmɛθ.əd.əʊn/ /ˈmɛθ.əˌdoʊn/ methadones n
Methadon
(pharmaceutical drug) A powerful synthetic analgesic drug which is similar to morphine in its effects but less sedative and is used as a substitute drug in the treatment of morphine and heroin addiction.

methamidophos n
Methamidophos
A specific organophosphate insecticide, having the chemical formula C2H8NO2PS

methamphetamine /ˌmɛθæmˈfɛtəˌmiːn/ /ˌmɛθæmˈfɛtəˌmɪn/ methamphetamines n
Methamphetamin
A highly addictive phenethylamine stimulant drug, similar to cocaine. Its systematic (IUPAC) name is (S)-N-methyl-1-phenylpropan-2-amine.

methamphetamine hydrochloride /ˌmɛθamˈfɛtəmiːn ˌhaɪdɹə(ʊ)ˈklɔːɹaɪd/ n
Methamphetaminhydrochlorid
The hydrochloride of the drug methamphetamine.

methane /ˈmiːθeɪn/ /ˈmɛθeɪn/ methanes n
Methan
(organic compound, uncountable) The simplest aliphatic hydrocarbon, CH₄, being a constituent of natural gas, and one of the most abundant greenhouse gases.

methanol methanols n
Methanol
(organic compound) The simplest aliphatic alcohol, CH3OH; a colourless, toxic, inflammable liquid, used as a solvent, antifreeze, in the chemical industry, and in the preparation of methylated spirit.

methionine /-ˌnaɪn/ /mɛˈθaɪəˌniːn/ /mɪˈθʌɪəniːn/ /mɪˈθʌɪənɪn/ methionines n
Methionin
(amino acid, organic compound) A lipotropic, sulphur-containing essential amino acid, C5H11NO2S, found in most protein.

method /ˈmɛθəd/ methods n
Methode Verfahren Art und Weise
A process by which a task is completed; a way of doing something (followed by the adposition of, to or for before the purpose of the process).
Methode
(object-oriented) A subroutine or function belonging to a class or object.

method acting n
Method Acting
(acting) An acting technique in which the actor fully immerses themselves into the character they are playing.

methodical more methodical most methodical adj
methodisch
In an organized manner; proceeding with regard to method; systematic.

methodological /ˌmeθ.ə.dəˈlɔd͡ʒ.ɪ.kəl/ /ˌmɛθ.ə.dəˈlɑ.d͡ʒɪ.kəl/ /ˌmɛθ.ə.dəˈlɒd͡ʒ.ɪ.kəl/ more methodological most methodological adj
methodologisch
Of, pertaining to, or using methodology or a methodology.

methodology /ˌmɛθ.əˈdɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/ /ˌmɛθ.əˈdɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/ /ˌmɛθ.ɪˈdɑ.lɪ.d͡ʒi/ methodologies n
Methodologie Methodik
(originally, sciences) The study of methods used in a field.
(loosely) A collection of methods, practices, procedures and rules used by those who work in some field.

methotrexate /ˌmiː.θəˈtɹɛk.seɪt/ /ˌmɛθ.əˈtɹɛk.seɪt/ /ˌmɛθ.əˈtɹɛkˌseɪt/ methotrexates n
Methotrexat
(pharmaceutical drug) An antimetabolite and antifolate drug used in treatment of cancer, autoimmune diseases, and ectopic pregnancies.

methyl /ˈmiːθaɪl/ /ˈmiːθɪl/ /ˈmɛθaɪl/ /ˈmɛθəl/ /ˈmɛθɪl/ methyls n
Methyl
(organic compound) The univalent hydrocarbon radical, CH3-, formally derived from methane by the loss of a hydrogen atom; a compound or part of a compound formed by the attachment of such a radical.

methyl isobutyl ketone n
Methylisobutylketon

methylated spirit methylated spirits n
Brennspiritus Spiritus
(Commonwealth) Ethyl alcohol used as a fuel and a solvent, and usually free of taxes on alcohol; denatured alcohol;

methylation /ˌmɛθɪˈleɪʃən/ methylations n
Methylierung
(genetics) The addition of a methyl group to cytosine and adenine residues in DNA that leads to the epigenetic modification of DNA and the reduction of gene expression and protein production.

metic /ˈmɛtək/ /ˈmɛtɪk/ [ˈmɛɾək] metics n
Metöke
(historical) In Ancient Greek city-states, a resident alien who did not have the rights of a citizen and who paid a tax for the right to live there.

meticulous /mɪˈtɪkjuləs/ /mɪˈtɪkjɪlɪs/ more meticulous most meticulous adj
akribisch minutiös minuziös peinlich genau pedantisch
Characterized by very precise, conscientious attention to details.

meticulously more meticulously most meticulously adv
akribisch minutiös minuziös peinlich genau pingelig sorgfältig
In a meticulous manner.

meticulousness n
Akribie Gewissenhaftigkeit peinliche Genauigkeit
The state or characteristic of being meticulous.

metis /meɪˈtiː/ /meɪˈtiːs/ adj
Mischling
Of mixed heritage

metonym /ˈmɛ.tə.nɪm/ metonyms n
Metonym
(grammar) A word that names an object from a single characteristic of it or of a closely related object; a word used in metonymy.

metonymy /mɪˈtɑnəmi/ /mɪˈtɒnəmi/ metonymies n
Metonymie Namenvertauschung
(rhetoric) The use of a single characteristic or part of an object, concept or phenomenon to identify the entire object, concept, phenomenon or a related object.

metope /ˈmɛtəpi/ /ˈmɛtəʊp/ metopes n
Metope
(architecture) The architectural element between two triglyphs in a Doric frieze. [from 16th c.]

metre /ˈmiːtə/ /ˈmiːtəɹ/ [ˈmiːɾɚ] metres n
Meter
The basic unit of length in the International System of Units (SI: Système International d'Unités), equal to the distance travelled by light in a vacuum in 1/299 792 458 seconds. The metre is equal to 39+47⁄127 (approximately 39.37) imperial inches.
Metrum Versmaß
(UK, Canada) The rhythm or measure in verse and musical composition.

metre gauge n
Meterspur
(rail transport) A track gauge of one metre.

metre per second metres per second n
Sekundenmeter
An SI derived unit for measuring speed or velocity.

metre stick metre sticks n
Meterstab
A ruler that measures one metre.

metric /ˈmɛt.ɹɪk/ adj
metrisch
Of or relating to the metric system of measurement.

metric /ˈmɛt.ɹɪk/ metrics n
Metrik Indikator Kenngröße Kennzahl Kriterium Maß
A measure for something; a means of deriving a quantitative measurement or approximation for otherwise qualitative phenomena (especially used in engineering).
Metrik
(mathematics) A function for the measurement of the "distance" between two points in some metric space: it is a real-valued function d(x,y) between points x and y satisfying the following properties: (1) "non-negativity": d(x,y) \ge 0 , (2) "identity of indiscernibles": d(x,y) = 0 \mbox{ iff } x=y , (3) "symmetry": d(x,y) = d(y,x) , and (4) "triangle inequality": d(x,y) \le d(x,z) + d(z,y) .

metric space metric spaces n
metrischer Raum
(mathematics, analysis, topology) Any set on which a metric is defined, giving a distance between any two elements.

metric system /ˈmɛtɹɪk ˌsɪstəm/ n
metrisches System
The system of units developed in France in the 1790s and now used worldwide.

metric ton metric tons n
Tonne
(chiefly, _, US) A unit of mass equal to 1000 kilograms, about 2204.6 pounds avoirdupois.

metrical /ˈmɛtɹɪkl̩/ more metrical most metrical adj
metrisch
relating to poetic meter

metrical foot metrical feet n
Versfuß
(prosody) The basic unit of the underlying rhythm of verse.

metrics /ˈmɛt.ɹɪks/ v
Metrik Verslehre
study of metrical verse

metrizable adj
metrisierbar
(topology) Of a topological space: for which a metric exists that will induce the original topology.

metro station metro stations n
U-Bahnhof
A railway station for a rapid transit system.

metrological more metrological most metrological adj
metrologisch
Of or pertaining to metrology

metrology /mɛtˈɹɒl.ə.d͡ʒɪ/ /mɛˈtɹɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/ metrologies n
Metrologie
(uncountable) The science of weights and measures or of measurement.

metronome /ˈmɛtɹəˌnoʊm/ /ˈmɛtɹəˌnəʊm/ metronomes n
Metronom
(music) A device, containing an inverted pendulum, used to mark time by means of regular ticks at adjustable intervals; an electronic equivalent that emits flashes.

metronym /ˈmɛtɹoʊnɪm/ /ˈmɛtɹəʊnɪm/ metronyms n
Matronym Matronymikon Matronymikum Metronym Metronymikon Metronymikum
A matronymic surname.

metrophobia n
Stadtphobie

metropolis /məˈtɹɑ.pə.ləs/ /məˈtɹɑ.pə.lɪs/ /mɪˈtɹɒ.pə.lɪs/ metropoleis metropoles metropoli metropolis's metropolises metropolisses metropolizes n
Metropole Weltstadt
(history, especially, Ancient Greece) The mother (founding) polis (city state) of a colony.
A large, busy city, especially as the main city in an area or country or as distinguished from surrounding rural areas.

metrosexual metrosexuals n
Metrosexueller metrosexuell
A man — typically urban, heterosexual, and affluent — who is concerned with personal appearance, such as personal grooming, fashion, and aesthetics in general.

metrosexuality n
Metrosexualität
The quality of being metrosexual

mettle /ˈmɛtəl/ mettles n
Mut Eifer Enthusiasmus Stamina
A quality of courage and endurance.
Feurigkeit
Good temperament and character.

mettlesome more mettlesome most mettlesome adj
mutig
Marked by mettle or bravery; courageous.

mew /mju/ /mjuː/ mews n
Möwe
(archaic, poetic, dialectal) A gull, seagull.

mewl /ˈmjuːl/ v
quäken wimmern
To cry weakly with a soft, high-pitched sound; to whimper; to whine.

mezereon /məˈzɪəriən/ mezereons n
Kellerhals Seidelbast
An ornamental shrub, Daphne mezereum, having purple flowers and bright red fruit.

mezuzah /məˈzuːzɔː/ mezuzahs mezuzot mezuzoth n
Mesusa
(Judaism, and, _, occasionally, _, Christianity) A piece of parchment inscribed with specific Hebrew verses from the Torah (Deuteronomy 6:4–9 and 11:13–21) and attached in a case to the doorpost of a house.

mezzaluna mezzalunas n
Kräuterwiege Wiegemesser
A crescent-shaped steel blade attached to a wooden handle, used to chop food.

mezzanine /ˈmɛtsə-/ /ˈmɛzəniːn/ /ˈmɛzəˌnin/ /ˈmɛzˌnin/ /ˌmɛzəˈnin/ /ˌmɛzəˈniːn/ /ˌmɛzˈnin/ mezzanines n
Halbgeschoss Mezzanin Empore Galerie Galeriegeschoss Zwischengeschoss
An intermediate floor or storey in between the main floors of a building; specifically, one that is directly above the ground floor which does not extend over the whole floorspace of the building, and so resembles a large balcony overlooking the ground floor; an entresol.
Loge
(Canada, US) The lowest balcony in an auditorium, cinema, theatre, etc.; the dress circle.

mezzo-soprano /ˌmɛtsoʊsəˈpɹænoʊ/ mezzo-sopranos n
Mezzosopran
A voice or voice part intermediate in compass between soprano and contralto.
Mezzosopran Mezzosopranistin
A person having such a voice.

miai miai miais n
Miai Omiai
(countable) In Japan, a formal marriage interview, marriage meeting.

miasma /maɪˈæzmə/ /miˈæzmə/ miasmas miasmata n
Miasma
(figurative) A noxious atmosphere or influence, an ominous environment.

mica /ˈmaɪ.kə/ micas n
Glimmer
(mineral) Any of a group of hydrous aluminosilicate minerals characterized by highly perfect cleavage, so that they readily separate into very thin leaves, more or less elastic.

micellar water micellar waters n
Mizellenwasser

micelle /maɪˈsɛl/ /məˈsɛl/ micelles n
Mizelle
(chemistry) a colloidal aggregate, in a simple geometric form, of a specific number of amphipathic molecules which forms at a well-defined concentration, called the critical micelle concentration

micro- /maɪˈkɹɒ-/ /ˈmaɪkɹoʊ-/ /ˈmaɪkɹə-/ prefix
mikro-
(diminutive) Very small.
(metric units) One millionth.

micro-region micro-regions n
Mikro-Regierung
An administrative system that is equivalent to a county or a prefecture and a department. It is used in Brazil as a third-level administration between state and micro-region.

microaggression /ˌmaɪ.kroʊ.əˈɡre.ʃən/ /ˌmaɪ.krəʊ.əˈɡre.ʃən/ microaggressions n
Mikroaggression
(sociology, chiefly, US) Any small-scale verbal or physical interaction between those of different races, cultures, beliefs, or genders that may have no malicious intent, but that can be interpreted as an aggression.

microarchitecture microarchitectures n
Feinstruktur
(biology) The detailed structure of any organ etc. at a very small scale.
Mikroarchitektur
(computing) The architecture of the data processing parts of a microcomputer.

microbe /ˈmaɪkɹoʊb/ microbes n
Mikrobe
(microbiology) Any microorganism, but especially a harmful bacterium.

microbead microbeads n
Mikrokügelchen
A microscopic bead of plastic used as an exfoliant in personal care products.

microbial /maɪˈkroʊ.bi.əl/ /maɪˈkrəʊ.bi.əl/ adj
mikrobisch
Of, relating to, or caused by microbes or microorganisms.

microbiological adj
mikrobiologisch
Of or pertaining to microbiology.

microbiologist microbiologists n
Mikrobiologe Mikrobiologin
A scientist whose speciality is microbiology.

microbiology n
Mikrobiologie
(biology) The branch of biology that deals with microorganisms, especially their effects on man and other living organisms.

microbiome microbiomes n
Mikrobiom

microbiota microbiota microbiotas n
Mikrobiota
The microbial community that inhabits a multi-cellular organism, whether the entire organism or a specific body surface.

microblog microblogs n
Mikroblog
(Internet) A blog on which one posts brief, frequent updates on one's activities.

microbody microbodies n
Microbody Peroxisom
(cytology) A cellular organelle bound by a single membrane and containing enzymes.

microbrewery microbreweries n
Kleinbrauerei
A small commercial brewery, often one serving a single pub at which it is physically located; in the United States, often used to indicate a brewery that produces fewer than 15,000 barrels of beer annually.

microcar microcars n
Kleinstwagen
A very compact car.

microchip /ˈmaɪkɹoʊˌt͡ʃɪp/ microchips n
Mikrochip
integrated circuit

microcomputer microcomputers n
Mikrorechner
(computer hardware) A computer designed around a microprocessor, smaller than a minicomputer or a mainframe.

microcontroller microcontrollers n
Mikrocontroller
(computing, electronics) A microcomputer on a single chip, used to control some device such as an automobile engine or a toy.

microcosm /ˈmaɪ.kɹə(ʊ)ˌkɒz.əm/ /ˈmaɪ.kɹəˌkɑz.əm/ microcosms n
Mikrokosmos
Human nature or the human body as representative of the wider universe; man considered as a miniature counterpart of divine or universal nature. [from 15th c.]
A smaller system which is seen as representative of a larger one. [from 17th c.]
(ecology) A small natural ecosystem; an artificial ecosystem set up as an experimental model. [from 19th c.]

microdot microdots n
Mikropunkt
A text or photographic image that has been reduced in size to that of a typographical dot in order to escape detection by unintended recipients.

microeconomics /ˌmaɪkɹəʊˌiːkəˈnɒnɪks/ /ˌmaɪkɹəʊˌɛkəˈnɒnɪks/ n
Mikroökonomie
The field of economics that deals with small-scale economic activities such as those of an individual or company.

microelectrode microelectrodes n
Mikroelektrode
A very small, fine electrode, most often used to study the electrical behaviour of biological cells or tissues.

microevolution microevolutions n
Mikroevolution
Small-scale changes in the history of life, such as changes in allele frequencies in a population (over a few generations); also known as change at or below the species level.

microfiber microfibers n
Mikrofaser
(American spelling) Very fine synthetic fiber; cloth made of such fiber.

microfibril microfibrils n
Mikrofibrille
A bundle of cellulose polymer chains held together by weak bonds.

microfiche microfiches n
Mikrofiche
A sheet of microfilm, six by four inches, holding several hundred reduced images of document pages, read using a microfiche reader or microfilm reader.
Mikrofiche-Lesegerät
A device used to magnify and read these sheets.

microfilament /ˈmaɪkrəʊˌfɪləmənt/ microfilaments n
Mikrofilament
A thin filament made of the protein actin and found in cells; part of the cytoskeleton.

microfilm microfilms n
Mikrofilm
a continuous roll of film containing photographs of documents at a greatly reduced size

microfilm v
auf Mikrofilm sichern auf Mikrofilm speichern
To reproduce (documents) on such film.

microflora microflorae n
Mikroflora
Microscopic plant life, especially the bacterial colonies found in the gut of normal, healthy animals and humans.

microfossil microfossils n
Mikrofossil
A microscopic fossil.

microgamete microgametes n
Mikrogamet

microgram micrograms n
Mikrogramm
(metrology) An SI unit of mass equal to 10−6 grams. Symbol: μg A unit of mass equal to one millionth of a gram, or 0.000 001 grams.

microgravity microgravities n
Mikrogravitation
(physics) A state of very low acceleration between two free floating objects, as found in sustained freefall, in orbit, or in interstellar space.

microhistory microhistories n
Mikrogeschichte
The study of the past on a small scale, such as an individual neighborhood or town, as a case study for general trends.

microkernel microkernels n
Mikrokernel
(operating systems) A minimal operating system kernel offering basic mechanisms rather than abstract services.

microkini microkinis n
Microkini Mikrobikini Mikrokini
A very skimpy bikini that covers just the genitals and nipples

micrometeoroid micrometeoroids n
Mikrometeorit
(astronomy, geology) an extraterrestrial particle less than a millimeter in size

micrometer /maɪˈkɹɑmɪtəɹ/ /maɪˈkɹɒmɪtə/ [maɪˈkɹɑmɪɾɚ] micrometers n
Mikrometer Mikrometerschraube Messschraube
A device used to measure distance very precisely but within a limited range, especially depth, thickness, and diameter.

micrometer /ˈmaɪkɹoʊˌmiːtəɹ/ /ˈmaɪkɹəˌmiːtə/ [ˈmaɪkɹoʊˌmiːɾɚ] micrometers n
Mikrometer
one millionth of a meter

micromobility n
Mikromobilität
Transportation over short distances, provided by lightweight (usually single-person) vehicles.

micron /ˈmaɪkɹɒn/ microns n
Mikron
(physics) The thousandth part of one millimeter; the millionth part of a meter.

micronation /ˈmaɪ.kɹoʊ.ˌneɪ.ʃən/ /ˈmaɪ.kɹəʊ.neɪ̯.ʃən/ micronations n
Mikronation
A non-autonomous entity that claims to be a sovereign state and mimics the actions of a state, but lacks any legal recognition and exists only on paper or in the mind of its creator; a micronational entity.

micronova /ˈmaɪ.kɹo.noʊ.və/ /ˈmaɪ.kɹo.nəʊ.və/ micronovae micronovas n
Mikronova
(astronomy) A stellar outburst about one millionth the strength of a classical nova.

micronutrient micronutrients n
Mikronährstoff Spurenelement
A mineral, vitamin or other substance that is essential, even in very small quantities, for growth or metabolism.

microorganism /ˌmaɪ.kɹoʊˈɔɹ.ɡəˌnɪz.m̩/ /ˌmaɪ.kɹəʊˈɔː.ɡəˌnɪz.m̩/ microorganisms n
Mikroorganismus
(microbiology) An organism that is too small to be seen by the unaided eye, especially a single-celled organism, such as a bacterium.

micropaleontology n
Mikropaläontologie
The branch of paleontology dealing with the fossilized microscopic organic remains (microfossils) of the geologic past; including their structure, biology, relationships and distribution.

micropayment micropayments n
Mikrozahlung Kleinbetragzahlung
(economics) A financial transaction for a very small amount of money

microphone /ˈmaɪ.kɹəˌfoʊn/ /ˈmaɪ.kɹəˌfəʊn/ microphones n
Mikrofon
A device (transducer) used to convert sound waves into a varying electric current; normally fed into an amplifier and either recorded or transmitted over radio.

microplastic microplastics n
Mikroplastik
Small particles of plastic (typically less than 5 mm) produced by the degradation of plastic products, found in high levels in the marine environment and increasingly throughout all environments and in food and drinks.

microprocessor microprocessors n
Mikroprozessor
(computer hardware) The entire CPU of a computer on a single integrated circuit (chip).

microscope /ˈmaɪ.kɹəˌskoʊp/ /ˈmaɪ.kɹəˌskəʊp/ microscopes n
Mikroskop
An optical instrument used for observing small objects.

microscope /ˈmaɪ.kɹəˌskoʊp/ /ˈmaɪ.kɹəˌskəʊp/ v
mikroskopieren

microscopic /ˌmaɪ.kɹə.ˈskɑpɪk/ more microscopic most microscopic adj
mikroskopisch
Of, or relating to microscopes or microscopy; microscopal
So small that it can only be seen using a microscope.
Very small; minute

microscopy /maɪˈkɹɑs.kə.pi/ /maɪˈkɹɒs.kə.pi/ microscopies n
Mikroskopie
The study of microscopes, their design and manufacture.

microstate microstates n
Zwergstaat
A country that has a very small population and land area.

microtome microtomes n
Mikrotom
A special instrument that produces very thin slices of plant and animal tissues, for later examination by light microscope or electron microscope.

microtomy microtomies n
Mikrotomie
The preparation of very thin slices of animal or plant tissue by means of a microtome.

microtubule microtubules n
Mikrotubulus
A small tube made of protein and found in cells; part of the cytoskeleton.

microvillus microvillae microvilli n
Mikrovillus Mikrozotte
Any of many fingerlike extensions on the surfaces of many cells, consisting of the proteins actin, fimbrin, and villin.

microwave /ˈmaɪkɹəʊˌweɪv/ /ˈmaɪkɹəˌweɪv/ microwaves n
Mikrowelle
An electromagnetic wave with wavelength between that of infrared light and radio waves.

microwave /ˈmaɪkɹəʊˌweɪv/ /ˈmaɪkɹəˌweɪv/ v
in der Mikrowelle aufwärmen
(transitive) To cook (something) in a microwave oven.

microwave meal microwave meals n
Mikrowellengericht
A pre-cooked meal that is purchased frozen and then cooked in a microwave oven.

microwave oven /ˈmaɪkɹə(ʊ)ˌweɪv ˈʌv(ə)n/ microwave ovens n
Mikrowellenherd Mikrowelle Mikrowellenofen
An oven that uses microwave energy to heat food or other items placed within it.

microwave safe adj
mikrowellengeeignet
Safe to use in microwave ovens.

microwave spectroscopy n
Mikrowellenspektroskopie

micrurgy n
Mikrurgie

micturient adj
Harndrang
Having a need to urinate.

micturition micturitions n
Harnlassen Miktion Urinieren
(physiology) Urination.

mid /mɪd/ preposition
mittel
Amid.

mid-life crisis mid-life crises n
Midlife Crisis
(psychology) An emotional period of doubt and anxiety sometimes experienced by people who realize that their life is already half over.

mid-ocean ridge mid-ocean ridges n
Mittelozeanischer Rücken
(geology, oceanography) any of an interconnected system of broad submarine rises formed by plate tectonics

midafternoon midafternoons n
Mitte des Nachmittags Nachmittagsmitte
The middle of the afternoon, normally between 2 and 4 pm.

midbrain midbrains n
Mittelhirn
(neuroanatomy) A part of the brain located rostral to the pons and caudal to the thalamus and the basal ganglia, composed of the tectum (dorsal portion) and the tegmentum (ventral portion).

midden /ˈmɪdən/ middens n
Misthaufen
A dungheap.
Müllgrube Müllhaufen
A refuse heap usually near a dwelling.

middle /ˈmɘdɘl/ /ˈmɪdəl/ [ˈmə.dɯ(ɫ)] [ˈmə.ɾ-] [ˈmɪ.dəɫ] [ˈmɪ.dʊ] [ˈmɪ.ɾɫ̩] [ˈmɪ̝.dəɫ] [ˈmɪ̝.dʊ] [ˈmɪ̝.ɾ-] adj
mittlere Mittel-
Located in the middle; in between.
mittig
Central.

middle /ˈmɘdɘl/ /ˈmɪdəl/ [ˈmə.dɯ(ɫ)] [ˈmə.ɾ-] [ˈmɪ.dəɫ] [ˈmɪ.dʊ] [ˈmɪ.ɾɫ̩] [ˈmɪ̝.dəɫ] [ˈmɪ̝.dʊ] [ˈmɪ̝.ɾ-] middles n
Mittelpunkt
A centre, midpoint.
Mitte
The part between the beginning and the end.

middle age n
mittleres Alter Mittelalter
the period of life between youth and old age, not young nor old; midlife

middle class middle classes n
Mittelschicht Mittelklasse
A social and economic class lying above the working class and below the upper class.

middle ear middle ears n
Mittelohr
(anatomy) The cavity in the temporal bone between the eardrum and the inner ear that contains the ossicles, and which conveys sound to the cochlea.

middle finger middle fingers n
Mittelfinger
The finger between the forefinger and the ring finger
Stinkefinger Mittelfinger
An obscene gesture directed towards another as an insult, made by sticking up the middle finger of a hand.

middle name middle names n
Mittelname Zweitname Zwischenname zweiter Vorname
A name between the first given name and the family name or surname; a second or subsequent given name.

middle note middle notes n
Bouquet Herznote Mittelnote
The characteristic parts of a perfume that emerge only after a waiting-period

middle of nowhere n
Arsch der Welt wo sich Fuchs und Hase gute Nacht sagen
(idiomatic) A very remote or secluded area; a nondescript place lacking population, interesting things, or defining characteristics.

middle reaches n
Mittellauf
The middle portion of something.

middle scalene muscle middle scalene muscles n
mittlerer Treppenmuskel
(muscle) A muscle arising from the transverse processes of the lower six cervical vertebrae, inserting on the upper surface of the first rib, and functioning to bend the neck forward and laterally and to rotate it to the side.

middle school middle schools n
Mittelstufe
(schools, countable) A school which crosses the traditional divide between primary school and secondary school.

middle spotted woodpecker middle spotted woodpeckers n
Mittelspecht
Any of species Dendrocoptes medius of a medium-sized woodpecker.

middle voice n
Medium
A voice that is neither active nor passive, because the subject of the verb cannot be unambiguously categorized as either agent or patient, for having elements of both.

middle-aged /ˌmɪdl̩ˈeɪd͡ʒd/ more middle-aged most middle-aged adj
mittleren Alters
of, or relating to middle age; neither old nor young

middle-class more middle-class most middle-class adj
großbürgerlich
Occupying a position between the upper class and the working class.

middlebrow adj
mittelmäßig mäßig
(pejorative) Neither highbrow or lowbrow, but somewhere in between.

middlebrow middlebrows n
Durchschnittsmensch
A person or thing that is neither highbrow nor lowbrow, but in between.

middlegame middlegames n
Mittelspiel
(board games) The period in a game between the opening and endgame.

middleman [ˈmɪdɫ̩ˌmæn] middlemen n
Mittelsmann

midevening n
Abendmitte

midfielder midfielders n
Mittelfeldspieler
(sports) A player who operates behind the attackers and in front of the defence.

midge /mɪd͡ʒ/ midges n
Mücke
any of various small two-winged flies, for example, from the family Chironomidae or non-biting midges, the family Chaoboridae or phantom midges, and the family Ceratopogonidae or biting midges, all belonging to the order Diptera

midget /ˈmɪd͡ʒɪt/ midgets n
Zwerg Liliputaner Liliputanerin Zwergin
(sometimes, offensive) A normally-proportioned person with small stature, usually defined as reaching an adult height less than 4'10". [from later 19th c.]
Zwerg Gnom Winzling Zwergin
(sometimes, offensive) Any short person.
mini- Mini- Zwerg-
(attributively, now, sometimes, offensive) A small version of something; miniature.

midmonth /ˈmɪdmʌnθ/ adj
in der Mitte eines/des Monats mittmonatlich monatsmittig
Occurring in the middle of a month, neither at the beginning nor the end

midmonth /ˈmɪdmʌnθ/ midmonths n
Monatsmitte

midmorning midmornings n
Morgenmitte
The middle of the morning.

midnight /ˈmɪdnʌɪt/ /ˈmɪdˌnaɪt/ midnights n
Mitternacht
The middle of the night: the sixth temporal hour, equidistant between sunset and sunrise.
Twelve o'clock at night exactly.

midnight blue adj
mitternachtsblau
of a dark blue colour, almost black.

midnight blue midnight blues n
Mitternachtsblau
a dark blue colour, almost black.

midnight mass midnight masses n
Christmette
(in particular) A Roman Catholic religious service that marks the beginning of Christmas Day.

midnight sun /ˈmɪdnʌɪt sʌn/ /ˈmɪdˌnaɪt sʌn/ midnight suns n
Mitternachtssonne
The phenomenon occurring when the Sun does not set but only approaches the horizon at midnight; it occurs near the summer solstice in the polar regions.

midpoint /ˈmɪd.poɪnt/ /ˈmɪd.pɔɪnt/ midpoints n
Mitte Mittelpunkt Wechselpunkt
A point equidistant between two extremes.
Mitte Mittelpunkt
(mathematics) A point which divides a line segment into two lines of equal length.

midriff midriffs n
Bauch Taille
(anatomy) The middle section of the human torso, from below the chest to above the waist; the abdomen and its back part.

midst /mɪdst/ [mɪdst] [mɪtst] midsts n
Mitte Mitten
(often, literary) A place in the middle of something; may be used of a literal or metaphorical location.

midst /mɪdst/ [mɪdst] [mɪtst] preposition
inmitten
(rare) Among, in the middle of; amid.

midsummer midsummers n
Hochsommer
The middle of summer.
Mittsommer Johannistag
Midsummer Day, the English quarter day.

midterm /ˈmɪdˌtɚm/ adj
Mitte
Halfway through a term, or roughly so.

midterm /ˈmɪdˌtɚm/ midterms n
Zwischenprüfung
A midterm school exam (i.e., halfway through the term).

midweek adj
Mittwoch
That happens in the middle of the week.

midwife /ˈmɪd.(w)ɪf/ /ˈmɪd.waɪf/ midwives n
Hebamme Geburtshelferin Entbindungspfleger Geburtshelfer Entbindungshelfer Entbindungshelferin
A person, usually a woman, who is trained to assist women in childbirth, but who is not a physician.

midwife /ˈmɪd.(w)ɪf/ /ˈmɪd.waɪf/ v
Hebamme
(transitive) To act as a midwife.

midwifery /mɪdˈwɪfəɹi/ /ˈmɪdˌwaɪfəɹi/ midwiferies n
Geburtshilfe
The practice and science of being a midwife.

midwinter /ˌmɪdˈwɪntə(ɹ)/ midwinters n
Mitte des Winters tiefster Winter
The middle of winter.
Wintersonnenwende
The winter solstice; about December 21st or 22nd.

mien /miːn/ miens n
Auftreten Ausdruck Benehmen Gebahren Gesichtsausdruck Miene
(countable, uncountable) Demeanor; facial expression or attitude, especially one which is intended by its bearer.
Gesichtsausdruck Miene
(countable) A specific facial expression.

mifepristone /ˌmɪ.fɛˈpɹɪ.stəʊn/ /ˌmɪf.əˈpɹɪˌstoʊn/ n
Mifepriston
(pharmaceutical drug) A steroid medication that inhibits the action of progesterone, typically given orally in combination with misoprostol in early pregnancy to induce abortion.

miff /mɪf/ miffs n
Streit
A small argument; a quarrel.
Verstimmung
A state of being offended.

miff /mɪf/ v
beleidigen verstimmen
(intransitive) To become slightly offended.

miffed /mɪft/ more miffed most miffed adj
angefressen verschnupft übelgenommen
(informal) Somewhat indignant, irritated, angry, put out or annoyed.

might /maɪt/ mights n
Macht
(countable, uncountable) Power, strength, force or influence held by a person or group.
Kraft
(uncountable) Physical strength or force.
Macht Vermögen
(uncountable) The ability to do something.

might /maɪt/ v
könnte könnten
(auxiliary) Used to indicate conditional or possible actions.

mighty /ˈmaɪti/ [ˈmʌɪɾi] mightier mightiest adj
mächtig gewaltig
Very strong; possessing might.

mignonette /ˌmɪnjəˈnɛt/ mignonettes n
Garten-Resede resedagrün
A greyish-green colour, like that of the flowers of the plant.

migraine /ˈmaɪɡɹeɪn/ /ˈmiːɡɹeɪn/ migraines n
Migräne
(pathology) A severe, disabling headache, usually affecting only one side of the head, and often accompanied by nausea, vomiting, photophobia and visual disturbances.

migrant /ˈmaɪɡɹənt/ migrants n
Migrant Migrantin
Traveller or worker who moves from one region or country to another.

migrant worker migrant workers n
Saisonarbeitnehmer Saisonarbeitnehmerin Wanderarbeiter Wanderarbeiterin Wanderarbeitnehmer Wanderarbeitnehmerin
A person with temporary permission to work in another country; a guest worker.

migrate /maɪ.ˈɡɹeɪt/ /ˈmaɪ.ɡɹeɪt/ v
migrieren
(intransitive) To relocate periodically from one region to another, usually according to the seasons.

migration /maɪˈɡɹeɪʃ(ə)n/ migrations n
Migration Wohnsitzwechsel
An instance of moving to live in another place for a while.
Migration Tierwanderung Vogelstrich Vogelwanderung Vogelzug Wanderung
Seasonal moving of animals, as mammals, birds or fish, especially between breeding and non-breeding areas.
Migration
(computing) Instance of changing a platform from an environment to another one.

migratory /ˈmaɪ.ɡɹəˌtɔɹ.i/ /ˌmaɪˈɡɹeɪ.tə.ɹi/ adj
Zug
(of birds, etc) Migrating.

migratory bird migratory birds n
Zugvogel
A bird that moves from one area of the world to another according to the season, usually from north to south and vice versa.

mikado /mɪˈkɑːdəʊ/ mikados n
Mikado
(history) A former title of the emperors of Japan during a certain period.

mike /ˈmaɪk/ mikes n
Mikro
(informal) A microphone.

mikveh /ˈmɪkfə/ /ˈmɪkvə/ mikvehs mikveot mikvos mikvot mikvoth n
Mikwe
(Judaism) A ritual bath in which various Jewish purifications are performed.

mil /mɪl/ mils n
Strich artillerischer Strich
An angular mil, a unit of angular measurement equal to 1⁄6400 of a complete circle. At 1000 metres one mil subtends about one metre (0.98 m). Also 1⁄6000 and 1⁄6300 are used in other countries.

milblogger milbloggers n
Militärblogger
(Internet) A military service member who writes a blog.

milch /mɪlt͡ʃ/ adj
melk
(dated, of a mammal) Currently producing milk for its offspring.

mild /ˈmaɪld/ milder mildest adj
mild zahm ausgeglichen
Gentle and not easily angered.
mild schwach
(of an illness or pain) Not serious or dangerous.
mild
(of weather) Moderately warm, especially less cold than expected.
(of a medicine or cosmetic) Acting gently and without causing harm.
(of food, drink, or a drug) Not sharp or bitter; not strong in flavor.

mild steel mild steels n
Baustahl Karbonstahl
A kind of steel having a lower proportion of carbon than hardenable steels, rendering it softer and more malleable and ductile.

mildew /ˈmɪl.d(j)u/ /ˈmɪl.djuː/ n
Schimmel Mehltau
(plant disease) A growth of minute powdery or webby fungi, whitish or of different colors, found on various diseased or decaying substances.

mildew /ˈmɪl.d(j)u/ /ˈmɪl.djuː/ v
schimmeln verschimmeln
(transitive) To taint with mildew.
(intransitive) To become tainted with mildew.

mildness mildnesses n
Milde
The quality of being mild; gentleness.

mile /maɪ̯l/ [maɪ̯ɫ] mile miles n
Meile
Any of several customary units of length derived from the 1593 English statute mile of 8 furlongs, equivalent to 5,280 feet or 1,760 yards of various precise values.
Any of many customary units of length from other measurement systems of roughly similar values, as the Chinese mile or Arabic mile.
Knoten
(slang) One mile per hour, as a measure of speed.

mileage /ˈmaɪləd͡ʒ/ /ˈmaɪlɪd͡ʒ/ mileages n
Fahrleistung
The total distance travelled in miles or in air miles.
Reichweite
The number of miles travelled by a vehicle on a certain volume of fuel.
Kilometergeld Kilometerpauschale
An allowance for travel expenses at a specified rate per mile.
Laufzeit
(informal) The amount of service that something has yielded or may yield in future.
Gehalt
(informal) Something worth taking into consideration.

milecastle /ˈmaɪlˌkæs(ə)l/ /ˈmaɪlˌkɑːsl̩/ milecastles n
Meilenkastell
One of a series of small rectangular fortifications, spaced roughly one Roman mile apart, built during the period of the Roman Empire.

milestone /ˈmaɪlstəʊn/ milestones n
Meilenstein Kilometerstein Postmeilensäule
A stone milepost (or by extension in other materials), one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals, typically at the side of the road or in a median.
Meilenstein Etappenziel Markstein
(idiomatic) An important event in a person's life or career, in the history of a nation, in the life of some project, etc.

milgrain more milgrain most milgrain adj
millegriffe

miliaria miliarias n
Miliaria Schweißfrieseln
A rash caused by blocked, malfunctioning, or underdeveloped sweat glands.

milieu /-ˈju/ /-ˈjə/ /-ˈjʊ/ /mɪlˈju/ /mɪlˈjɜː/ /ˈmiːljɜː/ milieus milieux n
Milieu
(specifically) A social environment or setting.

militainment n
Militainment
A form of entertainment that features or celebrates the military.

militancy /ˈmɪlɪtənsi/ militancies n
Militanz
The quality of being militant.

militant /ˈmɪlɪtənt/ more militant most militant adj
kämpferisch militant
Fighting or disposed to fight; belligerent, warlike. [from 15th c.]
militant
Aggressively supporting of a political or social cause; adamant, combative. [from 17th c.]

militarily /mɪl.ɪˈtɛɹ.ə.li/ /ˈmɪl.ɪ.t(ə.)ɹə.li/ more militarily most militarily adv
militärisch
In a military or martial manner; not peaceably.

militarism militarisms n
Militarismus
An ideology which claims that the military is the foundation of a society's security, and thereby its most important aspect.

militarist /ˈmɪl.ə.tə.ɹɪst/ /ˈmɪl.ɪ.tə.ɹɪst/ /ˈmɪl.ɪ.tɹɪst/ [ˈmɪl.ə.ɾə.ɹɪst] militarists n
Militarist
One who believes in the use of military force.

militarization militarizations n
Militarisierung
The process whereby some area, procedure, aspect of culture, etc., becomes controlled by the military or administered in a military fashion.

militarize v
militarisieren
To give a military character to something, such as government or organization.
To train or equip for war.

military /ˈmɪl.ɪ.tɹi/ /ˈmɪl.ɪˌtɛɹ.i/ more military most military adj
militärisch Militär Krieg
Characteristic of members of the armed forces.
Krieg militärisch
Relating to war.

military /ˈmɪl.ɪ.tɹi/ /ˈmɪl.ɪˌtɛɹ.i/ militaries military n
Militär Armee Militärwesen Streitkräfte
Armed forces.

military academy military academies n
Militärakademie
A postsecondary school that prepares its students for military service as an officer.

military attaché military attachés n
Militärattaché
A diplomatic attaché for military affairs

military exercise military exercises n
Manöver Kriegsübung Militärübung
A large-scale activity involving military forces from multiple countries or commands, designed to demonstrate the level of alliance between those forces and their ability to coordinate, as a signal to potential military adversaries.

military government military governments n
Militärregierung

military hospital military hospitals n
Militärkrankenhaus
a hospital for the care and treatment of sick and wounded military personnel.

military order military orders n
Militärorden
An order of knighthood which has a military (typically crusading) as well as a spiritual vocation.

military parade military parades n
Aufmarsch Heerschau Militärparade Revue
(military) A show of troops, an assembly of troops as a show of force, to receive orders, or especially for inspection at set times.

military police n
Militärpolizei
(collective) A unit of a military organization whose duty is to police the organization. They are in charge of law enforcement on military property, and of military personnel.

military science military sciences n
Wehrwissenschaft
The science of how best to run a military; the academic discipline which examines institutions and behaviours in, and optimized administration of, a military.

military service n
Militärdienst Wehrdienst Kriegsdienst
Service in an army or other military organisation, whether as a chosen job (volunteering) or as a result of an involuntary draft (conscription).

military tribunal military tribunals n
Kriegsgericht
A military court designed to try members of enemy forces during times of war.

military-industrial complex n
militärisch-industrieller Komplex
The armed forces of a nation together with the industries that supply their weapons and materiel.

militia /məˈlɪʃə/ militiae militias n
Miliz Volksheer Landwehr Reserve
An army of trained civilians, which may be an official reserve army, called upon in time of need, the entire able-bodied population of a state which may also be called upon, or a private force not under government control.

militiaman militiamen n
Milizionär
A member of a militia.

militsia militsias n
Miliz
The police in the Soviet Union and some related or successor states (e.g. modern Belarus).

milium milia n
Hautgrieß Grießkorn Milium
(dermatology) A keratin-filled cyst that can appear just under the epidermis or on the roof of the mouth.

milk /mɪlk/ [mɛlk] milks n
Milch
(uncountable, by extension) A white (or whitish) liquid obtained from a vegetable source such as almonds, coconuts, oats, rice, and/or soy beans.
(countable, informal) An individual serving of milk.

milk /mɪlk/ [mɛlk] v
durchkauen
melken
(transitive) To express milk from (a mammal, especially a cow).
(transitive) To express a liquid from a creature.
ausreizen ausschöpfen
(transitive, figurative) To make excessive use of (a particular point in speech or writing, a source of funds, etc.); to exploit; to take advantage of (something).

milk brother milk brothers n
Milchbruder
A male milk sibling.

milk camel milk camels n
Milchkamel
A camel of a type or a type of camel that is kept for its producing milk.

milk chocolate milk chocolates n
Milchschokolade
(uncountable) Chocolate that includes milk powder as one of its ingredients.

milk fever n
Milchfieber
A type of fever caused by infection, occurring in women shortly after childbirth (previously associated with the start of lactation).

milk float milk floats n
Milchauto Milchwagen
An electric accumulator battery-driven vehicle (formerly also horse-drawn), designed for the house-to-house delivery of fresh milk; common in Europe, especially the United Kingdom.

milk glass milk glasses n
Milchglas
(usually, uncountable) Opaque glass, especially the kind having a white shade; first produced in Italy in the 1500s as an imitation of Chinese porcelain.

milk of roses n
Rosenmilch

milk powder milk powders n
Milchpulver
Pulverized milk solids, produced by evaporating all liquid from milk.

milk sister milk sisters n
Milchschwester
A female milk sibling.

milk snake milk snakes n
Dreiecksnatter Milchschlange
Any of various snakes, Lampropeltis triangulum, with smooth and shiny scales and typically a pattern of colours that runs red-black-yellow or white-black-red.

milk substitute milk substitutes n
Milchersatz Pflanzenmilch
Liquid that replaces milk#Noun (usually and especially cow's milk) in a diet#Noun or a recipe (for adults).

milk tooth milk teeth n
Milchzahn
Any tooth of the first set of teeth of young people (or animals).

milk-cap milk-caps n
Milchling
A mushroom of the genus Lactarius.

milk-white more milk-white most milk-white adj
milchweiss milchweiß schneeweiss schneeweiß
Having a slightly bluish white color, that of milk.

milkable adj
melkbar

milker milkers n
Melker Melkerin
A person who milks.

milkfish milkfish milkfishes n
Milchfisch
Chanos chanos, an important food fish in southeast Asia.

milking milkings n
Melken
The act by which any animal is milked.

milking machine milking machines n
Melkmaschine
A machine for milking cows.

milkmaid /ˈmɪlkmeɪd/ milkmaids n
Melkerin Milchmädchen
(historical) A girl or young woman who milks the cows on a farm.

milkman /ˈmɪlkmən/ milkmen n
Milchmann
A man who delivers milk to households and sometimes businesses early in the morning.

milkshake /ˈmɪlk.ʃeɪk/ [ˈmɪɫk.ʃeɪk] milkshakes n
Milchshake Milchmischgetränk Milchmix Milchmixgetränk
A thick beverage consisting of milk and ice cream mixed together, often with fruit, chocolate, or other flavoring.
(New England, Australia, New Zealand) A thin beverage, similar to the above, but with no ice cream or significantly less of it.

milkvetch milkvetches n
Tragant
Any member of most species of flowering plants of the genus Astragalus.

milkweed milkweeds n
Kielkrone
Also of the genus Calotropis in order Gentianales, family Apocynaceae
Seidenpflanze
Principally of the genus Asclepias in order Gentianales, family Apocynaceae

milkwoman milkwomen n
Milchfrau
A woman who delivers milk to households and sometimes businesses early in the morning.

milkwort milkworts n
Kreuzblume
Any of more than 500 species of flowering plants of the genus Polygala that are used as a food source by the larvae of some members of the Lepidoptera order.

milky /ˈmɪlki/ milkier milkiest adj
milchig
Resembling milk in color, consistency, smell, etc.; consisting of milk.

milky quartz milky quartzes n
Milchquarz
(mineral) A common form of crystalline quartz that is white in color.

milky stork milky storks n
Milchstorch
Mycteria cinerea, a large wading bird in the stork family Ciconiidae.

mill /mɪl/ [mɪɫ] mills n
Mühle Mahlwerk
The building housing such a grinding apparatus.
Fabrik Werk Papiermühle
A manufacturing plant for paper, steel, textiles, etc.
Fabrik Werk
A building housing such a plant.

mill /mɪl/ [mɪɫ] v
mahlen
(transitive) To grind or otherwise process in a mill or other machine.

mill dam /ˈmɪldam/ mill dams n
Mühldamm
A dam constructed across a river or stream to raise the water level so that it can turn a millwheel; also, the millpond so created.

mill race /ˈmɪlɹeɪs/ mill races n
Mühlgraben Mühlbach
A fast-running water-filled channel diverted from a river or stream used to drive the millwheel in a watermill.

mille-feuille /milˈfwi/ /miːlˈfɔɪ/ /miːlˈfəː.i/ /miːlˈfɜː.i/ /ˌmil.fəˈwi/ /ˌmilˈfɔɪ/ mille-feuilles n
Cremeschnitte
A type of pastry made of several layers of puff pastry usually filled with cream or custard, and topped with icing or sugar.

millennial /məˈlɛ.ni.əl/ /mɪˈlɛ.nɪ.əl/ adj
tausendjährig
Thousand-year-old; also (by extension, loosely) thousands of years old.

millennial /məˈlɛ.ni.əl/ /mɪˈlɛ.nɪ.əl/ millennials n
Millennial
(originally, US, demography) Often capitalized: a person from the generation born in the last two decades of the 20th century, from around the early 1980s to the mid-1990s and who reached adulthood early in the third millennium C.E., characterized by their familiarity with computer technology and poorer financial prospects than their parents.

millennium /mɪˈlɛnɪəm/ millennia millenniums n
Jahrtausend Millennium
(with definite article) The year in which one period of one thousand years ends and another begins, especially the year 2000.

miller /ˈmɪlə(ɹ)/ /ˈmɪlɚ/ millers n
Müller Müllerin
A person who owns or operates a mill, especially a flour mill.

millet /ˈmɪlət/ /ˈmɪlɪt/ millets n
Hirse
Any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food, widely cultivated in the developing world.

milli- /ˈmɪlɪ/ prefix
milli-
In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, one-thousandth of the unit to which it is prefixed; that is, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 10-3. Symbol: m.

millibar millibars n
Millibar
A non-SI unit of pressure equal to 100 pascals, used primarily to report atmospheric pressure.

milligram /ˈmɪlɪɡɹæm/ milligrams n
Milligramm
(metrology) An SI unit of mass equal to 10−3 grams. Symbol: mg

millilitre millilitres n
Milliliter
(British spelling) A unit of measure of capacity, being one thousandth of a litre. Symbol: ml

millimeter of mercury millimeters of mercury n
Millimeter Quecksilber Millimeter Quecksilbersäule
A unit of pressure equal to the amount of fluid pressure one millimeter deep in mercury at zero degrees Celsius on Earth.

millimetre millimetres n
Millimeter
An SI/MKS unit of measure, the length of 1⁄1000 of a metre. Symbol: mm

milliner /ˈmɪlɪnɚ/ milliners n
Hutmacher
A person who is involved in the manufacture, design, or sale of hats for women.

millinery /ˈmɪl.nɚˌi/ /ˈmɪl.ɪ.nɚ.i/ millineries n
Boutique Hutgeschäft Modewaren Modewarengeschäft
(countable) A shop selling women's hats.
Hutmacherei
(uncountable) The business and work that a milliner engages in.

milling cutter milling cutters n
Fräser Fräswerkzeug
(mechanical engineering) A rotary cutting tool typically used in milling machines.

milling machine milling machines n
Fräsmaschine
(mechanical engineering) A machine tool in which a rotating cutter is moved against the workpiece (or vice versa) in order to cut the latter to a desired shape.

million /ˈmɪljən/ [ˈmɪʎən] millions numeral
Million
(long and short scales) The cardinal number 1,000,000: 106; a thousand thousand.

million-dollar question million-dollar questions n
Preisfrage

millionaire /ˈmɪl.jəˌnɛɹ/ /ˌmɪl.i.əˈnɛə(ɹ)/ /ˌmɪl.jəˈnɛɹ/ millionaires n
Millionär Millionärin
A person whose net worth is at or greater than one million units of the local currency.

millionairess millionairesses n
Millionärin
A woman whose wealth is greater than one million dollars, or the local currency.

millionfold adj
millionenfach
A million times so

millionth /ˈmɪljənθ/ adj
millionstel milliontel
The ordinal form of the number one million.

millipede /ˈmɪləpid/ millipedes n
Tausendfüßler
Any of many elongated arthropods, of the class Diplopoda, with cylindrical bodies that have two pairs of legs for each one of their 20 to 100 or more body segments.[From 1600]

millisecond /ˈmɪlɪˌsɛkənd/ milliseconds n
Millisekunde
(metrology) An SI unit of time equal to 10−3 seconds. Symbol: ms; one one-thousandth of a second. Symbol: ms.

millrind millrinds n
Mühleisen
An iron support, usually four-armed or cross-shaped, for the turning ("runner") stone in a pair of millstones.

millstone /ˈmɪlstəʊn/ /ˈmɪlˌstoʊn/ millstones n
Mühlstein Mahlstein
A large round stone used for grinding grain.
Klotz am Bein Mühlstein
(figurative) Ellipsis of millstone round one's neck (referring to Matthew 18:6 in the Bible): a heavy responsibility that is difficult to bear.

milpa milpas n
Milpa
(agriculture, uncountable) A cyclical crop-growing system used throughout Mesoamerica.

milquetoast /ˈmɪlktəʊst/ /ˈmɪlkˌtoʊst/ milquetoasts n
Angsthase Hasenfuß
(originally, US, informal, derogatory) A person of meek or timid disposition; a person who lacks character or effectiveness.

milt /mɪlt/ milts n
Fischmilch Milch
The semen of a male fish.

mimesis /mɪˈmiːsɪs/ mimeses n
Mimesis
The representation of aspects of the real world, especially human actions, in literature and art.

mimic /ˈmɪm.ɪk/ v
nachahmen nachäffen
To imitate, especially in order to ridicule.

mimicry /ˈmɪm.ɪk.ɹi/ mimicries n
Mimikry Nachahmung
An act or ability to simulate or effect the appearance of someone or something else.

mimosa /mɪˈmoʊ.sə/ /mɪˈməʊ.sə/ /mɪˈməʊ.zə/ mimosae mimosas n
Mimose
(botany) A plant belonging to the genus Mimosa usually found in tropical climates, their leaves are usually prickly and sensitive to touch or light, and have small white or pink flowers.

mina minae minas n
Mine
(historical) A monetary unit of ancient Greece and the Middle East, originally equivalent to the weight of a mina of silver. [From 15th C.]
(historical) A unit of weight of varying value used in the ancient Middle East, especially Babylonia, Mesopotamia and Egypt; also an ancient Greek measure of weight equivalent to 1/60th of a talent, approximately 400-700 grams. [From 16th C.]

minarchism /ˈmɪnəˌkɪzəm/ /ˈmɪnɚˌkɪzəm/ minarchisms n
Minarchismus
Belief in the desirability and practicality of minimum government.

minaret /mɪnəˈɹɛt/ /ˈmɪnəɹɛt/ minarets n
Minarett
The tall slender tower of an Islamic mosque, from which the muezzin recites the adhan (call to prayer).

mince /mɪns/ minces n
Hackfleisch Gehacktes Faschiertes Hack Hackepeter
(uncountable) Finely chopped meat; minced meat.

mince /mɪns/ v
abschwächen mildern unterdrücken
(transitive) To lessen; to diminish; to diminish in speaking; to speak of lightly or slightingly; to minimise.
hacken kleinhacken wolfen
(transitive, cooking) To cut into very small pieces; to chop finely.
trippeln
(intransitive) To walk with short steps; to walk in a prim, affected manner.

mince words v
sich kein Blatt vor den Mund nehmen
(idiomatic, chiefly in the negative) To restrain oneself in a conversation by withholding some comments or using euphemisms.

minced more minced most minced adj
fein gehackt gehackt kleingehackt kleingeschnitten
Finely chopped.

minced oath minced oaths n
abgemildertes Schimpfwort entschärfter Fluch
A type of euphemism based on a profanity or blasphemy that has been altered to remove the objectionable characteristics of the original expression; polite versions of expletives.

mind /maɪnd/ minds n
Geist Verstand Sinn
The capability for rational thought.
Bewusstsein
The ability to be aware of things.
Gedanken Gedächtnis
The ability to remember things.
Aufmerksamkeit Konzentration
The ability to focus the thoughts.
Genie
Somebody that embodies certain mental qualities.
Ansicht Meinung
Judgment, opinion, or view.
Lust Verlangen
Desire, inclination, or intention.
Zurechnungsfähigkeit
A healthy mental state.
Wahrnehmung
(philosophy) The non-material substance or set of processes in which consciousness, perception, affectivity, judgement, thinking, and will are based.

mind /maɪnd/ v
aufpassen beachten dagegen haben
(chiefly, in the imperative) To pay attention or heed to so as to obey; hence to obey; to make sure, to take care (that). [from 17th c.]
aufpassen
To look after, to take care of, especially for a short period of time. [from 17th c.]

mind control v
Bewusstseinskontrolle
(transitive) To control an individual using such a process.

mind game mind games n
Psychotrick
(psychology) An attempt at psychological manipulation against someone, in order to confuse them.

mind like a sieve n
ein Gedächtnis wie ein Sieb haben ein Hirn wie ein Sieb haben
(simile) very poor memory

mind map mind maps n
Mindmap
A diagram used to represent words, ideas, tasks or other items linked to and arranged radially around a central key word or idea.

mind mapper mind mappers n
Mindmapper

mind one's own business v
sich um seine eigenen Angelegenheiten kümmern
(idiomatic) To concern oneself only with what is of interest to oneself and not interfere in the affairs of others.

mind you adv
wohlgemerkt
(idiomatic, colloquial, chiefly, UK) Used to introduce a qualification or contrastive statement, especially when toning down or rectifying

mind-bending more mind-bending most mind-bending adj
bewusstseinsverändernd

mind-boggling /ˈmaɪndˌbɑɡlɪŋ/ /ˈmaɪndˌbɒɡ(ə)lɪŋ/ /ˈmɑɪndˌbɔɡ(ə)lɪŋ/ more mind-boggling most mind-boggling adj
irrsinnig unfassbar verblüffend verrückt verwirrend wahnsinnig
That causes the mind to boggle; that is beyond one's ability to understand or figure out.

mind-numbing more mind-numbing most mind-numbing adj
stumpfsinnig
(idiomatic) Excessively boring, tedious, or dull; repetitive; of an activity, etc., lacking any interest or variety that might serve as intellectual stimulation.

minder minders n
Leibwächter
(British) A personal bodyguard.
Tagesmutter
A monitor assigned by the authorities to someone, such as a foreign visitor (to exercise control over their contacts with the populace) or a journalist or someone who is speaking to journalists (to monitor and control what they say).

mindfulness mindfulnesses n
Achtsamkeit
(Buddhism, psychology) Paying attention on purpose, in the present moment, and non-judgementally.

mindless more mindless most mindless adj
hirnlos
Showing a lack of forethought or sense.

mindset mindsets n
Denkweise
A way of thinking; an attitude or opinion, especially a habitual one.

mine /maɪ̯n/ mines n
Bergwerk Mine Grube Tagebau Abbaustelle Grub
An excavation from which ore or solid minerals are taken, especially one consisting of underground tunnels.
Quelle
(figurative) Any source of wealth or resources.
Mine
(military) A device intended to explode when stepped upon or touched, or when approached by a ship, vehicle, or person.

mine /maɪ̯n/ pronoun
mein meins
That which belongs to me.

mine /maɪ̯n/ v
verminen abbauen fördern
To dig away, or otherwise remove, the substratum or foundation of; to lay a mine under; to sap; to undermine.

mine flail mine flails n
Minenflegel
A device mounted in front of an armoured vehicle to clear its track of explosive threats otherwise activated when passing by means of striking them with a chain.

mine plow mine plows n
Minenpflug
A device mounted in front of an armoured vehicle to clear its track of explosive threats otherwise activated when passing by means of digging them up and removing them.

mine roller mine rollers n
Minenroller Minenwalze
A device mounted in front of an armoured vehicle to clear its track of explosive threats otherwise activated when passing by means of placing pressure on them.

mine-clearing n
Entminung Minenräumung
The process of removing and neutralizing mines.

minecart minecarts n
Güterlore Kipplore Förderwagen Hunt Lore
A wheeled container that travels on tracks, used for moving mining materials.

minefield minefields n
Minenfeld
An area in which land mines or naval mines have been laid.
(by extension) A dangerous situation.

minelayer minelayers n
Minenleger
A ship capable of laying mines.

miner /ˈmaɪnə(ɹ)/ miners n
Bergmann Bergarbeiter
A person who works in a mine.

miner's figure n
Bergmannsfigur

mineral /ˈmɪn.ə.ɹəl/ /ˈmɪn.ɚ.əl/ /ˈmɪn.ɹəl/ minerals n
Mineral
(geology) Any naturally occurring inorganic material that has a (more or less) definite chemical composition and characteristic physical properties.
Any inorganic material (as distinguished from animal or vegetable).
(nutrition) Any inorganic element that is essential to nutrition; a dietary mineral.

mineral acid mineral acids n
Mineralsäure
(inorganic chemistry) Any inorganic acid, especially common acids such as sulfuric acid, nitric acid, phosphoric acid etc.

mineral water mineral waters n
Mineralwasser Wasser
Water from a spring that naturally contains dissolved minerals, often treated in any of several ways (filtering, aerating etc) and bottled; used either therapeutically or out of preference.

mineralize v
mineralisieren
To convert to a mineral; to petrify.
To impregnate with minerals.

mineralocorticoid mineralocorticoids n
Mineralocorticoid Mineralokortikoide
(steroid hormone) Any of a group of steroid hormones, characterised by their similarity to aldosterone and their influence on salt and water metabolism.

mineralogical adj
mineralogisch
Relating to mineralogy.

mineralogist mineralogists n
Mineraloge Mineralogin
A person expert in mineralogy.

mineralogy /ˌmɪnəˈɹɑləd͡ʒi/ /ˌmɪnəˈɹɒləd͡ʒi/ mineralogies n
Mineralogie
(petrology) The branch of petrology that studies minerals.

minerotrophic adj
minerotroph
Pertaining to minerotrophy.

mineshaft mineshafts n
Bergwerksschacht
A vertical hole through the strata to reach the mineral which is being mined.

minestrone /ˌmɪnəˈstɹoʊni/ /ˌmɪnɪˈstɹəʊnɪ/ minestrones n
Minestrone Minestra
Any of many thick Italian vegetable soups.

minesweeper minesweepers n
Minenabwehrfahrzeug Minenräumboot
A vehicle, device or person with the purpose of removing explosive mines (landmines or water mines).

mingle /ˈmɪŋ.ɡəl/ v
untermischen vermengen vermischen
(transitive) To intermix; to combine or join, as an individual or part, with other parts, but commonly so as to be distinguishable in the product.

mini hi-fi system mini hi-fi systems n
Kompaktanlage Micro-Stereoanlage Mini-Stereoanlage Stereoanlage

mini- /ˈmɪ.ni/ prefix
mini-
(diminutive) Smaller version of an item than usual.

miniature /ˈmɪn(i)ət͡ʃəɹ/ /ˈmɪn(i)ət͡ʃʊəɹ/ /ˈmɪnɪtʃə/ miniatures n
Miniatur
A small version of something; a model of reduced scale.
Miniatur mittelalterliche Buchmalerei mittelalterliche Handschriftenillustration
An illustration in an illuminated manuscript.

miniature golf n
Minigolf
(golf) An informal form of golf, played with a putter on a short course featuring novelty obstacles.

miniature poodle miniature poodles n
Kleinpudel Zwergpudel
a small poodle between 11-15 inches (28-38 cm)

minibar minibars n
Minibar
A small refrigerator in a hotel room, containing drinks and snacks that the guest may choose to purchase during their stay.

minibus minibuses minibusses n
Kleinbus Minibus
A small bus, especially one used as transport for small groups.

minidress /ˈmɪn.i.ˌdɹɛs/ minidresses n
Minikleid
A woman's short dress with its hemline well above the knees, generally at mid-thigh level.

minify v
verkleinern
To make smaller.

minikini minikinis n
Minikini
A very skimpy bikini.

minim /ˈmɪ.nɪm/ minims n
halbe Note
(music) A half note, drawn as a semibreve with a stem.

minimal /ˈmɪn.ə.məl/ /ˈmɪn.ɪ.məl/ more minimal most minimal adj
minimal
The smallest possible amount, quantity, or degree.

minimal pair minimal pairs n
Minimalpaar
(phonology) A pair of words differing by only one phonetic segment or suprasegment, used to prove the validity of a proposed phoneme, toneme, or chroneme.

minimalism minimalisms n
Minimalismus
(arts) A style of art that emphasises extreme simplicity of form.
(music genre) A style of music that emphasises extreme simplicity of rhythms and melodic forms to achieve a trancelike effect.

minimalist more minimalist most minimalist adj
minimalistisch
Believing in or seeking a minimal state; seeking to minimize or reduce to a minimum.

minimalist minimalists n
Minimalist
One who believes in or seeks a minimal state; one who seeks to minimize or reduce to a minimum.

minimization minimizations n
Minimierung
The act of lowering something to its smallest value or extent.

minimize /ˈmɪn.ə.maɪz/ /ˈmɪn.əˌmaɪz/ /ˈmɪn.ɪ.maɪz/ v
minimieren
(transitive) To make (something) smaller or as small as possible; shrink; reduce.
(computing, transitive, graphical user interface) To remove (a window) from the main display area, collapsing it to an icon or caption.

minimum /ˈmɪn.ə.məm/ /ˈmɪn.ɪ.məm/ adj
minimal
To the lowest degree.

minimum /ˈmɪn.ə.məm/ /ˈmɪn.ɪ.məm/ minima minimums n
Minimum Mindestmaß
The lowest limit.

minimum wage minimum wages n
Mindestlohn
The lowest rate at which an employer must legally pay an employee; usually expressed as pay per hour.

mining /ˈmaɪnɪŋ/ minings n
Bergbau
The activity of removing solid valuables from the earth.

minion /ˈmɪnjən/ minions n
Lakai Ergebener Untergebener
A loyal servant of another, usually a more powerful being.
Günstling
A sycophantic follower.
Colonel Kolonel Mignon
(uncountable, typography, printing) The size of type between nonpareil and brevier, standardized as 7-point.

minionette minionettes n
Insertio
(uncountable, US, _, printing, typography, dated) A size of type between nonpareil and minion, standardized as 6½-point.

minipig minipigs n
Minischwein
A small pig of a breed used in biological research

minipill minipills n
Minipille
A contraceptive pill containing only synthetic progestogens (progestins), not estrogen.

miniskirt /ˈmɪnɪskəːt/ miniskirts n
Minirock Miniröckchen
A short skirt with its hemline well above the knees, generally at mid-thigh level.

minister /ˈmɪn.əˌstɚ/ /ˈmɪn.ɪ-/ /ˈmɪn.ɪs.tə/ ministers n
Priester Pfarrer
(religion) A person who is trained to preach, to perform religious ceremonies, and to afford pastoral care at a Protestant church.
Minister Ministerin
(government) A politician who heads a ministry

minister /ˈmɪn.əˌstɚ/ /ˈmɪn.ɪ-/ /ˈmɪn.ɪs.tə/ v
kümmern sorgen
(transitive) To attend to (the needs of); to tend; to take care (of); to give aid; to give service.

minister of justice ministers of justice n
Justizminister

minister of state ministers of state n
Staatsminister Staatsministerin

minister without portfolio ministers without portfolio ministers without portfolios n
Minister ohne Geschäftsbereich Minister ohne Portefeuille
(government) A member of a government having the rank of cabinet minister, but not assigned to oversee a particular government department or other permanent area of responsibility.

ministerial /-ˈstɪəɹ-/ /ˌmɪnəˈstɪɹi.əl/ more ministerial most ministerial adj
ministeriell

ministerial /-ˈstɪəɹ-/ /ˌmɪnəˈstɪɹi.əl/ ministerials n
Dienstmann Ministerial
(historical) A member of the mediaeval estate or caste of unfree nobles.

ministration ministrations n
Dienst Fürsorge Pflege
The act of ministering.

ministry /ˈmɪnɪstɹi/ ministries n
Ministerium
Government department, at the administrative level normally headed by a minister (or equivalent rank, e.g. secretary of state), who holds it as portfolio, especially in a constitutional monarchy, but also as a polity
The complete body of government ministers (whether or not they are in cabinet) under the leadership of a head of government (such as a prime minister)

minium /ˈmɪnɪəm/ miniums n
Minium
Red lead. [from 17th c.]

minivan minivans n
Minivan
A small van.

miniver /ˈmɪnɪvə/ /ˈmɪnɪvɚ/ minivers n
Feh
A light gray or white fur used to trim the robes of judges or state executives, also used in medieval times.

minivet minivets n
Mennigvogel
Any of about 13 species of passerine birds in the genus Pericrocotus of the cuckooshrike family of southern and eastern Asia.

mink /mɪŋk/ mink minks n
Nerz Mink
(plural mink or minks) Any of various semi-aquatic, carnivorous mammals in the Mustelinae subfamily, similar to weasels, with dark fur, native to Europe and America, of which two species in different genera are extant: the American mink (Neovison vison) and the European mink (Mustela lutreola).

mink coat mink coats n
Nerzmantel
A fur coat made from the fur of the mink, symbolic of membership in a social class of wealthy people.

minke whale minke whales n
Zwergwal
Either of two baleen whales, Balaenoptera acutorostrata and Balaenoptera bonaerensis, found in coastal waters.

minnow /ˈmɪnoʊ/ /ˈmɪnəʊ/ minnows n
Elritze Bitterfisch Maipiere Pfrille
The common minnow (Phoxinus phoxinus), a small freshwater fish of the carp family Cyprinidae which has a green back with black elongated blotches, commonly swimming in large shoals.

minor /ˈmaɪ.nəɹ/ /ˈmaɪnə/ more minor most minor adj
moll
(music) Incorporating a minor third interval above the (in scales) tonic or (in chords) root note, (also, _, figurative) tending to produce a dark, discordant, sad, or pensive effect.
unbedeutend gering geringfügig klein nachgeordnet untergeordnet
Lesser, smaller in importance, size, degree, seriousness, or significance compared to another option, particularly:

minor /ˈmaɪ.nəɹ/ /ˈmaɪnə/ minors n
Nebenfach
(North America, education) A formally recognized secondary area of undergraduate study, requiring fewer course credits than the equivalent major.
Minderjährige Minderjähriger minderjährige Person
(Scots law, obsolete) An adolescent, a person above the legal age of puberty but below the age of majority.

minor key minor keys n
Molltonart Moll
(music) A musical key based upon a minor scale.

minor orders n
niederen Weihen
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see minor,‎ orders.

minor planet minor planets n
Kleinplanet
(astronomy) An astronomical object in direct orbit around the Sun that is not a planet or a comet.

minor thing n
Kleinigkeit

minor third minor thirds n
kleine Terz
A musical interval in Western music that approximates a frequency ratio of 6:5, spanning two degrees of the diatonic scale.

minority /maɪˈnɑɹ.ɪ.ti/ /maɪˈnɒɹ.ɪ.ti/ /maɪˈnɔɹ.ə.ti/ /maɪˈnɔɹ.ɪ.ti/ /mɑɪˈnɔɹ.ə.ti/ /mɪˈnɑɹ.ɪ.ti/ /mɪˈnɒɹ.ɪ.ti/ /mɪˈnɔɹ.ɪ.ti/ minorities n
Minderheit Minorität
The state of being a minor; youth, the period of a person's life prior to reaching adulthood. [from 15th c.]
Any subgroup that does not form a numerical majority. [from 18th c.]

minority government minority governments n
Minderheitsregierung
(politics) Government by a political party or a coalition that does not have a majority of seats or votes in parliament.

minority language minority languages n
Minderheitensprache
(sociolinguistics) A language spoken by a minority of the population of a territory.

minotaur /ˈmaɪnəˌtɑɹ/ /ˈmaɪnəˌtɔː(ɹ)/ /ˈmɪnəˌtɑɹ/ /ˈmɪnəˌtɔː(ɹ)/ pn
Minotaur Minotaure Minotauros Minotaurus
(Greek mythology)

minster /ˈmɪnstə/ /ˈmɪnstɚ/ minsters n
Münster
A monastic church.

minstrel /ˈmɪnstɹ(ə)l/ minstrels n
Spielmann Troubadour Minnesänger
(historical) Originally, an entertainer employed to juggle, play music, sing, tell stories, etc.; a buffoon, a fool, a jester; later, a medieval (especially travelling) entertainer who would recite and sing poetry, often to their own musical accompaniment.

minstrel show minstrel shows n
Minstrel-Show Minstrel Show
(theater) A variety show performed by minstrels, primarily white people in blackface.

mint /mɪnt/ adj
einwandfrei wie neu
(with condition) Like new.
postfrisch
(philately) Unused with original gum; as issued originally.

mint /mɪnt/ mints n
Münze Münzanstalt Münzstätte
A building or institution where money (originally, only coins) is produced under government licence.
Heidengeld
(informal) A vast sum of money; (by extension) a large amount of something.
Minze
The flavouring of the plant, either a sweet, a jelly or sauce.

mint /mɪnt/ v
prägen
To invent; to forge; to fabricate; to fashion.

minuend /ˈmɪnjʊˌɛnd/ minuends n
Minuend
(arithmetic) A number or quantity from which another is to be subtracted.

minuet minuets n
Menuett
A slow graceful dance consisting of a coupé, a high step, and a balance.
(music) A complete short musical composition inspired by and conforming to many formal characteristics of the traditional musical accompaniment to the dance of same name.

minuetish more minuetish most minuetish adj
menuettisch

minus /ˈmaɪnəs/ minuses minusses n
Minus
(mathematics) A negative quantity. [from 18th c.]
A downside or disadvantage. [from 20th c.]

minus /ˈmaɪnəs/ preposition
minus weniger
(mathematics) Made less or reduced by (followed by an expression of number or quantity). [from 15th c.]

minus sign minus signs n
Minuszeichen
(arithmetic) The symbol −, used to denote the operation of subtraction or to indicate that a number is negative.

minuscule /mɪˈnʌsˌkjul/ /ˈmɪn.jʊˌskjuːl/ /ˈmɪn.əˌskjul/ /ˈmɪn.ʊˌskjuːl/ more minuscule most minuscule adj
Klein-
Written in minuscule handwriting style.
winzig klitzeklein
Very small; tiny.

minuscule /mɪˈnʌsˌkjul/ /ˈmɪn.jʊˌskjuːl/ /ˈmɪn.əˌskjul/ /ˈmɪn.ʊˌskjuːl/ minuscules n
Kleinbuchstabe Gemeinbuchstabe Gemeiner
(countable) A lowercase letter.
Minuskel
(uncountable) Either of the two medieval handwriting styles minuscule cursive and Caroline minuscule.

minute /maɪˈn(j)ut/ /maɪˈn(j)uːt/ /maɪˈnjuːt/ /maɪˈnɪu̯t/ /məˈn(j)ut/ /mʌɪ-/ [məɪ̯-] minuter minutest adj
winzig
Very small.
minutiös minuziös
Very careful and exact, giving small details.

minute /ˈmɪnɪt/ minutes n
Minute
A unit of time which is one sixtieth of an hour (sixty seconds).
A unit of angle equal to one-sixtieth of a degree.
A unit of purchase on a telephone or other similar network, especially a cell phone network, roughly equivalent in gross form to sixty seconds' use of the network.
Moment Minute
(informal) A short but unspecified time period.

minute /ˈmɪnɪt/ v
protokollieren aufzeichnen
(transitive) Of an event, to write in a memo or the minutes of a meeting.

minute hand minute hands n
Minutenzeiger
The hand of a clock or watch face that revolves once each hour and indicates the minutes.

minute of angle minutes of angle n
Bogenminute
An angle, one sixtieth (1/60th) of a degree, used by gunners as a measurement of accuracy. One minute of angle is roughly equal to 1 inch at 100 yards distance.

minutes /ˈmɪnɪts/ n
Protokoll Mitschrift Niederschrift
The official notes kept during a meeting.

minuteslong adj
minutenlang
Lasting minutes.

minutia /maɪˈn(j)uːʃ(iː)ə/ /məˈn(j)uːʃ(iː)ə/ minutiae minutiæ n
Detail Einzelheit
A minor detail, often of negligible importance.

mirabelle plum mirabelle plums n
Mirabelle Gelbe Zwetschge
The sweet, edible drupaceous fruit of the mirabelle prune tree, a cultivar of the plum tree of the subspecies Prunus domestica subsp. syriaca, often used in pies, wines, and brandy

mirabilite mirabilites n
Mirabilit
(mineral) An evaporite, consisting of sodium sulfate, with the chemical formula Na2SO4·10H2O.

miracle /ˈmiɹəkəl/ /ˈmɪɹəkəl/ miracles n
Wunder Mirakel
An event that appears inexplicable by the laws of nature and so is held to be supernatural in origin.
Wunder
A fortunate outcome that prevails despite overwhelming odds against it.
An awesome and exceptional example of something

miracle berry miracle berries n
Mirakelfrucht Wunderbeere
Synsepalum dulcificum, which contain miraculin;

miracle play miracle plays n
Mirakelspiel
A kind of mystery play that re-enacted miraculous interventions by the saints into the lives of ordinary people.

miracle worker miracle workers n
Wundertäter Wundertäterin
A person who claims or is alleged to perform miracles.

miraculous /məˈɹæk.jə.ləs/ /mɪˈɹæk.jə.ləs/ /mɪˈɹæk.jʊ.ləs/ more miraculous most miraculous adj
wundertätig mirakulös Wunder
By supernatural or uncommon causes, e.g. by a god; that cannot be explained in terms of normal events.

mirage /mɪˈɹɑːd͡ʒ/ /mɪˈɹɑːʒ/ mirages n
Fata Morgana Luftspiegelung
An optical phenomenon in which light is refracted through a layer of hot air close to the ground, often giving the illusion of a body of water.

mirative /ˈmɪɹətɪv/ miratives n
Admirativ
(uncountable, grammatical mood) A grammatical mood that expresses (surprise at) unexpected revelations or new information.

mirativity n
Mirativität
(grammar, of a mood) The quality of being mirative, that is, of expressing (surprise at) an unexpected revelation or new information.

mire /ˈmaɪə/ /ˈmaɪɚ/ /ˈmaɪɹ/ mires n
Schlamm Matsch Morast
Deep mud; moist, spongy earth.

mire /ˈmaɪə/ /ˈmaɪɚ/ /ˈmaɪɹ/ v
feststecken
(transitive) To cause or permit to become stuck in mud; to plunge or fix in mud.
einsinken
(intransitive) To sink into mud.

mirepoix /mɪə(ɹ)ˈpwɑː/ /mɪəɹəˈpwɑː/ mirepoix mirepoixs n
Mirepoix
A combination of diced onions, carrots, celery and herbs sautéed in oil or butter as used in French cooking.

mirror /ˈmiɹ.ɚ/ /ˈmə.ɹa/ /ˈmɪ.ɹə/ /ˈmɪɹ.ɚ/ /ˈmɪɹ/ mirrors n
Spiegel Kopie
A smooth surface, usually made of glass with reflective material painted on the underside, that reflects light so as to give an image of what is in front of it.

mirror image mirror images n
Spiegelbild
An image that is reversed from left to right, as it would appear if seen in a mirror; a reflection.

mirth /mɜɹθ/ /mɜːθ/ [mɝθ] mirths n
Belustigung Freude Fröhlichkeit
That which causes merriment.

miry /ˈmaɪ(ə)ɹi/ mirier miriest adj
schlammig sumpfig
Resembling or characteristic of a mire; swampy, boggy. [from 14th c.]

mis- prefix
miss- ver-
bad or wrong; badly or wrongly

misally v
mesalliieren
(now, dated, or, historical) To marry badly; to marry an inferior

misandric more misandric most misandric adj
männerfeindlich misandrisch männerverachtend
Exhibiting or pertaining to misandry: hating or prejudiced against men.

misandrist misandrists n
Männerfeind Männerfeindin Männerhasser Männerhasserin
One who professes misandry; a hater of men.

misandry /mɪˈsændɹi/ misandries n
Misandrie Männerfeindlichkeit Männerhass
Hatred of, contempt for, or prejudice against men.

misanthrope /ˈmɪs.ənˌθɹoʊp/ /ˈmɪs.ənˌθɹəʊp/ /ˈmɪz.ənˌθɹoʊp/ /ˈmɪz.ənˌθɹəʊp/ misanthropes n
Misanthrop Menschenfeind Menschenfeindin Misanthropin Menschenhasser Menschenhasserin
One who has a negative view of the entire human race. This may express itself as, e.g., distrust, dislike, hate, or contempt.

misanthropy misanthropies n
Misanthropie Menschenfeindlichkeit Menschenhass
A negative view of the entire human race. This may express itself as, e.g., distrust, dislike, hate, or contempt.

misapprehend /mɪsapɹɪˈhɛnd/ v
missverstehen
(transitive) To interpret incorrectly; to misunderstand.

misapprehension misapprehensions n
Fehlauffassung Irrtum Missverständnis Verkennung
A failure to understand something; an illusion, misconception or misunderstanding.

misbaha misbahas n
Misbaha Subha
A set of Islamic prayer beads.

misbehavior /ˌmɪsbəˈheɪvjə/ /ˌmɪsbəˈheɪvjɚ/ misbehaviors n
schlechtes Benehmen
(American spelling) Action or conduct that is inappropriate, improper, incorrect, or unexpected.

miscalculate v
missrechnen
To make a gross error in judgement.

miscalculation miscalculations n
Fehlkalkulation Rechenfehler
An incorrect or mistaken calculation.

miscarriage /ˈmɪs.kæɹ.əd͡ʒ/ /ˈmɪs.kɛɹ.əd͡ʒ/ /ˈmɪskaɹɪd͡ʒ/ miscarriages n
Fehlgeburt
(medicine) The spontaneous natural termination of a pregnancy, especially before it is viable; the fatal expulsion of a foetus from the womb before term. [from 17th c.]

miscarriage of justice miscarriages of justice n
Justizirrtum Fehlurteil
(law) An error at a trial which led to an unjust outcome, such as the conviction of a person for a crime they did not commit.

miscarry /ˌmɪsˈkæɹi/ v
eine Fehlgeburt haben
To have a miscarriage; to involuntarily abort a foetus. [from 16th c.]
misslingen
To fail to achieve some purpose; to be unsuccessful, to go wrong (of a business, project etc.). [from 16th c.]

miscast /mɪsˈkæst/ /mɪsˈkɑːst/ /ˈmɪskæst/ /ˈmɪskɑːst/ v
fehlbesetzen
To cast an actor in an inappropriate role.

miscellaneous /ˌmɪsəˈleɪnɪəs/ more miscellaneous most miscellaneous adj
gemischt vermischt verschieden
Consisting of a variety of ingredients or parts.
vielseitig
Having diverse characteristics, abilities or appearances.

miscellany /mɪˈsɛl.ə.ni/ /ˈmɪ.səl.ə.ni/ /ˈmɪs.əˌleɪ.ni/ miscellanies n
Gemisch
(countable) An assortment of miscellaneous items.
Sammlung
(countable) A collection of writings on various subjects or topics; an anthology.

mischief /ˈmɪs.t͡ʃiːf/ /ˈmɪs.t͡ʃɪf/ /ˈmɪʃ.t͡ʃiːf/ /ˈmɪʃ.t͡ʃɪf/ mischiefs n
Querulantentum Unfug Unheil
(uncountable) Conduct that playfully causes petty annoyance.
Unfug Aufruhr Unheil
(uncountable) Harm or trouble caused by an agent or brought about by a particular cause.
Rowdy Störenfried Anstifter Aufrührer Schläger Unruhestifter
(archaic, countable) A cause or agent of annoyance, harm or injury, especially a person who causes mischief.

mischievous /mɪs.ˈt͡ʃiː.vi.əs/ /mɪs.ˈt͡ʃiː.vəs/ /ˈmɪs.t͡ʃə.vəs/ /ˈmɪs.t͡ʃɪ.vəs/ more mischievous most mischievous adj
boshaft schelmisch spitzbübisch unartig dreist frech
Causing mischief; injurious.
schelmisch spitzbübisch unartig dreist frech ungehorsam
Troublesome, cheeky, badly behaved.

misclick /mɪsˈklɪk/ /ˈmɪsklɪk/ v
verklicken

miscommunication miscommunications n
Fehlkommunikation Misskommunikation
An interaction between two parties in which information is/was not communicated as desired.

misconception /ˌmɪskənˈsɛp.ʃən/ misconceptions n
Irrglaube
a mistaken belief, a wrong idea

misconstrue /mɪskənˈstɹuː/ v
falsch deuten falsch interpretieren fehldeuten
(transitive) To interpret erroneously, to understand incorrectly; to misunderstand.

miscreant /ˈmɪs.kɹi.ənt/ more miscreant most miscreant adj
Schurke gewissenloser Mensch Übeltäter
Lacking in conscience or moral principles; unscrupulous.
Ketzer Ungläubiger
(theology) Holding an incorrect religious belief.

miscreant /ˈmɪs.kɹi.ənt/ miscreants n
Missetäter Missetäterin
(theology) One who holds a false religious belief; a misbeliever.

misdeed /mɪsˈdiːd/ misdeeds n
Missetat
That which was done that should not have been, ranging from any sin or moral offense to various degrees of crime.

misdemeanor /ˌmɪsdɪˈmiːnə(ɹ)/ misdemeanors n
Vergehen
(legal, historical, _, in, _, UK) A crime usually punishable upon conviction by a small fine or by a short term of imprisonment. In the USA, misdemeanants usually are incarcerated in county jail for less than one year, but felons usually are incarcerated in state or federal prison for more than one year. Crimes which are punishable by large fines or by longer imprisonment are sometimes called felonies.

misdiagnosis misdiagnoses n
Fehldiagnose
(medicine, pathology) An incorrect diagnosis.

misdial /mɪsˈdaɪəl/ /ˈmɪsdaɪəl/ v
verwählen
(ambitransitive) To dial or use a keypad incorrectly, especially on a telephone.

mise en scène /ˌmizɑ̃ˈsɛn/ mise en scènes mises en scène n
Mise-en-scène Regie
(film, theatre) The arrangement of props and actors on a stage or for film.

miser /ˈmaɪzə(ɹ)/ misers n
Geizhals Geizkragen Knauser Pfennigfuchser Geizige Geiziger
(pejorative) A person who hoards money rather than spending it; one who is cheap or extremely parsimonious.

miserable /ˈmɪz(ə)ɹəbəl/ more miserable most miserable adj
elend erbärmlich jämmerlich miserabel
In a state of misery: very sad, ill, or poor.
miserabel
Very bad (at something); unskilled, incompetent; hopeless.

misericord misericords n
Misericordie
A ledge, sometimes ornately carved, attached to a folding church seat to provide support for a person standing for long periods; a subsellium.
Misericordia
A medieval dagger, used for the mercy stroke to a wounded foe.

miserliness miserlinesses n
Geiz
The property of being miserly.

miserly /ˈmaɪ.zə(ɹ).li/ more miserly most miserly adj
knauserig geizig gierig knausrig
Like a miser, very cautious with money.

misery /ˈmɪz(ə)ɹi/ /ˈmɪz(ə)ɹɪ/ miseries n
Elend Misere
Great unhappiness; extreme pain of body or mind; wretchedness; distress; woe.

misfire /mɪsˈfaɪ(ɹ)/ /ˈmɪs.faɪ(ɹ)/ /ˈmɪs.faɪ.ɚ/ misfires n
Fehlzündung
An act of misfiring.

misfire /mɪsˈfaɪ(ɹ)/ /ˈmɪs.faɪ(ɹ)/ /ˈmɪs.faɪ.ɚ/ v
fehlzünden
(of an engine) To fail to ignite in the proper sequence.
fehlschlagen
(by extension) To fail to achieve the anticipated result.

misfit /mɪsˈfɪt/ /ˈmɪs.fɪt/ misfits n
Sonderling Aussenseiter Außenseiter Nichtangepasste Nichtangepasster Unangepasster
A badly adjusted person; someone unsuitable or set apart because of their habits, behaviour etc.

misfortune /mɪsˈfɔɹt͡ʃən/ /mɪsˈfɔːtʃuːn/ misfortunes n
Pech Ungemach
(uncountable) Bad luck.
Unglück Unfall Mißgeschick Unheil
(countable) An undesirable event such as an accident.

misgender /mɪsˈd͡ʒɛndə/ /mɪsˈd͡ʒɛndɚ/ v
misgendern
(transitive) To refer to (someone) using terms that express the wrong sex or gender, either unknowingly or intentionally; for example, calling a woman "son" or a boy "she".

misgiving /mɪsˈɡɪvɪŋ/ misgivings n
Zweifel
doubt, apprehension, a feeling of dread

mishap /ˈmɪshæp/ mishaps n
Missgeschick
An accident, mistake, or problem.

mishear /mɪsˈhɪə(ɹ)/ v
missverstehen verhören
(ambitransitive) To hear wrongly.
To misunderstand.

mishmash /ˈmɪʃˌmæʃ/ mishmashes n
Mischmasch
A collection containing a variety of miscellaneous things.

misinform v
falsch informieren
(transitive) To give or deliver false, fake, or misleading information.

misinterpret v
missverstehen
To make an incorrect interpretation; to misunderstand.

misinterpretation misinterpretations n
Fehlinterpretation
An instance of misinterpreting.

misjudge v
falsch beurteilen voreilig aburteilen

misjudgment misjudgments n
Fehleinschätzung Fehlurteil

mislead /mɪsˈliːd/ v
irreführen in die Irre führen
(literally) To lead astray, in a false direction.

misleading /mɪsˈliːdɪŋ/ more misleading most misleading adj
irreführend missverständlich verwirrend
Deceptive or tending to mislead or create a false impression, even if technically true.

misnomer /mɪsˈnoʊmɚ/ /mɪsˈnəʊmə/ misnomers n
Fehlbenennung Fehlbezeichnung Namensirrtum irreführende Bezeichnung
A use of a term that is misleading; a misname.

miso /ˈmisoʊ/ /ˈmiːsəʊ/ misos n
Miso
A thick paste made by fermentation of soybeans with the mold Aspergillus oryzae, used in making soups and sauces.

miso soup miso soups n
Misosuppe
A traditional Japanese soup consisting of a stock (dashi) into which softened miso paste is mixed.

misogynist /mɪˈsɑd͡ʒ.ən.ɪst/ /mɪˈsɒd͡ʒ.ən.ɪst/ misogynists n
Frauenfeind Frauenfeindin Frauenhasser Frauenhasserin Misogyn
One who professes misogyny; a hater of women.

misogynistic /ˈmɪs.ɒdʒ.ən.ɪst.ɪk/ more misogynistic most misogynistic adj
frauenfeindlich frauenverachtend misogyn
Of, relating to, or exhibiting misogyny.

misogyny /mɪˈsɑd͡ʒ.ɪ.ni/ /mɪˈsɒd͡ʒ.ɪ.ni/ misogynies n
Misogynie Frauenfeindlichkeit Frauenhass Weiberhass
Hatred of, contempt for, or prejudice against women.

misology n
Aufklärungsfeindlichkeit Misologie
Hatred or fear of reasoning or argument.

misoneism /ˌmaɪsəˈniː.ɪzəm/ /ˌmɪsəˈniː.ɪzəm/ misoneisms n
Misoneismus
The distrust or hatred of new ideas or things.

misoneist /ˌmaɪsəˈniː.ɪst/ /ˌmɪsəˈniː.ɪst/ misoneists n
Misoneist Misoneistin Neuerungsgegner Neuerungsgegnerin
One who hates or dislikes what is new or innovative.

misopedia n
Misopädie
Hatred of, or contempt for, children.

misplace /mɪsˈpleɪs/ v
verlegen
(transitive) To put something somewhere and then forget its location; to mislay.

misprint /mɪsˈpɹɪnt/ /ˈmɪspɹɪnt/ misprints n
Druckfehler
An accidental mistake in print.

mispronounce v
falsch aussprechen
(transitive) To pronounce (a word, phrase, etc.) incorrectly.

mispronunciation /mɪspɹəˌnaʊn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/ /mɪspɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/ mispronunciations n
Aussprache falsche fehlerhafte
(uncountable) The act of mispronouncing.
Aussprachefehler
(countable) A mispronounced word or phrase.

misread /mɪsˈɹiːd/ /mɪsˈɹɛd/ /ˈmɪs.ɹiːd/ v
falsch deuten falsch lesen falsch verstehen missverstehen
To read wrongly; misconstrue; misinterpret; mistake the sense or significance of.

misrepresent /ˌmɪsˌɹɛpɹəˈzɛnt/ v
umlügen
To represent falsely; to inaccurately portray something.

misrepresentation /mɪsˌɹɛpɹɪzɛnˈteɪʃən/ misrepresentations n
Falschdarstellung Fehldarstellung falsche Darstellung
Incorrect or unfaithful representation in the capacity of agent or official representative, such as of a principal in a matter of business, or of constituents in legislation.

miss /mɪs/ misses n
Fehlschuss
A failure to hit.
Fräulein
An unmarried woman; a girl.

miss /mɪs/ v
verfehlen verpassen
(ambitransitive) To fail to hit.
vermissen sich sehnen
(transitive) To become aware of the loss or absence of; to feel the want or need of, sometimes with regret.
verfehlen verpassen übersehen bemerken
(transitive) To fail to notice; to have a shortcoming of perception; overlook.
verpassen verfehlen
(transitive) To fail to attend.
verpassen mangeln
(transitive) To be wanting; to lack something that should be present.

miss off v
weglassen
(transitive, UK) To drop; leave off; omit.

miss out v
verfehlen
verpassen
To miss an experience or lose an opportunity, etc. that should not be missed.
auslassen
(chiefly, British) To leave out, to omit.

missal missals n
Messbuch Missal
(Catholicism) A book containing the prayers and responses needed when celebrating the Roman Catholic Mass throughout the year.

missed call missed calls n
Anruf in Abwesenheit entgangener Anruf verpasster Anruf
(telephoning) A telephone call which the responder does not answer.

misshapen /mɪsˈʃeɪ.pən/ [mɪʃˈʃeɪ.pən] more misshapen most misshapen adj
missgestaltet
Having a bad, ugly or awkward shape; deformed; malformed.

missile /ˈmɪs.aɪl/ /ˈmɪs.əl/ missiles n
Geschoss Fluggeschoss
Any object used as a weapon by being thrown or fired through the air, such as stone, arrow or bullet. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]
Lenkflugkörper Lenkwaffe Rakete
(military) A self-propelled projectile whose trajectory can be adjusted after it is launched. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

missing /ˈmɪsɪŋ/ adj
fehlend
Not able to be located; gone, misplaced.

missing link missing links n
Missing Link fehlende Verbindung fehlendes Bindeglied fehlendes Glied
(colloquial) A hypothetical primate once thought necessary to explain a perceived evolutionary gap between apes and humans.
fehlende Verbindung fehlendes Bindeglied fehlendes Glied
(figuratively) Any sought-after or valuable intermediary figure or position.

missing person missing people missing persons n
Vermisster
A person whose whereabouts are unknown and who is being sought.

missiology missiologies n
Missionswissenschaft
The area of practical theology which studies the mandate, message and work of the Christian missionary.

mission /ˈmɪʃən/ [ˈmɪʃn̩] missions n
Auftrag Mission
(countable) A set of tasks that fulfills a purpose or duty; an assignment set by an employer, or by oneself.
Mission
(uncountable) Religious evangelism.

mission statement mission statements n
Leitbild Selbstverständnis
(management) A formal declaration of the overall goal or purpose of an organization.

missionary /ˈmɪ.ʃən.(ə)ɹɪ/ /ˈmɪʃ.əˌnɛɹ.ɪ/ adj
missionarisch
Relating to a (religious) mission.

missionary /ˈmɪ.ʃən.(ə)ɹɪ/ /ˈmɪʃ.əˌnɛɹ.ɪ/ missionaries n
Missionar Missionarin
(religion) A person who travels attempting to spread a religion or creed (Particularly used in context of Christianity).

missionary position missionary positions n
Missionarsstellung
A position for sexual intercourse in which the man and woman face each other, with the man on top.

missive /ˈmɪsɪv/ missives n
Schreiben Schrieb Sendschreiben
(formal) A written message; a letter, note or memo.

misspeak /mɪsˈspiːk/ v
versprechen
(ambitransitive, chiefly, US) To fail to pronounce, utter, or speak correctly.

misspell /mɪsˈspɛl/ v
falsch buchstabieren falsch schreiben
To spell incorrectly.

misspelling misspellings n
Rechtschreibfehler Falschschreibung Fehlschreibung Schreibfehler
(countable) A misspelt word.

misstep /mɪsˈstɛp/ /ˈmɪs.stɛp/ missteps n
Fehltritt
A step that is wrong, a false step.
(figurative) An error or mistake.

missy /ˈmɪs.i/ missies n
Fräulein
A young female, or miss; as a term of mild disparagement, typically used jokingly or rebukingly.

mist /mɪst/ mists n
Dunst
(countable, uncountable) Water or other liquid finely suspended in air. (Compare fog, haze.)

mistakable more mistakable most mistakable adj
missverständlich verwirrend
Possible to be mistaken or misunderstood.

mistake /mɪˈsteɪk/ mistakes n
Fehler
An error; a blunder.

mistake /mɪˈsteɪk/ v
fehlen sich versehen
verwechseln
(transitive) To understand wrongly, taking one thing or person for another.

mistakenly /mɪˈsteɪ.kən.li/ adv
irrtümlich
wrongly, erroneously
aus Versehen versehentlich
by accident, by mistake, in error (without intention to do so)

mister /ˈmɪstəɹ/ [ˈmɪstə(ɹ)] [ˈmɪstɚ] misters n
Herr
A title conferred on an adult male, usually when the name is unknown. Also used as a term of address, often by a parent to a young child.

mistle thrush mistle thrushes n
Misteldrossel
A large Eurasian thrush, Turdus viscivorus.

mistletoe /ˈmɪs(ə)ltəʊ/ /ˈmɪsəlˌtoʊ/ mistletoes n
Mistel
(countable, uncountable) Any of numerous hemiparasitic evergreen plants of the order Santalales with white berries that grow in the crowns of apple trees, oaks, and other trees, such as the European mistletoe (Viscum album) and American mistletoe or eastern mistletoe (Phoradendron leucarpum).

mistral /mɪˈstɹɑːl/ mistrals n
Mistral
A strong cold north-west wind in southern France and the Mediterranean.

mistreat v
misshandeln schinden
(transitive) To treat someone, or something roughly or badly.

mistreatment mistreatments n
Misshandlung Schinderei schlechte Behandlung
Cruel, abusive , bad, unfair, or thoughtless treatment of a person or animal (only rarely of an object or a machine; usually: mishandle).

mistress /ˈmɪstɹɪs/ mistresses n
Herrscherin Meisterin Frau
A woman, specifically one with great control, authority or ownership
Liebhaberin Mätresse
The other woman in an extramarital relationship, generally including sexual relations
Domina
A dominatrix

mistrial mistrials n
Verfahrenshindernis
(legal) A trial that has been declared invalid because of an error in procedure, or because of hung jury.

mistrust /mɪsˈtɹʌst/ mistrusts n
Misstrauen
Lack of trust or confidence; distrust, untrust.

misunderstand /mɪs.ʌn.də(ɹ)ˈstænd/ v
missverstehen falsch verstehen
(transitive) To understand incorrectly, while believing one has understood correctly.

misunderstanding /ˌmɪsʌndəˈstændɪŋ/ /ˌmɪsʌndɚˈstændɪŋ/ misunderstandings n
Missverständnis
A mistake as to the meaning of something or a specific point of view; erroneous interpretation or comprehension; misconception.

misuse /mɪsˈjuːs/ misuses n
Fehlbedienung Fehlgebrauch Missbrauch Zweckentfremdung missbräuchliche Nutzung/Verwendung
An incorrect, improper or unlawful use of something.

misuse /mɪsˈjuːz/ v
missbrauchen zweckentfremden
(transitive) To use (something) incorrectly. [from 14th c.]
missbrauchen
(transitive) To abuse or mistreat (something or someone). [from 14th c.]

miswriting miswritings n
Verschreibung
(countable) A miswritten word.

mitch /mɪt͡ʃ/ v
schwänzen

mite /maɪt/ mites n
Milbe
Any of many minute arachnids which, along with the ticks, comprise subclass Acarina (aka Acari).
Winzigkeit bisschen
(sometimes used adverbially) Anything very small; a minute object; a very little quantity or particle.

mithridate /ˈmɪθrəˌdeɪt/ /ˈmɪθrɪdeɪt/ mithridates n
Mithridat
(historical, _, medicine) Any of various historical medicines—typically an electuary compounded with various poisons—believed to derive from Mithridates VI and to serve as a universal antidote.

mitigate /ˈmɪt.ɪ.ɡeɪt/ v
mildern abschwächen abmildern
(transitive, of problems or flaws) To reduce, lessen, or decrease and thereby to make less severe or easier to bear.

mitigation /mɪtɪˈɡeɪʃən/ mitigations n
Erleichterung Abmilderung
A reduction or decrease of something harmful or unpleasant.

mitochondrion mitochondria mitochondrions n
Mitochondrium Mitochondrion
(cytology) A spherical or ovoid organelle found in the cytoplasm of eukaryotic cells and containing genetic material separate from that of the host; it is responsible for the conversion of food to usable energy in the form of ATP.

mitosis /maɪˈtoʊ.sɪs/ /maɪˈtəʊ.sɪs/ mitoses n
Mitose
(cytology) The division of a cell nucleus in which the genome is copied and separated into two identical halves. It is normally followed by cell division.

mitosome /ˈmaɪtəˌsoʊm/ mitosomes n
Mitosom
(cytology) An organelle found within certain unicellular eukaryotes which lack mitochondria.

mitotic more mitotic most mitotic adj
mitotisch
Of or pertaining to mitosis.

mitotic spindle mitotic spindles n
Spindelapparat
A structure of the eukaryotic cytoskeleton involved in mitosis and meiosis.

mitral /ˈmaɪtɹəl/ adj
mitral
(anatomy, medicine) Pertaining to the mitral valve.

mitre /ˈmaɪtəɹ/ mitres n
Mitra
A covering for the head, worn on solemn occasions by church dignitaries, which has been made in many forms, mostly recently a tall cap with two points or peaks.

mitre box mitre boxes n
Gehrlade Gehrungsschneidlade Schneidlade
A wood working appliance used to guide a handsaw or backsaw for making precise cuts, usually 45° and 90° mitre cuts. The mitre boxes are made of wood or plastic.

mitre saw mitre saws n
Kappsäge
A power saw that is a bench circular saw that is used to make accurate crosscuts and miters in a workpiece by positioning a mounted blade onto a board, that can be positioned at a variety of angles.

mitten /ˈmɪtn̩/ /ˈmɪʔn̩/ mittens n
Fäustling Fausthandschuh
A type of glove or garment that covers a hand with a separate sheath for the thumb, but not for other fingers, which are either enclosed in a single section or left uncovered.

mitzvah mitzvahs mitzvoth n
Mitzwa
(Judaism) Any of the 613 commandments of Jewish law.
(Judaism) An act of kindness, a good deed.

mix /ˈmɪks/ mixes n
Mischung
The result of mixing two or more substances; a mixture.

mix /ˈmɪks/ v
mischen vermengen vermischen mixen
(transitive) To combine (items from two or more sources normally kept separate).
mischen mixen abmischen
(transitive, music) To combine (several tracks).

mixed /mɪkst/ more mixed most mixed adj
gemischt
Having two or more separate aspects.
Including both male(s) and female(s).
gemischt vermischt
Stemming from two or more races or breeds (most commonly used to describe an offspring of one white parent and one black parent).

mixed declension mixed declensions n
gemischte Deklination
(German grammar) The declension pattern for masculine and neuter nouns that have -en in the plural but -s, -es, or -ens in the genitive singular.

mixed drink mixed drinks n
Mischgetränk
An alcoholic drink made from one or more kinds of liquor mixed with other ingredients.

mixed economy mixed economies n
gelenkte Volkswirtschaft
A market economy with governmental provision of public goods, often with strong regulatory oversight, other forms of economic interventionism and some level of economic planning.

mixed feelings n
gemischtes Gefühl

mixed language mixed languages n
Mischsprache
A language formed by combining two languages, keeping elements of the grammar of both.

mixed marriage mixed marriages n
Mischehe
Marriage between people of different socially-distinguished groups, such as different races, cultures or religions.

mixed martial arts n
Mixed Martial Arts gemischte Kampfkünste
(sports, martial arts) A style of combat sport allowing a wide range of combat techniques such as striking and grappling.

mixed metaphor mixed metaphors n
verknüpfte Metaphern

mixed mutation mixed mutations n
gemischte Mutation
A type of pronunciation change required when speaking certain Celtic languages.

mixed reaction mixed reactions n
sortierte Reaktionen verschiedene Reaktionen
The state of diverse reception, when there are many who praise something while there are also many who dislike it.

mixed reality mixed realities n
Mixed Reality gemischte Realität vermischte Realität
The merging of real and virtual worlds to produce new environments and visualizations where physical and digital objects coexist and interact.

mixed salt mixed salts n
Mischsalz

mixed-race adj
gemischtrassig
(of a person) Having genetic characteristics of two or more different races, especially having one white parent and one black parent.

mixed-sex adj
gemischtgeschlechtlich geschlechtergemischt geschlechtsgemischt verschiedengeschlechtlich
Comprising both males and females.

mixer /ˈmɪksə(ɹ)/ mixers n
Mixer
One who, or a device that, mixes or merges things together.
A machine outfitted with (typically blunt) blades with which it mixes or beats ingredients in a bowl below.
Mischgetränk
A non-alcoholic drink (such as lemonade, Coca-Cola or fruit juice) that is added to spirits to make cocktails.

mixer tap mixer taps n
Mischbatterie

mixing bowl mixing bowls n
Rührschüssel Salatschüssel
(cookware) A large bowl in which ingredients are mixed for the purpose of preparing food.

mixing console mixing consoles n
Mischpult
(sound engineering) An electronic device to combine and route audio signals from many sources to various destinations.

mixture /ˈmɪkstʃə/ /ˈmɪkst͡ʃɚ/ mixtures n
Mischung
The act of mixing.
Mischung Gemisch
Something produced by mixing.

mizzenmast /ˈmɪz.ənˌmæst/ /ˈmɪz.ənˌmɑːst/ mizzenmasts n
Besanmast Achtermast Hintermast Kreuzmast
(nautical) The aftmost mast on a ship having three masts; the third-tallest mast on a full-rigged ship.

mnemonic /ni-/ /nə-/ /nəˈmɑnɪk/ /nɪˈmɒnɪk/ adj
mnemonisch
Especially of a series of ideas, letters, words, etc.: intended to help in remembering.
Of or relating to mnemonics.

mnemonic /ni-/ /nə-/ /nəˈmɑnɪk/ /nɪˈmɒnɪk/ mnemonics n
Eselsbrücke Gedächtnishilfe Gedächtnisstütze Memorierungshilfe Merkhilfe Merkreim
Something (especially a series of ideas, letters, words, etc.) used to help in remembering a thing; a memory aid.

mnemonics /nəˈmɑn.ɪks/ /nəˈmɒn.ɪks/ n
Mnemotechnik
(plurale tantum) The study of techniques for remembering anything more easily.

mnemotechnic /ˌniːməˈtɛknɪk/ adj
mnemotechnisch
Of or pertaining to mnemotechny.

moa /ˈmoə/ /ˈmɒʌ/ /ˈməʊə/ moas n
Moa
Any of several species of large, extinct, flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae that were native to New Zealand; until its extinction, one species was the largest bird in the world. [from 19th c.]

moai /ˈmoʊ.aɪ/ moai moais n
Moai
One of the large stone statues on Easter Island (Rapa Nui).

moan /moʊn/ /məʊn/ moans n
Stöhnen Ächzen
a low, mournful cry of pain, sorrow or pleasure

moan /moʊn/ /məʊn/ v
klagen beklagen wehklagen
(transitive, now, _, rare) To complain about; to bemoan, to bewail; to mourn. [from 13th c.]
ächzen stöhnen
(intransitive) To make a moan or similar sound. [from 18th c.]
jammern schluchzen stöhnen
(transitive) To say in a moan, or with a moaning voice. [from 19th c.]
maulen motzen murren
(intransitive, colloquial) To complain; to grumble. [from 20th c.]

moat /moʊt/ /məʊt/ moats n
Burggraben
A deep, wide defensive ditch, normally filled with water, surrounding a fortified habitation.

mob /mɑb/ /mɒb/ mobs n
Herde Pöbel
(Australian Aboriginal) A group of Aboriginal people associated with an extended family group, clan group or wider community group, from a particular place or country.

mob cap /ˈmɒb kap/ mob caps n
Morgenhaube
(chiefly, historical) A plain cap or headdress for women or girls, especially one tied under the chin by a very broad band, and having a puffy crown and frills.

mob rule mob rules n
Pöbelherrschaft
Government by violent gangs, or by the masses.

mobbing mobbings n
Mobbing
Group bullying.

mobile /ˈmoʊbaɪl/ /ˈmoʊbil/ /ˈmoʊbəl/ /ˈməʊ.baɪl/ /ˈməʊbaɪl/ more mobile most mobile adj
mobil beweglich
(biology) Capable of being moved, aroused, or excited; capable of spontaneous movement.

mobile /ˈmoʊbaɪl/ /ˈmoʊbil/ /ˈmoʊbəl/ /ˈməʊ.baɪl/ /ˈməʊbaɪl/ mobiles n
Mobile
(arts) A kinetic sculpture or decorative arrangement made of items hanging so that they can move independently from each other.

mobile data n
mobile Daten
(mobile telephony) Internet data transfer over a cellular telephone network rather than Wi-Fi.

mobile device mobile devices n
Mobilgerät
An item of hand-held electronic equipment, especially a smartphone or tablet computer.

mobile game mobile games n
Handy-Spiel
(video games) An electronic game played using a cellular phone.

mobile number mobile numbers n
Handynummer
Mobile phone number. [from 1940s]

mobile phone mobile phones n
Mobiltelefon Handy Funktelefon Natel
A portable telephone that connects with the telephone network over radio wave transmission.

mobilise v
mobilisieren
(transitive) To make something mobile.
mobilmachen
(transitive) To assemble troops and their equipment in a coordinated fashion so as to be ready for war.
(intransitive) To become made ready for war.

mobility /moʊˈbɪlɪti/ /mə(ʊ)ˈbɪlɪti/ mobilities n
Mobilität Beweglichkeit
The ability to move; capacity for movement. [from 15th c.]
(military) The ability of a military unit to move or be transported to a new position. [from 18th c.]
Mobilität
(chiefly, sociology) People's ability to move between different social levels or professional occupations. [from 19th c.]

mobility scooter mobility scooters n
Elektromobil
An electric-powered scooter, similar in use to a wheelchair, that is specially designed for disabled and/or elderly people.

mobilization mobilizations n
Mobilmachung Mobilisierung
The marshalling and organizing of troops and national resources in preparation for war, bringing them to a state of readiness for an action.

mobilized more mobilized most mobilized adj
mobilisiert
Subject to mobilization

mobster /ˈmɑb.stɚ/ /ˈmɒb.stə/ mobsters n
Gangster
A member of a mob or Mafia.

mocha /ˈmoʊkə/ /ˈmɒkə/ mochas n
Mokka
(countable) A coffee drink with chocolate syrup added, or a serving thereof.
A strong Arabian coffee.
Mokka-
A coffee and chocolate mixed flavour.

mock /mɑk/ /mɒk/ /mɔk/ adj
Schein- nachgemacht
Imitation, not genuine; fake.

mock /mɑk/ /mɒk/ /mɔk/ mocks n
Imitation Nachahmung
An imitation, usually of lesser quality.
Parodie Veralberung
Mockery; the act of mocking.
Prototyp
(software engineering) A mockup or prototype; particularly, ellipsis of mock object., as used in unit testing.

mock /mɑk/ /mɒk/ /mɔk/ v
nachahmen nachäffen enttäuschen
To mimic, to simulate.
aufziehen hochnehmen veralbern
To make fun of, especially by mimicking; to taunt.

mock examination mock examinations n
Probeklausur

mock object mock objects n
Mock-Objekt

mock strawberry mock strawberries n
indische Scheinerdbeere
The ornamental plant Potentilla indica and its fruit, resembling the strawberry and of the same tribe as it.

mock-orange n
Pfeifenstrauch
especially, Philadelphus coronarius (sweet mock orange), widely cultivated

mock-up /ˈmɑk.ʌp/ /ˈmɒk.ʌp/ mock-ups n
Modell Mockup Nachbildung Vorführmodell
A scale or full-size model of a design or device which is not fully functional, used for teaching, demonstration, design evaluation, promotion, and other purposes.

mocker mockers n
Spötter Spottdrossel
A person who mocks.

mockery /ˈmɑkəɹi/ /ˈmɒkəɹi/ mockeries n
Verhöhnung Verspottung
The action of mocking; ridicule, derision.
Gespött Lachnummer
Something so lacking in necessary qualities as to inspire ridicule; a laughing-stock.
Farce Posse
Mimicry, imitation, now usually in a derogatory sense; a travesty, a ridiculous simulacrum.

mockingbird /ˈmɑkɪŋˌbɝd/ /ˈmɒkɪŋbɜːd/ mockingbirds n
Spottdrossel
A long-tailed American songbird of the Mimidae family, noted for its ability to mimic calls of other birds.

mockumentary mockumentaries n
Mockumentary
(film genre) A film or television programme presented as if it were a documentary but that is not factual and often a parody or satire.

mod /mɑd/ /mɒd/ mods n
Mod
(video games) An end user-created package containing modifications to the look or behaviour of a video game.

modal /ˈmoʊd.əl/ /ˈməʊd.əl/ more modal most modal adj
modal
Of, or relating to a mode or modus.
(grammar) Of, relating to, or describing the mood of a clause.
(GUI) Requiring immediate user interaction and thus presented so that it cannot be closed or interacted behind until a decision is made.

modal filter modal filters n
modaler Filter

modal particle modal particles n
Modalpartikel
(linguistics) a word class that indicates the mood of an utterance

modal verb modal verbs n
Modalverb Modalverbum

modality modalities n
Modalität
The fact of being modal.
(logic) The classification of propositions on the basis on whether they claim possibility, impossibility, contingency or necessity; mode.

mode /mod/ /moʊd/ /məʊd/ modes n
Mode
Style or fashion; popular trend.
Art
A particular means of accomplishing something.
Modus
(computing) One of various related sets of rules for processing data; more generally, any state of the system associated with certain behaviours.

mode of production modes of production n
Produktionsweise
(Marxism) A combination of productive forces such as labour power and means of production, and social and technical relations of production such as property, power, laws and regulations, etc.

mode of transport modes of transport n
Verkehrsmittel
Any form of vehicle or system used to transport people or goods.

model /ˈmɑdl̩/ /ˈmɒdl̩/ [ˈmɑ.ɾɫ] adj
Modell-
Worthy of being a model; exemplary.

model /ˈmɑdl̩/ /ˈmɒdl̩/ [ˈmɑ.ɾɫ] models n
Model Mannequin Fotomodell
A person who serves as a subject for artwork or fashion, usually in the medium of photography but also for painting or drawing.
Modell Model
A representation of a physical object, usually in miniature.
A simplified representation used to explain the workings of a real world system or event.
A style, type, or design.
The structural design of a complex system.
Modell Vorbild
A successful example to be copied, with or without modifications.

model /ˈmɑdl̩/ /ˈmɒdl̩/ [ˈmɑ.ɾɫ] v
modellieren
(transitive) to use as an object in the creation of a forecast or model
(transitive) to make a miniature model of
(transitive) to create from a substance such as clay
(intransitive) to make a model or models

model aircraft model aircraft n
Modellflugzeug
An aircraft made to a smaller scale, either as a static (non-flying) model, or built to fly with the aid of an engine or electric motor, and controlled by radio from the ground. (This entry is a translation hub.)

model railway model railways n
Modelleisenbahn
(UK) A railway in miniature built as a hobby.

model solution model solutions n
Musterlösung
An exemplary solution to an exercise provided for checking one's own solution against.

model-view-controller model-view-controllers n
Model-View-Controller Modell-Präsentation-Steuerung
(software architecture) A type of computer user interface that separates the representation of information from the user's interaction.

model-view-presenter model-view-presenters n
Model-View-Presenter
(software architecture) A derivative of the model-view-controller (MVC) architectural pattern, where the presenter assumes the functionality of the "middle-man".

modelbuilding n
Modellbau
The activity of making models, miniature representations of things.

modeling modelings n
Modellierung
(mathematics) The construction and use of a computer model of a physical system.

modeling clay modeling clays n
Knete Knetmasse Plastilin
A malleable substance used in building models and sculpting.

modelization modelizations n
Modellierung Modellifizierung
The act, process or result of modelizing.

modem /ˈmoʊdəm/ /ˈmoʊdɛm/ /ˈməʊdəm/ /ˈməʊdɛm/ modems n
Modem
(computing) A device that encodes digital computer signals into analog/analogue telephone signals and vice versa, allowing computers to communicate over a phone line.

moderate /ˈmɑdəɹeɪt/ /ˈmɑdəɹət/ /ˈmɒdəɹeɪt/ /ˈmɒdəɹət/ more moderate most moderate adj
moderat mäßig gemäßigt
Not excessive; acting in moderation
mäßig mittelmäßig
Mediocre
moderat
(US, politics) Having an intermediate position between liberal and conservative.

moderate /ˈmɑdəɹeɪt/ /ˈmɑdəɹət/ /ˈmɒdəɹeɪt/ /ˈmɒdəɹət/ v
moderieren
(intransitive) To act as a moderator; to assist in bringing to compromise

moderation /ˌmɑdəˈɹeɪʃən/ /ˌmɒdəˈɹeɪʃən/ moderations n
Maßhalten
The state or quality of being moderate; avoidance of extremes
Mäßigung
An instance of moderating: bringing something away from extremes, especially in a beneficial way
Diskussionsleitung
The process of moderating a discussion

moderato adj
moderato
(music) (to be) played in this style

moderato moderatos n
Moderato
(music) A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played at a moderate tempo.
(music) A passage having this mark

moderator /ˈmɒdəˌɹeɪtə(ɹ)/ moderators n
Moderator Moderatorin
(Internet) A person who enforces the rules of a discussion forum by deleting posts, banning users, etc.
Someone who moderates.

modern /ˈmɑdɚn/ /ˈmɒd(ə)n/ moderner modernest more modern most modern adj
modern
Pertaining to a current or recent time and style; not ancient.
(history) Pertaining to the modern period (c.1800 to contemporary times), particularly in academic historiography.

modern art n
Moderne Kunst
(arts) Any of very many genres of art from the late 19th to the mid 20th centuries, especially those forms that move away from a traditional narrative towards experimentation and conceptual art.

modern history n
Neuzeit
The history of the world beginning after the Middle Ages.

modernism modernisms n
Modernismus
Any of several styles of art, architecture, literature, philosophy, etc., that flourished in the 20th century.

modernity /məˈdɜːn.ɪ.ti/ /məˈdɝn.ɪ.ti/ modernities n
Modernität
(history) Quality of being of the modern period of contemporary historiography.

modernization /ˌmɑdɚnaɪˈzeɪʃn̩/ /ˌmɑdɚnɪˈzeɪʃn̩/ /ˌmɒdənaɪˈzeɪʃn̩/ /ˌmɒdənɪˈzeɪʃn̩/ [ˌmɑɾɚ-] modernizations n
Modernisierung
The process of modernizing.

modernize /ˈmɑdɚnaɪz/ /ˈmɒdənaɪz/ v
modernisieren
(transitive) To make (something old or outdated) up to date, or modern in style or function by adding or changing equipment, designs, etc.

modest /ˈmɑdəst/ modester modestest more modest most modest adj
bescheiden maßvoll
Not bragging or boasting about oneself or one's achievements; unpretentious, humble.
bescheiden moderat gering klein
Small, moderate in size.
anständig sittsam
(especially of behaviour or clothing) Intending to avoid the encouraging of sexual attraction in others.

modesty /ˈmɒd.ə.sti/ modesties n
Bescheidenheit
The quality of being modest; having a limited and not overly high opinion of oneself and one's abilities.
Sittsamkeit
(specifically) Pudency, avoidance of sexual explicitness.

modicum /-də-/ /ˈmɑdɪkəm/ /ˈmɒdɪkəm/ modica modicums n
Bisschen Hauch Mindestmaß Spur Winzigkeit
A modest, small, or trifling amount.

modification /ˌmɑdɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ /ˌmɒdɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ modifications n
Modifikation Änderung Abänderung
The act of making a change to something while keeping its essential character intact; an alteration or adjustment. [from 18th c.]
Modifikation
(biology) A change to an organism as a result of its environment that is not transmissable to offspring. [from 19th c.]

modifier /ˈmɑdɪfaɪɚ/ /ˈmɒdɪfaɪə/ modifiers n
Modifikator
One who, or that which, modifies.
Bestimmungswort Attribut Bestimmung
(grammar) A word, phrase, or clause that limits or qualifies the sense of another word or phrase.

modify /ˈmɑdɪfaɪ/ /ˈmɒdɪfaɪ/ v
ändern modifizieren abändern
(transitive) To change part of.
(transitive) To set bounds to; to moderate.

modular /ˈmɒdjʊlə(ɹ)/ adj
modular
(chiefly, mathematics) Of or relating to a module or modules.

modularity modularities n
Modularität
The property of being modular.

modularize v
modularisieren

modularized v
modularisiert

modulate /ˈmɑ.dju.ˌleɪt/ /ˈmɑː.d͡ʒə.ˌleɪt/ v
modulieren
(transitive) To regulate, adjust or adapt
(intransitive, music) to move from one key or tonality to another, especially by using a chord progression

modulation /ˈmɑ.dju.ˌleɪ.ʃən/ /ˈmɑː.d͡ʒə.ˌleɪ.ʃən/ modulations n
Modulation
(physics) The process of applying a signal to a carrier.

modulator modulators n
Modulator
A device or thing that modulates.

module /ˈmɑd͡ʒul/ /ˈmɒdjuːl/ modules n
Modul
A self-contained component of a system, often interchangeable, which has a well-defined interface to the other components.
(programming) A section of a program; a subroutine or group of subroutines.
(algebra, ring theory) An abelian group equipped with the operation of multiplication by an element of a ring (or another of certain algebraic objects), representing a generalisation of the concept of vector space with scalar multiplication.

modulo /ˈmɑd͡ʒəloʊ/ /ˈmɒdjʊləʊ/ /ˈmɒd͡ʒələʊ/ preposition
modulo
(mathematics) Given a specified modulus of.

modus operandi /ˈmoʊ.dɘs ˌɑp.əɹ.ɛn.daɪ/ /ˈmoʊ.dɘs ˌɑp.əɹ.ɛn.di/ /ˈmɐʉ.dɘs ˌɔp.ɘ.ɹɛn.di/ /ˈmɐʉ.dɘs ˌɔp.ɘ.ɹɛn.dɒe/ /ˈməʊ.dʌs ˌɒp.ə.ɹæn.daɪ/ modi operandi modus operandis n
Modus Operandi
(colloquial) A person or thing's normal mode of operation.
(law enforcement) A known criminal's established habits and mode of work when committing specific offences, especially fraud, matched with characteristics of an unsolved crime to narrow down (limit to a specific list) or profile suspects.

modus tollens n
Modus tollens
(philosophy, logic) A valid form of argument in which the consequent of a conditional proposition is denied, thus implying the denial of the antecedent. Modus tollens has this form:

moggy /ˈmɒ.ɡi/ /ˈmɔ.ɡi/ moggies n
Katzenvieh
(UK, AU) A domestic cat, especially (depreciative, _, or, _, derogatory) a non-pedigree or unremarkable cat.

mogul /ˈmoʊɡəl/ /ˈməʊɡ(ə)l/ moguls n
Mogul
A rich or powerful person; a magnate, nabob.
Buckel Mugel
(skiing) A hump or bump on a skiing piste.

mogul skiing n
Buckelpistenfahren
A type of freestyle skiing where skiers ski terrain characterized by a large number of different bumps called moguls.

mohair /ˈməʊhɛə/ mohairs n
Mohair
The long, fine hair of the Angora goat.

mohel /ˈmɔɪ.əl/ /ˈmɔʊ.ɛl/ mohalim mohelim mohels n
Mohel
(Judaism) The person who performs the circumcision in a Jewish bris.

moissanite /ˈmoi.sə.nɑit/ moissanites n
Moissanit
(mineral) Naturally-occurring silicon carbide, having various crystalline polymorphs.

moist /mɔɪst/ moister moistest more moist most moist adj
feucht
Characterized by the presence of moisture; not dry; slightly wet; damp. [from 14th c.]

moisten /ˈmɔɪsən/ v
befeuchten anfeuchten
(transitive) To make moist or moister.
feucht werden
(intransitive) To become moist or moister.

moisture /ˈmɔɪs.t͡ʃə/ /ˈmɔɪs.t͡ʃɚ/ moistures n
Feuchtigkeit Nässe
The state of being moist.

moisturising cream moisturising creams n
Feuchtigkeitscreme
A cream that moisturises the skin.

moisturize /ˈmɔɪs.t͡ʃəɹaɪz/ v
befeuchten eincremen
(transitive) To make more moist.
Feuchtigkeit spenden
(transitive) To make more humid.

moisturizer moisturizers n
Befeuchtungsmittel Feuchtigkeitsspender
Something that causes moisture or a condition of wetness; something that makes things moist.

mojibake /-keɪ/ /ˌmoʊd͡ʒiˈbɑki/ /ˌməʊd͡ʒiˈbɑːki/ n
Krähenfüße Mojibake Zeichensalat
(computing) Corrupt characters or letters, especially resulting from being displayed or transferred through an inappropriate character set or encoding.

mojito /moʊˈhi.toʊ/ /məʊˈhiːtəʊ/ mojitos n
Mojito
A Cuban cocktail, generally made from rum, lime, sugar, mint, etc.

mojo /ˈmoʊd͡ʒoʊ/ /ˈməʊd͡ʒəʊ/ mojoes mojos n
Magie Zauber
(countable) An object (such as a charm or amulet) used to cast magic spells, especially in hoodoo.
Charme
(slang) Personal magnetism; charm.

moka pot moka pots n
Espressokanne
A coffeemaker that produces coffee by passing boiling water pressurized by steam through ground coffee, traditionally made of aluminium.

molar /ˈmoʊlɚ/ adj
molar
(chemistry) Of, relating to, or being a solution containing one mole of solute per litre of solution.

molar /ˈmoʊlɚ/ molars n
Backenzahn
A back tooth having a broad surface used for grinding one's food.

molar concentration molar concentrations n
Stoffmengenkonzentration molare Konzentration
(chemistry) the molarity of a solution

molar volume molar volumes n
Molvolumen

molarity molarities n
Molarität Stoffmengenkonzentration
(chemistry) the concentration of a substance in solution, expressed as the number of moles of solute per litre of solution

molasses /məʊˈlasɪz/ /məˈlasɪz/ [məˈlæ.sɪz] [mɵˈlæ.sɪz] n
Melasse Sirup
A thick, sweet syrup drained from sugarcane, especially (North America) the still thicker and sweeter syrup produced by boiling down raw molasses.

mold /moʊld/ /mɔʊld/ /məʊld/ molds n
Gussform Form Gestalt Umriß
A hollow form or matrix for shaping a fluid or plastic substance.
Schimmel Mehltau
A natural substance in the form of a woolly or furry growth of tiny fungi that appears when organic material lies for a long time exposed to (usually warm and moist) air.
Form Gestalt Umriß
A frame or model around or on which something is formed or shaped.
General shape or form.
Form
The shape or pattern of a mold.
Gestalt Typ Type
Distinctive character or type.

mold /moʊld/ /mɔʊld/ /məʊld/ v
formen modellieren modulieren
(transitive) To shape in or on a mold; to form into a particular shape; to give shape to.

moldavite /ˈmɒldəvʌɪt/ moldavites n
Moldavit
(geology) A substance formed by meteorite impact, a component of the tektites found across central Europe.

moldboard moldboards n
Riester Streichbrech Streichbrett Wendebrett
A curved piece of metal on a plow or bulldozer that clears the free dirt from the blade.

molding /ˈmoʊl.dɪŋ/ /ˈməʊl.dɪŋ/ moldings n
Abformen Ausformung Formen Formung Formverfahren Guss
The act or process of shaping in or on a mold, or of making molds; the art or occupation of a molder.
Band Fuge Leiste Profil Profilleiste Schattenfuge
(architecture) A plane, or curved, narrow surface, either sunk or projecting, used for decoration by means of the lights and shades upon its surface and to conceal joints, especially between unlike materials.
Profilfräse Profilhobel
(woodwork) A planing machine for making moldings.
Formmaschine
(founding) A machine to assist in making molds for castings.
Leistenfabrik Profilfräse Profilleistenfabrik
(milling) A mill for shaping timber.
Formsand
(founding) A kind of sand containing clay, used in making molds.

mole /mol/ /moʊl/ /mɒʊl/ /mɔʊl/ /məʊl/ moles n
Muttermal Mal
A naevus, a pigmented, slightly raised, and sometimes hairy spot on the skin.

mole /mol/ /moʊl/ /mɒʊl/ /məʊl/ moles n
Maulwurf
Any of the burrowing rodents also called mole-rats.
(espionage) An internal spy, a person who involves himself or herself with an enemy organisation, especially an intelligence or governmental organisation, to determine and betray its secrets from within.

mole /mol/ /moʊl/ /məʊl/ moles n
Mole
(nautical) A massive structure, usually of stone, used as a pier, breakwater or junction between places separated by water.
Mol Gramm-Molekül
(chemistry, physics) In the International System of Units, the base unit of amount of substance; the amount of substance of a system which contains exactly 6.02214076×1023 elementary entities (atoms, ions, molecules, etc.). Symbol: mol. The number of atoms is known as Avogadro’s number. [from 1897]
Mole
A hemorrhagic mass of tissue in the uterus caused by a dead ovum.

mole /məʉl/ [ˈmɔʊɫ] moles n
Braut Gangsterbraut Puppe

mole cricket mole crickets n
Maulwurfsgrille
Any of various large insects from the family Gryllotalpidae that burrow into moist soil and feed on plant roots.

mole-rat mole-rats n
Mull
Any of several small rodents in taxonomic families Bathyergidae, Heterocephalidae and Spalacidae.

molecatcher /ˈməʊlkatʃə/ molecatchers n
Maulwurffänger Maulwurffängerin
A person who traps and kills moles. [from 16th c.]

molecular /məˈlɛkjələɹ/ /məˈlɛkjʊlə/ adj
molekular
(chemistry) Relating to, or consisting of, or produced by molecules.
(food) Relating to molecular gastronomy.

molecular biologist molecular biologists n
Molekularbiologe Molekularbiologin
(biology, biochemistry, genetics) a scientist who specializes in molecular biology

molecular biology n
Molekularbiologie
(genetics) the branch of biology that studies the manipulation of genetic sequence of DNA

molecular cloud molecular clouds n
Molekülwolke
(astronomy) A large and relatively dense cloud of cold gas and dust in interstellar space from which new stars are formed

molecular dynamics n
Molekulardynamik

molecular formula molecular formulae molecular formulas n
Summenformel Bruttoformel
(chemistry) A notation indicating the number of atoms of each element present in one molecule of a substance.

molecular genetics n
Molekulargenetik
A field of biology which studies the structure and function of genes at a molecular level.

molecular orbital molecular orbitals n
Molekülorbital
(quantum mechanics, chemistry) The quantum mechanical behaviour of an electron in a molecule describing the probability of the electron's particular position and energy; approximated by a linear combination of atomic orbitals.

molecular orbital theory n
Molekülorbitaltheorie

molecular sieve molecular sieves n
Molekularsieb
(chemistry) A material, usually a zeolite silicate mineral, having pores of a precise and uniform size, that can be used to separate molecules of different shape and size.

molecular weight molecular weights n
Molekulargewicht
(chemistry) The sum of the atomic weights of every atom in a molecule.

molecule /ˈmɑl.ə.kjul/ /ˈmɒl.ə.kjuːl/ moleculae molecules moleculæ n
Molekül
(chemistry) The smallest particle of a specific element or compound that retains the chemical properties of that element or compound; two or more atoms held together by chemical bonds.

molehill /ˈməʊlhɪl/ molehills n
Maulwurfshaufen
A small mound of earth created by a mole's burrowing underneath the surface of the ground.

moleskin moleskins n
Maulwurfsfell
The fur of a mole.
Moleskin Englischleder Pilotstoff
A cotton twill fabric with a heavy velvety nap.

molest /məˈlɛst/ v
belästigen
To sexually assault or sexually harass.
(dated) To annoy, trouble, or afflict.

molinologist molinologists n
Molinologe Molinologin Mühlenkundler Mühlenkundlerin
One who studies molinology (the study of mills).

molinology n
Molinologie Mühlenkunde Mühlenlehre Mühlenwesen
The study of mills.

mollify /ˈmɒlɪfaɪ/ v
beruhigen mildern
To ease a burden, particularly worry; make less painful; to comfort.

mollusc /ˈmɑləsk/ /ˈmɒləsk/ molluscs n
Weichtier Molluske
A soft-bodied invertebrate of the phylum Mollusca, typically with a hard shell of one or more pieces.

mollycoddle /ˈmɑl.iˌkɑd.əl/ /ˈmɒl.ɪˌkɒd.əl/ v
verhätscheln

molossus molossi molossuses n
Molossus
(poetry) A metrical foot of three long syllables.

molten /ˈmoʊltən/ /ˈmɒltən/ /ˈməʊltən/ more molten most molten adj
geschmolzen
Melted.

molybdenite molybdenites n
Molybdänit
(mineral) A mineral, molybdenum disulfide MoS2, that is the principal ore of molybdenum; it is structurally similar to graphite and has a similar look and feel.

molybdenum /məˈlɪbdɪnəm/ molybdenums n
Molybdän
A chemical element (symbol Mo) with an atomic number of 42: a silvery metal, not found as a free element, used in steel alloys.

molybdenum blue n
Molybdänblau

molybdomancy n
Bleigießen
divination by interpreting shapes formed when molten metal, typically lead or tin, is dropped into water.

moment /ˈmoʊmənt/ /ˈməʊmənt/ moments n
Moment
(physics, mechanics) Ellipsis of moment of force.
Moment Augenblick Zeitpunkt
(historical, unit) A definite period of time, specifically one-tenth of a point, or one-fortieth or one-fiftieth of an hour.
Moment Zeitpunkt
(math) An infinitesimal change in a varying quantity; an increment or decrement.

moment arm moment arms n
Hebelarm
(physics) The perpendicular distance from a pivot to a point undergoing torque

moment of force moments of force n
Drehmoment Kraftmoment
(physics) The turning effect of a force applied to a rotational system at a distance from the axis of rotation. The moment is equal to the magnitude of the force multiplied by the perpendicular distance between its line of action and the axis of rotation.

moment of inertia moments of inertia n
Inertialmoment Massenträgheitsmoment Trägheitsmoment
(physics, classical mechanics) A measure of a rigid body's resistance to change in its angular velocity around a given axis.

moment of silence moments of silence n
Moment der Stille
A period of silence for quiet meditation, prayer or reflection.
Gedenkminute Schweigeminute
A period of silence conducted to honor or provide a gesture of respect to a recently deceased person, as part of the mourning process. May also be conducted following a tragic event or on the anniversary thereof.

moment of truth moments of truth n
Augenblick der Wahrheit Moment der Wahrheit Stunde der Wahrheit
(idiomatic) A deciding instant; the time when a test determines or makes it apparent whether something will succeed.

momentarily /ˈməʊməntɛɹɪlɪi/ /ˈməʊmɛntɛɹɪlɪi/ adv
jeden Augenblick jeden Moment momentan
(manner) In a momentary manner; for a moment or instant.
jeden Augenblick jeden Moment
(US, proscribed, duration) In a moment or very soon; any minute now, any time now.

momentary /ˈmoʊmənˌtɛɹi/ /ˈməʊmənt(ə)ɹi/ more momentary most momentary adj
vorübergehend momentan
Lasting for only a moment.
vorübergehend
Ephemeral or relatively short-lived.

momentous /moʊˈmɛn.təs/ /məʊˈmɛn.təs/ more momentous most momentous adj
bedeutsam denkwürdig folgenreich folgenschwer gewichtig wichtig
Outstanding in importance, of great consequence.

momentousness /mə(ʊ)ˈmɛntəsnəs/ n
Bedeutsamkeit Tragweite Wichtigkeit
The quality of being momentous.

momentum /ˌmoʊˈmɛntəm/ /ˌmə(ʊ)ˈmɛntəm/ momenta momentums n
Impuls Schwung Moment Bewegungsgröße Bewegungsmenge Schwungkraft
(physics) Of a body in motion: the tendency of a body to maintain its inertial motion; the product of its mass and velocity, or the vector sum of the products of its masses and velocities.
Schwung Moment Schwungkraft Wucht
The impetus, either of a body in motion, or of an idea or course of events; a moment.

momo /ˈməʊməʊ/ momo momos n
Momo
A type of dumpling from Nepal, Ladakh or Tibet made with a simple flour and water dough and filled with meat, vegetables or cheese.

monad /ˈmoʊnæd/ /ˈmɒnæd/ monads n
Monade
(philosophy) An ultimate atom, or simple, unextended point; something ultimate and indivisible.
(functional, _, programming) A data type which represents a specific form of computation, along with the operations "return" and "bind".

monadological adj
monadologisch

monarch /ˈmɑnɑɹk/ /ˈmɑnɚk/ /ˈmɒnək/ monarchs n
Monarch Monarchin Fürst
The ruler of an absolute monarchy or the head of state of a constitutional monarchy.

monarchism monarchisms n
Monarchismus
The advocacy of such a political system.

monarchist monarchists n
Monarchist Monarchistin
A supporter of, or believer in, monarchy.

monarchy /ˈmɑnɚki/ /ˈmɒnəki/ monarchies n
Monarchie
A government in which sovereignty is embodied within a single, today usually hereditary head of state (whether as a figurehead or as a powerful ruler).

monastery /ˈmɑnəstəɹi/ /ˈmɑnəstɛɹi/ /ˈmɒnəstɹi/ monasteries n
Kloster
A residence for monks or others who have taken religious vows.

monastic /məˈnæstɪk/ more monastic most monastic adj
klösterlich mönchisch
Of or relating to monasteries or monks.

monasticism monasticisms n
Monastizismus Mönchtum
(religion) The practice of renouncing all worldly pursuits in order to fully devote one's life to spiritual work.

mondegreen /ˈmɑndəɡɹiːn/ /ˈmɒndəɡɹiːn/ mondegreens n
Verhörer
(linguistics) A form of (possibly intentional) error arising from mishearing a spoken or sung phrase, possibly in a different language. [from 1954]

monergism monergisms n
Monergismus
(theology) A Christian position holding that God, through the Holy Spirit, works to bring about effectually the salvation of individuals through spiritual regeneration without cooperation from the individual.

monetarism monetarisms n
Monetarismus
(economics) The political doctrine that a nation's economy can be controlled by regulating the money supply.

monetary /ˈman.ə.teː.ɹi/ /ˈmɑnɪtɛɹi/ /ˈmʌnətɛɹi/ /ˈmʌnɪt(ə)ɹi/ adj
monetär Geld finanziell geldlich pekuniär
Of, pertaining to, or consisting of money.

monetization /ˌmɒnətaɪˈzeɪʃən/ /ˌmʌnətaɪˈzeɪʃən/ monetizations n
Monetisierung
The conversion of something (especially metal) into money.

monetize /ˈmɑnəˌtaɪz/ /ˈmɒnətaɪz/ /ˈmʌnətaɪz/ v
monetisieren verflüssigen zu Geld machen
To convert something (especially a security) into currency.
Geld drucken
To mint money.
monetarisieren geldlich verwerten gewinnbringend nutzen monetär verwerten
(transitive) To make an activity profit-generating, particularly in computer and Internet-related activities.

money /ˈmʌni/ [ˈmɐni] moneys monies n
Geld
A generally accepted means of exchange and measure of value.
A currency maintained by a state or other entity which can guarantee its value (such as a monetary union).
Bargeld Geld
Hard cash in the form of banknotes and coins, as opposed to cheques/checks, credit cards, or credit more generally.
Reichtum Vermögen
Wealth; a person, family or class that possesses wealth.

money bag money bags n
Geldsack
A bag, normally with a drawstring, used for holding money.
Geldsack Pfeffersack
(in the plural) A wealthy person.

money belt money belts n
Geldkatze
A belt concealed under clothing, having a pocket for money or other documents.

money can't buy happiness proverb
Geld macht nicht glücklich
Money can purchase external things, but true happiness comes from within oneself.

money changer money changers n
Geldwechsler Geldwechslerin
A person who will exchange currency of one type for another for a fee or percentage.

money does not smell proverb
Geld stinkt nicht

money doesn't grow on trees proverb
das Geld liegt nicht auf der Straße
Wealth cannot be obtained without some effort; hence currency is not always available for a prospective purchase.

money laundering n
Geldwäsche Geldwäscherei
The act of engaging in transactions designed to obscure the origin of money, especially money that has been obtained illegally. [from early 20th c.]

money market money markets n
Geldmarkt
(finance) A market for trading short-term debt instruments, such as treasury bills, commercial paper, bankers' acceptances, and certificates of deposit.

money order money orders n
Postanweisung Geldbrief
(finance) A directive to pay a prespecified amount of money from prepaid funds, making it a more trusted method of payment than a check.

money pit pn
Fass ohne Boden
(sometimes, capitalized) Long-standing nickname of a complicated, seemingly man-made excavation on Oak Island in Nova Scotia, Canada, rumored to contain pirate treasure and which has been repeatedly and unsuccessfully probed at great expense.

money plant money plants n
Geldbaum Pfennigbaum
A small, fleshy-leaved plant of the species Crassula ovata

money talks /ˈmʌn.i tɑks/ /ˈmʌn.i tɔks/ /ˈmʌn.i tɔːks/ proverb
Bargeld lacht Geld regiert die Welt
It is easier to accomplish goals using money instead of just talk.

moneybags moneybags n
Geldsack
(informal) A wealthy person.

moneyboy moneyboys n
Nuttesohn Stricher
(slang, LGBT, especially in China and Thailand) A rentboy; a (usually young) male who earns money by offering sexual services.

moneyer /ˈmʌniɚ/ /ˈmʌnɪə/ moneyers n
Münzmeister
A minter: one who makes money, particularly (historical) the superintendent of a mint producing coinage.

moneylender moneylenders n
Geldverleiher Geldverleiherin
A person who lends money and charges interest, especially one who is not part of the official financial industry.

moneyless /ˈmʌniləs/ more moneyless most moneyless adj
Geldlos
Having no (or very little) money; penniless.

monger /ˈmɑŋ.ɡəɹ/ /ˈmʌŋ.ɡə(ɹ)/ /ˈmʌŋ.ɡəɹ/ mongers n
Händler Verkäufer Krämer
(mostly, in combination) A dealer in a specific commodity.

mongolism mongolisms n
Mongolismus
(now, _, offensive) Down syndrome / Down's syndrome (Down’s syndrome)

mongoose /ˈmɑŋ.ɡus/ /ˈmɒŋ.ɡuːs/ /ˈmʌŋ.ɡus/ mongeese mongooses n
Manguste Mungo
Any of several species of generalist predatory Carnivores in the family Herpestidae; the various species range in size from rats to large cats. The Indian mongoose is noted as a predator of venomous snakes, though other mongoose species have similar habits.

mongrel /ˈmɑŋ.ɡɹəl/ /ˈmʌŋ.ɡɹəl/ mongrels n
Promenadenmischung Mischling Mischlingshund
(often, pejorative) Someone or something of mixed kind or uncertain origin, especially a dog.

moniker /ˈmɑn.ɪ.kɚ/ /ˈmɒn.ɪ.kə/ monikers n
Spitzname Name
A personal name or nickname; an informal label, often drawing attention to a particular attribute.

monism monisms n
Monismus
(philosophy, religion) The doctrine of the oneness and unity of reality, despite the appearance of diversity in the world.

monition /məˈnɪʃn̩/ monitions n
Mahnung
A caution or warning. [from 14th c.]

monitor /ˈmɑ.nə.ɾɚ/ /ˈmɑ.nɪ.ɾɚ/ /ˈmɒn.ɪ.tə/ /ˈmɔn.ə.ɾɚ/ /ˈmɔn.ɪ.tə/ /ˈmɔn.ɪ.ɾə/ /ˈmɔn.ɪ.ɾɚ/ monitors n
Aufpasser Wächter
Someone who watches over something; a person in charge of something or someone.
Monitor Bildschirm
(computing) A device similar to a television set used as to give a graphical display of the output from a computer.
Tutor
(Hong Kong, Singapore, archaic, _, in, _, British) A student leader in a class.

monitor /ˈmɑ.nə.ɾɚ/ /ˈmɑ.nɪ.ɾɚ/ /ˈmɒn.ɪ.tə/ /ˈmɔn.ə.ɾɚ/ /ˈmɔn.ɪ.tə/ /ˈmɔn.ɪ.ɾə/ /ˈmɔn.ɪ.ɾɚ/ v
abhören aufpassen kontrollieren überprüfen überwachen
(transitive) To watch over; to guard.

monitor lizard monitor lizards n
Waran
Any of various large carnivorous lizards of the family Varanidae, all of whose extant species are of genus Varanus, native to Africa, Asia and Australia.

monitoring monitorings n
Überwachung
The carrying out of surveillance on, or continuous or regular observation of, an environment or people in order to detect signals, movements or changes of state or quality.

monk /mʌŋk/ monks n
Mönch
A male member of a monastic order who has devoted his life for religious service.

monk parakeet monk parakeets n
Mönchssittich
Myiopsitta monachus, a parrot of South America.

monk seal monk seals n
Mönchsrobbe
A seal of the genus Monachus.

monkey /ˈmʊŋki/ /ˈmʌŋki/ monkeys monkies n
Affe Äffin
(inexact, sometimes, _, proscribed) Any simian primate other than hominids, any monkey or ape.

monkey bread monkey breads n
Affenbrotbaum
The tree itself.

monkey business /-nɪz/ /ˈməŋ-/ /ˈmʌŋki ˌbɪznɪs/ /ˈmʌŋkɪ ˌbɪznɪs/ [-nəs] [-nəz] n
Affengeschäft Affentheater Allotria
Activity that is mischievous, stupid, or time-wasting. [from mid 19th c.]

monkey puzzle /ˈmʌŋkiˌpʌz(ə)l/ monkey puzzles n
Affenschwanzbaum Andentanne Chiletanne Schuppentanne chilenische Schmucktanne
A large coniferous tree, Araucaria araucana, native to Chile. [from 19th c.]

monkey wrench monkey wrenches n
Engländer Rollgabelschlüssel
A wrench (spanner) with an adjustable jaw.
Problem
(figurative) An unexpected or troublesome problem, obstacle or dilemma.

monkey's fist monkey's fists n
Affenfaust
(knots, nautical) A type of knot tied at the end of a rope to serve as a weight, making it easier to throw the line.

monkeylike more monkeylike most monkeylike adj
affenartig
Similar to a monkey.
Resembling a monkey; as in, a monkeylike skull, monkeylike curiosity.

monkeypox n
Affenpocken
(disease) A viral disease, of primates and some other mammals, related to smallpox, caused by the Monkeypox virus.

monkfish monkfish monkfishes n
Seeteufel Meeresteufel
Any large bottom-dwelling anglerfish of the genus Lophius, such as Lophius piscatorius, of the Atlantic, having a large head and mouth.

monkhood monkhoods n
Mönchstum
The state of being a monk.
Mönche
Monks collectively.

monkish adj
mönchisch
Pertaining to, or resembling, a monk or monasticism.
Tending to self-denial; ascetic.

mono- /ˈmɑː.nə/ /ˈmɒn.ə/ /ˈmɒn.əʊ/ prefix
ein- mono-
one, single, only

monochasium monochasia n
Monochasium
(botany) A type of cyme on which each single axis bears one flower.

monochrome /ˈmɑn.əˌkɹoʊm/ /ˈmɒn.əˌkɹəʊm/ adj
einfarbig monochrom
Having only one colour.

monochrome /ˈmɑn.əˌkɹoʊm/ /ˈmɒn.əˌkɹəʊm/ monochromes n
Schwarzweißbild Schwarzweißfotografie
A black and white image, especially such a photograph.

monocle /ˈmɑnəkəl/ monocles n
Monokel
A single lens, usually in a wire frame, and used to correct vision for only one eye.

monocoque monocoques n
Monocoque
A structure design in which the frame and body are built as a single integrated structure.

monocotyledon /ˌmɒnəˌkɒtɪˈliːdən/ monocotyledons n
einkeimblättrigen
(botany) Any plant whose seedlings typically have one cotyledon (seed leaf) (in contrast to the two cotyledons typical of dicots), thereby belonging to the taxonomic monocots, formerly variously known as Monocotyledones, Monocotyledonae, or Liliopsida, a class in the angiosperms (Angiospermae), the flowering plants.

monocrotophos n
Monocrotophos
(organic chemistry) An organophosphate insecticide, acutely toxic to birds and humans.

monoculture /ˈmɒnoʊˌkʌlt͡ʃə(ɹ)/ /ˈmɒnəˌkʌlt͡ʃə(ɹ)/ monocultures n
Monokultur
(agriculture) The cultivation of a single crop at a time.
(anthropology) A culture or society that lacks diversity; a society marked by monoculturalism.

monocyte monocytes n
Monozyt
(immunology, cytology) A type of leukocyte (white blood cell) that differentiates into a macrophage.

monoecious /məˈniː.ʃəs/ adj
einhäusig monözisch
(botany, invertebrate) Having both the male and female reproductive organs in the same individual, either in different flowers or in the same or different flowers; hermaphrodite.

monoecy n
Einhäusigkeit Monözie
(botany) The condition of being monoecious, the state of having pistils and stamens on separate flowers of the same plant.

monoexponential adj
monoexponentiell

monogamous adj
monogam
Being married to one person at a time.
(zoology) Having only one sexual partner at a time.

monogamy /məˈnɑɡəmi/ monogamies n
Monogamie
A form of sexual bonding involving a permanent pair bond between two beings.

monogon monogons n
Eineck
(geometry) A one-dimensional object comprising one vertex and one (not necessarily straight) edge both of whose ends are that vertex.

monogram /ˈmɑ.nəˌɡɹæm/ /ˈmɒ.nəˌɡɹæm/ monograms n
Monogramm
A design or motif composed of one or more letters, often intertwined, used as an identifying mark of an individual or institution; the letters are usually the initials of their names.

monogram /ˈmɑ.nəˌɡɹæm/ /ˈmɒ.nəˌɡɹæm/ v
monogrammieren
(transitive) To mark something with a monogram.

monograph monographs n
Monografie
A scholarly book or a treatise on a single subject or a group of related subjects, usually written by one person.

monoid /ˈmɒnɔɪd/ monoids n
Monoid
(algebra, functional programming) A set which is closed under an associative binary operation, and which contains an element which is an identity for the operation.

monokini /mɒnə(ʊ)ˈkiːni/ monokinis n
Monokini
The lower part of a bikini without the upper part (i.e., topless).

monolingual more monolingual most monolingual adj
einsprachig monolingual
Knowing or using a single language; written or spoken in a single language.

monolingualism monolingualisms n
Einsprachigkeit Monolingualismus Monolingualität Monolinguismus
The condition of being monolingual; the ability to speak only a single language.

monolith /ˈmɑn.əˌlɪθ/ /ˈmɒn.lɪθ/ /ˈmɒn.ə.lɪθ/ monoliths n
Monolith
(also, attributively) A large, single block of stone which is a natural feature; or a block of stone or other similar material used in architecture and sculpture, especially one carved into a monument in ancient times.

monolithic /ˌmɑ.nəˈlɪθ.ɪk/ /ˌmɒn.əˈlɪθ.ɪk/ more monolithic most monolithic adj
monolithisch
(engineering) Consisting of a single piece of homogeneous material as opposed to a composite material or an assembly of multiple parts.
(figurative) Having a massive, unchanging structure that does not permit individual variation.

monologize v
einen Monolog halten monologisieren

monologue /ˈmɑnəlɑɡ/ /ˈmɑnəlɔɡ/ /ˈmɒnəlɒɡ/ monologues n
Monolog Selbstgespräch
(drama, authorship) A long speech by one person in a play; sometimes a soliloquy; other times spoken to other characters.

monomania /ˌmɑnoʊˈmeɪni.ə/ /ˌmɒnəʊˈmeɪnɪə/ monomanias monomaniæ n
Monomanie
Excessive interest or concentration on a singular object or subject.

monomial monomials n
Monom Mononom
(mathematics) A single term consisting of a product of numbers and variables with positive integer exponents.

monomolecular adj
monomolekular monomoléculaire
(chemistry, of a reaction) involving a single molecule

monomorphemic adj
monomorphemisch

monomorphism monomorphisms n
Monomorphismus
(mathematics) an injective homomorphism

mononucleosis mononucleoses n
Pfeiffer-Drüsenfieber infektiöse Mononukleose
(pathology) A viral infection marked by extreme fatigue, high fever, and swollen lymph nodes.

monophobia monophobias n
Monophobie
A fear of being alone.

monophthong /ˈmɑnəfˌθɑŋ/ /ˈmɑnəfˌθɔŋ/ /ˈmɑnəpˌθɑŋ/ /ˈmɑnəpˌθɔŋ/ /ˈmɒnəfˌθɒŋ(ɡ)/ /ˈmɒnəpˌθɒŋ(ɡ)/ monophthongs n
Monophthong
A vowel (in the sense of a sound rather than a letter of the alphabet) that has the same sound throughout its pronunciation, such as the short vowels in "pap", "pep", "pip", "pop" and "pup", as opposed to a diphthong (eg, /aɪ/, the vowel in "pipe") or a triphthong (eg, /aɪə/, the sound in the non-rhotic pronunciation of "pyre").

monophthongization monophthongizations n
Monophthongisierung Monophthongierung
(phonetics) The process of becoming monophthong, for a diphthong or triphthong.

monophthongize v
monophthongieren
(transitive, linguistics) To change to a monophthong (as by removing a vowel).

monophyletic adj
monophyletisch
(biology) Of, pertaining to, or affecting a single phylum (or other taxon) of organisms.

monophysite more monophysite most monophysite adj
monophysitisch
Describing the beliefs of a Μonophysite.

monophysitism n
Monophysitismus
(Christianity) A Christological doctrine, generally considered heterodox or heretical, holding that Jesus Christ has a single nature, which is either wholly divine or partially human and partially divine.

monoplane monoplanes n
Eindecker
(aviation) An airplane that has a single pair of wings.

monoploid adj
monoploid
(genetics) Having a single set of chromosomes.

monoploidy monoploidies n
Monoploidie
(uncountable, genetics) The state of being monoploid, having one set of chromosomes.

monopodium monopodia monopodiums n
Monopodium echte Hauptachse
(botany) A single and continuous vegetable axis; opposed to sympodium.

monopole monopoles n
Monopol
(physics) A magnetic monopole.

monopolist monopolists n
Monopolist
One who has, or attempts to acquire, a monopoly on something.

monopolistic /məˌnɒpəˈlɪstɪk/ more monopolistic most monopolistic adj
monopolistisch
Acting in the manner of a monopoly.

monopolization monopolizations n
Monopolisierung
The act of monopolizing or the state of being monopolized.

monopolize /məˈnɒpəlʌɪz/ v
monopolisieren
(transitive) To have a monopoly on something.
beherrschen monopolisieren
(transitive) To dominate or to get total control of something by excluding everyone else.

monopoly /məˈnɑpəli/ /məˈnɒpəli/ monopolies n
Monopol
An exclusive control over the trade or production of a commodity or service through exclusive possession.
The privilege granting the exclusive right to exert such control.
(metonymy) The market thus controlled.

monopsony /məˈnɑpsəni/ /məˈnɒpsəni/ monopsonies n
Monopson
(economics) A market situation in which there is only one buyer for a product. [from 1930s]

monorail /ˈmɑnəɹeɪl/ /ˈmɒnəɹeɪl/ /ˈmɒnəʊˌɹeɪl/ monorails n
Einschienenbahn
a railroad system where the trains run on one rail

monosaccharide monosaccharides n
Monosaccharid Einfachzucker
(carbohydrate) A simple sugar such as glucose, fructose or deoxyribose that has a single ring

monosemy /ˈmɒ.nə(ʊ)ˌsiː.mi/ n
Eindeutigkeit Monosemie
(semantics) The property of terms of having a single meaning; absence of ambiguity.

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

monosyllabic /ˌmɑ.noʊ.sɪˈlæ.bɪk/ /ˌmɒnə(ʊ)sɪˈlabɪk/ /ˌmɔ.nəʉ.sɪˈlæ.bɪk/ adj
einsilbig
Consisting of one syllable.
einsilbig kurz angebunden
Using monosyllables, speaking in monosyllables; curt.

monosyllabic /ˌmɑ.noʊ.sɪˈlæ.bɪk/ /ˌmɒnə(ʊ)sɪˈlabɪk/ /ˌmɔ.nəʉ.sɪˈlæ.bɪk/ monosyllabics n
Einsilber Einsilbler Monosyllabum
a word consisting of one syllable

monosyllable monosyllables n
Einsilber Einsilbler Monosyllabum
A word of one syllable.

monoterpene monoterpenes n
Monoterpen
(organic chemistry) Any terpene formed from two isoprene units, and having ten carbon atoms; either hydrocarbons such as pinene, or compounds with functional groups such as camphor.

monotheism /ˌmɑnoʊ̯ˈθiɪzm̩/ monotheisms n
Monotheismus
The belief in a single deity (one god or goddess); especially within an organized religion.

monotheist monotheists n
Monotheist Monotheistin
A believer of monotheism, the doctrine that there is a single divine being in the universe.

monotheistic /ˌmɑnəθiˈɪstɪk/ /ˌmɒnə(ʊ)θiːˈɪstɪk/ /ˌmɒnə(ʊ)θɪˈɪstɪk/ adj
monotheistisch
(religion) Believing in a single god, deity, spirit, etc., especially for an organized religion, faith, or creed.

monothematic adj
eingliedrig monothematisch
(onomastics, of a name) Composed of a single traditional name element

monotone /ˈmɑː.nə.toʊn/ /ˈmɒn.ə.təʊn/ more monotone most monotone adj
monton
(of speech or a sound) Having a single unvaried pitch.

monotone function monotone functions n
monotone Funktion
(calculus) A function f : X→R (where X is a subset of R, possibly a discrete set) that either never decreases or never increases as its independent variable increases; that is, either x ≤ y implies f(x) ≤ f(y) or x ≤ y implies f(y) ≤ f(x).
(order theory, analysis) A function f : X→Y (where X and Y are posets with partial order "≤") with either: (1) the property that x ≤ y implies f(x) ≤ f(y), or (2) the property that x ≤ y implies f(y) ≤ f(x).

monotonic /ˌmɑnəˈtɑnɪk/ /ˌmɒnəˈtɒnɪk/ adj
gleich bleibend
monoton
(mathematics) Of a function: that either never decreases or never increases as its independent variable increases.

monotonicity monotonicities n
Monotonie
(analysis) Said of a positive measure: the property of a positive measure of a measure space, that given two measurable sets where the first set is contained in the second one, then the measure of the first set must be less than or equal to the measure of the second set.

monotonous /məˈnɑtənəs/ /məˈnɒtənəs/ more monotonous most monotonous adj
monoton eintönig
Having an unvarying pitch or tone.
monoton eintönig abwechslungslos
Tedious, repetitious, or lacking in variety.

monotony /məˈnɑtni/ /məˈnɑtəni/ /məˈnɒtəni/ monotonies n
Eintönigkeit Monotonie
Tedium as a result of repetition or a lack of variety.
Monotonie
(mathematics) The property of a monotonic function.

monotreme /ˈmɒnətɹiːm/ monotremes n
Kloakentier
(zoology) A mammal that lays eggs and has a single urogenital and digestive orifice. Only the echidnas and platypuses are included in this group.

monotype monotypes n
Monotype
A keyboard-operated typesetting and casting machine that makes and sets separate characters.

monoxide /məˈnɒksʌɪd/ monoxides n
Oxydul
(chemistry) any oxide containing a single oxygen atom in each molecule or formula unit

mons pubis /ˌmɒnz ˈpjubɪs/ montes pubis n
Schamhügel
A fleshy protuberance over the pubic bones that becomes covered with hair during puberty.

mons veneris montes veneris n
Venushügel
The female mons pubis.

monsoon /mɑnˈsuːn/ /mɒnˈsuːn/ monsoons n
Monsun Monsunwind
Any of a number of winds associated with regions where most rain falls during a particular season.
Monsun Monsunregen Monsunzeit
Tropical rainy season when the rain lasts for several months with few interruptions.
Monsun
Entire meteorological systems with such characteristics.

monsoon season monsoon seasons n
Monsunzeit
The part of the year when the monsoon occurs, the rainy season.

monster /ˈmɑnstɚ/ /ˈmɒnstə(ɹ)/ monsters n
Monster Ungeheuer
(informal) A terrifying and dangerous creature.

monster truck monster trucks n
Monstertruck
A large truck designed specifically to perform in monster truck shows, typically based on a lifted pickup truck with oversized wheels and modified suspension.

monster-in-law monsters-in-law n
Schwiegermonster

monstrance /ˈmɑnztɹəns/ /ˈmɒnstɹəns/ monstrances n
Monstranz
(Christianity) An ornamental, often precious receptacle, either open or with a transparent cover, in which the sacramental bread (consecrated host) is placed for Eucharistic adoration.

monstrosity /mɒnˈstɹɒsɪti/ monstrosities n
Monstrosität Monstrum Ungeheuer
A monstrous person, thing, or act.
Monstrosität Ungeheuerlichkeit
The state of being monstrous.

monstrous /ˈmɑnstɹəs/ /ˈmɒnstɹəs/ more monstrous most monstrous adj
ungeheuerlich monströs
Hideous or frightful.
monströs
Enormously large.
grotesk
Freakish or grotesque.
monsterartig monsterhaft monströs
Of, or relating to a mythical monster; full of monsters.

montage /mɑnˈtɑʒ/ /mɒnˈtɑːʒ/ /ˈmɑn.tɑʒ/ /ˈmɒn.tɑːʒ/ montages n
Montage
(countable) A composite work, particularly an artwork, created by assembling or putting together other elements such as pieces of music, pictures, texts, videos, etc. [from early 20th c.]

month /mʌnθ/ month months n
Monat
A period into which a year is divided, historically based on the phases of the moon.

monthly /ˈmʌnθli/ adj
monatlich
Occurring every month.

monthly /ˈmʌnθli/ adv
monatlich
Every month.

monthslong adj
monatelang
Lasting for multiple months.

montiform /mɒntɪfɔːm/ more montiform most montiform adj
gebirgsform
Resembling a mountain in form.

montmorillonite montmorillonites n
Montmorillonit
(mineral) Any of a group of soft, clay-like silicate minerals having many industrial and technical uses.

monument /ˈmɑnjəmənt/ /ˈmɑnjʊmənt/ /ˈmɒnjʊmənt/ monuments n
Denkmal Monument
A structure built for commemorative or symbolic reasons, or as a memorial; a commemoration.

monumental /ˌmɒnjʊˈmɛntəl/ more monumental most monumental adj
monumental
Large, grand and imposing.
Taking a great amount of time and effort to complete.

moo /mu/ /muː/ interjection
muh
The characteristic sound made by a cow or bull.

moo /mu/ /muː/ moos n
Muhen
(onomatopoeia) The characteristic lowing sound made by cattle.

moo /mu/ /muː/ v
muhen
(intransitive) Of a cow or bull, to make its characteristic lowing sound.

moo-moo moo-moos n
Muhkuh
(childish) A cow.

mooch /muːt͡ʃ/ v
schnorren
To beg, cadge, or sponge; to exploit or take advantage of others for personal gain.

moocher moochers n
Schnorrer Schnorrerin
(mostly, pejorative) A person having a tendency to take advantage of the help of others, especially if making little effort to help themselves.

mood /muːd/ /mʉd/ moods n
Laune Stimmung Gemüt
A mental or emotional state, composure.
Missmut schlechte Laune schlechte Stimmung üble Laune
A sullen, gloomy or angry mental state; a bad mood.

mood swing mood swings n
Stimmungsschwankung Stimmungsumschwung
(psychology) A rapid and extreme changing in mood, from excessively happy to desperately miserable.

moody /ˈmuːdi/ moodier moodiest adj
launisch
Given to sudden or frequent changes of mind; temperamental.
mürrisch
Sulky or depressed.
schwermütig
Dour, gloomy or brooding.

moola /ˈmuː.lɑ/ /ˈmuː.lə/ /ˈmuːˌlɑː/ /ˈmyː.lɑ/ /ˈmʊ.lɑ/ n
Penunze
(informal) Money, cash.

moon /mun/ /muːn/ moons n
Mond Satellit Trabant
(informal, by extension of Moon) Any natural satellite of a planet.
Mond Monat
(literary) A month, particularly a lunar month.

moon /mun/ /muːn/ v
nackten Hintern zeigen
(transitive, colloquial) To display one's buttocks to, typically as a jest, insult, or protest.

moon landing moon landings n
Mondlandung
The safe arrival of a spacecraft on the surface of the moon.

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

moon pool /ˈmunˌpul/ /ˈmuːnpuːl/ moon pools n
Moonpool
(nautical, chiefly, oil industry) An opening in the base of the hull of a vessel (especially a marine drilling platform), which is used for lowering equipment into the sea below.

moon rock moon rocks n
Mondgestein

moon trefoil n
Strauch-Schneckenklee
Medicago arborea, a plant with yellow flowers.

moonbase moonbases n
Mondbasis
(originally, scifi) A base or outpost located on a moon.

moonbeam /ˈmun.bim/ moonbeams n
Mondstrahl
A shaft of moonlight.

moonbow moonbows n
Mondregenbogen
(meteorology) A rainbow formed by moonlight diffracted by water droplets in the air, usually fainter than a daytime rainbow and with fewer distinguishable colours.

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

moondust n
Mondstaub
The fine regolith found on the surface of the Moon.

moonless adj
mondlos
(of a night) During which no phase of the Moon is visible to provide light.

moonlessness n
Mondlosigkeit

moonlight /ˈmunˌlaɪt/ moonlights n
Mondlicht Mondschein Mondenschein
(sometimes, attributive) The light reflected from the Moon.

moonlight /ˈmunˌlaɪt/ v
eine Nebenbeschäftigung ausüben nebenher noch schwarz arbeiten schwarzarbeiten
To work on the side (at a secondary job), often in the evening or during the night.

moonlighter moonlighters n
Schwarzarbeiter Doppelverdiener Schwarzarbeiterin Doppelverdienerin Frau mit Nebentätigkeit Mann mit Nebentätigkeit
A person who moonlights, working a second job on the side.

moonlighting moonlightings n
Schwarzarbeit Mehrfachbeschäftigung
The act of, or a period of, working on the side (at a secondary job), often in the evening or during the night.

moonlit /ˈmuːnˌlɪt/ more moonlit most moonlit adj
im Mondlicht vom Mond beschienen
Lit by moonlight.

moonquake moonquakes n
Mondbeben
A seismic event occurring on the moon; the lunar equivalent of an earthquake.

moonrise moonrises n
Mondaufgang
The time of day or night when the moon begins to rise over the horizon.

moonroof moonroofs n
Glasschiebedach

moonscape moonscapes n
Mondlandschaft
A view of an area of the Moon
(by extension) A desolate or devastated landscape.

moonseed moonseeds n
Mondsamen
A twining plant of the genera Menispermum or Cocculus, in the family Menispermaceae.

moonset moonsets n
Monduntergang
The setting of the moon below the horizon.

moonshine /ˈmuːnʃaɪn/ moonshines n
Schwarzbrennerei Selbstgebrannter schwarzgebrannter Schnaps
(math, uncountable) A branch of pure mathematics relating the Monster group to an invariant of elliptic functions.

moonsickle /ˈmuːnˌsɪkl̩/ moonsickles n
Mondsichel
(poetic) A thin crescent of the moon.

moonstone moonstones n
Mondstein
(mineral) A translucent gemstone, an orthoclase feldspar, that has a pearly lustre.

moonstruck more moonstruck most moonstruck adj
mondsüchtig
(obsolete) Crazy or insane when affected by the phases of the Moon.

moonwalk /ˈmunwɔk/ /ˈmuːnwɔːk/ moonwalks n
Moonwalk
(dance) A dance style in which the dancer appears to be moving in a low gravity environment.

moor /moː/ /mɔɹ/ /mɔː/ /mʉr/ /mʊ(ə)ɹ/ /mʊə/ [möː(ə̯)~mʊ̈ː(ə̯)] moors n
Hochmoor
An extensive waste covered with patches of heath, and having a poor, light soil, but sometimes marshy, and abounding in peat; a heath

moor /moː/ /mɔɹ/ /mɔː/ /mʉr/ /mʊ(ə)ɹ/ /mʊə/ [möː(ə̯)~mʊ̈ː(ə̯)] v
anlegen ankern
(intransitive, nautical) To cast anchor or become fastened.
vertäuen festmachen
(transitive, nautical) To fix or secure (e.g. a vessel) in a particular place by casting anchor, or by fastening with ropes, cables or chains or the like.
festmachen
(transitive) To secure or fix firmly.

moorhen /ˈmuɹ.hɛn/ moorhens n
Teichralle
Any of various medium-sized water birds of the genus Gallinula, of the rail family, that feed in open water margins.

mooring moorings n
Vertäuung
The act of securing a vessel with a cable or anchor etc.

moose /muːs/ meese moose mooses n
Elch
The largest member of the deer family (Alces americanus, sometimes included in Alces alces), of which the male has very large, palmate antlers.

moose test moose tests n
Elchtest
(automotive, engineering) A test of the stability of a vehicle, which determines the maximum speed it can attain and still be able to steer clear of an obstacle (such as a child or a large animal running in front of the car) without going out of control.

moot /muːt/ more moot most moot adj
fraglich strittig umstritten
(current in, _, UK, rare, _, in the, _) Subject to discussion (originally at a moot); arguable, debatable, unsolved or impossible to solve.
irrelevant müßig rein akademisch
(North America) Having no practical consequence or relevance.

moot /muːt/ moots n
in Frage stellen infrage stellen zur Diskussion stellen
(Scotland, Northern England) A whisper, or an insinuation, also gossip or rumors.

moot point moot points n
Streitpunkt fragliche Sache offene Frage
An issue that is subject to, or open for, discussion or debate, to which no satisfactory answer is found; originally, one to be definitively determined by an assembly of the people.
akademische Frage
An issue regarded as potentially debatable, but no longer practically applicable. Although the idea may still be worth debating and exploring academically, and such discussion may be useful for addressing similar issues in the future, the idea has been rendered irrelevant for the present issue.

mop /mɑp/ /mɒp/ mops n
Mopp Aufnehmer Schrubber
An implement for washing floors or similar, made of a piece of cloth, or a collection of thrums, or coarse yarn, fastened to a handle.

mop /mɑp/ /mɒp/ v
moppen
(transitive) To rub, scrub, clean or wipe with a mop, or as if with a mop.

mop up v
aufwischen
To clean up (liquid) with a mop, rag, sponge, or other cleaning device.

moped /ˈmoʊ.pɛd/ /ˈməʊ.pɛd/ mopeds n
Moped Mofa Kleinkraftrad Highriser Mokick Motorfahrrad
A lightweight, two-wheeled vehicle equipped with a small motor and pedals, designed to go no faster than some specified speed limit.

moppet moppets n
Fratz Hosenmatz Püppchen
(colloquial) A child. Often used lovingly or in an affectionate way.
Stoffpuppe
(dated) A rag baby; a puppet made of cloth.

mora /ˈmɔːɹə/ morae moras n
Mora More
(poetry) A unit used to measure lines and stanzas of poetry.
(phonology) A unit of syllable weight used in phonology, by which stress, foot structure, or timing of utterance is determined in some languages (e.g. Japanese).

moraine /mɒˈɹeɪn/ /məˈɹeɪn/ moraines n
Moräne
(geology) An accumulation of rocks and debris carried and deposited by a glacier.

moral /ˈmoɹəl/ /ˈmɑɹəl/ /ˈmɒɹ-/ /ˈmɒɹəl/ /ˈmɔrəl/ more moral most moral adj
moralisch sittlich
Of or relating to principles of right and wrong in behaviour, especially for teaching right behaviour.
moralisch
Capable of right and wrong action.
Positively affecting the mind, confidence, or will.

moral /ˈmoɹəl/ /ˈmɑɹəl/ /ˈmɒɹ-/ /ˈmɒɹəl/ /ˈmɔrəl/ morals n
Moral
(of a narrative) The ethical significance or practical lesson.
(chiefly, in the plural) Moral practices or teachings: modes of conduct.

moral authority n
moralische authorität
(of a person, institution, or written work) The quality or characteristic of being respected for having good character or knowledge, especially as a source of guidance or an exemplar of proper conduct.

moral code moral codes n
Moralkodex
(ethics) A written, formal, and consistent set of rules prescribing righteous behavior, accepted by a person or by a group of people.

moral compass /ˌmɒɹl̩-/ /ˌmɒɹəl ˈkʌmpəs/ /ˌmɔɹəl ˈkʌmpəs/ moral compasses n
Wertekompass
An inner sense which distinguishes what is right from what is wrong, functioning as a guide for morally appropriate behaviour.

moral hazard moral hazards n
Rationalitätsfalle moralisches Risiko
(economics, insurance) The prospect that a party insulated from risk may behave differently from the way it would behave if it were fully exposed to the risk.

moral objectivism n
ethischer Objektivismus moralischer Objektivismus
(philosophy) The position that certain acts are objectively right or wrong, independent of human opinion.

moral panic moral panics n
allgemeiner Protest moralische Panik
A semi-spontaneous or media-generated mass movement based on the perception that an individual, group, community, or culture is dangerously deviant and poses a menace to society; a public outcry.

moral support n
moralische Unterstützung
Assistance given to a person or cause, usually without getting directly involved.

morale /məˈɹæl/ /məˈɹɑːl/ morales n
Moral
The capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others.

moralism /ˈmɒɹəlɪzm/ moralisms n
Moralismus
(uncountable, often, pejorative) The act or practice of moralizing (making moral reflections or judging the morality of others).

moralist moralists n
Moralist Moralistin
(pejorative) One who bases all decisions on perceived morals, especially one who enforces them with censorship.

moralistic more moralistic most moralistic adj
moralistisch
Characteristic of or relating to a narrow-minded concern of the morals of others; self-righteous

morality /məˈɹælɪti/ moralities n
Moral Moralität
(uncountable) Recognition of the distinction between good and evil or between right and wrong; respect for and obedience to the rules of right conduct; the mental disposition or characteristic of behaving in a manner intended to produce morally good results.

morality police n
Sittenpolizei
A police force tasked with enforcing a specific moral code, especially a religious one.

morally /ˈmɑɹəli/ /ˈmɒɹəli/ /ˈmɔɹəli/ more morally most morally adv
moralisch
In terms of morals or ethics.
In keeping of requirements of morality.

moratorium /ˌmɒ.ɹəˈtɔː.ɹɪəm/ /ˌmɔ.ɹəˈtɔ.ɹi.əm/ /ˌmɔː.ɹəˈtɔː.ɹɪəm/ moratoria moratoriums n
Moratorium
(legal) An authorization to a debtor, permitting temporary suspension of payments. [from 19th c.]
A suspension of an ongoing activity. [from 20th c.]

moray /məˈɹeɪ/ /ˈmɒ.ɹeɪ/ /ˈmɔː.ɹeɪ/ morays n
Muräne
Any of the large cosmopolitan carnivorous eels of the family Muraenidae.

morbid /ˈmɔɹ.bɪd/ /ˈmɔː.bɪd/ more morbid most morbid adj
morbid
(originally) Of, or relating to disease. [from 1650s]
krankhaft
(by extension) Taking an interest in, or fixating on, unhealthy or unwholesome subjects such as death, decay, disease. [from 1770s]

morbidity morbidities n
Morbidität
The quality of being unhealthful or diseased, sometimes including the cause.
(medicine) The incidence of a disease, as a rate of a population which is affected.

mordant /mɔː(ɹ)dənt/ more mordant most mordant adj
sarkastisch beißend bissig
Having or showing a sharp or critical quality

mordant /mɔː(ɹ)dənt/ mordants n
Beize
Any substance used to facilitate the fixing of a dye to a fibre; usually a metallic compound which reacts with the dye using chelation.

mordent /mɔː(ɹ)dənt/ mordents n
Mordent
(music) An ornament consisting of a single alternation between a given pitch and the one immediately below it.

more /mo(ː)ɹ/ /moə/ /moʊ/ /mɔɹ/ /mɔː/ adv
mehr
Used to form the comparative form of adjectives and adverbs. [from 13thc.]

more /mo(ː)ɹ/ /moə/ /moʊ/ /mɔɹ/ /mɔː/ determiner
mehr
in greater number. (Used for a discrete quantity.)
in greater quantity, amount, or proportion. (Used for a continuous quantity.)
Additional; further.
Bigger, stronger, or more valuable.

more Catholic than the Pope adj
katholischer als der Papst päpstlicher als der Papst
Adhering more stringently to Roman Catholic practices and doctrine than is required by church doctrine.

more and more adv
immer immer mehr
(degree) Progressively more.
immer mehr
(manner) In a manner that progressively increases.
im zunehmenden Maße mehr und mehr
(modal) Indicates that the statement is becoming progressively more true.

more and more determiner
immer mehr zunehmend mehr
Increasingly more; a growing number of; a growing quantity of.

more haste, less speed proverb
Eile mit Weile
When one is in a hurry, one often ends up having less success and completing a task more slowly.

more like phraseologicalUnit
eher gesagt wohl eher

more or less /mɔɹ ɔɹ lɛs/ adv
mehr oder weniger ungefähr mehr oder minder
Approximately.
mehr oder weniger fast
Almost.

more than one can shake a stick at adj
eine ganze Menge
Occurring in abundance; of a large quantity; many.

more's the pity phraseologicalUnit
leider
(idiom) It is a pity; it is unfortunate.

morel /məˈɹɛl/ morels n
Morchel
A true morel; any of several fungi in the genus Morchella, the upper part of which is covered with a reticulated and pitted hymenium.
Rund-Morchel Rundmorchel Speise-Morchel Speisemorchel
Any of several edible mushrooms, especially the common morel or yellow morel.

morello morelloes morellos n
Schattenmorelle
A variety of cultivated cherry, Prunus cerasus 'austera', having a dark skin

moreover /mɔɹˈoʊvɚ/ /mɔːˈɹəʊvə/ adv
außerdem überdies des Weiteren obendrein
(conjunctive) In addition to what has been said; furthermore; additionally.

morepork /ˈmoːpoːk/ /ˈmɔɹˌpɔ(ə)ɹk/ /ˈmɔːpɔːk/ moreporks n
Neuseeland-Kuckuckskauz
(chiefly, New Zealand) The Tasmanian spotted owl (Ninox novaeseelandiae), a small brown owl indigenous to New Zealand and Tasmania. [from 19th c.]

mores /ˈmɔː.ɹeɪz/ n
Bräuche Gebräuche Gepflogenheiten Konventionen Lebensweise Normen
A set of moral norms or customs derived from generally accepted practices rather than written laws.

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

morgue /moɹɡ/ /mɔː(ɹ)ɡ/ /mɔːɡ/ [mo̞ɹɡ] morgues n
Leichenhaus Leichenschauhaus Leichenhalle
A building or room where dead bodies are kept before their proper burial or cremation, (now) particularly in legal and law enforcement contexts.

moribund /ˈmɔːɹɪbʌnd/ adj
moribund todgeweiht
Approaching death; about to die; dying; expiring.

morion /ˈmɒɹɪən/ morions n
Morion
(historical) A kind of open brimmed helmet used by footsoldiers in the 16th and 17th centuries, having no visor or bevor. [from 16th c.]

morna /məʊˈɹnɑ/ mornas n
Morna
(uncountable, music genre) A genre of Cape Verdean music and dance.

morning /mɔːnɪŋ/ /mɔːɹnɪŋ/ /ˈmɔɹnɪŋ/ /ˈmɔːnɪŋ/ mornings n
Morgen Vormittag
The early part of the day, especially from midnight to noon. [from 13th c.]
(obsolete) That part of the day from dawn until the main meal (typically in late afternoon). [18th–19th c.]

morning draught morning draughts n
Frühschoppen
(now, _, rare) An alcoholic drink taken as breakfast, or early in the morning. [from 16th c.]

morning dress morning dresses n
Cutaway
(now, historical) A woman's dress designed for informal day wear.

morning gift morning gifts n
Morgengabe
A gift traditionally given in some (especially Germanic) cultures by the husband to his wife on the first morning after they were married.

morning glory morning glories n
Prunkwinde Trichterwinde
Several members of the family Convolvulaceae; climbing plants with trumpet shaped flowers.

morning grouch morning grouches n
Morgenmuffel

morning star morning stars n
Morgenstern
(military, countable) A weapon consisting of a heavy ball set with spikes attached rigidly to a staff, in contrast to a flail.

morning star pn
Morgenstern
(astronomy) The planet Venus as observed in the eastern sky around dawn.

morning wood morning woods n
Morgenlatte Mopila Morgenständchen Morgenständer Morgenwasserlatte morgendliche Pisslatte
(dialectal) Kindling used to light a fire in the morning.

morning-after pill morning-after pills n
Pille danach
A contraceptive in the form of a pill taken shortly after sexual intercourse.

morology n
Morologie
Foolish talk; nonsense.

moron /-ɑn/ /mo(ː)ɹɒn/ /ˈmoɹɑn/ /ˈmɔːɹɒn/ [ˈmo̞ɹɑn] morons n
Depp Schwachkopf Trottel
(informal, offensive, derogatory) A stupid person; an idiot; a fool.
Schwachsinniger Trottel Depp Schwachkopf
(psychology, dated, originally) A person of mild mental subnormality in the former classification of mental retardation, having an intelligence quotient of 50–70.

moronic /mɔːˈɹɑnɪk/ /mɔːˈɹɒnɪk/ more moronic most moronic adj
geistig zurückgeblieben
(medicine, dated) Having a mental age of between seven and twelve years.
bescheuert debil idiotisch schwachsinnig
(informal) Behaving in the manner of a moron; idiotic; stupid.

morose /mɔɹˈoʊs/ /məˈɹoʊs/ /məˈɹəʊs/ more morose moroser morosest most morose adj
missmutig moros verdrießlich
Sullen, gloomy; showing a brooding ill humour.

morosity morosities n
Gram

morph /mɔː(ɹ)f/ morphs n
Morphe
(zoology) A variety of a species, distinguishable from other individuals of the species by morphology or behaviour.

morpheme /ˈmoː.fiːm/ /ˈmɔɹ.fim/ /ˈmɔː.fiːm/ morphemes n
Morphem
(linguistic morphology) The smallest linguistic unit within a word that can carry a meaning. It may be a letter, a syllable, or otherwise.

morphemic adj
morphemisch
(linguistics) Of or relating to morphemics or to a morpheme.

morphine /ˈmoː.fiːn/ /ˈmɔɹˌfin/ /ˈmɔː.fiːn/ morphines n
Morphin Morphium
(biochemistry, pharmaceutical drug) A crystalline alkaloid (7,8-didehydro-4,5-epoxy-17-methyl-morphinan-3,6-diol), extracted from opium, the salts of which are soluble in water and are used as analgesics, anaesthetics and sedatives; it is one of a group of morphine alkaloids.

morphinism n
Morphinismus
Morphine addiction.

morphism morphisms n
Morphismus
(mathematics, category theory) (formally) An arrow in a category; (less formally) an abstraction that generalises a map from one mathematical object to another and is structure-preserving in a way that depends on the branch of mathematics from which it arises.

morpho-syntax n
Morphosyntax

morphological /ˌmɔːfəˈlɒd͡ʒɪkəl/ adj
morphologisch
Of, or pertaining to, morphology.

morphologically adv
morphologisch
With regard to morphology.

morphology /moːˈfɔl.ə.d͡ʒi/ /mɔɹˈfɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/ /mɔːˈfɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/ morphologies n
Morphologie Formenlehre
(uncountable) A scientific study of form and structure, usually without regard to function. Especially:
Morphologie Formenlehre Wortbildung
(linguistics) The study of the internal structure of morphemes (words and their semantic building blocks).
Morphologie Wortbildung Formenlehre
(biology) The study of the form and structure of animals and plants.

morphophoneme morphophonemes n
Morpho-Phonem Morphonem Morphophonem
(linguistics) One of the units of which the underlying representations of morphemes are composed.

morphosculpture morphosculptures n
Morphoskulptur

morphosyntax morphosyntaxes n
Morphosyntax

morra /ˈmɒɹə/ /ˈmɔːɹə/ n
Mora

morrow /ˈmɑɹ.oʊ/ /ˈmɒɹ.əʊ/ /ˈmɔɹ.oʊ/ morrows n
Morgen
(archaic, or, poetic) The next or following day.
(archaic) Morning.

morsel /ˈmɔɹsəl/ /ˈmɔːsəl/ morsels n
Happen
A small fragment or share of something, commonly applied to food.

mortadella mortadellas n
Mortadella
A smooth-textured Italian pork sausage with lumps of fat, flavoured with spices; eaten cold.

mortal /ˈmɔɹtəl/ /ˈmɔːtəl/ more mortal most mortal adj
sterblich
Susceptible to death by aging, sickness, injury, or wound; not immortal. [from 14th c.]
tödlich sterblich
Causing death; deadly, fatal, killing, lethal (now only of wounds, injuries etc.). [from 14th c.]

mortal /ˈmɔɹtəl/ /ˈmɔːtəl/ mortals n
Sterbliche Sterblicher
A human; someone susceptible to death.

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

mortality /mɔɹˈtælɪti/ mortalities n
Mortalität Sterblichkeit Mortalitätsziffer Sterbeziffer
The state of being susceptible to death.
The number of deaths; and, usually and especially, the number of deaths per time unit (usually per year), expressed as a rate.
(figuratively) Death.

mortar /ˈmɔːtə(ɹ)/ mortars n
Mörtel Mauermörtel
(uncountable) A mixture of lime or cement, sand and water used for bonding building blocks.
Mörser Mörtel
(countable) A hollow vessel used to pound, crush, rub, grind or mix ingredients with a pestle.
(countable, military, historical) A short, heavy, large-bore cannon designed for indirect fire at very steep trajectories.
Mörser Granatwerfer
(countable, military) A relatively lightweight, often portable indirect fire weapon which transmits recoil to a base plate and is designed to lob explosive shells at very steep trajectories. [from 20th c.]

mortar and pestle mortars and pestles n
Mörser und Stößel
A device made up of a bowl (the mortar) and a heavy, blunt object (the pestle), the end of which is used for crushing and grinding ingredients or substances into a fine paste or powder.

mortarboard mortarboards n
Glättkelle Mörtelbrett Reibebrett Traufel
A rectangular board, with a handle, on which mortar or plaster is carried: a hawk.
Doktorhut Sponsionshut
An academic cap that has a flat square top with a tassel.

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

mortgage /ˈmɔɹ.ɡɪd͡ʒ/ /ˈmɔː.ɡɪd͡ʒ/ v
verpfänden eine Hypothek aufnehmen
(transitive, legal) To borrow against a property, to obtain a loan for another purpose by giving away the right of seizure to the lender over a fixed property such as a house or piece of land; to pledge a property in order to get a loan.

mortgage-backed adj
durch Hypotheken gesichert hypothekarisch gesichert hypothekenbesichert
(finance) Having mortgages as collateral.

mortgage-backed security mortgage-backed securities n
hypothekenbesichertes Wertpapier
(finance) An asset-backed security whose cash flows are backed by the principal and interest payments of a set of mortgage loans.

mortify /ˈmoɹtɪfaɪ/ /ˈmɔːtɪfaɪ/ v
abtöten
(transitive) To discipline (one's body, appetites etc.) by suppressing desires; to practise abstinence on. [from 15th c.]
abtöten töten
(obsolete, transitive) To reduce the potency of; to nullify; to deaden, neutralize. [14th–18th c.]
(obsolete, transitive) To kill off (living tissue etc.); to make necrotic. [15th–18th c.]
(obsolete, transitive) To affect with vexation, chagrin, or humiliation; to humble; to depress.

mortifying more mortifying most mortifying adj
oberpeinlich
Causing mortification; extremely embarrassing.

mortise /ˈmɔː(ɹ).təs/ /ˈmɔː(ɹ).tɪs/ mortises n
Einsteckschloss Zapfenloch
(woodworking) A hole that is made to receive a tenon so as to form a joint. [from 14th c.]

mortise-and-tenon joint mortise-and-tenon joints n
Schlitz und Zapfen
(woodworking) A joint made by inserting a projecting tenon into a mortised slot.

mosaic /moʊˈzeɪ.ɪk/ /moʊˈzeɪk/ /məʊˈzeɪ.ɪk/ /məʊˈzeɪk/ mosaics n
Mosaik
A piece of artwork created by placing colored squares (usually tiles) in a pattern so as to create a picture.
(genetics) An individual composed of two or more cell lines of different genetic or chromosomal constitution, but from the same zygote.
Mosaikvirus Mosaik
(plant disease) Any of several viral diseases that cause mosaic-like patterns to appear on leaves.
Collage Mosaik
A composite picture made from overlapping photographs.

mosaicist mosaicists n
Mosaikkünstler Mosaikkünstlerin
a person who designs or builds mosaics

moschatel /ˌmɒskəˈtɛl/ moschatels n
Moschuskraut
Adoxa moschatellina, a plant of the genus Adoxa, with pale green flowers and a musky smell.

moscovium /mɒˈskəʊ.vi.əm/ n
Moscovium
The chemical element with atomic number 115.

mosey /ˈmoʊ.zi/ v
beginnen starten
(chiefly, US, dialectal) To set off, get going; to start a journey.
losrennen
(chiefly, US, dialectal) To go off quickly: to hurry up.
schlendern
(chiefly, US, dialectal) To amble; to walk or proceed in a leisurely manner.

mosh /mɑʃ/ /mɒʃ/ v
Pogo tanzen jemanden antanzen
(intransitive) To dance by intentionally jumping into and colliding with other, similarly behaving dancers, and performing other wild, aggressive, or spastic movements.

mosh pit mosh pits n
Moshpit Pogokreis Schlammgrube
The spontaneous dance floor created in front of a stage when people mosh.

mosque /mɑsk/ /mɒsk/ mosques n
Moschee
(Islam) A place of worship for Muslims, often having at least one minaret; a masjid.

mosquito /mɒˈskiː.təʊ/ /məˈski.toʊ/ /məˈskiːto/ [məˈskiːɾ̥o] [məˈskɪto] mosquitoes mosquitos n
Mücke Moskito Stechmücke Schnake Gelse
A small flying insect of the family Culicidae, the females of which bite humans and animals and suck blood, leaving an itching bump on the skin, and sometimes carrying diseases like malaria, dengue and yellow fever.

mosquito coil mosquito coils n
Antimückenspirale Mückenspirale
A mosquito-repelling incense, usually shaped into a spiral, and typically made from a dried paste of pyrethrum powder.

mosquito net mosquito nets n
Moskitonetz Mückennetz
A fine net, placed around a bed, in a window opening, etc., to provide protection against mosquitoes and other insects, and the diseases carried by them.

moss /mɑs/ /mɒs/ /mɔs/ mosses n
Moos
Any of various small, green, seedless plants growing on the ground or on the surfaces of trees, stones, etc.; now specifically, a plant of the phylum Bryophyta (formerly division Musci).
(countable) A kind or species of such plants.

moss /mɑs/ /mɒs/ /mɔs/ v
bemoosen
(intransitive) To become covered with moss.
(transitive) To cover (something) with moss.

moss-grown /ˈmɒsɡɹəʊn/ /ˈmɔsˌɡɹoʊn/ more moss-grown most moss-grown adj
bemoost
Having a covering of growing moss.

most /ˈmoʊst/ /ˈməʊst/ adv
-ste -ster am ...-sten
Forms the superlative of many adjectives.

most /ˈmoʊst/ /ˈməʊst/ determiner
die meisten
the majority of; more than half of (construed without the definite article)

most of all adv
am allermeisten
to a greater extent than anything else

mostly /ˈmoʊstli/ /ˈməʊstli/ adv
meistens größtenteils weitgehend überwiegend
Mainly or chiefly; for the most part; usually, generally, on the whole.

mot juste /məʊˈʒuːst/ mots justes n
richtiger / passender / zutreffender Ausdruck richtiges / passendes / treffendes Wort
The perfectly appropriate word or phrase for the situation.

mote /moʊt/ /məʊt/ motes n
Stäubchen
A small particle; a speck.

motel /moʊˈtɛl/ motels n
Motel
(also, _, attributive) A type of hotel or lodging establishment, often located near a major highway, which typically features a series of rooms the entrances of which are immediately adjacent to a parking lot to facilitate convenient access to automobiles parked there.

motet motets n
Motette
A composition adapted to sacred words in the elaborate polyphonic church style; an anthem.

moth /moʊt/ /məʊt/ moths n
Mattenbohne
The plant Vigna aconitifolia, moth bean.

moth /mɑθ/ /mɒθ/ /mɔθ/ moths n
Motte Nachtfalter
A usually nocturnal insect of the order Lepidoptera, distinguished from butterflies by feather-like antennae.

moth-eaten more moth-eaten most moth-eaten adj
mottenzerfressen
Containing holes by having been eaten by moth larvae.

mothball /mɒθbɔːl/ mothballs n
Mottenkugel
(usually, in plural) A small ball of chemical pesticide (typically naphthalene) and deodorant placed in or around clothing and other articles susceptible to damage from mold or moth larvae in order to protect them from this damage.

mothball /mɒθbɔːl/ v
einmotten
(transitive) To store or shelve something no longer used.

mother /ˈmʌðə(ɹ)/ /ˈmʌðɚ/ [ˈmɐðə(ɹ)] mothers n
Mutter Mama Mutti
A female parent, sometimes especially a human; a female who parents a child (which she has given birth to, adopted, or fostered).
Mutter
(figuratively) A source or origin.
Something that is the greatest or most significant of its kind. (See mother of all.)

mother /ˈmʌðə(ɹ)/ /ˈmʌðɚ/ [ˈmɐðə(ɹ)] v
bemuttern
(transitive) To treat as a mother would be expected to treat her child; to nurture.

mother hen mother hens n
Glucke
(literally) A female chicken who bears eggs or chicks.
(idiomatic) An outspoken and overprotective woman or person dealing with others' affairs; especially, an assertive matriarch.

mother liquor mother liquors n
Mutterlauge

mother lode mother lodes n
Hauptader
(geology) A large or rich vein of gold or of another precious mineral from which other branches extend.

mother ship /ˈməðər ʃɪp/ mother ships n
Mutterschiff
A vessel or aircraft that serves or carries a smaller vessel or vessels that operate independently from it.

mother superior mother superiors mothers superior n
Mutter Oberin
A nun in charge of a priory or convent; either a prioress or an abbess.

mother tongue /ˈmʌð.ə ˌtʌŋ/ /ˈmʌð.ɚ ˌtʌŋ/ mother tongues n
Muttersprache Erstsprache
The language one first learned; the language one grew up with; one's native language.

mother-hive mother-hives n
Leibbiene

mother-in-law /ˈmʌ.ðəɹ.ɪnˌlɑː/ /ˈmʌ.ðəɹ.ɪnˌlɔː/ mother-in-laws mothers-in-law n
Schwiegermutter Schwäherin
The mother of one's spouse.

mother-in-law's tongue mother-in-law's tongues n
Schwiegermutterzunge
A plant with narrow, leathery, pointed leaves, of species Dracaena trifasciata (syn. Sansevieria trifasciata), often grown as a houseplant for its distinctive foliage and its tolerance of low light. The leaves are also the source of a tough fiber used for rope.

mother-of-pearl /ˌmʌðəɹ əv ˈpɜː(ɹ)l/ mother-of-pearls n
Perlmutt Perlmutter
The hard pearly inner layer of certain mollusk shells; nacre.

mother-to-be mothers-to-be n
werdende Mutter
A woman whose partner is pregnant.

motherboard /ˈmʌðɚˌbɔɹd/ motherboards n
Hauptplatine Motherboard Mainboard
(computer hardware) The primary circuit board of a personal computer, containing the circuitry for the central processing unit, keyboard, mouse and monitor, together with slots for other devices.

motherese n
Mutterisch
Baby talk.

motherfucker /ˈmʌðəˌfʌkə/ /ˈmʌðɚˌfʌkɚ/ motherfuckers n
Hurensohn Scheißkerl Wichser Drecksau Nuttensohn
(vulgar) An extremely intense experience, often but not always negative.
(vulgar, literally) One who engages in incest with their mother.
(vulgar, literally) One who engages in sex with a mother, not necessarily one's own.

motherhood /ˈmə-/ /ˈmʌðəhʊd/ /ˈmʌðɚˌhʊd/ motherhoods n
Mutterschaft Muttersein Muttertum
The state of being a mother.

motherland /ˈmʌð.ə.lænd/ /ˈmʌðɚˌlænd/ motherlands n
Vaterland
The country of one's ancestors.
The country of one's birth.
Mutterland
Mother country in contrast to its colonies.

motherless adj
mutterlos
Without a (living) mother.

motherlessness n
Mutterlosigkeit
The state or condition of being motherless (not having a (living) mother).

motherly /ˈmʌðəli/ /ˈmʌðɚli/ more motherly most motherly adj
mütterlich
Befitting a mother; warm, caring, nurturing, protective, loving.

motif /moʊˈtiːf/ motifs n
Motiv
A recurring or dominant element; an artistic theme.
(music) A short melodic or lyrical passage that is repeated in several parts of a work.
A decorative figure that is repeated in a design or pattern.

motile /ˈməʊtaɪl/ more motile most motile adj
beweglich
(physiology) In organs: having the power to move their contents, or to change their shape or tension by writhing or contracting as required by their particular physiological functions.

motility motilities n
Motilität
(uncountable) The state of being motile (moving)

motion /ˈmoʊ.ʃən/ /ˈməʊ.ʃən/ motions n
Bewegung
(uncountable) A state of progression from one place to another.
Antrag
(countable) A parliamentary action to propose something. A similar procedure in any official or business meeting.

motion detector motion detectors n
Bewegungsmelder
A device used in security systems that can alert the user of the presence of a moving object.

motion sickness n
Reisekrankheit Bewegungskrankheit Kinetose Seekrankheit
A feeling of nausea or dizziness caused by a disagreement between visually perceived movement and the vestibular system's sense of movement; typically resulting from travel in a vehicle such as a ship or car.

motionless /ˈmoʊʃənlɛs/ /ˈməʊʃənlɛs/ adj
unbeweglich reglos bewegungslos
At rest, stationary, immobile, not moving.

motivate /ˈmoʊ.tɪ.veɪt/ /ˈmoʊ.ɾəˌveɪt/ /ˈməʊ.tɪ.veɪt/ v
motivieren
(transitive) To animate; to propel; to cause to take action

motivated more motivated most motivated adj
motiviert
Enthusiastic, especially about striving toward a goal.

motivated reasoning motivated reasonings n
Motivated Reasoning
The phenomenon of seeking out rational arguments in favor of a conclusion already reached for non-rational (chiefly emotional) reasons.

motivation motivations n
Motivation Motivierung
Willingness of action especially in behavior.

motivational more motivational most motivational adj
motivierend anregend anspornend ermutigend
Tending or intended to motivate.

motive /ˈmoʊtɪv/ /ˈməʊtɪv/ motives n
Motiv Beweggrund
(law) Something which causes someone to want to commit a crime; a reason for criminal behaviour. [from 18th c.]

motley /ˈmɑtli/ /ˈmɒtli/ more motley most motley motlier motliest adj
bunt bunt zusammengeworfen divers heterogen verschiedenartig vielfältig
Comprising greatly varied elements, to the point of incongruity.
bunt kunterbunt buntgefleckt buntgemustert buntgescheckt scheckig
Having many colours; variegated.

motley /ˈmɑtli/ /ˈmɒtli/ motleys n
Mischmasch
An incongruous mixture.

motmot motmots n
Sägeracke
Any bird in the taxonomic family Momotidae, endemic to the neotropics.

motocross motocrosses n
Motocross
(sports, motorcycling) A form of off-road motorbike racing.

motor /ˈmoʊtəɹ/ /ˈməʊtə/ [ˈmoʊɾɚ] motors n
Motor Triebwerk Antrieb
A machine or device that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy, or imparts motion.

motor neuron disease n
Motoneuron-Krankheit
(neurology, pathology) Any of several neurodegenerative disorders that selectively affect motor neurons.

motor racing n
Automobilsport Motorrennen
Racing in motor vehicles, such as cars, motorboats, or motorbikes.

motor scooter motor scooters n
Motorroller
A small motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame.

motor vehicle motor vehicles n
Kraftfahrzeug
Any land-based means of transportation in the form of a machine that operates primarily through a motor to provide power to rotate the tires.

motorail motorails n
Autoreisezug
(rail) A train allowing passengers to take their automobile along with them on their journey.

motorboat /ˈmoʊtəˌboʊt/ /ˈməʊtəˌbəʊt/ motorboats n
Motorboot
(nautical) Any vessel driven by an engine (either inboard or outboard), but especially a small one.

motorcade /ˈməʊtə(ɹ)ˌkeɪd/ /ˌməʊtə(ɹ)ˈkeɪd/ motorcades n
Autokolonne Wagenkolonne
A procession of cars carrying VIPs, especially political figures.

motorcycle /ˈmoʊtɚˌsaɪkəl/ /ˈməʊtəˌsaɪkəl/ [ˈmoʊɾɚˌsaɪkl̩] motorcycles n
Motorrad
An open-seated motor vehicle with handlebars instead of a steering wheel, and having two (or sometimes three) wheels.

motorcycle sport n
Motorradsport
The sport of racing with motorcycles.

motorcyclist motorcyclists n
Motorradfahrer Motorradfahrerin
Someone who rides a motorcycle.

motorist motorists n
Autofahrer Autofahrerin
One who drives a motor vehicle.

motorization motorizations n
Motorisierung
The act of motorizing something.

motorized adj
motorisiert
Equipped with a motor.

motormouth motormouths n
Quasselstrippe
(informal) One who talks very fast or incessantly; a chatty or loquacious person.

motormouth v
quasseln
(intransitive, informal) To talk very fast or incessantly.

motorway /ˈməʊtəweɪ/ motorways n
Autobahn Kraftfahrstraße
(In Europe, New Zealand and parts of Australia) A highway with grade-separated crossings (rather than level crossings) and designed (and only permitted) for high-speed motor-traffic (in Europe motor vehicles with a higher speed limit than 40 km/h) running in two directions on one separate carriageway each

mottled /ˈmɑt əld/ more mottled most mottled adj
gefleckt gesprenkelt
Colored in patches; spotted.

mottled duck mottled ducks n
Floridaente
A medium-sized dabbling duck, Anas fulvigula.

motto /ˈmɑ.toʊ/ /ˈmɒ.təʊ/ mottoes mottos n
Wahlspruch Motto
(heraldry) A sentence, phrase, or word, forming part of an heraldic achievement.
Motto
A sentence, phrase, or word, prefixed to an essay, discourse, chapter, canto, or the like, suggestive of its subject matter; a short, suggestive expression of a guiding principle; a maxim.

moue /muː/ moues n
Schmollmund
A pout, especially as expressing mock-annoyance or flirtatiousness. [from 19th c.]

mouflon /ˈmuːf.lɑːn/ /ˈmuːf.lɒn/ mouflons n
Mufflon
A species of wild sheep, Ovis orientalis musimon, syn. Ovis aries musimon, endemic to Sardinia and Corsica. [from c. 1770]

moulage moulages n
Moulage
The art of applying mock injuries for the purpose of training medical or military personnel.

mould-breaking more mould-breaking most mould-breaking adj
bahnbrechend
(UK) Using or involving the use of original, innovative and unconventional methods; departing from tradition.

mouldboard mouldboards n
Streichbrech Streichbrett Riester Wendebrett
A curved blade on a plough that serves to turn over the furrow.

mouldy /ˈmoʊldi/ more mouldy most mouldy mouldier mouldiest adj
verschimmelt schimmelig
Covered with mould.

moult /moʊlt/ /mɒlt/ /məʊlt/ moults n
Mauser Häutung
The skin or feathers cast off during the process of moulting.

moult /moʊlt/ /mɒlt/ /məʊlt/ v
häuten mausern
(intransitive) To shed or lose a covering of hair or fur, feathers, skin, horns, etc, and replace it with a fresh one.

mound /maʊnd/ mounds n
Erdhügel Erdwall
An artificial hill or elevation of earth; a raised bank; an embankment thrown up for defense
Hügel
A natural elevation appearing as if thrown up artificially; a regular and isolated hill, hillock, or knoll.

mount /maʊnt/ [maʊnt] [maʊnʔ] [mãʊ̃(n)ʔ] mounts n
Reittier Reitpferd
An animal, usually a horse, used to ride on (unlike a draught horse).
Reiter
(obsolete) A rider in a cavalry unit or division.

mount /maʊnt/ [maʊnt] [maʊnʔ] [mãʊ̃(n)ʔ] v
besteigen
(transitive) To place oneself on (a horse, a bicycle, etc.); to bestride.
besteigen anbringen bespringen befestigen decken
(obsolete, transitive) To cause (something) to rise or ascend; to drive up; to raise; to elevate; to lift up.
anmelden mounten
(transitive, computing) To attach (a drive or device) to the file system in order to make it available to the operating system.
bespringen besteigen
(transitive) To have sexual intercourse with someone.

mountain /ˈmaʊn.tən/ /ˈmaʊn.tɪn/ [ˈmaʊn.tn̩] [ˈmãʊ̯̃(n)ʔn̩] [ˈmæ̃ʊ̯̃(n)ʔn̩] mountains n
Berg
(countable) An elevation of land of considerable dimensions rising more or less abruptly, forming a conspicuous figure in the landscape, usually having a small extent of surface at its summit. [from 12th c.]
Berg Haufen
(countable) Something very large in size or quantity; a huge amount; a great heap. [from 15th c.]

mountain avens n
Silberwurz
An arctic-alpine flowering plant of the species Dryas octopetala

mountain bike mountain bikes n
Geländerad Mountainbike
(cycling) A bicycle specially designed for off-road riding, typically with straight, flat handlebars, a heavier frame than road bikes, higher ground clearance, and wider tires, sometimes with knobs on them for greater traction.

mountain buzzard mountain buzzards n
Bergbussard
Buteo oreophilus, a bird of prey endemic to East Africa.

mountain chain mountain chains n
Bergkette Gebirgskette Gebirgszug
(geography) A series of mountain ranges stretching across a continent.

mountain chickadee mountain chickadees n
Gambelmeise
Poecile gambeli, a small bird of the tit family Paridae

mountain climber mountain climbers n
Bergsteiger
An exercise starting in a plank position with hands and possibly feet wider than the shoulders where the knees are adducted to the head or elbows alternatingly without lifting the braced hip.

mountain goat mountain goats n
Bergziege Schneeziege
A sure-footed goat antelope, Oreamnos americanus, of the North American mountains, having black curved horns and a shaggy coat.

mountain gorilla mountain gorillas n
Berggorilla
A subspecies of the eastern gorilla, Gorilla beringei beringei

mountain guide mountain guides n
Bergführer Bergführerin

mountain hare mountain hares n
Schneehase Schneehäsin
A Eurasian species of hare, Lepus timidus, found mainly in tundra regions. [from 19th c.]

mountain pass mountain passes n
Gebirgspass Pass Bergpass
A low point in a mountain range that allows travelers to cross the range.

mountain plum mountain plums n
Amerikanische Ximenie
Ximenia americana, a tree of the tropics bearing cherished fruits.

mountain range mountain ranges n
Gebirgskette
(geography) A series of adjoining mountains, often in a line.

mountain shrike mountain shrikes n
Philippinenwürger
Lanius validirostris, a small bird endemic to the Philippines.

mountain tea mountain teas n
Gliedkraut
The ironwort plant (of genus Sideritis)
Bergtee
An infusion of the leaves of this plant

mountain wagtail mountain wagtails n
Langschwanzstelze
Motacilla clara, a species of wagtail of the family Motacillidae from sub-Saharan Africa

mountain zebra mountain zebras n
Bergzebra
A species of zebra, native to South-western Angola, Namibia and South Africa, (Equus zebra)

mountaineer /ˌmaʊn.tɪnˈɪə̯(ɹ)/ /ˌmaʊn.tɪnˈɪɹ/ [ˌmãʊ̯̃(n)ʔn̩ˈiəɹ] [ˌmæ̃ʊ̯̃(n)ʔn̩ˈiəɹ] mountaineers n
Bergbewohner Bergbewohnerin
(now, rare) A person who lives in a mountainous area (often with the connotation that such people are outlaws or uncivilized). [from 16th c.]
Bergsteiger Bergsteigerin
A person who climbs mountains for sport or pleasure. [from 19th c.]

mountaineering mountaineerings n
Bergsteigen Alpinismus
The sport of climbing mountains.

mountainous /ˈmaʊn.tən.əs/ /ˈmaʊn.tɪn.əs/ [-ʔn̩-] [ˈmæʊn.tn̩.əs] [ˈmæ̃ʊ̃(n)-] more mountainous most mountainous adj
bergig gebirgig
Having many mountains; characterized by mountains; of the nature of a mountain; rough (terrain); rocky.

mountainside mountainsides n
Berghang
The sloping side of a mountain.

mountaintop mountaintops n
Bergspitze Berggipfel
The summit of a mountain.

mounted /ˈmaʊntɪd/ adj
beritten
On horseback.

mounted police /ˈmaʊntɪd pəˈliːs/ n
berittene Polizei Reiterstaffel
A unit of the civil police who are specifically trained to serve duty on horseback. Their duties can be ceremonial, or often for crowd control, and to police areas of difficult access or wilderness areas.

mourn /mo(ː)ɹn/ /moən/ /moɹn/ /mɔːn/ /mʊən/ /mʊɹn/ [ˈmo̞ɹn] v
trauern
(ambitransitive) To express sadness or sorrow for; to grieve over (especially a death).

mourner /ˈmo(ː)ɹnɚ/ /ˈmoənə/ /ˈmɔɹnɚ/ /ˈmɔːnə/ /ˈmʊənə/ /ˈmʊɹnɚ/ mourners n
Trauernde Trauernder
Someone filled with or expressing grief or sadness, especially over a death; someone who mourns.

mourning /ˈmo(ː)ɹnɪŋ/ /ˈmoənɪŋ/ /ˈmoɹnɪŋ/ /ˈmɔːnɪŋ/ /ˈmʊənɪŋ/ /ˈmʊɹnɪŋ/ [ˈmo̞ɹnɪŋ] mournings n
Trauer
The act of expressing or feeling sorrow or regret; lamentation.
Feeling or expressing sorrow over someone's death.
Trauerbekleidung Trauerkleidung
The traditional clothes worn by those who mourn (in Western societies, typically coloured black).

mourning dove mourning doves n
Carolinataube Trauertaube
A grey-coloured dove, Zenaida macroura, that has a mournful call, native to North America

mouse /maʊs/ /maʊz/ /mʌʊs/ /mʌʊz/ mice n
Maus Computermaus
Any small rodent of the genus Mus.
graue Maus
A quiet or shy person.
Maus Computermaus Rechnermaus
(computing) (plural mice or, rarely, mouses) An input device that is moved over a pad or other flat surface to produce a corresponding movement of a pointer on a graphical display.

mouse /maʊs/ /maʊz/ /mʌʊs/ /mʌʊz/ v
mausen
(intransitive) To move cautiously or furtively, in the manner of a mouse (the rodent) (frequently used in the phrasal verb to mouse around).
Mäuse fangen mausen
(intransitive) To hunt or catch mice (the rodents), usually of cats. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

mouse pad /ˈmaʊs.pæd/ mouse pads n
Mauspad Mousepad
(US, Australia, computing) A pad with surface used to enhance the movement of a computer mouse.

mouse potato /maʊs pəʊ.teɪ.təʊ/ /ˈmaʊs pəˈteɪ.təʊ/ mouse potatoes n
PC-Hocker PC-Narr
(slang) A person who spends excessive amounts of time using a computer.

mouse wheel mouse wheels n
Mausrad Scrollrad
(computing) A hard plastic or rubbery disc on a computer mouse, rotated by the user in order to scroll the display.

mouse-colored antshrike mouse-colored antshrikes n
Braunflügel-Ameisenwürger
Thamnophilus murinus, a passerine bird of the antbird family, native to South America.

mouse-ear /ˈmaʊsɪə/ mouse-ears n
Kleines Habichtskraut
A type of small hawkweed native to Eurasia (Pilosella officinarum), commonly found on dry grasslands. [from 14th c.]

mousebird mousebirds n
Mausvogel
Any of a group of possibly passerine arboreal birds of order Coliiformes, confined to sub-Saharan Africa, which build cup-shaped nests of twigs.

mousehole mouseholes n
Mauseloch Mäuseloch
A hole through which a mouse enters a room.

mousekin /ˈmaʊskɪn/ mousekins n
Mäuschen Mäuslein
A little mouse.
A baby mouse.

mousetrap /ˈmaʊsˌtɹæp/ mousetraps n
Mausefalle Rattenfalle
(countable) A device for capturing or killing mice and other rodents.

mousse /muːs/ mousses n
Mousse Schaumfestiger
An airy pudding served chilled, particularly chocolate mousse.
Schaumfestiger
A savory dish, of meat or seafood, containing gelatin.
A styling cream used for hair.
A stable emulsion of water and oil that is created by wave action churning the water where an oil spill occurs.

moustache /məˈstaːʃ/ /məˈstæʃ/ /məˈstɐːʃ/ /məˈstɑːʃ/ /məˈstɒʃ/ /ˈmʌstæʃ/ moustaches n
Schnurrbart Oberlippenbart Schnauzbart Schnauzer Schnäuzer
A growth of facial hair between the nose and the upper lip.

moustached /məˈstɑːʃt/ /ˈmʌstæʃt/ adj
schnurrbärtig
Having a moustache.

moustached warbler moustached warblers n
Mariskensänger
A passerine bird, Acrocephalus melanopogon.

moustacheless adj
schnurrbartlos
Without a moustache.

moustachioed adj
schnauzbärtig schnurrbärtig
(of a man or his face) Possessing a moustache or moustachio.

mouth /maʊð/ /maʊθ/ /mʌʊθ/ [məʊθ] mouths n
Mund Maul Gusche Gosch Gosche
(anatomy) The opening of a creature through which food is ingested.
Mündung
The end of a river out of which water flows into a sea or other large body of water.

mouth-pussy mouth-pussies n
Mundfotze
(slang, vulgar) the mouth, seen as a sexual receptacle

mouth-to-mouth resuscitation mouth-to-mouth resuscitations n
Mund-zu-Mund-Beatmung

mouthbrooder /ˈmaʊθbɹuːdə/ /ˈmaʊθˌbɹudɚ/ mouthbrooders n
Maulbrüter
(zoology) Any animal that cares for its offspring, either eggs or juveniles, by holding them in its mouth for extended periods of time.

mouthfeel mouthfeels n
Mundgefühl
The texture of food, drink, etc. as perceived by the mouth.

mouthful mouthfuls mouthsful n
Mondvoll
The amount that will fit in a mouth.

mouthguard mouthguards n
Mundschutz Aufbissschiene Zahnschutz
A device that fits into the mouth over one or both arches of teeth, which is usually made of plastic. They may be used to protect aginst injury during sport or fighting, or may serve a medical purpose.

mouthpart mouthparts n
Mundwerkzeug
(usually, in plural) An appendage-like structure on the outside of an insect's or other arthropod's mouth, serving to manipulate and masticate food.

mouthpiece /ˈmaʊθˌpiːs/ mouthpieces n
Mundstück
The part of a wind instrument that is held in or against the mouth.
Sprechkapsel Sprechmuschel
The part of a telephone that is held close to the mouth.
Sprachrohr
A spokesman; one who speaks on behalf of someone else.

mouthwash mouthwashes n
Mundspülung Mundwasser Gurgelwasser
A liquid used to clean one's mouth.

mouthwatering more mouthwatering most mouthwatering adj
appetitlich lecker
That is pleasing to the sense of taste; appetizing; that makes one salivate.

movable more movable most movable adj
beweglich
Capable of being moved, lifted, carried, drawn, turned, or conveyed, or in any way made to change place or posture; not fixed or stationary

movable bridge movable bridges n
bewegliche Brücke
A bridge that may be moved in order to open a safe waterway for watercraft.

movable feast movable feasts n
beweglicher Feiertag
A day of note, frequently a Christian festival, whose date changes from year to year according to a set of rules.

movable type movable types n
bewegliche Lettern
A system of printing and typography that uses movable components such as individual letters or punctuation to reproduce the elements of a document.

move /muːv/ moves n
Umzug
The event of changing one's residence.
Umzug Zug Spielzug
(board games) The act of moving a token on a gameboard from one position to another according to the rules of the game.

move /muːv/ v
umziehen zügeln
bewegen
(intransitive) To act; to take action; to begin to act
(transitive, obsolete) To mention; to raise (a question); to suggest (a course of action); to lodge (a complaint).
bewegen rühren
(transitive, ergative) To cause to change place or posture in any manner; to set in motion; to carry, convey, draw, or push from one place to another
(transitive) To arouse the feelings or passions of; especially, to excite to tenderness or compassion, to excite (for example, an emotion).

move away v
wegziehen weggehen

move forward v
vorantreiben vorwärtstreiben
(transitive, figurative) To cause to make progress.

move heaven and earth v
Himmel und Hölle in Bewegung setzen Himmel und Erde in Bewegung setzen
(idiomatic) To do whatever is necessary, including extreme or unusual actions; to go to extremes.

move house v
umziehen zügeln

move in v
einziehen
(intransitive) To start living or working in a new place; to transport one's belongings to a new home or workplace; to make one's home or workplace into a suitable environment.

move out v
ausziehen
(idiomatic, intransitive) To vacate one's place of residence or employment.

movement /ˈmuːv.mənt/ movements n
Bewegung Satz
Physical motion between points in space.
A trend in various fields or social categories, a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals
Satz
(music) A large division of a larger composition.

movement disorder movement disorders n
Bewegungsstörung
(medicine) Any abnormality that concerns control of skeletal muscle, from involuntary twitching or lack of coordination to loss of function.

mover movers n
Beweger Bewegerin
Someone who or something that moves.

mover and shaker movers and shakers n
Macher
(usually, in the plural) Someone who has power and influence in a field or activity; one who accomplishes tasks, who gets things done.

movie /ˈmuːvi/ movies n
Film Spielfilm
(chiefly, North America, AU) A recorded sequence of images displayed on a screen at a rate sufficiently fast to create the appearance of motion; a film.

movie camera movie cameras n
Filmkamera Kamera
A camera used to film a movie (film), usually intended for screening in a cinema.

movie star movie stars n
Filmstar Filmgröße Leinwandgröße
A leading actor in a movie, especially one perceived as a celebrity.

moving /ˈmuːvɪŋ/ more moving most moving adj
bewegend
(not comparable) That moves or move.
rührend
Causing or evoking deep emotions.

moving box moving boxes n
Umzugskarton
A box for transporting household goods during relocation.

moving spirit moving spirits n
treibende Kraft
Someone who provides significant impetus or guidance in a given venture, movement, enterprise etc.

moving violation moving violations n
Verkehrsverstoß
(US, Canada, Australia, law enforcement) Violation of the law by the driver of a vehicle while in motion.

moving walkway moving walkways n
Fahrsteig Laufband Rollsteig
(US) A slow conveyor belt that transports people horizontally or on an incline in a similar manner to an escalator.

mow /moʊ/ /məʊ/ v
mähen schneiden
(transitive) To cut down grass or crops.

mow down v
niedermähen
(transitive) To cut down, especially in large numbers.
(transitive, figuratively, by extension) To kill or slaughter, or to injure by knocking down, especially in large numbers and in a ruthless manner.

mower /ˈmoʊ.ɚ/ /ˈməʊ.ə(ɹ)/ mowers n
Mähmaschine
A farm machine used in hay production (sickle mower, finger-bar mower).
Mäher
A person who cuts grass.

moxibustion /ˌmɒksɪˈbʌst͡ʃən/ moxibustions n
Moxibustion
(folk medicine) The burning of moxa against the skin to treat pain or illness.

moxie /ˈmɒksi/ n
Tatkraft
Nerve, spunk, strength of character.
Verve.
Wit, smarts, skill.

mozzarella /mut.sə.ˈɹɛl.ə/ /mɑt.sə.ˈɹɛl.ə/ /mɒt.sə.ˈɹɛl.ə/ /mʌt.sə.ˈɹɛl.ə/ mozzarellas mozzarelle n
Mozzarella
Soft Italian cheese made from cow's or buffalo's milk and commonly used as a pizza topping and in salads etc.

mozzetta mozzettas mozzette n
Mozetta
A short cape worn by some Catholic clergy.

mu /mju/ /mjuː/ /muː/ mus n
My
The 12th letter of the Modern Greek alphabet.

much /mʊt͡ʃ/ /mʌt͡ʃ/ more most adv
viel
To a great extent.

much /mʊt͡ʃ/ /mʌt͡ʃ/ more most determiner
viel
A large amount of. [from 13th c.]

much ado about nothing /mʌtʃ əˈduː əˈbaʊt ˈnʌθɪŋ/ phraseologicalUnit
viel Geschrei und wenig Wolle viel Lärm um nichts
(idiomatic) A lot of fuss or bother about something trivial.

much of a muchness phraseologicalUnit
dasselbe in Grün dieselbe Couleur in Grün
(idiomatic) Of two or more things, having little difference of any significance between them.

mucilage /ˈmju.sə.lɪd͡ʒ/ /ˈmju.sɪ.lɪd͡ʒ/ /ˈmjuː.sɪ.lɪd͡ʒ/ mucilages n
Schleimstoff
A thick gluey substance (gum) produced by many plants and some microorganisms.

mucilaginous /ˌmjuːsɪˈlædʒɪnəs/ more mucilaginous most mucilaginous adj
schleimig
Of, pertaining to, or resembling mucus; slimy and viscous.

muck /mʊk/ /mʌk/ mucks n
Schmiere Matsch Schlamm Schmadder Schmuddel Siff
Slimy mud, sludge.
Mist Dung Jauche
Soft (or slimy) manure.
Dreck Schmutz
Anything filthy or vile. Dirt; something that makes another thing dirty.
Brühe Fraß Gesöff Pampe Pampf Pamps
Grub, slop, swill

muck /mʊk/ /mʌk/ v
ausmisten
To shovel muck.

muck about v
herumgammeln
(informal, intransitive) To do random unplanned work or spend time idly
herumspielen
(informal, intransitive) To attempt to do something with a piece of equipment without understanding how it works.
herumalbern
(informal, intransitive, British, Australia) To be playful; full of fun and high spirits; to not treat the situation seriously.

mucker /ˈmʌkə(ɹ)/ muckers n
Kumpel
(UK, slang, Southern England, Northern Ireland) Friend, acquaintance.
Gräber Lader Schutterarbeiter Schutterer
A person who removes muck (waste, debris, broken rock, etc.), especially from a mine, construction site, or stable.

muckrake muckrakes n
Mistgabel
A rake for scraping up dung.

muckraker muckrakers n
Muckraker investigativer Journalist
(US) One who investigates and exposes issues of corruption that often violate widely held values; e.g. one who exposes political corruption or the poor conditions in prisons.

mucky /ˈmʌki/ muckier muckiest adj
dreckig schmutzig
(colloquial) Covered in muck.
schmuddelig
(colloquial) Obscene, pornographic.

mucoactive /ˌmjuːkəʊˈæktɪv/ adj
mukoaktiv schleimlösend
(medicine) Acting against mucus.

mucolytic adj
schleimlösend
Serving to dissolve mucus.

mucous membrane mucous membranes n
Schleimhaut
(anatomy) A membrane which secretes mucus. It forms the lining of various body passages that communicate with the air, such as the respiratory, genitourinary, and alimentary tracts including the mouth, nasal passages, vagina, and urethra.

mucus /ˈmjuːkəs/ muci mucuses n
Schleim
(physiology) A slippery secretion from the lining of the mucous membranes.

mud /mʌd/ muds n
Schlamm Kot
A mixture of water and soil or fine grained sediment.

mud fight mud fights n
Schlammschlacht
(literally) A physical fight in which two (or more) opponents wrestle in mud or other dirt.
(figuratively) A dirty duel, involving verbal mudslinging.

mud flap mud flaps n
Schmutzfänger Schmutzlappen Spritzlappen
A flap that hangs down behind a vehicle's wheel so that mud and other things kicked up by the wheel will hit the flap instead of a vehicle behind.

mud pie mud pies n
Schlammkuchen
A mass of mud shaped into the form of a pie, especially by children.

mud sedge mud sedges n
Schlammsegge
A sedge of species Carex limosa.

mud volcano mud volcanoes mud volcanos n
Schlammvulkan
(vulcanology, geology) A conical structure formed by the eruption of rock fragments and wet mud along with hot gases.

mudbrick /ˈmʌd.bɹɪk/ mudbricks n
Lehmziegel Lehmstein
Adobe brick; unfired brick made from mud or clay mixed with straw.

muddle /ˈmʌd(ə)l/ /ˈmʌdl̩/ muddles n
Wirrwarr
A mixture; a confusion; a garble.

muddle /ˈmʌd(ə)l/ /ˈmʌdl̩/ v
verwirren
To mix together, to mix up; to confuse.

muddle through /ˈmʌd(ə)l θɹu/ /ˈmʌdl̩ θɹuː/ v
durchwursteln
(ambitransitive) To succeed (often clumsily) despite being ill-equipped or inadequately trained.

muddy /ˈmʌdi/ muddier muddiest adj
matschig schlammig
Covered or splashed with, or full of, mud.

mudflap mudflaps n
schmutzfanger
A rectangular flap mounted near the wheel of a motor vehicle (especially a truck) to prevent mud or rocks from being thrown up (by the wheel), either onto the body panels or into the path of vehicles following behind.

mudflat mudflats n
Wattenmeer
A muddy expanse of flat land, especially such land as a riverbed exposed at low tide.

mudflow mudflows n
Murgang Mure
A type of landslide characterized by large flows of mud and water.

mudguard mudguards n
Schutzblech
A cover over the wheels of a vehicle, or a flap behind that wheel, to prevent water and mud being projected.

mudpuddle mudpuddles n
Schlammpfütze
A puddle of mud or muddy water.

mudra /muːˈdɹɑː/ /mʊˈdɹɑː/ mudras n
Mudra
(dance, arts) Any of several formal symbolic hand postures used in classical dance of India and in Hindu and Buddhist iconography.

mudroom mudrooms n
Windfang
(North America) A room used as a barrier between outdoors and indoors.

mudslide mudslides n
Mure Murgang Schlammlawine
A geological event in which viscous mud flows down an incline.

mudslinger mudslingers n
Dreckschleuder Dreckschleuderin Verleumder Verleumderin
One who casts aspersions or insults; especially a political candidate who makes negative statements about the opposition.

mudslinging mudslingings n
Schlammschlacht
Casting aspersions with intent to discredit.

muesli /ˈmjuːsli/ /ˈmjuːzli/ mueslis n
Müsli
A breakfast dish based on uncooked rolled oats and fruit.

muezzin /muˈɛ.zɪn/ muezzins n
Muezzin
(Islam) The person who issues the call to prayer from one of the minarets of a mosque.

muff /mʌf/ muffs n
Muff
(historical) A piece of fur or cloth, usually with open ends, used for keeping the hands warm.

muffin /ˈmʌfɪn/ muffins n
Muffin
(British) A type of flattish bun, usually cut in two horizontally, toasted and spread with butter, etc, before being eaten; an English muffin.
A cupcake-shaped baked good (for example of cornbread, banana bread, or a chocolate dough), sometimes glazed but typically without frosting, eaten especially for breakfast (in contrast to a cupcake, which is a dessert).

muffler /ˈmʌflɚ/ mufflers n
Schalldämpfer
(US, automotive) Part of the exhaust pipe of a car that dampens the noise the engine produces.

mufti /ˈmʊfti/ /ˈmʌfti/ muftis n
Mufti Großmufti
(countable, Islam) A Muslim scholar and interpreter of sharia law, who can deliver a fatwa.
Zivil Zivilkleidung
(uncountable, AU, British, New Zealand) A civilian dress when worn by a member of the military, or casual dress when worn by a pupil of a school who normally would wear uniform.

mug /mʌɡ/ mugs n
Becher Tasse Idiot
A large cup for beverages, usually having a handle and used without a saucer.A mug
Visage Gesicht
(slang, often, derogatory) The face.
Idiot
(slang, derogatory) A gullible or easily-cheated person.

mug /mʌɡ/ v
ausrauben
(transitive) To assault for the purpose of robbery.

mug cake mug cakes n
Tassenkuchen
A simple cake whose ingredients are combined in a mug to be quickly cooked in the microwave.

mug shot mug shots n
Polizeifoto
A photograph taken of the head and shoulders, often from the front and in profile, usually taken in conjunction with somebody's arrest.

mugger /ˈmʌɡə/ /ˈmʌɡɚ/ muggers n
Sumpfkrokodil
A large crocodile, Crocodylus palustris, of southwest Asia, having a very broad wrinkled snout.
Strassendieb
A person who makes exaggerated faces, as a performance; a gurner.

mugginess n
Schwüle

mugging /ˈmʌɡɪŋ/ muggings n
Raubüberfall Straßenraub Überfall
A quick violent robbery of a person, usually in a public place.

muggins /ˈmʌ.ɡɪnz/ mugginses n
Dummkopf Idiot
A fool or idiot (especially as an ironic way of referring to oneself) .

muggy /ˈmʌɡi/ muggier muggiest adj
schwül
(of the weather, air, etc.) Humid, or hot and humid.

mugwort /ˈmʌɡwɜːt/ /ˈmʌɡwɝt/ mugworts n
Beifuß gemeiner Beifuß
Artemisia vulgaris, traditionally used medicinally.

mujahid /mʊˈdʒɑːhɪd/ mujahideen mujahidin mujahids n
Mudschahed Mudjahed Mudschahid
(Islam) A Muslim engaging in jihad, especially armed jihad; a jihadist.

mujik /muːˈʒiːk/ /ˈmuː(d)ʒɪk/ mujiki mujiks n
Muschik Mushik
A Russian (male) peasant. [from 16th c.]

mukhtar /ˈmʊktɑɹ/ /ˈmʊktɑː/ [ˈmʊx-] mukhtars n
Muchtar
(politics) A minor official—usually overseeing a village or town—in many Arab countries and (historical) in the Ottoman Empire and its successor states, including Turkey, Northern Cyprus, and formerly Albania.

mulatto /m(j)ʊˈlætəʊ/ /muˈlɑtoʊ/ mulattoes mulattos n
Mulatte Mulattin
(historical, now, sometimes, pejorative) A person of mixed black and white descent, especially a person with one black and one white parent or two mulatto parents.

mulberry /ˈmʌlbəɹi/ /ˈmʌlbɛɹi/ /ˈmʌlbɹi/ mulberries n
Maulbeere Maulbeerbaum
(countable) The fruit of this tree.

mulch /mʌlt͡ʃ/ mulches n
Mulch
(agriculture, horticulture) Any material used to cover the top layer of soil to protect, insulate, or decorate it, or to discourage weeds or retain moisture.

mulch /mʌlt͡ʃ/ v
mulchen
(agriculture) To apply mulch.

mule /mjuːl/ mules n
Maultier Muli
The generally sterile male or female hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse.

mule deer mule deer n
Maultierhirsch
A species of deer (Odocoileus hemionus) found in western North America.

mulish more mulish most mulish adj
stur störrisch
Characteristic of a mule; stubborn, obstinate, or intractable

mull /mʌl/ v
erwägen grübeln
(usually with over) To work (over) mentally; to cogitate; to ruminate.

mullah /ˈmʊ.lə/ /ˈmʌ.lə/ mullahs n
Molla Mulla Mullah
(Islam) A religious scholar and teacher of sharia law.

mulled wine mulled wines n
Glühwein
Red wine with spices (e.g. cinnamon sticks, cloves and ginger) served hot.

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

mullet /ˈmʌlət/ /ˈmʌlɪt/ mullets n
Meeräsche
A fish of the family Mullidae (order Syngnathiformes), especially the genus Mullus (the red mullets or goatfish).
Vokuhila
A hairstyle where the hair is kept short on the top and sides and long at the back.

mullion /ˈmʌliən/ mullions n
Mittelpfosten Pfosten Stulp
(architectural element) A vertical bar between the panes of glass or casements of a window or the panels of a screen.

multi- /ˈmʌl.taɪ/ /ˈmʌl.ti/ prefix
mehr- multi-
Many; pertaining to many things.

multi-storey adj
mehrgeschossig mehrstöckig
(of a building) Having more than one storey.

multi-touch n
Multi-Touch
(computing) Multi-touch capability.

multibillionaire multibillionaires n
Multimilliardär Mul­ti­mil­li­ar­dä­rin
A person with a net worth of multiple billions, typically measured in US dollars.

multicellular adj
vielzellig
(biology, of an organism) That has many cells, often differentiated in function.

multicolored /ˈmʌltɪˌkʌləd/ /ˈmʌltɪˌkʌlɚd/ more multicolored most multicolored adj
mehrfarbig bunt vielfarbig
(American spelling) Having multiple colors.

multicolumn adj
Spalten mehrspaltig

multicultural /ˌmʌltiˈkʌlt͡ʃəɹəl/ more multicultural most multicultural adj
multikulturell Multikulti- Multikultur- multi-kulti multikulti
Relating or pertaining to several different cultures.

multiculturalism /ˌmʌltɪˈkʌltʃəɹəˌlɪz(ə)m/ multiculturalisms n
Multikulturalismus
The characteristics of an organization, society, city etc. which has many different ethnic or national cultures mingling freely; political or social policies which support or encourage such coexistence. [from 20th c.]

multiculturalist adj
multikulturalistisch
Pertaining to or advocating multiculturalism

multiculturalist multiculturalists n
Multikulturalist Multikulturalistin
An advocate of multiculturalism

multiculturality multiculturalities n
Multikulturalität
The quality of being multicultural.

multidimensional adj
mehrdimensional multidimensional
(mathematics) Having more than two dimensions.

multidimensional array multidimensional arrays n
mehrdimensionales Datenfeld
(programming) A data structure consisting of a vector of vectors, in the case of a 2-dimensional array, or, in the case of an N-dimensional array, a vector of multidimensional arrays of degree N minus 1, thereby allowing the simulation of a N-dimensional grid of storage locations using an underlying memory architecture in which storage is addressed in a linear fashion.
(programming) Any abstraction, usually a memory-resident data structure, that addresses storage locations via an N-dimensional coordinate space.

multidimensionality multidimensionalities n
Mehrdimensionalität Multidimensionalität
The property or state of being multidimensional.

multiethnic more multiethnic most multiethnic adj
multiethnisch
Of, pertaining to, or consisting of several ethnic groups.

multifaceted more multifaceted most multifaceted adj
facettenreich
Having multiple facets.
Having many aspects; nuanced or diverse.

multifamily adj
Mehrfamilien-
Of or relating to more than one family.

multiflora rose multiflora roses n
Büschel-Rose
A plant of the species Rosa multiflora, native to East Asia, considered invasive in the US.

multifocal adj
multifokal
(of an eyeglass lens) having several focusing areas that correct for both nearsightedness and farsightedness.

multifunctional cooker multifunctional cookers n
Multikocher
An electric cooking pot, with a timer and a large variety of cooking modes, that can fully replace a kitchen stove and oven.

multigenerational more multigenerational most multigenerational adj
generationsübergreifend

multihull /ˈmʌltihʌl/ multihulls n
Mehrrumpfboot
A boat with two or more hulls.

multilateral adj
multilateral vielseitig
Having many sides or points of view.
multilateral
(politics) Involving three or more parties or nations.

multilateralism multilateralisms n
Multilateralismus
A system by which nations consult others in matters of foreign policy, by way of organisations such as the United Nations.

multilayer adj
mehrschichtig
Any system of multiple layers, especially of multiple monolayers

multilayered more multilayered most multilayered adj
mehrlagig mehrschichtig
Having more than one layer.

multilinear more multilinear most multilinear adj
multilinear
(mathematics, of a function etc) That is linear in each variable separately.

multilinear form multilinear forms n
Multilinearform
(linear algebra, multilinear algebra) Given a vector space V over a field K of scalars, a mapping V k → K that is linear in each of its arguments;(more generally) a similarly multiply linear mapping M r → R defined for a given module M over some commutative ring R.

multilingual /ˌmʌltiˈlɪŋɡwəl/ more multilingual most multilingual adj
mehrsprachig vielsprachig multilingual polyglott polyglottisch
Of, relating to, or involving multiple languages.
mehrsprachig polyglott
(of a person) Able to communicate in a number of languages.

multilingualism multilingualisms n
Mehrsprachigkeit Multilingualismus Multilingualität Multilinguismus Vielsprachigkeit
the condition of being multilingual; the ability to speak multiple languages

multimedia /məltiˈmiːdi.ə/ adj
multimedial

multimedia /məltiˈmiːdi.ə/ n
Multimedia
The combined use of sound, video, and text to present an idea.

multimeter multimeters n
Multimeter
An electronic measuring instrument that combines multiple functions; a combined voltmeter, ammeter and ohmmeter.

multimillion adj
millionenschwer millionenteuer
Having several millions; costing or worth many millions of dollars, pounds, euros or some other currency.

multimillionaire multimillionaires n
Multimillionär Multimillionärin
A person whose net worth is multiple million dollars, pounds, euros or some other currency.

multimodal more multimodal most multimodal adj
multimodal
Having or employing multiple modes.

multimorbid more multimorbid most multimorbid adj
multimorbid
Suffering from more than one chronic illness at the same time.

multinational adj
multinational
Of, or involving more than two nations (externally between countries or internally in a country).

multinational multinationals n
multinationales Unternehmen
A multinational company.

multipage adj
mehrseitig
Including or containing multiple pages

multipartyism multipartyisms n
Mehrparteiensystem

multiplayer /ˌmʌl.tiˈpleɪ.əɹ/ [ˌmɐɫtiˈpl̥eɪ̯ə] [ˌmʌɫtiˈpl̥eɪ̯ɚ] adj
Mehrspieler-
(games) Requiring or allowing multiple (or more than the usual two) players to play simultaneously

multiplayer /ˌmʌl.tiˈpleɪ.əɹ/ [ˌmɐɫtiˈpl̥eɪ̯ə] [ˌmʌɫtiˈpl̥eɪ̯ɚ] multiplayers n
Mehrspieler
(games, uncountable) The feature of a video game where multiple human players play simultaneously.
(in the plural) Video game players who play multiplayer games.

multiple /ˈml̩tɪpl̩/ /ˈmʌltɪpl̩/ adj
mehrere vielfach
Having more than one element, part, component, or function, having more than one instance, occurring more than once, usually contrary to expectations (can be followed by a singular).

multiple /ˈml̩tɪpl̩/ /ˈmʌltɪpl̩/ multiples n
Vielfache
(mathematics) A whole number that can be divided by another number with no remainder.

multiple bond multiple bonds n
Mehrfachbindung

multiple citizenship multiple citizenships n
Mehrstaatigkeit mehrfache Staatsangehörigkeit
A status in which a person is concurrently regarded as a citizen under the laws of more than one state.

multiple exposure multiple exposures n
Mehrfachbelichtung
(photography) The process of producing such a photograph.

multiple fruit multiple fruits n
Fruchtverband
(botany) A fruit that develops from the fusion of carpels from more than one flower, as for instance, a pineapple.

multiple inheritance n
Mehrfachvererbung
(programming, object-oriented) The ability to inherit from more than one superclass in a single subclass.

multiple rocket launcher multiple rocket launchers n
Mehrfachraketenwerfer

multiple unit multiple units n
Mehrfachtraktion Triebwagen
(rail transport) A train consisting of one or more self-propelled cars capable of coupling with other units of the same or similar type and still being controlled from one cab.

multiple-choice question multiple-choice questions n
Mehrfachauswahlfrage Multiple-Choice-Frage
(education) A question where several answers are presented and the respondent must choose the correct one.

multiplex v
multiplexen
(computing) To combine several signals into one.

multiplexer multiplexers n
Multiplexer
A device that interleaves several activities; a switching device.

multipliable adj
duplizierbar multiplizierbar vervielfältigbar

multiplicand /ˌmʌltəplɪˈkænd/ multiplicands n
Multiplikand
(arithmetic) A number that is to be multiplied by another (the multiplier).

multiplication /ˌmʌltɪplɪˈkeɪʃən/ multiplications n
Multiplikation
(countable, arithmetic) A calculation involving multiplication.
The process of multiplying or increasing in number; increase.

multiplication sign multiplication signs n
Multiplikationszeichen Malzeichen
(mathematics) Any symbol (in particular ×, * or ·) used to denote the operation of multiplication.

multiplication table multiplication tables n
Einmaleins großes Einmaleins kleines Einmaleins
(arithmetic) A table showing the products of each of the integers from 1 to 10 (or, especially formerly, 12) with each of the integers from 1 to 10 (or 12).

multiplicative identity multiplicative identities n
multiplikative Identität
(algebra) An element of an algebraic structure, generally denoted 1, which is an identity for a multiplicative operation (generally denoted × or *, or by concatenation).

multiplicative inverse multiplicative inverses n
Kehrwert multiplikatives Inverses
The inverse element with respect to multiplication; the reciprocal.

multiplicative number /ˈmʌltɪplɪˌkeɪtɪv ˈnʌmbə/ multiplicative numbers n
Vervielfältigungszahlwort
(grammar) A numeral that expresses how many times some event happens.

multiplicity multiplicities n
Multiplizität
The state of being made of multiple diverse elements.

multiplier /ˈmʌltɪˌplaɪəɹ/ [ˈmʌɫ.tɪ.ˌplaɪ.ə(ɹ)] [ˈmʌɫ.tɪ.ˌplaɪ.ɚ] multipliers n
Multiplikator
(arithmetic) A number by which another (the multiplicand) is to be multiplied.
(grammar) An adjective indicating the number of times something is to be multiplied.

multiply /ˈmʌltɪplaɪ/ v
vermehren
(transitive) To increase the amount, degree or number of (something).
multiplizieren malnehmen
(transitive, arithmetic, with by) To perform multiplication on (a number).

multipolar /mʌltiˈpəʊlə/ more multipolar most multipolar adj
multipolar
(physics, biology) Having more than two poles. [from 19th c.]
(politics) Of or relating to an international system in which a number of states wield most of the cultural, economic, and political influence. [from 20th c.]

multipurpose adj
mehrzweck-
Designed or intended to fit more than one type of function or application; having multiple uses.

multiracial /ˌmʌltiˈɹeɪʃəl/ more multiracial most multiracial adj
gemischtrassig mehrrassig verschiedenrassig vielrassig
Composed of, or having a mixture of, multiple races.

multiset multisets n
Multimenge
(set theory) A generalized type of set in which multiple occurrences of an element are permitted.

multitasking n
Multitasking
(computing) The simultaneous execution of multiple tasks (programs) under the control of an interrupt-driven operating system.

multitenancy n
Mandantenfähigkeit

multiton n
Multiton

multitool multitools n
Multifunktionswerkzeug
A portable hand tool that combines several individual functions in a single assembly or body; thus:

multitude /ˈmʌltəˌt(j)ud/ /ˈmʌltɪtjuːd/ [-t͡ʃ-] multitudes n
Vielzahl Menge
A great amount or number, often of people; abundance, myriad, profusion.
Menge Menschenmenge Volk
The mass of ordinary people; the masses, the populace.

multitudinous /ˌmʌltɪˈtjuːdɪnəs/ /ˌmʌltɪˈtudənəs/ more multitudinous most multitudinous adj
Massen-
Existing in great numbers; innumerable. [from 17th c.]

multiuser adj
Mehrbenutzer

multivariate /ˌmal.tiˈveː.ɹi.æɪt/ /ˌmʌl.tiˈvæɹ.i.eɪt/ /ˌmʌl.tiˈvɛə.ɹi.eɪt/ /ˌmʌl.tiˈvɛɹ.i.eɪt/ /ˌmʌl.tiˈvɛː.ɹi.eɪt/ more multivariate most multivariate adj
multivariat
Having or involving multiple variables.

multiverse /ˈmʌltiːˌvɜ(ɹ)s/ /ˈmʌltəˌvɝs/ /ˈmʌltɪˌvɜːs/ multiverses n
Multiversum
(physics, cosmology) The hypothetical group of all the possible universes in existence.

mum /mʌm/ mums n
Mama Mutti Mami
(UK, Ireland, Canada, New England, South Africa, India, Singapore) Mother.

mum's the word phraseologicalUnit
Behalte es für dich pscht pst
(idiomatic) Indicates that something is a secret and not to be divulged.

mumble /ˈmʌmbəl/ mumbles n
Murmeln
A quiet or unintelligible vocalization; a low tone of voice.

mumble /ˈmʌmbəl/ v
murmeln nuscheln
(transitive, intransitive) To speak unintelligibly or inaudibly; to fail to articulate.
mümmeln
To chew something gently with closed lips.

mummer /ˈmʌm.ə/ /ˈmʌm.ɚ/ mummers n
Mumme Pantomime Pantomimenspieler verkleideter Mensch
A person who dons a disguising costume, as for a parade or a festival.
Pantomime Pantomimenspieler
An actor in a pantomime; one who communicates entirely through gesture and facial expression.

mummery mummeries n
Mummerei
(now, chiefly, historical) Mumming; disguising oneself to perform as a mummer, or to take part in some other festivities or performance. [from 15th c.]

mummify v
mumifizieren
(transitive) To make into a mummy, by preserving a dead body.
(intransitive) To become a mummy.

mummy /ˈmʌmi/ mummies n
Mama Mutti Mami
(chiefly, UK, New England, usually, childish) mother.
Mumie
(countable, by extension) A reanimated embalmed human corpse, as a stock character in horror films. [from 20th c.]

mumps n
Mumps Ziegenpeter Mumpf
(pathology) A contagious disease caused by the Mumps virus of the genus Rubulavirus, mostly occurring in childhood, which causes swelling of glands in the face and neck.

munch /mʌntʃ/ v
mampfen geräuschvoll kauen
(often with "on") To chew with a grinding, crunching sound, and with the mouth closed.
fressen futtern schmausen schnabulieren
To eat vigorously or with excitement.

munchies /ˈmʌnt͡ʃiz/ n
Knabberzeug
(slang) Food, especially convenience snack foods.
Fressflash Heißhunger
(slang, with the definite article) Hunger, especially a craving for food as a result of cannabis or alcohol consumption.

mundane /mʌnˈdeɪn/ mundaner mundanest adj
weltlich
Worldly, earthly, profane, vulgar as opposed to heavenly.
alltäglich ordinär
Ordinary; not new.
nervtötend
Tedious; repetitive and boring.

mundaneness mundanenesses n
Weltläufigkeit
The characteristic of being mundane; ordinariness; worldliness.

mung bean /ˈmʊŋ ˌbiːn/ /ˈmʌŋ ˌbiːn/ mung beans n
Mungbohne
The seed of Vigna radiata, native to South Asia.

munge /mʌnd͡ʒ/ v
beschädigen zerstören
(transitive, computing, informal) To transform data in an undefined or unexplained manner, as for example when data wrangling requires nonsystemic or nonsystematic edits.

municipal /mjuˈnɪsɪpəl/ more municipal most municipal adj
munizipal Stadt
Of or pertaining to a municipality (a city or a corporation having the right of administering local government).

municipality /mjʊˌnɪsɪˈpælɪti/ municipalities n
Gemeinde Munizipalität
A district with a government that typically encloses no other governed districts; a borough, city, or incorporated town or village.

municipalize v
munizipalisieren
To convert into a municipality

munificence /mjuːˈnɪfɪsəns/ munificences n
Freigebigkeit Großzügigkeit
The quality of being munificent; generosity.

munificent /mjuˈnɪfɪsn̩t/ more munificent most munificent adj
freigebig
(of a person or group) Very liberal in giving or bestowing.
großzügig
(of a gift, donation, etc.) Very generous; lavish.

muntin muntins n
Fenstersprosse Sprosse Mittelpfosten
(architectural element) One of the separators between panes of glass in a composite window.

muntjac /ˈmʌntd͡ʒæk/ /ˈmʌntd͡ʒɑːk/ muntjacs n
Muntjak
Any of various species of east Asian deer of the genus Muntiacus, having short antlers and a barking call.

muon /ˈmjuːɒn/ muons n
Myon
(physics) An unstable elementary particle in the lepton family, having similar properties to the electron but with a mass 207 times greater.

murabba murabbas n
Warenje
A kind of sweet fruit preserve.

mural /ˈmjɝəl/ /ˈmjʊəɹəl/ /ˈmjʊɹəl/ murals n
Wandgemälde
A large painting, usually drawn on a wall.

mural crown mural crowns n
Mauerkrone
A crown or headpiece representing city walls or towers, used as a military decoration in Ancient Rome and later as a heraldic symbol in Europe.

murder /ˈmɜːdə(ɹ)/ /ˈmɝ.dɚ/ murders n
Mord
(uncountable, legal, in jurisdictions which use the felony murder rule) The act of committing or abetting a crime that results in the killing of a person, regardless of intent, and even if the committer or abettor is not the one who killed the person: felony murder.
Mord mörderisch
(uncountable, used as a predicative noun) Something terrible to endure.

murder /ˈmɜːdə(ɹ)/ /ˈmɝ.dɚ/ v
ermorden
To kill (a person or persons) unlawfully, especially with predetermination
massakrieren
(transitive, sports, figuratively, colloquial, hyperbolic) To defeat decisively.
umbringen
(figuratively, colloquial, hyperbolic) To kick someone's ass or chew someone out (used to express one’s anger at somebody).

murder weapon murder weapons n
Mordwaffe
A weapon used to commit a murder.

murder will out proverb
Die Sonne bringt es an den Tag
A murderer will always be discovered.
(idiomatic) Secrets or hidden crimes will eventually be exposed or discovered; nothing that is secret can remain a secret forever.

murderer /ˈmɜːdəɹə/ /ˈmɝdəɹɚ/ murderers murderess n
Mörder Mörderin
A person who commits murder.

murderess /-ɹəs/ /mɜːdəˈɹɛs/ /ˈmɜːdəɹɪs/ /ˈmɜːdɹɪs/ /ˈmɝdəɹəs/ murderer murderesses n
Mörderin
a woman who commits murder.

murderous /ˈmɜːdəɹəs/ /ˈmɜːdɹəs/ /ˈmɝdəɹəs/ /ˈmɝdɹəs/ more murderous most murderous adj
mörderisch
Of a person: intending or likely to commit murder; bloodthirsty, homicidal.
(by extension) Very difficult.

murine /ˈmjʊəɹaɪn/ more murine most murine adj
Maus
More generally, of, pertaining to, or characteristic of any rodent up to the taxonomic rank of Muroidea, most often with reference to mice and rats of the subfamily Murinae.

murky /ˈmɜː(ɹ)ki/ murkier murkiest adj
düster trüb
Hard to see through, as a fog or mist.

murmur /ˈmɜː.mə(ɹ)/ /ˈmɝ.mɚ/ murmurs n
Gemurmel Murmeln Raunen Rauschen
(countable, uncountable) Any low, indistinct sound, like that of running water.
Gemurmel Murmeln Herzgeräusch Raunen Strömungsgeräusch
(cardiology, medicine) The sound made by any condition which produces noisy, or turbulent, flow of blood through the heart.
Gemurmel Murmeln Murren Gemurre Raunen
A muttered complaint or protest; the expression of dissatisfaction in a low muttering voice; any expression of complaint or discontent.

murmur /ˈmɜː.mə(ɹ)/ /ˈmɝ.mɚ/ v
brabbeln lallen muffeln murren nuscheln
(intransitive, now, _, rare) To grumble; to complain in a low, muttering voice, or express discontent at or against someone or something. [from 14th c.]
murmeln brummeln brummen knurren
(intransitive) To speak or make low, indistinguishable noise; to mumble, mutter. [from 14th c.]

murrey /ˈmʌɹi/ adj
dunkelrotbraun
Of a mulberry colour.

muscarine muscarines n
Muskarin
(biochemistry) An extremely poisonous alkaloid, obtained from fly agaric, that disrupts the action of acetylcholine neurotransmitter.

muscatel muscatels n
Muskateller Muskatellerwein
A sweet wine made from these grapes.

muscle /ˈmʌ.sl̩/ /ˈmʌ.səl/ muscles n
Muskel
(uncountable) A contractile form of tissue which animals use to effect movement.
(countable) An organ composed of muscle tissue.
(uncountable, figurative) Strength, force.

muscle relaxant muscle relaxants n
Muskelrelaxans
Any drug which affects skeletal muscle function and decreases the muscle tone.

muscle tone n
Muskeltonus
(physiology) The continuous and passive partial contraction of the muscles, which helps maintain posture.

musclebound more musclebound most musclebound adj
muskelbepackt muskulös

muscovite muscovites n
Muskovit
(mineral) A pale brown mineral of the mica group, being a basic potassium aluminosilicate with the chemical formula KAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH,F)2; used as an electrical insulator etc.

muscular /ˈmʌ.skjəl.ɚ/ /ˈmʌ.skjʊl.ə/ more muscular most muscular adj
muskulär Muskel
(relational) Of, relating to, or connected with muscles.
muskulös
Brawny, thewy, having strength.

muscular dystrophy muscular dystrophies n
Muskeldystrophie
(pathology) A group of genetic diseases which cause progressive skeletal muscle weakness, defects in muscle proteins, and the death of muscle cells and tissue.

musculature musculatures n
Muskulatur
The collection of all muscles in a single body or in a single organ.

musculotropic more musculotropic most musculotropic adj
muskulotrop
(pharmaceutical effect) Acting on muscle tissue, particularly with a stimulating effect.

muse /mjuz/ /mjuːz/ muses n
Muse
(of people) A source of inspiration.

muse /mjuz/ /mjuːz/ v
nachsinnen grübeln sinnieren
(intransitive) To become lost in thought, to ponder.
nachdenklich sagen nachsinnen sinnieren
(transitive) To say (something) with due consideration or thought.
nachsinnen sinnieren
(transitive) To think on; to meditate on.

museal more museal most museal adj
museal
Of or relating to museums.

musette /mjuˈzɛt/ /mjuːˈzɛt/ /mjʊ-/ musettes n
Musette
(by extension) A pastoral air or tune that has a drone imitating such an instrument; also, a dance performed to this music. [from 18th c.]
(historical) Any of various small bagpipes having a soft sound, especially with a bellows, which were popular in France in the 17th and early 18th century. [from 14th c.]
A small oboe without a cap for its reed, which evolved from the chanter or pipe of bagpipes; a piccolo oboe. [from 19th c.]

museum /mjuˈziəm/ /mjuˈzæm/ /mjuːˈziːəm/ /mjəˈziːəm/ [mjuˈzɛəm] musea museums n
Museum
A building or institution dedicated to the acquisition, conservation, study, exhibition, and educational interpretation of objects having scientific, historical, cultural or artistic value.

museum piece museum pieces n
Museumsstück
(slang) A very old item, especially an obsolete piece of technology.

mush /mʊʃ/ /mʌʃ/ mushes n
Brei Matsch
A somewhat liquid mess, often of food; a soft or semisolid substance.

mush /mʌʃ/ mushes n
Maisbrei Polenta
A food comprising cracked or rolled grains cooked in water or milk; porridge.

mushroom /ˈmʌʃˌɹuːm/ /ˈmʌʃˌɹʊm/ mushrooms n
Pilz Schwamm
A fungus producing such fruiting bodies.

mushroom /ˈmʌʃˌɹuːm/ /ˈmʌʃˌɹʊm/ v
wuchern
(intransitive, figurative) To grow quickly to a large size or rapidly increase in scope or scale.
Pilze ernten Pilze sammeln
To gather mushrooms.

mushroom cloud mushroom clouds n
Atompilz Pilzwolke
A large cloud of smoke, flame and debris that rises into the sky as a result of a large explosion, especially after a nuclear explosion, characterized by a long shaft rising from the ground into a much-larger or more-spread-out top, reminiscent of a mushroom in shape.

mushroomer mushroomers n
Pilzesammler Pilzesammlerin Pilzsammler Pilzsammlerin
One who gathers (picks or hunts) mushrooms.

mushy /ˈmʊ.ʃi/ /ˈmʌ.ʃi/ more mushy most mushy mushier mushiest adj
breiig labberig matschig
Resembling or having the consistency of mush; semiliquid, pasty, or granular.
kitschig
Overly sappy, corny, or cheesy; maudlin.

music /ˈmjuzɪk/ /ˈmjuːzɪk/ musics n
Musik Musikstück Tonkunst
A series of sounds organized in time, usually employing some combination of harmony, melody, rhythm, tempo, etc., often to convey a mood.
Musik
(figuratively) Any interesting or pleasing sounds.
Noten
A guide to playing or singing a particular tune; sheet music.

music box music boxes n
Spieldose Musikdose Spieluhr
A box that generates or plays music, particularly one using mechanical means rather than electronic, generally using a cylinder or disk containing the music.

music chart music charts n
Hitparade
A ranking of music (songs, albums etc) according to popularity during a given period of time.

music of the spheres n
Sphärenharmonie Sphärenmusik
A continuous, glorious, harmonious set of sounds that are not audible to ordinary human beings, said in ancient and medieval Western cosmology to be produced by the movement of the celestial bodies.

music school /ˈmjuːzɪkˌskuːl/ music schools n
Musikschule
A school whose main objective is teaching music.

music stand music stands n
Notenständer Notenpult
A stand made for holding pages or books of sheet music.

music theory n
Musiktheorie
The field of study dealing with how music works, typically examining the language and notation of music, the patterns and structures in composers' techniques, and so on.

music therapy music therapies n
Musiktherapie
Any of various supposed therapeutic uses of music.

music to someone's ears /ˈmjuzɪk tə ˌsʌmwʌnz ˈɪɚz/ /ˈmjuːzɪk tə ˌsʌmwʌnz ˈɪəz/ n
Musik in jemandes Ohren
(idiomatic) A spoken expression or a sound which is pleasing; specifically, some good news, or welcome information or remarks.

music video music videos n
Musikvideo Videoclip
A short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes.

musical /ˈmju.zɪ.kəl/ more musical most musical adj
musikalisch Musik
Of, belonging or relating to music, or to its performance or notation.
musikalisch
Fond of music; discriminating with regard to music; gifted or skilled in music.

musical /ˈmju.zɪ.kəl/ musicals n
Musical
A stage performance, show or film that involves singing, dancing and musical numbers performed by the cast as well as acting.

musical bow /ˈmjuːzɪkəl ˈbəʊ/ musical bows n
Bogen
(musical instrument) A simple musical instrument consisting of a string supported by a flexible wooden bearer.

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

musical instrument musical instruments n
Musikinstrument
A device, object, contrivance or machine used to produce musical notes or sounds.

musical notation musical notations n
Notenschrift
(music) A system that represents music through the use of written symbols.

musical saw musical saws n
singende Säge
(musical instrument) A musical instrument consisting of a thin sheet of metal, or sometimes a saw, usually played with a bow.

musicality /ˌmju.zɪ.ˈkæ.lɪ.ti/ musicalities n
Musicalität
The condition of being musical.

musically more musically most musically adv
musikalisch
In a musical manner.

musician /mjuˈzɪʃən/ musicians n
Musiker Musikant Musikus Tonkünstler
A composer, conductor, or performer of music; specifically, a person who sings and/or plays a musical instrument as a hobby, occupation, or profession.

musicianess musicianesses n
Musikerin

musicologist musicologists n
Musikwissenschaftler Musikwissenschaftlerin
One who studies musicology.

musicology /mjuːzɪˈkɒlədʒi/ musicologies n
Musikwissenschaft
(music) the scholarly or scientific study of music, as in historical research, musical theory, or the physical nature of sound.

musing more musing most musing adj
grübelnd nachbrütend nachgrübelnd nachsinnend sinnend
Absorbed in thought; contemplative

musing musings n
Grübelei Grübeln Nachbrüten Nachsinnen Sinnieren
thought, meditation, contemplation

musk /mʌsk/ musks n
Moschus Bisam
A greasy secretion with a powerful odour, produced in a glandular sac of the male musk deer and used in the manufacture of perfumes.

musk duck musk ducks n
Lappenente
Biziura lobata, a highly aquatic, stiff-tailed duck native to southern Australia.

musk ox musk oxen n
Moschusochse
An Arctic mammal, Ovibos moschatus of the Caprinae subfamily of the family Bovidae, having a thick coat and long curved horns.

muskellunge /ˈmʌskəlʌnd͡ʒ/ muskellunge muskellunges n
Muskellunge
A large freshwater gamefish of the pike family, native to the lakes and rivers of eastern and middle western North America; Esox masquinongy.

musket /ˈmʌskət/ /ˈmʌskɪt/ muskets n
Muskete
A kind of firearm formerly carried by the infantry of an army, originally fired by means of a match, or matchlock, for which several mechanical appliances (including the flintlock, and finally the percussion lock) were successively substituted; ultimately superseded by the rifle.

musketeer /ˈmʌskətə(ɹ)/ /ˈmʌskɪtə(ɹ)/ musketeers n
Musketier
(military) A foot soldier armed with a musket.
Musketier Musketier der Garde
(military) In 17th- and 18th-century France, a member of the royal household bodyguard.

muskmelon muskmelons n
Orangenmelone Zuckermelone
A type of melon, Cucumis melo subsp. melo, with sweet orange flesh and a rough skin resembling netting.

muskrat /ˈmʌskɹæt/ muskrats n
Bisamratte
A large aquatic rodent (Ondatra zibethicus).
Moschusspitzmaus
Any of several species of shrews in the family Soricidae, especially the Asian house shrew (Suncus murinus).

muss /mʌs/ v
durcheinander bringen
(transitive) To rumple, tousle or make (something) untidy.

mussel /ˈmʌsəl/ mussels n
Muschel Miesmuschel
Any of several groups of bivalve shellfish with elongated, asymmetrical shells.

must /məs(t)/ /ˈmʌst/ musts n
Muss
Something that is mandatory or required.
Most Traubenmost
Fruit juice that will ferment or has fermented, usually from grapes.

must /məs(t)/ /ˈmʌst/ v
müssen
(modal, _, auxiliary, defective) To do as a requirement; indicates that the sentence subject is required as an imperative or directive to execute the sentence predicate, with failure to do so resulting in a failure or negative consequence.

must-have must-haves n
Must-have
An item that one must own, or a feature that is essential to a service, etc.

must-read /mʌst ɹid/ must-reads n
Pflichtlektüre
A book, article, etc. that one is strongly recommended to read.

mustang /ˈmʌs.tæŋ/ mustangs n
Mustang
A small, hardy, naturalized (feral) horse of the North American west.

mustard /ˈmʌstəɹd/ [ˈmas.təd] [ˈmɐs.təd] [ˈmʊs.təd] [ˈmʌs.tɚd] adj
senffarben Senf
Of a dark yellow colour.

mustard /ˈmʌstəɹd/ [ˈmas.təd] [ˈmɐs.təd] [ˈmʊs.təd] [ˈmʌs.tɚd] mustards n
Senf Mostrich
The leaves of the mustard plant, used as a salad.
The tomalley of a crab, which resembles the condiment.

mustard gas mustard gases n
Senfgas Gelbkreuz Lost
A highly cytotoxic vesicant, C4H8Cl2S, used in World War I that is known to cause skin burns, blisters, inflammation, edema, and potentially other respiratory effects.

mustard oil n
Senföl
The hot pungent oil expressed from mustard seeds; used sparingly as a food dressing.
Allylisothiocyanat Senföl
(organic compound) The essential oil allyl isothiocyanate, also obtained from mustard seeds.

mustard seed mustard seeds n
Senfkorn Senfsaat Senfschrot
A small, round seed of the mustard plant.

mustelid mustelids n
Marder
Any carnivorous mammal of the diverse weasel family Mustelidae, which also includes badgers, otters, martens, mink and wolverines.

muster /ˈmʌs.tə/ /ˈmʌs.tɚ/ musters n
Ansammlung Menge Versammlung
An assemblage or display; a gathering, collection of people or things. [from 14th c.]
Inspektion Musterung
(military) An assembling or review of troops, as for parade, verification of numbers, inspection, exercise, or introduction into service. [from 15th c.]
Ausstellung
(obsolete) An act of showing something; a display. [15th–17th c.]
Muster
(obsolete) Something shown for imitation; a pattern. [15th–19th c.]

muster /ˈmʌs.tə/ /ˈmʌs.tɚ/ v
versammeln
(intransitive) To be gathered together for parade, inspection, exercise, or the like (especially of a military force); to come together as parts of a force or body. [from 15th c.]
in Verkehr bringen
(transitive, US) To enroll (into service). [from 19th c.]

mustiness mustinesses n
Moder Muffigkeit
The characteristic of being musty.

musty /ˈmʌstɪ/ mustier mustiest adj
muffig dumpf dumpfig faulig miefig moderig
Having an odour or taste of mould; also (generally) , having a stale or unfresh odour or taste.

mutability /ˌmjutəˈbɪlɪti/ /ˌmjuːtəˈbɪlɪti/ [ˌmjuɾəˈbɪləɾi] mutabilities n
Mutabilität Veränderbarkeit Veränderlichkeit
The quality or state of being mutable.

mutable /ˈmjuːtəbəl/ [ˈmjuːtəbl̩] more mutable most mutable adj
mutabel veränderbar veränderlich
Changeable, dynamic, evolutive; inclined to change, evolve, mutate.

mutagen /ˈmjuːtəd͡ʒn̩/ mutagens n
Mutagen
Any agent or substance that can cause genetic mutation.

mutagenicity mutagenicities n
Mutagenität
(uncountable) The condition of being mutagenic.

mutant /ˈmju(t)n̩(t)/ /ˈmjuːtənt/ adj
mutierend mutiert
(genetics) Of, relating to, undergoing (i.e. mutating), or resulting from change or mutation; that has undergone mutation.

mutant /ˈmju(t)n̩(t)/ /ˈmjuːtənt/ mutants n
Mutant Mutante Mutantin
(genetics) That has mutated, with one or more new characteristics from a mutation.

mutate /mjuːˈteɪt/ /ˈmju.teɪt/ v
mutieren
(intransitive) To undergo mutation.

mutation /mjuˈteɪʃən/ mutations n
Mutation
Any alteration or change.
(genetics) Any heritable change of the base-pair sequence of genetic material.
(linguistics) An alteration in a particular sound of a word, especially the initial consonant, which is triggered by the word's morphological or syntactic context and not by its phonological context.

mutatis mutandis /m(j)uˌtɑtəs m(j)uˈtɑndəs/ /m(j)uːˌtɑːtɪs muːˈtandɪs/ /mjuˌteɪtəs mjuˈtændəs/ adv
mutatis mutandis
(especially, law) with the necessary changes being made; with the necessary modifications; with such changes as are necessary to ensure congruence

mute /mjuːt/ /mɪu̯t/ muter mutest adj
stumm
Not having the power of speech; dumb. [from 15th c.]
still stumm
Silent; not making a sound. [from 15th c.]
Not giving a ringing sound when struck; said of a metal.

mute /mjuːt/ /mɪu̯t/ mutes n
Stummer Stumme
(obsolete, theatre) An actor who does not speak; a mime performer. [16th–19th c.]
A person who does not have the power of speech. [from 17th c.]

mute /mjuːt/ /mɪu̯t/ v
stummschalten
(transitive) To turn off the sound of.

mute swan mute swans n
Höckerschwan
A species of white plumaged swan, Cygnus olor, having a distinctive orange bill with a black tip, native to Eurasia and widely introduced elsewhere as an ornamental waterbird.

muteness mutenesses n
Stummheit
The characteristic of being mute.

mutex /ˈmjuːtɛks/ mutexes n
Mutex wechselseitiger Ausschluss
(programming) An object in a program that serves as a lock, used to negotiate mutual exclusion among threads.

mutilate /ˈmjuː.tɪ.lət/ /ˈmjuː.tɪ.lɪt/ /ˈmjuː.tɪˌleɪt/ v
verstümmeln verschandeln
To physically harm as to impair use, notably by cutting off or otherwise disabling a vital part, such as a limb.

mutilation mutilations n
Verstümmelung
The act of mutilating or the state of being mutilated.

mutineer mutineers n
Meuterer Meuterin
Someone who participates in mutiny.

mutinous more mutinous most mutinous adj
in Meuterstimmung befindlich zum Meutern aufgelegt
Likely to commit mutiny.
meuterisch meuternd
Of, pertaining to, or constituting mutiny.

mutiny /ˈmju.tə.ni/ /ˈmjut.ni/ mutinies n
Meuterei
An organized rebellion against a legally constituted authority, especially by seamen against their officers.

mutism /ˈmjuːtɪzəm/ mutisms n
Mutismus
A psychological disorder in which the sufferer cannot speak in certain situations.

mutt /mʊt/ /mʌt/ mutts n
Promenadenmischung Köter
A mongrel dog (or sometimes cat); an animal of mixed breed or uncertain origin.

mutter /ˈmʌtə/ /ˈmʌtɚ/ mutters n
Brummen Murmeln Murren Nuscheln
A repressed or obscure utterance; an instance of muttering.

mutter /ˈmʌtə/ /ˈmʌtɚ/ v
murmeln
To utter words, especially complaints or angry expressions, indistinctly or with a low voice and lips partly closed; to say under one's breath.
To speak softly and incoherently, or with imperfect articulations.

mutton /ˈmʌtn̩/ [ˈmʌʔn̩] muttons n
Hammelfleisch Schaffleisch Hammel Schöpsenfleisch Schöpserne
The meat of sheep used as food.

mutton dressed as lamb n
von hinten Lyzeum, von vorne Museum
(UK, derogatory) A middle-aged or elderly woman dressed in a style more suited to a young woman, especially if in a deliberate attempt to appear young.

mutual /ˈmjuːt͡ʃuəl/ more mutual most mutual adj
gegenseitig beiderseitig wechselseitig
Having the same relationship, each to each other.
gegenseitig wechselseitig
Reciprocal.
gemeinsam gemeinschaftlich Gemeinschaft
Possessed in common.
gegenseitig
(Relating to a company, insurance or financial institution) Owned by the members.

mutual assured destruction n
Gleichgewicht des Schreckens
(politics, public policy, military) The threat of massive retaliation using nuclear weapons should a potential enemy use them first, both sides being annihilated in the event of war.

mutual friend mutual friends n
gemeinsamer Freund
Someone who is a friend of two or more people, each of whom may not know each other.

mutual masturbation mutual masturbations n
gegenseitige Masturbation gemeinsame Masturbation
A sexual activity in which two or more persons simultaneously masturbate themselves, usually while observing or otherwise communicating with one another.
gegenseitige Masturbation
A sexual activity in which two or more persons simultaneously masturbate one another.

mutually /-lɪ/ /-tʃwə-/ /ˈmjut͡ʃuəli/ /ˈmjuːtʃʊəli/ more mutually most mutually adv
gegenseitig
in the same way, each to the other; reciprocally

mutually intelligible adj
gegenseitig verständlich
(linguistics) Of two or more speech varieties, able to be understood by one another's speakers.

muumuu /ˈmuːmuː/ muumuus n
Muʻumuʻu
A long loose-fitting dress made of lightweight fabric printed with bright, stylized Hawaiian themes (such as flowers and palm branches).

muzzle /ˈmʌzəl/ muzzles n
Schnauze Nüster
The protruding part of an animal's head which includes the nose, mouth and jaws.
Maulkorb Beißkorb
A device used to prevent an animal from biting or eating, which is worn on its snout.
Mündung
(firearms) The mouth or the end for entrance or discharge of a gun, pistol etc., that the bullet emerges from.
(chiefly, Scotland) A piece of the forward end of the plow-beam by which the traces are attached.

muzzle /ˈmʌzəl/ v
einen Maulkorb anlegen jemandem einen Maulkorb verpassen
(transitive, figuratively) To restrain (from speaking, expressing opinion or acting); to gag; to silence; to censor.

muzzle brake muzzle brakes n
Mündungsbremse
(firearms) A device placed at the muzzle of a firearm to reduce the recoil energy by redirecting the escaping gases.

muzzleloader muzzleloaders n
Vorderlader Vorderladergewehr
A variety of firearm in which the weapon is loaded from the end that discharges the projectile (the muzzle).

my /maɪ/ /mi/ /mə/ /mɪ/ determiner
mein meine
Belonging to me.

my arse interjection
am Arsch
(slang, Britain, Ireland, vulgar) Indicates incredulous disapproval, contradiction or disbelief.

my ass interjection
am Arsch von wegen
(slang, vulgar) Indicates disapproval, disagreement, or disbelief, often with a tone of disregard, disdain, or disgust, referring to the buttocks.

my ass pronoun
am Arsch!
(slang, vulgar) I; me; myself; oneself in the third person.

my bad interjection
mein Fehler
(colloquial, idiomatic) My fault; mea culpa.

my blood type is ... phraseologicalUnit
meine Blutgruppe ist …
Indicates the speaker's blood type.

my car has broken down phraseologicalUnit
mein Wagen/Auto hatte eine Panne
(This entry is a translation hub.)

my condom broke phraseologicalUnit
mein Kondom ist gerissen
Indicates that the condom of the speaker broke.

my goodness /maɪ ˈɡʊdnəs/ /maɪ ˈɡʊdnɪs/ interjection
ach du meine Güte meine Güte
(US, Canada, minced oath) Used to express surprise, shock, or amazement.

my name is phraseologicalUnit
ich heiße mein Name ist ...
A common way to identify oneself.

my pleasure interjection
keine Ursache bitte gern geschehen mit Vergnügen nichts zu danken
A polite reaction to receiving thanks, meaning that the speaker enjoyed helping the listener.

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

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

myalgia myalgias n
Myalgie
(medicine, pathology) Muscular pain or tenderness.

mycelium /maɪˈsi.li.əm/ mycelia n
Myzel Myzelium
The vegetative part of any fungus, consisting of a mass of branching, threadlike hyphae, often underground.

mycetism mycetisms n
Myketismus Myzetismus Pilzvergiftung

mycologist /maɪˈkɒlədʒɪst/ mycologists n
Mykologe Mykologin
A person who studies, professes or practices mycology.

mycology /maɪˈkɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/ /maɪˈkɒ.lə.d͡ʒi/ n
Mykologie Pilzkunde
The study of fungi, in the wide sense.

mycoplasma mycoplasmas mycoplasmata n
Mykoplasmen
Any infectious bacterium of the genus Mycoplasma, often specifically Mycoplasma pneumoniae

mycorrhiza mycorrhizae mycorrhizas n
Pilzwurzel
(ecology, botany, mycology) A plant root formed in symbiosis with a fungus; the symbiosis between the mycelium of a fungus and the roots of a plant. [from 19th c.]

mycosis /maɪˈkoʊsɪs/ mycoses n
Mykose Pilzkrankheit
(disease) An infection caused by a fungus.

mycotoxin mycotoxins n
Mykotoxin
(biochemistry) Any substance, produced by a mold or fungus, that is injurious to vertebrates upon ingestion, inhalation or skin contact.

myelinating /maɪ(j)əlɪneɪtɪŋ/ adj
myelinisierend

myeloma myelomas myelomata n
Myelom
(pathology, oncology) A malignant tumour arising from cells of the bone marrow, specifically plasma cells.

myelopathy myelopathies n
Myelopathie
A disorder in which the tissue of the spinal cord is diseased or damaged.

myiasis /maɪ.ˈaɪ.ə.sɪs/ myiases n
Myiasis
(medicine) The infestation of a living vertebrate by maggots.

mylonite /ˈmʌɪlənʌɪt/ mylonites n
Mylonit

mylonitic adj
mylonitisch

myna /ˈmaɪnə/ mynas n
Maina
One of the South and East Asian birds of the starling family Sturnidae.

myocarditis myocardites myocarditides myocarditises n
Myokarditis Herzmuskelentzündung Myokardentzündung Riesenzellmyokarditis Virusmyokarditis
(pathology, cardiology) Inflammation of the myocardium.

myocardium myocardia myocardiums n
Myokard Herzmuskel
(anatomy, cardiology) The muscular substance of the heart; the middle of the three layers forming the outer wall of the human heart.

myoglobin myoglobins n
Myoglobin
(protein) A small globular protein, containing a heme group, that carries oxygen to muscles.

myokymia myokymias n
Myokymie
(medicine) An involuntary spontaneous quivering of part of a muscle, insufficient to move a joint.

myopathic adj
myopathisch
Pertaining to myopathy

myopathy myopathies n
Myopathie
(medicine) Any of several diseases of muscle that are not caused by nerve disorders

myopia /maɪˈoʊ.pi.ə/ /maɪˈəʊ.pɪ.ə/ myopias n
Kurzsichtigkeit
(figurative) A lack of imagination, discernment or long-range perspective in thinking or planning.

myopic /maɪˈoʊpɪk/ /maɪˈɑpɪk/ /maɪˈɒpɪk/ more myopic most myopic adj
kurzsichtig myop myopisch
Near-sighted; unable to see distant objects unaided.
kurzsichtig
Shortsighted; improvident.

myospastic adj
myospastisch

myostatin /ˈmaɪəʊˌstætɪn/ myostatins n
Myostatin
(protein) A protein that acts as an inhibitor to the growth of muscle tissue.

myriad /ˈmɪɹi.æd/ /ˈmɪɹi.əd/ adj
unzählig
(modifying a plural noun) Great in number; innumerable, multitudinous [from 18th c.]

myriad /ˈmɪɹi.æd/ /ˈmɪɹi.əd/ myriads n
Myriade
(historical) Ten thousand; 10,000 [from 16th c.]
Unzahl Myriaden Unmenge Vielzahl
A countless number or multitude (of specified things) [from 16th c.]

myriagon /ˈmiɹiəɡɑn/ /ˈmɪɹɪəɡɒn/ myriagons n
10000-Eck Myriagon Zehntausendeck

myrmecology /ˌmɜː(ɹ)mɪˈkɒləd͡ʒi/ n
Myrmekologie Ameisenkunde
(entomology) The study of ants.

myrobalan /mʌɪˈɹɒbələn/ myrobalans n
Myrobalane
A plum-like fruit from various trees of the genus Terminalia, formerly used in medicine and now in the dyeing industry; also, the tree itself.

myroblyte /ˈmɪɹəblaɪt/ myroblytes n
Myroblyt Myroblytin
A saint whose relics or place of burial produce or are said to have produced the Oil of Saints ("an aromatic liquid with healing properties" or "holy water (very much like myrrh)") or the odour of sanctity.

myrrh /mɜɹ/ [mɜː(ɹ)] [mɝ] myrrhs n
Myrrhe
A red-brown resinous material, the dried sap of a tree of the species Commiphora myrrha, used as perfume, incense or medicine.

myrtle /ˈmɜːtl̩/ /ˈmɝtl̩/ [ˈmɝtɫ̩] [ˈmɝɾɫ̩] myrtles n
Myrte
An evergreen shrub or small tree of the genus Myrtus, native to southern Europe and north Africa.

myself /maɪˈsɛlf/ pronoun
mich mir
(reflexive pronoun) Me, as direct or indirect object the speaker as the object of a verb or preposition, when the speaker is also the subject. [from 9th c.]
Me (as the object of a verb or preposition). [from 10th c.]
selber selbst
Personally, for my part; used in apposition to I, sometimes for simple emphasis and sometimes with implicit exclusion of any others performing the activity described. [from 10th c.]

mystagogue mystagogues n
Mystagoge
A person who prepares an initiate for entry into a mystery cult, or who teaches mystical doctrines.

mysterious /məˈstɪɹi.əs/ /mɪˈstɪəɹi.əs/ /mɪˈstɪɹi.əs/ more mysterious most mysterious adj
mysteriös
Of unknown origin.
rätselhaft
Having unknown qualities.

mystery /ˈmɪst(ə)ɹi/ mysteries n
Geheimnis Rätsel
Something secret or unexplainable; an unknown.
Rätsel
Someone or something with an obscure or puzzling nature.

mystery play mystery plays n
Mysterienspiel
(performing arts) A medieval dramatic performance depicting events from Christian scriptures, especially events from the life of Jesus Christ.

mystic /ˈmɪstɪk/ more mystic most mystic adj
mystisch
Of, or relating to mystics, mysticism or occult mysteries; mystical.
Mysterious and strange; arcane, obscure or enigmatic.

mystic /ˈmɪstɪk/ mystics n
Mystiker Mystikerin
Someone who practices mysticism.

mystical /ˈmɪstɪkl̩/ /ˈmɪstɪkəl/ more mystical most mystical adj
mystisch
Relating to mystics or mysticism.

mysticism /ˈmɪs.tɪˌsɪz.əm̩/ mysticisms n
Mystik Mystizismus
The beliefs, ideas, or thoughts of mystics.
A doctrine of direct communication or spiritual intuition of divine truth.
A transcendental union of soul or mind with the divine reality or divinity.
Mystizismus Mystik
Obscure thoughts and speculations.

mysticist adj
mystizistisch

mystification mystifications n
Verblüffung
The act of mystifying or the condition of being mystified.

mystified adj
irritiert verblüfft
puzzled or confused

mystify /ˈmɪstɪfaɪ/ v
irritieren verblüffen
(transitive) To thoroughly confuse, befuddle, or bewilder.

myth /mɪθ/ myths n
Mythos
A commonly-held but false belief, a common misconception; a fictitious or imaginary person or thing; a popular conception about a real person or event which exaggerates or idealizes reality.
Mythos Sage
An invented story, theory, or concept.

mythical /ˈmɪθɪkəl/ more mythical most mythical adj
mythisch
Existing in myth.

mythological /ˌmɪθəˈlɒd͡ʒɪkəl/ adj
mythisch mythologisch
Of, or relating to myths or mythology.
mythisch
Legendary.

mythologist mythologists n
Mythologe Mythologin
A person who studies mythology

mythology /mɪˈθɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/ /mɪˈθɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/ mythologies n
Mythologie Götterlehre Sagenwelt
(countable, _, and, _, uncountable) The collection of myths of a people, concerning the origin of the people, history, deities, ancestors and heroes.

mythos /ˈmɪθoʊs/ /ˈmɪθɒs/ /ˈmʌɪ-/ mythoi mythoses n
Mythos
Anything transmitted by word of mouth, such as a fable, legend, narrative, story, or tale (especially a poetic tale).
A story or set of stories relevant to or having a significant truth or meaning for a particular culture, religion, society, or other group; a myth, a mythology.

myxedema myxedemas n
Myxödem
(pathology) A form of cutaneous and dermal edema that is secondary to increased deposition of connective tissue components in subcutaneous tissue. [from 19th c.]

myxoma myxomas myxomata n
Myxom
A tumor consisting of primitive connective tissue and mucous elements.

myxomatosis /ˌmɪksəməˈtəʊsɪs/ n
Myxomatose
A usually fatal viral disease of rabbits, causing skin tumors.

mâche n
Ackersalat Echter Feldsalat Gewöhnlicher Feldsalat Nüsslisalat Nüsslisalat Feldsalat Rapunzel
Valerianella locusta, a small dicot annual plant of the family Caprifoliaceae often cultivated as a salad green or herb.

ménage à trois /məˌnɑːʒ ɑː ˈt(ɹ)wɑː/ /məˌnɑːʒeɪ ˈt(ɹ)wɑː/ /ˌmeɪnɑːʒ ɑː ˈt(ɹ)wɑː/ /ˌmɛnɑːʒ ɑː ˈt(ɹ)wɑː/ ménages à trois n
Ménage-à-trois

métier /ˈmɛtjeɪ/ métiers n
Metier
Any activity that is pursued as a trade or profession; a calling.
An activity to which a person is particularly suited.
An outstanding or beneficial feature.

n-adic adj
n-adisch
(grammar, logic) Having a valency of n.

n-dimensional adj
n-dimensional
(mathematics) Having an arbitrary number of dimensions.

n-gram /ˈɛnˌɡɹæm/ /ˈɛŋˌɡɹæm/ n-grams n
N-Gramm
(computational linguistics) A contiguous sequence of n items (usually characters or words) from a given sequence of text or speech, used in analysis.

n-word n-words n
N-Wort
(euphemistic) The word nigger or nigga or nigra.

n/a adj
n.a. nicht auswertbar nicht zutreffend
not applicable
k.A. keine Angabe n.a. nicht angegeben nicht verfügbar nicht vorhanden
not available

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

nab /næb/ v
schnappen
(informal, transitive) To seize, arrest or take into custody (a criminal or fugitive).
(informal, transitive) To grab or snatch something.

nabla nablas n
Nabla
(analysis) The symbol ∇, used to denote the gradient operator.

nacelle /nəˈsɛl/ nacelles n
Korb
A separate streamlined enclosure mounted on an aircraft to house, originally, an engine, and now also cargo or crew.

nacho /ˈnæt͡ʃəʊ/ /ˈnɑt͡ʃoʊ/ nachos n
Nacho
A single tortilla chip from a dish of nachos.

nachos /ˈnætʃəʊz/ /ˈnɑt͡ʃoʊz/ n
Nachos
A Mexican dish of tortilla chips, covered in melted cheese and sometimes other ingredients.

nadir /neɪˈdɪə(ɹ)/ /neɪˈdɪɚ/ /ˈneɪ.də(ɹ)/ /ˈneɪ.dɚ/ /ˈneɪˌdɪə(ɹ)/ /ˈneɪˌdɪɚ/ /ˈnæd.ɪə(ɹ)/ nadirs n
Nadir
The point of the celestial sphere, directly opposite the zenith; inferior pole of the horizon; point of the celestial sphere directly under the place of observation.

naevus flammeus n
Feuermal
(anatomy) A vascular birthmark or naevus, usually on the head and neck, consisting of an overgrowth of capillaries which produce a reddish to purplish discoloration of the skin.

nag /neɪɡ/ /nɛɡ/ /ˈnæɡ/ nags n
Pony
A small horse; a pony.
Keppelweib Meckerer Nervensäge Nörgeltante Nörgler Quälgeist
Someone or something that nags.
Gaul Schindmähre Klepper Ackergaul
An old, useless horse.

nag /neɪɡ/ /nɛɡ/ /ˈnæɡ/ v
quengeln nörgeln herumhacken herumnörgeln in den Ohren liegen keifen
(ambitransitive) To repeatedly remind or complain to (someone) in an annoying way, often about insignificant or unnecessary matters.
nagen nerven zusetzen
To bother with persistent thoughts or memories.

nagger /ˈnæɡɚ/ naggers n
Nörgler
One who nags.

nagging more nagging most nagging adj
bohrend dumpf keifend lästig meckernd nagend
Causing persistent mild pain, or annoyance.

nagging naggings n
Gekeife Gemecker Gemotze Genörgel Gequengel Gezeter
The action of the verb nag.

naggy /ˈnæɡiː/ naggier naggiest adj
nörglerisch
(informal) Prone to nag, irritable.

nah [næː] [nɑː] [nẽː] interjection
nee ne nö
(informal) No.

naiad /ˈnaɪæd/ /ˈnaɪəd/ /ˈneɪæd/ /ˈneɪəd/ naiades naiads n
Najade
(Greek mythology) A female deity (nymph) associated with water, especially a spring, stream, or other fresh water.
(entomology) The aquatic larva (nymph) of a dragonfly or damselfly.

nail /neɪl/ [neɪ̯ɫ] nails n
Nagel
The thin, horny plate at the ends of fingers and toes on humans and some other animals.
A spike-shaped metal fastener used for joining wood or similar materials. The nail is generally driven through two or more layers of material by means of impacts from a hammer or other device. It is then held in place by friction.

nail /neɪl/ [neɪ̯ɫ] v
nageln annageln festnageln
(intransitive) To drive a nail.
(transitive, slang) To expose as a sham.
(military) To spike, as a cannon.
festnageln sich krallen
(slang) To catch.
nageln
(transitive, vulgar, slang) Of a male, to engage in sexual intercourse with.

nail bomb nail bombs n
Nagelbombe
A bomb designed to cause extensive wounding by packing sharp objects around the explosive; used especially by terrorists and suicide bombers.

nail clipper nail clippers n
Nagelknipser
A mechanical device used to trim fingernails and toenails.

nail file nail files n
Nagelfeile
A small file made of soft metal, or a board covered with fine sandpaper, for filing and shaping one's fingernails and toenails.

nail gun nail guns n
Druckluftnagler
An electrically or pneumatically powered gun used to drive nails into a surface.

nail one's colours to the mast v
Farbe bekennen
To clearly show one's support for a side or opinion in a dispute, often indicating an intention to defend that side to the end.

nail polish nail polishes n
Nagellack
A cosmetic lacquer applied to the fingernails or toenails.

nail polish remover nail polish removers n
Nagellackentferner
A solvent used to remove nail polish, usually mostly acetone.

nail scissors n
Nagelschere
Small, usually curved scissors for cutting the fingernails and toenails.

nailbrush /ˈneɪl.bɹʌʃ/ nailbrushes n
Nagelbürste
A small brush, with firm bristles, used to clean the fingernails or to scrub the hands.

nailhead nailheads n
Nagelkopf
The head of a nail.

nailset nailsets n
Nageltreiber Versenker
A tool used with a hammer for driving in nails, rather than striking the nail directly at the risk of damaging the surrounding surface.

naive /naɪˈiːv/ /nɑːˈiːv/ more naive most naive adj
naiv unbefangen blauäugig
Lacking worldly experience, wisdom, or judgement; unsophisticated.

naked /ˈneɪkɪd/ /ˈnɛkɪd/ more naked most naked adj
blank
nackt
Bare, not covered by clothing.
(obsolete) Lacking some clothing; clothed only in underwear.

naked as the day one was born adj
im Adamskostüm
Completely naked.

naked eye naked eyes n
Freiäugig bloßes Auge
Eyesight, unaided by equipment such as a telescope or microscope.

nakedness nakednesses n
Nacktheit
The state or condition of being naked; nudity; bareness; defenselessness; undisguisedness.

naled /ˈnɑlɪd/ /ˈnɑlɪt/ naleds n
Aufeis
A sheet-like layered mass of ice formed in freezing temperatures from the freezing of successive flows of ground water over previously formed layers of ice.

namaste /ˈnʌməsteɪ/ namastes n
Namaste
The traditional greeting when saying the word namaste, with folded hands and a slight bow.

name /neɪm/ names n
Name
Any nounal word or phrase which indicates a particular person, place, class, or thing.
Name Ruf
Reputation.

name /neɪm/ v
nennen benennen taufen bezeichnen
(ditransitive) To give a name to.
(transitive, Westminster system politics) To initiate a process to temporarily remove a member of parliament who is breaking the rules of conduct.
nennen
(transitive) To mention, specify.
benennen
(transitive) To publicly implicate by name.
ernennen
(transitive) To designate for a role.

name after v
benennen nach
To intentionally give someone or something the same name or a derivation of the same name as another person, place, or thing.

name brand name brands n
Marke Markenartikel Markenname Markenprodukt
A product having such a mark or name.

name day name days n
Namenstag
The feast day of the saint after whom one is named.

name names v
Ross und Reiter nennen
(idiom) To identify specific people, especially people involved in misdeeds or other secretive activity.

name-calling name-callings n
Beschimpfung
The use of derogatory labels in verbal attacks on an individual or other entity.

name-drop v
Namen erwähnen Namen fallenlassen

namecheck v
(den Namen) erwähnen den Namen fallen lassen
(transitive, intransitive) To name-drop.

nameless adj
namenlos
Not having a name; unnamed.

namely /ˈneɪmli/ adv
nämlich und zwar
Specifically; that is to say.

nameplate nameplates n
Namensschild
A plate or plaque inscribed with a name.

namesake /ˈneɪmseɪk/ namesakes n
Namensvetter
A person with the same name as another.

namesign namesigns n
Gebärdenname Namengebärde

namespace /ˈneɪmspeɪs/ namespaces n
Namensraum
(programming) A conceptual space that groups classes, identifiers, etc. to avoid conflicts with items in unrelated code that have the same names.

naming convention naming conventions n
Benennungsregel Namenskonvention
A collection of rules followed by a set of names which allow users to deduce useful information, based on the names' character sequence and knowledge of the rules followed; such as Manhattan's East-West streets being called "Streets" and its North-South streets being called "Avenues".

nanny /ˈnæni/ nannies n
Kindermädchen Kinderfrau
A child's nurse.

nanny state nanny states n
Bevormundungsstaat Gouvernantenstaat
(pejorative) A state whose government institutions are authoritative and over-paternalistic, interfering with and controlling people's lives. [from mid-20th c.]

nano- /ˈnænoʊ/ /ˈnænəʊ/ prefix
nano-
In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 10−9 (short scale billionth or long scale milliardth). Symbol: n
Derived from the nanotechnology industry.
(diminutive) Very small.

nanocrystal nanocrystals n
Nanokristall
A crystalline entity whose size is measured in nanometers; an individual nanometer-sized crystal of such a material.

nanoindentation nanoindentations n
Nanoindentierung
(nanotechnology) An indentation test carried out at nanoscale, such as by use of a nanoindenter

nanomaterial nanomaterials n
Nanomaterial

nanometre /ˈnænəˌmiːtə(ɹ)/ nanometres n
Nanometer
An SI subunit of length equal to 10-9 metres. Symbol: nm

nanometric adj
nanometrisch

nanometrically adj
nanometrisch

nanoparticle nanoparticles n
Nanoteilchen Nanopartikel
Any microscopic particle less than about 100 nanometers (nm) in diameter.

nanosatellite nanosatellites n
Nanosatellit
An artificial satellite with a wet mass between 1 and 10 kilograms.

nanoscientist nanoscientists n
Nanowissenschaftler Nanowissenschaftlerin
A scientist whose speciality is nanoscience

nanosecond nanoseconds n
Nanosekunde
(metrology) An SI unit of time equal to 10−9 seconds. Symbol: ns

nanotechnology nanotechnologies n
Nanotechnologie
The science and technology of creating nanoparticles and of manufacturing machines which have sizes within the range of nanometres (1–100 nm).

nanotube nanotubes n
Nanoröhre
(chemistry) Shortening of carbon nanotube; A carbon molecule, in the shape of a tube, having a fullerene structure and a diameter of about 1 or 2 nanometers.

nanowire nanowires n
Nanodraht
(physics) A wire whose width is of the order of nanometers.

nap /nap/ /næp/ naps n
Nickerchen
Flocke Flor Noppe Pol Tuchnoppe
A soft or fuzzy surface, generally on fabric or leather.

napa cabbage napa cabbages n
Chinakohl
A species of Chinese cabbage, Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis, commonly used as an ingredient in East-Asian cuisines.

napalm /ˈneɪ.pɑlm/ /ˈneɪ.pɑːm/ napalms n
Napalm
A highly flammable, viscous substance, designed to stick to the body while burning, used in warfare as an incendiary especially in wooded areas.

nape /neɪp/ napes n
Nacken Genick
The back part of the neck.

napha water n
Orangenblütenwasser
A perfume distilled from orange blossom.

naphtha /ˈnæfθə/ /ˈnæpθə/ naphthas n
Naphtha
(dated) Naturally occurring liquid petroleum.
(petrochemistry) Any of a wide variety of aliphatic or aromatic liquid hydrocarbon mixtures distilled from petroleum or coal tar, especially as used in solvents or petrol.

naphthalene /ˈnæfθəliːn/ naphthalenes n
Naphthalin
A white crystalline hydrocarbon manufactured from coal tar; used in mothballs.

napiform /ˈneɪ.pɪ.fɔɹm/ /ˈneɪp.ɪ.fɔːm/ more napiform most napiform adj
rübenförmig
(botany) Shaped like a turnip; spherical at the top, but with a tapering bottom.

napkin /ˈnæp.kɪn/ napkins n
Serviette Mundtuch
A serviette; a (usually rectangular) piece of cloth or paper used at the table for wiping the mouth and hands for cleanliness while eating.

napkin ring napkin rings n
Serviettenring
A ring for holding napkins along with cutlery.

narc /nɑːk/ /nɑːɹk/ narcs n
Drogenfahnder
(informal, colloquial, drugs) A police officer or federal agent assigned to or engaging in illegal narcotics control.

narcissism /ˈnɑɹsəˌsɪzm/ /ˈnɑːsəˌsɪzm/ narcissisms n
Narzissmus
Excessive love of oneself.

narcissist narcissists n
Narzisst Narzisstin
(psychology) One who shows extreme love and admiration for themselves.

narcissistic /ˌnɑɹ.sɪˈsɪs.tɪk/ /ˌnɑː.sɪˈsɪs.tɪk/ more narcissistic most narcissistic adj
narzisstisch
Having an inflated idea of one's own importance.
Obsessed with one's own self image and ego.

narcissistic personality disorder narcissistic personality disorders n
narzisstische Persönlichkeitsstörung
(psychiatry) A personality disorder characterized largely by an overinflated sense of self-importance typically caused by unbalanced parental valuation during childhood.

narcissus /nɑɹˈsɪsəs/ narcissi narcissuses n
Narzisse
Any of several bulbous flowering plants, of the genus Narcissus, having white or yellow cup- or trumpet-shaped flowers, notably the daffodil

narco- prefix
Drogen-
Of or pertaining to narcotics or their trade and use.

narcodollar narcodollars n
Narcodollar
(especially in the plural) Money (especially in the form of US dollars) obtained from narcotrafficking.

narcolepsy /ˈnɑː(ɹ)kəˌlɛpsi/ narcolepsies n
Narkolepsie
(pathology) A disorder characterized by sudden and uncontrollable attacks of deep sleep, often brief, sometimes accompanied by paralysis and hallucinations

narcoleptic more narcoleptic most narcoleptic adj
narkoleptisch
Pertaining to or affected by narcolepsy.

narcoleptic narcoleptics n
Narkoleptiker
One who suffers from narcolepsy ("a disorder characterized by sudden and uncontrollable attacks of deep sleep").

narcology n
Narkologie
The study of drug abuse.

narcoterrorism n
Drogenterrorismus Narcoterrorismus
Use of terrorist tactics as an element of the traffic in illegal narcotics.

narcotherapy n
Schlafkur
(psychology) therapy that uses narcotics or other means to induce sleep

narcotic /nɑː(ɹ)ˈkɒtɪk/ more narcotic most narcotic adj
narkotisch
Of, or relating to narcotics.
(pharmaceutical effect) Inducing sleep; causing narcosis.

narcotic /nɑː(ɹ)ˈkɒtɪk/ narcotics n
Narkotikum
(pharmaceutical drug) Any substance or drug that reduces pain, induces sleep and may alter mood or behaviour; in some contexts, especially in reference to the opiates-and-opioids class, especially in reference to illegal drugs, and often both.

nark /nɑːk/ /nɑːɹk/ narks n
Informant Spitzel
(British, Ireland, slang) A police spy or informer.

nark /nɑːk/ /nɑːɹk/ v
verpetzen verraten
(intransitive, slang) To serve or behave as a spy or informer.
nerven
(transitive, slang) To annoy or irritate.

narrate /nəˈɹeɪt/ /nəˈɹæɪt/ /ˈnæɹeɪt/ /ˈnɛɹ.eɪt/ v
erzählen
(transitive) To relate (a story or series of events) in speech or writing.
berichten
To give an account.

narration /nəˈɹeɪ.ʃən/ /nəˈɹæɪ.ʃən/ /nɛɹˈeɪ.ʃən/ /ˌnæɹˈeɪ.ʃən/ [nəˈɹeɪ.ʃn̩] [nəˈɹæɪ.ʃn̩] [nɛɹˈeɪ.ʃn̩] [ˌnæɹˈeɪ.ʃn̩] narrations n
Erzählung
The act of recounting or relating in order the particulars of some action, occurrence, or affair; a narrating.
That which is narrated or recounted; an orderly recital of the details and particulars of some transaction or event, or of a series of transactions or events; a story or narrative.

narrative /ˈnæɹətɪv/ /ˈnɛɹətɪv/ more narrative most narrative adj
erzählend erzählerisch in erzählender Form darlegend
Telling a story.
ausschweifend geschwätzig
Overly talkative; garrulous.
narrativ erzählerisch
Of or relating to narration.

narrative /ˈnæɹətɪv/ /ˈnɛɹətɪv/ narratives n
Erzählung Geschichte Bericht Darstellung Darstellung eines Ereignisablaufes Erzählen
The systematic recitation of an event or series of events.
Bericht Darstellung Erählung Schilderung
That which is narrated.
Erzählweise Narrativ einseitige Darstellung der Ereignisse einseitige Sicht der Dinge persönliche Sichtweise unausgewogene Darstellungsweise
A representation of an event or story in a way to promote a certain point of view.
Erzählweise
(creative writing) A manner of conveying a story, fictional or otherwise, in a body of work.

narratology narratologies n
Narratologie Erzähltheorie
The study of narrative structure.

narrator /-nəˈɹeɪtɚ/ /-ɹətɚ/ /nəˈɹeɪtə/ /ˈnæˌɹeɪtɚ/ [-ɾɚ] narrators n
Erzähler Erzählerin
(narratology) The person or the "voice" whose viewpoint is used in telling a story.

narrow /ˈnæɹoʊ/ /ˈnæɹəʊ/ /ˈnɛ(ə)ɹoʊ/ narrower narrowest adj
schmal eng begrenzt
Having a small width; not wide; having opposite edges or sides that are close, especially by comparison to length or depth.
beschränkt unflexibel
(figuratively) Restrictive; without flexibility or latitude.
bigott engherzig
Contracted; of limited scope; bigoted
arm mittellos
(dated) Limited as to means; straitened
exakt genau
Scrutinizing in detail; close; accurate; exact.

narrow /ˈnæɹoʊ/ /ˈnæɹəʊ/ /ˈnɛ(ə)ɹoʊ/ v
beschränken einschränken verengen
(transitive) To reduce in width or extent; to contract.
verengen
(intransitive) To get narrower.

narrow down v
einengen eingrenzen einschränken zuspitzen
(idiomatic) To make more specific.

narrow gauge narrow gauges n
Schmalspur
(rail transport) A track gauge less than standard gauge.

narrow-gauge adj
Schmalspur schmalspurig
(rail) Relating to narrow gauge or having a narrow gauge.

narrow-minded more narrow-minded most narrow-minded adj
engstirnig beschränkt kleingeistig
Having restricted or rigid views, and being unreceptive to new ideas.
engstirnig
Intolerant, bigoted or prejudiced.

narrowly /ˈnæɹoʊli/ /ˈnæɹəʊli/ /ˈnɛɹoʊli/ more narrowly most narrowly adv
eng
Closely; by a narrow margin.

narrowness narrownesses n
Enge Beschränktheit
(uncountable) the state of being narrow

narthex /ˈnɑɹθɛks/ /ˈnɑːθɛks/ narthexes narthices n
Narthex Rute
(architecture) A western vestibule leading to the nave in some Christian churches.

narwhal /ˈnɑɹwɔl/ /ˈnɑɹwəl/ /ˈnɑɹʍɑl/ /ˈnɑɹʍɔl/ /ˈnɑɹʍəl/ /ˈnɑɹˌweɪl/ /ˈnɑɹˌʍeɪl/ /ˈnɑːwəl/ /ˈnɑːʍəl/ /ˈnɑːˌweɪl/ /ˈnɑːˌʍeɪl/ narwhal narwhals n
Narwal
Monodon monoceros, an Arctic cetacean that grows to about 20 feet (6 meters) long, the male having a single horn-like tusk, a twisted, pointed canine tooth that projects forward.

nary /ˈnɛəɹi/ adj
kein

nasal /ˈneɪ.zəl/ more nasal most nasal adj
nasal
(anatomy, relational) Of or pertaining to the nose or to the nasion.
(phonetics) Having a sound imparted by means of the nose; and specifically, made by lowering the soft palate, in some cases with closure of the oral passage, the voice thus issuing (wholly or partially) through the nose, as in the consonants m, n, ng.

nasal /ˈneɪ.zəl/ nasals n
Nasal Nasallaut Nasalis Nasenlaut
(phonetics) Ellipsis of nasal consonant.
(phonetics) Ellipsis of nasal vowel.
(zootomy) A plate, or scale, on the nose of a fish, etc.

nasal bone nasal bones n
Nasenbein
(skeleton, zootomy) Either of two bones of the skull of vertebrates above the fishes which lie in front of the frontal bones and in humans are oblong in shape forming by their junction the bridge of the nose and partly covering the nasal cavity.

nasal cavity nasal cavities n
Nasenhöhle
(anatomy) In higher vertebrates, a large air-filled space above and behind the nose in the middle of the face.

nasal consonant nasal consonants n
Nasal Nasallaut Nasenlaut
A consonant sound produced by air moving though the nose with the mouth passage occluded.

nasal mutation nasal mutations n
nasale Mutation
An alteration of the initial consonant of a word which occurs in certain Celtic languages under particular linguistic circumstances.

nasal polyp nasal polyps n
Nasenpolyp
(pathology) A growth in the nose commonly connected with allergic rhinitis, but not directly caused by it, arising mainly from the mucous membranes and paranasal sinuses.

nasal septum nasal septa nasal septums n
Nasenscheidewand
(anatomy) A bony and cartilaginous partition in the nose, separating the left and right airways in the nose and dividing the two nostrils.

nasal vowel nasal vowels n
Nasalvokal Nasenvokal nasaler Vokal nasalierter Vokal
(phonetics) A vowel that is produced with a lowering of the velum so that air escapes both through nose as well as the mouth.

nasalization nasalizations n
Nasalierung
(phonetics, uncountable) the articulation of a vowel or continuant consonant in such a way that air flows through the nose at the same time as it flows through the mouth

nasalize v
nasalieren
(phonetics) To lower the soft palate so that air flows through the nose during the articulation of a speech sound.

nascent /ˈneɪ.sənt/ /ˈnæs.ənt/ adj
aufkeimend aufkommend frischgebacken gerade entstehend im Entstehen begriffen werdend
Emerging; just coming into existence.
naszierend
(chemistry) Of the state of an element at the time it is being generated from some compound or transitioning from one state to another; Newly released from a compound (especially hydrogen and oxygen) by a chemical reaction or electrolysis and possessing heightened reactivity; Newly synthesized (especially protein or RNA) by translation or transcription.

nase nase nases n
Nase Näsling
Any of the genus Chondrostoma of freshwater potamodromous fishes.

nasheed anasheed nasheeds n
Naschid
A song, often Islamic, consisting of vocals either sung a cappella or accompanied by percussion instruments.

nasopharyngitis n
Rhinopharyngitis
(medicine) Inflammation of the nasal passages and upper pharynx.

nasturtium /nasˈtɜːʃəm/ /næsˈtɝʃəm/ /nəsˈtɜːʃəm/ /nəsˈtɝʃəm/ nasturtia nasturtiums n
Kapuzinerkresse
The popular name of any of the plants in the Tropaeolum genus of flowering plants native to south and central America.

nasty /ˈnaː.sti/ /ˈnæs.ti/ /ˈnɑː.sti/ nastier nastiest adj
abscheulich böse ekelhaft scheußlich schlimm unangenehm
(now, _, chiefly, _, US) Dirty, filthy. [from 14th c.]
boshaft fies garstig gehässig gemein widerlich
Contemptible, unpleasant (of a person). [from 15th c.]
schmutzig anstößig ekelhaft obszön unanständig
Indecent or offensive; obscene, lewd. [from 17th c.]

natch /næt͡ʃ/ adv
na klar
(colloquial) Naturally; of course.

nation /ˈneɪ̯.ʃən/ /ˈneɪ̯.ʃɪn/ nations n
Nation Volk
(collective) A historically constituted, stable community of people, formed based on a common language, territory, economic life, ethnicity and/or psychological make-up manifested in a common culture.
Staat Nation
(international, _, legal, metonymically) A sovereign state; (loosely, metonymically, proscribed) a country.
Nation
(chiefly, historical) An association of students based on its members' birthplace or ethnicity.

nation of laws nations of laws n
Rechtsstaat
(chiefly, US) A nation-state that is subject to the rule of law.

nation-state nation-states n
Nationalstaat
(government, politics) A political entity (a state) associated with a particular cultural entity (a nation) and a sovereign territorial unit.

national /ˈnaʃn(ə)l/ /ˈnaʃn̩(ə)l/ /ˈnæʃn(ə)l/ /ˈnæʃən(ə)l/ more national most national adj
national Staats-
Pertaining to a nation or country, especially as a whole; affecting, shared by, or existing throughout all of a nation. [from 16th c.]

national /ˈnaʃn(ə)l/ /ˈnaʃn̩(ə)l/ /ˈnæʃn(ə)l/ /ˈnæʃən(ə)l/ nationals n
Bürger Bürgerin Staatsangehörige Staatsangehöriger Staatsbürger Staatsbürgerin
A subject of a nation.

national anthem national anthems n
Nationalhymne
(nonstandard) The official song of a constituent state of a country.

national average national averages n
Bundesdurchschnitt Landesdurchschnitt
The average value for something across a particular nation.

national bourgeoisie n
Nationalbourgeoisie
(Marxism) A section of an indigenous entrepreneurial class interested in an independent political and economic development of the country.

national conservatism n
Nationalkonservatismus
A nationalist variant of conservatism that concentrates on upholding national and cultural identity, in particular family values, while opposing multiculturalism, immigration, and globalization.

national costume national costumes n
Nationaltracht Volkstracht
Clothing of a particular style and colours worn to represent a country at international events, or as part of national celebrations.

national day national days n
Nationalfeiertag
A day marking a country's establishment as a sovereign entity, typically a celebration of its independence, revolution or former ruler.

national debt national debts n
Staatsverschuldung
(economics) Any money owed by the government of a nation.

national emblem national emblems n
Staatswappen
The official emblem that represents a nation.

national epic national epics n
Nationalepos
An epic poem or similar work which seeks or is believed to capture and express the essence or spirit of a particular nation.

national holiday national holidays n
Nationalfeiertag
A statutory holiday enacted by a country to commemorate the country itself.
Feiertag nationaler Feiertag
A public holiday.

national interest national interests n
Staatsräson Staatsraison
(politics) An economic, military, or cultural goal of a country.

national park national parks n
Nationalpark
An area of land that is not built upon, but reserved by the national government for conservation of nature and usually also for recreational use.

national security n
nationale Sicherheit äußere Sicherheit
The safety of a country as managed through the exercise of economic and political power, intelligence agencies and diplomacy.

national service n
Wehrdienst
(Singapore, UK) Compulsory service in the armed forces; conscription.

national sports team national sports teams n
Auswahl Auswahlmannschaft Mannschaft Nationalmannschaft
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national treasure national treasures n
nationaler Schatz
A person, place, or object that is deemed to be of value to an entire nation, usually due to its cultural significance.

nationalisation nationalisations n
Nationalisierung Verstaatlichung
The act of taking formerly private assets into public or state ownership.

nationalism /ˈnæʃənəlɪzəm/ nationalisms n
Nationalismus
Patriotism; the idea of supporting one's country, people or culture.
(UK, Ireland) Support for the union of Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.

nationalist /ˈnæʃ.nə.lɪst/ /ˈnæʃ.ə.lɪst/ /ˈnæʃ.ə.nə.lɪst/ more nationalist most nationalist adj
nationalistisch
Of or relating to nationalism.

nationalist /ˈnæʃ.nə.lɪst/ /ˈnæʃ.ə.lɪst/ /ˈnæʃ.ə.nə.lɪst/ nationalists n
Nationalist Nationalistin
An advocate of nationalism.

nationality /-ˈnæl.ti/ /-ˈnæl.ə.ti/ /ˌnæʃ.əˈnæl.ɪ.ti/ /ˌnæʃ.ˈnæl.ɪ.ti/ nationalities n
Nationalität
National origin or identity; legal membership of a particular nation or state, by origin, birth, naturalization, ownership, allegiance or otherwise. [from 18th c.]

nationality sign nationality signs n
Nationalitätszeichen
An oval sign attached to the back of a road vehicle to show the nationality of the vehicle.

nationalize /ˈnæʃənəlaɪz/ v
verstaatlichen nationalisieren
(archaic) To make national; to make a nation of; to endow with the character and habits of a nation, or the peculiar sentiments and attachment of citizens of a nation.

nationwide /ˌneɪ.ʃənˈwaɪd/ adj
landesweit
Extending throughout an entire nation.

nationwide /ˌneɪ.ʃənˈwaɪd/ adv
landesweit
Throughout a nation.

native /ˈneɪtəv/ /ˈneɪtɪv/ more native most native adj
nativ
gebürtig
Belonging to one by birth.
Characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times.
einheimisch
(of or relating to the native inhabitants of the Americas, or of Australia).

native /ˈneɪtəv/ /ˈneɪtɪv/ natives n
Eingeborener Ureinwohner Eingeborene Ureinwohnerin
A person who is native to a place; a person who was born in a place.

native code native codes n
nativer Code nativer Kode
(computing) source code written in a code readable by the processor

native speaker native speakers n
Muttersprachler Muttersprachlerin Muttersprachige Muttersprachiger native Speaker native speaker
(linguistics) A person who grew up with a particular language as their mother tongue.

native species native species n
autochthone Art einheimische Art indigene Art
(biology) A species that normally lives and thrives in a particular ecosystem. This can include any species that developed with the surrounding habitat, and can be assisted by or affected by a new species.

nativism nativisms n
Nativismus

nativity play nativity plays n
Krippenspiel
(Christianity) A dramatic depiction of the story of the birth of Jesus Christ, commonly performed by children in churches and in Christian schools during the Christmas season.

nativity scene nativity scenes n
Weihnachtskrippe Krippe
(Christianity) A depiction—which may be pictorial, dramatic, or by means of figurines—of the birth of Jesus Christ in a manger, as described in the New Testament account.

natto n
Natto
A traditional Japanese food product made from fermented soybeans.

natty /ˈnæti/ nattier nattiest adj
nett schick
(informal) Smart and fashionable. [from late 18th c.]

natural /ˈnæt͡ʃ(ə)ɹəl/ more natural most natural adj
naturfarben naturfarbig
Pertaining to a fabric still in its undyed state, or to the colour of undyed fabric. [from 19th c.]
Having a given status (especially of authority) by virtue of birth. [14th–19th c.]
naturfarben naturfarbig natürlich
Containing no artificial or man-made additives; especially (of food) containing no colourings, flavourings or preservatives. [from 19th c.]
natürlich naturwüchsig
Normally associated with a particular person or thing; inherently related to the nature of a thing or creature. [from 14th c.]
Pertaining to death brought about by disease or old age, rather than by violence, accident etc. [from 16th c.]
Pertaining to birth or descent; native.
Related genetically but not legally to one's father; born out of wedlock, illegitimate. [from 15th c.]

natural /ˈnæt͡ʃ(ə)ɹəl/ naturals n
Naturtalent
One with an innate talent at or for something. [from 18th c.]

natural child natural children n
Kind der Liebe außereheliches Kind uneheliches Kind
An illegitimate child, a child born to unmarried parents.

natural disaster natural disasters n
Naturkatastrophe
Any natural phenomenon that causes great damage and loss of life.

natural gas natural gases n
Erdgas
A mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits; mostly methane with smaller amounts of ethane, propane and butane; principally used as a fuel.

natural gender natural genders n
Sexus
(grammar) The gender that a noun, etc. would be expected to have, based on attributes of the referent, such as physical sex.

natural history natural histories n
Naturgeschichte
The study of all living things, especially their origins, evolution and interrelationships.

natural language natural languages n
natürliche Sprache
(retronym, linguistics) Any human language that has evolved naturally in a community, usually in contrast to computer programming languages, to controlled natural languages, and to constructed languages such as Esperanto (although constructed languages are subject to change by natural forces among fluent speakers).

natural language processing n
linguistische Datenverarbeitung
A field of computer science and linguistics concerned with the interactions between computers and human (natural) languages, especially computational analysis and processing of large amounts of natural language data.

natural law natural laws n
Naturgesetz
(law, philosophy) The set of universal legal or moral principles said to be discernible from nature by reason alone; one of these principles.
A law relating to natural phenomena, a law of nature.

natural logarithm natural logarithms n
natürlicher Logarithmus
(mathematics) The logarithm in base e: either the function that given x returns y such that ey = x, or the value of y given by the function.

natural number natural numbers n
natürliche Zahl
(mathematics) a positive integer {1, 2, 3, ...}
(mathematics) a non-negative integer {0, 1, 2, ...}

natural numbers n
natürliche Zahlen
(mathematics) The set of positive integers, {1, 2, 3, ...}.
(mathematics, computer science) The set of non-negative integers, {0, 1, 2, 3, ...}.

natural person natural people natural persons n
natürliche Person
(legal) A human being, as opposed to an organization.

natural philosopher natural philosophers n
Naturphilosoph
(history) A person who studied natural philosophy

natural resource natural resources n
natürliche Ressource
Any source of wealth that occurs naturally, especially minerals, fossil fuels, timber, etc.

natural science natural sciences n
Naturwissenschaft
Any science involved in studying phenomena or laws of the physical world: physics, chemistry, biology, astronomy, and so on.

natural scientist natural scientists n
Naturwissenschaftler Naturwissenschaftlerin
A scientist dedicated to natural science.

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

natural transformation natural transformations n
natürliche Transformation естественное преобразование

naturalist naturalists n
Naturalist Naturalistin Naturforscher Naturforscherin
(philosophy) A person who believes in or advocates the tenets of philosophical or methodological naturalism. [from 16th c.]

naturalistic more naturalistic most naturalistic adj
lebensecht naturgetreu realitätsnah wie im echten Leben wirklichkeitsnah
Having the appearance of nature or realism; lifelike or realistic.
naturalistisch
Of or relating to philosophical or methodological naturalism.

naturalization naturalizations n
Einbürgerung
The action of naturalizing somebody; act of granting citizenship.

naturalize /ˈnæt͡ʃəɹəˌlaɪz/ /ˈnæt͡ʃɹəˌlaɪz/ v
einbürgern
To grant citizenship to someone not born a citizen.

naturally /ˈnæt͡ʃ(ə)ɹəli/ more naturally most naturally adv
natürlich
In a natural manner.
Surely or without any doubt.

naturalness naturalnesses n
Natürlichkeit
The state or quality of being natural.

nature /ˈneɪ.tʃə/ /ˈneɪ.t͡ʃɚ/ /ˈnæe.tʃə/ /ˈnæɪ̯.tʃə/ /ˈnɛː.tʃɐ/ [ˈnæetʃə] [ˈnɐetʃə] natures n
Natur
(uncountable, often, _, capitalized) The way things are, the totality of all things in the physical universe and their order, especially the physical world in contrast to spiritual realms and flora and fauna as distinct from human conventions, art, and technology.
Natur Art
The essential or innate characteristics of a person or thing which will always tend to manifest, especially in contrast to specific contexts, reason, religious duty, upbringing, and personal pretense or effort.

nature lover nature lovers n
Naturliebhaber

nature reserve nature reserves n
Naturschutzgebiet
An area of land managed to conserve wildlife or plant habitat or other natural features.

naturism /ˈneɪ.t͡ʃəɹˌɪz.əm/ naturisms n
Naturismus Freikörperkultur
The belief in or practice of going nude in social settings, often in mixed-gender groups, specifically either in cultures where this is not the norm or for health reasons.

naturist /ˈneɪt͡ʃəɹɪst/ more naturist most naturist adj
naturistisch
Relating to or believing in the doctrine of naturism, which attributes everything to nature.

naturist /ˈneɪt͡ʃəɹɪst/ naturists n
Naturist Naturistin
One who follows a philosophical belief in a naked, natural life and prefers to live without clothes, often for reasons of ecology, health, religious belief, and/or ethical concerns.

naturopath naturopaths n
Naturarzt Naturheilkundige
(alternative medicine) A practitioner of naturopathy, a nature healer

naturopathy naturopathies n
Naturheilkunde
(alternative medicine) A system of therapy that avoids synthetic drugs and surgery, while emphasizing the use of natural remedies (plants and the elements) and physical means (massage, acupuncture) to treat illness.

naught /nɑt/ /nɔt/ /nɔːt/ naughts n
Nichts
(archaic) Nothingness.

naught /nɑt/ /nɔt/ /nɔːt/ pronoun
nichts
Nothing.

naughty /ˈnɑɾi/ /ˈnɔɾi/ /ˈnɔːti/ naughtier naughtiest adj
unartig ungezogen dreist frech ungehorsam
Mischievous; tending to misbehave or act badly (especially of a child). [from 17th c.]
frech unanständig
Sexually provocative; now in weakened sense, risqué, cheeky. [from 19th c.]

naumachia naumachiae naumachias n
Naumachie
(historical, nautical, in Ancient Rome) The recreation of a sea battle staged for entertainment. [from 16th c.]

naumannite n
Naumannit
(mineral) A mineral form of silver selenide (Ag2Se)

nausea /ˈnɑsi.ə/ /ˈnɑzi.ə/ /ˈnɑʃə/ /ˈnɑʒə/ /ˈnɔsi.ə/ /ˈnɔzi.ə/ /ˈnɔʃə/ /ˈnɔʒə/ /ˈnɔːsɪə/ /ˈnɔːzɪə/ nauseae nauseas nauseæ n
Übelkeit
A feeling of illness or discomfort in the digestive system, usually characterized by a strong urge to vomit.
Ekel
Strong dislike or disgust.

nauseated /ˈnɔːziˌeɪtɪd/ more nauseated most nauseated adj
übel
Having a feeling of nausea.

nauseating more nauseating most nauseating adj
ekelerregend
Causing a feeling of nausea; disgusting and revolting.

nauseous /ˈnɑːʃəs/ /ˈnɑːʒəs/ /ˈnɔːsiːəs/ /ˈnɔːziːəs/ /ˈnɔːʃəs/ /ˈnɔːʒəs/ more nauseous most nauseous adj
Brechreiz fördernd ekelerregend widerlich Übelkeit erregend
Causing nausea; sickening or disgusting. [from 17th c.]

nautical /ˈnoː.tɪ.kəl/ /ˈnɑ.tɪ.kəl/ /ˈnɔ.tɪ.kəl/ /ˈnɔː.tɪ.kəl/ [ˈnoː.ɾɪ.kl̩] [ˈnɑ.ɾɪ.kl̩] [ˈnɔ.ɾɪ.kl̩] [ˈnɔː.tɪ.kl̩] more nautical most nautical adj
nautisch
Relating to or involving ships or shipping or navigation or seamen.

nautical chart nautical charts n
Seekarte
(nautical) A map of a maritime area showing characteristics which are relevant for navigation.

nautical mile nautical miles n
Seemeile
A unit of length corresponding approximately to one minute of arc of latitude along any meridian. By international agreement it is exactly 1,852 metres (approximately 6,076 feet or 1.151 statute mile).
(historical) Synonym of sea mile, a historical Scandinavian unit of distance equal to about 4 nmi.

nautilus /ˈnɑ.tɪ.ləs/ /ˈnɔ.tɪ.ləs/ /ˈnɔː.tɪ.ləs/ nautili nautiluses n
Nautilus Perlboot
A marine mollusc, of the family Nautilidae native to the Pacific Ocean and Indian Ocean, which has tentacles and a spiral shell with a series of air-filled chambers, of which Nautilus is the type genus.

naval mine naval mines n
Seemine
(military) An explosive device placed in the water and intended to destroy or deter vessels.

navalism navalisms n
Flottenpolitik Kanonenbootpolitik Marinemilitarismus
naval militarism

navarch /ˈneɪvɑː(ɹ)k/ /ˈnævɑː(ɹ)k/ navarchs n
Navarch

nave /neɪv/ naves n
Schiff
(architecture) The middle or body of a church, extending from the transepts to the principal entrances.
Nabe
A hub of a wheel.

navel /ˈneɪbəl/ /ˈneɪvəl/ navels n
Nabel Bauchnabel
(anatomy) The indentation or bump remaining in the abdomen of mammals where the umbilical cord was attached before birth.

navel-gazing /ˈneɪvəlˌɡeɪzɪŋ/ navel-gazings n
Nabelschau
(derogatory) Excessive focus on oneself; self-indulgent introspection. [from 1950s]

navelwort navelworts n
Nabelkraut Venusnabel
Umbilicus spp., especially Umbilicus rupestris), a European perennial succulent herb with round, peltate leaves with a central depression.

navigable /ˈnævɪɡəbəl/ more navigable most navigable adj
schiffbar
(of a body of water) Capable of being navigated; deep enough and wide enough to afford passage to vessels.

navigation /nævɪˈɡeɪʃən/ navigations n
Navigation
(uncountable) The theory, practice and technology of charting a course for a road vehicle, ship, aircraft, or spaceship.
Schifffahrt
(uncountable) Traffic or travel by vessel, especially commercial shipping.

navigator navigators n
Navigator
A person who navigates, especially an officer with that responsibility on a ship or an aircrew member with that responsibility on an aircraft.
Seefahrer
A sea explorer.

navvy /ˈnævi/ navvies n
Hilfsarbeiter
(chiefly, _, UK, historical) A laborer on a civil engineering project such as a canal or railroad.

navy /ˈneɪvi/ navies n
Marine Seestreitkräfte Flotte
(countable) A country's entire maritime military force, including ships and personnel.
Marineamt Marine
(countable) A governmental department in charge of a country's maritime military force.
Marineblau
(color, countable, and, uncountable) A dark blue colour, usually called navy blue.

nay /neɪ/ adv
oder sogar
(now, archaic, or, jocular) Or rather, or should I say; moreover (introducing a stronger and more appropriate expression than the preceding one). [from 16th c.]

naysayer /ˈneɪ.ˌseɪ.ə(ɹ)/ /ˈneɪ.ˌseɪ.ɚ/ naysayers n
Abstreiter Kritiker Lästerer Nein-Sager Nein-Sagerin Neinsager
One who consistently denies, criticizes, or doubts; a detractor.

naïveté /nɑˌiːvəˈteɪ/ /nɑˌiːvˈteɪ/ naïvetés n
Naivität
Lack of sophistication, experience, judgement or worldliness; artlessness; gullibility; credulity.

neap /niːp/ adj
Nippflut Nipptide
(of a tide) Low; lowest; the ebb or lowest point of a tide.
Designating a tide which occurs just after the first and third quarters of the moon, when there is the least difference between high tide and low tide.

neap tide /ˈniːpˌtaɪd/ /ˈnɪpˌtaɪd/ neap tides n
Nippflut Nipptide
The tide which occurs just after the first and third quarters of the moon, when there is least difference between high tide and low tide.

near /nɛə/ /nɪə(ɹ)/ /nɪə/ /nɪɚ/ [nɪː] nearer nearest adj
nahe
nah nahe
Physically close.

near /nɛə/ /nɪə(ɹ)/ /nɪə/ /nɪɚ/ [nɪː] nearer nearest adv
nah
At or towards a position close in space or time.

near /nɛə/ /nɪə(ɹ)/ /nɪə/ /nɪɚ/ [nɪː] preposition
neben in der Nähe
Physically close to, in close proximity to.

near /nɛə/ /nɪə(ɹ)/ /nɪə/ /nɪɚ/ [nɪː] v
nähern
(ambitransitive) To come closer to; to approach.

near abroad n
Nahes Ausland
The other countries and political regions which are in the vicinity of a country or political region.

near field communication near field communications n
Nahfeldkommunikation Near Field Communication
Communication over very short distances, as by contact or near contact of electronic devices.

near infrared n
Nahinfrarot
(physics, often in compounds) Infrared light closest in wavelength to visible light, from .7–1.4 µm.

near point near points n
Nahpunkt minimale Sehweite
The nearest point upon which an eye can focus

near sighted more near sighted most near sighted adj
kurzsichtig
myopic; unable to see distant objects unaided

near-death experience near-death experiences n
Nahtoderfahrung Nahtod-Erfahrung Nahtodeserfahrung Todesnähe-Erfahrung
A sensation of detachment from one's body, the presence of a tunnel of light, the apparent viewing of one's own body from on high, and similar manifestations, experienced by people whose heart and brain have temporarily ceased to function.

nearby /ˌnɪə(ɹ)ˈbaɪ/ more nearby most nearby adj
nahe gelegen
adjacent, near, close by

nearby /ˌnɪə(ɹ)ˈbaɪ/ more nearby most nearby adv
nebenan in der Nähe nah
next to, close to

nearly /ˈniːɹli/ /ˈnɪəli/ /ˈnɪɹli/ more nearly most nearly nearlier nearliest adv
fast beinahe
In close approximation; almost, virtually. [from 17th c.]

nearsightedness nearsightednesses n
Kurzsichtigkeit Myopie
The property of being nearsighted, myopia.

neat /ˈniːt/ neater neatest adj
gepflegt adrett nett sauber
Clean, tidy; free from dirt or impurities.
pur unverdünnt unvermischt
Free from contaminants; unadulterated, undiluted. Particularly of liquor and cocktails; see usage below.
lösungsmittelfrei rein
(chemistry) Conditions with a liquid reagent or gas performed with no standard solvent or cosolvent.
gepflegt geschmackvoll nett
Having a simple elegance or style; clean, trim, tidy, tasteful.
akkurat genau geschickt ordentlich
Well-executed or delivered; clever, skillful, precise.
klasse prima sehr gut toll
(North American, colloquial) Good, excellent, desirable.

neat /ˈniːt/ n
Hausrind
(archaic) Cattle collectively.

neatherd /ˈnithɚd/ /ˈniːtˌhɜː(ɹ)d/ neatherds n
Kuhhirt Kuhhirte Kuhhirtin
(archaic) A cowherd; one who looks after bulls, cows or oxen.

neatnik neatniks n
Ordnungsfanatiker Sauberkeitsfanatiker
A stickler for neatness or cleanliness.

nebula /ˈnɛbjʊlə/ nebulae nebulas nebulæ n
Nebel Wolke
(astronomy) A cloud in outer space consisting of gas or dust (e.g. a cloud formed after a star explodes).

nebulizer nebulizers n
Zerstäuber
(medicine) A device used to administer a medicine into the lungs, by converting the medicine from liquid state into a fine spray of aerosols, to be inhaled through the nose or mouth.

nebulosity nebulosities n
Nebligkeit
(meteorology, astronomy) The characteristic of being nebulous; cloudiness (measured in octas).

nebulous /ˈnɛbjʊləs/ more nebulous most nebulous adj
nebelig neblig
In the form of a cloud or haze; hazy.
nebulös unklar nebelhaft verworren
Vague or ill-defined.

nebulously /ˈnɛb.jʊ.ləs.li/ more nebulously most nebulously adv
neblig
As if viewed through a cloud or haze.
nebulös
Vaguely, without clear purpose or specific intention.

necessarily /ˈnɛs.ə.sə.ɹɪ.li/ /ˈnɛs.ə.sɛɹ.li/ /ˌnes.əˈseɹ.li/ /ˌnes.əˈseɹ.ə.li/ /ˌnɛs.əˈsɛɹ.ə.li/ more necessarily most necessarily adv
unbedingt notwendigerweise nötig zwangsläufig
Inevitably; of necessity.

necessary /ˈnɛsəsɹi/ /ˈnɛsəɹi/ /ˈnɛsəˌsɛɹi/ more necessary most necessary necessarier necessariest adj
notwendig nötig erforderlich geboten zwangsläufig
Required, essential, whether logically inescapable or needed in order to achieve a desired result or avoid some penalty.
geboten zwangsläufig
Unavoidable, inevitable.
(obsolete) Determined, involuntary: acting from compulsion rather than free will.

necessary condition necessary conditions n
notwendige Bedingung notwendiges Kriterium
(logic) A statement Q in relation to statement P such that P implies Q.

necessary evil necessary evils n
notwendiges Übel
(idiomatic) An unfavorable thing that must be done or accepted, especially because the available alternative courses of action or inaction would be worse.

necessitate /nəˈsɛsəˌteɪt/ /nɪˈsɛsɪteɪt/ v
erfordern zwingen
(transitive) To make necessary; to behove; to require (something) to be brought about. [from early 17th c.]

necessity /nɪˈsɛsəti/ necessities n
Notwendigkeit Bedarf Bedürfnis Not Nezessität
The quality or state of being necessary, unavoidable, or absolutely requisite.
Bedürftigkeit
The condition of being needy; desperate need; lack.
The negation of freedom in voluntary action; the subjection of all phenomena, whether material or spiritual, to inevitable causation; necessitarianism.

necessity is the mother of invention proverb
Not bricht Eisen Not macht erfinderisch Notwendigkeit ist die Mutter der Erfindung
A person who is in great need of something will find a way to obtain it.

necessity knows no law proverb
Not kennt kein Gebot Not bricht Gebot Not kennt kein Gesetz
A person who is in great need of something will find a way to obtain it, and violate the law if needed.

neck /nɛk/ necks n
Hals Genick Nacken
(anatomy) The part of the body connecting the head and the trunk found in humans and some animals.
Kragen
The part of a shirt, dress etc., which fits a person's neck.
Hals Flaschenhals
The tapered part of a bottle toward the opening.
Hals
(music) The extension of any stringed instrument on which a fingerboard is mounted

neck /nɛk/ v
erhängen erwürgen hängen würgen
(transitive, slang) To hang by the neck; strangle; kill, eliminate.
knutschen küssen sich sich lieben
(intransitive, informal, chiefly, US) To make love; to intently kiss or cuddle; to canoodle.
hinunterstürzen runterstürzen saufen schlucken stürzen
(transitive, slang) To drink or swallow rapidly.

neck and neck phraseologicalUnit
Kopf an Kopf
very close in progress, as in a race or contest

neckerchief /ˈnɛkə(ɹ)tʃiːf/ /ˈnɛkə(ɹ)tʃɪf/ neckerchiefs neckerchieves n
Halstuch Nickituch Seidenhalstuch
A scarf that is worn looped or tied around the neck.

necklace /ˈnɛkləs/ /ˈnɛklɪs/ necklaces n
Halskette Halsband Collier
An article of jewelry that is worn around the neck, most often made of a string of precious metal, pearls, gems, beads or shells, and sometimes having a pendant attached.

necktie /ˈnɛk.taɪ/ neckties n
Krawatte Schlips
A strip of cloth worn around the neck and tied in the front. See also bowtie.

neckwarmer neckwarmers n
Halswärmer
A piece of clothing to keep the neck warm.

necro- /ˈnɛk.ɹəʊ/ prefix
nekro-
death or dead tissue.

necrocracy /nəˈkɹɑkɹəsi/ /nɛˈkɹɒkɹəsi/ necrocracies n
Nekrokratie
A form of government where a dead person is recognised as its head; usually a deceased former leader.

necrology /nɛˈkɹɒlədʒi/ necrologies n
Nekrolog
A listing of people who have died during a specific period of time.

necromancer /ˈnɛkɹə(ʊ)ˌmænsə/ /ˈnɛkɹəˌmænsɚ/ necromancers n
Nekromant Nekromantin Totenbeschwörer Totenbeschwörerin
A person who practices or performs necromancy.

necromancy /ˈnɛkɹəˌmænsi/ necromancies n
Totenbeschwörung Nekromantie Totenorakel
Loosely, any sorcery or witchcraft, especially involving death or the dead, particularly sorcery involving raising or reanimating the dead.

necrophage necrophages n
Nekrophage
An organism that eats dead or decaying flesh.

necrophilia /nɛkɹoʊˈfɪli.ə/ /nɛkɹoʊˈfɪljə/ /ˌnɛkɹə(ʊ)ˈfɪlɪə/ necrophilias n
Nekrophilie
(sexuality) A pathological attraction to dead bodies, especially sexual attraction or intercourse.
(medicine) Pathological fascination with death.

necrophore necrophores n
Aaskäfer
Any of various beetles, especially of the genus Nicrophorus, that bury the carcasses of small vertebrates (such as birds and rodents) as a food source for their larvae

necropolis /nə-/ /nɛˈkɹɑpələs/ /nɛˈkɹɒplɪs/ /nɛˈkɹɒpəlɪs/ /nɪ-/ necropoleis necropoles necropoli necropolises n
Nekropole Nekropolis Totenstadt
(chiefly, historical, also, figuratively) A cemetery; especially a large one in or near a city.

necropsy /nɪˈkɹɒpsi/ /ˈnɛkɹɑpsi/ /ˈnɛkɹɒpsi/ necropsies n
Nekropsie
(medicine) The pathological examination of a corpse, particularly to determine cause of death. [from 19th c.]

necrosis necroses n
Nekrose Gewebetod
(pathology) The localized death of cells or tissues through injury, disease, or the interruption of blood supply.

nectar /ˈnɛk.tə/ /ˈnɛk.təɹ/ nectars n
Nektar
(chiefly, _, mythology) The drink of the gods. [from 16th c.]
(by extension) Any delicious drink, now especially a type of sweetened fruit juice. [from 16th c.]
(botany) The sweet liquid secreted by flowers to attract pollinating insects and birds. [from 17th c.]

nectarine /ˈnɛk.tə.ɹiːn/ nectarines n
Nektarine
A cultivar of the peach with smooth rather than fuzzy skin.
(obsolete) A nectar-like liquid medicine.

neddicky neddickies neddickys n
Braunkopf-Zistensänger
A species of passerine bird, Cisticola fulvicapilla, found in central and southern Africa.

need /nid/ /niːd/ [nɪi̯d] needs n
Bedarf Bedürfnis Notwendigkeit
(countable, and, uncountable) A requirement for something; something needed.
Not
Lack of means of subsistence; poverty; indigence; destitution.

need /nid/ /niːd/ [nɪi̯d] v
brauchen benötigen
(transitive) To have an absolute requirement for.
brauchen
(transitive) To want strongly; to feel that one must have something.
(intransitive) To be required; to be necessary.

neediness /ˈniː.di.nəs/ needinesses n
Bedürftigkeit
The characteristic of being needy.

needle /ˈniː.dəl/ needles n
Nadel
A long, thin, sharp implement usually for piercing as in sewing, embroidery, acupuncture, tattooing, body piercing, medical injections, sutures, etc; or a blunt but otherwise similar implement used for forming loops or knots in crafts such as darning, knitting, tatting, etc.
(informal) A sensor for playing phonograph records, a phonograph stylus.
(entomology) Any of various species of damselfly of the genus Synlestes, endemic to Australia.

needle /ˈniː.dəl/ v
hänseln
(transitive) To tease in order to provoke; to poke fun at.

needle bearing needle bearings n
Nadellager
A type of roller bearing in which the load-bearing elements are longish, thin, cylindrical pins.

needle furze n
Englischer Ginster
Genista anglica, a shrubby flowering plant of the family Fabaceae.

needle gun needle guns n
Zündnadelgewehr
(historical) A firearm that has a needle-like firing pin.

needle in a haystack needles in a haystack needles in haystacks n
Nadel im Heuhaufen
(idiomatic) Something that is difficult or impossible to locate.

needle-clawed bushbaby needle-clawed bushbabies n
Kielnagelgalago
A primate of one of the two species in the genus Euoticus, which is in the family Galagidae.

needlefish needlefish needlefishes n
Hornhecht
Slender fish, in the family Belonidae, usually found in shallow marine habitats.

needlenose pliers n
Spitzzange
A variety of pliers with long, narrow extensions of the gripping faces, used to reach into narrow spaces.

needless /ˈniːdləs/ more needless most needless adj
unnötig überflüssig
Not needed; unnecessary.

needless to say adv
ohne Frage ohne Zweifel selbstredend selbstverständlich unnötig zu erwähnen zweifellos
(idiomatic) Clearly, obviously.

needlework needleworks n
Handarbeit
The art or process of working with a needle especially in embroidery or needlepoint.

needs must when the devil drives proverb
was sein muss, muss sein
There is sometimes no choice but to do some specific thing.

needy /ˈniːdi/ needier neediest adj
bedürftig Bedürftige
In need; poor.

neener interjection
ätsch ätsch-bätsch ätschi-bätsch
(informal, often, humorous) A childish, hostile taunt, often repeated in a singsong voice.

nefarious /nɪˈfeː.ɹi.əs/ /nɪˈfɛɹ.i.əs/ /nɪˈfɛː.ɹi.əs/ nəˈfɛɹ.i.əs more nefarious most nefarious adj
berüchtigt bösartig böse ruchlos schändlich verachtenswert
Sinful, villainous, criminal, or wicked, especially when noteworthy or notorious for such characteristics.

negate /nɪˈɡeɪt/ v
negieren verneinen
To deny the existence, evidence, or truth of; to contradict.

negation /nəˈɡeɪʃən/ negations n
Verneinung Negierung
(uncountable) The act of negating something.
Verneinung
(countable) A denial or contradiction.
Negation
(logic) The logical operation which obtains such (negated) propositions.

negative /-ɾɪv/ /ˈnɛ(e)ɡəˌɾɪv/ /ˈnɛɡətɪv/ more negative most negative adj
negativ
Not positive nor neutral.
(physics) Of electrical charge of an electron and related particles [from the 18th c.]
(mathematics) Of a number: less than zero
(linguistics, logic) Denying a proposition.
negativ schlecht
Damaging; undesirable; unfavourable.

negative /-ɾɪv/ /ˈnɛ(e)ɡəˌɾɪv/ /ˈnɛɡətɪv/ negatives n
Negativ Negativfilm
(photography) An image in which dark areas represent light ones, and the converse. [from 19th c.]

negative clause negative clauses n
negativer Satz
(grammar) a clause that states a negative

negative number negative numbers n
negative Zahl
(This entry is a translation hub.)

negative pressure negative pressures n
Unterdruck
Pressure that is less than normal atmospheric pressure

negative reinforcement n
negative Verstärkung
The removal of a discouraging stimulus associated with a particular behaviour with the result that it is more likely to be repeated.

negativity negativities n
Negativität
(physics) The characteristic of having a negative charge.

neglect /nɪˈɡlɛkt/ neglects n
Vernachlässigung
The act of neglecting.
Nachlässigkeit
Habitual lack of care.

neglect /nɪˈɡlɛkt/ v
vernachlässigen versäumen hintanstellen missachten unterlassen verabsäumen
(transitive) To fail to care for or attend to something.
außer Acht lassen ausblenden ausklammern außer Betracht lassen benachteiligen ignorieren
(transitive) To omit to notice; to forbear to treat with attention or respect; to slight.
unterlassen verfehlen versäumen
(transitive) To fail to do or carry out something due to oversight or carelessness.

neglected /nɪˈɡlɛktɪd/ more neglected most neglected adj
vernachlässigt
Suffering from neglect.

neglectful more neglectful most neglectful adj
nachlässig
Tending to neglect; failing to take care of matters which require attention.

negligence /ˈnɛɡlɪd͡ʒəns/ negligences n
Fahrlässigkeit
(legal, uncountable) The breach of a duty of care: the failure to exercise a standard of care that a reasonable person would have in a similar situation.

negligent /ˈnɛɡ.lɪ.d͡ʒənt/ more negligent most negligent adj
fahrlässig
(legal) Culpable due to negligence.

negligently more negligently most negligently adv
nachlässig
In a negligent manner: carelessly or inattentively.

negligible /ˈnɛɡlɪd͡ʒɪbəl/ more negligible most negligible adj
vernachlässigbar
Able to be neglected, ignored or excluded from consideration; too small or unimportant to be of concern.

negotiability negotiabilities n
Verhandelbarkeit
The state of being negotiable.

negotiable /nɪˈɡoʊʃəbəl/ /nɪˈɡəʉʃəbəl/ /nɪˈɡəʊʃəbəl/ more negotiable most negotiable adj
befahrbar gangbar überwindbar
(of an obstacle, route etc) Able to be traversed; navigable.
negoziabel
(legal, finance) Able to be transferred to another person, with or without endorsement, in exchange for money.
verhandelbar
Open to negotiation or bargaining.

negotiate /nəˈɡoʊ.ʃi.eɪt/ /nəˈɡəʊ.ʃi.eɪt/ /nɪˈɡoʊ.ʃi.eɪt/ /nɪˈɡəʉ.si.æɪt/ /nɪˈɡəʉ.ʃi.æɪt/ /nɪˈɡəʊ.si.eɪt/ v
verhandeln
(intransitive) To confer with others in order to come to terms or reach an agreement.
aushandeln verhandeln
(transitive) To arrange or settle something by mutual agreement.
überwinden
(transitive) To succeed in coping with, or getting over something.

negotiating table negotiating tables n
Verhandlungstisch
A place or table where people carry out negotiations, with the object of reaching an agreement.

negotiation /nəˌɡoʊ.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃən/ /nɪˌɡoʊ.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃən/ /nɪˌɡəʊ.siˈeɪ.ʃən/ /nɪˌɡəʊ.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃən/ negotiations n
Verhandlung
The process of achieving agreement through discussion.

negotiator /nəˈɡəʊ.ʃi.eɪ.tə/ /nɪˈɡoʊ.ʃi.eɪ.tɚ/ /nɪˈɡəʊ.si.eɪ.tə/ /nɪˈɡəʊ.ʃi.eɪ.tə/ negotiators n
Unterhändler Unterhändlerin Verhandlungsführer Verhandlungsführerin
One who negotiates.
Vermittler Vermittlerin
A diplomat, moderator.

negress /ˈniːɡɹɪs/ negresses n
Negerin Mohrin
(dated, literary, now, offensive, and, an, _) A black female.

negro /ˈniɡɹoʊ/ /ˈniːɡɹəʊ/ /ˈnɪɡɹə/ adj
schwarz
(dated, offensive) Relating to a black ethnicity.
(dated, now, offensive) Black or dark brown in color.

negro /ˈniɡɹoʊ/ /ˈniːɡɹəʊ/ /ˈnɪɡɹə/ negroes negros n
Neger Maximalpigmentierter Mohr Mohrin Negerchen Negerin
(dated, now, offensive) A person of Black African ancestry.

negroid more negroid most negroid adj
negrid
(anthropology, dated, offensive) Pertaining to a racial classification of humanity including people indigenous to sub-Saharan Africa and their diaspora in other parts of the world.

negroni /nəˈɡɹoʊni/ /nɪˈɡɹəʊnɪ/ negronis n
Negroni
A cocktail consisting of gin, Campari and vermouth, usually in equal parts.

negus /ˈniːɡəs/ neguses n
Negus
A drink made of wine, often port, mixed with hot water, oranges or lemons, spices and sugar.
(historical) A ruler of Abyssinia (Ethiopia), or of a province of Ethiopia; specifically, the king of Ethiopia before 1974.

neigh /neɪ/ neighs n
Wiehern
The cry of a horse.

neigh /neɪ/ v
wiehern
(of a horse) To make its cry.
To make a sound similar to a horse's cry.

neighborhood /ˈneɪbə.hʊd/ /ˈneɪbɚˌhʊd/ neighborhoods n
Nachbarschaft Kiez Quartier Stadtteil Viertel Umgebung
The residential area near one's home.
Nachbarschaft
The inhabitants of a residential area.
The quality of physical proximity.
Stadtteil Viertel
A formal or informal division of a municipality or region.
im Bereich von ungefähr
An approximate amount.
Umgebung
A set containing an open set which contains some specified point.

neighboring /ˈneɪbəɹɪŋ/ /ˈneɪbɹɪŋ/ adj
benachbart
(American spelling) Situated or living nearby or adjacent to.

neighbour /ˈneɪbə/ /ˈneɪbɚ/ neighbours n
Nachbar Nachbarin
A person living on adjacent or nearby land; a person situated adjacently or nearby; anything (of the same type of thing as the subject) in an adjacent or nearby position.
Nächste Nächster Mitmensch
(biblical) A fellow human being.

neither /ˈnaɪ.ðə(ɹ)/ /ˈnaɪ.ðɚ/ /ˈneɪ.ðə(ɹ)/ /ˈni.ðɚ/ /ˈniː.ðə(ɹ)/ determiner
weder
Not one of two; not either.
weder X noch Y
Not either (used with nor).

neither /ˈnaɪ.ðə(ɹ)/ /ˈnaɪ.ðɚ/ /ˈneɪ.ðə(ɹ)/ /ˈni.ðɚ/ /ˈniː.ðə(ɹ)/ pronoun
keine keiner keines
Not either one of two.

neither fish nor fowl /ˌnaɪðə ˈfɪʃ nɔː ˈfaʊl/ /ˌnaɪðɚ ˈfɪʃ nɔɹ ˈfaʊl/ /ˌni-/ /ˌniː-/ adj
weder Fisch noch Fleisch
(idiomatic) Not easily categorized; not rightly belonging or fitting well in a given group or situation; also, not having the advantages of the various options.

neither fish, flesh, nor good red herring adj
weder Fisch noch Fleisch
(idiomatic) Synonym of neither fish nor fowl (“not easily categorized; not rightly belonging or fitting well in a given group or situation; also, not having the advantages of the various options”)

neither … nor conjunction
weder … noch
used for showing that something is not true of two or more people, things, actions, qualities, or ideas (This entry is a translation hub.)

nekton nektons n
Nekton
(zoology) All organisms in the ocean that are capable of swimming independently of currents.

nelly /nɛli/ nellies n
Riesensturmvogel
A giant petrel, Macronectes giganteus and Macronectes halli.

nematode /ˈnɛm.ə.təʊd/ /ˈnɛm.əˌtoʊd/ nematodes n
Fadenwurm
(zoology) A worm of the large phylum Nematoda, such as a roundworm or threadworm.

nene /ˈneɪneɪ/ /ˈneɪˌneɪ/ nene nenes n
Hawaiigans
The Hawaiian goose, Branta sandvicensis, which was designated the state bird of Hawaii in 1957.

neo- /ˈnioʊ/ /ˈniːəʊ/ prefix
neo- [[neu|neu-]]
new
neo-
contemporary

neo-Darwinism n
Neodarwinismus

neo-Lamarckian adj
neolamarckistisch
Relating to Neo-Lamarckism

neo-Nazi /ˌnioʊˈnɑːtsi/ neo-Nazis n
Neonazi
A person who believes in neo-Nazism

neo-Nazism neo-Nazisms n
Neonazismus
The ideology held by neo-Nazis; post-WWII Nazism.

neo-testamentary /ˌnioʊˌtɛstəˈmɛntəɹi/ /ˌniːəʊˌtɛstəˈmɛntəɹi/ /ˌniːəʊˌtɛstəˈmɛntɹi/ [-ɾə-] adj
neutestamentlich
Of or pertaining to the New Testament of the Bible.

neoclassicism neoclassicisms n
Neoklassizismus
Any of several movements in the arts, architecture, literature and music that revived forms from earlier centuries.

neocortex neocortexes neocortices n
Neocortex
(neuroanatomy) The top layer of the cerebral hemispheres in the brain of mammals; part of the cerebral cortex.

neodymium /nɪə(ʊ)ˈdɪmɪəm/ /ˌniː.oʊˈdɪmiəm/ neodymiums n
Neodym
A chemical element (symbol Nd) with an atomic number of 60: a hard, slightly malleable silvery metal that quickly tarnishes in air and moisture.

neofascism neofascisms n
Neofaschismus
A right-wing political movement inspired by fascism, especially by that of fascist Italy.

neofascist more neofascist most neofascist adj
neofaschistisch
Of or pertaining to neofascism.

neofascist neofascists n
Neofaschist Neofaschistin
A follower of neofascism.

neoliberal more neoliberal most neoliberal adj
neoliberal
In accordance with, or subscribing to, neoliberalism.

neoliberal neoliberals n
Neoliberale Neoliberaler
A person who subscribes to neoliberalism.

neoliberalism neoliberalisms n
Neoliberalismus
A political ideology or ideological trend based on neoclassical economics that espouses economic liberalism, favouring trade liberalisation, financial deregulation, a small government, privatisation and liberalisation of government businesses, passive antitrust enforcement, accepting greater economic inequality and disfavouring unionisation.

neolithic more neolithic most neolithic adj
neolithisch steinzeitlich uralt vorsintflutlich
(informal) hopelessly outdated

neologism /niːˈɒləd͡ʒɪzəm/ neologisms n
Neologismus
(linguistics, lexicography, countable) A word or phrase which has recently been coined; a new word or phrase, or an existing one which has gained a new meaning.

neology neologies n
Neologismus
The study or art of neologizing (creating new words).

neon /ˈni.ɒn/ neons n
Neon
(countable) A form or sample of the element.

neon light neon lights n
Neonlicht
The light from such a lamp.

neonaticide neonaticides n
Neonatizid Neugeborenentötung
The murder of a newborn within 24 hours of birth.
The murderer of a newborn (anyone who practices or who has practiced this kind of murder).

neonatologist neonatologists n
Neonatologe Neonatologin
A person who studies or applies neonatology, the medical science for newborn babies.

neonatology /ˌniːəʊnəˈtɒləd͡ʒi/ neonatologies n
Neonatologie
(medicine) The branch of medicine that deals with newborn infants, especially the ill or premature newborn infant.

neonicotinoid neonicotinoids n
Neonikotinoid
(organic chemistry) Any of a certain class of insecticides that act on the central nervous system in a similar way to nicotine.

neopaganism n
Neopaganismus Neuheidentum
A modern or revived form of paganism; modern pagan religion.

neophilia /niːəˈfɪ.li.ə/ neophilias n
Neophilie
The love of novelty, new things, innovation, or unfamiliar places or situations.

neophobia /niːəˈfəʊbɪə/ neophobias n
Neophobie
The fear or hatred of novelty, new things, innovation, or unfamiliar places or situations.

neophyte /ˈni.əˌfaɪt/ neophytes n
Beginner
A beginner; a person who is new to a subject, skill, or belief.
Neophyt
A novice (recent convert); a new convert or proselyte; a new monk.
(botany) A plant species recently introduced to an area (in contrast to archaeophyte, a long-established introduced species).

neoplasm /ˈniːoʊˌplæzəm/ neoplasms n
Neoplasma Blastom Geschwulst Neoplasie Neubildung
(pathology, oncology) An abnormal new growth of disorganized tissue in animals or plants.

neoprene /ˈniɵpɹin/ neoprenes n
Neopren
A synthetic rubber, a polymer of chloroprene, commonly used in wetsuits, laptop sleeves, orthopedic braces, electrical insulation, liquid and sheet-applied elastomeric membranes and flashings, car fan belts, etc.

neopronoun neopronouns n
Neopronomen
A pronoun used in place of he, she, or singular they, especially one of the modern coinages used by some non-binary people.

neoromanticism n
Neuromantik

neotenic adj
neotenisch
Exhibiting neoteny

neoteny /niˈɑːtəni/ /niˈɒtəni/ neotenies n
Neotenie Verjugendlichung
(biology) The retention of juvenile characteristics in the adult.

neovagina /ˌni.oʊ.vəˈd͡ʒaɪ.nə/ /ˌni.ə.vəˈd͡ʒaɪ.nə/ neovaginas n
Neovagina
A surgically crafted vagina, as of a trans woman who has undergone sex reassignment surgery, or any woman who lacked a vagina due to a congenital defect, illness, or injury.

nephew /ˈnɛf.ju/ /ˈnɛv.ju/ nephews n
Neffe
A son of one's sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; either a son of one's brother (fraternal nephew) or a son of one's sister (sororal nephew).

nephew-in-law nephews-in-law n
Schwiegerneffe

nephology /nɪˈfɒləd͡ʒi/ n
Nephologie Wolkenkunde
(meteorology) The branch of meteorology that studies clouds.

nephrite /ˈnɛfˌɹaɪt/ nephrites n
Nephrit
(mineral) A semi-precious stone, one of the two types of stone commonly referred to as jade (the other being jadeite).

nephrologist nephrologists n
Nephrologe Nierenarzt
A physician whose speciality is nephrology.

nephron nephrons n
Nephron
(anatomy) The basic structural and functional unit of the kidney, which filters the blood in order to regulate chemical concentrations, and thereby produces urine.

nephrotoxic more nephrotoxic most nephrotoxic adj
nephrotoxisch
that is poisonous to kidney tissue

nepotism /ˈnɛp.ə.tɪ.zəm/ nepotisms n
Nepotismus Vetternwirtschaft
The favoring of relatives (most strictly) or also personal friends (more broadly) because of their relationship rather than because of their abilities.

neptunium /nɛpˈtjuːniəm/ /nɛpˈtuːniəm/ n
Neptunium
The transuranic chemical element with atomic number 93 and symbol Np.

nerd /nɜːd/ /nɝːd/ nerds n
Nerd Bücherwurm Computerfreak Fachidiot Sonderling Tüftler
(slang, sometimes, _, derogatory) A person who is intellectual but generally introverted.

nerdy /nɜː(ɹ)di/ nerdier nerdiest adj
absonderlich nerdig
(colloquial, derogatory, of a person) Being or like a nerd.
(colloquial, derogatory, of a quality or interest) Of, pertaining to, in the style of, or appealing to nerds.

nerf /nɜːf/ /nɝf/ v
nerfen
(transitive, slang) To arbitrarily limit or reduce the capability of.

neritic adj
neritisch

neroli /ˈnɛɹəli/ /ˈnɪəɹəli/ nerolis n
Neroli
More fully neroli oil or oil of neroli: an essential oil distilled from the blossoms of the bitter orange or Seville orange (Citrus × aurantium subsp. amara) used to make perfumes.

nerve /nɛɾv/ /nɜɪv/ /nɜːv/ /nɝv/ nerves n
Nerv
A bundle of neurons with their connective tissue sheaths, blood vessels and lymphatics.
(nonstandard, colloquial) A neuron.
Courage; boldness; audacity; gall.
Patience; stamina; endurance, fortitude.

nerve cell nerve cells n
Nervenzelle Neuron
(cytology) A cell of the nervous system which conducts nerve impulses; a neuron.

nerve gas nerve gases n
Nervengas Nervenkampfstoff
A toxic chemical compound and banned weapon of mass destruction which, when inhaled or ingested, impairs nervous system functions, typically causing extreme physical distress and death by asphyxiation.

nerve impulse nerve impulses n
Aktionspotenzial eines Neurons Nervenimpuls elektrische Erregung einer Nervenzelle
(physiology) The signal transmitted along a nerve fibre, either in response to a stimulus (such as touch, pain or heat), or as an instruction (such as causing a muscle to contract).

nerve-racking more nerve-racking most nerve-racking adj
nervenaufreibend nervenzerfetzend nervenzermürbend
Intensely irritating or distressing to the nerves.

nervous /ˈnɑvəs/ /ˈnɜːvəs/ /ˈnɝːvəs/ more nervous most nervous adj
nervös
Apprehensive, anxious, hesitant, worried. [from 18th c.]

nervous breakdown nervous breakdowns n
Nervenzusammenbruch
An attack of a psychological disorder such as depression or anxiety so severe that it prevents a person from continuing to function normally

nervous system nervous systems n
Nervensystem
An organ system whose principal constituent is nervous tissue that coordinates the activities of muscles, monitors organs, constructs and processes data received from the senses, and initiates actions.

nervously more nervously most nervously adv
nervös erregbar gereizt hektisch unruhig
In a nervous manner; feeling or displaying nervousness.

nervousness nervousnesses n
Nervosität Unruhe
The state or quality of being nervous.

nesh /nɛʃ/ nesher neshest adj
kälteempfindlich
(now, _, UK, _, dialectal) Delicate; weak; poor-spirited; susceptible to cold weather, harsh conditions etc.

nesonym nesonyms n
Nesonym
A toponym of an island.

nest /nɛst/ nests n
Nest Vogelnest
A structure built by a bird as a place to incubate eggs and rear young.
Nest
A place used by another mammal, fish, amphibian or insect, for depositing eggs and hatching young.
A snug, comfortable, or cosy residence or job situation.
A retreat, or place of habitual resort.
A hideout for bad people to frequent or haunt; a den.
A home that a child or young adult shares with a parent or guardian.

nest /nɛst/ v
nisten einnisten
(intransitive, of animals) To build or settle into a nest.

nest egg nest eggs n
Nestei
A natural or artificial egg placed in a bird's nest, to encourage the bird to lay its own eggs there.
Notgroschen finanzielles Polster
(figurative) A saving; a reserve of money.

nestcam nestcams n
Nestkamera

nested adj
verschachtelt
Successively fitted one inside another.

nestle /ˈnɛsəl/ v
es sich gemütlich machen
To settle oneself comfortably and snugly.
anschmiegen
To press oneself against another affectionately.

nestling /ˈnɛstlɪŋ/ nestlings n
Küken Jungvogel Nestling
A small, young bird that is still confined to the nest.

net /nɛt/ adj
Netto-
Remaining after expenses or deductions.

net /nɛt/ adv
netto
After expenses or deductions.

net /nɛt/ nets n
Netz
A mesh of string, cord or rope.
A device made from such mesh, used for catching fish, butterflies, etc.
A device made from such mesh, generally used for trapping something.
Anything that has the appearance of such a device.
(by extension) A trap.
A system that interconnects a number of users, locations etc. allowing transport or communication between them.
Netto
The amount remaining after expenses are deducted; profit.

net /nɛt/ v
mit einem Netz fangen
(transitive) To catch by means of a net.
netto verdienen
(transitive) To receive as profit.

net profit net profits n
Reingewinn
(finance) The gross revenue minus all expenses

net weight net weights n
Nettogewicht
The weight of a product (especially food) without the weight of its packaging.

net worth net worths n
Nettovermögen Reinvermögen
(accounting) The total assets minus total liabilities of an individual or a company.

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

netbook netbooks n
Netbook
(computing) An economical notebook computer.

nether /nɛð.ə/ /nɛð.ɚ/ nethermore nethermost adj
nieder
Lower; under.
unterirdisch
Lying beneath, or conceived as lying beneath, the Earth’s surface.

netizen netizens n
Netizen Netcitizen Netzbürger
(internet) A member of the community of Internet users.

netsuke /nɛt.ˈsu.keɪ/ /nɛt.ˈsu.ki/ /ˈnɛt.skeɪ/ /ˈnɛt.ski/ netsuke netsukes n
Netsuke
A small, often collectible, artistic carving characterized by an opening or two small holes (紐通し), most commonly made of wood or ivory, used as a fob at the end of a cord attached to a suspended pouch containing pens, medicines, or tobacco. Netsuke originated in feudal Japan in the late 16th and 17th centuries.

nettle /ˈnɛt(ə)l/ nettles n
Nessel Brennnessel
Especially, most species of herb genus Urtica, the stinging nettles:

nettle /ˈnɛt(ə)l/ v
nesseln verbrennen
(transitive) Of the nettle plant and similar physical causes, to sting, causing a rash in someone.
reizen ärgern
(transitive, figurative) To pique, irritate, vex or provoke.

network /ˈnɛt.wɜːk/ /ˈnɛt.wɝk/ networks n
Netz
A fabric or structure of fibrous elements attached to each other at regular intervals.
Netz Netzwerk
Any interconnected group or system
Netzwerk
A directory of people maintained for their advancement
(computing, Internet) Multiple computers and other devices connected together to share information

network /ˈnɛt.wɜːk/ /ˈnɛt.wɝk/ v
vernetzen
(intransitive) To interact socially for the purpose of getting connections or personal advancement.
(transitive) To connect two or more computers or other computerized devices.
(transitive) To interconnect a group or system.

network effect network effects n
Netzwerkeffekt
(economics) The higher growth rate of businesses with higher market share in those segments of economy in which the value of a product or service depends on the compounding effects of the number of existing users of the product or a service, as is the case with telephone networks.

network interface card network interface cards n
Netzwerkkarte
A computer hardware component designed to allow computers to communicate over a computer network.

network neutrality n
Netzneutralität
(networking) A principle proposed for user-access networks participating in the Internet that advocates no restrictions by ISPs or government on the content, sites, platforms, equipment, and modes of communication over the network.

networkability n
Netzwerkfähigkeit

networking /ˈnɛtˌwɜː(r)kɪŋ/ n
Vernetzung
The use of computer networks.
Networking
The process of meeting new people in a business or social context.

neume /n(j)um/ /njuːm/ neumes n
Neume
(music) Any of a set of signs used in early musical notation.

neural /ˈnjəɹəl/ /ˈnjʊəɹəl/ /ˈnɝəl/ /ˈnʊɹəl/ adj
neural
(biology) Of, or relating to the nerves, neurons or the nervous system.

neural network neural networks n
neuronales Netzwerk
(ML) A real or virtual computer system designed to emulate the brain in its ability to "learn" to assess imprecise data.
(anatomy) Any network of neurons etc., that function together to achieve a common purpose.

neuralgia neuralgias n
Neuralgie
(pathology, neurology) An acute, severe, intermittent pain that radiates along a nerve.

neuralgic adj
neuralgisch
(neurology, pathology) Pertaining to or affected by neuralgia.

neurasthenic /ˌnjʊəɹəsˈθɛnɪk/ /ˌnʊɹəsˈθɛnɪk/ more neurasthenic most neurasthenic adj
neurasthenisch
Of or pertaining to neurasthenia; that is, tendencies of a person who has suffered a nervous breakdown.

neurasthenic /ˌnjʊəɹəsˈθɛnɪk/ /ˌnʊɹəsˈθɛnɪk/ neurasthenics n
Neurastheniker Neurasthenikerin
(medicine, psychiatry, dated) An individual who has neurasthenia.

neurite neurites n
Neurit
(neuroanatomy) Any projection from the body of a neuron; either a dendrite or an axon

neuro- /ˈn(j)ʉːɹɐʉ/ /ˈn(j)ʊɹoʊ/ /ˈnjʊəɹəʊ/ prefix
neuro-
Nerves, nervous tissue, or the nervous system.

neuro-linguistic programming n
neurolinguistisches Programmieren
(psychology) A field of study that attempts to build a set of transferable skills by programming the unconscious mind.

neuroanatomic adj
neuroanatomisch

neuroanatomy /njʊəɹəʊəˈnatəmi/ neuroanatomies n
Neuroanatomie
(anatomy) The anatomy of the nervous system. [from 20th c.]

neurobiology neurobiologies n
Neurobiologie
(biology) The scientific study of nerve and brain function in people and animals.

neuroblast neuroblasts n
Neuroblast
The embryonic cell that develops into a nerve cell

neurodiversity /-də-/ /-dɪ-/ /ˌn(j)ʊɹoʊˌdaɪˈvɝsəti/ /ˌnjʊəɹə(ʊ)daɪˈvɜːsɪti/ [-ɾi] neurodiversities n
Neurodiversität
The variety of configurations of the brain, especially with regard to autism.

neuroendocrine adj
neuroendokrin
(physiology, pathology) pertaining to the nervous system and endocrine system together

neurofibromatosis neurofibromatoses n
Neurofibromatose
(medicine) A genetic disorder characterized by the presence of multiple neurofibromas under the skin.

neuroglia neuroglia neuroglias n
Neuroglia
(cytology) glial cell

neuroleptic neuroleptics n
Neuroleptikum
(pharmaceutical drug) An antipsychotic drug.

neurolinguistics n
Neurolinguistik
(linguistics) Science concerned with the human brain mechanisms underlying the comprehension, production and abstract knowledge of language, be it spoken, signed or written.

neurological adj
neurologisch
Dealing with neurology, the study of the nervous system or the health care specialty that provides care for it.

neurologist neurologists n
Neurologe Neurologin Nervenarzt Nervenärztin
A doctor or scientist who practices or specializes in neurology.

neurology /n(j)uˈɹɒləd͡ʒi/ neurologies n
Neurologie Nervenkunde
The branch of medicine that deals with the disorders of nervous system including the brain and spinal cord of the central nervous system and the nerves, muscles, and neuromuscular junction of the peripheral nervous system.

neuromuscular adj
neuromuskulär
(anatomy) Pertaining to the voluntary or reflexive control of muscles by nerves.

neuron /ˈn(j)uɹɑn/ /ˈn(j)ɝɑn/ /ˈn(j)ʊɹɑn/ /ˈnjəɹɑn/ /ˈnjʊəɹɒn/ neura neurons n
Neuron Nervenzelle
(cytology) A cell of the nervous system, which conducts nerve impulses; consisting of an axon and several dendrites. Neurons are connected by synapses.

neuropathic adj
nervenkrank nervös neuropathisch
Of or relating to neuropathy.

neuropathologist neuropathologists n
Neuropathologe

neuropathy neuropathies n
Nervenleiden Neuropathie
(medicine) Any disease of the nerves and nervous system, usually and more specifically the peripheral nervous system, thus including both non-neuraxial and neuraxial instances of neural damage or dysfunction but excluding the neuraxis's psychiatric aspects (mental illnesses).

neurophysiology neurophysiologies n
Neurophysiologie
(physiology, neuroscience) The branch of physiology that deals with the nervous system.

neuroplasticity neuroplasticities n
neuronale Plastizität
The state or quality of being neuroplastic, of having a brain that adapts to experience.

neuropsychiatry n
Neuropsychiatrie
(medicine) The branch of medicine dealing with disorders that have both neurological and psychiatric features

neuroscience neurosciences n
Hirnforschung Neurowissenschaften
The scientific study of the nervous system.

neurosis neuroses n
Neurose
(pathology) A mental disorder, less severe than psychosis, marked by anxiety or fear which differ from normal measures by their intensity, which disorder results from a failure to compromise or properly adjust during the developmental stages of life, between normal human instinctual impulses and the demands of human society.

neurosurgeon neurosurgeons n
Neurochirurg Neurochirurgin
A surgeon specializing in brain surgery.

neurosurgery neurosurgeries n
Neurochirurgie
(neurology, surgery, uncountable) The surgical discipline focused on treating those central and peripheral nervous system diseases.
Hirnchirurgie
(neurology, surgery, countable) Any surgical procedure performed on the nervous system, especially the brain.

neurotic /n(j)əˈɹɒtɪk/ /n(j)ʊəˈɹɒtɪk/ adj
neurotisch
(informal) Overly anxious.

neurotic /n(j)əˈɹɒtɪk/ /n(j)ʊəˈɹɒtɪk/ neurotics n
Neurotiker Neurotikerin
A person who has a neurosis

neurotoxic more neurotoxic most neurotoxic adj
neurotoxisch
(toxicology, neuroscience, pharmaceutical effect) Having a toxic effect on nerve tissue.

neurotoxin /ˈn(j)ʊɹoʊtɑksɪn/ neurotoxins n
Nervengift Neurotoxin
(neuroscience, toxicology, pharmaceutical drug) A toxin that specifically acts upon neurons, their synapses, or the nervous system in its entirety.

neurotransmitter neurotransmitters n
Neurotransmitter
(biochemistry, neuroscience) Any substance, such as acetylcholine or dopamine, responsible for sending nerve signals across a synapse between two neurons.

neurotrophic more neurotrophic most neurotrophic adj
neurotroph
Of or relating to neurotrophy.

neurotropic more neurotropic most neurotropic adj
neurotrop
(pharmaceutical effect) Of or pertaining to neurotropism.

neurotypical more neurotypical most neurotypical adj
neurotypisch
Having a normal (usual, ordinary) way of processing sensory, linguistic, and social information; often to contrast with autistic.

neurula neurulae neurulas n
Neurula
(zoology) An embryo of vertebrates in the stage when the primitive band is first developed.

neuter /ˈn(j)utɚ/ /ˈnjuːtə/ more neuter most neuter adj
neutral
(now, uncommon) Neutral; on neither side; neither one thing nor another.
neutral sächlich neutrisch neuter
(grammar) Having a form which is not masculine nor feminine; or having a form which is not of common gender.
intransitiv neuter
(grammar) Intransitive.
geschlechtslos
(biology) Sexless: having no or imperfectly developed sex organs.

neuter /ˈn(j)utɚ/ /ˈnjuːtə/ neuters n
Neutrum sächliches Geschlecht neutrisches Geschlecht neutrisches Hauptwort neutrisches Substantiv sächliches Hauptwort
(grammar) A noun of the neuter gender; any one of those words which have the terminations usually found in neuter words.

neuter /ˈn(j)utɚ/ /ˈnjuːtə/ v
kastrieren verschneiden
To remove sex organs from an animal to prevent it from having offspring; to castrate or spay, particularly as applied to domestic animals.

neutering neuterings n
Kastration
The act by which something is neutered.

neutral /ˈnjuːtɹəl/ /ˈnuːtɹəl/ [ˈnuːt͡ʃɹəl] more neutral most neutral adj
neutral
(politics) Not taking sides in a conflict such as war; nonaligned.
Neither beneficial nor harmful.
Having no obvious colour; gray
(physics) Neither positive nor negative; possessing no charge or equivalent positive and negative charge such that there is no imbalance.
(chemistry) Having a pH of or near 7, neither acidic nor alkaline.
geschlechtslos
(biology) Having no sex; neuter.

neutral /ˈnjuːtɹəl/ /ˈnuːtɹəl/ [ˈnuːt͡ʃɹəl] neutrals n
Neutraler
A person who takes no side in a dispute.
Leerlaufstellung Ruhelage
The position of a set of gears in which power cannot be transmitted to the drive mechanism.

neutrality /njuːˈtɹæləti/ /nuˈtɹæləti/ neutralities n
Neutralität
The state or quality of being neutral; the condition of being unengaged in contests between others; state of taking no part on either side.

neutralization neutralizations n
Neutralisierung
The act of neutralizing.

neutralize /ˈnjuːtɹəlaɪz/ /ˈnutɹəˌlaɪz/ v
neutralisieren
(transitive) To make even, inactive or ineffective.

neutrino /njuːˈtɹiːnəʊ/ /nuˈtɹinoʊ/ neutrinos n
Neutrino
An elementary particle that is classified as a lepton, and has an extremely small but nonzero mass and no electric charge. It interacts with the surroundings only via the weak force or gravitation, making it very difficult to detect.

neutron /ˈn(j)uː.tɹɒn/ /ˈnu.tɹɑn/ neutrons n
Neutron
(particle) A subatomic particle forming part of the nucleus of an atom and having no charge; it is a combination of an up quark and two down quarks.

neutron activation analysis neutron activation analyses n
Neutronenaktivierungsanalyse
(inorganic chemistry) An analytical technique that measures the decay of elements when bombarded with neutrons

neutron bomb neutron bombs n
Neutronenbombe
An atomic bomb that produces a greater amount of neutrons, and a lesser amount of blast; the intention being to create equal lethal neutron radiation and blast radii which increases the effectiveness of the weapon against armour while reducing collateral damage.

neutron capture n
Neutroneneinfang
(physics) A form of nuclear reaction in which one or more neutrons are absorbed by an atomic nucleus

neutron cross section neutron cross sections n
Neutroneneinfangquerschnitt
(physics) The cross section (probability) of a neutron capture reaction

neutron emission neutron emissions n
Neutronenemission
(physics) A nuclear reaction in which one or more neutrons are emitted.

neutron number neutron numbers n
Neutronenzahl
(nuclear physics) The number of neutrons in the nucleus of an atom or isotope. Symbol: N

neutron star neutron stars n
Neutronenstern
(star) A degenerate star that has been so collapsed by gravity that its electrons and protons have been merged into neutrons by the intense pressure. The solid mass of neutrons is sometimes called neutronium.

never /ˈnɛv.ə(ɹ)/ /ˈnɛv.ɚ/ adv
niemals nie nimmer
At no time; on no occasion; in no circumstance.

never again adv
nie wieder niemals mehr nimmermehr
(set phrase) At no time in the future; usually said of a negative event, practice, etc which should not be allowed to reoccur.

never ever adv
nie im Leben nie und nimmer nimmer
(emphatic) never

never in a month of Sundays adv
am Sankt-Nimmerleins-Tag
(idiomatic) At no time whatsoever.

never mind /ˈnɛ.vɚˌmaɪnd/ /ˈnɛv.ə(ɹ)ˌmaɪnd/ v
macht nichts das ist egal das macht nichts ganz egal schon gut
(hortative) It is not important; do not fret; used to reassure or comfort the person to whom it is said.
kümmer dich nicht kümmere dich nicht sorg dich nicht sorge dich nicht
(hortative) Do not be concerned (about someone or something, or about doing something).
nicht so wichtig vergiss es
(hortative) Indicates a withdrawal or retractment of a previous statement.

never put off until tomorrow what you can do today proverb
was du heute kannst besorgen, das verschiebe nicht auf morgen
Do not procrastinate whatever that can be done today until tomorrow.

never say die interjection
gib niemals auf nur nicht verzweifeln
Do not despair; the outlook may be better than it seems, so don't give up

never say never phraseologicalUnit
sag niemals nie

never-say-die adj
beharrlich
That does not give up in despair; indomitable.

neverending adj
unaufhörlich
Having no end or being endless.

neverland neverlands n
Nimmerland
An ideal or imaginary place; a dreamworld.

nevertheless /ˈnɛvəðəlɛs/ /ˈnɛvɚðəlɛs/ adv
trotzdem dennoch nichtsdestoweniger nichtsdestotrotz unbenommen
(conjunctive) In spite of what preceded; yet.

nevus flammeus nuchae n
Bossard-Fleck Storchenbiss
(medicine) A congenital and usually temporary capillary malformation in a newborn. It is generally pink and flat, and is caused by the dilation of blood vessels.

new /n(j)u/ /njuː/ /njʉː/ /nɪu̯/ newer newest adj
neu
Recently made, or created.
Of recent origin; having taken place recently.
Additional; recently discovered.
Current or later, as opposed to former.
Used to distinguish something established more recently, named after something or some place previously existing.
In original condition; pristine; not previously worn or used.
Refreshed, reinvigorated, reformed.
Newborn.
Strange, unfamiliar or not previously known.
Recently arrived or appeared.
Inexperienced or unaccustomed at some task.

new moon new moons n
Neumond
The phase of the moon when it is in conjunction with the sun and is therefore obscured.
The phase of the moon when it is waxing.
Neumondtag
The day when the new moon is first seen or is expected to appear.

new normal /ˌn(j)u ˈnɔɹm(ə)l/ /ˌnjuː ˈnɔːml̩/ new normals n
neue Normalität neuer Maßstab neuer Standard neues Normal
(chiefly, Canada, US, idiomatic) A current prevailing situation which has emerged recently, that differs dramatically from the previous one and is expected to remain. [from 1920s]

new potato new potatoes n
Frühlingskartoffel
A potato harvested before fully developed for its tender, less starchy texture and more delicate flavor.

new religious movement new religious movements n
neue religiöse Bewegung
(religion) (abbreviated NRM) Any religious community or spiritual group of modern origins, having a peripheral place within a state's dominant religious culture.

new wine new wines n
Most
Wine that has fermented for a short amount of time.

new wine in an old bottle new wine in old bottles n
junger Wein in alten Schläuchen neuer Wein in alten Schläuchen

newbie /ˈnjuːbi/ /ˈnuːbi/ newbies n
Anfänger Neuling
(Internet) A new user or participant; someone who is extremely new and inexperienced (to a game or activity). A beginner.

newborn adj
neugeboren
Recently born.

newborn newborn newborns n
Neugeborene Neugeborenes Neugeborener
A recently born baby.

newcomer /ˈn(j)uˌkʌmɚ/ /ˈnjuːkʌmə/ [ˈn(j)uˌkʰʌmɚ] newcomers n
Neuankömmling Newcomer Newcomerin
One who has recently come to a community; a recent arrival.
Neuling Newcomer Newcomerin
A new participant in some activity; a neophyte.

newel /ˈnju.əl/ /ˈnjuː.əl/ /ˈnu.əl/ newels n
Spindel
(architecture) A central pillar around which a staircase spirals.
(architecture) A sturdy pillar at the top or bottom of a flight of stairs, supporting the handrail.

newfangled /ˌnjuːˈfæŋ.ɡəɫd/ /ˌnuˈfæŋ.ɡəld/ adj
neumodisch
(usually derogatory, disapproving, or humorous) new and often needlessly novel or gratuitously different; recently devised or fashionable, especially when not an improvement.

newfound /ˈn(j)u.faʊnd/ /ˈnjuː.faʊnd/ adj
neufunden
Recently found; newly discovered.

newline newlines n
Newline-Zeichen Zeilenumbruchzeichen

newly /ˈnjuːli/ /ˈnuli/ more newly most newly adv
neu
Very recently/lately; in the immediate past.

newlywed /ˈnjuːliˌwɛd/ adj
neuvermählt
Recently married.

newlywed /ˈnjuːliˌwɛd/ newlyweds n
Neuvermählte Neuvermählter
A recently married person.

newness /ˈn(j)uːnəs/ newnesses n
Neuheit
The property of being new; novelty; recency.

news /n(j)uz/ /njuːz/ n
Nachricht Nachrichten Neues Neuigkeiten
New information of interest.
Nachricht Nachrichten
Information about current events disseminated via media.

news agency news agencies n
Nachrichtenagentur Presseagentur
An organisation that gathers and distributes news to newspapers and radio and television broadcasters.

news conference news conferences n
Nachrichtenkonferenz
press conference

news media news medias n
Presse
All the various forms of communicating news to the public collectively.

news ticker news tickers n
Nachrichtenticker
A device, used primarily in the 20th century, which printed out incoming news stories on paper tape.
Any device for displaying incoming news stories.

newsagent newsagents n
Zeitungshändler Zeitungskiosk Zeitungsverkäufer
A retail business selling newspapers, magazines, and stationery; a stationer.

newscast newscasts n
Nachrichtensendung Tagesschau
(broadcasting, journalism) A broadcast of the news; a news report that is transmitted over the air for television, radio, etc.

newscaster newscasters n
Nachrichtensprecherin Nachrichtensprecher
(broadcasting, journalism) One who delivers the news for broadcast on television, radio, etc; a newsreader.

newsgroup newsgroups n
Newsgroup
A repository on a computer network where people can post messages, usually about a single subject.

newsletter /ˈn(j)uzˌlɛtɚ/ /ˈnjuːzˌlɛtə/ newsletters n
Newsletter Mitteilungsblatt
A periodically sent publication containing current events or the like, generally on a particular topic or geared toward a limited audience.

newspaper /ˈn(j)uzˌpeɪpɚ/ /ˈnjuːsˌpe(ɪ)pɚ/ /ˈnjuːsˌpeɪpə/ /ˈnjuːzˌpe(ɪ)pɚ/ /ˈnjuːzˌpeɪpə/ newspapers n
Zeitung Tageszeitung
(countable) A publication, usually published daily or weekly and usually printed on cheap, low-quality paper, containing news and other articles.
Zeitungspapier
(uncountable, countable) A quantity of or one of the types of paper on which newspapers are printed.

newspaperman newspapermen n
Zeitungsmann

newspeak /ˈn(j)uːspiːk/ newspeaks n
Neusprech
Use of ambiguous, misleading, or euphemistic words in order to deceive the listener, especially by politicians and officials.

newsprint newsprints n
Zeitungsdruckpapier
An inexpensive paper used for printing newspapers.

newsroom /ˈnjuːzɹuːm/ newsrooms n
Newsdesk Newsroom Redaktion
The office of a news organisation, especially that part of it where the journalists work and news stories are processed.

newsstand newsstands n
Zeitungskiosk Zeitungsstand
an open stall, often on a street, where newspapers and magazines are on sale to the public

newsworthy newsworthier newsworthiest adj
berichtenswert eine Nachricht wert seiend interessant mit Nachrichtenwert veröffentlichungswürdig
Interesting enough to be reported as a news

newt /ˈn(j)ut/ /ˈnjuːt/ /ˈnjʉːt/ newts n
Molch
A small lizard-like amphibian in the family Salamandridae that lives in the water as an adult.

newton newtons n
Newton
In the International System of Units, the derived unit of force; the force required to accelerate a mass of one kilogram by one metre per second per second. Symbol: N.

newton metre newton metres n
Newtonmeter
A standard unit of torque or (rarely) energy, symbol N m or N·m.

next /nɛkst/ adj
nächster nächst
Nearest in place or position, having nothing similar intervening; adjoining.
Nearest in order, succession, or rank; immediately following (or sometimes preceding) in order.

next /nɛkst/ adv
als nächstes

next /nɛkst/ preposition
neben
(obsolete, or, poetic) On the side of; nearest or adjacent to; next to.

next door adv
nebenan
In an adjacent building, room or place.

next of kin next of kin n
Angehöriger
Closest blood relative, heir to inheritance.
Close friend, spouse, or partner (for example on a hospital admission form), one of someone's close ones.

next time n
nächstes Mal
On the following occasion (as opposed to this time).

next to preposition
neben
Beside, alongside, by, adjacent to, or near.

next to nothing pronoun
fast nichts so gut wie nichts
Very little.

next year adv
nächstes Jahr
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nexus /ˈnɛksus/ /ˈnɛksuːs/ /ˈnɛksəs/ nexus nexuses nexusses n
Verknüpfung Verbindung
A form or state of connection.
Netzwerk Verbindung
A connected group; a network, a web.
Kern Zentrum
A centre or focus of something.

niacin /ˈnaɪəsɪn/ n
Niacin
(vitamin) A water-soluble vitamin, a component of vitamin B complex, found in meat, yeast, and dairy products; it is essential to metabolism.

nib /nɪb/ nibs n
Federspitze
The tip of a pen or tool that touches the surface, transferring ink to paper.

nibble /ˈnɪbəl/ nibbles n
Nibble
(computing) A unit of memory equal to half a byte, or four bits.

nibble /ˈnɪbəl/ v
knabbern
(ambitransitive) To eat with small, quick bites.

nice /naɪs/ /nɑjs/ /nɑɪs/ /nəɪs/ nicer nicest adj
nett sympathisch freundlich lieb
(chiefly, informal) Pleasant, satisfactory. [from 18th c.]
nett schön hübsch
(chiefly, informal) Of a person: friendly, attractive. [from 18th c.]
angenehm lecker
(chiefly, informal) Giving a favorable review or having a favorable impression.
heikel knifflig prekär
Showing or requiring great precision or sensitive discernment; subtle. [from 16th c.]

nice try interjection
guter Versuch

nicely /ˈnʌɪsli/ more nicely most nicely nicelier niceliest adv
gut
Pleasantly; satisfactorily. [from 18th c.]

niche /niʃ/ /niːʃ/ /nɪt͡ʃ/ /nɪʃ/ niches n
Nische Mauernische Mauerrücksprung Wandnische
(architectural element) A cavity, hollow, or recess, generally within the thickness of a wall, for a statue, bust, or other erect ornament.
ökologische Nische Nische
(ecology) A function within an ecological system to which an organism is especially suited.
Nische Marktnische Marktlücke
(by extension) Any position of opportunity for which one is well-suited, such as a particular market in business.

niche market niche markets n
Nischenmarkt
A relatively small and specialist, yet profitable, market.

nick /nɪk/ nicks n
Schramme
(printing, dated) A notch cut crosswise in the shank of a type, to assist a compositor in placing it properly in the stick, and in distribution.
A small cut in a surface.

nick /nɪk/ v
klauen klemmen krallen mitgehen lassen
(transitive, Britain, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Commonwealth, slang) To steal.

nickel /ˈnɪk.əl/ nickels n
Nickel
(uncountable) A silvery elemental metal with an atomic number of 28 and symbol Ni.

nickel /ˈnɪk.əl/ v
vernickeln
(transitive) To plate with nickel.

nickel silver n
Neusilber
A hard, corrosion-resistant alloy of copper, zinc and nickel used to make domestic silverware.

nickel-plated adj
vernickelt
(of metal) Coated with a layer of nickel.

nickeline nickelines n
Nickelin
(mineral) A mineral, a form of nickel arsenide, NiAs, having a metallic lustre and copper-red colour, that is a minor ore of nickel.

nickname /ˈnɪkneɪm/ nicknames n
Spitzname Beiname
A familiar, invented name for a person or thing used instead of the actual name of the person or thing, often based on some noteworthy characteristic.

nicotine /ˈnɪkətiːn/ n
Nikotin
(organic compound) An alkaloid (C10H14N2), commonly occurring in the tobacco plant. In small doses it is a habit-forming stimulant; in larger doses it is toxic and is often used in insecticides.
(figuratively) Tobacco, cigarettes

nicotine gum nicotine gums n
Nikotinkaugummi
A form of chewing gum that slowly releases nicotine into the body; used by people who are trying to quit smoking

nicotine patch nicotine patches n
Nikotinpflaster
An adhesive patch, affixed to the skin, that slowly diffuses nicotine into the bloodstream; used by people who are trying to quit smoking

nictitating membrane nictitating membranes n
Nickhaut
A transparent protective fold of skin acting as an inner eyelid in birds, reptiles and some mammals.

niddy-noddy niddy-noddies n
Kreuzhaspel Nicker
A tool used to make skeins from yarn, consisting of a central bar with crossbars at each end, offset from each other by 90°.

nidicolous more nidicolous most nidicolous adj
nesthockend
(zoology) Tending to stay at the nest or birthplace for a long time after birth, due to dependence on the parents for feeding and protection.

nidifugous more nidifugous most nidifugous adj
nestflüchtend

niece /nis/ /niːs/ nieces n
Nichte
A daughter of one’s sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; either the daughter of one's brother ("fraternal niece"), or of one's sister ("sororal niece").

nief /niːf/ niefs n
Leibeigene Sklave
(historical) A serf or bondsman born into servitude.

niello /niˈɛloʊ/ /niˈɛləʊ/ nielli niellos n
Niello Schwarzschmelz
(metallurgy) Any of various black metal alloys, made of sulphur with copper, silver or lead, used to create decorative designs on other metals.

nifty /ˈnɪfti/ niftier niftiest adj
pfiffig ausgefeilt elegant flott geschickt hübsch
(colloquial, somewhat dated) Good, smart; useful or beneficial.

nigella /naɪˈd͡ʒɛlə/ nigellas n
Schwarzkümmel
Any plant of the genus Nigella of about twelve species of annual flowering plants, the blooms of which are generally blue in colour but also found in shades of pink, white and pale purple.

niggardly /ˈnɪɡədli/ /ˈnɪɡɚdli/ more niggardly most niggardly adj
geizig
Withholding for the sake of meanness; stingy, miserly.

nigger /ˈnɪɡə(ɹ)/ /ˈnɪɡɚ/ niggeress niggers n
Neger Bimbo Kaffer Kafferin Mohr Mohrin
(offensive, ethnic slur, vulgar, see usage notes) A black person; a person of black African descent.

nigger in the woodpile niggers in the woodpile niggers in woodpiles n
Kuckucksei

niggerboy niggerboys n
Negerjunge Niggerboy Niggerjunge

niggergirl niggergirls n
Negermädchen Niggergirl Niggermädchen
(offensive, ethnic slur) A young black woman.

nigh /naɪ/ more nigh most nigh nigher nighest adj
nahe nah bei
(archaic, poetic) near, close by

nigh /naɪ/ adv
beinahe nahezu
Almost, nearly.

nighness /ˈnaɪnəs/ n
Nahesein Nahestehen Nähe
The quality or state of being nigh, or near.

night /naɪt/ /nʌɪt/ interjection
Nacht!
Ellipsis of good night.

night /naɪt/ /nʌɪt/ nights n
Nacht
(astronomy, countable) The period of darkness beginning at the end of evening astronomical twilight when the sun is 18 degrees below the horizon, and ending at the beginning of morning astronomical twilight.
(legal, countable) A period of time often defined in the legal system as beginning 30 minutes after sunset, and ending 30 minutes before sunrise.
Nacht Übernachtung Abend
(countable) An evening or night spent at a particular activity.
Nacht Dunkelheit
(uncountable) Darkness (due to it being nighttime).

night blindness night blindnesses n
Nachtblindheit
The optic condition nyctalopia, the inability to see clearly in faint light, as at night

night courting n
Fensterln

night heron night herons n
Nachtreiher
Any of the nocturnal species of herons of the genera Nycticorax, Nyctanassa, and Gorsachius.

night market night markets n
Nachtmarkt
A market that only operates at night.

night mode n
Dunkelmodus Nachtmodus

night of the long knives nights of the long knives n
Nacht der langen Messer
A purge, in which opponents of a regime or political party are killed or removed.

night owl /ˈnaɪt aʊl/ /ˈnaɪt ˌaʊl/ night owls n
Nachteule Nachtmensch Nachtschwärmer
(idiomatic) One who goes to bed late, or stays up late at night or in the early hours of the morning.

night safe night safes n
Nachtsafe Nachttresor

night school night schools n
Abendschule
A school, typically used for the purpose of continuing education with classes held predominantly in the evening to accommodate students with typical day shift work schedules.

night shelter night shelters n
Nachtasyl
Shelter designed to accommodate homeless people at night.

night shift night shifts n
Nachtschicht
A regularly scheduled period of work, during evening or night hours.
A group of workers who work during the night.

night sky night skies n
Nachthimmel
The sky as it is seen at night.

night sweats n
Nachtschweiß
(medicine) The repeated occurrence of excessive sweating during sleep.

night terror night terrors n
Nachtangst Pavor Nocturnus
(pathology) A sleeping disorder, where sleep is interrupted by anxiety, panic or screaming.

night vision n
Nachtsicht
The ability, either naturally, by technology or by superpowers, to see in a low light or even dark environment.

night watchman night watchmen n
Nachtwächter
(historical) Prior to police forces, a person appointed by a town or city to walk the streets at night and guard the burghers from felons and robbers.
Nachtwächter Wachmann
A person who guards (usually at a building) at night.

night watchman state night watchman states n
Nachtwächterstaat Minimalstaat
(political philosophy) Government that is limited to a bare minimum of functions, usually just military, police, and courts.

night-blind more night-blind most night-blind adj
nachtblind
(medicine) unable to see clearly in low light; suffering from night blindness.

nightcap /ˈnaɪtˌkæp/ nightcaps n
Schlafmütze
A warm cloth cap worn while sleeping, often with pajamas, being common attire in northern Europe before effective home heating became widespread. [From 14th c.]
Absacker Schlummertrunk
A beverage drunk before bed that is usually alcoholic. [From 1818.]

nightclothes n
Kindernachtwäsche Nachthemden Nachtkleidung Nachtwäsche Nachtzeug
Clothing worn while sleeping in bed, such as pyjamas or a nightgown, and, when worn over nightclothes, a robe.

nightclub nightclubs n
Nachtklub Nightclub
A public or private establishment that is open late at night to provide entertainment, food, drink, music and/or dancing.

nightcrawler nightcrawlers n
Aalwurm Gemeiner Regenwurm Tauwurm
An earthworm of the species Lumbricus terrestris, known for its large size and nocturnal surfacings.

nightfall /ˈnaɪt.fɑl/ /ˈnaɪt.fɔl/ nightfalls n
Einbruch der Dunkelheit Einbruch der Nacht Zwielicht
The close of the day; the coming of night.

nightgown /ˈnaɪtˌɡaʊn/ nightgowns n
Nachthemd
A long loose robe worn mainly by women for sleeping in.

nightingale /ˈnaɪtɪŋɡeɪl/ nightingales n
Nachtigall
A Eurasian and African songbird, Luscinia megarhynchos, family Muscicapidae, famed for its beautiful singing at night; a common nightingale.

nightjar /ˈnaɪtd͡ʒɑɹ/ /ˈnaɪtd͡ʒɑː/ nightjars n
Nachtschwalbe Ziegenmelker
Any of various medium-sized nocturnal birds of the family Caprimulgidae, that feed predominantly on moths and other large flying insects.

nightlife /ˈnaɪtˌlaɪf/ nightlifes nightlives n
Nachtleben
Nocturnal activities, especially visiting nightclubs.

nightlight nightlights n
Nachtlicht
a small, dim light or lamp left on overnight

nightmare /ˈnaɪt.mɛə/ /ˈnaɪt.mɛɚ/ [nʌɪʔ.mɛəɹ] nightmares n
Albtraum Alptraum Nachtmahr
(now, chiefly, historical) A feeling of extreme anxiety or suffocation experienced during sleep; Sleep paralysis. [from 16th c.]
(figuratively) Any bad, miserable, difficult or terrifying situation or experience that arouses anxiety, terror, agony or great displeasure. [from 20th c.]
Albtraum Alptraum Nachtmahr Albdruck
A very bad or frightening dream. [from 19th c.]

nightmarish more nightmarish most nightmarish adj
albtraumhaft albtraumartig alptraumartig alptraumhaft
Resembling a nightmare.

nightshade /ˈnaɪt.ʃeɪd/ nightshades n
Nachtschattengewächs
Any of the poisonous plants belonging to the genus Solanum, especially black nightshade or woody nightshade.

nightstand nightstands n
Nachttisch
(US) A small table or cabinet, usually with two drawers one above the other or one drawer and a lower shelf, placed beside the head of a bed.

nighttime /ˈnaɪtˌtaɪm/ [ˈnaɪʔtaɪm] nighttimes n
Nacht
The hours of darkness between sunset and sunrise; the night.

nightwork /ˈnʌɪtwəːk/ n
Nachtarbeit
Work which is carried out at night. [from 16th c.]

nihilarian /ˌnaɪ.(h)ɪˈleəɹ.i.ən/ more nihilarian most nihilarian adj
nihilistisch
Of or pertaining to nihilism.

nihilism /ˈnaɪ.(h)ɪ.lɪz.m̩/ /ˈnaɪ.əˌlɪz.m̩/ /ˈniː-/ /ˈnɪ-/ [-(h)ɨ̞-] nihilisms n
Nihilismus
(usually, uncountable) The rejection of, or opposition to, religious beliefs, (inherent or objective) moral principles, legal rules, etc., often due to the view that life is meaningless (sense 1).
(countable, uncountable, philosophy) A doctrine grounded on the negation of one or more meaningful aspects of life; in particular, the view that nothing in the world actually exists.

nihilist /ˈnaɪ.(h)ɪl.ɪst/ /ˈni.ɪl.ɪst/ /ˈniː.ɪl.ɪst/ nihilists n
Nihilist Nihilistin
(philosophy, religion) A person who accepts or champions nihilism.

nihonium /nɪˈhoʊ.ni.əm/ n
Nihonium

nikud n
Nikud
The system of optional diacritics attached to Hebrew letters that indicate vowels and consonant variations.

nilgai /ˈnɪlɡaɪ/ nilgai nilgais n
Nilgauantilope Nilgau
A large antelope, of species Boselaphus tragocamelus, of India; blue bull.

nimble /ˈnɪmbl̩/ nimbler nimblest adj
gewandt flink gelenkig behänd geschickt leichtfüssig
Quick and light in movement or action.
geschickt
Quickwitted and alert.

nimbleness /ˈnɪm.bəl.nɪs/ nimblenesses n
Gewandtheit Behändigkeit Beweglichkeit Wendigkeit
The quality of being nimble.

nimbus /ˈnɪm.bəs/ nimbi nimbuses n
Nimbus
A circle of light; a halo.
A gray rain cloud.

nincompoop /ˈnɪn-/ /ˈnɪŋkəmpuːp/ /ˈnɪŋkəmˌpup/ nincompoops n
Einfaltspinsel Dummkopf Trottel
(derogatory) A foolish or silly person. [from 16th c.]

nine /naɪn/ [naɪ̯n] nines n
Neun neun
The digit or figure 9.
Neun
(card games) A playing card with nine pips.

nine /naɪn/ [naɪ̯n] numeral
neun
A numerical value equal to 9; the number following eight and preceding ten.

nine hundred /ˈnaɪn ˈhʌn.dɹəd/ /ˈnaɪn ˈhʌn.dɹɪd/ numeral
neunhundert
The cardinal number occurring after eight hundred ninety-nine and before nine hundred one, represented in Arabic numerals as 900. Ordinal: nine-hundredth.

nine men's morris n
Mühle
An ancient strategic board game for two players, each having nine pieces, and in which forming a row of three of one's own pieces earns the removal of one of the other player's pieces.

nine o'clock n
neun Uhr
(In both the 12-hour clock and the 24-hour clock) The start of the tenth hour of the day; 9:00 a.m. (09:00).

nine thousand numeral
neuntausend
9000

nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine numeral
neuntausendneunhundertneunundneunzig
The cardinal number occurring after nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-eight and before ten thousand, represented in Arabic numerals as 9,999. Represented in Roman numerals as IXCMXCIX.

nine-day wonder /ˌnaɪn‿deɪ ˈwʌndə/ /ˌnaɪn‿deɪ ˈwʌndɚ/ nine-day wonders n
Eintagsfliege
(idiomatic) Something that generates interest for a limited time and is then abandoned.

nineteen /naɪnˈtiːn/ /ˈnaɪntiːn/ /ˈnaɪnˌtin/ /ˌnaɪnˈtin/ numeral
neunzehn
The cardinal number occurring after eighteen and before twenty, represented in Roman numerals as XIX and in Arabic numerals as 19. It is the last/largest of the "teens".

nineteenth /ˌnaɪnˈtiːnθ/ adj
neunzehnte
The ordinal form of the number nineteen.

nineteenthly adv
neunzehntens
In nineteenth place; nineteenth in a row.

nineties n
Neunziger neunziger Jahre 90er Jahre Neunzigerjahre
The decade of the 1890s, 1990s, etc.

ninetieth /ˈnaɪn.ti.əθ/ adj
neunzigste
The ordinal form of the number ninety.

ninety /ˈnaɪn.di/ /ˈnaɪn.ti/ numeral
neunzig
The cardinal number occurring after eighty-nine and before ninety-one, represented in Roman numerals as XC and in Arabic numerals as 90.

ninety-eight numeral
achtundneunzig
The cardinal number immediately following ninety-seven — ninety plus eight — and preceding ninety-nine.

ninety-five numeral
fünfundneunzig
The cardinal number immediately following ninety-four and preceding ninety-six.

ninety-four numeral
vierundneunzig
The cardinal number immediately following ninety-three and preceding ninety-five.

ninety-nine numeral
neunundneunzig
The cardinal number immediately following ninety-eight and preceding one hundred.

ninety-one numeral
einundneunzig
The cardinal number immediately following ninety and preceding ninety-two.

ninety-seven numeral
siebenundneunzig
The cardinal number immediately following ninety-six and preceding ninety-eight.

ninety-six numeral
sechsundneunzig
The cardinal number immediately following ninety-five and preceding ninety-seven.

ninety-three numeral
dreiundneunzig
The cardinal number immediately following ninety-two and preceding ninety-four.

ninety-two numeral
zweiundneunzig
The cardinal number immediately following ninety-one and preceding ninety-three.

ninhydrin ninhydrins n
Ninhydrin
(organic compound) The aromatic compound 2,2-dihydroxyindane-1,3-dione which is used as a reagent to detect amines

ninja /ˈnɪnd͡ʒə/ ninja ninjas n
Ninja
(martial arts) A person trained in ninjutsu, especially (historical) one used for espionage, assassination, and other tasks requiring stealth during Japan's shogunate period.

ninjutsu /nɪnd͡ʒutsu/ /nɪnd͡ʒɪtsu/ n
Ninjutsu
(martial arts) A Japanese martial art that is a collection of techniques originally practiced for Japanese espionage purposes, and includes methods of gathering information, nondetection, avoidance, and misdirection techniques. Used by ninja (忍者).

ninny /ˈnɪni/ ninnies n
Dummkopf Idiot
(informal) A silly or foolish person.

ninth /naɪnθ/ adj
neunte
The ordinal form of the number nine.

ninth /naɪnθ/ ninths n
Neuntel neunte
One of nine equal parts of a whole.
Neuntel Neunter neunte
(music) The compound interval between any tone and the tone represented on the ninth degree of the staff above it, as between one of the scale and two of the octave above; the octave of the second, consisting of 13 or 14 semitones (called minor and major ninth).

ninth grade ninth grades n
neunte Klasse
(US, education) The period in school that comes after eighth grade and before tenth grade.

ninthly adv
neuntens
In the ninth place; ninth in a row.

niobium /naɪˈoʊbiəm/ niobiums n
Niob
A chemical element (symbol Nb) with an atomic number of 41: a light grey, crystalline, ductile transition metal used in superconducting materials.

nip /nɪp/ v
kneifen zusammenquetschen
To catch and enclose or compress tightly between two surfaces, or points which are brought together or closed; to pinch; to close in upon.

nip in the bud /ˈnɪp.ɪn.ðəˈbʌd/ v
im Keim ersticken
(idiomatic) To stop (something) at an early stage.

nip point nip points n
Walzenspalt
(manufacturing) A point of convergence between two rolling parts, or a rolling part and a stationary part, where all or part of the human body could become trapped and injured.

nipple /ˈnɪ.p(ə)l/ nipples n
Brustwarze Nippel
(anatomy) The projection of a mammary gland from which, on female mammals, milk is secreted. [from 16th c.]
Nippel
Any small physical protrusion on an automotive, a machine part or any other part that fits into a groove on another part.
Nippel Stutzen Verbindungsstück
(plumbing, chiefly, US) A short tube threaded at both ends, used as a connector. [from 19th c.]
Nippel Speichennippel
(cycling) An internally threaded piece which holds a bicycle spoke in place on the rim. [from 20th c.]

nipplewort nippleworts n
Rainkohl
A flowering plant, Lapsana communis, that yields a milky juice.

nippy /ˈnɪpi/ nippier nippiest adj
frisch frostig kühl
(informal) Of the weather, rather cold.

niqab /nɪˈkæb/ /nɪˈkɑːb/ niqabs n
Niqab
A veil which covers the face, worn by some Muslim women as a part of sartorial hijab.

nirvana /nɚˈvænə/ /nɚˈvɑnə/ /nɪəˈvɑːnə/ /nɪɹˈvɑnə/ /nɪɾˈʋɑːn(ə)/ nirvanas n
Nirvana Nirwana
(Buddhism) Complete cessation of suffering; a blissful state attained through realization of sunyata; enlightened experience.

nisba nisbas n
Nisbe
An Arabic derivational adjective formed with the suffix ـِيّ / ـِيَّة, or the equivalent construction in another Semitic language.
The part of an Arabic name consisting in such an adjective.

nit /nɪt/ nits n
Nisse
The egg of a louse.

nitpick /ˈnɪt.pɪk/ v
herumnörgeln pingelig
(figurative) To correct insignificant mistakes or find fault in unimportant details.
lausen
(archaic, literal) To pick nits (lice eggs) from someone’s hair. I nitpicked his hair.

nitpicker /ˈnɪt.pɪk.ə(ɹ)/ nitpickers n
Erbsenzähler Erbsenzählerin Griffelspitzer Griffelspitzerin Korinthenkacker Korinthenkackerin
One who nitpicks (finds fault in unimportant details).

nitpicking nitpickings n
Erbsenzählerei Pedanterie
(figuratively, by extension) A process of finding or pointing out tiny details or errors, particularly if the pointed-out details seem insignificant or irrelevant to all but the finder.

nitpicky nitpickier nitpickiest adj
pedantisch spitzfindig übergenau überkorrekt
Finicky; overly critical; concerned with insignificant details.

nitrate /ˈnaɪˌtɹeɪt/ [ˈnaɪ̯ˌtʰɹeɪ̯t] nitrates n
Nitrat
(chemistry) Any salt or ester of nitric acid.

nitric acid n
Salpetersäure
(inorganic compound) A transparent, colorless to pale yellow, fuming corrosive liquid, HNO3; a highly reactive oxidizing agent used in the production of fertilizers, explosives, and rocket fuels and in a wide variety of industrial processes; once called aqua fortis.

nitric oxide n
Stickoxid
(chemistry) the binary compound of nitrogen and oxygen NO; an unstable compound which rapidly oxidizes in the presence of air.

nitride /ˈnaɪ.tɹaɪd/ nitrides n
Nitride
(chemistry) A compound of nitrogen where nitrogen has an oxidation state of −3.

nitriding /ˈnaɪ.tɹaɪd.iŋ/ nitridings n
Nitrieren
A method of case hardening steel by the surface absorption of nitrogen by heating with ammonia.

nitrile /ˈnaɪtɹaɪl/ nitriles n
Nitril
(organic chemistry) Any of a class of organic compounds containing a cyano functional group −C≡N; they are named as derivatives of the appropriate carboxylic acid.

nitrite /ˈnaɪ.tɹaɪt/ nitrites n
Nitrit
(chemistry) Any salt or ester of nitrous acid.

nitrite reductase nitrite reductases n
Nitritreduktase
(enzyme) Any enzyme that catalyses the reduction of nitrite ions

nitrocellulose nitrocelluloses n
Nitrozellulose Pyroxylin Schießbaumwolle Zellulosenitrat
(organic compound) A cotton-like material, made from cellulose by the action of nitric and sulphuric acids, used in the manufacture of explosives, collodion etc.

nitrogen /ˈnaɪ.tɹə.d͡ʒən/ [ˈnɐɪtʰɹəd͡ʒən] nitrogens n
Stickstoff
(uncountable) The chemical element (symbol N) with an atomic number of 7 and atomic weight of 14.0067. It is a colorless and odorless gas.

nitrogen dioxide n
Nitrogendioxid Stickstoffdioxid
(inorganic compound) The binary compound NO₂, a brownish gas that is a poisonous air pollutant; it exists in equilibrium with dinitrogen tetroxide.

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

nitrolime n
Kalkstickstoff
Crude calcium cyanamide

nitrosylsulfuric acid n
Nitrosylschwefelsäure
(inorganic compound) A nitrosyl derivative of sulfuric acid that is used in industrial synthesis

nitrous acid n
salpetrige Säure
(inorganic compound) A weak acid, HNO2, known only in solution, or as its salts and esters, the nitrites; it has a linear structure, H-O-N=O

nitrous oxide n
Distickstoffmonoxid
(inorganic compound) A non-flammable gas (N₂O) commonly used in surgery and dentistry for its anaesthetic and analgesic effects and in motorsport for bursts of added power.

nitrox /ˈnaɪtɹɑks/ /ˈnaɪtɹɒks/ n
Nitrox
(underwater diving) A mixture of nitrogen and oxygen, the nitrogen content being lower than that of normal air, which is used in place of air as a breathing gas.

nitwit /ˈnɪtwɪt/ nitwits n
Dummkopf Schwachkopf
(informal) A scatterbrained or stupid person.

nix /nɪks/ nixes n
nix
(colloquial) Nothing. [from 1789]
Nix Nöck
A treacherous water-spirit

nix /nɪks/ v
annullieren stornieren verwerfen
To make something become nothing; to reject or cancel. [from 1903]
vernichten zerstören
To destroy or eradicate.

nixie /ˈnɪksi/ nixies n
Nixe
A female nix, a water-spirit.

no /nɐʉ/ /nəʉ/ determiner
verboten
Not any.
Hardly any.
Not any possibility or allowance of (doing something).
kein verboten
Not (a); not properly, not really; not fully.

no /nɐʉ/ /nəʉ/ noes nos n
Nein nein
a negating expression; an answer that shows disagreement, denial, refusal, or disapproval
Gegenstimme nein
a vote not in favor, or opposing a proposition

no /nɐʉ/ /nəʉ/ preposition
nein nee nö
without
like
(colloquial, usually, humorous) not, does not, do not, etc.

no biggie phraseologicalUnit
kein Problem
(idiomatic, colloquial) Not a big deal, not something to worry about.

no comment phraseologicalUnit
kein Kommentar
(idiomatic) An "official" refusal to relay any further information, used for example in response to a question by a newspaper reporter or police officer. [from c. 1950]
(idiomatic) A refusal to make the obvious impolite retort.

no doubt adv
zweifellos fraglos
without a doubt; surely.

no entry phraseologicalUnit
Eingang verboten Eintritt verboten Zutritt verboten
Used on signs to indicate that entry into the area where the sign is displayed is forbidden.

no go no goes no gos n
No-Go
(informal, slang, US) Something which should not or cannot be done.

no good deed goes unpunished proverb
der Fluch der guten Tat
Beneficial actions often go unappreciated or are met with outright hostility or demands for further work.

no holds barred adj
alles ist erlaubt

no idea interjection
keine Ahnung
(emphatic) I don't know.

no kidding interjection
echt im Ernst kein Quatsch
(colloquial) An exclamation of amazement.
ach was was du nicht sagst
(colloquial, sarcastic) Said in response to an obvious statement.

no less adv
noch dazu zumal
Even, furthermore, not to mention.

no longer adv
nicht länger nicht mehr nimmer
Not any more; no more.

no man's land /ˈnoʊˌmænzˌlænd/ n
Niemandsland
(figurative) A place where no one can or should be.
The stretch of land between the border posts of two contiguous sovereign states, sometimes separated by great distance.

no matter preposition
egal
Irrespective of, regardless of, in spite of.

no matter what phraseologicalUnit
egal was egal was passiert komme, was wolle was auch immer
(not followed by a phrase) Regardless of any or most possible adverse circumstances.

no more adv
nicht mehr nimmer
(idiom) No longer; not any more.

no news is good news proverb
keine Nachrichten sind gute Nachrichten
A lack of information reported about a situation suggests that nothing unfortunate has occurred.

no offense phraseologicalUnit
nehmen Sie es mir nicht übel nichts für ungut nimm es mir nicht übel
I intend no offense by these remarks.

no one /ˈnoʊ ˌwʌn/ /ˈnəʊ wʌn/ pronoun
niemand keiner
Used in contrast to anyone, someone or everyone: not one person; nobody.

no one is born a master proverb
es ist noch kein Meister vom Himmel gefallen
Cleverness and education can be gained only by effort.

no pain, no gain proverb
ohne Fleiß kein Preis Qualität kommt von Qual Schmerz vergeht, der Stolz bleibt Schmerz vergeht, die Ehre bleibt ohne Schweiß kein Preis von nichts kommt nichts
One must be willing to endure some inconvenience or discomfort in order to achieve worthwhile goals.

no parking phraseologicalUnit
Parken verboten
On a traffic sign, indicates that parking a vehicle is not allowed within the area of influence of the sign.

no problem interjection
keine Ursache dafür nicht nichts zu danken
No thanks is necessary; you're welcome (said in response to an expression of gratitude).
keine Ursache dafür nicht kein Problem nichts zu danken
No apology is necessary; think nothing of it (said in response to an expression of regret).

no quarter n
kein Pardon kein Quartier
(military) No mercy; no sparing the life of a captured opponent.

no rose without a thorn proverb
es gibt keine Rose ohne Dornen

no shit interjection
ohne Scheiß kein Scheiß
(colloquial, vulgar) An exclamation of amazement or disbelief.

no shit, Sherlock interjection
kein Scheiß, Sherlock
(vulgar, colloquial, sarcastic, somewhat, derogatory) A riposte to someone who has just said something obvious

no show sock no show socks n
Ballerinasocke Sneakersocke Söckchen
A sock that extends no further than the ankle.

no smoke without fire proverb
kein Rauch ohne Feuer wo Rauch ist, ist auch Feuer Irgendetwas ist immer dran
Gossip and accusations are often substantiated by fact.

no smoking phraseologicalUnit
Rauchen verboten
A phrase used in notices indicating that the smoking of cigarettes, etc., is not permitted in the surrounding area.

no sooner said than done phraseologicalUnit
gesagt, getan
As soon as something is said, it will be done.

no spring chicken n
kein junger Hüpfer
(litotes) Said of a person who is no longer particularly young.

no strings attached adj
bedingungslos vollkommen unverbindlich
(often, hyphenated) Characterized by an absence of conditions or obligations.

no strings attached adv
ohne Bedingungen ohne Haken und Ösen ohne jegliche Verpflichtung vollkommen unverbindlich
(idiomatic) Without conditions or obligations; without a catch.

no thank you interjection
nein danke
A polite way of saying no in response to an offer.

no trespassing phraseologicalUnit
Betreten verboten Zutritt verboten unbefugtes Betreten verboten
Used on notices, indicating that entry or access to a place is forbidden.

no way interjection
nichts da auf keinen Fall keineswegs nie im Leben nix da
(idiomatic) Absolutely not; under no circumstances. [from 18th c.]
fantastisch unglaublich
(idiomatic) Indicates astonished disbelief.

no, thanks interjection
danke ich danke nein, danke
Politely refuses something offered.

no-brainer no-brainers n
Selbstläufer einfache Sache
(informal) An easy or obvious conclusion, decision, solution, task, etc.; something requiring little or no thought.

no-fly zone no-fly zones n
Flugverbotszone gesperrter Luftraum
An airspace in which aircraft, especially military aircraft, are forbidden to fly.

no-frills adj
ohne Schnickschnack
(idiomatic) Basic or simple; providing only what is necessary, without anything extra or fancy.

no-nonsense more no-nonsense most no-nonsense adj
nüchtern sachlich
Practical, not tolerating from others or concerning oneself with anything silly or unimportant.

nobelium /noʊˈbiːliəm/ /noʊˈbɛliəm/ n
Nobelium
a transuranic chemical element (symbol No) with an atomic number of 102.

nobiliary particle nobiliary particles n
Adelsprädikat
(grammar) A preposition found in names, indicating nobility.

nobility /noʊˈbɪlɪti/ /nəʊˈbɪlɪti/ /nəˈbɪlɪti/ nobilities n
Adel Aristokratie Nobilität
A noble or privileged social class, historically accompanied by a hereditary title; aristocracy.
Adeligkeit Blaublütigkeit Nobilität
(uncountable) The quality of being noble.

noble /ˈnoʊbəl/ /ˈnəʊbəl/ more noble most noble nobler noblest adj
edel nobel großmütig großzügig hehr
Having honorable qualities; having moral eminence and freedom from anything petty, mean or dubious in conduct and character.
adlig aristokratisch erhaben erlaucht nobel prächtig
Of exalted rank; of or relating to the nobility; distinguished from the masses by birth, station, or title; highborn.

noble /ˈnoʊbəl/ /ˈnəʊbəl/ nobles n
Aristokrat Aristokratin Adelige Adeliger Adlige Adliger
An aristocrat; one of aristocratic blood. [from 14th c.]
Nobel
(historical) A medieval gold coin of England in the 14th and 15th centuries, usually valued at 6s 8d. [from 14th c.]

noble fir noble firs n
Edeltanne
Abies procera, a western North American fir.

noble gas noble gases n
Edelgas
(chemistry) Any of the elements of group 18 of the periodic table, being monatomic and (with very limited exceptions) inert.

noble metal noble metals n
Edelmetall
(inorganic chemistry, alchemy) A metal resistant to corrosion, oxidizing and tarnishing, such as gold or platinum.

noble rot n
Edelfäule
A benevolent form of the fungus Botrytis cinerea which, in the right conditions, leads to a concentrated sweet wine.

noble savage noble savages n
edle Wilde edler Wilder
(literature) A stock character embodying the concept of an idealized indigene or outsider who has not been corrupted by civilization and therefore symbolizes humanity's innate goodness.

nobleman /ˈnoʊbl̩mən/ /ˈnəʊbl̩mən/ noblemen n
Adliger Edelmann Adeliger Aristokrat
A peer; an aristocrat; ranks range from baron to king to emperor.

noblesse oblige /noʊˌblɛs əˈbliʒ/ /nəʊˌblɛs ɒˈbliːʒ/ n
Adel verpflichtet
The honourable obligation that is the responsibility of those of high rank; in American English this often includes the expectation of benevolent actions such as helping those less fortunate.

noblewoman noblewomen n
Adlige Adelige Edelfrau
A woman having a noble rank, especially one belonging to the peerage; a Lady.

nobody /ˈnoʊ.bɑ.di/ /ˈnoʊ.bə.di/ /ˈnoʊˌbʌd.i/ /ˈnəʊ.bɒd.i/ /ˈnəʊ.bə.di/ nobodies n
Niemand
Someone who is not important or well-known.

nobody's perfect phraseologicalUnit
niemand ist perfekt
Used when someone's mistakes or flaws are acknowledged, to remind that everyone else makes mistakes and has flaws.

nocebo /noʊˈsi.boʊ/ /nəʊˈsiː.bəʊ/ nocebos n
Nocebo
(pharmacology, also, _, attributive) A substance which a patient experiences as harmful due to a previous negative perception, but which is in fact pharmacologically (medicinally) inactive. [from 1961]

nociplastic adj
noziplastisch
(physiology) Of, pertaining to, or resulting from plasticity, of a kind analogous to neuroplasticity, in parts of the central nervous system concerned with nociception.

nociplastic pain n
Zentrale Sensitivierung noziplastischer Schmerz
(medicine) Heightened responsiveness to sensory input, thought to result from dysfunction in the processing of pain signals by the central nervous system.

nock /ˈnɒk/ nocks n
Nocke
(archery) The notch at the rear of an arrow that fits on the bowstring.

noctilucine n
Noctilucin
(biochemistry) A nitrogenous substance in fireflies, glowworms and marine animals, once believed to be responsible for their luminescence.

noctule /ˈnɑkt͡ʃul/ /ˈnɒktjuːl/ noctules n
Abendsegler
A bat, of the genus Nyctalus, that lives in tree hollows.

nocturnal /nɑkˈtɝ.nəl/ /nɒkˈtɜː(ɹ).nəl/ more nocturnal most nocturnal adj
nachtaktiv
(of a person, creature, group, or species) Primarily active during the night.
nächtlich
(of an occurrence) Taking place at night, nightly.

nocturnal emission nocturnal emissions n
Pollution
An ejaculation or orgasm while asleep, often accompanied by an erotic dream.

nocturne /(ˌ)nɒkˈtɜːn/ /ˈnɑktɚn/ /ˈnɑkˌtɝn/ /ˈnɒktɜːn/ nocturnes n
Nocturne Nachtstück Nokturne
(music) A dreamlike or pensive composition, usually for the piano.

nod /nɑd/ /nɒd/ /nɔd/ nods n
Kopfnicken
An instance of inclining the head up and down, as to indicate agreement, or as a cursory greeting.

nod /nɑd/ /nɒd/ /nɔd/ v
nicken
(ambitransitive) To incline the head up and down, as to indicate agreement.
einnicken
(intransitive) To gradually fall asleep.

nod off v
einnicken
(idiomatic) To fall asleep, especially unintentionally.

nodding donkey nodding donkeys n
Nickesel Pferdekopfpumpe
(informal) A pumpjack.

node /noʊd/ /nəʊd/ nodes n
Knoten Ecke
(graph theory) A vertex or a leaf in a graph of a network, or other element in a data structure.

nodule /ˈnɑːd͡ʒuːl/ /ˈnɒdjuːl/ nodules n
Klumpen
A rounded mass or irregular shape; a little knot or lump.

noggin /ˈnɑɡn̩/ /ˈnɑɡɪn/ /ˈnɒɡɪn/ noggins n
Birne Rübe
(slang) The head.

noil /nɔɪl/ noils n
Kämmling
A short fibre left over from combing wool or spinning silk during the preparation of textile yarns. Sometimes it is referred to as 'Raw Silk', although this is somewhat of a misnomer.

noise /nɔɪz/ noises n
Lärm Krach Geräusch
(uncountable) Various sounds, usually unwanted or unpleasant.
Rauschen Störung
Sound or signal generated by random fluctuations.
Rauschen Lärm
(technology) Any part of a signal or data that reduces the clarity, precision, or quality of the desired output.

noise cancellation n
Geräuschunterdrückung Umgebungsgeräuschunterdrückung

noise pollution n
Lärmbelastung
Excess noise which is unpleasant or harmful.

noise power noise powers n
Rauschleistung
The power of the noise in a signal.

noiseless more noiseless most noiseless adj
geräuschlos
Producing no noise; without noise.
Containing no noise.

noiselessly adv
geräuschlos
In a quiet manner, without any noise.

noisily more noisily most noisily adv
geräuschvoll
in a noisy manner; in such a way as to create a great deal of noise or sound

noisome /ˈnɔɪ.səm/ more noisome most noisome adj
schädlich ungesund
(literary) Hurtful or noxious to health; unwholesome, insalubrious.
ekelhaft eklig widerlich
(literary) Offensive to the senses; disgusting, unpleasant, nauseous, especially having an undesirable smell.

noisy /ˈnɔɪzi/ /ˈnɔːɪzɪ/ noisier noisiest adj
laut geräuschvoll
Making a noise, especially a loud unpleasant sound

noisy miner noisy miners n
Weißstirn-Schwatzvogel
A grey honeyeater, Manorina melanocephala, that has a large range of songs, calls, and alarms, is endemic to eastern and south-eastern Australia, and has a black head, orange-yellow beak and feet, and a yellow patch behind the eye.

nomad /ˈnoʊmæd/ /ˈnəʊmæd/ nomads n
Nomade Nomadin
(anthropology) A member of a society or class who herd animals from pasture to pasture with no fixed home.

nomadic /nəʊˈmæd.ɪk/ more nomadic most nomadic adj
Nomade nomadisch
(anthropology) Of or related to itinerant herdsmen.
nomadisch
(figuratively) Of or related to any habitually wandering person or animal.

nomadism nomadisms n
Nomadentum
The way of life of a nomad or nomads.

nomarch nomarchs n
Nomarch
The chief administrator of a modern Greek nomarchy. [from 19th c.]

nomen gentilicium /ˈnəʊmɛn d͡ʒɛntaɪˈlɪsɪəm/ nomina gentilicia n
Gentilname
The name designating a Roman citizen as a member of a particular gens; a gentile name.

nomenclature /-ˈmɛn/ /nə(ʊ)ˈmɛŋ.klətʃə/ /ˈnoʊmənˌkleɪt͡ʃɚ/ /ˌnoʊmənˈkleɪt͡ʃɚ/ nomenclatures n
Nomenklatur
A set of rules used for forming the names or terms in a particular field of arts or sciences.

nominal /ˈnɑ.mɪ.nəl/ /ˈnɒm.ɪ.nəl/ [ˈnɑ.mɪ.nl̩] [ˈnɒm.ɪ.nl̩] adj
nominal substantivisch
(finance) Of, relating to, or being the amount or face value of a sum of money or a stock certificate, for example, and not the purchasing power or market value.

nominalization nominalizations n
Substantivierung Hauptwortbildung Nominalisierung
(linguistics, countable) A noun derived from an adjective, verb, etc., often by adding a suffix such as -ity, -tion or -ism.

nominalize /ˈnɑmənəlaɪz/ /ˈnɒmɪnəlaɪz/ v
nominalisieren

nominalizer /ˈnɑm.ə.nəl.aɪz.ɚ/ /ˈnɒmɪnəlaɪzə/ nominalizers n
Substantivator
(linguistics) Anything, usually an affixed morpheme or a particle, that changes another part of speech into a noun.

nominate /ˈnɑ.mə.neɪt/ /ˈnɑ.mɪ.neɪt/ /ˈnɒm.ə.neɪt/ /ˈnɒm.ɪ.neɪt/ v
nominieren
To name someone as a candidate for a particular role or position, including that of an office.

nomination /ˌnɑmɪˈneɪʃən/ /ˌnɒmɪˈneɪʃən/ nominations n
Nominierung Aufstellung Kandidatenkür
An act or instance of nominating.

nominative /ˈnɒmnətɪv/ /ˈnɒmɪnətɪv/ adj
Nominativ nominativisch
(grammar) Being in that case or form of a noun which stands as the subject of a finite verb.

nominative case nominative cases n
Nominativ Wer-Fall Werfall
(grammar) The case used to indicate the subject—or agent—of a finite verb.

nominee /ˌnɒmɪˈniː/ nominees n
Kandidat Nominierte
A person named, or designated, by another, to any office, duty, or position; one nominated, or proposed, by others for office or for election to office.

nomism n
Bundesnomismus Nomismus
(theology) The following of religious laws or commandments as the chief aspect of religiousness.

nomocracy nomocracies n
Nomokratie
(politics) A political system under the sovereignty of rational laws and civic rights.

non sequitur /ˌnɑnˈsɛk.wɪ.tɚ/ /ˌnɒnˈsɛk.wɪ.tə/ non sequiturs non sequuntur n
Gedankensprung
(narratology) Any abrupt and inexplicable transition or occurrence.
Fehlschluss Nonsens unlogisches Argument
(logic) Any invalid argument in which the conclusion cannot be logically deduced from the premises.

non- /ˈnɑn/ /ˈnɒn/ prefix
nicht-
Used in the sense of no or none, to show lack of or failure to perform; or in the sense of not, to negate the meaning of the word to which it is prefixed.

non-Euclidean adj
nichteuklidisch
of, or relating to non-Euclidean geometry

non-Euclidean geometry non-Euclidean geometries n
nichteuklidische Geometrie
(geometry) Any system of geometry not based on the set of axioms of Euclidean geometry, which is based on the three-dimensional space of common experience.

non-aggression principle n
Nichtaggressionsprinzip

non-binary /ˌnɔnˈbaɪ.nɚˌi/ /ˌnɔnˈbaɪ.nɛɹˌi/ adj
nichtbinär diversgeschlechtlich zwischengeschlechtlich divers nicht-binär non-binär
Having or pertaining to a gender identity not represented by the gender binary; not exclusively male or female; genderqueer.

non-breaking space non-breaking spaces n
geschütztes Leerzeichen
(computing) A variant of the space character that prevents text from wrapping onto the next line at that point.

non-commissioned officer non-commissioned officers n
Unteroffizier
A person of authority in the military who has not received a commission (a direct conveyance of authority from the sovereign government); as such they can have charge or control but not command in the most technical use of the word.

non-disclosure agreement non-disclosure agreements n
Geheimhaltungserklärung Geheimhaltungsvereinbarung Vertraulichkeitsvereinbarung Vertraulichkeitserklärung Geheimhaltungsabrede Verschwiegenheitsabrede
(legal, business) A contract that enjoins a party not to disclose certain information.

non-esterified fatty acid non-esterified fatty acids n
freie Fettsäure
(biochemistry) Any fatty acid which occurs free, rather than esterified with glycerol to form a glyceride or other lipid; usually as the result of hydrolysis

non-finite verb non-finite verbs n
infinites Verb
(grammar) A verb form that lacks a subject, is not inflected by tense, aspect, mood, number, gender or person and cannot serve as a predicate.

non-fungible token non-fungible tokens n
nicht ersetzbares digital geschütztes Objekt
A cryptocurrency token that records ownership of something.

non-governmental organization non-governmental organizations n
Nichtregierungsorganisation
A legally constituted non-commercial organization created by natural or legal persons with no participation or representation of any government.

non-iron adj
bügelfrei
That does not need ironing.

non-life-threatening adj
nicht lebensbedrohlich
Not endangering the continued life of the subject.

non-member non-members n
Nichtmitglied
Someone who is not a member (of a club, institution, etc.)

non-milch adj
galt

non-native speaker non-native speakers n
Nicht-Muttersprachler Nicht-Muttersprachlerin Nichtmuttersprachler Nichtmuttersprachlerin
(linguistics) Someone who has another native tongue than the language being used.

non-negative adj
nichtnegativ

non-negotiable adj
nicht verhandelbar
Not negotiable; not subject to negotiation.

non-refoulement /ˌnɑnɹəˌfulˈmɑn/ /ˌnɒnɹəˈfuːlmɒ̃/ n
Grundsatz der Nichtzurückweisung Nichtzurückweisungsprinzip Non-refoulement-Gebot Refoulement-Verbot
(international law) The principle that a person (particularly a refugee) should not be returned to an area (chiefly their country of origin) where they would face mistreatment.

non-smoker non-smokers n
Nichtraucher Nichtraucherin
Somebody who does not smoke tobacco.

non-smoking adj
Nichtraucher-
Having restrictions on smoking.
Nichtraucher
Using no tobacco products.

non-venomous adj
ungiftig
Not producing venom.

non-violent adj
gewaltfrei gewaltlos
(Of a deed, event etc.) Without violence.
friedliebend gewaltfrei gewaltlos
(Of a person or movement) Opposed to violence.

nonacceptance nonacceptances n
Nichtakzeptanz

nonagon /ˈnɑn.ə.ɡɑn/ /ˈnɒn.ə.ɡən/ nonagons n
Neuneck Nonagon
(geometry) A polygon with nine sides and nine angles; an enneagon.

nonalcoholic adj
alkoholfrei
Containing no more than trace amounts of alcohol.

nonaligned adj
blockfrei bündnisfrei
Not allied with any particular nation, or to any side in a dispute

nonalingual adj
neunsprachig

nonambition n
Ambitionslosigkeit

nonane nonanes n
Nonan
(organic compound) Any of very many isomeric alkanes, of general formula C9H20, having 9 carbon atoms.

nonasyllabic adj
neunsilbig
(linguistics) Having nine syllables.

nonbeliever nonbelievers n
Ungläubige Nichtglaubende Nichtglaubender Nichtgläubige Nichtgläubiger Ungläubiger
a person who does not believe, especially regarding religion.

nonce /nɑns/ /nɒns/ nonces n
Einmal- einmalig
The one or single occasion; the present reason or purpose (now only in for the nonce).

nonce word nonce words n
Ad-hoc-Bildung Ad-hoc-Wortbildung Augenblicksbildung Gelegenheitsbildung Okkasionalismus okkasionelle Bildung
(lexicography) A word invented for the occasion.

nonchalance /ˈnɒnʃələns/ /ˌnɑːnʃəˈlɑːns/ nonchalances n
Lässigkeit Nonchalance Gelassenheit Sorglosigkeit Sprezzatura Unbekümmertheit
Indifference, unconcern; carelessness; coolness; disregard, detachment.

nonchalant /ˈnɒn.ʃəl.ənt/ /ˌnɑn.ʃəˈlɑnt/ more nonchalant most nonchalant adj
lässig nonchalant
Casually calm and relaxed.
nonchalant gleichgültig
Indifferent; unconcerned; behaving as if detached.

noncitizen noncitizens n
Nichtbürger Nichtbürgerin
Someone who is not a citizen of the country in question

noncombustible noncombustibles n
nicht brennbarer Stoff
(mostly plural) Any substance that is not combustible.

noncommercial adj
unkommerziell
Not engaged in commerce.

noncommittal /ˌnɑnkəˈmɪtl̩/ /ˌnɒnkəˈmɪtl̩/ more noncommittal most noncommittal adj
unverbindlich
Tending to avoid commitment; lacking certainty or decisiveness; reluctant to give out information or show one's feelings or opinion.

noncompliance noncompliances n
Nichtbeachtung Nichteinhaltung Nichterfüllung
A failure to comply.

noncompliant more noncompliant most noncompliant adj
ungehorsam
Not compliant; rebellious.

nonconformist more nonconformist most nonconformist adj
nonkonformistisch
Not conforming to established customs, etc.

nonconformist nonconformists n
Nonkonformist Nonkonformistin
Someone who does not conform to accepted beliefs, customs or practices. [from 17th c.]

nonconformity nonconformities n
Nichtkonformität Nonkonformismus Nonkonformität
Refusal to conform to the doctrine, discipline, or practice of a state religion, especially refusal by other Protestants to conform to the doctrine or discipline of the Church of England; the principles or practice of nonconformists; nonconformists as a class.

nonconvexity nonconvexities n
Nichtkonvexität

nondegenerate adj
nichtentartet

nondenominational adj
freireligiös
Lacking a denomination; not specific to a particular religion or sect.

nondeterministic adj
nichtdeterministisch
(computer science) Exhibiting nondeterminism; involving choices between indistinguishable possibilities.

nondifferentiable adj
nichtdifferenzierbar

nondimensionalization nondimensionalizations n
Entdimensionalisierung Entdimensionierung
(physics, engineering) The partial or full removal of units from an equation involving physical quantities by a suitable substitution of variables, in order, for example, to simplify and parameterize problems where measured units are involved.

nondriver nondrivers n
Nichtfahrer Nichtfahrerin

nondriving adj
nichtfahrend

none /nʌn/ pronoun
keine niemand
Not any of a given number or group.

none of someone's business n
das geht einen Dreck an das geht nichts an
(idiomatic) A matter that someone is not entitled to be involved in or informed about.

none of your beeswax phraseologicalUnit
das geht dich einen feuchten Kehricht an
A riposte to badgering questioning, expressing a refusal to answer, and an insistence that the questioner cease prying any further.

nonelectric adj
nichtelektrisch
Not electric; not operated by electricity.

nonessential adj
nichtessentiell
Not required; not essential.

nonessential amino acid nonessential amino acids n
nichtessentielle Aminosäure
(amino acid) Those of the naturally occurring amino acids that the human body can synthesize for itself, and so need not be provided by dietary protein.

nonetheless /ˌnʌnðəˈlɛs/ adv
nichtsdestoweniger nichtsdestotrotz

nonexhaustive adj
nichterschöpfend

nonexistent adj
nicht vorhanden nichtexistierend nicht existent
Not existent or existing; not real.

nonferrous adj
Nichteisen- nicht eisenhaltig
(of a metal or alloy) Containing no iron.

nonfiction nonfictions n
Sachliteratur
Written works intended to give facts, or true accounts of real things and events. Often used attributively.

nonflammable adj
nichtbrennbar unbrennbar
Not combustible.

nonfossiliferous adj
fossilleer
(paleontology) Not fossiliferous; not containing fossils.

nonfree adj
kostenpflichtig
(rare) Not free, not free of charge, that costs money, that must be paid for, that must be purchased; paid (as in paid service); pay (as in pay channel); cash (as in cash bar).

nonfunctional adj
nichtfunktional
Not functional; useless; broken.

nonhard adj
nichthart

nonillion nonillions numeral
Quintillion Nonillion Quinquillion
(US, modern British & Australian, short scale) 1030.
(dated British & Australian, long scale) 1054.

noninflammatory adj
nichtentflammbar nichtentzündlich
Not inflammatory; not able to inflame.

noninstrumental adj
nichtinstrumental
Not instrumental

noninterference noninterferences n
Nichteinmischung
The policy of a state or other actor of not interfering in the domestic policies of another

nonius /ˈnəʊnɪəs/ noniuses n
Nonius
A device for adjusting the accuracy of mathematical instruments, later superseded by the vernier.

nonjusticiable adj
nicht justitiabel nicht justiziabel
Not justiciable

nonlinear adj
nicht linear nichtlinear
(of a set of points) Not lying on a straight line.
(chemistry, of a molecule) Whose atoms do not lie in a straight line.
(mathematics, of a function) Having a product of independent variables, or a variable with an exponent not equal to one.
(of a system) Whose output is not directly proportional to its input.
Erratic and unpredictable; tending to jump back and forth.

nonlinearity nonlinearities n
Nichtlinearität
(uncountable) The state of being nonlinear.
(countable) A deviation from linearity.

nonmetal nonmetals n
Nichtmetall
(chemistry) An element, such as phosphorus or chlorine, that does not have the chemical or physical properties of a metal.

nonneuter /nɑnˈnutɚ/ /nɒnˈnjuːtə/ adj
geschlechtig
(grammar) not neuter; masculine or feminine

nonobservance nonobservances n
Ignoranz Nichtbeachtung
The failure to observe a custom, or to conform with a law

nonpareil /nɒm-/ /nɒnpəˈɹeɪ(l)/ /ˈnɒm-/ /ˈnɒnpəɹ(ə)l/ /ˈnɒnpɹ(ə)l/ /ˌnɑnpəˈɹɛl/ more nonpareil most nonpareil adj
unerreicht
(frequently, postpositive) Unequalled, unrivalled; unique. [from 15th c.]

nonpareil /nɒm-/ /nɒnpəˈɹeɪ(l)/ /ˈnɒm-/ /ˈnɒnpəɹ(ə)l/ /ˈnɒnpɹ(ə)l/ /ˌnɑnpəˈɹɛl/ nonpareils n
Nonpareille
(uncountable, typography, chiefly, historical) A size of type between ruby and emerald (or, in the United States, between agate and minion), standardized as 6-point; (countable) a slug of this size.

nonparliamentary adj
unparlamentarisch
Not parliamentary.

nonpayer nonpayers n
Nichtzahler Nichtzahlerin
One who is not a payer, who does not pay.

nonpayment nonpayments n
Nichtzahlung
The failure to make a payment

nonperson /ˈnɒnpɜː(ɹ)sən/ nonpeople nonpersons n
Unperson
Not a real person; a subhuman.

nonplus /nɒnˈplʌs/ /ˌnɑnˈplʌs/ v
verblüffen verdutzen verwirren
(transitive) To bewilder or perplex (someone); to confound, to flummox.

nonplussed /nɒnˈplʌst/ /ˌnɑnˈplʌst/ more nonplussed most nonplussed adj
verblüfft
Unsure how to act or respond; bewildered, perplexed. [from early 17th c.]

nonpositive adj
nichtpositiv
(mathematics, of a quantity) Not positive; either zero or negative.

nonpracticing adj
nicht praktizierend nichtpraktizierend
Not practicing; of a person in a particular profession, not engaged in the practice of that profession; of a person born into a particular religion, not abiding by the rituals and mores of that religion.

nonprejudicial adj
unvoreingenommen
Not prejudicial; not pre-judging.

nonprofessional adj
Amateur Freizeit Hobby Laien amateurhaft dilettantenhaft
not professional; amateur

nonprofessional nonprofessionals n
Amateur Amateur- Amateurin Dilettant Dilettantin Freizeit-
One who is not a professional; an amateur.

nonprofit adj
nonprofit ohne Gewinnerzielungsabsicht
Not seeking to produce a profit (a financial gain).

nonprofit nonprofits n
Non-Profit-Organisation
Ellipsis of nonprofit organization: an organization that exists for reasons other than to make a profit, such as a charitable, educational or service organization.

nonprogrammer nonprogrammers n
Nichtprogrammierer
A person who is not a computer programmer.

nonrecurring adj
einmalig
Not recurring; occurring only once.

nonrepudiation n
Unleugbarkeit
(telecommunication) Assurance that the claimed sender or recipient is in fact the party who sent or received a given message.

nonsatiation n
Nichtsättigung

nonsectarian more nonsectarian most nonsectarian adj
bekenntnisfrei konfessionell ungebunden konfessionsfrei konfessionslos konfessionsungebunden nicht konfessionsgebunden
Of or pertaining to nonsectarianism.

nonsectarian nonsectarians n
Bekenntnisfreier Konfessionsfreier Konfessionsloser
One who is not a sectarian.

nonsectarianism n
Bekenntnisfreiheit Konfessionsfreiheit Konfessionslosigkeit
Independence from any particular sect, party or denomination. The opposite of sectarianism.

nonsense /ˈnɑn.sɛns/ /ˈnɒn.səns/ interjection
papperlapapp
An emphatic rejection of something one has just heard and does not believe or agree with.

nonsense /ˈnɑn.sɛns/ /ˈnɒn.səns/ nonsenses n
Unsinn Nonsens Blödsinn Quatsch Tüddelkram
Letters or words, in writing or speech, that have no meaning or pattern or seem to have no meaning.
Unsinn Nonsens
An untrue statement.

nonsensical more nonsensical most nonsensical adj
unsinnig widersinnig sinnwidrig
Without sense; absurd.

nonsensically more nonsensically most nonsensically adv
unsinnig unsinnigerweise
In a nonsensical manner.

nonseparable adj
nichtseparierbar

nonsmearing adj
nichtschmierend

nonsoft adj
nichtweich

nonstandard analysis n
Nichtstandardanalysis

nonstop /ˌnɑnˈstɑp/ /ˌnɒnˈstɒp/ adj
durchgehend ununterbrochen
Without stopping; without interruption or break.

nonstop /ˌnɑnˈstɑp/ /ˌnɒnˈstɒp/ adv
nonstop pausenlos
Without stopping; without interruption or break

nonstop /ˌnɑnˈstɑp/ /ˌnɒnˈstɒp/ nonstops n
Nonstop
(travel) A nonstop journey, especially a nonstop flight.

nonswimmer nonswimmers n
Nichtschwimmer Nichtschwimmerin
One who is not a swimmer, who does not or cannot swim.

nontheorem nontheorems n
Nichttheorem

nontoxic adj
atoxisch ungiftig

nontrivial /ˌnɒnˈtɹɪ.vi.əl/ more nontrivial most nontrivial adj
nichttrivial
(mathematics) Not being of the simplest kind; not being empty or a singleton.
(mathematics) Not obvious or easy to prove; not self-evident.
Not trivial.

nonuplet nonuplets n
Neunling
One of a group of nine, particularly one of nine babies born from the same mother at one time.

nonviability n
Lebensunfähigkeit
The state or condition of being nonviable; impracticality.

nonviolence nonviolences n
Gewaltfreiheit Gewaltlosigkeit
A philosophy that rejects the use of violence, and instead seeks to bring about change through peaceful responses even to violent acts.

nonzero adj
nichtnull ungleich Null
(mathematics, of a quantity) Not equal to zero.

noob /n(j)uːb/ noobs n
Neuling Noob Anfänger Gimp Nub
(Internet slang, derogatory) A newb or newbie; refers to the idea that someone is new to a game, concept, or idea; implying a lack of experience. Also, in some areas the word noob can mean someone is obsessed with things.

noodle /nud(ə)l/ /nuːdl̩/ noodles n
Nudel
(usually, in the plural) A string or flat strip of pasta or other dough, usually cooked (at least initially) by boiling, and served in soup or in a dry form mixed with a sauce and other ingredients.

noogie /ˈnʊɡi/ noogies n
Kopfnuss
(slang) An act of putting a person in a headlock and rubbing one's knuckles on the other person's head, often a playful gesture of affection when done lightly.

nook /nuːk/ /nʊk/ nooks n
Nische Alkoven
A small corner formed by two walls; an alcove.
Rückzugsort stiller Winkel
A hidden or secluded spot; a secluded retreat.

nook and cranny nooks and crannies n
Winkel in jeder Ecke und jedem Winkel
(idiomatic) A place or part of a place, especially small or remote.

nookie /ˈnʊki/ n
Fick Geschlechtsverkehr Schäferstündchen
(slang) Sex or other sexual activity, especially if illicit.

noology noologies n
Noologie
The systematic study and organization of everything dealing with knowing and knowledge.

noon /nuːn/ noons n
Mittag
(now, rare) The corresponding time in the middle of the night; midnight.

noontide noontides n
Mittag Mittagsstunde Mittagszeit
(literary) midday, noon

noose /nuːs/ nooses n
Strick Schlinge
An adjustable loop of rope, such as the one placed around the neck in hangings, or the one at the end of a lasso.

noosphere /ˈnoʊ.əsfɪɚ/ /ˈnəʊ.əsfɪə/ noospheres n
Noosphäre
The sphere of human reason, thought, and consciousness, seen as a theoretical evolutionary stage.

nope /noʊp/ [noʊp̚] particle
nee nö
(informal, commonly, emphatic) No.

nor /nɔɹ/ /nɔː/ conjunction
noch
(literary) And... not (introducing a negative statement, without necessarily following one).
A function word introducing each except the first term of a series, indicating none of them is true.
(archaic) Neither.
Used to introduce a further negative statement.
(UK, dialect) Than.

noradrenaline /nɔːɹəˈdɹɛnəlɪn/ noradrenalines n
Noradrenaline
(British) The compound norepinephrine.

noradrenergic more noradrenergic most noradrenergic adj
noradrenerg

norepinephrine /ˌnɔːɹɛpɪˈnɛfɹɪn/ norepinephrines n
Norepinephrin
(neurotransmitter) A neurotransmitter found in the locus coeruleus which is synthesized from dopamine.

noria /ˈnɔɹ.i.ə/ /ˈnɔː.ɹɪə/ norias n
Schöpfwerk
Any mechanism using buckets to raise water to an aqueduct.

norm /nɔːm/ norms n
Norm Regel
That which is normal or typical.
Norm
A rule that is imposed by regulations and/or socially enforced by members of a community.
(mathematics) A function, generally denoted v\mapsto\left|v\right| or v\mapsto\left\|v\right\|, that maps vectors to non-negative scalars and has the following properties:

norm /nɔːm/ v
normieren
(analysis) To endow (a vector space, etc.) with a norm.

normal /ˈnɔɹm(ə)l/ /ˈnɔːml̩/ more normal most normal normaler normalest adj
normal
(set theory, of a function from the ordinals to the ordinals) Which is strictly monotonically increasing and continuous with respect to the order topology.
According to norms or rules or to a regular pattern.
Usual, healthy; not sick or ill or unlike oneself.
(education, of a school) teaching teachers how to teach (to certain norms)

normal /ˈnɔɹm(ə)l/ /ˈnɔːml̩/ normals n
Normale normal
(geometry) A line or vector that is perpendicular to another line, surface, or plane.

normal distribution normal distributions n
Gauß-Verteilung Normalverteilung
(statistics) Any of a family of continuous probability distributions such that the probability density function is the Gaussian function

normal potential normal potentials n
Normalpotential
(physics, chemistry) The electrode potential with reference to that of a normal hydrogen electrode

normal school normal schools n
Normalschule
(obsolete) A school for training teachers, especially in mainland Europe and North America.

normal subgroup normal subgroups n
Normalteiler normale Untergruppe
(group theory) A subgroup H of a group G that is invariant under conjugation; that is, for all elements h of H and for all elements g in G, the element ghg−1 is in H.

normal time n
reguläre Spielzeit
(sports) The standard period of play, contrasted with any additional periods such as injury time, extra time or penalty shootout.

normalcy /ˈnɔɹməlsi/ normalcies n
Normalität
(US) The state of being normal; the fact of being normal; normality.

normality /noːˈmæl.ə.ti/ /nɔɹˈmæl.ə.ti/ /nɔːˈmæl.ɪ.ti/ [nɔɹˈmæl.ə.ɾi] normalities n
Normalität
(uncountable) The state of being normal or usual; normalcy.
Äquivalentkonzentration
(chemistry) The concentration of a solution expressed in gram equivalent weights of solute per litre of solution.

normalizable adj
normalisierbar
That can be normalized.

normalization /ˌnɔɹ.mə.ləˈzeɪ.ʃən/ /ˌnɔɹ.məˌlaɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/ [ˈnoː.mə.ləˈzæɪ.ʃn̩] [ˈnɔː.mə.ləˈzeɪ.ʃn̩] [ˌnoː.məˌlɑɪˈzæɪ.ʃn̩] [ˌnɔː.məˌlaɪˈzeɪ.ʃn̩] normalizations n
Normalisierung
Any process that makes something more normal or regular, which typically means conforming to some regularity or rule, or returning from some state of abnormality.

normalize /ˈnɔɹ.mə.laɪz/ /ˈnɔː.mə.laɪz/ v
normalisieren
(transitive) To make normal, to make standard.
normalisieren normieren
(statistics, transitive) To reduce the variations by excluding irrelevant aspects.

normalizer normalizers n
Normalisator
(algebra) The subset of elements of some group which leave some given subset invariant when conjugating it.

normally /ˈnɔɹ.mə.li/ /ˈnɔːmə.li/ more normally most normally adv
normalerweise
Under normal conditions or circumstances; usually; most of the time
normal
In the expected or customary manner.

normative /ˈnoː.mə.tɪv/ /ˈnɔɹ.mə.tɪv/ /ˈnɔː.mə.tɪv/ [ˈnɔɹ.mə.ɾɪv] more normative most normative adj
normativ
Of or pertaining to a norm or standard.

normativism n
Normativismus

normativity normativities n
Normativität
The state of being normative.

normopathy normopathies n
Normopathie
The pursuit of conformity and societal acceptance at the expense of individuality.

normothermic /nɔɹmoʊˈθɝmɪk/ /nɔːməˈθɜːmɪk/ adj
normotherm
(medicine) Having a normal body temperature

norovirus /ˈnɒɹə(ʊ)vaɪɹəs/ noroviruses n
Norovirus
(virology) Norovirus, the genus of Norwalk virus, which causes gastric distress in humans.

north /noɹθ/ /noːθ/ /nɔəθ/ /nɔː(ɹ)θ/ /nɔːθ/ [no̞ɹθ] adj
nördlich
Of or pertaining to the north; northern.
(ecclesiastical) Designating, or situated in, the liturgical north (in a church, the direction to the left-hand side of a person facing the altar).
nordwärtig nordwärts
Toward the north; northward.
nord- Norden
(meteorology) Of wind, from the north.
nord-
Pertaining to the part of a corridor used by northbound traffic.

north /noɹθ/ /noːθ/ /nɔəθ/ /nɔː(ɹ)θ/ /nɔːθ/ [no̞ɹθ] adv
Norden nordwärts
Toward the north; northward; northerly.

north /noɹθ/ /noːθ/ /nɔəθ/ /nɔː(ɹ)θ/ /nɔːθ/ [no̞ɹθ] norths n
Norden Nord
The direction towards the pole to the left-hand side of someone facing east, specifically 0°, or (on another celestial object) the direction towards the pole lying on the northern side of the invariable plane.
The up or positive direction.
(physics) The positive or north pole of a magnet, which seeks the magnetic pole near Earth's geographic North Pole (which, for its magnetic properties, is a south pole).
Alternative letter-case form of North (“a northern region; the inhabitants thereof”). [circa 1300]
(ecclesiastical) In a church: the direction to the left-hand side of a person facing the altar.

north pole /ˌnɔɹθ ˈpoʊl/ /ˌnɔːθ ˈpəʊl/ north poles n
Nordpol
The northernmost point on celestial bodies other than Earth.
(electromagnetism) The positive pole of a magnetic dipole that seeks geographic north.

northbound adj
Richtung Norden nach Norden
Heading or moving in a northerly direction.

northbound adv
Richtung Norden nach Norden
Towards the north.

northeast northeasts n
Nordosten Nordost
The intercardinal compass point halfway between north and east; specifically at a bearing of 45°.

northeastern /ˌnorˈθiː.stɚn/ /ˌnɔːˈθiː.stn̩/ more northeastern most northeastern adj
nordöstlich
Of, related to, located in, or from the northeast.

northeastward more northeastward most northeastward adv
nach Nordosten nordostwärts
Toward the northeast.

northern /ˈnɒðə(ɹ)n/ /ˈnɔɹðɚn/ /ˈnɔːðn̩/ /ˈnɔːðən/ more northern most northern adj
nördlich Nord
Of, facing, situated in, or related to the north; northerly.

northern birch mouse northern birch mice n
Streifenhüpfmaus Waldbirkenmaus
A rodent classified either in the family Sminthidae or in the Dipodidae, Sicista betulina that is found in subarctic and cool temperate Asia from Scandinavia to Lake Baikal.

northern bobwhite northern bobwhites n
Virginiawachtel
A bird of the species Colinus virginianus, native to eastern North America.

northern bottlenose whale northern bottlenose whales n
Dögling
A bottlenose whale of species Hyperoodon ampullatus, endemic to the North Atlantic.

northern flicker northern flickers n
Goldspecht
Colaptes auratus, a medium-sized member of the woodpecker family, native to most of Central and North America.

northern fulmar northern fulmars n
Eissturmvogel
An Arctic seabird, Fulmarus glacialis.

northern fur seal northern fur seals n
Nördlicher Seebär
A fur seal of the species Callorhinus ursinus (formerly Arctocephalus ursinus), of the northern Pacific.

northern gannet northern gannets n
Basstölpel
A seabird, Morus bassanus.

northern goshawk northern goshawks n
Habicht
Accipiter gentilis, a bird of prey of the family Accipitridae.

northern jacana northern jacanas n
Gelbstirn-Blatthühnchen
Jacana spinosa, a wader in the family Jacanidae.

northern lapwing northern lapwings n
Kiebitz
A crested plover, Vanellus vanellus.

northern lights n
Nordlicht Polarlicht
The aurora of the northern hemisphere.

northern pike /ˈnɔɹðɚn paɪk/ /ˈnɔːðən paɪk/ northern pikes n
Europäischer Hecht
A species of pike, Esox lucius.

northern pintail northern pintails n
Spießente
A large duck of the species Anas acuta, of wide geographic distribution.

northern shoveler northern shovelers n
Löffelente
Spatula clypeata, formerly Anas clypeata, a duck breeding in northern areas of Europe and across the Palearctic and across most of North America.

northern shrike northern shrikes n
Taigaraubwürger
Lanius borealis, a large songbird species in the shrike family (Laniidae) native to North America and Siberia.

northern shrimp northern shrimp northern shrimps n
Eismeergarnele
A species of shrimp found in cold parts of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, Pandalus borealis.

northern wheatear northern wheatears n
Steinschmätzer
Oenanthe oenanthe, an Old World flycatcher.

northern wild rice n
Wasserreis
Wild rice of the species Zizania palustris, native to Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan, and Canada north and west of the Great Lakes.

northerner northerners n
Bewohner des Nordens Bewohnerin des Nordens Nordländer Nordländerin
A native or inhabitant of the north of a region (or of the world as a whole), such as one of the northern United States, the north of Norway, etc.

northernmost /ˈnɔɹ.ðɚnˌmoʊst/ /ˈnɔː.ðənˌməʊst/ adj
nördlichster
Farthest north.

northward /ˈnɔɹθwɚd/ /ˈnɔːθwəd/ more northward most northward adv
nordwärts
Towards the north; in a northerly direction.

northwest /nɔɹθˈwɛst/ /nɔːθˈwɛst/ northwests n
Nordwesten Nordwest
The intercardinal compass point halfway between west and north; specifically at a bearing of 315°.

northwesterly more northwesterly most northwesterly adj
nordwestlich
Situated in, or pointing to, the northwest.
(chiefly, of a wind) Coming from the northwest.

northwestern /nɔːθˈwɛst.ə(ɹ)n/ /nɔːθˈwɛstn̩/ more northwestern most northwestern adj
nordwestlich

nose [noʊ̯z] [noːz] [nəwz] [nəʊ̯z] noses n
Nase
A protuberance on the face housing the nostrils, which are used to breathe or smell.
The tip of an object.
The skill in recognising bouquet.
Rüssel Schnauze
A snout, the nose of an animal.
Nasenlänge
(horse racing) The length of a horse’s nose, used to indicate the distance between horses at the finish of a race, or any very close race.

nose [noʊ̯z] [noːz] [nəwz] [nəʊ̯z] v
schnüffeln
(intransitive) To snoop.

nose cone nose cones n
Nasenkegel
(aviation) The forwardmost part of an aircraft, rocket or missile; it is shaped to minimize aerodynamic resistance.

nose flute nose flutes n
Nasenflöte
A flute playing by blowing through one's nose.

nose out of joint noses out of joint n
bedient sein die Nase voll haben die Schnauze voll haben
(idiomatic) An emotional state where someone is in a bad mood because he/she has been offended by or taken exception (objected) to some action. This action usually involves being seen in an inferior light to another person.

nose ring nose rings n
Nasenring
A ring affixed to the snout of cattle, to make them follow immediately when a chain is attached to the ring.
A ring worn on a person's nose, as jewellery.

nose to the grindstone noses to grindstones noses to the grindstone n
abrackern abschinden dahinterklemmen

nose-picker nose-pickers n
Nasenbohrer
(idiomatic) One who picks their nose.

nose-picking nose-pickings n
nasenbohren
(mostly, uncountable) Insertion of one's finger into one's nostril, especially to remove mucus.

nosebag nosebags n
Futtersack
A sack or bag for feeding a horse, mule, ox or similar animal, generally on the move or away from the home stable or paddock. Designed to be attached to harness and slipped over the animal's nose to permit feeding while eliminating spillage; designs vary.

noseband nosebands n
Nasenriemen Pullerriemen Reithalfter
The part of a bridle or halter that goes over the nose of an animal, particularly a horse.

nosebleed /ˈnoʊzˌblid/ /ˈnəʊzˌbliːd/ nosebleeds n
Nasenbluten
A haemorrhage from the nose; usually, blood flow exiting the nostrils that originates from the nasal cavity.

nosegay /ˈnoʊzˌɡeɪ/ /ˈnəʊzɡeɪ/ nosegays n
Biedermeiersträußchen Blumensträußchen Sträußchen
A small bunch of fragrant flowers or herbs tied in a bundle, often presented as a gift; nosegays were originally intended to be put to the nose for the pleasant sensation or to mask unpleasant odours. [from 15th c.]

noseless adj
nasenlos
Lacking a nose.

nosema disease nosema diseases n
Nosemaseuche
(honey bees) An infectious disease of adult honey bees caused by microsporidian parasites, such as Nosema apis and Nosema ceranae.

nosey parker nosey parkers n
elender Schnüffler Topfgucker neugierige Nase
(UK, Ireland) An overly inquisitive or prying person.

nosocomial /ˌnoʊ-/ /ˌnɑ.səˈkoʊ.mi.əl/ /ˌnɒ.sə(ʊ)ˈkəʊ.mi.əl/ /ˌnəʊ-/ adj
nosokomial Krankenhaus- durch den Aufenthalt oder der Behandlung in einem Krankenhaus verursacht
(pathology) Of an infection or its cause: arising from the environment of, or treatment in, a hospital. [from early 19th c.]

nosode /ˈnɒsəʊd/ nosodes n
Nosode
(homeopathy) A homeopathic preparation of diseased matter.

nosology nosologies n
Nosologie
The study of diseases; the systematic investigation or classification of disease.

nosophobia nosophobias n
Nosophobie
An excessive or irrational fear of contracting a disease, such as: HIV/AIDS, pulmonary tuberculosis, venereal diseases, cancer, and heart diseases.

nostalgia /nɑˈstæld͡ʒə/ /nɑˈstɑld͡ʒə/ /nɒˈstæld͡ʒə/ /nɔˈstæld͡ʒə/ /nɔˈstɑld͡ʒə/ /nəˈstæld͡ʒə/ /nəˈstæɫd͡ʒə/ /nəˈstɑld͡ʒə/ nostalgias n
Nostalgie Sehnsucht Wehmut
(transferred sense) A bittersweet yearning for the things of the past. [from 20th c.]

nostalgic more nostalgic most nostalgic adj
nostalgisch
Of, having, or relating to nostalgia.

nostalgic nostalgics n
Nostalgiker Nostalgikerin
A person who displays nostalgia for something.

nostrification nostrifications n
Nostrifikation Nostrifizierung
The process or act of granting recognition to a degree from a foreign university.

nostrify /ˈnɑs.tɹə.faɪ/ /ˈnɒs.tɹɪ.faɪ/ v
nostrifizieren
To nostrificate; to grant recognition to a degree from a foreign university.
To adopt, accept, or include as part of one's own culture.

nostril /ˈnɒstɹəl/ /ˈnɒstɹɪl/ nostrils n
Nasenloch Nüster
Either of the two orifices located on the nose (or on the beak of a bird); used as a passage for air and other gases to travel the nasal passages.

nostrum /ˈnɑ.stɹəm/ /ˈnɒs.tɹəm/ nostra nostrums n
Patentrezept
A medicine or remedy in conventional use which has not been proven to have any desirable medical effects.
Patentlösung Patentrezept
(by extension) An ineffective but favorite remedy for a problem, usually involving political action.

nosy /ˈnoʊzi/ /ˈnəʊziː/ more nosy most nosy nosier nosiest adj
neugierig topfguckerisch
Prying, inquisitive or curious in other’s affairs; tending to snoop or meddle.

not /nɑt/ /nɒt/ /nɔt/ [nɑ̈ʔt̚] [nɒt] [nɒʔ(t)] [nɔt] [nɞʔt] adv
nicht
Negates the meaning of the modified verb.

not /nɑt/ /nɒt/ /nɔt/ [nɑ̈ʔt̚] [nɒt] [nɒʔ(t)] [nɔt] [nɞʔt] conjunction
nicht
And not.

not an option phraseologicalUnit
außer Frage keine Option nicht infrage (+kommen)

not at all [ˈnɑɾəˈɾɑɫ] [ˈnɑɾəˈɾɔɫ] [ˈnɒtʰəˈtʰɔːɫ] [ˈnɔɾəˈɾoːɫ] adv
überhaupt nicht gar nicht
(emphatic) Not in the least.

not at all [ˈnɑɾəˈɾɑɫ] [ˈnɑɾəˈɾɔɫ] [ˈnɒtʰəˈtʰɔːɫ] [ˈnɔɾəˈɾoːɫ] interjection
bitte keine Ursache gern geschehen nichts zu danken
(idiomatic) Used similarly to you're welcome, as a conventional reply to an expression of gratitude.

not bad adj
nicht schlecht nicht schlimm
(litotes) Reasonably good.

not even adv
nicht einmal eben nicht nicht mal selbst sogar
Introduces or constitutes a more emphatic negation or exclusion than "not".

not for nothing phraseologicalUnit
nicht umsonst
For an extremely good reason.

not guilty adj
nicht schuldig
(legal) Of a person, legally innocent of a crime which they have been accused of in a court of law.

not half bad adj
halb so schlimm
(idiom, litotes) Pretty good, imperfect but more than OK.

not in the least adv
nicht im Geringsten
(idiomatic) not at all, not in any way

not know which end is up v
nicht wissen wo vorn und hinten ist
(idiomatic) To have no common sense; to be ignorant of the most basic facts; to be very confused.

not least adv
nicht zuletzt
Especially; particularly.

not only … but also conjunction
nicht nur … sondern auch

not so fast phraseologicalUnit
nicht so schnell
(idiomatic) Used to tell someone to stop doing something.

not the end of the world phraseologicalUnit
das ist nicht das Ende der Welt
(idiomatic) (It's of) minor importance, at least not as important as it first seemed.

not the sharpest knife in the drawer not the sharpest knives in the drawer n
nicht das hellste Licht am Christbaum nicht der hellste Stern am Himmel
(humorous, euphemistic) Lacking in intelligence; dimwitted.

not to mention conjunction
ganz zu schweigen von zugeschweigen
(idiomatic) An apophasis used by a speaker to introduce, despite claiming not to address, a given point of discussion.

not touch with a ten-foot pole v
mit der Kneifzange nicht anfassen
(idiomatic) To avoid something at all costs; to refuse to associate with something; signifies a strong aversion.

not yet adv
noch nicht
Not for the moment, though expected later.

notability notabilities n
Bekanntheit
(uncountable) The quality or state of being notable or eminent.
Bekanntheit Celebrity Besonderheit Denkwürdigkeit Merkwürdigkeit Notabler
(countable) A notable or eminent person or thing.

notable /ˈnoʊdəbəl/ /ˈnəʊtəbl̩/ more notable most notable adj
bemerkenswert
Worthy of note; remarkable; memorable; noted or distinguished. [from 14th c.]

notarize v
notariell beglaubigen
(transitive) To be witness of the authenticity of a document and its accompanying signatures in one's capacity as notary public.

notary /ˈnoʊtəɹi/ notaries n
Notar Notarin
(legal, Canada, US) A notary public, a public officer who serves as an impartial witness to the signing of important documents, but who is not authorised to practise law.

notary public /ˈnəʊtəɹi ˈpʌblɪk/ notaries public notaries publics n
Notar
(law) An officer who can administer oaths and statutory declarations, witness and authenticate documents and perform certain other acts varying from jurisdiction to jurisdiction.

notation /noʊˈteɪʃən/ notations n
Bezeichnung Darstellung
(uncountable) The act, process, method, or an instance of representing by a system or set of marks, signs, figures, or characters.
Notation Bezeichnung Bezeichnungen Darstellung Darstellungsart Schreibweise
(uncountable) A system of characters, symbols, or abbreviated expressions used in an art or science or in mathematics or logic to express technical facts or quantities.
Anmerkung Bemängelung Notiz Vermerk Zusatz
(countable) A specific note or piece of information written in such a notation.

notch /nɑt͡ʃ/ /nɒtʃ/ notches n
Kerbe
Such a cut, used for keeping a record.
Kerbe Furche Nut
A V-shaped cut.
Beule Eindruck Einkerbung Einrückung Senke Vertiefung
An indentation.
Bergpass Engpass Pass
A mountain pass; a defile.
My Spur Stufe Stück Stückchen Tick
(informal) A level or degree.

notch /nɑt͡ʃ/ /nɒtʃ/ v
ankerben anschreiben
(transitive) To record (a score or similar) by making notches on something.
ankerben anschreiben erreichen gelingen
(transitive, informal) To achieve (something); to add to one's score or record of successes.
ausklinken einkerben einschneiden nuten
(transitive) To fit (an arrow) to a bow by means of the notch cut at the end of the arrow; to nock.

notchback notchbacks n
Stufenheck
A motor car whose rear window makes an angle with its back segment

note /noʊt/ /nəʊt/ notes n
Note
A brief remark; a marginal comment or explanation; hence, an annotation on a text or author; a comment; a critical, explanatory, or illustrative observation.
A diplomatic missive or written communication.
A character, variously formed, to indicate the length of a tone, and variously placed upon the staff to indicate its pitch.
Notiz Zettel
A brief piece of writing intended to assist the memory; a memorandum; a minute.
Zettel Notiz
A short informal letter; a billet.
Ton Note
(music) A sound.

note /noʊt/ /nəʊt/ v
bemerken
(transitive) To notice with care; to observe; to remark; to heed.

note value note values n
Notenwert
(music) A musical notation that indicates the relative duration of a note, using the color or shape of the note head, the presence or absence of a stem, and the presence of flags.

notebook /ˈnoʊtˌbʊk/ /ˈnəʊtˌbʊk/ notebooks n
Notizbuch Notizblock Merkheft Notizheft Schmierheft
(computing, sometimes, attributive) A kind of user interface in literate programming, allowing calculations to be interspersed with human-readable comments, diagrams, etc.
Laptop Notebook
(computing) Ellipsis of notebook computer. A laptop.

notepad notepads n
Notizblock Schreibblock
A pad of paper, often bound, in which one jots down notes; a notebook.

noteworthiness n
Besonderheit Denkwürdigkeit Merkwürdigkeit
The quality or state of being noteworthy.

noteworthy /ˈnoʊtˌwɝði/ /ˈnəʊtˌwɜːði/ noteworthier noteworthiest adj
bemerkenswert erwähnenswert erwähnenswürdig nennenswert
Deserving attention; notable; worthy of notice.

nothing /ˈnʌθɪŋ/ [ˈnʌʔn̩] pronoun
nichts gar nichts
Not any thing; no thing.

nothing but adv
nichts als
only

nothingburger /ˈnʌθɪŋbəːɡə/ /ˈnʌθɪŋˌbəɹɡəɹ/ nothingburgers n
Lacher Luftnummer heiße Luft
Something of less importance than its treatment suggests; also, something which is bland or unremarkable in appearance or impact.

nothingness nothingnesses n
Nichts Nichtvorhandensein
The state of nonexistence; the condition of being nothing.
Leere Nichts
A void; an emptiness.
Bedeutungslosigkeit
The quality of inconsequentiality; the lack of significance.

notice /ˈnoʊtɪs/ /ˈnəʊtɪs/ [ˈnoʊɾɪs] notices n
Bekanntmachung
(countable) A written or printed announcement.
Mitteilung Benachrichtigung
(countable) A formal notification or warning.
Kündigung Kündigungsfrist
(chiefly, uncountable) Advance notification of termination of employment, given by an employer to an employee or vice versa.
Bescheid
(uncountable) Prior notification.

notice /ˈnoʊtɪs/ /ˈnəʊtɪs/ [ˈnoʊɾɪs] v
merken
bemerken feststellen
(transitive) To become aware of; to observe. [from 17th c.]

notice period notice periods n
Kündigungsfrist
(labour law) The time period between the receipt of the letter of dismissal and the last working day.

noticeable /ˈnoʊtɪsəbl̩/ /ˈnəʊtɪsəbl̩/ more noticeable most noticeable adj
wahrnehmbar
Capable of being seen or noticed.
auffällig
Worthy of note; significant.

notification /ˌnoʊtɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ /ˌnəʊtɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ notifications n
Benachrichtigung
(uncountable) The act of notifying.
Nachricht
(countable) A specific piece of information that serves to notify.

notify /ˈnoʊtɪfaɪ/ v
mitteilen benachrichtigen
(transitive) To give (someone) notice (of some event). [from mid-15th c.]

notion /ˈnoʊʃən/ /ˈnəʊʃən/ notions n
Begriff Ahnung Idee Ansicht Auffassung Denkbild
Mental apprehension of whatever may be known, thought, or imagined; idea, concept.
Einfall
A sentiment; an opinion.
Absicht Lust Neigung
(colloquial) Inclination; intention; predisposition; disposition.

notochord notochords n
Notochorda

notoriety /noʊ.tɚ.aɪ.ə.ti/ /nəʊ.təˈɹaɪ.ə.ti/ notorieties n
Allbekanntheit Notorität schlechter Leumund schlechter Ruf traurige Berühmtheit übler Leumund
An infamous or notorious condition or reputation.

notorious /noʊ-/ /nə(ʊ)ˈtɔː.ɹɪ.əs/ /nəˈtɔ.ɹi.əs/ more notorious most notorious adj
berüchtigt notorisch
Of a person or entity: generally or widely known for something negative; infamous.

notwithstanding /ˌnɑtwɪθˈstændɪŋ/ /ˌnɒtwɪðˈstændɪŋ/ conjunction
obgleich obschon obwohl wenngleich
Although; despite; even though.

notwithstanding /ˌnɑtwɪθˈstændɪŋ/ /ˌnɒtwɪðˈstændɪŋ/ postposition
ungeachtet trotz
In spite of, despite.

nougat /ˈnuɡət/ /ˈnuːɡɑː/ /ˈnʌɡɪt/ nougats n
Nougat
(uncountable) A mixture consisting of egg white and a sweetener, variously mixed with (in, _, western, _, Europe) almonds or (in, _, eastern, _, Europe) hazelnuts or (in, _, America) used without nuts as a filler in candy bars.

nought /nɔːt/ noughts n
null
(UK) Not any quantity of number; zero; the score of no points in a game.
(UK) The figure or character representing, or having the shape of, zero.

noughties /ˈnɔːtiz/ n
Nullerjahre Nuller-Jahre nuller Jahre
(UK, sometimes, capitalized) The decade consisting of the last year of the previous century and the first nine years of the next: from 1900 to 1909, 2000 to 2009, etc.

noumenal adj
noumenisch
(philosophy, especially Kantianism) Of or pertaining to the noumenon or the realm of things as they are in themselves.

noumenon /ˈnaʊmənɒn/ /ˈnumənɑn/ /ˈnuːmənɒn/ noumena n
Noumenon
(from Kantian, _, philosophy, _, on) A thing as it is independent of any conceptualization or perception by the human mind, postulated by practical reason but existing in a condition which is in principle unknowable and unexperienceable.

noun /naʊn/ /næːn/ nouns n
Substantiv Hauptwort Dingwort Gegenstandswort Hauptnennwort Substantivum
(grammar, narrow sense) A word that functions as the name of a specific object or set of objects, such as person, animal, place, word, thing, phenomenon, substance, quality, or idea; one of the basic parts of speech in many languages, including English.
Nomen Namenwort Nennwort
(grammar, now rare, broad sense) Either a word that can be used to refer to a person, animal, place, thing, phenomenon, substance, quality or idea, or a word that modifies or describes a previous word or its referent; a substantive or adjective, sometimes also including other parts of speech such as numeral or pronoun.

noun class noun classes n
Nominalklasse
(linguistics) A grammatical category similar to gender in which nouns may be organised according to meaning, such as sex, animacy or shape. This is a prominent feature of some of the world's languages, notably the Bantu language family.

noun numeral nouns numeral n
Nomen numerale Zahlnennwort
(grammar) A noun that represents a number

noun phrase noun phrases n
Nominalphrase
(grammar) A phrase that has a noun (or indefinite pronoun) as its head or performs the same grammatical function as a noun.

nourish /ˈnɝ.ɪʃ/ /ˈnʊɹ.ɪʃ/ /ˈnʌɹ.ɪʃ/ v
ernähren aufziehen nähren
(transitive) To feed and cause to grow; to supply with food or other matter which increases weight and promotes health.
aufziehen erziehen großziehen
(transitive, of a person) To educate or bring up; to nurture; to promote emotional, spiritual or other non-physical growth.

nourish a viper in one's bosom v
eine Schlange am Busen nähren
(idiom) To do acts of kindness that will be met with ingratitude and will cause one harm in the end.

nourishing more nourishing most nourishing adj
nahrhaft ernährend
That provides nourishment; nutritious.

nourishment /ˈnɝɪʃmənt/ /ˈnʊɹɪʃmənt/ /ˈnʌɹɪʃmənt/ nourishments n
Ernährung
The act of nourishing or the state of being nourished
Ernährung Nahrung
Something that nourishes; food

nous /naʊs/ /nuːs/ n
Nous
(philosophy) The mind or intellect, reason, both rational and emotional
In Neoplatonism, the divine reason, regarded as first divine emanation.

nouveau riche /ˌnu.voʊ ˈɹiʃ/ /ˌnu.voʊ ˈɹɪtʃ/ /ˌnuː.vəʊ ˈɹiːʃ/ adj
neureich
Newly rich; like a nouveau riche.

nouveau riche /ˌnu.voʊ ˈɹiʃ/ /ˌnu.voʊ ˈɹɪtʃ/ /ˌnuː.vəʊ ˈɹiːʃ/ nouveaux riches n
Neureicher Emporkömmling Parvenü
(pejorative) New money; wealthy persons whose fortunes are newly acquired, and who are therefore perceived to lack the refinement of those who were raised wealthy.

nova /ˈnoʊ.və/ /ˈnəʊ.və/ novae novas n
Nova
(astronomy) Any sudden brightening of a previously inconspicuous star.

novation /noʊˈveɪʃən/ novations n
Neuerungsvertrag Novation
(legal) A new contract between the original contracting parties whereby the first obligation is extinguished and a new obligation is substituted.

novel /ˈnɑvəl/ /ˈnɒvəl/ [ˈnɒvl̩] more novel most novel adj
neu neuartig
Original, especially in an interesting way; new and striking; not of the typical or ordinary type.

novel /ˈnɑvəl/ /ˈnɒvəl/ [ˈnɒvl̩] novels n
Roman Novelle
A work of prose fiction, longer than a novella. [from 17th c.]

novelist /ˈnɑvəlɪst/ /ˈnɒvəlɪst/ novelists n
Romanautor Romanautorin Romancier Romanschriftsteller Romanschriftstellerin Belletrist
An author of novels.

novella /noʊˈvɛlə/ /nəʊˈvɛlə/ /nəˈvɛlə/ novellas novelle n
Novelle
A short novel or long short story.

novelty /ˈnɑvəlti/ /ˈnɒvəlti/ novelties n
Neuheit Neuartigkeit
The state of being new or novel; newness.
Neuheit Krimskrams neues Produkt
A new product; an innovation.

novemvigintillion numeral
Quindezillion
(rare, US, modern, _, British, and, Australian) 1090.

novice /ˈnɑvɪs/ /ˈnɒvɪs/ novices n
Novize Novizin
(religion) A new member of a religious order accepted on a conditional basis, prior to confirmation. [from 14th c.]

novichok novichoks n
Nowitschok
Any of a group of deadly organophosphate nerve agents developed by the Soviet Union in the 1970s and 1980s to evade restrictions on chemical weapons.

novitiate /nəˈvɪʃi.ət/ novitiates n
Noviziat
The period during which a novice of a religious order undergoes training.

now /naʊ/ adv
jetzt nun gerade
At the present time.
jetzt
(sentential) Used to introduce a point, a qualification of what has previously been said, a remonstration or a rebuke.

now /naʊ/ conjunction
jetzt wo nun da nun wo
Since, because, in light of the fact; often with that.

now /naʊ/ interjection
jetzt los
Indicates a signal to begin.

now /naʊ/ nows n
Jetzt jetzt
(often, with "the") The state of not paying attention to the future or the past.

now and then /ˌnaʊ ən(d) ˈðɛn/ adv
ab und zu hin und wieder mitunter
(idiomatic) sometimes; occasionally; intermittently

now or never adv
jetzt oder nie
(idiomatic, set phrase) At this sole opportunity, or not at all.

now, now interjection
na, na, na
A gentle reproach or admonition.
aber, aber na, na
A reassurance.

nowadays /ˈnaʊ.ə.deɪz/ adv
heutzutage zur Zeit heute zurzeit jetzt gegenwärtig
At the present time; in the current era. [from 14th c.]

nowhere /ˈnoʊ.(h)wɛɹ/ /ˈnəʊ.wɛə/ adv
nirgends nirgendwo
In no place.

nowise /ˈnoʊwaɪz/ /ˈnəʊwaɪz/ adv
auf gar keinen Fall
(archaic, or, dialect) (In) no way, (in) no manner, definitely not.

noxious /ˈnɒkʃəs/ more noxious most noxious adj
schädlich Schaden
Harmful; injurious.

nozzle /ˈnɒzəl/ nozzles n
Düse Ausgießer Ausguss Auslauf Austrittsdüse Gasdüse
A short tube, usually tapering, forming the vent of a hose or pipe.
Abdampfstutzen Abfüllstutzen Ablaufstutzen Anzapfstutzen Füllstutzen Gewindestutzen
A short outlet or inlet pipe projecting from the end or side of a hollow vessel, as a steam-engine cylinder or a steam boiler.

nth /ɛnθ/ adj
n-te
(mathematics) Occurring at position n in a sequence.

nu /njuː/ /nu/ nus n
Ny
The letter of the Greek alphabet Ν and ν.

nu jazz n
Nu Jazz Nujazz
(music genre, jazz) Any music that blends jazz elements with other musical styles, such as funk, soul, or electronic dance music.

nuance /ˈnjuː.ɑːns/ /ˈnuː.ɑːns/ nuances n
Nuance
A minor distinction.
Subtlety or fine detail.

nuance /ˈnjuː.ɑːns/ /ˈnuː.ɑːns/ v
nuancieren

nuanced more nuanced most nuanced adj
nuanciert
Having nuances; possessed of multiple layers of detail, pattern, or meaning.

nub /nʌb/ nubs n
Kern Kernpunkt Pointe
Klümpchen Noppe Stückchen
A small lump or knob.

nubby /nʌbi/ nubbier nubbiest adj
genoppt noppig
Nub-like, resembling a small bump or protrusion; stubby.

nubile /ˈnjuːbaɪl/ /ˈnubaɪl/ more nubile most nubile adj
heiratsfähig
Of an age suitable for marriage; marriageable (principally of a young woman). [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

nubility nubilities n
Ehefähigkeit Ehemündigkeit Heiratsfähigkeit
The property or state of being nubile

nubuck nubucks n
Nubuk Nubukleder
A type of brushed, soft calf leather, similar to suede. Differs from suede in that while suede is created from the flesh (inner) side of a hide, nubuck is created using the grain (outer) side, giving it added strength and durability.

nucellus nucelli n
Nucellus
(botany) The tissue which surrounds and protects the embryo and lies inside of the integuments.

nuclear /ˈn(j)u.kjə.lɚ/ /ˈn(j)u.kli.ɚ/ /ˈnjuː.klɪə(ɹ)/ adj
Kern nuklear
Involving energy released by nuclear reactions (fission, fusion, radioactive decay). [from 20th c.]
nuklear Kern
Relating to a weapon that derives its force from rapid release of energy through nuclear reactions. [from 20th c.]
(biology) Pertaining to the nucleus of a cell. [from 19th c.]

nuclear age n
Atomzeitalter
The age in which nuclear energy and nuclear weapons were developed.

nuclear binding energy nuclear binding energies n
Kernbindungsenergie
(nuclear physics) The energy needed to split an atomic nucleus into its component parts; equivalently, the energy value of bringing all the nucleons together.

nuclear bomb nuclear bombs n
Atombombe A-Bombe
A nuclear weapon

nuclear chemistry n
Kernchemie
(chemistry) The application of chemical techniques to the solution of problems in nuclear physics, including the discovery of naturally occurring and synthetic radioactive elements and the results of nuclear fission.

nuclear energy n
Kernenergie Atomenergie
The energy released by a nuclear reaction; either through nuclear fission or nuclear fusion

nuclear family nuclear families n
Kernfamilie
A family unit consisting of two parents (traditionally a mother and a father) and their children.

nuclear fission nuclear fissions n
Kernspaltung
(nuclear physics) A nuclear reaction in which a large nucleus splits into smaller ones, sometimes accompanied by the simultaneous release of energy.

nuclear fuel nuclear fuels n
Kernbrennstoff
A radioactive material, such as uranium, used to power a nuclear reactor.

nuclear fusion nuclear fusions n
Kernfusion
(nuclear physics) The combining of the nuclei of small atoms to form the nuclei of larger ones, with a resulting release of large quantities of energy; the process that makes the sun shine, and hydrogen bombs explode.

nuclear matrix nuclear matrices n
Kernmatrix
(biology) A framework of fibers extending throughout the nucleus of a cell.

nuclear meltdown nuclear meltdowns n
Kernschmelze
A severe nuclear reactor accident that results in core damage from overheating

nuclear membrane nuclear membranes n
Kernhülle Kernmembran
(cytology) A double lipid bilayer that surrounds the nucleus in eukaryotic cells; it contains the genetic material (DNA).

nuclear physicist nuclear physicists n
Kernphysiker Kernphysikerin

nuclear physics n
Kernphysik
The branch of physics that studies the nucleus of the atom, its internal structure and components.

nuclear power nuclear powers n
Atomkraft Kernkraft Nuklearenergie
(uncountable) Power, especially electrical power, obtained using nuclear fission or nuclear fusion.
Atommacht
(countable) A nation that possesses nuclear weapons.

nuclear power plant nuclear power plants n
Atomkraftwerk Kernkraftwerk
A power plant that obtains its primary energy from the heat generated in nuclear reactions.

nuclear reaction nuclear reactions n
Kernreaktion
A process such as the fission of an atomic nucleus, or the fusion of one or more atomic nuclei and/or subatomic particles in which the number of protons and/or neutrons in a nucleus changes; the reaction products may contain a different element or a different isotope of the same element.

nuclear reactor nuclear reactors n
Kernreaktor Atomreaktor Atommeiler Kernmeiler
(physics) Any device in which a controlled chain reaction is maintained for the purpose of creating heat (for power generation) or for creating neutrons and other fission products for experimental, medical or other purposes.

nuclear war nuclear wars n
Atomkrieg Nuklearkrieg thermonuklearer Krieg
A war fought using nuclear (fission and/or fusion) weapons.

nuclear warfare n
Nuklearkriegsführung
The use of nuclear weapons as weapons of war.

nuclear weapon nuclear weapons n
Kernwaffe Atomwaffe Nuklearwaffe
A weapon that derives its energy from the nuclear reactions of either fission or fusion.

nuclear winter nuclear winters n
nuklearer Winter
A predicted drop in global temperature following a nuclear war due to dust in the upper atmosphere reducing sunlight reaching the ground.

nuclease nucleases n
Nuklease
(enzyme) Any of several enzymes capable of cleaving the phosphodiester bonds between the nucleotide subunits of nucleic acids.

nucleic acid /njuːˈkleɪ.ɪk ˈæsɪd/ /njuːˈkliː.ɪk ˈæsɪd/ /nuˈkleɪ.ɪk ˈæsɪd/ nucleic acids n
Nukleinsäure
(biochemistry, genetics) Any acidic, chainlike biological macromolecule consisting of multiple repeat units of phosphoric acid, sugar and purine and pyrimidine bases; they are involved in the preservation, replication and expression of hereditary information in every living cell

nuclein /ˈn(j)u.kli.ɪn/ /ˈnjuː.klɪ.ɪn/ nucleins n
Nuclein

nucleocosmochronology n
Nukleokosmochronologie
(astronomy) A technique for estimating the age of astronomical objects by measuring the relative abundances of isotopes

nucleolus nucleoli n
kernkörperchen
(cytology) A conspicuous, rounded body within the nucleus of a cell.

nucleon /ˈn(j)uːkliɒn/ nucleons n
Nukleon
A proton (uud) or a neutron (udd).

nucleosome nucleosomes n
Nukleosom
(genetics) Any of the subunits that repeat in chromatin; a coil of DNA surrounding a core of eight histones.

nucleosynthesis nucleosyntheses n
Nukleosynthese
(physics, astronomy) Any of several processes that lead to the synthesis of heavier atomic nuclei.

nucleotide /ˈn(j)u(ː)kliəˌtaɪd/ nucleotides n
Nukleotid
(biochemistry) The monomer constituting DNA or RNA biopolymer molecules. Each nucleotide consists of a nitrogenous heterocyclic base (or nucleobase), which can be either a double-ringed purine or a single-ringed pyrimidine; a five-carbon pentose sugar (deoxyribose in DNA or ribose in RNA); and a phosphate group.

nucleus /ˈnjuː.kli.əs/ /ˈnuː.kli.əs/ nuclei nucleuses n
Kern
The core, central part of something, around which other elements are assembled.
An initial part or version that will receive additions.
Atomkern Kern
(chemistry, physics) The massive, positively charged central part of an atom, made up of protons and neutrons.
Zellkern Nukleus Kern
(cytology) A large membrane-enclosed organelle found in eukaryotic cells which contains genetic material.
Nukleus Silbengipfel Silbenkern
(phonetics, phonology) The central part of a syllable, most commonly a vowel.

nuclide /ˈn(j)uːklaɪd/ nuclides n
Nuklid
(physics) An atomic nucleus specified by its atomic number and atomic mass.

nude /n(j)uːd/ nuder nudest adj
nackt bloß
Without clothing or other covering of the skin; without clothing on the genitals or female nipples.
fleischfarben hautfarben
(of clothing, makeup, etc) Of a color (such as beige or tan) that evokes bare flesh.

nude /n(j)uːd/ nudes n
Akt
A painting, sculpture, photograph or other artwork or mass-media-reproduced image depicting one or more human figure(s) in a state of near or total undress.

nudge /nʌd͡ʒ/ nudges n
Knuff Puff Rippenstoß Schubs Stoß Stups
A gentle push.

nudge /nʌd͡ʒ/ v
schubsen anschubsen anstoßen anstupsen knuffen schupfen
(transitive) To push against gently, especially in order to gain attention or give a signal.
sich annähern sich nähern
(transitive) To near or come close to something.

nudism /njuː.dɪzəm/ nudisms n
Nudismus Freikörperkultur FKK
The belief in or practice of going nude in social, nonsexualized and frequently mixed-gender groups specifically in cultures where going nude in the social situation is not the norm.

nudist beach nudist beaches n
FKK-Badestrand FKK-Strand Nacktbadestrand
a beach where full nudity in public is permitted.

nudity /ˈnjudɪˌti/ /ˈnudɪti/ nudities n
Nacktheit
(uncountable) The state or quality of being without clothing on the body; specifically, the quality of being without clothing on the genitals.

nudiustertian /n(j)ʊdi.əsˈtɜʃɪən/ adj
vorgestrig
(rare, obsolete, modern uses probably, _, humorous) Of or relating to the day before yesterday; very recent.

nugatory /ˈn(j)uːɡətɔɹi/ more nugatory most nugatory adj
belanglos
Trivial, trifling or of little importance.
erfolglos uneffektiv
Ineffective, invalid or futile.

nugget /ˈnʌɡət/ nuggets n
Klumpen
(countable) A small, compact chunk or clump.

nuisance /ˈnjuː.səns/ /ˈnuː.səns/ nuisances n
Ärger Ärgernis
A minor annoyance or inconvenience.
Quälgeist
A person or thing causing annoyance or inconvenience.
Belästigung
(legal) Anything harmful or offensive to the community or to a member of it, for which a legal remedy exists.

nuke /n(j)uk/ /njuːk/ nukes n
A-Bombe
A nuclear weapon.
A person (such as a sailor in a navy or a scientist) who works with nuclear weapons or nuclear power.
Atommeiler
A nuclear power station.
Mikrowelle
(rare) A microwave oven.

null and void adj
null und nichtig
(idiomatic, legal) invalid, cancelled, unenforceable

null hypothesis null hypotheses n
Nullhypothese
(statistics) A hypothesis set up to be nullified or refuted in order to support an alternative hypothesis. When used, the null hypothesis is presumed true until statistical evidence in the form of a hypothesis test indicates otherwise. Therefore, the null and the alternative hypothesis must be mutually exclusive and exhaustive.

null object null objects n
Nullobjekt

null pointer null pointers n
Null-Zeiger Nullzeiger
(computing) A pointer that does not point to any data object.

null result null results n
Nullresultat
A result without the expected content; a result that does not support the hypothesis.

null set null sets n
Nullmenge
(mathematics, measure theory) A negligible set; set of zero measure.

nulla pœna sine lege /ˌnʊlə ˈpɔɪnə ˌsiːneɪ ˈleɪɡeɪ/ /ˌnʌlə ˈpiːnə ˌsaɪni ˈliːdʒi/ phraseologicalUnit
keine Strafe ohne Gesetz nulla poena sine lege
(legal) The principle that a person shall receive no punishment unless he has committed an offence as explicitly defined in a law.

nullary adj
nullär
(mathematics, of a function) Taking no entries; having trivial domain; having the arity of zero.
(programming, of a function, procedure, command, etc.) Taking no arguments.

nullify /ˈnʌlɪfaɪ/ v
annullieren
(transitive, legal) To make legally invalid.

nullipara nulliparae nulliparas n
Nullipara
A woman who has never carried a pregnancy beyond 20 weeks (one who has never given birth). It includes women who have experienced spontaneous miscarriages and induced abortions before the mid-point of pregnancy, but not women who have experienced pregnancy loss after 20 weeks.

numb /nʌm/ number numbest adj
benommen betäubt gefühllos starr taub
Physically unable to feel, not having the power of sensation.
gefühllos unempfindlich
Emotionally unable to feel or respond in a normal way.

numb /nʌm/ v
betäuben
(transitive) To cause to become numb (physically or emotionally).

numbat numbats n
Ameisenbeutler
A small marsupial carnivore, Myrmecobius fasciatus, endemic to western Australia, that eats almost exclusively termites.

number /ˈnʌmbə/ /ˈnʌmbɚ/ numbers n
Zahl Anzahl
(countable) An abstract entity used to describe quantity.
Zahl Nummer Ziffer
(countable, mathematics) An element of one of several sets: natural numbers, integers, rational numbers, real numbers, complex numbers, and sometimes extensions such as hypercomplex numbers, etc.
Nummer Zahl
(Followed by a numeral; used attributively) Indicating the position of something in a list or sequence. Abbreviations: No or No., no or no. (in each case, sometimes written with a superscript "o", like Nº or №). The symbol "#" is also used in this manner.
A sequence of digits and letters used to register people, automobiles, and various other items.
(countable, informal) A person.
(dated) An issue of a periodical publication.
Zahl Numerus
(grammar) Of a word or phrase, the state of being singular, dual or plural, shown by inflection.

number /ˈnʌmbə/ /ˈnʌmbɚ/ v
zählen
(transitive, passive) To limit to a certain number; to reckon (as by fate) to be few in number.
nummerieren
(transitive) To label (items) with numbers; to assign numbers to (items).

number line number lines n
Zahlenstrahl
(mathematics) A line that graphically represents the real numbers as a series of points whose distance from an origin is proportional to their value

number system number systems n
Zahlensystem
(arithmetic) A set of numerals for representing numbers.

number theory n
Zahlentheorie
(mathematics) The branch of pure mathematics concerned with the properties of integers.

number-theoretical more number-theoretical most number-theoretical adj
zahlentheoretisch
(mathematics) Of or relating to number theory.

numbering numberings n
Nummerierung
The action of creating or assigning such a sequence for identification.

numbness numbnesses n
Benommenheit
Absent or reduced sensitivity to cutaneous stimulation.

numerable more numerable most numerable adj
zählbar

numeracy numeracies n
Zahlenanalphabetismus
The quality of being numerate; numerical skill.

numeral /ˈnjuːməɹəl/ /ˈnjuːmɹəl/ /ˈnuməɹəl/ /ˈnumɹəl/ numerals n
Ziffer Zahl Zahlzeichen
A symbol that is not a word and represents a number, such as the Arabic numerals 1, 2, 3 and the Roman numerals I, V, X, L.
Zahlwort Numerale
(linguistics) A number word, a simple or compound word for a number often having particular grammatical attributes depending on the language.

numerate /ˈnjuːməɹət/ /ˈnuːməɹət/ more numerate most numerate adj
des Rechnens mächtig
Having the ability to understand numbers and perform arithmetic.

numerator /ˈnuː.məɹ.ˌeɪ̯.təɹ/ numerators n
Zähler
(arithmetic) The number or expression written above the line in a fraction (such as 1 in ½).
Zähler Zählerin
An enumerator; someone who counts.

numerical /n(j)uˈmɛɹ.ɪ.kəl/ /n(j)ʉˈmeɹ.ɪ.kəl/ [n(j)uˈmɛɹ.ɪ.kl̩] [n(j)ʉˈmeɹ.ɪ.kl̩] more numerical most numerical adj
numerisch zahlenmäßig in Zahlen ausgedrückt nummerisch
Of or pertaining to numbers.

numerical analysis n
Numerik
(mathematics) The study of algorithms to solve mathematical problems concerning continuous sets of values (such as the real numbers, complex numbers or vector spaces).

numerical integration numerical integrations n
numerische Integration

numericize v
beziffern
(rare) To represent using numbers; to digitize.

numerology /ˌnjuːməˈɹɒləd͡ʒi/ /ˌnuməˈɹɑləd͡ʒi/ numerologies n
Numerologie
The study of the purported mystical relationship between numbers (or the letters of words, represented by numbers) and the character or action of physical objects and living beings.

numeronym /ˈnjuːməɹəʊˌnɪm/ /ˈnuməɹəˌnɪm/ numeronyms n
Numeronym
A number-based word.

numerous /ˈnjuːməɹəs/ /ˈnjuːmɹəs/ /ˈnuməɹəs/ /ˈnumɹəs/ more numerous most numerous adj
zahlreich vielzählig
Indefinitely large numerically, many.

numinous /ˈn(j)umənəs/ /ˈnjuːmɪnəs/ more numinous most numinous adj
numinos
Of or relating to a numen (divinity); indicating the presence of a divinity. [from mid 17th c.]
Evoking a sense of the mystical, sublime, or transcendent; awe-inspiring.

numismatic adj
numismatisch
Of or pertaining to currency, especially to coins.
Of or pertaining to numismatics.

numismatics /ˌnjuː.mɪzˈma.tɪks/ /ˌnuː.məzˈmæ.tɪks/ n
Münzkunde Numismatik Münzwissenschaft
The study of coins

numismatist /njuːˈmɪzmətɪst/ numismatists n
Numismatiker Numismatikerin
One who studies and/or collects coins and/or currencies.

numskull numskulls n
taube Nuss
(pejorative) A dunce, mentally dull or stupid person.

nun /nʌn/ nuns n
Nonne Klosterschwester Ordensschwester Schwester
A member of a Christian religious community of women who live by certain vows and usually wear a habit, (Roman Catholicism, specifically) those living together in a cloister.

nunatak /ˈnuː.nə.tæk/ /ˈnʌn.ə.tæk/ nunataker nunataks n
Nunatak
A mountain top or rocky element of a ridge that is surrounded by glacial ice but is not covered by ice; a peak protruding from the surface ice sheet. [from 1870s]

nunation /nʌˈneɪʃn̩/ /nʌˈneɪʃən/ nunations n
Nunation Nunierung
The use of a suffix ("-n") in dual forms in Akkadian.

nunchaku /nən-/ /nʌnˈtʃækuː/ /nʌnˈtʃɑːkuː/ /nʌnˈt͡ʃɑku/ nunchakus n
Nunchaku
(countable) A weapon originating from Okinawa, Japan, consisting of two sticks joined by a chain or cord. [from 20th c.]

nunnery /ˈnʌn(ə)ɹi/ nunneries n
Nonnenkloster
(chiefly, _, Christianity) The residence of a female religious community, a monastery for nuns.

nuptial /ˈnʌp.t͡ʃ(ʊ)əl/ /ˈnʌp.ʃəl/ more nuptial most nuptial adj
hochzeitlich
Of or pertaining to wedding and marriage.

nurse /nɜːs/ /nɝs/ nurses n
Krankenschwester Krankenpfleger Krankenpflegerin Schwester Pfleger Pflegerin
A person trained to provide care for the sick.
Kinderfrau Kindermädchen
A person (usually a woman) who takes care of other people’s young.

nurse /nɜːs/ /nɝs/ v
stillen
(transitive) To breastfeed: to feed (a baby) at the breast; to suckle.
pflegen
(transitive) To care for (someone), especially in sickness; to tend to.
hätscheln
(transitive) To treat kindly and with extra care.
saugen
(transitive) To drink slowly, to make it last.
hegen
(transitive) To foster, to nourish.

nurse practitioner nurse practitioners n
Pflegeexperte APN
(medicine) A professional nursing designation recognized in some jurisdictions, denoting an individual who is fully qualified as a nurse and who has additional qualifications and authorization to provide diagnoses and/or treatments, including writing prescriptions .

nurse shark nurse sharks n
Ammenhai
Any of various bottom-dwelling sharks of the family Ginglymostomatidae that have two fleshy barbels hanging from the lower jaw.

nursery /ˈnɜːsəɹi/ /ˈnɜːsɹi/ /ˈnɝsəɹi/ /ˈnɝsɹi/ nurseries n
Kinderstube Kinderzimmer
(by extension) Especially in European countries: a room or area in a household set apart for the care of children.
Krippe Kindergarten Kinderstube Kinderzimmer
A place where the pre-school children of working parents are supervised during the day; a crèche, a daycare centre.
Baumschule Gärtnerei
(horticulture) A place where young shrubs, trees, vines, etc., are cultivated for transplanting, or (more generally) made available for public sale, a garden centre; also (obsolete) a plantation of young trees.

nursery rhyme nursery rhymes n
Kinderreim
A short poem or song for children, mostly anonymous or handed down by folklore

nursery school nursery schools n
Kindergarten Vorschule
(British) A school where pre-school children play and learn at the same time.

nursery web spider nursery web spiders n
Raubspinne
Any spider, from the family Pisauridae, that builds a "tent" in which the eggs are hatched.

nurseryman /ˈnəːs(ə)ɹɪmən/ nurserymen n
Pflanzenzüchter
A person who rears and sells plants in a nursery.

nursing bra nursing bras n
Schwangerschafts-BH Still-BH Umstands-BH
A bra specifically designed for breastfeeding mothers, with cups which fold down, allowing easy access to the nipple when the infant is to be fed, usually constructed of fabric only.

nursing home nursing homes n
Pflegeheim
A place of residence for people who require constant nursing care and have significant deficiencies with activities of daily living, such as the elderly and younger adults with physical disabilities.

nurturance /ˈnəːtʃəɹəns/ nurturances n
Hegen Hegung Pflege liebevolles Kümmern mütterliche Umsorgung
(psychology) The provision of physical and emotional care. [from 20th c.]

nurture /ˈnɜːɹ.t͡ʃəɹ/ nurtures n
Päppeln Umhegen Umsorgen
The act of nourishing or nursing; tender care
Erziehung Pflege Umwelteinflüsse
The environmental influences that contribute to the development of an individual (as opposed to "nature").

nurture /ˈnɜːɹ.t͡ʃəɹ/ v
hegen und pflegen umsorgen
To nourish or nurse.
fördern voranbringen
(figuratively, by extension) To encourage, especially the growth or development of something.

nut /nʊt/ /nʌt/ [nɐt] nuts n
Nuss Nussfrucht
(food, broadly) Any of various hard-shelled seeds or hard, dry fruits from various families of plants.
Mutter Schraubenmutter
(hardware) A piece of hardware, typically metal and typically hexagonal or square in shape, with a hole through it having internal screw threads, intended to be screwed onto a threaded bolt or other threaded shaft.
(climbing) A shaped piece of metal, threaded by a wire loop, which is jammed in a crack in the rockface and used to protect a climb. (Originally, machine nuts [sense #2] were used for this purpose.)
Irre Irrer Spinner
(slang) A crazy person.
Ei Nuss
(vulgar, slang, chiefly plural) A testicle.
Birne Dötz Obersattel Rübe Sattel
(musical instruments, lutherie) On stringed instruments such as guitars and violins, the small piece at the peghead end of the fingerboard that holds the strings at the proper spacing and, in most cases, the proper height.
Halbgeviert
(typography, _, slang) En, a unit of measurement equal to half of the height of the type in use.

nutation nutations n
Nutation
(physics) A bobbing motion that accompanies the precession of a spinning rigid body.
(astronomy) Any of several irregularities in the precession of the equinoxes caused by varying torque applied to the Earth by the Sun and the Moon.

nutcake nutcakes n
Nusskuchen Nusstorte
A cake made with nuts

nutcase /ˈnʌtkeɪs/ nutcases n
Spinner schräger Vogel seltsamer Typ
(UK, Ireland, humorous) An eccentric or odd person.
Irrer Spinner Verrückter
(pejorative, slang) Someone who is insane.

nutcracker nutcrackers n
Nussknacker
An implement for cracking nuts.
Tannenhäher Nussknacker
(ornithology) Either of two birds of the genus Nucifraga in the crow family.

nuthatch nuthatches n
Kleiber
Any of various small passerine birds from the family Sittidae (and its single genus Sitta), found throughout the northern hemisphere and noted for their unusual proclivity for climbing down trees head first.

nutlet nutlets n
Nüsschen
A small nut.

nutmeg /ˈnʌt.mɛɡ/ nutmegs n
Muskatnussbaum Muskatbaum
An evergreen tree (Myristica fragrans) cultivated in the East Indies for its spicy seeds.
Muskatnuss Muskat
The aromatic seed of this tree, used as a spice.
Beinschuss Tunnel
(football, hockey, basketball) The playing of the ball between the legs of an opponent.

nutmeg /ˈnʌt.mɛɡ/ v
tunneln
(sport, transitive) To play the ball between the legs of (an opponent).

nutraceutical /njuːtɹəˈsuːtɪkəl/ nutraceuticals n
Nutrazeutikum
A nutrient or food believed to have curative properties. A food used as a drug.

nutrient /ˈnjuː.tɹi.ənt/ /ˈnuː.tɹi.ənt/ more nutrient most nutrient adj
nahrhaft
Providing nourishment.

nutrient /ˈnjuː.tɹi.ənt/ /ˈnuː.tɹi.ənt/ nutrients n
Nährstoff
A source of nourishment, such as food, that can be metabolized by an organism to give energy and build tissue.

nutrigenomics n
Nutrigenomforschung Nutrigenomik
(medicine) The field of study that examines how the interaction between genetics and nutrition affects human health, specifically to devise a personalized diet to improve or maintain good health.

nutrition /njuːˈtɹɪ.ʃən/ /nuˈtɹɪ.ʃən/ nutritions n
Ernährung Nahrung Nutrition
That which nourishes; nutriment.

nutritional more nutritional most nutritional adj
Ernährung
Of, pertaining to, or providing nutrition.

nutritional yeast nutritional yeasts n
Hefeflocken Nährhefe Würzhefe
A pale yellow preparation of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, often used as a nutritional supplement and flavoring by vegetarians and vegans due to its high protein content and selection of B vitamins.

nutritionism n
Ernährungswissenschaft

nutritionist nutritionists n
Ernährungswissenschaftler Ernährungswissenschaftlerin Ernährungsberater Ernährungsberaterin

nutritious /njuːˈtɹɪʃəs/ /nuːˈtɹɪʃəs/ more nutritious most nutritious adj
nahrhaft
(of food or drink) Providing nutrients; healthy to eat.

nuts /nʌts/ more nuts most nuts adj
irre verrückt
(colloquial) Insane, mad.
scharf verrückt wild
(colloquial, figuratively) Crazy, mad; unusually pleased or, alternatively, angered.
verrückt
(colloquial) Very fond of (on) someone.

nuts and bolts n
A und O
(idiomatic) The basic inner workings of something; the fundamentals; that which makes something operate.

nutshell /ˈnʌt.ʃɛl/ nutshells n
Nussschale
The shell that surrounds the kernel of a nut.

nutty /ˈnʌti/ nuttier nuttiest adj
nussreich
Containing nuts.
nussig
Resembling or characteristic of nuts.
bekloppt verrückt
(slang) Barmy, crazy, mad.

nux vomica nuces vomicae n
Brechnuss
The strychnine tree, Strychnos nux-vomica, an evergreen tree found in southeastern Asia.

nuzzle /ˈnʌzl̩/ /ˈnʌzəl/ [ˈnʌzɫ̩] v
hätscheln liebkosen schnüffeln sich anschmiegen wühlen
(ambitransitive) (of animals, lovers, etc) To touch someone or something with the nose.
(obsolete) To go along with the nose to the ground, like a pig.

nychthemeron /nɪkˈθi.mə.ɹɑn/ /nɪkˈθɛ.mɪ.ɹɒn/ /nɪkˈθɛm.ə.ɹɒn/ /nɪkˈθɛməɹɑn/ nychthemera nychthemerons n
Etmal
A period of one day and one night, a date: in the West, this is a period of 24 consecutive hours.

nyctography n
Nyctographie

nyctophobia n
Nyktophobie
A fear of the night, nighttime, or darkness.

nylon /ˈnaɪlɑn/ /ˈnaɪlɒn/ nylons n
Nylon
Originally, the DuPont company trade name for polyamide, a copolymer whose molecules consist of alternating diamine and dicarboxylic acid monomers bonded together; now generically used for this type of polymer.
(perjoratively, by comparison to silk) A Queen's Counsel, King's Counsel or Senior Counsel who was appointed as a courtesy, rather than on merit.
Nylon Nylonstrumpf
(in the plural) A stocking originally fabricated from nylon; also used generically for any long, sheer stocking worn on a woman's legs.

nymph /ˈnɪmf/ nymphs nymphæ n
Nymphe
(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) Any female nature spirit associated with water, forests, grotto, wind, etc.
(entomology) The larva of certain insects.
Nymphomanin Nymphe
A young girl, especially one who is attractive, beautiful or graceful.

nymphomania /nɪmfəˈmeɪnɪə/ nymphomanias n
Nymphomanie
Excess of sexual behaviour or desire in women.

nymphomaniac /ˈnɪmfoʊ ˈmeɪniæk/ more nymphomaniac most nymphomaniac adj
nymphomanisch nymphoman
(of a woman) Having an excessive libido.

nymphomaniac /ˈnɪmfoʊ ˈmeɪniæk/ nymphomaniacs n
Nymphomanin nymphomanisch
A woman with an excessive libido.

née /neɪ/ adj
geb. geborene
Used when giving the maiden name of a woman.

négligée /ˈnɛɡlɪʒeɪ/ négligées n
Negligé
(obsolete) A woman's lightweight gown of the eighteenth century. [18th–19th c.]
A woman's loose-fitting nightgown, especially when short, lacy and/or revealing; a nightie. [from 19th c.]

o'clock /oʊˈklɑk/ /əʊˈklɒk/ /əˈklɑk/ /əˈklɒk/ adv
ein Uhr
(modifying a numeral, one to twelve) In conjunction with a numeral, indicates the time within a twelve-hour period (midnight to noon or noon to midnight), specifically the time when the hour hand of a clock points precisely to the symbol or marking corresponding to the designated numeral.
ein Uhr um 1 Uhr um eins
(with a numeral, one to twelve) In conjunction with a numeral, indicates the direction, relative to the speaker or a vehicle, especially an aircraft, corresponding to the direction the hour hand is pointing at the time corresponding to the numeral, with twelve representing directly ahead and three being to the right.

o-stem o-stems n
o-Stamm
(linguistics) A word, especially a noun in Indo-European linguistics, whose stem ends in /o/.

oak /oʊk/ /woʊk/ /əʊk/ adj
Eichen- Eiche
made of oak wood or timber

oak /oʊk/ /woʊk/ /əʊk/ oaks n
Eiche Eichenholz
(uncountable) The wood of the oak.
Any tree of other genera and species of trees resembling typical oaks of genus Quercus in some ways.

oak gall oak galls n
Gallapfel
A gall produced by an oak by a wasp larva.

oaken /ˈəʊk.ən/ adj
eichen
Made from the wood of the oak tree. Also in metaphorical uses, suggesting robustness.

oakleaf /ˈoʊkˌlif/ /ˈəʊkˌliːf/ oakleaves n
Eichenlaub
(often, attributive) The leaf of the oak.
(military) A device, badge or emblem shaped like the leaf of an oak, and indicating an award. (see Oak leaves)

oakum /ˈoʊk(ə)m/ /ˈəʊkəm/ oakums n
Werg
Fibres chiefly obtained by untwisting old rope, which are used to caulk or pack gaps between boards of wooden ships and joints in masonry and plumbing, and sometimes for dressing wounds.

oakwood oakwoods n
Eichenwald Eichenhain Eichwald
(countable) A wood populated with oak trees.

oar /o(ː)ɹ/ /oə/ /ɔɹ/ /ɔː/ oars n
Ruder
A type of lever used to propel a boat, having a flat blade at one end and a handle at the other, and pivoted in a rowlock atop the gunwale, whereby a rower seated in the boat and pulling the handle can pass the blade through the water by repeated strokes against the water's resistance, thus moving the boat.

oarfish oarfish oarfishes n
Riemenfisch
A large, greatly elongated, type of fish of the family Regalecidae.

oarlock oarlocks n
Dolle
(nautical) A usually U-shaped device attached to the gunwale of a rowboat to hold the oars in place while rowing.

oasis /oʊˈeɪsəs/ /oʊˈeɪsɪs/ /əʊˈeɪsəs/ /əʊˈeɪsɪs/ oases oasises n
Oase
A spring of fresh water, surrounded by a fertile region of vegetation, in a desert.
(figuratively) A quiet, peaceful place or situation separated from surrounding noise or bustle.

oast /əʊst/ oasts n
Darre Hopfendarre Malzdarre Tabakdarre
(British) A kiln for drying tobacco, malt and especially hops.

oat /oʊt/ /əʊt/ oats n
Hafer Haber
(uncountable) Widely cultivated cereal grass, typically Avena sativa.

oat milk oat milks n
Hafermilch
A milky liquid made from oats and used as a milk substitute, cooking ingredient or beverage.

oath /ˈoʊθ/ /ˈəʊθ/ oaths n
Eid Schwur Fluch
A solemn pledge or promise that invokes a deity, a ruler, or another entity (not necessarily present) to attest the truth of a statement or sincerity of one's desire to fulfill a contract or promise.
Eid Schwur
A statement or promise which is strengthened (affirmed) by such a pledge.

oathbreach /ˈoʊθbɹiːt͡ʃ/ oathbreaches n
Eidbruch
Breach or breaking of an oath; perjury.

oatmeal /ˈoʊtmil/ /ˈɒtmiːl/ /ˈəʊtmiːl/ oatmeals n
Haferflocken
Meal made from rolled or round oats.
Haferbrei
A breakfast cereal made from rolled oats, cooked in milk and/or water.

oats /ˈoʊts/ /ˈəʊts/ n
Hafer
Seeds of an oat plant, especially prepared as food.

obduracy /-djʊ-/ /ˈɑbdʊɹəsi/ /ˈɒb.dʊ.ɹə.si/ obduracies n
Verstocktheit
The state of being obdurate, intractable, or stubbornly inflexible.

obdurate /-ət/ /ˈɑbd(j)əɹɪt/ /ˈɑbd(j)ʊɹɪt/ /ˈɒbdjʊɹɪt/ /ˈɒbdʒəɹɪt/ /ˈɒbdʒʊɹɪt/ more obdurate most obdurate adj
hartnäckig stur
Stubbornly persistent, generally in wrongdoing; refusing to reform or repent.
hart
(obsolete) Physically hardened, toughened.

obeche obeches n
Abachi
The wood of this tree; whitish yellow in colour and easy to process.

obedience /ə(ʊ)ˈbiːdɪəns/ obediences n
Gehorsam Folgsamkeit Gehorsamkeit
The quality of being obedient.

obedient /oʊˈbidiənt/ /əʊˈbiːdɪənt/ /əˈbidiənt/ /əˈbiːdɪənt/ more obedient most obedient adj
gehorsam folgsam
Willing to comply with the commands, orders, or instructions of those in authority.

obeisance /oʊˈbeɪ.səns/ /oʊˈbiː.səns/ /əʊˈbeɪ.səns/ /əˈbeɪ.səns/ /əˈbiː.səns/ obeisances n
Ehrerbietung Verbeugung
Demonstration of an obedient attitude, especially by bowing deeply; a deep bow which demonstrates such an attitude.

obelisk /ˈɑbəlɪsk/ /ˈɒbəlɪsk/ /ˈɔbəlɪsk/ obelisks n
Obelisk
(architecture) A tall, square, tapered, stone monolith topped with a pyramidal point, frequently used as a monument. [from mid 16th c.]
Kreuz
A dagger symbol (†), which is used in printed matter as a reference mark to refer the reader to a footnote, marginal note, etc.; beside a person's name to indicate that the person is deceased; or beside a date to indicate that it is a person's death date.

obelus /ˈɑbələs/ /ˈɑbəˌlaɪ/ /ˈɒbləs/ /ˈɒbɪlaɪ/ /ˈɒbɪləs/ obeli obeluses n
Obelos
(historical) A symbol resembling a horizontal line (–), sometimes together with one or two dots (for example, ⨪ or ÷), which was used in ancient manuscripts and texts to mark a word or passage as doubtful or spurious, or redundant; an obelisk.

obese /oʊˈbis/ /əʊˈbiːs/ /əˈbiːs/ more obese most obese obeser obesest adj
fettleibig fettsüchtig adipös
Extremely overweight, especially: weighing more than 20% (for men) or 25% (for women) over their conventionally ideal weight determined by height and build; or, having a body mass index over 30 kg/m2.

obese /oʊˈbis/ /əʊˈbiːs/ /əˈbiːs/ obeses n
Adipöse Adipöser Fettleibige Fettleibiger Fettsüchtige Fettsüchtiger

obesity /oʊˈbisɪti/ /oʊˈbɛzɪti/ /ə(ʊ)ˈbiːsɪti/ [-ɾi] obesities n
Adipositas Fettsucht Fettleibigkeit Übergewicht
(pathology) The state of being obese.

obesogenic /əʊbiːsəˈdʒɛnɪk/ more obesogenic most obesogenic adj
fettfördernd
Causing obesity. [from 20th c.]

obey /oʊˈbeɪ/ /əʊˈbeɪ/ /əˈbeɪ/ v
gehorchen
(transitive) To do as ordered by (a person, institution etc), to act according to the bidding of.
befolgen gehorchen
(intransitive) To do as one is told.

obfuscate /ˈɑbfəskeɪt/ /ˈɑbfʌskeɪt/ /ˈɒbfəskeɪt/ /ˈɒbfʌskeɪt/ v
verdunkeln verfinstern dunkel machen
To make dark; to overshadow.
verdunkeln verschleiern
To deliberately make more confusing in order to conceal the truth.
obfuskieren
(computing) To alter code while preserving its behavior but concealing its structure and intent.

obfuscation /ˌɒb.fəˈskeɪ.ʃən/ obfuscations n
Entstellung
(computing, uncountable) The alteration of computer code to preserve its behavior while concealing its structure and intent.
Verdunkelung Vernebelung Verschleierung
(uncountable) The act or process of obfuscating, or obscuring the perception of something; the concept of concealing the meaning of a communication by making it more confusing and harder to interpret.
Verdunkelung Vernebelung
(uncountable) Confusion, bewilderment, or a baffled state resulting from something obfuscated, or made more opaque and muddled with the intent to obscure information.

obituary /oʊ-/ /əʊ-/ /əˈbɪtjʊ(ə)ɹi/ /əˈbɪt͡ʃuˌɜɹi/ /əˈbɪt͡ʃəɹi/ /əˈbɪt͡ʃəˌwɛɹi/ /əˈbɪt͡ʃɹi/ /əˈbɪt͡ʃʊ(ə)ɹi/ obituaries n
Todesanzeige Nekrolog Traueranzeige
A brief notice of a person's death, especially one published in a newspaper or other publication; also (obsolete) , the section of a newspaper where notices of deaths are published.
Nachruf Nekrolog
(by extension) A brief biography of a person (especially one who is well-known) who has recently died, usually describing their life and achievements, particularly in the form of an article in a news publication or an item in a news broadcast.

object /əbˈd͡ʒɛkt/ /ˈɑb.d͡ʒɛkt/ /ˈɒb.d͡ʒɛkt/ objects n
Objekt Gegenstand Ding Sache
A thing that has physical existence but is not alive.
A person or thing toward which an emotion is directed.
Objekt Ergänzung Satzergänzung
(grammar) The noun phrase which is an internal complement of a verb phrase or a prepositional phrase. In a verb phrase with a transitive action verb, it is typically the receiver of the action.
Objekt Gegenstand
(object-oriented programming) An instantiation of a class or structure.
Gegenstand Ziel
(category theory) An instance of one of the two kinds of entities that form a category, the other kind being the arrows (also called morphisms).

object /əbˈd͡ʒɛkt/ /ˈɑb.d͡ʒɛkt/ /ˈɒb.d͡ʒɛkt/ v
einwenden Einwände haben dagegen sein
(intransitive) To disagree with or oppose something or someone; (especially in a Court of Law) to raise an objection.

object clause object clauses n
Objektsatz
(grammar) a clause that is the object of a sentence

object code n
Objektcode Objektkode
(computing) The output of a compiler or assembler; it is not necessarily executable directly without linking to other modules

object language object languages n
Objektsprache
(philosophy) A language or a part of a language that is used to speak about objects but not about sentences or propositions.
(lexicography) the language of the headwords in a dictionary (in a French-to-English translation dictionary, French is the object language)

object lesson object lessons n
Anschauungsunterricht
A lesson taught (especially to young children) using a familiar or unusual object as a focus.
Lehrstück
Anything used as an example or lesson which serves to warn others as to the outcomes that result from a particular action or behavior, as exemplified by the fates of those who followed that course.

object permanence n
Objektpermanenz
(psychology) The understanding (typically developed during early infancy) that an object still exists even when it disappears from sight, or other senses.

object request broker object request brokers n
Object Request Broker

object-based adj
objektbasiert
(OOP) Encapsulating states and operations inside objects.

object-based language object-based languages n
objektbasierte Sprache

object-based programming n
objektbasierte Programmierung
(programming) A programming paradigm that encapsulates states and operations inside "objects" to design applications and computer programs.

object-oriented /ˈɒbdʒɛkt ɔɹɪəntɪd/ /ˈɒbdʒɪkt ɒɹɪəntɪd/ more object-oriented most object-oriented adj
objektorientiert
(programming) Using entities called objects that can process data and exchange messages with other objects.

object-oriented language object-oriented languages n
objektorientierte Sprache

object-oriented programming n
objektorientierte Programmierung
(programming) A programming paradigm that uses hierarchies of "objects", instantiated from templates called "classes", to design applications and computer programs.

objectification /ɒbˌd͡ʒɛkt.ɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃʌn/ objectifications n
Objektifizierung Verdinglichung

objection /əbˈd͡ʒɛkʃən/ objections n
Beanstandung Einwand
The act of objecting.
Einwand Widerspruch
A statement expressing opposition, or a reason or cause for expressing opposition (generally followed by the adposition to).
Einspruch Einwand
(legal) An official protest raised in a court of law during a legal trial over a violation of the rules of the court by the opposing party.

objectionable more objectionable most objectionable adj
anrüchig anstoßerregend anstößig nicht einwandfrei störend unangenehm
Arousing disapproval; worthy of objection; offensive.

objective /ɒbˈd͡ʒɛk.tɪv/ /əbˈd͡ʒɛk.tɪv/ more objective most objective adj
objektiv
Of or relating to a material object, actual existence or reality.
Not influenced by the emotions or prejudices.
Based on observed facts; without subjective assessment.

objective /ɒbˈd͡ʒɛk.tɪv/ /əbˈd͡ʒɛk.tɪv/ objectives n
Gegenstand Objekt
A material object that physically exists.
Ziel
A goal that is striven for.
Objektiv objektiv
The lens or lenses of a camera, microscope, or other optical device closest to the object being examined.

objective case objective cases n
Objektfall
(grammar) the form of a noun or pronoun used as the object of a verb or a preposition.

objective function objective functions n
Zielfunktion
(mathematics) A function to be maximized or minimized in optimization theory.

objectivism /əbˈd͡ʒɛk.tɪ.vɪ.zəm/ objectivisms n
Objektivismus
(philosophy) Any of several doctrines that holds that all of reality is objective and exists outside of the mind.

objectivity /ˌɑbd͡ʒɛkˈtɪvɪti/ /ˌɒbd͡ʒɛkˈtɪvɪti/ [ˌɑbd͡ʒɛkˈtɪvɪɾi] objectivities n
Objektivität
The state of being objective, just, unbiased, and not influenced by emotions or personal prejudices.

objet d'art /ˌɒbʒeɪ ˈdɑː(ɹ)/ objets d'art n
Kunstobjekt

oblast /ˈɒbləst/ oblasti oblasts n
Oblast
A region or province in Slavic or Slavic-influenced countries.

obligation /ɑb.ləˈɡeɪ.ʃən/ obligations n
Verpflichtung Pflicht
The act of binding oneself by a social, legal, or moral tie to someone.

obligatory /əˈblɪɡət(ə)ɹi/ /əˈblɪɡətɔɹi/ /ˈɑblɪɡətɔɹi/ more obligatory most obligatory adj
obligatorisch
Imposing obligation, legally, morally, or otherwise; binding; mandatory.

oblige /ɒˈbliːd͡ʒ/ /əˈblaɪd͡ʒ/ /əˈbliːd͡ʒ/ v
verpflichten
(transitive) To constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means.
einen Gefallen tun
(transitive, intransitive) To do (someone) a service or favour (hence, originally, creating an obligation).

obliged /əˈblaɪd͡ʒd/ more obliged most obliged adj
verpflichtet
Under an obligation to do something.

obligee obligees n
Berechtigter
(legal, finance) The party owed an obligation by another party, the obligor.

obliging /əˈblaɪd͡ʒɪŋ/ more obliging most obliging adj
verbindlich
Happy and ready to do favours for others.

obligor /ˈɒblɪɡɔː/ obligors n
Verpflichteter
(legal, finance) The party bearing a legal obligation to another party (the obligee).

oblique /oʊˈbliːk/ /ɑːbˈlaik/ /əˈbliːk/ obliquer obliquest adj
schief schräg oblique
Not erect or perpendicular; not parallel to, or at right angles from, the base.

oblique case oblique cases n
Obliquus Casus obliquus abhängiger Fall obliquer Kasus
(grammar) Any noun case except the nominative case (and sometimes the vocative case), where the noun is the object of a verb or the object of a preposition.

obliterate /oʊ-/ /əˈblɪtəɹeɪt/ /əˈblɪtəɹət/ /əˈblɪtəˌɹeɪt/ [-ɾə-] v
auslöschen verwischen
To destroy (someone or something) completely, leaving no trace; to annihilate, to wipe out.

obliteration obliterations n
Auslöschung Obliteration Vernichtung Verschluss Verödung Zerstörung
(medicine) The cancellation of the function, structure, or both of a vessel or organ; for example, the occlusion of the lumen of a duct, blood vessel, or lymphatic vessel, be it solely functional (as when squeezed by nearby mass effect or inflammation) or both structural and functional (as when clogged with thrombus, embolus, or fibrosis).

oblivion /əˈblɪviːən/ oblivions n
Vergessenheit Vergessen
The state of being completely forgotten, of being reduced to a state of non-existence, extinction, or nothingness, including through war and destruction. (Figuratively) for an area like hell, a wasteland.

oblivious /əˈblɪviːəs/ more oblivious most oblivious adj
nicht bewusst selbstvergessen unaufmerksam unbedacht unbedarft
(usually followed by to or of) Lacking awareness; unmindful; unaware, unconscious of.
vergesslich
Failing to remember; forgetful.

oblong /ˈɑbˌlɔŋ/ /ˈɒblɒŋ/ more oblong most oblong adj
oblong rechteckig
Roughly rectangular or elliptical.
länglich breit lang quer
(bookmaking) Having the horizontal axis of a page longer than the vertical; In landscape orientation.

oblong /ˈɑbˌlɔŋ/ /ˈɒblɒŋ/ oblongs n
Oblong Oblongum Quadratum oblongum Rechteck längliches Rechteck
Something with an oblong shape.

obloquy /ˈɒbləˌkwi/ /ˈɔːbləˌkwi/ obloquies n
Schmach Schmähung
Abusive language.

obnoxious /ɒb-/ /əbˈnɑkʃəs/ /əbˈnɒkʃəs/ more obnoxious most obnoxious adj
widerlich abscheulich widerwärtig anstößig sekkant unausstehlich
Extremely offensive or unpleasant; very annoying, contemptible, or odious.

obnubilation /ɒbnjuːbɪˈleɪʃən/ [ɒbnjuːbɪˈleɪʃn̩] obnubilations n
Umwölkung

oboe /ˈoʊboʊ/ oboes n
Oboe
A soprano and melody wind instrument in the modern orchestra and wind ensemble. It is a smaller instrument and generally made of grenadilla wood. It is a member of the double reed family.

oboe d'amore /ˌoʊboʊ dɑˈmɔɹeɪ/ /ˌəʊbəʊ daˈmɔːɹeɪ/ oboe d'amores oboes d'amore oboi d'amore n
Liebesoboe Oboe d'Amore
An instrument of the oboe family, pitched in A below middle C.

oboist oboists n
Oboist Oboistin
Someone who plays an oboe.

obolus oboli oboluses n
Obolus
A silver coin minted in Ancient Greece, valued at a sixth of a drachma.

obovate more obovate most obovate adj
umgekehrt eiförmig verkehrt eiförmig
(botany, mycology) Shaped like an egg, with the broad extremity located away from the base.

obscene /əbˈsin/ /əbˈsiːn/ more obscene most obscene obscener obscenest adj
zotig
obszön unanständig
Offensive to standards of decency or morality.

obscenity obscenities n
Obszönität
(countable) Something that is obscene.

obscurant /ɑbˈskjəɹənt/ /ɒbˈskjʊəɹənt/ obscurants n
Dunkelmann Obskurant
An opposer of lucidity and transparency in the political and intellectual spheres.

obscurantism obscurantisms n
Obskurantismus
Deliberate obscurity or vagueness.

obscurantist adj
obskurantistisch

obscure /əbˈskjɔː(ɹ)/ /əbˈskjɝ/ /əbˈskjʊə(ɹ)/ /əbˈskjʊɹ/ more obscure most obscure obscurer obscurest adj
dunkel finster dahergelaufen düster obskur unbestimmt
Dark, faint or indistinct.
schleierhaft unbedeutend unbekannt unsichtbar verborgen versteckt
Hidden, out of sight or inconspicuous.
unverständlich
Difficult to understand.

obscure /əbˈskjɔː(ɹ)/ /əbˈskjɝ/ /əbˈskjʊə(ɹ)/ /əbˈskjʊɹ/ v
verdunkeln vernebeln verunklaren verwirren
(transitive) To render obscure; to darken; to make dim; to keep in the dark; to hide; to make less visible, intelligible, legible, glorious, beautiful, or illustrious.
verbergen verdecken verschleiern
(transitive) To hide, put out of sight etc.

obsequious /əbˈsiːkwi.əs/ more obsequious most obsequious adj
unterwürfig kriecherisch servil devot hörig
Excessively eager and attentive to please or to obey instructions; fawning, subservient, servile.
unterwürfig gehorsam folgsam
(archaic) Obedient; compliant with someone else's orders or wishes.

obsequiousness n
Unterwürfigkeit
The quality of being obsequious; servile compliance.

observable /əbˈzɜː.və.bəl/ /əbˈzɝ.və.bəl/ [əbˈzɜː.və.bɫ̩] [əbˈzɝ.və.bɫ̩] more observable most observable adj
beobachtbar
Able to be observed.
Deserving to be observed; worth regarding; remarkable.

observable universe observable universes n
beobachtbares Universum

observance /əbˈzɜːvəns/ /əbˈzɝvəns/ observances n
Beachtung
The practice of complying with a law, custom, command or rule.

observant /əbˈzɜːvənt/ /əbˈzɝvənt/ more observant most observant adj
aufmerksam
Alert and paying close attention; watchful.

observation /-ˈveɪʃn̩/ /ˌɑbzɚˈveɪʃən/ /ˌɒbzəˈveɪʃ(ə)n/ observations n
Beobachtung
The act of observing, and the fact of being observed (see observance)
The act of noting and recording some event; or the record of such noting.
Bemerkung
A remark or comment.

observation post observation posts n
Beobachtungsstand
a lookout or vantage point

observational /ˌɑbzɚˈveɪʃənəl/ /ˌɒbzəˈveɪʃənəl/ more observational most observational adj
Beobachtungs- Wahrnehmungs-

observatory /əbˈzɜːvət(ə)ɹi/ /əbˈzɝvətɔɹi/ observatories n
Sternwarte Observatorium
A place where stars, planets and other celestial bodies are observed, usually through a telescope; also place for observing meteorological or other natural phenomena.

observe /ɒbˈzɜːv/ /əbˈzɜːv/ /əbˈzɝv/ v
beobachten beachten halten
(transitive) To take note of and celebrate (a holiday or similar occurrence), to keep; to follow (a type of time or calendar reckoning).
bemerken
(intransitive) To comment on something; to make an observation.

observer /ɑb-/ /ɒb-/ /əbˈzɜːvə/ /əbˈzɝvɚ/ observers n
Beobachter Beobachterin
One who makes observations, monitors or takes notice

obsessed /əbˈsɛst/ more obsessed most obsessed adj
besessen
Intensely preoccupied with or by a given topic or emotion; driven by a specified obsession.

obsession /əbˈsɛʃən/ obsessions n
Obsession
fixe Idee
An idea that engenders a compulsive or irrational preoccupation, or the preoccupation thereby engendered.
Besessenheit Sucht
An activity or entity that inspires a compulsive and potentially unhealthy fixation, or the fixation thereby inspired.

obsessive /əbˈsɛsɪv/ more obsessive most obsessive adj
obsessiv zwanghaft
Having one thought or pursuing one activity to the absolute or nearly absolute exclusion of all others.
obsessiv besessen
Excessive, as results from obsession.

obsessive-compulsive disorder obsessive-compulsive disorders n
Zwangsstörung
(medicine, psychology) A mental and behavioral disorder, characterized by obsessive intrusive thoughts and a compulsion to ease the resulting distress by repeating specific routines or rituals, regardless of their interference with other activities.

obsidian /əbˈsɪd.i.ən/ /ˌɒbˈsɪd.i.ən/ obsidians n
Obsidian Glasachat
(mineral) A type of naturally occurring black glass produced by volcanoes.

obsolescence /ˌɑb.səˈlɛ.səns/ /ˌɒb.səˈlɛ.səns/ obsolescences n
Veraltetsein Obsoleszenz
(uncountable) The state of being obsolete—no longer in use; gone into disuse; disused or neglected.

obsolescent /ɑbsəˈlɛsənt/ /ɒbsəˈlɛsənt/ more obsolescent most obsolescent adj
veraltend
In the process of becoming obsolete, but not obsolete yet.

obsolete /ɑbsəˈliːt/ /ˈɑbsəliːt/ /ˈɒbsəliːt/ more obsolete most obsolete adj
veraltet obsolet
(of words, equipment, etc.) No longer in use; gone into disuse; disused or neglected (often in favour of something newer).

obstacle /ˈɑbstəkəl/ /ˈɒbstəkəl/ obstacles n
Hindernis Hürde
Something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress, either physically or figuratively

obstacle course obstacle courses n
Hindernisparcours Hindernislauf Hindernisstrecke
A course with a series of physical challenges that one performs sequentially.
Hindernislauf Hindernisparcours
(figuratively) A painful and strenuous experience; hassle.

obstetric /əbˈstɛtɹɪk/ adj
geburtshilflich
Of or relating to obstetrics (the care of women during and after pregnancy).

obstetrician /ˌɑbstəˈtɹɪʃən/ /ˌɒbstəˈtɹɪʃən/ obstetricians n
Geburtshelfer Entbindungspfleger Entbindungspflegerin Geburtshelferin
(medicine) A physician who specializes in childbirth.

obstetrics /ɑbˈstɛ.trɪks/ /əbˈstɛ.trɪks/ n
Geburtshilfe Obstetrik
(medicine) The care of women during and after pregnancy.

obstinacy /ˈɑbstɪnəsi/ /ˈɒbstɪnəsi/ obstinacies n
Sturheit Eigensinn
The state, or an act, of stubbornness or doggedness.

obstinate /ˈɑb.stə.nət/ /ˈɑb.stə.nɪt/ /ˈɒb.stɪ.nət/ /ˈɒb.stɪ.nɪt/ more obstinate most obstinate adj
hartnäckig stur starrköpfig
Stubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually with implied unreasonableness; persistent.
hartnäckig widerborstig widerspenstig
(of inanimate things) Not easily subdued or removed.

obstipation /ɑbstɪˈpeɪʃən/ /ɒbstɪˈpeɪʃən/ obstipations n
Obstipation
severe constipation caused by intestinal obstruction

obstreperous /ɑːbˈstɹɛpəɹəs/ /ɒbˈstɹɛp.əɹ.əs/ /əbˈstɹɛp.əɹ.əs/ /əbˈstɹɛpəɹəs/ more obstreperous most obstreperous adj
dröhnend polterhaft polternd tumultartig ungestüm
Attended by, or making, a loud and tumultuous noise; boisterous.
aufmüpfig aufsässig renitent ungebärdig widerborstig widerspenstig
Stubbornly defiant; disobedient; resistant to authority or control, whether in a noisy manner or not.

obstruct /əbˈstɹʌkt/ v
behindern versperren
To block or fill (a passage) with obstacles or an obstacle. See synonyms at block.

obstruction /əbˈstɹʌk.ʃən/ obstructions n
Hindernis Sperre Verschluss
Something which obstructs or impedes, either intentionally or unintentionally
Blockierung Obstruktion Verhinderung Störung
The condition of having the natural powers obstructed in their usual course; the arrest of the vital functions; death.

obstruction of justice obstructions of justice n
Strafvereitelung
(legal) Interference with the administration of law and justice, as by ignorance of a justification, fraud of evidential validity, or not disclosing discovery of facts, or by doing damage to a witness, officer, juror.

obstruent /ˈɒbstɹuːənt/ obstruents n
Geräuschlaut Obstruent
(phonetics) A consonant sound formed by obstructing the airway, causing turbulence; a plosive, fricative, or affricate.

obtain /əbˈteɪn/ v
erhalten bestehen erlangen

obtainable more obtainable most obtainable adj
erhältlich verfügbar
Able to be obtained.

obtrusive /ɑb-/ /ɒb-/ /əbˈtɹusɪv/ /əbˈtɹuːsɪv/ more obtrusive most obtrusive adj
(negativ) wahrnehmbar auffällig
Of a thing: noticeable or prominent, especially in a displeasing way.
aufdringlich penetrant
Of a person: overly assertive, bold, or domineering; pushy; also, ostentatious.

obtund /ɑbˈtʌnd/ /ɒbˈtʌnd/ /əbˈtʌnd/ v
abstumpfen
(transitive, chiefly, medicine) To reduce the edge or effects of; to mitigate; to dull.

obtuse /-ˈtʃuːs/ /ɑb-/ /əbˈt(j)us/ /əbˈtjuːs/ more obtuse most obtuse obtuser obtusest adj
stumpf
(geometry, specifically, of an, angle) Larger than one, and smaller than two right angles, or more than 90° and less than 180°.
(botany, zoology) Blunt, or rounded at the extremity.
stumpf begriffsstutzig beschränkt schwerfällig
Intellectually dull or dim-witted.
abgemildert abgeschwächt abgestumpft betäubt gedämpft gefühllos
Of sound, etc.: deadened, muffled, muted.
indirekt umständlich weitschweifig
Indirect or circuitous.

obtuse angle obtuse angles n
stumpfer Winkel
(mathematics, geometry) An angle that is greater than 90 degrees and less than 180 degrees.

obtuse-angled adj
stumpfwinkelig stumpfwinklig
(geometry) Of a triangle, having an obtuse angle.

obverse obverses n
Avers Bildseite Vorderseite Kopf
The heads side of a coin, or the side of a medal or badge that has the principal design.

obvi more obvi most obvi adv
auf der Hand liegend klar logo wohl
(slang)

obviate /ˈɒb.viˌeɪt/ /ˈɔb.viˌeɪt/ v
umgehen überflüssig machen
(transitive) To anticipate and prevent or bypass (something which would otherwise have been necessary or required).

obvious /ˈɑ.vi.əs/ /ˈɑb.vi.əs/ /ˈɒ.vɪəs/ /ˈɒb.vɪəs/ /ˈɒv.jəs/ more obvious most obvious adj
offenbar offensichtlich deutlich evident selbstverständlich überdeutlich
Easily discovered, seen, or understood; self-explanatory.

obviously /ˈɑ(b).vi(.)əs.li/ /ˈɒ(b).vi.əs.li/ /ˈɒ(b).vjəs.li/ /ˈɒ(b).vɪəs.li/ /ˈɔ(b).vi.ɘs.li/ /ˈɔv.jɘs.li/ more obviously most obviously adv
offenbar augenscheinlich offenkundig offensichtlich sichtlich
In an obvious or clearly apparent manner.

obvs /ɑ(b)vz/ /ɒ(b)vz/ more obvs most obvs adv
Ja, freilich! Klaro! Logo! auf der Hand liegend freilich klar
(slang, text messaging, Internet slang) Short for obviously.

ocarina /oʊkəˈɹinə/ /ɑkəˈɹinə/ /ɒkəˈɹiːnə/ ocarinas n
Okarina
(musical instruments) A woodwind musical instrument that is closed at both sides to produce an enclosed space, and punctured with finger holes.

occasion /əˈkeɪʒən/ occasions n
Gelegenheit
A favorable opportunity; a convenient or timely chance. [from 14th c.]
An occurrence or state of affairs which causes some event or reaction; a motive or reason. [from 14th c.]
Anlass
A particular happening; an instance or time when something occurred. [from 15th c.]

occasional /əˈkeɪʒ(ə)nəl/ more occasional most occasional adj
gelegentlich okkasionell
Occurring or appearing irregularly from time to time, but not often.

occasional table occasional tables n
Beistelltisch Beitisch Katzentisch Nebentisch Seitentisch Tischchen
Any small table, such as an end table, having no particular function. It can typically be folded away.

occasionally /əˈkeɪʒnəli/ /əˈkeɪʒənli/ /əˈkeɪʒənəli/ more occasionally most occasionally adv
gelegentlich
From time to time; sometimes; at relatively infrequent intervals. [from 15th c.]

occident /ˈɒksɪdənt/ n
Okzident
The part of the horizon where the sun last appears in the evening; that part of the earth towards the sunset; the west.

occidental /ˌɒk.səˈdɛn.təl/ more occidental most occidental adj
abendländisch okzidental
Of, pertaining to, or situated in, the occident, or west; western. [from 16th c.]

occipital lobe /ˌɑkˈsɪpɪtəl ˌloʊb/ occipital lobes n
Occipitallappen
(anatomy) One of the four major divisions of the cerebrum of the brain, located at the back of the head.

occiput /ˈɑk.səp.ət/ /ˈɑk.səˌpʌt/ /ˈɒk.sɪ.pʌt/ occipita occiputs n
Hinterkopf

occluded front occluded fronts n
Okklusion
(meteorology) A front that occurs when a cold front overtakes a warm front at the surface and a temperature contrast exists between the advancing and retreating cold air masses.

occult /əˈkʌlt/ /ˈɒk.ʌlt/ more occult most occult adj
okkult
(medicine) Secret; hidden from general knowledge; undetected.
Related to the occult; pertaining to mysticism, magic, or astrology.

occult /əˈkʌlt/ /ˈɒk.ʌlt/ n
Okkultismus Okkult
(usually, _, with "the") Supernatural affairs.

occultation /ˌɑkəlˈteɪʃ(ə)n/ /ˌɒkəlˈteɪʃ(ə)n/ occultations n
Bedeckung Okkultation Verfinsterung
(astronomy) An astronomical event that occurs when one celestial object is hidden by another celestial object that passes between it and the observer when the nearer object appears larger and completely hides the more distant object.

occultism occultisms n
Okkultismus
The study of the supernatural

occultist occultists n
Okkultist Okkultistin
A person who dabbles in or practises occultism.

occultistic adj
okkultistisch

occupancy occupancies n
Belegung
The act of occupying, the state of being occupied or the state of being an occupant or tenant.

occupant /ˈɑk.jə.pənt/ /ˈɒk.jʊ.pənt/ occupants n
Besatzer Besatzerin Okkupant Okkupantin
A person who occupies an office or a position.
Bewohner Bewohnerin
The owner or tenant of a property.

occupation /ˌɑkjəˈpeɪʃən/ /ˌɑkjʊˈpeɪʃən/ /ˌɒkjəˈpeɪʃən/ /ˌɒkjʊˈpeɪʃən/ occupations n
Beschäftigung Beruf
An activity or task with which one occupies oneself; usually specifically the productive activity, service, trade, or craft for which one is regularly paid; a job.
Besetzung Besatzung Okkupation
The control of a country or region by a hostile military and/or paramilitary force.

occupational more occupational most occupational adj
Berufs-
Of, belonging, or relating to an occupation (in any sense).

occupational disease occupational diseases n
Berufskrankheit
(pathology) Any ailment that occurs as a result of work or occupational activity.

occupational hazard occupational hazards n
Berufsrisiko
A substantial risk to a worker's physical or mental well-being which is present in a certain task, job, or profession.
(figuratively, by extension) An unpleasant, inconvenient, or unusual circumstance which occurs or is likely to occur during the course of one's employment.

occupational health and safety n
Arbeitsschutz Arbeitssicherheit
Synonym of occupational safety and health

occupational safety and health n
Arbeitsschutz Arbeitssicherheit
The activities and policies aimed at protecting the safety, health and welfare of people engaged in work or employment.

occupational therapist occupational therapists n
Ergotherapeut Ergotherapeutin
A therapist whose aim is to help clients achieve a better quality of life through work or similar occupations.

occupational therapy occupational therapies n
Beschäftigungstherapie Ergotherapie
The therapeutic practice of encouraging better quality of life through the pursuit of work or other occupations.

occupied /ˈɑkjəpaɪd/ more occupied most occupied adj
belegt besetzt
Reserved, engaged.
besetzt beschäftigt
Busy, unavailable.
besetzt okkupiert
Subjugated, under the control of a foreign military presence.

occupied /ˈɑkjəpaɪd/ more occupied most occupied interjection
besetzt
Used to communicate that a toilet is unavailable.

occupier occupiers n
Besatzer Okkupant Okkupantin Besatzerin
One who occupies, particularly with respect to a foreign government controlling the territory of another.

occupy /ˈɑkjəpaɪ/ /ˈɒkjʊpaɪ/ v
belegen in Anspruch nehmen
To possess or use the time or capacity of; to engage the service of.
besetzen
To fill or hold (an official position or role).
besetzen okkupieren
(military) To have, or to have taken, possession or control of (a territory).
bewohnen
To live or reside in.

occur /əˈkɜː/ /əˈkɝ/ v
passieren stattfinden vorkommen
(intransitive) To happen or take place.
passieren vorkommen
(intransitive) To present or offer itself.
einfallen in den Sinn kommen
(impersonal) To come or be presented to the mind; to suggest itself.
vorkommen
(intransitive, sciences) To be present or found.

occurrence /əˈkɐɹ.ən(t)s/ /əˈkɜːɹ.ən(t)s/ /əˈkɝ.ən(t)s/ /əˈkɵːɹ.ən(t)s/ /əˈkʌɹ.ən(t)s/ /ɜː/ occurrences n
Vorfall Ereignis
An actual instance when a situation occurs; an event or happening.

ocean /ˈoʊ.ʃən/ /ˈəʊ.ʃən/ oceans n
Ozean Weltmeer
(countable) One of the large bodies of water separating the continents.

ocean current ocean currents n
Meeresströmung

ocean floor ocean floors n
Meeresgrund
Synonym of seabed and seafloor, especially used for that of an ocean.

ocean quahog ocean quahogs n
Islandmuschel
An edible clam native to the North Atlantic Ocean, Arctica islandica

ocean-going adj
seetüchtig
(nautical) Designed and equipped to be capable of sailing on an ocean.

oceanic /ˌəʊsiˈænɪk/ /ˌəʊʃiˈænɪk/ more oceanic most oceanic adj
ozeanisch
Of or relating to the ocean.

oceanic trench oceanic trenches n
Tiefseerinne
(geology, oceanography) A hemispheric-scale long but narrow topographic depression of the seabed.

oceanic whitetip shark oceanic whitetip sharks n
Hochsee-Weißflossenhai Weißspitzen-Hochseehai
a large pelagic shark, taxonomic name Carcharhinus longimanus, characterized by the white tips on the fin, often prone to attack humans.

oceanlike more oceanlike most oceanlike adj
ozeanartig

oceanographer /ˌoʊʃəˈnɑɡɹəfəɹ/ oceanographers n
Meereskundler Meereskundlerin Ozeanograf Ozeanografin
a person who studies oceanography, the science of oceans

oceanography /ˌoʊʃəˈnɑɡɹəfi/ /ˌəʊʃjəˈnɒɡɹəfi/ n
Meereskunde Ozeanografie Ozeanographie
The exploration and scientific study of the oceans and ocean floor.

oceanologist oceanologists n
Ozeanolog Ozeanologin
One who studies oceanology.

ocellated crake ocellated crakes n
Schomburgk-Ralle
a bird from the family Rallidae, Micropygia schomburgkii.

ocellated lizard ocellated lizards n
Perleidechse
Timon lepidus (syn. Lacerta lepida), a large wall lizard.

ocellus /əʊˈsɛləs/ ocelli n
Augenfleck Ozelle
A simple eye consisting of a single lens and a small number of sensory cells.

ocelot /ˈɑsəlɑt/ /ˈɒsəlɒt/ ocelots n
Ozelot
An American feline carnivore (Leopardus pardalis, syn. Felis pardalis) covered with blackish ocellated spots and blotches which are variously arranged.

ochlocracy /ɑkˈlɑ.kɹə.si/ /ɒkˈlɒk.ɹə.si/ /ɔkˈlɔ.kɹə.si/ ochlocracies n
Ochlokratie
Mob rule; government by the masses; mobocracy. [from 1475–1485.]

ochre /ˈoʊkɚ/ /ˈəʊkə/ adj
ocker ockerfarben ockern
Having a yellow-orange colour.

ochre /ˈoʊkɚ/ /ˈəʊkə/ ochres n
Ocker
A clay earth pigment containing silica, aluminum and ferric oxide
A somewhat dark yellowish orange colour

ocnophilic more ocnophilic most ocnophilic adj
oknophil

octacontagon octacontagons n
Achtzigeck
(geometry) A polygon with 80 sides and 80 angles.

octacyanomolybdate octacyanomolybdates n
Oktacyanomolybdat
(inorganic chemistry) The anion Mo(CN)84-; any salt containing this anion

octadecagon octadecagons n
Achtzehneck
(geometry, rare) A polygon with 18 sides and 18 vertices.

octagon /ˈɑktəˌɡɑn/ /ˈɒktəɡ(ə)n/ octagons n
Achteck Oktagon Oktogon
(geometry, also, attributively) A polygon with eight sides and eight angles.

octagram /ˈɒk.tə.ɡɹæm/ [ˈɑk.tə.ɡɹæm] [ˈɒk.tə.ɡɹæm] octagrams n
Oktogramm
An eight-sided star polygon.

octahedron octahedra octahedrons n
Oktaeder Achtflächner
(geometry) a polyhedron with eight faces; the regular octahedron has regular triangles as faces and is one of the Platonic solids.

octal /ˈɒk.təl/ adj
Achter- Oktal- oktal
(arithmetic, computing) Concerning numbers expressed in octal or mathematical calculations performed using octal.

octane /ˈɒk.teɪn/ octanes n
Octan
(organic compound) Any of the eighteen isomeric aliphatic hydrocarbons (C8H18) found in petroleum, especially an iso-octane 2,2,4 trimethyl-pentane; they are used as fuels and solvents.

octane number octane numbers n
Oktanzahl
A measure of the antiknock properties of an automobile fuel; isooctane having an octane number of 100, a fuel with the same antiknock properties as a mixture of 90% isooctane and 10% heptane having an octane number of 90.

octanitrocubane n
Octanitrocuban
(organic compound) A high explosive derived from cubane, and one of the most powerful chemical explosives known.

octaoxygen n
Oktasauerstoff
A red allotrope of oxygen, O8, that is stable only under very high pressures

octateuch /ˈɒktətjuːk/ octateuchs n
Oktateuch
A collection of eight books; especially, the first eight books of the Old Testament.

octathlon /ɒkˈtæθlɒn/ octathla octathlons n
Achtkampf
(athletics) A sporting event consisting of eight different sports or contests.

octave /ˈɑkteɪv/ /ˈɑktɪv/ /ˈɒkteɪv/ /ˈɒktɪv/ octaves n
Oktave
(music) An interval of twelve semitones spanning eight degrees of the diatonic scale, representing a doubling or halving in pitch frequency.

octet /ɒkˈtɛt/ octets n
Oktett
A group or set of eight of something.
(music) A group of eight musicians performing together.

octillion /ɒkˈtɪl.iː.ən/ octillions numeral
Quadrilliarde Oktillion
(US, modern, _, British, _, &, _) A thousand trillion trillion, a billion billion billion: 1 followed by 27 zeros, 1027.

octodecillion /ˌɒktoʊdəˈsɪl.i.ən/ octodecillions n
Nonilliarde
(US, modern British and Australian, short scale, rare) 1057.
(dated British and Australian, long scale, rare) 10108.

octodontid octodontids n
Trugratte
(zoology) Any of the Octodontidae, a family of rodents including the common degu (Octodon degus) and 12 other South American species

octogenarian /ˌɑktəd͡ʒɪˈnɛɹiən/ /ˌɒktəd͡ʒɪˈnɛəɹɪən/ adj
achtzigjährig
Of or related to eightysomethings.

octolingual adj
achtsprachig

octonion octonions n
Oktonion Oktave
(mathematics) An 8-dimensional nonassociative extension of a quaternion with a real part and 7 imaginary parts (each a real multiple of a distinct square root of −1).

octopus /ˈɑktəpəs/ /ˈɑktəpʊs/ /ˈɒktəpəs/ /ˈɒktəpʊs/ octopi octopii octopodes octopuses octopusses n
Oktopus Krake Tintenfisch
(uncountable) The flesh of these marine molluscs eaten as food.

octosyllabic /ˌɑk.toʊ.sɪˈlæb.ɪk/ /ˌɒk.təʊ.sɪˈlæb.ɪk/ /ˌɔk.təʉ.sɪˈlæb.ɪk/ adj
achtsilbig
Containing eight syllables

octovigintillion numeral
Quattuordezilliarde
(rare, US, modern, _, British, and, Australian) 1087.

octuplet octuplets n
Achtling
(music) A group of eight notes played in the time of six.
A group of eight children born together.

octuply adv
achtmal
In an eightfold manner

ocular /ˈɑ.kjə.lɚ/ /ˈɑ.kjʊ.lɚ/ /ˈɒk.jə.lə/ /ˈɒk.jʊ.lə/ more ocular most ocular adj
Auge okular
Of, or relating to the eye, or the sense of sight

ocularist /ˈɒkjʊləɹɪst/ ocularists n
Augenprothetiker Augenprothetikerin Okularist Okularistin

oculus /ˈɑk.jə.ləs/ /ˈɒk.jʊ.ləs/ oculi n
Ochsenauge Oculus Rundfenster
(architecture) A window or other opening that has an oval or circular shape (as of an eye).

odalisque /oʊdlˈisk/ /ˈoʊdlɪsk/ /ˈɒd(ə)lɪsk/ /ˈəʊd(ə)lɪsk/ odalisques n
Odaliske
(historical) A female slave in a harem, especially one in the Ottoman seraglio.

odd /ɑd/ /ɒd/ odder oddest adj
komisch merkwürdig seltsam
Peculiar, singular and strange in looks or character; eccentric, bizarre.
einzeln
(not comparable) Without a corresponding mate in a pair or set; unmatched; (of a pair or set) mismatched.
ungerade
(maths, not comparable) Numerically indivisible by two.

odd function odd functions n
ungerade Funktion
(mathematics) Any function whose value changes sign if the independent variable changes sign i.e. f(-x) = -f(x)

odd job v
Gelegenheitsarbeit Zeitarbeit
Alternative form of odd-job

odd number odd numbers n
ungerade Zahl

oddball /ˈɑːdˌbɔl/ oddballs n
Exzentriker Sonderling
An eccentric or unusual person.

oddity /ˈɒdɪti/ oddities n
Seltsamkeit
(uncountable) Strangeness.

odds /ɑdz/ /ɒdz/ n
Gewinnquote
the ratio of winnings to stake in betting situations
Wahrscheinlichkeit
the ratio of the probabilities of an event happening to that of it not happening

odds and ends n
Krimskrams
(idiomatic) Miscellaneous things.

ode /od/ /oʊd/ /əʊd/ odes n
Ode
A short poetical composition proper to be set to music or sung; a lyric poem; especially, now, a poem characterized by sustained noble sentiment and appropriate dignity of style.

odious /ˈoʊ.di.əs/ /ˈəʊ.di.əs/ more odious most odious adj
abscheulich abstoßend scheußlich verhasst widerlich widerwärtig
Arousing or meriting strong dislike, aversion, or intense displeasure.

odometer /oʊˈdɑːmətɚ/ /əʊˈdɒmətə/ /əʊˈdɒmɪtə/ odometers n
Hodometer Kilometerzähler Odometer
An instrument, usually embedded within the speedometer of a vehicle, that measures the distance the vehicle has traveled since production.

odontoblast odontoblasts n
Odontoblast

odontophobia odontophobias n
Zahnbehandlungsphobie Dentalphobie Dentophobie Odontophobie Oralphobie Zahnbehandlungsangst
An irrational fear of dentistry.

odor /ˈoʊ.dɚ/ /ˈəʊ.də/ odors n
Geruch
Any smell, whether fragrant or offensive.

odorant odorants n
Odoriermittel
Any substance that has a distinctive smell, especially one added to something (such as household gas) for safety purposes

odorless /əʊdələs/ adj
geruchlos
Having no odor.

odorous more odorous most odorous adj
riechend
Having a distinctive odor.

odour of sanctity n
Geruch der Heiligkeit
(by extension, of people) A state of or reputation for holiness.

odylic /oʊ-/ /ɑˈdɪlɪk/ /ɒˈdɪlɪk/ /əʊ-/ adj
odisch
(pseudoscience, historical) Of or pertaining to the od or odyle.

odyssey /ˈɑ.də.si/ /ˈɑ.dɪ.si/ /ˈɒd.ə.si/ /ˈɒd.ɪ.si/ /ˈɔd.ɪ.si/ odysseys n
Odyssee
An extended adventurous voyage.

oeillade /əːˈjɑːd/ oeillades n
Augenaufschlag
(literary) A glance, especially an amorous one; an ogle

oeno- prefix
öno-
wine (the alcoholic beverage)

oenologist oenologists n
Önologe Önologin
An expert in the science of oenology.

oenology /iˈnɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/ /iˈnɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/ n
Önologie Weinkunde Weinwissenschaft Kellerwirtschaft Weinbau
The scientific study of wines and winemaking.

oenophile /ˈiː.nəʊˌfaɪl/ /ˈiː.nəˌfaɪl/ oenophiles n
Vinophiler Weinconnaisseur Weinkenner Weinliebhaber Önophiler
A person who has a fondness or appreciation for wine.

oenophilia n
Vinophilie Önophilie

oenophilic more oenophilic most oenophilic adj
vinophil weinliebend weinliebhabend önophil

oesophagus /iːˈsɒfəɡəs/ /ɪˈsɑfəɡəs/ /ɪˈsɒfəɡəs/ oesophagi oesophaguses n
Speiseröhre Ösophagus
(anatomy) The tube that carries food from the pharynx to the stomach.

oestrus /ˈiːstɹəs/ /ˈɛstɹəs/ oestri oestruses n
Brunst Hitze
(countable, and, uncountable, biology) A female animal's readiness to mate; heat, rut.

oeuvre /ˈuːvɹə/ /ˈəːvɹə/ /ˈɜːvɹə/ oeuvres n
Werk Œuvre
A work of art.
Gesamtwerk Œuvre
(uncountable, collective) The complete body of an artist's work.

of /ɒv/ /ɔv/ /ə/ /əv/ /ʌv/ preposition
von
Introducing an epithet that indicates a birthplace, residence, dominion, or other place associated with the individual.
Indicating a (non-physical) source of action or emotion; introducing a cause, instigation; from, out of, as an expression of. [from 9th c.]
(following an adjective) Used to indicate the agent of something described by the adjective. [from 16th c.]
Used to link a given class of things with a specific example of that class. [from 12th c.]
Belonging to (someone or something) as something they possess or have as a characteristic; the "possessive genitive". (With abstract nouns, this intersects with the subjective genitive, above under "agency" senses.) [from 13th c.]
vor
Used to introduce the "subjective genitive"; following a noun to form the head of a postmodifying noun phrase (see also 'Possession' senses below). [from 13th c.]
von der über
Links an intransitive verb, or a transitive verb and its subject (especially verbs to do with thinking, feeling, expressing etc.), with its subject-matter; concerning, with regard to. [from 10th c.]
von über
(following an adjective) Introduces its subject matter. [from 15th c.]
Introducing subject matter.
aus von
Belonging to, existing in, or taking place in a given location, place or time. Compare "origin" senses, above. [from 9th c.]
der von
(archaic, or, literary) Links an adjective with a noun or noun phrase to form a quasi-adverbial qualifier; in respect to, as regards. [from 13th c.]

of a piece
aus einem Guss einheitlich
(idiomatic) Of the same kind.

of age
volljährig mündig
Old enough to be considered an adult (in law, or by society generally).

of all things
ausgerechnet
(idiomatic, often used as a sentence adverb) Surprisingly.

of all time
aller Zeiten bisher
Ever.

of choice
der Wahl
(idiomatic) preferred above others.

of color adj
farbig
(chiefly, US) Nonwhite; of a race other than white, for example black. [from 18th c.]

of course /əv ˈkoə(ɹ)s/ /əv ˈkɔː(ɹ)s/ adv
natürlich selbstverständlich sicher allerdings
Naturally, as would be expected; for obvious reasons, obviously. [from 19th c.]

of course /əv ˈkoə(ɹ)s/ /əv ˈkɔː(ɹ)s/ interjection
natürlich selbstverständlich klaro na klar
Indicates enthusiastic agreement.

of late
in letzter Zeit
(idiomatic) In the recent past; recently; lately.

of one's choice
Wahl ihrer seiner
That one has chosen, or wishes to choose.

of one's own accord /əv ˌwʌnz oʊn əˈkɔɹd/ /əv ˌwʌnz əʊn əˈkɔːd/
auf eigene Faust
On one's (or its) own initiative; under one's (or its) own power, without being commanded or controlled.

of record
Leitmedium
(of a periodical) Regarded as authoritative.

of that ilk
von und zu
(Scotland) Having a name that is the same as the place where one lives.

of the century
des Jahrhunderts
Used to indicate the most remarkable example of its kind in recent history.

off /ɑf/ /ɒf/ /ɔf/ /ɔːf/ more off most off adj
ranzig schlecht verdorben
Rancid, rotten, gone bad.

off /ɑf/ /ɒf/ /ɔf/ /ɔːf/ adv
davon weg
In a direction away from the speaker or other reference point.
aus
Into a state of non-operation or non-existence.

off /ɑf/ /ɒf/ /ɔf/ /ɔːf/ v
kaltmachen

off guard
unvorbereitet
Not vigilant; unprepared; inattentive.
unerwartet überraschend
Unexpectedly or by surprise.

off label adj
zulassungsüberschreitend
(medicine, of a prescription medication) Outside of regulatorily approved indications, but (unless otherwise specified) within the bounds of reasonable use as defined by a licensed prescriber.

off the books
abseits der Konten schwarz
(colloquial, with regard to income) Undeclared for tax and social insurance etc.

off the cuff
aus dem Handgelenk aus dem Stand aus dem Stegreif ohne nachzudenken
In an off-the-cuff manner.

off the top of one's head
aus dem Stegreif
(idiomatic) In an extemporaneous manner; without careful thought, preparation, or investigation.

off-color more off-color most off-color adj
farblich abweichend
Of the wrong color.
dreckig frivol schlüpfrig schmutzig
(idiomatic) Dirty, vulgar or obscene, especially in a way that is unpleasant.
aus dem Rahmen fallend nicht alltäglich unkonventionell
(idiomatic) Different than usual.
angeschlagen flau unwohl
(idiomatic) Feeling mildly unwell.

off-piste adj
abseits der Piste
(of snow or ski-runs) Not specially prepared or designated for skiing, hence viewed as more exciting but also more dangerous.

off-ramp off-ramps n
Abfahrtsrampe
(North America, Australia) A segment of roadway that directs vehicular traffic from a freeway onto local roads. [from 20th c.]

off-road adj
geländegängig
Designed for, used for, or taking place on a driving surface that is not traditionally paved, such as a beach or rugged terrain

off-roader off-roaders n
Geländewagen Offroader
(idiomatic) A vehicle that is designed to drive off the road.

off-the-cuff adj
Stegreif- aus dem Handgelenk aus dem Hemdsärmel aus dem Stand aus dem Stegreif aus dem Ärmel geschüttelt
(idiomatic) Extemporaneous; without prior preparation; spontaneous; impromptu.

off-the-peg adj
von der Stange
(figuratively) ready-made (of non-clothing items)

off-the-rack adj
von der Stange
(of clothing, US) ready-made in a range of standard sizes

off-the-shelf adj
gebrauchsfertig
(idiomatic) As purchased or as commonly available, without modification or customization.

off-the-wall more off-the-wall most off-the-wall adj
abgedreht bizarr schrill schräg
(idiomatic) Wildly unconventional; bizarre; absurd.
daneben
(idiomatic) Of a person's behaviour: greatly inappropriate.

offal /ˈɑfl̩/ /ˈɒfl̩/ /ˈɔfl̩/ offals n
Innereien
The internal organs of an animal, used as food.

offbeat /ɒfˈbiːt/ /ˈɒfbiːt/ more offbeat most offbeat adj
ungewöhnlich unkonventionell
Unusual; unconventional; not ordinary.

offend /əˈfɛnd/ v
verletzen ergern
beleidigen
(transitive) To hurt the feelings of; to displease; to make angry; to insult.

offender offenders n
Täter
One who gives or causes offense, or does something wrong.
A person who commits an offense against the law, a lawbreaker.

offense /əˈfɛns/ /ˈɑf.ɛns/ /ˈɔf.ɛns/ offenses n
beleidigt sein gekränkt sein
The state of being offended or displeased; anger; displeasure.

offensive /əˈfɛnsɪv/ /ˈɔˌfɛnsɪv/ more offensive most offensive adj
beleidigend
Causing offense; arousing a visceral reaction of disgust, anger, hatred, sadness, or indignation.
offensiv Offensive
(sports) Having to do with play directed at scoring.

offensive /əˈfɛnsɪv/ /ˈɔˌfɛnsɪv/ offensives n
Offensive Angriff
(countable, military) An attack.

offensive and defensive alliance offensive and defensive alliances n
Schutz- und Trutzbund Schutz- und Trutzbündnis
(This entry is a translation hub.)

offensive foul offensive fouls n
Stürmerfoul Offensivfoul
(basketball) A foul committed by a member of the team with possession of the ball.

offer /ˈɑfɚ/ /ˈɒfə(ɹ)/ /ˈɔfɚ/ /ˈɔːfə(ɹ)/ offers n
Angebot Vorschlag
A proposal that has been made.
Angebot
Something put forth, bid, proffered or tendered.
Angebot Offerte Antrag
(legal) An invitation to enter into a binding contract communicated to another party which contains terms sufficiently definite to create an enforceable contract if the other party accepts the invitation.

offer /ˈɑfɚ/ /ˈɒfə(ɹ)/ /ˈɔfɚ/ /ˈɔːfə(ɹ)/ v
anbieten vorschlagen
(intransitive) To propose or express one's willingness (to do something).
(transitive) To present in words; to proffer; to make a proposal of; to suggest.
anbieten
(transitive) To place at someone’s disposal; to present (something) to be either accepted or turned down.
opfern
(transitive) To present (something) to God or gods as a gesture of worship, or for a sacrifice.

offering /ˈɑfəɹɪŋ/ /ˈɒfəɹɪŋ/ /ˈɔfəɹɪŋ/ offerings n
Anerbieten Angebot
The act by which something is offered.
Opfer
That which has been offered; a sacrifice.
Opfergabe
An oblation or presentation made as a religious act.

offertory /ˈɑfəɹˌtɔɹi/ /ˈɒfət(ə)ɹi/ offertories n
Offertorium Kollekte
(Christianity) A prayer said or sung as an anthem while offerings of bread and wine are placed on the altar during the Roman Catholic Mass or the Anglican Communion service. [from 14th c.]
Gabenbereitung
(Christianity) The part of the Eucharist service when offerings of bread and wine are placed on the altar and when any collection is taken; also, the money or other things collected. [from 15th c.]

offhand /ˌɔfˈhænd/ more offhand most offhand adj
schluderig spontan unbesonnen unüberlegt
Without planning or thinking ahead.
nachlässig unbesonnen unvorsichtig unüberlegt
Careless; without sufficient thought or consideration.
unfreundlich
Curt, abrupt, unfriendly.

offhand /ˌɔfˈhænd/ more offhand most offhand adv
schluderig spontan unbesonnen unüberlegt
Right away, immediately, without thinking about it.

office /ˈɑfɪs/ /ˈɒfɪs/ /ˈɔfɪs/ offices n
Amt Dienst
(religion) A ceremonial duty or service, particularly:
Amt
A position of responsibility.
Amt Büro
Official position, particularly high employment within government; tenure in such a position.
Büro Kontor Amt
A room, set of rooms, or building used for non-manual work, particularly:

office building office buildings n
Bürohaus
A commercial building containing spaces for offices.

office chair office chairs n
Bürostuhl
A chair that is designed for use at a desk in an office. It is generally comfortable and adjustable and can swivel 360 degrees and has wheels.

office hours n
Bürozeit Geschäftszeit Kassenstunden Sprechstunden
The times, typically from about 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday, when non-24/7 office workers are at their desks.
Sprechstunde Beratungstermin Bürozeit Konsultationsstunde
A pre-arranged time when a person whose occupation frequently takes them away from their office during working hours is available in their office to answer questions or provide assistance without the requirement for an appointment.

office worker office workers n
Büroangestellter
Someone who works in an office.

officeholder officeholders n
Amtsinhaber
A person who holds an office, especially one appointed or elected to a public office; an incumbent

officer /ˈɑfəsɚ/ /ˈɑfɪsɚ/ /ˈɒfsə/ /ˈɒfəsə/ /ˈɒfɪsə/ /ˈɔfəsɚ/ /ˈɔfɪsɚ/ officers n
Funktionär Funktionärin
One who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization, especially in military, police or government organizations.
Offizier Offizierin
A respectful term of address for an officer, especially a police officer.
Beamtin Beamter
One who holds a public office.

official /əˈfɪʃəl/ more official most official adj
offiziell amtlich
Approved by authority; authorized.
offiziell amtlich dienstlich
Relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant.

official /əˈfɪʃəl/ officials n
Beamtin Beamter
An office holder, a person holding an official position in government, sports, or other organization.

official gazette /əˈfɪʃəl ɡəˈzɛt/ official gazettes n
Amtsblatt
A periodical publication that has been authorised to publish public or legal notices.

official language official languages n
Amtssprache
A language afforded an elevated status in a particular country, state, or other jurisdiction, typically for government use.

officially /əˈfɪʃəli/ more officially most officially adv
offiziell
In an official manner; according to official rules or regulations.

officiant /əˈfɪʃi.ənt/ officiants n
Liturg Vorsteher
A person who officiates at a religious ceremony (other than the Eucharist)
Liturg Standesbeamter Vorsteher
A person who officiates at a civil (non-religious) wedding ceremony.

officiate /əˈfiʃ.i.eɪt/ v
amtieren
(intransitive, transitive) To perform the functions of some office.

officious more officious most officious adj
beflissen bemüht dienstbeflissen dienstfertig dienstgeflissen übereifrig
(obsolete) Obliging, attentive, eager to please.
aufdringlich wichtigmacherisch
Offensively intrusive or interfering in offering advice and services.

offline /ɑfˈlaɪn/ /ɒfˈlaɪn/ /ɔfˈlaɪn/ adj
offline
Of a system, currently not connected (generally electrically) to a larger network. For example, a power plant which is not connected to the grid, or a computer which is not connected to the Internet or to any other communications service.

offset /ɑfˈsɛt/ /ɒfˈsɛt/ /ɔfˈsɛt/ /ˈɑf.sɛt/ /ˈɒf.sɛt/ /ˈɔf.sɛt/ offsets n
Kompensierung
Anything that acts as counterbalance; a compensating equivalent.
Anbeginn
(c. 1555) A time at which something begins; outset.
Adressabstand Offset
(programming) The difference between a target memory address and a base address.
Abweichung
The distance by which one thing is out of alignment with another.

offset /ɑfˈsɛt/ /ɒfˈsɛt/ /ɔfˈsɛt/ /ˈɑf.sɛt/ /ˈɒf.sɛt/ /ˈɔf.sɛt/ v
ausgleichen
(transitive) To counteract or compensate for, by applying a change in the opposite direction.

offset printing n
Offsetdruck
Printing by the offset process, in which ink is carried from a metal plate to a rubber blanket (“offset cylinder”) and from there to the printing surface.

offshoot offshoots n
Ableger

offshore /ɒfˈʃɔː(ɹ)/ adj
ablandig
Moving away from the shore.
Off-Shore- offshore
Located in the sea away from the coast.
Off-Shore-
Located in another country, especially one having beneficial tax laws or labor costs.

offside /ɒfˈsaɪd/ more offside most offside adj
abseits im Abseits Abseits
(sports) In an illegal position ahead of the ball, puck, etc.
Straßenrand- am Straßenrand
(US) To the side of the road, past the curb and sidewalk.

offside /ɒfˈsaɪd/ offsides n
Abseits
(sports) An offside play.

offside trap offside traps n
Abseitsfalle
(football) A defensive play intended to catch the attacking team offside, generally in such a way that the defense line suddenly and simultaneously moves forward.

offspring /ˈɑfspɹɪŋ/ /ˈɒfspɹɪŋ/ /ˈɔfspɹɪŋ/ offspring offsprings n
Nachkommenschaft Sprösslinge Nachkomme Nachkommen Kind Nachwuchs
An animal or plant's progeny or young.
Hinterlassenschaft
(figuratively) Anything produced; the result of an entity's efforts.

often /ˈɑf(t)ən/ /ˈɒf(t)ən/ /ˈɔf(t)ən/ /ˈɔːf(t)ən/ more often most often oftener oftenest adv
oft häufig
Frequently; many times.

oftentimes /ˈɑf.tənˌtaɪmz/ /ˈɑf.ənˌtaɪmz/ /ˈɒf.tənˌtaɪmz/ /ˈɒf.ənˌtaɪmz/ /ˈɔf.tənˌtaɪmz/ /ˈɔf.ənˌtaɪmz/ adv
oft oftmals
(chiefly, US, elsewhere, _, archaic) Frequently; often.

oganesson /oʊ.ɡəˈnɛsɒn/ n
Oganesson
The chemical element (Symbol Og) with atomic number 118. It is the heaviest known element. Highly radioactive, it does not occur naturally. Originally expected to be a noble gas, it is now predicted to be a reactive metallic solid, and a semiconductor or a post-transition metal.

oghamic adj
oghamisch
In, of, or pertaining to Ogham.

ogive /ˈoʊd͡ʒaɪv/ /ˈoʊɡaɪv/ /ˈəʊd͡ʒaɪv/ /ˈəʊɡaɪv/ ogives n
Ogive
(statistics) The curve of a cumulative distribution function.
(weaponry, ballistics) The pointed, curved nose of a bullet, missile, or rocket.
Ogive Spitzbogen
(architecture) A Gothic pointed arch, or a rib of a Gothic vault.

ogle /ˈoʊɡl̩/ /ˈɑɡl̩/ /ˈɒɡl̩/ /ˈəʊɡl̩/ v
liebäugeln äugeln
(transitive, intransitive) To stare at (someone or something), especially impertinently, amorously, or covetously.

ogonek /ɒˈɡɒnɛk/ /ɔˈɡɔnɛk/ /ˈoʊɡənɛk/ /ˈəʊɡənɛk/ ogoneks n
Ogonek
(orthography) A hook-shaped diacritical mark ⟨◌̨⟩ attached underneath a vowel, typically to indicate nasalization, as in Ąą, Ęę, Įį, Ǫǫ or Ųų.

ogre /ˈoʊ.ɡɚ/ /ˈəʊ.ɡə/ ogres n
Oger Menschenfresser Ungeheuer Monster
(mythology) A type of brutish giant from folk tales that eats human flesh.
Brutalo Monster Ungeheuer Unmensch
(figuratively) A brutish man reminiscent of the mythical ogre.

oh /oʊ/ /əʊ/ interjection
ach oh
Expression of surprise.

oh dear interjection
oje
An expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval.

oh my God interjection
(o) mein Gott
(potentially, _, offensive) An expression of anger, frustration, excitement, shock, awe, dismay, etc.

oh no /(ˈ)əʊ ˈnəʊ/ interjection
ach nein oh nein
An exclamation or expression of alarm, concern, or resentment about a problem or error.

oh well /ˈoʊ wɛl/ /ˈəʊ wɛl/ interjection
ach ja na ja tja
(idiomatic) An expression of mild disappointment or resignation; too bad, it's a pity.

ohana /əˈhɑːnə/ ohanas n
Ohana
(chiefly, Hawaii) An extended Hawaiian family unit.

ohm /oʊm/ /əʊm/ ohms n
Ohm
In the International System of Units, the derived unit of electrical resistance; the electrical resistance of a device across which a potential difference of one volt causes a current of one ampere. Symbol: Ω

oikonym /ˈɔɪkənɪm/ oikonyms n
Oikonym Siedlungsbezeichnung
A type of toponym denoting a settlement or its part.

oil /ɔl/ /ɔɪ(ə)l/ [ɔɪ(ə)ɫ] oils n
Öl
Liquid fat.
Öl Erdöl Petroleum
Petroleum-based liquid used as fuel or lubricant.
Pflanzenöl
(attributive) Containing oil, conveying oil; intended for or capable of containing oil.

oil /ɔl/ /ɔɪ(ə)l/ [ɔɪ(ə)ɫ] v
ölen einölen
(transitive) To lubricate with oil.

oil cake oil cakes n
Ölkuchen Presskuchen Öltreber Öltrester
The solid residue remaining after any oilseed has been pressed to remove the vegetable oil; it is used, with other ingredients, as animal food.

oil company oil companies n
Erdölgesellschaft Erdölunternehmen Mineralölgesellschaft Mineralölunternehmen Ölgesellschaft Ölunternehmen
A company that is dedicated to trade or exploitation of petroleum/oil. (This entry is a translation hub.)

oil field oil fields n
Ölfeld
An area under which are reserves of petroleum, especially one with productive oil wells.

oil lamp oil lamps n
Öllampe
A simple vessel used to produce light continuously for a period of time from a liquid fuel source.

oil painting oil paintings n
Ölgemälde
(uncountable) The art of painting with oil paints.

oil palm oil palms n
Ölpalme
Elaeis guineensis, the principal source of palm oil and palm kernel oil.

oil pipeline n
Ölpipeline
A pipeline that carries (crude) oil. (This entry is a translation hub.)

oil platform oil platforms n
Bohrinsel
A large structure used to house workers and machinery needed to drill and then produce oil and natural gas in the ocean.

oil refinery oil refineries n
Erdölraffinerie
An industrial process plant where crude oil is processed and refined into useful petroleum products

oil rig oil rigs n
Bohrturm
A rig, consisting of platform and machinery, used to drill for oil and other petroleum products like natural gas.

oil shale oil shales n
Ölschiefer
A sedimentary rock containing kerogen from which petroleum-like shale oil can be produced by pyrolysis, hydrogenation, or thermal dissolution.

oil slick oil slicks n
Ölspur Ölteppich
A thin film of oil floating on the surface of water, especially one that has leaked or been discharged from a ship etc

oil tanker oil tankers n
Öltanker
(watercraft) A ship that transports oil (petroleum).

oil well oil wells n
Ölquelle
A hole drilled into the earth from which petroleum is pumped.

oil-fired adj
ölgefeuert
Of a boiler or heating system: burning oil as a fuel to provide heat.

oilcan oilcans n
Ölkanne Ölkännchen
A container with a long spout, for holding oil and delivering it in drops or small quantities for lubrication.

oilcloth oilcloths n
Wachstuch
A fabric or cloth treated on one side with a waterproof covering, especially one made from linseed oil etc.; used for flooring, tablecloths, kitchen shelves and sometimes furniture covering.

oilometer oilometers n
Ölanzeige Ölstandsanzeige
An indicator of the oil level in a vehicle.

oily /ˈɔɪli/ oilier oiliest adj
ölig
Relating to or resembling oil.
ölhaltig ölig
Covered with or containing oil.

oink /ɔɪŋk/ interjection
grunz
Representing the grunting sound made by a pig.

oink /ɔɪŋk/ oinks n
Grunzen
The sound made by a pig, or an imitation thereof.

oink /ɔɪŋk/ v
grunzen
(intransitive) Of a pig or in imitation thereof, to make its characteristic sound.

ointment /ˈɔɪn(t)m(ə)nt/ /ˈɔɪntm(ə)nt/ [ˈɔ̃ɪ̃(n)ʔ.mɪ̃(n)ʔ] ointments n
Salbe Balsam
(medicine) A viscous preparation of oils and/or fats, usually containing medication, used as a treatment or as an emollient.

okapi /oʊˈkɑpi/ /ə(ʊ)ˈkɑːpi/ /əʊˈkɑːpi/ okapi okapis n
Okapi
A large ruminant mammal, Okapia johnstoni, found in the rainforests of the Congo, related to the giraffe but with a much shorter neck, a reddish-brown coat, and zebra-like stripes on its hindquarters. [from early 20th c.]

okara /əʊˈkɑːɹə/ n
Okara
A food made from soybean pulp; a by-product of soy milk production.

okra /ˈoʊkɹə/ /ˈɒkɹə/ /ˈəʊkɹə/ okras n
Okra Gemüse-Eibisch
The edible immature mucilaginous seed pod (properly, capsule) of the Abelmoschus esculentus.

okroshka /əˈkɹɔʃkə/ okroshkas n
Okroschka
A cold raw vegetable soup, part of the national cuisines of Russia and Ukraine.

okrug okrugs n
Okrug
An administrative division of some Slavic states.

old /aʉld/ /ˈoʊld/ /ˈəʊld/ [ɒʊ(ɫ)d] [ˈɒʊ(ɫ)d] [ˈɔʊ(ɫ)d] elder eldest older oldermost oldest adj
alt
Of an object, concept, relationship, etc., having existed for a relatively long period of time.
Of a living being, having lived for most of the expected years.
Of a perishable item, having existed for most of, or more than, its shelf life.
Having been used and thus no longer new or unused.
Having existed or lived for the specified time.
Former, previous.
Tiresome after prolonged repetition.

old age n
Alter hohes Alter
The latter part of life, the part of life after one's prime.

old chap old chaps n
alter Schwede altes Haus
(UK, dated) Affectionate term of address for a man.

old fart old farts n
alter Knacker alter Sack alter Scheißer
(pejorative, idiomatic) An elderly person who holds old-fashioned views.

old folks' home old folks' homes n
Altenheim Altersheim Seniorenheim
(colloquial, sometimes, derogatory, or, humorous) A residential complex for elderly people often equipped with special facilities and care services; especially, a nursing home.

old gold old golds n
Altgold
a brownish gold colour

old hand old hands n
Routinier alter Hase
(idiomatic) A person who is experienced at a certain activity.

old hat old hats n
kalter Kaffee
The vulva.
(by extension) Sexual intercourse.

old maid old maids n
Schwarzer Peter
(uncountable) A card game in which cards must be paired and one undesirable card is designated "old maid".

old man old men n
Alter Greis alter Mann Väterchen
(literally) An elderly man.

old money n
Geldadel
(idiomatic, often, derogatory) Families that have been wealthy for generations or members of such families.

old moon old moons n
Altmond
The phase of the moon when it is waning.

old saw old saws n
Bauernregel alter Hut alter Spruch olle Kamelle
(idiomatic) A cliché, saying, or overused expression; especially a proverb or maxim.

old school more old school most old school adj
oldschool
(informal, idiomatic) Characteristic of a style, outlook, or method employed in a former era, remembered either as inferior to the current style, or alternately, remembered nostalgically as superior or preferable to the new style, the older denoting something that would be considered out of date or out of fashion to some, but as such, is considered by others as cool and hip.

old school n
alte Schule
(informal, idiomatic) A style, way of thinking, or method for accomplishing a task that was employed in a former era, remembered either for its inferiority to the current method, or for its time-honored superiority over the new way.

old town old towns n
Altstadt
The historic district of a city or town.

old wine in a new bottle n
Altes in neuem Gewand alter Wein in neuen Schläuchen dasselbe in grün
(idiomatic) An existing concept or institution offered as though it were a new one.

old wives' tale old wives' tales n
Ammenmärchen
A rumour, myth or superstition; something which is almost certainly untrue, despite acceptance by many.

old woman old women n
alte Frau Alte Greisin Seniorin
(literally) An elderly woman.

old-fashioned /oʊldˈfæʃənd/ /əʊldˈfæʃənd/ more old-fashioned most old-fashioned older-fashioned oldest-fashioned adj
altmodisch altväterisch altväterlich antiquiert unmodern unzeitgemäß
Of a thing: outdated or no longer in vogue.
altmodisch
Of a person: preferring the customs of earlier times.

old-growth forest old-growth forests n
Primärwald
(forestry) A forest that has attained great age without significant disturbance.

old-timer old-timers n
alter Hase
One who has been around for a long time or has a great deal of experience; a veteran.

older brother older brothers n
großer Bruder
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see older,‎ brother. (This entry is a translation hub.)

older sister older sisters n
große Schwester
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see older,‎ sister. (This entry is a translation hub.)

oldie /ˈoʊldi/ /ˈəʊldi/ oldies n
Oldie
(informal) Something or someone old.
(informal) A song or record from a previous era.

oldish more oldish most oldish adj
ältlich
somewhat old

oldness /əʊldnəs/ oldnesses n
Alter
the state of being old; age

oleaginous /ˌoʊ.liˈæd͡ʒ.ɪ.nəs/ /ˌəʊ.lɪˈæd͡ʒ.ɪ.nəs/ more oleaginous most oleaginous adj
ölhaltig ölig
Oily, greasy.
schmierig ölig
(of manner or speech) Falsely or affectedly earnest; persuasively suave.

oleander /ˈoʊliændɚ/ /ˌoʊliˈændɚ/ /ˌəʊliˈændə(ɹ)/ oleanders n
Oleander
Nerium oleander, a notoriously poisonous shrub in the dogbane family, Apocynaceae, but nonetheless widely grown as an ornamental, having leathery lance-shaped leaves and deep rose-colored or white flowers.

oleaster oleasters n
Ölweide
especially, a plant in the genus Elaeagnus,

oleate oleates n
Oleat
(organic chemistry) any salt or ester of oleic acid

olefin metathesis n
Olefinmetathese

oleic acid n
Ölsäure
(fatty acid) An unsaturated fatty acid, having 18 carbon atoms and one double bond, found in olive oil and very many other vegetable and animal oils and fats; it is used for making soap, cosmetics etc.

oleiferous more oleiferous most oleiferous adj
ölhaltig
That produces oil

oleochemistry n
Oleochemie
The branch of chemistry that deals with oleochemicals.

oleophobic more oleophobic most oleophobic adj
oleophob
Tending to repel oil.

olericulture n
Gemüsebau
The field of horticulture dealing with the production, storage, processing and marketing of vegetables

oleum oleums n
Oleum rauchende Schwefelsäure
(inorganic compound) A solution of sulfur trioxide in sulfuric acid.

olfaction olfactions n
Geruchssinn Geruch
The sense of smell; the detection of airborne molecules.

olfactory /oʊlˈfæk.təɹ.i/ /ɑlˈfæk.təɹ.i/ /ɒlˈfak.tə.ɹi/ /ɒlˈfak.tɹi/ adj
geruchlich olfaktorisch
(relational) Concerning the sense of smell.

oligarch /ˈoʊləɡɑɹk/ /ˈɑləɡɑɹk/ oligarchs n
Oligarch Oligarchin
A member of an oligarchy; someone who is part of a small group that runs a country.

oligarchic adj
oligarchisch
Of or pertaining to oligarchy.

oligarchy /ˈoʊlɪˌɡɑɹki/ /ˈɑːlɪˌɡɑɹki/ /ˈɒlɪˌɡɑːki/ oligarchies n
Oligarchie
A government run by only a few, often the wealthy.
Those who make up an oligarchic government.
A state ruled by such a government.

oligohydramnios n
Oligohydramnion

oligolecty /ɒˌlɪɡə(ʊ)-/ /əˌlɪɡə-/ /ˌoʊ-/ /ˌɑləɡoʊˈlɛkti/ /ˌɒlɪɡə(ʊ)ˈlɛkti/ n
Oligolektie
(entomology) The preference of an insect pollinator (chiefly a bee) for pollinating only a few plant species.

oligomer /əˈlɪ.ɡə.məɹ/ oligomers n
Oligomer
(chemistry) A compound intermediate between a monomer and a polymer, normally having a specified number of units between about five and a hundred.

oligopolist oligopolists n
Oligopolist
A member of an oligopoly; one of a small number of sellers with undue influence over a market.

oligopolistic /ˌɒlɪˌɡɒpəˈlɪstɪk/ more oligopolistic most oligopolistic adj
oligopolistisch
Having the character of, or dominated by, an oligopoly

oligopoly /ɒlɪˈɡɒpli/ /ɒlɪˈɡɒpəli/ /ˌoʊ-/ /ˌɑləˈɡɑpəli/ oligopolies n
Oligopol
(economics) An economic condition in which a small number of sellers exert control over the market of a commodity.

oligotrophic more oligotrophic most oligotrophic adj
oligotroph
(physiology, of a diet) deficient in nutrition (providing little nourishment)

oliguria oligurias n
Oligurie
(medicine) A decreased production in the volume of urine.

olinguito /oʊlɪŋˈɡitoʊ/ /əʊlɪŋˈɡiːtəʊ/ olinguitos n
Anden-Makibär
Bassaricyon neblina, a raccoon-like procyonid native to the Andean forests of Colombia and Ecuador.

olive /ˈɑ.lɪv/ /ˈɒl.ɪv/ more olive most olive adj
oliv olivfarben olivfarbig
Of a grayish green color, that of an unripe olive.

olive /ˈɑ.lɪv/ /ˈɒl.ɪv/ olives n
Olive
The small oval fruit of this tree, eaten ripe (usually black) or unripe (usually green).

olive branch /ˈɑlɪv bɹæntʃ/ /ˈɒlɪv bɹɑːntʃ/ olive branches n
Olivenzweig Ölzweig
A branch of an olive tree offered as an emblem of peace.

olive grove olive groves n
Olivenhain Ölberg
A cluster of olive trees.

olive oil olive oils n
Olivenöl
A vegetable oil, pressed from olives, and used in cooking and as a salad dressing; it is high in unsaturated fatty acids.

olive tree olive trees n
Olivenbaum Ölbaum
An evergreen tree, Olea europaea, that produces olives as fruit.

olive-backed pipit olive-backed pipits n
Waldpieper
Anthus hodgsoni, passerine bird of the pipit (Anthus) genus, which breeds across southern, north central and eastern Asia, as well as in the north-eastern European Russia

olive-backed sunbird olive-backed sunbirds n
Grünrücken-Nektarvogel
Cinnyris jugularis, a bird of the sunbird family Nectariniidae

olivine /ˈɑl.əˌvin/ /ˈɒl.ɪˌviːn/ olivines n
Olivin
(mineral, geology) Any of a group of olive green magnesium-iron silicate minerals that crystallize in the orthorhombic system.

olla podrida /ˌɑlə pəˈdɹidə/ /ˌɒlə pə(ʊ)ˈdɹiːdə/ /ˌɔ(l)jə pəˈdɹidə/ olla podridas n
Olla podrida
A Spanish stew made from a mixture of highly seasoned meat and vegetables.

olm /ɒlm/ /əʊlm/ olms n
Olm
Proteus anguinus, a cave-dwelling neotenous salamander with external gills, found along the coast from northeastern Italy to Montenegro.

olympicene /oʊˈlɪmpɪˌsin/ /əʊˈlɪmpɪˌsiːn/ n
Olympicen

omasum omasa omasums n
Blättermagen Buchmagen Buch Kalender Löser Psalter
(biology, food) The third compartment of the stomach of a ruminant; the lining of said compartment, regarded as a foodstuff.

ombrotrophic adj
ombrotroph
Pertaining to ombrotrophy.

ombrotrophy n
Ombrotrophie
(biology) The state or condition of receiving water and nutrients only from precipitation rather than streams or springs.

ombudsman /ɒmˈbʊdzmən/ /ˈɑmbədzmən/ /ˈɒmbədzmən/ ombudsmen n
Ombudsmann
An appointed official whose duty is to investigate complaints, generally on behalf of individuals such as consumers or taxpayers, against institutions such as companies and government departments.

omega /oʊˈmɛɡə/ /ˈəʊmiːɡə/ /ˈəʊmɪɡə/ /ˌoʊˈmeɪɡə/ omegala omegas n
Omega
The twenty-fourth letter of the Classical and the Modern Greek alphabet, and the twenty-eighth letter of the Old and the Ancient Greek alphabet, i.e. the last letter of every Greek alphabet. Uppercase version: Ω; lowercase: ω.
O
(often, capitalized) The end; the final, last or ultimate in a sequence.

omega-3 fatty acid omega-3 fatty acids n
Omega-3-Fettsäure
(chemistry) Any polyunsaturated fatty acid having a double bond between the third and fourth carbon atoms from the end of the molecule farthest from the carboxylic acid; they are found in green vegetables and in the oils of fish such as salmon and mackerel; they are essential fatty acids, and seem to be beneficial in reducing the risk of heart disease.

omega-6 fatty acid omega-6 fatty acids n
Omega-6-Fettsäure
(chemistry) any polyunsaturated fatty acid having a double bond between the sixth and seventh carbon atoms from the end of the molecule farthest from the carboxylic acid; although they are essential fatty acids, there is evidence that excess levels can cause a number of diseases

omelette /ˈɑ.mə.lət/ /ˈɑm.lət/ /ˈɑm.lɪt/ /ˈɒm.lɪt/ /ˈɔm.lət/ omelettes n
Omelett
A dish made with beaten eggs cooked in a frying pan without stirring, flipped over to cook on both sides, and sometimes filled or topped with other foodstuffs, for example cheese or chives.

omen /ˈoʊmən/ /ˈəʊmən/ omens n
Omen
Something which portends or is perceived to portend either a good or evil event or circumstance in the future, or which causes a foreboding; a portent or augury.
A thing of prophetic significance.

omentum omenta omentums n
Omentum
(anatomy) Either of two folds of the peritoneum that support the viscera.

omertà /oʊˈmɛəɹtə/ /ˌəʊmɛːˈtɑː/ omertàs n
Omertà
(crime) A code of silence amongst members of a criminal organization (especially the Mafia) that forbids divulging insider secrets to law enforcement, often also followed outside of the organization in fear of retaliation; (by extension) any code of silence.

omicron /əʊˈmaɪkɹɒn/ /əʊˈmaɪkɹən/ /əˈmaɪkɹɒn/ /ˈoʊməˌkɹɑn/ /ˈoʊmɪˌkɹɑn/ /ˈɑməˌkɹɑn/ /ˈɑmɪˌkɹɑn/ /ˈɒmɪkɹɒn/ /ˈɒmɪkɹən/ /ˈəʊmɪkɹɒn/ n
Omikron
(virology, pathology) Ellipsis of Omicron variant.

ominous /ˈɑmɪnəs/ /ˈɒmɪnəs/ more ominous most ominous adj
ominös ahnungsvoll schicksalschwer unheilschwanger
Of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen; significant.
unheilvoll unheilbringend unheilsschwanger verhängnisvoll
Specifically, giving indication of a coming ill; being an evil omen

omission /oʊˈmɪʃən/ /əˈmɪʃən/ omissions n
Unterlassung Unterlassen
(uncountable) The act of omitting.
(uncountable) The act of neglecting to perform an action one has an obligation to do.
Auslassung
(countable) An instance of those acts, or the thing left out thereby; something deleted or left out.
Unterlassung
Something not done or neglected.
Unterlassung Auslassung Unterlassen
(grammar) The shortening of a word or phrase, using an apostrophe ( ' ) to replace the missing letters, often used to approximate the sound of speech or a specific dialect.

omit /oʊˈmɪt/ /əʊˈmɪt/ v
auslassen weglassen
(transitive) To leave out or exclude.

omnibenevolence n
Allgüte
The state or condition of being omnibenevolent

omnibenevolent adj
allgütig
All-loving, or infinitely good, usually in reference to a deity or supernatural being, for example, God.

omnibus /ˈɑmnɪbəs/ /ˈɒmnɪbəs/ omnibi omnibuses omnibusses n
Omnibus Bus
(dated) A bus (vehicle for transporting large numbers of people along roads).

omnipotence /ɒmˈnɪpətəns/ omnipotences n
Allmacht Allmächtigkeit Omnipotenz
Unlimited power; commonly attributed to a deity or deities.

omnipotent /ɒmˈnɪpətənt/ more omnipotent most omnipotent adj
allmächtig omnipotent
Having unlimited power, force or authority.

omnipresence omnipresences n
Allgegenwart Allgegenwärtigkeit Ubiquität
The ability to be, or the characteristic of being, at all places at the same time (usually only attributed to God).

omnipresent [ˌɑmnɪˈpɹɛzn̩t] [ˌɒmnɪˈpɹɛzn̩t] [ˌɔmnɪˈpɹezn̩t] adj
allgegenwärtig omnipräsent
Being everywhere simultaneously.

omniscience /ɑmˈnɪʃəns/ /ɒmˈnɪsiəns/ omnisciences n
Allwissenheit
The capacity to know everything.

omniscient /ɑmˈnɪʃənt/ /ɒmˈnɪsɪənt/ adj
allwissend
Having total knowledge.

omnitheism n
Omnitheismus
(religion) The belief that all religions contain a core recognition of the same god or gods.

omnivore /ˈɒmnɪvɔː(ɹ)/ omnivores n
Allesfresser Omnivore
An animal which is able to consume both plants (like a herbivore) and meat (like a carnivore).

omnivorous /ɑmˈnɪ.vɝ.əs/ adj
allfressend
Having a diet which is neither exclusively carnivorous nor exclusively herbivorous.

omphaloskepsis /ˌɒmfələˈskɛpsɪs/ n
Nabelschau
Contemplation of or meditation upon one's navel; navel-gazing.

on /ɑn/ /ɒn/ /ɔn/ /ɔʊn/ adj
an angeschaltet ein eingeschaltet
In the state of being active, functioning or operating.

on /ɑn/ /ɒn/ /ɔn/ /ɔʊn/ adv
an ein
To an operating state.
weiter an
Along, forwards (continuing an action).

on /ɑn/ /ɒn/ /ɔn/ /ɔʊn/ preposition
auf an
Positioned at the upper surface of, touching from above.
über auf
Denoting performance or action by contact with the surface, upper part, or outside of anything; hence, by means of; with.
Covering.
Dealing with the subject of; about; concerning.
auf
Paid for by.
an
(obsolete) At the peril of, or for the safety of.
an aufgrund bei in wegen
To the account or detriment of; denoting imprecation or invocation, or coming to, falling, or resting upon.

on a case-by-case basis
fallweise von Fall zu Fall

on a first-name basis adv
per Du
(idiom) Having enough familiarity with another person to call them by their first name, as opposed to their surname.

on a full stomach
mit vollem Magen
(idiomatic) Directly after eating; straight after a meal.

on a par
auf Augenhöhe mit auf der gleichen Stufe auf einer Ebene mit auf einer Höhe mit ebenbürtig gleichauf
On a level; in the same condition, circumstances, position, rank, etc.; equal.

on a plate
auf dem Silbertablett auf dem silbernen Tablett
(colloquial) Within easy reach; easily achieved.

on a whim
aus einer Laune heraus
(idiomatic) Without thinking seriously about the consequences.

on account of preposition
aufgrund
(idiomatic) Because of, due to, owing to.

on air
auf Sendung
Being, or so as to be, broadcast or transmitted by radio or television.

on all fours adv
auf allen vieren
(idiomatic) On one's hands and knees.

on an empty stomach
nüchtern auf leeren Magen auf nüchternen Magen

on and off adv
ab und zu
(idiomatic) Intermittently.

on and on adv
immer weiter
Continuously and tediously.

on average
durchschnittlich im Durchschnitt
Expressed as a measure of central tendency (usually the arithmetic mean).

on behalf of
im Auftrag von im Interesse von im Namen von zu Gunsten von
Speaking or acting for.

on board adj
an Bord
On or in a means of transportation.

on call
Bereitschaft haben Bereitschaftsdienst habend im Bereitschaftsdienst
Available to be summoned.

on cloud nine
im siebten Himmel sein auf Wolke sieben in den Wolken schwebend
(idiomatic) In a state of elation; very happy; blissful.

on duty
Dienst haben in Dienst
Actively engaged in an assigned task, duty or occupation.

on earth
in Gottes Namen in Herrgotts Namen in aller Welt um Himmels Willen um Himmels willen um alles in der Welt
Expletive used for emphasis after an interrogative word.

on edge
aufgeregt gespannt nervös
(idiomatic) Tense, nervous; consequently irritable.

on end
hochkant
upright; erect; endways

on everyone's lips
in aller Munde sein

on fire
in Brand in Flammen
Being burned by fire.
einen Lauf haben
(idiomatic) Doing very well; achieving good results at a rapid rate.

on foot
zu Fuß auf Schusters Rappen
On one's feet; walking, jogging or running but not in a vehicle or on the back of an animal. [from 10th c.]

on good terms
auf gutem Fuß stehend freundschaftlich in aller Freundschaft
(idiomatic) being friendly; having good relations.

on hand
Hand vorhanden
(idiomatic) Available; ready; in stock.

on hold
auf das Abheben gewartet in der Leitung gewartet in der Warteschleife gesteckt
Waiting on a telephone call.
reserviert
On reserve; being held for someone.
Warteschleifen- in der Warteschleife
Pertaining to a telephone hold state.

on loan adv
leihweise
Loaned or lent.

on offer
im Angebot reduziert
(British) For sale at a reduced price.

on one's deathbed
auf dem Sterbebett
(idiomatic) Close to death.

on one's last legs
aus dem letzten Loch pfeifen in den letzten Zügen liegen
(idiomatic) About to die.

on one's own
allein alleine auf sich selbst gestellt selber selbst von alleine
(idiomatic) Alone; by oneself; without the companionship or assistance of others.

on one's toes
auf Trab
(idiomatic) Attentive, active, busy or alert.

on pain of /ɑn ˈpeɪn əv/ /ɒn ˈpeɪn əv/
bei Meidung
Used to warn of consequences if a specified act is done or not done: subject to the punishment of (some penalty); or (generally) subject to the circumstance of (some thing).

on purpose
mit Absicht absichtlich vorsätzlich bewusst extra mit Vorbedacht
(idiomatic) By design, as opposed to by accident; intentionally; deliberately. [from 16th c.]

on sight
auf den ersten Blick beim ersten Anblick gleich sofort unmittelbar
(idiomatic) Immediately when sighted.
gleich sofort unmittelbar
(by extension) Immediately something has come to one's attention.

on site
vor Ort
At the site of a job, or at the location of the customer of a product or service, as opposed to at the vendor's factory or office.

on steroids
auf Anabolika auf Speed
(idiomatic, informal) (usually after the name of a place or thing), to a greater degree, exaggerating the characteristics of the previously named object.

on tap
angestochen
(of beer, etc.) Available directly from the barrel by way of a tap.

on the back burner
auf Sparflamme
(idiomatic) Not immediate; inactive; receiving or requiring less than full or regular attention.

on the bias
schief schräg
(textiles) Describing the method of cutting fabric diagonally across the grain (so as to make the clothing cling to the body)

on the blink
am Ende sein hinüber sein im Arsch sein im Eimer sein kaputt sein
(UK, AU, informal) functioning erratically, malfunctioning; not working or not working well. Usually refers to a mechanical or electrical device.

on the brain
im Kopf im Schädel
(idiomatic) Obsessively in mind.

on the breadline
am Existenzminimum

on the contrary
im Gegenteil
(conjunctive) Opposite of what had earlier been expected or assumed.

on the fly adv
Eile auf die Schnelle fliegend improvisiert ohne Vorbereitung spontan
(idiomatic) Spontaneously or extemporaneously; done as one goes, or during another activity.

on the fritz
hin kaputt
(of electrical or mechanical appliances, idiomatic, US) Out of order; malfunctioning; broken.

on the go
unterwegs
(idiomatic) Actively traveling; busy; moving often.

on the hour
zu jeder vollen Stunde zur vollen Stunde
hourly, beginning at the start of each hour.

on the house
aufs Haus
(of goods or services) free, complimentary.

on the line
an der Strippe in der Leitung
On a level with the eye of the observer, as of a picture hung in on a wall.
Currently calling on the telephone.
auf Messers Schneide auf dem Spiel auf der Kippe
(figurative) At risk, as in a contest or enterprise.
auf der Linie
(sports) On one of the lines marked on a playing field or court; (by extension) within bounds.

on the loose
frei herumlaufend frei umherziehend sich frei bewegend
(idiomatic) Not incarcerated or in captivity; not under control.

on the one hand
einerseits einesteils zum einen
(sequence, idiomatic) From one point of view.

on the other hand
andererseits hingegen auf der anderen Seite zum anderen
(sequence, idiomatic) From another point of view.

on the run
auf der Flucht
(idiomatic) Fleeing.

on the safe side
auf der sicheren Seite sicherheitshalber vorsichtshalber
Taking precautions.

on the same page
auf gleicher Wellenlänge der gleichen Meinung der selber Wellenlänge die gleiche Wellenlänge

on the same wavelength
auf der gleichen Wellenlänge liegen
(idiomatic) In rapport or complete accord.

on the sly adv
heimlich
(idiomatic) Slyly, in an inconspicuous manner, so as not to be seen; secretly; stealthily.

on the spot
auf der Stelle
(idiomatic) At that very moment.

on the street
auf der Straße obdachlos
(idiomatic) Without a home; without the means to afford good shelter.

on the tip of one's tongue
auf der Zunge liegen
Known but not quite able to be recalled.

on the verge of
am Rande des im Begriff sein zu kurz davor zu kurz vor
Almost at the beginning of.

on the wagon
trocken sein
(idiomatic) Abstaining from drinking any alcoholic drink, usually in the sense of having given it up (as opposed to never having partaken); teetotal.

on the warpath
auf Kriegsfuß auf dem Kriegspfad
(idiomatic) Very angry or upset and eager for confrontation.

on the way
unterwegs auf dem Weg
(idiomatic) Coming; approaching.
unterwegs
While travelling.

on the wrong track
auf dem Holzweg sein auf dem falschen Dampfer

on thin ice adv
auf dünnem Eis
(idiomatic) dangerously, hazardously, delicately

on this side of preposition
diesseits
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on time
rechtzeitig pünktlich
Punctually or according to the schedule.
nach und nach
By installments, payments over a period of time.

on top of preposition
auf dem Laufenden
(idiomatic) Fully informed about, and in control of, something; up to speed with.

on top of that
noch dazu obendrein
Also, additionally, moreover.

on top of the world
himmelhoch jauchzend im siebten Himmel
(idiomatic) Delighted; ecstatic; exceptionally pleased, happy, or satisfied.

on trend more on trend most on trend adj
im Trend im Trendverlauf
(colloquial, fashion) Having characteristics which conform to current fashion trends.

on your mark, get set, go phraseologicalUnit
Achtung, fertig, los auf die Plätze, fertig, los
(sports) A three-command start when racing:

on-message more on-message most on-message adj
gleichgeschaltet
(politics) Publicly reiterating and supporting the official party policy; conforming to the party’s agreed policies.

on-ramp on-ramps n
Auffahrtsrampe
(North America, Australia) A segment of roadway that directs vehicular traffic from local roads onto a freeway.

on-site adj
vor Ort
On a particular site or in a particular building, as opposed to at a remote site or factory.

onager /-ɡə/ /ˈɑnəd͡ʒɚ/ /ˈɒnəd͡ʒə/ /ˈɔː-/ onagers onagri n
Onager Asiatischer Esel
The Asiatic wild ass or hemione (Equus hemionus), an animal of the horse family native to Asia; specifically, the Persian onager, Persian wild ass, or Persian zebra (Equus hemionus onager).
(military, historical) A military engine acting like a sling which threw stones from a bag or wooden bucket powered by the torsion from a bundle of ropes or sinews operated by machinery; a torsion catapult.

onanism /ˈoʊnəˌnɪzəm/ /ˈəʊnəˌnɪzəm/ onanisms n
Onanie
Masturbation.

onboard /ɑnˈboɹd/ /ɑnˈbɔɹd/ /ɒnˈbɔːd/ /ɔnˈboɹd/ /ɔnˈbɔɹd/ adj
Bord
Carried or used on or in a vehicle or vessel.

once /wɒn(t)s/ /wʌn(t)s/ adv
einmal
(frequency) One and only one time.
früher einmal
(temporal location) Formerly; during some period in the past.

once /wɒn(t)s/ /wʌn(t)s/ conjunction
als sobald
As soon as; when; after.

once again adv
nochmals noch einmal wieder aufs neue nomma wieder einmal
(idiomatic) Again, once more, one more time.

once and for all adv
ein für alle Mal ein für allemal
(idiomatic) Conclusively, finally, permanently.

once bitten, twice shy proverb
ein gebranntes Kind scheut das Feuer
One is cautious if one has been hurt in the past.

once in a blue moon /wʌns ɪn ə bluː muːn/ adv
alle Jubeljahre alle Jubeljahre einmal
(idiomatic) Very rarely; very infrequently.

once in a while adv
ab und zu
(idiomatic) Occasionally; sometimes.

once or twice phraseologicalUnit
ein- oder zweimal
(idiomatic) A small, indefinite number of times.

once upon a time /ˈwʌns.əˈpɑn.əˈtaɪ̯m/ adv
es war einmal
A long time ago; at some time in the past (a traditional beginning of children's stories, especially fairy tales).

onco- prefix
onko-
Pertaining to tumors.

oncologic /ˌɒŋkəˈlɒd͡ʒɪk/ adj
onkologisch
(oncology) Of or pertaining to oncology

oncologist /ɒnˈkɒləd͡ʒɪst/ /ɒŋˈkɒləd͡ʒɪst/ oncologists n
Onkologe Onkologin
(oncology) A doctor or scientist who specializes in oncology.

oncology /ɒŋˈkɒləd͡ʒi/ oncologies n
Onkologie
The branch of medicine concerned with tumors, including study of their development, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.

one /oʊn/ /w/ /wan/ /wɒn/ /wʌn/ /ɔːn/ [wän] determiner
ein eine ein gewisser eine gewisse
Being an unknown person with the specified name; see also "a certain".
eins
Being a preeminent example.

one /oʊn/ /w/ /wan/ /wɒn/ /wʌn/ /ɔːn/ [wän] ones n
Eins ein
The digit or figure 1.

one /oʊn/ /w/ /wan/ /wɒn/ /wʌn/ /ɔːn/ [wän] numeral
eins ein
The number represented by the Arabic numeral 1; the numerical value equal to that cardinal number.

one /oʊn/ /w/ /wan/ /wɒn/ /wʌn/ /ɔːn/ [wän] pronoun
man einer
(indefinite personal pronoun) Any person (applying to people in general).

one after another adv
nacheinander
(idiomatic) In single file.

one and a half numeral
eineinhalb anderthalb
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one another pronoun
einander gegenseitig aufeinander
(reciprocal pronoun) Used of a reciprocal relationship among a group of two or more people or things; compare each other.

one at a time adv
eine nach der anderen einer nach dem anderen eins nach dem anderen
During sequentially discrete instances.

one brick short of a full load adj
eine Schraube locker haben einen Dachschaden haben nicht alle Tassen im Schrank haben
(slang) Not mentally sound; insane.

one by one adv
Stück für Stück der Reihe nach eine nach dem anderen einer nach dem anderen eines nach dem anderen eins nach dem anderen
Individually in succession.

one could hear a pin drop phraseologicalUnit
man konnte eine Stecknadel fallen hören

one day adv
eines Tages
(set phrase) At some unspecified time in the future.
At some unspecified time in the past.

one fell swoop n
in einem Rutsch mit einem Schlag
(idiomatic) One stroke; one action or event that achieves or accomplishes many results.

one for all, all for one /wʌn fəɹɔːl ɔːl fə wʌn/ phraseologicalUnit
einer für alle, alle für einen
Each individual should act for the benefit of the group, and the group should act for the benefit of each individual.

one hundred and one n
Einhunderteins Einhundertundeins Hunderteins Hundertundeins
The figure 101.

one hundred and one numeral
hundertundeins einhunderteins einhundertundeins hunderteins
One hundred plus one.

one hundred million numeral
hundert Millionen
The number 100,000,000.

one hundred one numeral
hundertundeins einhunderteins einhundertundeins hunderteins
The cardinal number one hundred plus one.

one hundred percent adj
hundertprozentig
Complete, entire, whole, perfect.
Completely sure.

one hundred percent adv
einhundert Prozent
Totally, completely.

one hundred thousand numeral
einhunderttausend hunderttausend
The cardinal number 100,000

one man's meat is another man's poison proverb
der eine isst gern Wurst, der andere grüne Seife
People have differing tastes; what pleases one person may displease another.

one moment, please phraseologicalUnit
Einen Moment, bitte
Used to ask a person to wait a moment.

one o'clock n
ein Uhr
(In both the 12-hour clock and the 24-hour clock) The start of the second hour of the day; 1:00 a.m. (01:00).

one of a kind one of a kinds n
Unikat einzigartig
A unique specimen.

one swallow does not a summer make proverb
eine Schwalbe macht noch keinen Sommer einmal ist keinmal
One instance of an event (such as the arrival of a single bird) does not necessarily indicate a trend.

one thousand and one n
Eintausendeins Eintausendundeins
The figure 1,001.

one too many n
einen über den Durst trinken
(idiomatic) One or more servings too many of alcohol, leading to drunkenness.

one up v
um eine Nasenlänge voraus sein
(idiomatic) To outdo, to perform something slightly better than a competitor's prior effort.

one way or another adv
auf die eine oder andere Art so oder so
(informal) Somehow, but certainly.

one's /wʌnz/ determiner
sein seine
Belonging to one.

one's bark is worse than one's bite phraseologicalUnit
Hunde, die bellen, beißen nicht
(idiomatic) One acts in a threatening way but is relatively harmless.

one's blood runs cold phraseologicalUnit
einem gefriert das Blut in den Adern
(idiomatic) One experiences a visceral feeling of fear, horror, dread, or strong foreboding.

one's days are numbered phraseologicalUnit
ihre Tage sind gezählt seine Tage sind gezählt
(idiomatic) Some period of time, such as a term of employment or a lifetime, is coming to an end.

one's got to do what one's got to do phraseologicalUnit
ein Mann muss tun, was ein Mann eben tun muss tun, was man nicht lassen kann
A person must do what he or she feels obliged to do.

one's heart bleeds phraseologicalUnit
das Herz blutet

one's lips are sealed phraseologicalUnit
meine Lippen sind versiegelt
(idiomatic) One will not tell anyone else; one is keeping a secret.

one-armed /ˌwʌnɑɹmd/ /ˌwʌnɑːmd/ adj
einarmig einhändig
Having only one arm; especially having lost an arm.

one-armed bandit /ˌwʌnɑɹmd ˈbændɪt/ /ˌwʌnɑːmd ˈbændɪt/ one-armed bandits n
einarmiger Bandit
(originally, US, gambling) A gaming machine having a long arm-like handle at one side that a player pulls down to make reels spin; the player wins money or tokens when certain combinations of symbols line up on these reels.

one-child policy one-child policies n
Ein-Kind-Politik
(historical) A policy of population control in China, whereby a married couple is allowed only one child.

one-dimensional more one-dimensional most one-dimensional adj
eindimensional
Having length, but no width, height or depth.
(figuratively) Lacking depth or believability; flat.

one-eyed adj
einäugig
Having only a single eye, particularly when a greater number is normal.

one-handed adv
einhändig
Using only one hand; one-handedly.

one-handedness n
Einhändigkeit

one-hit wonder one-hit wonders n
Musiker mit kurzlebigem Erfolg One-Hit-Wonder musikalische Eintagsfliege
(idiomatic, by extension) A person or group known for achieving only a single major accomplishment.

one-horse town one-horse towns n
Kuhdorf
(US, idiomatic) A very small town, especially one of a rural nature and/or offering very few or no attractions.

one-legged /ˈwʌnˌlɛɡəd/ adj
einbeinig
Having only one leg.

one-liner one-liners n
Einzeiler
A short joke, especially one of a single sentence.

one-night stand one-night stands n
One-Night-Stand einmalige Angelegenheit
(idiomatic) A single sexual encounter between two individuals, where at least one of the partners has no immediate intention or expectation of establishing a longer-term sexual or romantic relationship. As the phrase implies, the relationship lasts for only one night.
(idiomatic) Either of the two partners involved in such a single sexual encounter.

one-off more one-off most one-off adj
einmalig eine Eintagsfliege sein
Occurring once, independent of any pattern; one-time.
einmalig einzigartig
Singular; unique; special; remarkable.

one-off one-offs n
Entwurf Kostprobe Muster
(idiomatic) Something that is done, created, etc. only once, and often quickly, simply, or improvisationally.
Einzelanfertigung Einzelstück Einzigartigkeit
Something unique and remarkable.

one-party system one-party systems n
Einparteiensystem
A political system in which only one political party has the right to form the government, usually based on the existing constitution.

one-sided more one-sided most one-sided adj
parteiisch
Partial or biased in favour of one faction or demographic group.
einseitig
With one competitor dominant over the other.
Out of proportion or lopsided.
Having only one side, like a Möbius strip.

one-sidedness n
Einseitigkeit Parteilichkeit
The state of being one-sided; partiality, bias.

one-size-fits-all adj
Einheitsgröße
(of a garment) Designed to be worn with comfort by people with a wide range of sizes.

one-stop shop one-stop shops n
Anlaufstelle
(informal) The only place, institution, or technology that one needs.

one-time adj
ehemalig
Of or pertaining to a specific period of time in the past, not extending to the present.
einmalig
Occurring or used in a single instance and then never again.

one-track mind one-track minds n
Tunnelblick
(idiomatic) That said to be possessed by someone who is obsessed with something or only able to think of one thing.

one-two one-twos n
Doppelpass
(soccer) A quick one-touch play between two players.

one-way adj
Einbahn- Einweg-
Allowing movement in only one direction; unidirectional.
einfach
Allowing travel in only one direction.

one-way street one-way streets n
Einbahnstraße
A road in which traffic is only allowed to proceed in one direction.

one-way ticket one-way tickets n
Einzelfahrschein einfache Fahrkarte
(travel) A ticket granting permission to travel to a place but not return.

oneiric /oʊ.ˈnaɪ.ɹɪk/ /əʊ.ˈnaɪ.ɹɪk/ more oneiric most oneiric adj
verträumt
Of or pertaining to dreams.

oneirologist oneirologists n
Oneirologe Oneirologin
An interpreter of dreams.

oneirology oneirologies n
Oneirologie
The study of dreams and their interpretation.

oneiromancy /-ɹə-/ /oʊˈnaɪɹoʊˌmæn(t)si/ /əʊˈnaɪɹəʊ-/ /əˈnaɪɹəˌmænsi/ oneiromancies n
Oneiromantie
(uncountable, divination) Divination by the interpretation of dreams.

oneness onenesses n
Einheit
(uncountable) State of being one or undivided; unity.

onerous /ˈoʊnəɹəs/ /ˈɑnəɹəs/ /ˈɒnəɹəs/ /ˈəʊnəɹəs/ more onerous most onerous adj
drückend mühsam beschwerlich lästig
imposing or constituting a physical, mental, or figurative load which can be borne only with effort; burdensome.

oneself /wʌnˈsɛlf/ pronoun
selbst sich
A person's self: general form of himself, herself, themself or yourself.

onesie /ˈwʌn.zi/ onesies n
Strampler
(US) A one-piece garment for an infant or small child, generally worn over a diaper.

ongoing adj
andauernd anhaltend fortlaufend immerwährend permanent ständig
Continuing, permanent, lasting.
derzeitig stattfindend gegenwärtig stattfindend laufend
Presently or currently happening; being in progress.

onigiri /ˌoʊ.nɪˈɡɪɹ.i/ onigiri onigiris n
Onigiri
A Japanese rice ball.

oniomania /əʊnɪə(ʊ)ˈmeɪnɪə/ n
Oniomanie Kaufsucht
(psychology) An abnormal impulse to buy things, or a condition characterised by such impulses.

onion /ˈɪn.jən/ /ˈɪŋ.ən/ /ˈʌn.jən/ /ˈʌŋ.jɪn/ onions n
Zwiebel Lauch
A monocotyledonous plant (Allium cepa), allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice.

onion dome onion domes n
Zwiebelturm
(architecture) An onion-shaped dome, characteristic of august buildings in Moghul and Russian architecture

onion fly onion flies n
Zwiebelfliege
Delia antiqua, a cosmopolitan pest of crops, whose larvae or maggots feed on onions, garlic and other bulbous plants.

onion ring onion rings n
Zwiebelring
A food composed of onions cut into rings, that are then battered and deep-fried.

onion seed onion seeds n
Zwiebelsaat Zwiebelsamen
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see A seed produced by an onion plant.

online /ɑnlaɪn/ /ɑnˈlaɪn/ /ɒnˈlaɪn/ /ɔnˈlaɪn/ /ˈɒnlaɪn/ /ˈɔnlaɪn/ more online most online adj
verbunden
online
Of a computer: actively connected to the Internet or to some other communications service.
Available over, or delivered from, the Internet.
online angeschlossen
Of a system: connected (generally electrically) to a larger network.
eingeschaltet
Of a system: active, particularly building facilities (such as power) or a factory or power plant.

online dating n
Onlinedating
Dating over the Internet, typically using a website or app to find potential connections.

onlooker /ˈɒnˌlʊk.ə(ɹ)/ onlookers n
Zuschauer
A spectator; someone looks on or watches, without becoming involved or participating.

only /ˈoʊn.li/ /ˈəʊn.i/ /ˈəʊn.li/ adj
einzig
Alone in a category.
einzigartig
Singularly superior; the best.
Einzelkind geschwisterlos
Without sibling; without a sibling of the same gender.

only /ˈoʊn.li/ /ˈəʊn.i/ /ˈəʊn.li/ adv
nur allein lediglich
Without others or anything further; exclusively.
nur lediglich
No more than; just.
erst
As recently as.

only /ˈoʊn.li/ /ˈəʊn.i/ /ˈəʊn.li/ conjunction
aber doch

only child only children n
Einzelkind
A person who has no siblings.

onomasiological more onomasiological most onomasiological adj
onomasiologisch

onomasiology n
Onomasiologie Bezeichnungslehre Benennungslehre
(linguistics) A branch of lexicology concerned with the names of concepts.

onomastic /ˌɑː.noʊˈmæs.tɪk/ /ˌɑː.nəˈmæs.tɪk/ /ˌɒ.nəʊˈmæs.tɪk/ adj
onomastisch
Of or relating to onomastics.

onomastician onomasticians n
Namenforscher Namenforscherin Namenkundler Namenkundlerin Onomasiologe Onomasiologin
A person who studies onomastics; one who studies or researches names.

onomastics /ˌɑː.noʊˈmæs.tɪks/ /ˌɑː.nəˈmæs.tɪks/ /ˌɒ.nəʊˈmæs.tɪks/ n
Namenforschung Namenkunde Onomastik Onomatologie Bezeichnungslehre Onomasiologie
The branch of lexicology devoted to the study of names and naming, especially the origins of names.

onomatopoeia /ˌɑnəˌmætəˈpiːə/ /ˌɑnəˌmɑnəˈpiːə/ /ˌɑnəˌmɑtəˈpiːə/ /ˌɒnəˌmætəˈpiːə/ /ˌɒnəˌmɛtəˈpæɪə/ onomatopoeiae onomatopoeias n
Lautmalerei Onomatopöie Onomatopoesie Schallwort Klangwort Onomatopoetikum
(uncountable) The property of a word that sounds like what it represents.
Schallwort Klangwort Onomatopoetikum klangnachahmendes Wort lautmalendes Wort lautmalerisches Wort
(countable) A word that sounds like what it represents, such as "gurgle", "stutter", or "hiss".

onomatopoeic /-ˈpæeək/ /ˌɒnəmætəˈpiːɪk/ /ˌɒnəmɛtəˈpiːək/ adj
onomatopoetisch lautmalerisch lautmalend
Of or relating to onomatopoeia.
Having the property of onomatopoeia.

onscreen adv
Bildschirm-
Inside the frame of the cinema, television or computer screen.

onsen /ɒnˈsɛn/ /ˈɒnsɛn/ onsen onsens n
Onsen
A Japanese-style resort hotel at a natural hot spring, offering on-site bathing.

onset /ˈɑnˌsɛt/ /ˈɒnˌsɛt/ /ˈɔnˌsɛt/ onsets n
Angriff Anschlag Ansturm
(archaic) An attack; an assault especially of an army.
Anzeichen
(medicine) The initial phase of a disease or condition, in which symptoms first become apparent.
Silbenanfang Silbenanlaut Silbenansatz
(phonology) The initial portion of a syllable, preceding the syllable nucleus.
Anstieg Anstrich Einschwingvorgang
(acoustics) The beginning of a musical note or other sound, in which the amplitude rises from zero to an initial peak.

onside adj
nicht abseits nicht im Abseits
(sports) Not in an offside position; In the part of the playing area where one can legally play the ball, puck, etc.

onslaught /ˈɒnslɔːt/ onslaughts n
Angriff Ansturm Strum
A fierce attack.

ontic more ontic most ontic adj
ontisch
Pertaining to being, as opposed to pertaining to a theory of it (which would be ontological).

onto /ˈɑn.tu/ /ˈɑn.tə/ /ˈɑn.tʊ/ /ˈɒn.tuː/ /ˈɒn.tə/ /ˈɒn.tʊ/ /ˈɔn.tu/ /ˈɔn.tə/ /ˈɔn.tʊ/ preposition
auf
Arriving upon or on top of (speaking of a physical or metaphorical movement).

ontogenesis ontogeneses n
Ontogenese Ontogenie
The generation and development of an individual organism from fertilization to adulthood.

ontological adj
ontologisch
Of or pertaining to the nature of being or existence.

ontologist ontologists n
Ontologe Ontologin
(philosophy) A scholar or theorist of ontology, or an adherent of a particular ontological doctrine.

ontology /ɒnˈtɒləd͡ʒi/ ontologies n
Ontologie
(uncountable, philosophy) The branch of metaphysics that addresses the nature or essential characteristics of being and of things that exist; the study of being qua being.
(countable, computer science, information science) A structure of concepts or entities within a domain, organized by relationships; a system model.

onus /ˈoʊnəs/ /ˈəʊnəs/ onera onuses n
Pflicht
A legal obligation.
Beweislast Onus
(legal) Burden of proof, onus probandi.

onward /ˈɑnwɚd/ /ˈɒnwəd/ /ˈɔnwɚd/ adv
vorwärts
In a forward direction.

onycha n
Riechschale Räucherklaue
(obsolete) the operculum of kinds of strombus or muricid, smoked as an ingredient in the Mosaic incense and pre-modern medicine

onyx /ˈɒnɪks/ onyxes n
Onyx
(mineral) A banded variety of chalcedony, a cryptocrystalline form of quartz.

oolite /ˈəʊəlʌɪt/ oolites n
Oolith
(geology) A rock consisting of spherical grains within a mineral cortex accreted around a nucleus, often of quartz grains.

oolith /ˈoʊəˌlɪθ/ /ˈəʊəlɪθ/ ooliths n
Oolith
(geology) A spherical granule of which oolite is composed, formed by concentric accretion of thin layers of a mineral (usually calcium carbonate (limestone) but also others such as dolomite and silica) around a core; an ooid.

oology /oʊˈ(w)ɑləd͡ʒi/ /əʊˈɒləd͡ʒi/ n
Oologie
The hobby or practice of collecting birds' eggs, especially those of wild birds.

oolong tea oolong teas n
Oolong-Tee
A type of tea with a taste in between green tea and black tea.

oomph /umf/ /ʊmf/ oomphs n
Pep Schneid Schwung
(informal, uncountable) Strength, power, passion or effectiveness; clout.
Ausstrahlung Feuer
(informal, uncountable) Sex appeal.
Bums Stampfen
(countable) A bassy grunting or thudding sound.

oophorectomy /ˌəʊəfəˈɹɛktəmi/ oophorectomies n
Oophorektomie Ovariektomie
(medicine) Surgical removal of one or both ovaries.

oops /uːps/ /ʊps/ interjection
upps
hoppla huch ups
(colloquial) Acknowledging a mistake.

ooze /uːz/ oozes n
Gerbbrühe
Tanning liquor, an aqueous extract of vegetable matter (tanbark, sumac, etc.) in a tanning vat used to tan leather.

ooze /uːz/ v
sickern durchsickern triefen
(intransitive, sometimes, figurative) To be secreted or slowly leak.

op-amp op-amps n
Operationsverstärker
(electronics) A certain active circuit element useful in creating various kinds of amplifiers and filters.

op-ed /ˈɒpˌɛd/ op-eds n
Kommentar Meinungskommentar
A newspaper page containing signed articles by commentators expressing viewpoints that may not agree with those espoused by the editorial board, traditionally printed opposite the editorial page.

opacity /oʊˈpæsɪtiː/ opacities n
Opazität Lichtundurchlässigkeit Undurchsichtigkeit
(uncountable) The state or quality of being opaque, not allowing light to pass through
Nebulösität Undurchsichtigkeit
(uncountable) The state or quality of being inaccessible to understanding.

opah /ˈoʊpə/ /ˈəʊpə/ opah opahs n
Gotteslachs
Any of various large, colourful, deep-bodied pelagic fish of the family Lamprididae.

opal /ˈoʊpəl/ /ˈəʊpəl/ opals n
Opal
(mineral) A mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity, of the chemical formula SiO2·nH2O.

opaque /oʊˈpeɪk/ /əʊˈpeɪk/ more opaque most opaque opaquer opaquest adj
dunkel matt
Neither reflecting nor emitting light.
opak undurchsichtig blickdicht milchig trüb trübe
Allowing little light to pass through, not translucent or transparent.
schleierhaft unklar unverstanden unverständlich
(figuratively) Unclear, unintelligible, hard to get or explain the meaning of.
begriffsstutzig schwerfällig stumpf
(figuratively) Obtuse, stupid.

opaque /oʊˈpeɪk/ /əʊˈpeɪk/ opaques n
Dunkelheit Trübnis Undurchsichtigkeit verschleiern
(obsolete, poetic) An area of darkness; a place or region with no light.
Blickdichtes Undurchsichtiges
Something which is opaque rather than translucent.

opaque /oʊˈpeɪk/ /əʊˈpeɪk/ v
mattieren trüben verdunkeln verschleiern
(transitive) To make, render (more) opaque.

open /ˈoʊp(ə)n/ /ˈəʊp(ə)n/ more open most open adj
offen auf
(usually, not comparable) Not closed.
Not settled or adjusted; not decided or determined; not closed or withdrawn from consideration.
offen geöffnet
(not comparable) Actively conducting or prepared to conduct business.
(computing, not comparable, of a file, document, etc.) In current use; connected to as a resource.
offen
(comparable) Receptive.
(mathematics, topology, of a set) Which is part of a predefined collection of subsets of X, that defines a topological space on X.
(music, stringed instruments) Of a note, played without pressing the string against the fingerboard.
öffentlich offen
(not comparable) Public
aufrichtig treuherzig unbedarft
(not comparable) Candid, ingenuous, not subtle in character.

open /ˈoʊp(ə)n/ /ˈəʊp(ə)n/ v
öffnen aufmachen
(transitive) To make something accessible or allow for passage by moving from a shut position.
(transitive) To make accessible to customers or clients.
eröffnen
(transitive) To start (a campaign).
geöffnet offen öffnen
(intransitive) To begin conducting business.
öffnen aufmachen sich öffnen geöffnet offen
(obsolete) To disclose; to reveal; to interpret; to explain.

open air n
frische Luft
the outside

open bar open bars n
Flatrate-Party Flatrateparty
A bar at which drinks are served without charge, usually at a social event.

open book open books n
offenes Buch
(idiomatic) Something of which salient aspects are obvious or easily interpreted.
(idiomatic) A person who through naivete responds candidly to questions or openly displays their emotions or intentions.

open city open cities n
offene Stadt
(military, international law) A city which has announced it has abandoned all defensive efforts, generally in the event of the imminent capture.

open day open days n
Tag der offenen Tür
A casual event where an institution is open for visiting and inspection by anyone interested.

open file open files n
offene Linie
(chess) A file with no pawns of either color on it.

open fire v
losschießen
(idiomatic) To begin firing (weapons) at something or someone.

open fracture open fractures n
offener Bruch

open house open houses n
Tag der offenen Tür
An event during which a facility or institution is open to the public for inspection or tour.

open letter open letters n
offener Brief
A letter addressed to one person, or more, but published (as for example in a newspaper) for the public to read.

open mic open mics n
Offenes Mikro
A music, poetry, or comedy stage platform with open invitation, that is, where anyone is invited to perform.

open relationship open relationships n
offene Beziehung
A romantic and/or sexual relationship in which the people involved are permitted or tolerated to be available to have additional simultaneous romantic and/or sexual relationships.

open sandwich open sandwiches n
Butterbrot belegte Brotschnitte belegte Scheibe Brot belegtes Brot
Any dish consisting of only one slice of bread, with any topping.

open season open seasons n
Jagdsaison Jagdzeit
(hunting, sometimes, followed by on or for to designate the kind of animal hunted) A period of time during the calendar year when authorities within a jurisdiction permit the unrestricted hunting of one or more kinds of animal wildlife.

open secret open secrets n
offenes Geheimnis
Information that is widely known, but not acknowledged openly.
(dated) Information that is not widely known, despite being freely available.

open sesame phraseologicalUnit
Sesam, öffne dich
open up (especially referring to doors)

open set open sets n
offene Menge
(topology) Informally, a set such that the target point of a movement by a small amount in any direction from any point in the set is still in the set; exemplified by a full circle without its boundary.

open source n
Open Source
(software) The practice of providing open-source code for a product.
Open-Source-Software
(software) Open-source software in general.

open space open spaces n
Freiraum
An open-air area, such as a park or public garden with no (or very few) buildings, often in an urban area and designated by a local authority or government as such.

open syllable open syllables n
offene Silbe
(linguistics) A syllable that has no coda after its nucleus, and which hence ends in a vowel.

open up v
öffnen
(intransitive) To reveal oneself; to share personal information about oneself; to become communicative.

open water open waters n
Freiwasser
In a river, pond, or other small body of water, an area of surface unobstructed by aquatic vegetation, boulders, and the like, adequate for navigation or swimming.

open-air museum open-air museums n
Freilandmuseum Freilichtmuseum Freiluftmuseum Museumdorf
A museum where the exhibitions are located outdoors.

open-chain more open-chain most open-chain adj
offenkettig

open-end fund open-end funds n
offener Fonds
(finance) A collective investment scheme which can issue and redeem shares at any time.

open-ended adj
ergebnisoffen
Unrestricted by definite limits.

open-heart surgery open-heart surgeries n
Operation am offenen Herzen

open-mid adj
halboffen
(phonetics, of a vowel) pronounced with the tongue in a position approximately one-third of the way between an open and a close vowel

open-minded more open-minded most open-minded adj
aufgeschlossen
Willing to consider new and different concepts, ideas, or opinions.

open-pit mine open-pit mines n
Tagebau
A type of mine where rock or minerals are extracted from the earth by their removal from an open pit or borrow.

open-plan more open-plan most open-plan adj
Großraum-
(architecture) Having large rooms with few dividing barriers such as partitions.

open-plan kitchen open-plan kitchens n
amerikanische Küche offene Küche
A kitchen without walls separating it from the rest of house. Typically, this includes the dining room and living room, and is often collectively called the great room.

open-source adj
quelloffen quelltextoffen

opencast adj
Tagebau
(chiefly, British) Of or pertaining to strip mining, in which material is removed from a surface that has been exposed

opener /ˈoʊ.pən.ɚ/ /ˈəʉ.pən.ə/ /ˈəʉp.nə/ /ˈəʊ.pən.ə/ openers n
Öffner
A device that opens something; specifically a tin-opener/can-opener, or a bottle opener.

opening /ˈoʊ.pə.nɪŋ/ /ˈəʉp.nɪŋ/ /ˈəʊ.pə.nɪŋ/ openings n
Öffnung Eröffnung
A gap permitting passage through.
Eröffnung Öffnung
The first few moves in a game.
Eröffnungsvorstellung
The first performance of a show or play by a particular troupe.
freie Stelle offene Stelle
An unoccupied employment position.

opening argument opening arguments n
Anfangsplädoyer erster Parteivortrag
(legal) In adversarial legal systems, a statement made by either party at the beginning of a trial or comparable factfinding proceeding, in which that party lays out their case, generally including the points of fact that they intend to demonstrate and to some degree indicating the rhetorical arguments for why they should prevail.

opening ceremony opening ceremonies n
Eröffnungsfeier
A ceremony to mark the official opening of a building or event.

opening credits n
Vorspann
The credits shown at the beginning of a film, TV program, etc.

opening hours n
Öffnungszeit Öffnungszeiten
The regular times of day when a shop, office or similar is open to the public.

openly /ˈoʊpənli/ more openly most openly adv
offen öffentlich
In an open manner; visibly.

opera /ˈɑ.pɚ.ə/ /ˈɑ.pɹə/ /ˈɒp.ə.ɹə/ /ˈɒp.ɹə/ /ˈɔp.ə.ɹə/ /ˈɔp.ɹə/ operas opere n
Opernhaus
Oper
(music) A theatrical work, combining drama, music, song and sometimes dance.
(music) The score for such a work.
A company dedicated to performing such works.

opera glasses n
Opernglas
One or more pairs of small low-powered binoculars for use by members of the audience at a theatrical performance.

opera house opera houses n
Opernhaus Oper

opera singer opera singers n
Opernsänger
Someone who sings opera professionally.

operant conditioning n
operante Konditionierung
(psychology) A technique of behavior modification through positive and negative reinforcement and positive and negative punishment.

operate /ˈɑpəɹeɪt/ /ˈɒpəɹeɪt/ v
bedienen betreiben
(transitive, or, intransitive) To perform a work or labour; to exert power or strength, physical or mechanical; to act.
operieren bedienen betreiben
(medicine, transitive, or, intransitive) To perform some manual act upon a human body in a methodical manner, and usually with instruments, with a view to restore soundness or health, as in amputation, lithotomy, etc.

operatic /ˌɑ.pɚˈæt.ɪk/ /ˌɒp.əˈɹæt.ɪk/ /ˌɔp.əˈɹæt.ɪk/ [ˌɑ.pɚˈæɾ.ɪk] [ˌɔp.əˈɹæɾ.ɪk] more operatic most operatic adj
Opern- opernartig opernhaft
Of, related to, or typical of opera.

operating cost operating costs n
Betriebskosten

operating room operating rooms n
Operationssaal
A room in a hospital used for performing surgical operations.

operating system /ˈɑpəˌɹeɪtɪŋ ˌsɪstəm/ /ˈɒpəˌɹeɪtɪŋ ˌsɪstəm/ operating systems n
Betriebssystem
(computing, software) Software for controlling the allocation and use of various hardware resources (memory, CPU time, disk space, input and output devices) to tasks and remote terminals.

operating table operating tables n
Operationstisch
A table on which a patient lies during a surgical operation.

operating theatre operating theatres n
Operationssaal
A room in a hospital used for performing surgery (originally designed for operations in front of observers).

operation /ˌɑ.pəˈɹeɪ.ʃən/ /ˌɒp.əˈɹeɪ.ʃən/ operations n
Betrieb Operation
The method by which a device performs its function.
Betrieb
The method or practice by which actions are done.
Operation
A planned undertaking.
(medicine) A surgical procedure.
Operation Verknüpfung
(computing, logic, mathematics) A procedure for generating a value from one or more other values (the operands);(mathematics, more formally) a function which maps zero or more (but typically two) operands to a single output value.
Operation Aktion Unternehmen
(military) A military campaign (e.g. Operation Desert Storm)

operational more operational most operational adj
Einsatz Operation
Of or relating to operations, especially military operations.
betriebsbereit einsatzfähig funktionsfähig
Functioning and ready for use.

operator /ˈɑpəˌɹeɪtɚ/ /ˈɒpəˌɹeɪtə/ operators n
Operator Betreiber Rechenzeichen
One who operates.
Telefonist Telefonistin Vermittlung
A telecommunications facilitator whose job is to establish temporary network connections.
Operator Rechenzeichen Telefonist Telefonistin Vermittlung
A member of a military special operations unit.

operetta /ɒpəˈɹɛtə/ operettas n
Operette
(music) A lighter version of opera with a frivolous story and spoken dialogue. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

ophiophobia n
Ophidiophobie Schlangenfeindlichkeit
A morbid fear of snakes.

ophthalmia /ɑpˈθælmiə/ /ɒfˈθælmiə/ /ɒpˈθælmiə/ ophthalmias n
Ophthalmie
(medicine)

ophthalmologist /ˌɑp.θə(l)ˈmɑ.lə.d͡ʒɪst/ /ˌɒf.θælˈmɒ.lə.d͡ʒɪst/ /ˌɔf.θælˈmɑ.lə.d͡ʒɪst/ /ˌɔf.θə(l)ˈmɑ.lə.d͡ʒɪst/ ophthalmologists n
Augenarzt Ophthalmologe Augenärztin Ophthalmologin Augenheilkundler Augenheilkundlerin
A medical doctor specializing in the eye: deficiencies of vision requiring correction, and diseases. Compare optometrist.

ophthalmology /ˌɒfθælˈmɒləd͡ʒi/ /ˌɒfθə(l)ˈmɒləd͡ʒi/ /ˌɒpθælˈmɒləd͡ʒi/ /ˌɒpθə(l)ˈmɒləd͡ʒi/ ophthalmologies n
Augenheilkunde Ophthalmologie
(medicine) The anatomy, functions, pathology, and treatment of the eye.

ophthalmoscope ophthalmoscopes n
Ophthalmoskop
(ophthalmology) An instrument for examining the interior of the eye (that is, for ophthalmoscopy).

ophthalmoscopic adj
ophthalmoskopisch

ophthalmoscopically adv
ophthalmoskopisch

ophthalmoscopy ophthalmoscopies n
Ophthalmoskopie
Examination of the eye with an ophthalmoscope.

opiate /ˈoʊpi.ət/ /ˈəʊpi.ət/ /ˈəʊpiˌeɪt/ /ˌoʊpieɪt/ opiates n
Opiat
(pharmacology) A drug, hormone or other substance derived from or related to opium.

opine /oʊˈpaɪn/ /ə(ʊ)ˈpaɪn/ v
meinen
(intransitive, transitive) To express an opinion; to state as an opinion; to suppose, consider (that).

opinion /əˈpɪnjən/ opinions n
Meinung Ansicht Anschauung
A belief, judgment or perspective that a person has formed, either through objective or subjective reasoning, about a topic, issue, person or thing.
Schlussanträge
(European Union, _, law) A judicial opinion delivered by an Advocate General to the European Court of Justice where he or she proposes a legal solution to the cases for which the court is responsible.

opinion poll opinion polls n
Meinungsumfrage Meinungsforschung Demoskopie Meinungsbefragung
A poll organized in an attempt to quantify public opinion on a subject.

opinionate /əˈpɪnjəneɪt/ v
eigensinnig sein rechthaberisch sein
(reflexive) To have a given opinion.

opinionated /əˈpɪn.jə.neɪ.tɪd/ /əˈpɪn.jə.næɪ.tɪd/ [əˈpɪn.jə.neɪ.ɾɪd] more opinionated most opinionated adj
dogmenbehaftet eigensinnig
Having very strong opinions.
besserwisserisch rechthaberisch
Holding to one's own opinion obstinately and unreasonably.

opioid /ˈəʊpiɔɪd/ opioids n
Opioid
A substance that has effects similar to opium:

opium /ˈoʊ.pi.əm/ /ˈəʊ.pi.əm/ opia opiums n
Opium
(uncountable) A yellow-brown, addictive narcotic drug obtained from the dried juice of unripe pods of the opium poppy, Papaver somniferum, and containing alkaloids such as morphine, codeine, and papaverine.
(by extension, countable) Anything that numbs or stupefies.

opium poppy opium poppies n
Schlafmohn
Papaver somniferum, the species of plant from which opium and poppy seeds are extracted.

opopanax /əˈpɑpənæks/ /əˈpɒpənaks/ opopanaxes n
Opopanax Opopanaxgummi Opopanaxgummiharz
(obsolete) A gum resin obtained from the root of Opopanax chironium, formerly used in medicine.

opossum /əˈpɑsəm/ /əˈpɒsəm/ /ˈpɑsəm/ opossums n
Beutelratte Opossum
Any American marsupial of the family Didelphidae. The common species of the United States is Didelphis virginiana.

opponent /əˈpəʊnənt/ opponents n
Gegenspieler Gegner
Gegner Gegnerin
One who opposes another; one who works or takes a position against someone or something; one who attempts to stop the progress of someone or something.

opportune more opportune most opportune adj
geeignet passend
Suitable for some particular purpose.
gelegen günstig
At a convenient or advantageous time.

opportunely /ˈɒp.ə.tjuːn.li/ /ˈɒp.ə.tʃuːn.li/ /ˌɑ.pɚˈtjun.li/ /ˌɑ.pɚˈtun.li/ /ˌɒp.əˈtjuːn.li/ more opportunely most opportunely adv
rechtzeitig
In a manner convenient or advantageous at some particular time.

opportunism opportunisms n
Opportunismus
The practice of taking advantage of any situations or people to achieve an end, often with no regard for principles or consequences.

opportunist /ˌɒpə(ɹ)ˈtjuːnɪst/ opportunists n
Opportunist Opportunistin Wendehals
Someone who takes advantage of any opportunity to advance their own situation, placing expediency above principle.

opportunistic /ˌɑ.pɚˌt(j)uːˈnɪs.tɪk/ /ˌɒp.əˌtjuːˈnɪs.tɪk/ /ˌɒp.əˌt͡ʃ(j)uːˈnɪs.tɪk/ more opportunistic most opportunistic adj
opportunistisch
Taking advantage of situations to advance one's own interests without regard for moral principles.

opportunity /-t̬i/ /-ˈt͡ʃuː-/ /ˌɑpɚˈt(j)unəti/ /ˌɒpəˈtjuːnɪtɪ/ [-ɾi] opportunities n
Gelegenheit Chance Möglichkeit
A chance for advancement, progress or profit.
Gelegenheit Chance
A favorable circumstance or occasion.

opportunity cost opportunity costs n
Opportunitätskosten
(economics) The cost of an opportunity forgone (and the loss of the benefits that could be received from that opportunity); the most valuable forgone alternative.

opportunity makes a thief proverb
Gelegenheit macht Diebe
Less common version of opportunity makes the thief: People are more likely to steal something if presented with a convenient opportunity to do so.

oppose /əˈpoʊz/ /əˈpəʊz/ [ʔəpʰoʊːz̥] v
ablehnen widersprechen
To attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.; to contend against.

opposite /ˈɑp(ə)sɪt/ /ˈɑpəzɪt/ /ˈɒpəsɪt/ /ˈɒpəzɪt/ adj
andere gegenüberliegend
Located directly across from something else, or from each other.
entgegengesetzt
Facing in the other direction.
andere
Of either of two complementary or mutually exclusive things.

opposite /ˈɑp(ə)sɪt/ /ˈɑpəzɪt/ /ˈɒpəsɪt/ /ˈɒpəzɪt/ adv
gegenüber
In an opposite position.

opposite /ˈɑp(ə)sɪt/ /ˈɑpəzɪt/ /ˈɒpəsɪt/ /ˈɒpəzɪt/ opposites n
Gegenteil Gegensatz
Something opposite or contrary to something else.
An antonym.

opposite /ˈɑp(ə)sɪt/ /ˈɑpəzɪt/ /ˈɒpəsɪt/ /ˈɒpəzɪt/ preposition
gegenüber
Facing, or across from.

opposite number opposite numbers n
Amtskollege Amtskollegin
(idiomatic) A person who holds a position in an organization that corresponds to that held by another person in another organization; a counterpart

opposite sex n
anderes Geschlecht
(attributively) Heterosexual, or otherwise relating to a relationship between a woman and a man.

opposite side opposite sides n
Gegenpartei
A side, party (e.g. a team or armed force) seen as adversary, enemy etc. opposite one (or more) other(s), as in a battle or team sports competition.

opposites attract proverb
Gegensätze ziehen sich an
People who are completely different make ideal partners.

opposition /ˌɑ.pəˈzɪʃ.ən/ /ˌɒp.əˈzɪʃ.ən/ oppositions n
Opposition
The action of opposing or of being in conflict.
(astronomy) The apparent relative position of two celestial bodies when one is at an angle of 180 degrees from the other as seen from the Earth.
(politics) A political party or movement opposed to the party or government in power.

oppositionist oppositionists n
Oppositionelle Oppositioneller
A person who opposes; especially a member of an official opposition

oppress /əˈpɹɛs/ v
unterdrücken
(transitive) To keep down by unjust force.

oppression /əˈpɹɛʃən/ oppressions n
Unterdrückung
The exercise of authority or power in a burdensome, cruel, or unjust manner.
The act of oppressing, or the state of being oppressed.

oppressive /əˈpɹɛs.ɪv/ more oppressive most oppressive adj
oppressiv unterdrückend
Tyrannical or exercising unjust power.
drückend
Weighing heavily on the spirit; intense, or overwhelming.

oppressor oppressors n
Unterdrücker
Someone who oppresses another or others.

opprobrium /əˈpɹoʊ.bɹi.ə/ /əˈpɹoʊ.bɹi.əm/ /əˈpɹəʊ.bɹɪ.ə/ /əˈpɹəʊ.bɹɪ.əm/ opprobria opprobriums n
Opprobration
Disgrace or bad reputation arising from exceedingly shameful behaviour; ignominy. [from late 17th c.]

oprichnina n
Opritschnina
(historical) The period of Russian history between 1565 and 1572 during which Tsar Ivan the Terrible instituted a domestic policy of secret police, mass repressions, public executions, and confiscation of land from Russian aristocrats.

opsin opsins n
Opsin

opt /ɑpt/ /ɒpt/ /ɔpt/ v
wählen optieren sich entscheiden
(intransitive) To choose; select.

opt in v
hineinoptieren
To choose to participate in something

opt out v
ablehnen
To choose not to participate in something.

opt-in adj
unter vorhergehender Einwilligung vorhergehende Einwilligung erfordernd vorherige, ausdrückliche Zustimmung benötigend
The property of having to choose explicitly to join or permit something; a decision having the default option being exclusion or avoidance; used particularly with regard to mailing lists and advertising.

opt-out adj
eine vorherige, ausdrückliche Ablehnung verlangend vorhergehende Ablehnung erfordernd
Of a selection, the property of having to choose explicitly to avoid or forbid something; a decision having the default option being inclusion or permission; used particularly with regard to mailing lists and advertisement.

opt-out opt-outs n
Ablehnung Ausstieg
The act of opting out of something.

optative /ɒpˈteɪtɪv/ /ˈɒptətɪv/ optatives n
Optativ Wunschform
(grammar) A verb or expression in the optative mood.

optic /ˈɑp.tɪk/ /ˈɒp.tɪk/ adj
optisch
(relational) Of, or relating to the eye or to vision.
(optics, relational) Of, or relating to optics or optical instruments.

optic chiasm optic chiasms n
Chiasma opticum Sehnervenkreuzung Sehnervkreuzung
(neuroanatomy, anatomy) The part of the brain where the optic nerves partially cross.

optic nerve optic nerves n
Sehnerv
(neuroanatomy) Each of the second pair of cranial nerves that carry visual information from the retina to the brain.

optical /ˈɑptɪkəl/ /ˈɒptɪkəl/ more optical most optical adj
optisch

optical character recognition n
Texterkennung optische Zeichenerkennung
(computing) The electronic identification and digital encoding of printed or handwritten characters by means of an optical scanner and specialized software.

optical drive optical drives n
optisches Laufwerk
(computer hardware) A drive that reads optical media.

optical fibre optical fibres n
Lichtwellenleiter
(British spelling) A thin, transparent, flexible fibre, made of glass or plastic, used for transmitting light.

optical illusion optical illusions n
optische Täuschung
An image that is visually deceptive or misleading.

optician opticians n
Optiker Optikerin
A person who makes or dispenses lenses, spectacles.

optics /ˈɑptɪks/ /ˈɒptɪks/ n
Optik
(physics) The physics of light and vision.

optimal /ˈɑptɪməl/ /ˈɒptɪməl/ adj
optimal
The best, most favourable or desirable, especially under some restriction.

optimality optimalities n
Optimalität
The property of being optimal.

optimate /ˈɒptɪmeɪt/ optimates n
Optimat Optimatin
(historical) A member of the patrician ruling class in republican Ancient Rome; an aristocrat, a noble.

optimism /ˈɑptɪmɪzəm/ /ˈɒptɪmɪzəm/ optimisms n
Optimismus Zuversicht
a tendency to expect the best, or at least, a favourable outcome

optimist /ˈɑptɪmɪst/ /ˈɒptɪmɪst/ optimists n
Optimist Optimistin
a person who expects a favourable outcome
a believer in optimism

optimistic /ˌɑptɪˈmɪstɪk/ /ˌɒptɪˈmɪstɪk/ more optimistic most optimistic adj
optimistisch
Expecting the best in all possible ways.
(computing) Allowing other processes to perform transactions on the same data at the same time, and checking for conflicts only when changes need to be written back.

optimistically more optimistically most optimistically adv
optimistisch
In an optimistic manner.

optimization optimizations n
Optimierung
The design and operation of a system or process to make it as good as possible in some defined sense.

optimize /ˈɑptɪmaɪz/ /ˈɒptɪmaɪz/ v
optimieren
(transitive) To make (something) optimal.
(transitive) To make (something) more efficient, such as a computer program.

optimizer optimizers n
Optimierer

optimum /ˈɑptɪməm/ /ˈɒptɪməm/ optima optimums n
Optimum
The best or most favorable condition, or the greatest amount or degree possible under specific sets of comparable circumstances.

option /ˈɑpʃən/ /ˈɒpʃən/ options n
Option Alternative Wahl Möglichkeit
One of a set of choices that can be made. [from 19th c.]
Option
(finance, legal) A contract giving the holder the right to buy or sell an asset at a set strike price; can apply to financial market transactions, or to ordinary transactions for tangible assets such as a residence or automobile. [from mid-18th c.]

optional /ˈɑp.ʃə.nəl/ /ˈɒp.ʃə.nəl/ adj
freiwillig fakultativ wahlfrei optional freigestellt nicht zwingend erforderlich
Not compulsory; left to personal choice; elective.

optode optodes n
Optode
(chemistry) An optical sensor device that optically measures a specific substance.

optoelectronics /ˌɑptoʊ.ɪlɛkˈtɹɑnɪks/ /ˌɒptəʊ.iːlɛkˈtɹɒnɪks/ n
Optoelektronik
(physics) The branch of physics that deals with the interaction of light with electronic devices, or the production of light from such devices

optography n
Optographie
The production of an optogram on the retina by the photochemical action of light on the visual purple; the fixation of an image in the eye.

optoisolator /ˌɑptoʊˈaɪsəleɪtɚ/ /ˌɒptəʊˈaɪsəleɪtə/ optoisolators n
Optokoppler
A device that transmits a signal optically between two isolated electronic circuits

optometric adj
optometrisch
Of or pertaining to optometry

optometrist /ɑpˈtɑmətɹɪst/ /ɒpˈtɒmətɹɪst/ optometrists n
Optometrist
A person trained and skilled in examining and testing the eyes for defects, in order to prescribe corrective lenses or treatment.

optometry n
Optometrie Augenheilkunde
The art and science of vision and eye care.

opulence /ˈɒp.jʊl.əns/ opulences n
Reichtum Wohlstand
wealth

opulent /ˈɒpjʊlənt/ more opulent most opulent adj
opulent pomphaft pompös
Luxuriant, and ostentatiously magnificent.

or /oɹ/ /ɔː(ɹ)/ adj
golden
(tincture) Of gold or yellow tincture on a coat of arms.

or /ɑɹ/ /ɔɹ/ /ɔː(ɹ)/ /ə/ /əɹ/ /ɚ/ conjunction
oder
(logic) An operator denoting the disjunction of two propositions or truth values. There are two forms, the inclusive or and the exclusive or.
Otherwise (a consequence of the condition that the previous is false).

or /oɹ/ /ɔː(ɹ)/ ors n
Gold
(tincture) The gold or yellow tincture on a coat of arms.

or else phraseologicalUnit
andernfalls sonst anders
(idiomatic) No matter what (implies an unspecified threat).

or so phraseologicalUnit
oder so
Roughly, approximately.

or something phraseologicalUnit
oder so
(idiomatic) Or something like that. Used to indicate the possibility that the preceding word or phrase is vague or not exactly correct in its applicability.

or words to that effect phraseologicalUnit
sinngemäß gesagt
(idiomatic) used to indicate a paraphrase or the chance of an error in the details of reported speech.

oracle /ˈɒɹəkəl/ /ˈɔɹəkəl/ oracles n
Orakel
A shrine dedicated to some prophetic deity.
A person such as a priest through whom the deity is supposed to respond with prophecy or advice.
A person considered to be a source of wisdom.
Orakel Orakelspruch
A prophetic response, often enigmatic or allegorical, so given.

oracle /ˈɒɹəkəl/ /ˈɔɹəkəl/ v
orakeln
(obsolete) To utter oracles or prophecies.

oracular /ɒɹˈæk.juː.lə/ /ɔˈɹæk.ju.lɚ/ /ɔˈɹæk.jə.lɚ/ /ɔːˈɹæk.juː.lə/ adj
orakelhaft orakelmäßig
Of or relating to an oracle.
Prophetic, foretelling the future.

oral /ˈo(ː)ɹəl/ /ˈoɹəl/ /ˈoː.ɹəl/ /ˈɑɹ.əl/ /ˈɔɹ.əl/ /ˈɔː.ɹəl/ adj
oral
(relational) Relating to the mouth.
mündlich oral
(relational) Spoken rather than written.

oral cavity oral cavities n
Mundhöhle
(anatomy) The cavity of the mouth, especially the part of the mouth behind the gums and teeth that is bounded above by the hard and soft palates and below by the tongue and by the mucous membrane connecting it with the inner part of the mandible.

oral hygiene n
Mundhygiene Mundpflege Zahnpflege
The practice of keeping the mouth clean in order to prevent cavities (dental caries), gingivitis, periodontitis, bad breath (halitosis), and other dental disorders.

oral sex n
Oralverkehr Oralsex
Stimulation of another person's genitals using the mouth.

oral test n
Abfragen
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oral tradition oral traditions n
mündlich überlieferte Tradition mündliche Überlieferung
Cultural material transmitted orally from one generation to another.

orality oralities n
Oralität
The state of being oral

orally /ˈɔːɹəli/ adv
oral
By mouth.
mündlich
Spoken as opposed to written.

orange /ˈɑɹ.ɪ̈nd͡ʒ/ /ˈɒɹ.ənd͡ʒ/ /ˈɒɹ.ɨnd͡ʒ/ /ˈɒɹ.ɨnʒ/ /ˈɒɹ.ɪ̈nd͡ʒ/ /ˈɔɹ.ənd͡ʒ/ /ˈɔɹ.ɪ̈nd͡ʒ/ /ˈɔɹnd͡ʒ/ more orange most orange oranger orangest adj
orange Orange
Having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree; yellowred; reddish-yellow.

orange /ˈɑɹ.ɪ̈nd͡ʒ/ /ˈɒɹ.ənd͡ʒ/ /ˈɒɹ.ɨnd͡ʒ/ /ˈɒɹ.ɨnʒ/ /ˈɒɹ.ɪ̈nd͡ʒ/ /ˈɔɹ.ənd͡ʒ/ /ˈɔɹ.ɪ̈nd͡ʒ/ /ˈɔɹnd͡ʒ/ oranges n
Orangenbaum Apfelsinenbaum
(countable) An evergreen tree of the genus Citrus such as Citrus sinensis which yields oranges (the fruit).
Orange Apfelsine
(countable) Any round citrus fruit with a yellow-red colour when ripe and a sour-sweet taste; the fruit of the orange tree.
Orange orange
(uncountable) An orange-coloured and orange-flavoured cordial.
(uncountable) An orange-coloured and orange-flavoured soft drink.

orange blossom orange blossoms n
Orangenblüte
The fragrant white flower of the orange tree, Citrus sinensis.

orange juice orange juices n
Orangensaft O-Saft
The juice of squeezed oranges; used as a beverage or in cocktails.

orange mint n
Orangenminze
A mint that smells of oranges, now specifically bergamot mint, Mentha × piperita var. citrata.

orange peel orange peels n
Orangenschale Apfelsinenschale
(literally) The skin of an orange, including the pith.

orange roughy orange roughies n
atlantischer Sägebauch
An edible deep-sea fish (Hoplostethus atlanticus), of the slimehead family (Trachichthyidae).

orange tip orange tips n
Aurorafalter
Any of various pierid butterflies having orange tips to the upper forewings, especially Anthocharis cardamines, of Eurasia.

orange tree orange trees n
Orangenbaum Apfelsinenbaum

orange-spotted bulbul orange-spotted bulbuls n
Goldfleckbülbül
Pycnonotus bimaculatus, a species of perching bird.

orangeade /ˈɒ.ɹɪn.ˌdʒeɪd/ orangeades n
Orangeade Orangenlimo Orangenlimonade
A soft drink or a soda with an orange flavor.
Orangenlimonade
A mixture of soda water and orange juice.

orangeat /ɔɹ.æn.ʒæt/ orangeats n
Orangeat
(obsolete) Candied orange peel.

orangutan /oʊˈɹæŋ-/ /ɔəˌɹæŋuːˈtæn/ /ɔˈɹæŋ.ʊˌtæn/ /ɔːˌɹæŋ.uːˈtæn/ /əˈɹæŋ.əˌtæn/ /əˈɹæŋ.əˌtæŋ/ /əˈɹæŋˌə.tæŋ/ /əˈɹæŋˌə.tɛːŋ/ /ˌɔə.ɹæŋˈuː.tæn/ /ˌɔː.ɹæŋˈuː.tæn/ orangutans n
Orang-Utan
Any of three species of arboreal anthropoid ape, characterised by their shaggy reddish-brown coat and long arms, which comprise the genus Pongo; Pongo pygmaeus of Borneo, Pongo abelii of Sumatra or Pongo tapanuliensis of South Tapanuli (in Sumatra).

orans orantes n
Adorant Adorantin
(arts, Christianity) A figure in an attitude of prayer, usually standing, with the elbows close to the sides of the body and with the hands outstretched sideways, palms up.
(Christianity) The posture or bodily attitude of such a figure.

orator /ˈɑɹ.ə.tɚ/ /ˈɒ.ɹə.tə(ɹ)/ orators n
Redner Rednerin
Someone who orates or delivers an oration.

oratorio oratorios n
Oratorium
(music) A musical composition, often based on a religious theme; similar to opera but with no costume, scenery or acting.

oratory /ˈɒɹət(ə)ɹi/ /ˈɔ.ɹə.tɔ.ɹi/ n
Oratorium
A private chapel or prayer room. [from 14th c.]
Redekunst Rhetorik
The art of public speaking, especially in a formal, expressive, or forceful manner. [from 16th c.]

orb /ɔɹb/ /ɔːb/ orbs n
Gestirn Kugel
A spherical body; a sphere, especially one of the celestial spheres; a sun, planet, or star

orbicular /ɔɹˈbɪk.ju.lɚ/ /ɔɹˈbɪk.jə.lɚ/ /ɔːˈbɪk.jə.lə/ /ɔːˈbɪk.jʊ.lə/ more orbicular most orbicular adj
kugelförmig orbikular
Circular or spherical in shape; round.

orbit /ˈɔɹ.bɪt/ /ˈɔː.bɪt/ orbits n
Orbit Umlaufbahn
(pinball) A path for the ball on the outer edge of the playfield, usually connected so that the ball entering in one end will come out of the other.

orbit /ˈɔɹ.bɪt/ /ˈɔː.bɪt/ v
bringen
To place an object (e.g. a satellite) into an orbit around a planet.
umkreisen
(astronomy) To circle or revolve around another object or position.
umschwirren
To move around the general vicinity of something.

orbital /ɔɹ.bət.l̩/ /ɔː.bɪt.l̩/ /ɔː.bɪt.əl/ adj
orbital
Of or relating to, or forming an orbit (such as the orbit of a moon, planet, or spacecraft).
(anatomy) Of or relating to the eye socket (eyehole).

orbital /ɔɹ.bət.l̩/ /ɔː.bɪt.l̩/ /ɔː.bɪt.əl/ orbitals n
Orbital
(physics) A specification of the energy and probability density of one or more electrons at any point in an atom or molecule, and can be represented as a wave function.

orbital element orbital elements n
Bahnelement

orbiter orbiters n
Umkreiser
An object that orbits another, especially a spacecraft that orbits a planet etc. without landing on it.

orbitofrontal adj
orbitofrontal
Located in the frontal lobes above the orbits of the eyes.

orc /ɔɹk/ /ɔːk/ orcs n
Ork
(fantasy, mythology) A mythical evil monstrous humanoid creature, usually quite aggressive and often green. [from 17th c.]

orca /ˈoɹkə/ /ˈɔːkə/ orca orcas n
Schwertwal Killerwal Mörderwal

orchard /ˈɔɹ.t͡ʃɚd/ /ˈɔː.tʃəd/ orchards n
Obstgarten Obstwiese
A garden or an area of land for the cultivation of fruit or nut trees.
Obstbaum
The trees themselves cultivated in such an area.

orchardist orchardists n
Obstbauer
One who owns or operates an orchard.

orchestra /ˈɔɹkəstɹə/ /ˈɔːkəstɹə/ orchestrae orchestras n
Orchester
(music) A large group of musicians who play together on various instruments, usually including some from strings, woodwind, brass and/or percussion; the instruments played by such a group.
A semicircular space in front of the stage used by the chorus in Ancient Greek and Hellenistic theatres.
Orchestergraben Orchester
The area in a theatre or concert hall where the musicians sit, immediately in front of and below the stage, sometimes (also) used by other performers.

orchestra pit orchestra pits n
Orchestergraben
(performing arts) A sunken area in front of a stage in which musicians, largely hidden from view, play music to accompany stage performances.

orchestrate /ˈɔɹ.kəstˌɹeɪt/ /ˈɔː(ɹ).kə.stɹeɪt/ v
orchestrieren
To compose or arrange orchestral music for a dramatic performance.
To arrange or direct diverse elements to achieve a desired effect

orchid /ˈɔɹ.kɪd/ /ˈɔː.kɪd/ orchids n
Orchidee Knabenkraut
A plant of the orchid family (Orchidaceae), bearing unusually-shaped flowers of beautiful colours. [mid-19th c.]

orchidology n
Orchideologie Orchidologie
The study of orchids.

orchitis orchitides orchitises n
Orchitis
(pathology) A painful inflammation of one or both testes.

orda ordas n
Horde
(historical) A political and military organizational structure used by Turkic and Mongol peoples, sometimes referred to as a horde.

ordain /ɔɹˈdeɪn/ /ɔːˈdeɪn/ v
festlegen
To prearrange unalterably.
weihen
(religion) To admit into the ministry, for example as a priest, bishop, minister or Buddhist monk, or to authorize as a rabbi.

ordeal /ɔɹˈdil/ /ɔːˈdiːl/ ordeals n
Tortur
A painful or trying experience.
Gottesurteil Feuerprobe
A trial in which the accused was subjected to a dangerous test (such as ducking in water), divine authority deciding the guilt of the accused.

order /ˈɔɹdɚ/ /ˈɔːdə(r)/ /ˈɔːdə/ [ˈɔɹɾɚ] orders n
Ordnung Reihenfolge
(countable) Arrangement, disposition, or sequence.
(countable) A position in an arrangement, disposition, or sequence.
Befehl Order Geheiß
(countable) A command.
Bestellung Order
(countable) A request for some product or service; a commission to purchase, sell, or supply goods.
Orden Ordnung
(countable) A group of religious adherents, especially monks or nuns, set apart within their religion by adherence to a particular rule or set of principles.
(countable) A decoration, awarded by a government, a dynastic house, or a religious body to an individual, usually for distinguished service to a nation or to humanity.
(chemistry) The overall power of the rate law of a chemical reaction, expressed as a polynomial function of concentrations of reactants and products.
Ordnung Ordo
(countable, biology, taxonomy) A category in the classification of organisms, ranking below class and above family; a taxon at that rank.
Ordnungszahl
A number of things or persons arranged in a fixed or suitable place, or relative position; a rank; a row; a grade; especially, a rank or class in society; a distinct character, kind, or sort.
Ordnung Grad
(algebra) The sum of the exponents on the variables in a monomial, or the highest such among all monomials in a polynomial.

order /ˈɔɹdɚ/ /ˈɔːdə(r)/ /ˈɔːdə/ [ˈɔɹɾɚ] v
anordnen befehlen
(transitive) To issue a command to.
bestellen ordern
(transitive) To request some product or service; to secure by placing an order.
ordnen anordnen
To admit to holy orders; to ordain; to receive into the ranks of the ministry.

order of battle orders of battle n
Schlachtordnung

order of knighthood orders of knighthood n
Ritterorden
An order which (at least mainly) consists of members who receive and/or most have the knighthood, hence constitutes an honorific brotherhood (in modern times often open to both genders, in rare cases a sisterhood) of knights (and/or, as female equivalent, dames). The hierarchical structure, purpose, activities (in many cases rare and mainly ceremonious), titles and insignia vary widely.

order of magnitude orders of magnitude n
Größenordnung
(mathematics) The class of scale or magnitude of any amount, where each class contains values of a fixed ratio (most often 10) to the class preceding it.

order of precedence orders of precedence n
Rangfolge Rangordnung

order of service orders of service n
Gottesdienstordnung
The schedule of events for a religious service or ceremony.
Agende Gottesdienstordnung
A document detailing such a schedule.

order of the day orders of the day n
Tagesordnung
The business to be done by a body (such as a legislature) on a particular day; an agenda.

ordered pair ordered pairs n
geordnetes Paar
(set theory) An object containing exactly two elements in a fixed order, so that, when the elements are different, exchanging them gives a different object. Notation: (a, b) or \langle a, b\rangle.

orderliness /ˈɔːdəlɪnəs/ orderlinesses n
Ordentlichkeit
The fact of having a regular, proper and systematic arrangement.

orderly /ˈɔɹdɚli/ /ˈɔːdəli/ more orderly most orderly adj
ordentlich
Neat and tidy; possessing order.
Methodical or systematic.
Peaceful; well-behaved.

orderly /ˈɔɹdɚli/ /ˈɔːdəli/ orderlies n
Krankenpfleger Pflegehelfer
A hospital attendant given a variety of non-medical duties.
Ordonnanz Ordonnanzsoldat
(military) A soldier who carries out minor tasks for a superior officer.

orders are orders phraseologicalUnit
Befehl ist Befehl

ordinal number ordinal numbers n
Ordinalzahl Ordnungszahlwort Ordinale Ordnungszahl
(grammar) A word that expresses the relative position of an item in a sequence.
(set theory) Such a number generalised to correspond to any cardinal number (the size of some set); formally, the order type of some well-ordered set of some cardinality a, which represents an equivalence class of well-ordered sets (exactly those of cardinality a) under the equivalence relation "existence of an order-preserving bijection".
Ordinalzahl Ordnungszahlwort Ordnungszahl Ordinale
(arithmetic) A natural number used to denote position in a sequence.

ordinal numeral /ˈɔː(ɹ).dɪ.nəl ˈnjuːməɹəl/ /ˈɔːɹd.nəl ˈnumɜɹəl/ ordinal numerals n
Ordinalzahlwort Ordnungszahlwort
(grammar) A word used to represent an ordinal number.

ordinance /ˈoɹdnəns/ /ˈoɹdɪnəns/ /ˈɔːdnəns/ /ˈɔːdɪnəns/ ordinances n
Verfügung Verordnung
(US) A local law, passed by e.g. a city.
Verordnung Anordnung Dekret Edikt Erlass Verfügung
An edict or decree, authoritative order.
Ritus
A religious practice or ritual prescribed by a church.

ordinariate ordinariates n
Ordinariat
The office of a Roman Catholic ordinary, especially a bishop.

ordinary /ˈɔɹdɪnɛ(ə)ɹi/ /ˈɔɹdɪnɛɹi/ /ˈɔːdənɹi/ /ˈɔːdɪnəɹi/ more ordinary most ordinary adj
gewöhnlich normal
Being part of the natural order of things; normal, customary, routine.

ordinary /ˈɔɹdɪnɛ(ə)ɹi/ /ˈɔɹdɪnɛɹi/ /ˈɔːdənɹi/ /ˈɔːdɪnəɹi/ ordinaries n
Heroldsbild
(heraldry) One of the standard geometric designs placed across the center of a coat of arms, such as a pale or fess. [from 16th c.]

ordinary differential equation ordinary differential equations n
gewöhnliche Differentialgleichung
(calculus) An equation involving the derivatives of a function of only one independent variable.

ordinate /ˈɔː(ɹ)dɪneɪt/ /ˈɔː(ɹ)dɪnət/ ordinates n
Ordinate
(geometry) The second of the two terms by which a point is referred to, in a system of fixed rectilinear coordinate (Cartesian coordinate) axes.
Hochachse
(geometry) The vertical line representing an axis of a Cartesian coordinate system, on which the ordinate (sense above) is shown.

ordnance /ˈoɹdnəns/ /ˈoɹdɪnəns/ /ˈɔːdnəns/ /ˈɔːdɪnəns/ ordnances n
Kampfmittel Militärmaterial
Military equipment, especially weapons and ammunition.
Artillerie
Artillery.

ordoliberalism /-bəɹəl/ /-bɹəl/ /-də-/ /ˌɔɹdoʊˈlɪbəɹəlɪzəm/ /ˌɔːdəʊˈlɪbɹəlɪz(ə)m/ n
Ordoliberalismus
(economics, politics) A political philosophy that emphasizes the desirability of the government establishing rules to maximize the potential of the free market to produce results.

ore /o(ː)ɹ/ /oə/ /ɔɹ/ /ɔː/ ores n
Erz
Rock or other material that contains valuable or utilitarian materials; primarily a rock containing metals or gems for which it is typically mined and processed.

oread /ˈɔːɹi.æd/ oreades oreads n
Oreade
(Greek mythology) A mountain nymph; an anthropomorphic appearance of the spirit of a mountain.

oregano /ɒɹɪˈɡɑːnəʊ/ /əˈɹɛɡənoʊ/ /əˈɹɛɡənəʊ/ oreganos n
Oregano Echter Dost
The leaves of these plants used in flavouring food.

oreophilous adj
oreophil
(chiefly, taxonomy) Mountain-loving; tending to inhabit mountains.

organ /ˈɔɹɡən/ /ˈɔːɡən/ organs n
Organ Orgel
The larger part of an organism, composed of tissues that perform similar functions.
Organ
(by extension) A body of an organization dedicated to the performing of certain functions.
An official magazine, newsletter, or similar publication of an organization.
Orgel Organ
(musical instruments) A musical instrument that has multiple pipes which play when a key is pressed (the pipe organ), or an electronic instrument designed to replicate such.

organ console organ consoles n
Orgelspieltisch Orgeltisch Spieltisch

organ donation organ donations n
Organspende
The act of donating one's organ to another person through an organ transplant.

organ donor organ donors n
Organspender Organspenderin
A person (living or dead) from whom an organ is removed in order to be transplanted into another person.

organ gun /ˌɔɹɡ(ə)n ˈɡʌn/ /ˌɔːɡ(ə)n ˈɡʌn/ organ guns n
Orgelgeschütz Ribauldequin
(firearm, historical) A large, portable firearm normally supported by wheels, in which bullets may be fired from a row of several tubes in succession; it was chiefly used from the 14th to the 17th century.

organ loft organ lofts n
Orgelbühne Orgelempore
The gallery or raised platform within a church or hall from which an organ is played, though not necessarily housing the organ itself.

organ of state organs of state n
Staatsgewalt
Any of the three primary divisions of a state’s sovereignty (namely, the executive, the legislature, or the judiciary); the powers of each having been divided and balanced in accordance with the political principle of the separation of powers.

organdy /ˈɔːɡəndi/ organdies n
Glasbatist
A fine, transparent type of muslin, usually stiffened. [from 18th c.]

organelle /ˌɔɹ.ɡənˈɛl/ organelles n
Organell Organelle
(cytology) A specialized structure found inside cells that carries out a specific life process (e.g. ribosomes, vacuoles).

organic /ɔɹˈɡænɪk/ /ɔːˈɡænɪk/ more organic most organic adj
organisch biologisch
(biology) Pertaining to or derived from living organisms. [from 1778]
organisch Organ
(physiology, medicine) Pertaining to an organ of the body of a living organism.
organisch
(chemistry) Relating to the compounds of carbon, relating to natural products.
aus (kontrolliert) biologischem Anbau aus ökologischem Anbau bio- öko-
(agriculture) Of food or food products, grown in an environment free from artificial agrichemicals, and possibly certified by a regulatory body. [from 1942]

organic chemistry n
organische Chemie
(chemistry) The chemistry of organic compounds (that is, chemical compounds with carbon atoms in a covalent bond).

organic compound organic compounds n
organische Verbindung
(organic chemistry) Any compound containing carbon atoms covalently bound to other atoms.

organic farming n
ökologische Landwirtschaft
(agriculture) An approach to farming based on biological methods that avoid the use of synthetic crop or livestock production inputs and on a broadly defined philosophy of farming that puts value on ecological harmony, resource efficiency, and non-intensive animal husbandry practices.

organically more organically most organically adv
natürlich
Inherently, naturally or constitutionally.
biologisch ökologisch
With regard to organic husbandry.

organicism organicisms n
Organizismus
The theory that the total organization of an organism is more important than the functioning of its individual organs.

organigram organigrams n
Organigramm
(management) A graphical representation of the structure of an organization, showing groups and departments and their interconnections and inter-responsibilities

organism /ˈɔɹ.ɡəˌnɪz.əm/ /ˈɔː.ɡəˌnɪz.əm/ organisms n
Organismus Lebewesen
Something with many separate interdependent parts, seen as being like a living thing; an organic system. [from 18th c.]

organist organists n
Organistin Organist Orgelspieler Orgelspielerin
A musician who plays the organ.

organization /ˌɔɹɡnɪˈzeɪʃən/ /ˌɔɹɡənaɪˈzeɪʃən/ /ˌɔɹɡənɪˈzeɪʃən/ /ˌɔɹˈɡænɪzeɪʃən/ /ˌɔːɡənaɪˈzeɪʃən/ organizations n
Organisation
(uncountable) The quality of being organized.
(countable) A group of people or other legal entities with an explicit purpose and written rules.
(countable) A group of people consciously cooperating.
Ordnung
(uncountable) The way in which something is organized, such as a book or an article.

organize /ˈɔɹɡənaɪz/ /ˈɔːɡənaɪz/ v
organisieren
(transitive) To arrange in working order.
(transitive) To constitute in parts, each having a special function, act, office, or relation; to systematize.

organized /ˈɔɹɡənaɪzd/ /ˈɔːɡənaɪzd/ more organized most organized adj
ordentlich
(of a person) Characterised by efficient organization.

organized crime n
organisierte Kriminalität organisiertes Verbrechen
A large criminal organization, or a group of such organizations, that deals in illegal goods and services.
The crimes perpetrated by those organizations.

organizer /ˈɔɹɡənaɪzɚ/ organizers n
Veranstalter Organisator Veranstalterin Organisatorin
A person who arranges the details of a public event.
Organizer
(computing) A hand-held micro-computer that will perform specific tasks; can be used as an electronic diary, alarm clock, recorder of memos and notes, a portable database etc.

organoleptic /ɔː(ɹ)ˌɡænəʊˈlɛptɪk/ adj
organoleptisch

organolithium adj
lithiumorganisch
(organic chemistry) Describing any organic compound containing a carbon to lithium bond.

organolithium organolithiums n
Organolithium-Verbindung
(organic chemistry) Any organic compound containing a carbon to lithium bond.

organometallic adj
metallorganisch
(chemistry) of, or relating to organic compounds having a metal atom directly bonded to a carbon atom

organometallic chemistry n
Organometallchemie metallorganische Chemie
(chemistry) the chemistry of organometallic compounds; their preparation, structure and reactions

orgasm /ˈoɹ.ɡæ.zəm/ /ˈɔːɡaz(ə)m/ orgasms n
Orgasmus Höhepunkt Klimax
A rush of sexual excitement; now specifically, the climax or peak of sexual pleasure, which occurs during sexual activity and which in males may include ejaculation and in females vaginal contractions. [from 18th c.]

orgasmic more orgasmic most orgasmic adj
orgasmisch orgastisch
(uncomparable) Of or relating to orgasms.

orgiast /ˈɔː(ɹ)d͡ʒiˌæst/ orgiasts n
Orgienteilnehmer
One who attends an orgy.

orgulous /ˈɔɹɡjələs/ /ˈɔːɡjʊləs/ more orgulous most orgulous adj
stolz
Proud; haughty; disdainful.
ergänzt übermäßige
Swollen; augmented; excessive.
bedrohlich gefährlich
Threatening; dangerous.

orgy /ˈɔɹd͡ʒi/ /ˈɔː.d͡ʒi/ orgies n
Orgie Gelage
A gathering of people to engage in group sex.
Excessive indulgence in a specified activity.

oriel /ˈɔːɹiəl/ oriels n
Erker
(architecture) A large polygonal recess in a building, such as a bay window, forming a protrusion on the outer wall.

orient /ˈɒɹ.ɪˌɛnt/ /ˈɔɹ.iˌɛnt/ /ˈɔː.ɹɪˌɛnt/ v
orientieren
(transitive, often, reflexive, figuratively) To familiarize (oneself or someone) with a circumstance or situation.

oriental dance oriental dances n
Orientalischer Tanz
.

oriental pratincole oriental pratincoles n
Orientbrachschwalbe
A wader, Glareola maldivarum.

orientalism orientalisms n
Orientalismus
(arts, architecture, literature) The tendency to represent eastern subjects, to assume stylistical characteristics original of the East.

orientalist /ˌɔɹiˈɛntəlɪst/ orientalists n
Orientalist Orientalistin
A scholar who studies the Orient; a person interested in the Orient.

orientation /ˌɔɹiɛnˈteɪʃən/ orientations n
Orientierung
Orientierungsvermögen
(education) Events to orient new students at a school; events to help new students become familiar with a school.

orienteering n
Orientierungslauf
(sport) The act of racing across unfamiliar place using a map and compass.

orifice /ˈɒɹɪfɪs/ /ˈɔɹəfɪs/ orifices n
Öffnung
A mouth or aperture, such as of a tube, pipe, etc.; an opening.

oriflamme /ˈɒɹɪflæm/ oriflammes n
Oriflamme

origami /ˌɒɹɪˈɡɑːmɪ/ /ˌɔɹəˈɡɑmi/ [ˌɔɹɪ̈ˈɡɑmi] origamis n
Origami
(uncountable) The Japanese art of paper folding.

origin /ˈɑɹ.ɪ.d͡ʒɪn/ /ˈɒɹ.ə.d͡ʒən/ /ˈɒɹ.ɪ.d͡ʒɪn/ /ˈɔɹ.d͡ʒɪn/ /ˈɔɹ.ɪ.d͡ʒɪn/ origins n
Ursprung Anfang Entstehung
The beginning of something.
Quelle Ursprung
The source of a river, information, goods, etc.
Ursprung
(mathematics) The point at which the axes of a coordinate system intersect.
Herkunft Ursprung
(in the plural) Ancestry.

original /ɒˈɹɪd͡ʒɪnəl/ /əˈɹɪd͡ʒnəl/ /əˈɹɪd͡ʒənəl/ /əˈɹɪd͡ʒɪnəl/ more original most original adj
ur- ursprünglich
(not comparable) Relating to the origin or beginning; preceding all others.
original originell
(not comparable) First in a series of copies or versions.
(not comparable) Newly created.
originell
(comparable) Fresh, different.
ursprünglich
(not comparable) Pioneering.
(not comparable) Having a specified place or time as its origin.

original /ɒˈɹɪd͡ʒɪnəl/ /əˈɹɪd͡ʒnəl/ /əˈɹɪd͡ʒənəl/ /əˈɹɪd͡ʒɪnəl/ originals n
Vorlage
Original Urschrift
An object or other creation (e.g. narrative work) from which all later copies and variations are derived.

original sin original sins n
Ursünde
(Christianity) Adam's disobedience to God.
Erbsünde
(Christianity) The state of sinfulness, present in each human from birth, which is a result of Adam's disobedience.

originality /əˌɹɪd͡ʒɪˈnælɪti/ originalities n
Originalität
(uncountable) The quality of being original or novel.
(uncountable) The capacity to think independently or be inventive.
(countable) Something original.

originally /əˈɹɪd͡ʒnəli/ /əˈɹɪd͡ʒənəli/ /əˈɹɪd͡ʒɪnəli/ more originally most originally adv
ursprünglich
(not comparable) As it was in the beginning.

originate /əˈɹɪd͡ʒɪneɪt/ v
entwickeln erzeugen
(transitive) To cause (someone or something) to be; to bring (someone or something) into existence; to produce or initiate a person or thing. [from 17th c.]
entspringen entstehen entwickeln erzeugen
(intransitive) To come into existence; to have origin or beginning; to spring, be derived (from, with). [from 18th c.]

originator /əˈɹɪd͡ʒɪneɪtə/ /əˈɹɪd͡ʒɪneɪtɚ/ originators n
Urheber Verursacher
Someone who originates, creates or founds something.

oriole /ˈɔɹ.iˌoʊl/ /ˈɔː.ɹiːˌəʊl/ orioles n
Pfingstvogel Pirol Goldamsel
Any of various colourful passerine birds, the New World orioles from the family Icteridae and the Old World orioles from the family Oriolidae.

orison /ˈɒɹɪsən/ /ˈɒɹɪzən/ orisons n
Gebet
A prayer.

ornament /ˈɔɹnəmənt/ /ˈɔɹnəˌmɛnt/ /ˈɔː(ɹ)nəmənt/ /ˈɔː(ɹ)nəˌmɛnt/ ornaments n
Verzierung
An element of decoration; that which embellishes or adorns.
musikalische Verzierung
(music) A musical flourish that is unnecessary to the overall melodic or harmonic line, but serves to decorate that line.

ornamental /ˌɔɹnəˈmɛntl/ /ˌɔːnəˈmɛntl/ more ornamental most ornamental adj
dekorativ Zier-
Serving as an ornament; having no purpose other than to make more beautiful.

ornamental /ˌɔɹnəˈmɛntl/ /ˌɔːnəˈmɛntl/ ornamentals n
Zierpflanze
An ornamental plant.

ornamentation ornamentations n
Ausschmückung
The act or process of decorating etc.

ornery /ˈɔnɹi/ /ˈɔɹnəɹi/ /ˈɔɹnɹi/ /ˈɔːnəɹi/ /ˈɔːnɹi/ ornerier orneriest adj
grantig quengelig
(originally, and, chiefly, US, especially, Appalachia, informal) Disagreeable, stubborn, and troublesome to deal with; cantankerous.

ornithine ornithines n
Ornithin
(amino acid, organic compound) An amino acid, 2,5-diaminopentanoic acid, that is not present in protein, but is an intermediate in the biosynthesis of urea.

ornithological adj
ornithologisch
of or pertaining to ornithology

ornithologist ornithologists n
Ornithologe Ornithologin Vogelkundler Vogelkundlerin Orni Vogelwissenschaftler
A person who studies or practices ornithology.

ornithology ornithologies n
Ornithologie Vogelkunde
The branch of zoology that deals with the scientific study of birds.

ornithopter /ˈɔɹ.nɪˌθɑp.tɚ/ /ˈɔː.nɪˌθɒp.tə/ ornithopters n
Ornithopter Schlagflügelapparat Schlagflügelflugzeug
An aircraft that generates lift through the flapping of its wings.

ornithosis ornithoses n
Ornithose
(medicine) A zoonotic infectious disease (of birds) caused by a bacterium called Chlamydia psittaci, it can be transmitted to humans and other animals. When carried by any species of bird belonging to the Psittacidae family (parrots), it is called psittacosis or parrot fever.

orogenesis orogeneses n
Gebirgsbildung Orogenese
(geology) The process of mountain formation by deformation of the Earth's crust.

orogenic /ɒɹə(ʊ)ˈdʒɛnɪk/ more orogenic most orogenic adj
gebirgsbildend

orogeny /ɒˈɹɒdʒɪni/ /əˈɹɒdʒɪni/ orogenies n
Gebirgsbildung Orogenese
(geology) The process of mountain building by the upward folding of the Earth's crust.

orographic adj
orographisch
Of or pertaining to the physical features of mountains, or to orography

orography /ɒˈɹɒɡɹəfi/ orographies n
Orographie
(geomorphology) the scientific study, or a physical description of mountains

oromaxillary adj
oromaxilliär

orotund /ˈɒɹə(ʊ)tʌnd/ /ˈɔɹə(ʊ)ˌtʌnd/ /ˈɔː-/ more orotund most orotund adj
sonor volltönig
Of a voice: characterized by clarity, fullness, smoothness, and strength of sound; hence, of a person: having a clear, full, and strong voice, appropriate for public speaking, reading aloud, etc.

orphan /ˈɔɹfən/ /ˈɔːfən/ /ˈɔːɹfənt/ orphans n
Waise Waisenkind Vollwaise Waisenjunge Waisenknabe Elternlose
A person, especially a minor, both or (rarely) one of whose parents have died.
Schusterjunge
(typography) A single line of type, beginning a paragraph, at the bottom of a column or page.

orphan drug orphan drugs n
Orphan-Arzneimittel

orphan work orphan works n
verwaistes Werk
(copyright) A copyright-protected work for which rightsholders are positively indeterminate or uncontactable.

orphanage /ˈɔː(ɹ)fənɪd͡ʒ/ orphanages n
Waisenhaus Kinderheim
A residential institution for the care and protection of orphans.

orphanhood orphanhoods n
Verwaistheit
The state of being an orphan; the losing of both parents through their death.

orphrey /ˈɔɹfɹi/ /ˈɔːfɹi/ orphreys n
Aurifrisium Auriphrygium
(Christianity) An embroidered ornamental band or border on an ecclesiastical vestment, altar frontal, etc. [from 15th c.]

orpiment /ˈɔɹpəmənt/ /ˈɔːpɪmənt/ orpiments n
Auripigment Opperment Rauschgelb gelbe Arsenblende gelbes Schwefelarsenik
arsenic trisulphide, occurring naturally in crystals or massive deposits, formerly used as a dye or pigment

orrery /ˈɑɹ.ə.ɹi/ /ˈɒɹ.ə.ɹi/ /ˈɔɹ.ə.ɹi/ orreries n
Orrery Planetenmaschine
A clockwork model of any given solar system.

orthochronous adj
orthochron

orthoclase orthoclases n
Orthoklas
(mineral) Potassium aluminum silicate, KAlSi3O8, a common feldspar of igneous, plutonic, and metamorphic rocks. Orthoclase is the main feldspar of pegmatite occurrences, where it is most commonly flesh-colored. Orthoclase is used in the ceramic and glass industries and as a decorative gravel.

orthodontics n
Kieferorthopädie
(medicine) A specialty of dentistry concerned with correcting misalignment of teeth.

orthodontist /ˌɔː(ɹ)θəˈdɒntɪst/ orthodontists n
Kieferorthopäde Kieferorthopädin
An orthodontic dentist

orthodox /ˈɔɹθədɑks/ /ˈɔːθədɒks/ more orthodox most orthodox adj
orthodox rechtgläubig
Conforming to the accepted, established, or traditional doctrines of a given faith, religion, or ideology. [from 15th c.]
orthodox strenggläubig
Adhering to whatever is customary, traditional, or generally accepted. [1640s]

orthodoxy /ˈɔɹθədɑksi/ /ˈɔːɹθədɑːksi/ /ˈɔːθədɒksi/ orthodoxies n
Orthodoxie Hochorthodoxie Neuorthodoxie Rechtgläubigkeit Schriftgläubigkeit Strenggläubigkeit
Correctness in doctrine and belief.

orthoepy /ɔɹˈθoʊ.ə.pi/ /ɔː.ˈθəʊ.ɨ.pi/ /ˈɔɹ.θoʊˌɛ.pi/ /ˈɔː.θəʊ.ɨ.pi/ /ˈɔː.θəʊˌiː.pi/ /ˈɔː.θəʊˌɛ.pi/ orthoepies n
Orthoepie Rechtlautung
the study of pronunciation. [1640]
Orthoepie
Accepted or customary pronunciation. [1773]

orthogenesis orthogeneses n
Orthogenese
(evolutionary theory, historical) The hypothesis that evolution tends toward a certain goal, at least at some scales.

orthogonal /ɔɹˈθɑɡ.ə.nəl/ /ɔːˈθɒɡ.ə.nəl/ adj
rechtwinklig
(geometry) Of two objects, at right angles; perpendicular to each other.
orthogonal senkrecht
(mathematics)
rechtwinklig orthogonal senkrecht
Of a pair of elements in an ortholattice: each less than or equal to the orthocomplement of the other.

orthogonal matrix orthogonal matrices n
orthogonale Matrix

orthogonality n
Orthogonalität
(mathematics, statistics, software engineering) The property of being orthogonal.

orthographic /ˌɔːɹθəˈɡɹæfɪk/ /ˌɔːθəˈɡɹæfɪk/ adj
orthographisch
Of a projection used in maps, architecture etc., in which the rays are parallel.
Of, or relating to, orthography.

orthography /ɔɹˈθɑɡɹəfi/ /ɔːˈθɒɡɹəfi/ orthographies n
Orthographie Orthografie
(countable) A method of representing a language or the sounds of language by written symbols; spelling.
Rechtschreibkunde Rechtschreibung
(uncountable) The aspect of language study concerned with letters and their sequences in words; the study of spelling.
Rechtschreibung
(countable, more broadly) A set of conventions for writing a language, including norms of spelling, capitalization, emphasis, hyphenation, punctuation, and word breaks.
Rechtschreibung Orthografie
(uncountable) Correct spelling according to established usage; also (obsolete) pronunciation according to the spelling of a word.

orthohelium n
Orthohelium
(physics) form of the helium atom in which the spins of the two electrons form a triplet state (a state with definite total spin).

orthonitrate orthonitrates n
Orthonitrat
(inorganic chemistry) The anion NO43- or any salt containing this anion

orthonitric acid n
Orthosalpetersäure
(inorganic compound) The unstable acid H3NO4

orthonormal adj
orthonormal
(mathematics) Of a set of vectors, both orthogonal and normalized.
(mathematics) Of a linear transformation that preserves both angles and lengths.

orthopedic more orthopedic most orthopedic adj
orthopädisch
Of, or relating to orthopedics.

orthopedics /ˌɔɹθəˈpidɪks/ /ˌɔːθəˈpiːdɪks/ n
Orthopädie
(medicine) The branch of medicine that deals with the prevention or correction of disorders of the bones and associated muscles and joints

orthopedist orthopedists n
Orthopäde Orthopädin
(medicine) A surgeon who specializes in orthopedics.

orthophoto orthophotos n
Orthofoto
An aerial photograph that has been geometrically corrected (orthorectified) such that the scale of the photograph is uniform, meaning that the photo can be considered equivalent to a map.

orthopyroxene /-θə-/ /ˌɔɹθoʊpaɪˈɹɑksin/ /ˌɔːθə(ʊ)paɪˈɹɒksiːn/ orthopyroxenes n
Orthopyroxen
(mineral) Any pyroxene that forms orthorhombic crystals.

orthorexia n
Orthorexie
(psychology) A fixation with healthy or righteous eating

orthorhombic /ɔː(ɹ)θəˈɹɒmbɪk/ adj
orthorhombisch
(crystallography) Having three unequal axes at right angles.

orthoscope orthoscopes n
Orthoskop
An instrument for examining the interior of an eye.

ortolan /ˈɔɹ.tə.læn/ /ˈɔɹ.tə.lən/ /ˈɔː.təl.æn/ /ˈɔː.təl.ən/ ortolans n
Ortolan
A small European migratory bunting (Emberiza hortulana), once eaten whole as a delicacy.

ortolan bunting ortolan buntings n
Gartenammer Ortolan
Emberiza hortulana, a passerine bird in the bunting family Emberizidae.

oryx /ˈoʊɹ.ɪks/ /ˈɔɹ.ɪks/ oryges oryx oryxes n
Säbelantilope
Any of several antelopes, of the genus Oryx, native to Africa, which have long, straight horns

orzo /ˈɔɹtsoʊ/ /ˈɔɹzoʊ/ /ˈɔːtsəʊ/ /ˈɔːzəʊ/ n
Nudelreis
A form of pasta the size and shape of grains of rice or barley; often used in soups.

os /ɑs/ /ɒs/ ossa n
Os

oscillate /ˈɑsɪleɪt/ v
pendeln schwingen changieren oszilieren vibrieren zittern
(intransitive) To swing back and forth, especially if with a regular rhythm.

oscillation /ˌɑː.sə.ˈleɪ.ʃən/ oscillations n
Schwingung Oszillation
the act of oscillating or the state of being oscillated

oscillator oscillators n
Oszillator
A tuned electronic circuit used to generate a continuous output waveform.

oscillatory more oscillatory most oscillatory adj
oszillatorisch oszillierend periodisch schwingend
That oscillates; oscillating.

oscillogram oscillograms n
Oszillogramm
A record produced by an oscillograph or oscilloscope.

oscilloscope /əˈsɪl.ɪ.skəʊp/ /ˈɒˌsɪl.ɪ.skəʊp/ oscilloscopes n
Oszilloskop
An electronic measuring instrument that creates a visible two-dimensional graph, on a screen, of one or more continuously varying voltages or currents.

osculating circle osculating circles n
Krümmungskreis Schmiegkreis
(geometry, for any point on a curve) The circle that has the same tangent, and the same curvature at the point on the curve.

osculum oscula n
Osculum
(zoology) The main opening in a sponge from which water is expelled.

osier /ˈoʊʒəɹ/ /ˈəʊzɪə/ /ˈəʊʒə/ osiers n
Korb-Weide
One of the long, pliable twigs of this plant, or of other similar plants.

osmium /ˈɑz.mi.əm/ /ˈɒz.mi.əm/ osmiums n
Osmium
A chemical element (symbol Os) with atomic number 76: a hard, brittle, heavy, bluish-white transition metal found as a trace element in alloys, mostly in platinum ores.

osmoregulation osmoregulations n
Osmoregulation
The homeostatic regulation of osmotic pressure in the body in order to maintain a certain water content (concentration of electrolytes, pH, etc).

osmosis /ɑsˈmoʊsɪs/ /ɑzˈmoʊsɪs/ /ɒsˈməʊsɪs/ /ɒzˈməʊsɪs/ osmoses n
Osmose
(chemistry) The net movement of solvent molecules, usually water, from a region of lower solute concentration to a region of higher solute concentration through a partially permeable membrane.

osprey /ˈɑspɹi/ /ˈɒspɹeɪ/ ospreys n
Fischadler
A bird of prey (Pandion haliaetus) that feeds on fish and has white underparts and long, narrow wings each ending in four finger-like extensions.

osseous /ˈɒsi.əs/ adj
knöchern Knochen
Of, relating to, or made of bone; bony.

ossicle /ˈɒsɪkəl/ ossicles n
Gehörknöchelchen
(anatomy) A small bone (or bony structure), especially one of the three of the middle ear.

ossicone /ˈɒsɪkəʊn/ ossicones n
Knochenzapfen Stirnzapfen
Either of the horn-like protuberances on the heads of giraffes and male okapi. Some extinct species in the family bore antler-like ossicones.

ossification ossifications n
Ossifikation Verknöcherung
The normal process by which bone is formed.

ossified more ossified most ossified adj
verknöchert
(figurative) Inflexible, old-fashioned.

osso buco /ˌɑsoʊ ˈbukoʊ/ /ˌɒsəʊ ˈbuːkəʊ/ n
Ossobuco
A northern Italian dish of veal shanks and marrowbones braised in white wine, tomatoes, etc., often served with risotto.

ossuary /ˈɒsjʊəɹi/ ossuaries n
Beinhaus Ossarium Karner
A container, receptacle, or building, such as an urn or vault, for holding the bones of the dead.

ostensible /ɑˈstɛns.ɪ.bəl/ /ɒˈstɛns.ɪ.bəl/ more ostensible most ostensible adj
scheinbar offenbar anscheinend augenscheinlich ostensibel ostensiv
Apparent, evident; meant for open display.
scheinbar angeblich vordergründig vorgeblich vorgeschoben
Appearing as such; being such in appearance; professed, supposed (rather than demonstrably true or real).

ostensibly /ɑːˈstɛn.sə.bli/ /ɒˈstɛn.sə.bli/ /ɒˈstɛn.sɪ.bli/ adv
anscheinend offenbar offensichtlich vorgeblich
(modal) Seemingly, apparently, on the surface.

ostentation /ˌɒstənˈteɪʃən/ ostentations n
Gepränge Pomp Prahlerei Prunk Schaustellung Zurschaustellung
Ambitious display; vain show; display intended to excite admiration or applause.
Darbietung Schau Spektakel Zurschaustellung
(obsolete) A show or spectacle.

ostentatious /ˌɒs.tənˈteɪ.ʃəs/ /ˌɒs.tɛnˈteɪ.ʃəs/ more ostentatious most ostentatious adj
großtuerisch pomphaft pompös prahlend prahlerisch protzend
Of ostentation.
ostentativ auffällig demonstrativ
Intended to attract notice.
kitschig pomphaft pompös
Of tawdry display; kitsch.

osteo- /ɑstioʊ̯/ prefix
osteo-
bone

osteochondrosis /ˌɒstiːəʊkɒnˈdɹəʊsɪs/ osteochondroses n
Osteochondrosis
(pathology) A family of orthopedic diseases of the joint that occur in children and in rapidly growing animals, characterized by interruption of the blood supply of a bone, necrosis, and regrowth.

osteocyte osteocytes n
Osteozyt
(cytology) A mature bone cell involved with the maintenance of bone.

osteogenesis osteogeneses n
Knochenbildung Osteogenese
(physiology) The formation and development of bone.

osteogenesis imperfecta n
Glasknochenkrankheit Osteogenesis imperfecta
(pathology) A hereditary disease characterized by brittle bones that easily fracture.

osteologist osteologists n
Osteologe Osteologin
A scientist or physician whose speciality is osteology.

osteology osteologies n
Osteologie Knochenlehre Lehre vom Bau und den Krankheiten der Knochen
(anatomy) The scientific study of the morphology and pathology of bones.
artspezifischer Knochenbau
(anatomy) The bone structure of a particular individual, or species.

osteopathy osteopathies n
Osteopathie
(alternative medicine) The branch of therapy based on manipulation of bones and muscles.

osteopenia osteopenias n
Osteopenie
The medical condition of having low bone density, but not low enough to be considered osteoporosis.

osteoplastic adj
osteoplastisch

osteoplasty osteoplasties n
Osteoplastie

osteoporosis /ˌɒstiəʊpəˈɹəʊsɪs/ osteoporoses n
Osteoporose
(pathology) A disease, occurring especially in women following menopause, in which the bones become extremely porous and are subject to fracture.

osteotomy osteotomies n
Osteotomie
(surgery) The surgical procedure of cutting a bone. This is often performed to either lengthen, shorten, or straighten a bone.

ostinato /ɒstɪˈnɑtoʊ/ ostinati ostinatos n
Ostinato
(music) A piece of melody, a chord progression, or a bass figure that is repeated over and over as a musical accompaniment.

ostmark ostmarks n
Ostmark
(historical) The currency unit of the former German Democratic Republic (aka GDR, DDR, East Germany) until 1990, abbreviated DDM.

ostracism /ˈɒstɹəsɪz(ə)m/ ostracisms n
Scherbengericht
(historical) In ancient Athens (and some other cities), the temporary banishment by popular vote of a citizen considered dangerous to the state. [from 16th c.]
Ächtung Ausgrenzung
Temporary exclusion from a community or society.

ostracize /ˈɑstɹəˌsaɪz/ /ˈɒstɹəsaɪz/ v
ausgrenzen ausschließen bannen ostrakisieren verbannen verfemen
(by extension) To exclude a person from a community or from society by not communicating with them or by refusing to acknowledge their presence; to refuse to associate with or talk to; to shun. [from mid 17th c.]

ostrich /ˈɑs.tɹɪd͡ʒ/ /ˈɑs.tɹɪt͡ʃ/ /ˈɒs.tɹɪd͡ʒ/ /ˈɒs.tɹɪt͡ʃ/ /ˈɔs.tɹɪd͡ʒ/ /ˈɔs.tɹɪt͡ʃ/ ostriches n
Strauß Vogelstrauß
(ornithology) A large flightless bird of the genus Struthio.

ostrich policy ostrich policies n
Vogel-Strauß-Politik
(idiomatic) The tendency to ignore obvious problems and pretend they do not exist; ostrichism.

ostrich politics n
Vogel-Strauß-Politik
(derogatory) A style of politics that evades rather than addresses problems; ostrichism.

otaku /oʊˈtɑku/ /əʊˈtɑːkuː/ [o̞ʊ̯ˈtʰɑkʰu] [əʊ̯ˈtʰɑːkʰuː] otaku otakus n
Otaku
(fandom) One with an obsessive interest in something, particularly (originally, _, pejorative) obsessive Japanese fans of anime or manga.

other /ʊðə/ /ˈɐðə/ /ˈʌðə/ /ˈʌðɚ/ [ˈäðə] [ˈɐðə] adj
andere sonstig
See other (determiner) below.
andere sonstig anders
(obsolete) Left, as opposed to right.

other /ʊðə/ /ˈɐðə/ /ˈʌðə/ /ˈʌðɚ/ [ˈäðə] [ˈɐðə] determiner
andere
Not the one or ones previously referred to.

other /ʊðə/ /ˈɐðə/ /ˈʌðə/ /ˈʌðɚ/ [ˈäðə] [ˈɐðə] others n
andere
An other, another (person, etc), more often rendered as another.

other side of the coin other sides of the coin n
Kehrseite der Medaille
A different aspect or way of seeing or thinking about something.

other than preposition
abgesehen von ausgenommen außer
(idiomatic) Except, besides.
anders als in anderer Weise als
(idiomatic) Otherwise than; in any other way than, for any other reason than, etc.

other woman other women n
Bettgenossin Geliebte Gespielin Liebhaberin Liebschaft Verhältnis
(informal) A woman who is romantically involved with someone (usually a man) already in a committed relationship with another woman, especially a woman having an affair with a married man.

othering /ˈʌðəɹɪŋ/ /ˈʌðɹɪŋ/ otherings n
Othering
(philosophy, politics) : the process of perceiving or portraying someone or something as essentially alien or different.

otherness othernesses n
Andersartigkeit Anderssein Alterität
(uncountable) The quality of being different or distinct.
(countable) The result or product of being different or distinct.

others /ˈʌðəz/ /ˈʌðɚz/ n
andere Andere
Other people.
Andere
Those remaining after one or more people or items have left, or done something else, or been excluded.

otherwise /ˈʌð.əˌwaɪz/ /ˈʌð.ɚˌwaɪz/ adv
anders
(manner) Differently, in another way.
andernfalls sonst ansonsten
(conjunctive) In different circumstances; or else.
sonst ansonsten
(conjunctive) In all other respects.

otherworld /ˈʌðɚˌwɝld/ otherworlds n
Andere Welt Anderes Land Anderswelt Anderwelt

otherworldly /ˌʌðɚˈwɝld.li/ more otherworldly most otherworldly adj
jenseitig
Of, concerned with, or preoccupied with a different world than that of the tangible here and now, such as a heavenly, spiritual, or imaginary world.

otiose /ˈoʊ.ti.oʊs/ /ˈoʊ.ʃi.oʊs/ /ˈoʊ.ʃi.əs/ /ˈəʊ.ti.əʊs/ /ˈəʊ.ʃi.əʊs/ more otiose most otiose adj
müßig
Reluctant to work or to exert oneself.
fruchtlos nichtig vergeblich zwecklos
Having no reason for being (raison d’être); having no point, reason, or purpose.

otitis /oʊˈtaɪ.tɪs/ otitides otitises n
Otitis Mittelohrentzündung
(pathology) Inflammation of the ear.

otitis media n
Mittelohrentzündung
(pathology) An inflammation of the middle ear.

otolaryngology /ˌoʊtoʊˌlɛɹɪŋˈɡɑləd͡ʒi/ /ˌɑtoʊ-/ /ˌəʊtə(ʊ)ˌlæɹɪŋˈɡɒləd͡ʒi/ n
Hals-Nasen-Ohren-Heilkunde HNO-Heilkunde
(medicine) The study of diseases of the ear, nose and throat.

otolith otoliths n
Otolith
(zoology) A small particle, comprised mainly of calcium carbonate, found in the inner ear of vertebrates, being part of the balance sense.

otology /oʊˈtɑləd͡ʒi/ otologies n
Otologie Ohrenheilkunde
(medicine) The branch of medicine that deals with the ear, its structure, function and pathology.

otomycosis /ˌəʊtəʊmɪˈkəʊsɪs/ otomycoses n
Otomykose Schwimmerohr Taucherohr
(pathology) a fungal infection in the outer canal of the ear

otorhinolaryngologist /-raɪnə-/ /ˌɑtoʊˌraɪnoʊˌlæɹɪŋˈɡɑləd͡ʒɪst/ /ˌɒtə-/ /ˌɒtəʊˌraɪnəʊˌlæɹɪŋˈɡɒləd͡ʒɪst/ otorhinolaryngologists n
HNO-Arzt Otorhinolaryngologe Hals-Nasen-Ohren-Arzt
(medicine) A doctor specializing in otorhinolaryngology, the study of the ear, nose, and throat.

otoscope /ˈoʊ̯ɾəskoʊ̯p/ /ˈəʊ̯təskəʊ̯p/ otoscopes n
Otoskop
(medicine) An instrument used for examining the eardrum and interior of the outer ear.

otoscopy otoscopies n
Otoskopie

ottava rima /oʊˌtɑvə ˈɹimə/ /ɒˌtɑːvə ˈɹiːmə/ ottave rime n
Stanze Oktave
(poetry) An arrangement of stanzas of eight lines in heroic verse, with three rhymes, the first six lines rhyming alternately and the last two forming a couplet (ab ab ab cc).

otter /ˈɑtɚ/ /ˈɒt.ə/ [(ʔ)ɑɾɚ] otters n
Otter Fischotter
An aquatic or marine carnivorous mammal in the subfamily Lutrinae of the family Mustelidae, which also includes weasels, polecats, badgers, and others.

otter civet otter civets n
Otterzivette
A semi-aquatic civet found in South-East Asis, taxonomic name Cynogale bennettii

ottoman /ˈɑtəmən/ /ˈɒtəmən/ ottomans n
Ottomane Canapé Couch
(furniture) An upholstered sofa, without arms or a back, sometimes with a compartment for storing linen etc.
Ottomane Polsterhocker Sitzkissen
(furniture) A low stool or thick cushion used to rest the feet or as a seat.

ouch /ˈaʊt͡ʃ/ interjection
au aua autsch
An expression of one's own physical pain.

oud /uːd/ ouds n
Oud Ud
(musical instrument) A short-necked and fretless plucked stringed instrument of the lute family, of Arab and Turkish origin.

ought /ɑt/ /ɔt/ /ɔːt/ v
sollen
(auxiliary) Indicating duty or obligation.
(auxiliary) Indicating advisability or prudence.
(auxiliary) Indicating desirability.
(auxiliary) Indicating likelihood or probability.

ounce /aʊns/ ounces n
Unze
An avoirdupois ounce, weighing 1⁄16 of an avoirdupois pound, or 28.3495 grams.

our /æʊ(ə)/ /ɐː/ /ɑɹ/ /ɑː(ɹ)/ /ˈaʊə(ɹ)/ /ˈaʊɚ/ [ɑɹ] [ɑ˞] determiner
unser unsere
Belonging to us.

ouroboros /uːˈrɒbəˌrɒs/ /ˌuːrəˈbɒrəs/ ouroboroi ouroboroses n
Uroboros
(mythological creature) A serpent, dragon or worm that eats its own tail, a representation of the continuous cycle of life and death.

ours /ɑɹz/ /ɑːz/ /ˈaʊəz/ /ˈaʊɚz/ pronoun
unsere unserer unseres
That which belongs to us; the possessive case of we, used without a following noun.

ourself /aʊə(ɹ)ˈsɛlf/ /ɑː(ɹ)ˈsɛlf/ pronoun
Uns uns
(reflexive pronoun) The reflexive of the royal or editorial we: myself (as used by a monarch, writer or speaker who is referring to themself as we).

ourselves /aʊəˈsɛlvz/ /aʊɚˈsɛlvz/ /ɑɹˈsɛlvz/ /ɑːˈsɛlvz/ pronoun
wir selbst

oust /aʊst/ /ʌʊst/ v
schassen verdrängen vertreiben
(transitive) To expel; to remove.

ouster /aʊstə/ /aʊstəɹ/ ousters n
Amtsenthebung Vertreibung
(now, _, chiefly, _, US) Specifically, the forceful removal of a politician or regime from power; coup.

out /aʊt/ /æɔt/ /æʊt/ /ɘʉt/ /ʌʊt/ adv
heraus hinaus draußen
Away from the inside, centre or other point of reference.
draußen hinaus heraus
Away from home or one's usual place.
draußen fern
Away from; at a distance.
aus heraus
Into a state of non-operation or non-existence.
aus-
To the end; completely.
Used to intensify or emphasize.

out /aʊt/ /æɔt/ /æʊt/ /ɘʉt/ /ʌʊt/ interjection
hinfort raus
(procedure word, especially, military) A radio procedure word meaning that the station is finished with its transmission and does not expect a response.

out /aʊt/ /æɔt/ /æʊt/ /ɘʉt/ /ʌʊt/ preposition
aus heraus
From the inside to the outside of; out of. [from 14th c.]

out /aʊt/ /æɔt/ /æʊt/ /ɘʉt/ /ʌʊt/ v
outen
(intransitive) To come or go out; to get out or away; to become public, revealed, or apparent.

out loud adv
vorlesen
laut
(idiomatic) Using the voice; not silently; aloud.

out of /ˈaʊt əv/ /ˈaʊtə/ adv
außerhalb außerhalb von
aus von außer
(often, informal) expression of how distant a person or an object is.

out of breath
außer Atem
Breathing with difficulty, in particular due to physical activity.

out of business adj
außer Betrieb nicht mehr im Geschäft
No longer in business or service; defunct.

out of context more out of context most out of context adv
aus dem Kontext aus dem Zusammenhang
Without context that may be needed for understanding the original meaning.

out of control
aus dem Ruder außer Kontrolle ohne jegliche Kontrolle
Not under control.

out of date
veraltet
(idiomatic) Too old to be used; not current; invalid; outmoded.
unmodish
(idiomatic) Not conforming to the current fashion or style; old-fashioned.

out of fashion
out
Unfashionable, not in fashion.

out of hand more out of hand most out of hand adj
aus dem Ruder ausufern außer Kontrolle überhand
Not under control.

out of joint
ausgekugelt ausgerenkt
(anatomy) Dislocated.
aus dem Häuschen aus den Fugen
(by extension) Chaotic, disordered, out of control.
aus der Reihe tanzen getrennte Wege gehen nicht miteinander im / in Einklang stehen / sein
Not in harmony, in step or in line (with something).

out of line
abweichend neben der Spur unpassend
(idiomatic) Inappropriate or unsuitable, especially by reason of being unmannerly or indelicate.
(locker) verteilt verstreut
Not in a line, straggly.

out of nowhere
aus heiterem Himmel
(idiomatic) In an unexpected or inexplicable manner of arrival or occurrence.

out of one's league
eine Nummer zu groß für jemanden
In a situation in which one is mismatched with one or more others whose accomplishments, preparedness, or other characteristics are on a significantly higher or lower level than one's own.

out of order
durcheinander nicht in der richtigen Reihenfolge
(idiom) Out of normal sequence.
kaputt außer Betrieb
(idiomatic) Not functioning properly.
daneben neben der Spur unpassend
(idiomatic) Inappropriate or unsuitable.

out of place /ˌaʊtə-/ /ˌaʊt‿əv ˈpleɪs/
fehl am Platz
Not in the proper arrangement or situation.

out of reach
außer Reichweite nicht erreichbar
Outside the distance to which someone can stretch out their hand.
unerreichbar
(idiomatic) Impossible or too far away.

out of sight, out of mind proverb
aus den Augen, aus dem Sinn
When something is not nearby, it is forgotten about.

out of the blue /aʊt ɒv ðə bluː/
[[aus blauem Himmel|(wie) aus blauem Himmel]] [[aus dem Nichts|(wie) aus dem Nichts]] [[aus heiterem Himmel|(wie) aus heiterem Himmel]] aus dem Blauen heraus
(idiomatic) unexpectedly; without warning or preparation.

out of the box /aʊt əv ðə bɑːks/ /aʊt əv ðə bɒks/ /æɔt əv ðə bɒks/ /æʊt əv ðə bɒks/ /ɘʉt əv ðə bɒks/ /ʌʊt əv ðə bɑːks/
einsatzfähig gebrauchsfertig von der Stange
(idiomatic, of a product) Immediately, without intervention from the customer.

out of the frying pan, into the fire
vom Regen in die Traufe
(idiomatic) Move or get from an already bad situation to a worse one; end up in a worse situation when trying to escape from a bad or difficult one.

out of the mouths of babes proverb
Kindermund tut Wahrheit kund
From the comments of children, who are honest and innocent, . . . (comes truth or wisdom).

out of the ordinary
aus dem Rahmen
(idiomatic) Unusual or exceptional, especially for the better (often used in the negative).

out of the question more out of the question most out of the question adj
außer Frage
(idiomatic) Not remotely possible.

out of the way
aus dem Weg
(idiomatic) Not obstructing or hindering; not in the way.

out of thin air adv
aus dem Nichts
(idiomatic) From nowhere or nothing; from a non-existent or unknown source.

out of touch more out of touch most out of touch adj
realitätsfremd
(idiomatic) No longer conversant with something, especially facts, reality, or the world; not aware or realistic.

out of town
verreist
(of a person) Away from home; out of one's town of residence.

out of tune
verstimmt
Not in the correct musical pitch.

out of turn
außer der Reihe
When it is not one's turn.

out of wedlock
außerehelich
(idiom) Of parents not legally married.

out-and-out adj
durch und durch
Complete, utter.

out-of-band adj
außerband- bandfern
(telecommunications) Relating to activity outside of a defined telecommunications frequency band.
Out-of-Band-
(telecommunications, by extension) Relating to communication on a different channel, or by a different method, from that of the primary communication channel.
(computer security) Relating to communication, such as identity verification, via a method other than the primary means of accessing the software.

out-of-body adj
außerhalb des Körpers außerkörperlich
Perceived as if from a position external to one's body; as if one's mind had separated from the body

out-of-body experience out-of-body experiences n
außerkörperliche Erfahrung außerkörperliches Erlebnis
(parapsychology) An experience in which one feels outside of one’s body.

out-of-court adj
außergerichtlich
(legal) Without resorting to formal legal action.

outage /ˈaʊt.əd͡ʒ/ /ˈaʊt.ɪd͡ʒ/ outages n
Ausfall Stromausfall
A temporary suspension of operation, especially of electrical power supply.

outback outbacks n
Outback
(Australia) The most remote and desolate areas of Australia; the desert and areas too arid for growing crops.

outbid /aʊtˈbɪd/ v
überbieten
(transitive) To bid more than (somebody else) in an auction.

outboard motor outboard motors n
Außenbordmotor Außenborder
A detachable and pivotable propulsion unit fitted over the transom of a boat, comprising an engine that drives a propeller.

outbound adj
herausgehend hinausgehend
Leaving or departing; traveling away from; outward bound.

outbreak /ˈaʊtbɹeɪk/ outbreaks n
Ausbruch Auftreten Entfesselung
An eruption; the sudden appearance of a rash, disease, etc.
Massenvermehrung Schwemme plötzliche Zunahme sprunghafter Anstieg
A sudden increase.
Ausbruch Flut Lawine plötzliches Auftreten
(figurative) An outburst or sudden eruption, especially of violence and mischief.

outbuilding /ˈaʊtˌbɪl.dɪŋ/ outbuildings n
Nebengebäude
A building, such as a barn, shed, or garage, that is separate from, but associated with some main building

outcast /aʊtˈkæst/ /aʊtˈkɑːst/ /ˈaʊtkæst/ /ˈaʊtkɑːst/ outcasts n
Ausgestoßene Ausgestoßener Aussätziger Ausgeschlossener Ausgestossene Ausgestossener
One that has been excluded from a society or system, a pariah, a leper. [from 14th c.]

outclass /aʊtˈklæs/ /aʊtˈklɑːs/ v
deklassieren
(transitive) to surpass something or somebody else, so as to appear to be in a higher class

outcome /ˈaʊtkʌm/ outcomes n
Ergebnis Ausgang
(chiefly, sport) The scoreline; the result.

outcompete v
auskonkurrieren verdrängen
To be more successful than a competitor; especially to thrive in the presence of an organism that is competing for resources.

outcrop /ˈaʊt.kɹɑp/ outcrops n
Landzunge Vorsprung
A piece of land that stands out (usually into water) from the land surrounding.
Aufschluss Aufbiss
A coming out of bedrock or of an unconsolidated deposit to the surface of the ground.
Aufschluss
The part of a rock formation that appears at the surface of the ground.

outcry /aʊtˈkɹaɪ/ /ˈaʊtkɹaɪ/ outcries n
Schrei
Sturm der Entrüstung Aufschrei
(figuratively) A strong protest.

outdate v
als überaltert gelten unmodern werden unzeitgemäß werden veralten

outdated /aʊtˈdeɪtɪd/ more outdated most outdated adj
veraltet überholt
Out of date, old-fashioned, antiquated.

outdo /aʊtˈdu/ v
übertreffen
(transitive) To excel; go beyond in performance; surpass.

outdoor /ˌaʊtˈdɔː/ adj
Außen- Freiluft- außerhalb des Hauses im Freien
Situated in, designed to be used in, or carried on in the open air. [from 18th c.]

outdoors /aʊtˈdɔː(ɹ)z/ adv
draußen im Freien an der frischen Luft
Not inside a house or under covered structure; unprotected; in the open air.

outdoorsy /aʊtˈdɔɹzi/ /aʊtˈdɔːzi/ outdoorsier outdoorsiest adj
Frischluft- Natur- naturorientiert naturverbunden
(informal) Associated with the outdoors, or suited to outdoor life.
frischluftliebend naturliebend naturverbunden
(informal) Fond of the outdoors.

outer /ˈaʊtə/ /ˈaʊtɚ/ [ˈaʊɾɚ] outermore outermost adj
außen äußer-
Outside; external.

outer class outer classes n
äußere Klasse
(object-oriented) A class that contains an inner class.

outer ear outer ears n
Außenohr
(anatomy) The outer portion of the ear which includes the auricle and the ear canal and leads to the eardrum.

outer measure outer measures n
äußeres Maß

outer planet outer planets n
äußere Planet
(astronomy) Any planet of the Solar System whose orbit is located beyond the asteroid belt, i.e., any of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, or Neptune.

outer space /ˌaʊtə ˈspeɪs/ /ˌaʊtɚ ˈspeɪs/ [ˌaʊ̯tə ˈspɛɪ̯s] [ˌaʊ̯ɾɚ ˈspeɪ̯s] n
All Weltraum Weltall
Region outside explored space.

outermost /ˈaʊtɚmoʊst/ adj
äußerst
farthest outside

outfit /ˈaʊtfɪt/ outfits n
Outfit
A set of clothing (with accessories).

outflow outflows n
Abfluss
The process of flowing out.

outgas v
ausgasen
To release gaseous substances into the air, especially of a polymer material as it is aged or heated.

outgassing outgassings n
Ausgasen
The slow release of gas from a solid or liquid; especially, the release of gases into the atmosphere of a planet, or the release of gases from plastic parts.

outgoing /aʊtˈɡəʊɪŋ/ /ˈaʊtˌɡəʊɪŋ/ more outgoing most outgoing adj
aufgeschlossen kontaktfreudig gesellig leutselig
scheidend
(not comparable) Being replaced in office (while still in office but after election has determined that he/she will be replaced).

outgrow /ˌaʊtˈɡɹəʊ/ /ˌɑʊtˈɡɹoʊ/ v
aus (etwas) herauswachsen

outgunned more outgunned most outgunned adj
waffentechnisch unterlegen
Having insufficient weapons.

outhouse outhouses n
Klo Abort
Plumpsklo Außenklo Außentoilette Häuschen
(North America) An outbuilding, typically permanent, containing a toilet or seat over a cesspit.

outing /ˈaʊtɪŋ/ outings n
Ausflug Exkursion
A pleasure trip or excursion.
Auftritt
A performance in public, for example in a drama, film, on a musical album, as a sports contestant etc.
Outing
The practice of publicly revealing that a person is homosexual or transgender without that person's consent.

outlandish /aʊ̯tˈlændɪʃ/ more outlandish most outlandish adj
haarsträubend seltsam sonderbar
Bizarre; strange.
ausländisch fremdartig
(archaic) Foreign; alien.

outlast /ˌaʊtˈlæst/ /ˌaʊtˈlɑːst/ v
überleben überdauern
(transitive) To live, last or remain longer than.

outlaw /ˈaʊt.lɑ/ /ˈaʊt.lɔ/ /ˈaʊt.lɔː/ /ˈæɔt.loː/ outlaws n
Gesetzloser Outlaw Verfemter
A fugitive from the law.
Ächtung
(history) A criminal who is excluded from normal legal rights; one who can be killed at will without legal penalty.

outlaw /ˈaʊt.lɑ/ /ˈaʊt.lɔ/ /ˈaʊt.lɔː/ /ˈæɔt.loː/ v
ächten
To declare illegal.
verbannen
To place a ban upon.

outlawed adj
gesetzwidrig illegal verboten
(of an act) put beyond the limits of the law, forbidden, against the law.
geächtet rechtlos vogelfrei
(of a person) put beyond the limits of the law, declared an outlaw or declared a criminal.

outlay /aʊtˈleɪ/ /ˈaʊtleɪ/ outlays n
Aufwand Ausgabe
The spending of money, or an expenditure.

outlet /ˈaʊtlɛt/ /ˈaʊtlɪt/ outlets n
Ausgang Auslass
A vent or similar passage to allow the escape of something.
Direktverkauf Direktvermarkter Werksverkauf
A shop that sells the products of a particular manufacturer or supplier.

outlier /ˈaʊtˌlaɪə(ɹ)/ /ˈʌʊtˌlaɪɚ/ outliers n
Ausreißer Sonderfall
A person or thing situated away from the main body or outside its proper place.
Zeugenberg
(geology) A part of a formation separated from the rest of the formation by erosion.
Ausreißer
(statistics) A value in a statistical sample which does not fit a pattern that describes most other data points; specifically, a value that lies 1.5 IQR beyond the upper or lower quartile.

outline /ˈaʊtlaɪn/ outlines n
Kontur Umriss
A line marking the boundary of an object figure.
Umriss
The outer shape of an object or figure.
Skizze Konturenzeichnung Skizzierung Umrisszeichnung
A sketch or drawing in which objects are delineated in contours without shading.
Beschreibung
A general description of some subject.
Zusammenfassung
A statement summarizing the important points of a text.
Entwurf
A preliminary plan for a project.
(film) A prose telling of a story intended to be turned into a screenplay; generally longer and more detailed than a treatment.

outline /ˈaʊtlaɪn/ v
zusammenfassen
(transitive) To summarize.

outliner /ˈaʊtlaɪnə/ outliners n
Gliederungseditor
(computing) A software system for organizing text into a hierarchy.

outlive /aʊtˈlɪv/ v
überleben
(transitive) To live longer than; continue to live after the death of; overlive; survive.

outlook /ˈaʊtˌlʊk/ /ˌaʊtˈlʊk/ outlooks n
Aussichtspunkt
A place from which something can be viewed.
Ausblick Aussicht
The view from such a place.
Expectation for the future.
Ansichten Einstellung
An attitude or point of view.

outmanoeuvre v
ausmanövrieren
(British spelling, transitive) To perform manoeuvres or movements more successfully or better than; to surpass or get the advantage of in manoeuvring; to outgeneral.

outmoded more outmoded most outmoded adj
altmodisch
Unfashionable.

outnumber /aʊtˈnʌmbə(ɹ)/ v
in der Überzahl/Mehrzahl sein zahlenmäßig überlegen sein
(transitive, stative) to be more in number than somebody or something.

outpatient adj
ambulant
(healthcare) Provided without requiring an overnight stay by the patient.

outpost /ˈaʊtˌpoʊst/ outposts n
Vorposten
A military post stationed at a distance from the main body of troops.
Außenposten
An outlying settlement.

output /ˈaʊtpʊt/ outputs n
Ausgabe
(computing) Data sent out of the computer, as to output device such as a monitor or printer, or data sent from one program on the computer to another.

output /ˈaʊtpʊt/ v
ausgeben
(economics) To produce, create, or complete.
(computing) To send data out of a computer, as to an output device such as a monitor or printer, or to send data from one program on the computer to another.

outrage /ˈaʊt.ɹeɪd͡ʒ/ /ˈaʊt.ɹɪd͡ʒ/ outrages n
Untat (empörendes) Verbrechen Gräueltat
Beleidigung Frevel Schande Schandtat Skandal
An offensive, immoral or indecent act.
Wut Empörung Entrüstung Rage
The resentful, indignant, or shocked anger aroused by such acts.

outrage /ˈaʊt.ɹeɪd͡ʒ/ /ˈaʊt.ɹɪd͡ʒ/ v
brüskieren mit Füßen treten vor den Kopf stoßen
(transitive) To cause or commit an outrage upon; to treat with violence or abuse.
empören schockieren
(transitive) To inspire feelings of outrage in.

outrageous /aʊtˈɹeɪdʒəs/ more outrageous most outrageous adj
empörend haarsträubend schockierend ungeheuerlich verstörend
Shocking; exceeding conventional behaviour; provocative. [from 18th c.]

outreach /aʊtˈɹiːtʃ/ /ˈaʊtɹiːtʃ/ outreaches n
Handreichung Streetwork Öffentlichkeitsarbeit
The act of reaching out.
Reichweite
The extent or length of one's reach.
Streetwork Öffentlichkeitsarbeit
The act or practice of visiting and providing services (of a charity, church, or other organization) to people who might not otherwise have access to those services.

outreach /aʊtˈɹiːtʃ/ /ˈaʊtɹiːtʃ/ v
größere Kreise erreichen
(transitive) To reach further than.
übertrumpfen
(transitive) To surpass or exceed.
missionieren streetworken
(intransitive) To provide charitable or religious services to people who would otherwise not have access to those services.

outrigger /ˈaʊtˌɹɪɡə/ /ˈaʊtˌɹɪɡɚ/ outriggers n
Ausleger
(nautical) Any of various projecting beams or spars that provide support for a sailing ship's mast.
(nautical) A long thin timber, pontoon, or other float attached parallel to a canoe or boat by projecting struts as a means of preventing tipping or capsizing.
(nautical) An iron bracket or brace for an oarlock projecting from the side of a rowing boat.
Auslegerboot
(rowing) An outrigger canoe or boat.

outrigger canoe outrigger canoes n
Auslegerboot
A seagoing canoe having one or more lateral support floats to provide stability.

outright /aʊtˈɹaɪt/ /ˈaʊtɹaɪt/ adj
eindeutig klar uneingeschränkt
Unqualified and unreserved.
blank glatt komplett völlig
Total or complete.
bedingungslos uneingeschränkt vorbehaltlos
Having no outstanding conditions.

outright /aʊtˈɹaɪt/ /ˈaʊtɹaɪt/ adv
ganz und gar gänzlich komplett rundweg total vollständig
Wholly, completely and entirely.
freiheraus geradeheraus klar ohne Umschweife
Openly and without reservation.
auf der Stelle gleich sofort
At once.
als Ganzes ganz
With no outstanding conditions.
schreiend völlig
(informal) Blatantly; inexcusably; unambiguously.

outrun /ˈaʊtɹʌn/ v
überholen
(transitive) To run faster than.

outré /uˈtɹeɪ/ more outré most outré adj
extravagant exzentrisch
Very unconventional.

outset /ˈaʊtsɛt/ outsets n
Anfang Beginn
Onset; the beginning or initial stage of something. [from 1759]

outshine /aʊtˈʃaɪn/ v
überleuchten überstrahlen
To shine brighter than something else
überleuchten überragen überstrahlen übertreffen
To exceed something or someone else, especially in an obvious or flamboyant manner

outside /aʊtˈsaɪd/ /ˈaʊt.saɪd/ more outside most outside adv
draußen außerhalb
To or in the outdoors or outside; to or in an area that is beyond the scope, limits, or borders of a given place.
draußen
Outdoors.

outside /aʊtˈsaɪd/ /ˈaʊt.saɪd/ outsides n
Außenseite
The part of something that faces out; the outer surface.

outside /aʊtˈsaɪd/ /ˈaʊt.saɪd/ preposition
außerhalb
On the outside of, not inside (something, such as a building).

outside of preposition
abgesehen von
Aside from; besides.

outside the box
quer denken um die Ecke denken
(idiomatic) Beyond the bounds of convention.

outside world outside worlds n
Außenwelt
(idiomatic) The rest of the world outside of some closed, restricted, or remote environment.

outsider /ˌaʊtˈsaɪdəɹ/ outsiders n
Außenseiter Außenseiterin
One who is not part of a community or organization.
Anfänger Neuling
A newcomer with little or no experience in an organization or community.
Anfänger Außenseiter Außenseiterin Neuling
A competitor or contestant who has little chance of winning; a long shot.

outskirt /ˈaʊtskɜːt/ /ˈaʊtskɝt/ outskirts n
Außenbereich Außenbezirk Randbereich Randbezirk Randgebiet Stadtrand
A more remote part of a town or city; the periphery, environs; a suburb.

outskirts /ˈaʊtskɜːts/ /ˈaʊtskɝts/ n
Stadtrand
The area surrounding a city or town; suburb.

outsmart /aʊtˈsmɑː(ɹ)t/ v
überlisten
(transitive) To beat in a competition of wits.

outsole outsoles n
Außensohle

outsource /ˈaʊtˌsoɹs/ v
auslagern
(chiefly, US, business, management) To transfer the management and/or day-to-day execution of a business function to a third-party service provider.

outsourcing /ˈaʊtˌsɔː(ɹ).sɪŋ/ outsourcings n
Auslagerung Outsourcing
The transfer of a business function to an external service provider.

outspoken more outspoken most outspoken adj
frank und frei redend geradeaus sprechend mit seiner Meinung nicht hinter dem Berg haltend nicht drumherum redend unverblümt
Speaking, or spoken, freely, openly, or boldly; vocal; frank.

outstanding more outstanding most outstanding adj
herausragend hervorragend hervorstechend
Prominent or noticeable; standing out from others.
hervorragend ausgezeichnet
Exceptionally good; distinguished from others by its superiority.
hervorstehend überstehend
Projecting outwards.
ausstehend
Unresolved; not settled or finished.
Owed as a debt.

outstrip /ˌaʊtˈstɹɪp/ v
überholen überflügeln überrunden
To move more quickly than (someone or something) so as to outrun or leave it behind.
übertreffen
(figuratively) To exceed or surpass (someone or something).

outtake /ˈaʊtˌteɪk/ outtakes n
Nichtkopierer Outtake herausgeschnittenes Filmmaterial
A portion of a recording (a take) that is not included in the final version of a film or a musical album, often because it contains a mistake.

outward /ˈaʊt.wəd/ /ˈaʊt.wɚd/ more outward most outward adj
äußere
outer; located towards the outside

outward /ˈaʊt.wəd/ /ˈaʊt.wɚd/ more outward most outward adv
außen
Towards the outside; away from the centre. [from 10th c.]

outwardly /ˈaʊtwədli/ /ˈaʊtwɚdli/ adv
äußerlich
Externally or on the outside, or on the surface.

outweigh /ˌaʊtˈweɪ/ v
übersteigen übertreffen
überwiegen
(transitive) To exceed in weight or mass.
überragen
(transitive) To exceed in importance or value.

outwith /aʊtˈwɪð/ /aʊtˈwɪθ/ preposition
außerhalb
(now, chiefly, Scotland) Outside; beyond; outside of. [from 12th c.]

outwork /aʊtˈwɔːk/ /aʊtˈwɔːɹk/ /ˈaʊtwɔːk/ /ˈaʊtwɔːɹk/ outworks n
Vorwerk
(architecture, countable) A minor, subsidiary fortification built beyond the main limits of fortification.

ouvrierism n
Ouvrierismus
(communism) The glorification of manual laborers, often in opposition to the leadership of labor or socialist movements.

ouzel /ˈuːzəl/ ouzels n
Wasseramsel
(chiefly, _, North America) A water ouzel, an aquatic perching bird (Cinclus mexicanus).

ouzo /ˈuːzəʊ/ ouzos n
Ouzo
(countable) A serving of this drink.

oval /ˈoʊvəl/ /ˈəʊvəl/ more oval most oval adj
oval Oval
Having the shape of an oval.

oval /ˈoʊvəl/ /ˈəʊvəl/ ovals n
Oval oval
An elongated round shape resembling an egg or ellipse.

ovarian /oʊˈvɛɹi.ən/ adj
Eierstock-
(medicine) Relating to the ovaries.

ovarian follicle ovarian follicles n
Eibläschen Ovarialfollikel
(anatomy) A spherical cellular aggregation found in the ovaries, each of them containing a single oocyte, or an immature ovum.

ovary /ˈoʊvəɹi/ /ˈəʊvəɹi/ ovaries n
Eierstock Ovarium Fruchtknoten Ovar
(anatomy) A female reproductive organ, often paired, that produces ova and in mammals secretes the hormones estrogen and progesterone.

ovation /oʊˈveɪ.ʃən/ /əʉˈvæɪ.ʃn̩/ [oʊˈveɪ.ʃn̩] [ə(ʊ)ˈveɪ.ʃn̩] ovations n
Ovation Beifallssturm tosender Beifall
(by extension) Prolonged enthusiastic applause.

oven /ˈʌ.vn̩/ /ˈʌv.ən/ ovens n
Ofen Backofen
A chamber used for baking or heating.

oven glove oven gloves n
Ofenhandschuh Topfhandschuh
A heatproof glove designed to carry hot things to or from an oven.

ovenbird ovenbirds n
Pieperwaldsänger
An American warbler, Seiurus aurocapilla, that builds such a nest of vegetation.

ovenproof adj
ofenfest
(of a dish) Suitable for use in an oven, without being damaged by the heat.

over /ˈoʊ.vɚ/ /ˈəʊ.və(ɹ)/ adj
vorbei
Discontinued; ended or concluded.

over /ˈoʊ.vɚ/ /ˈəʊ.və(ɹ)/ interjection
Schluss kommen
(procedure word, military) A radio procedure word meaning that the station is finished with its transmission and is expecting a response.

over /ˈoʊ.vɚ/ /ˈəʊ.və(ɹ)/ preposition
über
On top of; above; higher than; further up.
Across or spanning.
Beyond; past; exceeding; too much or too far.
durch
(mathematics) Divided by.

over again adv
vom Anfang von Neuem von vorn
Afresh; anew.

over and above adv
zusätzlich
Supplementarily.

over and over adv
immer wieder
Repeatedly; again and again; many times.

over here adv
hier
in this place

over my dead body
nur über meine Leiche
(idiomatic, usually, hyperbole) Under no circumstances; absolutely not.

over the moon
völlig aus dem Häuschen überglücklich
(idiomatic) Delighted, thrilled.

over the top more over the top most over the top adj
des Guten zu viel etwas zu weit gehend schon nicht mehr schön zuviel des Guten übertrieben
(idiomatic) Bold; beyond normal, expected, or reasonable limits; outrageous.

over there adv
dort dort drüben drüben
In that place; there (at some distance).

over- /ˈoʊ̯.vɚ/ /ˈoː.bʱə(ɾ)/ /ˈɐʉ̯.və/ /ˈəʊ̯.və/ /ˈəʊ̯.vəɹ/ [ˈo̝.vər] [ˈɐʉ̯vɐ] [ˈəʊ̯və] [ˈʌ̝ʊvɚ] prefix
über-
Above, or higher.

over-the-counter adj
rezeptfrei
(pharmacology, of medicine and other treatments) Legal for sale or distribution without the requirement of a prescription.

overabundance overabundances n
Überfluss

overachiever overachievers n
Überleister Überleisterin
One who overachieves; one who has too much success. [from 1950s]

overact /ˌəʊvəɹˈækt/ v
übertreiben übertrieben spielen
(acting) To act in an exaggerated manner.

overactive more overactive most overactive adj
überaktiv
Excessively active.

overage /ˈəʊvəɹˈeɪd͡ʒ/ more overage most overage adj
zu alt überaltert
Too old to be of use in a particular situation.

overage /ˈəʊvəɹɪd͡ʒ/ overages n
Kassenüberschuss Surplus Überbestand Überhang Überschuss
A surplus of inventory or capacity or of cash that is greater than the amount in the record of an account.
Mehr- Über- Überschuss
A state of being more than one ought to be.

overall /ˈoʊvɚɑl/ /ˈoʊvɚɔl/ /ˈəʊvəɹɔːl/ /ˌoʊvɚˈɑl/ /ˌoʊvɚˈɔl/ /ˌəʊvəɹˈɔːl/ more overall most overall adj
gesamt
All-encompassing, all around.

overall /ˈoʊvɚɑl/ /ˈoʊvɚɔl/ /ˈəʊvəɹɔːl/ /ˌoʊvɚˈɑl/ /ˌoʊvɚˈɔl/ /ˌəʊvəɹˈɔːl/ adv
alles zusammengenommen insgesamt
Generally; with everything considered.

overall /ˈoʊvɚɑl/ /ˈoʊvɚɔl/ /ˈəʊvəɹɔːl/ /ˌoʊvɚˈɑl/ /ˌoʊvɚˈɔl/ /ˌəʊvəɹˈɔːl/ overalls n
Overall Latzhose
(British) A garment worn over other clothing to protect it; a coverall or boiler suit. A garment, for manual labor or for casual wear, often made of a single piece of fabric, with long legs and a bib upper, supported from the shoulders with straps, and having several large pockets and loops for carrying tools.

overalls /ˈoʊvəɹɔːlz/ /ˈɐʉv(ə)ɹəlz/ n
Overall
(outside, North America) A loose-fitting garment worn over regular clothes to protect them.
Latzhose
(US, Canada, Australia) Loose-fitting pants with supporting cross-straps and a panel of material in the chest (called a bib), often associated with farm work.

overbearing more overbearing most overbearing adj
anmaßend herrisch überheblich
Overly bossy, domineering, or arrogant.

overbite /əʊvə(ɹ)ˈbaɪt/ /ˈəʊvə(ɹ)baɪt/ overbites n
Überbiss
(dentistry) A malocclusion in which the upper teeth extend over the lower ones.

overboard /ˈəʊvə(ɹ)ˌbɔː(ɹ)d/ adv
über Bord
Over the edge; especially, off or outside of a boat.

overcast /ˈoʊvɚ.kæst/ /ˈəʊvəˌkɑːst/ /ˌoʊvɚˈkæst/ /ˌəʊvəˈkɑːst/ more overcast most overcast adj
bewölkt bedeckt
Covered with clouds; overshadowed; darkened; (meteorology) more than 90% covered by clouds.

overclean more overclean most overclean adj
übersauber

overcoat /ˈoʊvɚkoʊt/ /ˈəʊvəkəʊt/ overcoats n
Mantel
A heavy garment worn over other clothes, for protection from cold or weather.

overcome /ˌoʊvɚˈkʌm/ /ˌəʊvəˈkʌm/ v
überwinden
(transitive) To surmount (a physical or abstract obstacle); to prevail over, to get the better of.

overconfident /ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈkɒnfɪdənt/ more overconfident most overconfident adj
anmaßend stolz vermessen überheblich
Too confident.
anmaßend arrogant dreist respektlos unbescheiden unhöflich
Presumptuous, cocksure, rude and disrespectful.

overcook /oʊ.vɚ.kʊk/ v
totkochen verkochen zerkochen
(transitive) To cook for too long or at too high a temperature.

overcooked more overcooked most overcooked adj
verbraten verkocht
Made unpalatable or inedible by cooking for too long.

overcourtesy n
Überhöflichkeit

overcrowded more overcrowded most overcrowded adj
überfüllt
Containing too many occupants for an area of its size.

overdependent more overdependent most overdependent adj
zu abhängig überabhängig

overdiligent more overdiligent most overdiligent adj
überfleißig

overdiligently more overdiligently most overdiligently adv
überfleißig

overdo /ˌoʊvɚˈdu/ /ˌəʊvəˈduː/ v
übertreiben zu lange kochen
To give (someone or something) too much work; to require too much effort or strength of (someone); to use up too much of (something).

overdose /ˈəʊvə(ɹ)ˌdəʊs/ overdoses n
Überdosis
An excessive and dangerous dose of a drug.

overdose /ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈdəʊs/ v
überdosieren
(transitive) To dose to excess; to give an overdose, or too many doses, to.

overdraft /ˈoʊvɚdɹæft/ /ˈəʊvədɹɑːft/ overdrafts n
Überziehung
(uncountable) The act of overdrawing a bank account.
Dispositionskredit Überziehungskredit
(countable) The amount overdrawn.
Dispositionsrahmen Überziehungsgrenze
(countable) The maximum amount that may be overdrawn.

overdraw v
überziehen
To withdraw more money from an account than there is credit; to make an overdraft

overdrive /ˈəʊvə(ɹ)ˌdɹaɪv/ /ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈdɹaɪv/ overdrives n
Overdrive Schnellgang
(dated, automotive) A gear, on an automobile, higher than the normal top gear.

overdue /ˌoʊ.vəɹˈdu/ /ˌəʊ.vəˈdju/ more overdue most overdue adj
ausstehend überfällig
Late; especially, past a deadline or too late to fulfill a need.

overeat /ˌoʊvɚˈit/ v
überessen
(ambitransitive) To eat too much of.

overestimate /ˌəʊvəɹˈɛstɪmeɪt/ /ˌəʊvəɹˈɛstɪmət/ v
überschätzen
To judge or calculate too highly.

overexert v
sich überanstrengen
To exert (oneself) to an excessive degree

overexertion overexertions n
Überanstrengung Überforderung
excessive exertion; so much exertion that discomfort or injury results

overexploitation n
Raubbau
Excessive and damaging exploitation.

overexpose v
überbelichten
(photography) To expose (film) to light during the development process for a longer time than is required to accurately produce the image.

overexposed more overexposed most overexposed adj
überbelichtet
Exposed too much, especially of film or a photograph.

overexposure overexposures n
Überbelichtung
(photography) Exposure of film to light during the development process for a longer time than is required to accurately produce the image.

overfeed v
überernähren überfüttern
(transitive) To feed a person or animal too much.

overfeeding overfeedings n
Überernährung Überfütterung

overfit v
überanpassen
(statistics) To use a statistical model that has too many parameters relative to the size of the sample leading to a good fit with the sample data but a poor fit with new data.

overflow /ˈoʊvɚˌfloʊ/ /ˈəʊvəˌfləʊ/ /ˌoʊvɚˈfloʊ/ /ˌəʊvəˈfləʊ/ v
überfluten überströmen
überlaufen überfließen
(transitive) To flow over the brim of (a container).
(intransitive) To flow over the edge of a container.
(computing, ambitransitive) To (cause to) exceed the available numeric range.

overfly v
überfliegen
To fly over something.

overfund v
überfinanzieren

overgeneral adj
übergenerell

overgenerality n
Übergeneralität

overgentle more overgentle most overgentle adj
übersanft

overgently more overgently most overgently adv
übersanft

overgrown more overgrown most overgrown adj
überwachsen
Having large numbers of plants which have become too big, and are hence spoiling the picturesqueness of a garden.

overhand knot overhand knots n
Überhandknoten Kreuzschlag
A particular very simple knot, used e.g. to prevent the end of a rope from unraveling, and as part of other knots.

overhang seat n
Überhangmandat
A legislative seat distribution, used to guarantee that a party gets their fair share of seats, when a party is entitled to fewer seats as a result of party votes than it has won constituencies. Additional seats granted to that party would be overhang seats.

overhaste n
Übereile
Excessive, undue haste.

overhated more overhated most overhated adj
übergehasst
Given an excessive amount of hate; getting more hate than it deserves.

overhaul /ˈoʊvɚˌhɑl/ /ˈoʊvɚˌhɔl/ /ˈəʊvəˌhɔːl/ /ˌoʊvɚˈhɑl/ /ˌoʊvɚˈhɔl/ /ˌəʊvəˈhɔːl/ overhauls n
Aufarbeitung Erneuerung Grundinstandsetzung Revision Tuning Überholung
A major repair, renovation, or revision.

overhaul /ˈoʊvɚˌhɑl/ /ˈoʊvɚˌhɔl/ /ˈəʊvəˌhɔːl/ /ˌoʊvɚˈhɑl/ /ˌoʊvɚˈhɔl/ /ˌəʊvəˈhɔːl/ v
modernisieren überholen
To modernize, repair, renovate, or revise completely.
überholen
To pass, overtake, or travel past.

overhead /ˈoʊvɚˌhɛd/ /ˈəʊvəˌhɛd/ /ˌoʊvɚˈhɛd/ /ˌəʊvəˈhɛd/ more overhead most overhead adj
darüber oben Überkopf-
located above, especially over the head

overhead /ˈoʊvɚˌhɛd/ /ˈəʊvəˌhɛd/ /ˌoʊvɚˈhɛd/ /ˌəʊvəˈhɛd/ more overhead most overhead adv
darüber oben Überkopf-
Above one's head; in the sky.

overhead /ˈoʊvɚˌhɛd/ /ˈəʊvəˌhɛd/ /ˌoʊvɚˈhɛd/ /ˌəʊvəˈhɛd/ overheads n
allgemeine Unkosten
(uncountable, business, accounting) The expense of a business not directly assigned to goods or services provided.
Mehraufwand
(uncountable) Any cost or expenditure (monetary, time, effort or otherwise) incurred in a project or activity, which does not directly contribute to its progress or outcome.
vergeudetes Geld
(uncountable, business) Wasted money.
Overhead
(computing) Data or steps of computation used only to facilitate the computations in the system and not directly related to the actual program code or data being processed.

overhead press overhead presses n
Schulterdrücken Überkopfdrücken
(weightlifting) An exercise in which weight is lifted with the arms, which are straightened vertically over one's head.

overhead projector overhead projectors n
Overheadprojektor Polylux Tageslichtprojektor
A projector that projects an image over the heads of the viewers onto a screen in front of them.

overhear /oʊ.vɚˈhɪɚ/ v
zufällig mit anhören
(ambitransitive) To hear something that was not meant for one's ears.

overheat /ˌoʊvɚˈhit/ /ˌəʊvəˈhiːt/ v
überhitzen
(transitive) To heat excessively.
(intransitive) To become excessively hot.

overheated more overheated most overheated adj
überhitzt
Excessively heated.

overheating overheatings n
Überhitzung
A situation where something is overheated.

overhuge more overhuge most overhuge adj
überriesig

overindividualism n
Überindividualismus

overindulgence overindulgences n
Maßlosigkeit Völlerei Übermäßigkeit übermäßiger Genuss
An act of overindulging; indulgence in too much; pleasure or consumption taken in excess of what is satisfying or necessary.

overinterpret v
überinterpretieren

overjoyed /ˌoʊvɚˈd͡ʒɔɪd/ /ˌəʊvəˈd͡ʒɔɪd/ more overjoyed most overjoyed adj
überglücklich hocherfreut
Very happy.

overkill /ˈoʊ.vɚˌkɪl/ /ˈoʊvɚˌkɪl/ /ˈəʊ.vəˌkɪl/ /ˌoʊvɚˈkɪl/ /ˌəʊvəˈkɪl/ n
Overkill Übermaß
(by extension) An unnecessary excess of whatever is needed to achieve a goal.
(manufacturing) An unnecessary excess of disposal because of too high criteria of inspection.

overking /ˈəʊvə(ɹ)ˌkɪŋ/ overkings n
Oberkönig
A king who has sovereignty over inferior kings or ruling princes; a ruler of an overkingdom; a king that is truly superior or supreme.

overlap /ˈoʊvɚˌlæp/ /ˈəʊvəˌlæp/ /ˌoʊvɚˈlæp/ /ˌəʊvəˈlæp/ v
überlappen hinausragen über überdecken überlagern
To extend over and partly cover something.
überschneiden
To have an area, range, character or function in common.
schneiden
(mathematics) Of sets: to have some elements in common.

overlearn /əʊvəˈləːn/ v
überlernen
To learn (something) more than is necessary; to study excessively, to take (something) too much to heart.

overlength n
Überlänge
(transportation, legal, of a vehicle) An excess of length.

overload /ˈəʊvə(ɹ)ˌləʊd/ /ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈləʊd/ overloads n
Überlastung Überladung
An excessive load.
Überladung
(computing, programming) An overloaded version of a function.

overload /ˈəʊvə(ɹ)ˌləʊd/ /ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈləʊd/ v
überladen überlasten
(transitive) To provide too much power to a circuit.
überladen
(transitive, object-oriented) To create different functions for the same name, to be used in different contexts.
überladen überlasten überlastet sein
(intransitive) To fail due to excessive load.

overloaded more overloaded most overloaded adj
überbelastet
loaded too heavily

overloading /ˈoʊ.vɚloʊ.diŋ/ /ˈəʊ.və(ɹ)ləʊdɪŋ/ overloadings n
Überladen
(object-oriented) A type of polymorphism, where different functions, operators or variables with the same name are invoked based on the data types of the parameters passed.

overlook /ˈoʊ.vɚˌlʊk/ /ˈəʊ.vəˌlʊk/ /ˌoʊ.vɚˈlʊk/ /ˌəʊ.vəˈlʊk/ overlooks n
Überblick Übersicht
A vista or point that gives a view down toward something else.

overlook /ˈoʊ.vɚˌlʊk/ /ˈəʊ.vəˌlʊk/ /ˌoʊ.vɚˈlʊk/ /ˌəʊ.vəˈlʊk/ v
übersehen bemerken
To fail to notice; to look over and beyond (anything) without seeing it.
übersehen
To pretend not to have noticed (something, especially a mistake or flaw); to pass over (something) without censure or punishment.
überblicken
(archaic) To supervise, oversee; to watch over.

overlord /ˈəʊvə(ɹ)lɔː(ɹ)d/ /ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈlɔː(ɹ)d/ overlords n
Lehnsherr Oberherr
A ruler of other rulers.

overly adv
allzu übermäßig
(sometimes, proscribed) To an excessive degree.

overnight /əʊvə(ɹ)ˈnaɪt/ adv
über Nacht
During or throughout the night, especially during the evening or night just past.
von heute auf morgen von einem Tag auf den anderen über Nacht
(figurative) In a very short (but unspecified) amount of time.

overnight /əʊvə(ɹ)ˈnaɪt/ overnights n
Logiernacht
An overnight stay, especially in a hotel or other lodging facility.

overnourished /-nɝɪʃt/ /ˈoʊvɚnʌɹɪʃt/ /ˈəʊvənʌɹɪʃt/ more overnourished most overnourished adj
überernährt
Excessively nourished.

overnourishment n
Überernährung
Excessive nourishment.

overnumerous more overnumerous most overnumerous adj
überzählig

overnutrition /ˌəʊvə(ɹ)njuːˈtɹɪʃən/ n
Überernährung
A form of malnutrition in which nutrients are oversupplied relative to the amounts required for normal growth, development, and metabolism

overpass /əʊvə(ɹ)ˈpæs/ /əʊvə(ɹ)ˈpɑːs/ /ˈəʊvə(ɹ)pæs/ /ˈəʊvə(ɹ)pɑːs/ overpasses n
Überführung
A section of a road or path that crosses over an obstacle, especially another road, railway, etc.

overpay /oʊ.vɚ.peɪ/ v
überbezahlen
(ambitransitive) To pay too much.

overpayment overpayments n
Überbezahlung Überzahlung
Payment exceeding the amount actually due.

overpepper v
verpfeffern

overplayed more overplayed most overplayed adj
abgespielt
Played too frequently.

overpopulated /ˌoʊvɚˈpɑpjə(ˌ)leɪtɪd/ more overpopulated most overpopulated adj
überbevölkert übervölkert
Having or consisting of a higher population than can be sustained.

overpopulation /ˈoʊvɚ-/ /ˌoʊvɚˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃ(ə)n/ /ˌəʊvəˌpɒpjʊˈleɪʃn̩/ overpopulations n
Überbevölkerung Übervölkerung
(biology, demography) An excessive number of occupants (people, animals, plants, etc.) in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them.

overpower /oʊ.vɚˈpaʊ̯.ɚ/ /əʊvəˈpaʊə/ v
überwältigen übermannen
(transitive) To subdue someone by superior force.

overpressure overpressures n
Überdruck
excess or markedly elevated pressure, especially a transient high pressure due to a shock wave

overprice v
überteuern
to give a commodity an excessive price

overpriced more overpriced most overpriced adj
überteuert
Priced higher than its real worth.

overprotect v
überbehüten
To protect to an excessive degree; to coddle

overprotection /ˌoʊvɚpɹəˈtɛkʃən/ /ˌəʊvəpɹəˈtɛkʃən/ overprotections n
Überbehüten
The act of overprotecting.

overprotective /ˌoʊvɚpɹəˈtɛktɪv/ /ˌəʊvəpɹəˈtɛktɪv/ adj
überfürsorglich
excessively protective, wanting to give too much protection (especially to children)

overrate /ˌəʊvəˈɹeɪt/ v
überbewerten
To esteem too highly; to give greater praise than due.

overrated more overrated most overrated adj
überschätzt überbewertet
Given an undue amount of credit for quality or merit in a field; not necessarily related to popularity.

overreach /ˈoʊvə(ɹ)ˌɹit͡ʃ/ /ˈəʊvə(ˌ)ɹiːt͡ʃ/ /ˌoʊvə(ɹ)ˈɹit͡ʃ/ /ˌəʊvəˈɹiːt͡ʃ/ overreaches n
Übergriff Übergriffigkeit
(also, figuratively) An act of extending or reaching over, especially if too far or too much; overextension.

overreach /ˈoʊvə(ɹ)ˌɹit͡ʃ/ /ˈəʊvə(ˌ)ɹiːt͡ʃ/ /ˌoʊvə(ɹ)ˈɹit͡ʃ/ /ˌəʊvəˈɹiːt͡ʃ/ v
sich unangemessen verhalten hinsichtlich überspannen überstrapazieren
(ambitransitive, figuratively) To do something beyond an appropriate limit, or beyond one's ability.

overreact /ˌoʊ.vəɹ.ɹiˈækt/ /ˌəʊvəɹiˈækt/ v
überreagieren
To react too much or too intensely.

overreaction overreactions n
Überreaktion
A reaction that is excessive.

overrealistic more overrealistic most overrealistic adj
überrealistisch

overreliant adj
zu abhängig überabhängig

overrepresentation overrepresentations n
Überrepräsentation
(uncountable) The condition of being overrepresented

overrepresented more overrepresented most overrepresented adj
überrepräsentiert
represented to an excessive degree, or in excessive numbers

override /oʊ.vɚˈɹaɪd/ /əʊ.vəˈɹaɪd/ /ˈoʊ.vɚˌɹaɪd/ /ˈəʊ.vəˌɹaɪd/ v
übersteuern
To counteract the normal operation of something; to countermand with orders of higher priority.
überschreiben
(object-oriented) To define a new behaviour of a method by creating the same method of the superclass with the same name and signature.

overriding /ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈɹaɪdɪŋ/ more overriding most overriding adj
überschreiten

overripe more overripe most overripe adj
überreif
Excessively ripe; spoiled; gone bad.

overruff v
überstechen
(bridge) To ruff with a higher trump following a prior ruff on the same trick

overrun /ˈoʊ.vɚˌɹʌn/ /ˈəʊ.vəˌɹʌn/ /ˌoʊ.vɚˈɹʌn/ /ˌəʊ.vəˈɹʌn/ v
überrennen
(transitive) To defeat an enemy and invade in great numbers, seizing the enemy positions conclusively.
befallen überhäufen überschwemmen
(transitive) To infest, swarm over, flow over.
überschreiten
(transitive) To run past; to run beyond.
überschreiten überziehen
(intransitive) To continue for too long.

oversatisfy v
überbefriedigen

overseas /ˌoʊvɚˈsiːz/ /ˌəʊvəˈsiːz/ adj
Auslands- im Ausland Übersee-
Abroad.

overseas /ˌoʊvɚˈsiːz/ /ˌəʊvəˈsiːz/ adv
in Übersee
Across a sea; to an area across a sea.

overseas Chinese overseas Chinese n
Auslandschinese Huaqiao

overseas territory overseas territories n
Überseegebiet
A country or smaller territory which politically is either an integral part of - or in some dependent (e.g. colonial) relationship with another state, but is geographically separated from that 'mother state' by the sea, without bordering it or its coastal waters

oversee /əʊvə(ɹ)siː/ v
überblicken
(literally) To survey, look at something in a wide angle.
beaufsichtigen überwachen leiten managen
(figuratively) To supervise, guide, review or direct the actions of a person or group.
beaufsichtigen überwachen
To inspect, examine

overseer /ˈəʊvəˌsiːə(ɹ)/ overseers n
Aufseher Aufseherin
One who oversees or supervises.

oversensitive more oversensitive most oversensitive adj
überempfindlich
Having excessive sensitivity; reacting to stimuli too readily; thin-skinned.

overshadow /ˌoʊ.vɚˈʃæd.oʊ/ /ˌəʊ.vəˈʃæd.əʊ/ v
überschatten
(transitive) To obscure something by casting a shadow.
(transitive) To dominate something and make it seem insignificant.

overshare v
ausplaudern
To offer inappropriate disclosure concerning one's personal life to others, now especially on social media.

overshoe /ˈoʊvəɹˌʃuː/ overshoes n
Überschuh
A shoe worn over an ordinary shoe, as: [from 18th c.]

oversight /ˈoʊvɚˌsaɪt/ /ˈoːbʱə(ɾ)ˌsaɪt/ /ˈo̝vərˌsaɪt/ /ˈəʊvəˌsaɪt/ oversights n
Versehen
An omission; something that is left out, missed or forgotten.

oversite oversites n
Sauberkeitsschicht Unterbeton
(construction) An oversite slab, a slab on grade, a flat, solid layer of concrete laid over prepared ground, usually serving as a base for flooring or for pouring the reinforced concrete floor slab (base plate).

oversleep /ˈəʊvəɹˌsliːp/ v
verschlafen verpennen
(intransitive) To sleep for longer than intended. [from 14th c.]
(reflexive, now, rare) To sleep for longer than one intended. [from 15th c.]

overstate /ˌoʊ.vɚˈsteɪt/ /ˌəʊ.vəˈsteɪt/ v
übertreiben
To exaggerate; to state or claim too much.

oversteer oversteers n
Übersteuern

oversteer v
übersteuern

overstrain v
überfordern überlasten
(ambitransitive) To subject to an excessive demand on strength, resources, abilities, or the imagination.

oversusceptible more oversusceptible most oversusceptible adj
überanfällig

oversystematic more oversystematic most oversystematic adj
übersystematisch

oversystematically more oversystematically most oversystematically adv
übersystematisch

overt /oʊˈvɚt/ /ə(ʊ)ˈvɜːt/ /ˈoʊvɚt/ /ˈəʊvə(ː)t/ adj
öffentlich offen explizit offenkundig
Open and not concealed or secret.

overtake /oʊvɚˈteɪk/ /əʊvə(ɹ)ˈteɪk/ /ˈoʊvɚteɪk/ /ˈəʊvə(ɹ)teɪk/ v
überholen aufholen
To pass a slower moving object or entity (on the side closest to oncoming traffic).
überholen
(economics) To become greater than something else

overthink v
zerdenken
To think or analyze too much.
abwägen überdenken überlegen
(rare) To think too highly (of); overestimate

overthrow /əʊvəˈθɹəʊ/ /ˈoʊvɚˌθɹoʊ/ /ˈəʊvəθɹəʊ/ /ˌoʊvɚˈθɹoʊ/ overthrows n
Umsturz
A removal, especially of a ruler or government, by force or threat of force; usurpation.

overthrow /əʊvəˈθɹəʊ/ /ˈoʊvɚˌθɹoʊ/ /ˈəʊvəθɹəʊ/ /ˌoʊvɚˈθɹoʊ/ v
stürzen umstürzen
(transitive) To bring about the downfall of (a government, etc.), especially by force; to usurp.

overtime /ˈoʊ.vɚˌtaɪm/ /ˈəʊ.və.taɪm/ overtimes n
Überstunden
(uncountable) Working time outside of one's regular hours.
Überstundenvergütung Mehrarbeitszuschlag Zuschlag Überstundenlohn Überstundenzuschlag
(uncountable) The rate of pay, usually higher, for work done outside of or in addition to regular hours.
Verlängerung Overtime
(sports, countable, US) An extra period of play when a contest has a tie score at the end of regulation.

overtired adj
übermüdet
Overly tired

overtly more overtly most overtly adv
offen offenkundig unverhohlen
In an overt manner; publicly; openly.

overtone /ˈoʊvɚtoʊn/ /ˈəʊ.və.təʊn/ overtones n
Oberton
(physics, music) A tone whose frequency is an integer multiple of another; a member of the harmonic series. [from 1867]

overtrample v
übertrampeln

overture /ˈoʊvəɹt͡ʃəɹ/ /ˈəʊvətjʊə/ /ˈəʊvətʃ(ʊ)ə/ overtures n
Angebot Annäherungsversuch Offerte
(often in plural) An approach or proposal made to initiate communication, establish a relationship etc. [from 15th c.]
Ouvertüre
(music) A musical introduction to a piece of music, or a play. [from 17th c.]

overturn /ˈəʊvə(ɹ)ˌtɜː(ɹ)n/ /ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈtɜː(ɹ)n/ v
überschlagen
(ambitransitive) To turn over, capsize or upset.
verwerfen
(legal, transitive) To reverse (a decision); to overrule or rescind.

overvalue v
überbewerten
To assign an excessive value to something.

overvalued idea /ˌoʊ.vɚˈvæljud aɪˈdi.ə/ /ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈvæljuːd aɪˈdɪə/ overvalued ideas n
überwertige Idee
(psychiatry) A false or exaggerated and sustained belief that is maintained with much less than delusional intensity (i.e., the individual is able to acknowledge the possibility that the ideas may not be true). The belief is accompanied by a strong emotional response, that take priority over all other mental activity.

overview /ˈoʊ.vɚˌvjuː/ /ˈəʊ.vəˌvjuː/ overviews n
Überblick Übersicht
A brief summary, as of a book or a presentation.

overweaponed more overweaponed most overweaponed adj
überbewaffnet

overweening /oʊvɚˈwinɪŋ/ /əʊvəˈwiːnɪŋ/ more overweening most overweening adj
anmaßend arrogant eingebildet überheblich
Unduly confident; arrogant

overweight /ˈoʊvɚweɪt/ /ˈəʊvəweɪt/ /ˌoʊvɚˈweɪt/ /ˌəʊvəˈweɪt/ more overweight most overweight adj
übergewichtig
(of a person) Having a higher weight, especially body fat, than what is generally considered healthy for a given body type and height.
überladen
(transportation, legal, of a vehicle) Weighing more than what is allowed for safety or legal commerce.

overweight /ˈoʊvɚweɪt/ /ˈəʊvəweɪt/ /ˌoʊvɚˈweɪt/ /ˌəʊvəˈweɪt/ overweights n
Übergewicht
(uncountable, chiefly, transport, legal) An excess of weight.

overwhelm /-ˈ wɛlm/ /ˌo.vɚ.ˈ ʍɛlm/ /ˌoʊ.vɚ.ˈ ʍɛlm/ /ˌəʊ.və.ˈ ʍɛlm/ v
überrumpeln
übermannen überwältigen
To cause to surround, to cover.

overwhelming /ˌoʊvɚˈ(h)wɛlmɪŋ/ /ˌəʊvəˈ(h)wɛlmɪŋ/ more overwhelming most overwhelming adj
überwältigend
Overpowering, staggering, or irresistibly strong.

overwinter /ˌoʊ.vɚˈwɪn.tɚ/ /ˌəʊ.vəˈwɪn.tə/ v
überwintern
(transitive) To keep or preserve for the winter.
(intransitive) To spend the winter (in a particular place).

overwomanly more overwomanly most overwomanly adj
überfraulich

overwork /ˌoʊvɚˈwɝk/ /ˌəʊvəˈwɜːk/ v
überarbeiten
(intransitive) To work too hard.

overworked more overworked most overworked adj
überarbeitet
Subjected to too much work.

overwrite /oʊ.vɚˈɹaɪt/ /əʊ.vəˈɹaɪt/ v
überschreiben
(transitive, computing) To destroy (older) data by recording new data over it.

overwrought /əʊ.vəˈɹɔːt/ more overwrought most overwrought adj
aufgeregt
Excessively nervous, excited, tense, angry, anxious, or upset; overemotional; very uneasy.
überdreht
Elaborate; baroque; overdone.

overyoung more overyoung most overyoung adj
überjung

overzealous /ˌəʊvəˈzɛləs/ more overzealous most overzealous adj
übereifrig
Too zealous; too enthusiastic or fervent.

oviduct /ˈɒvɪdʌkt/ oviducts n
Eileiter Ovidukt
(anatomy) A duct through which an ovum passes from an ovary to the uterus or to the exterior.

ovine /ˈoʊˌvaɪn/ /ˈəʊvaɪn/ more ovine most ovine adj
Schaf
(comparable) Of, being, pertaining to, or resembling a sheep; also, (not comparable) of an animal: from the genus Ovis.
schafsmäßig
(comparable, figuratively) Resembling a sheep in character; acquiescent, easily influenced, passive, or willing to follow a leader blindly.

oviparous /oʊˈvɪpəɹəs/ /əʊˈvɪpəɹəs/ adj
ovipar eierlegend
Egg-laying; depositing eggs that develop and hatch outside the body as a reproductive strategy.

ovovegetarian /ˌoʊvoʊˌvɛd͡ʒɪˈtɛɹi.ən/ adj
ovovegetarisch
Excluding meat and dairy produce, but including eggs.

ovoviviparity n
Ovoviviparie
The condition of being ovoviviparous.

ovoviviparous /ˌoʊvoʊvɪˈvɪpəɹəs/ /ˌəʊvəʊvɪˈvɪpəɹəs/ adj
ovovivipar
Of or pertaining to such kind of animals such as some reptiles whose eggs hatch inside their body

ovulation /ɑvjəˈleɪʃ(ə)n/ /ɒvjʊˈleɪʃ(ə)n/ ovulations n
Ovulation Eisprung
(physiology) The release of an ovum from an ovary.

ovule /ˈɒvjuːl/ ovules n
Eizelle
(zoology) An immature ovum in mammals.

ovum /ˈoʊ.vəm/ /ˈəʊ.vəm/ ova n
Eizelle Ovum
(cytology) The female gamete in animals; the egg cell.

owe /oʊ/ /əʊ/ v
schulden schuldig sein
(ditransitive) To be under an obligation to give something back to someone or to perform some action for someone.
(intransitive) To have debt; to be in debt.

owl /aʊ(ə)l/ owls n
Eule Uhu Eulenvogel
Any of various birds of prey of the order Strigiformes that are primarily nocturnal and have forward-looking, binocular vision, limited eye movement, and good hearing. [from 8th c.]

owlet /ˈaʊlət/ owlets n
Eulenjunges junge Eule
A young owl; owling.

owlet moth owlet moths n
Eule Eulenfalter
Any moth of the family Noctuidae.

owlish /ˈaʊlɪʃ/ more owlish most owlish adj
eulenhaft
Resembling or characteristic of an owl.

own /oʊn/ /uŋ/ /əʊn/ adj
eigen
Belonging to; possessed; acquired; proper to; property of; titled to; held in one's name; under/using the name of. Often marks a possessive determiner as reflexive, referring back to the subject of the clause or sentence.

own /oʊn/ /uŋ/ /əʊn/ v
besitzen haben
(transitive) To have rightful possession of (property, goods or capital); to have legal title to; to acquire a property or asset.
eingestehen zugeben
(transitive) To take responsibility for.

own goal /ˈoʊn.ɡoʊl/ own goals n
Eigentor
(sports) A goal that results from a player putting the ball or puck into the goal of their own team; the resulting goal being scored for the opposition.
(figuratively) A blunder that damages one’s own prospects.

owner /ˈoʊnɚ/ /ˈəʊnə/ owners n
Eigentümer Besitzer Besitzerin Eigentümerin Inhaber
One who owns something.

ownership /ˈoʊnɚʃɪp/ /ˈəʊnəʃɪp/ ownerships n
Eigentum
The state of having complete legal control of something; possession; proprietorship.
Verantwortung
(business) Responsibility for something.

ox /ˈɑks/ /ˈɒks/ oxen oxes n
Ochse Rind Zugtier Zugrind
An adult castrated male of cattle (B. taurus), especially when used as a beast of burden.

oxalic acid n
Oxalsäure
(carboxylic acid) A colourless, crystalline dicarboxylic acid, TemplateParserError:LuaError, found in rhubarb, spinach and other plants, often as crystals of the calcium salt.

oxalic anhydride n
Oxalsäureanhydrid
(organic compound) The hypothetical acid anhydride of oxalic acid

oxbow lake oxbow lakes n
Altwasser Altarm
A crescent-shaped lake formed near a flat-valleyed river when one of its meanders becomes pinched off and isolated.

oxer oxers n
Oxer
A type of horse jump with two rails that may be set even or uneven.

oxeye daisy oxeye daisies n
Margerite Wucherblume
A widespread flowering plant native to Europe and temperate regions of Asia, Leucanthemum vulgare.

oxherd oxherds n
Ochsenhirt Ochsenhirte Ochsenhirtin
One who herds oxen.

oxidase oxidases n
Oxidase
(enzyme) Any of many enzymes which catalyze oxidation reactions, especially ones using molecular oxygen.

oxidation /ɒksɪˈdeɪʃ(ə)n/ oxidations n
Oxidation Oxydation
The combination of a substance with oxygen.
Oxidation
(chemistry) A reaction in which the atoms of an element lose electrons and the oxidation state of the element increases.

oxidation number oxidation numbers n
Oxidationszahl
(chemistry) The hypothetical charge of an atom within a molecule.

oxidative phosphorylation oxidative phosphorylations n
oxidative Phosphorylierung
(biochemistry) aerobic phosphorylation of cellular nutrients to release energy and reform ATP

oxide /ˈɒksaɪd/ oxides n
Oxid Oxyd
(chemistry) A binary chemical compound of oxygen with another chemical element.

oxidizer oxidizers n
Oxidationsmittel
(chemistry) An oxidizing agent, especially one used to oxidize the fuel of a rocket or a fuel cell.

oxidizing agent oxidizing agents n
Oxidationsmittel
(chemistry) Any substance that oxidizes, or receives electrons from, another; in so doing, it becomes reduced.

oxidizing flame oxidizing flames n
Oxidationsflamme

oximeter /ɑkˈsɪmətɚ/ /ɒkˈsɪmɪtə/ [-ɾɚ] oximeters n
Oximeter
(medicine, specifically) A device that measures the oxygen saturation of arterial blood. [from 1942]

oxlip oxlips n
Hohe Schlüsselblume
A plant of species Primula elatior, similar to cowslip but with larger, pale yellow flowers.

oxolinic acid n
Oxolinsäure

oxonium oxoniums n
Oxonium
(inorganic chemistry) Any univalent oxygen cation derived from water, the simplest of which is the hydronium ion (H3O+).

oxtail oxtails n
Ochsenschlepp Ochsenschwanz
A cut of meat taken from the tail of a cow or calf; it requires long, slow braising, and is used to prepare oxtail soup.

oxyacid oxyacids n
Sauerstoffsäure
(chemistry) An acid containing oxygen, as opposed to a hydracid.

oxychloride oxychlorides n
oxychlorid
(inorganic chemistry) A ternary compound of oxygen and chlorine.

oxygen /ˈɒksɪd͡ʒən/ oxygens n
Sauerstoff Oxygen Oxygenium Sauerstoffatom
The chemical element (symbol O) with an atomic number of 8 and relative atomic mass of 15.9994. It is a colorless and odorless gas.
Sauerstoff
Molecular oxygen (O2), a colorless, odorless gas at room temperature, also called dioxygen.

oxygen bar oxygen bars n
Sauerstoffbar
A nightclub or similar venue in which patrons pay to inhale doses of gas containing concentrations of oxygen higher than in air.

oxygen mask oxygen masks n
Sauerstoffmaske
A plastic or rubber mask through which oxygen may be breathed from a storage tank.

oxygenate /ˈɒksɪdʒəneɪt/ v
oxygenieren
(transitive) To treat or infuse with oxygen

oxygenation oxygenations n
Oxygenierung
The process of reacting or treating something with oxygen.

oxygenic more oxygenic most oxygenic adj
Sauerstoff- sauerstoffbildend sauerstoffhaltig
of, relating to, containing or producing oxygen

oxygenless more oxygenless most oxygenless adj
sauerstofffrei
lacking oxygen

oxyhydrogen n
Knallgas
(chemistry) A potentially explosive mixture of hydrogen and oxygen

oxymel /ˈɒksɪmɛl/ oxymels n
Essigmet Essigsirup Honigessig Oxymel Sauerhonig

oxymoron /ɑksɪˈmɔɹɑn/ /ɒksɪˈmɔːɹɒn/ /ˌɑksiˈmɔɹɑn/ oxymora oxymorons n
Oxymoron
(rhetoric) A figure of speech in which two words or phrases with opposing meanings are used together intentionally for effect.

oxytocin /ɑksiˈtoʊsɪn/ /ˈɑksiˌtoʊsɪn/ oxytocins n
Oxytocin Ocytocin
(hormone) A hormone that stimulates contractions during labor, and then the production of milk; also plays a role in social bonding.

oxytone /ˈɑksɪˌtoʊn/ /ˈɒksɪˌtəʊn/ adj
oxyton oxytonisch
(linguistics, of a word) Having the stress or an acute accent on the last syllable.

oxytone /ˈɑksɪˌtoʊn/ /ˈɒksɪˌtəʊn/ oxytones n
Oxytonon Oxytonum
(linguistics) A word with the stress or an acute accent on the last syllable.

oxytonize v
oxytoniert oxytonirt

oyster /ˈɔɪstə/ /ˈɔɪstəɹ/ /ˈɔɪst͡ʃəɹ/ oysters n
Auster
Any of certain marine bivalve mollusks, especially those of the family Ostreidae (the true oysters), usually found adhering to rocks or other fixed objects in shallow water along the seacoasts, or in brackish water in the mouth of rivers.
(color) A pale beige color tinted with grey or pink, like that of an oyster.
(colloquial, by analogy) A person who keeps secrets.
(figurative) Something at one's disposal.
(UK, slang) A shoplifter.
(UK, slang) Ellipsis of Oyster card.
Auster Pfaffenschnittchen Pfaffenstückchen
The delicate oyster-shaped morsel of dark meat contained in a small cavity of the bone on each side of the lower part of the back of a fowl.

oyster knife oyster knives n
Austernmesser
A knife with a short, thick blade, used to pry open oysters and separate the meat from the shell.

oyster mushroom oyster mushrooms n
Austernpilz Austern-Seitling
(US) The mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus, which in the wild grows chiefly on hardwood trees, and is cultivated for food.

oyster sauce oyster sauces n
Austernsauce
A rich viscid sauce made from oysters and brine, used in Chinese cooking.

oystercatcher /ˈɔɪstə.ˌkæt͡ʃə/ oystercatchers n
Austernfischer
Any of several black or pied coastal wading birds in the genus Haematopus that have a long red or orange bill and feed on shellfish.

ozone /ˈoʊzoʊn/ /ˈəʊzəʊn/ n
Ozon
(inorganic chemistry) An allotrope of oxygen (symbol O₃) having three atoms in the molecule instead of the usual two; it is a toxic gas, generated from oxygen by electrical discharge.
(Britain, informal) Fresh air, especially that breathed at the seaside and smelling of seaweed.

ozone hole ozone holes n
Ozonloch
A region of the stratosphere over Antarctica (and a smaller one over the Arctic) that is depleted of ozone in the local spring.

ozone layer ozone layers n
Ozonschicht Ozonosphäre
A region of the stratosphere, between 15 and 30 kilometres in altitude, containing a relatively high concentration of ozone, which absorbs most solar ultraviolet radiation.

ozonization ozonizations n
Ozonisierung
Reaction or treatment with ozone.

ozonosphere ozonospheres n
Ozonosphäre
A layer in part of the stratosphere that has a larger than normal concentration of ozone; the ozone layer.

p-adic adj
p-adisch

p-adic number p-adic numbers n
p-adische Zahl
(number theory) An element of a completion of the field of rational numbers with respect to a p-adic ultrametric.

p-adic order p-adic orders n
p-adische Ordnung

p. pp. n
S.
page

p.m. /piːˈɛm/ adv
am Nachmittag nachmittags
(used after the hour) In the 12-hour period from noon to midnight (the latter half of the day) when using the 12-hour clock.

pa /pɑː/ pas n
Vati
(colloquial) Father, papa.
Opa
(colloquial) Grandpa, grandfather.

paan /pɑːn/ paans n
Betelbissen Betelpriem
A psychoactive preparation of betel leaf combined with areca nut and/or cured tobacco, chewed recreationally in Asia; such a preparation served wrapped in the leaf. [from 16th c.]

pablum /ˈpæbləm/ pablums n
Einheitsbrei
(derogatory) Anything overly bland or simplistic, especially speech or writing.

pace /peɪs/ paces n
Schritt
A step.
The distance covered in a step (or sometimes two), either vaguely or according to various specific set measurements. [from 14th c.]
Gangart
A manner of walking, running or dancing; the rate or style of how someone moves with their feet. [from 14th c.]
Geschwindigkeit Tempo
Speed or velocity in general. [from 15th c.]
Pass Passgang
(cricket) A measure of the hardness of a pitch and of the tendency of a cricket ball to maintain its speed after bouncing. [from 19th c.]
Herde
(collective) A group of donkeys.

pace /peɪs/ v
auf- und abschreiten hin- und herwandern streifen tigern
To walk back and forth in a small distance.
abschreiten
To measure by walking.

pacemaker /ˈpeɪsˌmeɪkəɹ/ pacemakers n
Schrittmacher Tempomacher Pacemaker
One who sets the pace in a race, to guide the others.
Herzschrittmacher Pacemaker
(hence, medicine) A medical implement that is used to stimulate a heart to beat by simulating the action of the natural pacemaker.

pacesetter pacesetters n
Schrittmacher
A person who determines the rate of action through leading.

pacey pacier paciest adj
temporeich
(chiefly, sports) fast, rapid, speedy.

pachyderm /ˈpæk.ɪˌdɜː(ɹ)m/ pachyderms n
Dickhäuter
(obsolete, zoology) A member of the obsolete taxonomic order Pachydermata, grouping of thick-skinned, hoofed animals such as the rhinoceros, hippopotamus, elephant and tapir.
(idiomatic) A person with thick skin; someone who is not affected by or does not care what others say about them.

pachytene pachytenes n
Pachytän
(biology) The third stage of prophase 1 of meiosis, during which the chromosomes shorten and divide into four chromatids.

pacific /pəˈsɪfɪk/ more pacific most pacific adj
ruhig still
Calm, peaceful.
friedlich
Preferring peace by nature; avoiding violence.

pacification pacifications n
Befriedung
The process of pacifying.

pacifier /ˈpæsɪfaɪə/ /ˈpæsɪfaɪɚ/ pacifiers n
Befrieder Beruhiger
Someone or something that pacifies. [from 16th c.]
Schnuller Beruhigungssauger
(North America) A rubber or plastic device imitating a nipple that goes into a baby’s mouth, used to calm and quiet the baby. [from 20th c.]

pacifism /ˈpæsɪfɪzəm/ pacifisms n
Pazifismus
The conviction that it is morally wrong to settle disputes (especially between countries) by war or other violent means. [from c. 1900]

pacifist /ˈpæsɪfɪst/ pacifists n
Kriegsgegner Kriegsgegnerin
One who both abstains from inflicting violence on others and opposes others doing so.
Pazifist Pazifistin
One who loves, supports, or favours peace.

pacifistic more pacifistic most pacifistic adj
pazifistisch

pacify /ˈpæsəfaɪ/ /ˈpæsɪfaɪ/ v
befrieden
(transitive) To bring peace to (a place or situation), by ending war, fighting, violence, anger or agitation.
friedlich stimmen
(transitive) To appease (someone).

pack /pæk/ [pʰæk] packs n
Packung Pack
A bundle made up and prepared to be carried; especially, a bundle to be carried on the back, but also a load for an animal, a bale.
Kartenspiel Kartenstapel
A full set of playing cards
Rudel Rotte
A group of hounds or dogs, hunting or kept together.

pack /pæk/ [pʰæk] v
einpacken verpacken packen
(physical) To put or bring things together in a limited or confined space, especially for storage or transport.
packen einpacken verpacken
(transitive) To make a pack of; to arrange closely and securely in a pack; hence, to place and arrange compactly as in a pack

pack ice pack ices n
Packeis
A large consolidated mass of floating sea ice.

pack rat pack rats n
Amerikanische Buschratte
Any of several small North American rodents, of the genus Neotoma, that have bushy tails.

pack up v
wegpacken
To clear away and place into storage.
zusammenpacken
To put back together.
(seine Sachen) packen
To move one’s residence.
einschlagen einwickeln verpacken
To prepare for shipping, as a gift.
einpacken verpacken
(of things) To put into bags to prepare to move.
den Geist aufgeben einpacken sich aufhängen
(informal, of a machine) To break, to cease to function.

pack-year pack-years n
Packungsjahr
(medicine, smoking) A unit for estimating the number of cigarettes a person has smoked previously; it is calculated by multiplying the average number of packs (each containing 20 cigarettes) the person smokes per day by the number of years the person has smoked.

package /ˈpækɪd͡ʒ/ packages n
Paket Packung
Something which is packed, a parcel, a box, an envelope.
Paket
Something which consists of various components, such as a piece of computer software.
(software) A piece of software which has been prepared in such a way that it can be installed with a package manager.

package /ˈpækɪd͡ʒ/ v
einpacken packen
To pack or bundle something.
To prepare (a book, a television series, etc.), including all stages from research to production, in order to sell the result to a publisher or broadcaster.

package holiday package holidays n
Pauschalreise Pauschalurlaub
(chiefly, British, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand) A holiday that consists of transport and accommodation advertised and sold together by a vendor known as a tour operator.

package leaflet package leaflets n
Beipackzettel Packungsbeilage
A leaflet inserted in a package of medicine, providing information about the drug for the patient.

packaged adj
verpackt
Having been placed in a package.

packaging packagings n
Packen
The act of packing something.
Verpackung
The materials used to pack something.
Verpackungsindustrie
The industry that produces such material.
Präsentation
(by extension) The manner in which a person or product is promoted.

packed like sardines /pækt laɪk sɑɹˈdinz/ /pækt laɪk sɑːˈdiːnz/ adj
dicht gedrängt wie die Sardinen wie die Ölsardinen
(simile, informal) Densely packed; tightly squeezed together; crammed.

packer /ˈpækə/ /ˈpækɚ/ packers n
Packer Verpacker Packerin Verpackerin
A person whose business is to pack things; especially, one who packs food for preservation

packet /ˈpækət/ /ˈpækɪt/ packets n
Päckchen Packung
A small pack or package; a little bundle or parcel
Paket
(networking) A small fragment of data as transmitted on some types of network, notably Ethernet networks (Wikipedia).

packetization packetizations n
Paketierung
(signal processing) The act or process of bundling data into packets according to a specific protocol

packetize v
paketieren
(signal processing) To form data into packets, or bundled units, according to a specific protocol

packing needle packing needles n
Packnadel Sacknadel
A large needle used for heavier sewing, such as sewing up canvas packages

packsaddle packsaddles n
Packsattel Tragsattel
A saddle designed to secure and carry goods on the back of an animal.

pact /pækt/ pacts n
Pakt Vertrag
An agreement; a compact; a covenant.

pad /pæd/ pads n
Polster Unterlage
A flattened mass of anything soft, to sit or lie on.

pad /pæd/ v
tappen
(intransitive) To walk softly, quietly or steadily, especially without shoes.

pad printing n
Tampondruck
A printing process that can transfer a 2-D image onto a 3-D object, the image being transferred from the cliché via a silicone pad onto a substrate.

padded more padded most padded adj
gefüttert gepolstert
Having padding.

padding /ˈpædɪŋ/ paddings n
Füllung
Soft filling material used in cushions etc.

paddle /ˈpæ.dəl/ /ˈpædl̩/ [ˈpʰæ.ɾɫ̩] paddles n
Doppelpaddel Paddel
A double-bladed version with blades at each end of the shaft is used for kayaking.
Paddel Schieber
A two-handed implement consisting of a shaft with one or two blades attached to the end(s) used to propel a canoe, kayak or a small boat. A paddle is unattached to the boat and freely operated with the hands, compared with an oar which is attached to the boat at a pivot point.
Tischtennisschläger Paddelei Paddeltour Schaufelblatt
The use of a paddle to propel a boat; a session of paddling.
Schaufelblatt
A slat of a paddleboat's wheel.
Schaufelrad
A paddlewheel.
Schaufel Schaufelbrett
A blade of a waterwheel.
Blattrührer
A kitchen utensil shaped like a paddle and used for mixing, beating etc.
Paddel
A flat limb of an aquatic animal, adapted for swimming.
Schieber
In a sluice, a panel that controls the flow of water.

paddle /ˈpæ.dəl/ /ˈpædl̩/ [ˈpʰæ.ɾɫ̩] v
paddeln rudern
(transitive) To propel something through water with a paddle, oar, hands, etc.
planschen
(intransitive, British) To walk or dabble playfully in shallow water, especially at the seaside.
pätscheln
(intransitive) To row a boat with less than one's full capacity.
tätscheln
To pat or stroke amorously or gently.
latschen
To tread upon; to trample.

paddle steamer paddle steamers n
Raddampfer
(watercraft) A steam-powered vessel propelled by one or two paddle wheels

paddle wheel paddle wheels n
Schaufelrad
(nautical) A large wheel, fitted with paddles, used to propel a vessel (especially a paddle steamer)

paddlefish paddlefish paddlefishes n
Löffelstör
Any of several primitive fish, of the family Polyodontidae, that have a long snout shaped like a paddle.

paddock /-dɪk/ /ˈpædək/ paddocks n
Koppel
(also, figuratively) A small enclosure or field of grassland, especially one used to exercise or graze horses or other animals.
Fahrerlager
(motor racing) An area at a racing circuit where the racing vehicles are parked and worked on before and between races.

paddy /ˈpædi/ paddies n
Reisfeld
(countable) A paddy field, a rice paddy; an irrigated or flooded field where rice is grown. [from 20th c.]

paddy wagon paddy wagons n
Grüne Minna
(slang) A police van for transporting prisoners.

paddyfield warbler paddyfield warblers n
Feldrohrsänger
Acrocephalus agricola, a species of marsh warbler (family Acrocephalidae).

pademelon /ˈpædəmɛlən/ pademelons n
Filander
Any species of the genus Thylogale of small macropods.

padlock /ˈpadˌlɒk/ padlocks n
Vorhängeschloss
A detachable lock that can be used to secure something by means of a sliding or hinged shackle

padlock /ˈpadˌlɒk/ v
mit einem Vorhängeschloss verschließen
To lock using a padlock.

paean /ˈpi.ən/ /ˈpiː.ən/ paeans n
Paian Päan
(by extension) Any loud and joyous song; a song of triumph.

paedobaptism /piːdəʊˈbaptɪz(ə)m/ paedobaptisms n
Kindertaufe Kindstaufe Kindtaufe Kleinkindstaufe Kleinkindtaufe Säuglingstaufe
The baptism of infants or young children.

paella /paɪˈ(j)eɪ.(j)ə/ /paɪˈ(j)ɛlə/ /pɑːˈeɪ.(j)ə/ /pɑːˈɛ.(j)ə/ paellas n
Paella
A savory Valencian dish made of rice, cooked in a frying pan with vegetables and meat or shellfish.

pagan /ˈpeɪɡən/ adj
heidnisch
Relating to, characteristic of religions that differ from main world religions.

pagan /ˈpeɪɡən/ pagans n
Heide Heidin Ungläubige Ungläubiger
A person not adhering to a main world religion; a follower of a pantheistic or nature-worshipping religion.

paganism /ˈpeɪɡənɪzm̩/ paganisms n
Heidentum Paganismus
Any of a class of religions often associated with nature rituals.

pagatoric adj
pagatorisch

page /peɪd͡ʒ/ pages n
Blatt Seite
One of the many pieces of paper bound together within a book or similar document.
Page
(historical) A serving boy; a youth attending a person of high degree, especially at courts, often as a position of honor and education.
Seite Folio
(figurative) Any record or writing; a collective memory.
(computing) A screenful of text and possibly other content; especially, the digital simulation of one side of a paper leaf.

page /peɪd͡ʒ/ v
dienen
(transitive) To attend (someone) as a page.
anpiepen
(transitive, telecommunications, dated) To contact (someone) by means of a pager or other mobile device.
ausrufen
(transitive) To call (somebody) using a public address system to find them.

page-turner page-turners n
Notenwender Notenumblätterer Seitenumblätterer Umblätterer
(music) An individual who is responsible for turning the pages of another musician's (especially a pianist or organist's) sheet music during a performance.

pageant /ˈpæd͡ʒənt/ pageants n
Aufzug Festumzug Festzug Spektakel Umzug
An elaborate public display, especially a parade in historical or traditional costume.

pageboy pageboys n
Page
(now, frequently, historical) A boy who serves as a page. [from 19th c.]
Pagenschnitt
A shoulder-length hairstyle with the ends of the hair curled under. [from 20th c.]

pager /peɪd͡ʒə(ɹ)/ pagers n
Funkmeldeempfänger Pager Piepser FME Rufgerät Taschenpiepser
(telecommunications) A wireless telecommunications device that receives text or voice messages.

paginate /ˈpæd͡ʒəneɪt/ v
paginieren
(transitive) To number the pages of (a book or other document); to foliate.

pagination /ˌpæd͡ʒəˈneɪʃən/ paginations n
Paginierung
The act of creating pages for a document, book, etc., or determining when to truncate text on the pages.
Nummerierung
The act of numbering pages for a document, book, etc.

pagoda /pəˈɡoʊ.də/ pagodas n
Pagode
A religious building in South and Southeast Asia, especially a multi-storey tower erected as a Hindu or Buddhist temple. [from 16th c.]

pahoehoe /pɑːˈhoʊ.eɪ.hoʊ.eɪ/ /pəˈhoʊ.i.hoʊ.i/ /pəˈhəʊihəʊi/ pahoehoes n
Fladenlava Pahoehoe-Lava
A form of lava flow of basaltic rock, usually dark-colored with a smooth or ropey surface. It is one of two chief forms of lava flow emitted from volcanoes of the Hawaiian type, the other form being aa.

paid /ˈpeɪd/ adj
kostenpflichtig
That is not free of charge; that costs money.

pain /peɪn/ pains n
Schmerz
(countable, and, uncountable) An ache or bodily suffering, or an instance of this; an unpleasant sensation, resulting from a derangement of functions, disease, or injury by violence; hurt.
(uncountable) The condition or fact of suffering or anguish especially mental, as opposed to pleasure; torment; distress

pain /peɪn/ v
schmerzen
(transitive) To hurt; to put to bodily uneasiness or anguish; to afflict with uneasy sensations of any degree of intensity; to torment; to torture.

pain in the ass pains in the ass n
Nervensäge
(vulgar) Something or someone that causes discomfort or frustration.

pain relief n
Schmerzlinderung
(medicine) The alleviation of pain, typically by means of medication.

painful /ˈpeɪn.fəl/ more painful most painful painfuller painfullest adj
schmerzhaft schmerzlich
Causing pain or distress, either physical or mental. [from 14th c.]

painfully /ˈpeɪnfəli/ more painfully most painfully adv
schmerzhaft
In a painful manner; as if in pain.

painkiller /ˈpeɪnˌkɪlə(ɹ)/ painkillers n
Schmerzmittel
(pharmaceutical drug) A drug that numbs the pain in the body.

painless more painless most painless adj
schmerzfrei schmerzlos
Free from pain; without pain or trouble.

painstaking /ˈpeɪnzˌteɪkɪŋ/ /ˈpeɪnˌsteɪkɪŋ/ more painstaking most painstaking adj
akribisch
Carefully attentive to details; diligent in performing a process or procedure.

paint /peɪnt/ paints n
Farbe Lack
(dated) Any substance fixed with latex to harden it.

paint /peɪnt/ v
malen streichen anmalen bemalen
(transitive) To apply paint to.
(transitive) To apply in the manner that paint is applied.
malen streichen anmalen bemalen pinseln
(transitive, medicine) To apply with a brush in order to treat some body part.
malen anstreichen
(transitive) To create (an image) with paints.
malen streichen
(intransitive) To practise the art of painting pictures.

paint stripper paint strippers n
Abbeizmittel
A substance that softens and binds with paint, making it easier to remove from a surface.

paint the town red v
die Sau rauslassen
(idiomatic) To party or celebrate in a rowdy, wild manner, especially in a public place.

paint thinner paint thinners n
Farbverdünner Universalverdünnung Lackverdünner
A solvent used to thin oil-based paints or clean up after their use.

paint-billed crake paint-billed crakes n
Goldschnabelralle
a bird from the family Rallidae (Neocrex erythrops).

paintball /ˈpeɪntbɔːl/ paintballs n
Paintball
(countable) The dye-filled capsule fired in the sport of paintball.

paintbrush /ˈpeɪntˌbɹʌʃ/ paintbrushes n
Pinsel Farbpinsel Malerpinsel
A thin brush for applying paint.

painter /ˈpeɪntə/ /ˈpeɪntɚ/ painters n
Maler Malerin Kunstmalerin Kunstmaler Freizeitmaler Freizeitmalerin
An artist who paints pictures.
Fangleine
(obsolete) A chain or rope used to attach the shank of an anchor to the side of a ship when not in use. [14th–17th c.]
(nautical) A rope that is attached to the bow of a dinghy, or other small boat, and used for tying up or towing. [from 17th c.]
Maler Malerin Anstreicher Anstreicherin Autolackierer Autolackiererin
A laborer or workman who paints surfaces using a paintbrush or other means.

painting /ˈpeɪn.tɪŋ/ paintings n
Gemälde Malerei
(countable) An illustration or artwork done with the use of paint.
Malerei Gemälde
(uncountable) The action of applying paint to a surface.

painting by numbers n
Malen nach Zahlen
A recreation in which a board containing a picture to be painted is made up of numbered areas, each number corresponding to a colour of paint to be applied.

paintress paintresses n
Malerin
(archaic) A female painter.

pair /peː/ /pɛ(ə)ɹ/ /pɛə(ɹ)/ pair pairs n
Paar
Two similar or identical things taken together; often followed by of.
Paar Pärchen
Two people in a relationship, partnership or friendship.
Gelenk
(kinematics) In a mechanism, two elements, or bodies, which are so applied to each other as to mutually constrain relative motion; named in accordance with the motion it permits, as in turning pair, sliding pair, twisting pair.

pair of compasses pairs of compasses n
Zirkel
A tool for drawing accurate circles or arches, usually consisting of two arms joined at one end in such a way that the arms can be opened and closed; one of the arms is pointed at its free end while the other holds a pencil, pencil lead or some other implement for making marks.

pair production pair productions n
Paarbildung Paarerzeugung
(physics) The simultaneous creation of a particle and its antiparticle.

pairing function pairing functions n
Paarfunktion Paarungsfunktion

pairwise /ˈpeː.wɑɪz/ /ˈpɛə.waɪz/ /ˈpɛɹ.waɪz/ more pairwise most pairwise adj
paarig paarweise
Occurring in pairs; two at a time.

pairwise disjoint adj
paarweise disjunkt
(mathematics, set theory, of a collection of two or more sets) Let \{A_\lambda\}_{\lambda\in\Lambda} be any collection of sets indexed by a set \Lambda. We call the indexed collection pairwise disjoint if for any two distinct indices, \lambda,\mu\in\Lambda, the sets A_\lambda and A_\mu are disjoint.

paisley /ˈpeɪzli/ paisleys n
Paisleymuster Paisley
A motif of a swirling droplet.

pajamas /pəˈd͡ʒæ.məz/ /pəˈd͡ʒɑ.məz/ n
Pyjama Schlafanzug Pölter
Clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in, usually consisting of a loose-fitting shirt and pants/trousers.

paktong paktongs n
Packfong Packtong Pakfong Paktong chinesisches Weißkupfer
An alloy of zinc, copper and nickel, closely resembling silver, of Chinese origin; any of a number of similar alloys developed in imitation of the Chinese product.

palace /ˈpæləs/ /ˈpælɪs/ palaces n
Palast Schloss
A large and lavishly ornate residence.

palace coup palace coups n
Palastrevolution

paladin /ˈpælədɪn/ paladins n
Paladin
A heroic champion, especially a knight.
Beschützer Fürsprecher Verfechter Vorkämpfer
A defender or advocate of a noble cause.

palaeoclimatology n
Paläoklimatologie
The scientific study of prehistoric climate of the Earth.

palanquin /ˌpæləŋˈkiːn/ palanquins n
Sänfte
A covered type of litter for a stretched-out passenger, carried on four poles on the shoulders of four or more bearers, as formerly used (also by colonials) in eastern Asia.

palatable /ˈpæl.ə.tə.bəl/ more palatable most palatable adj
genießbar schmackhaft
Pleasing to the taste, tasty.
annehmbar
(figurative) Tolerable, acceptable.

palatal /pəˈleɪtl̩/ /ˈpælətl̩/ more palatal most palatal adj
palatal
(anatomy) Pertaining to the palate.
(phonetics) Articulated at the hard palate.

palatal /pəˈleɪtl̩/ /ˈpælətl̩/ palatals n
Palatal Vordergaumenlaut
(phonetics) A palatal consonant.

palatalised more palatalised most palatalised adj
palatalisiert
(phonetics, phonology, chiefly, British) Having undergone palatalisation.

palatalization /ˌpælətəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/ /ˌpælətəlɪˈzeɪʃən/ palatalizations n
Palatalisierung
(phonology, countable) An instance of pronunciation in which a sound is palatalized.

palatalize /ˈpælətəlaɪz/ v
palatalisieren
(phonetics, transitive) To pronounce a sound with the tongue against the palate of the mouth when that sound normally would not be so pronounced.

palate /ˈpæl.ət/ palates n
Gaumen
(anatomy) The roof of the mouth, separating the cavities of the mouth and nose in vertebrates. [from 14th c.]

palatial /pəˈleɪʃəl/ more palatial most palatial adj
Palast
Of or relating to a palace.
palastartig
On a grand scale; with very rich furnishings.

palatine tonsil palatine tonsils n
Gaumenmandel
(anatomy) One of the two tonsils that can be seen on the left and right sides at the back of the throat.

palatoplasty palatoplasties n
Palatoplastie

palaver /pəˈlɑː.və(ɹ)/ palavers n
Palaver
(North America, archaic British) Talk, especially unnecessary talk; chatter. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]
A meeting at which there is much talk; a debate; a moot.

pale /peɪl/ [pʰeəɫ] [pʰeɪ̯ɫ] paler palest adj
blass hell
Light in color.
blass bleich fahl
(of human skin) Having a pallor (a light color, especially due to sickness, shock, fright etc.).

pale /peɪl/ [pʰeəɫ] [pʰeɪ̯ɫ] pales n
Latte Pfahl
A wooden stake; a picket.
Pfahl
(heraldiccharge) A vertical band down the middle of a shield.

pale-throated sloth pale-throated sloths n
Weißkehl-Faultier
Bradypus tridactylus, a sloth that lives in the forests of northern South America.

palearctic adj
paläarktisch
Relating to the Palearctic.

paleface palefaces n
Bleichgesicht
(pejorative, slang) A white person; a person of European descent.

paleness palenesses n
Blässe Blassheit Bleichheit Fahlheit Farblosigkeit
The condition or degree of being pale or of lacking color.

paleo- /-oʊ/ /ˈpeɪ.li.ə/ /ˈpeɪ.li.əʊ/ /ˈpæl.i.ə/ /ˈpæl.i.əʊ/ prefix
paläo-
Old; ancient or primitive

paleoanthropologist paleoanthropologists n
Paläoanthropologe Paläoanthropologin
A scientist who specializes in paleoanthropology.

paleoanthropology n
Paläanthropologie Paläoanthropologie
(anthropology) The scientific study of ancient human remains.

paleobiology n
Paläobiologie
The branch of biology or paleontology concerned with the study of fossils of plants and animals

paleobotany paleobotanies n
Paläozoologie
The branch of paleontology that deals with the study of plant fossils. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

paleoclimatologist paleoclimatologists n
Paläoklimatologe Paläoklimatologin
A climatologist who specializes in paleoclimatology.

paleoconservative more paleoconservative most paleoconservative adj
paleokonservativ
(US politics) Holding views associated with paleoconservatism.

paleoconservative paleoconservatives n
Paleokonservative
(US politics) A political conservative who espouses paleoconservatism, opposing mass immigration, embracing states' rights and supporting cultural conservatism and social structures perceived to be traditional.

paleocontinent paleocontinents n
Urkontinent
A continent that existed in the geological past.

paleoethnobotany n
Archäobotanik
(archaeology) The study of plant remains from archaeological sites.

paleogenetic adj
paläogenetisch
Relating to paleogenetics.

paleogeneticist paleogeneticists n
Paläogenetiker
A geneticist whose speciality is paleogenetics.

paleogenetics n
Paläogenetik
The application of genetics to palaeontology.

paleographer paleographers n
Paläograf Paläografin Paläograph Paläographin
a person skilled in paleography

paleographic adj
paläografisch paläographisch
Of or pertaining to paleography.

paleography /ˌpalɪˈɒɡɹəfi/ /ˌpeɪliˈɑɡɹəfi/ /ˌpeɪlɪˈɒɡɹəfi/ paleographies n
Paläografie Paläographie
The study of old or ancient forms of writing.

paleolinguistics /ˌpeɪ.li.əʊ.lɪŋˈɡwɪs.tɪks/ n
Paläolinguistik
The study of the distant human past by linguistic means.

paleologism paleologisms n
Paleologismus
A word or phrase that was coined in the distant past, often now obscured, or if recently used: possibly having a definition or implication different from that of any earlier usage.

paleomarxism n
Paläomarxismus

paleontological adj
paläontologisch
Of or pertaining to paleontology.

paleontologist paleontologists n
Paläontologe Paläontologin
One who studies paleontology.

paleontology n
Paläontologie
(American spelling) Study of the forms of life existing in prehistoric or geologic times, especially as represented by fossils.

paleornithological adj
paläornithologisch
Relating to paleornithology

paleornithologist paleornithologists n
Paläornithologe Paläornithologin
A paleontologist who studies fossil birds.

paleornithology n
Paläornithologie
The branch of paleontology that deals with fossil birds.

paleozoology n
Paläozoologie
(zoology) The branch of zoology dealing with fossils, and the creatures that were transformed into them

paletot /ˈpalɪtəʊ/ /ˈpæləˌtoʊ/ /ˈpælˌtoʊ/ paletots n
Mantel Paletot Überrock Überzieher
(historical) A loose outer jacket, cloak, coat, overcoat, greatcoat, three-quarter coat.

palette /pəˈlɛt/ /ˈpælət/ /ˈpælɪt/ palettes n
Palette Farbpalette
(painting) A thin board on which a painter lays and mixes colours.

palfrey /ˈpɔːl.fɹi/ palfreys n
Zelter
(historical) A small horse with a smooth, ambling gait, popular in the Middle Ages with nobles and women for riding (contrasted with a warhorse).

palilalia /ˌpælɪˈleɪliə/ palilalias n
Palilalie
(clinical psychology) A complex tic comprising the repetition or echoing of one's own spoken words, which may sound like stuttering.

palimpsest /ˈpælɪmpsɛst/ palimpsests n
Palimpsest
A manuscript or document that has been erased or scraped clean, for reuse of the paper, parchment, vellum, or other medium on which it was written.

palindrome /ˈpælɪndɹoʊm/ /ˈpælɪndɹəʊm/ palindromes n
Palindrom
A word, phrase, number or any other sequence of units which has the property of reading the same forwards as it does backwards, character for character, sometimes disregarding punctuation, capitalization and diacritics.

palisade /ˌpælɪˈseɪd/ palisades n
Palisade
(military) A wall of wooden stakes, used as a defensive barrier.

pall /pɑl/ /pɔl/ /pɔːl/ palls n
Göpel
(heraldic charge) A charge representing an archbishop's pallium, having the form of the letter Y, sometimes charged with crosses.

pall reversed palls reversed n
Göpel

palladium /pəˈleɪdiəm/ palladiums n
Schutz
A safeguard.
Palladium
A chemical element (symbol Pd) with an atomic number of 46: a rare, lustrous silvery-white metal.

pallbearer pallbearers n
Sargträger
One called upon to carry or bear the casket at a funeral.

pallet /ˈpælət/ /ˈpælɪt/ pallets n
Palette Transportpalette
A portable platform, usually designed to be easily moved by a forklift, on which goods can be stacked, for transport or storage.

pallet jack pallet jacks n
Hubwagen
A manually operated device used to lift and move pallets chiefly within a warehouse; the most basic form of a forklift.

palliate /ˈpælieɪt/ /ˈpæliət/ v
lindern
To relieve the symptoms of; to ameliorate. [from 15th c.]
beschönigen
To cover or disguise the seriousness of (a mistake, offence etc.) by excuses and apologies. [from 17th c.]

palliative /ˈpalɪətɪv/ /ˈpæli.eɪtɪv/ /ˈpæli.ətɪv/ more palliative most palliative adj
palliativ lindernd beschönigend
(medicine) Minimising the progression of a disease and relieving undesirable symptoms for as long as possible, rather than attempting to cure the (usually incurable) disease.

palliative care n
Palliativpflege
A specialized area of healthcare that focuses on relieving and preventing the suffering of patients.

pallid /ˈpælɪd/ pallider pallidest adj
blass bleich fahl
Appearing weak, pale, or wan.

pallid harrier pallid harriers n
Steppenweihe
Circus macrourus, a migratory bird of prey of the harrier family.

pallisander pallisanders n
Palisander
a dense, heavy wood, similar to teak or mahogany, mostly from species of Dalbergia and Pterocarpus, as well as Machaerium

pallor /ˈpælə/ /ˈpælɚ/ pallors n
Blässe
Unnatural paleness, especially as a sign of sickness or distress.

palm /pæm/ /pɑlm/ /pɑm/ /pɑːm/ /pɔlm/ /pɔm/ /ˈpam/ /ˈpæm/ [pɑːm] [pɒːm] palms n
Handfläche Handteller
The inner and somewhat concave part of the human hand that extends from the wrist to the bases of the fingers.

palm /pæm/ /pɑlm/ /pɑm/ /pɑːm/ /pɔlm/ /pɔm/ /ˈpam/ /ˈpæm/ [pɑːm] [pɒːm] v
palmieren

palm fat palm fats n
Palmfett
A solid form of the vegetable oil obtained from the fruit of oil palms.

palm oil palm oils n
Palmöl
An edible plant oil derived from the mesocarp (reddish pulp) of the fruit of the oil palm (Elaeis guineensis).

palm reading palm readings n
Handlesen
palmistry

palm stearin palm stearins n
Palmstearin
The solid fraction of palm oil

palm sugar palm sugars n
Palmzucker
sugar made from the sap of various species of palm tree, family Arecaceae.

palm syrup palm syrups n
Palmhonig
Syrup made from sap of a palm tree.

palm tree palm trees n
Palme Palmbaum Palmenbaum
A tree of the family Arecaceae usually characterised by having a single stem or trunk, directly from which sprout several leaves or fronds giving a shape like an outstretched hand.

palm wine palm wines n
Palmwein
The alcoholic drink toddy.

palmar more palmar most palmar adj
Hand- Palmar- handflächenseitig hohlhandseitig palmar volar
(anatomy, not comparable) Of or pertaining to the palm of the hand or comparable appendage.

palmetto bug palmetto bugs n
Amerikanische Großschabe
The American cockroach (Periplaneta americana).

palmier palmiers n
Schweinsohr
A type of puff pastry biscuit made in the shape of a palm leaf and rolled in sugar.

palmistry palmistries n
Chiromantie Handlesekunst Handlesen
Telling fortunes from the lines on the palms of the hand.

palmolein palmoleins n
Palmolein
The olein fraction of palm oil

palpable /ˈpalpəbəl/ /ˈpælpəbəl/ more palpable most palpable adj
greifbar
Capable of being touched, felt or handled; touchable, tangible.

palpate /ˈpælpeɪt/ v
abtasten palpieren
To examine or otherwise explore through touch, particularly (medical) in reference to an area or organ of the human body.

palpation palpations n
Palpation
(medicine) The act of feeling or pushing on various parts of a patient’s body to determine medical condition such as the normality of organs or the presence or absence of tumors, swelling, muscle tension, etc.

palpitation palpitations n
Herzklopfen Palpitation
An abnormal beating of the heart that may be perceived by the patient, a result of excitement, exertion, or illness.

palstave palstaves n
Absatzbeil

palsy /ˈpɔːlzi/ palsies n
Lähmung
(pathology) Complete or partial muscle paralysis of a body part, often accompanied by a loss of feeling and uncontrolled body movements such as shaking.

paltry /ˈpɑltɹi/ /ˈpɒltɹi/ /ˈpɔltɹi/ /ˈpɔːltɹi/ paltrier paltriest adj
dürftig geringfügig
Trashy, trivial, of little value.
mager armselig schäbig
Of little monetary worth.

paludarium /ˌpæl(j)uˈdɛəɹiəm/ paludaria paludariums n
Paludarium
A tank or vivarium containing both aquatic and terrestrial elements.

palynologist palynologists n
Palynologe
One who studies palynology (pollen, spores, and other particulate organic matter).

palynology n
Palynologie
(science) The scientific study of spores, pollen and particulate organic matter in various matrices including the air (pollen counts), crime scenes, and sedimentary rocks.

pamper /ˈpæm.pə(ɹ)/ /ˈpæm.pɚ/ [ˈpɛəm.pɚ] v
hätscheln verwöhnen
(transitive) To treat with excessive care, attention or indulgence.

pamphlet /-flət/ /ˈpæmflɪt/ /ˈpænflət/ /ˈpænflɪt/ pamphlets n
Flugschrift Pamphlet
A small, brief printed work, consisting either of a folded sheet of paper, or several sheets bound together into a booklet with only a paper cover, formerly containing literary compositions, newsletters, and newspapers, but now chiefly informational matter.

pamphleteer /ˌpæmfləˈtɪɹ/ pamphleteers n
Flugblattschreiber Pamphletist
A writer, publisher, or distributer of pamphlets, a second-rate journalist.

pan /pæn/ pans pen n
Pfanne
A wide, flat receptacle used around the house, especially for cooking.
Short for salt pan: a flat artificial pond used for collecting minerals from evaporated water.

pan /pæn/ v
schwenken
(intransitive, of a camera, etc.) To turn horizontally.

pan- prefix
pan-
all

pan-Arabism /panˈaɹəbɪz(ə)m/ n
Panarabismus
The belief in unification of the peoples and countries of the Arab World.

pan-European more pan-European most pan-European adj
europaweit paneuropäisch
Relating to, covering or serving most or all of Europe

pan-fry v
braten
(transitive) To fry in a pan with minimal oil.

panacea /ˌpæn.əˈsiː.ə/ panaceae panaceas panaceæ n
Allheilmittel Panazee
A remedy believed to cure all disease and prolong life that was originally sought by alchemists; a cure-all.
Allheilmittel Patentrezept
A solution to all problems.

panache /pəˈnæʃ/ /pəˈnɑːʃ/ panaches n
Federbusch
(countable) An ornamental plume on a helmet.
Elan Schwung
(uncountable, figurative) Flamboyance, energetic style or action.

panarchism n
Panarchismus
(politics) Advocacy of panarchy.

pancake /ˈpæn.keɪk/ /ˈpæŋ.keɪk/ pancakes n
Pancake
In the US (and e.g. Scotland), a leavened, thicker, fluffier cake.
Pfannkuchen Eierkuchen Blinse Flins Palatschinken Plins
A thin batter cake fried in a pan or on a griddle in oil or butter; in particular:

pancake tortoise pancake tortoises n
Spaltenschildkröte
A flat-shelled species of tortoise, taxonomic name Malacochersus tornieri.

panchromatic adj
farbempfindlich panchromatisch
(photography, of black and white film) sensitive to all visible colours

panchronic adj
panchronisch

pancreas /ˈpæn-/ /ˈpæŋ.kɹi.əs/ /ˈpæŋkɹɪəs/ pancreases pancreata n
Bauchspeicheldrüse Pankreas
(anatomy) A gland near the stomach which secretes a fluid into the duodenum to help with food digestion. The fluid contains protease, carbohydrase and lipase, which breaks down larger molecules into smaller pieces. The pancreas also produces the hormones insulin and glucagon which regulate blood sugar. These hormones are released into the cardiovascular system.

pancreatic adj
Bauchspeicheldrüsen- Pankreas- der Bauchspeicheldrüse pankreatisch
Of or pertaining to the pancreas

pancreatic cancer pancreatic cancers n
Bauchspeicheldrüsenkrebs
(oncology, disease) A malignant neoplasm of the pancreas.

pancreatic juice pancreatic juices n
Bauchspeichel
A liquid secreted by the pancreas, containing a variety of enzymes.

pancreatitis pancreatitides pancreatitises n
Bauchspeicheldrüsenentzündung Pankreatitis
Inflammation of the pancreas.

pancytopenia /ˌpænsaɪtəˈpiːnɪə/ pancytopenias n
Panzytopenie
(pathology) A reduction in the numbers of red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets in the blood

panda /ˈpændə/ pandas n
Panda Pandabär
(colloquial, also, attributively) Short for giant panda (“Ailuropoda melanoleuca”). [from 19th c.]

pandect /ˈpændɛkt/ /ˈpænˌdɛkt/ pandects n
Pandekten
(Ancient Rome, law, historical) Usually in the plural form Pandects: a compendium or digest of writings on Roman law divided in 50 books, compiled in the 6th century C.E. by order of the Eastern Roman emperor Justinian I (c. 482–565).

pandeiro /pænˈdɛəɹəʊ/ pandeiros n
Pandeiro

pandeism /-deɪ-/ /pænˈdiɪzəm/ /pænˈdiːɪz(ə)m/ pandeisms n
Pandeismus
(religion) A belief in a god who is both pantheistic and deistic, in particular a god who designed the universe and then became it and ceased to exist separately and act consciously with respect to it.

pandeist /pænˈdiːɪst/ more pandeist most pandeist adj
pandeistisch Pandeist
(religion) of or relating to pandeism.

pandeist /pænˈdiːɪst/ pandeists n
Pandeist Pandeistin
(religion) One who believes in pandeism, a blend of pantheism and deism.

pandeistic /pændiːˈɪstɪk/ more pandeistic most pandeistic adj
pandeistich
Of or relating to pandeism.

pandemic /pænˈdɛmɪk/ more pandemic most pandemic adj
pandemisch
(epidemiology) Of a disease: epidemic over a wide geographical area and affecting a large proportion of the population; also, of or pertaining to a disease of this nature.

pandemic /pænˈdɛmɪk/ pandemics n
Pandemie
(epidemiology) A pandemic disease; a disease that affects a wide geographical area and a large proportion of the population.

pandemonism n
Pandaemonismus

pandemonium /ˌpændəˈmoʊni.əm/ /ˌpændɪˈməʊnɪəm/ pandemonia pandemoniums n
Anarchie Hexensabbat Tohuwabohu Tumult
A loud, wild, tumultuous protest, disorder, or chaotic situation, usually of a crowd, often violent.
Aufruhr Gewaltausbruch Hexensabbat
An outburst; loud, riotous uproar, especially of a crowd.

pander /ˈpændə/ /ˈpændɚ/ v
Befriedigung verschaffen anbiedern andienen befriedigen frönen huldigen
(intransitive) To tempt with, to appeal or cater to (improper motivations, etc.); to assist in gratification.
verkuppeln
(intransitive) To offer illicit sex with a third party; to pimp.

pandiculate /pænˈdɪk.jə.leɪt/ v
rekeln räkeln strecken
(ambitransitive) To fully stretch the torso and upper limbs, typically accompanied by yawning.

pandiculation pandiculations n
Räkeln Strecken
A stretching and stiffening of the trunk and extremities, as when fatigued and drowsy or on waking, often accompanied by yawning.

pandoro /panˈdɔːɹəʊ/ pandori pandoros n
Pandoro
A sweet bread loaf of Veronese origin, in the shape of a star, traditionally eaten at Christmas.

panegyric /ˌpænəˈd͡ʒaɪɹɪk/ /ˌpænəˈd͡ʒɪɹɪk/ panegyrics n
Laudatio Lobrede Panegyrik
A formal speech publicly praising someone or something.

panegyrical more panegyrical most panegyrical adj
panegyrisch
Lavish with praise; admiring, approving, complimentary.

panel /ˈpænəl/ panels n
Paneel Tafel Blech Holzpaneel Platte Verkleidung
A (usually) rectangular section of a surface, or of a covering or of a wall, fence etc.
Diskussionsrunde
A group of people gathered to judge, interview, discuss etc. as on a television or radio broadcast for example.
Panel
A portion of a framed structure between adjacent posts or struts, as in a bridge truss.

panel beater panel beaters n
Karosserieklempner
(UK, AU, NZ) One who repairs vehicle bodywork; an auto body mechanic (US). [from 20th c.]

panel discussion panel discussions n
Podiumsdiskussion
A conversation about a specific topic conducted by a group of experts, usually either in the presence of an audience or in a broadcast (or both).

panelist panelists n
Diskussionsteilnehmer
(American spelling) A person who is a member of a panel.

panelling /ˈpænəlɪŋ/ panellings n
Holzvertäfelung Vertäfelung Paneel
(British spelling) The panels with which a surface (especially an indoor wall) is covered, considered collectively.

panentheism /pænˈɛnθiɪzəm/ n
Panentheismus
(philosophy, religion) A doctrine that the universe subsists within God, but that God nevertheless transcends or has some existence separate from the universe.

panentheist /pænˈɛnθiɪst/ panentheists n
Panentheistin
A person who believes in panentheism.

panettone /ˌpanɪˈtəʊneɪ/ /ˌpanɪˈtəʊnɪ/ /ˌpænəˈtoʊni/ panettones panettoni n
Panettone
A soft Italian sourdough brioche from Milan, with candied fruit, usually prepared for Christmas as a dessert.

panforte panfortes panforti n
Panforte
A dense flat cake made with honey, hazelnuts, almonds, candied fruit, cocoa and spices; a speciality of Siena.

pang /peɪŋ/ /pʰæŋ/ pangs n
Schmerz Stechen
(often, in the plural) A paroxysm of extreme physical pain or anguish; a feeling of sudden and transitory agony; a throe.
Anfall Stich
(often, in the plural) A sudden sharp feeling of an emotional or mental nature, as of joy or sorrow.

pang of conscience pangs of conscience n
Gewissensbiss
(often, in the plural) A feeling of shame, guilt, or embarrassment, resulting from behavior which one regrets.

panga /ˈpaŋɡə/ pangas n
Pangasius
Any of various edible freshwater fish of the genus Pangasius, native to southeast Asia, especially the iridescent shark, Pangasius hypophthalmus, now reclassified as Pangasianodon hypophthalmus.

pangolin /pæŋˈɡoʊlɪn/ /ˈpæŋɡəlɪn/ pangolins n
Schuppentier Tannenzapfentier
The scaly anteater; any of several long-tailed, scale-covered mammals of the order Pholidota of tropical Africa and Asia, the sole extant genus of which is Manis.

pangram /ˈpæn.ɡɹæm/ /ˈpæŋ.ɡɹæm/ pangrams n
Pangramm
A sentence that contains every letter of the alphabet.

panhandle /ˈpænˌhæn.dəl/ panhandles n
Zipfel Gebietskorridor Gebietszipfel Landkorridor Landzipfel Pfannenstiel
(cartography, US) On a map, any arm or projection suggestive of the handle of a pan; an especially elongate salient.

panhandle /ˈpænˌhæn.dəl/ v
betteln
(US) To beg for money, especially with a container in hand for receiving loose change, especially on the street, and particularly, as a bum.

panhandler /ˈpæn.hænd.lə(ɹ)/ panhandlers n
Bettler Bettlerin
One who panhandles; an urban beggar who typically stands on a street with an outstretched container in hand, begging for loose change or money.

panhandling panhandlings n
Bettelei
Begging for money.

panic /ˈpænɪk/ panics n
Panik
(uncountable) Overwhelming fear or fright, often affecting groups of people or animals; (countable) an instance of this; a fright, a scare.

panic /ˈpænɪk/ v
in Panik geraten in Panik verfallen
To cause (someone) to feel panic; also, to frighten (someone) into acting hastily.

panic attack panic attacks n
Panikattacke Panikanfall
A sudden period of intense anxiety, mounting physiological arousal, fear, stomach problems and discomfort that are associated with a variety of somatic and cognitive symptoms.

panic buying panic buyings n
Panikkauf Panikkäufe
(business, finance) The buying of commodities or other assets earlier than normal, or in quantities greater than normal, because of rumours of coming shortages or price rises.

panic disorder panic disorders n
Panikstörung
An anxiety disorder involving severe recurring panic attacks.

panic-stricken more panic-stricken most panic-stricken adj
panikartig panisch
Very frightened, and unable to react sensibly because of panic.

panicgrass panicgrasses n
Rispenhirse
Any of several of the species of grass in the genus Panicum.

panicky /ˈpænɪki/ more panicky most panicky adj
panisch panikartig
In a state of panic.

panicle panicles n
Rispe
(botany) A compound raceme.

panjandrum /pænˈd͡ʒæn.dɹəm/ panjandra panjandrums n
hohes Tier
An important, powerful or influential person.

pankration /pæn.ˈkɹeɪti.ɒn/ /pæŋˈkɹeɪʃən/ n
Pankration
(martial arts) An Ancient Greek martial art combining aspects of boxing and wrestling, introduced in the Greek Olympic games in 648 BC.

panna cotta /ˌpanə ˈkɒtə/ panna cottas n
Pannacotta Panna cotta
A northern Italian dessert consisting of flavoured double cream set with gelatine, often served with fruit sauce or caramel syrup.

pannier /ˈpæn.i.ɚ/ /ˈpæn.jɚ/ /ˈpæn.ɪ.ə/ panniers n
Fahrradtasche Packtasche
A large basket or bag fastened, usually in pairs, to the back of a bicycle or pack animal, or carried in pairs over the shoulders.

panoply /ˈpænəpli/ panoplies n
Palette Spektrum
A splendid display of something. [from 1829]
Rüstung
(historical) A complete set of armour. [from 1570s]

panopticon panopticons n
Panoptikum
A type of prison where all the cells are visible from the center, particularly if it is not possible for those in a cell to know if they are being watched.
A room for the exhibition of novelties.

panorama /ˌpæn.əˈɹaː.mə/ /ˌpæn.əˈɹæm.ə/ /ˌpæn.əˈɹɑː.mə/ [ˌpɛən.əˈɹɑː.mə] [ˌpɛən.əˈɹɛəm.ə] panoramas panoramata n
Panorama Rundblick
An unbroken view of an entire surrounding area.
A picture or series of pictures representing a continuous scene.

panpipes n
Panflöte
(musical instrument) An instrument consisting of a series of ten or more tubes of different lengths, typically closed at the bottom and open at the top. The instrument is played by blowing across the open end at the top.

panpsychism /panˈsʌɪkɪz(ə)m/ /pænˈsaɪ(ˌ)kɪz(ə)m/ panpsychisms n
Panpsychismus
(philosophy, metaphysics, uncountable) The doctrine that all matter has a mental aspect.

panpsychist more panpsychist most panpsychist adj
panpsychistisch

pansexual /pænˈsɛk.ʃu.əl/ pansexuals n
pansexuell pan
Someone who is attracted to all types of people regardless of gender.

pansexuality /ˌpæn.sɛk.sjuˈæl.ɪ.ti/ /ˌpæn.sɛk.ʃuˈæl.ɪ.ti/ pansexualities n
Pansexualität
A sexual orientation characterized by the potential for aesthetic attraction, romantic love and/or sexual desire for people regardless of their gender or sex.

pansy /ˈpæn.zi/ pansies n
Stiefmütterchen
A cultivated flowering plant, derived by hybridization within species Viola tricolor.

pant /pænt/ pants n
keuchen
A quick breathing; a catching of the breath; a gasp: the panting of animals such as a dog with their tong hung out- as a form of thermoregulation.

pant /pænt/ v
keuchen schnaufen hecheln
(ambitransitive) To breathe quickly or in a labored manner, as after exertion or from eagerness or excitement; to respire with heaving of the breast; to gasp.

pantheism /ˈpæn.θi.ɪz.əm/ pantheisms n
Pantheismus
(religion) The belief that the Universe is in some sense divine and should be revered. Pantheism identifies the universe with God but denies any personality or transcendence of such a God.

pantheist /ˈpænθiː.ɪst/ pantheists n
Pantheist
A person who believes in pantheism.

pantheistic /pænˈθiɪstɪk/ more pantheistic most pantheistic adj
pantheistisch
Of or relating to pantheism.

pantheon panthea pantheons n
Pantheon
A temple dedicated to all the gods.

panther /ˈpeɪntə(ɹ)/ /ˈpæntə(ɹ)/ /ˈpænθə/ /ˈpænθɚ/ panthers n
Panther Panter
Any of various big cats with black fur; most especially, the black-coated leopard of India.
Panther
Any big cat of the genus Panthera.

panther cap panther caps n
Pantherpilz
The highly poisonous agaric Amanita pantherina.

pantheress /ˈpæn.θəɹ.ɪs/ pantheresses n
Pantherin
A female panther.

panties n
Höschen
Underpants for women and girls.

pantograph /ˈpantəɡɹaf/ /ˈpantəɡɹɑːf/ pantographs n
Pantograf Stromabnehmer
(rail transport) A similarly-formed conductive device, now usually Z-shaped, that collects electric current from overhead lines for trains and trams.

pantomime /ˈpæn.təˌmaɪm/ /ˈpæn.təˌmʌɪm/ pantomimes n
Pantomime
(UK) A traditional theatrical entertainment, originally based on the commedia dell'arte, but later aimed mostly at children and involving physical comedy, topical jokes, call and response, and fairy-tale plots. [from 18th c.]
Gesturing without speaking; dumb-show, mime. [from 18th c.]

pantomime /ˈpæn.təˌmaɪm/ /ˈpæn.təˌmʌɪm/ v
pantomimisieren

pantry /ˈpantɹi/ /ˈpæntɹi/ [ˈpant(ʰ)ɹ̥i] [ˈpeənt(ʰ)ɹ̥i] [ˈpænt(ʰ)ɹ̥i] pantries n
Speisekammer Vorratskammer
A small room, closet, or cabinet usually located in or near the kitchen, dedicated to shelf-stable food storage and/or storing kitchenware, like a larder, but smaller.

pants /pænts/ n
Hose
(chiefly, North America, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, India, Philippines) An outer garment that covers the body from the waist downwards, covering each leg separately, usually as far as the ankles; trousers. [from 19th c.]
Unterhose Schlüpfer
(chiefly, UK) An undergarment that covers the genitals and often the buttocks and the neighbouring parts of the body; underpants. [from 19th c.]

pantsuit pantsuits n
Hosenanzug
(US) A women's suit consisting of coordinated pants (trousers) and jacket

pantyhose /ˈpæntɪhəuz/ n
Feinstrumpfhose Strumpfhose

pantyliner /ˌpæntiˈlaɪnə/ pantyliners n
Slipeinlage
A pad worn on the inner surface of women's underwear, up against the vulva, during a low-flow day of the menstrual period, designed to absorb small, spotty quantities of menstrual fluid, in contrast to a tampon or sanitary napkin, worn on heavy-flow days.

panvitalism n
Panvitalismus
Belief that all things are part of a single living universe.
Belief that all things in the universe are alive.

pap /pæp/ paps n
Brei
(uncountable) Food in the form of a soft paste, often a porridge, especially as given to very young children.

papabile /pəˈpɑːbɪleɪ/ more papabile most papabile adj
papabel
Thought to be among those likely to be elected pope.

papakha papakhas n
Papacha
A fur or sometimes wool hat traditionally worn by men throughout the Caucasus and Central Asia; its shape varies from hemispherical to cylindrical, which may be slightly tapered in either direction.

papal /ˈpeɪpəl/ more papal most papal adj
päpstlich
Having to do with the pope or the papacy.

papal bull papal bulls n
päbstliche Bulle
An official document or edict from the Pope.

paparazzo /ˌpæpəˈɹætsəʊ/ /ˌpɑpəˈɹɑtsoʊ/ paparazzi paparazzos n
Paparazzo Paparazza Sensationsreporter Sensationsreporterin Skandalreporter Skandalreporterin
A freelance photographer who sells photographs of celebrities to the media, especially one who pursues celebrities and attempts to obtain candid photographs.

papaya /pəˈpaɪə/ /pəˈpɑːjə/ papayas n
Papaya
The fruit of this tree.

paper /ˈpeɪpə/ /ˈpeɪpɚ/ [ˈpeɪpə(r)] [ˈpeːpə(r)] [ˈpʰeɪpɚ] adj
Papier Papierbecher Papierbeutel
Made of paper.

paper /ˈpeɪpə/ /ˈpeɪpɚ/ [ˈpeɪpə(r)] [ˈpeːpə(r)] [ˈpʰeɪpɚ] papers n
Papier
A sheet material typically used for writing on or printing on (or as a non-waterproof container), usually made by draining cellulose fibres from a suspension in water.
Artikel Papier
(rock paper scissors) An open hand (a handshape resembling a sheet of paper), that beats rock and loses to scissors. It loses to lizard and beats Spock in rock-paper-scissors-lizard-Spock.
Papier Dokument
A written document, generally shorter than a book (white paper, term paper), in particular one written for the Government.
Referat
A scholastic essay.

paper airplane paper airplanes n
Papierflieger
(US) A toy airplane made by folding up a sheet of paper.

paper anniversary paper anniversaries n
papierne Hochzeit
The 1st anniversary of some event, particularly a wedding.

paper bag paper bags n
Papiertüte
A bag made of paper, especially a firm brown kind intended for use carrying groceries.

paper clip paper clips n
Büroklammer Klammer
A small, folded, wire or plastic device used to hold sheets of paper together.

paper cup paper cups n
Pappbecher
A disposable cup made out of paper and often lined with plastic or wax to prevent liquid from leaking out or soaking through the paper.

paper cut paper cuts n
Papierschnittwunde
(medicine) A wound caused by a piece of paper or any thin, sharp material which can slice through a person's skin.

paper jam paper jams n
Papierstau
(printing) A malfunction in a computer's printer or a photocopier or similar device occurring when sheets of paper become jammed inside.

paper mill paper mills n
Papierfabrik
A factory devoted to making paper from wood pulp and other ingredients.

paper money /ˌpeɪpə ˈmʌni/ /ˌpeɪpəɹ ˈmʌni/ n
Banknote Papiergeld
Cash in the form of banknotes.

paper mulberry paper mulberries n
Papiermaulbeerbaum
A tree in the mulberry family (Moraceae), Broussonetia papyrifera, with fibrous inner bark used to make paper and tapa cloth.

paper tape paper tapes n
Lochstreifen
(computing) an early sequential digital storage medium consisting of a long roll of paper, each character being coded as a pattern of punched holes; originally used with teletype machines.

paper tiger paper tigers n
Papiertiger
(idiomatic) A seemingly fierce or powerful person, country or organisation without the ability to back up their words; apparently powerful but actually ineffective.

paper towel paper towels n
Küchenpapier Küchenrolle Papiertuch
(Britain) A sheet of absorbent paper dispensed in restrooms, usually used for drying washed hands.

paperback /ˈpeɪ.pɚ.bæk/ adj
broschiert
(of a book) Having flexible binding.

paperback /ˈpeɪ.pɚ.bæk/ paperbacks n
Broschur Taschenbuch

paperboard paperboards n
Pappe
A thick paper, or thin cardboard.

paperboy paperboys n
Zeitungsausträger Zeitungsjunge
A male who delivers newspapers to houses on a paper round.

paperhanger /ˈpeɪpəhæŋə/ /ˈpeɪpɚhæŋɚ/ paperhangers n
Tapezierer Tapeziererin
Someone who puts wallpaper on walls.

paperless adj
papierlos
Relating to or involving the communication or storage of information electronically, rather than with paper.

paperwall adj
mit/aus Papierwänden

paperweight paperweights n
Briefbeschwerer
A small, decorative, somewhat weighty object placed on one or more pieces of paper to keep them from fluttering away.
Any object used for this purpose.

paperwork /ˈpeɪ.pɚ.wɚk/ /ˈpeɪ.pɚˌwɝk/ n
Papierkram Schreibarbeit
routine work involving written documents
Papierkram
(hyperbolic) excessive paperwork, busy work, red tape.

papescent more papescent most papescent adj
breiig
Containing or producing pap, or soft food; resembling pap; porridge-like.

papess papesses n
Päpstin
(obsolete) A female pope, i.e. the fictitious Pope Joan.

papier-mâché /ˌpapɪ.eɪ ˈmaʃeɪ/ /ˌpeɪpɚ məˈʃeɪ/ n
Pappmaschee Papiermaché Pappmaché
Torn-up paper and other possible materials mixed with paste or glue used to create, when the mass is dried, a durable sculptural object.

papilloma papillomas papillomata n
Papillom
(pathology, oncology) An epithelial tumour, usually benign, with the appearance of a papilla

papist /ˈpeɪp.ɪst/ more papist most papist adj
papistisch
(religious slur, Christianity) Being a papist.

papist /ˈpeɪp.ɪst/ papists n
Papist Kathole Katholin Papistin
(religious slur, Christianity) A Roman Catholic, whose loyalties are seen to be with the papacy in Rome.

pappardelle /ˌpæpɑɹˈdɛleɪ/ /ˌpæpɑːˈdɛleɪ/ n
pappardelle
A broad form of fettuccine, or a narrow form of lasagne, traditionally eaten with a meat sauce (especially one made with hare).

pappus pappi pappuses n
Pappus

paprika /pæpˈɹiːkə/ /pəˈpɹiːkə/ /ˈpæpɹɪkə/ paprikas n
Paprika
A bright reddish orange colour resembling that of the ground spice.

papyrologist papyrologists n
Papyrologe Papyrologin
A student of or expert in papyrology, the study of papyrus and ancient writings on papyrus.

papyrology papyrologies n
Papyrologie
The study of papyrus, particularly the branch of archeology concerning ancient texts written on papyrus.

papyrus /pəˈpaɪɹəs/ papyri papyruses n
Papyrus Echter Papyrus Papyrusstaude
(usually, uncountable) A plant (Cyperus papyrus) in the sedge family, native to the Nile river valley, paper reed.
Papyrus
(usually, uncountable) A material similar to paper made from the papyrus plant.
(countable) A scroll or document written on papyrus.

par excellence /ˌpɑɹ ˌɛksəˈlɑns/ /ˌpɑːɹ ˈɛksəlɑːns/ /ˌpɑːɹ ˈɛksəlɒ̃s/ /ˌpɑːɹ ˌɛksəˈlɑːns/ /ˌpɑːɹ ˌɛksəˈlɒ̃s/ adj
par excellence
Being a quintessential example of a general type.

parabasis parabases n
Parabase
(historical, Ancient Greece) The part of an Ancient Greek comedy in which the actors leave the stage and the chorus addresses the audience directly.

parable /ˈpaɹəbəl/ /ˈpæɹ.ə.bəl/ /ˈpɛɹ.ə.bəl/ parables n
Parabel Gleichnis Gleichniserzählung Gleichnisrede
A short narrative illustrating a lesson (usually religious/moral) by comparison or analogy.

parabola /pəˈɹæbələ/ parabolae parabolas parabolæ n
Parabel
(geometry) The conic section formed by the intersection of a cone with a plane parallel to a tangent plane to the cone; the locus of points equidistant from a fixed point (the focus) and line (the directrix).

parabolic adj
parabolisch
(chiefly, mathematics) Of, or pertaining to, or in the shape of a parabola or paraboloid.

parachute /ˈpæɹəʃuːt/ parachutes n
Fallschirm
(aviation) A device, generally constructed from fabric, that is designed to employ air resistance to control the fall of an object or person, causing them to float instead of falling.
Schwungtuch
A large sheet of fabric used in children's physical education, often colorful, with handles allowing many people to control its motion.

parachute /ˈpæɹəʃuːt/ v
mit dem Fallschirm abspringen
(intransitive) To jump, fall, descend, etc. using such a device.
(transitive) To introduce into a place using such a device.
(transitive) To place (somebody) in an organisation in a position of authority without their having previous experience there; used with in or into.

parachuting parachutings n
Fallschirmspringen
The sport or activity of jumping with a parachute.

parachutist parachutists n
Fallschirmspringer Fallschirmspringerin
Someone who jumps from an aircraft using a parachute, especially as a sport.

paraclete /ˈpæɹəkliːt/ paracletes n
Paraklet
An advocate or helper.

paraconsistent /pæɹəkənˈsɪstənt/ adj
parakonsistent
(logic) Dealing with contradictions in a discriminating way, in order to avoid acceptance of one from entailing acceptance of all contradictions.

paraconsistent logic paraconsistent logics n
parakonsistente Logik
(logic, countable) A particular formal logical system which allows some contradictions to be true without all contradictions or all statements becoming true; i.e. in which the principle of explosion does not hold.

parade /pəˈɹeɪd/ parades n
Parade Aufmarsch Umzug
A public procession, especially one commemorating a holiday or special event or (dated) in protest.
Abfolge Folge
(figurative) Synonym of show: any similarly orderly or ostentatious display, especially of a variety of people or a series of things paraded around.

parade ground parade grounds n
Exerzierplatz
(military) A large area of firm ground, formerly usually adjacent to fortifications and now usually a paved area at a military base, where soldiers present themselves for inspection ("parade") and practice marching and close-order drills.

paradiddle /ˈpæɹəˌdɪdəl/ paradiddles n
Paradiddle
(music) A percussive exercise (one of 26 drum rudiments per the National Association of Rudimental Drummers or one of 40 per the Percussive Arts Society) which involves playing four even strokes in the order ‘right left right right’ or ‘left right left left.’

paradigm /ˈpeɪ.ɹə.daɪm/ /ˈpæɹ.ə.daɪm/ /ˈpæɹ.ə.dɑɪm/ /ˈpɛɹ.ə.daɪm/ paradigmata paradigms n
Paradigma Beispiel Bezugssystem Denkrahmen Musterbeispiel Sicht der Dinge
A pattern, a way of doing something, especially a pattern of thought, a system of beliefs, a conceptual framework.
Paradigma Flexionsmuster Flexionsschema
(linguistics) A set of all forms which contain a common element, especially the set of all inflectional forms of a word or a particular grammatical category.

paradigm shift paradigm shifts n
Paradigmenwechsel
(sciences) A radical change in thinking from an accepted point of view to a new one, necessitated when new scientific discoveries produce anomalies in the current paradigm. [from 1962]

paradigmatic /ˌpæɹ.ə.daɪ.ˈmæ.tɪk/ /ˌpæɹ.ə.dɪ(ɡ).ˈmæ.tɪk/ /ˌpɛɹ.ə.daɪ.ˈmæ.tɪk/ /ˌpɛɹ.ə.dɪ(ɡ).ˈmæ.tɪk/ more paradigmatic most paradigmatic adj
paradigmatisch
Of or pertaining to a paradigm.

paradisaic more paradisaic most paradisaic adj
paradiesisch
Of or relating to paradise (or heaven)

paradise /ˈpæɹ.ə.daɪs/ /ˈpɛɹ.ə.daɪs/ paradises n
Paradies Himmel
(slang) The upper gallery in a theatre.

paradisiacal /pæɹədɪˈsaɪəkəl/ more paradisiacal most paradisiacal adj
paradiesisch
Of or resembling paradise.

paradox /ˈpæɹ.əˌdɑks/ /ˈpæɹ.əˌdɒks/ /ˈpɛɹ.əˌdɑks/ paradoxes n
Paradoxon Paradox
An apparently self-contradictory statement, which can only be true if it is false, and vice versa.
(uncountable, philosophy) A state in which one is logically compelled to contradict oneself.

paradoxical /ˌpæɹəˈdɒksɪkəl/ /ˌpɛɹəˈdɑːksɪkəl/ more paradoxical most paradoxical adj
paradox
Having self-contradictory properties.

paradoxically more paradoxically most paradoxically adv
paradoxerweise
In a paradoxical manner; so as to create a paradox.

paraffin /ˈpæɹ.ə.fɪn/ /ˈpɛɹ.ə.fɪn/ v
paraffinieren
To impregnate or treat with paraffin.

paraffin wax paraffin waxes n
Paraffin
A waxy white solid hydrocarbon mixture used to make candles, wax paper, lubricants, and sealing materials.

paraglider paragliders n
Gleitschirmflieger Gleitschirmfliegerin Paraglider Paragliderin
One who paraglides.
Gleitschirm Gleitsegel Paragleiter Paraglider
The complete equipment used for paragliding, consisting of a paraglider wing and a harness.

paragliding /ˈpæɹəɡlaɪdɪŋ/ n
Gleitschirmfliegen Gleitsegeln Paragleiten Paragliding
The sport of gliding with a paraglider.

paragon /ˈpæɹəɡən/ /ˈpæɹəˌɡɑn/ /ˈpæɹəˌɡɔn/ paragons n
Muster Modell Inbegriff Leuchtturm Musterknabe Paradebeispiel
A person of preeminent qualities, who acts as a pattern or model for others. [from 16th c.]
Begleiter Gegenüber Gleichgesinnter Vergleich Wettbewerb
(obsolete) Comparison; competition. [16th–17th c.]
Paragon Secunda
(typography, printing, dated) The size of type between great primer and double pica, standardized as 20-point. [from 18th c.]

paragon /ˈpæɹəɡən/ /ˈpæɹəˌɡɑn/ /ˈpæɹəˌɡɔn/ v
die Stirn bieten ebenbürtig sein gleichauf sein mithalten vergleichbar sein vergleichen
To compare with; to equal; to rival.
Vorbild sein modellhaft sein vorausgehen
To serve as a model for; to surpass.
gleichauf sein vergleichbar sein
To be equal; to hold comparison.

paragraph /ˈpæɹəɡɹæf/ /ˈpæɹəɡɹɑːf/ /ˈpɛɹəɡɹæf/ paragraphs n
Absatz Paragraf
A passage in text that starts on a new line, the first line sometimes being indented, and usually marks a change of topic.
(originally) A mark or note set in the margin to call attention to something in the text, such as a change of subject.

parakeet /paɹəˈkiːt/ /ˈpaɹəkiːt/ /ˈpɛɹəkit/ parakeets n
Sittich
Any of various species of small parrot primarily of tropical regions. [from 16th c.]

parakeet auklet parakeet auklets n
Rotschnabelalk
A bird, Aethia psittacula, native to the islands and coast of Alaska.

paralegal paralegals n
Anwaltsassistent Anwaltsassistentin Rechtsanwaltsgehilfe Rechtsanwaltsgehilfin
(legal) One who assists a lawyer in routine legal work, but who is without qualified status as a solicitor or barrister (England and Wales), attorney (U.S.), or advocate; known more commonly in the U.S. as a legal assistant.

paralinguistic /pæɹəlɪŋˈɡwɪstɪk/ /ˌpæɹəlɪŋˈɡwɪstɪk/ adj
paralinguistisch
Of or pertaining to, or communicated through, paralanguage; of or pertaining to paralinguistics.

paralipomenon /pæɹəlɪˈpɒmɪnɒn/ paralipomena n
Para­li­po­me­non
(usually, in plural) An omission, especially one of a book, added later as a supplement.

paralipsis /ˌpæ.ɹəˈlɪp.sɪs/ paraleipses n
Paralipse
(rhetoric, linguistics) A figure of speech in which one pretends to ignore or omit something by actually mentioning it. [from 16th c.]

parallax /ˈpæɹ.əˌlæks/ parallaxes n
Parallaxe
An apparent shift in the position of two stationary objects relative to each other as viewed by an observer, due to a change in observer position.

parallax second parallax seconds n
Parallaxensekunde
A unit of length, used in astronomy, defined as the distance from the Earth of an object that exhibits a parallax of 1 arcsecond. It is approximately equal to 3.08568025 × 1013 kilometers or 3.2616 light years.

parallel /ˈpæɹ.əˌlɛl/ /ˈpɛɹ.əˌlɛl/ adj
parallel
Equally distant from one another at all points.
(computing) Involving the processing of multiple tasks at the same time.
parallel zu parallel
Having the same overall direction; the comparison is indicated with "to".

parallel /ˈpæɹ.əˌlɛl/ /ˈpɛɹ.əˌlɛl/ more parallel most parallel adv
parallel
With a parallel relationship.

parallel /ˈpæɹ.əˌlɛl/ /ˈpɛɹ.əˌlɛl/ parallels n
Breitenkreis Breitengrad
A line of latitude.
Parallele parallel
(military) One of a series of long trenches constructed before a besieged fortress, by the besieging force, as a cover for troops supporting the attacking batteries. They are roughly parallel to the line of outer defenses of the fortress.

parallel bars n
Barren
A set of apparatus consisting of two horizontal bars at a small distance apart, upon which acts of swinging and holding and jumping and dips are performed.

parallel import parallel imports n
Parallelimport
A legitimate product imported from another country without the permission of the intellectual property owner.

parallel universe parallel universes n
Paralleluniversum
(sciences, scifi, cosmology) A universe that exists separately alongside another universe, as part of a multiverse.

parallelepiped /ˌpæɹəlɛˈlɛpɪpɛd/ /ˌpæɹəˌlɛləˈpaɪpɪd/ parallelepipeds n
Parallelepiped Parallelflach
(geometry) A solid figure, having six faces, all parallelograms, all opposite faces being similar and parallel.

parallelize v
parallelisieren
To make parallel (to each other).

parallelogram /ˌpæ.ɹə.ˈlɛl.ə.ˌɡɹæm/ parallelograms n
Parallelogramm
(geometry) A convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length.

parallelotope parallelotopes n
Parallelotop
(geometry) A generalization of parallelogram and parallelepiped into a figure of arbitrary dimensionality.

paralogism /pəˈɹaləd͡ʒɪzəm/ /pəˈɹæləd͡ʒɪzəm/ paralogisms n
Paralogismus
A fallacious argument or illogical conclusion, especially one committed by mistake, or believed by the speaker to be logical.

paralysis /pəˈɹæləsəs/ paralyses n
Lähmung Paralyse
(pathology) The complete loss of voluntary control of part of a person's body, such as one or more limbs.

paralytic /ˌpæɹəˈlɪtɪk/ more paralytic most paralytic adj
gelähmt paralysieren paralytisch
Affected by paralysis; paralysed.

paralyze /ˈparəlʌɪz/ v
lähmen paralysieren
(transitive) To afflict with paralysis.

paramagnetic more paramagnetic most paramagnetic adj
paramagnetisch
(physics) Exhibiting paramagnetism.

paramagnetism /ˌpæ.ɹə.ˈmæɡ.nə.tɪ.zəm/ paramagnetisms n
Paramagnetismus
(physics) The tendency of magnetic dipoles to align with an external magnetic field; materials that exhibit this tendency become temporary magnets.

paramecium /ˌpæ.ɹəˈmiː.si.əm/ /ˌpɛ.ɹəˈmi.si.əm/ paramecia parameciums n
Pantoffeltierchen
An oval-shaped protozoan organism of the genus Paramecium.

paramedic /ˌpæɹəˈmɛdɪk/ paramedics n
Rettungssanitäter Rettungssanitäterin Sanitäter Sanitäterin Sanitätspersonal
An individual trained to medically stabilize people through various interventions, victims of trauma or medical events outside of a hospital setting and preparing them for transport to a medical facility.

parament /ˈpaɹəmənt/ paraments n
Parament
A liturgical hanging on and around the altar, as well as the cloth hanging from the pulpit and lectern.

parameter /pəˈɹæm.ə.tɚ/ /pəˈɹæm.ɪ.tə/ [pəˈɹæm.ə.ɾɚ] parameters n
Parameter
A value kept constant during an experiment, equation, calculation, or similar, but varied over other versions of the experiment, equation, calculation, etc.
(programming) An input variable of a function definition, that gets an actual value (argument) at execution time.

parameterless adj
parameterlos

parametric /pæɹ.əˈmet.ɹɪk/ /pæɹ.əˈmɛt.ɹɪk/ /ˌpɛɹ.əˈmɛt.ɹɪk/ [pæɹ.əˈmet͡ʃ.ɹɪk] [pæɹ.əˈmɛt͡ʃ.ɹɪk] [ˌpɛɹ.əˈmɛt͡ʃ.ɹɪk] adj
parametrisch

parametric equation parametric equations n
Parameterdarstellung
(mathematics) A set of equations that defines the coordinates of the dependent variables (x, y and z) of a curve or surface in terms of one or more independent variables or parameters.

parametrize v
parametrisieren
To describe in terms of parameters

paramount /ˈpæɹəmaʊnt/ /ˈpæɹəˌmaʊnt/ /ˈpɛ-/ adj
hervorragend höchst vorrangig überragend
(often, postpositive) Highest, supreme; also, chief, leading, pre-eminent.

paramour /ˈpæ.ɹə.mɔː/ /ˈpæ.ɹə.mʊə/ /ˈpæɹəmɔɹ/ paramours n
Geliebter Liebhaber Buhle Geliebte Liebhaberin Mätresse
(somewhat, archaic) An illicit lover, either male or female.

paranasal sinus paranasal sinuses n
Nasennebenhöhle
(anatomy) Any of a number of air-filled spaces, or sinuses, within the bones of the skull and face.

paranoia /ˌpæɹ.əˈnɔɪ.ə/ /ˌpɛɹ.əˈnɔɪ.ə/ paranoias paranoiæ n
Paranoia Verfolgungswahn
The obsolete name for a psychotic disorder, now called delusional disorder, often (in one of 6 subtypes) characterized by delusions of persecution and perceived threat against the individual affected with the disorder, and often associated with false accusations and general mistrust of others
Paranoia
Extreme, irrational distrust of others.

paranoiac /ˌpæɹəˈnɔɪæk/ more paranoiac most paranoiac adj
paranoisch
Pertaining to, or exhibiting, paranoia.

paranoid /ˈpæɹ.ə.ˌnɔɪd/ /ˈpɛɹ.ə.ˌnɔɪd/ more paranoid most paranoid adj
paranoid
Of, related to, or suffering from clinical paranoia
(informal) Exhibiting excessive fear, suspicion, or distrust

paranoid /ˈpæɹ.ə.ˌnɔɪd/ /ˈpɛɹ.ə.ˌnɔɪd/ paranoids n
Paranoide Paranoiker Paranoikerin
Someone suffering from paranoia

paranoid schizophrenia paranoid schizophrenias n
Paranoide Schizophrenie
(psychiatry) A form of schizophrenia that is accompanied by delusions, either of persecution, grandeur or jealousy.

parapet /ˈpæɹ.ə.pɪt/ parapets n
Brüstung Brustwehr
A low protective wall.
Brüstung Wehrmauer
(military) A fortification consisting of a wall.

paraph /ˈpaɹəf/ paraphs n
Paraphe
A flourish made after or below one's signature, originally to prevent forgery.

paraphernal adj
paraphernalisch
(legal) Of or pertaining to a woman's paraphernalia

paraphernalia /ˌpæɹəfəˈneɪli.ə/ /ˌpɛɹəfəˈneɪli.ə/ /ˌpɛɹəfɚˈneɪli.ə/ n
Utensilien
Miscellaneous items, especially the set of equipment required for a particular activity.
Paraphernalien
(archaic, family, _, law) Things a married woman owns, such as clothing and jewellery, apart from her dowry.

paraphimosis paraphimoses n
Paraphimose spanischer Kragen
A medical condition where the foreskin becomes trapped behind the glans.

paraphrase /ˈpæɹəfɹeɪz/ paraphrases n
Umschreibung sinngemäße Wiedergabe
A restatement of a text in different words, often to clarify meaning.

paraphrase /ˈpæɹəfɹeɪz/ v
paraphrasieren sinngemäß wiedergeben umschreiben
(ambitransitive) To restate something as, or to compose a paraphrase. To repeat a written or spoken phrase/quote using different words, often in a simpler and shorter form, or sometimes in a humorous context.

paraphrenic /ˌpæ.ɹəˈfɹɛnɪk/ more paraphrenic most paraphrenic adj
paraphrene
Having or pertaining to paraphrenia.

paraphyletic adj
paraphyletisch
(systematics) Of a defined group of taxa: not including all descendants of the most recent common ancestor of all members.

paraplegia paraplegias n
Paraplegie Querschnittslähmung
(pathology) A condition where the lower half of a patient's body is paralyzed and cannot move.

paraplegic /ˌpɛɹəpəˈlid͡ʒɪk/ /ˌpɛɹəˈplid͡ʒɪk/ adj
paraplegisch querschnittsgelähmt
Of, related to, or suffering from paraplegia. Paralyzed from the lower half of the body down.

paraplegic /ˌpɛɹəpəˈlid͡ʒɪk/ /ˌpɛɹəˈplid͡ʒɪk/ paraplegics n
Paraplegiker Paraplegikerin Querschnittsgelähmte Querschnittsgelähmter
A person who suffers from paraplegia.

parapsychology /ˌpɛɹəˌsaɪˈkɑlədʒi/ parapsychologies n
Parapsychologie
The study of alleged paranormal phenomena; psychic or occult phenomena, such as telepathy and ghosts.

parasite /ˈpæɹəˌsaɪt/ /ˈpɛɹəˌsaɪt/ parasites n
Parasit Schmarotzer
(pejorative) A person who lives on other people's efforts or expense and gives little or nothing back. [from 16th c.]
(biology) An organism that lives on or in another organism of a different species, deriving benefit from living on or in that other organism, while not contributing towards that other organism sufficiently to cover the cost to that other organism.

parasitic /ˌpæɹ.əˈsɪt.ɪk/ /ˌpɛɹ.əˈsɪt.ɪk/ [ˌpæɹ.əˈsɪɾ.ɪk] [ˌpɛɹ.əˈsɪɾ.ɪk] more parasitic most parasitic adj
parasitär
Of or pertaining to a biological or symbolic parasite.
Drawing upon another organism for sustenance.
Exploiting another for personal gain.

parasitism /ˈpæɹəs(a)ɪˌtɪzm̩/ parasitisms n
Parasitismus Parasitentum Schmarotzertum
(ecology) Interaction between two organisms, in which one organism (the parasite) benefits and the other (the host) is harmed.

parasitize v
schmarotzen parasitieren
(biology) To live on or in a host organism as a parasite.

parasitologic adj
parasitologisch
Of or pertaining to parasitology.

parasitologist parasitologists n
Parasitologe Parasitologin
A person who works in parasitology.

parasitology n
Parasitologie
A study of parasites.

parasol /ˈpæɹəˌsɒl/ /ˈpɛɹəˌsɑl/ parasols n
Sonnenschirm
A small light umbrella used as protection from the sun.

parasol mushroom parasol mushrooms n
Parasol Riesenschirmpilz
Macrolepiota procera (syn. Lepiota procera, a basidiomycete fungus with a large, prominent fruiting body resembling a parasol.

parasomnia parasomnias n
Parasomnie
(psychiatry, medicine) Any of several sleep disorders.

parasympathomimetic adj
parasympathomimetisch
(pharmaceutical effect) Acting by stimulating the parasympathetic nervous system.

parasynthesis parasyntheses n
Dekompositum Parasynthetum

parasynthetic adj
parasynthetisch
(grammar) Being a compound word formed by parasynthesis, i.e. by adding several affixes simultaneously, without “intermediate” forms.

parataxis /paɹəˈtaksɪs/ parataxes n
Parataxe Nebenordnung Parataxis
(grammar) Speech or writing in which clauses or phrases are placed together without being separated by conjunctions, for example "I came; I saw; I conquered".

paratha parathas n
Paratha
an Indian bread with a texture somewhat resembling puff pastry; sometimes stuffed with vegetables etc.

paratrooper paratroopers n
Fallschirmjäger
A type of soldier who is trained to enter combat zones by parachuting from aircraft.

parautochthonous adj
parautochthon
(geology) Of rock, having a character intermediate between that of autochthonous rock (which is native to its location) and allochthonous rock.

parbake v
anbacken
(transitive, cookery) To bake (bread or dough) partially so it can be rapidly frozen for storage.

parboil v
ankochen blanchieren
To boil food briefly so that it is partly cooked.

parcel /ˈpɑɹsəl/ [ˈpʰaː.səɫ] [ˈpʰɑɹ.səɫ] [ˈpʰɑː.səɫ] parcels n
Paket
A package wrapped for shipment.
Parzelle
A division of land bought and sold as a unit.

parcel bomb parcel bombs n
Paketbombe
A bomb, disguised as a parcel, set to explode when unwrapped.

parcel out v
aufteilen zerstückeln
(idiomatic) To divide into portions or chunks; to ration.

parcel tape parcel tapes n
Klebeband Packband
A pressure-sensitive tape used for closing or sealing corrugated fiberboard boxes.

parch /pɑɹt͡ʃ/ /pɑːtʃ/ v
ausdörren
(transitive) To burn the surface of, to scorch.
(transitive) To dry to extremity; to shrivel with heat.
rösten
(intransitive) To become superficially burnt; to become sunburned.

parched /pɑɹt͡ʃt/ /pɑːtʃt/ more parched most parched adj
ausgedörrt ausgetrocknet
Dry.
Very thirsty.

parchment /ˈpɑːtʃmənt/ /ˈpʰɑɹt͡ʃmənt/ parchments n
Pergament
A document made on such material.
Pergament Pergamentpapier
Stiff paper imitating that material.

parchment paper parchment papers n
Backpapier Pergamentpapier
Cellulose-based paper used in baking as a disposable nonstick surface.

pardon /ˈpaːdɘn/ /ˈpɑɹd(ə)n/ /ˈpɑːdn̩/ [ˈpʰäːɾɘn] [ˈpʰɑ˞dn̩] pardons n
Vergebung Verzeihung
Forgiveness for an offence.
Begnadigung
(legal) An order that releases a convicted criminal without further punishment, prevents future punishment, or (in some jurisdictions) removes an offence from a person's criminal record, as if it had never been committed.

pardon /ˈpaːdɘn/ /ˈpɑɹd(ə)n/ /ˈpɑːdn̩/ [ˈpʰäːɾɘn] [ˈpʰɑ˞dn̩] v
vergeben verzeihen
(transitive) To forgive (a person).
begnadigen
(transitive, legal) To grant an official pardon for a crime.

pardon me phraseologicalUnit
Entschuldigung
(idiomatic) Sorry; said as an apology.
wie bitte?
(idiomatic, North America) Polite expression to ask someone to repeat an utterance.

pardon my French /ˌpɑɹd(ə)n maɪ ˈfɹɛn(t)ʃ/ /ˌpɑːdn̩ maɪ ˈfɹɛn(t)ʃ/ v
auf Deutsch gesagt auf gut Deutsch entschuldigen Sie meine Ausdrucksweise mit Verlaub verzeihen Sie den Ausdruck wenn Sie den Ausdruck erlauben
(intransitive, idiomatic, often, humorous) To excuse the speaker's frankness of expression or profanity.

pare /pɛə(ɹ)/ /pɛɹ/ v
pellen schälen abhobeln abschneiden abschälen
(transitive) To remove the outer covering or skin of something with a cutting device, typically a knife.
beschneiden kappen stutzen trimmen zurechtstutzen zurückschneiden
(transitive, often, with down or back) To reduce, diminish or trim gradually something as if by cutting off.

pare down v
beschneiden
(idiomatic, transitive) To reduce by paring or a similar gradual process.

pareidolia /ˌpæɹ.aɪˈdoʊ.li.ə/ /ˌpæɹ.aɪˈdəʊ.li.ə/ /ˌpæɹ.iˈdoʊ.li.ə/ /ˌpɛɹ.aɪˈdoʊ.li.ə/ /ˌpɛɹ.iˈdoʊ.li.ə/ pareidolias n
Pareidolie
(psychology) The tendency to interpret a vague stimulus as something known to the observer, such as interpreting marks on Mars as canals, seeing shapes in clouds, or hearing hidden messages in music.

paremiology /pəˌɹiːmiˈɒləd͡ʒi/ n
Parömiologie Sprichwortkunde
The study of proverbs.

parenchyma /pəˈɹɛŋ.kɪm.ə/ parenchymas parenchymata n
Parenchym
(anatomy) The functional tissue of an organ as distinguished from the connective and supporting tissue.

parenesis pareneses n
Paränese
(rhetoric) Exhortation

parent /ˈpæɹ.ənt/ /ˈpɛə.ɹənt/ /ˈpɛɚ.ənt/ parents n
Elter Elternteil
One of the two persons from whom one is immediately biologically descended; a mother or father. [from 15th c.]
Elternteil Eltern
A person who acts as a parent in rearing a child; a step-parent or adoptive parent.
Elternpflanze Elterntier Mutter Mutterpfanze Muttertier Vater
(biology) An organism from which a plant or animal is immediately biologically descended. [from 17th c.]

parent company parent companies n
Mutterfirma Muttergesellschaft Mutterunternehmen Dachgesellschaft Konzernmutter Mutterhaus
(business) A company that owns or controls one or more other companies.

parent language parent languages n
Muttersprache Vorläufersprache

parent-in-law parents-in-law n
Schwiegerelternteil
One's spouse's parent.

parental more parental most parental adj
elterlich
Of or relating to a parent.

parental leave parental leaves n
Elternzeit
A leave of absence from a job for a parent to take care of a baby.

parental love n
Elternliebe
The love of parents towards their children.

parenteral adj
parenteral
(medicine) Administered by some means that avoids the gastrointestinal tract, particularly intravenously or by injection.

parentese n
Elterisch
Baby talk, a speech register used by parents talking to their children.

parenthesis /pəˈɹɛnθəsɪs/ parentheses n
Einschub Parenthese
A clause, phrase or word which is inserted (usually for explanation or amplification) into a passage which is already grammatically complete, and usually marked off with brackets, commas or dashes.
Parenthese Klammer runde Klammer
Either of a pair of brackets, especially round brackets, ( and ) (used to enclose parenthetical material in a text).
runde Klammer
(mathematics, logic) Such brackets as used to clarify expressions by grouping those terms affected by a common operator, or to enclose the components of a vector or the elements of a matrix.

parenthesize /pəˈɹɛnθ.ə.saɪz/ v
in Klammern setzen einklammern klammern
To place text in parentheses.

parenthood parenthoods n
Elternschaft
The state of being a parent

parentification n
Parentifikation Parentifizierung
(sociology, psychology) A process of role reversal whereby a child is obliged to act as a parent to its own parent or sibling.

parenting /ˈpɛəɹəntɪŋ/ parentings n
Kindererziehung
The process of raising and educating a child from birth until adulthood.

parentless adj
elternlos
Having no (living) parent.

parentlessness n
Elternlosigkeit
The state or condition of being parentless (not having a (living) parent (i.e., a father or mother)).

parents' evening parents' evenings n
Elternabend
(UK, education) An evening consisting of short meetings between a parent and their child's teachers to discuss the child's academic progress.

paresthesia /ˌpærɪsˈθiːziə, -ʒə/ paresthesiae paresthesias n
Parästhesie Empfindungsstörung Fehlempfindung Missempfindung Sensibilitätsstörung
A sensation of burning, prickling, itching, or tingling of the skin, with no obvious cause.

parget /ˈpɑɹd͡ʒɪt/ /ˈpɑːd͡ʒɪt/ pargets n
Verputz
Gypsum.

parget /ˈpɑɹd͡ʒɪt/ /ˈpɑːd͡ʒɪt/ v
verputzen
To coat with gypsum; to plaster, for example walls, or the interior of flues.

pariah /pəˈɹaɪə/ pariahs n
Paria
Synonym of outcast: A person despised and excluded by their family, community, or society, especially a member of the untouchable castes in Indian society.

parietal bone parietal bones n
Scheitelbein
(anatomy) Either of two bones that together form the sides and top of the skull.

parietal lobe /pəˈɹaɪətəl ˌloʊb/ parietal lobes n
Parietallappen Scheitellappen
(anatomy) One of the four major divisions of the cerebrum of the brain.

paring parings n
Hülle Schale Span
A fragment or shaving that has been pared.

parish /ˈpæɹɪʃ/ /ˈpɛɹɪʃ/ parishes n
Gemeinde Pfarrgemeinde
In the Anglican, Eastern Orthodox, Lutheran and Roman Catholic Church, an administrative part of a diocese that has its own church.
(US) An ecclesiastical society, usually not bounded by territorial limits, but composed of those persons who choose to unite under the charge of a particular priest, clergyman, or minister; also, loosely, the territory in which the members of a congregation live.
A civil subdivision of a British county, often corresponding to an earlier ecclesiastical parish.
Gemeinde Kirchengemeinde
The community attending that church; the members of the parish.

parish church parish churches n
Pfarrkirche Parochialkirche
A church that serves as the religious centre of a parish; the basic administrative unit of episcopal churches.

parish pump politics n
Beschränktheit Engstirnigkeit Kirchturmpolitik Provinzialismus
(Ireland, pejorative, informal) political activity that is more evidently concerned with addressing the immediate needs of the local electorate than with strategy that might affect the national interest.

parish register parish registers n
Kirchenbuch
A book, held in a parish church, in which baptisms, marriages and burials are recorded.

parishioner /pəˈɹɪʃnə(ɹ)/ /pəˈɹɪʃənə(ɹ)/ parishioners n
Gemeindemitglied Pfarrkind
A member of a parish.

parison /ˈpæɹɪsən/ /ˈpɛɹəsən/ parisons n
Külbel
(glassblowing) A spherical mass of glass, rolled immediately after being taken out of the furnace.

parisyllabic adj
gleichsilbig isosyllabisch parisyllabisch
(grammar) Having the same number of syllables in all its inflections.

parity /ˈpæɹɪti/ parities n
Parität
(uncountable) Equality; comparability of strength or intensity.
(physics, countable) Symmetry of interactions under spatial inversion.
Graviditätszahl Parität
(agriculture, countable) The number of times a sow has farrowed.

park /pɐk/ /pɑɹk/ [pɑɹk] [pʰäːk] [pʰɑɹk] [pʰɑːk] [pʰɒək] parks n
Park
An area of land set aside for environment preservation or recreation.

park /pɐk/ /pɑɹk/ [pɑɹk] [pʰäːk] [pʰɑɹk] [pʰɑːk] [pʰɒək] v
parken parkieren
(transitive) To bring (something such as a vehicle) to a halt or store in a specified place.

parka /ˈpɑɹkə/ /ˈpɑːkə/ parkas n
Anorak Parka
(clothing) A long jacket with a hood which protects the wearer against rain and wind.

parking /ˈpɑɹkɪŋ/ /ˈpɑːkɪŋ/ parkings n
Parken Parkieren
The action of the verb to park.
Parkplatz
Space in which to park a car or other vehicle.

parking brake parking brakes n
Feststellbremse
A brake in a vehicle that can be set to avoid the vehicle rolling down a hill or being pushed away.

parking garage parking garages n
Parkhaus Parkgarage
(US) A building for vehicles to park in, typically with several floors and sometimes underground.

parking light parking lights n
Standlicht
The light under the headlight of a vehicle.

parking lot parking lots n
Parkplatz Parkhaus
(North America, Philippines, Malaysia) An open area, generally paved, where automobiles may be left when not in use.

parking meter parking meters n
Parkuhr Parkautomat
A device, located by a parking space, that collects payment in exchange for the right to park a vehicle for a specified time.

parking space parking spaces n
Parkplatz
A space in which a car or other vehicle can be parked.

parking ticket /ˈpɑɹ.kɪŋ ˈtɪk.ɪt/ /ˈpɑː.kɪŋ ˈtɪk.ɪt/ parking tickets n
Strafzettel Knöllchen
A legal summons issued for parking a motor vehicle in a place where such parking is restricted, or beyond the time paid for.
Parkschein
A small ticket issued as proof of payment for the right to park a motor vehicle.

parkland parklands n
Parklandschaft
Land suitable for use as a park.
(North America) A landscape characterized by a mixture of treed groves and open grasslands, akin to a Eurasian forest steppe.

parklet parklets n
Parklet
An area of around the size of a parking space, used for recreation or as scenery.

parkour /pɑɹˈkʊɹ/ /pɑːˈkɔː/ /pɑːˈkʊə/ n
Parkour
(sport) An athletic discipline, in which practitioners traverse any environment in the most efficient way possible using their physical abilities, and which commonly involves running, jumping, vaulting, rolling, flipping, and other similar physical movements.

parkway /ˈpɑɹkˌweɪ/ parkways n
Ausfallstraße Parkweg
(dated) A path, carriage-way, or road through a park or a landscaped right of way.

parlance /ˈpɑɹ.ləns/ /ˈpɑː.ləns/ parlances n
Ausdrucksweise Diktion Jargon Redestil Redeweise Sprechweise
A certain way of speaking, of using words; especially that associated with a particular job or interest.

parlay /-li/ /ˈpɑɹˌleɪ/ /ˈpɑːleɪ/ v
aus etwas Kapital schlagen ausbauen
(transitive, by extension, generally) To convert (a situation, thing, etc.) into something better.

parley /ˈpɑɹli/ /ˈpɑːleɪ/ /ˈpɑːlɪ/ parleys n
Unterredung Verhandlungsgespräch
A conference, especially one between enemies.

parliament /ˈpaːləmənt/ /ˈpɑɹləmənt/ /ˈpɑːləmənt/ /ˈpɑːlɪəmənt/ parliaments n
Parlament
In many countries, the legislative branch of government, a deliberative assembly or set of assemblies whose elected or appointed members meet to debate the major political issues of the day, make, amend, and repeal laws, authorize the executive branch of government to spend money, and in some cases exercise judicial powers; a legislature. [from 14th c.]
A particular assembly of the members of such a legislature, as convened for a specific purpose or period of time (commonly designated with an ordinal number – for example, first parliament or 12th parliament – or a descriptive adjective – for example, Long Parliament, Short Parliament and Rump Parliament). [from 14th c.]
Eulenschwarm
A gathering of birds, especially rooks or owls. [from 15th c.]

parliamentarian /ˌpɑː(ɹ)ləmənˈtɛəɹiən/ parliamentarians n
Parlamentarier Parlamentarierin
(Commonwealth) A member of a parliament, congress or an elected national legislative body of another name.

parliamentarism parliamentarisms n
Parlamentarismus
The system of government in which the executive branch is legitimised by parliament.

parliamentary /ˌpaːləˈment(ə)ɹi/ /ˌpɑɹləˈmɛnt(ə)ɹi/ /ˌpɑːləˈmɛnt(ə)ɹi/ adj
parlamentarisch
Of, relating to, or enacted by a parliament.
Having the supreme executive and legislative power resting with a cabinet of ministers chosen from, and responsible to a parliament.

parlor /ˈpaːlɔː/ /ˈpɑɹlɚ/ /ˈpɑːlə/ parlors n
Salon Empfangszimmer Sprechzimmer Stube Wohnzimmer
The living room of a house, or a room for entertaining guests; a room for talking; a sitting-room or drawing room

parlour game parlour games n
Gesellschaftsspiel
Any of a number of amusing games played indoors with few props by the members of a social gathering.

parmesan /ˈpɑɹ.məˌʒɑn/ /ˈpɑː(ɹ).məˌzɑːn/ /ˈpɑːməˌzən/ /ˈpɑːmɪˌzæn/ /ˌpɑːmɪˈzæn/ parmesans n
Parmesan Parmesankäse
A hard, full-fat Italian cheese from Parma.

parochial /pəˈɹoʊki.əl/ /pəˈɹəʊkɪəl/ more parochial most parochial adj
Gemeinde- Pfarr- Pfarrei-
Pertaining to a parish.
provinziell beschränkt engstirnig
Characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns to the exclusion of wider contexts; elementary in scope or outlook.

parochial school parochial schools n
Bekenntnisschule
A school associated with the parish of a church.

parochialism parochialisms n
Beschränktheit Engstirnigkeit Kantönligeist Provinzialismus
The quality or state of being parochial; especially: selfish pettiness or narrowness (as of interests, opinions, or views).

parodic more parodic most parodic adj
parodistisch
Of, related to, or having characteristics of parody.

parody /ˈpæɹədi/ /ˈpɛɹədi/ parodies n
Parodie
A work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony.
(countable, archaic) A popular maxim, adage, or proverb.

parody /ˈpæɹədi/ /ˈpɛɹədi/ v
parodieren
(transitive) To make a parody of something.

parole /pəˈɹoʊl/ [p(ʰ)ə.ˈɹəʊɫ] [pʰə.ˈɹʷoʊɫ] [pʰɹ̩.ˈoʊɫ] paroles n
Bewährung bedingte Haftentlassung
(with on) Originally, one's oath or word of honour, given as a condition of release from custody; now specifically, describing the release of a former prisoner under certain conditions, especially the promise of good behaviour. [from 17th c.]
Conditional release of a prisoner (now especially before the end of a custodial sentence), or the term or state of such release; the system governing such releases. [from 17th c.]

paronym paronyms n
Paronym
(rare) A near-homophone, a word that sounds like another word.

parosmia /-ˈɹɑs-/ /-ˈɹɒs-/ /pəˈɹɑz.mi.ə/ /pəˈɹɒz.mɪ.ə/ parosmias n
Parosmie
(pathology) A distorted sense of smell, often resulting in the apparent detection of non-existent smells which are mostly unpleasant.

parotid gland parotid glands n
Ohrspeicheldrüse
(anatomy) Either of a pair of salivary glands located in front of and below each ear in humans.

parousia n
Parusie
The second coming of Christ.

paroxysm /ˈpæ.ɹək.ˌsɪ.zəm/ paroxysms n
Paroxysmus
A random or sudden outburst (of activity).
A sudden recurrence of a disease, such as a seizure or a coughing fit.

paroxytone /pəˈɹɒk.sɪˌtəʊn/ paroxytones n
Paroxytonon
(linguistics) A paroxytone word.

parquet /pɑːɹˈkeɪ/ /ˈpɑːkeɪ/ parquets n
Parkett
A wooden floor made of parquetry.

parquet /pɑːɹˈkeɪ/ /ˈpɑːkeɪ/ v
parkettieren
(transitive) To lay or fit such a floor.

parricide /ˈpæ.ɹɪ.saɪd/ parricides n
Elternmörder Elternmörderin Verwandtenmörder Verwandtenmörderin
Someone who kills a relative, especially a parent.
Elternmord Parrizid Verwandtenmord
The killing of a relative, especially a parent.

parrot /ˈpæɹət/ /ˈpɛɹət/ parrots n
Papagei
A kind of bird, many species of which are colorful and able to mimic human speech, of the order Psittaciformes or (narrowly) of the family Psittacidae.
(metaphorical) A parroter; a person who repeats the words or ideas of others.

parrot /ˈpæɹət/ /ˈpɛɹət/ v
nachplappern
(transitive) To repeat (exactly what has just been said) without necessarily showing understanding, in the manner of a parrot.

parrot crossbill parrot crossbills n
Kiefernkreuzschnabel
Loxia pytyopsittacus, a small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae.

parrotfish parrotfish parrotfishes n
Papageifisch
Any of several tropical marine fish of the family Scaridae known for their beak-like mass of teeth used to scrape algae from rocks or coral.

parroting parrotings n
Nachplappern
mindless repetition of words or ideas

parry /ˈpæɹi/ v
abwehren parieren
To avoid, deflect, or ward off (an attack, a blow, an argument, etc.).

parse /pɑɹs/ /pɑɹz/ /pɑːz/ [pʰɑːz] v
analysieren
(linguistics, ambitransitive) To resolve (a sentence, etc.) into its elements, pointing out the several parts of speech, and their relation to each other by agreement or government; to analyze and describe grammatically. [from mid 16th c.]
parsen zerteilen
(computing, ambitransitive) To split (a file or other input) into pieces of data that can be easily manipulated or stored.

parsec /ˈpɑɹ.sɛk/ /ˈpɑː.sɛk/ parsecs n
Parsec
(astronomy, metrology) Short for parallax second.

parseltongue pn
Parsel
A fictional language of snakes in the Harry Potter universe.

parser /ˈpɑɹ.sɚ/ /ˈpɑː(ɹ).sə/ /ˈpɑː(ɹ).zə/ parsers n
Parser Syntaxanalysierer Zerteiler
(computing) A computer program that parses.

parsimonious /pɑɹ.sɪˈmoʊ.ni.əs/ /pɑː.sɪˈməʊ.ni.əs/ more parsimonious most parsimonious adj
geizig karg sparsam
Exhibiting parsimony; sparing in the expenditure of money; frugal to excess.

parsimony /ˈpɑɹ.sə.ˌmoʊ.ni/ /ˈpɑː.sə.ˌməʊ.ni/ parsimonies n
Geiz Sparsamkeit Knauserei Pfennigfuchserei
Great reluctance to spend money unnecessarily.
Parsimonie Sparsamkeit
(by extension) The quality or characteristic of using the fewest resources or explanations to solve a problem.

parsing /ˈpɑɹ.sɪŋ/ /ˈpɑː.zɪŋ/ parsings n
Parsen Parsing Syntaxanalyse

parsley /ˈpɑː(ɹ)sli/ parsleys n
Petersilie
(countable, uncountable) A bright green, biennial herb, Petroselinum crispum, having many cultivars.
(uncountable) The leaves of this plant used in Middle Eastern, European, and American cooking.

parsnip /ˈpɑɹ.snɪp/ /ˈpɑː.snɪp/ parsnips n
Pastinake Pastinak
A biennial plant, Pastinaca sativa, related to the carrot.
The root of the parsnip, when used as a vegetable.

parsonage parsonages n
(evangelisches) Pfarrhaus
(obsolete) The house, lands, tithes, etc. set apart for the support of the minister of a parish.

part /pɐːt/ /pɑɹt/ /pɑːt/ parts n
Teil
A fraction of a whole.
A group inside a larger group.
A section of a document.
Rolle
Position or role (especially in a play).
Scheitel
(US) The dividing line formed by combing the hair in different directions.

part /pɐːt/ /pɑɹt/ /pɑːt/ v
scheiden
trennen
(intransitive) To leave the company of.
scheiteln
To cut hair with a parting.
trennen teilen
(transitive) To divide in two.
(intransitive) To be divided in two or separated.
teilen
(transitive, now, rare) To divide up; to share.

part of speech parts of speech n
Wortart Wortklasse Redeteil Sprachteil
(grammar) A linguistic category of words sharing syntactic or morphological behaviour and semantic properties, such as noun or verb.

part with v
sich von etw./jdm. trennen
To let go of; to give up; to relinquish.

part-time adj
Teilzeit
For, during, or involving less than the normal time for some activity, especially the number of hours an employee works.

part-timer part-timers n
Teilzeitarbeiter Teilzeitarbeiterin Teilzeitbeschäftigte Teilzeitbeschäftigter Teilzeiter Teilzeiterin
Someone who is employed, or does something, part-time

partake /pɑɹˈteɪk/ /pɑːˈteɪk/ v
teilnehmen mitessen mitmachen
(intransitive, formal) To take part in an activity; to participate.
mitessen
(intransitive) To take a share or portion (of or in).

partaker partakers n
Teilhaber Teilhaberin
One who partakes of something.

parthenogenesis /ˌpɑɹθənoʊˈd͡ʒɛnɪsɪs/ /ˌpɑɹθɪnoʊˈd͡ʒɛnɪsɪs/ /ˌpɑːθənəʊˈd͡ʒɛnɪsɪs/ /ˌpɑːθɪnəʊˈd͡ʒɛnɪsɪs/ parthenogeneses n
Parthenogenese
(biology, countable, uncountable) (An instance of) reproduction by the development of a single gamete (an ovum or ovule) without fertilisation by a gamete of the opposite sex; compare monogenesis, metagenesis, and heterogamy.

partial /ˈpɑɹʃəl/ /ˈpɑːʃəl/ more partial most partial adj
partiell teilweise
existing as a part or portion; incomplete
(mathematics) of or relating to a partial derivative or partial differential
parteiisch
biased in favor of a person, side, or point of view, especially when dealing with a competition or dispute

partial derivative partial derivatives n
partielle Ableitung
(mathematics) A derivative with respect to one variable of a function of several variables with the other variables held constant.

partial differential equation partial differential equations n
partielle Differentialgleichung
(calculus) A differential equation that involves the partial derivatives of a function of several variables.

partial fraction partial fractions n
Partialbruch
(mathematics) Any of several fractions to the sum of which a single fraction is equal.

partial indulgence partial indulgences n
Teilablass
(Roman Catholicism) An indulgence that remits part of a person’s sins, and thus part of their time in purgatory.

partial order partial orders n
Halbordnung partielle Ordnung
(set theory, order theory) A binary relation that is reflexive, antisymmetric, and transitive.

partial pressure partial pressures n
Partialdruck
(physics, chemistry) The pressure that one component of a mixture of gases would contribute to the total pressure.

partial-birth abortion partial-birth abortions n
Teilgeburtsabtreibung
(US, legal, colloquial) Intact dilation and extraction.

partiality /pɐːʃiˈɛlɘti/ /pɐːˈʃɛlɘti/ /pɑɹʃiˈælɪti/ /pɑɹˈʃæləti/ /pɑɹˈʃælɪti/ /pɑːʃiˈalɪti/ /pɑːˈʃaləti/ /pɑːˈʃalɪti/ partialities n
Befangenheit Parteilichkeit
Preference, bias in favor of, tendency.

partially /ˈpɑɹʃəli/ /ˈpɑːʃəli/ adv
teilweise teils zum Teil
To a partial degree or extent, incompletely.

partially ordered adj
partiell geordnet

partially ordered set partially ordered sets n
partiell geordnete Menge
(set theory, order theory, loosely) A set that has a given, elsewhere specified partial order.

participant /pɑːɹˈtɪsəpənt/ /pɑːˈtɪsɪpənt/ /pəɹˈtɪsəpənt/ participants n
Teilnehmer Teilnehmerin
One who participates.

participant observation n
teilnehmende Beobachtung
(social sciences) A research methodology used in some social sciences to gain familiarity with a group of individuals and their practices through an intensive involvement, usually over an extended period of time.

participate /pɑɹˈtɪsəpeɪt/ /pɑɹˈtɪsəpət/ /pɑːˈtɪsɪpeɪt/ /pɑːˈtɪsɪpət/ v
beteiligen teilnehmen (an)
(intransitive) To join in, to take part, to involve oneself (in something). [from 16th c.]

participation /pɑɹˌtɪsɪˈpeɪʃən/ /pɑːˌtɪsɪˈpeɪʃən/ participations n
Teilnahme Partizipation Beteiligung
The act of participating, of taking part in something.

participatory /pɑː(ɹ)tɪsɪˈpeɪtəɹi/ /pɑː(ɹ)ˈtɪsɪpətəɹi/ more participatory most participatory adj
Beteiligung Mitwirkung partizipativ
Open to participation.

participatory democracy participatory democracies n
partizipatorische Demokratie
A kind of democracy not limiting participation of citizens to voting, but striving to create opportunities for everybody to make meaningful contributions to decision-making.

participial adj
partizipial Partizipial-
(grammar) of, relating to, or being a participle

participle /pɑːˈtɪsɪpəl/ /ˈpɑɹtɪˌsɪpəl/ /ˈpɑːtɪsɪpəl/ participles n
Partizip Mittelwort Partizipium
(grammar) A form of a verb that may function as an adjective or noun. English has two types of participles: the present participle and the past participle. In other languages, there are others, such as future, perfect, and future perfect participles.

particle /ˈpɑɹtɪkəl/ /ˈpɑːtɪk(ə)l/ particles n
Partikel Teilchen
A very small piece of matter, a fragment; especially, the smallest possible part of something. [from 14th c.]
(physics) Any of various physical objects making up the constituent parts of an atom; an elementary particle or subatomic particle. [from 19th c.]
Partikel Redeteilchen
(linguistics) A part of speech that has no inherent lexical definition but must be associated with another word to impart meaning, often a grammatical category: for example, the English word to in a full infinitive phrase (to eat) or O in a vocative phrase (O Canada), or as a discourse marker (mmm).

particle accelerator particle accelerators n
Teilchenbeschleuniger
A device that accelerates electrically charged particles to extremely high speeds, for the purpose of inducing high energy reactions or producing high energy radiation.

particle board particle boards n
Spanplatte Pressspan
(US, Canada, AU) a structural material manufactured from wood particles (such as chips and shavings) by pressing, and binding through resin

particle physics n
Teilchenphysik

particular /pəˈtɪk.jə.lə/ /pəˈtɪk.jə.lɚ/ /pəˈtɪk.jʊ.lə/ /pɚˈtɪk.jə.lɚ/ more particular most particular adj
bestimmt einzeln genau speziell spezifisch
Specific; discrete; concrete.
besonderer besonders charakteristisch speziell spezifisch
Specialised; characteristic of a specific person or thing.
besonderer besonders bestimmt herausgehoben speziell spezifisch
Distinguished in some way; special (often in negative constructions).
anspruchsvoll eigen etepetete genau penibel pingelig
(comparable) Of a person, concerned with, or attentive to, details; fastidious.
eigen genau kleinlich minutiös penibel pingelig
Concerned with, or attentive to, details; minute; circumstantial; precise.

particular church particular churches n
Kirche eigenen Rechts Partikularkirche Rituskirche Teilkirche Teilkirche eigenen Rechts
(Catholicism) An ecclesiastical community of faithful headed by a bishop (or equivalent) as defined by Catholic canon law and ecclesiology.

particularly /pəˈtɪkjəli/ /pəˈtɪkjələli/ /pəˈtɪkjəlɚli/ /pɚˈtɪkjəlɚli/ adv
besonders
(focus) Especially, extremely.

particulars /pəˈtɪkjələz/ /pəˈtɪkjəlɚz/ /pɚˈtɪkjəlɚz/ n
Einzelheiten
The details or specifics of something.

particulate matter particulate matters n
Feinstaub
Any solid or liquid in a finely subdivided state, especially when considered as an atmospheric pollutant.

partier partiers n
Partygänger
One who parties; a person who attends a party or other lively gathering.

parting /ˈpɑɹtɪŋ/ /ˈpɑːtɪŋ/ partings n
Abschied
A farewell, the act of departing politely.
Scheitel Haarscheitel Mittelscheitel Seitenscheitel
(British) The dividing line formed by combing the hair in different directions; part (US)

parting gift parting gifts n
Abschiedsgeschenk
A gift given to someone who is leaving; a leaving present.

parting phrase parting phrases n
Abschiedsphrase Abschiedssatz Abschiedswort

partisan /-sən/ /-zən/ /ˈpaː.tɪ.sæn/ /ˈpaː.tɪ.zæn/ /ˈpɑɹ.ɾə.sən/ /ˈpɑɹ.ɾɪ.sən/ /ˈpɑː.tɪˌzæn/ /ˌpɑː.tɪˈzæn/ partisans n
Partisane
(historical) A long-handled spear with a triangular, double-edged blade having lateral projections, in some forms also used in boar hunting.
Partisan
A fervent, sometimes militant, supporter or proponent of a party, cause, faction, person, or idea.

partisanship partisanships n
Parteiergreifung Parteilichkeit Parteinahme
An inclination to be partisan or biased; partiality.

partition /pɑɹˈtɪ.ʃən/ /pɑɹˈtɪ.ʃɪn/ partitions n
Partition
(computing) A section of a hard disk separately formatted.
Partition Klasseneinteilung Zerlegung
(set theory) A collection of non-empty, disjoint subsets of a set whose union is the set itself (i.e. all elements of the set are contained in exactly one of the subsets).

partitive more partitive most partitive adj
partitiv
(grammar) Indicating a part rather than the whole of something.

partitive partitives n
Partitiv
(grammar) A partitive word, phrase or case.

partly /ˈpɑɹtli/ /ˈpɑːtli/ adv
teilweise zum Teil
In part, or to some degree, but not completely.

partner /ˈpɐːtnə/ /ˈpɑɹtnɚ/ /ˈpɑːtnə(ɹ)/ [ˈpɑɹʔnɚ] partners n
Gesellschafter Gesellschafterin
A member of a business or law partnership.
Partner Partnerin
Someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest.
Someone with whom one dances in a two-person dance.
Someone with whom one plays on the same side in a game, such as card games or doubles tennis.
(nautical) One of the pieces of wood comprising the framework which strengthens the deck of a wooden ship around the holes through which the mast and other fittings pass.
(Jamaica) A group financial arrangement in which each member contributes a set amount of money over a set period.
Partner Partnerin Lebensgefährte Lebensgefährtin
A spouse or other person with whom one shares a domestic, romantic or sexual bond.

partnership /ˈpɑɹtnɚʃɪp/ /ˈpɑːtnəʃɪp/ partnerships n
Partnerschaft
The state of being associated with a partner.
Personengesellschaft
An association of two or more people to conduct a business

partocracy partocracies n
Parteienherrschaft Parteienstaat
Government by political parties or factions.

partridge /ˈpɑɹtɹɪd͡ʒ/ /ˈpɑːtɹɪd͡ʒ/ partridge partridges n
Rebhuhn
(ornithology) Any bird of a number of genera in the family Phasianidae, notably in the genera Perdix and Alectoris.

parturition /ˌpɑː(ɹ)tjʊˈɹɪʃən/ /ˌpɑː(ɹ)t͡ʃəˈɹɪʃən/ parturitions n
Entbindung Geburt Geburtsvorgang Gebären Parturitio Partus
The act of giving birth; childbirth.

party /ˈpɑ(ː)ti/ /ˈpɑɹ.ti/ /ˈpɑː.ti/ [ˈpʰɑ(ː)ɾi] [ˈpʰɑɹɾi] parties n
Partei
(legal) A person or group of people constituting a particular side in a contract or legal action.
(now, rare, _, in general sense) A group of people forming one side in a given dispute, contest etc.
Teilnehmer Partizipant Teilnehmerin
With to: an accessory, someone who takes part.
Party
(RPG, online gaming) Active player characters organized into a single group.
(video games) A group of characters controlled by the player.
Partie
A group of people traveling or attending an event together, or participating in the same activity.
Party Feier Fest Fete
A gathering of acquaintances so that one of them may offer items for sale to the rest of them.

party animal party animals n
Partylöwe Partygänger Partygängerin Partygirl Partyjunge Partymaus
(idiomatic) A person known for frequent, enthusiastic attendance at parties, especially one whose partying behavior is exuberant or excessive.

party bike party bikes n
Bierbike Bierfahrrad Thekenfahrrad

party dress party dresses n
Partykleid
A woman's dress that is too elegant, revealing, dressy or impractical for normal wear.

party horn party horns n
Luftrüssel Blasrolle Luftrüssel-Tröte Partytröte Rollpfeife
A paper or plastic tube which may be blown into to create a sound, and sometimes is rolled up in a coil which unrolls and straightens out when blown.

party leader party leaders n
Parteichef
(politics) a person in charge of a political party.

party line party lines n
Parteilinie
(politics) The official policy of a political party or other organization.

party political adj
parteipolitisch
Related to party politics

party politics n
Parteipolitik

party wall party walls n
Kommunwand Mittelmauer
A commonly shared wall dividing two properties within a row house (or terrace)

paruresis n
Paruresis

parvenu /ˈpɑɹ.və.nju/ /ˈpɑɹ.və.nu/ /ˈpɑː.və.njuː/ /ˈpɑː.və.nuː/ adj
parvenühaft
Being a parvenu; also, like, having the characteristics of, or associated with a parvenu.

parvenu /ˈpɑɹ.və.nju/ /ˈpɑɹ.və.nu/ /ˈpɑː.və.njuː/ /ˈpɑː.və.nuː/ parvenus n
Parvenü Emporkömmling
A person who has risen, climbed up, or has been promoted to a higher social class, especially through acquisition of wealth, privileges, or political authority but has not gained social acceptance by those within that new class.

pas /pɑː/ pas n
Schritt
A step in a dance. [from 18th c.]

pascal /pæsˈkæl/ /pæˈskæl/ /ˈpæskl̩/ /ˈpæskəl/ [pʰæsˈkʰæɫ] [pʰæˈskæɫ] pascals n
Pascal
In the International System of Units, the derived unit of pressure and stress; one newton per square metre. Symbol: Pa.

paschal candle paschal candles n
Osterkerze
(Christianity) A large symbolic white candle used at Easter.

pasha /ˈpæʃə/ /ˈpɑʃə/ pashas n
Pascha
(historical) A high-ranking Turkish military officer, especially as a commander or regional governor; the highest honorary title during the Ottoman Empire.

pashalik pashaliks n
Paschalik

pasque flower pasque flowers n
Kuhschelle Küchenschelle
Any of various deciduous perennial flowering plants, of the genus Pulsatilla, found in clumps in certain grassland areas.

pass /pæs/ /pɑːs/ [pʰas] [pʰaːs] [pʰeəs] [pʰeə̯s] [pʰäs] [pʰäːs] [pʰæs] [pʰɐːs] [pʰɑːs] [pʰɛəs] passes n
Pass
An opening, road, or track, available for passing; especially, one through or over some dangerous or otherwise impracticable barrier such as a mountain range; a passageway; a defile; a ford.
Dauerkarte Passierschein Zeitfahrkarte Zeitkarte
Permission or license to pass, or to go and come.
Passierschein Dauerkarte Zeitfahrkarte Zeitkarte
A document granting permission to pass or to go and come; a passport; a ticket permitting free transit or admission

pass /pæs/ /pɑːs/ [pʰas] [pʰaːs] [pʰeəs] [pʰeə̯s] [pʰäs] [pʰäːs] [pʰæs] [pʰɐːs] [pʰɑːs] [pʰɛəs] v
reichen verbringen weitergeben
(ditransitive) To cause to move or go; to send; to transfer from one person, place, or condition to another.
vorübergehen passieren vorbeigehen
(transitive) To go past, by, over, or through; to proceed from one side to the other of; to move past.
passieren bestehen passen weitergeben durchgehen gehen
(transitive) To cause to advance by stages of progress; to carry on with success through an ordeal, examination, or action; specifically, to give legal or official sanction to; to ratify; to enact; to approve as valid and just.
vergehen passieren hinübergehen verbringen verstreichen
(transitive) To transcend; to surpass; to excel; to exceed.

pass away v
entschlafen versterben
(archaic, literary) To disappear; to cease to be; to be no more.

pass judgment v
urteilen

pass on v
weitergeben übertragen
To convey or communicate.

pass oneself off as v
sich für jemanden ausgeben
To pretend to be.

pass out v
aus den Latschen kippen ohnmächtig werden
(intransitive) To faint; to become unconscious.
ausgeben
(transitive) To distribute, to hand out.

pass the buck v
die Schuld abschieben (auf) die Verantwortung schieben (auf) die Verantwortung weiterreichen (an)
(idiomatic, informal) To transfer responsibility or blame from oneself onto another; to absolve oneself of concern for a given matter by claiming to lack authority or jurisdiction.

pass the time v
sich die Zeit vertreiben
To occupy oneself for a period of time.

passable more passable most passable adj
passierbar
That may be passed or traversed.
passabel
Tolerable; adequate; no more than satisfactory.

passacaglia /ˌpasəˈkɑːlɪ.ə/ /ˌpɑsəˈkɑljə/ passacaglias n
Passacaglia
(music genre) A form of historical Spanish or Italian dance characterised by a serious nature, triple metre, and use of a ground bass.

passage /ˈpæsɪd͡ʒ/ passages n
Passus
A paragraph or section of text or music with particular meaning.
Passage
Part of a path or journey.

passageway passageways n
Durchgang Korridor
A covered walkway, between rooms or buildings.

passcode passcodes n
Passcode
A string of characters used for authentication on a digital device.

passed pawn passed pawns n
Freibauer
(chess) A pawn that has passed beyond enemy pawns on its own or adjacent files, and that hence has a clear run to the first or eighth rank.

passenger /ˈpæsənd͡ʒə/ /ˈpæsənd͡ʒɚ/ /ˈpæsɪnd͡ʒə/ /ˈpæsɪnd͡ʒɚ/ passengers n
Passagier Fahrgast Passagierin Fahrgästin
One who rides or travels in a vehicle, but who does not operate it and is not a member of the crew.

passenger car passenger cars n
Personenwagen Reisezugwagen
(rail, US) A railroad car designed to carry passengers.
PKW Personenkraftwagen
(vehicle) A motor vehicle designed to carry (a few) passengers; a motorcar.

passenger pigeon passenger pigeons n
Wandertaube
A bird of the extinct species †Ectopistes migratorius, formerly endemic to North America.

passenger seat passenger seats n
Beifahrersitz
(automotive) A seat in a vehicle for a passenger, especially the front seat next to the driver in a motor vehicle.

passenger ship passenger ships n
Passagierdampfer Passagierschiff
A ship whose primary function is to carry passengers.

passenger train passenger trains n
Personenzug
(rail) A train whose primary function is to carry passengers.

passer /ˈpæsəɹ/ /ˈpɑːsə(ɹ)/ passers n
Passer Passgeber
(sports) Someone who passes, someone who makes a pass.

passer-by /ˈpæs.ɚˌbaɪ/ /ˈpɑː.sə.baɪ/ /ˈpɑː.sə.bɑɪ/ passers-by n
Passant Passantin
A person who is passing by (that is, walking past).

passguard passguards n
Brechrand
A ridge or an additional plate on a shoulder piece, to turn the blow of a weapon away from the neck or joint of the armor.

passim /ˈpæsɪm/ adj
passim
(rare) That which occurs at various places throughout a text

passing /ˈpɑːsɪŋ/ more passing most passing adj
verrinnend vorübergehend
That passes away; ephemeral. [from 14th c.]
hervorragend außerordentlich
(now, _, rare, literary) Pre-eminent, excellent, extreme. [from 14th c.]
flüchtig
Vague, cursory. [from 18th c.]
passierend vorbeifahrend vorbeigehend vorbeikommend
Going past.

passing /ˈpɑːsɪŋ/ adv
außergewöhnlich vortrefflich
(literary, or, archaic) Surpassingly, greatly. [from 14th c.]

passing /ˈpɑːsɪŋ/ passings n
Ableben Hinscheiden
Death, dying; the end of something. [from 14th c.]
Passage Passieren Vorbeikommen
The fact of going past; a movement from one place to another or a change from one state to another. [from 14th c.]
Bestätigung Bewilligung Billigung Freigabe Genehmigung
(legal) The act of approving a bill etc. [from 15th c.]
Abgabe Pass Zuspiel
(sports) The act of passing a ball etc. to another player. [from 19th c.]
Passen
A form of juggling where several people pass props between each other, usually clubs or rings.

passing note passing notes n
Durchgangsnote

passing place passing places n
Ausweichstelle
A place on a single-track road or bridge, only wide enough for one vehicle, where two vehicles travelling in opposite directions can pass each other.

passion /ˈpæʃən/ [ˈpʰæʃən] passions n
Leidenschaft Passion
Any great, strong, powerful emotion, especially romantic love or extreme hate.
Fervor, determination.
An object of passionate or romantic love or strong romantic interest.
Passion Leidenschaft
(Christianity, usually capitalized) The suffering of Jesus leading up to and during his crucifixion.
A display, musical composition, or play meant to commemorate the suffering of Jesus.

passion fruit passion fruit passion fruits n
Passionsfrucht Maracuja
(uncountable) The flesh of the edible fruit.

passion play passion plays n
Passionsspiel
Any analogous religious story of the suffering, death, and resurrection of other gods or goddesses, or of the martyrdom of holy people, such as the Muslim tazia.

passionate /ˈpæʃənət/ /ˈpæʃənɪt/ more passionate most passionate adj
leidenschaftlich
Fired with intense feeling.

passionately /ˈpæʃənətli/ more passionately most passionately adv
leidenschaftlich
In a passionate manner.

passionflower passionflowers n
Passionsblume
Any of very many vines, in North America and elsewhere, of the genus Passiflora that bear edible fruit called passion fruit, and showy flowers of a structure symbolic of the Passion of Christ.

passivate v
passivieren
(chemistry) to reduce the chemical reactivity of a surface by applying a coating

passivation passivations n
Passivierung
(chemistry) The spontaneous formation of a hard non-reactive surface film (usually an oxide or nitride) that inhibits further corrosion.

passive /ˈpæs.ɪv/ more passive most passive adj
passiv
Being subjected to an action without producing a reaction.
Taking no action.
passiv passivisch leidend leidentlich
(grammar) Being in the passive voice.
unterwürfig
(psychology) Being inactive and submissive in a relationship, especially in a sexual one.

passive /ˈpæs.ɪv/ passives n
Passiv Passivum passives Verb passives Verbum
(grammar) A form of a verb that is in the passive voice.

passive participle passive participles n
passives Partizip
(grammar) A participle indicating an ongoing or completed action or state in the passive voice, where a noun modified by the participle is taken to represent the patient of the action denoted by the verb.

passive smoker passive smokers n
Passivraucher Passivraucherin
A non-smoker that suffers the consequences of tobacco due to inhalation by nearby smokers.

passive smoking n
Passivrauchen
The inhalation of tobacco smoke by a non-smoker due to proximity to smokers.

passive vocabulary passive vocabularies n
passiver Wortschatz
The words and phrases, collectively, that someone understands in speech and writing but does not commonly use.

passive voice passive voices n
Passiv Leideform Passivum Leidensform Leidform Passivform
(grammar) The form of a transitive verb in which its subject receives the action.

passive-aggressive more passive-aggressive most passive-aggressive adj
passiv-aggressiv
(psychology) Showing passive, sometimes obstructionist resistance to following authoritative instructions in interpersonal or occupational situations.

passively /ˈpæs.ɪv.li/ adv
passiv
In a passive manner; without conscious or self-directed action.

passivity /pæˈsɪvɪti/ passivities n
Passivität Passivzustand
The state of being passive.
Unterwürfigkeit
Submissiveness.
Passivhaltung Passivität
A lack of initiative.

passkey passkeys n
Generalschlüssel Hauptschlüssel
A key, especially in a hotel, that allows someone in authority to open any door.
Hauptschlüssel Kennwort Schlüssel Schlüsselwort Zugangsschlüssel
A key for entering a house or other building.
Hauptschlüssel
(computing, especially since the 2020s) A cryptographic key that is tied to specific devices or cloud accounts and is meant to be used instead of a password.

passport /ˈpæspɔɹt/ /ˈpɑːspɔːt/ passports n
Reisepass Pass
An official document normally used for international journeys, which proves the identity and nationality of the person for whom it was issued.

password /ˈpæswɜːd/ /ˈpæswɝd/ /ˈpɑːswɜː(ɹ)d/ passwords n
Passwort Kennwort Parole Codewort
(military, security) A word relayed to a person to gain admittance to a place or to gain access to information.
Passwort Kennwort
(computing, cryptography) A string of characters used to log in to a computer or network, to access a level in a video game, and so on; archetypally a word#Noun but nowadays often an alphanumeric#Adjective string or a phrase#Noun.

passé /pæˈseɪ/ /ˈpæ.seɪ/ more passé most passé adj
veraltet; altmodisch
(colloquial) Dated; out of style; old-fashioned.

past /pæst/ /pɑːst/ more past most past adj
vergangen
Having already happened; in the past; finished. [from 14th c.]

past /pæst/ /pɑːst/ more past most past adv
vorbei
In a direction that passes.

past /pæst/ /pɑːst/ pasts n
Vergangenheit
The period of time that has already happened, in contrast to the present and the future.
Vergangenheit Präteritum
(grammar) The past tense.

past /pæst/ /pɑːst/ preposition
hinter nach über
Beyond in place or quantity
darüber hinweg sein jenseits sein von
No longer capable of.
darüber hinweg sein
Having recovered or moved on from (a traumatic experience, etc.).
vorbei dahinter vorüber
Passing by, especially without stopping or being delayed.

past it
abgenutzt angegraut in die Jahre gekommen
(informal) No longer capable, not as effective as previously.

past participle past participles n
Partizip Perfekt Partizip II Perfektpartizip 2. Partizip zweites Partizip Mittelwort
(grammar) A participle indicating a completed action or state.

past tense past tenses n
Präteritum Vergangenheit
(grammar) A grammatical form (often a verb form) that refers to an event, transaction, occurrence, or object that happened (or had happened), or existed, at some time before now (the applicable reference time).

pasta /ˈpæstə/ /ˈpɐːstɘ/ /ˈpɐːstə/ /ˈpɑstə/ pastas paste n
Nudeln Pasta Teigwaren
(uncountable) Dough made from wheat and water and sometimes mixed with egg and formed into various shapes; often sold in dried form and typically boiled for eating.
Nudelgericht Nudeln
(uncountable) A dish or serving of pasta.

pasta e fagioli /ˌpastə faˈdʒəʊlɪ/ /ˌpastə ɛ faˈdʒəʊlɪ/ n
Bohnen-Nudel-Suppe
An Italian soup made with pasta and cannellini beans.

pasta salad pasta salads n
Nudelsalat
A salad prepared with one or more types of pasta, almost always chilled, and most often tossed in a vinegar, oil, or mayonnaise-based dressing.

paste /peɪst/ pastes n
Paste
A soft moist mixture, in particular:
Paste Kleister Kitt Klebstoff Pastete
One of pounded foods, such as fish paste, liver paste, or tomato paste.
Teig
One of flour, fat, or similar ingredients used in making pastry.
Strass
A hard lead-containing glass, or an artificial gemstone made from this glass.

paste /peɪst/ v
einfügen
(transitive, computing) To insert a piece of media (e.g. text, picture, audio, video) previously copied or cut from somewhere else.

pasteboard pasteboards n
Karton Pappkarton
(usually, uncountable) Card stock.

pastel /pæsˈtɛl/ /ˈpæstl̩/ pastels n
Pastellfarbe
(color) Any of several subdued tints of colors, usually associated with pink, peach, yellow, green, blue, and lavender

pastern /ˈpæstən/ /ˈpæstəɹn/ /ˈpæstɜːn/ pasterns n
Fessel Köte
The part of a horse's leg between the fetlock joint and the hoof.

pasteurisation pasteurisations n
Pasteurisierung Pasteurisation
(British spelling) Heat-treatment of a perishable food to destroy heat-sensitive vegetative cells followed by immediate cooling to limit growth of the surviving cells and germination of spores.

pasteurize /ˈpæst͡ʃəɹaɪz/ /ˈpɑːstʃəɹaɪz/ v
pasteurisieren
(transitive) To heat food for the purpose of killing harmful organisms such as bacteria, viruses, protozoa, molds, and yeasts.

pastiche /pæsˈtiːʃ/ pastiches n
Pastiche
A work of art, drama, literature, music, or architecture that imitates the work of a previous artist.
Potpourri
A musical medley, typically quoting other works.

pastiera pastieras n
Pastiera Pastiera Napoletana
A Neapolitan tart made from wheat, eggs, and ricotta, traditionally eaten at Easter.

pastille /pæsˈtil/ /ˈpæst(ɪ)l/ pastilles n
Pastille Pastila
An often round and somewhat flat flavoured candy or sweet.
Pastille
(historical) A medicinal pill, originally made of compressed herbs.

pastime /ˈpæs.taɪm/ /ˈpɑːs.taɪm/ pastimes n
Zeitvertreib
Something which amuses, and serves to make time pass agreeably.

pastor /ˈpæstɚ/ /ˈpɑːstə/ pastors n
Pastorin Pfarrer Pfarrerin
Pastor
(Protestantism) A minister or priest in a church.

pastoral care n
Seelsorge
Counselling provided by pastors, chaplains and other religious leaders to members of their congregation, or to anyone within institutional settings, with a focus on healing, reconciling, and guidance.

pastrami /pæˈstɹɑːmi/ /pəˈstɹɑːmi/ pastramis n
Pastrami
A seasoned smoked cut of beef. Traditionally, this is made from a navel cut.

pastry /ˈpeɪstɹi/ pastries n
Gebäck Backwerk Feingebäck
(uncountable) The food group formed by the various kinds of pastries.
Gebäckteig
(uncountable) The type of light flour-based dough used in pastries.

pastry bag pastry bags n
Dressierbeutel Spritzbeutel Spritzsack Spritztüte
A flexible bag from which icing is forced through a small nozzle to make various designs of piping.

pastry chef pastry chefs n
Pâtissier Zuckerbäcker Feinbäcker Stutenbäcker Süßwarenhersteller
A baker who makes pastry products.

pastry fork pastry forks n
Kuchengabel
A three- or four-tined fork designed for eating pastries and similar desserts from a plate held in the other hand.

pastry wheel pastry wheels n
Teigrädchen
A culinary tool for cutting pastry. It takes the form of a handle that bears a wheel, commonly with a fluted edge to make cuts with a decorative pattern.

pasture /ˈpæs.tɚ/ /ˈpæs.t͡ʃɚ/ /ˈpɑːs.tjə/ /ˈpɑːs.t͡ʃə/ pastures n
Weide
Land, specifically, an open field, on which livestock is kept for feeding.

pasture /ˈpæs.tɚ/ /ˈpæs.t͡ʃɚ/ /ˈpɑːs.tjə/ /ˈpɑːs.t͡ʃə/ v
weiden
(transitive) To move animals into a pasture.

pat /pæt/ [pʰæt] [pʰæt̚] [pʰæˀt̚] pats n
Tapser
The sound of a light slap or tap with a soft flat object, especially of a footstep
Klaps
A light tap or slap, especially with the hands
Fladen Flatschen Flädchen Portion
A flattish lump of soft matter, especially butter or dung.

pat /pæt/ [pʰæt] [pʰæt̚] [pʰæˀt̚] v
tippen tätscheln
To (gently) tap the flat of one's hand on a person or thing.
sanft flachklopfen
To hit lightly and repeatedly with the flat of the hand to make smooth or flat

pataca /pəˈtɑːkə/ patacas n
Macao-Pataca Pataca
The monetary unit of Macau, equal to 100 avos.

patagium /pætəˈd͡ʒaɪəm/ /pəˈteɪd͡ʒi.əm/ patagia n
Flatterhaut Flughaut Gleithaut Patagium Spannhaut
The thin membrane that extends between the limbs and body of a bat or of gliding mammals.

patch /pæt͡ʃ/ patches n
Flicken Lappen
A piece of cloth, or other suitable material, sewed or otherwise fixed upon a garment to repair or strengthen it, especially upon an old garment to cover a hole.
Patch
(computing) A patch file, a file that describes changes to be made to a computer file or files, usually changes made to a computer program that fix a programming bug.

patch /pæt͡ʃ/ v
flicken
To mend by sewing on a piece or pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
patchen
(computing) To make the changes a patch describes; to apply a patch to the files in question. Hence:

patch up v
klittern zurechtflicken zusammenflicken zusammenklittern zusammenschustern
(idiomatic, transitive) To mend quickly.

patchouli /pəˈt͡ʃuli/ patchoulis n
Indisches Patschuli
Any of several East Indian plants in the genus Pogostemon, especially Pogostemon cablin, which yield a highly fragrant oil.
The oil or perfume made from these plants.

patchwork quilt patchwork quilts n
Patchworkdecke
(literally) A decorative quilt made of pieces of cloth having diverse sizes, colors, and shapes, sewn together either to form a regular pattern or in a deliberately mismatched fashion without a pattern.
Flickenteppich Sammelsurium
(figuratively, by extension) Something having a haphazard or disorganized structure; something composed of seemingly random parts.

paten /ˈpætən/ patens n
Patene
(Christianity) The plate used to hold the host during the Eucharist.

patent /peɪ-/ /pæ-/ /ˈpeɪ-/ /ˈpeɪtənt/ /ˈpæ-/ /ˈpætənt/ [pʰe̞ɪ-] [pʰæ̝ʔn̩t̚] patents n
Patent
A declaration issued by a government agency that the inventor of a new invention has the sole privilege of making, selling, or using the claimed invention for a specified period.

patent /peɪ-/ /pæ-/ /ˈpeɪ-/ /ˈpeɪtənt/ /ˈpæ-/ /ˈpætənt/ [pʰe̞ɪ-] [pʰæ̝ʔn̩t̚] v
patentieren patentieren lassen
To (successfully) register (a new invention) with a government agency to obtain the sole privilege of its manufacture, sale, and use for a specified period.

patent leather patent leathers n
Lackleder Glacéleder Glanzleder
Leather that has been given a high-gloss, shiny finish.

patent troll /ˈpætənt ˌtɹoʊl/ /ˈpætənt ˌtɹəʊl/ patent trolls n
Patenttroll
(patent law, informal, derogatory) A company, person, etc., that owns and enforces patents in an aggressive and opportunistic manner, often with no intention of producing, marketing, or promoting the subjects of the patents.

patentable more patentable most patentable adj
patentierbar
(legal) Able to be protected by a patent; for which a patent can be granted.

patented adj
patentiert
For which a patent has been granted.

patentese n
Patentchinesisch
(informal) The legal jargon used in patents.

paterfamilias paterfamiliases patresfamilias n
Familienvater Paterfamilias
A man who is the head of a household, family or tribe.

paternal /pəˈtɜː(ɹ)nəl/ more paternal most paternal adj
väterlich
Of or pertaining to one's father, his genes, his relatives, or his side of a family.
Received or inherited from one's father.

paternal aunt paternal aunts n
Tante
A sister of someone’s father.
The wife of a sibling of someone’s father.

paternal grandfather paternal grandfathers n
Großvater väterlicherseits
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see paternal,‎ grandfather. (This entry is a translation hub.)

paternal grandmother paternal grandmothers n
Großmutter väterlicherseits
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see paternal,‎ grandmother. (This entry is a translation hub.)

paternal uncle paternal uncles n
Onkel
A brother or brother-in-law of one's father. (This entry is a translation hub.)

paternity leave paternity leaves n
Vaterschaftsurlaub
A leave of absence from a job for a father to care of a baby.

paternity test paternity tests n
Vaterschaftstest
(law, genetics) A test performed to determine the biological father of a child.

paternoster /-ˌnɑstɚ/ /ˈpɑtəɹˌnɔstɚ/ /ˈpɑːtəˌnɒstə(ɹ)/ paternosters n
Paternoster Paternosteraufzug Beamtenbagger Personen-Umlaufaufzug
A slow, continuously moving lift or elevator consisting of a loop of open-fronted cabins running the height of a building.
Vaterunser Gebet des Herrn Herrengebet Paternoster Unservater
(archaic) A patent medicine, so named because salesmen would pray the Lord's Prayer over it before selling it.

path /pæθ/ /pɑːθ/ [pʰaθ] [pʰeəθ] [pʰäːθ] [pʰæθ] [pʰɐːθ] [pʰɑːθ] [pʰɛəθ] paths n
Pfad
A trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians.
(graph theory) A sequence of vertices from one vertex to another using the arcs (edges). A path does not visit the same vertex more than once (unless it is a closed path, where only the first and the last vertex are the same).
Weg
A course taken.
(topology) A continuous map f from the unit interval I = [0,1] to a topological space X.
Pfad Weg
(computing) A human-readable specification for a location within a hierarchical or tree-like structure, such as a file system or as part of a URL.

pathetic /pəˈθɛtɪk/ more pathetic most pathetic adj
mitleiderregend bemitleidenswert gefühlvoll rührend
Arousing pity, sympathy, or compassion; exciting pathos.
erbärmlich jämmerlich peinlich
Arousing scorn or contempt, often due to miserable inadequacy.

pathogen /ˈpæθəd͡ʒn̩/ pathogens n
Krankheitserreger
(pathology, immunology) Any organism or substance, especially a microorganism, capable of causing disease, such as bacteria, viruses, protozoa or fungi. Microorganisms are not considered to be pathogenic until they have reached a population size that is large enough to cause disease.

pathogenesis pathogeneses n
Pathogenese
The origin and development of a disease.
The mechanism whereby something causes a disease.

pathogenic more pathogenic most pathogenic adj
pathogen krankheitserregend
(pathology) Able to cause (harmful) disease.

pathognomonic /ˌpaθəɡnə(ʊ)ˈmɒnɪk/ /ˌpæθəɡnoʊˈmɑːnɪk/ adj
pathognomonisch
(medicine, of a sign or symptom) specifically characteristic or indicative of a particular disease or condition.

patholinguistics n
Patholinguistik Sprachpathologie
The study of language disorders.

pathological more pathological most pathological adj
pathologisch krankhaft
(medicine) Pertaining to pathology.
(medicine) Relating to, amounting to, or caused by a physical or mental disorder.

pathologist pathologists n
Pathologe
An expert in pathology; a specialist who examines samples of body tissues for diagnostic or forensic purpose.

pathologize v
pathologisieren
(transitive) To characterize as a pathology or disease; to characterize (a person) as suffering from a disease.

pathology /pəˈθɒləd͡ʒi/ pathologies n
Pathologie
(academic, _, medicine) The academic biomedical specialty that advances the aspects of the biomedical sciences that allow for those clinical applications and their advancements over time.
Pathosis: any deviation from a healthy or normal structure or function; abnormality; illness or malformation.

pathway /ˈpæθˌweɪ/ /ˈpɑːθˌweɪ/ pathways n
Bahn Pfad
A footpath or other path or track.

patience /ˈpeɪʃəns/ patiences n
Geduld
The quality of being patient.

patience is a virtue proverb
Geduld ist eine Tugend
It is better to be patient than impatient.

patience of Job n
Engelsgeduld Lammsgeduld
(idiomatic) A great amount of patience.

patient /ˈpeɪʃənt/ more patient most patient patienter patientest adj
geduldig Patient
(of a person) Willing to wait if necessary; not losing one's temper while waiting.

patient /ˈpeɪʃənt/ patients n
Patient Kranke Kranker Patientin
A person or animal who receives treatment from a doctor or other medically educated person.
Patiens
(linguistics, grammar) The noun or noun phrase that is semantically on the receiving end of a verb's action.

patiently /ˈpeɪʃəntli/ more patiently most patiently adv
geduldig
In a patient manner.

patina /pəˈtiː.nə/ /ˈpæ.tɪ.nə/ /ˈpætɪnə/ patinae patinas n
Patina
The colour or incrustation which age and wear give to (mainly metallic) objects; especially, the green rust which covers works of art such as ancient bronzes, coins and medals.

patinate v
altern antikisieren auf alt machen künstlich altern oxidieren patinieren
(transitive) To coat with a patina.
anlaufen oxidieren patinieren verbleichen
(intransitive) To become coated with a patina.

patine /pəˈtiːn/ v
patinieren
To coat an object with a patina, either from natural oxidation or simulated aging.

patio /ˈpæti.əʊ/ /ˈpætioʊ/ patios n
Terrasse Veranda
A paved outside area, adjoining a house, used for dining or recreation.
Patio Innenhof
An inner courtyard typical of traditional houses in some regions of Spain.

patio door patio doors n
Terrassenschiebetür
(mostly, in the plural) A sliding door, usually made of glass, that opens onto a patio, deck or garden.

patisserie patisseries n
Konditorei
(UK) a shop that sells pastries and cakes

patriarch /ˈpeɪtɹɪɑːk/ /ˈpeɪt͡ʃɹiɑɹk/ /ˈpætɹiɑːk/ patriarchs n
Patriarch
(Christianity) The highest form of bishop, in the ancient world having authority over other bishops in the province but now generally as an honorary title; in Roman Catholicism, considered a bishop second only to the Pope in rank. [from 9th c.]
Patriarch Erzvater
The male head of a household or nuclear family.

patriarchal more patriarchal most patriarchal adj
patriarchalisch patriarchal patriarchisch
Relating to a system run by males, rather than females; relating to a patriarchy.

patriarchy /ˈpejt͡ʃɹiɑɹki/ /ˈpeɪ̯tɹɪɑːkɪ/ /ˈpætɹɪɑːkɪ/ /ˈpɛjtɹɪjɑːkɪj/ patriarchies n
Patriarchat
(anthropology, history) A social system in which the father is head of the household, having authority over women and children, and in which lineage is traced through the male line.

patrician /pətɹˈɪʃən/ patricians n
Patrizier
(Ancient Rome) A member of any of the families constituting the populus Romanus, or body of Roman citizens, before the development of the plebeian order; later, one who, by right of birth or by special privilege conferred, belonged to the senior class of Romans, who, with certain property, had by right a seat in the Roman Senate.
A person of high birth; a nobleman.

patriciate patriciates n
Patriziat
The aristocracy or nobility

patricide /ˈpætɹɪsaɪd/ patricides n
Vatermord
Murder of one's father.
Vatermörder Vatermörderin
A murderer of his/her own father.

patrimonialism patrimonialisms n
Patrimonialismus
A political system in which all power flows from the leader.

patrimony /ˈpat.ɹɪ.mə.ni/ /ˈpæt.ɹɪˌmoʊ.ni/ patrimonies n
Patrimonium
A right or estate inherited from one's father; or, in a larger sense, from any male ancestor.

patriot /ˈpeɪ.tɹi.ət/ /ˈpæ.tɹi.ət/ patriots n
Patriot Patriotin Vaterlandsfreund Vaterlandsfreundin Vaterlandsliebhaber Vaterlandsliebhaberin
A person who loves and zealously supports and defends their country.

patriotic /peɪ.tɹi.ˈɑ.tɪk/ /peɪ.tɹi.ˈɒ.tɪk/ /pæt.ɹi.ˈɒ.tɪk/ more patriotic most patriotic adj
patriotisch
Inspired by or showing patriotism; done out of love of one's country; zealously and unselfishly devoted to the service of one's country

patriotism /ˈpeɪtɹi.əˌtɪzəm/ /ˈpætɹi.əˌtɪzəm/ patriotisms n
Patriotismus
Love of one's country; devotion to the welfare of one's compatriots; passion which inspires one to serve one's country.

patristics n
Patristik
The study of the works of the early Christian Church Fathers.

patrol /pəˈtɹoʊl/ /pəˈtɹəʊl/ patrols n
Patrouille
(military) A going of the rounds along the chain of sentinels and between the posts, by a guard, usually consisting of three or four men, to insure greater security from attacks on the outposts.

patrol boat patrol boats n
Patrouillenboot
A relatively small naval vessel designed for coastal defence.

patrol car patrol cars n
Streifenwagen
A police car.

patrological adj
patrologisch

patron /ˈpeɪ.tɹən/ patrons n
Stammkunde Inhaber
Patron Schirmherr
One who protects or supports; a defender or advocate.
Mäzen
An influential, wealthy person who supported an artist, craftsman, a scholar or a noble.

patron saint /ˈpeɪtɹən ˈseɪnt/ patron saints n
Schutzheilige Schutzheiliger Schutzpatron Schutzpatronin
(Christianity) A saint conceived as the patron (protector or supporter) of a particular place, group, person, or activity, for whom or for which his or her intercession is specially invoked.

patronage /ˈpeɪtɹənɪd͡ʒ/ /ˈpætɹənɪd͡ʒ/ patronages n
Patronat Protektion Schirmherrschaft
The act of providing approval and support; backing; championship.
Klüngel Klüngelwirtschaft
(politics) Granting favours or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political support.

patroness /ˈpeɪtɹənɪs/ /ˌpeɪtɹəˈnɛs/ patronesses n
Patronin
(religion) A female patron goddess or saint.

patronize /ˈpeɪtɹənaɪz/ /ˈpætɹənaɪz/ v
beschirmen beschützen fördern unterstützen
(transitive) To act as a patron of; to defend, protect, or support.
als Kunde regelmäßig besuchen frequentieren
(transitive) To make oneself a customer of a business, especially a regular customer.
bevormunden gönnerhaft behandeln herablassend behandeln
(transitive) To assume a tone of unjustified superiority toward; to talk down to, to treat condescendingly.

patronym /ˈpætɹoʊnɪm/ /ˈpætɹəʊnɪm/ patronyms n
Patronym Patronymikon Patronymikum Vatername Vatersname
The name of someone's father.
A patronymic surname.

patronymic /ˌpætɹəˈnɪmɪk/ adj
patronymisch
Derived from one's father.
(by extension) Derived from one's ancestors.

patronymic /ˌpætɹəˈnɪmɪk/ patronymics n
Patronym Patronymikum Vatersname Patronymikon Vatername
(by extension) A name acquired from one's father's, grandfather's or earlier (male) ancestor's first name. Some cultures use a patronymic where other cultures use a surname or family name; other cultures (like Russia) use both a patronymic and a surname.

patsy /ˈpætsi/ patsies n
Sündenbock
(informal, derogatory) A person who is taken advantage of, especially by being cheated or blamed for something.

patter /ˈpæt.ə/ /ˈpæt.ɚ/ patters n
Trippeln
A soft repeated sound, as of rain falling, or feet walking on a hard surface.
Geplapper
Glib and rapid speech, such as from an auctioneer or a sports commentator.

patter /ˈpæt.ə/ /ˈpæt.ɚ/ v
plappern
To speak glibly and rapidly, as does an auctioneer or a sports commentator.

pattern /ˈpatn̩/ /ˈpatən/ /ˈpætɚn/ patterns n
Muster Modell Schablone
Something from which a copy is made; a model or outline. [from 14th c.]
Schnittmuster
(textiles) The paper or cardboard template from which the parts of a garment are traced onto fabric prior to cutting out and assembling.
Muster Struktur
A design, motif or decoration, especially formed from regular repeated elements. [from 16th c.]

pattern /ˈpatn̩/ /ˈpatən/ /ˈpætɚn/ v
strukturieren
To apply a pattern.

pattern language pattern languages n
Mustersprache

pattern recognition n
Mustererkennung

paucal /ˈpɔkəl/ /ˈpɔːkəl/ n
Paukal Paucalis
(grammar) A language form referring to a few of something (three to around ten), as a small group of people; contrast singular, dual, trial, and plural.

paucident planigale paucident planigales n
Giles-Flachkopfbeutelmaus
Planigale gilesi, a very small species of carnivorous marsupial endemic to desert areas of southern and eastern Australia.

paucity /ˈpɑ.sɪ.ti/ /ˈpɒs.ɪ.ti/ /ˈpɔs.ɪ.ti/ [ˈpɑ.sɪ.ɾi] [ˈpɔs.ɪ.ɾi] paucities n
Mangel
Fewness in number; too few.
Knappheit
A smallness in size or amount that is insufficient; meagerness, dearth.

pauldron /ˈpɔl.dɹən/ pauldrons n
Achsel
A component of plate armor that protects the shoulder, generally covering more than a spaulder, also protecting the armpit and overlapping with other armor over the upper chest and back.

paunch /pɑːntʃ/ /pɔːnt͡ʃ/ paunches n
Pansen
The first compartment of the stomach of a ruminant, the rumen.
Wampe Wanst Plauze
The belly of a human, especially a large, fat protruding one.

pauper /ˈpoː.pə/ /ˈpɑ.pɚ/ /ˈpɔ.pɚ/ /ˈpɔː.pə/ paupers n
Armer Bettelknabe
One who is extremely poor.
Unterstützungsempfänger
One living on or eligible for public charity.

pauperism pauperisms n
Pauperismus
The state of being a pauper; poverty.

pause /pɑz/ /pɔz/ /pɔːz/ pauses n
Pause
A temporary stop or rest; an intermission of action; interruption; suspension; cessation.

pause /pɑz/ /pɔz/ /pɔːz/ v
innehalten pausieren
(intransitive) To hesitate; to hold back; to delay.
pausieren
(transitive) To halt the play or playback of, temporarily, so that it can be resumed from the same point.

pauseless adj
pausenlos
Without pausing; ceaseless.

pave /peɪv/ v
mit Platten auslegen
(British) To cover something with paving slabs.
pflastern bepflastern mit Platten auslegen
(Canada, US) To cover with stone, concrete, blacktop or other solid covering, especially to aid travel.

pave the way /ˈpeɪv ðə ˈweɪ/ v
den Weg ebnen
(transitive with for) To make future progress or development easier.

paved /peɪvd/ adj
asphaltiert
Covered in pavement; having a hard surface, as of concrete or asphalt.

pavement /ˈpeɪvmənt/ pavements n
Asphalt Fahrbahndecke Kopfsteinpflaster Pflaster Steinpflaster Strassenbelag
(now, chiefly, North America) A paving (paved part) of a road or other thoroughfare; the roadway or road surface. [from 13th c.]

pavement artist pavement artists n
Pflastermaler Straßenmaler
An artist who draws pictures on the pavement, often hoping to get donations from the passers-by.

paver /ˈpeɪvɚ/ pavers n
Pflasterstein
A flat stone used to pave a pathway, such as a walkway to one's home.
Fliesenleger Pflasterer Plattenleger
One who paves; one who lays pavement.

pavilion /pəˈvɪljən/ pavilions n
Pavillon
An ornate tent.
A light roofed structure used as a shelter in a public place.
A structure, sometimes temporary, erected to house exhibits at a fair, etc.

paving stone paving stones n
Pflasterstein
One of many flat stones used to pave an outdoor area.

pavis /ˈpɑv.ɪs/ pavises pavisses n
Langschild
(military, history) A very large shield, like a small moveable wall, carried in front to protect all or most of the bearer's body, often with a projecting ridge running vertically down the center.

paw /poː/ /pɑ/ /pɔ/ /pɔː/ paws n
Pfote Tatze
The soft foot of a mammal or other animal, generally a quadruped, that has claws or nails; comparable to a human hand or foot.

paw /poː/ /pɑ/ /pɔ/ /pɔː/ v
begrapschen betatschen
(by extension) To touch someone in a sexual way.
befummeln
(by extension) To clumsily dig through something.

pawa pawas n
Abalone
(New Zealand) An edible univalve mollusc of the genus Haliotis, having a shell lined with mother-of-pearl.

pawl /pɑl/ /pɔːl/ pawls n
Klaue Klinke Sperrklinke
A pivoted catch designed to fall into a notch on a ratchet wheel so as to allow movement in only one direction (e.g. on a windlass or in a clock mechanism), or alternatively to move the wheel in one direction.
A similar device to prevent motion in other mechanisms besides ratchets.

pawn /pɑn/ /pɑɒn/ /pɔn/ /pɔːn/ pawns n
Bauer
(chess) The most numerous chess piece, or a similar piece in a similar game. In chess, each side starts with eight; moves are only forward, and attacks are only diagonally or en passant.
Schachfigur Bauer
(figurative) Someone who is being manipulated or used to some end.
Verpfändung
An instance of pawning something.
Pfand Leihhaus Pfandhaus Pfandleiher Versatzstück
(rare) A pawnshop; pawnbroker.

pawn /pɑn/ /pɑɒn/ /pɔn/ /pɔːn/ v
verpfänden
To give as security on a loan of money; especially, to deposit (something) at a pawn shop.

pawnbroker /ˈpɔːnˌbɹəʊ.kə(ɹ)/ pawnbrokers n
Pfandleiher Pfandleiherin
A person who makes monetary loans at interest, taking personal property as security – which may be sold if not redeemed.

pawnshop /ˈpɔnʃɑp/ /ˈpɔːnʃɒp/ pawnshops n
Pfandhaus
The business premises of a pawnbroker; where loans are made, with personal property as security

pawpaw /ˈpɑːpɑː/ /ˈpɔːpɔː/ pawpaws n
Asimina Papau
The fruit of these trees.

pax /pæks/ pax n
Pax
(informal, usually, in the plural) A passenger; passengers.

pay /peɪ/ [pʰeɪ] pays n
Gehalt
Money given in return for work; salary or wages.

pay /peɪ/ [pʰeɪ] v
bezahlen zahlen gebühren schenken
(transitive) To give money or other compensation to in exchange for goods or services.
lohnen bezahlen
(transitive) To be profitable for.

pay TV n
Bezahlfernsehen Pay-TV
A system whereby viewers pay to subscribe to specific broadcast television channels or programme typically used in cable television services

pay a visit v
einen Besuch abstatten
(idiomatic) To visit.

pay attention v
aufpassen achten beachten Aufmerksamkeit schenken achtgeben
(idiomatic, intransitive) To attend; to be attentive; to focus one's attention.

pay back /peɪ bæk/ v
heimzahlen revanchieren sich rächen vergelten zurückzahlen
(figuratively) To avenge, to exact revenge.

pay cut pay cuts n
Gehaltskürzung Lohnkürzung

pay day pay days n
Zahltag
The day of the week/month etc. when wages are issued.

pay dividends v
sich auszahlen sich bezahlt machen

pay gap /ˈpeɪ ɡæp/ pay gaps n
Lohngefälle
The difference in salaries between one group and another.

pay grade pay grades n
Besoldungsgruppe Gehaltsstufe
A level indicating a base salary (in the US applying to military and government employees).
Gehaltsgruppe Lohnstufe
(figuratively) Level of authority or responsibility (since pay rate, authority and responsibility generally increase similarly).

pay off v
bestechen
(transitive, informal) To bribe, especially to deter oversight.
auszahlen sich lohnen
(intransitive) To become worthwhile; to produce a net benefit.
abzahlen zurückzahlen
(transitive) To pay back; to repay.
abbezahlen auszahlen
(transitive) To pay back (repay) the entirety of a loan, thereby effecting the release of a lien on (the thing that was financed).

pay one's last respects v
die letzte Ehre erweisen

pay rise pay rises n
Gehaltserhöhung Lohnerhöhung
(UK, Ireland, Australia, rest of Commonwealth, sometimes, Canada) An increase in salary or wages.

pay the bills v
die Rechnungen bezahlen
(idiomatic, of a job) To provide enough income to sustain one's lifestyle.

pay the price v
ausbaden
To incur the negative consequences of one's decision.

pay through the nose v
tief in die Tasche greifen müssen
(idiomatic) To pay an exorbitant or excessive amount, either in money or in some other manner.

pay-as-you-go n
Umlagefinanzierung Umlageverfahren
(economics) A financial policy by which capital projects are financed from current revenue in the operating budget rather than through borrowing.
Guthabenabbuchung Prepaid-Zahlung
(British) A payment method where the charge of a service is taken automatically, usually in small amounts, after the usage, in contrast of paying before usage. Used especially of mobile phones and transport ticketing.

pay-off /ˈpeɪ.ɒf/ /ˈpeɪ.ɔːf/ pay-offs n
Auszahlung
A payment in full; the state of having been paid in full.
A return on investment.
Ausgleichszahlung
A reward.
Bestechungsgeld Schmiergeld Schmiergeldzahlung
A bribe.

payable /ˈpeɪəbl̩/ more payable most payable adj
rentabel
Of a mine etc.: capable of yielding profit; profitable.

payback /ˈpeɪbæk/ paybacks n
Rache Revanche
(uncountable) An act of revenge.
Rückerstattung Rückzahlung
(countable) A benefit, reward, a form of recompense.

payday /ˈpeɪdeɪ/ paydays n
Zahltag
The day of the week or month, or the specific day, on which an employee's wages or salary is paid.

payee payees n
Zahlungsempfänger
one to whom money is paid.

payer /ˈpeɪ.ɚ/ payers n
Zahler Zahlerin
One who pays; specifically, the person by whom a bill or note has been, or should be, paid.

payload /ˈpeɪloʊd/ payloads n
Nutzlast
That part of a cargo that produces revenue.
The total weight of passengers, crew, equipment, and cargo carried by an aircraft or spacecraft.
That part of a rocket, missile, propelled stinger, or torpedo that is not concerned with propulsion or guidance, such as a warhead or satellite.

payment /ˈpeɪmənt/ payments n
Bezahlung Zahlung
(uncountable) The act of paying.
Zahlung Bezahlung
(countable) An instance of that act; a sum of money paid in exchange#Noun for goods or services, or the transaction#Noun that conveys it.

payment order payment orders n
Zahlungsanweisung
(finance, chiefly, banking) An instruction from a sender to a receiving bank, transmitted orally, electronically, or in writing, to pay, or to cause another bank to pay a fixed and determinable amount of money to a beneficiary.

payment terminal payment terminals n
Kartenlesegerät

payphone payphones n
Münzfernsprecher Münztelefon
A public telephone that requires prepayment to operate, generally via the insertion of coins or a credit card.

payroll /ˈpeɪɹoʊl/ /ˈpeɪɹəʊl/ payrolls n
Gehaltsliste Lohnliste
A list of employees who receive salary or wages, together with the amounts due to each.
Gehaltskosten Lohnkosten
The total sum of money paid to employees.
Gehaltsabrechnung Lohn- und Gehaltsabteilung
(accounting) The calculation of salaries and wages and the deduction of taxes etc.; the department in a company responsible for this.

payslip payslips n
Gehaltsabrechnung Entgeltabrechnung Gehaltszettel
A small document, included with an employee's wage or salary, giving details of money earned and tax and insurance paid.

paywall /ˈpeɪ.wɔːl/ paywalls n
Paywall Bezahlschranke
(informal, computing) A feature of a website, application or service that only allows access to certain content or functions upon payment.

pea /piː/ peas n
Erbse
Any plant of the family Fabaceae.
(culinary) The edible seed of Pisum sativum; the green pea.
(culinary) The edible seed of various other pea plants.

pea coat pea coats n
Caban
(nautical) A coat of heavy, navy-coloured wool, originally worn by sailors of European navies.

pea soup more pea soup most pea soup adj
Erbsensuppe
Of the color of pea soup.

peace /piːs/ peaces n
Frieden Ruhe Friede
A state of tranquility, quiet, and harmony; absence of violence.
Frieden Friede Ruhe
Harmony in personal relations.
Frieden Friede
A state free of war, in particular war between different countries.

peace be upon him /piːs biː əˈpɒn ˈhɪm/ interjection
Friede sei mit ihm Friede und Segen sei mit ihm
(Islam) an honorific phrase used by Muslims after any mention in speech or print of holy persons
(Judaism) an honorific phrase used by some Jews after mentioning the deceased in speech or print

peace bond peace bonds n
Kontaktverbot
(North America, legal) A court order forbidding one party to bother another. [from 19th c.]

peace dividend peace dividends n
Friedensdividende

peace of mind n
Seelenfrieden
The absence of mental turmoil or anxiety.

peace pipe peace pipes n
Friedenspfeife Calumet Kalumet
A tobacco pipe smoked ceremonially in certain Native American cultures that symbolizes peace among those who smoke it, and among whom it is passed around from person to person.

peace process peace processes n
Friedensprozess
Negotiations towards the peaceful settlement of a long-running conflict.

peace sign peace signs n
Friedenszeichen
A hand gesture of peace, made with the middle finger and index finger

peace talks n
Friedensgespräche
A series of formal discussions between two or more nation-states or groups of people held to resolve existing conflict between them.

peace treaty peace treaties n
Friedensvertrag Frieden
An agreement to end fighting or conflict.

peaceable /ˈpiːsəb(ə)l/ more peaceable most peaceable adj
friedliebend
Favouring peace rather than conflict; not aggressive, tending to avoid violence (of people, actions etc.). [from 14th c.]

peaceful /ˈpiːsfəl/ more peaceful most peaceful peacefuler peacefulest peacefuller peacefullest adj
friedlich
Not at war; not disturbed by strife or turmoil.
Motionless and calm.
friedfertig friedlich
Inclined to peace.

peaceful coexistence n
friedliche Koexistenz
(politics) A situation where nation-states do not interfere with the domestic affairs of other countries, in order to avoid conflict; mutual non-interference.

peacefully /ˈpiːsfəli/ more peacefully most peacefully adv
friedlich
In a peaceful manner.

peacekeeping /ˈpiːskiːpɪŋ/ peacekeepings n
Friedenserhaltung Friedenssicherung
The act of preserving peace, specifically between hostile groups or states, especially by a sanctioned military force. [from 17th c.]

peacemaker /ˈpiːsmeɪkə(ɹ)/ peacemakers n
Friedensstifter Friedensstifterin
A person who restores peace, especially by settling disputes; one who engages in peacemaking.

peacetime /ˈpiːstaɪm/ peacetimes n
Friedenszeit
The period of time when a nation or people is at peace, not fighting a war.

peach /piːt͡ʃ/ peaches n
Pfirsich Pfirsichbaum
A tree (Prunus persica), native to China and now widely cultivated throughout temperate regions, having pink flowers and edible fruit.
The soft juicy stone fruit of the peach tree, having yellow flesh, downy, red-tinted yellow skin, and a deeply sculptured pit or stone containing a single seed.

peach blossom peach blossoms n
Pfirsichblüte
The flower of a peach tree that will eventually turn into a peach.
Roseneule
Thyatira batis, a species of moth.

peachfuzz n
Pfirsichflaum
(informal) The soft, scanty beard of an adolescent male.
(rare, nonstandard) The fuzz found on the skin of a peach.

peachick peachicks n
Pfauenjunges Pfauenküken Pfaujunges Pfauküken
A baby peafowl.

peachy /ˈpiːt͡ʃi/ peachier peachiest adj
pfirsichartig pfirsichhaft pfirsichähnlich
Resembling a peach, peach-like.
schick toll
(colloquial) Very good, excellent.

peacock /ˈpikɑk/ /ˈpiːkɒk/ peacocks n
Pfau Pfauhahn
A peafowl (of the genus Pavo or Afropavo), either male or female.
(entomology) Any of various Asian species of papilionid butterflies of the genus Papilio.

peafowl /ˈpiːˌfaʊl/ peafowls n
Pfau
A pheasant of the genus Pavo or Afropavo, notable for the extravagant tails of the males; a peacock (unspecified sex).

peahen /ˈpiː.hɛn/ peahens n
Pfauhenne
A female peafowl.

peak /piːk/ peaks n
Maximum
A point; the sharp end or top of anything that terminates in a point; as, the peak, or front, of a cap.
(mathematics) A local maximum of a function, e.g. for sine waves, each point at which the value of y is at its maximum.
Höchststand Gipfel
The highest value reached by some quantity in a time period.
Gipfel
(geography) The top, or one of the tops, of a hill, mountain, or range, ending in a point.

peak /piːk/ v
gipfeln kulminieren
To rise or extend into a peak or point; to form, or appear as, a peak.

peal /piːl/ peals n
Dröhnen
A loud sound, or a succession of loud sounds, as of bells, thunder, cannon, shouts, laughter, of a multitude, etc.

peanut /ˈpiˌnʌt/ /ˈpiːnʌt/ peanuts n
Erdnuss
A legume resembling a nut, the fruit of the plant Arachis hypogaea, native to South America.

peanut butter /ˈpi.nʌtˌbʌ.tɚ/ /ˈpiːnʌtˌbʌ.tə/ /ˌpiːnʌtˈbʌ.tə/ peanut butters n
Erdnussbutter Erdnusscreme Erdnussmus
A spread made from ground peanuts.

peanut milk peanut milks n
Erdnussmilch
A milky liquid made from peanuts and used as a milk substitute.

peanuts /ˈpiˌnʌts/ /ˈpiːnʌts/ n
Peanuts für einen Apfel und ein Ei
(informal, figurative) Especially of a salary: a very insufficient or small amount.

pear /pɛə/ /pɛɚ/ /ˈpiːə(r)/ [pʰeə] pears n
Birne Birnbaum
A type of fruit tree (Pyrus communis).
Birnbaumholz Birnenholz Birnholz
The wood of the pear tree (pearwood, pear wood).

pear tree /ˌpɛə ˈtɹiː/ /ˌpɛɚ ˈtɹi/ pear trees n
Birnbaum
A tree of the genus Pyrus, which bears the pears as fruits.

pear-shaped more pear-shaped most pear-shaped adj
birnenförmig
Having a shape of a (typical western) pear, or in cross-section, like the cross-section of a pear.

pearl /pɜːl/ /pɝl/ [pʰəːɫ] [pʰɚɫ] pearls n
Perle
A shelly concretion, usually rounded, and having a brilliant luster, with varying tints, found in the mantle, or between the mantle and shell, of certain bivalve mollusks, especially in the pearl oysters and river mussels, and sometimes in certain univalves. It is usually due to a secretion of shelly substance around some irritating foreign particle. Its substance is the same as nacre, or mother-of-pearl. Round lustrous pearls are used in jewellery.
(figuratively) Something precious.
Perl Perle
(uncountable, typography, printing, dated) The size of type between diamond and agate, standardized as 5-point.

pearl barley n
Graupen Perlgraupen
Barley that has had the husk and bran removed.

pearl diver pearl divers n
Perlentaucher
A person who dives for pearls.

pearl necklace pearl necklaces n
Perlenkette Perlenhalsband
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pearl,‎ necklace.

pearl of wisdom pearls of wisdom n
Perle der Weisheit
(idiomatic, often, sarcastic) A succinct, insightful saying, piece of advice, or moral precept.

pearl oyster pearl oysters n
Perlmuschel
Any of several bivalve molluscs that are a source of pearls, but especially Pinctada margaritifera.

pearlwort pearlworts n
Mastkraut
Any of several flowering plants that have flowers the shape and size of small pearls:

pearly antshrike pearly antshrikes n
Kurzschwanz-Ameisenwürger
Megastictus margaritatus, a passerine bird of the antbird family, native to South America.

pearmain /pəˈmeɪn/ /ˈpəːmaɪn/ /ˈpɛːmeɪn/ pearmains n
Parmäne
Any of various types of apple, having an elongated shape and often with streaky skin.

pearwood pearwoods n
Birnbaumholz Birnenholz Birnholz
The wood of the pear tree.

peasant /ˈpɛzənt/ peasants n
Bauer Bäuerin Kleinbäuerin Bauernschaft Bauerntum Kleinbauer
A member of the lowly social class that toils on the land, constituted by small farmers and tenants, sharecroppers, farmhands and other laborers on the land where they form the main labor force in agriculture and horticulture.
Bauer Bäuerin Landfrau Dorfbewohnerin Dörflerin Bauernbub
A country person.
Bauer Bauernlümmel Bauerntrampel Plebejer Plebejerin Prolet
(pejorative) An uncouth, crude or ill-bred person.
Bauer
(strategy games) A worker unit.

peasant blouse peasant blouses n
Bauernbluse Trachtenbluse

peasantry /ˈpɛzəntɹi/ peasantries n
Bauernschaft
(historical) Impoverished rural farm workers, either as serfs, small freeholders or hired hands.

peat /piːt/ peats n
Torf
Soil formed of dead but not fully decayed plants found in bog areas, often burned as fuel. [from 14th c.]

peat bog peat bogs n
Torfmoor
a bog in which the soil is formed from peat.

peatland peatlands n
Moor

pebble /ˈpɛb.əl/ pebbles n
Kieselstein Kiesel Stein Steinchen
A small stone, especially one rounded by the action of water.

pebble dash pebble dashes n
Kieselrauputz

pebble-bed reactor pebble-bed reactors n
Kugelhaufenreaktor
A form of nuclear reactor using spherical fuel elements which are individually processed and fed through the reactor.

pebibyte /ˈpɛbɪˌbaɪt/ pebibytes n
Pebibyte
(computing) Strictly, 250 (10245, 1,125,899,906,842,624) bytes or 210 (1024) tebibytes, as opposed to a petabyte.

pecan /piːˈkæn/ /piːˈkɑːn/ /pəˈkɑːn/ /pəˈkɒn/ /pəˈkɔːn/ /pɪˈkæn/ /pɪˈkɑːn/ /pɪˈkɔːn/ /ˈpiːkæn/ /ˈpiːkɑːn/ /ˈpiːkən/ /ˈpɪkæn/ pecans n
Pekannuss Pekannussbaum
A smooth, thin-shelled, edible oval nut of this tree.

pecan pie pecan pies n
Pekannusskuchen
A sweet pie made from corn syrup and pecans, considered a specialty of Southern United States cuisine.

pecan tree /piːˈkɑːn tɹiː/ pecan trees n
Pekannussbaum
A tree of the species Carya illinoinensis, the members of which are valued agriculturally for their fruit, the pecan, and the wood of the tree, pecan wood, used in woodworking as well as smoking meats.

peccadillo /ˌpɛ.kəˈdɪ.loʊ/ /ˌpɛ.kəˈdɪ.ləʊ/ peccadilloes peccadillos n
Kavaliersdelikt
A petty offense.

peccary /ˈpɛk.ə.ɹi/ peccaries n
Nabelschwein Pekari
Any of the family Tayassuidae of mammals from the Americas, related to pigs and hippos.

peck /pɛk/ pecks n
Schnabelhieb
An act of striking with a beak.
Viertelscheffel
One quarter of a bushel; a dry measure of eight quarts.
Bussi Küsschen flüchtiger Kuss
A small kiss.
Haufen Menge
A great deal; a large or excessive quantity.

peck /pɛk/ v
picken
To seize and pick up with the beak, or as if with the beak; to bite; to eat; often with up.
die Tastatur im Einfingersuchsystem bedienen mit dem Adlersuchsystem schreiben
To type by searching for each key individually.
einen flüchtigen Kuss geben flüchtig küssen
To kiss briefly.

pecker /ˈpɛkə(ɹ)/ peckers n
Picker
Someone who or something that pecks, striking or piercing in the manner of a bird's beak or bill, particularly:

pecking order pecking orders n
Hackordnung Hackabstand
The usually informal hierarchy of authority or command, often partial or approximate, as determined by the especially natural propensity for domination of different members of a specific group over each other, such as older brothers and sisters over their younger siblings.

peckish /ˈpek.ɪʃ/ /ˈpɛk.ɪʃ/ more peckish most peckish adj
ein wenig hungrig etwas hungrig hungrig leicht hungrig
(colloquial) mildly hungry
launig nervös nörglerisch reizbar
(colloquial) irritable; crotchety

pectineus pectinei n
Kammmuskel
(anatomy) A flat quadrangular muscle, situated at the anterior part of the upper and medial aspect of the thigh, whose primary function is hip flexion.

pectoral /pɛkˈtoɹəl/ /ˈpɛk.tə.ɹəl/ adj
Brust pektoral
Of or pertaining to the breast, or chest.

pectoral fin pectoral fins n
Brustflosse
(ichthyology) Either of two fins located on each side of a fish just behind the head.

pectoral sandpiper pectoral sandpipers n
Graubruststrandläufer Graubrust-Strandläufer
Calidris melanotos, a small migratory wader that breeds in North America and Asia, wintering in South America and Oceania, and eats small invertebrates.

pectus excavatum n
Trichterbrust
(medicine) A congenital deformity of the anterior wall of the chest, in which several ribs and the sternum grow abnormally, giving a caved or sunken appearance.

peculiar /pəˈkjul.jɚ/ /pəˈkjuː.li.ə/ /pɪˈkjul.jɚ/ /pɪˈkjuː.li.ə/ /pɪˈkjʉː.li.ə/ more peculiar most peculiar adj
merkwürdig seltsam
Out of the ordinary; odd; strange; unusual.

peculiarity /pɪˌkjuliˈɛɹɪti/ /pɪˌkjuːliˈæɹɪti/ peculiarities n
Einzigartigkeit Singularität
The quality or state of being peculiar; individuality; singularity.
Besonderheit
That which is peculiar; a special and distinctive characteristic or habit; particularity.

pecuniary /pəˈkjuniɛɹi/ /pɪˈkjuːn(jə)ɹi/ adj
pekuniär Geld finanziell geldlich
Of, or relating to, money; monetary, financial.

pedagogical more pedagogical most pedagogical adj
pädagogisch
Of, or relating to pedagogy; teaching.

pedagogue /ˈpɛdəɡɒɡ/ pedagogues n
Pädagoge Pädagogin
A teacher or instructor of children; one whose occupation is to teach the young.

pedagogy /ˈpɛdəˌɡoʊd͡ʒi/ /ˈpɛdəˌɡɑd͡ʒi/ /ˈpɛdəˌɡɒd͡ʒi/ /ˈpɛdəˌɡɒɡi/ pedagogies n
Pädagogik
The profession of teaching.

pedal /ˈpiːdəl/ /ˈpɛdəl/ adj
Fuß
Of or relating to the foot.

pedal /ˈpiːdəl/ /ˈpɛdəl/ pedals n
Pedal Fußhebel
A lever operated by one's foot that is used to control or power a machine or mechanism, such as a bicycle or piano

pedal /ˈpiːdəl/ /ˈpɛdəl/ v
pedalieren in die Pedale treten
To operate a pedal attached to a wheel in a continuous circular motion.

pedal car pedal cars n
Tretauto
A large toy car, typically for small children, which is operated by pedals.

pedal point pedal points n
Orgelpunkt
(music) A sustained bass pitch.

pedalo /ˈpɛdələʊ/ pedaloes pedalos n
Pedalos Tretboot
(UK, watercraft) A small boat propelled by pedals that directly turn external paddles, used for recreation.

pedant /ˈpɛdənt/ pedants n
Pedant Pedantin
A person who is overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning.

pedantic /pəˈdæn.tɪk/ more pedantic most pedantic adj
pedantisch
Being overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning, like a pedant.
Being showy of one’s knowledge, often in a boring manner.

pedantry /ˈpɛd.ən.tɹi/ pedantries n
Pedanterie
An excessive attention to detail or rules.
An overly ambitious display of learning.

peddle /ˈpɛdəl/ v
verbreiten
(derogatory, figuratively) To spread or cause to spread.

peddler peddlers n
Hausierer Höker Krämer
An itinerant seller of small goods.
Fabulant Schwätzer Waschweib
(figurative) A fake-news disseminator; A conspiracy-theory propagator.

pedelec pedelecs n
Pedelec
(informal) A bicycle with an electric motor which assists the rider but only while they are pedalling.

pederast /ˈpi.də.ɹæst/ /ˈpɛd.ɚ.ɹæst/ pederasts n
Päderast
A man who is engaged in an erotic relationship with an adolescent boy; a practitioner of pederasty.

pederastic more pederastic most pederastic adj
päderastisch
Relating to a man's erotic love for adolescent boys.

pederasty /ˈpi.də.ɹæs.ti/ /ˈpɛd.ə.ɹæs.ti/ /ˈpɛd.ə.ɹəs.ti/ pederasties n
Päderastie
Erotic love, sexually expressed or chaste, between a man and an adolescent boy.
(archaic) Anal intercourse in general, usually between a man and an adolescent boy.

pedestal /ˈpɛdɪstəl/ pedestals n
Sockel Piedestal Basis Podest Auflagebock Auflager
(architecture) The base or foot of a column, statue, vase, lamp.

pedestrian /pəˈdɛst.ɹi.ən/ more pedestrian most pedestrian adj
Fuß- Fußgänger- Geh- fuß- fußgänger- geh-
(not comparable) Of or intended for those who are walking.
erdgebunden nüchtern prosaisch schwunglos umständlich
(comparable, figurative) Ordinary, dull; everyday; unexceptional.

pedestrian /pəˈdɛst.ɹi.ən/ pedestrians n
Fußgänger Fußgängerin Fußgeher Passantin Fußgeherin Passant
A walker; one who walks or goes on foot, especially as opposed to one who uses a vehicle.

pedestrian crossing pedestrian crossings n
Fußgängerübergang
A place where pedestrians are permitted to or advised to cross a street.

pedestrianization pedestrianizations n
Umwandlung in eine Fußgängerzone Umwandlung zur Fußgängerzone
The restriction of access to a street to pedestrians only.

pedestrianize v
in eine Fußgängerzone umwandeln zur Fußgängerzone umwandeln
(transitive) To restrict access to (a street) to pedestrians only, disallowing motor vehicles.

pediatrician /piːdɪəˈtɹɪʃ(ə)n/ /ˌpidi.əˈtɹɪʃ(ə)n/ pediatricians n
Kinderarzt Kinderärztin
(American spelling) A physician that specializes in pediatrics; the medical care of infants, children, adolescents, and young adults.

pediatrics /ˌpidiˈætɹɪks/ /ˌpiːdɪˈætɹɪks/ n
Pädiatrie Kinderheilkunde
(American spelling, medicine) The branch of medicine that deals with the treatment of children and adolescents.

pedicab /ˈpɛdiˌkæb/ pedicabs n
Fahrradrikscha
A tricycle having a hooded cab to seat paying passengers.

pedicel /ˈpɛd.əˌsɛl/ /ˈpɛd.ɪs.əl/ pedicels n
Blütenstiel Blütenstängel
(botany) A stalk of an individual flower (or fruit, e.g., once fertilised); a stalk bearing a single flower or spore-producing body within a cluster.

pedicure /ˈpɛ.dɪ.kjʊɹ/ pedicures n
Pediküre Fußpflege
A cosmetic treatment for the feet and toenails.

pedicurist pedicurists n
Fußpfleger Fußpflegerin
A person who performs pedicures.

pedigree /ˈpɛd.ɪ.ɡɹi/ pedigrees n
Ahnentafel
A chart, list, or record of ancestors, to show breeding, especially distinguished breeding. [from 15th c.]

pedigree collapse n
Ahnenschwund
(genealogy) The phenomenon in which ancestral inbreeding causes the number of a descendant’s distinct ancestors to be smaller than that predicted by a binary tree (\sum_{i=1}^n 2^i, where n represents the number of generations).

pediment /ˈpɛd.ɪ.mənt/ pediments n
Giebeldreieck Giebel Bekrönung Frontispiz Fronton Frontspieß
(architectural element) A classical architectural element consisting of a triangular section or gable found above the horizontal superstructure (entablature) which lies immediately upon the columns; fronton.

pedodontist pedodontists n
Kinderzahnarzt
A dentist who specializes in pedodontics, the care of children's teeth.

pedologist pedologists n
Bodenkundler

pedology n
Pedologie Bodenkunde
The sub-discipline of soil science that: studies soils as a component of natural systems or deals with soil genesis and soil classification or studies the soil profile or solum in its natural setting.
Pädologie
The study of the behaviour and development of children.

pedometer /pɪˈdɑmətɚ/ /pɪˈdɒmətə/ pedometers n
Schrittzähler
A device, often electronic, that measures the number of steps taken, and thus estimates the distance walked.

pedophile /ˈpe.dəˌfɑel/ /ˈpiː.dəˌfaɪl/ /ˈpɛ.doʊˌfaɪl/ /ˈpɛ.dəʉˌfɑel/ /ˈpɛ.dəˌfaɪl/ pedophiles n
Pädophile Pädophiler
(by extension, common use) An adult who is sexually attracted to or engages in sexual acts with a child.

pedophilia /ˌpe.dəˈfɪ.li.ə/ /ˌpiː.dəˈfɪ.li.ə/ /ˌpɛ.dəˈfi.li.ə/ pedophilias n
Pädophilie
Sexual attraction by adults and adolescents to children, specifically prepubescent children.
(by extension, proscribed) Sexual activity between adults and children; the act of child molestation.

pedophilic more pedophilic most pedophilic adj
pädophil
Of, relating to, or pertaining to pedophilia.

pedosexual adj
pädosexuell
(uncommon, of an act or behavior) Being or constituting pedosexuality, sexual activity between an adult and a child.

pedosexual pedosexuals n
Pädosexuelle Pädosexueller
(uncommon) An adult who is sexually active with children.

pedosexuality n
Pädosexualität
(uncommon) Sexual activity between an adult and a child.

peduncle /pɪˈdʌŋ.k(ə)l/ peduncles n
Stiel Stielchen
(botany) The axis of an inflorescence; the stalk supporting an inflorescence.
(botany) A short stalk at the base of a leaf or reproductive structure.
Hirnschenkel Hirnstiel
(anatomy) A bundle of neurons connecting different parts of the brain.

pedunculate oak pedunculate oaks n
Stieleiche
A large deciduous tree, Quercus robur

pee /ˈpiː/ pees n
Pipi

pee /ˈpiː/ v
Pipi machen pinkeln pullern

peek /piːk/ v
gucken linsen lugen
(informal) To look slyly, or with the eyes half closed, or through a crevice; to peep.
im Speicher nachsehen
(computing, transitive, dated) To retrieve (a value) from a memory address.

peek-a-boo bra peek-a-boo bras n
nippelfreier BH
A bra that is more revealing than usual, revealing more of the breast and often the nipple.

peekaboo n
Guck-guck-Spiel
(games) A game for a small child in which one covers one's face, then suddenly reveals it, saying "Boo!" or "Peekaboo!".

peel /piːl/ [pʰiəɫ] [pʰiːɫ] peels n
Schale
(usually, uncountable) The skin or outer layer of a fruit, vegetable, etc.
Brotschieber Ofenschaufel Ofenschieber Backschießer
A shovel or similar instrument, now especially a pole with a flat disc at the end used for removing pizza or loaves of bread from a baker's oven.

peel /piːl/ [pʰiəɫ] [pʰiːɫ] v
schälen
(transitive) To remove the skin or outer covering of.

peel off v
abblättern
(intransitive) To separate off from the main body, to move off to one side; as in troop movements on a parade ground or an organized retreat, or columns in a procession.

peeler /ˈpiːlə/ /ˈpiːlɚ/ peelers n
Kartoffelschäler
A household utensil for peeling fruit or vegetables.

peeling /ˈpiːlɪŋ/ peelings n
Schälen
The act of removing the outer surface in strips.

peely-wally /piːliˈwali/ /ˈpiliˌwali/ /ˈpiːliwali/ adj
blass bleich fahl kränklich
(chiefly, _, Scotland) Pale, pasty; off-color or ill-looking. [from 19th c.]

peen /piːn/ peens n
Finne Kugel
The (often spherical) end of the head of a hammer opposite the main hammering end.

peep /pip/ /piːp/ [pʰip] peeps n
Pieps
A short, soft, high-pitched sound, as made by a baby bird.
A feeble utterance or complaint.
Blick
A quick look or glimpse, especially a furtive one.

peep /pip/ /piːp/ [pʰip] v
piepen
To make a soft, shrill noise like a baby bird.
piepsen
To speak briefly with a quiet voice.
lugen linsen herausgucken hervorgucken illern
(intransitive) To begin to appear; to look forth from concealment; to make the first appearance.

peephole /piphoʊl/ /piːphəʊl/ [pʰiphoʊɫ] peepholes n
Türspion Spion
A small hole, opening, or piece of glass, especially in a door, through which one can look without being seen.

peeping tom peeping toms n
Spanner Voyeur
A person who watches another without the other's permission and usually without the other's knowledge, especially for the purpose of deriving sexual pleasure from the sight of the other.

peepshow peepshows n
Peepshow
An exhibition of pictures or objects viewed through a small hole or magnifying glass.
A titillating or pornographic display viewed through a small slot, generally equipped with a timer to automatically close the slot when payment has expired.

peer /pɪə/ /pɪɹ/ peers n
Ebenbürtige Ebenbürtiger Gleicher Gleichgestellter Gleichrangiger
Somebody who is, or something that is, at a level or of a value equal (to that of something else).
Gleichaltrige Gleichaltriger
Someone who is approximately the same age (as someone else).
Adelige Adeliger Edelfrau Edelmann Peer
A noble with a title, i.e., a peerage, and in times past, with certain rights and privileges not enjoyed by commoners.
Kollegin Fachkollege Kollege
A comrade; a companion; an associate.

peer /pɪ(ə)ɹ/ /pɪə/ v
spähen illern kieken linsen
(intransitive) To look with difficulty, or as if searching for something.

peer group peer groups n
Peergroup

peer pressure n
Gruppenzwang
Inducement or influence by one's peers.

peer review peer reviews n
Kreuzgutachten Peer-Review
(education) The scholarly process whereby manuscripts intended to be published in an academic journal are reviewed by independent researchers (referees) to evaluate the contribution, i.e. the importance, novelty and accuracy of the manuscript's contents.

peerage peerages n
Adel
Peers as a group; the titled nobility or aristocracy.
Adelstitel
The rank or title of a peer or peeress.

peerless more peerless most peerless adj
unerreicht
Without peer or equal; unparalleled, nonpareil. Of the highest quality, best.

peeve /piːv/ peeves n
Ärgernis Beschwernis Kränkung Kümmernis Missstand Mißstand
(colloquial) An annoyance or grievance.

peeve /piːv/ v
bedrücken fuchsen nerven quälen reizen sich ärgern
(colloquial) To annoy; vex.

peevish /ˈpivɪʃ/ /ˈpiːvɪʃ/ more peevish most peevish adj
mürrisch gereizt quengelig verdrießlich verdrossen
Constantly complaining, whining; childishly fretful.

peevishness peevishnesses n
Gereiztheit schlechte Laune
The state of being peevish.

peewit /ˈpiːwɪt/ peewits n
Kiebitz
the Northern lapwing, Vanellus vanellus.

peg /pɛɡ/ [pʰɛɡ] pegs n
Holzdübel Haltestift Pflock Stift Stöpsel Zapfen
A cylindrical wooden or metal object used to fasten or as a bearing between objects.
Wäscheklammer Haken Haltestift Huthaken Kleiderhaken Pinorrek
A protrusion used to hang things on.
Bindung Kursstützung Währungsbindung
(figurative) A support; a reason; a pretext.
(finance) A fixed exchange rate, where a currency's value is matched to the value of another currency or measure such as gold.
Stift
(cribbage) A peg moved on a crib board to keep score.
Schuss Thema
(UK) A small quantity of a strong alcoholic beverage.
Stimmwirbel Wirbel
One of the pins of a musical instrument, on which the strings are strained.
Stufe Grad Mass
A step; a degree.
Klammer Wäscheklammer
Ellipsis of clothes peg.
Aufmacher Thema
(journalism) A topic of interest, such as an ongoing event or an anniversary, around which various features can be developed.

peg /pɛɡ/ [pʰɛɡ] v
klammern
(transitive) To fasten using a peg.
anklammern
(transitive) To affix or pin.
werfen
(transitive, kickball) To throw a ball at (someone), to hit (someone) with a ball.
schätzen
(transitive, slang) To indicate or ascribe an attribute to.
klammern schätzen werfen
(cribbage) To move one's pegs to indicate points scored; to score with a peg.

peg out v
abstecken auspflocken
(transitive) To mark (a territory or area) with pegs. [from 19th c.]
abkratzen hops gehen sterben
(slang, intransitive) To die. [from 19th c.]
aufhängen
(transitive) To hang up (washing) using pegs. [from 20th c.]

peg-leg peg-legs n
Holzbein
A wooden leg, usually tapered, strapped onto the stump of an amputated leg.

pegasus pegasi pegasuses n
Pegasus
A winged horse (imaginary or mythical, sometimes figurative).

pegged pants n
Karottenhose
trousers cut full in the waist and thigh area, and tapering to a cuff or gather at the ankle. Some pegged pants include a full cuff with buttons; others simply gather around an elastic band. This style was popular in the 1940s, 1950s and 1980s.

peignoir peignoirs n
Peignoir
A long outer garment for women, usually sheer and made of chiffon and often sold with matching nightgown, negligee or underwear

pejorative /pəˈd͡ʒɔɹətəv/ /pɪˈd͡ʒɑɹətɪv/ /pɪˈd͡ʒɒɹətɪv/ /pɪˈd͡ʒɔɹətɪv/ more pejorative most pejorative adj
pejorativ abwertend abschätzig herabsetzend verschlechternd verschlimmernd
Disparaging, belittling or derogatory.

pejorative /pəˈd͡ʒɔɹətəv/ /pɪˈd͡ʒɑɹətɪv/ /pɪˈd͡ʒɒɹətɪv/ /pɪˈd͡ʒɔɹətɪv/ pejoratives n
Pejorativum pejorativ
A disparaging, belittling, or derogatory word or expression.

pelargonium pelargonia pelargoniums n
Geranie Pelargonie
Any of various flowering plants of the genus Pelargonium, commonly called geraniums.

peled peled peleds n
Peledmaräne
The Coregonus peled, a whitefish of the Salmonidae family, endemic to Northern Europe and Russia.

pelerine /pɛləˈɹiːn/ pelerines n
Pelerine

pelican /ˈpɛl.ə.kən/ /ˈpɛl.ɪ.kən/ pelicans n
Pelikan
Any of various seabirds of the family Pelecanidae, having a long bill with a distendable pouch.

pellagra /pɛˈlaɡɹə/ /pɪˈlaɡɹə/ pellagras n
Pellagra
(pathology) A disease characterised by skin lesions and mental confusion, primarily caused by a niacin deficiency. [from 19th c.]

pellet /ˈpɛlɪt/ pellets n
Gewölle
Compressed byproduct of digestion regurgitated by owls and many other birds of prey, which serves as a waste disposal mechanism for indigestible parts of food, such as fur and bones.

pelletize v
pelletieren
(transitive) To form into pellets.

pelmanism n
Memory
A memory card game in which a pack of cards is spread out face-down and players try to turn up pairs with the same symbol.

pelmeni n
Pelmeni Pirogge
Russian dumplings resembling ravioli.

peloton /ˈpɛlətɒn/ /ˌpɛləˈtɑn/ pelotons n
Peloton Hauptfeld Pulk
(cycle racing) A group of riders formed during a cycling road race; especially, the main group of riders; the pack.

pelt /pɛlt/ pelts n
Balg Fell Pelz
The skin of an animal with the hair or wool on; either a raw or undressed hide, or a skin preserved with the hair or wool on it (sometimes worn as a garment with minimal modification).
Haut
(chiefly, Ireland, humorous, informal) Human skin, especially when bare; also, a person's hair.

pelt /pɛlt/ v
bewerfen
Chiefly followed by at: to (continuously) throw (missiles) at.
bombardieren beschießen einen Geschosshagel niedergehen lassen
To bombard (someone or something) with missiles.
To force (someone or something) to move using blows or the throwing of missiles.
düsen rasen sausen
(figuratively) To move rapidly, especially in or on a conveyance.
gießen niederprasseln prasseln
Especially of hailstones, rain, or snow: to beat down or fall forcefully or heavily; to rain down.

peltmonger peltmongers n
Kürschner Kürschnerin
A dealer in pelts (animal skins).

pelvic fin pelvic fins n
Bauchflosse
(ichthyology) Either of a pair of fins on either side and towards the rear of a fish.

pelvic floor pelvic floors n
Beckenboden
(anatomy) A muscular partition, formed by the muscle fibers of the levator ani, the coccygeus, and associated connective tissue, which spans the area underneath the pelvis.

pelvis /ˈpɛlvɪs/ pelves pelvises n
Becken
(anatomy) The large compound bone structure at the base of the spine that supports the legs. It consists of hip bone, sacrum and coccyx.

pemmican /ˈpɛmɪkən/ pemmicans n
Pemmikan
A food made from meat which has been dried and beaten into a paste, mixed with berries and rendered fat, and shaped into little patties. [from 18th c.]

pemphigus n
Pemphigus
(pathology) A severe autoimmune skin disease characterized by pustules and painful blisters, and which can be fatal.

pen /pɛn/ /pɪn/ pens n
Pferch Zwinger
An enclosure (enclosed area) used to contain domesticated animals, especially sheep or cattle.
Stift Kugelschreiber Kuli Federhalter Feder Füllhalter
A tool, originally made from a feather but now usually a small tubular instrument, containing ink used to write or make marks.
Schwanenweibchen Schwänin weiblicher Schwan
A female swan.
Feder Schreiber Schreibstil
(figurative) A writer, or their style.

pen /pɛn/ /pɪn/ v
einpferchen einsperren
(transitive) To enclose in a pen.
niederschreiben verfassen
(transitive) To write (an article, a book, etc.).

pen name pen names n
Künstlername Schriftstellername
A fictitious name used by an author in place of their actual name; a writer's pseudonym.

pen pal pen pals n
Brieffreundin Brieffreund
A friend with whom one communicates using letters, usually over a long distance.

penal /ˈpiːnəl/ adj
strafrechtlich
Of or relating to punishment.

penal colony penal colonies n
Strafkolonie
A colonial territory used (mainly) for the detention and forced labor of deportees, typically where free labor is desperately scarce.

penalize /ˈpiː.nəl.aɪz/ /ˈpɛn.əl.aɪz/ v
bestrafen
(transitive) To subject to a penalty, especially for the infringement of a rule or regulation.

penalty /ˈpɛnəlti/ penalties n
Strafe
A legal sentence.
(ice hockey) A punishment for an infraction of the rules, often in the form of being removed from play for a specified amount of time.

penalty area penalty areas n
Strafraum Sechzehner Sechzehnmeterraum
(football, futsal) An area of a pitch or field, inside which a penalty is given to the offensive team if a foul is made by the defensive team.

penalty corner penalty corners n
Strafecke
(field hockey) a particular penalty awarded against the defending team in certain circumstances

penalty kick penalty kicks n
Strafstoß Elfmeter
(soccer) A form of direct free kick, taken from the penalty spot after a defensive foul in the penalty box, with only the goalkeeper defending the goal.

penalty mark penalty marks n
Elfmeterpunkt
(football) a small white spot, painted on the grass, twelve yards in front of the centre of the goal line, from which all penalty kicks are taken

penalty shootout penalty shootouts n
Elfmeterschießen Penaltyschiessen
(football, field hockey) A series of penalties (penalty kicks in soccer), taken to decide a winner after a game has resulted in a tie and extra time has been played.

penalty spot penalty spots n
Elfmeterpunkt
(football) a small white spot, painted on the grass, twelve yards in front of the centre of the goal line, from which all penalty kicks are taken

penance /ˈpɛn.əns/ penances n
Buße Pönitenz Bußleistung Bußverfahren Bußwerk Bußübung
A voluntary self-imposed punishment for a sinful act or wrongdoing. It may be intended to serve as reparation for the act.
Bußsakrament Buße
A sacrament in some Christian churches.

penchant /ˈpɒnʃɒn/ /ˈpɛnt͡ʃənt/ [ˈpɑ̃ʃɑ̃] penchants n
Neigung Hang Vorliebe
Taste, liking, or inclination (for).

pencil /ˈpɛnsəl/ /ˈpɛnsɪl/ /ˈpɛntsəl/ pencils n
Bleistift Buntstift Griffel Tafelstift
A writing utensil with a graphite (commonly referred to as lead) shaft, usually blended with clay, clad in wood, and sharpened to a taper. [from 16th c.]
Griffel Tafelstift
(optics) An aggregate or collection of rays of light, especially when diverging from, or converging to, a point. [from 17th c.]
(medicine, obsolete, rare) A small medicated bougie. [19th c.]

pencil case /ˈpɛnsəl ˌkeɪs/ /ˈpɛnsɪl ˌkeɪs/ pencil cases n
Federmäppchen Federtasche Mäppchen Federkasten Federmappe Federkästchen
An object purposed to contain different stationery like pencil, rubber, correction fluid, etc.

pencil holder pencil holders n
Stifteköcher Bleistifthalter Stiftehalter
A small opened container for stationery such as pencils, ballpoint pens, rubber, correction fluid, etc.

pencil pusher pencil pushers n
Bürohengst Sesselfurzer Bleistiftstemmer
(informal, often, derogatory) One who does routine office work; someone involved mainly in paperwork.

pencil sharpener pencil sharpeners n
Bleistiftspitzer Anspitzer Griffelspitzer
A device used to sharpen pencils by shaving the wood at one end.

pencil skirt /ˈpɛnsəl skɜːt/ pencil skirts n
Bleistiftrock
A slim skirt (clothing) with a straight and narrow cut, usually approximately knee-length.

pendant /ˈpɛnd(ə)nt/ pendants n
Anhänger
A piece of jewellery which hangs down as an ornament, especially worn on a chain around the neck. [from 15th c.]

pendeloque /-ˈlɑk/ /ˌpɒndəˈlɒk/ /ˌpɛndəˈloʊk/ pendeloques n
Briolette Pendeloque
(also, attributive) A drop-shaped diamond or other gem used as a pendant; also, a piece of jewellery in pendant form. [from 19th c.]

pendentive pendentives n
Pendentif Eckzwickel
(architecture) The concave triangular sections of vaulting that provide the transition between a dome and the square base on which it is set and transfer the weight of the dome.

pending /ˈpɛndɪŋ/ adj
anstehend
Awaiting a conclusion or a confirmation.
in Bearbeitung
Begun but not completed.
anhängig schwebend
About to happen; imminent or impending.

penduline tit penduline tits n
beutelmeisen
Any of the family of small passerine birds Remizidae, which nearly all make nests which hang from trees; found in Eurasia, Africa, and North America.

pendulum /ˈpɛnd͡ʒələm/ /ˈpɪnd͡ʒələm/ pendula pendulums n
Pendel
(clocks, mechanics) A body suspended from a fixed support so that it swings freely back and forth under the influence of gravity, commonly used to regulate various devices such as clocks.

pendulum clock pendulum clocks n
Pendeluhr
Any clock that uses a pendulum to regulate its movement

penetrable /ˈpɛnətɹəbəl/ more penetrable most penetrable adj
durchlässig
Capable of being penetrated, entered, or pierced.

penetrate /ˈpɛnətɹeɪt/ /ˈpɛnɪtɹeɪt/ v
eindringen penetrieren
To enter into; to make way into the interior of; to pierce.
penetrieren
To insert the penis into an orifice, such as a vagina, mouth, or anus.

penetration /pɛnɪˈtɹeɪʃ(ə)n/ penetrations n
Penetration
The act of penetrating something. [from 15th c.]

penguin /ˈpɛŋɡwɪn/ /ˈpɪŋɡwɪn/ penguins n
Pinguin
Any of several flightless sea birds, of order Sphenisciformes, found in the Southern Hemisphere, marked by their usual upright stance, walking on short legs, and (generally) their stark black and white plumage. [from 16th c.]

peniaphobia n
Peniaphobie
The fear of poverty or poor people.

penicillin /ˌpɛn.ɪˈsɪl.ɪn/ penicillins n
Penizillin Penicillin
(pharmaceutical drug) Any of a group of narrow-spectrum antibiotics obtained from Penicillium molds or synthesized, that have a beta-lactam structure and are active against gram-positive bacteria and used in the treatment of various infections and diseases.

penile /ˈpiː.naɪ.əl/ /ˈpiː.nəl/ adj
penil
Pertaining to the penis. [from 19th c.]

peninsula /pəˈnɪn.sjə.lə/ /pəˈnɪn.sə.lə/ /pəˈnɪn.ʃə.lə/ /ˈpɛn.ɪn.sjʊ.lə/ peninsulae peninsulas n
Halbinsel
(geography) A piece of land projecting into water from a larger land mass.

penis /ˈpi.nɪs/ /ˈpiː.nɪs/ [ˈpʰi.nɪs] [ˈpʰiː.nɪs] penes penises n
Penis Glied Schwanz Gerät Teil männliches Glied

penis envy n
Penisneid
(psychoanalysis) The unconscious desire of a woman to possess a penis.

penis worm penis worms n
Priapswurm
Any of the marine worms of the phylum Priapulida, with a phallic shape and a spiny proboscis.

penitence penitences n
Reue Buße Bußfertigkeit
The condition of being penitent; a feeling of regret or remorse for doing wrong or sinning.

penitent /ˈpɛnɪtənt/ more penitent most penitent adj
bußfertig reuig reumütig
Feeling pain or sorrow on account of one's sins or offenses; feeling sincere guilt.

penitent /ˈpɛnɪtənt/ penitents n
Bußfertiger Reumütiger
One who repents of sin; one sorrowful on account of their transgressions.
Büßer
One under church censure, but admitted to penance; one undergoing penance.
Beichtkind
One under the direction of a confessor.

penitente penitentes n
Büßerschnee Zackenfirn
A tall thin blade of hardened snow or ice, found closely spaced in large quantities at high altitudes.

penitentiary /ˌpɛnɪˈtɛnʃəɹi/ adj
Gefängnis
Of or relating to the punishment of criminals.

penitentiary /ˌpɛnɪˈtɛnʃəɹi/ penitentiaries n
Gefängnis
(chiefly, US) A state or federal prison for convicted felons; (broadly) a prison.

penknife penknives n
Taschenmesser Sackmesser

pennant /ˈpɛnənt/ pennants n
Wimpel Signalflagge
A flag normally used by naval vessels to represent a special condition.

penniless /ˈpɛ.nɪ.ləs/ adj
mittellos ohne Geld ohne einen Pfennig
Lacking even the smallest amount of money.

pennon /ˈpɛnən/ pennons n
Wimpel
A thin, often triangular flag or streamer, especially as hung from the end of a lance or spear.

penny /pəni/ /ˈpɛni/ /ˈpɪni/ pence pennies pens n
Penny
(historical) In the United Kingdom and Ireland, a unit of currency worth 1⁄240 of a pound sterling or Irish pound before decimalisation, or a copper coin worth this amount. Abbreviation: d.

penny farthing penny farthings n
Hochrad
A type of bicycle popular in the 19th century, with the front wheel far larger than the rear one.

pennyroyal /pɛnɪjˈɹojəl/ /pɛ̝nɪˈɹɔɪ̯əl/ pennyroyals n
Flohkraut Polei Polei-Minze Poleiminze
Mentha pulegium, a plant of the mint family, formerly much used in various medicinal treatments and as a flea repellent.

penology penologies n
Pönologie
Study of the processes devised and adopted for the punishment and prevention of crime.

pension /pɑnˈsjoʊn/ /pɑ̃ˈsjɔ̃/ /ˈpɒ̃sjɒ̃/ pensions n
Pension Rente
A boarding house or small hotel, especially in continental Europe, which typically offers lodging and certain meals and services. [from 17th c.]

pension /ˈpɛnʃən/ pensions n
Pension Rente
An annuity paid regularly as benefit due to a retired employee, serviceman etc. in consideration of past services, originally and chiefly by a government but also by various private pension schemes. [from 16th c.]

pension /ˈpɛnʃən/ v
in den Ruhestand versetzen
(transitive) To force (someone) to retire on a pension.

pension fund pension funds n
Pensionsfonds
A pool of assets forming an independent legal entity that are bought with the contributions to a pension plan for the exclusive purpose of financing pension plan benefits.

pensioner /ˈpɛnʃənə/ /ˈpɛnʃənɚ/ pensioners n
Rentnerin Rentner Pensionär Pensionärin
Someone who lives on a pension, especially the retirement or old age pension.

pensive /ˈpɛn.sɪv/ more pensive most pensive adj
nachdenklich gedankenverloren sinnig traurig dreinblickend
Engaged in, involving, or reflecting deep or serious thought.
nachdenklich gedankenvoll gedankenverloren in Gedanken versunken
Having the appearance of deep, often melancholic, thinking.

penstock penstocks n
Druckrohrleitung
A sluice or pipe which allows the controlled flow of water from behind a dam, typically routing it to a turbine of a power plant.

pent /pɛnt/ adj
eingekerkert eingesperrt gefangen
Confined in, or as if in, a pen; imprisoned.

pent roof pent roofs n
klebdach

penta- /pɛntæ-/ /pɛntə-/ prefix
penta-
five

pentacarbon dioxide n
Pentakohlenstoffdioxid
(organic compound) The linear oxocarbon having five carbon atoms

pentachloride pentachlorides n
Pentachlorid
(chemistry) any chloride containing five chlorine atoms in each molecule

pentachoron pentachora pentachorons n
Pentachoron
(mathematics) A four-dimensional object analogous to a tetrahedron, constructed out of five tetrahedra.

pentacontagon pentacontagons n
Fünfzigeck
(mathematics) A 50-sided polygon.

pentadecagon /ˌpɛntəˈdɛkəɡən/ pentadecagons n
Fünfzehneck
A polygon with fifteen sides.

pentadecane pentadecanes n
Pentadecan

pentagon /ˈpɛn.tə.ɡɑn/ /ˈpɛn.tə.ɡɒn/ /ˈpɛn.tə.ɡən/ pentagons n
Fünfeck Pentagon
(geometry) A polygon with five sides and five angles.

pentagram /ˈpɛn.tə.ɡɹæm/ pentagrams n
Pentagramm
The shape of a five-pointed star constructed of five intersecting lines meeting at the vertices, such that a central pentagon and five surrounding isosceles triangles are formed; often with magical connotations; a 5/2 (or 5/3) star polygon.

pentahedron /ˌpɛntaˈhiːdɹən/ pentahedra pentahedrons n
Fünfflächner Pentaeder
(geometry) A polyhedron with five faces.

pentalingual adj
fünfsprachig
Written in or otherwise expressed through five languages.
Able to use five languages.

pentalogy pentalogies n
Pentalogie
A set of five works of art that are connected, and that can be seen either as a single work or as five individual works.

pentameter /pɛnˈtæmɪtə(ɹ)/ pentameters n
Fünfheber
(poetry, countable) A line in a poem having five metrical feet.
(poetry) Poetic metre in which each line has five feet.

pentane pentanes n
Pentan
(organic compound) An aliphatic hydrocarbon of chemical formula C5H12; either of the three isomers n-pentane, methyl-butane (isopentane), and di-methyl-propane (neopentane); volatile liquids under normal conditions.

pentarchic adj
pentarchisch

pentarchy pentarchies n
Pentarchie

pentasyllabic /ˌpen.tə.sɪˈlæb.ɪk/ /ˌpɛn.tə.sɪˈlæb.ɪk/ adj
fünfsilbig
Having five syllables.

pentathlete /ˈpɛn.tæθ.lit/ pentathletes n
Fünfkämpfer Fünfkämpferin
(athletics) An athlete who competes in the pentathlon

pentathlon pentathla pentathlons n
Fünfkampf Pentathlon
An ancient athletics discipline, featuring five events: stadion, wrestling, long jump, javelin and discus
Fünfkampf Frauenfünfkampf Pentathlon
(athletics) Ellipsis of women's pentathlon.; A 20th-century athletics discipline for women, the women's counterpart of the men's decathlon, the predecessor to the women's heptathlon, featuring five events: hurdles, shot put, high jump, long jump, and a run
Fünfkampf Moderner Fünfkampf
(athletics) Ellipsis of modern pentathlon.; a discipline with five events based on late-19th century basic military skills

pentavalent adj
fünfwertig
(medicine) Having a vaccine valence of 5.

penthouse /ˈpɛnt(h)aʊs/ penthouses n
Dachwohnung
(now, historical) A structure or annexe (especially one with a sloping roof) extending from the side of a building, sometimes as protection from the weather. [from 14th c.]
Schrägdach
(tennis) Any of the sloping roofs at the side of a real tennis court. [from 17th c.]
Dachwohnung Penthouse
An apartment or suite found on an upper floor, or floors, of a tall building, especially one that is expensive or luxurious with panoramic views. [from 19th c.]

pentimento /ˌpɛntəˈmɛnti/ /ˌpɛntəˈmɛntoʊ/ /ˌpɛntɪˈmɛnti/ /ˌpɛntɪˈmɛntəʊ/ [-ɾi] [-ɾoʊ] [-ɾə-] pentimenti n
Pentiment Pentimenti Reuestriche
(art, literature) The presence of traces of a previous work in an artistic or literary work; especially (painting) an image which has been painted over but is still detectable.

pentol pentols n
Pentol
(organic compound) any organic compound having five hydroxy functional groups

pentoxide pentoxides n
Pentoxid
(inorganic chemistry) any oxide containing five oxygen atoms in each molecule

penult /ˈpiːˌnʌlt/ penults n
Silbe Vorendsilbe vorletzte
The next-to-last syllable of a word.

penultimate /pɪˈnʌltɪmət/ adj
vorletzte vorletzt
(UK, in, _, US, _, usually, formal) Next to last, second to last; immediately preceding the end of a sequence, list, etc.

penultimate /pɪˈnʌltɪmət/ penultimates n
vorletzt
(obsolete, rare) The penultimate day of a month.

penumbra /pəˈnʌm.bɹə/ penumbrae penumbras penumbræ n
Halbschatten
A partially shaded area around the edges of a shadow, especially an eclipse.
Penumbra
(astronomy) A region around the edge of a sunspot, darker than the sun's surface but lighter than the middle of the sunspot.

peon /pjuːn/ /pɪˈuːn/ /ˈpeɪ.ɑn/ /ˈpeɪ.ɒn/ /ˈpi.ɑn/ /ˈpiː.ən/ peones peons n
Diener Peon
A lowly person; a peasant or serf; a labourer who is obliged to do menial work.

peony /ˈpiːəni/ peonies n
Pfingstrose Päonie
A flowering plant of the genus Paeonia with large fragrant flowers.

people /ˈpipl̩/ /ˈpipəl/ /ˈpiːpl̩/ /ˈpiːpəl/ [ˈpʰipɫ̩] peoples n
Leute Menschen
a body of persons considered generally or collectively; a group of two or more persons.
Volk Leute
(countable, collective) Persons forming or belonging to a particular group, such as a nation, class, ethnic group, country, family, etc.
The mass of a community as distinguished from a special class (elite); the commonalty; the populace; the vulgar; the common crowd; the citizens.
Leute Volk
A group of persons regarded as being servants, followers, companions or subjects of a ruler or leader.
Angehörigen Familie Verwandten
A person's ancestors, relatives or family.

people /ˈpipl̩/ /ˈpipəl/ /ˈpiːpl̩/ /ˈpiːpəl/ [ˈpʰipɫ̩] v
bevölkern
(transitive) To stock with people or inhabitants; to fill as with people; to populate.
bevölkern besiedeln bewohnen
(transitive) To inhabit; to occupy; to populate.

people person people people people persons n
geselliger Mensch
(idiomatic) One who interacts skilfully with other people and who receives satisfaction from such interaction.

people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones proverb
das sagt der Richtige du hast es nötig ein Esel schilt den andern Langohr man sollte zuerst vor der eigenen Haustür fegen wer im Glashaus sitzt, sollte nicht mit Steinen werfen
Do not criticize others if you have similar weaknesses yourself.

people's /ˈpiːpəlz/ adj
Volk
In certain socialist states: of, from, or controlled (at least in name) by the common people rather than a ruling elite.

people's army people's armies n
Volksarmee
A communist-based military organization, often linked to a communist political party; the armed forces of a communist state.

people's party people's parties n
Volkspartei
(politics) A political party, its designation normally reflecting a focus on people.

people's republic people's republics n
Volksrepublik
A self-designation of states with Marxist-Leninist governments.

peot n
Schläfenlocken
Sidelocks worn by Hasidic and Orthodox male Jews.

pep /pɛp/ peps n
Pep Begeisterung Elan Enthusiasmus Faszination Schwung
Energy, high spirits.

pep /pɛp/ v
aufpeppen
(transitive) To inject with energy and enthusiasm.

pep talk /ˈpɛp tɔːk/ /ˈpɛp ˌtɑk/ /ˈpɛp ˌtɔk/ pep talks n
Anfeuerung Aufmunterung
(colloquial) A rallying speech made to instill enthusiasm and boost confidence

pepino melon pepino melons n
Birnenmelone Melonenbirne Pepino Pepino-Strauch
A South American plant in the nightshade family Solanaceae, cultivated for its melon-like fruit, Solanum muricatum.

pepper /ˈpɛpə/ /ˈpɛpɚ/ peppers n
Pfeffer Pfefferstrauch
A plant of the family Piperaceae.
Pfeffer
(uncountable) A spice prepared from the fermented, dried, unripe berries of this plant.
Paprikaschote
(UK, US, Ireland, and, Canada) A bell pepper, a fruit of the capsicum plant: red, green, yellow or white, hollow and containing seeds, and in very spicy and mild varieties.

pepper /ˈpɛpə/ /ˈpɛpɚ/ v
pfeffern
(transitive) To add pepper to.

pepper mill pepper mills n
Pfeffermühle
A small handheld grinder containing a supply of peppercorns for grinding fresh at the table or in the kitchen.

pepper shaker /ˈpɛpə(ɹ) ˌʃeɪkə(ɹ)/ pepper shakers n
Pfefferstreuer
A small container designed to hold pepper and facilitate sprinkling it on food for seasoning purposes.

pepper spray pepper sprays n
Pfefferspray
A non-lethal chemical agent derived from peppers used in riot control and personal self-defense.

pepper tree pepper trees n
Molle Pfefferbaum
Any of the South American trees in the genus Schinus, which have small fruits that have been used as a substitute for black pepper

peppercorn /ˈpɛpəkɔːn/ /ˈpɛpɚkɔɹn/ peppercorns n
Pfefferkorn
The seeds of the plant Piper nigrum. Commonly used as a spice, usually but not always ground or crushed.

peppermint /ˈpɛpəˌmɪnt/ /ˈpɛpɚˌmɪnt/ peppermints n
Pfefferminze
A hybrid herb of the mint family (Mentha × piperita), formed by crossing watermint and spearmint, which has a high menthol content and a sharp flavor and is used in cooking, especially in herb teas and in confections. [from 17th c.]
Pfefferminze Pfefferminz Pfefferminzbonbon
(countable) Any of various sweets containing extract of the peppermint herb; peppermint confectionery. [from 19th c.]

pepperoni /pɛpəˈɹoʊni/ pepperoni pepperonis n
Pfeffersalami Salami scharfe Salami
A spicy salami-style Italian-American sausage made from cured pork and beef seasoned with pepper.

pepperwort /ˈpɛpəwəːt/ pepperworts n
Kressen
Any of several species of perennial plant in the genus Lepidium (originally specifically dittander, species Lepidium latifolium), which is a member of the mustard and cabbage family. [from 16th c.]

peppery /ˈpɛpəɹi/ pepperier pepperiest adj
jähzornig
(figuratively) Having a fiery temperament.

pepsin /ˈpɛpsɪn/ pepsins n
Pepsin
(enzyme) A digestive enzyme that chemically digests, or breaks down, proteins into shorter chains of amino acids.

peptic ulcer peptic ulcers n
Magengeschwür
(pathology) An ulcer of an area of the gastrointestinal tract.

peptide /ˈpɛptaɪd/ peptides n
Peptid
(organic compound) Any of a class of organic compounds consisting of various numbers of amino acids in which the amine of one is reacted with the carboxylic acid of the next to form an amide bond.

peptide bond peptide bonds n
Peptidbindung
(chemistry) An amide bond formed between the amino and carboxyl functional groups of separate amino acids.

per /pɜː(ɹ)/ /pɝ/ preposition
je
For each.
pro
To each, in each (used in expressing ratios of units).
durch
(medicine) By the, by means of the, via the, through the.
gemäß
In accordance with, as per

per capita adj
Pro-Kopf-
per person

per capita adv
pro Kopf
per person

per diem /pɚˈdaɪ.əm/ /pɚˈdi.əm/ per diems n
Tagespauschale
A daily stipend.

per fess adv
geteilt
(heraldry) (Partitioned) horizontally; (especially) partitioned horizontally into two halves (formally party per fess).

per pale adv
gespalten
(heraldry) (Partitioned) vertically; (especially) partitioned vertically into two halves (formally party per pale).

per se /pəˈseɪ/ /pəˈsæɪ/ /pɚˈseɪ/ /pɚˈsiː/ adv
per se an sich als solches
Without determination by or involvement of extraneous factors; by its very nature.
als solches bezeichnungsgemäß entsprechend seinem Namen
(colloquial, sometimes, proscribed, negative polarity) In a true or literal sense; as one would expect from the name or description.

perambulate /pəɹˈæmbjəˌleɪt/ /pəɹˈæmbjʊˌleɪt/ v
durchreisen
(intransitive) To walk about, roam or stroll.

percale /pəˈkeɪl/ /pəˈkɑːl/ percales n
Perkal
(textiles) A fine, closely woven fabric, made from cotton, polyester or a mix of these, and used for sheets and clothing.

perceive /pəˈsiːv/ /pɚˈsiv/ v
wahrnehmen
(transitive) To become aware of, through the physical senses, to see; to understand.

perceived temperature perceived temperatures n
gefühlte Temperatur
The apparent temperature of the environment; may be different from the actual temperature because of factors such as wind chill or humidity

percent /pəˈsɛnt/ /pɚˈsɛnt/ percent percents n
Prozent Perzent vom Hundert
A percentage, a proportion (especially per hundred).
One part per hundred; one percent, hundredth. [from 19th c.]

percentage /pəˈsɛntɪd͡ʒ/ /pɚˈsɛntɪd͡ʒ/ /ˈpɚsɛnt(e)ɪd͡ʒ/ percentages n
Prozentsatz Hundertsatz Vomhundertsatz
The amount, number or rate of something, regarded as part of a total of 100; a part of a whole.
Hundertanteil Hundertteil prozentualer Anteil
A share of the sales, profits, gross margin or similar.

percentage point percentage points n
Prozentpunkt
One hundredth of a given value, used to measure the difference of two percentages.

percental adj
prozentual
In terms of a percentage.

percentile /pəɹˈsɛn.taɪl/ /pəˈsɛn.taɪl/ /pɚˈsɛn.taɪl/ percentiles n
Perzentil
(statistics) Any of the ninety-nine points that divide an ordered distribution into one hundred parts, each containing one per cent of the population.

perceptible /pəˈsɛptɪbl̩/ /pɚˈsɛptəbl̩/ more perceptible most perceptible adj
fühlbar spürbar wahrnehmbar
Able to be perceived, sensed, or discerned.

perception /pəˈsɛpʃn̩/ /pɚˈsɛpʃ(ə)n/ perceptions n
Wahrnehmung Perzeption
Conscious understanding of something.

perceptive /pəˈsɛptɪv/ /pɚˈsɛptɪv/ more perceptive most perceptive adj
scharfsinnig einfühlsam
Having or showing keenness of perception, insight, understanding, or intuition.

perch /pɜːtʃ/ /pɝt͡ʃ/ perch perches n
Barsch
Any of the three species of spiny-finned freshwater fish in the genus Perca.
Any of the about 200 related species of fish in the taxonomic family Percidae, especially:
Several similar species in the order Perciformes, such as the grouper.
Hühnerstange
A rod, staff, tree branch, ledge, etc., used as a roost by a bird.

perch /pɜːtʃ/ /pɝt͡ʃ/ v
niederlassen niedersetzen setzen
(intransitive) To rest on a perch (especially, of a bird); to roost.

perchlorate /pə(ɹ)ˈklɔːɹeɪt/ perchlorates n
Perchlorat
(chemistry) any salt of perchloric acid; used in pyrotechnics and as powerful oxidizing agents.

percolate /ˈpɜːkəleɪt/ /ˈpɝkjəleɪt/ /ˈpɝkəleɪt/ percolates n
Filtrat
(rare) A liquid that has been percolated.

percolate /ˈpɜːkəleɪt/ /ˈpɝkjəleɪt/ /ˈpɝkəleɪt/ v
aufbrühen
filtern filtrieren versickern
(transitive) To pass a liquid through a porous substance; to filter.
versickern
(intransitive) To drain or seep through a porous substance.
durchsickern
(intransitive, figuratively) To spread slowly or gradually; to slowly become noticed or realised.

percolation /pɜːkəˈleɪʃən/ /pɝkəˈleɪʃən/ percolations n
Perkolation Durchsickerung Versickerung
The seepage or filtration of a liquid through a porous substance.

percolation theory percolation theories n
Perkolationstheorie

percolator /ˈpɜːkəleɪtə/ /ˈpɝkəleɪtɚ/ percolators n
Perkolator
A device used to brew coffee by passing boiling water through coffee grounds

percontation /ˌpɜːkɒnˈteɪʃn̩/ /ˌpɝkənˈteɪʃ(ə)n/ percontations n
Nachforschung Nachfrage
(formal, rare, or, obsolete) A question which cannot properly be given a one-word answer like “yes” or “no”. [from early 17th c.]

percussion /pɚˈkʌʃən/ percussions n
Perkussion
(music) The section of an orchestra or band containing percussion instruments; such instruments considered as a group; in bands, may be separate from drum kits.

percussion instrument percussion instruments n
Schlaginstrument
(music) An instrument in which the sound is produced by striking, scraping or shaking an object.

percussionist percussionists n
Schlagzeuger Schlagzeugerin
A trained musician who plays percussion instruments, as opposed to a drummer who lacks formal training.

percutaneous /pɜːkjuːˈteɪnɪəs/ adj
perkutan
(surgery) Taking place through the skin and involving a puncture thereof.

perdition /pɜː(ɹ).ˈdɪ.ʃən/ perditions n
Verdammnis ewige
Eternal damnation.
Hölle
Hell.

peregrine falcon /ˈpɛɹəɡɹɪn ˈfælkən/ /ˈpɛɹəɡɹɪn ˈfɔː(l)kən/ peregrine falcons n
Wanderfalke
A medium-sized, very swift falcon, Falco peregrinus, that hunts small birds.

peremptory /pəˈɹɛmptəɹi/ more peremptory most peremptory adj
unabweisbar entschieden
(legal) Precluding debate or expostulation; not admitting of question or appeal

perennial /pəˈɹɛn.i.əl/ /pəˈɹɛn.j(ə)l/ /pəˈɹɛn.ɪ.əl/ adj
ganzjährig
Lasting or remaining active throughout the year, for multiple years, or all the time.
dauerhaft ewig
Continuing without cessation or intermission for several years, or for an undetermined or infinite period; neverending or never failing; perpetual, unceasing.
wiederkehrend
Appearing or recurring again and again; recurrent.
mehrjährig
(botany) Of a plant: active throughout the year, or having a life cycle of more than two growing seasons.

perestroika /pɛɹ.ɪˈstɹɔi.kə/ perestroikas n
Perestroika Umbau Umgestaltung
(historical, uncountable) A program of political and economic reform carried out in the Soviet Union in the 1980s and early 1990s under the leadership of Mikhail Gorbachev.

perfect /ˈpɜː.fɛkt/ /ˈpɜː.fɪkt/ /ˈpɝ.fɪkt/ more perfect most perfect perfecter perfectest adj
perfekt vollkommen
Fitting its definition precisely.
Without fault or mistake; without flaw, of supreme quality.

perfect /pəˈfɛkt/ /pɚˈfɛkt/ v
vollenden vervollkommnen perfektionieren
(transitive) To make perfect; to improve or hone.

perfect cube perfect cubes n
perfekte Kubikzahl

perfect field perfect fields n
perfekte Körper vollkommene Körper
(algebra, field theory) A field K such that every irreducible polynomial over K has distinct roots.

perfect fifth perfect fifths n
reine Quinte
(music) An interval equal to that of between the second and third harmonics of the harmonic series. In twelve-tone equal temperament, it spans seven semitones or five degrees of the diatonic scale.

perfect number perfect numbers n
perfekte Zahl vollkommene Zahl ideale Zahl
(number theory) A number that is the sum of all of its divisors except itself.

perfect pitch perfect pitches n
absolutes Gehör Tonhöhengedächtnis
(music, uncountable) The ability to identify a note by name on hearing it, or to re-create a specified note from memory, without the benefit of an externally provided reference pitch.

perfect power perfect powers n
perfekte Potenz

perfect storm perfect storms n
Verkettung unglücklicher Umstände
(figuratively, by extension) A situation in which several problems converge and make everything worse.

perfectibility perfectibilities n
Perfektibilität Vervollkommnungsfähigkeit
The possibility of achieving perfection.

perfectible more perfectible most perfectible adj
vervollkommnungsfähig
Able to be perfected; capable of perfection.

perfection /pɚˈfɛk.ʃən/ perfections n
Perfektion Vollkommenheit
The quality or state of being perfect or complete, so that nothing substandard remains; the highest attainable state or degree of excellence

perfectionism perfectionisms n
Perfektionismus
An unwillingness to settle for anything less than perfection.

perfectionist /pɚˈfɛk.ʃənɪst/ more perfectionist most perfectionist adj
perfektionistisch
(philosophy) Inclined or related to perfectionism.

perfectionist /pɚˈfɛk.ʃənɪst/ perfectionists n
Perfektionist Perfektionistin
Someone who is unwilling to settle for anything that is not perfect or does not meet extremely high standards. [from 20th c.]

perfective /pə(ɹ)ˈfɛktɪv/ adj
perfektiv
(grammar) Of, or relative to, the perfect tense or perfective aspect.

perfective aspect n
Perfektum
(grammar) A feature of the verb which denotes viewing the event the verb describes as a completed whole, rather than from within the event as it unfolds. For example, "she sat down" as opposed to "she was sitting down". Since the focus is on the completion of what is expressed by the verb, this aspect is generally associated with the past and future tenses. This term is often used interchangeably with aorist aspect. This is not to be confused with the perfect tense.

perfectly /ˈpɑɹfɪk(t)lɪ/ /ˈpɜːfɪk(t)li/ /ˈpɝfɪk(t)li/ more perfectly most perfectly adv
perfekt einwandfrei
With perfection.
durchaus vollkommen
Wholly, completely, totally.

perfidious /pəˈfɪdi.əs/ /pɚˈfɪdi.əs/ more perfidious most perfidious adj
perfide
Of, pertaining to, or representing perfidy; disloyal to what should command one's fidelity or allegiance. [from late 16th c.]

perfidiously more perfidiously most perfidiously adv
heimtückisch treulos
In a perfidious manner.

perforate /ˈpəːfəreɪt/ v
perforieren
(transitive) To pierce; to penetrate.

perforated adj
perforiert
Having a series of holes enabling easy tearing along a straight line.

perform /pəˈfɔːm/ /pɚˈfɔɹm/ [pʰəˈfɔːm] v
erfüllen leisten
verrichten vollbringen vollführen
(transitive) To do (something); to execute.
Arbeit leisten Arbeit verrichten bringen performen
(intransitive) To exhibit an expected pattern of behavior; to function; to work.
spielen aufführen auftreten
(ambitransitive) To do (something) in front of an audience, such as acting or music, often in order to entertain.
vorschützen vorspielen vortäuschen
(by extension, transitive) To behave theatrically so as to give the impression of (a quality, character trait, etc.); to feign.

performable more performable most performable adj
ausführbar
Able to be performed.

performance /pəɹ.ˈfɔɹ.məns/ [pə.ˈfɔː.məns] [pɚ.ˈfɔɹ.məns] performances n
Durchführung Leistung
The act of performing; carrying into execution or action; execution; achievement; accomplishment; representation by action.
Leistung
That which is performed or accomplished; a thing done or carried through; an achievement; a deed; an act; a feat; especially, an action of an elaborate or public character.
Aufführung Auftritt Performance
(arts) A live show or concert.
Arbeitsleistung Leistung
The amount of useful work accomplished estimated in terms of time needed, resources used, etc.

performance art performance arts n
Performance
(arts) A form of art in which the artist creates a live performance, often using a variety of media.

performance bond performance bonds n
Erfüllungsgarantie
(legal) A contractor's bond, guaranteeing that the contractor will perform the contract and providing that, in the event of default, the surety may complete the contract or pay damages up to the bond limit.

performance metric performance metrics n
Leistungskriterium Leistungsmaß Leistungsmessgröße Leistungsmetrik Performancemaß Performancemetrik
(business) A measurement of performance, often financial performance, either against peers or against a predetermined target.

performant /pəˈfɔːmənt/ /pɚˈfɔɹmənt/ more performant most performant adj
Performanz-
Of or relating to performance.
(computing) Characterized by a level of performance or efficiency that is adequate for or exceeds the expectations of end users.
Performanz- performant
Capable of or characterized by a high or excellent level of performance or efficiency.

performative utterance performative utterances n
performative Sprechhandlung
(philosophy, linguistics) A sentence or other linguistic expression which, when expressed in an appropriate context, actually does or accomplishes something.

performativity performativities n
Performativität

performer /pəˈfɔːmə/ /pɚˈfɔɹmɚ/ performers n
Interpret Interpretin
One who performs for, or entertains, an audience.

performing arts n
Darstellende Kunst
(arts) The arts involving performance, such as dance, theatre, music, etc.

perfume /pɚˈfjuːm/ /ˈpɚfjuːm/ /ˈpɜːfjuːm/ /ˈpɝfjuːm/ perfumes n
Parfüm Parfum Duft Duftstoff
A pleasant smell; the scent, odor, or odoriferous particles emitted from a sweet-smelling substance; a pleasant odor

perfume /pɚˈfjuːm/ /ˈpɚfjuːm/ /ˈpɜːfjuːm/ /ˈpɝfjuːm/ v
parfümieren
(transitive) To apply perfume to; to fill or impregnate with a perfume; to scent.

perfumed more perfumed most perfumed adj
parfümiert
Scented, having been given a pleasant smell.

perfumer /pəˈfjuːmə/ /ˈpəːfjʊmə/ perfumers n
Parfümeur
A person who makes or sells perfume.

perfumery perfumeries n
Parfümerie
(countable) A shop selling perfumes.

perfunctory /pəˈfʌŋk.t(ə)ɹɪ/ /pɚˈfʌŋk.tɚ.i/ more perfunctory most perfunctory adj
flüchtig oberflächlich der Form halber formell maschinell nachlässig
Performed in a careless or indifferent manner as a thing of rote.

perfuse v
durchströmen perfundieren
(transitive) To permeate or suffuse something, especially with a liquid or with light.

perfusion /pəɹˈfjuʒən/ perfusions n
Durchblutung Perfusion
The act of perfusing, the passage of fluid through the circulatory system.

pergola /pɜːˈɡɐʉlə/ /ˈpɜːɡələ/ pergolas pergole n
Pergola
A framework in the form of a passageway of columns that supports a trelliswork roof; used to support and train climbing plants.
Such a framework employed to provide shade, especially over a patio.

perhaps /pəˈhæps/ /pɚˈhæps/ /ˈpɹæps/ adv
vielleicht wohl
Possibly.
(dated) By chance.

peri /ˈpɪə.ɹi/ peris n
Peri
(Persian mythology) A sprite or supernatural being.

pericarditis pericardites pericarditides n
Perikarditis Herzbeutelentzündung
(cardiology, pathology) Inflammation of the pericardium, the membrane that surrounds the heart.

pericardium /ˌpɛɹɪˈkɑː(ɹ)di.əm/ pericardia pericardiums n
Herzbeutel Perikard
(anatomy, cardiology) A serous membrane that surrounds the heart allowing it to contract.

pericarp /ˈpɛɹɪˌkɑɹp/ /ˈpɛɹɪˌkɑːp/ pericarps n
Perikarp
(botany) The outermost layer, or skin, of a ripe fruit or ovary.

perichoresis n
Perichorese
(Christianity) The doctrine of the Trinity.

periclase periclases n
Periklas
(mineral) A cubic crystalline form of magnesium oxide (MgO).

pericope /pəˈɹɪkəpi/ pericopae pericopes n
Perikope
A passage of Scripture to be read in public worship or a book containing such passages.

pericycle pericycles n
Perizykel
(botany) In a plant root, the cylinder of plant tissue between the endodermis and phloem.

periegesis /ˌpɛ.ɹi.əˈd͡ʒi.sɪs/ /ˌpɛ.ɹɪ.əˈd͡ʒiː.sɪs/ periegeses n
Periegese Periegesis
A description of an area or territory.

perigee /ˈpɛɹ.ə.d͡ʒi/ /ˈpɛɹ.ɪ.d͡ʒiː/ perigees n
Perigäum

perihelion /ˌpɛɹ.əˈhil.jən/ /ˌpɛɹ.əˈhiː.li.ən/ /ˌpɛɹ.ɪˈhiː.lɪ.ən/ perihelia perihelions n
Perihel
(astronomy) The point in the elliptical orbit of a comet, planet, etc., where it is nearest to the Sun.

peril /ˈpɛɹəl/ /ˈpɛɹɪl/ perils n
Gefahr Risiko
A situation of serious and immediate danger.
Risiko
Something that causes, contains, or presents danger.

perilous /pɛɹ.l̩.əs/ /ˈpɛɹ.ɪ.ləs/ more perilous most perilous adj
gefährlich gefahrvoll voller Gefahren
Dangerous, full of peril.

perimeter /pəˈɹɪm.ɪ.tə(ɹ)/ /pəˈɹɪm.ɪ.tɚ/ /ˈpɹɪm.ɪ.tə(ɹ)/ [pəˈɹɪm.ɪ.ɾə(ɹ)] [pəˈɹɪm.ɪ.ɾɚ] perimeters n
Umfang
(mathematics) The sum of the distance of all the lengths of the sides of an object.
(mathematics) The length of such a boundary.
The outer limits of an area.

perinatal more perinatal most perinatal adj
perinatal
Of or pertaining to the time around birth.

perineum /ˌpɛ.ɹɪˈniː.əm/ /ˌpɛɹ.əˈniː.əm/ /ˌpɛɹ.ɪˈni.əm/ perinea perineums n
Perineum Damm

period /ˈpi.ɹɪd/ /ˈpɪə.ɹi.əd/ /ˈpɪə.ɹɪ.əd/ /ˈpɪɚ.i.əd/ /ˈpɪɹ.i.əd/ interjection
Punkt. Aus. Ende Punktum Schluss, aus, Ende basta da ist nichts zu machen keine Widerrede
(chiefly, North America) That's final; that's the end of the matter (analogous to a period ending a sentence); end of story.

period /ˈpi.ɹɪd/ /ˈpɪə.ɹi.əd/ /ˈpɪə.ɹɪ.əd/ /ˈpɪɚ.i.əd/ /ˈpɪɹ.i.əd/ periods n
Periode Zeitraum Epoche
A length of time in history seen as a single coherent entity; an epoch, era. [from 16th c.]
Punkt
(now, chiefly, North America, Philippines) The punctuation mark “.” (indicating the ending of a sentence or marking an abbreviation).
Periode Zeitraum
The length of time during which the same characteristics of a periodic phenomenon recur, such as the repetition of a wave or the rotation of a planet. [from 17th c.]
Stunde System Periode
(geology) A geochronologic unit of millions to tens of millions of years; a subdivision of an era, and subdivided into epochs.

period pain period pains n
Menstruationsbeschwerden Regelschmerzen
Pain felt in the abdomen during menstruation.

periodentosis n
Parodontose
(dentistry) Inflammation of soft tissues around one's teeth such as the gums.

periodic /ˌpɪə-/ /ˌpɪɹiˈɑdɪk/ /ˌpɪɹiˈɒdɪk/ adj
periodisch
Having repeated cycles.
Occurring at regular intervals.

periodic table /ˌpɪə-/ /ˌpɪɹiˈɑdɪk ˈteɪbəl/ /ˌpɪɹiˈɒdɪk ˈteɪb(ə)l/ periodic tables n
Periodensystem
(chemistry) A tabular chart of the chemical elements according to their atomic numbers so that elements with similar properties are in the same group (column).

periodical /ˌpɪəɹiˈɒdɪkl̩/ /ˌpɪɹiˈɑdɪkl̩/ periodicals n
Periodikum
A regularly issued thematic publication that contains the most current information in its field, often the primary means for communication of original scholarship or creative work at the cutting edge of research in its field.

periodically adv
zeitweise
In a manner that is regular or periodic.

periodicity periodicities n
Periodizität
The quality of being periodic; tendency to recur at regular intervals.

periodization periodizations n
Periodisierung
The process of categorizing something (e.g. history) into named periods.

periodontics n
Parodontologie Periodontologie Zahnfleischbehandlungen
(dentistry) The study of supporting structures of teeth—gums, alveolar bone, cementum, and the periodontal ligament—and diseases and conditions that affect them.

periodontitis periodontitides n
Parodontitis
(periodontology) A serious form or stage of periodontal disease which may lead to loss of bone and falling out of teeth.

periodontologist periodontologists n
Parodontologe Parodontologin
One who works in the field of periodontology.

periodontology n
Parodontologie Periodontologie
(dentistry) Periodontics

perioperative adj
perioperativ
(surgery) Relating to the period around an operation, including immediate preoperative preparation and postoperative recovery.

periosteum periostea periosteums n
Knochenhaut Periost
A membrane surrounding a bone.

peripatetic /ˌpɛɹ.ə.pəˈtɛt.ɪk/ /ˌpɛɹ.ɪ.pəˈtɛt.ɪk/ more peripatetic most peripatetic adj
umherziehend
Tending to walk about.

peripeteia /pɛɹɪpɪˈtaɪə/ /pɛɹɪpɪˈteɪə/ /pɛɹɪpɪˈtiə/ /pɛɹɪpɪˈtɪə/ peripeteias n
Peripetie
(drama) A sudden reversal of fortune as a plot point in Classical tragedy.

peripheral /pəˈɹɪf(ə)ɹ(ə)l/ /pəˈɹɪfi.əl/ more peripheral most peripheral adj
peripher umliegend
On the periphery or boundary.

peripheral device peripheral devices n
Peripheriegerät
(computer hardware) An electronic device that is outside the computer's system unit (external to the computer's enclosing case), but used by the computer to which it is connected, such as a printer or a scanner.

peripheral vision n
peripherale Sicht periphere Sicht peripheres Sehen

periphery /pəˈɹɪfəɹi/ peripheries n
Peripherie
The outside boundary, parts or surface of something.

periphyton periphytons n
Periphyton

periscope /ˈpɛɹɪskəʊp/ periscopes n
Periskop
A form of viewing device that allows the viewer to see things at a different height level and usually with minimal visibility.

perish /ˈpɛɹɪʃ/ v
schlecht werden verderben
(intransitive) To decay and disappear; to waste away to nothing.
umkommen ums Leben kommen verderben verenden
(intransitive) To die; to cease to live.

perishable more perishable most perishable adj
verderblich begrenzt haltbar kurzlebig leichtverderblich vergänglich
Liable to perish, especially naturally subject to quick decomposition or decay.

perishable perishables n
Vergängliches
That which perishes or is short-lived.
Leichtverderbliches Verderbliches
(in the plural) Food that does not keep for long.

perispomenon /ˌpɛɹɪˈspəʊmənɒn/ perispomena n
Perispomenon
(linguistics) A word with a circumflex accent on the last syllable.

peristalsis /ˌpɛɹɪˈstalsɪs/ /ˌpɛɹɪˈstælsɪs/ /ˌpɛɹɪˈstɑlsɪs/ peristalses n
Peristaltik
(medicine) The rhythmic, wave-like contraction and relaxation of muscles so as to propagate motion, as of food in the digestive tract.

peritoneum /ˌpɛ.ɹɪ.təˈniː.əm/ peritonea peritoneums n
Bauchfell Peritoneum
(anatomy) In mammals, the serous membrane lining the cavity of the abdomen and that is folded over the viscera.

peritonitis peritonites peritonitides n
Peritonitis Bauchfellentzündung
(pathology) Inflammation of the peritoneum, especially when caused by an infectious organism introduced into the abdominal cavity.

periwinkle /ˈpɛɹ.ɪˌwɪŋ.kəl/ periwinkles n
Uferschnecke
A mollusk of family Littorinidae.
Immergrün Singrün
Similar plants of genus Catharanthus.

perjurer /ˈpəɹdʒəɹəɹ/ perjurers n
Meineidige
someone who has committed perjury by lying under oath

perjury /ˈpɜː(ɹ)d͡ʒəɹi/ perjuries n
Meineid
(legal) The deliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath.

perk /pɜːk/ /pɝk/ perks n
Vergünstigung Vorteil Dreingabe Extra Privileg
(informal) Perquisite.

perky /ˈpɝki/ perkier perkiest adj
enthusiastisch keck lebendig munter
Lively.
aufrecht fest selbstbewusst
Standing upright; firm.

perlite perlites n
Perlit
The lightweight insulating material and aggregate resulting from expanding perlite glass by heat.

perlocution /pɜləʊkjuʃən/ /pɜɹləkjuʃən/ perlocutions n
Perlokution
(linguistics) The effect the terms used by a speaker can have on another speaker and their emotions and responses.

perlustration /pɜːlʌˈstɹeɪʃən/ perlustrations n
Perlustration
thorough examination of a document or of correspondence

perlèche n
Mundwinkelrhagade
angular cheilitis: inflammation of one or both of the corners of the mouth

permaculture permacultures n
Permakultur
(agriculture) Any system of sustainable agriculture that renews natural resources and enriches local ecosystems. [from 1978]

permafrost /ˈpɝməˌfɹɔst/ permafrosts n
Permafrostboden
Permanently frozen ground, or a specific layer thereof.

permanence /ˈpɜmənəns/ /ˈpɜɹmənəns/ permanences n
Permanenz Dauerhaftigkeit
The state of being permanent.

permanent /ˈpɜːmənənt/ /ˈpɝmənənt/ more permanent most permanent adj
dauerhaft beständig permanent ständig unbefristet
Without end, eternal.
permanent ständig
Lasting for an indefinitely long time.

permanent /ˈpɜːmənənt/ /ˈpɝmənənt/ permanents n
Dauerwelle
A chemical hair treatment imparting or removing curliness, whose effects typically last for a period of weeks; a perm.
Permanente
(linear algebra, combinatorics) Given an n \times n matrix a_{ij} \,, the sum over all permutations \pi \, of \prod_{i=1}^n{a_{i\pi(i)}}.

permanent magnet permanent magnets n
Dauermagnet Permanentmagnet
(physics) A material, or piece of such material, which retains its magnetism even when not subjected to any external magnetic fields.

permanent marker permanent markers n
Markierstift Permanentmarker Permanentschreiber
a type of felt-tip pen used to create permanent water-resistant writing on a surface such as a writable DVD

permanganate permanganates n
Permanganat
(inorganic chemistry) any salt of permanganic acid: they are purple crystalline solids, mostly soluble in water, and are strong oxidizing agents

permeate /ˈpɜːmiˌeɪt/ /ˈpɝmiˌeɪ̯t/ v
durchsickern
(transitive) To pass through the pores or interstices of; to penetrate and pass through without causing rupture or displacement; applied especially to fluids which pass through substances of loose texture
durchdringen verbreiten
(transitive) To enter and spread through; to pervade.

permed more permed most permed adj
dauergewellt
That has been given a permanent wave

permille /pə(ɹ)ˈmɪl/ /pə(ɹ)ˈmɪli/ permille n
Promille
A part or other object per thousand.

permissible /pəˈmɪsɪbl̩/ /pɚˈmɪsɪbl̩/ more permissible most permissible adj
zulässig
permitted.

permission /pəˈmɪʃən/ /pɚˈmɪʃən/ permissions n
Erlaubnis Genehmigung Gestattung
authorisation; consent (especially formal consent from someone in authority)

permit /pəˈmɪt/ /pɚˈmɪt/ /ˈpɜːmɪt/ /ˈpɝmɪt/ permits n
Erlaubnis Genehmigung
An artifact or document rendering something allowed or legal. [from 17th c.]

permit /pəˈmɪt/ /pɚˈmɪt/ /ˈpɜːmɪt/ /ˈpɝmɪt/ v
erlauben zulassen genehmigen
(transitive) To allow (someone) to do something; to give permission to. [from 15th c.]

permittivity permittivities n
Permittivität
(physics) A property of a dielectric medium that determines the forces that electric charges placed in the medium exert on each other.

permutable more permutable most permutable adj
permutabel
Able to be permuted.

permutate /ˈpɜːmjʊteɪt/ /ˈpɝmjʊteɪt/ v
permutieren
(transitive) To carry out a permutation upon.

permutation /ˌpɜː.mjʉˈtæɪ.ʃən/ /ˌpɜː.mjʊˈteɪ.ʃən/ /ˌpɝ.mjʊˈteɪ.ʃən/ [ˌpɜː.mjʉˈtæɪ.ʃn̩] [ˌpɜː.mjʊˈteɪ.ʃn̩] [ˌpɝ.mjʊˈteɪ.ʃn̩] permutations n
Permutation
(mathematics) A one-to-one mapping from a finite set to itself.
(mathematics, combinatorics) An ordering of a finite set of distinct elements.

permute /pə(ɹ)ˈmjuːt/ v
permutieren
(transitive) change the order of
(transitive, mathematics) make a permutation of

pernicious /pəˈnɪʃəs/ /pɚˈnɪʃəs/ more pernicious most pernicious adj
schädlich bösartig perniziös verderblich
Causing much harm in a subtle way.
perniziös tödlich
Causing death or injury; deadly.

pernickety /pɜː(ɹ)ˈnɪk.ə.ti/ /pɜː(ɹ)ˈnɪk.ɪ.ti/ more pernickety most pernickety adj
eigen zimperlich
etepetete kleinlich penibel pingelig übergenau
(chiefly, British) Fussy; paying undue attention to minor details; fastidious.
genau heikel kritisch
Requiring attention to minor details.

pernoctation /pɜɹˌnɑk-/ /ˌpɜɹnɑkˈteɪʃ(ə)n/ /ˌpɜːnɒkˈteɪʃn̩/ pernoctations n
Übernachtung
(uncountable) The action of abiding through the night at a location; (countable) an instance of this; an overnight stay.

peroral adj
peroral
(medicine) By way of the mouth, oral cavity.

peroration /pɛɹɒˈɹeɪʃən/ perorations n
Redeschluss Zusammenfassung
The concluding section of a discourse, either written or oral, in which the orator or writer sums up and commends his topic to his audience, particularly as used in the technical sense of a component of ancient Roman oratorical delivery.

perovskite perovskites n
Perowskit
(mineral) A minor accessory mineral, CaTiO3, occurring in basic rocks, as orthorhombic crystals.

peroxide peroxides n
Peroxid
(inorganic chemistry) A divalent radical or anion containing two oxygen atoms linked by a covalent bond; any substance containing this group which yields hydrogen peroxide when treated with an acid.

peroxodiphosphoric acid n
Peroxodiphosphorsäure
(inorganic compound) The strong oxidizing agent H4P2O8

peroxophosphoric acid n
Peroxophosphorsäure

peroxymolybdate peroxymolybdates n
Peroxomolybdat

peroxynitrite peroxynitrites n
Peroxinitrit

perp /pɝp/ perps n
Täter
(slang, law enforcement) Perpetrator.

perpendicular /pɝ.pənˈdɪk.jə.lɚ/ /pɝ.pɛnˈdɪk.ju.lɚ/ /ˌpɜː.pənˈdɪk.jə.lə(ɹ)/ more perpendicular most perpendicular adj
senkrecht rechtwinklig lotrecht perpendikular perpendikulär
(geometry) At or forming a right angle (to something).

perpendicular /pɝ.pənˈdɪk.jə.lɚ/ /pɝ.pɛnˈdɪk.ju.lɚ/ /ˌpɜː.pənˈdɪk.jə.lə(ɹ)/ perpendiculars n
Lotrechte Senkrechte
(geometry) A line or plane that is perpendicular to another.
Bleilot Senkblei
A device such as a plumb line that is used in making or marking a perpendicular line.

perpetrate /ˈpɜː(ɹ).pə.ˌtɹeɪt/ v
begehen verüben
(transitive) To be guilty of, or responsible for a crime etc; to commit.

perpetration perpetrations n
Täterschaft
The act of perpetrating
Vergehen
Something (such as a crime) that is perpetrated

perpetrator /ˈpɜː(ɹ).pɪ.ˌtɹeɪt.ə(ɹ)/ perpetrators n
Täter Täterin Schuldige Schuldiger
One who perpetrates; especially, one who commits an offence or crime.

perpetual /pəˈpɛtjʊəl/ /pəˈpɛtʃʊəl/ /pɚˈpɛt͡ʃuəl/ adj
ewig immerwährend dauerhaft permanent unaufhörlich unbefristet
Lasting forever, or for an indefinitely long time.
fortwährend perpetuell ständig ununterbrochen
Continuing; uninterrupted.
immerblühend
(botany) Flowering throughout the growing season.

perpetual check perpetual checks n
Dauerschach

perpetual motion machine perpetual motion machines n
Perpetuum mobile
(physics, pseudoscience) A hypothetical, pseudoscientific device that exhibits perpetual motion, especially one that does useful work with no input of energy.

perpetual motion machine of the first kind perpetual motion machines of the first kind n
Perpetuum mobile erster Art
(physics, pseudoscience) A perpetual motion machine that produces work without the input of energy.

perpetual motion machine of the second kind perpetual motion machines of the second kind n
Perpetuum mobile zweiter Art
(physics, pseudoscience) A perpetual motion machine that spontaneously converts thermal energy into mechanical work.

perpetually /pəˈpɛtjʊəli/ /pəˈpɛtʃʊəli/ /pɚˈpɛt͡ʃuəli/ more perpetually most perpetually adv
ewig
Seeming to never end; endlessly; constantly.

perpetuate /-t͡ʃəwət/ /-ˈpɛtjueɪt/ /pəˈpɛtjʊət/ /pəˈpɛt͡ʃʊeɪt/ /pəˈpɛt͡ʃʊət/ /pɚˈpɛt͡ʃəˌweɪt/ v
verewigen perpetuieren
(transitive) To make (something) perpetual; to make (something) continue for an indefinite time; also, to preserve (something) from extinction or oblivion.
aufrechterhalten bestendigen festschreiben perpetuieren verankern zementieren
(transitive) To prolong the existence of (something) by repetition; to reinforce.

perplex /pəˈplɛks/ /pɚˈplɛks/ v
verwirren
(transitive) To cause to feel baffled; to puzzle.

perplexed /pəˈplɛkst/ /pɚˈplɛkst/ more perplexed most perplexed adj
perplex verdutzt
Confused or puzzled.
verblüfft
Bewildered.

perplexity /pəɹˈplɛksədi/ /pəˈplɛksɪti/ perplexities n
Perplexität
The state or quality of being perplexed.

perquisite /ˈpɜɹkwəzɪt/ /ˈpɜːkwɪzɪt/ perquisites n
Extra Vergünstigung Zusatzleistung
(chiefly in the plural) Any monetary or other incidental benefit beyond salary.
Vergütung
A gratuity.
Privileg Vorrecht
A privilege or possession held or claimed exclusively by a certain person, group or class.

perry /ˈpɛɹi/ perries n
Birnenmost Birnenwein
A fermented alcoholic beverage made from pears; somewhat analogous to cider.

persecute /ˈpɜːsɪkjuːt/ /ˈpɝsəkjut/ v
verfolgen bedrängen peinigen schikanieren
To pursue in a manner to do harm or cruelty to; especially, because of the victim's race, sexual identity, or adherence to a particular belief.
belästigen drangsalieren haschen plagen
To harass with importunity; to pursue with persistent solicitations; to annoy.

persecution /ˌpɜːsəˈkjuːʃən/ /ˌpɝsəˈkjuʃən/ persecutions n
Verfolgung Belästigung Schikane Drangsalierung Plage
The act of persecuting, especially a specific group of people; an instance of persecution.

perseverance /ˌpɜːsəˈvɪəɹəns/ /ˌpɝsəˈvɪɹəns/ perseverances n
Ausdauer Beharrlichkeit Durchhaltevermögen
Continuing in a course of action without regard to discouragement, opposition or previous failure.

perseverance of the saints n
Beharrlichkeit der Heiligen
(theology) A Christian doctrine, one of the five points of Calvinism, stating that true believers in Jesus Christ's substitutionary atonement on the cross (the "saints") cannot relapse and are predestined to salvation.

perseverant /pəsɪˈvɪəɹənt/ /pɚsɪˈvɪɹənt/ more perseverant most perseverant adj
beharrlich
Enduring; persistent, resistant.

persevere /ˌpɜːsəˈvɪə/ /ˌpɝ.səˈviɹ/ v
beharren ausharren durchhalten ausdauern nicht aufgeben standhaft bleiben
(intransitive) To persist steadfastly in pursuit of an undertaking, task, journey, or goal, even if hindered by distraction, difficulty, obstacles, or discouragement.

persevering more persevering most persevering adj
ausdauernd ausharrend beharrend beharrlich durchhaltend standhaft
Tending to persevere.

persiflage /ˈpɜː.sɪ.flɑːʒ/ /ˈpɝː.sɪ.flɑːʒ/ persiflages n
Persiflage
Good-natured banter; raillery.

persimmon /pəɹˈsɪmən/ /pɜːˈsɪmən/ /ˈpɜːsəmən/ persimmons n
Persimone Kaki Lotuspflaume
A type of fruit, of orange colour, very sweet, quite astringent when immature.
Persimonenbaum
The tree this fruit grows on, generally one of two species of ebony: Diospyros kaki (Asian) or Diospyros virginiana (North American).

persipan persipans n
Persipan
A substance similar to marzipan, but produced from peach or apricot pits instead of almonds.

persist /pəˈsɪst/ /pɚˈsɪst/ v
beharren
(intransitive) To continue to exist.

persistence /pəˈsɪst(ə)ns/ persistences n
Ausdauer Bestand Beständigkeit
The property of being persistent.

persistence hunting n
Hetzjagd

persistency /pəˈsɪst(ə)nsi/ persistencies n
Ausdauer Beharrlichkeit Hartnäckigkeit
(uncountable) The state or characteristic of being persistent.

persistent /pəˈsɪstənt/ /pɚˈsɪstənt/ more persistent most persistent adj
ausdauernd beharrlich hartnäckig
Obstinately refusing to give up or let go.
anhaltend andauernd ständig
Indefinitely continuous.

person /ˈpɑsən/ /ˈpɜːsən/ /ˈpɝsən/ [ˈpʰɜːsn̩] [ˈpʰɝsn̩] people persons n
Person
An individual who has been granted personhood; usually a human being. [from 13th c.]
(law) Any individual or formal organization with standing before the courts. [from 14th c.]
(grammar) A linguistic category used to distinguish between the speaker of an utterance and those to whom or about whom they are speaking. See grammatical person. [from 14th c.]
Person Mensch
(in a compound noun or noun phrase) A human of unspecified gender (in terms usually constructed with man or woman).
Körper Person
The physical body of a being seen as distinct from the mind, character, etc. [from 14th c.]

persona /pə(ɹ)ˈsəʊnə/ /pɜː(ɹ)ˈsəʊnə/ /pɝˈsoʊnə/ personae personas personæ n
Persona
(psychology) The mask or appearance one presents to the world.

persona non grata /pə(ɹ)ˈsəʊnə nɒn ˈɡɹɑːtə/ personae non gratae n
Persona non grata
A person who is not welcome, especially a diplomat in a foreign country.

personable /ˈpɜː(ɹ)sənəbəl/ more personable most personable adj
ansehnlich freundlich sympathisch von angenehmer Erscheinung
(of a person) Having a pleasing appearance; attractive; handsome.

personage /ˈpɜːsənɪd͡ʒ/ /ˈpɝsənɪd͡ʒ/ personages n
Persönlichkeit
A person, especially one who is famous or important.

personal /ˈpɜː.sə.nəl/ /ˈpɜːs.nəl/ /ˈpɝ.sə.nəl/ /ˈpɝs.nəl/ more personal most personal adj
persönlich
Of or pertaining to a particular person; relating to, or affecting, an individual, or each of many individuals
Personal
(grammar) Denoting a person or people.

personal best personal bests n
persönliche Bestleistung persönlicher Rekord
A person's best ever performance at some task to date.

personal computer personal computers n
Personalcomputer
(dated) A small computer, built around a microprocessor, for use by one person at a time.

personal data n
personenbezogene Daten

personal digital assistant personal digital assistants n
Personal Digital Assistant
(dated) A hand-held electronic organizer or computer.

personal effect personal effects n
bewegliches Eigentum persönliche Gegenstände persönliche Habe
(usually, in the plural) An item of personal property that one carries on one's person, including identification, jewelry, and clothing.

personal hygiene personal hygienes n
Körperpflege Personalhygiene
(health sciences) The hygienic measures concerning a person's bodily condition, notably external cleanliness.

personal injury personal injuries n
Personenschaden
(legal) An injury to the body, mind or emotions, as opposed to an injury to property.

personal lubricant personal lubricants n
Gleitcreme Gleitgel Gleitmittel
Any lubricant used during human sexual activity to reduce friction between body parts, or between body parts and other objects.

personal name personal names n
Eigenname
A proper name identifying an individual person, especially the full name.

personal pronoun personal pronouns n
Personalpronomen persönliches Fürwort
A pronoun which, in English, refers to one or a combination of the following:
Another person or group of people. (third person)
Any pronoun, with an antecedent, standing in as the subject or object of a verb.

personal property personal properties n
Fahrnis bewegliche Sache
(legal) Any property that is movable, that is, not real estate.

personality /-i/ /pɜːsəˈnælətɪ/ /ˌpɝsəˈnælɪti/ [ˌpɝsəˈnælɪɾi] personalities n
Personalität
Persönlichkeit
(of people) A set of non-physical psychological and social qualities that make one person distinct from another.
A celebrity, especially one with a strong media presence.

personality disorder personality disorders n
Persönlichkeitsstörung
(psychiatry) Any of a class of mental disorders characterized by ongoing rigid patterns of thought and action.

personalization /-lɪˈzeɪʃən/ /ˌpɜːs(ə)nəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/ /ˌpɝs(ə)nəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/ personalizations n
Personalisierung
(dated) The act of personifying; personification.

personalize /ˈpɜː.sə.nə.laɪz/ /ˈpɜː.sə.nə.lɑɪz/ /ˈpɜːs.nə.laɪz/ /ˈpɜːs.nə.lɑɪz/ /ˈpɝ.sə.nə.laɪz/ /ˈpɝs.nə.laɪz/ v
personalisieren
To adapt something to the needs or tastes of an individual.

personally /ˈpɜː.sə.nə.li/ /ˈpɜːs.nə.li/ /ˈpɝ.sə.nə.li/ /ˈpɝs.nə.li/ more personally most personally adv
persönlich personaliter
In person.
Concerning oneself.

personification /pɚˌsɑ.nə.fəˈkeɪ.ʃən/ personifications n
Personifizierung Personifikation
A person, thing or name typifying a certain quality or idea; an embodiment or exemplification.
Personifikation Personifizierung Prosopopöie Personbildung Personendichtung
A literary device in which an inanimate object or an idea is given human qualities.
Personifizierung
An artistic representation of an abstract quality as a human

personify /pə(ɹ)ˈsɒnɪfaɪ/ v
personifizieren
(transitive) To be an example of; to have all the attributes of.
(transitive) To create a representation of (an abstract quality) in the form of a character or persona.

personnel /-el/ /pɜː.səˈnɛl/ /pɜːsˈnɛl/ /pɝ.səˈnɛl/ /pɝsˈnɛl/ /pɵː.sɘˈnɛl/ /pɵːsˈnɛl/ personnels n
Personal
Collection of people in an organization, such as employees and office staff, members of the military, etc.

perspective /pɚˈspɛk.tɪv/ perspectives n
Aussicht
A view, vista or outlook.
Perspektive
The appearance of depth in objects, especially as perceived using binocular vision.
The technique of representing three-dimensional objects on a two-dimensional surface.
(figuratively) The choice of a single angle or point of view from which to sense, categorize, measure or codify experience.

perspicacious /ˌpɜː.spɪˈkeɪ.ʃəs/ /ˌpɜːɹ.spɪˈkeɪ.ʃəs/ more perspicacious most perspicacious adj
scharfsehend
scharfsinnig
(figuratively) Of acute discernment; having keen insight; mentally perceptive.

perspicaciously more perspicaciously most perspicaciously adv
scharfsinnig
With the power of seeing or understanding clearly; quick-sightedly; with sharp of sight.

perspicacity /ˌpɜː.spɪˈkæs.ɪ.ti/ /ˌpɜːɹ.spɪˈkæs.ɪ.ti/ perspicacities n
Scharfsinn Weitblick
Acute discernment or understanding; insight.
Auffassungsgabe Auffassungsvermögen Scharfsinn
The human faculty or power to mentally grasp or understand clearly.

perspiration /ˌpɜːspəˈɹeɪʃən/ /ˌpɝspəˈɹeɪʃən/ perspirations n
Schwitzen
The action or process of perspiring.

persuade /pəˈsweɪd/ /pɚˈsweɪd/ v
überreden bestechen dazu bringen gewinnen verführen
(transitive, now, rare, regional) To urge, plead; to try to convince (someone to do something). [from 16th c.]

persuasion /pəˈsweɪʒ(ə)n/ /pɚˈsweɪʒən/ persuasions n
Überredungskunst
Überzeugung Überredung
The act of persuading, or trying to do so; the addressing of arguments to someone with the intention of changing their mind or convincing them of a certain point of view, course of action etc. [from 14th c.]
Überzeugung
A strongly held conviction, opinion or belief. [from 16th c.]

persuasive /pə(ɹ)ˈsweɪsɪv/ more persuasive most persuasive adj
überzeugend Überredung
Able to persuade; convincing.

pert /pɜːt/ /pɝt/ perter pertest adj
attraktiv
(of a person) Attractive.
wohlgeformt
(of a part of the body) Well-formed; shapely. [from 14th c.]
flott lebhaft munter schwungvoll
Lively; alert and cheerful; bright. [from 16th c.]
frech keck
(archaic) Especially of children or social inferiors: cheeky, impertinent. [from 15th c.]

pertain /pəˈteɪn/ /pɚˈteɪn/ v
betreffen gehören sich beziehen auf verbunden
(intransitive) To apply; to be or remain in place; to continue to be applicable.

pertinacious /pɝtn̩ˈeɪʃəs/ /ˌpɜːtɪˈneɪʃəs/ more pertinacious most pertinacious adj
durchhaltend hartnäckig
Stubbornly resolute or tenacious.

pertinence pertinences n
Relevanz Bedeutsamkeit Erheblichkeit Maßgeblichkeit Wichtigkeit
The quality of being pertinent.

pertinent /ˈpətɪnənt/ more pertinent most pertinent adj
relevant bedeutend in diesem Zusammenhang Bedeutung habend maßgeblich wesentlich
Important with regard to (a subject or matter); pertaining; relevant.

perturbation perturbations n
Störung
(uncountable) Agitation; the state of being perturbed

perturbation theory n
Störungstheorie
A mathematical technique for finding an approximate solution to a problem that cannot be solved exactly, by starting from the exact solution of a related problem; used in modelling physical interactions between particles, etc.

peruke /pəˈɹuk/ /pəˈɹuːk/ perukes n
Perücke
A wig, especially one with long hair on the sides and back, worn mainly by men in the 17th and 18th centuries.

peruse /pəˈɹuːz/ v
genau unter die Lupe nehmen studieren
(transitive) To examine or consider with care.
durchlesen
(transitive) To read completely.
überfliegen
(transitive, informal) To look over casually; to skim.

perv /pɝv/ pervs n
Perversling
(slang) A pervert.

pervade /pəˈveɪd/ /pɚˈveɪd/ /pɜː(ɹ)ˈveɪd/ v
durchziehen
(transitive) To be in every part of; to spread through.

pervasive /pəˈveɪ.sɪv/ /pɚˈveɪ.sɪv/ more pervasive most pervasive adj
durchdringend
Manifested throughout; pervading, permeating, penetrating or affecting everything.

pervasive developmental disorder /pɜːˈveɪsɪv dɪˌvɛləpˈmɛntl dɪsˈɔːdə(ɹ)/ pervasive developmental disorders n
tiefgreifende Entwicklungsstörung

pervasiveness n
Verbreitung
The state or quality of being present in all parts of a particular thing or place.

perverse /pəˈvɜːs/ /pɚˈvɝs/ more perverse most perverse perverser perversest adj
pervers
Turned aside while against something, splitting off from a thing.
abartig pervers widernatürlich
Obstinately in the wrong; stubborn; intractable.

perversity /pə(ɹ)ˈvɜː(ɹ)sɪti/ perversities n
Perversität
The quality of being perverse.
Something which is perverse.

pervert /pəˈvəːt/ /pɚˈvɚt/ /ˈpəː.vət/ /ˈpɚ.vɚt/ perverts n
Perversling Perverser
A person whose sexual habits are not considered acceptable.

pervertedness n
Verworfenheit
The state of being perverted; perversion.

pervy pervier perviest adj
pervers
(slang) Behaving or looking like a sexual pervert.

pescetarian /ˌpɛskəˈtɛəɹi.ən/ /ˌpɛskəˈtɛɹi.ən/ /ˌpɛskɪˈtɛəɹi.ən/ /ˌpɛskɪˈtɛɹi.ən/ /ˌpɛsɪˈtɛəɹi.ən/ /ˌpɛsɪˈtɛɹi.ən/ adj
pescetarisch

pescetarian /ˌpɛskəˈtɛəɹi.ən/ /ˌpɛskəˈtɛɹi.ən/ /ˌpɛskɪˈtɛəɹi.ən/ /ˌpɛskɪˈtɛɹi.ən/ /ˌpɛsɪˈtɛəɹi.ən/ /ˌpɛsɪˈtɛɹi.ən/ pescetarians n
Pescetarier Pescetarierin

pescetarianism n
Pescetarismus
A dietary choice in which a person, known as a pescetarian, eats any combination of vegetables, fruit, nuts, beans and fish or seafood, but not mammals or birds. Some animal products, such as eggs and dairy, may or may not be part of the diet.

peseta /pəˈseɪtə/ pesetas n
Peseta
The Catalan peseta, a former currency of Catalonia.

pesher /ˈpɛʃ.ə/ /ˈpɛʃ.ɚ/ pesharim peshers n
Pescher
An interpretive commentary on scripture, especially one in Hebrew.

pesky /ˈpɛski/ peskier peskiest adj
lästig nervig nervtötend ärgerlich
(informal) Annoying, troublesome, irritating (usually of an animal or child).

peso /ˈpeɪsəʊ/ /ˈpɛsoʊ/ [ˈpɛso] pesos n
Peso
(historical) A former unit of currency in Spain and Spain's colonies, worth 8 reales; the Spanish dollar.

pessimism /ˈpɛsɪmɪzəm/ pessimisms n
Pessimismus
A general belief that bad things will happen.
The doctrine that this world is the worst of all possible worlds.

pessimist /ˈpɛsɪmɪst/ pessimists n
Pessimist Pessimistin
Someone who habitually expects the worst outcome; one who looks on the dark side of things.

pessimistic /ˌpɛ.səˈmɪs.tɪk/ more pessimistic most pessimistic adj
pessimistisch
Marked by pessimism and little hopefulness; expecting the worst.

pessimistically more pessimistically most pessimistically adv
pessimistisch schwarzseherisch
In a pessimistic manner.

pest /pɛst/ pests n
Seuche Pest
(now, _, rare) A pestilence, i.e. a deadly epidemic, a deadly plague.
Schädling
Any destructive insect that attacks crops or livestock; an agricultural pest.
Nervensäge Quälgeist
An annoying person, a nuisance.

pest control n
Schädlingsbekämpfung
The regulation or management of another species defined as a pest.
Kammerjäger Schädlingsbekämpfer
A service that removes pests.

pester /ˈpɛstə(ɹ)/ /ˈpɛstɚ/ [ˈpʰɛstɚ] v
behelligen belästigen
(transitive) To bother, harass, or annoy persistently.

pesticide /ˈpɛstɨsaɪd/ /ˈpɛstɪ̈ˌsaɪd/ pesticides n
Pestizid
Anything, especially a synthetic substance but also any substance (e.g. sulfur), or virus, bacterium, or other organism, which kills or suppresses the activities of pests.

pestilence /ˈpɛstlən(t)s/ /ˈpɛstələn(t)s/ /ˈpɛstɪlən(t)s/ pestilences n
Pest Seuche
Any epidemic disease that is highly contagious, infectious, virulent and devastating.

pestle /ˈpɛsəl/ pestles n
Stößel Stampfer Mörserkeule
A club-shaped, round-headed stick used in a mortar to pound, crush, rub or grind things.

pesto /ˈpɛstoʊ/ /ˈpɛstəʊ/ pestos n
Pesto
A sauce, especially for pasta, originating from the Genoa region in Italy, made from basil, garlic, pine nuts, olive oil and cheese (usually pecorino).

pet /pɛt/ [pʰɛt] [pʰɛʔt] pets n
Haustier Heimtier Lieblingstier Stubentier
An animal kept as a companion.
Liebling Pet
One who is excessively loyal to a superior and receives preferential treatment.
Liebling
Any person or animal especially cherished and indulged; a darling.

pet /pɛt/ [pʰɛt] [pʰɛʔt] v
streicheln
(transitive) To stroke or fondle (an animal).
(transitive, intransitive, informal) To stroke or fondle (another person) amorously.

pet name pet names n
Kosename Lallname
A nickname, especially a name used by those in love with one another.

pet peeve pet peeves n
Hauptärgernis Lieblingsbeschwerde Lieblingsärgernis persönliche Abneigung
(colloquial) Something that is personally annoying; a personal dislike.

pet shop pet shops n
Zoofachgeschäft
A shop that sells domestic animals and products for feeding and caring for them.

petabyte /ˈpɛtəbaɪt/ petabytes n
Petabyte
One quadrillion (1015, or 1,000,000,000,000,000) bytes or 1,000 terabytes.

petal /ˈpɛtl̩/ petals n
Blütenblatt Kronblatt
(botany) One of the component parts of the corolla of a flower. It applies particularly, but not necessarily only, when the corolla consists of separate parts, that is when the petals are not connately fused. Petals are often brightly colored.

petard /pɪˈtɑɹd/ /pɪˈtɑːd/ petards n
Petarde
(historical) A small, hat-shaped explosive device, used to breach a door or wall.

petard /pɪˈtɑɹd/ /pɪˈtɑːd/ v
petardieren
(now, _, rare, archaic) To attack or blow a hole in (something) with a petard.

petasus /ˈpɛtəsəs/ petasi n
Petasos
(historical) A broad-brimmed, low-crowned hat worn by the Ancient Greeks and Romans, especially for travelling, and as often pictured to be worn by Hermes (or Mercury); (later also) the brimless winged cap worn by Hermes in later artistic depictions. [from 16th c.]

petaurid petaurids n
Gleitbeutler
(zoology) A possum of the family Petauridae.

petcock /ˈpɛtkɒk/ petcocks n
Ablasshahn Ablaufhahn Benzinhahn Entlastungsventil Entlüftungshahn Entlüftungsventil
A small valve, spout, or faucet operated by hand, usually used to release pressure or drain fluid. [from 19th c.]

petechia /pɪˈtiːkɪə/ petechiae n
Petechien
(medicine) A small spot, especially on an organ, caused by bleeding underneath the skin.

peter out /ˌpitɚ‿ˈaʊt/ /ˌpiːtɚ‿ˈaʊt/ [-ɾɚ-] v
dahinschwinden schwinden totlaufen verlaufen versanden verschwinden
(intransitive, originally, US) Synonym of peter (“to diminish to nothing, (originally) to refer to a vein of ore”)

petiole /ˈpɛti.oʊl/ /ˈpɛti.əʊl/ petioles n
Blattstiel Stängel
(botany) The stalk of a leaf, attaching the blade to the stem.

petite /pəˈtiːt/ more petite most petite adj
zart gebaut zierlich
(especially of a woman) Fairly short and of slim build.

petition /pəˈtɪʃ.ən/ petitions n
Petition Eingabe
A formal, written request made to an official person or organized body, often containing many signatures.
Petition
A compilation of signatures built in order to exert moral authority in support of a specific cause.
(legal) A formal written request for judicial action.

petitioner petitioners n
Petent Petentin
(legal) Someone who presents a petition to a court.

petrel /ˈpɛtɹəl/ petrels n
Sturmvogel
Any of various species of black, grey, or white seabirds in the order Procellariiformes.

petrichor /ˈpɛt.ɹɪ.kə, -ˌkɔː/ /ˈpɛt.ɹɪˌkɔɹ, -kɚ/ n
Petrichor
The distinctive scent, caused by geosmin, which accompanies the first rain after a long, warm, dry spell.

petrifaction petrifactions n
Versteinerung
The condition of being petrified.

petrification petrifications n
Petrifikation Versteinerung
Turning to stone: the process of replacement of the organic residues of plants (and animals) with insoluble salts, with the original shape and topography being retained.

petrified more petrified most petrified adj
versteinert
Having undergone the process of petrification (transformation into a stony substance); turned to stone.
Extremely afraid.

petrify /ˈpɛ.tɹəˌfaɪ/ v
versteinern
(transitive) To turn to stone: to harden organic matter by permeating with water and depositing dissolved minerals.
To produce rigidity akin to stone.
erstarren versteinern
To immobilize with fright.

petrochemical adj
gesteinschemisch petrochemisch
Of or pertaining to the such compounds, or the industry that produces them.

petrochemistry n
Gesteinschemie Petrochemie
(petrochemistry) The branch of chemistry that deals with petroleum, natural gas and their derivatives.

petrodollar /ˈpɛtɹoʊˌdɑlɚ/ /ˈpɛtɹə(ʊ)ˌdɒlə/ petrodollars n
Petrodollar
(oil industry, mostly, in the plural, also, attributively) Money (either notionally or specifically in dollars or other currencies) earned from the sale of oil, often especially as considered among a national economy's principal revenue streams.

petrogenetic /ˌpɛtɹoʊd͡ʒəˈnɛtɪk/ adj
petrogenetisch
(geology) Of or pertaining to petrogenesis, the creation of new rock.

petroglyph /ˈpɛ.tɹoʊˌɡlɪf/ /ˈpɛ.tɹəʊˌɡlɪf/ /ˈpɛ.tɹəˌɡlɪf/ petroglyphs n
Petroglyphe
(archaeology) A rock carving, especially one made in prehistoric times.

petrography petrographies n
Petrografie
(petrology) The branch of petrology that deals with the scientific description and classification of rocks.

petroleum ether n
Petrolether
A volatile petroleum fraction, usually available in a number of fractions boiling between 40°C and 140°C. Used as a solvent in the laboratory and industry.

petrology /pəˈtɹɑl.ə.d͡ʒi/ /pɪˈtɹɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/ petrologies n
Petrologie Gesteinskunde
(geology) The study of the origin, composition and structure of rock.

petticoat /ˈpɛtɪkət/ /ˈpɛtɪkəʊt/ petticoats n
Petticoat
(archaic, or, historical) A type of ornamental skirt or underskirt, often displayed below a dress; chiefly in plural, designating a woman's skirts collectively.
Unterrock Petticoat
A light woman's undergarment worn under a dress or skirt, and hanging either from the shoulders or (now especially) from the waist; a kind of slip, worn to make the skirt fuller, or for extra warmth.

pettifogger /ˈpɛtɪˌfɑːɡɚ/ /ˈpɛtɪˌfɒɡə/ /ˈpɛtɪˌfɔːɡɚ/ pettifoggers n
Erbsenzähler Haarspalter Kleingeist Wortklauber
Someone who quibbles over trivia, and raises petty, annoying objections and sophistry.
Rechtsverdreher Winkeladvokat
An unscrupulous or unethical lawyer, especially one of lesser skill.

pettiness pettinesses n
Kleinkariertheit Kleinlichkeit

petting /ˈpɛtɪŋ/ [ˈpʰɛɾɪŋ] pettings n
Petting
(sex) The act of kissing, stroking, etc., a person in a sexual manner.

petting zoo petting zoos n
Streichelzoo
A zoo that permits or encourages visitors to touch animals.

petty /ˈpɛ.ti/ [ˈpʰɛ.ɾi] more petty most petty pettier pettiest adj
kleinlich gering geringfügig klein unbedeutend unwichtig
Of persons or their behaviour: marked by or reflective of undesirably limited interests, sympathies, or views; begrudging, selfish, small-minded; also, preoccupied with subjects having little or no importance and not mindful of broader concerns. [from 16th c.]

petty bourgeoisie petty bourgeoisies n
Kleinbürgertum
(Marxism) A social class of that bourgeoisie that typically works alongside their employees if they have any, exemplified by shopkeepers and professionals.

petty cash n
Portokasse
Cash available for trivial purchases, especially limited funds for employees to use without close supervision.

petty crime petty crimes n
Bagatelldelikt Bagatellkriminalität Kleinkriminalität
A minor, less serious crime.

petty larceny petty larcenies n
Bagatelldiebstahl
(legal) A misdemeanor larceny; an act of theft wherein the amount stolen is insufficient to constitute grand larceny.

petty officer petty officers n
Unteroffizier
A non-commissioned officer in the Canadian, US and UK Navy and the US Coast Guard; roughly equivalent to a sergeant in the army

petty spurge n
Garten-Wolfsmilch
The plant Euphorbia peplus.

petty theft petty thefts n
Bagatelldiebstahl
A theft of property having a value lower than a certain small amount set forth in a statute, and considered to be a less serious class of crime.

petulance /ˈpɛtjʊləns/ /ˈpɛt͡ʃələns/ petulances n
Gereiztheit Kapriziertheit Launenhaftigkeit Launigkeit
Childish impatience or sulkiness; testiness. [from 18th c.]

petulant /ˈpɛtjələnt/ /ˈpɛtjʊlənt/ /ˈpɛt͡ʃələnt/ /ˈpɛt͡ʃʊlənt/ more petulant most petulant adj
bockig borstig gereizt launenhaft launisch leicht reizbar
Childishly irritable.

petunia /pəˈtuːnjə/ petunias n
Petunie
A dark purple colour, like that of some petunia flowers.

pew /pjuː/ pews n
Kirchenbank Bank
Any structure shaped like a church pew, such as a stall, formerly used by money lenders, etc.; a box in a theatre; or a pen or sheepfold.

pewter /ˈpjutɚ/ /ˈpjuːtə/ [ˈpjuɾɚ] pewters n
Hartzinn
An alloy of approximately 93–98% tin, 1–2% copper, and the balance of antimony.
Zinnkrug Zinnseidel
A beer tankard made from pewter.

pewterer pewterers n
Kannengießer
A manufacturer of pewterware.

pfennig /ˈ(p)fɛn.ɪɡ/ pfennige pfennigs n
Pfennig
(historical, numismatics) One hundredth of the former German mark (Deutsche Mark).

phablet /ˈfæblɪt/ phablets n
Phablet Smartlet
(neologism) A mobile device intermediate in size between smartphone and tablet.

phagnalon phagnalons n
Steinimmortelle
Any plant of the genus Phagnalon

phagocyte /ˈfeɪɡəsaɪt/ phagocytes n
Phagozyt
(cytology) A cell of the immune system, such as a neutrophil, macrophage or dendritic cell, that engulfs and destroys viruses, bacteria and waste materials, or in the case of mature dendritic cells; displays antigens from invading pathogens to cells of the lymphoid lineage.

phagocytosis /ˌfeɪ.ɡoʊ.saɪˈtoʊ.sɪs/ /ˌfeɪ.ɡəʊ.saɪˈtəʊ.sɪs/ phagocytoses n
Phagozytose

phalanx /ˈfeɪ.ˌlæŋks/ /ˈfæ.ˌlæŋks/ phalanges phalanxes n
Phalanx
(historical, plural phalanxes) An ancient Greek and Macedonian military unit that consisted of several ranks and files (lines) of soldiers in close array with joined shields and long spears.
Fingerglied Zehenglied
(skeleton, plural phalanges) One of the bones of the finger or toe.

phalarope /ˈfæləɹəʊp/ phalaropes n
Wassertreter
Any of three small wading birds in the genus Phalaropus, of the family Scolopacidae, that have lobed toes.

phaleristics n
Phaleristik
(very rare) The study of orders, fraternity, and award items.

phallic /ˈfælɪk/ adj
phallisch

phallocentrism phallocentrisms n
Phallozentrismus
(figuratively) Focus on a male point of view.

phallocracy /faˈlɒkɹəsi/ /fəˈlɒkɹəsi/ phallocracies n
Phallokratie
A society or government of, or dominated by, men. [from 20th c.]

phallocrat phallocrats n
Phallokrat Phallokratin
One who advocates or imposes phallocracy.

phallological adj
phallologisch
of or relating to phallology, the study of the penis

phallologist phallologists n
Phallologe Phallologin
An expert in phallology

phallology n
Phallologie
The scientific study of the penis.

phallus /ˈfæləs/ phalli phalluses n
Phallus
(psychoanalysis) The signifier of the desire of the Other, and the signifier of jouissance.

phanerogam /ˈfænəɹəɡæm/ phanerogams n
Samenpflanze
(botany) Any plant that produces seeds (rather than spores).

phaneromeric adj
phaneromer

phantasmagoria /ˌfæntæzməˈɡɒɹi.ə/ /ˌfæntæzməˈɡɔːɹi.ə/ phantasmagorias n
Phantasmagorie
A dreamlike state where real and imagined elements are blurred together.

phantasmophobia n
Phantasmophobie
An abnormal or irrational fear of ghosts and phantoms.

phantom /ˈfæntəm/ phantoms n
Phantom
Something apparently seen, heard, or sensed, but having no physical reality; an image that appears only in the mind; an illusion or delusion.

phantom limb phantom limbs n
Phantomglied
(pathology) The false sensation, which is often painful, that an amputated limb is still present and attached.

phantom pain phantom pains n
Phantomschmerz
(medicine, pathology) A sensation of pain coming from a part of the body that has been amputated, or in which the nerves have been destroyed.

pharaoh /ˈfæɹ.oʊ/ /ˈfɛ(ə)ɹ.oʊ/ /ˈfɛə.ɹəʊ/ /ˈfɛː.ɹəʊ/ pharaohs n
Pharao Pharaonin
(historical) The supreme ruler of Ancient Egypt; a formal address for the sovereign seat of power as personified by the "king" in an institutional role of Horus son of Osiris; often used by metonymy for Ancient Egyptian sovereignty

pharaohess pharaohesses n
Pharaonin
A female pharaoh.

pharaonic /ˌfɛəɹeɪˈɒnɪk/ more pharaonic most pharaonic adj
pharaonisch
Of or pertaining to a pharaoh.

pharmaceutical /ˌfɑɹməˈs(j)utɪkl̩/ /ˌfɑː.məˈkjuː.tɪ.kl̩/ /ˌfɑː.məˈs(j)uː.tɪ.kl̩/ adj
pharmazeutisch Arznei Arzneimittel
(medicine, pharmacy, pharmacology) Of or relating to pharmacy or pharmacists.

pharmacist /ˈfɑɹməsɪst/ pharmacists n
Apotheker Apothekerin
(pharmacy) A health professional who controls, formulates, preserves, and dispenses medications and provides medical advice and counseling on how medicines should be used in order to achieve maximum benefit, and minimal side effects in order to avoid drug interactions.
Pharmazeut Pharmazeutin
(pharmacy, academic) One who studies pharmacy.

pharmacodynamics n
Pharmakodynamik
(pharmacology) The branch of pharmacology that studies the effects and modes of action of drugs upon the body.

pharmacokinetic /ˌfɑː(ɹ)məkəʊkɪˈnɛtɪk/ adj
pharmakokinetisch

pharmacokinetics /ˌfɑː(ɹ)məkəʊkɪˈnɛtɪks/ n
Pharmakokinetik
(pharmacology) A branch of pharmacology concerned with the rate at which drugs are absorbed, distributed, metabolized, and eliminated by the body.

pharmacological /ˌfɑɹməkəˈlɒd͡ʒɪkəl/ adj
pharmakologisch
(pharmacology) Of or having to do with pharmacology.

pharmacologist /ˌfɑɹməˈkɒləd͡ʒɪst/ pharmacologists n
Pharmakologe Pharmakologin
(pharmacology) A student of pharmacology; one versed in the science of pharmacology.

pharmacology /ˌfɑɹməˈkɒləd͡ʒi/ n
Pharmakologie Arzneimittelkunde
(medicine) The science of drugs including their origin, composition, pharmacokinetics, therapeutic use, and toxicology.

pharmacopoeia /fɑːməkəˈpiːə/ /ˌfɑɹ.mə.kəˈpi.ə/ pharmacopoeiae pharmacopoeias n
Arzneibuch
(pharmacology) An official book describing medicines or other pharmacological substances, especially their use, preparation, and regulation.

pharmacotherapy pharmacotherapies n
Pharmakotherapie
(medicine) The use of pharmaceuticals to treat disease

pharmacovigilance /ˌfɑɹməkoʊˈvɪd͡ʒɪl(ə)ns/ /ˌfɑːməkəʊˈvɪd͡ʒɪl(ə)ns/ n
Pharmakovigilanz
(medicine, pharmacology) The detection, assessment, understanding and prevention of adverse effects of medicines. [from 1970s]

pharmacy /ˈfɑɹməsi/ /ˈfɑːməsi/ pharmacies n
Apotheke Drogerie
(countable) A place where prescription drugs are sold or dispensed.
Pharmazie
(uncountable) The science of medicinal substances, inclusive of pharmaceutics, pharmaceutical chemistry, pharmacology, phytochemistry, and forensics.

pharyngeal /fəˈɹɪn.d͡ʒi.əl/ /fəˈɹɪn.d͡ʒəl/ /fəˈɹɪn.ʒi.əl/ /ˌfa.ɹɪnˈd͡ʒiː.əl/ /ˌfæɹ.ənˈd͡ʒi.əl/ /ˌfɛɹ.ənˈd͡ʒi.əl/ adj
pharyngal pharyngisch
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the pharynx.
(phonetics) Articulated with the pharynx; a term usually describing a consonant which is articulated by the rear area of the tongue being raised to below the region between the uvula and the pharyngeal wall. The term cannot apply to a plosive or stop consonant.

pharyngealization pharyngealizations n
Pharyngalisierung
(phonology) The act or process of pharyngealizing.

pharyngealize /fæˈɹɪnd͡ʒiːəˌlaɪz/ v
pharyngalisieren
(phonology) to constrict the pharynx while articulating another sound.

pharyngitis pharyngitides n
Rachenentzündung Pharyngitis
Inflammation of the pharynx.

pharynx /ˈfa.ɹɪŋks/ /ˈfæɹ.ɪŋks/ /ˈfɛɹ.ɪŋks/ pharynges pharynxes n
Rachen Pharynx
(anatomy) The part of the alimentary canal and respiratory tract that extends from the back of the mouth and nasal cavity to the larynx and esophagus.

phase /feɪz/ phases n
Phase
(astronomy) A particular appearance or state in a regularly recurring cycle of changes with respect to quantity of illumination or form, or the absence, of its enlightened disk. Illustrated in Wikipedia's article Lunar phase.
(physics) Any one point or portion in a recurring series of changes, as in the changes of motion of one of the particles constituting a wave or vibration; one portion of a series of such changes, in distinction from a contrasted portion, as the portion on one side of a position of equilibrium, in contrast with that on the opposite side.

phase diagram phase diagrams n
Phasendiagramm
(physics, chemistry) A graph, with axes representing temperature and pressure, showing the equilibrium conditions for a given substance to be a solid, liquid or gas.
a similar diagram for a binary mixture of substances, with axes representing composition and temperature.

phase modulation phase modulations n
Phasenmodulation
A method of sending information by modifying (modulating) the difference in phase (fraction of a wave length) between a signal and a reference.

phase out /feɪ̯z äʊ̯t/ v
auslaufen lassen nach und nach abschaffen / aussondern
(transitive) To remove or relinquish the use of (something) little by little, either via discrete diminishing phases or (by extension) by continuous gradations; to remove in phases, or as if by phases (gradually).

phase space phase spaces n
Phasenraum
(mathematics, physics, dynamical system theory) Given a (dynamical) system, any topological space such that every point in the space's underlying set uniquely represents a state of the system and every possible state is represented by some point;(less formally) the underlying set of such a topological space.

phase transition phase transitions n
Phasenübergang
(physics) The transition between thermodynamic phases of a physical system, especially one between the solid, liquid, and gaseous phases of a substance.

phase velocity n
Phasengeschwindigkeit
(physics) The velocity of propagation of a pure sine wave of infinite extent and infinitesimal amplitude.

phat /fæt/ phatter phattest adj
genial super
(slang, originally, AAVE) Excellent; cool; very good.

pheasant /ˈfɛzənt/ pheasants n
Fasan Fasanenhuhn
(countable) A bird of family Phasianidae, often hunted for food.

pheasant's eye pheasant's eyes pheasants' eyes n
Adonisröschen
Any of genus Adonis of flowering plants in the buttercup family (Ranunculaceae), native to Europe and Asia, particularly
Dichter-Narzisse Weiße Narzisse
Narcissus poeticus, a species of daffodil

pheasant-tailed jacana pheasant-tailed jacanas n
Fasanenblatthühnchen
Hydrophasianus chirurgus, a wader in the family Jacanidae.

pheasantry pheasantries n
Fasanerie Fasanengarten
(zoology) A place for keeping and rearing pheasants.

phenakistoscope /ˌfiːnəˈkɪstəskəʊp/ /ˌfɛnəˈkɪstəskəʊp/ phenakistoscopes n
Phenakistiskop

phencyclidine /fɛnˈsaɪ.klɪ.diːn/ phencyclidines n
Phencyclidin
(pharmaceutical drug) A synthetic compound derived from piperidine, used as a veterinary anesthetic and in hallucinogenic drugs such as angel dust.

phenol /ˈfinɑl/ /ˈfinəl/ /ˈfiːnɒl/ /ˈfiːnəl/ phenols n
Phenol
(organic compound, uncountable) A caustic, poisonous, white crystalline compound, C6H5OH, derived from benzene and used in resins, plastics, and pharmaceuticals and in dilute form as a disinfectant and antiseptic; once called carbolic acid
(organic chemistry, countable) Any of a class of aromatic organic compounds having at least one hydroxyl group attached directly to the benzene ring (or other aromatic ring)

phenolic resin phenolic resins n
Phenolharz Phenoplast
(chemistry) Any of a particular class of thermosetting resin made through the condensation of phenol (or a phenol derivative) with an aldehyde.

phenolphthalein /ˌfi.nl̩ˈθæl.i.ɪn/ /ˌfi.nl̩ˈθæˌlin/ /ˌfiː.nɒlˈ(f)θa.liːn/ /ˌfiː.nɒlˈ(f)θeɪ.liːn/ phenolphthaleins n
Phenolphthalein

phenomenal /fə-/ /fɪˈnɑmɪnəl/ /fɪˈnɒmɪnəl/ /fɪˈnɔmɪnəl/ more phenomenal most phenomenal adj
ausgezeichnet fabelhaft sagenhaft
phänomenal
(colloquial) Very remarkable; highly extraordinary; amazing.

phenomenological more phenomenological most phenomenological adj
phänomenologisch
(philosophy) Of or relating to phenomenology, or consistent with the principles of phenomenology.

phenomenology /fɪˌnɑməˈnɑləd͡ʒi/ /fɪˌnɒmɪˈnɒləd͡ʒi/ phenomenologies n
Phänomenologie
(philosophy) The study of structures of consciousness as experienced from the first-person point of view.

phenomenon /-nən/ /fəˈnɑmənə/ /fəˈnɑməˌnɑn/ /fəˈnɒmɪnə/ /fəˈnɒmɪnən/ /fɪ-/ /fɪˈnɔmɪnə/ /fɪˈnɔmɪnən/ phenomena phenomenon phenomenons n
Phänomen Erscheinung
A thing or being, event or process, perceptible through senses; or a fact or occurrence thereof.
(philosophy, chiefly, Kantian, _, idealism) An experienced object whose constitution reflects the order and conceptual structure imposed upon it by the human mind (especially by the powers of perception and understanding).

phenoplast /ˈfinəˌplæst/ phenoplasts n
Phenolharz Phenoplast
(chemistry) phenolic resin.

phenotype /ˈfiː.noʊˌtaɪp/ /ˈfiː.nə(ʊ)ˌtaɪp/ /ˈfiː.nəˌtaɪp/ phenotypes n
Phänotyp Erscheinungsbild
(genetics, evolutionary theory) The appearance of an organism based on a multifactorial combination of genetic traits and environmental factors, especially used in pedigrees.

phenylalanine phenylalanines n
Phenylalanin
(amino acid) An essential amino acid C9H11NO2 found in most animal proteins; it is essential for growth; the inability to metabolize it leads to phenylketonuria; it is a constituent of aspartame.

phenylephrine /ˌfiː.nʌɪlˈɛf.ɹiːn/ /ˌfiː.nʌɪlˈɛf.ɹɪn/ /ˌfɛn.əlˈɛf.ɹiːn/ /ˌfɛn.əlˈɛf.ɹɪn/ /ˌfɛn.ɪlˈɛf.ɹɪn/ /ˌfɛn.ʌɪlˈɛf.ɹiːn/ phenylephrines n
Phenylephrin
(medicine, pharmaceutical drug) An α-adrenergic receptor agonist related to adrenaline, used as a vasoconstrictor and nasal decongestant; 3-(1-hydroxy-2-methylamino-ethyl)phenol, with the formula C9H13NO2.

pheromone pheromones n
Pheromon
(biology) A chemical secreted by an animal, especially an insect, that affects the development or behavior of other members of the same species, functioning often as a means of attracting a member of the opposite sex.

phew /fjuː/ /fɪu̯/ [ɸj̊u̥˥˩] interjection
puh
Used to express relief of tension, fatigue, or surprise.
pfui
Used to show disgust.

phi /faɪ/ /fiː/ phis n
Phi
Φ, the 21st letter of the Euclidean and modern Greek alphabet, usually romanized as "ph".

philanderer /fɪ.ˈlæn.də.ɹə/ /fɪ.ˈlæn.də.ɹɚ/ /fɪ.ˈlæn.dɚ.ɚ/ philanderers n
Charmeur Schönredner
One who plays at courtship; a fickle lover; a flirt (usually applies only to men).
Schürzenjäger
Someone who engages in casual sex – usually frequently.

philanthropic more philanthropic most philanthropic adj
philanthropisch menschenfreundlich
Of or pertaining to philanthropy; characterized by philanthropy; loving or helping mankind

philanthropically more philanthropically most philanthropically adv
menschenfreundlich philanthropisch wohltätig
In a philanthropic manner.

philanthropist philanthropists n
Philanthrop Menschenfreund Menschenfreundin Philanthropin
A person who loves humankind in general.

philanthropy /fɪˈlæn.θɹə.pi/ /fɪˈlæn.θɹə.piː/ philanthropies n
Menschenliebe Nächstenliebe Philantropie
(chiefly, _, uncountable) Benevolent altruism with the intention of increasing the well-being of humankind.

philatelic more philatelic most philatelic adj
philatelistisch
Of or relating to philately or of interest to philatelists.

philatelist /fɪˈlætəlɪst/ philatelists n
Philatelist Philatelistin Briefmarkensammler Briefmarkensammlerin
A person who collects and studies postage stamps.

philately /fɪˈlæt.ə.li/ philatelies n
Philatelie Briefmarkenkunde
Stamp collecting.
Philatelie
The study of postage stamps, postal routes, postal history, etc.

philematology /fɪˌləməˈtɑləd͡ʒi/ /fɪˌlɪməˈtɒləd͡ʒi/ n
Philematologie
The scientific study of kissing. [from 1901]

philharmonic /ˌfɪlhɑː(ɹ)ˈmɒnɪk/ /ˌfɪlhə(ɹ)ˈmɒnɪk/ /ˌfɪlə(ɹ)ˈmɒnɪk/ adj
philharmonisch
(music) Appreciative of music, but especially to its performance; devoted to music.

philhellene philhellenes n
Philhellene Philhellenin
A lover of Greece or Greek culture. [from 19th c.]
(now, historical) Specifically, a supporter of Greek independence, especially during the Greek war of independence in 1821-29. [from 19th c.]

philia /ˈfil.jə/ /ˈfiː.li.ə/ /ˈfɪl.i.ə/ /ˈfɪl.jə/ philias n
Philie
(countable) a psychological disorder characterized by an irrational favorable disposition towards something

philippic /fɪˈlɪpɪk/ philippics n
Philippika
(by extension) Any tirade or declamation full of bitter condemnation.

philistine /-lə-/ /-stin/ /fɪˈlɪstin/ /ˈfɪlɪstaɪn/ /ˈfɪlɪˌstaɪn/ more philistine most philistine adj
Banause Spießer philiströs
(derogatory) Ignorant or uneducated; specifically, lacking appreciation for or antagonistic towards art or culture, and having pedestrian tastes.

philistine /-lə-/ /-stin/ /fɪˈlɪstin/ /ˈfɪlɪstaɪn/ /ˈfɪlɪˌstaɪn/ philistines n
Philister Banause Banausin Ignorant Ignorantin Spießbürger
(derogatory) A person who is ignorant or uneducated; specifically, a person who lacks appreciation of or is antagonistic towards art or culture, and who has pedestrian tastes.

philistinism philistinisms n
Banausentum Banausie Philisterei Spießbürgertum
A materialistic attitude accompanied by ignorance of artistic or cultural matters.

phillumenist /fɪˈluːmənɪst/ phillumenists n
Phillumenist Phillumenistin
A person who collects match-related items, like matchbox labels, matchboxes, matchbooks, or matchbook covers.

phillumeny n
Phillumenie
The hobby of collecting matchbox labels and other match-related items

philogyny n
Philogynie
Love or fondness for women.

philological adj
philologisch
(linguistics) Pertaining to historical linguistics.

philologically more philologically most philologically adv
philologisch
In a philological manner.

philologist philologists n
Philologe Philologin
A person who engages in philology (historical linguistics), especially as a profession; a collector of words and their etymologies.

philology /fɪˈlɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/ /fɪˈlɒl.ə.d͡ʒɪ/ /fɪˈlɔl.ə.d͡ʒi/ philologies n
Philologie
(philosophy) Love and study of learning and literature, broadly speaking.

philopena /ˌfɪləˈpiːnə/ philopenas n
Vielliebchen
The occasion on which a philopena is forfeited; the forfeit paid.
A nut or almond with a double kernel, as used to set a philopena.

philopolemic /ˌfɪloʊpəˈlɛmɪk/ /ˌfɪləʊpəˈlɛmɪk/ more philopolemic most philopolemic adj
kriegliebend philopolemisch streitliebend
(rare) Exalting or supporting conflict or war. [from late 18th c.]

philosophaster philosophasters n
Philosophaster
A pretender to philosophy; a petty or charlatan philosopher.

philosopher /fəˈlɑsəfəɹ/ /fɪˈlɒs.ə.fə(ɹ)/ philosophers n
Philosoph Philosophin
(archaic) A person who applies the principles of philosophy to the conduct of their life, as by acting calmly and rationally in the face of inevitable change.
(archaic) A student, scholar, or expert in any branch of knowledge, especially those branches studied prior to being considered part of pure science.

philosopher king philosopher kings n
Philosophenkönig
A very wise ruler.

philosopher's stone philosopher's stones n
Stein der Weisen
(alchemy, uncountable) A supposed substance able to turn base metals, such as lead or mercury, into gold or silver, also sometimes claimed to cure any illness (as panacea) or confer immortality (as elixir of life), among other functions.

philosophical /ˌfɪləˈsɑfɪkl̩/ /ˌfɪləˈsɒfɪkl̩/ more philosophical most philosophical adj
philosophisch
Of, or pertaining to, philosophy.

philosophically more philosophically most philosophically adv
philosophisch
In a philosophical manner.

philosophize /fɪˈlɒsəfʌɪz/ v
philosophieren
To ponder or reason out philosophically.

philosophy /fɪˈlɑsəfi/ /fɪˈlɒsəfi/ philosophies n
Philosophie
(uncountable, originally) The love of wisdom.
(uncountable) An academic discipline that seeks truth through reasoning rather than empiricism, often attempting to provide explanations relating to general concepts such as existence and rationality.
(countable) A comprehensive system of belief.
(countable) A view or outlook regarding fundamental principles underlying some domain.
(countable) A general principle (usually moral).

philosophy of science philosophies of science n
Wissenschaftstheorie
(philosophy, uncountable) The study of the assumptions, foundations, and implications of science, including such questions as what distinguishes science from non-science, what are the aims of science, or what is a successful scientific explanation of a phenomenon.

philter /ˈfɪltə/ /ˈfɪltɚ/ philters n
Liebestrank
A kind of potion, charm, or drug; especially a love potion intended to make the drinker fall in love with the giver. [from the 16th c.]

philtrum /ˈfɪl.tɹəm/ philtra philtrums n
Philtrum Oberlippenrinne
(anatomy) The shallow vertical groove running from the nasal septum to the center of the upper lip.

phimosis /faɪˈmoʊ.sɪs/ /fʌɪˈməʊ.sɪs/ phimoses n
Phimose Vorhautverengung
(symptom) A contraction of the foreskin (either as a stage of development or a pathological condition), which prevents it from being retracted.

phishing /ˈfɪʃɪŋ/ n
Phishing
The act of circumventing security with an alias.

phlebitis /flɪˈbaɪtɪs/ phlebitides n
Phlebitis Venenentzündung
(pathology) Inflammation of a vein, usually in the legs.

phlebotomy /fləˈbɒtəmi/ /flɪˈbɒtəmi/ phlebotomies n
Aderlass
The opening of a vein, either to withdraw blood or for letting blood; venesection.

phlegm /fliːm/ /flɛm/ phlegms n
Phlegma
(historical) One of the four humors making up the body in ancient and mediaeval medicine; said to be cold and moist, and often identified with mucus. [from 13th c.]
Nasenschleim Popel Schleim
Viscid mucus produced by the body, later especially mucus expelled from the bronchial passages by coughing. [from 14th c.]
Phlegma Schwerfälligkeit Trägheit Gemütsruhe Gleichmut stoische Ruhe
Calmness of temperament, composure; also seen negatively, sluggishness, indifference. [from 16th c.]

phlegmatic /flɛɡˈmætɪk/ more phlegmatic most phlegmatic adj
phlegmatisch
Not easily excited to action or passion; calm; sluggish.
Generating, causing, or full of phlegm.

phloem /ˈfloʊ.əm/ /ˈfloʊ.ɛm/ /ˈfləʊ.əm/ /ˈfləʊ.ɛm/ phloems n
Phloem
(botany) A vascular tissue in land plants primarily responsible for the distribution of sugars and nutrients manufactured in the shoot.

phlogiston /flə(ʊ)ˈd͡ʒɪstɒn/ /flə(ʊ)ˈd͡ʒɪstən/ phlogistons n
Phlogiston Caloricum
(chemistry, historical) The hypothetical fiery principle formerly assumed to be a necessary constituent of combustible bodies and to be given up by them in burning.

phlogopite phlogopites n
Phlogopit
(mineral) A mica mineral with the chemical formula KMg3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2, a basic potassium magnesium aluminosilicate, used as an insulator

phlogosis phlogoses n
Phlogosis
(medicine, archaic) inflammation of external parts of the body; erysipelatous inflammation

phlox /flɒks/ /flɔks/ phlox phloxes n
Flammenblume Phlox
Any flowering plant of the genus Phlox.

pho /foʊ/ /fə/ /fəʊ/ /fɜː/ /fʌ/ phos n
Pho Phở
A Vietnamese soup with a beef base, typically served with rice noodles and optionally beef or chicken.

phobia /ˈfoʊbi.ə/ /ˈfəʊbɪə/ phobiae phobias phobiæ n
Phobie
An irrational, abnormal, or obsessive fear (of something).

phobophobia n
Phobophobie
The fear of fear; the fear of developing a phobia.

phocomelia /ˌfəʊkəˈmiːlɪə/ phocomelias n
Phokomelie Phokomelus Robbengliedrigkeit
A congenital disorder of the limbs, the affected person being born with abnormally short or missing bones and flipper-like hands or feet.

phoenix /ˈfiːnɪks/ phoenices phoenix phoenixes n
Phönix
(Chinese mythology) A mythological Chinese chimerical bird whose physical body symbolizes the six celestial bodies; a fenghuang.

phon phons n
Phon
(acoustics) A unit of apparent loudness, equal in number to the intensity in decibels of a 1,000-hertz tone judged to be as loud as the sound being measured.

phone /foʊ̯n/ /fəʊ̯n/ phones n
Phon
(phonetics) A speech segment that possesses distinct physical or perceptual properties, considered as a physical event without regard to its place in the phonology of a language.

phone /foʊ̯n/ /fəʊ̯n/ v
anrufen telefonieren
(transitive) To call (someone) using a telephone.

phone sex n
Telefonsex
An erotic or sexual telephone conversation between two or more people.

phonecard phonecards n
Telefonkarte
A chargecard used to pay for telephone calls.

phoneme /ˈfoʊnim/ /ˈfəʊniːm/ phonemes n
Phonem
An indivisible unit of sound in a given language. A phoneme is an abstraction of the physical speech sounds (phones) and may encompass several different phones.

phonemic /fəʊˈniːmɪk/ /fəˈniːmɪk/ adj
phonemisch
(linguistics) Relating to phonemes.
(linguistics) Relating to a difference between sounds that can change the meaning of words in a language.

phonendoscope phonendoscopes n
Phonendoskop
A form of stethoscope used in auscultation

phonetic /fəˈnɛt.ɪk/ [fəˈnɛɾɪk] adj
phonetisch
Relating to the sounds of spoken language.
(linguistics) Relating to phones (as opposed to phonemes).

phonetic alphabet phonetic alphabets n
phonetisches Alphabet
A writing system used to unambiguously transcribe the sounds of human speech.

phonetic spelling alphabet phonetic spelling alphabets n
Buchstabieralphabet Buchstabiertafel Fliegeralphabet Funkalphabet Telefonalphabet

phonetician /ˌfoʊ.nəˈtɪʃ.(ə)n/ /ˌfɑ.nəˈtɪʃ.(ə)n/ /ˌfɒn.ɪˈtɪʃ.(ə)n/ /ˌfɔn.ɪˈtɪʃ.(ə)n/ /ˌfəʊ.nɪˈtɪʃ.(ə)n/ phoneticians n
Fonetiker Fonetikerin Phonetiker Phonetikerin
A person who specializes in the physiology, acoustics, and perception of speech.

phonetics /fəˈnɛtɪks/ n
Phonetik Lautlehre
(linguistics) The study of the physical sounds of human speech, concerned with the physical properties of speech sounds (phones), and the processes of their physiological production, auditory reception, and neurophysiological perception, and their representation by written symbols.

phoniatrics n
Foniatrie Phoniatrie

phono- /fəˈnɒ-/ /ˈfoʊnoʊ-/ /ˈfoʊnə-/ /ˌfoʊnoʊ-/ /ˌfoʊnə-/ prefix
phono-
Relating to sound

phono-semantic matching phono-semantic matchings n
phono-semantische Angleichung
(linguistics) The borrowing of a word into one language from another which completely or partially preserves both the original sound and meaning but does so via substitution of etymons.

phonogram /ˈfɑ.nəˌɡɹæm/ /ˈfəʊ.nə.ɡɹæm/ phonograms n
Lautzeichen Phonogramm
(linguistics) A character or symbol (grapheme) that represents a sound, as opposed to logograms and determinatives.
Phonogramm Tonaufnahme Tonaufzeichnung
(legal) An audio recording, regardless of physical format.

phonograph /ˈfoʊnəˌɡɹæf/ /ˈfəʊnəˌɡɹɑːf/ phonographs n
Phonograph
(British, historical) A device that records or plays sound from cylinder records.

phonological /ˌfoʊ̯nəˈlɑd͡ʒɪkəl/ /ˌfɑnəˈlɑd͡ʒɪkəl/ /ˌfɒnəˈlɒd͡ʒɪkəl/ /ˌfəʊ̯nəˈlɒd͡ʒɪkəl/ adj
phonologisch
Of or relating to phonology.

phonologist /fəˈnɑləd͡ʒɪst/ phonologists n
Phonologe Phonologin
(linguistics) A person who specializes in phonology, the functional use of sounds in language.

phonology /foʊ-/ /fəˈnɑləd͡ʒi/ /fəˈnɒləd͡ʒi/ /fəˈnɔləd͡ʒi/ phonologies n
Phonologie Phonemik
(uncountable) The study of the way sounds function in languages, including accent, intonation, phonemes, stress, and syllable structure, and which sounds are distinctive units within a language; (countable) the way sounds function within a given language; a phonological system. [from late 18th c.]
(by extension, uncountable) The study of the way components of signs function in a sign language, and which components are distinctive units within the language; (countable) the way components of signs function within a given sign language.

phonotactics /ˈfoʊnoʊˌtæktɪks/ /ˈfoʊnəˌtæktɪks/ /ˈfəʊnə(ʊ)ˌtaktɪks/ n
Phonotaktik
(linguistics, phonology) A branch of phonology that deals with the restrictions a language applies to combinations of phonemes.

phony /ˈfoʊni/ phonier phoniest adj
gefälscht unecht falsch verlogen
(informal) Fraudulent; fake; having a misleading appearance.

phony /ˈfoʊni/ phonies n
Quacksalber Schwindler Schwindlerin
Blender Hochstapler Scharlatan
(informal) A person who assumes an identity or quality other than their own.
Heuchler Lügner
(informal) A person who professes beliefs or opinions that they do not hold.

phony as a three-dollar bill adj
so falsch wie ein falscher Fuffziger so falsch wie ein falscher Fünfziger

phosphatase phosphatases n
Phosphatase
(enzyme) Any of several enzymes that hydrolyze phosphate esters, and are important in the metabolism of carbohydrates, nucleotides and phospholipids, and in the formation of bone.

phosphate /ˈfɑsfeɪt/ /ˈfɒsfeɪt/ phosphates n
Phosphat
(chemistry) Any salt or ester of phosphoric acid.

phosphating phosphatings n
Phosphatierung
The application of a protective coating of phosphate to the surface of metals

phosphide phosphides n
Phosphid
(chemistry) Any binary compound of phosphorus, especially one in oxidation state −3.

phosphine /ˈfɒsfiːn/ phosphines n
Phosphin
(inorganic compound, uncountable) A toxic gas, chemical formula PH3.
(organic chemistry, countable) Any alkyl or aryl derivative of this compound, PR3 (where at least one R is not H),
(dyeing) Chrysaniline, often in the form of a salt.

phosphofructokinase phosphofructokinases n
Phosphofructokinase
(enzyme) Any of a group of kinase enzymes that convert fructose phosphates to biphosphates

phospholipid phospholipids n
Phospholipid
(organic compound) Any lipid, such as lecithin or cephalin, consisting of a diglyceride combined with a phosphate group and a simple organic molecule such as choline or ethanolamine; they are important constituents of biological membranes.

phosphoresce v
phosphoreszieren nachleuchten
To exhibit phosphorescence

phosphorescence /ˌfɑs.fəˈɹɛs.əns/ /ˌfɒs.fəˈɹɛs.əns/ phosphorescences n
Phosphoreszenz Nachleuchten
The emission of light without any perceptible heat; the quality of being phosphorescent.

phosphoric acid n
Phosphorsäure
(inorganic compound) A colourless liquid, H3PO4, used in the manufacture of fertilizers, detergents and pharmaceuticals and as an additive in cola drinks.

phosphorous acid n
Phosphonsäure phosphorige Säure
(chemistry) a yellowish hygroscopic solid, H3PO3; a mild reducing agent

phosphorus /ˈfɑs.fɚ.əs/ /ˈfɒs.fə.ɹəs/ /ˈfɒs.fɹəs/ phosphori phosphoruses n
Phosphor
(chemistry) a chemical element (symbol P) with an atomic number of 15, that exists in several allotropic forms.

phosphorus cycle phosphorus cycles n
Phosphorkreislauf
The cyclic movement of phosphorus through the biogeochemical environment

phosphorylation phosphorylations n
Phosphorylierung
(biochemistry) the process of transferring a phosphate group from a donor to an acceptor; often catalysed by enzymes.

photo album photo albums n
Fotoalbum Fotografiealbum
A book with a collection of photographs placed inside.

photo booth photo booths n
Fotoautomat
A coin-operated kiosk used to take photographs, typically used for passport photographs.

photo finish photo finishes n
Fotofinish
(sports) The finish of a race in which the leaders are so close together that the winner cannot be identified using the naked eye but is determined by means of a photograph.

photo shoot photo shoots n
Fotoshooting Shooting
A session in which a photographer takes shots of an individual or group.

photoactive more photoactive most photoactive adj
photoaktiv

photobook photobooks n
Fotobuch
(photography) A book of photographs, often by a single photographer

photochemical reaction photochemical reactions n
photochemische Reaktion
(chemistry) Any chemical reaction initiated by the absorption of electromagnetic radiation to form an excited state

photoconductivity photoconductivities n
Photoleitfähigkeit
(physics) The increase in the electrical conductivity of a material as a result of incident electromagnetic radiation.

photocopier photocopiers n
Fotokopierer
A machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates.

photocopy /ˈfəʊtəˌkɒpi/ photocopies n
Fotokopie Photokopie Xerokopie
A copy made using a photocopier.

photocopy /ˈfəʊtəˌkɒpi/ v
fotokopieren photokopieren
To make a copy using a photocopier.

photodiode photodiodes n
Fotodiode
(electronics) A semiconductor two-terminal component whose electrical characteristics are light-sensitive.

photodocument v
fotodokumentieren

photodocumentation photodocumentations n
Fotodokumentation

photoelectric effect photoelectric effects n
photoelektrischer Effekt
(physics) The emission of electrons from the surface of a material following the absorption of electromagnetic radiation.

photogenic /ˌfoʊ.toʊˈd͡ʒɛn.ɪk/ /ˌfoʊ.təˈd͡ʒɛn.ɪk/ /ˌfəʊ.təʊˈd͡ʒɛn.ɪk/ more photogenic most photogenic adj
fotogen
Looking good when photographed.

photogenicity n
Fotogenität
The state of being photogenic

photogrammetry photogrammetries n
Photogrammetrie
The making of precise measurements from photographs.
The making of maps from photographs, especially from aerial surveying.

photograph /ˈfoʊ.tə.ˌɡɹæf/ /ˈfəʊ.tə.ˌɡɹɑːf/ [ˈfoʊ̯.ɾə.ˌɡɹ̠æf] [ˈfəʊ̯.tʰə̥.ˌɡɹ̠ɑːf] photographs n
Fotografie Foto Photographie Lichtbild Bild
A picture created by projecting an image onto a photosensitive surface such as a chemically treated plate or film, CCD receptor, etc.

photograph /ˈfoʊ.tə.ˌɡɹæf/ /ˈfəʊ.tə.ˌɡɹɑːf/ [ˈfoʊ̯.ɾə.ˌɡɹ̠æf] [ˈfəʊ̯.tʰə̥.ˌɡɹ̠ɑːf] v
fotografieren
(transitive, intransitive) To take a photograph (of).

photographer /fəˈtɑɡɹəfɚ/ /fəˈtɒɡɹəfə/ photographers n
Fotograf Fotografin Photograph Photographin
One who takes photographs, typically as an occupation.

photographic /ˌfoʊtəˈɡɹæfɪk/ [ˌfoʊɾəˈɡɹæfɪk] more photographic most photographic adj
fotografisch
Pertaining to photographs or photography.

photographic paper photographic papers n
Fotopapier Photopapier
(photography) paper or card coated with a light-sensitive emulsion, typically containing silver salts

photography /fəˈtɑ.ɡɹə.fi/ /fəˈtɒ.ɡɹə.fi/ photographies n
Fotografie
The art and technology of producing images on photosensitive surfaces, and its digital counterpart.
The occupation of taking (and often printing) photographs.

photoinducibility n
Photoinduzierbarkeit

photoinducible adj
photoinduzierbar

photoinduction photoinductions n
Photoinduktion

photojournalism n
Fotojournalismus
A form of journalism in which a story is told primarily through photographs and other images

photokeratitis n
Schneeblindheit
A painful condition of the eyes caused by exposure of unprotected eyes to ultraviolet (UV) rays.

photolysis n
Photolyse
(chemistry) Any chemical reaction in which a compound is decomposed after absorbing a photon

photomask photomasks n
Fotomaske

photometeor photometeors n
Photometeor

photometer /fəˈtɑmɪtɚ/ /fəˈtɒmɪtə(ɹ)/ /ˈfoʊtoʊˌmitɚ/ /ˈfəʊtəʊˌmiːtə(ɹ)/ photometers n
Luminometer
(physics) Any of several instruments used to measure various aspects of the intensity of light.

photon /ˈfəʊtɒn/ photons n
Photon Lichtteilchen
(particle) The quantum of light and other electromagnetic energy, regarded as a discrete particle having zero rest mass, no electric charge, and an indefinitely long lifetime. It is a gauge boson.

photon sail photon sails n
Photonensegel
(astronautics) A solar sail.

photonic adj
photonisch
of, or relating to photons or to photonics

photopaper photopapers n
Photopapier
Photographic paper; paper coated with light-sensitive chemicals, used for making photographic prints on traditional film cameras.

photopeak photopeaks n
Photopeak
(physics) That part of the gamma ray spectrum of a material caused by the photoelectric effect

photophobia photophobias n
Photophobia Lichtscheu
(medicine) Excessive sensitivity to light and the aversion to bright light; abnormal fear of light.

photorealism n
Fotorealismus
(art) An extremely realistic style distinguished by paintings, drawings, etc. that are nearly indistinguishable from photographs, frequently produced by tracing and emulating an original photograph.

photorealist photorealists n
Fotorealist Fotorealistin
An artist who works in photorealism.

photorealistic /ˌfoʊ.toʊˌɹiː.əlˈɪs.tɪk/ more photorealistic most photorealistic adj
fotorealistisch
(arts) of or pertaining to photo-realism

photoreceptor photoreceptors n
Photorezeptor
(biology) A specialized neuron or other structure able to detect and react to light.

photoresist photoresists n
Fotolack
A light-sensitive film used in photolithography and photoengraving.

photoresistor photoresistors n
Fotowiderstand

photosensitive more photosensitive most photosensitive adj
lichtempfindlich
having a reaction to, or able to be affected by, light

photoshop photoshops n
photoshoppen
A digitally altered image.

photosphere photospheres n
Photosphäre
(astronomy) A visible surface layer of a star, and especially that of a sun.

photosynthesis /ˌfoʊ.toʊ.ˈsɪn.θə.sɪs/ /ˌfəʊ.təʊ.ˈsɪn.θə.sɪs/ [ˌfŏʊ.ɾoʊ.ˈsɪn̪.θə.sɪs] [ˌfəʊ.tʰəʊ.ˈsɪn̪.θə.sɪs] photosyntheses n
Photosynthese Fotosynthese
(biology) Any process by which plants and other photoautotrophs convert light energy into chemical energy.

photosynthetic more photosynthetic most photosynthetic adj
photosynthetisch
Of, relating to, or employing photosynthesis.

phototoxic more phototoxic most phototoxic adj
fototoxisch phototoxisch
(medicine, of a medicine or cosmetic) Causing damage to the skin when exposed to light.

phototransistor phototransistors n
Fototransistor
(electronics) Any semiconductor device whose electrical characteristics are light-sensitive.

phototropic more phototropic most phototropic adj
fototrop fototropisch
Having a tendency to move in response to light. An animal or microbe that is positively phototropic will move toward light. One that is negatively phototropic will move away from light.

phototropism phototropisms n
Fototropismus
(biology) The movement of a plant towards or away from light.

photovoltaic adj
fotovoltaisch photovoltaisch
Producing a voltage when exposed to light.

phrasal /ˈfɹeɪzəl/ more phrasal most phrasal adj
Ausdrucks- Satz- phrasalisch
Relating to, or used in the manner of, a phrase.
phrasalisch
(grammar) Consisting of multiple words, but behaving as a single part of speech.

phrasal preposition phrasal prepositions n
zusammengesetzte Präposition
(grammar) A preposition composed of several words rather than just one.

phrasal verb phrasal verbs n
mehrgliedriges Verb Partikelverb
(linguistics, more loosely) A phrase, consisting of a verb and either or both of a preposition or adverb, that has idiomatic meaning.

phrase /fɹeɪz/ phrases n
Phrase Redewendung
A short written or spoken expression.
Phrase
(grammar) A word or, more commonly, a group of words that functions as a single unit in the syntax of a sentence, usually consisting of a head, or central word, and elaborating words.
(music) A small section of music in a larger piece.

phrase /fɹeɪz/ v
formulieren
(transitive) To express (an action, thought or idea) by means of particular words.

phrase book phrase books n
Sprachführer Gesprächsbuch
A usually pocket-sized book consisting of everyday expressions and vocabulary in two languages and intended for travellers who wish to communicate with locals while in other countries.

phraseological /ˌfɹeɪziəˈlɒd͡ʒɪkəl/ adj
phraseologisch
Of or pertaining to phraseology.

phraseologically adv
phraseologisch
In terms of phraseology.

phraseology /fɹeɪziˈɑləd͡ʒi/ /fɹeɪziˈɒləd͡ʒɪ/ /fɹeɪzˈɑləd͡ʒi/ phraseologies n
Phraseologie
Study of set or fixed expressions.
The style in which words and phrases are used in writing or speech.
Phraseologismus Phraseologie
A group of specialized words and expressions used by a particular group.

phrasing /ˈfɹeɪzɪŋ/ phrasings n
Ausdrucksweise Phrasierung
The way a statement is put together, particularly in matters of style and word choice.
(music) The way the musical phrases are put together in a composition or in its interpretation, with changes in tempo, volume, or emphasizing one or more instruments over others.

phreatic /fɹiˈæt.ɪk/ more phreatic most phreatic adj
phreatisch phreatische Explosion
(geology) Of or pertaining to ground water; (volcanology) involving explosively rapid heating of ground water by magma.

phrenological adj
phrenologisch
Pertaining to phrenology.

phrenologist phrenologists n
Phrenologe Phrenologin
An adherent or practitioner of phrenology.

phrenology phrenologies n
Phrenologie
(medicine, biology) The science or now discredited pseudo-science, which studies the relationships between a person's character and the morphology (structure) of the skull.

phthisic adj
phthisisch schwindsüchtig
Of or relating to phthisis or tuberculosis; tubercular; consumptive.

phthisis /ˈ(f)θaɪsɪs/ /ˈtaɪsɪs/ phthises n
Phthise
(archaic) An atrophy of the body or part of the body, especially pulmonary tuberculosis.

phugoid /ˈfjuˌɡɔɪd/ /ˈfjuːɡɔɪd/ phugoids n
Phygoide
(aeronautics, aviation) The motion of an aircraft, missile, or other flying object continuously oscillating in a vertical plane due to the object pitching up and climbing, thus slowing down; then pitching down and descending, thus speeding up.

phycology n
Phykologie Algenkunde Algologie
The scientific study of algae.

phylactery /fɪˈlæktəɹi/ phylacteries n
Phylakterion Denkzettel
(Judaism) Either of the two small leather cases, containing biblical scrolls, worn by Jewish men at morning prayer; the tefilla.
Gebetsriemen
(historical) Any small object worn for its magical or supernatural power; an amulet or charm.
Spruchband
(art, historical) A speech scroll, an illustrative device depicting speech, song or other sound as if written on a scroll.

phyllo /ˈfaɪloʊ/ /ˈfaɪləʊ/ /ˈfiːloʊ / /ˈfiːləʊ/ phyllos n
Filoteig
A type of dough, originating in Mediterranean cuisine, that is used in thin layers to make pastries (such as baklava and apple strudel) and pies and becomes very flaky when cooked.

phylloxera /fɪˈlɒksəɹə/ phylloxerae phylloxeras n
Reblaus
An insect, Daktulosphaira vitifoliae of the family Phylloxeridae (not the genus Phylloxera), that is very destructive to grape vines; also, the diseased condition of a vine caused by this insect. [from 19th c.]

phylogenetics /ˌfaɪləd͡ʒəˈnɛtɪks/ n
Phylogenese
(biology, systematics) The study of the evolutionary history and relationships among or within groups of organisms, through computational methods that focus on observed heritable traits.

phylogeny /faɪˈlɑd͡ʒəni/ /faɪˈlɒd͡ʒəni/ phylogenies n
Phylogenie
(systematics) The evolutionary history of groups of organisms, such as species or clades.

phylum /ˈfaɪləm/ phyla phylums n
Stamm
(taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class; also called a divisio or a division, especially in describing plants; a taxon at that rank

physalis /faɪˈseɪlɪs/ /ˈfaɪsəlɪs/ /ˈfɪsəlɪs/ physalises n
Blasenkirsche Judenkirsche Physalis
Any plant of the genus Physalis.
Kapstachelbeere Physalis
Fruit of such a plant, a yellow-orange berry, typically firm in texture with a mild, refreshing acidity.

physical /ˈfɪzɪkəl/ more physical most physical adj
physisch körperlich materiell stofflich
Pertaining to the world as understood through the senses rather than the mind; tangible, concrete; real. Having to do with the material world. [from 16th c.]
physisch physikalisch körperlich
Having to do with the body as opposed to the mind; corporeal, bodily. [from 18th c.]

physical chemistry n
physikalische Chemie
(chemistry, physics) The science that uses theories and techniques from physics to study chemical systems.

physical education n
Sportunterricht
An element of an educational curriculum concerned with bodily development, physical health and wellness, strength, physical co-ordination, and agility.

physical examination physical examinations n
ärztliche Untersuchung
(medicine) The examination of the patient's body with the use of such methods as inspection, palpation, percussion and auscultation.

physical law physical laws n
Naturgesetz physikalisches Gesetz
A universal statement about the operation of nature, based on empirical observations of physical behavior, tested using the scientific method.

physical quantity physical quantities n
physikalische Größe
(physics) A physical property that can be measured or calculated from other physical property and expressed as the product of a numerical value and a physical unit.

physically /ˈfɪzɪkli/ more physically most physically adv
physisch
In a physical manner.
physikalisch
According to the laws of physics.

physician /fɪˈzɪʃən/ physicians n
Ärztin Doktorin Medizinerin
A practitioner of physic, i.e. a specialist in internal medicine, especially as opposed to a surgeon; a practitioner who treats with medication rather than with surgery.
Arzt Ärztin Doktor Mediziner Medizinerin Doktorin
A medical doctor trained in human medicine.

physician, heal thyself proverb
Arzt, heile dich selbst Arzt, hilf dir selber

physicist /ˈfɪzɪsɪst/ physicists n
Physiker Physikerin
A person whose occupation specializes in the science of physics, especially at a professional level.

physicochemical adj
physikochemisch
Of or pertaining to physical chemistry.

physics /ˈfɪz.ɪks/ n
Physik
The branch of science concerned with the study of the properties and interactions of space, time, matter and energy.

physiocrat /ˈfɪzɪəkɹat/ physiocrats n
Physiokrat
(economics, now, historical) Any of a group of economists in 18th-century France who believed that the government should not seek to influence the operation of natural economic laws. [from 18th c.]

physiognomist physiognomists n
Gesichtsleser Gesichtsleserin Physiognomiker Physiognomikerin
One who studies, or is an expert in, physiognomy; one who studies the outer appearance of the person (primarily the face) to acquire knowledge of the inner personality.

physiognomy /fɪziˈɑ(ɡ)nəmi/ /fɪziˈɒnəmi/ /fɪziˈɒɡnəmi/ physiognomies n
Physiognomik
The art or pseudoscience of deducing the predominant temper and other characteristic qualities of the mind from the outward appearance, especially from the features of the face.

physiography physiographies n
Physiographie
(geography) The subfield of geography that studies physical patterns and processes of the Earth. It aims to understand the forces that produce and change rocks, oceans, weather, and global flora and fauna patterns.

physiological /ˌfɪz.i.əˈlɑ.d͡ʒɪ.kəl/ /ˌfɪz.i.əˈlɒd͡ʒ.i.kəl/ /ˌfɪz.i.əˈlɔd͡ʒ.i.kəl/ more physiological most physiological adj
physiologisch
Of, or relating to physiology.

physiologist physiologists n
Physiologe Physiologin
A person who studies or specializes in physiology.

physiology /ˌfɪziˈɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/ /ˌfɪziˈɒləd͡ʒi/ physiologies n
Physiologie
A branch of biology that deals with the functions and activities of life or of living matter (as organs, tissues, or cells) and of the physical and chemical phenomena involved.

physiotherapeutic more physiotherapeutic most physiotherapeutic adj
physiotherapeutisch
Of or relating to physiotherapy.

physiotherapist physiotherapists n
Physiotherapeut Physiotherapeutin Krankengymnast Heilgymnast
A therapist who treats physical injury or dysfunction, usually with exercise.

physiotherapy physiotherapies n
Physiotherapie
Therapy that uses physical techniques such as massage, ultrasound, heat, and exercise.

physique physiques n
Körperbau Statur
The natural constitution, or physical structure, of a person.

phytic acid n
Phytinsäure
(organic compound) The compound inositol hexaphosphoric acid present in cereals etc as alkali and alkaline earth salts; it is a source of phosphorus for ruminants but is indigestible for carnivores

phytoequivalence n
Phytoäquivalenz
(pharmacology, herbal medicine) A physiological equivalence between the effects of two herbal extracts, the efficacy of one of which has been clinically demonstrated.

phytolith phytoliths n
Phytolith
A small particle of silica or mineral that occurs in many plants.

phytomedicine phytomedicines n
Phytomedizin
(medicine) Any medicine of plant origin.

phytopathology n
Pflanzenpathologie Phytopathologie
The study of plant diseases; plant pathology

phytoplankton /ˌfaɪ.toʊˈplæŋk.tən/ /ˌfaɪ.təʊˈplæŋk.tən/ /ˌfaɪ.təˈplæŋk.tən/ phytoplanktons n
Phytoplankton
Plankton, especially those small in size, that obtain energy by photosynthesis.

phytosanitary adj
pflanzenschutz- phytosanitär
concerning the health of plants; especially the freedom from pests requiring quarantine

phytosterol phytosterols n
Phytosterine

phytotherapy phytotherapies n
Phytotherapie
(medicine) The use of plant extracts for medical purposes.

phytotomy n
Phytotomie
(botany, dated) The study of the internal structures of plants.

phytotoxic more phytotoxic most phytotoxic adj
phytotoxisch

phytotoxin phytotoxins n
Phytotoxin

pi /paɪ/ pis n
Pi
The 16th letter of the Classical and Modern Greek alphabets and the seventeenth in Old Greek.
Pi Kreiszahl
(mathematics) An irrational and transcendental constant representing the ratio of the circumference of a Euclidean circle to its diameter; approximately 3.14159265358979323846264338327950; usually written π.

pia mater pia maters n
Pia mater
(anatomy) The innermost of the meninges, the membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord.

pianist /piˈænɪst/ /ˈpi.ənɪst/ pianists n
Pianist Klavierspieler Klavierspielerin Pianistin
A person who plays the piano, particularly with skill or as part of an orchestra.

piano /piˈænoʊ/ /piˈɑnoʊ/ /piˈɑːnəʊ/ adv
piano Klavier
(music) softly, as a musical direction (abbreviated to p. in sheet music) [from 17th c.]

piano /paɪˈænoʊ/ /piˈænoʊ/ /piˈænəʊ/ pianoes pianos n
Klavier Piano Flügel
(musical instruments) a percussive keyboard musical instrument, usually ranging over seven octaves, with white and black colored keys, played by pressing these keys, causing hammers to strike strings [from 1803]

piano accordion piano accordions n
Pianoakkordeon
(musical instruments) an accordion with a keyboard similar to that of a piano.

piano maker piano makers n
Klavierbauer
Maker of pianos.

piano nobile piani nobili piano nobiles n
Beletage
(architecture) The floor of a building where the principal bedrooms and main reception rooms are found, very often on the first or second floor in older buildings.

piano roll piano rolls n
Notenrolle
A perforated roll of paper containing encoded music to be played by a pianola or player piano.

piano stool piano stools n
Klavierstuhl
A round wooden stool used by piano players. It is less stable than the rectangular piano bench. The height can be adjusted by simply spinning the seat clockwise or counterclockwise, respectively.

pianofortist pianofortists n
Pianofortist Pianofortistin
(music) A person who plays the pianoforte.

piastre piastres n
Piaster
(now, _, historical) A Spanish or Spanish-American coin and unit of currency, originally worth eight real.
A form of currency currently used as a subunit in the Middle Eastern and East African countries of Egypt, Jordan (partly including Palestine), Lebanon, South Sudan, Sudan, and Syria.

picador /ˈpɪkədɔː(ɹ)/ picadores picadors n
Picador Pikador
(bullfighting) A lancer mounted on horseback who assists a matador.

picaresque /pɪkəˈɹɛsk/ more picaresque most picaresque adj
pikaresk pikarisch spitzbübisch
Of or pertaining to adventurers or rogues.

picaresque /pɪkəˈɹɛsk/ picaresques n
Schelmenroman
(literature) A picaresque novel.

piccolo /ˈpɪkl̩oʊ/ /ˈpɪkoloʊ/ /ˈpɪkəloʊ/ /ˈpɪkələʊ/ piccoli piccolos n
Piccoloflöte Pikkoloflöte
A piccolo flute A transverse flute that is smaller than a Western concert flute and pitched nearly an octave higher.
Piccolo
A bottle of champagne containing 0.1875 litres of fluid, one quarter the volume of a standard bottle.

pick /pɪk/ [pʰɪk] picks n
Spitzhacke Hacke Pickel
A tool used for digging; a pickaxe.
Spitzhacke Hacke Pickel Dietrich
A tool for unlocking a lock without the original key; a lock pick, picklock.

pick /pɪk/ [pʰɪk] v
pflücken
To harvest a fruit or vegetable for consumption by removing it from the plant to which it is attached; to harvest an entire plant by removing it from the ground.
zupfen
(music) To pluck the individual strings of a musical instrument or to play such an instrument.

pick a fight v
Streit suchen

pick on v
herumhacken hänseln mobben schikanieren
(transitive) To bully, harass, or make fun of a victim; to bother or harass.

pick one's nose v
in der Nase bohren in der Nase herumbohren popeln sich in der Nase pulen
(idiomatic) To insert a finger or other object into one's nostril to remove obstructions, especially dried mucus.

pick out v
auswählen
(transitive) To select.
erkennen unterscheiden
(transitive, idiomatic) To distinguish; discern.

pick up v
mitnehmen
(transitive, ) To collect an object, especially in passing.
aufwärtsgehen bergauf gehen sich berappeln sich erholen sich fangen
(intransitive) To improve, increase, or speed up.
fortfahren fortsetzen weitermachen wieder aufnehmen wieder einsetzen wieder loslegen
(intransitive) To restart or resume.
abnehmen abheben aufheben aufnehmen abholen aufbauen
(transitive) To learn, to grasp; to begin to understand; to realize.
abheben abnehmen aufnehmen bemerken mitkriegen wahrnehmen
(transitive, ) To notice, detect or discern; to pick up on
abschleppen aufgabeln
(transitive, and, intransitive, _, with on) To meet and seduce somebody for romantic purposes, especially in a social situation.
abheben abnehmen aufnehmen
(transitive, or, intransitive) To answer a telephone.
(intransitive, of a phone) To receive calls; to function correctly.

pick up the phone v
abheben abnehmen den Hörer abnehmen
To pick up the receiver of a telephone, generally with the intention of making a phone call.

pick-me-up pick-me-ups n
Mageneinrenker
(informal) A drink, especially an alcoholic one, taken as a stimulant or sometimes as a hangover cure; a restorative, tonic or bracer. [from 19th c.]

pick-up line pick-up lines n
Anmache Anmachspruch
A short introduction or comment intended to garner romantic or sexual interest from a stranger.

pickaxe /ˈpɪkˌæks/ pickaxes n
Spitzhacke Pickel
A heavy iron tool with a wooden handle; one end of the head is pointed, the other has a chisel edge.

pickelhaube /ˈpɪk(ə)lhaʊbə/ pickelhauben pickelhaubes n
Pickelhaube
(historical) A spiked helmet worn by German troops, especially during the First World War. [from 19th c.]

pickerel /ˈpɪk(ə)ɹəl/ pickerel pickerels n
Hecht
A freshwater fish of the genus Esox.

picket /ˈpɪkɪt/ pickets n
Latte Pfahl Pfosten Zaunlatte
A stake driven into the ground.
Vorposten
(military) One of the soldiers or troops placed on a line forward of a position to warn against an enemy advance; or any unit (for example, an aircraft or ship) performing a similar function.
Streikposten
A protester positioned outside an office, workplace etc. during a strike (usually in plural); also the protest itself.

pickguard pickguards n
Schlagbrett
(music) A piece of durable flat material placed on the body of a guitar (or similar instrument) beneath the strings to protect the surface from being scratched by a plectrum (or similar device).

pickle /ˈpɪkl̩/ pickles n
Gewürzgurke Essiggurke Frechdachs eingelegte Gurke saure Gurke
(chiefly, US, Canada, Australia) A cucumber preserved in a solution, usually a brine or a vinegar syrup.
eingelegtes Gemüse
(often, in the plural) Any vegetable preserved in vinegar and consumed as relish.
Lake
The brine used for preserving food.
Patsche Schlamassel Tinte
(informal) A difficult situation; peril.
Frechdachs
(affectionate) A mildly mischievous loved one.
Neckball
(uncountable) A children’s game with three participants that emulates a baseball rundown

pickle /ˈpɪkl̩/ v
pökeln einlegen
(transitive, ergative) To preserve food (or sometimes other things) in a salt, sugar or vinegar solution.
beizen
(transitive) To remove high-temperature scale and oxidation from metal with heated (often sulphuric) industrial acid.

pickled more pickled most pickled adj
eingelegt
Preserved by pickling.

pickled egg pickled eggs n
Solei
(British) An egg, usually from a hen, that has been pickled in vinegar, giving the outside a brown colour.

pickling /ˈpɪk.lɪŋ/ picklings n
abbeizen
A process by which the oxide scale on steel (especially stainless steels) or other metallic objects is chemically removed by strong acids.

picklock picklocks n
Dietrich
A device designed to pick locks.

pickpocket /ˈpɪkpɒkɪt/ pickpockets n
Taschendieb Taschendiebin
One who steals from the pocket of a passerby, usually by sleight of hand.

pickthank pickthanks n
Jasager
A sycophant; one who meddles, tattles, informs (often in order to curry favour).

pickup artist pickup artists n
Aufreißkünstler

pickup truck pickup trucks n
Pickup Pritschenwagen
(chiefly, North America, Singapore) A light truck with an open cargo bed.

picky /ˈpɪki/ pickier pickiest adj
wählerisch pingelig anspruchsvoll
Fussy; particular; demanding to have things just right.

picky eater picky eaters n
heikler Esser pingeliger Esser selektiver Esser wählerischer Esser

picnic /ˈpɪknɪk/ picnics n
Picknick
The meal eaten at such a gathering.
Kinderspiel
(figurative) An easy or pleasant task.

pico- /ˈpaɪ.koʊ/ /ˈpi.koʊ/ /ˈpiː.kəʊ/ prefix
pico- piko-
In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 10−12 (short scale trillionth or long scale billionth). Symbol: p

picofarad picofarads n
Picofarad
One million millionth (10-12) of a farad. Symbol: pF.

picometer picometers n
Picometer
(US) (metrology) An SI unit of length equal to 10−12 meters; alternative spelling of picometre.

picosecond /ˈpiː.kəʊˌsɛk.ənd/ picoseconds n
Picosekunde
(metrology) An SI unit of time equal to 10−12 seconds. Symbol: ps

picric acid n
Pikrinsäure
(chemistry) 2,4,6-trinitrophenol, C6H2(NO2)3, prepared by the nitration of phenol or of aspirin; a toxic, yellow, explosive substance used in dyes, explosives, and as an antiseptic

pictogram pictograms n
Piktogramm
A picture that represents a word or an idea by illustration.

pictorial /pɪkˈtɔɹi.əl/ more pictorial most pictorial adj
bildhaft
Of, relating to, composed of, or illustrated by pictures.
piktorialistisch
Stylistically similar to a painting, especially following the conventions of pictorialism.

pictorial /pɪkˈtɔɹi.əl/ pictorials n
Illustrierte
A newspaper or magazine with many pictures, or section thereof.

picture /ˈpɪk(t)ʃə/ /ˈpɪk(t)ʃɚ/ /ˈpɪt͡ʃɚ/ pictures n
Bild Gemälde Abbild Abbildung
A representation of anything (as a person, a landscape, a building) upon canvas, paper, or other surface, by drawing, painting, printing, photography, etc.
Foto Bild
A photograph.
Film Kino
(in the plural, informal) ("the pictures") Cinema (as a form of entertainment).

picture /ˈpɪk(t)ʃə/ /ˈpɪk(t)ʃɚ/ /ˈpɪt͡ʃɚ/ v
Foto fotographieren
(transitive) To represent in or with a picture.
vorstellen
(transitive) To imagine or envision.

picture book picture books n
Bilderbuch
A book for young children in which the narrative is accompanied by illustrations.

picture dictionary picture dictionaries n
Bildwörterbuch
A dictionary that includes pictures to help identify things.

picture frame /ˈpɪktʃə ˌfɹeɪm/ /ˈpɪkt͡ʃɚ ˌfɹeɪm/ picture frames n
Bilderrahmen
The frame into which a picture is placed.

picture-in-picture n
BiB Bild im Bild
(television) A feature of some television receivers and similar devices, where one program or channel is displayed on the full TV screen while another is displayed in an inset window.

picturesque /pɪkt͡ʃəˈɹɛsk/ more picturesque most picturesque adj
malerisch pittoresk
Resembling or worthy of a picture or painting; having the qualities of a picture or painting; pleasingly beautiful.

picturesqueness picturesquenesses n
Malerhaftigkeit
The condition of being picturesque

piculet piculets n
Zwergspecht
A small woodpecker of the genus Picumnus and other genera in subfamily Picumninae.

piddock /ˈpɪdək/ piddocks n
Bohrmuschel echte Bohrmuschel
Any of the bivalve molluscs of the genus Pholas or family Pholadidae, which burrow into soft rocks.

pidgin /ˈpɪ.d͡ʒən/ /ˈpɪ.d͡ʒɪn/ pidgins n
Pidgin Pidginsprache Pidgin-Sprache
(linguistics) An amalgamation of two disparate languages, used by two populations having no common language as a lingua franca to communicate with each other, lacking formalized grammar and having a small, utilitarian vocabulary and no native speakers.

pie /paɪ/ /pɑɪ/ pies n
Torte Pastete Kuchen
A type of pastry that consists of an outer crust and a filling.

pie /paɪ/ /pɑɪ/ v
torten
(transitive) To hit in the face with a pie, either for comic effect or as a means of protest (see also pieing).

pie chart pie charts n
Kreisdiagramm Tortendiagramm Tortengrafik
A pictorial graph in the shape of a circle, with segments representing related proportions

pie iron pie irons n
Sandwichmaker Sandwichtoaster
An electrical device for making sandwiches.

piebald /ˈpaɪ.bɑld/ /ˈpaɪ.bɔld/ /ˈpaɪ.bɔːld/ more piebald most piebald adj
gescheckt scheckig schwarzgescheckt weißgescheckt
Spotted or blotched, especially in black and white.

piece /piːs/ pieces n
Stück Figur
A part of a larger whole, usually in such a form that it is able to be separated from other parts.
A coin, especially one valued at less than the principal unit of currency.
(baseball, uncountable) Used to describe a pitch that has been hit but not well, usually either being caught by the opposing team or going foul. Usually used in the past tense with get.
Stück
A single item belonging to a class of similar items.
An artistic creation, such as a painting, sculpture, musical composition, literary work, etc.
(military) An artillery gun.
Spielfigur Offizier
(chess) One of the figures used in playing chess, specifically a higher-value figure as distinguished from a pawn; by extension, a similar counter etc. in other games.
Beitrag
An article published in the press.

piece of cake /ˈpiːsə(v)ˈkeɪk/ pieces of cake n
Kinderspiel Pillepalle Spaziergang Zuckerschlecken
(idiomatic) A job, task or other activity that is pleasant – or, by extension, easy or simple.

piece of furniture pieces of furniture n
Möbel Möbelstück Einrichtungsgegenstand
An item of furniture; any item, such as a table or cupboard, that constitutes furniture.

piece of paper pieces of paper n
Blatt Zettel
A single sheet or scrap of paper.

piece rate piece rates n
Stückgeldakkordlohn Stückgeldsatz
The monetary amount paid per unit of production in the reward scheme of piece work, contrasting with hourly wage and salary.

piece together v
zusammenbasteln zusammenfügen zusammensetzen zusammenstellen zusammenstückeln
To physically assemble (or reassemble) from fragments or pieces.
klittern rekonstruieren zusammenklittern zusammensetzen zusammenstückeln
(figuratively) To reconstruct an event or goal from incomplete or flawed elements.

piece work n
Akkord Akkordarbeit Stücklohn Stückakkord Stückarbeit
Work that a worker is paid for according to the number of units produced, rather than the number of hours worked; work done and paid for by the piece or by the job.

piecemeal /ˈpiːs.miːl/ adj
bruchstückhaft häppchenweise in kleinen Schritten kleinteilig scheibchenweise stückweise
Made or done in pieces or one stage at a time.

piecemeal /ˈpiːs.miːl/ adv
Stück für Stück einzeln häppchenweise in Portiönchen scheibchenweise
Piece by piece; in small amounts, stages, or degrees.
in Einzelteile
Into pieces or parts.

pieceworker pieceworkers n
Akkordarbeiter Akkordarbeiterin Stückarbeiter Stückarbeiterin Stücklohnarbeiter Stücklohnarbeiterin
A worker who is paid according to the number of units of work produced.

pied avocet pied avocets n
Säbelschnäbler
Recurvirostra avosetta, a black and white wading bird of temperate Europe and western and central Asia, wintering in Africa and south Asia.

pied bushchat pied bushchats n
Mohrenschwarzkehlchen
Saxicola caprata, an Asian flycatcher

pied piper pied pipers n
Rattenfänger
That which draws many in its wake.

pied wheatear pied wheatears n
Nonnensteinschmätzer
Oenanthe pleschanka, an Old World flycatcher native to Asia

pied-à-terre /pi.eɪ.dəˈtɛə/ /pi.eɪ.dəˈtɛɹ/ pieds-à-terre n
Zweitwohnung
A smaller temporary or secondary lodging; a second home, especially one in the city.

piedfort piedforts n
Dickabschlag Dickstück Piedfort

piehole pieholes n
Maul Fresse Futterluke
(slang, offensive) A person's mouth.

pieing pieings n
Tortenattentat Tortenwurf Tortung
An instance of throwing a pie at someone, often a politician or other powerful or influential person as a means of protest.

piemontite /ˈpiməntaɪt/ /ˈpiːmɒntaɪt/ piemontites n
Piemontit
(mineral) A monoclinic sorosilicate mineral of the epidote group, reddish in colour.

pier /pɪə(ɹ)/ /pɪɹ/ piers n
Kai Anlegestelle Seebrücke
A raised platform built from the shore out over water, supported on piles; used to secure, or provide access to shipping; a jetty.
Brückenpfeiler
A structure supporting the junction between two spans of a bridge.
Pfeiler
(architecture) A rectangular pillar, or similar structure, that supports an arch, wall or roof, or the hinges of a gate.

pier glass pier glasses n
Trumeau
A tall narrow mirror, usually set between two windows, above a pier table.

pierce /pɜː(ɹ)s/ /pɪəs/ /pɪɹs/ v
lochen durchstechen
(transitive) To puncture; to break through.
piercen
(transitive) To create a hole in the skin for the purpose of inserting jewelry.

piercing /ˈpɪəsɪŋ/ /ˈpɪɹsɪŋ/ more piercing most piercing adj
durchdringend stechend
Appearing to look deeply into; penetrating.
beißend
Of temperature, extremely cold so that it penetrates through clothing and shelter.
durchdringend schrill
Of sound, loud and sharp; shrill.

piercing /ˈpɪəsɪŋ/ /ˈpɪɹsɪŋ/ piercings n
Piercing
A hole made in the body so that jewellery can be worn through it.

pierogi /pəˈɹoːɡi/ /pɛˈɾoːɡi/ pierogi pierogies pierogis n
Pirogge
(North America) A square- or crescent-shaped dumpling of unleavened dough, stuffed with sauerkraut, cheese, mashed potatoes, cabbage, onion, meat, or any combination of these, or with a fruit filling.

pietism /ˈpʌɪətɪz(ə)m/ pietisms n
Pietismus
(Christianity, often capitalized) A movement in the Lutheran church in the 17th and 18th centuries, calling for a return to practical and devout Christianity.

pietistic /paɪ.ɪˈtɪs.tɪk/ /pʌɪ.ɪˈtɪs.tɪk/ more pietistic most pietistic adj
pietistisch
Pertaining to pietism, especially that associated with Luther and his followers; excessively pious.

piety /ˈpaɪ.ɪ.ti/ pieties n
Frömmigkeit
(uncountable, religion) Reverence and devotion to God.
Pietät
(uncountable) Similar reverence to one's parents and family or to one's country.

piezoelectric adj
piezoelektrisch
of or relating to piezoelectricity

piezoelectricity /piˌeɪzəʊ.ɪlɛkˈtrɪsɪti/ /pʌɪˌiːzəʊ.ɪlɛkˈtrɪsɪti/ /ˌpiːzəʊ.ɪlɛkˈtrɪsɪti/ n
Piezoelektrizität
(physics) A voltage generated by certain crystals in response to an applied mechanical stress.

piffle /ˈpɪf.əl/ n
Blödsinn Quatsch Unsinn
Nonsense, foolish talk.

piffle /ˈpɪf.əl/ v
plappern quasseln quatschen schwatzen
To act or speak in a futile, ineffective, or nonsensical manner.

pig /ˈpɪɡ/ pigs n
Schwein Hausschwein Sau Docke Kosel Mocke
Any of several mammalian species of the genus Sus, having cloven hooves, bristles and a nose adapted for digging; especially the domesticated animal Sus domesticus.
Schwein Fress-Sack Fresssack Vielfraß
(derogatory, slang) Someone who overeats or eats rapidly and noisily.
Schwein Ferkel Dreckschwein Dreckspatz Saubartel Schmierfink
(derogatory, slang) A dirty or slovenly person.
Bulle Bullenschwein Büttel Greifer Greiferin Kiberer
(now, chiefly, US, UK, Australia, derogatory, slang) A police officer. [From ante 1785.]
Schwein
(engineering) A device for cleaning or inspecting the inside of an oil or gas pipeline, or for separating different substances within the pipeline. Named for the pig-like squealing noise made by their progress.

pig Latin n
Hühnersprache Ketelkloppersprook Mattenenglisch Pig Latin
A type of wordplay in which (English) words are altered by moving the leading phonetic of a word to the end and appending -ay [eɪ̯], except when the word begins with a vowel, in which case "-way" [weɪ̯] is suffixed with no leading phonetic change. {| class="examples floatright" style="background-color: #f8f9fa;border: 1px solid #a2a9b1; border-collapse:separate;-moz-box-sizing: content-box; margin: 6px 0 16px 23px; padding: 5px; width: 18em;" ! style="text-align: left; border-bottom: 1px solid #DDD"
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pig in a poke pigs in a poke pigs in pokes n
die Katze im Sack kaufen
(idiomatic) Something whose true value is concealed or unknown and may be lower than expected by the buyer or claimed by the seller, especially something offered for sale.

pig iron n
Roheisen
A type of crude, brittle iron shaped like a block, unsuitable for working but suitable for casting, commonly used as an industrial raw material.

pig out v
fressen
(slang, intransitive) To eat voraciously or ravenously; to gorge oneself.

pig's ear n
Schweinsohr
(countable) The cooked ear of a pig, as used in a number of cuisines around the world.

pigeon /ˈpɪ.d͡ʒən/ /ˈpɪ.d͡ʒɪn/ pigeons n
Taube Tauber Tauberich Täuber Täuberich Täubin
One of several birds of the family Columbidae, which consists of more than 300 species.

pigeon guillemot pigeon guillemots n
Taubenteiste
A species of guillemot endemic to the Pacific Ocean, Cepphus columba.

pigeon loft pigeon lofts n
Taubenschlag
An outbuilding used for housing and breeding pigeons; a dovecote.

pigeon pea pigeon peas n
Straucherbse
A tropical African plant, Cajanus cajan, formerly Cajanus indicus.
The edible seed of this plant.

pigeon racing n
Brieftaubensport Taubensport
The sport of releasing specially trained homing pigeons (racing pigeons), which then return to their homes over a carefully measured distance.

pigeonhole pigeonholes n
Fach
(by extension) One of an array of compartments for receiving mail and other messages at a college, office, etc.
One of an array of compartments for storing scrolls at a library.
Schublade
(figurative) A category.

pigeonhole v
in eine Schublade stecken
To categorize; especially to limit or be limited to a particular category, role, etc.

piggy bank piggy banks n
Sparschwein Spardose Sparbüchse Büchse
A small container, sometimes in the form of a pig, to store small saved coins in. Often the "bank" must be broken open to retrieve the contents.

piggyback adv
huckepack
On somebody's back or shoulders.

piggyback v
huckepack tragen
(transitive) To carry (someone) on the back or shoulders.
dranhängen draufpacken draufsatteln
(ambitransitive) To attach or append something to another (usually larger) object or event.

pigheaded more pigheaded most pigheaded adj
starrsinnig stur

piglet /ˈpɪɡ.lət/ piglets n
Ferkel Schweinchen
A young pig

pigman pigmen n
Schweinewärter
A farm worker who looks after pigs.

pigment /ˈpɪɡ.mənt/ pigments n
Pigment
(biology) Any color in plant or animal cells
Farbstoff Pigment
A dry colorant, usually an insoluble powder

pigment /ˈpɪɡ.mənt/ v
pigmentieren
(transitive) To add color or pigment to something.

pigmentation pigmentations n
Pigmentierung
Coloration of human, plant or animal tissue, especially by pigment.

pigs might fly phraseologicalUnit
wer's glaubt, wird selig

pigshit n
Schweinekacke Schweinescheiße

pigsticker pigstickers n
Sauschneider Schlächter Schweinemetzger
A pork butcher.

pigsty /ˈpɪɡstaɪ/ pigsties n
Schweinestall Saustall Koben
An enclosure where pigs are kept, either a building or part of one.
Saustall Schweinestall
(colloquial) A dirty or very untidy place.

pigtail /ˈpɪɡ.teɪl/ pigtails n
Anschlussdraht Anschlussfaser
Tobacco twisted into a string or roll. [from 17th c.]
(informal) A person who wears a pigtail or queue.
(electrical engineering) A short length of twisted electrical wire. [from 20th c.]
The flamingo flower (anthurium)
(medicine) Twisted stent terminal; stent-end, usually but not necessarily a different fastened part.
Anschlussdraht Anschlussfaser Haarzopf Zopf Zöpfchen
A braided plait of hair; now especially, either of two braids or "tails" on the side of the head. [from 18th c.]
Anschlussdraht Anschlussfaser Schweineschwanz
The tail of a pig.

pika /ˈpaɪkə/ pikas n
Pfeifhase
Any of several small, furry mammals, similar to guinea pigs, but related to rabbits, of the family Ochotonidae, from the mountains of North America and Asia.

pikachurin n
Pikachurin
(biochemistry) A dystroglycan-interacting polysaccharide which has an essential role in the precise interactions between the photoreceptor ribbon synapse and the bipolar dendrites.

pike /paɪk/ pikes n
Pike Spieß
(military, historical) A very long spear used two-handed by infantry soldiers for thrusting (not throwing), both for attacks on enemy foot soldiers and as a countermeasure against cavalry assaults.
Hecht
Any carnivorous freshwater fish of the genus Esox, especially the northern pike, Esox lucius.

pike pole pike poles n
Flößerhaken
A particular kind of long tool with various uses in firefighting and similar in timber rafting

pikeman pikemen n
Pikenier
A soldier armed with a pike.

pilaf pilafs n
Pilaw
A dish made by browning grain, typically rice, in oil and then cooking it with a seasoned broth, to which meat and/or vegetables may be added.

pilaster /pɪˈlastə/ /pɪˈlæstɚ/ pilasters n
Pilaster
(structural, _, architecture) A column or short wing wall attached to the foundation wall which provides lateral support, or to support a vertical load that does not fall on the foundation wall.

pilchard /ˈpɪl.tʃəd/ /ˈpɪl.t͡ʃɚd/ pilchard pilchards n
Sardine
Any of various small oily fish related to herrings, family Clupeidae.

pilcrow /ˈpɪl.kɹoʊ/ /ˈpɪl.kɹəʊ/ pilcrows n
Absatzzeichen
(typesetting) A symbol designating a paragraph break.

pile /paɪl/ piles n
Flor Pfahl Spitze
Haufen Stapel Stoß Beige Halde
A mass of things heaped together; a heap.
Pfahl
A large stake, or piece of pointed timber, steel etc., driven into the earth or sea-bed for the support of a building, a pier, or other superstructure, or to form a cofferdam, etc.
Keil
(heraldiccharge) One of the ordinaries or subordinaries having the form of a wedge, usually placed palewise, with the broadest end uppermost.

pile /paɪl/ v
anhäufen aufstapeln beigen schichten stapeln
(transitive, often used with the preposition "up") To lay or throw into a pile or heap; to heap up; to collect into a mass; to accumulate

pile driver pile drivers n
Ramme
A machine for forcing a pile, a long beam, into the ground as part of the construction of a foundation; usually by raising a weight and then dropping it on the beam.

pile up v
stapeln
(transitive) To form a pile, stack, or heap.

pile-up pile-ups n
Karambolage Massenkarambolage
A pile of crashed vehicles due to a traffic accident.

pileated gibbon pileated gibbons n
Kappengibbon
Hylobates pileatus, a primate in the Hylobatidae or gibbon family.

pileated woodpecker pileated woodpeckers n
Helmspecht
A large woodpecker native to North America, Dryocopus pileatus

pileus /ˈpɪliəs/ pilei n
Pileus
(meteorology) A small thin cloud attached to a cumulus cloud.
(historical, Ancient Rome) A conical felt hat worn in Ancient Rome and Greece.
Hut
The top of the head of a bird, from the bill to the nape.

pilfer /ˈpɪl.fə/ /ˈpɪl.fɚ/ v
klauen mausen stehlen stibitzen abziehen mitgehen lassen
(ambitransitive) To steal in small quantities, or articles of small value; to practise petty theft.

pilferer pilferers n
Dieb Diebin Gaudieb Gaudiebin Langfinger
One who pilfers.

pilfering pilferings n
Diebstahl Raub
The act by which something is pilfered; a petty theft.

pilgrim /ˈpɪlɡɹɪm/ pilgrims n
Pilger Wallfahrer
One who travels, especially on a journey to visit sites of religious significance.

pilgrimage /ˈpɪlɡɹɪmɪd͡ʒ/ pilgrimages n
Wallfahrt Pilgerfahrt
A journey made to a sacred place, or a religious journey.

pilgrimage /ˈpɪlɡɹɪmɪd͡ʒ/ v
pilgern
To go on a pilgrimage.

piling /ˈpaɪlɪŋ/ [ˈpʰaɪ̯ɫlɪŋ] pilings n
Spundwand
A structural support comprising a length of wood, steel, or other construction material.

pill /pɪl/ [pʰɪɫ] pills n
Pille Tablette
(broadly) A small, usually round or cylindrical object designed for easy swallowing, usually containing some sort of medication.
Pille
(informal, uncountable, definite, i.e. used with "the") Contraceptive medication, usually in the form of a pill to be taken by a woman; an oral contraceptive pill.
Fussel
(textile) A small piece of any substance, for example a ball of fibres formed on the surface of a textile fabric by rubbing. Colloquially known as a bobble, fuzzball, or lint ball.

pill bug pill bugs n
Rollassel
(US) Any of very many terrestrial crustaceans, of the family Armadillidiidae, a subgroup of the woodlice, that can roll themselves up into a protective ball.

pill popper pill poppers n
Pillenschlucker Pillenschluckerin
(informal) A person who enjoys or frequently takes medication in pill form.
(informal) A person who frequently takes any other kind of pill, such as vitamins or illicit drugs.

pill press pill presses n
Pillenabschneider Pillenbrett Pillendrehmaschine Pillenmaschine
(pharmacy) An implement designed to facilitate the manufacture of pills from medicament mass.

pill tile pill tiles n
Pillenbrett Tabulierbrett
(pharmacy) An implement sometimes graduated with a linear scale and sometimes decorated designed to cut out with it tablets and ointments from an amorphous medicament mass

pill to swallow pills to swallow n
bittere Pille
Something to be accepted or tolerated.

pillage /ˈpɪl.əd͡ʒ/ /ˈpɪl.ɪd͡ʒ/ pillages n
Plünderung
The act of pillaging.

pillage /ˈpɪl.əd͡ʒ/ /ˈpɪl.ɪd͡ʒ/ v
plündern
(ambitransitive) To loot or plunder by force, especially in time of war.

pillar /ˈpɪlə/ /ˈpɪlɚ/ pillars n
Säule Pfeiler
(architecture) A large post, often used as supporting architecture.

pillarize v
versäulen
(society, ergative) To divide into social pillars, in which each social group has its own social institutions.

pillbox /ˈpɪl bɑːks/ /ˈpɪl bɒks/ pillboxes n
Pillendose Pillendöschen Pillenschachtel Tablettendose
A small box in which pills are kept.
Bunker
(military) A flat, concrete gun emplacement.

pilling pillings n
Fussel
Balls of fibre formed on clothing through usage, often called pill or pills.

pillion /ˈpɪljən/ pillions n
Sozius Soziussitz
(motorcycling) A similar second saddle on a motorcycle for a passenger.
Sozius
The person riding in the pillion.

pillock pillocks n
Trottel
(UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, derogatory, slang) A stupid or annoying person; a simpleton; a fool.

pillory /ˈpɪləɹi/ pillories n
Schandpfahl Pranger
A framework on a post, with holes for the hands and head, used as a means of punishment and humiliation.

pillory /ˈpɪləɹi/ v
an den Pranger stellen
(transitive) To put in a pillory.
(transitive) To subject to humiliation, scorn, ridicule or abuse.
(transitive) To criticize harshly.

pillow /ˈpɛloʊ/ /ˈpɪloʊ/ /ˈpɪləʊ/ pillows n
Kissen Kopfkissen Polster Ruhekissen
A soft cushion used to support the head in bed.

pillow fight /ˈpɪloʊ ˌfaɪt/ /ˈpɪləʊ ˌfaɪt/ pillow fights n
Kissenschlacht
A play fight that involves hitting others with pillows.

pillow fort pillow forts n
Kissenburg
An inhabitable structure built from pillows, blankets, bed sheets, and sofa cushions, usually as part of a child's play.

pillow talk n
Bettgeflüster
(idiomatic) Conversation shared by bedmates, particularly intimate conversation after or before sexual intercourse.

pillowcase /ˈpɘlɐʉˌkæes/ /ˈpɘlɘˌkæes/ /ˈpɪloʊˌkeɪs/ /ˈpɪləʊˌkeɪs/ /ˈpɪləˌkeɪs/ pillowcases n
Kopfkissenbezug
A washable, easily removable cloth cover for pillows.

pillowy /ˈpɪ.ləʊ.(w)i/ more pillowy most pillowy adj
fluffig weich
Resembling a pillow: soft and fluffy

pilot /ˈpaɪlət/ pilots n
Lotse
A person who knows well the depths and currents of a harbor or coastal area, who is hired by a vessel to help navigate the harbor or coast.
Pilot Pilotin Flugzeugführer Flugzeugführerin
(aviation) A person who is in charge of the controls of an aircraft.

pilot /ˈpaɪlət/ v
führen
(transitive) To control (an aircraft or watercraft).
lotsen
(transitive) To guide (a vessel) through coastal waters.

pilot balloon pilot balloons n
Pilotballon
(meteorology) A small unmanned balloon whose ascent is followed by a theodolite to obtain data for the computation of the speed and direction of winds in the upper air.

pilot boat pilot boats n
Lotsenboot
A kind of boat used to transport pilots between land and the inbound or outbound ships that they are piloting.

pilot light pilot lights n
Zündflamme
A small, persistent flame used to ignite gas.

pilot project pilot projects n
Pilotprojekt
A proof of concept; an initial prototype.

pilot wave pilot waves n
Führungswelle
(physics) A theoretical matter wave that guides the motion of point particles.

pilot whale pilot whales n
Grindwal
Either of two species of whale in the genus Globicephala, dark grey in colour.

pilsner pilsners n
Pils
A pale, light lager beer.

pimento /pɪˈmɛntoʊ/ /pɪˈmɛntəʊ/ pimentoes pimentos n
Piment
A tropical berry used to make allspice.

pimp /pɪmp/ pimps n
Zuhälter Kuppler Lude
Someone who solicits customers for prostitution and acts as manager for a group of prostitutes; a pander.

pimp /pɪmp/ v
prostituieren
(intransitive) To act as a procurer of prostitutes; to pander.
(transitive) To prostitute someone.

pimp up v
aufmotzen aufpimpen
(informal, transitive) To decorate or prettify in a showy manner.

pimpernel /ˈpɪmpənɛl/ pimpernels n
Gauchheil
Any of various plants of the genus Anagallis, having small red, white or purple flowers, especially the scarlet pimpernel (Anagallis arvensis). [from 15th c.]

pimping /ˈpɪmpɪŋ/ pimpings n
Zuhälterei geschäftsmäßige Kuppelei
The practise of managing and hiring out prostitutes.
aufmotzen
The process of modifying a vehicle (usually a car), predominantly focusing on its appearance and audiovisual system as opposed to performance.

pimple /ˈpɪmp(ə)l/ pimples n
Pickel Oas
(dermatology) An inflamed (raised and colored) spot on the surface of the skin that is usually painful and fills with pus.

pimply pimplier pimpliest adj
picklig
Having pimples; pimpled.

pimpmobile pimpmobiles n
Schlampenschlepper
(slang) An extravagantly large or ornate automobile, presumably suitable for a pimp.

pin /pɪn/ [pʰɪn] pins n
Stecknadel Nadel
A needle without an eye (usually) made of drawn-out steel wire with one end sharpened and the other flattened or rounded into a head, used for fastening.
Heftzwecke Reißnagel
A small nail with a head and a sharp point.
Stift Bolzen
A cylinder often of wood or metal used to fasten or as a bearing between two parts.
Kegel
A slender object specially designed for use in a specific game or sport, such as skittles or bowling.
Pin
(electricity) Any of the individual connecting elements of a multipole electrical connector.
Anstecker Anstecknadel Pin
(US) A simple accessory that can be attached to clothing with a pin or fastener, often round and bearing a design, logo or message, and used for decoration, identification or to show political affiliation, etc.
Fesselung
(chess) Either a scenario in which moving a lesser piece to escape from attack would expose a more valuable piece to being taken instead, or one where moving a piece is impossible as it would place the king in check.

pin money /ˈpɪnmʌni/ n
Nadelgeld
(historical) An allowance of money given by a man to his wife or to other dependents for their personal, discretionary use. [from 16th c.]

pin one's hopes on v
seine Hoffnungen setzen auf
To place all one's trust or hope in (someone or something).

pin-up pin-ups n
Pin-up
A photograph, printed in a magazine or other publication, of a sexually attractive person (often nude or provocatively dressed), and intended to be removed and pinned up on a wall.
Pin-up-Girl
(often, attributive) The person so depicted.

pinacol pinacols n
Pinakol
(organic chemistry) any tetra-substituted derivative of ethylene glycol, of general formula R2C(OH)-C(OH)R2, especially the simplest example where R is methyl

pinacotheca pinacothecas n
Pinakothek
(rare) An art gallery, especially a picture gallery.

pinafore /ˈpɪ.nəˌfɔ(ɹ)/ pinafores n
Kittelschürze Latzkleid Trägerkleid
A sleeveless dress, often similar to an apron, generally worn over other clothes, and most often worn by young girls as an overdress.

pinball /ˈpɪnˌbɔːl/ pinballs n
Flipper Flipperspiel
(games) A game, played on a device with a sloping base, in which the player operates a spring-loaded plunger to shoot a ball, between obstacles, and attempts to hit targets and score points.

pinball machine pinball machines n
Flipper Flipperautomat
(This entry is a translation hub.) A machine specially built to be used to play games of pinball.

pinboard pinboards n
Pinnwand
A notice board to which items can be pinned.

pince-nez /pænsˈneɪ/ /pæ̃sˈneɪ/ pince-nez n
Zwicker Kneifer Pincenez Klemmer
temple-less eyeglasses that clip to the bridge of the nose

pincers /ˈpɪnsəɹz/ n
Beißzange Kneifzange Kantenzange Monierzange
A gripping tool, pivoted like a pair of scissors, but with blunt jaws.
Krebsschere
The front claws of crustaceans such as lobsters.

pinch /pɪnt͡ʃ/ pinches n
Prise Messerspitze
A small amount of powder or granules, such that the amount could be held between fingertip and thumb tip.

pinch /pɪnt͡ʃ/ v
kneifen zwicken
To squeeze a small amount of a person's skin and flesh, making it hurt.
erwischen schnappen
(horticulture) To cut shoots or buds of a plant in order to shape the plant, or to improve its yield.
(figurative) To cramp; to straiten; to oppress; to starve.

pinch off v
abklemmen abschnüren
To separate (something) from something else, using a pinching motion.

pinchbeck pinchbecks n
Talmi Talmigold
An alloy of copper and zinc once used as imitation gold for cheap jewelry.

pincushion /ˈpɪnˌkʊʃ(ə)n/ /ˈpɪnˌkʊʃn̩/ pincushions n
Nadelkissen
(sewing) A device, originally like a small, stuffed cushion, designed to have sewing pins and needles stuck into it to store them safely; some modern pincushions hold the objects magnetically.

pine /paɪn/ pines n
Kiefer Föhre Forche Pinie
(countable, uncountable) Any coniferous tree of the genus Pinus.
Sehnsucht Verlangen
(archaic) A painful longing.
kiefernartiger Baum pinienartiger Baum
(countable) Any tree (usually coniferous) which resembles a member of this genus in some respect.
Kiefernholz Kiefer
(uncountable) The wood of this tree.

pine /paɪn/ v
dahinsiechen dahinwelken schwinden sich aufzehren sich verzehren siechen
(intransitive) To languish; to lose flesh or wear away through distress.
schmachten sehnen ersehnen sich verzehren verlangen
(intransitive) To long, to yearn so much that it causes suffering.
trauern
(transitive) To grieve or mourn for.
foltern heimsuchen quälen
(transitive) To inflict pain upon; to torment.

pine bunting pine buntings n
Fichtenammer
Emberiza leucocephalos, a passerine bird in the bunting family Emberizidae.

pine grosbeak pine grosbeaks n
Hakengimpel
Pinicola enucleator, a large member of the true finch family, Fringillidae.

pine marten pine martens n
Baummarder
A species of marten native to Northern Europe, Martes martes.

pine needle pine needles n
Kiefernnadel
An adult leaf of an adult pine tree.

pine nut /ˈpaɪn ˌnʌt/ pine nuts n
Pinienkern
The edible seed of any of several species of evergreen pine, especially Pinus pinea, Pinus cembra, and Pinus cembroides.

pine weevil pine weevils n
Fichtenrüsselkäfer
Hylobius abietis, a species of weevil that can cause damage on young spruce seedlings.

pineal gland /ˈpaɪ.niːəl ˌɡlænd/ /ˈpɪ.niːəl ˌɡlænd/ pineal glands n
Zirbeldrüse
(anatomy, neuroanatomy) A small, pinecone-shaped endocrine gland found near the centre of the brain that produces melatonin.

pineapple /ˈpaɪnæpəl/ /ˈpaɪnəpəl/ /ˌpaɪnˈæpəl/ pineapples n
Ananas
(uncountable) The flesh of a pineapple fruit used as a food item.
(slang) An Australian fifty dollar note.
A decorative carving of a pineapple fruit used as a symbol of hospitality.
Handgranate Ananas
(slang) A hand grenade. (From the similarity to the shape of a pineapple fruit.)

pineapplelike more pineapplelike most pineapplelike adj
ananasartig ananasförmig ananasig

pinecone pinecones n
Kiefernzapfen
A seed-bearing conical fruit of a pine tree.

pinelike more pinelike most pinelike adj
kiefernartig
Resembling or characteristic of a pine tree.

pinery pineries n
Ananasgewächshaus Ananashaus Ananasplantage Ananastreibhaus
A hothouse or (tropical) area used as a plantation for the cultivation of pineapple plants (genus Ananas) and production of their homonymous fruit.

pinesap pinesaps n
Fichtenspargel
A myco-heterotroph (Monotropa hypopitys), formerly thought to be a saprophyte, having racemes of drooping flowers.

pinewood pinewoods n
Föhrenholz Kiefernholz
(uncountable) The wood of a pine
Kiefernwald
(countable) A forest or grove of pine trees, either natural or as a plantation

ping /pi(ː)ŋ/ /pʰɪŋ/ v
pingen
(networking) To send a packet in order to determine whether a host is present, particularly by use of the ping utility.

pingo /ˈpɪŋɡoʊ/ /ˈpɪŋɡəʊ/ pingoes pingos n
Pingo
(geomorphology) A conical mound of earth with an ice core caused by permafrost uplift, particularly if lasting more than a year. [from 1920s]

pinhead /ˈpɪn.hɛd/ pinheads n
Dummbatz Dummkopf Holzkopf
(slang) A foolish or stupid person.

pinion /ˈpɪnjən/ pinions n
Ritzel
(mechanical engineering) The smallest gear in a gear train.

pinion /ˈpɪnjən/ v
fesseln
To bind the arms of someone, so as to deprive him of their use; to disable by so binding.

pink /pɪŋk/ [pʰɪŋk] pinker pinkest adj
rosa pink
Having a colour between red and white; pale red.

pink /pɪŋk/ [pʰɪŋk] pinks n
Nelke
(color) A colour reminiscent of pinks, the flowers. [from 17th c.]
Rosa rosa
Pale red.

pink elephant pink elephants n
weiße Maus

pink jersey pink jerseys n
Maglia Rosa
(cycling) A pink shirt worn by the leader in the Giro d'Italia.

pink noise n
rosa Rauschen
A signal or process with a frequency spectrum such that the spectral energy density is proportional to the reciprocal of the frequency (1/f).

pink shrimp pink shrimp pink shrimps n
Eismeergarnele
A species of shrimp found in cold parts of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans (Pandalus borealis).

pink slime n
rosa Schleim
(informal, dysphemistic) A meat byproduct produced from scraps by heating and then treating with ammonia to produce a food additive. [from 2002]

pink slip pink slips n
blauer Brief
(idiomatic, metonym) Notice of termination of employment.

pink-footed goose pink-footed geese n
Kurzschnabelgans
Anser brachyrhynchus, a goose that breeds in Greenland, Iceland, etc.

pinkie /ˈpɪŋ.ki/ pinkies n
kleiner Zeh
(informal, less commonly) A little toe, the toe furthest on a foot from the big toe.

pinky /ˈpɪŋki/ pinkies n
neugeborene Maus
A baby mouse, especially when used as food for a snake, etc.

pinna /ˈpɪnə/ pinnae pinnas n
Ohrmuschel
(anatomy) The visible part of the ear that resides outside of the head, the auricle; outer ear excluding the ear canal.
Fiederblatt
(botany) A leaflet or primary segment of a pinnate compound leaf.
Feder Flosse Flügel
(zoology) A feather, wing, fin, or other similar appendage.

pinnacle /ˈpɪnəkəl/ pinnacles n
Gipfel
The highest point.
Felsnadel Felsturm
(geology) A tall, sharp and craggy rock or mountain.
Höhepunkt
(figuratively) An all-time high; a point of greatest achievement or success.
Fiale Pinakel
(architectural element) An upright member, generally ending in a small spire, used to finish a buttress, to constitute a part in a proportion, as where pinnacles flank a gable or spire.

pinnate /pɪnˈneɪt/ more pinnate most pinnate adj
federartig gefiedert
Resembling a feather.
Fieder- fiederblättrig gefiedert paarig gefiedert
(botany) Having two rows of branches, lobes, leaflets, or veins arranged on each side of a common axis

pinniped pinnipeds n
Flossenfüßer Robbe
Any of various large marine mammals belonging to the superfamily (formerly considered a suborder) Pinnipedia comprising walruses, eared seals and earless seals.

pinocytosis n
Pinozytose
(biology) A form of endocytosis in which material enters a cell through its membrane and is incorporated in vesicles for digestion.

pinpoint /ˈpɪnpɔɪnt/ pinpoints n
Nadelspitze Pinspitze
The point of a pin.

pinpoint /ˈpɪnpɔɪnt/ v
ausmitteln genau verorten
(transitive) To identify or locate (someone or something) precisely or with great accuracy.

pinprick pinpricks n
Nadelstich
An insignificant puncture made by a pin or similar point.

pins and needles n
Ameisenlaufen
(informal) A tingling or prickling sensation, felt in a limb when a nerve compression is relieved and in other situations.

pinscher /ˈpɪnʃə(ɹ)/ pinschers n
Pinscher
Any of several breeds of dog.

pinstripe /ˈpɪnˌstɹaɪp/ pinstripes n
Nadelstreifen
A very thin stripe on a fabric or other surface.
Nadelstreifengewebe Nadelstreifenstoff
A fabric decorated with such stripes.
Nadelstreifenanzug
A suit made of such fabric.

pint /paɪnt/ pints n
Pint
16 US fluid ounces [473 millilitres] for liquids (a US liquid pint) or
A unit of volume, equivalent to:

pintle /ˈpɪntəl/ pintles n
Achse Stift
(nautical) A pin or bolt, usually vertical, which acts as a pivot for a hinge or a rudder.

pinto /ˈpɪntəʊ/ more pinto most pinto adj
gefleckt
Pied, mottled.

pinto /ˈpɪntəʊ/ pintoes pintos n
Scheck Schecke
A horse with a patchy coloration that includes white.

pinwheel pinwheels n
Windrad
An artificial flower with a stem, usually plastic, for children: the flower spins round in the wind, like a small paper windmill.

pinworm pinworms n
Madenwurm
Any of several nematode worms, of the family Oxyuridae, that are parasitic to mammals

pion /ˈpaɪɒn/ pions n
Pion
(particle) Any of three semistable mesons, having positive, negative or neutral charge, composed of up and down quarks/antiquarks.

pioneer /ˌpaɪ.əˈniɹ/ /ˌpaɪ.əˈnɪə(ɹ)/ /ˌpaɪ.əˈnɪɹ/ pioneers n
Pionier Wegbereiter
One who goes before, as into the wilderness, preparing the way for others to follow.
Pionier
(obsolete, military) A soldier detailed or employed to form roads, dig trenches, and make bridges, as an army advances; a sapper.
(Communism) A member of a children’s organization operated by the Communist Party, typically in the second of three stages toward becoming an member of the Party itself.

pioneer species pioneer species n
Pionierart
A hardy species that is among the first to colonize a previously disrupted or damaged ecosystem.

pioneering adj
bahnbrechend richtungsweisend wegweisend
Involving accomplishments or activities that have not been done before, or developing or using new methods or techniques.

pious /ˈpaɪəs/ more pious most pious adj
fromm pietätvoll
Of or pertaining to piety, exhibiting piety, devout, god-fearing.
scheinheilig
Relating to religion or religious works.
Insisting on or making a show of one's own virtue, especially in comparison to others; sanctimonious, condescending, judgmental.

pip /pɪp/ pips n
Pips
Any of various respiratory diseases in birds, especially infectious coryza. [from the 15th c.]
Kern
(obsolete) A pippin, seed of any kind.
Auge
One of the spots or symbols on a playing card, domino, die, etc.

pipe /paɪp/ pipes n
Flöte
(musical instrument) A wind instrument consisting of a tube, often lined with holes to allow for adjustment in pitch, sounded by blowing into the tube. [from 10th c.]
Orgelpfeife
(music) A tube used to produce sound in an organ; an organ pipe. [from 14th c.]
senkrechter Strich
The key or sound of the voice. [from 16th c.]
(lacrosse) One of the goalposts of the goal.
(computing, typography) The character |. [from 20th c.]
Rohr
A rigid tube that transports water, steam, or other fluid, as used in plumbing and numerous other applications. [from 10th c.]

pipe bomb pipe bombs n
Rohrbombe
(explosives) An improvised explosive device consisting of blasting powder or other explosive material encased in a metal pipe to increase the blast effect.

pipe cleaner pipe cleaners n
Pfeifenreiniger
A piece of flexible wire in which tufted fabric is twisted and which is used to clean out the stem of a tobacco pipe or other narrow tube. It can be also used for arts and crafts

pipe cutter pipe cutters n
Rohrabschneider Rohrschneider
A hand-held tool used by plumbers to cut pipe.

pipe down v
beruhigen herunterfahren
(idiomatic, intransitive) To be quiet; to refrain from being noisy.

pipe dream pipe dreams n
Luftschloss Schnapsidee Wunschtraum
(idiomatic) A plan, desire, or idea that will not likely work; a near impossibility.

pipe wrench pipe wrenches n
Einhand-Rohrzange
An adjustable wrench (British spanner) with a toothed jaw for gripping pipe, frequently used by a plumber or pipe fitter, to loosen and tighten pipes with threaded connections.

pipefish pipefish pipefishes n
Seenadel
A small fish of subfamily Syngnathinae in the seahorse family, having a long thin body covered with partially ossified plates, the head long, and the jaws elongated so as to form a tubular snout.

pipeline /ˈpaɪpˌlaɪn/ pipelines n
Rohrleitung Pipeline
A conduit made of pipes used to convey water, gas or petroleum etc.

pipette /paɪˈpɛt/ /pɪˈpɛt/ pipettes n
Pipette
(sciences) A small tube, often with an enlargement or bulb in the middle, and usually graduated, used for transferring or delivering measured quantities of a liquid. [from 19th c.]

pipette /paɪˈpɛt/ /pɪˈpɛt/ v
pipettieren
To transfer or measure the volume of a liquid using a pipette.

piping hot /ˌpaɪ.pɪŋ ˈhɒt/ /ˌpaɪpɪŋ ˈhɑt/ adj
glühend heiß
(idiomatic) Very hot.

pipistrelle /pɪpɪˈstɹɛl/ pipistrelles n
Zwergfledermaus
Any of various species of bats of the genus Pipistrellus.

pipit /ˈpɪpɪt/ pipits n
Pieper
Any of various small passerine birds, mainly from the genus Anthus, that are often drab, ground feeding insectivores of open country.

piquancy piquancies n
Pikanterie
The degree to which something is piquant, stimulating or exciting.

piquant /piːˈkɑːnt/ /ˈpiːkwənt/ /ˈpiːkənt/ /ˈpiːˌkɑːnt/ more piquant most piquant adj
pikant
Favorably stimulating to the palate; pleasantly spicy; tangy. [from 17th c.]

pique /pik/ /piːk/ v
pikieren
To wound the pride of (someone); to excite to anger; to irritate, to offend.

piqued /piːkt/ more piqued most piqued adj
pikiert
Annoyed, usually mildly and temporarily, especially by an offense to one's pride or honor.

piquet /pɪˈkeɪ/ /pɪˈkɛt/ n
Pikett Piquet
(card games) A game of cards for two people, with thirty-two cards, all the deuces, threes, fours, fives, and sixes being set aside.

piracy /ˈpaɪɹəsi/ piracies n
Piraterie Seeräuberei
(nautical) Robbery at sea, a violation of international law; taking a ship away from the control of those who are legally entitled to it.
Raubdruck Raubkopie Raubkopieren
The unauthorized duplication of goods protected by intellectual property law.

piranha /pɪˈɹæn(j)ə/ /pɪˈɹɑn(j)ə/ /pɪˈɹɑːn(j)ə/ piranha piranhas n
Piranha
(ichthyology) Any of the carnivorous or frugivorous freshwater fish living in South American rivers and belonging to the subfamily Serrasalminae.

piranha solution piranha solutions n
Piranha-Lösung
A mixture of sulfuric acid and hydrogen peroxide.

pirate /ˈpaɪ̯(ə)ɹət/ /ˈpaɪ̯(ə)ɹɪt/ pirates n
Pirat Seeräuber Korsar
A criminal who plunders at sea; commonly attacking merchant vessels, though often pillaging port towns.
Pirat Raubkopierer
(by extension) One who breaks intellectual property laws by reproducing protected works without permission.

pirate /ˈpaɪ̯(ə)ɹət/ /ˈpaɪ̯(ə)ɹɪt/ v
raubkopieren schwarzkopieren
(transitive, intellectual property) To create and/or sell an unauthorized copy of.

pirate radio pirate radios n
Piratensender
Broadcasting without having the necessary license that covers the territory where the signals are received.

pirate ship /ˈpaɪ.ɹət ˌʃɪp/ pirate ships n
Piratenschiff
Any ship manned by pirates, especially a large wooden sailing ship armed with cannons and flying a Jolly Roger, as stereotyped in literature and film.

pirog pirogen pirogi pirogn pirogs n
Pirogge
A baked case of dough with a sweet or savoury filling, popular in Eastern Europe.

pirouette /ˌpɪ.ɹuːˈɛt/ /ˌpɪ.ɹəˈwɛt/ /ˌpɪ.ɹʊˈɛt/ pirouettes n
Pirouette
A whirling or turning on the toes in dancing, primarily in ballet.

pirozhki /pɪˈɹɒʃkɪ/ /pɪˈɹɒʒkɪ/ pirozhki pirozhkis n
Pirogge Piroschki
Small pastries filled with finely chopped meat, vegetables or fruit baked or fried, from eastern European cuisine, or a serving of these.

piscatory ring piscatory rings n
Fischerring
(Roman Catholicism) A ring worn by popes, representing the first pope and Christian apostle Peter, who had been a fisherman.

pisciculture /ˈpɪsɪˌkʌlt͡ʃə(ɹ)/ piscicultures n
Fischzucht
The rearing or cultivation of fish.

piscine /ˈpaɪsaɪn/ /ˈpaɪsin/ /ˈpɪsaɪn/ /ˈpɪsin/ /ˈpɪskaɪn/ /ˈpɪsɪn/ adj
Fisch
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of fish; ichthyic.

piscivore /ˈpɪs(k)ɪvɔː/ /ˈpɪsɪvɔɹ/ piscivores n
Fischfresser
A fish eater.

piscivorous /pɪˈsɪvəɹəs/ more piscivorous most piscivorous adj
fischfressend piscivor
(chiefly, of birds) That feeds on fish; fish-eating.

pisiform bone pisiform bones n
Erbsenbein
(anatomy) A small knobbly, pea-shaped sesamoid bone of the wrist.

piss /pɪs/ pisses n
Pisse
(somewhat vulgar, slang, usually, _, uncountable) Urine. [from 14th c.]
Fusel Plörre
(somewhat, vulgar, slang, countable, _, and, _) Alcoholic beverage, especially of inferior quality. [from 20th c.]

piss /pɪs/ v
pissen strullen pinkeln Wasser lassen

piss off interjection
verpiss dich!
(Commonwealth, idiomatic, vulgar, dismissal) Go away!

piss off v
verpissen
(Commonwealth, idiomatic, intransitive, vulgar, colloquial) To leave, to go away. [from mid-20th c.]
ankotzen anpissen
(idiomatic, transitive, vulgar, colloquial) To annoy, anger.

piss-warm more piss-warm most piss-warm adj
pisswarm
(vulgar, slang) lukewarm

pissaladière /ˌpisɑlɑdˈjɛɹ/ /ˌpɪsaladˈjɛː/ pissaladières n
Pissaladière
A pie from southern France, similar to pizza, without tomatoes or cheese, usually topped with onions, anchovies and black olives.

pissed /pɪst/ more pissed most pissed adj
betrunken blau besoffen
(UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Canada, mildly) Drunk.
wütend angepisst sauer
(originally, US, Canada, mildly, _, vulgar, colloquial) Annoyed, angry.

pissed as a newt adj
voll wie eine Haubitze
(slang, simile) Drunk to the point of incapacity; inebriated.

pissed off more pissed off most pissed off adj
angepisst sickig
(idiomatic, mildly, _, vulgar, colloquial) Very annoyed, upset, angry. [from mid-20th c.]

pistachio /pɪsˈtæʃi.əʊ/ /pɪsˈtæʃioʊ/ /pɪsˈtɑʃioʊ/ pistachioes pistachios n
Pistazie Pistazienbaum
The nutlike fruit of this tree.

pistachio green adj
pistaziengrün

piste /piːst/ /pɪst/ pistes n
Piste
(skiing) A downhill trail.
Planche
(fencing) The field of play of a fencing match.

pistil pistils n
Stempel Pistill
(botany) A discrete organ in the center of a flower capable of receiving pollen and producing a fruit, it is divided into an ovary, style and stigma. [from 18th c.]

pistol /ˈpɪstəl/ pistols n
Pistole Faustfeuerwaffe
A handgun[1570s]
A creative and unpredictable jokester, a constant source of entertainment and surprises.
Zündpistole
The mechanical component of a fuse in a bomb or torpedo responsible for firing the detonator.

piston /ˈpɪstən/ pistons n
Kolben Piston Zündhütchenträger
A solid disk or cylinder that fits inside a hollow cylinder, and moves under pressure (as in an engine) or displaces fluid (as in a pump)
Perinetventil Pumpventil
(music) A valve device in some brass instruments for changing the pitch

piston engine piston engines n
Kolbenmotor Kolbenmaschinen
Any of several types of engine having cylinders containing reciprocating pistons, in which a crankshaft is turned by pistons moving up and down within cylinders; many internal combustion engines and many steam engines have such a mechanism.

pit /pɪt/ [pʰɪʔt] pits n
Kern Same Stein
A seed inside a fruit; a stone or pip inside a fruit.
Box
(motor racing) An area at a racetrack used for refueling and repairing the vehicles during a race.
Ausgrabung Grabestelle Grabung Grabungsloch
(archaeology) A hole or trench in the ground, excavated according to grid coordinates, so that the provenance of any feature observed and any specimen or artifact revealed may be established by precise measurement.
(aviation) A luggage hold.
Erdgrube Grube Kuhle Loch Vertiefung
(countable) A small surface hole or depression, a fossa.
Narbe
The indented mark left by a pustule, as in smallpox.
Grab Hölle
The grave, underworld or Hell.
Kampfplatz
An enclosed area into which gamecocks, dogs, and other animals are brought to fight, or where dogs are trained to kill rats.
Grube Loch Vertiefung
Formerly, that part of a theatre, on the floor of the house, below the level of the stage and behind the orchestra; now, in England, commonly the part behind the stalls; in the United States, the parquet; also, the occupants of such a part of a theatre.

pit /pɪt/ [pʰɪʔt] v
anfressen angreifen zerfurchen zernarben
(transitive) To make pits in; to mark with little hollows.
entkernen entsteinen aussteinen
(transitive) To remove the stone from a stone fruit or the shell from a drupe.
gegeneinander antreten lassen gegeneinander kämpfen lassen miteinander kämpfen lassen
(transitive) To put (an animal) into a pit for fighting.
aneinander messen entgegen setzen gegenüber treten
(transitive) To bring (something) into opposition with something else.
Boxenstopp einlegen Boxenstopp machen an die Box fahren
(intransitive, motor racing) To return to the pits during a race for refuelling, tyre changes, repairs etc.

pit against v
gegen (etwas, jemanden) ausspielen gegeneinander ausspielen
(transitive, idiomatic) To set in opposition to someone or something else.

pit prop pit props n
Grubenstempel
A wooden beam used as a support within a mineshaft or tunnel.

pit stop /ˈpɪt.stɑp/ pit stops n
Boxenstopp
(motor racing) A stop made during an automobile race at the pit to refuel and perform other periodic maintenance on the vehicle.

pit viper pit vipers n
Grubenottern
Any of various venomous snakes, of the subfamily Crotalinae, found in Asia and the Americas, with a deep pit or fossa on either side of the head that enables them to detect prey by infrared.

pita /ˈpiːtə/ /ˈpɪtə/ pitas n
Pita
A piece of pita bread; a flat bread pouch used for making sandwiches such as gyros or falafels.

pitch /pɪt͡ʃ/ pitches n
Pech Harz
A sticky, gummy substance secreted by trees; sap.
Tonhöhe Tonlage
(music, phonetics) The perceived frequency of a sound or note.
(music) The standard to which a group of musical instruments are tuned or in which a piece is performed, usually by reference to the frequency to which the musical note A above middle C is tuned.
Pech
A dark, extremely viscous material remaining in still after distilling crude oil and tar.
Wurf
(baseball) The act of pitching a baseball.
Sportplatz
(sports, UK, Australia, NZ) The field on which cricket, soccer, rugby, gridiron or field hockey is played. (In cricket, the pitch is in the centre of the field; see cricket pitch.) (Not often used in the US or Canada, where "field" is the preferred word.)
Verkaufsgespräch
An effort to sell or promote something.
Abstand Teilung
The distance between evenly spaced objects, e.g. the teeth of a saw or gear, the turns of a screw thread, the centres of holes, or letters in a monospace font.
Neigung Steigung
The angle at which an object sits.
Grad
A level or degree, or (by extension) , a peak or highest degree.

pitch /pɪt͡ʃ/ v
werfen
(transitive, or, intransitive, baseball) To throw (the ball) toward a batter at home plate.
(intransitive, archaic) To alight; to settle; to come to rest from flight.
stampfen
(intransitive, baseball) To play baseball in the position of pitcher.
wegwerfen
(transitive) To throw away; discard.
bewerben werben
(transitive) To promote, advertise, or attempt to sell.
aufschlagen
(transitive) To assemble or erect (a tent).
(intransitive) To fix or place a tent or temporary habitation; to encamp.
stampfen neigen
(ambitransitive, aviation, or, nautical) To move so that the front of an aircraft or boat goes alternatively up and down.

pitch accent pitch accents n
Tonakzent
(phonology) Any of a variety of restricted tone systems that use variations in pitch to give prominence to a syllable or mora within a word. The placement of this tone or the way it is realized can give different meanings to otherwise similar words.

pitch invasion pitch invasions n
Platzsturm

pitch pine pitch pines n
Pech-Kiefer
Any of various other pine trees from which pitch can be obtained, or which have very resinous wood, including members of species:

pitch-black more pitch-black most pitch-black adj
pechschwarz stockfinster jettschwarz stockdunkel
Very dark; without light.

pitch-dark adj
stockdunkel stockfinster
Absolutely dark or black; as dark as pitch.

pitchblende /ˈpɪtʃblɛnd/ pitchblendes n
Pechblende
(mineral) Naturally-occurring uranium oxide, a variety of the mineral uraninite.

pitched battle pitched battles n
Feldschlacht
(military) A battle which opposing forces anticipate and commit to fighting; a sustained, intense and confrontational fight.

pitcher /ˈpɪtʃ.ə/ /ˈpɪt͡ʃ.ɚ/ [ˈpɪʔt͡ʃə] [ˈpɪʔt͡ʃɚ] pitchers n
Krug Kanne Karaffe
A wide-mouthed, deep vessel for holding liquids, with a spout or protruding lip and a handle; a water jug or jar with a large ear or handle.
Pitcher Werfer
(baseball, softball) The player who delivers the ball to the batter.

pitcher plant pitcher plants n
Kannenpflanze Kobralilie Schlauchpflanze
Any of various insectivorous plants of the genera Sarracenia, Darlingtonia, Heliamphora, Nepenthes, or Cephalotus that have pitcher-like leaves or parts of leaves with slippery sides that attract and trap insects.

pitchfork /ˈpɪt͡ʃˌfɔɹk/ pitchforks n
Mistgabel Heugabel
An agricultural tool comprising a fork with sparse, light tines, attached to a long handle, used for pitching hay (especially loose hay) high up onto a stack (as on a wagon or haystack, or into a haymow).

pitchman pitchmen n
Marktschreier
A salesman, especially one who aggressively markets wares from a street stall, or a carnival or side show act.

pitfall /ˈpɪtfɔl/ /ˈpɪtfɔːl/ pitfalls n
Fallstrick
(figurative) A potential, unsuspected, hidden problem, hazard, or danger that is easily encountered but not immediately obvious.
Fallgrube Fanggrube Wildgrube
(literal) A type of trap consisting of a concealed pit in the ground, which the victim is supposed to fall into and not be able to get out from.

pith /pɪθ/ piths n
Mark
The soft, spongy substance inside plant parts; specifically, the parenchyma in the centre of the roots and stems of many plants and trees.

pith helmet pith helmets n
Tropenhelm
A hat of similar appearance, but made of different materials.

pithouse pithouses n
Grubenhaus
(archaeology) A primitive building partially dug into the ground and roofed over.

pithy /ˈpɪθi/ pithier pithiest adj
kernig markig knackig prägnant
Concise and meaningful.

pitiable /ˈpɪti.əbəl/ more pitiable most pitiable adj
bedauerlich bedauernswert erbarmenswert erbärmlich kläglich
That deserves, evokes or can be given pity; pitiful.

pitiful /ˈpɪt.ɪ.fl̩/ pitifuller pitifullest adj
Mitleid erregend bedauernswert bemitleidenswert erbarmungswürdig erbärmlich jämmerlich
So appalling or sad that one feels or should feel sorry for it; eliciting pity.
armselig kümmerlich
Of an amount or number: very small.

pitiful /ˈpɪt.ɪ.fl̩/ more pitiful most pitiful adv
mitleidig mitleidsvoll
(colloquial, dialect) In a pitiful manner; pitifully; piteously; pathetically.

pitiless /ˈpɪtɪləs/ more pitiless most pitiless adj
erbarmungslos unbarmherzig
having, or showing, no pity; merciless, ruthless

piton /ˈpiːˌtɒn/ pitons n
Felshaken
(climbing) A spike, wedge, or peg that is driven into a rock or ice surface as a support (as for a mountain climber).

pittance /ˈpɪtəns/ [ˈpʰɪʔn̩s] pittances n
Hungermahlzeit
A small allowance of food and drink; a scanty meal.
Hungerlohn
A meagre allowance of money or wages.
Almosen
A small amount.

pitter pitters n
Entsteiner
A device that removes pits from fruit such as olives or cherries.

pitter-patter /ˈpɪt.əˈpæt.ə/ /ˈpɪt.ɚˈpæt.ɚ/ n
Getapse
A soft, percussive sound, as of tiny feet, or of rain on a rooftop.

pitting corrosion n
Lochfraß Lochfraßkorrosion
A form of extremely localized corrosion that leads to the creation of small holes in the metal.

pituitary /pɪˈtjuːɪt(ə)ɹi/ /pɪˈtuɪˌtɛɹi/ /pɪˈt͡ʃuːɪt(ə)ɹi/ pituitaries n
Hypophyse
(anatomy) The pituitary gland together with the pituitary stalk.

pituitary gland pituitary glands n
Hypophyse Hirnanhangdrüse Hirnanhang Hirnanhangsdrüse
(anatomy) An endocrine gland, about the size of a pea, that sits in a small, bony cavity at the base of the brain whose secretions control the other endocrine glands and influence growth, metabolism, and maturation.

pity /ˈpɪ.ti/ pities n
Mitleid
(uncountable) A feeling of sympathy at the misfortune or suffering of someone or something.
schade
(countable) Something regrettable.

pity /ˈpɪ.ti/ v
bemitleiden Mitleid haben mit

pityriatic adj
pityriasitisch pityriatisch

pivot /ˈpɪv.ət/ pivots n
Angel Drehzapfen Punkt Türangel
Angelpunkt Drehpunkt Zapfen
A thing on which something turns; specifically a metal pointed pin or short shaft in machinery, such as the end of an axle or spindle.
Angelpunkt
(figuratively, by extension) Something or someone having a paramount significance in a certain situation.

pivot /ˈpɪv.ət/ v
drehen
(intransitive) To turn on an exact spot.

pivot table pivot tables n
Pivot-Tabelle
(computing) A summary table used for automatic sorting, counting and averaging of the data in another table or spreadsheet.

pivotal /ˈpɪvətəl/ more pivotal most pivotal adj
Angel Dreh Kardinal Schlüssel Zapfen ausschlaggebend
Being of crucial importance; central, key.

pixel /ˈpɪksəl/ /ˈpɪksɛl/ pixels n
Pixel Bildpunkt Bildelement
One of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a computer's memory.

pixelate v
pixeln verpixeln
To divide an image into pixels, or to display an image in pixels.

pixelated /ˈpɪk.səˌleɪt.əd/ more pixelated most pixelated adj
pixelig verpixelt
(computing) Of an image, visibly made of discrete pixels.

pixelation pixelations n
Verpixelung

pixelly more pixelly most pixelly adj
pixelig
(informal) Pixelated; blocky, so that individual pixels can be distinguished.

pixie /ˈpɪksi/ pixies n
Kobold
(mythology, fantasy literature, fairy tales) A playful sprite or elflike or fairy-like creature.

pizza /ˈpiːt.sə/ [ˈpʰit.sə] pizzas pizze n
Pizza
(uncountable) A baked Italian dish of a thinly rolled bread crust typically topped before baking with tomato sauce, cheese, and other ingredients such as meat or vegetables.
(countable) A single instance of this dish.

pizza cutter pizza cutters n
Pizzaschneider
A wheel-bladed knife used for cutting pizzas.

pizza oven pizza ovens n
Pizzaofen
(informal) A wood-fired brick oven with a stone floor in the baking chamber. (From being an oven found in traditional pizzerias, and an accessory built in backyards for pizza)
A specialized infrared oven; a squat thin oven which fits a single pizza, that uses high intensity infrared lamps to rapidly blast and bake a pizza.

pizzamaker pizzamakers n
Pizzabäcker
One who makes pizza.

pizzeria /ˌpiːt.səˈɹiː.ə/ pizzerias pizzerie n
Pizzeria
A restaurant that bakes and sells pizzas.

pizzle /ˈpɪzl̩/ pizzles n
Bullenpenis Bullenziemer Fiesel Hengstpenis Hundepenis Ochsenziemer
The penis of an animal.
Ochsenziemer
A baton made from the penis of an ox, once used to beat men and animals.

pièce de résistance /piˈɛs də ɹəˈzɪs.tɑ̃s/ pièces de résistance n
Pièce de résistance
A masterpiece; the most memorable accomplishment of one’s career or lifetime.

piñata /pɪnˈjæ.tə/ /pɪnˈjɑː.tə/ piñatas n
Pinata Piñata
(Latin American culture) A doll or other decorated container that is filled with candy and hit with a hammer or a stick by blindfolded children during birthday parties or other celebrations until the candy falls out.

placard /ˈplæk.ɑɹd/ /ˈplæk.ɑːd/ /ˈplæk.ɚd/ placards n
Plakat
A sheet of paper or cardboard with a written or printed announcement on one side for display in a public place.

placarder placarders n
Plakateur Plakatierer Plakatiererin
a person who posts bills or puts up placards or posters

placate /pleɪˈkeɪt/ /pləˈkeɪt/ /ˈpleɪkeɪt/ v
besänftigen begütigen beruhigen beschwichtigen
(transitive) To calm; to bring peace to; to influence someone who was furious to the point that they become content or at least no longer irate.

placative /pləˈkeɪtɪv/ more placative most placative adj
versöhnlich
(chiefly, _, US) That placates; pacifying.

place /pleɪs/ [pl̥eɪs] places n
Quartier Schlafplatz Standplatz Stehplatz
Bude
(often, in street names or addresses) A street, sometimes but not always surrounding a public place, square, or plaza of the same name.
(obsolete) A passage or extract from a book or document.
Platz
An open space, particularly a city square, market square, or courtyard.
Platz Sitzplatz Sitz
The area one occupies, particularly somewhere to sit.
Platz Ort Stelle Position
A location or position in space.

place /pleɪs/ [pl̥eɪs] v
platzieren stellen einordnen
(transitive) To put (someone or something) in a specific location.

place mat place mats n
Set Platzdeckchen
A protective mat, usually heat-resistant, placed under a single person's tableware (including cutlery) at the dining table.

place of articulation places of articulation n
Artikulationsort Artikulationsstelle
(phonetics, of a consonant) The point of contact, where an obstruction occurs in the vocal tract between an active (moving) articulator (typically some part of the tongue) and a passive (stationary) articulator (typically some part of the roof of the mouth).

place value place values n
Stellenwert
(arithmetic) The value of a digit of numbers. For example, ones, tens, hundreds in the decimal counting; ones, sixes, thirty-sixes in the senary counting.

placebo /pləˈsi.boʊ/ /pləˈsiː.bəʊ/ placeboes placebos n
Placebo Plazebo
(medicine) A dummy medicine containing no active ingredients; an inert treatment. [from 18th c.]

placebo effect placebo effects n
Placeboeffekt
(pharmacology) The tendency of any medication or treatment, even an inert or ineffective one, to exhibit results simply because the recipient believes that it will work.

placebo-controlled adj
placebokontrolliert
(medicine, science, research) including a comparison (control) group with placebo. (describing clinical trials)

placeholder /ˈpleɪsˌhoʊldɚ/ placeholders n
Platzhalter
Something used or included temporarily or as a substitute for something that is not known or must remain generic; that which holds, denotes or reserves a place for something to come later.

placelessness n
Ortlosigkeit
The state or quality of being placeless.

placement /ˈpleɪsmənt/ placements n
Platzierung
The act of placing or putting in place; the act of locating or positioning; the state of being placed.
Stellenvermittlung
The act of matching a person with a job

placement test placement tests n
Einstufungstest
A test done before a course, to determine the students' level of ability or knowledge.

placename /ˈpleɪsneɪm/ placenames n
Ortsname Toponym

placenta /pləˈsɛntə/ placentae placentas n
Plazenta Mutterkuchen
(botany) In flowering plants, the part of the ovary where ovules develop; in non-flowering plants where the spores develop.

placid /ˈplæs.ɪd/ placider placidest adj
ruhig friedlich sanft
calm and quiet; peaceful; tranquil

placozoan placozoans n
Placozoen Plattentier
(zoology) Any of a group of balloon-shaped marine organisms, of the phylum Placozoa, considered to be the simplest living animals.

plagal cadence plagal cadences n
cadenza plagale plagale Kadenz
(music) A falling cadence in which a subdominant chord precedes the tonic; especially used in an ending Amen.

plagiarism /ˈpleɪd͡ʒəˌɹɪzm/ plagiarisms n
Plagiat
(uncountable) Copying of another person's ideas, text, or other creative work, and presenting it as one's own, especially without permission; plagiarizing.

plagiarist /ˈpleɪd͡ʒəɹɪst/ plagiarists n
Plagiator Plagiatorin
One who plagiarizes; or lifts the words, writings, or ideas of another, and passes them off as his or her own, thus engaging in plagiarism; a literary thief

plagiarize /ˈpleɪd͡ʒi.əɹaɪz/ /ˈpleɪd͡ʒəɹaɪz/ v
plagiieren abkupfern geistigen Diebstahl begehen guttenbergen
(ambitransitive) To use, and pass off as one's own, someone else's writing, speech, ideas, or other intellectual or creative work, especially in an academic context; to commit plagiarism.

plagioclase /ˈpleɪ.d͡ʒi.əˌkleɪs/ /ˈpleɪ.d͡ʒi.əˌkleɪz/ /ˈpleɪ.d͡ʒɪ.əˌkleɪz/ /ˈplæd͡ʒ.i.əˌkleɪs/ /ˈplæd͡ʒ.i.əˌkleɪz/ plagioclases n
Plagioklas
(mineral) Any of a group of aluminum silicate feldspathic minerals ranging in their ratio of calcium to sodium.

plague /pleɪɡ/ /plɛɡ/ [pʰl̥eɪɡ] [pʰɫ̥ɛːɡ] plagues n
Pest
(often used with the, sometimes capitalized: the Plague) The bubonic plague, the pestilent disease caused by the virulent bacterium Yersinia pestis.
Plage Seuche
(pathology) An epidemic or pandemic caused by any pestilence, but specifically by the above disease.
Plage Geißel
A widespread affliction, calamity or destructive influx, especially when seen as divine retribution.
Plage Quälgeist Übel
(figurative) A grave nuisance, whatever greatly irritates.

plague /pleɪɡ/ /plɛɡ/ [pʰl̥eɪɡ] [pʰɫ̥ɛːɡ] v
zusetzen
(transitive) To harass, pester or annoy someone persistently or incessantly.
plagen
(transitive) To afflict with a disease or other calamity.

plagued more plagued most plagued adj
andauernd belästigt geplagt ständig heimgesucht unnachgiebig attackiert
Constantly afflicted or relentlessly attacked (by someone or something).

plaice /pleɪs/ plaice plaices n
Alaska-Scholle
Pleuronectes quadrituberculatus (Alaska plaice), of the eastern North Pacific.
Scholle
Pleuronectes platessa (European plaice), commonly found in the North Sea and Irish Sea, with smooth brown skin and red or orange spots.

plaid /plad/ /pled/ /plæd/ plaids n
Plaid Schulerdecke Umhangtuch
A length of such material used as a piece of clothing, formerly worn in the Scottish Highlands and other parts of northern Britain and remaining as an item of ceremonial dress worn by members of Scottish pipe bands. [from 16thc.]
Schottenmuster Schottenstoff
The typical chequered pattern of a plaid; tartan. [from 19thc.]

plain /pleɪn/ [pl̥eɪn] plainer plainest adj
schlicht
Ordinary; lacking adornment or ornamentation; unembellished. [from 14th c.]
Natur
Evident to one's senses or reason; manifest, clear, unmistakable. [from 14th c.]

plain /pleɪn/ [pl̥eɪn] plains n
Ebene
An expanse of land with relatively low relief and few trees, especially a grassy expanse.

plain Jane plain Janes n
farbloses junges Mädchen graue Maus unscheinbares Mädchen
(informal) A young woman or girl of average or unremarkable appearance.

plain leaf warbler plain leaf warblers n
Eichenlaubsänger
Phylloscopus neglectus, a species of Old World warbler in the family Phylloscopidae.

plain-winged antshrike plain-winged antshrikes n
Schiefergrauer Ameisenwürger
a passerine bird of the antbird family, Thamnophilus schistaceus

plainness plainnesses n
Einfachheit Schlichtheit
(uncountable) The condition of being plain (in all senses)

plainsong plainsongs n
Cantus planus
(music) A form of monophonic chant in unison using the Gregorian scale, sung in various Christian churches.

plaintiff /ˈpleɪntɪf/ plaintiffs n
Kläger Klägerin
(law, UK, _, historic, otherwise, current) A party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant; accuser.

plaintive /ˈpleɪntɪv/ more plaintive most plaintive adj
klagend Klage traurig wehleidig
Sounding sorrowful, mournful or melancholic.

plait /pleɪt/ /plæt/ plaits n
Falte
A flat fold; a doubling, as of cloth; a pleat.

plan /plæn/ [plɛən] [pʰl̥æn] plans n
Plan
A drawing showing technical details of a building, machine, etc., with unwanted details omitted, and often using symbols rather than detailed drawing to represent doors, valves, etc.
A set of intended actions, usually mutually related, through which one expects to achieve a goal.
A two-dimensional drawing of a building as seen from above with obscuring or irrelevant details such as roof removed, or of a floor of a building, revealing the internal layout; as distinct from the elevation.
Tarif
A subscription to a service.

plan /plæn/ [plɛən] [pʰl̥æn] v
planen anlegen
(transitive) To design (a building, machine, etc.).
planen
(transitive) To create a plan for.
(intransitive) To make a plan.
planen vorhaben
(intransitive) To intend.

planarian planarians n
Planarie
Any of various flatworms of the order Tricladida living in marine, freshwater, or terrestrial environments.

planchet planchets n
Münzrohling
A flat disk of metal used as a blank for stamping a coin.

plandemic /plænˈdɛmɪk/ plandemics n
Plandemie
(informal, neologism) A proliferation or overabundance of plans, especially plans for a pandemic.

plane /pleɪn/ planer planest adj
eben Ebene
Of a surface: flat or level.

plane /pleɪn/ planes n
Ebene
A level or flat surface.
(geometry) A flat surface extending infinitely in all directions (e.g. horizontal or vertical plane).
A level of existence or development.
Hobel
(countable, carpentry) A tool for smoothing wood by removing thin layers from the surface.
Flugzeug Flieger Maschine
An airplane; an aeroplane.
Platane
(countable) A deciduous tree of the genus Platanus.

plane /pleɪn/ v
hobeln
(transitive, carpentry) To smooth (wood) with a plane.
gleiten
To glide or soar.

planemo /ˈplæ.nə.moʊ/ planemos n
Objekt planetarer Masse
(astronomy) an astronomical object with enough mass to achieve hydrostatic equilibrium, but not enough to initiate core fusion at any time in its existence. That is, it is rounded in shape and is smaller than a star. Planemos include planets, dwarf planets, and the larger moons of the Solar System (satellite planets), but also sub-brown dwarfs and rogue planets between the stars.

planer /ˈpleɪ̯n.ə/ /ˈpleɪ̯n.əɹ/ /ˈpɫeɪ̯n.ɚ/ planers n
Hobel Raubank
(woodworking) A tool which smooths a surface or makes one surface of a workpiece parallel to the tool's bed.

planespotter planespotters n
Planespotter
Someone interested in planespotting.

planet /ˈplænət/ /ˈplænɪt/ planets n
Planet Wandelstern
(now, historical, or, astrology) Each of the seven major bodies which move relative to the fixed stars in the night sky—the Moon, Mercury, Venus, the Sun, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn. [from 14thc.]
(astronomy) A body which is massive enough to be in hydrostatic equilibrium (generally resulting in being an ellipsoid) but not enough to attain nuclear fusion and, in IAU usage, which directly orbits a star (or star cluster) and dominates the region of its orbit; specifically, in the case of the Solar system, the eight major bodies of Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. [from 2006]

planetarium /plænɪˈtɛːɹɪəm/ planetaria planetariums n
Planetarium
A display museum in which images of stars and other astronomical phenomena are projected onto a domed ceiling.

planetary /ˈplænəˌtɛri/ /ˈplænɪtri/ /ˈplænɪtəri/ /ˈplænɪˌtɛəri/ adj
planetar
(astronomy) Of, or relating to planets, or the orbital motion of planets.

planetary nebula planetary nebulae planetary nebulas n
planetarischer Nebel
(astronomy) A nebulosity surrounding a dying red giant, consisting of material expelled by the star.

planetary science n
Planetologie
That branch of astronomy that deals with the planets of the solar system.

planetary system planetary systems n
Planetensystem

planetesimal planetesimals n
Planetesimal
(astronomy) Any of many small, solid astronomical objects that orbit a star and form protoplanets through mutual gravitational attraction.

planetoid planetoids n
Planetoid
(astronomy, dated) An asteroid of any size

planetology n
Planetologie
(astronomy) The study of planets, planetary systems and the solar system.

plangent /ˈplænd͡ʒənt/ more plangent most plangent adj
klagend
Having a loud, mournful sound.

planimeter planimeters n
Planimeter
An integrating device used to measure the area of an irregular figure via tracing its outline.

planisphere /ˈpleɪ.nɪˌsfɪɚ/ /ˈplæn.ɪˌsfɪɚ/ planispheres n
Planisphäre
(astronomy) Any of several charts of the celestial sphere having an overlay or window that may be adjusted to show the stars visible at a particular time, or from a particular place

plank /plæŋk/ planks n
Planke
A long, broad and thick piece of timber, as opposed to a board which is less thick.
Schwerpunkt
(figurative) A political issue that is of concern to a faction or a party of the people and the political position that is taken on that issue.

planktology /plæŋkˈtɒləd͡ʒi/ n
Planktologie
The study of plankton

plankton /ˈplæŋk.tən/ plankton planktons n
Plankton
(uncountable) Organisms, especially small and microscopic ones, that drift in water.

planned economy planned economies n
Planwirtschaft

planned obsolescence n
Produktvergreisung geplante Obsoleszenz geplanter Verschleiß
A policy of deliberately planning or designing a product with a limited useful life, so it will become obsolete or nonfunctional after a certain period.

planning /ˈplænɪŋ/ plannings n
Planung Planen
The act of formulating of a course of action, or of drawing up plans.

planning permission /ˈplænɪŋ pəˈmɪʃən/ /ˈplænɪŋ pɚˈmɪʃən/ planning permissions n
Baugenehmigung Baubewilligung
(Britain, construction, law) Legal permission granted by a government authority to construct on one's land, or to change the use of the land. [from mid 1940s]

plant /plænt/ /plɑːnt/ [pʰl̥eənt] [pʰl̥ænt] [pʰl̥ɑːnt] plants n
Pflanze Gewächs
(botany) An organism that is not an animal, especially an organism capable of photosynthesis. Typically a small or herbaceous organism of this kind, rather than a tree.
Pflanze
(botany) An organism of the kingdom Plantae; now specifically, a living organism of the Embryophyta (land plants) or of the Chlorophyta (green algae), a eukaryote that includes double-membraned chloroplasts in its cells containing chlorophyll a and b, or any organism closely related to such an organism.
(ecology) Now specifically, a multicellular eukaryote that includes chloroplasts in its cells, which have a cell wall.
Kombination
(snooker) A play in which the cue ball knocks one (usually red) ball onto another, in order to pot the second; a set.

plant /plænt/ /plɑːnt/ [pʰl̥eənt] [pʰl̥ænt] [pʰl̥ɑːnt] v
pflanzen
(ambitransitive) To place (a seed or plant) in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow.
bepflanzen
(transitive) To furnish or supply with plants.
platzieren
(transitive) To place (an object, or sometimes a person), often with the implication of intending deceit.

plant milk plant milks n
Pflanzenmilch
Any milk-like drink product that is derived from a plant source.

plant-based adj
pflanzenbasiert
Based on plants; especially, of a diet, consisting mostly or wholly of foods derived from plants.

plantain /ˈplæn.teɪn/ /ˈplæntɪn/ /ˈplɑːntɪn/ [ˈplaː(n)ʔn̩] plantains n
Wegerich
A plant of the genus Plantago, with a rosette of sessile leaves about 10 cm (4") long with a narrow part instead of a petiole, and with a spike inflorescence with the flower spacing varying widely among the species. See also psyllium.
Gemüsebanane Kochbanane Mehlbanane Pisangfeige
The fruit of the plant, usually cooked before eating and used like potatoes.

plantar adj
fußsohlenseitig plantar
(anatomy) Relating to the sole of the foot.

plantar fascia n
Aponeurosis plantaris
The thick connective tissue which supports the arch of the foot.

plantar fasciitis n
Fasciitis plantaris Fersensporn
A painful inflammation of the plantar fascia.

plantaris plantares n
Fußsohlenmuskel
(muscles) A muscle running at the posterior compartment of the calf from the knee to over the hump of the heel.

plantation /plænˈteɪʃən/ plantations n
Plantage
A large farm; estate or area of land designated for agricultural growth. Often includes housing for the owner and workers.

plantigrade /ˈplæntəˌɡɹeɪd/ /ˈplæntɪɡɹeɪd/ [ˈpleə̯ɾ̃əˌɡɹeɪ̯d] plantigrades n
Sohlengänger Fersengänger
(zoology) A plantigrade animal; an animal that walks with the entire sole of the foot on the ground.

plantless adj
vegetationslos
Without plants (non-animal organisms).

plaque /plak/ /plaːk/ /plæk/ /plɑːk/ [pʰl̥æk] plaques n
Plakette
(countable) Any flat, thin piece of clay, ivory, metal, etc., used for ornament, or for painting pictures upon, as a dish, plate, slab, etc., hung upon a wall; also, a smaller decoration worn by a person, such as a brooch.
Plaque Zahnbelag
(uncountable, dentistry) An accumulation of biofilm, or bacteria, on teeth, which may develop into dental calculus (tartar).

plash /plæʃ/ v
platschen
(intransitive) To splash.

plasma /ˈplæzmə/ plasmas plasmata n
Plasma
(physics) A state of matter consisting of partially ionized gas and electrons.
(hematology) A clear component of blood or lymph containing fibrin.

plasma accelerator plasma accelerators n
Kielfeld-Beschleuniger
(physics) A particle accelerator that uses plasma as the medium of the accelerating field instead of a vacuum, to obtain a larger accelerating gradient.

plasma cell plasma cells n
Plasmazelle
(immunology) A form of B cell that produces antibodies after having reacted with its specific antigen in follicle centers.

plasma display plasma displays n
Plasmabildschirm
A flat-screen display, for television or personal computers, consisting of a matrix of cells filled with an inert, ionized gas; three cells (red, green and blue) constituting a single pixel

plasma globe plasma globes n
Plasmakugel
A spherical plasma lamp.

plasma lamp plasma lamps n
Plasmalampe
A kind of gas-discharge lamp: a clear glass container, often an orb, filled with a mixture of various noble gases at low pressure, and driven by high frequency alternating current at high voltage.

plasma rifle plasma rifles n
Plasmagewehr
(science fiction, weapons) An assault rifle-styled gun that shoots plasma.

plasmid /ˈplæzmɪd/ plasmids n
Plasmid
(cytology) A loop of double-stranded DNA that is separate from and replicates independently of the chromosomes, most commonly found in bacteria, but also in archaeans and eukaryotic cells, and used in genetic engineering as a vector for gene transfer.

plasmogamy /plæzˈmɒ.ɡə.mi/ n
Plasmogamie

plasmolysis plasmolyses n
Plasmolyse
(biology) the shrinking of protoplasm away from the cell wall of a plant or bacterium due to water loss

plasmonic /plæzˈmɑnɪk/ /plæzˈmɒnɪk/ adj
plasmonisch
(physics, nanotechnology) Of or pertaining to plasmons, the quasiparticles resulting from the quantization of plasma oscillations.

plaster /ˈpla.stə/ /ˈplæs.tɚ/ /ˈplɑː.stə/ plasters n
Putz Verputz Gips Gipsputz Kalkputz Lehmputz
(uncountable) A mixture of lime or gypsum, sand, and water, sometimes with the addition of fibres, that hardens to a smooth solid and is used for coating walls and ceilings; render, stucco.
Gips Salbe Abguß Creme Gipsabdruck Gipsabguß
(countable) A cast made of plaster of Paris and gauze; a plaster cast.

plaster /ˈpla.stə/ /ˈplæs.tɚ/ /ˈplɑː.stə/ v
gipsen
(transitive) To smear with some viscous or liquid substance.
vergipsen putzen verputzen überputzen übertünchen überziehen
(transitive) To hide or cover up, as if with plaster; to cover thickly.

plaster cast plaster casts n
Gipsverband Gips
(surgery) A cast made of a stiff material (often plaster of Paris and gauze) in order to immobilize a broken bone for the period of healing.
Abguß Gipsabdruck Gipsabguß
A copy of a piece of art or other object cast in plaster.

plaster of Paris n
Gips Gipsmörtel Gipsputz Stuckgips
A hemihydrate of calcium sulfate, made by calcining gypsum, that hardens when moistened and allowed to dry; used to make casts, molds and sculpture.

plasterer plasterers n
Stuckateur Gipser
A person whose occupation is to plaster walls.

plasterwork /ˈplæstɚˌwɝk/ plasterworks n
Stuck Verputz
Architectural work executed in plaster.

plastic /ˈplæstɪk/ /ˈplɑːstɪk/ [ˈpʰlæstɪk] more plastic most plastic adj
plastisch Kunststoff
Capable of being moulded; malleable, flexible, pliant. [from 17th c.]
plastisch
(biology) Capable of adapting to varying conditions; characterized by environmental adaptability. [from 19th c.]
Plastik Kunststoff-
Made of plastic. [from 20th c.]

plastic /ˈplæstɪk/ /ˈplɑːstɪk/ [ˈpʰlæstɪk] plastics n
Kunststoff Plastik Plast Plaste
A synthetic, solid, hydrocarbon-based polymer, whether thermoplastic or thermosetting.
Plastikgeld
(colloquial, metonym) Credit or debit cards used in place of cash to buy goods and services.
Plastik Kunststoff
(figurative, slang) insincerity; fakeness, or a person who is fake or arrogant, or believes that they are better than the rest of the population.

plastic bag plastic bags n
Plastiktüte Plastiksack Plastiksackerl Plastikbeutel
A type of packaging made of thin, flexible, plastic film, starch, or plastic textile, used for containing and transporting food, waste, and consumer goods. (This entry is a translation hub.)

plastic explosive plastic explosives n
Plastiksprengstoff
Any of a number of explosive materials formulated to be soft and hand malleable.

plastic surgery plastic surgeries n
plastische Chirurgie
Surgery to repair body parts, especially involving the transfer of tissue.

plasticity /ˈplæs.tɪs.ɪ.ti/ /ˈplɑːs.tɪs.ɪ.ti/ [ˈplæs.tɪs.ɪ.ɾi] [ˈpʰlæs.tɪs.ɪ.ti] [ˈpʰlæs.tɪs.ɪ.ɾi] plasticities n
Drehfähigkeit Fließbarkeit Formbarkeit Verformbarkeit
Plastizität
The quality or state of being plastic.

plasticize v
plastifizieren
(transitive) To make something more plastic, especially by adding a plasticizer

plasticizer /ˈplæs.tɪ.saɪ.zə/ plasticizers n
Weichmacher
Any of various substances added to a material (such as plastic or concrete) in order to make it more pliable.

plastid plastids n
Plastid Plastide
(cytology) Any of various organelles found in the cells of plants and algae, often concerned with photosynthesis

plat du jour plats du jour n
Tagesgericht

plate /pleɪt/ [pʰl̥eɪt] plates n
Teller Platte Tafel
A slightly curved but almost flat dish from which food is served or eaten.
Tafel
(uncountable) Such dishes collectively.
Gang Gericht
A course at a meal.
Platte Scheibe Blech Tafel
A flat object of uniform thickness.
Kennzeichen Nummernschild
(especially, Australia, ;, metonymy, plurale tantum) Vehicle license plates, registration plates.
Platte Belag Beschichtung Schicht
A layer of a material on the surface of something, usually qualified by the type of the material; plating
Laminat Schichtplatte
A material covered with such a layer.
Druckstock
(printing) An engraved surface used to transfer an image to paper.
Tafel Abbildung
(printing, publishing) An illustration in a book, either black and white, or colour, usually on a page of paper of different quality from the text pages.
Lagerplatte Scheibe
(construction) A horizontal framing member at the top or bottom of a group of vertical studs.
Anode
(engineering, electricity) The anode of a vacuum tube.
Beschlag
A very light steel horseshoe for racehorses.
Platte Scheibe
(music) A record, usually vinyl.

plate /pleɪt/ [pʰl̥eɪt] v
überziehen
To cover the surface material of an object with a thin coat of another material, usually a metal.

plate tectonics n
Plattentektonik
(geology) The large-scale movement of tectonic plates that contributes to continental drift.

plateau /plæˈtoʊ/ /ˈplætəʊ/ plateaus plateaux n
Hochebene Plateau
A largely level expanse of land at a high elevation; tableland.

platelet platelets n
Thrombozyt Blutplättchen
(hematology, cytology) A small colorless disk-shaped particle found in the blood of mammals, which plays an important role in the formation of blood clots.

plater platers n
Schmied
Someone who plates metal.

platform /ˈplætfɔɹm/ /ˈplætfɔːm/ platforms n
Bahnsteig Plattform Podest Perron
A raised floor for any purpose, e.g. for workmen during construction, or formerly for military cannon.
Plattform
(figurative) A place or an opportunity to express one's opinion.
(Internet) Ellipsis of digital platform: a software system used to provide online services to clients, such as social media, e-commerce, cloud computing etc.
(computing) Ellipsis of computing platform: a particular type of operating system or environment such as a database or other specific software, and/or a particular type of computer or microprocessor, used to describe a particular environment for running other software.
Grundsatzprogramm Parteiprogramm Programm
(politics, figurative) A political stance on a broad set of issues, which are called planks.

platform edge platform edges n
Bahnsteigkante
A special zone at the edge of the metro platform that passengers are not allowed to enter, except when the vehicle stands still and is available for getting in or out.

platform game platform games n
Plattformer Plattformspiel
(video game genre) A video game of the genre characterized by jumping (or otherwise moving) to and from suspended platforms or over obstacles.

platform shoe platform shoes n
Plateauschuh
A type of footwear with very thick soles and heels to make the wearer appear much taller than they actually are.

plating /ˈpleɪtɪŋ/ platings n
Plattierung
A thin coating of metal laid upon another metal.

platiniferous more platiniferous most platiniferous adj
platinhaltig
yielding, or containing platinum

platinum /pləˈtaɪn.əm/ /pləˈtiːn.əm/ /pləˈtɪn.əm/ /ˈplæt.nəm/ /ˈplæt.n̩.əm/ /ˈplæt.ɪn.əm/ platinums n
Platin
A whitish grey colour, like that of the metal.

platitude /ˈplatɪtjuːd/ /ˈplatɪtʃuːd/ /ˈplætɪt(j)ud/ platitudes n
Plattitüde
(countable) An often-quoted saying that is supposed to be meaningful but has become unoriginal or hackneyed through overuse.
(uncountable) Unoriginality; triteness.

platitudinarian platitudinarians n
Phrasendrescher Phrasendrescherin Schwätzer Schwätzerin
One who uses many platitudes in speaking or writing.

platonic /pləˈtɑnɪk/ /pləˈtɒnɪk/ /pləˈtɔnɪk/ more platonic most platonic adj
platonisch
Neither sexual nor romantic in nature; being or exhibiting platonic love.

platonic love platonic loves n
platonische Liebe
Intimate but non-sexual affection.

platoon /pləˈtuːn/ platoons n
Zug Kolonne Sanitätszug
(military) A unit of thirty to forty soldiers typically commanded by a lieutenant and forming part of a company.

platter platters n
Servierplatte Servierteller Tablett Teller
A tray for serving foods.
Datenscheibe Festplatte Festplattenscheibe Magnetplatte
A main dish and side dishes served together on one plate.
(computing) One of possibly many disks on which data is stored in a mechanical hard drive.
Plattenteller
The hard surface of a turntable on which a gramophone record rests when being played.

platykurtic /ˌplatɪˈkəːtɪk/ /ˌplædiˈkəɹdɪk/ more platykurtic most platykurtic adj
platykurtic
(statistics) Of a distribution: having kurtosis less than that of a normal distribution; equivalently, having negative excess kurtosis.

platypus /ˈplætɪpəs/ /ˈplætɪˌpʊs/ platypi platypodes platypus platypuses n
Schnabeltier
A semi-aquatic, egg-laying monotreme mammal with a bill resembling that of a duck, that has a mole-like body, a tail resembling that of a beaver, a waterproof pelt, and flat webbed feet – males have poisonous spurs on the inside of the back legs; Ornithorhynchus anatinus.

plausibility plausibilities n
Plausibilität
(now in more positive sense) The fact of being believable; believability, credibility. [from 18th c.]

plausible /ˈploː.zɪ.bəl/ /ˈplɑ.zɪ.bəl/ /ˈplɔː.zə.bəl/ /ˈplɔː.zɪ.bəl/ more plausible most plausible adj
plausibel glaubhaft
Seemingly or apparently valid, likely, or acceptable; conceivably true or likely.

plausible deniability n
glaubhafte Abstreitbarkeit glaubhafte Bestreitbarkeit
(politics, business, military, espionage) The organization of clandestine activity in such a way that knowledge of its existence may be denied by those in authority.

play /pleɪ/ [pʰl̥eɪ̯] plays n
Spielzug Zug
(countable, turn-based games) An action carried out when it is one's turn to play.
Theaterstück Bühnenstück Bühnenwerk
(countable) A theatrical performance featuring actors.
Spiel
(uncountable, informal) Sexual activity or sexual role-playing.

play /pleɪ/ [pʰl̥eɪ̯] v
spielen
(intransitive) To act in a manner such that one has fun; to engage in activities expressly for the purpose of recreation or entertainment.
(transitive, intransitive) To perform in (a sport); to participate in (a game).
(transitive, especially, of a, person) To produce music (or a specified song or musical style) using (a specified musical instrument).
spielen abspielen vorspielen vormachen
(transitive, ergative) To use a device to watch or listen to the indicated recording.
vormachen vorspielen
(transitive, of a, theatrical company, or, band, etc.) To perform in or at; to give performances in or at.
(transitive) To keep in play, as a hooked fish in order to land it.
täuschen hinters Licht führen verarschen
(transitive, colloquial) To manipulate, deceive, or swindle someone.

play along v
mitspielen
(idiomatic) To take part in a charade, deception, or practical joke.

play by ear v
nach Gehör spielen
(transitive, and, intransitive, of, music) To play guided by one's musical ear, rather than from a written score.
improvisieren es auf sich zukommen lassen es nehmen, wie es kommt kucken sehen spontan entscheiden
(transitive, and, intransitive, idiomatic) To do by guessing, intuition, or trial and error; to react to events as they occur, often with risk of negative outcomes; improvise

play dead v
sich tot stellen
To act as though defeated while awaiting a chance to attack.

play dirty v
dreckig spielen
To act dishonestly or unfairly.

play doctor v
Doktorspiele spielen
(sexuality, usually of minors) To explore or sexually engage with another person's private parts, particularly in the context of roleplay of a medical nature.

play dumb v
sich dumm stellen (einen) auf dumm machen Stummheit vortäuschen vorgeben stumm zu sein
(idiomatic, informal) To pretend to be dumb, either:

play fair v
fair spielen mit offenen Karten spielen
To behave equitably and honestly.

play for time v
Zeit schinden
(idiomatic) To delay a situation until one is prepared.

play gooseberry v
den Anstandswauwau spielen
(dated, UK, _, slang) To be an unwanted third party accompanying two lovers, to serve as a chaperon.

play hooky v
schwänzen blaumachen
(idiomatic, US) To play truant; to avoid (informally: skip) school, work, or other duties (stay away from these without permission nor an excuse); to skive or to bunk off (UK);

play house v
[[Vater-Mutter-Kind]] spielen
(children's games) To pretend to be a family in the household, acting out housekeeping and different family roles.
einen auf Ehe machen in wilder Ehe leben wie ein Ehepaar tun wie ein Ehepaar zusammenleben
To live as if married without actually being legally married; cohabit

play into someone's hands v
jemandem in die Hände spielen
To act, or to manage matters, to someone's advantage or benefit.

play it safe v
auf Nummer sicher gehen
To take a cautious, risk-free approach.

play it straight v
mit offenen Karten spielen nicht herumtricksen
(idiomatic) To behave in a manner that is straightforward, honest, or sincere.
es lassen krumme Dinger zu drehen sauber bleiben sich gesetzestreu verhalten
(idiomatic) To avoid criminal behavior.

play money n
Spielgeld
Noticeably fake bills or coins intended for use as toy currency, especially with board games, rather than currency in a legitimate exchange market.

play possum v
sich tot stellen

play second fiddle v
die zweite Geige spielen
(idiomatic, intransitive) To play a subsidiary or subordinate role to someone or something else.

play the field v
nichts anbrennen lassen zweigleisig fahren
(idiomatic) To have numerous romantic partners, without or before committing exclusively to one.

play the fool v
den Narren spielen
(idiomatic) To behave in a foolish or comical manner.

play truant v
die Schule schwänzen
(intransitive) To be absent from school without permission.

play with fire v
mit dem Feuer spielen
(idiomatic) To put oneself in a precarious situation with a high risk of getting harmed, particularly emotionally or financially.

play-acting play-actings n
Schauspielerei
(figuratively) The act of engaging in pretence or insincere behavior, often in order to mislead someone or gain an advantage.

playability playabilities n
Spielbarkeit
The quality and enjoyability of a game's gameplay.

playable adj
spielbar
Able to be played.
(games) Of a move, giving a reasonable result; able to be played without losing.
(games) Of a game, able to be played and enjoyed.

playback playbacks n
Wiedergabe
The replaying of something previously recorded, especially sound or moving images.

playboy /ˈpleɪbɔɪ/ /ˈpleɪˌbɔɪ/ playboys n
Playboy Lebemann Salonlöwe
A single man, especially a wealthy one, who devotes himself to a life of leisure and pleasure, often sexual, without commitments or responsibilities.

playdough playdoughs n
Knete Knetmasse
Modeling clay for children.

player /ˈpleɪə(ɹ)/ /ˈpleɪɚ/ players n
Player Abspieler Abspielgerät Spieler Wiedergabegerät
(electronics) An electronic device that plays audio and/or video media.
Player Spieler
(computing) A software application that plays audio and/or video media, such as a media player.
Schauspieler Spieler
(theater) An actor in a dramatic play.
Spieler
(music) One who plays on a musical instrument.
Spieler Gamer
(gaming, video games) A gamer; a player of video games or similar.
Spieler Spielerin
(gambling) A gambler.
One who plays any game or sport.
Vorsetzer
(historical) A mechanism that actuates a player piano or other automatic musical instrument.
Spielkind
One who is playful; one without serious aims; an idler; a trifler.
Akteur Player
One who participates in a particular type of sexual play.
Aufreißer Draufgänger Frauenheld
(informal) A person who plays the field rather than having a long-term sexual relationship.

playful /ˈpleɪfəl/ more playful most playful playfuller playfullest adj
verspielt
liking play, prone to play frequently, such as a child or kitten; rather sportive.

playground /ˈpleɪɡɹaʊnd/ playgrounds n
Spielplatz Kinderspielplatz Schulhof Spielwiese
(outdoors) A large open space for children to play in, usually having dedicated play equipment (such as swings and slides). [1780]
Spielwiese
(figuratively) Any physical or metaphysical space in which a person or organization has free rein to do as they please.

playing card playing cards n
Spielkarte Karte
Any of the usually 52 rectangular pieces of card used to play numerous games, featuring either one to 10 pips or a picture and belonging of one of four suits.

playlist /ˈpleɪˌlɪst/ /ˈpɫæɪ̯ˌɫɪst/ playlists n
Wiedergabeliste Playlist
(radio) A list of recorded songs scheduled to be played on a radio station.
(computing) A list of tracks or videos to be played in a particular sequence, as from an audio CD or a streaming service.

playmate playmates n
Spielgefährte Spielkamerad
A companion for someone (especially a child) to play with.
Playmate
A female who has appeared as the centerfold in Playboy magazine.

playpen playpens n
Laufgitter Laufstall dětská ohrádka
An enclosure in which babies or small children can play.

playroom playrooms n
Spielzimmer
A room, allocated as a children's play area, in which noisy or boisterous activities are tolerated.

plaything playthings n
Spielzeug
A thing or person intended for playing with.

playwright /ˈpleɪˌɹaɪt/ playwrights n
Dramatiker Dramatikerin Bühnenautor Bühnenautorin
A writer and creator of theatrical plays.

plaza /ˈplæzə/ /ˈplɑːzə/ plazas n
Platz
A town's public square.

plea /pliː/ pleas n
Appell Bitte Ersuchen Flehen
An appeal, petition, urgent prayer or entreaty.
Entschuldigung Verteidigung
An excuse; an apology.
Plädoyer
That which is alleged or pleaded, in defense or in justification.
(legal) The defendant’s answer to the plaintiff’s declaration and demand.

plea bargain plea bargains n
Verständigung
(US, legal) An agreement in which a defendant agrees to plead guilty to a lesser charge instead of not guilty to a greater one

plead /pliːd/ /plɛd/ v
plädieren aussprechen bekennen berufen eintreten
(ambitransitive, copulative) To present (an argument or a plea), especially in a legal case.
(dringend) bitten anflehen beschwören
(intransitive) To beg, beseech, or implore, especially emotionally.

pleasant /ˈplɛzənt/ more pleasant most pleasant pleasanter pleasantest adj
angenehm
Giving pleasure; pleasing in manner.

pleasantness pleasantnesses n
Angenehmheit Annehmlichkeit
(countable) Something pleasant.

please /pliz/ /pliːz/ adv
bitte
Used to make a polite request.
An expression of annoyance or impatience.
bitte gerne
Used as an affirmative to an offer.

please /pliz/ /pliːz/ v
gefallen rechtmachen
(ambitransitive) To make happy or satisfy; to give pleasure to.

please pass the salt phraseologicalUnit
reich doch bitte das Salz
(This entry is a translation hub.)

please repeat after me phraseologicalUnit
sprechen Sie mir bitte nach
A request for the interlocutor to repeat what the speaker says next. Often used in language training.

please say that again phraseologicalUnit
bitte sage es noch einmal bitte sagen Sie es noch einmal bitte sagt es noch einmal
Used as request for the interlocutor to repeat what he or she said previously.

please sit down phraseologicalUnit
setzen
Offering a seat to somebody.

please speak more slowly phraseologicalUnit
sprechen Sie bitte langsamer
Used to ask the interlocutor to speak more slowly.

please turn left phraseologicalUnit
bitte biegen Sie links ab
When giving directions to a person (for example, a taxi driver), indicates that he or she should turn left.

please turn right phraseologicalUnit
bitte biegen Sie rechts ab
When giving directions to a person (for example, a taxi driver), indicates that he or she should turn right.

pleased /pliːzd/ more pleased most pleased adj
zufrieden froh
happy, content

pleased to meet you phraseologicalUnit
angenehm es freut mich, Sie kennenzulernen
A polite formula used when being introduced to somebody.

pleasing /ˈplizɪŋ/ /ˈpliːzɪŋ/ more pleasing most pleasing adj
angenehm
Agreeable; giving pleasure, cheer, enjoyment or gratification.

pleasurable /ˈplɛʒəɹəbəl/ more pleasurable most pleasurable adj
angenehm
That gives pleasure

pleasure /ˈplɛʒə/ /ˈplɛʒɚ/ pleasures n
Vergnügen
(uncountable) A state of being pleased or contented; gratification.
Spaß Freude
(countable) A person, thing or action that causes enjoyment.
Wollust
(uncountable) Sexual enjoyment.

pleasure garden pleasure gardens n
Lustgarten
A park or garden that is open to the public for entertainment, typically including concert halls, bandstands, amusement rides, and zoos.

pleasure principle n
Lustprinzip
(psychology, psychoanalysis, Freudianism, often hyphenated when used attributively) The principle that human decisions and behavior are strongly motivated by the instinctual desire of the id, arising in infancy, to experience pleasure and avoid pain.

pleat /pliːt/ pleats n
Falte
(sewing) A fold in the fabric of a garment, usually a skirt, as a part of the design of the garment, with the purpose of adding controlled fullness and freedom of movement, or taking up excess fabric. There are many types of pleats, differing in their construction and appearance.

pleat /pliːt/ v
plissieren fälteln in Falten legen
(transitive) To form one or more pleats in a piece of fabric or a garment.

pleb /plɛb/ plebs n
Prolet
(derogatory) A common person, an unsophisticated or cultureless person.

plebeian /pliˈbiːən/ /plɛˈbiːən/ more plebeian most plebeian adj
plebejisch
(historical) Of or concerning the plebs, the common citizens of ancient Rome.

plebeian /pliˈbiːən/ /plɛˈbiːən/ plebeians n
Plebejer
(historical, Ancient Rome) A member of the plebs, the common citizens of ancient Rome.

plebiscite /-sɪt/ /ˈplɛbəˌsaɪt/ /ˈplɛbɪsaɪt/ plebiscites n
Plebiszit Volksabstimmung
(law, politics) A direct popular vote on an issue of public importance, such as an amendment to the constitution, a change in the sovereignty of the nation, or some government policy.

plebs /plɛbz/ n
Plebs
The common people, especially (pejorative) the mob.

plectrum /ˈplɛk.tɹəm/ plectra plectrums n
Plektrum Plektron
(music) A small piece of plastic, metal, ivory, etc., for plucking the strings of a guitar, lyre, mandolin, etc.

pledge /plɛd͡ʒ/ pledges n
Gelöbnis
A solemn promise to do something.
Pfand
(law) A bailment of personal property to secure payment of a debt without transfer of title.
Fuchs
(college slang) A person who has taken a pledge of allegiance to a college fraternity, but is not yet formally approved.

pledge /plɛd͡ʒ/ v
geloben versprechen zusagen zusichern
To make a solemn promise (to do something).
verpfänden
To deposit something as a security; to pawn.

pleiochasium pleiochasia n
Pleiochasium Scheindolde Trugdolde
(botany) An inflorescence in which several buds come out at the same time

plenary /ˈpliːnəɹi/ /ˈplɛnəɹi/ more plenary most plenary adj
Plenar- Voll-
Fully attended; for everyone's attendance.

plenary indulgence plenary indulgences n
vollkommener Ablass
(Roman Catholicism) An indulgence that remits all of a person’s sins, and thus the whole of their time in purgatory.

plenary session plenary sessions n
Vollversammlung Plenarsitzung Plenartagung
A session of a conference or other meeting at which all members are expected to be present.

plenipotentiary /plɛn.ɪ.poʊˈtɛn.ʃ(i)əɹ.i/ /plɛn.ɪ.pəˈtɛn.ʃi.ɛɹ.i/ /ˌplɛn.ɪ.pəʊˈtɛn.ʃi.əɹ.i/ /ˌplɛn.ɪ.pəʊˈtɛn.ʃəɹ.i/ adj
bevollmächtigt
Invested with full power.

plenipotentiary /plɛn.ɪ.poʊˈtɛn.ʃ(i)əɹ.i/ /plɛn.ɪ.pəˈtɛn.ʃi.ɛɹ.i/ /ˌplɛn.ɪ.pəʊˈtɛn.ʃi.əɹ.i/ /ˌplɛn.ɪ.pəʊˈtɛn.ʃəɹ.i/ plenipotentiaries n
Bevollmächtigter Generalbevollmächtigter
A person invested with full powers, especially as the diplomatic agent of a sovereign state, (originally) charged with handling a certain matter. [from c. 1645]

plenitude /ˈplɛnɪtjuːd/ plenitudes n
Fülle
An abundance; a full supply. [from 17th c.]

plentiful /ˈplɛntɪfl̩/ more plentiful most plentiful plentifuler plentifulest plentifuller plentifullest adj
reichlich massenhaft
Existing in large number or ample amount.

plenty /ˈplɛnti/ [ˈplɛni] [ˈplɛɾ̃i] [ˈplɪni] [ˈplɪɾ̃i] plenties n
Fülle Überfluss
A more-than-adequate amount.

plenum /ˈpliːnəm/ /ˈplɛnəm/ plena plenums n
Plenum
A legislative meeting (especially of the Communist Party) in which all members are present.

pleonasm /ˈpliː.əˌnæz.əm/ pleonasms n
Pleonasmus
(uncountable, rhetoric) Redundancy in wording.
(countable) A phrase involving pleonasm; a phrase containing one or more words which are redundant because their meaning is expressed elsewhere in the phrase.

pleonastic /ˌpliː.əˈnæs.tɪk/ more pleonastic most pleonastic adj
pleonastisch
(uncomparable) Of, or relating to pleonasm.

pleophony n
Volllaut
(phonology) The phenomenon by which the Late Proto-Slavic "liquid diphthongs", formed from a vowel followed by a liquid *r or *l, become disyllabic -oro-, -ere- and -olo- reflexes in East Slavic languages.

pleroma /pləˈɹoʊmə/ pleromas n
Pleroma
(botany) The central portion of the primary meristem.

plethora /plɪˈθɔːɹə/ /ˈplɛðəɹə/ /ˈplɛθəɹə/ plethorae plethoras n
Fülle Übermaß
(usually, followed by of) An excessive amount or number; an abundance.

pleural cavity pleural cavities n
Pleurahöhle Pleuraspalt
(anatomy) The part of the thoracic cavity that surrounds the lungs and is enclosed by the pleurae.

pleurisy /ˈpljʊəɹɪsi/ /ˈplʊəɹɪsi/ pleurisies n
Brustfellentzündung
(pathology) Inflammation of lung pleura.

plexiglass plexiglasses n
Acrylglas Plexiglas
polymethyl methacrylate (polymer of methyl methacrylate), a tough transparent plastic used sometimes in lieu of glass.

pliability pliabilities n
Biegsamkeit Geschmeidigkeit
The quality or state of being pliable; flexibility; pliableness.

pliable /ˈplaɪəbəl/ more pliable most pliable adj
geschmeidig biegsam
Soft, flexible, easily bent, formed, shaped, or molded.

plier wrenches n
Chromzange Zangenschlüssel

pliers /ˈplaɪ.ə(ɹ)z/ n
Zange Kneifzange
A pincer-like gripping tool that multiplies the strength of the user's hand, often used for bending things.

plight /plaɪt/ plights n
Bedrängnis Misere Notlage
A dire or unfortunate situation. [from 14th c.]
Zustand
(now, _, rare) A (neutral) condition or state. [from 14th c.]

plinth /plɪnθ/ plinths n
Plinthe Sockel
A block or slab upon which a column, pedestal, statue or other structure is based.

plod /plɒd/ v
stapfen
To toil; to drudge; especially, to study laboriously and patiently.

plodder plodders n
Arbeitstier
A person who works slowly, making a great effort with little result; a person who studies laboriously.

plogging /ˈplɒɡɪŋ/ n
Plogging
(neologism) jogging and picking up litter

plonk /plɑŋk/ /plɒŋk/ v
hinschmeißen hinwerfen
(transitive) To set or toss (something) down carelessly.
hinfläzen
(reflexive) To sit down heavily and without ceremony.

plonker /ˈplɒŋ.kə(ɹ)/ plonkers n
Dummkopf Trottel
(Britain, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, slang, derogatory) A fool.

plop /plɒp/ v
ploppen
To make the sound of an object dropping into a body of liquid.
plumpsen
(ambitransitive) To land heavily or loosely.

plosive /ˈploʊsɪv/ /ˈploʊzɪv/ /ˈpləʊsɪv/ /ˈpləʊzɪv/ plosives n
Plosiv Explosiv Verschlusslaut
(phonetics) Sound produced from opening a previously closed oral passage.

plot /plɑt/ /plɒt/ plots n
Handlung Plot
(narratology) The course of a story, comprising a series of incidents which are gradually unfolded, sometimes by unexpected means. [from 1640s]
Grundstück Parzelle
An area or land used for building on or planting on. [from 1550s]
Ausdruck Zeichnung
A graph or diagram drawn by hand or produced by a mechanical or electronic device.
Komplott
A secret plan to achieve an end, the end or means usually being illegal or otherwise questionable. [from 1580s]

plot /plɑt/ /plɒt/ v
ausarbeiten entwerfen planen
(transitive, intransitive) To conceive (a crime, misdeed etc).
plotten
(transitive) To trace out (a graph or diagram).
eintragen einzeichnen festhalten
(transitive) To mark (a point on a graph, chart, etc).

plot hole plot holes n
Ungereimtheit
(authorship) A gap or inconsistency in a storyline that goes against the flow of logic established by the story's plot.

plot twist plot twists n
unerwartete Wendung Plottorsion Plottwist überraschende Wendung der Handlung
A change in the direction or expected outcome of the plot of a film, novel, or other narrative work.

plotter plotters n
Plotter
(computing) An output device that draws graphs and other pictorial images on paper, sometimes using attached pens.

plough /plaʊ/ ploughs n
Pflug
A device pulled through the ground in order to break it open into furrows for planting.

plough /plaʊ/ v
pflügen
(transitive) To use a plough on soil to prepare for planting.
(joinery) To cut a groove in, as in a plank, or the edge of a board; especially, a rectangular groove to receive the end of a shelf or tread, the edge of a panel, a tongue, etc.
ficken
(transitive, vulgar) To have sex with, penetrate.

plover /ˈploʊvɚ/ /ˈplʌvə/ /ˈplʌvɚ/ plover plovers n
Regenpfeifer
Any of various wading birds of the family Charadriidae.

plower plowers n
Pflüger Pflügerin
One who plows; one who works land with a plow.

plowman /ˈplaʊ.mən/ plowmen n
Egger Pflüger
A man who plows land with a plough.

plowshare plowshares n
Pflugschar Pflugeisen Schar
(American spelling) The cutting edge of a plow, typically a metal blade.

plowwoman /ˈplaʊ.ˌwʊ.mən/ plowwomen n
Pflügerin
(US) A female plower, who plows land with a plow.

ploy /plɔɪ/ ploys n
List Masche Trick
A tactic, strategy, or scheme.

pluck /plʌk/ v
pflücken abrupfen
(transitive) To pull something sharply; to pull something out
schlagen zupfen
(transitive, music) To gently play a single string, e.g. on a guitar, violin etc.
rupfen ausrupfen
(transitive) To remove feathers from a bird.

plucky /ˈplʌki/ pluckier pluckiest adj
beherzt tapfer
(informal) Having or showing pluck, courage or spirit in trying circumstances.

plug /plʌɡ/ plugs n
Stecker
(electricity) A pronged connecting device which fits into a mating socket, especially an electrical one.
Stopfen Stöpsel Pfropf Zapfen Pfropfen Spund
Any piece of wood, metal, or other substance used to stop or fill a hole.
Dübel Dübelholz Holzdübel
(construction) A block of wood let into a wall to afford a hold for nails.

plug /plʌɡ/ v
Schleichwerbung machen
(transitive) To blatantly mention a particular product or service as if advertising it.

plug in v
einstecken
(idiomatic) To connect (an electrical device) to a plug socket.

plug-in /ˈplʌɡ.ɪn/ plug-ins n
Plug-in Plugin
(computing) A module or device that interacts with another to add a specific feature or function.

plum /plʌm/ more plum most plum adj
begehrt
(not comparable) Choice; especially lavish or preferred.

plum /plʌm/ plums n
Pflaume Zwetschge
An edible, fleshy stone fruit of Prunus domestica (European plum), often of a dark red or purple colour. [from 8th c.]
Pflaumenbaum Pflaume
The fruit and its tree.
Leckerbissen
A desirable or choice thing of its kind; a prize selection; a choice appointment, assignment etc. [from 19th c.]

plum blossom plum blossoms n
Pflaumenblüte
The blossom of the tree.

plum rains /plʌm ˈɹeɪnz/ n
Baiu Tsuyu
Also occasionally in the singular form plum rain: the East Asian rainy season from early summer to midsummer in the fourth and fifth lunar months (early June to early or mid-July); also, the rain which falls during this season.

plum tomato plum tomatoes n
Pflaumentomate
A type of large tomato.

plumage /ˈpljuːmɪd͡ʒ/ /ˈpluːmɪd͡ʒ/ plumages n
Gefieder Federkleid Federschmuck Vogelgefieder
(ornithology, collective noun) Layer or collection of feathers covering a bird’s body; feathers used ornamentally; feathering.

plumb /plʌm/ more plumb most plumb adj
lotrecht
Truly vertical, as indicated by a plumb line.

plumb /plʌm/ adv
lotrecht senkrecht
In a vertical direction; perpendicularly.

plumbago /pləmˈbeɪɡoʊ/ /plʌmˈbeɪɡəʊ/ plumbagoes plumbagos n
Bleiwurz
(botany) A plant of the genus Plumbago; leadwort. [from 17th c.]

plumber /ˈplʌmə/ /ˈplʌmɚ/ plumbers n
Bleiarbeiter Bleiarbeiterin
One who works in or with lead.
Klempner Installateur Klempnerin Spengler
One who furnishes, fits, and repairs pipes and other apparatus for the conveyance of water, gas, or drainage.

plumber wrench plumber wrenches n
Eckrohrzange Rohrzange Schwedenzange
Other type of pipe wrench used to rotate plumbing pipes.

plumber's crack n
Bauarbeiterdekolleté Maurerdekolleté
(slang) An intergluteal cleft visible due to low-riding pants, especially when one is bending over.

plumber's snake plumber's snakes n
Rohrreinigungsspirale
A long, flexible tool, often with rotating blades at its forward end, which is inserted into a plumbing pipe system and used to remove clogs or other obstructions.

plumbiferous adj
bleihaltig
Producing or containing lead.

plumbing /ˈplʌmɪŋ/ plumbings n
Installation Rohrleitung Verrohrung
The pipes, together with the joints, tanks, stopcocks, taps, and other fixtures of a water, gas, or sewage system in a house or other building.
Klempnerei Klempnerarbeit
The trade or occupation of a plumber.
Gedärm Unterleib
(informal) A system of vessels or ducts in the human body, especially the genitourinary system.

plumbism n
Bleivergiftung
(medicine) A diseased condition, produced by the absorption of lead, common among workers in this metal or in its compounds, as among painters, typesetters, etc. Symptoms include lead colic, lead line, and wrist drop.

plume /ˈpljuːm/ /ˈplum/ /ˈpluːm/ plumes n
Feder
(archaic, literary, and, poetic) A feather of a bird, especially a large or showy one used as a decoration.
Federbusch Federschmuck Hutfeder
(archaic, literary, and, poetic) A cluster of feathers worn as an ornament, especially on a helmet; a hackle.
Auszeichnung
(figurative) A token of honour or prowess; that on which one prides oneself; a prize or reward.
-fahne -wolke Abluftfahne Abwasserfahne Rauchfahne Rauchwolke
A cloud formed by a dispersed substance fanning out or spreading.
Plume
(geology) Short for mantle plume (“an upwelling of abnormally hot molten material from the Earth's mantle which spreads sideways when it reaches the lithosphere”).

plummet /ˈplʌmət/ /ˈplʌmɪt/ plummets n
Lot Senkblei Senklot Blei Senker
(archaic, nautical) A piece of lead attached to a line, used in sounding the depth of water; a plumb bob or a plumb line.
Bleigewicht Gewicht
(archaic) Hence, any weight.
Absturz Sturz Sturzflug
A violent or dramatic fall.
Abfall Abnahme Absinken Abstieg Absturz Niedergang
(figuratively) A decline; a fall; a drop.

plummet /ˈplʌmət/ /ˈplʌmɪt/ v
abstürzen stürzen abfallen absacken absinken fallen
(intransitive) To drop swiftly, in a direct manner; to fall quickly.

plump /plʌmp/ more plump most plump plumper plumpest adj
pummelig mollig
Having a full and rounded shape; chubby, somewhat overweight.

plump up v
aufschütteln
To shake or arrange (a pillow etc) so as to be fatter or more evenly distributed

plumule plumules n
Plumula
(botany) The first bud, or growing point, of a plant embryo, situated above the cotyledons.

plunder /ˈplən-/ /ˈplʌndə/ /ˈplʌndɚ/ n
Plünderung
An instance of plundering.
Beute Raubgut
The loot attained by plundering.

plunder /ˈplən-/ /ˈplʌndə/ /ˈplʌndɚ/ v
plündern ausplündern
(transitive) To pillage, take or destroy all the goods of, by force (as in war); to raid, sack.
plündern
(intransitive) To take by force or wrongfully; to commit robbery or looting, to raid.
ausbeuten ausplündern
(transitive) To make extensive (over)use of, as if by plundering; to use or use up wrongfully.

plunge /plʌnd͡ʒ/ plunges n
Eintauchen
A dive, leap, rush, or pitch into (into water).

plunge /plʌnd͡ʒ/ v
eintauchen
(transitive) To thrust into liquid, or into any penetrable substance; to immerse.
stürzen stoßen
(figuratively, transitive) To cast, stab or throw into some thing, state, condition or action.
stürzen
(intransitive) To dive, leap or rush (into water or some liquid); to submerge oneself.
(figuratively, intransitive) To fall or rush headlong into some thing, action, state or condition.
vorwärtsstürzen
(intransitive) To pitch or throw oneself headlong or violently forward, as a horse does.

plunge pool plunge pools n
Gumpe
A pool that is small in diameter, but deep, usually resulting from erosion by a natural force such as a waterfall or rapids.

plunger /ˈplʌnd͡ʒə/ /ˈplʌnd͡ʒɚ/ plungers n
Pümpel Saugglocke Ausgussreiniger Abflussstampfer Gummisauger
A device that is used to remove blockages from the drain of a basin or tub, by suction.
Kolben
The part of a cafetière that is pushed down to remove grounds from coffee.

plunging neckline plunging necklines n
Dekolletee
A (very) low-cut neckline, found on some dresses and other garments.

pluperfect /pluˈpɝ.fɪkt/ /pluːˈpɜː.fɪkt/ pluperfects n
Plusquamperfekt
A verb in this tense.

pluperfect tense pluperfect tenses n
Plusquamperfekt Vorvergangenheit vollendete Vergangenheit
(grammar, of a verb) Tense of a verb used when referring to something that happened before a past setting or the imperfect; formed in English by adding had before the past participle of a verb, or by adding had been before the present participle of the verb.

plural /ˈpljʊə.ɹəl/ /ˈplɔː.ɹəl/ /ˈplɝ.əl/ /ˈplʊə.ɹəl/ /ˈplʊɚ.əl/ more plural most plural adj
pluralisch Mehrzahl- mehrfach plural
Consisting of or containing more than one of something.

plural /ˈpljʊə.ɹəl/ /ˈplɔː.ɹəl/ /ˈplɝ.əl/ /ˈplʊə.ɹəl/ /ˈplʊɚ.əl/ plurals n
Plural Mehrzahl
(grammar, uncountable) The plural number. In English, referring to more or less than one of something.
Plural Pluralform Mehrzahl
(grammar, countable) A word in the form in which it potentially refers to something other than one person or thing; and other than two things if the language has a dual form.

plurale tantum /ˌplɝ.ə.leɪ -/ /ˌplʊɚ.ə.leɪ ˈtæn.təm/ pluralia tantum n
Pluraletantum Pluralwort
(grammar) A noun (either in certain of its senses or in all its senses) that does not generally have a singular form.

pluralism pluralisms n
Pluralismus
(sociology) A social system that permits smaller groups within a society to maintain their individual cultural identities.

pluralistic more pluralistic most pluralistic adj
pluralistisch
Characteristic of pluralism.

plurality /plʊˈɹæləti/ pluralities n
Pluralität
(uncountable) The state of being plural.

plus /plʌs/ /pɫɐs/ adj
Plus
positiv plus
Being positive rather than negative or zero.

plus /plʌs/ /pɫɐs/ preposition
plus
And; sum of the previous one and the following one.
(colloquial) With; having in addition.

plus one plus ones n
Begleitung mit Begleitung und Begleitung

plus sign plus signs n
Pluszeichen Additionszeichen
(arithmetic) The symbol + used to denote the operation of additio1, to indicate that a number is positive, and so on.

plush /plʌʃ/ plushes n
Plüsch
A textile fabric with a nap or shag on one side, longer and softer than the nap of velvet.

plush toy plush toys n
Plüschtier
(US) A soft toy with a soft, plush covering.

plutocracy /pluːˈtɑːkɹəsi/ /pluːˈtɒkɹəsi/ plutocracies n
Plutokratie
Government by the wealthy.
Plutokratie Plutokraten
A controlling class of the wealthy.

plutocrat plutocrats n
Plutokrat Plutokratin
Someone who rules by virtue of his or her wealth.

plutocratic more plutocratic most plutocratic adj
plutokratisch
of, relating to, or being a plutocracy

plutoid plutoids n
Plutoid
(astronomy, obsolete) A trans-Neptunian dwarf planet.

pluton plutons n
Pluton
(mineralogy) A body of igneous rock formed beneath the surface of the earth by consolidation of magma

plutonium /pluːˈtoʊniəm/ plutoniums n
Plutonium
The transuranic chemical element with atomic number 94 and symbol Pu: a silvery-gray fissile radioactive actinide metal that tarnishes when exposed to air.

plutophobia n
Plutophobie

ply /plaɪ/ plies ply plys n
Lage
A layer of material.
Halbzug
(artificial intelligence, combinatorial, _, game theory) In two-player sequential games, a "half-turn" or a move made by one of the players.

ply /plaɪ/ v
biegen falten
(transitive, obsolete) To bend; to fold; to mould; (figuratively) to adapt, to modify; to change (a person's) mind, to cause (a person) to submit.

plyometric box plyometric boxes n
Sportkasten Sprungkasten Turnkasten
A cuboid or near-cuboid that supports a person in exercise.

plywood plywoods n
Sperrholz
(countable) A specific grade or type of this construction material.

pneumatic /n(j)ʊˈmæ.tɪk/ more pneumatic most pneumatic adj
pneumatisch
Of, relating to, or resembling air or other gases
Of or relating to pneumatics
Powered by, or filled with, compressed air
Spiritual; of or relating to the pneuma

pneumatic post pneumatic posts n
Rohrpost

pneumatics n
Pneumatik
The branch of mechanics that deals with the mechanical properties of gases
Pneumatik Pneumatologie
(theology, obsolete) The study or knowledge of spiritual beings and their relations to God, angels, and human beings.

pneumatological adj
pneumatologisch
Of or pertaining to pneumatology.

pneumoconiosis pneumoconioses n
Pneumokoniose Staublunge
(disease) A disease of the lungs caused by inhalation of particulate matter.

pneumological adj
pneumologisch
Relating to pulmonology.

pneumology /n(j)ʊˈmɒləd͡ʒi/ pneumologies n
Pneumologie
The study of the respiratory system and organs.

pneumonia /njuˈməʊniə/ /nuˈmoʊniə/ /nəˈmoʊniə/ pneumoniae pneumonias pneumoniæ n
Lungenentzündung Pneumonie
An acute or chronic inflammation of the lungs caused by viruses, bacteria or other microorganisms, or sometimes by physical or chemical irritants.

pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis /njuːˌmɒ.nəʊ.ʌl.tɹə.maɪ.kɹəʊˈskɒ.pɪkˌsɪ.lɪ.kəʊ.vɒl.keɪ.nəʊ.kəʊ.niˈəʊ.sɪs/ /nuˌmɑ.noʊ.ʌl.tɹə.maɪ.kɹoʊˈskɑ.pɪkˌsɪ.lɪ.koʊ.vɑl.keɪ.noʊ.koʊ.niˈoʊ.sɪs/ n
Quarzstaublunge Quarzstaublungenkrankheit Silikose
(nonce) A disease of the lungs, allegedly caused by inhaling microscopic silicate particles originating from the eruption of a volcano.

pneumothorax pneumothoraces pneumothoraxes n
Pneumothorax
(medicine) Presence of air inside the pleural cavity, usually caused by injury either to the lung or the chest wall.

po-faced /ˈpəʊ.feɪst/ more po-faced most po-faced adj
grimmig mürrisch streng
(British) Wearing a particularly stern and disapproving expression; humourless; priggish. [from 1930s]

poach /ˈpoʊt͡ʃ/ v
pochieren
(transitive) To cook (something) in simmering or very hot liquid (usually water; sometimes wine, broth, or otherwise).
wildern
(ambitransitive) To take game or fish illegally.
klauen stehlen
(by extension, ambitransitive) To take anything illegally or unfairly.
(obsolete) To stab; to pierce; to spear or drive or plunge into something.
abwerben
(business, ambitransitive) To entice (an employee or customer) to switch from a competing company to one's own.

poached egg poached eggs n
pochiertes Ei verlorenes Ei
An egg that has been cooked by gently breaking it into simmering or very hot water.

poacher /ˈpoʊ.t͡ʃɚ/ /ˈpəʊ.tʃə/ poachers n
Wilderer Wilddieb Freischütz
A person who trespasses in order to take game illegally, one who poaches; a person who illegally takes animals or plants from the wild.

poaching poachings n
Wilderei Wildern Wilddieberei Jagdfrevel Jagdvergehen Wilddiebstahl
Illegal procurement of protected wildlife such as fish, game, logging, or plant collecting.

pocket /ˈpɑ.kət/ /ˈpɑ.kɪt/ /ˈpɒ.kɪt/ /ˈpɔ.kɪt/ pockets n
Tasche
A bag stitched to an item of clothing, used for carrying small items.
An enclosed volume of one substance surrounded by another.

pocket call pocket calls n
Hosentaschenanruf
An unintentional telephone call made from a cell phone in one's (pants/trouser) pocket due to body movement.

pocket dictionary pocket dictionaries n
Taschenwörterbuch
A small portable dictionary.

pocket gopher pocket gophers n
Taschenratte
Any of the burrowing rodents of the family Geomyidae, regarded as the "true" gophers.

pocket money n
Taschengeld Sackgeld
(UK) A small sum of money given to a child, by a parent or guardian; an allowance
Kleingeld
(US) A small sum of cash, carried on the person, for small, daily expenses.

pocket pool n
Taschenbillard
(slang) The act of manipulating one's genitalia through a trouser pocket; masturbation.

pocket square pocket squares n
Einstecktuch

pocket watch pocket watches n
Taschenuhr
A watch carried in the pocket, often with a closing cover and usually attached to a chain.

pocketbook pocketbooks n
Taschenbuch
Handtasche
(US) A purse or handbag.
persönliche Brieftasche persönlicher Geldbeutel
(figuratively) One's personal budget or financial capacity; the amount one can afford.

pocketknife pocketknives n
Taschenmesser Klappmesser

pocketless adj
taschenlos
Without pockets.

pockmark pockmarks n
Pockennarbe
A mark or scar in the skin caused by a pock.

pockmarked more pockmarked most pockmarked adj
pockennarbig
having pockmarks

pod /ˈpɑd/ /ˈpɒd/ pods n
Schote Hülse Kapsel
(botany) A seed case for legumes (e.g. peas, beans, peppers); a seedpod.
Kabine Rettungskapsel
A small vehicle, especially used in emergency situations.
Herde Schule
(collective, zoology) A group of whales, dolphins, seals, porpoises or hippopotami.

pod /ˈpɑd/ /ˈpɒd/ v
auslösen enthülsen pulen
(transitive) To remove peas from their case.

podcast /-kæst/ /ˈpɑdˌkæst/ /ˈpɒdkɑːst/ /ˈpɔd-/ podcasts n
Podcast Audio-Internetsendung
A programme, especially an audio programme, produced on a regular basis, delivered over the Internet in a compressed digital format and designed for playback on computers or portable devices such as mobile phones. [from early 21st c.]
(loosely) An individual episode of such a programme.

podgy podgier podgiest adj
mollig moppelig pummelig rundlich
(informal) Slightly fat.

podiatrist /pəˈdaɪətɹɪst/ podiatrists n
Podologe Podologin Fußpfleger Fußpflegerin Fußspezialist Fußspezialistin
(medicine) A health care practitioner who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of foot ailments.

podiatry /pəˈdaɪətɹi/ n
Podologie Fußheilkunde Fußorthopädie Fußpflege Podiatrie
(US, medicine) chiropody

podium /ˈpəʊ.diəm/ podia podiums n
Podium
A platform on which to stand, as when conducting an orchestra or preaching at a pulpit; any low platform or dais.
Rednerpult Pult
(sometimes proscribed) A stand used to hold notes when speaking publicly.
Podest Treppchen Podium
(sports, and, other competitions) A steepled platform upon which the three competitors with the best results may stand when being handed their medals or prize.
Podest Podium Treppchen
(sports) A result amongst the best three at a competition.

podium position podium positions n
Podestplatz Podiumsplatz Treppchenplatz

podstakannik /ˌpɒdstəˈkænɪk/ podstakanniki podstakanniks n
Podstakannik
tea glass holder

poem /pojəm/ /poʊ̯m/ /pɔɪ̯m/ /ˈpoʊ̯əm/ /ˈpoʊ̯ɪm/ /ˈpəʊ̯ɪm/ [ˈpo(ʊ̯)ɪm] [ˈpʰo(ʊ̯)m] [ˈpʰo(ʊ̯)m̩] [ˈpʰo(ʊ̯)əm] [ˈpʰəʊ̯ɪm] poems n
Gedicht Poem
A literary piece written in verse.
Gedicht Dichtung
A piece of writing in the tradition of poetry, an instance of poetry.

poet /ˈpoʊ.ət/ /ˈpoʊ.ɪt/ /ˈpəʊ.ɪt/ [ˈpʰoʊ̯ɪ̈(ʔ)t̚] poets n
Dichter Poet Dichterin Poetin
A person who writes poems.

poetaster /pəʊɪtæstə(ɹ)/ poetasters n
Poetaster
An unskilled poet.

poetess /ˈpoʊ.ɪˌtɛs/ /ˌpəʊ.ɪˈtɛs/ poetesses n
Poetin Dichterin
(dated) A female poet.

poetic /poʊˈɛtɪk/ /pəʉˈetɪk/ /pəʊˈɛtɪk/ more poetic most poetic adj
poetisch dichterisch
Relating to poetry.
Characteristic of poets; romantic, imaginative, etc.

poetics poetics n
Poetik Dichtkunstlehre
(philosophy, literature) The theory of poetry, or of literature in general.

poetry /ˈpoʊətɹi/ /ˈpəʊɪtɹi/ [ˈpəʊʷətɹɪ] [ˈpʰoʊ̯.ətˌɹi] poetries n
Dichtung
Poesie Dichtkunst
Literature composed in verse or language exhibiting conscious attention to patterns and rhythm.

pogo stick pogo sticks n
Springstock Hüpfstock
A toy, used for hopping up and down on, consisting of a pole with a T-bar handle at one end, and spring-loaded footpads on the other.

pogonic /pəʊˈɡɒ.nɪk/ more pogonic most pogonic adj
bärtig
(rare, humorous) Of or relating to a beard.

pogrom /pəˈɡɹoʊm/ /ˈpoʊɡɹəm/ /ˈpɒɡɹəm/ pogroms n
Pogrom
A riot aimed at persecution or massacre of a particular ethnic or religious group, usually Jews.

poignancy poignancies n
Schmerzlichkeit Schärfe
The quality of being poignant

poignant /ˈpɔɪnjənt/ /ˈpɔɪnənt/ [ˈpɔɪɲ.ənt] more poignant most poignant adj
spitz zugespitzt
(obsolete, of a weapon, etc.) Sharp-pointed; keen.
relevant treffend zutreffend
Neat; eloquent; applicable; relevant.
ergreifend rührend anrührend bitter eindringlich erschütternd
Evoking strong mental sensation, to the point of distress; emotionally moving.
stechend aufdringlich beißend pikant scharf streng
(figuratively, of a smell, taste) Piquant, pungent.
durchdringend eindringend schneidend spitz
(figuratively, of a look, word) Incisive; penetrating; piercing.
schmerzhaft schmerzlich
(chiefly, Britain, dated) Inducing sharp physical pain.

poikilohydric adj
poikilohydrisch

poikilotherm more poikilotherm most poikilotherm adj
poikilotherm
cold-blooded

poikilothermy n
Kaltblütigkeit Poikilothermie
(biology) The quality of having a body temperature that varies or fluctuates, depending on the temperature of the environment; cold-bloodedness.

poinsettia /ˌpɔɪnˈsɛ.t(i)ə/ /ˌpɔɪnˈsɛ.tɪə/ poinsettias n
Weihnachtsstern
A plant, Euphorbia pulcherrima, with rather small and insignificant flowers surrounded by large bright red leaves; native to Mexico and Central America and widely cultivated as a garden plant.

point /pɔɪnt/ points n
Halbinsel Landzunge Peninsula
Punkt
(mathematics, science) A zero-dimensional mathematical object representing a location in one or more dimensions; something considered to have position but no magnitude or direction. [from 14th c.]
A full stop or other terminal punctuation mark. [from 14th c.]
(sports, video games, board games) A unit of scoring in a game or competition. [from 18th c.]
A specific location or place, seen as a spatial position. [from 14th c.]
A purpose or objective, which makes something meaningful. [from 14th c.]
(typography) a unit of measure equal to 1/12 of a pica, or approximately 1/72 of an inch (exactly 1/72 of an inch in the digital era). [from 19th c.]
An individual element in a larger whole; a particular detail, thought, or quality. [from 13th c.]
A distinguishing quality or characteristic. [from 15th c.]
Komma Punkt Standpunkt
(automotive, mostly, in the plural) Either of the two metal surfaces in a distributor which close or open to allow or prevent the flow of current through the ignition coil. There is usually a moving point, pushed by the distributor cam, and a fixed point, and they are built together as a unit.
Punkt Zeitpunkt
A particular moment in an event or occurrence; a juncture. [from 13th c.]
Spitze
The sharp tip of an object. [from 14th c.]

point /pɔɪnt/ v
zeigen weisen
(intransitive) To extend the index finger in the direction of something in order to show where it is or to draw attention to it.

point blank adv
in Kernschussweite
Horizontally (as the angle at which a projectile is launched); directly or straight (at the target).

point guard point guards n
Point Guard
(basketball) A guard who is usually the shortest of the five basketball positions, and specializes in handling the ball, distributing it to the other players and generally running the team's offense.

point in time points in time n
Zeitpunkt
A moment (of time).

point of departure points of departure n
Ausgangspunkt Ausgangsposition
(formal, figuratively) of abstract processes that can be compared to a voyage: initial circumstances. Frequent collocations include, but are not limited to:

point of inflection points of inflection n
Wendepunkt
(mathematics) a point on a curve at which the sign of the curvature changes; at this point the second derivative of the underlying function will be zero, but positive on one side and negative on the other.

point of interest points of interest n
Sonderziel
A location that is worth visiting because it is a tourist attraction or the base for some type of service such as a restaurant or shop.

point of no return points of no return n
Umkehrgrenzpunkt
(aviation) The point in an aircraft's flight when there is insufficient fuel to reverse direction and return to the place of origin.

point of order points of order n
Antrag zur Geschäftsordnung Geschäftsordnungsantrag
(politics) A motion calling attention to a breach of order of the rules.

point of sale /ˌpɔɪnt əv ˈseɪl/ points of sale n
Kasse Verkaufsort Verkaufsplatz Verkaufsstelle
In an establishment that sells goods or services, the location at which payment for goods is made.

point of view points of view n
Ansicht Blickpunkt Blickwinkel Perspektive Sicht
A position from which something is seen; outlook; standpoint.
Ansicht Sicht Standpunkt
An attitude, opinion, or set of beliefs.
Blickwinkel Perspektive Sicht
(literary theory) The perspective from which a narrative is related.

point out v
hinweisen
(transitive, idiomatic) To identify among a group of similar subjects, or in a scene where the subject might not be readily seen or noticed, with a gesture of the body.
aufzeigen darauf hinweisen
(figuratively, idiomatic) To tell, remind, indicate.

point source point sources n
Punktquelle

point-and-shoot adj
Kompakt-
(photography, of a camera) Designed for quick, simple use with minimal configuration.

pointed cabbage pointed cabbages n
Spitzkohl
An F1 hybrid variety of cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata) that forms compact conical rather than rounded heads and is noted for its delicate flavor.

pointedness pointednesses n
Spitzigkeit
The quality of being pointed

pointer /pɔɪn.tə/ /pɔɪn.təɹ/ /pɔɪnəɹ/ pointers n
Zeigestab Zeigestock
Anything that points or is used for pointing.
Zeigestock Zeigestab
A teacher's pointer, pointing stick, a rod with an arrow.
Zeiger Pointer Nadel
A needle-like component of a timepiece or measuring device that indicates the time or the current reading of the device.
Pointer Vorstehhund
(hunting) A breed of hunting dog, trained to point out game.
Zeiger Pointer
(programming) A variable that holds the address of a memory location where a value can be stored.

pointing /ˈpɔɪntɪŋ/ pointings n
Ausfugen Verfugen
The filling of joints in brickwork or masonry with mortar.
Fugenmasse Fugenmörtel
(usually singular or collective, sometimes, proscribed) Mortar that has been placed between bricks to fill the gap.
Hinweisen Zeigen
(art) The act or process of measuring, at the various distances from the surface of a block of marble, the surface of a future piece of statuary; also, a process used in cutting the statue from the artist's model.

pointing /ˈpɔɪntɪŋ/ v
hinweisend zeigend
present participle of point

pointing device pointing devices n
Zeigegerät

pointing stick pointing sticks n
Trackpoint
(computing) An isometric joystick used as a pointing device.

pointing-trowel pointing-trowels n
Fugeisen Fugeneisen Fugenkelle
A fine trowel, (metal) tool used in construction to shape mortar neatly into the seams which joint bricks, stones etc. in masonry.

pointless /ˈpɔɪntləs/ more pointless most pointless adj
stumpf
Having no point or sharp tip; terminating squarely or in a rounded end.
gegenstandslos irrelevant
Having no prominent or important feature, as of an argument, discourse, etc.
zwecklos sinnlos unnütz witzlos
Having no purpose; purposeless; unable to effect an aim.

points /pɔɪnts/ n
Weiche
(rail transport, UK, Ireland, Australia, NZ, India) Movable rails which can be used to switch a train from one railway track to another.

poise /pɔɪz/ poises n
Fassung Gleichgewicht
A state of balance, equilibrium or stability.
Fassung Gelassenheit
Composure; freedom from embarrassment or affectation.
Ausdruck Haltung
Mien; bearing or deportment of the head or body.
Poise
(physics) A CGS unit of dynamic viscosity equal to one dyne-second per square centimetre.

poised /pɔɪzd/ more poised most poised adj
im Gleichgewicht selbstsicher
Possessing poise, having self-confidence.
bereit
Ready, prepared.
Gleichgewicht
Balanced, in position, equilibrium

poison /ˈpɔɪz(ə)n/ poisons n
Gift Giftstoff
A substance that is harmful or lethal to a living organism when ingested.

poison /ˈpɔɪz(ə)n/ v
vergiften
(transitive) To use poison to kill or paralyse (somebody).

poison gas poison gases poison gasses n
Giftgas
(military) Any poisonous gas used as a chemical weapon.

poison ivy poison ivies n
Giftsumach
Any of three ivy-like species of Toxicodendron, known for their ability to cause an itching rash and blistering for most people, through urushiol, an oil that is a skin irritant.

poisoned chalice /ˈpɔɪzn̩d ˈtʃælɪs/ /ˈpɔɪzənd ˈtʃælɪs/ poisoned chalices n
Danaergeschenk Bärendienst vergiftetes Geschenk
(idiomatic) Something which is initially regarded as advantageous but which is later recognized to be disadvantageous or harmful; an apparently beneficial or benign instrument or scheme for causing death or harm.

poisoner poisoners n
Giftmischer Giftmischerin Giftmörder Giftmörderin
A person who poisons something or someone.

poisoning poisonings n
Vergiftung
The administration of a poison.
The state of being poisoned.

poisonous /ˈpɔɪznəs/ /ˈpɔɪzənəs/ more poisonous most poisonous adj
giftig gifthaltig
Containing sufficient poison to be dangerous to touch or ingest.
giftig toxisch
(figuratively) Negative, harmful.

poke /poʊk/ /pəʊk/ pokes n
Sack
(Appalachia) A sack or bag. [from early 13th c.]

poke /poʊk/ /pəʊk/ v
anstupsen stochern
To prod or jab with an object such as a finger or a stick. [from later 14th c.]
schüren
To stir up a fire to remove ash or promote burning.
poken
(transitive, computing, dated) To modify the value stored in (a memory address).

poker /ˈpoʊkɚ/ /ˈpəʊkə/ n
Schürhaken Schüreisen
A metal rod, generally of wrought iron, for adjusting the burning logs or coals in a fire; a firestick. [from earlier 16th c.]
(historical) A tool like a soldering iron for making poker drawings.
Poker
(poker) All the four cards of the same rank.

pokeweed pokeweeds n
Kermesbeere
A poisonous North American plant, Phytolacca americana, with reddish stems, broad leaves, clusters of white flowers, and dark purple berries.

pokey /ˈpoʊ.ki/ adj
eng
of small volume, cramped (of a room, house)

pokey /ˈpoʊ.ki/ pokeys n
Gefängnis Knast
(slang, with "the") prison.

polar /ˈpoʊ̯lɚ/ /ˈpəʊ̯lə(ɹ)/ [ˈpʰoʊ̯lɚ] [ˈpʰəʊ̯lə(ɹ)] adj
polar
(geography) Of, relating to, measured from, or referred to a geographic pole (the North Pole or South Pole); within the Arctic or Antarctic circles.
(mathematics) Of a coordinate system, specifying the location of a point in a plane by using a radius and an angle.

polar bear polar bears n
Eisbär Polarbär
A hypercarnivorous species of bear, Ursus maritimus, whose native range lies largely within the Arctic Circle.

polar cap polar caps n
Polarkappe Polkappe polare Eiskappe
(planetology) A high-latitude region of a celestial body that is covered by ice.

polar circle polar circles n
Polarkreis
(geography) Either of the two parallels of the Earth located at the latitude of 66° 33′ 44″ N and 66° 33′ 44″ S.

polar night polar nights n
Polarnacht
A period of darkness that occurs in winter in polar regions north from the Arctic Circle and south from the Antarctic Circle, and during which the sun stays below the horizon.

polar vortex polar vortexes polar vortices n
Polarwirbel
A large-scale cyclone located in the middle and upper troposphere and stratosphere that surround the polar highs and lay in the wake of the polar front.

polar willow /ˈpoʊ̯lɚ ˈwɪloʊ/ /ˈpəʊ̯lə(ɹ) ˈwɪl.əʊ/ polar willows n
Polar-Weide
A willow of species Salix polaris, of circumpolar distribution.

polarimeter polarimeters n
Polarimeter
An instrument used to measure the rotation of the plane of polarized light as it passes through a sample of an optically active compound; cf. colmascope.

polarity /pəˈlærɪti/ polarities n
Polarität
The separation, alignment or orientation of something into two opposed poles.
Either of the two extremes of such attributes.
(chemistry) The dipole-dipole intermolecular forces between the slightly positively-charged end of one molecule to the negative end of another or the same molecule. Wp

polarization /ˌpoʊlərɪˈzeɪʃən/ polarizations n
Polarisierung
(chemistry, physics) the separation of positive and negative charges in a nucleus, atom, molecule or system
(physics) the production of polarized light; the direction in which the electric field of an electromagnetic wave points
(sociology) the grouping of opinions into two extremes
the production or the condition of polarity

polarize /ˈpoʊ.lə.ɹaɪz/ /ˈpəʉ.lə.ɹɑɪz/ /ˈpəʊ.lə.ɹaɪz/ v
polarisieren
(transitive, US) To cause to have a polarization.
(transitive, US) To cause a group to be divided into extremes.

polder /ˈpɒldə/ /ˈpəʊldə/ polders n
Polder Koog
(geography) An area of ground reclaimed from a sea or lake by means of dikes. [from 17th c.]

pole /poʊl/ /pɐʉl/ /pəʊl/ [pʰoəɫ] [pʰoʊɫ] [pʰɒʊɫ] poles n
Stange Stab
Originally, a stick; now specifically, a long and slender piece of metal or (especially) wood, used for various construction or support purposes.
Pol Polstelle
A point of magnetic focus, especially each of the two opposing such points of a magnet (designated north and south).
(complex analysis) For a meromorphic function f(z), any point a for which f(z) \rightarrow \infty as z \rightarrow a.
Pol
(electricity) A contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves.

pole dance pole dances n
Poledance Stangentanz
A form of dancing and acrobatics centred on a pole, practiced as a gymnastic or erotic activity.

pole position pole positions n
Poleposition
(motor racing) The top qualifying position for a race, on the inside of the front row at the starting line.

pole star /ˈpoʊl ˌstɑɹ/ /ˈpəʊl stɑː/ pole stars n
Polarstern
(star) The star visible to the naked eye which was in the past, is now, or will be in the future nearest a celestial pole of a planet.

pole vault pole vaults n
Stabhochsprung
(athletics) a jumping event contested in track and field which requires an athlete to carry a fiberglass pole down a runway, plant the pole into a vaulting box and vault over a fiberglass bar, landing on a matted pit

pole vaulter pole vaulters n
Stabhochspringer Stabhochspringerin
(athletics) An athlete who competes in the pole vault.

polearm polearms n
Stangenwaffe
A close-quarter combat weapon with the main fighting part of the weapon placed on the end of a long shaft, typically of wood.

poleaxe poleaxes n
Schlächterbeil
An ax having both a blade and a hammer face; used to slaughter cattle.
Streitaxt
(historical) A long-handled battle axe, being a combination of ax, hammer and pike.

poleaxe v
zusammenschlagen
(transitive) To fell someone with, or as if with, a poleaxe.
schockieren vor den Kopf stoßen
(transitive, figurative) To astonish; to shock or surprise utterly.

polecat /ˈpəʊlkæt/ polecats n
Iltis
A weasel-like animal of the genus Mustela.

polemic /pəˈliːmɪk/ /pəˈlɛmɪk/ more polemic most polemic adj
polemisch
Having the characteristics of a polemic.

polemic /pəˈliːmɪk/ /pəˈlɛmɪk/ polemics n
Polemik
A strong verbal or written attack on someone or something.

polemical /pəˈlɛmɪkəl/ more polemical most polemical adj
polemisch
(somewhat, _, derogative) Prone to causing disputes; inclined to causing the expression of opposing opinions, disputatious, contentious, edgy.
Related to argument or controversy; containing polemic, being polemic.

polemicist polemicists n
Polemiker Polemikerin
A person who writes polemics.
A person who puts forward controversial views.

polemics /pəˈlɛm.ɪks/ n
Polemik
The art or practice of making arguments or controversies.
The refutation of errors in theological doctrine.

polenta /pəˈlɛntə/ polentas n
Polenta
Any of various types and consistencies of a starchy accompaniment to a meal made from coarse maize-meal porridge, sometimes fried or grilled.

police /pəˈliːs/ /ˈpliːs/ /ˈpoʊ.liːs/ [pʰə̆ˈliˑs] n
Polizei
(North America, &, _, historical) A department of local (usually municipal) government responsible for general law enforcement.

police barrier police barriers n
Kontrollstelle (der Polizei) Straßensperre der Polizei
A barrier erected by the police, usually as a checkpoint.

police box police boxes n
Polizei-Box Polizei-Zelle Polizeiwache
(chiefly, British, dated) A telephone kiosk where members of the public may telephone the police.
A small community police station; a koban.

police brutality n
Polizeibrutalität Polizeigewalt
The use of excessive, unjustified force, typically of a physical nature, but also including verbal abuse and psychological intimidation, by a police officer while carrying out law enforcement duties.

police car police cars n
Polizeiauto Streifenwagen Polizeifahrzeug Polizeiwagen
An automobile used by a police officer when on duty.

police commissioner police commissioners n
Polizeikommissar
A senior rank of a member of a police force.

police dog police dogs n
Diensthund Polizeihund Polizeihündin
A dog trained and employed by the police to pursue suspects or sniff out contraband.

police force police forces n
Polizeiapparat Polizeikräfte Polizeitruppe
(law enforcement) Any police organization; a constabulary.

police officer police officers n
Polizist Polizeibeamter Bulle Polizeikraft Polizeimann

police state police states n
Polizeistaat
(usually, pejorative) A polity whose government exercises strict and repressive control of the people.

police station police stations n
Polizeiwache Polizeirevier Polizeidienststelle Polizeistation Polizeipräsidium
A building serving as the headquarters of a branch of the police force, and sometimes as a temporary place of confinement for offenders.

police tape n
Polizeiabsperrung
Tape used as a police barricade, typically used to restrict access at the scene of a crime.

policewoman policewomen n
Polizistin Polizeibeamtin Polizeifrau
A female police officer.

policlinic policlinics n
Poliklinik
(US, medicine, very rare) An outpatient clinic, especially of a hospital.

policy /ˈpɑləsi/ /ˈpɒləsi/ /ˈpɒlɪsi/ policies n
Politik
Politik Handlungsgrundsatz Richtlinie Verfahrensweise Vorgehensweise
A principle of behaviour, conduct etc. thought to be desirable or necessary, especially as formally expressed by a government or other authoritative body. [from 15th c.]
Police Versicherungspolice
(law)
A contract of insurance.
A document containing or certifying this contract.
Politik Geschicklichkeit Handlungsgrundsatz Richtlinie Umsicht Verfahrensweise
Wise or advantageous conduct; prudence, formerly also with connotations of craftiness. [from 15th c.]

policy rate policy rates n
Leitzins Leitzinssatz

policyholder policyholders n
Versicherungsnehmer
(insurance) The party to an insurance contract who transfers a risk to an insurer.

policymaker policymakers n
Entscheidungsträger politischer Entscheidungsträger
One involved in the formulation of policies, especially politicians, lobbyists, and activists.

poliomyelitis /ˈpəʊlɪəʊmaɪəˈlaɪtɪs/ /ˌpɒlɪəʊmaɪəˈlaɪtɪs/ poliomyelitides n
Poliomyelitis Kinderlähmung
(pathology) Acute infection by the poliovirus, especially of the motor neurons in the spinal cord and brainstem, leading to muscle weakness, paralysis and sometimes deformity.

poliorcetics /ˈpoʊ-/ /ˌpoʊliˌɔɹˈsɛtɪks/ /ˌpɒ-/ /ˌpəʊlɪɔːˈsɛtɪks/ [-ɾɪks] n
Belagerungskunst
(military) The art of siege warfare, namely, that of conducting or resisting a siege; siegecraft.

polis /ˈpoʊ.lɪs/ /ˈpɒ.lɪs/ poleis polises n
Polis
(historical) A Greek city-state.

polish /ˈpɑ.lɪʃ/ /ˈpɒl.ɪʃ/ polishes n
Politur
A substance used to polish.
Glanz
Cleanliness; smoothness, shininess.
Schliff
Refinement; cleanliness in performance or presentation.

polish /ˈpɑ.lɪʃ/ /ˈpɒl.ɪʃ/ v
polieren
(transitive) To shine; to make a surface very smooth or shiny by rubbing, cleaning, or grinding.
perfektionieren
(transitive) To refine; remove imperfections from.
wichsen
(transitive) To apply shoe polish to shoes.

polishability polishabilities n
Polierbarkeit
The quality or degree of being polishable.

polishable more polishable most polishable adj
polierbar
That can be polished.

polished /ˈpɑlɪʃt/ /ˈpɒlɪʃt/ more polished most polished adj
poliert
Made smooth or shiny by polishing.

polisher polishers n
Polierer Schleifer
A person who makes something smooth or shiny.
Poliermaschine
A machine that makes something smooth or shiny.

politburo /-ˌbjɔː-/ /ˈpoʊ-/ /ˈpɑlətˌbjʊɹoʊ/ /ˈpɒlɪtˌbjʊəɹəʊ/ politburos n
Politbüro
The governing council and chief policymaking body of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and other Marxist-Leninist political systems.

polite /pəˈlaɪt/ more polite most polite politer politest adj
höflich
Well-mannered, civilized.

politeness /pəˈlaɪtnəs/ politenesses n
Höflichkeit
The quality of being polite.

political /pəˈlɪtəkəl/ /pəˈlɪtɪkəl/ /pəˈlɪɾɪkəl/ [pəˈlɪɾəkəl] [pəˈlɪɾɪkəl] more political most political adj
politisch
Concerning or relating to politics, the art and process of governing.
(pejorative) Motivated, especially inappropriately, by political (electoral; or, more generally, power, standing, influence or conflict) calculation.
Of or relating to views about social relationships that involve power, standing, influence or conflict.

political asylum n
Asyl politisches Asyl
The protection, by a sovereign state, of a person who is persecuted in their own country for their political opinions or activity

political correctness political correctnesses n
politische Korrektheit PC Political Correctness
(countable) The result or product of being politically correct.

political economy political economies n
politische Ökonomie
(economics, politics) Interdisciplinary studies drawing upon economics, law, and political science in explaining how political institutions, the political environment, and the economic system — capitalist, socialist, mixed, and so on — influence each other.

political party political parties n
politische Partei Partei
A political organization that subscribes to a certain ideology and seeks to attain political power through representation in government.

political prisoner political prisoners n
politischer Gefangener
A person imprisoned for their political views or political activism.

political science political sciences n
Politikwissenschaft Politologie
The analytical study of public policy and policies, past, present, and prospective.

political scientist political scientists n
Politologe Politikwissenschaftler Politologin Politikwissenschaftlerin
An expert in political science.

politically correct more politically correct most politically correct adj
politisch korrekt
(idiom, sometimes derogatory) Sensitive to giving offense on the grounds of race, sex, etc.

politically incorrect more politically incorrect most politically incorrect adj
politisch inkorrekt politisch nicht korrekt politisch unkorrekt
Not politically correct; not conforming to correct political positions.

politician /ˌpɑləˈtɪʃ(ə)n/ /ˌpɒlɪˈtɪʃ(ə)n/ politicians n
Politiker Politikerin
One engaged in politics, especially an elected or appointed government official.

politicide politicides n
Politizid
Political killing

politicization /pə.ˌlɪt.ɪ.sɪ.ˈzeɪ.ʃən/ politicizations n
Politisierung
(politics) The state of being (or process of becoming) politicized

politicize /pəˈlɪtɪˌsaɪz/ v
politisieren
(transitive) To give something political characteristics; to turn into a political issue
(transitive) To make someone politically active or aware

politico /pəˈlɪtɪkəʊ/ politicoes politicos n
Politikaster Politprofi
(colloquial, often, _, derogatory) A politician.
(colloquial, often, _, derogatory) Someone involved in the professional life of a politician or a political campaign to varying degrees.

politico-economic adj
politökonomisch

politics /ˈpɑ.ləˌtɪks/ /ˈpɑ.lɪˌtɪks/ /ˈpɒl.ə.tɪks/ /ˈpɒl.ɪ.tɪks/ v
Politik
a methodology and activities associated with running a government

polity /ˈpɑ.lə.ti/ /ˈpɒl.ɪ.ti/ /ˈpɔl.ə.ti/ [ˈpɑ.lə.ɾi] [ˈpɔl.ə.ɾi] polities n
Gemeinwesen
(politics, religion, usually, uncountable) Organizational structure and governance, especially of a state or a religion.

polka /ˈpoʊ(l)kə/ /ˈpɒl.kə/ polkas n
Polka
A lively dance originating in Bohemia.
The music for this dance.

polka dot /ˈpoʊ.kə ˌdɑt/ /ˈpɒl.kə ˌdɒt/ /ˈpəʊ.kə ˌdɒt/ polka dots n
Punktmuster
Any of a number of uniform round dots, repeated to make a regular geometric pattern on a fabric

poll /poʊl/ /pɔl/ /pɔʊl/ /pəʊl/ polls n
Urne
A formal vote held in order to ascertain the most popular choice.
Wahllokal
A polling place (usually, as plural, polling places)
Umfrage
(in extended senses of the above) A mass of people, a mob or muster, considered as a head count.

poll tax poll taxes n
Gemeindesteuer Kopfsteuer
A tax determined as a uniform, fixed amount per individual.

poll worker poll workers n
Wahlhelfer Wahlhelferin
A volunteer who oversees ballot polling during an election.

pollakiuria pollakiurias n
Pollakisurie
(urology) Abnormally frequent passage of relatively small quantities of urine.

pollen /ˈpɑlən/ /ˈpɒlən/ pollens n
Pollen Blütenstaub
A fine, granular substance produced in flowers.

pollinate /ˈpɒlɪneɪt/ v
bestäuben
To apply pollen to (a stigma).

pollination /ˌpɒlɪˈneɪʃən/ pollinations n
Bestäubung
(botany) The transfer of pollen from an anther to a stigma; effected by insects, birds, bats and the wind etc.

pollinator /ˈpɒlɪˌneɪtə(ɹ)/ pollinators n
Bestäuber
(biology) the agent that pollinates a plant; often an insect

polling station polling stations n
Wahllokal
(Britain, Canada, Australia) a place where voters go to cast their ballot in an election or referendum; a voting station

pollinium pollinia n
Pollinium
(palynology) A coherent mass of pollen, as in the milkweed and most orchids, which is dispersed as a single unit during pollination.

pollock /ˈpɑlək/ /ˈpɒlək/ pollock pollocks n
Köhler Seelachs Kohlfisch Pollack
Either of two lean, white marine food fishes, of the genus Pollachius, in the cod family.

pollster pollsters n
Meinungsforscher
A professional who conducts or analyzes opinion polls.

pollutant /pəˈl(j)uːtənt/ pollutants n
Schadstoff umweltgefährlicher Stoff
A foreign substance that makes something dirty, or impure, especially waste from human activities.

pollute /pəˈljuːt/ /pəˈluːt/ v
verschmutzen
(transitive) To make something harmful, especially by the addition of some unwanted product.

polluter polluters n
Umweltsünder Umweltsünderin Umweltverschmutzer Umweltverschmutzerin
A subject that pollutes, be it a person, company, country, factory or another subject.

pollution /pəˈl(j)uːʃən/ /pəˈluʃən/ pollutions n
Verschmutzung Umweltverschmutzung Verunreinigung Pollution
Physical contamination, now especially the contamination of the environment by harmful substances, or by disruptive levels of noise, light etc. [from 18th c.]

polo /ˈpoʊloʊ/ /ˈpəʊ.ləʊ/ /ˈpəʊl.əʊ/ [ˈpɒʊɫəʊ] [ˈpəʊləʊ] polos n
Polo
(uncountable) A ball game where two teams of players on horseback use long-handled mallets to propel the ball along the ground and into their opponent's goal.

polo shirt /ˈpoʊloʊ ˌʃɝt/ /ˈpəʊləʊ ˌʃɜːt/ polo shirts n
Poloshirt Polohemd
A casual, usually short-sleeved, shirt with a protruding collar and a small number of buttons extending a short distance below the collar (and not all the way down the front of the shirt).

polonaise /ˌpoʊləˈneɪz/ /ˌpɒləˈneɪz/ polonaises n
Polonäse Polonaise
(dance) A stately Polish dance in triple time and moderate tempo.

polonium /pəˈloʊni.əm/ /pəˈləʊni.əm/ poloniums n
Polonium
A rare, highly radioactive chemical element (symbol Po) with atomic number 84.

poltergeist /ˈpoʊl.tɚˌɡaɪst/ /ˈpɒl.tə.ɡaɪst/ /ˈpəʊl.təˌɡaɪst/ poltergeister poltergeists n
Poltergeist Klopfgeist
(parapsychology) An unseen ghost which makes noises and causes disruption, especially by causing physical objects to move or fly about.

poly- /pəˈlɪ-/ /ˈpɑli-/ /ˈpɑlə/ /ˈpɒli-/ /ˈpɒlɪ-/ prefix
poly-
many

polyamide polyamides n
Polyamid
(organic chemistry) Any of a range of polymers containing amide (or peptide) repeat units; examples include proteins and nylon.

polyamorous adj
polyamor polyamorös
Having relationships with multiple partners, with the knowledge and consent of all involved; engaging in polyamory.

polyamory /ˌpɒliˈæm(ə)ɹi/ polyamories n
Polyamorie
Any of various practices involving romantic or sexual relationships with multiple partners with the knowledge and consent of all involved.

polyandry polyandries n
Polyandrie Vielmännerei
The having of a plurality of husbands at the same time; usually, the marriage of a woman to more than one man, or the practice of having several husbands, at the same time.

polyarchy polyarchies n
Polyarchie
A government in which power is invested in multiple people.

polycarbonate polycarbonates n
Polykarbonat
(chemistry) Any of a range of polymers of aromatic carbonates; they are used to make light, flexible alternatives to glass. Abbreviation: PC

polychloroprene polychloroprenes n
Polychloroprene
(organic chemistry) A polymer of chloroprene

polychoron /pɔlɪˈkoʊɹɔn/ polychora polychorons n
Polichoron
(mathematics) A four-dimensional polytope

polychromatic /ˌpɑlikɹəˈmætɪk/ /ˌpɒlikɹəʊˈmætɪk/ more polychromatic most polychromatic adj
bunt farbig polychrom vielfarbig
Showing a variety, or a change, of colours; having many colours; multicoloured.

polyclinic polyclinics n
medizinisches Versorgungszentrum Ärztehaus
A usually private clinic in which diseases of many sorts are treated.

polycondensation polycondensations n
Polykondensation
(chemistry) Any condensation reaction, of a monomer having two functional groups, which leads to the formation of a polymer (a polycondensate).

polycrisis /ˈpɒliˌkraɪsɪs/ polycrises n
Polykrise
(economics, neologism) A series of crises occurring at the same time.

polycule /ˈpɒlɪkjuːl/ /ˈpɔlikjul/ polycules n
Polykül
All of the people linked through their relationships, usually romantic and/or sexual, to one or more members of a polyamorous group.

polyculture polycultures n
Polykultur
(agriculture) The planting of two or more crops in the same place.

polycyclic adj
polycyclisch
(chemistry) Having two or more rings of atoms in the molecule.

polydactyly /ˌpɑl.iˈdæk.təl.i/ /ˌpɒl.ɪˈdak.tɪl.i/ polydactylies n
Polydaktylie
(teratology) A condition in which a person or animal has more than the usual number of digits (fingers or toes) on at least one of their hands or feet.

polyester polyesters n
Polyester
A material or fabric made from polyester polymer

polyethylene polyethylenes n
Polyethylen Polyäthylen Plastik
(organic compound) A polymer consisting of many ethylene monomers bonded together; used for kitchenware, containers etc.

polyethylene terephthalate n
Polyethylenterephthalat
A thermoplastic resin of the polyester family used particularly in the manufacture of plastic bottles (PET) and fabrics (Terylene).

polygamist /pəˈlɪɡəmɪst/ polygamists n
Polygamist Polygamistin
One who practices polygamy, or maintains that it is lawful.

polygamous /pəˈlɪɡəməs/ adj
polygam
Of, relating to, or practicing polygamy.

polygamy /pəˈlɪɡ.ə.mi/ polygamies n
Polygamie Vielehe Mehrehe
(often, especially in common use) Synonym of polygyny (“marriage of a man to more than one wife, the practice of having several wives at the same time”)

polyglossia n
Polyglossie
The coexistence of multiple languages in the same geographic area.

polyglossic more polyglossic most polyglossic adj
polyglossisch
Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting polyglossia

polyglot /ˈpɑlɪˌɡlɑt/ /ˈpɒlɪɡlɒt/ adj
polyglott vielsprachig mehrsprachig
Of a person: speaking, or versed in, many languages; multilingual.
polyglott mehrsprachig
Containing, or made up of, several languages; specifically, of a book (especially a bible): having text translated into several languages.

polyglot /ˈpɑlɪˌɡlɑt/ /ˈpɒlɪɡlɒt/ polyglots n
Sprachenkundige Sprachenkundiger
Polyglotte
A publication in several languages; specifically, a book (especially a bible) containing several versions of the same subject matter or text in several languages.
Polyglotte Polyglotter
(also, figuratively) One who has mastered (especially when able to speak) several languages.

polygon /ˈpɑliɡɑn/ /ˈpɒliɡɒn/ /ˈpɒlɪɡən/ polygons n
Vieleck Polygon
(geometry) A plane figure bounded by edges that are all straight lines.

polygon mesh polygon meshes n
Polygonnetz
(computer graphics) A collection of vertices, edges and faces that defines the shape of a polyhedral object.

polygonal /pəˈlɪɡənəl/ adj
mehreckig vieleckig
Having many angles; hence characteristic of a polygon.

polygonum polygona polygonums n
Vogelknöteriche
(botany) Any of many plants, of the family Polygonaceae, embracing a large number of species, including bistort, knotweed, smartweed, etc.

polygraph /ˈpɒliɡɹæf/ /ˈpɒliɡɹɑːf/ polygraphs n
Lügendetektor

polygyny /pəˈlɪd͡ʒ.ɪ.ni/ polygynies n
Polygynie
The state or practice of having several wives at the same time; plurality of wives; marriage to several wives.

polyhedron /pɒliˈhiːdɹən/ polyhedra polyhedrons n
Polyeder Vielflach Vielflächner
(geometry) A solid figure with many flat faces and straight edges.

polyline polylines n
Polygonzug Streckenzug
(math, computer graphics) A continuous line composed of one or more line segments.

polylogism n
Polylogismus

polymath /ˈpɑliˌmæθ/ /ˈpɑlɪmæθ/ /ˈpɒlɪmæθ/ polymaths n
Universalgelehrter Polyhistor
A person with extraordinarily broad and comprehensive knowledge.

polymer /ˈpɑ.lɪ.mɚ/ /ˈpɒl.ɨ.mə/ polymers n
Polymer
(organic chemistry) A long or larger molecule consisting of a chain or network of many repeating units, formed by chemically bonding together many identical or similar small molecules called monomers. A polymer is formed by polymerization, the joining of many monomer molecules.
A material consisting of such polymer molecules.

polymerase polymerases n
Polymerase
(enzyme) Any of various enzymes that catalyze the formation of polymers of DNA or RNA using an existing strand of RNA or DNA respectively as a template.

polymerase chain reaction polymerase chain reactions n
Polymerasekettenreaktion
(molecular biology) A technique in molecular biology for creating multiple copies of DNA from a sample; used in genetic fingerprinting etc.

polymethyl methyacrylate n
Acrylglas Plexiglas
(chemistry) A tough, transparent thermoplastic polymer of methyl methyacrylate; it is used as a substitute for glass under the proprietary names of Perspex, Plexiglass and Lucite

polymorphemic adj
polymorphemisch

polymorphic /ˌpɑliˈmɔɹfɪk/ adj
polymorphisch
Relating to polymorphism (any sense), able to have several shapes or forms.

polymorphism /pɑliˈmɔɹfɪz(ə)m/ /pɒlɪˈmɔːfɪz(ə)m/ polymorphisms n
Polymorphie Polymorphismus
The ability to assume different forms or shapes.
(object-oriented programming) The feature pertaining to the dynamic treatment of data elements based on their type, allowing for an instance of a method to have several definitions.
Polymorphismus Polymorphie
(biology) The coexistence, in the same locality, of two or more distinct forms independent of sex, not connected by intermediate gradations, but produced from common parents.
Polymorphismus Vielgestaltigkeit
(genetics) The regular existence of two or more different genotypes within a given species or population; also, variability of amino acid sequences within a gene's protein.

polynitrogen polynitrogens n
Polystickstoff
(inorganic chemistry) Any of several unstable allotropes of nitrogen that have more than two atoms in each molecule

polynomial /ˌpɑliˈnoʊmiəl/ /ˌpɒlɪˈnəʊmɪəl/ adj
polynomisch
(algebra) Able to be described or limited by a polynomial.

polynomial /ˌpɑliˈnoʊmiəl/ /ˌpɒlɪˈnəʊmɪəl/ polynomials n
Polynom
(algebra, strict sense) An expression consisting of a sum of a finite number of terms, each term being the product of a constant coefficient and one or more variables raised to a non-negative integer power, such as a_n x^n + a_{n-1}x^{n-1} + ... + a_0 x^0.

polynomial time adj
Polynomialzeit-

polynomial time n
Polynomialzeit

polynya /pə(ʊ)ˈlɪnjə/ /pəˈlɪnjə/ /ˌpɑlənˈjɑ/ polynyas polynyi n
Polynja
(hydrology, oceanography) A naturally formed transient area of open water surrounded by sea ice, especially in polar or subpolar seas. [from mid 19th c.]

polyoxymethylene polyoxymethylenes n
Polyoxymethylen

polyp /ˈpɑlɪp/ /ˈpɒlɪp/ polyps n
Polyp
(medicine) An abnormal growth protruding from a mucous membrane.
(zoology) A cylindrical coelenterate, such as the hydra, having a mouth surrounded with tentacles.

polypathia polypathias n
Polypathie

polypathic adj
polypathisch

polypharmacy n
Multimedikation Polypharmakotherapie Polypharmazie

polyphonic /ˌpɒlɪˈfɒnɪk/ more polyphonic most polyphonic adj
polyphon polyfon
of or relating to polyphony

polyphony /pəˈlɪfəni/ polyphonies n
Polyphonie Mehrstimmigkeit
(music) Musical texture consisting of several independent melodic voices, as opposed to music with just one voice (monophony) or music with one dominant melodic voice accompanied by chords (homophony).

polyploid adj
polyploid
(genetics) Having more than the usual number of complete sets of chromosomes in a single cell.

polyploidy /ˈpɒlɪplɔɪdi/ polyploidies n
Polyploidie
(uncountable, genetics) The condition of being polyploid or the process of becoming polyploid.

polypod polypods n
Tüpfelfarngewächse
(botany) Any fern of the family Polypodiaceae

polypody /ˈpɒlɪpəʊdi/ polypodies n
Engelsüß Tüpfelfarn
Any of many ferns of the genus Polypodium, especially common polypody.

polypropylene polypropylenes n
Polypropylen
A thermoplastic resin made by the polymerization of propylene, and used for films, fibres, or moulding materials. Also known as polypropene.

polyptoton /ˌpɑ.ləpˈtoʊ.tɑn/ polyptota polyptotons n
Polyptoton
(rhetoric) A stylistic scheme in which words from the same root are used together, or a word is repeated in a different inflection or case.

polyptych /ˈpɒlɪptɪk/ polyptychs n
Polyptychon
(arts) A work consisting of multiple painted or carved panels joined together, often with hinges.

polysaccharide polysaccharides n
Polysaccharid
(carbohydrate) A polymer made of many saccharide units linked by glycosidic bonds.

polyseme /ˈpɒ.lɪ.siːm/ polysemes n
Polysem
(semantics) A word or phrase that has multiple meanings, or, more specifically, multiple etymologically related meanings.

polysemous /pəˈlɪs.ə.məs/ /pəˈlɪs.ɪ.məs/ /ˌpɑːl.iˈsiː.məs/ /ˌpɒl.ɪˈsiː.məs/ adj
mehrdeutig
(linguistics) Synonym of polysemic.

polysemy /pə.ˈlɪ.sɪ.mi/ /ˈpɒ.lɪ.siː.mi/ polysemies n
Polysemie Mehrdeutigkeit
(semantics) The property of a word, sign or symbol that can represent multiple meanings, including multiple similar ones.

polysyllabic /ˌpɑ.li.sɪˈlæ.bɪk/ /ˌpɒ.lɪ.sɪˈlæ.bɪk/ /ˌpɔ.lɪ.sɪˈlæ.bɪk/ adj
mehrsilbig vielsilbig
(of a word) Having more than one syllable; having multiple or many syllables.

polysyndeton /pɒlɪˈsɪndɪtɒn/ polysyndeta polysyndetons n
Polysyndeton
(rhetoric) The use of many conjunctions to achieve an overwhelming effect in a sentence.

polysynthetic /ˌpɒlisɪnˈθɛtɪk/ more polysynthetic most polysynthetic adj
polysynthetisch
(grammar, of languages) Characterized by a prevalence of relatively long words containing a large number of morphemes. Typically, the morphemes are bound.

polytheism /pɒl.ɪˈθiː.ɪz.əm/ polytheisms n
Polytheismus Vielgötterei
The belief in the existence of multiple gods.

polytheist /pɒlɪˈθiːɪst/ polytheists n
Polytheist Polytheistin
a believer in, or advocate of, polytheism

polytheistic /ˌpɒlɪθiːˈɪstɪk/ more polytheistic most polytheistic adj
polytheistisch
Of or relating to polytheism.

polytonic /ˌpɑliˈtɑnɪk/ /ˌpɒliˈtɒnɪk/ adj
polytonisch vieltönig
Having several tones.

polytope polytopes n
Polytop
(geometry) A finite region of n-dimensional space bounded by hyperplanes (a geometric shape with flat sides, existing in any number of dimensions); the geometrical entity represented by the general term of the infinite sequence "point, line, polygon, polyhedron, ...".

polytoxicomaniac polytoxicomaniacs n
polytoxikoman
A person who is addicted to multiple drugs.

polytropic adj
polytrop

polytunnel polytunnels n
Folientunnel Foliengewächshaus
A tunnel made of polyethylene, used to grow plants that require a higher temperature and/or humidity than that which is available in the environment.

polyurethane polyurethanes n
Polyurethan
(organic chemistry) Any of various polymeric resins containing urethane links; used in very many industrial and domestic applications.

polyuria polyurias n
Polyurie

polyvanadate polyvanadates n
Polyvanadat
(inorganic chemistry) A polymeric form of the orthovanadate anion; and salt containing this anion

pomace /-əs/ /ˈpɒmɪs/ /ˈpʌmɪs/ pomaces n
Treber Trester
The pulp remaining from a substance pressed to extract its oil or juice, particularly

pomade /poʊˈmeɪd/ /pəˈmeɪd/ /pəˈmɑːd/ pomades n
Pomade
A greasy or waxy substance that is used to style hair, making it look slick and shiny.

pomander /poʊˈmæn.dɚ/ /pəˈmæn.də/ /ˈpoʊ.mæn.dɚ/ /ˈpɑ.mən.dɚ/ /ˈpɒ.mæn.də/ /ˈpɒ.mən.də/ /ˈpəʊ.mæn.də/ pomanders n
Bisamapfel
(countable, uncountable, historical) A mixture of aromatic substances, made into a ball and carried by a person to impart a sweet smell or as a protection against infection. [from late 15th c.]

pome /ˈpəʊm/ pomeis pomes n
Apfelfrucht Kernobst
(botany) A type of fruit in which the often edible flesh arises from the swollen base of the flower and not from the carpels.

pomegranate /ˈpɑməˌɡɹænət/ /ˈpɑmɪˌɡɹænɪt/ /ˈpɑmˌɡɹænət/ /ˈpɒmɪ(ˌ)ɡɹænɪt/ pomegranates n
Granatapfel Grenadine
The fruit of the Punica granatum, about the size of an orange with a thick, hard, reddish skin enclosing many seeds, each with an edible pink or red pulp tasting both sweet and tart.
The shrub or small tree that bears the fruit.

pomelo /pəˈmɛləʊ/ /ˈpɑməloʊ/ /ˈpɒmɪləʊ/ /ˈpʌmɪləʊ/ pomeloes pomelos n
Pampelmuse Pomelo
The large fruit of the Citrus maxima (syn. C. grandis), native to South Asia and Southeast Asia, with a thick green or yellow rind, a thick white pith, and semi-sweet translucent pale flesh.
Pampelmuse
The tree which produces this fruit.

pomiculture /-t͡ʃʊə/ /ˈpoʊməˌkʌlt͡ʃɚ/ /ˈpəʊmɪˌkʌlt͡ʃə/ n
Obstanbau Obstbau
the cultivation of fruit; fruit-growing

pommel /ˈpɑ.məl/ /ˈpɒ.məl/ pommels n
Sattelknauf Vorderzwiesel
The upper front brow of a saddle.
Knauf
The knob on the hilt of an edged weapon such as a sword or dagger.
A rounded knob or handle.

pommel horse pommel horses n
Pauschenpferd Seitpferd
An apparatus for gymnastic exercises with a cylindrical body covered with leather and two upright pommels, as hand grips, near the centre; held upright with adjustable legs.
An athletic event in which the pommel horse is used.

pomological adj
pomologisch
Pertaining to pomology.

pomologist pomologists n
Pomologe Pomologin
A person involved in pomology.

pomology pomologies n
Pomologie
(botany) The study of fruit in general and of the cultivation of fruit.

pomp /ˈpɑːmp/ /ˈpɒmp/ pomps n
Pomp
Show of magnificence; parade; display; power.

pompom pompoms n
Pompon
A decorative ball made of pieces of soft fabric bound at the centre, most notably used in cheerleading.

pompon pompons n
Pompon
A bundle of yarn, string, ribbon, etc. tied in the middle and left loose at the ends, so as to form a puff or ball, as for decoration or a showy prop for cheerleading.

pompous /ˈpɑmpəs/ /ˈpɒmpəs/ more pompous most pompous adj
pompös schwülstig
Affectedly grand, solemn or self-important.

ponce /pɒns/ ponces n
Gigolo Schnorrer Zuhälter
(UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Commonwealth, derogatory, slang) A man living off another's earnings, especially a woman's.

poncho /ˈpɑn.t͡ʃoʊ/ /ˈpɒn.tʃəʊ/ ponchoes ponchos n
Poncho
A simple garment, made from a rectangle of cloth, with a slit in the middle for the head.
Regenponcho
A similar waterproof garment, today typically of rubber with a hood.

pond /pɑnd/ /pɒnd/ ponds n
Teich Weiher
An inland body of standing water, either natural or man-made, that is smaller than a lake.
großer Teich
(informal) Chiefly in across the pond: the Atlantic Ocean.

pond hockey n
Pond Hockey
(sports) A form of ice hockey played outdoors on the surface of a frozen lake or pond, or other body of water.

ponder /ˈpɑn.dɚ/ /ˈpɒn.də(ɹ)/ v
grübeln
To wonder, think of deeply.
nachdenken überlegen
To consider (something) carefully and thoroughly.

ponderous /ˈpɑn.dɚ.əs/ /ˈpɒn.dəɹ.əs/ more ponderous most ponderous adj
schwerfällig
Clumsy, unwieldy, or slow, especially due to weight.

pons /ˈpoʊnz/ /ˈpɑnz/ /ˈpɒnz/ /ˈpəʊnz/ pontes n
Pons
(neuroanatomy) A band of nerve fibres, from the Latin term pōns Varoliī, within the brain stem.

pontiff /ˈpɒntɪf/ pontiffs n
Pontifex

pontificate /pɒnˈtɪf.ɪ.kət/ /pɔnˈtɪf.ə.kət/ /pɔnˈtɪf.ɪ.kət/ pontificates n
Pontifikat
The status or term of office of a pontiff or pontifex.

pontoon /pɒnˈtuːn/ pontoons n
Ponton
A flat-bottomed boat or other floating structure used as a buoyant support for a temporary bridge, dock or landing stage.

pontoon bridge pontoon bridges n
Pontonbrücke
A temporary bridge built over floating pontoons

pony /ˈpoʊni/ /ˈpəʊni/ ponies n
Pony Kleinpferd
A small horse; specifically, any of several small breeds of horse under 14.2 hands at the withers.

ponytail /ˈpoʊniˌteɪl/ ponytails n
Pferdeschwanz Rossschwanz
A hairstyle where the hair is pulled back and tied into a single "tail" which hangs down behind the head.

ponytail palm ponytail palms n
Elefantenfuß
A bottle palm (Beaucarnea recurvata)

poo /pu/ /puː/ poos n
Kacke

poo /pu/ /puː/ v
kacken Aa machen käckern

pooch /puːt͡ʃ/ pooches n
Köter Straßenköter Töle
(slang) A dog.
Köter Mischlingshund Promenadenmischung Straßenköter
A dog of mixed breed; a mongrel.

pood /puːd/ poods n
Pud
An obsolete Russian unit of mass, equal to 40 Russian funt, or about 16.38 kg (approximately 36.11 pounds).

poodle /ˈpuː.dəl/ poodles n
Pudel
A breed of dog originating in Europe as hunting dogs, and having heavy, curly coat in a solid color; their shoulder height indicates their classification as standard, medium, miniature, or toy.

poof /puːf/ /pʊf/ [puːɸ] interjection
puff
Onomatopoeia indicating a small explosion with a cloud of smoke; as caused by a deflating object, or a magical disappearance.

pool /pul/ /puːl/ [pʰuəɫ] [pʰuɫ] pools n
Lache Pfütze
A small and rather deep area of (usually) fresh water, as one supplied by a spring, or occurring in the course of a stream or river; a reservoir for water.
Becken
Any small body of standing or stagnant water; a puddle.
Fundus
A supply of resources.

pool noodle pool noodles n
Poolnudel Schwimmnudel
A long, slender tube or rod, extruded from buoyant foam and usually brightly coloured, used as an exercise tool or toy in swimming pools.

poop deck poop decks n
Achterdeck Poop Poopdeck
(nautical) A high, exposed deck at the stern of a ship on top of the cabin(s).

pooper poopers n
Miesmacher Spielverderber
(slang) One who poops out on an activity; one who dampens the mood by lack of participation or negative attitude. Mostly used in the phrase party pooper.
Kleinkind
(by extension) An infant.

pooper scooper pooper scoopers n
Kotschaufel
A scoop for the collection of pet excrement, especially that of dogs.

poor /poʊ/ /poː/ /puɹ/ /pɔɹ/ /pɔː(ɹ)/ /pɜːɹ/ /pʊə(ɹ)/ /pʊɚ/ /pʊɹ/ /ˈpʊ(ː)ə(r)/ poorer poorest adj
arm
With no or few possessions or money, particularly in relation to contemporaries who do have them.
(attributive, _, only) Worthy of pity.
armselig
Of low quality.

poor /poʊ/ /poː/ /puɹ/ /pɔɹ/ /pɔː(ɹ)/ /pɜːɹ/ /pʊə(ɹ)/ /pʊɚ/ /pʊɹ/ /ˈpʊ(ː)ə(r)/ n
Armer
Arme arm
(plural only) The poor people of a society or the world collectively, the poor class of a society.

poor as a church mouse phraseologicalUnit
arm wie eine Kirchenmaus
(simile) Very poor, to the point of starving or begging; utterly destitute.

poor box poor boxes n
Almosenbüchse Opferbüchse
A locked box with a slot for depositing coins into, usually placed in churches to accept donations for the needy.

poor man's adj
Armeleute-
Cheaper than, simpler than, or inferior to.

poor thing poor things n
armes Ding
Someone or something to be pitied

poorhouse poorhouses n
Armenhaus
A charitable institution where poor or homeless people are lodged.

poot interjection
Pups
A mild expression of disgust or frustration.

pop /pɑp/ /pɒp/ pops n
Sprudel Sprudelwasser
(uncountable, regional, Midwest US, Canada, Inland North, Midlands, Northwestern US) An effervescent or fizzy drink, most frequently nonalcoholic; soda pop.

pop /pɑp/ /pɒp/ v
einwerfen
(transitive, slang) To swallow or consume (especially a tablet of a drug, sometimes extended to other small items such as sweets or candy).

pop art n
Pop-Art
(arts) A genre of art that uses elements of popular culture, often using techniques from commercial art and advertising.

pop group pop groups n
Pop-Gruppe
A musical group specializing in pop music.

pop gun pop guns n
Kindergewehr Kinderspielpistole Pufferchen
A toy gun that emits a loud pop by firing a cork from a barrel in which a piston slides, compressing the air and forcing the cork out. The cork is traditionally attached to the toy by a piece of string.

pop music pop musics n
Popmusik
Music intended for or accepted by a wide audience, usually with a commercial basis and distinguished from other genres such as classical music and folk music.

pop quiz pop quizzes n
Extemporale unangekündigte Prüfung unangekündigter Test
(US) A quiz or test given without warning or prior announcement.

pop rock n
Pop-rock
(music genre) A musical genre combining elements of pop music and rock music.

pop sock pop socks pop sox n
Kniestrumpf
(chiefly, _, UK) A type of short, knee-high stocking with an elasticated top.

pop star pop stars n
Popstar
A very successful pop musician.

pop up v
aufkreuzen auftauchen
(intransitive, informal, idiomatic) To appear without warning.

pop-up /ˈpɒpʌp/ pop-ups n
Pop-up
(internet) A pop-up advertisement; an advertisement that is triggered to appear on a computer screen when the user accesses a particular web page.

popcorn /ˈpɑp.kɔɹn/ /ˈpɒp.kɔː(ɹ)n/ /ˈpʌp.kɔɹn/ [ˈpʌp.kɒːn] [ˈpʌp.kɔɹn] popcorns n
Popcorn Puffmais
(chiefly, uncountable) A snack food made from corn/maize kernels popped by dry heating.

pope /poʊp/ /pəʊp/ popes n
Papst Päpstin
(Roman Catholicism, _, &, _, generally) An honorary title of the Roman Catholic bishop of Rome as father and head of his church, a sovereign of the Vatican city state.

poplar /ˈpɑ.plɚ/ /ˈpɒp.lə(ɹ)/ poplars n
Pappel
Any of various deciduous trees of the genus Populus.

poplit /ˈpɑplɪt/ /ˈpɒplɪt/ poplits n
Kniekehle
The shallow depression (fossa) located at the back of the knee joint; the popliteal fossa or “knee pit”.

popliteus poplitei n
Kniekehlenmuskel
(anatomy) A small muscle at the back of the knee that aids in bending the knee and in the rotation of the lower leg.

poppy /ˈpɑpi/ /ˈpɒpi/ poppies n
Mohn Mohnblume
Any plant of the genus Papaver or the family Papaveraceae, with crumpled, often red, petals and a milky juice having narcotic properties; especially a common poppy or corn poppy (Papaver rhoeas) which has orange-red flowers; the flower of such a plant.

poppycock poppycocks n
Dünnschiss Quatsch
(colloquial) foolish talk; nonsense.

poppyhead poppyheads n
Mohnkopf
The seedhead of a poppy.

poppyseed poppyseeds n
Mohn Mohnsaat Mohnsamen
The seed of the poppy, used as a flavouring in bread.

popsicle /ˈpɑpsɪkəl/ /ˈpɒpsɪkəl/ popsicles n
Eis am Stiel Stieleis Wassereis
(chiefly, _, US, Canada) Frozen fruit juice, flavored sugar water, or the like, on a stick, of a size to be one serving.

populace /ˈpɑpjələs/ /ˈpɒpjʊləs/ populaces n
Pöbel breite Masse gemeine Volk
The common people of a nation.

popular /ˈpɑpjəlɚ/ /ˈpɒpjʊlə/ more popular most popular adj
populär-
Common among the general public; generally accepted. [from 15th c.]
Volk populär
Pertaining to or deriving from the people or general public. [from 16th c.]
populär beliebt
Liked by many people; generally pleasing, widely admired. [from 17th c.]

popular culture popular cultures n
Popkultur
The prevailing vernacular culture in any given society, including art, cooking, clothing/fashion, entertainment, fads, films, mass media, music, sports, and style.

popular initiative popular initiatives n
Volksinitiative

popular music popular musics n
populäre Musik
(music) Any genre of music that has wide appeal amongst the general public of a society dominated by urban culture and advanced technology, especially music with less complexity than classical music and less rootsy authenticity than folk music.

popular science n
Populärwissenschaft
An interpretation of science intended for a general audience, rather than for other scientists or students.
populärwissenschaftlich
(attributive) Of, or having to do with science, but aimed at ordinary people as opposed to scientists; intended for general consumption.

popularise /ˈpɒpjʊləɹaɪz/ v
popularisieren
(transitive) To make something popular.

popularity /ˌpɑp.jəˈlɛəɹ.ɪ.ti/ /ˌpɒp.jəˈlæɹ.ɪ.ti/ popularities n
Popularität Beliebtheit
The quality or state of being popular; especially, the state of being esteemed by, or of being in favor with, the people at large

popularization popularizations n
Popularisierung
The act of making something popular to the general public.

populate /ˈpɑ.pjəˌleɪt/ /ˈpɒp.jʊˌleɪt/ /ˈpɔp.jəˌlæɪt/ v
besiedeln
(transitive) To supply with inhabitants; to people.
besiedeln bevölkern
(transitive) To live in; to inhabit.
füllen
(computing, ambitransitive) To fill initially empty items in a collection.
bestücken
(electronics) To fill initially empty slots or sockets on a circuit board or similar.

population /ˌpɑ.pjəˈleɪ.ʃən/ /ˌpɒp.juːˈleɪ.ʃən/ /ˌpɒp.jʊˈleɪ.ʃən/ populations n
Bevölkerung
A count of the number of residents within a political or geographical boundary such as a town, a nation or the world.
Einwohnerzahl Population Bevölkerungszahl
(biology) A collection of organisms of a particular species, sharing a particular characteristic of interest, most often that of living in a given area.
Grundgesamtheit Bevölkerung
(statistics) A group of units (persons, objects, or other items) enumerated in a census or from which a sample is drawn.

population bottleneck population bottlenecks n
genetischer Flaschenhals
A sudden, and normally temporary decrease in a population typically due to a stressful situation.

population density population densities n
Bevölkerungsdichte
Average population per unit area; especially, the average number of people who live per square kilometer (or square mile) of land.

population inversion population inversions n
Besetzungsinversion
(physics) The creation of a system in which more atoms or molecules are in an excited state than in a ground state.

population pyramid population pyramids n
Alterspyramide Bevölkerungspyramide
(demography) A graphical illustration of the distribution of a population (typically that of a country or region of the world) by age groups and sex; it typically forms the shape of a pyramid when the population is growing.

populism populisms n
Populismus
(philosophy) A political doctrine or philosophy that proposes that the rights and powers of ordinary people are exploited by a privileged elite, and supports their struggle to overcome this.

populist /ˈpɑ.pjə.lɪst/ /ˈpɒp.jʊ.lɪst/ /ˈpɔp.jʉ.lɪst/ more populist most populist adj
populistisch
(of a political policy) Put forward just because it would be popular.
Of or pertaining to populism.

populist /ˈpɑ.pjə.lɪst/ /ˈpɒp.jʊ.lɪst/ /ˈpɔp.jʉ.lɪst/ populists n
Populist
A person who advocates populism (a movement against ruling elites who are presumed not to act in the interests of the ordinary citizen).
Populist Populistin
A politician who advocates specific policies just because they are popular.

populous /ˈpɑpjələs/ /ˈpɒpjʊləs/ more populous most populous adj
volkreich bevölkerungsreich bevölkert
Having a large population.
häufig gesprochen weit verbreitet
(of a, language) Spoken by a large number of people.
(dicht) besiedelt (dicht) bevölkert dichtbevölkert
Densely populated.
menschenüberfüllt
Crowded with people.

popup blocker popup blockers n
Pop-up-Blocker
(computing) a piece of software that prevents pop-up advertisements from being displayed

porbeagle porbeagles n
Herringshai Heringshai
A large pelagic predatory shark, Lamna nasus, of the Atlantic.

porcelain /ˈpoːslɘn/ /ˈpɔɹslɪn/ /ˈpɔɹsəlɪn/ /ˈpɔːsəlɪn/ porcelains n
Porzellan
(usually, uncountable) A hard white translucent ceramic, originally made by firing kaolin, quartz, and feldspar at high temperatures but now also inclusive of similar artificial materials; also often (figurative) such a material as a symbol of the fragility, elegance, etc. traditionally associated with porcelain goods.
(countable, now, _, usually, in the plural) An object made of porcelain, (particularly) art objects or items of tableware.

porch /po(ː)ɹtʃ/ /poətʃ/ /pɔɹt͡ʃ/ /pɔːtʃ/ porches n
Veranda Vorbau Vordach
(architectural element) A covered entrance to a building, whether taken from the interior, and forming a sort of vestibule within the main wall, or projecting without and with a separate roof. A porch often has chair(s), table(s) and swings.

porcine /ˈpoʊɹ.saɪn/ /ˈpoʊɹ.sin/ /ˈpoʊɹ.sɪn/ more porcine most porcine adj
schweinisch Schwein porcin porzin schweineartig schweineähnlich
Of or pertaining to pigs.
fettleibig
(derogatory) Overweight to the extent of resembling a pig; morbidly obese.

porcini /pɔːɹˈt͡ʃiː.ni/ /pɔːˈtʃiː.ni/ porcini porcinis n
Steinpilz
An edible mushroom (Boletus edulis), prized for its flavor.

porcupette porcupettes n
Baumstachlerbaby Baumstachlerjunges Stachelschweinbaby Stachelschweinjunges
A baby porcupine.

porcupine /ˈpɔː(ɹ)kiˌpaɪn/ /ˈpɔː(ɹ)kjʊˌpaɪn/ /ˈpɔː(ɹ)kəˌpaɪn/ /ˈpɔː(ɹ)kɪˌpaɪn/ porcupines n
Stachelschwein Baumstachelschwein Baumstachler Quastenstachler Urson
Any of several rodents of either of the taxonomic families Hystricidae (Old World porcupines) or Erethizontidae (New World porcupines), both from the infraorder Hystricognathi, noted for their sharp spines or quills, which are raised when the animal is attacked or surprised.

porcupine fish porcupine fish porcupine fishes n
Igelfisch
Any of several tropical fish species in the family Diodontidae that are covered with sharp spines and inflate themselves when threatened. [from 17th c.]

porcupine puffer porcupine puffers n
Igelfisch
A pufferfish of the families Diodontidae or Tetraodontidae.

pore /po(ː)ɹ/ /poə/ /pɔɹ/ /pɔː/ pores n
Pore
A tiny opening in the skin.
By extension any small opening or interstice, especially one of many, or one allowing the passage of a fluid.

pork /po(ː)ɹk/ /poək/ /poɹk/ /pɔːk/ porks n
Schweinefleisch Schwein Schweinernes Schweiners
(mostly, uncountable) The meat of a pig.

pork barrel /ˈpɔːkˌbaɹəl/ pork barrels n
Kirchturmpolitik
(chiefly, US politics, often, attributively) State funds as assigned for local or regional expenditure; especially, central money used for regional projects which are eyecatching or designed to appeal to voters. [from 19th c.]

pork belly pork bellies n
Schweinebauch
A boneless cut of fatty meat from the belly of a pig.

pork chop pork chops n
Schweinekotelett
A loin cut taken perpendicular to the spine of the pig, usually a rib or part of a vertebra.

pork pie hat pork pie hats n
Porkpie

pork rind pork rinds n
Schwarte Schweinekrusten Schweineschwarte
(US, Canada, food) A snack food made from cured pork skin; pork scratchings.

pork-barrelling n
Kirchturmpolitik
(politics) The practice of an elected politician giving favours or money to some or all voters in the politician's electorate, or to certain organizations, as compensation or payback for support from those voters or organizations in the past.

porn /pɔɹn/ /pɔːn/ porns n
Pornografie
(uncountable, informal) Pornography. [from mid-20th c.]
Porno
(countable, informal, chiefly, in the plural) A pornographic work.

porn star porn stars n
Pornostar Pornodarsteller Pornodarstellerin
An actor or actress famous for appearing in pornographic films.

pornlike more pornlike most pornlike adj
pornoartig
resembling pornography; pornographic

porno /ˈpɔːnəʊ/ pornos n
Porno Pornografie
(uncountable) Pornography.

pornocracy /pɔˈnɑkɹəsi/ /pɔːˈnɒkɹəsɪ/ pornocracies n
Mätressenherrschaft Pornokratie
(derogatory, often, figuratively) A government by, or dominated by, prostitutes or corrupt persons.

pornocracy /pɔˈnɑkɹəsi/ /pɔːˈnɒkɹəsɪ/ pn
Mätressenherrschaft Pornokratie Hurenherrschaft
(Roman Catholicism, historical, sometimes, capitalized) The period of the papacy known as the saeculum obscūrum (Latin for “dark age”), and also as the “Rule of the Harlots”, which began with the installation of Pope Sergius III in 904 and lasted for sixty years until the death of Pope John XII in 964, during which time the popes were strongly influenced by the Theophylacti, a powerful and corrupt aristocratic family. [from mid-19th c.]

pornographer /pɔː(ɹ)ˈnɒɡɹəfə(ɹ)/ pornographers n
Pornograf Pornograph Pornographin
One who is involved in the creation or dissemination of pornography. [from mid-19th c.]

pornographic /ˌpɔː(ɹ)nəˈɡɹæfɪk/ more pornographic most pornographic adj
pornographisch
Containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity.

pornography /pɔɹˈnɑ.ɡɹə.fi/ /pɔː(ɹ)ˈnɒɡ.ɹə.fi/ pornographies n
Pornografie Pornographie
The explicit literary or visual depiction of sexual subject matter; any display of material of an erotic nature. [from mid-19th c.]

pornstache /ˈpɔɹnstæʃ/ /ˈpɔːnstæʃ/ pornstaches n
Pornobalken
(slang) A moustache that resembles one worn by an adult film actor.

porosity porosities n
Porösität Porosität
(uncountable) The state of being porous.
(countable) A measure of how porous a material is; the ratio of the volume of pores to the total volume

porous /ˈpɔːɹəs/ more porous most porous adj
porös durchlässig
Full of tiny pores that allow fluids or gasses to pass through.

porphyria /pɔː(ɹ)ˈfɪɹɪə/ porphyrias n
Porphyrie
(pathology) Any of several usually hereditary abnormalities of porphyrin metabolism characterized by excretion of excess porphyrins in the urine.

porphyrin /ˈpɔɹfəɹɪn/ /ˈpɔːfɪɹɪn/ porphyrins n
Porphyrin
(organic compound) Any of a class of heterocyclic compounds containing pyrrole rings arranged in a square or other similar shape; they are important in biochemistry in a form with a metal atom in the central cavity (hemoglobin with iron, chlorophyll with magnesium, etc.).

porphyrogenite /ˌpɔːfəˈɹɒd͡ʒɪˌnaɪt/ porphyrogenites n
Purpurgeburt
(historical) an honorific title given to a son of a reigning emperor in the Byzantine Empire, notably borne by Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus

porpoise /pɔːˈpɔɪs/ /ˈpɔːpəs/ /ˈpɔːɹpəs/ porpoises n
Schweinswal Tümmler
A small cetacean of the family Phocoenidae, related to dolphins and whales.

porridge /ˈpɑɹɪd͡ʒ/ /ˈpɒɹ.ɪd͡ʒ/ /ˈpɔɹɪd͡ʒ/ porridges n
Brei Grütze
A dish made of grain or legumes, milk and/or water, heated and stirred until thick and typically eaten for breakfast.

port /po(ː)ɹt/ /poət/ /pɔɹt/ /pɔːt/ adj
Hafen Port Backbord
(nautical) Of or relating to port, the left-hand side of a vessel when facing the bow.

port /po(ː)ɹt/ /poət/ /pɔɹt/ /pɔːt/ ports n
Hafen Port
A place on the coast at which ships can shelter, or dock to load and unload cargo or passengers.
Portwein
A type of very sweet fortified wine, mostly dark red, traditionally made in Portugal.
Hafen Backbord
An opening or doorway in the side of a ship, especially for boarding or loading; an embrasure through which a cannon may be discharged; a porthole.
Port Backbord
(nautical, aviation, uncountable) The left-hand side of a vessel, including aircraft, when one is facing the front. Used to unambiguously refer to directions relative to the vessel structure, rather than to a person or object on board.
Port Hafen
A logical or physical construct in and from which data are transferred. Computer port on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

port /po(ː)ɹt/ /poət/ /pɔɹt/ /pɔːt/ v
Hafen Port Backbord
(military) To hold or carry (a weapon) with both hands so that it lays diagonally across the front of the body, with the barrel or similar part near the left shoulder and the right hand grasping the small of the stock; or, to throw (the weapon) into this position on command.

port city port cities n
Hafenstadt
A city built around a port, for its defence, to provide infrastructural support, or as parasitic urban sprawl.

port of entry ports of entry n
Einfallspforte Einfallstor Eintrittspunkt Zugang
A harbor, airport, or border crossing where goods or immigrants enter a country.
Eintrittspforte
The location or mechanism by which a foreign entity gains entry into the body or self.

port wine port wines n
Portwein
A type of fortified wine traditionally made in Portugal.

portability portabilities n
Rufnummernmitnahme
(software) The ability of a program (or software system) to execute properly on multiple hardware platforms.

portable /ˈpɔɹtəbl̩/ /ˈpɔɹtəbəl/ /ˈpɔː(ɹ)təbl̩/ /ˈpɔː(ɹ)təbəl/ [ˈpʰɔɹɾɪ̈bl̩] more portable most portable adj
tragbar portabel
Able to be carried or easily moved.
portabel
(computing) Of software: able to be run on multiple hardware or operating systems.

portable art n
Kleinkunst
(archaeology) Small pieces of prehistoric art that could be carried, as opposed to art applied to walls or cliffs, for example.

portable executable portable executables n
Portable Executable
(software) A file format used for executable programs, DLLs, fonts, etc. in Microsoft Windows and some other operating systems.

portable toilet portable toilets n
Dixi-Klo Baustellenklo Dixi Dixiklo Dixi® Mobil-WC
A movable toilet, particularly a portable outhouse used where other lavatories are unavailable (as at a construction site) or insufficient (as at special events).

portage /ˈpɔː(ɹ)tɪd͡ʒ/ portages n
Portage Umtragung Umtragungsstrecke
The route used for such carrying.

portal /ˈpɔːtəl/ /ˈpɔːɹtəl/ [ˈpʰɔːɹɾɫ̩] portals n
Portal
An entrance, entry point, or means of entry.
(Internet) A website or page that acts as an entrance to other websites or pages on the Internet.
A grandiose and often lavish entrance.

portal vein portal veins n
Pfortader
(anatomy) A short, wide vein located in the abdominal cavity formed by the union of the superior mesenteric and splenic veins that channels blood from the gastrointestinal tract and spleen to capillary beds in the liver.

portcullis /pɔɹtˈkʌl.ɪs/ /pɔːtˈkʌl.ɪs/ portculli portcullises portcullisses portscullis n
Fallgatter
A gate in the form of a grating which is lowered into place at the entrance to a castle, fort, etc.
(historical) An English coin of the reign of Elizabeth I, struck for the use of the East India Company, and bearing the figure of a portcullis on the reverse.

portend /pɔɹˈtɛnd/ /pɔːˈtɛnd/ v
ankündigen vorhersagen vorbedeuten
(transitive) To serve as a warning or omen of.
bedeuten deuten hindeuten hinweisen
(transitive) To signify; to denote.

portent /ˈpo(ː)ɹtɛnt/ /ˈpoətɛnt/ /ˈpɔɹtɛnt/ /ˈpɔːtɛnt/ portents n
(böses) Vorzeichen Omen
Something that portends an event about to occur, especially an unfortunate or evil event; an omen.

portentous /pɔː(ɹ)ˈtɛntəs/ more portentous most portentous adj
bedeutungsschwer eitel hochtrabend unheildrohend wichtigtuerisch
Of momentous or ominous significance.

porter /ˈpo(ː)ɹtɚ/ /ˈpoətə/ /ˈpɔɹtɚ/ /ˈpɔːtə/ porters n
Gepäckträger
A person who carries luggage and related objects.

portfolio /-oʊl.joʊ/ /-əʊl.jəʊ/ /poɹt-/ /pɔɹtˈfoʊ.liˌoʊ/ /pɔːtˈfəʊ.liˌəʊ/ portfolios n
Mappe Portefeuille
A case for carrying papers, drawings, photographs, maps and other flat documents. [from 1720s]
Portefeuille
(politics) The post and the responsibilities of a cabinet minister or other head of a government department. [from 1930s]
Portfolio
(finance) The group of investments and other assets held by an investor. [from 1950s]
(business) A collection of assets; (figurative) any collection of things considered as investments or assets.

porthole /ˈpɔː(ɹ)t.həʊl/ portholes n
Bullauge
(nautical) A circular window set in the hull of a ship.

portico /ˈpɔːtɪkəʊ/ portici porticoes porticos n
Portikus
A porch, or a small space with a roof supported by columns, serving as the entrance to a building.

portion /ˈpoəɹʃən/ /ˈpoɹʃən/ /ˈpoːɹʃən/ /ˈpɔɹʃən/ /ˈpɔːʃən/ portions n
Teil Portion
An allocated amount.

portly /ˈpoʊɹtli/ /ˈpoːtliː/ /ˈpɔɹtli/ /ˈpɔːtli/ portlier portliest adj
beleibt korpulent behäbig stattlich vollschlank würdevoll
Somewhat fat, pudgy, overweight. [from 15th c.]

portmanteau /pɔːtˈmæn.təʊ/ /pɔːɹtˈmæntoʊ/ /ˌpɔːɹtmænˈtoʊ/ portmanteaus portmanteaux n
Koffer
A large travelling case usually made of leather, and opening into two equal sections.

portmanteau word portmanteau words n
Kofferwort Schachtelwort Kontamination Portmanteau Portmanteau-Wort Verschmelzung
(linguistics) A word which combines the meaning of two words (or, rarely, more than two words), formed by combining the words, usually, but not always, by adjoining the first part of one word and the last part of the other, the adjoining parts often having a common vowel.

portrait /ˈpoətɹeɪt/ /ˈpoətɹɪt/ /ˈpoʊɹtɹeɪt/ /ˈpoʊɹtɹət/ /ˈpɔɹtɹeɪt/ /ˈpɔɹtɹət/ /ˈpɔːtɹeɪt/ /ˈpɔːtɹɪt/ portraits n
Porträt Portrait
(countable) A painting or other picture of a person, especially the head and shoulders.
(countable, figuratively) An accurate depiction of a person, a mood, etc.
Hochformat
(computing, printing) A print orientation where the vertical sides are longer than the horizontal sides.

portraitist portraitists n
Porträtist Porträtistin
A painter or photographer who makes portraits.

portray /pɔɹˈtɹeɪ/ /pɔːˈtɹeɪ/ v
porträtieren abmalen
To paint or draw the likeness of.
porträtieren
(figuratively) To describe in words; to convey.

portrayal /ˌpɔɹˈtɹeɪ.əl/ portrayals n
Abbild

pose /poʊz/ /pəʊz/ poses n
Pose
Position, posture, arrangement (especially of the human body).

pose /poʊz/ /pəʊz/ v
legen stellen
(transitive) To place in an attitude or fixed position, for the sake of effect.
stellen
(transitive) To ask; to set (a test, quiz, riddle, etc.).
posieren
(intransitive) To assume or maintain a pose; to strike an attitude.

poser /ˈpoʊzɚ/ /ˈpəʊzə(ɹ)/ posers n
harte Nuss knifflige Frage
(British) A particularly difficult question or puzzle.
Fragender Frager Fragesteller
Someone who asks a question or sets a problem.
Künstlermodell Modell
Someone who, or something which, poses; a person who sets their body in a fixed position, such as for photography or painting.

poseur /poʊˈzʊəɹ/ poseurs n
Poseur Angeber Angeberin Poser Poserin Poseurin
One who affects some behaviour, style, attitude or other condition, often to impress or influence others.

posh /pɑʃ/ /pɒʃ/ /pəʊʃ/ more posh most posh posher poshest adj
vornehm
Associated with the upper classes.
schick todschick
Stylish, elegant, exclusive (expensive).

posit /ˈpɑzɪt/ /ˈpɒzɪt/ posits n
Postulat
Something that is posited; a postulate.

posit /ˈpɑzɪt/ /ˈpɒzɪt/ v
postulieren
To assume the existence of; to postulate.
To propose for consideration or study; to suggest.

position /pəˈzɪʃ.(ə)n/ positions n
Stellung Position
A place or location.
Stelle Arbeitsplatz
A post of employment; a job.
Position Stellung
A status or rank.
An opinion, stand, or stance.
A posture.

position /pəˈzɪʃ.(ə)n/ v
positionieren postieren
To put into place.

position paper position papers n
Grundsatzpapier Positionspapier
(philosophy, government) An essay or report which expresses a position, conclusion, or recommendation concerning a contested issue or undecided question and which usually contains arguments or reasons in support of this position.

position vector position vectors n
Ortsvektor Positionsvektor
(geometry) Of a point, a vector going from the origin to that point; equivalently, the transpose of the point.

positional notation positional notations n
Stellenwertsystem
A notation for numbers in which the value of a digit depends on its position in the string, examples of which include the decimal system and the binary system

positive /-ɾɪv/ /ˈpɑzɪtɪv/ /ˈpɒzɪtɪv/ more positive most positive adj
positiv Positiv
(law) Formally laid down. [from the 14th c.]
(mathematics) Of number, greater than zero. [from the 18th c.]
(physics) Having more protons than electrons.

positive /-ɾɪv/ /ˈpɑzɪtɪv/ /ˈpɒzɪtɪv/ positives n
Positives Vorteil gute Seite
A favourable point or characteristic.
Positiv Grundstufe Positivus
(grammar) A degree of comparison of adjectives and adverbs.
Positiv Positivfilm
(photography) A positive image; one that displays true colors and shades, as opposed to a negative.

positive column positive columns n
positive Säule
A glowing region in a glow discharge between the Faraday dark space and the anode glow.

positive degree n
Positiv
(grammar) That state of an adjective or adverb indicating simple quality, without comparison or relation to increase or diminution; as in wise, noble.

positive number positive numbers n
positive Zahl
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positive reinforcement n
positive Verstärkung
The giving of encouragement to a person who exhibits a particular behaviour with the result that such behaviour is repeated.

positive thinking n
positives Denken
Focusing on thoughts of success, as a strategy for achievement.

positively /ˈpɑ.zɪ.tɪv.li/ /ˈpɒz.ɪ.tɪv.li/ /ˌpɑ.zɪˈtɪv.li/ /ˌpɒz.ɪˈtɪv.li/ more positively most positively adv
bejahend positiv wohlgesinnt wohlgestimmt zustimmend
(manner) In a positive manner.
bestimmt definitiv eindeutig entschieden gewiss sicher
(modal) With certainty.
sehr wirklich
(degree) Very.

positivism /ˈpɑzɪtɪvˌɪzm/ /ˈpɒzɪtɪvˌɪzm/ positivisms n
Positivismus
(philosophy) A doctrine that states that the only authentic knowledge is scientific knowledge, and that such knowledge can only come from positive affirmation of theories through strict scientific method, refusing every form of metaphysics.

positivist more positivist most positivist adj
positivistisch
Related to positivism, positivistic.

positivist positivists n
Positivist Positivistin
A believer in positivism.

positivity /ˌpɑ.zɪˈtɪv.ɪ.ti/ /ˌpɒz.ɪˈtɪv.ɪ.ti/ /ˌpɔz.ɪˈtɪv.ɪ.ti/ [ˌpɑ.zɪˈtɪv.ɪ.ɾi] [ˌpɔz.ɪˈtɪv.ɪ.ɾi] positivities n
Positivismus Zuversichtlichkeit
(uncountable) The condition of being positive (in all senses); positivism. Optimism.
Elektropositivität
(physics and chemistry) The characteristic of possessing a positive electric charge

positron /ˈpɑ.zɪ.tɹɑn/ /ˈpɒz.ɪ.tɹɒn/ positrons n
Positron
(particle) The antimatter equivalent of an electron, having the same mass but a positive charge.

positronium positronia positroniums n
Positronium
(physics, chemistry) An exotic atom (specifically, an onium) consisting of a positron (anti-electron) and an electron, as a particle–anti-particle bound pair with no nucleus.

posse /ˈpɑ.si/ /ˈpɒ.si/ posses n
Suchtrupp
(US) A search party.
Bande
(US, Jamaica, slang) A criminal gang. [from 20th c.]
Clique Trupp
(colloquial) A group of (especially young) people seen as constituting a peer group or band of associates; a gang, a group of friends. [from 20th c.]

possess /pəˈzɛs/ v
besitzen
To have (something) as, or as if as, an owner; to have, to own.
Of a supernatural entity, especially one regarded as evil: to take control of (an animal or person's body or mind).

possessed /pəˈzɛst/ more possessed most possessed adj
besessen
controlled by evil spirits.

possession /pəˈzɛʃən/ possessions n
Gut
Something that is owned.
Besessenheit Besitz
The condition or affliction of being possessed by a demon or other supernatural entity.
Ballbesitz
(Australian rules football) A disposal of the ball during a game, i.e. a kick or a handball.

possessive /pəˈzɛsɪv/ more possessive most possessive adj
besitzanzeigend possessiv
(grammar) Indicating ownership, possession, origin, etc.

possessive adjective possessive adjectives n
Possessivadjektiv
An adjective expressing possession.

possessive case possessive cases n
Genitiv
(grammar) case used to express direct possession, ownership, origin, etc. Though similar in many ways to the genitive case, it is not always the same. Languages that have the possessive case include English and Quenya.

possessive pronoun possessive pronouns n
Possessivpronomen besitzanzeigendes Fürwort Possessiv Possessivum
(grammar) A pronoun which expresses possession.

possessive suffix possessive suffixes n
Possessivsuffix
(linguistics) A suffix that indicates possession, occurs in some Uralic, Turkic, Semitic and Indo-European languages.

possessor [pʰəˈzɛsə(ɹ)] possessors n
Besitzer Inhaber
Agent noun of possess; one who possesses

possibility /ˌpɑ.səˈbɪl.ə.ɾi/ /ˌpɒs.ɪˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/ possibilities n
Möglichkeit Gelegenheit
The quality of being possible.

possible /ˈpɑ.sə.bl̩/ /ˈpɒ.sɪ.bl̩/ more possible most possible adj
möglich
(usually, not comparable) Able but not certain to happen; neither inevitable nor impossible.
(comparable) Capable of being done or achieved; feasible.
Being considered, e.g. for a position.

possibly /ˈpɑsəbli/ /ˈpɒsɪbli/ more possibly most possibly adv
möglicherweise eventuell unmöglich vielleicht
(modifying a verb) In the realm of possibility; indicates that the action may successfully be performed (is not impossible) regardless of any facts or circumstances known to, stated by or implied by the speaker that might limit the performance.

possum /ˈpɒsəm/ possums n
Possum
Any of the marsupials in several families of the order Diprotodontia of Australia and neighboring islands.

post /poʊst/ /pəʊst/ adv
flugs geschwind postwendend schnurstracks
With the post, on post-horses; by a relay of horses (changing at every staging-post); hence, express, with speed, quickly.
auf postalischem Wege per Post
Sent via the postal service.

post /poʊst/ /pəʊst/ posts n
Pfosten
A long dowel or plank protruding from the ground; a fencepost; a lightpost.
(sports) A goalpost.
Post
(obsolete) Each of a series of men stationed at specific places along a postroad, with responsibility for relaying letters and dispatches of the monarch (and later others) along the route. [16th–17th c.]
(dated) A station, or one of a series of stations, established for the refreshment and accommodation of travellers on some recognized route.
(UK, Australia, New Zealand) A single delivery of letters; the letters or deliveries that make up a single batch delivered to one person or one address. [from 17th c.]
Posten Stelle
An assigned station; a guard post.
An appointed position in an organization, job.
Beitrag
A message posted in an electronic or Internet forum, or on a blog, etc. [from 20th c.]
Post
A location on a basketball court near the basket.
Posten
(obsolete) One who has charge of a station, especially a postal station.

post /poʊst/ /pəʊst/ preposition
jenseits nach
After; especially after a significant event that has long-term ramifications.

post /poʊst/ /pəʊst/ v
anbringen
(transitive) To hang (a notice) in a conspicuous manner for general review.
posten anprangern hochladen
To hold up to public blame or reproach; to advertise opprobriously; to denounce by public proclamation.
postieren
To assign to a station; to set; to place.
schicken
(UK, Australia, New Zealand) To send (an item of mail etc.) through the postal service. [from 19th c.]
posten hochladen
To inform; to give the news to; to make acquainted with the details of a subject; often with up.
posten
(Internet) To publish (a message) to a newsgroup, forum, blog, etc. [from 20th c.]

post chaise /ˈpəʊstʃeɪz/ post chaises n
Postkutsche
(historical) An enclosed horse-drawn carriage with four wheels, used to transport mail and passengers.

post horn post horns n
Posthorn
(music) A valveless musical instrument based on such a horn, used in orchestral music.

post office /ˈpoʊst ˌɑfɪs/ /ˈpoʊst ˌɔfɪs/ /ˈpəʊst ˌɒfɪs/ post offices n
Postamt Post
(countable) A place (building, office, shop, or counter) concerned with the business of delivering letters, post or mail and selling stamps, etc.
Post Postamt
(countable) An organisation that delivers letters.

post office box post office boxes n
Postfach
A uniquely addressable lockable box located on the premises of a post office that may be hired as collection point for mail.

post-Soviet adj
postsowjetisch
After the dissolution of the Soviet Union.

post-it note post-it notes n
Haftnotiz Haftzettel Klebezettel
A small piece of paper with an adhesive strip on one side.

post-production post-productions n
Postproduktion Nachproduktion
(cinematography, television) The stages of film (or audio) production happening between the actual filming (or recording) and the completed product.

post-traumatic stress disorder n
posttraumatische Belastungsstörung
(psychology) A psychological condition that develops following some stressful situation or event, with symptoms such as sleep disturbance, recurrent dreams, flashbacks, hypervigilance, depression, dissociation, withdrawal or lack of concentration.

post-truth /ˌpəʊst ˈtɹuːθ/ adj
postfaktisch
(chiefly, politics, media) Beyond or superseding the importance of truth; pertaining to an era or situation when truth is no longer significant, relevant, or expected; (usually, pejorative) not caring about factual accuracy.

post-war adj
Nachkriegs- nachkrieglich
Pertaining to a period of time immediately following the end of a war; where there is a cessation of conflict.

postage /ˈpoʊstɪd͡ʒ/ /ˈpəʊstɪd͡ʒ/ postages n
Porto
The charge for posting an item.
Frankierung
The postage stamp, or similar token, affixed to an item of post as evidence of payment.

postage code postage codes n
Handyporto Mobile Briefmarke
An (often handwritten) alphanumeric matrix proving paid postage, used in place of postage stamps.

postage due stamp postage due stamps n
Portomarke
(philately) An adhesive stamp affixed by a post office to an item of mail, indicating that insufficient or no postage has been prepaid.

postage meter postage meters n
Frankiermaschine
A machine used to print prepaid labels onto pieces of mail, and to record total postage charges.

postage stamp postage stamps n
Briefmarke Postwertzeichen Marke Freimarke Wert Wertzeichen
A small piece of printed paper stuck on an item to be mailed, indicating that postage has been paid.

postal [ˈpoʊstl̩] [ˈpəʊstl̩] adj
postalisch Post-
Relating to the collection, sorting and delivery of mail.

postal address postal addresses n
Postanschrift
The address (of a person or business) to which mail is delivered, as distinct from the actual street address.

postal vote postal votes n
Briefwahl
A vote made on an official form which is then sent through the post/mail.

postalveolar /ˌpoʊstælˈviələɹ/ /ˌpəʊstælviˈəʊlə(ɹ)/ /ˌpəʊstælˈviːələ(ɹ)/ /ˌpəʊstˈælvi.ələ(ɹ)/ adj
postalveolar
(phonetics) Articulated with the tongue near or touching the back of the alveolar ridge.

postalveolar /ˌpoʊstælˈviələɹ/ /ˌpəʊstælviˈəʊlə(ɹ)/ /ˌpəʊstælˈviːələ(ɹ)/ /ˌpəʊstˈælvi.ələ(ɹ)/ postalveolars n
Postalveolar Postalveolarlaut
(phonetics) Any sound articulated with the tongue near or touching the back of the alveolar ridge, such as English sh in the word shoe.

postbellum adj
Nachkriegszeit
(US) Of the period following the American Civil War, especially used in reference to the South.

postcard /ˈpoʊstˌkɑɹd/ postcards n
Postkarte
A rectangular piece of thick paper or thin cardboard intended to be written on and mailed without an envelope. In the case of a picture postcard, one side displays a picture or photograph.

postclassical adj
nachklassisch
After the classical era (but sometimes before the medieval).

postcode /ˈpoʊs(t)ˌkoʊd/ /ˈpəʊs(t)kəʊd/ postcodes n
Postleitzahl PLZ
(Australia, Britain, New Zealand) A sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address to aid the sorting and delivery of post or mail.

postcolonial adj
postkolonial
Following the end of colonial rule.

postcolonialism postcolonialisms n
Postkolonialismus
An era or attitude relating to the period after the settlement of one country by another, or very broadly, after the 1960s, when many colonised countries gained their independence.

postdoctoral /pəʊs(t)ˈdɒkt(ə)r(ə)l/ adj
Postdoc-
After receiving a doctorate; especially of academic research or study beyond the level of a doctoral degree.

poste restante n
Postlagerservice
A postal service in which a mail is held at a post office to be collected by the recipient

poster /ˈpoʊstɚ/ posters n
Poster Affiche
A picture of a celebrity, an event etc., intended to be attached to a wall.
Plakat Poster Anschlag Affiche
An advertisement to be posted on a pole, wall etc. to advertise something.
Pfosten
(ice hockey, slang) A shot that hits a goalpost instead of passing into the goal.

poster child poster children n
Paradebeispiel
(chiefly, North America, idiomatic) One who is a prototypical or quintessential example of something.

posterior /poʊˈstɪɹ.i.ɚ/ /pɑˈstɪɹ.i.ɚ/ /pɒˈstɪə.ɹi.ə/ more posterior most posterior adj
hinterer rück-
(anatomy) Nearer the rear or hind end; nearer the caudal end of the body in quadrupeds or the dorsal end in bipeds.
später
(formal) Following in order or in time.

posterior /poʊˈstɪɹ.i.ɚ/ /pɑˈstɪɹ.i.ɚ/ /pɒˈstɪə.ɹi.ə/ posteriors n
Hintern
(euphemistic, humorous) The hinder parts of the body.
(maths) The probability that a hypothesis is true (calculated by Bayes' theorem).

posterior chamber posterior chambers n
hintere Augenkammer
(anatomy, ophthalmology) A narrow space inside the eye between the iris and the lens, filled with aqueous humour.

posterior scalene muscle posterior scalene muscles n
hinterer Treppenmuskel
(muscle) A muscle arising from the transverse processes of the fourth to sixth cervical vertebrae, inserting on the outer surface of the second rib, and functioning to raise the second rib and to bend and slightly rotate the neck.

posterity /pɒˈstɛɹɪti/ posterities n
Nachkommen Nachwelt
All the future generations, especially the descendants of a specific person.

postern /ˈpɑstɚn/ /ˈpɒst(ə)n/ posterns n
Hintertor Hintertür
A back gate, back door, side entrance, or other gateway distinct from the main entrance.

postfascism postfascisms n
Postfaschismus
A new form of fascism.

postfascist adj
postfaschistisch
After fascism; of or pertaining to postfascism.

postfascist postfascists n
Postfaschist Postfaschistin
A follower of postfascism.

postglacial rebound postglacial rebounds n
Landhebung
The rise of the lithosphere in areas which were depressed by the weight of a continental ice sheet during the last ice age.

postgraduate /ˌpəʊstˈɡɹædju.ət/ adj
Aufbau- Doktoranden- Graduierten- nach dem Hochschulabschluss postgradual weiterführend
Of studies which take place after having successfully completed a degree course.

posthistory posthistories n
Nachgeschichte
The history of events that occur after (and are consequences of) an event (e.g. a crisis, a reconciliation, etc).

posthuman more posthuman most posthuman adj
nachmenschlich posthuman
Succeeding human beings as presently defined; more than, or beyond, what is human.

posthumous /ˈpɒs.t͡ʃə.məs/ /ˈpɒs.t͡ʃʊ.məs/ adj
postum posthum
Taking place after one's own death.
In reference to a work, published after the author's death.

postil /ˈpɒstəl/ /ˈpɒstɪl/ postils n
Marginalie Randbemerkung Randnotiz
A marginal note.
Postille
A collection of homilies.

postilion /poʊˈstɪljən/ /pɒˈstɪlɪən/ /pəˈstɪljən/ postilions n
Postillion
A rider mounted on the near (left) leading horse who guides the team pulling a carriage.

postlude /ˈpəʊstluːd/ postludes n
Nachspiel Postludium
(music) The final part of a piece; especially music played (normally on the organ) at the end of a church service.

postmark postmarks n
Poststempel
A marking made by a postal service on a delivery, usually indicating the place where and the date and time when the item was received or processed for the first time, mostly serving to cancel a postage stamp.

postmark v
stempeln
To apply a postmark on.

postmaterialism n
Postmaterialismus

postmaterialist more postmaterialist most postmaterialist adj
postmaterialistisch

postmaterialist postmaterialists n
Postmaterialist Postmaterialistin

postmodern more postmodern most postmodern adj
nachmodern postmodern
Of, relating to, or having the characteristics of postmodernism, especially as represented in art, architecture, literature, science, or philosophy that reacts against an earlier modernism.

postmodernism /pəʊstˈmɑdɚnɪzəm/ postmodernisms n
Postmodernismus Postmoderne
Any style in art, architecture, literature, philosophy, etc., that reacts against an earlier modernist movement.

postnatal adj
postnatal postpartal
after being born, of or pertaining to the period immediately after birth (of a baby)

postoperative /poʊstˈɑpəɹətɪv/ /pəʊstˈɒpəɹətɪv/ adj
postoperativ
Of, relating to, or occurring in the period after a surgical operation.

postpandemic adj
postpandemisch
Following a pandemic

postpartum depression postpartum depressions n
postpartale Depression
(psychiatry) Depression experienced by a parent, usually the mother, after childbirth.

postpone /poʊstˈpoʊn/ v
verschieben aufschieben zurückstellen
To delay or put off an event, appointment, etc.

postponed more postponed most postponed adj
aufgeschoben verschoben zurückgestellt
Done later than originally planned; delayed.

postponement postponements n
Aufschub Verschiebung
A delay, as a formal delay in a proceeding.

postposition postpositions n
Postposition Nachsetzwort nachgestellte Präposition nachgestelltes Verhältniswort
(grammar) A word that has the same purpose as a preposition but comes after the noun.

postpositional adj
postpositional
(grammar) Of, pertaining to, or of the nature of a postposition.

postpositionally more postpositionally most postpositionally adv
postpositional
(grammar) In a postpositional manner.

postpostmodern adj
nachpostmodern postpostmodern
Having the characteristics of a movement or style (of art, architecture, literature, science, or philosophy) that has moved beyond postmodernism.

postrevolutionary adj
nachrevolutionär postrevolutionär
Occurring after a period of revolution.

postscript /ˈpoʊst.skɹɪpt/ postscripts n
Postskriptum
(countable) An addendum to a letter, added after the author's signature.

postscriptum /ˌpəʊstˈskɹɪptəm/ postscripta postscriptums n
Postskriptum
(rare) A thing that has been written afterwards; something appended in writing.

postsurgical adj
postoperativ
Relating to the period following surgery.

posttonic adj
nachtonig
That immediately follows a stressed syllable

posttraumatic adj
posttraumatisch
After, or as a result of, a trauma.

postulate /ˈpɑst͡ʃələt/ /ˈpɑst͡ʃəˌleɪt/ /ˈpɒstjʊleɪt/ /ˈpɒstjʊlət/ postulates n
Postulat
Something assumed without proof as being self-evident or generally accepted, especially when used as a basis for an argument. Sometimes distinguished from axioms as being relevant to a particular science or context, rather than universally true, and following from other axioms rather than being an absolute assumption.
A fundamental element; a basic principle.
Postulat Axiom
(logic) An axiom.
Voraussetzung
A requirement; a prerequisite.

postulate /ˈpɑst͡ʃələt/ /ˈpɑst͡ʃəˌleɪt/ /ˈpɒstjʊleɪt/ /ˈpɒstjʊlət/ v
postulieren
To assume as a truthful or accurate premise or axiom, especially as a basis of an argument.

posture /ˈpɑst͡ʃɚ/ /ˈpɒstʃə/ postures n
Haltung
(rare) The position of someone or something relative to another; position; situation.

posturing posturings n
Inszenierung
The assumption of an exaggerated pose or attitude.

postvocalic /ˌpəʊstvəʊˈkælɪk/ adj
postvokalisch
(phonetics) (Of a phoneme) occurring after a vowel.

postvolcanic adj
postvulkanisch
Following the eruption of a volcano, or after a period of volcanism.

postwoman postwomen n
Briefträgerin Postbotin Zustellerin Briefzustellerin Postfrau
(rare) A female letter carrier, a woman who delivers mail.

posy /ˈpoʊzi/ /ˈpəʊzi/ posies n
Blumensträußchen
A flower; a small bouquet; a nosegay. [from 1570s]

pot /pɑt/ /pɒt/ /pɔt/ pots n
Marihuana Gras
(slang, uncountable) Marijuana.
Topf Krug
A vessel used for brewing or serving drinks: a coffeepot or teapot.
Einsatz
(gambling, poker) The money available to be won in a hand of poker or a round of other games of chance; (figuratively) any sum of money being used as an enticement.
An allocation of money for a particular purpose.

pot /pɑt/ /pɒt/ /pɔt/ v
etwas in einem Topf aufbewahren
etwas in einen Topf werfen
To put (something) into a pot.
lochen
(snooker, pool, billiards, transitive) To cause a ball to fall into a pocket.

pot calling the kettle black /ˈpɑt ˈkɔliŋ ðə ˈkɛtl̩ ˈblæk/ /ˈpɒt ˈkɔːliŋ ðə ˈkɛtl̩ ˈblæk/ n
wer im Glashaus sitzt, soll nicht mit Steinen werfen
ein Esel schimpft den anderen Langohr
(idiomatic) A situation in which somebody comments on or accuses someone else of a fault which the accuser shares.

pot marigold pot marigolds n
Ringelblume
Calendula officinalis, a species of marigold

pot scrubber pot scrubbers n
Topfkratzer
A mesh or ball of wires or fibres used to scrub pots and other cookware.

pot shot pot shots n
Schuss aufs Geratewohl
A haphazard shot with a firearm, taken with careless aim, often fired at a random target.
Schuss aus dem Hinterhalt
A shot taken from a hidden stakeout.
Heruntergeputze Herunterputzen scharfe Attacke
By analogy, insulting or hurtful words carelessly or randomly said; opportunistic attack, especially criticism.

potable /ˈpoʊtəbəl/ /ˈpɑt-/ /ˈpɒt-/ /ˈpəʊtəbəl/ more potable most potable adj
trinkbar
(formal) Good for drinking without fear of disease or poisoning.

potash /ˈpɑt.æʃ/ /ˈpɒt.æʃ/ potashes n
Pottasche
The water-soluble part of the ash formed by burning plant material; used for making soap and glass and as a fertilizer.
(chemistry) An impure form of potassium carbonate (K2CO3) mixed with other potassium salts.

potassium /pəˈtæsiəm/ potassiums n
Kalium
A soft, waxy, silvery reactive metal that is never found unbound in nature; an element (symbol K) with an atomic number of 19 and atomic weight of 39.0983. The symbol is derived from the Latin kalium.

potassium aluminium sulfate n
Kaliumaluminiumsulfat
(inorganic compound) The sulfate double salt of potassium and aluminium KAl(SO4)2; occurs naturally as alum

potassium bitartrate potassium bitartrates n
Weinstein

potassium carbonate n
Kaliumcarbonat
(inorganic compound) The alkaline salt K2CO3, that is the major constituent of potash; it is used in the production of glass and some soaps.

potassium chlorate n
Kaliumchlorat
(inorganic compound) The potassium salt of chloric acid (chemical formula KClO3).

potassium chloride n
Kaliumchlorid
(inorganic compound) The potassium salt of hydrochloric acid, KCl; it is used as a fertilizer, and in lethal injections

potassium cyanide n
Kaliumcyanid Zyankali
(inorganic compound) The potassium salt of hydrocyanic acid, KCN; the colourless crystals are soluble in water, and it is extremely poisonous, and is used in electroplating, the extraction of gold and silver from their ores, and in photography.

potassium dichromate potassium dichromates n
Kaliumdichromat
(inorganic compound) A potassium salt of chromic acid, K2Cr2O7; the orange crystals are soluble in water, and it is used as an oxidizing agent and in photography.

potassium hydroxide n
Kaliumhydroxid kaustisches Kali Ätzkali
(inorganic compound) The alkaline base KOH, once known as caustic potash; it has a number of industrial uses, including the manufacture of bleach.

potassium nitrate n
Kalisalpeter Salpeter
(inorganic chemistry) KNO3, a naturally occurring salt, notably used as an ingredient of gunpowder; also used a food preservative and as an ingredient in toothpaste for sensitive gums; historically used in the production of nitric acid (HNO3).

potassium permanganate potassium permanganates n
Kaliumpermanganat
(chemistry) KMnO4, the most readily available commercial permanganate; it is used as an oxidizing agent both in industry and in the analytical laboratory.

potassium sulfate n
Kaliumsulfat
(inorganic compound) The potassium salt of sulfuric acid, K2SO4, used as a fertilizer.

potato /pəˈteɪ.toʊ/ /pəˈteɪ.təʊ/ [pə̥ˈtʰeɪtʰəʊ] [pə̥ˈtʰeɪɾoʊ] [pə̥ˈtʰeɪɾə] potatoes n
Kartoffel Erdapfel Bramburi Erdbirne Grumbeere Grundbirne
The tuber of a plant, Solanum tuberosum, eaten as a starchy vegetable, particularly in the Americas and Europe; this plant.

potato blight n
Kartoffelmehltau
(plant disease) A devastating disease of potatoes caused by the oomycete Phytophthora infestans.

potato bread potato breads n
Kartoffelbrot
A type of bread made with potatoes, often served shallow-fried as part of a cooked breakfast, common in Northern Ireland and Scotland.

potato crisp potato crisps n
Chip Kartoffelchip
(mostly, British) A thin slice of potato that has been fried, typically packaged and sold as a snack.

potato masher potato mashers n
Kartoffelstampfer
A utensil used to mash potatoes.

potato pancake potato pancakes n
Kartoffelpuffer Reibekuchen Pickert Reibeplätzchen
A shallow-fried pancake of grated potato and egg, often flavored with grated onion.

potato salad potato salads n
Kartoffelsalat
A salad made from chopped boiled potatoes and a variety of other ingredients in a dressing.

potato starch potato starches n
Kartoffelstärke
(gastronomy) A widely diffused vegetable substance found in the extracted material of potatoes used in cooking.

potbellied more potbellied most potbellied adj
dickbäuchig
having a potbelly

potbellied pig potbellied pigs n
Hängebauchschwein
A small Vietnamese domesticated pig, sometimes kept as a pet.

potbelly potbellies n
Wampe
A large, swollen, or protruding abdomen; a paunch. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

poteen /-tjiːn/ /-t͡ʃiːn/ /pəˈtiːn/ /ˈpɒ.tiːn/ poteens n
Potcheen Poteen
(Ireland, countable, uncountable) Illegally produced Irish whiskey; moonshine. [from early 19th c.]
(Ireland, countable, by extension) An unlicensed drinking establishment selling illegally produced Irish whiskey.

potentate /ˈpoʊ.tən.teɪt/ /ˈpəʊ.tən.teɪt/ potentates n
Potentat Potentatin
A powerful leader; a monarch; a ruler.

potential /po(ʊ)ˈtɛnʃəl/ /pəˈtɛnʃəl/ adj
potentiell potenziell möglich
Existing in possibility, not in actuality.

potential /po(ʊ)ˈtɛnʃəl/ /pəˈtɛnʃəl/ potentials n
Potential
A currently unrealized ability (with the most common adposition being to).
(physics) The gravitational potential: the radial (irrotational, static) component of a gravitational field, also known as the Newtonian potential or the gravitoelectric field.
(physics) The work (energy) required to move a reference particle from a reference location to a specified location in the presence of a force field, for example to bring a unit positive electric charge from an infinite distance to a specified point against an electric field.

potential difference potential differences n
Potentialdifferenz
the difference in potential energy between two points in an electric field; the difference in charge between two points in an electrical circuit; voltage

potential energy potential energies n
Lageenergie potentielle Energie
The energy possessed by an object because of its position (in a gravitational or electric field), or its condition (as a stretched or compressed spring, as a chemical reactant, or by having rest mass).

potentilla potentillas n
Fingerkraut
Any of many shrubs and herbs of the genus Potentilla; the cinquefoils.

potentiometer potentiometers n
Potentiometer
(electronics) A user-adjustable three-terminal variable resistor that can be used as a voltage divider.

pothead potheads n
Kiffer Kifferin
(derogatory, _, slang) A person who smokes cannabis frequently, or to excess.

potholder potholders n
Topflappen
An insulated pad used for handling hot cooking utensils

pothole potholes n
Schlagloch
A shallow pit or other edged depression in a road's surface, especially when caused by erosion by weather or traffic.
A pit formed in the bed of a turbulent stream.

potion /pəʊ.ʃən/ /ˈpoʊ.ʃən/ potions n
Elixier Zaubertrank Trank Gifttrank Heiltrank Wundertrank
A small portion or dose of a liquid which is medicinal, poisonous, or magical.

potlatch /ˈpɑtˌlæt͡ʃ/ /ˈpɒtlætʃ/ potlatches n
Potluck
(US, chiefly, Alaska) A communal meal to which guests bring dishes to share; a potluck.

potlid potlids n
Topfdeckel
A lid that covers a pot.

potpourri /pəʊˈpɔː.ɹi/ /pəʊˈpʊə.ɹi/ /ˈpoʊ.pʊˌɹiː/ /ˌpoʊ.pʊˈɹiː/ /ˌpəʊ.pəˈɹiː/ potpourris n
Potpourri
A collection of various things; an assortment, mixed bag or motley.
(music) A medley of songs or music.
A mixture of dried fragrant plant material, often in a decorative bowl, used to scent a room.

potsherd /ˈpɑt.ʃəɹd/ /ˈpɒt.ʃɜːd/ potsherds n
Scherbe Tonscherbe Topfscherbe
(often, archaeology) A piece of ceramic from pottery, often found on an archaeological site.

potshot potshots n
Schuss aufs Geratewohl
A shot taken at an easy or random target.
Seitenhieb
Criticism of an easy target; a cheap shot.

potshot v
drauflosballern
To fire potshots.

potter /ˈpɑtɚ/ /ˈpɒtə/ potters n
Töpfer Töpferin
One who makes pots and other ceramic wares.

potter's wheel potter's wheels n
Töpferscheibe
A turntable type of machine used by a potter to form round pieces of pottery from wet clay.

pottery /ˈpɑtəɹi/ /ˈpɒtəɹi/ potteries n
Tongerät Töpfergeschirr Töpferware
Fired ceramic wares that contain clay when formed.
Töpferei
(countable) A potter's shop or workshop, where pottery is made.
The potter's craft or art: making vessels from clay.

potty /ˈpɒti/ potties n
Töpfchen
A small, usually plastic, chamber pot used to toilet-train small children.

pouch /paʊt͡ʃ/ pouches n
Beutel
A small bag usually closed with a drawstring.
(zoology) An organic pocket in which a marsupial carries its young.

poulaine /puːˈleɪn/ poulaines n
Schnabelschuh
A long, pointed toe of a shoe, a style fashionable in the 14th and 15th centuries.
A shoe in such a style.

poulterer /ˈpoʊltəɹɚ/ /ˈpəʊltəɹə/ poulterers n
Geflügelhändler
A dealer in poultry.

poultice /ˈpoʊltɪs/ poultices n
Wickel Kataplasma Packung Umschlag
A soft, moist mass, usually wrapped in cloth and warmed, that is applied topically to a sore, aching or lesioned part of the body to soothe it.

poultry /ˈpoʊltɹi/ /ˈpɒltɹi/ /ˈpəʊltɹi/ poultries n
Geflügel
The meat from a domestic fowl.

pounce /paʊns/ pounces n
Löschsand Schreibsand
(historical) A type of fine powder, as of sandarac, or cuttlefish bone, sprinkled over wet ink to dry the ink after writing or on rough paper to smooth the writing surface.

pounce /paʊns/ v
(plötzlich) zuschlagen angreifen überfallen
(intransitive) To attack suddenly by leaping.
ausnutzen
(intransitive) To eagerly seize an opportunity.
durchlöchern perforieren
(transitive) To stamp holes in; to perforate.

pound /paʊnd/ pounds n
Tierheim Zwinger
A place for the detention of stray or wandering animals.
Pfund
A unit of mass equal to 16 avoirdupois ounces (= 453.592 g). Today this value is the most common meaning of "pound" as a unit of weight.
A unit of currency in various currency systems
Any of various units of currency formerly used in the United States.
Verwahrstelle
(UK) A place for the detention of automobiles that have been illegally parked, abandoned, etc.

pound /paʊnd/ v
klopfen
(intransitive, of a body part, generally heart, blood, or head) To beat strongly or throb.

pound cake pound cakes n
Rührkuchen
(US) A dense yellow cake, the traditional recipe for which consists of equal quantities (nominally one pound) of butter, eggs, flour, and sugar.

pound sterling /paʊnd ˈstɜː(ɹ).lɪŋ/ pounds sterling n
Pfund Pfund Sterling
The currency of the United Kingdom.

pour /paʊəɹ/ /paʊɹ/ /po(ː)ɹ/ /poə/ /pɔɹ/ /pɔː/ v
gießen schütten einschenken eingießen einschütten
(transitive, figurative) To send out as in a stream or a flood; to cause (an emotion) to come out; to cause to escape.

pour oil on troubled waters v
die Wogen glätten
(idiomatic) To calm, appease or quieten a person or situation.

pour one's heart out v
sein Herz ausschütten
(intransitive, idiomatic) To express one's innermost thoughts or feelings effusively.

pour out v
ausgießen
(transitive) To distribute or spread (something), as if it were a liquid.

pout /paʊt/ /pʌʊt/ pouts n
Schmollmund
One's facial expression when pouting.

pout /paʊt/ /pʌʊt/ v
schürzen
(intransitive) To push out one's lips.
schmollen einen Schmollmund machen
(intransitive) To be or pretend to be ill-tempered; to sulk.

poutine /puˈtin/ /puːˈtiːn/ /puːˈtɪn/ [pʉuˈtɪin] poutines n
Poutine
Chiefly with a qualifying word: any of a number of variations on the basic poutine dish.

pouting /ˈpaʊtɪŋ/ pouting poutings n
Franzosendorsch
A fish in the cod family (Gadidae), Trisopterus luscus.

poverty /ˈpɑːvɚti/ /ˈpɒvəti/ poverties n
Armut
The quality or state of being poor; lack of money
A deficiency of something needed or desired

poverty line poverty lines n
Armutsgrenze
(economics) The threshold of poverty, below which one's income does not cover necessities.

poverty-stricken more poverty-stricken most poverty-stricken adj
armutsgefährdet
Very poor.

powder /ˈpaʊ.də(ɹ)/ powders n
Pulver Puder
The fine particles which are the result of reducing a dry substance by pounding, grinding, or triturating, or the result of decay; dust.
(cosmetics) A mixture of fine dry, sweet-smelling particles applied to the face or other body parts, to reduce shine or to alleviate chaffing.

powder flask powder flasks n
Pulverflasche
A small flask for carrying gunpowder.

powder horn powder horns n
Pulverhorn
A tool, usually made from an animal's horn, used to load gunpowder into a gun or cannon.

powder keg powder kegs n
Pulverfass
A barrel containing gunpowder.
(figuratively) An explosive or otherwise volatile situation.

powder metallurgy n
Pulvermetallurgie
The metallurgy of producing metal components by compacting and sintering powdered metals

powder puff powder puffs n
Puderquaste
A ball or pad of soft material used for the application of cosmetic powder to the face.

powder room powder rooms n
Pulverkammer
A room used to store gunpowder, particularly (historical) on a ship equipped with cannon.
Badezimmer Toilette
(originally, _, US, euphemistic) Synonym of ladies' room: a lavatory intended for use by women.

powdered sugar /ˈpaʊ.dəd ˈʃʊɡ.ə/ /ˈpaʊ.dɚd ˈʃʊɡ.ɚ/ powdered sugars n
Puderzucker Staubzucker
(US) Very finely ground sugar to which cornstarch is added to prevent lumping, mostly used in icings and confections to produce a smooth texture.

powdery /ˈpaʊdəɹi/ more powdery most powdery adj
puderartig pudrig pulverartig pulverig
Of or pertaining to powder.

power /ˈpaʊ̯.ə/ /ˈpaʊ̯.ɚ/ /ˈpaʊ̯ə̯/ /ˈpaʊ̯ɹ/ /ˈpæʊ̯.ə/ [ˈpæɔ̯ə] [ˈpʰaə] [ˈpʰaʊ̯ɚ] [ˈpʰaʊ̯ɹ] [ˈpʰaː] [ˈpʰæʊ̯ə] [ˈpʰɑː] [ˈpʰɛəː] powers n
Macht
Control or coercion, particularly legal or political (jurisdiction).
Macht Großmacht
(metonymically) An influential nation, company, or other such body.
Macht Kraft
(countable) The ability to affect or influence.
(social) The ability to coerce, influence, or control.
Energie Strom
Electricity or a supply of electricity.
Kraft Stärke
Physical force or strength.
Leistung Kraft
(physics, mechanics) A measure of the effectiveness that a force producing a physical effect has over time. If linear, the quotient of: (force multiplied by the displacement of or in an object) ÷ time. If rotational, the quotient of: (force multiplied by the angle of displacement) ÷ time.
(statistics) The probability that a statistical test will reject the null hypothesis when the alternative hypothesis is true.
Potenz Leistung
A product of equal factors (and generalizations of this notion): x^n, read as "x to the power of n" or the like, is called a power and denotes the product x \times x \times \cdots \times x, where x appears n times in the product; x is called the base and n the exponent.

power broker power brokers n
graue Eminenz
A person or group having the ability to influence important decisions, especially in public policy, politics, and business.

power cut power cuts n
Stromausfall Stromunterbrechung
An interruption in the supply of power (usually electricity).

power dissipation n
Leistungsaufnahme
The process in which an electric or electronic device produces heat (or other waste energy) as an unwanted byproduct of its primary action.

power failure power failures n
Stromausfall
(electricity) An unscheduled or accidental break in the supply of electricity.

power forward power forwards n
Power Forward
(basketball) A forward who is the taller of the two forward positions, and is often responsible for scoring near the basket, collecting rebounds and blocking shots in defense.

power grid power grids n
Stromnetz
The infrastructure for distributing electrical power throughout a region.

power law power laws n
Potenzgesetz
(mathematics) A mathematical relationship in which the magnitude of something is proportional to a fixed power of the magnitude of something else (i.e. the relationship takes the form f(x) = ax^k). [from 20th c.]

power line power lines n
Stromleitung
An electrical wire, cable or conduit, suspended in air by utility poles or transmission towers, or buried underground, used for the carrying of electricity either from a power source such as a generating station to a substation, or from a substation to a building such as a plant, commercial building or a home.

power loom power looms n
Webmaschine
A mechanized loom powered by a line shaft.

power of attorney /ˌpaʊə(r) əv əˈtɜː(r)niː/ powers of attorney n
Vollmacht
(uncountable, legal) The legal authorisation of one person to act as the agent of another.
Vollmachtsurkunde
(countable, legal) A legal document allowing one person to act as the agent of another.

power play power plays n
Machtspiel
Tactics used to magnify power or influence.

power politics n
Machtpolitik
A form of international relations in which sovereign entities protect their own interests by threatening one another with military, economic or political aggression.

power rack power racks n
Kniebeugenständer
A metal cage consisting of support pillars with adjustable bars and hooks, using for supporting a barbell during heavy weightlifting exercises.

power series power series n
Potenzreihe

power set power sets n
Potenzmenge
(set theory, of a set S) The set whose elements comprise all the subsets of S (including the empty set and S itself).

power station power stations n
Kraftwerk Elektrizitätswerk
An industrial complex where electricity is produced.

power steering n
Servolenkung
(automotive) A system for reducing the driver's effort to steer, by using a power source to assist in turning the wheels.

power strip power strips n
Mehrfachsteckdose Steckdosenleiste
A block of electrical sockets that attaches to the end of a flexible cable and allows multiple electrical devices to be plugged in.

power structure power structures n
Machtgefüge Machtstruktur
A system of authoritative power in an institution.
Machtgefüge Machthaber Machtstruktur
Those who participate in such a system.

power struggle power struggles n
Machtkampf
A situation where two or more people or groups fight to gain dominance over each other.

power supply power supplies n
Stromzufuhr
A source of power such as the mains or a generator.
Netzteil
That part of a piece of electronic apparatus that provides appropriate voltages for the rest of the electronics from the connected AC source.

power surge power surges n
Überspannung

power tool power tools n
Elektrogerät Elektrowerkzeug
Any of a wide class of tools powered by a motor (usually an electric motor); most especially such tools as are handheld, portable, and not stationary.

power vacuum power vacua power vacuums n
Machtvakuum
A lack of centralised political authority, especially following a conflict, revolution, change of power, etc.

power-hungry more power-hungry most power-hungry adj
machtgierig machthungrig
(idiomatic) Having a strong desire for power.

powerbank powerbanks n
Powerbank mobile Zusatzbatterie
A portable device used to charge mobile phones and tablet computers.

powered adj
-betrieben angetrieben betrieben mit Antrieb
(of a device) Having its own source of power, or a named source.

powerful /ˈpaʊəfəl/ /ˈpaʊɚfəl/ more powerful most powerful powerfuler powerfulest powerfuller powerfullest adj
mächtig
Having, or capable of exerting power, potency or influence.

powerless /ˈpaʊələs/ /ˈpaʊɚləs/ more powerless most powerless adj
kraftlos
Lacking sufficient power or strength.
machtlos
Lacking legal authority.

powerlessness powerlessnesses n
Machtlosigkeit
The state or character of being powerless; absence or lack of power.

powerlifting n
Kraftdreikampf
(disability, _, sport) A strength parasport, consisting of a single-rep benchpress.

powers that be n
die da oben die zuständigen Stellen
(idiomatic) The holders of power or the authorities in a given situation, especially if seen as being faceless or unreasonably bureaucratic.

powertrain /ˈpaʊəˌtɹeɪn/ /ˈpaʊɚˌtɹeɪn/ powertrains n
Antriebsstrang
The group of components in a vehicle that generate power and deliver it to the road surface, water, or air.

powidl n
Powidl

pozphobia n
AIDS-Phobie

pp. n
S.
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practicability practicabilities n
Praktikabilität
The state of being practicable; feasibility

practical /ˈpɹæktɪkəl/ more practical most practical adj
praktisch
Relating to, or based on, practice or action rather than theory or hypothesis.
Being likely to be effective and applicable to a real situation; able to be put to use.
Of a person, having skills or knowledge that are practical.

practical /ˈpɹæktɪkəl/ practicals n
Praktikum
(British) A part of an exam or series of exams in which the candidate has to demonstrate their practical ability

practical joke practical jokes n
Streich
A playful trick done for amusement to the detriment of someone else.

practically /ˈpɹæktɪk(ə)li/ more practically most practically adv
praktisch
In practice; in effect or actuality, though possibly not officially.

practice /ˈpɹæktɪs/ practices n
Üben Training Übung
Repetition of an activity to improve a skill.
Praxis Ausüben Ausübung Praktizieren
(uncountable, especially, medicine, arts) The ongoing pursuit of a craft or profession, particularly in medicine or the fine arts.
Praxis
Actual operation or experiment, in contrast to theory.

practice makes perfect proverb
Übung macht den Meister
If one practices an activity enough, one will eventually master it.

practicum /ˈpɹæk.tɪ.kəm/ practica practicums n
Praktikum
(US) A college course designed to give a student supervised practical knowledge of a subject previously studied theoretically.

practise /ˈpɹæktɪs/ v
üben
(transitive) To repeat (an activity) as a way of improving one's skill in that activity.
ausüben praktizieren
To put into practice; to carry out; to act upon; to commit; to execute; to do.

practiser practisers n
Praktikant Praktikantin
One who practises.

practitioner /pɹækˈtɪʃənə/ /pɹækˈtɪʃənəɹ/ practitioners n
Fachmann Praktiker
A person who practices a profession or art, especially law or medicine.

praedial /ˈpɹidi.əl/ /ˈpɹiːdɪəl/ more praedial most praedial adj
prädial

praenomen praenomens praenomina n
Pränomen
(historical) An Ancient Roman given name.

praetor /ˈpɹiːtɔː/ praetores praetors n
Prätor
(history) The title designating a Roman administrative official whose role changed over time:

pragmatic /pɹæɡˈmætɪk/ more pragmatic most pragmatic adj
pragmatisch
Practical, concerned with making decisions and actions that are useful in practice, not just theory.

pragmatism /ˈpɹaɡmətɪzəm/ /ˈpɹæɡmətɪzəm/ pragmatisms n
Pragmatismus
The pursuit of practicality over aesthetic qualities; a concentration on facts rather than emotions or ideals.
(politics) The theory that political problems should be met with practical solutions rather than ideological ones.
(philosophy) The idea that beliefs are identified with the actions of a believer, and the truth of beliefs with success of those actions in securing a believer's goals; the doctrine that ideas must be looked at in terms of their practical effects and consequences.

prairie /ˈpɹɛəɹi/ [ˈpɹɛɹi] prairies n
Prärie
An extensive area of relatively flat grassland with few, if any, trees, especially in North America.

prairie chicken prairie chickens n
Präriehuhn
Any of the genus Tympanuchus of grouse, native to the prairies of North America

prairie dog prairie dogs n
Präriehund
Any of genus Cynomys, small, stout-bodied burrowing rodents with shallow cheek pouches, native to North America and Central America.

praise /pɹeɪz/ praises n
Lob
Commendation; favourable representation in words.
Worship.

praise /pɹeɪz/ v
loben preisen
To give praise to; to commend, glorify, or worship.

praise to the skies /ˌpɹeɪz tə ðə ˈskaɪz/ v
in den Himmel heben
(transitive, idiomatic) To praise or laud (someone or something) excessively.

praiseworthy /ˈpɹeɪz.wɜː.ði/ /ˈpɹeɪz.wɝ.ði/ more praiseworthy most praiseworthy praiseworthier praiseworthiest adj
lobenswert preiswürdig rühmenswert
Meriting praise; worthy of high praise

praline /pɹɑˈlin/ /ˈpɹeɪ.liːn/ /ˈpɹeɪˌlin/ /ˈpɹɑ.lin/ /ˈpɹɑˌlin/ /ˈpɹɑː.liːn/ /ˈpɹɔ.lin/ pralines n
Praline Praliné
A confection made from almonds and other nuts, caramelized sugar, and sometimes milk or cream.

pralltriller pralltrillers n
Pralltriller

pram /pɹæm/ prams n
Kinderwagen
A small vehicle, usually covered, in which a newborn baby is pushed around in a lying position.
(colloquial, loosely) A pushchair; a buggy.

pram /pɹɑːm/ prams n
Prahm
(nautical, historical) A flat-bottomed barge used on shallow shores to convey cargo to and from ships that cannot enter the harbour.

prank /pɹæŋk/ pranks n
Streich Schabernack
A practical joke or mischievous trick.

prank /pɹæŋk/ v
veralbern veräppeln
(transitive) To perform a practical joke on; to trick.

prank call prank calls n
Telefonstreich
A practical joke played by calling the unsuspecting victim on the telephone, usually pretending to be somebody else.

prankster pranksters n
Schelm Schalk Scherzbold Spaßvogel Streichespieler Streichespielerin
One who performs pranks.

praseodymium /ˌpɹeɪzioʊˈdɪmiəm/ praseodymiums n
Praseodym
A chemical element (symbol Pr) with an atomic number of 59, a soft, silvery, malleable and ductile metal, valued for its magnetic, electrical, chemical, and optical properties.

prate /pɹeɪt/ prates n
Geschwätz
Talk to little purpose; trifling talk; unmeaningful loquacity.

prate /pɹeɪt/ v
faseln labern plaudern schwafeln schwatzen schwätzen
(ambitransitive) To talk much and to little purpose; to be loquacious; to speak foolishly.

prattle /ˈpɹætəl/ n
Geplapper
Silly, childish talk; babble.

prattle /ˈpɹætəl/ v
schwatzen
(ambitransitive) To speak incessantly and in an inconsequential or childish manner; to babble.

prattler prattlers n
Schwatzmaul
One who prattles or is inclined to do so.

prawn /pɹoːn/ /pɹɔn~pɹɑn/ /pɹɔːn/ prawn prawns n
Garnele
(Commonwealth) A crustacean, sometimes confused with shrimp.

prawn cracker prawn crackers n
Hummerchip Krabbenchip
A light, deep-fried snack made from shrimp and starch, popular in East Asian cuisine.

pray /pɹeɪ/ v
beten
(religion) To direct words, thoughts, or one's attention to a deity or any higher being, for the sake of adoration, thanks, petition for help, etc.
beten bitten erbitten
(obsolete) To ask earnestly for; to seek to obtain by supplication; to entreat for.

prayer /pɹɛə(ɹ)/ /pɹɛɚ/ /ˈpɹeɪəɹ/ /ˈpɹɛɹ/ prayers n
Beten Prediger
Gebet
(uncountable) A practice of communicating with one's God, or with some spiritual entity.
(countable) An act of praying.
The specific words or methods used for praying.
Gebet Gottesdienst
A meeting held for the express purpose of praying.

prayer /ˈpɹeɪə(ɹ)/ /ˈpɹeɪəɹ/ prayers n
Beter Beterin
One who prays.

prayer beads n
Gebetskette
A string of beads used by members of various religions to count prayers, chants or devotions.

prayer book prayer books n
Gebetbuch
A book containing religious prayers

prayer flag prayer flags n
Gebetsfahne Gebetsflagge
A colourful rectangular cloth hung from a thread and strung along mountain ridges and peaks high in the Himalayas by practitioners of Tibetan Buddhism to bless the surrounding countryside or for other purposes.

prayer rug prayer rugs n
Gebetsteppich
A small rug on which Muslims kneel to pray.

prayer shawl prayer shawls n
Bettuch Gebetsmantel Gebetsschal Tallit jüdischer Gebetsschal
A tallit.

prayer wheel prayer wheels n
Gebetsmühle
(Buddhism) A rotating cylinder either inscribed with or containing prayers, mainly used by Tibetan Buddhists.

prayerful /ˈpɹɛːfʊl/ more prayerful most prayerful adj
andächtig
That prays frequently; characterised by prayer, devout, reverent. [from 17th c.]

praying mantis praying mantes praying mantises n
Gottesanbeterin Fangschrecke
Any of various predatory, cannibalistic insects of the order Mantodea that have a prayer-like stance.

pre- /pɹi/ /pɹiː/ /pɹɪ/ prefix
vor- prä-
Before; earlier in time; beforehand.

pre-Christian adj
vorchristlich
Pertaining to the time before the arrival of Christianity, particularly in Western Europe.

pre-Columbian adj
präkolumbisch
Referring to the cultures of the Americas before the European influence, specifically to the era before the continent was visited by Christopher Columbus.

pre-Roman adj
vorrömisch
Prior to the rise of the Roman Empire.

pre-Romanesque adj
präromanisch vorromanisch

pre-Socratic /ˌpɹiːsɒˈkɹætɪk/ adj
vorsokratisch
(historical) Existing in Ancient Greece before the flourishing of the philosopher Socrates (circa 469–399 BCE).

pre-Socratic /ˌpɹiːsɒˈkɹætɪk/ pre-Socratics n
Vorsokratiker Vorsokratikerin
(historical) Any of the pre-Socratic philosophers, viz. Thales (circa 624–546 BCE), Anaximander (circa 610–546 BCE), Anaximenes (circa 585–525 BCE), Pythagoras (circa 576–495 BCE), Xenophanes (circa 570–480 BCE), Heraclitus (circa 535–475 BCE), Parmenides (early-5th century BCE), Anaxagoras (circa 500–428 BCE), Empedocles (circa 490–430 BCE), and Democritus (circa 460–370 BCE).

pre-drink v
vorglühen
(intransitive) To drink cheaper take-away alcohol prior to drinking in more expensive clubs and bars

pre-ejaculate n
Lusttropfen Präejakulat
The clear, viscous fluid that is secreted from the penis before ejaculation.

pre-render v
vorrendern

pre-war adj
Vorkriegs- vorkrieglich
Before a war.

preach /pɹiːt͡ʃ/ v
predigen
(intransitive) To give a sermon.
(transitive) To advise or recommend earnestly.
predigen verkündigen
(transitive) To proclaim by public discourse; to utter in a sermon or a formal religious harangue.

preach to the choir v
offene Türen einrennen
(idiomatic) To speak as if to convince a person or group of something they already believe.

preach water and drink wine v
Wasser predigen und Wein trinken
To act hypocritically; to fail to practice what one preaches.

preacher /ˈpɹit͡ʃɚ/ /ˈpɹiːt͡ʃə/ preachers n
Prediger
Someone who preaches a worldview, philosophy, or religion, especially someone who preaches the gospel; a clergyman or clergywoman.

preaching band preaching bands n
Beffchen
(Christianity, in the plural) Two bands (strips of linen) worn as formal neckwear by members of the Christian clergy.

preadolescence n
Präadoleszenz
The period between childhood and adolescence, between the ages of about 9 and 11 for girls, and 10 and 12 for boys.

preamble /ˈpɹiˌæmbəl/ /ˈpɹiːˌambəl/ preambles n
Präambel
A short preliminary statement or remark, especially an explanatory introduction to a formal document or statute.

preantepenult preantepenults n
Präantepänultima
The last syllable but three (of a word or other utterance); the fourth-to-last syllable.

preantepenultimate /ˌpɹiˌæntipəˈnʌltɪmət/ /ˌpɹiˌæntəpəˈnʌltəmət/ /ˌpɹiːˌæntɪpɪˈnʌltɪmət/ adj
vorvorvorgestern
(chiefly, phonetics, and, biology) Three before the end; fourth to last.

preaspiration /ˌpɹiːˌæspəˈɹeɪʃən/ preaspirations n
Präaspiration
(phonetics) A period of voiceless breathing that precedes some consonants in some languages—a sort of mirror-image of aspiration.

prebend prebends n
Pfründe Präbende
(obsolete) A stipend paid to a canon of a cathedral.

prebendary /ˈpɹɛbəndəɹi/ prebendaries n
Pfründner
An honorary canon of a cathedral or collegiate church.

prebiotic /pɹiːbaɪˈɒtɪk/ prebiotics n
Präbiotikum
(chiefly, in plural) A substance in food that is hard to digest and promotes the growth of beneficial intestinal microorganisms. [from 20th c.]

preburner preburners n
Vorbrenner

precampaign precampaigns n
Vorwahlkampf

precariat precariats n
Prekariat
(sociology, collective) People suffering from precarity, especially as a social class; people living a precarious existence, without security or predictability, especially job security.

precarious /pɹɪˈkɛə.ɹɪ.əs/ /pɹɪˈkɛɚ.i.əs/ more precarious most precarious adj
prekär heikel unsicher bedenklich bedrohlich gefährdet
(comparable) Dangerously insecure or unstable; perilous.
widerruflich
(legal) Depending on the intention of another.

precariously more precariously most precariously adv
prekär unsicher
In a precarious manner; dangerously.

precarity /pɹəˈkɛəɹɪti/ /pɹəˈkɛɹɪti/ precarities n
Prekarisierung
(sociology) A condition of existence without predictability or security, affecting material or psychological welfare.

precarization precarizations n
Verarmung
(sociology) The process by which the number of people who live in precarity increases.

precaution /pɹiːˈkɑ.ʃən/ /pɹiːˈkɔ.ʃən/ /pɹiːˈkɔː.ʃən/ /pɹiːˈkɔːʃən/ /pɹɪˈkɑ.ʃən/ [pɹiːˈkɑ.ʃn̩] [pɹɪˈkɑ.ʃn̩] precautions n
Vorsorge
Previous caution or care; caution previously employed to prevent misfortune or to secure good
Vorsichtsmaßnahme
A measure taken beforehand to ward off evil or secure good or success; a precautionary act.

precautionarily adv
sicherheitshalber vorsichtshalber
In a precautionary manner; as a precaution

precautionary more precautionary most precautionary adj
vorsorglich
Of, pertaining to, or serving as a precaution.

precede /pɹiːˈsiːd/ /pɹəˈsiːd/ /pɹɪˈsiːd/ v
vorangehen vorausgehen
(transitive) To go before, go in front of.

precedence /pɹɪˈsiːd(ə)ns/ /ˈpɹiːsɪd(ə)ns/ /ˈpɹɛsɪd(ə)ns/ precedences n
Vorrang
The state of preceding in importance or priority.

precedent /pɹɪˈsiː.dənt/ /ˈpɹes.ə.dənt/ /ˈpɹiː-/ /ˈpɹiː.sə.dənt/ /ˈpɹɛs-/ /ˈpɹɛs.ɪ.dənt/ precedents n
Präzedenz Präzedenzfall
An act in the past which may be used as an example to help decide the outcome of similar instances in the future.
Präjudiz
(legal) A decided case which is cited or used as an example to justify a judgment in a subsequent case.

preceding /pɹiːˈsiːdɪŋ/ /pɹɪˈsiːdɪŋ/ adj
führend vorausgehend vorherig
Occurring before or in front of something else, in time, place, rank or sequence.

precept /ˈpɹiːsɛpt/ precepts n
Vorschrift Grundsatz Gebot Maxime
A rule or principle, especially one governing personal conduct.

precession precessions n
Präzession
(physics, countable) The wobbling motion of the axis of a spinning body when there is an external force acting on the axis.
Any of several slow changes in an astronomical body's rotational or orbital parameters.

precinct /ˈpɹisɪŋkt/ precincts n
umschlossener Bezirk
(chiefly, in the plural) An enclosed space having defined limits, normally marked by walls.
Einkaufsfußgängerzone Fußgängereinkaufszone Fußgängerzone Wahlbezirk
(UK) A pedestrianized and uncovered shopping area.
Polizeirevier
(US, law enforcement) A subdivision of a city under the jurisdiction of a specific group of police; the police station situated in that district.

precious /ˈpɹɛʃ.əs/ more precious most precious adj
wertvoll kostbar
Of high value or worth.
kitschig süßlich
(pejorative) Contrived to be cute or charming.

precious metal precious metals n
Edelmetall
A rare metallic chemical element of high economic value, such as gold and platinum.

precious stone precious stones n
Edelstein
Any gem, such as a diamond or ruby, that is expensive because of its rarity or desirability; especially one set into a piece of jewelry.

preciousness preciousnesses n
Kostbarkeit
The condition of being precious.

precipice /ˈpɹɛs.ə.pɪs/ /ˈpɹɛsɪpɪs/ precipices n
Abgrund Steilhang
A very steep cliff.
Abgrund
(figurative) The brink of a dangerous situation.

precipitate /pɹəˈsɪpɪteɪt/ /pɹəˈsɪpɪtət/ /pɹɪˈsɪpɪteɪt/ /pɹɪˈsɪpɪtət/ v
beschleunigen vorantreiben überstürzen
(transitive) To make something happen suddenly and quickly.
hinabschleudern hinabstürzen hinabwerfen runterschubsen runterwerfen
(transitive) To throw an object or person from a great height.
stürzen werfen
(transitive) To send violently into a certain state or condition.
ausfällen niederschlagen
(intransitive, chemistry) To come out of a liquid solution into solid form.
ausfällen
(transitive, chemistry) To separate a substance out of a liquid solution into solid form.
niederschlagen
(transitive) To cause (water in the air) to condense or fall to the ground.

precipitation /pɹɪˌsɪpɪˈteɪʃən/ precipitations n
Niederschlag
(meteorology) Any or all of the forms of water particles, whether liquid or solid, that fall from the upper atmosphere (e.g., rain, hail, snow or sleet). It is a major class of hydrometeor, but it is distinguished from cloud, fog, dew, rime, frost, etc., in that it must fall. It is distinguished from cloud and virga in that it must reach the ground.
Präzipitation
(countable, uncountable, chemistry) A reaction that leads to the formation of a heavier solid in a lighter liquid; the precipitate so formed at the bottom of the container.

precipitation hardening n
Ausscheidungshärtung
(of metal) Age hardening; a heat treatment technique to increase the yield strength of malleable materials.

precipitation reaction precipitation reactions n
Fällungsreaktion
(chemistry) Any reversible reaction in which a product is continuously removed by precipitation, driving the reaction in one direction

precipitous /pɹɪˈsɪpɪtəs/ adj
steil abrupt abschüssig jäh schroff steilwandig
Steep, like a precipice
kopfüber
Headlong
überstürzt
Hasty; rash; quick; sudden

precipitously more precipitously most precipitously adv
unerwartet
Abruptly; quickly.

precise /pɹɪˈsaɪs/ more precise most precise preciser precisest adj
genau präzise
Exact, accurate.
exakt
(sciences, of experimental results) Consistent, clustered close together, agreeing with each other (this does not mean that they cluster near the true, correct, or accurate value).

precise /pɹɪˈsaɪs/ v
präzisieren
(nonstandard, NNES, or, European Union, _, documents, transitive) To make or render precise; to specify.

precisely /pɹɪˈsaɪsli/ more precisely most precisely adv
präzise
(manner) In a precise manner; exactly.

precision /pɹɪˈsɪʒ.ən/ [pɹɪˈsɪʒ.n̩] precisions n
Genauigkeit Präzision
The state of being precise or exact; exactness.
Messpräzision Präzision Wiederholgenauigkeit
The ability of a measurement to be reproduced consistently.

preclude /pɹiːˈkluːd/ /pɹɪˈkluːd/ v
ausschließen unmöglich machen verhindern
(transitive) Remove the possibility of; rule out; prevent or exclude; to make impossible.

precocious /pɹəˈkəʊʃəs/ more precocious most precocious adj
frühreif
Characterized by exceptionally early development or maturity.
frühreif altklug
Exhibiting advanced skills and aptitudes at an abnormally early age.

precociousness n
Frühreife
The condition of being precocious

precocity /pɹəˈkɒsɪti/ precocities n
Frühreife
The state of being precocious.

precognition /ˌpɹiːkɒɡˈnɪʃn̩/ precognitions n
Präkognition
(parapsychology) Knowledge of the future; understanding of something in advance, especially as a form of supernatural or extrasensory perception. [from 15th c.]

precolonial precolonials n
Indigene Indigener Ureinwohner

precompiler precompilers n
Precompiler Präkompiler Vorkompilierer Vorübersetzer
(computing) A program or algorithm that precompiles.

precompression precompressions n
Vorpressung Vorverdichtung
Compression applied prior to something.

preconception preconceptions n
Vorurteil
An opinion formed before obtaining adequate evidence, especially as the result of bias or prejudice.

precondition preconditions n
Voraussetzung Vorbedingung
A condition that requires satisfaction before taking a course of action.
A medical illness, ailment, or adverse condition that exists before an insurance policy takes effect.

precontract precontracts n
Vorvertrag
(legal) A contract preceding another, especially a contract of marriage which, according to the ancient law, rendered void a subsequent marriage solemnized in violation of it.

precosmic /pɹɪˈkɒz.mɪk/ adj
präkosmisch vorkosmisch
Occurring or existing before the existence of the universe.

precum n
Bonjourtropfen Erregungstropfen Freudentropfen Geilheitstropfen Geiltropfen Glückstropfen
(slang) Cowper's fluid; pre-ejaculate.

precursor /pɹɪˈkɜɹ.səɹ/ /pɹɪˈkɜː.sə(ɹ)/ /ˈpɹiːˌkɜɹ.səɹ/ /ˈpɹiːˌkɜː.sə(ɹ)/ precursors n
Präkursor Vorläufer Vorgänger Vorreiter Wegbereiter Amtsvorgänger
That which precurses: a forerunner, predecessor, or indicator of approaching events.
Präkursor Vorläufer Vorläufersubstanz Edukt Vorform Vorläuferverbindung
(chemistry) One of the compounds that participates in the chemical reaction that produces another compound.

predate /pɹəˈdeɪt/ /pɹɪˈdeɪt/ v
vordatieren
To prey upon something.

predate /ˈpɹiːˌdeɪt/ /ˌpɹiːˈdeɪt/ v
vorverlegen
To designate a date earlier than the actual one; to move a date, appointment, event, or period of time to an earlier point (contrast "postdate".)
(vorzeitig, zu früh, vorher) auftreten
(transitive) To exist or to occur before something else; to antedate.

predation predations n
Jagd Prädation Raub
(zoology) The preying of one animal on others.

predator /ˈpɹɛd.ə.tə/ /ˈpɹɛd.ə.tɚ/ predators n
Raubtier Prädator Beutegreifer Raubfisch
Any animal or other organism that hunts and kills other non-plant organisms (their prey), primarily for food.

predator bug predator bugs n
Raubwanze
Any of several species of African assassin bugs, especially Platymeris rhadamanthus.

predatory /ˈpɹɛdəˌtoɹi/ more predatory most predatory adj
räuberisch
Of, or relating to a predator.

predecessor /ˈpɹi.də.sɛs.ɚ/ /ˈpɹiːdɪsɛsə(ɹ)/ /ˈpɹiːdɪsɛsɚ/ /ˈpɹɛd.ə.sɛs.ɚ/ predecessors n
Vorgänger Vorgängerin Vorläufer
One who precedes; one who has preceded another in any state, position, office, etc.; one whom another follows or comes after, in any office or position.
Vorläufer
A model or type of machinery or device which precedes the current (or later) one. Usually used to describe an earlier, outdated model.

predefine v
vorgeben festlegen vordefinieren
(transitive) To define in advance.

predefined adj
vordefiniert voreingestellt vorgegeben
Having been defined or established previously.

predestination /pɹi.dɛs.tɪˈneɪ.ʃən/ predestinations n
Prädestination Vorherbestimmung
(theology) The doctrine that everything has been foreordained by God or by fate.

predicament /pɹɪˈdɪkəmənt/ predicaments n
Kategorie
A definite class, state or condition.
(logic) That which is predicated; a category.
Dilemma Lage Zwangslage Zwickmühle missliche Lage
An unfortunate or trying position or condition.

predicate /ˈpɹɛd.ɪ.kət/ /ˈpɹɛd.ɪ.kɪt/ predicates n
Prädikat Satzaussage
(grammar) The part of the sentence (or clause) which states a property that a subject has or is characterized by.
Prädikat
(logic) A term of a statement, where the statement may be true or false depending on whether the thing referred to by the values of the statement's variables has the property signified by that (predicative) term.

predicate calculus n
Prädikatenlogik
(logic) The branch of logic that deals with quantified statements such as "there exists an x such that..." or "for any x, it is the case that...", where x is a member of the domain of discourse.

predicate logic predicate logics n
Prädikatenlogik
(logic) The generic term for symbolic formal systems like first-order logic, second-order logic, many-sorted logic or infinitary logic.

predication predications n
Ankündigung Vorhersage
A proclamation, announcement or preaching.
Aussage
An assertion or affirmation.
Prädikation
(logic) The act of making something the subject or predicate of a proposition.
(computing) The parallel execution of all possible outcomes of a branch instruction, all except one of which are discarded after the branch condition has been evaluated.

predicative /ˈpɹɛ.də.kə.tɪv/ /ˈpɹɛ.dɪ.kə.tɪv/ adj
prädikativ Prädikativ
(grammar, of an adjectival or nominal phrase) Modifying a noun while in a predicate phrase, which predicate phrase is other than the noun phrase and occurs after a verb, as a predicate; contrasted with attributive.

predicative /ˈpɹɛ.də.kə.tɪv/ /ˈpɹɛ.dɪ.kə.tɪv/ predicatives n
Prädikativ Prädikativum
(grammar) An element of the predicate of a sentence which complements the subject or object by means of the verb. Predicatives may be nominal or adjectival.

predicative adjective predicative adjectives n
Prädikatsadjektiv adjektivisches Prädikativum
(grammar) An adjective that is not part of the noun clause it modifies, but is linked to it with a copula.

predicative case predicative cases n
Prädikativ
(grammar) A term that may sometimes be used to describe the case marking a predicative nominative (a noun that renames the subject often following a linking verb), or for the adjective that agrees with it (predicative adjective).

predict /pɹɪˈdɪkt/ v
vorhersagen prophezeien
(transitive) To make a prediction: to forecast, foretell, or estimate a future event on the basis of knowledge and reasoning; to prophesy a future event on the basis of mystical knowledge or power.

predictability /pɹəˌdɪktəˈbɪlɪti/ predictabilities n
Vorhersagbarkeit
The characteristic of being predictable.

predictable /pɹɪˈdɪktəbl̩/ more predictable most predictable adj
vorhersagbar prädiktabel
Able to be predicted.

prediction /pɹɪˈdɪkʃən/ predictions n
Vorhersage Voraussage Prophezeiung
A statement of what will happen in the future.

prediction market prediction markets n
Prognosemarkt
A speculative market with the purpose of making predictions.

predictive text n
Texterkennung
(computing) A system for inputting text on a device where individual buttons correspond to several characters that attempts to guess which word was intended (typically out of a writable vocabulary), as opposed to a system where disambiguation is achieved through repeated presses of the same key.

predilection /ˌpɹiː.dəˈlɛk.ʃn̩/ /ˌpɹɛ.dəˈlɛk.ʃn̩/ predilections n
Vorliebe Faible Neigung
A condition of favoring or liking; a tendency towards; proclivity; predisposition.

predisposed more predisposed most predisposed adj
geneigt prädisponiert
Inclined.
empfänglich
Made susceptible to.

predisposition predispositions n
Neigung Veranlagung
The state of being predisposed or susceptible to something, especially to a behavior or a health condition.

predominantly /pɹɪˈdɒmɪnəntli/ more predominantly most predominantly adv
hauptsächlich vorrangig vorwiegend überwiegend
In a predominant manner. Most commonly or frequently by a large margin.

predominate /pɹɪˈdɒmɪneɪt/ /pɹɪˈdɒmɪnət/ v
vorherrschen

preemie preemies n
Frühchen
(informal) A baby that has been born prematurely.

preeminent /pɹiːˈɛmɪnənt/ adj
herausragend hervorragend überragend
Exceeding others in quality or rank; of outstanding excellence, extremely notable or important. [from 15th c.]

preempt /ˌpɹiː.ˈɛmpt/ v
vorgreifen zuvorkommen
(transitive) To appropriate first.
(transitive) To prevent or beat to the punch, to forestall an expected occurrence by acting first.

preemption /priːˈɛmpʃən/ preemptions n
Präemption
(computing) The temporary interruption of a task without its cooperation and with the intention of resuming it at a later time.

preemptive /pɹiːˈɛmp.tɪv/ more preemptive most preemptive adj
bevorzugt präemptiv
vorbeugend
Made so as to deter an anticipated unpleasant situation.

preemptive right preemptive rights n
Vorkaufsrecht
(legal) The right of shareholders to maintain a constant percentage of a company's shares by receiving a proportionate fraction of any new shares issued, thus preempting any dilution

preemptive strike preemptive strikes n
Praeventivschlag

preen /pɹiːn/ v
putzen
(of birds, ambitransitive) To groom; to trim or dress the feathers with the beak.
herausputzen
(of people, intransitive, reflexive) To spend time making oneself attractive and admiring one's appearance, e.g. in front of a mirror.
sich brüsten
(intransitive) To show off, posture, or smarm.

preestablished harmony n
prästabilierte Harmonie
(philosophy) Gottfried Leibniz's philosophical theory of causation, according to which every substance affects only itself, but all the substances in the world (both bodies and minds) nevertheless seem to interact with each other causally because they have been programmed in advance by God to harmonize with each other.

prefabricated adj
vorgefertigt
manufactured in advance, usually to a standard format, and then assembled on site

preface /ˈpɹɛfəs/ /ˈpɹɛfɪs/ prefaces n
Vorrede Vorwort
A beginning or introductory portion that comes before the main text of a document or book, typically serving to contextualize or explain the writing of the book and sometimes to acknowledge others' contributions.
Präfation
(Christianity) A variable prayer forming the prelude or introduction to the Eucharistic Prayer or canon of the Mass, following the Sursum corda dialogue and leading into the Sanctus.

prefatory more prefatory most prefatory adj
präponierend vorangestellt
Serving as a preface or prelude; introductory, preliminary. [from 1670s]

prefect /ˈpɹiːfɛkt/ prefects n
Präfekt
(historical) An official of Ancient Rome who controlled or superintended a particular command, charge, department, etc.
The head of a prefecture in Japan.

prefecture /ˈpɹiˌfɛkt͡ʃəɹ/ /ˈpɹiːfɛktjʊə/ /ˈpɹiːfɛkt͡ʃə/ prefectures n
Präfektur
The jurisdiction of a prefect; the region administered by a prefect, especially as a translation of certain French, Chinese, and Japanese administrative divisions.

prefer /pɹɪˈfɜː/ /pɹɪˈfɝ/ v
bevorzugen vorziehen präferieren
(transitive) To be in the habit of choosing something rather than something else; to favor; to like better. [from 14th c.]

preferable /pɹəˈfɜːɹəb(ə)l/ /ˈpɹɛf(ə)ɹəb(ə)l/ more preferable most preferable adj
bevorzugt
Better than some other option; preferred.

preferably /pɹəˈfɜːɹəˌbli/ /ˈpɹɛfɹəˌbli/ more preferably most preferably adv
vorzugsweise
In preference; by choice; in a preferable manner.

preferans n
Préférence
A card game, related to bridge, Boston, and whist.

preference /ˈpɹɛf(ə)ɹ(ə)ns/ /ˈpɹɛf(ə)ɹɛns/ preferences n
Bevorzugung Vorliebe
The option to so select, and the one selected.
A strong liking or personal valuation.
Vorzug Bevorzugung
The state of being preferred over others.

preferences n
Einstellungen
(computing) The user-specified settings of parameters in interactive computer software

preferential /ˈpɹɛf.ɜː(ɹ)ˌɛn.ʃəl/ more preferential most preferential adj
vorrangig
Of or relating to the showing or giving of preference.

preferred /pɹɪˈfɜːd/ /pɹɪˈfɝd/ more preferred most preferred adj
bevorzugt

preferred stock preferred stocks n
Vorzugsaktie
(finance) Stock with a dividend, usually fixed, that is paid out of profits before any dividend can be paid on common stock and that has priority to common stock in liquidation.

prefix /pɹiːˈfɪks/ /pɹɛˈfɪks/ /ˈpɹiːfɪks/ prefixes n
Präfix Vorsilbe
(grammar, linguistic morphology) A morpheme added to the beginning of a word to modify its meaning, for example as, pre- in prefix, con- in conjure, re- in reheat, etc.

prefix /pɹiːˈfɪks/ /pɹɛˈfɪks/ /ˈpɹiːfɪks/ v
mit einem Präfix versehen präfigieren
(transitive) To put or fix before, or at the beginning of something; to place at the start. [from 16thc.]

prefixation prefixations n
Präfigieren Präfigierung Präfixation
(linguistics) The adding of a prefix to a word.

prefixless adj
präfixlos unpräfigiert

prefixoid prefixoids n
Präfixoid Pseudopräfix

preformative adj
präformativ
(grammar, chiefly in Semitic languages) of a letter, syllable, etc.: attached to the beginning of a word as a formative element.

preformative preformatives n
Präformativ Präformativum
(chiefly in Semitic languages) a formative letter, syllable, etc., at the beginning of a word.

prefrontal cortex n
präfrontaler Cortex
(neuroanatomy) The anterior part of the frontal lobes of the mammalian brain, lying in front of the motor and premotor areas.

pregame v
vorglühen
(slang, intransitive) To consume alcohol prior to an event.

pregnancy /ˈpɹɛɡnənsi/ pregnancies n
Schwangerschaft
The period of time this condition prevails.

pregnancy test pregnancy tests n
Schwangerschaftstest
a piece of test equipment that determines whether a woman, or by extension, a female animal is pregnant

pregnant /ˈpɹɛɡnənt/ more pregnant most pregnant adj
schwanger trächtig
(mostly, not comparable) Carrying developing offspring within the body.
bedeutungsvoll
(comparable) Having numerous possibilities or implications; full of promise; abounding in ability, resources, etc.

pregnant woman n
Schwangere schwangere Frau

preheat v
vorheizen
(transitive) to heat something in preparation for further action, especially cooking

prehensile /pɹiˈhɛnsəl/ /pɹɪˈhɛn.saɪl/ adj
Greif-
(zoology) Able to take hold of and clasp objects; adapted for grasping especially by wrapping around an object.

prehistorian prehistorians n
Vorgeschichtler Vorgeschichtlerin
A student of, or expert in prehistory.

prehistoric more prehistoric most prehistoric adj
prähistorisch vorgeschichtlich vorhistorisch
(properly) Of or relating to the epoch before written record.

prehistory prehistories n
Vorgeschichte Urgeschichte Vorzeit
The time before written records in any area of the world; the events and conditions of those times.
Vorgeschichte Prähistorie
(often, _, as, _, pre-history) The history leading up to some event, condition, etc.

preimage preimages n
Urbild
(mathematics) For a given function, the set of all elements of the domain that are mapped into a given subset of the codomain; (formally) given a function ƒ : X → Y and a subset B ⊆ Y, the set ƒ−1(B) = {x ∈ X : ƒ(x) ∈ B}.

preindustrial adj
vorindustriell
Of or relating to the period before the Industrial Revolution and the global industrialisation that followed.

prejudgment prejudgments n
Vorverurteilung
A judgment made before the evidence has been presented, a prejudice.

prejudice /ˈpɹɛd͡ʒədɪs/ prejudices n
Vorurteil Voreingenommenheit
(countable) An adverse judgment or opinion formed beforehand or without knowledge of the facts.
Vorurteil vorgefasste Meinung
(countable) A preconception, any preconceived opinion or feeling, whether positive or negative.
Vorurteil
(countable) An irrational hostile attitude, fear or hatred towards a particular group, race or religion.
Schaden
(chiefly, obsolete) Mischief; hurt; damage; injury; detriment.

prejudiced more prejudiced most prejudiced adj
voreingenommen vorurteilsbehaftet
Having prejudices.

prejudicial more prejudicial most prejudicial adj
voreingenommen
Exhibiting prejudice or bias.
abträglich
Causing harm or injury; detrimental, harmful or injurious.

prelate /ˈpɹɛlət/ prelates n
Prälat
A clergyman of high rank and authority, having jurisdiction over an area or a group of people; normally a bishop.

preliminarily adv
im Voraus vorläufig
In a preliminary manner.

preliminary /pɹɪˈlɪmɪnəɹi/ /pɹɪˈlɪmɪnɛɹi/ adj
vorbereitend vorläufig
In preparation for the main matter; initial, introductory, preparatory.

preload v
vorglühen
(intransitive, British, slang) To drink (cheaper) alcohol at home before going out socially.

prelude /ˈpɹeɪl(j)uːd/ /ˈpɹiːl(j)uːd/ /ˈpɹiːluːd/ /ˈpɹɛl(j)uːd/ /ˈpɹɛlɪu̯d/ preludes n
Präludium Vorspiel
(music) A short, free-form piece of music, originally one serving as an introduction to a longer and more complex piece; later, starting with the Romantic period, generally a stand-alone piece. [from 1650s]

premarital adj
vorehelich
Before marriage; before getting married.

premature /ˈpɹɛ.mə.tjə/ /ˌpɹi.məˈtʊɹ/ /ˌpɹi.məˈt͡ʃʊɹ/ /ˌpɹɛ.məˈtjʊə/ more premature most premature adj
frühreif
Occurring before a state of readiness or maturity has arrived.
verfrüht vorzeitig
Taking place earlier than anticipated, prepared for, or desired.

premature ejaculation premature ejaculations n
vorzeitiger Samenerguss
A medical condition where a man, when initiating sexual intercourse, will experience an orgasm and expel semen after a time period far below the average, generally defined as one minute or less.

prematurely /ˌpɹiːməˈtjʊə(ɹ)li/ /ˌpɹɛməˈtjʊə(ɹ)li/ more prematurely most prematurely adv
vorzeitig prämatur voreilig vorschnell zu früh
In a premature manner; too soon or too early.

premedication premedications n
Prämedikation Vormedikation medikamentöse Vorbehandlung
(medicine) The administration of a drug (or mixture of drugs) prior to an anesthetic, especially to induce sedation; the drug so administered.

premeditate /priːˈmɛdɪteɪt/ v
im Vorhinein planen im Vorhinein überlegen vorher bedenken vorher überlegen vorsätzlich planen
(ambitransitive) To meditate, consider, or plan beforehand; to think about and revolve in the mind beforehand.

premeditated adj
geplant mit Vorsatz vorher überlegt vorsätzlich
Planned, considered, or estimated in advance; deliberate.

premeditation premeditations n
Vorsatz Vorbedacht Vorsätzlichkeit
The act of planning or plotting something in advance, especially a crime.

premier /pɹɪˈmɪəɹ/ /ˈpɹemjə/ /ˈpɹimjɚ/ /ˈpɹɛ.mi.ə/ /ˈpɹɛ.mi.ɛː/ /ˈpɹɛm.jə/ /ˈpɹɛm.jɛː/ premiers n
Ministerpräzident

premiere /-ˈmiɚ/ /pɹəˈmɪɚ/ /pɹɪ-/ /ˈpɹɛmjɛə/ premieres n
Premiere Erstaufführung Uraufführung
The first showing of a film, play or other form of entertainment, often held as a special event with celebrity guests.

premiere /-ˈmiɚ/ /pɹəˈmɪɚ/ /pɹɪ-/ /ˈpɹɛmjɛə/ v
uraufführen
(intransitive) Of a film or play, to play for the first time.

premise /ˈpɹɛm.ɪs/ premises n
Prämisse Voraussetzung
A proposition antecedently supposed or proved; something previously stated or assumed as the basis of further argument; a condition; a supposition.
Lokal Lokalität Räumlichkeit
(usually, in the plural) A piece of real estate; a building and its adjuncts.

premises /ˈpɹɛmɪsɪz/ v
Gelände Lokal Räumlichkeit
land, and all the built structures on it, considered as a single place

premium /ˈpɹiː.miː.əm/ adj
premium

premium /ˈpɹiː.miː.əm/ premia premiums n
Bonus Prämie
A bonus paid in addition to normal payments.
Versicherungsbeitrag Versicherungsprämie
(insurance) The amount to be paid for an insurance policy.

premodern adj
prämodern vormodern
Preceding or predating the modern era.

premolar premolars n
Prämolar Vormahlzahn
A tooth situated in front of the molar teeth; especially a tooth in humans with two cusps which is between the canines and the molars (Latin: singular dens premolaris, plural dentes premolares)

premonetary adj
prämonetär

premonition /ˌpriːməˈnɪʃən/ /ˌprɛ-/ premonitions n
Vorahnung
A strong intuition that something is about to happen (usually something negative, but not exclusively).

prenatal adj
pränatal präpartal
Being or happening before birth.

prenegotiation prenegotiations n
Vorverhandlung
Discussion prior to formal negotiations.

prenominal adj
pränominal präsubstantivisch

prenuptial agreement prenuptial agreements n
Ehevertrag
A legal document, signed by both parties before marriage, stating the legal claims on each other's estate upon a subsequent divorce.

preoccupation /ˌpriɑkjəˈpeɪʃən/ /ˌpɹiɑkjʊˈpeɪʃən/ /ˌpɹiɒkjəˈpeɪʃən/ /ˌpɹiɒkjʊˈpeɪʃən/ preoccupations n
Anliegen Beschäftigtsein Besorgnis Sorge Vertieftsein beherrschender Gedanke
The state of being preoccupied or an idea that preoccupies the mind; enthrallment.

preoccupied more preoccupied most preoccupied adj
gedankenverloren
Concerned with something else; distracted; giving one's attention elsewhere. [from 19th c.]

preoperative adj
präoperativ
Prior to surgery.

preorder preorders n
Vorbestellung
An order for goods or services placed in advance.
Präordnung
(set theory, order theory) A binary relation that is reflexive and transitive.

preorder v
vorbestellen
(transitive) To order (goods or services) in advance, before they are available.

prepaid /pɹiːˈpeɪd/ adj
prepaid- vorausbezahlt
paid for in advance

prepandemic adj
präpandemisch vorpandemisch
Before a pandemic.

preparation /pɹɛpəˈɹeɪʃən/ preparations n
Vorbereitung
(uncountable) The act of preparing or getting ready.
Präparat Vorbereitung
A substance, especially a remedy, that is prepared.

preparatory /-ˈpæɹ-/ /-ˈpɛəɹ-/ /-ˈpɛɹ-/ /ˈpɹɛp(ə)ɹət(ə)ɹi/ /ˈpɹɛp(ə)ɹətɔɹi/ adj
vorbereitend
Of or pertaining to preparation, having the purpose of making something or someone ready, preparative.

prepare /pɹəˈpɛ(ə)ɹ/ /pɹɪˈpɛ(ə)ɹ/ /pɹɪˈpɛə/ /pɹɪˈpɛː/ v
vorbereiten präparieren
(transitive) To make ready for a specific future purpose; to set up; to assemble or equip.
vorbereiten zubereiten
(transitive) To make ready for eating or drinking; to cook.
vorbereiten
(intransitive) To make oneself ready; to get ready, make preparation.
(transitive) To produce or make by combining elements; to synthesize, compound.

prepared /pɹɪˈpɛəd/ /pɹɪˈpɛɹd/ more prepared most prepared adj
bereit
(followed by the preposition to) Disposed, willing, ready (to do something).

prepayment prepayments n
Vorauszahlung
A payment in advance.

prepayment penalty prepayment penalties n
Vorfälligkeitsentschädigung
An additional fee charged for paying off part of or the entirety of a loan ahead of the scheduled due date in order to compensate for the loss of interest income suffered by the creditor in such case.

prepend /pɹɪˈpɛnd/ v
voranstellen
(computing, linguistics, transitive) To attach (an expression, phrase, etc.) to another, as a prefix.

preponderance /pɹəˈpɑndəɹəns/ /pɹəˈpɑndɹəns/ /pɹɪˈpɒndəɹəns/ /pɹɪˈpɒndɹəns/ preponderances n
Präponderanz Übergewicht Übergewichtigkeit Überlegenheit
Superiority of influence, power, a quality, etc.; an outweighing, predominance, pre-eminence.

prepone v
vorziehen

preposition /ˌpɹɛpəˈzɪʃən/ prepositions n
Präposition Verhältniswort Vorwort Lagewort
(grammar, strict sense) Any of a class of non-inflecting words typically employed to connect a following noun or a pronoun, in an adjectival or adverbial sense, with some other word: a particle used with a noun or pronoun (in English always in the objective case) to make a phrase limiting some other word.

prepositional adj
präpositional vorwörtlich
Of, pertaining to, or of the nature of a preposition.

prepositional case prepositional cases n
Präpositional Präpositionalfall Präpositionalkasus
(grammar) noun case serving as object of a preposition. Prepositions that often govern the prepositional case include "about", "in", "on", and "near". Russian is an example of a language that uses the prepositional case.

prepositional phrase prepositional phrases n
Präpositionalphrase
(grammar) A phrase containing both a preposition and its object or complement; may be used as an adjunct or a modifier.

preposterous /pɹə-/ /pɹəˈpɑstəɹəs/ /pɹəˈpɑstɹəs/ /pɹɪˈpɒstəɹəs/ /pɹɪˈpɒstɹəs/ more preposterous most preposterous adj
grotesk unerträglich unmöglich unsagbar unsäglich
Absurd, or contrary to common sense.

preposterousness n
Absurdität
The quality of being preposterous.

prepostmodern adj
präpostmodern vorpostmodern
Having the characteristics of a movement or style (of art, architecture, literature, science, or philosophy) that came before postmodernism; modern.

preprandial /pɹiːˈpɹæn.dɪ.əl/ /ˌpɹiˈpɹæn.di.əl/ preprandials n
Aperitif appetitanregendes Getränk
A predinner drink; an apéritif.

preprogram v
vorprogrammieren
To program something in advance.

preputial adj
präputial
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the prepuce.

prequel /ˈpɹiːkwəl/ prequels n
Prequel Vorläufer Vorgeschichte Vorgänger
(narratology) In a series of works, an installment that is set chronologically before its predecessor, especially the original narrative or (perhaps improper usage) any narrative work with at least one sequel.

prerequisite /pɹiˈɹɛkwəzət/ /pɹiˈɹɛkwɪzɪt/ /pɹiːˈɹɛkwɪzɪt/ adj
als Vorbedingung geltend unabdingbar unverzichtbar vorauszusetzen zwingend erforderlich
Required as a prior condition of something else; necessary or indispensable.

prerequisite /pɹiˈɹɛkwəzət/ /pɹiˈɹɛkwɪzɪt/ /pɹiːˈɹɛkwɪzɪt/ prerequisites n
Voraussetzung Vorbedingung Teilnahmevoraussetzung
In education, a course or topic that must be completed before another course or topic can be started. May be colloquially referred to as a prereq.

prerevolutionary adj
vorrevolutionär prärevolutionär
Occurring before a revolution.

prerogative /pəˈɹɑ.ɡə.tɪv/ /pɹəˈɹɑɡ.ə.tɪv/ /pɹɪˈɹɒɡ.ə.tɪv/ more prerogative most prerogative adj
bevorrechtet privilegiert
Having a hereditary or official right or privilege.

prerogative /pəˈɹɑ.ɡə.tɪv/ /pɹəˈɹɑɡ.ə.tɪv/ /pɹɪˈɹɒɡ.ə.tɪv/ prerogatives n
Prärogative Vorrecht Privileg Anrecht Bevorrechtung
An exclusive hereditary or official right or privilege.
Prärogative Vorrecht Regal
A right, or power that is exclusive to a monarch etc, especially such a power to make a decision or judgement.
Begabung Gabe Talent
A property, attribute or ability which gives one a superiority or advantage over others; an inherent advantage or privilege; a talent.

presale presales n
Vorverkauf Vorabverkauf
The sale of something privately, before it is available to the public

presbyopia presbyopias n
Presbyopie Alterssichtigkeit
(pathology) Inability of the eye, due to ageing, to focus on nearby objects.

presbyter /ˈpɹɛsbɪtɚ/ /ˈpɹɛzbɪtə/ /ˈpɹɛzbɪtɚ/ presbyters n
Presbyter Presbyterin Priester Priesterin
An elder, priest, pastor, or minister in various Christian churches.
Presbyter Presbyterin
An elder of the Presbyterian church.

preschool adj
vorschulisch
Of or relating to the years of early childhood before attendance at primary school.

preschooler preschoolers n
Vorschüler Vorschülerin
A child who is educated at preschool.

prescient /ˈpɹiːʃ(i)ənt/ /ˈpɹiːʃiənt/ /ˈpɹɛsiənt/ /ˈpɹɛʃ(i)ənt/ more prescient most prescient adj
hellsichtig vorausahnend vorausschauend vorherwissend
Exhibiting or possessing prescience: having knowledge of, or seemingly able to correctly predict, events before they take place. [from early 17th c.]

prescribe /pɹəˈskɹaɪb/ /pɹɪˈskɹaɪb/ /ˌpɹiːˈskɹaɪb/ v
verschreiben verordnen
(medicine) To order (a drug or medical device) for use by a particular patient (under licensed authority).
verordnen vorschreiben verschreiben
To specify by writing as a required procedure or ritual; to lay down authoritatively as a guide, direction, or rule of action.

prescriber prescribers n
Verordner Verordnerin
A person who prescribes medication (usually a physician, physician assistant, or nurse practitioner).

prescription /pɝˈskɹɪpʃən/ /pɹəˈskɹɪpʃən/ adj
verschreibungspflichtig
only available with a physician or nurse practitioner's written prescription (of a drug, etc.)

prescription /pɝˈskɹɪpʃən/ /pɹəˈskɹɪpʃən/ prescriptions n
Rezept Verschreibung
(medicine, pharmacy, pharmacology) A written order from an authorized medical practitioner for provision of a medicine or other treatment, such as (ophthalmology) the specific lenses needed for a pair of glasses.
Verjährung
(figurative) Any plan of treatment or handling; the treatment or handling thus provided.
Rechtssetzung
(legal) Synonym of enactment, the act of establishing a law, regulation, etc., particularly in writing; an instance of this.

prescription drug prescription drugs n
verschreibungspflichtiges Arzneimittel verschreibungspflichtiges Medikament
(pharmacology) A licensed medicine that is regulated by legislation to require a prescription before it can be obtained.

prescriptive /pɹɪˈskɹɪptɪv/ more prescriptive most prescriptive adj
durch Vorgaben durch Vorgaben diktiert durch Vorschriften normgebunden vorschreibend
Of or pertaining to prescribing or enjoining, especially an action or behavior based on a norm or standard.

prescriptivism /pɹəˈskɹɪp.tɪ.vɪzm̩/ /pɹəˈskɹɪp.tɪv.ɪzm̩/ prescriptivisms n
Präskriptivismus
(linguistics) The practice of prescribing idealistic norms, as opposed to describing realistic forms, of linguistic usage.

prescriptivist more prescriptivist most prescriptivist adj
präskriptivistisch

prescriptivist prescriptivists n
Präskriptivist

preseason preseasons n
Vorsaison
(sports) The period before the start of a sporting season, during which players undergo training and venues are prepared

presence /ˈpɹɛz(ə)ns/ /ˈpɹɛzn̩s/ presences n
Anwesenheit Gegenwart
The fact or condition of being present, or of being within sight or call, or at hand.

presence of mind /ˌpɹɛz(ə)ns əv ˈmaɪnd/ /ˌpɹɛzn̩s əv ˈmaɪnd/ n
Geistesgegenwart
Focused alertness, good sense, quick-thinking resourcefulness, or stability of feeling and thought, especially in spite of circumstances which are distracting, stressful, or otherwise challenging.

present /pɹiˈzɛnt/ /pɹəˈzɛnt/ /pɹɪˈzɛnt/ /ˈpɹɛzənt/ more present most present adj
gegenwärtig jetzig
Relating to now, for the time being; current.
Relating to something a person is referring to in the very context, with a deictic use similar to the demonstrative adjective this.
anwesend Gegenwart
Located in the immediate vicinity.

present /pɹiˈzɛnt/ /pɹəˈzɛnt/ /pɹɪˈzɛnt/ /ˈpɹɛzənt/ presents n
Gegenwart Jetzt
The current moment or period of time.

present /pɹiˈzɛnt/ /pɹəˈzɛnt/ /pɹɪˈzɛnt/ /ˈpɹɛzənt/ v
präsentieren vorlegen
To bring (someone) into the presence of (a person); to introduce formally. [from 14th c.]

present conditional present conditionals n
Konditional I

present continuous n
Verlaufsform der Gegenwart
(grammar) A tense that describes an ongoing action in the present. In English it is formed by use of a form of be with a present participle.

present participle present participles n
Partizip Präsens Partizip I Mittelwort der Gegenwart Partizipium präsentis
(grammar) A nonfinite verb form that indicates an ongoing action or state and which can function as an adjective.

present perfect n
Perfekt Perfektum
(grammar) A perfect tense that expresses action in the past (usually completed) with consequences in the present time.

present tense present tenses n
Präsens Gegenwart
(grammar) A grammatical tense whose principal function is to locate a situation or event in the present time.

presentable /pɹəˈzɛntəbəl/ more presentable most presentable adj
salonfähig
In good enough shape to be shown or offered to other people; tidy; attractive.
(ecclesiastical) Capable of being presented to a church living.

presentation /pɹisɛnˈteɪʃən/ /ˌpɹizənˈteɪʃən/ /ˌpɹɛzənˈteɪʃən/ presentations n
Präsentation Vorstellung Vortrag Darstellung Ausdruck Darreichung
The act of presenting, or something presented.

presentation logic n
Präsentationslogik

presenteeism n
Präsentismus
(chiefly, UK) The fact of being present at work, especially if one is too sick to be productive, or working beyond the expected hours. [from 20th c.]

presenter /pɹɪˈzɛntə(ɹ)/ presenters n
Moderator Moderatorin Ansager Conférencier
(radio, television) Someone who presents a broadcast programme; a compere or master of ceremonies.
Anbieter Präsentator Präsentatorin Vorführer
Someone who presents a thing or person to someone else.
Fernbedienung
(computing) A small handheld device used to remotely control a computerised slide show.
Präsentator
(software engineering) A conceptual layer in GUI-based software that assumes the functionality of the "middleman".

presentiment /prɪˈzɛn.tɪ.mənt/ presentiments n
Vorahnung
A premonition; a feeling that something, often of undesirable nature, is going to happen.

presentism presentisms n
Präsentismus
(philosophy) The view that neither the future nor the past exist (events and entities that are wholly past or wholly future do not exist at all).

presently /ˈpɹɛzəntli/ more presently most presently adv
sogleich
Before long; soon. [from 15thc.]

preservation /pɹɛ.zɝˈveɪ.ʃən/ preservations n
Erhaltung
The act of preserving; care to preserve; act of keeping from destruction, decay or any ill.

preservative /prɪˈzəːvətɪv/ preservatives n
Konservierungmittel
(countable) Any agent, natural or artificial that acts to preserve, especially when added to food.

preserve /pɹəˈzɜːv/ /pɹəˈzɝv/ preserves n
Eingemachtes Konserve
A sweet spread made of any of a variety of fruits.
Naturreservat Naturschutzgebiet
A reservation, a nature preserve.

preserve /pɹəˈzɜːv/ /pɹəˈzɝv/ v
bewahren erhalten
To protect; to keep from harm or injury.
bewahren aufrechterhalten
To maintain throughout; to keep intact.

preside /pɹɪˈzaɪd/ v
den Vorsitz haben präsidieren
(intransitive) To act as president or chairperson.

presidency /ˈpɹɛzɪdənsi/ presidencies n
Präsidentschaft
The office or role of president.
The time during which one is president; a president's term of office.

president /ˈpɹɛzɪdənt/ presidentess presidents n
Präsident Präsidentin
The head of state of a republic.
Vorsitzender Vorsitzende Vorsitzer Vorsitzerin
A person presiding over a meeting; a chair, presiding officer, presider.

president-elect /ˌpɹɛzɪdənt ɪˈlɛkt/ presidents-elect n
Präsident in spe Präsidentin in spe designierte Präsidentin designierter Präsident gewählte Präsidentin gewählter Präsident
(sum of parts) A person who has been elected to a presidency but has not yet been inducted into office. [from 18th c.]

presidential /pɹɛzɪˈdɛnʃ(ə)l/ more presidential most presidential adj
präsidial Präsidentschaft- vorsitzend
Pertaining to a president or presidency. [from 17th c.]

presidium /pɹɪˈsɪdi.əm/ presidia presidiums n
Präsidium
Such an executive committee headed by the President of the Supreme Soviet.

presort v
vorsortieren
(transitive) To sort in advance.

press /pɹɛs/ presses n
Presse Kelter
(countable) A device used to apply pressure to an item.
Druckerpresse
(countable) A printing machine.
Presse
(uncountable, collective) The print-based media (both the people and the newspapers).

press /pɹɛs/ v
drängen
drücken pressen
(ambitransitive) To exert weight or force against, to act upon with force or weight; to exert pressure upon.
(transitive) To force to a certain end or result; to urge strongly.
bügeln
(transitive, sewing) To flatten a selected area of fabric using an iron with an up-and-down, not sliding, motion, so as to avoid disturbing adjacent areas.

press conference press conferences n
Pressekonferenz Nachrichtenkonferenz
A question-and-answer session with members of television, print and other media.

press kit press kits n
Pressemappe
A packaged set of promotional and news materials to inform the media about a person, band or product. The kit will often include a CD or demo along with reviews, photos, and background information. The kit is distributed to media sources, such as radio stations and newspapers.

press release press releases n
Pressemitteilung Presseerklärung
An official written statement that is sent to the media so that it can be publicized.

press-gang v
zwangsrekrutieren
To force men into military or naval service.
zwingen
To coerce somebody into doing something that they are reluctant to do.

pressure /ˈpɹɛʃə(ɹ)/ [ˈpɹɛʃ.ə(ɹ)] [ˈpɹɛʃ.ɚ] pressures n
Druck
A pressing; a force applied to a surface.
A contrasting force or impulse of any kind
Distress.
(physics) The amount of force that is applied over a given area divided by the size of this area; force per unit area.

pressure /ˈpɹɛʃə(ɹ)/ [ˈpɹɛʃ.ə(ɹ)] [ˈpɹɛʃ.ɚ] v
unter Druck setzen
(transitive) To encourage or heavily exert force or influence.

pressure bandage pressure bandages n
Druckverband Kompressionsverband

pressure cooker pressure cookers n
Schnellkochtopf Dampfdrucktopf Dampfkochtopf
(cookware) A sealed cooking vessel that allows cooking in greater than atmospheric pressure and at a temperature above the boiling point of water.

pressure point pressure points n
Druckpunkt
(martial arts) A specific small area of the body targeted, due to a cluster of nerves being close to the skin, usually not protected by bone.
(therapy) A specific small area of the body sensitive to and suitable for therapeutic pressure.

pressure suit pressure suits n
Druckanzug
(aviation, astronautics) A sealed, full-body garment, usually with an attachable helmet, which maintains air pressure or mechanical pressure around the body of an astronaut or aviator to compensate for the low density of the air at high altitudes.

pressure vessel pressure vessels n
Druckbehälter
A container designed to maintain a volume at a significantly different pressure to that of ambient.

pressure washer pressure washers n
Hochdruckreiniger

pressurization pressurizations n
Druckaufbau Druckbeaufschlagung
The act or process of increasing pressure within a volume of space.

pressurize /ˈpɹɛʃəɹaɪz/ v
unter Druck setzen
To put pressure on; to put under pressure.

pressurized more pressurized most pressurized adj
unter Druck (stehend)

pressurized water reactor pressurized water reactors n
Druckwasserreaktor
A form of nuclear power plant in which heat from the reactor is transferred via a continuous flow of pressurized water

prestidigitation /ˌpɹɛstəˌdɪd͡ʒɪˈteɪʃən/ /ˌpɹɛstɪˌdɪd͡ʒɪˈteɪʃən/ prestidigitations n
Taschenspielerkunst Taschenspielertrick
A performance of or skill in performing magic or conjuring tricks with the hands.
Taschenspielertrick
(by extension) A show of skill or deceitful cleverness.

prestige /pɹəsˈtiːd͡ʒ/ /pɹəsˈtiːʒ/ /pɹɛsˈtiːd͡ʒ/ /pɹɛsˈtiːʒ/ /ˈpɹɛs.tɪd͡ʒ/ prestiges n
Prestige Ansehen Geltung Wertschätzung
The quality of how good the reputation of something or someone is, how favourably something or someone is regarded.

prestigious /pɹə-/ /pɹɛˈstid͡ʒəs/ /pɹɛˈstɪd͡ʒəs/ more prestigious most prestigious adj
prestigeträchtig herrschaftlich hoch angesehen repräsentativ
Of high prestige.

presumably /pɹɪˈzjuːməbli/ /pɹɪˈzuːməbli/ /pɹɪˈʒuːməbli/ more presumably most presumably adv
vermutlich voraussichtlich
able to be sensibly presumed

presume /pɹiˈz(j)um/ /pɹɘˈzjʉːm/ /pɹɘˈʒʉːm/ /pɹəˈz(j)um/ /pɹɪˈzjuːm/ /pɹɪˈzjʉːm/ /pɹɪˈʒʉːm/ v
vermuten annehmen mutmaßen
(transitive) To assume or suggest to be true (without proof); to take for granted, to suppose. [from 14th c.]

presumption /pɹɪˈzʌmpʃən/ presumptions n
Annahme
The condition upon which something is presumed.
Überheblichkeit
(dated) Arrogant behaviour; the act of venturing beyond due bounds of reverence or respect.
Vermutung
(legal) An inference that a trier of fact is either permitted or required to draw under certain factual circumstances (as prescribed by statute or case law) unless the party against whom the inference is drawn is able to rebut it with admissible, competent evidence.

presumption of innocence presumptions of innocence n
Unschuldsvermutung
(legal) The precept that someone will not be convicted of a crime unless (the judge, prosecutor, officer) proves guilt beyond a reasonable doubt and is non-liquet, with there being no present burden of proof duty subjected on the accused to prove innocence.

presumptive /pɹiˈzʌm(p)tɪv/ /pɹə-/ /pɹɪˈzʌm(p)tɪv/ more presumptive most presumptive adj
erwartet mutmaßlich präsumtiv voraussichtlich wahrscheinlich
Based on presumption or conjecture; inferred, likely, presumed.

presumptuous /pɹiˈzʌmpt͡ʃuəs/ /pɹəˈzʌmp.tjuː.əs/ /pɹəˈzʌmp.tʃuː.əs/ /pɹəˈzʌmp.ʃəs/ /pɹəˈzʌmpt͡ʃuəs/ more presumptuous most presumptuous adj
überheblich anmaßend spekulierend
Making unwarranted presumptions or assumptions, often out of arrogance or excessive self-confidence, and thus exceeding what is appropriate or right.

presuppose /ˌpɹiːsəˈpəʊz/ v
voraussetzen erfordern
To assume some truth without proof, usually for the purpose of reaching a conclusion based on that truth.

presupposition /pɹiː.sʌ.pəˈzɪ.ʃ(ə)n/ presuppositions n
Annahme
An assumption made beforehand; a preliminary conjecture or speculation.

presurgical adj
präoperativ
Occurring before, or in preparation for, surgery

presymptomatic adj
präsymptomatisch
(medicine) relating to the early stages of a disease, before all symptoms have developed and therefore accurate diagnosis is not possible

pretence /pɹɪˈtɛns/ /ˈpɹiːtɛns/ pretences n
Vorwand
(British spelling) An act of pretending or pretension; a false claim or pretext.

pretend /pɹiˈtɛnd/ /pɹəˈtɛnd/ /pɹɪˈtɛnd/ v
nur so tun so tun, als ob spielen stellen tun, als ob
To make oneself appear to do or be doing something; to engage in make-believe.
vorgeben vortäuschen prätendieren
(transitive, obsolete) To intend; to design, to plot; to attempt.

pretender /pɹɪˈtɛndəɹ/ pretenders n
Anwärter Anwärterin
A claimant to a throne or the office of a ruler; originally in a neutral sense, but now always applied to a claimant who is held to have no just title.
Angeber Angeberin Betrüger Betrügerin Heuchler Heuchlerin
A person who professes beliefs and opinions that they do not hold.

pretense /ˈpɹiːtɛns/ pretenses n
Anschein Heucheln Vorspiegelung Vortäuschen Vortäuschung
(US) A false or hypocritical profession

pretentious /pɹɪˈtɛnʃəs/ more pretentious most pretentious adj
prätentiös protzig
Marked by an unwarranted claim to importance or distinction.

preterite /ˈpɹɛtəɹət/ /ˈpɹɛtəɹɪt/ preterites n
Präteritum
(grammar) A grammatical tense or verb form serving to denote events that took place or were completed in the past.

preterite-present verb preterite-present verbs n
Präteritopräsens Präteritopräsentium
(grammar) A type of verb specific to Germanic languages in which the forms of the present tense resemble the forms normally found in the preterite (or past) tense of strong verbs. In modern English these are principally can, may, shall, will; one can also include the other verbs that do not (or not always) take -s in the third-person singular: dare, must, need, ought. The only non-modal preterite-present verb is an archaic verb wit.

preternatural /ˌpɹi.tɚˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə)ɹ.əl/ /ˌpɹiː.təˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə)ɹ.əl/ more preternatural most preternatural adj
außernatürlich
Beyond or not conforming to what is natural or according to the regular course of things; strange.

pretest /pɹiːˈtɛst/ /ˈpɹiːtɛst/ pretests n
Eingangstest Ersttest Pretest Prätest Vorabtest Vortest
A preliminary test, given in advance of instruction or evaluation.

pretext /ˈpɹiːtɛkst/ pretexts n
Vorwand Ausrede Ausflucht Deckmantel Prätext Schein
A false, contrived, or assumed purpose or reason; a pretense.

pretext /ˈpɹiːtɛkst/ v
einen Vorwand verwenden etwas vorgeben etwas vorschützen etwas vorspiegeln so tun, als ob
To employ a pretext, which involves using a false or contrived purpose for soliciting the gain of something else.

pretonic adj
vortonig
That immediately precedes a stressed syllable

pretty /ˈpɔɪti/ /ˈpɝti/ /ˈpɹɪti/ /ˈpɹʊti/ [ˈpɹɪɾi] prettier prettiest adj
hübsch schön niedlich anmutig attraktiv charmant
Pleasant to the sight or other senses; attractive, especially of women or children. [from 15th c.]

pretty /ˈpɔɪti/ /ˈpɝti/ /ˈpɹɪti/ /ˈpɹʊti/ [ˈpɹɪɾi] adv
ziemlich einigermaßen leidlich
Somewhat, fairly, quite; sometimes also (by meiosis) very.

pretty much adv
leidlich
Almost completely; very nearly; mostly; more or less; basically.

pretty penny /ˌpɹɪti ˈpɛni/ [-ɾi-] pretty pennies n
Sümmchen erkleckliches Sümmchen hübsches Sümmchen
(idiomatic, informal) Chiefly preceded by a: a considerable amount of money; a high income or price.

pretty please interjection
bitte bitte
(childish, or, jocular) An emphatic form of please.

pretzel /ˈpɹɛt.səl/ [ˈpʰɹɛʔt͡sɫ̩] pretzels n
Brezel Breze Pretzel
(culinary) A toasted bread or cracker usually in the shape of a loose knot.

prevail /pɹɪˈveɪl/ v
vorherrschen
(intransitive) To be current, widespread, or predominant; to have currency or prevalence.
überzeugen können
(intransitive) To succeed in persuading or inducing.

prevailing /pɹɪˈveɪ.lɪŋ/ more prevailing most prevailing adj
herrschend
Predominant; of greatest force.

prevalence /pɹɪˈveɪləns/ /ˈpɹɛvələns/ prevalences n
Vorherrschen Verbreitetsein starkes Vorkommen weite Verbreitung
The quality or condition of being prevalent; wide extension or spread.
Kennzahl für die Häufigkeit Prävalenz
(epidemiology) The total number of cases of a disease in a given statistical population at a given time, divided by the number of individuals in that population.

prevalent /pɹɪˈveɪlənt/ /ˈpɹɛvələnt/ more prevalent most prevalent adj
verbreitet beherrschend maßgeblich vorherrschend
Widespread or preferred.
beherrschend vorherrschend überwiegend
Superior in frequency or dominant.

prevaricate /pɹɪˈvaɹɪkeɪt/ /pɹɪˈvæɹɪkeɪt/ /pɹɪˈvɛɹɪkeɪt/ v
Ausflüchte machen ausweichen
(intransitive) To shift or turn from direct speech or behaviour; to deviate from the truth; to evade the truth; to waffle or be (intentionally) ambiguous.

prevarication /pɹɪˌvæɹəˈkeɪʃən/ /pɹɪˌvæɹɪˈkeɪʃən/ prevarications n
Verfehlung Verstoß Übertretung
(now, _, rare) Deviation from what is right or correct.
Ausflucht Tatsachenverdrehung Wahrheitsverzerrung
Evasion of the truth.
(law) A false or deceitful seeming to undertake a thing for the purpose of defeating or destroying it.

prevaricator prevaricators n
Faktenverfälscher Schönredner Tatsachenverdreher Wahrheitsverdreher
One who prevaricates.

prevent /pɹəˈvɛnt/ /pɹɪˈvɛnt/ v
verhindern vorbeugen etwas daran hindern (zu geschehen)
(transitive) To stop (an outcome); to keep from (doing something). [from 16th c.]

prevention /pɹɪˈvɛnʃən/ preventions n
Prävention
The act of preventing or hindering; obstruction of action, access, or approach; thwarting.

prevention is better than cure proverb
Vorbeugen ist besser als Heilen Vorbeugung ist die beste Medizin
It is better to prevent the creation of a problem than to have to deal with it afterwards.

preventive /pɹɪˈvɛntɪv/ more preventive most preventive adj
präventiv vorbeugend vorsorglich
Preventing, hindering, or acting as an obstacle to.
präventiv
Carried out to deter military aggression.
präventiv vorbeugend
Slowing the development of an illness; prophylactic.

preverb preverbs n
Präverb
(grammar) Any of a class of words in the Chinese language whose function is analogous to the cases, prepositions, and postpositions of other languages.

preverbal adj
präverbal
(psychology, linguistics) At an early stage of development in which one is not yet able to communicate by means of words.

preview /ˈpɹiːvjuː/ previews n
Preview Voraufführung Vorschau
(colloquial) An advance showing of a film, exhibition etc.
Vorschau Vorblick
(computing) a facility for seeing and checking a document or photo, or changes to it, before saving and/or printing it.

previous /ˈpɹi.vi.əs/ /ˈpɹiː.vɪəs/ more previous most previous adj
vorhergehend
(not comparable) Prior; occurring before something else, either in time or order.

previously /ˈpɹivi.əsli/ /ˈpɹiːvi.əsli/ adv
früher vorher zuvor ehemals
(with past-tense constructions) At an earlier time.

prevocalic /pɹi.voʊˈkæl.ɪk/ /pɹiː.vəʊˈkæl.ɪk/ adj
prävokalisch
(phonetics) Immediately preceding a vowel or vowel sound

prey /pɹeɪ/ preys n
Beute
That which is or may be seized by animals to be devoured.
(archaic) Anything, such as goods, etc., taken or got by violence; something taken by force from an enemy in war.
(archaic) The act of devouring other creatures; ravage.

prey /pɹeɪ/ v
auflauern lauern
(intransitive) To act as a predator.

priapism /ˈpraɪ.əˌpɪ.zəm/ priapisms n
Priapismus
(pathology) A potentially painful or harmful medical condition in which the erect penis (erection) does not return to its flaccid state (despite the absence of both physical and psychological stimulation), often as a result of a spinal injury.

price /pɹaɪs/ /pɹʌɪs/ prices n
Preis
The cost required to gain possession of something.
The cost of an action or deed.
Wert
Value; estimation; excellence; worth.

price /pɹaɪs/ /pɹʌɪs/ v
den Preis festsetzen schätzen
(transitive) To determine the monetary value of (an item); to put a price on.
(transitive, obsolete) To set a price on; to value; to prize.

price discrimination price discriminations n
Preisdifferenzierung
(economics) The practice of charging different prices to different categories of consumers.

price index price indexes price indices n
Preisindex
(economics) A statistical estimate of the level of prices of some class of goods or services.

price list price lists n
Preisliste
(business) A list of items for sale with their prices.

price skimming n
Abschöpfungsstrategie Skimming-Strategie
(business) A price-setting strategy in which a new product or service is offered at the highest practical price (to capture consumer surplus or exploit a monopolistic position), and that price is then lowered over time.

price tag price tags n
Preisschild Preisschildchen
The tag or sticker attached to a product, displaying its price.

price-conscious more price-conscious most price-conscious adj
preisbewusst
Aware of how much things cost and thus avoiding buying expensive items; looking for value for money.

price-earnings ratio price-earnings ratios n
KGV
(finance) The ratio of share price to earnings per share used as an indication of the relative value of the share.

priceless /-ləs/ /ˈpɹaɪslɪs/ more priceless most priceless adj
preislos unbezahlbar
So precious as not to be obtainable or sold at any price; invaluable. [from 1590s]

pricey /ˈpɹaɪsi/ more pricey most pricey pricier priciest adj
kostspielig
(informal) Expensive, dear.

prick /pɹɪk/ [pʰɹ̠̊ɪk] pricks n
Arschloch Lümmel Nervensäge
An indentation or small mark made with a pointed object. [from 10th c.]
(slang, derogatory) Someone (especially a man or boy) who is unpleasant, rude or annoying. [from 16th c.]
(obsolete) The point on a target at which an archer aims; the mark; the pin.
Schwanz Pimmel
(obsolete) A tiny particle; a small amount of something; a jot. [10th–18th c.]
Dorn Spitze Stachel
A small pointed object. [from 10th c.]
Arschloch Lümmel Nervensäge Stechen Stich
The experience or feeling of being pierced or punctured by a small, sharp object. [from 13th c.]

prick /pɹɪk/ [pʰɹ̠̊ɪk] v
stechen
(obsolete) To mark or denote by a puncture; to designate by pricking; to choose; to mark.

prickle /pɹɪkəl/ prickles n
Stachel Dorn
A small, sharp pointed object, such as a thorn.

prickle /pɹɪkəl/ v
prickeln
(transitive) To cause (someone) to feel a prickle; to prick.

prickly pricklier prickliest adj
Stachel dornig stachelig
Covered with sharp points.
gereizt kratzbürstig reizbar
(figurative) Easily irritated.
heikel kratzbürstig
(figurative) Difficult; complicated; hairy or thorny.

prickly lettuce prickly lettuces n
Stachel-Lattich
Lactuca serriola, an annual or biennial plant in the dandelion tribe within the daisy family, the closest wild relative of cultivated lettuce.

prickly pear /ˌpɹɪkli ˈpɛː/ prickly pears n
Feigenkaktus Kaktusfeige
Any of various spiny cacti of the genus Opuntia.
Kaktusfeige
The fruit, often edible, of such a plant.

prickly poppy prickly poppies n
Stachelmohn колю́чий мак
Any species in the genus Argemone which is prickly

prickly thrift prickly thrifts n
Igelpolster Stechnelke
Acantholimon genus and species

pride /pɹaɪd/ [ˈpɹ̥ʷaɪd] prides n
Hochmut Stolz
The quality or state of being proud; an unreasonable overestimation of one's own superiority in terms of talents, looks, wealth, importance etc., which comes across as being lofty, distant, and often showing contempt of others.
kleines Neunauge
(zoology) The small European lamprey species Petromyzon branchialis.
Stolz
(having a positive sense, often with of or in) A sense of one's own worth, and scorn for what is beneath or unworthy of oneself.
That of which one is proud; that which excites boasting or self-congratulation; the occasion or ground of self-esteem, or of arrogant and presumptuous confidence, as beauty, ornament, noble character, children, etc.
Hochmut Dünkel Trotz
Proud or disdainful behavior or treatment; insolence or arrogance of demeanor; haughty bearing and conduct; insolent exultation.
Stolz Machtbewusstsein
Consciousness of power; fullness of animal spirits; mettle; wantonness.
Rudel
(zoology, collective) A company of lions or other large felines.

pride /pɹaɪd/ [ˈpɹ̥ʷaɪd] v
stolz sein auf
(reflexive) To take or experience pride in something; to be proud of it.

pride comes before a fall proverb
Hochmut kommt vor dem Fall Übermut tut selten gut
A person who is excessively proud will often suffer a setback or failure.

pride parade pride parades n
CSD Pride Parade Pride-Parade
An annual parade, held in communities in many parts of the world, celebrating lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex pride and culture and the acceptance of people belonging to sexual minorities.

prie-dieu /pɹiːˈdjəː/ prie-dieus prie-dieux n
Betpult
A piece of furniture on which someone can pray, consisting of a cushioned area to kneel on, with a built-in ledge for books. [from 17th c.]

priest /ˈpɹiːst/ [ˈpɹ̥iːst] priestess priests n
Priester Pfarrer Pfaffe Priesterin Pastor Pastorin
A religious clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson) who is trained to perform services or sacrifices at a church or temple.

priestess /priːˈstɛs/ /ˈpristɪs/ /ˈpriːstɛs/ priest priestesses n
Priesterin
A woman with religious duties and responsibilities in certain non-Christian religions.

priesthood /ˈpɹiːstˌhʊd/ priesthoods n
Priesteramt Priesterschaft
The role or office of a priest.
Priesterschaft Priestertum
Priests as a group; the clergy.
Priestertum Priesterwürde
Authority to act in the name of God or the divine in general.

priestly /ˈpɹiːstli/ more priestly most priestly priestlier priestliest adj
priesterlich
Of or relating to priests.

prig /pɹɪɡ/ prigs n
Musterknabe Tugendbold
A deliberately superior person; a person who demonstrates an exaggerated conformity or propriety, especially in an irritatingly arrogant or smug manner.

prim /pɹɪm/ [pʰɹ̠̊ɪm] primmer primmest adj
ordentlich prüde
prudish, straight-laced

prima ballerina prima ballerinas n
Primaballerina
The leading ballerina in a dance company.

prima donna /ˌpɹiːməˈdɒnə/ prima donnas primae donnae prime donne n
Primadonna
(opera) The principal female singer or the leading lady.
(derogatory) A person who considers himself or herself much more important than others, has high expectations of others and becomes angry when his or her standards or demands are not met.

primacy /ˈpɹaɪ.mə.si/ /ˈpɹɪ.mə.si/ primacies n
Primat
The state or condition of being prime or first, as in time, place, rank, etc.
Primas
(religion) The office, rank, or character of a primate, it being the chief ecclesiastical station or dignity in a national church.

primacy effect primacy effects n
Primäreffekt
The increased ability to remember the first items in a list

primal scene primal scenes n
Urszene
(psychoanalysis) In Freudian theory, the first time a child witnesses (and understands) its parents copulating.

primal scream primal screams n
Urschrei
(psychology) A scream produced during primal therapy

primality primalities n
Primzahl-Eigenschaft
(mathematics) The condition of being a prime number

primarily /pɹaɪˈmɛɹəli/ /ˈpɹaɪmɛɹəli/ adv
hauptsächlich in erster Linie
(focus) Of a primary or central nature, first and foremost

primary /ˈpɹaɪm(ə)ɹiː/ /ˈpɹaɪməɹi/ /ˈpɹaɪˌmɛɹi/ more primary most primary adj
primär
Main; principal; chief; placed ahead of others.

primary /ˈpɹaɪm(ə)ɹiː/ /ˈpɹaɪməɹi/ /ˈpɹaɪˌmɛɹi/ primaries n
Vorwahl
(political science) A primary election; a preliminary election to select a political candidate of a political party.
Handschwinge
(ornithology) Any flight feather attached to the manus (hand) of a bird.

primary colour primary colours n
Grundfarbe Primärfarbe
(British spelling) Any of three colours which, when added to or subtracted from others in different amounts, can generate all other colours

primary election primary elections n
Vorwahl
(politics) A preliminary election to select a political candidate of a political party.

primary ideal primary ideals n
primäres Ideal
(algebra, ring theory) Given a commutative ring R, any ideal I such that for any a,b ∈ R, if ab ∈ I then either b ∈ I or an ∈ I for some integer n > 0.

primary industry primary industries n
Hauptwirtschaftszweig
(economics) An industry that processes raw materials for conversion by secondary industry into goods or services sold by tertiary industry to provide goods or services to consumers.

primary key primary keys n
Primärschlüssel
(computing, databases) In the design of a database table, the primary key (abbreviated PK) is selected among the non-empty set of candidate keys. The PK is a column (or an irreducible group of columns) able to identify every row of the table.

primary rate interface primary rate interfaces n
Primärmultiplexanschluss

primary school primary schools n
Grundschule Volksschule
(British, Australian, schools) A formal, obligatory kind of school that typically begins with nursery school or first grade and ends at fifth or sixth grade.

primary source primary sources n
Primärquelle
(historiography) A historical object, especially a written document, that was created at or near the time of the events studied.

primary stress primary stresses n
Hauptakzent Hauptbetonung
(phonetics) The stronger of two degrees of stress in the pronunciation of a word.

primate /ˈpɹaɪmeɪt/ primates n
Primat
(zoology) A mammal of the order Primates, including simians and prosimians.
Primas Primat
(ecclesiastical) In the Catholic Church, a rare title conferred to or claimed by the sees of certain archbishops, or the highest-ranking bishop of a present or historical, usually political circumscription.
(ecclesiastical) In the Anglican Church, an archbishop, or the highest-ranking bishop of an ecclesiastic province.

primatologist primatologists n
Primatologe
A scientist whose speciality is primatology

prime /pɹaɪ̯m/ primer primest adj
erste
First in time, order, or sequence.
prim-
(mathematics, lay) Having exactly two integral factors: itself and unity (1 in the case of integers).

prime /pɹaɪ̯m/ primes n
Blüte Blütezeit Glanzzeit Höhe des Schaffens Höhepunkt der Laufbahn die besten Jahre
The most active, thriving, or successful stage or period.

prime /pɹaɪ̯m/ v
grundieren ansaugen lassen bereit machen betriebsfertig machen scharf machen vorbereiten
To apply priming to (a musket or cannon); to apply a primer to (a metallic cartridge).

prime factor prime factors n
Primfaktor
(number theory) A factor of a given integer which is also a prime number.

prime factorization prime factorizations n
Primfaktorzerlegung
(mathematics) The factorization of a positive integer into its constituent prime numbers.

prime gap prime gaps n
Primzahllücke
(mathematics) The difference between two successive prime numbers.

prime meridian prime meridians n
Nullmeridian
The reference line at 0° longitude, passing through Greenwich, England, from which longitude east and west is measured.

prime minister /ˌpɹaɪm ˈmɪnɪstə(ɹ)/ prime ministers n
Premierminister Premierministerin
The chief member of the cabinet and head of the government, especially in a parliamentary democracy; often the leader of the majority party.

prime mover prime movers n
erster Beweger
(philosophy) The initial agent that is the cause of all things.
Antriebsaggregat Antriebsmaschine Kraftmaschine
A machine, such as a water wheel or steam engine, that receives and modifies energy as supplied by some natural source or fuel and transforms it into mechanical work

prime number prime numbers n
Primzahl
(number theory) Any natural number greater than 1 that cannot be formed by multiplying two smaller natural numbers.

prime suspect prime suspects n
Hauptverdächtiger
(legal) A person who is considered by the law enforcement agency investigating a crime to be the most likely suspect.

prime time n
Hauptsendezeit Prime Time
(television, radio) The block of programming on television during the middle of the evening, usually between 7:00 pm and 11:00 pm.

primer /ˈpɹaɪ.mə(ɹ)/ /ˈpɹaɪmɚ/ primers n
Zündkapsel
Any substance or device, such as priming wire or blasting cap, used to ignite gunpowder or other explosive.
Grundierung
A substance used to prime wood, metal, etc. in preparation for painting.
A layer of such a substance.

primer /ˈpɹaɪ.mə(ɹ)/ /ˈpɹaɪmɚ/ /ˈpɹɪ.mɚ/ primers n
Fibel Abecedarium ABC-Buch
A children's book intended to teach literacy: how to read, write, and spell.
Abecedarium ABC-Buch Abecedar
An introductory text on any subject, particularly basic concepts.

primeval /ˌpɹaɪˈmi.vəl/ more primeval most primeval adj
urzeitlich
Belonging to the first ages.
Ur- ursprünglich
Primary; original.
einfach primitiv
Primitive.

primeval forest primeval forests n
Urwald
A forest unaffected by humans, typically containing large live trees, large dead trees, and large logs.

primigravida /-və-/ /ˌpɹaɪməˈɡɹævɪdə/ /ˌpɹaɪmɪˈɡɹævɪdə/ /ˌpɹiː-/ primigravidae primigravidas primigravidæ n
Erstgebärende Primigravida erstmals Schwangere
(obstetrics, veterinary medicine) A woman or female animal who is pregnant for the first time, or who has been pregnant once. [from late 19th c.]

primipara /pɹaɪˈmɪpəɹə/ /ˌpɹaɪˈmɪpəɹə/ /ˌpɹaɪˈmɪpɹə/ primiparae primiparas n
Erstgebärende Primipara
(obstetrics, veterinary medicine) A woman or female animal during or after her first pregnancy. [from mid 19th c.]

primitive /ˈpɹɪmɪtɪv/ more primitive most primitive adj
primitiv ursprünglich

primitive /ˈpɹɪmɪtɪv/ primitives n
Primitivum Radicalwort Radix Stamm Stammwort Urwort
(linguistics) An original or primary word; a word not derived from another, as opposed to derivative.

primitive root primitive roots n
Primitivwurzel
(mathematics, number theory) For a given modulus n, a number g such that for every a coprime to n there exists an integer k such that gk ≡ a (mod n); a generator (or primitive element) of the multiplicative group, modulo n, of integers relatively prime to n.

primogeniture primogenitures n
Erstgeborenheit
The state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents.
Erstgeburtsrecht Primogenitur
The principle that the eldest child, traditionally the eldest male, has an exclusive right of inheritance.

primordial /pɹaɪˈmɔɹ.di.əl/ /pɹaɪˈmɔː.di.əl/ adj
primordial Frühzeit- Ur- ursprünglich
first, earliest or original

primordial sea primordial seas n
Ursuppe
The oceans of the earth at a time early in its history. The term generally implies either the time before or during the development of multi-cellular life forms (i.e., during the Precambrian), or alternatively before the development of the first land-based life forms (i.e. during the early Paleozoic).

primordial soup primordial soups n
Ursuppe
(informal, evolutionary theory) The state of the Earth's oceans at a very early time in the planet's history, during the early development of multicellular organisms.

primorial primorials n
Primorial Primfakultät
(number theory) Any number belonging to the integer sequence whose nth element is the product of the first n primes.

primrose /ˈpɹɪm.ɹoʊz/ /ˈpɹɪm.ɹəʊz/ primroses n
Primel
A flowering plant of the genus Primula.
Specifically, the species Primula acaulis (syn. Primula vulgaris), also called common primrose.
A flower of a primrose plant.

primula primulas n
Primel
(botany) Any plant of the genus Primula; the primroses.

prince /pɹɪns/ /pɹɪnts/ princes n
König Prinz
Someone who is preeminent in their field; a great person. [from 13th c.]
Fürst Prinz
The (male) ruler or head of a principality. [from 14th c.]
Prinz Königsenkel Königssohn
A male member of a royal family other than the ruler; especially (in the United Kingdom) the son or grandson of the monarch. [from 14th c.]

prince bishop prince bishops n
Fürstbischof Fürsterzbischof
A bishop who also holds a secular princely rank, regardless whether its territory concurs wholly or partially with his diocese.

prince consort princes consort n
Prinzgemahl
(postpositive) The husband of a queen regnant who is not himself a king in his own right.

prince regent /ˌpɹɪns ˈɹid͡ʒ(ə)nt/ /ˌpɹɪns ˈɹiːd͡ʒ(ə)nt/ prince regents princes regent princes regents n
Prinzregent
A prince who rules a country as a regent in place of a monarch who is unfit to rule for a particular reason.

prince-primate prince-primates n
Fürstprimas
(Roman Catholicism, historical) An honorary title given to an especially prominent archbishop with certain secular prerogatives, in particular:

princeling princelings n
Fürstchen
A minor or unimportant prince.

princely /ˈpɹɪnsli/ princelier princeliest adj
fürstlich
Relating to a prince; regal; royal.

princess /pɹɪnˈsɛs/ /ˈpɹɪnsɛs/ /ˈpɹɪnsɪs/ princesses n
Prinzessin Fürstin Königstochter Königsenkelin
A female member of a royal family other than a queen, especially a daughter or granddaughter of a monarch. [from 14th c.]
Fürstin
The wife of a prince; the female ruler of a principality. [from 15th c.]

principal /ˈpɹɪnsəpəl/ /ˈpɹɪnsɪpəl/ more principal most principal adj
Haupt- hauptsächlich wesentlich
Primary; most important; first level in importance.

principal /ˈpɹɪnsəpəl/ /ˈpɹɪnsɪpəl/ principals n
Rektor Schuldirektor Schulvorsteher Rektorin Schulleiter Schulleiterin
(North America, Australia, New Zealand) The chief administrator of a school.
Geschäftsherr Prinzipal Vollmachtgeber
(legal) A legal person that authorizes another (the agent) to act on their behalf; or on whose behalf an agent or gestor in a negotiorum gestio acts.
Haupttäter Täter
(legal) The primary participant in a crime.

principal photography n
Dreharbeiten
(cinematography) The phase of film production during which the film is actually shot, as distinct from pre-production and post-production.

principality /pɹɪnsɪˈpælɪti/ principalities n
Fürstentum
(countable) A region or sovereign nation headed by a prince or princess. [from 14th c.]

principate principates n
Prinzipat
(historical) The early period of the Roman Empire, during which some characteristics of the government of the Roman Republic were retained; the reign of any particular emperor during said period.

principicide n
Fürstenmord Prinzenmord
The killing of a prince.

principle /ˈpɹɪnsəpəl/ /ˈpɹɪnsɪpəl/ principles n
Prinzip Grundsatz
A fundamental assumption or guiding belief.
A rule used to choose among solutions to a problem.
(sometimes, pluralized) Moral rule or aspect.
Naturgesetz Prinzip
(physics) A rule or law of nature, or the basic idea on how the laws of nature are applied.

principle of least astonishment pn
Prinzip der geringsten Überraschung
(software, user interface, design) A principle that the design should match the user's experience, expectations, and mental models.

principled /ˈpɹɪnsəpəld/ /ˈpɹɪnsɪpəld/ more principled most principled adj
prinzipienfest prinzipientreu
Based on, having, or manifesting principles

print /pɹɪnt/ prints n
Druckschrift
(uncountable) Clear handwriting, especially, writing without connected letters as in cursive.
Schrift
(uncountable) The letters forming the text of a document.
Abdruck
A visible impression on a surface.
Druck
(visual art) A picture that was created in multiple copies by printing.
Abzug
(photography) A photograph that has been printed onto paper from the negative.
Kopie
(film) A copy of a film that can be projected.

print /pɹɪnt/ v
drucken
(transitive) To produce one or more copies of a text or image on a surface, especially by machine; often used with out or off: print out, print off.
drucken in Druckschrift schreiben
(ambitransitive) To write very clearly, especially, to write without connecting the letters as in cursive.

printable adj
ausdruckbar druckbar
Worthy or capable of being printed.

printed /ˈpɹɪntɪd/ adj
gedruckt
Written or published.

printed circuit board printed circuit boards n
Leiterplatte Platine
(electronics) A flat board that holds chips and other electronic components in layers that interconnect via copper pathways, often called traces.

printed matter n
Drucksache
Printed material produced by printers and publishers, including books, magazines, brochures, booklets, publicity material and newspapers, especially in relation to less expensive postage rates for such material.

printer /ˈpɹɪntə(ɹ)/ /ˈpɹɪntɚ/ [ˈpʰɹɪɾ̃ɚ] printers n
Drucker Druckerin
One who makes prints.
The operator of a printing press or the owner of a printing business; (metonymy) any printing business.
Drucker
(now chiefly, _, computer hardware) A device, usually attached to a computer, used to print text or images onto paper; an analogous device capable of producing three-dimensional objects.

printing /ˈpɹɪntɪŋ/ printings n
Druck Drucken
(uncountable) The process or business of producing printed material by means of inked type and a printing press or similar technology.
Auflage
(countable) All the copies of a publication that have been printed in one batch.

printing form printing forms n
Drucktype
An object, usually in the shape of a block or a plate, used in printing to apply ink on the printed surface.

printing house printing houses n
Druckerei Typographie
An institution or commercial company chiefly devoted to printing.

printing ink printing inks n
Druckerschwärze
A rapidly drying type of ink specifically for printing machines.

printing press printing presses n
Druckerpresse
A mechanical device used for printing text or images repeatedly.

printout printouts n
Ausdruck
Something printed on paper, usually by a printer (machine).

prion /ˈpɹaɪən/ /ˈpɹiːɒn/ prions n
Prion
(molecular biology) A self-propagating misfolded conformer of a protein that is responsible for a number of diseases that affect the brain and other neural tissue.

prior /ˈpɹaɪ.ə/ /ˈpɹaɪ.ɚ/ adj
früher vorausgehend vorherig
Advance; previous; coming before.

prior /ˈpɹaɪ.ə/ /ˈpɹaɪ.ɚ/ priors n
Vorstrafe
(US, law enforcement) A previous arrest or criminal conviction on someone's record. [from 19th c.]
Prior
A high-ranking member of a monastery, usually lower in rank than an abbot.

prior art n
Stand der Technik
(patent law) In most systems of patent law, all information that has been made available to the public in any form before a given date that might be relevant to a patent's claims of originality, and to which the patent application is compared to determine if it in fact describes a new invention.

prior to preposition
im Vorfeld (von)
(formal) before, previous to.

prioress prioresses n
Priorin
A nun in charge of a priory (usually lower in rank than an abbess); mother superior.

prioritization /prʌɪˌɒrətʌɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/ prioritizations n
Priorisierung
The process of assigning priorities to things or tasks.

prioritize /pɹaɪˈɒɹətaɪz/ /pɹaɪˈɔːɹətaɪz/ v
nach Wichtigkeit anordnen nach Wichtigkeit aufreihen
(transitive, intransitive) To arrange or list a group of things in order of priority or importance.
priorisieren den Vorrang geben vorrangig behandeln
(transitive) To rank something as having high priority.

priority /pɹaɪˈɒɹɪti/ /pɹaɪˈɔɹɪti/ priorities n
Vorrang Priorität Vorrangigkeit größere Wichtigkeit
An item's relative importance.
Priorität
A goal of a person or an organisation.

priority seat priority seats n
Behindertensitzplatz Schwerbehindertensitzplatz
A seat on public transport reserved for use by people with disabilities, the elderly, pregnant women and others in need.

priory /ˈpɹaɪ.əɹ.i/ /ˈpɹaɪəɹ.i/ priories n
Priorat Priorei
A monastery or convent governed by a prior or prioress.

prise /pɹaɪz/ v
aufstemmen
To force (open) with a lever; to pry.

prism /ˈpɹɪz(ə)m/ [ˈpʰɹ̠̊ɪzm̩] prisms n
Prisma
(geometry) A polyhedron with parallel ends of the same size and shape, the other faces being parallelogram-shaped sides.
A transparent block in the shape of a prism (typically with triangular ends), used to split or reflect light.

prismatic /pɹɪzˈmætɪk/ more prismatic most prismatic adj
prismatisch prismenartig prismenförmig
Of or pertaining to a prism; having the form of a prism; containing one or more prisms.

prismatic colors n
Regenbogenfarben Spektralfarben

prismatic colours n
Regenbogenfarben Spektralfarben

prismatoid prismatoids n
Prismatoid
(mathematics) Any polyhedron whose vertices all lie in either of two parallel planes

prison /ˈpɹɪzən/ [pʰɹ̠̊ɪzn̩] prisons n
Gefängnis Knast Kerker Zuchthaus
A place or institution where people are held against their will, in the US especially for long-term confinement, as of those convicted of serious crimes or otherwise considered undesirable by the government.
Gefangenschaft Haft
(uncountable) Confinement in prison.

prison camp prison camps n
Gefangenenlager
A camp in which either prisoners of war or political prisoners are interned.

prison cell prison cells n
Gefängniszelle
The room to which a prisoner is confined in a prison.

prison guard prison guards n
Gefängniswärter Justizvollzugsbeamte Schließer
(law enforcement) An armed person working to provide order, security, discipline, punishment, and prevent escapes of prisoners in a jail that answers to a warden.

prison sentence prison sentences n
Freiheitsstrafe Gefängnisstrafe Haftstrafe
(legal) Confinement in prison as punishment for a crime.

prisoner /ˈpɹɪznə/ /ˈpɹɪzənə/ /ˈpɹɪzənɚ/ prisoners n
Gefangener Häftling Gefangene Strafgefangener
A person incarcerated in a prison, while on trial or serving a sentence.
Gefangener Gefangene
Any person held against their will.

prisoner of conscience prisoners of conscience n
Gefangener aus Gewissensgründen
Anyone imprisoned because of his race, religion, or political views.

prisoner of war /ˈpɹɪz.(ə).nə əv ˈwɔː/ /ˈpɹɪz.(ə).nɚ əv ˈwoɹ/ prisoners of war n
Kriegsgefangener Kriegsgefangene
A combatant or soldier who is captured by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict. [from early 17th c.]

prissy /ˈpɹɪsi/ prissier prissiest adj
spießig zimperlich überkorrekt
Excessively prim, proper, particular or fussy.
bieder brav
Well-mannered, well-behaved.

pristine /pɹɪsˈtaɪn/ /pɹɪsˈtiːn/ /ˈpɹɪstiːn/ more pristine most pristine adj
makellos jungfräulich unberührt
Unspoiled; still with its original purity; uncorrupted or unsullied.
ursprünglich
Primitive, pertaining to the earliest state of something.

privacy /ˈpɹaɪ.və.si/ /ˈpɹɪv.ə.si/ privacies n
Privatsphäre Zurückgezogenheit Privatheit
(uncountable) The state of being secluded from the presence, sight, or knowledge of others.

privacy policy privacy policies n
Datenschutzerklärung Datenschutzrichtlinie
(legal) A statement detailing policies that an organization or party uses to collect or hide information about an end user or customer of the organization, particularly where it concerns private information.

privatdozent privatdozenten privatdozents n
Privatdozent
In some European countries, an academic who holds all formal qualifications (doctorate and habilitation) to become a tenured university professor.

private /ˈpɹaɪ.vət/ /ˈpɹaɪ.vɪt/ more private most private adj
privat
Belonging or pertaining to an individual person, group of people, or entity that is not the state.
Protected from view or disturbance by others; secluded; not publicly accessible.

private /ˈpɹaɪ.vət/ /ˈpɹaɪ.vɪt/ privates n
Gemeiner Kanonier Private Schütze
A soldier of the lowest rank in the army.

private car private cars n
Privatauto Privatwagen
A car that is for personal use and owned privately, as opposed to a company car or official car etc.

private detective private detectives n
Privatdetektiv Schnüffler
Any agent hired by a private party for the purpose of investigation or evidence gathering.

private eye private eyes n
Privatdetektiv Schnüffler
(idiomatic) A private personal detective, employed to gather information about someone.

private international law n
Internationales Privatrecht Kollisionsrecht
The law of a state that decides the law of which state is applied to legal relationships in civil and commercial matters that contain foreign elements.

private key private keys n
privater Schlüssel
The unpublished key in asymmetric cryptography.

private law n
Privatrecht
(legal) The area of law pertaining to the relationships between private persons (natural or legal persons including corporations), as opposed to relations between the state and private persons.

private life private lives n
Privatleben
The aspects of one's life that are personal, such as family, friends and other personal relationships, as opposed to the elements that make up one's public or professional life.

private parts n
Geschlechtsteil Scham Schamteil
(euphemistic) Those parts of the human body commonly expected to be covered by clothing when in public.

private property private properties n
Privatbesitz Privateigentum
(law, property law) Property to which individuals or corporations have certain exclusive property rights, but do not necessarily possess.

private school /ˈpɹaɪvət ˈskul/ /ˈpɹaɪvɪt ˈskuːl/ private schools n
Privatschule
A fee-charging private or independent school.

private sector private sectors n
Privatsektor
(business) All organizations in an economy or jurisdiction that are not controlled by government, including privately owned businesses and not-for-profit organizations.

privateer /ˌpɹaɪ.vəˈtɪə/ /ˌpɹaɪ.vəˈtɪɚ/ privateers n
Kaperschiff
(historical) A privately owned warship that acted under a letter of marque to attack enemy merchant ships and take possession of their cargo. [from 17th c.]
Freibeuter
(historical) An officer or any other member of the crew of such a ship; a government-sanctioned pirate. [from 17th c.]

privation /pɹaɪˈveɪʃən/ /pɹɪˈveɪʃən/ privations n
Entbehrung Einschränkung Mangel
(philosophy) The state of being deprived of or lacking an attribute formerly or properly possessed; the loss or absence of such an attribute.
Armut Not
The state of being very poor, and lacking the basic necessities of life.

privatism privatisms n
Privatismus

privative adjective privative adjectives n
privatives Adjektiv
(grammar) An adjective indicating that a noun refers to an object that is not of the class which that noun ordinarily refers to.

privatization privatizations n
Privatisierung
The transfer of a company or organization from government to private ownership and control.

privatize /ˈpɹaɪvətaɪz/ v
privatisieren
(economics) To release government control (of a business or industry) to private industry.

privet /ˈpɹɪv.ɪt/ privets n
Liguster Rainweide
Any of various shrubs and small trees in the genus Ligustrum.

privilege /ˈpɹɪv(ɪ)lɪd͡ʒ/ privileges n
Privileg Vergünstigung
(countable) A particular benefit, advantage, or favor; a right or immunity enjoyed by some but not others; a prerogative, preferential treatment. [from 10th c.]

privilege /ˈpɹɪv(ɪ)lɪd͡ʒ/ v
privilegieren
(archaic) To grant some particular right or exemption to; to invest with a peculiar right or immunity; to authorize
(archaic) To bring or put into a condition of privilege or exemption from evil or danger; to exempt; to deliver.

privileged /ˈpɹɪv(ɪ)lɪdʒd/ more privileged most privileged adj
privilegiert
Having special privileges.

privy /ˈpɹɪvi/ more privy most privy adj
geheim
(now, _, chiefly, _, historical) Private, exclusive; not public; one's own. [from early 13th c.]
eingeweiht
With knowledge of; party to; let in on. [from late 14th c.]

prize /pɹaɪz/ prizes n
Preis
An honour or reward striven for in a competitive contest; anything offered to be competed for, or as an inducement to, or reward of, effort.
That which may be won by chance, as in a lottery.

prize money prize moneys prize monies n
Preisgeld
Money offered as a prize in a competitive event.

prizewinning more prizewinning most prizewinning adj
preisgekrönt
Having won at least one prize.

pro /pɹoʊ/ /pɹəʊ/ pros n
Profi
A professional sportsman.
(colloquial) Professional.

pro forma adj
der Form halber der Form wegen pro forma
Occurring, undertaken, or performed as a perfunctory matter, in the interest of form, or for the sake of formality.

pro rata /ˌpɹəʊ ˈɹɑːtə/ adv
anteilig anteilsmäßig pro rata proportional verhältnismäßig
(of an allocation) In proportion to some factor that can be exactly calculated.

pro tem /pɹəʊˈtɛm/ adj
auf Zeit vorübergehend
(chiefly, US) temporary

pro tem /pɹəʊˈtɛm/ adv
auf Zeit vorübergehend
(chiefly, US) temporarily; for the time being

pro-European more pro-European most pro-European adj
proeuropäisch
Supporting the idea of European integration.

pro-Jew pro-Jews n
Judenfreund Judenfreundin
Someone with pro-Jewish views.

pro-Russian adj
prorussisch
Supportive of Russia or Russians. (This entry is a translation hub.)

pro-abortionist pro-abortionists n
Abtreibungsbefürworter Abtreibungsbefürworterin Abtreibungsfreund Abtreibungsfreundin
One who supports the practice or legality of abortion.

pro-choicer pro-choicers n
Abtreibungsbefürworter Abtreibungsbefürworterin Abtreibungsfreund Abtreibungsfreundin
A person with pro-choice views, or who advocates such policies.

pro-life more pro-life most pro-life adj
Anti-Abtreibungs-
(chiefly, _, US) Opposed to the practice or legalization of abortion.

proactive /pɹoʊˈæk.tɪv/ /pɹəʊˈæk.tɪv/ more proactive most proactive adj
proaktiv
Acting in advance to deal with an expected change or difficulty

probability /ˌpɹɑbəˈbɪləti/ /ˌpɹɑbəˈbɪlɪti/ /ˌpɹɒbəˈbɪlɪti/ [ˌpɹɑbəˈbɪləɾi] [ˌpɹɑbəˈbɪlɪɾi] probabilities n
Wahrscheinlichkeit
The relative likelihood of an event happening.
(mathematics) A number, between 0 and 1, expressing the precise likelihood of an event happening.

probability density function probability density functions n
Wahrscheinlichkeitsdichtefunktion
(probability theory) Any function whose integral over a set gives the probability that a random variable has a value in that set

probability distribution probability distributions n
Wahrscheinlichkeitsverteilung
(statistics) A distribution of all possible values of a random variable together with an indication of their probabilities.

probability measure probability measures n
Wahrscheinlichkeitsmaß
(mathematics) A mathematical measure on a probability space that can take on values between 0 and 1, with 0 corresponding to the empty set and 1 to the entire space.

probability space probability spaces n
Wahrscheinlichkeitsraum
(mathematics) A measurable space having a unit measure

probability theory n
Wahrscheinlichkeitstheorie
(mathematics) The mathematical study of probability (the likelihood of occurrence of random events in order to predict the behavior of defined systems).

probable /ˈpɹɑbəbl̩/ /ˈpɹɒbəbl̩/ more probable most probable adj
wahrscheinlich glaubhaft
Likely or most likely to be true.
wahrscheinlich
Likely to happen.

probably /ˈpɹɑbli/ /ˈpɹɑbəbli/ /ˈpɹɑəbli/ /ˈpɹɒbli/ /ˈpɹɒbəbli/ more probably most probably adv
wahrscheinlich glaublich
In all likelihood.

probate /ˈpɹəʊbeɪt/ /ˈpɹəʊbət/ /ˈpɹəʊbɪt/ probates n
Testamantseröffnung
(legal) The legal process of verifying the legality of a will.
Testamentsabschrift
(legal) A copy of a legally recognised and qualified will.

probate court probate courts n
Nachlassgericht
(legal) A court, sometimes called "Orphans' Court" (tribunal) whose function is to administer estates (property of a decedent) and prove wills

probation /ˌpɹoʊˈbeɪʃən/ probations n
Probezeit
A period of time when a person occupies a position only conditionally and may be removed if certain conditions are not met
Bewährung
(legal) A type of sentence where convicted criminals are allowed to continue living in the community but will automatically be sent to jail if they violate certain conditions

probation officer probation officers n
Bewährungshelfer
A law enforcement officer who supervises offenders who have been released from incarceration and, often, recommends sentencing in courts of law.

probationary period probationary periods n
Probezeit
A period during which a new employee is monitored to assess his/her capability.

probe /pɹoʊb/ /pɹəʊb/ probes n
Sonde
(surgery) Any of various medical instruments used to explore wounds, organs, etc. [from 15th c.]
(aeronautics) A tube attached to an aircraft which can be fitted into the drogue from a tanker aircraft to allow for aerial refuelling. [from 20th c.]
(sciences) A small device, especially an electrode, used to explore, investigate or measure something by penetrating or being placed in it. [from 20th c.]
(astronautics) A small, usually uncrewed, spacecraft used to acquire information or measurements about its surroundings. [from 20th c.]
Untersuchung
(figuratively) An investigation or inquiry. [from 20th c.]

probe /pɹoʊb/ /pɹəʊb/ v
untersuchen
(ambitransitive) To explore, investigate, or question

probiotic more probiotic most probiotic adj
probiotisch
Describing any dietary supplement that contains live bacteria for therapeutic purposes.

probiotic probiotics n
Probiotikum
(bacteriology) A food or dietary supplement, such as a yogurt, containing live bacteria for therapeutic reasons.

probity /ˈpɹoʊbəti/ /ˈpɹəʊbɪti/ [-ɾi] probities n
Rechtschaffenheit Probität
Integrity, especially of the quality of having strong moral principles; decency and honesty.

problem /ˈpɹɑbləm/ /ˈpɹɒbləm/ /ˈpɹɒblɪm/ problems n
Problem
A difficulty that has to be resolved or dealt with.
A puzzling circumstance.
Difficulty in accepting or understanding or refusal to accept or understand.
Übung Problem
A question to be answered, schoolwork exercise.

problem child problem children n
Problemkind Sorgenkind
(euphemistic) A child who is particularly difficult to raise or educate, especially due to a lack of self-control and disruptive and antisocial behavior.
Sorgenkind
(idiomatic, by extension) Someone or something persistently difficult or vexing; a frequent source of trouble or annoyance.

problematic /ˌpɹɑbləˈmætɪk/ /ˌpɹɒbləˈmætɪk/ more problematic most problematic adj
fatal haarig heikel problematisch
(sociology) Contributing (especially if subtly) to discrimination (such as racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, or ageism).
problematisch
Posing a problem; having or suffering from problem(s):
problematisch problembehaftet
Not settled, uncertain, of uncertain outcome; debatable, questionable, open to doubt.

problematic /ˌpɹɑbləˈmætɪk/ /ˌpɹɒbləˈmætɪk/ problematics n
Problematik
(chiefly, in the plural) A problem or difficulty in a particular field of study.

problematize v
problematisieren
To consider something as if it were a problem.

proboscis /pɹə(ʊ)ˈbɒs(k)ɪs/ proboscides proboscises n
Rüssel
(anatomy) An elongated tube from the head or connected to the mouth, of an animal.

proboscis monkey proboscis monkeys n
Nasenaffe
Nasalis larvatus, a reddish-brown arboreal Old World monkey with an unusually large nose, endemic to Borneo.

procedural law n
Verfahrensrecht
(legal) The law that comprises the rule by which a court hears and determines what happens in civil or criminal proceedings.

procedure /pɹəˈsid͡ʒɚ/ /pɹəˈsiːd͡ʒə/ procedures n
Verfahren Eingriff Verfahrensweise
A particular method for performing a task.
Vorgehen Vorgehensweise Prozess
A series of small tasks or steps taken to accomplish an end.
Prozedur
(uncountable) The set of established forms or methods of an organized body for accomplishing a certain task or tasks.
Unterprogramm Prozedur
(computing) A subroutine or function coded to perform a specific task, but does not return a value.

proceed /pɹəˈsid/ /pɹəˈsiːd/ v
vorgehen

proceedings /pɹəˈsiːd.ɪŋz/ /ˈpɹəʊˌsiːd.ɪŋz/ n
Verfahren
(legal, pluralonly) The course of procedure in the prosecution of an action at law.

proceeds /pɹəˈsiːdz/ /ˈpɹoʊsidz/ /ˈpɹəʊsiːdz/ n
Erlös
Revenue; gross revenue.

process /-əs/ /ˈpɹoʊsɛs/ /ˈpɹɑsɛs/ /ˈpɹəʊsɛs/ processes n
Prozess Verlauf
A series of events which produce a result (the product).
Fortsatz
(anatomy) A structure that arises above a surface.

process /-əs/ /ˈpɹoʊsɛs/ /ˈpɹɑsɛs/ /ˈpɹəʊsɛs/ v
verarbeiten
(transitive) To perform a particular process on a thing.
verdauen
(transitive, figurative) To think about a piece of information, or a concept, in order to assimilate it, and perhaps accept it in a modified state.

process worker process workers n
Maschinenbeaufsichtiger Maschinenüberwacher Prozessüberwacher
An unskilled or semiskilled worker who is responsible for running processing machinery in a factory.

processed cheese processed cheeses n
Schmelzkäse
Any of several types of natural cheese that are pasteurized to lengthen storage life and combined with emulsifiers to aid smoothness. In some cases processed cheeses contain added colorings and preservatives.

processing /ˈpɹɑsɛsɪŋ/ /ˈpɹəʊsɛsɪŋ/ processings n
Verarbeitung
The action of the verb to process.

procession /pɹəˈsɛʃən/ processions n
Prozession Umzug
A group of people or things moving along in an orderly, stately, or solemn manner; a train of persons advancing in order; a retinue.

processor /ˈpɹɑˌsɛsɚ/ /ˈpɹəʊˌsɛsə(ɹ)/ processors n
Prozessor
A device which processes, which changes something (a computer processor, food processor, etc.).

proclaim /pɹoʊˈkleɪm/ /pɹəʉˈklæɪm/ /pɹəʊˈkleɪm/ v
erklären verkünden verkündigen
To announce or declare.

proclamation /ˌpɹɑkləˈmeɪʃən/ /ˌpɹɒkləˈmeɪʃən/ proclamations n
Proklamation
A statement which is proclaimed; formal public announcement.

proclitic /pɹoʊˈklɪt.ɪk/ /pɹəʉˈklɪt.ɪk/ /pɹəʊˈklɪt.ɪk/ [pɹoʊˈklɪɾ.ɪk] [pɹəʉˈklɪɾ.ɪk] proclitics n
Proklitikon proklitisch
(linguistics) A clitic that joins with the following word phonetically, graphically, or both.

proclivity /pɹoʊˈklɪvəti/ /pɹoʊˈklɪvɪti/ proclivities n
Vorliebe Hang Neigung Schwäche
A predisposition or natural inclination, propensity, or a predilection; especially, a strong disposition or bent.

procope n
Prokope
(phonetics, linguistics, prosody) Apheresis, the loss or removal of a sound at the beginning of a word.

procrastinate /pɹoʊˈkɹæs.tə.neɪt/ /pɹəʊˈkɹæs.tɪ.neɪt/ /pɹəˈkɹæs.tə.neɪt/ /pɹəˈkɹæs.tɪ.næɪt/ v
prokrastinieren aufschieben verzögern verschleppen vertagen
(transitive) To put off; to delay (something).

procrastination /-ʃn̩/ /pɹoʊˌkɹæs.tɪˈneɪ.ʃən/ /pɹəʊˌkɹæs.tɪˈneɪ.ʃən/ procrastinations n
Prokrastination Aufschub
The act of postponing, delaying or putting off, especially habitually or intentionally.

procrastinator procrastinators procrastinatrix n
Prokrastinierer Prokrastiniererin
One who procrastinates; one who delays working on things.

procreate /ˌpɹəʊkɹiˈeɪt/ v
fortpflanzen vermehren zeugen
(transitive) To beget or conceive (offspring).

procreation procreations n
Fortpflanzung
The process by which an organism produces others of its biological kind
Fortpflanzung Zeugung
The sexual activity of conceiving and bearing biological offspring

procrustean bed procrustean beds n
Prokrustesbett
An arbitrary standard, especially one that is forced upon people for the sake of conformity and involves the sacrifice of what is useful.

proctodeum /ˌpɹɒktəˈdiːəm/ proctodea proctodeums n
Enddarm Hinterdarm
The back ectodermal part of an alimentary canal.

proctologist proctologists n
Proktologe Proktologin
A doctor specializing in the colon, rectum, and anus; an expert in proctology.

proctology n
Proktologie
The branch of medicine dealing with the pathology of the colon, rectum, and anus.
Proktologie Gastroenterologische Chirurgie Viszeralchirurgie
(dated) The branch of medicine dealing with the surgery of the colon, rectum, and anus.
gastroenterologischer Eingriff proktologische Operation
(surgery) Colorectal surgery as a specialty inside proctology.

proctor /ˈpɹɒktə(ɹ)/ proctors n
Klausuraufsicht
(North America) A person who supervises students as they take an examination, in the United States at the college/university level; often the department secretary, or a fellow/graduate student; an invigilator.

procure /pɹəˈkjɔː/ /pɹəˈkjɝ/ /pɹəˈkjʊə/ /pɹəˈkjʊɹ/ v
aufbringen beibringen beschaffen besorgen erwerben verschaffen
(transitive) To acquire or obtain.
kuppeln vermitteln zuführen
(transitive) To obtain a person as a prostitute for somebody else.
anstiften verleiten überreden
(transitive, criminal law) To induce or persuade someone to do something.

procurement /pɹoʊˈkjʊəɹ.mənt/ /pɹəˈkjʊə.mənt/ /pɹəˈkjʊəɹ.mənt/ procurements n
Einkauf
(uncountable) The purchasing department of a company.
Beschaffung
(countable) The act of procuring or obtaining; obtainment; attainment.

procuress /pɹəˈkjʊəɹɪs/ procuresses n
Kupplerin
A middlewoman: a woman who performs as a go-between, an intermediary.

prod /pɹɑd/ /pɹɒd/ prods n
Stachelstock Treibestock
A device (now often electrical) used to goad livestock into moving.

prod /pɹɑd/ /pɹɒd/ v
ermutigen stoßen anspornen anstupsen
(transitive) To poke, to push, to touch.
ermutigen anspornen
(transitive, informal) To encourage, to prompt.
anstacheln antreiben
(transitive) To prick with a goad.

prodigal /ˈpɹɑdɪɡəl/ /ˈpɹɒdɪɡəl/ [ˈpʰɹɑɾɪɡɫ̩] more prodigal most prodigal adj
verschwenderisch
Wastefully extravagant.
enorm freigebig großzügig im Überfluß in Hülle und Fülle übermäßig
Profuse, lavishly abundant.

prodigal son prodigal sons n
Heimkehrer Zurückkehrer verlorener Sohn
Someone who returns home from travelling or exile or who is welcomed back after disgrace, especially having repented of former extravagant or immoral behaviour.

prodigious /pɹəˈdɪd͡ʒəs/ more prodigious most prodigious adj
gewaltig ungeheuer
Very big in size or quantity; colossal, gigantic, huge.
verwunderlich
Extraordinarily amazing or exciting.

prodigy /ˈpɹɑdɪd͡ʒi/ /ˈpɹɒdɪd͡ʒi/ prodigies n
Wunder
An amazing or marvellous thing; a wonder. [from 17th c.]
Wunderkind Genie Hochbegabte Hochbegabter
An extremely talented person, especially a child. [from 17th c.]
Orakel
(archaic) An extraordinary thing seen as an omen; a portent. [from 15th c.]

prodrome /ˈpɹoʊˌdɹoʊm/ prodromes n
Prodrom
(medicine) An early sign or symptom (or set of signs and symptoms) warning of the onset of a disease.

produce /pɹəˈdjuːs/ /pɹəˈdus/ /pɹəˈd͡ʒuːs/ /ˈpɹoʊ.dus/ /ˈpɹɑ.dus/ /ˈpɹɒdjuːs/ /ˈpɹɒd͡ʒuːs/ n
Produkt
That which is produced.
Ertrag Obst und Gemüse
Harvested agricultural goods collectively, especially vegetables and fruit, but possibly including eggs, dairy products and meat; the saleable food products of farms.

produce /pɹəˈdjuːs/ /pɹəˈdus/ /pɹəˈd͡ʒuːs/ /ˈpɹoʊ.dus/ /ˈpɹɑ.dus/ /ˈpɹɒdjuːs/ /ˈpɹɒd͡ʒuːs/ v
produzieren herstellen
(transitive) To bring forth, to yield, make, manufacture, or otherwise generate.
vorlegen
(transitive) To make (a thing) available to a person, an authority, etc.; to provide for inspection.
produzieren
(transitive, media) To sponsor and present (a motion picture, etc) to an audience or to the public.

producer /pɹəˈdjuːsə/ /pɹəˈduːsɚ/ /pɹəˈdʒuːsə/ producers n
Hersteller Herstellerin Produzent
(economics) An individual or organization that creates goods and services.
Produzent Produzentin Hersteller Herstellerin
(UK, Irish, slang) An arrest for speeding after which the driver is allowed seven (in the UK) or ten (in Ireland) days to produce his/her driving licence and related documents at a police station.

producer good producer goods n
Intermediat Zwischenprodukt
(economics) An item of goods, such as partly finished goods, used as an input in the production of other goods.

producible adj
herstellbar
Able to be produced

product /ˈpɹɑ.dəkt/ /ˈpɹɑ.dʌkt/ /ˈpɹɒd.əkt/ /ˈpɹɒd.ʌkt/ products n
Produkt
(mathematics) Any operation or a result thereof which generalises multiplication of numbers, like the multiplicative operation in a ring, product of types or a categorical product.
A consequence of someone's efforts or of a particular set of circumstances.
Any tangible or intangible good or service that is a result of a process and that is intended for delivery to a customer or end user.
The amount of an artifact that has been created by someone or some process.
Produkt Reaktionsprodukt
(chemistry) A chemical substance formed as a result of a chemical reaction.
Produkt Erzeugnis
(countable, uncountable) A commodity offered for sale.
Stoff
(US, slang) Illegal drugs, especially cocaine, when viewed as a commodity.

product owner product owners n
Product Owner

product placement product placements n
Product-Placement Produktplatzierung Schleichwerbung
(marketing) A form of advertising where a brand or product is incorporated into non-advertising media such as films.

production /pɹəˈdʌkʃən/ productions n
Produktion Herstellung
The act of producing, making or creating something. [from 15th c.]
Produktion
The act of being produced.
Produktion Erzeugung
The total amount produced.
Inszenierung
The presentation of a theatrical work.

production order production orders n
Fertigungsauftrag

productive /pɹəˈdʌk.təv/ /pɹəˈdʌk.tɪv/ more productive most productive adj
produktiv
Capable of producing something, especially in abundance; fertile.
(linguistics, of an affix or word construction rule) Consistently applicable to any of an open set of words.
(set theory) A type of set of natural numbers, related to mathematical logic.
konstruktiv
Yielding good or useful results; constructive.

productive forces n
Produktivkräfte

productivity /ˌpɹoʊdʌkˈtɪvɪti/ /ˌpɹɑdʌkˈtɪvɪti/ /ˌpɹɒdʌkˈtɪvəti/ productivities n
Produktivität Leistungsfähigkeit
The state of being productive, fertile or efficient.

prof. ord. n
o. Prof. o.P.
abbreviation of “professor ordinarius” or an equivalent title

profane /pɹəˈfeɪn/ more profane most profane profaner profanest adj
profan
weltlich
Not sacred or holy, unconsecrated; relating to non-religious matters, secular.

profanity profanities n
Gotteslästerlichkeit Profanität Respektlosigkeit
(uncountable) The quality of being profane; quality of irreverence, of treating sacred things with contempt.
Fluch Schimpfwort Obszönität
(countable) Obscene, lewd or abusive language.

profeminism profeminisms n
Profeminismus
Support for feminism.

profess /pɹəˈfɛs/ v
sich bekennen
(transitive, chiefly, passive) To administer the vows of a religious order to (someone); to admit to a religious order. [from 14th c.]
bekennen
(transitive) To make a claim (to be something); to lay claim to (a given quality, feeling etc.), often with connotations of insincerity. [from 16th c.]

profession /pɹəˈfɛʃən/ professions n
Bekenntnis
The declaration of belief in the principles of a religion; hence, one's faith or religion. [from 16th c.]
Gelübde Profess
(religion) A promise or vow made on entering a religious order. [from 12th c.]
Beruf Profession
Professional occupation.

professional /pɹəˈfɛʃənəl/ more professional most professional adj
professionell Beruf
Of, pertaining to, or in accordance with the (usually high) standards of a profession.
berufsmäßig professionell
That is carried out for money, especially as a livelihood.
professionell
(by extension) Expert.

professional /pɹəˈfɛʃənəl/ professionals n
Profi Professionelle Professioneller
A person who earns their living from a specified activity.
Profi
An expert.

professional secrecy n
Berufsgeheimnis berufliche Schweigepflicht

professional sport professional sports n
Profisport
(sports) Sport in which athletes receive payment for their performance.

professional wrestling n
Catchen Wrestling
A form of sports entertainment characterized by the performance of choreographed wrestling matches with predetermined outcomes.

professionalism /pɹəˈfɛʃənəˌlɪzəm/ professionalisms n
Professionalismus
The status, methods, character or standards expected of a professional or of a professional organization, such as reliability, discretion, evenhandedness, and fair play.

professionality professionalities n
Fachlichkeit Professionalität Profitum
The condition of being professional.

professionalization /pɹəˌfɛʃn̩əlʌɪˈzeɪʃən/ professionalizations n
Professionalisierung
The act or process of professionalizing, or becoming professional. [from 20th c.]

professionalize v
professionalisieren
To make something professional

professor /pɹəˈfɛsə/ /pɹəˈfɛsɚ/ professors n
Professor Professorin Hochschullehrer Hochschullehrerin Professorsgattin Hochschulprofessor
(US, Philippines, informal) A teacher or faculty member at a college or university regardless of formal rank.
Bekenner Bekennerin
(archaic) One who professes something, such as a religious doctrine.

professor ordinarius professores ordinarii n
ordentlicher Professor
(academia, chiefly in Germany) A professor with a chair, representing a given area.

professorship professorships n
Professur
(education) The office of a professor.

proffer /ˈpɹɑfɚ/ /ˈpɹɒfə(ɹ)/ proffers n
Angebot
An offer made; something proposed for acceptance by another; a tender.

proffer /ˈpɹɑfɚ/ /ˈpɹɒfə(ɹ)/ v
anbieten
(transitive, reflexive) To offer for acceptance; to propose to give; to make a tender of.

proficiency /pɹəˈfɪʃənsi/ proficiencies n
Beschlagenheit Fertigkeit Tüchtigkeit Befähigung Begabung Fähigkeit
Ability, skill, competence.

proficient /pɹoʊˈfɪʃ.ənt/ /pɹəˈfɪʃ.ənt/ more proficient most proficient adj
tüchtig sachkundig befähigt bewandert erfahren fähig
Good at something; skilled; fluent; practiced, especially in relation to a task or skill.

proficient /pɹoʊˈfɪʃ.ənt/ /pɹəˈfɪʃ.ənt/ proficients n
Experte Fachfrau Fachmann Meister Meisterin Profi
An expert.

profile /ˈpɹoʊfaɪl/ /ˈpɹəʊfaɪl/ profiles n
Profil Querschnitt
(countable) The shape, view, or shadow of a person's head from the side; a side view.
Benutzerprofil Profil
(Internet, countable) A specific page or field in which users can provide various types of personal information in software or Internet systems.

profiler profilers n
Fallanalytiker Fallanalytikerin Profiler Profilerin Profilersteller Profilerstellerin
A person who creates a profile for something or someone, especially a psychological profile for an unknown criminal.

profinite adj
proendlich

profinite group profinite groups n
proendliche Gruppe
(topology, category theory) A topological group that is isomorphic to the inverse limit of some inverse system of discrete finite groups; equivalently, a topological group that is also a Stone space.

profit /ˈpɹɑfɪt/ /ˈpɹɒfɪt/ profits n
Gewinn
(accounting, economics) Total income or cash flow minus expenditures. The money or other benefit a non-governmental organization or individual receives in exchange for products and services sold at an advertised price.
Gewinn Profit
(dated, literary) Benefit, positive result obtained.

profit /ˈpɹɑfɪt/ /ˈpɹɒfɪt/ v
profitieren erreichen gewinnen nützen
(transitive) To benefit (somebody), be of use to (somebody).
erreichen gewinnen
(intransitive, construed with from) To benefit, gain.
ausbeuten
(intransitive, construed with from) To take advantage of, exploit, use.

profit margin profit margins n
Gewinnspanne
The ratio of net income to net sales of a company expressed as a percentage.

profit warning profit warnings n
Gewinnwarnung
(stock market) An announcement by a company to its shareholders and other investors that its profits are likely to be less than expected.

profitability /pɹɒf.ɪ.təˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/ /ˈpɹɑ.fɪ.təˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/ profitabilities n
Rentabilität Einträglichkeit
The quality or state of being profitable; capacity to make a profit.

profitable /ˈpɹɑ.fɪ.tə.bl̩/ /ˈpɹɒf.ɪ.tə.bl̩/ more profitable most profitable adj
rentabel einträglich lukrativ gewinnbringend profitabel
Producing a profit.

profiteer /ˌpɹɒfɪˈtɪə(ɹ)/ profiteers n
Profiteur Profitmacher
(pejorative) One who makes an unreasonable profit not justified by cost or risk, a rent-seeker.

profiteering profiteerings n
Geschäftemacherei Wucherei
The act of making an unreasonable profit not justified by the corresponding assumption of risk, or by doing so unethically or opportunistically.

profiterole /pɹəˈfɪtəɹoʊl/ profiteroles n
Windbeutel
A small, hollow case of choux pastry with a filling.

profligacy /ˈpɹɑflɪɡəsi/ profligacies n
Verschwendung
(countable) Careless wastefulness.

profligate /ˈpɹɑːflɪɡeɪt/ /ˈpɹɑːflɪɡət/ /ˈpɹɒflɪɡeɪt/ /ˈpɹɒflɪɡət/ more profligate most profligate adj
verschwenderisch
Inclined to waste resources or behave extravagantly.

profound /pɹəˈfaʊnd/ more profound most profound adj
profund tief
tiefgehend
Descending far below the surface; opening or reaching to great depth; deep.
Intellectually deep; entering far into subjects; reaching to the bottom of a matter, or of a branch of learning; thorough

profuse /pɹəˈfjuːs/ more profuse most profuse adj
enorm freigebig freigiebig reichlich übermäßig überreich
abundant or generous to the point of excess.

profusely /pɹəˈfjusli/ more profusely most profusely adv
außerordentlich extrem über alle Maßen übermäßig
In great quantity or abundance; in a profuse manner.

profusion /pɹoʊˈfjuʒən/ /pɹə(ʊ)ˈfjuːʒən/ /pɹəˈfjuʒən/ profusions n
Überfluss Überfülle
abundance; the state of being profuse; a cornucopia
Vergeudung Verschwendung
lavish or imprudent expenditure; prodigality or extravagance

progenitor /pɹoʊˈd͡ʒɛn.ɪ.tɚ/ /pɹəʊˈd͡ʒɛn.ɪ.tə/ /pɹəˈd͡ʒɛn.ə.tə/ /pɹəˈd͡ʒɛn.ə.tɚ/ progenitors n
Ahn Vorfahr Vorfahre
A forefather, any of a person's direct ancestors.
Stammvater Urahn Vorfahr Vorfahre
An individual from whom one or more people (dynasty, tribe, nation...) are descended.
Vorfahr Vorfahre
(biology) An ancestral form of a species.
Vorläufer
(figuratively) A predecessor of something, especially if also a precursor or model.
Erzeuger Erzeugerin
(figuratively) Someone who originates something.

progeny /ˈpɹɑd͡ʒəni/ /ˈpɹɒd͡ʒəni/ progenies n
Nachkommen Nachfahren Nachkommenschaft
(uncountable) Offspring or descendants considered as a group.
Schaffen Werk
(countable, figurative) A result of a creative effort.

progesterone /pɹoʊˈd͡ʒɛstəˌɹoʊn/ /pɹəˈd͡ʒɛstəɹəʊn/ progesterones n
Progesteron
(steroid hormone, uncountable) A steroid hormone, secreted by the ovaries, whose function is to prepare the uterus for the implantation of a fertilized ovum and to maintain pregnancy.

prognosis /-səs/ /pɹɑɡˈnoʊsiz/ /pɹɑɡˈnoʊsɪs/ /pɹɒɡˈnəʊsiːz/ /pɹɒɡˈnəʊsɪs/ prognoses n
Prognose Vorhersage
A forecast of the future course or outcome of a situation based on what is presently known; a prediction. [from mid 17th c.]
Prognose
(medicine) A forecast of the future course or outcome of a disease or disorder based on current medical knowledge. [from mid 17th c.]

prognosticate /pɹɒɡˈnɒstɪkeɪt/ v
prognostizieren
(transitive) To predict or forecast, especially through the application of skill.

prograde /ˈpɹəʊɡɹeɪd/ more prograde most prograde adj
prograd rechtläufig
(astronomy) Moving in a forward direction, especially with respect to other bodies in the same system.

program /ˈpɹoʊɡɹəm/ /ˈpɹoʊˌɡɹæm/ /ˈpɹoːɡɹɑːm/ /ˈpɹoːɡɹəm/ /ˈpɹəʊɡɹæm/ programs n
Programm
A set of structured activities.
A leaflet listing information about a play, game or other activity.
(computing) A software application, or a collection of software applications, designed to perform a specific task.
Programm Sendung
(broadcasting) A performance of a show or other broadcast on radio or television.

program /ˈpɹoʊɡɹəm/ /ˈpɹoʊˌɡɹæm/ /ˈpɹoːɡɹɑːm/ /ˈpɹoːɡɹəm/ /ˈpɹəʊɡɹæm/ v
programmieren
(transitive) To enter a program or other instructions into (a computer or other electronic device) to instruct it to do a particular task.
(transitive) To put together the schedule of an event.
konditionieren
(transitive) To cause to automatically behave in a particular way.

program music n
Programmmusik
(music) A form of art music, generally without vocal parts, that attempts to convey a scene, image, or mood.

program trading n
Hochfrequenzhandel
(business, finance, computing) High-volume and high-speed buying and selling of investment securities, such as stocks and bonds, which is initiated and executed by brokerage firms' computer programs that continually monitor market conditions.

programmability programmabilities n
Programmierbarkeit
The abstract capability of being programmable.

programmable /pɹəʊˈɡɹæməbəl/ adj
programmierbar
Capable of being programmed.

programmable /pɹəʊˈɡɹæməbəl/ programmables n
programmierbarer Taschenrechner
A calculator that allows the user to write programs.

programmable logic controller programmable logic controllers n
Speicherprogrammierbare Steuerung
A programmable electronic device used in industrial automation to provide logic and sequencing controls for machinery.

programmatically /pɹoʊɡɹəˈmætɪk(ə)li/ adv
programmatisch
(programming) Through program code, rather than through a user interface.

programmer /ˈpɹoʊɡɹæmɚ/ /ˈpɹəʊɡɹæmə/ programmers n
Programmierer Programmiererin
(computing) One who writes computer programs; a software developer.
Programmiergerät
A device that installs or controls a software program in some other machine.

programming /ˈpɹoʊɡɹæmɪŋ/ /ˈpɹəʊɡɹəmɪŋ/ programmings n
Programmierung Programmieren
(computing) The act of writing a computer program.

programming language /ˈpɹoʊɡɹæmɪŋ læŋɡwɪdʒ/ /ˈpɹəʊɡɹæmɪŋ læŋɡwɪdʒ/ programming languages n
Programmiersprache
(programming) Code of reserved words and symbols used in computer programs, which give instructions to the computer on how to accomplish certain computing tasks.

progredient more progredient most progredient adj
progredient
(medicine) progressive (of the course of illness)

progress /-ɹəs/ /ˈpɹɑɡɹɛs/ /ˈpɹəʊɡɹɛs/ progresses n
Fortschritt
Specifically, advancement to a higher or more developed state; development, growth. [from 15th c.]
Movement onwards or forwards or towards a specific objective or direction; advance. [from 16th c.]

progress bar progress bars n
Fortschrittsanzeige Fortschrittsbalken Ladebalken Statusbalken
(graphical user interface) A bar that indicates the progression of a task by gradually filling its empty space with solid colour.

progression /pɹəˈɡɹɛʃən/ progressions n
Fortschritt Verlauf Fortschreiten Vorwärtsbewegung
The act of moving from one thing to another.
Folge Progression Reihe Fortschreibung Fortschreitung Sequenz
(mathematics) A sequence obtained by adding or multiplying each term by a constant.
Entwicklung Steigerung Vorankommen Weiterentwicklung Zunahme
Development, increase, evolution.

progressive /pɹəˈɡɹes.ɪv/ /pɹəˈɡɹɛs.ɪv/ more progressive most progressive adj
fortschrittlich progressiv
Favouring or promoting progress; advanced.
Promoting or favoring progress towards improved conditions or new policies, ideas, or methods.
progressiv fortschrittlich
Gradually advancing in extent; increasing.
progressiv
(politics) Liberal.
(of an income tax or other tax) Increasing in rate as the taxable amount increases.
Advancing in severity.

progressively /pɹəˈɡɹɛsɪvli/ more progressively most progressively adv
schrittweise stufenweise abschnittsweise fortschreitend fortschrittlich immerwährend
In a progressive manner.

progressivism progressivisms n
Progressivismus
A political ideology that favours progress towards better conditions in society.

prohibit /pɹoʊˈhɪbɪt/ /pɹəʊˈhɪbɪt/ /pɹəˈhɪbət/ /pɹəˈhɪbɪt/ v
verbieten
(transitive) To forbid, disallow, or proscribe officially; to make illegal or illicit.

prohibition /ˌpɹoʊ(h)ɪˈbɪʃən/ /ˌpɹəʊ(h)ɪˈbɪʃən/ prohibitions n
Verbot
An act of prohibiting, forbidding, disallowing, or proscribing something.

prohibitive /pɹəˈhɪbɪtɪv/ more prohibitive most prohibitive adj
ausschließend prohibitorisch unterbindend untersagend verbietend verhindernd
Tending to prohibit, preclude, or disallow.
prohibitiv unbezahlbar unerschwinglich unerträglich untragbar unverhältnismäßig
Costly to the extreme; beyond budget; requiring an unreasonable effort.

proinflammatory /ˌpɹoʊ.ɪnˈflæm.əˌtɔɹ.i/ /ˌpɹəʊ.ɪnˈflæm.ə.tɹi/ more proinflammatory most proinflammatory adj
proinflammatorisch
(biology) Producing or promoting inflammation.

project /pɹəˈd͡ʒɛkt/ /ˈpɹoʊ.d͡ʒɛkt/ /ˈpɹɐʊ.d͡ʒɛkt/ /ˈpɹɑ.d͡ʒɛkt/ /ˈpɹɑ.d͡ʒɪkt/ /ˈpɹɑˌd͡ʒɛkt/ /ˈpɹɒd͡ʒ.ɛkt/ /ˈpɹəʊ.dʒɛkt/ [-d͡ʒɪ̈kt] projects n
Projekt Vorhaben
A planned endeavor, usually with a specific goal and accomplished in several steps or stages.

project /pɹəˈd͡ʒɛkt/ /ˈpɹoʊ.d͡ʒɛkt/ /ˈpɹɐʊ.d͡ʒɛkt/ /ˈpɹɑ.d͡ʒɛkt/ /ˈpɹɑ.d͡ʒɪkt/ /ˈpɹɑˌd͡ʒɛkt/ /ˈpɹɒd͡ʒ.ɛkt/ /ˈpɹəʊ.dʒɛkt/ [-d͡ʒɪ̈kt] v
herausragen hervorragen ragen vorspringen vorstehen überstehen
(intransitive) To extend beyond a surface.
projizieren werfen ausstrahlen darstellen präsentieren
(transitive) To cast (an image or shadow) upon a surface; to throw or cast forward; to shoot forth.
ausfahren projizieren
(transitive) To extend (a protrusion or appendage) outward.
projektieren erwarten hochrechnen planen vorausberechnen voraussagen
(transitive) To make plans for; to forecast.
ausstrahlen darstellen präsentieren
(transitive, reflexive) To present (oneself), to convey a certain impression, usually in a good way.

project management n
Projektmanagement
(operations) The discipline of organizing and managing resources (e.g. people) in such a way that a project is completed within defined scope, quality, time and cost constraints.

project manager project managers n
Projektleiter Projektleiterin
One who manages projects.

projectable adj
projizierbar
Able to be projected.
(mathematics) Able to form a projection.

projectile /pɹə(ʊ)ˈd͡ʒɛktɪl/ /pɹə(ʊ)ˈd͡ʒɛktʌɪl/ /pɹəˈd͡ʒɛk.taɪl/ /pɹəˈd͡ʒɛk.tl̩/ projectiles n
Geschoss Projektil
An object intended to be or having been fired from a weapon.

projectile vomit v
strahlkotzen
To vomit with great expulsive force, so that the material expelled is projected away from the source.

projection /pɹəˈd͡ʒɛkʃən/ projections n
Vorsprung
Something which projects, protrudes, juts out, sticks out, or stands out.
Projektion Vorsprung Projizieren
The action of projecting or throwing or propelling something.
Projektion
The display of an image by devices such as movie projector, video projector, overhead projector or slide projector.
(psychology) A belief or assumption that others have similar thoughts and experiences to one's own. This includes making accusations that would more fittingly apply to the accuser.
(photography) The image that a translucent object casts onto another object.
(geometry) An image of an object on a surface of fewer dimensions.
(mathematics) A transformation which extracts a fragment of a mathematical object.
Prognose Vorhersage
A forecast or prognosis obtained by extrapolation
Projektion Kartenprojektion
(cartography) Any of several systems of intersecting lines that allow the curved surface of the earth to be represented on a flat surface. The set of mathematics used to calculate coordinate positions.
Projektion Projektor
(linear algebra) An idempotent linear transformation which maps vectors from a vector space onto a subspace.

projectionist projectionists n
Filmvorführer Filmvorführerin
A person who operates a film projector, especially one who does so as an occupation at a movie theatre or drive-in theatre.

projective variety projective varieties n
projektive Varietät
(algebraic geometry) A Zariski closed subvariety of a projective space; the zero-locus of a set of homogeneous polynomials that generates a prime ideal.

projector /pɹəˈd͡ʒɛktɚ/ projectors n
Projektor
An optical device that projects a beam of light, especially one used to project an image (or moving images) onto a screen. [from 19th c.]

prokaryote /pɹoʊˈkæɹi.oʊt/ /pɹoʊˈkæɹi.ət/ /pɹoʊˈkɛəɹi.oʊt/ /pɹəʊˈkæɹi.ɒt/ /pɹəʊˈkæɹi.əʊt/ prokaryotes n
Prokaryot
An organism whose cell (or cells) are characterized by the absence of a nucleus or any other membrane-bound organelles.

prolactin prolactins n
Prolaktin
(hormone) A peptide gonadotrophic hormone secreted by the pituitary gland; it stimulates growth of the mammary glands and lactation in females.

prolegomenon /ˌpɹoʊlɪˈɡɑmənɑn/ /ˌpɹəʊlɪˈɡɒmɪnɒn/ prolegomena n
Prolegomenon
(usually, in the plural) A prefatory discussion; a formal essay or critical discussion serving to introduce and interpret an extended work.

prolepsis /pɹoʊˈlɛpsɪs/ prolepses n
Prolepse Prolepsis
(grammar, rhetoric) A construction that consists of placing an element in a syntactic unit before that to which it would logically correspond.

proletarian more proletarian most proletarian adj
proletarisch Proletarier
Of or relating to the proletariat.

proletarian proletarians n
Proletarier Proletarierin
A member of the proletariat.

proletariat /ˌpɹoʊ.lɪˈtɛɚ.i.ət/ /ˌpɹəʊ.lɪˈtɛə.ɹɪ.ət/ proletariats n
Proletariat
(often, derogatory, also, figuratively) The lowest class of society; also, the lower classes of society generally; the masses.
(Marxism) Wage earners collectively, excluding salaried workers; people who own no capital and depend on their labour for survival; the working class, especially when seen as engaged in a class struggle with the bourgeoisie.
(chiefly, Ancient Rome, historical) The lowest class of citizens, who had no property and few rights, and were regarded as contributing only their offspring to the state.

proliferate /pɹəˈlɪf.əɹ.eɪt/ v
sich ausbreiten sich vermehren
(ambitransitive) To increase in number or spread rapidly; to multiply.

proliferation /pɹəˌlɪf.əˈɹeɪ.ʃən/ /pɹəˌlɪf.əˈɹæɪ.ʃən/ proliferations n
Vermehrung Knospung Sprossung
(uncountable) The process by which an organism produces others of its kind; breeding, propagation, procreation, reproduction.
Vergrößerung Verstärkung Wucherung Zunahme
(countable) The act of increasing or rising; augmentation, amplification, enlargement, escalation, aggrandizement.
Proliferation Verbreitung
(uncountable) The spread of biochemical, nuclear and other weapons of mass destruction to countries not originally involved in developing them.

prolific /pɹəˈlɪf.ɪk/ /ˌpɹoʊˈlɪf.ɪk/ more prolific most prolific adj
fruchtbar
Fertile; producing offspring or fruit in abundance — applied to plants producing fruit, animals producing young, etc.
produktiv
Similarly producing results or performing deeds in abundance

proline prolines n
Prolin
(amino acid) A nonessential amino acid C5H9NO2 found in most animal proteins, especially collagen; its cyclic structure leads to kinks in the peptide chain of proteins.

prolix /pɹoʊˈlɪks/ /ˈpɹəʊ.lɪks/ more prolix most prolix adj
weitschweifig
Tediously lengthy; dwelling on trivial details.

prolixity /pɹəʊˈlɪk.sɪ.ti/ /pɹəˈlɪk.sɪ.ti/ prolixities n
Beredsamkeit Langatmigkeit Weitschweifigkeit
Long-windedness, an excess of words.

prologue /ˈpɹoʊlɑɡ/ /ˈpɹoʊlɔɡ/ /ˈpɹəʊlɒɡ/ prologues n
Prolog
A speech or section used as an introduction, especially to a play or novel.

prolong /pɹoʊˈlɑŋ/ /pɹoʊˈlɔŋ/ /pɹəʊˈlɒŋ/ v
ausdehnen
(transitive) To extend in space or length.
verlängern
(transitive) To lengthen in time; to extend the duration of
hinauszögern
(transitive) To put off to a distant time; to postpone.

prolongation /pɹoʊˌlɑŋˈ(ɡ)eɪʃən/ /pɹoʊˌlɔŋˈ(ɡ)eɪʃən/ /pɹəˌlɑŋˈ(ɡ)eɪʃən/ /pɹəˌlɔŋˈ(ɡ)eɪʃən/ /ˌpɹɒlɒŋˈɡeɪʃən/ /ˌpɹɒləŋˈɡeɪʃən/ /ˌpɹəʊlɒŋˈɡeɪʃən/ /ˌpɹəʊləŋˈɡeɪʃən/ prolongations n
Prolongation Verlängerung
That which has been prolonged; an extension.

prolonged /pɹoʊˈlɑŋd/ /pɹoʊˈlɔŋd/ /pɹəʊˈlɒŋd/ more prolonged most prolonged adj
Dauer- Langzeit- andauernd anhaltend ausgedehnt gedehnt
lengthy in duration; extended; protracted.

prom /pɹɑm/ /pɹɒm/ proms n
Abiball Abschlussball Ball Prom Promenade
(US) A formal ball held at a high school or college on special occasions; e.g,. near the end of the academic year.

promenade /pɹɑməˈneɪd/ /pɹɑməˈnɑd/ /pɹɒməˈneɪd/ /pɹɒməˈnɑːd/ /ˈpɹɒməneɪd/ /ˈpɹɒmənɑːd/ promenades n
Promenade
A place where one takes a walk for leisurely pleasure, or for exercise, especially a terrace by the seaside.

promenade /pɹɑməˈneɪd/ /pɹɑməˈnɑd/ /pɹɒməˈneɪd/ /pɹɒməˈnɑːd/ /ˈpɹɒməneɪd/ /ˈpɹɒmənɑːd/ v
spazieren gehen
To walk for amusement, show, or exercise.

promethium /pɹoʊˈmiːθiəm/ n
Promethium
A metallic chemical element (symbol Pm) with an atomic number of 61.

prominence /ˈpɹɑ.mɪ.nəns/ /ˈpɹɒ.mɪ.nəns/ prominences n
Protuberanz
A bulge: something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from a form.
(astronomy) A gaseous projection, often loop-shaped, springing from the surface of the Sun or a star.

prominent /ˈpɹɑmɪnənt/ /ˈpɹɒmɪnənt/ more prominent most prominent adj
hervorstehend überstehend
standing out, or projecting; jutting; protuberant
hervorstechend
likely to attract attention from its size or position; conspicuous
prominent
eminent; distinguished above others

promiscuity /ˌpɹoʊ.mɪˈskju.ɪ.ti/ /ˌpɹɑm.ɪˈskju.ɪ.ti/ /ˌpɹɒm.ɪˈskju.ɪ.ti/ /ˌpɹəʊ.mɪˈskju.ɪ.ti/ promiscuities n
Promiskuität
The state or quality of being promiscuous.

promiscuous /pɹəˈmɪs.kju.əs/ more promiscuous most promiscuous adj
bunt gemischt zusammengewürfelt
Made up of various disparate elements mixed together; of disorderly composition.
unüberlegt wahllos willkürlich
Made without careful choice; indiscriminate.
promiskuitiv freizügig sexuell freizügig
Having many sexual partners, especially if indiscriminate in choosing said sexual partners.

promise /ˈpɹɑmɪs/ /ˈpɹɒmɪs/ promises n
Versprechen Gelöbnis
(countable) an oath or affirmation; a vow
Versprechen
(countable) A transaction between two persons whereby the first person undertakes in the future to render some service or gift to the second person or devotes something valuable now and here to his use.

promise /ˈpɹɑmɪs/ /ˈpɹɒmɪs/ v
versprechen zusagen
(ambitransitive) To commit to (some action or outcome), or to assure (a person) of such commitment; to make an oath or vow.

promising /ˈpɹɑmɪsɪŋ/ /ˈpɹɒmɪsɪŋ/ more promising most promising adj
vielversprechend
Showing promise, and likely to develop in a desirable fashion.

promissory note promissory notes n
Eigenwechsel Solawechsel
(finance) A document saying that someone owes a specific amount of money to someone else, often with the deadline and interest fees; the primary purposes of a promissory note are to evidence the debt obligation incurred, and to establish terms for payment thereof.

promontory /ˈpɹɑməntɔɹi/ /ˈpɹɒm.ən.tɹi/ promontories n
Landzunge
A high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff.

promote /pɹəˈmoʊt/ /pɹəˈməʊt/ v
befördern promovieren
(transitive) To raise (someone) to a more important, responsible, or remunerative job or rank.

promoter promoters n
Promoter
One who promotes.

promotion /pɹəˈmoʊʃən/ /pɹəˈməʊʃən/ promotions n
Beförderung Aufstieg Höherversetzung
An advancement in rank or position.
Förderung Werbung Bewerbung
Dissemination of information in order to increase its popularity.
Bewerbung Werbeaktion Werbung
(marketing) An event intended to increase the reach or image of a product or brand.
Umwandlung Bauernumwandlung
(chess) Transformation of a pawn into a piece (by reaching the opponent's back rank).

prompt /pɹɑmpt/ /pɹɒmpt/ prompts n
Eingabeaufforderung
(computing) A sequence of characters that is displayed to indicate that a computer is ready to receive input.

prompt /pɹɑmpt/ /pɹɒmpt/ v
anleiten anstacheln antreiben veranlassen
(transitive) To lead (someone) toward what they should say or do.
vorsagen anleiten anstacheln antreiben veranlassen vormachen
(transitive, theater, and, television) To show or tell (an actor/person) the words they should be saying, or actions they should be doing.
verursachen
(transitive) To initiate; to cause or lead to.

prompter prompters n
Souffleur Souffleuse
(theater) The person who does the prompting.

prompter's box n
Souffleurkasten
The raised box in the apron of a stage, opening towards the actors. The prompter sits inside with the prompter's book, ready to give cues for missed or forgotten lines.

promptness /ˈpɹɒmptnəs/ promptnesses n
Promptheit Schnelligkeit
The habit or characteristic of doing things without delay.
Pünktlichkeit
The habit of adhering to a designated time.

promulgate /ˈpɹɑ.məl.ɡeɪt/ /ˈpɹɒml̩.ɡeɪt/ v
verkünden bekanntmachen
(transitive) To make known or public.
erlassen
(transitive) To put into effect as a regulation.

pronaos /pɹoʊˈneɪ.ɒs/ /pɹoʊˈneɪ.əs/ pronaoi pronaoses n
Pronaos
(architecture) The inner area of the portico of a Greek or Roman temple

prone /pɹoʊn/ /pɹəʊn/ more prone most prone proner pronest adj
in Bauchlage
Lying face downward.
schräg
Having a downward inclination or slope.
geneigt anfällig
(figuratively) Predisposed, liable, inclined.

prone position prone positions n
Bauchlage
A body position in which the person lies flat with the chest down and the back up.

prone to more prone to most prone to adj
anfällig für
Inclined to; having a tendency to.

prong /pɹɑŋ/ /pɹɒŋ/ /pɹɔŋ/ prongs n
Zinke Zacke Dorn Ende Krappe Sprosse
A thin, pointed, projecting part, as of an antler or a fork or similar tool. A tine.
Arm Zweig
(sometimes, figurative) A branch; a fork.

prong /pɹɑŋ/ /pɹɒŋ/ /pɹɔŋ/ v
aufspießen spießen
To pierce or poke with, or as if with, a prong.

pronged more pronged most pronged adj
gezackt zackig
(chiefly, in combination) Having (a specified number or type of) prongs

pronghorn pronghorn pronghorns n
Gabelantilope Gabelbock Gabelhornantilope Gabelhorntier Gabelhornträger Pronghorn
A North American mammal, Antilocapra americana, that resembles an antelope.

pronic /ˈpɹɒnɪk/ adj
pronisch

pronoia /pɹoʊˈnɔɪə/ /pɹəʊˈnɔɪə/ pronoiae pronoiai pronoias n
Pronoia
(historical, Byzantine Empire) An imperial grant to an individual of temporary fiscal rights in the form of land, incomes or taxes from land, fishing rights, etc., sometimes carrying with it an obligation of military service.

pronominal /pɹəʊˈnɒmɪnəl/ more pronominal most pronominal adj
pronominal fürwörtlich
(linguistics, grammar) Of, pertaining to, resembling, or functioning as a pronoun.

pronominal adverb pronominal adverbs n
Pronominaladverb
(grammar) An adverb which contains a pronominal element; generally such an adverb replaces a phrase of preposition + pronoun.

pronominal phrase pronominal phrases n
Pronominalgruppe Pronominalphrase

pronominal verb pronominal verbs n
Pronominalverb Pronominalverbum pronominales Verb
(linguistics, grammar) A form of verb that has an attached pronoun in some languages (e.g. French, Spanish).

pronoun /ˈpɹoʊ.naʊn/ /ˈpɹəʊnaʊn/ pronouns n
Pronomen Fürwort Personenwort Pronom Personwort
(grammar) A type of word that refers anaphorically to a noun or noun phrase, but which cannot ordinarily be preceded by a determiner and rarely takes an attributive adjective.

pronounce /pɹəˈnaʊns/ v
verkünden
(transitive) To declare formally, officially or ceremoniously.
aussprechen pronunzieren
(transitive) To sound out (a word or phrase); to articulate.
aussprechen
(intransitive) To produce the components of speech.

pronunciation /prəˌnʌnsɪˈeɪʃn/ /pɹəˌnaʊn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/ /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/ /pɹəˌnʌn.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃən/ /pɹəˌnʌn.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃʌn/ [pʰɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən] pronunciations n
Aussprache
(uncountable) The way in which the words of a language are made to sound when speaking.

pronunciation dictionary pronunciation dictionaries n
Aussprachewörterbuch
A dictionary that provides pronunciation of words, usually in the International Phonetic Alphabet.

pronunciation spelling pronunciation spellings n
aussprachegetreue Schreibung
(countable, uncountable) Spelling intended to represent a pronunciation, which may or may not be the standard spelling of the word.

proof /pɹuf/ /pɹuːf/ /pɹʉːf/ proofs n
Beweis
(countable) An effort, process, or operation designed to establish or discover a fact or truth; an act of testing; a test; a trial.
(uncountable) The degree of evidence which convinces the mind of any truth or fact, and produces belief; a test by facts or arguments which induce, or tend to induce, certainty of the judgment; conclusive evidence; demonstration.
(countable, mathematics) A process for testing the accuracy of an operation performed. Compare prove, transitive verb, 5.
polierte Platte
(numismatics) A limited-run high-quality strike of a particular coin, originally as a test run, although nowadays mostly for collectors' sets.

proof /pɹuf/ /pɹuːf/ /pɹʉːf/ v
aufgehen lassen
(transitive, cooking) To allow yeast-containing dough to rise.

proof by contradiction proofs by contradiction n
Widerspruchsbeweis
(mathematics, logic) Proof of a statement adduced by deriving a contradiction from the statement's negation.

proof of concept proofs of concept proofs of concepts n
Machbarkeitsstudie Prinzipientest
A short and/or incomplete realization of a certain method or idea to demonstrate its feasibility.
Machbarkeitsstudie
(software development, perhaps nonstandard) A proof of technology or pilot project.

proof system proof systems n
Beweissystem

proofing /ˈpɹuːfɪŋ/ proofings n
Stückgare
A step in creating yeast breads and baked goods, during which the yeast is allowed to leaven the dough.

proofreader proofreaders n
Korrekturleser
A person who proofreads.
Korrekturleser Korrektor
A person whose occupation is to proofread.

proofreading proofreadings n
Korrektorat Korrekturlesen
The act or process by which a document is proofread.

prop /pɹɑp/ /pɹɒp/ /pɹɔp/ props n
Unterstützung Stütze
An object placed against or under another, to support it; anything that supports.
Requisit Accessoire Ausstattung Requisite
(theater, film) An item placed on a stage or set to create a scene or scenario in which actors perform.
Propeller
The propeller of an aircraft or boat.

prop /pɹɑp/ /pɹɒp/ /pɹɔp/ v
abstützen aufbocken halten stützen unterstützen
(transitive, sometimes, figurative) To support or shore up something.

prop gun prop guns n
Requisitenpistole Requisitenwaffe

propadiene n
Propadien
(organic compound) the simplest allene, CH2=C=CH2

propaedeutic /ˌpɹoʊpiːˈdjuːtɪk/ /ˌpɹɑpəˈduːtik/ more propaedeutic most propaedeutic adj
propädeutisch
(formal, of, education) Preparatory or introductory.

propaedeutic /ˌpɹoʊpiːˈdjuːtɪk/ /ˌpɹɑpəˈduːtik/ propaedeutics n
Propädeutik
An introductory course of instruction.

propaganda /ˌpɹɒpəˈɡændə/ [ˌpɹɑp.əˈɡɛə̯n.də] [ˌpɹɒp.əˈɡæn.də] [ˌpɹɔp.əˈɡan.də] propagandas n
Propaganda
(as a neutral word, _, dated) Agitation, publicity, public communication aimed at influencing an audience and furthering an agenda.

propaganda of the deed [ˌpɹɒ.pəˈɡæ̝ˑn.də əʋ ˌðə ˈdiːd] n
Propaganda der Tat
A politically motivated act of violence, meant to broadcast an ideological message and serve as catalyst to ignite a spirit of socialist revolution among the proletariat against perceived oppressors.

propagandist /pɹɒpəˈɡandɪst/ propagandists n
Propagandist Propagandistin
A person who disseminates propaganda. [from 18th c.]

propagandistic /pɹɒpəɡanˈdɪstɪk/ more propagandistic most propagandistic adj
propagandistisch
Having the characteristics of propaganda; spreading propaganda.

propagate /ˈpɹɑpəˌɡeɪt/ /ˈpɹɒpəˌɡeɪt/ v
verbreiten
(transitive) To spread from person to person; to extend the knowledge of; to originate and spread; to carry from place to place; to disseminate.
sich vermehren
(biology, intransitive) To produce young; to be produced or multiplied by generation, or by new shoots or plants.

propagule propagules n
Brutknospe Brutkörper Brutorgan
(biology) A reproductive particle released by an organism in order to propagate itself, by means such as dispersal or infection, to the next stage in its life cycle.

propane /ˈpɹoʊpeɪn/ propanes n
Propan
(organic compound) An aliphatic hydrocarbon, C3H8, a constituent of natural gas. [from 1867]

propanol propanols n
Propanol
(organic compound) Either of two isomeric aliphatic alcohols, C3H7-OH

propanone n
Propanon
(chemistry) The systematic name of the simplest ketone with formula C3H6O, usually called acetone.

proparoxytone /pɹoʊpəˈɹɑksɪtoʊn/ /pɹəʊpəˈɹɒksɪtəʊn/ proparoxytones n
Proparoxytonon
(linguistics) A proparoxytone word.

propel /pɹəˈpel/ /pɹəˈpɛl/ v
antreiben
(transitive) To provide an impetus for motion or physical action, to cause to move in a certain direction; to drive forward.

propeller propellers n
Schraube Propeller Luftschraube Schiffschraube
A mechanical device with evenly-shaped blades that turn on a shaft to push against air or water, especially one used to propel an aircraft or boat.

propeller cap propeller caps n
Propellerhut Propellermütze

propeller shaft propeller shafts n
Gelenkwelle
(automotive) the shaft which connects the gearbox to the differential on the axle of a rear-wheel-drive or four-wheel-drive vehicle.

propene propenes n
Propen

propensity /pɹəˈpɛnsɪti/ propensities n
Neigung Tendenz
An inclination, disposition, tendency, preference, or attraction.

proper /ˈpɹɑ.pɚ/ /ˈpɹɒp.ə(ɹ)/ /ˈpɹɔp.ə/ more proper most proper adj
richtig angemessen passend
Suited or acceptable to the purpose or circumstances; fit, suitable. [13th c.]
Eigenname
(grammar) Used to designate a particular person, place, or thing. Proper nouns are usually written with an initial capital letter. [14th c.]
eigen richtig
Belonging to oneself or itself; own. [14th c.]
eigentlich
(often, _, postpositive) In the very strictest sense of the word. [14th c.]
richtig
(now, colloquial) Utter, complete. [15th c.]

proper noun proper nouns n
Eigenname Nomen proprium
(grammar) A word or phrase that is a noun denoting a particular person, place, organization, ship, animal, event, or other individual entity.

proper subset proper subsets n
echte Teilmenge
(set theory) a set that is a subset of the set, but not equal to it.

properly /ˈpɹɑ.pɚ.li/ /ˈpɹɒp.li/ /ˈpɹɒp.ə.li/ more properly most properly adv
ordnungsgemäß richtig ordentlich vernünftig
in a proper manner, appropriately, suitably; correctly, justifiably

property /ˈpɹɑ.pɚ.ti/ /ˈpɹɒp.ə.ti/ [ˈpɹɑ.pɚ.ɾi] properties n
Eigentum Besitz
Something that is owned.
Grundstück Anwesen Grundbesitz
A piece of real estate, such as a parcel of land.
Eigentum Eigenschaft
The exclusive right of possessing, enjoying and disposing of a thing.
Eigenschaft Eigentum
An attribute or abstract quality associated with an individual, object or concept.
An attribute or abstract quality which is characteristic of a class of objects.
Eigenschaft
(computing) An editable or read-only parameter associated with an application, component or class.
Requisit
(usually, in the plural, theater) A prop, an object used in a dramatic production.

property law n
Sachenrecht
(legal) The area of law concerned with the ownership and conveyance of property rights and title.

property management n
Hausverwaltung
The operation, control and oversight of real estate.

property master property masters n
Requisiteur Requisiteurin
(film, theatre) The person in a film or theatrical production responsible for the props.

property register /ˈpɹɑp.ɚt.iˈɹɛdʒ.ɪs.tɚ/ /ˈpɹɒp.ət.iˈɹɛdʒ.ɪs.tə/ property registers n
Grundbuch
an official list maintained by the land registry of land, buildings and their particulars.

property tax property taxes n
Grundsteuer
A tax, usually ad valorem, charged on the basis of the fair market value of property. The scope of taxable property varies by jurisdiction and it may include personal property in addition to real estate.

propfan propfans n
Propellergebläse Propfan
(aviation) A modified turbofan jet engine with the propeller outside the engine duct of an aircraft.

prophase prophases n
Prophase
The first stage of mitosis, during which chromatin condenses to form the chromosomes.

prophecy /ˈpɹɑfɪ̈si/ /ˈpɹɒfɨsi/ prophecies n
Prophezeiung Weissagung
A prediction, especially one made by a prophet or under divine inspiration.

prophesy /ˈpɹɑfɪsaɪ/ /ˈpɹɒfɪsaɪ/ v
prophezeien weissagen
To speak or write with divine inspiration; to act as prophet. [from 14th c.]
To foreshow; to herald; to prefigure.

prophet /ˈpɹɑ.fɪt/ /ˈpɹɒf.ɪt/ prophetess prophets n
Prophet Prophetin Weissager
Someone who speaks by divine inspiration.
Someone who predicts the future; a soothsayer.

prophet of doom prophets of doom n
Schwarzseher
(idiomatic) a pessimistic person who sees possible calamity in every situation.

prophetess /pɹɒfɪˈtɛs/ prophet prophetesses n
Prophetin Weissagerin
A female prophet.

prophethood prophethoods n
Prophetentum
State or condition of being a prophet.

prophetic /pɹəˈfɛtɪk/ adj
prophetisch
Of, or relating to a prophecy or a prophet.

prophylactic /pɹɒfəˈlæktɪk/ more prophylactic most prophylactic adj
prophylaktisch

prophylaxis /pɹɔfɪˈlæksɪs/ prophylaxes n
Prophylaxe Vorbeugung
(medicine) Prevention of, or protective treatment for, disease.

propiska /pɹəˈpɪskə/ n
Anmeldung Propiska
a system of population control in the ex-USSR, (regional) residence permit, registration

propitiate /ˌpɹəˈpɪʃieɪt/ v
besänftigen
(transitive) To conciliate, appease, or make peace with someone, particularly a god or spirit.

propitious /pɹoʊˈpɪʃəs/ more propitious most propitious adj
günstig gnädig förderlich
Favorable; benevolent.
vorteilhaft
Advantageous.
verheißungsvoll
Characteristic of a good omen.

propolis /ˈpɹɑ.pə.lɪs/ /ˈpɹɒ.pə.lɪs/ n
Propolis
An aromatic glue-like substance produced by honeybees from tree resin, waxes, and their own secretions, used in the construction of their hives.

proponent /pɹəˈpoʊnənt/ /pɹəˈpəʊnənt/ proponents n
Befürworter Fürsprecher
One who supports something; an advocate.

proportion /pɹəˈpo(ː)ɹʃən/ /pɹəˈpoəʃən/ /pɹəˈpɔɹʃən/ /pɹəˈpɔːʃən/ proportions n
Proportion Teil
(countable) A quantity of something that is part of the whole amount or number.
Anteil
(countable) Proper or equal share.

proportional more proportional most proportional adj
proportional
(mathematics) At a constant ratio (to). Two magnitudes (numbers) are said to be proportional if the second varies in a direct relation arithmetically to the first. Symbol: ∝.

proportional representation n
Proporzwahl Verhältniswahl
A voting principle aimed at securing a close match between the percentage of votes that groups of candidates (usually political parties) obtain in elections, and the percentage of seats they receive in the elected body.

proportionality /pɹəpɔɹʃəˈnæləti/ /pɹəpɔɹʃɪnˈælɪti/ proportionalities n
Proportionalität
(uncountable) the property of being proportional

proportionally /pɹəˈpɔɹʃənəli/ /pɹəˈpɔːʃənəli/ more proportionally most proportionally adv
proportional
In proportion; in due degree; adapted relatively.

proportionate /pɹəˈpɔɹʃəneɪt/ /pɹəˈpɔɹʃənət/ /pɹəˈpɔːʃəneɪt/ /pɹəˈpɔːʃənət/ v
proportionieren
(transitive) To make proportionate.

proposal /pɹəˈpoʊzəl/ /pɹəˈpəʊzəl/ proposals n
Heiratsantrag
(legal) The offer by a party of what they have in view as to an intended business transaction, which, with acceptance, constitutes a contract.
The act of asking someone to be one's spouse; an offer of marriage.
Vorschlag
Something which is proposed, or offered for consideration or acceptance.

propose /pɹəˈpoʊz/ /pɹəˈpəʊz/ v
vorschlagen
(transitive) To suggest a plan, course of action, etc.
einen Heiratsantrag machen
(intransitive, sometimes followed by to) To ask for a person's hand in marriage.
beabsichtigen
(transitive) To intend.
(obsolete) To talk; to converse.

proposition /ˌpɹɑpəˈzɪʃən/ propositions n
Satz

propositional logic propositional logics n
Aussagenlogik
(logic) A formal deductive system in which formulae representing propositions can be formed by combining atomic propositions using logical connectives.

propound /prəˈpaʊnd/ v
vorlegen vorschlagen
(transitive) To put forward; to offer for discussion or debate.

propranolol /pɹoʊˈpɹæn.əˌlɔl/ /pɹəʊˈpɹan.ə.lɒl/ propranolols n
Propranolol
(pharmaceutical drug) A synthetic compound which acts as a beta blocker and is used mainly in the treatment of cardiac arrhythmia.

proprietary /pɹəˈpɹaɪ.ə.tə.ɹi/ /pɹəˈpɹaɪ.ə.tɛ.ɹi/ /pɹəˈpɹaɪ.ə.tɹi/ more proprietary most proprietary adj
Eigentums- Eigentümer- besitzend
Of or relating to property or ownership.
geschützt proprietär
Created or manufactured exclusively by the owner of intellectual property rights, as with a patent or trade secret.
Eigen- Privat- privat
Privately owned.

proprietor /pɹəˈpɹaɪətɚ/ proprietors proprietress n
Besitzer Besitzerin Eigentümer Inhaber Inhaberin
An owner.
Alleininhaber Einzelinhaber
A sole owner of an unincorporated business, also called a sole proprietor.
Mitinhaber
One of the owners of an unincorporated business, a partner.

propriety /pɹəˈpɹaɪəti/ proprieties n
Angemessenheit Geeignetheit Korrektheit Ordnungsmäßigkeit Richtigkeit
Suitability, fitness; the quality of being appropriate. [from 18th c.]
Anstand Anständigkeit Form Redlichkeit Schicklichkeit Tugendhaftigkeit
(often, in the plural) Correctness in behaviour and morals; good manners, seemliness. [from 19th c.]

proprioception /ˌpɹoʊ.pɹi.oʊˈsɛp.ʃən/ /ˌpɹəʊ.pɹi.əʊˈsɛp.ʃən/ proprioceptions n
Propriozeption Tiefensensibilität
The sense of the position of parts of the body, relative to other neighbouring parts of the body.

propulsion /pɹəˈpʌlʃən/ propulsions n
Antrieb
The process of propelling, driving, or pushing, typically forward or onward; a propulsive force or impulse.

propylene propylenes n
Propylen
(organic compound) The organic chemical compound propene. An alkene which is a colorless gaseous (at room temperature and pressure) hydrocarbon with the chemical formula C3H6.

propyne propynes n
Propin
(organic compound) the alkyne HC≡C-CH3

prorogue /pɹoʊˈɹoʊɡ/ /pɹə(ʊ)ˈɹəʊɡ/ v
vertagen
(transitive) To suspend (a parliamentary session) or to discontinue the meetings of (an assembly, parliament etc.) without formally ending the session. [from 15th c.]
aufschieben verschieben
(transitive, now, _, rare) To defer. [from 15th c.]
verlängern
(obsolete) To prolong or extend. [15th–18th c.]

pros and cons n
Für und Wider Pro und Contra Vor- und Nachteile
(pluralonly) The positive and negative attributes of arguments.

prosaic /pɹoʊˈzeɪ.ɪk/ /pɹəʊˈzeɪ.ɪk/ more prosaic most prosaic adj
prosaisch
Pertaining to or having the characteristics of prose.
(main usage, usually of writing or speaking but also figurative) Overly plain, simple or commonplace, to the point of being boring.

prosaist prosaists n
Prosaiker Prosaikerin
A person who writes prose.

proscenium /pɹoʊˈsiː.ni.əm/ /pɹəʊˈsiː.ni.əm/ proscenia prosceniums n
Bühnenfassade
(in an ancient, _, theater) The row of columns at the front the scene building, at first directly behind the circular orchestra but later upon a stage.

prosciutto /pɹəˈʃuː.toʊ/ /pɹəˈʒuː.toʊ/ prosciutti prosciuttos n
Prsut Pršut Schinken
A dry-cured ham from Italy, thinly sliced.

proscribe /pɹəˈskɹaɪb/ /ˈpɹoʊˌskɹaɪb/ /ˈpɹəʊˌskɹaɪb/ v
verbieten
(transitive) To forbid or prohibit.
(transitive) To denounce.
verbannen ächten
(transitive) To banish or exclude.

prose /ˈpɹoʊz/ /ˈpɹəʊz/ proses n
Prosa
Language, particularly written language, not intended as poetry.

prosecute /ˈpɹɒsɪkjuːt/ v
belangen gerichtlich
(transitive, legal) To start criminal proceedings against.
anklagen bestrafen vor Gericht stellen
(transitive, legal) To charge, try.
betreiben verfolgen
(transitive) To pursue something to the end.

prosecution /ˌpɹɑ.səˈkju.ʃən/ prosecutions n
Strafverfolgung Verfolgung strafrechtliche Verfolgung
(legal) The institution of legal proceedings (particularly criminal) against a person.
Strafverfolgungsbehörde verfolgende Behörde
(legal) In many countries, a legal body and institution, usually part of the state apparatus, empowered to perform prosecution. Prosecutor's Office. See Prosecutor.

prosecutor /ˈpɹɑsəˌkjuːtəɹ/ prosecutors n
Staatsanwalt Staatsanwältin
(law) a prosecuting attorney.
Staatsanwalt Staatsanwältin Anklägerin Ankläger Amtsanwalt
(law) a person, as a complainant, victim, or chief witness, who institutes prosecution in a criminal proceeding.

proselyte /ˈpɹɑsəˌlaɪt/ /ˈpɹɒsəlaɪt/ proselytes n
Proselyt Judengenosse
One who has converted to a religion or doctrine, especially a gentile converted to Judaism.

proselytism proselytisms n
Proselytismus
The state of being a proselyte.

proselytize /ˈpɹɑ.sə.lə.taɪz/ /ˈpɹɑ.sə.lɪ.taɪz/ /ˈpɹɑ.zə.lə.taɪz/ /ˈpɹɑ.zə.lɪ.taɪz/ /ˈpɹɒs.əl.ə.taɪz/ /ˈpɹɒs.əl.ɪ.taɪz/ v
bekehren missionieren seinen Glauben predigen seinen Glauben verkünden
(ambitransitive, broadly) To advertise one’s religious beliefs; to convert (someone) to one’s own faith or religious movement or encourage them to do so.
(als) (Anhänger) gewinnen bekehren für seine Sache gewinnen überzeugen
(by extension, ambitransitive) To advertise a non-religious belief, way of living, cause, point of view, (scientific) hypothesis, social or other position, political party, or other organization; to convince someone to join such a cause or organization or support such a position; to recruit someone.

prosimian prosimians n
Halbaffen
A primate that is not a monkey or an ape, generally nocturnal with large eyes and ears. Such primates were formerly grouped in the suborder Prosimii, but are now considered a paraphyletic group and not a clade.

proso millet /ˈpɹoʊsoʊ ˈmɪlit/ proso millets n
Rispenhirse gewöhnliche Hirse
Panicum miliaceum, a grass species used as a crop.

prosodic /pɹəˈsɒdɪk/ /pɹəˈzɒdɪk/ more prosodic most prosodic adj
prosodisch
Of, or relating to, prosody.

prosody /ˈpɹoʊzədi/ /ˈpɹɑsədi/ /ˈpɹɑzədi/ /ˈpɹɒsədi/ /ˈpɹɒzədi/ /ˈpɹəʊzədi/ prosodies n
Prosodie
(linguistics) The study of rhythm, intonation, stress, and related attributes in speech.
Verslehre Prosodie
(poetry) The study of poetic meter; the patterns of sounds and rhythms in verse.

prosopagnosia /ˌpɹɑsoʊpæɡˈnoʊʒə/ /ˌpɹɒsəpaɡˈnəʊsɪə/ /ˌpɹɒsəpaɡˈnəʊzɪə/ /ˌpɹɒsəpaɡˈnəʊʒə/ prosopagnosias n
Prosopagnosie
(neurology, pathology, psychology) A form of visual agnosia characterized by difficulty with face recognition despite intact low-level visual processing.

prosopographic adj
prosopografisch

prosopography prosopographies n
Prosopographie
a study of the individuals in a group of people within a specific context and their relationships

prospect /pɹəˈspɛkt/ /ˈpɹɑspɛkt/ /ˈpɹɒspɛkt/ prospects n
Perspektive Sicht
The region which the eye overlooks at one time; view; scene; outlook.
Aussicht
A picturesque or panoramic view; a landscape; hence, a sketch of a landscape.
Chance Erwartung
The act of looking forward; foresight; anticipation.

prospect /pɹəˈspɛkt/ /ˈpɹɑspɛkt/ /ˈpɹɒspɛkt/ v
schürfen
(intransitive) To search, as for gold.

prospective /pɹəˈspɛktɪv/ adj
künftig prospektiv voraussichtlich zukünftig
Likely or expected to happen or become.

prospector /pɹəˈspɛktə/ /ˈpɹɑsˌpɛktɚ/ prospectors n
Goldsucher Prospektor
A person who explores or prospects an area in search of mineral deposits, such as gold.

prospectus /pɹəsˈpɛktəs/ prospectus prospectuses n
Prospekt
A document, distributed to prospective members, investors, buyers, or participants, which describes an institution (such as a university), a publication, or a business and what it has to offer.

prosper /ˈpɹɑspɚ/ /ˈpɹɒspə(ɹ)/ v
florieren gedeihen prosperieren
(intransitive) To be successful; to succeed; to be fortunate or prosperous; to thrive; to make gain.

prosperity /pɹɑˈspɛɹ.ɪ.ti/ /pɹɒˈspɛɹ.ɪ.ti/ prosperities n
Wohlstand Prosperität
The condition of being prosperous, of having good fortune

prosperous /ˈpɹɑs.pə.ɹəs/ /ˈpɹɒs.p(ə.)ɹəs/ more prosperous most prosperous adj
blühend erfolgreich florierend
Characterized by success.
wohlhabend reich
Well off; affluent.
günstig
Favorable.

prostate /ˈpɹɒs.teɪt/ /ˈpɹɔs.teɪt/ prostates n
Prostata Vorsteherdrüse
The prostate gland. [from 1646]

prostate cancer prostate cancers n
Prostatakrebs
(oncology, disease) Cancer of the prostate gland.

prostate gland prostate glands n
Vorsteherdrüse
(anatomy) A gland in male mammals surrounding the urethra just below the urinary bladder that controls the release of urine from the bladder and produces a secretion that is the fluid part of semen.

prostatitis prostatites prostatitides n
Entzündung der Prostata Prostataentzündung Prostatitis
(pathology) Inflammation of the prostate.

prosthesis /pɹɒsˈθiːsɪs/ prostheses n
Prothese Kunstglied Prosthese
(medicine) An artificial replacement for a body part, either internal or external.

prosthetics /pɹɒsˈθɛtɪks/ /pɹəsˈθɛtɪks/ n
Prothetik
(medical) Branch of medicine that deals with the artificial replacement of missing body parts.

prosthodontics n
Zahnersatz
Prosthetic dentistry: a specialty of dentistry concerned with the restoration or replacement of damaged or missing teeth or portions thereof.

prostitute /ˈpɹɑːstətuːt/ /ˈpɹɒstɪtjuːt/ /ˈpɹɒstɪtʃuːt/ prostitutes n
Prostituierte Dirne Hure Freudenmädchen Nutte Buhldirne
A person who does, or offers to do, a demeaning or dishonourable activity for money or personal gain; someone who acts in a dishonourable way for personal advantage. [from 17th c.]

prostitute /ˈpɹɑːstətuːt/ /ˈpɹɒstɪtjuːt/ /ˈpɹɒstɪtʃuːt/ v
prostituieren anschaffen
(transitive, reflexive) To offer (oneself or someone else) for sexual activity in exchange for money. [from 16th c.]
prostituieren
(transitive, derogatory) To sacrifice (oneself, one's talents etc.) in return for profit or other advantage; to exploit for base purposes.

prostitution /prɒstɪˈtjuːʃn/ /ˌprɒstɪˈt͡ʃuːʃn/ prostitutions n
Prostitution
Engaging in sexual activity with another person for pay.
(by extension) Debasement for profit or impure motives.

prostrate /ˈpɹɑstɹeɪt/ /ˈpɹɒstɹeɪt/ adj
niedergestreckt
Lying flat, face-down.

prostrate /ˈpɹɑstɹeɪt/ /ˈpɹɒstɹeɪt/ v
erniedrigen niederwerfen
(also, figurative) To throw oneself down in submission.

prostyle prostyles n
Prostylos
A building having pillars only along the front side

prosy /ˈpɹəʊzi/ prosier prosiest adj
nüchtern
(of speech or writing) Unpoetic; dull and unimaginative.

protactinium /ˌpɹoʊ.tækˈtɪn.i.əm/ /ˌpɹəʊ.tækˈtɪn.i.əm/ n
Protactinium
A chemical element (symbol Pa) with atomic number 91: a dense, silvery-gray actinide metal.

protagonist /pɹoʊˈtæɡ.ə.nɪst/ /pɹəˈtæɡ.ə.nɪst/ protagonists n
Protagonist Held Hauptfigur Protagonistin
(authorship) The main character, or one of the main characters, in any story, such as a literary work or drama.

protean /pɹoʊˈtiː.ən/ /pɹəʊˈtiː.ən/ /ˈpɹoʊ.tɪ.ən/ /ˈpɹəʊ.tɪ.ən/ more protean most protean adj
proteisch vielgestaltig
Exceedingly variable; readily assuming different shapes or forms.
proteusartig
(of or relating to Proteus).

protease /ˈpɹəʊtɪeɪz/ proteases n
Peptidase Protease Proteinase
(enzyme) An enzyme that cuts or cleaves proteins.

protect /pɹəˈtɛkt/ v
schützen beschützen
(ambitransitive) To keep safe; to defend; to guard; to prevent harm coming to.

protected /pɹəˈtɛktɪd/ more protected most protected adj
geschützt
defended

protecting group protecting groups n
Schutzgruppe
(organic chemistry) Any chemical entity that is temporarily reacted with a functional group so as to protect it from a subsequent reaction

protection /pɹəˈtɛkʃən/ protections n
Schutz
The process of keeping (something or someone) safe.

protection money n
Schutzgeld
Money paid, especially at regular intervals, to criminals or to corrupt officials who threaten to cause harm to the payer or to his or her business if the money is not paid.

protection racket protection rackets n
Schutzgelderpressung
(crime) A criminal scheme in which victims are required to pay in order to avoid violence or destruction of property.

protectionism /pɹəˈtɛkʃənɪzəm/ protectionisms n
Protektionismus
(politics, economics) A system or policy of protecting the domestic producers of a product from foreign competition by imposing tariffs, quotas, duties or other barriers on importations.

protectionist more protectionist most protectionist adj
protektionistisch
Of or pertaining to protectionism, or an advocate thereof.

protectionist protectionists n
Protektionist Protektionistin
Someone who believes in protecting domestic producers by impeding or limiting the importation of foreign goods and services via actions taken by government.

protective /pɹoʊtɛktɪv/ /pɹɛtɛktɪv/ more protective most protective adj
Schutz
Serving or intended to protect.

protector /pɹəˈtɛktə/ /pɹəˈtɛktɚ/ protectors protectress protectrix n
Beschützer
Someone who protects or guards, by assignment or on their own initiative.

protectorate /pɹəˈtɛktəɹɪt/ protectorates n
Protektorat Schutzgebiet
Government by a protector; especially, the government of England, Scotland, and Ireland by Oliver Cromwell.
The authority assumed by a superior power over an inferior or a dependent one, whereby the former protects the latter from invasion and shares in the management of its affairs but the protected state retains its nominal sovereignty.
An autonomous territory that is protected diplomatically or militarily against third parties by a stronger state or entity.

protein /ˈpɹoʊ.tiːn/ /ˈpɹoʊ.ɾi.ɪn/ /ˈpɹəʊ.ti.ɪn/ /ˈpɹəʊ.tiːn/ proteins n
Protein Eiweiß
(biochemistry, countable) Any of numerous large, complex naturally-produced molecules composed of one or more long chains of amino acids, in which the amino acid groups are held together by peptide bonds.
(nutrition, uncountable) One of three major classes of food or source of food energy (4 kcal/gram) abundant in animal-derived foods (i.e. meat) and some vegetables, such as legumes.

protein powder protein powders n
Proteinpulver

protein shake protein shakes n
Protein-Shake
A beverage containing protein mixed with milk or water for the purposes of improved nutrition, especially in bodybuilding.

proteome /ˈpɹəʊtɪəʊm/ proteomes n
Proteom
(biochemistry, genetics) The complete set of proteins encoded by a particular genome. [from 20th c.]

proteomics n
Proteomik
(biochemistry) The branch of molecular biology that studies the set of proteins expressed by the genome of an organism.

protest /pɹəˈtɛst/ /ˈpɹoʊ.tɛst/ /ˈpɹəʊ.tɛst/ protests n
Protest Einspruch Widerspruch
A formal objection, especially one by a group.
Protest Demonstration
A collective gesture of disapproval; a demonstration.

protest /pɹəˈtɛst/ /ˈpɹoʊ.tɛst/ /ˈpɹəʊ.tɛst/ v
protestieren demonstrieren
(intransitive) To make a strong objection.
Einspruch erheben Einwände äußern
To call as a witness in affirming or denying, or to prove an affirmation; to appeal to.

protester /pɹəˈtɛstəɹ/ /ˈpɹoʊtɛstəɹ/ protesters n
Protestant Protestierender Protestierer Protestler
(legal) One who protests a bill of exchange, or note.

prothesis /ˈpɹɑθəsɪs/ /ˈpɹɒθəsɪs/ /ˈpɹɔθəsɪs/ protheses n
Prothese
(phonology) The prepending of phonemes at the beginning of a word without changing its morphological structure, as in Spanish esfera from Greek (via Latin) (without prothesis the word would have become *sfera).

prothonotary warbler prothonotary warblers n
Zitronenwaldsänger
A small North American bird, Protonotaria citrea, having a yellow body and blue wings; it breeds in swampland.

protist /ˈproʊtɪst/ protists n
Protist
(microbiology) Any of the eukaryotic unicellular organisms—including protozoans, slime molds and some algae—historically grouped into the kingdom Protista (or Protoctista), now distributed over several clades.

protium protiums n
Protium
(isotope) The lightest and most common isotope of hydrogen, having a single proton and no neutrons: 11H

proto- /pɹoʊ.toʊ/ /ˈpɹəʊ.təʊ/ [pɹoʊ.ɾoʊ] prefix
ur-
(ordinal) First in order; which stage is first.
(inorganic chemistry) A minimal proportion of a particular substance when in a combination. See protosalt.

proto-language proto-languages n
Ursprache
(linguistics) A language which is reconstructed by examining similarities in existing languages in order to deduce the form and aspects of a common ancestor language that is no longer known.

proto-racism proto-racisms n
Protorassismus
Attitudes and actions displaying prejudices and stereotypes analogous to those of racism which predate the modern biologically-based concept of race.

proto-racist more proto-racist most proto-racist adj
protorassistisch
Characteristic of proto-racism.

proto-racist proto-racists n
Protorassist
A person who displays protoracist attitudes or behaviors.
A person who has the potential to become a racist.

protocol /ˈpɹoʊtəˌkoʊl/ /ˈpɹoʊtəˌkɑl/ /ˈpɹoʊtəˌkɔl/ /ˈpɹəʊtəˌkɒl/ protocols n
Protokoll
The official rules and guidelines for heads of state and other dignitaries, governing accepted behaviour in relations with other diplomatic representatives or over affairs of state. [from 19th c.]
(computing) A set of formal rules describing how to transmit or exchange data, especially across a network. [from 20th c.]

protocol /ˈpɹoʊtəˌkoʊl/ /ˈpɹoʊtəˌkɑl/ /ˈpɹoʊtəˌkɔl/ /ˈpɹəʊtəˌkɒl/ v
protokollieren
(obsolete, intransitive) To make or write protocols, or first drafts; to issue protocols.

protocollary adj
protokollarisch
Of or pertaining to protocol.

protodynastic adj
frühdynastisch

protologism /pɹəʊˈtɒləˌdʒɪzm/ protologisms n
Protologismus
(neologism) A newly coined word or phrase defined in the hope that it will become common; a recently created term possibly in narrow use but not yet acknowledged.

protolysis /pɹoʊˈtɑlɪsɪs/ /pɹə(ʊ)ˈtɒlɪsɪs/ protolyses n
Protolyse

protomartyr protomartyrs n
Protomärtyrer Protomärtyrerin
Any of the first Christian martyrs.

proton /ˈpɹoʊ.tɑn/ /ˈpɹəʊ.tɒn/ protons n
Proton
(particle) A positively charged subatomic particle forming part of the nucleus of an atom and determining the atomic number of an element, composed of two up quarks and a down quark.

proton capture proton captures n
Protoneneinfang
(nuclear physics) A nuclear reaction in which a proton is absorbed by a nucleus.

protonation /ˌpɹoʊtəˈneɪʃən/ protonations n
Protonierung
(chemistry) The addition of a proton (hydrogen ion) to an atom, molecule or ion, normally to generate a cation.

protoplanet protoplanets n
Protoplanet
An astronomical object, approximately the size of the Moon, formed from the mutual gravitational attraction of planetesimals; they are thought to collide with each other and slowly form planets

protoplanetary adj
protoplanetar protoplanetarisch
(astronomy, planets) Of or pertaining to a protoplanet.

protoplasm protoplasms n
Protoplasma
(cytology) The entire contents of a cell comprising the nucleus and the cytoplasm. It is a semi-fluid, transparent substance which is the living matter of plant and animal cells.

protostome protostomes n
Urmünd
Any animal, of the taxon Protostomia, in which the mouth is derived from the embryonic blastopore

prototype /-ɾə-/ /ˈpɹoʊtəˌtaɪp/ /ˈpɹəʊtətʌɪp/ prototypes n
Prototyp Vorab-Muster
An original form or object which is a basis for other forms or objects (particularly manufactured items), or for its generalizations and models. [from late 16th c.]

prototype pattern prototype patterns n
Prototyp
(programming) A creational design pattern that determines the type of objects to create by a prototypical instance, which is cloned to produce new objects.

prototype theory n
Prototypentheorie

prototype-based adj
prototypbasiert
(programming) making inheritance possible by cloning objects instead of instantiating them from classes

prototype-based language prototype-based languages n
prototypenbasierte Sprache

prototype-based programming prototype-based programmings n
prototypenbasierte Programmierung

prototype-oriented programming n
prototyporientierte Programmierung
(programming) A programming paradigm that encapsulates states and operations inside "prototypes" to design applications and computer programs.

prototyping /-ɾə-/ /ˈpɹoʊtəˌtaɪpɪŋ/ /ˈpɹəʊtətaɪpɪŋ/ n
Musterentwicklung Prototypenentwicklung Prototyping
The rapid creation of prototypes of a new product for demonstration and research purposes.

protozoan /ˌpɹoʊ.təˈzoʊ.ən/ /ˌpɹəʊ.təˈzəʊ.ən/ protozoa protozoans n
Protozoon
(cytology) Any of the diverse group of eukaryotes, of the phylum Protozoa, that are primarily unicellular, existing singly or aggregating into colonies, are usually nonphotosynthetic, and are often classified further into phyla according to their capacity for and means of motility, as by pseudopods, flagella, or cilia.

protract /pɹəˈtɹakt/ v
in die Länge ziehen sich hinziehen sich ziehen verlängern überziehen
To draw out; to extend, especially in duration.
ausfahren verlängern verschieben
To put off to a distant time; to delay; to defer.

protracted more protracted most protracted adj
langgezogen anhaltend hingezogen langandauernd langdauernd langwierig
Lasting for a long time or longer than expected or usual.

protractor /pɹəˈtɹæktə(ɹ)/ protractors n
Winkelmesser Winkelmaß
A circular or semicircular tool for drawing or measuring angles.

protrude /pɹəˈtɹuːd/ v
herausragen herausstehen hervorkragen hervorragen hervorstechend hervorstehen
(transitive) To cause to extend from a surface or boundary; to cause to stick out.

protrusion /pɹəˈtɹuːʒən/ protrusions n
Herausragen Heraustreten Vorstehen
(uncountable) The act of protruding.
Ausbeulen Ausbuchten Beulen Heraustreiben Hervortreiben Treiben
(uncountable) The state of being protruded.
Beule Ausbuchung Hervortreibung Knubbel Schwellung Vorsprung
(countable) Anything that protrudes.

protuberance /pɹoʊˈtuːbəɹəns/ /pɹəʊˈtjuːbəɹəns/ protuberances n
Beule Ausbuchtung Auswuchs Grat Hervorschwellung Hervortreten
A bulge, knob, swelling, spine or anything that protrudes.

protuberant more protuberant most protuberant adj
protuberant
Swelling or bulging outward.

protussive more protussive most protussive adj
auswurffördernd protussiv

protégé /ˈpɹoʊ.təˌʒeɪ/ /ˈpɹɒt.ə.ʒeɪ/ protégés n
Schützling Protegé Günstling Mündel
A person who is guided and supported by an older and more experienced person (a protector or mentor).

proud /pɹaʊd/ more proud most proud prouder proudest adj
prahlerisch
stolz hochfahrend
Feeling honoured (by something); feeling happy or satisfied about an event or fact; gratified.
stolz
Possessed of a due sense of what one deserves or is worth.
(chiefly, biblical) Having too high an opinion of oneself; arrogant, supercilious.

proud as a peacock /pɹaʊd əz ə ˈpiːkɒk/ adj
stolz wie ein Pfau
(idiom, simile) Extremely proud.

provability provabilities n
Beweisbarkeit
The condition of being provable

provable adj
belegbar beweisbar nachweislich
Of a statement or hypothesis that can be proven.

provably more provably most provably adv
beweisbar bewiesenermaßen erwiesenermaßen
With proof; in a provable manner.

provaccinationist provaccinationists n
Impfbefürworter Impfbefürworterin
One who supports vaccination.

prove /pɹuːv/ v
beweisen prüfen
(transitive) To demonstrate that something is true or viable; to give proof for.
herausstellen zeigen
(intransitive) To turn out; to manifest.

proven /ˈpɹoːvən/ /ˈpɹuvən/ /ˈpɹuːvən/ /ˈpɹəʊvən/ more proven most proven adj
bewiesen nachgewiesen

provenance /ˈpɹoʊ.və.nɑns/ /ˈpɹɑ.və.nəns/ /ˈpɹɒ.və.nəns/ /ˈpɹɒ.və.ˌnɒns/ provenances n
Provenienz Herkunft
Place or source of origin.
Provenienz
(arts) The history of ownership of a work of art
Herkunft
(of a person) Background; history; place of origin

proverb /ˈpɹɑvɝb/ /ˈpɹɒvɜːb/ proverbs n
Sprichwort Redensart Denkspruch Proverb
(obsolete) A striking or paradoxical assertion; an obscure saying; an enigma; a parable.
(obsolete) A drama exemplifying a proverb.

proverbial /pɹəˈvɜɹb.iː.əl/ more proverbial most proverbial adj
sprichwörtlich proverbial
Of, resembling, or expressed as a proverb, cliché, fable, or fairy tale.
Not used in a literal sense, but as the subject of a well-known metaphor.
sprichwörtlich
Widely known; famous; stereotypical.

provide /pɹəˈvaɪd/ v
voraussetzen vorsehen
To establish as a previous condition; to stipulate.
beschaffen besorgen versorgen den Unterhalt sichern heranschaffen sorgen
To give what is needed or desired, especially basic needs.
ausstatten versorgen versehen
To furnish (with), cause to be present.

provided /pɹəˈvaɪdɪd/ conjunction
sofern
Only if (the stipulation that follows is true).

providence /ˈpɹɒvɪdəns/ providences n
Vorsehung
The careful governance and guidance of God (or another deity, nature, etc.). [from 14th c.]
Vorsehung Fügung
A manifestation of divine care or direction; an instance of divine intervention. [from 16th c.]
Umsicht Vorsorge
Specifically, the prudent care and management of resources; thriftiness, frugality. [from 17th c.]

provident /ˈpɹɒvɪdənt/ more provident most provident adj
vorausschauend vorsorgend vorsorglich
Possessing, exercising, or demonstrating great care and consideration for the future.

providently more providently most providently adv
vorsorglich
In a provident manner.

providentness n
Besonnenheit Fürsorglichkeit Sorge Umsicht
the quality or state of being provident; carefulness; prudence; economy

provider /pɹəˈvaɪ.də(ɹ)/ /pɹəˈvaɪ.dɚ/ /pɹəˈvɑɪ.də(ɹ)/ providers n
Anbieter Anbieterin Dienstleister Dienstleisterin Versorger Versorgerin
One who, or that which, provides a service, commodity, or the means for subsistence.

province /ˈpɹɑv.ɪns/ /ˈpɹɒv.ɪns/ provinces n
Provinz Land
A region of the earth or of a continent; a district or country. [from 14th c.]

provincial /pɹəˈvɪn(t)ʃəl/ /pɹəˈvɪnt͡ʃəl/ more provincial most provincial adj
provinzial provinziell
Exhibiting the ways or manners of a province; characteristic of the inhabitants of a province.
Of or pertaining to an ecclesiastical province, or to the jurisdiction of an archbishop; not ecumenical.

provincial capital provincial capitals n
Provinzhauptstadt
The capital of a province.

provincialism provincialisms n
Provinzialismus
The quality of being provincial; having provincial tastes, mentality, manners.
Provinzialismus Regionalismus
(linguistics) A word or locution characteristic of a region or district.

proviolence more proviolence most proviolence adj
gewaltbereit
In favour of violence.

provision /pɹəˈvɪʒ.ən/ provisions n
Proviant Bevorratung Vorrat Vorhaltung Vorkehrung Vorsorge
An item of goods or supplies, especially food, obtained for future use.
Beistellung Besorgung Fürsorge Versorgung Versorgungsleistung Vorkehrung
The act of providing, or making previous preparation.
Reserve Rücklage Rückstellung
Money set aside for a future event.
Bestimmung Vorschrift Verfügung Klausel Regelung
(law) A clause in a legal instrument, a law, etc., providing for a particular matter; stipulation; proviso.

provision /pɹəˈvɪʒ.ən/ v
bereitstellen versehen versorgen
(transitive) To supply with provisions.

provisional /pɹəˈvɪʒənəl/ adj
vorläufig provisorisch
Temporary, but with the intention of eventually becoming permanent or being replaced by a permanent equivalent.

provisionally more provisionally most provisionally adv
provisorisch vorläufig
In a provisional way; temporarily.

provisioning provisionings n
Versorgung Bereitstellung Beschaffung
An act of supplying with provisions.

proviso /pɹəˈvaɪzoʊ/ provisoes provisos n
Bedingung Kautel Maßgabe Vorbehalt Vorbehaltsklausel
A conditional provision to an agreement.

provocateur provocateurs n
Provokateur Provokateurin
One who engages in provocative behavior.

provocation /ˌpɹɑvəˈkeɪʃən/ /ˌpɹɒvəˈkeɪʃən/ provocations n
Provokation
The act of provoking, inciting or annoying someone into doing something

provocative /pɹəˈvɑ.kə.tɪv/ /pɹəˈvɒk.ə.tɪv/ /pɹəˈvɔk.ə.tɪv/ [pɹəˈvɑ.kə.ɾɪv] more provocative most provocative adj
provokant
Serving or tending to elicit a strong, often negative sentiment in another person; exasperating.

provoke /pɹəˈvoʊk/ /pɹəˈvəʉk/ /pɹəˈvəʊk/ v
provozieren aufhetzen aufpeitschen aufreizen aufstacheln aufwühlen
(transitive) To cause someone to become annoyed or angry.
anerschaffen anerzeugen hervorbringen hervorrufen zeitigen
(transitive) To bring about a reaction.

provost /pɹəʊˈvəʊ/ /ˈpɹoʊvoʊst/ /ˈpɹɑvəst/ /ˈpɹɒvɒst/ /ˈpɹɒvəst/ provosts n
Provost
Propst
(religion) The minister of the chief Protestant church of a town or region in Germany, the Low Countries, and Scandinavia.
A mayor: the chief magistrate of a town, particularly (Scotland) the head of a burgh or (historical) the former chiefs of various towns in France, Flanders, or (by extension) other Continental European countries.
(historical) A steward or seneschal: a medieval agent given management of a feudal estate or charged with collecting fees; (obsolete, sometimes as ~ of Paradise or ~ of Heaven) a title of the archangel Michael.
(religion, historical) A prior: an abbot's second-in-command.
Propst Vorsteher
(US, higher education) A senior deputy administrator; a vice-president of academic affairs.

prow /pɹaʊ/ /pɹoʊ/ prows n
Bug Bugüberhang
(nautical) The front part of a vessel

prowess /ˈpɹaʊəs/ /ˈpɹaʊɪs/ prowesses n
Fähigkeiten Können
(uncountable) Skillfulness and manual ability; adroitness or dexterity.
Heldenmut Tapferkeit
(uncountable) Distinguished bravery or courage, especially in battle; heroism.

prowl /pɹaʊl/ /pɹoʊl/ v
durchstreifen herumstreifen
(ambitransitive) To rove over, through, or about in a stealthy manner; especially, to search in, as for prey or booty.
herumstreifen
(intransitive) To idle; to go about aimlessly.

prowler /ˈpɹaʊlə/ /ˈpɹaʊlɚ/ prowlers n
Herumtreiber
One who roves about for prey; one who prowls.

proxemics n
Proxemik
The study of the effects of the physical distance between people in different cultures and societies.

proximal /ˈpɹɒksɪməl/ more proximal most proximal adj
proximal
(anatomy, geology) Closer to the point of attachment or observation.

proximity /pɹɑkˈsɪm.ɪ.ti/ /pɹɒkˈsɪm.ɪ.ti/ /pɹɔkˈsɪm.ə.ti/ [pɹɑkˈsɪm.ɪ.ɾi] [pɹɔkˈsɪm.ə.ɾi] proximities n
Nähe Nachbarschaft
Closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship.

proximity fuse proximity fuses n
Abstandszünder Annäherungszünder Näherungszünder
A fuse that is designed to detonate an explosive automatically when close enough to the target to destroy it.

proxy /ˈpɹɑk.si/ /ˈpɹɒk.si/ proxies n
Prokurist Stellvertreter
An agent or substitute authorized to act for another person.
Prokura
The authority to act for another, especially when written.
Proxyserver
(software) An interface for a service, especially for one that is remote, resource-intensive, or otherwise difficult to use directly.

proxy pattern proxy patterns n
Stellvertreter
(software, design) A structural design pattern that is implemented as a class functioning as an interface for a network connection, a large object in memory, a file, or some other resource that is expensive or impossible to duplicate.

proxy server proxy servers n
Proxyserver Proxy Proxy-Server
(computing) A hardware server that acts as an intermediary between a user and another server, usually on the Internet.

proxy war proxy wars n
Stellvertreterkrieg
A war where two powers use third parties as a supplement to, or a substitute for, fighting each other directly.

prozymite /ˈpɹɑzəˌmaɪt/ /ˈpɹɒzɪmaɪt/ prozymites n
Prozymit
(Roman Catholicism, historical, pejorative) One who administers the Eucharist with leavened bread, in particular a member of the Eastern Orthodox Church. [from mid 19th c.]

prude /pɹuːd/ prudes n
Prüde Prüder
A person who is or tries to be excessively proper, especially one who is easily offended by matters of a sexual nature.

prudence /ˈpɹuːdəns/ prudences n
Klugheit Umsicht Besonnenheit
The quality or state of being prudent

prudent /ˈpɹuːdənt/ more prudent most prudent adj
vorsichtig umsichtig
Sagacious in adapting means to ends; circumspect in action, or in determining any line of conduct.

prudery /ˈpɹuːdəɹi/ pruderies n
Prüderie
(uncountable) The condition of being prudish; prudishness
(countable) Prudish behaviour

prudish more prudish most prudish adj
prüde
Of excessive propriety; easily offended or shocked, especially by sexual matters.

prudishness prudishnesses n
Prüderie
The condition of being prudish; prudery

pruinose more pruinose most pruinose adj
bereift
(botany) Having a very fine whitish powder (bloom) on a surface.

prune /pɹun/ /pɹuːn/ /pɹɪu̯n/ /pɹʉːn/ v
Backpflaume Trockenpflaume Dörrpflaume
(intransitive, informal) To become wrinkled like a dried plum, as the fingers and toes do when kept submerged in water.
stutzen schneiden
(transitive, horticulture) To remove excess material from a tree or shrub; to trim, especially to make more healthy or productive.
kürzen
(transitive, figuratively) To cut down or shorten (by the removal of unnecessary material).

pruning /ˈpɹuːnɪŋ/ prunings n
reduzieren
(computer science) A method of enumeration that allows the cutting out of parts of a decision tree.

pruning shears n
Gartenschere
(plurale tantum) A tool consisting of two blades with bevel edges, connected by a pivot, used for gardening.

prurience /ˈpɹʊəɹiəns/ pruriences n
Geilheit Lüsternheit
The quality of being prurient.

prurient /ˈpɹʊəɹ.i.ənt/ /ˈpɹʊɹ.i.ənt/ more prurient most prurient adj
lasziv lüstern
Uneasy with desire; itching; especially, having a lascivious anxiety or propensity; lustful.

prusik /ˈpɹʌsɪk/ prusiks n
Prusik Prusikknoten
(climbing, chiefly attributive) A type of friction hitch.

pry /pɹaɪ/ pries n
Hebel
(East Anglia, US) A tool for levering; a crowbar, a lever.

pry /pɹaɪ/ v
genau hinsehen genau nachsehen
To peer closely and curiously, especially at something closed or not public.
schnüffeln
(figuratively) To inquire into something that does not concern one; to be nosy; to snoop.
aufhebeln
To use leverage to open, raise, or widen (something); to prise or prize.

précis /ˈpɹeɪsi/ précis n
Inhaltsangabe Zusammenfassung
A summary or brief: a concise or abridged statement or view.

psalm /sæm/ /sɑlm/ /sɑm/ /sɑːm/ /sɔlm/ /sɔm/ psalms n
Psalm
(religion, music) A sacred song; a poetical composition for use in the praise or worship of God.
One of the hymns by David and others, collected into one book of the Old Testament, or a modern metrical version of such a hymn for public worship.

psalmist psalmists n
Psalmist
(capitalized) A composer of one of the Biblical Psalms

psalmody /ˈsæ.mə.di/ /ˈsæl.mə.di/ /ˈsɑ.mə.di/ /ˈsɑl.mə.di/ /ˈsɑː.mə.di/ psalmodies n
Psalmodie
(music, uncountable) The singing or the writing of psalms.

psalter /ˈsɔːltə(ɹ)/ psalters n
Psalter Psalterium

psaltery /ˈsɑl.tə.ɹi/ /ˈsɒl.tə.ɹi/ /ˈsɒl.tɹi/ /ˈsɔl.tə.ɹi/ /ˈsɔːl-/ psalteries n
Psalter
(musical instrument) A zither-like musical instrument consisting of a soundboard with multiple strings, played by plucking the strings with the fingers or a plectrum.

psephology /sɪ.ˈfɑl.ə.d͡ʒi/ /sɪ.ˈfɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/ n
Psephologie
The predictive or statistical study of elections. [From 1952]

pseudepigrapha /ˌs(j)uː.dəˈpɪ.ɡɹə.fə/ /ˌsuː.dəˈpɪ.ɡɹə.fə/ n
Pseudepigraph Pseudepigrapha
Writings falsely ascribed to famous persons (historical or mythical) to lend them greater legitimacy, typically composed many centuries after the ostensible author's death.

pseudo- /ˈs(j)uːdəʊ/ /ˈsuːdoʊ/ prefix
pseudo- after- falsch- schein-
False, not genuine, fake

pseudo-English more pseudo-English most pseudo-English adj
pseudoenglisch
Imitating the English language.

pseudo-Riemannian manifold pseudo-Riemannian manifolds n
pseudo-riemannsche Mannigfaltigkeit
(differential geometry) A generalization of a Riemannian manifold

pseudo-anglicism pseudo-anglicisms n
Pseudoanglizismus Scheinanglizismus Pseudo-Anglizismus
(linguistics) A word in a language other than English that has an English appearance but does not exist in English itself.

pseudocereal pseudocereals n
Pseudogetreide Scheingetreide
Any plant that, although not belonging to the grass family, produces seeds that are used to make flour.

pseudocode pseudocodes n
Pseudocode
(computing) A description of a computer programming algorithm that uses the structural conventions of programming languages but omits detailed subroutines or language-specific syntax.

pseudodemocracy pseudodemocracies n
Pseudodemokratie
(politics) A government that holds elections but restricts civil liberties. [19th c.]

pseudodemocratic more pseudodemocratic most pseudodemocratic adj
pseudodemokratisch
(politics) Of or pertaining to pseudodemocracy.

pseudoephedrine /sjuː.dəʊˈɛf.ə.dɹiːn/ /su.doʊ.ɪˈfɛ.dɹɪn/ pseudoephedrines n
Pseudoephedrin
(pharmaceutical drug) A sympathomimetic alkaloid commonly used as a decongestant; a chemical compound, an isomer of ephedrine, with the formula C10H15NO.

pseudogentilicium /ˌ(p)suːdəʊd͡ʒɛntaɪˈlɪsɪəm/ pseudogentilicia n
Pseudogentilicium
Any irregularly formed nomen gentilicium.

pseudologue pseudologues n
Pseudologe
A pathological liar

pseudomalachite pseudomalachites n
Pseudomalachit
(mineral) A mineral containing copper, hydrogen, oxygen, and phosphorus.

pseudomathematics n
Pseudomathematik

pseudonym /ˈs(j)uː.də(ʊ).nɪm/ /ˈsu.doʊ.nɪm/ /ˈsu.də.nɪm/ pseudonyms n
Pseudonym
A fictitious name (more literally, a false name), as those used by writers and movie stars.

pseudonymity pseudonymities n
Pseudonymität
The state of being pseudonymous, of hiding one's true identity behind a pseudonym.

pseudonymization pseudonymizations n
Pseudonymisierung
(computing, law) The replacement of all data (in a database etc) that identifies a person with an artificial identifier or pseudonym.

pseudonymize v
pseudonymisieren
(computing, law) To depersonalize or anonymize (data); a procedure by which the most identifying fields within a data record are replaced by one or more artificial identifiers, or pseudonyms.

pseudophilosophy pseudophilosophies n
Afterphilosophie Pseudophilosophie Scheinphilosophie
(chiefly, pejorative) Fake or very bad philosophy.

pseudoprophet pseudoprophets n
Pseudoprophet
A false prophet; one who only claims to be a prophet.

pseudorandom adj
pseudozufällig scheinzufällig
Of a sequence of numbers, such that it has all the properties of a random sequence following some probability distribution (except true randomness), but is actually generated using a deterministic algorithm.

pseudorandom number generator pseudorandom number generators n
Pseudozufallszahlengenerator
A device or algorithm that deterministically produces a succession of values that appear in an unpredictable sequence or apparently random order.

pseudoreferendum pseudoreferendums n
Scheinreferendum
(politics) A sham referendum.

pseudoscience pseudosciences n
Pseudowissenschaft
Any body of knowledge that purports to be scientific or to be supported by science but which fails to comply with the scientific method.
Fictitious science as portrayed in science fiction.

pseudoscientific more pseudoscientific most pseudoscientific adj
afterwissenschaftlich pseudowissenschaftlich scheinwissenschaftlich
Of, relating to, or employing pseudoscience; not scientific, though purporting to be scientific.

pseudoscientist pseudoscientists n
After-Gelehrte After-Gelehrter Afterforscher Afterforscherin Aftergelehrte Aftergelehrter
(pejorative) A practitioner of pseudoscience; a bogus or sham scientist.

pseudoscorpion pseudoscorpions n
Pseudoskorpion
An arachnid belonging to the order Pseudoscorpiones, also known as Pseudoscorpionida or Chelonethida

pseudotumor pseudotumors n
Pseudogeschwulst Pseudotumor Scheingeschwulst
(medicine) An enlarged portion of tissue that resembles a tumor

pseudovirtuous /ˈsjuːdəʊˌvɜː(ɹ)tju.əs/ /ˈsuːdəʊˌvɜː(ɹ)t͡ʃu.əs/ adj
pseudotugendhaft
Seemingly but not really virtuous.

pseudoword pseudowords n
Logatom
(linguistics) A unit of speech or text that respects the phonotactic restrictions of a language, but is not part of the lexicon; a non-word whose nonexistence is merely an accidental gap.

pshaw /ˈpʃɔː/ /ˈʃɔː/ interjection
pah
Indicating disapproval, scoffery, irritation, impatience or disbelief. [from 17th c.]

psi /psaɪ/ /saɪ/ psis n
Psi
(countable) The twenty-third letter of Classical and Modern Greek and the twenty-fifth letter of Old and Ancient Greek.

psionic /saɪˈɒn.ɪk/ adj
psionisch
Of or relating to psionics.

psittacosis /ˌsitəˈkoʊsɪs/ [ˌsiɾəˈkoʊsɪs] psittacoses n
Papageienkrankheit Psittakose
(disease) An infection by Chlamydia bacteria, caught from infected birds, and characterised by fever, pneumonia and headaches.

psoriasis /səˈɹaɪ.əsɪs/ psoriases n
Schuppenflechte Psoriasis
(disease) A noncontagious disease whose main symptom is gray or silvery flaky patches on the skin which are red and inflamed underneath when scratched.

psyche /ˈsaɪ.ki/ psyches n
Psyche
The human soul, mind, or spirit.

psyched /saɪkt/ more psyched most psyched adj
aufgedreht aufgeregt
(slang) Thrilled; excited.

psychedelic /ˈsaɪ.kəˌdɛl.ɪk/ /ˈsaɪ.kɪˌdɛl.ɪk/ more psychedelic most psychedelic adj
psychedelisch bewusstseinserweiternd
Of, containing, generating, or reminiscent of drug-induced hallucinations, distortions of perception, altered awareness etc.

psychedelic /ˈsaɪ.kəˌdɛl.ɪk/ /ˈsaɪ.kɪˌdɛl.ɪk/ psychedelics n
Psychedelikum
Any psychoactive substance (such as LSD or psilocybin) which, when consumed, causes perceptual changes (sometimes erratic and uncontrollable), visual hallucination, and altered awareness of the body and mind.

psychiatric /ˌsaɪ.ki.ˈæt.ɹɪk/ adj
psychiatrisch
Of, or relating to, psychiatry.

psychiatrist /ˌsaɪˈkaɪ.ə.tɹɪst/ psychiatrists n
Psychiater Psychiaterin
(medicine) A medical doctor specializing in psychiatry.

psychiatry /saɪˈkaɪ.əˌtɹi/ psychiatries n
Psychiatrie Seelenheilkunde
(medicine) The branch of medicine that focuses on mental and behavioral health by subjectively diagnosing, treating, or preventing mental disorders (mental illnesses) and behavioural conditions.

psychic /ˈsaɪkɪk/ psychics n
Hellseher Mensch mit außersinnlicher Wahrnehmung Mentalist
A person who possesses, or appears to possess, extra-sensory abilities such as precognition, clairvoyance and telepathy, or who appears to be susceptible to paranormal or supernatural influences.

psycho /ˈsaɪ̯.koʊ̯/ /ˈsaɪ̯.kəʊ̯/ psychos n
Psycho Psychopath
(pejorative, slang) A person who is psychotic, psychopathic, or (broadly) otherwise insane.
Verrückte
(pejorative, slang, broadly) A person who acts in a bizarre or dangerous manner.

psycho- /ˈsaɪ̯.koʊ̯/ /ˈsaɪ̯.kəʊ̯/ prefix
psycho-
Relating to the soul, the mind, or to psychology.

psychoactive more psychoactive most psychoactive adj
psychoaktiv
(pharmaceutical effect) Affecting the mind or mental processes.

psychoanalysis psychoanalyses n
Psychoanalyse
A family of theories and methods within the field of psychotherapy that work to find connections among patients' unconscious mental processes.

psychoanalyst psychoanalysts n
Psychoanalytiker
A practitioner of psychoanalysis.

psychogenic /ˌsʌɪkɒ(ʊ)ˈd͡ʒɛnɪk/ adj
psychogen
(psychiatry) Originating from or caused by state of mind; having a psychological rather than a physiological cause.

psychokinesis /ˌsaɪkoʊkɪˈnisɪs/ /ˌsaɪkəʊkɪˈniːsɪs/ psychokineses n
Telekinese Psychokinese
(parapsychology) The movement of physical systems and objects by the use of psychic power. Abbreviated as PK.

psycholinguistics n
Psycholinguistik Sprachpsychologie
(linguistics) The interdisciplinary field of study which concerns the acquisition, comprehension and production of language in its spoken, written and signed forms, using concepts and approaches from linguistics, psychology and cognitive science.

psychological /ˌsaɪkəˈlɑːd͡ʒɪkl̩/ /ˌsaɪkəˈlɒd͡ʒɪkl̩/ adj
psychologisch
Of or pertaining to psychology.
Relating to the mind and behavior or to the mental, emotional, and behavioral characteristics pertaining to a specified person, group, or activity.

psychological warfare n
psychologische Kriegsführung
(idiomatic) A mentally manipulative approach to warfare involving use of techniques to demoralize or intimidate someone into surrender.

psychologically adv
psychologisch seelisch
in a psychological sense

psychologist /ˌsaɪˈkɑl.ə.d͡ʒɪst/ psychologists n
Psychologe Psychologin
An expert in the field of psychology.

psychology /saɪˈkɑləd͡ʒi/ /saɪˈkɒləd͡ʒɪ/ psychologies n
Psychologie Seelenkunde
(uncountable) The study of the human mind.
Psychologie
(uncountable) The study of human or animal behavior.
(countable) The mental, emotional, and behavioral characteristics pertaining to a specified person, group, or activity.

psychometry psychometries n
Psychometrie
(parapsychology) The paranormal ability to discover information about an object's past, and especially about its past owners, merely by handling it.

psychomotor adj
psychomotorisch
Of or pertaining to the function of muscles under the control of the mind

psychon psychons n
Psychon
A hypothetical particle of consciousness.

psychonaut psychonauts n
Psychonaut

psychopath /ˈsaɪkoʊˌpæθ/ /ˈsaɪkəˌpæθ/ psychopaths n
Psychopath Psychopathin
A person with a personality disorder indicated by a pattern of lying, cunning, manipulating, glibness, exploiting, heedlessness, arrogance, delusions of grandeur, carelessness, low self-control, disregard for morality, lack of acceptance of responsibility, callousness, and lack of empathy and remorse. Such an individual may be especially prone to violent and criminal offenses.
Psychopath Psychopatin
(figurative) A person with no moral conscience.
(figurative) A person who perpetrates especially gruesome or bizarre violent acts.
A person diagnosed with antisocial or dissocial personality disorder.

psychopathic /ˈsaɪkoʊˌpæθɪk/ /ˈsaɪkəˈpæθɪk/ more psychopathic most psychopathic adj
psychopathisch
Exhibiting the behaviors and personality traits of a psychopath.

psychopathography /ˌsaɪ̯koʊ̯pəˈθɑɡɹəfi/ /ˌsaɪ̯kəʊ̯pəˈθɒɡɹəfi/ psychopathographies n
Psychopathographie
(medicine) A biography with respect to the subject's mental health.

psychopathology /ˌsaɪkɒpəˈθɒlədʒɪ/ psychopathologies n
Psychopathologie
(medicine, pathology) The study of the origin, development, diagnosis and treatment of mental and behavioural disorders.

psychopathy /saɪˈkɑpəθi/ /saɪˈkɒpəθi/ psychopathies n
Psychopathie
A personality disorder indicated by a pattern of lying, exploitation, heedlessness, arrogance, sexual promiscuity, low self-control, and lack of empathy and remorse. Violent and criminal offenses may be indicative of this disorder.

psychopharmacologist psychopharmacologists n
Psychopharmakologe
A person involved in psychopharmacology.

psychopharmacology n
Psychopharmakologie
(pharmacology) The branch of pharmacology which pertains to the psychoactive aspects of drugs.

psychophysical adj
psychophysikalisch
Of or pertaining to psychophysics.
psychosomatisch
Psychosomatic.

psychophysics n
Psychophysik
(psychology) The branch of psychology concerned with the effects of physical stimuli on mental processes.

psychoplastogen psychoplastogens n
Psychoplastogen
(medicine, psychiatry, organic compound) Any of a group of small molecule drugs (notably including some psychedelics) that produce rapid and long-lasting effects on neuronal structure and function and whose use is intended to produce therapeutic benefit after a single dose.

psychopolitics n
Psychopolitik
The interaction between human psychology and politics.

psychopomp /ˈsaɪkoʊpɑmp/ /ˈsaɪkəʊpɒmp/ psychopomps n
Psychopomp Psychopompos
(religion) A spirit, deity, person, etc., who guides the souls of the dead to the afterlife.

psychosis /saɪˈkoʊsɪs/ /saɪˈkəʊsɪs/ psychoses n
Psychose
(psychology) A severe mental disorder, sometimes with physical damage to the brain, marked by a deranged personality and a distorted view of reality.

psychosomatic /ˌsaɪkoʊsəˈmædɪk/ /ˌsaɪkəʊsəˈmætɪk/ more psychosomatic most psychosomatic adj
psychosomatisch
(medicine, psychology) Pertaining to physical diseases, symptoms etc. which have mental causes.

psychosomaticist psychosomaticists n
Psychosomatiker Psychosomatikerin
A specialist in psychosomatic disorders.

psychosomatics n
Psychosomatik Psychosomatische Medizin
(medicine) psychosomatic medicine (science)

psychosynthesis psychosyntheses n
Psychosynthese
A form of psychology based on the direct experience of the self.

psychotherapeutic more psychotherapeutic most psychotherapeutic adj
psychotherapeutisch
Of or pertaining to psychotherapeutics (psychotherapy)

psychotherapist psychotherapists n
Psychotherapeut Psychotherapeutin
Someone who practices psychotherapy.

psychotherapy /ˌsaɪkoʊˈθɛɹəpi/ psychotherapies n
Psychotherapie
The treatment of people diagnosed with mental and emotional disorders using dialogue and a variety of psychological techniques.

psychotic /ˌsaɪˈkɒtɪk/ more psychotic most psychotic adj
psychotisch
Of, related to, or suffering from psychosis.

psychotic /ˌsaɪˈkɒtɪk/ psychotics n
Psychotiker Psychotikerin
A person affected by psychosis.

psychotraumatology n
Psychotraumatologie
The study of psychological trauma.

psychovisual adj
psychovisuell
Relating to the psychology of vision.

psychrometer psychrometers n
Luftfeuchtigkeitsmesser
(meteorology) Any of several instruments used to measure the relative humidity of the atmosphere; especially a wet-and-dry-bulb hygrometer.

psychrometrics n
Psychrometrie
(meteorology, thermodynamics) The measurement or study of the physical and thermodynamic properties of the atmosphere and its water vapour.

psychrometry /saɪˈkɹɑmətɹi/ /saɪˈkɹɒmɪtɹi/ psychrometries n
Psychrometrie
(meteorology, thermodynamics) Synonym of psychrometrics (“the measurement or study of the physical and thermodynamic properties of the atmosphere and its water vapour”)

psychrophilic adj
psychrophil

psyllid /ˈsɪlɪd/ psyllids n
Blattfloh
Any of the host-specific plant-feeding insects of the family Psyllidae, which feed on plant juices.

psyllium psylliums n
Flohkraut Flohsamen Flohwegerich Flöhkraut
Any of several plants of the subgenus Plantago subg. Psyllium, whose seeds are used commercially for the production of mucilage and their laxative properties.
Flohsamen Flohsamenschalen
Synonym of psyllium (seed) husk, especially as a dietary supplement

ptarmigan /ˈtɑːmɪɡən/ ptarmigan ptarmigans n
Schneehuhn
Any of three species of small grouse in the genus Lagopus found in subarctic tundra areas of North America and Eurasia.

pteranodon /ptəˈɹænədɒn/ /təˈɹænədɑn/ /təˈɹænədɒn/ pteranodons n
Pteranodon
A member of Pteranodon, a genus of large pterosaurs, the males of which had a bony crest on the back of the head.

pterodactyl /ˌtɛɹəˈdæktl̩/ /ˌtɛɹəˈdæktɪl/ pterodactyls n
Pterodaktyl Pterodaktylus
(informal) Any pterosaur.

pterosaur /ˈtɛɹəˌsɔɹ/ pterosaurs n
Flugsaurier Pterosaurier Pterosaurus
Any of several flying reptiles, of the extinct order †Pterosauria, including the pterodactyls. [from c. 1860]

ptomaine /ˈtoʊmeɪn/ /ˈtəʊmeɪn/ ptomaines n
Leichengift Ptomain
(chemistry) Any of various amines formed by putrefactive bacteria.

ptychography n
Ptychografie

pub /pʊb/ /pʌb/ pubs n
Kneipe Pub Lokal Wirtschaft Schankwirtschaft Bar
(UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, South Africa) A public house where beverages, primarily alcoholic, may be bought and consumed, also providing food and sometimes entertainment such as live music or television.

pub crawl pub crawls n
Kneipentour
The visiting of a number of public houses in a single session.

pube /pjuːb/ pubes n
Schamhaar
(slang) A single pubic hair.

pubertal adj
puberal pubertär

puberty /ˈpjuː.bə.ti/ puberties n
Pubertät Geschlechtsreife
The age at which a person is first capable of sexual reproduction.

pubescent /pjʊˈbɛs(ə)nt/ more pubescent most pubescent adj
geschlechtsreif
At or just after the age of puberty.

pubescent /pjʊˈbɛs(ə)nt/ pubescents n
Pubertier Pubertierende Pubertierender
An individual who is going through puberty.

pubic hair pubic hairs n
Schamhaar
(collectively) The hair that grows in the pubic region from puberty.
(in the singular) A single hair growing in the pubic region.

pubic region pubic regions n
Scham
The central part of the (notably human) body near the pubes and the pubis, including the genitalia.

pubis /ˈpju.bɪs/ pubes n
Schambein Schamknochen
the pubic bone; the part of the hipbone forming the front arch of the pelvis

public /ˈpʌblɪk/ more public most public adj
öffentlich
Able to be seen or known by everyone; open to general view, happening without concealment. [from 14th c.]
Open to all members of a community; especially, provided by national or local authorities and supported by money from taxes. [from 15th c.]
öffentlich Öffentlichkeit
Pertaining to the people as a whole (as opposed to a private group); concerning the whole country, community etc. [from 15th c.]
Officially representing the community; carried out or funded by the state on behalf of the community. [from 15th c.]

public /ˈpʌblɪk/ publics n
Öffentlichkeit Publikum
The people in general, regardless of membership of any particular group.

public address system public address systems n
Lautsprecher
An electronic voice-amplification apparatus, usually containing a set of two loudspeakers and a central control unit, used for singing, giving a speech, play-by-play commentary at events, or broadcasting in public areas like in airports or stations.

public administration n
Staatsverwaltung öffentliche Verwaltung
the implementation of public policy by governmental bodies; the administration of governmental functions; the administration of a state.
öffentliche Verwaltung
a field of study concerning this, sometimes considered a branch of political science.

public domain /ˌpʌblɪk doʊˈmeɪn/ /ˌpʌblɪk də(ʊ)ˈmeɪn/ n
Gemeinfreiheit Public Domain gemeinfrei
(specifically, law) The realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents, and thus over which no person can establish a proprietary interest.

public enemy public enemies n
Staatsfeind Staatsfeindin
A criminal widely regarded as dangerous or antisocial.

public eye n
Öffentlichkeit
(with, definite article) The focus of public attention; the limelight.

public figure public figures n
Person des öffentlichen Lebens Persönlichkeit des öffentlichen Lebens öffentliche Person
A famous person whose life is the subject of public interest.

public finance n
Finanzwissenschaft
A field of economics concerned with paying for collective or governmental activities, and with the administration and design of those activities.

public good public goods n
Allgemeinwohl Gemeinwohl
(uncountable) The general welfare of the people; the best interests of the community.
öffentliches Gut
(economics, countable) A good that is non-rivalrous and non-excludable.

public holiday public holidays n
Feiertag gesetzlicher Feiertag
A national or regional holiday from work on a specific day, usually for cultural reasons or celebrations.

public key public keys n
öffentlicher Schlüssel
One of the two keys used in asymmetric cryptography, which is published to others, unlike the private key.

public law n
öffentliches Recht
(legal) A category of law governing the relationship between the state on the one hand and persons (citizens or legal persons including corporations) on the other. Constitutional law, administrative law and criminal law are some of the major subdivisions of public law.

public library public libraries n
öffentliche Bibliothek
A library provided essentially as a public service rather than as a commercial venture.

public limited company public limited companies n
Aktiengesellschaft
A publicly traded limited liability company in the United Kingdom and some other jurisdictions.

public limited liability company public limited liability companies n
Aktiengesellschaft
A type or form of for-profit incorporated company where ownership is divided into shares that are publicly tradeable usually in a stock exchange.

public office /ˈpʌblɪk ˈɒfɪs/ /ˈpʌblɪk ˈɔfɪs/ public offices n
Staatsamt
(government) A position or occupation established by law or by the act of a government body, for the purpose of exercising the authority of the government in the service of the public.

public opinion n
öffentliche Meinung
The opinion of the public, the popular view.

public relations n
Öffentlichkeitsarbeit PR Public Relations ÖA
The professional dissemination and management of information by a person or an organization to the public with the purpose of creating a favorable public image.

public school public schools n
Public School
(UK, Ireland, India) Certain private schools, particularly (initially) any grammar school operated apart from the personal lands of its students or (from the 19th century) the feepaying secondary schools which developed from or were modelled upon them; a British boarding school
öffentliche Schule
(North America, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Philippines, formerly Scottish) A publicly funded and administered school; (UK, Ireland) such schools in the context of other countries

public sector public sectors n
öffentliche Hand öffentlicher Sektor
Any government and all entities that are controlled or funded by it.

public service public services n
Daseinsvorsorge öffentliche Dienstleistung
(countable) A service such as health care, transport, or waste removal provided to the general public, often by the government.

public telephone public telephones n
Münzfernsprecher Münztelefon öffentliches Telefon
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public toilet public toilets n
Bedürfnisanstalt öffentliche Toilette
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public transport public transports n
öffentlicher Verkehr ÖV
(UK, AU, NZ) Any form of transport that can be used by a member of public (who usually pays a fare); as opposed to private ownership of e.g. cars.

public utility public utilities n
öffentliches Versorgungsunternehmen
An organization that maintains the infrastructure for such a public service.

publican /ˈpʌblək(ə)n/ /ˈpʌblɪk(ə)n/ publicans n
Zöllner
(Ancient Rome, historical) A tax collector, especially one working in Judea and Galilee during New Testament times (1st century C.E.) who was generally regarded as sinful for extorting more tax than was due, and as a traitor for serving the Roman Empire.

publication /ˌpʌblɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/ publications n
Veröffentlichung Publikation
The act of publishing printed or other matter.
An issue of printed or other matter, offered for sale or distribution.

publicist publicists n
Publizistin Publizist
A journalist, often a commentator, who focusses on politics

publicity publicities n
Werbung Bekanntheit
Advertising or other activity designed to rouse public interest in something.

publish /ˈpʌblɪʃ/ v
veröffentlichen herausgeben
(transitive) To issue (something, such as printed work) for distribution and/or sale.
veröffentlichen
(transitive) To announce to the public.
veröffentlichen publizieren herausgeben
(intransitive) To issue a medium (e.g. publication).

publishable more publishable most publishable adj
zur Veröffentlichung geeignet
Able to be published.

publisher /ˈpʌblɪʃɚ/ publishers n
Herausgeber Verlag Herausgeberin
One who publishes, especially books.

publishing /ˈpʌblɪʃɪŋ/ publishings n
Verlagswesen
The industry of publishing, including the production and distribution of books, magazines, web sites, newspapers, etc.

publishing house publishing houses n
Verlag Verlagsgesellschaft Verlagshaus
A company that produces books, magazines, brochures and other texts in print or electronic form.

pudding /ˈpʊd.ɪŋ/ puddings n
Auflauf Pastete Terrine
Pudding
Any of various dishes, sweet or savoury, prepared by boiling or steaming, or from batter.
A type of cake or dessert cooked usually by boiling or steaming.
A type of dessert that has a texture similar to custard or mousse but using some kind of starch as the thickening agent.
Blutwurst
(originally) A sausage made primarily from blood.

pudding rice n
Milchreis
(chiefly, British) a short-grained rice used to make rice pudding; also makes reasonable risotto

puddle /ˈpʌdəl/ puddles n
Pfütze Lache Pfuhl
A small, often temporary, pool of water, usually on a path or road. [from 14th c.]

pudendal cleft pudendal clefts n
Schamspalte
(anatomy) The cleft between the labia majora.

pudgy /ˈpʌd͡ʒi/ pudgier pudgiest adj
dick fett übergewichtig
Fat, overweight (pertaining particularly to children), plump; chubby.

pudu /puːˈduː/ /ˈpuːduː/ pudu pudus n
Pudu
A very small South American deer of the genus Pudu, native to the Andes.

puerperium /ˌpju.əˈpɪə.ɹi.əm/ /ˌpju.ɚˈpɪɹ.i.əm/ puerperia n
Wochenbett
(obstetrics) The period of time lasting around a month immediately following childbirth, when the mother’s uterus shrinks back to its prepartum state.

puff /pʌf/ puffs n
Atemstoß Hauch Windbeutel Windstoß
(countable) A sharp exhalation of a small amount of breath through the mouth.
Atem Puste
(uncountable) The ability to breathe easily while exerting oneself.
Hub Sprühstoß
(countable) A small quantity of gas or smoke in the air.
Zug
(informal, countable) An act of inhaling smoke from a cigarette, cigar or pipe.
Gras
(uncountable, slang) The drug cannabis.
Windbeutel
(dated, slang) A puffer, one who is employed by the owner or seller of goods sold at auction to bid up the price; an act or scam of that type.

puff /pʌf/ v
blasen paffen puffen pusten verpuffen
(intransitive) To emit smoke, gas, etc., in puffs.
anpreisen werben
To praise with exaggeration; to flatter; to call public attention to by praises; to praise unduly.

puff out v
aufblasen aufblähen
(ambitransitive) To inflate.

puff pastry puff pastries n
Blätterteig
A light, flaky pastry that is made of alternating buttery and floury dough layers by repeatedly folding the rolled pastry into many layers.

puff piece puff pieces n
Lobeshymne Werbetext
A journalistic form of puffery; an article or story of exaggerating praise that often ignores or downplays opposing viewpoints or evidence to the contrary.

puff up v
aufblasen
(transitive) To inflate with air.
aufplustern plustern
(transitive, intransitive) To fluff up, such as an animal raising its fur or feathers to appear larger or conserve body heat.
(figurative, intransitive) To become proud. (Often written as puffed up with pride.)
anschwellen aufplustern plustern
(intransitive) To swell due to injury or illness.

puffadder puffadders n
Puffotter
especially, a common puffadder (Bitis arietans), found in Southern Africa. [from late 18th c.]

puffball puffballs n
Bovist
Any of various fungi that produce a cloud of brown dust-like spores from their mature fruiting bodies.

puffed rice n
Puffreis
A puffed grain made from rice; rice that has been toasted and extruded through heat.

pufferfish pufferfish pufferfishes n
Kugelfisch
(uncountable) The meat of these fish, a delicacy popular in Japan served raw as sushi that may, if improperly prepared, contain deadly levels of neurotoxins; (Japanese) fugu.

puffery /ˈpʌfəɹi/ pufferies n
Aufblasen Blasen Fortblasen Paffen Pusten
An act of puffing.
Anpreisung Lobeshymne Lobhudelei Marktschreierei Schmeichlerei marktschreierisches Anpreisen
Excessive or false public praise.

puffin /ˈpʌfɪn/ puffins n
Papageitaucher Gelbschopflund Hundlund Lund Lundevogel Nashornalk
The Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica) or (by extension) any of the other various small seabirds of the genera Fratercula and Lunda that are black and white with a brightly-coloured beak. [from 17th c.]

pug /pʌɡ/ pugs n
Mops Mopshund
A small dog of an ancient breed originating in China, having a snub nose, wrinkled face, squarish body, short smooth hair, and curled tail. [from the 18th c]

pug nose pug noses n
Mopsnase
A short nose which is flattened and whose tip is turned up.

pugilist /ˈpju(ː).d͡ʒəlɪst/ /ˈpjuː.d͡ʒəlɪst/ pugilists n
Boxer Boxerin
One who fights with their fists; especially a professional prize fighter; a boxer. [from 1790]

pugnacious /pʌɡˈneɪ.ʃəs/ more pugnacious most pugnacious adj
streitsüchtig kampflustig streitlustig aggressiv kampfeslustig kämpferisch
Naturally aggressive or hostile; combative; belligerent; bellicose.

puke /pjuːk/ pukes n
Kotze
(colloquial, uncountable) vomit.

puke /pjuːk/ v
kotzen speien spucken kübeln reihern
(colloquial, ambitransitive) To vomit; to throw up; to eject from the stomach.

pukey pukier pukiest adj
heruntergekommen mitgenommen
(informal) Vile; contemptible.

pulchritude /pʌlkrə.t(j)uːd/ [ˈpʰʌɫkɹəˌtjuːd] [ˈpʰʌɫkɹəˌtuːd] pulchritudes n
Schönheit
Physical beauty.

pull /puːl/ /pʊl/ v
ziehen
(transitive, intransitive) To apply a force to (an object) so that it comes toward the person or thing applying the force.

pull a fast one v
jemanden über den Löffel barbieren jemanden übers Ohr hauen
(idiomatic, often followed by on) To carry out a trick or deception; to behave contrary to expectations.

pull a sickie v
krankfeiern
(slang, UK, Australia, New Zealand) To skip work or school or avoid an obligation by pretending to be sick.

pull an all-nighter v
eine Nachtschicht einlegen
(idiomatic, informal) To stay awake throughout the night, usually when working or studying.

pull apart v
trennen
to separate two people or animals that are fighting

pull off v
abzupfen ausziehen wegziehen
To remove by pulling.
durchziehen hinkriegen
(idiomatic) To achieve; to succeed at something difficult.
abbiegen an den Straßenrand fahren herunterfahren
To turn off a road (onto the side of the road, or onto another road).
anziehen wegziehen
(of a vehicle) To begin moving and then move away; to pull away.
sich einen runterholen
(vulgar, slang, transitive) To masturbate.

pull oneself together v
zusammenreißen
(idiomatic, reflexive) To become mentally focused after a period of being unfocused; to regain control of oneself

pull out v
herausziehen
(idiomatic, transitive) To remove something from a container.

pull out all the stops v
alle Register ziehen
(idiomatic) To reserve or hold back nothing.

pull out of one's ass v
sich aus den Fingern saugen
(idiomatic, vulgar, transitive) To fabricate (a factual-sounding claim) from no factual basis or evidence.

pull someone's chestnuts out of the fire v
aus der Klemme helfen aus der Patsche helfen für jemanden die Kastanien aus dem Feuer holen
To do another person's difficult work.

pull someone's leg v
durch den Kakao ziehen in die Irre führen veralbern verarschen
(idiomatic) To tease someone; to lead someone on; to goad someone into overreacting. It usually implies teasing or goading by jokingly lying.

pull the plug v
den Stecker ziehen
(intransitive) To unplug or cut power to a machine.
den Garaus machen den Stecker ziehen
(informal, transitive with on) To cease to support; to halt.

pull the wool over someone's eyes v
hinters Licht führen
(informal, idiom) To deceive someone.

pull up stakes v
die Zelte abbrechen
(idiomatic) To prepare to move one's (usually temporary) habitation, especially rapidly.

pull-down pull-downs n
Pulldown
(exercise) An exercise mostly performed by pulling cables, a bar, or handles from a machine situated diagonally to the front top of the sportsman and targetting the rear muscles.

pull-up /ˈpʊl.ʌp/ pull-ups n
Klimmzug
An exercise done for strengthening the arms and back in which one lifts one's own weight while hanging from a bar. Palms may be facing in any direction.

pullet /ˈpʊlɪt/ pullets n
Hühnchen
A young hen, especially one less than a year old. [from 14th c.]

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

pullover /ˈpʊləʊvə(ɹ)/ pullovers n
Pullover
A sweater that must be put on by pulling it over the head; a sweater without buttons or a zipper in front.
Überzug
(weightlifting) An exercise performed lying on the back in which the arms are extended behind the head and exertion lifts the weight above the head.

pullulate /ˈpʌl.jʊ.leɪt/ v
keimen sprießen
To germinate.

pulmonary adj
Lunge
(anatomy) Pertaining to, having, or affecting the lungs.

pulmonary circulation pulmonary circulations n
Lungenkreislauf kleiner Blutkreislauf
(anatomy) The part of blood circulation which carries oxygen-depleted blood away from the heart, to the lungs, and returns oxygenated blood back to the heart.

pulmonary edema pulmonary edemas n
Lungenödem
(pathology) The accumulation of fluid in the tissue of the lungs.

pulmonary embolism pulmonary embolisms n
Lungenembolie
(pathology) The embolism or obstruction of a pulmonary artery, usually by a detached blood clot from a leg or pelvic vein, which causes a stoppage of blood into the lungs; symptoms include shortness of breath, chest pain, fainting, and sometimes death.

pulmonary emphysema pulmonary emphysemas n
Lungenaufblähung Lungenblähung Lungenemphysem
A chronic lung disease characterised by an abnormal increase in the size of the air spaces, resulting in laboured breathing and caused by exposure to toxic chemicals, most commonly tobacco smoke.

pulmonary tuberculosis n
Schwindsucht Tuberkulose
(pathology) The most common form of active tuberculosis (TB) infecting the lungs, generally caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

pulmonologist /ˌpʊlməˈnɒləd͡ʒɪst/ pulmonologists n
Lungenarzt Pneumologe
A physician who specializes in pulmonology.

pulmonology /ˌpʊlməˈnɒləd͡ʒi/ n
Pneumologie Pulmologie Pulmonologie
The branch of medicine dealing with diseases of the lungs and respiratory tract.

pulp /pʊlp/ /pʌlp/ pulps n
Fleisch Fruchtfleisch
The soft center of a fruit.
Pulpa
A mass of chemically processed wood fibres (cellulose).

pulp fiction n
Groschenliteratur
The kind of shocking and sensational fiction found in a pulp magazine.

pulp magazine pulp magazines n
Schundmagazin
A magazine made with inexpensive paper and printing, containing shocking or sensationalist text fiction by low-paid writers.

pulp mill pulp mills n
Zellstofffabrik Zellstoffwerk
A factory for making paper pulp from (usually) wood.

pulpit /ˈpʊlpɪt/ /ˈpʌlpɪt/ pulpits n
Kanzel Ambo Predigtstuhl Pult
A raised platform in a church, usually enclosed, where the minister or preacher stands when giving the sermon.

pulpitis n
Pulpitis
(dentistry) A reversible or irreversible inflammation of the tooth pulp which is in most cases of endodontic origin but can also be of periodontal origin too. It can lead to apical periodontitis, cysts and tooth loss if not treated.

pulque /ˈpʊl.keɪ/ /ˈpʊl.ki/ pulques n
Pulque
A milk-colored, somewhat viscous Mexican alcoholic drink made from the fermented sap of certain agave plants.

pulsar pulsars n
Pulsar
(astronomy) A rotating neutron star that emits radio pulses periodically.

pulsate /pʌlˈseɪt/ /ˈpʌl.seɪt/ v
pulsieren
To expand and contract rhythmically; to throb or to beat.
To quiver, vibrate, or flash; as to the beat of music.
To produce a recurring increase and decrease of some quantity.

pulse /pʊls/ /pʌls/ [pəls] pulses n
Puls
A normally regular beat felt when arteries near the skin (for example, at the neck or wrist) are depressed, caused by the heart pumping blood through them.
(figuratively) A beat or throb; also, a repeated sequence of such beats or throbs.
(music, prosody) The beat or tactus of a piece of music or verse; also, a repeated sequence of such beats.

pulse oximeter pulse oximeters n
Pulsoxymeter
(medicine) A device used to monitor the oxygen level of a patient's blood.

pulse oximetry n
Pulsoxymetrie
(medicine) A noninvasive method allowing the monitoring of the oxygenation of a patient's hemoglobin, using a sensor placed on a thin part of the patient's anatomy, usually a fingertip or earlobe.

pulsejet pulsejets n
Pulsstrahltriebwerk Verpuffungsstrahltriebwerk
(aeronautics) a valved jet engine where combustion occurs in pulses, as used in the V-1 flying bomb

pultaceous /pʌlˈteɪʃəs/ more pultaceous most pultaceous adj
breiartig
Macerated; softened; nearly fluid.

pulverise v
pulverisieren zerpulvern
(transitive) To render into dust or powder.
(intransitive) To become reduced to powder; to fall to dust.

pumice /ˈpʌm.ɪs/ pumices n
Bims Bimsstein
A light, porous type of pyroclastic igneous rock, formed during explosive volcanic eruptions when liquid lava is ejected into water or air as a froth containing masses of gas bubbles, which are frozen into the rock as the lava solidifies.

pumice stone pumice stones n
Bimsstein
A piece of pumice

pummel /ˈpʌməl/ v
einschlagen
To hit or strike heavily and repeatedly.

pump /pʌmp/ pumps n
Pumpe
A device for moving or compressing a liquid or gas.
A device for dispensing liquid or gas to be sold, particularly fuel.
(US, slang) The heart.
Pumps
(chiefly, North America) A type of women's shoe which leaves the instep uncovered and has a relatively high heel, especially a stiletto (with a very high and thin heel)

pump /pʌmp/ v
pumpen
(transitive, intransitive) To use a pump; to move (water or other liquid) by means of a pump. [from 16th c.]
insistieren nachhaken
(transitive) To gain information from (a person) by persistent questioning. [from 17th c.]
aufpumpen
(transitive, often followed by up) To fill with air by means of a pump; to inflate. [from 19th c.]
super laufen wie geschmiert laufen
(US, intransitive, slang) Of music: to be loud, to have strong bass and rhythms; (by extension) to be full of energy. [from 20th c.]
wegdreschen
(sports) To kick, throw, or hit the ball far and high.

pump and dump pump and dumps n
Kurstreiberei
(finance) A form of financial fraud where the fraudster buys stocks cheaply, generates excitement about those stocks to create a temporary price increase, then sells the stocks before the price goes back down.
One-Night-Stand
(slang) A situation where a woman uses a breast pump and then discards the milk, typically because she has had an infection, or has been drinking alcohol.

pump attendant pump attendants n
Tankwart Tankwartin
Someone who works at a petrol station filling up vehicles with petrol

pump up v
aufpumpen
(transitive) To inflate by means of a pump.
(transitive) To inflate with a pumping action.

pumpjack pumpjacks n
Pferdekopfpumpe Tiefpumpe
(US) The ground-based drive for a submerged pump in an oil borehole.

pumpkin /ˈpʌm(p).kɪn/ pumpkins n
Kürbis Kürbisfrucht Kürbispflanze
The round yellow or orange fruit of this plant.
Kürbis Kürbisfarbe Kürbisfarben Kürbisfrucht Kürbispflanze
(uncountable) The color of the fruit of the pumpkin plant.
Kürbis
(US) A term of endearment for someone small and cute.

pumpkin pie pumpkin pies n
Kürbiskuchen Pumpkin Pie
(cooking) A sweet pie made from the flesh of pumpkins and traditionally served as a dessert on Thanksgiving.

pumpkin seed pumpkin seeds n
Kürbiskern
An edible seed of a pumpkin or other cultivars of squash.

pumpkinification n
Apocolocyntosis
The act of turning into a pumpkin; usually in jocular opposition to deification.

pun /pʌn/ puns n
Wortspiel Kalauer
A joke or type of wordplay in which similar definitions or sounds of two words or phrases, or different definitions of the same word, are deliberately confused.

punch /pʌnt͡ʃ/ /pʌnʃ/ punches n
Faustschlag
(countable) A hit or strike with one's fist.
Locher
(countable) A mechanism for punching holes in paper or other thin material.
Locher Lochung Lochzange
(countable) A device, generally slender and round, used for creating holes in thin material, for driving an object through a hole in a containing object, or to stamp or emboss a mark or design on a surface.
Punsch Bowle
A beverage, generally containing a mixture of fruit juice and some other beverage, often alcoholic.
Pep Schwung Temperament
(uncountable) Power, strength, energy.

punch /pʌnt͡ʃ/ /pʌnʃ/ v
mit der Faust schlagen
(transitive) To strike with one's fist.
abstempeln entwerten lochen
To employ a punch to create a hole in or stamp or emboss a mark on something.
lochen
(transitive) To emphasize, to give emphasis to something.

punch above one's weight /pʌntʃ əˈbʌv wʌnz weɪt/ v
über seine Grenzen hinaus wachsen
(idiomatic) To (attempt to) achieve or perform at a higher level than would be expected based on one's preparation, attributes, rank, or past accomplishments.

punch card punch cards n
Lochkarte
A card that can have holes or notches cut in it, especially one for storing data, that can be sorted according to combinations of holes present or absent.

punch line /ˈpʌntʃˌlaɪn/ punch lines n
Pointe Schluss eines Witzes witziger Schlusspunkt
The final part of a joke; the word, sentence, or exchange of sentences that is intended to be funny and provokes laughter from the listeners.
Abschluss Schlussbemerkung Schlusspunkt
(by extension) A final, concluding statement that an explanation has been leading up to; a conclusion.

punch list punch lists n
Mängelliste
(US) The list of repairs and finish work required to complete a project, such as the construction of a building; a list of problems to correct.

punchbowl punchbowls n
Bowle Bowlenschüssel Punschbowle
A large bowl used for making or serving punch (the beverage).

punchcutting n
Stempelschneiden
(typography) The craft of cutting letter punches in steel from which matrices were made in copper for type founding in the letterpress era.

punching bag /ˈpʌnt͡ʃɪŋ ˌbæɡ/ [ˈpən(t)ʃɪŋ-] punching bags n
Sandsack Boxsack
A tough bag, usually cylindrical, filled with air, sand, or other material, often suspended so that it swings freely, which is punched or kicked when practising sports such as boxing or martial arts.

punctiform more punctiform most punctiform adj
punktförmig
Having the form of a point.

punctilious /pʌŋkˈtɪli.əs/ more punctilious most punctilious adj
pedantisch förmlich korrekt minutiös peinlich genau überkorrekt
Strictly attentive to detail; meticulous or fastidious, particularly to codes or conventions.
pedantisch genau präzise
Precise or scrupulous; finicky or nitpicky.

punctual /ˈpʌŋktjʊəl/ /ˈpʌŋkt͡ʃuəl/ /ˈpʌŋtjʊəl/ /ˈpʌŋt͡ʃuəl/ more punctual most punctual adj
pünktlich
Prompt; on time.

punctuality punctualities n
Pünktlichkeit
The state of being punctual

punctuate /ˈpʌŋktjuːeɪt/ [ˈpʌŋkʃuːeɪt] v
interpunktieren
(transitive) To add punctuation to.

punctuation /pʌŋk.t͡ʃuˈeɪ.ʃən/ punctuations n
Interpunktion Zeichensetzung Satzzeichen
A set of symbols and marks which are used to clarify meaning in text by separating strings of words into clauses, phrases and sentences; examples include commas, hyphens, and stops (periods).
Zeichensetzung
An act of punctuating.

punctuation mark punctuation marks n
Satzzeichen
Any of various symbols used in writing and printing to indicate pauses, divisions, etc. and to aid the reader in understanding what is written.

puncture /ˈpʌŋktʃə/ /ˈpʌŋkt͡ʃɚ/ punctures n
Reifenpanne Einstich
A hole, cut, or tear created by a sharp object.

puncture /ˈpʌŋktʃə/ /ˈpʌŋkt͡ʃɚ/ v
durchstechen punktieren
To pierce; to break through; to tear a hole.

pundit /ˈpan.dɪt/ /ˈpʌn.dɪt/ pundits n
Experte Kommentator Kritiker Meinungsführer Meinungsmacher
An expert in a particular field, especially as called upon to provide comment or opinion in the media; a commentator, a critic. [from 19th c.]
Pandit
A learned person in India; someone with knowledge of Sanskrit, philosophy, religion and law; a Hindu scholar. [from 17th c.]

pungency /ˈpʌnd͡ʒənsi/ pungencies n
Schärfe
The state of being pungent.
Gestank
A foul odor.

pungent /ˈpʌnd͡ʒənt/ more pungent most pungent adj
stechend beißend penetrant
Having a strong taste that stings the tongue; said especially of hot (spicy) food, which has a strong and sharp or bitter taste.

punish /ˈpʌnɪʃ/ v
strafen bestrafen
(transitive) To cause to suffer for crime or misconduct, to administer disciplinary action.

punishable more punishable most punishable adj
strafbar
Subject to punishment; appropriate for punishment.

punisher punishers n
Bestrafer Bestraferin
One who punishes.

punishment /ˈpʌnɪʃmənt/ punishments n
Strafe Bestrafung
The act (action) or process of punishing, imposing and/or applying a sanction.
Bestrafung Strafe
A penalty to punish wrongdoing, especially for crime.

punitive /ˈpju.nɪ.tɪv/ more punitive most punitive adj
Straf- strafend
(legal, military) Inflicting punishment; punishing.

punk /pəŋk/ /pʌŋk/ punks n
Punk Punker
Any of the punk genres: dieselpunk, solarpunk, steampunk etc.
Punk
(uncountable) The larger nonconformist social movement associated with punk rock and its fans.

punk rock n
Punk Rock

punkah /ˈpʌŋkɑː/ /ˈpʌŋkə/ punkahs n
Pankha
(South Asia, Myanmar) A fan, especially made of leaf or cloth and hung from the ceiling; in the past often operated by a servant.

punnet /ˈpʌnət/ /ˈpʌnɪt/ punnets n
Körbchen
(UK, Australia, New Zealand) A small basket or receptacle for collecting and selling fruit, particularly strawberries.

punt /pʌnt/ punts n
Stocherkahn
(nautical) A pontoon; a narrow shallow boat propelled by a pole.

punt /pʌnt/ v
staaken stochern
(nautical) To propel a punt or similar craft by means of a pole.

punt gun punt guns n
Entenkanone
(chiefly, historical) A very large shotgun used in the 19th and early 20th centuries for shooting large numbers of waterfowl for commercial harvesting operations and private sport.

punter /ˈpʌn.tə(ɹ)/ /ˈpʌn.tɚ/ [pʰʌ̃ːɾ̃ɚ] punters n
Punter
One who punts a football.

puny /ˈpjuni/ /ˈpjuːni/ punier puniest adj
mickrig klein kläglich kümmerlich schwächlich
Of inferior significance, size, or strength; ineffective, small, weak. [from 16th c.]

pup /pʌp/ pups n
Welpe
A young dog, wolf, fox, seal, bat or shark, or the young of certain other animals.

pup /pʌp/ v
werfen jungen
(intransitive) To give birth to pups.

pupa /ˈpjuːpə/ pupae pupas pupæ n
Puppe
An insect in the development stage between larva and adult.

pupation pupations n
Verpuppung

pupil /ˈpjuːpəl/ pupils n
Schüler Schülerin Schulkind
(dated, _, except in, _, UK) A learner at a school under the supervision of a teacher.
Pupille Sehloch das Schwarze im Auge
(anatomy) The hole in the middle of the iris of the eye, through which light passes to be focused on the retina.

puppet /ˈpʌpɪt/ puppets n
Marionette Handpuppe
Any small model of a person or animal able to be moved by strings or rods, or in the form of a glove.
Marionette
(figuratively) A person, country, etc, controlled by another.

puppet government puppet governments n
Marionettenregierung
A government which is formally independent, but de facto wholly controlled by a foreign power.

puppet show puppet shows n
Puppenspiel
A show, theatrical performance, in which the parts are played by puppets impersonating human or other characters

puppet state puppet states n
Marionettenstaat Vasallenstaat
(politics) A state governed by a puppet government.

puppeteer /ˌpʌpəˈtɪ(ə)ɹ/ /ˌpʌpɪˈtɪə/ puppeteers n
Puppenspieler Puppenspielerin
A person who uses a puppet.

puppetry /ˈpʌp.ɪ.tɹi/ puppetries n
Puppenspiel
(uncountable) The art of making, and performing with puppets

puppy /ˈpʌpi/ [ˈpʰɐpi] puppies n
Welpe Hündchen Hundewelpe Hundebaby junger Hund
A young dog, especially before sexual maturity (12–18 months)
Rattenjunges
A young rat.
Heuler Robbenbaby Robbenjunges Seehundjunges
A young seal.

puppy dog eyes n
Hundeblick
A facial expression showing credulous or unsophisticated innocence or naivety.

puppy fat n
Babyspeck
(informal) The natural fat on the body of a child that normally disappears at adolescence.

puppy mill puppy mills n
Massenzuchtbetrieb Massenzuchtbetrieb für Hunde
A farm that breeds dogs for profit, often in squalid conditions.

purblind /ˈpɜːblaɪnd/ /ˈpɝblaɪnd/ more purblind most purblind adj
halbblind
Of a person: having impaired vision; partially blind; dim-sighted.

purchase /ˈpɜː(ɹ).t͡ʃəs/ /ˈpɝ.t͡ʃəs/ purchases n
Anschaffung
The acquisition of title to, or property in, anything for a price; buying for money or its equivalent.
Kauf Anschaffung
That which is obtained for a price in money or its equivalent.
Kauf Einkauf
(obsolete) The act or process of seeking and obtaining something (e.g. property, etc.)

purchase /ˈpɜː(ɹ).t͡ʃəs/ /ˈpɝ.t͡ʃəs/ v
kaufen erwerben erstehen anschaffen
To apply to (anything) a device for obtaining a mechanical advantage; to get a purchase upon, or apply a purchase to; to raise or move by mechanical means.

purchasing power n
Kaufkraft
(economics) The amount of goods and services that can be bought with a unit of currency.
(economics) The amount of goods and services that can be bought by consumers; available income; spending power.
Kaufkraft Einkaufsmacht
(business) The ability of a large collective or company to negotiate more favourable prices and terms than a smaller group or company.

purchasing power parity purchasing power parities n
Kaufkraftparität
(economics) A theory of long-term equilibrium exchange rates based on relative price levels of two countries.

purdah /-dɑː/ /ˈpɜːdə/ /ˈpɝdə/ purdahs n
Parda
(uncountable) The situation or system of secluding women from the gaze of people, particularly men and strangers, in some Muslim and Hindu traditions, by using a curtain or screen, and/or wearing a face veil or attire covering most of the body. [from 19th c.]

pure /ˈpjoɹ/ /ˈpjoː/ /ˈpjuː(ə)ɹ/ /ˈpjɔː/ /ˈpjɚ/ /ˈpjɜː/ /ˈpjɝ/ /ˈpjʉːə/ /ˈpjʊə/ /ˈpjʊɹ/ /ˈpɪu̯(ə)ɹ/ /ˈpɪu̯ə(ɹ)/ more pure most pure purer purest adj
pur rein
Free of flaws or imperfections; unsullied.
rein bloß schier
Free of foreign material or pollutants.
rein pur
Free of immoral behavior or qualities; clean.
rein
(of a branch of science) Done for its own sake instead of serving another branch of science.
einfach
(phonetics) Of a single, simple sound or tone; said of some vowels and the unaspirated consonants.
pur rein sauber
(of sound) Without harmonics or overtones; not harsh or discordant.

pure as the driven snow adj
rein wie Schnee
(simile) Extremely pure; totally pure (typically "pure" in the sense of "virtuous").

pure mathematics n
reine Mathematik
The study of mathematical concepts independently of applications outside mathematics.

pure science n
reine Wissenschaft

pureblooded more pureblooded most pureblooded adj
reinblütig
Of pure blood; belonging to only one race.

purebred more purebred most purebred adj
reinrassig Rasse- rassenrein
Having genuine parents of the same breed, usually of an animal.

puree /pjʊəˈɹeɪ/ /ˈpjʊəɹeɪ/ purees n
Püree
A food that has been ground or crushed into a thick liquid or paste.

puree /pjʊəˈɹeɪ/ /ˈpjʊəɹeɪ/ v
pürieren
To crush or grind food into a puree.

purgatory /ˈpɜːɡət(ə)ɹi/ /ˈpɝɡəˌtɔɹi/ purgatories n
Purgatorium
Any situation where suffering is endured, particularly as part of a process of redemption.

purge /pɜːd͡ʒ/ /pɝd͡ʒ/ purges n
Säuberung Putzen Reinigen Säubern
An act of purging.
Säuberung
A forcible removal of people, for example, from political activity.

purge /pɜːd͡ʒ/ /pɝd͡ʒ/ v
reinigen säubern eliminieren entschlacken läutern löschen
(transitive) To clean thoroughly; to cleanse; to rid of impurities.
läutern reinwaschen
(transitive, religion) To free from sin, guilt, or the burden or responsibility of misdeeds.
abführen erbrechen sich übergeben
(transitive, intransitive, medicine) To void or evacuate (the bowels or the stomach); to defecate or vomit.
reinwaschen
(transitive, legal) To clear of a charge, suspicion, or imputation.

purgeable adj
freisetzbar
Capable of being purged.

purification /ˌpjʊəɹɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ purifications n
Reinigung
The act or process of purifying; the removal of impurities.

purificator purificators n
Purifikatorium
(Christianity) The napkin used to wipe the lip of the chalice during Holy Communion.

purify /ˈpjɔːɹɪfaɪ/ /ˈpjɝɪfaɪ/ /ˈpjʊəɹɪfaɪ/ /ˈpjʊɹɪfaɪ/ v
reinigen säubern
(transitive) To cleanse, or rid of impurities.
rein machen
(transitive) To free from guilt or sin.

purine /ˈpjʊəɹiːn/ purines n
Purin
(organic compound) Any of a class of organic heterocyclic compounds, composed of fused pyrimidine and imidazole rings, that constitute one of the two groups of organic nitrogenous bases (the other being the pyrimidines) and are components of nucleic acids.

purism purisms n
Purismus
(uncountable) An insistence on the traditionally correct way of doing things.

purist more purist most purist adj
puristisch
Of or pertaining to purism.

purist purists n
Purist Puristin
An advocate of purism.

puritan /ˈpjɔːɹɪtən/ /ˈpjɝɪtən/ /ˈpjʊəɹɪtən/ /ˈpjʊɹɪtən/ more puritan most puritan adj
puritanisch
(often, disapproving) Acting or behaving according to the Puritan morals (e.g. propagating modesty), especially with regard to pleasure, nudity and sex.

puritanical /pjɚ.ɪˈtæn.ɪ.kl̩/ /pjʊəɹ.ɪˈtæn.ɪ.kəl/ more puritanical most puritanical adj
puritanisch
Of or pertaining to the Puritans, or to their doctrines and practice.

purity /ˈpjɔːɹɪti/ /ˈpjɝɪti/ /ˈpjʊəɹɪti/ /ˈpjʊɹɪti/ purities n
Reinheit
The state or degree of being pure.

purity ring purity rings n
Keuschheitsring Purity Ring Purity-Ring Reinheitsring
A ring (piece of jewellery) representing a Christian religious vow to abstain from sexual intercourse until marriage.

purl /pɜːl/ /pɝl/ [pʰəːɫ] [pʰɝɫ] purls n
linke Masche
A particular stitch in knitting; an inversion of stitches giving the work a ribbed or waved appearance.

purlin [ˈpɜːɹlɪn] purlins n
Pfette
A longitudinal structural member bridging two or more rafters of a roof.

purloin /pɜːˈlɔɪn/ v
entwenden mitgehen lassen
(transitive, usually, formal, or, humorous) To take the property of another, often in breach of trust; to appropriate wrongfully; to steal.
stehlen
(intransitive) To commit theft; to thieve.

purple /ˈpɜː(ɹ).pəl/ /ˈpɝ.pəl/ more purple most purple purpler purplest adj
purpurn purpurrot
Of a purple hue.
(US politics) Not predominantly red or blue, but having a mixture of Democrat and Republican support.
(in Netherlands and Belgium) Mixed between social democrats and liberals.
Imperial; regal.
Blood-red; bloody.
(of language) Extravagantly ornate, like purple prose.
(motor racing, of a sector, lap, etc.) Completed in the fastest time so far in a given session.

purple /ˈpɜː(ɹ).pəl/ /ˈpɝ.pəl/ purples n
violett lila purpur
(colour theory) Any non-spectral colour on the line of purples on a colour chromaticity diagram or a colour wheel between violet and red.

purple dye murex n
Purpurschnecke
A medium-sized predatory sea snail of species Haustellum brandaris, which secrets a substance that can be used to make a long-lasting purple dye- Tyrian purple.

purple emperor purple emperors n
Große Schillerfalter
A large, dark brown and white (female), or purple and white (male) butterfly, Apatura iris, of the family Nymphalidae.

purple heron /ˈpɜː(ɹ)pəl ˈhɛɹən/ /ˈpɝpəl ˈhɛɹən/ purple herons n
Purpurreiher
A wading bird, Ardea purpurea, having reddish-brown plumage and found throughout southern Europe and Asia.

purple loosestrife purple loosestrifes n
Blutweiderich
A semi-aquatic herbaceous plant, Lythrum salicaria, having long spikes of purple flowers, native to Eurasia, considered invasive in North America and New Zealand.

purple martin purple martins n
Purpurschwalbe
The largest North American swallow, Progne subis.

purple swamphen purple swamphens n
Purpurhuhn
Various species in the Porphyrio genus of the Rallidae family, including Porphyrio porphyrio, Porphyrio madagascariensis, Porphyrio poliocephalus, Porphyrio indicus, Porphyrio pulverulentus, and Porphyrio melanotus.

purplish more purplish most purplish adj
brombeerfarben
Somewhat purple in colour/color.

purport /pəˈpɔːt/ /pɚˈpɔɹt/ /ˈpɚpɔɹt/ /ˈpɜːpɔːt/ /ˈpɜːpət/ v
beabsichtigen unterstellen vorgeben
(construed with to) To intend.

purported /pəɹˈpoʊɹ.tɪd/ /pəɹˈpɔɹ.tɪd/ adj
angeblich
Supposed, or assumed to be.

purportedly /pə(ɹ)ˈpɔː(ɹ).təd.li/ adv
angeblich vermeintlich vorbeglich
As appears to be true or is stated or accepted to be (though might not be so).

purpose /ˈpɜ.poʊs/ /ˈpɜ.pəs/ /ˈpɜːpəs/ /ˈpɝpəs/ purposes n
Zweck Ziel
The end for which something is done, is made or exists.
Grund
(Sense of having a) meaning for existing or doing something.
Intention Absicht
Resolution; determination.
Thema
(obsolete) The subject of discourse; the point at issue.

purpose /ˈpɜ.poʊs/ /ˈpɜ.pəs/ /ˈpɜːpəs/ /ˈpɝpəs/ v
beabsichtigen planen vorschlagen
(transitive) To have or set as one's purpose or aim; resolve to accomplish; intend; plan.

purposeful /ˈpɜː.pəs.fəl/ /ˈpɝ.pəs.fəl/ more purposeful most purposeful adj
zielgerichtet entschlossen
Having a purpose in mind; resolute; determined.

purposefulness n
Entschlossenheit Zielbewusstheit Zielgerichtetheit Zielsicherheit Zielstrebigkeit
The state of being purposeful.

purposely /ˈpɜːpəsli/ /ˈpɝpəsli/ more purposely most purposely adv
absichtlich
On purpose; intentionally.

purpure /pəˈpjʊə/ /pɚˈpjʊɹ/ adj
purpur
(tincture) In blazon, of the colour purple.

purpure /pəˈpjʊə/ /pɚˈpjʊɹ/ n
Purpur
(tincture) A purple colour on a coat of arms, represented in engraving by diagonal parallel lines 45 degrees clockwise.

purpuric acid n
Purpursäure
(chemistry) C8H5N5O6, a nitrogenous acid that yields alloxan and uramil when hydrolysed, known for its purple salts.

purpurite n
Purpurit
(mineral) A manganese phosphate mineral with a striking purple colour.

purr /pɜː(ɹ)/ purrs n
Schnurren
The vibrating sound made by a cat in its throat when contented.

purr /pɜː(ɹ)/ v
schnurren
(intransitive, of a cat) To make a vibrating sound in its throat when contented.

purse /pɜːs/ /pɝs/ purses n
Geldbörse Handtasche Portemonnaie Geldbeutel Beutel Börse
(US) A handbag (small bag usually used by women for carrying various small personal items)

purse /pɜːs/ /pɝs/ v
schürzen
(transitive) To press (one's lips) in and together so that they protrude.

purser pursers n
Proviantmeister Purser Purserin Zahlmeister
The person responsible for handling the accounts on a ship, or for dealing with the passengers on a ship or aircraft.

purseweb spider purseweb spiders n
Tapezierspinne
any of several spiders, of the family Atypidae, that builds a silken tube close to the ground.

purslane /ˈpɜːslən/ /ˈpɝslən/ purslanes n
Portulak
Any of the family Portulacaceae (order Caryophyllales) of succulent plants.

pursuant /pəˈsjuː.ənt/ /pɚˈsu.ənt/ more pursuant most pursuant adj
gemäß
In conformance to, or in agreement with; used with to.

pursuant /pəˈsjuː.ənt/ /pɚˈsu.ənt/ more pursuant most pursuant adv
gemäß
Accordingly; consequently.

pursue /pəˈsjuː/ /pəˈʃu/ /pəˈʃuː/ /pɚˈsu/ /pɜˈʃuː/ v
verfolgen nachjagen
(ambitransitive) To follow urgently, originally with intent to capture or harm; to chase. [from 14th c.]
beschreiten folgen
(transitive) To follow, travel down (a particular way, course of action etc.). [from late 14th c.]
nachjagen
(transitive) To aim for, go after (a specified objective, situation etc.). [from late 14th c.]
nachgehen
(transitive) To participate in (an activity, business etc.); to practise, follow (a profession). [from 15th c.]

pursuer pursuers n
Verfolger Verfolgerin
One who pursues.

pursuit /-sɪu̯t/ /pə(ɹ)-/ /pəɹ-/ /pəˈsjuːt/ /pəˈsʉːt/ /pəˈʃuːt/ /pəˈʃʉːt/ /pɜː(ɹ)ˈsɪu̯t/ /pɜːɹˈs(j)uːt/ /pɜːˈsjuːt/ /pɜːˈʃuːt/ /pɝˈsuːt/ pursuits n
Verfolgung
The act of pursuing.

purulence /ˈpjʊəɹʊləns/ purulences n
Eiter
The condition of containing or discharging pus.

purulent /ˈpjʊəɹ(j)ʊlənt/ /ˈpjʊəɹələnt/ more purulent most purulent adj
Eiter eiterig
(medicine) Consisting of pus.

purvey /pəˈveɪ/ /pəːˈveɪ/ /pɚˈveɪ/ v
besorgen (vor)bereiten
(intransitive, obsolete) To prepare in advance (for or to do something); to plan, make provision.
besorgen
(transitive) To furnish or provide.

purview /ˈpɜː(ɹ)vjuː/ purviews n
Geltungsbereich
(legal) The scope of a statute.
Bereich Einflussbereich Reichweite Zuständigkeit Zuständigkeitsbereich
Scope or range of interest or control.
Bereich
Range of understanding.

pus /pʌs/ n
Eiter
A whitish-yellow or yellow substance composed primarily of dead white blood cells and dead pyogenic bacteria; normally found in regions of bacterial infection.

push /pʊʃ/ [puʃ] [pʷʊʃ] pushes n
Stoß Schubs
A short, directed application of force; an act of pushing.
Druck
An act of tensing the muscles of the abdomen in order to expel its contents.

push /pʊʃ/ [puʃ] [pʷʊʃ] v
schieben stoßen drücken
(transitive, intransitive) To apply a force to (an object) such that it moves away from the person or thing applying the force.
drücken
(intransitive) To tense the muscles in the abdomen in order to give birth or defecate.
drängen
(intransitive) To continue to attempt to persuade a person into a particular course of action.

push mower push mowers n
Handrasenmäher
A kind of lawnmower with no engine, operating by pushing it so that wheels drive gears which rapidly spin a reel.

push the envelope /-ˈɑn-/ /-ˈɒnv(ə)ləʊp/ /ˌpʊʃ ði ˈɛnvəˌloʊp/ /ˌpʊʃ ðiː ˈɛnvələʊp/ v
bis an die Grenze gehen
(intransitive, idiomatic, originally, aeronautics) To go beyond established limits; to pioneer. [from mid 20th c.]

push up daisies v
die Radieschen von unten ansehen
(idiomatic, euphemistic, or, humorous) To be dead.

push-button /ˈpʊʃˌbʌtn̩/ push-buttons n
Druckschalter Druckknopf
An electrical switch activated by pressing a button.

push-up /ˈpʊʃˌʌp/ push-ups n
Liegestütz
An exercise done to improve upper body strength, performed by resting on one's toes and hands and pushing one's weight off the floor.

push-up bra push-up bras n
Push-up-BH
A brassiere designed to elevate the breasts and enhance the cleavage

pushcart pushcarts n
Handkarren
A small cart, normally with two or four wheels, that can be pushed by hand.

pushdown automaton pushdown automata pushdown automatons n
Kellerautomat
(computing theory) An automaton with finitely many states that can also use one unbounded stack of memory; the automaton may only push, pop, or read the top of the stack. Abbreviation: PDA.

pushiness n
Agressivität Aufdringlichkeit Ellenbogentechnik Penetranz Rücksichtslosigkeit Strebertum
The quality of being pushy; being aggressively ambitious, overly assertive.
Strebertum Tatkraft Unternehmungsgeist
Being bold or determined.

pushing up daisies adj
die Radieschen von unten ansehen die Radieschen von unten betrachten
(euphemistic, or, humorous) Dead.

pushover /ˈpʊʃəʊvə(ɹ)/ pushovers n
Schwächling Umfaller
Someone who is easily swayed or influenced to change their mind or comply.
Weichei
Someone who lets themself be picked or bullied on without defending or standing up for themself.

pushrim pushrims n
Greifreifen Greifring
A rim designed to be pushed. Typically found on a manual wheelchair.

pushrod pushrods n
stoßstange
(automotive) A rod in a piston engine that actuates rocker arms above the cylinder head.

pushy /ˈpʊʃ.i/ pushier pushiest adj
aufdringlich aggressiv zudringlich
Overly assertive, bold, or determined; aggressively ambitious.

pusillanimous /pjuːsəlˈænəməs/ /pjuːsɪlˈænɪməs/ more pusillanimous most pusillanimous adj
kleinmütig feige
Showing ignoble cowardice, or contemptible timidity. [from 16th c.]

pussy /ˈpʌsi/ pussier pussiest adj
eitrig
(medicine) Containing pus.

pussy /ˈpʊsi/ pussies n
Schisser Kätzchen Mieze Lusche Pantoffeltiger Warmduscher
(informal, affectionate) A cat. [from 17th c.]
Fotze Muschi Möse
(vulgar, colloquial) The female genitalia; the vulva and/or vagina. [from 17th c.]

pussy juice pussy juices n
Fotzenschleim Scheidensekret Vaginalsekret

pussy magnet pussy magnets n
Schlampenschlepper
(slang, often, offensive) Something that attracts or is hoped to attract women, such as a fancy car, or a guitar which one can play.

pussy willow pussy willows n
Kätzchenweide
Any of a number of species of willow and sallow when their catkins are still young in spring.

pussy-cat pussy-cats n
Miezekatze Miezekätzchen Muschi Pantoffeltiger Schmusekatze Schmusekätzchen
(informal, affectionate) A pet domestic cat; a pussy.

pussyfoot /ˈpʊs.iˌfʊt/ v
trippeln auf Zehenspitzen gehen herumschleichen leisetreten schleichen
(intransitive) To move silently, stealthily, or furtively.
leisetreten um den heißen Brei schleichen
(intransitive) To act timidly or cautiously.
um den heißen Brei herumreden
(intransitive) To use euphemistic language or circumlocution.

pussywhipped /ˈpʊsiˌ(h)wɪpt/ more pussywhipped most pussywhipped adj
Pantoffelheld unter dem Pantoffel
(slang, vulgar, of a man) Submissive to or dominated by one's wife or other female partner, frequently with the connotation that this submissive behavior is for the prospect of sex.

pusta /ˈpʊstə/ pustas n
Puszta Pußta
A temperate grassland biome of the Great Hungarian Plain; an exclave of the Pannonian Steppe.

pustule /ˈpʌstjuːl/ /ˈpʌst͡ʃuːl/ /ˈpʌst͡ʃəl/ pustules n
Pustel
(dermatology) A small accumulation of pus in the epidermis or dermis.

put /pʊt/ [pʰʊʔt] puts n
Put
(business) A right to sell something at a predetermined price.

put /pʊt/ [pʰʊʔt] v
stellen legen setzen tun
To place something somewhere.
bringen
To bring or set into a certain relation, state or condition.
kugelstoßen
(obsolete) To incite; to entice; to urge; to constrain; to oblige.

put a spoke in someone's wheel v
einen Strich durch die Rechnung machen

put all one's eggs in one basket v
alle Eier in einen Korb legen alles auf eine Karte setzen
To rely on a single source (as of income), rather than diversifying.

put an end to v
ein Ende setzen zu einem Ende bringen
(transitive, idiomatic) To terminate or abolish.

put aside v
beiseitelegen
(transitive) To save or keep (something) to be used at a later time.
(transitive) To ignore or intentionally disregard (something), temporarily or permanently, so that more important things can occupy one's attention.

put away v
weglegen wegräumen
(transitive) To put (something) in its usual storage place; to place out of the way, clean up.
weglegen zurücklegen
(transitive) To store, add to one's stores for later use.

put back v
zurückstellen
(transitive) To return something to its original place.

put down v
ablegen absetzen abstellen
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see put,‎ down.
runtermachen runterputzen
(idiomatic) To insult, belittle, or demean.
hinterlegen
(of money as deposit) To pay.
ablegen absetzen abstellen niederschlagen unterdrücken
To halt, eliminate, stop, or squelch, often by force.
einschläfern
(euphemistic) To euthanize (an animal).
hinterlegen auflegen
To terminate a call on (a telephone); to hang up.
hinterlegen auf die Liste setzen eintragen
To add a name to a list.
herabsetzen runtersetzen
(UK) To make prices, or taxes, lower.
hinlegen niederlegen
(idiomatic) To place a baby somewhere to sleep.
zurückführen
(idiomatic) To give something as a reason for something else.
aufsetzen
(aviation, idiomatic, of an aircraft) To land.
absetzen
(idiomatic) To drop someone off, or let them out of a vehicle.
weglegen
(idiomatic) To cease, temporarily or permanently, reading (a book).

put down roots v
Wurzeln schlagen
(idiomatic) To establish oneself in a place; to become settled.

put forward v
vorbringen
(idiomatic, transitive) To propose for consideration.

put in a good word v
ein gutes Wort einlegen
To speak favourably of someone to someone else, in order to help them out.

put into practice v
in die Tat umsetzen
(transitive, idiomatic) To make (something) a practical reality.

put off v
verschieben abschrecken die Lust nehmen entmutigen hinausschieben verprellen
(transitive) To cause to dislike; to discourage (from doing).

put on v
anziehen
To don (clothing, equipment, or the like).
aufsetzen
To play (a recording).
(obsolete) To hurry up; to move swiftly forward.

put on airs v
aufspielen
(idiomatic) To become haughty, to assume a pretentious manner.

put on the block v
zum Verkauf anbieten
(slang) To sell something.

put on weight v
zunehmen Fett ansetzen Speck ansetzen zulegen
To experience a weight gain, to increase in weight.

put one's cards on the table v
die Karten auf den Tisch legen
(idiomatic) To reveal one's true intentions, beliefs, feelings, or other previously concealed facts about one's situation; to speak frankly.

put one's finger on v
identifizieren erkennen
(idiomatic, chiefly in the negative) To identify, specify, name or pick out.

put one's foot in one's mouth v
ins Fettnäpfchen treten in die Pfanne treten
(idiomatic) To misspeak; to say something embarrassing or wrong, or to make a mistake in public, or a social blunder, that is embarrassing or offensive.

put one's pants on one leg at a time v
auch nur mit Wasser kochen
(idiomatic) To be an ordinary person; to be a mere mortal.

put out v
rausbringen raussetzen rauswerfen
(transitive) To place outside, to remove, particularly
ranlassen rausbringen raussetzen rauswerfen
To cause someone to be out of sorts; to annoy, impose, inconvenience, or disturb.
(intransitive) To go out, to head out, especially (sailing) to set sail.
herstellen produzieren
To produce, to emit.
löschen
To extinguish (fire).
ranlassen
(intransitive, originally, _, US, _, slang) To consent to sex.

put out to pasture v
aufs Abstellgleis schieben
(informal) To make someone retire, especially due to advancing age.

put pen to paper v
die Feder ansetzen zu Papier bringen
(intransitive) To begin to write something.

put someone in their place v
in seine Schranken weisen zurechtweisen
(transitive, idiomatic) To remind someone of their position.
runterputzen vorführen
(idiomatic) To bring somebody down; to humble or rebuke.

put someone out of their misery v
jemanden nicht länger auf die Folter spannen
(transitive, idiomatic, informal) To submit a suffering person or an animal to euthanasia.

put that in your pipe and smoke it phraseologicalUnit
schreib dir das hinter die Ohren
(idiomatic, colloquial, pejorative) Used after stating something surprising or undesired, to emphasize its truth. Also used after refuting an argument. Sometimes an adjective is inserted before pipe.

put the cart before the horse v
das Pferd von hinten aufzäumen den Pflug vor die Ochsen spannen
(idiomatic) To put things in the wrong order or with the wrong priorities; to put something inconsequential as more important than something more essential.

put the fear of God into v
das Fürchten lehren in Angst und Schrecken versetzen
To cause someone to repent through fear of the wrath of God.

put through v
durchstellen verbinden
(idiomatic) To connect (a telephone caller with intended callee).

put to bed v
zu Bett bringen
(transitive) To help someone, for example a child, go to bed.

put to sea v
in See stechen
(nautical, of a boat or ship) To leave a port or harbour on a voyage, or for other purposes such as fishing.

put to sleep v
einschläfern einlullen
(transitive) To cause (someone) to sleep.
(transitive) To help (someone) to bed; put to bed.
einschläfern
(transitive, euphemistic) To kill an animal painlessly, often with an injection; to euthanize.

put to the test v
auf die Probe stellen
(idiomatic) To test something or someone; to evaluate, scrutinize or explore by testing or experimentation.

put together v
zusammenfügen
(transitive) To assemble, construct, build, or formulate.

put two and two together v
eins und eins zusammenzählen

put up v
hochlegen hochräumen hochstellen hochtun
(transitive) To place in a high location.
befestigen
(transitive) To hang; to mount.
anstacheln
(transitive, idiom, used with "to") To cajole or dare (someone) to do (something).
aufbieten aufnehmen
(transitive, idiom) To house; to shelter; to take in.
aufbieten
(transitive) To endure; to put up with; to tolerate.
aufbringen
(transitive) To provide funds in advance.
aufbauen aufstellen errichten
(transitive) To build a structure.
aufbringen aufscheuchen
(hunting, transitive) To cause (wild game) to break cover.
wegräumen
(US, Canada, transitive, sports, idiom) To score; to accumulate scoring. Ellipsis of to put up on the scoreboard..

put up with v
ertragen aushalten akzeptieren hinnehmen in Kauf nehmen klarkommen

put words in someone's mouth v
jemanden Worte in den Mund legen
(idiomatic) To say or imply that someone has made a statement or remark which they did not precisely or directly make.

put-down put-downs n
Erniedrigung Herabsetzung
An insult or barb; a snide or demeaning remark.

put-up put-ups n
Falle Inszenierung abgekartetes Spiel
Something prearranged or faked in order to trick someone or to advance one's own interests.

putative /ˈpju.tə.tɪv/ /ˈpjʉ.tə.tɪv/ [ˈpju.ɾə.ɾɪv] [ˈpjʉ.ɾə.ɾɪv] more putative most putative adj
vermeintlich mutmaßlich angeblich
(derogatory) Commonly believed or deemed to be the case; accepted by supposition rather than as a result of proof.

putatively more putatively most putatively adv
mutmaßlich vermeintlich vermutlich
According to belief.

putrefaction /ˌpjuːtɹəˈfækʃən/ putrefactions n
Verwesung Fäulnis Verrottung Putrefaktion Putreszenz Verjauchung
The act of causing to rot; the anaerobic splitting of proteins by bacteria and fungi with the formation of malodorous, incompletely oxidized products.

putrescible /pjuːˈtɹɛsɪb(ə)l/ more putrescible most putrescible adj
verfaulbar verrottbar
Decomposable; capable of becoming putrescent; rottable.

putrid /ˈpju.tɹəd/ /ˈpjuː.tɹɪd/ more putrid most putrid adj
verfault aasig faulig verdorben übelriechend
Rotting, rotten, being in a state of putrefaction. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

putsch /pʊt͡ʃ/ putsches n
Putsch
A coup d'état; an illegal effort to forcibly overthrow the current government.

putschist /ˈpʊtʃɪst/ putschists n
Putschist Putschistin
One who participates in a putsch. [from 19th c.]

putter /-ɾɚ/ /ˈpʌtə(ɹ)/ /ˈpʌtɚ/ putters n
Putter
(golf) A golf club specifically intended for a putt.

putting green putting greens n
Green
(golf) The area of a golf course nearest the hole, with a smoother surface to make putting easier.

putto /ˈpʊtoʊ/ /ˈpʊtəʊ/ [-ɾoʊ] putti puttoes puttos n
Amorette Putte Putto
(art) A representation, especially in Renaissance or Baroque art, of a small, naked, often winged (usually male) child; a cherub.

putty /ˈpʌti/ putties n
Kitt Fensterkitt
A form of cement, made from linseed oil and whiting, used to fix panes of glass.

putty /ˈpʌti/ v
kitten
(transitive) To fix or fill using putty.

putty knife putty knives n
Kittmesser Kittspachtel Spachtel Spachtelmesser
A similar tool with a wide, flat blade used by painters, plasterers, and carpenters to spread putty to fill holes and cracks.

puukko puukkos puukot n
Waldmesser
A type of sharp, pointed knife of Nordic heritage, with a short blade and flat back; normally worn in a sheath on the waist, and used for woodcrafts and as hunting knife.

puzzle /ˈpʌzəl/ puzzles n
Rätsel
Anything that is difficult to understand or make sense of.
A riddle.
Puzzle Geduldspiel Geduldsspiel
A game for one or more people that is more or less difficult to work out or complete.

puzzle /ˈpʌzəl/ v
durcheinander bringen verwirren
(transitive) To perplex, confuse, or mystify; to cause (someone) to be faced with a mystery, without answers or an explanation.

puzzle box puzzle boxes n
Himitsu Bako
A box that cannot be opened by the usual obvious means, and therefore challenges a person to find the correct way to open it.

puzzled /ˈpʌ.zl̩d/ more puzzled most puzzled adj
perplex verblüfft verdutzt
Confused or perplexed.

puzzling more puzzling most puzzling adj
rätselhaft verwirrend
Difficult to understand or explain; enigmatic or confusing; perplexing.

pyaemia pyaemias n
Pyämie
(pathology) A type of septicemia caused usually by the presence of Staphylococcus bacteria in the bloodstream; characterised by metastatic abscesses and other symptoms associated with septicemia.

pyemic adj
pyämisch
Of or pertaining to pyemia.

pygidium pygidia pygidiums n
Pygidium
(zoology) The caudal plate of trilobites, crustacea, and certain insects.

pygmy /pɪɡmiː/ pygmies n
Pygmy
Pygmäe
(often, _, capitalized) A member of one of various Ancient Equatorial African tribal peoples, notable for their very short stature.

pygmy chimpanzee pygmy chimpanzees n
Zwergschimpanse Zwergschimpansen-Männchen Zwergschimpansen-Weibchen Zwergschimpansenmännchen Zwergschimpansenweibchen Zwergschimpansin
(obsolete) Synonym of bonobo

pygmy cormorant pygmy cormorants n
Zwergscharbe
Microcarbo pygmeus, a member of the Phalacrocoracidae (cormorant) family of seabirds.

pygmy hippopotamus pygmy hippopotami pygmy hippopotamus pygmy hippopotamuses n
Zwergflusspferd
A large four-toed, four-legged mammal native to western Africa (Hexaprotodon liberiensis, syn. Choeropsis liberiensis), similar to but half the height of the common hippopotamus.

pygmy owl pygmy owls n
Sperlingskauz

pygostyle /ˈpaɪɡəstaɪl/ pygostyles n
Pygostyl
The plate supporting the tail-feathers in birds, formed from fused vertebrae.

pylon /ˈpaɪ.lɒn/ pylons n
Mast
Pylon
A gateway to the inner part of an Ancient Egyptian temple.
Strommast
(electricity) A tower-like structure, usually one of a series, used to support high-voltage electricity cables.

pyometra n
Pyometra
(disease) An infection of the uterus most commonly seen in dogs, but also occasionally in other small mammals, resulting from hormonal and structural changes in the lining of the uterus.

pyramid /ˈpɪɹəmɪd/ pyramids n
Pyramide
An ancient massive construction with a square or rectangular base and four triangular sides meeting in an apex, such as those built as tombs in Egypt or as bases for temples in Mesoamerica.
A construction in the shape of a pyramid, usually with a square or rectangular base.
(geometry) A solid with triangular lateral faces and a polygonal (often square or rectangular) base.

pyramid scheme pyramid schemes n
Schneeballsystem Pyramidensystem
An illicit money-making investment scheme whereby early investors are paid primarily or wholly by later investors. Eventually all such schemes fail to the detriment of recent (later) investors.

pyramidal tract pyramidal tracts n
pyramidales System

pyramidic /pɪ.ɹəˈmɪd.ɪk/ adj
pyramidisch
Of or pertaining to a pyramid; having the form or imposing presence of a pyramid; pyramidal.

pyramidion pyramidia pyramidions n
Pyramidion
The small pyramid which crowns or completes an obelisk or pyramid.

pyramidologist pyramidologists n
Pyramidologe
One who studies pyramidology, who studies pyramids from a supernatural viewpoint.

pyramidology n
Pyramidologie
The study of pyramids (especially the Egyptian pyramids) from a supernatural or new-age perspective, rather than the historical or archaeological viewpoint.

pyrargyrite pyrargyrites n
Pyrargyrit
(mineral) A sulfosalt mineral used as a silver ore; it is dark red or black in color with a metallic adamantine luster, a sulfide of antimony and silver, Ag3SbS3, and occurs in rhombohedral crystals.

pyre /ˈpaɪɚ/ pyres n
Scheiterhaufen
A funeral pile; a combustible heap on which corpses are burned.
Feuerstapel
Any heap or pile of combustibles.

pyridoxine /ˌpɪɹɪˈdɒksɪn/ pyridoxines n
Pyridoxin
(vitamin) A derivative of pyridine, 4,5-bis(hydroxymethyl)-2-methylpyridin-3-ol, found in fish, liver, cereals and yeast, and essential for the metabolism of amino acids and starch.

pyriform /ˈpɪ.ɹɪ.fɔːm/ /ˈpɪɹ.əˌfɔɹm/ more pyriform most pyriform adj
birnenförmig
(biology) Pear-shaped.

pyrite /ˈpaɪˌɹaɪt/ pyrites n
Pyrit
(mineral) The common mineral iron disulfide (FeS2), of a pale brass-yellow color and brilliant metallic luster, crystallizing in the isometric system.

pyrochlore pyrochlores n
Pyrochlor
(mineral) A mineral whose composition is that of a mixed niobate mostly of sodium, calcium and cerium, (Na,Ca)2Nb2O6(OH,F).

pyroclastic adj
pyroklastisch
(vulcanology) Mostly composed of rock fragments of volcanic origin or comminuted during an eruption.

pyroclastic flow /ˈpaɪ.ɹəʊ.klæ.stɪk fləʊ/ pyroclastic flows n
Glutlawine pyroklastischer Strom
(volcanology) A dense flow of volcanic ash, dust, rocks and debris that cascades at high speed down the slope of a volcano during an eruption.

pyrography pyrographies n
Brandmalerei Pyrografie Pyrographie
The freehanded art of decorating wood, leather or other materials with burn marks (resulting in surface burned designs) from the controlled application of a heated object or tool such as a poker.
A decoration or design so produced.

pyroligneous acid n
Holzessig
(chemistry) A dark liquid, produced by the destructive distillation of wood, containing acetic acid, methanol, oils and tars; once used as a commercial source of acetic acid.

pyrolusite pyrolusites n
Pyrolusit
(mineral) A dark coloured mineral, consisting of manganese dioxide (MnO2), that is an important ore of manganese.

pyrolysis /paɪˈɹɑləsɪs/ /paɪˈɹɒlɪsɪs/ /pɑɪˈɹɔlɪsɪs/ /pɪˈɹɒlɪsɪs/ pyrolyses n
Pyrolyse
(chemistry, physics) The decomposition of a material or compound due to heat, in the absence of oxygen or other reagents.

pyromagnetic adj
pyromagnetisch

pyromagnetism n
Pyromagnetismus

pyromania /ˌpaɪɹə(ʊ)ˈmeɪnɪə/ pyromanias n
Pyromanie Brandsucht
(psychology) A compulsive disorder characterized by obsession with fire or uncontrollable urges to start fires.

pyromaniac /ˌpaɪɹoʊˈmeɪniæk/ /ˌpaɪɹəˈmeɪniæk/ pyromaniacs n
Pyromane
A person experiencing pyromania.

pyrope /ˈpaɪɹəʊp/ pyropes n
Pyrop
(mineral) A variety of garnet, of a poppy or blood-red color, frequently with a tinge of orange. It is used as a gemstone.

pyrophobia n
Pyrophobie
An fear or hatred of fire or flames.

pyrosis pyroses n
Pyrosis Sodbrennen
(medicine) A burning sensation in the chest due to reflux of stomach contents in the esophagus.

pyrotechnician pyrotechnicians n
Pyrotechniker Pyrotechnikerin
A person who designs or organises pyrotechnics.

pyrotechnics /ˌpaɪ.ɹə.ˈtɛk.nəks/ n
Pyrotechnik Feuerwerkerei
The art and technology of fireworks and related military applications.

pyrotechnist pyrotechnists n
Pyrotechniker
(dated) A pyrotechnician: person skilled in the manufacture or setting off of fireworks and firework displays.

pyrotol n
Pyrotol
An explosive usually used in combination with dynamite.

pyroxene /paɪˈɹɑk.sin/ /paɪˈɹɒk.siːn/ pyroxenes n
Pyroxen
(mineral) Any of a group of crystalline minerals containing silicates of iron, magnesium and calcium.

pyrrhic /ˈpɪɹ.ɪk/ adj
pyrrhisch
(prosody) Of or characterized by pyrrhics (metrical feet with two short syllables).

pyrrole /ˈpɪɹəʊl/ pyrroles n
Pyrrol
(organic compound) Any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds containing a ring of four carbon atoms and a nitrogen atom; especially the simplest one, C4H5N. [from 19th c.]

pyruvic acid /paɪˌruː.vɪk ˈæs.ɪd/ /pʌɪˌruː.vɪk ˈas.ɪd/ n
Brenztraubensäure

python /ˈpaɪθɑn/ /ˈpaɪθən/ pythons n
Python Pythonschlange
A type of large constricting snake.

pyx /pɪks/ pyxes n
Hostiendose Pyxis
(Roman Catholicism, also, figurative) A small, usually round container used to hold the host, especially when bringing communion to the sick or others unable to attend Mass.

pyxis /ˈpɪksɪs/ pyxides n
Pyxis
A small box.

pâte brisée /pat bʁi.ze/ /pɑt bʁi.ze/ n
Mürbeteig
(culinary) A form of shortcrust pastry made with butter instead of lard or shortening.

pâté /pæˈteɪ/ /ˈpæt.eɪ/ pâtés n
Pastete Aufstrich Paste Streichwurst
A finely-ground paste of meat, fish or vegetables, sometimes with the addition of alcohol.

pétanque /pəˈtæŋk/ /pəˈtɑːŋk/ /pəˈtɒŋk/ n
Pétanque
A form of boules originating from the south of France.

q.v. adv
s. d.
quod vide; which see; used to reference material mentioned in text.

qadi /ˈkɑːdi/ qadis n
Kadi
(Islam, law) a judge who is trained in and practices Islamic law [from 16th c.]

qafiz qafizes n
Cahiz Qafiz
(historical) Any of various medieval units of dry or liquid measure derived from the qafiz.

qasida /kaˈsiːdə/ /kəˈsidə/ qasidas n
Kasside
An Arabic or Persian elegiac monorhyme poem, usually having a tripartite structure.

qibla /ˈkɪblə/ [ˈqibla] qiblas n
Qibla
(Islam) The direction in which Muslims face while praying, currently determined as the direction of the Kaaba in Mecca.

qigong /tʃiˈɡɔŋ/ /tʃiˈɡʊŋ/ /tʃiːˈkʊŋ/ /tʃiːˈɡɒŋ/ qigongs n
Chigong Qigong Tschigong
(fitness, alternative medicine) A Chinese system of breathing control, physical exercise and meditation. [from 20th c.]

qilin /ˈkiː.lɪn/ /ˈtʃiː.lɪn/ qilins n
Qilin
A mythical Chinese hooved chimerical creature, said to appear in conjunction with the arrival of a sage.

qipao /ˈt͡ʃiːpaʊ/ qipaos n
Qipao
A traditional one-piece dress worn by Chinese women.

qishlaq qishlaqs n
Kischlak
A rural settlement (originally for the winter period) of seminomadic Turkic peoples of Central Asia, Azerbaijan and Afghanistan.

quack /kwæk/ quacks n
Quaken
The sound made by a duck.
Quacksalber Kurpfuscher
(pejorative) A fraudulent healer, especially a bombastic peddler in worthless treatments, a doctor who makes false diagnoses for monetary benefit, or an untrained or poorly trained doctor who uses fraudulent credentials to attract patients [from c. 1630]
Quacksalber Quacksalberin
(figuratively, pejorative) Any similar charlatan or incompetent professional.

quack /kwæk/ v
quaken
To make a noise like a duck.

quackery quackeries n
Quacksalberei
(countable) An instance of practicing fraudulent medicine.

quacksalver /ˈkwæksælvə/ /ˈkwæksælvɚ/ quacksalvers n
Quacksalber
(archaic) One falsely claiming to possess medical or other skills, especially one who dispenses potions, ointments, etc., supposedly having curative powers; a quack. [from c. 1570]

quad bike quad bikes n
Quad
A small off-road four-wheeled powered vehicle, especially of a design derived from a motorcycle, usually used for recreation or farm work.

quadcopter /ˈkwɒdkɒptə(ɹ)/ quadcopters n
Quadrocopter Quadrokopter
A rotorcraft propelled by four rotors.

quadrable adj
quadrierbar

quadrangular more quadrangular most quadrangular adj
viereckig
Having the shape of a quadrangle; in the shape of a quadrangle.

quadrant /ˈkwɑd.ɹənt/ /ˈkwɒd.ɹənt/ quadrants n
Quadrant
One of the four sections made by dividing an area with two perpendicular lines.
(mathematics) One of the four regions of the Cartesian plane bounded by the x-axis and y-axis.
(geometry) One fourth of a circle or disc; a sector with an angle of 90°.
(nautical) A measuring device with a graduated arc of 90° used in locating an altitude.

quadratic /kwɒdˈɹætɪk/ /kwəˈdɹætɪk/ adj
quadratisch
(mathematics) of a function, of the form y = ax^2 + bx + c .

quadratic equation quadratic equations n
quadratische Gleichung
(mathematics) a polynomial equation of the second degree.

quadratic field quadratic fields n
quadratischer Zahlkörper
(algebraic number theory) A number field that is an extension field of degree two over the rational numbers.

quadratic formula quadratic formulae quadratic formulas n
Mitternachtsformel
(mathematics) The formula x = \frac {-b \pm \sqrt{b^2 - 4ac}}{2a} for finding roots of the quadratic equation.

quadrature /ˈkwɑd.ɹə.t͡ʃɚ/ /ˈkwɑd.ɹəˌt͡ʃʊɚ/ /ˈkwɒd.ɹə.t͡ʃə(ɹ)/ /ˈkwɒd.ɹəˌtjʊə(ɹ)/ quadratures n
Quadrieren
The process of making something square; squaring.
Quadratur
(astronomy) A situation in which the directions of two celestial bodies (or a celestial body and the Sun) form a right angle from the perspective of the observer.

quadrature amplitude modulation quadrature amplitude modulations n
Quadraturamplitudenmodulation
(radio) A modulation scheme that conveys data by applying amplitude modulation to two carrier waves at once. These two waves, usually sinusoids, are out of phase with each other by 90° and are thus called quadrature carriers. Commonly abbreviated QAM.

quadravigesimal /ˌkwɒdˈɹɑvaɪd͡ʒɛsɪməl/ quadravigesimals n
Quadravifezimalsystem
(arithmetic, computing, uncountable) A number system with base twenty-24, using the digits 0–9 and A–N (or Greek α-ω without numerals).

quadriga /kwɑˈdɹai.ɡə/ /kwɑˈdɹi.ɡə/ /kwɒdˈɹiː.ɡə/ /kwəˈdɹiː.ɡə/ quadrigae quadrigas n
Quadriga
(historical) A team of four horses, or sometimes other animals, especially as used in chariot racing.

quadrilateral /ˌkwɑd.ɹəˈlæt.ɚ.əl/ adj
vierseitig vierkantig
Having four sides.

quadrilateral /ˌkwɑd.ɹəˈlæt.ɚ.əl/ quadrilaterals n
Viereck
A polygon with four sides.

quadrilingual adj
viersprachig
Of a text, written in four languages.

quadrille /kwɒdˈɹɪl/ quadrilles n
Quadrille
A dance originating in the mid-1700s with four couples forming a square, rather much like the modern square dance.

quadrillion /kwɑˈdɹɪl.i.ən/ /kwɑˈdɹɪl.jən/ /kwɒˈdɹɪl.jən/ /kwɒˈdʒɹɪl.jən/ /kwɔˈdɹɘl.jɘn/ /kwɔˈdɹɪl.jən/ quadrillions numeral
Billiarde
(US, modern British and Australian, short scale) A thousand trillion (logic: 1,000 × 1,0004): 1 followed by fifteen zeros, 1015.
Quadrillion
(dated, UK, Australia, long scale) A million trillion (logic: 1,000,0004): 1 followed by twenty-four zeros, 1024.

quadrinomial adj
viergliedrig
Consisting of four names or parts or terms.

quadriplegia /ˌkwɑdɹɪˈplid͡ʒə/ /ˌkwɒdɹɪˈpliːd͡ʒə/ quadriplegias n
Quadriplegie Tetraplegie
Paralysis of all four limbs.

quadripole quadripoles n
Zweitor
(electronics) An electrical circuit that has two pairs of external terminals.

quadriracial adj
vierrassig
Of or relating to four races.

quadrisyllabic adj
viersilbig

quadrivium quadrivia quadriviums n
Quadrivium
(education, historical) The higher division of the seven liberal arts in the Middle Ages, composed of geometry, astronomy, arithmetic, and music.

quadroon adj
Quarterone Quarteronin
(dated, chiefly, _, historical) Of or related to quadroons.

quadruped /ˈkwɒdɹəpɛd/ quadrupeds n
Vierbeiner Vierfüßer Vierfüßler Quadrupede Quadrupeder Vierfüßerin
A four-footed or four-legged animal.

quadrupedal adj
vierfüßig
Walking on four feet.

quadrupedally adv
quadrupedisch vierbeinig vierfüßig
In the manner of an animal that walks on four feet or four legs.

quadruple /kwɑˈdɹu.pəl/ /kwɑˈdɹʌp.əl/ /kwɒˈdɹuː.pəl/ /ˈkwɑd.ɹə.pəl/ /ˈkwɒd.ɹʊ.pəl/ adj
vierfach
Being four times as long, as big or as many of something.

quadruple /kwɑˈdɹu.pəl/ /kwɑˈdɹʌp.əl/ /kwɒˈdɹuː.pəl/ /ˈkwɑd.ɹə.pəl/ /ˈkwɒd.ɹʊ.pəl/ v
vervierfachen
(transitive) To multiply by four.

quadruplet /kwɑˈdɹuplət/ /kwɑˈdɹuːplət/ /kwɑˈdɹʌplət/ /kwɒˈdɹʌplət/ quadruplets n
Vierling
One of a group of four, particularly one of four babies born from the same mother during the same birth.

quadtree quadtrees n
Quadtree Quaternärbaum
A treelike data structure each of whose nodes has up to four children, most often used to partition a two-dimensional space by recursively subdividing it.

quaestor /ˈkwistɚ/ /ˈkwiːstə/ quaestors n
Quästor
(historical) An Ancient Roman official responsible for public revenue and other financial affairs.

quaff /kwæf/ /kwɑf/ /kwɑːf/ /kwɒf/ /kwɔf/ v
runterkippen
To drink or imbibe with vigour or relish; to drink copiously; to swallow in large draughts. [from mid-16th c.]

quaffable more quaffable most quaffable adj
süffig
(informal, usually referring to wine) Easy to drink.

quaffle quaffles n
Quaffel
A ball used in the sports of Quidditch and Muggle Quidditch.

quagga /kwæɡə/ /kwɑɡə/ /ˈkwaxə/ /ˈkwɒɡə/ quaggas n
Quagga Quaggafohlen Quaggafüllen
A southern-African subspecies of plains zebra, Equus quagga quagga, which went extinct in 1883. The upper parts of the animal were reddish brown, becoming paler behind and beneath, while the face, neck, and fore part of the body were marked by dark stripes.

quagmire /ˈkwæɡ.maɪə(ɹ)/ /ˈkwæɡ.maɪəɹ/ /ˈkwɒɡ.maɪə(ɹ)/ quagmires n
Sumpf Morast Morastboden Sumpfboden
A swampy, soggy area of ground.
Zwickmühle
(figuratively) A perilous, mixed up and troubled situation; a hopeless tangle.

quail /kweɪl/ /ˈkweɪ.əl/ quail quails n
Wachtel
Any of various small game birds of the genera Coturnix, Anurophasis or Perdicula in the Old World family Phasianidae or of the New World family Odontophoridae.

quail-dove /ˈkweɪldʌv/ quail-doves n
Glanzerdtaube
Any of several species of bird in the genera Geotrygon and Starnoenas of the pigeon family found in the Americas.

quaint /kweɪnt/ [kʰweɪ̯nt] quainter quaintest adj
kurios komisch wunderlich
(now, _, dialectal) Strange or odd; unusual. [from 14th c.]
malerisch pittoresk
Pleasingly unusual; especially, having old-fashioned charm. [from 18th c.]

quake /kweɪk/ quakes n
Beben
A trembling or shaking.

quake /kweɪk/ v
beben
(intransitive) To tremble or shake.

quaking grass quaking grasses n
Zittergras
Any of the genus Briza of annual and perennial grasses, whose flowers and seedheads shake on their stalks in the slightest breeze.

qualification /ˌkwɑlɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ /ˌkwɒlɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ qualifications n
Qualifizierung Qualifikation
An ability or attribute that aids someone's chances of qualifying for something; specifically, completed professional training. [from 17th c.]
Diplom Eignungszeugnis Zertifikat
(UK) A certificate, diploma, or degree awarded after successful completion of a course, training, or exam.

qualified /ˈkwɑl.ɪ.faɪd/ /ˈkwɒl.ɪ.faɪd/ more qualified most qualified adj
qualifiziert
Meeting the standards, requirements, and training for a position.
eingeschränkt
Restricted or limited by conditions.

qualifier /ˈkwɑ.lɪ.faɪ.ɚ/ /ˈkwɒl.ɪ.faɪ.ə/ /ˈkwɔl.ɪ.fɑɪ.ə/ qualifiers n
Qualifikant
One who qualifies for something, especially a contestant who qualifies for a stage in a competition.
Qualifikationsrunde Qualifikationsspiel
A preliminary stage of a competition.
Attribut Beifügung Kennzeichner nähere Bestimmung
(grammar) A word or phrase, such as an adjective or adverb, that describes or characterizes another word or phrase, such as a noun or verb; a modifier; that adds or subtracts attributes to another.

qualify /ˈkwæl.ɪ.faɪ/ /ˈkwɑl.ɪ.faɪ/ /ˈkwɒl.ɪ.faɪ/ v
qualifizieren
To make someone, or to become competent or eligible for some position or task.
To compete successfully in some stage of a competition and become eligible for the next stage.

qualifying qualifyings n
Befähigungsnachweis Qualifikation Zugangsbedingung
A qualification or added condition.
Aufnahmeprüfung Eignungsprüfung Zugangsprüfung Zulassungsprüfung
An examination that must be taken in order to qualify.

qualitative /ˈkwɑ.ləˌteɪ.tɪv/ /ˈkwɒl.ɪ.tə.tɪv/ /ˈkwɔl.ɪ.tə.tɪv/ [ˈkwɑ.ləˌteɪ.ɾɪv] [ˈkwɔl.ɪ.ɾə.ɾɪv] more qualitative most qualitative adj
qualitativ
Of descriptions or distinctions based on some quality rather than on some quantity.
(chemistry) Of a form of analysis that yields the identity of a compound.

quality /ˈkwælɪti/ /ˈkwælɪtɪ/ /ˈkwɑləti/ /ˈkwɒlɪti/ /ˈkwɔl.ə.ti/ [ˈkwɔɫ.ə.ti] [ˈkʰwɑ.lə.ɾi] more quality most quality adj
Qualität hochklassig hochwertig erstklassig
Being of good worth, well made, fit for purpose; of high quality.

quality /ˈkwælɪti/ /ˈkwælɪtɪ/ /ˈkwɑləti/ /ˈkwɒlɪti/ /ˈkwɔl.ə.ti/ [ˈkwɔɫ.ə.ti] [ˈkʰwɑ.lə.ɾi] qualities n
Qualität
(uncountable) Level of excellence.
(uncountable) The degree to which a man-made object or system is free from bugs and flaws, as opposed to scope of functions or quantity of items.
Qualität Eigenschaft
(countable) Something that differentiates a thing or person.

quality assurance n
Qualitätssicherung
A system in which the delivery of a service or the quality of a product is assessed, and compared with that required.

quality control quality controls n
Qualitätskontrolle
A control, such as inspection or testing, introduced into an industrial or business process to ensure quality.

quality of life qualities of life n
Lebensqualität
The general well-being of something or someone.

quality requirement quality requirements n
Qualitätsanforderung

qualm /kwæm/ /kwɑlm/ /kwɑm/ /kwɑːm/ /kwɔm/ /kwɔːm/ qualms n
Bedenken Skrupel Unbehagen
Gewissensbisse
(now, negative polarity) A prick of the conscience; a moral scruple, a pang of guilt. [from 17th c.]

quandary /kwɒnˈdɛə.ɹɪ/ /ˈkwɑn.də.ɹi/ /ˈkwɑn.dɹi/ /ˈkwɒn.də.ɹi/ /ˈkwɒn.dɹi/ /ˈkwɔn-/ /ˈkwɔn.də.ɹi/ /ˈkwɔn.dɹi/ quandaries n
Verlegenheit Zwickmühle
A state of not knowing what to decide; a state of difficulty or perplexity; a state of uncertainty, hesitation or puzzlement.
Dilemma verfahrene Situation
A dilemma, a difficult decision or choice.

quantifier /ˈkwɑn.tə.faɪ.ɚ/ quantifiers n
Quantor Quantifikator
(logic) An operator, such as the universal quantifier (written as ∀) or the existential quantifier (∃), used in predicate calculus to indicate the degree that predicate is true for a specified set.

quantify /ˈkwɑn.təˌfaɪ/ /ˈkwɒn.tɪˌfaɪ/ /ˈkwɔn.tɪˌfɑɪ/ [ˈkwɑn.ɾəˌfaɪ] v
quantifizieren
(logic) To relate a statement (called a predicate) to a given set using a quantifier—either for all (denoted ∀) or there exists (denoted ∃).

quantile /ˈkwɒn.taɪl/ quantiles n
Quantil
(statistics) One of the class of values of a variate which divides the members of a batch or sample into equal-sized subgroups of adjacent values or a probability distribution into distributions of equal probability.

quantitative /ˈkwɑn.təˌteɪ.tɪv/ /ˈkwɑn.tɪˌteɪ.tɪv/ /ˈkwɑn.əˌteɪ.tɪv/ /ˈkwɒntətɪv/ /ˈkwɒntɪtətɪv/ [ˈkwɑn.təˌteɪ.ɾɪv] [ˈkwɑn.əˌteɪ.ɾɪv] more quantitative most quantitative adj
quantitativ
Of a measurement based on some quantity or number rather than on some quality
(chemistry) Of a form of analysis that determines the amount of some element or compound in a sample

quantitative easing quantitative easings n
monetäre Lockerung quantitative Lockerung
(economics) A monetary policy in which the central bank increases the money supply in the banking system, as by purchasing bonds from banks.

quantitative metathesis quantitative metatheses n
Quantitätsmetathese

quantity /ˈkwæn.tɪ.ti/ /ˈkwæn.tɪ.tɪ/ /ˈkwɑn(t)ɪti/ /ˈkwɑndədi/ /ˈkwɑnɾəɾi/ /ˈkwɒn.tɪ.ti/ [ˈkʰwɑn(tʰ)ɨtʰi] [ˈkʰwɑn(ɾ)ɨɾi] quantities n
Quantität Menge
A fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement (count, amount) of a scalar, vector, number of items or to some other way of denominating the value of a collection or group of items.
Menge
A considerable measure or amount.
in Klammern
(mathematics) Indicates that the entire preceding expression is henceforth considered a single object.

quantity of motion quantities of motion n
Größe der Bewegung

quantization quantizations n
Quantelung Quantisierung
(uncountable, signal processing) The process of approximating a continuous signal by a set of discrete symbols or integer values
Quantisierung Quantelung
(countable, physics) A procedure for constructing a quantum field theory starting from a classical field theory; to represent by quanta

quantize v
quantisieren
(transitive, physics) To limit the number of possible values of a quantity, or states of a system, by applying the rules of quantum mechanics

quantum /ˈkwɑntəm/ /ˈkwɒntəm/ [ˈkwɑɾ̃əm] [ˈkʰwɑn.tʰəm] quanta quantums n
Quant Quantum Minimum
(physics) The smallest possible, and therefore indivisible, unit of a given quantity or quantifiable phenomenon. [from 20th c.]

quantum chemistry n
Quantenchemie
(chemistry, physics) the application of quantum mechanics to chemical problems

quantum chromodynamics n
Quantenchromodynamik
(quantum mechanics) A quantum field theory in particle physics which describes the strong interaction of quarks and gluons employing the concept of color charge.

quantum computer quantum computers n
Quantencomputer
(quantum computing) A computer that exploits quantum mechanical phenomena to transcend classical time complexity limitations.

quantum dot quantum dots n
Quantenpunkt
(nanotechnology) A fluorescent nanoparticle of semiconducting material.

quantum electrodynamics n
Quantenelektrodynamik
(physics) The study of the interaction of electromagnetic radiation with electrically charged matter within the framework of relativity and quantum mechanics.

quantum entanglement quantum entanglements n
Quantenverschränkung
(quantum mechanics) A quantum mechanical phenomenon in which the quantum states of two or more objects have to be described with reference to each other, even though the individual objects are spatially separated.

quantum field theory quantum field theories n
Quantenfeldtheorie
(quantum mechanics) A theory of quantum fields; the result of applying second quantization to Classical Relativistic Field Theory.

quantum fluctuation quantum fluctuations n
Quantenfluktuation Vakuumfluktuation
(quantum mechanics) A momentary fluctuation in the energy at a point in space due to the Heisenberg uncertainty principle

quantum gravity n
Quantengravitation
(quantum physics) A branch of theoretical physics aiming to unite quantum mechanics with general relativity.

quantum leap /ˈkwɒntəm liːp/ quantum leaps n
Quantensprung
(quantum mechanics) The discontinuous change of the state of an electron in an atom or molecule from one energy level to another.
(figurative) An abrupt, extreme change.

quantum logic quantum logics n
Quantenlogik
(logic, quantum mechanics) A form of non-classical logic which has been abstracted out of quantum mechanics.

quantum mechanical adj
quantenmechanisch
Of or pertaining to quantum mechanics.

quantum mechanics n
Quantenmechanik
(physics) The branch of physics which studies matter and energy at the level of atoms and other elementary particles, and substitutes probabilistic mechanisms in place of classical Newtonian ones.

quantum number quantum numbers n
Quantenzahl
(quantum mechanics) One of certain integers or half-integers that specify the state of a quantum mechanical system (such as an electron in an atom).

quantum physics n
Quantenphysik
(physics) quantum mechanics

quantum state quantum states n
Zustand

quantum theory quantum theories n
Quantentheorie
(physics) A theory developed in the early 20th century, according to which nuclear and radiation phenomena can be explained by assuming that energy only occurs in discrete amounts called quanta.

quantum well quantum wells n
Quantentopf
(quantum mechanics) a potential well that confines particles in one dimension, forcing them to occupy a planar region

quarantine /ˈkwɑɹ.ən.tin/ /ˈkwɒrn̩tiːn/ /ˈkwɒɹ.ən.taɪn/ /ˈkwɒɹ.ən.tiːn/ /ˈkwɔɹ.ən.tin/ /ˈkɔɹ.ən.tin/ quarantines n
Quarantäne
(historical) A 40-day period formerly imposed by the French king upon warring nobles during which they were forbidden from exacting revenge or continuing to fight.
A period, instance, or state of isolation from the general public or from native livestock and flora enacted to prevent the spread of any contagious disease.
(figurative) A similar period, instance, or state of rigidly enforced or self-enforced detention or isolation.
A place where such isolation is enforced, a lazaret.
(politics, figurative) A blockade of trade, suspension of diplomatic relations, or other action whereby one country seeks to isolate another.

quarantine /ˈkwɑɹ.ən.tin/ /ˈkwɒrn̩tiːn/ /ˈkwɒɹ.ən.taɪn/ /ˈkwɒɹ.ən.tiːn/ /ˈkwɔɹ.ən.tin/ /ˈkɔɹ.ən.tin/ v
unter Quarantäne stellen
(intransitive) To enter or stay in quarantine, particularly to self-quarantine to avoid an epidemic disease.

quark /kwɑɹk/ /kwɑːk/ /kwɔɹk/ /kwɔːk/ n
Quark
(particle) In the Standard Model, an elementary subatomic particle that forms matter. They combine to form hadrons, such as protons and neutrons.
Quark Topfen
A soft creamy cheese, eaten throughout northern, central, eastern, and southeastern Europe as well as the Low Countries, very similar to cottage cheese except that it is usually not made with rennet.

quarkonium quarkonia quarkoniums n
Quarkonium
(particle) A flavorless meson whose constituents are a quark and its own antiquark.

quarrel /ˈkwɑɹəl/ /ˈkwɒɹ(ə)l/ /ˈkwɔɹəl/ quarrels n
Streit
(countable) A dispute or heated argument (especially one that is verbal).
Bolzen
(countable, archery, historical) An arrow or bolt for a crossbow or an arbalest, traditionally with the head square in its cross section.

quarrel /ˈkwɑɹəl/ /ˈkwɒɹ(ə)l/ /ˈkwɔɹəl/ v
streiten zanken
(intransitive, also, figuratively) To argue fiercely; to contend; to squabble; to cease to be on friendly terms, to fall out.

quarrelsome /ˈkwɑɹəlsəm/ /ˈkwɒɹəlsəm/ /ˈkwɔɹəlsəm/ more quarrelsome most quarrelsome adj
zanksüchtig streitsüchtig hadersüchtig händelsüchtig streitlustig unverträglich
Argumentative; fond of or prone to quarreling.

quarry /ˈk(w)ɔɹ.i/ /ˈkwɒɹ.i/ quarries n
Steinbruch
(mining) A site for mining stone, limestone, or slate.
Beute
(uncountable) An animal, often a bird or mammal, which is hunted.

quarry /ˈk(w)ɔɹ.i/ /ˈkwɒɹ.i/ v
ausgraben
(figuratively, transitive) To extract or slowly obtain by long, tedious searching.

quart /kwɔɹt/ /kwɔːt/ /kɔɹt/ quarts n
Quart
A unit of liquid capacity equal to two pints; one-fourth (quarter) of a gallon. Equivalent to 1.136 liters in the UK and 0.946 liter (liquid quart) or 1.101 liters (dry quart) in the U.S.

quarter /ˈk(w)oː.tɘ/ /ˈk(w)ɔɹ.tɚ/ /ˈk(w)ɔːtə/ quarters n
Quartal Viertel Vierteljahr
(historical) A measure of length; originally a fourth part of an ell, now chiefly a fourth part of a yard. [from 14th c.]
Quartal Vierteljahr
(now, historical) A fourth part of the night; one of the watches or divisions of the night. [from 14th c.]
Vierteldollar
(North America) A quarter-dollar, divided into 25 cents; the coin of that value minted in the United States or Canada. [from 18th c.]
Viertel Stadtteil Kiez Quartier Veedel
A division or section of a town or city, especially having a particular character of its own, or associated with a particular group etc. [from 16th c.]

quarter /ˈk(w)oː.tɘ/ /ˈk(w)ɔɹ.tɚ/ /ˈk(w)ɔːtə/ v
aufnehmen einquartieren quartieren unterbringen vierteilen vierteln
(transitive) To divide into quarters; to divide by four.

quarter glass quarter glasses n
Ausstellfenster
(vehicles) The small triangular-shaped side window on some vehicles, originally used as a vent.

quarter of an hour quarters of an hour n
Viertelstunde
(time) fifteen minutes.

quarter rest quarter rests n
Viertelpause
(music) A rest of the same duration as a quarter note.

quarter-century quarter-centuries n
Vierteljahrhundtert
A period of twenty-five years.

quarterback quarterbacks n
Quarterback
(American football, Canadian football) An offensive back whose primary job is to pass the ball in a play.

quarterdeck quarterdecks n
Achterdeck Hinterdeck
(nautical) The aft part of the upper deck of a ship; normally reserved for officers

quarterfinal quarterfinals n
Viertelfinale
(sports) One of the four competitions in a knockout tournament whose winners go on to play in the two semifinals.

quartering quarterings n
Vierteilung
The method of capital punishment where a criminal is cut into four pieces.

quarterly adj
vierteljährlich dreimonatlich
Occurring once every quarter year (three months).
Vierung
(heraldry) (of a coat of arms) Divided into four parts crosswise.

quarterly adv
quartalsweise vierteljährlich
Once every quarter year (three months).

quarterly quarterlies n
Vierteljahresschrift
A periodical publication that appears four times per year.

quartermaster /ˈk(w)ɔɹtɚˌmæstɚ/ /ˈkwɔːtɚˌmɑːstə/ quartermasters n
Quartiermeister Steuermannsmaat
(military rank) An officer whose duty is to provide quarters, provisions, storage, clothing, fuel, stationery, and transportation for a regiment or other body of troops, and superintend the supplies. Master of quartering.

quarters /ˈkwɔɹtɚz/ /ˈkwɔːtəz/ /ˈkɔɹtɚz/ n
Quartier Wohnraum
(pluralonly, military) Housing, barracks or other habitation or living space. Compare cuarto.

quartet /kwɔː(ɹ)ˈtɛt/ quartets n
Quartett
(music) A group of four musicians who perform classical music together.
(music) A group of four singers, usually males, who sings together in four-part harmony.

quartile /ˈkwɔː(ɹ)taɪl/ quartiles n
Quartil
(statistics) Any of the three points that divide an ordered distribution into four parts, each containing a quarter of the population.

quartz /k(w)ɔɹts/ /k(w)ɔːts/ quartzes n
Quarz
(mineral) The most abundant mineral on the earth's surface, of chemical composition silicon dioxide, SiO2. It occurs in a variety of forms, both crystalline and amorphous. Found in every environment.

quartz clock quartz clocks n
Quarzuhr
Any timepiece that makes use of the piezoelectric property of a quartz crystal.

quartziferous adj
quarzhaltig
Yielding or containing quartz.

quartzite /ˈk(w)ɔɹtˌsaɪt/ /ˈk(w)ɔːtˌsaɪt/ quartzites n
Quarzit
(mineral) A metamorphic rock from sandstone, consisting of interlocking grains of quartz.

quasar /ˈkweɪ.zɑɹ/ /ˈkweɪ.zɑː/ quasars n
Quasar
(galaxy) An extragalactic object, starlike in appearance, that is among the most luminous and (putatively) the most distant objects in the universe.

quash /kwɑʃ/ /kwɒʃ/ /kwɔʃ/ v
ablehnen aufheben unterdrücken vernichten verwerfen

quasi /kwɑːsi/ /kwɑːzi/ /ˈkweɪ.saɪ/ /ˈkweɪ.zaɪ/ adj
quasi
Resembling or having a likeness to something.

quasichemical adj
quasichemisch

quasimeromorphic adj
quasimeromorph

quasiparticle quasiparticles n
Quasiteilchen
(particle) Any entity that has some characteristics of a distinct particle, but comprises a grouping of multiple particles

quaternion /-ən/ /kwɑˈtɜɹniɑn/ /kwə-/ /kwəˈtɜːni.ən/ quaternions n
Quaternion
(mathematics) A type of four-dimensional hypercomplex number consisting of a real part and three imaginary parts (real multiples of distinct, independent square roots of −1 denoted by i, j and k); commonly used in vector mathematics and as an alternative to matrix algebra in calculating the rotation of three-dimensional objects.

quaternionic adj
quaternionisch
(mathematics) Of or pertaining to a quaternion

quatrain /ˈkwɒt.ɹeɪn/ quatrains n
Quartett
A stanza of four lines.

quatrayle quatrayles n
Urururgroßvater
(rare) A great-great-great-grandfather; the grandfather of the grandfather of one's father.

quatrefoil /kætə(ɹ)ˌfɔɪl/ /kætɹəˌfɔɪl/ quatrefoils n
Vierpass
(architecture) A symmetrical shape that forms the overall outline of four partially-overlapping circles of the same diameter.

quattuordecillion /ˌkwɒtjuɔː(ɹ)dəˈsɪl.i.ən/ quattuordecillions numeral
Quattuordezillion
(US, British, Australian, rare, short scale) 1045.
(dated, British, Australian, rare, long scale) 1084.

quattuortrigintillion numeral
Septendezilliarde
(rare; US; modern British & Australian, short scale) 10105.

quattuorvigintillion numeral
Duodezilliarde
(rare; US; modern British & Australian, short scale) 1075.
(rare; dated British & Australian, long scale) 10144.

quaver /ˈkweɪvə(ɹ)/ quavers n
Beben
A trembling shake.
Beben Trillern Zittern
A trembling of the voice, as in speaking or singing.
Achtelnote
(music) an eighth note, drawn as a crotchet (quarter note) with a tail.

quaver /ˈkweɪvə(ɹ)/ v
zittern
To shake in a trembling manner.
trillern
(intransitive) To use the voice in a trembling manner, as in speaking or singing.

quay /keɪ/ /kiː/ /kweɪ/ quays n
Kai Anlegestelle Pier
(nautical) A stone or concrete structure on navigable water used for loading and unloading vessels; a wharf.

qubit /ˈkjubɪt/ /ˈkjuːbɪt/ qubits n
Qubit
(quantum computing) A quantum bit; the basic unit of quantum information described by a superposition of two states; a quantum bit in a quantum computer capable of being in a state of superposition.

queasiness queasinesses n
Empfindlichkeit Übelkeit
The state of being queasy; nausea.
Ablehnung Abneigung
Psychological discomfort at the prospect of having to deal with a particular issue.

queasy /ˈkwiː.zi/ queasier queasiest adj
schlecht übel
Experiencing or causing nausea or uneasiness, often characterized by an unsettled stomach.
empfindlich
Easily troubled; squeamish.

quecto- /ˈkwɛk.toʊ/ prefix
quekto-
In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 10−30 (short scale nonillionth or long scale quintillionth). Symbol: q

queef /kwiːf/ queefs n
Fotzenfurz Mösenfurz
(vulgar, slang) An emission of air from the vagina, especially when audible; vaginal flatulence.

queen /kwiːn/ [kʰw̥iːn] queens n
Königin Dame
A female monarch.
A playing card with a depiction of a queen on it, generally ranking next below the king and above the jack in a given suit.
Worker bees around the queen (sense 6) of the hive, marked with a pink dot A reproductive female insect in a hive, such as an ant, bee, termite or wasp.
Dame Königin
A chess piece that, under contemporary rules, is the most powerful, able to move any number of spaces horizontally, vertically, or diagonally.
Tunte
(slang, sometimes, derogatory) A homosexual man, especially one regarded as effeminate.
Kätzin
An adult female cat capable of breeding.

queen bee queen bees n
Bienenkönigin Bienenkönig Bienenmutter Königin Stockmutter Weisel
A reproductive female (especially the only one) in a colony of bees.

queen consort queens consort queens consorts n
Königingemahlin Königsgemahlin
The wife of a reigning king.

queen dowager queen dowagers queens dowager queens dowagers n
Königinwitwe Königswitwe
The widow of a king.

queen mother queen mothers n
Königinmutter Kaiserinmutter
A widowed queen consort (a queen dowager) whose son or daughter from that marriage is the reigning monarch.

queen of beasts n
Königin der Tiere
(idiomatic) The lioness.

queen of clubs queens of clubs n
Kreuz-Dame
(card games) One of the 52 playing cards in a standard deck.

queen of diamonds queens of diamonds n
Karo-Dame
(card games) One of the 52 playing cards in a standard deck.

queen of hearts queens of hearts n
Herz-Dame Herzdame
(card games) One of the 52 playing cards in a standard deck.

queen of spades /kwiːn.əv.speɪdz/ queens of spades n
Pik-Dame
(card games) One of the 52 playing cards in a standard deck.

queen scallop queen scallops n
kleine Pilgermuschel

queening square queening squares n
Umwandlungsfeld

queenside queensides n
Damenflügel
(chess) The side of the chessboard nearest to the queen (at the opening position).

queer /kwɪə/ /kwɪɹ/ queerer queerest adj
seltsam
(dated, outside, Ireland, Scotland, and, England) Weird, odd, or different; whimsical. [from 16th c.]
unwohl
(Britain, informal, dated) Slightly unwell (mainly in "to feel queer"). [from 18th c.]
homo lesbisch queer schwul
(colloquial, sometimes, pejorative) Non-heterosexual or non-cisgender: homosexual, bisexual, asexual, transgender, etc.
queer
(broadly) Pertaining to sexual or gender behaviour or identity which does not conform to conventional heterosexual or cisgender norms, assumptions etc. [from 20th c.]

queer /kwɪə/ /kwɪɹ/ queers n
Homosexueller Schwuler Lesbe
Queers
(colloquial, sometimes, pejorative) A person of any non-heterosexual sexuality or sexual identity.

queer /kwɪə/ /kwɪɹ/ v
queeren

queerphobia n
Queerfeindlichkeit
(uncommon) Fear or hatred of queer people. (Compare homophobia.)

queerphobic more queerphobic most queerphobic adj
queerfeindlich

queerplatonic more queerplatonic most queerplatonic adj
queerplatonisch
(neologism, of a relationship) Not romantic and (usually) not sexual, but sharing a stronger emotional bond than typical in a friendship.

quell /kwɛl/ quells n
unterdrücken
A subduing.

quellenforschung n
Quellenforschung
The study of the sources of, or influences upon, a literary work.

quench /kwɛnt͡ʃ/ v
löschen stillen
(transitive) To satisfy, especially a literal or figurative thirst.
löschen auslöschen ablöschen verlöschen
(transitive) To extinguish or put out (as a fire or light).
abschrecken abkühlen
(transitive, metallurgy) To cool rapidly by direct contact with liquid coolant, as a blacksmith quenching hot iron.
quenchen
(transitive, chemistry) To terminate or greatly diminish (a chemical reaction) by destroying or deforming the remaining reagents.

quercetin /ˈkwɜː(ɹ).sɪt.ɪn/ quercetins n
Quercetin
(organic compound, biochemistry) A flavonol found in many fruits, vegetables, leaves and grains.

quern /kwɜːn/ /kwɝn/ querns n
Handmühle Querne
A mill for grinding corn, especially a handmill made of two circular stones.

querulant querulants n
Querulant Querulantin
(psychology) One who has obsessive feelings of having been wronged.

querulous /ˈkwiːɹ(j)ələs/ /ˈkwɛɹ(j)ələs/ /ˈkwɛɹ(j)ʊləs/ more querulous most querulous adj
nörglerisch quengelig
Often complaining; suggesting a complaint in expression; fretful, whining.

query /ˈkwɛ.ɹi/ /ˈkwɪ.ɹi/ /ˈkwɪə.ɹi/ queries n
Frage
A question, an inquiry (US), an enquiry (UK).
Abfrage
(computing, databases) A set of instructions passed to a database.

query /ˈkwɛ.ɹi/ /ˈkwɪ.ɹi/ /ˈkwɪə.ɹi/ v
in Frage stellen
(intransitive) To ask a question.
(transitive) To question or call into doubt.
abfragen
(computing, databases) To pass a set of instructions to a database to retrieve information from it.

query language query languages n
Abfragesprache
(databases, programming) Any of several generalized computer languages in which users may extract data from selected records in a database

quest /kwɛst/ quests n
Suche Queste
A journey or effort in pursuit of a goal (often lengthy, ambitious, or fervent); a mission.
Suche
(obsolete) A group of people making search or inquiry.

question /ˈkwɛ.ʃən/ /ˈkwɛstjən/ /ˈkwɛst͡ʃən/ /ˈkwɛst͡ʃɛn/ /ˈkwɛʃ(t͡ʃ)ɛn/ /ˈkwɛʃtən/ /ˈkwɛʃt͡ʃən/ /ˈkwɛʔ.ʃən/ questions n
Frage Anfrage
A sentence, phrase or word which asks for information, reply or response; an interrogative.
A proposal to a meeting as a topic for deliberation.
Frage
A subject or topic for consideration or investigation.
Frage Zweifel
A doubt or challenge about the truth, accuracy, or validity of a matter.

question /ˈkwɛ.ʃən/ /ˈkwɛstjən/ /ˈkwɛst͡ʃən/ /ˈkwɛst͡ʃɛn/ /ˈkwɛʃ(t͡ʃ)ɛn/ /ˈkwɛʃtən/ /ˈkwɛʃt͡ʃən/ /ˈkwɛʔ.ʃən/ v
befragen fragen hinterfragen
(transitive) To ask questions of; to interrogate; to ask for information.
anzweifeln infrage stellen in Frage stellen bezweifeln
(transitive) To raise doubts about; have doubts about.

question mark /ˈkwɛstʃ(ə)n ˌmɑɹk/ /ˈkwɛstʃ(ə)n ˌmɑːk/ /ˈkwɛʃ-/ question marks n
Fragezeichen
(typography) The punctuation mark "?", used at the end of a sentence to indicate a question.
Polygonia interrogationis, a North American nymphalid butterfly with a silver mark on the underside of its hindwing resembling a question mark (sense 1).

question the question v
die Frage infrage stellen
To ask that a proposed question's presuppositions be explicitly justified, especially as a preliminary to answering it, for example a complex question or loaded question.

questionable /ˈkwɛst͡ʃənəbl̩/ more questionable most questionable adj
fragwürdig
Problematic; open to doubt or challenge.
fragwürdig gewagt verwegen zwiespältig
Of dubious respectability or morality.

questionably more questionably most questionably adv
fragwürdig
in a questionable manner

questioning /ˈkwɛs.tjə.nɪŋ/ /ˈkwɛs.t͡ʃə.nɪŋ/ /ˈkwɛs.t͡ʃɛ.nɪŋ/ /ˈkwɛʃ.(t͡ʃ)ɛ.nɪŋ/ /ˈkwɛʃ.tə.nɪŋ/ /ˈkwɛʃ.t͡ʃə.nɪŋ/ questionings n
Befragung
The action of asking questions; a survey; an inquiry.

questionnaire /ˌk(w)ɛstjəˈnɛə/ /ˌk(w)ɛstʃəˈnɛə/ /ˌkwɛs.t͡ʃəˈnɛɹ/ questionnaires n
Fragebogen
A form containing a list of questions; a means of gathering information for a survey

quetzal /kɛtˈsɑl/ /ˈkɛt.səl/ quetzales quetzals n
Quetzal
Any trogon of the genus Pharomacrus, especially the resplendent quetzal, Pharomacrus mocinno, which has very long tail feathers and is found in Guatemala and Costa Rica.
A monetary unit used in Guatemala, equal to 100 centavos.

queue /kju/ /kjuː/ queues n
Warteschlange Schlange Reihe Warteliste
A waiting list or other means of organizing people or objects into a first-come-first-served order.

queue /kju/ /kjuː/ v
Schlange stehen anstellen
(intransitive) To put oneself or itself at the end of a waiting line.
aufreihen
(intransitive) To arrange themselves into a physical waiting queue.

queue-jumper queue-jumpers n
Vordrängler
One who jumps the queue.

queueing theory n
Bedienungstheorie Warteschlangentheorie
(mathematics) The study of the behaviour of queues, and of stochastic processes modelled on them.

quibble /ˈkwɪbəl/ quibbles n
Spitzfindigkeit Haarspalterei kleinliche Kritik
An objection or argument based on an ambiguity of wording or similar trivial circumstance; a minor complaint. [from 17th c.]

quibble /ˈkwɪbəl/ v
herumstreiten
(informal, intransitive) To complain or argue in a trivial or petty manner.

quiche /kiːʃ/ quiches n
Quiche
A pie made primarily of egg and cream, perhaps mixed with chopped meat or vegetables, in a pastry crust.

quick /kwɪk/ [kʰw̥ɪk] more quick most quick quicker quickest adj
schnell rasch geschwind
Moving with speed, rapidity or swiftness, or capable of doing so; rapid; fast.
scharfsinnig
Lively, fast-thinking, witty, intelligent.
schnell von Begriff
Mentally agile, alert, perceptive.
quicklebendig
(archaic) Alive, living.

quick /kwɪk/ [kʰw̥ɪk] quicks n
Nagelbett
Raw or sensitive flesh, especially that underneath finger and toe nails.

quick as a flash adv
blitzartig blitzschnell wie der Blitz
(idiom, simile) Extremely quickly.

quick buck n
schnelles Geld
(idiomatic, informal) A large sum of money earned easily and quickly.

quick match quick matches n
gedeckte Stoppine
A pyrotechnic fuse consisting of a cotton string, coated with black powder, confined in a paper tube.

quick release skewer quick release skewers n
Schnellspanner
A mechanism for attaching a wheel to a bicycle, consisting of a rod threaded on one end and with a lever-operated cam assembly on the other. The rod is inserted into the hollow axle of the wheel, a special nut is threaded on, and the lever is closed to tighten the cam and secure the wheel to the fork.

quick-and-dirty more quick-and-dirty most quick-and-dirty adj
schnell und schmutzig
(idiomatic) Done or constructed in a hasty, approximate, temporarily adequate manner, but not exact, fully formed, or reliable for a long period of time.

quick-tempered more quick-tempered most quick-tempered adj
hitzig
Easily or quickly angered or frustrated.

quickie /ˈkwɪki/ quickies n
Quickie
(colloquial) Something made or done swiftly.
Quickie schnelle Nummer
(colloquial, by extension) A brief sexual encounter.

quicklime quicklimes n
Branntkalk Kalkerde gebrannter Kalk ungelöschter Kalk Ätzkalk Calciumoxid
Calcium oxide, which is produced by heating (calcining) limestone and gives slaked lime on treatment with water.

quickly /ˈkwɪkli/ more quickly most quickly quicklier quickliest adv
schnell rasch geschwind
Rapidly; with speed; fast.

quickness /ˈkwɪknəs/ quicknesses n
Schnelligkeit
rapidity of movement or activity; agility or dexterity

quicksand quicksands n
Treibsand
Wet sand that appears firm but in which things readily sink, often found near rivers or coasts.

quicksilver /ˈkwɪkˌsɪlvɚ/ adj
quecksilbrig
Unpredictable, erratic or fickle; mercurial.

quicksilver /ˈkwɪkˌsɪlvɚ/ n
Quecksilber
The metal mercury.

quickwitted /ˌkwɪkˈwɪt.ɪd/ [ˌkwɪkˈwɪɾ.ɪd] more quickwitted most quickwitted adj
schlagfertig geistesgegenwärtig
Mentally keen and alert.

quiescent /kwaɪˈɛsənt/ /kwɪˈɛsənt/ [kwaɪ̯ˈɛsn̩t] [kwiˈɛsn̩t] more quiescent most quiescent adj
ruhig
Inactive, quiet, at rest.

quiet /ˈkwaɪ.ət/ /ˈkwaɪ.ɪt/ more quiet most quiet quieter quietest adj
ruhig still leise
With little or no sound; free of disturbing noise.
still
Having little motion or activity; calm.
ruhig still
Not talking much or not talking loudly; reserved.

quiet /ˈkwaɪ.ət/ /ˈkwaɪ.ɪt/ v
ruhen
(transitive) To cause (someone or something) to become quiet.

quiet as a mouse phraseologicalUnit
mäuschenstill
(simile, idiom) Very quiet, so as to not be heard.

quietism quietisms n
Quietismus
A form of mysticism involving quiet contemplation.

quietistic /kwaɪəˈtɪstɪk/ more quietistic most quietistic adj
quietistisch
Of or relating to quietism, a philosophy of passivity and non-involvement.

quietly /ˈkwaɪ.ət.li/ /ˈkwaɪ.ɪt.li/ more quietly most quietly adv
leise ruhig
In a quiet manner.

quiff /kwɪf/ [kʰw̥ɪf] quiffs n
Tolle
(UK) A hairstyle whereby the forelock is brushed and/or gelled upward, often associated with the styles of the 1950s. [from 19th c.]

quill /kwɪl/ [kʰw̥ɪl] quills n
Feder Schreibfeder Federkiel
A pen made from a feather.
Stift
(by extension) Any pen.
Stachel
A sharply pointed, barbed, and easily detached needle-like structure that grows on the skin of a porcupine or hedgehog as a defense against predators. [from early 17th c.]
Feder Kiel Schreibfeder Federkiel
Something having the form of a quill, such as the fold or plain of a ruff, or (weaving) a spindle, or spool, upon which the thread for the woof is wound in a shuttle.

quillon /kiːˈjɒn/ quillons n
Parierstange

quilt /kwɪlt/ [kʰw̥ɪlt] quilts n
Daunendecke Federbett Duvet Quilt Steppdecke
A bed covering consisting of two layers of fabric stitched together, with insulation between, often having a decorative design.

quim /kwɪm/ quims n
Fotze
(vulgar, slang) The female genitalia; the vulva.

quinary /ˈkwaɪ.nə.ɹi/ /ˈkwaɪ.nɛɹ.i/ adj
quinär
Of fifth rank or order.

quince /kwɪns/ quinces n
Quitte Quittenbaum
(countable) The deciduous tree bearing such fruit, native to Asia.

quince cheese quince cheeses n
Quittenbrot Quittenkäse Quittenpaste
A sweet, thick jelly made from the pulp of the quince.

quinceañera /ˌkɪnseɪ.ənˈjɛɹə/ /ˌkɪnsənˈjɛɹə/ quinceañeras n
Quinceanera Quinceañera
(chiefly, US) The fifteenth birthday and particularly the celebration and ceremony surrounding it for a young Latina woman.

quincunx /ˈkwɪnkʌŋks/ /ˈkwɪŋkʌŋks/ quincunces quincunxes n
Quinkunx
An arrangement of five units with four forming the corners of a square and the fifth at the centre of the square, a pattern corresponding to the five-spot on dice, playing cards, or dominoes.
(astrology) An angle of five-twelfths of a circle, or 150°, between two objects. [from 1647]

quindecillion /ˌkwɪndəˈsɪl.i.ən/ quindecillions numeral
Oktillion Quindezillion
(rare, US, modern, _, British, and, Australian) 1048.
(rare, dated, British, _, &, _, Australian) 1090.

quinidine /ˈkwɪn.ɪ.diːn/ quinidines n
Chinidin
(organic compound, pharmaceutical drug) A compound obtained from cinchona bark and used to treat irregularities of heart rhythm. It is an isomer of quinine.

quinine /kwɪˈniːn/ /ˈkwaɪ.naɪn/ /ˈkwɪn.aɪn/ /ˈkwɪn.iːn/ quinines n
Chinin
(pharmaceutical drug) An alkaloid with the chemical formula C₂₀H₂₄N₂O₂ originally derived from cinchona bark (from plants of the genus Cinchona) used to treat malaria and as an ingredient of tonic water, which presents as a bitter colourless powder; also, a drug containing quinine or a chemical compound derived from it. [from early 19th c.]

quininization n
Chininisierung Chinisierung
(obsolete) A medical treatment with quinine.

quinoa /kiˈnoʊ.ə/ /kiːˈnəʊ.ə/ /ˈkinˌwɑ/ /ˈkiːn.wɑː/ quinoas n
Quinoa
A goosefoot (Chenopodium quinoa) native to the Andes and cultivated for its edible seeds.

quinoline quinolines n
Chinolin
(organic compound) Any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds containing a benzene ring fused with a pyridine ring; especially the simplest such compound, C9H7N.

quinolone /ˈkwɪnələʊn/ /ˈkwɪnəˌloʊn/ quinolones n
Chinolon

quinquennium /kwɪnˈkwɛnɪəm/ /kwɪŋˈkwɛniəm/ /kwɪŋˈkwɛnɪəm/ quinquennia quinquenniums n
Fünfjahresperiode Fünfjahreszeitraum Jahrfünft Lustrum Quinquennium
A period of five years.

quintain /ˈkwɪntɪn/ quintains n
Quintana drehender Roland

quintal /ˈkwɪnl/ /ˈkwɪntl/ /ˈkwɪntəl/ quintals n
Zentner Dezitonne Doppelzentner Quintal
(historical) Synonym of hundredweight, 100 or 112 English or American pounds.

quintessence /kwɪn.ˈtɛs.əns/ /kwɪn.ˈtɛs.ɪns/ quintessences n
Quintessenz Inbegriff
A thing that is the most perfect example of its type; the most perfect embodiment of something; epitome, prototype.

quintessential /ˌkwɪntɪˈsɛnʃəl/ more quintessential most quintessential adj
der Inbegriff des/der... durch und durch von Grund auf
Of the nature of a quintessence (in all senses); being or relating to the ultimate essence of something.

quintet /kwɪnˈtɛt/ quintets n
Quintett
(music) A composition (a type of chamber music) in five parts (typically each a singer or instrumentalist, sometimes several musicians)
(music) A group of five musicians, fit to play such a piece of music together
Any group of five members

quintillion /kwɪnˈtɪljən/ quintillions numeral
Trillion
(US, modern British & Australian, short scale) A billion billion: 1 followed by eighteen zeros, 1018.
Quinquillion Quintillion
(dated, British, Australia, long scale) A million quadrillion: 1 followed by 30 zeros, 1030.

quintuplet /kwɪnˈtjuːplət/ /kwɪnˈtuplət/ /kwɪnˈtʌplət/ quintuplets n
Fünfling
One of a group of five, particularly babies born from the same mother during the same birth.

quinvigintillion numeral
Tredezillion
(rare; US; modern British & Australian, short scale) 1078.

quip /kwɪp/ [kʰw̥ɪp] quips n
Witz Erwiderung Retourkutsche Spöttelei Stichelei Witzelei
A smart, sarcastic turn or jest; a taunt; a severe retort or comeback; a gibe.

quip /kwɪp/ [kʰw̥ɪp] v
witzeln
(intransitive) To make a quip.

quirk /kwɜːk/ /kwɝk/ quirks n
Marotte Schrulle
An idiosyncrasy; a slight glitch, mannerism; something unusual about the manner or style of something or someone.

quirky /ˈkwɜːki/ quirkier quirkiest adj
eigenartig schrullig
Given to quirks or idiosyncrasies; strange in a somewhat silly, awkward manner, potentially cute.

quisling /ˈkwɪz.lɪŋ/ quislings n
Kollaborateur Verräter
(pejorative) A traitor who collaborates with the enemy. [from 1940]

quit /kwɪt/ [kʰw̥ɪt] v
aufgeben verlassen sein lassen aufhören kündigen
(transitive) To set at rest; to free, as from anything harmful or oppressive; to relieve; to clear; to liberate.

quite /kwaɪt/ adv
völlig ganz ganz und gar höchst
To the greatest extent or degree; completely, entirely.
ausgesprochen buchstäblich geradezu recht
In a fully justified sense; truly, perfectly, actually.
ziemlich recht einigermaßen halbwegs
To a moderate extent or degree; somewhat, rather. [from 19th c.]

quite the contrary adv
doch

quits /kwɪts/ adj
quitt
(colloquial, British) On equal monetary terms; neither owing or being owed.

quitter /ˈkwɪ.tə/ quitters n
Aufgeber Feigling Schlappschwanz
One who quits, as:

quitting time quitting times n
Feierabend
The time when a day's work ends, and an employee may go home.

quiver /ˈkwɪvə/ /ˈkwɪvɚ/ quivers n
Köcher
(weaponry) A container for arrows, crossbow bolts or darts, such as those fired from a bow, crossbow or blowgun.

quiver /ˈkwɪvə/ /ˈkwɪvɚ/ v
zittern flattern zucken
(intransitive) To shake or move with slight and tremulous motion.

quiver tree quiver trees n
Köcherbaum
An aloe of species Aloidendrom dichotomum (syn. Aloe dichotoma), native to southern Africa.

quixotic /kiˈɑtɪk/ /kiːˈzɑtɪk/ /kwɪkˈsɑtɪk/ /kwɪkˈsɒtɪk/ /kwɪɡˈzɑtɪk/ more quixotic most quixotic adj
quichottisch lebensfremd realitätsfern
Resembling or characteristic of the Spanish chivalric hero Don Quixote; possessed with or resulting from the desire to do noble and romantic deeds, without thought of realism and practicality; exceedingly idealistic.

quixotism /ˈkwɪksəˌtɪzm/ quixotisms n
Donquichotterie
A form of idealism and delusion which leads to extravagant and absurd undertakings or sacrifices in obedience to a morbidly romantic ideal of duty or honor, as illustrated by the exploits of Don Quixote in knight-errantry.

quixotry /ˈkwɪksətɹi/ quixotries n
Donquichotterie
A wild, visionary idea, an eccentric notion or act; a quixotism.

quiz /kwɪz/ [kʰw̥ɪz] quizzes n
Quiz Fragespiel Ratespiel
A competition in the answering of questions.

quiz /kwɪz/ [kʰw̥ɪz] v
ausfragen
(transitive) To question (someone) closely, to interrogate.

quizmaster /ˈkwɪzˌmæs.tə(ɹ)/ quizmasters n
Quizmaster Quizmasterin
A person who poses questions to contestants on a quiz show.

quod erat demonstrandum quae erant demonstranda phraseologicalUnit
quod erat demonstrandum was zu beweisen war

quoit /kweɪt/ /kwɔɪt/ /kɔɪt/ quoits n
Diskus Wurfring
A flat disc of metal or stone thrown at a target in the game of quoits.

quokka /ˈkwɒkə/ quokkas n
Kurzschwanzkänguru Quokka
A cat-sized marsupial, Setonix brachyurus, of southwestern Australia.

quoll /ˈkwoʊl/ /ˈkwɒl/ /ˈkwəʊl/ quolls n
Beutelmarder
Any of the various carnivorous marsupials of the genus Dasyurus found in Australia and New Guinea, roughly the size of a cat.

quorate /ˈkwɔːɹ.ət/ adj
beschlussfähig
Having a quorum

quorum /ˈkwɔː.ɹəm/ /ˈkwɔːɹəm/ quora quorums n
Quorum
The minimum number of members required for a group to officially conduct business and to cast votes, often but not necessarily a majority or supermajority.

quota /ˈkwoʊtə/ /ˈkwəʉtə/ /ˈkwəʊtə/ [ˈkwoʊɾə] [ˈkwəʉɾə] quotas n
Quote
A proportional part or share; the share or proportion assigned to each in a division.
A prescribed number or percentage that may serve as, for example, a maximum, a minimum, or a goal.
(business, economics) A restriction on the import of something to a specific quantity.

quotation /kwoʊˈteɪʃən/ quotations n
Angebot Preisangebot
A price that has been quoted for buying or selling.

quotation marks /kwoʊˈteɪʃən mɑɹks/ /kwəʊˈteɪʃən mɑːks/ n
Anführungszeichen Gänsefüßchen Gänseaugen Hasenöhrchen
Note: These languages use “◌”-style marks or other styles as indicated. Some are singular and some plural.

quote /kwəʊt/ quotes n
Zitat Anführungszeichen
A quotation; a statement attributed to a person.

quote /kwəʊt/ v
zitieren Preisangebot machen anbieten
(transitive) To prepare a summary of work to be done and set a price.
Preis angeben
(commerce, transitive) To name the current price, notably of a financial security.
anführen
(intransitive) To indicate verbally or by equivalent means the start of a quotation.
bemerken berücksichtigen
(archaic) To observe, to take account of.

quotidian /kwəˈtɪdɪən/ /kwɵˈtɪdɪən/ more quotidian most quotidian adj
täglich täglich wiederkehrend
Happening every day; daily. [from 15th c.]
alltäglich
Having the characteristics of something which can be seen, experienced, etc, every day or very commonly. [from 15th c.]

quotidian /kwəˈtɪdɪən/ /kwɵˈtɪdɪən/ quotidians n
Alltägliche
Alltag tägliches Fieber
(medicine, now, _, rare, historical) A fever which recurs every day; quotidian malaria. [from 14th c.]
Alltag
(Anglicanism, historical) A daily allowance formerly paid to certain members of the clergy. [from 16th c.]
(usually with definite article) Commonplace or mundane things regarded as a class. [from 20th c.]

quotient /ˈkwoʊʃənt/ /ˈkwəʊʃənt/ quotients n
Quotient
(arithmetic) The number (either a fraction or an integer) resulting from the division of one number by another.
(mathematics) By analogy, the result of any process that is the inverse of multiplication as defined for any mathematical entities other than numbers.

r rotunda /ˌɑɹ.ɹoʊˈtʌn.də/ /ˌɑː.ɹəʊˈtʌn.də/ n
rundes r
(typography) A curved form of the letter r, found in some medieval and fraktur scripts: ⟨ ꝛ ⟩.

rabbet /ˈɹæbɪt/ rabbets n
Falz Nutnaht
A longitudinal channel, groove, or recess cut out of the edge or face of a plank of wood or other material; especially, one intended to fit another member to form a joint.

rabbi /ˈɹæ.baɪ/ rabbies rabbis n
Rabbiner Rabbinerin
A Jewish scholar or teacher of halacha (Jewish law), capable of making halachic decisions.

rabbinate /ˈɹæbɪnət/ rabbinates n
Rabbinat
The office or function of a rabbi.

rabbinic /ɹəˈbɪnɪk/ /ˌɹæˈbɪnɪk/ adj
rabbinisch
Relating to rabbis.
Formulated or enacted by rabbis.

rabbinical /ɹəˈbɪnəkəl/ adj
rabbinisch
Of or relating to rabbis, their writings, or their work.

rabbit /ˈɹæbət/ /ˈɹæbɪt/ rabbits n
Kaninchen Karnickel Schlappohr
A mammal of the family Leporidae, with long ears, long hind legs and a short, fluffy tail.

rabbit food rabbit foods n
Kaninchenfutter
A type of food specially formulated for the feeding of rabbits
Hasenfutter Kaninchenfutter
(informal, derogatory) Salad vegetables, such as carrots, celery or lettuce.

rabbit hole rabbit holes n
Kaninchenloch Kaninchenbau Kaninchenhöhle
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see rabbit,‎ hole. The entrance to a rabbit warren or burrow; the whole warren or burrow.
Nonsenswelt Trip Wunderland
(usually, with article) A bizarre world, where everyday rules do not apply.
Abschweifung Abstecher Nebengleis zeitaufwendiges Unterfangen
(by extension) A time-consuming tangent or detour, often one from which it is difficult to extricate oneself.

rabbit hutch rabbit hutches n
Kaninchenstall
A cage for keeping a rabbit or rabbits.

rabbit punch rabbit punches n
Genickschlag Nackenschlag
A chopping punch to the back of the neck or head.

rabbit warren rabbit warrens n
Gänge des Kaninchenbaus
An underground system of interconnected tunnels occupied by rabbits.
Labyrinth
A confusingly labyrinthine environment.

rabbit's foot rabbits' feet n
Hasenpfote
(chiefly, US) A charm carried to bring good luck, traditionally consisting of the left rear foot of a rabbit.

rabbitlike more rabbitlike most rabbitlike adj
kaninchenartig
Similar to a rabbit, or an aspect of a rabbit (for example, its shape, behaviors, or other traits).

rabble /ˈɹæbəl/ rabbles n
Pöbel
(derogatory) The mass of common people; the lowest class of populace. [from 1550s]

rabble rouser rabble rousers n
Hetzer Scharfmacher Volksverhetzer
(idiomatic) Someone or something that tends to inspire mobs; something controversial or provocative.

rabblerousing more rabblerousing most rabblerousing adj
aufhetzerisch hetzerisch

rabic more rabic most rabic adj
Tollwut
(medicine) Of or pertaining to rabies.

rabid /ˈɹeɪbɪd/ /ˈɹæbɪd/ rabider rabidest adj
tollwütig
Affected with rabies.
Tollwut
Of or pertaining to rabies, or hydrophobia.
wütend rabiat
(by extension) Furious; raging; extremely violent.
fanatisch
(figurative) Very extreme, unreasonable, or fanatical in opinion; excessively zealous.

rabidly more rabidly most rabidly adv
fanatisch tollwütig wütend
In a rabid manner.

rabidness n
Fanatismus Wildheit
The property of being rabid.

rabies /ˈɹeɪ.biːz/ n
Tollwut
(disease) An infectious disease caused by species of Lyssavirus that causes acute encephalitis in warm-blooded animals and people, characterised by abnormal behaviour such as biting, excitement, aggressiveness, and dementia, followed by paralysis and death.

rabona rabonas n
Rabona

raccoon /ɹæˈkun/ /ɹəˈkun/ /ɹəˈkuːn/ raccoons n
Waschbär Schupp
An omnivorous, nocturnal mammal native to North America, typically with a mixture of gray, brown, and black fur, a mask-like marking around the eyes and a striped tail; Procyon lotor.

raccoon dog raccoon dogs n
Marderhund
The canid Nyctereutes procyonoides, the only extant species in the genus Nyctereutes of the Canidae or dog family, native to East Asia and widely introduced elsewhere in other cool parts of Eurasia.

race /ɹeɪs/ races n
Rennen Wettrennen
A contest between people, animals, vehicles, etc. where the goal is to be the first to reach some objective.
Rasse
A large group of people distinguished from others on the basis of common physical characteristics, such as skin color or hair type.
A large group of people distinguished from others on the basis of shared characteristics or qualities, for example social qualities.
A group of sentient beings, particularly people, distinguished by common ancestry, heritage or characteristics (see Wikipedia's article on historical definitions of race):
(animal husbandry) A breed or strain of domesticated animal.
(biology) A population geographically separated from others of its species that develops significantly different characteristics; a mating group.
Rasse Geschlecht
A large group of people distinguished from others on the basis of a common heritage.

race /ɹeɪs/ v
rasen
(intransitive) To move or drive at high speed; to hurry or speed.

race car race cars n
Rennwagen Rennauto
A car designed for use on racetracks in motor racing events.

race card race cards n
Rennprogramm
(sports) A printed card or pamphlet giving information about a series of horse races and listing the horses to be run; a racebook.

race condition race conditions n
Race Condition Wettlaufsituation

race hatred n
Rassenhaß
Hatred towards an ethnic group.

race meeting race meetings n
Rennveranstaltung
A series of horse races at a particular racecourse on a particular day

race relations n
Beziehungen zwischen den Rassen

racecourse racecourses n
Rennstrecke
A course over which races are run.
Pferderennbahn Rennbahn
(British, AU) A racetrack where horse races are run.

racehorse racehorses n
Rennpferd
A horse that competes in races.

raceme /ɹeɪˈsim/ /ɹəˈsim/ /ˈɹæsim/ /ˈɹæsiːm/ racemes n
Traube Blütentraube
(botany) An indeterminate inflorescence in which the flowers are arranged along a single central axis.

racemic /ɹəˈsiːmɪk/ adj
razemisch
(chemistry) Containing equal amounts of dextrorotatory (+) and levorotatory (−) stereoisomers and therefore not being optically active

racemization racemizations n
Racemisierung
(chemistry) The formation of a racemate from a pure enantiomer.

racemose /ˈɹæsəməʊz/ adj
razemös traubig
(botany) Having flowers arranged along a single central axis, as in a raceme, spike, or catkin.

racer /ˈɹeɪsə/ /ˈɹeɪsəɹ/ racers n
Rennfahrer Rennfahrerin
Someone who takes part in a race.
Rennjacht Rennrad Rennwagen
A vehicle or other device used for, or designed specifically for, racing.

racetrack /ˈɹeɪsˌtɹæk/ racetracks n
Rennbahn Rennstrecke Pferderennbahn
A course over which any type of races are run.

racewalking n
Gehen
(sports) A sport in which people try to walk as fast as possible, subject to the constraint that at least one foot must be on the ground at all time (or else they would be running).

rachitic /ɹəˈkɪtɪk/ more rachitic most rachitic adj
rachitisch
(medicine) Pertaining to or affected by rickets. [from 18th c.]

rachitis /ɹəˈkaɪtɪs/ n
Rachitis
(disease) Rickets.

racial /ˈɹeɪʃəl/ more racial most racial adj
Rasse rassisch
Of or relating to a race (or a people).

racial discrimination n
Rassendiskriminierung
Discrimination on grounds of race or ethnicity.

racial segregation racial segregations n
Rassentrennung

racialist racialists n
Rassist Rassistin rassistisch

racially more racially most racially adv
rassistisch motiviert
Relating to race.

racily more racily most racily adv
schwungvoll
In a racy manner.

raciness racinesses n
Feuer Feurigkeit Gewagtheit Rasanz Rassigkeit Schwung
The property of being racy.

racing /ˈɹeɪsɪŋ/ racings n
Rennen
The sport of competing in races.

racing driver racing drivers n
Autorennfahrer Autorennfahrerin Rennfahrer Rennfahrerin
(motor racing) a person whose profession is driving racing cars.

racism /ˈɹeɪsɪzm̩/ racisms n
Rassismus
Prejudice or discrimination based upon race or ethnicity; (countable) an action of such discrimination.

racist /ˈɹeɪ.sɪst/ /ˈɹæɪ.sɪst/ more racist most racist adj
rassistisch Rassist
Constituting, exhibiting, advocating, or pertaining to racism.

racist /ˈɹeɪ.sɪst/ /ˈɹæɪ.sɪst/ racists n
Rassist Rassistin
A person who believes in or supports racism; a person who believes that a particular race is superior to others, or who discriminates against other races.

rack /ɹæk/ racks n
Regal
A series of one or more shelves, stacked one above the other
Streckbank
(historical) A device, incorporating a ratchet, used to torture victims by stretching them beyond their natural limits.
Holz vor der Hütte
(slang, vulgar) A woman's breasts.

rack /ɹæk/ v
abstechen
(brewing) To clarify, and thereby deter further fermentation of, beer, wine or cider by draining or siphoning it from the dregs.

rack and pinion rack and pinions racks and pinions n
Zahnstangenantrieb
A pair of gears, consisting of a circular pinion that engages with the teeth of a flat bar, that converts rotational into linear motion; used in the steering mechanism of cars, and in some railways.

rack one's brain v
sich den Kopf zerbrechen
(figuratively) To struggle to think of or remember something.

rack railway rack railways n
Zahnradbahn
(rail) A railway that uses a rack and pinion mechanism

racket /ˈɹækɪt/ rackets n
Schläger Racket
(countable, sports) An implement with a handle connected to a round frame strung with wire, sinew, or plastic cords, and used to hit a ball, such as in tennis or a birdie in badminton.
Lärm Radau Krach
A loud noise.

racketeer racketeers n
Bandit Gangster Gauner Verbrecher
one who commits crimes (especially fraud, bribery, loansharking, extortion etc.) to aid in running a shady or illegal business.

racketeering racketeerings n
Gaunerei
The criminal action of being involved in a racket.

rackett /ˈɹækɪt/ racketts n
Rankett
(musical instruments) An old wind instrument of the double bassoon kind, having ventages but not keys.

raclette raclettes n
Raclette Raclettekäse
A firm cheese suitable for use in this dish.

raconteur /ˌɹæk.ɑnˈtɝ/ /ˌɹæk.ɒnˈtəː/ /ˌɹæk.ɔ̃(n)ˈtəː/ /ˌɹæk.ɔ̃(n)ˈtɝ/ raconteurs n
Anekdotenerzähler Geschichtenerzähler
A storyteller, especially a person noted for telling stories with skill and wit.

ractopamine n
Ractopamin
(pharmaceutical drug) A drug used as a feed additive to promote leanness in pigs raised for their meat.

rad /ɹæd/ radder raddest adj
bombig irre krass
(slang, dated) excellent

rada radas n
Rada
(politics) A parliamentary body in a number of Slavic countries.

radar /ˈɹeɪ.dɑɹ/ /ˈɹeɪ.dɑː(ɹ)/ [ˈɹeɪ.ɾɑɹ] radars n
Radar Funkmessgerät
(uncountable) A method of detecting distant objects and determining their position, velocity, or other characteristics by analysis of sent radio waves (usually microwaves) reflected from their surfaces

radar dome radar domes n
Radarkuppel
A weatherproof enclosure used to protect a radar antenna.

radar gun radar guns n
Laserhandmessgerät Laserpistole Radarpistole
A hand-held (or mounted) device that emits a radar beam and uses the Doppler effect to measure the velocity of moving objects (especially traffic).

radial /ˈɹeɪdi.əl/ more radial most radial adj
radial strahlenförmig strahlig
Arranged like rays that radiate from, or converge to a common centre.

radial engine radial engines n
Sternmotor
Any of several internal combustion engines that have the cylinders arranged radially around a central crankshaft

radian /ˈɹeɪdiən/ radians n
Radiant
(geometry) In the International System of Units, the derived unit of plane angular measure of angle equal to the angle subtended at the centre of a circle by an arc of its circumference equal in length to the radius of the circle. Symbol: rad.

radiance /ˈɹeɪdi.əns/ radiances n
Glanz Leuchten Strahlen
The quality or state of being radiant; shining, bright or splendid.
Radianz Strahldichte
(physics) The flux of radiation emitted per unit solid angle in a given direction by a unit area of a source.

radiant /ˈɹeɪ.di.ənt/ radiants n
Radiant
(astronomy) The apparent origin, in the night sky, of a meteor shower.

radiation /ɹaɪ.di.ˈaɪ.ʃən/ /ɹæ.di.ˈeɪ.ʃən/ /ˌɹeɪ.di.ˈeɪ.ʃən/ radiations n
Strahlung
The shooting forth of anything from a point or surface, like diverging rays of light.
The process of radiating waves or particles.
The transfer of energy via radiation.
Strahlung Radiation
Radioactive energy.
Auffächerung Radiation
(evolutionary theory, countable) A rapid diversification of an ancestral species into many new forms.

radiation chemistry n
Strahlenchemie
(physics, chemistry) The study of the chemical changes that result from the absorption of ionizing radiation.

radiation sickness radiation sicknesses n
Strahlenkrankheit
(medicine, pathology) Any illness produced by ionizing radiation with symptoms ranging from nausea to death.

radiator /ˈreːdijeː(j)tɐ/ /ˈrædɪeɪ̯tə/ /ˈrɛjdɪjɛjtə/ /ˈɹej.di(j)ˌej.tɚ/ radiators n
Radiator Strahler
Anything which radiates or emits rays.
Kühler
(automotive) A device that lowers engine coolant temperature by conducting heat to the air, through metal fins.
Heizkörper Radiator
(of buildings) A finned metal fixture that carries hot water or steam in order to heat a room.

radical /ˈɹædɪkəl/ more radical most radical adj
radikal
Favoring fundamental change, or change at the root cause of a matter.
Thoroughgoing; far-reaching.
radikalisch
(chemistry, not comparable) Involving free radicals.
Wurzel
(math) Relating to a radix or mathematical root.
krass
(slang, 1980s & 1990s) Excellent; awesome.

radical /ˈɹædɪkəl/ radicals n
Radikale Radikaler
A person with radical opinions.
Wurzel Radix
(arithmetic) A root (of a number or quantity).
Radikal
(linguistics) In logographic writing systems such as the Chinese writing system, the portion of a character (if any) that provides an indication of its meaning, as opposed to phonetic.
(organic chemistry) A free radical.

radicalism radicalisms n
Radikalismus

radicalization radicalizations n
Radikalisierung
the process of radicalizing

radicalize v
radikalisieren
(intransitive) To become radical; to adopt a radical political stance.

radicand radicands n
Radikand
(mathematics) The number or expression whose square root or other root is being considered.

radicchio /ɹəˈdi.kjoʊ/ radicchios n
Radicchio
A cultivar of chicory (Cichorium intybus var. foliosum) with red leaves and a slightly bitter taste, eaten as a salad vegetable or grilled.

radio /ˈɹeɪdiˌoʊ/ /ˈɹeɪdiˌəʊ/ radios n
Radio Funk Hörfunk
(uncountable) The technology that allows for the transmission of sound or other signals by modulation of electromagnetic waves.
Radio Rundfunkgerät Radioempfänger Funkempfänger Rundfunkempfangsgerät Rundfunkempfänger
(countable) A device that can capture (receive) the signal sent over radio waves and render the modulated signal as sound.
Funkgerät Funksender Radiosender Rundfunksender
(countable) A device that can transmit radio signals.

radio amateur radio amateurs n
Amateurfunker Funkamateur Amateurfunkerin Funkamateurin
A person who practises the hobby of amateur radio. Radio amateurs must possess a licence issued by the relevant authority in the country in which they live, and must pass an exam before they can obtain a licence to operate.

radio astronomy n
Radioastronomie
The branch of astronomy which utilizes radio waves through the use of radio telescopes to study celestial bodies and occurrences.

radio button radio buttons n
Radiotaste Schaltknopf
Any of a line of preset buttons on a car radio used to select the station to be listened to; pressing one releases the others.
Funkknopf Optionsfeld Optionsschaltfläche Radiobutton
(graphical user interface) Any of a group of widgets in a graphical user interface that is used to select one of a group of options; the selection of any one deselects the others.

radio cassette player radio cassette players n
Radiokassettenspieler
A combination radio and cassette player.

radio clock radio clocks n
Funkuhr
A clock that is synchronized to a remote time standard by means of radio signals

radio drama /ˈɹeɪdiˌoʊ dɹɑmə/ /ˈɹeɪdiˌəʊ dɹɑːmə/ radio dramas n
Hörspiel
Dramatized, purely acoustic performance, broadcast on radio or published on audio media, such as tape or CD.

radio silence /ˈɹeɪ.di.oʊ ˌsaɪ.ləns/ /ˈɹeɪ.di.əʊ ˌsaɪ.ləns/ radio silences n
Funkstille
(figurative) A period of time during which nothing is heard from a person or organization, especially when such communication would normally be expected.

radio station radio stations n
Radiosender Rundfunksender
An installation of a radio transmitter, and possibly a receiver, for the purpose of broadcasting or communication; usually refers to a broadcast station in non-technical usage.

radio telescope radio telescopes n
Radioteleskop
(astronomy) A device for observing astronomical sources of radio waves, normally having one or more large parabolic dishes.

radio wave radio waves n
Radiowelle
(physics) electromagnetic radiation having a wavelength between about .5 centimeters and 30,000 meters; used for the broadcasting of radio and television signals.

radio- prefix
radio-
radiation, radioactive
radio- funk-
radio (broadcasting)

radio-controlled adj
funkgesteuert
Controlled remotely using radio signals.

radio-controlled car radio-controlled cars n
funkgesteuerter Wagen funkgesteuertes Auto
a model car controlled by radio waves from a battery-powered remote control unit.

radioactive /ˌɹeɪdioʊˈaktɪv/ /ˌɹeɪdioʊˈæktɪv/ more radioactive most radioactive adj
radioaktiv
Exhibiting radioactivity.

radioactive dating radioactive datings n
Radiodatierung radioaktive Datierung radiometrische Datierung
The process of determining the age of a material by estimating the amount of radioactive decay of one or more radioisotopes present in the material when it was formed.

radioactive decay radioactive decays n
radioaktiver Zerfall
(physics) Any of several processes by which unstable nuclei emit subatomic particles and/or ionizing radiation and disintegrate into one or more smaller nuclei.

radioactive fallout radioactive fallouts n
radioaktiver Niederschlag
Material settling from a radioactive plume, and its subsequent surface deposition.

radioactive waste radioactive wastes n
radioaktiver Abfall
Waste containing radioactive nuclides.

radioactivity radioactivities n
Radioaktivität
Spontaneous emission of ionizing radiation as a consequence of a nuclear reaction, or directly from the breakdown of an unstable nucleus.
The radiation so emitted; including gamma rays, alpha particles, neutrons, electrons, positrons, etc.

radiocarbon dating radiocarbon datings n
Radiokarbonmethode
(physics, archaeology, paleontology) A method of estimating the age of an artifact or biological vestige based on the relative amounts of the different isotopes of carbon present in a sample.

radiochemistry n
Radiochemie
(chemistry) the chemistry of radioactive substances

radiogramophone radiogramophones n
Musiktruhe
(radio, historical) A gramophone record player that incorporates a radio receiver. [from 20th c.]

radiograph radiographs n
Röntgenbild
An image, often a photographic negative, produced by radiation other than ordinary light; especially an X-ray photograph.

radiography n
Röntgen Radiographie Röntgendiagnostik Röntgenographie
the process of making radiographs, and the science of analyzing them

radioisotope radioisotopes n
Radioisotop
(physics) a radioactive isotope of an element

radiolarian radiolarians n
Radiolarie Strahlentierchen
Any of many marine amoeboid protozoa, of subclass Radiolaria, having filamentous pseudopodia; they have intricate silica skeletons.

radiological adj
radiologisch
Of or pertaining to radiation, radioactivity or nuclear weapons.

radiologist /ˌɹeɪ.diːˈɒl.ə.dʒɪst/ radiologists n
Radiologe Radiologin Röntgenologe Röntgenologin
A person who is skilled in or practices radiology.

radiology n
Radiologie Röntgenologie
(medicine) The specialty of medical imaging and its interpretation, originally and especially radiography#Noun but now including all imaging modalities, including ones that use no radiation#Noun (such as ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging).

radiolysis radiolyses n
Radiolyse
(chemistry) The dissociation of a molecule as a result of radiation

radiometric adj
radiometrisch
Referring to the science of radiometry.

radiometric age radiometric ages n
radiometrisches Alter
(archaeology, palaeontology, geology, geochronology) The age of a material as determined by radiometric dating.

radionuclide radionuclides n
Radionuklid
(physics) a radioactive nuclide

radiosensitizer radiosensitizers n
Radiosensitizer Strahlungssensibilisator
Any drug that makes tumour cells more sensitive to radiation therapy.

radiotelegram radiotelegrams n
Funkspruch
(telegraphy, historical) A message, like a telegram, transmitted by wireless telegraphy.

radiotelescopy n
Radiotelescopie
The manufacture and use of radio telescopes.

radiotherapy radiotherapies n
Radiotherapie
Synonym of radiation therapy.

radiotoxicological adj
radiotoxikologisch
Of or pertaining to radiotoxicology

radish /ˈɹadɪʃ/ /ˈɹædɪʃ/ /ˈɹɛdɪʃ/ radishes n
Radieschen Rettich
A plant of the Brassicaceae family, Raphanus sativus or Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. sativus, having an edible root.

radium /ˈɹeɪ.di.əm/ /ˈɹeɪ.dɪ.əm/ radiums n
Radium
The chemical element (symbol Ra) with an atomic number of 88. It is a soft, shiny and silvery radioactive alkaline earth metal.

radius /ˈɹeɪ.di.əs/ radii radiuses n
Speiche Radius
(zoology) The lighter bone (or fused portion of bone) in the forelimb of an animal.
Radius Halbmesser
(geometry) The length of this line segment.

radius of gyration radii of gyration n
Gyrationsradius Streumassenradius
(physics, engineering) Given a body B, the distance from a given axis of rotation at which a point mass of the same mass as B would have the same moment of inertia about said axis.

radix /ɹeɪ.dɪks/ radices radixes n
Stammwort
(linguistics) A primitive word, from which other words may be derived.
Basis
(mathematics) The number of distinct symbols used to represent numbers in a particular base, as ten for decimal.

radon /ˈɹeɪdɒn/ n
Radon
The chemical element (symbol Rn, formerly Ro) with atomic number 86. It is an odorless, colorless, chemically inert but radioactive noble gas.

raffinose raffinoses n
Raffinose
(carbohydrate) A trisaccharide, composed of galactose, glucose and fructose, that is widely distributed in many plants.

raffish /ˈɹæfɪʃ/ more raffish most raffish adj
verwegen
Characterized by careless unconventionality; rakish.

raffle /ˈɹæfl̩/ raffles n
Verlosung Tombola
A drawing, often held as a fundraiser, in which tickets or chances are sold to win a prize.

raffle /ˈɹæfl̩/ v
verlosen
(transitive, often with off) To award something by means of a raffle or random drawing.

raft /ɹæft/ /ɹɑːft/ rafts n
Floß Schlauchboot
A flat-bottomed craft able to float and drift on water, used for transport or as a waterborne platform.

rafter /ˈɹæftəɹ/ /ˈɹɑːftə(ɹ)/ rafters n
Sparren
(architecture) One of a series of sloped beams that extend from the ridge or hip to the downslope perimeter or eave, designed to support the roof deck and its associated loads.

rafting /ˈɹæftɪŋ/ /ˈɹɑːftɪŋ/ n
Rafting
The sport of guiding a raft while descending a river, especially through rapids known as white water rafting.

raftsman raftsmen n
Flößer
A person who transports a raft of floating logs downstream to a sawmill; a rafter.

rag /ɹæɡ/ rags n
Lumpen Lappen Fetzen
A piece of old cloth, especially one used for cleaning, patching, etc.; a tattered piece of cloth; a shred or tatter.
Käseblatt
(slang, pejorative) A newspaper or magazine, especially one whose journalism is considered to be of poor quality.

rag /ɹæɡ/ v
Unfug treiben
To scold or tell off; to torment; to banter.
To tease or torment, especially at a university; to bully, to haze.

rag doll rag dolls n
Stoffpuppe
A doll made from cloth and stuffed with rags.

rag rug rag rugs n
Flickenteppich
A rug made of odd scraps of fabric.

ragamuffin /ˈɹæɡəˌmʌfɪn/ ragamuffins n
Lumpenkind
A dirty, shabbily-clothed child; an urchin.

rage /ɹeɪd͡ʒ/ rages n
Wut Raserei Zorn Rage
Violent uncontrolled anger.

rage /ɹeɪd͡ʒ/ v
wüten rasen toben
(intransitive) To act or speak in heightened anger.
toben tosen
(sometimes, figurative) To move with great violence, as a storm etc.

ragequit /ˈɹeɪd͡ʒˌkwɪt/ v
ragequitten
(intransitive, slang, video games) To quit an online video game in anger.

ragman ragmen n
Lumpensammler
A person who collects and sells unwanted household items such as rags and other refuse for a living, a rag and bone man.

ragout /ɹæˈɡuː/ /ˈɹæɡuː/ ragouts n
Ragout
a stew of meat and vegetables mixed together

ragpicker ragpickers n
Lumpensammler
A person who collects and sells unwanted household items such as rags and other refuse for a living, a rag and bone man (UK) or ragman (US).

rags and tatters n
Lumpen
very old, torn clothes

rags to riches n
vom Tellerwäscher zum Millionär
(mostly, attributive) From poverty to exceptional wealth.

ragweed ragweeds n
Ambrosie Beifußblättrige Ambrosie Beifußblättriges Traubenkraut Traubenkraut
A plant of the genus Ambrosia. These weeds are particularly noted for producing pollen which people with hay fever are allergic to.

ragwort /ˈɹæɡwəːt/ ragworts n
Kreuzkraut
Any of a number of wild flowering plants with yellow flowers in the family Asteraceae, mostly belonging to Senecio and related genera.

raid /ɹeɪd/ raids n
Razzia Überfall
An attack or invasion for the purpose of making arrests, seizing property, or plundering.

raid /ɹeɪd/ v
überfallen
(transitive) To engage in a raid against.

rail /ɹeɪl/ [ɹeɪɫ] rails n
Geländer Reling
A horizontal bar extending between supports and used for support or as a barrier; a railing.
Ralle
Any of several birds in the family Rallidae.
Schiene Gleis
The metal bar forming part of the track for a railroad.
Balken Fensterkreuz Kreuz Türkreuz
A horizontal piece of wood that serves to separate sections of a door or window.

rail /ɹeɪl/ [ɹeɪɫ] v
hetzen
To complain violently (against, about).

rail hail n
Schienenhagel
(slang) Hail accelerated to high speeds by heavy winds.

rail track rail tracks n
Gleis
The parallel steel rails on which a train runs.

railcar railcars n
Schienenbus
(rail) A self-propelled railway vehicle for passengers, similar to a bus.
Triebwagen Schienenbus
(rail) A powered single railway vehicle designed for passenger transport, with a driver's cab in both ends; Not to be confused with motor coach/motorcar, which is a powered railway vehicle capable to haul a train.

railgun /ˈɹeɪl.ɡʌn/ [ˈɹeɪ.jəɫ.ɡʌn] [ˈɹeɪɫ.ɡʌn] railguns n
Railgun Schienenkanone
An electromagnetic gun that uses a large electrical current to propel a projectile down a track of two parallel conductive rails.

railing /ˈɹeɪlɪŋ/ railings n
Geländer
A fence or barrier consisting of one or more horizontal rails and vertical supports.

railroad /ˈɹeɪlɹoʊd/ /ˈɹeɪlɹəʊd/ /ˈɹeɪɹoʊd/ v
peitschen (durch)
(transitive) To manipulate and hasten a procedure, as of formal approval of a law or resolution.

railroad car railroad cars n
Waggon Wagon Eisenbahnwagen
(US) Any railway vehicle or rolling stock.

railroad tie railroad ties n
Bahnschwelle Schwelle Eisenbahnschwelle
(rail transport, US) A heavy, preserved piece of hewn timber laid crossways to and supporting the rails of a railroad or a member of similar shape and function of another material such as concrete.

railroad track railroad tracks n
Bahnstrecke Eisenbahnstrecke
(rail, US) A pair of formed steel rails, separated and supported usually on wooden or concrete ties or sleepers, forming a track along which flange-wheeled railroad vehicles may travel.

railroader railroaders n
Eisenbahner Eisenbahnerin
One who works for a railroad company.

railway /ˈɹeɪlˌweɪ/ railways n
Eisenbahn Bahn
(chiefly, UK, Ireland, and, Commonwealth) A transport system using rails used to move passengers or goods.
Eisenbahnlinie Gleis Eisenbahn
(chiefly, UK, Ireland, and, Commonwealth) A track, consisting of parallel rails, over which wheeled vehicles such as trains may travel.

railway gun railway guns n
Eisenbahngeschütz
(military) A massive and heavy mobile artillery gun, built, transported by, and fired from a specially designed rail car.

railway line railway lines n
Eisenbahnlinie
(chiefly, UK) A group of railway tracks running parallel, allowing one track to be used for each direction (a double-track railway line), or allowing segregation of fast trains from stopping trains (a four-track railway line).

railway station railway stations n
Bahnhof Bahnstation Bahnstelle Eisenbahnstation Verkehrsstation Zugangsstelle
(British) A place where trains stop for passengers to embark and disembark.

railway track railway tracks n
Gleis
A pair of parallel rails along which a railway train runs.

railwayman railwaymen n
Eisenbahner
A man who works on a railway.

rain /ɹeɪn/ rains n
Regen
Condensed water falling from a cloud.
(figuratively) Any matter moving or falling, usually through air, and especially if liquid or otherwise figuratively identifiable with raindrops.
(figuratively) An instance of particles or larger pieces of matter moving or falling through air.

rain /ɹeɪn/ v
regnen
(impersonal) To have rain fall from the sky.
(transitive) To issue (something) in large quantities.

rain cats and dogs v
in Strömen regnen Bindfäden regnen aus allen Kannen gießen aus allen Kannen schütten es schüttet wie aus Eimern
(impersonal, idiomatic) To rain very heavily.

rain check rain checks n
Gutschein Gutschrift Verschieben auf später
(idiomatic) In social interactions, a deferred invitation, or deferred acceptance of an invitation.

rain cloud rain clouds n
Nimbus Regenwolke Schleierwolke
A cloud from which rain is falling or may fall.

rain dance rain dances n
Regentanz
A ceremonial dance intended to provoke rain.

rain gauge rain gauges n
Niederschlagsmesser Regenmesser Pluviometer
(meteorology) A device used in meteorology to measure rainfall.

rain gutter rain gutters n
Regenrinne
Any gutter designed to carry away rain, such as an eavestrough on a building or a drain on a motor vehicle's roof rack.

rain on someone's parade v
jemandem in die Suppe spucken
(figuratively) To disappoint or discourage someone by ruining or criticising their plans or aspirations.

rain or shine adv
komme, was da wolle
(idiomatic) Regardless of what the circumstances are, and how the weather is.

rain shadow rain shadows n
Regenschatten

rain tree rain trees n
Regenbaum
A tropical American tree (Albizia saman) having bipinnate leaves, globose clusters of flowers with crimson stamens, and sweet-pulp pods eaten by cattle, also used as an ornamental.
Apfelblattbaum
Philenoptera violacea (apple-leaf), native to Africa.

rainbow /ˈɹeɪmboʊ/ /ˈɹeɪnboʊ/ /ˈɹeɪnbəʊ/ adj
bunt vielfarbig
Multicolored, especially if in rainbow order.

rainbow /ˈɹeɪmboʊ/ /ˈɹeɪnboʊ/ /ˈɹeɪnbəʊ/ rainbows n
Regenbogen
A multicoloured arch in the sky, produced by prismatic refraction of light within droplets of rain in the air.

rainbow baby rainbow babies n
Regenbogenbaby
A baby conceived after a miscarriage or other loss of a baby.

rainbow family rainbow families n
Regenbogenfamilie
A family in which both the parents are LGBT+.

rainbow flag rainbow flags n
Regenbogenfahne Regenbogenflagge
A rainbow-striped flag, typically consisting of six horizontal bars (from top to bottom: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and violet), used as a symbol of LGBT pride and LGBT social movements.

rainbow table rainbow tables n
Rainbow Table Regenbogentabelle

rainbow trout rainbow trout rainbow trouts n
Regenbogenforelle
(usually, countable) A trout of the species Oncorhynchus mykiss, that has black spots and a pink streak running along the body.

rainbow-colored more rainbow-colored most rainbow-colored adj
regenbogenfarben regenbogenfarbig
(American spelling) Having many colors, reminiscent of those in the rainbow.

rainbowlike more rainbowlike most rainbowlike adj
regenbogenartig
Resembling a rainbow; displaying a range of colours.

raincoat /ˈɹeɪnkoʊt/ /ˈɹeɪnkəʊt/ raincoats n
Regenmantel Regenjacke
A waterproof coat to be worn in the rain.

raindrop /ˈɹeɪndɹɑp/ /ˈɹeɪndɹɒp/ raindrops n
Regentropfen
A single droplet of rainwater that has just fallen or is falling from the sky.

rainfall rainfalls n
Regenfall Niederschlag Niederschlagshöhe Niederschlagsmenge
(meteorology) the amount of rain that falls on a single occasion

rainforest rainforests n
Regenwald
A forest in a climate with high annual rainfall and no dry season.

rainless adj
niederschlagsfrei
Without rain.

rainstick /ˈreɪnstɪk/ rainsticks n
Regenmacher
A hollow tube partially filled with pebbles or beans, and with small pins or thorns arranged helically on its inner surface, so that it produces a rain-like sound when upended.

rainstorm rainstorms n
Regensturm
A storm characterized by substantial, heavy rainfall.

rainwater rainwaters n
Regenwasser
Water (for a house etc) sourced from rain which has not joined a spring, stream or river, pond, lake or sea.

rainy /ˈɹeɪni/ rainier rainiest adj
regnerisch
Pouring with rain; wet; showery

rainy day rainy days n
Regentag schlechte Zeiten
(idiomatic) A difficult period of need, in reference to a time when money will be needed.
Regentag
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see rainy,‎ day.

rainy season rainy seasons n
Regenzeit
The portion of the year during which the most rain falls.

raion raions n
Rajon
An administrative unit of some Eastern European and Asian states.

raise /ɹeɪz/ raises n
Gehaltserhöhung Erhöhung
(US) Ellipsis of pay raise.: an increase in wages or salary.

raise /ɹeɪz/ v
ins Leben zurückbringen sich erheben lassen wiederbeleben
(figurative) To cause (a dead person) to live again; to resurrect.
ansprechen aufbringen aufwerfen einbringen erheben stellen
To mention (a question, issue) for discussion.
erziehen heben aufziehen erheben erhöhen großziehen
To bring into being; to produce; to cause to arise, come forth, or appear.

raise Cain v
Streit anzetteln Ärger machen
(idiomatic) To cause trouble or commotion; to behave in a disruptive manner.

raise an eyebrow v
die Augenbrauen hochziehen

raise eyebrows v
verwunderte Blicke hervorrufen

raise one's hand v
aufzeigen
(often with 'against' or 'to') To assault physically, notionally with the hand or fist.

raise one's voice v
seine/die Stimme erheben

raise someone's consciousness v
Achtsamkeit erhöhen Aufmerksamkeit lenken auf Aufmerksamkeit richten auf Bewusstsein schaffen Bewusstsein wecken Blick richten auf
To increase a person's awareness of, and often sympathy for, an issue, cause, or condition.

raise the alarm v
Alarm schlagen

raised bog raised bogs n
Hochmoore Regenmoore

raisin /ˈɹeɪzən/ /ˈɹiːzən/ raisins n
Rosine
A dried grape.

raisin bread raisin breads n
Rosinenbrot Stuten
Bread with raisins in it.

raising /ˈɹeɪzɪŋ/ raisings n
Erhebung
Elevation.
Aufziehen Großziehen
Nurturing; cultivation; providing sustenance and protection for a living thing from conception to maturity
Sammlung
Collection or gathering, especially of money.
The operation of embossing sheet metal, or of forming it into cup-shaped or hollow articles, by hammering, stamping, or spinning.

raison d'état /ɹeɪˌzɒn deɪˈtɑː/ n
Staatsräson
A state interest, especially when invoked as politically superior to moral or even legal considerations.

raison d'être /ˌɹeɪzɒ̃ ˈdɛtɹə/ /ˌɹɛzɒ̃ ˈdɛtɹə/ raison d'être raison d'êtres raisons d'être n
Daseinsberechtigung Daseinszweck Existenzberechtigung Lebensbestimmung Lebensinhalt Lebenszweck
Reason for being. The claimed reason for the existence of something or someone; the sole or ultimate purpose of something or someone.

rajah /ˈɹɑː.d͡ʒə/ /ˈɹɑː.ʒə/ rajahs n
Radja Radscha Raja Rajah
A Hindu prince or ruler in India.

rake /ɹeɪk/ rakes n
Harke Rechen Schwader
(agriculture, horticulture) A garden tool with a row of pointed teeth fixed to a long handle, used for collecting debris, grass, etc., for flattening the ground, or for loosening soil; also, a similar wheel-mounted tool drawn by a horse or a tractor.
Lebemann Windhund
A person (usually a man) who is stylish but habituated to hedonistic and immoral conduct.
Wagenzug
(Britain, originally, Northern England, Scotland) A series, a succession; specifically (rail transport) a set of coupled rail vehicles, normally coaches or wagons.

rake /ɹeɪk/ v
durchkämmen
(ambitransitive, figurative) To search through (thoroughly).
harken rechen
(ambitransitive, also, figurative) To move (a beam of light, a glance with the eyes, etc.) across (something) with a long side-to-side motion; specifically (often, military) to use a weapon to fire at (something) with a side-to-side motion; to spray with gunfire.
To act upon with a rake, or as if with a rake.

rake receiver rake receivers n
RAKE-Empfänger Rake Receiver

rakish /ˈɹeɪkɪʃ/ more rakish most rakish adj
flott salopp verwegen
Dashingly, carelessly, or sportingly unconventional or stylish; jaunty; characterized by a devil-may-care unconventionality; having a somewhat disreputable quality or appearance.

rale /ɹeɪl/ /ɹæl/ /ɹɑl/ /ɹɑːl/ rales n
Rasselgeräusch
(medicine, now, chiefly, in plural) An abnormal clicking, rattling or crackling sound, made by one or both lungs and heard with a stethoscope, caused by the popping open of airways collapsed by fluid or exudate, or sometimes by pulmonary edema.

rally /ˈɹæli/ rallies n
Kundgebung
A public gathering or mass meeting that is not mainly a protest and is organized to inspire enthusiasm for a cause.
Ballwechsel
(squash, table tennis, tennis, badminton) A sequence of strokes between serving and scoring a point.
Rallye
(motor racing) An event in which competitors drive through a series of timed special stages at intervals. The winner is the driver who completes all stages with the shortest cumulative time.

ram /ɹæm/ rams n
Ramme Sturmbock Widderschiff
Widder Schafbock Hammel Schafsbock Schöps
(zoology, agriculture) A male sheep, typically uncastrated.

ram /ɹæm/ v
rammen
(ambitransitive) To collide with (an object), usually with the intention of damaging it or disabling its function.
(transitive) To strike (something) hard, especially with an implement.

ram cichlid ram cichlids n
Schmetterlingsbuntbarsch
Mikrogeophagus ramirezi, a species of freshwater fish endemic to the Orinoco River basin

ramble /ˈɹæmbəl/ rambles n
Abschweifen
A rambling; an instance of someone talking at length without direction.

ramble /ˈɹæmbəl/ v
umherziehen
bummeln schlendern spazieren
To walk for pleasure; to amble or saunter.

rambling /ˈɹæm.blɪŋ/ adj
abschweifend langatmig palavernd weitschweifend
Of a speech: meandering, long and digressing.

rambling /ˈɹæm.blɪŋ/ ramblings n
Gerede Geschwafel Palaver Sermon Weitschweifigkeit
A long meandering talk with no specific topic or direction.
Herumziehen Spazierengehen Spaziergang Wandern
A gentle hike.

rambunctious /ɹæmˈbʌŋ(k)ʃəs/ more rambunctious most rambunctious adj
wild vom Affen gebissen (fam.)
(chiefly, US, informal) Boisterous, energetic, noisy, and difficult to control.

rambutan [ɹamˈbjʉːtən] [ɹæmˈbuːtən] rambutans n
Rambutan
The fruit of this tree.

ramekin /ˈɹæm(ɪ)kɪn/ ramekins n
Auflaufförmchen Soufflé-Förmchen
A cheese- or meat-based dish baked in a small mold.

ramen /ɹɑːmən/ ramens n
Ramen
Soup noodles of wheat, with various ingredients (Japanese style)

ramie /ˈɹeɪmi/ /ˈɹæmi/ ramies n
Ramie
(usually, countable) A tall, tropical Asian perennial herb, Boehmeria nivea, cultivated for its fibrous stems.

ramification /ɹæmɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ /ˌɹæməfəˈkeɪʃən/ ramifications n
Verzweigung Ramifikation Verästelung
(botany, anatomy, also, figurative) A branching-out, the act or result of developing branches; specifically the divergence of the stem and limbs of a plant into smaller ones, or of similar developments in blood vessels, anatomical structures etc.
(mathematics) An arrangement of branches.
Auswirkung Folge Konsequenz Verwicklung
(figurative, often, in plural) An offshoot of a decision, fact etc.; a consequence or implication, especially one which complicates a situation.

ramify /ˈɹæm.ə.faɪ/ /ˈɹæm.ɪ.faɪ/ v
ramifizieren verzweigen verästeln
(ambitransitive) To divide into branches or subdivisions.

ramp /ɹæmp/ ramps n
Rampe Auffahrt
An inclined surface that connects two levels; an incline.
Gangway Rampe
(aviation) A mobile staircase that is attached to the doors of an aircraft at an airport.

rampage /ˈɹæmpeɪd͡ʒ/ rampages n
Randale Randalieren Wutanfall
A course of violent, frenzied action.

rampage /ˈɹæmpeɪd͡ʒ/ v
randalieren rasen toben
To move about wildly or violently.

rampant /ˈɹæm.pənt/ more rampant most rampant adj
sich aufbäumend
(originally) Rearing on both hind legs with the forelegs extended.
zügellos
Unrestrained or unchecked, usually in a negative manner.
sich aufbäumend ungezügelt
Rife, or occurring widely, frequently or menacingly.

rampart /ˈɹæm.pɑː(ɹ)t/ ramparts n
Wall Festungswall Verteidigungswall
A defensive mound of earth or a wall with a broad top and usually a stone parapet; a wall-like ridge of earth, stones or debris; an embankment for defensive purpose.
Bollwerk
A defensive structure; a protective barrier; a bulwark.
That which defends against intrusion from outside; a protection.

rampion /ˈɹæmpɪən/ rampions n
Rapunzel
A species of bellflower with roots and leaves formerly used in salads, Campanula rapunculus.
Teufelskralle
Any of several flowering plants of the genus Phyteuma, within the family Campanulaceae.

ramraid ramraids n
Blitzeinbruch Rammeinbruch

ramrod /ˈɹæmɹɒd/ ramrods n
Ladestock Ladstab Ladstecke Ladstecken
(firearms) Device used with muzzleloaders to push the projectile up against the propellant.

ramshackle /ˈɹæmˌʃæk.əl/ more ramshackle most ramshackle adj
baufällig klapprig marode
In disrepair or disorder; poorly maintained; lacking upkeep, usually of buildings or vehicles.

ramsons n
Bärlauch Rams
A wild relative of chives, Allium ursinum, having edible leaves and roots.

ranch /ɹænt͡ʃ/ /ɹɑːntʃ/ ranches n
Ranch
A large plot of land used for raising cattle, sheep or other livestock.
Farm Ranch
A small farm that cultivates vegetables and/or livestock, especially one in the Southwestern United States.

rancid /ˈɹænsɪd/ more rancid most rancid adj
ranzig garstig
Rank in taste or smell.

rancidity rancidities n
Ranzigkeit
The state of being rancid.

rancidness rancidnesses n
Ranzigkeit
The characteristic of being rancid.

rancor /ˈɹæŋ.kɚ/ rancors n
Groll
(American spelling) A feeling of long-lasting ire for another, sometimes to the point of hatred, over a perceived wrongdoing; bitterness.

rancorous /ˈɹæŋ.kəɹ.əs/ more rancorous most rancorous adj
nachtragend rachsüchtig
Full of rancor; bitter; unforgiving.

rand /ɹænd/ rand rands n
Rand
The currency of South Africa, divided into 100 cents.

random /ˈɹændəm/ more random most random adj
zufällig
Having unpredictable outcomes and, in the ideal case, all outcomes equally probable; resulting from such selection; lacking statistical correlation.
(computing) Pseudorandom; mimicking the result of random selection.
Durchschnitts-
(somewhat, colloquial) Representative and undistinguished; typical and average; selected for no particular reason.
random
(somewhat, colloquial) Apropos of nothing; lacking context; unexpected; having apparent lack of plan, cause, or reason.

random /ˈɹændəm/ randoms n
Rando
(figuratively, colloquial) An undefined, unknown or unimportant person; a person of no consequence. [from 20th c.]

random access memory random access memories n
Arbeitsspeicher RAM
(computing, electronics) Computer memory, usually volatile, that stores program and data values during operation and in which each word of memory may be directly (randomly) accessed.

random function random functions n
Zufallsfunktion
(computing) A function that returns a random or pseudo-random value that is distributed according to a specific probability distribution associated with the function.

random number /ˈɹæn.dəm ˈnʌm.bɚ/ random numbers n
Zufallszahl
A number selected based on a uniform distribution, typically using a suitable generator (for example, rolling a die).

random number generator random number generators n
Zufallszahlengenerator
A device or algorithm that generates numbers at random or apparently at random. In many cases they actually select successive numbers deterministically and are more technically termed pseudorandom number generator.

random sample random samples n
Zufallsstichprobe
(statistics) A sample randomly taken from an investigated population.

random variable random variables n
Zufallsgröße Zufallsvariable
(statistics, formally) A measurable function from a sample space to the measurable space of possible values of the variable.

random walk random walks n
Irrfahrt Zufallsbewegung
(mathematics) A stochastic path consisting of a series of sequential movements, the direction (and sometime length) of which is chosen at random

randomise /ˈɹændəmɑɪz/ v
randomisieren
To arrange randomly; to make random

randomly /ˈɹændm̩li/ more randomly most randomly adv
zufällig
In a random manner.

randomness /ˈɹændəmnəs/ randomnesses n
Zufälligkeit
The property of all possible outcomes being equally likely.

randy /ˈɹændi/ randier randiest adj
gemein grob
(chiefly, Scotland) Rude or coarse in manner.

range /ɹeɪnd͡ʒ/ ranges n
Gebirge Gebirgskette Gebirgszug
A line or series of mountains, buildings, etc.
Herd
A fireplace; a fire or other cooking apparatus; now specifically, a large cooking stove with many hotplates.
Palette Sortiment Auswahl Spanne
Selection, array.
Schießstand
An area for practicing shooting at targets.
Übungsplatz
An area for military training or equipment testing.
Reichweite
The maximum distance or reach of capability (of a weapon, radio, detector, etc.).
The distance a vehicle (e.g., a car, bicycle, lorry, or aircraft) can travel without refueling.
Weide Weideflächen Weideland
An area of open, often unfenced, grazing land.
Strecke Umfang Bereich Gebiet Größenordnung Interval
The extent or space taken in by anything excursive; compass or extent of excursion; reach; scope.
Wertebereich Wertevorrat Zielmenge
(mathematics) The set of values (points) which a function can obtain.
Abstand Entfernung Spannweite
(statistics) The length of the smallest interval which contains all the data in a sample; the difference between the largest and smallest observations in the sample.
Lebensraum Verbreitungsgebiet
(ecology) The geographical area or zone where a species is normally naturally found.
Rank
An aggregate of individuals in one rank or degree; an order; a class.

range anxiety n
Reichweitenangst
(automotive) The fear that a vehicle (especially a battery electric vehicle) has insufficient range to reach its destination and will therefore strand the occupants.

range of motion ranges of motion n
Bewegungsbereich Bewegungsradius Bewegungsreichweite Bewegungsspielraum Bewegungsumfang
The distance (linear or angular) that a movable object may normally travel while properly attached to another.

range pole range poles n
Fluchtstab Fluchtstange
A rod or pole, marked with alternating red and white bands, used by surveyors for sighting

rangefinder rangefinders n
Distanzmessgerät Entfernungsmesser
Any of several designs of optical (or other) instrument that is used to measure the distance to an object

ranidaphobia n
Ranidaphobie
The fear of frogs and toads. [20th c.]

rank /ɹæŋk/ more rank most rank ranker rankest adj
ekelhaft
Strong to the senses; offensive; noisome.
geil
Strong in growth; growing with vigour or rapidity, hence, coarse or gross.
stinkend
Having a very strong and bad taste or odor.

rank /ɹæŋk/ ranks n
Platz
Reihe
(chess) One of the eight horizontal lines of squares on a chessboard (i.e., those identified by a number).
Dienstgrad Rang
One's position in a list sorted by a shared property such as physical location, population, or quality.
Dienstgrad
A hierarchical level in an organization such as the military.

rank /ɹæŋk/ v
an einer Stelle stehen rangieren
To have a ranking.

rank and file n
Mannschaften einfache Soldaten
Enlisted soldiers in a military organization, as would be arrayed in a grid pattern with ranks and files.
Fußvolk Basis die breite Masse die niederen Ränge
(idiomatic) Members of an organization who are not in leadership positions.

ranking /ˈɹæn.kɪŋ/ /ˈɹæŋ.kɪŋ/ rankings n
Rangfolge Rangordnung Ranking
One’s relative placement in a list.

ransack /ˈɹænsæk/ v
plündern
(transitive) To loot or pillage. See also sack.
durchwühlen
(transitive) To make a vigorous and thorough search of (a place, person) with a view to stealing something, especially when leaving behind a state of disarray.

ransom /ˈɹænsəm/ ransoms n
Lösegeld
(historical, legal, UK) A sum paid for the pardon of some great offence and the discharge of the offender; also, a fine paid in lieu of corporal punishment.

ransom /ˈɹænsəm/ v
(mit Lösegeld) freikaufen auslösen loskaufen
To pay a price to set someone free from captivity or punishment.
auspressen
To exact a ransom (payment) in exchange for the freedom of.

ransomware n
Erpressungssoftware Ransomware Erpressungstrojaner Lösegeld-Software Lösegeld-Trojaner
(computer security) Malware that holds the data of a computer user for ransom, usually requiring or claiming to require payment to restore access.

rant /ɹænt/ rants n
Geschrei Poltern Wutanfall
A wild, emotional, and sometimes incoherent articulation.

rant /ɹænt/ v
poltern
To speak or shout at length in uncontrollable anger.

ranula /ˈɹan.jʊl.ə/ /ˈɹæn.jəl.ə/ ranulae ranulas n
Froschgeschwulst

rap music n
Rap
(music genre) Hip-hop music, especially when focused on rapping.

rapacious /ɹəˈpeɪ.ʃəs/ more rapacious most rapacious adj
habgierig unersättlich
(also, figurative) Voracious; avaricious.
raubgierig
Given to taking by force or plundering; aggressively greedy.
Raub
(of an animal, usually a bird) Subsisting off live prey.

rapakivi rapakivis n
Murkstein Rapakiwi
(geology) A form of granite found in southeastern Finland.

rape /ɹeɪp/ rapes n
Vergewaltigung Notzucht Schändung
The act of forcing sex upon another person without their consent or against their will; originally coitus forced by a man on a woman, but now generally any sex act forced by any person upon another person; by extension, any non-consensual sex act forced on or perpetrated by any being. [from 15th c.]

rape /ɹeɪp/ v
vergewaltigen plündern schänden verderben
(transitive) To carry (someone, especially a woman) off against their will, especially for sex; to abduct. [from 15th c.]
(transitive) To plunder, to destroy or despoil. [from 17th c.]
(slang, sometimes, offensive) To overpower, destroy (someone); to trounce. [from 20th c.]
vergewaltigen schänden
(chiefly, transitive) To force sexual intercourse or other penetrative sexual activity upon (someone) without their consent. [from 16th c.]

rape culture rape cultures n
Rapsanbau Rapsbau Rapscultur Rapskultur Repsanbau Repsbau
(agriculture) The cultivation (growing or production) of rape.
Rape Culture Vergewaltigungskultur
A culture, environment or society where rape (a form of sexual assault) is common, and in which social attitudes or practices work to trivialize sexual violence, make rape seem normal, or shift responsibility from rapists to rape victims. [from 20th c.]

rapeseed rapeseeds n
Raps Ackersenf Rapssaat Rapssamen Rübsamen Wilder Senf
The seed of the rape plant, Brassica napus, used widely for animal feed and vegetable oil.

rapeseed oil rapeseed oils n
Rapsöl
A thick brownish-yellow oil expressed from rapeseed, used chiefly for lubricating and in the manufacture of soap and india rubber.

rapid /ˈɹæpɪd/ more rapid most rapid rapider rapidest adj
schnell
Very swift or quick.

rapid /ˈɹæpɪd/ rapids n
Stromschnelle
(often, in the plural) A rough section of a river or stream which is difficult to navigate due to the swift and turbulent motion of the water.

rapid eye movement rapid eye movements n
schnelles Augenrollen
Fast movement of the eyes, characterising REM sleep

rapid-fire more rapid-fire most rapid-fire adj
Schnellfeuer
(of a gun) Able to fire bullets in quick succession.

rapidly /ˈɹæpɪdli/ more rapidly most rapidly adv
schnell
With speed; in a rapid manner.

rapier /ˈɹeɪpˌɪə(ɹ)/ rapiers n
Florett Rapier Stoßdegen
A slender, straight, sharply pointed sword (double-edged, single-edged or edgeless).

rapine /ˈɹæpaɪn/ rapines n
Raub
The seizure of someone's property by force; pillage, plunder.

rapist /ˈɹeɪpɪst/ rapists n
Vergewaltiger Vergewaltigerin
A person who has committed rape.

rapper /ˈɹæpɚ/ rappers n
Rapper Rapperin
(music) A performer of rap music, or someone who raps in any form of music.

rapport /ɹæˈpoʊɹ/ /ɹæˈpɔɹ/ /ɹəˈpoʊɹ/ /ɹəˈpɔɹ/ rapports n
enges Verhältnis harmonisches Verhältnis
A relationship of mutual trust and respect. A close and harmonious relationship in which the people or groups concerned understand each other's feelings or ideas and communicate well.

rapprochement /-ˈmɑ̃/ /ɹæ-/ /ɹæpɹoʊʃˈmɑn/ /ɹəˈpɹɒʃmɒ̃/ rapprochements n
Annäherung Wiederannäherung
The reestablishment of cordial relations, particularly between two countries; a reconciliation.

rapt /ˈɹæpt/ more rapt most rapt adj
fasziniert gebannt hingerissen
(comparable) Very interested, involved in something, absorbed, transfixed; fascinated or engrossed.
begeistert enthusiastisch hingerissen überschwänglich
(comparable) Enthusiatic; ecstatic, elated, happy.

rapture /ˈɹaptʃə/ /ˈɹæpt͡ʃɚ/ /ˈɹɛptʃɘ/ raptures n
Entzücken Begeisterung Hingerissenheit Verzückung Ekstase Rausch
Extreme pleasure, happiness or excitement.
Entrückung
In some forms of fundamentalist Protestant eschatology, the event when Jesus returns and gathers the souls of living and deceased believers. (Usually "the rapture".)
Fieberkrampf Krampfanfall
A spasm; a fit; a syncope; delirium.

rapturous /ˈɹæp.t͡ʃəɹ.əs/ more rapturous most rapturous adj
begeistert entrückt entzückt hingerissen überschwänglich
Full of rapture.

rara avis /-ˈæviːs/ /-ˈævɪs/ /-ˈɑːviːs/ /-ˈɑːvɪs/ /ˌɹɑɹi ˈeɪvis/ /ˌɹɑɹə ˈeɪvɪs/ /ˌɹɑːɹaɪ-/ /ˌɹɑːɹiː ˈeɪviːs/ /ˌɹɑːɹə ˈeɪvɪs/ /ˌɹɛː-/ /ˌɹɛːɹaɪ-/ /ˌɹɛːɹiː-/ rara avises rarae aves raræ aves n
Paradiesvogel seltener Vogel
(figuratively) A rare or unique, and thus outstanding or unusual, person or thing; a rare bird.

rare /ɹɛə(ɹ)/ /ɹɛɚ/ /ɹɛɹ/ [ɹɜɹ] rarer rarest adj
selten rar
Very uncommon; scarce.
blutig englisch
(cooking) Particularly of meat, especially beefsteak: cooked very lightly, so the meat is still red.
verdünnt
(of a gas) Thin; of low density.

rare earth rare earths n
seltene Erde
(chemistry) Any of the naturally occurring oxides of the lanthanide metals; they are widely distributed in relatively small concentrations and are used in glassmaking, ceramic glazes etc.

rare earth element rare earth elements n
Metall der Seltenen Erden Seltenerdmetall
(chemistry) Any of a group of seventeen soft, lustrous, sometimes magnetic metals that form trivalent salts; they include the lanthanides plus yttrium, scandium, thorium and sometimes zirconium.

rare earth mineral rare earth minerals n
Metall der Seltenen Erden Seltene Erden Seltenerde
A mineral that contains one or more rare earth elements as major metal constituents.

rarefied more rarefied most rarefied adj
abgehoben abstrakt entrückt realitätsfern
Distant from the lives and everyday concerns of ordinary people; esoteric, exclusive, select.
anspruchsvoll erhaben exklusiv sublim verfeinert
Elevated in style or nature, sublime; of high intellectual or moral value.
dünn verdünnt
(of a gas etc.) Less dense than usual; thin.

rarefy /ˈɹɛəɹəˌfaɪ/ v
verdünnen aufblasen ausdünnen evakuieren expandieren rarefizieren
(transitive) To make rare, thin, porous, or less dense.
aufblasen expandieren verlängern
(intransitive) To become rare, thin or less dense.

rarely /ɹeə.liː/ /ɹeəɹliː/ /ˈɹɛəɹli/ /ˈɹɛːli/ more rarely most rarely rarelier rareliest adv
selten
Not occurring at a regular interval; seldom; not often. [from 16th c.]

rareness rarenesses n
Rarität
The property of being rare; rarity

rareripe adj
frühreif
(by extension, of a person, uncommon) maturing too quickly; taking on the trappings of maturity before one is emotionally developed

rarity /ˈɹæ.ɹɪ.tɪ/ /ˈɹɛə.ɹə.ti/ /ˈɹɛɹ.ə.ti/ rarities n
Seltenheit
A measure of the scarcity of an object.
Rarität Seltenheit
A rare object.

rascal /ˈɹæskl̩/ /ˈɹɑːskl̩/ rascals n
Bösewicht Gauner Schurke Strolch
A dishonest person; a rogue, a scoundrel, a trickster.
Bengel Frechdachs Racker Schlingel Lümmel Rabauke
Sometimes diminutive: a cheeky person or creature; a troublemaker.

rash /ɹæʃ/ rasher rashest adj
vorschnell voreilig
Acting too quickly without considering the consequences and risks; not careful; hasty.

rash /ɹæʃ/ rashes n
Ausschlag Hautausschlag
(dermatology, symptom) An area of inflamed and irritated skin characterized by reddened spots that may be filled with fluid or pus; also, preceded by a descriptive word (rare, or, obsolete) , an illness characterized by a type of rash.

rasher /ˈɹæʃə(ɹ)/ rashers n
Scheibe Schnitte Speckscheibe Speckschnitte Speckstreifen Streifen
(UK, Ireland) A strip of bacon; a piece of bacon.

rashly more rashly most rashly adv
vorschnell
In a rash manner; hastily or without due consideration; with precipitation.

rasorial /ɹəˈsɔːɹɪəl/ more rasorial most rasorial adj
scharrend
Scratching the ground for food, as domestic fowl or other gallinaceous birds.

rasp /ɹæsp/ /ɹɑːsp/ rasps n
Raspel
A coarse file, on which the cutting prominences are distinct points raised by the oblique stroke of a sharp punch, instead of lines raised by a chisel, as on the true file.

rasp /ɹæsp/ /ɹɑːsp/ v
raspeln

raspberry /ˈɹæzbɹi/ /ˈɹæzˌbɛɹi/ /ˈɹɑːzb(ə)ɹi/ raspberries n
Himbeere Himbeerstrauch
The plant Rubus idaeus.
Himbeere
The juicy aggregate fruit of these plants.
A red colour, the colour of a ripe raspberry.

raspy /ˈɹæsp.i/ /ˈɹɑː.spɪ/ raspier raspiest adj
rau
(of sound, especially vocal quality) Rough, raw.

rassolnik rassolniks n
Rassolnik
A soup in Russian cuisine made from pickled cucumbers.

raster /ˈɹæstɚ/ rasters n
Raster
(electronics) A scanning pattern of parallel lines that form the display of an image projected on a cathode-ray tube of a television set or display screen.
Pixelgrafik Rasterbild Rastergrafik
(computer graphics) A bitmap image, consisting of a grid of pixels, stored as a sequence of lines.

rat /ɹæt/ rats n
Ratte Rattenmännchen Rattenweibchen Ratz Ratze Rättin
(zoology) A medium-sized rodent belonging to the genus Rattus.
Schurke Spitzel
(informal) An informant or snitch.
Verräter
(informal) A scab: a worker who acts against trade union policies.

rat /ɹæt/ v
verraten
(intransitive, with on or out) To inform on someone; to betray someone to the police or authorities. [from 20th c.]

rat king rat kings n
Rattenkönig
A conglomeration of rats whose tails have become knotted or stuck together.

rat poison rat poisons n
Rattengift
Poison used to kill rats and other rodents.

rat race rat races n
Rattenrennen
(informal) An activity or situation which is congested with participants and which is hectic or tedious, especially in the context of a busy, modern urban lifestyle.

rat run rat runs n
Schleichweg
(idiomatic) A small, usually minor road used by a significant amount of traffic as a short cut or to avoid congestion on more major routes.

ratany ratanies n
ratanhia
Alternative form of rhatany

ratatouille /ɹæt.əˈtuː.i/ /ɹæt.əˈtwiː/ ratatouilles n
Ratatouille
A traditional French Provençal stewed vegetable dish consisting primarily of tomatoes, zucchini and eggplant.

ratcatcher ratcatchers n
Rattenfänger Rattenfängerin
One who catches rats; particularly one who does so professionally.

ratchet /ˈɹæt͡ʃɪt/ ratchets n
Sperrklinke
A pawl, click, or detent for holding or propelling a ratchet wheel, or ratch, etc.
Gesperre
A mechanism composed of a ratchet wheel, or ratch and pawl.

ratchet up v
hochschrauben
(ambitransitive) to increase

ratchet wheel ratchet wheels n
Rastrad Sperrrad
A toothed wheel either held in position or turned by an engaging detent or pawl.

ratchet wrench ratchet wrenches n
Knarre Ratsche
A wrench, implementing a ratchet mechanism, usually used with a set of sockets to engage the head of a bolt or similar.

rate /ɹeɪt/ rates n
Verhältnis
Rate
The proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another. [from 15th c.]
The relative speed of change or progress. [from 18th c.]
The price of (an individual) thing; cost. [from 16th c.]

rather /ˈɹaː.ðə/ /ˈɹæ.ðə/ /ˈɹæðɚ/ /ˈɹɑː.ðə(ɹ)/ /ˈɹʌ.ðə(ɹ)/ /ˌɹɑːˈðɜː(ɹ)/ adv
eher lieber
Used to specify a choice or preference; preferably, in preference to. (Now usually followed by than) [from 9th c.]
im Gegenteil sondern
(conjunctive) Used to introduce a contradiction; on the contrary. [from 14th c.]
eher um genau zu sein
(conjunctive) Introducing a qualification or clarification; more precisely. (Now usually preceded by or.) [from 15th c.]
ziemlich eher recht
(degree) Somewhat, quite; to an unexpected degree. [from 16th c.]

rather than preposition
statt
instead of; in preference to.

rathole ratholes n
Rattenloch
A living area used by mice or rats, or a similar living area used by other animals.

ratification ratifications n
Bestätigung Ratifikation
The act or process of ratifying, or the state of being ratified.
Ratifikation Ratifizierung
A formal declaration of agreement to a treaty etc.

ratify /ˈɹætəfaɪ/ /ˈɹætɪfaɪ/ v
ratifizieren bestätigen
(transitive) To give formal consent to; make officially valid, sign off on.

rating /ˈɹeɪtɪŋ/ [ˈɹeɪɾɪŋ] ratings n
Rating
An evaluation of status, especially of financial status.

ratio /ˈɹeɪ.si.əʊ/ /ˈɹeɪ.ʃi.əʊ/ /ˈɹeɪ.ʃiˌoʊ/ /ˈɹeɪ.ʃoʊ/ /ˈɹeɪ.ʃəʊ/ ratios n
Verhältnis
A number representing a comparison between two named things.
(arithmetic) The relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient).

ration /ˈɹæʃən/ rations n
Ration
A portion of some limited resource allocated to a person or group.

ration /ˈɹæʃən/ v
rationieren
(transitive) To portion out (especially during a shortage of supply); to limit access to.

rational /ˈɹæʃ(ə)nəl/ more rational most rational adj
vernünftig rational
Logically sound; not self-contradictory or otherwise absurd.
rational sinnvoll vernünftig
(mathematics, arithmetic, number theory, not comparable) Of a number, capable of being expressed as the ratio of two integers.
(mathematics, arithmetic, not comparable) Of an algebraic expression, capable of being expressed as the ratio of two polynomials.

rational function rational functions n
rationale Funktion
(mathematics, complex analysis, algebraic geometry) Any function expressible as the quotient of two (coprime) polynomials (and which thus has poles at a finite, discrete set of points which are the roots of the denominator).

rational number rational numbers n
rationale Zahl
(mathematics) A number that can be expressed as the ratio of two integers.

rational root theorem pn
Satz über rationale Nullstellen
(algebra) A theorem which states a constraint on rational solutions of a polynomial equation with integer coefficients.

rationale /ˌɹæʃ.əˈnæl/ /ˌɹæʃ.əˈnɑːl/ rationales n
Argumentation Begründung
An explanation of the basis or fundamental reasons for something.
Rationale Superhumerale
(rare, religion) A liturgical vestment worn by some Christian bishops of various denominations.

rationalism rationalisms n
Rationalismus
(philosophy) The theory that the reason is a source of knowledge independent of and superior to sense perception.

rationalization rationalizations n
Rationalisierung
The process or result of rationalizing.

rationalize v
rationalisieren
To make something rational or more rational.
rationalisieren rechtfertigen schönreden
To justify an immoral act, or illogical behaviour. “The process of thought by which one justifies a discreditable act, and by which one offers to oneself and the world a better motive for one's action than the true motive”

rationing rationings n
Rationierung
Controlled distribution of scarce resources such as food or fuel; used typically in wartime.

ratite /ˈɹætaɪt/ ratites n
Laufvogel
A bird of the order of Struthioniformes, a diverse group of large running, flightless birds, mostly extinct, but including the cassowary, elephant bird, emu, kiwi, moa, ostrich, rhea and tinamou

ratline /ˈɹætlɪn/ ratlines n
Webeleine Webleine
(nautical) Any of the cross ropes between the shrouds, which form a net-like ropework, allowing sailors to climb up towards the top of the mast. [from 17th c.]
Rattenlinien
(historical, in plural) A system of escape routes for Nazis and other fascists fleeing Europe in the aftermath of World War II.

ratshit /ˈɹæt.ʃɪt/ n
Rattenkacke Rattenscheiße
(vulgar, literal, or, figurative) The excrement of a rat.

rattail /ˈɹæt.teɪl/ rattails n
Grenadierfische Rattenschwanz
Any of the large dark-colored deep-sea fish of the Macrouridae family of ray-finned fish.
Rattenschwanz
A hairstyle characterized by a long lock of tail-like hair dangling from the back of the head.

rattan /ɹəˈtan/ /ɹəˈtæn/ /ˈɹatan/ rattans n
Rattan Rotangpalme
Any of several species of climbing palm of the genus Calamus.
Rattan Peddigrohr
(by extension) A cane made from this material.

rattle /ˈɹæ.təl/ [ˈɹæ.tɫ̩] rattles n
Rassel Klapper
A baby’s toy designed to make sound when shaken, usually containing loose grains or pellets in a hollow container. [from 16th c.]
Gerassel Geklapper Klappern Rasseln
Rattling sound.

rattle /ˈɹæ.təl/ [ˈɹæ.tɫ̩] v
rasseln scheppern
(transitive, ergative) To create a rattling sound by shaking or striking.
verunsichern
(transitive, figurative, informal) To scare, startle, unsettle, or unnerve.
rasseln
(intransitive) To make a rattling noise; to make noise by or from shaking.

rattle off v
herunterrattern
(idiomatic, transitive) To list or recite quickly.

rattlesnake /ˈɹæt.əlˌsneɪk/ rattlesnakes n
Klapperschlange
Any of various venomous American snakes, of genera Crotalus and Sistrurus, having a rattle at the end of its tail.

rattletrap rattletraps n
Klapperkiste
(informal) A mechanical device, particularly an automobile, that is worn out, run down, or mechanically unreliable as indicated by noises it makes in operation.

rattling rattlings n
Geklapper Gerassel Klappern Rasseln
rattle (a sound made by loose objects shaking or vibrating against one another)

rattrap rattraps n
Rattenfalle
A device (trap) used to catch rats.

raucous /ˈɹɑkəs/ /ˈɹɔkəs/ /ˈɹɔːkəs/ more raucous most raucous adj
rau
Harsh and rough-sounding.
krakeelig lärmend
Disorderly and boisterous.

raunchy /ˈɹɑːnt͡ʃi/ /ˈɹɔːnt͡ʃi/ raunchier raunchiest adj
anstößig obszön pervers schlüpfrig
Lecherous.
vulgär
With dishonorable, base and vulgar expression.

ravage /ˈɹævɪd͡ʒ/ ravages n
Verwüstung
Depredation or devastation.

ravage /ˈɹævɪd͡ʒ/ v
verwüsten zerstören
(transitive) To devastate, destroy or lay waste to something.

rave /ɹeɪv/ raves n
Rave
An all-night dance party with electronic dance music (techno, trance, drum and bass etc.) in small unknown clubs.

rave /ɹeɪv/ v
rasen toben
(intransitive) To speak or write wildly or incoherently.
phantasieren schwärmen
(intransitive, followed by "about", "of" or (formerly) "on") To talk with excessive enthusiasm, passion or excitement.
raven
(intransitive) To attend a rave (dance party).

raven /ˈɹeɪvən/ adj
rabenschwarz
Of the color of the raven; jet-black

raven /ˈɹeɪvən/ ravens n
Rabe Kolkrabe
(countable) Any of several, generally large and lustrous black species of birds in the genus Corvus, especially the common raven, Corvus corax.

raven /ˈɹævən/ n
Beute
Prey; plunder; food obtained by violence.

ravenous /ˈɹævənəs/ more ravenous most ravenous adj
ausgehungert gefräßig heißhungrig
Very hungry.

ravenous hunger n
Bärenhunger Jieper Mordshunger Riesenhunger Schmacht
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raver ravers n
Raver Raverin
A person who attends rave parties, or who belongs to that subculture.

ravine /ɹəˈviːn/ ravines n
Schlucht Klamm
A deep narrow valley or gorge in the earth's surface worn by running water.

ravined more ravined most ravined adj
zerschluchtet
Having ravines.

ravioli raviolis n
Ravioli
Small square parcels of pasta filled with meat, cheese, spinach etc.

ravish /ˈɹæ.vɪʃ/ v
rauben entführen
(obsolete, or, archaic) To seize and carry away by violence; to snatch by force.
entzücken
(transitive, usually, passive) To transport with joy or delight; to delight to ecstasy.

raw /ɹɑ/ /ɹɔ/ /ɹɔː/ rawer rawest adj
roh
(cooking) (of food) Not cooked. [from 9th c.]
Roh- roh
Not treated or processed; in a natural state, unrefined, unprocessed. [from 10th c.] (of materials, products, etc.)
(statistics, of data) Uncorrected, without analysis. [from 20th c.]
rau
Crude in quality; rough, uneven, unsophisticated. [from 16th c.]

raw data n
Rohdaten
(data management, statistics) Data that have not been analyzed or processed.

raw material raw materials n
Rohmaterial
Rohstoff Grundstoff
A material in its unprocessed, natural state considered usable for manufacture.

rawhide /ˈɹɔhaɪd/ /ˈɹɔːhaɪd/ rawhides n
Rohhaut Rohleder
Untanned hide.

rawist rawists n
Rohköstler Rohköstlerin
A follower of rawism; a person who eats only uncooked and unprocessed foods.

ray /ɹeɪ/ rays n
Rochen
A marine fish with a flat body, large wing-like fins, and a whip-like tail.
Strahl
(botany) A radiating part of a flower or plant; the marginal florets of a compound flower, such as an aster or a sunflower; one of the pedicels of an umbel or other circular flower cluster; radius.
Strahl Halbgerade
(mathematics) A line extending indefinitely in one direction from a point.
Hoffnungsstrahl
(colloquial) A tiny amount.

ray gun ray guns n
Strahlengewehr
(science fiction) A fictional weapon that emits harmful rays.

ray of light rays of light n
Lichtstrahl
(physics) A path a photon or a group of photons takes through space, visible as a column of light.

ray of sunshine rays of sunshine n
Sonnenschein
(figurative, endearing) A person (or thing) that brings happiness into the lives of others.

ray tracing n
Lichtberechnung Raytracing Schattenberechnung Verdeckungsberechnung
(computer graphics) A technique that produces realistically shaded images by projecting imaginary light rays to determine which parts of an object should be illuminated.

razor /ˈɹeɪzə/ /ˈɹeɪzɚ/ razors n
Rasiermesser Rasierapparat Rasierer
A keen-edged knife of peculiar shape, used in shaving the hair from the face or other parts of the body.
Rasierer Rasierapparat
Any tool or instrument designed for shaving.

razor blade razor blades n
Rasierklinge
A replaceable cartridge in which razor blades are set, fitted into a razor.

razor clam razor clams n
Meerscheide Scheidenmuschel Schwertmuschel
A clam of several species in superfamily Solenoidea, with long curved shells resembling straight razors.

razor wire razor wires n
NATO-Draht
A form of securing wire similar to barbed wire, but with a series of short blades instead of barbs. Also, a length thereof.

razor-sharp adj
messerscharf rasiermesserscharf
As sharp as a razor; extremely sharp.

razor-thin adj
hauchdünn
Extremely fine; so thin as to be almost invisible.
A very small difference, or advantage, when comparing two items.

razorbill razorbills n
Tordalk
A large black and white auk, Alca torda, native to the north Atlantic.

re /ɹeɪ/ /ɹiː/ preposition
AW
About, regarding, with reference to; especially in letters, documents and emails.

re- /ɹiː/ /ɹə/ /ɹɪ/ prefix
re- wieder- zurück-
again, anew

re-evaluate /ɹiːɪˈvæljuːeɪt/ v
neu zu bewerten
(transitive) To evaluate again; reassess; revisit; reconsider.

re-examine v
nachprüfen
(transitive) To examine again.

reach /ɹiːt͡ʃ/ reaches n
Kanalhaltung Strecke
(nautical) A stretch of a watercourse which can be sailed in one reach (in the previous sense). An extended portion of water; a stretch; a straightish portion of a stream, river, or arm of the sea extending up into the land, as from one turn to another. By extension, the adjacent land.

reach /ɹiːt͡ʃ/ v
erreichen reichen ausstrecken begreifen drankommen kommen an
(transitive) To give to someone by stretching out a limb, especially the hand; to give with the hand; to pass to another person; to hand over.
erreichen drankommen greifen nach kommen an langen nach
(transitive, by extension) To extend an action, effort, or influence to; to penetrate to; to pierce, or cut.
erreichen drankommen kommen an
(transitive) To extend to; to stretch out as far as; to touch by virtue of extent.

reach for v
greifen
To try to get (something) by extending one's arm or moving one's hand.

reach for the stars v
nach den Sternen greifen nach den Sternen langen
To have high hopes; to be ambitious.

reach out v
die Hand ausstrecken wegstrecken
(intransitive) To extend one's hand(s) forward; to reach for something.
um Hilfe bitten um Hilfe ersuchen
(intransitive) To ask for help.
den Freundeskreis erweitern
(intransitive) To make more friends, to increase one's group of friends or acquaintances.
die Hand ausstrecken wegstrecken zu erreichen versuchen
(intransitive, originally, business, followed by to) To attempt to initiate communication with someone; to contact.

reachability reachabilities n
Erreichbarkeit
(uncountable) The condition of being reachable

reachable more reachable most reachable adj
erreichbar
Within easy reach; accessible

reacknowledgement reacknowledgements n
Wiederanerkennung
The process of reacknowledging.

reacquaint v
erneut kennenlernen wieder anfreunden wieder in Kontakt kommen wieder neu gewöhnen wieder vertraut machen
To acquaint again; to reintroduce or refamiliarise.

reacquisition reacquisitions n
Wiedererwerb
A second or subsequent acquisition.

react /ɹiːˈækt/ v
reagieren
(physics, intransitive) To return an impulse or impression; to resist the action of another body by an opposite force
(chemistry, intransitive) To act upon each other; to exercise a reciprocal or a reverse effect, as two or more chemical agents; to act in opposition.
(chemistry, transitive) To cause chemical agents to react; to cause one chemical agent to react with another.

reactance reactances n
Reaktanz Blindwiderstand
(physics, electrics) The opposition to the change in flow of current in an alternating current circuit, due to inductance and capacitance; the imaginary part of the impedance. Symbol: X.

reactant reactants n
Edukt Reaktant Reagenz
(chemistry) Any of the participants present at the start of a chemical reaction, specifically one that is consumed during the reaction.

reaction /ɹiˈækʃən/ reactions n
Reaktion
An action or statement in response to a stimulus or other event.
(chemistry) A transformation in which one or more substances is converted into another by combination or decomposition.
(politics) Reactionary politics; a period in which reactionary thought or politics is resurgent or dominant.

reaction mechanism reaction mechanisms n
Reaktionsmechanismus
(chemistry) the ordered set of individual reactions whose overall effect is given by a chemical equation

reaction time reaction times n
Reaktionszeit
The interval between the reception of a stimulus and the initiation of a response

reactionary /ɹiˈæk.t͡ʃəˌnɛɚ.i/ /ɹiˈæk.t͡ʃɪˌnɛɚ.i/ /ɹiˈæk.ʃəˌnɛɚ.i/ /ɹiˈæk.ʃɪˌnɛɚ.i/ /ɹiˈækʃən(ə)ɹi/ more reactionary most reactionary adj
reaktionär
(politics) Favoring a return to an alleged golden age of the past; anti-progressive.
(chemistry) Of, pertaining to, participating in, or inducing a chemical reaction.
In reaction to; as a result of.

reactionary /ɹiˈæk.t͡ʃəˌnɛɚ.i/ /ɹiˈæk.t͡ʃɪˌnɛɚ.i/ /ɹiˈæk.ʃəˌnɛɚ.i/ /ɹiˈæk.ʃɪˌnɛɚ.i/ /ɹiˈækʃən(ə)ɹi/ reactionaries n
Reaktionär Reaktionärin
(politics) One who is opposed to progress and change and wants to reverse it, wishing for a return to an alleged golden age of the past.

reactionaryism n
Reaktionismus
(politics) The advocacy of reactionary political positions.

reactivation reactivations n
Reaktivierung
The activation of something previously inactive or inactivated.

reactive power reactive powers n
Blindleistung Scheinleistung
The imaginary component of the power of an alternating current circuit; the product of the voltage and that part of the current that is out of phase with the voltage.

reactor /ɹiˈæktɚ/ /ɹiːˈæktə/ reactors n
Reaktor
(chemistry, engineering) A structure used to contain chemical or other reactions.
Reaktor Atommeiler Atomreaktor Meiler
(nuclear physics) A device which uses atomic energy to produce heat.
Reagenz
(chemistry) A chemical substance which responds to the presence of, or contact with, another substance.

read /ɹid/ /ɹiːd/ v
lesen
(transitive, or, intransitive) To look at and interpret letters or other information that is written.
vorlesen lesen
(transitive, or, intransitive) To speak aloud words or other information that is written. (often construed with a to phrase or an indirect object)
lesen können lesen
(transitive) To interpret, or infer a meaning, significance, thought, intention, etc., from.
gelesen werden lesen
(ergative) Of text, etc., to be interpreted or read in a particular way.
hören studieren
(transitive, frequently, _, jocular) To substitute (a corrected piece of text in place of an erroneous one); used to introduce an emendation of a text.
verstehen
(transitive, telecommunications) To be able to hear what another person is saying over a radio connection.

read between the lines v
zwischen den Zeilen lesen
(idiomatic) To infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly.

read out /ˌɹiːd ˈaʊt/ /ˌɹɛd ˈaʊt/ v
verlesen vorlesen
(transitive, idiomatic, US) (of a device) To read some data and inform the person using the device; (of the user) to read some data from the device to inform oneself.

read receipt /ɹiːd/ /ɹɛd/ /ˈɹiːd ɹɪˌsiːt/ /ˈɹɛd ɹɪˌsiːt/ read receipts n
Lesebestätigung
(computing) An automatic response, often containing a timestamp, which notifies the sender of an e-mail or instant message that the message was opened.

read someone the riot act v
die Leviten lesen
(idiomatic) To scold or berate somebody; to reprimand.

read-only adj
schreibgeschützt
(computing) Unalterable, capable of being read but not written.

read-only memory read-only memories n
Festwertspeicher Nur-Lese-Speicher
(computing) A computer memory chip that stores values but does not allow updates, in which the values are nonvolatile in that they are retained even when the computer is unpowered.

readability /ˌɹiːdəˈbɪlɪti/ readabilities n
Lesbarkeit
The property of being capable of being read; legibility.
The property of being easy or engaging to read.

readable /ˈɹiː.də.bəl/ [ˈɹiː.də.bl̩] more readable most readable adj
lesbar

reader /ˈɹidɚ/ /ˈɹiːdə/ readers n
Leser Leserin
A person who reads a publication.
Vorleser Vorleserin
A person who recites literary works, usually to an audience.
Lektor Verlagslektor
A person employed by a publisher to read works submitted for publication and determine their merits.
Lesegerät Leser
Any device that reads something.
Reader Übungsbuch Übungsheft
A book of exercises to accompany a textbook.
Lesebuch
An elementary textbook for those learning to read, especially for foreign languages.
Anthologie Blütenlese
A literary anthology.

readership readerships n
Leserschaft
The collected readers of a publication.

readily /ˈɹɛdɪli/ more readily most readily readilier readiliest adv
bereitwillig
Without unwillingness or hesitation; showing readiness.
ohne Schwierigkeiten problemlos
Without impediment, easily.

readiness /ˈɹɛd.i.nəs/ readinesses n
Bereitschaft
The state or degree of being ready; preparedness.

reading /ˈɹidiŋ/ /ˈɹiːdɪŋ/ [ˈɹiɾiŋ] [ˈɹiːɾɪŋ] readings n
Lesen Lektüre
The process of interpreting written language.
Gedichtlesung Lesung Rezitation
An event at which written material is read aloud.
Beratung Lesung
(politics, law) One of several stages a bill passes through before becoming law.

reading comprehension n
Leseverständnis
The ability to understand written language.

reading glasses n
Lesebrille
Any type of spectacles intended chiefly to deal with the effects of presbyopia by magnifying details such as fine text.

reading list reading lists n
Lektüreliste Literaturliste

reading material reading materials n
Lesestoff
Anything produced for the purpose of being read; a collective term for books, magazines, newspapers, etc.

reading room reading rooms n
Lesesaal
A dedicated space in a library, or similar institution of learning, set aside for reading.

readme readmes n
Liesmich Readme
(computing) A text file meant to be read before taking any significant action with the items it accompanies.

readmission /ɹiːædmɪʃən/ readmissions n
Wiederaufnahme
A second or subsequent admission.

readout /ˈɹiːdaʊt/ readouts n
Ableseanzeige Anzeige Ausleseanzeige Auslesedisplay Sichtanzeige
A display, particularly one that presents numerical data.
Anzeigewert Auslesewert
The information, usually a measurement, shown on such a display.
Auslesung
(computing) The information output from a computer in a readable form.
zusammenfassender Bericht
An account of the topics discussed in a meeting, especially in diplomatic or political contexts.

ready /ˈɹɛd.i/ readier readiest adj
fertig bereit parat gar
Prepared for immediate action or use.
bereit
Offering itself at once; at hand; opportune; convenient.

ready /ˈɹɛd.i/ v
vorbereiten bereit machen fertig machen klar machen
(transitive) To prepare; to make ready for action.

ready meal ready meals n
Fertiggericht
A prepackaged, fresh or frozen meal that only requires heating (often in a microwave) before being served, sometimes in its own packaging.

ready, aim, fire interjection
anlegen, zielen, Feuer
A sequence of commands used to order soldiers to carefully fire their weapons

ready-mixed adj
fertig gemischt werksgemischt
mixed in advance, often by a producer or manufacturer.

reagent /ɹi.ˈeɪ.d͡ʒənt/ reagents n
Reagenz Edukt
(chemistry) A compound or mixture of compounds used to treat or test materials, samples, other compounds or reactants in a laboratory or sometimes an industrial setting.

real /ɹiːl/ /ɹɪə̯l/ /ˈɹi.jəl/ /ˈɹiːəl/ more real most real realer realest adj
wirklich wahr echt
True, genuine, not merely nominal or apparent.
wirklich echt
Genuine, not artificial, counterfeit, or fake.
echt
Genuine, unfeigned, sincere.
real
That has objective, physical existence.
reell
(mathematics, of a number) Being either a rational number, or the limit of a convergent infinite sequence of rational numbers: being one of a set of numbers with a one-to-one correspondence to the points on a line.
echt typisch
Absolute, complete, utter.

real /ɹeɪˈɑl/ /ɹeɪˈɑːl/ reais reals n
Real
A unit of currency used in Brazil since 1994. Symbol: R$.

real estate /ˈɹiːl əˌsteɪt/ n
Immobilie unbewegliche Sache
(US, Canada, Australia) Property that cannot easily be moved, usually buildings and the ground they are built on.
Platz Spielraum
(informal) Space used for a particular purpose.

real life real lives n
Reallife wirkliches Leben
Life outside of a contrived or fantastical environment; often used in comparison to events depicted in drama.

real number real numbers n
reelle Zahl
(mathematics) The limit of a convergent sequence of rational numbers, whether the limit is a rational number such as 2, -5, or 2/7 or whether the limit is an irrational number such as the square root of two or the circumference of the circle whose radius is one.

real numbers n
Reelle Zahlen
(mathematics) The smallest set containing all limits of convergent sequences of rational numbers.

real part real parts n
Realteil
(complex analysis) Of a complex number a + bi, the value a.

real presence n
Realpräsenz
(theology) The actual presence of Christ's body and blood in the Eucharistic sacrament.

real school /ˈril ˌskul/ /ˈriəl ˌskul/ /ˈrɪəl ˌskuːl/ real schools n
Realschule Realgymnasium

real socialism n
Realsozialismus
pragmatic socialism, practical socialism, a form of socialism which attempts to reach tangible goals perceived to be feasible instead of primarily focusing on adherence to Marxist-Leninist theory.

real time /ˈɹiːl ˈtaɪm/ /ˈɹiːəl ˈtaɪm/ n
Echtzeit
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see real,‎ time.

real-estate adj
Immobilie
Referring or relating to real estate.

real-time /ˈɹiːltaɪm/ /ˈɹiːəltaɪm/ adj
Echtzeit
(computing) Of a system: that responds to events or signals within a predictable time after their occurrence; specifically the response time must be within the maximum allowed, but is typically synchronous.

real-time strategy n
Echtzeit-Stragiespiel Echtzeitstragiespiel
(video games) A warfare video game genre usually played from a third-person overhead perspective, which is based on the real-time movement of troops.

realgar /ɹiˈæl.ɡɑɹ/ /ɹiˈæl.ɡɑː/ /ɹiˈæl.ɡə/ /ɹiˈæl.ɡɚ/ realgars n
Realgar Rauschrot Rubinschwefel rote Arsenblende rotes Schwefelarsenik
(mineral) A mineral, arsenic sulfide (AsS), often associated with orpiment and stibnite in lead, silver and gold ores.

realism /ˈɹi.əlɪzm/ realisms n
Realismus
A concern for fact or reality and rejection of the impractical and visionary.

realist /ˈɹɪəlɪst/ realists n
Realist Realistin
(philosophy) An advocate of realism; one who believes that matter, objects etc. have real existence beyond our perception of them.
One who believes in seeing things the way they really are, as opposed to how they would like them to be.

realistic /ˌɹiːjəˈlɪstɪk/ /ˌɹɪəˈlɪstɪk/ more realistic most realistic adj
realistisch
Expressed or represented as being accurate, practicable, or not idealistic.
Relating to the representation of objects, actions or conditions as they actually are or were.

reality /ɹiˈæləti/ /ɹiˈælɪti/ realities n
Wirklichkeit Realität
The state of being actual or real; realness.
Realität Wirklichkeit
A real entity, event, or other fact.
The entirety of all that is real.
An individual observer's own subjective perception of that which is real.

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

reality show reality shows n
Realityshow
A reality television program.

reality television n
Reality-TV
(television) A genre of television programming portraying one or more people who are not professional actors and depicting their reactions to given stimuli or goals.

realization /-laɪˈzeɪʃən/ /ˌɹiə-/ /ˌɹiəlɪˈzeɪʃən/ /ˌɹɪəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/ realizations n
Erkenntnis
An act of figuring out or becoming aware.
Verwirklichung Erfüllung Realisation Umsetzung
The act of making real.

realize /ˈɹi.ə.laɪz/ /ˈɹɪə.laɪz/ v
verwirklichen realisieren
(slightly formal, transitive) To make real; to convert from the imaginary or fictitious into reality; to bring into real existence
erkennen feststellen realisieren sich bewusst werden
(transitive) To become aware of (a fact or situation, especially of something that has been true for a long time).
(transitive, business) To acquire as an actual possession; to obtain as the result of plans and efforts; to gain; to get
realisieren
(transitive) To cause to seem real to other people.

reallocate v
neu verteilen
(transitive) To allocate (a resource) to another person or purpose.

really /ˈɹeɪlɪ/ /ˈɹi.əli/ /ˈɹili/ /ˈɹɪli/ /ˈɹɪə.li/ /ˈɹɪə.liː/ [-li] [ˈɹʷeə̯ɫiː] [ˈɹʷiə̯-] [ˈɹʷɪə̯lɪ] [ˈɹʷɪː-] more really most really adv
wirklich
(modal) Actually; in fact; in reality.
(informal, as an intensifier) Very (modifying an adjective); very much (modifying a verb).

really /ˈɹeɪlɪ/ /ˈɹi.əli/ /ˈɹili/ /ˈɹɪli/ /ˈɹɪə.li/ /ˈɹɪə.liː/ [-li] [ˈɹʷeə̯ɫiː] [ˈɹʷiə̯-] [ˈɹʷɪə̯lɪ] [ˈɹʷɪː-] interjection
(ach) ja? echt? tatsächlich? wirklich?
(informal) Indicating surprise at, or requesting confirmation of, some new information; to express skepticism.
sag bloß was Sie nicht sagen was du nicht sagst
(informal, sarcastic, typically exaggerated question.) Indicating that what was just said was obvious and unnecessary; contrived incredulity
wirklich absolut auf jeden Fall echt in der Tat stimmt
(informal, chiefly, US) Indicating affirmation, agreement.
also wirklich
(informal) Indicating displeasure at another person's behaviour or statement.

realm /ɹɛlm/ realms n
Königreich Reich Kaiserreich
(formal, or, legal) A territory or state, as ruled by a specific power, especially by a king.

realpolitik /ɹeɪˈɑlpoʊlɪˌtik/ /ɹeɪˈɑːlpɒlɪˌtiːk/ /ɹiˈɑlpoʊlɪˌtik/ realpolitiks n
Realpolitik
(politics) Pragmatic government policy concerned with perceived interests of the state.

realtor /ˈɹi(ə)l.tɔɹ/ /ˈɹi(ə)l.təɹ/ [ˈɹilə.tɚ] realtors n
Immobilienmakler Immobilienhändler Immobilienmaklerin Grundstücksmakler Grundstücksmaklerin Hausmakler
(North America) A person or business that sells or leases out real estate, acting as an agent for the property owner.

ream /ɹiːm/ reams n
Ries
A bundle, package, or quantity of paper, nowadays usually containing 500 sheets.
Menge
(chiefly, in the plural) An abstract large amount of something.

ream /ɹiːm/ v
aufbohren reiben
(transitive) To enlarge (a hole), especially using a reamer; to bore (a hole) wider.
entgraten
(transitive) To remove burrs and debris from inside (something, such as a freshly bored hole) using a tool.

reamer /ˈɹi.məɹ/ reamers n
Reibahle Räumahle Räumer
A tool for boring a hole wider.

reanimate /ɹiˈænəmeɪt/ /ɹiˈænɪmeɪt/ v
reanimieren wieder beleben
To restore to animation or life.
to put new animation (pictures) into.

reanimation reanimations n
Wiederbelebung Reanimation
The act of reanimating; a second or subsequent animation.

reap /ɹip/ /ɹiːp/ reaps n
Garbe
A bundle of grain; a handful of grain laid down by the reaper as it is cut.

reap /ɹip/ /ɹiːp/ v
mähen ernten sensen absensen schneiden
(transitive) To cut (for example a grain) with a sickle, scythe, or reaping machine
ernten einsammeln einheimsen sammeln
(transitive) To obtain or receive as a reward, in a good or a bad sense.

reap what one sows /ˌɹip wɑt wʌn ˈsoʊz/ /ˌɹiːp (h)wɒt wʌn ˈsəʊz/ v
man erntet was man sät wer Wind sät, wird Sturm ernten
(intransitive, idiomatic) To receive as a return or reward in the same measure as one's exertions or intentions, in a good or a bad sense; to receive justice or one's just deserts.

reaper /ˈɹiːpɚ/ reapers n
Mähder Mäher Schnitter
One who reaps; a person employed to harvest crops from the fields by reaping.

rear /ɹɪ(ə)ɹ/ /ɹɪə/ rears n
Nachhut
(military) Specifically, the part of an army or fleet which comes last, or is stationed behind the rest.

rear /ɹɪ(ə)ɹ/ /ɹɪə/ v
aufziehen erziehen großziehen
(transitive) To bring up to maturity, as offspring; to educate; to instruct; to foster.
aufbäumen steigen
(intransitive) To rise up on the hind legs
aufrichten züchten aufbäumen steigen
(transitive, literary) To raise physically or metaphorically; to lift up; to cause to rise, to elevate.

rear admiral rear admirals n
Konteradmiral
(military, nautical) A naval officer below the rank of vice admiral, originally in charge of a fleet's rear formation.

rear end rear ends n
Hinterende hinterer Teil
The back or hindmost part of anything, such as a car.
Hinterende Hinterteil
(slang) The buttocks.

rear up v
sich aufbäumen
To rise up, especially an animal like a horse rising up on its rear legs.

rear-end v
hinten auffahren
(transitive, automotive) Of a vehicle, to strike (another vehicle) from behind.

rear-end collision n
Auffahrunfall

rear-view mirror rear-view mirrors n
Rückspiegel
A mirror inside a vehicle that allows the driver to see the traffic behind.

rearguard /ˈɹɪəɹˌɡɑɹd/ rearguards n
Nachhut
(military) The rearmost part of a force, especially a detachment of troops that protect the rear of a retreating force.

rearmament rearmaments n
Wiederaufrüstung Wiederbewaffnung
The process of rearming.

rearrange /ˌɹiːəˈɹeɪndʒ/ v
neu anordnen umordnen umstellen
(transitive) To change the order or arrangement of (one or more items).

rearrangement rearrangements n
Neuanordnung Umordnung Umstellung
The process of rearranging.

reason /ˈɹiːzən/ reasons n
Grund
An excuse: a thought or a consideration offered in support of a determination or an opinion; that which is offered or accepted as an explanation.
Grund Ursache
That which causes something: an efficient cause, a proximate cause.
Verstand Vernunft Intellekt
(uncountable) Rational thinking (or the capacity for it); the cognitive faculties, collectively, of conception, judgment, deduction and intuition.

reason /ˈɹiːzən/ v
schlussfolgern
(intransitive) To deduce or come to a conclusion by being rational
(intransitive) To perform a process of deduction or of induction, in order to convince or to confute; to argue.

reasonable /ˈɹiː.zən.ə.bəl/ /ˈɹiːz.nə.bəl/ [ˈɹɪiz.nə.bəl] more reasonable most reasonable adj
vernünftig
Just; fair; agreeable to reason.
angemessen
Not excessive or immoderate; within due limits; proper.
anständig vernünftig
Not expensive; fairly priced.
vernünftig anständig
Satisfactory.

reasonableness /ˈɹiː.zə.nə.bəl.nəs/ /ˈɹiːz.nə.bəl.nəs/ [ˈɹɪiz.nə.bəl.nəs] reasonablenesses n
Vernünftigkeit
(uncountable) The state or characteristic of being reasonable.

reasonably /ˈɹiː.zən.ə.bli/ /ˈɹiːz.nə.bli/ more reasonably most reasonably adv
vernünftig
In accordance with reason.
halbwegs
Fairly; satisfactorily; not extremely.
einigermaßen
Quite; fairly; satisfactorily.

reasoning /ˈɹiːzənɪŋ/ reasonings n
Argumentation
(uncountable) The deduction of inferences or interpretations from premises, abstract thought, ratiocination; (countable) any instance of this, especially as a process leading to an action, motive.

reassortant adj
reassortant

reassortant reassortants n
Reassortante

reassure /ɹiəˈʃʊə(ɹ)/ /ɹiəˈʃʊɹ/ v
beruhigen versichern
(transitive) To assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear or self-doubt.

reassuring /ɹiːəˈʃɔːɹɪŋ/ more reassuring most reassuring adj
beruhigend bestätigend ermutigend
That reassures; causing comfort or confidence.

reave /ɹiːv/ v
rauben
(archaic) To plunder, pillage, rob, pirate, or remove.

rebaptism rebaptisms n
Wiedertaufe
A second or subsequent baptism; the act or ceremony of rebaptizing.

rebaptize v
umbenennen mit einem neuen Namen versehen neu benennen umtaufen wieder taufen
(transitive) To baptize again.
mit einem neuen Namen versehen neu benennen umbenennen umtaufen
(transitive) To rename.

rebar /ˈɹiː.bɑː(ɹ)/ rebars n
Betonstahl Betonstabstahl Bewehrungsstab
(countable) A steel reinforcing bar in a reinforced concrete structure.

rebarbative /ɹɪˈbɑɹbətɪv/ /ɹɪˈbɑːbətɪv/ more rebarbative most rebarbative adj
abstoßend
Irritating, repellent.

rebate /ɹəˈbeɪt/ /ˈɹiːbeɪt/ rebates n
Ermäßigung
A deduction from an amount that is paid; an abatement.
Rückvergütung Rückzahlung
The return of part of an amount already paid.

rebate plane rebate planes n
Falzhobel
a hand plane designed for cutting rebates in wood

rebel /ˈɹɛbəl/ rebels n
Rebell Aufrührer
A person who resists an established authority, often violently.

rebel /ɹɪˈbɛl/ v
rebellieren aufbegehren
(intransitive) To resist or become defiant toward an authority.

rebellion /ɹɪˈbɛl.i.ən/ rebellions n
Rebellion Aufstand Aufruhr
(uncountable) Armed resistance to an established government or ruler.
Rebellion
(countable) Defiance of authority or control; the act of rebelling.

rebellious /ɹəˈbɛliəs/ /ɹəˈbɛljəs/ more rebellious most rebellious adj
rebellisch aufsässig
Showing rebellion.

rebirth /ɹiˈbɜːθ/ /ɹiˈbɝθ/ rebirths n
Wiedergeburt
Reincarnation; new birth subsequent to one's first.
Revival, reinvigoration.
Spiritual renewal.

reblog v
rebloggen
(transitive, Internet) To blog something previously posted on another blog, in particular to share a post on a microblogging platform.

rebook v
umbuchen
(ambitransitive) To book again.

reboot /ɹiːˈbuːt/ /ˈɹiːbuːt/ reboots n
Neustart Reboot
(computing) An instance of rebooting.
Reboot
(narratology) The restarting of a series' storyline, discarding all previous continuity.
(widely considered a misuse) The restarting of a series' storyline without discarding previous continuity.

reboot /ɹiːˈbuːt/ /ˈɹiːbuːt/ v
neu laden neu starten rebooten
(computing, ambitransitive) To execute a computer's boot process, effectively resetting the computer and causing the operating system to reload, possibly after a system failure.

reborn adj
wiedergeboren
Revived or regenerated, especially emotionally or spiritually.
reinkarniert
(often, _, postpositive) Reincarnated.

reborrowing reborrowings n
Rückentlehnung
(linguistics) A word that passed from language A into language B and thence back into language A. Such words may have changed in meaning and/or form.

rebound /ɹiˈbaʊnd/ /ˈɹi.baʊnd/ rebounds n
Rückprall
The recoil of an object bouncing off another.
Rebound
A return to health or well-being; a recovery.
(basketball) An instance of catching the ball after it has hit the rim or backboard without a basket being scored, generally credited to a particular player.

rebound /ɹiˈbaʊnd/ /ˈɹi.baʊnd/ v
abprallen sich erholen
zurückprallen
To bound or spring back from a force.

rebound tenderness n
Loslaßschmerz
(medicine) Pain felt upon removal of pressure on the abdomen

rebreather rebreathers n
Kreislaufatemgerät Kreislauftauchgerät Rebreather
(underwater diving) A breathing apparatus that recycles expelled air, removing carbon dioxide and thus allowing extended use of a supply of air.

rebroadcast v
noch einmal senden wiederholen
To broadcast again.

rebuff /ɹɪˈbʌf/ rebuffs n
Abfuhr Zurückweisung
A sudden resistance or refusal.

rebuff /ɹɪˈbʌf/ v
Abfuhr erteilen zurückweisen
To refuse; to offer sudden or harsh resistance; to turn down or shut out.

rebuild /ɹiːˈbɪld/ /ˈɹiːbɪld/ v
wiederaufbauen umbauen
(ambitransitive) To build again or anew.

rebuilding rebuildings n
Wiederaufbau
The act of building something again.

rebuke /ɹiˈbjuːk/ /ɹɪˈbjuːk/ rebukes n
Tadel Rüge Anschiss Schelte Vorhaltung Zurechtweisung
(of a person) A harsh criticism.

rebuke /ɹiˈbjuːk/ /ɹɪˈbjuːk/ v
schelten Vorhaltungen machen Vorwürfe machen abkanzeln abmahnen ausschimpfen
(of a person) To criticise harshly; to reprove.

rebus /ˈɹibəs/ /ˈɹiːbəs/ rebi rebuses rebusses n
Rebus Bilderrätsel
An arrangement of pictures, symbols, and/or words representing phrases or words, especially as a word puzzle.

rebuttal /ɹiˈbʌt.əl/ /ɹɪˈbat.əl/ /ɹɪˈbʌt.əl/ [ɹiˈbʌɾ.əl] [ɹɪˈbaɾ.əl] rebuttals n
Erwiderung Gegenbeweis Gegenschrift Widerlegung Zurückweisung
The act of contradicting something by making a contrary argument, or presenting contrary evidence.

recalcitrant /ɹɪ.ˈkæl.sɪ.tɹənt/ more recalcitrant most recalcitrant adj
widerspenstig aufmüpfig aufsässig bockig dickköpfig hartnäckig
Marked by a stubborn unwillingness to obey authority.
eigensinnig hartnäckig stur aufmüpfig aufsässig bockig
Difficult to deal with or to operate.

recalcitrant /ɹɪ.ˈkæl.sɪ.tɹənt/ recalcitrants n
Dickkopf Querulant Störenfried Störer Trotzkopf
A person who is recalcitrant.

recalculate v
nachrechnen neuberechnen rückberechnen
To calculate again.

recall /ɹiˈkɑl/ /ɹiˈkɔl/ /ɹɪˈkɑl/ /ɹɪˈkɔl/ /ɹɪˈkɔːl/ /ˈɹiˌkɑl/ /ˈɹiˌkɔl/ /ˈɹiːkɔːl/ [ɹiˈkʰɑɫ] [ɹɪˈkʰɑɫ] recalls n
Rückruf Rückrufaktion
Request of the return of a faulty product.

recall /ɹiˈkɑl/ /ɹiˈkɔl/ /ɹɪˈkɑl/ /ɹɪˈkɔl/ /ɹɪˈkɔːl/ /ˈɹiˌkɑl/ /ˈɹiˌkɔl/ /ˈɹiːkɔːl/ [ɹiˈkʰɑɫ] [ɹɪˈkʰɑɫ] v
zurückrufen
(transitive) To call back, bring back or summon (someone) to a specific place, station etc. [from 16th c.]
erinnern entsinnen gedenken
(transitive) To call back (a situation, event etc.) to one's mind; to remember, recollect. [from 16th c.]

recant /ɹəˈkænt/ v
widerrufen zurückziehen zurücknehmen
(ambitransitive) To withdraw or repudiate a statement or opinion formerly expressed, especially formally and publicly.

recapitulate /ɹiːkəˈpɪtʃʊleɪt/ v
rekapitulieren sich (noch einmal) vergegenwärtigen wiederholen zusammenfassen
(ambitransitive) To summarize or repeat in concise form.
rekapitulieren
(transitive) (biology, of an organism) To mirror or repeat in analogous form, especially in reference to an individual's development passing through stages corresponding to the species' stages of evolutionary development.

recapitulation /ɹiː.kəˌpɪ.t͡ʃəˈleɪ.ʃ(ə)n/ /ˌɹiːkəˌpɪtjʊˈleɪʃ(ə)n/ recapitulations n
Reprise
(music) The third major section of a musical movement written in sonata form, representing thematic material that originally appeared in the exposition section.
Rekapitulation
(theology) The symmetry provided by Christ's life to the teachings of the Old Testament; the summation of human experience in Jesus Christ.

recapture v
wieder einfangen zurückerobern
To capture something for a second or subsequent time, especially after a loss.

receipt /ɹɪˈsiːt/ receipts n
Empfang
The act of receiving, or the fact of having been received.
Einnahme
(in the plural) A quantity or amount received; takings.
Quittung Beleg Kassenzettel Empfangsbestätigung
A written acknowledgment that a specified article or sum of money has been received.

receive /ɹɪˈsiːv/ v
erhalten empfangen bekommen kriegen
To take, as something that is offered, given, committed, sent, paid, etc.; to accept; to be given something.
empfangen erhalten
To act as a host for guests; to give admittance to; to permit to enter, as into one's house, presence, company, etc.
(telecommunications) To detect a signal from a transmitter.
(sports) To be in a position to take possession, or hit back the ball.

receiver /ɹəˈsi.vɚ/ /ɹɪˈsiː.və/ receivers n
Empfänger
A person who receives.
Hehler
A person who accepts stolen goods. [from 14th c.]
Konkursverwalter Insolvenzverwalter
A person or company appointed to settle the affairs of an insolvent entity. [from 18th c.]
Empfänger Empfangsgerät
Any of several electronic devices that receive electromagnetic waves, or signals transmitted as such. [from 19th c.]
Hörer
The part of a telephone handset contained in the earpiece; (hence) the handset itself; an earpiece. [from 19th c.]

receivership receiverships n
Konkursverwaltung
(legal, business) A form trusteeship of bankruptcy administration in which a receiver is appointed to run the company for the benefit of the creditors.

recension /ɹɪˈsɛnʃ(ə)n/ [-ˈsɛ̃n(t̚)ʃn̩] [ɹ̠ʷɪ̈ˈsɛ̃n(t̚)ʃə̃n] recensions n
Rezension
A critical revision of a text.

recent /ˈɹiːsənt/ more recent most recent adj
kürzlich neu rezent frisch
Having happened a short while ago.

recently /ˈɹiːsəntli/ more recently most recently adv
neulich unlängst kürzlich vor Kurzem vor kurzem jüngst
In the recent past

recentralization recentralizations n
Rezentralisation Rezentralisierung
The return of devolved powers to a central authority

recentralize v
rezentralisieren
(transitive) To centralize again or anew.

receptacle /ɹi-/ /ɹəˈsɛp.tə.k(ə)l/ /ɹɪˈsɛp.tə.kl̩/ receptacles n
Behälter Gefäß
A container.
Blütenachse Blütenboden
(botany) The part of the flower stalk (peduncle or pedicel) to which the floral parts are attached; a thalamus, a torus.
In the Asteraceae (aster or sunflower family), the end of the peduncle to which all of the florets of the flower head are attached.
Anschlussbuchse Buchse Fassung Federleiste Steckbuchse Steckdose
(electricity, US) A contact device installed at an outlet for the connection of an attachment plug (typically by receiving the plug's prongs) to supply portable appliances or equipment.

reception /ɹɪˈsɛp.ʃn̩/ receptions n
Empfang
The act of receiving.
(uncountable, electronics) The act or ability to receive radio or similar signals.
Empfang Rezeption
A social engagement, usually to formally welcome someone.
Rezeption Empfang
The desk of a hotel or office where guests are received.

receptionist /ɹɪˈsɛpʃənɪst/ receptionists n
Empfangsbedienstete
Empfangsdame Portier Empfangssekretärin
An employee (such as a secretary) who works in reception (receiving visitors and/or calls) for a person or business, especially an office.

receptive /ɹəˈsɛptɪv/ /ɹɪˈsɛptɪv/ more receptive most receptive adj
empfangsbereit rezeptiv
Capable of receiving something.
aufnahmefähig empfänglich
Ready to receive something, especially new concepts or ideas.

receptivity receptivities n
Aufnahmefähigkeit Empfänglichkeit
(uncountable) The state of being receptive.

receptor /ɹɪˈsɛp.tə/ /ɹɪˈsɛp.tɚ/ receptors n
Rezeptor
(biochemistry, medicine) A protein on a cell wall that binds with specific molecules so that they can be absorbed into the cell in order to control certain functions.
Rezeptor Rezeptorzelle
(biology) Any specialized cell or structure that responds to sensory stimuli.

recess /ɹiˈsɛs/ /ɹəˈsɛs/ /ɹɪˈsɛs/ /ˈɹiˌsɛs/ /ˈɹiːsɛs/ recesses n
Aushöhlung Nische Vertiefung Winkel
(countable) A depressed, hollow, or indented space; also, a hole or opening.
Pause Auszeit Ferien Unterbrechung
(countable) A temporary stoppage of an activity; a break, a pause.
(countable) An act of retiring or withdrawing from public life, society, etc.; also, an act of living in retirement or seclusion, or a period of such retirement or seclusion.

recession /ɹɪˈsɛʃn̩/ recessions n
Rezession
(economics) A period of reduced economic activity

recessive /ɹɪˈsɛsɪv/ more recessive most recessive adj
rezessiv
Going back; receding.
(genetics) Able to be masked by a dominant allele or trait.
(by extension) Not dominant; whose effect is masked by stronger effects.

rechargeable adj
wiederaufladbar
Able to be recharged, especially of a battery that can be recharged from mains electricity via a charger.

recheck rechecks n
gegenchecken
The act of checking again; reverification.

recidivism recidivisms n
Rückfall
Committing new offenses after a crime committed in the past.

recidivist /ɹɪˈsɪdəvɪst/ /ɹɪˈsɪdɪvɪst/ recidivists n
Wiederholungstäter Wiederholungstäterin
One who falls back into prior habits, especially criminal habits.

recidivistic more recidivistic most recidivistic adj
rückfällig
Being a recidivist; inclined to revert to previous behaviours.

recipe /ˈɹɛs.ə.pi/ /ˈɹɛs.ɪ.pi/ recipes n
Rezept Kochrezept
Now especially, a set of instructions for making or preparing food dishes. [from 18th c.]

recipient /ɹəˈsɪp.i.ənt/ /ɹɪ.ˈsɪ.pi.ənt/ recipients n
Empfänger Empfängerin
One who receives.
Empfänger
(medicine) An individual receiving donor organs or tissues.

reciprocal /ɹɪˈsɪpɹək(ə)l/ adj
gegenseitig reziprok
Of a feeling, action or such: mutual, uniformly felt or done by each party towards the other or others; two-way.
entgegengesetzt umgekehrt
Done, given, felt, or owed in return.

reciprocal /ɹɪˈsɪpɹək(ə)l/ reciprocals n
Kehrwert
(arithmetic) The number obtained by dividing 1 by another given number; the result of exchanging the numerator and the denominator of a fraction.

reciprocal pronoun reciprocal pronouns n
Reziprokpronomen Reziprokum reziprokes Pronomen
(grammar) A pronoun referring to an antecedent in the plural, and expressing a mutual relation.

reciprocally more reciprocally most reciprocally adv
wechselseitig anders herum in umgekehrter Weise in wechselseitiger Weise reziprok umgekehrt
In a reciprocal manner; by way of returning (e.g. a favour, insult, etc).

reciprocate /ɹɪˈsɪpɹəˌkeɪt/ v
etwas austauschen
(transitive) To exchange two things, with both parties giving one thing and taking another thing.
erwidern
(transitive) To give something else in response (where the "thing" may also be abstract, a feeling or action) To make a reciprocal gift.
(intransitive) To counter, retort or retaliate.

reciprocation reciprocations n
Erwiderung Vergeltung

reciprocity reciprocities n
Gegenseitigkeit Reziprozität Umkehrbarkeit
(grammar) A reciprocal construction involves two noun phrases where each of the participants occupies both the role of agent and patient with respect to the other. see: Wikipedia:Reciprocal pronoun.

recital /ɹɪˈsaɪtl̩/ recitals n
Vortrag
A vocal, instrumental or visual performance by a soloist.
Erwägungsgrund
(legal) A formal, preliminary statement in a deed or writing in order to explain the reasons on which the transaction is founded, prior to a positive allegation.

recitation /ˌɹɛsəˈteɪʃən/ recitations n
Rezitation Vortragen
The act of publicly reciting something previously memorized.

recitative /ɹɛsɪtəˈtiːv/ /ɹɛˈsaɪtətɪv/ /ˈɹɛsɪteɪtɪv/ recitatives n
Rezitativ
(music) dialogue, in an opera etc, that, rather than being sung as an aria, is reproduced with the rhythms of normal speech, often with simple musical accompaniment or harpsichord continuo, serving to expound the plot.

recite /ɹɪˈsaɪt/ v
rezitieren aufsagen deklamieren vortragen zu Gehör bringen
(transitive) To repeat aloud (some passage, poem or other text previously memorized, or in front of one's eyes), often before an audience.

reckless /ˈɹɛkləs/ more reckless most reckless recklesser recklessest adj
leichtsinnig leichtfertig unbekümmert unverantwortlich waghalsig
Careless or heedless; headstrong or rash.
verwegen waghalsig halsbrecherisch rücksichtslos
Indifferent or oblivious to danger or the consequences thereof.

recklessly more recklessly most recklessly adv
leichtsinnig
In a rash or reckless manner, without regard for cost or consequence
rücksichtslos
With contempt for the rights, feelings, or well-being of others.

recklessness recklessnesses n
Fahrlässigkeit Gewagtheit Leichtsinnigkeit Rücksichtslosigkeit
The state or quality of being reckless or heedless, of taking unnecessary risks.

reckon /ˈɹɛkən/ v
abschätzen kalkulieren
berechnen rechnen ausrechnen errechnen zusammenrechnen
To count; to enumerate; to number; also, to compute; to calculate.
abrechnen anerkennen beimessen verleihen zu etwas rechnen zu etwas zählen
To count as in a number, rank, or series; to estimate by rank or quality; to place by estimation; to account; to esteem; to repute.
anerkennen beimessen verleihen zuschreiben zusprechen
To charge, attribute, or adjudge to one, as having a certain quality or value.
To reckon with something or somebody or not, i.e to reckon without something or somebody: to take into account, deal with, consider or not, i.e. to misjudge, ignore, not take into account, not deal with, not consider or fail to consider; e.g. reckon without one's host
mutmaßen rechnen mit schätzen sich ausrechnen vermuten
(colloquial) To conclude, as by an enumeration and balancing of chances; hence, to think; to suppose; -- followed by an objective clause
abrechnen
To come to an accounting; to draw up or settle accounts; to examine and strike the balance of debt and credit; to adjust relations of desert or penalty.

reckon without one's host v
die Rechnung ohne den Wirt machen
(now, idiom, rare) To calculate one's bill without checking with the host or landlord; hence, to come to false conclusions, to miscalculate. [from 15th c.]

reckoning /ˈɹɛkn̩ɪŋ/ /ˈɹɛkənɪŋ/ reckonings n
Abrechnung
An opinion or judgement.

recline /ɹəˈklaɪn/ /ɹɪˈklaɪn/ v
anlehnen zurücklehnen
(transitive) To cause to lean back; to bend back.
hinlegen
(transitive) To put in a resting position.
(intransitive) To put oneself in a resting position.

recliner recliners n
Entspannungssessel Fernsehsessel Liegesessel Relaxsessel
A chair hinged so that the back can be reclined for comfort.

recluse /ɹɪˈkluːs/ /ˈɹɛkluːs/ recluses n
Eigenbrötler Einsiedler Eremit Sonderling zurückgezogen lebender Mensch
An individual who lives in self-imposed isolation or seclusion from the world, especially for religious purposes; a hermit

reclusive /ɹɪˈkluːsɪv/ more reclusive most reclusive adj
zurückgezogen
Of, characterized by, or preferring privacy and isolation; secluded.

recognition /ˌɹɛkəɡˈnɪʃən/ recognitions n
Erkennung Wiedererkennen Erkennen
The act of recognizing or the condition of being recognized (matching a current observation with a memory of a prior observation of the same entity).
Anerkennung
Acceptance as valid or true.
Official acceptance of the status of a new government by that of another country.
Honour, favourable note, or attention.

recognizable more recognizable most recognizable adj
erkennbar
able to be recognized

recognize /ˈɹɛk.ən.aɪz/ /ˈɹɛk.əɡ.naɪz/ /ˈɹɛk.ɪɡ.naɪz/ v
erkennen wiedererkennen kennen
(transitive) To match (something or someone which one currently perceives) to a memory of some previous encounter with the same person or thing.
anerkennen erkennen
(transitive) To acknowledge the existence or legality of; to treat as valid or worthy of consideration.

recognized /ˈɹɛkəɡnaɪzd/ more recognized most recognized adj
anerkannt
Notable; distinguished; honored.

recoil /ɹɪˈkɔɪl/ /ˈɹiːkɔɪl/ recoils n
Rückstoß
(firearms) The energy transmitted back to the shooter from a firearm which has fired. Recoil is a function of the weight of the weapon, the weight of the projectile, and the speed at which it leaves the muzzle.

recoil /ɹɪˈkɔɪl/ /ˈɹiːkɔɪl/ v
zurückschrecken
(intransitive) To pull back, especially in disgust, horror or astonishment. [from 16th c.]
einen Ruckschlag erzeugen zurückschlagen
(of a firearm) To quickly push back when fired

recoilless more recoilless most recoilless adj
rückstoßfrei rückstoßlos

recoilless rifle recoilless rifles n
rückstoßfreies Geschütz
A lightweight portable weapon capable of firing artillery-type shells, used normally as anti-tank weapon.

recollect /ɹɛkəˈlɛkt/ v
erinnern entsinnen gedenken
To recall; to collect one's thoughts again, especially about past events.

recollection /ɹɛkəˈlɛkʃən/ recollections n
Erinnerung Rückbesinnung
The act of recollecting, or recalling to the memory; the act of recalling to memory.

recolonization recolonizations n
Rekolonisierung

recolonize v
rekolonisieren

recommend /ɹɛkəˈmɛnd/ v
empfehlen
(transitive) To bestow commendation on; to represent favourably; to suggest, endorse or encourage as an appropriate choice.
(transitive) To advise, propose, counsel favorably
(transitive, archaic) To commit, confide to another's care, confidence or acceptance, with favoring representations

recommendable more recommendable most recommendable adj
empfehlenswert ratsam
Capable of being recommended.

recommendation /ˌɹɛkəmənˈdeɪʃən/ /ˌɹɛkəmɛnˈdeɪʃən/ recommendations n
Empfehlung
An act of recommending.
That which is recommended.

recompense /ˌɹɛkəmˈpɛns/ recompenses n
Entschädigung
That which compensates for an injury, or other type of harm or damage.

recompense /ˌɹɛkəmˈpɛns/ v
entschädigen
(transitive) To give (something) in return; to pay back; to pay, as something earned or deserved.

recompete v
an einer Neuausschreibung teilnehmen wieder bewerben

recompilation recompilations n
Übersetzung
The act or process of recompiling.

recon /ɹɪˈkɑn/ /ɹɪˈkɒn/ /ˈɹikɑn/ /ˈɹiːkɒn/ recons n
Aufklärung
(chiefly, US, military slang) reconnaissance.

reconceptualize v
rekonzeptualisieren

reconcilable more reconcilable most reconcilable adj
vereinbar
Capable of being reconciled.

reconcile /ɹɪˈkɒnsaɪl/ /ˈɹɛkənsaɪl/ v
versöhnen aussöhnen
(ambitransitive) To restore a friendly relationship; to bring back or return to harmony.
(transitive) To make things compatible or consistent.

reconciler reconcilers n
Versöhner
One who reconciles.

reconciliation /ˌɹɛk(ə)nsɪlɪˈeɪʃ(ə)n/ /ˌɹɛkənˌsɪliˈeɪʃ(ə)n/ reconciliations n
Versöhnung Aussöhnung Schlichtung Wiederaussöhnung Wiederversöhnung
The re-establishment of friendly relations; conciliation, rapprochement.
Abgleich Abstimmung Schlichtung Übereinstimmung Überleitung
(accounting) The process of comparing and resolving apparent differences between sets of accounting records, or between accounting records and bank statements, receipts, etc.
Rekonziliation
(Roman Catholicism) Short for sacrament of reconciliation (“a sacrament (sacred ritual) also called confession, involving contrition by a person, confessing sins to a priest, penance performed by the person, and absolution granted by the priest”).

reconnaissance /ɹɪˈkɒnəsəns/ reconnaissances n
Aufklärung Auskundschaften Auskundschaftung Kundschaft
The act of scouting or exploring (especially military or medical) to gain information.

reconnoiter /ˌɹɛkəˈnɔɪtə/ /ˌɹɛkəˈnɔɪtɚ/ [ˌɹʷɛkəˈnɔɪ̯tʰə] [ˌɹˠɛkəˈnɔɪ̯ɾɚ] reconnoiters n
Aufklären Aufklärung Auskundschaften Auskundschaftung Erkunden Erkundung
(American spelling) An act or instance of reconnoitering.

reconnoiter /ˌɹɛkəˈnɔɪtə/ /ˌɹɛkəˈnɔɪtɚ/ [ˌɹʷɛkəˈnɔɪ̯tʰə] [ˌɹˠɛkəˈnɔɪ̯ɾɚ] v
aufklären auskundschaften erkunden
(American spelling, transitive, intransitive, military) To perform a reconnaissance (of an area; an enemy position); to scout with the aim of acquiring information.

reconquest reconquests n
Rückeroberung
The act or process of conquering something again, such as a territory.

reconsider v
überdenken
(ambitransitive) To consider a matter again.

reconstitute /ɹiˈkɑnstɪˌt(j)ut/ /ɹiːˈkɒnstɪtjuːt/ v
einweichen
(transitive) to add liquid to a concentrated or dehydrated food to return it to its original consistency

reconstruct /ˌɹiːkənˈstɹʌkt/ v
rekonstruieren wiederaufbauen
To construct again; to restore.

reconstructed language reconstructed languages n
rekonstruierte Sprache
(linguistics) A hypothetical, usually unattested language formed by making comparisons between the similarities of actual languages.

reconstruction reconstructions n
Rekonstruktion
A thing that has been reconstructed or restored to an earlier state.
A result of an attempt to understand in detail how a certain result or event occurred.
Rekonstruktion Wiederaufbau
The act of restoring something to an earlier state.

record /ˈɹɛk.ɔɹd/ /ˈɹɛk.ɔːd/ /ˈɹɛk.ɚd/ records n
Aufnahme Aufzeichnung
An item of information put into a temporary or permanent physical medium.
Any instance of a physical medium on which information was put for the purpose of preserving it and making it available for future reference.
Schallplatte CD
Ellipsis of phonograph record: a disc, usually made from vinyl, on which sound is recorded and may be replayed on a phonograph.
Datensatz
(computing) A set of data relating to a single individual or item.
Rekord Bestleistung Höchstleistung
The most extreme known value of some variable, particularly that of an achievement in competitive events.

record /ɹɨˈkɔːd/ /ɹɪˈkɔɹd/ v
aufzeichnen eintragen protokollieren
(transitive) To make a record of information.
aufzeichnen aufnehmen
(transitive) To make an audio or video recording of.
(intransitive) To make an audio, video, or multimedia recording.

record chart record charts n
Hitparade
(often plural) A ranking of music (songs, albums, etc.) according to popularity during a given period of time.

record deal record deals n
Plattenvertrag
An agreement between a record label and a musician or music group, by which the musician or group agrees to record a certain number of songs to be published by the label.

record label record labels n
Label Plattenlabel Musiklabel
The round sticker in the centre of a phonograph record that contains the record company's logo and information about the recording.

record player record players n
Plattenspieler Grammophon Schallplattenspieler
An electronic device for playing phonograph records.

record producer record producers n
Musikproduzent

record-breaking adj
Rekord- rekordbrechend
Of an achievement or observation, exceeding the highest previously recorded level in that activity or category.

recordable more recordable most recordable adj
bespielbar
(of a CD, DVD etc) Able to be used to record something.

recorder recorders n
Aufnahmegerät Aufzeichnungsgerät Rekorder
An apparatus for recording; a device which records.
Blockflöte
(musical instrument) A musical instrument of the woodwind family; a type of fipple flute, a simple internal duct flute.

recordholder recordholders n
Rekordhalter Rekordinhaber
Someone or something that holds a record for being the best at a particular feat.

recording recordings n
Aufnahme Aufnehmen Aufzeichnen Aufzeichnung Mitschneiden Mitschnitt
The act of storing sound, video, etc., in a permanent medium.
Aufnahme Aufzeichnung Aufnehmen Aufzeichnen Mitschneiden Mitschnitt
A reproduction of sound, video, etc., stored in a permanent medium.
Eintragen Eintragung Registrieren Registrierung
The act of registering for something; registration.

recount /ɹɪˈkaʊnt/ v
erzählen berichten
To tell; narrate; to relate in detail

recover /ɹɪˈkʌvə/ /ɹɪˈkʌvɚ/ v
zurückgewinnen
(transitive) To get back, to regain (a physical thing; in astronomy and navigation, sight of a thing or a signal).
genesen zurückgewinnen erholen
(intransitive, followed by "from" to show what caused the bad feeling) To get better, to regain health or prosperity.

recoverable adj
rückgewinnbar rückholbar wiederherstellbar
Capable of being regained or recovered.
erholungsfähig genesungsfähig heilbar wiederherstellungsfähig
Restorable from sickness, faintness, danger, etc.
wiederherstellbar wiederherstellungsfähig
Capable of being brought back to a former condition, or recovered from.
eintreibbar erzielbar holbar wiedergewinnbar
Obtainable from a debtor or possessor

recovery /ɹəˈkʌvəɹi/ /ɹəˈkʌvɹi/ /ɹɪˈkʌvəɹi/ /ɹɪˈkʌvɹi/ recoveries n
Wiedererlangung Wiedergewinnung Zurückgewinnung
The act or process of regaining or repossession of something lost.
Erholung Genesung Heilung Gesundung
A return to normal health.
Wiederherstellung Erholung
A return to former status or position.
Erholung
(economics) Renewed growth after a slump.

recovery boiler recovery boilers n
Rückgewinnungskessel
A boiler for recovering the sodium hydroxide and sodium sulfide used in a chemical wood pulping process.
Abhitzekessel
Short for heat recovery boiler (“a boiler used to recover heat from a hot process stream, such as flue gas from a gas turbine”).

recovery position recovery positions n
stabile Seitenlage

recreation /ɹɛkɹiˈeɪʃən/ recreations n
Erholung Unterhaltung
Any activity, such as play, that amuses, diverts or stimulates.

recreational drug recreational drugs n
Freizeitdroge

recreational vehicle recreational vehicles n
Wohnmobil
(North America) A self-propelled vehicle (motor home), or trailer designed for use as living quarters on overnight recreational activities and travel.

recriminate /ɹɪˈkɹɪmɪneɪt/ v
gegenbeschuldigen Gegenbeschuldigungen erheben entgegnen im Gegenzug beschuldigen zurückwerfen
(ambitransitive) To accuse in return, state an accusation in return, make a countercharge.

recrimination /ɹiˌkɹɪməˈneɪʃən/ recriminations n
Erheben einer Gegenbeschuldigung
The act of recriminating.
Gegenbeschuldigung gegenseitige Beschuldigung
A counter or mutual accusation.

recruit /ɹɪˈkɹut/ /ɹɪˈkɹuːt/ recruits n
Rekrut Rekrutin
A person enlisted for service in the army; a newly enlisted soldier.

recruit /ɹɪˈkɹut/ /ɹɪˈkɹuːt/ v
rekrutieren anwerben werben
To enroll or enlist new members or potential employees on behalf of an employer, organization, sports team, the military, etc.
rekrutieren
To supply with new men, as an army; to fill up or make up by enlistment; also, to muster

recruiter recruiters n
Rekrutierer
Agent noun of recruit; one who recruits, particularly one employed to recruit others.

recruitment /rɪˈkruːt.mənt / recruitments n
Rekrutierung Anwerbung
The process or art of finding candidates for a post in an organization, or recruits for the armed forces.
Recruitment Rekrutierung
(medicine) Opening of collapsed lung alveoli by means of controlled increase in transpulmonary pressure using mechanical ventilation. (treatment strategy for ARDS)

recrystallize v
rekristallisieren
(ambitransitive) To crystallize again; especially as a means of purification.

rectal /ˈrɛk.təl/ adj
rektal
Of, via or related to the rectum.

rectangle /ˈrɛktæŋɡl̩/ rectangles n
Rechteck Karree Orthogon
(geometry) Any quadrilateral having opposing sides parallel and four right angles.

rectangular /ɹɛkˈtæŋɡjəlɚ/ /ɹɛkˈtæŋɡjʊlə/ more rectangular most rectangular adj
rechteckig rechtwinklig rechtwinkelig
Having a shape like a rectangle.

rectangular number rectangular numbers n
Rechteckszahl
(mathematics) A number which is the product of two consecutive integers

rectifier /ˈɹɛktɪfaɪə/ /ˈɹɛktɪfaɪɚ/ rectifiers n
Gleichrichter
A device that converts alternating current into direct current; often a diode.

rectify /ˈɹɛktəˌfaɪ/ v
korrigieren
(transitive) To restore (someone or something) to its proper condition; to straighten out, to set right. [from 16th c.]
destillieren
(transitive, chemistry) To purify or refine (a substance) by distillation. [from 15th c.]

rectilinear /ˌɹɛktɪˈlɪniɚ/ /ˌɹɛktɪˈlɪnɪə/ more rectilinear most rectilinear adj
geradlinig
In a straight line.

rector /ˈɹɛktə/ /ˈɹɛktɚ/ rectors rectress n
Rektor
A headmaster in various educational institutions, e.g. a university.

rectory /ˈɹɛktəɹi/ rectories n
Pfarrhaus
The residence of Roman Catholic priest(s) associated with a parish church.

rectoscope rectoscopes n
Rektoskop
A proctoscope.

rectum /ˈɹɛktəm/ recta rectums n
Mastdarm Enddarm Rektum
(anatomy) The terminal part of the large intestine through which feces pass after exiting the colon, but before leaving the body through the anus.

recumbent more recumbent most recumbent adj
ruhend
Lying down.

recumbent recumbents n
Liegerad
A bicycle or tricycle that places the rider in a reclined posture.

recuperation recuperations n
Erholung Wiedergewinnung
Instance of getting something back.

recurrence recurrences n
Wiederholung Rückfall
Return or reversion to a certain state.
Rekurrenz Rückfall
The instance of recurring; frequent occurrence.
A return of symptoms as part of the natural progress of a disease.

recurrent adj
wiederholt wiederkehrend
Recurring; happening time after time.
rekurrent
(mathematics, stochastic processes, of a state) Non-transient.

recurring /rɪˈkəːrɪŋ/ more recurring most recurring adj
wiederkehrend
Happening or occurring frequently, with repetition.

recursion /ɹɪˈkɜː(ɹ)ʒən/ recursions n
Rekursion
(mathematics) The act of defining an object (usually a function) in terms of that object itself.
(programming) The invocation of a procedure from within itself.

recursive /ɹɪˈkɜː(ɹ)sɪv/ more recursive most recursive adj
rekursiv
drawing upon itself, referring back.
(mathematics, not comparable) of an expression, each term of which is determined by applying a formula to preceding terms
(computing, not comparable) of a program or function that calls itself
(computing theory, not comparable, of a function) which can be computed by a theoretical model of a computer, in a finite amount of time

recursively enumerable adj
rekusiv aufzählbar
(computing theory) Of a set, such that there exists a deterministic algorithm which will list all the items in the set and no others.

recursivity recursivities n
Rekursivität
The quality of being recursive.

recuse /ɹiˈkjuz/ /ɹə-/ /ɹɪˈkjuːz/ v
sich für befangen erklären
(reflexive, law) Of a judge, juror, or prosecutor: to declare (oneself) unable to participate in a court case due to an actual or potential conflict of interest or lack of impartiality.
wegen Befangenheit ablehnen
To reject or repudiate (an authority, a person, a court judgment, etc.).

recyclability recyclabilities n
Recycelbarkeit
The quality of being recyclable.

recyclable adj
recycelbar recyclebar wiederverwertbar
Able to be recycled.

recyclate /ɹiːˈsaɪkleɪt/ recyclates n
Rezyklat
Raw material sent to, and processed in, a waste recycling plant or materials recovery facility.

recycle /ɹiˈsaɪkəl/ /ɹəˈsaɪkəl/ /ɹɪˈsaɪkəl/ v
recyceln wiederverwerten
(transitive) To break down and reuse component materials.
wiederverwerten
(transitive) To reuse as a whole.

recycle bin recycle bins n
Papierkorb
A container in which items to be recycled may be placed.
(computing) In Microsoft Windows, a storage location for deleted files, from which they can be retrieved or permanently deleted.

recycling recyclings n
Recycling Wiederverwertung
The practice of sorting and collecting waste materials for new use.

red /ɹɛd/ [ɻʷɛˑd̥] more red most red redder reddest adj
rot rothaarig
(of hair) Having an orange-brown or orange-blond colour; ginger.
rot Rot
(of a, dog, or, its coat) Having a brown color.
Left-wing parties and movements, chiefly socialist or communist, including the U.K. Labour party and the Social Democratic Party of Germany.

red /ɹɛd/ [ɻʷɛˑd̥] reds n
Rot rot
(countable, and, uncountable) The colour of the setting sun; the colour which is evoked by the longest visible wavelengths (between about 625–740 nm), and a primary additive colour.
Rote Roter rot
(countable) A revolutionary socialist or (most commonly) a Communist; (usually capitalized) a Bolshevik, a supporter of the Bolsheviks in the Russian Civil War.

red admiral red admirals n
Admiral
A bright red and black butterfly, Vanessa atalanta, of the family Nymphalidae.

red alga red algae n
Rotalge
Any algae of the phyla Rhodophyta, principally, and Glaucophyta, mostly reddish in colour.

red blood cell red blood cells n
Erythrozyt rotes Blutkörperchen rote Blutzelle
(hematology, cytology) A type of cell in the blood of vertebrates that contains hemoglobin and transports oxygen from the lungs to the tissues; an erythrocyte.

red cabbage red cabbages n
Rotkohl
(countable, uncountable) A form of cabbage having red leaves, Brassica oleracea var. capitata f. rubra .

red card red cards n
rote Karte Rote Karte
(sports) A card displayed by the referee when a player is sent off for a serious infringement of the rules.

red carpet red carpets n
Roter Teppich
A strip of red carpet that is laid for a VIP to walk on.

red crossbill red crossbills n
Fichtenkreuzschnabel
Loxia curvirostra, a small passerine bird in the finch family, widely distributed in the Northern Hemisphere.

red currant /ˈɹɛdˌkɜɹənt/ /ˈɹɛdˌkʌɹənt/ red currants n
Johannisbeere
A deciduous shrub, Ribes rubrum, native to western Europe; any of certain cultivars of the shrub.
Johannisbeere rote Johannisbeere rote Ribisel
The bright red translucent edible berry of this plant.

red dead man's fingers n
Große Meerhand
A soft coral (Alcyonium palmatum).

red deer red deer red deers n
Rothirsch
A species of large deer, Cervus elaphus, found in Europe and southwestern Asia.

red dwarf red dwarfs n
Roter Zwerg
(star) A small, relatively cool star of the main sequence.

red fescue red fescues n
Gewöhnlicher Rot-Schwingel
a grass plant, Festuca rubra, with green, red, or blue-green flowers, found in Europe, Asia and North America.

red flag red flags n
Warnhinweis Warnsignal
(informal) A cue, warning, or alert; a sign or signal that something is wrong.

red fox red foxes n
Rotfuchs
(countable) A common species of fox, Vulpes vulpes native to North America, Asia, Europe and North Africa; small, with reddish fur, but larger than the arctic fox.

red giant red giants n
Roter Riese
(star) A large red coloured star with a lower surface temperature than many stars, being at the final stage of moderately massive main-sequence stars.

red gurnard red gurnards n
Seekuckuck

red herring red herring red herrings n
Bückling
A herring that is cured in smoke and brine strong enough to turn the flesh red; a type of kipper.
Ablenkung Nebelkerze falsche Fährte
(figuratively) A clue, information, argument etc. that is or is intended to be misleading, diverting attention from the real answer or issue.

red imported fire ant red imported fire ants n
Rote Feuerameise
Solenopsis invicta, a red ant native to South America that has become a pest in numerous other regions.

red kite red kites n
Rotmilan
A predator bird of the kite (Accipitridae) family, Milvus milvus.

red knot red knots n
Knutt Knuttstrandläufer
Calidris canutus, a species of wading bird.

red kuri squash red kuri squash red kuri squashes n
Hokkaidokürbis Hokkaido
A thin skinned orange colored winter squash, cultivar of species Cucurbita maxima.

red light red lights n
Rotlicht
A warning light, especially as a traffic signal indicating stop.

red light camera red light cameras n
Ampelblitzer Rotlichtradar
(law, automotive) An automatic traffic light enforcement camera which captures images of vehicles violating red lights.

red line red lines n
rote Linie
(ice hockey) The thick red line on the ice which divides the rink in half.
(figuratively) A boundary or limit which should not be crossed.

red oak red oaks n
Roteiche
(usually, countable) An oak tree with wood of a red tint, with leaves that have pointed lobes, Quercus rubra, native to eastern North America.
(usually, countable) A similar tree of any of the many species in Quercus subg. Quercus, section Lobatae, found mostly in North America.

red panda red pandas n
Kleiner Panda Roter Panda
An omnivorous mammal, Ailurus fulgens, native to the Himalayas and eastern Asia, which has dark red fur and a ringed tail.

red pepper red peppers n
Paprika
A red-colored, ripe, bell or sweet pepper. Unripe peppers of this variety are green and edible but not as sweet.

red phalarope red phalaropes n
Thorshühnchen
Phalaropus fulicarius, a small wading bird.

red rag red rags n
rotes Tuch
(figurative) Something that will enrage another particular person.

red rail red rails n
Mauritius-Ralle
†Aphanapteryx bonasia, an extinct species of birds from the family Rallidae, formerly endemic to Mauritius.

red scare red scares n
Rote Angst
Fearmongering on the topic of a rise in communism that will threaten Western nations, especially from Soviet Union and the Soviet bloc in the past, China, Cuba, North Korea, etc. but also from any leftist movement.

red tape n
Amtsschimmel
(metonym, idiomatic) Time-consuming regulations or bureaucratic procedures.

red terror red terrors n
Roter Terror
(politics) Coordinated violence committed by communists, socialists, or other left-wing groups against (actual or perceived) class enemies.

red tide red tides n
rote Flut
An algal bloom of sufficient quantity to cause discoloration (often red) in a body of water; red tides can potentially cause irritation or death to exposed creatures.

red turtle dove red turtle doves n
Weinrote Turteltaube
A small bird, Streptopelia tranquebarica, a resident breeding bird in the tropics in the Indian subcontinent, with a range extending to Taiwan and the Philippines.

red valerian red valerians n
Spornblume
A garden plant, of species Centranthus ruber, native to the Mediterranean region.

red wine red wines n
Rotwein
Red-coloured wine made mostly from black grapes, including the skin.

red wolf red wolves n
Rotwolf
Canis rufus, a medium-sized canine native to the southeastern United States.

red-backed hawk red-backed hawks n
Rotrückenbussard
Buteo polyosoma, a species of hawk.

red-backed shrike red-backed shrikes n
Neuntöter Rotrückenwürger
A medium-sized bird (Lanius collurio) of the shrike family that breeds in most of Europe and western Asia and winters in tropical Africa, eating large insects, small birds, voles, and lizards.

red-baiting n
Kommunistenhetze
(US) The (ad hominem) practice of accusing someone of being a communist, socialist or anarchist with the intention of discrediting his or her political views.

red-banded sand wasp red-banded sand wasps n
Gemeine Sandwespe
Ammophila sabulosa, found in northern Europe, is a species of wasp within the subfamily Ammophilinae of the hunting wasp family Sphecidae.

red-bellied piranha red-bellied piranhas n
Natterers Sägesalmler
Pygocentrus nattereri, a species of piranha native to South America.

red-black tree red-black trees n
Rot-Schwarz-Baum
(computing) A type of self-balancing binary search tree, typically used to implement associative arrays.

red-breasted flycatcher red-breasted flycatchers n
Zwergschnäpper
Ficedula parva, an Old World flycatcher breeding in eastern Europe and across Central Asia.

red-breasted goose red-breasted geese n
Rothalsgans
Branta ruficollis, a species of goose from Eurasia, with a large rust-colored area on its breast and throat.

red-collared widowbird red-collared widowbirds n
Schildwida
An African species of widowbird, Euplectes ardens.

red-crested pochard red-crested pochards n
Kolbenente
Netta rufina, a large diving duck.

red-crowned crane red-crowned cranes n
Mandschurenkranich Rotkronenkranich
Grus japonensis, a bird of the crane (Gruidae) family, native to East Asia

red-eye /ˈɹɛdaɪ/ /ˈɹɛdˌaɪ/ red-eyes n
Rotfeder Rotauge
The common rudd (Scardinius erythrophthalmus), a freshwater fish. [from 17th c.]

red-flanked bluetail red-flanked bluetails n
Blauschwanz
Tarsiger cyanurus, an Old World flycatcher

red-footed falcon red-footed falcons n
Rotfußfalke
Falco vespertinus, a Eurasian bird of prey in the family Falconidae

red-handed more red-handed most red-handed adj
auf frischer Tat bei der Tat in flagranti
(idiom) Showing clear evidence of guilt; in the act of wrongdoing.

red-hot more red-hot most red-hot adj
rotglühend
Heated to the point that it glows with a visible red color.

red-legged partridge red-legged partridges n
Rothuhn
(UK) Any partridge of species Alectoris rufa.

red-light district red-light districts n
Rotlichtbezirk Rotlichtviertel Straßenstrich
A part of an urban area where prostitution and sex-oriented businesses are concentrated.

red-necked grebe red-necked grebes n
Rothalstaucher
Podiceps grisegena a migratory aquatic bird found in the temperate regions of the northern hemisphere.

red-necked phalarope red-necked phalaropes n
Odinshühnchen
a type of small wader, (Phalaropus lobatus)

red-necked stint red-necked stints n
Rotkehl-Strandläufer
A type of sandpiper, (Calidris ruficollis)

red-rumped swallow red-rumped swallows n
Rötelschwalbe
Cecropis daurica, a small passerine bird in the swallow family

red-shouldered hawk red-shouldered hawks n
Rotschulterbussard
A medium-sized hawk native to North America, of species Buteo lineatus.

red-tailed hawk red-tailed hawks n
Rotschwanzbussard
Buteo jamaicensis, a medium-sized bird of prey found throughout North America.

red-tailed shrike red-tailed shrikes n
Rotschwanzwürger
Lanius phoenicuroides, a member of the shrike family (Laniidae). It was formerly considered conspecific with the isabelline shrike and the red-backed shrike.

red-tailed squirrel red-tailed squirrels n
Rotschwanzhörnchen
A species of tree squirrel native to Central and South America, Sciurus granatensis.

red-tailed tropicbird red-tailed tropicbirds n
Rotschwanz-Tropikvogel
A species of tropicbird native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans, Phaethon rubricauda.

red-tapism red-tapisms n
Paragraphenreiterei

red-throated diver red-throated divers n
Sterntaucher
Gavia stellata, the smallest member of the loon or diver family, breeding in northern Eurasia and Arctic Canada, with grey head, red throat, white underparts and dark mantle.

red-throated pipit red-throated pipits n
Rotkehlpieper
A small passerine bird, Anthus cervinus.

red-throated thrush red-throated thrushes n
Rotkehldrossel
Turdus ruficollis, a Palearctic thrush.

red-throated tit red-throated tits n
Rostkehl-Rußmeise Rostkehlmeise
Melaniparus fringillinus, a small bird of the tit family Paridae

red-winged blackbird red-winged blackbirds n
Rotflügelstärling
A bird of the species Agelaius phoeniceus, native to North and Central America.

redact /ɹɪˈdækt/ v
schwärzen bearbeiten redigieren
To censor, to black out or remove parts of a document while leaving the remainder.

redback redbacks n
Rotrückenspinne
(Australia) A venomous spider, Latrodectus hasselti, endemic to Australia.

redden /ˈɹɛdn̩/ v
erröten
(intransitive) To become red or redder.
röten
(transitive) To make red or redder.

reddish /ˈɹɛdɪʃ/ more reddish most reddish adj
rötlich
Somewhat red.

reddish-green more reddish-green most reddish-green adj
rotgrün rötlich-grün rötlichgrün
(chiefly of parts of plants) Of a reddish or sometimes magentaish color that blends into or seems darkened by green (e.g. from other parts of the plant).

redditive redditives n
Antwortswort Beantwortungswort

redeem /ɹɪˈdiːm/ v
ablösen tilgen
zurückkaufen
(transitive) To recover ownership of something by buying it back.
freikaufen loslösen
(transitive) To liberate by payment of a ransom.
befreien
(transitive) To set free by force.
(transitive) To save, rescue
einlösen
(transitive, finance) To convert (some bond or security) into cash
erlösen
(transitive) To save from a state of sin (and from its consequences).
wiederherstellen
(transitive) To repair, restore
(transitive) To restore the honour, worth, or reputation of oneself or something.
verbessern
(transitive) To reform, change (for the better)

redeemer redeemers n
Erlöser
One who redeems; one who provides redemption.

redemarcation redemarcations n
Wiederabgrenzung

redemption /ɹɪˈdɛmpʃən/ redemptions n
Erlösung
The act of redeeming or something redeemed.
Salvation from sin.
Loskauf
The recovery, for a fee, of a pawned article.

redeploy v
verlegen
(transitive) To rearrange (military forces).

redeployment redeployments n
Verlegen Verlegung
The act of redeploying.

redhead /ˈɹɛdˌhɛd/ redheads n
Rotkopf Rothaarige Rotschopf Rothaariger
A person with red hair.
Rotkopfente
A North American duck (Aythya americana) highly esteemed as a game bird.

redheaded adj
rothaarig
(of a person) Having red hair.

redirect redirects n
Weiterleitung
(computing) The substitution of one address or identifier for another one, so as to navigate to a different location.

redirect v
weiterleiten
(computing, transitive) To substitute an address or pointer to a new location.
(computing) To send to a new location by substituting an address or pointer.

redirection /ɹiːdaɪˈɹɛkʃən/ /ɹiːdəˈɹɛkʃən/ /ɹiːdɪˈɹɛkʃən/ redirections n
Weiterleitung Umleitung
The act of setting a new direction.
Weiterleitung
(Internet) The automated process of taking a user to a location other than the one selected.

rediscovery rediscoveries n
Wiederentdeckung
The act of rediscovering.

redistribution /ˌɹiːdɪstɹəˈbjuːʃən/ redistributions n
Umverteilung Weiterverteilung
The act of changing the distribution of resources.

redneck /ˈɹɛdnɛk/ rednecks n
Landpomeranze Prolet Proll
(slang, usually, pejorative, offensive, ethnic slur) A poor, rural, usually white, person from the Southern United States or parts of the Midwest and Northeast, especially one whose beliefs are seen as unsophisticated and backward; sometimes with additional connotations of being bigoted.

redness rednesses n
Röte
(uncountable) The state or quality of being red.
Rötung
(countable, uncountable) A red discoloration, especially of skin.

redo /ɹiˈduː/ /ˈɹiːdu/ v
noch einmal machen
To do again.

redolent /ˈɹed.ə.lənt/ /ˈɹɛd.ə.lənt/ /ˈɹɛd.əʊ.lənt/ more redolent most redolent adj
den Geruch habend (von) duftend (nach) riechend (nach)
Fragrant or aromatic; having a sweet scent.
den Geruch habend (von) riechend (nach)
Having the smell of the article in question.
erinnernd (an)
(figurative) Suggestive or reminiscent.

redoubt /ɹəˈdəʊt/ /ɹəˈdʌʊt/ /ɹɪˈdaʊt/ redoubts n
Redoute
A small, temporary, military fortification.

redoubtable /ɹɪˈdaʊ.tə.bəl/ more redoubtable most redoubtable adj
ehrfurchterweckend ehrfurchtgebietend respekteinflößend
Eliciting respect or fear; imposing; awe-inspiring.

redound /ɹəˈdaʊnd/ /ɹɪˈdaʊnd/ v
beitragen führen
(obsolete, intransitive) To swell up (of water, waves etc.); to overflow, to surge (of bodily fluids). [14th–19th c.]
einholen zurückfallen
(intransitive) To attach, come back, accrue to someone; to reflect back on or upon someone (of honour, shame etc.). [from 16th c.]

redshank redshanks n
Rotschenkel
Any of two species of Old World wading bird in the genus Tringa that have long red legs.

redshift /ˈɹɛdˌʃɪft/ redshifts n
Rotverschiebung
(physics) A change in the wavelength of light, in which the wavelength is longer than when it was emitted at the source.

redskin redskins n
Rothaut
(now, sometimes, considered an, _, ethnic slur, and, offensive) A Native American.

redstart redstarts n
Rotschwanz
Any of various insectivorous ground-feeding birds, mainly of the genus Phoenicurus. Many of the species have a red tail.

reduce /ɹɪˈd(j)us/ /ɹɪˈdjuːs/ /ɹɪˈd͡ʒuːs/ v
abnehmen
reduzieren vermindern herabsetzen
(transitive) To bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something; to diminish, to lower.

reduced /ɹɪˈdjust/ /ɹɪˈdjuːst/ /ɹɪˈdust/ more reduced most reduced adj
verkleinert
Made smaller or less; having undergone reduction.
reduziert
Discounted in price.

reduced ring reduced rings n
reduzierter Ring
(algebra, ring theory) A ring R that has no nonzero nilpotent elements; equivalently, such that, for x ∈ R, x2 = 0 implies x = 0.

reduced vowel reduced vowels n
Murmelvokal Reduktionsvokal

reducer reducers n
Reduzierer
Something that reduces.
Reduzierung
(plumbing) A component used to connect two pipes of different bores.

reducing flame reducing flames n
Reduktionsflamme
(chemistry) The part of a flame that has an excess of fuel and is capable of reducing something that it is in contact with

reduction /ɹiˈdɑk.ʃən/ /ɹɪˈdʌkʃən/ reductions n
Reduktion Reduzierung
The act, process, or result of reducing.
Reduktion
(chemistry) A reaction in which electrons are gained and valence is reduced; often by the removal of oxygen or the addition of hydrogen.
(computability theory) a transformation of one problem into another problem, such as mapping reduction or polynomial reduction.
(medicine) A medical procedure to restore a fracture or dislocation to the correct alignment, usually with a closed approach but sometimes with an open approach (surgery).

reduction furnace reduction furnaces n
Reduktionsofen
A form of furnace in which an ore is reduced to a metal

redundancy /ɹə-/ /ɹɪˈdʌnd(ə)nsi/ /ɹɪˈdʌndən(t)si/ redundancies n
Redundanz
The state of being redundant
Duplication of components or circuits to provide survival of the total system in case of failure of single components.
Duplication of parts of a message to guard against transmission errors.
betriebsbedingte Kündigung strukturelle Arbeitslosigkeit
(chiefly, UK, Australia, New Zealand) The state of being unemployed because one's job is no longer necessary; the dismissal of such an employee; a layoff.

redundant /ɹɪˈdʌn.dənt/ more redundant most redundant adj
überflüssig
Superfluous; exceeding what is necessary, no longer needed.
doppelt gemoppelt redundant überzählig
(of words, writing, etc) Repetitive or needlessly wordy.

redundantly more redundantly most redundantly adv
redundant überflüssig
In a redundant manner.

reduplicate v
reduplizieren
(transitive, linguistics) To repeat (a word or part of a word) in order to form a new word or phrase, possibly with modification of one of the repetitions.

reduplication /-plɪ-/ /-ʃɪn/ /ɹi-/ /ɹəˌd(j)u.plə.ˈkeɪ.ʃən/ /ɹɪ-/ /ɹɪ.djuː.plɪ.ˈkeɪ.ʃən/ reduplications n
Reduplikation
(linguistics) The act of, or an instance of, reduplicating.

redwing redwings n
Rotdrossel
A small thrush, Turdus iliacus, native to Eurasia, with a white eye stripe and red under-wing feathers.

redwood redwoods n
Mammutbaum
(uncountable) Wood of the species Sequoia sempervirens.

reed /ɹiːd/ reeds n
Kontaktzunge Zunge
Schilf Rohr Ried
(countable) Any of various types of tall stiff perennial grass-like plants growing together in groups near water.
Schilfrohr
(countable) The hollow stem of these plants.
Rohrblatt Blatt Blättchen
(countable, music) Part of the mouthpiece of certain woodwind instruments, comprising a thin piece of wood or metal which shakes very quickly to produce sound when a musician blows over it.
Rohrblattinstrument
(countable, music) A musical instrument such as the clarinet or oboe, which produces sound when a musician blows on the reed.

reed bed reed beds n
Röhricht
A place where reeds grow.

reed bunting reed buntings n
Rohrammer
A passerine bird, Emberiza schoeniclus, sparrow-sized but slim and with a long, deeply notched tail.

reed switch reed switches n
Reedschalter
An electrical switch operated by an applied magnetic field that causes two flexible metal reeds to come into contact.

reed warbler reed warblers n
Teichrohrsänger
A species of warbler, Acrocephalus scirpaceus, family Acrocephalidae, native to Eurasia and Africa. [from 18th c.]
Rohrsänger
Any of various similar Old World birds of the same genus, especially great reed warbler (A. arundinaceus) and clamorous reed warbler (A. stentoreus).

reeducation camp reeducation camps n
Umerziehungslager
(euphemistic) A camp or prison where ideological dissidents undergo reeducation or indoctrination.

reef /ɹiːf/ reefs n
Riff Felsenriff
A chain or range of rocks, sand, or coral lying at or near the surface of the water.

reef /ɹiːf/ v
reffen
(nautical) To take in part of a sail in order to adapt the size of the sail to the force of the wind.

reef knot reef knots n
Kreuzknoten
A knot used to securely tie two pieces of rope together, or to reef sails.

reefer /ˈɹiːfə/ /ˈɹiːfɚ/ reefers n
Tüte Joint
(countable) A marijuana cigarette.

reek /riːk/ reeks n
Gestank
A strong unpleasant smell.
Dampf
(Scotland) Vapour; steam; smoke; fume.

reek /riːk/ v
stinken
(intransitive) To have or give off a strong, unpleasant smell.

reel /ɹiːl/ reels n
Spule
A kind of spool, turning on an axis, on which yarn, threads, lines, or the like, are wound.
Haspel
(agriculture) A device consisting of radial arms with horizontal stats, connected with a harvesting machine, for holding the stalks of grain in position to be cut by the knives.
Demoband
(film) A short compilation of sample film work used as a demonstrative resume in the entertainment industry.

reel /ɹiːl/ v
aufrollen
To wind on a reel.
drehen kreisen
To spin or revolve repeatedly.
taumeln
To walk shakily or unsteadily; to stagger; move as if drunk or not in control of oneself.

reel-to-reel tape recorder reel-to-reel tape recorders n
Tonbandgerät
A type of audio recording device that uses reel-to-reel tape

reelect v
wiederwählen
To elect for a second or subsequent time.

reelection reelections n
Wiederwahl
the act of being elected after already being elected once, and already having served out one's first term.

reeling /ɹiːlɪŋ/ reelings n
Taumel

reenact /ɹi.ənækt/ /ɹi.ɛnækt/ /ɹi.ɪnækt/ v
nachstellen
To enact again.

reenactment reenactments n
Nachstellung Wiederaufführung
The repetition of an earlier (usually historic) event, as a performance or social event.

reeve /ɹiːv/ reeves n
Graf

refactoring refactorings n
Refactoring Refaktorierung Refaktorisierung Überarbeiten
(computer programming) An act or process in which code is refactored.

refectory /ɹɪˈfɛkt(ə)ɹi/ refectories n
Refektorium Speisesaal Remter Mensa
A dining hall, especially in an institution such as a college or monastery.

refer /ɹɪˈfɜː/ /ɹɪˈfɝ/ v
verweisen beziehen
(intransitive, stative) To make reference to; to be about; to relate to; to regard; to allude to.

referee /ˌɹɛf.əˈɹiː/ /ˌɹɛfəˈɹiː/ referees n
Schiedsrichter Schiedsrichterin
(sports) An umpire or judge; an official who makes sure the rules are followed during a game.
Lektor Ombudsfrau Ombudsmann Rezensent Schiedsmann Schlichter
A person who settles a dispute.
Befürworter Empfehlungsgeber Lektor Protagonist Rezensent
(UK) A person who writes a letter of reference or provides a reference by phone call for someone. US English: reference.
Lektor Rezensent
An expert who judges the manuscript of an article or book to decide if it should be published.

referee /ˌɹɛf.əˈɹiː/ /ˌɹɛfəˈɹiː/ v
beurteilen befürworten empfehlen entscheiden lektorieren pfeifen
To act as a referee.

reference /ˈɹɛf.(ə)ɹəns/ /ˈɹɛfəɹɛns/ references n
Referenz
A measurement one can compare (some other measurement) to.
Information about a person, provided by someone (a referee) with whom they are well acquainted.
(computing) An object containing information which refers to data stored elsewhere, as opposed to containing the data itself.
Quelle
(academic writing) A previously published written work thus indicated; a source.

reference /ˈɹɛf.(ə)ɹəns/ /ˈɹɛfəɹɛns/ v
referenzieren
To refer to, to use as a reference.
sich beziehen
To mention, to cite.

reference book reference books n
Nachschlagewerk Referenzbuch
A book providing factual information.
Präsenzbestand
(libraries) A book that can be consulted in the library but cannot be borrowed.

reference counting n
Referenzzählung
(computing) The technique of storing the number of handles, pointers, or references to a resource such as a block of memory, disk space, or an object, so that the system can determine when the resource is no longer in use.

reference work reference works n
Nachschlagewerk
A compendium of information which is not intended to be read from beginning to end, and is compiled for ease of reference. Examples include encyclopedias and dictionaries.

referendum /ˌɹɛfəˈɹɛndəm/ referenda referendums n
Referendum Volksabstimmung
(politics) A direct popular vote on a proposed law or constitutional amendment. (The adposition on is usually used before the related subject of the vote.)

referential integrity n
referentielle Integrität
(computing, databases) The property of a relational database that enforces valid relationships between tables, such that no foreign key can contain a value that does not match a primary key in the corresponding linked table.

referral /ɹɪˈfɜːɹəl/ /ɹɪˈfɝəl/ referrals n
Überweisung
The act or process of transferring someone or something to another, of sending by reference, or referring.

referrer referrers n
Referrer
A person who refers another.

refill /ˌɹiːˈfɪl/ v
nachfüllen
To fill up once again.

refillable adj
nachfüllbar
Capable of being filled again.

refine /ɹɪˈfaɪn/ v
verfeinern
(ambitransitive) To improve in accuracy, delicacy, or excellence.

refined /ɹiːfaɪnd/ more refined most refined adj
gepflegt kultiviert
Cultured, freed from vulgarity, particularly:
raffiniert gereinigt verfeinert
Purified, reduced in or freed from impurities, particularly:

refinement /ɹəˈfaɪnmənt/ /ɹɪˈfaɪnmənt/ refinements n
Verbesserung Veredelung
The act, or the result of refining; the removal of impurities, or a purified material
Veredeln Veredelung
High-class style; cultivation.

refinery /rɪˈfaɪnərɪ/ refineries n
Raffinerie
A building, or a mass of machinery, used to produce refined products such as sugar, oil, or metals.

refinish v
nacharbeiten
To finish again; especially, to apply a fresh finish, as a new coat of varnish or paint.

reflect /ɹɪˈflɛkt/ v
spiegeln reflektieren zurückspiegeln
(transitive) To bend back (light, etc.) from a surface.
spiegeln reflektieren gespiegelt werden sich spiegeln zurückspiegeln
(intransitive) To be bent back (light, etc.) from a surface.
widerspiegeln reflektieren
(transitive) To mirror, or show the image of something.
reflektieren sinnen nachdenken
(intransitive) To think seriously; to ponder or consider.

reflecting /ɹɪˈflɛktɪŋ/ reflectings n
Reflektieren
An instance of reflection

reflecting telescope reflecting telescopes n
Spiegelteleskop

reflection /ɹɪˈflɛkʃən/ reflections n
Reflexion Abbild Reflektion Widerspiegelung
The act of reflecting or the state of being reflected.
Reflektion
The property of a propagated wave being thrown back from a surface (such as a mirror).
Something, such as an image, that is reflected.
Abwägung Reflektion
Careful thought or consideration.
Reflexion
(computing) The process or mechanism of determining the capabilities of an object at run-time.

reflection nebula reflection nebulae reflection nebulas n
Reflexionsnebel
(astronomy) A nebula that consists of dust which reflects starlight and appears blue in photographs.

reflector /ɹɪˈflɛktə(ɹ)/ reflectors n
Reflektor
A small, often red, reflecting disk on the rear of a vehicle or bicycle that reflects the headlights of other vehicles.

reflex /ɹɪˈflɛks/ /ˈɹiːflɛks/ reflexes n
Reflex
An automatic response to a simple stimulus which does not require mental processing.
Fortsetzer Kontinuante
(linguistics) The descendant of an earlier language element, such as a word or phoneme, in a daughter language.

reflex arc reflex arcs n
Reflexbogen
(neuroanatomy, neurophysiology) The neural pathway that mediates a reflex.

reflexive /ɹəˈflɛksɪv/ adj
reflexiv rückbezüglich
(grammar) Referring back to the subject, or having an object equal to the subject.
reflexiv
(mathematics) Of a relation R on a set S, such that xRx for all members x of S (that is, the relation holds between any element of the set and itself).

reflexive pronoun reflexive pronouns n
Reflexivpronomen Reflexivum rückbezügliches Fürwort
(grammar) In English: a personal pronoun, having a form of "self" as a suffix to show that the subject's action affects the subject itself.

reflexive verb reflexive verbs n
reflexives Verb Reflexivverb rückbezügliches Verb rückbezügliches Zeitwort
A verb whose subject and direct object are the same.

reflexivity reflexivities n
Reflexivität
The condition or state of being reflexive.

reflux /ˈɹiː.flʌks/ refluxes n
Reflux Rückfluss
The backwards flow of any fluid.
Rückfluss
(chemistry) A technique, using a reflux condenser, allowing one to boil the contents of a vessel over an extended period.

reflux condenser reflux condensers n
Refluxkondensator Rückflusskondensator Rückflusskühler
(chemistry) A water-cooled, double walled piece of laboratory glassware that is fitted on top of a vessel of boiling liquid such that vapour condenses and flows back into the vessel, preventing the contents from boiling dry.

refold /ɹiːˈfoʊld/ v
neu falten
To fold again.

reforestation reforestations n
Wiederaufforstung
The act or process of replanting a forest, especially after clear-cutting.

reform /ɹəˈfɔɹm/ /ɹɪˈfɔɹm/ /ɹɪˈfɔːm/ /ˌɹiːˈfɔɹm/ /ˌɹiːˈfɔːm/ reforms n
Reform
The change of something that is defective, broken, inefficient or otherwise negative, in order to correct or improve it

reform /ɹəˈfɔɹm/ /ɹɪˈfɔɹm/ /ɹɪˈfɔːm/ /ˌɹiːˈfɔɹm/ /ˌɹiːˈfɔːm/ v
reformieren
(transitive) To put into a new and improved form or condition; to restore to a former good state, or bring from bad to good; to change from worse to better.

reform school reform schools n
Erziehungsanstalt
(dated) A penal institution for juveniles, especially males.

reformer reformers n
Reformer Reformerin
One who reforms, or who works for reform.
Reformator Reformatorin
(historical, Christianity) One who was involved in the Reformation.

reformist more reformist most reformist adj
Reform- reformistisch
(political) Advocating reform of an institution or body.

reformist reformists n
Reformist Reformistin
One who advocates reform (of an institution).

refract v
brechen
(transitive, optics) To cause (light) to change direction as a result of entering a different medium.

refraction /ɹəˈfɹækʃən/ refractions n
Brechung Refraktion
(physics) The turning or bending of any wave, such as a light or sound wave, when it passes from one medium into another of different optical density.

refractive index refractive indices n
Brechungsindex Brechzahl
(physics) The ratio of the speed of light in air or vacuum to that in another medium.

refractometer refractometers n
Refraktometer
(physics) An optical instrument used to measure the refractive index of a substance.

refractory /ɹɪˈfɹæk.təɹ.i/ more refractory most refractory adj
halsstarrig aufsässig renitent störrisch widerborstig widerspenstig
Obstinate and unruly; strongly opposed to something.
refraktär feuerbeständig feuerfest hitzebeständig hitzefest widerstandsfähig
Not affected by great heat.
hartnäckig nicht auf Therapie ansprechend unbeeinflussbar
(medicine) Difficult to treat.
nicht empfänglich passiv refraktär reizunempfindlich unbeeinflussbar unempfindlich
(biology) Incapable of registering a reaction or stimulus.

refractory /ɹɪˈfɹæk.təɹ.i/ refractories n
Feuerfestmaterial feuerfester Baustoff feuerfester Stoff feuerfestes Material
A material or piece of material, such as a brick, that has a very high melting point.

refrain /ɹɪˈfɹeɪn/ refrains n
Refrain Kehrreim
The chorus or burden of a song repeated at the end of each verse or stanza.

refrain /ɹɪˈfɹeɪn/ v
zurückhalten Abstand nehmen (+ von) absehen (+ von) enthalten unterlassen verzichten (+ auf)
(intransitive, with preposition "from") To stop oneself from some action or interference; to abstain. [from 15th c.]

refresh /ɹiˈfɹɛʃ/ /ɹɪˈfɹɛʃ/ v
erfrischen erquicken auffrischen
(transitive) To renew or revitalize.
aktualisieren neu laden
(computing, ambitransitive) To reload (a document, especially a webpage) and show any new changes.

refresh someone's memory v
auf die Sprünge helfen

refreshing /ɹəˈfɹɛʃɪŋ/ more refreshing most refreshing adj
erfrischend
That refreshes someone; pleasantly fresh and different; granting vitality and energy.

refreshment /ɹɪˈfɹɛʃ.mənt/ refreshments n
Erfrischung
The process of refreshing
Erfrischung Snack
(usually, countable, usually, plural) That which refreshes, such as a light snack or drink.

refrigerant refrigerants n
Kältemittel
A substance used in a heat cycle that undergoes a phase change between gas and liquid to allow the cooling, as in refrigerators, air conditioners, etc.

refrigerate /ɹɪˈfɹɪd͡ʒəɹeɪt/ v
kühlen
(transitive, obsolete, _, in, _, general, _) To make (someone or something) cool; to cool down.
(transitive, specifically) To keep (something) cool by containing within a refrigerator.

refrigeration refrigerations n
Kühlung
The process of transferring heat from an object in order to cool it.
Tiefkühlung
The process of preserving something by cooling.

refrigerator /ɹəˈfɹɪd͡ʒəˌɹeɪɾɚ/ /ɹɪˈfɹɪd͡ʒəˌɹeɪtə/ /ɹɪˈfɹɪd͡ʒəˌɹeɪɾɚ/ refrigerators n
Kühlschrank Kühlraum Eiskasten Frigidaire
A household appliance used for keeping food fresh by refrigeration (short form fridge).

refuel /ɹiːˈfjuːl/ /ɹiːˈfjuːəl/ /ˈɹiːfjuːl/ /ˈɹiːfjuːəl/ v
tanken auftanken
(ambitransitive) To refill with fuel.

refuge /ˈɹɛfjuːd͡ʒ/ refuges n
Zuflucht Schutz
A state of safety, protection or shelter.
Zuflucht Herberge
A place providing safety, protection or shelter.

refuge island refuge islands n
Verkehrsinsel
A raised platform or other protective barrier in the middle of a street crossing, allowing pedestrians to pause safely in the middle of the road.

refugee /ɹɛfjʊˈd͡ʒiː/ /ˈɹɛfjʊd͡ʒiː/ refugees n
Flüchtling Flüchtlingin Asylant Asylantin Asylbewerber Asylbewerberin
A person seeking refuge in a foreign country out of fear of political persecution or the prospect of such persecution in their home country, i.e., a person seeking political asylum.
Flüchtling
A person seeking refuge due to a natural disaster, war, etc.
A person formally granted political or economic asylum by a country other than their home country.

refugee camp refugee camps n
Flüchtlingslager

refund /ɹɪˈfʌnd/ /ˈɹiːfʌnd/ refunds n
Rückzahlung Erstattung Rückerstattung
An amount of money returned.

refund /ɹɪˈfʌnd/ /ˈɹiːfʌnd/ v
erstatten zurückerstatten
(transitive) To return (money) to (someone); to reimburse.

refurbish /ɹiˈfɝbɪʃ/ /ɹiːˈfɜːbɪʃ/ v
alle Mangel beseitigen generalüberholen restaurieren wieder in einen gebrauchsfähigen Zustand versetzen wieder instand setzen wiederaufarbeiten
(transitive) To rebuild or replenish with all new material; to restore to original (or better) working order and appearance.

refurbished more refurbished most refurbished adj
generalüberholt
Rebuilt or replenished with all new material; or, restored to original (or better) working order and appearance.

refusal /ɹɪˈfjuːzl̩/ refusals n
Weigerung Ablehnung Verweigerung
The act of refusing.

refuse /ˈɹɛfjuːs/ n
Abfall Müll
Collectively, items or material that have been discarded; rubbish, garbage.

refuse /ɹɪˈfjuːz/ v
verweigern abschlagen ablehnen sich weigern
(transitive) To decline (a request or demand).
sich weigern
(intransitive) To decline a request or demand, forbear; to withhold permission.

refusenik /ɹi-/ /ɹəˈfjuznɪk/ /ɹɪˈfjuːznɪk/ refuseniks n
Otkasnik Refusenik
(Soviet Union, historical, slang) One of the citizens of the former Soviet Union who was refused permission to emigrate (typically but not exclusively a Jewish citizen denied permission to emigrate to Israel).
Verweigerer Verweigerin
(by extension, informal) A person who refuses to do something, usually as a protest; for example, one who refuses conscription or vaccination.

refutability n
Widerlegbarkeit
The ability to be refuted; disprovability.

refutation refutations n
Widerlegung Gegenschrift
An act of refuting or disproving; the disproving of an argument, opinion, testimony, doctrine or theory by argument or countervailing proof; evidence of falseness.

refute /ɹəˈfjut/ /ɹɪˈfjuːt/ v
widerlegen entkräften
(transitive) To prove (something) to be false or incorrect.
anfechten widersprechen
(transitive, proscribed) To deny the truth or correctness of (something).

regain /ɹiːˈɡeɪn/ /ˈɹiːɡeɪn/ v
wiedergewinnen
(transitive) To get back; to recover possession of.

regal /ˈɹiːɡəl/ more regal most regal adj
königlich majestätisch
Of or relating to royalty.

regal /ˈɹiːɡəl/ regals n
Regal
(musical instruments) A small, portable organ whose sound is produced by brass beating reeds without amplifying resonators. Its tone is keen and rich in harmonics. The regal was common in the 16th and 17th centuries, and has been revived for the performance of music from those times.

regale /ɹəˈɡeɪl/ /ɹɪˈɡeɪl/ v
festlich bewirten
(transitive) To provide hospitality for (someone); to supply with abundant food and drink. [from 17th c.]
ergötzen festlich bewirten
(figurative, transitive) To entertain with something that delights; to gratify; to refresh.

regalia /ɹəˈɡeɪl.i.ə/ n
Hoheitsrechte Regalien
Royal rights, prerogatives and privileges actually enjoyed by any sovereign, regardless of his title (emperor, grand duke etc.).
Insignien
The emblems, symbols, or paraphernalia indicative of royalty or any other sovereign status; such as a crown, orb, sceptre or sword.
Ornat
Decorations or insignia indicative of an office or membership of an order or society; such as freemasonry.

regard /ɹɪˈɡɑɹd/ /ɹɪˈɡɑːd/ regards n
Achtung Respekt
One's concern for another; esteem; relation, reference. [from 16th c.]
Aspekt Bezug Hinsicht
(preceded by “in” or “with”) A particular aspect or detail; respect, sense. [from 16th c.]
Wertschätzung
(uncountable) The worth or estimation in which something or someone is held.

regard /ɹɪˈɡɑɹd/ /ɹɪˈɡɑːd/ v
betrachten erachten
(transitive) To consider, look upon (something) in a given way etc. [from 16th c.]
betreffen
(transitive) To have to do with, to concern. [from 17th c.]
ansehen betrachten betreffen
(transitive, obsolete) To set store by (something), to hold (someone) in esteem; to consider to have value, to respect. [from 16th c.]

regarding /ɹɪˈɡɑɹdɪŋ/ /ɹɪˈɡɑːdɪŋ/ preposition
bezüglich mit Bezug auf
Concerning, respecting.

regardless /ɹɪˈɡɑɹd.lɪs/ /ɹɪˈɡɑːd.lɪs/ more regardless most regardless adj
rücksichtslos
Paying no attention to; ignoring.

regardless /ɹɪˈɡɑɹd.lɪs/ /ɹɪˈɡɑːd.lɪs/ more regardless most regardless adv
dennoch trotzdem
Without attention to warnings or indications of bad consequences.

regardless of preposition
ohne Rücksicht auf ungeachtet
without attention to; without regard for

regards /ɹɪˈɡɑɹdz/ /ɹɪˈɡɑːdz/ n
Gruß Grüße
A greeting to pass on to another person.
beste Grüße mit freundlichen Grüßen viele Grüße
A greeting at the end of a letter or e-mail communication.

regasification n
Regasifizierung
The process of converting liquefied natural gas (LNG) at −162 °C (−260 °F) temperature back to natural gas at atmospheric temperature. It consists in the evaporation of liquified natural gas after transport (by ship) to a distribution terminal

regasification plant regasification plants n
Regasifizierungsanlage

regasify v
regasifizieren
To convert liquefied natural gas (LNG) at −162 °C (−260 °F) temperature back to natural gas at atmospheric temperature. It consists in reevaporate liquified natural gas after transport (by ship) to a distribution terminal

regency /ˈɹiːd͡ʒənsi/ regencies n
Regentschaft
A system of government that substitutes for the reign of a king or queen when that king or queen becomes unable to rule.

regenerate /ɹiːˈd͡ʒɛnəɹeɪt/ v
regenerieren
(transitive) To construct or create anew, especially in an improved manner.
(transitive) To revitalize.
erneuern regenerieren
(transitive, biology) To replace lost or damaged tissue.

regent /ˈɹiːd͡ʒənt/ regents n
Regent Regentin
One who rules in place of the monarch, especially because the monarch is too young, absent, or disabled. [from 15th c.]

reggae /ˈɹɛɡeɪ/ n
Reggae
(Rastafari, music genre) A music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1960s and is heavily associated with Rastafarianism, featuring a heavy bass line and percussive rhythm guitar on the offbeat, often with close vocal harmonies.

reggaeton /rɛɡeɪˈtɒn/ /rɛɡeɪˈtəʊn/ n
Reggaeton
A style of Latin American popular music, originally developing from reggae in Panama but now more of a type of hip hop-dance music mainly associated with Puerto Rico.

regicide /ˈɹɛd͡ʒəsaɪd/ regicides n
Königsmord
The killing of a king.
Königsmörder
One who kills a king. [from 1540s]

regift /ɹiˈɡɪft/ v
weiterverschenken
(ditransitive, informal) To give something as a gift which the giver previously received as a gift; to give to a person something previously received as a gift.

regime /ɹeɪˈʒiːm/ /ɹəˈʒiːm/ /ˈɹeɪʒiːm/ regimes n
Regime
Mode of rule or management.
A form of government, or the government in power, particularly an authoritarian or totalitarian one.
A period of rule.

regime change regime changes n
Regimewechsel Regimeänderung
(politics) The overthrow of a government that is considered an illegitimate regime by means of external force (especially military might), and its replacement with a new government according to the concept of political legitimacy promoted by that force.

regiment /ˈɹɛd͡ʒɪmənt/ regiments n
Regiment
(military) A unit of armed troops under the command of an officer, and consisting of several smaller units; now specifically, usually composed of two or more battalions. [from 16th c.]

reginicide reginicides n
Königinmord
The killing of a queen.

regiolect regiolects n
Regiolekt Regionalsprache regionale Umgangssprache

region /ˈɹiːd͡ʒən/ [ˈɹiːd͡ʒn̩] regions n
Region Gebiet Gegend Raum
Any considerable and connected part of a space or surface; specifically, a tract of land or sea of considerable but indefinite extent; a country; a district; in a broad sense, a place without special reference to location or extent but viewed as an entity for geographical, social or cultural reasons.
Bezirk Gau Region
An administrative subdivision of the European Union.

regional /ˈɹiːd͡ʒnəl/ /ˈɹiːd͡ʒənəl/ adj
regional
Of, or pertaining to, a specific region or district.

regional lockout regional lockouts n
regionale Aussperrung
(video games, DVD) The programming practice, code, or chip used to prevent the playing of imported media on a domestically marketed device.

regional power regional powers n
Regionalmacht

regionalism regionalisms n
Regionalismus
(politics) The belief that most or nearly all political power should be decentralized to regional governments.
(countable, linguistics) A word or phrase originating in, characteristic of, or limited to a region.

regionality regionalities n
Regionalität
The property of being regional.

regionally /ˈɹiːd͡ʒnəli/ /ˈɹiːd͡ʒənəli/ more regionally most regionally adv
regional

register /ˈɹɛd͡ʒ.ɪs.tə/ /ˈɹɛd͡ʒ.ɪs.tɚ/ registers n
Register
A formal recording of names, events, transactions, etc.
A book of such entries.
A certificate issued by the collector of customs of a port or district to the owner of a vessel, containing the description of a vessel, its name, ownership, and other material facts. It is kept on board the vessel, to be used as evidence of nationality or as a muniment of title.
(computing) A small unit of very fast memory that is directly accessible to the central processing unit, and is mostly used to store inputs, outputs, or intermediate results of computations.
(printing) The exact alignment of lines, margins, and colors.
Stilebene Stilfärbung Stilschicht
(linguistics) A style of a language used in a particular context.

register /ˈɹɛd͡ʒ.ɪs.tə/ /ˈɹɛd͡ʒ.ɪs.tɚ/ v
registrieren einschreiben
(transitive) To enter in a register; to enlist.

register office register offices n
Standesamt
(British) The local office in which births, marriages and deaths are registered, and in which civil marriages are conducted and recorded.

registered /ˈɹɛd͡ʒ.ɪs.təd/ /ˈɹɛd͡ʒ.ɪs.tɚd/ adj
eingetragen registriert
Having had one's name added to an official list or entered into a register

registered mail registered mails n
Einschreibebrief Einschreiben Einschreibesendung
A special type of mail that provides more control than regular mail.

registered trademark registered trademarks n
eingetragenes Markenzeichen eingetragenes Warenzeichen
A trademark that has been officially registered with the government by its owner. Indicated by the symbol ®.

registrar /ˈɹɛd͡ʒ.ɪsˌtɹɑɹ/ registrars n
Registrar Registrator
An official keeper or recorder of records.
Assistenzarzt
A doctor receiving advanced specialist training in some countries in order to become a consultant.

registration /ˌɹɛ.d͡ʒɪs.ˈtɹeɪ.ʃən/ registrations n
Anmelden Registrierung
(countable, uncountable) The act of signing up or registering for something.
Anmeldung Registrierung
(countable) That which registers or makes something official, e.g. the form or paper that registers.
Anmeldung Empfang Rezeption
(uncountable) The location where guests register, especially with a hotel.
Registrierung
(music) The art of selecting and combining the stops or registers of an organ.

registry /ˈɹɛdʒɪstɹi/ registries n
Registratur
A building in which things are registered or where registers are kept.
Register Registrierung
The act of registering; registration.
Register
(computing) A database of configuration settings etc. maintained by the Microsoft Windows operating system.

regmaglypt /ˈɹɛɡməɡlipt/ /ˈɹɛɡməɡlɪpt/ regmaglypts n
Regmaglypte
(astronomy, geology) A small, shallow indentation or pit on the surface of a meteorite, resembling a thumbprint impression in clay, created by ablation while falling in an atmosphere.

regolith /ˈɹɛɡəlɪθ/ regoliths n
Regolith
(geology) The layer of loose rock, dust, sand, and soil, resting on the bedrock, that constitutes the surface layer of most dry land on Earth, the Moon, and other large solid aggregated celestial objects. Submarine regolith also exists.

regression /ɹiːˈɡɹɛʃ.ən/ /ɹəˈɡɹeʃ.ən/ /ɹəˈɡɹɛʃ.ən/ /ɹɪˈɡɹɛʃ.ən/ regressions n
Rückbildung Rückfall Rückgang Rückschritt
An action of regressing, a return to a previous state.

regressive more regressive most regressive adj
regressiv
(of a tax) Whose rate decreases as the taxed amount increases.

regressive assimilation regressive assimilations n
regressive Assimilation
(phonetics, phonology) An assimilation whereby a sound becomes more like the following sound.

regret /ɹiˈɡɹɛt/ /ɹəˈɡɹɛt/ /ɹɪˈɡɹɛt/ regrets n
Reue Bedauern
Emotional pain on account of something done or experienced in the past, with a wish that it had been different; a looking back with dissatisfaction or with longing.
(decision theory) The amount of avoidable loss that results from choosing the wrong action.

regret /ɹiˈɡɹɛt/ /ɹəˈɡɹɛt/ /ɹɪˈɡɹɛt/ v
bereuen bedauern leidtun
To feel sorry about (a thing that has or has not happened), afterthink: to wish that a thing had not happened, that something else had happened instead.

regretful more regretful most regretful adj
bedauernd reuevoll
Full of feelings of regret, indulging in regrets.

regrettable more regrettable most regrettable adj
bedauernswert bedauerlich
Able to be regretted, especially deserving of regret.

regrettably more regrettably most regrettably adv
bedauerlicherweise
In a manner inspiring or deserving regret.

regrouping regroupings n
Umgruppierung
A new grouping; the act or result of grouping again.

regular /ˈɹɛɡ.jə.lɚ/ /ˈɹɛɡ.jʊ.lə/ /ˈɹɛɡ.l̩ɚ/ [ˈɹɛɡ.jɪ̈.lɚ] [ˈɹɛɡ.l̩ɚ] more regular most regular adj
regelmäßig regulär Gleichmäßig
Having a constant pattern; showing evenness of form or appearance. [from 15th c.]
regelmäßig
(geometry, of a polygon) Both equilateral and equiangular; having all sides of the same length, and all (corresponding) angles of the same size [from 16th c.]
(geometry, of a polyhedron) Whose faces are all congruent regular polygons, equally inclined to each other.
Demonstrating a consistent set of rules; showing order, evenness of operation or occurrence. [from 16th c.]
Happening at constant (especially short) intervals. [from 17th c.]
(grammar, of a verb, plural, etc) Following a set or common pattern; according to the normal rules of a given language. [from 17th c.]
gewöhnlich normal
(chiefly, US) Having the expected characteristics or appearances; normal, ordinary, standard. [from 17th c.]

regular /ˈɹɛɡ.jə.lɚ/ /ˈɹɛɡ.jʊ.lə/ /ˈɹɛɡ.l̩ɚ/ [ˈɹɛɡ.jɪ̈.lɚ] [ˈɹɛɡ.l̩ɚ] regulars n
Stammgast Stammgästin
A frequent, routine visitor to an establishment.
Stammkunde
A frequent customer, client or business partner.

regular expression regular expressions n
RegExp Regex regulärer Ausdruck
(comptheory) A concise description of a regular formal language with notations for concatenation, alternation, and iteration (repetition) of subexpressions.

regular verb regular verbs n
regelmäßiges Verb regelmäßiges Zeitwort reguläres Verb
(grammar) A verb which conjugates regularly. In English, a verb which uses an -ed suffix to form its past participle.

regularity /ˌɹɛɡjuˈlæɹəti/ regularities n
Regelmäßigkeit
(uncountable) The condition or quality of being regular

regularly /ˈɹɛɡjəli/ /ˈɹɛɡjəlɚli/ /ˈɹɛɡjʊləli/ more regularly most regularly adv
regulär
With constant frequency or pattern.
regelmäßig
normally; ordinarily.

regulate /ˈɹɛɡjəleɪt/ v
regeln regulieren
To adjust (a mechanism) for accurate and proper functioning.

regulation /ˌɹɛɡjəˈleɪʃən/ /ˌɹɛɡjʊˈleɪʃən/ regulations n
Verordnung Regeln
(uncountable) The act of regulating or the condition of being regulated.
Regelung Bestimmung Regulativ
(countable) A law or administrative rule, issued by an organization, used to guide or prescribe the conduct of members of that organization.
Verordnung
(European Union law) A form of legislative act which is self-effecting, and requires no further intervention by the Member States to become law.

regulatory /ˈɹɛɡjələtɹi/ /ˈɹɛɡjələˌtoʊɹi/ /ˈɹɛɡjələˌtɔːɹi/ adj
regulativ regulatorisch
Of or pertaining to regulation.

regulatory framework regulatory frameworks n
Rahmenregelung Regulierungsrahmen rechtliche Rahmenbedingungen rechtliches Umfeld regulatorischer Rahmen
A set of regulations that is valid in a given industry.

regurgitate /ɹɪˈɡɝd͡ʒəˌteɪt/ regurgitates n
regurgitieren wiederkäuen wortwörtlich wiederholen
Something regurgitated; regurgitated matter.

rehabilitate /ɹiː(h)əˈbɪlɪteɪt/ v
rehabilitieren wiederherstellen wieder einsetzen wiedereinsetzen
(transitive) To restore (someone) to their former state, reputation, possessions, status etc. [from 16th c.]
rehabilitieren reinwaschen verteidigen
(transitive) To vindicate; to restore the reputation or image of (a person, concept etc.). [from 18th c.]
reaktivieren rekonstruieren reparieren restaurieren sanieren wieder nutzbar machen
(transitive, North America, construction) To restore or repair (a vehicle, building); to make habitable or usable again. [from 19th c.]
rehabilitieren wiederherstellen resozialisieren wieder eingliedern wiedereingliedern wiedereinsetzen
(transitive, criminology) To restore to (a criminal etc.) the necessary training and education to allow for a successful reintegration into society; to retrain. [from 19th c.]
rehabilitieren
(transitive, medicine) To return (someone) to good health after illness, addiction, etc. [from 19th c.]
sich erholen
(intransitive) To go through such a process; to recover. [from 20th c.]

rehabilitation /ˌɹiː.əˌbɪl.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/ [ˌɹiː.əˌbɪl.ɪˈteɪ.ʃn̩] rehabilitations n
Rehabilitation Ehrenrettung Entlastung Resozialisierung Wiedereingliederung Wiedereinsetzung
The process of rehabilitating somebody or something.

rehash /ɹiːˈhæʃ/ /ˈɹiːˌhæʃ/ rehashes n
Aufbereitung
Something reworked, or made up from old materials.

rehash /ɹiːˈhæʃ/ /ˈɹiːˌhæʃ/ v
mehr oder minder wiederholen verwursten wiederaufwärmen
(transitive) To repeat with minor variation.

rehearsal /ɹɪˈhɜːsl̩/ /ɹɪˈhɝsl̩/ rehearsals n
Probe Übstunde
The practicing of something which is to be performed before an audience, usually to test or improve the interaction between several participating people, or to allow technical adjustments with respect to staging to be done.

rehearse /ɹɪˈhɝs/ [ɹɪˈhɜːs] v
wiederholen
(transitive) To repeat, as what has been already said; to tell over again; to recite.
erzählen
(transitive) To narrate; to relate; to tell.
proben üben
(ambitransitive) To practise by recitation or repetition in private for experiment and improvement, prior to a public representation, especially in theater

reheat v
aufwärmen erhitzen
(transitive) To heat something after it has cooled off, especially previously cooked food (also in figurative senses).

reichsmark reichsmarks n
Reichsmark
(historical, numismatics) The monetary unit in Germany between 1924 and 1948.

reification /ˌɹeɪəfəˈkeɪʃən/ reifications n
Reifikation Verdinglichung Vergegenständlichung
The consideration of an abstract thing as if it were concrete, or of an inanimate object as if it were living.
Reifizierung
(programming) A process that makes a computable/addressable object out of a non-computable/addressable one; or a concrete class out of a generic one.

reify /ˈɹeɪ.ə.faɪ/ /ˈɹiː.ə.faɪ/ v
vergegenständlichen reifizieren verdinglichen
(transitive) To regard something abstract as if it were a concrete material thing.

reign /ɹeɪn/ reigns n
Herrschaft Regentschaft
The exercise of sovereign power.
Regentschaft
The period during which a monarch rules.

reign /ɹeɪn/ v
herrschen regieren
(intransitive) To exercise sovereign power, to rule as a monarch.

reign of terror reigns of terror n
Schreckensherrschaft Terrorherrschaft
(politics) A brutal period of political violence and intimidation in the wake of a popular revolution.

reiki /ˈɹeɪki/ reikis n
Reiki
A Japanese form of pseudomedicine that involves transferring chi through one's palms.

reiki usui reiki usuis n
Reiki
It is a type of pseudotherapy that claims to use universal life energy known as Chakra while employing the Mikado Usui Original Methods. .

reimburse /ˌɹiːɪmˈbɜː(ɹ)s/ v
erstatten
To compensate with payment; especially, to repay money spent on one's behalf.

reimbursement /ˌɹiː.ɪmˈbɜːs.mənt/ reimbursements n
Erstattung
(business, management, accounting) The act of compensating someone for an expense.

rein /ɹeɪn/ reins n
Zügel
A strap or rope attached to a bridle or bit, used to control a horse, animal or young child.

rein /ɹeɪn/ v
zügeln

rein in v
zügeln
To stop or slow a horse by pulling the reins
(figurative) To stop or slow something, by exercising control.

reincarnate v
reinkarnieren
(ambitransitive) To be, or cause to be, reborn, especially in a different body or as a different species.

reincarnated adj
wiedergeboren
Having undergone reincarnation.

reincarnation /ˌɹiːɪŋkɑː(ɹ)ˈneɪʃən/ reincarnations n
Reinkarnation Wiedergeburt
A rebirth of a soul, in a physical life form, such as a body.
Wiedergeburt
A fresh embodiment.
A new, considerably improved, version.

reindeer /ˈɹeɪndɪə/ /ˈɹeɪndɪɹ/ reindeer reindeers n
Rentier Ren
(plural: reindeer) Any Arctic and subarctic-dwelling deer of the species Rangifer tarandus, with a number of subspecies.

reindeer moss reindeer mosses n
Rentierflechte
A lichen (Cladonia rangiferina) that grows in areas of alpine tundra.

reinducibility n
Reinduzierbarkeit

reinducible adj
reinduzierbar

reindustrialization reindustrializations n
Reindustrialisierung
The reintroduction of industry or industrial techniques.

reindustrialize v
reindustrialisieren
To reintroduce industry or industrial techniques to.

reinette reinettes n
Renette Reinette
Any of various kinds of apple, mostly of French origin, characterized by russeting.

reinfarction reinfarctions n
Reinfarkt Rezidivinfarkt
A second or subsequent infarction

reinfection reinfections n
Reinfektion Wiederansteckung
Another infection, another instance of being infected

reinflate v
wieder aufblasen
To inflate or fill with air again.

reinflation reinflations n
Wiederaufblasen
inflation again

reinforce /ˌɹi.ɪnˈfɔɹs/ /ˌɹiː.ɪnˈfoːs/ /ˌɹiː.ɪnˈfɔːs/ v
verstärken aussteifen versteifen
(transitive) To strengthen, especially by addition or augmentation.
festigen
(transitive) To emphasize or review.
bekräftigen verstärken
(transitive) To encourage (a behavior or idea) through repeated stimulus.

reinforced concrete reinforced concretes n
Stahlbeton
A building material made from Portland cement concrete with a matrix of steel bars or wires (rebars) to increase its tensile strength.

reinforcement /ˌɹiːɪnˈfɔː(ɹ)smənt/ reinforcements n
Verstärkung
(uncountable) The act, process, or state of reinforcing or being reinforced.
(countable) A thing that reinforces.
(in the plural) Additional troops or materiel sent to support a military action.
(uncountable, behavioral, _, psychology) The process whereby a behavior with desirable consequences comes to be repeated.

reinforcement learning n
bestärkendes Lernen

reinstall v
installieren neu
To install again.

reinstallation reinstallations n
Neuinstallation
The act or process of reinstalling.

reinstate /ɹiː.ɪnˈsteɪt/ v
wieder einsetzen wieder einstellen
(transitive) To restore to a former position or rank.

reinsurance reinsurances n
Rückversicherung
(business, insurance) Insurance purchased by insurance companies that spreads the risk associated with selling insurance around so the danger of one large monetary loss is minimized.

reinterpret v
neu interpretieren
To interpret again.

reinvent the wheel /ˌɹiːɪnˌvɛnt ðə ˈ(h)wiːl/ v
das Rad neu erfinden
(idiomatic) To do work unnecessarily when it has already been done satisfactorily by others; to attempt to devise a solution to a problem when a solution already exists.

reis reises n
Rais
(historical) The holder of a Turkish military rank akin to that of naval captain.

reiterate /ɹiˈɪt.əɹ.eɪt/ v
reiterieren
(transitive) To say or do (something) for a second time, such as for emphasis.

reiteration reiterations n
bekräftigen wiederholen
The act of reiterating.

reject /ɹɪˈd͡ʒɛkt/ /ˈɹiː.d͡ʒɛkt/ v
zurückweisen ablehnen verwerfen
(transitive) To refuse to accept.

rejection /ɹəˈd͡ʒɛk.ʃən/ /ɹɪˈd͡ʒɛk.ʃən/ rejections n
Ablehnung
The act of rejecting.

rejig /ɹiˈd͡ʒɪɡ/ /ɹiːˈd͡ʒɪɡ/ v
umkrempeln
To rearrange or tweak (something), especially in order to improve it or make it suitable for some purpose.

rejoice /ɹɪˈd͡ʒɔɪs/ v
freuen
(intransitive) To be very happy, be delighted, exult; to feel joy. [from 14th c.]
erfreuen
(transitive) To make happy, exhilarate. [from 15th c.]

rejoinder /ɹɪd͡ʒˈɔɪndɚ/ rejoinders n
Duplik Gegenerwiderung schlagfertige Bemerkung schlagfertige Entgegnung schlagfertige Erwiderung
(legal) The defendant's answer to the replication.

rejuvenate /ɹiːˈd͡ʒuːvəneɪt/ /ɹɪˈd͡ʒuːvəneɪt/ v
verjüngen
To render young again.

rejuvenation rejuvenations n
Verjüngung
The process of rendering young again.

rekindle v
wiederentfachen
(transitive) To kindle again.
(transitive, figurative) To revive.

relapse /ɹɪˈlæps/ /ˈɹiːˌlæps/ relapses n
Rückfall Rezidiv
The act or situation of relapsing.

relapse /ɹɪˈlæps/ /ˈɹiːˌlæps/ v
zurückfallen
(intransitive) To fall back again; to slide or turn back into a former state or practice.
sich verschlechtern sich verschlimmern
(intransitive, medicine, of a disease) To recur; to worsen, be aggravated (after a period of improvement).

relatable /ɹɪˈleɪtˌə.bl̩/ more relatable most relatable adj
beziehbar rückbeziehbar vermittelbar zuordenbar
Able to be related to something else; connected with.
Able to be related to on a personal level.

related /ɹɪˈleɪtɪd/ more related most related adj
verwandt in Verbindung stehend ähnlich
Standing in relation or connection.
verwandt
Being a relative of.
erzählt
Narrated; told.
in Relation stehen
(mathematics) Fulfilling a relation.

relation /ɹɪˈleɪʃən/ relations n
Beziehung
The manner in which two things may be associated.
Verwandtschaft Angehörige Angehöriger Familienmitglied Verwandter Familienangehörige
A member of one's extended family; a relative.
Relation
(databases) A set of ordered tuples retrievable by a relational database; a table.
(mathematics) A statement of equality of two products of generators, used in the presentation of a group.

relational more relational most relational adj
relational
(databases) Of a database technology using tables and adhering to Codd’s 12 rules.

relational adjective relational adjectives n
Relationsadjektiv
(grammar) An adjective that defines a relation and not a qualification.

relational database relational databases n
relationale Datenbank
(databases) A database consisting of separate tables, having explicitly defined relationships, and whose elements may be selectively combined as the results of queries.

relational model relational models n
relationales Datenbankmodell
(databases) A database model that is based on first-order predicate logic.

relations of production n
Produktionsverhältnisse
(Marxism) The sum total of social relationships that people must enter into in order to survive, produce, and reproduce their means of life.

relationship /ɹɪˈleɪ.ʃənˌʃɪp/ [ɹɪˈleɪ.ʃn̩ˌʃɪp] relationships n
Beziehung Verwandtschaft
Connection or association; the condition of being related.
Verwandtschaft
Kinship; being related by blood or marriage.
Beziehung Verhältnis
A romantic or sexual involvement.

relationship anarchy n
Beziehungsanarchie
The practice of forming anti-mononormative and anti-hierarchical relationships.

relative /ˈɹɛl.ə.tɪv/ [tʰ] [ɾ] [ˈɹɛl.ə.tʰɪv.li] [ˈɹɛl.ə.tʰɪv] [ˈɹɛl.ə.ɾɪv] adj
relativ vergleichsweise
Connected to or depending on something else; comparative.

relative /ˈɹɛl.ə.tɪv/ [tʰ] [ɾ] [ˈɹɛl.ə.tʰɪv.li] [ˈɹɛl.ə.tʰɪv] [ˈɹɛl.ə.ɾɪv] relatives n
Verwandte Verwandter Angehörige Angehöriger Blutsfreund Blutsfreundin
Someone connected by blood, marriage, or adoption; someone in the same family.

relative address relative addresses n
relative Adresse
(computer science) The location of something in computer memory expressed as an offset from the value of a register.

relative clause relative clauses n
Relativsatz
(grammar) A subordinate clause that modifies a noun.

relative humidity relative humidities n
relative Luftfeuchtigkeit
(meteorology) The ratio of the actual amount of water vapor (absolute humidity) present in the air to the saturation point at the same temperature, usually expressed as a percentage.

relative pitch relative pitches n
relatives Gehör
(music, uncountable) The ability to identify or create a given note by comparing it with a reference note and discerning the interval between those two notes.

relative pronoun relative pronouns n
Relativpronomen
(grammar) A pronoun that introduces a relative clause and refers to an antecedent. Some words that can be used as interrogative pronouns can alternatively be used as relative pronouns: what, which, who, and whom. The other relative pronouns are whoever, whomever, whatever, and that.

relative superlative relative superlatives n
relativer Superlativ
(grammar) In Greek: one of the degrees of comparison of an adjective, the equivalent in English of the superlative, similar to the comparative superlative used in Spanish. Compare with absolute superlative.

relatively /ˈɹɛl.ə.tɪv.li/ [tʰ] [ɾ] [ˈɹɛl.ə.tʰɪv.li] [ˈɹɛl.ə.tʰɪv] [ˈɹɛl.ə.ɾɪv.li] [ˈɹɛl.ə.ɾɪv] adv
verhältnismäßig relativ
In a relative manner; with reference to environment or competition; contextually or comparatively.
(sometimes, proscribed) Somewhat; fairly.

relatively prime adj
relativ prim
(mathematics, of two or more numbers) having no factors (except the number 1) in common.

relativism relativisms n
Relativismus
(uncountable, philosophy) The theory, especially in ethics or aesthetics, that conceptions of truth and moral values are not absolute but are relative to the persons or groups holding them.

relativity /ɹɛləˈtɪvɪti/ /ˌɹɛləˈtɪvɪti/ [-ɾi] relativities n
Relativität
(uncountable) The state of being relative to something else; the absence of universally applicable rules or standards; relativism; (countable) an instance of this.
(uncountable, physics) Short for principle of relativity (“the principle that the laws of physics should be the same for all observers”).

relax /ɹɪˈlæks/ v
beruhigen relaxen runterkommen
(transitive) To calm down.
entspannen lockern
(transitive) To make something loose.
(transitive) To make something less severe or tense.
(transitive) To make something (such as codes and regulations) more lenient.
entspannen locker werden
(intransitive) To become less severe or tense.
(intransitive, of codes and regulations) To become more lenient.
(transitive, dated) To relieve from constipation; to loosen; to open.
entspannen
(transitive) To relieve (something) from stress.

relaxation /ˌɹilækˈseɪʃən/ /ˌɹɪlækˈseɪʃən/ relaxations n
Entspannung
The act of relaxing or the state of being relaxed; the opposite of stress or tension; the aim of recreation and leisure activities.

relaxed /ɹɪˈlækst/ more relaxed most relaxed adj
locker entspannt
Free from tension or anxiety; at ease; leisurely. [from 18th c.]

relaxing more relaxing most relaxing adj
erholsam entspannend
Conducive to relaxation; helping one to relax.

relay /ɹiˈleɪ/ /ˈɹiːleɪ/ relays n
Staffellauf
(athletics) A track and field discipline where runners take turns in carrying a baton from start to finish. The most common events are 4×100 meter and 4×400 meter competitions. [from 19th c.]
Relais
(electronics) An electrical actuator that allows a relatively small electrical voltage or current to control a larger voltage or current. [from 19th c.]

relay /ɹiˈleɪ/ /ˈɹiːleɪ/ v
weitergeben
(transitive) To pass on or transfer (information). [from 19th c.]

relay strike relay strikes n
Punktstreik Stafettenstreik rollierender Streik
(chiefly, India) A type of strike where workers in a particular sector strike sequentially per business.

relearn /ɹiːˈləːn/ v
wieder lernen

releasable more releasable most releasable adj
freigebbar freizugebend lösbar
Capable of, or suitable for, release.

release /ɹiˈliːs/ /ɹəˈliːs/ /ɹɪˈliːs/ releases n
Entlassen
The event of setting (someone or something) free (e.g. hostages, slaves, prisoners, caged animals, hooked or stuck mechanisms).
Version
(software) The distribution, either public or private, of an initial or new and upgraded version of a computer software product.
Veröffentlichung
Anything recently released or made available (as for sale).
Freisetzung
That which is released, untied or let go.
Schulderlass
(legal) The giving up of a claim, especially a debt.

release /ɹiˈliːs/ /ɹəˈliːs/ /ɹɪˈliːs/ v
loslassen freisetzen
To let go (of); to cease to hold or contain.
freilassen befreien freisetzen
To free or liberate; to set free.
veröffentlichen freisetzen
(legal) To let go, as a legal claim; to discharge or relinquish a right to, as lands or tenements, by conveying to another who has some right or estate in possession, as when the person in remainder releases his right to the tenant in possession; to quit.
freisetzen
To loosen; to relax; to remove the obligation of.
(intransitive) to launch; to come out; to become available.

release version release versions n
Release-Version
(computing, software) A version label given to packaged computer software that has been made available to one or more target audiences.

releasing hormone releasing hormones n
Releasing-Hormon
(endocrinology) A hormone that is involved primarily in stimulating the release of another hormone.

relegate /ˈɹɛlɪɡeɪt/ v
absetzen absteigen lassen degradieren einstufen fortschicken herabsetzen
(transitive, done to a person) Exile or banish to a particular place.
absteigen lassen degradieren einstufen herabsetzen herabstufen zurückstufen
Refer (a point of contention) to an authority in deference to the judgment thereof.

relegation relegations n
Absteigen Abstieg
The act of being relegated
Abstieg Relegation
(sports) Moving from one division to a lower one, due to finishing the season with fewer points than others.

relent /ɹɪˈlɛnt/ v
nachgeben
(intransitive) To give in or be swayed; to become less hard, harsh, or cruel; to show clemency.
(dated, intransitive, of substance) To become less rigid or hard; to soften; to yield, for example by dissolving or melting
nachlassen
(intransitive) To slacken; to abate.

relentless /ɹɪˈlɛntləs/ more relentless most relentless adj
unerbittlich unbarmherzig unnachgiebig unnachsichtig
Unrelenting or unyielding in severity.
unablässig unermüdlich
Unremitting, steady and persistent.

relentlessness /ɹɪˈlɛntləsnəs/ n
Unerbittlichkeit Unnachgiebigkeit
The condition of being relentless.

relevance /ˈɹɛl.ə.vən(t)s/ /ˈɹɛl.ɪ.vən(t)s/ relevances n
Relevanz Aktualität Belang
The property or state of being relevant or pertinent.

relevant /ˈɹɛləvənt/ more relevant most relevant adj
relevant
Related, connected, or pertinent to a topic.

reliability reliabilities n
Zuverlässigkeit
The quality of being reliable, dependable, or trustworthy.
belastbar Zuverlässigkeit
(education) the ability to measure the same thing consistently (of a measurement indicating the degree to which the measure is consistent); that is, repeated measurements would give the same result (See also validity).

reliable /ɹɪˈlaɪəbəl/ more reliable most reliable adj
zuverlässig verlässlich
Suitable or fit to be relied on; worthy of dependence, reliance or trust; dependable, trustworthy

reliably more reliably most reliably adv
verlässlich zuverlässig
In a reliable manner.

reliance /ɹɪˈlaɪəns/ reliances n
Vertrauen Verlass
The act of relying (on or in someone or something); trust.
Abhängigkeit
The condition of being reliant or dependent.
Abhängige Vertrauende
A person or thing which relies on another.

reliant more reliant most reliant adj
abhängig angewiesen
Having reliance on somebody or something.

relic /ˈɹɛlɪk/ relics n
Relikt
Something old and outdated, possibly kept for sentimental reasons.
Reliquie
(religion) A part of the body of a saint, or an ancient religious object, kept for veneration.

relief /ɹɪˈliːf/ reliefs n
Erleichterung Entlastung
The removal of stress or discomfort.
Relief
(uncountable) A method of sculpture or other artwork in which shapes or figures protrude from a flat background.
The difference of elevations on a surface.
(heraldry) The supposed projection of a charge from the surface of a field, indicated by shading on the sinister and lower sides.
Erleichterung
The feeling associated with the removal of stress or discomfort.
Ablösung
The person who takes over a shift for another.
Nothilfe Beistand Hilfe Unterstützung
Aid or assistance offered in time of need.

relief printing n
Hochdruckverfahren
Any printing method in which the ink is laid upon the protruding parts of the printing form.

relieve /ɹɪˈliːv/ v
seine Notdurft verrichten
erleichtern
(transitive) To ease (a person, person's thoughts etc.) from mental distress; to stop (someone) feeling anxious or worried, to alleviate the distress of. [from 14th c.]
lindern
(transitive) To alleviate (pain, distress, mental discomfort etc.). [from 14th c.]
entlasten
(transitive) To provide comfort or assistance to (someone in need, especially in poverty). [from 14th c.]
ablösen
(originally, military) To free (someone) from their post, task etc. by taking their place. [from 16th c.]

religation religations n
Religation Wiederverschluss
A second or subsequent ligation

religiological more religiological most religiological adj
religionswissenschaftlich

religiologist religiologists n
Religionswissenschaftler Religionswissenschaftlerin

religion /ɹɪˈlɪd͡ʒən/ religions n
Religion
(uncountable) Belief in a spiritual or metaphysical reality (often including at least one deity), accompanied by practices or rituals pertaining to the belief.

religiosity /ɹɪˌlɪd͡ʒɪˈɑsəti/ /ɹɪˌlɪd͡ʒɪˈɒsɪti/ religiosities n
Religiosität
The quality of being religious or pious, especially when zealous.

religious /ɹɪ.ˈlɪd͡ʒ.əs/ more religious most religious adj
religiös gläubig
Committed to the practice or adherence of religion.
Belonging or pertaining to a religious order or religious congregation.

religious /ɹɪ.ˈlɪd͡ʒ.əs/ religious religiouses n
Ordensleute Ordensmitglied
A member of a religious order or congregation, i.e. a monk, nun, sister, brother, friar, or religious priest.

religious order religious orders n
Ordensgemeinschaft geistlicher Orden
(religion) An organized community of people who live in some way set apart from society in accordance with their specific religious devotion, usually characterized by the principles of the founder's religious practice.

religious studies n
Religionswissenschaft
The academic study of religious beliefs, behaviours and institutions.

relinquish /ɹɪˈlɪŋkwɪʃ/ v
aufgeben verlassen überlassen
(transitive) To give up, abandon or retire from something. To trade away.
Verzicht leisten abtreten verzichten
(transitive) To let go (free, away), physically release.
aufgeben
(transitive) To metaphorically surrender, yield control or possession.
abtreten aufgeben
(transitive) To accept to give up, withdraw etc.

reliquary /ˈɹɛlɪkwəɹi/ /ˈɹɛlɪkwɛɹi/ reliquaries n
Reliquiar Reliquienschrein
A container to hold or display religious relics.

relish /ˈɹɛl.ɪʃ/ relishes n
Aroma Genuß Geschmack
A pleasant taste.
Besonderheit Charakteristik Eigenart Geschmack Qualität
A quality or characteristic tinge.
Interesse Neigung Vorliebe Zuneigung
(followed by "for") A taste (for); liking (of); fondness.
Chutney Gemüse Gemüsesalat Relish Soße Würze
A cooked or pickled sauce, usually made with vegetables or fruits, generally used as a condiment.

relish /ˈɹɛl.ɪʃ/ v
genießen reizvoll finden sich schmecken lassen
(transitive) To taste or eat with pleasure, to like the flavor of [from 16th c.]
Gefallen finden an aromatisieren begeistert sein genußvoll tun mit Begeisterung tun mit Freude tun
(transitive) To give a taste to; to cause to taste nice, to make appetizing. [from 16th c.]

reload /ɹiːˈləʊd/ /ˈɹiːləʊd/ v
aktualisieren
(computing) To refresh a copy of a program etc. in memory or of a web page etc. on screen
nachladen
(firearms) To load a gun again; or recharge a used cartridge.

relocate /ˌɹiloʊ̯ˈkeɪ̯t/ /ˌɹiˈloʊ̯keɪ̯t/ /ˌɹiːləʊˈkeɪt/ /ˌɹiːləˈkeɪt/ v
umziehen verlagern verlegen
(transitive) to move (something) from one place to another.

relocation /ˌɹiːləʊˈkeɪʃən/ relocations n
Umsiedlung Umzug Übersiedlung
The act of moving from one place to another.

reluctance /ɹɪˈlʌktəns/ reluctances n
Widerstreben Widerwille Widerwillen
Unwillingness to do something.
Zaudern Zögerlichkeit Zögern
Hesitancy in taking some action.

reluctant /ɹɪˈlʌktənt/ more reluctant most reluctant adj
widerwillig zögernd widerstrebend
Not wanting to take some action; unwilling to do something.

reluctantly /ɹɪˈlʌktəntli/ more reluctantly most reluctantly adv
ungern
In a reluctant or hesitant manner.

rely /ɹɪˈlaɪ/ v
sich verlassen (auf)
(with on or upon, formerly also with in) to trust; to have confidence in; to depend.

rely on v
sich verlassen auf zählen auf

remain /ɹɪˈmeɪn/ remains n
sterbliche Überreste Überrest Überreste

remain /ɹɪˈmeɪn/ v
übrigbleiben
(mathematics) To be left after a number or quantity has been subtracted or cut off; to be left as not included or comprised.
bleiben zurückbleiben übrigbleiben
To continue unchanged in place, form, or condition, or undiminished in quantity; to abide; to stay; to endure; to last.

remain to be seen v
abzuwarten bleiben zeigen
(idiomatic) To have not yet happened; to be as yet unknown.

remainder /ɹəˈmeɪndə/ /ɹəˈmeɪndɚ/ /ɹɪˈmeɪndə/ remainders n
Rest
A part or parts remaining after some has/have been removed or already occurred.
Rest Teilungsrest
(mathematics) The amount left over after subtracting the divisor as many times as possible from the dividend without producing a negative result. If n (dividend) and d (divisor) are integers, then n can always be expressed in the form n = dq + r, where q (quotient) and r (remainder) are also integers and 0 ≤ r &#60; d.
Restposten
(commerce) Excess stock items left unsold and subject to reduction in price.

remainder /ɹəˈmeɪndə/ /ɹəˈmeɪndɚ/ /ɹɪˈmeɪndə/ v
runtersetzen
(transitive, commerce) To mark or declare items left unsold as subject to reduction in price.

remaining /ɹɪˈmeɪnɪŋ/ adj
restlich verbleibend
Which remains, especially after something else has been removed.

remains /ɹɪˈmeɪnz/ n
Gebeine Überrest
What is left after a person (or any organism) dies; a corpse.
Ruinen
All that is left of the stock of some things; remnants.

remake /ɹiːˈmeɪk/ /ˈɹiːmeɪk/ remakes n
Neuverfilmung Remake
A new, especially updated, version of a film, video game, etc.

remand /ɹəˈmænd/ /ɹɪˈmɑːnd/ remands n
Präventivhaft
The act of sending an accused person back into custody whilst awaiting trial.
Zurückverweisung
The act of an appellate court sending a matter back to a lower court for review or disposal.

remand /ɹəˈmænd/ /ɹɪˈmɑːnd/ v
zurückverweisen
To send a case back to a lower court for further consideration.

remark /ɹɪˈmɑɹk/ /ɹɪˈmɑːk/ remarks n
Bemerkung Anmerkung
An expression, in speech or writing, of something remarked or noticed; a mention of something

remarkable /ɹɪˈmɑɹkəbl̩/ /ɹɪˈmɑːkəbl̩/ more remarkable most remarkable adj
bemerkenswert beachtenswert denkwürdig beachtlich verwunderlich
Worthy of remark; notable; interesting.

remarried adj
wiederverheiratet
being married a second or third etc. time.

remastered more remastered most remastered adj
neu gemastert überarbeitet
That has been produced by remastering

rematch /ɹiːˈmætʃ/ /ˈɹiː.mætʃ/ rematches n
Revanche
A repeated contest staged between the same opponents or teams which played a previous contest.

remdesivir /ɹɛmˈdiː.zɪˌvɪə(ɹ)/ /ɹɛmˈdɛs.ɪˌvɪə(ɹ)/ n
Remdesivir
(pharmaceutical drug) A novel antiviral drug (C27H35N6O8P) with activity against a wide range of single-stranded RNA viruses, indicated for the treatment of COVID-19.

remedial /ɹɪˈmi.di.əl/ /ɹɪˈmiː.dɪəl/ more remedial most remedial adj
Nachhilfe
intended to remediate#Verb (i.e., correct or improve) deficient skills in some subject

remediation remediations n
Sanierung Wiedergutmachung
The act or process of remedying a situation.

remedy /ˈɹɛmədi/ remedies n
Gegenmittel
Something that corrects or counteracts.
Heilmittel
A medicine, application, or treatment that relieves or cures a disease.

remedy /ˈɹɛmədi/ v
beheben
(transitive) To provide or serve as a remedy for.

remember /ɹɪˈmɛmbə/ /ɹɪˈmɛmbɚ/ /ˈmɛmbɚ/ /ˈɹɛmbɚ/ /ˈɹɪmbɚ/ v
erinnern sich erinnern
To recall from one's memory; to have an image in one's memory.
merken
To memorize; to put something into memory.
daran denken
To not forget (to do something required)
grüßen
To convey greetings from.
bedenken
(transitive) To give (a person) money as a token of appreciation of past service or friendship.
gedenken
(transitive) to commemorate, to have a remembrance ceremony

remembrance /ɹɪ.ˈmɛm.bɹəns/ remembrances n
Erinnerung

remigration /ɹiːmaɪˈɡɹeɪʃən/ remigrations n
Remigration Rückwanderung

remilitarization remilitarizations n
Remilitarisierung

remind /ɹəˈmaɪnd/ /ɹɪˈmaɪnd/ v
erinnern in Erinnerung bringen
(transitive) To cause one to experience a memory (of someone or something); to bring to the notice or consideration (of a person).

reminder /ɹɪˈmaɪn.də/ /ɹɪˈmaɪn.dɚ/ reminders n
Gedächtnisstütze
Someone or something that reminds.
Mahnung Zahlungserinnerung Mahnschreiben Mahnungbrief
(finance) Writing that reminds of open payments.

reminisce /ˌɹɛm.əˈnɪs/ v
in Erinnerungen schwelgen
(intransitive) To recall the past in a private moment, often fondly or nostalgically.

reminiscence /ˌɹɛm.əˈnɪs.əns/ reminiscences n
Erinnern
An act of remembering long-past experiences, especially positive or pleasant ones, often fondly.
Erinnerung Reminiszenz Erinnerungen Rückerinnerung
A mental image thus remembered.

reminiscent /ˌɹɛməˈnɪsnt/ more reminiscent most reminiscent adj
erinnernd reminiszent
Of, or relating to reminiscence.
erinnernd wachrufend
Suggestive of an earlier event or times.
Erinnerungen hervorrufend erinnernd
Tending to bring some memory etc. to mind (followed by of)
erinnernd
Remembering; undergoing reminiscence.

remiss /ɹəˈmɪs/ adj
verantwortungslos
At fault; failing to fulfill responsibility, duty, or obligations.
nachlässig träge
Not energetic or exact in duty or business; careless; tardy; slack; hence, lacking earnestness or activity; languid; slow.

remission /ɹəˈmɪʃ(ə)n/ /ɹɪˈmɪʃ(ə)n/ remissions n
Vergebung Erlass
A pardon of a sin; (chiefly, historical, also, figuratively) the forgiveness of an offence, or relinquishment of a (legal) claim or a debt.

remittance /ɹɪˈmɪtəns/ remittances n
Überweisung Geldüberweisung
Money which is sent to someone, typically to someone in another country.

remix /ɹiˈmɪks/ /ˈɹiˌmɪks/ remixes n
Remix
(music) A rearrangement of an older piece of music, possibly including various cosmetic changes.

remnant /ˈɹɛmnənt/ remnants n
Rest Relikt Überbleibsel Überrest
The small portion remaining of a larger thing or group.
Restposten
An unsold end of piece goods, as cloth, ribbons, carpets, etc.

remodel v
umbilden umgestalten
To change the appearance, layout, or furnishings of.

remonstrance /ɹɪˈmɒnstɹəns/ remonstrances n
Beschwerde Einspruch Protest
A remonstration; disapproval; a formal, usually written, objection or protest.

remonstrate /ˈɹɛ.mən.stɹeɪt/ v
remonstrieren
(intransitive, chiefly, historical) Specifically, to lodge an official objection (especially by means of a remonstrance) with a monarch or other ruling body.
einwenden missbilligen protestieren
(transitive, often with an object consisting of direct speech or a clause beginning with that) To state or plead as an objection, formal protest, or expression of disapproval.
To point out; to show clearly; to make plain or manifest; hence, to prove; to demonstrate.

remora /ɹiˈmɔɹə/ /ɹɪˈmɔːɹə/ /ˈɹɛməɹə/ remora remorae remoras n
Schiffshalter
Any of various elongate fish from the family Echeneidae, the dorsal fin of which is in the form of a suction disc that can take a firm hold against the skin of larger marine animals. [from mid 16th c.]

remorse /ɹɪˈmɔɹs/ /ɹɪˈmɔː(ɹ)s/ remorses n
Reue Gewissensbisse
A feeling of regret or sadness for doing wrong or sinning.

remorseful /ɹɪˈmɔː(ɹ)sfʊl/ more remorseful most remorseful adj
reuig reumütig reuevoll
(of a person) Feeling or filled with remorse.
Expressing or caused by remorse.

remote [ɹəˈməʊt] [ɹɪˈmoʊt] [ɹɪˈməʊt] [ˌɹiːˈməʊt] more remote most remote remoter remotest adj
fern entfernt abgelegen fernbetrieb
At a distance; disconnected.

remote [ɹəˈməʊt] [ɹɪˈmoʊt] [ɹɪˈməʊt] [ˌɹiːˈməʊt] remotes n
Fernbedienung
Ellipsis of remote control.

remote control remote controls n
Fernbedienung Fernsteuerung
(countable) A device used to operate an appliance (such as a television, vehicle, or mechanical toy) from a short distance away.
Fernsteuerung
(uncountable) A means of operating a device from a distance.

remote sensing n
Fernerkundung
(science) The capability to gain information about an object without coming in direct contact with it, for example via satellite imaging or thermal imaging.

remote viewing n
Fernwahrnehmung
(parapsychology) A paranormal ability by which a person can gather information about a distant unseen target.

remotely /ɹɪˈmoʊtli/ more remotely most remotely adv
entfernt
At a distance, far away.
annähernd schwerlich
Not much; scarcely; hardly.

remoteness remotenesses n
Abgelegenheit
The quality of being remote.

remoulade /ɹɛmuːˈlɑːd/ /ɹɜməˈlɑːd/ remoulades n
Remoulade
A popular condiment in many countries, usually mayonnaise-based.

removal /ɹəˈmʉː.vəl/ /ɹɪˈmu.vəl/ /ɹɪˈmuː.vəl/ /ɹɪˈmʉː.vəl/ removals n
Umzug
The relocation of a business etc.
Umzug Entlassung
(Ireland) An evening funeral ritual in which the coffin holding the deceased is brought, usually from a funeral home, to the church where the funeral mass will be celebrated the following day. Prayers are said before and after the journey, after which mourners are typically received at the home of the deceased.

removal van removal vans n
Umzugswagen
(UK) An enclosed vehicle which is used for moving furniture and other belongings when moving house.

remove /ɹɪˈmuːv/ v
entfernen beseitigen
(transitive) To move from one place to another, especially to take away.
verdrängen
(transitive) To discard, set aside, especially something abstract (a thought, feeling, etc.).
umziehen
(intransitive, archaic) To change one's residence or place of business; to move.

remuneration /ɹə.mjuː.nəˈɹeɪ.ʃən/ /ɹɪˌmjuː.nəˈɹeɪ.ʃən/ /ɹɪˌnuː.məˈɹeɪ.ʃən/ remunerations n
Belohnung Vergütung
Something given in exchange for goods or services rendered.
Lohn Arbeitsvergütung Entlohnung
A payment for work done; wages, salary, emolument.
Entschädigung
A recompense for a loss; compensation.

renaissance /ɹəˈneɪs(ə)ns/ /ɹəˈneɪsɑːns/ /ɹəˈneɪsɒ̃(n)s/ /ˈɹɛnəˌsɑns/ /ˌɹɛnəˈsɑns/ /ˌɹɛnəˈsɒ̃(n)s/ renaissances n
Wiedergeburt
A rebirth or revival.

renal /ˈɹiːnəl/ adj
renal Niere
Pertaining to the kidneys.

renal pelvis renal pelves renal pelvises n
Nierenbecken
(anatomy) The funnel-like dilated proximal part of the ureter in the kidney.

rename /ɹiːˈneɪm/ v
umbenennen umtaufen
(transitive) To give a new name to.

renaming renamings n
Umbenennung
(gerund of rename) An act in which something is renamed

renationalize v
reverstaatlichen

rend /ɹɛnd/ v
zerreißen
(transitive) To separate into parts with force or sudden violence; to split; to burst

render /ˈɹɛn.də/ /ˈɹɛn.dɚ/ renders n
Wandputz
(countable, uncountable) Stucco or plaster applied to walls (mostly to outside masonry walls).
Bildsynthese Darstellung Modellierung Simulation Wiedergabe
(computer graphics) A digital image produced by rendering a model.

render /ˈɹɛn.də/ /ˈɹɛn.dɚ/ v
machen etwas führen zu
(ditransitive) To cause to become.
fällen verkünden
(transitive) To pass down.
wiedergeben zurückgeben übergeben
(transitive) To make over as a return.
Vorfahrt achten durchlassen erbringen erweisen geben
(transitive) To give; to give back; to deliver.
übersetzen
(transitive, dated) To give up; to yield; to surrender.
ausgeben berechnen erzeugen rendern simulieren synthetisieren
(transitive, computer graphics) To transform (a model) into a display on the screen or other media.
entführen
(transitive) To capture and turn over to another country secretly and extrajudicially.
auslassen ausschmelzen umsetzen
(transitive) To convert waste animal tissue into a usable byproduct.
putzen verputzen
(construction) To cover a wall with a layer of plaster.
durchlaufen
(nautical) To pass; to run; said of the passage of a rope through a block, eyelet, etc.
aufführen interpretieren vortragen wiedergeben
(obsolete) To return; to pay back; to restore.

render unto Caesar v
gebt dem Kaiser, was des Kaisers ist
(idiomatic) To give (something) to one's state or government, especially in the form of a tax payment.

renderer renderers n
Renderer
(computer graphics) A software or hardware process that generates a visual image from a model.

rendezvous /ˈɹɑndeɪ̯ˌvu/ /ˈɹɑndəˌvu/ /ˈɹɒndeɪ̯ˌvuː/ /ˈɹɒndɪˌvuː/ rendezvous rendezvouses n
Rendezvous
A meeting or date.
An agreement to meet at a certain place and time.

rendition /ɹɛnˈdɪʃ(ə)n/ renditions n
Aufführung Interpretation Vortrag Wiedergabe
An interpretation or performance of an artwork, especially a musical score or musical work. [from 19th c.]

renegade /ˈɹɛnəˌɡeɪd/ /ˈɹɛnɪˌɡeɪd/ renegades n
Rebell Rebellin
An outlaw or rebel.
Abtrünniger Renegat Abgefallener Apostat Abtrünnige Renegatin
A disloyal person who betrays or deserts a cause, religion, political party, friend, etc.

renege /ɹiː-/ /ɹɪˈneɪɡ/ /ɹɪˈniːɡ/ /ɹɪˈnɛɡ/ /ɹɪˈnɪɡ/ v
(sein) Wort brechen nicht Wort halten
(intransitive) To break a promise or commitment; to go back on one's word.
verleugnen
(transitive, archaic) To deny; to renounce

renegotiate v
nachverhandeln neu aushandeln neu verhandeln
To negotiate new terms to replace old ones.

renew /ɹɪˈnjuː/ /ɹɪˈnu/ v
erneuern
(transitive) To make (something) new again; to restore to freshness or original condition. [from 14thc.]
(transitive, intransitive) To extend a period of loan, especially a library book that is due to be returned.

renewable more renewable most renewable adj
erneuerbar nachhaltig nachwachsend
Able to be renewed; capable of renewal.
(of a resource) Sustainable; able to be regrown or renewed; having an ongoing or continuous source of supply.

renewable energy renewable energies n
regenerative Energie erneuerbare Energie
Energy that is collected from renewable resources, such as wind, water, or the sun, usually and especially as applied to a category of electrical generation.

renewal renewals n
Erneuerung
The act of renewing.

reniform /-nɪ-/ /ˈɹiː-/ /ˈɹɛnəˌfɔɹm/ /ˈɹɛnɪfɔːm/ adj
nierig
(chiefly, biology, mineralogy) Synonym of kidney-shaped (“having an approximately circular or elongated ovoid shape with an inward curve or indentation on one side”)

renminbi /ˈɹɛn.mɪn.bi/ renminbi renminbis n
Renminbi
The official currency of the People's Republic of China.

rennet /ˈɹɛnɪt/ rennets n
Lab
An enzyme used as the first step in making cheese, to curdle the milk and coagulate the casein in it, derived by soaking the fourth stomach of a milk-fed calf in brine.

renormalization renormalizations n
Renormierung
(physics) Any of several techniques in statistical mechanics and quantum electrodynamics used to construct mathematical relationships between observable quantities.

renovate /ˈɹɛnəveɪt/ /ˈɹɛnəʊveɪt/ /ˈɹɛnəˌveɪt/ v
erneuern renovieren restaurieren
(transitive) To renew; to revamp something to make it look new again.

renovated butter renovated butters n
Prozessbutter Prozeßbutter renovierte Butter
(chiefly, historical) A product made by cleaning (for example, by melting and draining the liquid milk fat off of) impure or rancid butter.

renovation /ˈɹɛnəveɪʃən/ renovations n
Renovierung
An act, or the process, of renovating.

renown /ɹɪˈnaʊn/ renowns n
Ruf Ansehen Ruhm
Fame; celebrity; wide recognition.

renowned /ɹɪˈnaʊnd/ more renowned most renowned adj
berühmt renommiert
Famous, celebrated, or well-known; widely praised or highly honored.

rent /ɹɛnt/ rents n
Miete Mietzins
A payment made by a tenant at intervals in order to lease a property.
A similar payment for the use of a product, equipment or a service.
Riss
A tear or rip in some surface.

rent /ɹɛnt/ v
mieten
(transitive) To take a lease of premises in exchange for rent.
(transitive) To obtain or have temporary possession of an object (e.g. a movie) in exchange for money.
vermieten mieten
(transitive, informal) To grant a lease in return for rent.

rent boy rent boys n
Callboy Gigolo Stricher
(chiefly, British, informal) A male prostitute, typically young and gay.

rent control rent controls n
Mieterschutz Mietkontrolle Mietpreisbremse
The official regulation of the amount that may be charged for rented property.

rent-a-mob rent-a-mobs n
bestellbarer Haufen Randalierer
(informal, derogatory) A group of people who can be summoned to attack a target.

rent-free adj
mietfrei
Without a rent payment.

rental /ˈɹɛntəl/ rentals n
Verleih
A business that rents out something to its customers.

rental car rental cars n
Mietwagen
A car that is or can be rented, usually for a short period, from a car rental company.

rentcharge rentcharges n
Rentenschuld
(property law) An annual sum or periodic payment charged on certain freehold properties or payable out of the income of those properties and expressly giving to the rentcharger, who has no reversionary interest in the property, the right of distress for arrears.

rentier /ɹɑ̃ˈtjeɪ/ /ˈɹɒntɪeɪ/ rentiers n
Rentier Rentière
An individual who receives an income, usually interest, rent, dividends, capital gains, or profits from his or her assets and investments.

reorder v
nachbestellen
(transitive) To place in a new order; to rearrange.

reorganization reorganizations n
Neuausrichtung
The act or process of rearranging. See reorganize.

repaint /ɹiːˈpeɪnt/ /ˈɹiːpeɪnt/ v
neu streichen
To paint anew or again, especially if recently painted.

repair /ɹəˈpɛɚ/ /ɹɪˈpɛə/ /ɹɪˈpɛɚ/ repairs n
Reparatur
The act of repairing something.
Ausbesserung Instandsetzung
The result of repairing something.
The condition of something, in respect of need for repair.

repair /ɹəˈpɛɚ/ /ɹɪˈpɛə/ /ɹɪˈpɛɚ/ v
reparieren
To restore to good working order, fix, or improve damaged condition; to mend; to remedy.
begeben
To transfer oneself to another place.

repairer repairers n
Reparateur Reparateurin
A person who repairs things.

reparation /ˌɹɛpəˈɹeɪʃən/ reparations n
Entschädigung Reparation Wiedergutmachung
(usually, in the plural) A payment of time, effort or money to compensate for past transgression(s).
Reparatur
(archaic) The act of renewing, restoring, etc., or the state of being renewed or repaired.

repartee /ˌɹɛpɑɹˈteɪ/ /ˌɹɛpɑːˈtiː/ repartees n
Konter schlagfertige Antwort
A swift, witty reply, especially one that is amusing.
Geplänkel Konter Schlagabtausch schlagfertige Antwort
A conversation marked by a series of witty retorts.
Schlagfertigkeit
Skill in replying swiftly and wittily.

repartee /ˌɹɛpɑɹˈteɪ/ /ˌɹɛpɑːˈtiː/ v
antworten schlagfertig
To reply with a repartee.
Schlagabtausch liefern
To have a repartee (conversation marked by repartees).

repast /-ˈpæst/ /ɹə-/ /ɹɪˈpæst/ /ɹɪˈpɑːst/ repasts n
Mahl
(archaic, or, literary) A meal.

repatriation repatriations n
Repatriierung
The process of returning of a person to their country of origin or citizenship.

repdigit /ˈɹɛpˌdɪd͡ʒɪt/ repdigits n
Schnapszahl
(recreational mathematics) A number composed only of one or more occurrences of one specific digit and no other digit.

repeal /ɹəˈpiːl/ v
annullieren
(transitive) To cancel, invalidate, annul.
To recall; to summon (a person) again; to bring (a person) back from exile or banishment.
To suppress; to repel.

repealer repealers n
Widerrufer
One who repeals.

repeat /ɹɪˈpit/ /ɹɪˈpiːt/ /ˈɹi.pit/ v
wiederholen
(transitive) To do or say again (and again).

repeat offender repeat offenders n
Wiederholungstäter Wiederholungstäterin Mehrfachtäter Mehrfachtäterin
A person who has previously offended against the law, often someone who may be deemed incorrigible.

repeatable /ɹɪˈpiːt.ə.bl/ more repeatable most repeatable adj
wiederholbar
Able to be repeated

repeated /ɹɪˈpiːtɪd/ more repeated most repeated adj
wiederholt
Having been said or done again.

repeatedly /ɹɪˈpiːtɪdli/ more repeatedly most repeatedly adv
wiederholt
Done several times or in repetition.

repechage /ɹəˌpɛʃˈɑʒ/ /ˈɹɛp.ə.ʃɑːʒ/ /ˈɹɛp.ɪ.ʃɑːʒ/ /ˌɹɛp.əˈʃɑʒ/ repechages n
Hoffnungslauf Trostrunde
(sports) A heat (as in rowing or fencing) in which the best competitors who have lost in a previous round compete for a place or places yet left in the next round.

repel /ɹɪˈpɛl/ v
abwehren zurückdrängen zurückwerfen
(transitive, now, _, rare) To turn (someone) away from a privilege, right, job, etc. [from 15th c.]
abweisen zurückweisen
(transitive) To reject, put off (a request, demand etc.). [from 15th c.]
abwehren
(transitive) To ward off (a malignant influence, attack etc.). [from 15th c.]
(transitive, sports) To save (a shot).
zurückwerfen abstoßen abwehren zurückdrängen
(transitive, physics) To force away by means of a repulsive force. [from 17th c.]
abstoßen
(transitive) To cause repulsion or dislike in; to disgust. [from 18th c.]

repent /ɹɪˈpɛnt/ v
bereuen
(intransitive) To feel pain, sorrow, or regret for what one has done or omitted to do; the cause for repenting may be indicated with "of".
bedauern bereuen
(transitive) To feel pain on account of; to remember with sorrow.

repentance /ɹɪˈpɛntəns/ repentances n
Reue
The condition of being penitent.
A feeling of regret or remorse for doing wrong or sinning.

repentant /ɹəˈpɛtənt/ more repentant most repentant adj
reumütig
Feeling or showing sorrow for wrongdoing.

repercussion /ˌɹi.pɚˈkʌʃ.ən/ /ˌɹiː.pəˈkʌʃ.ən/ /ˌɹɛ.pɚˈkʌʃ.ən/ repercussions n
Auswirkung Echo Widerhall Nachwirkung Rückwirkung
A consequence or ensuing result of some action.

repertoire /ˈɹɛp.ə.twɑɹ/ /ˈɹɛp.ə.twɑː/ /ˈɹɛp.əɹ.twɑɹ/ repertoires n
Repertoire
A list of dramas, operas, pieces, parts, etc., which a company or a person has rehearsed and is prepared to perform or display.
The set of skills, abilities, experiences, etc., possessed by a person.

repetition /ˌɹɛp.əˈtɪʃ.ən/ [ˌɹɛp.əˈtɪʃ.n̩] repetitions n
Wiederholung Repetition
The act or an instance of repeating or being repeated.

repetitious /ɹɛpəˈtɪʃəs/ more repetitious most repetitious adj
wiederholend
Characterized by repetition, especially excessive repetition.

repetitive /ɹɪˈpɛtɪtɪv/ more repetitive most repetitive adj
repetitiv
Happening many times in a similar way; containing repetition; repeating.

rephrase v
umformulieren
To say or write something with different wording.

replace /ɹɪˈpleɪs/ v
zurückstellen
(transitive) To restore to a former place, position, condition, etc.; to put back
ersetzen
(transitive) To supply or substitute an equivalent for

replaceable /ɹɪˈpleɪsəbəl/ more replaceable most replaceable adj
austauschbar auswechselbar ersetzbar wechselbar
Capable of being replaced.

replacement /ɹɪˈpleɪsmənt/ replacements n
Ersatz Ersatzspieler
A person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute.
Ersatz
The act of replacing something.

replay /ɹiːˈpleɪ/ /ˈɹiːpleɪ/ replays n
Wiederholung
An act or instance of replaying (of playing something, such as a game, again); a replaying of (something).

replay value n
Wiederspielwert

replenish /ɹɪˈplɛn.ɪʃ/ v
wieder auffüllen wieder aufstocken
(transitive) To refill; to renew; to supply again or to add a fresh quantity to.

replenishment replenishments n
Auffüllung Nachschub Wiederauffüllung
The act of replenishing.

replete /ɹɪˈpliːt/ more replete most replete adj
satt
Abounding.

replica /ˈɹɛplɪkə/ replicas repliche n
Nachbildung exakte Kopie
An exact copy.

replication /ɹɛplɪˈkeɪʃən/ replications n
Kopieren Nachbau Nachbildung Replikation Replizierung Vervielfältigung
The process by which an object, person, place or idea may be copied mimicked or reproduced.
Kopie Nachbau Nachbildung Replikat Replikation Vervielfältigung
Copy; reproduction.
Erwiderung Gegenrede Replik
(legal) A response from the plaintiff to the defendant's plea.

reply /ɹɪˈplaɪ/ replies n
Antwort Entgegnung
A written or spoken response; part of a conversation.
Antwort
Something given in reply.

reply /ɹɪˈplaɪ/ v
antworten erwidern
(transitive, intransitive) To give a written or spoken response, especially to a question, request, accusation or criticism; to answer.

report /ɹəˈpoːt/ /ɹɪˈpo(ː)ɹt/ /ɹɪˈpoət/ /ɹɪˈpɔɹt/ /ɹɪˈpɔːt/ reports n
Bericht Reportage Meldung Mitteilung
A piece of information describing, or an account of certain events given or presented to someone, with the most common adpositions being by (referring to creator of the report) and on (referring to the subject).

report /ɹəˈpoːt/ /ɹɪˈpo(ː)ɹt/ /ɹɪˈpoət/ /ɹɪˈpɔɹt/ /ɹɪˈpɔːt/ v
melden
(obsolete, reflexive) To take oneself (to someone or something) for guidance or support; to appeal. [15th–18th c.]
(intransitive) To show up or appear at an appointed time; to present oneself. [from 19th c.]
berichten melden anzeigen verzeigen
(formal, transitive) To notify someone of (particular intelligence, suspicions, illegality, misconduct etc.); to make notification to relevant authorities; to submit a formal report of. [from 15th c.]
(intransitive) To be accountable to or subordinate to (someone) in a hierarchy; to receive orders from (someone); to give official updates to (someone who is above oneself in a hierarchy).
berichten
(ambitransitive) To write news reports (for); to cover as a journalist or reporter. [from 19th c.]

report card report cards n
Zeugnis Schulzeugnis Zeugnisblatt
(education) A document, on cardboard or plain paper, stating which grades a student earned, at the end of a term of regular period.

reportage /ɹɪˈpɔː(ɹ)tɪd͡ʒ/ reportages n
Berichterstattung
The reporting of news, especially by an eyewitness.
News or information that has been reported; media coverage of a topic or event.

reported speech n
indirekte Rede
(grammar, narratology) A form of speech used to express what another has said, often involving a change in tense.

reportedly /ɹɪˈpɔːtɪdli/ adv
angeblich Gerüchten zufolge
According to reports or rumors; supposedly. [from 19th c.]

reporter /ɹɪˈpo(ː)ɹtɚ/ /ɹɪˈpoətə/ /ɹɪˈpɔɹtɚ/ /ɹɪˈpɔːtə/ reporters n
Reporter Reporterin
A journalist who investigates, edits and reports news stories for newspapers, radio and television.

reporting reportings n
Berichterstattung Berichtswesen
(economics, journalism) The creation of reports, as for a business or a journal.

repository /ɹɪˈpɑ.zɪ.tɔ.ɹɪ/ /ɹɪˈpɒ.zɪ.t(ə.)ɹɪ/ repositories n
Ablage Archiv Depot
A location for storage, often for safety or preservation.

repoussé /ˈɹə.pu.ˈse͡ɪ/ n
Ziselieren
A metalworking technique in which a malleable metal is ornamented or shaped by hammering from the reverse side.

reprehensible more reprehensible most reprehensible adj
verwerflich
Blameworthy, censurable, guilty.
tadelnswert kritikwürdig rügenswert
Deserving of reprehension.

represent /ˌɹep.ɹɪˈzent/ /ˌɹɛp.ɹɪˈzɛnt/ v
vertreten repräsentieren darstellen
(transitive) To present again or anew; to present by means of something standing in the place of; to exhibit the counterpart or image of; to typify.
darstellen
(transitive) To portray by mimicry or acting; to act the part or character of
(intransitive, AAVE) To constitute a good example or symbol of a group of people; to acquit oneself well.
vertreten repräsentieren
(transitive) To stand or act in the place of; to perform the duties, exercise the rights, or otherwise act on behalf of

representation /ˌɹɛp.ɹə.zɛn.ˈteɪ.ʃən/ representations n
Repräsentation
Darstellung Verkörperung
That which represents something else.

representative /ˌɹɛpɹɪˈzɛnt(ət)ɪv/ more representative most representative adj
repräsentativ
Typical; having the same properties or interest as a larger group.

representative /ˌɹɛpɹɪˈzɛnt(ət)ɪv/ representatives n
Abgesandte Abgesandter Delegierte Delegierter Vertreter Vertreterin
Someone who represents others as a member of a legislative or governing body. [from 17th c.]
Aussendienstler Außendienstler Gebietsrepräsentant Vertreter
A company agent who visits potential purchasers; a salesman. [from 20th c.]
Delegierte Vertreter Abgesandte Abgesandter Delegierter Vertreterin
(US, politics) Specifically, a member of the United States House of Representatives. [from 18th c.]
Vertreter Repräsentant Repräsentantin Vertreterin Sprecher Sprecherin
One who speaks for or acts on behalf of another in a particular (especially official) capacity. [from 17th c.]
Repräsentant Vertreter
Something (especially a living organism) regarded as typical of its class; a type. [from 17th c.]

representative democracy representative democracies n
repräsentative Demokratie
(politics) A policy under the rule of people acting on the behalf of and, to a lesser extent, in the interests of the voting blocks by which they were elected.

repress /ɹəˈpɹɛs/ v
unterdrücken unterbinden zurückdrängen
(transitive) To forcefully prevent an upheaval from developing further.

repression repressions n
Repression Unterdrückung
The act of repressing; state of being repressed.
Verdrängung Repression
The involuntary rejection from consciousness of painful or disagreeable ideas, memories, feelings, or impulses.

repressive more repressive most repressive adj
repressiv
Serving to repress or suppress; oppressive

reprieve /ɹɪˈpɹiːv/ reprieves n
Begnadigung Atempause Aufschub Frist Galgenfrist Gnadenfrist
The cancellation or postponement of a punishment.
A cancellation or postponement of a proposed event undesired by many.
Atempause Erleichterung Erlösung
Relief from pain etc., especially temporary.

reprimand /ɹɛpɹɪˈmɑːnd/ /ˈɹɛp.ɹɪˌmænd/ /ˈɹɛpɹɪmɑːnd/ /ˌɹɛp.ɹɪˈmænd/ reprimands n
Rüge Verweis Zurechtweisung Maßregelung Rüffel
A severe, formal or official reproof; reprehension, rebuke, private or public.

reprimand /ɹɛpɹɪˈmɑːnd/ /ˈɹɛp.ɹɪˌmænd/ /ˈɹɛpɹɪmɑːnd/ /ˌɹɛp.ɹɪˈmænd/ v
abkanzeln maßregeln rüffeln zurechtweisen
To reprove in a formal or official way.

reprint /ɹiːˈpɹɪnt/ /ˈɹiːpɹɪnt/ reprints n
Nachdruck Neuauflage Neudruck
A book, pamphlet or other printed matter that has been published once before but is now being released again.

reprint /ɹiːˈpɹɪnt/ /ˈɹiːpɹɪnt/ v
nachdrucken neu auflegen neu drucken
(transitive) To print (something) that has been published in print before.

reprisal /ɹɪˈpɹaɪzəl/ reprisals n
Repressalie Vergeltungsakt Vergeltungsmaßnahme Vergeltungsschlag
An act of retaliation.

repristinate v
repristinieren
(transitive) To restore something to an older or original state.

reprivatization reprivatizations n
Reprivatisierung
(economics) The process of, or an instance of, returning to private ownership.

reproach /ɹɪˈpɹoʊt͡ʃ/ /ɹɪˈpɹəʊtʃ/ reproaches n
Vorwurf
A mild rebuke, or an implied criticism.
Schande
Disgrace or shame.

reproach /ɹɪˈpɹoʊt͡ʃ/ /ɹɪˈpɹəʊtʃ/ v
vorwerfen Vorwürfe machen einen Vorwurf machen
(transitive) To criticize or rebuke (someone).

reproachful more reproachful most reproachful adj
vorwurfsvoll
Expressing or containing reproach
Occasioning or deserving reproach; shameful; base

reprobate /ˈɹɛpɹəbət/ more reprobate most reprobate adj
abgelehnt aussortiert zurückgewiesen
(rare) Rejected; cast off as worthless.
abgelehnt aussortiert verworfen zurückgewiesen
Rejected by God; damned, sinful.
ruchlos verkommen verwerflich verworfen
Immoral, having no religious or principled character.

reprobate /ˈɹɛpɹəbət/ reprobates n
Sünder
One rejected by God; a sinful person.
Gauner Halunke Schurke
An individual with low morals or principles.

reprobate /ˈɹɛpɹəbeɪt/ v
verdammen
To have strong disapproval of something; to reprove; to condemn.
erklären gottlos verlassen
Of God: to abandon or reject, to deny eternal bliss.
ablehnen verwehren verweigern verwerfen
To refuse, set aside.

reproduce /ˌɹi.pɹəˈdjuːs/ /ˌɹi.pɹəˈdus/ /ˌɹi.pɹəˈd͡ʒuːs/ v
reproduzieren
(transitive) To produce an image or copy of.
vermehren fortpflanzen
(transitive) To bring something to mind; to recall.

reproducibility reproducibilities n
Reproduzierbarkeit
The closeness of agreement among repeated measurements of a variable made under the same operating conditions over a period of time, or by different people.
The quality of being reproducible.

reproducible more reproducible most reproducible adj
reproduzierbar
(of a measurement, experiment etc) Capable of being reproduced at a different time or place and by different people.

reproduction /ˌɹiːpɹəˈdʌkʃən/ reproductions n
Reproduktion Fortpflanzung
The act of reproducing new individuals biologically.

reproductive more reproductive most reproductive adj
reproduktiv Fortpflanzung
Of or relating to reproduction.

reproductive right reproductive rights n
reproduktives Recht
(chiefly, in the plural) Any right associated with family planning, such as the right to birth control and the right to abortion.

reproof /ɹɪˈpɹuːf/ reproofs n
Vorwurf Ermahnung
An act or instance of reproving or of reprobating; a rebuke, a reproach, an admonition.

reprotoxic /ˌɹipɹoʊˈtɑksɪk/ /ˌɹiːpɹəʊˈtɒksɪk/ more reprotoxic most reprotoxic adj
fortpflanzungsgefährdend
(pharmaceutical effect, toxicology) Having a toxic effect on the process of reproduction

reprove /ɹɪˈpɹuːv/ v
ermahnen mahnen maßregeln rügen tadeln zurechtweisen
(intransitive) To express disapproval. [from 14th c.]
(transitive) To criticise, rebuke or reprimand (someone), usually in a gentle and kind tone. [from 14th c.]

reptile /ɹɪpˈtaɪl/ /ˈɹɛp.taɪl/ reptiles n
Reptil Kriechtier Wurm
(strictly) A cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia; an amniote that is neither a synapsid nor a bird; excludes amphibians. [from 19th c.]

reptilian brain reptilian brains n
Reptilgehirn

reptiloid reptiloids n
Reptiloid
(scifi) A reptilian humanoid creature.

republic /ɹəˈpʌb.lɪk/ /ɹɪˈpʌb.lɪk/ republics n
Republik
A state where sovereignty rests with the people or their representatives, rather than with a monarch or emperor; a country with no monarchy.
(archaic) A state, which may or may not be a monarchy, in which the executive and legislative branches of government are separate.
Republik Teilrepublik
One of the subdivisions constituting Russia. See oblast.

republican /ɹɪˈpʌblɪkən/ more republican most republican adj
republikanisch
Advocating or supporting a republic as a form of government, advocating or supporting republicanism. [from 17th c.]

republican /ɹɪˈpʌblɪkən/ republicans n
Republikaner Republikanerin
Someone who favors a republic as a form of government. [from 17th c.]

republicanism republicanisms n
Republikanismus
The political ideology of being a citizen in a state as a republic under which the people hold popular sovereignty.

republiqueta republiquetas n
Republikchen

repudiate /ɹəˈpjuː.di.eɪt/ /ɹɪˈpjuː.di.eɪt/ v
verleugnen abstreiten leugnen zurückweisen
(transitive) To reject the truth or validity of; to deny.
sich distanzieren sich verweigern verleugnen verstoßen zurückweisen
(transitive) To refuse to have any relation to; to disown.

repudiation repudiations n
Ablehnung
The act of refusing to accept; the act of repudiating.

repudiator repudiators n
Ablehner Ablehnerin Nichtanerkenner Nichtanerkennerin Verleugner Verleugnerin
One who repudiates.

repugnant /ɹɪˈpʌɡnənt/ more repugnant most repugnant adj
widerlich ekelhaft abscheulich abstoßend eklig gräulich
Offensive or repulsive; arousing disgust or aversion.
fremdartig im Gegensatz stehend zu im Widerspruch stehend zu widersprechend widerstrebend widrig
(legal) Opposed or in conflict.

repulsion repulsions n
Abstoßung
The act of repelling or the condition of being repelled.
Abscheu Abstoßung Repulsion
An extreme dislike of something, or hostility to something.
Abstoßung Repulsion
(physics) The repulsive force acting between bodies of the same electric charge or magnetic polarity.

repulsive /ɹɪˈpʌlsɪv/ more repulsive most repulsive adj
widerlich abstoßend
Tending to rouse aversion or to repulse; disgusting.
abweisend
(physics) Having the capacity to repel.

repurpose /ɹiːˈpɜː.pəs/ /ɹiːˈpɝ.pəs/ v
umnutzen
To reuse for a different purpose, on a long-term basis, with or without alteration.

reputable /ˈɹɛpjətəbəl/ /ˈɹɛpjʊtəbəl/ more reputable most reputable adj
achtbar achtenswert angesehen ehrbar ehrenhaft ehrenwert
Having a good reputation; honourable.

reputation /ˌɹɛpjʊˈteɪʃən/ reputations n
Ruf Reputation Ansehen Bekanntheit Klang
What somebody is known for.

repute /ɹɪˈpjuːt/ reputes n
Ruf
Reputation, especially a good reputation.

request /ɹɪˈkwɛst/ requests n
Bitte Gesuch Ersuchen Wunsch Begehren Begehr
Act of requesting (with the adposition at in the presence of possessives, and on in their absence).
Gesuch Antrag Anfrage Ansinnen Eingabe
A formal message requesting something.
Nachfrage
Condition of being sought after.
Anfrage Request
(networking) A message sent over a network to a server.

request /ɹɪˈkwɛst/ v
anfordern begehren erwünschen verlangen nach
(transitive, or, with a subjunctive clause) To ask for (something).
erbitten ersuchen bitten um
(transitive) To ask (somebody) to do something.

requiem /ˈɹɛ.kwi.əm/ /ˈɹɛ.kwi.ɛm/ requiems n
Requiem Totenmesse Seelenmesse
A mass (especially Catholic) to honor and remember a dead person.
Requiem Totenmesse
A musical composition for such a mass.

requiem shark requiem sharks n
Requiemhai
Any member of the taxonomic family Carcharhinidae (order Carcharhiniformes).

requiescat in pace phraseologicalUnit
er ruhe in Frieden möge er in Frieden ruhen
May he/she rest in peace.

require /ɹɪˈkwaɪə/ /ɹɪˈkwaɪɹ/ /ɹɪˈkwʌɪɹ/ v
erfordern
To demand, to insist upon (having); to call for authoritatively. [from 14th c.]
brauchen benötigen
Naturally to demand (something) as indispensable; to need, to call for as necessary. [from 15th c.]

requirement /ɹɪˈkwaɪɹmənt/ /ɹɪˈkwɑɹmənt/ /ɹɪˈkwʌɪəm(ə)nt/ requirements n
Anforderung
A necessity or prerequisite; something required or obligatory. Its adpositions are generally of in relation to who or what has given it, on in relation to whom or what it is given to, and for in relation to what is required.
Something asked.
(engineering, computing) A statement (in domain specific terms) which specifies a verifiable constraint on an implementation that it shall undeniably meet or (a) be deemed unacceptable, or (b) result in implementation failure, or (c) result in system failure.

requisite /ɹɪˈkwɪzɪt/ /ˈɹɛkwɪzɪt/ more requisite most requisite adj
erforderlich notwendig
Essential, indispensable, required.

requisite /ɹɪˈkwɪzɪt/ /ˈɹɛkwɪzɪt/ requisites n
Erfordernis Voraussetzung
An indispensable item; a requirement.

requisition /ˌɹɛkwɪˈzɪʃən/ v
requirieren
(transitive) To demand something, especially for a military need of staff, supplies, or transport.

requite /ɹi-/ /ɹəˈkwaɪt/ /ɹɪˈkwaɪt/ v
belohnen erwidern
To repay (someone) a debt owed; specifically, to recompense or reward (someone) for a favour, a service rendered, etc.
vergelten
To retaliate or seek revenge against (someone) for an insult, a wrong, etc.; also (reflexive, rare) , to seek revenge for (oneself).

rerail v
aufgleisen
(, rail, transitive) To replace on the rails.

reread /ɹiːˈɹiːd/ /ɹiːˈɹɛd/ /ˈɹiːɹiːd/ v
nochmals lesen wieder lesen
To read again.

reroute /ɹiˈɹaʊt/ /ɹiˈɹut/ /ɹiːˈɹuːt/ /ɹiːˈɹʉːt/ v
umleiten
To change the route taken by something.

rerun /ɹiˈɹʌn/ /ɹiːˈɹʌn/ /ˈɹiɹʌn/ /ˈɹiːɹʌn/ reruns n
Wiederholung Wiederausstrahlung
(American) A television program shown after its initial presentation, particularly many weeks after its initial presentation; a repeat.

resalable adj
wiederverkaufbar wiederverkaufsfähig wiederverkäuflich
Capable of being resold.

resale resales n
Wiederverkauf Weiterverkauf
Sale of something previously bought.

reschedule /riːˈʃɛɖjuːl/ /ɹiˈskɛd͡ʒu(ə)l/ /ɹiˈskɛd͡ʒul/ /ɹiˈskɛd͡ʒuəl/ /ɹiˈskɛd͡ʒuːl/ /ɹiˈskɛd͡ʒəl/ /ɹiˈskɛd͡ʒʊl/ /ɹiˈʃɛd͡ʒu(ə)l/ /ɹiˈʃɛd͡ʒuːl/ /ɹiːˈskɛdjuːl/ /ɹiːˈskɛd͡ʒuːl/ /ɹiːˈʃɛdjuːl/ /ɹiːˈʃɛd͡ʒuːl/ v
umbuchen verlegen verschieben vertagen
(transitive) To schedule again or at a different time.

rescind /ɹɪˈsɪnd/ v
aufheben annullieren widerrufen außer Kraft setzen für ungültig erklären rückgängig machen
(transitive) To repeal, annul, or declare void; to take (something such as a rule or contract) out of effect.

rescinding rescindings n
Widerrufen Widerrufung

rescript rescripts n
Reskript
(historical, _, law) A clarification of a point of law by a monarch issued upon formal consultation by a lower magistrate.
(canon law) An ad hoc reply of a pope to some specific question of canon law or morality, without precedential force, sometimes (improper) inclusive of decretals which serve as precedents in canon law.

rescue /ˈɹɛs.kjuː/ rescues n
Rettung
An act or episode of rescuing, saving.

rescue /ˈɹɛs.kjuː/ v
retten
To save from any violence, danger or evil.

rescuer /ˈɹɛskjuːə(ɹ)/ rescuers n
Retter Retterin
A person who rescues someone or something.

resealable resealables n
wiederverschließbar
A package or opening designed so that it can be resealed.

research /ɹiˈsɝt͡ʃ/ /ɹɪˈsɜːt͡ʃ/ /ˈɹiˌsɝt͡ʃ/ /ˈɹiː.sɜːt͡ʃ/ researches n
Forschung
(uncountable, countable, _, in some dialects) Diligent inquiry or examination to seek or revise facts, principles, theories, applications, etc. (that are currently available, or that are familiar to one's self).
Untersuchung Forschungsarbeit
(countable, dated) A particular instance or piece of research.

research /ɹiˈsɝt͡ʃ/ /ɹɪˈsɜːt͡ʃ/ /ˈɹiˌsɝt͡ʃ/ /ˈɹiː.sɜːt͡ʃ/ v
forschen erforschen
(transitive) To search or examine with continued care; to seek diligently.
erforschen recherchieren
(intransitive) To make an extensive investigation into.

research professor research professors n
Forschungsprofessor
A full professor who is exclusively or mainly engaged in research, and who has few or no teaching obligations.

researcher /ɹiˈsɝ.t͡ʃɚ/ /ɹɪˈsɜː.t͡ʃə/ /ˈɹiˌsɝ.t͡ʃɚ/ /ˈɹiː.sɜː.t͡ʃə/ researchers n
Forscher Forscherin
One who researches.

resect v
herausschneiden resektieren
(surgery, transitive) To remove (some part of an organ or structure) by surgical means.

resection resections n
Resektion
(medicine) The surgical removal of part or all of a tissue, organ, tumor, or body part.
(surveying) A method of determining a position by using a map and compass bearings for two additional points.

reseda /ɹəˈsidə/ /ɹɪˈsiːdə/ /ˈɹɛsɪdə/ resedas n
Reseda Wau
(botany) Any of various plants of the genus Reseda having small, pale grayish green flowers, such as dyer's rocket (Reseda luteola) and mignonette (Reseda odorata).

resee v
wiedersehen
(transitive) To see again or anew.

resell /ɹiːˈsɛl/ v
weiterverkaufen wiederverkaufen
To sell again.

reseller resellers n
Wiederverkäufer Weiterverkäufer
A company or individual that purchases goods or services with the intention of reselling them rather than consuming or using them.

resemblance /ɹəˈzɛmbləns/ resemblances n
Ähnlichkeit
The quality or state of resembling.

resemble /ɹɪˈzɛmb(ə)l/ v
ähneln gleichen
(transitive) To be like or similar to (something); to represent as similar.

resent /ɹiˈzɛnt/ /ɹɪˈzɛnt/ v
böse sein grollen hassen
(transitive) To feel resentment over; to consider as an affront.
empören empört verübeln ärgern übel nehmen übelnehmen
(transitive) To express displeasure or indignation at.

resentful /ɹɪˈzɛntfəl/ more resentful most resentful adj
empört verärgert ärgert
Harboring resentment, full of resentment, at a given moment.

resentment /ɹɪˈzɛnt.mənt/ resentments n
Ressentiment Groll Verbitterung Abneigung Feindseligkeit Missgunst
Anger or displeasure stemming from belief that one has been wronged or betrayed by others; indignation.

reservation /ˌɹɛzəˈveɪʃən/ /ˌɹɛzɚˈveɪʃən/ reservations n
Vorbestellung
Reservat Reservierung
The practice of reserving part of the consecrated bread of the Eucharist for the communion of the sick.
Vorbehalt
Something that is withheld or kept back.
Vorbehalt Bedenken
(often, in the plural) A limiting qualification regarding certainty; a doubt.
Reservierung
An arrangement by which accommodation or transport arrangements are secured in advance.

reserve /ɹɪˈzɜːv/ /ɹɪˈzɝv/ reserves n
Bedenken Reservieren Vorbehalt
The act of reserving or keeping back; reservation; exception.
Reserviertheit
Restraint of freedom in words or actions; backwardness; caution in personal behavior.
Naturreservat Schutzgebiet
A natural resource known to exist but not currently exploited.
Reservat Reservation
(Canada) A tract of land set apart for the use of an Aboriginal group; Indian reserve (compare US reservation.)
Reserve
(military) A body of troops kept in the rear of an army drawn up for battle, reserved to support the other lines as occasion may require; a force or body of troops kept for an exigency.
That which is reserved or kept back, as for future use.
(finance, insurance) Funds kept on hand to meet planned or unplanned financial requirements.
A tract of land reserved, or set apart, for a particular purpose

reserve /ɹɪˈzɜːv/ /ɹɪˈzɝv/ v
vorbehalten reservieren
To keep back; to retain.
reservieren vorbehalten
To keep in store for future or special use.
reservieren buchen vormerken
To book in advance; to make a reservation.

reserve currency reserve currencies n
Währungsreserve

reserve team reserve teams n
zweite Mannschaft

reserved /ɹɪˈzɜːvd/ /ɹɪˈzɝvd/ more reserved most reserved adj
reserviert
(comparable) Slow to reveal emotion or opinions.
(not comparable) Set aside for a particular person or purpose.

reserved word reserved words n
reserviertes Wort
(programming) A string of characters that is a verb, command, or other part of a programming language, and therefore cannot be used as the name of a variable, constant, function, or procedure.

reservist reservists n
Reservist Reservistin
A soldier who is assigned as reserved; after training, no longer in full active duty.

reservoir /ˈɹɛz.ə(ɹ).vwɑɹ/ /ˈɹɛz.ə(ɹ).vwɔɹ/ /ˈɹɛz.ə(ɹ).vɔɹ/ /ˈɹɛz.ə.vwɑː(ɹ)/ reservoirs n
Reservoir Behälter Behältnis Vorratsbehälter
A place where anything is kept in store.
Stausee
A large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply.

reset /ɹiːˈsɛt/ /ˈɹiː.sɛt/ resets n
Reset
(also, figurative) The act of resetting to the initial state.

reset /ɹiːˈsɛt/ /ˈɹiː.sɛt/ v
zurücksetzen resetten rücksetzen
To set back to the initial state.

reset button reset buttons n
Resetknopf Resettaste
(electronics) A button that resets something.

resettle v
umsiedeln
(transitive) to force someone to settle in a different place

resettlement resettlements n
Umsiedlung
The transportation of a group of people to a new settlement.

reside /ɹɪˈzaɪd/ v
wohnen
To dwell permanently or for a considerable time; to have a settled abode for a time; to remain for a long time.

residence /ˈɹɛz.ɪ.dəns/ residences n
Wohnsitz Wohnort
The place where one lives (resides); one's home.
Wohnhaus
A building or portion thereof used as a home, such as a house#Noun or an apartment#Noun therein.
Sitz Firmensitz
The place where a corporation is established.

residence permit residence permits n
Aufenthaltsgenehmigung Aufenthaltserlaubnis Aufenthaltstitel Niederlassungserlaubnis
The right to legally reside in a country.

residency /ˈɹɛzɪdənsi/ residencies n
Aufenthalt
The condition of being a resident of a particular place.
Wohnsitz ständiger Aufenthaltsort
The home or residence of a person, especially in the colonies.
Assistenzzeit Facharztausbildung
(US, healthcare) The position or term of a medical resident.
Gastaufenthalt Gastauftritt Gastspiel
The position of a musical artist who commonly performs at a particular venue.

resident /ˈɹɛzɪd(ə)nt/ residents n
Bewohner Einwohner Bewohnerin Einwohnerin
A person, animal or plant living at a certain location or in a certain area.
Assistentarzt
A physician receiving specialized medical training.

residential more residential most residential adj
Wohn- wohn-
Of or pertaining to a place of personal residence or to a location for such places.

residual /ɹə-/ /ɹɪˈzɪd.jəl/ /ɹɪˈzɪd.jʊəl/ /ɹɪˈzɪd͡ʒ.u.əl/ /ɹɪˈzɪd͡ʒ.wəl/ /ɹɪˈzɪd͡ʒ.ə.wəl/ /ɹɪˈzɪd͡ʒ.əl/ /ɹɪˈzɪd͡ʒ.ʊəl/ adj
restlich verbleibend übrig übrigbleibend
Of, relating to, or remaining as a residue; left over.

residual sum of squares residual sums of squares n
Quadratsumme der Residuen Residuenquadratsumme Summe der Residuenquadrate
(statistics) The sum of the squared residuals between some model and a data set; a measure of how well the model fits with the data.

residual waste n
Restmüll
non-hazardous, non-recyclable waste; waste that does not fit into any specific category

residual-current device residual-current devices n
Fehlerstromschutzschalter FI-Schalter
(electricity) An automatic circuit breaker that rapidly disconnects an electric circuit when the imbalance of the currents going through it exceeds a specific value.

residue /ˈɹɛzɪdjuː/ /ˈɹɛzɪduː/ residues n
Überrest
Whatever remains after something else has been removed.
Rückstand
(chemistry) The substance that remains after evaporation, distillation, filtration or any similar process.
Nachlass
(legal) Whatever property or effects are left in an estate after payment of all debts, other charges and deduction of what is specifically bequeathed by the testator.
Residuum
(complex analysis) A form of complex number, proportional to the contour integral of a meromorphic function along a path enclosing one of its singularities.

resign /ɹɪˈzaɪn/ v
kündigen zurücktreten
(transitive, or, intransitive) To quit (a job or position). [from 14th c.]

resign oneself v
resignieren abfinden
To give up, stop resisting and come to accept.

resignation /ˌɹɛz.ɪɡˈneɪ.ʃən/ resignations n
Rücktritt Kündigung Niederlegung
The act of resigning.
Rücktrittserklärung
A written or oral declaration that one resigns.
Resignation
An uncomplaining acceptance of something undesirable but unavoidable.

resilience /ɹɪˈzɪl.ɪ.əns/ resiliences n
Widerstandsfähigkeit Belastbarkeit Resilienz
(psychology, neuroscience) The mental ability to recover quickly from depression, illness or misfortune.
Elastizität elastisches Verformungsarbeitsaufnahmevermögen
(physics) The physical property of material that can resume its shape after being stretched or deformed; elasticity.
Resilienz
The positive capacity of an organizational system or company to adapt and return to equilibrium after a crisis, failure or any kind of disruption, including: an outage, natural disasters, man-made disasters, terrorism, or similar (particularly IT systems, archives).

resilient /ɹɪˈzɪl.jənt/ more resilient most resilient adj
resilient unverwüstlich belastbar elastisch federnd spannkräftig
Returning quickly to original shape after force is applied; elastic. (of objects or substances)
widerstandsfähig resilient
Returning quickly to normal after damaging events or conditions. (of systems, organisms or people)

resin /ˈɹɛzɪn/ resins n
Harz
A viscous hydrocarbon secretion of many plants, particularly coniferous trees.
Any of various yellowish viscous liquids or soft solids of plant origin; used in lacquers, varnishes and many other applications; chemically they are mostly hydrocarbons, often polycyclic.
Kunstharz Harz
Any synthetic compound of similar properties.

resinate v
harzen
(transitive) To treat a container with resin, e.g. by impregnation in order to impart flavour, typically of wine, and to provide a tighter seal on the container.

resist /ɹəˈzɪst/ /ɹɪˈzɪst/ resists n
Deckmittel
A protective coating or covering.

resist /ɹəˈzɪst/ /ɹɪˈzɪst/ v
widerstehen widerstreben
(transitive) To attempt to counter the actions or effects of.
widerstreiten zuwider sein
(intransitive) To oppose; to refuse to accept.

resistance /ɹɪˈzɪstəns/ resistances n
Widerstand
The act of resisting, or the capacity to resist.
(physics) A force that tends to oppose motion.
An underground organisation engaged in a struggle for liberation from forceful occupation; a resistance movement.

resistance arm resistance arms n
Lastarm

resistance band resistance bands n
Fitnessband Widerstandsband
A long piece of material of varying grades of tenacity usable to create targetted tension for a muscle workout.

resistant /ɹəˈzɪstənt/ more resistant most resistant adj
resistent
Which makes resistance or offers opposition.
Which is not affected or overcome by a disease, drug, chemical or atmospheric agent, extreme of temperature, etc.

resistant /ɹəˈzɪstənt/ resistants n
Widerstandskämpfer
A person who resists; especially a member of a resistance movement.

resistor /ɹɪˈzɪstə/ /ɹɪˈzɪstɚ/ resistors n
Widerstandskämpfer Widerständler
One who resists, especially a person who fights against an occupying army.
Widerstand
(electronics) An electric component that transmits current in direct proportion to the voltage across it.

resizable more resizable most resizable adj
größenveränderbar
(computing) That can be resized.

resolute /ˈɹɛ.zəˌl(j)uːt/ /ˌɹɛ.zəˈl(j)uːt/ more resolute most resolute adj
resolut entschieden entschlossen
Firm, unyielding, determined.

resoluteness resolutenesses n
Entschiedenheit
The state or characteristic of being resolute; determination or resolution.

resolution /ˌɹɛzəˈl(j)uʃ(ə)n/ /ˌɹɛzəˈluːʃ(ə)n/ resolutions n
Entschlossenheit Standfestigkeit
The state of being resolute.
Vorsatz
A statement of intent, a vow
Auflösung
(computing, photography) The degree of fineness with which an image can be recorded or produced, often expressed as the number of pixels per unit of length (typically an inch).
Auflösung Auflösungsvermögen
(computing) The number of pixels in an image being stored or displayed.
Lösung
(math) The act or process of solving; solution.
Resolution Entschluss Entschließung
A formal statement adopted by an assembly, or during any other formal meeting.

resolve /ɹiːˈzɒlv/ /ɹɪˈzɑlv/ /ɹɪˈzɒlv/ resolves n
Entschlossenheit
(uncountable) Determination; will power.

resolve /ɹiːˈzɒlv/ /ɹɪˈzɑlv/ /ɹɪˈzɒlv/ v
lösen auflösen
To cause to perceive or understand; to acquaint; to inform; to convince; to assure; to make certain.

resonance /ˈɹɛzənəns/ resonances n
Mesomerie
(physics) The increase in the amplitude of an oscillation of a system under the influence of a periodic force whose frequency is close to that of the system's natural frequency.
Resonanz
(astronomy) An influence of the gravitational forces of one orbiting object on the orbit of another, causing periodic perturbations.

resonate /ˈɹez.əˌnæɪt/ /ˈɹɛz.əˌneɪt/ v
mitschwingen nachhallen schwingen
To vibrate or sound, especially in response to another vibration.
einen Widerhall finden
(figurative) To have an effect or impact; to influence; to engender support.

resonator resonators n
Resonator
Any object or system that resonates
A hollow cavity whose dimensions are selected so as to resonate at a specific frequency
A resonant electronic circuit

resorption resorptions n
Resorption
(medicine) The loss and reassimilation of bone (or other) material.

resort /ɹɪˈzɔɹt/ /ɹɪˈzɔːt/ resorts n
Ferienort Kurort Resort
A place where people go for recreation, especially one with facilities such as lodgings, entertainment, and a relaxing environment.
Zuflucht Ausweg
Recourse, refuge (something or someone turned to for safety).

resort /ɹɪˈzɔɹt/ /ɹɪˈzɔːt/ v
verfallen verlegen zurückgreifen
(intransitive) To have recourse (to), now especially from necessity or frustration.
heimfallen zurückfallen zurückkehren
(intransitive) To fall back; to revert.
kommen
(intransitive) To make one's way, go (to).

resort town resort towns n
Touristengebiet Touristenstadt

resound /ɹi-/ /ɹəˈzaʊnd/ /ɹɪˈzaʊnd/ v
erklingen erschallen tönen
To praise or spread the fame of (someone or something) with the voice or the sound of musical instruments; to celebrate, to extol; also, to declare (someone) to be a certain thing.

resounding /ɹɪˈzaʊn.dɪŋ/ more resounding most resounding adj
nachhallend wohlgestimmt
Having a deep, rich sound; mellow and resonant.

resource /ɹɪˈso(ː)ɹs/ /ɹɪˈsoəs/ /ɹɪˈsɔɹs/ /ɹɪˈsɔːs/ /ɹɪˈzo(ː)ɹs/ /ɹɪˈzoəs/ /ɹɪˈzɔɹs/ /ɹɪˈzɔːs/ /ˈɹi(ː)so(ː)ɹs/ /ˈɹisɔɹs/ /ˈɹiːsoəs/ /ˈɹiːsɔːs/ resources n
Ressource Mittel Betriebsmittel Einsatzmittel Hilfsmittel Quelle
Something that one uses to achieve an objective, e.g. raw materials or personnel.
Mittel Fähigkeiten
A person's capacity to deal with difficulty.

resourceful more resourceful most resourceful adj
findig einfallsreich
Capable or clever; able to put available resources to efficient or ingenious use; using materials at hand wisely or efficiently.

resourcefulness resourcefulnesses n
Einfallsreichtum Findigkeit Genialität
The ability to cope with difficult situations, or unusual problems.

respect /ɹɪˈspɛkt/ respects n
Respekt Achtung
(uncountable) an attitude of consideration or high regard
(countable) a particular aspect, feature or detail of something

respect /ɹɪˈspɛkt/ v
respektieren
To have respect for.
To have regard for something, to observe a custom, practice, rule or right.
To abide by an agreement.
To take notice of; to regard as worthy of special consideration; to heed.

respectable [ɹɪ.ˈspɛk.tə.bl̩] more respectable most respectable adj
angesehen geachtet
Deserving respect.

respected /ɹɪˈspɛktɪd/ more respected most respected adj
geachtet
Deserving of respect; due special honor or appreciation.

respectful /ɹɪˈspɛktfəl/ more respectful most respectful adj
respektvoll
Marked or characterized by respect

respectfully /ɹɪˈspɛktfəli/ more respectfully most respectfully adv
respektvoll
In a respectful manner.

respective /ɹɪˈspɛktɪv/ adj
jeweilig
Relating to particular persons or things, each to each; particular; own.

respectively /ɹɪˈspɛktɪvli/ more respectively most respectively adv
beziehungsweise jeweils
In a relative manner; often used when comparing array lists, where the term denotes that the items in the lists correspond to each other in the order they are given.

respiration /ɹɛspɪˈɹeɪʃən/ respirations n
Atmung
The process of inhaling and exhaling; breathing, breath.
Veratmung
Any similar process in an organism that lacks lungs that exchanges gases with its environment.
The process by which cells obtain chemical energy by the consumption of oxygen and the release of carbon dioxide.

respirator respirators n
Beatmungsgerät
A device designed to allow breathing when it would otherwise be hindered, as by a medical condition or the presence of poisonous vapors.

respiratory /ɹɪˈspaɪ.ɹəˌtɔɹ.i/ /ɹɪˈspɪ.ɹə.tɹi/ /ɹɪˈspɪ.ɹət.ə.ɹi/ /ɹɪˈspʌɪ.ɹə.tɹi/ /ɹɪˈspʌɪ.ɹət.ə.ɹi/ /ˈɹɛs.pə.ɹə.tɹi/ /ˈɹɛs.pə.ɹət.ə.ɹi/ /ˈɹɛs.pəɹ.əˌtɔɹ.i/ /ˈɹɛs.pɹə.tɹi/ /ˈɹɛs.pɹəˌtɔɹ.i/ adj
respiratorisch Atem
(relational) Relating to respiration or the organs of respiration; breathing.

respiratory rate respiratory rates n
Atemfrequenz
The number of breaths taken in a specified time (usually a minute)

respiratory syncytial virus respiratory syncytial viruses n
Respiratorisches Synzytial-Virus
(virus) Any virus in genus Pneumovirus causing respiratory tract infections.

respiratory system respiratory systems n
Atmungssystem
(anatomy) The system of organs serving for respiration.

respiratory tract respiratory tracts n
Atemwege
(anatomy) The passages, divided into an upper and a lower part, through which air enters and leaves the body, including the mouth, nose and nasal passages, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi and conducting bronchioles, sometimes further including the respiratory bronchioles, alveolar ducts and alveoli.

respite /ˈɹɛ.spɪt/ /ˈɹɛˌspaɪt/ respites n
Atempause Aufschub Bedenkzeit Frist
A brief interval of rest or relief.
Strafaufschub Strafvollstreckungsaufschub
(legal) A reprieve, especially from a sentence of death.
Aussetzung des Verfahrens Verhandlungsaufschub
(legal) The delay of appearance at court granted to a jury beyond the proper term.

respite /ˈɹɛ.spɪt/ /ˈɹɛˌspaɪt/ v
aufschieben verschieben
(transitive) To delay or postpone (an event).

respite care n
Entlastungspflege
The provision of short-term, temporary relief to a person who provides regular care to an individual.

resplendent /ɹɪˈsplɛn.dənt/ more resplendent most resplendent adj
glänzend prachtvoll prächtig
Shiny and colourful, and thus pleasing to the eye.

respond /ɹəˈspɑnd/ /ɹəˈspɒnd/ /ɹɪˈspɑnd/ /ɹɪˈspɒnd/ v
antworten reagieren
(intransitive) To act in return; to carry out an action or in return to a force or stimulus; to do something in response.

response /ɹɪˈspɑns/ /ɹɪˈspɒns/ responses n
Antwort
An answer or reply, or something in the nature of an answer or reply.

responsibility /ɹɪˌspɑn.səˈbɪl.ə.ti/ /ɹɪˌspɒn.səˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/ [ɹɪˌspɑn.səˈbɪl.ə.ɾi] responsibilities n
Verantwortung Verantwortlichkeit
The state of being responsible, accountable, or answerable. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]
The state of being liable, culpable, or responsible for something in particular.
A duty, obligation or liability for which someone is held accountable.

responsible /ɹɪˈspɑnsəbəl/ /ɹɪˈspɒnsəbəl/ [ɹɪˈspɑnsəbl̩] [ɹɪˈspɒnsəbl̩] more responsible most responsible adj
verantwortlich vernünftig
(postpositive, followed by "for") Having the duty of taking care of something; answerable for an act performed or for its consequences; accountable; amenable, especially legally or politically.
verantwortlich
(postpositive, followed by "for") Being a primary cause of a situation or action and thus able to be blamed or credited for it.
verantwortungsvoll
(of a, job, or, position) Involving important duties; involving a degree of personal accountability on the part of the person concerned.
zuverlässig
Able to be trusted; reliable; trustworthy.

responsive /ɹɪˈspɑn.sɪv/ /ɹɪˈspɒn.sɪv/ more responsive most responsive adj
ansprechbar
able to receive and respond to external stimuli

rest /ɹɛst/ rests n
Erholung Ruhe
(uncountable, of a person or animal) Relief from work or activity by sleeping; sleep.
Rest
(uncountable) That which remains.
Pause
(countable) Any relief from exertion; a state of quiet and relaxation.
(music, countable) A pause of a specified length in a piece of music.
Ruhe
(uncountable) Peace; freedom from worry, anxiety, annoyances; tranquility.
Ruhe Stillstand
(uncountable, of an object or concept) A state of inactivity; a state of little or no motion; a state of completion.
(physics, uncountable) Absence of motion.
Ruhe Erholung
(euphemistic, uncountable) A final position after death.
Pausenzeichen
(music, countable) A written symbol indicating such a pause in a musical score such as in sheet music.
Hilfsqueue
(snooker, countable) A stick with a U-, V- or X-shaped head used to support the tip of a cue when the cue ball is otherwise out of reach.
Lehne
(countable) Any object designed to be used to support something else.

rest /ɹɛst/ v
ruhen erholen
(intransitive, transitive, reflexive, copulative) To be or to put into a state of rest.

rest area rest areas n
Autobahnraststätte Rasthof
A place, usually on a limited-access highway, where one can stop to use the restroom or to take a break from travelling.

rest day rest days n
Ruhetag
A day spent resting from work or any other activity.

rest in peace v
ruhe in Frieden
A blessing or expression of hope that a deceased person is at peace.

rest mass rest masses n
Ruhemasse
(physics) The mass of a body when it is not moving relative to an observer.

rest on one's laurels v
sich auf seinen Lorbeeren ausruhen
(idiomatic) To rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further.

restart /ˈɹiːˌstɑɹt/ /ˈɹiːˌstɑːt/ /ˌɹɪˈstɑɹt/ /ˌɹɪˈstɑːt/ restarts n
Neustart
The act of starting something again.

restart /ˈɹiːˌstɑɹt/ /ˈɹiːˌstɑːt/ /ˌɹɪˈstɑɹt/ /ˌɹɪˈstɑːt/ v
neustarten
(ambitransitive) To start again.
(computing) Synonym of reboot.

restaurant /ˈɹɛs.t(ə).ɹ(ə)nt/ /ˈɹɛs.t(ə).ɹɒnt/ /ˈɹɛs.t(ə).ɹɒ̃/ /ˈɹɛs.t(ə).ɹənt/ /ˈɹɛs.t(ə)ˌɹɑnt/ restaurants n
Restaurant Gaststätte
An eating establishment in which diners are served food, usually by waiters at their tables but sometimes (as in a fast food restaurant) at a counter.

restaurateur /ˌɹɛst(ə)ɹəˈtɜː/ restaurateurs n
Restaurantbesitzer Restaurantbesitzerin Gastwirt Gastwirtin Gastronom Gastronomin
The owner of a restaurant.

restharrow /ˈɹɛsthaɹəʊ/ restharrows n
Hauhechel
Any of various species of small shrubs making up the genus Ononis, especially Ononis repens, which has pink flowers.

resting place resting places n
Ruhestatt Ruhestätte
(euphemistic) A place where one is buried or laid to rest; a tomb.
Ruheplatz
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see resting,‎ place. A place where one rests or may rest.

restitution /ˌɹɛstɪˈtjuʃən/ /ˌɹɛstɪˈtuʃən/ restitutions n
Entschädigung Rückerstattung
(legal) A process of compensation for losses.
Entschädigung
The act of making good or compensating for loss or injury.

restive /ˈɹɛstɪv/ more restive most restive adj
störrisch
Resistant to control; stubborn.

restless /ˈɹɛstləs/ /ˈɹɛstlɪs/ more restless most restless adj
unruhig
Not allowing or affording rest.
Without rest; unable to be still or quiet; uneasy; continually moving.
rastlos ruhelos
Not satisfied to be at rest or in peace; averse to repose; eager for change; discontented.

restlessness /ˈɹɛstləsnəs/ restlessnesses n
Unruhe Ruhelosigkeit
The state or condition of being restless; an inability to be still, quiet, at peace or comfortable.

restoration /ɹɛstəˈɹeɪʃən/ restorations n
Restauration Restaurierung Wiederherstellung
The process of bringing an object back to its original state; the process of restoring something.
Restauration
The return of a former monarchy or monarch to power, usually after having been forced to step down.

restorative /ɹɪˈstɒɹətɪv/ adj
erholsam regenerierend restaurativ stärkend wiederherstellend

restorative justice n
Tatausgleich Täter-Opfer-Ausgleich
(legal) Any of several forms of justice that attempt to repair the harm done to the victim, sometimes by having the offender make restitution.

restore /ɹɪˈsto(ː)ɹ/ /ɹɪˈstoə/ /ɹɪˈstɔɹ/ /ɹɪˈstɔː/ v
wiederherstellen restaurieren
(transitive) To give or bring back (that which has been lost or taken); to bring back to the owner; to replace.

restorer restorers n
Restaurator
Something or someone that restores.

restrain /ɹɪˈstɹeɪn/ v
zügeln
(transitive) To control or keep in check.
behindern einschränken
(transitive) To deprive of liberty.
abgrenzen begrenzen eingrenzen
(transitive) To restrict or limit.

restrained /ɹɪˈstɹeɪnd/ more restrained most restrained adj
beherrscht maßvoll
Held back, limited, kept in check or under control.

restraining order restraining orders n
Kontaktverbot
(legal) An order issued by a court of law or other legal authority for a specified timeframe forbidding the restrained party from contacting and close proximity to the protected party and other restrictions, usually banning the possession of arms.

restraint /ɹɪˈstɹeɪnt/ restraints n
Auflage Befestigung Behinderung Beschränkung Einschränkung Gebundenheit
(countable) something that restrains, ties, fastens or secures
Beherrschung Kontrolle Selbstbeherrschung Zurückhaltung
(uncountable) control or caution; reserve

restrict /ɹɪˈstɹɪkt/ v
beschränken begrenzen
To restrain within boundaries; to limit; to confine

restricted /ɹɪˈstɹɪktɪd/ more restricted most restricted adj
begrenzt
Limited within bounds.

restriction /ɹɪˈstɹɪkʃən/ restrictions n
Beschränkung Verbot
The act of restricting, or the state of being restricted.
Beschränkung Einschränkung
A regulation or limitation that restricts.

restrictive /ɹɪˈstɹɪktɪv/ more restrictive most restrictive adj
restriktiv einschränkend
Confining, limiting, containing within defined bounds.

restroom restrooms n
Toilette
(US, Philippines, euphemism) A room containing a public toilet: a public lavatory.

restructure /ɹiːˈstɹʌktʃə(ɹ)/ v
umstrukturieren
(finance) To modify the terms of a loan, providing relief to a debtor who would otherwise be forced to default.

result /ɹɪˈzʌlt/ results n
Resultat Ergebnis
That which results; the conclusion or end to which any course or condition of things leads, or which is obtained by any process or operation; consequence or effect.

resume /ɹəˈzjuːm/ /ɹəˈʒuːm/ /ɹɪˈz(j)um/ /ɹɪˈzjuːm/ v
fortsetzen
(transitive, now, _, rare) To take back possession of (something). [from 15th c.]
zusammenfassen
(transitive, now, _, rare) To summarise. [from 15th c.]
wiederaufnehmen fortsetzen
(transitive) To start (something) again that has been stopped or paused from the point at which it was stopped or paused; continue, carry on. [from 15th c.]

resumption resumptions n
Wiederaufnahme
The act of resuming or starting something again.

resumptive pronoun resumptive pronouns n
Resumptivpronomen Resumptivum resumptives Pronomen
(grammar) A pronoun in a relative clause which refers to the antecedent of the relative pronoun.

resupply /ˈɹiː.sə.ˌplaɪ/ /ˌɹiː.sə.ˈplaɪ/ v
wiederaufstocken wiederbeliefern
(transitive) To supply again.

resurrect /ɹɛzəˈɹɛkt/ v
wiederbeleben
(transitive) To raise from the dead, to bring life back to.
(intransitive) To rise from the dead; return to life.

resurrection /ɹɛzəˈɹɛkʃn̩/ /ɹɛzəˈɹɛkʃən/ resurrections n
Auferstehung Wiederauferstehung
The act of arising from the dead and becoming alive again.

resuscitate /ɹɪˈsʌsɪˌteɪt/ v
wiederbeleben reanimieren
(transitive) To restore consciousness, vigor, or life to.
Bewusstsein wiedererlangen wieder zu sich kommen
(intransitive) To regain consciousness.

resuscitation resuscitations n
Wiederbelebung
The act of resuscitating.

ret /ɹɛt/ v
rotten
(transitive) To prepare (flax, hemp etc.) for further processing by soaking, which facilitates separation of fibers from the woody parts of the stem.

retable retables n
Altarretabel
A table or shelf behind an altar, on which are placed images or holy objects.

retail /ˈɹiˌteɪl/ [ˈɹ̠ʷiˌtʰeɪ̯ɫ] n
Einzelhandel Einzelhandelsabsatz Kleinverkauf
(business) The sale of goods directly to the consumer, encompassing the storefronts, mail-order, websites, etc., and the corporate mechanisms, branding, advertising, etc. that support them.

retail bank retail banks n
Privatkundenbank
(banking) A bank whose chief business is providing banking services to the general public.

retail banking n
Retail-Banking
(banking) The activities of a retail bank.

retailer retailers n
Einzelhändler Händler Ladenbesitzer Verkäufer
A retail sales company or salesman.

retain /ɹi-/ /ɹəˈteɪn/ /ɹɪˈteɪn/ v
behalten
To keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something); to keep back.
festhalten
Often followed by from: to hold back (someone or something); to check, to prevent, to restrain, to stop.
To hold (something) secure; to prevent (something) from becoming detached or separated.

retainer /ɹəˈteɪn.ɚ/ /ɹɪˈteɪn.ə/ /ɹɪˈteɪn.ɚ/ retainers n
Dienstmann Gefolgsmann Vasall
A dependent or follower of someone of rank.
Bediensteter
A paid servant, especially one who has been employed for many years.
Retainer Zahnspange
(dentistry) A device that holds teeth in position after orthodontic treatment.

retaining wall retaining walls n
Stützmauer Stützwand Brüstung Schwergewichtsmauer
(civil engineering) Any of several structures used to restrain a vertical-faced mass of earth.

retake /ɹiːˈteɪk/ /ˈɹiːteɪk/ v
erneut nehmen von Neuem nehmen wieder nehmen
To take something again.
zurücknehmen
To take something back.
wieder einnehmen
To capture or occupy somewhere again.
erneut aufnehmen
To photograph or film again.

retaliate /ɹɪˈtæl.i.eɪt/ v
Vergeltung üben sich rächen
(intransitive) To do something harmful or negative to get revenge for some harm; to fight back or respond in kind to an injury or affront.

retaliation /-ʃɪn/ /ɹi-/ /ɹiˌtæl.iˈeɪ.ʃən/ /ɹə-/ /ɹɪˌtæl.iˈeɪ.ʃən/ retaliations n
Vergeltung
Violent or otherwise punitive response to an act of harm or perceived injustice; a hitting back; revenge.

retaliatory /ɹɪˈtælɪət(ə)ɹɪ/ more retaliatory most retaliatory adj
Vergeltungs-
Relating to or part of a retaliation.

retard /ɹɪˈtɑː(ɹ)d/ /ˈɹiːtɑː(ɹ)d/ retards n
Verspätung Verzögerung
Retardation; delay.

retard /ɹɪˈtɑː(ɹ)d/ /ˈɹiːtɑː(ɹ)d/ v
verhindern
(transitive) To keep delaying; to continue to hinder; to prevent from progressing.
aufschieben verschieben
(transitive) To put off; to postpone.
zurückbleiben
(intransitive, obsolete) To stay back.

retarded /ɹiˈtɑɹdɪd/ /ɹɪˈtɑːdɪd/ more retarded most retarded adj
zurückgeblieben
Delayed; delayed in development, hindered; impeded. [from 17th c.]
(psychology, sometimes, offensive, dated) Having mental retardation; mentally deficient or underdeveloped.
(colloquial, derogatory, offensive) Extremely stupid. [from 20th c.]

retch /ɹɛt͡ʃ/ v
würgen
To make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; to strain, as in vomiting.

retell /ɹiˈtɛl/ v
nacherzählen wiedererzählen
To tell again, often differently, what one has read or heard; to paraphrase.

retention /ɹɪˈtɛnʃən/ retentions n
Zurückhaltung
The act of retaining or something retained
Behalten Erinnerung
The act or power of remembering things
Erinnerung
A memory; what is retained in the mind
Verhalt
(medicine) The involuntary withholding of urine and faeces

rethink /ɹiːˈθɪŋk/ /ˈɹiːθɪŋk/ v
überdenken
To think again about something, with the intention of changing or replacing it.

reticence /-ɾə-/ /ˈɹɛtəs(ə)ns/ /ˈɹɛtɪs(ə)ns/ reticences n
Reserviertheit Schweigsamkeit
(uncountable, also, figuratively) Avoidance of saying or reluctance to say too much; discretion, tight-lippedness; (countable) an instance of acting in this manner.
Zurückhaltung
(uncountable) A silent and reserved nature.

reticent /ˈɹɛtɪsənt/ more reticent most reticent adj
verschwiegen still zurückhaltend
Keeping one's thoughts and opinions to oneself; reserved or restrained.
unwillig zurückhaltend zögerlich
(proscribed) Hesitant or not wanting to take some action; reluctant (usually followed by a verb in the infinitive).

reticle /ˈɹɛtɪkəl/ reticles n
Fadenkreuz Fadennetz Strichplatte
A grid, network, or crosshatch found in the eyepiece of various optical instruments to aid measurement or alignment

reticulated python reticulated pythons n
Netzpython
Malayapython reticulatus, a species of python found in Southeast Asia, that is the world's longest snake.

reticulum reticula reticulums n
Retikulum
(biology) A network. For example, the endoplasmic reticulum forms a network of cellular components that functions as a transportation system within the cell.
Netzmagen Retikulum
(zoology) The second compartment of the stomach of a cow or other ruminant.

retina /ˈɹɛt.nə/ /ˈɹɛt.ə.nə/ /ˈɹɛt.ɪ.nə/ retinae retinas retinæ n
Netzhaut Retina
(ophthalmology) The thin layer of cells at the back of the eyeball that contains rods and cones sensitive to light, which trigger nerve impulses that pass via the optic nerve to the brain, where a visual image is formed.

retinol retinols n
Retinol
(organic compound, biochemistry) A fat-soluble carotenoid vitamin (vitamin A), present in fish oils and green vegetables, essential to normal vision and to bone development.

retinopathy /ˌɹɛtɪnˈɑːpəθi/ retinopathies n
Retinopathia Retinopathie

retinoscope retinoscopes n
Retinoskop Skiaskop
An instrument used for examining the refraction of light within the eye.

retinoscopy retinoscopies n
Retinoskopie

retinue /ɹɪˈtɪnjuː/ /ˈɹɛt.ɪ.njuː/ /ˈɹɛtɪn(j)uː/ retinues n
Gefolge
A group of warriors or nobles accompanying a king or other leader; comitatus.

retire /ɹəˈtaɪə(ɹ)/ /ɹəˈtaɪɹ/ v
in Pension gehen in Rente gehen in den Ruhestand gehen
(intransitive) To stop working on a permanent basis, usually because of old age or illness.

retired /ɹɪˈtaɪəd/ /ɹɪˈtaɪəɹd/ more retired most retired adj
im Ruhestand
Having left employment, especially on reaching pensionable age. [from 16th c.] (of people)

retiree /ɹəˈtaɪ.ə(ɹ)ˌiː/ retirees n
Rentner Rentnerin Ruheständler Ruheständlerin
Someone who has retired from active working.

retirement /ɹəˈtaɪə(ɹ).mənt/ retirements n
Abgeschiedenheit
(now, rare) A place of seclusion or privacy; a retreat. [from 17th c.]
Ruhestand Rente Pension Lebensabend
The state of having permanently left one's employment, now especially at reaching pensionable age; the portion of one's life after retiring from one's career. [from 17th c.]

retirement home retirement homes n
Altenheim Altersheim Seniorenheim Seniorenresidenz
A multi-residence housing facility intended for the elderly.

retirement village retirement villages n
Altenwohnanlage
A residential complex designed for senior citizens who require little or no assistance from carers.

retool /riːˈtuːl/ v
umrüsten umstellen
(transitive) To adjust; to optimize; to rebuild.

retort /ɹɪˈtɔɹt/ /ɹɪˈtɔːt/ retorts n
schlagfertige Antwort Erwiderung Retourkutsche
A sharp or witty reply, or one which turns an argument against its originator; a comeback.
Retorte
(chemistry) A flask with a rounded base and a long neck that is bent down and tapered, used to heat a liquid for distillation.
Autoklav
An airtight vessel in which material is subjected to high temperatures in the chemical industry or as part of an industrial manufacturing process, especially during the smelting and forging of metal.

retort pouch retort pouches n
Folienbeutel Folienverpackung Sterilverpackung
A kind of food packaging resistant to heat sterilisation in a retort, often made from a laminate of flexible plastic and metal foils.

retouch /ɹɪˈtʌtʃ/ /ˈɹiːtʌtʃ/ retouches n
Retusche
The act of retouching.

retouch /ɹɪˈtʌtʃ/ /ˈɹiːtʌtʃ/ v
retuschieren
(transitive) To improve something (especially a photograph), by adding or correcting details, or by removing flaws.

retrace /ɹiːˈtɹeɪs/ /ˈɹiːtɹeɪs/ v
nachvollziehen zurückverfolgen
(transitive) To trace (a line, etc. in drawing) again.

retractable /ɹiˈtɹæktɪbəl/ /ɹəˈtɹæktəbəl/ adj
einziehbar
Capable of being retracted; retractile.

retraction retractions n
Widerrufung
A statement printed or broadcast in a public forum which effects the withdrawal of an earlier assertion, and which concedes that the earlier assertion was in error.

retreat /ɹiˈtɹiːt/ /ɹəˈtɹiːt/ /ɹɪˈtɹiːt/ retreats n
Rückzug
The act of pulling back or withdrawing, as from something dangerous, or unpleasant.

retreat /ɹiˈtɹiːt/ /ɹəˈtɹiːt/ /ɹɪˈtɹiːt/ v
zurückziehen abziehen
To withdraw military forces

retribution /ˌɹɛt.ɹɪ.ˈbju.ʃən/ retributions n
Vergeltung
Punishment inflicted in the spirit of moral outrage or personal vengeance.

retrievable more retrievable most retrievable adj
abrufbar rückgewinnbar rückholbar
Capable of being retrieved or recovered.

retrieve /ɹiˈtɹiːv/ /ɹəˈtɹiːv/ /ɹɪˈtɹiːv/ v
wiedererhalten wiedererlangen zurückerhalten zurückholen
(transitive) To regain or get back something.
retten
(transitive) To rescue (a creature).
bergen wiedererlangen
(transitive) To salvage something
richtigstellen wiedergutmachen
(transitive) To remedy or rectify something.
erinnern sich erinnern
(transitive) To remember or recall something.
zurückbringen zurückholen
(transitive) To fetch or carry back something, especially (computing) a file or data record.
apportieren
(transitive) To fetch and bring in game.
(intransitive) To fetch and bring in game systematically.
(intransitive) To fetch or carry back systematically, notably as a game.

retro- prefix
retro-
Back or backward.

retroactive /ˌɹɛ.tɹoʊˈæk.tɪv/ /ˌɹɛt.ɹəʊˈæk.tɪv/ adj
rückwirkend
Extending in scope, effect, application or influence to a prior time or to prior conditions

retroactively /ˌɹɛtɹoʊˈæktɪvli/ adv
rückwirkend
Done after the fact; applying to events that have previously transpired.

retrocognition /ˌɹɛtɹəʊkɒɡˈnɪʃən/ retrocognitions n
Retrokognition
(parapsychology) extrasensory knowledge of past events.

retrocomputing n
Retrocomputing

retrodigitization n
Retrodigitalisierung

retrofit /ˈɹɛtɹoʊˌfɪt/ /ˈɹɛtɹə(ʊ)ˌfɪt/ /ˌɹɛtɹoʊˈfɪt/ /ˌɹɛtɹəʊˈfɪt/ retrofits n
Nachrüsten Umrüsten
An act of supplying a device, structure, etc., with new components or parts that were not previously available or installed; a retrofitting.

retrofit /ˈɹɛtɹoʊˌfɪt/ /ˈɹɛtɹə(ʊ)ˌfɪt/ /ˌɹɛtɹoʊˈfɪt/ /ˌɹɛtɹəʊˈfɪt/ v
nachrüsten umrüsten
To supply (a device, structure, etc.) with new components or parts that were not previously available or installed; to modernize.
(intransitive) To supply a device, structure, etc., with new components or parts that were not previously available or installed.

retroflex /ˈɹɛt.ɹoʊ.flɛks/ /ˈɹɛt.ɹə.flɛks/ /ˈɹɛt.ɹəʊ.flɛks/ more retroflex most retroflex adj
retroflex apiko-postalveolar lamino-postalveolar subapiko-palatal
(phonetics) Of pronunciation in which the tip of the tongue is raised and bent backwards, so that the underside of the tongue approaches or touches the palate.
retroflex apiko-postalveolar
(phonetics) Of pronunciation in which the tip of the tongue approaches or touches the back of the alveolar ridge.
retroflex lamino-postalveolar
(phonetics) Of pronunciation in which the blade of the tongue approaches or touches the back of the alveolar ridge.

retroflex /ˈɹɛt.ɹoʊ.flɛks/ /ˈɹɛt.ɹə.flɛks/ /ˈɹɛt.ɹəʊ.flɛks/ retroflexes n
Retroflex
(phonetics) A consonant pronounced with the tip of the tongue approaching or touching the back of the alveolar ridge.
(phonetics) A consonant pronounced with the blade of the tongue approaching or touching the back of the alveolar ridge.

retrograde /ˈɹɛtɹə(ʊ)ɡɹeɪd/ /ˈɹɛtɹəˌɡɹeɪd/ more retrograde most retrograde adj
retrograd
Directed or moving backwards in relation to the normal or previous direction of travel; retreating.

retrogression retrogressions n
Rückschritt
A deterioration or decline to a previous state.

retronym retronyms n
Retronym
(linguistics) A new word or phrase coined for an old object or concept whose original name has become used for something else or is no longer unique, or which did not originally have a specific name. [from 1980s]

retrorocket retrorockets n
Bremsrakete
A small rocket engine on a larger rocket or spacecraft, designed to slow or reverse its motion.

retrospect /ˈɹɛtɹəˌspɛkt/ retrospects n
Rückblick Rückschau
Consideration of past times.

retrospective /ˌɹɛtɹə(ʊ)ˈspɛktɪv/ more retrospective most retrospective adj
rückblickend rückschauend
Of, relating to, or contemplating the past.
zurückblickend
Looking backwards.
rückwirkend
Affecting or influencing past things; retroactive.

retrospective /ˌɹɛtɹə(ʊ)ˈspɛktɪv/ retrospectives n
Retrospektive
An exhibition of works from an extended period of an artist's activity.

retrosynthesis retrosyntheses n
Retrosynthese
(organic chemistry) The prediction of precursors (intermediates and reactants), given the products of a synthesis reaction.

retrovirus retroviruses n
Retrovirus
(virology) Any of a group of viruses which insert a copy of their RNA genome into the DNA of a host cell, thus changing the genome of that cell.

retry /riˈtɹaɪ/ /ˈriːtɹaɪ/ v
erneut versuchen
(ambitransitive) To try or attempt again.

retsina /ɹɛtˈsiːnə/ retsinas n
Retsina
A Greek resinated white or rosé wine of a sort that has been produced for at least 2700 years.

returf v
rekultivieren
To lay turf again

return /ɹɪˈtɜːn/ /ɹɪˈtɝn/ returns n
Rückkehr
The act of returning.
Rückgabe
An item that is returned, e.g. due to a defect, or the act of returning it.
Rückkehr Bericht Wahlbericht
An account, or formal report, of an action performed, of a duty discharged, of facts or statistics, etc.; especially, in the plural, a set of tabulated statistics prepared for general information.

return /ɹɪˈtɜːn/ /ɹɪˈtɝn/ v
zurückkehren zurückkommen
(intransitive) To come or go back (to a place or person).
zurückgeben
(transitive) To give something back to its original holder or owner.

return ticket return tickets n
Rückfahrkarte Hin- und Rückfahrt
(travel) A ticket granting permission to travel to a place and return.

returner returners n
Returner
(American football) A player who runs back a ball which has been punted or kicked

retweet retweets n
Retweet
(Twitter) A message reposted or forwarded in this way.

retweet v
retweeten
(Twitter) To repost or forward another user's message on the microblogging social networking website Twitter.

reunification reunifications n
Wiedervereinigung
The unification of something that was previously divided; used especially of a country.

reunify v
wiedervereinigen

reunion /ɹiːˈjuːnjən/ /ɹɪˈjuːnjən/ reunions n
Treffen Wiedervereinigung Zusammenkunft
The process or act of reuniting.
Treffen
A planned event at which members of a dispersed group meet together.

reuptake reuptakes n
neuronale Wiederaufnahme
(biochemistry) Specifically, the reabsorption of a neurotransmitter by a neuron after the transmission of a neural impulse across a synapse.

reusable more reusable most reusable adj
mehrweg- wiederverwendbar
Able to be used again; especially after salvaging or special treatment or processing

reuse /ɹiːˈjuːs/ /ɹiːˈjuːz/ reuses n
Wiederverwendung
The act of salvaging or in some manner restoring a discarded item to yield something usable.

reuse /ɹiːˈjuːs/ /ɹiːˈjuːz/ v
wiederverwenden
To use again something that is considered past its usefulness (usually for something else).
To use again, or in another place.

rev /ɹɛv/ v
auf Touren bringen aufheulen lassen hochdrehen
To increase the speed of a motor, or to operate at a higher speed.

revamp /ɹiˈvæmp/ /ɹiːˈvæmp/ /ˈɹiˌvæmp/ /ˈɹiːvæmp/ revamps n
Renovierung
An act of improving, renewing, renovating, or revising something; an improvement, renovation, revamping, or revision. [from mid 19th c.]

revamp /ɹiˈvæmp/ /ɹiːˈvæmp/ /ˈɹiˌvæmp/ /ˈɹiːvæmp/ v
aufpolieren ausbessern renovieren umarbeiten umgestalten wiederherstellen
(transitive) To improve, renew, renovate, or revise (something). [from early 19th c.]

revanche /ɹəˈvænt͡ʃ/ /ɹəˈvɑnt͡ʃ/ /ɹəˈvɑ̃ʃ/ revanches n
Rache Revanche
Revenge or retaliation.

revanchism /ɹəˈvɑnt͡ʃɪz(ə)m/ /ɹɪˈvæn(t)ʃɪz(ə)m/ revanchisms n
Revanchismus
The political policy of endeavouring to regain lost territory.

revanchist /ɹəˈvɑnt͡ʃɪst/ /ɹɪˈvæn(t)ʃɪst/ adj
revanchistisch
Seeking revenge or otherwise advocating retaliation, especially against a nation which has previously defeated and humiliated the revanchist party in war. Originally referred to the French indignation over losing Alsace-Lorraine to Germany in the Franco-Prussian War.

revanchist /ɹəˈvɑnt͡ʃɪst/ /ɹɪˈvæn(t)ʃɪst/ revanchists n
Revanchist Revanchistin
A revanchist person; occasionally, anyone seeking vengeance.

reveal /ɹəˈvil/ /ɹəˈviːl/ /ɹɪˈvil/ /ɹɪˈviːl/ [ɹɪˈvɪil] v
enthüllen
(transitive) To uncover; to show and display that which was hidden.
offenbaren
(transitive) To communicate that which could not be known or discovered without divine or supernatural instruction.

revealed preference revealed preferences n
offenbarte Präferenz
(uncountable) Samuelson's theory for inferring consumer preference from purchasing habits.

revealing /ɹəˈvilɪŋ/ /ɹəˈviːlɪŋ/ /ɹɪˈvilɪŋ/ /ɹɪˈviːlɪŋ/ more revealing most revealing adj
freizügig gewagt
Of clothing: allowing more than is usual to be seen.

reveille /ɹɪˈvæ.li/ /ˈɹɛ.və.li/ reveilles n
Wecken Weckruf
(military) The sounding of a bugle or drum early in the morning to awaken soldiers.

revel /ˈɹɛv.əl/ revels n
Ausgelassenheit Feier
An instance of merrymaking; a celebration.

revel /ˈɹɛv.əl/ v
feiern schwelgen
To make merry; to have a happy, lively time.

revelation /ˌɹɛv.əˈleɪ.ʃən/ revelations n
Enthüllung
The act of revealing or disclosing.
Enthüllung Erkenntnis Offenbarung
Something dramatically disclosed.
Offenbarung
(theology) A manifestation of divine truth.

reveller revellers n
Feiernder Feiernde Nachtschwärmer Nachtschwärmerin Schwelger Schwelgerin
One who attends revels; a partygoer.

revelry /ˈɹɛvəlɹi/ [ˈɹɛv.əɫ.ɹi] revelries n
Festlichkeit Lustbarkeit Prasserei
Joyful or riotous merry-making.

revenant /ˈɹɛvənənt/ revenants n
Heimkehrer Rückkehrer
Someone who returns from a long absence.
Wiedergänger
A supernatural being that returns from the dead; a zombie or ghost.

revenge /ɹiˈvɛnd͡ʒ/ /ɹəˈvendʒ/ /ɹəˈvɛnd͡ʒ/ /ɹɪˈvɛnd͡ʒ/ revenges n
Rache
Any form of personal, retaliatory action against an individual, institution, or group for some alleged or perceived harm or injustice.

revenge /ɹiˈvɛnd͡ʒ/ /ɹəˈvendʒ/ /ɹəˈvɛnd͡ʒ/ /ɹɪˈvɛnd͡ʒ/ v
rächen
(transitive) To take revenge for (a particular harmful action) or on behalf of (its victim); to avenge.

revenge is a dish best served cold proverb
Rache genießt man am besten kalt Rache serviert man am besten kalt
Revenge is best or most satisfying when delayed.

revenge is sweet phraseologicalUnit
Rache ist süß
Said when one is satisfied in taking revenge.

revenge porn n
Racheporno
(informal) Sexually explicit media of a person distributed online without the consent of the pictured individual, typically by a former partner or hacker, and often with the intent to humiliate the subject and damage his/her reputation.

revenue /ɹɪˈvɛnjuː/ /ˈɹɛvənjuː/ /ˈɹɛvəˌn(j)u/ revenues n
Einnahme Einkommen Erlös
The income returned by an investment.

reverb /ɹiːˈvɜː(ɹ)b/ /ˈɹiːˌvɜː(ɹ)b/ n
Hall
(audio effects) An electronic effect which simulates echoes or reverberations in the sound signal being processed.

reverberate /ɹɪˈvɜː(ɹ).bəɹ.eɪt/ v
nachdröhnen nachhallen nachklingen
(intransitive) To ring or sound with many echos.

reverberation /ɹiˈvɜː(ɹ)bəɹeɪʃən/ /ɹəˈvɜː(ɹ)bəɹeɪʃən/ /ɹɪˈvɜː(ɹ)bəɹeɪʃən/ reverberations n
Zurückschlagen
A violent oscillation or vibration.
Nachhall Hall Nachhallen Nachklang Widerhall Widerklang
An echo, or a series of overlapping echoes.
Widerschein Widerspiegelung Zurückstrahlen Zurückwerfen Zurückwurf
The reflection of light or heat; a reflection in, or as though in, a mirror.
Nachhall Nachwirkung
(mostly, in the plural) An evolving series of effects resulting from a particular event; a repercussion.

revere /ɹə.viːɹ/ v
ehren
(transitive) to regard someone or something with great awe or devotion.

reverence /ˈɹɛv.ə.ɹəns/ /ˈɹɛv.ɹəns/ reverences n
Ehrfurcht Bewunderung Hochachtung Verehrung
Veneration; profound awe and respect, normally in a sacred context.
Ehrerbietung Reverenz
An act of showing respect, such as a bow.
Reverenz
A form of address for some members of the clergy.

reverend /ˈɹɛvəɹənd/ /ˈɹɛvɹənd/ reverends n
Ehrwürden Hochwürden
(informal) A member of the Christian clergy; a minister.

reverent /ˈɹev.ə.ɹənt/ /ˈɹev.ɹənt/ /ˈɹɛv.ə.ɹənt/ /ˈɹɛv.ɹənt/ more reverent most reverent adj
ehrerbietig
Showing or characterized by great respect or reverence; respectful.

reverie /ˈɹɛvəɹi/ reveries n
Tagtraum
A state of dreaming while awake; a loose or irregular train of thought; musing or meditation; daydream. [from 1657]
Fantasie Träumerei
An extravagant conceit of the imagination; a vision.

revers revers n
Revers
A lapel of a garment, turned back to show the reverse side.

reverse /ɹɪˈvɜːs/ /ɹɪˈvɝs/ adj
umgekehrt
Pertaining to engines, vehicle movement etc. moving in a direction opposite to the usual direction. [from 19th c.]
(rail transport, of points) To be in the non-default position; to be set for the lesser-used route.

reverse /ɹɪˈvɜːs/ /ɹɪˈvɝs/ reverses n
Gegenteil
The opposite of something. [from 14th c.]
Kehrseite Rückseite Hinterseite
(numismatics) The tails side of a coin, or the side of a medal or badge that is opposite the obverse. [from 17th c.]
Rückwärtsgang
The gear setting of an automobile that makes it travel backwards. [from 19th c.]

reverse /ɹɪˈvɜːs/ /ɹɪˈvɝs/ v
umdrehen umkehren
(transitive) To turn something inside out or upside down.
(obsolete, transitive) To turn away; to cause to depart.
(obsolete, transitive) To cause to return; to recall.

reverse Polish notation n
Umgekehrte Polnische Notation
(arithmetic) An arithmetic notation in which numbers precede the operators to be applied to them.

reverse cowgirl position reverse cowgirl positions n
umgekehrte Reitstellung
A sex position in which the man lies on his back, and the woman sits on top of him facing towards his feet.

reverse dictionary reverse dictionaries n
rückläufiges Wörterbuch
A dictionary in which entries are sorted alphabetically by their last letter, then second-to-last, and so on: Nausicaa would precede Hecuba, which would precede orca; influenza would precede cab, and so on.

reverse engineering n
Nachbau Nachkonstruktion
(computing) Such analysis of an executable or other system in order to recreate its workings.
Nachkonstruktion Reverse Engineering Nachbau Nachbauen Reverse-Engineering
The process of analyzing the construction and operation of a product in order to manufacture a similar one.

reverse mortgage reverse mortgages n
Immobilienverrentung
(finance) An agreement under which money is borrowed using one's home as collateral, to be repaid from the proceeds of its sale (usually on the owner's death).

reverse osmosis n
Umkehrosmose
(chemistry) a technique whereby a solution is forced through a semipermeable membrane under pressure; used to generate drinkable water from seawater, or to separate chemical compounds

reverse psychology n
umgekehrte Psychologie
(psychology) The advocacy of one course of action in such a way as to persuade someone to take an opposite course.

reverse transcriptase reverse transcriptases n
reverse Transkriptase
(enzyme) A polymerase that catalyzes the formation of DNA from an RNA template.

reverse transcription reverse transcriptions n
reverse Transkription
(genetics) The process of creating double-stranded DNA from a single-stranded RNA template (the reverse of the standard process).

reversible /ɹəˈvɜː(ɹ)sɪbəl/ adj
reversibel
Able to be reversed.
doppelseitig wendbar
(of, clothing) Able to be worn inside out.

revert /ɹiˈvɝt/ /ɹɪˈvɜːt/ /ɹɪˈvɝt/ /ˈɹiˌvɝt/ /ˈɹiːˌvɜːt/ v
rückgängig machen
(transitive, now, rare) To turn back, or turn to the contrary; to reverse.

revetment /ɹɪˈvɛt.mənt/ revetments n
Deckwerk
A layer of stone, concrete, or other hard material supporting the side of an embankment.

review /ɹɪˈvjuː/ reviews n
Truppenschau Überarbeitung
Rezension Überprüfung Durchsicht Nachprüfung
A second or subsequent reading of a text or artifact in an attempt to gain new insights.
Rezension Kritik
An account intended as a critical evaluation of a text or a piece of work.

review /ɹɪˈvjuː/ v
durchgehen durchsehen inspizieren prüfen überprüfen
To survey; to look broadly over.
rezensieren
To write a critical evaluation of a new art work etc.; to write a review.

reviewer reviewers n
Rezensent Rezensentin
A person who writes reviews for a newspaper or other publication; a critic.

revile /ɹəˈvaɪl/ v
beschimpfen schmähen stänkern gegen verunglimpfen
(ambitransitive) To attack (someone) with abusive language.

revise /ɹɪˈvaɪ̯z/ v
revidieren
To review, alter and amend, especially of written material.
wiederholen
(obsolete) To look at again, to reflect on.

revision /riˈvɪ.ʒ(ə)n/ /rəˈvɪ.ʒ(ə)n/ revisions n
Wiederholung Überarbeitung
The action or process of reviewing, editing and amending.

revisionism /ɹɪˈvɪʒəˌnɪzəm/ revisionisms n
Revisionismus
(historiography) The advocacy of a revision of some accepted theory, doctrine or a view of historical events.
(Marxism, derogatory) An evolutionary form of Marxism, abandoning some of its original principles.

revisionist /ɹɪˈvɪʒənɪst/ more revisionist most revisionist adj
revisionistisch
Of or pertaining to revisionism

revisionist /ɹɪˈvɪʒənɪst/ revisionists n
Revisionist
A proponent of revisionism

revitalise v
revitalisieren
To give new life, energy, activity or success to something.

revivable more revivable most revivable adj
wiederbelebbar
That can be revived. Possible to return to life.

revival /ɹɪˈvaɪvəl/ revivals n
Wiederbelebung
The act of reviving, or the state of being revived.
Erweckung
(religion) Renewed interest in religion, after indifference and decline; a period of religious awakening; special religious interest.

revive /ɹɪˈvaɪv/ v
wiederbeleben auffrischen
(transitive) To return to life; to cause to recover life or strength; to cause to live anew, or to prevent from dying.

revocation /ˌɹɛvəˈkeɪʃən/ revocations n
Widerruf
An act or instance of revoking.

revoke /rɪˈvəʊk/ /ɹɪˈvoʊk/ /ɹɪˈvəʊk/ v
widerrufen annullieren aufheben zurücknehmen aberkennen aufkündigen
(transitive) To cancel or invalidate by withdrawing or reversing.

revolt /ɹɪˈvoʊlt/ /ɹɪˈvɒlt/ /ɹɪˈvəʊlt/ revolts n
Revolte
An act of revolting.

revolt /ɹɪˈvoʊlt/ /ɹɪˈvɒlt/ /ɹɪˈvəʊlt/ v
revoltieren
To cause to turn back; to roll or drive back; to put to flight.

revolting more revolting most revolting adj
abstoßend
repulsive, disgusting

revolution /ˌɹɛv.əˈl(j)uː.ʃən/ revolutions n
Revolution Umdrehung
A political upheaval in a government or state characterized by great change.
The removal and replacement of a government, especially by sudden violent action.
A sudden, vast change in a situation, a discipline, or the way of thinking and behaving.
Umdrehung Revolution
Rotation: the turning of an object around an axis, one complete turn of an object during rotation.

revolutionary /-ˈljuː-/ /ˌɹɛvəˈluʃənɛɹi/ /ˌɹɛvəˈluːʃənɹi/ more revolutionary most revolutionary adj
revolutionär Revolutionär
Of or pertaining to a revolution in government; tending to, or promoting, revolution
pertaining to something that portends of great change; overthrowing a standing mindset

revolutionary /-ˈljuː-/ /ˌɹɛvəˈluʃənɛɹi/ /ˌɹɛvəˈluːʃənɹi/ revolutionaries n
Revolutionär Revolutionärin revolutionär
A revolutionist; a person who revolts.

revolutionize /ˌɹev.əˈl(j)uː.ʃəˌnɑɪz/ /ˌɹɛv.əˈl(j)u.ʃəˌnaɪz/ /ˌɹɛv.əˈl(j)uː.ʃəˌnaɪz/ v
revolutionieren
to radically or significantly change, as in a revolution

revolve /ɹɪˈvɒlv/ v
drehen
(intransitive) To orbit a central point (especially of a celestial body). [from 17th c.]
(transitive, now, rare) To ponder on; to reflect repeatedly upon; to consider all aspects of. [from 15th c.]

revolver /ɹɪˈvɒl.vɚ/ revolvers n
Revolver
(firearms) A handgun with a revolving chamber enabling several shots to be fired without reloading.

revolving door revolving doors n
Drehtür
A door that rotates around a central pivot.
Drehtür-Effekt
(politics) A movement of personnel between roles as legislators and regulators, on the one hand, and members of the industries affected by the legislation and regulation, on the other.

revue /ɹəˈvjuː/ /ɹɪˈvjuː/ revues n
Revue
A form of theatrical entertainment in which recent events, popular fads, etc., are parodied.

revulsion /ɹəˈvʌlʃən/ /ɹɪˈvʌlʃən/ revulsions n
Abscheu Widerwille
Abhorrence, a sense of loathing, intense aversion, repugnance, repulsion, horror.
Ekel Ekelgefühl
A sudden violent feeling of disgust.
Ableitung Revulsio
(medicine) The treatment of one diseased area by acting elsewhere; counterirritation.

reward /ɹiˈwɔɹd/ /ɹəˈwɔɹd/ /ɹəˈwɔːd/ /ɹɪˈwɑː(ɹ)d/ /ɹɪˈwɔɹd/ /ɹɪˈwɔːd/ rewards n
Belohnung Lohn
Something of value given in return for an act.
Belohnung
A prize promised for a certain deed or catch
Lohn Belohnung
The result of an action, whether good or bad.

reward /ɹiˈwɔɹd/ /ɹəˈwɔɹd/ /ɹəˈwɔːd/ /ɹɪˈwɑː(ɹ)d/ /ɹɪˈwɔɹd/ /ɹɪˈwɔːd/ v
belohnen
(transitive) To give a reward to or for.

rewarding adj
belohnend
Giving or resulting in reward or satisfaction.

rewatch /ɹiːˈwɒtʃ/ /ˈɹiːwɒtʃ/ v
nocheinmal ansehen rewatchen
To watch again.

rewind /ɹiːˈwaɪnd/ v
zurückspulen
(transitive, intransitive) To wind (something) again.

reworder reworders n
Umformulierer

rewrite /ɹiˈɹaɪt/ /ɹiːˈɹaɪt/ /ˈɹi.ɹaɪt/ /ˈɹiː.ɹaɪt/ v
umschreiben
(transitive) To write again, differently; to modify; to revise.
neu schreiben
(transitive) To write again (without changes).

rhabdomancy /ˈɹæb.dəˌmæn.si/ n
Rhabdomantie
Divination with wands or rods, especially to use a divining rod to find things below the ground.

rhapsody /ˈɹæpsədi/ rhapsodies n
Rhapsodie
(Ancient Greece, poetry, historical) An epic poem, or part of one, suitable for uninterrupted recitation.
(music) An instrumental composition of irregular form, often incorporating improvisation.

rhea /ˈɹiːə/ rheas n
Nandu
A large flightless bird of the genus Rhea, native to South America.

rheme /ɹiːm/ rhemes n
Rhema
(linguistics) The part of a sentence that provides new information regarding the current theme.

rhenium /ˈɹiːniəm/ rheniums n
Rhenium
A metallic chemical element (symbol Re) with an atomic number of 75: a heavy, silvery-gray transition metal.

rheological more rheological most rheological adj
rheologisch
(physics) of, or relating to rheology

rheology /ɹiːˈɒlədʒi/ rheologies n
Rheologie Fließkunde
(physics) The branch of physics that studies the deformation and flow of matter.

rheometer rheometers n
Rheometer
A device used to measure the flow properties of fluids with variable viscosity.
(obsolete) A device used to measure the flow of electric current: an ammeter.

rheostat /ˈɹiːəstæt/ rheostats n
Rheostat
An electrical resistor, with two terminals, whose resistance is continuously variable by moving a knob or slider.

rhesus macaque rhesus macaques n
Rhesusaffe
A monkey, Macaca mulatta, common throughout southern Asia, that is extensively used for medical research.

rhesus monkey rhesus monkeys n
Rhesusaffe
The rhesus macaque, Macaca mulatta

rhetoric /ˈɹɛtəɹɪk/ rhetorics n
Rhetorik Redekunst
The art of using language, especially public speaking, as a means to persuade.

rhetorical /ɹəˈtɒɹ.ɪ.kəl/ /ɹəˈtɔɹɪkəl/ /ɹɪˈtɒɹ.ɪ.kəl/ /ɹɪˈtɔɹɪkəl/ adj
rhetorisch
Part of or similar to rhetoric, the use of language as a means to persuade.

rhetorical device rhetorical devices n
Hilfsmittel
A phrase (set phrase or created phrase) that uses reduplication, onomatopoeia, or other phonetic markers that increase memorability and “musicality” (making rhetoric pleasing or entertaining).

rhetorical question rhetorical questions n
rhetorische Frage
A question posed only for dramatic or persuasive effect.

rheumatic /ɹuːˈmætɪk/ more rheumatic most rheumatic adj
rheumatisch
Resembling or relating to rheumatism.

rheumatism /ˈɹu.məˌtɪz.əm/ /ˈɹu.məˌtɪz/ rheumatisms n
Rheuma Rheumatismus
(pathology) Any disorder of the muscles, tendons, joints, bones, nerves, characterized by pain, discomfort and disability.

rheumatology n
Rheumatologie
(medicine) The branch of medicine specializing in arthritis and other ailments of the joints.

rheumy /ˈɹumi/ /ˈɹuːmi/ rheumier rheumiest adj
wässrig
Producing rheum from the mucous membranes; (also, figuratively) especially of the eyes: filled with rheum; watery.

rhinestone rhinestones n
Strass
An artificial diamond, strass.

rhinitis /ɹaɪˈnaɪtɪs/ rhinitides n
Rhinitis
(pathology) Inflammation of the mucous membranes of the nose.

rhino- /ɹaɪˈnɒ-/ /ˌɹaɪnoʊ-/ prefix
rhino-
Of the nose.

rhinoceros /ɹaɪˈnɑs.ɚ.əs/ /ɹaɪˈnɒs.ə.ɹəs/ rhinoceri rhinoceroi rhinoceros rhinoceroses rhinocerosses rhinocerotes n
Nashorn Rhinozeros
Any of several large herbivorous ungulates native to Africa and Asia of the five extant species in the three extant genera in the family Rhinocerotidae, with thick, gray skin and one or two horns on their snouts.

rhinoceros beetle rhinoceros beetles n
Nashornkäfer
Any of various tropical beetles, of the subfamily Dynastinae, having horns on the head and thorax; a pest on coconuts.

rhinoplastic adj
rhinoplastisch

rhinoplasty rhinoplasties n
Nasenplastik Rhinoplastik plastische Nasenoperation
(medicine, surgery, uncountable) A type of plastic surgery that is used to improve the function (reconstructive surgery) or appearance (cosmetic surgery) of a person's nose.

rhizogenesis n
Wurzelbildung

rhizome /ˈɹaɪzoʊm/ rhizomes n
Rhizom Wurzelstock
(botany) A horizontal, underground stem of some plants that sends out roots and shoots (scions) from its nodes.

rhizosphere rhizospheres n
Rhizosphäre
(soil science) the soil region subject to the influence of plant roots and their associated microorganisms

rho /ɹoʊ/ /ɹəʊ/ rhos n
Rho
The seventeenth letter of the Modern Greek and Classical alphabets and the nineteenth letter of Old and Ancient.

rhodium /ˈɹoʊdiəm/ rhodiums n
Rhodium
A rare, hard, silvery-white, inert metallic chemical element (symbol Rh) with an atomic number of 45.

rhodochrosite rhodochrosites n
Rhodochrosit
(mineral) A crystalline mineral composed mainly of manganese carbonate MnCO3.

rhododendron /ɹoʊdəˈdɛndɹən/ rhododendra rhododendrons n
Rhododendron Alpenrose
Any of various flowering shrubs in the genus Rhododendron, especially

rhodonite rhodonites n
Rhodonit
(mineral) A manganese inosilicate mineral with some substitution by iron and magnesium, of composition (Mn2+,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3.

rhombic adj
rautenartig rautenförmig rhombisch
Having the characteristics of a rhombus.

rhombicosidodecahedron /ˌɹɑmbaɪˌkoʊsidoʊˌdɛkəˈhidɹə/ /ˌɹɑmbaɪˌkoʊsidoʊˌdɛkəˈhidɹən/ /ˌɹɑmbə-/ /ˌɹɒmbaɪˌkəʊsidəʊˌdɛkəˈhiːdɹə/ /ˌɹɒmbaɪˌkəʊsidəʊˌdɛkəˈhiːdɹən/ /ˌɹɒmbɪ-/ rhombicosidodecahedra rhombicosidodecahedrons n
Rhombenikosidodekaeder
(geometry) An Archimedean solid with 62 regular faces (20 triangles, 30 squares, and 12 pentagons), 60 vertices and 120 edges.

rhombicuboctahedron rhombicuboctahedra rhombicuboctahedrons n
Rhombenkuboktaeder
(geometry) An Archimedean solid with eight triangular and eighteen square faces; the small rhombicuboctahedron.

rhombohedral adj
rhomboedrisch
(crystallography) Having three equal axes and oblique angles.

rhombohedron rhombohedra rhombohedrons n
Rhomboeder
A prism with six faces, each a rhombus.

rhomboid rhomboids n
Rautling Rhomboid
A parallelogram which is neither a rhombus nor a rectangle
Rautenmuskel Rhomboid Rhomboidmuskel
Any of several muscles that control the shoulders

rhombus /ˈɹɑːmbəs/ /ˈɹɒmbəs/ rhombi rhombuses n
Raute Rhombus
(geometry) A parallelogram having all sides of equal length. [from 16th c.]

rhotacism /ˈɹoʊtəsɪzəm/ rhotacisms n
Rhotazismus
(countable, phonology) A linguistic phenomenon in which a consonant changes into an R, such as Latin flos becoming florem in the accusative case; rhotacization.

rhoticity n
Rhotizität
The quality of being rhotic.

rhubarb /ˈɹuˌbɑɹb/ /ˈɹuːbɑːb/ [ɹɪu̯-] [ˈɹuːbaɹb] rhubarb rhubarbs n
Rhabarber
Any plant of the genus Rheum, especially Rheum rhabarbarum, having large leaves and long green or reddish acidic leafstalks that are edible, in particular when cooked (although the leaves are mildly poisonous).

rhumb /ɹʌm/ /ɹʌmb/ rhumbs n
Kompasspunkt Rhumb
(navigation) One of the 32 points of the compass (compass points)
Rhumb
(navigation) A unit of angular measure equal to 1/32 of a circle or 11.25°

rhumb line rhumb lines n
Loxodrome Windlinie
(nautical) A line that cuts all meridians at the same angle, the path of a vessel that maintains a constant compass direction.

rhyme /ɹaɪm/ rhymes n
Reim
A thought expressed in verse; a verse; a poem; a tale told in verse.
(countable, in particular) A word that rhymes with another, in that it is pronounced identically with the other word from the vowel in its stressed syllable to the end.
Reim Silbenreim
(uncountable) Rhyming: sameness of sound of part of some words.
Silbenreim
(linguistics) The second part of a syllable, from the vowel on, as opposed to the onset.

rhyme /ɹaɪm/ v
reimen
(intransitive, followed by with) Of a word, to be pronounced identically with another from the vowel in its stressed syllable to the end.
(reciprocal) Of two or more words, to be pronounced identically from the vowel in the stressed syllable of each to the end of each.

rhyme or reason n
Sinn und Verstand
(idiomatic, negative polarity) Logic; common sense.

rhymester rhymesters n
Dichterling Reimemacher Reimemacherin Reimschmied Reimschmiedin Versemacher
A rhymer; a poetaster

rhythm /ˈɹɪð.əm/ /ˈɹɪθ.əm/ [ˈɹɪð.m̩] rhythms n
Rhythmus
The variation of strong and weak elements (such as duration, accent) of sounds, notably in speech or music, over time; a beat or meter.
A flow, repetition or regularity.
The tempo or speed of a beat, song or repetitive event.

rhythm and blues n
Rhythm and Blues
(music genre) A style of music combining elements of jazz and blues, with syncopated rhythms and a strong backbeat, originating among African Americans in the 1940s.

rhythm game rhythm games n
Rhythmusspiel
(video game genre) A game that challenges the player to press buttons etc. to match a timed sequence indicated on the screen, usually in order to make the game character perform music or dance moves.

rhythm section rhythm sections n
Rhythmusgruppe
The section of a band maintaining the rhythm, consisting of e.g. drums, bass, keyboard, etc.

rhythmic /ˈɹɪð.mək/ /ˈɹɪð.mɪk/ more rhythmic most rhythmic adj
rhythmisch
Of or relating to rhythm.
Characterized by rhythm.
With regular, repetitive motion or sound.

rhythmic gymnastics n
RSG Rhythmische Sportgymnastik
(gymnastics) A discipline of gymnastics where the gymnast manipulates one of five apparatuses (ribbon, ball, rope, clubs, hoop) in a rhythmic manner.

rial /ɹiːˈɑːl/ rials n
Rial
The official currencies of Iran, Oman, and Yemen.
A former currency of Morocco and Tunisia

rib /ɹɪb/ ribs n
Rippe
(anatomy) Any of a series of long curved bones occurring in 12 pairs in humans and other animals and extending from the spine to or toward the sternum.
(aeronautics) Any of several transverse pieces that provide an aircraft wing with shape and strength.
Rippe Strebe
(by extension) A part or piece, similar to a rib, and serving to shape or support something.
Rippe Rippchen costillar
A cut of meat enclosing one or more rib bones.
Rippe Gewölberippe Spant
(architectural element) A long, narrow, usually arched member projecting from the surface of a structure, especially such a member separating the webs of a vault
Stange Stängel
A stalk of celery.

rib cage rib cages n
Brustkorb Brustkasten
(skeleton) A part of the skeleton within the thoracic area consisting of ribs, sternum and thoracic vertebrae.

ribald /ˈɹaɪ.bɔld/ /ˈɹɪb.əld/ more ribald most ribald adj
anstößig frivol zotig
Coarsely, vulgarly, or lewdly amusing; referring to sexual matters in a rude or irreverent way.

ribaldry ribaldries n
Anzüglichkeit Gaukelwerk Kramanzen Possenspiel Zote
Joking or humorous language or behaviour used in a vulgar or lewd fashion.

ribauldequin /ɹɪˈbəʊdɪkɪn/ ribauldequins n
Ribauldequin
(firearms) Synonym of organ gun.

ribbed adj
gerippt
Having ribs.

ribbed vault ribbed vaults n
Kreuzrippengewölbe
(architecture) A building structure created by an intersection of two or three vaults.

ribbing /ˈɹɪbɪŋ/ ribbings n
Aufziehen Hänseln Necken
(uncountable) The action of the verb to rib; teasing.
Rippung Verrippung
(countable, uncountable) A rib, or the collective ribs, on an object.

ribbit /ˈɹɪbət/ /ˈɹɪbɪt/ interjection
quak
(onomatopoeia) The vocal sound made by a frog or toad.

ribbon /ˈɹɪbən/ ribbons n
Band
A long, narrow strip of material used for decoration of clothing or the hair or gift wrapping.
Farbband Band
An awareness ribbon.

ribbon cable ribbon cables n
Flachbandkabel
A cable with many conducting wires running parallel to each other on the same flat plane; often used for internal peripherals in a computer.

ribbon seal ribbon seals n
Bandrobbe
A species (Histriophoca fasciata) of true seal (or earless seal) found in the Arctic and subarctic regions of the North Pacific Ocean.

riboflavin /ˌraɪboʊˈfleɪvɪn/ riboflavins n
Riboflavin
(vitamin) Yellow or orange-yellow water-soluble compound, a member of the vitamin B complex, that acts as a growth-promoting factor in humans and other animals.

ribonuclease /ˌɹaɪbəʊˈnjuːklieɪz/ ribonucleases n
Ribonuklease
(enzyme) Any of a group of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of ribonucleic acid.

ribonucleic acid ribonucleic acids n
Ribonukleinsäure RNS
(biochemistry) A derivative of DNA having ribose in place of deoxyribose, and uracil in place of thymine; its primary function is in the transcription of genetic material and subsequent synthesis of protein.

ribonucleotide ribonucleotides n
Ribonukleotid
(biochemistry, genetics) Any nucleotide having ribose as its sugar

ribose /ˈɹaɪbəʊz/ riboses n
Ribose
(carbohydrate) A naturally occurring pentose sugar, which is a component of the nucleosides and nucleotides that constitute the nucleic acid biopolymer, RNA. It is also found in riboflavin.

ribosome /ˈɹaɪbəˌsoʊm/ /ˈɹaɪbəˌsəʊm/ ribosomes n
Ribosom
(biology, cytology) A small organelle found in all cells; involved in the production of proteins by translating messenger RNA. [from 20th c.]

ribwort ribworts n
Spitzwegerich
ribgrass; Old World plantain, Plantago lanceolata.

rice /ɹaɪs/ rices n
Reis
(countable) A specific variety of this plant.
(uncountable) The seeds of this plant used as food.

rice cake rice cakes n
Reiskuchen
Reiswaffel
A food item made from puffed rice congealed in a wafer, usually circular and palm-sized.

rice cooker rice cookers n
Reiskocher
A kitchen appliance which is designed to cook rice, through either boiling or steaming it. It may also be used as a steam cooker for other foods.

rice flour rice flours n
Reismehl
Flour made from rice.

rice milk rice milks n
Reismilch
A milky liquid made from rice and used as a milk substitute, cooking ingredient or beverage.

rice noodle rice noodles n
Reisnudel
A noodle made of rice (usually from rice flour).

rice paper rice papers n
Reispapier
A thin, fragile paper made from parts of the rice plant, used in artificial flowers and watercolour art.

rice pudding rice puddings n
Milchreis
(chiefly, British) A milk pudding made from rice, milk, sugar and nutmeg.

rice rat rice rats n
Reisratte
A rat of the species Oryzomys palustris, found in rice fields and grassy marshes of Mexico, Central America and the southern United States.

rice vinegar rice vinegars n
Reisessig
A type of vinegar made from fermented rice or rice wine, used in Chinese, Japanese and Korean cooking.

rice wine rice wines n
Reiswein
An alcoholic beverage made from fermenting various forms of rice, usually with an ABV similar to grape wine.

ricer ricers n
Kartoffelpresse
(cooking) A utensil used to extrude soft foods (especially, cooked potato) through holes about the diameter of a grain of rice.

rich /ɹɪt͡ʃ/ richer richest adj
reich
Wealthy: having a lot of money and possessions.

rich Internet application rich Internet applications n
Rich Internet Application
(software) A Web application that has many of the characteristics of desktop application software, like domain logic.
(software, Java programming language) An applet or Web Start application.

rich man rich men n
Reiche Reicher
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see rich,‎ man. (This entry is a translation hub.)

riches /ɹɪt͡ʃɪz/ n
Reichtümer
Money, goods, wealth, treasure.

richness /ˈɹɪt͡ʃnəs/ richnesses n
Reichtum
(uncountable) The state or quality of being rich; wealthiness, wealth, riches.

ricin /ˈɹaɪsɪn/ n
Rizin
(protein, poison) An extremely toxic lectin extracted from the castor bean.

rickets /ˈɹɪkɪts/ n
Rachitis Rhachitis englische Krankheit
(pathology) A disorder of infancy and early childhood caused by a deficiency of vitamin D, causing soft bones.

rickety /ˈɹɪk.e.ti/ /ˈɹɪk.ɪ.ti/ ricketier ricketiest adj
wacklig klapprig wackelig gebrechlich
(of an object) Not strong or sturdy, as because of poor construction or upkeep; not safe or secure.
gebrechlich tatterig
(of a person) Feeble in the joints; tottering.
rachitisch
Affected with or suffering from rickets.

rickshaw /ˈɹɪk.ʃɔː/ rickshaws n
Rikscha
A two-wheeled carriage pulled along by a person.

ricochet /ˈɹɪk.ə.ʃeɪ/ /ˈɹɪk.ə.ʃɛt/ ricochets n
Querschläger Querschuss
An instance of ricocheting; a glancing rebound.

ricochet /ˈɹɪk.ə.ʃeɪ/ /ˈɹɪk.ə.ʃɛt/ v
abprallen querschlagen wegprallen
To rebound off something wildly in a seemingly random direction.

ricotta /ɹəˈkɑtə/ /ɹɪˈkɑtə/ /ɹɪˈkɒtə/ ricottas n
Ricotta
A soft Italian unsalted whey cheese resembling cottage cheese.

rictus /ˈɹɪk.təs/ /ˈɹɪk.tʊs/ rictus rictuses n
Grimasse
Any open-mouthed expression.

rid /ˈɹɪd/ v
befreien vom Halse schaffen
(transitive) To free (something) from a hindrance or annoyance.

riddle /ˈɹɪdəl/ riddles n
Rätsel
A verbal puzzle, mystery, or other problem of an intellectual nature.

riddle /ˈɹɪdəl/ v
enträtseln
(transitive) To solve, answer, or explicate a riddle or question.
durchlöchern
To fill with holes like a riddle.

ride /ɹaɪd/ rides n
Fahrt
An instance of riding.
Mitfahrgelegenheit Beförderungsfahrt
A lift given to someone in another person's vehicle.

ride /ɹaɪd/ v
reiten fahren
(intransitive, transitive) To transport oneself by sitting on and directing a horse, later also a bicycle etc. [from 8th c., transitive usage from 9th c.]
fahren reiten
(intransitive, transitive) To be transported in a vehicle; to travel as a passenger. [from 9th c., transitive usage from 19th c.]

ride roughshod over /ˌɹaɪd ˈɹʌfʃɑd ˌoʊvɚ/ /ˌɹaɪd ˈɹʌfʃɒd ˌəʊvə/ v
missachten mit Füßen treten sich hinwegsetzen über trampeln über unterbuttern
(transitive, idiomatic) To treat (someone) roughly or without care, control, moderation, or respect; to act in a bullying manner toward (someone); to damage (someone or something).

ride shotgun /ˌɹaɪd ˈʃɑtɡʌn/ /ˌɹaɪd ˈʃɒtɡʌn/ v
auf dem Beifahrersitz mitfahren
(US, idiomatic, by extension, slang) To ride in the front passenger seat of a vehicle, next to the driver.

ride the pine v
die Bank drücken
(idiomatic, sports) To sit on the bench, to not be used in a game.

rider /ˈɹaɪ.də/ /ˈɹaɪ.dəɹ/ /ˈɹɑɪ.də/ [ˈɹ̠aɪdə] [ˈɹ̠aɪɾɚ] [ˈɹ̠äɪɾɚ] [ˈɹ̠ʷɑe̯də] riders n
Reiter Reiterin Mitfahrer Mitfahrerin
(generally) Someone who rides a horse or (later) a bicycle, motorcycle etc. [from 14th c.]
Zureiter
(obsolete) Someone who breaks in or manages a horse; a riding master. [16th–17th c.]
Zusatzklausel
(politics) A supplementary clause added to a document after drafting, especially to a bill under the consideration of a legislature. [from 17th c.]

ridge /ɹɪd͡ʒ/ ridges n
Rücken
Grat
The line along which two sloping surfaces meet which diverge towards the ground.
First Dachfirst
The highest point on a roof, represented by a horizontal line where two roof areas intersect, running the length of the area.
Bergrücken Kamm Grat
A chain of mountains.

ridgepole /ˈɹɪdʒpəʊl/ ridgepoles n
Firstbalken
A beam along the ridge of a roof to which the rafters are attached. [from 17th c.]

ridicule /ˈɹɪdɪkjuːl/ v
verspotten
(transitive) to criticize or disapprove of someone or something through scornful jocularity; to make fun of

ridiculous /ɹiːˈdɪkjʊləs/ /ɹɪˈdɪkjələs/ /ɹɪˈdɪkjʊləs/ /ɹɪˈdɪkləs/ more ridiculous most ridiculous adj
lächerlich
deserving of ridicule; foolish, absurd

ridiculously more ridiculously most ridiculously adv
lächerlich
In a ridiculous manner. In a way that is funny, embarrassing or extremely implausible.

ridiculousness ridiculousnesses n
Lächerlichkeit
(uncountable) The characteristic of being ridiculous.
(countable) The result of being ridiculous.

riding crop riding crops n
Gerte
A horsewhip, short whip used to goad a mount.

riding skirt riding skirts n
Reitrock

riel riels n
Riel
The monetary unit of Cambodia, equivalent to 100 sen or 10 kak. Symbol: ៛

riff /ɹɪf/ riffs n
Motiv Ostinato Riff
A repeated instrumental melody line in a song.
witzige Bemerkung
A clever or witty remark.

riffraff /ˈɹɪfɹæf/ riffraffs n
Plebs Pöbel gemeines Volk
The rabble; crowds; the common people.

rifle /ˈɹaɪfəl/ rifles n
Gewehr
(weaponry) A firearm fired from the shoulder; improved range and accuracy is provided by a long, rifled barrel.

rift /ɹɪft/ rifts n
Riss
A chasm or fissure.

rig /ɹɪɡ/ rigs n
Takelage Takelung
(nautical) The rigging of a sailing ship or other such craft.
Anlage Ausrüstung Gerätschaft Vorrichtung
Special equipment or gear used for a particular purpose.
Bohrinsel Bohrturm
The special apparatus used for drilling wells.
Aufmachung
(informal) A costume or an outfit.

rig /ɹɪɡ/ v
auftakeln
(transitive, nautical) To equip and fit (a ship) with sails, shrouds, and yards.
manipulieren
(transitive) To manipulate something dishonestly for personal gain or discriminatory purposes.

rigged /ɹɪɡd/ more rigged most rigged adj
abgekartet abgesprochen manipuliert
(figurative) Pre-arranged and fixed so that the winner or outcome is decided in advance.
aufgetakelt
(nautical, typically not comparable) Having the rigging up.

rigger /ˈɹɪɡə(ɹ)/ /ˈɹɪɡɚ/ riggers n
Monteur Takler
One who rigs or dresses; as:
Kurstreiber Manipulierer Wahlfälscher
One who rigs or manipulates (an election, etc).
Ausleger
A part of a rowing boat's equipment used to provide leverage for a rowing blade or oar around a fixed fulcrum.
Linierpinsel Schlepper Schwertschlepper
A long, slender, pointed sable paintbrush for making fine lines, etc.; said to be so called from its use for drawing the lines of the rigging of ships.

rigging /ˈɹɪɡɪŋ/ riggings n
Takelage
Dress; tackle; especially (nautical) , the ropes, chains, etc., that support the masts and spars of a sailing vessel, and serve as purchases for adjusting the sails, etc.

right /ˈɹaɪt/ /ˈɹeɪt/ /ˈɹiːt/ /ˈɹʌɪt/ [-t̚] [-ɾ̥] [-ʔ] [ɹei̯t] [ɹəi̯t] [ˈɹaɪt] [ˈɹaɪθ̠] [ˈɹäːtʰ] [ˈɹɑe̯t] [ˈɹɒɪʔ] [ˈɻɐʏt] righter or more right rightest or rightmost adj
gerade
(archaic) Straight, not bent.
recht rechtwinklig
(geometry) Of an angle, having a size of 90 degrees, or one quarter of a complete rotation; the angle between two perpendicular lines.
richtig
Complying with justice, correctness, or reason; correct, just, true.
recht rechts
(geography) Designating the bank of a river (etc.) on one's right when facing downstream (i.e. facing forward while floating with the current); that is, the south bank of a river that flows eastward. If this arrow: ⥴ shows the direction of the current, the tilde is on the right side of the river.
rechts
(politics) Pertaining to the political right; conservative.

right /ˈɹaɪt/ /ˈɹeɪt/ /ˈɹiːt/ /ˈɹʌɪt/ [-t̚] [-ɾ̥] [-ʔ] [ɹei̯t] [ɹəi̯t] [ˈɹaɪt] [ˈɹaɪθ̠] [ˈɹäːtʰ] [ˈɹɑe̯t] [ˈɹɒɪʔ] [ˈɻɐʏt] adv
rechts
On the right side.
nach rechts rechts
Towards the right side.
ganz
Exactly, precisely.
(British, US, dialect) Very, extremely, quite.
richtig
In a correct manner.
recht
(dated, still used in some titles) To a great extent or degree.

right /ˈɹaɪt/ /ˈɹeɪt/ /ˈɹiːt/ /ˈɹʌɪt/ [-t̚] [-ɾ̥] [-ʔ] [ɹei̯t] [ɹəi̯t] [ˈɹaɪt] [ˈɹaɪθ̠] [ˈɹäːtʰ] [ˈɹɑe̯t] [ˈɹɒɪʔ] [ˈɻɐʏt] interjection
richtig
Yes, that is correct; I agree.
ja
I have listened to what you just said and I acknowledge your assertion or opinion, regardless of whether I agree with it (opinion) or can verify it (assertion).
also
Signpost word to change the subject in a discussion or discourse.
ne nicht wahr oder
Used to check listener engagement and (especially) agreement at the end of an utterance or each segment thereof.

right /ˈɹaɪt/ /ˈɹeɪt/ /ˈɹiːt/ /ˈɹʌɪt/ [-t̚] [-ɾ̥] [-ʔ] [ɹei̯t] [ɹəi̯t] [ˈɹaɪt] [ˈɹaɪθ̠] [ˈɹäːtʰ] [ˈɹɑe̯t] [ˈɹɒɪʔ] [ˈɻɐʏt] rights n
Recht Befugnis
A legal, just or moral entitlement.
Rechte rechts
The right side or direction.
Rechte
The right hand or fist.
(politics) The ensemble of right-wing political parties; political conservatives as a group.

right /ˈɹaɪt/ /ˈɹeɪt/ /ˈɹiːt/ /ˈɹʌɪt/ [-t̚] [-ɾ̥] [-ʔ] [ɹei̯t] [ɹəi̯t] [ˈɹaɪt] [ˈɹaɪθ̠] [ˈɹäːtʰ] [ˈɹɑe̯t] [ˈɹɒɪʔ] [ˈɻɐʏt] v
berichtigen korrigieren richtigstellen
(transitive) To do justice to; to relieve from wrong; to restore rights to; to assert or regain the rights of.

right angle right angles n
rechter Winkel
(geometry) Half of the angle formed by a single straight line, equivalent to 90 degrees.

right ascension right ascensions n
Rektaszension
(astronomy) The angular distance east of the ; the celestial equivalent of longitude.

right away adv
sofort
(idiomatic) Very soon; quickly; immediately.

right bank right banks n
rechtsuferig rechtsufrig
The bank to the right of a river when facing downstream.

right hand n
rechte Hand

right inverse right inverses n
Rechtsinverses

right now adv
genau jetzt gerade jetzt
At the present moment.

right of asylum rights of asylum n
Asyl Asylrecht
(legal) The right of a person persecuted by his or her own country to be protected by another sovereign authority.

right of first refusal rights of first refusal n
Vorkaufsrecht
(legal) A provision in a contract that permits a party to that contract or another named party to have an opportunity to purchase, use, or otherwise obtain a specified object before it is offered to any other party.

right of way right of ways rights of way n
Vorfahrt Vortritt
(uncountable) The right to proceed first in traffic, on land, on water or in the air. Also in metaphorical senses.
Wegerecht
(countable) A legal right of passage over another's land or pathways.

right stochastic matrix right stochastic matrices n
zeilenstochastische Matrix zeilenstochastische Übergangsmatrix
(mathematics, stochastic processes) A square matrix whose rows consist of nonnegative real numbers, with each row summing to 1. Used to describe the transitions of a Markov chain; its element in the i'th row and j'th column describes the probability of moving from state i to state j in one time step.

right to keep and bear arms n
Waffenführungsrecht
(chiefly, US) The right of individuals to possess firearms and armor.

right to life n
Recht auf Leben
(public policy, legal, ethics) The right of a human being to the continuation of his or her life.

right to work /ɹaɪt tə wɜːk/ /ɹaɪt tə wɝk/ rights to work n
Recht auf Arbeit
(public policy, legal, ethics) The human right (the right of an individual) to have gainful employment.

right total adj
rechtstotal

right triangle right triangles n
rechtwinkliges Dreieck
(geometry) A triangle having a right angle as one of its interior angles.

right wing right wings n
rechter Flügel
(politics) The more right-wing faction of a group or party.

right-angled adj
rechtwinklig
(not comparable, geometry) Having a right angle.

right-hand man right-hand men n
rechte Hand
A trusted assistant.

right-hand rule n
Drei-Finger-Regel Rechte-Hand-Regel
A common mnemonic for understanding notation conventions for vectors in three dimensions.

right-handed n
rechtshändig
Right-handed people, taken as a whole.

right-handedness n
Dextralität Rechtshändigkeit
The state of being right-handed.

right-hander right-handers n
Rechtshänderin Rechtshänder
One who is right-handed.

right-to-left adv
linkslaufend linksläufig
(chiefly, of text) From right to left.

right-wing more right-wing most right-wing adj
rechte rechtsgerichtet
(politics) Of political ideologies: opposing political and social equality, especially conservative, traditional, and/or reactionary politics.

right-winger right-wingers n
Person vom rechten Flügel Rechte Rechter Rechtsaußen
(political) A person who belongs to the political right.
Rechtsaußen
(sports) A winger who plays on the right.

righteous /ˈɹaɪti.əs/ /ˈɹaɪtjəs/ /ˈɹaɪt͡ʃəs/ more righteous most righteous adj
rechtschaffen
Free from sin or guilt.
gerecht gerechtfertigt
Justified morally.

righteousness /ˈɹaɪt͡ʃəsnəs/ righteousnesses n
Gerechtigkeit Rechtschaffenheit
(uncountable) The quality or state of being righteous.

rightful /ˈɹaɪtfəl/ adj
rechtmäßig
By right; by law.

rightist /ˈɹaɪtɪst/ rightists n
Rechte Rechter
One who believes in the politics or policies of the political right.

rightsholder /ˈɹaɪts.həʊldə(ɹ)/ rightsholders n
Rechtsinhaber
(legal) A person or organization that owns the legal rights to something

righty righties n
Rechtshänder Rechtshänderin
(US, informal) A right-handed person.

rigid /ˈɹɪd͡ʒ.ɪd/ more rigid most rigid rigider rigidest adj
steif starr
Stiff, rather than flexible.
steif
Rigorous and unbending.
rigide
Uncompromising.

rigidity /ɹɪˈd͡ʒɪdɪti/ rigidities n
Festigkeit
The quality or state of being rigid; lack of pliability; the quality of resisting change of physical shape

rigmarole /ˈɹɪɡməɹoʊl/ /ˈɹɪɡməɹəʊl/ rigmaroles n
Brimborium Theater Zirkus
A long and complicated procedure that seems tiresome or pointless; seemingly unnecessary hoops.
Geschwätz Palaver
Nonsense; confused and incoherent talk.

rigor mortis rigor mortises n
Leichenstarre Totenstarre
Temporary stiffness of a body's muscles and joints following death.

rigorous /ˈɹɪɡəɹəs/ more rigorous most rigorous adj
gewaltig kräftig
rigoros streng
Showing, causing, or favoring rigour/rigor; scrupulously accurate or strict; thorough.
rauh
Severe; intense.

rijksmonument rijksmonuments n
Reichsdenkmal
a national heritage site of the Netherlands

rile /ɹaɪl/ v
aufbringen reizen ärgern
(in particular) To make angry.

rim /ɹɪm/ rims n
Rand Kante
An edge around something, especially when circular.
Felge
(automotive, cycling) A wheelrim.

rime /ɹaɪm/ rimes n
Raureif
Archaic in the form rimes: originally, any frozen dew forming a white deposit on exposed surfaces; hoar frost (sense 1).

rind /ɹaɪnd/ rinds n
Rinde Schwarte
A hard, tough outer layer, particularly on food such as fruit, cheese, etc

rinderpest rinderpests n
Rinderpest
A contagious disease of ruminants and swine caused by Rinderpest virus, an RNA virus of the genus Morbillivirus.

ring /ɹi(ː)ŋ/ /ɹɪŋ/ rings n
Ring
A round piece of (precious) metal worn around the finger or through the ear, nose, etc.
A circumscribing object, (roughly) circular and hollow, looking like an annual ring, earring, finger ring etc.
(UK) A bird band, a round piece of metal put around a bird's leg used for identification and studies of migration.
A circular group of people or objects.
(astronomy) A formation of various pieces of material orbiting around a planet or young star.
An exclusive group of people, usually involving some unethical or illegal practices.
(geometry) A planar geometrical figure included between two concentric circles.
(algebra) An algebraic structure which consists of a set with two binary operations: an additive operation and a multiplicative operation, such that the set is an abelian group under the additive operation, a monoid under the multiplicative operation, and such that the multiplicative operation is distributive with respect to the additive operation.
(algebra) An algebraic structure as above, but only required to be a semigroup under the multiplicative operation, that is, there need not be a multiplicative identity element.
Ring Mengenring
(analysis, measure theory) A family of sets that is closed under finite unions and differences.
klingeln
(colloquial) A telephone call.
Ring Manege
A place where some sports or exhibitions take place; notably a circular or comparable arena, such as a boxing ring or a circus ring; hence the field of a political contest.

ring /ɹi(ː)ŋ/ /ɹɪŋ/ v
klingeln läuten
(intransitive) Of a bell, etc., to produce a resonant sound.
(intransitive, figuratively) To produce the sound of a bell or a similar sound.
läuten klingeln
(transitive) To make (a bell, etc.) produce a resonant sound.
beringen
(transitive) To attach a ring to, especially for identification.
(AU, transitive) To ride around (a group of animals, especially catle) to keep them milling in one place; hence (intransitive), to work as a drover, to muster cattle.
läuten
(transitive) To produce (a sound) by ringing.
anrufen klingen läuten
(intransitive, figuratively) Of something spoken or written, to appear to be, to seem, to sound.

ring a bell v
bekannt vorkommen etwas sagen
(informal, idiom) To seem at least vaguely familiar.

ring binder ring binders n
Aktenordner
A folder in which punched pieces of paper may be held by means of clamps running through the holes in the paper.

ring finger ring fingers n
Ringfinger
Finger between middle finger and little finger; the "third finger" (UK) or the "fourth finger" (US), especially of the left hand. (The ring finger is the left hand; a ring finger is either hand.)

ring light ring lights n
Ringlicht
(photography) A continuous circular strip of light around a camera lens (either directly on the rim or as a standalone item) for the purpose of evenly illuminating the subject.

ring ouzel ring ouzels n
Ringdrossel
Turdus torquatus, a European thrush, similar to the common blackbird, but with a ring of white feathers at its neck.

ring pull ring pulls n
Aufreißdeckel Zugring
A ring-shaped extension on the top of a can or tin, which one pulls to open it.

ring road ring roads n
Umgehungsstraße Ringstraße
(chiefly, Australia, New Zealand, UK) A circumferential highway around a town, city, or other conurbation.

ring species ring species n
Artenkreis Rassenkreis Ringspezies
A biological species consisting of overlapping subgroups, each of which can interbreed with the next, but which cannot freely interbreed when taken as a whole

ring theorist ring theorists n
Ringtheoretiker

ring theory n
Ringtheorie
The branch of mathematics dealing with the algebraic structure of rings.

ring true v
echt klingen glaubhaft klingen überzeugend klingen
(idiomatic) To seem to be correct, or plausible

ring-billed gull ring-billed gulls n
Ringschnabelmöwe
Larus delawarensis, a medium-sized gull of temperate North America.

ring-necked duck ring-necked ducks n
Ringschnabelente
Aythya collaris, a diving duck from North America commonly found in freshwater ponds and lakes

ring-necked parakeet ring-necked parakeets n
Halsbandsittich
A species of parakeet, Psittacula krameri, prevalent in Asia and famous for escaping domestication and establishing wild populations in Britain.

ring-shaped more ring-shaped most ring-shaped adj
ringförmig
Having the shape of a ring; circular; annular.

ringgit /ˈɹɪŋɡɪt/ ringgit ringgits n
Ringgit
The currency of Malaysia

ringing /ˈɹɪŋɪŋ/ more ringing most ringing adj
klar kraftvoll
Loud and clear.

ringleader /ˈɹɪŋˌliːdəɹ/ ringleaders n
Anführer Anführerin
A leader of a group of people, especially an unofficial group.
Rädelsführer Rädelsführerin
A person who starts and leads a disturbance (such as a riot), a conspiracy, or a criminal gang.

ringmaster ringmasters n
Ringmeister Sprechstallmeister
The person who manages the performers in a circus ring.

ringneck dove ringneck doves n
Lachtaube
A domesticated dove with an unclear taxonomic classification, often treated as its own species as, Streptopelia risoria. Other sources place it in a subspecies of either Streptopelia decaocto (Eurasian collared dove), or Streptopelia roseogrisea (African collared dove).

ringtail ringtail ringtails n
nordamerikanische Katzenfrett
A small carnivorous mammal, Bassariscus astutus, somewhat like a raccoon, native to the southwestern United States and Mexico

ringtone ringtones n
Klingelton
The sound made by a telephone when ringing.

ringwoodite ringwoodites n
Ringwoodit
(mineral) A cubic form of olivine produced under very high pressure, (Mg, Fe2+)2SiO4.

ringworm ringworms n
Ringelflechte Flechtengrind Glatzflechte
A contagious fungal infection of the skin, characterised by ring-shaped discoloured patches, covered by vesicles or scales.

rink /ɹɪŋk/ rinks n
Eisbahn Kunsteisbahn
A sheet of ice prepared for playing certain sports, such as hockey or curling.
Rollschuhbahn
A surface for roller skating.

rinse /ɹɛns/ /ɹɪns/ v
spülen
(transitive) To wash (something) quickly using water and no soap.
(transitive) To remove soap from (something) using water.

rinse aid rinse aids n
Klarspüler
A cleaning product containing surfactants, said to improve the finish of items in dishwashers, especially glassware.

riot /ˈɹaɪ.ət/ /ˈɹaɪ.ɪt/ riots n
Aufruhr Krawall Tumult Randale
A tumultuous disturbance of the public peace by a large group of people, often involving violence or damage to property.
Aufruhr
Wanton or unrestrained behavior or emotion.

riot police n
Bereitschaftspolizei
A unit of the police specifically trained to deal with rioting crowds. They use special equipment for personal defense as well as for crowd control and dispersal.

riot police officer riot police officers n
Bereitschaftspolizist Bereitschaftspolizistin
A member of a riot police.

rioter /ˈɹaɪətə/ /ˈɹaɪətɚ/ rioters n
Aufrührer Aufrührerin Randalierer Randaliererin
One who riots; part of the unruly violent crowd causing a riot.

rip /ɹɪp/ v
reißen auftrennen entreißen reissen trennen zerreißen
(transitive) To divide or separate the parts of (especially something flimsy, such as paper or fabric), by cutting or tearing; to tear off or out by violence.
zerreißen aufreißen zerfetzen
(intransitive) To tear apart; to rapidly become two parts.
pressen rasen reißen stürmen
(intransitive, figurative) To move quickly and destructively.
der Länge nach auftrennen einen Längsschnitt durchführen einen Längsschnitt machen
(woodworking) To cut wood along (parallel to) the grain.
durchfegen stürmen voranstürmen vorstürmen
To move or act fast; to rush headlong.
abziehen klauen neppen rippen übers Ohr hauen
(archaic) To tear up for search or disclosure, or for alteration; to search to the bottom; to discover; to disclose; usually with up.

rip current rip currents n
Brandungsrückstrom Rippströmung
A strong flow of surface water, away from the shore, that returns water from incoming waves.

rip off v
wegreißen abreißen
(literal) To pull off by ripping.
abzocken abziehen hereinlegen über den Tisch ziehen übers Ohr hauen übervorteilen
(transitive, slang) To cheat or swindle, especially by charging an exorbitant or unfair fee.
abkupfern klauen nachmachen
(transitive, slang) To copy, especially illegally.

rip-off rip-offs n
Abzocke Schwindel Beschiss Betrug Nepp Reinfall
(countable) A bad deal; an unfair or exorbitant price or rate.
Abziehen
A theft or robbery.
Abklatsch Imitation Nachbildung
A copy, especially one that is illegal or inferior.

ripe /ɹaɪp/ riper ripest adj
reif
(of fruits, vegetables, seeds etc.) Ready for reaping or gathering; having attained perfection; mature
gereift reif
(of foods) Advanced to the state of fitness for use; mellow
ausgereift
(figuratively) Having attained its full development; mature; perfected

ripen /ˈɹaɪpən/ v
reifen
(transitive) To cause (something) to mature; to make ripe
reifen ausreifen
(transitive) To mature; to fit or prepare; to bring to perfection

ripening ripenings n
Reifung
The process of becoming ripe.

riposte /ɹɪˈpoʊst/ /ɹɪˈpəʊst/ ripostes n
Riposte
(fencing) A thrust given in return after parrying an attack.

ripped /ɹɪpt/ more ripped most ripped adj
zerrissen
Torn, either partly or into separate pieces.

ripple /ˈɹɪp(ə)l/ ripples n
Kräuseln kleine Welle
A moving disturbance, or undulation, in the surface of a fluid.
Riffel Riffelkamm
(textiles) An implement, with teeth like those of a comb, for removing the seeds and seed vessels from flax, broom corn, etc.
Welligkeit
(electronics) A small oscillation of an otherwise steady signal.

ripple effect ripple effects n
Welleneffekt
The circumstance in which one event instigates an expansive set of other events.

ripsaw ripsaws n
Auftrennsäge Besäumkreissäge Besäumsäge Blattspaltsäge Fuchsschwanz Fuchsschwanzsäge
(uncountable, music genre, Caribbean) A genre of music played with a ripsaw and other instruments, originally associated mainly with Turks and Caicos Islands.

rise /ɹaɪs/ /ɹaɪz/ rises n
Anstieg Aufgang Aufstieg Erhöhung Zunahme
The process of or an action or instance of moving upwards or becoming greater.
Ansteigen Anstieg Erhöhung Zunahme
(chiefly, UK, also, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa) An increase in a quantity, price, etc.
Pfeilhöhe
(architecture) The height of an arch or a step.

rise /ɹaɪs/ /ɹaɪz/ v
aufgehen zunehmen ansteigen sich erhöhen
(of a celestial body) To appear to move upwards from behind the horizon of a planet as a result of the planet's rotation.
steigen aufsteigen hochfliegen hochsteigen
(intransitive) To move, or appear to move, physically upwards relative to the ground.
auferstehen
To come to mind; to be suggested; to occur.
aufgehen
To swell or puff up in the process of fermentation; to become light.
entspringen
To become agitated, opposed, or hostile; to go to war; to take up arms; to rebel.

rise to the occasion v
den Anforderungen gewachsen sein sich den Umständen gewachsen zeigen sich der Lage gewachsen zeigen sich der Situation gewachsen zeigen
(idiomatic) To show resolve or effectiveness in dealing with a difficulty.

riser /ˈɹaɪ.zə(ɹ)/ risers n
Setzstufe
(carpentry) A vertical part of a step on a staircase.

rishi rishis n
Rishi
(post-Vedic) A Hindu sage or saint occupying the same position in India history as the patriarchs of other countries, constituting a peculiar class of beings in the early mythical system, as distinct from Asuras, Devas and mortal men.

risible /ˈɹaɪzɪbəl/ /ˈɹɪzɪbəl/ more risible most risible adj
lachlustig lachhaft
(of a person) Easily laughing; prone to laughter

rising /ˈɹaɪzɪŋ/ adj
aufgehend steigend
Going up.

rising star rising stars n
Nachwuchstalent
An emerging talent.

risk /ɹɪsk/ risks n
Risiko
(uncountable) The probability of a negative outcome to a decision or event.
(uncountable, economics, business, and, engineering) The potential negative effect of an event, determined by multiplying the likelihood of the event occurring with its magnitude should it occur.
(countable) A possible adverse event or outcome.

risk /ɹɪsk/ v
wagen
riskieren
(transitive) To incur risk as a result of (doing something).

risk management n
Risikomanagement
The process of determining the maximum acceptable level of overall risk to and from a proposed activity, then using risk assessment techniques to determine the initial level of risk and, if this is excessive, developing a strategy to ameliorate appropriate individual risks until the overall level of risk is reduced to an acceptable level.

risk premium risk premiums n
Risikoprämie Risikoaufschlag Risikoabschlag Risikozuschlag

risk visualization n
Risikovisualisierung
The systematic use of graphics (such as interactive charts, visual metaphors and mapping techniques) to augment the quality of risk communication along the entire risk management cycle.

risk-averse more risk-averse most risk-averse adj
risikoscheu
Unwilling to take risks; especially (economics) reluctant to accept a bargain with an uncertain payoff rather than another bargain with a more certain, but possibly lower, expected payoff.

risk-free adj
risikolos sicher
Free from or devoid of risk; safe.

riskfree adj
risikolos
(especially in finance) Free from risk; safe.

risky /ˈɹɪski/ riskier riskiest adj
riskant gewagt gefährlich pikant
Dangerous, involving risks.

risotto /ɹɪˈzoʊtoʊ/ /ɹɪˈzɒtəʊ/ risotti risottos n
Risotto
An Italian savoury dish made with rice and other ingredients.
A similar dish made without rice.

risqué /ɹɪsˈkeɪ/ more risqué most risqué adj
gewagt schlüpfrig
Suggestive of sexual impropriety; bordering on the indelicate.

rite /ɹaɪt/ rites n
Ritus Brauch
A religious custom.
(by extension) A prescribed behavior.

rite of passage rites of passage n
Übergangsritus Erwachsenwerden Initiation Initiationsritus Passageritus Übergangsritual
(anthropology) A ceremony or series of ceremonies, often very ritualized, to celebrate a transition in a person’s life. Baptisms, bar mitzvahs, weddings and funerals are among the best known examples.

rittmaster rittmasters n
Rittmeister
A rank in cavalry or other mounted units, equivalent to captain.

ritual /ˈɹɪt͡ʃ.u.əl/ more ritual most ritual adj
rituell
Related to a rite or repeated set of actions.

ritual /ˈɹɪt͡ʃ.u.əl/ rituals n
Ritual
A rite; a repeated set of actions, especially in religious contexts.

ritualistic /ˌɹɪt͡ʃuəˈlɪstɪk/ more ritualistic most ritualistic adj
ritualhaft
In the manner of a ritual.

ritually /ˈɹɪt͡ʃu.əli/ more ritually most ritually adv
rituell
In a ritual manner.

rival /ˈɹaɪvəl/ rivals n
Rivalin Rivale Konkurrent Gegner Gegnerin Konkurrentin
A competitor (person, team, company, etc.) with the same goal as another, or striving to attain the same thing. Defeating a rival may be a primary or necessary goal of a competitor.

rival /ˈɹaɪvəl/ v
rivalisieren
(transitive) To oppose or compete with.
To be equal to, or match, or to surpass another.

rivaless rivalesses n
Rivalin

rivalrous /ɹaɪvl̩ɹəs/ /ˈɹaɪv(ə)lɹəs/ /ˈɹaɪvəlɹəs/ more rivalrous most rivalrous adj
rivalisierend
Having a relationship of rivalry.
rival
(economics, of a good) Which can be consumed by no more than one person at the same time.

rivalry /ˈɹaɪ.vəl.ɹi/ rivalries n
Rivalität
Any competition between two or more things or factors.

rive /ɹaɪv/ v
aufreißen spalten
(transitive, archaic, _, except in past participle) To tear apart by force; to rend; to split; to cleave.

river /ˈɹɪvə/ /ˈɹɪvɚ/ rivers n
Fluss Strom
A large and often winding stream which drains a land mass, carrying water down from higher areas to a lower point, oftentimes ending in another body of water, such as an ocean or in an inland sea.
Strom Fluss
Any large flow of a liquid in a single body.
Gießbach
(typography) A visually undesirable effect of white space running down a page, caused by spaces between words on consecutive lines happening to coincide.

river god /ˈɹɪvə ˌɡɒd/ river gods n
Flussgott
(mythology) The tutelary deity of a river.

river warbler river warblers n
Schlagschwirl
Locustella fluviatilis, an Old World warbler.

river water river waters n
Flusswasser
Water in or taken from a river.

riverbank riverbanks n
Ufer
A sloped side of a river acting as a barrier between the water and level ground to either side.

riverbed /ˈɹɪv.əˌbed/ /ˈɹɪv.əˌbɛd/ /ˈɹɪv.ɚˌbɛd/ [ˈɹɪv.ɚˌbeː] riverbeds n
Flussbett
(hydrology) The path where a river runs, or where a river once ran; the bottom earthen part of a river, not including the riverbanks.

riverboat riverboats n
Binnenschiff
A watercraft designed for operating on rivers.

riverine /ˈɹɪvəɹaɪn/ /ˈɹɪvɚ.aɪn/ /ˈɹɪvɚ.ɪn/ more riverine most riverine adj
Fluss
Of or pertaining to rivers, or located on or by a river; inhabiting a river or its surrounds.

riverside riversides n
Flussufer
A bank or side of a river.

rivet /ˈɹɪvət/ rivets n
Niet
A cylindrical mechanical fastener that attaches multiple parts together by fitting through a hole and deforming the head(s) at either end.

rivet /ˈɹɪvət/ v
vernieten
(transitive) To attach or fasten parts by using rivets. [from early 15th c.]
nieten
(transitive) To install rivets.
auf sich ziehen fesseln
(transitive, figurative) To command the attention of. [from c. 1600]

rivulet /ˈɹɪv.jə.lət/ rivulets n
Flüsschen Bächlein
A small brook or stream; a streamlet; a gill.

rix-dollar /ˈɹɪksˌdɒlə/ rix-dollars n
Reichstaler
(historical) A unit of currency introduced into certain former European colonies such as Cape Province and Ceylon.

roach /ɹoʊt͡ʃ/ /ɹəʊtʃ/ roach n
Plötze Rotauge
A common roach (Rutilus rutilus)

road /rod/ /ɹoʊd/ /ɹəʊd/ roads n
Straße Weg
A way used for travelling between places, originally one wide enough to allow foot passengers and horses to travel, now (US) usually one surfaced with asphalt or concrete and designed to accommodate many vehicles travelling in both directions. In the UK both senses are heard: a country road is the same as a country lane. [from 16th c.]
(US, railroads) A railway or (UK, railroads) a single railway track. [from 19th c.]

road accident road accidents n
Straßenverkehrsunfall
A collision on a road, typically involving one or more motor vehicles, but also including cyclists and pedestrians knocked down by vehicles.

road apple road apples n
Pferdeapfel
(slang, dated, often in the plural) Horse manure, especially when deposited on a road.

road hog road hogs n
Verkehrsrowdy
A bad or inconsiderate driver of a motor vehicle.

road map road maps n
Straßenkarte Autokarte
A map with a visual representation of roads used for automobile travel and navigation. A road map may contain other relevant data, such as terrain or railway lines.
Roadmap
(figuratively) A plan of action, laying out the future actions of participants.

road rage n
Wut im Straßenverkehr
(automotive, law, psychology) Uncontrollable aggressive behaviour by the driver of a road vehicle, especially when caused by stress or frustration.

road roller road rollers n
Walze Straßenwalze
A heavy engineering vehicle used to compact asphalt in the construction of roads.

road salt n
Streusalz Auftausalz Tausalz
Salt used for deicing and anti-icing of roads.

road sign road signs n
Verkehrszeichen Verkehrsschild Verkehrshinweisschild Verkehrshinweistafel Verkehrstafel
A sign for the control of traffic or the information of drivers.

road to Damascus roads to Damascus n
Damaskuserlebnis
(idiomatic, often, attributive) An important point in someone's life where a great change, or reversal, of ideas or beliefs occurs.

road trip road trips n
Roadtrip
A recreational or impromptu excursion in a car, usually at long distances from one's home.

road user road users n
Verkehrsteilnehmer
Any person that makes use of a road, such as a driver, cyclist, motorcyclist, moped rider, pedestrian or horserider.

roadblock roadblocks n
Straßensperre Absperrung
Something that blocks or obstructs a road.
Hindernis
(figurative) An obstacle or impediment.

roadbuilding n
Straßenbau
The construction of roads.

roadhouse /ˈɹoʊdˌhaʊs/ /ˈɹəʊdˌhaʊs/ roadhouses n
Rasthaus einsamer Landgasthof
(chiefly, US) An inn or similar establishment situated beside a road beyond the jurisdiction of a town or city.

roadrunner /ˈɹoʊdˌɹʌnɚ/ /ˈɹəʊdˌɹʌnə/ roadrunners n
Rennkuckucke
Either of two species of fast-running bird in the genus Geococcyx of the cuckoo family native to North and Central America, the lesser roadrunner (Geococcyx velox) and, especially, the greater roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus).

roadside /ˈɹoʊdsaɪd/ /ˈɹəʊdsaɪd/ roadsides n
Straßenrand
The area on either side of a road.

roadstead /ˈɹoʊdˌstɛd/ /ˈɹəʊdstɛd/ roadsteads n
Reede
(nautical) A partly sheltered anchorage; a stretch of water near the shore where vessels may ride at anchor, but with less protection than a harbour. [from early 18th c.]

roadway roadways n
Fahrbahn Straße
The main or central portion of a road, used by the vehicles.
Straßendamm
The portion of a bridge or railway used by traffic.

roadwork roadworks n
Arbeitsstelle
The construction or maintenance done to roads.

roadworker roadworkers n
Straßenarbeiter Straßenarbeiterin Straßenbauarbeiter Straßenbauarbeiterin
A worker who carries out road construction or maintenance.

roadworthiness n
Fahrtüchtigkeit Straßenverkehrstauglichkeit Verkehrstauglichkeit
The property of being roadworthy.

roadworthy more roadworthy most roadworthy adj
fahrtüchtig straßenverkehrstauglich verkehrstauglich
Being able to be driven, or suitable for driving, on the open road.

roam /ɹoʊm/ /ɹəʊm/ v
umherziehen wandern
(intransitive) To wander or travel freely and with no specific destination.

roaming /ˈɹoʊmɪŋ/ /ˈɹəʊmɪŋ/ roamings n
Roaming
(uncountable, telecommunications) The ability to use a cell phone outside of its original registering zone.
Wandern
(uncountable, computing, operating system) Using the OS service of manipulating folders and documents from different PC devices by a registered user.

roan antelope roan antelopes n
Pferdeantilope
A savanna antelope, Hippotragus equinus, found in West, Central, East Africa and Southern Africa.

roar /ɹo(ː)ɹ/ /ɹoə/ /ɹɔɹ/ /ɹɔː/ roars n
Tosen Aufheulen
A long, loud, deep shout, as of rage or laughter, made with the mouth wide open.
Brüllen
The cry of the lion.
Aufheulen
A loud resounding noise.

roar /ɹo(ː)ɹ/ /ɹoə/ /ɹɔɹ/ /ɹɔː/ v
brüllen
(intransitive) To make a loud, deep cry, especially from pain, anger, or other strong emotion.
Of animals (especially a lion), to make a loud deep noise.

roaring /ˈɹɔːɹɪŋ/ roarings n
Gebrüll
A loud, deep, prolonged sound, as of a large beast; a roar.

roast /ɹoʊst/ /ɹəʊst/ adj
gebraten
Having been cooked by roasting.

roast /ɹoʊst/ /ɹəʊst/ roasts n
Braten
A cut of meat suited to roasting; meat that has been roasted.

roast /ɹoʊst/ /ɹəʊst/ v
braten
(transitive, or, intransitive, or, ergative) To cook food by heating in an oven or over a fire without covering, resulting in a crisp, possibly even slightly charred appearance.
rösten
(transitive, or, intransitive, or, ergative) To process by drying through exposure to sun or artificial heat.

roast beef roast beefs n
Roastbeef Rinderbraten Rindsbraten
Beef cooked by roasting.

roast pork roast porks n
Schweinebraten Schweinsbraten
Pork cooked by roasting.

roasted /ˈɹoʊstɪd/ more roasted most roasted adj
geröstet gebraten gegrillt
Cooked by roasting.

roasting pan roasting pans n
Backblech
(cookware, US) A kitchen utensil used for roasting in an oven.

rob /ɹɑb/ /ɹɒb/ /ɹɔb/ v
rauben
(transitive) To steal from, especially using force or violence.

robber /ˈɹɑ.bɚ/ /ˈɹɒb.ə(ɹ)/ robbers n
Räuber Räuberin
A person who robs.
An animal who robs.

robber baron robber barons n
Raubritter
(historical) In Europe, an aristocrat who charged exorbitant fees or otherwise exacted money from people who journeyed across land or waterways which he controlled.

robbery /ˈɹɑbəɹi/ /ˈɹɒbəɹi/ /ˈɹɒbɹi/ robberies n
Raub
The act or practice of robbing.
(legal) The offense of taking or attempting to take the property of another by force or threat of force.

robe /ɹoʊb/ /ɹəʊb/ robes n
Robe
A long loose outer garment, often signifying honorary stature.

robin /ˈɹɑː.bɪn/ /ˈɹɒ.bɪn/ robins n
Rotkehlchen
A European robin, Erithacus rubecula.
Wanderdrossel
An American robin, Turdus migratorius.

robinsonade /ˌɹɑbɪnsəˈneɪd/ /ˌɹɒbɪnsəˈneɪd/ robinsonades n
Robinsonade
A genre of adventure fiction where a hero is stranded alone on a desert island and has to survive with his own wits.

robot /ˈɹoʊ.bɑt/ /ˈɹoʊ.bət/ /ˈɹəʊ.bɒt/ robots n
Roboter
(chiefly, science fiction) An intelligent mechanical being designed to look like a human or other creature, and usually made from metal. [from 20th c.]
A machine built to carry out some complex task or group of tasks by physically moving, especially one which can be programmed. [from 20th c.]
(figuratively) A person who does not seem to have any emotions. [from 20th c.]

robotaxi robotaxis n
Robotaxi

robotics /ɹoʊˈbɑt.ɪks/ /ɹəʊˈbɒt.ɪks/ [ɹoʊˈbɑɾɪks] n
Robotik
The science and technology of robots, their design, manufacture, and application

robotization robotizations n
Roboterisierung Robotisierung
The automation of a system or process by use of robotic devices. [from 20th c.]

robotize v
roboterisieren robotisieren
(transitive) To automate, especially by making use of robots.

robovac robovacs n
Saugroboter
robotic vacuum cleaner

robust /ɹoʊˈbʌst/ /ɹəʊˈbʌst/ /ɹəˈbʌst/ more robust most robust robuster robustest adj
robust
Evincing strength and health; strong; (often, especially) both large and healthy#Adjective.

robustness robustnesses n
Robustheit
The quality of being robust.

roc /ɹɒk/ rocs n
Roch Rokh
An enormous mythical bird in Eastern legend.

rock /ɹɑk/ /ɹɒk/ /ɹɔk/ rocks n
Fels Felsblock Felsbrocken Findling
(chiefly British) A boulder or large stone; or (US, Canada) a smaller stone; a pebble.
Fels Felsen Klippe
A mass of stone projecting out of the ground or water.
Fels Gestein
(uncountable) The naturally occurring aggregate of solid mineral matter that constitutes a significant part of the earth's crust.
Gestein
(geology) Any natural material with a distinctive composition of minerals.
Klunker
(slang) A precious stone or gem, especially a diamond.
Rock
A style of music characterized by basic drum-beat, generally 4/4 riffs, based on (usually electric) guitar, bass guitar, drums, and vocals.
Felsen Klippe Schäre
A large hill or island having no vegetation.
Fels Fels in der Brandung
(figuratively) Something that is strong, stable, and dependable; a person who provides security or support to another.
Kandiszucker Zuckerstange
(British, uncountable) A type of confectionery made from sugar in the shape of a stick, traditionally having some text running through its length.

rock /ɹɑk/ /ɹɒk/ /ɹɔk/ v
wiegen schaukeln schwanken
(transitive, and, intransitive) To move gently back and forth.
rocken
(intransitive) To play, perform, or enjoy rock music, especially with a lot of skill or energy.
(intransitive, slang) To be very favourable or skilful; excel; be fantastic.
schaukeln stampfen
(intransitive) To sway or tilt violently back and forth.
aufmischen
(transitive) To thrill or excite, especially with rock music.
aufwühlen schockieren
(transitive) To disturb the emotional equilibrium of; to distress; to greatly impact (most often positively).

rock and roll /ˈɹɑk ən(d) ˈɹoʊl/ /ˈɹɒk ən(d) ˈɹəʊl/ n
Rock 'n' Roll Rock and Roll
(dance) A style of vigorous dancing associated with this genre of music.

rock bunting rock buntings n
Zippammer
Emberiza cia, a passerine bird in the bunting family Emberizidae.

rock climbing n
Felsklettern
The sport of scaling rock faces, either with or without ropes and other equipment.

rock crystal rock crystals n
Bergkristall
clear, colourless form of the silica-based mineral quartz, often called "pure quartz" or "clear quartz".

rock dove /ɹɒk dʌv/ rock doves n
Felsentaube
The dove/pigeon species Columba livia.

rock group rock groups n
Rock-Gruppe Rockband Rockgruppe
A group of musicians who regularly perform rock music together.

rock hyrax rock hyraces rock hyraxes n
Klippschliefer
A guinea pig-like, but larger, animal (Procavia capensis), native to much of Africa, the Middle East and the Arabian peninsula.

rock music n
Rockmusik
(music) A broad genre of popular music, including especially those styles ultimately derived from rock and roll, employing electrical amplification, heavy use of guitars, 4/4 time with strong percussive rhythm on beats two and four (backbeat), and usually themes of bold wildness, rebellion, and sexuality.

rock paper scissors n
Schere, Stein, Papier Ching, Chang, Chong Klick, Klack, Kluck Schnick Schnack Schnuck
(hand game) A popular children's game using three hand signs representing rock, paper and scissors, frequently used as a tiebreaker.

rock partridge rock partridges n
Steinhuhn
Alectoris graeca: a species of partridge

rock pigeon rock pigeons n
Guineataube Strichelhalstaube
(Africa) The speckled pigeon, Columba guinea, or African rock pigeon.
Rotflügel-Steintaube Rotspiegeltaube
(Australia) The chestnut-quilled rock pigeon, Petrophassa rufipennis.
Weissflügel-Steintaube Weissspiegeltaube Weißflügel-Steintaube Weißspiegeltaube
(Australia) The white-quilled rock pigeon, Petrophassa albipennis.

rock pipit rock pipits n
Felsenpfeifer Strandpieper
A stocky bird, of species Anthus petrosus, somewhat smaller than a starling, that breeds on rocky beaches and winters on coastal salt marshes.

rock ptarmigan rock ptarmigans n
Alpenschneehuhn
A medium-sized gamebird in the grouse family, Lagopus muta.

rock salt rock salts n
Halit Steinsalz
(mineral) The mineral halite.

rock samphire rock samphires pn
Meerfenchel
Crithmum maritimum (sea fennel), native to temperate seacoasts of Europe.

rock sugar rock sugars n
Kluntje
White or brown sugar that has been crystallized into chunks.

rocker /ˈɹɑ.kɚ/ /ˈɹɒk.ə(ɹ)/ /ˈɹɔk.ə(ɹ)/ rockers n
Kufe Schaukelbrett Schaukelstuhl Wiege Wippe
A curved piece of wood attached to the bottom of a rocking chair or cradle that enables it to rock back and forth.
Rocker Rockerin
Someone passionate about rock music.
Rocker Rockerin Rockmusiker Rockmusikerin
A musician who plays rock music.
Schaukelstuhl
A skate with a curved blade, somewhat resembling in shape the rocker of a cradle.

rocker panel rocker panels n
Schweller

rockery /ˈɹɑk.ɚ.i/ /ˈɹɒk.ə.ɹi/ rockeries n
Steingarten
A section of a garden made from decorative rocks and alpine plants.

rocket /ˈɹɑ.kət/ /ˈɹɑk.ɪt/ /ˈɹɒk.ɪt/ rockets n
Rakete
A long vehicle or craft propelled by a rocket engine; a missile or rocket-propelled spacecraft. [from 20th c.]
An engine operating similarly to the pyrotechnic, generating thrust by the expulsion of hot gases; a rocket engine. [from 20th c.]

rocket launcher rocket launchers n
Raketenabschussgerät Raketenwerfer
A hand-held tube-like device for launching a rocket-propelled explosive device (a missile).

rocket science n
Hexenwerk Raketenwissenschaft
(idiomatic, chiefly, in the negative) Anything overly complex, detailed or confusing.

rocket-propelled grenade rocket-propelled grenades n
Panzerabwehrhandwaffe raketengetriebene Granate
A modern hand-held weapons system, comprising a launcher that fires a small explosive rocket.

rockfall rockfalls n
Steinschlag
A quantity of rocks that has fallen from a cliff etc.

rockfish /ˈɹɑk.fɪʃ/ /ˈɹɒk.fɪʃ/ rockfish rockfishes n
Rotbarsch
Salvelinus, a genus of fish in the salmon family

rockfowl rockfowls n
Felshüpfer
Either of two bird species of genus Picathartes in the passerine family Picathartidae endemic to sub-Saharan Africa.

rockhopper penguin rockhopper penguins n
Felsenpinguin
Any of three closely related crested penguins, in genus Eudyptes.

rocking chair rocking chairs n
Schaukelstuhl
A chair with a curved base which can be gently rocked (swung) back and forth.

rocking horse rocking horses n
Schaukelpferd Hutschpferd
a child’s toy consisting of a (usually wooden) horse mounted on a rocker or swing

rockslide rockslides n
Bergsturz
(geology) A type of landslide characterized by falling rocks.

rockstar rockstars n
Rockstar
A member of a rock band, or a solo artist in the genre, especially one with celebrity status.

rocky /ˈɹɑki/ /ˈɹɒki/ /ˈɹɔki/ [ˈɹʷɑki] [ˈɹʷɒki] [ˈɹʷɔki] more rocky most rocky rockier rockiest adj
steinig felsig
Abounding in, or full of, rocks; consisting of rocks.

rocky road rocky roads n
Rocky road
Any of several forms of candy containing lumps of chocolate, marshmallows and nuts.
A variety of chocolate ice cream with marshmallows and almonds.
(figurative) A rough time, course etc.

rococo /ɹəˈkəʊkəʊ/ more rococo most rococo adj
Rokoko
Of or relating to the rococo style.

rococo /ɹəˈkəʊkəʊ/ rococos n
Rokoko
(uncountable) A style of baroque architecture and decorative art, from 18th-century France, having elaborate ornamentation.

rod /ɹɑd/ /ɹɒd/ rods n
Stab Stange Stock Latte
A straight, round stick, shaft, bar, cane, or staff.
Rührstab Rührstäbchen
(fishing) A long slender usually tapering pole used for angling; fishing rod.
Rute Zuchtrute
A stick, pole, or bundle of switches or twigs (such as a birch), used for personal defense or to administer corporal punishment by whipping.
Messstab Metermaß Meßstab Zollstock
A stick used to measure distance, by using its established length or task-specific temporary marks along its length, or by dint of specific graduated marks.
Rute
(archaic) A unit of length equal to 1 pole, a perch, 1⁄4 chain, 5+1⁄2 yards, 16+1⁄2 feet, or exactly 5.0292 meters (these being all equivalent).
(biology) Any of a number of long, slender microorganisms.
Angelrute Angel Gestänge Rührstab Rührstäbchen Stab
An implement held vertically and viewed through an optical surveying instrument such as a transit, used to measure distance in land surveying and construction layout; an engineer's rod, surveyor's rod, surveying rod, leveling rod, ranging rod. The modern (US) engineer's or surveyor's rod commonly is eight or ten feet long and often designed to extend higher. In former times a surveyor's rod often was a single wooden pole or composed of multiple sectioned and socketed pieces, and besides serving as a sighting target was used to measure distance on the ground horizontally, hence for convenience was of one rod or pole in length, that is, 5+1⁄2 yards.
Stäbchen Achse Anker Ankerbolzen Bolzen Haltearm
A straight bar that unites moving parts of a machine, for holding parts together as a connecting rod or for transferring power as a driveshaft.
Pimmel Penis
(slang, vulgar) The penis.

rod cell rod cells n
Stäbchen
(anatomy) Any of the cylindrical photoreceptor cells in the retina that function in dim light levels.

rodent /ˈɹəʊdənt/ rodents n
Nagetier Nager
A mammal of the order Rodentia, characterized by long incisors that grow continuously and are worn down by gnawing.

rodeo /ˈɹoʊ.di.oʊ/ /ˈɹəʊ.di.əʊ/ rodeos n
Rodeo
(sports) A North American sport involving skills with horses, cows and other livestock.

roe /ˈɹoʊ/ /ˈɹəʊ/ roes n
Rogen
The eggs of fish.

roe deer /ˈɹoʊˌdɪɹ/ /ˈɹəʊˌdɪə/ roe deer n
Reh
A small, nimble Eurasian deer with no visible tail, a white rump patch, and a reddish summer coat that turns grey in winter, the male having short three-pointed antlers (Capreolus capreolus and Capreolus pygargus).

roebuck /ˈɹəʊ.bʌk/ roebucks n
Rehbock
A male roe deer.

roentgenium /ɹɛntˈɡɛniəm/ /ɹʌntˈɡɛniəm/ n
Roentgenium Röntgenium
A transuranic chemical element (symbol Rg) with atomic number 111.

roger /ˈɹɑd͡ʒɚ/ /ˈɹɒd͡ʒə/ interjection
verstehen
(radio telecommunications) Received (used in radio communications to acknowledge that a message has been received and understood)

rogue /ˈɹoʊ̯ɡ/ /ˈɹəʊ̯ɡ/ more rogue most rogue adj
aggressiv einzelgängerisch
(of an animal, especially an elephant) Vicious and solitary.
anormal entartet
(by extension) Large, destructive and unpredictable.
betrügerisch skrupellos unseriös
(by extension) Deceitful, unprincipled.

rogue /ˈɹoʊ̯ɡ/ /ˈɹəʊ̯ɡ/ rogues n
Schurke
A scoundrel, rascal or unprincipled, deceitful, and unreliable person.
Schelm Schlingel Strolch
A mischievous scamp.
Landstreicher Vagabund
A vagrant.

rogue planet rogue planets n
Einzelgänger-Planet

rogue state rogue states n
Schurkenstaat
A state or nation acting outside of the accepted international norms and policies.

rogue wave rogue waves n
Kaventsmann Monsterwelle Riesenwelle
(nautical, surfing) An unexpected, dangerously large wave.

roguish /ˈɹoʊɡɪʃ/ /ˈɹəʊɡɪʃ/ more roguish most roguish adj
gewissenlos schurkisch skrupellos
Unprincipled or unscrupulous.
schalkhaft spitzbübisch verschmitzt
Mischievous and playful.

roil /ɹɔɪl/ v
trüben
(transitive, of a fluid, especially a liquid) To render turbid by stirring up the dregs or sediment of.
ärgern
(transitive, of a person or group of people) To annoy; to make angry; to throw into discord.

role /ɹol/ /ɹoʊl/ /ɹɐʉl/ /ɹəʊl/ [ɹʷoʊɫ] [ɹʷɒʊɫ] roles n
Rolle
A character or part played by a performer or actor.
The expected behaviour of an individual in a society.
Rolle Aufgabe Funktion
The function or position of something.

role conflict role conflicts n
Rollenkonflikt
(sociology) a conflict among the roles corresponding to two or more statuses.

role model role models n
Vorbild
A person who serves as an example, whose behavior is emulated by others.

roleplaying game roleplaying games n
Rollenspiel
(games) A type of game where one or more players assume the roles of characters (usually one each) to interact with a fictional world either defined by themselves or through the moderation of a neutral judge (usually referred to as the game master).

roll /ɹol/ /ɹoʊl/ /ɹɐʉl/ /ɹəʊl/ [ɹ̠ʷoɫ] [ɹ̠ʷɒʊɫ] rolls n
Rollen Drehen Rolle Walzen
The act or result of rolling, or state of being rolled.
Rolle Ballen Bündel Röllchen
That which is rolled up.
Purzelbaum Rolle Vorwärtsrolle Überschlag
A forward or backward roll in gymnastics; going head over heels. A tumble.
Schriftrolle Buchrolle Schriftband
A document written on a piece of parchment, paper, or other materials which may be rolled up; a scroll.
Sternwälzegge Walze
A heavy cylinder used to break clods.
Walze Roller
One of a set of revolving cylinders, or rollers, between which metal is pressed, formed, or smoothed, as in a rolling mill.
Register Liste Namensliste Namensrolle Rolle
An official or public document; a register; a record.
Grollen Rollen
A heavy, reverberatory sound.
Rolle Ballen
A quantity of cloth wound into a cylindrical form.
Wirbel Wirbeln
The uniform beating of a drum with strokes so rapid as scarcely to be distinguished by the ear.
Rollen Schlingern
(nautical, aviation) The oscillating movement of a nautical vessel as it rotates from side to side, about its fore-and-aft axis, causing its sides to go up and down, as distinguished from the alternate rise and fall of bow and stern called pitching; or the equivalent in an aircraft.
Schriftrolle Buchrolle Funktion Rolle Schriftband
(obsolete) A part; an office; a duty; a role.

roll /ɹol/ /ɹoʊl/ /ɹɐʉl/ /ɹəʊl/ [ɹ̠ʷoɫ] [ɹ̠ʷɒʊɫ] v
rollen aufrollen aufwickeln
(transitive) To cause to revolve by turning over and over; to move by turning on an axis; to impel forward by causing to turn over and over on a supporting surface.
aufrollen aufwickeln
(transitive) To wrap (something) round on itself; to form into a spherical or cylindrical body by causing to turn over and over.
(transitive) To bind or involve by winding, as in a bandage; to enwrap; often with up.
rollen
(ergative) To drive or impel forward with an easy motion, as of rolling.
(ergative) To utter copiously, especially with sounding words; to utter with a deep sound; — often with forth, or out.
(ergative) To move, or cause to be moved, upon, or by means of, rollers or small wheels.
ausrollen walzen
(transitive) To press or level with a roller; to spread or form with a roll, roller, or rollers.
wirbeln
(transitive) To beat with rapid, continuous strokes, as a drum; to sound a roll upon.
laufen
(US, slang, intransitive) To behave in a certain way; to adopt a general disposition toward a situation.

roll cage roll cages n
Überrollvorrichtung
(automotive) A frame built in or around the driver and passenger compartment of a vehicle to protect its occupants from being injured in an accident, particularly if the vehicle rolls over.

roll call roll calls n
Appell
The reading aloud of a list of names, and subsequent responses, in order to determine who is present or absent.
(by extension) The subset of those members of a specific group who are present or available out of the full set of all the members of said group.

roll container roll containers n
Rollbehälter
A cage on wheels used to hold and transport goods, especially in a warehouse.

roll one's eyes v
die Augen rollen
(idiomatic) To deliberately turn one's eyes upwards, usually to indicate disapproval, indifference or frustration.

roll out v
ausliefern
(transitive, intransitive) To deploy or release (a new film or software, etc.); to launch (a product or service), especially in a gradual fashion across multiple regions.

roll rate roll rates n
Rollrate
(aeronautics) The rate at which an aircraft can change its roll attitude, typically expressed in degrees per second

roll up one's sleeves v
Ärmel hochkrempeln
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see roll,‎ up,‎ one's,‎ sleeves.
die Ärmel hochkrempeln
(idiomatic) To prepare to work.

roll-on roll-ons n
Deoroller
A cosmetic product (especially a deodorant) applied by means of a ball at the head of a container, which rolls the product on to the skin etc.

rollator rollators n
Rollator
A walking frame equipped with wheels, especially one designed for the disabled or elderly.

rollback rollbacks n
Rollback
A return to a prior state by undoing some operation, especially of policy or price changes.
(databases) An operation which returns a database, or group of records in a database, to a previous state (normally to the previous commit point).
Entzug
A withdrawal of military forces.

rolled fillet rolled fillets n
Röllchen
Chopped veal rolled in a piece of bacon.

rolled oats n
Haferflocken Schmelzflocken
Oat groats that have been rolled into flat flakes under heavy rollers.

roller /ˈɹoʊlɚ/ /ˈɹəʊlə/ rollers n
Orientalische Rollertaube Orientalischer Roller Ostpreußischer Werfer Roller Rollertaube Tümmler
A breed or variety of roller pigeon that rolls (i.e. tumbles or somersaults) backwards (compare Penson roller, Birmingham roller, tumbler).
Racke
Any of various aggressive birds, of the family Coraciidae, having bright blue wings and hooked beaks.

roller blind roller blinds n
Jalousie Rollo
A blind for a window, usually of stiffened fabric, mounted on a pole and operated with a chain or spring mechanism.

roller chain roller chains n
Rollenkette
A type of chain drive used to transmit mechanical power in many kinds of machinery, such as conveyors and bicycles, consisting of a series of short cylindrical rollers held together by side links and driven by a sprocket.

roller derby roller derbies n
Roller Derby
A sport based on teams of rollerskaters who race round a track, jamming and blocking each other.

roller docker roller dockers n
Stipprolle
(US) A food preparation utensil resembling a small rolling pin with spikes, used to pierce dough to prevent overrising or blistering.

roller shutter roller shutters n
Rollladen Rolllade Rollo
A shutter (for a window or door) consisting of a series of horizontal sections that are hinged together and attached to a roller at the top.

roller skate roller skates n
Rollschuh
A boot having small wheels or casters attached to its sole; used for roller skating.

roller skating n
rollschuhlaufen
Skating on roller skates.

rollerblade rollerblades n
Inliner Inlineskate Rollerblade
A roller skate with all wheels aligned in a single row along the sole, resembling an ice skate.

rollercoaster /ˈɹoʊlɚˌkoʊstɚ/ rollercoasters n
Achterbahn
An amusement ride consisting of a buggy on a track that rises, falls, twists and turns.

rolling paper rolling papers n
Zigarettenpapier Blättchen
(chiefly, US) A small sheet of paper used for rolling (tobacco) cigarettes, joints (marijuana cigarettes), and the like.

rolling pin rolling pins n
Nudelholz Teigrolle
a food preparation utensil consisting of a cylinder with a handle at each end, used to flatten dough

rolling resistance rolling resistances n
Rollwiderstand
(physics) The force that resists the rolling of a wheel or other circular object.

rolling stock rolling stocks n
Lokomotiven und Wagons Schienenfahrzeug Schienenfahrzeuge
(railroads, uncountable, collectively) All vehicles that move on a railway, powered or unpowered.

rolling stone rolling stones n
Herumtreiber Rumtreiber
(idiomatic) A person who moves around a lot and never settles down; a vagrant.

rollmop rollmops n
Rollmops
A fillet of herring, rolled and flavoured with sliced onion and spices then pickled in brine

rollup rollups n
Selbstgedrehte selbst gedrehte Zigarette
A self-made cigarette of tobacco and rolling paper.

roly-poly /ˈɹoʊliˈpoʊli/ /ˌɹəʊlɪˈpəʊli/ roly-polies roly-polys n
Pummelchen
(informal) A short, plump person (especially a child).
Stehaufmännchen
A toy that rights itself when pushed over.

romaja /ɹoʊˈmɑːd͡ʒə/ n
Romaja
A representation of Korean in Latin script.

romaji /-mɑː-/ /ˈɹəʊ.mə.d͡ʒiː/ romajis n
Romaji Rōmaji
A representation of Japanese in Latin script.

romance /ɹoʊˈmæns/ /ɹəˈmæns/ /ˈɹoʊˌmæns/ /ˈɹəʊˌmæns/ romances n
Liebesgeschichte Romanze
An intimate relationship between two people; a love affair.
Liebesgeschichte Minne Romanze große Liebe romantische Liebe
A story or novel dealing with idealized love.
Romanze
(music) A romanza, or sentimental ballad.

romanize v
latinisieren romanisieren
(transitive) To put letters or words written in another writing system into the Latin (Roman) alphabet.
romanisieren
(transitive, historical, usually, capitalized) To bring under the authority or influence of Rome.

romantic /ɹoʊˈmæn(t)ɪk/ /ɹə-/ /ɹəʊˈmæntɪk/ [-meə̯ntɪk] [-meə̯ɾ̃ɪk] [-mæɾ̃ɪk] [ɹoʊˈmæntɪk] [ɹə-] more romantic most romantic adj
romantisch
Fantastic, unrealistic (of an idea etc.); fanciful, sentimental, impractical (of a person). [from 17th c.]
Having the qualities of romance (in the sense of something appealing deeply to the imagination); invoking on a powerfully sentimental idea of life; evocative, atmospheric. [from 17th c.]
Pertaining to an idealised form of love (originally, as might be felt by the heroes of a romance); conducive to romance; loving, affectionate. [from 18th c.]

romantic /ɹoʊˈmæn(t)ɪk/ /ɹə-/ /ɹəʊˈmæntɪk/ [-meə̯ntɪk] [-meə̯ɾ̃ɪk] [-mæɾ̃ɪk] [ɹoʊˈmæntɪk] [ɹə-] romantics n
Romantiker Romantikerin
A person with romantic character (a character like those of the knights in a mythic romance).
A person who is behaving romantically (in a manner befitting someone who feels an idealized form of love).

romantic comedy romantic comedies n
Liebeskomödie romantische Komödie
(uncountable) A genre of fiction, especially film, that presents love stories in a humorous and light-hearted way.

romanticism /ɹəʊˈmæntɪsɪzəm/ romanticisms n
Romantik
A romantic quality, spirit or action.

romanticist romanticists n
Romantiker Romantikerin
An advocate or follower of romanticism.

romanticize v
romantisieren
(transitive) To interpret, view, or portray something in a romantic (unrealistic, idealized) manner.

romp /ɹɑmp/ /ɹɒmp/ romps n
Balgerei Herumtoben Herumtollen Rauferei Toben Tollen
A period of boisterous play, a frolic; now especially, a bout of sexual activity, especially when illicit. [from 18th c.]

romp /ɹɑmp/ /ɹɒmp/ v
raufen
(intransitive) To play about roughly, energetically or boisterously.

rondeau /ˈɹɑnˌdoʊ/ /ˈɹɒn.dəʊ/ /ˌɹɑnˈdoʊ/ rondeaus rondeaux n
Rondeau
(poetry) A fixed form of verse based on two rhyme sounds and consisting usually of 13 lines in three stanzas with the opening words of the first line of the first stanza used as an independent refrain after the second and third stanzas.

rondel rondels n
Scheibendolch
(historical) A long thin medieval dagger with a circular guard and a circular pommel (hence the name).

rondo /ˈɹɒn.dəʊ/ rondos n
Rondo
(soccer) A game resembling keep-away, used to train soccer players: one group is tasked with completing a number of passes while the other smaller group tries to take possession of the ball.

ronin ronin ronins n
Ronin Rônin Rōnin
A masterless samurai (who often becomes a mercenary to make ends meet).

rood screen /ˈɹud ˌskɹin/ /ˈɹuːd skɹiːn/ rood screens n
Doxale Lettner
(architecture, Christianity) A carved screen that separated the chancel and nave in a medieval church; it originally carried a large crucifix; an altar screen.

roof /ɹuf/ /ɹuːf/ /ɹʊf/ roofs rooves n
Dach
(architecture) The external covering at the top of a building.
The upper part of a cavity.

roof /ɹuf/ /ɹuːf/ /ɹʊf/ v
überdachen
(transitive) To cover or furnish with a roof.

roof over one's head roofs over one's head n
Dach überm Kopf
(idiomatic) Somewhere to live; shelter.

roof rabbit roof rabbits n
Dachhase

roof rack roof racks n
Dachgepäckträger
A rack attached to the top of a car or other vehicle, used to hold luggage or similar items.

roof tile roof tiles n
Dachziegel Dachpfanne
(obsolete) A ridge-tile, a tile for the ridge of a roof.

roofed adj
bedacht überdacht
Having a roof, or a particular kind of roof.

roofer /ˈɹuːfə(ɹ)/ /ˈɹuːfɚ/ /ˈɹʊfɚ/ roofers n
Dachdecker Dachdeckerin
A craftsman who lays, or repairs roofs.

roofing roofings n
Bedachungsmaterial
Material used on the outside of a roof, such as shingles.

roofing nail roofing nails n
Dachnagel

roofline rooflines n
Dachlinie
the profile of a roof or a series of roofs

rooftop /ɹufˌtɑp/ /ɹuːfˌtɒp/ /ɹʊfˌtɑp/ rooftops n
Hausdach
The top layer of a roof; the material covering or composing a roof.

rooibos /ˈɹɔɪ.bɒs/ /ˈɹɔɪ.bɔs/ /ˈɹɔɪ.bəs/ n
Rooibostee
The tisane (herbal tea) made from this plant.
Rooibos
(South Africa) Various shrubs of the genus Combretum.

rook /ɹuːk/ /ɹʊk/ rooks n
Saatkrähe
A European bird, Corvus frugilegus, of the crow family.
Turm
(chess) A piece shaped like a castle tower, that can be moved only up, down, left or right (but not diagonally) or in castling.
Betrüger Betrügerin Gauner Gaunerin Schwindler Schwindlerin
A cheat or swindler; someone who betrays.
Burg Festung
(rare) A castle or other fortification.

rook /ɹuːk/ /ɹʊk/ v
abgaunern betrügen ergaunern falsch spielen hintergehen hinters Licht führen
(transitive) To cheat or swindle.

rookery rookeries n
Kolonie Krähenkolonie
A colony of breeding birds or other animals.

rookie /ˈɹʊki/ rookies n
Frischling
An inexperienced recruit, especially in the police or armed forces.
Anfänger Neuling
A novice.

room /ɹum/ /ɹuːm/ /ɹʊm/ rooms n
Raum Platz
(archaic) A particular portion of space. [from 11th c.]
(obsolete) Place; stead.
Zimmer Raum Gemach Kammer
(countable) A separate part of a building, enclosed by walls, a floor and a ceiling. [from 15th c.]

room service n
Zimmerdienst Zimmerservice
The provision of food, drink and other refreshments to a guest room.

room temperature room temperatures n
Raumtemperatur Zimmertemperatur
A normal temperature of a room in which people live; typically 20 to 23°C (68 to 73°F); neither heated nor cooled.

rooming house rooming houses n
Fremdenheim Wohnheim
A house which lets out furnished apartments.
Mikroappartementhaus Zellenhaus
A building with small, basic, inexpensive apartments for rent, often without en-suite bathrooms.

roommate /ˈɹu(m)ˌmeɪt/ roommates n
Mitbewohner Mitbewohnerin Zimmergenosse Zimmergenossin Zimmerkollege Zimmerkollegin
A person with whom one shares a room, as at university, etc.

roost /ɹuːst/ roosts n
Nest
The place where a bird sleeps (usually its nest or a branch).

roost /ɹuːst/ v
auf einem Ast schlafen auf einer Stange schlafen übernachten

rooster /ˈɹustəɹ/ /ˈɹuːstə/ roosters n
Hahn
(North America, Kent, Australia, NZ) A male domestic chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus) or other gallinaceous bird.

root /ɹuːt/ /ɹʊt/ roots n
Wurzel Wurzeln
The part of a plant, generally underground, that anchors and supports the plant body, absorbs and stores water and nutrients, and in some plants is able to perform vegetative reproduction.
Wurzel Wurzeln Zahnwurzel
The part of a tooth extending into the bone holding the tooth in place.
Wurzel Haarwurzel
The part of a hair under the skin that holds the hair in place.
Quelle Quellen Wurzel
(figurative) The primary source; origin.
Wurzel
(arithmetic) Of a number or expression, a number which, when raised to a specified power, yields the specified number or expression.
(analysis) A zero (of an equation).
Wurzelknoten Wurzel
(graph theory, computing) The single node of a tree that has no parent.
Grundwort Wurzel
(linguistic morphology) The primary lexical unit of a word, which carries the most significant aspects of semantic content and cannot be reduced into smaller constituents. Inflectional stems often derive from roots.
Stamm Wurzel
(philology) A word from which another word or words are derived.

root /ɹuːt/ /ɹʊt/ v
rooten
To grow roots; to enter the earth, as roots; to take root and begin to grow.
wühlen
(ambitransitive) To turn up or dig with the snout.

root beer /ˈɹut ˌbɪɹ/ root beers n
Root Beer Wurzelbier
A beverage, most often a carbonated soft drink made from a combination of vanilla, cherry tree bark, licorice root, sarsaparilla root, sassafras root bark, nutmeg, anise, and molasses, among other things.

root canal root canals n
Wurzelkanal
(anatomy) The hollow part of the root of a tooth, containing the nerve and blood vessels.
Wurzelkanalbehandlung
(dentistry) A surgical operation on a root canal, typically filling it with gutta-percha.

root cause root causes n
Grundursache
(idiomatic) An initiating cause of a chain of events which leads to an outcome or effect of interest.

root cellar root cellars n
Erdkeller Vorratskeller
A structure built underground or partially underground and used to store vegetables, fruits, and nuts or other foods.

root for v
anfeuern
(transitive, informal) To encourage (a favored person, team, or result).

root hair root hairs n
Wurzelhaar

root mean square root mean squares n
quadratisches Mittel
(mathematics, often, attributive) The square root of the arithmetic mean of the squares of a set of numbers or values.

root of all evil roots of all evil n
Ursprung alles Bösen Wurzel allen Übels

root of unity roots of unity n
Einheitswurzel
(number theory) An element of a given field (especially, a complex number) x such that for some positive integer n, xn = 1.

root parsley root parsleys n
Petersilienwurzel Wurzelpetersilie
A type of parsley with a large edible root (Petroselinum crispum Radicosum Group or Petroselinum crispum ssp. tuberosum).

root vegetable root vegetables n
Wurzelgemüse
A vegetable whose the edible part is the root, such as the carrot, potato, or onion.

rootedness n
Verwurzeltsein Verwurzelung
The state or quality of being rooted

rootless more rootless most rootless adj
wurzellos
Of a plant or another thing, having no roots.

rootlessness rootlessnesses n
Entwurzeltsein Entwurzelung Wurzellosigkeit
The property of being rootless.

roots /ɹuːts/ /ɹʊts/ n
Ahnen Anfänge Wurzeln

rootstock rootstocks n
Wurzelstock
(agriculture) A healthy and vigorous-rooted plant that is used in grafting, most commonly as a sound base to support a scion that bears desirable fruit in orchard culture.

rope /ɹoʊp/ /ɹəʊp/ ropes n
Seil Tau Schnur
(uncountable) Thick strings, yarn, monofilaments, metal wires, or strands of other cordage that are twisted together to form a stronger line.
Seil Tau
(computer science) A data structure resembling a string, using a concatenation tree in which each leaf represents a character.

rope bridge rope bridges n
Seilbrücke
A bridge constructed chiefly of rope.

rope in v
heranziehen
(transitive) To cause (someone) to become involved in something they are reluctant to do; to draw into something.

rope ladder rope ladders n
Strickleiter Fallreep
A flexible ladder, constructed of rope, often with wooden rungs, suspended from the top.

ropemaker ropemakers n
Seilerin Seiler
A maker of ropes.

ropemaking n
Seilerei Seilherstellung
The manufacture of rope.

ropewalk ropewalks n
Reeperbahn
A long straight narrow lane, or a covered pathway, where long strands of material were laid before being twisted into rope.

rorqual /ˈɹɔɹkwəl/ /ˈɹɔːkwəl/ rorquals n
Furchenwal
Any whale of family Balaenopteridae, with longitudinal skin folds running from below the mouth to the navel, allowing the capacity of the mouth to expand greatly when feeding.

rosary /ˈɹoʊzəɹi/ rosaries n
Rosenkranz
Prayer beads, a string of beads used to keep track of repetitions in prayer, particularly in the Roman Catholic Marian prayer "Hail Mary" (Ave Maria)
(by extension) A series or collection of thoughts, literary pieces, etc. intended for similar contemplation.

rose /ɹoʊz/ /ɹəʊz/ [ɹ̠ʷəʊz̥] [ɻʷö̞ʊz̥] adj
rosa rosarot pink
Having a purplish-red or pink color; rosy.

rose /ɹoʊz/ /ɹəʊz/ [ɹ̠ʷəʊz̥] [ɻʷö̞ʊz̥] roses n
Rose
A shrub of the genus Rosa, with red, pink, white or yellow flowers.
A flower of the rose plant.
Something resembling a rose flower.
Rosengewächs Rosengewächse rosenblütige Pflanze rosenblütige Pflanzen
A plant or species in the rose family. (Rosaceae)
rosa Rose
(countable, uncountable) A purplish-red or pink colour, the colour of some rose flowers.
Brause
A round nozzle for a sprinkling can or hose.

rose chafer rose chafers n
Gemeiner Rosenkäfer Goldglänzender Rosenkäfer Goldkäfer Rosenkäfer
A metallic-green beetle, Cetonia aurata, with a distinct V-shaped scutellum, found over central and southern Europe.

rose fish rose fish rose fishes n
Rotbarsch
A large marine food fish, Sebastes norvegicus, that lives off the North Atlantic coasts of Europe and North America.

rose garden rose gardens n
Rosarium Rosengarten
(literally) A garden devoted primarily to roses.

rose petal /ɹoʊz pɛt(ə)l/ /ɹoʊz.pɛt(ə)l/ /ɹəʊz pɛt(ə)l/ /ɹəʊz.pɛt(ə)l/ rose petals n
Rosenblatt
The petal of a rose flower.

rose quartz rose quartzes n
Rosenquarz
A pinkish to reddish-colored type of quartz.

rose-breasted grosbeak rose-breasted grosbeaks n
Rosenbrust-Kernknacker
Pheucticus ludovicianus, a large, seed-eating grosbeak in the cardinal family (Cardinalidae).

rose-colored glasses n
rosarote Brille
(idiomatic) An optimistic perception of something; a positive opinion; seeing something in a positive way, often thinking of it as better than it actually is.

roseate tern roseate terns n
Rosenseeschwalbe
(UK) A species of tern, Sterna dougallii.

rosebush rosebushes n
Rosenstock
The shrub that roses grow on; a rose plant.

rosehip /ˈɹoʊzˌhɪp/ /ˈɹəʊzˌhɪp/ rosehips n
Hagebutte
The fruit of a rose plant.

roselle /ɹoʊˈzɛl/ /ɹəʊˈzɛl/ roselles n
Roselle Afrikanische Malve Hibiskus
Hibiscus sabdariffa, an edible flower in the hibiscus family used to make hibiscus tea.

rosemary /ˈɹoʊzˌmɛəɹi/ /ˈɹəʊzməɹi/ rosemaries n
Rosmarin
A shrub, Salvia rosmarinus (formerly Rosmarinus officinalis), that originates from Europe and Asia Minor and produces a fragrant herb used in cooking and perfumes.

rosewater rosewaters n
Rosenwasser
A liquid produced by steeping rose petals in water, used as a coloring agent and flavoring ingredient in certain foods.

rosewood rosewoods n
Bahia- und Brasilianisches Rosenholz Rio-Palisander
The fragrant wood of Dalbergia nigra, a Brazilian tree in the legume family, which has a sweet smell.
Any of several dozen woods, resembling that of Dalbergia nigra in some respect.

rosin /ˈɹɑz.əm/ /ˈɹɑz.ən/ /ˈɹɒz.ən/ /ˈɹɔz.əm/ rosins n
Kolophonium
(organic chemistry) A solid form of resin, obtained from liquid resin by vaporizing its volatile components.

roster /ˈɹɑ.stɚ/ /ˈɹɒs.tə/ /ˈɹɔs.tə/ /ˈɹɔs.tɚ/ rosters n
Liste Matrikel Namensliste Teilnehmerliste
A list of individuals or groups, usually for an organization of some kind such as military officers and enlisted personnel enrolled in a particular unit; a muster roll; a sports team, with the names of players who are eligible to be placed in the lineup for a particular game; or a list of students officially enrolled in a school or class.

rostral bone rostral bones n
Rostralknochen
The edentulous ossification that forms the ceratopsian beak.

rostrum /ˈɹɑstɹəm/ /ˈɹɒstɹəm/ /ˈɹɔs-/ rostra rostrums n
Rammsporn
The projecting prow of a rowed warship, such as a trireme.

rosy /ˈɹoʊzi/ /ˈɹəʉzi/ /ˈɹəʊzi/ rosier rosiest adj
rosig
Rose-coloured.
(figuratively) Optimistic.

rosé /ɹoʊ̯ˈzeɪ̯/ /ˈɹəʊ̯zeɪ̯/ rosés n
Roséwein
A serving of such wine

rosé wine rosé wines n
Rosé Roséwein
A pale pink wine made by removing the dark grape skins at the required point during fermentation.

rot /ɹɑt/ /ɹɒt/ /ɹɔt/ v
faulen verfaulen verrotten verwesen in Fäulnis übergehen putreszieren
(intransitive) To suffer decomposition due to biological action, especially by fungi or bacteria.

rotary /ˈɹoʊtəɹi/ adj
rotierend rotierbar
Capable of rotation.

rotary dial rotary dials n
Drehscheibe Wählscheibe
a disk with finger holes, used to enter numbers by rotating the disk forward and letting it slide back
Drehscheibentelefon Drehtelefon Wählscheibentelefon
a telephone with such a disk

rotary phone rotary phones n
Wählscheibentelefon
A telephone with a rotary dial.

rotatable adj
drehbar
Having the ability to rotate.

rotate /ɹəʊˈteɪt/ /ˈɹoʊteɪt/ v
rotieren drehen
(intransitive) To spin, turn, or revolve.
(transitive) To spin, turn, or revolve something.

rotation /ɹoʊˈteɪʃən/ rotations n
Rotation
(chiefly, uncountable) The act of turning around a centre or an axis.
Umdrehung
(baseball) The set of starting pitchers of a team.

rotation curve rotation curves n
Rotationskurve
(astrophysics) for a galaxy, a plot of the orbital velocity of objects with respect to the center of the galaxy, as a function of the distance between the two

rotational adj
Dreh- Rotations-
Of, pertaining to or caused by rotation.

rotational energy rotational energies n
Rotationsenergie
(physics) The kinetic energy of a rotating rigid body otherwise at rest.

rotavirus /ˈɹəʊtəˌvaɪɹəs/ rotavira rotaviri rotavirii rotaviruses rotavirusses n
Rotavirus
Any of a group of wheel-shaped viruses, of the genus Rotavirus, that causes gastroenteritis and diarrhea in children and animals.

rotaxane rotaxanes n
Rotaxan
(chemistry) A complex of two molecules, one ring-shaped and the other dumbbell-shaped, with the dumbbell threaded through the ring and having end groups too large to pass through the ring.

rote /ɹoʊt/ /ɹəʊt/ n
Auswendiglernen Gewohnheit Routine
Mechanical routine; a fixed, habitual, repetitive, or mechanical course of procedure.

rotgut rotguts n
Fusel
Raw or poor-quality alcoholic liquor.

roti /ˈroːʈiː/ /ˈɹoʊti/ /ˈɹɐʉtəi̯/ /ˈɹɔtɪi̯/ /ˈɹəʉtɪi̯/ /ˈɹəʊti/ [ˈɹɔʊɾɪi̯] rotis n
Fladenbrot Roti
A kind of unleavened flatbread commonly consumed in South Asia and the Caribbean.

rotisserie /ɹəʊˈtɪ.sə.ɹi/ /ɹəʊˈtɪs.ɹi/ /ɹəˈtɪ.sə.ɹi/ /ɹəˈtɪs.ɹi/ rotisseries n
Drehspieß

rotor /ˈɹoʊ.ɾə/ /ˈɹoʊ.ɾɚ/ /ˈɹəʊ.tə/ rotors n
Rotor
A rotating part of a mechanical device; for example, in an electric motor, generator, alternator, or pump.
Hauptrotor
(aviation) The wing of a helicopter or other rotary-wing aircraft.

rotten /ˈɹɑtn̩/ /ˈɹɒtn̩/ [ˈɹɑʔn̩] more rotten most rotten rottener rottenest adj
faul verdorben verfault verrottet faulig gammelig
In a state of decay.
Bad or terrible.
gemein hundsgemein mies niederträchtig scheusslich scheußlich
Cruel, mean or immoral.

rottenness rottennesses n
Fäulnis
The quality of being rotten.

rotund /ɹoʊˈtʌnd/ /ɹəʊˈtʌnd/ rotunder rotundest adj
rundlich
Having a round, spherical or curved shape; circular; orbicular.
Having a round body shape; portly or pudgy; obese.

rotunda /ɹoʊˈtʌndə/ /ɹə(ʊ)ˈtʌndə/ rotundas n
Rotunde
(architecture) A round building, usually small, often with a dome.
Halbgotisch Rotunda Rundgotisch
(typography, frequently, capitalized) A Gothic typeface used in early printed books in Northern Italy, based on a rounded script developed in the 13th cent.; the manuscript hand on which this typeface was based.

rouge /ɹuʒ/ /ɹuːʒ/ rouges n
Rosarot Rouge
Any reddish pink colour.

rough /ɹʌf/ rougher roughest adj
rau grob
Not smooth; uneven.
grob
Approximate; hasty or careless; not finished.

rough /ɹʌf/ roughs n
Rough
The unmowed part of a golf course.

rough breathing rough breathings n
Spiritus asper
The sound equivalent to an initial "h" before a vowel or an "r" in Ancient Greek.

rough collie rough collies n
langhaariger schottischer Schäferhund
A dog of a long-haired breed originating from Scotland, originally used as sheepdogs.

rough up v
derbe malträtieren verprügeln zusammenschlagen übel zurichten
to manhandle or beat up

rough-legged buzzard rough-legged buzzards n
Raufußbussard
Buteo lagopus, a medium-large bird of prey.

roughage /ˈɹʌfɪd͡ʒ/ roughages n
Raufutter
(agriculture) Coarse or rough plant material such as hay and silage used as animal fodder.

roughcast /ˈɹʌfkæst/ /ˈɹʌfkɑːst/ roughcasts n
Rauputz
A rough surface finish, as of a plaster or stucco wall.

roughen /ˈɹʌfən/ v
anrauen aufrauen rau machen rauen
(transitive) To make rough.
rau werden
(intransitive) To become rough.

roughly /ˈɹʌf.li/ more roughly most roughly roughlier roughliest adv
grob
In a rough manner; without kindness, softness, or gentleness.
uneben
Unevenly or irregularly.

roughneck roughnecks n
Raubein
(colloquial, chiefly, US) Someone with rough manners; a rowdy or uncouth person. [from 19th c.]

roughness roughnesses n
Grobheit Rauheit
The property of being rough, coarseness.

rouille /ˈɹuːi/ rouilles n
Rouille
(cooking) A type of sauce from Provence, France, often served with fish dishes, consisting of egg yolk and olive oil with breadcrumbs, chili peppers, garlic, and saffron.

roulade /ɹuːˈlɑːd/ roulades n
Roulade
(cooking) A slice of meat that is rolled up, stuffed, and cooked.

roulette /ɹuːˈlɛt/ roulettes n
Roulette
(uncountable) A game of chance in which a small ball is made to move round rapidly on a circle divided off into numbered (usually red and black) spaces. When the ball stops, it indicates the result of a variety of wagers permitted by the game.

roulette wheel roulette wheels n
Rouletterad
(gambling) A slotted wheel that rotates horizontally; players bet on which slot the ball will stop in.

round /ˈɹaʊnd/ more round most round rounder roundest adj
abgerundet rund
Lacking sharp angles; having gentle curves.
(authorship, of a fictional character) Well-written and well-characterized; complex and reminiscent of a real person.
rund
(physical) Of shape:
Circular or cylindrical; having a circular cross-section in one direction.
Complete, whole, not lacking.
(of a number) Convenient for rounding other numbers to; for example, ending in a zero.
rund mollig
Plump.
gerundet rund
(phonetics) Pronounced with the lips drawn together; rounded.

round /ˈɹaʊnd/ rounds n
Sprosse
Kreis Runde
A circular or spherical object or part of an object.
Visite Runde
A circular or repetitious route.
Kanon
A song that is sung by groups of people with each subset of people starting at a different time.
Runde
A serving of something; a portion of something to each person in a group.
(sports) One of the specified pre-determined segments of the total time of a sport event, such as a boxing or wrestling match, during which contestants compete before being signaled to stop.
A series of changes or events ending where it began; a series of like events recurring in continuance; a cycle; a periodical revolution.

round /ˈɹaʊnd/ v
runden
(intransitive) To approximate a number, especially a decimal number by the closest whole number.

round and round adv
immer wieder (um etwas) herum
In a repeated circular motion.
herum
(metaphor) Following the same course repeatedly in vain.

round angle round angles n
Vollwinkel
(geometry) An angle of 360 degrees; a full circle.

round bracket round brackets n
runde Klammer
(UK) Each of the signs ( and ); parenthesis, bracket (in a strict sense).

round dance round dances n
Kreistanz Rundtanz
(dance) A dance for couples with a whirling or revolving motion, such as the waltz or polka.

round down v
abrunden
(transitive, arithmetic) To round (a number) to the greatest integer that is not greater than it, or to some other lower value, especially a whole number of hundreds, thousands, etc.

round of 16 n
Achtelfinale

round of 32 n
Sechzehntelfinale

round off v
abrunden
(transitive) To change the shape of (an object) to make it smoother and especially more circular or ovoid.
runden
(mathematics, transitive, intransitive) To change (a number) to an approximation having fewer significant digits.
abrunden den letzten Schliff geben
(transitive) To complete or finish something.

round table round tables n
runder Tisch
A conference at which participants of similar status discuss and exchange views.

round the bend
durchgeknallt kopflos meschugge
(idiomatic) Crazy, mad or insane.

round trip round trips n
Hin- und Rückfahrt Rundreise
(often, figurative, travel) A trip from one destination to another and then returning to the starting location.

round up v
zusammentreiben zusammentrommeln
(transitive, idiomatic) To collect or gather (something) together.
aufrunden
(transitive, arithmetic) To round (a number) to the smallest integer that is not less than it, or to some other greater value, especially a whole number of hundreds, thousands, etc.

round-the-clock adj
vierundzwanzigstündig
Continuous; incessant; without interruption; all day long, 24 hours per day; nonstop: from the concept that it happens while the hands of the clock go all the way around.

roundabout /ˈɹaʊndəˌbaʊt/ more roundabout most roundabout adj
allseitig allumfassend umständlich universal verschleiert weitgespannt

roundabout /ˈɹaʊndəˌbaʊt/ roundabouts n
Kreisverkehr Kreisel Verteilerkreis
(chiefly, UK, New Zealand, Ireland, Canada, Australia, and) A road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island.
Karussell Reitschule Ringelspiel Rösslispiel
(chiefly, British) A horizontal wheel which rotates around a central axis when pushed and on which children ride, often found in parks as a children's play apparatus.
Karussell
A fairground carousel.
Umgehung Umgehungsstraße Umleitung
A detour.

rounded /ˈɹaʊndɪd/ more rounded most rounded adj
gerundet
(linguistics, of a vowel etc.) Pronounced with the lips drawn together.

roundel /ˈɹaʊn.dəl/ roundels n
Kugel
(heraldiccharge) A circular spot; a charge in the form of a small coloured circle.

rounder /ˈɹaʊndə(ɹ)/ rounders n
methodistischer Wanderprediger
A Methodist preacher traveling a circuit, also referred to as a circuit rider.
Drehscheibenwärter Rangierdienstmitarbeiter Rangierer Verschiebedienstmitarbeiter an einer Drehscheibe
A railroad man who worked at a roundhouse, operating the turntable.
professioneller Kartenspieler
A person who earns a living by playing cards
Herumtreiber
A person who makes the rounds of bars, saloons, and similar establishments; figuratively, a debaucher or roué
Kampf über Runden Rundenkampf
(in combination) A fight lasting a specified number of rounds.

roundhouse kick roundhouse kicks n
Roundhouse-Kick

rounding /ˈɹaʊndɪŋ/ more rounding most rounding adj
gerundet
Round or nearly round; becoming round; roundish.

rounding /ˈɹaʊndɪŋ/ roundings n
Runden Rundung
In bookbinding, the shaping of the folded and sewed sheets into a convex form at the back.

roundish more roundish most roundish adj
rundlich
Somewhat round.

rouse /ˈɹaʊz/ v
aufwachen aufwecken erwachen erwecken
(obsolete) To raise; to make erect.

roust /ɹaʊst/ v
aus dem Bett schmeißen wach rütteln
(transitive) to rout out of bed; to rouse
grob behandeln malträtieren
(transitive, informal) To harass, to treat in a rough way.
einbuchten einlochen verknacken
(transitive, slang) to arrest

roustabout roustabouts n
Hilfsarbeiter
(chiefly, US) An unskilled laborer, especially at an oilfield, at a circus or on a ship. [from 19th c.]

route /ɹaʊt/ /ɹut/ /ɹuːt/ /ɹʉːt/ routes n
Route Weg Pfad Straße Wegstrecke
A course or way which is traveled or passed.
Weg Pfad
(figuratively) One of multiple methods or approaches to doing something.
Fahrstraße
(railway) A path that has been secured by a railway signalling system for the passage of a train and locked to prevent any conflicting train movements from taking place.

route planner route planners n
Routenplaner
A tool for finding optimal routes from one place to another, usually for traveling by car.

router /ˈɹaʊ.ɾɚ/ /ˈɹu.ɾɚ/ /ˈɹuː.tə(ɹ)/ routers n
Router
(telecommunications) Any device that directs packets of information using the equivalent of Open Systems Interconnection layer 3 (network layer) information. Most commonly used in reference to Internet Protocol routers.
(Internet) A device that connects local area networks to form a larger internet by, at minimum, selectively passing those datagrams having a destination IP address to the network which is able to deliver them to their destination; a network gateway.

router /ˈɹaʊtə(ɹ)/ /ˈɹaʊtɚ/ routers n
Oberfräse
A power tool used in carpentry for cutting grooves.

routine /ɹuːˈtiːn/ more routine most routine adj
routinemäßig
According to established procedure.
Regular; habitual.
gewohnheitsmäßig routiniert üblich
Ordinary with nothing to distinguish it from all the others.

routine /ɹuːˈtiːn/ routines n
Routine
A course of action to be followed regularly; a standard procedure.
A set of normal procedures, often performed mechanically.
(computing) A set of instructions designed to perform a specific task; a subroutine.

roux /ɹuː/ roux n
Mehlschwitze Einbrenn
A mixture of fat (usually butter) and flour used to thicken sauces and stews.

roué /ˈɹuːeɪ/ roués n
Lustmolch Roué
A debauched or lecherous person.

rove /ɹoʊv/ /ɹəʊv/ v
herumtreiben umherschweifen
(intransitive) To roam, or wander about at random, especially over a wide area.

rover /ˈɹoʊvɚ/ /ˈɹəʊvə(ɹ)/ rovers n
Nomade Vagabund Wanderer Weltenbummler
One who roves, a wanderer, a nomad.

rovibronic more rovibronic most rovibronic adj
rovibronisch

roving /ˈɹoʊvɪŋ/ more roving most roving adj
umherschweifend
Moving about; having no fixed or permanent abode; travelling from place to place.

row /ɹaʊ/ rows n
Klamauk Krakeel Rabatz
Streit Krach Auseinandersetzung Donnerwetter Spektakel
A noisy argument.
Krach Krawall Lärm Radau Spektakel Tumult
A continual loud noise.

row /ɹoʊ/ /ɹəʊ/ rows n
Rudern
(weightlifting) An exercise performed with a pulling motion of the arms towards the back.

row /ˈɹoʊ/ /ˈɹəʊ/ rows n
Reihe Zeile
A line of objects, often regularly spaced, such as seats in a theatre, vegetable plants in a garden etc.

row /ɹaʊ/ v
streiten krachen zanken
(intransitive) To argue noisily.

row /ɹoʊ/ /ɹəʊ/ v
rudern
(transitive, or, intransitive, nautical) To propel (a boat or other craft) over water using oars.

rowan /ˈɹaʊ.ən/ /ˈɹoʊ.ən/ /ˈɹəʊ.ən/ rowans n
Eberesche Vogelbeere
Sorbus aucuparia, the European rowan.
Mehlbeere Eberesche
Any of various small deciduous trees or shrubs of genus Sorbus, belonging to the rose family, with pinnate leaves, corymbs of white flowers, and usually with orange-red berries.

rowanberry rowanberries n
Vogelbeere
The small spherical fruits of the rowan or European rowan (Sorbus aucuparia), a species of rowan (Sorbus subg. Sorbus), native to most of Europe except for the far south, and northern Asia; the fruits are bitter and inedible if uncooked, but may be used in the making of jellies and jams.

rowboat /ˈɹəʊbəʊt/ rowboats n
Ruderboot
(US) A small open boat propelled by oars (by rowing).

rowdy /ˈɹaʊdi/ rowdier rowdiest adj
aufrührerisch polternd ungeschlacht ungestüm
Loud and disorderly; riotous; boisterous.

rowdy /ˈɹaʊdi/ rowdies n
Energiebündel Hooligan Krakeeler Polterer Randalierer Rowdy
(countable) A boisterous person; a brawler.

rowel /ˈɹoʊəl/ rowels n
Spornrädchen
The small spiked wheel on the end of a spur.

rower /ˈɹəʊ.ə(ɹ)/ rowers n
Ruderer
One who rows.
A rowing machine.

rowhouse rowhouses n
Reihenhaus Reiheneinfamilienhaus
(especially, US) One of a row of houses situated side by side and sharing a common wall.

rowing /ˈɹoʊɪŋ/ /ˈɹəʊɪŋ/ n
Rudern
The action of the verb to row.

rowing machine rowing machines n
Rudergerät Rudermaschine
An exercise machine whose action resembles that of rowing a boat.

rowlock /ˈɹɑlək/ /ˈɹɒlək/ /ˈɹʌlək/ rowlocks n
Dolle
(nautical, chiefly, British) A usually U-shaped pivot attached to the gunwale (outrigger in a sport boat) of a boat that supports and guides an oar, and provides a fulcrum for rowing; an oarlock (mostly US).

roxadustat n
Roxadustat

royal /ˈɹɔɪ(ə)l/ /ˈɹɔɪəl/ more royal most royal adj
königlich
Of or relating to a monarch or his (or her) family.

royal /ˈɹɔɪ(ə)l/ /ˈɹɔɪəl/ royals n
Royal
(somewhat, informal, often capitalised) A royal person; a member of a royal family.
Royalsegel
(nautical, sailing) In large sailing ships, square sail over the topgallant sail.

royal family royal families n
königliche Familie
The family of the ruling sovereign of a country or state.

royal fern royal ferns n
Königsfarn
Osmunda regalis, a fern native to Europe, Africa and Asia.

royal fish royal fish royal fishes n
königlicher Fisch

royal flush royal flushes n
Royal Flush
(poker) Ace-high straight flush; a hand consisting of the cards A, K, Q, J, 10, of the same suit. This is the rarest and strongest hand in poker.

royal jelly royal jellies n
Bienenköniginnenfuttersaft Weiselfuttersaft Futtersaft Gelée royale Königinfuttersaft Königinnenfuttersaft
A substance secreted by honey bees to aid in the development of immature or young bees, supplied in extra measure to those young that will become queen bees.

royal penguin royal penguins n
Haubenpinguin
A species of white-faced penguin, Eudyptes schlegeli, which breed on Macquarie Island, in the south-west Pacific.

royal road royal roads n
Königsweg
An easy or straightforward procedure for achieving a goal; a procedure that requires little effort.

royalism /ˈɹɔɪəlɪzm/ royalisms n
Königstreue Königtum Royalismus
Impassioned allegiance to or advocacy of the establishment, maintenance, and/or interests of a particular king, royal house, or kingly dynasty; sometimes extended to the same of a non-royal (i.e., grand ducal, imperial, or other) family or sovereign; often contrasted with monarchism.

royalist royalists n
Royalist Königstreue Königstreuer Royalistin
A monarchist (supporter of monarchy) or supporter of a particular royal régime.

royalty /ˈɹɔɪəlti/ royalties n
Nutzungsgebühr
A royal right or prerogative, such as the exploitation of a natural resource; the granting of such a right; payment received for such a right.
Nutzungsgebühr Tantieme
The payment received by an owner of real property for exploitation of mineral rights in the property.
Tantieme
(by extension) Payment made to a writer, composer, inventor etc for the sale or use of intellectual property, invention etc.

rozzer /ˈɹɒzə(ɹ)/ rozzers n
Bulle
(UK, slang, dated) A police officer.

rub /ɹʌb/ [ɹɐb] v
reiben abreiben
(transitive) To move (one object) while maintaining contact with another object over some area, with pressure and friction.
abreiben reiben sich ablaufen sich abreiben sich abscheuern
(intransitive) To be rubbed against something.
einreiben
(transitive) To spread a substance thinly over; to smear.
abreiben einreiben reiben aufpolieren polieren putzen
To scour; to burnish; to polish; to brighten; to cleanse; often with up or over.

rub off on v
abfärben
(idiomatic, transitive, of behavior, beliefs, etc.) To be acquired by or transferred to (someone) as a result of regular exposure.

rub out v
ausradieren wegwischen
(transitive) To delete or erase or remove (something) by rubbing, especially with a rubber (eraser).

rub salt in the wound v
Salz in die Wunde streuen den Finger in die Wunde legen
(idiomatic) To make an injury, physical or emotional, feel worse.

rub someone the wrong way v
jmdn. ein Dorn im Auge sein jmdn. gegen den Strich gehen jmdn. über die Hutschnur gehen jucken kratzen
(idiomatic, intransitive) To bother, disturb, irritate, or annoy.

rubber /ˈɹʌbə(ɹ)/ /ˈɹʌbɚ/ [ˈɹɐbə(ɹ)] rubbers n
Gummi Kautschuk
(uncountable) Pliable material derived from the sap of the rubber tree; a hydrocarbon polymer of isoprene.
(uncountable, countable) Synthetic materials with the same properties as natural rubber.
Gummi Kondom Präservativ
(countable, North America, slang) A condom.
Gummi
(uncountable, slang) Tires, particularly racing tires.

rubber bullet rubber bullets n
Gummigeschoss Gummischrot Hartgummigeschoss

rubber cement rubber cements n
Gummizement

rubber duck rubber ducks n
Quietscheentchen Badeente Gummiente Quietscheente
A toy, made from rubber or rubber-like plastic, shaped like a duck; usually a floating bathtub toy.

rubber plant rubber plants n
Gummibaum
Ficus elastica, a tropical tree used as a houseplant native to Asia.

rubber room rubber rooms n
Gummizelle
(idiomatic, psychiatry) A cell lined with cushions used for confinement of a mentally disturbed person.

rubber stamp rubber stamps n
Gummistempel Jasager- Stempel
A piece of rubber or similar material with a design or text carved or molded for the purpose of transferring ink or dye to imprint that design on another object.
Jasager-
(figuratively) A person or organisation that approves, routinely or as a formality, matters decided by some other person or organisation.

rubber stamp v
durchwinken
(figuratively) To process, approve or decide matters routinely rather than through careful consideration.

rubber tree rubber trees n
Kautschukbaum
A tropical South American tree, Hevea brasiliensis, the principal source of natural rubber.

rubberize v
gummieren
(transitive) To coat with rubber or a similar material.

rubberized adj
gummiert
Coated or treated with rubber.

rubberneck rubbernecks n
Gaffer Gafferin Schaulustiger
Someone who engages in rubbernecking, or turning and staring.

rubberneck v
gaffen sich den Hals verrenken
To watch by craning the neck (as though it were made of rubber), especially if the observer and observed are in motion relative to each other.

rubbernecker /ˈrʌbəˌnɛkə/ /ˈrʌbɚˌnɛkɚ/ rubberneckers n
Gaffer Schaulustiger Gafferin Schaulustige
(originally, US) A person who rubbernecks; someone who cranes their neck as though it were made of rubber to see something (such as a tourist attraction) or to watch an event (such as an accident); a rubberneck.

rubbernecking /ˈɹʊbɚˌnɛkɪŋ/ n
Gaffen
The act of slowing down whilst driving a vehicle, in order to see the scene of an accident.
Gaffen Spannen
Generally, any act of observation in a manner considered unduly overt or otherwise unseemly.

rubbish /ˈɹə-/ /ˈɹʌbɪʃ/ interjection
Müll
Used to express that something is exceedingly bad, awful, or terrible.
Quatsch
Used to express that what was recently said is nonsense or untrue; balderdash!, nonsense!

rubbish /ˈɹə-/ /ˈɹʌbɪʃ/ rubbishes n
Ramsch
(by extension, chiefly, Australia, New Zealand, Britain, Ireland, Commonwealth) An item, or items, of low quality.
Blödsinn Mist Unsinn Quatsch
(by extension, chiefly, Australia, New Zealand, Britain, Ireland, Commonwealth) Nonsense.

rubble /ˈɹʌb.əl/ rubbles n
Schutt
The broken remains of an object, usually rock or masonry.

rube /ɹuːb/ rubes n
Bauerntrampel Bauerntölpel
(US, Canada, informal) A person of rural heritage; a yokel.
Tölpel Trottel
(pejorative) An uninformed, unsophisticated, or unintelligent person.

rubella /ɹuːˈbɛlə/ n
Röteln
(pathology) A mild disease caused by the Rubella virus infecting the respiratory tract, and characterised by a rash of pink dots, fever and swollen lymph nodes.

rubidium /ˌɹuːˈbɪd.i.əm/ rubidiums n
Rubidium
The chemical element (symbol Rb) with an atomic number of 37. It is a soft, highly reactive alkali metal.

ruble /ɹuːbəl/ rubles n
Rubel
The monetary unit of Russia, Belarus and Transnistria equal to 100 kopeks (Russian: копе́йка, Belarusian: капе́йка). The Russian ruble's symbol is ₽.

rubric /ˈɹuːbɹɪk/ rubrics n
Rubrik
A heading in a book highlighted in red.
A title of a category or a class.
Benotungsschema
(education) A set of scoring criteria for evaluating student work and for giving feedback.

ruby /ˈɹuː.bi/ more ruby most ruby adj
rubinrot tiefrot weinrot
Of a deep red colour.

ruby /ˈɹuː.bi/ rubies n
Rubinrot Weinrot
(color) A deep red colour.
Rubin
(uncountable, printing, UK, dated) The size of type between pearl and nonpareil, standardized as 5½-point.

ruche /ɹuːʃ/ ruches n
Rüsche
A small ruff of fluted or pleated fabric worn at neck or wrist.

rucksack /ˈɹʌkˌsæk/ rucksacks n
Rucksack
a bag carried on the back or shoulder, supported by straps

ruckus /ˈɹʌkəs/ ruckuses n
Affentheater Spektakel Theater Tohuwabohu Tumult Wirrwarr
A noisy disturbance and/or commotion.

ruction /ˈɹʌk.ʃən/ ructions n
Aufruhr
A noisy quarrel or fight.

rudd /ɹʌd/ rudd rudds n
Rotfeder
common rudd (Scardinius erythrophthalmus)

rudder /ˈɹʌdə(ɹ)/ /ˈɹʌdɚ/ rudders n
Ruder Steuerruder Steuer
(nautical) An underwater vane used to steer a vessel. The rudder is controlled by means of a wheel, tiller or other apparatus (modern vessels can be controlled even with a joystick or an autopilot).
Ruder Steuerruder
(aeronautics) A control surface on the vertical stabilizer of a fixed-wing aircraft or an autogyro. On some craft, the entire vertical stabilizer comprises the rudder. The rudder is controlled by foot-operated control pedals.

rudderless more rudderless most rudderless adj
führungslos orientierungslos steuerlos
Without a rudder.

ruddy /ˈɹʌdi/ ruddier ruddiest adj
rot rötlich
Reddish in color, especially of the face, fire, or sky.
verdammt verflixt
(British, Australian, slang, not comparable) A mild intensifier, expressing irritation.

ruddy turnstone ruddy turnstones n
Steinwälzer
A stout short-billed wading bird in the wader family of Scolopacidae; Arenaria interpres.

rude /ɹud/ /ɹuːd/ /ɹɪʊ̯d/ /ɹʉːd/ ruder rudest adj
grob frech unhöflich unverschämt garstig
Lacking in refinement or civility; bad-mannered; discourteous.

rude awakening rude awakenings n
böses Erwachen

rudeness rudenesses n
Grobheit Unhöflichkeit
The property of being rude.
grobe Bemerkung grobes Benehmen unhöfliches Benehmen
A rude remark or behaviour.

rudiment /ˈɹuːdɪmənt/ rudiments n
Rudiment Grundlage
(often, _, in the plural) A fundamental principle or skill, especially in a field of learning.
Ansatz
(often, _, in the plural) A form that lacks full or complex development.
Überbleibsel
(biology) A body part that no longer has a function

rudimentarily more rudimentarily most rudimentarily adv
ansatzweise im Ansatz rudimentär
In a rudimentary fashion.

rudimentary /ˌɹuːdɪˈmɛntəɹi/ /ˌɹuːdɪˈmɛnt͡ʃɹi/ more rudimentary most rudimentary adj
rudimentär ansatzhaft bruchstückhaft elementar grundlegend
Basic; minimal; with less than, or only the minimum, necessary.

rue /ɹuː/ /ɹɪu̯/ rues n
Raute
Any of various perennial shrubs of the genus Ruta, especially the herb Ruta graveolens (common rue), formerly used in medicines.

rue /ɹuː/ /ɹɪu̯/ v
bereuen
(transitive) To repent of or regret (some past action or event); to wish that a past action or event had not taken place.

rueful more rueful most rueful adj
reuig reumütig
Causing, feeling, or expressing regret or sorrow, especially in a wry or humorous way.
kläglich
Inspiring pity or compassion.

ruff /ɹəf/ /ɹʌf/ ruffs n
Halskrause
A circular frill or ruffle on a garment, especially a starched, fluted frill at the neck in Elizabethan and Jacobean England (1560s–1620s).
Kampfläufer
Philomachus pugnax (syn. Calidris pugnax), a gregarious, medium-sized wading bird of Eurasia; specifically, a male of the species which develops a distinctive ruff of feathers and ear tufts during mating season (the female is called a reeve).

ruffe ruffes n
Kaulbarsch
Other species in the same genus.

ruffed grouse ruffed grouses n
Kragenhuhn
An American game bird, Bonasa umbellus; the male makes drumming sounds with its wings

ruffian /ˈɹʌfi.ən/ ruffians n
Raubein
A scoundrel, rascal, or unprincipled, deceitful, brutal and unreliable person.

ruffle /ˈɹʌfəl/ ruffles n
Krause Rüsche
(zoology) The connected series of large egg capsules, or oothecae, of several species of American marine gastropods of the genus Fulgur.

ruffled adj
gekräuselt gerüscht
Having ruffles.
aufgebauscht aufgeplustert
Puffed up like a bird's feathers.

rufous-bellied kookaburra rufous-bellied kookaburras n
Rotbauchliest
A kookaburra of species Dacelo gaudichaud, of lowland New Guinea.

rufous-capped antshrike rufous-capped antshrikes n
Rotscheitel-Wollrücken
a passerine bird of the antbird family, Thamnophilus ruficapillus.

rufous-naped tit rufous-naped tits n
Fichtenmeise
Periparus rufonuchalis, a small bird of the tit family Paridae

rufous-winged antshrike rufous-winged antshrikes n
Rostflügel-Ameisenwürger
a passerine bird of the antbird family, Thamnophilus torquatus.

rug /ɹʌɡ/ rugs n
Teppich Brücke
A partial covering for a floor. [1624]

rugby /ˈɹʌɡbi/ rugbies n
Rugby
A form of football in which players can hold or kick an ovoid ball; rugby football. The ball cannot be handled forwards and points are scored by touching the ball to the ground in the area past the opponent's territory or by kicking the ball between goalposts and over a crossbar.

rugby ball rugby balls n
Rugbyball
A spheroidal ball designed for the sport of rugby.

rugby player rugby players n
Rugbyspieler
A person who plays rugby, especially professionally.

rugby sevens n
7er-Rugby
A form of rugby union, played on a full-size pitch but with only seven players per side.

rugby union n
Rugby Union
A form of rugby football, historically amateur, having 15 players per side; points are scored for a try, penalty, drop kick or conversion.

rugged /ˈɹʌɡɪd/ ruggeder ruggedest adj
rau schroff zerklüftet
Broken into sharp or irregular points; uneven; not smooth; rough.
derb rau robust ruppig
Not neat or regular; irregular, uneven.
rau wettergegerbt zerfurcht zerzaust
Rough with bristly hair; shaggy.

ruin /ˈɹuː.ɪn/ [ˈɹuwɪn] ruins n
Ruine
(countable, sometimes, in the plural) The remains of a destroyed or dilapidated construction, such as a house or castle.
Ruin Ruine
(uncountable) The state of being a ruin, destroyed or decayed.
Ruin
(uncountable) Something that leads to serious trouble or destruction.

ruin /ˈɹuː.ɪn/ [ˈɹuwɪn] v
ruinieren auf die Knie zwingen vernichten
(transitive) To cause the fiscal ruin of; to bankrupt or drive out of business.
ruinieren zerstören kaputtmachen vernichten
To destroy or make something no longer usable.
To upset or overturn the plans or progress of, or to have a disastrous effect on something.
ruinieren zerstören kaputtmachen verderben vernichten
To reveal the ending of (a story); to spoil.

ruination /ˌɹuː.ɪˈneɪʃən/ ruinations n
Verderben
The state of being ruined, a state of devastation or destruction.
Verderben Vernichtung
The act of ruining or wrecking.

rule /ɹuːl/ /ɹɪu̯l/ rules n
Regel Vorschrift
A regulation, law, guideline.
Herrschaft
The act of ruling; administration of law; government; empire; authority; control.
Regel
A normal condition or state of affairs.

rule /ɹuːl/ /ɹɪu̯l/ v
regieren beherrschen
(transitive, stative) To regulate, be in charge of, make decisions for, reign over.
entscheiden urteilen
(intransitive) To decide judicially.

rule of engagement rules of engagement n
Einsatzregel
(military, law enforcement, chiefly, in the plural) An internal rule among a military, police, etc. force defining the circumstances in which and manner with which to use force.

rule of law n
Rechtsstaat Rechtstaatlichkeit
(legal, often, capitalized) The doctrine that no individual is above the law and that everyone must answer to it.

rule of thumb rules of thumb n
Faustregel Daumenregel
A general guideline, rather than a strict rule; an approximate measure or means of reckoning based on experience or common knowledge.

rule out v
durchstreichen
(transitive) To cross an item out by drawing a straight line through it, as with a ruler.
ausschließen streichen
(idiomatic, transitive) To reject an option from a list of possibilities.
durchkreuzen
(idiomatic, transitive) To make something impossible.
annullieren streichen zurücknehmen
(transitive) To disallow.
ausfallen fehlen wegfallen
(transitive) To make unavailable.

ruler /ˈɹulɚ/ /ˈɹuː.lə/ /ˈɹuːl.ə/ /ˈɹuːlə(ɹ)/ [ˈɹʉwlə] [ˈɹʊwɫə] rulers n
Lineal
A (usually rigid), flat, rectangular measuring or drawing device with graduations in units of measurement; a straightedge with markings.
Herrscher Herrscherin
A person who rules or governs; someone or something that exercises dominion or controlling power over others.

rulership /ˈɹuːlə(ɹ)ʃɪp/ rulerships n
Herrschaft
A position in which one rules or has sovereignty over others.

rules are made to be broken proverb
Regeln sind da, um gebrochen zu werden
it is acceptable to break rules.

rules of the road n
Straßenverkehrsgesetz Straßenverkehrsregeln Straßenverkehrsvorschriften Verkehrsregeln Verkehrsvorschriften
The laws that govern driving, especially of motorists and cyclists.

ruling /ˈɹuːlɪŋ/ adj
herrschend regierend
That rules; predominant; chief; reigning; controlling.

ruling /ˈɹuːlɪŋ/ rulings n
Beschluss Entscheid
An order or a decision on a point of law from someone in authority.

ruling pen ruling pens n
Reißfeder
a pen used in graphic design and calligraphy for drawing precise lines of various thicknesses

rum /ɹʌm/ rums n
Rum
(uncountable) A distilled spirit derived from fermented cane sugar and molasses.

rumba /ˈɹʊmbə/ /ˈɹʌmbə/ rumbas n
Rumba
A slow-paced Cuban partner dance in 4:4 time.

rumba /ˈɹʊmbə/ /ˈɹʌmbə/ v
Rumba tanzen
To dance the rumba.

rumble /ˈɹʌmb(ə)l/ rumbles n
Grollen Poltern Rumpeln
A low, heavy, continuous sound, such as that of thunder or a hungry stomach.
Schlägerei
(slang) A street fight or brawl.

rumble /ˈɹʌmb(ə)l/ v
knurren rumpeln
(intransitive) To make a low, heavy, continuous sound.
durchschauen spitzkriegen
(transitive) To discover deceitful or underhanded behaviour.

rumble strip rumble strips n
Rüttelstreifen
A pattern of variation in a road's surface designed to alert inattentive drivers to potential danger by causing a tactile vibration and audible rumbling if they veer out of their lane.

rumen /ˈɹu.mən/ rumens rumina n
Pansen Wanst
The first compartment of the stomach of a cow or other ruminants.

ruminant /ˈɹuːmɪnənt/ more ruminant most ruminant adj
wiederkäuend
Chewing cud.

ruminant /ˈɹuːmɪnənt/ ruminants n
Wiederkäuer
An artiodactyl ungulate mammal which chews cud, such as a cow or deer.

ruminate /ˈɹumɪneɪt/ v
wiederkäuen
(intransitive) To chew cud. (Said of ruminants.) Involves regurgitating partially digested food from the rumen.
grübeln
(transitive) To meditate or ponder over; to muse on.

rumination /ˌɹuːmɪˈneɪʃən/ ruminations n
Wiederkäuen Wiederkäuung
The act of ruminating; i.e. chewing cud.
Gedankenversunkenheit
(figuratively) Deep thought or consideration.

rummage /ˈɹʌm.ɪd͡ʒ/ v
stöbern wühlen
(transitive, nautical) To search a vessel for smuggled goods.
durchwühlen
(transitive) To search something thoroughly and with disregard for the way in which things were arranged.
wühlen durchwühlen stöbern
(intransitive) To hastily search for something in a confined space and among many items by carelessly turning things over or pushing things aside.

rummage sale rummage sales n
Flohmarkt Trödel Trödelmarkt
(Upper Midwestern US) A garage sale or tag sale.

rummer rummers n
Römer
A large drinking-glass for alcoholic drinks, chiefly wine, typically with a short or heavy stem. [from 17th c.]

rummy /ˈɹʌmi/ /ˈɹʌmɪ/ rummies n
Rommé Rommee
A card game with many rule variants, conceptually similar to mahjong.

rumor /ˈɹumɚ/ /ˈɹuːmə(ɹ)/ rumors n
Gerücht
(American spelling, countable) A statement or claim of questionable accuracy, from no known reliable source, usually spread by word of mouth.
Gerücht Gerede
(American spelling, uncountable) Information or misinformation of the kind contained in such claims.

rumor mill rumor mills n
Gerüchteküche
(American spelling, idiomatic) A process in which a group or network of persons originate or promulgate gossip and other unsubstantiated claims.

rumormonger rumormongers n
Gerüchtemacher Gerüchtemacherin Gerüchteverbreiter Gerüchteverbreiterin Kolporteur Kolporteurin
(American spelling) A person who spreads rumors and gossip.

rumour has it phraseologicalUnit
Gerücht Gerüchten zufolge sagen
According to rumour or gossip.

rump /ˈɹʌmp/ rumps n
Kruppe
A cut of meat from the rump of an animal.
Gesäß
The buttocks.

rump steak rump steaks n
Rumpsteak

rumple /ˈɹʌmpəl/ v
zerknittern
(transitive) To make wrinkled, particularly fabric.

rumpus rumpuses n
Rabatz Krach
A noisy, sometimes violent disturbance; noise and confusion; a noisy quarrel or brawl.

run /ɹʊn/ /ɹʌn/ runs n
Etappe Phase Streckenabschnitt
Lauf
Act or instance of running, of moving rapidly using the feet.
Runde Kurs
The route taken while running or skiing.
Auslauf
An enclosure for an animal; a track or path along which something can travel.
Reihe Satz Stange
A production quantity (such as in a factory).
Ausfluss
A flow of liquid; a leak.
Bach Wasserlauf
(chiefly, eastern, _, North Midland US, especially, Ohio, Pennsylvania) A small creek or part thereof. (Compare Southern US branch and New York and New England brook.)
Laufmasche
A line of knit stitches that have unravelled, particularly in a nylon stocking.

run /ɹʊn/ /ɹʌn/ v
schaffen
(transitive) To transport (someone or something), notionally at a brisk pace.
umgehen umlaufen
(transitive) To cause to move quickly or lightly.
(intransitive, figuratively) To move or spread quickly.
wandern
(intransitive) Of fish, to migrate for spawning.
überfahren
(figurative, transitive) To pass (without stopping), typically a stop signal, stop sign, or duty to yield the right of way.
auslaufen
(intransitive) To leak or spread in an undesirable fashion; to bleed (especially used of dye or paint).
laufen laufen lassen rinnen tropfen
(transitive) To make a liquid flow; to make liquid flow from or into an object.
bringen
(transitive) To print or broadcast in the media.
führen verlaufen lassen
(transitive) To make something extend in space.
gehen verlaufen
(intransitive) To extend in space or through a range (often with a measure phrase).
laufen
(intransitive) Of a machine, including computer programs, to be operating or working normally.
ausführen
(transitive) To execute or carry out a plan, procedure, or program.
gehen werden
(copulative) To become different in a way mentioned (usually to become worse).
aufgehen
(intransitive) Of stitches or stitched clothing, to unravel.
laufen rennen rinnen fließen laufen lassen
To cause to be drawn; to mark out; to indicate; to determine.
laufen kandidieren antreten anwerfen aufgehen betreiben
To have a legal course; to be attached; to continue in force, effect, or operation; to follow; to go in company.

run a red light v
eine rote Ampel überfahren über Rot fahren über eine rote Ampel fahren
To drive past an illuminated red traffic light instead of stopping as indicated.

run across v
über ... rennen
To cross by running.

run aground v
auf Grund laufen auf Grund laufen lassen auf Grund setzen auflaufen
(transitive) To cause (a vessel) to be immobilized by water too shallow to allow it to float.

run along v
gehen
To leave; to make one's way somewhere else.

run amok v
Amok laufen
(idiomatic) To go on a rampage; to be in an uncontrollable rage.

run around like a chicken with its head cut off v
kopflos herumrennen
(idiomatic) To act in a haphazard or aimless way; to act frantically or without control.

run away v
davonlaufen wegrennen
To flee by running.
ausreißen durchbrennen
To leave home, or other place of residence, usually unannounced, or to make good on a threat, with such action usually performed by a child or juvenile.

run down v
überfahren
(transitive) To hit someone with a car or other vehicle and injure or kill them.
heruntermachen herunterputzen lästern spotten
(transitive) To crush; to overthrow; to overbear.

run dry v
versiegen vertrocknen
To become dry; to cease to flow with water.

run for one's life v
um sein Leben rennen
To run away desperately from danger.

run for the hills v
abhauen auf und davon laufen machen, dass man wegkommt sich in Sicherheit bringen
(idiomatic) To flee.

run in the family v
in der Familie liegen
(idiomatic, somewhat derogatory) To be a characteristic feature that is observed in several generations of a family.

run into v
jemandem über den Weg laufen stoßen
(intransitive, _, but with prepositional object, by extension) To unexpectedly encounter or meet someone or something (literally or figuratively).

run over v
überfahren
(transitive, idiomatic) To drive over, causing injury or death.
überschreiten überziehen
(transitive, idiomatic) To describe briefly; to summarize or recapitulate; to go through quickly.

run riot v
über die Stränge schlagen
(idiomatic) To act in an uncontrolled, unbridled manner.
durchdrehen
(idiomatic) To be uncontrollable.

run scared v
Angst bekommen es langsam mit der Angst zu tun kriegen
(idiomatic, intransitive) To be in a state of fearful alarm.

run through v
durchgehen
(transitive, idiomatic) To summarise briefly.
durch etwas führen
(transitive, idiomatic, colloquial) To inform or educate someone, typically of a new concept or a concept particular to an organization or industry
durchnehmen
(transitive, idiomatic) To repeat something.
aufbrauchen aufzehren durchbringen
(transitive, idiomatic) To use completely, in a short space of time. Usually money.
durch etwas hetzen durch etwas rennen
(transitive, idiomatic) To go through hastily.
durchdringen durchsetzen durchziehen
(transitive, idiomatic) To pervade, of a quality that is characteristic of a group, organisation, or system.
durchbohren durchströmen
(transitive, idiomatic) To impale a person with a blade, usually a sword.
durchfließen durchströmen
(transitive, idiomatic) Of a waterway, to flow through an area.

run time run times n
Laufzeit
(computing) The amount of time during which a program is executing.

run up v
anhäufen hochziehen
(intransitive, transitive) To rise; to swell; to grow; to increase.

run up against v
auf etwas stoßen
(transitive) To begin to encounter problems with (someone or something).

run with the hare and hunt with the hounds v
nach oben buckeln, nach unten treten
(idiomatic, figuratively) To support both sides of an argument.

run-down adj
heruntergekommen
(of a person) Tired and exhausted.

run-of-the-mill more run-of-the-mill most run-of-the-mill adj
Stange nullachtfünfzehn von der Stange
(figurative) Ordinary; not special.

run-of-the-river n
Laufwasser
(attributive) A type of hydroelectric generation plant with little or no water storage, which is therefore subject to seasonal river flows.

run-up run-ups n
Anlauf
The approach run of a high jumper or other athlete in order to gather speed or momentum.
Vorfeld
A period of time just before an important event.
Anstieg
An increase in the value or amount of something.

runaway /ˈɹʌnəweɪ/ more runaway most runaway adj
davongelaufen davongerannt entlaufen weggerannt
Having run away; escaped; fugitive.
aus dem Ruder gelaufen außer Kontrolle geraten außer Rand und Band geraten unkontrolliert
Unchecked; rampant.
abtrünnig
(informal) Deserting or revolting against one's group, duties, expected conduct, or the like, especially to establish or join a rival group, change one's life drastically, etc.

runaway /ˈɹʌnəweɪ/ runaways n
Ausreißer Entflohener Entlaufener
A person or animal that runs away or has run away; a person, animal, or organization that escapes captivity or restrictions.

rune /ɹuːn/ runes n
Rune Runenbuchstabe Runenzeichen
A letter, or character, used in the written language of various ancient Germanic peoples, especially the Scandinavians and the Anglo-Saxons.
A letter or mark used as a mystical or magic symbol.

runestone runestones n
Runenstein
(archaeology) An ancient monument consisting of a typically raised stone with a runic inscription.

rung /ɹʌŋ/ rungs n
Sprosse Leitersprosse
A crosspiece forming a step of a ladder; a round.
Querstab
A crosspiece between legs of a chair.

runic /ˈɹuːnɪk/ adj
runisch
Of, pertaining to, or written using runes.

runner /ˈɹʌnə/ /ˈɹʌnɚ/ runners n
Läufer Läuferin
(cricket) A player who runs for a batsman who is too injured to run; he is dressed exactly as the injured batsman, and carries a bat.
A person who moves, on foot, at a fast pace, especially an athlete.
Laufschuh
(Australia, Canada, Ireland, Scotland) A type of soft-soled shoe originally intended for runners.
Kufe
A mechanical part intended to guide or aid something else to move (using wheels or sliding).
Tischläufer
A strip of fabric used to decorate or protect a table or dressing table.
Läufer
A long, narrow carpet for a high traffic area such as a hall or stairs.

runner bean runner beans n
Feuerbohne
A climbing plant of species Phaseolus coccineus, having long bean pods.

runner-up /ˌɹʌn.əˈɹʌp/ /ˌɹʌn.ɚˈʌp/ runner-ups runners-up n
Zweite Zweiter Vizemeister Vizemeisterin Zweitplatzierte Zweitplatzierter
The person who finishes second, or in any position after the first.

running /ˈɹʌniŋ/ adj
laufend
Present, current.
(medicine, of a nose) Discharging snot or mucus.
eiternd nässend
(medicine) Discharging pus.

running /ˈɹʌniŋ/ runnings n
Laufen Rennen
The action of the verb to run.
Laufen Laufsport
The activity of running as a form of exercise, as a sport, or for any other reason.

running back running backs n
Running Back Runningback
(American football) An offensive back whose primary job is to be the ballcarrier.

running board running boards n
Trittbrett
A narrow board serving as a step beneath the doors of some cars.

running gear running gears n
Fahrwerk
(automotive) The wheels, suspension, steering, powertrain and usually the chassis of a motor vehicle.

running joke running jokes n
Dauerwitz Running Gag Witz ohne Ende
An ongoing joke, one that is regularly repeated or continued.

running line running lines n
Streckengleis durchgehendes Gleis

running mate running mates n
Kandidat für die Vizepräsidentschaft Kandidatin für die Vizepräsidentschaft
(politics) A candidate for the US vice-presidency.

running text running texts n
Fließtext Lauftext fortlaufender Text
The main body of a document; text in the form of sentences and paragraphs, as distinct from headings, captions, footnotes, and other added content.

running the gauntlet n
Spießrutenlauf Spießrutenlaufen
A form of physical punishment by which a person is compelled to run through a double line of soldiers who attempt to strike him as they pass

running water n
fließend Wasser
Water available from taps.

runny nose runny noses n
Schnupfen Triefnase
A condition of discharge of mucus from the nose, often a symptom of the common cold.

runoff runoffs n
Abfluss
That portion of precipitation or irrigation on an area which does not infiltrate or evaporate, but instead is discharged from the area.
Stichwahl
(politics) A second or further round of an indecisive election, after other candidates (often all but the last two) have been eliminated.

runt /ˈɹʌnt/ runts n
Kümmerer Kümmerling Winzling Zwerg
Undersized or stunted plant, animal or person.
Kümmerer Kümmerling Zwerg
(typography) A single word (or portion of a hyphenated word) that appears as the last line of a paragraph.

runway /ˈɹən-/ /ˈɹʌnweɪ/ /ˈɹʌnˌweɪ/ runways n
Laufsteg
A narrow walkway (often on a platform) extending from a stage on which people walk, especially one used by models during fashion shows.
Landebahn Startbahn SLB Start- und Landebahn
(aviation) A section of land, usually paved, for airplanes to land on or take off from.
Flussbett
A stream bed.

rupee /ɹuˈpi/ /ɹʊ-/ /ˈɹupi/ /ˌɹuːˈpiː/ rupees n
Rupie
The common name for the monetary currencies used in modern India, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, the Seychelles, or Sri Lanka, often abbreviated ₨.
(video games) The primary currency of Hyrule.

rupture /ˈɹʌptʃə/ ruptures n
Bruch
A burst, split, or break.
A social breach or break, between individuals or groups.
Zerreißen
(engineering) A failure mode in which a tough ductile material pulls apart rather than cracking.

rural /ˈɹɔː.ɹəl/ /ˈɹɝ.əl/ /ˈɹʊ.ɹəl/ /ˈɹʊə.ɹəl/ more rural most rural adj
ländlich dörflich
Relating to the countryside or to agriculture.

ruralization ruralizations n
Ruralisierung
the process of making rural.
Ruralisierung Verdorfung
the change in a country or region when its population migrates from urban to rural areas
the process of the formation of villages and the decline of big cities

rusa deer rusa deer n
Mähnenhirsch
Cervus timorensis, a species of deer native to the islands of Java.

rusalka rusalkas rusalki rusalky n
Rusalka Russalka
(Slavic mythology) A female water spirit that leads handsome men to their deaths underwater.

ruse /ɹuːz/ /ɹɪu̯z/ ruses n
Kniff List Finte
(countable, by extension) An action intended to deceive; a trick.
Ablenkungsmanöver Betrügerei Trick Täuschungsmanöver
(uncountable) Cunning, guile, trickery.

rush /ɹʌʃ/ rushes n
Vorwärtsstürmen
A sudden forward motion.
Binse
The stem of such plants used in making baskets, mats, the seats of chairs, etc.
Eile Hast
General haste.
Rausch
A sudden, brief exhilaration, for instance the pleasurable sensation produced by a stimulant.

rush /ɹʌʃ/ v
beeilen eilen flitzen hetzen übereilen
(transitive, or, intransitive) To hurry; to perform a task with great haste, often not properly or without thinking carefully.
rauschen
(intransitive) To flow or move forward rapidly or noisily.
hetzen
(transitive) To cause to move or act with unusual haste.
überfallen
(military) To swiftly attack without warning.
(intransitive, music) To play at a faster tempo than one is supposed to or than the other musicians one is playing with, or to inadvertently gradually increase tempo while one is playing.

rush hour rush hours n
Hauptverkehrszeit Stoßzeit Rushhour
(idiomatic) The times of the day when traffic jams are commonplace, due mainly to people commuting to or from work.

rusk /ɹʌsk/ rusks n
Zwieback
a twice-baked bread, slices of bread baked until they are hard and crisp (also called a zwieback)

russet /ˈɹʌsɪt/ more russet most russet adj
rostbraun
Having a reddish-brown color.

russet /ˈɹʌsɪt/ russets n
Renette
A variety of apple with rough, russet-colored skin.

russula russulas n
Täubling
A mushroom of the genus Russula.

rust /ɹʌst/ rusts n
Rost
The deteriorated state of iron or steel as a result of moisture and oxidation.
Rostbraun Rost
(color) A reddish-brown color.
Rost Schwarzrost Weizenbraunrost
A disease of plants caused by a reddish-brown fungus.

rust /ɹʌst/ v
rosten verrosten
(transitive) To cause to oxidize.

rust fungus rust fungi n
Rostpilz
Any of many fungi, of the order Pucciniales, that cause rust diseases in plants.

rustbucket rustbuckets n
Rostlaube
(slang) An old, neglected vehicle, usually a car, a freighter, or a truck.

rustic /ˈɹʌstɪk/ more rustic most rustic adj
rustikal
Country-styled or pastoral; rural.

rustic bunting rustic buntings n
Waldammer
Emberiza rustica, a passerine bird in the bunting family Emberizidae.

rusticate /ˈrʌstɪkeɪt/ v
exmatrikulieren zwangsexmatrikulieren
(ambitransitive, Oxbridge, Durham University) To be suspended or expelled temporarily from the university, either compulsorily or voluntarily.
aufs Land ziehen
(transitive) To compel to live in or to send to the countryside; to cause to become rustic.

rustle /ˈɹʌsəl/ rustles n
Knistern Rascheln Rauschen
A soft crackling sound similar to the movement of dry leaves.

rustle /ˈɹʌsəl/ v
rauschen knistern rascheln
(ergative) To move (something) with a soft crackling sound.

rustler rustlers n
Viehdieb Viehdiebin
One who rustles; a cattle (or other livestock) thief.

rustless adj
rostfrei
That does not rust; stainless.

rustproof more rustproof most rustproof adj
rostbeständig rostfest rostfrei
Resistant to rust, oxidation and corrosion.

rusty /ˈɹʌsti/ rustier rustiest adj
rostfarben
rostig verrostet
Marked or corroded by rust. [from 9th c.]
Affected with the fungal plant disease called rust.
eingerostet
Lacking recent experience, out of practice, especially with respect to a skill or activity. [from 16th c.]

rusty-spotted cat rusty-spotted cats n
Rostkatze
Prionailurus rubiginosus, one of the smallest members of the cat family, native to India and Sri Lanka.

rut /ɹʊt/ /ɹʌt/ ruts n
Brunst Brunft
(zoology) Sexual desire or oestrus of cattle, and various other mammals. [from early 15th c.]
Furche Spur Spurrille
A furrow, groove, or track worn in the ground, as from the passage of many wheels along a road. [from 16th c.]
Trott
(figurative) A fixed routine, procedure, line of conduct, thought or feeling. [from 19th c.]

rut /ɹʊt/ /ɹʌt/ v
brunften brunsten
(intransitive) To be in the annual rut or mating season.
furchen
(transitive) To make a furrow.

rutabaga /ˈɹutəˌbeɪɡə/ rutabagas n
Kohlrübe Steckrübe schwedische Rübe
(now, North America) The edible root of this plant

ruthenium /ɹuːˈθiːniəm/ rutheniums n
Ruthenium
A metallic chemical element (symbol Ru) with an atomic number of 44.

rutherfordium /ˌɹʌðəɹˈfɔːɹdiəm/ n
Rutherfordium
A transuranic chemical element (symbol Rf) with an atomic number of 104.

ruthless /ˈɹuːθləs/ more ruthless most ruthless adj
ruchlos unbarmherzig
Without pity or compassion; cruel, pitiless.

ruthlessly /ˈɹuːθ.ləs.li/ /ˈɹuːθ.lɪs.li/ more ruthlessly most ruthlessly adv
unbarmherzig ruchlos rücksichtslos unerbittlich
In a ruthless manner; with cruelty; without pity or compassion.

rutile rutiles n
Rutil
(mineral) The most frequent of the three polymorphs of titanium dioxide, crystalizing in the tetragonal system, TiO2.

rutted /ˈɹʌtɪd/ more rutted most rutted adj
ausgefahren zerfahren
(of a road etc) Marked or grooved with ruts.

rutting season rutting seasons n
Brunftzeit Brunstzeit
(zoology) The time of the year when certain animals mate.

ryazhanka ryazhankas n
Rjaschenka
A type of East Slavic yogurt-like beverage made from baked milk.

rye /ɹaɪ/ ryes n
Roggen
The grass Secale cereale from which the grain is obtained. [from 14th c.]

rye bread rye breads n
Roggenbrot Pumpernickel Schwarzbrot
A bread made partly or entirely with rye flour.

ryegrass ryegrasses n
Lolch Weidelgras
(countable) Any of several species of tufted grasses of the genus Lolium.

ryokan ryokan ryokans n
Ryokan
A traditional Japanese inn with communal baths and other public areas.

röntgen /ˈɹɜːnt.ɡən/ röntgens n
Röntgen
(physics) a unit of exposure to ionizing radiation

rösti /ˈɹɒstɪ/ /ˈɹɔsti/ /ˈɹɜːstɪ/ /ˈɹʊʃti/ röstis n
Rösti Röschti
A traditional breakfast dish in Germanophone Switzerland (originally from Bern canton) made from potatoes, fried in a pan with butter or fat and widely varying other ingredients such as bacon, onions, cheese, apples or fresh herbs.

s*x s*xes n
S*x
Censored spelling of sex.

s.t. conjunction
so dass
(mathematics)

sabbatical adj
sabbatlich
Relating to the Sabbath.

sabbatical sabbaticals n
Sabbatjahr Langzeiturlaub Sabbatical Studienurlaub
An extended period of leave from a person's usual pursuits.

sabbatize v
den Sabbat einhalten den Sabbat halten den Sabbat heilig halten den Sabbat heiligen
(intransitive) To sanctify, keep or observe the Sabbath.

sable /ˈseɪbəl/ /ˈseɪbɫ/ sabler sablest adj
schwarz
Of the black colour sable.
(tincture) : In blazon, of the colour black.

sable /ˈseɪbəl/ /ˈseɪbɫ/ sables n
Zobel
(countable) A small carnivorous mammal of the Old World that resembles a weasel, Martes zibellina, from cold regions in Eurasia and the North Pacific islands, valued for its dark brown fur (Wikipedia).
(countable, and, uncountable) The fur or pelt of the sable or other species of martens; a coat made from this fur.
Schwarz
(tincture) A black colour on a coat of arms (Wikipedia).
(countable, and, uncountable) A dark brown colour, resembling the fur of some sables.

sablefish sablefish sablefishes n
Kohlenfisch
A dark-coloured marine fish of species Anoplopoma fimbria, of North American Pacific waters.

sabotage /sæ.bɒˈtɑːʒ/ /ˈsæ.bɒˌtɑːʒ/ /ˈsæ.bɒˌtɪd͡ʒ/ /ˈsæ.bəˌtɑːʒ/ /ˈsæb.əˌtɑʒ/ /ˌsæb.əˈtɑʒ/ sabotages n
Sabotage
A deliberate action aimed at weakening someone (or something, a nation, etc) or preventing them from being successful, through subversion, obstruction, disruption, and/or destruction.

sabotage /sæ.bɒˈtɑːʒ/ /ˈsæ.bɒˌtɑːʒ/ /ˈsæ.bɒˌtɪd͡ʒ/ /ˈsæ.bəˌtɑːʒ/ /ˈsæb.əˌtɑʒ/ /ˌsæb.əˈtɑʒ/ v
sabotieren
To deliberately destroy or damage something in order to prevent it from being successful.

saboteur /ˌsæbəˈtɜː(ɹ)/ /ˌsæbəˈtʊə(ɹ)/ saboteurs n
Saboteur Saboteurin
A person who intentionally causes the destruction of property in order to hinder the efforts of their enemy.

sabre /ˈseɪ.bə(ɹ)/ /ˈseɪ.bɚ/ sabres n
Säbel
(UK, Canada) A light sword, sharp along the front edge, part of the back edge, and at the point.
(UK, Canada, fencing) A modern fencing sword modeled after the sabre.

sabre saw sabre saws n
Säbelsäge Tigersäge Reciprosäge Universalsäge
A portable electric jigsaw.

sabre-rattle v
Säbel rasseln
To threaten a big battle or war.

sabre-rattling sabre-rattlings n
Säbelrasseln
(idiomatic) A flamboyant display of military power as an implied threat that it might be used.
(idiomatic, figuratively) Any threat, such as one company threatening another with a lawsuit.

sabre-toothed adj
Säbelzahn-
Having massive curved upper canine teeth.

sabre-toothed tiger sabre-toothed tigers n
Säbelzahnkatze Säbelzahntiger
Any of numerous species of extinct cat-like mammals, of the †Machairodontinae subfamily of the Felidae.

sabretache /-b(ɹ)ə-/ /ˈsaɪ.bə(ɹ)ˌtæʃ/ /ˈsæ-/ sabretaches n
Säbeltasche
(historical) A leather pocket or pouch worn hanging from a cavalry officer’s belt.

saccade /səˈkɑːd/ saccades n
Sakkade
A rapid jerky movement of the eye (voluntary or involuntary) from one focus to another.

saccharide /ˈsæk.əˌɹaɪd/ /ˈsæk.ɚ.ɪd/ saccharides n
Saccharid
(carbohydrate) The unit structure of carbohydrates, of general formula CnH2nOn. Either the simple sugars or polymers such as starch and cellulose. The saccharides exist in either a ring or short chain conformation, and typically contain five or six carbon atoms.

saccharification saccharifications n
Verzuckerung
(biochemistry) The hydrolysis of soluble polysaccharides to form simple sugars.

saccharify v
verzuckern
(biochemistry, transitive) To convert (soluble polysaccharides) into simple sugars

saccharin /ˈsækəɹɪn/ saccharins n
Saccharin
(chemistry) A white, crystalline powder, C7H5NO3S, used as an artificial sweetener in food products.

saccharine /-ɹiːn/ /-ɹən/ /-ɹɪn/ /ˈsækəɹaɪn/ /ˈsækəɹɪn/ /ˈsækɹɪn/ more saccharine most saccharine adj
süßlich
(figurative, derogatory) Excessively sweet in action or disposition, especially if romantic or sentimental to the point of ridiculousness; sickly sweet, syrupy.

sachet /sæˈʃeɪ/ /ˈsæʃeɪ/ sachets n
Duftkissen Sachet
(cooking) A cheesecloth bag of herbs and/or spices added during cooking and then removed before serving.
Portionspackung Probepackung Päckchen [[Portionsbeutel|-beutel]] [[Portionstüte|-tüte]] [[Probebeutel|-beutel]]
A small, sealed packet containing a single-use quantity of any material.

sack /sæk/ sacks n
Sack Beutel Tüte Papiersack Sack voll Sackvoll
A bag; especially a large bag of strong, coarse material for storage and handling of various commodities, such as potatoes, coal, coffee; or, a bag with handles used at a supermarket, a grocery sack; or, a small bag for small items, a satchel.
Sack
(American football) A successful tackle of the quarterback behind the line of scrimmage.

sack /sæk/ v
plündern
To plunder or pillage, especially after capture; to obtain spoils of war from.
feuern entlassen rausschmeißen
(informal, transitive) To discharge from a job or position; to fire.

sack race sack races n
Sackhüpfen
(games, racing) A race in which competitors stand in sacks or similar items and try to be the first to jump to the finish line.

sackbut sackbuts n
Barockposaune Renaissanceposaune Sackbut Posaune
(music) A brass instrument from the Renaissance and Baroque Eras, and an ancestor of the modern trombone. It was derived from the medieval slide trumpet.

sackcloth sackcloths n
Sackleinen
A coarse hessian style of cloth used to make sacks.

sacker sackers n
Plünderer
A person who sacks or plunders.
A person who sacks or fires (dismisses someone from a job or position).

sacral /ˈseɪkɹəl/ /ˈsækɹəl/ more sacral most sacral adj
Kreuzbein sakral
(anatomy) Of the sacrum.
sakral
Sacred.

sacrament /ˈsækɹəmənt/ sacraments n
Sakrament
(Christianity) A sacred act and the attendant ceremony, considered (theology) an outward sign of divine grace.

sacramental sacramentals n
Sakramentale
(Christianity, chiefly, Roman Catholicism) An object (such as holy water or a crucifix) or an action (such as making the sign of the cross) which is regarded as encouraging devotion and thus spiritually aiding the person who uses it.

sacramentary sacramentaries n
Sacramentarium Sakramentar
(Roman Catholicism) An ancient book of the Roman Catholic Church, containing the rites for Mass, the sacraments, etc.

sacred /ˈseɪkɹɪd/ more sacred most sacred adj
heilig
Characterized by solemn religious ceremony or religious use, especially, in a positive sense; consecrated, made holy.

sacred fig sacred figs n
Pappel-Feige
The bodhi tree, Ficus religiosa, venerated by Buddhists because they believe the Buddha attained enlightenment while sitting underneath such a tree.

sacred fir sacred firs n
Heilige Tanne
A species of fir, Abies religiosa, native to the mountains of central and southern Mexico and western Guatemala.

sacred lotus sacred lotuses n
Indische Lotosblume
Nelumbo nucifera, native in temperate and subtropical Asia, from India to Japan.

sacrifice /ˈsækɹɪfaɪs/ /ˈsækɹɪfaɪz/ sacrifices n
Opfer
Something sacrificed.

sacrifice /ˈsækɹɪfaɪs/ /ˈsækɹɪfaɪz/ v
opfern
(ambitransitive) To offer (something) as a gift to a deity.
(transitive) To trade (a value of higher worth) for something of lesser worth in order to gain something else valued more, such as an ally or business relationship, or to avoid an even greater loss; to sell without profit to gain something other than money.

sacrificer sacrificers n
Opferer Opfererin Opfernde Opfernder Opferpriester Opferpriesterin
Someone who sacrifices, one who makes a sacrifice.

sacrificial anode sacrificial anodes n
Opferanode
(manufacturing) A piece of corrodible metal, attached to a metallic surface to be protected, that is preferentially consumed by electrolytic action

sacrificial lamb sacrificial lambs n
Opferlamm
A lamb killed as an offering to the gods.
Bauernopfer
(figurative, by extension) A person who is sacrificed (not literally) for the greater good of some cause.

sacrilege /ˈsækɹəlɪd͡ʒ/ /ˈsækɹɪlɪd͡ʒ/ sacrileges n
Sakrileg
Desecration, profanation, misuse or violation of something regarded as sacred.

sacrilegious /sæk.ɹəˈlid͡ʒəs/ /sæk.ɹəˈlɪd͡ʒ.əs/ more sacrilegious most sacrilegious adj
gotteslästerlich
Committing sacrilege; acting or speaking very disrespectfully toward what is held to be sacred.

sacristan /ˈsækɹɪstən/ sacristans n
Küster Mesner Küsterin
The person who maintains the sacristy and the sacred objects it contains.

sacristy sacristies n
Sakristei
A room in a church where sacred vessels, books, vestments, etc. are kept. Sometimes also used by clergy to prepare for worship or for meetings.

sacrosanct /ˈsæk.ɹoʊˌsæŋkt/ more sacrosanct most sacrosanct adj
sakrosankt unantastbar
Beyond alteration, criticism, or interference, especially due to religious sanction; inviolable.
sakrosankt heilig hochheilig
Sacred, very holy.

sacrosanctity sacrosanctities n
Hochheiligkeit Sakrosanktheit Unantastbarkeit
The quality of being sacrosanct.

sacrosanctness n
Hochheiligkeit Sakrosanktheit Unantastbarkeit
The property or quality of being sacrosanct.

sacrum sacra sacrums n
Kreuzbein
(anatomy) A large triangular bone at the base of the spine, located between the two ilia (wings of the pelvis) and formed from vertebrae that fuse in adulthood.

sad /sæd/ more sad most sad sadder saddest adj
traurig
Feeling sorrow; sorrowful, mournful.
Causing sorrow; lamentable.
trist
Of colours: dark, deep; later, sombre, dull.

sadden /ˈsædən/ v
betrüben
(transitive) To make sad or unhappy.
betrüben traurig werden
(intransitive, rare) To become sad or unhappy.

saddle /ˈsæd(ə)l/ /ˈsædl̩/ saddles n
Sattel
The immovable seat of a bicycle, motorcycle, or similar vehicle.
A low point, in the shape of a saddle, between two hills.
Sattel Reitsattel
A seat for a rider, typically made of leather and raised in the front and rear, placed on the back of a horse or other animal, and secured by a strap around the animal's body.
Rücken
A cut of meat that includes both loins and part of the backbone.
Steg
The part of a guitar which supports the strings and, in an acoustic guitar, transfers their vibrations through the bridge to the soundboard.

saddle /ˈsæd(ə)l/ /ˈsædl̩/ v
aufhalsen
(often, passive) Chiefly followed by with: to burden or encumber (someone) with some problem or responsibility.
satteln besatteln
To put (something) on to another thing like a saddle on an animal.
To put something on to (another thing) like a saddle on an animal.
aufsatteln
Of a person: to get into a saddle.

saddle blanket saddle blankets n
Woilach
a blanket that is placed under a saddle as a cushion and to protect the horse's back.

saddle bow saddle bows n
Sattelbogen
The front part of the saddle that is arched up like a bow.

saddle point saddle points n
Sattelpunkt
(geometry) A point in the range of a smooth function, every neighbourhood of which contains points on each side of its tangent plane.
(game theory) Such a point in the graphical representation of the possible outcomes of a game.

saddle roof saddle roofs n
Satteldach
saddleback (roof with gable at each end)

saddle shoe /ˈsædl̩ ʃuː/ saddle shoes n
Sattelschuh
A shoe, resembling an oxford, which has a saddle of a leather or colour different from the rest of the shoe.

saddle-backed bush cricket saddle-backed bush crickets n
Steppen-Sattelschrecke
Ephippiger ephippiger, a primarily insectivorous bushcricket common to southwestern Europe.

saddlebag /ˈsædəlˌbæɡ/ saddlebags n
Satteltasche
A covered pouch, usually one of a pair, laid across the back of a horse, donkey, or mule behind its saddle, or hanging over the rear wheel of a motorcycle; often made of leather or (on a motorcycle) a rigid material.

saddlecloth saddlecloths n
Satteldecke
A blanket placed under a saddle, a saddle blanket.

saddler /ˈsadlə/ /ˈsædlɚ/ saddlers n
Sattler Sattelmacher
Someone who makes, repairs and sells saddles, harnesses etc.

sadism /ˈseɪdɪzəm/ sadisms n
Sadismus
Achievement of sexual gratification by inflicting pain or humiliation on others, or watching pain or humiliation inflicted on others.
(loosely) Deliberate or wanton cruelty, either mental or physical, to other people, or to animals, regardless of whether for (sexual) gratification.

sadist /ˈseɪdɪst/ /ˈsædɪst/ sadists n
Sadist Sadistin
One who derives pleasure through cruelty or pain to others.

sadistic /səˈdɪstɪk/ more sadistic most sadistic adj
sadistisch
Of behaviour which gives pleasure in the pain or humiliation of others.

sadly /ˈsædli/ more sadly most sadly sadlier sadliest adv
traurig traurigerweise
In a sad manner; sorrowfully.

sadness /ˈsædnəs/ sadnesses n
Traurigkeit
(uncountable) The state or emotion of being sad.
Pech Schicksalsschlag
(countable) An event in one's life that causes sadness.

sadomasochism /seɪdəʊˈmæsəkɪzəm/ sadomasochisms n
Sadomasochismus
The practices of sadism and masochism collectively, usually in reference to consensual practices within the BDSM community.

safari /səˈfɑːɹ.i/ safaris n
Safari
A trip into any undeveloped area to see, photograph or hunt wild animals in their own environment.

safari park safari parks n
Safaripark
a commercial tourist attraction, similar to a zoo, in which visitors drive through animal enclosures

safe /seɪf/ more safe most safe safer safest adj
sicher gefahrlos
Not in danger; out of harm's reach.
sicher
Free from risk.
Providing protection from danger; providing shelter.
Properly secured.

safe /seɪf/ safes n
Tresor Geldschrank Safe
A box, usually made of metal, in which valuables can be locked for safekeeping.

safe and sound adj
wohlbehalten ganz und heil gesund und munter
Having come to no harm, especially after being exposed to danger.

safe haven safe havens n
Zufluchtsort Zufluchtsstätte sicherer Rückzugsort
A place of safety or refuge.

safe mode n
abgesicherter Modus
(computing) A troubleshooting mode of many operating systems in which most advanced functions are not activated.

safe room safe rooms n
Panikraum

safe sex n
Safer Sex geschützter Sex
Sexual activity engaged in by people who have taken precautions to protect themselves against sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).

safe space safe spaces n
Safe Space Schutzraum
(sociology) A place or domain serving as a tolerant environment for people (especially a marginalized group) where they do not face harassment, criticism, scrutiny, etc.; especially one in which participants are understood to share a given political or social viewpoint. [from 20th c.]

safe-conduct safe-conducts n
freies Geleit
A document that grants safe passage through enemy territory in times of war.

safecracker safecrackers n
Geldschrankknacker
One who breaks into safes.

safeguard /ˈseɪfɡɑː(ɹ)d/ safeguards n
Sicherung Absicherung Schutz
Something that serves as a guard or protection; a defense.

safeguard /ˈseɪfɡɑː(ɹ)d/ v
absichern schützen
To protect, to keep safe.

safehouse safehouses n
konspirative Wohnung
A secure location, known to only a few trusted people, suitable for hiding witnesses, agents or other persons perceived as being in danger.

safety /ˈseɪfti/ safeties n
Sicherheit Gefahrlosigkeit
The condition or feeling of being safe; security; certainty.
Griffsicherung
(mechanics) A mechanism on a weapon or dangerous equipment designed to prevent accidental firing.
Safety
(American football) An instance of a player being sacked or tackled in the end zone, or stepping out of the end zone and off the field, resulting in two points to the opposite team.
(American football) Any of the defensive players who are in position furthest from the line of scrimmage and whose responsibility is to defend against passes as well as to be the tacklers of last resort.

safety glass safety glasses n
Sicherheitsglas
Any type of glass, such as toughened glass, laminated glass or wire mesh glass, with additional safety features that make it less likely to break, or less likely to pose a threat when broken.

safety glasses n
Schutzbrille
Glasses (spectacles) designed to protect the eyes against flying objects such as dust, etc.

safety match safety matches n
Sicherheitsstreichholz Sicherheitszündholz

safety net safety nets n
Auffangnetz
A large net placed horizontally beneath performing aerialists such as trapeze artists or tightrope walkers, intended to catch a performer who falls and to protect him or her from harm.

safety pin safety pins n
Sicherheitsnadel
(sewing) A pin in the form of a clasp, which has a guard to cover the sharp point; used to join two pieces of fabric, etc., together temporarily.

safety valve /ˈseɪfti ˌvælv/ /ˈseɪftɪ ˌvælv/ safety valves n
Sicherheitsventil
A valve set to open at a pressure below that at which a container holding a gas, vapour, etc. (such as a boiler or pressure cooker), would burst, thus reducing the pressure; a relief valve.

safety-conscious more safety-conscious most safety-conscious adj
sicherheitsbewusst
aware of the need for safety.

safeword safewords n
Safeword
(sex, especially, BDSM) A word used in (especially sadomasochistic) sexual practices to unambiguously indicate that a participant actually desires the activity to cease and is not merely feigning a lack of consent.

safflorite safflorites n
Safflorit
A mineral consisting of a cobalt arsenite which is part of the lollingite group and usually exists in grayish-white masses.

safflower /ˈsæfˌlaʊə(ɹ)/ safflowers n
Färberdistel
A cultivated thistle-like plant, Carthamus tinctorius, family Asteraceae, now grown mainly for its oil.

saffron /ˈsæfəɹn/ /ˈsæfɹən/ adj
safranfarbig safrangelb
Having an orange-yellow colour.

saffron /ˈsæfəɹn/ /ˈsæfɹən/ saffrons n
Safran
The plant Crocus sativus, a crocus.
A spice (seasoning) and colouring agent made from the stigma and part of the style of the plant, sometimes or formerly also used as a dye and insect repellent.
Safranfarbe Safrangelb Safran
An orange-yellow colour, the colour of a lion's pelt.

saffron milk cap saffron milk caps n
Echte Reizker Edel-Reizker Kiefern-Blutreizker
Lactarius deliciosus, an edible mushroom native to Europe.

sag /sæɡ/ v
absinken einsinken
(by extension) To lean, give way, or settle from a vertical position.
ausleiern durchhängen
(figuratively) To lose firmness, elasticity, vigor, or a thriving state; to sink; to droop; to flag; to bend; to yield, as the mind or spirits, under the pressure of care, trouble, doubt, or the like; to be unsettled or unbalanced.
schlendern
To loiter in walking; to idle along; to drag or droop heavily.

saga /ˈsɑːɡə/ sagas n
Saga
An Old Norse (Icelandic) prose narrative, especially one dealing with family or social histories and legends.
Sage
Something with the qualities of such a saga; an epic, a long story.

sagacious /səˈɡeɪʃəs/ more sagacious most sagacious adj
klug scharfsinnig weise
Having or showing keen discernment, sound judgment, and farsightedness; mentally shrewd.

sagacity /səˈɡæsəti/ /səˈɡæsɪti/ sagacities n
Weisheit
The quality of being sage, wise, or able to make good decisions; the quality of being perceptive, astute or insightful.

saganaki /ˌsæɡəˈnɑki/ /ˌsæɡəˈnɑːki/ /ˌsɑɡəˈnɑki/ n
Saganaki
Any of various Greek dishes cooked in a small frying pan, especially an appetizer of pan-seared cheese.

sage /seɪd͡ʒ/ sager sagest adj
weise klug
wise.

sage /seɪd͡ʒ/ sages n
Weise Weiser
A wise person or spiritual teacher; someone of gravity and wisdom, especially, a teacher venerable for years, and of sound judgment and prudence; a grave or stoic philosopher.
Salbei
The plant Salvia officinalis and savory spice produced from it; also planted for ornamental purposes.
Any plant in the genus Salvia
Any of a number of plants such as sagebrush considered to be similar to Salvia officinalis, mostly because they are small shrubs and have gray foliage or are aromatic.

sage grouse sage grouse sage grouses n
Beifußhuhn
A large grouse of western North America having mottled gray, black and buff plumage (Centrocercus urophasianus) which feeds on the buds of the sagebrush.

saggar /ˈsæɡ.ə/ /ˈsæɡ.ɚ/ saggars n
Brennkapsel

sagittal /səˈd͡ʒɪt.əl/ /ˈsad͡ʒ.ɪ.təl/ /ˈsæd͡ʒ.ə.təl/ /ˈsæd͡ʒ.ə.ɾəl/ /ˈsæd͡ʒ.ɪ.təl/ adj
sagittal
(anatomy) Of or in a plane parallel to the median plane, especially that dividing the body into left and right halves.

sagittal plane sagittal planes n
Sagittalebene
(anatomy) Any imaginary plane parallel to median plane.

sago sagoes sagos n
Sago
A powdered starch obtained from certain palms (Metroxylon spp., esp. Metroxylon sagu), used as a flour and food thickener and for sizing textiles.
Any of the palms from which sago is extracted.

saguaro /səˈwɑɹoʊ/ /səˈɡwɑɹoʊ/ saguaros n
Saguaro
Carnegiea gigantea, a large cactus native to the Sonoran Desert and characterized by its "arms".

saiga saigas n
Saiga
Saiga tatarica, an antelope which inhabits a vast area between Kalmykia, Kazakhstan, southern Siberia.

sail /seɪl/ [seɪ̯ɫ] sails n
Segel Turm Windmühlenflügel
(nautical) A piece of fabric attached to a boat and arranged such that it causes the wind to drive the boat along. The sail may be attached to the boat via a combination of mast, spars and ropes.
Törn
A trip in a boat, especially a sailboat.
Turm
A tower-like structure found on the dorsal (topside) surface of submarines.

sail /seɪl/ [seɪ̯ɫ] v
segeln
To ride in a boat, especially a sailboat.
segeln gleiten
To move briskly and gracefully through the air.
segeln schweben
(intransitive) To move briskly but sedately.

sailboat /ˈseɪlˌboʊt/ /ˈseɪlˌbəʊt/ sailboats n
Segelboot Kutter
A boat propelled by a sail.

sailcloth sailcloths n
Segeltuch
A strong, durable fabric suitable for making sails for ships or boats.

sailing /ˈseɪ.lɪŋ/ adj
segeln
Travelling by ship.

sailing /ˈseɪ.lɪŋ/ sailings n
Segeln
Motion across a body of water in a craft powered by the wind, as a sport or otherwise

sailing ship sailing ships n
Segelschiff
A ship with masts and sails, powered by the wind.

sailmaker sailmakers n
Segelmacher
One whose occupation is to make or repair sails.

sailor /ˈseɪ.lə/ /ˈseɪ.lɚ/ sailors n
Seemann Matrose Matrosin Seefrau Seemännin
A member of the crew of a vessel; a mariner; a common seaman.

sailoress sailoresses n
Matrosin
(rare, dated) A female sailor.

sainfoin /ˈseɪnfɔɪn/ /ˈsænfɔɪn/ sainfoins n
Esparsette
A perennial herb of the genus Onobrychis with pale pink flowers, especially Onobrychis viciifolia (syn. Onobrychis sativa).

saint /seɪnt/ /sən(t)/ [sn̩(t)] [sɨn(t)] saints n
Heiliger Heilige
(religion, generally) A deceased person whom a church or another religious group has officially recognised as especially holy or godly; one eminent for piety and virtue.
(Mormonism, specifically) Alternative letter-case form of Saint (“a Mormon, a Latter-day Saint”)
(figuratively, by extension) A person with similarly overwhelming positive qualities; one who does good.

saint's day saints' days n
Heiligenfest
A day in a liturgical calendar that is observed in honour of a saint; not necessarily a holiday.

saintess saintesses n
Heilige
A female saint.

sake /ˈseɪk/ sakes n
Willen

saker /ˈseɪkə/ /ˈseɪkɚ/ sakers n
Sakerfalke
A falcon (Falco cherrug) native of Southern Europe and Asia.

sakura /səˈkʊəɹə/ /ˈsækʊɹə/ /ˈsɑːkʊɹə/ sakura sakuras n
Kirschblüte Sakura
cherry blossom (blossom of the Japanese cherry tree)

saké /ˈsækeɪ/ /ˈsæki/ /ˈsɑːkeɪ/ /ˈsɑːki/ sakés n
Sake
Rice wine; a drink made from filtered fermented rice.

sal ammoniac n
Salmiak
(mineral) a rare mineral composed of ammonium chloride found around volcanic fumaroles and guano deposits.

salaam interjection
salem
A respectful ceremonial greeting used mostly in Islamic countries.

salaam alaikum /səˈlɑːm əˌleɪkʊm/ interjection
as-salamu alaikum
(Islam) A greeting said on meeting someone.

salacious /səˈleɪ.ʃəs/ more salacious most salacious adj
anzüglich aufreizend heiß schlüpfrig
Promoting sexual desire or lust.
lüstern obszön schmutzig
Lascivious, bawdy, obscene, lewd.

salad /ˈsæləd/ /ˈsælɪd/ /ˈsælɪt/ salads n
Salat
A food made primarily of a mixture of raw or cold ingredients, typically vegetables, usually served with a dressing such as vinegar or mayonnaise.

salad bowl salad bowls n
Salatschüssel Salatiere
A bowl used for tossing and serving salad.

salad burnet salad burnets n
Kleiner Wiesenknopf Pimpinelle
A perennial herb in the rose family, Sanguisorba minor, grown for its cucumber-flavored leaves that are used in salads.

salad dodger salad dodgers n
Salatverschmäher
(informal) One who does not normally eat salad.

salad dressing salad dressings n
Salatdressing Salatsoße
A sauce, such as mayonnaise, used to flavour or season a salad.

salad fork salad forks n
Salatgabel
A fork intended for use when eating salad, often shorter than a usual dinner fork and sometimes having one of the outer tines shaped differently.

salad oil salad oils n
Salatöl

salad spinner salad spinners n
Salatschleuder
A tool using centrifugal force to wash and dry salad

salamander /ˈsæləˌmændə/ /ˈsæləˌmændɚ/ /ˈsæləˌmɑːndə/ salamanders n
Salamander
A long, slender, chiefly terrestrial amphibian of the order Caudata, superficially resembling a lizard.
(mythology) A creature much like a lizard that is resistant to and lives in fire (in which it is often depicted in heraldry), hence the elemental being of fire.
(cooking) A metal utensil with a flat head which is heated and put over a dish to brown the top.
(cooking) A small broiler (North America) or grill (Britain) that heats the food from above, used in professional cookery primarily for browning.

salami [səˈlɑːmɪ] salamis n
Salami
A large cured meat sausage of Italian origin, served in slices.

salami tactics n
Salamitaktik
The piecemeal removal or scaling back of something (especially political opposition); a gradual attack on an opposing position, group, etc.

salami technique salami techniques n
Salamitaktik
The reaching of a goal by using small, consistent steps.

salary /ˈsæl.ə.ɹi/ /ˈsæl.ɚ.i/ salaries n
Gehalt Lohn
A fixed amount of money paid to a worker, usually calculated on a monthly or annual basis, not hourly, as wages. Implies a degree of professionalism and/or autonomy.

salaryman /ˈsæl.əɹ.i.mæn/ salarymen n
Salaryman
An employee, a worker; now especially a Japanese white-collar worker who works long hours and has an insignificant position within the corporate hierarchy. [from 18th c.]

salat /səˈlɑːt/ salats n
(islamisches) Pflichtgebet Salat
(Islam) The obligatory prayer that Muslims are called to perform five times a day.

sale /seɪl/ sales n
Verkauf
An exchange of goods or services for currency or credit.
Ausverkauf Schlussverkauf Abverkauf Angebote haben Sonderangebote haben im Angebot haben
(Short for discount sale) The sale of goods at reduced prices.
Auktion Verkauf
The act of putting up for auction to the highest bidder.

saleable /ˈseɪləbl̩/ more saleable most saleable adj
verkäuflich
Suitable for sale; marketable; worth enough to try to sell.

sales pitch sales pitches n
Verkaufstaktik Verkaufstechnik
Talk or demonstrations intended to persuade a consumer to make a purchase, especially when vigorously delivered or exaggerated.

sales representative sales representatives n
Handelsvertreter

sales slip sales slips n
Kassenzettel
A receipt for a purchase.

salesman salesmen n
Verkäufer
A man whose job it is to sell things, either in a shop/store or elsewhere.

salesperson salespeople salespersons n
Verkäuferin Verkäufer
A person whose job is to sell things, either in a shop/store or elsewhere.

saleswoman saleswomen n
Verkäuferin
A woman whose occupation it is to sell things.

salience /ˈseɪ.li.əns/ /ˈsæɪ.li.əns/ [ˈseɪ̯.li.əns] [ˈsæɪ̯.li.əns] saliences n
Hervorspringen
The condition of being salient.
Salienz perzeptuelle Prominenz
A highlight; perceptual prominence, or likelihood of being noticed.

salient /ˈseɪ.li.ənt/ /ˈseɪ.ljənt/ /ˈsæɪ.li.ənt/ /ˈsæɪ.ljənt/ more salient most salient adj
hervorstechend wesentlich
Worthy of note; pertinent or relevant.

salient /ˈseɪ.li.ənt/ /ˈseɪ.ljənt/ /ˈsæɪ.li.ənt/ /ˈsæɪ.ljənt/ salients n
Frontausbuchtung Frontbogen Frontvorsprung Gebietszipfel Halbenklave Landzipfel
(geography) A protrusion of the administrative borders of a geopolitical entity, such as a subnational entity or a sovereign state into another geopolitical entity, generally of the same administrative level.
Gebietszipfel Halbenklave Landzipfel Zipfel
(geology) An overall-convex, protruding section of a sinuous fold and thrust belt, thrust sheet, or a single thrust fault, caused by one or more of: deformation (folding and faulting) of strata and geologic structures during orogenesis, differences in the angle of critical taper during orogenesis, or differing erosional level of the present geomorphological surface.

saline /ˈseɪ.laɪn/ /ˈseɪliːn/ more saline most saline adj
salzhaltig
Containing salt; salty.

saline solution saline solutions n
Salzlösung Kochsalzlösung
A solution composed of sodium chloride (NaCl) and water.

saliva /səˈlaɪvə/ salivae salivas salivæ n
Speichel
(physiology) A clear, slightly alkaline liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands, consisting of water, mucin, protein, and enzymes. It moistens the mouth, lubricates ingested food, and begins the breakdown of starches.

salivary /səˈlaɪvəɹi/ /ˈsælɪvəɹi/ /ˈsælɪˌvɛɹi/ adj
Speichel
Relating to saliva.

salivary gland salivary glands n
Speicheldrüse
(anatomy) Any of several exocrine glands that produce saliva to break down carbohydrates in food enzymatically.

salivate /ˈsælɪveɪt/ v
geifern sabbern speicheln
(intransitive) To produce saliva.
geifern keifen
(intransitive) To show eager anticipation at the expectation of something.

sallet /ˈsælɪt/ sallets n
Schaller
(historical) A type of light spherical helmet.

sally /ˈsæli/ sallies n
Weidengerte
Ausfall Versuch
A sortie of troops from a besieged place against an enemy.
Anfallen Ansturm Anstürmen Ausbruch Ausfall Hechten
A sudden rushing forth.
Stichelei Witzelei geistreiche Bemerkung witziger Einfall
(figuratively) A witty statement or quip, usually at the expense of one's interlocutor.
Ausflug
An excursion or side trip.

sally /ˈsæli/ v
anstürmen attackieren aufspringen herausstürmen hervorbrechen hinausstürmen
(intransitive) To make a sudden attack (e.g. on an enemy from a defended position).
aufbrechen aufmachen losgehen losmachen sich auf den Weg machen sich aufmachen
(intransitive) To set out on an excursion; venture; depart (often followed by "forth.")

salmon /ˈsalmon/ /ˈsalmən/ /ˈsælmən/ /ˈsæmən/ /ˈsɑmən/ adj
lachsfarben
Having a pale pinkish-orange colour.

salmon /ˈsalmon/ /ˈsalmən/ /ˈsælmən/ /ˈsæmən/ /ˈsɑmən/ salmon salmons n
Lachs Salm
A meal or dish made from this fish.
lachsfarben lachsfarbig lachsrosa lachsrot
(plural salmons) A pale pinkish-orange colour, the colour of cooked salmon.

salmon ladder salmon ladders n
Lachstreppe
A fish ladder built for salmon.

salmon shark salmon sharks n
Lachshai
A mackerel shark of species Lamna ditropis.

salmonberry salmonberries n
Lachsbeere Pracht-Himbeere
The fruit from this bush, similar in appearance and texture to the blackberry and raspberry.

salmonella /ˌsæl.məˈnɛl.ə/ /ˌsæməˈnɛlə/ salmonellae salmonellas n
Salmonelle
Any of the serotypes of the two species of rod-shaped bacteria, of the genus Salmonella, especially Salmonella enterica, that cause typhoid fever and salmonellosis, manifest as food poisoning and other diseases.

salo n
Salo
a type of fatback, or non-rendered underskin pig fat consumed in Central and Eastern Europe, usually seasoned

salon /səˈlɒn/ /ˈsælɒn/ salons n
Saal Salon Halle
A large room, especially one used to receive and entertain guests.
Schönheitssalon
A beauty salon or similar establishment.

salp salps n
Salpe
Any of the free-swimming tunicates of the order Salpida and its single family Salpidae.

salt /sɑlt/ /sɒlt/ /sɔlt/ /sɔːlt/ [sɑɫt] [sɑɫʔ] [sɔɯ̯t] more salt most salt adj
salzig Salz
Treated with salt as a preservative; cured with salt, salted.

salt /sɑlt/ /sɒlt/ /sɔlt/ /sɔːlt/ [sɑɫt] [sɑɫʔ] [sɔɯ̯t] salts n
Salz Kochsalz
A common substance, chemically consisting mainly of sodium chloride (NaCl), used extensively as a condiment and preservative.
Salz
(chemistry) One of the compounds formed from the reaction of an acid with a base, where a positive ion replaces a hydrogen of the acid.
(cryptography) Randomly chosen bytes added to a plaintext message prior to encrypting or hashing it, in order to render brute-force decryption more difficult.
Seebär
(slang) A sailor (also old salt).

salt /sɑlt/ /sɒlt/ /sɔlt/ /sɔːlt/ [sɑɫt] [sɑɫʔ] [sɔɯ̯t] v
salzen
(mining) To blast metal into (as a portion of a mine) in order to cause to appear to be a productive seam.

salt cellar salt cellars n
Salzstreuer Salzfässchen

salt cod salt cods n
Klippfisch
cod that has been dried and salted

salt dough salt doughs n
Salzteig
A modelling material made from a mixture of flour, salt, and water.

salt lake /ˈsɔːlt ˌleɪk/ salt lakes n
Salzsee
A landlocked body of water with a high concentration of salts and other dissolved minerals.

salt lick salt licks n
Leckstein Salzlecke
A block of salt, often enriched with other minerals, licked by herd animals to supplement their diet.

salt marsh salt marshes n
Salzwiese Salzmarsch
A marsh of saline water, found in the intertidal zone between land and sea, characterized by halophytic plants such as grasses and sedges adapted to periodic flooding with salt water.

salt mine salt mines n
Salzbergwerk
Any mine used for the extraction of salt.

salt of the earth n
Salz der Erde
(idiomatic) A person or group of people considered to represent the most decent and admirable parts of humanity.

salt pan salt pans n
Salzpfanne
A man-made pond where salty water is evaporated to recover salt and/or other minerals.

salt shaker salt shakers n
Salzstreuer Salzfässchen

salt water salt waters n
Salzwasser
Any water containing dissolved salt; brine.

saltbush /ˈsɒltbʊʃ/ /ˈsɔːltˌbʊʃ/ saltbushes n
Melde
Any of the genus Atriplex of plants, especially Atriplex hortensis or Atriplex patula, found in dry habitats, that have edible leaves resembling spinach, including many desert and seashore plants and halophytes.

salted adj
gesalzen
To which salt has been added.

saltfree adj
salzfrei

saltine saltines n
Cracker
(North America) A thin, crisp, salted, customarily white-colored cracker; a soda cracker; a soda biscuit.

saltless adj
salzlos
free of salt

saltlessness n
Salzlosigkeit
Absence of salt.

saltspoon saltspoons n
Salzlöffel
(historical) A small spoon used for serving or measuring salt, equivalent to ⅛ teaspoon.

saltspray rose saltspray roses n
Kartoffelrose
A plant of the rose species Rosa rugosa.

saltworks saltworks n
Salzwerk
A place where salt is refined and prepared commercially.

salty /ˈsɒl.ti/ saltier saltiest adj
salzig
Tasting of salt.
gesalzen salzhaltig
Containing salt.
derb prollig rüde ungehobelt
(figuratively, of language) Coarse; provocative; earthy.
wettergegerbt
(figuratively) Experienced, especially used to indicate a veteran of the naval services; salty dog (from salt of the sea).

salty licorice salty licorices n
Salmiaklakritze Salmiakpastillen Salzlakritz Salzlakritze

salubrious /səˈl(j)uː.bɹi.əs/ /səˈlu.bɹi.əs/ more salubrious most salubrious adj
heilsam gesundheitsfördernd bekömmlich zuträglich
Promoting health or well-being; wholesome, especially relating to food or air.

salubrity salubrities n
Heilsamkeit
The quality of being salubrious or invigorating.

salutation /ˌsæljuˈteɪʃən/ /ˌsæljəˈteɪʃən/ salutations n
Titel
A greeting, salute, or address; a hello.
(obsolete) Quickening; excitement.
Titel Begrüßung
The act of greeting.

salute /səˈl(j)uːt/ /səˈlut/ salutes n
Salut

salute /səˈl(j)uːt/ /səˈlut/ v
salutieren

salutiferous /saljuːˈtɪfəɹəs/ more salutiferous most salutiferous adj
heilbringend
(now, rare) Conducive to good health; healthy.

salvage /ˈsælvɪd͡ʒ/ salvages n
Bergung
The rescue of a ship, its crew and passengers or its cargo from a hazardous situation.
Bergegut Geborgene
The ship, crew or cargo so rescued.
Bergelohn
The compensation paid to the rescuers.
B-Ware C-Ware
(sometimes, attributive) Anything put to good use that would otherwise have been wasted, such as damaged goods.

salvage /ˈsælvɪd͡ʒ/ v
bergen nutzen retten
(transitive, of discarded goods) to put to use.
herrichten restaurieren
(transitive) To make new or restore for the use of being saved.

salvageable more salvageable most salvageable adj
zu retten sein
Capable of being salvaged, saved or repaired. Worth rescuing and keeping rather discarding or replacing.

salvation /sælˈveɪʃən/ salvations n
Erlösung Rettung
The process of being restored or made new for the purpose of becoming saved; the process of being rid of the old poor quality conditions and becoming improved.

salve /sæ(l)v/ /sælv/ /sɑːv/ salves n
Salbe Balsam
An ointment, cream, or balm with soothing, healing, or calming effects.

salver salvers n
Serviertablett
A tray used to display or serve food or other items (such as a visiting card). [from c. 1660]

salvo /ˈsælvoʊ/ /ˈsælvəʊ/ salvoes salvos n
Salve
(military) A concentrated fire from pieces of artillery, as in endeavoring to make a break in a fortification; a volley.
A salute paid by a simultaneous, or nearly simultaneous, firing of a number of cannon.
(by extension) Any volley, as in an argument or debate.

samana /sɑːˌmɑːnɑː/ /səˌmɑːnə/ samanas n
Samana
(religion) An ascetic, (especially) an ascetic monk who ignores the Vedas in Buddhist and Indian contexts.

samara /səˈmɛrə/ /səˈmɛərə/ /ˈsæmərə/ samarae samaras n
Flügelnuss Samara
The winged indehiscent fruit of trees such as the ash, elm or maple.

samarium /səˈmæɹɪəm/ n
Samarium
A chemical element (symbol Sm) with an atomic number of 62, a moderately hard silvery metal that slowly oxidizes in air.

samba /ˈsɑmbə/ sambas n
Samba
A Brazilian ballroom dance or dance style.

sambadrome /ˈsæmbədɹəʊm/ sambadromes n
Sambódromo Sambodromo
In Brazil, a building or place where samba schools parade during the period of Carnival.

sambar sambars n
Sambar
(zoology) A Southeast Asian deer (Cervus unicolor).

sambuca /samˈbʊkə/ /sæmˈbukə/ sambucas n
Sambuca
An Italian liqueur made from elderberries and flavoured with licorice, traditionally served with 3 coffee beans that represent health, wealth and fortune (or past, present and future).

same /seɪm/ /seːm/ [seːm] [sɛːm] adj
derselbe selbe
Not different or other; not another or others; not different as regards self; selfsame; identical.
derselbe gleich
Similar, alike.

same /seɪm/ /seːm/ [seːm] [sɛːm] pronoun
derselbe
Something similar, something of the identical type.

same old story n
alte Leier
(idiomatic) What usually happens; an occurrence that is tediously familiar.

same sex n
gleiches Geschlecht
The same gender to which one is referring, often when referring to oneself.

same to you phraseologicalUnit
gleichfalls auch so ebenfalls
I wish to you what you have just wished to me.

same-sex adj
gleichen Geschlechts
Restricted to members of a single sex.
gleichgeschlechtlich
Of, relating to, or between homosexual men or women.

sameness /ˈseɪmnəs/ samenesses n
Gleichartigkeit Gleichheit
The quality of being the same; identity.
Gleichförmigkeit
A tiring lack of variety; monotony.

samey /ˈseɪmi/ adj
eintönig irgendwie gleich irgendwie ähnlich
(informal) The same as something else, without variety, monotonous.

samizdat /səmɪzˈdæt/ /ˈsæmɪzdæt/ samizdats n
Samisdat
(uncountable, often, attributive) The secret copying and sharing of illegal publications, chiefly in the Soviet Union; underground publishing and its publications. [from 1950s.]

samovar samovars n
Samowar
A metal urn with a spigot, for boiling water for making tea. Traditionally, the water is heated by hot coals or charcoal in a chimney-like tube which runs through the center of the urn. Today, it is more likely that the water is heated by an electric coil.

sampan /ˈsæm.pæn/ sampans n
Sampan chinesisches Wohnboot
A flat-bottomed Chinese wooden boat propelled by two oars.

samphire /ˈsæm.faɪ.ə(ɹ)/ /ˈsæm.fə(ɹ)/ samphires n
Queller Glasschmelz
Marsh samphire, glasswort (genus Salicornia), a plant once burned to produce ash used to make soda glass.
Rock samphire (Crithmum maritimum).

sample /ˈsaːm.pəl/ /ˈsæm.pəl/ /ˈsæːm.pəl/ /ˈsɑːm.pəl/ [ˈsäːmpɯ] [ˈsɛəmpəɫ] samples n
Muster Probe
A part or snippet of something taken or presented for inspection, or shown as evidence of the quality of the whole; a specimen.
Stichprobe
(statistics) A subset of a population selected for measurement, observation or questioning, to provide statistical information about the population.
Kostprobe Probierhäppchen
(cooking) A small quantity of food for tasting, typically given away for free.
Probe Gratisprobe
(business) A small piece of some goods, for determining quality, colour, etc., typically given away for free.
(music) Gratuitous borrowing of easily recognised phases (or moments) from other music (or movies) in a recording.

sample /ˈsaːm.pəl/ /ˈsæm.pəl/ /ˈsæːm.pəl/ /ˈsɑːm.pəl/ [ˈsäːmpɯ] [ˈsɛəmpəɫ] v
kosten probieren
(transitive) To take or to test a sample or samples of.
abtasten
(transitive, signal processing) To reduce a continuous signal (such as a sound wave) to a discrete signal.

sample space sample spaces n
Ergebnisraum
(probability theory) The set of all possible outcomes of a game, experiment or other situation.

sampling samplings n
Abtastung
(signal processing) The measurement, at regular intervals, of the amplitude of a varying waveform in order to convert it to digital form.

samurai /ˈsæm(j)ʊɹaɪ/ /ˈsæməˌɹaɪ/ samurai samurais n
Samurai
In feudal Japan, a soldier who served a daimyo.

sanation sanations n
Heilung
(archaic) Act of healing or curing.

sanatorium /ˌsænəˈtɔɹiəm/ sanatoria sanatoriums n
Sanatorium
An institution that treats chronic diseases, and provides supervised recuperation and convalescence.

sanctified v
geheiligt

sanctifier sanctifiers n
Heiligmacher Heiligmacherin
One who sanctifies (makes holy).

sanctify /ˈsæŋk.tɪ.faɪ/ v
heiligen
(transitive) To make holy; to consecrate; to set aside for sacred or ceremonial use.

sanctimonious /ˌsæŋk.təˈmoʊ.ni.əs/ /ˌsæŋk.təˈməʊ.ni.əs/ /ˌsæŋk.tɪˈmoʊ.ni.əs/ /ˌsæŋk.tɪˈməʊ.ni.əs/ more sanctimonious most sanctimonious adj
scheinheilig frömmelnd
Making a show of being morally better than others, especially hypocritically pious.

sanctimoniousness n
Bigotterie Heuchelei Scheinheiligkeit

sanctimony /ˈsæŋk.təˌmoʊ.ni/ /ˈsæŋk.təˌməʊ.ni/ /ˈsæŋk.tɪˌmoʊ.ni/ /ˈsæŋk.tɪˌməʊ.ni/ sanctimonies n
Scheinheiligkeit Frömmelei
A hypocritical form of excessive piety, considered to be an affectation merely for public show.

sanction /ˈsæŋkʃən/ sanctions n
Billigung Sanktionierung
An approval, by an authority, generally one that makes something valid.
Sanktion
A penalty, punishment, or some coercive measure, intended to ensure compliance; especially one adopted by several nations, or by an international body.
Sanktionierung Sanktion
A law, treaty, or contract, or a clause within a law, treaty, or contract, specifying any of the above.

sanction /ˈsæŋkʃən/ v
Sanktion

sanctuary /ˈsæŋktjʊəɹi/ /ˈsæŋkt͡ʃuˌɛɹi/ /ˈsæŋkt͡ʃʊəɹi/ sanctuaries n
Herberge Zuflucht
A place of safety, refuge, or protection.
Asyl
A state of being protected, asylum.

sanctuary city sanctuary cities n
Zufluchtsstadt
In the United States and Canada, a city that allows undocumented immigrants to live and work without being arrested and deported by local authorities.

sanctum sanctorum n
Allerheiligste
The Holy of Holies in the Jewish temple.

sand /sænd/ sands n
Sand
(uncountable) Rock that is ground more finely than gravel, but is not as fine as silt (more formally, see grain sizes chart), forming beaches and deserts and also used in construction.
Sand Sandstrand
(countable, often, _, in the plural) A beach or other mass of sand.
(countable, figurative) A moment or interval of time; the term or extent of one's life (referring to the sand in an hourglass).
Sand Sandfarbe
A light beige colour, like that of typical sand.

sand /sænd/ v
schmirgeln schleifen
(transitive) To abrade the surface of (something) with sand or sandpaper in order to smooth or clean it.
mit Sand bedecken versanden
(transitive) To cover with sand.

sand cat sand cats n
Sandkatze
A small wild cat, Felis margarita, distributed over African and Asian deserts.

sand down v
abschmirgeln schmirgeln
(transitive) To treat or polish with sandpaper.

sand dune sand dunes n
Wanderdüne
(geology) A large, semi-permanent mound of windblown sand, held together by specialized plants, common along seashores and in deserts.

sand flea sand fleas n
Strandfloh
Any of various small crustaceans of the family Talitridae (order Amphipoda), that are found on beaches and jump like a flea.

sand martin sand martins n
Uferschwalbe
A migratory passerine bird of the swallow family, Riparia riparia.

sand nigger sand niggers n
Sandneger
(derogatory, offensive, ethnic slur) A person of Middle Eastern or North African descent.

sandal /ˈsændəl/ sandals n
Sandale
A type of open shoe made up of straps or bands holding a sole to the foot

sandalwood /ˈsandəlwʊd/ sandalwoods n
Sandelholz Santalholz Santelholz
Any of various tropical trees of the genus Santalum, native or long naturalized in India, Australia, Hawaii, and many south Pacific islands.
The aromatic heartwood of these trees used in ornamental carving, in the construction of insect-repellent boxes and chests, and as a source of certain perfumes.

sandbag sandbags n
Sandsack
A small bag filled with sand and used as a cudgel.

sandbag v
tiefstapeln
(figurative, intransitive, originally, US) To conceal or misrepresent one's true position, potential, or intent in order to gain an advantage; (originally, poker) to pretend to have a weak hand, as a strategy.
überrumpeln
(figurative, transitive) To blindside; to deceive; to undermine.

sandbagging sandbaggings n
Tiefstapelei
(figurative) Hiding the full strength, skill, or difficulty of something or someone early in an engagement, in order to gain an advantage.

sandbank sandbanks n
Sandbank
A ridge of sand along a shore that is partially or totally submerged and thus a hazard to shipping.

sandbar sandbars n
Sandbank
A ridge of sand caused by the action of waves along a shore.

sandbeach sandbeaches n
Sandstrand

sandbox /ˈsændbɑks/ /ˈsændbɒks/ sandboxes n
Spielwiese Sandkasten
(US) A children's play area consisting of a box filled with sand.
Sandkasten Sandkiste Spielwiese
A box filled with sand that is shaped to form a mould for metal casting.
Sandbox
(computing) An isolated area where a program can be executed with a restricted portion of the resources available.

sandcastle sandcastles n
Sandburg
A sculpture made of sand and resembling a miniature castle; typically, but not always, made for fun by a child on a beach.

sander /ˈsændɚ/ sanders n
Schleifmaschine Rutscher Sander Schleifgerät Schwingschleifer
A machine to mechanize the process of sanding.
Sandstreuer
(rail) A device which spreads sand on the rails in wet, snowy, icy, slippery conditions to improve traction.

sanderling sanderlings n
Sanderling
A small wading bird, Calidris alba, that breeds in the Arctic and winters on sandy shores and estuaries around the world.

sandfly sandflies n
Sandfliege
Any of various small flies of the genera Lutzomyia and Phlebotomus whose females suck the blood of vertebrates and thus spread leishmaniasis.

sandgrouse /ˈsændˌɡɹaʊs/ sandgrouse sandgrouses n
Flughuhn
Any of several species of birds in the family Pteroclididae.

sandhi /ˈsændi/ /ˈsɑndi/ /ˈsʌndi/ sandhis n
Sandhi
(phonology) Any of a wide variety of phonological processes that occur at morpheme or word boundaries, such as the fusion of sounds across word boundaries and the alteration of sounds due to neighboring sounds or due to the grammatical function of adjacent words.

sandhill crane sandhill cranes n
Kanadakranich
A crane native to North America and parts of Siberia (Antigone canadensis, syn. Grus canadensis).

sanding sheet sanding sheets n
Schleifpapierbogen
a sheet of sanding paper or sandpaper

sandman /ˈsænd.mæn/ sandmen n
Sandmann Sandmännchen
(folklore) A figure that brings sleep and dreams by sprinkling magical sand into people's eyes. [from early 19th c.]

sandpaper /ˈsændˌpeɪpɚ/ sandpapers n
Schleifpapier Sandpapier Schmirgelpapier
A strong paper coated with sand, ground glass, or other abrasive material for smoothing and polishing.
Schleifpapierbogen
A sheet of such paper.

sandpaper /ˈsændˌpeɪpɚ/ v
abschleifen abschmirgeln
(transitive) To polish or grind (a surface) with or as if with sandpaper.

sandpiper /ˈsænd.paɪpə/ /ˈsænd.paɪpɚ/ sandpipers n
Wasserläufer Strandläufer
Any of various small wading birds of the family Scolopacidae.

sandpit /ˈsænd.pɪt/ sandpits n
Sandkasten
A children’s play area consisting of a large container filled with sand.

sandstone /ˈsændˌstoʊn/ /ˈsændˌstəʊn/ sandstones n
Sandstein
A sedimentary rock produced by the consolidation and compaction of sand, cemented with clay etc.

sandstorm sandstorms n
Sandsturm
A strong wind carrying clouds of sand and dust through the air.

sandthorn /ˈsænd.θɔɹn/ /ˈsænd.θɔːn/ sandthorns n
Sanddorn
A species of sea buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides), found from western Europe to northwestern China.

sandwich /ˈsæn(d)wɪd͡ʒ/ /ˈsæn(d)wɪt͡ʃ/ /ˈsænˌ(d)wɪt͡ʃ/ [ˈsæmwɪd͡ʒ] [ˈsæmˌwɪt͡ʃ] [ˈsæmˌɪt͡ʃ] [ˈsæ̃wɪd͡ʒ] [ˈsæ̃ˌwɪt͡ʃ] sandwiches sandwichs n
Sandwich belegtes Brot Stulle Schnitte
A dish or foodstuff where at least one piece, but typically two or more pieces, of bread serve(s) as the wrapper or container of some other food.

sandwich /ˈsæn(d)wɪd͡ʒ/ /ˈsæn(d)wɪt͡ʃ/ /ˈsænˌ(d)wɪt͡ʃ/ [ˈsæmwɪd͡ʒ] [ˈsæmˌwɪt͡ʃ] [ˈsæmˌɪt͡ʃ] [ˈsæ̃wɪd͡ʒ] [ˈsæ̃ˌwɪt͡ʃ] v
einklemmen einzwängen
(transitive) To place (an item) physically between two other, usually flat, items.

sandwich bar sandwich bars n
Sandwichladen

sandwich bread sandwich breads n
Amerikanisches Sandwichbrot Toastbrot
Bread that is prepared specifically to be used for the preparation of sandwiches.

sandwich cookie sandwich cookies n
Doppelkeks
A snack consisting of two cookies with a filling between them.

sandwort sandworts n
Sandkraut
Any of several plants in the genera Arenaria, Minuartia, and Moehringia.

sandy /ˈsændi/ sandier sandiest adj
sandig
Covered with sand.
sandfarben
Having the colour of sand.

sane /seɪn/ saner sanest adj
vernünftig
Being in a healthy condition; not deranged; thinking rationally.
vernünftig zurechnungsfähig
Mentally sound; possessing a rational mind; having the mental faculties in such condition as to be able to anticipate and judge the effect of one's actions in an ordinary manner.

sangfroid /sɑŋˈfɹɑ/ sangfroids n
Gelassenheit Kaltblütigkeit Seelenruhe
Composure, self-possession or imperturbability especially when in a dangerous situation.

sangria /sæŋˈɡɹiːə/ sangrias n
Sangria Sangría
A cold drink, originating in Spain, consisting of red or white wine, brandy or sherry, fruit juice, sugar and soda water and garnished with orange and other fruit.

sanguinary /ˈsæŋɡwɪnəɹi/ /ˈsæŋɡwɪnɛɹi/ more sanguinary most sanguinary adj
blutbefleckt blutdürstig mörderisch

sanguine /ˈsæŋ.ɡwɪn/ more sanguine most sanguine adj
blutrot
(literary) Having the colour of blood; blood red. [from late 14th c.]

sanguinolent /sæŋˈɡwɪnələnt/ more sanguinolent most sanguinolent adj
blutbefleckt blutbeschmiert blutbesudelt blutig bluttriefend
Containing or tinged with blood.

sanguivorous more sanguivorous most sanguivorous adj
sanguivor
That feeds on blood; bloodsucking, hematophagous

sanicle sanicles n
Sanikel
Any of several plants, of the genus Sanicula, having palmate compound leaves and small flowers arranged in umbels; the snakeroot.

sanitary /ˈsænɪt(ə)ɹi/ /ˈsænɪtɛɹi/ more sanitary most sanitary adj
Gesundheits-
Of, or relating to health.
sanitär
Clean and free from pathogens; hygienic.

sanitation /ˌsænɪˈteɪʃən/ sanitations n
Kanalisation Abfallwirtschaft Abwasserentsorgung
The hygienic disposal or recycling of waste.

sanitize /ˈsænətaɪz/ /ˈsænɪtaɪz/ v
hygienisch machen keimfrei machen
(transitive) To rid of microorganisms by cleaning or disinfecting.
sanitizen
(transitive, computing) To filter (text) to ensure it does not contain any characters that will cause problems for or be interpreted in an adverse way by the receiving system.

sanity /ˈsæ.nə.ɾi/ /ˈsæ.nɪ.ɾi/ /ˈsæn.əˌti/ /ˈsæn.ɪˌti/ sanities n
Zurechnungsfähigkeit Verstand
The condition of being sane.
Vernunft Vernünftigkeit
Reasonable and rational behaviour.

sanity check sanity checks n
Plausibilitätsprüfung
A check to make sure that something does not contain elementary mistakes or impossibilities and is not based on invalid assumptions.

sans serif /ˈsæn ˈsɛɹɪf/ /ˈsænz ˈsɛɹɪf/ adj
serifenlos
(typography) Of a typeface, without serifs.

sans-culottide /ˌsɒŋkjuːlɒˈtiːd/ sans-culottides n
Sansculottide
(historical) Any of the five (six in leap years) extra days added at the end of Fructidor in the French Republican Calendar.

sap /sæp/ saps n
Saft
(uncountable) The juice of plants of any kind, especially the ascending and descending juices or circulating fluid essential to nutrition.
Laufgraben
(military) A narrow ditch or trench made from the foremost parallel toward the glacis or covert way of a besieged place by digging under cover of gabions, etc.
Mantelholz Splint
(uncountable) The sapwood, or alburnum, of a tree.
Einfaltspinsel Heulsuse Simpel
(slang, countable) A naive person; a simpleton.

sap /sæp/ v
aufzehren erschöpfen
(transitive) To gradually weaken.

sapiosexual more sapiosexual most sapiosexual adj
sapiosexuell
Sexually attracted to intellectual or mental qualities over appearance.

sapiosexual sapiosexuals n
Sapiosexuelle Sapiosexueller
A person who is sapiosexual.

sapiosexuality n
Sapiosexualität

sapling /ˈsæplɪŋ/ saplings n
Fechser Grünschnabel Jungbaum Jüngling Schössling Setzling
A young tree, bigger than a seedling.

saponite saponites n
Saponit Seifenstein

sapper /ˈsæpɚ/ sappers n
Sappeur
A combat engineer; an engineer or a soldier engaged in attacking, destroying, and circumventing or building fortifications, bridges, and roads; a military engineer active in a combat zone.

sapphic /ˈsæf.ɪk/ adj
sapphisch
Lesbian, relating to lesbianism, or (broadly) to women who are attracted (not necessarily exclusively) to women.

sapphire /ˈsæf.aɪ̯ə(ɹ)/ /ˈsæf.aɪ̯ɚ/ more sapphire most sapphire adj
saphirblau strahlend blau
of a deep blue colour.

sapphire /ˈsæf.aɪ̯ə(ɹ)/ /ˈsæf.aɪ̯ɚ/ sapphires n
Saphir
(countable) A clear deep blue variety of corundum, valued as a precious stone.
(countable, and, uncountable) A white, yellow, or purple variety of corundum, either clear or translucent.
(tincture) Azure, when blazoning by precious stones.
(countable) Any hummingbird in the genera Hylocharis and Chlorestes, as well as the rufous-throated sapphire, which is now in the genus Amazilia.
Any of the butterflies in the southern Asian lycaenid genus Heliophorus or the African lycaenid genus Iolaus.
Saphir Saphirblau
(countable, and, uncountable) A deep blue colour.

sapphism /ˈsæ.fɪzm̩/ sapphisms n
Sapphismus
Lesbianism; female homosexuality. [from 18th c.]

saprophyte /ˈsæpɹəʊfaɪt/ saprophytes n
Saprophyt
any organism that lives on dead organic matter, as certain fungi and bacteria

sapsucker /ˈsæpˌsʌkəɹ/ sapsuckers n
Saftlecker
A woodpecker of the eastern United States (of the genus Sphyrapicus) that feeds mainly on the sap of trees

sapwood /ˈsapwʊd/ sapwoods n
Splintholz
The wood just under the bark of a stem or branch; it differs from the heartwood in color and in physiologic activity (flow of sap).

sarabande sarabandes n
Sarabande
(dance) A 16th-century Spanish dance.

sarafan sarafans sarafany n
Sarafan
A traditional long, trapeze-shaped Russian pinafore worn by women and girls.

sarcasm /ˈsɑːɹˌkæzəm/ /ˈsɑːˌkæzəm/ sarcasms n
Sarkasmus
(uncountable) Use of acerbic language to mock or convey contempt, often using irony and (in speech) often marked by overemphasis and a sneering tone of voice.

sarcastic /sɑɹˈkæstɪk/ /sɑːˈkæstɪk/ more sarcastic most sarcastic adj
sarkastisch
Containing sarcasm.
(of a person) Having the personality trait of expressing sarcasm.

sarcastically /sɑː(ɹ)ˈkæstɪkli/ /sɑː(ɹ)ˈkæstɪkəli/ more sarcastically most sarcastically adv
sarkastisch
In a sarcastic manner.

sarcocol n
Fleischleim
A gum-resin obtained from the shrub Astragalus fasciculifolius, employed to support the healing of wounds and ulcers.

sarcoma /sɑɹˈkoʊmə/ sarcomas sarcomata n
Sarkom
(oncology) A type of malignant tumor of the bone, cartilage, fat, muscle, blood vessels, or other connective or supportive tissue.

sarcomere /ˈsɑɹ.koʊˌmɪɹ/ /ˈsɑɹ.kəˌmɪɹ/ /ˈsɑː.kəʊˌmɪə/ /ˈsɑː.kəˌmɪə/ sarcomeres n
Sarkomer
The contractile unit of the myofibril of a striated muscle.

sarcophagus /-d͡ʒaɪ/ /sɑɹˈkɑfəɡaɪ/ /sɑɹˈkɑfəɡəs/ /sɑːˈkɒfəɡaɪ/ /sɑːˈkɒfəɡəs/ sarcophagi sarcophaguses sarcophagusses n
Sarkophag
A stone coffin, often with its exterior inscribed, or decorated with sculpture.
(informal) The cement and steel structure that encases the destroyed nuclear reactor at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Chernobyl, Ukraine.

sardine /sɑɹˈdin/ /sɑːˈdiːn/ sardines n
Sardine
Any one of several species of small herring which are commonly preserved in olive oil or in tins for food, especially the pilchard, or European sardine Sardina pilchardus (syn. Clupea pilchardus). The California sardine Sardinops sagax (syn. Clupea sagax) is similar. The American sardines of the Atlantic coast are mostly the young of the Atlantic herring and of the menhaden.
(obsolete) carnelian.
(figurative) Someone packed or crammed into a small space.

sardonic /sɐːˈdɔnɪk/ /sɑɹˈdɑnɪk/ /sɑːˈdɒnɪk/ more sardonic most sardonic adj
hämisch mokant
Scornfully mocking or cynical.
sardonisch bitter sarkastisch
Disdainfully or ironically humorous.

sardonyx /sɑː(ɹ)ˈdɒnɪks/ sardonyxes n
Sardonyx
A gemstone having bands of red sard; a variety of onyx or chalcedony.

sargasso /sɑɹˈɡæsoʊ/ /sɑːˈɡæsəʊ/ sargassoes sargassos n
Golftang
A brown alga, of the genus Sargassum, that forms large, floating masses.

sari /ˈsɑː.ɹi/ saris n
Sari
The traditional dress of women in the Indian Subcontinent; an outer garment consisting of a single length of cotton or silk, most often with one end wrapped around the waist to form a skirt, the other draped over the shoulder or head.

sarin /ˈsɑːɹən/ /ˈsɑːɹɪn/ n
Sarin
(chemistry, military) The nerve gas O-isopropyl methylphosphonofluoridate, used as a chemical weapon.

sarong /səˈɹɑŋ/ /səˈɹɒŋ/ /səˈɹɔŋ/ sarongs n
Sarong
A garment made of a length of printed cloth wrapped about the waist that is commonly worn by men and women in South and Southeast Asia, also in the Pacific islands.

sarsaparilla /ˌsaspəˈɹɛlə/ /ˌsæspəˈɹɪlə/ /ˌsɑːspəˈɹɪlə/ sarsaparillas n
Sarsaparille Sarsaparilla Stechwinde
Any of various tropical (Central and South) American vines of the genus Smilax, such as Smilax aspera, which have fragrant roots.

sartorial /sɑɹˈtɔɹ.i.əl/ /sɑːˈtɔː.ɹi.əl/ more sartorial most sartorial adj
Garderobe Kleidung Mode
(not comparable) Of or relating to the tailoring of clothing.
kleidsam
Of or relating to the quality of dress.

sartorius /sɑː(ɹ)ˈtɔːɹ.i.əs/ sartorii n
Schneidermuskel
(anatomy) A long, slender muscle that runs from the iliac crest along the anterior and medial aspects of the thigh to the proximal tibia, superficial to the quadriceps musculature; the longest muscle in the human body.

sarus crane sarus cranes n
Saruskranich

sash /sæʃ/ sashes n
Fensterflügel Schiebeflügel Schieberahmen
The opening part (casement) of a window usually containing the glass panes, hinged to the jamb, or sliding up and down as in a sash window. [circa 1680]
Schärpe
A decorative length of cloth worn over the shoulder to the opposite hip, often for ceremonial or other formal occasions.

sash window sash windows n
Schiebefenster
(architecture) A window consisting of two sliding panels (sashes).

sashay /sæˈʃeɪ/ /ˈsæʃeɪ/ v
schwingen tänzeln

sashimi /səˈʃiːmi/ /ˈsæʃɪmi/ sashimis n
Sashimi
A dish consisting of thin slices or pieces of raw fish or meat.

sasquatch /ˈsæskwæt͡ʃ/ /ˈsæskwɑt͡ʃ/ /ˈsæskwɒt͡ʃ/ sasquatches n
Sasquatch
(cryptozoology) A large hairy humanoid creature of western North America; a Bigfoot.

sassafras /ˈsasəfɹas/ sassafrases n
Fenchelholzbaum Nelkenzimtbaum Sassafras Sassafrasbaum Sassafrasrinde
(countable) A tree of species Sassafras albidum of the eastern United States and Asia having mitten-shaped leaves and red, aromatic heartwood.
Fenchelholzbaum Nelkenzimtbaum Sassafras Sassafrasbaum
(countable) A tree of any species in the genus Sassafras.
Sassafrasrinde
(uncountable) The bark of the root of this plant, used for medicinal and (mostly historically) culinary purposes and formerly a main ingredient in root beer.

sassenach /ˈsas.ə.nax/ /ˈsæs.ə.næk/ sassenachs n
Engländer
(Scotland, pejorative) An English person.
Lowlander Tieflandschotte
(Scotland, pejorative) A Lowland Scot.

sassy /ˈsasi/ /ˈsæsi/ sassier sassiest adj
keck frech patzig unverschämt
Bold and spirited, cheeky, impudent, saucy. [from 1833]
flott keck
Somewhat sexy and provocative.
lebendig vital
Lively, vigorous.

satanic /seɪˈtænɪk/ /səˈtænɪk/ more satanic most satanic adj
satanisch
(of, pertaining to or resembling Satan).
Evil, fiendish, devilish or diabolical.

satay /sæˈteɪ/ /sɑːˈteɪ/ /ˈsæt.eɪ/ /ˈsɑː.teɪ/ satays n
Satay Saté
A dish made from small pieces of meat or fish grilled on a skewer and served with a spicy peanut sauce, originating from Indonesia and Malaysia.

satchel /ˈsæt͡ʃəl/ satchels n
Ranzen Schulranzen Tornister Schultasche Umhängetasche
A bag or case with one or two shoulder straps, especially used to carry books etc.

sate /seɪt/ v
sättigen
To satisfy the appetite or desire of; to fill up.

satellite /ˈsætəlaɪt/ satellites n
Satellit Trabant Begleiter
A moon or other smaller body orbiting a larger one. [from 17th c.]
Satellit Orbiter umkreisender Raumflugkörper
A man-made apparatus designed to be placed in orbit around a celestial body, generally to relay information, data etc. to Earth. [from 20th c.]
Begleiter Gefolgsmann
(now, _, rare) An attendant on an important person; a member of someone's retinue, often in a somewhat derogatory sense; a henchman. [from 16th c.]

satellite dish satellite dishes n
Parabolantenne Satellitenschüssel
A parabolic antenna designed to receive microwaves from communications satellites, which transmit data transmissions or broadcasts, such as satellite television.

satellite navigation system satellite navigation systems n
Navi Navigationsgerät Navigationssystem Satellitennavigationssystem
Any electronic navigation system which uses space satellites as radio signal sources and position references.

satellite phone satellite phones n
Satellitentelefon
A mobile phone that connects to an orbiting satellite instead of a cellular network

satellite state satellite states n
Satellitenstaat
A country that is formally independent, but under heavy influence or control from another country.

satellite town satellite towns n
Satellitenstadt
A self-contained town, as opposed to a mere suburb, on the periphery of a metropolitan area.

satiate /ˈseɪʃɪeɪt/ v
sättigen
(transitive) To fill to satisfaction; to satisfy.
übersättigen sättigen
(transitive) To satisfy to excess. To fill to satiety.

satiated more satiated most satiated adj
satt
Pleasantly satisfied or full, as with food; sated

satiety /səˈsaɪ.ɪ.ti/ /səˈtaɪ.ə.ti/ /səˈtaɪ.ɪ.ti/ satieties n
Sättigung Befriedigung Sattheit
The state of being satiated.

satin /ˈsætɪn/ satins n
Satin Atlasgewebe Atlasstoff Atlastuch Satinstoff Satintuch
A cloth woven from silk, nylon or polyester with a glossy surface and a dull back. (The same weaving technique applied to cotton produces cloth termed sateen).

satire /ˈsætaɪə/ /ˈsætaɪɹ/ satires n
Satire
(uncountable) A literary device of writing or art which principally ridicules its subject often as an intended means of provoking or preventing change or highlighting a shortcoming in the work of another. Imitation, humor, irony, and exaggeration are often used to aid this.

satirical /səˈtɪɹɪkəl/ more satirical most satirical adj
satirisch
Of, pertaining to, or connected with satire.

satirist satirists n
Satiriker Satirikerin
A person who writes satire.

satirize /ˈsatɪrʌɪz/ v
lächerlich machen satirisieren verhöhnen verspotten
To make a satire of; to mock.

satisfaction /sætɪsˈfækʃən/ satisfactions n
Befriedigung Zufriedenheit
A fulfilment of a need or desire.
Zufriedenheit Befriedigung
The pleasure obtained by such fulfillment.
Genugtuung Satisfaktion
A reparation for an injury or loss.

satisfactory /sætɪsˈfækt(ə)ɹi/ more satisfactory most satisfactory adj
befriedigend zufriedenstellend
Done to satisfaction; adequate or sufficient.

satisfied /ˈsætɪsfaɪd/ more satisfied most satisfied adj
zufrieden befriedigt
In a state of satisfaction.

satisfy /ˈsætɪsfaɪ/ v
befriedigen zufriedenstellen
(ambitransitive) To do enough for; to meet the needs of; to fulfill the wishes or requirements of.

satisfying /ˈsætɪsfaɪ.ɪŋ/ more satisfying most satisfying adj
befriedigend zufriedenstellend
That satisfies, gratifies or pleases; that removes any feeling of lack.

satrap /ˈseɪtɹæp/ /ˈsæt.ræp/ satraps n
Satrap
(historical) A governor of a Persian province.

satrapy satrapies satrapys n
Satrapie
(historical) The territory governed by a satrap; a province of any of several ancient empires of Western Asia (specifically, of the Median or Achaemenid empires or certain of their successors, including the Sassanian Empire and Hellenistic empires).

satsuma /sætˈsu.mə/ /sætˈsuː.mə/ /ˈsæt.səˌmɑ/ satsumas n
Satsuma
A seedless and easy-peeling cultivar of mandarin orange of Japanese origin; Citrus unshiu.

saturate /ˈsæt͡ʃəˌɹeɪt/ v
sättigen
(transitive) To cause to become completely permeated with, or soaked (especially with a liquid).
(transitive, chemistry) To satisfy the affinity of; to cause a substance to become inert by chemical combination with all that it can hold.

saturated more saturated most saturated adj
gesättigt saturiert
(not comparable) Full; unable to hold or contain any more.

saturation saturations n
Sättigung
The act of saturating or the process of being saturated

saturnine /-nɪn/ /-ˌnin/ /ˈsætənaɪn/ /ˈsætɚˌnaɪn/ [-ɾɚ-] more saturnine most saturnine adj
düster
(comparable) Of a person: having a tendency to be cold, bitter, gloomy, sarcastic, and slow to change and react.

satyr /ˈseɪtɚ/ /ˈsætə/ /ˈsætɚ/ satyrs n
Satyr
(Greek mythology) A sylvan deity or demigod, male companion of Pan or Dionysus, represented as part man and part goat, and characterized by riotous merriment and lasciviousness, sometimes pictured with a perpetual erection.
(Roman mythology) Synonym of faun
(by extension) A lecherous man.

sauce /soːs/ /sɑs/ /sɔs/ /sɔːs/ sauces n
Soße Sauce
A liquid (often thickened) condiment or accompaniment to food.

saucepan /ˈsoːs.pɘn/ /ˈsoːsˌpɛn/ /ˈsɔsˌpæn/ /ˈsɔːs.pən/ saucepans n
Kasserolle Kochtopf Topf
(countable, cookware) A deep cooking vessel with a handle and sometimes a lid; used for boiling, stewing and making sauces.

saucer /ˈsɑ.səɹ/ /ˈsɒ.səɹ/ /ˈsɔ.səɹ/ /ˈsɔː.sə/ saucers n
Untertasse
A small shallow dish to hold a cup and catch drips.

sauciness saucinesses n
Keckheit Kessheit
the property of being saucy

saucy /ˈsɑ.si/ /ˈsɔ.si/ /ˈsɔː.sɪ/ saucier sauciest adj
soßenartig
Similar to sauce; having the consistency or texture of sauce.
keck frech kess
(figurative) Impertinent or disrespectful, often in a manner that is regarded as entertaining or amusing; smart.
frech schamlos
Impudently bold; pert.
gewagt
Mildly erotic.

sauerbraten sauerbratens n
Sauerbraten
A German dish of roasted marinated horsemeat or (now more frequently) beef or pork.

sauerkraut /ˈsaʊəˌkɹaʊt/ /ˈsaʊɚˌkɹaʊt/ /ˈsaʊɚˌkɹʌʊt/ sauerkrauts n
Sauerkraut Sauerkohl
(countable, uncountable) A dish made by fermenting finely chopped cabbage.

sauerkraut soup sauerkraut soups n
Sauerkrautsuppe
(culinary) soup made with sauerkraut as its main ingredient, popular in Slovakia particularly to welcome the New Year

sauna /ˈsaʊ.nə/ /ˈsɔː.nə/ saunas n
Sauna
A room or a house designed for heat sessions.
Saunieren Sauna
The act of using a sauna.

sauna /ˈsaʊ.nə/ /ˈsɔː.nə/ v
saunieren Sauna
To use a sauna.

saunterer saunterers n
Müßiggänger Pflastertreter
One who saunters.

saurian /ˈsɔɹiən/ /ˈsɔːɹiən/ saurians n
Saurier
(properly) A reptile of the suborder Sauria.

saury /ˈsɔː.ɹi/ sauries saury n
Makrelenhecht
A marine epipelagic fish of the family Scomberesocidae, with beaklike jaws and a row of small finlets behind the dorsal and anal fins.

sausage /ˈsæsɪd͡ʒ/ /ˈsɑsɪd͡ʒ/ /ˈsɑːsɪd͡ʒ/ /ˈsɒsɪd͡ʒ/ /ˈsɔsɪd͡ʒ/ sausages n
Wurst Würstchen
A food made of ground meat (or meat substitute) and seasoning, packed in a section of the animal's intestine, or in a similarly cylindrical shaped synthetic casing; a length of this food.

sausage casing sausage casings n
Naturdarm Kunstdarm Wursthülle
The membrane into which the filling of a sausage is stuffed. Originally the washed intestine of an animal, now sometimes a synthetic substitute.

sausage tree sausage trees n
Leberwurstbaum
A large African tree with fruits that look like sausages, Kigelia africana.

sausagemaker sausagemakers n
Wurster
One who makes sausages.

sauté /soʊˈteɪ/ /sɑˈteɪ/ /sɔˈteɪ/ /ˈsəʊteɪ/ v
sautieren
(transitive) To cook (food) using a small amount of fat in an open pan over a relatively high heat, allowing the food to brown and form a crust stopping it from sticking to the pan as it cooks.

savage /ˈsævɪd͡ʒ/ more savage most savage adj
wild
Wild; not cultivated or tamed.
wild unbebaut wüst
Barbaric; not civilized.
rasend unbändig wütend
Fierce and ferocious.
barbarisch grausam roh
Brutal, vicious, or merciless.

savage /ˈsævɪd͡ʒ/ savages n
Wilder Barbar Wilde Barbarin roher Mensch
(pejorative) A person not living in a civilization; a barbarian.

savage /ˈsævɪd͡ʒ/ v
anfallen angreifen bestürmen herfallen über
To attack or assault someone or something ferociously or without restraint.
beleidigen
(figuratively) To criticise vehemently.
beißen zerfleischen
(of an animal) To attack with the teeth.

savagely more savagely most savagely adv
brutal wild
In a wild, uncontrolled, or savage manner.

savageness savagenesses n
Bissigkeit Grausamkeit Roheit Wildheit Wut
The property of being savage or behaving savagely.

savagery /ˈsæv.ɪd͡ʒ.ɹɪ/ savageries n
Wildheit
Savages collectively; the world of savages.

savanna /səˈvænə/ savannas n
Savanne
A tropical grassland with scattered trees

savannah monitor savannah monitors n
Steppenwaran
Varanus exanthematicus, a species of monitor lizard.

savant /sæˈvɑnt/ /səˈvɑnt/ /ˈsæv.ənt/ savants n
Gelehrte Gelehrter
A person of learning, especially one who is versed in literature or science.

save /seɪv/ v
aufbewahren
erretten retten
(Christianity) To redeem or protect someone from eternal damnation.
retten
To help (somebody) to survive, or rescue (somebody or something) from harm.
(sports) To catch or deflect (a shot at goal).
sparen
To keep (something) safe; to safeguard.
(baseball) To preserve, as a relief pitcher, (a win of another pitcher's on one's team) by defending the lead held when the other pitcher left the game.
(transitive, gambling, slang, archaic) To make an agreement to give (some amount of money) to a fellow gambler if one wins, and to receive that amount from them if they win, as a form of hedging.
(intransitive) To economize or avoid waste.
To put aside, to avoid.
sichern speichern
(transitive) To store for future use.
speichern
(transitive, intransitive, computing, video games) To write a file to disk or other storage medium.

save face v
das Gesicht wahren
(idiomatic, intransitive) To take an action or make a gesture intended to preserve one's reputation or honour.

save something for a rainy day v
etwas auf die hohe Kante legen

save up v
zusammensparen
(transitive, and, intransitive) To accumulate money, especially for a specific, planned expenditure.

saved by the bell v
vom Gong gerettet
(idiomatic, by extension) Rescued or favorably assisted by a timely interruption or by the sudden termination of difficult circumstances.

savin savins n
Stinkwacholder
The evergreen shrub Juniperus sabina, endemic to Europe, which yields a medicinal oil.

saving /ˈseɪv.ɪŋ/ savings n
Ersparnisse
(countable, usually, in the plural) Something (usually money) that is saved, particularly money that has been set aside for the future.

savings account savings accounts n
Sparkonto
(finance, banking) A bank account designed for a client's savings, which compared to a current account typically entails withdrawal restrictions but yields a better interest

savings bank savings banks n
Sparkasse
A type of financial institution that focuses on retail banking: savings of private depositors, payments, credits and insurances for individuals or small and medium-sized enterprises.

savior /ˈseɪvjə/ /ˈseɪvjɚ/ saviors n
Retter Erlöser Erlöserin Retterin Erretter Erretterin
A person who saves someone, rescues another from harm.

savory /ˈseɪvəɹi/ savorier savoriest adj
köstlich lecker schmackhaft
Tasty, attractive to the palate.
herzhaft pikant
Salty and/or spicy, but not sweet.

savory /ˈseɪvəɹi/ savories n
Bohnenkraut
Any of several Mediterranean herbs, of the genus Satureja, grown as culinary flavourings.

savour /ˈseɪvə(ɹ)/ savours n
Aroma Geschmack
The specific taste or smell of something.

savour /ˈseɪvə(ɹ)/ v
riechen schmecken
(intransitive) To possess a particular taste or smell, or a distinctive quality.
genießen auskosten
(transitive) To appreciate, enjoy or relish something.

savvy /ˈsæ.vi/ savvier savviest adj
schlau clever klug
(informal) Shrewd, well-informed and perceptive.

savvy /ˈsæ.vi/ v
kapieren schnallen verstehen
(informal) To understand.

saw /ˈsɑ/ /ˈsɑl/ /ˈsɔ/ /ˈsɔː/ [ˈsɔɹ] saws n
Säge
A tool with a toothed blade used for cutting hard substances, in particular wood or metal.
Sprichwort Spruch
(archaic) A saying or proverb.

saw /ˈsɑ/ /ˈsɑl/ /ˈsɔ/ /ˈsɔː/ [ˈsɔɹ] v
sägen
(transitive) To cut (something) with a saw.
(intransitive) To make a motion back and forth similar to cutting something with a saw.
(intransitive) To be cut with a saw.

saw off the branch one is sitting on v
den Ast absägen, auf dem man sitzt

saw-wort saw-worts n
Scharte
Any plant of the composite genus Serratula.

sawbones sawbones sawboneses n
Knochensäger
(slang) A surgeon.

sawdust /ˈsɔːˌdʌst/ sawdusts n
Sägemehl Sägespäne
The fine particles (dust) created by sawing wood or other material.

sawfish sawfish sawfishes n
Sägefisch Sägerochen
Any ray (marine fish with a flat body and wing-like fins) of the family Pristidae, having a snout that resembles a saw.

sawhorse /sɔ.hɔɹs/ /sɔː.hɔː(ɹ)s/ sawhorses n
Sägebock
A structure with a crosspiece used to support timber or other material for working.

sawm n
Saum
(Islam) fasting, abstention, abstinence; the third of the five pillars of Islam

sawmill sawmills n
Sägewerk Sägemühle Sägerei
A machine, building or company used for cutting (milling) lumber, or (rarely) other hard materials such as stone.

sawtooth /ˈsɔːtuːθ/ sawtooths n
Sägezahn
Any of various pierid butterflies of the genus Prioneris.
(cellular automata) A pattern whose living cell population reaches new peaks infinitely many times before dropping to a fixed value after each peak.

sawtooth wave sawtooth waves n
Sägezahnschwingung
(mathematics, engineering) A function or waveform that repeatedly ramps upwards (usually linearly) and then sharply drops.

sawyer /ˈsɔ.jɚ/ /ˈsɔɪ.ə/ /ˈsɔɪ.ɚ/ /ˈsɔːjə/ sawyers n
Säger Sägerin
One who saws timber, especially in a sawpit.

saxaul /ˈsæksɔːl/ saxauls n
Saksaul Saxaul
Either of two species of the amaranth genus Haloxylon: Haloxylon ammodendron (syn. Haloxylon aphyllum; black saxaul) and Haloxylon persicum (white saxaul), found in sandy habitats from Egypt to Mongolia and China.

saxhorn saxhorns n
Bügelhorn Saxhorn
(musical instruments) Any of a group of similar brass instruments, resembling a bugle in shape, but with valves

saxifrage /ˈsæk.sə.frɪd͡ʒ/ saxifrages n
Steinbrech
Any plant in the genus Saxifraga.

saxophone /ˈsæksəfoʊn/ saxophones n
Saxofon Saxophon
A single-reed instrument musical instrument of the woodwind family, usually made of brass and with a distinctive loop bringing the bell upwards.

saxophonist /ˈsæk.səˌfoʊn.ɪst/ /ˌsækˈsɑ.fə.nɪst/ /ˌsækˈsɒ.fə.nɪst/ saxophonists n
Saxophonist Saxophonistin
A person who owns, plays or practices with the saxophone.

say /seɪ/ n
Mitsprache Mitspracherecht
A chance to speak; the right or power to influence or make a decision.

say /seɪ/ v
sagen
(transitive) To tell, either verbally or in writing.
stehen sagen
(transitive) To indicate in a written form.
sagen es heißt man sagt sagen wir
(impersonal, transitive) To have a common expression; used in singular passive voice or plural active voice to indicate a rumor or well-known fact.
sagen wir
(informal, imperative, transitive) Suppose, assume; used to mark an example, supposition or hypothesis.
sagen erzählen verrichten
(intransitive) To speak; to express an opinion; to make answer; to reply.

say goodbye v
Lebewohl sagen auf Wiedersehen sagen Abschied nehmen verabschieden
(literal sense) To wish someone farewell upon their leaving.

say grace v
das Tischgebet sprechen
(idiomatic) To recite a prayer of invocation or thanksgiving at meal time.

say it all v
eigentlich alles gesagt sein mit
(idiomatic) To express the essential characteristics of a person, thing, or situation in a concise, well-crafted turn of phrase or in some other pithy manner.
Bände sprechen eine eindeutige Sprache sprechen
(idiomatic) To convey information implicitly in a non-verbal way.

saying /ˈseɪ.ɪŋ/ sayings n
Ausspruch Redensart Sprichwort
A proverb or maxim.

says who phraseologicalUnit
sagt wer
(colloquial) Who says so; on whose authority?

sb pronoun
jmd.
abbreviation of somebody in explanation

sb. pronoun
jmd.
abbreviation of somebody in explanation

scab /skæb/ scabs n
Schorf Kruste Wundschorf Wundkruste
An incrustation over a sore, wound, vesicle, or pustule, formed during healing.
Kartoffelschorf
Common scab, a relatively harmless variety of scab (potato disease) caused by Streptomyces scabies.
Schorf
(plant disease) Any one of various more or less destructive fungal diseases that attack cultivated plants, forming dark-colored crustlike spots.

scabbard /ˈskæb.əd/ /ˈskæb.ɚd/ scabbards n
Scheide Schwertscheide
The sheath of a sword.

scabies /ˈskeɪ.biz/ n
Krätze Skabies
(pathology) An infestation of parasitic mites, Sarcoptes scabiei, causing intense itching caused by the mites burrowing into the skin of humans and other animals. It is easily transmissible from human to human; secondary skin infection may occur.

scabrous /ˈska-/ /ˈskeɪ-/ /ˈskeɪbɹəs/ /ˈskæbɹəs/ more scabrous most scabrous adj
schuppig
Covered with scales or scabs; hence, very coarse or rough.

scad /skad/ /skæd/ scad scads n
Bastardmakrele Stöcker
Any of several fish, of the family Carangidae, from the western Atlantic.

scaffold /ˈskæf.ld/ /ˈskæf.əld/ /ˈskæf.əʊld/ scaffolds n
Gerüst Baugerüst
A structure made of scaffolding for workers to stand on while working on a building.
Schafott
An elevated platform on which a criminal is executed.

scaffold /ˈskæf.ld/ /ˈskæf.əld/ /ˈskæf.əʊld/ v
einrüsten
(transitive) To set up a scaffolding; to surround a building with scaffolding.

scaffold protein scaffold proteins n
Gerüstprotein
(biochemistry) Proteins that bring together various other proteins in a signaling pathway and allow for their interaction. They recruit downstream effectors in a pathway and enhance specificity of the signal.

scaffolding /ˈskæfəldɪŋ/ /ˈskæˌfoʊldɪŋ/ scaffoldings n
Gerüst Baugerüst
A temporary modular system of tubes (or formerly wood) forming a framework used to support people and material in the construction or repair of buildings and other large structures.

scalability scalabilities n
Skalierbarkeit
The property of being scalable.

scalable /ˈskeɪ.lə.bl̩/ [ˈskeɪ̯.ɫə.bl̩] more scalable most scalable adj
skalierbar
Capable of being climbed. [from 16th c.]

scalar function scalar functions n
skalare Funktion
(mathematics) Any function whose domain is a vector space and whose value is its scalar field

scalar product scalar products n
Skalarprodukt
(linear algebra) The product of two vectors computed as the sum of the corresponding elements of the vectors, or, equivalently, as the product of the magnitudes of the vectors and the cosine of the angle between their directions.

scald /skɑld/ /skɒld/ /skɔld/ /skɔːld/ scalds n
Verbrühung
A burn, or injury to the skin or flesh, by hot liquid or steam.

scald /skɑld/ /skɒld/ /skɔld/ /skɔːld/ v
verbrühen
To burn with hot liquid.
brühen
(cooking) To heat almost to boiling.

scale /skeɪl/ /skæɪl/ [skeɪ̯(ə)ɫ] [skæɪ̯(ə)ɫ] scales n
Tonleiter Maßstab
(obsolete) A ladder; a series of steps; a means of ascending.
(music) A series of notes spanning an octave, tritave, or pseudo-octave, used to make melodies.
Schuppe
Part of an overlapping arrangement of many small, flat and hard pieces of keratin covering the skin of an animal, particularly a fish or reptile.
A flake of skin of an animal afflicted with dermatitis.
Skala Maßstab
An ordered, usually numerical sequence used for measurement; means of assigning a magnitude.
Waagschale
Either of the pans, trays, or dishes of a balance or scales.
Ausmaß
Size; scope.
Maßstab
The ratio of depicted distance to actual distance.
Schuppenpanzer
Scale mail (as opposed to chain mail).

scale /skeɪl/ /skæɪl/ [skeɪ̯(ə)ɫ] [skæɪ̯(ə)ɫ] v
skalieren
(transitive) To change the size of something whilst maintaining proportion; especially to change a process in order to produce much larger amounts of the final product.
besteigen erklimmen
(transitive) To climb to the top of.
schuppen
(intransitive) To become scaly; to produce or develop scales.
entschuppen
(transitive) To clean, as the inside of a cannon, by the explosion of a small quantity of powder.

scale insect scale insects n
Schildlaus
Any of the small parasitic insects of the superfamily Coccoidea that live on plants and sap nutrients from them.

scale model scale models n
Miniaturmodell
A three-dimensional copy or representation of something in which all parts have dimensions in the same proportion to that of the original.

scale up v
proportional vergrößern vergrößern
To increase the size of something whilst maintaining proportion.
auf + qualifier indicating large size + Maßstäbe + übertragen hochskalieren
To change a process in order to allow for greater quantities.

scaled /skeɪld/ adj
entschuppt schuppenbedeckt schuppig
Without scales, or with the scales removed.

scaleless /ˈskeɪl.ləs/ adj
schuppenlos ungeschuppt
(botany, zoology) Not having scales.

scalelessness n
Schuppenlosigkeit
Absence of scale.

scalene /skeɪˈlin/ /ˈskeɪ.liːn/ /ˈskeɪˌlin/ adj
ungleichseitig
(trigonometry) Having sides all unequal in length.

scalene muscle scalene muscles n
Treppenmuskel
(muscle) Any of usually three deeply situated muscles on each side of the neck of which each extends from the transverse processes of two or more cervical vertebrae to the first or second rib.

scales /skeɪlz/ n
Waage
A device for measuring weight.

scallop /ˈskaləp/ /ˈskæləp/ /ˈskɑləp/ /ˈskɒləp/ /ˈskɔləp/ /ˈskɛləp/ scallops n
Jakobsmuschel Pilgermuschel
Any of various marine bivalve molluscs of the family Pectinidae which are free-swimming.

scalloped more scalloped most scalloped adj
überbacken
Baked in a scallop shell.

scalp /skælp/ scalps n
Oberkopf
(now, _, dialectal) The top of the head; the skull.
Kopfhaut
The part of the head where the hair grows from, or used to grow from.
Skalp
(historical) A part of the skin of the head, with the hair attached, formerly cut or torn off from an enemy by warriors in some cultures as a token of victory.

scalpel /ˈskælpəl/ scalpels n
Skalpell
A small straight knife with a very sharp blade used for surgery, dissection and craftwork.

scalper scalpers n
Kartenschwarzhändler
(US, Canada) One who scalps tickets to popular entertainment events: buying them in advance and then selling them (e.g. online or just outside the venue of the event), often at inflated prices.

scaly /ˈskeɪli/ scalier scaliest adj
schuppig
Covered or abounding with scales.

scaly thrush scaly thrushes n
Erddrossel
Zoothera dauma, an Old World thrush.

scam /skæm/ scams n
Schwindel Gaunerei Betrug Beschiss Trickbetrug Trickdiebstahl
A fraudulent deal.

scam /skæm/ v
betrügen
(ambitransitive) To defraud or embezzle.

scammer /ˈskæmɚ/ scammers n
Schwindler Schwindlerin
(slang) A swindler, cheat.

scammony scammonies n
Purgierkraut Purgierwinde
Convolvulus scammonia, a twining perennial bindweed native to the eastern part of the Mediterranean basin, whose juice has been used in medicine as scammonium.

scamp /skamp/ /skæmp/ scamps n
Bösewicht Gauner Halunke Schubiack Schuft Schurke
A rascal, swindler, or rogue; a ne'er-do-well.
Bazi Bösewicht Frechdachs Frechling Gauner Halunke
A mischievous person, especially a playful, impish youngster.

scamp /skamp/ /skæmp/ v
pfuschen
(dated) To skimp; to do something in a skimpy or slipshod fashion.

scan /skæn/ scans n
Abtastung Scan
(computing) An instance of scanning.
Scan
(computing) The result or output of a scanning process.

scan /skæn/ v
scannen einscannen abtasten
(computing, medicine, transitive) To create an image of something with the use of a scanner.
skandieren
(poetry, transitive) To read or mark so as to show a specific metre. [from 14th C.]

scandal /ˈskændəl/ scandals n
Skandal
An incident or event that disgraces or damages the reputation of the persons or organization involved.

scandalizable /ˌskændəˈlaɪzəbəl/ more scandalizable most scandalizable adj
skandalisierbar
Able to be scandalized.

scandalous /ˈskændələs/ more scandalous most scandalous adj
skandalös
Wrong, immoral, causing a scandal.
Malicious, defamatory.

scandium /ˈskændi.əm/ n
Scandium Skandium
A metallic chemical element, atomic number 21, obtained from some uranium ores; it is a transition element.

scandium group n
Scandiumgruppe
(inorganic chemistry) Group 3 of the periodic table, comprising scandium, yttrium, lanthanum and actinium.

scanlation scanlations n
Scanlation
(comics, chiefly, manga) The process of scanning and translating foreign-language comics (especially Japanese manga or Korean manhwa) into the translator's language, for free distribution over the Internet.

scanner /ˈskænə/ /ˈskænɚ/ scanners n
Blattabtaster
Scanner Abtaster
A device which scans documents in order to convert them to a digital medium. [from 20th c.]

scansion /ˈskæn.ʃən/ v
Skandierung
(of text) Put into a rhythmic form or meter.

scant /skænt/ determiner
dürftig gering kaum knapp spärlich
Very little, very few.

scantling /ˈskæntlɪŋ/ scantlings n
Pfosten Stiel Stütze
A small, upright beam of timber used in construction, especially less than five inches square.
Brett Kantholz Latte
(uncountable) Timber in the form of small beams and pieces.

scanty /ˈskænti/ scantier scantiest adj
knapp
dürftig kärglich
Somewhat less than is needed in amplitude or extent.

scapegoat /ˈskeɪpˌɡoʊt/ /ˈskeɪpˌɡəʊt/ scapegoats n
Sündenbock
In the Mosaic Day of Atonement ritual, a goat symbolically imbued with the sins of the people, and sent out alive into the wilderness while another was sacrificed.
Sündenbock Prügelknabe
Someone unfairly blamed or punished for some failure.

scapegoat /ˈskeɪpˌɡoʊt/ /ˈskeɪpˌɡəʊt/ v
zum Sündenbock machen
(transitive, intransitive) To unfairly blame or punish someone for some failure; to make a scapegoat of.

scar /skɑɹ/ /skɑː(ɹ)/ scars n
Narbe
A permanent mark on the skin, sometimes caused by the healing of a wound.

scar /skɑɹ/ /skɑː(ɹ)/ v
entstellen verunstalten
(transitive) To mark the skin permanently.
traumatisieren
(transitive, figurative) To affect deeply in a traumatic manner.

scar tissue scar tissues n
Narbengewebe
(anatomy) A type of tissue found in animals containing a higher than normal amount of the protein collagen formed in a place where an injury has healed.
Narbe
(figurative, by extension) The long-term psychological consequences of a negative event.

scarab /ˈskæɹəb/ /ˈskɛɹəb/ scarabs n
Skarabäus
A beetle of the species Scarabaeus sacer, sacred to the ancient Egyptians.
A symbol, seal, amulet, or gem fashioned to resemble the sacred beetle.

scarce /skɑːɹs/ /ˈskeɪs/ /ˈskɛəs/ /ˈskɛɚs/ scarcer scarcest adj
spärlich
Scantily supplied (with); deficient (in); used with of.

scarce copper scarce coppers n
Dukatenfalter
A butterfly of the copper or gossamer-winged butterfly family, Lycaena virgaureae.

scarcity /ˈskɛəsɪti/ /ˈskɛɹsɪti/ scarcities n
Mangel Knappheit
(uncountable) The condition of something being scarce or deficient.

scare /skɛə/ /skɛɚ/ /skɪə(ɹ)/ scares n
Schreck
A minor fright.

scare /skɛə/ /skɛɚ/ /skɪə(ɹ)/ v
erschrecken beängstigen ängstigen
To frighten, terrify, startle, especially in a minor way.

scare campaign scare campaigns n
Angstkampagne
An effort to make a large group of people afraid of someone or something.

scare quote scare quotes n
ironisches Anführungszeichen
(chiefly, in the plural) A quotation mark deliberately used to provoke a reaction or to indicate that the author does not approve of a term or clause, rather than to identify a direct quotation. [from 1956]

scare up v
aufscheuchen
To frighten (an animal, especially a game animal) into appearing from cover.
auftreiben zusammenkriegen
(figuratively) To find or procure while relying on chance to provide the means, especially something not easily found or procured.

scarecrow /ˈskɛəkɹəʊ/ /ˈskɛɚˌkɹoʊ/ scarecrows n
Vogelscheuche
An effigy, typically made of straw and dressed in old clothes, fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there. [from 1530s]

scared /skɛ(ə)ɹd/ /skɛəd/ [skɛɚd] more scared most scared scareder scaredest adj
erschrocken ängstlich bange
Feeling fear; afraid, frightened.

scaredy-cat scaredy-cats n
Angsthase
A coward; a person who is easily frightened or high-strung and easily scared.

scaremonger scaremongers n
Angstmacher Angstmacherin Panikmacher Panikmacherin
Someone who spreads worrying rumours or needlessly alarms people.

scaremongering n
Panikmache

scarf /skɑːf/ /skɑːɹf/ scarfs scarves n
Schal Halstuch
A long, often knitted, garment worn around the neck.

scarf /skɑːf/ /skɑːɹf/ v
verschlingen
(transitive, US, slang) To eat very quickly.

scarface scarfaces n
Narbengesicht

scarificator scarificators n
Schröpfeisen Schröpfschnepper Schröpfschnäpper
(surgery, archaic) An instrument, principally used in cupping, containing several lancets that are moved simultaneously by a spring, used for making slight incisions on a body.

scarlet /ˈskɐːlət/ /ˈskɑɹlɪt/ /ˈskɑːlɪt/ more scarlet most scarlet adj
scharlachrot scharlach
Of a bright red colour.

scarlet /ˈskɐːlət/ /ˈskɑɹlɪt/ /ˈskɑːlɪt/ scarlets n
Scharlach Scharlachrot
A brilliant red colour tinged with orange.

scarlet eggplant scarlet eggplants n
afrikanische Aubergine afrikanische Eierfrucht äthiopische Eierfrucht
Solanum aethiopicum, a species of fruiting plant, whose green fruit is known as gilo or garden egg.

scarlet fever scarlet fevers n
Scharlach
(disease) A streptococcal infection, mainly occurring among children, and characterized by a red skin rash, sore throat and fever.

scarlet macaw scarlet macaws n
Arakanga Scharlachara
A large, colorful parrot, Ara macao, native to the Amazon rainforest and parts of Central America.

scarlet pimpernel scarlet pimpernels n
Acker-Gauchheil
(botany) A flowering plant, Anagallis arvensis, of the Primulaceae family, having small orange flowers.

scary /ˈskɛəɹi/ /ˈskɛɹi/ adv
schrecklich beängstigend furchterregend
(informal) To a scary extent; scarily.

scathe /skeɪð/ /skeɪθ/ scathes n
Schaden
(countable, uncountable) Damage, harm, hurt, injury.

scathing /ˈskeɪðɪŋ/ more scathing most scathing adj
bissig bitter ätzend
Harshly or bitterly critical; vitriolic.
bitter grausam
Harmful or painful; acerbic.

scatology scatologies n
Koprologie Skatologie
The scientific study or chemical analysis of faeces.
Fäkalsprache
A filthy epithet.

scatter /ˈskætə/ /ˈskætɚ/ v
zerstreuen streuen
(ergative) To (cause to) separate and go in different directions; to disperse.
verstreuen streuen ausstreuen
(transitive) To distribute loosely as by sprinkling.
streuen
(transitive, physics) To deflect (radiation or particles).

scatterbrain scatterbrains n
Wirrkopf Schussel
A flighty, disorganized or forgetful person.

scatterbrained more scatterbrained most scatterbrained adj
nachlässig vergesslich
Having the qualities of a scatterbrain: absent-minded, forgetful, easily distracted.

scattering /ˈskætəɹɪŋ/ scatterings n
Zerstreuung Streuung
(physics) The process whereby a beam of waves or particles is dispersed by collisions or similar interactions.

scaup /skɔːp/ scaup scaups n
Bergente
Any of three species of small diving duck in the genus Aythya.

scavenge /ˈskæv.ɪndʒ/ v
durchstöbern
(transitive) To collect and remove refuse, or to search through refuse, carrion, or abandoned items for useful material.
reinigen
(transitive) To remove unwanted material from something, especially to purify molten metal by removing impurities.

scavenger /ˈskæv.ən.d͡ʒə(ɹ)/ scavengers n
Abfalldurchstöberer Mülldurchstöberer
Someone who scavenges, especially one who searches through rubbish for food or useful things.
Aasfresser
An animal that feeds on decaying matter such as carrion.
Spülmittel
(chemistry) A substance used to remove impurities from the air or from a solution.

scavenger hunt /ˈskæv.ən.d͡ʒə(ɹ) hʌnt/ scavenger hunts n
Schnitzeljagd
A game in which individuals or teams seek to find a number of specific items, or perform tasks, as given in a list.

scenario /səˈneːɹi.əʉ/ /səˈnæːɹi.əʉ/ /səˈnɐːɹi.əʉ/ /sɪˈnæɹioʊ/ /sɪˈnɑɹioʊ/ /sɪˈnɑːɹi.əʊ/ /sɪˈnɛəɹioʊ/ scenari scenarios n
Szenario Drehbuch Szenarium
(dated) An outline of the plot of a dramatic or literary work.
Szenario
An outline or model of an expected or supposed sequence of events.

scene /siːn/ scenes n
Szene
The location of an event that attracts attention.
(theatre) The decorations; furnishings and backgrounds of a stage, representing the place in which the action of a play is set
The location, time, circumstances, etc., in which something occurs, or in which the action of a story, play, or the like, is set up
An exhibition of passionate or strong feeling before others, creating embarrassment or disruption; often, an artificial or affected action, or course of action, done for effect; a theatrical display
A social environment consisting of an informal, vague group of people with a uniting interest; their sphere of activity; a subculture.

scenery /ˈsiːnəɹi/ /ˈsiːnɹi/ sceneries n
Landschaft
View, natural features, landscape.
Kulisse
Stage backdrops, property and other items on a stage that give the impression of the location of the scene.

scenester /ˈsiːnstɚ/ scenesters n
Anhänger Anhängerschaft Entourage Fan Gefolge Scene-Insider
(music) A non-musician who is active in a particular musical scene, especially one whose involvement carries social status.

scenic /ˈsiːnək/ /ˈsiːnɪk/ more scenic most scenic adj
malerisch
having beautiful scenery; picturesque

scent /sɛnt/ scents n
Duftstoff
Geruch Duft
A distinctive smell.
Fährte
(figuratively) Any trail or trace that can be followed to find something or someone, such as the paper left behind in a paperchase.
Parfum Parfüm
(obsolete) Sense, perception.

scent /sɛnt/ v
wittern
(transitive) To detect the scent of; to discern by the sense of smell.
parfümieren
(transitive) To impart an odour to, to cause to have a particular smell.

scent hound scent hounds n
Laufhund Bluthund Schweißhund
A hunting dog that tracks prey using its sense of smell rather than by its vision.

sceptre /ˈsɛptə/ /ˈsɛptɚ/ sceptres n
Zepter Szepter
(British spelling) An ornamental staff held by a ruling monarch as a symbol of power.

schadenfreude /ˈʃɑː.dən.fɹɔɪ.də/ schadenfreudes n
Schadenfreude
Malicious enjoyment derived from observing someone else's misfortune.

schedule /ˈskɛdjuːl/ /ˈskɛdʒuːl/ /ˈskɛd͡ʒu(ə)l/ /ˈskɛd͡ʒul/ /ˈskɛd͡ʒuəl/ /ˈskɛd͡ʒuːl/ /ˈskɛd͡ʒəl/ /ˈskɛd͡ʒʊl/ /ˈsɛdjuːl/ /ˈsɛd͡ʒuːl/ /ˈʃeˌduːl/ /ˈʃɛdjuːl/ /ˈʃɛdʒuːl/ /ˈʃɛd͡ʒu(ə)l/ /ˈʃɛd͡ʒuːl/ schedules n
Zeitplan Programm Termin
A procedural plan, usually but not necessarily tabular in nature, indicating a sequence of operations and the planned times at which those operations are to occur. [from 19th c.]

schedule /ˈskɛdjuːl/ /ˈskɛdʒuːl/ /ˈskɛd͡ʒu(ə)l/ /ˈskɛd͡ʒul/ /ˈskɛd͡ʒuəl/ /ˈskɛd͡ʒuːl/ /ˈskɛd͡ʒəl/ /ˈskɛd͡ʒʊl/ /ˈsɛdjuːl/ /ˈsɛd͡ʒuːl/ /ˈʃeˌduːl/ /ˈʃɛdjuːl/ /ˈʃɛdʒuːl/ /ˈʃɛd͡ʒu(ə)l/ /ˈʃɛd͡ʒuːl/ v
planen
To create a time-schedule.
ansetzen festsetzen planen
To plan an activity at a specific date or time in the future.

scheelite scheelites n
Scheelit
(mineral) A mineral composed of calcium tungstate, with the chemical formula CaWO4; an important tungsten ore.

schema /ˈskiːmə/ schemas schemata n
Schema
(databases) A formal description of the structure of a database: the names of the tables, the names of the columns of each table, and the data type and other attributes of each column.

schematic /skiːˈmætɪk/ /skɪˈmætɪk/ more schematic most schematic adj
schematisch grob schemenhaft vereinfachend vereinfacht
Represented too simply or in an overly formulaic way, reflecting a shallow or incomplete understanding of complex subject matter.
schematisch skizzenhaft skizziert
Sketchy, incomplete.
schematisch
Relating to a schema.

schematic /skiːˈmætɪk/ /skɪˈmætɪk/ schematics n
Schema
A simplified line drawing used by scientists, engineers, technologists and others to illustrate a system at an abstract level. Schematic drawings often use standard symbols for clarity.

schematization schematizations n
Schematisierung
Arrangement into a scheme or schema.

schematize /ˈskiːmətaiz/ v
schematisieren
(transitive) To organize according to a scheme.

scheme /skiːm/ schemes n
Plan Programm Projekt
A systematic plan of future action. [from 18th c.]
Intrige Komplott Scharade
A plot or secret, devious plan.
Schema
An orderly combination of related parts.
Schema Bild Übersicht
A chart or diagram of a system or object.

scheme /skiːm/ v
etwas aushecken intrigieren
(transitive) To plan; to contrive.

scheming more scheming most scheming adj
intrigant
(pejorative) Tending to scheme; forming underhand plots.

scherzo /ˈskɛətsəʊ/ /ˈskɛəɹ(ˌ)tsoʊ/ /ˈskɛəɹtˌsoʊ/ /ˈskɜːt-/ scherzi scherzos n
Scherzo
(music) A piece of music or a movement from a larger piece such as a symphony; especially, a piece of music played in a playful manner.

schilling /ˈʃɪlɪŋ/ schillings n
Schilling
The old currency of Austria, divided into 100 groschen.

schism /ˈskɪzəm/ /ˈsɪzəm/ /ˈʃɪzəm/ schisms n
Schisma Spaltung Zerwürfnis
A split or separation within a group or organization, typically caused by discord.
Schisma
(religion) A formal division or split within a religious body.
(Catholicism) a split within Christianity whereby a group no longer recognizes the Bishop of Rome as the head of the Church, but shares essentially the same beliefs with the Church of Rome. In other words, a political split without the introduction of heresy.

schismatic /skɪzˈmæt.ɪk/ /sɪzˈmæt.ɪk/ /ʃɪzˈmæt.ɪk/ [skɪzˈmæɾ.ɪk] [sɪzˈmæɾ.ɪk] [ʃɪzˈmæɾ.ɪk] adj
schismatisch
(religion) Of or pertaining to a schism.

schismatic /skɪzˈmæt.ɪk/ /sɪzˈmæt.ɪk/ /ʃɪzˈmæt.ɪk/ [skɪzˈmæɾ.ɪk] [sɪzˈmæɾ.ɪk] [ʃɪzˈmæɾ.ɪk] schismatics n
Schismatiker Schismatikerin
(religion) A person involved in a schism.

schist /ʃɪst/ schists n
Glimmerschiefer Schiefer
Any of a variety of coarse-grained crystalline metamorphic rocks with a foliated structure that allows easy division into slabs or slates.

schistosomiasis schistosomiases n
Schistosomiasis
(pathology) Any of various diseases of humans caused by parasitic blood flukes of the genus Schistosoma.

schizo- prefix
Schiz- Schizo- schiz- schizo-
split, cleft

schizocarp schizocarps n
Spaltfrucht
(botany) A dry fruit that develops from multiple carpels and splits into multiple, one-seeded mericarps at maturity

schizoid /ˈskɪdzɔɪd/ /ˈskɪtsɔɪd/ more schizoid most schizoid adj
schizoid
Characterized by social withdrawal and emotional coldness or flattened affectivity.

schizoid personality disorder /ˈskɪdzɔɪd ˌpɜɹsəˈnælɪti dɪsˈɔːdə(ɹ)/ /ˈskɪdzɔɪd ˌpɝsəˈnælɪɾi dɪsˈɔːɹdɚ/ /ˈskɪtsɔɪd ˌpɜɹsəˈnælɪti dɪsˈɔːdə(ɹ)/ /ˈskɪtsɔɪd ˌpɝsəˈnælɪɾi dɪsˈɔːɹdɚ/ schizoid personality disorders n
schizoide Persönlichkeitsstörung
(psychiatry) A personality disorder characterized by social withdrawal, flat affect, very few, if any, close friends or personal relationships, excessive preoccupation with fantasy and insensitivity to prevailing social norms and conventions.

schizophrenia /ˌskɪt.səˈfɹiː.ni.ə/ /ˌskɪt.səˈfɹɛ.ni.ə/ /ˌskɪz.əˈfɹiː.ni.ə/ schizophrenias n
Schizophrenie
(pathology) A psychiatric diagnosis denoting a persistent, often chronic, mental illness characterised by abnormal perception, thinking, behavior and emotion, often marked by delusions.
(informal, figurative) Any condition in which disparate or mutually exclusive activities coexist; a lack of decision between options.

schizophrenic /ˌskɪtsəˈfɹɛnɪk/ more schizophrenic most schizophrenic adj
schizophren
(of a person) Afflicted with schizophrenia; having difficulty with perception of reality.
(informal, deprecated) Exhibiting more than one personality; having a wildly changeable personality.

schizophrenic /ˌskɪtsəˈfɹɛnɪk/ schizophrenics n
Schizophrene Schizophrener
A person suffering from schizophrenia.

schizothymia n
Schizothymie
(psychiatry) A temperament characterised by elements of schizophrenia or schizoid personality disorder, while still within the bounds of normality.

schizothymic schizothymics n
Schizothymiker
A person exhibiting schizothymia.

schizotypal /ˈskɪt.soʊ.taɪp(ə)l/ /ˈskɪt.səʊ.taɪp(ə)l/ adj
schizotypische
(psychiatry) Pertaining to or displaying mild signs of schizophrenia; pertaining to or having schizotypy

schizotypal personality disorder schizotypal personality disorders n
schizotypische Persönlichkeitsstörung
(psychiatry) A personality disorder characterized by an extreme discomfort in social situations and perceptual distortions.

schlager /ʃlɑːɡə/ schlagers n
Schlager
(music, countable) A piece made in this style.

schlemiel /ʃləˈmiːl/ schlemiels n
Schlemihl
A person who is clumsy or who hurts others emotionally.

schlep /ʃlɛp/ v
schleppen
(transitive, informal) To carry, drag, or lug.

schlimazel /ʃləˈmɑːzəl/ schlimazels n
Pechvogel
(colloquial, chiefly, US) A chronically unlucky person.

schmaltzy /ˈʃmɒltsi/ schmaltzier schmaltziest adj
larmoyant rührselig schmalzig
Overly sentimental, emotional, maudlin or bathetic.

schmuck /ʃmʌk/ schmucks n
Arsch Depp Dussel Schmock Trottel
(colloquial, pejorative, US) A jerk; a person who is unlikable, detestable, or contemptible because he or she is stupid, foolish, clumsy, oafish, inept, malicious, or unpleasant.
Schlucker armer Schlucker
(colloquial, pejorative) A deplorable, pitiful person.

schnapps /ʃnæps/ /ʃnɑps/ schnapps schnappses n
Schnaps
(uncountable) A type of distilled alcoholic beverage (liquor), often with a herbal or fruit flavoring, typically drunk neat as an apéritif or digestif.

schnauzer /ˈʃnaʊzɚ/ schnauzers n
Schnauzer
A dog of a particular breed originating in Germany.

schnitzel /ˈʃnɪt.s(ə)l/ schnitzels n
Schnitzel
(by extension) A Germanic dish of breaded and deep-fried meat cutlet.

schnook schnooks n
Depp Schwachkopf Trottel
(slang) A person who is easily taken advantage of.

schnozzle schnozzles n
Knolle Riecher Rüssel Zinken
(slang) The human nose, especially one that is large.

scholar /ˈskɑlɚ/ /ˈskɒlə/ scholars n
Student Schüler Schülerin Studentin
A student; one who studies at school or college, typically having a scholarship.
Gelehrter
A specialist in a particular branch of knowledge.
A learned person; a bookman.

scholar's mate scholar's mates n
Schustermatt Schäfermatt Schäferzug
(chess) The checkmate which occurs shortly after the opening, when the white queen checkmates by taking the black pawn on f7 (or the black queen taking the white pawn on f2), protected by a bishop on c4 (or c5).

scholarliness n
Gelehrtheit
The state or condition of being scholarly.

scholarly more scholarly most scholarly adj
gelehrt
Characteristic of a scholar.
wissenschaftlich
Of or relating to scholastics or scholarship.

scholarship /ˈskɑːləɹʃɪp/ /ˈskɒləʃɪp/ scholarships n
Stipendium
A grant-in-aid to a student.
Gelehrsamkeit Gelehrtheit
The character or qualities of a scholar.
Gelehrtheit Erudiertheit
(uncountable) The sum of knowledge accrued by scholars; the realm of refined learning.

scholastic /skəˈlæstɪk/ more scholastic most scholastic adj
akademisch
Of or relating to school; academic
scholastisch
(philosophy) Of or relating to the philosophical tradition of scholasticism
Characterized by excessive subtlety, or needlessly minute subdivisions; pedantic; formal.

scholastic /skəˈlæstɪk/ scholastics n
Scholastiker Scholastikerin
(philosophy) A member of the medieval philosophical school of scholasticism; a medieval Christian Aristotelian.

scholasticism /skəˈlæstɪˌsɪzəm/ scholasticisms n
Scholastik Schulwissenschaft
(philosophy) A tradition or school of philosophy, originating in the Middle Ages, that combines classical philosophy with Catholic theology.

school /skuːl/ /skuːɫ/ schools n
Schule
(North America) An institution dedicated to teaching and learning; an educational institution.
An art movement, a community of artists.
(considered collectively) The followers of a particular doctrine; a particular way of thinking or particular doctrine; a school of thought.
Schwarm Schule
(collective) A group of fish or a group of marine mammals such as porpoises, dolphins, or whales.
Hochschule Universität Schule
(British) An educational institution providing primary and secondary education, prior to tertiary education (college or university).
The canons, precepts, or body of opinion or practice, sanctioned by the authority of a particular class or age.
Schule Fakultät
Within a larger educational institution, an organizational unit, such as a department or institute, which is dedicated to a specific subject area.

school /skuːl/ /skuːɫ/ v
schulen unterrichten
(transitive) To educate, teach, or train (often, but not necessarily, in a school).

school board school boards n
Schulamt Schulaufsichtsrat Schulausschuss Schulausschuß Schulbehörde Schulkommission
A governing body of people elected (a board of directors or board of trustees) to oversee management of a school district and represent the interests of residents.

school bus /ˈskuːl.bʌs/ school buses school busses n
Schulbus
A bus which carries children to school.

school counselor school counselors n
Schulberater Schulberaterin
(US) A professional member of an educational team who assists students in their personal, social, academic, and career development aspects of education through services such as individual counseling, small group counseling, and classroom teaching, and provide leadership in educational reform (advocacy); traditionally known as a guidance counselor, although this term is deemed inaccurate by most professionals today.

school of hard knocks schools of hard knocks n
Schule des Lebens
(idiomatic, chiefly, US) The source of an education consisting of real-world experiences, especially adverse experiences.

school of thought schools of thought n
Denkschule Schule wissenschaftliche Schule
An opinion subscribed to by some connected or arbitrary group.

school psychologist school psychologists n
Schulpsychologe
A practitioner or educator who conducts assessments to evaluate students on criteria such as intelligence, aptitude, and psychopathology. Additionally, they often consult with teachers and other school personnel to supply interventions to aid in student learning. Not to be confused with a school counselor.

school shark school sharks n
Hundshai
Galeorhinus galeus, a hound shark of the family Triakidae, the only member of the genus Galeorhinus.

school uniform school uniforms n
Schuluniform
A number of uniform items which must be worn by pupils/students in a school.

school year school years n
Schuljahr
(education) The academic year of a school.

school-age adj
im Schulalter schulpflichtig
Being of an age during which attendance at school is customary.

schoolbag schoolbags n
Schultasche Schulranzen Tornister
A satchel used to carry supplies for school; a bookbag.

schoolbook schoolbooks n
Schulbuch
A textbook, a book used, or prepared for use, in school.

schoolboy schoolboys n
Schuljunge Schüler
A boy attending school.

schoolchild /ˈsku.əlt͡ʃaɪld/ /ˈskuːlt͡ʃaɪld/ schoolchildren n
Schulkind Schüler Schülerin
A young person attending school or of an age to attend school.

schoolday schooldays n
Schultag
A day during which the public schools are open, usually synonymous with weekday during the school year.

schooldays n
Schulzeit
The period of one's life when one attends school, particularly, primary school (as opposed to college days); one's youth.

schoolfriend schoolfriends n
Schulfreund Schulfreundin
A friend from one's school.

schoolgirl schoolgirls n
Schülerin Schulmädchen
A girl attending school.

schoolie schoolies n
Abiturient Abiturientin Absolvent Absolventin Schulabgänger Schulabgängerin
(Australia) A senior school student, especially a school-leaver, engaged in unsupervised celebrations during schoolies week.

schooling /ˈskuːlɪŋ/ schoolings n
Einschulung
Institutional education; attendance of school.

schoolmarm /ˈskulˌmɑɹm/ schoolmarms n
Lehrerin Schullehrerin
(US, slang) A female teacher, especially one seen to be old-fashioned and extremely severe and strict.

schoolmaster schoolmasters n
Schulmeister
A male teacher in charge of a school, usually a small one.
A male teacher.

schoolmate schoolmates n
Schulkamerad Schulkameradin Mitschüler Mitschülerin
A person who was a fellow attendee at one's school.

schooner /skuːnə(ɹ)/ schooners n
Schoner Schooner
(watercraft) A sailing ship with two or more masts, all with fore-and-aft sails; if two masted, having a foremast and a mainmast.

schuss /ʃʊs/ schusses n
Schuss
(skiing) A straight run downhill.

schwa /ʃwɑ/ /ʃwə/ v
Schwa
(phonetics, of a vowel sound, rare) To be reduced to schwa.

schwannoma /ʃwɒˈnəʊmə/ schwannomas schwannomata n
Schwannom
A benign nerve sheath tumour composed of Schwann cells.

schönite n
Schönit
(mineral) A double sulfate of potassium and magnesium K2Mg(SO4)2.6H2O

sciarid sciarids n
Trauermücke
(zoology) Any in the family Sciaridae of fungus gnats.

sciatic nerve sciatic nerves n
Ischiasnerv
(neuroanatomy) A large nerve that starts in the lower back and runs through the buttock and down the lower limb.

sciatica /saɪˈætɪkə/ sciaticas n
Ischias
(pathology, neurology) Neuralgia of the sciatic nerve, characterised by pain radiating down through the buttocks and the back of the thigh.

science /ˈsaɪ.əns/ sciences n
Wissenschaft
(countable) A particular discipline or branch of knowledge that is natural, measurable or consisting of systematic principles rather than intuition or technical skill. [from 14th c.]
(uncountable) The collective discipline of study or learning acquired through the scientific method; the sum of knowledge gained from such methods and discipline. [from 18th c.]
Wissen Kenntnis Erfahrung
(uncountable, archaic) Knowledge gained through study or practice; mastery of a particular discipline or area. [from 14th c.]
Wissen Wissenschaft
(now, only, _, theology) The fact of knowing something; knowledge or understanding of a truth. [from 14th c.]

science fiction /ˈsaɪəns ˌfɪkʃən/ science fictions n
Science-Fiction
Fiction in which advanced technology or science is a key element.
Science-Fiction Zukunftsmusik
(by extension) Technology that, while theoretically possible, is not yet practical.

scientific /ˌsaɪ.ənˈtɪfɪk/ more scientific most scientific adj
wissenschaftlich
Of, or having to do with science.

scientific method scientific methods n
wissenschaftliche Methode
(sciences) A method of discovering knowledge about the natural world based in making falsifiable predictions (hypotheses), testing them empirically, and developing theories that match known data from repeatable physical experimentation.

scientific notation n
wissenschaftliche Notation
(mathematics) an alternative format of such a decimal number immediately followed by E and an integer

scientifically more scientifically most scientifically adv
wissenschaftlich
Using science or methods of science.
From a scientific perspective.

scientificity scientificities n
Wissenschaftlichkeit
The quality or state of being scientific.

scientism scientisms n
Szientismus
The belief that all truth is exclusively discovered through science.

scientist /ˈsaɪəntəst/ /ˈsaɪəntɪst/ scientists n
Wissenschaftler Wissenschaftlerin Wissenschafter Wissenschafterin
One whose activities make use of the scientific method to answer questions regarding the measurable universe. A scientist may be involved in original research, or make use of the results of the research of others.

scimitar /ˈsɪmɪtɑːɹ/ /ˈsɪmɪtə(ɹ)/ scimitars n
Krummsäbel Scimitar
A sword of Persian origin that features a curved blade.

scimitar-horned oryx scimitar-horned oryx scimitar-horned oryxes n
Säbelantilope
A critically endangered antelope, Oryx dammah, living in the arid plains and deserts of North Africa.

scintigraphy scintigraphies n
Szintigrafie
(medicine) A radiographic technique, using radioactive tracers, for the diagnosis of injuries to bones

scintilla /sɪnˈtɪlə/ scintillae scintillas n
Fünkchen
A small spark or flash.
Quäntchen Spur
(figuratively) A small or trace amount.

scintillate /ˈsɪn.təˌleɪt/ /ˈsɪn.tɪˌleɪt/ v
flackern funkeln flimmern leuchten szintillieren
(intransitive) To give off sparks; to shine as if emanating sparks; to twinkle or glow.

scion /ˈsaɪ.ɑn/ /ˈsaɪ.ən/ /ˈsaɪən/ scions n
Abkomme Abkommin Abkömmling Nachfahr Nachfahre Nachfahrin
A descendant, especially a first-generation descendant of a distinguished family.
Prinz Prinzessin Thronfolger Thronfolgerin
The heir to a throne.
Ableger Pfropfreis Reis Spross Sprössling Steckling
(botany) A detached shoot or twig containing buds from a woody plant, used in grafting; a shoot or twig in a general sense.

scission /ˈsɪ.ʒən/ scissions n
Spaltung
The act of division, separation, cutting, cleaving, or severing; cleavage.

scissor /ˈsɪzə/ /ˈsɪzɚ/ scissors n
Schere
(rare) One blade on a pair of scissors.

scissor binoculars n
Scherenfernrohr
A pair of adjustable stereoscopic binoculars consisting of two periscopes.

scissor door scissor doors n
Scherentür
An automobile door that rotates vertically at a fixed hinge at the front of the door, rather than outward as with a conventional door.

scissors /ˈsɪzəz/ /ˈsɪzɚz/ scissors n
Schere
(countable, usually, construed as plural) A tool used for cutting thin material, consisting of two crossing blades attached at a pivot point in such a way that the blades slide across each other when the handles are closed.

scissors-glasses scissors-glasses n
Scherenbrille
eyeglasses with scissoring stems, used for distance vision

sclera /ˈsklɛəɹə/ /ˈsklɪəɹə/ sclerae scleras scleræ n
Lederhaut Sklera
(anatomy) The white of the eye; the tough outer coat of the eye that covers the eyeball except for the cornea.

sclerosis /skləˈɹəʊsɪs/ scleroses n
Sklerose
(pathology) The abnormal hardening of body tissues, such as an artery; the appearance of hardenings, indurations, lesions, nodules.

scoff /skɑːf/ /skɒf/ /skɔːf/ scoffs n
Spott
A derisive or mocking expression of scorn, contempt, or reproach.
Fressalie
(Newfoundland, South Africa, and, British Army, _, slang) Food.

scoff /skɑːf/ /skɒf/ /skɔːf/ v
spotten spötteln
(intransitive) To jeer; to laugh with contempt and derision.
verschlingen
(British, Newfoundland, slang) To eat food quickly.

scold /skoʊld/ /skəʊld/ [skɒʊɫd] scolds n
Beißzange Xanthippe
A person who habitually scolds, in particular a troublesome and angry woman.

scold /skoʊld/ /skəʊld/ [skɒʊɫd] v
schelten ausschimpfen beschimpfen tadeln
(ambitransitive) To rebuke angrily.

scoliosis scolioses n
Skoliose
(pathology) A condition in which there is abnormal lateral curvature of the spine.

sconce /skɑns/ /skɒns/ sconces n
Wandlampe Wandleuchte Wandleuchter
A candlestick (holder for a candle, especially a circular tube, with a brim, into which a candle is inserted), either with a handle for carrying, or with a bracket for attaching to a wall.

scone /skoʊn/ /skɑn/ /skɒn/ /skəʊn/ scones n
Teegebäck
A small, rich, pastry or quick bread, sometimes baked on a griddle.

scoop /skuːp/ scoops n
Kelle Schaufel Schippe
Any cup- or bowl-shaped tool, usually with a handle, used to lift and move loose or soft solid material.
Kaffeelöffel Kugel
The act of scooping, or taking with a scoop or ladle; a motion with a scoop, as in dipping or shovelling.
Exklusivbericht Exklusivmeldung Knüller Scoop
A story or fact; especially, news learned and reported before anyone else.
Schaufel
The digging attachment on a front-end loader.
Schlag
A sweep; a stroke; a swoop.

scoop /skuːp/ v
schöpfen schaufeln
(transitive) To lift, move, or collect with a scoop or as though with a scoop.

scoop up v
aufschaufeln zusammenschaufeln
to pick up or clear up by scooping

scoopwheel scoopwheels n
Wurfrad

scoot /skuːt/ v
flitzen schießen stürmen
(intransitive) To walk or travel fast; to go quickly.
seitwärts rutschen zur Seite hin Platz machen zur Seite rücken
(intransitive, often with over) To move sideways (especially along a seat for multiple people), usually to make room for someone else (to sit, stand, etc.).

scooter /ˈskuːtə(ɹ)/ scooters n
Tretroller Trittroller Trottinett
A kick scooter or push scooter; a human-powered land vehicle with a handlebar, deck and wheels that is propelled by a rider pushing off the ground.
Motorroller
A motorscooter; a small motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame.

scope /ˈskoʊp/ /ˈskəʊp/ scopes n
Umfang Bereich Feld Gebiet Rahmen Raum
The breadth, depth or reach of a subject; a domain.
Bewegungsfreiheit Raum Spielraum
Opportunity; broad range; degree of freedom.
Gültigkeitsbereich
(slang) A periscope, telescope, microscope or oscilloscope.

scops owl scops owls n
Zwergohreule
A small European migratory owl, Otus scops, that winters in sub-Saharran Africa.

scorch /skɔɹt͡ʃ/ /skɔːtʃ/ v
verbrennen
(transitive) To burn the surface of something so as to discolour it
(transitive) To wither, parch or destroy something by heat or fire, especially to make land or buildings unusable to an enemy
rasen
(intransitive) To move at high speed (so as to leave scorch marks on the ground, physically or figuratively).

scorched more scorched most scorched adj
verbrannt
Dried, damaged or burnt by exposure to sunlight or heat.

scorched earth n
verbrannte Erde

scorched-earth policy scorched-earth policies n
Politik der verbrannten Erde Taktik der verbrannten Erde

score /sko(ː)ɹ/ /skoə/ /skɔɹ/ /skɔː/ scores n
Punktzahl Spielergebnis Spielstand
The number of points accrued by each of the participants in a game, expressed as a ratio or a series of numbers.
Partitur
(music) The written form of a musical composition showing all instrumental and vocal parts.

score /sko(ː)ɹ/ /skoə/ /skɔɹ/ /skɔː/ v
anritzen
(transitive) To cut a notch or a groove in a surface.
erzielen treffen
To earn points in a game.

scoreboard scoreboards n
Anzeigetafel
A large board that displays the score in a game or contest.

scorecard scorecards n
Scorecard
A printed card allowing spectators of a game to identify players and record progress.

scorekeeper scorekeepers n
Anschreiber Punktezähler
Someone who keeps track of the score at a sporting event or other contest.

scorn /skɔɹn/ /skɔːn/ scorns n
Verachtung
(uncountable) Contempt or disdain.

scorn /skɔɹn/ /skɔːn/ v
verachten verspotten
(transitive) To feel or display contempt or disdain for something or somebody; to despise.
verschmähen
(transitive) To reject, turn down.

scorned /skɔɹnd/ /skɔːnd/ more scorned most scorned adj
abgewiesen gemieden verachtet zurückgewiesen
Hated, despised, or avoided.

scornful /ˈskɔɹnfəl/ /ˈskɔːnfəl/ more scornful most scornful adj
verächtlich
Showing scorn or disrespect; contemptuous.

scornfully more scornfully most scornfully adv
verachtend
In a scornful manner.

scorpion /-pɪ.ən/ /ˈskɔɹ.pi.ən/ /ˈskɔː.pi.ən/ scorpions n
Skorpion
Any of various arachnids of the order Scorpiones, related to the spiders, characterised by two large front pincers and a curved tail with a venomous sting in the end.

scorpionfish scorpionfish scorpionfishes n
Skorpionsfisch
Any of the family Scorpaenidae of mostly marine fish, including many of the world's most venomous species, the "sting" taking the form of sharp spines coated with venomous mucus.

scorpionfly scorpionflies n
Skorpionsfliege
Any insect of the family Panorpidae, having a curved tail rather like a scorpion.

scot-free /ˌskɑtˈfɹi/ /ˌskɒtˈfɹi/ more scot-free most scot-free adj
steuerfrei
(archaic) Free of scot, free of tax.

scot-free /ˌskɑtˈfɹi/ /ˌskɒtˈfɹi/ adv
straffrei ungeschoren ungestraft
(colloquial) Without consequences or penalties, free without payment.

scotch /skɑt͡ʃ/ /skɒt͡ʃ/ v
blockieren durchkreuzen verhindern
(transitive) To prevent (something) from being successful.

scotomaphobia n
Scotomaphobie

scotophobia n
Skotophobie
Fear of darkness.

scoundrel /ˈskaʊ̯ndɹəl/ scoundrels n
Schurke Gauner Gaunerin Halunke
A mean, worthless fellow; a rascal; a villain; a person without honour or virtue.

scour /skaʊɹ/ /ˈskaʊə/ /ˈskaʊɚ/ scours n
Ausspülen Auswaschen Erosion
The removal of sediment caused by swiftly moving water.
Ausspülung Auswaschung Erosionsfläche Kolk
A place scoured out by running water, as in the bed of a stream below a waterfall.

scour /skaʊɹ/ /ˈskaʊə/ /ˈskaʊɚ/ v
scheuern abbürsten abreiben ausscheuern blankscheuern fegen
(transitive) To clean, polish, or wash (something) by rubbing and scrubbing it vigorously, frequently with an abrasive or cleaning agent.
durchkämmen durchsuchen abkämmen absuchen durchforsten durchstreifen
(transitive) To search an area thoroughly.
abspülen ausspülen durchspülen spülen wegspülen
(transitive) To remove debris and dirt (from something) by purging; to sweep along or off by a current of water.

scourge /skɜɹd͡ʒ/ /skɜːd͡ʒ/ [skɔɹd͡ʒ] scourges n
Geißel Peitsche
(weaponry, chiefly, historical) A whip, often made of leather and having multiple tails; a lash.
Geißel Plage Bürde Heimsuchung Last Pest
A source of persistent (and often widespread) pain and suffering or trouble, such as a cruel ruler, disease, pestilence, or war.

scouring pad scouring pads n
Spülschwamm Topfkratzer
A pad, having a soft, sponge-like side and a more abrasive side, used to wash up.

scout /skaʊt/ [skʌʊt] scouts n
Späherin Kundschafterin Späher Kundschafter
A person sent out to gain and bring in tidings; especially, one employed in war to gain information about the enemy and ground.
Pfadfinder Pfadfinderin Aufklärung Erkundung
A member of any number of youth organizations belonging to the international scout movement, such as the Boy Scouts of America or Girl Scouts of the United States.

scout /skaʊt/ [skʌʊt] v
erkunden spähen aufklären auskundschaften ausspähen beobachten
(transitive, intransitive) To explore a wide terrain, as if on a search.

scouting /ˈskaʊtɪŋ/ scoutings n
Pfadfinderbewegung Pfadfinder
The Scout Movement.

scowl /skaʊl/ scowls n
Stirnrunzeln
The wrinkling of the brows or face in frowning; the expression of displeasure, sullenness, or discontent in the countenance; an angry frown.

scowl /skaʊl/ v
die Stirn runzeln
(intransitive) To wrinkle the brows, as in frowning or displeasure; to put on a frowning look; to look sour, sullen, severe, or angry.
düster dreinblicken finster blicken
(intransitive, by extension) To look gloomy, dark, or threatening; to lower.

scraggly /ˈskɹæɡ(ə)li/ scragglier scraggliest adj
rau wild
Rough, scruffy, or unkempt.

scram /skɹæm/ v
abhauen sich davonmachen Land gewinnen Reißaus nehmen abzischen verduften
(intransitive, originally, US, often, imperative) To leave in a hurry; to go away. [from early 20th c.]

scramble /ˈskɹæmbl̩/ scrambles n
Gedränge Gedrängel Gerangel
A rush or hurry, especially making use of the limbs against a surface.
Ausschwärmen
(military) An emergency defensive air force mission to intercept attacking enemy aircraft.
Gerangel
Any frantic period of competitive activity.

scramble /ˈskɹæmbl̩/ v
krabbeln
(intransitive) To move hurriedly to a location, especially by using all limbs against a surface.
drängeln
(intransitive) To proceed to a location or an objective in a disorderly manner.
verwürfeln
(transitive) To process telecommunication signals to make them unintelligible to an unauthorized listener.
ausschwärmen verquirlen verrühren
(transitive, military) To quickly deploy (vehicles, usually aircraft) to a destination in response to an alert, usually to intercept an attacking enemy.
Motocross fahren crossen
(intransitive, sports) To partake in motocross.
klettern kraxeln
(intransitive) To ascend rocky terrain as a leisure activity.
balgen rangeln
(transitive) To struggle eagerly with others for something thrown upon the ground; to go down upon all fours to seize something; to catch rudely at what is desired.

scrambled egg scrambled eggs n
Rührei
(usually, in the plural) A dish made by beating and cooking eggs, sometimes mixed with milk, and typically stirred while cooking.

scrambling scramblings n
Scrambling Verwürfelung

scrambling v
kletternd scrambling

scrap /skɹæp/ scraps n
Stückchen Fetzen
A (small) piece; a fragment; a detached, incomplete portion.
Essensrest Rest Speiserest
(usually, in the plural) Leftover food.
Schrott Altmaterial Abfall Altmetall
(uncountable) Discarded objects (especially metal) that may be dismantled to recover their constituent materials, junk.

scrap /skɹæp/ v
verschrotten wegwerfen
(transitive) To discard; to get rid of.
abwracken verschrotten
(transitive) To dispose of at a scrapyard.

scrap dealer scrap dealers n
Schrotthändler Schrotthändlerin

scrap paper n
Schmierblatt
Used paper, to be reused for jotting notes etc.

scrape /skɹeɪp/ scrapes n
Kratzer Schramme Schürfwunde
A broad, shallow injury left by scraping (rather than a cut or a scratch).
Boxkampf Faustkampf Kampf
(slang) A fight, especially a fistfight without weapons.
Klemme Zwickmühle
An awkward set of circumstances.

scrape /skɹeɪp/ v
kratzen schaben abkratzen scharren schrammen
(ambitransitive) To draw (an object, especially a sharp or angular one), along (something) while exerting pressure.

scrape the bottom of the barrel v
den letzten Rest zusammenkratzen

scraper /ˈskɹeɪpə/ /ˈskɹeɪpɚ/ scrapers n
Schaber Kratzer
An instrument with which anything is scraped.

scrapheap scrapheaps n
Abfallhaufen Müllhaufen Schrotthaufen
A pile in which junk is discarded.

scrapie /ˈskɹeɪpi/ scrapies n
Scrapie Traberkrankheit
A degenerative prion disease of sheep and goats that attacks the central nervous system.

scrappage scrappages n
Abwrackprämie
(UK) An amount of money paid by the government to a person trading in an old car (to be scrapped) for a more environmentally-friendly new one.

scrappy /ˈskɹæpi/ scrappier scrappiest adj
bruchstückhaft lückenhaft zusammengestoppelt zusammengestückelt

scrapyard scrapyards n
Schrottplatz
A junkyard, a place where scrap is stored, discarded or resold.

scratch /skɹæt͡ʃ/ scratches n
Kratzer Schramme
A disruption, mark or shallow cut on a surface made by scratching.

scratch /skɹæt͡ʃ/ v
kratzen
To rub a surface with a sharp object, especially by a living creature to remove itching with nails, claws, etc.
To rub the skin with rough material causing a sensation of irritation; to cause itching.
To dig or scrape (a person's skin) with claws or fingernails in self-defense or with the intention to injure.
verkratzen zerkratzen
To mark a surface with a sharp object, thereby leaving a scratch (noun).

scratch card scratch cards n
Rubbellos
(gambling) A lottery ticket containing sections covered with an opaque waxy film which may be removed by scratching to reveal symbols that show whether or not a prize has been won.

scratch out v
löschen
To remove something by scratching.
durchstreichen löschen
To remove something which was written, by erasing or by putting a mark through it.

scratch paper scratch papers n
Schmierpapier
Paper used for preliminary work on a (for example mathematics) problem, considered ephemeral.

scratching post scratching posts n
Katzenbaum Kratzbaum
A wooden post, wrapped in a piece of carpet (or similar material), that a domestic cat is encouraged to scratch (rather than the furniture).

scratchpad scratchpads n
Notizblock Schmierblock
A pad of paper for preliminary notes or sketches or writings, etc.

scrawl /skɹɑːl/ /skɹɔːl/ scrawls n
Gekritzel
Irregular, possibly illegible handwriting.

scrawl /skɹɑːl/ /skɹɔːl/ v
dahin schmieren krakeln kritzeln
(transitive) To write something hastily or illegibly.
kritzeln
(intransitive) To write in an irregular or illegible manner.

scrawny /ˈskɹɑni/ /ˈskɹɔni/ /ˈskɹɔːni/ scrawnier scrawniest adj
dürr
Thin, malnourished, and weak.

scream /skɹim/ /skɹiːm/ screams n
Schrei
A loud, emphatic, exclamation of extreme emotion, especially horror, fear, excitement, or anger; it may comprise a word or a sustained, high-pitched vowel sound.

scream /skɹim/ /skɹiːm/ v
schreien
(intransitive, also, figuratively) To cry out with a shrill voice; to utter a sudden, shout outcry, or shrill, loud cry, as in fright or extreme pain; to screech, to shriek.

scream queen /ˈskɹim kwin/ /ˈskɹiːm kwiːn/ scream queens n
Scream-Queen
(informal) An actress who appears in several horror films.

screamer /ˈskɹimɚ/ /ˈskɹiːmə/ screamers n
Schreier Schreierin Schreihals
One who screams; one who shouts; one who sings harshly.
Wehrvogel
Any bird in the taxonomic family Anhimidae, endemic to South America, being large, bulky birds with a small downy head, long legs and large feet.

scree /skɹi/ /skɹiː/ screes n
Geröll Schutthalde Geröllhalde Schutt Talus
(uncountable) Loose stony debris on a slope. [from early 18th c.]
Schutt
(uncountable, by extension) Similar debris made up of broken building material such as bricks, concrete, etc.

scree /skɹi/ /skɹiː/ v
abfahren
To traverse scree downhill.

screech /skɹiːt͡ʃ/ [skɹit͡ʃ] [skɹiːt͡ʃ] screeches n
Kreischen Quietschen
(countable) A high-pitched strident or piercing sound, such as that between a moving object and any surface.
Aufschreien Kreischen
(Newfoundlander, uncountable) Newfoundland rum.

screech /skɹiːt͡ʃ/ [skɹit͡ʃ] [skɹiːt͡ʃ] v
kreischen quietschen
To make such a sound.

screech owl screech owls n
Kreischeule
Any New World owl of genus Megascops.

screed /skɹid/ /skɹiːd/ screeds n
Pamphlet Schmähschrift Tirade
(by extension) A speech or piece of writing which contains angry and extended criticism. [from late 18th c.]
Abziehlatte Kartätsche
A tool such as a long strip of wood or other material which is drawn over a wet layer of concrete, plaster, etc., to make it smooth and flat; also, a machine that achieves this effect; a screeder.
Estrich
A smooth, flat layer of concrete, plaster, or similar material, especially if acting as a base for paving stones, tiles, wooden planks, etc.

screen /skɹiːn/ [skɹ̥ʷɪi̯n] screens n
Schirm Paravent Sichtschutz
A physical divider intended to block an area from view, or provide shelter from something dangerous.
One of the individual regions of a video game, etc. divided into separate screens.
Fliegengitter Insektengitter
A material woven from fine wires intended to block animals or large particles from passing while allowing gasses, liquids and finer particles to pass.
Bildschirm Schirm
The informational viewing area of electronic devices, where output is displayed.
Leinwand Bildschirm
The viewing surface or area of a movie, or moving picture or slide presentation.

screen capture screen captures n
Bildschirmfoto
A picture or image captured from a computer screen; a screenshot.

screen printing n
Siebdruck
A printing technique in which ink is forced through a woven mesh with an ink-blocking stencil on it.

screen time screen times n
Bildschirmzeit
The amount of time a person spends using screen-accessed technology (such as television, a computer, a smartphone, etc.).

screencast screencasts n
Bildschirmaufnahme Screencast
A digital recording of a computer screen's display.

screened cable screened cables n
abgeschirmtes Kabel
Wire for the transmission of electricity or electronic signals, protected by an enclosing web of earthed wire mesh to avoid electromagnetic interference from (or to) other signals.

screening /ˈskɹiːnɪŋ/ screenings n
Gesundenuntersuchung Screening Vorsorgeuntersuchung
(medicine) Identifying cases of a disease in a population of asymptomatic persons.
Vorführung
The showing of a film, typically by projecting it on a screen.

screenplay /ˈskɹiːnˌpleɪ/ screenplays n
Drehbuch
(authorship, cinematography) A script for a movie or a television show.

screensaver screensavers n
Bildschirmschoner
(software) A computer program that displays aesthetic patterns or images when the computer is not being used, originally intended to prevent screenburn.

screenshot /ˈskriːn.ʃɑt/ /ˈskriːn.ʃɒt/ screenshots n
Bildschirmfoto Screenshot Bildschirmabzug Hardcopy
(computing) An image of computer or smartphone screen output at a given moment in time.

screenshot /ˈskriːn.ʃɑt/ /ˈskriːn.ʃɒt/ v
ein Bildschirmfoto machen
(computing, transitive) To take a screenshot of something.

screenwriter screenwriters n
Drehbuchautor Drehbuchschreiber Drehbuchautorin Drehbuchschreiberin Filmautor Filmautorin
One who writes for the screen, who writes drama for film or television; especially a professional who knows the conventions appropriate to such work.

screw /skɹuː/ screws n
Schraube
A steam vessel propelled by a screw instead of wheels.
A simple machine, a helical inclined plane.
(slang, derogatory) An extortioner; a sharp bargainer; a skinflint.
Schraube Schiffsschraube
(nautical) A ship's propeller.
Aufpasser Gefängniswärter Wächter Wärter
(slang, derogatory) A prison guard.
Anschrauben Einschrauben Festschrauben Schrauben Verschrauben
(vulgar, slang) Sexual intercourse; the act of screwing.

screw /skɹuː/ v
schrauben anschrauben festschrauben verschrauben anziehen zusammenschrauben
(transitive) To connect or assemble pieces using a screw.
bumsen ficken vögeln rammeln
(ambitransitive, vulgar, slang) To have sexual intercourse with.
betrügen deformieren hereinlegen krümmen reinlegen verarschen
(transitive) To extort or practice extortion upon; to oppress by unreasonable or extortionate exactions; to put the screws on.
Druck ausüben unter Druck setzen
(intransitive, US, slang, often, imperative, dated) To leave; to go away; to scram. [from early to mid 20th c.]

screw pine screw pines n
Schraubenbaum Schraubenpalme
(AU) The tree Pandanus spindalis.
Any species in the genus Pandanus

screw this interjection
Scheiß drauf schrauben sie das

screw thread screw threads n
Gewinde Gewindegang
(engineering) A helical ridge formed around a cylinder, or a helical groove formed around the inner wall of a bore, used mostly on fasteners and their connection points.

screw up v
verschrauben zuschrauben
(transitive) To tighten or secure with screws.
verziehen
(transitive) To twist into a contorted state.
verkorksen ruinieren verhunzen vermurksen verpfuschen
(transitive, colloquial) To make a mess of; to ruin.

screwball /ˈskɹuːbɔːl/ more screwball most screwball adj
absurd hirnverbrannt verrückt
(originally US) Crazy, offbeat, bizarre, zany, or weird.

screwball /ˈskɹuːbɔːl/ screwballs n
Screwball
(baseball) A pitch thrown with added pressure by the index finger and a twisting wrist motion resulting in a motion to the right when thrown by a right-handed pitcher.
Irrer Spinner Verrückter hirnverbrannter Typ
(US) One who behaves in a crazy manner.

screwdriver screwdrivers n
Schraubendreher Schraubenzieher Schrauber Screwdriver Wodka-Orange
A hand tool or power tool which engages with the head of a screw and allows torque to be applied to turn the screw, thus driving it in or loosening it.

screwed more screwed most screwed adj
in der Scheiße stecken
(slang, mildly, _, vulgar) Beset with unfortunate circumstances that seem difficult or impossible to overcome; in imminent danger.

screwup screwups n
Versager
(colloquial) A person who often makes substantial mistakes; a bungler.

scribble /ˈskɹɪbəl/ scribbles n
Gekrakel Gekritzel Geschmier Krakelei Kritzelei
Careless, hasty writing, doodle or drawing

scribble /ˈskɹɪbəl/ v
kritzeln schmieren krakeln
(ambitransitive) To write or draw carelessly and in a hurry.

scribbler /ˈskɹɪblə(ɹ)/ /ˈskɹɪbələ(ɹ)/ scribblers n
Kritzler Kritzlerin Schmierer Schmiererin Schmock Schreiberling
One who scribbles; a hasty or untalented writer or artist.

scribbling scribblings n
Gekrakel Gekritzel Geschmiere
That which has been scribbled, written in a scrawled or careless hand.

scribe /skɹaɪb/ scribes n
Schreiber Kopist
Someone who writes; a draughtsperson; a writer for another; especially, an official or public writer; an amanuensis, secretary, notary, or copyist.
Schriftgelehrter
(archaic) A writer and doctor of the law; one skilled in the law and traditions; one who read and explained the law to the people.
Reißnadel
A very sharp, steel drawing implement used in engraving and etching, a scriber.

scribe /skɹaɪb/ v
schreiben
To write, engrave, or mark upon; to inscribe.

scrim /skɹɪm/ scrims n
Gaze
A kind of light cotton or linen fabric, often woven in openwork patterns, used for curtains, etc,.

scrimshaw /-ˌʃɑ/ /ˈskɹɪmʃɔː/ /ˈskɹɪmˌʃɔ/ scrimshaws n
Scrimshaw
(countable) A small ornamental handicraft created by carving or engraving bone (originally whalebone or whales' teeth), ivory, or other materials, formerly produced by sailors on whaling ships to pass the time on long voyages. [from mid 19th c.]
(uncountable) The manufacture of small ornamental handicrafts by carving or engraving bone, ivory, or other materials, formerly by sailors on whaling ships to pass the time on long voyages. [from mid 19th c.]

script /skɹɪpt/ scripts n
Skript Skriptum
(countable, obsolete) A writing; a written document.
Handschrift
Written characters; style of writing.
Original Urschrift
(countable, legal) An original instrument or document.
Drehbuch Skript
(countable) The written document containing the dialogue and action for a drama; the text of a stage play, movie, or other performance. Especially, the final form used for the performance itself.
Skript
(computing) A file containing a list of user commands, allowing them to be invoked once to execute in sequence.
Skript Schrift
(linguistics) A system of writing adapted to a particular language or set of languages.

script kiddie script kiddies n
Scriptkiddie
(informal, derogatory) A (usually amateur) hacker who compromises files on others' computers or launches attacks on computer systems, using widely distributed computer programs or scripts rather than developing their own.

scripting language scripting languages n
Skriptsprache

scriptorium /skɹɪpˈtɔɹ.i.əm/ /skɹɪpˈtɔː.ɹɪəm/ scriptoria scriptoriums n
Skriptorium
(countable) A room set aside for the copying, writing, or illuminating of manuscripts and records, especially such a room in a monastery.

scripture /ˈskɹɪptʃə/ /ˈskɹɪpt͡ʃɚ/ scriptures n
Schrift heilige Schrift
A sacred writing or holy book.

scrivener /ˈskɹɪvnə(ɹ)/ /ˈskɹɪvənəɹ/ scriveners n
Schreiber
A professional writer; one whose occupation is to draw contracts or prepare writings.

scrofula /ˈskɹɒfjʊlə/ /ˈskɹɔfjələ/ scrofulae scrofulas scrofulæ n
Skrofulose Skrofeln
(pathology) A form of tuberculosis, most common in women 30-40 years of age, tending to cause enlarged and degenerated lymph nodes, especially in the neck, and often chronic, intractable skin inflammation as well.

scroll /skɹoʊl/ scrolls n
Rolle Schriftrolle Buchrolle
A roll of paper or parchment; a writing formed into a roll.
Schnörkel Volute Rolle Schriftrolle Buchrolle Spirale
(architectural element) An ornament formed of undulations giving off spirals or sprays, usually suggestive of plant form. Roman architectural ornament is largely of some scroll pattern.
Kringel Schnörkel Schwung
A mark or flourish added to a person's signature, intended to represent a seal, and in some States allowed as a substitute for a seal. [U.S.] Alexander Mansfield Burrill.
Schnecke
(lutherie) The carved end of a violin, viola, cello or other stringed instrument, most commonly scroll-shaped but occasionally in the form of a human or animal head.

scroll /skɹoʊl/ v
scrollen
(transitive, computing, GUI) To change one's view of data on a computer's display by moving in gradual increments, typically using a scroll bar or a scroll wheel..

scroll bar scroll bars n
Bildlaufleiste Schiebebalken Scrollbalken Scrollleiste
(computing, GUI) A graphical widget in the form of a horizontal or vertical bar, on the edges of a personal computer screen, that is used to move scrollable text or images.

scroll wheel scroll wheels n
Scrollrad
(computing) A hard plastic or rubbery disc on a computer mouse, used for scrolling.

scrotal adj
skrotal
Of or relating to the scrotum.
(zoology) With a visible scrotum.

scrotum /ˈskɹoʊ.təm/ /ˈskɹəʊ.təm/ scrota scrotums n
Hodensack Skrotum
(anatomy) The sac of skin and muscle that contains the testicles in most mammals.

scrounge /skɹaʊnd͡ʒ/ v
abstauben klauben stibitzen
(intransitive, transitive) To hunt about, especially for something of nominal value; to scavenge or glean.
schnorren
(intransitive) To obtain something of moderate or inconsequential value from another.

scrounge up v
auftreiben
(transitive, informal) To seek or find despite a lack of apparent resources or availability.

scrounger scroungers n
Nassauer Schmarotzer Schnorrer
One who scrounges.

scrub /skɹʌb/ scrubs n
Buschwerk Gestrüpp
A thicket or jungle, often specified by the name of the prevailing plant
Gestrüpp
(US, stock breeding) One of the common livestock of a region of no particular breed or not of pure breed, especially when inferior in size, etc. Often used to refer to male animals unsuited for breeding.
Kasack
(medicine, in the plural) Clothing worn while performing surgery.

scrub /skɹʌb/ v
schrubben scheuern
(transitive) To rub hard; to wash with rubbing; usually, to rub with a wet brush, or with something coarse or rough, for the purpose of cleaning or brightening

scruff /skɹʌf/ scruffs n
Schmutzfink
Someone with an untidy appearance.
Genick Schlafittchen
(rare) The back of the neck, nape; also scruff of the neck.

scruffy /ˈskɹaf.i/ /ˈskɹʌf.i/ scruffier scruffiest adj
heruntergekommen verdreckt versifft verwahrlost
Untidy in appearance.

scrum /skɹʌm/ scrums n
Gedränge Getümmel Rummelei
A tightly-packed and disorderly crowd of people.

scrum-half scrum-halves n
Gedrängehalb
(rugby) player who introduces the ball into a scrum.

scrumptious /ˈskɹʌm(p)ʃəs/ more scrumptious most scrumptious adj
lecker delikat
Of food: delectable, delicious.

scrunch /skɹʌnt͡ʃ/ v
zusammenknüllen knüllen zerknautschen zerknüllen zusammenknautschen
(transitive) To crumple and squeeze to make more compact.

scrunchie /ˈskɹʌnt͡ʃi/ scrunchies n
Haargummi Haarband
A small elasticated ring of fabric placed around long hair to hold it in place behind the head.

scruple /ˈskɹupəl/ /ˈskɹuːpəl/ scruples n
Skrupel
Hesitation to act from the difficulty of determining what is right or expedient; doubt, hesitation or unwillingness due to motives of conscience.

scrupulous /ˈskɹuː.pjə.ləs/ more scrupulous most scrupulous adj
gründlich sorgfältig
Exactly and carefully conducted.
Precise; exact or strict.
Wrongly feeling guilt or anxiety about one’s morality; suffering from scrupulosity.
gewissenhaft gründlich sorgfältig
Having scruples or compunctions.

scrutinize /ˈskɹutn̩ˌaɪz/ /ˈskɹuːtɨnaɪz/ v
ergründen gewissenhaft überprüfen gründlich prüfen hinterfragen zerlegen zerpflücken
(transitive) To examine something with great care or detail, as to look for hidden or obscure flaws.

scrutiny /ˈskɹuː.tɪ.ni/ /ˈskɹuːʔ.n̩.i/ scrutinies n
prüfender
genaue Beobachtung genaue Untersuchung
Intense study of someone or something.
genaue Untersuchung
Thorough inspection of a situation or a case.

scuba /ˈskuːbə/ scubas n
DTG Drucklufttauchgerät Tauchgerät
(underwater diving) An apparatus carried by a diver, which includes a tank holding compressed, filtered air and a regulator which delivers the air to the diver at ambient pressure which can be used underwater.

scuba diving /ˈskuːbə ˈdaɪ.vɪŋ/ n
Gerätetauchen Tauchen
(underwater diving) Underwater swimming using scuba equipment.

scuffle /ˈskʌfəl/ scuffles n
Handgemenge Rauferei
A rough, disorderly fight or struggle at close quarters.

scuffle /ˈskʌfəl/ v
balgen raufen
(intransitive) To fight or struggle confusedly at close quarters.
schlurfen
(intransitive) To walk with a shuffling gait.

scull /skʌl/ sculls n
Skiff
A small rowing boat, for one person.

scull /skʌl/ v
rudern
To row a boat using a scull or sculls.

sculler scullers n
Ruderer
One who sculls; an athlete who participates in sculling races.

scullery /ˈskʌləɹi/ sculleries n
Scheuerbank Spülkammer Spülküche Sudelküche
(archaic) A small room, next to a kitchen, where washing up and other domestic chores are done.

scullery maid scullery maids n
Küchenmädchen Scheuermagd Sudelmagd Tellerwäscherin
(historical, in large houses) A domestic servant, of lowest status, whose job is to wash dishes and do other menial chores.

sculpin /ˈskʌlpɪn/ sculpins n
Groppe
A small fish of the family Cottidae, usually lacking scales. Often found on river bottoms and in tidal pools.

sculpt /skʌlpt/ v
meißeln bildhauerisch gestalten bildhauerisch tätig sein formen
(intransitive) To work as a sculptor.

sculpted more sculpted most sculpted adj
geformt skulptiert
Well shaped, as a good sculpture is.

sculptor /ˈskʌlptɚ/ sculptors n
Bildhauer Bildhauerin Skulpteur
A person who sculpts; an artist who produces sculpture.

sculpture /ˈskʌlptj(ʊ)ə/ /ˈskʌlpt͡ʃə/ /ˈskʌlpt͡ʃɚ/ sculptures n
Skulptur Bildhauerkunst
(countable) A three dimensional work of art created by shaping malleable objects and letting them harden or by chipping away pieces from a rock (sculpting).
Works of art created by sculpting, as a group.

scum /skʌm/ scums n
Abschaum Rand Schwimmschlamm
(uncountable) A layer of impurities that accumulates at the surface of a liquid (especially molten metal or water).
Algenteppich Entengrütze
(uncountable) A greenish water vegetation (such as algae), usually found floating on the surface of ponds
Abschaum Geschmeiß
(derogatory, slang) A reprehensible person or persons.

scumbag scumbags n
Drecksack Dreckskerl
(informal, mildly, vulgar) A sleazy, disreputable or despicable person; lowlife.

scupper /ˈskʌp.ə/ /ˈskʌp.ɚ/ scuppers n
Speigatt Speigat
(nautical) A drainage hole on the deck of a ship.

scupper /ˈskʌp.ə/ /ˈskʌp.ɚ/ v
ruinieren zerstören
(British) Thwart or destroy, especially something belonging or pertaining to another.

scurfy /ˈskɜː(ɹ)fi/ scurfier scurfiest adj
grindig schorfig verkrustet verschorft
Characterized by scurf; covered with scurf.

scurrilous /ˈskɜɹələs/ /ˈskʌ.ɹə.ləs/ /ˈskʌɹələs/ more scurrilous most scurrilous adj
flegelhaft gemein niederträchtig ordinär possenreißerisch pöbelhaft
(of a person) Given to vulgar verbal abuse; foul-mouthed.
ehrenrührig obszön unflätig verleumderisch verunglimpfend vulgär
(of language) Coarse, vulgar, abusive, or slanderous.
bösartig gemein niederträchtig widerlich übel
Gross, vulgar and evil.

scurry /ˈskɜɹ.i/ /ˈskʌɹ.i/ v
hasten huschen vorbeihuschen
To run with quick light steps, to scamper.

scurry away v
davonhasten davonhuschen weglaufen
To run away, especially fearfully.

scurvy /ˈskɜːvi/ /ˈskɝvi/ scurvies n
Skorbut Scharbock
(disease) A disease caused by insufficient intake of vitamin C, leading to the formation of livid spots on the skin, spongy gums, loosening of the teeth and bleeding into the skin and from almost all mucous membranes.

scurvy-grass scurvy-grasses n
Löffelkraut
Any of several European plants, of the genus Cochlearia, formerly believed useful in treating scurvy.

scut /skət/ /skʊt/ /skʌt/ scuts n
Blume
A short, erect tail, as of a hare, rabbit, or deer.

scutch /skʌt͡ʃ/ scutches n
Flachsschwinge Hanfschwinge
(countable) A wooden implement shaped like a large knife used to separate the valuable fibres of flax or hemp by beating them and scraping from it the woody or coarse portions.

scutch /skʌt͡ʃ/ v
schwingen
To separate the woody fibre from (flax, hemp, etc.) by beating; to swingle.

scuttle /ˈskʌ.təl/ [ˈskʌ.təɫ] [ˈskʌ.tɫ̩] [ˈskʌ.ɾəɫ] [ˈskʌ.ɾɫ̩] scuttles n
Eimer Kohleneimer Kohlenschütte
A container like an open bucket (usually to hold and carry coal).
Bullauge Luke
A small hatch or opening in a boat, sometimes one used for draining water from open deck.
Ausstiegsluke Klappe Luke Lüftungsklappe
(construction) A hatch that provides access to the roof from the interior of a building.

scuttle /ˈskʌ.təl/ [ˈskʌ.təɫ] [ˈskʌ.tɫ̩] [ˈskʌ.ɾəɫ] [ˈskʌ.ɾɫ̩] v
davoneilen davonflitzen eilen flitzen hoppeln krabbeln
(intransitive) To move hastily, to scurry.
versenken
(transitive) To deliberately sink one's ship or boat by any means, usually by order of the vessel's commander or owner.

scythe /ˈsaɪð/ /ˈsaɪθ/ scythes n
Sense Sichel
An instrument for mowing grass, grain, etc. by hand, composed of a long, curving blade with a sharp concave edge, fastened to a long handle called a snath. [before 10th century]
Sense
(historical) A scythe-shaped blade attached to ancient war chariots.
(cartomancy) The tenth Lenormand card.

scythe /ˈsaɪð/ /ˈsaɪθ/ v
mähen sensen
(transitive) To cut off as with a scythe; to mow. [from 1590s]

se-tenant se-tenants n
Zusammendruck
(philately) A set of postage stamps with differing values, colours, etc, but printed on the same sheet.

sea /seɪ/ /siː/ seas n
Meer See
The ocean; the continuous body of salt water covering a majority of the Earth's surface.

sea anemone sea anemones n
Seeanemone
Any of many polyps, of the order Actiniaria, which occurs in marine and estuarine habitats, and which captures its food using tentacles.

sea angel sea angels n
Ruderschnecke
Any of a group of small swimming sea slugs of the suborder Gymnosomata

sea bass /ˈsiːbæs/ sea bass sea basses n
Wolfsbarsch Seebarsch
Any of various species of saltwater fish in various families, or a specimen thereof, in several families in order Perciformes

sea buckthorn sea buckthorns n
Sanddorn
Any deciduous shrub of the genus Hippophae.

sea butterfly sea butterflies n
Seeschmetterling
A small pelagic sea snail of the suborder Thecosomata.

sea change /ˈsiːˌt͡ʃeɪnd͡ʒ/ sea changes n
Gezeitenwechsel
(idiomatic) A profound transformation; a metamorphosis.

sea cow sea cows n
Seekuh
Any of several marine mammals of the order Sirenia, including the manatee and dugong.

sea cucumber sea cucumbers n
Seegurke
An echinoderm of the class Holothuroidea, with an elongated body and leathery skin.

sea eagle sea eagles n
Seeadler
A genus of eagles (genus Haliaeetus).

sea hare sea hares n
Seehase
Any member of the order Aplysiamorpha or Anaspidea, large marine gastropod molluscs with a soft internal shell made of protein.

sea holly sea hollies n
Stranddistel Mannstreu
The plant Eryngium maritimum.

sea horse sea horses n
Seepferdchen
Any of various small marine fish of the genus Hippocampus that have a horselike head and swim upright.

sea krait sea kraits n
Plattschwanz
A venomous semi-aquatic elapid snake of the genus Laticauda.

sea lamprey sea lampreys n
Meerneunauge
A parasitic lamprey found in Europe and North America, Petromyzon marinus.

sea lettuce sea lettuces n
Meersalat
Any of several edible seaweeds of the genus Ulva.

sea level sea levels n
Meeresspiegel
The nominal height of the surface of the oceans above which heights of geographical features and aircraft flight levels are measured.

sea lion /ˈsiː ˈlaɪən/ /ˈsiːˌlaɪən/ sea lions n
Seelöwe
A marine mammal of any of several genera in the family Otariidae (the eared seals).

sea monster sea monsters n
Meerungeheuer Seeungeheuer
(mythological creature) A large and aggressive creature living in or under the sea that attacks ships.

sea onion sea onions n
Meerzwiebel
A sea squill (Drimia maritima), a plant native to Mediterranean and adjoining coasts.
Frühlingsblaustern
A spring squill (Scilla verna), a plant of Atlantic Europe.

sea otter sea otters n
Seeotter
A marine mammal native to the northern Pacific Ocean, Enhydra lutris.

sea pen sea pens n
Seefeder
A colonial marine cnidarian of the order Pennatulacea.

sea salt sea salts n
Meersalz
salt prepared by evaporating seawater.

sea serpent sea serpents n
Seeschlange
Any unidentified sea monster, especially one resembling a snake or dragon.

sea snail sea snails n
Meeresschnecke

sea spider sea spiders n
Asselspinne
A spider crab.

sea stack /ˈsi ˌstæk/ /ˈsiː ˌstæk/ sea stacks n
Brandungspfeiler Felsnadel Kliffpfeiler
(chiefly, Britain, geology) A pillar of rock that rises from the ocean, formed by surrounding softer ground eroding away.

sea turtle sea turtles n
Meeresschildkröte
Any turtle that inhabits oceans.

sea urchin /ˈsi ˌɝtʃɪ̈n/ sea urchins n
Seeigel
Any of many marine echinoderms, of the class Echinoidea, commonly found in shallow water, having a complex chewing structure named Aristotle's lantern.

sea wasp sea wasps n
Seewespe
Any of several marine stinging box jellyfish found in north east Australia and South East Asia, some deadly, especially Chironex fleckeri, Carukia barnesi, and Malo kingi.

seabag seabags n
Seesack
A duffel bag used by sailors or marines.

seabed seabeds n
Meeresboden
The floor or bottom of the sea or ocean.

seabird /ˈsiːbɜː(ɹ)d/ seabirds n
Meeresvogel Seevogel
Any bird that spends most of its time in coastal waters or over the oceans.

seaborgium /siːˈbɔːɹɡiəm/ n
Seaborgium
A transuranic chemical element (symbol Sg) with atomic number 106

seabream seabream seabreams n
Goldbrasse
Any of several species of marine fish of the families Sparidae or Bramidae found in shallow temperate and tropical waters around the World.

seadog seadogs n
Seebär
A sailor accustomed to the sea.

seafarer seafarers n
Seefahrer
One who travels by sea.

seafloor seafloors n
Meeresgrund
The bottom of a sea or ocean.

seafloor spreading seafloor spreadings n
Ozeanbodenspreizung
(geology) The outward movement of the seafloor from central underwater ridges as a result of plate tectonics; the major cause of continental drift.

seafoam seafoams n
Meeresschaum
A foam created by the agitation of seawater.

seafood /ˈsiːfuːd/ seafoods n
Meeresfrüchte Meeresfrucht
Fish, shellfish, seaweed, and other edible aquatic life.

seagoing adj
seetüchtig
Made for, fit for sailing on, or used on the high seas.

seagrass seagrasses n
Seegras
Any of various grass-like marine plants that grow underwater in salt water.

seal /siːl/ seals n
Robbe Seehund
A pinniped (Pinnipedia), particularly an earless seal (true seal) or eared seal.
Siegel Stempel
A stamp used to impress a design on a soft substance such as wax.
Siegel Petschaft
A design or insignia usually associated with an organization or an official role.
Siegel
Something which will be visibly damaged if a covering or container is opened, and which may or may not bear an official design.
Dichtung
Something designed to prevent liquids or gases from leaking through a joint.
Siegel Dichtung
A tight closure, secure against leakage.

seal /siːl/ v
versiegeln
(transitive) To place a seal on (a document).
abdichten dichten versiegeln
(transitive) To close securely to prevent leakage.

seal of approval seals of approval n
Anerkennungssiegel Bestätigungssiegel Billigungssiegel Gütesiegel Prüfsiegel Qualitätssiegel

sealant /ˈsiːlənt/ sealants n
Dichtstoff Dichtungsmittel
Any material used to seal a surface so as to prevent passage of a fluid.

sealed /siːld/ adj
versiegelt
Closed by a seal.
dicht
Preventing entrance.

sealer /siːlə/ /siːlɚ/ sealers n
Robbenjäger
A person who hunts seals.

sealing /ˈsiːlɪŋ/ n
Robbenjagd
Hunting of seals (the animals).

sealing wax /ˈsiːlɪŋ ˌwæks/ sealing waxes n
Siegellack
Wax formerly melted onto a letter to seal it; the picture of the sender's seal was often pressed into the wax as evidence that the letter had not been opened.

seam /siːm/ seams n
Naht Saum
(sewing) A folded-back and stitched piece of fabric; especially, the stitching that joins two or more pieces of fabric.
Naht
A suture.
Flöz Schicht
(geology) A thin stratum, especially of an economically viable material such as coal or mineral.

seaman /ˈsiːmən/ seamen n
Matrose
(British, Navy) A person of the lowest rank in the Navy, below able seaman.

seamanship /ˈsiː.mənˌʃɪp/ seamanships n
Seemannserfahrung Seemannskunst
(nautical) Skill in, and knowledge of, the work of navigating, maintaining, and operating a vessel at sea.

seamless adj
nahtlos fugenlos nahtfrei
(not comparable) Having no seams.
makellos nahtlos
Without interruption; coherent

seamount seamounts n
Tiefseeberg
(oceanography) An underwater mountain with a prominence of more than 1,000 metres, which does not breach the water's surface.

seamster seamsters seamstress n
Näher
A person who sews clothes professionally

seamstress /ˈsiːm(p).stɹɪs/ /ˈsɛm(p).stɹɪs/ seamstresses n
Näherin Weißnäherin
A woman who sews clothes professionally.

seaplane seaplanes n
Wasserflugzeug
(aircraft, nautical) Any aircraft capable of taking off from, and alighting on the surface of water.

seaplane carrier seaplane carriers n
Flugzeugmutterschiff

seaplane tender seaplane tenders n
Flugsicherungsschiff Flugstützpunktschiff
(obsolete) a ship designed to tend to the needs of seaplanes, floatplanes and flying boats at sea, for resupply, refueling, sometimes including catapult launch

seaport seaports n
Seehafen Binnenseehafen Hafenstadt
A town or harbour with facilities for seagoing ships to dock and take on or discharge cargo.

seapower seapowers n
Seemacht
naval military power

seaquake seaquakes n
Seebeben

sear /sɪə(ɹ)/ /sɪɚ/ sears n
Abzugsstück Fangklinke
Part of a gun that retards the hammer until the trigger is pulled.

sear /sɪə(ɹ)/ /sɪɚ/ v
verbrennen ausbrennen ausdörren austrocknen einbrennen scharf anbraten
(transitive) To char, scorch, or burn the surface of (something) with a hot instrument.

search /sɑː(ɹ)t͡ʃ/ /sɜːt͡ʃ/ /sɝt͡ʃ/ searches n
Suche
An attempt to find something.

search /sɑː(ɹ)t͡ʃ/ /sɜːt͡ʃ/ /sɝt͡ʃ/ v
suchen durchsuchen absuchen
(transitive) To look in (a place) for something.
suchen
(intransitive, followed by "for") To look thoroughly.

search box search boxes n
Eingabefeld Suchfeld Textbox Textfeld
(computing) A text box for the input of text to be searched for in a database, on the Internet, etc.

search engine search engines n
Suchmaschine
(computing) An application that searches for, and retrieves, data based on some criteria, especially one that searches the Internet for documents containing specified words.

search engine optimization n
Suchmaschinenoptimierung
(internet) The use of various techniques to improve a web site's ranking in search engines in the hopes of attracting more visitors.

search party search parties n
Suchmannschaft
A group of people who search for someone or something lost.

search term search terms n
Suchbegriff
(computing) The word or phrase that a user searches for, e.g. in a search engine.

search tree search trees n
Suchbaum
(computing theory) A tree (data structure) set up to facilitate searching.

search warrant search warrants n
Durchsuchungsbefehl
(legal) A court order in the form of a warrant, authorizing the search of a home and/or other privacy-protected place(s), notably to seek unlawful possessions, evidence etc. as part of a judicial inquiry

searchable more searchable most searchable adj
durchsuchbar suchbar
Capable of being searched, especially something that has an automated search function included.

searcher /ˈsɜː(ɹ)t͡ʃə(ɹ)/ /ˈsɝt͡ʃɚ/ searchers n
Suchender
One who searches.

searocket searockets n
Meersenf
Any of various flowering plants in the genus Cakile

seascape seascapes n
Seestück
A piece of art that depicts the sea or shoreline.

seashell seashells n
Muschel Muschelschale
The empty shell of a marine mollusk.

seashore /ˈsiːʃo(ː)ɹ/ /ˈsiːʃoə/ /ˈsiːʃɔɹ/ /ˈsiːʃɔː/ seashores n
Küste Meeresküste Meeresstrand Meeresufer Seeküste
The coastal land bordering a sea or an ocean.

seasick /siːsɪk/ more seasick most seasick adj
seekrank
Suffering from sickness, nausea or dizziness due to the motion of a ship at sea.

seasickness /ˈsiːsɪk.nəs/ seasicknesses n
Seekrankheit Naupathie
Nausea, dizziness etc caused by the motion of a ship; a form of motion sickness.

seaside seasides n
Küste Strand
The area by and around the sea; including the beach, promenade or cliffs

seaside resort seaside resorts n
Badeort Seebad
A coastal location specialising in catering for holidays (vacations).

season /ˈsiː.zən/ seasons n
Jahreszeit Saison
A part of a year when something particular happens.
Saison Staffel Jahreszeit
(North America, Australia, broadcasting) A group of episodes of a television or radio program broadcast in regular intervals with a long break between each group, usually with one year between the beginning of each.

season /ˈsiː.zən/ v
abhärten anpassen
(transitive) To habituate, accustom, or inure (someone or something) to a particular use, purpose, or circumstance.
würzen einlegen
(transitive) To flavour food with spices, herbs or salt.
trocknen
(transitive, by extension) To prepare by drying or hardening, or removal of natural juices.
austrocknen abhärten altern anpassen erwachsen werden
(intransitive) To become mature; to grow fit for use; to become adapted to a climate.

season ticket season tickets n
Saisonkarte Abonnement
A ticket that is valid for all of the events in a series of related events for which individual tickets would otherwise be needed.
Zeitkarte
A ticket that is valid for multiple rides (limited by number of rides and/or time of travel) by public transit for which individual tickets would otherwise be needed.

seasonably more seasonably most seasonably adv
zur rechten Zeit
In due season; at an opportune or fitting time.

seasonal /ˈsiːzənəl/ more seasonal most seasonal adj
jahreszeitlich saisonal
Of, related to, or reliant on a season or period of the year, especially with regard to weather characteristics.

seasonal worker seasonal workers n
Saisonarbeiter Saisonarbeiterin Saisonnier

seasoned /ˈsiːzənd/ more seasoned most seasoned adj
alterfahren altgedient erfahren fronterfahren gestanden kampferprobt
Experienced, especially in terms of a profession or a hobby

seasoning seasonings n
Gewürz Würze
(cooking) Something used to add taste or flavour to food, such as salt and pepper or other condiment, herb or spice.
Ablagern lagern zum Trocknen
The air drying of wood.

seat /siːt/ seats n
Sitz Sitzplatz
The part of an object or individual (usually the buttocks) directly involved in sitting.
The location of a governing body.
(figuratively) A membership in an organization, particularly a representative body.
Sitz Sitzplatz Sitzgelegenheit
A place in which to sit.
Stuhl Sitzmöbel Bestuhlung Gestühl
The part of a piece of clothing (usually pants or trousers) covering the buttocks.

seat belt seat belts n
Sicherheitsgurt
A restraining belt attached to a vehicle seat and fastened around occupants in order to keep them in place and decelerate them smoothly rather than suddenly in an accident, mitigating the risk of injury from uncontrolled impact with injurious objects.

seat cushion seat cushions n
Sitzkissen
Something you can sit on, or an integral part of a seat (e.g. on a bus or train).

seat of government seats of government n
Regierungssitz
The location that is the centre of authority to govern; usually the capital city of an area.

seat post seat posts n
Sattelstütze

seat reservation ticket seat reservation tickets n
Platzkarte
(This entry is a translation hub.) A ticket with guaranteed firm seating in a bus or train

seating /ˈsiːtɪŋ/ seatings n
Bestuhlung Gestühl Sitzgelegenheiten
(uncountable) The provision of chairs or other places for people to sit.

seawall seawalls n
Damm Deich
A coastal defence in the form of a wall or an embankment.

seawater seawaters n
Meerwasser Salzwasser
The saltwater of a sea or ocean.

seaweed seaweeds n
Algen Tang Seetang
Any of numerous marine plants and algae, such as a kelp.

seaworthiness n
Seetüchtigkeit
(nautical) The property of a watercraft that makes it fit to go to sea.

seaworthy /ˈsiːwɜːði/ /ˈsiːwɝði/ seaworthier seaworthiest adj
seetauglich seetüchtig
Fit for service at sea.

seax /ˈseɪ.æks/ /ˈsiːks/ seaxes n
Sax Sachs
(historical) A short Saxon sword.

sebaceous /səˈbeɪ.ʃəs/ adj
Fett- Talg- talgig
of or relating to fat, sebum

sebaceous gland sebaceous glands n
Talgdrüse
(anatomy) A gland of the skin which secretes an oily substance, sebum, usually into a hair follicle near the surface of the skin.

sebum /ˈsibm̩/ seba sebums n
Talg
(physiology) A thick oily substance, secreted by the sebaceous glands of the skin, that consists of fat, keratin and cellular debris.

secant /ˈsiːkənt/ secants n
Sekante Sekans
(trigonometry) In a right triangle, the reciprocal of the cosine of an angle. Symbol: sec

secede /sɪˈsiːd/ v
abspalten
(intransitive) To split from or to withdraw from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation.
(transitive, uncommon) To split or to withdraw one or more constituent entities from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation.

secession /səˈsɛʃən/ secessions n
Sezession Abspaltung
The act of seceding.

secessionism secessionisms n
Sezessionismus

secessionist secessionists n
Sezessionist Sezessionistin
A person who secedes or supports secession from a political union or an alliance or organisation.

secluded /səˈkluːdɪd/ more secluded most secluded adj
abgelegen abgeschieden abgesondert einsam
Hidden, isolated, remote.

seclusion /səˈkluːʒən/ seclusions n
Abgeschiedenheit Abschottung Absonderung
The act of secluding, shutting out or keeping apart.
The state of being secluded or shut out, as from company, society, the world, etc.; solitude.

second /ˈsɛk.(ə)nd/ /ˈsɛk.(ə)nt/ /ˈsɛkənd/ /ˈsɛkɪnd/ adj
zweite zweiter
Number-two; following after the first one with nothing between them. The ordinal number corresponding to the cardinal number two.

second /səˈkɑnd/ /səˈkɒnd/ /ˈsɛk.(ə)nd/ /ˈsɛk.(ə)nt/ seconds n
Sekundant
One who supports another in a contest or combat, such as a dueller's assistant.

second /ˈsɛk.(ə)nd/ /ˈsɛk.(ə)nt/ seconds n
Sekunde Augenblick Moment
A unit of time historically and commonly defined as a sixtieth of a minute which the International System of Units more precisely defines as the duration of 9,192,631,770 periods of radiation corresponding to the transition between two hyperfine levels of caesium-133 in a ground state at a temperature of absolute zero and at rest.
(informal) A short, indeterminate amount of time.
Sekunde
A unit of angle equal to one-sixtieth of a minute of arc or one part in 3600 of a degree.

second /ˈsɛk.(ə)nd/ /ˈsɛk.(ə)nt/ /ˈsɛkənd/ /ˈsɛkɪnd/ seconds n
zweite Wahl
(usually, in the plural) A manufactured item that, though still usable, fails to meet quality control standards.
Nachschlag
(usually, in the plural) An additional helping of food.
Sekunde
(music) The interval between two adjacent notes in a diatonic scale (either or both of them may be raised or lowered from the basic scale via any type of accidental).

second /səˈkɑnd/ /səˈkɒnd/ /ˈsɛk.(ə)nd/ /ˈsɛk.(ə)nt/ v
unterstützen
(transitive) To assist or support; to back.
beipflichten sekundieren
(Should we move, merge or split(+) this sense?) (transitive) To agree as a second person to (a proposal), usually to reach a necessary quorum of two. (This may come from etymology 1 above.)

second chance second chances n
zweite Chance
An opportunity to redeem oneself after a previous error or failure.

second coming second comings n
Wiederkunft
(Christianity) The prophesied return of Jesus Christ.

second derivative second derivatives n
zweite Ableitung

second fiddle second fiddles n
zweite Geige

second grade second grades n
zweite Klasse
(US, education) The period in school that comes after first grade and before third grade.

second half second halves n
zweite Halbzeit
(sports) The period of play after half time, as opposed to the first half

second hand /ˈsɛkənd ˌhænd/ second hands n
Sekundenzeiger
On a clock or watch, the hand or pointer that shows the number of seconds that have passed.

second helping second helpings n
Nachschlag
A second portion of the same thing, usually of food; seconds; refill.

second language second languages n
Zweitsprache
A language that is spoken by someone but is not their mother tongue.

second leg second legs n
Rückspiel

second lieutenant second lieutenants n
Leutnant
The lowest rank of a commissioned officer in the United States Army, United States Air Force, or United States Marine Corps, below a first lieutenant. The rank of second lieutenant is equivalent to the naval rank of ensign.

second moment of area second moments of area n
Flächenmoment 2. Grades Flächenträgheitsmoment
(engineering) A measure of a body's resistance to bending.

second of arc seconds of arc n
Bogensekunde
An angle, one sixtieth (1/60th) of a minute of arc or one 3600th of a degree.

second person second persons n
zweite Person
(grammar) The form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is the audience. In English, the second person is used with the pronouns thou and you. In many languages the singular, applying to one person, and plural, applying to several people, are distinct.

second sight n
Zweites Gesicht sechster Sinn
An additional sense beyond the five normal ones; the ability to see things that are not detectable by normal sight; clairvoyance; extrasensory perception.

second to none adj
niemanden nachstehend seinesgleichen suchend unübertroffen
As good as the best, as in quality or reputation; inferior to no one else or to nothing else of the same kind.

second wind second winds n
neuer Auftrieb
A renewed feeling of energy after a period of inactivity.

second-class adj
zweiter Klasse zweitklassig
(negative connotation) Inferior in quality or standing.

second-class object second-class objects n
Second-Class-Objekt
(programming, languages) An entity of which the value can be passed as a parameter, but that can neither be returned from a function, nor be assigned to a variable. (Used by Raphael Finkel, the first-class object does not need to have run-time constructability according to his definition.)

second-degree burn second-degree burns n
Verbrennung zweiten Grades
a burn, more severe than a first-degree burn, that blisters the skin

second-growth forest second-growth forests n
Sekundärwald
(forestry) A forest which has been harvested and is regrowing.

second-guess /ˈsɛk.(ə)ndˌɡɛs/ /ˈsɛk.(ə)ntˌɡɛs/ /ˈsɛk.ən(t)ˌɡɛs/ /ˈsɛk.əndˌɡɛs/ /ˈsɛk.ɪndˌɡɛs/ v
in Frage stellen überdenken überprüfen
(idiomatic) to vet or evaluate; to criticize or correct, often by hindsight, by presuming to have a better idea, method, etc.

second-hand smoke n
Passivrauch
The smoke from cigarettes, especially in an enclosed environment, in which any individual, including non-smokers could breathe.

second-person plural second-person plurals n
zweite Person Plural
(grammar) The form of a verb used with the pronouns you (plural), y'all, you guys, etc., or their equivalents in other languages.

second-person singular second-person singulars n
zweite Person Singular

secondary /ˈsɛkənd(ə)ɹɪ/ /ˈsɛkənˌdɛɹi/ more secondary most secondary adj
sekundär
Next in order to the first or primary; of second place in origin, rank, etc.

secondary /ˈsɛkənd(ə)ɹɪ/ /ˈsɛkənˌdɛɹi/ secondaries n
Armschwinge
(ornithology) Any flight feather attached to the ulna (forearm) of a bird.

secondary colour secondary colours n
Sekundärfarbe
(British spelling) Any of three colours derived from mixing two primary colours

secondary school secondary schools n
Oberschule Mittelschule

secondary source secondary sources n
Sekundärquelle
(historiography) A study of past events or a past author written from the perspective of a later period of time; a document that draws on one or more historical primary sources and interprets or analyses them, including documents such as newspapers whose accuracy is open to question.

secondary stress secondary stresses n
Nebenakzent Nebenbetonung
(phonetics) The weaker of two degrees of stress in the pronunciation of a word.

secondhand /ˈsɛk(ə)nd hand/ adj
gebraucht Second-Hand Secondhand- aus zweiter Hand
(of goods) Not new; previously owned and used by another.
Gebraucht-
(of a dealer) Dealing in such merchandise.
Passiv- indirekt mittelbar passiv
(figurative) Indirect; from a secondary source; not firsthand.

secondly /ˈsɛk.(ə)ndli/ /ˈsɛk.(ə)ntli/ /ˈsɛkəndli/ adv
zweitens
In the second place.

secondment /səˈkɒn(d)mənt/ secondments n
Abordnung
The process or state of being seconded, the temporary transfer of a person from their normal duty to another assignment.

seconds /ˈsɛk.əndz/ /ˈsɛk.ənts/ /ˈsɛkəndz/ n
Nachschlag
A second helping of food for one person, or refill of coffee or other drink.

secrecy /ˈsiːkɹəsi/ secrecies n
Geheimhaltung
Concealment; the condition of being secret or hidden.
Geheimniskrämerei Geheimnistuerei
The habit of keeping secrets.

secret /ˈsiːkɹət/ /ˈsiːkɹɛt/ /ˈsiːkɹɪt/ more secret most secret adj
geheim Geheimnis
Being or kept hidden. [from late 14th c.]

secret /ˈsiːkɹət/ /ˈsiːkɹɛt/ /ˈsiːkɹɪt/ secrets n
Geheimnis geheim
(countable) A piece of knowledge that is hidden and intended to be kept hidden. [from late 14th c.]

secret Santa secret Santas n
Wichteln
A Christmas tradition where a group of people give anonymous gifts to each other, with each person randomly selected to give a gift to one other person.
Wichtel
The person who buys a present for another in a secret-Santa exchange.

secret admirer secret admirers n
heimliche Verehrerin heimlicher Verehrer
One who admires another romantically but purposely remains anonymous to the extent that the subject of the admiration is unaware of the admirer's identity.

secret agent secret agents n
Geheimagentin Geheimagent
A member of an intelligence agency whose identity or affiliation is kept confidential.

secret police n
Geheimpolizei
A police force operating in secrecy and outside the normal boundaries of law and hidden from the public, usually in support of a totalitarian government's political policies to suppress political dissent through the use of methods including intimidation, violence, and surveillance. [1823]

secret service secret services n
Geheimdienst Nachrichtendienst
A governmental agency that deals with espionage and other acts of secrecy.

secret society secret societies n
Geheimbund
A club, fraternal organization, or other association which admits only selected individuals as members, whose meetings and practices are often ritualistic and not public, and which often has the purpose of furthering the social or economic opportunities of its members.

secretariat /ˌsɛkɹəˈtɛəɹɪət/ /ˌsɛkɹəˈtɛɹi.ət/ secretariats n
Sekretariat
The office or department of a government secretary.

secretary /ˈsɛk.(ɹ)əˌtɛɹ.i/ /ˈsɛk.ɹə.tə.ɹi/ /ˈsɛk.ɹə.tɹi/ [ˈsɛk.(ɹ)əˌtʰɛɹ.i] secretaries n
Sekretär Sekretärin
A person who keeps records, takes notes and handles general clerical work.
Staatssekretär Sekretär
(often, capitalized) The head of a department of government.
Sekretär
A managerial or leading position in certain non-profit organizations, such as political parties, trade unions, international organizations.
A secretary bird, a bird of the species Sagittarius serpentarius.
Sekretär Schreibsekretär
(US) A type of desk, secretary desk; a secretaire.

secretary bird /ˈsɛkɹəˌtɛɹɪ bɜːd/ secretary birds n
Sekretär
A large terrestrial bird of prey, Sagittarius serpentarius, native to Africa with very long legs that preys on reptiles, especially snakes.

secrete /sɪˈkɹiːt/ v
absondern ausscheiden aussondern sezernieren
(physiology, transitive, of organs, glands, etc.) To extract a substance from blood, sap, or similar to produce and emit waste for excretion or for the fulfilling of a physiological function.

secretion /sɪˈkriːʃ(ə)n/ secretions n
Sekret Absonderung
(countable) any substance that is secreted by an organism
Sekretion
(uncountable) the act of secreting a substance, especially from a gland

secretive /ˈsiːkɹətɪv/ /ˈsiːkɹɪtɪv/ more secretive most secretive adj
verschlossen heimlichtuerisch
Having an inclination to secrecy

secretiveness n
Geheimniskrämerei Geheimnistuerei
The state or characteristic of being secretive.

secretly /ˈsiː.kɹət.li/ /ˈsiː.kɹɪt.li/ adv
heimlich insgeheim
In secret, covertly.

sect /sɛkt/ sects n
Sekte
An offshoot of a larger religion or denomination.

sectarian /sɛkˈtɛəɹi.ən/ /sɛkˈtɛɹi.ən/ more sectarian most sectarian adj
Sekten- (prefix) sektiererisch
Of, relating to, or partial to a sect.
dogmatisch parteiisch
Dogmatic or partisan.
engstirnig beschränkt eng provinziell
Parochial or narrow-minded.
bigott eifernd engstirnig stur voreingenommen
Bigoted.

sectarian /sɛkˈtɛəɹi.ən/ /sɛkˈtɛɹi.ən/ sectarians n
Angehöriger einer Sekte Sektenangehöriger Sektenmitglied
A member of a sect.

sectarianism /sɛkˈtɛɹ.i.ən.ɪz.əm/ sectarianisms n
Sektierertum
Rigid adherence to a particular sect, denomination, ideology, or party.

section /ˈsɛkʃən/ sections n
Abschnitt Stück Teil
A cutting; a part cut out from the rest of something.
Sektion
A part, piece, subdivision of anything.
Abschnitt Paragraf Paragraph
A part of a document, especially a major#Adjective part; often notated with §.

section sign section signs n
Paragraphenzeichen
The symbol §, used to refer to a particular section of a document, such as a legal code.

sectional /ˈsɛkʃənəl/ more sectional most sectional adj
partikular
Relating to a section.

sectional /ˈsɛkʃənəl/ sectionals n
Couchgarnitur
An item of furniture composed of modular sections; usually specifically a sectional sofa.
Registerprobe Stimmprobe
(music) A band sectional, in which one section of a band or orchestra practices separately.

sector /ˈsɛk.təɹ/ sectors n
Datenblock
(computer hardware) A fixed-sized unit (traditionally 512 bytes) of sequential data stored on a track of a digital medium.

sectoral adj
sektoral
Of or pertaining to a sector (all senses).

secular /ˈsɛkjələɹ/ /ˈsɛkjʊlə/ more secular most secular adj
säkular weltlich
Not specifically religious; lay or civil, as opposed to clerical.

secular arm n
weltlicher Arm
(legal, ecclesiastical law, historical) The lay or temporal authority of a secular judge to pronounce punishment (particularly capital punishment) of an offender tried by an ecclesiastical court.

secular equilibrium secular equilibria secular equilibriums n
säkulares Gleichgewicht
(nuclear physics) The situation of the quantity of a radioisotope remaining constant because it is produced (by decay of a parent isotope) at the same rate that it decays.

secularism /ˈsɛkjʊləˌɹɪzəm/ secularisms n
Laizität Säkularismus
Neutrality towards all religions.

secularist secularists n
Säkularist Säkularistin
A person who believes in or supports secularism.

secularization secularizations n
Säkularisation Säkularisierung
The transformation of a society from close identification with religious values and institutions toward non-religious (or "irreligious") values and secular institutions.

secure /səˈkjɔɹ/ /səˈkjɔː(ɹ)/ /səˈkjɝ/ /səˈkjʊə(ɹ)/ /səˈkjʊɹ/ more secure most secure securer securest adj
sicher beschützt geschützt
Free from attack or danger; protected.
geschützt sicher
Free from the danger of theft; safe.
sicher
Free from the risk of eavesdropping, interception or discovery; secret.
Free from anxiety or doubt; unafraid.
zuverlässig
Firm and not likely to fail; stable.
sicher zuverlässig
Free from the risk of financial loss; reliable.

secure /səˈkjɔɹ/ /səˈkjɔː(ɹ)/ /səˈkjɝ/ /səˈkjʊə(ɹ)/ /səˈkjʊɹ/ v
absichern sichern
To make safe; to relieve from apprehensions of, or exposure to, danger; to guard; to protect.

securely /səˈkjɔːli/ /səˈkjɝli/ /səˈkjʊəli/ /səˈkjʊɹli/ more securely most securely adv
sicher
(manner) In a secure manner; without fear or apprehension; without danger

securitization /sɪˈkjʊəɹɪtʌɪzeɪʃən/ securitizations n
Verbriefung
(commerce, finance) The fact or process of securitizing assets; the conversion of loans into securities, usually in order to sell them on to other investors.

securitize v
verbriefen
(finance) To convert assets or claims (typically outstanding loans or other receivables) to securities, usually by selling them with a discount to a financial intermediary, which pools them with other similar assets and sells further as securities to third-party investors.

security /səˈkjɔɹ.ɪˌti/ /səˈkjʊɹ.ɪˌti/ /sɪˈkjɔːɹəti/ /sɪˈkjʊəɹəti/ [səˈkjɔɹ.ɪˌɾi] [səˈkjʊɹ.ɪˌɾi] securities n
Sicherheit
(uncountable) The condition of not being threatened, especially physically, psychologically, emotionally, or financially.
(legal) Something that secures the fulfillment of an obligation or law.
(finance) Property etc. temporarily relinquished to guarantee repayment of a loan.
Sicherheit Schutz
(countable) Something that secures.
Sicherheitsdienst
An organization or department responsible for providing security by enforcing laws, rules, and regulations as well as maintaining order.
Wertpapier
(finance, often, in plural) A tradeable financial asset, such as a share of stock.W

security blanket security blankets n
Kuscheldecke
A blanket that one uses to have a secure feeling or reduced anxiety, usually in the early years of life.

security deposit security deposits n
Kaution
An amount of money paid in advance as security against the payor's non-performance of a contractual obligation.

security forces n
Sicherheitskräfte
(political, euphemism) An army.

security guard security guards n
Sicherheitsbeamter Sicherheitsbediensteter Sicherheitsmann
A person who is employed to provide security for people or property.

security hole security holes n
Sicherheitslücke Sicherheitsmangel
(computer security) A security vulnerability in a computer system.

security service security services n
Sicherheitsdienst
A government organization established to protect its nation and its secrets from enemies.

security theater n
Sicherheitstheater
Security measures which are intended to, or do, provide a feeling or illusion of improved security, while doing little or nothing to actually improve security.

sedan /səˈdæn/ sedans n
Limousine Sänfte
An enclosed windowed chair suitable for a single occupant, carried by at least two porters, in equal numbers in front and behind, using wooden rails that passed through metal brackets on the sides of the chair.
Limousine
(US, Australia, Canada, New Zealand) An automobile designed in a configuration with separate compartments for engine space, driver/passenger space and luggage space.

sedate /səˈdeɪt/ /sɪˈdeɪt/ v
sedieren
To calm or put (a person) to sleep using a sedative drug.
ruhig stellen
To make tranquil.

sedative /ˈsɛdətɪv/ more sedative most sedative adj
beruhigend sedativ
(pharmaceutical effect) Calming, soothing, inducing sleep, tranquilizing

sedative /ˈsɛdətɪv/ sedatives n
Beruhigungsmittel
(pharmaceutical drug) An agent or drug that sedates, having a calming or soothing effect, or inducing sleep.

sedentary /ˈsɛd.ən.tə.ɹi/ /ˈsɛd.ən.tɛɹ.i/ /ˈsɛd.ən.tɹi/ more sedentary most sedentary adj
ortsgebunden
Not moving; relatively still; staying in the vicinity.
sitzend ortsgebunden
(medicine, of a job, lifestyle, etc.) Not moving much; sitting around.

sedeprivationism n
Sedisprivationismus
The school of thought, in Roman Catholicism, that the popes of the new religion of Vatican II council have been defective or deprived of the infallible teaching authority of the office because of their Modernist intent and remain in pope elect status until rencanting the innovations.

sedevacantism /ˌsɛdɪˈveɪkəntɪzəm/ n
Sedisvakantismus Sedisvacantismus
The belief, held by a minority of traditionalist Catholics, that the present occupant of the Holy See is not the true pope and that the see has been vacant since the 1960s.

sedge /sɛd͡ʒ/ sedges n
Segge Riedgras
Any plant of the genus Carex, the true sedge, perennial, endogenous herbs, often growing in dense tufts in marshy places. They have triangular jointless stems, a spiked inflorescence, and long grasslike leaves which are usually rough on the margins and midrib. There are several hundred species.

sedge warbler sedge warblers n
Schilfrohrsänger
A small European warbler, Acrocephalus schoenobaenus, family Acrocephalidae, that winters in sub-Saharan Africa

sediment /ˈsɛd.ɪ.mənt/ sediments n
Bodensatz Satz Sediment
A collection of small particles, particularly dirt, that precipitates from a river or other body of water.

sedimentary rock sedimentary rocks n
Sedimentgestein
(geology) One of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth; formed by the deposition of either the weathered remains of other rocks, the results of biological activity, or precipitation from solution.

sedimentation sedimentations n
Sedimentation
The separation of a suspension of solid particles into a concentrated slurry and a supernatant liquid, either to concentrate the solid or to clarify the liquid.

sedimentology sedimentologies n
Sedimentologie
(geology) The study of natural sediments and of the processes by which they are formed

sedition /sɛˈdɪ.ʃən/ seditions n
Aufwiegelung Verhetzung Volksverhetzung
Organized incitement of rebellion or civil disorder against authority or the state, usually by speech or writing.
Aufruhr
Insurrection or rebellion.

seditionary seditionaries n
Unruhestifter Agitator Aufrührer Aufwiegler Demagoge Hetzredner
An inciter or promoter of sedition; a seditionist.

seditious /səˈdɪʃəs/ more seditious most seditious adj
rebellisch auf Krawall gebürstet widerspenstig
Of, related to, or being involved in sedition.

seduce /sɪˈd(j)uːs/ /sɪˈdjuːs/ v
verführen
(transitive) To beguile or lure (someone) away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray. [1520s]
verführen verleiten
(transitive) To entice or induce (someone) to engage in a sexual relationship. [1550s]

seducer seducers n
Verführer
Someone who seduces, especially a man who seduces a woman.

seduction /sɪˈdʌk.ʃn̩/ seductions n
Verführung
The act of seducing.

seductive /sɪˈdʌktɪv/ more seductive most seductive adj
verführerisch
Attractive, alluring, tempting.

seductress seductor seductresses n
Verführerin
A woman who seduces.

sedulous /ˈsɛdjʊ-/ /ˈsɛd͡ʒələs/ /ˈsɛd͡ʒʊləs/ more sedulous most sedulous adj
emsig eifrig gewissenhaft
Of a person: diligent in application or pursuit; constant and persevering in business or in endeavours to effect a goal; steadily industrious.

see /ˈsi/ /ˈsiː/ sees n
Bischofssitz
a diocese, archdiocese; a region of a church, generally headed by a bishop, especially an archbishop.

see /ˈsi/ /ˈsiː/ v
sehen schauen
(transitive) To perceive or detect someone or something with the eyes, or as if by sight.
verstehen sehen
(figuratively) To understand.

see Naples and die proverb
Neapel sehen und sterben siehe Neapel und stirb
One can die at peace after having seen Naples, Italy, nothing else on Earth surpassing its beauty.

see also phraseologicalUnit
siehe auch
A suggestion that other topics of study are related to a current topic.

see off v
begleiten
To accompany someone to a point of departure; to ensure someone departs safely.

see red v
rotsehen
(idiomatic) To become enraged, angry, or irritated.
Rot sehen
(idiomatic, football) To receive a red card, and be dismissed from the playing field.

see sense v
zur Einsicht kommen

see stars v
alle Sterne am Himmel leuchten sehen
(idiomatic) To experience apparent flashing lights in one's field of vision, especially after receiving a blow to the head.

see the forest for the trees v
den Wald vor lauter Bäumen nicht sehen
(idiomatic, chiefly in the negative) To discern an overall pattern from a mass of detail; to see the big picture, or the broader, more general situation.

see the light v
das Licht der Welt erblicken
das Licht erblicken
(idiomatic, religious) To undergo a spiritual conversion.
geht ein Licht auf
(idiomatic) To gain an understanding of something previously not understood, especially in a sudden insight.

see the light of day v
das Licht der Welt erblicken
(idiomatic) To appear; to be published or disseminated.

see through v
durchschauen
(transitive) To perceive visually through something transparent.
(transitive, idiomatic) To not be deceived by something that is false or misleading; to understand the hidden truth about someone or something.
durchschauen durchblicken
(transitive, idiomatic) To recognize someone's true motives or character.

see you /ˈsiː juː/ /ˈsiː jə/ phraseologicalUnit
bis dann bis bald tschüss wir sehen uns
(informal) see you later

see you later phraseologicalUnit
bis später auf Wiedersehen man sieht sich tschüss
(idiomatic) A phrase used at parting, and not necessarily implying that the person being addressed will be seen later by the speaker.

see you soon interjection
bis bald
Goodbye; something said at a farewell, not necessarily literally meaning that the speaker will see the hearer(s) again.

see you tomorrow phraseologicalUnit
bis morgen
Used as a farewell, stating that the speaker and interlocutor(s) will see each other the next day.

seed /siːd/ seeds n
Samen Samenkorn Saat
(countable) Any small seed-like fruit.
Samen Aussaat Saat
(uncountable, collective) An amount of seeds that cannot be readily counted.
Samen Sperma
(uncountable) Semen.
Saat Ursprung
(countable, figurative) A precursor.
Samen Brut
(now, _, rare) Offspring, descendants, progeny.

seed /siːd/ v
säen aussäen
(transitive) To plant or sow an area with seeds.
klassifizieren
(sports, gaming) To allocate a seeding to a competitor.

seed crystal seed crystals n
Impfkristall
A small crystal from which a larger crystal of the same substance is grown

seed money seed moneys seed monies n
Startkapital
(finance) Money used to set up a new business venture.

seed oil seed oils n
Kernöl
A form of edible oil extracted from seeds.

seed plant seed plants n
Samenpflanze
(botany) A plant which reproduces by breading seeds in the wide sense of the term, including spores etc.

seed potato seed potatoes n
Saatkartoffel
A potato, usually with tiny shoots (chits), which is planted in the ground in order to grow a potato plant.

seedbed seedbeds n
Saatbeet Saatbett
Ground prepared for the planting of seeds.
Nährboden
(figuratively) A place conducive to development and attainment.

seedeater seedeaters n
Pfäffchen
Any bird in the genus Sporophila of the tanager family, Thraupidae

seeding /ˈsiːdɪŋ/ seedings n
Auslosung Platzierung Startplatzvergabe
(sports, games) The arrangement of positions in a tournament.

seeding plough seeding ploughs n
Säpflug

seedless adj
kernlos
Not having (noticeable) seeds.

seedling /ˈsiːdlɪŋ/ seedlings n
Sämling Setzling
(botany) A young plant grown from seed.

seedy /ˈsiːdi/ seedier seediest adj
voller Samenkörner
Full of seeds.
anrüchig heruntergekommen runtergekommen zwielichtig
(figurative) Disreputable, run-down.
schmuddelig ungepflegt
Untidy; unkempt.
elend schlecht
Infirm; unwell; gone to seed.
elend verkatert
Suffering the effects of a hangover.

seeing /ˈsiːɪŋ/ adj
sehend
Having vision; not blind.

seeing /ˈsiːɪŋ/ seeings n
Sehen
The action of the verb to see; eyesight.

seeing is believing proverb
ein Bild sagt mehr als tausend Worte
(idiomatic) You need to see something to believe it; visible facts cannot be denied.

seek /siːk/ v
suchen
(transitive) To try to reach or come to; to go to; to resort to.

seek and ye shall find proverb
suche und du wirst finden suchet, so werdet ihr finden wer suchet, der findet
Something can be found if it is looked for.
suchet, so werdet ihr finden
Effort will be rewarded.

seeker /ˈsikɚ/ /ˈsiːkə/ seekers n
Suchender Sucher Sucherin
One who seeks.

seem /siːm/ v
scheinen vorkommen dünken
(copulative) To appear; to look outwardly; to be perceived as.

seemly /ˈsiːmli/ seemlier seemliest adj
anständig passend angebracht angemessen gesittet korrekt
(of behavior) Appropriate; suited to the occasion or purpose; becoming.

seep /siːp/ v
durchsickern
(transitive) (of a crack etc.) To allow a liquid to pass through, to leak.

seepage seepages n
Einsickerung Versickerung
The process by which something, especially a liquid, leaks through a porous substance; the process of seeping. (Also used figuratively: the process of diffusing.)

seer /sɪə(ɹ)/ /ˈsiːə(ɹ)/ seers n
Hellseher Wahrsagerin Seher Wahrsager Hellseherin Prophet
One who foretells the future; a clairvoyant, prophet, soothsayer or diviner.

seersucker /ˈsɪəˌsʌk.ə/ /ˈsɪɹˌsʌk.ɚ/ seersuckers n
Seersucker

seesaw /ˈsi.sɔ/ /ˈsiː.sɑː/ /ˈsiː.sɔː/ seesaws n
Wippe Gigampfi
A structure composed of a plank, balanced in the middle, used as a game in which one person goes up as the other goes down.

seesaw /ˈsi.sɔ/ /ˈsiː.sɑː/ /ˈsiː.sɔː/ v
schaukeln
wippen
(intransitive) To use a seesaw.

seethe /sið/ /siːð/ v
kochen
Of a person: to be in an agitated or angry mental state, often in a way that is not obvious to others.
schäumen sprudeln
Of a liquid, vapour, etc., or a container holding it: to foam or froth in an agitated manner, as if boiling.
sieden
Of a liquid or other substance, or a container holding it: to be boiled (vigorously); to become boiling hot.

seething /ˈsiː.ðɪŋ/ adj
wütend
Filled with unexpressed anger, the state of being livid.

segment /sɛɡˈmɛnt/ /ˈsɛɡ.mənt/ /ˈsɛɡmɛnt/ segments n
Segment
A length of some object.

segment /sɛɡˈmɛnt/ /ˈsɛɡ.mənt/ /ˈsɛɡmɛnt/ v
segmentieren
(ambitransitive) To divide into segments or sections.

segmentation segmentations n
Segmentierung
The act or an instance of dividing into segments
The state of being divided into segments

segregate /ˈsɛɡɹəɡət/ /ˈsɛɡɹəˌɡeɪt/ v
absondern isolieren trennen
(transitive) To separate, especially by social policies that directly or indirectly keep races or ethnic groups apart.

segregation /sɛɡɹəˈɡeɪ̯ʃən/ segregations n
Trennung Segregation
The setting apart or separation of things or people, as a natural process, a manner of organizing people that may be voluntary or enforced by law.
Geschlechtertrennung Rassentrennung
(politics, public policy) The separation of people (geographically, residentially, or in businesses, public transit, etc) into racial or other categories (e.g. religion, sex).
Rassentrennung Geschlechtertrennung
(sociology) The separation of people (geographically, residentially, or in businesses, public transit, etc) into various categories which occurs due to social forces (culture, etc).

segue /ˈsɛɡweɪ/ segues n
Übergang Überleitung
An instance of segueing, a transition.

segue /ˈsɛɡweɪ/ v
wechseln überleiten
To move smoothly from one state or subject to another.
überleiten
(music) To make a smooth transition from one theme to another.

sei whale sei whales n
Seiwal
A whale of the rorqual family (Balaenoptera borealis).

seiche /seɪʃ/ /sit͡ʃ/ seiches n
Seiche
(hydrology) A short-term standing wave oscillation of the water level in a lake, characteristic of its geometry.

seigniorage /ˈseɪ.njə.ɹɪd͡ʒ/ seigniorages n
Münzgewinn Münzprägegewinn Seigniorage
(money) The revenue obtained directly by minting coin (difference between face value and cost of metal).

seine /seɪn/ seines n
Schleppnetz Ringwadennetz
A long net having floats attached at the top and sinkers (weights) at the bottom, used in shallow water for catching fish.

seisin seisins n
Gewere
(law, historical) An entitlement to a freehold estate with a right to immediate possession; dates from feudal times but is still used in technical discussions of real property law today.

seismic /ˈsaɪzmɪk/ more seismic most seismic adj
seismisch
Related to, or caused by an earthquake or other vibration of the Earth.

seismicity seismicities n
Seismizität
(geology) A measure or a degree of how seismic a region is or how prone it is to earthquakes.

seismograph /ˈsaɪz.mə.ɡɹæf/ seismographs n
Seismograf Seismograph
An instrument that automatically detects and records the intensity, direction and duration of earthquakes and similar events.

seismological adj
seismologisch
Relating to seismology.

seismologist seismologists n
Seismologe Seismologin
A person who is skilled at, professes, or practices seismology.

seismology /saɪs.ˈmɑl.ə.d͡ʒi/ /saɪs.ˈmɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/ /saɪzˈmɑl.ə.d͡ʒi/ /saɪzˈmɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/ n
Seismologie
The study of the vibration of the Earth's interior caused by natural and unnatural sources, such as earthquakes.

seismometer seismometers n
Seismometer
(geology) A device used by seismologists to detect and measure seismic waves and therefore locate earthquakes etc; a seismograph.

seitan /ˈseɪtæn/ /ˈseɪtɑːn/ /ˈseɪtən/ seitans n
Seitan
Specially processed wheat gluten, used as a protein-rich food.

seize /siːz/ v
ergreifen greifen fassen packen
(transitive) To deliberately take hold of; to grab or capture.
ergreifen packen
(transitive) To take advantage of (an opportunity or circumstance).
beschlagnahmen
(transitive) To take possession of (by force, law etc.).
ergreifen erfassen packen
(transitive) To have a sudden and powerful effect upon.
krampfen
(intransitive) To have a seizure.
festgehen stocken
(intransitive) To bind or lock in position immovably; see also seize up.

seize the day v
nutze den Tag
(idiomatic) To enjoy the present and not worry about the future; to live for the moment.

seize up v
verhärten
(of muscles) To stiffen or become tight and difficult to move.
blockieren festfressen liegen bleiben verklemmen
(of a machine) To stop working suddenly, and become impossible to start again.

seizure /ˈsi.ʒɚ/ /ˈsizjʊɚ/ /ˈsiː.ʒə(ɹ)/ [ˈsɪi.ʒə(ɹ)] seizures n
Beschlagnahme
The act of taking possession, as by force or right of law.
Anfall
A sudden attack or convulsion, (e.g. an epileptic seizure).
A sudden onset of pain or emotion.

seldom /ˈsɛldəm/ more seldom most seldom seldomer seldomest adv
selten
Infrequently, rarely.

select /sɪˈlɛkt/ v
auswählen
To choose one or more elements of a set, especially a set of options.

select committee select committees n
Sonderausschuss
A committee made up of a number of parliamentary or legislative members appointed to deal with particular areas or issues beyond the authority or capacity of a standing committee.

selectable /səˈlɛktəbl̩/ /sɪˈlɛktəbl̩/ more selectable most selectable adj
ansteuerbar auswählbar wählbar
Capable of being selected.

selected /sɪˈlɛktɪd/ adj
augewählt selektiert
That have been selected or chosen.

selection /səˈlɛkʃən/ selections n
Selektion
Auswahl Anwahl Aufruf Aussonderung Wahl
The process or act of selecting.
Auslese Auswahl Markierung Nominierung Sichtung
Something selected.
A variety of items taken from a larger collection.

selective /səˈlɛktɪv/ more selective most selective adj
Selektions- ausgewählt auswählend gezielt herausgreifend punktuell
Of or relating to the process of selection.
Selektions- selektiv
(biology) Of or relating to natural selection.
wählerisch
(of a person) choosy, fussy or discriminating when selecting.

selectivity selectivities n
Selektivität Trennschärfe
The quality of being selective, or extent to which something is selective.
Abstimmschärfe Empfindlichkeit Selektivität Trennschärfe
The ability of a radio receiver to separate a desired signal frequency from others.

selenate selenates n
Selenat
(chemistry) any salt or ester of selenic acid

selenide selenides n
Selenid
(chemistry) any compound in which selenium serves as an anion with an oxidation number of -2

selenite selenites n
Frauenglas Marienglas Selenit Spiegelstein
(mineral) A soft, glassy form of gypsum (chemical formula CaSO4·2H2O).
Selenit
(inorganic chemistry) The anion SeO32− derived from selenous acid; any salt or ester of selenous acid.

selenium /səˈliːni.əm/ /sɪˈliːni.əm/ seleniums n
Selen
A nonmetallic chemical element (symbol Se) with an atomic number of 34, used mainly in glassmaking and pigments and as a semiconductor.

selenium hexafluoride n
Selenhexafluorid
(inorganic compound) The binary compound of selenium and fluorine SeF6.

selenium yeast selenium yeasts n
Selenhefe
A material, produced by fermentation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae in the presence of selenium, that has selenium atoms incorporated into the amino acid methionine

selenocentric adj
selenozentrisch
(astronomy) Having the moon at the center.

selenologist selenologists n
Selenologe Selenologin
A person skilled or involved in selenology.

selenology /sɛliːˈnɒləd͡ʒɪ/ selenologies n
Selenologie
(chiefly) The scientific study of the Moon’s movements in the heavens and the kinetic influences it has upon and it receives from other astronomical bodies.

selenophosphate selenophosphates n
Selenophosphat
(inorganic chemistry) The anion PSeO33-, the selenium analogue of thiophosphate

selenophosphate synthetase selenophosphate synthetases n
Selenphosphatsynthetase
(enzyme) Any enzyme that catalyses the formation of a selenophosphate

self /sɛf/ /sɛlf/ selfs selves n
Selbst
An individual person as the object of the person's own reflective consciousness (plural selves).

self- /sɛlf/ prefix
auto- selbst-
of, by, in or with oneself or itself

self-abasement self-abasements n
Selbsterniedrigung
The abasement of oneself.

self-abnegation self-abnegations n
Selbstverleugnung

self-actualization self-actualizations n
Selbstverwirklichung
Psychological development that can be achieved when all basic and mental needs are fulfilled. [1950 to date]

self-actualize v
sich selbst verwirklichen
To achieve self-actualization; to reach one's personal peak of individual empowerment and fulfillment.

self-adhesive adj
selbstklebend
adhesive

self-adjoint adj
selbstadjungiert

self-assertive more self-assertive most self-assertive adj
meinungsstark selbstbestimmt
determined to advance one's own personality or views

self-assurance n
Selbstsicherheit Selbstvergewisserung
Synonym of self-confidence: the state or quality of being confident in oneself.

self-assured more self-assured most self-assured adj
selbstsicher
confident in one's own abilities

self-awareness n
Selbstbewusstsein
The state or property of being self-aware; state of being aware of oneself as an individual.

self-censorship self-censorships n
Selbstzensur
The act of censoring one's own work or what one says without overt pressure from any specific party or institution of authority, often for fear of sanctions.

self-checkout self-checkouts n
Selbstbedienungskasse
(retail, countable) A self-scan checkout.

self-confidence self-confidences n
Selbstvertrauen
The state or degree of being self-confident: believing in one's own abilities.

self-confident more self-confident most self-confident adj
selbstsicher
Confident in one's own abilities.

self-conscious more self-conscious most self-conscious adj
selbstbewusst
Aware of oneself as an individual being.
Excessively conscious of one's appearance or behaviour.
befangen gehemmt unbehaglich verlegen verunsichert
Uncomfortably over-conscious of one's appearance or behaviour; socially ill at ease.

self-consciousness n
Selbstbewusstsein
The awareness of the self as an entity.
Verlegenheit Befangenheit Gehemmtheit
Shyness; a feeling of unease in social situations.

self-contained /ˈsɛlf.kənˌteɪnd/ v
autonom autark selbstständig
not requiring external or additional support

self-contradiction self-contradictions n
Selbstwiderspruch

self-contradictory adj
in sich selbst widersprüchlich selbstwidersprüchlich
Containing multiple claims or ideas that are inherently in disagreement; of something or someone that contradicts itself.

self-control /ˌsɛlf kənˈtɹoʊl/ /ˌsɛlf kənˈtɹəʊl/ self-controls n
Selbstbeherrschung Selbstkontrolle
The ability to control one's desires and impulses; willpower.

self-critical /sɛlfˈkɹɪtɪkəl/ more self-critical most self-critical adj
selbstkritisch
Capable of criticizing oneself; able to find mistakes and possibilities for improvement in one's own work.

self-criticism n
Selbstkritik
Criticism of oneself.

self-deception self-deceptions n
Selbstbetrug Selbsttäuschung
The act of fooling oneself, of willfully not accepting the obvious.

self-defense self-defenses n
Selbstverteidigung Notwehr
The means of defending oneself from physical attack.
Notwehr Selbstverteidigung
(legal) The right to protect oneself against violence by using reasonable force, which can be used as justification in several charges including murder, assault, and battery.

self-denial self-denials n
Selbstverleugnung
Action that sacrifices one's own benefit for the good of others.

self-deportation self-deportations n
freiwillige Ausreise
Voluntary emigration by members of an unwanted or illegal population, often as a result of policies that make staying in their country of residence difficult.

self-deprecating /ˌsɛlfˈdɛpɹəˌkeɪtɪŋ/ more self-deprecating most self-deprecating adj
selbsterniedrigend selbstironisch selbstkritisch
Expressing disapproval of oneself.

self-deprecation n
Selbstironie Selbstherabsetzung Selbstkritik Selbstzerfleischung
The disparagement of one's own self.

self-destruction self-destructions n
Selbstzerstörung
The voluntary destruction of something by itself.

self-destructive more self-destructive most self-destructive adj
selbstzerstörerisch
Causing injury to oneself or harm to one's interests.

self-determination /ˌsɛlfdɪˌtɜː(ɹ)mɪˈneɪʃən/ n
Selbstbestimmung
(politics) The political independence of a people

self-discipline n
Selbstdisziplin
Control of oneself, willpower.

self-doubt self-doubts n
Selbstzweifel
The doubting of one's own abilities.

self-driving adj
selbstfahrend
Of a motor vehicle: equipped with sensors and computer technology to allow it to drive without a human operator.

self-dual adj
selbstdual
(linear algebra) Of a vector space, isomorphic to its dual space.
(mathematics) Of a graph or polyhedron, being the dual of itself.

self-educated v
autodidaktisch
having learned without the direction of a teacher

self-effacing more self-effacing most self-effacing adj
bescheiden demütig sanft sanftmütig schüchtern still
Shy, extremely humble and modest; making oneself seem unnoticeable.

self-employed adj
freiberuflich freischaffend selbstständig selbständig
Working for oneself, rather than for an employer.

self-employment n
Selbstständigkeit Selbständigkeit
Working for oneself, as being an independent contractor.

self-esteem /ˌsɛlf.əˈstiːm/ self-esteems n
Selbstwertgefühl Selbstachtung Selbstrespekt Selbstwertschätzung
Confidence in one's own worth; self-respect.

self-evidence n
Selbstverständlichkeit
The quality of being self-evident.

self-evident adj
selbstverständlich
Obviously true, and requiring no proof, argument or explanation.

self-explanatory more self-explanatory most self-explanatory adj
selbsterklärend selbstverständlich
Obvious, having a nature that makes it clear or that explains itself.

self-flagellation self-flagellations n
Selbstgeißelung
(historical) The practice of whipping oneself as penance for sins.

self-fulfilling adj
selbsterfüllend
Describing a prediction that causes itself to occur as predicted.

self-fulfilling prophecy self-fulfilling prophecies n
selbsterfüllende Prophezeiung
A prediction that, by being voiced, causes itself to come true.

self-harm n
Selbstverletzendes Verhalten Selbstverletzung
(mental health) The deliberate non-suicidal injuring of one's own body.

self-hatred self-hatreds n
Selbsthass
Hatred of oneself.

self-help n
Selbsthilfe
The practice of bettering oneself without relying on the assistance of others.

self-image self-images n
Selbstbild
A person's own view of themselves and their own character and worth.

self-immolation self-immolations n
Selbstverbrennung
The act of setting oneself on fire, especially as a form of protest.

self-important more self-important most self-important adj
wichtigtuerisch
Having, or behaving as if having, too high of an opinion of one's own importance.

self-improvement self-improvements n
Selbstentwicklung Selbstverbesserung persönliche Weiterbildung
The following of a disciplined programme to improve one's physical health, mental health or character.

self-indulgence self-indulgences n
Maßlosigkeit Zügellosigkeit
Excessive or immoderate indulgence of one's own personal desires and needs above all others.

self-indulgent more self-indulgent most self-indulgent adj
ausschweifend hemmungslos maßlos zügellos
Exhibiting tendencies of self-indulgence.

self-inflicted adj
selbstgemacht
Inflicted by oneself.

self-interest n
Eigennutz
One's personal interest or advantage, especially when pursued without regard for others.

self-isolation self-isolations n
Selbstisolation Selbstisolierung

self-knowledge /ˈsɛlfˌnɑl.ɪdʒ/ /ˈsɛlfˌnɒl.ɪdʒ/ n
Selbsterkenntnis
Knowledge or insight into one's own nature and abilities.

self-learning n
Selbststudium
Learning done by oneself, without a teacher or instructor.

self-love n
Selbstliebe
Regard for oneself; love of oneself.

self-made adj
selbstgemacht
(of a thing) Made by oneself instead of bought or taken over.

self-medication n
Selbstmedikation
Medication of oneself without professional advice in order to treat a real or imagined condition.

self-obsession self-obsessions n
Selbstbesessenheit
preoccupation with self; egocentrism; selfishness

self-opinionated more self-opinionated most self-opinionated adj
sehr von sich überzeugt äußerst meinungsbewusst
Obstinately adhering to one's own opinion.

self-pity n
Selbstmitleid
A feeling of pity for oneself.

self-pitying more self-pitying most self-pitying adj
selbstmitleidig
Pitying oneself; marked by self-pity.

self-plagiarism self-plagiarisms n
Selbstplagiat
Reuse of words, ideas, or artistic expression from material one had previously published or submitted, especially without acknowledgment of their earlier publication or submission.

self-pollination self-pollinations n
Selbstbestäubung
Pollination of a flower by its own pollen, in a flower that has both stamens and a pistil.

self-pollution n
Selbstbefleckung
(obsolete) Masturbation, seen as sinful according to religious dogma. [from 17th c.]

self-portrait self-portraits n
Selbstporträt Selbstbildnis
The bust of an artist by the artist him/herself; a portrait of the painter who painted it.

self-praise self-praises n
Eigenlob
The praise of oneself; self-applause.

self-preservation /ˌsɛlfˌpɹɛzɜˈɹ.veɪ.ʃən/ n
Selbsterhaltung Selbsterhaltungstrieb
The instinctive behaviour that protects oneself from harm.

self-proclaimed adj
selbsternannt

self-propelled adj
selbstfahrend
Having its own means of propulsion that moves with it.

self-publish v
selbst veröffentlichen self-publishen
(authorship) To publish a work independently, without the assistance of a publishing company.

self-publisher self-publishers n
Selbstverleger Self-Publisher

self-publishing n
Selbstveröffentlichung Self-Publishing
The publishing of books and other media by the authors or creators of those works, rather than by established, third-party publishers.

self-quarantine /ˌsɛlfˈkwɒɹəntiːn/ self-quarantines n
Selbstquarantäne
(epidemiology) Isolation by avoiding physical contact with other individuals, especially in order to reduce the transmission of a contagious disease.

self-reference v
Selbstreferenz Selbstreferenzialität
(transitive, uncommon) To reference itself or oneself.

self-referential /ˈsɛlf ɹɛfəˈɹɛnʃl/ /ˈsɛlf ˌɹɛfəˈɹɛn(t)ʃəl/ more self-referential most self-referential adj
selbstbezüglich selbstreferenziell
That refers to itself or oneself.

self-referentiality self-referentialities n
Selbstbezüglichkeit
The quality of being self-referential.

self-regulation n
Selbstregulation
The regulation (by a person or an organization) of their own behaviour without external control or monitoring.

self-reliance n
Selbständigkeit Selbstständigkeit
The capacity to rely on one's own capabilities, and to manage one's own affairs; independence.

self-reliant more self-reliant most self-reliant adj
eigenständig auf sich selbst verlassend auf sich selbst vertrauend sich selbst vertrauend
Reliant upon oneself; trusting to one's own powers or judgment.

self-respect n
Selbstachtung Selbstrespekt Selbstwertschätzung
The knowledge of one's own worth, valuing one's self; pride.

self-righteous more self-righteous most self-righteous adj
selbstgerecht
Piously self-assured and smugly moralistic.

self-righteousness n
Selbstgerechtigkeit
Confidence in one's own righteousness, self-assurance, smug.

self-sacrifice self-sacrifices n
Selbstaufopferung
The giving up of one's own benefit for the good of others.

self-satisfaction n
Selbstzufriedenheit
The state of being excessively pleased with oneself; smugness.
A feeling of fulfillment or contentment with respect to one's own accomplishments or situation.

self-satisfied more self-satisfied most self-satisfied adj
selbstzufrieden
Satisfied with oneself, especially over-satisfied; smug; slightly arrogant.

self-service n
Selbstbedienung
(often, attributive) The practice of serving oneself, usually when purchasing items.

self-serving more self-serving most self-serving adj
egoistisch eigennützig selbstsüchtig
Showing interest only in oneself (pursuing self-interest to the exclusion of other goals).

self-study v
Selbststudium Selbstunterricht
(intransitive, rare) To study without the aid of a formal educational institution.

self-styled adj
selbsternannt

self-sufficiency n
Selbstversorgung Autarkie Nahrungsmittel-Selbstversorgung Nahrungsmittelselbstversorgung Selbstgenügsamkeit Selbstständigkeit
The condition of being self-sufficient.

self-sufficient more self-sufficient most self-sufficient adj
selbstgenügsam
Able to provide for oneself independently of others; not needing external support. [from 16th c.]

self-sufficiently more self-sufficiently most self-sufficiently adv
selbstgenügsam
In a self-sufficient manner.

self-tapping screw self-tapping screws n
Blechbohrschraube
A screw, with a hardened thread, that forms its own internal thread when driven into a relatively soft material (such as sheet metal).

self-thinking adj
selbstdenkend

self-titled adj
mit dem eigenen Namen betitelt
Eponymously named; having the same name as the author or artist.

self-will n
Eigensinn Eigenwille
The quality of being willful and ignoring opposition.

self-willed more self-willed most self-willed adj
eigenwillig eigensinnig
Obstinate; strong-minded; unyielding to the desires, concern or opinions of others.

self-worth self-worths n
Selbstwert
The value one assigns to oneself or one's abilities in self assessment.

selfbow /ˈsɛlfbəʊ/ /ˈsɛlfˌboʊ/ selfbows n
Primitiv-Bogen
(archery) A bow made from a single piece of wood (often referred to as a bow stave).

selfheal selfheals n
Braunelle Brunelle
A small, herbaceous European plant with blue-violet flowers from any species of genus Prunella.

selfhood selfhoods n
Selbstsein
(philosophy, psychology) State of having a distinct identity, or being an individual distinct from others; individuality.

selficide selficides n
Selfizid
(informal) Accidental death that occurs while trying to take a selfie in a dangerous environment.

selfie /ˈsɛlfi/ selfies n
Selfie
(informal, mobile phones) A photographic self-portrait, especially one taken manually (not using a timer, tripod etc.) with a small camera or mobile phone.

selfie stick selfie sticks n
Selfie-Stab Selfie-Stange Selfiestick
(mobile phones) An extendable monopod arm onto which a smartphone or camera can be mounted in order to take wide-angle photographs of oneself.

selfish /ˈsɛlf.ɪʃ/ [ˈsɛɫ̥fɪʃ] more selfish most selfish selfisher selfishest adj
selbstsüchtig egoistisch egozentrisch
Holding one's own self-interest as the standard for decision making.

selfishness /ˈsɛl.fɪʃ.nəs/ selfishnesses n
Selbstsucht Egoismus
the quality of being selfish; the condition of putting one's own interests before those of others.

selfless more selfless most selfless adj
selbstlos uneigennützig
Having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself but for others; unselfish.

selflessness selflessnesses n
Selbstlosigkeit
The quality or state of being selfless.

selfsame /ˈsɛlfseɪm/ /ˈsɛlfˌseɪm/ /ˌsɛlfˈseɪm/ adj
dasselbe derselbe dieselbe
Chiefly preceded by the: precisely the same; the very same; the same not only in being similar but in being identical.

selkie selkies n
Selkie
(Celtic mythology) A seal which can magically transform into a human by shedding its skin.

sell /sɛl/ v
verkaufen vertreiben
(transitive, ditransitive, intransitive) To transfer goods or provide services in exchange for money.
sich verkaufen
(ergative) To be sold.
verkaufen
(transitive) To promote a particular viewpoint.
beschummeln beschwindeln
(transitive, slang) To trick, cheat, or manipulate someone.

sell like hot cakes v
weggehen wie warme Semmeln
(intransitive, idiomatic) To be sold in large numbers quickly.

sell one's own grandmother v
die eigene Großmutter verkaufen

sell out v
ausverkaufen
To sell all of a product that is in stock.

sell short v
leerverkaufen
(transitive, finance) To engage in the process of short selling (selling a stock one does not own on the premise of the stock's price going down).

sell-by date sell-by dates n
MHD Mindesthaltbarkeitsdatum Verfallsdatum
The final date on which a perishable product can be legally sold to the public.

seller /ˈsɛlə/ /ˈsɛlɚ/ sellers n
Verkäufer Verkäuferin
Someone who sells; a vendor; a clerk.

selling /ˈsɛlɪŋ/ sellings n
Verkaufen
Action of the verb to sell.

selling price selling prices n
Verkaufspreis Abgabepreis
(business) The price at which an item is actually sold.

semantic /səˈmæntək/ /sɪˈmæntɪk/ adj
semantisch
Of or relating to semantics or the meanings of words. [from late 19th c.]

semantic field semantic fields n
Bedeutungsfeld semantisches Feld
(linguistics, translation studies) A group of words which all relate to the same subject or concept, or to overlapping aspects thereof.

semantic loan semantic loans n
Bedeutungsentlehnung

semantic shift semantic shifts n
Bedeutungswandel
(linguistics) A change in the meaning of a word over time.

semantically more semantically most semantically adv
semantisch
In the manner of or referring to semantics.

semantics /sɪˈmæntɪks/ semantics n
Semantik Bedeutungslehre
The individual meanings of words, as opposed to the overall meaning of a passage.

semaphore /ˈsɛm.əˌfɔɹ/ /ˈsɛm.əˌfɔː/ semaphores n
Semaphor
(computing) A bit, token, fragment of code, or some other mechanism which is used to restrict access to a shared function or device to a single process at a time, or to synchronize and coordinate events in different processes.

semasiological more semasiological most semasiological adj
semasiologisch
Of or pertaining to the meaning of a lexeme.

semblance /ˈsɛm.bləns/ semblances n
Anschein
likeness, similarity; the quality of being similar.

semelfactive adj
punktuell semelfaktiv

semelfactive semelfactives n
Semelfaktiv
(grammar) The semelfactive aspect.

semelfactive aspect semelfactive aspects n
Semelfaktiv
(grammar) A subclass of perfective verbs that denotes a momentary or punctiliar action (e.g., to sneeze, to blink).

sememe sememes n
Semem
(linguistics) The smallest unit of meaning; especially, the meaning expressed by a morpheme.

semen /ˈsiːmən/ semens n
Samen
A sticky, milky fluid produced in male reproductive organs that contains the reproductive cells.

semester /sɪˈmɛstə/ /sɪˈmɛstɚ/ semesters n
Semester Halbjahr
Half of a school year (US) or academic year such as autumn or spring semester.

semi- /sɛmaɪ/ /sɛmi/ prefix
semi- halb
half

semi-automatic adj
halb automatisch halbautomatisch
Partially automatic.
Of a firearm that automatically ejects a shell and loads the next one, but requires the trigger to be squeezed for each shot; autoloading.

semi-automatic semi-automatics n
halb automatische Schusswaffe halbautomatische Schusswaffe
(weapons) A semi-automatic firearm, especially such a pistol.
Halbautomatik
(automotive) A semi-automatic transmission.

semi-deponent semi-deponents n
Halbdeponens Semideponens
A verb of this kind.

semi-detached adj
Doppel-
Of a house: joined to another one on one side, having one shared wall.

semi-detached semi-detacheds n
Doppelhaus Doppelhaushälfte
Such a house.

semi-learned borrowing semi-learned borrowings n
halbgelehrte Entlehnung

semi-norm semi-norms n
Halbnorm Seminorm
(analysis) A function denoted ∥v∥ that maps a vector v to a non-negative value such that ∥cv∥ = |c|.∥v∥, where c is a scalar, and ∥v + w∥ ≤ ∥v∥ + ∥w∥ (the triangle inequality); the condition that ∥v∥ = 0 implies that v = 0 is not required, but when it holds, the semi-norm is a norm.

semi-official adj
halboffiziell
Having some degree of official authority.

semi-postal stamp semi-postal stamps n
Wohlfahrtsbriefmarke Wohlfahrtsmarke Zuschlagmarke
A postage stamp which includes a premium for charitable causes in addition to the charge for postal service.

semi-precious adj
halbedel
Sort of or somewhat precious or valuable. Usually used as part of the phrase semi-precious stones or semi-precious gems.

semi-trailer semi-trailers n
Sattelauflieger Auflieger
A trailer without front axle and with wheels only at the trailing end, designed to be pulled via a pivoting arrangement which also partially supports its weight.

semi-trailer truck semi-trailer trucks n
Sattelschlepper Sattelzug
A tractor-trailer or big rig, consisting of a semi-trailer and a semitruck pulling it.

semi-weekly adv
zweimal in der Woche zweimal pro Woche
Twice a week.

semiannual adj
halbjährlich
Biannual: occurring twice a year

semiarid more semiarid most semiarid adj
semiarid
(climatology) Somewhat arid, receiving little rainfall but more than an arid area would. Typically defined as 25 to 50 cm or 10 to 20 inches of rainfall annually.

semibreve semibreves n
ganze Note
(music) A musical note four beats long in 4/4 time; a whole note (US)

semicircle semicircles n
Halbkreis
Half of a circle.

semicircular canal semicircular canals n
Bogengang

semicolon /-ˈkəʊlɒn/ /ˈsɛmikoʊlən/ /ˌsɛmiˈkəʊlən/ semicola semicolons n
Semikolon Strichpunkt
The punctuation mark ;.

semicolonial adj
halbkolonial semikolonial

semicolonialism semicolonialisms n
Halbkolonialismus Semikolonialismus

semiconductor semiconductors n
Halbleiter
(physics) A substance with electrical properties intermediate between a good conductor and a good insulator.

semielliptical adj
halbelliptisch semielliptisch
(architecture) Having the form of half an ellipse (divided along the major axis)

semifinal semifinals n
Halbfinale Semifinale
A competition that narrows a field of contestants (semifinalists) to a set of finalists, for a subsequent final.

semifinalist semifinalists n
Halbfinalist Halbfinalistin
A person who competes in the semifinals, the winner of which goes on to compete in the finals.

semifluid adj
halbflüssig
Having properties intermediate between liquids and solids

semigroup semigroups n
Halbgruppe
(mathematics) Any set for which there is a binary operation that is closed and associative.

semiliquid adj
halbflüssig
Having properties intermediate between those of a solid and a liquid.

semimajor axis semimajor axes n
Ellipsenhalbachse Halbachse
(geometry) Half of the major axis of a circle or ellipse.

semimembranosus semimembranosi n
Plattsehnenmuskel
(anatomy, muscle) A muscle in the back of the thigh; the most medial of the three hamstring muscles (meaning it is more to the inner of the thighs, not between the two others in one leg, which is the semitendinosus).

seminal /ˈsɛmɪnəl/ more seminal most seminal adj
Saat Samen- spermatisch
Of or relating to seed or semen.
fruchtbar produktiv
Creative or having the power to originate.
bahnbrechend einflussreich grundlegend ur- zukunftsträchtig
Highly influential, especially in some original way, and providing a basis for future development or research.

seminal vesicle /ˈsɛmɪnəl ˈvɛsɪkəl/ seminal vesicles n
Bläschendrüse Samenblase Samenbläschen
(anatomy) One of two simple tubular glands located behind the male urinary bladder, responsible for the production of about sixty percent of the fluid that ultimately becomes semen.

seminar /ˈsɛmɪnɑɹ/ /ˈsɛmɪnɑː/ seminars n
Seminar
A class held for advanced studies in which students meet regularly to discuss original research, under the guidance of a professor.
Kolloquium Seminar
A meeting held for the exchange of useful information by members of a common business community.

seminarist seminarists n
Seminarist
(Roman Catholicism) A student training to be a priest at a Roman Catholic seminary.

seminary /ˈsɛmənɛɹi/ /ˈsɛmɪnəɹi/ /ˈsɛmɪnɹi/ seminaries n
Seminar Priesterseminar
A theological school for the training of rabbis, priests, or ministers.

seminoma seminomas seminomata n
Seminom
(medicine) A form of testicular cancer

seminomad seminomads n
Halbnomade
A seminomadic person.

seminomadic adj
halbnomadisch
Partly nomadic.

semiotic /ˌsɛmiːˈɒtɪk/ adj
semiotisch
Of or relating to semiotics or to semantics.

semiotician semioticians n
Semiotik Semiotiker
One who studies semiotics or semantics

semiotics /ˌsiː.maɪˈɑt.ɪks/ /ˌsiː.miˈɑt.ɪks/ /ˌsɛm.iˈɑt.ɪks/ /ˌsɛm.iˈɒt.ɪks/ n
Semiotik
The study of signs and symbols, especially as means of language or communication.

semipalmated sandpiper semipalmated sandpipers n
Sandstrandläufer
A type of sandpiper, (Calidris pusilla)

semipermeable /ˌsɛmaɪ-/ /ˌsɛmiˈpɜː(ɹ)miəbəl/ more semipermeable most semipermeable adj
halbdurchlässig
Permeable to some things and not to others, as a cell membrane which allows some molecules through but blocks other substances.

semipornographic adj
halbpornografisch
Partly or somewhat pornographic.

semiprime semiprimes n
Semiprimzahl
(number theory) A natural number that is the product of two (not necessarily distinct) prime numbers.

semiquaver semiquavers n
Sechzehntelnote
(music) A sixteenth note, drawn as a crotchet with two tails.

semiquinone semiquinones n
Semichinon
(chemistry) An intermediate free radical generated in the conversion of quinones to/from hydroquinones.

semiskilled adj
angelernt
Requiring only minimal levels of training.

semitendinosus semitendinosi n
Halbsehnenmuskel
(anatomy) A fusiform muscle (one of the hamstrings) in the back of the thigh.

semitone /ˈsɛmitoʊn/ semitones n
Halbton
(music) A musical interval equal to an augmented unison or a minor second, depending on the context and tuning system used

semivowel semivowels n
Halbvokal Semivokal
(phonetics) A sound in speech which has some qualities of a consonant and some qualities of a vowel.

semla /ˈsɛmlə/ semlas n
Semla
A pastry with a cream and almond paste filling, traditionally eaten on Shrove Tuesday in Sweden, Finland and Estonia.

semolina /ˌsɛməˈliːnə/ semolinas n
Grieß
Coarse grains produced at an intermediate stage of wheat flour milling.

semolina pudding semolina puddings n
Grießbrei
A soft dessert made by boiling a mixture of semolina, sugar and flavourings in milk.

senary /ˈsiːnəɹi/ n
Sechsersystem
(arithmetic) The numeral system which uses six as the base.

senate /ˈsenət/ /ˈsɛnət/ /ˈsɛnɪt/ senates n
Senat
In some bicameral legislative systems, the upper house or chamber.

senator /ˈsɛn.ə.tə/ /ˈsɛn.ə.tɚ/ senators n
Senator Senatorin
A member, normally elected, in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate, as, for instance, the legislatures of the United States and Canada.

send /sɛnd/ v
schicken senden verschicken
(transitive, ditransitive) To make something (such as an object or message) go from one place to another (or to someone).

send back v
zurückschicken
(transitive) To return (something) to its origin.

send for v
holen lassen schicken
To order or summon (a person) to one's presence.

send off v
die rote Karte zeigen
(sports) To show someone a red card, and dismiss them from the playing area.

send shivers down someone's spine v
jemandem kalt den Rücken runterlaufen
(idiomatic, informal) To terrify; to make someone feel extremely nervous.

send-up /ˈsɛndˌʌp/ send-ups n
Parodie
A satirical imitation of a work of art or a genre.

sender /ˈsɛndɚ/ senders n
Absender Absenderin Sender Senderin
Someone who sends.

sendoff sendoffs n
Abschiedsfeier
A party for a person (e.g. a fellow employee) who is leaving; a farewell party.

senescence /səˈnɛsəns/ /sɪˈnɛsəns/ senescences n
Alterungsprozess
(biology) The state or process of ageing, especially in humans; old age.

senescent more senescent most senescent adj
alternd
Growing old; decaying with the lapse of time.
Alter
Characteristic of old age.

senile /ˈsinaɪl/ /ˈsiːnaɪl/ more senile most senile adj
senil
(often, offensive) Exhibiting the deterioration in mind and body often accompanying old age; doddering.

senility /səˈnɪlɪti/ senilities n
Senilität
(mostly, uncountable) The losing of memory and reason due to senescence.

senior /ˈsinjɚ/ /ˈsiːnjə(r)/ more senior most senior adj
älter
Older; superior

senior captain senior captains n
Stabshauptmann
(military) a military rank for a field officer above that of captain and below that of major
(military) a military rank for a naval officer above that of captain and below the admiral ranks or flag ranks

senior citizen senior citizens n
Seniorin Senior
An old person, variously considered to be a person over fifty, fifty-five, sixty, or sixty-five years of age.

senior colonel senior colonels n
Oberführer
(military) a military rank for a field officer above that of colonel and below the general ranks or flag ranks

seniority /sinˈjɔɹɪti/ /siːnɪˈɒɹɪti/ seniorities n
Anciennität Seniorität
A measure of the amount of time a person has been a member of an organization, as compared to other members, and with an eye towards awarding privileges to those who have been members longer.

sennit sennits n
Platting
braided cord or fabric of such small stuff as plaited rope yarns

sensation /sɛnˈseɪʃən/ sensations n
Gefühl Empfindung
A physical feeling or perception from something that comes into contact with the body; something sensed.
Sensation
A widespread reaction of interest or excitement.

sensational more sensational most sensational adj
aufsehenerregend sensationell
Exceptionally great.

sensationalism sensationalisms n
Sensationsmache
The use of sensational subject matter, style or methods, or the sensational subject matter itself; behavior, published materials, or broadcasts that are intentionally controversial, exaggerated, lurid, loud, or attention-grabbing. Especially applied to news media in a pejorative sense that they are reporting in a manner to gain audience or notoriety but at the expense of accuracy and professionalism.

sensationalize v
aufbauschen dick auftragen dramatisieren hochspielen übertreiben

sense /sɛn(t)s/ /sɪn(t)s/ senses n
Sinn
Any of the manners by which living beings perceive the physical world: for humans sight, smell, hearing, touch, taste.
Sound practical or moral judgment.
A natural appreciation or ability.
Sinn Gefühl
Perception through the intellect; apprehension; awareness.
Verstand
The meaning, reason, or value of something.
Sinn Bedeutung
(semantics) A single conventional use of a word; one of the entries for a word in a dictionary.
(mathematics) One of two opposite directions of rotation, clockwise versus anti-clockwise.

sense /sɛn(t)s/ /sɪn(t)s/ v
wahrnehmen empfinden spüren
To use biological senses: to either see, hear, smell, taste, or feel.
spüren
To instinctively be aware.

sense of direction senses of direction n
Ortssinn
An ability to navigate.

sense of humour senses of humour n
Sinn für Humor
The quality of an individual to find certain things funny.

sense organ sense organs n
Sinnesorgan
An organic sensor.

sensei /ˈsɛnseɪ/ sensei senseis n
Sensei
A martial arts instructor. Sensei of martial arts usually live and/or work at a dojo where they instruct their apprentices. A live-in apprentice is also called uchi-deshi.
A Japanese (language) teacher (sometimes used as a suffix attached to the name of a teacher, principally in translations from Japanese).

senseless /ˈsɛnsləs/ more senseless most senseless adj
besinnungslos bewusstlos empfindungslos ohne Gefühl ohnmächtig
Without feeling or desire to work; deprived of sensation.
sinnlos
Lacking meaning or purpose; without common sense.
besinnungslos bewusstlos ohnmächtig
Without a discernible meaning or purpose, especially of a violent or evil act.
unvernünftig unüberlegt vernunftlos
Without consideration, awareness or sound judgement

senselessness senselessnesses n
Sinnlosigkeit
The state of being senseless; unsense.

sensibility /ˌsɛnsɪˈbɪlɪti/ sensibilities n
Empfindlichkeit Empfindungsvermögen Sensibilität
The ability to sense, feel or perceive; responsiveness to sensory stimuli; sensitivity. [from 15th c.]
Empfindsamkeit Sensibilität
(now, rare, archaic) Excessive emotional awareness; the fact or quality of being overemotional. [from 18th c.]

sensible /ˈsɛns.ə.bəl/ /ˈsɛns.ɪ.bəl/ [ˈsɛn̥səbɫ̩] [ˈsɛn̥sɪbl̩] more sensible most sensible sensiblest adj
vernünftig
Acting with or showing good sense; able to make good judgements based on reason, or reflecting such ability.
gescheit sinnvoll vernünftig
Characterized more by usefulness, practicality, or comfort than by attractiveness, formality, or fashionableness, especially of clothing.
der Empfindung fähig spürbar wahrnehmbar
(especially, _, formally) Able to be sensed by the senses or the psyche; able to be perceived.
der Empfindung fähig
(archaic) Able to feel or perceive.
spürbar
(archaic) Liable to external impression; easily affected; sensitive.
gewahr
(archaic) Cognizant; having the perception of something; aware of something.

sensitive /ˈsɛnsɪtɪv/ /ˈsɪnsɪtɪv/ more sensitive most sensitive adj
empfindlich sensibel
Responsive to stimuli.
(of a person) Easily offended, upset, or hurt.

sensitive plant sensitive plants n
Schamhafte Sinnpflanze Schampflanze
A plant that moves in response to touch and other physical stimuli; especially Mimosa pudica, an annual plant native to Central and South America. [from 17th c.]

sensitivity /ˈsɛnsɪvəti/ /ˌsɛnsəˈtɪvəti/ /ˌsɛnsɪˈtɪvɪti/ sensitivities n
Sensibilität Sensitivität
The quality or state of being sensitive; sensitiveness.
Empfindlichkeit
(biology) The ability of an organism or organ to respond to external stimuli.
Sensitivität
(statistics) The probability, in a binary classification test, of a true positive being correctly identified.
Empfindlichkeit Sensitivität Sensibilität
(electronics) The degree of response of an instrument to a change in an input signal.
Empfindlichkeit Sensibilität
(photography) The degree of response of a film etc. to light of a specified wavelength.

sensitivity reader sensitivity readers n
Sensitivity-Reader
A person who reviews a manuscript and advises on any content that may be culturally problematic.

sensitization sensitizations n
Sensitivierung
The process of making something sensitive.

sensitize v
sensibilisieren
To make (someone or something) sensitive or responsive to certain stimuli.
To make (someone) increasingly aware of, in a concerned or sensitive way.

sensor /ˈsɛn.sə/ /ˈsɛn.sɚ/ sensors n
Sensor
A device or organ that detects certain external stimuli and responds in a distinctive manner.

sensorimotor adj
sensomotorisch
(biology) Of or pertaining to both sensory and motor activity

sensory /ˈsɛn.sə.ɹi/ adj
sensorisch Sinnes-
Of the physical senses or sensation.

sensual /ˈsɛn.ʃu.əl/ /ˈsɛnsjuːəl/ /ˈsɛnʃuːəl/ more sensual most sensual adj
sinnlich lustvoll
Inducing pleasurable or erotic sensations.

sensuality sensualities n
Sinnlichkeit
(uncountable) The state of being sensual or sensuous.

sensuous /ˈsɛnʃuəs/ more sensuous most sensuous adj
sinnlich sensorisch Sinnes- sinnenfreudig sinnenhaft
Appealing to the senses, or to sensual gratification.

sentence /ˈsɛntəns/ [ˈsɛntn̩(t)s] [ˈsɛnʔn̩(t)s] sentences n
Urteil
(dated) The decision or judgement of a jury or court; a verdict. [from 14th c.]
Schuldspruch Verurteilung
The judicial order for a punishment to be imposed on a person convicted of a crime. [from 14th c.]
Strafe Urteil
A punishment imposed on a person convicted of a crime.
Satz
(grammar) A grammatically complete series of words consisting of a subject and predicate, even if one or the other is implied, and, in modern writing, when using e.g. the Latin, Greek or Cyrillic alphabets, typically beginning with a capital letter and ending with a full stop or other punctuation. [from 15th c.]

sentence /ˈsɛntəns/ [ˈsɛntn̩(t)s] [ˈsɛnʔn̩(t)s] v
verurteilen
To declare a sentence on a convicted person; to condemn to punishment.

sentencing range n
Strafrahmen
Range of allowed punishments for a given crime (This entry is a translation hub.).

sentential adj
satzwertig
(linguistics, law, philosophy) Relating to a sentence.

sentience /ˈsɛn.ti.əns/ /ˈsɛn.ʃi.əns/ /ˈsɛn.ʃəns/ sentiences n
Empfindungsvermögen
The state or quality of being sentient; possession of consciousness or sensory awareness.

sentiment /ˈsɛn.tɪ.mənt/ sentiments n
Gefühl
(uncountable) Feelings, especially tender feelings, as apart from reason or judgment, or of a weak or foolish kind.

sentimental /ˌsɛniˈmɛnl̩/ /ˌsɛntiˈmɛntl̩/ more sentimental most sentimental adj
sentimental rührselig
Characterized by sentiment, sentimentality or excess emotion.

sentimental value sentimental values n
Liebhaberwert
The personal value of an object, derived from the personal memories associated with it.

sentimentality sentimentalities n
Sentimentalität Empfindsamkeit Gefühlsseligkeit Rührseligkeit Schmalz
An act or state of being sentimental.

sentinel /ˈsɛntɪnəl/ sentinels n
Wache Wächter Wachposten Wächterin
A sentry, watch, or guard.
Markierung Schlüsselwort
(computer science) A unique value recognised by a computer program for processing in a special way, or marking the end of a set of data.

sentinel /ˈsɛntɪnəl/ v
bewachen
(transitive) To watch over as a guard.

sentinel event sentinel events n
Hinweissymbolfall
(medicine) Any unanticipated or unusual event in a medical setting which results in death or serious physical injury to a person or persons, specifically including limb loss or gross motor function.

sentry /ˈsɛntɹi/ sentries n
Wache Schildwache Wachposten
A guard, particularly on duty at the entrance to a military base.
Wachturm
A watchtower.

sentry-box sentry-boxes n
Schilderhaus Wachhäuschen
A booth erected to provide rudimentary shelter to a sentry on his/her post.

sepal /ˈsiːp(ə)l/ /ˈsɛp(ə)l/ sepals n
Kelchblatt Sepalum
(botany) One of the component parts of the calyx, particularly when the sepals in a plant's calyx are not fused into a single structure.

separability separabilities n
Separierbarkeit Trennbarkeit
The property of being separable.

separable more separable most separable adj
trennbar separabel
Able to be separated.
separierbar trennbar
(differential equations) Able to be brought to a form where all occurrences of the dependent and the independent variable are on opposite sides of the equal sign.

separable prefix separable prefixes n
trennbare Vorsilbe
(linguistics) A prefix that can be detached from the verb it attaches to in several instances.

separate /ˈsep.əˌɹæɪt/ /ˈsep.ɹət/ /ˈsɛp.ə.ɹət/ /ˈsɛp.əˌɹeɪt/ /ˈsɛp.ɚˌeɪt/ /ˈsɛp.ɹət/ adj
separat getrennt einzeln
Apart from (the rest); not connected to or attached to (anything else).
separat getrennt
(followed by “from”) Not together (with); not united (to).

separate /ˈsep.əˌɹæɪt/ /ˈsep.ɹət/ /ˈsɛp.ə.ɹət/ /ˈsɛp.əˌɹeɪt/ /ˈsɛp.ɚˌeɪt/ /ˈsɛp.ɹət/ v
trennen separieren scheiden
(transitive) To disunite from a group or mass; to disconnect.
separieren absondern unterscheiden
(transitive) To cause (things or people) to be separate.
auseinanderfallen sich trennen
(intransitive) To divide itself into separate pieces or substances.

separate peace separate peaces n
Sonderfrieden

separate the wheat from the chaff v
die Spreu vom Weizen trennen
(idiomatic, intransitive) To select only that which is of value.

separated /ˈsɛpəɹeɪtɪd/ more separated most separated adj
getrennt
Detached; not connected or joined; two or more things stand apart.
(of spouses) Estranged; living apart but not divorced.

separately /ˈsɛpəɹətli/ /ˈsɛpɹətli/ adv
getrennt
In a separate manner; not together; apart.

separating /ˈsɛpəɹeɪtɪŋ/ adj
teilbar
(zipper) Capable of being opened and having its two sided completely detached from one another rather than just being opened for most of its length.

separation /ˌsep.əˈɹæɪ.ʃən/ /ˌsɛp.əˈɹeɪ.ʃən/ separations n
Trennung
The act of disuniting two or more things, or the condition of being separated.
The place at which a division occurs.
An interval, gap or space that separates things or people.

separation constant separation constants n
Seperationskonstante
(calculus) a constant that may be introduced upon separation of variables

separation of concerns n
Separation of Concerns
(programming) The process of separating a computer program into distinct features that overlap functionally as little as possible.

separation of powers separations of powers n
Gewaltenteilung Gewaltentrennung
A theoretical model for governance, common in democratic states, which features the division of sovereign power into at least three (but sometimes up to six) organs of state in order to forestall tyranny, by preventing the acquisition of a monopoly of power by a monarch or oligarchy; also, such an arrangement.

separatism separatisms n
Separatismus
A theory or doctrine which supports a state of separation between organizations, institutions, or other societal groups (e.g. between church and state) or between different political jurisdictions (e.g. a country and its former colony).

separatist /ˈsɛpəɹətɪst/ adj
separatistisch
Advocating or seeking the separation of one country or territory into two politically independent countries or territories.

separatist /ˈsɛpəɹətɪst/ separatists n
Separatist Separatistin
Someone who advocates separation from the established Church; a member of any of various sects or schismatics.

separator separators n
Abscheider
A device for removing one substance from another, such as cream from milk.

sepia /ˈsiːpiə/ sepias n
Sepia
A dark brown pigment made from the secretions of the cuttlefish. [from 1820s]
A dark, slightly reddish, brown colour.

sepiolite sepiolites n
Sepiolith
(mineral) A hydrated magnesium silicate, clay mineral used for carving into decorative articles and smoking pipes.

sepoy /ˈsiːˌpɔɪ/ sepoys n
Sepoy
(historical, military) A native soldier of the East Indies, employed in the service of a European colonial power, notably the British India army (first under the British-chartered East India Company, later in the crown colony), but also France and Portugal.

seppuku /səˈpu-/ /sɛˈpu-/ /sɛˈpuː.kuː/ /ˈsɛ.pu(ˌ)ku/ /ˈsɛ.pə-/ seppuku seppukus n
Seppuku
A form of ritual suicide by disembowelment using a blade, practiced by Japanese samurai, especially to rid oneself of shame, as a means of protest, or, formerly, as a method of capital punishment.

sepsis /ˈsɛpsɪs/ sepses n
Sepsis Blutvergiftung Septikämie
(pathology) A serious medical condition in which the whole body is inflamed, causing injury to its own tissues and organs as a response to infection.

septagon /ˈsɛptəɡɒn/ septagons n
Septagon
(proscribed) A polygon with seven sides and seven angles.

septasyllabic adj
siebensilbig
Having seven syllables.

septendecillion /ˌsɛptəndəˈsɪl.i.ən/ septendecillions numeral
Nonillion
(rare, US, modern British & Australian, short scale) 1054.
Nonillion Septendezillion
(rare, dated British & Australian, long scale) 10102.

septenvigintillion numeral
Quattuordezillion
(rare, US, modern, _, British, and, Australian) 1084.

septic /ˈsɛp.tɪk/ more septic most septic adj
septisch
Of or pertaining to sewage or the disposal of sewage.

septic tank septic tanks n
Klärgrube
A small-scale watertight treatment system for domestic sewage in which the flow is slowed to allow sedimentation and sludge digestion by bacteria to take place.

septicemia septicemias n
Blutvergiftung Sepsis
(pathology) A disease caused by the presence of pathogenic organisms, especially bacteria, or their toxins, in the bloodstream, characterised by chills and fever.

septillion septillions numeral
Quadrillion
(US, modern British & Australian, short scale) A trillion trillion: 1 followed by 24 zeros, 1024.
Septillion
(dated British & Australian, long scale) A billion quintillion: 1 followed by 42 zeros, 1042.

septoplasty septoplasties n
Septumplastik
(surgery) A corrective surgical procedure to straighten a deviated nasal septum.

septum /ˈsɛp.təm/ septa septums n
Septe Septum
(mycology) A partition that separates the cells of a (septated) fungus.
Septum
(biology) A wall separating two cavities; a partition.

septuple v
versiebenfachen
(transitive) To multiply by seven.

septuplet septuplets n
Siebenling
One of a group of seven, particularly one of seven babies born at the same birth.

septuplicate /sɛpˈt(j)uːplɪkeɪt/ /sɛpˈt(j)uːplɪkət/ v
versiebenfachen
to multiply by seven; to septuple

sepulchral /səˈpʊlkɹəl/ /səˈpʌlkɹəl/ more sepulchral most sepulchral adj
Grab Tod Toter
Suggestive of a grave or of death; gloomy; solemn.
Grab düster
Having a hollow and deep sound.

sepulchre /ˈsiːpəlkəɹ/ /ˈsɛpəlkə/ /ˈsɛpəlkɚ/ sepulchres n
Grabkammer Gruft
A burial chamber.

sequel /ˈsiːkwəl/ sequels n
Folge Fortsetzung
(narratology) A narrative that is written after another narrative set in the same universe, especially a narrative that is chronologically set after its predecessors, or (perhaps improper usage) any narrative that has a preceding narrative of its own.

sequence /ˈsiːkwəns/ sequences n
Reihenfolge Folge
A set of things next to each other in a set order; a series
Sequenz
A series of musical phrases where a theme or melody is repeated, with some change each time, such as in pitch or length (example: opening of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony).
A musical composition used in some Catholic Masses between the readings. The most famous sequence is the Dies Irae (Day of Wrath) formerly used in funeral services.
A series of shots that depict a single action or style in a film, television show etc.
Folge
(mathematics) An ordered list of objects, typically indexed with natural numbers.

sequencer sequencers n
Sequenzer
Any device that activates or deactivates the components of a machine or system according to a preplanned sequence (as in a washing machine, or central heating system).
A device or system that orders and/or modifies digitally stored music and sound for playback.

sequential adj
sequenziell
(programming) Executed as a sequence of instructions, without concurrency or parallelism.

sequential compactness n
Folgenkompaktheit

sequential continuity n
Folgenstetigkeit
(analysis) The property of a function f between metric spaces, that given a convergent sequence x_n \rightarrow x^* , then f(x_n) \rightarrow f(x^*) , i.e. the property of a function that it preserves sequential convergence.

sequentiality n
Sequenzialität

sequester /səˈkwɛs.tə/ /səˈkwɛs.tɚ/ /sɪˈkwɛs.tə/ /sɪˈkwɛs.tɚ/ sequesters n
Abscheidung Absonderung Abtrennung
sequestration; separation
Sequester Zwangsverwalter
(legal) A person with whom two or more contending parties deposit the subject matter of the controversy; one who mediates between two parties; a referee
Sequester
(medicine) A sequestrum.

sequester /səˈkwɛs.tə/ /səˈkwɛs.tɚ/ /sɪˈkwɛs.tə/ /sɪˈkwɛs.tɚ/ v
absondern
To separate from all external influence; to seclude; to withdraw.
abscheiden
To set apart; to put aside; to remove; to separate from other things.

sequestrum sequestra sequestrums n
Sequester
A fragment of bone or other dead tissue that has separated during necrosis.

sequin /ˈsiː.kwɪn/ sequins n
Zechine
(now, historical) Any of various small gold coins minted in Italy and Turkey.
Paillette Flitterblättchen
(fashion) A sparkling spangle used for the decoration of ornate clothing.

sequoia /səˈkwɔɪ.ə/ /sɪˈkwɔɪ.ə/ sequoias n
Mammutbaum
Sequoiadendron giganteum, a coniferous evergreen tree formerly in the genus Sequoia, now placed in Sequoiadendron.
Sequoia sempervirens, a coniferous evergreen tree, the only living species of the genus Sequoia.

serac /sɛˈɹæk/ /ˈsɛɹæk/ seracs n
Schabziger
Often sérac: a hard, cone-shaped, pale green, strongly flavoured cheese from Switzerland made from skimmed cowmilk and blue fenugreek (Trigonella caerulea); Schabziger, Sapsago. It is usually eaten grated, mixed with butter, or in a fondue.
Sérac
(geography, glaciology) A sharp tower of ice formed by intersecting crevasses of a glacier. [from mid 19th c.]

seraglio /səˈɹæljoʊ/ /səˈɹæɡliːoʊ/ seraglios n
Serail
A palace of a sultan.

seraph /ˈsɛɹəf/ seraphim seraphims seraphs n
Seraph
(post-biblical) A six-winged angel; one of the highest choir or order of angels in Christian angelology, ranked above cherubim, and below God. They are the 5th-highest order of angels in Jewish angelology.

sere /sɪ(ə)ɹ/ /sɪə/ serer serest adj
trocken verdorrt vertrocknet verwelkt welk
(archaic, or, literary, poetic) Without moisture; dry.

sere /sɪ(ə)ɹ/ /sɪə/ seres n
Folge- Folgestadium Zwischen- Zwischenstadium
(ecology) A natural succession of animal or plant communities in an ecosystem, especially a series of communities succeeding one another from the time a habitat is unoccupied to the point when a climax community is achieved. [from early 20th c.]

serenade /ˌsɛɹəˈneɪd/ serenades n
Serenade
A love song that is sung directly to one's love interest, especially one performed below the window of a loved one in the evening.
Serenade Ständchen
(music) An instrumental composition in several movements.

serendipity /ˌsɛɹ.ənˈdɪp.ɪ.ti/ /ˌsɛɹ.ɛnˈdɪp.ɪ.ti/ serendipities n
Entdeckung
Serendipität Zufallstreffer glückliche Fügung glücklicher Zufall unverhofftes Glück wunderbares Geschehen
A combination of events which have come together by chance to make a surprisingly good or wonderful outcome.
Serendipität Zufallsfund zufällige Entdeckung
An unsought, unintended, and/or unexpected, but fortunate, discovery and/or learning experience that happens by accident.

serene /səˈɹin/ /səˈɹiːn/ more serene most serene serener serenest adj
gelassen ruhig
Calm, peaceful, unruffled.

serenity /səˈɹɛnɪti/ serenities n
Gelassenheit Abgeklärtheit Ausgeglichenheit Gleichmut Heiterkeit Klarheit
The state of being serene; calmness; peacefulness.
Ruhe
A lack of agitation or disturbance.
Durchlaucht
A title given to a reigning prince or similar dignitary.

serf /sɜːf/ /sɝf/ serfs n
Leibeigener
A partially free peasant of a low hereditary class, attached like a slave to the land owned by a feudal lord and required to perform labour, enjoying minimal legal or customary rights.

serfdom serfdoms n
Leibeigenschaft Eigenbehörigkeit
The state of being a serf.
The feudal system that includes serfs.

sergeant /ˈsɑɹ.d͡ʒənt/ /ˈsɑː.d͡ʒənt/ sergeants n
Feldwebel Stabsunteroffizier
The highest rank of noncommissioned officer in some non-naval military forces and police.

sergeant major sergeant majors sergeants major n
Hauptfeldwebel
(US, plural sergeants major) The most senior rank of non-commissioned officer in the United States Army, ranking above a first sergeant. In the United States Marine Corps it ranks above First Sergeant and is equal in grade to Master Gunnery Sergeant.

serial /ˈsɪə.ɹɪ.əl/ /ˈsɪɚ.i.əl/ adj
Serien-
Having to do with or arranged in a series.

serial killer serial killers n
Serienmörder Serienkiller
A person who commits multiple (more than two) murders, especially similar ones with no obvious motive over a period of time with a "cooling-off" period between each murder.

serial number serial numbers n
Serialnummer Seriennummer
A unique identifier, consisting of numbers, letters and/or other typographical symbols, assigned to a particular unit of some product to identify it.

serialize /ˈsɪəɹiəlaɪz/ /ˈsɪɹiəlaɪz/ v
serialisieren
(computing) To convert an object into a sequence of bytes that can later be converted back into an object with equivalent properties.

sericulture /ˈsɛɹəˌkəlt͡ʃ ɚ/ /ˈsɛɹɪˌkʌltʃə/ /ˈsɛɹɪˌkʌlt͡ʃ ɚ/ /ˈsɪəɹɪ-/ sericultures n
Seidenbau
(agriculture) The rearing of silkworms for the production of silk. [from early 19th c.]

series /ˈsiɹiz/ /ˈsɪə.ɹiːz/ /ˈsɪəɹɪ.ɪz/ /ˈsɪɹiz/ series serieses n
Serie Reihe
A number of things that follow on one after the other or are connected one after the other.
Serie Fernsehserie Reihe
(broadcasting) A television or radio program which consists of several episodes that are broadcast in regular intervals
Reihe Serie
(mathematics) The sequence of partial sums \sum_{i=1}^n{a_i} of a given sequence ai.

series finale series finales n
Reihe Zusammenfassung
The promotional or advertisement term used to describe the final episode of a television program, usually a situation comedy or a drama.

serif /səˈɹiːf/ /ˈsɛɹɪf/ serifs n
Serife
(typography) A short line added to the end of a stroke in traditional typefaces, such as Times New Roman.

serin /ˈsɛɹɪn/ serins n
Girlitz
Any of various small finches in the genus Serinus, with largely yellow plumage.

serine serines n
Serin
(amino acid) A nonessential amino acid, CH2OH.CH(NH2)COOH, found in most animal proteins, notably silk.

serious /ˈsɪə.ɹɪ.əs/ /ˈsɪɚ.i.əs/ /ˈsɪɹ.i.əs/ /ˈsɪː.ɹɪ.əs/ more serious most serious adj
ernst seriös
Without humor or expression of happiness; grave in manner or disposition
ernst ernsthaft schwerwiegend
Important; weighty; not insignificant
ernsthaft ernst
Really intending what is said (or planned, etc); in earnest; not jocular or deceiving

seriously /ˈsiɹi.əsli/ /ˈsɪəɹi.əsli/ /ˈsɪɹi.əsli/ more seriously most seriously adv
ernst ernsthaft
(manner) In a serious or literal manner.

seriousness /ˈsɪəɹiəsnəs/ /ˈsɪɹiəsnəs/ seriousnesses n
Ernsthaftigkeit Ernst
The state or quality of being serious.

sermon /ˈsɜː.mən/ /ˈsɝ.mən/ sermons n
Predigt
Religious discourse; a written or spoken address on a religious or moral matter.
Predigt Strafpredigt Moralpredigt
A lengthy speech of reproval.

serotonin /ˌsɛɹəˈtoʊnɪn/ /ˌsɛɹəˈtəʊnɪn/ serotonins n
Serotonin
(neurotransmitter) An indoleamine neurotransmitter, 5-hydroxytryptamine, that is involved in depression, appetite, etc., and is crucial in maintaining a sense of well-being, security, etc.

serous membrane serous membranes n
Serosa Tunica serosa
(anatomy) A thin membrane that secretes serum lining an internal body cavity, such as the peritoneum, the pericardium, and the pleura.

serow /səˈɹoʊ/ /ˈsɛɹəʊ/ serows n
Serau
Any of several species of Asian ungulates of the genus Capricornis.

serpent /ˈsɜːpənt/ /ˈsɝpənt/ serpents n
Schlange Wurm
(now, literary) A snake, especially a large or dangerous one.
Serpent
(musical instruments) An obsolete wind instrument in the brass family, whose shape is suggestive of a snake (Wikipedia article).

serpentine /ˈsɜː.pənˌtaɪn/ /ˈsɝ.pənˌtaɪn/ more serpentine most serpentine adj
Schlange
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of snakes.
schlangenförmig
Having the form or shape of a snake.
gewunden schlängelnd
Curving in alternate directions; sinuous.

serpentine /ˈsɜː.pənˌtaɪn/ /ˈsɝ.pənˌtaɪn/ serpentines n
Schlangenstein Serpentin
(mineralogy) Any of several green/brown minerals consisting of magnesium and iron silicates that have similar layered crystal structure, whose appearance somewhat resembles a snake's skin.

serpentine belt serpentine belts n
Serpentinenriemen

serpentinite n
Serpentinit
(geology) a metamorphic rock composed of serpentine minerals formed by the hydration of ultramafic rocks

serpentwood n
Schlangenwurzel
The tree Rauwolfia serpentina or its extracts, an important ingredient in Indian traditional medicine.

serpopard serpopards n
Schlangenhalspanther Serpopard
(Egyptian mythology, Mesopotamian mythology) A mythical animal resembling a serpent-necked leopard, known from Ancient Egyptian and Mesopotamian depictions.

serratus serrati n
Sägemuskel
(anatomy) Any of several muscles of the vertebral or costal region that produce a serrated border.

serum /ˈsiɹəm/ /ˈsiːɹəm/ /ˈsɪəɹəm/ /ˈsɪɹəm/ sera serums n
Serum
The clear yellowish liquid obtained upon separating whole blood into its solid and liquid components after it has been allowed to clot.

serval /ˈsɜːvəl/ /ˈsɝvəl/ servals n
Serval
A medium-sized African wild cat, Leptailurus serval, formerly Felis serval.

servant /ˈsɜːvənt/ /ˈsɝvənt/ [ˈsɝvn̩ʔ] servants n
Diener Bediensteter Dienerin Dienstbote Knecht Magd
One who is hired to perform regular household or other duties, and receives compensation. As opposed to a slave.
Helfer Helferin Diener
One who serves another, providing help in some manner.

serve /sɑː(ɹ)v/ /sɜːv/ /sɝv/ serves n
Angabe
(sports) An act of putting the ball or shuttlecock in play in various games.

serve /sɑː(ɹ)v/ /sɜːv/ /sɝv/ v
dienen bedienen
(transitive) To be a servant for; to work for, to be employed by. [from 13thc.]
(intransitive) To be a servant or worker; to perform the duties of a servant or employee; to render service. [from 14thc.]
(transitive) To wait upon (someone) at table; to set food and drink in front of, to help (someone) to food, meals etc. [from 13thc.]
(transitive, archaic) To be suitor to; to be the lover of. [from 14thc.]
(transitive) To be useful to; to meet the needs of. [from 14thc.]
servieren dienen
(transitive) To set down (food or drink) on the table to be eaten; to bring (food, drink) to a person. [from 15thc.]
aufschlagen den Aufschlag haben
(transitive, intransitive, sports) To lead off with the first delivery over the net in tennis, volleyball, ping pong, badminton etc. [from 16thc.]

serve someone right v
jemandem recht geschehen verdient haben
(idiomatic, of an unpleasant event) To happen to someone who is thought to deserve it.
geschieht dir recht!
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see serve,‎ right.

server /ˈsɜːvə/ /ˈsɝvɚ/ servers n
Server
(computing) A program that provides services to other programs or devices, either in the same computer or over a computer network.
Bedienung
A waitress or waiter.
Diener Dienerin
One who serves.

service /ˈsɜːvɪs/ /ˈsɝvɪs/ services n
Dienst Service
An act of being of assistance to someone.
Dienst Bedienung
The state of being subordinate to or employed by an individual or group.
Dienstleistung Bedienung Service
(economics) The practice of providing assistance as economic activity.
Service Dienst
(computing) A function that is provided by one program or machine for another.
Dienst Wehrdienst
The military.
Service
A set of dishes or utensils.
Angabe Aufschlag
(sports) The act of initially starting, or serving, the ball in play in tennis, volleyball, and other games.
Gottesdienst Dienst
A religious rite or ritual.
Zustellung
(legal) The serving, or delivery, of a summons or writ.

service /ˈsɜːvɪs/ /ˈsɝvɪs/ v
bedienen
(transitive) To serve.
warten
(transitive) To perform maintenance.

service area service areas n
Autobahnrastanlage Autobahnraststätte
A place built alongside a limited-access road where one can stop to buy fuel, refreshments, and so on.

service dog service dogs n
Assistenzhund Diensthund
A dog that assists a person who is physically handicapped or who suffers from a mental disability such as post-traumatic stress disorder.

service economy service economies n
Dienstleistungsgesellschaft
An economy based on service sector, such as: financial services, hospitality, retail, health, human services, information technology and education.

service lift /ˈsɜː(ɹ)vɪs ˌlɪft/ service lifts n
Lastenaufzug Warenaufzug Warenlift
(UK) a lift designed to carry heavy goods in a place of business
Personalaufzug Personallift
(UK) a lift used by staff in a place of business

service provider service providers n
Dienstleister Dienstleistungsanbieter Dienstleistungsunternehmen
A company that provides a service.

service tree service trees n
Speierling Sperberbaum Sporapfel
(botany) Either of two rare Old World deciduous trees, Sorbus domestica or Sorbus torminalis.

service-oriented architecture service-oriented architectures n
dienstorientierte Architektur serviceorientierte Architektur
(computing, architecture) A software architectural concept that defines the use of services to support the requirements of software users.

serviceable /ˈsɜːvɪsəbl̩/ /ˈsɝvɪsəbl̩/ more serviceable most serviceable adj
brauchbar nutzerfreundlich praktisch
Easy to service.
reparaturfreundlich reparierbar wartungsfreundlich
Repairable instead of disposable.
brauchbar einsatzfähig
In condition for use.

serviceberry serviceberries n
Felsenbirne
(North America) Any plant of the genus Amelanchier of small deciduous trees and large shrubs in the family Rosaceae.

serviceman servicemen n
Militärangehöriger
A man who serves in the armed forces.

servile /ˈsəɹ.vəl/ /ˈsəɹˌvaɪl/ /ˈsɜː(ɹ)ˌvaɪl/ more servile most servile adj
sklavisch
Of or pertaining to a slave.
servil hündisch sklavisch unterwürfig
Slavish or submissive.

servility /sə.ˈvɪ.lɪ.ti/ /sɚ.ˈvɪ.lɪ.ti/ /ˌsɜː.ˈvɪ.lɪ.ti/ /ˌsɝ.ˈvɪ.lɪ.ti/ servilities n
Servilismus Servilität Speichelleckerei
The condition of being servile.

serving /ˈsɜːvɪŋ/ /ˈsɝvɪŋ/ servings n
Portion Gang
(countable) The quantity of food or drink intended for one person in a single sitting; especially in relation to a meal.

serving suggestion serving suggestions n
Serviervorschlag
A suggestion as to how a particular food could be served; used especially on the packaging of ready meals where the illustration is markedly different from the contents.

servitude /-tjuːd/ /ˈsɜːvɪtʃuːd/ /ˈsɝvɪtud/ servitudes n
Knechtschaft
The state of being a slave; slavery; being forced to work for others or do their bidding without one's consent or against one's will, either in perpetuity or for a period of time over which one has little or no control.
Dienstbarkeit
(legal) A qualified beneficial interest severed or fragmented from the ownership of an inferior property and attached to a superior property or to some person other than the owner; the most common form is an easement.

servomechanism servomechanisms n
Servoantrieb
Any system which controls motion automatically using feedback

servomotor servomotors n
Servomotor

sesame /ˈsiːsəm/ /ˈsɛsəm/ /ˈsɛsəmi/ /ˈsɛzəmi/ sesames n
Sesam Sesamsamen
The seed of this plant.

sesame oil sesame oils n
Sesamöl Sesamsamenöl
Oil extracted from sesame seeds (often after roasting) and used to flavor foods.

sesquicentenary sesquicentenaries n
Hundertfünfzigjahrfeier hundertfünfzigjähriges Jubiläum
A 150-year anniversary.

sesquicentennial /ˌsɛskwɪsɛnˈtɛni.əl/ adj
hundertfünfzigjährig
Of, or relating to a sesquicentenary.

sesquicentennial /ˌsɛskwɪsɛnˈtɛni.əl/ sesquicentennials n
Hundertfünfzigjahrfeier hundertfünfzigjähriges Jubiläum
A 150th anniversary.

sesquipedalian /ˌsɛs.kwɪ.pɪˈdeɪ.lɪ.ən/ more sesquipedalian most sesquipedalian adj
der ellenlangen Wörter ellenlang schwülstig vielsilbig
(of a word or words) Long; polysyllabic.
schwülstig daherredend sich umständlich ausdrückend zu ellenlangen Worten neigend
Pertaining to or given to the use of overly long words.

sesquipedalian /ˌsɛs.kwɪ.pɪˈdeɪ.lɪ.ən/ sesquipedalians n
Wortungetüm ellenlanges Wort schwülstiger Begriff
A long word.
Mensch der ellenlangen Worte Mensch mit Vorliebe für ellenlange Wörter schwülstig daherredender Mensch
A person who uses long words.

sesquisyllabic adj
aus einer Hauptsilbe und einer vorangehenden Nebensilbe bestehend
(of a word) Consisting of a minor syllable plus a full syllable.

sesquiterpene sesquiterpenes n
Sesquiterpen
(organic chemistry) Any terpene formed from three isoprene units, and having fifteen carbon atoms; includes several plant pigments such as the flavones.

sessile /ˈsɛsaɪl/ /ˈsɛsɪl/ adj
festgewachsen festsitzend sessil sitzend
(zoology) Permanently attached to a substrate; not free to move about.
stiellos sessil sitzend ungestielt
(botany) Attached directly by the base; not having an intervening stalk; stalkless.

sessile oak sessile oaks n
Traubeneiche
A large deciduous tree, Quercus petraea.

session /ˈsɛʃ(ə)n/ sessions n
Sitzung Session
A period devoted to a particular activity, e.g. the annual or semiannual periods of a legislative body (that together comprise the legislative term) whose individual meetings are also called sessions.
Sitzung Session Tagung
A meeting of a council, court, school, or legislative body to conduct its business.

sestertius sestertii n
Sesterz Sesterze
(historical, _, numismatics) A large bronze or (rarely) small silver coin minted during the Roman Republic and Empire, valued at two and a half asses (a quarter of a denarius).

sestina sestinas n
Sestine
(poetry) A highly structured poem consisting of six six-line stanzas followed by a tercet or envoy, for a total of thirty-nine lines.

set /sɛt/ more set most set adj
bereit fertig
Ready, prepared.

set /sɛt/ sets n
Gerät
A device for receiving broadcast radio waves (or, more recently, broadcast data); a radio or television.
Satz Set
A matching collection of similar things. (Note the similar meaning in Etymology 2, Noun.)
Set
A collection of various objects for a particular purpose.
the general locations and area where a movie’s, a film’s, or a video’s scenery is arranged to be filmed also including places for actors, assorted crew, director, producers which are typically not filmed.
Menge
(set theory) A collection of zero or more objects, possibly infinite in size, and disregarding any order or repetition of the objects which may be contained within it.
Satz
(in plural, “sets”, mathematics, informal) Set theory.
(volleyball) The act of directing the ball to a teammate for an attack.
Gruppe
A group of people, usually meeting socially.

set /sɛt/ v
stellen setzen legen aufstellen
(transitive) To put (something) down, to rest.
stellen einstellen bestimmen festlegen setzen härten
(transitive, dated) To cause to stop or stick; to obstruct; to fasten to a spot.
decken
(transitive) To arrange with dishes and cutlery, to set the table.
vergeben
(transitive) To devise and assign (work) to.
untergehen schränken
(intransitive) Of a heavenly body, to disappear below the horizon of a planet, etc, as the latter rotates.
schränken
To have a certain direction of motion; to flow; to move on; to tend.
(intransitive, country dancing) To acknowledge a dancing partner by facing him or her and moving first to one side and then to the other, while she or he does the opposite.
To give a pitch to, as a tune; to start by fixing the keynote.

set an example v
ein Exempel statuieren

set down v
ablegen absetzen hinlegen hinsetzen
(transitive, , especially, _, British) To place, especially on the ground or a surface; to cease carrying; to deposit; to allow passengers to alight.

set fire v
anzünden
(intransitive, followed by to) To light using fire; to cause to be on fire; to set alight.

set forth v
darlegen
(transitive) To state; describe; give an account of.
(transitive) To present for consideration; to propose.
ausziehen
(intransitive) To begin a journey or expedition.

set free v
befreien freisetzen freilassen
(transitive) To release, to free, to give freedom to.

set function set functions n
Mengenfunktion

set in motion v
in Bewegung setzen
(idiomatic) To trigger movement or progress; to get going.

set in stone adj
in Stein gemeißelt
(idiomatic) Permanent; certain; firm.

set off v
abgehen losmachen losziehen sich absetzen
(idiomatic, intransitive) To leave; to set out; to begin a journey or trip.
abbrennen absetzen anzünden aufbringen auslösen entfesseln
(idiomatic, transitive) To begin; to cause; to initiate.
absetzen hervorheben
(idiomatic, transitive) To enhance by emphasizing differences.
(idiomatic, transitive) To offset, to compensate for: to reduce the effect of, by having a contrary effect.

set on fire v
anzünden entzünden
(transitive) To cause to begin to burn.
entflammen
(figuratively, transitive) To arouse passionate feelings in.

set out v
sich aufmachen
(intransitive) To go out, leave.

set phrase set phrases n
Wortgruppe Wortverbindung Redewendung feststehende Wendung
(grammar) An established expression whose wording is subject to little or no variation, and which may or may not be idiomatic.
Floskel feststehende Redensart
(grammar) An idiomatic expression in general.

set point set points n
Satzball
(tennis, volleyball) A situation where if one of the two players wins the next point, (s)he will win the set (but not the match).

set sail v
abfahren
To depart on a voyage by boat.

set screw set screws n
Gewindestift Madenschraube Wurmschraube
A screw with threads along the entire length and no head. Typically, set screws have a hex or slot drive recessed in the threaded length; a grub screw or worm screw.

set square set squares n
Geodreieck Geometrie-Dreieck
(UK) A flat triangular piece of plastic or other material, having corners of precise angles, used in technical drawing

set straight v
berichtigen geraderücken in Ordnung bringen korrigieren richtigstellen
(transitive, idiomatic) To correct; to make right or true.

set the Thames on fire v
die Welt aus den Angeln heben
(chiefly, in the negative, idiomatic) To achieve something amazing but to a nearly-impossible degree; to do something which brings great public acclaim.

set the record straight v
etwas klarstellen etwas korrigieren etwas richtigstellen
to correct a previous error or misunderstanding, especially one in print

set the table v
den Tisch decken
To arrange plates, etc. for a meal.

set theoretically adv
mengentheoretisch
(mathematics) In a manner which uses set theory
(mathematics) In the sense of set theory

set theory set theories n
Mengenlehre Mengentheorie
(mathematics) The mathematical theory of sets.

set to music v
vertonen
(music) To adapt a literary work by adding music (and often song)

set up v
installieren aufbauen vorbereiten einrichten
(intransitive) To ready something for use.

set upon v
sich stürzen
To attack someone.

set-off set-offs n
Aufrechnung
(dated) That which is used to improve the appearance of anything; a decoration; an ornament.

set-top box set-top boxes n
Set-Top-Box
A device that connects some source of signal to a television set, often decrypting a digitally encrypted signal from a communications satellite or cable network.

setback /ˈsɛtbæk/ setbacks n
Rückschlag Hindernis
An obstacle, delay, disadvantage, blow (an adverse event which retards or prevents progress towards a desired outcome)

setlist setlists n
Konzertprogramm Setlist
(music) A list of the songs to be played by a particular band or musical act for a particular show or tour.

setpoint /ˈsɛtpɔɪnt/ setpoints n
Sollwert
The command signal or value which is fed into a controller to establish the target or desired position or state of the controlled device or process.

sett /sɛt/ setts n
Dachsbau
The system of tunnels that is the home of a badger.
Pflasterstein
A small, square-cut piece of quarried stone used for paving and edging.

settee /sɛˈtiː/ settees n
Couch Sitzbank Sofa
(UK, Texas) A long seat with a back, made to accommodate several persons at once; a sofa.

setter /ˈset.ə/ /ˈsɛt.ə/ /ˈsɛt.ɚ/ [-ɾɚ] setters n
Setzer Setzerin
One who sets something, such as a challenge or an examination.
Setter Vorstehhund Vorstehhündin
A long-haired breed of hunting dog.

setting /ˈsɛtɪŋ/ more setting most setting adj
untergehend
that disappears below the horizon

setting /ˈsɛtɪŋ/ settings n
Kontext
The time, place and circumstance in which something (such as a story or picture) is set; context; scenario.
Einstellung
A piece of metal in which a precious stone or gem is fixed to form a piece of jewelry.
Vertonung
A piece of vocal or choral music composed for particular words (set to music).

setting pole setting poles n
Staken
A pole, often iron-pointed, used for pushing boats along in shallow water.

settle /ˈsɛtl̩/ /ˈsɛtəl/ v
siedeln
(transitive) To determine (something which was exposed to doubt or question); to resolve conclusively; to set or fix (a time, an order of succession, etc).
(intransitive) To fix one's residence in a place; to establish a dwelling place, home, or colony. (Compare settle down.)

settle for v
zufriedengeben
(idiomatic, transitive) To accept or allow something, especially something not entirely desirable.

settlement /ˈsɛt.l̩.mənt/ settlements n
Erledigung Regelung Regulierung
The state of being settled.
Siedlung Ansiedlung Kolonie Niederlassung
A colony that is newly established; a place or region newly settled (even in past times).
Siedlung
A community of people living together, such as a hamlet, village, town, or city; a populated place.
Absenkung Senkung
(architecture) The gradual sinking of a building. Fractures or dislocations caused by settlement.
Abrechnung
(finance) The delivery of goods by the seller and payment for them by the buyer, under a previously agreed trade or transaction or contract entered into.
Überschreibung
(legal) A disposition of property, or the act of granting it.
Wohnsitz
(legal) A settled place of abode; residence; a right growing out of legal residence.
Vergleich Abfindung Ausgleich
(legal) A resolution of a dispute.
(law) A mutual agreement to end a dispute without resorting to legal proceedings, also known as an out-of-court settlement or settling out of court.

settlement agreement settlement agreements n
Prozessvergleich Vergleich
(legal) A contractual agreement between parties to actual or potential litigation by which each party agrees to a resolution of the underlying dispute.

settlement date settlement dates n
Abrechnungsdatum
(accounting) the date on which a trade (bonds, equities, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.) settles.

settler /ˈsɛt.lə/ /ˈsɛt.lɚ/ /ˈsɛt.l̩.ə/ /ˈsɛt.l̩.ɚ/ settlers n
Siedler Siedlerin Ansiedler Ansiedlerin Kolonist Kolonistin
Someone who settles in a new location, especially one who takes up residence in a previously uninhabited place; a colonist.
Schlichter Schlichterin
Someone who decides or settles something, such as a dispute.

setup /ˈsɛtʌp/ setups n
Einrichtung Gerät Installation Vorrichtung
Equipment designed for a particular purpose; an apparatus.
Anordnung Aufbau Einrichtung
The fashion in which something is organized or arranged.
Falle Inszenierung abgekartetes Spiel
A situation orchestrated to frame someone; a covert effort to place the blame on somebody.
Installationsprogramm Installer
(computing) An installer.

sevdalinka sevdalinkas n
Sevdalinka
(uncountable) A traditional genre of folk music from Bosnia and Herzegovina, also popular in the ex-Yugoslavia region.

seven /ˈsɛvn̩/ /ˈsɛvən/ [ˈsɛbm̩] sevens n
Sieben sieben
The digit/figure 7 or an occurrence thereof.

seven /ˈsɛvn̩/ /ˈsɛvən/ [ˈsɛbm̩] numeral
sieben Sieben
A numerical value equal to 7; the number following six and preceding eight. This many dots: (•••••••). Describing a group or set with seven elements.

seven deadly sins n
sieben Todsünden
(Catholicism) The cardinal sins enumerated by medieval philosophers and theologians: pride (or vanity, vainglory), envy, gluttony, greed (or avarice), lust, sloth (or acedia), and wrath (or anger).

seven hundred /ˈsɛv.ən ˈhʌn.dɹəd/ /ˈsɛv.ən ˈhʌn.dɹɪd/ numeral
siebenhundert
The cardinal number occurring after six hundred ninety-nine and before seven hundred one, represented in Arabic numerals as 700.

seven o'clock n
sieben Uhr
(In both the 12-hour clock and the 24-hour clock) The start of the eighth hour of the day; 7:00 a.m. (07:00).

seven seals n
Buch mit sieben Siegeln
(biblical) The seals that secure the book or scroll that John of Patmos saw in an apocalyptic vision.

seven seas n
sieben Meere
(poetic) All of the oceans of the world. (In a common modern interpretation, the seven seas are the North and South Atlantic, North and South Pacific, Indian, Arctic and Antarctic, but historical interpretations differ widely; see the Wikipedia article for this.)

seven thousand numeral
siebentausend
7,000

seven virtues n
sieben Tugenden
(Catholicism) The seven heavenly virtues: the three theological and four cardinal virtues.

seven-league boots n
Siebenmeilenstiefel
(folklore, fairy tale) A pair of boots enabling the wearer to cross seven leagues at one stride.

sevenfold /ˈsɛvənfoʊld/ adj
siebenfach
Seven times as much; multiplied by seven.

sevenfold /ˈsɛvənfoʊld/ adv
siebenfach
By a factor of seven.

seventeen /ˈsɛv.ən.tiːn/ /ˌsɛv.ənˈtiːn/ numeral
siebzehn Siebzehn
The cardinal number occurring after sixteen and before eighteen, represented in Roman numerals as XVII and in Arabic numerals as 17.

seventeenth /ˌsɛvənˈtiːnθ/ adj
siebzehnter siebzehnte
The ordinal form of the number seventeen.

seventeenth /ˌsɛvənˈtiːnθ/ seventeenths n
siebzehnte
One of seventeen equal parts of a whole.

seventh /ˈsɛvnθ/ /ˈsɛvənθ/ adj
siebte
The ordinal form of the number seven.

seventh /ˈsɛvnθ/ /ˈsɛvənθ/ sevenths n
Septime
(music) A tone of the seventh degree from a given tone, the interval between two such tones, or the two tones sounding in unison.

seventh grade seventh grades n
siebte Klasse
(US, education) The period in school that comes after sixth grade and before eighth grade.

seventh heaven n
siebter Himmel siebenter Himmel
A state of great joy and satisfaction.

seventhly adv
siebentens siebtens
In the seventh place; seventh in a row.

seventies n
Siebziger siebziger Jahre
The decade of the 1870s, 1970s, etc.

seventieth /ˈsɛvnti.əθ/ adj
siebzigste
The ordinal form of the number seventy.

seventieth /ˈsɛvnti.əθ/ seventieths n
Siebzigste
The person or thing in the seventieth position.
Siebzigstel
One of seventy equal parts of a whole.

seventy /ˈsɛv.ən.di/ /ˈsɛv.ən.ti/ numeral
siebzig
The cardinal number occurring after sixty-nine and before seventy-one, represented in Roman numerals as LXX and in Arabic numerals as 70.

seventy-eight numeral
achtundsiebzig
The cardinal number immediately following seventy-seven and preceding seventy-nine.

seventy-first adj
einundsiebzigste
The ordinal form of the number seventy-one, describing a person or thing in position number 71 of a sequence.

seventy-five /ˌsɛv.ən.tiˈfaɪv/ numeral
fünfundsiebzig
The cardinal number immediately following seventy-four and preceding seventy-six.

seventy-four numeral
vierundsiebzig
The cardinal number immediately following seventy-three and preceding seventy-five.

seventy-nine numeral
neunundsiebzig
The cardinal number immediately following seventy-eight and preceding eighty.

seventy-one numeral
einundsiebzig
The cardinal number immediately following seventy and preceding seventy-two.

seventy-second adj
zweiundsiebzigste
The ordinal form of the number seventy-two, describing a person or thing in position number 72 of a sequence.

seventy-seven numeral
siebenundsiebzig
The cardinal number immediately following seventy-six and preceding seventy-eight.

seventy-six numeral
sechsundsiebzig
The cardinal number immediately following seventy-five and preceding seventy-seven.

seventy-three numeral
dreiundsiebzig
The cardinal number immediately following seventy-two and preceding seventy-four.

seventy-two numeral
zweiundsiebzig
The cardinal number immediately following seventy-one and preceding seventy-three.

seventysomething seventysomethings n
Siebzigjährige Siebzigjähriger
(colloquial) A person between 70 and 79 years old.

sever /ˈsɛv.ɚ/ v
abbrechen abtrennen durchtrennen trennen
(transitive) To cut free.
(law) To disconnect; to disunite; to terminate.

several /ˈsɛv(ə)ɹəl/ determiner
verschiedene
mehrere einige
Consisting of a number more than two but not very many. [from 17th c.]

severance /ˈsɛv.ɜː(ɹ)n̩s/ /ˈsɛv.ɹəns/ severances n
Scheidung Trennung
The act of severing or the state of being severed.
Trennung
A separation.

severance pay n
Abfindung
Money paid as compensation to someone whose employment is ended, often in exchange of waiver.

severe /-vɪɹ/ /sɪˈviːɹ/ /sɪˈvɪə/ /sɪˈvɪɹ/ more severe most severe severer severest adj
streng
Strict or harsh.

severe acute respiratory syndrome severe acute respiratory syndromes n
Schweres Akutes Atemwegssyndrom
(pathology) A form of pneumonia resulting from infection by a coronavirus characterized by fever, myalgia, lethargy and coughing and which can be fatal.

severely more severely most severely adv
streng
In a severe manner.

severity /səˈvɛɹəti/ severities n
Gewichtung Härte Stärke
The degree of something undesirable; badness or seriousness.

sew /soʊ/ /səʉ/ /səʊ/ v
nähen
(transitive) To use a needle to pass thread repeatedly through (pieces of fabric) in order to join them together.
(intransitive) To use a needle to pass thread repeatedly through pieces of fabric in order to join them together.

sewage /ˈsu.ɪd͡ʒ/ /ˈsuː.ɪd͡ʒ/ sewages n
Abwasser
A suspension of water and solid waste, transported by sewers to be disposed of or processed.

sewage fungus n
Abwasserpilz
A filamentous colony of bacteria (e.g. Sphaerotilus natans) and fungi (e.g. Fusarium aqueductum), protozoa and other species, which may be found adhering to surfaces in sewage treatment plants or in natural waters as a result of the discharge of incompletely treated waste water.

sewed /ˈsoʊd/ /ˈsəʊd/ adj
genäht
Having been created through the sewing process.

sewellel sewellels n
Stummelschwanzhörnchen
The mountain beaver (Aplodontia rufa).

sewer /ˈs(j)uːə/ /ˈsuɚ/ sewers n
Kanalisation
A pipe or system of pipes used to remove human waste and to provide drainage.

sewer /ˈsoʊɚ/ /ˈsəʊə/ sewers n
Näherin Näher
One who sews.

sewer rat sewer rats n
Kanalratte
(derogatory) A base and contemptible person.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see Any rat that lives in sewers.

sewerage /ˈsuː.ɹɪd͡ʒ/ /ˈsuːə.ɹɪd͡ʒ/ sewerages n
Kanalisation Abwassersystem
A network of sewer pipes that geographically transfers wastewater; a sewer system.

sewing /ˈsoʊɪŋ/ /ˈsəʊɪŋ/ sewings n
Nähen
The action of the verb to sew.

sewing machine sewing machines n
Nähmaschine
Any mechanical or electromechanical device used to stitch cloth or other material; normally uses two threads to form lock stitches

sewing room sewing rooms n
Nähzimmer
A room in a home set aside for sewing.

sex /sɛks/ sexes n
Geschlecht Sex
(countable) Another category, especially of humans and especially based on sexuality or gender roles.
(obsolete, or, literary, uncountable, with "the") Women; the human female gender and those who belong to it.
Sex Geschlechtsverkehr Geschlecht
(uncountable) Sexual activity, usually sexual intercourse unless preceded by a modifier.

sex /sɛks/ v
sexen das Geschlecht bestimmen
(zoology, transitive) To determine the sex of (an animal).
Sex haben Sex haben mit
(chiefly, US, colloquial, transitive) To have sex with.
Sex haben
(chiefly, US, colloquial, intransitive) To have sex.

sex addict sex addicts n
Sexsüchtiger

sex appeal n
Sexappeal erotische Anziehungskraft
Sexual attractiveness. [from 1910s]

sex bomb sex bombs n
Sexbombe
(colloquial) Someone who is highly physically attractive; a bombshell.

sex change sex changes n
Geschlechtsumwandlung
A change in sex, either natural or artificial.

sex drive sex drives n
Geschlechtstrieb Sexualtrieb sexuelle Begierde
The tendency or instinct of animals to engage in sexual activity.

sex economy n
Sexualökonomie

sex education n
Sexualkunde Aufklärung
Education about human sexual anatomy, reproduction, and intercourse and other human sexual behavior.

sex kitten sex kittens n
Betthäschen Sexbiene Sexpuppe
A woman who is both sexually desirable and sexually active.

sex life /ˈsɛksˌlaɪf/ sex lives n
Sexleben Liebesleben
That part of a person's life that is directly concerned with sexual activity.

sex offender sex offenders n
Sexualverbrecher Sexualverbrecherin
Somebody who has committed a crime of a sexual nature.

sex organ sex organs n
Geschlechtsorgan
(anatomy) An organ used in sexual reproduction or sexual stimulation.

sex partner sex partners n
Sexualpartner Sexualpartnerin
Someone that one has sex with, especially on an informal or casual basis.

sex position sex positions n
Sexualposition Sexualpraktik Stellung
Any of the physical positions adopted for sexual intercourse.

sex ratio sex ratios n
Geschlechterverteilung Geschlechterverhältnis Geschlechtsverhältnis Sexualproportion Verhältnis Männer / Frauen

sex reassignment surgery sex reassignment surgeries n
Geschlechtsumwandlungsoperation
Any surgical procedure that changes a person's sex characteristics so that they conform to a standard, particularly those decided by transgender people for themselves or for intersex people to present in a dyadic fashion, the latter often done without consent.

sex scene sex scenes n
Bettszene
A segment in a film or television program in which characters engage in simulated or real sexual activity.

sex shop sex shops n
Sexshop
A shop that sells sex toys, erotic lingerie, pornography etc.

sex slave sex slaves n
Sexsklavin
A slave kept for sexual purposes.

sex strike sex strikes n
Sexstreik
A strike involving the withholding of sex from one's partner until demands are met.

sex symbol sex symbols n
Sexsymbol
A person who embodies the sexual ideals of a mass audience.

sex tourism n
Sextourismus
Travel to another country for the purpose of sexual intercourse with prostitutes or for the purpose of engaging in sex acts which are prohibited in one's home jurisdiction.

sex toy sex toys n
Sexspielzeug
Any physical object or device that is primarily used to facilitate human sexual pleasure.
A person willing to provide sexual pleasure to another at their beckoning.

sex work n
Sexarbeit
Any job in which sex or eroticism is involved, especially prostitution or pornography.

sex worker sex workers n
Sexarbeiter Sexarbeiterin
A person who supplies sex work (short-term sexual services) in exchange for compensation.

sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll n
Wein, Weib und Gesang
(informal) Indulgent and pleasurable activities.

sexagenarian /ˌsɛksəd͡ʒɪˈnɛəɹɪən/ /ˌsɛksəd͡ʒɪˈnɛɹiən/ adj
sechzigjährig
Of or related to sixtysomethings.

sexagesimal /ˌsɛk.sə.ˈdʒɛ.sɪ.məl/ adj
sexagesimal
(math) Of, related to, or based on the number sixty.

sexdecillion /ˌsɛksdəˈsɪl.i.ən/ sexdecillions numeral
Oktilliarde Sexdezillion
(rare, US, modern British & Australian, short scale) 1051.
(rare, dated, British & Australian, long scale) 1096.

sexfoil sexfoils n
Sechspass
(heraldiccharge) A stylized flower or leaf with six lobes

sexiness sexinesses n
Sexiness Sexyheit
The state or quality of being sexy, of possessing the traits of sexual appeal.

sexism /ˈsɛksɪzm̩/ sexisms n
Sexismus
Discrimination or different treatment based on sex or gender.

sexist /ˈsɛksɪst/ more sexist most sexist adj
sexistisch
Unfairly discriminatory against one sex in favour of the other.

sexist /ˈsɛksɪst/ sexists n
Sexistin Sexist
A person who discriminates on grounds of sex; someone who practises sexism.

sexless adj
geschlechtslos
Provoking or showing no sexual desire.

sexologist sexologists n
Sexologe Sexologin Sexualforscher Sexualforscherin Sexualwissenschaftler Sexualwissenschaftlerin
Someone who studies, or is an expert in, sex and sexuality.

sexology sexologies n
Sexualwissenschaft Sexologie Sexualforschung Sexuologie
The study of sex and sexuality, usually from a psychological or clinical perspective.

sexpert sexperts n
Sexperte Sexpertin
An expert in sexology.

sextant /ˈsɛk.stənt/ sextants n
Sextant
(nautical) A navigational device for deriving angular distances between objects so as to determine latitude and longitude.

sextet /sɛksˈtɛt/ sextets n
Sextett
(music) A composition for six voices or instruments.
A group of six singers or instrumentalists.

sextillion /sɛksˈtɪljən/ sextillions numeral
Trilliarde Sextillion
(US, British, Australian, short scale) A trillion billion: 1 followed by 21 zeros, 1021.
Sextillion
(dated, _, British, and, Australian, long scale) A million quintillion: 1 followed by 36 zeros, 1036.

sexton /ˈsɛk.stən/ sextons n
Küster Kirchendiener Kirchendienerin Küsterin Sigrist Sigristin
A church official who looks after a church building and its graveyard and may act as a gravedigger and bell ringer.

sexton beetle sexton beetles n
Aaskäfer
A necrophore.

sextuple /-stjʊpəl/ /-ˈstju-/ /-ˈstu-/ /-ˈtu-/ /sɛksˈtʌpəl/ /sɛkˈstʃuːpəl/ /sɛkˈstʌpəl/ /ˈsɛkstʃʊpəl/ sextuples n
Sextuple
(sports, football) A team that wins 6 titles in the same year or season.

sextuplet sextuplets n
Sechsling
One of a group of six persons or animals born from the same mother during the same birth.

sextuplication sextuplications n
Versechsfachung

sexual /ˈsɛksjuəl/ /ˈsɛkʃuəl/ more sexual most sexual adj
sexuell
Arising from the fact of being male or female; pertaining to sex or gender, or to the social relations between the sexes. [from 17th c.]

sexual abuse sexual abuses n
sexueller Missbrauch
(crime) Any sexual activity that is undesired by one participant but forced on them nonetheless, especially when considered to be more sustained or frequent than an incident of sexual assault.

sexual appetite sexual appetites n
Wollust
One's desire to engage in sexual practices.

sexual assault sexual assaults n
sexuelle Nötigung
A physical attack of a sexual nature on another person or a sexual act committed without explicit consent.

sexual dimorphism sexual dimorphisms n
Geschlechts­dimorphismus Sexualdimorphismus
A physical difference between male and female individuals of the same species.

sexual harassment /ˌsɛkʃuəl həˈɹæsmənt/ /ˌsɛkʃuəl ˈhæɹəsmənt/ n
sexuelle Belästigung
Harassment in the form of unwelcome sexual advances and/or remarks.

sexual intercourse sexual intercourses n
Geschlechtsverkehr Koitus
Sexual interaction, usually involving vaginal and/or anal and/or oral penetration, between at least two organisms.

sexual maturity n
Geschlechtsreife

sexual minority sexual minorities n
sexuelle Minderheit
(countable) A (member of a) group outside of the mainstream of accepted sexual expression or orientation in a given culture. (Also used attributively.)

sexual orientation sexual orientations n
sexuelle Orientierung sexuelle Ausrichtung sexuelle Neigung
One's tendencies of sexual attraction, considered as a whole.

sexual predator sexual predators n
sexuelles Raubtier
(chiefly, pejorative) A person who obtains, or tries to obtain, sexual contact in an abusive manner, and for that reason is seen as threatening.

sexual reproduction n
geschlechtliche Fortpflanzung sexuelle Fortpflanzung
The process whereby a new organism is created by combining the genetic material of two organisms.

sexual selection sexual selections n
sexuelle Auswahl sexuelle Selektion
(evolutionary theory) A type of natural selection where members of the sexes acquire distinct forms either because the members of one sex choose mates with particular features or because in the competition for mates among the members of one sex only those with certain traits succeed.

sexual slavery n
Zwangsprostitution
(criminology) A criminal activity that involves forced sexual acts upon a person who is usually held hostage as a slave.

sexualism /ˈsɛkʃuəlɪzm/ sexualisms n
Chauvinismus Sexismus
The belief that one set of sexual behaviors is intrinsically superior to another set of sexual behaviors, or prejudice and discrimination based on that belief.

sexuality /sɛksjuˈælɪti/ /sɛkʃuˈæləti/ /sɛkʃuˈælɪti/ sexualities n
Sexualität
The quality of being sexual; that which is characterized or distinguished by sex.
Sexualität Geschlecht Geschlechtlichkeit
Sexual activity; concern with, or interest in, sexual activity.
Geschlecht Geschlechtlichkeit
Sexual identity, gender.

sexualization sexualizations n
Sexualisierung
The act or process of sexualizing.

sexualize v
sexualisieren
(transitive) To render sexual, or apply sex appeal to an individual or concept.

sexually more sexually most sexually adv
sexuell
In a sexual manner: erotically.

sexually mature adj
geschlechtsreif
(biology, of an organism) Having reached the age or stage of being able to reproduce.

sexually transmitted disease sexually transmitted diseases n
Geschlechtskrankheit
(disease) Any of various diseases that are usually contracted through sexual contact.

sexvigintillion numeral
Tredezilliarde
(rare, US, modern, _, British, and, Australian) 1081.

sexy /ˈsɛk.si/ /ˈsɛk.sɪ/ sexier sexiest adj
sexy
Having sex appeal; attractive.
(of a thing or concept) Intriguing, appealing, likely to excite interest.

sexy prime sexy primes n
sexy Primzahl
(math) Either of a pair of prime numbers that differ by six.

sgraffito /skɹəˈfiːtoʊ/ /skɹəˈfiːtəʊ/ /sɡɹəˈfiːtoʊ/ /sɡɹəˈfiːtəʊ/ sgraffiti sgraffitoes sgraffitos n
Sgraffito
(art, uncountable) A technique in ceramics, art and wall design, where the top layer of pigment or slip is scratched through to reveal an underlying layer.

sh*t interjection
Sch**ße
Censored spelling of shit.

sh*t sh*ts n
K*ck* K*cke
Censored spelling of shit.

sh*t v
k*ck*n sch**ßen
Censored spelling of shit.

shabbiness shabbinesses n
Schäbigkeit
The property of being shabby.

shabbos goy /ˈʃɑbəs ˈɡɔɪ/ shabbos goys n
Schabbes-Goj
A Gentile who performs certain acts which are forbidden to observant Jews on the Sabbath/Shabbat, such as kindling fire.
(neo-Nazism, derogatory) A Gentile who opposes anti-Semitism.

shabby /ˈʃæb.i/ shabbier shabbiest adj
schäbig
(of clothing, etc.) Torn or worn; unkempt.
(of a person) Wearing ragged, very worn, or dirty clothing.
Mean; despicable.

shabrack /ʃəˈbɹæk/ shabracks n
Schabracke
The saddlecloth of a cavalry horse.

shack /ʃæk/ shacks n
Hütte Bude
A crude, roughly built hut or cabin.

shack up v
(mit jemandem) zusammenziehen in wilder Ehe leben
(colloquial) To live together, especially of an unmarried couple.

shackle /ˈʃækəl/ shackles n
Fessel Handschellen
(usually, in the plural) A restraint fit over a human or animal appendage, such as a wrist, ankle or finger; normally used in pairs joined by a chain.
Schäkel
A U-shaped piece of metal secured with a pin or bolt across the opening, or a hinged metal loop secured with a quick-release locking pin mechanism.

shad /ʃæd/ shad shads n
Maifisch
Any one of several species of food fishes that make up the genus Alosa in the family Clupeidae, to which the herrings also belong; river herring.

shadchen shadchens n
Schadchen
(Jewish) marriage broker, matchmaker

shadda /ˈʃada/ /ˈʃadə/ /ˈʃadːa/ /ˈʃadːə/ /ˈʃɑ.dɑ/ shaddas n
Schadda Taschdid
A diacritic (⁧◌ّ⁩) used in the Arabic script to indicate gemination of a consonant.

shade /ʃeɪd/ shades n
Schatten
(uncountable) Darkness where light, particularly sunlight, is blocked.
Vorhang
(countable) Something that blocks light, particularly in a window.
Farbton
A very small degree of a quantity, or variety of meaning

shade /ʃeɪd/ v
schattieren

shade horsetail shade horsetails n
Wiesen-Schachtelhalm
A plant in the taxonomic genus Equisetum (horsetails); Equisetum pratense.

shadoof shadoofs n
Schaduff
A device used to gather water, consisting of a pivoted stick with a bucket on the end of it.

shadow /ˈʃædoʊ/ /ˈʃædəʉ/ /ˈʃædəʊ/ shadows n
Schatten
A dark image projected onto a surface where light (or other radiation) is blocked by the shade of an object.

shadow /ˈʃædoʊ/ /ˈʃædəʉ/ /ˈʃædəʊ/ v
beschatten
(transitive) To block light or radio transmission from.
(particularly, espionage) To secretly or discreetly track or follow another, to keep under surveillance.

shadow government shadow governments n
Schattenregierung
(political science) A government that is prepared to take control in response to certain events, especially one made up of the leadership of the largest opposition party in parliament which would assume control should the ruling party be displaced in elections.

shadow play shadow plays n
Schattenspiel
(hand games) An ancient form of storytelling and entertainment using opaque, often articulated figures in front of an illuminated backdrop to create the illusion of moving images.

shadow price shadow prices n
Schattenpreis

shadow puppet shadow puppets n
Schattenfigur
A puppet used in shadow play.

shadow real wage shadow real wages n
Schattenreallohn

shadowban /ˈʃædoʊbæn/ /ˈʃædəʊbæn/ shadowbans n
Schattenbann Shadowban
(internet) An instance of shadowbanning.

shadowban /ˈʃædoʊbæn/ /ˈʃædəʊbæn/ v
mit einem Schattenbann belegen mit einem Shadowban belegen
(transitive, internet) To ban a user from a community without their knowledge, allowing them to continue reading and commenting, but rendering their contributions invisible or less visible to other users.

shadowboxing n
Schattenboxen
A form of solo exercise, involving throwing punches at the air, and not at an opponent.

shadowing shadowings n
Schattenlesen
The situation where an individual repeats speech immediately as they hear it (usually through earphones).

shadowy /ˈʃæd.oʊ.i/ /ˈʃæd.əʊ.i/ shadowier shadowiest adj
schattig
In shadow; darkened by shadows.

shady /ˈʃeɪdi/ shadier shadiest adj
schattig
Abounding in shades.
Overspread with shade; sheltered from the glare of light or sultry heat.
Schatten schattenspendend spendend
Causing shade.
zwielichtig
(informal) Not trustworthy; disreputable.

shaft /ʃæft/ /ʃɑːft/ shafts n
Schaft
The long, narrow, central body of a spear, arrow, or javelin.
Any long thin object, such as the handle of a tool, one of the poles between which an animal is harnessed to a vehicle, the driveshaft of a motorized vehicle with rear-wheel drive, an axle, etc.
The main axis of a feather.
Strahl
A beam or ray of light.
Schacht
A vertical or inclined passage sunk into the earth as part of a mine
A vertical passage housing a lift or elevator; a liftshaft.
A ventilation or heating conduit; an air duct.

shaft /ʃæft/ /ʃɑːft/ v
bemogeln hereinlegen schikanieren schädigen übervorteilen
(transitive, slang) To fuck over; to cause harm to, especially through deceit or treachery.
bumsen ficken
(transitive, slang) To fuck; to have sexual intercourse with.

shaft furnace shaft furnaces n
Schachtofen
A furnace in the form of a vertical cylinder in which hot gas is forced upwards through the contained solids

shag /ʃæɡ/ shags n
Krähenscharbe
Any of several species of sea birds in the family Phalacrocoracidae (cormorant family), especially the common shag or European shag, Phalacrocorax aristotelis, found on European and African coasts.
Fick
(slang, vulgar) An act of sex.
Fick Fickpartner Fickpartnerin
(slang, vulgar) A casual sexual partner.

shag /ʃæɡ/ v
ficken bumsen
(UK, Ireland, transitive, vulgar, _, slang) To have sex with.

shaggy /ˈʃæɡi/ shaggier shaggiest adj
zerzaust zottelig zottig strubbelig struppig zottelhaarig
Having long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur or wool.

shah /ʃɑː/ shahs n
Schah
A king of Persia or Iran.

shahada /ʃɑˈhɑdə/ shahadas shahadat n
Schahada
(Islam, especially, theosophy) The Islamic declaration of belief in the unity of God, one of the five pillars, the formal content of which is the kalima (a minimal Islamic creed).

shahanshah shahanshahs n
Schahanschah Schahinschah
(historical) King of kings; a title given to the rulers of ancient Persia and sometimes of Armenia.

shake /ˈʃeɪk/ shakes n
Schütteln
The act of shaking or being shaken; tremulous or back-and-forth motion.
Milchshake
A milkshake.
Schindel
(building material) A thin shingle.

shake /ˈʃeɪk/ v
schütteln erschüttern
(transitive, ergative) To cause (something) to move rapidly in opposite directions alternatingly.
(transitive) To give a tremulous tone to; to trill.
schütteln
(transitive) To move (one's head) from side to side, especially to indicate refusal, reluctance, or disapproval.
erschüttern
(transitive) To disturb emotionally; to shock.
händeschütteln schütteln
(intransitive, usually as "shake on") To shake hands.

shake down v
herunterschütteln
(transitive) To cause something to fall down by shaking it, or something it is attached to.
erpressen
(slang, transitive, by extension) To extort money from (someone) by means of threats.
durchsuchen filzen
(slang, transitive) To search exhaustively.

shake hands v
Hände schütteln
To grasp another person's hands as an expression of greeting, farewell, agreement, etc.

shake like a leaf v
wie Espenlaub zittern zittern wie Espenlaub
(simile, idiomatic) To tremble, as with fear, cold, etc.; shiver

shake off v
abschütteln
To remove (something attached to, on or clinging to an object) by shaking.
To lose someone who is tracking you

shake one's head v
den Kopf schütteln
To move one's head from side to side, in a repeated swiveling motion from the neck, to indicate disagreement, negation, disbelief, disapproval or dismay.

shake out v
ausschütteln
(transitive, also figurative) To agitate a piece of cloth or other flexible material in order to remove dust, or to try to make it smooth and flat.

shake up v
aufrütteln aufschütteln durcheinander wirbeln schütteln
(transitive) To agitate by shaking.
(transitive) To restore to its original shape by shaking.
aus den Fugen bringen aus der Fassung bringen erschüttern umhauen völlig durcheinanderbringen
(transitive, informal) To upset or distress (a person).
tiefgreifend verändern umkrempeln von Grund auf ändern
(transitive, informal) To reorganize, to make reforms in.

shakedown adj
probe- test-
that tests the performance of a ship or aircraft

shakedown shakedowns n
Durchsuchung Filzung Razzia
(slang) A thorough search; a frisk
Probebetrieb Testbetrieb Versuchsbetrieb
A trial or test period, especially of a ship or aircraft
Gästebett Klappbett Liege Notlager
An improvised bed.

shaken /ˈʃeɪkən/ more shaken most shaken adj
erschüttert zittrig
In a state of shock or trauma.

shakeout shakeouts n
Bereinigung Bereinigungsprozess Gesundschrumpfung
An event that causes marginal constituents to be eliminated.

shaker /ˈʃeɪkɚ/ shakers n
Shaker
A person or thing that shakes, or by means of which something is shaken.

shako /ˈʃeɪkoʊ/ /ˈʃeɪkəʊ/ /ˈʃɑkoʊ/ /ˈʃɑːkəʊ/ shakoes shakos n
Tschako
A stiff, cylindrical military dress hat with a metal plate in front, a short visor, and a plume.

shakshuka n
Schakschuka
(culinary) A dish of eggs simmered in a mixture of chopped tomatoes, chilies, cumin, peppers, and onions.

shale /ʃeɪl/ shales n
Tonschiefer
(geology) A fine-grained sedimentary rock of a thin, laminated, and often friable, structure.

shale gas shale gases n
Schiefergas
Natural gas extracted from shale.

shall /ʃ(ə)/ /ʃəl/ /ˈʃæl/ v
werden
Used before a verb to indicate the simple future tense in the first person singular or plural.
sollen
Used similarly to indicate determination or obligation in the second and third persons singular or plural.
Used in questions with the first person singular or plural to suggest a possible future action.

shall I say adv
ich nenne es mal ich will mal so sagen
Synonym of shall we say

shall we say adv
gewissermaßen mehr oder weniger quasi
(parenthesis) Used to make a statement less offensive.
sagen wir mal sozusagen wie man es ausdrücken könnte
(parenthesis) Used as a warning that the description may be imprecise.

shallop /ˈʃæ.ləp/ shallops n
Schaluppe

shallot /ʃəˈlɑt/ /ʃəˈlɒt/ /ˈʃælət/ shallots n
Schalotte
Any vegetable of certain species in the onion family.

shallow /ˈʃaləʊ/ /ˈʃæl.oʊ/ shallower shallowest adj
flach seicht untief
Having little depth; significantly less deep than wide.
seicht flach
Extending not far downward.
oberflächlich
Concerned mainly with superficial matters.
Lacking interest or substance.

shallow /ˈʃaləʊ/ /ˈʃæl.oʊ/ shallows n
Untiefe seicht
A shallow portion of an otherwise deep body of water.

shallowness shallownesses n
Oberflächlichkeit
the property of being shallow

shallows n
Untiefe
An area in a large body of water with many shallow areas.

shalom /ʃɑːˈloʊm/ /ʃəˈləʊm/ interjection
Schalom Shalom
A traditional Jewish greeting.

sham /ʃæm/ adj
Schein falsch
Intended to deceive; false.

sham /ʃæm/ shams n
Fälschung Imitat
A fake; an imitation that purports to be genuine.
Schwindel Betrug Mogelei
Trickery, hoaxing.

sham /ʃæm/ v
verstellen
To assume the manner and character of; to imitate; to ape; to feign.

sham marriage sham marriages n
Scheinehe
A marriage of convenience entered into purely for the purpose of gaining a benefit or other advantage arising from that status, usually with the intent of deceiving public officials or society about its purpose.

shaman /ʃəˈmɑːn/ /ˈʃeɪmən/ /ˈʃæmən/ /ˈʃɑːmən/ shamans n
Schamane Schamanin
A member of certain tribal societies who acts as a spiritual or religious medium between the concrete and spirit worlds.

shamanism /ˈʃeɪmənɪzəm/ /ˈʃɑːmənɪzəm/ shamanisms n
Schamanismus
Any of a range of traditional beliefs and practices concerned with communication with the spirit world.

shamateur /ˈʃamət(j)ə/ shamateurs n
Scheinamateur Scheinamateurin Staatsamateur Staatsamateurin
A sportsman or athlete who is officially an amateur but who makes money from playing, or who otherwise behaves as a professional.

shamateurism /ˈʃamət(j)əɹɪzm/ n
Scheinamateurismus Staatsamateurismus
The fact or practice of being a shamateur; making money out of sports despite professing to be an amateur.

shamble /ˈʃæmbl̩/ v
schleichen schlurfen watscheln
To walk while shuffling or dragging the feet.

shambles /ˈʃæmbl̩z/ shambles n
Durcheinander Schlachtfeld Tohuwabohu Trümmerhaufen
A scene of great disorder or ruin.
Chaos Durcheinander Saustall Scherbenhaufen
A great mess or clutter.
Schlachtfeld
A scene of bloodshed, carnage or devastation.
Schlachthaus
A slaughterhouse.
Fleischerei Fleischhauer Metzgerei
(archaic) A butcher's shop.

shame /ʃeɪm/ shames n
Scham Schande
An uncomfortable or painful feeling due to recognition or consciousness of one's own impropriety or dishonor, or something being exposed that should have been kept private.
Schande Scham
Something to regret.

shame /ʃeɪm/ v
beschämen
(transitive) To cause to feel shame.

shame on you interjection
schäm dich schämen Sie sich
An expression of disapproval.

shamefaced more shamefaced most shamefaced adj
verschämt verlegen
Bashful, showing modesty or embarrassment.

shameful /ˈʃeɪmfəl/ more shameful most shameful adj
beschämend blamabel peinlich schandbar
Causing or meriting shame or disgrace; disgraceful

shameless more shameless most shameless adj
schamlos unverschämt
Having no shame, no guilt nor remorse over something considered wrong; immodest, brazen; unable to feel disgrace.

shaming /ˈʃeɪm.ɪŋ/ shamings n
Beschämen
The activity by which somebody is shamed.

shampoo /ʃamˈpuː/ /ʃæmˈpuː/ shampoos n
Shampoo Haarwaschmittel Schampon Schampu Schampun
A commercial liquid soap product for washing hair or other fibres/fibers, such as carpets.
Shampoo Haarwaschmittel Schampon Haarwäsche Schampu Schampun
An instance of washing the hair or other fibres with shampoo.
Schampus
(humorous, slang) Champagne.

shampoo /ʃamˈpuː/ /ʃæmˈpuː/ v
schamponieren
(intransitive) To wash one's own hair with shampoo.
schamponieren das Haar waschen den Kopf waschen den Teppich schampunieren schampunieren shampoonieren
(transitive) To wash (i.e. the hair, carpet, etc.) with shampoo.
(transitive) To press or knead the whole surface of the body of (a person), and at the same time to stretch the limbs and joints, in connection with the hot bath.

shamrock /ˈʃæm.ɹɑk/ /ˈʃæm.ɹɒk/ shamrocks n
Kleeblatt
The trefoil leaf of any small clover, especially Trifolium repens, or such a leaf from a clover-like plant, commonly used as a symbol of Ireland.

shandy /ˈʃændi/ shandies n
Alsterwasser Radler
(uncountable) A drink made by mixing beer and lemonade.
(countable) A glass of this drink.

shanghai /ʃæŋˈhaɪ/ /ʃɑŋˈhaɪ/ /ˈʃæŋ.haɪ/ v
schanghaien
(transitive) To force or trick someone to go somewhere or do something against their will or interest, particularly
To press-gang sailors, especially (historical) for shipping or fishing work.

shank /ʃæŋk/ shanks n
Beinstück Hachse
Meat from that part of an animal.
Unterschenkel
The metal part on a curb bit that falls below the mouthpiece, which length controls the severity of the leverage action of the bit, and to which the reins of the bridle are attached.

shanks' mare shanks' mares n
auf Schusters Rappen
(US, idiomatic) One's own legs used for walking; to "travel by shanks' mare" or "ride [on] shanks' mare" is to walk to your destination.

shanti /ʃɑnti/ /ʃɑːnti/ /ˈʃaːnt̪i/ [-ɾi] n
Shanti
(Hinduism) Peace, tranquility.

shanty /ˈʃænti/ shanties n
Shanty
A song a sailor sings, especially in rhythm to his work.

shantytown shantytowns n
Elendsviertel Slum Barackenstadt Informelle Siedlung Marginalsiedlung
An area containing a collection of shacks, shanties or makeshift dwellings.

shanzhai /ʃɑːnˈd͡ʒaɪ/ n
Fälschung Piraterie
Imitation and trademark infringing brands and goods, particularly electronics made in China.

shape /ʃeɪp/ shapes n
Form Zustand
The status or condition of something
Form
Condition of personal health, especially muscular health.
Form Gestalt
The appearance of something in terms of its arrangement in space, especially its outline; often a basic geometric two-dimensional figure.

shape /ʃeɪp/ v
formen
(transitive) To give something a shape and definition.

shape up v
besser werden bessern verbessern
(intransitive, idiomatic) To improve; to correct one's bad habits or behavior.
in die Richtung gehen sich (dahingehend) entwickeln sich (dahingehend) gestalten
(intransitive, idiomatic) To take shape; to transform into or become.

shaped /ʃeɪpt/ more shaped most shaped adj
-förmig geformt
Having been given a shape, especially a curved shape.
-förmig
(in compound terms) Having a particular shape (sharing the appearance of something in space, especially its outline – often a basic geometric two-dimensional figure)

shapelessness shapelessnesses n
Formlosigkeit Gestaltlosigkeit Unförmigkeit
(uncountable) The property of being shapeless.

shaper /ˈʃeɪpə(ɹ)/ shapers n
Stoßmaschine
A machine tool in which a single-point cutting tool mounted on a reciprocating ram is traversed across the workpiece linearly. Shapers can generate various shapes, but were most especially employed in generating flat surfaces and keyways. The shaper is nowadays obsolescent, most of its applications being served by milling machines.

shapeshift v
sich verwandeln
(biology, fantasy, mythology, intransitive) To change one's shape or form (into another) through often magical means, normally applied only to living beings.
(figuratively, intransitive) To undergo a noticeable change (in character for example), to metamorphosize.

shapeshifter /ˈʃeɪp.ʃɪf.tɚ/ /ˈʃeɪpʃɪftə/ shapeshifters n
Formwandler Gestaltwandler Formwandlerin Gestaltwandlerin
(fantasy, mythology, science fiction) A person or creature capable of changing their appearance or form at will.

shaping shapings n
Formung
The action of the verb to shape.

sharashka sharashkas n
Scharaschka
A secret research and development laboratory in the Soviet gulag.

shard /ʃaːd/ /ʃɑɹd/ /ʃɑːd/ shards n
Scherbe
(by extension) A piece of material, especially rock and similar materials, reminding of a broken piece of glass or pottery.

share /ʃɛə/ /ʃɛɚ/ shares n
Anteil Teil
A portion of something, especially a portion given or allotted to someone.
Aktie
(finance) A financial instrument that shows that one owns a part of a company that provides the benefit of limited liability.
Freigabe
(computing) A configuration enabling a resource to be shared over a network.

share /ʃɛə/ /ʃɛɚ/ v
teilen
To give part of what one has to somebody else to use or consume.
To have or use in common.
To divide and distribute.
(computing, Internet) To allow public or private sharing of computer data or space in a network
mitteilen teilen
To tell to another.

share dilution share dilutions n
Verwässerung
(finance) The loss in value of the shares of a company or a lowering of someone’s stake in it resulting from the issuance of new shares.

share taxi share taxis n
Sammeltaxi
A vehicle for hire, typically smaller than a bus, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables, departing when all seats are filled.

sharecropper sharecroppers n
Halbpächter Naturalpächter Teilpächter
A person who enters an agreement with a land owner to farm the land and then pay a portion (share) of the produce as rent; one who sharecrops.

sharecropping sharecroppings n
Halbpacht Naturalpacht
The system where a tenant farmer, especially in the southern United States, farms the land in exchange for a portion of the crops.

shared /ʃeːd/ /ʃɛɹd/ /ʃɛːd/ adj
gemeinsam geteilt verteilt
Used by multiple entities or for multiple purposes or in multiple ways.

shareholder /ˈʃɛəˌhəʊl.də(ɹ)/ /ˈʃɛ˞ˌhoʊl.dɚ/ shareholders n
Aktionär Aktionärin
One who owns shares of stock in a corporation.

shareware n
Shareware
(software) A type of software that is distributed without payment but is limited in any combination of functionality, availability, or convenience.

shari'a n
Scharia
(Islam) Traditional Islamic religious law primarily based on the Quran, but also the hadith and tafsir; it covers the totality of religious, political, social and private life, making no distinction between religion and life – in other words between transgressions of moral rules (sin) and of social rules.

sharif sharifs n
Scherif Scharif
A traditional Arab tribal title given to those who serve as the protector of the tribe and all tribal assets.

sharing /ˈʃɛə.ɹɪŋ/ /ˈʃɛɚ.ɪŋ/ sharings n
Aufteilung Teilung

shark /ʃɑɹk/ /ʃɑːk/ sharks n
Hai Haifisch
(ichthyology) A scaleless, predatory fish of the superorder Selachimorpha, with a cartilaginous skeleton and 5 to 7 gill slits on each side of its head.

shark fin shark fins n
Haifischflosse
The fin of a shark, specifically the dorsal, pectoral or caudal fin.

shark fin soup shark fin soups n
Haifischflossensuppe
(culinary) A soup made from shark fins, common especially in Chinese culture, where it is served on special occasions and as a symbol of wealth and prestige.

shark week shark weeks n
Erdbeerwoche
(informal, humorous, chiefly, North America) The week during which someone menstruates.

sharp /ʃɑɹp/ /ʃɑːp/ sharper sharpest adj
scharf spitz
Terminating in a point or edge, especially one that can cut easily; not dull, obtuse, or rounded.
(obsolete) Fierce; ardent; fiery; violent; impetuous.
scharfsinning scharf
(colloquial) Intelligent.
-is
(music) Higher than usual by one semitone (denoted by the symbol ♯ after the name of the note).
hoch
(music) Higher in pitch than required.
scharf
Having an intense, acrid flavour.
(colloquial) Stylish or attractive.
Forming a small angle; especially, forming an angle of less than ninety degrees.
stechend
Sudden and intense.

sharp /ʃɑɹp/ /ʃɑːp/ sharps n
Erhöhungszeichen

sharp-eyed more sharp-eyed most sharp-eyed adj
scharfsichtig
Having acute vision; having good eyesight.

sharp-tailed sandpiper sharp-tailed sandpipers n
Spitzschwanzstrandläufer
A type of sandpiper, (Calidris acuminata)

sharp-witted more sharp-witted most sharp-witted adj
scharfsinnig
Clever, keen of intellect, swift of thought.

sharpen /ˈʃɑɹpən/ /ˈʃɑːpən/ v
schärfen spitzen
(transitive, sometimes, figurative) To make sharp.

sharpener /ˈʃɑː(ɹ)pənə(ɹ)/ sharpeners n
Spitzer
A device for making things sharp.

sharpness sharpnesses n
Schärfe
(uncountable) the cutting ability of an edge; keenness.
Bildschärfe Schärfe
(of an image) distinctness, focus.

sharpshooter sharpshooters n
Scharfschütze Scharfschützin
A person trained to shoot precisely with a rifle; a marksman.

shashiya shashiyas n
Schaschija
A Maghrebi brimless cap with a tassel and straight sides.

shashlik shashliks n
Schaschlik Schaschlyk
A form of shish kebab, originally made of marinated lamb meat.

shatter /ˈʃæt.ə(ɹ)/ /ˈʃæt.ɚ/ shatters n
Splitter Stückchen
(countable, archaic) A fragment of anything shattered.
Kiefernnadel Nadel
A (pine) needle.

shatter /ˈʃæt.ə(ɹ)/ /ˈʃæt.ɚ/ v
zerschmettern zersplittern zum Zerspringen bringen
(transitive) To violently break something into pieces.
zerspringen
(intransitive) To smash, or break into tiny pieces.

shattered /ˈʃætəd/ /ˈʃætɚd/ more shattered most shattered adj
zerbrochen zerschmettert zerschlagen zerstört
Physically broken into pieces.
am Boden zerstört erledigt
Emotionally defeated or dispirited.

shatterproof more shatterproof most shatterproof adj
splitterfrei
Resistant to shattering; difficult to break.

shave /ʃeɪv/ shaves n
Rasur
An instance of shaving.

shave /ʃeɪv/ v
rasieren
(intransitive) To remove hair from one's face by this means.

shaven /ˈʃeɪvən/ adj
rasiert
Having been shaved.

shaver /ˈʃeɪvə/ /ˈʃeɪvɚ/ shavers n
Elektrorasierer Rasierapparat
A tool or machine for shaving; an electric razor.

shaving /ˈʃeɪvɪŋ/ shavings n
Span
(countable) A thin, shaved off slice of wood, metal, or other material.

shaving brush shaving brushes n
Rasierpinsel
A small brush used to create a lather from shaving cream or shaving soap and apply it to the face or other area before shaving

shaving cream shaving creams n
Rasierschaum
A substance, usually a foam or gel, that is applied to the face or wherever else hair grows, to provide lubrication and avoid razor burn during shaving.

shaving soap shaving soaps n
Rasierseife
A type of hard soap used with water and a shaving brush to create a lather that provides lubrication and avoids razor burn during shaving.

shaw /ʃɑ/ /ʃɔ/ /ʃɔː/ shaws n
Dickicht
(dated, dialectal) A thicket; a small wood or grove.

shawarma /ʃəˈwɑɹmə/ shawarmas n
Schawarma
A Middle Eastern sandwich-like wrap of shaved lamb, goat, chicken, turkey, beef, or a mixture of these.

shawl /ʃɑl/ /ʃɔl/ /ʃɔːl/ [ʃɒːɫ] shawls n
Schal
A square or rectangular piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders, typically by women. [from 1662]

shawm /ʃɔːm/ shawms n
Schalmei
A mediaeval double-reed wind instrument with a conical wooden body.

shazam /ʃəˈzæm/ v
Shazam!
(neologism, uncommon, transitive) To determine the artist or the name of a song using the Shazam application.

shchi n
Schtschi
A type of soup from Russia made from cabbage.

she /ʃi/ /ʃiː/ pronoun
sie es
(personal) The female (typically) person or animal previously mentioned or implied.
es sie
(personal, sometimes, _, affectionate) A ship or boat.
er es sie
(personal, dated, sometimes, _, affectionate, old-fashioned) A country, or sometimes a city, province, planet, etc.

she's unconscious phraseologicalUnit
sie ist bewusstlos
Indicates that a female person is currently not conscious.

she- prefix
-in
A female, usually an animal.

she-ass she-asses n
Eselin
A female donkey.

she-bear she-bears n
Bärin
A female bear (as opposed to a he-bear, male bear).

she-cat she-cats n
Katze Kätzin
An (adult) female cat.

she-devil she-devils n
Teufelin
(literally) A female devil (as opposed to a he-devil, male devil).
Drachen Teufelin Teufelsweib
(figuratively) A woman whose bad temper, cruelty or wicked ways are so extreme as to evoke an image of the devil.

she-goat /ˈʃi.ɡoʊt/ /ˈʃiː.ɡəʊt/ she-goats n
Zicke Geiß Mutterziege Zibbe Ziege Ziegenweibchen
A female goat.

she-wolf she-wolves n
Wölfin
A female wolf.

shea /ʃeɪ/ /ʃi.ə/ /ʃi/ /ʃɪə/ n
Karitébaum
The fruit of this tree, having a thin, tart, nutritious pulp that surrounds a relatively large, oil-rich seed.

shea butter /ˈʃeɪ ˌbʌtɚ/ [ˈʃeɪ̯ ˌbʌɾɚ] shea butters n
Sheabutter
A slightly yellowish or ivory-colored natural fat extracted from fruit of the shea tree (Vitellaria paradoxa) by crushing and boiling, widely used in cosmetics as a moisturizer and an emollient, as a cooking oil in West Africa, and sometimes used in the chocolate industry as a substitute for cocoa butter.

sheaf /ʃiːf/ sheafs sheaves n
Garbe Bündel
A quantity of the stalks and ears of wheat, rye, or other grain, bound together; a bundle of grain or straw.
Garbe
(mathematics) An abstract construct in topology that associates data to the open sets of a topological space, together with well-defined restrictions from larger to smaller open sets, subject to the condition that compatible data on overlapping open sets corresponds, via the restrictions, to a unique datum on the union of the open sets.

shear /ʃɛə/ /ʃɪə(ɹ)/ /ʃɪɹ/ shears n
Scherkraft
(mathematics) A transformation that displaces every point in a direction parallel to some given line by a distance proportional to the point’s distance from the line.

shear /ʃɛə/ /ʃɪə(ɹ)/ /ʃɪɹ/ v
scheren
To remove the fleece from a sheep etc. by clipping.
(mathematics) To transform by displacing every point in a direction parallel to some given line by a distance proportional to the point’s distance from the line.
scheren schneiden abschneiden
To cut the hair of (a person).
(figurative) To deprive of property; to fleece.

shear stress shear stresses n
Scherspannung
(physics) the component of stress that causes parallel layers of a material to move relative to each other in their own planes.

shear wave shear waves n
S-Welle
(physics) A wave that changes the medium through which it travels to change its shape but not its volume or density.

shears /ʃɪə(ɹ)z/ /ʃɪɹz/ n
Schere
A tool consisting of two blades with bevel edges, connected by a pivot, used for cutting cloth, or for removing the fleece from sheep etc.

shearwater shearwaters n
Sturmtaucher
Any of the long-winged pelagic seabirds of the family Procellariidae in genera Puffinus, Ardenna, and Calonectris, that breed on islands and coastal cliffs.

sheatfish sheatfish sheatfishes n
Hecht
The wels catfish (Silurus glanis), a catfish, the largest freshwater fish in Europe.

sheath /ʃiːθ/ /ʃiθ/ sheaths n
Futteral Hülle
(by extension) Anything that has a similar shape to a scabbard that is used to hold an object that is longer than it is wide.
(botany) The base of a leaf when sheathing or investing a branch or stem, as in grasses.
Hülle Mantel Umhüllung Ummantelung
(electrical engineering) The insulating outer cover of an electrical cable.
Etuikleid
(fashion) A tight-fitting dress.

sheathe /ʃið/ /ʃiːð/ v
umhüllen
in die Scheide stecken ummanteln
(transitive) To put (something such as a knife or sword) into a sheath.

sheave /ʃiːv/ sheaves n
Scheibe Laufrolle Rolle Seilscheibe Umlenkrolle
A wheel having a groove in the rim for a rope to work in, and set in a block, mast, or similar; the wheel of a pulley.

sheave /ʃiːv/ v
bündeln
To gather and bind into a sheaf.

shed /ʃɛd/ sheds n
Schuppen
A slight or temporary structure built to shade or shelter something; a structure usually open in front; an outbuilding; a hut.
Karre Rostlaube
(British, derogatory, informal) An automobile which is old, worn-out, slow, or otherwise of poor quality.

shed /ʃɛd/ v
teilen
(transitive, obsolete, UK, dialectal) To part, separate or divide.
abwerfen
(ambitransitive) To part with, separate from, leave off; cast off, let fall, be divested of.
vergießen
(transitive, archaic) To pour; to make flow.
vergießen verschütten
(transitive) To allow to flow or fall.
verströmen
(transitive) To radiate, cast, give off (light).

shed a tear /ˈʃɛdəˈtɪə/ v
seine Tränen nicht zurückhalten können
(idiomatic) To have a tear released, to cry (from sadness)

shed light on v
auf etwas ein Licht werfen etwas (näher) beleuchten
(also, figurative) To illuminate; to make clear.

sheen /ʃiːn/ sheens n
Glanz
(also, figuratively) Splendor; radiance; shininess.

sheep /ʃip/ /ʃiːp/ sheep sheeps n
Schaf
(countable) A timid, shy person who is easily led by others.
(countable, chiefly, Christianity, chiefly plural) A religious adherent, a member of a congregation or religious community (compare flock).

sheep laurel n
Schmalblättrige Lorbeerrose
Kalmia angustifolia, a shrub in the family Ericaceae, with pink flowers.

sheep liver fluke sheep liver flukes n
Großer Leberegel
A parasitic flatworm, of species Fasciola hepatica, of the class Trematoda, that infects the livers of various mammals, including humans.

sheep milk n
Schafmilch Schafsmilch
milk produced by sheep

sheepdog sheepdogs n
Schäferhund Hirtenhund Hirtenhündin Schäferhündin
A breed of dog, used for herding sheep.

sheepfold /ˈʃiːpfəʊld/ sheepfolds n
Schafstall Schafhürde
An enclosure for keeping sheep.

sheepherder sheepherders n
Schafhirt Schafhirte Schafhirtin Schäfer
A person who herds sheep; a shepherd.

sheeple /ˈʃiːpəl/ n
Herdenmensch Fähnchen im Wind Jasager Mitläufer Schaf Schlafschaf
(derogatory, slang) People who unquestioningly accept as true whatever their political leaders say or who adopt popular opinion as their own without scrutiny.

sheeppox n
Schafpocken
A highly contagious disease of sheep caused by a poxvirus.

sheepskin sheepskins n
Schafsleder Schafspelz Schaffell Schafleder Schafsfell
(uncountable) The skin of a sheep, especially when used to make parchment or in bookbinding.

sheer /ʃɪɹ/ /ˈʃɪə/ more sheer most sheer sheerer sheerest adj
durchsichtig hauchdünn transparent
(textiles) Very thin or transparent.
bloß pur rein schier
Used to emphasize the amount or degree of something.
steil senkrecht vertikal
Very steep; almost vertical or perpendicular.

sheesh /ʃiːʃ/ interjection
sheesh
(euphemistic) An expression of exasperation.

sheet /ʃit/ /ʃiːt/ sheets n
Blatt Bogen
A piece of paper, usually rectangular, that has been prepared for writing, artwork, drafting, wrapping, manufacture of packaging (boxes, envelopes, etc.), and for other uses. The word does not include scraps and irregular small pieces destined to be recycled, used for stuffing or cushioning or paper mache, etc. In modern books, each sheet of paper is typically folded in half, to produce two leaves and four pages. In the absence of folding, "leaf" and "sheet" are equivalent.
Blech
A flat metal pan, often without raised edge, used for baking.
Blatt Platte Lage
A thin, flat layer of solid material.
Schicht
A broad, flat expanse of a material on a surface.
Schot
(nautical) A line (rope) used to adjust the trim of a sail.

sheet anchor sheet anchors n
Notanker Rettungsanker
(nautical) A large, spare anchor used in an emergency.

sheet bend sheet bends n
Schotstek
A type of knot that can be used to join two ropes of different diameters.

sheet lightning sheet lightnings n
Wetterleuchten
A broad flash of lightning, with no visible bolt, due to reflection.

sheet metal sheet metals n
Blech
Metal worked into a thin, flat sheet, used widely as construction material and raw material for a multitude of industrial products. It is thicker than foil and thinner than plate.

sheet music n
Partitur Musiknoten Noten
Handwritten or printed form of musical notation.

sheet protector sheet protectors n
Dokumentenschutzhülle Schutzhülle
A clear plastic sleeve for documents.

sheet weaver sheet weavers n
Baldachinspinne
Any spider of the family Linyphiidae.

sheeting sheetings n
Beplankung Verschalung
(engineering) A lining of planks or boards for protecting an embankment.

shegetz shegetzes shkotzim n
Schegez
(sometimes derogatory) A gentile, a non-Jewish male.

sheik /ʃeɪk/ /ʃik/ sheiks n
Scheich
The leader of an Arab village, family or small tribe.
An Islamic religious cleric; the leader of an Islamic religious order.
(some Arab Gulf countries) An official title for members of the royal family as well as some prominent families.

shekel /ˈʃɛkəl/ shekalim shekels n
Schekel
A currency unit of both ancient and modern Israel.
Schekel Sekel
(historical) An ancient unit of weight equivalent to one-fiftieth of a mina.

shelduck shelduck shelducks n
Kasarka
Any of various waterfowl of the genus Tadorna, native to Eurasia, Africa and Australasia.

shelf /ʃɛlf/ shelfs shelves n
Regal Brett
A flat, rigid structure, fixed at right angles to a wall or forming a part of a cabinet, desk, etc., and used to display, store, or support objects.
The capacity of such an object
Schelf
A reef, sandbar, or shoal.

shelf life shelf lives n
Haltbarkeit Lagerbeständigkeit Lagerfähigkeit
The length of time a product (especially food and drugs) will last without deteriorating or without being sold.

shelf-talker shelf-talkers n
Produktinformationsschildchen
A printed card affixed to a supermarket or store shelf to draw customers' attention to a specific product.

shell /ʃɛl/ shells n
Schale
The calcareous or chitinous external covering of mollusks, crustaceans, and some other invertebrates.
(weaponry) The cartridge of a breechloading firearm; a load; a bullet; a round.
Schale Eierschale
A hard external covering of an animal.
One of the outer layers of skin of an onion.
Hülse
(weaponry) The casing of a self-contained single-unit artillery projectile.
Granate
(weaponry) A hollow, usually spherical or cylindrical projectile fired from a siege mortar or a smoothbore cannon. It contains an explosive substance designed to be ignited by a fuse or by percussion at the target site so that it will burst and scatter at high velocity its contents and fragments. Formerly called a bomb.
Hülle
(architecture) Any slight hollow structure; a framework, or exterior structure, regarded as not complete or filled in, as the shell of a house.
(chemistry) A set of atomic orbitals that have the same principal quantum number.
Shell
(computing) An operating system software user interface, whose primary purpose is to launch other programs and control their interactions; the user's command interpreter. Shell is a way to separate the internal complexity of the implementation of the command from the user. The internals can change while the user experience/interface remains the same.

shell company shell companies n
Briefkastengesellschaft Briefkastenfirma Domizilgesellschaft
(law, business) A company that engages in no substantive business activities, but instead exists as a vehicle for legal or financial transactions, typically to shield another party from liability or other issues.

shell game shell games n
Hütchenspiel
A game of skill which requires the bettor to guess which of three small cups (or shells) a pea-sized object is concealed under, after the party operating the game rapidly rearranges them, providing opportunity for sleight-of-hand trickery.

shell shock shell shocks n
Kriegszitterer
(uncountable) A psychiatric condition characterized by fatigue caused by battle; it is not a current diagnosis in medicine, but it corresponds largely with the current diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder.

shellac /ʃəˈlæk/ shellacs n
Schellack
A processed secretion of the lac insect, Coccus lacca; used in polishes, varnishes etc.

shellac /ʃəˈlæk/ v
lackieren
(transitive) To coat with shellac.

shellfish /ˈʃɛl.fɪʃ/ [ʃɛɫˑfɪʃ] shellfish shellfishes n
Krustentier Schalentier
A culinary and nutritional term for several groups of non-piscine, non-tetrapod, aquatic animals that are used as a food source. The term often exclusively refers to edible aquatic crustaceans, bivalve mollusks and cephalopod mollusks; but sometimes echinoderms may be included as well.

shelling /ˈʃɛlɪŋ/ shellings n
Bombardierung
An artillery bombardment.

shelter /ˈʃɛltə/ /ˈʃɛltɚ/ shelters n
Zuflucht Zufluchtsort Schutzraum Obdach
A refuge, haven or other cover or protection from something.

sheltered /ˈʃɛltəd/ /ˈʃɛltɚd/ more sheltered most sheltered adj
geschützt
Protected, as from wind or weather.

shemagh /ʃəˈmɑːɡ/ shemaghs n
Palästinensertuch Shemagh
A headcloth designed for a desert environment to protect the wearer from sand and heat.

shemale /ˈʃi.meɪl/ shemales n
Shemale
(offensive, proscribed, especially, in, _, pornography) A male-to-female transsexual or transgender person; a trans woman.

shenanigans /-ɡənz/ /ˌʃəˈnæ.nə.ɡɪnz/ /ˌʃɪˈnæn.ɪɡ.(ə)nz/ n
Ausfressereien
(uncountable) Mischievous play, especially by children. [from mid 19th c.]
Pfuscherei Schummelei Streiche Verarsche
(uncountable) Deceitful tricks; trickery; games. [from mid 19th c.]

shepherd /ˈʃɛpəd/ /ˈʃɛpɚd/ shepherdess shepherds n
Schäfer Schafhirt [[Hirte|Hirt(e)]]
A person who tends sheep, especially a grazing flock.
Hirt Hirte Hirtin Hüter Hüterin
(figurative) Someone who watches over, looks after, or guides somebody.

shepherd's pie shepherd's pies n
Shepherd's Pie
A meat pie having a mashed potato crust, especially one made with lamb or mutton.

shepherd's purse n
Hirtentäschel Hirtentäschelkraut
An edible weed, Capsella bursa-pastoris, family Brassicaceae, native to Europe but now found world-wide.

shepherdess shepherd shepherdesses n
Schäferin Hirtin Schafhirtin
A female shepherd.

sherbet /ˈʃɜːbət/ /ˈʃɜːbɪt/ /ˈʃɝbət/ /ˈʃɝbɚt/ /ˈʃɝbɪt/ sherbets n
Fruchteis Scherbet Sorbet
A dessert of frozen fruit juice with a dairy product such as milk added; a sorbet with dairy ingredients.
Brausepulver
An effervescent powder made of bicarbonate of soda, sugar and flavourings, intended to be eaten alone or mixed with water to make a drink.

sheriff /ˈʃɛɹəf/ /ˈʃɛɹɪf/ sheriffs n
Sheriff
(US) A government official, usually responsible for law enforcement in their county and for administration of the county jail, sometimes an officer of the court, usually elected.

sherry /ˈʃɛɹi/ sherries n
Sherry
(uncountable) A fortified wine produced in Jerez de la Frontera in Spain, or a similar wine produced elsewhere.
A variety of sherry.

sheth sheths n
Bruststück Grieser Griessäule
The bar on a plough which projects downward beneath the beam to connect to the sole.

shh /ʃ̩ː/ interjection
still pscht pst
Requesting silence.

shiatsu /ʃiːˈæt.suː/ /ʃiːˈɑːt.suː/ n
Shiatsu
A form of massage, using the thumbs and palms, employed as therapy.

shibboleth /ˈʃɪbəlɛθ/ shibboleths n
Schibboleth Chiffre Erkennungszeichen Kennwort Schlüsselwort
A particular pronunciation or custom that is regarded as distinguishing members of a group from non-members, especially when used as a test.
Klischee Parole Plattitüde Schlagwort Slogan abgedroschene Ansicht
A common or longstanding belief, custom, or catchphrase associated with a particular group, especially one with little current meaning or truth.

shield /ʃiːld/ shields n
Schild
A broad piece of defensive armor, held in hand, formerly in general use in war, for the protection of the body.
(science fiction) A field of energy that protects or defends.
(heraldry) The escutcheon or field on which are placed the bearings in coats of arms.
(transport) A sign or symbol, usually containing numbers and sometimes letters, identifying a highway route.
Schutz Schild
Anything that protects or defends; defense; shelter; protection.

shield /ʃiːld/ v
beschützen
(ambitransitive) To protect, to defend.

shield bug shield bugs n
Baumwanze Stinkwanze
Any of various shield-shaped true bugs of the superfamily Pentatomoidea.

shield fern shield ferns n
Schildfarn

shield volcano shield volcanoes shield volcanos n
Schildvulkan
(vulcanology) A large volcano, with shallow-sloping sides and a flattened dome, formed of successive eruptions of free-flowing lava from fissure vents.

shieldmaiden shieldmaidens n
Schildmaid
(Norse mythology) A female virgin who had chosen to fight as a warrior in battle.

shift /ʃɪft/ shifts n
Verlagerung Verschiebung Verstellung
An act of shifting; a slight movement or change.
(computing) An instance of the use of such a code or character.
Hochstelltaste Shift Shifttaste Umschalten Umschalttaste
(obsolete) A share, a portion assigned on division.
(mining) A breaking off and dislocation of a seam; a fault.
Schicht
A change of workers, now specifically a set group of workers or period of working time.
Gangschaltung Schaltung
(US) The gear mechanism in a motor vehicle.

shift /ʃɪft/ v
verschieben verlagern verstellen
(transitive, sometimes, figurative) To move from one place to another; to redistribute.
umschalten
(obsolete, transitive, reflexive) To change (someone's) clothes; sometimes specifically, to change underwear.
(archaic) To resort to expedients for accomplishing a purpose; to contrive; to manage.

shift key shift keys n
Umschalttaste
(computing) A key on a personal computer or terminal keyboard used to effect the same function, or to change the function of the function keys.

shiftwork n
Schichtarbeit
A mode of employment in which sets of workers are rotated to maintain a continuous 24/7 operation.

shiitake /ʃiːˈtɑːkeɪ/ /ʃɪˈtɑkeɪ/ /ʃɪˈtɑki/ /ʃɪˈtɑːkeɪ/ shiitake shiitakes n
Shiitake
A wide, brown variety of edible mushroom, Lentinula edodes.

shikimic acid n
Shikimisäure
(biochemistry) A naturally occurring organic compound, 3,4,5-Trihydroxy-1-cyclohexene-1-carboxylic Acid, extracted commercially from star anise; it is the base of very many natural products and is used in the production of the antiviral drug Tamiflu.

shiksa /ˈʃɪksə/ shiksas n
Schickse Schicksel Schicksl
(Judaism, often, derogatory) A non-Jewish girl, especially one who is attractive and young.

shilajit n
Mumijo
A tar-like substance used in traditional medicine.

shill /ʃɪl/ shills n
Anreißer Anreißerin
A person paid to endorse a product while pretending to be impartial.
Gehilfe des Hausierers Gehilfe des Schaustellers Gehilfin des Hausierers Gehilfin des Schaustellers Lockvogel
An accomplice at a confidence trick during an auction or gambling game, such as an accomplice of the seller who bids to drive up the price.

shill /ʃɪl/ v
Ware anpreisen
(pejorative) To promote or endorse in return for payment, especially dishonestly.

shilling /ˈʃɪlɪŋ/ shillings n
Schilling
(historical) A coin formerly used in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Malta, Australia, New Zealand and many other Commonwealth countries worth twelve old pence, or one twentieth of a pound sterling.
The currency of Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania and Uganda.

shim /ʃɪm/ shims n
Keil
A wedge.
Transe Transsexuelle Transsexueller
(informal, often, derogatory) A transsexual person, especially a trans woman; (loosely) a drag queen or transvestite.
Abstandhalter Abstandsblech Ausgleichsblech Ausgleichsstück Beilagescheibe Beilagscheibe
A thin piece of material, sometimes tapered, used for alignment or support.
Dietrich
A small metal device used to pick open a lock.

shimmer /ˈʃɪm.ə(ɹ)/ /ˈʃɪm.ɚ/ shimmers n
Schimmer Schimmern
A faint or veiled and tremulous gleam or shining.

shimmer /ˈʃɪm.ə(ɹ)/ /ˈʃɪm.ɚ/ v
schimmern
(intransitive) To shine tremulously or intermittently; to gleam faintly.

shimmy /ˈʃɪ.mi/ shimmies n
Shimmy
A dance that was popular in the 1920s.
Flattern
An abnormal vibration, especially in the wheels of a vehicle.

shin /ʃɪn/ shins n
Schienbein Tibia
The front part of the leg below the knee; the front edge of the shin bone: w:Shinbone on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Schin
The twenty-first letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others): w:Shin (letter) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

shin pad shin pads n
Schienbeinschoner
A protective piece of clothing worn over the shin.

shinbone shinbones n
Schienbein
(anatomy) The inner and usually the larger of the two bones of the leg or hind limb below the knee

shindig /ˈʃɪn.dɪɡ/ shindigs n
Festival Fete Party Rummel
A noisy party or festivities.
Auseinandersetzung Krach
A noisy argument.

shine /ʃaɪn/ /ʃaːɪn/ shines n
Schein
Brightness from a source of light.
Glanz
Brightness from reflected light.
Bravour Brillanz Glanz
Excellence in quality or appearance; splendour.

shine /ʃaɪn/ /ʃaːɪn/ v
scheinen leuchten
(intransitive, copulative) To emit or reflect light so as to glow.
bohnern polieren
(transitive) To cause (something) to shine; put a shine on (something); polish (something).
brillieren glänzen
(intransitive, copulative) To distinguish oneself; to excel.
glänzen blinken
(transitive) To cause to shine, as a light or by reflected light.

shingle /ˈʃɪŋ.ɡəl/ shingles n
Schindel
A small, thin piece of building material, often with one end thicker than the other, for laying in overlapping rows as a covering for the roof or sides of a building.
Firmenschild
A small signboard designating a professional office; this may be both a physical signboard or a metaphoric term for a small production company (a production shingle).

shingles /ˈʃɪŋɡəlz/ n
Gürtelrose Herpes Zoster
(disease, informal) Herpes zoster, caused by Human herpes virus 3, in genus Varicellovirus.

shining /ˈʃaɪnɪŋ/ more shining most shining adj
strahlend leuchtend
Emitting light.
reflektierend
Reflecting light.
glänzend
Having a high polish or sheen.
brillant hervorragend
Having exceptional merit.

shiny /ˈʃaɪ.ni/ more shiny most shiny shinier shiniest adj
glänzend
Reflecting light.
leuchtend funkelnd
Emitting light.
wunderbar
(colloquial) Excellent; remarkable.

ship /ʃɪp/ ships n
Schiff
(nautical) A water-borne vessel generally larger than a boat.
(chiefly, in combination) A vessel which travels through any medium other than across land, such as an airship or spaceship.

ship /ʃɪp/ v
verschiffen
(transitive) To send by water-borne transport.
verschicken versenden
(transitive) To send (a parcel or container) to a recipient (by any means of transport).
weitergeben
(transitive, colloquial) To pass (from one person to another).

ship ahoy interjection
Schiff ahoi
(nautical) Interjection used to hail another ship or vessel, or to attract attention to the presence of another vessel (most probably close by)

ship in a bottle /ˌʃɪp ɪn ə ˈbɑtəl/ /ˌʃɪp ɪn ə ˈbɒtl̩/ [-ɾəl] ships in a bottle ships in bottles n
Buddelschiff Flaschenschiff
An ornament consisting of a model ship inside a glass bottle, usually one with a narrow neck which makes it difficult to see how the ship was put in place.

ship of the desert ships of the desert n
Wüstenschiff

ship's boat ship's boats n
Beiboot
a utility boat carried by a larger vessel

ship-to-air adj
Schiff-Luft
(of a missile) fired from a ship at an aircraft in flight, or at an incoming missile

ship-to-ground adj
Schiff-Boden
(of a missile) fired from ship at a target on the ground

ship-to-ship adj
Schiff-Schiff
(of a missile) fired from a ship at another ship

shipbuilder shipbuilders n
Schiffbauer
A person who builds vessels such as ships and boats.

shipbuilding shipbuildings n
Schiffbau Schiffsbau
(uncountable, nautical) The construction of ships.
A construction of a ship.

shipment /ˈʃɪpmənt/ shipments n
Lieferung Transport
the act of transporting goods

shipowner shipowners n
Schiffseigner Reeder
(nautical) Someone who owns a ship.

shipping /ˈʃɪpɪŋ/ shippings n
Schifffahrt
The transportation of goods.
Transportkosten Versandkosten
The cost of sending an item or package via postal or carrier services.

shipping company shipping companies n
Reederei Schiffahrtsgesellschaft Schiffahrtsunternehmen Schifffahrtsgesellschaft Schifffahrtsunternehmen
A company whose main line of business is ownership and operation of ships.

shipshape /ˈʃɪpʃeɪp/ /ˈʃɪpˌʃeɪp/ more shipshape most shipshape adj
picobello tipptopp
(originally, nautical) Meticulously neat and tidy.

shipworm /ˈʃɪpwɜːm/ /ˈʃɪpwɝm/ shipworms n
Schiffsbohrwurm Schiffsbohrmuschel
Any of several wormlike marine molluscs (not true worms) of the family Teredinidae that bore through the wooden hulls of ships and other woody material immersed in salt water; specifically, the naval shipworm or turu (Teredo navalis), the type species of the genus Teredo.

shipwreck /ˈʃɪpɹɛk/ shipwrecks n
Schiffswrack
A ship that has sunk or run aground so that it is no longer seaworthy.
Schiffbruch
(countable, uncountable) An event where a ship sinks or runs aground.

shipwrecked adj
schiffbrüchig
Stranded as a result of a shipwreck.

shipwright /ˈʃɪpɹaɪt/ shipwrights n
Schiffbauer Schiffsbauer
A person who designs, builds and repairs ships, especially wooden ones.

shipyard shipyards n
Werft
A place where ships are built and repaired.

shire /ʃaɪ(ə)ɹ/ /ʃaɪə/ shires n
Grafschaft
(chiefly, historical) An administrative area or district between about the 5th to the 11th century, subdivided into hundreds or wapentakes and jointly governed by an ealdorman and a sheriff; also, a present-day area corresponding to such a historical district; a county; especially (England) , a county having a name ending in -shire.

shire town shire towns n
Grafschaftshauptort

shirk /ʃɜːk/ /ʃɝk/ v
ausweichen meiden umgehen aus dem Weg gehen drücken kneifen
(transitive) To avoid, especially a duty, responsibility, etc.; to stay away from.

shirker shirkers n
Drückeberger Verpisser
One who shirks a duty or responsibility.
Faulenzer Faulpelz
One who is lazy.

shirt /ʃəːɾʈ/ /ʃəːʈ/ /ʃɜːt/ /ʃɝt/ shirts n
Hemd Oberhemd
An article of clothing that is worn on the upper part of the body, and often has sleeves, either long or short, that cover the arms.

shirt sleeve shirt sleeves n
Hemdsärmel
The part of a shirt that covers an arm.

shirtless /ˈʃɜːtləs/ /ˈʃɝtləs/ more shirtless most shirtless adj
mit nacktem Oberkörper
(chiefly of a man) Not wearing a shirt; having a bare torso, barechested

shish kebab /ˈʃɪʃkəbɑb/ /ˌʃɪʃkəˈbæb/ shish kebabs n
schisch kebab
A dish made of small pieces of meat, with or without vegetables, which are skewered on a wooden or metal stick and roasted in an oven or over an open fire.

shit /ʃɪt/ more shit most shit shitter shittest adj
beschissen Scheiße
(vulgar, colloquial) Of poor quality; worthless.
fies Scheiße
(vulgar, colloquial) Nasty; despicable.

shit /ʃɪt/ interjection
Scheiße!
(vulgar) Expression of worry, failure, shock, etc., often at something seen for the first time or remembered immediately before using this term.

shit /ʃɪt/ shits n
Scheiße Kacke Scheisse
(countable, uncountable, colloquial, vulgar) Solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels; feces.
Scheiß Scheiße
(uncountable, vulgar, colloquial) Rubbish; worthless matter.
Scheiss Scheiß Scheiße
(uncountable, vulgar, colloquial) Nonsense; bullshit.
Scheißkerl Drecksack Mistkerl
(countable, vulgar, colloquial) A nasty, despicable person, used particularly of men.
(einen) Scheiß Scheiße
(uncountable, slang, vulgar) Anything exceptional or remarkable.

shit /ʃɪt/ v
scheißen
(transitive, vulgar, colloquial) To excrete (something) through the anus.
scheißen kacken
(transitive, reflexive) To defecate on; to soil through defecating.
Schiss haben
(transitive, vulgar, colloquial) To fool or try to fool someone; to be deceitful.

shit ass shit asses n
Scheißkerl

shit oneself v
anscheißen einscheißen sich die Hosen vollscheißen vollscheißen
(vulgar, slang, figurative) To be very frightened or astonished (to the extent that one might lose control of one's bowels).

shit out of luck adj
am Arsch im Arsch
(vulgar, slang, , idiomatic) Completely out of luck; in unfortunate circumstances such that all options for achieving one's goal are exhausted; unlucky; screwed.

shit-for-brains /ˈʃɪt fɚ ˌbɹeɪnz/ adj
blöd dumm saublöd
(derogatory, vulgar, colloquial) Extremely stupid.

shite /ʃaɪt/ more shite most shite adj
scheiße
(British, Irish, vulgar) Bad; awful; shit.

shite /ʃaɪt/ interjection
Scheiße
(UK, Irish, vulgar) An expression of annoyance or dismay.

shite /ʃaɪt/ shites n
Scheiße
(British, Irish, vulgar) Shit; trash; rubbish; nonsense

shiteater shiteaters n
Scheissfresser Scheissfresserin
(vulgar, nonstandard) A coprophagous animal.

shitfaced more shitfaced most shitfaced adj
stinkbesoffen sturzbesoffen
(slang, vulgar) Very drunk.

shithead /ˈʃɪt.hɛd/ shitheads n
Scheißkerl Arsch Arschloch Scheißer Scheißkopf
(countable, pejorative, slang, vulgar) A stupid or contemptible person.
Arschlöcheln
(uncountable, vulgar, card games) A card game, the aim of which is to lose one's cards.

shithole /ˈʃɪt.hoʊl/ shitholes n
Dreckloch
A very dirty, poor, and unpleasant place.

shithouse shithouses n
Scheißhaus Plumpsklo

shitpost /ˈʃɪtpoʊst/ /ˈʃɪtpəʊst/ shitposts n
Scheißpfosten
(internet slang, vulgar, pejorative) A worthless or superficially meaningless post on a message board, newsgroup, or other online discussion platform. Often with the intended effect of derailing or otherwise distracting from relevant conversation.

shits /ʃɪts/ n
Durchfall Dünnschiss
(colloquial, vulgar) .

shitstorm shitstorms n
Shitstorm
(idiomatic, vulgar) Considerable backlash from the public.

shittah shittim n
Seyal-Akazie
A tree said in the Bible to have furnished the precious wood of which the ark, tables, altars, boards, etc., of the Jewish tabernacle were made; now believed to have been red acacia, of species Vachellia seyal (formerly Acacia seyal).

shitting /ˈʃɪtɪŋ/ adj
scheiß-
(vulgar) An intensifier, often applying more to the whole utterance than to the specific word it modifies; same as fucking.

shitty /ˈʃɪti/ [ˈʃɪɾi] shittier shittiest adj
beschissen Scheiße
(vulgar, colloquial) Very bad; unpleasant; miserable; insignificant.
beschissen Scheiß
(informal, vulgar) Of low quality or standard; inferior; not up to par, or failing one's expectations

shitwork n
Scheissarbeit Scheißarbeit
(pejorative) Work of low status or yielding little satisfaction.

shive /ʃaɪv/ shives n
Scheibe Schäbe
A slice, especially of bread.
Schäbe
A splinter or fragment of the woody core of flax or hemp broken off in braking or scutching
Laufrolle Seilscheibe
(obsolete) A sheave.
Brettschindel Schindel
A beam or plank of split wood.
Pfropf Pfropfen Stopfen
A flat, wide cork for plugging a large hole or closing a wide-mouthed bottle.

shiver /ˈʃɪvə/ /ˈʃɪvɚ/ shivers n
Zittern
The act of shivering.

shiver /ˈʃɪvə/ /ˈʃɪvɚ/ v
zittern
To tremble or shake, especially when cold or frightened.
(nautical, transitive) To cause to shake or tremble, as a sail, by steering close to the wind.

shnor v
abbetteln abheucheln betteln erbetteln schnorren
To beg or wheedle.

shnorrer shnorrers n
Bettler Schnorrer
One who shnors.

shoal /ʃəʊl/ shoals n
Sandbank
A sandbank or sandbar creating a shallow.

shock /ʃɑk/ /ʃɒk/ /ʃɔk/ shocks n
Schlag Schock
(medicine) Electric shock, a sudden burst of electrical energy hitting a person or animal.
Schock
(figuratively) Something so surprising that it is stunning.
(medicine) Circulatory shock, a medical emergency characterized by the inability of the circulatory system to supply enough oxygen to meet tissue requirements.
A sudden, heavy impact.

shock /ʃɑk/ /ʃɒk/ /ʃɔk/ v
schockieren
(transitive) To cause to be emotionally shocked; to cause (someone) to feel surprised and upset.
einen Stromstoß versetzen
(transitive) To give an electric shock to.

shock absorber shock absorbers n
Stoßdämpfer
(mechanical engineering) A mechanical device designed to smooth out or damp any sudden shock impulse and dissipate kinetic energy; usually consists of a combination of a spring and a dashpot.

shock absorption n
Schockabsorption Stossdämpfung

shock wave shock waves n
Stoßwelle Schockwelle
(physics) A powerful compression wave produced by the movement of a body through a fluid or gas at a velocity greater than the local speed of sound.

shocked /ʃɒkt/ more shocked most shocked adj
schockiert
Surprised, startled, confused, or taken aback, particularly when also indignant.

shocking /ˈʃɑkɪŋ/ /ˈʃɒkɪŋ/ more shocking most shocking adj
schockierend schrecklich
Inspiring shock; startling.
schrecklich
(colloquial) Extremely bad.

shod /ʃɑd/ /ʃɒd/ adj
beschlagen beschuht
Wearing shoes.
bereift
Having tires equipped.

shoddy /ʃɒdi/ shoddier shoddiest adj
billig minderwertig schlampig schäbig
Of poor quality or construction

shoddy /ʃɒdi/ shoddies n
Reißwolle
A low-grade cloth made from by-products of wool processing, or from recycled wool.

shoe /ʃu/ /ʃuː/ shoen shoes shoon n
Schuh Lackschuh
A protective covering for the foot, with a bottom part composed of thick leather or plastic sole and often a thicker heel, and a softer upper part made of leather or synthetic material. Shoes generally do not extend above the ankle, as opposed to boots, which do.
Schuh
Something resembling a shoe in form, position, or function, such as a brake shoe.

shoe /ʃu/ /ʃuː/ v
beschlagen beschuhen
(transitive) To put shoes on someone or something else's feet, especially to put horseshoes on a horse.

shoe polish shoe polishes n
Schuhcreme Schuhwichse Schuhpaste Schuhpasta
A product rubbed onto shoes to make them shine.

shoe shop shoe shops n
Schuhladen
A shop that sells footwear and related items; a shoe store.

shoe size shoe sizes n
Schuhgröße
The size of shoe that fits a person, often indicated by an alphanumeric code.

shoe tree shoe trees n
Schuhspanner
A device approximating the shape of a foot that is placed inside a shoe when it is being stored to preserve its shape and extend the life of the shoe.

shoebill /ˈʃu.bɪl/ shoebills n
Schuhschnabel
Balaeniceps rex, a tall wading bird related to the stork, native to tropical African swamps; the sole species of the family Balaenicipitidae.

shoebox shoeboxes n
Schuhkarton Schuhschachtel
The box in which shoes are sold.

shoehorn /ˈʃuːˌhɔɹn/ /ˈʃuːˌhɔː(ɹ)n/ shoehorns n
Schuhanzieher Schuhlöffel
A smooth tool that assists in putting the foot into a shoe, by sliding the heel in after the toe is in place. This reduces discomfort and damage to the back of the shoe. By slipping it into the back of the shoe behind the heel, the user prevents the heel from squashing down the back of the shoe and causing difficulty; instead the heel slides down the smooth shoehorn, which then comes out easily once the foot is in place.

shoehorn /ˈʃuːˌhɔɹn/ /ˈʃuːˌhɔː(ɹ)n/ v
ein Schuhlöffel benutzen hineinquetschen hineinzwängen reinquetschen reinzwängen
(transitive, figuratively) To force (something) into (a tight space); to squeeze (something) into (a schedule, etc); to exert great effort to insert or include (something); to include (something) despite potent reasons not to.

shoelace /ˈʃuːˌleɪs/ shoelaces n
Schnürsenkel Schnur Schuhband Senkel Band Litze
A lace used for fastening a shoe.

shoemaker shoemakers n
Schuster Schuhmacher Schuhmacherin Schusterin
A person who makes shoes

shoemaking n
Schuhmacherei Schuhherstellung Schusterei
The making of shoes.

shoeshine shoeshines n
Schuheputzen Schuhputzen
The act of polishing shoes.

shoeshiner shoeshiners n
Schuhputzer Schuhputzerin
A person who shines shoes and other footwear, usually for a fee.

shofar /ˈʃaʊ̯fɔʁ/ /ˈʃoʊ̯fɑɹ/ /ˈʃoʊ̯fɚ/ /ˈʃɔɪ̯fɚ/ /ˈʃəɪ̯fɚ/ /ˈʃəʊ̯fə/ /ˈʃɛɪ̯fɚ/ shofarot shofaroth shofars shofroth n
Schofar Schofarhorn Halljahrposaune Hallposaune
(Judaism) A ram’s-horn trumpet.

shogi /ˈʃoʊɡiː/ n
Shōgi
Japanese chess; a board game similar to chess, invented and traditionally played in Japan.

shogun /ˈʃəʊɡʌn/ shogun shoguns n
Shogun Shōgun
The supreme generalissimo of feudal Japan.

shogunate shogunates n
Shogunat Shōgunat
(historical) The administration of a shogun.

shoo /ʃuː/ interjection
husch weg
(informal, demeaning) Go away! Clear off!

shoo /ʃuː/ v
scheuchen verscheuchen
(transitive, informal) To induce someone or something to leave.

shoo-in shoo-ins n
Favorit Favoritin
(by extension, colloquial, originally, US) A candidate or contestant generally agreed upon as the presumptive winner; a favourite, somebody who is well-liked or widely agreed upon.

shoot /ʃuːt/ interjection
Los Mist leg los verdammt

shoot /ʃuːt/ shoots n
Ableger
The emerging stem and embryonic leaves of a new plant.

shoot /ʃuːt/ v
schießen anschießen erschießen
To send out or forth, especially with a rapid or sudden motion; to cast with the hand; to hurl; to discharge; to emit.
schießen
To protrude; to jut; to project; to extend.

shoot down v
abschießen niederschießen
(transitive) To cause to fall by shooting.

shoot one's mouth off v
aufschneiden
(slang) To make reckless or exaggerated statements.

shoot oneself in the foot v
sich ins eigene Knie schießen sich ins eigene Bein schießen
(idiomatic) To act against one's own interests; to unintentionally behave self-destructively.

shoot the moon v
durch die Decke gehen
(figuratively, by extension) To attain great heights, a high value, or a numerically high measurement.

shoot up v
schießen
(intransitive, transitive) To inject (a drug) intravenously.

shootdown shootdowns n
Abschießen Abschuss
The shooting down of an aircraft, satellite, etc.

shooter /ˈʃuːtə(ɹ)/ shooters n
Schütze Schützin Schießerin Schießer
Someone who shoots something; a gunner, archer, etc.
(craps) The player throwing the dice.
(slang) An associate willing to act in one's defence or to act against one's enemies, especially by force.
(by extension) A loyal advocate or fan.
(professional wrestling, _, slang) A professional wrestler who uses actual fighting moves as part of his style, or who speaks his mind during a live or televised event (instead of speaking from a script).
A large marble used for knocking smaller marbles out of a chalk circle.
An alcoholic beverage typically served in a shot glass.
(rare) A shooting star.
(alternative medicine) A device supposed to accumulate orgone.
Schütze Schützin Schießerin Knarre Schießer
(slang) A firearm.
Schütze Schützin Schießerin Ballerspiel Schießer
A video game in which shooting enemies (or targets) is the main objective.

shooting /ˈʃuːtɪŋ/ shootings n
Schießerei Schießen
(countable) An instance of shooting with a gun or other weapon.

shooting gallery shooting galleries n
Schiessbude Schießbude
A carnival game typically featuring a pellet gun and numerous moving mechanical tracks with small targets to be shot for prizes.

shooting iron shooting irons n
Schießeisen
(chiefly, US, colloquial, dated) A firearm, especially a handgun.

shooting range shooting ranges n
Schießplatz Schießanlage Schießstand
A facility designed for firearms practice.

shooting star shooting stars n
Sternschnuppe
A meteor, especially a streak of light in the night sky, caused by a meteoroid burning up as it enters the Earth’s atmosphere.

shootout /ˈʃuːtaʊt/ shootouts n
Schießerei Schusswechsel
A decisive battle, especially a gunfight.

shop /ʃɑp/ /ʃɒp/ shops n
Geschäft Laden
An establishment that sells goods or services to the public; originally only a physical location, but now a virtual establishment as well.
Werkstatt
A place where things are manufactured or crafted; a workshop.

shop /ʃɑp/ /ʃɒp/ v
einkaufen shoppen
(intransitive) To visit stores or shops to browse or explore merchandise, especially with the intention of buying such merchandise.

shop assistant shop assistants n
Verkäuferin Verkäufer
An employee in a shop, a shopkeeper.

shop floor shop floors n
Fabrikhalle Produktionsstätte
The area of a factory or workshop where the operatives work, as distinct from the administrative areas.

shop talk n
Fachgespräch
(uncountable) A discussion about one's trade, business, or employment that only others in the same field can understand.

shop window shop windows n
Schaufenster
A large window at the front of a shop, behind which items for sale are displayed.

shopaholic shopaholics n
Kaufsüchtige Kaufsüchtiger
One who shops excessively; a shopping addict.

shopaholism n
Kaufsucht
Addiction to shopping; the condition of a shopaholic.

shopkeeper /ˈʃɒpkiːpɚ/ shopkeepers n
Händler Händlerin Ladenbesitzer Einzelhändler Geschäftsinhaber Geschäftsinhaberin
A trader who sells goods in a shop, or by retail, in distinction from one who sells by wholesale, or sells door to door.

shoplift /ˈʃɒplɪft/ v
klauen stehlen
(transitive) To steal something from a shop or store during business hours, usually by means of hiding merchandise.

shoplifter shoplifters n
Ladendieb Ladendiebin
A person who shoplifts, one who steals from shops.

shoplifting shopliftings n
Ladendiebstahl
(uncountable) The action of stealing goods from a shop; the action of the verb shoplift.
(countable) A theft from a shop during trading hours.

shopowner shopowners n
Ladenbesitzer Ladenbesitzerin
Someone who owns a shop.

shopper /ˈʃɑ.pɚ/ /ˈʃɑː.pəɾ/ /ˈʃɒp.ə/ /ˈʃɔp.ə/ shoppers n
Käufer Käuferin
A person who shops.

shopping /ˈʃɑpɪŋ/ /ˈʃɒpɪŋ/ shoppings n
Shopping Einkauf Einkaufen Einkäufe Shoppen
The process of buying goods or services, or searching for those suitable to buy.
Einkäufe
Recently bought goods.

shopping bag shopping bags n
Einkaufstasche Einkaufsbeutel
A strong bag with handles used to put purchases in; usually made of plastic, paper or fabric, sometimes given away with a purchase.

shopping basket shopping baskets n
Warenkorb Einkaufskorb
A basket to put groceries and other merchandise in while shopping.

shopping cart /ˈʃɑpɪŋ kɑɹt/ shopping carts n
Einkaufswagen Karren
(US, Philippines) A conveyance used to carry groceries and other items while shopping in a store.

shopping centre shopping centres n
Einkaufszentrum
(British, AU) A large retail outlet consisting of several shops.

shopping list shopping lists n
Einkaufsliste Einkaufszettel
A list, written on e.g. a piece of paper, of items that need to be bought.

shopping net shopping nets n
Einkaufsnetz

shore /ʃo(ː)ɹ/ /ʃoə/ /ʃɔɹ/ /ʃɔː/ shores n
Ufer
(from the perspective of one on a body of water) Land, usually near a port.

shore crab shore crabs n
Strandkrabbe
A type of crab (Carcinus maenas) native to the coasts of Europe and North Africa.

shore up /ˈʃɔɹ‿ʌp/ /ˈʃɔːɹ‿ʌp/ v
stützen unterstützen abstützen verstärken
(transitive, often, figuratively) To reinforce or strengthen (something at risk of failure).

shorebird shorebirds n
Ufervogel
A bird, or species of birds, that is found near the edge of bodies of water.

shoring shorings n
Abstützung Verbau
Temporary bracing used to prevent something, such as a tunnel, trench, or wall, from collapse.

short /ʃoɹt/ /ʃoːt/ /ʃɔːt/ /ʃɔːɹt/ /ˈʃoːrt/ /ˈʃoːɻt/ /ˈʃɒːɹt/ [ʃɑɹt] shorter shortest adj
kurz
Having a small distance from one end or edge to another, either horizontally or vertically.
klein kurz
(of a person) Of comparatively small height.
kurz klein
Having little duration.
kurz (für)
(followed by for) Of a word or phrase, constituting an abbreviation (for another) or shortened form (of another).

short /ʃoɹt/ /ʃoːt/ /ʃɔːt/ /ʃɔːɹt/ /ˈʃoːrt/ /ˈʃoːɻt/ /ˈʃɒːɹt/ [ʃɑɹt] v
kurzschließen
(transitive) To cause a short circuit in (something).

short circuit short circuits n
Kurzschluss
(electrical engineering) A usually unintentional connection of low resistance or impedance in a circuit such that excessive and often damaging current flows in it.

short corner short corners n
Strafecke kurze Ecke
(field hockey) A penalty corner

short film short films n
Kurzfilm
Any motion picture not long enough to be considered a feature film.

short form short forms n
Kurzform Kurzwort
(phonetics) A word with the same meaning as another formed by removing one or more of the syllables of the longer word, and considered a word in its own right rather than an abbreviation.

short list short lists n
Shortlist engere Auswahl
a list of candidates selected from a longer list, and from which one or more successful candidates are in turn selected.

short of phraseologicalUnit
Mangel an (haben) knapp mit
Insufficiently equipped with.

short order adj
in kurzer Zeit
(of food) Prepared and served quickly.

short s short s's n
Rund-s kurzes s rundes s
The s character, as distinct from the long s — the ſ character.

short selling n
Leerverkauf
(commerce, finance) The practice of selling items or stock which one does not currently possess.

short story short stories n
Kurzgeschichte Erzählung Novelle
A work of fiction that is shorter than a novella.

short twentieth century /-ɪθ-/ /ˈʃoɹt ˌtwɛn.(t)ɪ.əθ ˈsɛn.(t)ʃ(ə).ɹi/ /ˈʃɔːt ˌtwɛn.(t)ɪ.əθ ˈsɛn.t͡ʃ(ʊ).ɹi/ pn
kurzes 20. Jahrhundert
(historical period, specifically) The period between 1914 and 1991, from the beginning of World War I to the fall of the Soviet Union. [from 1990s]

short-acting more short-acting most short-acting adj
kurzwirksam
(pharmaceutical effect) Having a pharmaceutical effect principally in the short term.

short-billed dowitcher short-billed dowitchers n
Kleiner Schlammläufer
a long-legged and long-billed migratory wading bird, Limnodromus griseus

short-chain adj
kurzkettig
(organic chemistry, of an aliphatic compound) Having a chain of fewer than about six carbon atoms.

short-eared owl short-eared owls n
Sumpfohreule
A species of owl, Asio flammeus.

short-legged more short-legged most short-legged adj
kurzbeinig
Having short legs, particularly in proportion to one's body.

short-lived /ʃɔɹtˈlaɪvd/ /ʃɔɹtˈlɪvd/ shorter-lived shortest-lived adj
kurzlebig
Alive or existent for only a short period of time.

short-sighted more short-sighted most short-sighted adj
kurzsichtig
(figuratively) Unable to see long-term objectives; lacking foresight.

short-sightedness n
Kurzsichtigkeit
The propensity of a person to ignore long-term goals in favor of short-term gains.

short-sleeved adj
kurzärmelig kurzärmlig
Having sleeves that are not long enough to reach the elbows.

short-tailed parrot short-tailed parrots n
Kurzschwanzpapagei
A species of parrot, Graydidascalus brachyurus, native to tropical rain forests of South America.

short-term shorter-term shortest-term adj
kurzfristig
of or pertaining to the near or immediate future.
kurzzeitig
of or pertaining to a short duration of time

short-term memory n
Kurzzeitgedächtnis

short-termism n
Kurzfristorientierung
Concentration on obtaining immediate profit at the expense of long-term security.

short-toed snake eagle short-toed snake eagles n
Schlangenadler
Circaetus gallicus, a medium-sized bird of prey in the family Accipitridae.

short-toed treecreeper short-toed treecreepers n
Gartenbaumläufer
Certhia brachydactyla, a species of bird in the family Certhiidae.

shortage /ˈʃɔː(ɹ)tɪd͡ʒ/ shortages n
Mangel Knappheit
A lack or deficiency; an insufficient amount.

shortbread shortbreads n
Butterkeks
A type of biscuit (cookie), popular in Britain, traditionally made from one part sugar, two parts butter and three parts flour.

shortcoming /ˈʃoːtˌkʌmɪŋ/ /ˈʃɔɹtˌkʌmɪŋ/ /ˈʃɔːtˌkʌmɪŋ/ [ˈʃɑɹtˌkʌmɪŋ] shortcomings n
Manko Schwäche
A deficiency or falling short; failure to attain a goal or ideal.

shortcrust pastry shortcrust pastries n
Mürbeteig
(cooking) Pastry containing no leavening agent; often used to make the base of tarts, pies etc.

shortcut /ˈʃoɹtˌkʌt/ /ˈʃoːt.kat/ /ˈʃɔːtkʌt/ [ˈʃoːʔ.kat] [ˈʃoːʔ.kaʔ] shortcuts n
Abkürzung Wegabkürzung schnellerer Weg
A path between two points that is faster than the commonly used paths.
Abkürzung schnellere Methode schnellere Vorgehensweise schnellerer Weg
A method to accomplish something that omits one or more steps.
Verknüpfung Dateiverknüpfung
(computing, in the Microsoft family of operating systems) A file that points to the location of another file and serves as a quick way to access it.

shorten /ˈʃɔɹtən/ /ˈʃɔːtən/ v
verkürzen kürzer werden
(transitive) To make shorter; to abbreviate.
kürzer werden
(intransitive) To become shorter.

shortening shortenings n
Backfett Pflanzenfett
(US, cooking) Fat that is solid at room temperature, especially hydrogenated vegetable oil (known as vegetable shortening), used to make shortcrust pastry and in deep fat frying.

shorthand /ˈʃɔɹthænd/ /ˈʃɔːthænd/ shorthands n
Kurzschrift Stenographie Stenografie
A rough and rapid method of writing by substituting symbols for letters, words, etc.
Stenogramm
(by extension) Any brief or shortened way of saying or doing something.

shorthand typist /ˈʃɔːthand tʌɪpɪst/ shorthand typists n
Stenotypist Stenotypistin
(UK, dated) A person skilled in shorthand and typing.

shorthorn sculpin shorthorn sculpins n
Seeskorpion
A species of fish in the Cottidae family: Myoxocephalus scorpius.

shortly /ʃɔːɹtli/ adv
bald
In a short or brief time or manner; quickly.
In or after a short time; soon.

shortness shortnesses n
Kürze
(uncountable) The property of being short, of being small of stature or brief.

shortness of breath n
Atemnot Atemlosigkeit Dyspnoe Lufthunger
difficulty in breathing; dyspnea

shorts /ʃɔː(ɹ)ts/ n
Shorts kurze Hose
pants or trousers worn for sports or in warmer weather that do not go lower than the knees.

shortwave /ˈʃoɹtˌweɪv/ /ˈʃɔːtˌweɪv/ adj
kurzwellig
(of radio waves) Having a wavelength of approximately 10 to 100 meters.

shortwave /ˈʃoɹtˌweɪv/ /ˈʃɔːtˌweɪv/ shortwaves n
Kurzwelle
(physics) An electromagnetic wave having a wavelength between approximately 10 and 100 meters, corresponding to frequencies between 3 and 30 MHz.

shot /ʃɑt/ /ʃɒt/ /ʃɔt/ shots n
Schuss
The result of launching a projectile or bullet.
Wurf Schuss
(sports) The act of launching a ball or similar object toward a goal.
Kurzer Shot
A measure of alcohol, usually spirits, as taken either from a shot-glass or directly from the bottle, equivalent to about 44 milliliters; 1.5 ounces. ("pony shot"= 30 milliliters; 1 fluid ounce)
Kurzer Aufnahme Shot
(photography, film) A single snapshot or an unbroken sequence of photographic film exposures, or the digital equivalent; an unedited sequence of frames.
Spritze Injektion
(medicine) A vaccination or injection.

shot across the bow /ˈʃɑt əˌkɹɑs ðə ˈbaʊ/ /ˈʃɒt əˌkɹɒs ðə ˈbaʊ/ shots across the bow n
Schuss vor den Bug
(idiomatic) A warning that negative consequences will be faced if something is carried out or allowed to continue.

shot glass shot glasses n
Pinnchen Schnapsglas
A small glass used to hold or measure a small quantity of liquor.

shot in the dark shots in the dark n
Schuss ins Blaue
(idiomatic) A guess, attempt, or choice made with little or no evidence or knowledge.

shot put shot puts n
Kugelstoßen
(athletics, uncountable) An athletics event where a competitor must hurl a heavy metal orb ("shot") as far as possible. Because of the weight of the ball this is done with a pushing ("putting") motion rather than a throwing motion.

shot-putter shot-putters n
Kugelstoßer Kugelstoßerin
(athletics) An athlete who competes in the shot put.

shotel shotels n
Shotel
An Abyssinian curved blade similar to the scimitar.

shotgun /ˈʃɑtɡʌn/ /ˈʃɒtɡʌn/ shotguns n
Flinte Schrotflinte
(firearms) A gun which fires loads typically consisting of small metal balls, called shot, from a cartridge.
Beifahrersitz
(slang) The front passenger seat in a vehicle, next to the driver; so called because the position of the shotgun-armed guard on a horse-drawn stage-coach, wagon train, or gold transport was next to the driver on a forward-mounted bench seat. Can also be used in situations of claiming other resources such as bedrooms.

shotgun wedding shotgun weddings n
Mussehe Mussheirat Musshochzeit sie mussten heiraten
(idiomatic, slang) A wedding in which the bride is already pregnant.

should /ʃuːld/ /ʃəd/ /ʃʊd/ /ʃʊld/ v
sollen dürfen müsste sollte
(auxiliary) Ought to; expressing expectation.

shoulder /ˈʃoʊɫdɚ/ /ˈʃəʊɫdə/ shoulders n
Schulter Achsel
(anatomy) The joint between the arm and the torso, sometimes including the surrounding muscles, tendons, and ligaments.
Seitenstreifen
The part of a key between the cuts and the bow.Parts of a Yale lock-type key

shoulder /ˈʃoʊɫdɚ/ /ˈʃəʊɫdə/ v
schultern
(transitive) To put (something) on one's shoulders.

shoulder blade shoulder blades n
Schulterblatt
Either of the large flat bones at the back of the shoulder.

shoulderbag shoulderbags n
Schultertasche
A bag worn on the shoulders.

shout /ʃaʊt/ /ʃʌʊt/ shouts n
Schrei
A loud burst of voice or voices; a violent and sudden outcry, especially that of a multitude expressing joy, triumph, exultation, anger, or great effort.

shout /ʃaʊt/ /ʃʌʊt/ v
schreien rufen
(intransitive) To utter a sudden and loud cry, as in joy, triumph, exultation or anger, or to attract attention, to animate others, etc.
schreien anschreien rufen
(transitive) To utter with a shout; to cry; to shout out
schmeißen spendieren
(Australia, New Zealand, slang) To pay for food, drink or entertainment for others.
anschreien
(transitive, obsolete) To treat with shouts or clamor.

shout down v
niederbrüllen
(transitive) To shout louder than (someone) in order to force through one's argument or point of view.

shout out shouts out n
Grußbotschaft Grüße Lob anerkennendes Wort lobende Erwähnung
act of giving such an acknowledgement

shout out v
einen Gruß übermitteln loben lobend erwähnen mit einem Wort der Anerkennung erwähnen
To publicly greet or acknowledge a person, group, or organization.
brüllen dazwischenrufen herausrufen rufen schreien
To speak when inappropriate, particularly in a school environment.

shouting /ˈʃaʊtɪŋ/ shoutings n
Geschrei Schreien
The action of the verb to shout.

shove /ʃʌv/ shoves n
Schubs
A rough push.

shove /ʃʌv/ v
schieben drängen schubsen
(transitive) To push, especially roughly or with force.

shovel /ˈʃʌv(ə)l/ /ˈʃʌvl̩/ shovels n
Schaufel Schüppe
A hand tool with a handle, used for moving portions of material such as earth, snow, and grain from one place to another, with some forms also used for digging. Not to be confused with a spade, which is designed solely for small-scale digging and incidental tasks such as chopping of small roots.

shovel /ˈʃʌv(ə)l/ /ˈʃʌvl̩/ v
schaufeln schippen
To move materials with a shovel.

shoveler shovelers n
Löffelente
Any of four species of dabbling duck, in the genus Anas, with distinctive spatulate bills.

show /ʃoʊ/ /ʃəʊ/ shows n
Show Schau Programm Sendung
(countable) A broadcast program, especially a light entertainment program.
Demonstration Schau
(countable) A demonstration.

show /ʃoʊ/ /ʃəʊ/ v
zeigen darstellen
(transitive) To display, to have somebody see (something).
(intransitive) To be visible; to be seen; to appear.
zeigen
(transitive) To indicate (a fact) to be true; to demonstrate.

show jumper show jumpers n
Springpferd Springreiter

show jumping n
Springreiten
An equestrian event in which a rider's horse is jumped over an array of obstacles.

show of force shows of force n
Machtdemonstration

show off v
angeben renommieren aufschneiden prangen sich aufblasen sich wichtigmachen
(transitive, and, intransitive, idiomatic) To attract attention to for the purpose of bragging or personal exhibitionism; to demonstrate a skill, talent or property for the purpose of bragging or personal exhibitionism.

show one's true colors v
Farbe bekennen sein wahres Gesicht zeigen
To reveal how one really is, as opposed to how one has been portrayed or after having been deceptively and deliberately misleading.

show trial show trials n
Schauprozess
(legal) A trial held for appearance's sake, but whose verdict is predetermined, especially a "guilty" verdict with the purpose of making an example of the accused. [1937]

show up v
auftauchen erscheinen sich zeigen
(transitive) To make visible; to expose.

show, don't tell /ʃəʊ dəʊnt tɛl/ proverb
zeigen, nicht erzählen
Advice to writers: convey an impression by the way that events are described in the narrative, and not by explicitly stating facts.

show-off show-offs n
Angeber
One who shows off; a person given to egotistically demonstrating their prowess or ability.

showboat /ˈʃoʊˌboʊt/ showboats n
Theaterschiff
(US) A river steamboat having a resident theatre.

showbusiness /ˈʃoʊˌbɪznɪs/ n
Showbusiness
The entertainment industry.

showcase /ˈʃoʊˌkeɪs/ /ˈʃəʊˌkeɪs/ showcases n
Schaukasten Vitrine
A case for displaying merchandise or valuable items.
Vitrine Schaufenster
A setting, occasion, or medium for exhibiting something or someone, especially in an attractive or favorable aspect.

showcase /ˈʃoʊˌkeɪs/ /ˈʃəʊˌkeɪs/ v
präsentieren vorführen darbieten demonstrieren herausstellen zur Schau stellen
To display, demonstrate, show, or present.

showdown showdowns n
Showdown entscheidender Machtkampf
The final battle between two nemeses, in which there can be but one victor.

shower /ˈʃaʊ.ə(ɹ)/ /ˈʃaʊ.ɚ/ showers n
Schauer Fälle
A brief fall of precipitation (spell of rain, or a similar fall of snow, sleet, or cascade).
Dusche Brause
An instance of using of this device in order to bathe oneself.
Schauer
A quantity of something that has characteristics of a rain shower.

shower /ˈʃaʊ.ə(ɹ)/ /ˈʃaʊ.ɚ/ v
besprühen einsprühen
(followed by with) To spray with (a specified liquid).
duschen Dusche nehmen
To bathe using a shower.
überschütten
To bestow liberally, to give or distribute in abundance.

shower cap shower caps n
Duschhaube
A waterproof headgear designed for use in the shower, to avoid wetting the hair.

shower curtain shower curtains n
Duschvorhang
A waterproof curtain which hangs by the shower, to prevent water splashing from the shower.

shower gel shower gels n
Duschgel
A commercial gel soap, used to wash oneself, especially in the shower.

showerhead showerheads n
Duschkopf
A perforated nozzle that showers water on a bather, sometimes in adjustable patterns.

showing /ˈʃoʊɪŋ/ /ˈʃəʊɪŋ/ showings n
Vorführung
An occasion when something is shown.

showman showmen n
Schausteller
A person skilled in dramatic or entertaining presentation, performance, or publicity.

showpiece showpieces n
Prachtexemplar Prachtstück
Something that exhibits exceptional quality, something worth being shown.
Paradestück Schaustück
Something made specifically to be displayed.

showroom /ˈʃoʊˌɹum/ showrooms n
Ausstellungsraum Showroom
A room in a business set aside for the display of the company's products.

showrunner /ˈʃoʊˌɹʌnɚ/ showrunners n
Serienverantwortlicher Showrunner
(television) The person in overall charge of the production of a television series.

showstopper showstoppers n
Ausschlusskriterium K.O.-Kriterium KO-Kriterium Showstopper
Any impediment that prevents all further progress.

showwoman showwomen n
Schaustellerin
A female showperson.

showy /ˈʃoʊ.i/ /ˈʃəʊ.i/ showier showiest adj
auffällig grell schreiend protzig
(sometimes, derogatory) Calling attention; flashy; standing out to the eye.
Making a striking or aesthetically pleasing display.

shrapnel /ˈʃɹæpnəl/ shrapnels n
Schrapnell
(military, historical) The bullets from the aforementioned type of artillery shell.
Schrapnell Granatsplitter
(military) Shot, fragments, or debris thrown out by an exploding shell, bomb or landmine.

shred /ʃɹɛd/ shreds n
Fitzel Fitzelchen Schnipsel Schnitzel winziges Stückchen
A fragment of something; a particle; a piece; also, a very small amount.
Lumpen
A long, narrow piece (especially of fabric) cut or torn off; a strip; specifically, a piece of cloth or clothing.

shred /ʃɹɛd/ v
zerfetzen schreddern zerkleinern
To cut or tear (something) into long, narrow pieces or strips.

shredder /ʃɹɛdə(ɹ)/ shredders n
Aktenvernichter Reißwolf Schredder
A machine that tears up objects into smaller pieces, especially a paper shredder, garbage shredder or gardening or farming shredder.

shrew /ʃɹuː/ shrews n
Spitzmaus
Any of numerous small, mouselike, chiefly nocturnal, mammals of the family Soricidae (order Soricomorpha).
Megäre
(pejorative) An ill-tempered, nagging woman: a scold.

shrewd /ʃɹuːd/ shrewder shrewdest adj
clever gewitzt klug
Showing clever resourcefulness in practical matters.
schlau listig raffiniert
Artful, tricky or cunning.
gerissen gewieft pfiffig
(informal) streetwise, street-smart.

shrewdly more shrewdly most shrewdly adv
geschickt
In a shrewd manner.

shriek /ʃɹiːk/ shrieks n
Kreischen
A sharp, shrill outcry or scream; a shrill wild cry such as is caused by sudden or extreme terror, pain, or the like.

shriek /ʃɹiːk/ v
kreischen
(intransitive) To utter a loud, sharp, shrill sound or cry, as do some birds and beasts; to scream, as in a sudden fright, in horror or anguish.
(transitive) To utter sharply and shrilly; to utter in or with a shriek or shrieks.

shrift /ʃɹɪft/ shrifts n
Beichtablegung Beichte Beichtgang
The act of going to or hearing a religious confession.
Beichte
Confession to a priest.
Absolution Sündenerlass Sündenvergebung
(obsolete) Forgiveness given by a priest after confession; remission.

shrike /ʃɹaɪk/ shrikes n
Würger
Any of various passerine birds of the family Laniidae which are known for their habit of catching other birds and small animals and impaling the uneaten portions of their bodies on thorns.

shrill /ʃɹɪl/ shriller shrillest adj
schrill
High-pitched and piercing.
scharf
Sharp or keen to the senses.

shrimp /ʃɹɪmp/ shrimp shrimps n
Garnele Shrimp
(uncountable) The flesh of such crustaceans.

shrimp paste shrimp pastes n
Garnelenpaste
A fermented condiment made from salted shrimp and commonly used in the cuisines of Southeast Asian and South China.

shrine /ʃɹaɪ̯n/ shrines n
Schrein Heiligtum Bildstock Grabkirche Heiligenkapelle Wegekreuz
A holy or sacred place dedicated to a specific deity, ancestor, hero, martyr, saint, or similar figure of awe and respect, at which said figure is venerated or worshipped.
Schrein
A case, box, or receptacle, especially one in which are deposited sacred relics, as the bones of a saint.

shrink /ˈʃɹɪŋk/ shrinks n
Irrenarzt Seelenklempner
(slang, sometimes, pejorative) A psychiatrist or psychotherapist.

shrink /ˈʃɹɪŋk/ v
schrumpfen abnehmen
(transitive) To cause to become smaller.
schrumpfen drücken
(intransitive) To become smaller; to contract.
scheuen
(intransitive) To move back or away, especially because of fear or disgust.

shrink-wrap shrink-wraps n
Schrumpffolie
A plastic film that is used to protect an item and which during application contracts so it tightly enclose it.
Schrumpffolienverpackung
The wrapping around an item that has been shrink-wrapped.

shrinkage shrinkages n
Schrumpfen
The act of shrinking, or the proportion by which something shrinks.
Schwund
The loss of merchandise through theft, spoilage, and obsolescence.
Schrumpeln
(slang) The reduction in size of the male genitalia when cold, such as from immersion in cold water.

shrinkflation n
Schrumpflation Shrinkflation

shrive /ˈʃɹaɪv/ v
die Beichte abnehmen
(religion, transitive, and, intransitive) To hear or receive a confession (of sins etc.).
die Absolution erteilen die Vergebung der Sünden gewähren eine Buße auferlegen
(religion, transitive) To prescribe penance or absolution.

shrivel /ˈʃɹɪvəl/ v
schrumpeln verschrumpeln
(intransitive) To become wrinkled.

shroud /ʃɹaʊd/ shrouds n
Leichentuch Grabtuch
Especially, the dress for the dead; a winding sheet.
Want
(nautical) One of a set of ropes or cables (rigging) attaching a mast to the sides of a vessel or to another anchor point, serving to support the mast sideways; such rigging collectively.

shrub /ʃɹʌb/ shrubs n
Strauch Busch
A woody plant smaller than a tree, and usually with several stems from the same base.

shrub celery n
Bleichsellerie Stangensellerie
The crisp, thick leafstalk of the celery plant; used as a vegetable, or eaten raw.

shrubbery /ˈʃɹʌbəɹi/ shrubberies n
Gesträuch Strauchwerk
Shrubs collectively.

shrug /ʃɹʌɡ/ shrugs n
Achselzucken Schulterzucken
A lifting of the shoulders to signal indifference or a casual lack of knowledge.
A cropped, cardigan-like garment with short or long sleeves, typically knitted.

shrug /ʃɹʌɡ/ v
mit den Achseln zucken mit den Schultern zucken
(ambitransitive) To raise (the shoulders) to express uncertainty, lack of concern, (formerly) dread, etc.

shrunk /ˈʃɹʌŋk/ v
geschrumpft
past participle of shrink

shtetl /ˈʃtɛt(ə)l/ shtetlach shtetlech shtetlekh shtetls n
Schtetl Stetl
A Jewish village or small town, especially one in Eastern Europe.

shtick /ʃtɪk/ shticks n
Nummer Stück
A characteristic trait or theme, especially in the way people or media present themselves.
Masche Nummer Trick
A gimmick.

shtum /ʃtʊm/ adj
stumm
silent; speechless; dumb.

shtup /ʃtʊp/ /ʃtʌp/ v
stoßen
push
bumsen ficken
(ambitransitive, slang) have sex (with)

shudder /ˈʃʌd.ə/ /ˈʃʌd.ɚ/ [ˈʃʌɾ.ɚ] shudders n
Schauder
A shivering tremor, often from fear or horror.
(wohliger) Schauder
A moment of almost pleasurable fear; a frisson.

shudder /ˈʃʌd.ə/ /ˈʃʌd.ɚ/ [ˈʃʌɾ.ɚ] v
schaudern
(intransitive) To shake nervously, often from fear or horror.
zittern
(intransitive) To vibrate jerkily.

shuffle /ˈʃʌfəl/ shuffles n
Durchmischen Mischeln Mischen
The act of shuffling cards.
Schlurfen
An instance of walking without lifting one's feet.

shuffle /ˈʃʌfəl/ v
mischen durchmischen mischeln
(ambitransitive) To put in a random order.
schlurfen
To change one's position; to shift ground; to evade questions; to resort to equivocation; to prevaricate.

shun /ʃʌn/ v
meiden scheuen vermeiden aus dem Weg gehen ausschließen ausstoßen
(transitive) To avoid, especially persistently; ostracize.
aus dem Weg gehen ausweichen entkommen flüchten umgehen
(transitive) To escape (a threatening evil, an unwelcome task etc).
abschirmen unsichtbar machen verstecken
(transitive) To screen, hide.
schieben stoßen
(transitive) To shove, push.

shunt /ʃənt/ /ʃʌnt/ shunts n
Shunt Nebenschlusswiderstand
(electricity) A connection used as an alternative path between parts of an electrical circuit.
Shunt
(surgery) A passage between body channels constructed surgically as a bypass; a tube inserted into the body to create such a passage.

shunt /ʃənt/ /ʃʌnt/ v
rangieren
(transitive, rail transport) To move a train from one track to another, or to move carriages, etc. from one train to another.
verlagern
(transitive, obsolete, Britain, dialectal) To turn aside or away; to divert.

shunter shunters n
Rangierlokomotive
(rail, British) A railway locomotive used for shunting; a switcher.
Rangierdienstmitarbeiter Verschiebedienstmitarbeiter
(rail, British) A person who carries out shunting operations.

shut /ʃɛt/ /ʃʊt/ /ʃʌt/ v
schließen zumachen
(transitive) To close, to stop from being open.
(intransitive) To close, to stop being open.
(transitive, or, intransitive, chiefly, British) To close (a business) temporarily.
(transitive) To isolate, to close off from the world.

shut down v
schließen verschließen
(transitive) To close, terminate, or end.
herunterfahren
(ergative) To turn off or stop.

shut up /ʃʌt ˈʌp/ [ʃʌt̚ ˈʌp] [ʃʌʔ ˈʌp] [ʃʌˈɾʌp] interjection
halt dein Maul halt den Mund halt den Rand halt die Fresse halt die Klappe halt's Maul
(highly, _, impolite, dismissal) Stop talking, crying, etc.

shut up /ʃʌt ˈʌp/ [ʃʌt̚ ˈʌp] [ʃʌʔ ˈʌp] [ʃʌˈɾʌp] v
Mund stopfen den Mund halten stopfen
(ergative, often, imperative) Of a person, to stop talking or (of a person or thing) making noise.

shut-eye /ˈʃʌtaɪ/ n
Schlaf
(informal) Sleep.

shutdown shutdowns n
Herunterfahren shutdown
The action of stopping operations; a closing, of a computer, business, event, etc.

shutter /ˈʃʌt.ə/ /ˈʃʌɾ.ɚ/ shutters n
Verschließender Verschließer
One who shuts or closes something.
Fensterladen Rollladen
(usually, in the plural) Protective panels, usually wooden, placed over windows to block out the light.
Verschluss
(photography) The part of a camera, normally closed, that opens for a controlled period of time to let light in when taking a picture.

shutterbug /ˈʃʌtəbʌɡ/ /ˈʃʌtɚbʌɡ/ shutterbugs n
Amateurfotograf Hobbyfotograf
(informal) A person who makes a hobby of photography.

shuttle /ˈʃʌtəl/ shuttles n
Weberschiffchen
(weaving) A tool used to carry the woof back and forth between the warp threads on a loom.
Webschützen Schützen
The sliding thread holder in a sewing machine, which carries the lower thread through a loop of the upper thread, to make a lock stitch.
Pendelverkehr Shuttlebus
A transport service (such as a bus or train) that goes back and forth between two or more places.

shuttlecock /ˈʃʌtl̩kɑk/ /ˈʃʌtl̩kɒk/ shuttlecocks n
Federball
(countable) A lightweight object that is conical in shape with a cork or rubber-covered nose, used in badminton the way a ball is used in other racquet games. [from early 16th c.]

shy /ʃaɪ/ more shy most shy shier shiest shyer shyest adj
schüchtern scheu
Easily frightened; timid.
Reserved; disinclined to familiar approach.
verlegen
Embarrassed.

shyness /ˈʃaɪnəs/ shynesses n
Schüchternheit Scheu Scheuheit
The quality of being shy; a fear of social interactions.

shyster /ˈʃaɪs.tə(ɹ)/ /ˈʃaɪs.tɚ/ shysters n
Gauner Rechtsverdreher Winkeladvokat
Someone who acts in a disreputable, unethical, or unscrupulous way, especially in the practice of law and politics.

sibilant /ˈsɪb.ɪ.lənt/ sibilants n
Zischlaut Sibilans Sibilant
(phonetics) A consonant having a hissing or hushing sound such as the s or sh in sack or shack.

siblicide /ˈsɪblɪsaɪd/ siblicides n
Kainismus
(chiefly, zoology) The killing of a sibling, especially as observed among certain species of animals. [from 1980s]

sibling /ˈsɪblɪŋ/ siblings n
Geschwister Geschwisterkind Bruder Schwester Geschwisterchen
A person who shares a parent; one's brother or sister who one shares a parent with.

sibling-in-law siblings-in-law n
Schwiegergeschwister
The sibling of the spouse of one's sibling.

sibyl /ˈsɪ.bəl/ [ˈsɪ.bɫ̩] sibyls n
Sibylle
A pagan female oracle or prophetess, especially the Cumaean sibyl.

sibylline /ˈsɪbɪlaɪn/ sibyllines n
sibyllinisch
One of the Sibylline Oracles or Sibylline Books.

sic /sɪk/ adv
sic so
Thus; as written; used to indicate, for example, that text is being quoted as it is from the source.

sic /sɪk/ v
hetzen
(transitive) To incite an attack by, especially a dog or dogs.
fassen
(transitive) To set upon; to chase; to attack.

sich /siːt͡ʃ/ siches sichs n
Sitsch
(historical) An administrative and military centre for the Zaporozhian and Danube Cossacks.

sick /sɪk/ sicker sickest adj
übel
Having an urge to vomit.
durch den Wind
(colloquial) Mentally unstable, disturbed.
krank übel
(colloquial) In bad taste.
es satthaben leid
Tired of or annoyed by something.
krank geisteskrank sick
(slang) Very good, excellent, awesome, badass.

sick /sɪk/ n
Kotze
(British, AU, colloquial) Vomit.

sick bay sick bays n
Krankenzimmer Sanitätsbereich Sanitätszimmer Schiffshospital
A room in an institution, or compartment on a vessel, where basic medical supplies are kept and medical attention can be sought.

sick leave n
Krankenstand Arbeitsunfähigkeit
Paid absence from work specifically to recover from illness.

sick man of Europe pn
kranker Mann am Bosporus
(archaic, politics) Ottoman Empire.

sick note sick notes n
Krankenschein Krankschreibung
(UK) A note from a doctor certifying the patient is ill, and therefore unable to go to work, school, etc.

sick pay n
Krankengeld Lohnfortzahlung
Money paid to an employee during his or her sick leave.

sickbed /ˈsɪkbɛd/ sickbeds n
Krankenbett Siechbett Siechenbett
A bed used by a person who is sick.
Genesungsbett Genesungsort
A place for convalescence.

sickening /ˈsɪk(ə)nɪŋ/ more sickening most sickening adj
widerlich abscheulich ekelerregend ekelhaft krankmachend scheußlich
Causing sickness or disgust.

sickle /ˈsɪkl̩/ sickles n
Sichel
(agriculture) An implement having a semicircular blade and short handle, used for cutting long grass and cereal crops.

sickle cell sickle cells n
Sichelzelle
(cytology) An abnormal erythrocyte (red blood cell) that has a crescent shape, characteristic of sickle-cell anemia.

sickle-cell anemia n
Sichelzellenanämie
(North America) The most common form of sickle-cell disease, with anemic effects.

sickly /ˈsɪkli/ sicklier sickliest adj
kränkelnd kränklich dahinsiechend fehlbar siech
Frequently ill or in poor health.
kränklich abgeschlagen blass fahl krankhaft matt
Appearing ill, infirm or unhealthy; giving the appearance of illness.
blass fahl matt schwach schwächlich ungesund
Lacking intensity or vigour.
übersüß
Overly sweet.

sickly sweet more sickly sweet most sickly sweet adj
picksüß zuckersüß
Too sweet; sickeningly sweet or sentimental.

sickness /ˈsɪknɪs/ sicknesses n
Krankheit
The quality or state of being sick or diseased; illness.
Übelkeit
Nausea; qualmishness; as, sickness of stomach.

sickroom sickrooms n
Krankenzimmer
A room to be used by someone who is ill.

side /saɪd/ /səɪd/ sides n
Seite
A bounding straight edge of a two-dimensional shape.
A flat surface of a three-dimensional object; a face.
One half (left or right, top or bottom, front or back, etc.) of something or someone.
A region in a specified position with respect to something.
The portion of the human torso usually covered by the arms when they are not raised; the areas on the left and right between the belly or chest and the back.
One surface of a sheet of paper (used instead of "page", which can mean one or both surfaces.)
One possible aspect of a concept, person, or thing.
One set of competitors in a game.
A group having a particular allegiance in a conflict or competition.

side by side adv
Seite an Seite Schulter an Schulter
(literally) Beside or alongside one another; close to one another and abreast.
Schulter an Schulter Seite an Seite
(figuratively) With a common purpose.

side cap side caps n
Schiffchen
A foldable military cap with straight sides and a creased or hollow crown sloping to the back where it is parted.

side dish side dishes n
Beilage Beigabe
A serving of food meant as an accompanying dish. [from 1702]

side effect side effects n
Nebenwirkung Nebeneffekt
An unintended consequence, or secondary result, of any action, in addition to the main or intended consequence of that action.
Nebenwirkung
(medicine) An adverse effect, an unintended consequence of a drug or therapy; usually not a beneficial effect.
Nebeneffekt Seiteneffekt
(programming) A change in state caused by a function call.

side entrance side entrances n
Nebeneingang Seiteneingang
An entrance to building through its side.

side hustle side hustles n
Nebenerwerb Nebengeschäft
(informal, slang) A secondary job that brings in extra cash.

side street side streets n
Nebenstraße Seitengasse Seitenstraße
A secondary road; a road that is not intended for heavy traffic.

side-by-side adj
nebeneinander
Adjacent; juxtaposed.

side-eye /ˈsaɪdˌaɪ/ side-eyes n
Seitenblick
A sidelong look, particularly of animosity, judgment, or suspicion.

side-striped jackal side-striped jackals n
Streifenschakal
A species of jackal (Lupulella adusta, syn. Canis adustus), native to central and southern Africa.

side-to-side adj
seitlich hin und her

sideband sidebands n
Seitenband
The band of frequencies each side of the frequency of a carrier wave; formed as a result of modulation of the carrier.

sidebar sidebars n
Seitenleiste
(US, legal) A short conference, between a judge and the attorneys of a case, held outside the hearing of the jury and the spectators at the court.
A short conversation between a smaller portion of a group held outside the hearing of the rest of the group.

sideboard sideboards n
Anrichte Büfett Sideboard
(furniture) A piece of dining room furniture having drawers and shelves for linen and tableware; originally for serving food.

sidebox sideboxes n
Kasten Textbox
(typography) A box placed alongside the main text in a book, etc. containing further related text.

sideburns /ˈsaɪd.bɚnz/ /ˈsaɪd.bɜː(ɹ)nz/ n
Koteletten Backenbart Seitenhaare
Facial hair reaching from the top of the head down the side of the face to the side of the chin.

sidecar /ˈsaɪdkɑɹ/ sidecars n
Beiwagen Seitenwagen
A one-wheeled attachment to the side of a motorcycle to allow for a separate seat for a passenger or cargo space.

sidekick /ˈsaɪdkɪk/ sidekicks n
Kumpan Kumpanin
(informal) An assistant to another person, especially to a superior or more important person.

sidelock sidelocks n
Schläfenlocker Seitenlocke
A lock of hair worn at the side of the head.

sidequest /ˈsaɪdˌkwɛst/ sidequests n
Nebenquest Seitenquest
(video games) A quest given to the player that has no direct bearing on the main story/campaign of the game.

sidereal /saɪˈdɪə.ɹi.əl/ /saɪˈdɪɚ.i.əl/ /sɪˈdɪɚ.i.əl/ adj
siderisch Stern
(astronomy) Relating to a measurement of time relative to the position of the stars.

sidereal day sidereal days n
Sterntag siderischer Tag
(astronomy) One day of sidereal time; the time in which Earth rotates once around its axis, relative to the point of the vernal equinox (about 23 hours, 56 minutes, 4 seconds).

sidereal time /saɪ.ˈdɪə.riəl taɪm/ /səɪ.ˈdɪə.riəl taɪm/ n
Sternzeit
(astronomy) Time measured by the apparent diurnal motion of the vernal equinox; approximated by that based on the rotation of planet Earth relative to the seemingly fixed stars.

sidereal year sidereal years n
siderisches Jahr
The orbital period of the Earth with respect to the fixed stars.

siderite siderites n
Siderit
(uncountable, mineral) a widespread brown mineral, FeCO3, having the structure of calcite

sidestep v
ausspielen ausweichen
(intransitive) To step to the side.
ausweichen vermeiden
(transitive, figurative) To avoid or dodge.

sideswipe sideswipes n
Seitenhieb
(figurative) A catty or sarcastic remark.

sidewalk /ˈsaɪdwɑk/ /ˈsaɪdwɔk/ /ˈsaɪdwɔːk/ sidewalks n
Bürgersteig Gehweg Gehsteig Trottoir
(US) (usually) a paved footpath located at the side of a road, for the use of pedestrians
(US, by extension) any paved footpath, even if not located at the side of a road

sidewalk cafe sidewalk cafes n
Straßencafé Strassencafé
(US) An outdoor portion of a restaurant, coffeehouse or cafe.

sideward more sideward most sideward adj
seitlich
Toward a side.

sideways /ˈsaɪdweɪz/ more sideways most sideways adj
Seiten- seitlich
Moving or directed toward one side.
seitlich
(informal) Positioned sideways (with a side to the front).
auf der Stelle tretend
(informal) Neither moving upward nor moving downward.

sideways /ˈsaɪdweɪz/ adv
seitlich
With a side to the front.
seitwärts zu Seite
Towards one side.
schief schräg seitwärts
Askance; sidelong.
auf der Stelle
(informal) Neither upward nor downward.

sidewheeler sidewheelers n
Seitenraddampfer Seitenradschiff

sidewinder /ˈsaɪd.waɪn.dɚ/ sidewinders n
Seitenwinder-Klapperschlange
A North American rattlesnake, Crotalus cerastes, that inhabits lowland deserts.

siding /ˈsaɪdɪŋ/ sidings n
Fassadenverkleidung Außenverkleidung Gebäudeverkleidung Hausverkleidung Verkleidung
(North America) A building material which covers and protects the sides of a house or other building.
Abstellgleis Nebengleis
(rail transport) A second, relatively short length of track just to the side of a railroad track, joined to the main track by switches at one or both ends, used either for loading or unloading freight, storing trains or other rail vehicles; or to allow two trains on a same track to meet (opposite directions) or pass (same direction) (the latter sense is probably an American definition).

siding /ˈsaɪdɪŋ/ v
halten jemandem
siding with one party or another

sidle /ˈsaɪdl/ /ˈsaɪdəl/ v
schleichen
(ambitransitive, also, figuratively) In the intransitive sense often followed by up: to (cause something to) advance in a coy, furtive, or unobtrusive manner.

siege /sid͡ʒ/ /siːd͡ʒ/ sieges n
Belagerung
(military) A prolonged military assault or a blockade of a city or fortress with the intent of conquering by force or attrition.

siege engine /ˈsid͡ʒ ˌɛnd͡ʒɪn/ /ˈsiːd͡ʒ ˌɛnd͡ʒɪn/ siege engines n
Belagerungsgerät Belagerungsmaschine
(artillery, historical) A large weapon of war used during ancient and medieval times to batter fortifications, settlements, etc.; specifically, a trebuchet or other type of catapult.

siege mentality siege mentalities n
Wagenburgmentalität
A collective feeling of victimization and defensiveness, in which a group of people believe themselves to be constantly attacked, oppressed, or isolated in the face of the negative intentions of the rest of the world.

siege tower siege towers n
Belagerungsturm Wandelturm
(historical) A siege weapon, consisting of a wheeled wooden tower with ladders inside, which was parked next to walls so assailants could safely scale them.

siemens /ˈsiːmənz/ siemens n
Siemens
In the International System of Units, the derived unit of electrical conductance; the electric conductance in a body that has a resistance of one ohm. Symbol: S

siesta /siˈɛstə/ siestas n
Siesta Mittagsruhe Mittagsschlaf
A nap, especially an afternoon one taken after lunch in some cultures.

sieve /sɪv/ sieves n
Sieb
A device with a mesh bottom to separate, in a granular material, larger particles from smaller ones, or to separate solid objects from a liquid.

sieve /sɪv/ v
sieben durchsieben
To strain, sift or sort using a sieve.

sieve of Eratosthenes pn
Sieb des Eratosthenes
(mathematics) An ancient algorithm for finding prime numbers that works by discarding multiples from a list of potential primes.

sievert /ˈsiː.vət/ /ˈsiː.vɚt/ sieverts n
Sievert
In the International System of Units, the derived unit of radiation dose; the dose received in one hour at a distance of 1 cm from a point source of 1 mg of radium in a 0.5 mm thick platinum enclosure. Symbol: Sv

sift /sɪft/ v
sieben
To sieve or strain (something).
To separate or scatter (things) as if by sieving.
durchgehen sichten
To examine (something) carefully.

sifter /ˈsɪftɚ/ sifters n
Sieb
A tool for sifting, especially one for powdered cooking ingredients.
Sieber
(rare) One who sifts.

sifu sifu sifus n
Shifu
A master or teacher in the context of martial arts, especially kung fu and tai chi.

sigh /saɪ/ sighs n
Seufzer Seufzen
A deep, prolonged audible inhale and exhale of breath; as when fatigued, frustrated, grieved, or relieved; the act of sighing.

sigh /saɪ/ v
seufzen
(intransitive) To inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it; to make a deep single audible respiration, especially as the result or involuntary expression of fatigue, exhaustion, grief, sorrow, frustration, or the like.

sight /saɪt/ sights n
Sehenswürdigkeit Gesicht
(often, in the plural) Something worth seeing; a spectacle, either good or bad.
Visier
(often, in the plural) A device used in aiming a projectile, through which the person aiming looks at the intended target.

sight /saɪt/ v
erblicken sehen
(transitive) To see; to get sight of (something); to register visually.
anvisieren
(transitive, intransitive) To observe or aim (at something) using a (gun) sight.

sight read /ˈsaɪt ˌɹiːd/ /ˈsaɪt ˌɹɛd/ v
vom Blatt spielen
(music) To perform a musical piece while reading it for the first time, without rehearsal.

sight sing /ˈsaɪt ˌsɪŋ/ v
vom Blatt singen
(music) To sing a musical piece while reading it for the first time, without rehearsal.

sight translation sight translations n
Stegreifübersetzung Vom-Blatt-Übersetzung
(translation studies) The act of translating a written text out loud.

sighthound sighthounds n
Windhund

sighting sightings n
Sichtung
The act of catching sight of something, especially something searched for.

sightseeing sightseeings n
Besichtigen Besichtigung Sightseeing Tourismus
The activity of going out looking at things; tourism.

sightworthy more sightworthy most sightworthy adj
sehenswert sehenswürdig

sigil /ˈsɪd͡ʒəl/ /ˈsɪd͡ʒɪl/ sigils n
Siegel
A seal, signature or signet.
Sigill Sigillum
An occult or magical sign, image or symbol.

sigillography n
Sphragistik
The study of seals, especially those attached to documents.

siglum /ˈsɪɡlə/ /ˈsɪɡləm/ sigla n
Kürzel Sigel
A letter or other symbol that stands for a name or word; specifically, one used in a modern literary work to refer to an early version of a text.

sigma /ˈsɪɡmə/ sigmas sigmata n
Sigma
The eighteenth letter of the Classical and Modern Greek alphabets, the twentieth letter of Old and Ancient.

sigmoid function sigmoid functions n
Sigmoidfunktion

sign /saɪn/ signs n
Zeichen Anzeichen
(sometimes, also used uncountably) A fact that shows that something exists or may happen.
Zeichen Sonderzeichen
A mark or another symbol used to represent something.
A semantic unit, something that conveys meaning or information (e.g. a word of written language); (linguistics, semiotics) a unit consisting of a signifier and a signified concept. (See sign (semiotics).)
Zeichen Schild
A clearly visible object, generally flat, bearing a short message in words or pictures.
Vorzeichen Zeichen
(mathematics) Positive or negative polarity, as denoted by the + or - sign.
Zeichen Gebärde
A specific gesture or motion used to communicate by those with speaking or hearing difficulties; now specifically, a linguistic unit in sign language equivalent to word in spoken languages.
Gebärdensprache Zeichensprache
(uncountable) Sign language in general.
Zeichen Vorzeichen
An omen.

sign /saɪn/ v
unterschreiben signieren
(intransitive) To write one's signature. [from 17th c.]
(transitive) More generally, to write one's signature on (something) as a means of identification etc. [from 15th c.]
(transitive) To bless (someone or something) with the sign of the cross; to mark with the sign of the cross. [from 14th c.]
unterschreiben unterzeichnen unterschriften
(transitive) To validate or ratify (a document) by writing one's signature on it. [from 15th c.]
gebärden
(intransitive) To communicate using a gesture or signal. [from 16th c.]
(transitive) To communicate using gestures to (someone). [from 16th c.]

sign language sign languages n
Gebärdensprache Zeichensprache
(uncountable) Sign languages (sense 1) considered collectively.

sign of life signs of life n
Lebenszeichen
An indication that someone is alive; vital sign.
(figuratively) An indication that someone is present.

sign of the cross signs of the cross n
Bekreuzigung Kreuzzeichen
(Christianity) A gesture of the hand moving over the front of one's body in the shape of a cross made as part of ritual or to invoke divine protection.

sign of the times signs of the times n
Zeichen der Zeit Zeitzeichen
(idiomatic) Something that is symbolic of an era.

sign one's death warrant v
sein eigenes Todesurteil unterschreiben sein eigenes Todesurteil unterzeichnen
To make a decision that dooms one to certain death.

sign over v
überschreiben
(transitive) To transfer (property or rights) to somebody else by signing a document.

sign up v
anmelden
(transitive) To add a name to the list of people who are participating in something.
(intransitive) To add one's own name to the list of people who are participating in something (including amateur, but not professional, teams)
abonnieren
(intransitive) To agree to purchase some good or service.

signage /ˈsaɪnɪd͡ʒ/ signages n
Beschilderung
(uncountable) Signs, particularly those imparting commercial, directional, or road traffic information, taken collectively.

signal /ˈsɪɡnəl/ signals n
Signal Zeichen
A sign made to give notice of some occurrence, command, or danger, or to indicate the start of a concerted action.
An on-off light, semaphore, or other device used to give an indication to another person.

signal /ˈsɪɡnəl/ v
signalisieren
(ambitransitive) To indicate; to convey or communicate by a signal.

signal aspect signal aspects n
Signalbild

signal box signal boxes n
Stellwerk
A building, typically adjacent to or spanning a railway line, from where signals, points and (sometimes) level crossings are controlled.

signal crayfish signal crayfish signal crayfishes n
Signalkrebs
An American crayfish, Pacifastacus leniusculus, having a large claw that it waves to attract a mate.

signal indication signal indications n
Signalbegriff

signatory /ˈsɪɡ.nə.tɔː.ɹi/ /ˈsɪɡ.nə.tɹi/ signatories n
Unterzeichner Unterzeichnerin Unterzeichnete Unterzeichneter
One who signs or has signed something.

signature /ˈsɪɡnət͡ʃə(ɹ)/ /ˈsɪɡnət͡ʃɚ/ /ˈsɪɡnɪt͡ʃə(ɹ)/ /ˈsɪɡnɪt͡ʃɚ/ signatures n
Unterschrift Signatur
A person's name, written by that person, used as identification or to signify approval of accompanying material, such as a legal contract.
Signatur
(computing) A pattern used for matching the identity of a virus, the parameter types of a method, etc.

signboard signboards n
Schild Tafel
(US) A board carrying a sign, or on which signs may be posted.

signet /ˈsɪɡ.nɪt/ signets n
Signet
(historical) An object (especially a ring) formerly used to impress a picture into the sealing wax of a document as a proof of its origin.

signet ring signet rings n
Siegelring
A finger ring bearing a signet, seal or coat of arms.

significance /sɪɡˈnɪfɪkəns/ significances n
Bedeutung Signifikanz
The extent to which something matters; importance
Bedeutung
Meaning.

significant /sɪɡˈnɪf.ə.kənt/ /sɪɡˈnɪf.ə.ɡənt/ /sɪɡˈnɪf.ɪ.kənt/ more significant most significant adj
signifikant bedeutend
Having a noticeable or major effect.

significant figure significant figures n
signifikante Stelle
(mathematics) A digit that is meaningful with respect to the precision of a measurement: in other words a digit that is non-zero, followed by a non-zero digit, or (for trailing zeroes) justified by the precision of the derivation or measurement.

significant other significant others n
Lebensgefährte Lebensgefährtin
One's exclusive romantic partner.

significantly /sɪɡˈnɪfɪkəntli/ more significantly most significantly adv
beträchtlich wesentlich
In a significant manner or to a significant extent.

signified signifieds n
Signifikat
(linguistics, philosophy) The concept, object or person that is referred to by a sign or signifier.

signifier /ˈsɪɡnɪfaɪə/ /ˈsɪɡnɪfaɪɚ/ signifiers n
Signifikant
(linguistics, philosophy) A sign, such as a written or spoken word, which refers to some concept, object or person, the signified.

signify /ˈsɪɡnɪfaɪ/ v
bedeuten
To mean; to betoken.

signpost signposts n
Wegweiser Signalposten Hinweisschild Richtungsweiser Schild Signalpfosten
A post bearing a sign that gives information on directions.

signpost v
ausschildern beschildern
(transitive) To install signposts on.

signum function signum functions n
Signumfunktion
(mathematics) The function that determines the sign of a real number, yielding -1 if negative, +1 if positive, or otherwise zero.

silage /ˈsaɪlɪd͡ʒ/ silages n
Silage
Fermented green forage fodder stored in an airtight silo or clamp.

silcrow silcrows n
Paragraphenzeichen
The section sign, or §.

silence /ˈsaɪl(ə)ns/ /ˈsaɪləns/ interjection
Ruhe
(imperative) Be silent.

silence /ˈsaɪl(ə)ns/ /ˈsaɪləns/ silences n
Stille Schweigen
The absence of any sound.
Schweigen
The act of refraining from speaking.

silence /ˈsaɪl(ə)ns/ /ˈsaɪləns/ v
zum Schweigen bringen
(transitive) To make (someone or something) silent.
(transitive) To suppress criticism, etc.

silence camp silence camps n
Schweigelager
(historical) Any of the NKVD special camps in Germany 1945–49.

silence is consent proverb
wer schweigt, stimmt zu
A lack of response to an action is a tacit approval of that action.

silence is golden proverb
Schweigen ist Gold
Peace and quiet have great value.
Often the best choice is to say nothing.

silencer silencers n
Schalldämpfer
An attachment to a gun or an exhaust pipe that reduces the sound it emits

silent /ˈsaɪlənt/ more silent most silent silenter silentest adj
still schweigen
Free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet.
schweigsam
Not speaking; indisposed to talk; speechless; mute; taciturn; not loquacious; not talkative.
still
Keeping at rest; inactive; calm; undisturbed.
stumm
(pronunciation) Not pronounced; having no sound; quiescent.
lautlos leise stumm
(technology) With the sound turned off; usually on silent or in silent mode.

silent as the grave adj
wie ein Grab schweigen
(idiomatic, simile) Saying absolutely nothing (especially about a particular subject).

silent film silent films n
Stummfilm
(cinematography, retronym) A film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially spoken dialogue.

silent majority silent majorities n
schweigende Mehrheit
(chiefly, US politics) The largest portion of a demographic group or of the population of a political jurisdiction, which is considered to possess political and social views that are not openly declared, but that can nevertheless significantly affect voting patterns and social behavior.

silent treatment silent treatments n
anschweigen mit Schweigen strafen
A form of social sanction that consists of ignoring a particular individual, neither speaking to that person nor responding to his or her words.

silhouette /ˌsɪ.luːˈwɛt/ /ˌsɪ.ləˈwɛt/ /ˌsɪ.lʊˈwɛt/ silhouettes n
Silhouette Schattenriss
An illustrated outline filled in with a solid color(s), usually only black, and intended to represent the shape of an object without revealing any other visual details; a similar appearance produced when the object being viewed is situated in relative darkness with brighter lighting behind it; a profile portrait in black, such as a shadow appears to be. [mid 19th c.]

silica gel silica gels n
Kieselgel
(chemistry) A granular, porous form of silica made synthetically from sodium silicate and used as a desiccant.

silicate /ˈsɪlɪkeɪt/ /ˈsɪlɪkət/ /ˈsɪlɪkɪt/ silicates n
Silikat Silicate
(inorganic chemistry) Any salt of silica or of one of the silicic acids; any mineral composed of silicates

siliceous more siliceous most siliceous adj
Kiesel- kieselartig kieselhaltig
(chemistry) Of, relating to, consisting of, or resembling silica or silicates.

silicic acid silicic acids n
Kieselsäure
(chemistry) any of a range of compounds, being hydrates of silica; they form silicates having complex polymeric structures

silicon /ˈsɪləkɑn/ /ˈsɪlɪkən/ silicons n
Silizium Silicium
(chemistry, uncountable) A nonmetallic element (symbol Si) with an atomic number of 14 and atomic weight of 28.0855.

silicon dioxide n
Siliciumdioxid Siliziumdioxid
(chemistry) A hard glassy mineral, SiO₂, occurring as quartz, sand, opal etc. Informally known as silica.

silicone /ˈsɪlɪkəʊn/ silicones n
Silikon
(chemistry) Any of a class of inert, semi-inorganic polymeric compounds (polysiloxanes), that have a wide range of thermal stability and extreme water repellence, used in a very wide range of industrial applications, and in prosthetic replacements for body parts.

siliconize v
silikonieren silikonisieren

siliconized more siliconized most siliconized adj
silikonisiert
Treated or coated with silicone.

silicosis silicoses n
Silikose
(disease) A disease of the lungs caused by the inhalation of crystalline silica dust. [from late 19th c.]

silique /ˈsɪlɪk/ siliques n
Schote
(botany) A long dry fruit (seed capsule), length more than twice the width, typical to cruciferous plants and consisting of two fused carpels that separate when ripe.

silk /sɪlk/ silks n
Seide
(mostly, uncountable) A fine fiber excreted by the silkworm or other arthropod (such as a spider).
A fine, soft cloth woven from silk fibers.
Anything which resembles silk, such as the filiform styles of the female flower of maize, or the seed covering of bombaxes.
The gown worn by a Senior (i.e. Queen's/King's) Counsel.
(colloquial) A Queen's Counsel, King's Counsel or Senior Counsel.
(circus arts, in the plural) A pair of long silk sheets suspended in the air on which a performer performs tricks.
(horse racing, usually, in the plural) The garments worn by a jockey displaying the colors of the horse's owner.

silken /ˈsɪlkən/ adj
seiden
Made of silk.
Having a smooth, soft, or light texture, like that of silk; suggestive of silk.

silkworm /ˈsɪlkwɜːm/ silkworms n
Seidenraupe Seidenspinner
Any of various caterpillars of moths that produce silk cocoons, especially Bombyx mori, the source of most commercial silk.

silky /ˈsɪlki/ silkier silkiest adj
seidenweich seidig
Similar in appearance or texture (especially in softness and smoothness) to silk.

sill /sɪl/ sills n
Fensterbank Fensterbrett Brüstung Fensterbrüstung Sims
(architecture, also "window sill") A breast wall; window breast; horizontal brink which forms the base of a window.
Fachwerkschwelle Fussschwelle Fußschwelle Schwelle
(construction) A threshold; horizontal structural member of a building near ground level on a foundation or pilings, or lying on the ground, and bearing the upright portion of a frame; a sill plate.
Lagergang Sill
(geology) A stratum of rock, especially an intrusive layer of igneous rock lying parallel to surrounding strata.
Bodenstufe Drempel
A threshold or brink across the bottom of a canal lock for the gates to shut against.

sillimanite sillimanites n
Sillimanit
(mineral) A fibrous neosilicate mineral, polymorphic with andalusite and kyanite, with the chemical formula Al2SiO5.

silliness /-nəs/ /ˈsɪlinɪs/ sillinesses n
Albernheit Dummheit
(uncountable) That which is perceived as silly or frivolous.

silly /ˈsɪli/ sillier silliest adj
dumm doof
Laughable or amusing through foolishness or a foolish appearance.
(cricket, of a fielding position) Very close to the batsman, facing the bowler; closer than short.
albern
(now, chiefly, Scottish, and, northern England, rare) Pitiful, inspiring compassion, particularly:
(now, rural, _, UK, rare) Simple, plain, particularly:

silly /ˈsɪli/ sillies n
Dummerchen
(colloquial) A silly person.

silly goose silly geese n
dumme Gans
(informal) A silly person; a simpleton.

silly season /ˈsɪli ˈsizən/ silly seasons n
Sauregurkenzeit Sommerloch
(idiomatic, journalism) A period, usually during the summertime, when news media tend to place increased emphasis on reporting light-hearted, offbeat, or bizarre stories.

silo /ˈsaɪloʊ/ /ˈsaɪləʊ/ silos n
Silo Kornspeicher
(agriculture) A vertical building, usually cylindrical, used for the production of silage.
(agriculture) From the shape, a building used for the storage of grain.
Raketensilo Silo
(military) An underground bunker used to hold missiles which may be launched.

silo truck silo trucks n
Silofahrzeug

silovik /ˈsiːləvɪk/ /ˈsɪləvɪk/ siloviki siloviks n
Silowik
(politics) A member of the Russian military, police, or intelligence services (chiefly the KGB or, later, the FSB), or a politician with a background in such services.

silt /sɪlt/ silts n
Schluff Schlamm Schlick
(uncountable) Mud or fine earth deposited from running or standing water.

silty siltier siltiest adj
schluffig verschlammt
Having a noticeable amount of silt.

silver /ˈsɪl.və/ /ˈsɪl.vɚ/ more silver most silver adj
silbern
Made from silver.
silbern silberfarben silberfarbig silbrig
Having a color like silver: a shiny gray.

silver /ˈsɪl.və/ /ˈsɪl.vɚ/ silvers n
Silber Silbergeld
(collectively) Coins made from silver or any similar white metal.
Silbergeschirr Silberware
(collectively) Cutlery and other eating utensils, whether silver or made from some other white metal.
Silber Silberware
(collectively) Any items made from silver or any other white metal.
Silber
(uncountable) A shiny gray color.

silver anniversary silver anniversaries n
Silberhochzeit silberne Hochzeit
The 25th anniversary of some event, particularly a wedding.

silver birch silver birches n
Silberbirke Hängebirke
A European deciduous tree, Betula pendula, characterised by white peeling bark and drooping branches.

silver bullet silver bullets n
Silberkugel
(literally, folklore) A bullet made of silver, usually with reference to the folkloric belief that such bullets are the only weapons which can kill a werewolf, vampire, or other monster.
Königsweg Patentrezept
(figurative) Any straightforward solution perceived to have great effectiveness or bring miraculous results.

silver carp silver carp silver carps n
Silberkarpfen
A fish of the species Hypophthalmichthys molitrix, native to East Asia, cultivated as a food fish.

silver chloride n
Silberchlorid
(inorganic compound) The silver salt of hydrochloric acid, AgCl.

silver fir silver firs n
Weißtanne
A European silver fir (Abies alba), native to Europe.

silver fox silver foxes n
Silberfuchs Silberfüchsin
A melanistic red fox (Vulpes vulpes) with silver to black fur.

silver goal silver goals n
Silver Goal
(soccer) the first goal scored during the first half of extra time; giving victory to the scoring side if this rule is in effect

silver jubilee silver jubilees n
Silberjubiläum
The silver anniversary of a coronation, the 25th anniversary of a monarch's rule.

silver lining silver linings n
Lichtblick Silberstreif Silberstreifen gute Seite
(figurative) A good aspect of a mostly bad event.

silver medal silver medals n
Silbermedaille
A medal made of, or having the colour of, silver, given as a prize for finishing in second place

silver medalist silver medalists n
Silbermedaillengewinner Silbermedaillengewinnerin
Someone who has received a silver medal

silver mine silver mines n
Silbermine
A mine for silver ore.

silver nitrate n
Silbernitrat
(inorganic compound) The silver salt of nitric acid, AgNO3; it is sensitive to light and is used in the preparation of silver halides for photography; it is used in laboratories as a reagent to test for chloride

silver oxide n
Silberoxid
(inorganic compound) The chemical compound Ag2O.

silver paper n
Silberpapier
aluminium foil, often used in wrapping food products such as chocolate.

silver plate n
Silberbeschichtung Silberüberzug
A thin layer of silver applied to the surface of an object made of another metal.

silver screen silver screens n
Filmleinwand Kinoleinwand
A cinema screen onto which movies are projected.

silver sulfide silver sulfides n
Silbersulfid
(inorganic compound) a binary compound of silver and sulfur, Ag2S

silver tsunami n
Rentnerschwemme

silver-grey silver-greys n
silbergrau
A shiny pale grey colour.

silver-plate v
versilbern
To coat a metal surface with a thin layer of silver, often electrolytically.

silver-plated adj
versilbert
Having a thin coating of the metal silver applied to it.

silverback silverbacks n
Silberrücken
(mammalogy) A mature male gorilla, so named from the silver streaking on its back.

silverfish silverfish silverfishes n
Silberfischchen Fischchen Silberfisch Zuckergast
A small wingless insect of species Lepisma saccharinum, with silvery scales; a type of bristletail.

silverside silversides n
Ährenfisch
Any of several small fish, mostly in families Atherinidae and Atherinopsidae, both in order Atheriniformes, that are characterized by bright, silvery scales.

silversmith silversmiths n
Gold- und Silberschmied Gold- und Silberschmiedin Silberschmied Silberschmiedin
A person who makes articles out of silver usually larger than jewellery.

silverware /ˈsɪlvə(ɹ)ˌwɛə(ɹ)/ silverwares n
Silberware
Anything made from silver.
Essbesteck Tafelsilber
(US, Atlantic Canada) Knives, forks and spoons.

silvery /ˈsɪlvəɹi/ /ˈsɪlvɹi/ silverier silveriest adj
silberig silbrig
Resembling silver in color, shiny white.
silberhell silbern silbrig
Having the clear, musical tone of silver; soft and clear in sound.

silvery gibbon silvery gibbons n
Silbergibbon

silvery-cheeked antshrike silvery-cheeked antshrikes n
Silberwangen-Ameisenwürger
A passerine bird of the antbird family, Sakesphorus cristatus, Thamnophilus cristatus

silviculture silvicultures n
Forstwissenschaft Waldbau
The care and development of forests in order to obtain a product or provide a benefit; forestry.

simian /ˈsɪm.i.ən/ more simian most simian adj
Affe
Of or pertaining to apes and monkeys.
affig äffisch
Bearing resemblance to an ape or monkey; apelike or monkeylike.

similar /ˈsɪmələ/ /ˈsɪməlɚ/ more similar most similar adj
ähnlich vergleichbar
Having traits or characteristics in common; alike, comparable.
ähnlich
(mathematics) Having the same shape, in particular, having corresponding angles equal and corresponding line segments proportional.

similarity /ˌsɪm.əˈlæɹ.ə.ti/ /ˌsɪm.əˈlɛɹ.ti/ /ˌsɪm.əˈlɛɹ.ə.ti/ /ˌsɪm.ɪˈlæɹ.ə.ti/ /ˌsɪm.ɪˈlæɹ.ɪ.ti/ [ˌsɪm.əˈlæɹ.ə.ɾi] similarities n
Ähnlichkeit
Closeness of appearance to something else.

similarly /ˈsɪmələli/ /ˈsɪməlɚli/ more similarly most similarly adv
ähnlich
(manner) In a like style or manner.

simile /ˈsɪməli/ similes similia n
Vergleich Gleichnis
A figure of speech in which one thing is explicitly compared to another, using e.g. like or as.

simit simits n
Sesamkringel Sesamring Simit
A ring-shaped bread roll covered with sesame seeds.

simmer /ˈsɪmə/ /ˈsɪmɚ/ v
simmern sieden köcheln
(transitive) To cause to cook or to cause to undergo heating slowly at or below the boiling point.
schwelen
(intransitive, figurative) To be on the point of breaking out into anger; to be agitated. [from 1760s]

simmer down v
abregen beruhigen runterkühlen
(intransitive, idiomatic) To decrease in intensity of anger, agitation, or excitement.

simony /ˈsaɪ.mə.ni/ /ˈsɪ.mə.ni/ simonies n
Simonie Ämterkauf
The buying or selling of spiritual or sacred things, such as ecclesiastical offices, pardons, or consecrated objects.

simoom /sɪˈmuːm/ simooms n
Samum
A hot, dry, suffocating, dust-laden wind of the desert, particularly of Arabia, Syria, and neighboring countries, generated by the extreme heat of the parched deserts or sandy plains.

simper /ˈsɪmpə/ /ˈsɪmpɚ/ v
verschmitzt lachen
(intransitive) To smile in a foolish, frivolous, self-conscious, coy, obsequious, or smug manner.

simple /ˈsɪmpəl/ [ˈsɪmpl̩] more simple most simple simpler simplest adj
einfach simpel
(now, colloquial, euphemism) Feeble-minded; foolish.
(heading, technical) Structurally uncomplicated.

simple machine simple machines n
einfache Maschine
(physics, engineering) A device that only requires the application of a single force to work.

simple past simple pasts n
Präteritum
(grammar) A tense used to describe something that happened in the past, formed by the inflection of a single word, without any auxiliary verb such as be or have.

simple pendulum simple pendulums n
einfaches Pendel

simple present simple presents n
Gegenwart
(grammar) The present tense; a verb or sentence in this tense.

simple sentence simple sentences n
einfacher Satz
(grammar) A sentence that contains one independent clause and no dependent clause.

simpleness simplenesses n
Einfachheit
the property of being simple

simpleton /ˈsɪmpəltən/ simpletons n
Einfaltspinsel Naivling Simpel naiv
(pejorative) A simple-minded person lacking common sense.

simplex /ˈsɪmplɛks/ simplexes simplices simplicia n
Simplex
(geometry, algebraic, _, topology) An analogue in a space of arbitrary dimensionality of the triangle or tetrahedron; the convex hull of n+1 linearly independent points in n-dimensional space; in other words, the triangle, tetrahedron etc., generalized to an arbitrary number of dimensions.
(linguistics) A monomorphemic word, one without affixes.

simplicial adj
simplizial
Having to do with, or having, simplices.

simplicity /sɪmˈplɪsɪti/ simplicities n
Einfachheit
The quality or state of being not complex, or of consisting of few parts.

simplification /ˌsɪm.plə.fəˈkeɪ.ʃən/ /ˌsɪm.plə.fəˈkæɪ.ʃən/ /ˌsɪm.plɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ simplifications n
Vereinfachung
The act of simplifying or something that has been simplified.

simplify /ˈsɪmpləfaɪ/ /ˈsɪmplɪfaɪ/ v
vereinfachen einfacher werden sich vereinfachen
(transitive) To make simpler, either by reducing in complexity, reducing to component parts, or making easier to understand.

simplistic /sɪmˈplɪstɪk/ more simplistic most simplistic adj
simplistisch stark vereinfacht
Overly simple.

simply /ˈsɪmpli/ more simply most simply adv
einfach
(manner) In a simple way or state; considered in or by itself; without addition; alone.

simulacrum /ˌsɪmjəˈleɪkɹə/ /ˌsɪmjəˈleɪkɹəm/ /ˌsɪmjʊəˈleɪkɹə/ /ˌsɪmjʊəˈleɪkɹəm/ simulacra simulacrums n
Simulacrum Simulakrum
A physical image or representation of a deity, person, or thing.

simulate /ˈsɪm.jə.lət/ /ˈsɪm.jəˌleɪt/ /ˈsɪm.jʊ.lɪt/ /ˈsɪm.jʊˌleɪt/ v
simulieren nachahmen
To model, replicate, duplicate the behavior, appearance or properties of.

simulation /ˌsɪm.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/ /ˌsɪm.jʊˈleɪ.ʃən/ simulations n
Simulation
Something that simulates a system or environment in order to predict actual behaviour.
The process of simulating.
Schwalbe
(soccer) The act of falling over in order to be awarded a foul, when no foul has been committed.

simulator /ˈsɪmjʊˌleɪtə(ɹ)/ simulators n
Simulator
A machine or system that simulates an environment (such as an aircraft cockpit), often for training purposes.

simultaneity /ˌsaɪməltəˈniɪti/ /ˌsɪməltəˈniːɪti/ simultaneities n
Gleichzeitigkeit Simultanität
The quality or state of being simultaneous; simultaneousness.

simultaneous /ˌsaɪ̯.məlˈteɪ̯.ni.əs/ /ˌsaɪ̯.məlˈteɪ̯.njəs/ /ˌsɪm.əlˈteɪ̯.ni.əs/ /ˌsɪm.əlˈteɪ̯.njəs/ adj
gleichzeitig simultan
Happening at the same moment.

simultaneously /ˌsaɪmlˈteɪnɪəsli/ /ˌsɪmlˈteɪnɪəsli/ adv
gleichzeitig
Occurring at the same time.

simultaneousness n
Gleichzeitigkeit Simultanität
The quality or state of being simultaneous; simultaneity.

sin /sɪn/ sins n
Sünde
(theology) A violation of God's will or religious law.
A misdeed or wrong.

sin /sɪn/ v
sündigen
(intransitive, theology) To commit a sin.

since /sɪns/ adv
seitdem seither
From a specified time in the past.

since /sɪns/ conjunction
seit seitdem
From the time that.
da weil
Because.

since /sɪns/ preposition
seit
From: referring to a period of time ending in the present and defining it by the point in time at which it started, or the period in which its starting point occurred.

since when adv
seit wann
(colloquial, rhetorical question, sarcastic) From what time.

sincere /sɪnˈsɪə(ɹ)/ /sɪnˈsɪɹ/ more sincere most sincere sincerer sincerest adj
aufrichtig
Meant truly or earnestly.

sincerity /sɪnˈsɛɹəti/ sincerities n
Aufrichtigkeit Ehrlichkeit
The quality or state of being sincere

sine /saɪn/ sines n
Sinus
(trigonometry, mathematics) In a right triangle, the ratio of the length of the side opposite an angle to the length of the hypotenuse.

sine qua non /ˌsaɪni kweɪ ˈnɑn/ /ˌsaɪnɪ kweɪ ˈnɒn/ /ˌsɪn(e)ɪ kwɑː ˈnɒn/ /ˌsɪn(e)ɪ kwɑː ˈnəʊn/ /ˌsɪni kwɑ ˈnoʊn/ /ˌsɪni kwɑ ˈnɑn/ sine qua nons sine quibus non n
Conditio sine qua non absolute Notwendigkeit notwendige Bedingung unerlässliche Voraussetzung
An essential or indispensable element, condition, or ingredient.

sinecure /ˈsaɪ.nə.kjʊɹ/ /ˈsaɪ.nɪ.kjʊə/ /ˈsɪ.nɪ.kjʊə/ /ˈsɪn.ə.kjʊɹ/ sinecures n
Sinekure Versorgungsposten
A position that requires no work but still gives an ample payment; a cushy job.

sinew /ˈsɪnju/ /ˈsɪnjuː/ sinews n
Kraft Muskelkraft Nervenstärke Spannkraft Stärke
(figuratively) Muscular power, muscle; nerve, nervous energy; vigor, vigorous strength.

sinewy /ˈsɪnjuːi/ more sinewy most sinewy adj
sehnig
Tough; having strong sinews.
stark
(of a person or animal) Possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful.

sinful /ˈsɪnfəl/ more sinful most sinful adj
sündhaft sündig frevelhaft
Having sinned; guilty of sin.
Constituting a sin; morally or religiously wrong; wicked; evil

sing /si(ː)ŋ/ /sɪŋ/ v
singen
(intransitive) To produce musical or harmonious sounds with one’s voice.
(intransitive, slang) To confess under interrogation.

sing along v
mitsingen
(idiomatic, music) To sing some music while someone else is singing or playing the same piece of music or while it is being broadcast or performed

singable more singable most singable adj
singbar
Capable of being sung.

singe /sɪnd͡ʒ/ v
ansengen versengen
(transitive) To burn slightly.
absengen
(transitive) To remove the nap of (cloth), by passing it rapidly over a red-hot bar, or over a flame, preliminary to dyeing it.
(transitive) To remove the hair or down from (a plucked chicken, etc.) by passing it over a flame.

singer /ˈsɪŋə/ /ˈsɪŋɚ/ singers n
Sänger Sängerin Sängerchen Sängerlein
A person who sings, often professionally.

singer-songwriter singer-songwriters n
Liedermacher Liedermacherin Singer-Songwriter Singer-Songwriterin Sänger-Liedschreiber Sängerin-Liedschreiberin
A musician who both sings and composes, especially when recording or performing his or her own compositions.

singing /ˈsɪŋɪŋ/ singings n
Gesang Singen
The act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing.

singing voice singing voices n
Singstimme
A person's voice when singing.

single /ˈsɪŋɡl̩/ /ˈsɪŋɡəl/ adj
einzig einzeln allein
Not accompanied by anything else; one in number.
einzig einheitlich gemeinsam vereint
Not divided in parts.
einzel
Designed for the use of only one.
ledig unverheiratet alleinstehend single solo
Not married, and (in modern times) not dating or without a significant other.

single /ˈsɪŋɡl̩/ /ˈsɪŋɡəl/ singles n
Single
(music) A 45 RPM vinyl record with one song on side A and one on side B.
Single Singleauskopplung
(music) A popular song released and sold (on any format) nominally on its own though usually having at least one extra track.
Single Alleinstehende Alleinstehender Hagestolz Jungfrau Junggeselle
One who is not married or does not have a romantic partner.
Einer
(US, informal) A bill valued at $1.

single bed single beds n
Einzelbett
A standard-sized bed, usually for the use of only one person.

single file single files n
Gänsemarsch

single market single markets n
Binnenmarkt
a trade bloc with some common product-regulation policies in which most trade barriers have been removed

single mother single mothers n
alleinerziehende Mutter
A woman raising a child on her own without a spouse or partner.

single out /ˌsɪŋɡl̩ ˈaʊt/ /ˌsɪŋɡəl ˈaʊt/ v
aussondern auswählen gesondert behandeln
(transitive) To select (someone or something) from a group and highlight them or treat them differently.

single parent single parents n
Alleinerziehende Alleinerziehender
A parent who is the only guardian of offspring.

single quote single quotes n
einfaches Anführungszeichen
A quotation mark, as in She said, 'Go ahead.
Auslassungszeichen
An apostrophe, as in Let's do it.

single responsibility principle pn
Eine-Verantwortlichkeit-Prinzip Single-Responsibility-Prinzip
(programming, object-oriented) The principle that every class should have a single responsibility entirely encapsulated by that class.

single room single rooms n
Einzelzimmer
A room that has one single bed.

single transferable vote single transferable votes n
übertragbare Einzelstimmgebung
A voting system where each voter lists the candidates in order of preference and there is provision to transfer the votes of the less popular candidates and a proportion of the votes of candidates who are elected with more than a certain quota.

single-chain more single-chain most single-chain adj
einkettig
(organic chemistry) Having only a single chain of carbon atoms.

single-click single-clicks n
Einzelklick
(computing) The action of pushing the button on a mouse once in order to perform a different task that would be performed from a double-click or triple-click.

single-handedly adv
eigenhändig
Alone; without assistance; by oneself.

single-lens reflex adj
Spiegelreflexkamera
(photography) Denoting or relating to a type of camera which allows the photographer to view the subject through the same lens that will be used to take a photograph, usually by incorporating a moving mirror and prism.

single-lens reflex single-lens reflexes n
Spiegelreflexkamera
(photography)

single-minded more single-minded most single-minded adj
entschlossen unbeirrbar zielstrebig
Intensely focused and concentrated on purpose, thinking of only one goal, undistractable.

single-mindedness n
Entschlossenheit Unbeirrbarkeit Zielstrebigkeit
The property of being single-minded.

singlehood n
Alleinleben Singledasein Singleleben Unverpartnertsein
The state of being single (unattached or unmarried).

singleplayer /ˈsɪŋ.ɡəlˌpleɪ.əɹ/ adj
Einzelspieler-
(video games) played by a lone (1) player

singlet /ˈsɪŋɡlɪt/ singlets n
Unterhemd Trägerhemd

singleton singletons n
Singleton
(computing) A class that may not be instantiated more than once, i.e. that implements the singleton design pattern.
Einermenge einelementige Menge
(mathematics) A set with exactly one element.

singleton pattern singleton patterns n
Singleton
(software, object-oriented) A creational design pattern that restricts the instantiation of a class to one object.

singly even adj
einzeln gerade
(arithmetic) That leaves a remainder of 2 when divided by 4; divisible by 2 but not by 4.

singular /ˈsɪŋ.ɡjə.lɚ/ /ˈsɪŋ.ɡjʊ.lə/ more singular most singular adj
einzeln
Being only one of a larger population.
einzigartig
Being the only one of the kind; unique.
Distinguished by superiority: peerless, unmatched, eminent, exceptional, extraordinary.
singularisch Singular
(grammar) Referring to only one thing or person.
singulär
(linear algebra, of matrix) Having no inverse.
ungewöhnlich
(linear algebra, of transformation) Having the property that the matrix of coefficients of the new variables has a determinant equal to zero.

singular /ˈsɪŋ.ɡjə.lɚ/ /ˈsɪŋ.ɡjʊ.lə/ singulars n
Singular Einzahl Singularis
(grammar) A form of a word that refers to only one person or thing.

singular value decomposition singular value decompositions n
Singulärwertzerlegung
(linear algebra) A particular type of factorisation of a matrix into a product of three matrices, of which the second is a diagonal matrix that has as the entries on its diagonal the singular values of the original matrix.

singulare tantum singularia tantum n
Singularetantum Singularwort
(grammar) A noun (in any specific sense) that has no plural form and is only used with singular verbs. Frequently for mass nouns.

singularity /ˌsɪŋɡjəˈlæɹətɪ/ singularities n
Eigenheit
The state of being singular, distinct, peculiar, uncommon or unusual.
Singularität
A point where a measured variable reaches unmeasurable or infinite value.
(mathematics) The value or range of values of a function for which a derivative does not exist.
(physics) Ellipsis of gravitational singularity: a point or region in spacetime in which gravitational forces cause matter to have an infinite density; associated with black holes.

sinicization sinicizations n
Chinesierung Chinesifizierung Sinifizierung Sinisierung
The act, action, or result of sinicizing.

sinister /ˈsɪnɪstə/ /ˈsɪnɪstɚ/ more sinister most sinister adj
sinister
Inauspicious, ominous, unlucky, illegitimate (as in bar sinister).
böse sinister
Evil or seemingly evil; indicating lurking danger or harm.
links sinister linker linksseitig
(heraldry) On the left side of a shield from the wearer's standpoint, and the right side to the viewer.

sink /sɪŋk/ /zɪŋk/ sinks n
Spülbecken Spüle Waschbecken Lavabo Spülstein
A basin used for holding water for washing.
Abfluss
A drain for carrying off wastewater.
Senke
(graph theory) A destination vertex in a transportation network.

sink /sɪŋk/ /zɪŋk/ v
senken versenken
(transitive) To push (something) into something.
(transitive, figurative) To cause to decline; to depress or degrade.
sinken untergehen
(ergative) To descend or submerge (or to cause to do so) into a liquid or similar substance.

sink in v
richtig ankommen
(intransitive, idiomatic) To become completely known, felt, or understood.

sinker /ˈsɪŋkə(ɹ)/ sinkers n
Bleigewicht
(fishing) A weight used in fishing to cause the line or net to sink.

sinkhole sinkholes n
Doline Erdfall Flussschwinde Schluckloch Schwalgloch Schwinde
(geology) A hole formed in soluble rock by the action of water, serving to conduct surface water to an underground passage.
Abfluss Ablauf Senkloch Sinkloch
A depressed area in which waste or drainage collects.

sinking /ˈsɪŋkɪŋ/ sinkings n
Untergang
the process by which something sinks, or is sunk.

sinking ship sinking ships n
sinkendes Schiff
(idiomatic) Something which is doomed; an impending debacle; an ongoing disaster.

sinkwa towelsponge sinkwa towelsponges n
Flügelgurke
A gourd of species Luffa acutangula, whose fruits are eaten when half-ripe and when mature can be dried out to form a loofah.

sinless more sinless most sinless adj
sündenfrei sündenlos unbefleckt untadelig
Without sin; never having sinned.

sinner /ˈsɪnɚ/ sinners n
Sünder Sünderin
A person who sins or has sinned.

sinoatrial node sinoatrial nodes n
Sinusknoten Sinuatrial-Knoten
(anatomy) A group of cells located in the wall of the right atrium of the heart that originates the impulses stimulating the heartbeat.

sinologist sinologists n
Sinologe Sinologin
A student or expert in sinology.

sinter /ˈsɪntə/ v
sintern
To heat a compacted powder mass to form a hardened mass.

sintering sinterings n
Sintern
A process in which the particles of a powder are welded together by pressure and heating to a temperature below its melting point.

sinuosity sinuosities n
Windungen
The property of being sinuous.

sinuous /ˈsɪn.ju.əs/ more sinuous most sinuous adj
gewunden kurvenreich
Having curves in alternate directions; meandering.

sinus /ˈsaɪ.nəs/ sinuses n
Sinus Nasennebenhöhle
(anatomy, zootomy) A pouch or cavity in a bone or other tissue, especially one in the bones of the face or skull connecting with the nasal cavities (the paranasal sinus).

sinusitis sinusitides sinusitises n
Sinusitis Nasennebenhöhlenentzündung
(pathology) An inflammation of one or more paranasal sinuses.

sinusoid /ˈsaɪ.nə.sɔɪd/ /ˈsɑɪ.nə.soɪd/ sinusoids n
Sinuskurve
(mathematics) A curve having the shape of a sine wave.
Sinusoid
(anatomy) Any of several channels through which venous blood passes in various organs.

sinusoidal /saɪnəˈsɔɪdəl/ more sinusoidal most sinusoidal adj
sinusförmig
(mathematics) Having the shape or characteristics of a sine wave.

sip /sɪp/ sips n
Schlückchen
A small mouthful of drink

sip /sɪp/ v
nippen
(transitive) To drink slowly, small mouthfuls at a time.

siphon /ˈsaɪfən/ siphons n
Heber
A bent pipe or tube with one end lower than the other, in which hydrostatic pressure exerted due to the force of gravity moves liquid from one reservoir to another.

siphon /ˈsaɪfən/ v
absahnen unterschlagen
(transitive, figurative, often with "off") To steal or skim off money in small amounts; to embezzle.

sippy cup sippy cups n
Schnabeltasse
A spill-proof cup for toddlers.

sir /sə(ɹ)/ /ˈsə(ɹ)/ /ˈsɜː(ɹ)/ /ˈsɝ/ /ˈsɪɹ/ sirs n
Herr mein Herr
A respectful term of address to an adult male (often older), especially if his name or proper title is unknown.

sire /saɪə(ɹ)/ sires n
Herr
A lord, master, or other person in authority, most commonly used vocatively: formerly in speaking to elders and superiors, later only when addressing a sovereign.
Hengst Kater Männchen Rammler Rüde
A male animal that has fathered a particular offspring (especially used of domestic animals and/or in biological research).

sire /saɪə(ɹ)/ v
zeugen
(transitive, of a male) To father; to beget.

siren /ˈsaɪəɹən/ /ˈsaɪɹən/ sirenes sirens n
Sirene
(Greek mythology) One of a group of nymphs who lured mariners to their death on the rocks.
A dangerously seductive woman.
A device, either mechanical or electronic, that makes a piercingly loud sound as an alarm or signal, or the sound from such a device (first recorded 1879).

sirloin /ˈsɝlɔɪn/ sirloins n
Roastbeef Rumpsteak
(US) A cut of beef from the lower part of the back, where the last ribs are (called rump in UK English).
(UK) A cut of beef from the middle of the back (corresponding to short loin and partly rib in US English).

sirocco /sɪˈɹɒkoʊ/ /ʃɪˈɹɒkoʊ/ siroccos n
Schirokko Scirocco
A hot and often strong southerly to southeasterly wind on the Mediterranean that originates in the Sahara and adjacent North African regions.

sirrah /ˈsɪɹə/ sirrahs n
Bursche Knabe
(obsolete) A term of address to an inferior male or more commonly a child. A modern-day equivalent would be "little man". [from c. 1520-1530]

sirtaki /sɚˈtɑki/ /sɜːˈtakɪ/ sirtakis n
Sirtaki
A modern Greek folk dance, a mixture of the slow and fast versions of the hasapiko dance.

sis /sɪs/ sises sisses n
Schwesterchen
(informal)

sisal /ˈsaɪsəl/ sisals n
Sisal
The fibre of the plant.

sissify /ˈsɪ.səˌfaɪ/ v
emaskulieren entmannen verweichlichen
(transitive) To make sissy; to emasculate.

sissy /ˈsɪsi/ sissies n
Weichling
(pejorative, colloquial) An effeminate boy or man.
Jammerlappen
(pejorative, colloquial) A timid, unassertive or cowardly person.

sister /ˈsɪs.tə(ɹ)/ /ˈsɪs.tɚ/ sisters sistren n
Schwester Nonne
A female member of a religious order; especially one devoted to more active service; (informally) a nun.
Schwester Krankenschwester
(British) A senior or supervisory nurse, often in a hospital.
Schwester
Any woman or girl with whom a bond is felt through the same biological sex, gender or common membership in a community, race, profession, religion, organization, or ism.
(informal) A form of address to a woman.
Partner- Schwester-
(attributively) An entity that has a special or affectionate, non-hierarchical relationship with another.

sister /ˈsɪs.tə(ɹ)/ /ˈsɪs.tɚ/ v
aufdoppeln verstärken
(transitive, construction) To strengthen (a supporting beam) by fastening a second beam alongside it.

sister city sister cities n
Partnerstadt
A foreign city with which a city has a declared relationship of cordiality.

sister language sister languages n
Schwestersprache

sister ship sister ships n
Schwesterschiff
(nautical) A ship built to the same design and dimensions as another or belongs to the same owners as another.

sister-in-law /ˈsɪs.tə.ɪn.lɔː/ /ˈsɪs.tɚ.ɪn.lɔ/ sister-in-laws sisters-in-law n
Schwägerin
The sister of one's spouse.
(less common) Co-sister-in-law: The wife of one's sibling-in-law.
Schwägerin Schwippschwägerin
The wife of the sibling of one's spouse.

sisterhood sisterhoods n
Schwesterschaft
The quality of being sisterly; sisterly companionship; especially, the sense that women have of being in solidarity with one another.
Frauenorden Schwesternschaft
A religious society of women.

sisterly /ˈsɪstəli/ more sisterly most sisterly adj
geschwisterlich schwesterlich
Of or characteristic of sisters.

sisterly /ˈsɪstəli/ more sisterly most sisterly adv
geschwisterlich schwesterlich
In the manner of a sister, behaving as one would expect of a sister; as a sister, as sisters.

sistership sisterships n
Schwesterschaft
The role or position of sister.

sistrum /ˈsɪstɹəm/ sistra sistrums n
Sistrum
An ancient Egyptian musical instrument, to be shaken, consisting of a metal frame holding percussive metal beads.

sit /sɪt/ v
sitzen
(intransitive, copulative, of a person) To be in a position in which the upper body is upright and supported by the buttocks.
liegen
(intransitive, of an object) To occupy a given position.
sitzen angehören
(government) To be a member of a deliberative body.

sit around v
herumsitzen rumsitzen
To spend time sitting idly, not doing anything important.

sit back v
zurücklehnen
To recline while still in a seated position, with one's back on the frame of the seat.
(idiomatic) To relax, to not exert oneself.

sit bone sit bones n
Sitzknochen
Either of the two ischial tuberosities.

sit down v
hinsetzen
setzen
(intransitive) To assume a sitting position from a standing position.

sit on one's hands v
(nur) dumm rumsitzen
(idiomatic) To remain idle when action is needed, perhaps because of fear, ignorance, complacency, indecisiveness, or dislike of the person(s) or situation.

sit up v
aufsetzen
(intransitive) To assume a sitting position from a position lying down.

sit-down adj
Sitz- im Sitzen sitzend
Intended to be done, used, consumed etc. while sitting.

sit-down sit-downs n
Beisammensein im Sitzen Sitzpause Zusammenkunft im Sitzen Zusammensitzen
An act of sitting down, especially with other people in some form of social exchange.
Sitzstreik
A sit-in, a protest of civil disobedience by people sitting and refusing to move.

sit-in sit-ins n
Sitzblockade
A peaceful form of protest in which people occupy an area and refuse to leave.

sit-up /ˈsɪt.ʌp/ sit-ups n
Rumpfbeuge Rumpfbeugen Rumpfheben Sit-up
An exercise in which the abdominal muscles are contracted, bringing the torso of a person lying down to a more upright position.

sitar sitars n
Sitar
(musical instruments) A Hindustani/Indian classical stringed instrument, typically having a gourd as its resonating chamber.

sitcom /ˈsɪtˌkɒm/ sitcoms n
Sitcom
Situation comedy.

site /saɪt/ sites n
Standort
The place where anything is fixed; situation; local position
Webpräsenz Website Webseite
A website.

site map site maps n
Sitemap
A webpage that lists the contents and shows the structure of a website, to aid in navigation.

sittable more sittable most sittable adj
sitzbar
Tolerable to sit on; tolerable when sat on; comfortable.

sitting /ˈsɪtɪŋ/ sittings n
Sitzung
A period during which one is seated for a specific purpose.
A seance or other session with a medium or fortuneteller.
A legislative session (in the sense of "meeting", not "period").
Brüten Gelege
A clutch of eggs laid by a brooding bird.

sitting duck sitting ducks n
leichte Beute leichtes Ziel
(idiomatic) An obvious or unconcealed target.

sitting toilet sitting toilets n
Sitztoilette
A toilet used while sitting, as opposed to squatting, such as a flush toilet.

situated /ˈsɪt͡ʃueɪtɪd/ adj
gelegen
Located in a specific place.

situation /ˌsɪ.t͡ʃuˈ(w)eɪ.ʃən/ /ˌsɪt.juːˈeɪ.ʃən/ situations n
Situation Lage
The combination of circumstances at a given moment; a state of affairs.
Lage Situation
The way in which something is positioned vis-à-vis its surroundings.
Situation Lage Zustand Ort Platz
Position or status with regard to conditions and circumstances.
Stellung
(UK) A position of employment; a post.

situation comedy situation comedies n
Situationskomik
An episodic comedy radio or television program with a plot or storyline based around a particular humorous situation with the same set of characters.

situationism situationisms n
Personismus Situationismus
(psychology) A school of thought which holds that personality is more influenced by external factors than by internal traits or motivations.

six /sɪks/ sixes n
Sechs sechs
The digit or figure 6.

six /sɪks/ numeral
sechs
A numerical value equal to 6; the number following five and preceding seven. This many dots: (••••••).

six hundred /ˈsɪks ˈhʌn.dɹəd/ /ˈsɪks ˈhʌn.dɹɪd/ numeral
sechshundert
The cardinal number occurring after five hundred ninety-nine and before six hundred one, represented in Arabic numerals as 600.

six o'clock n
sechs Uhr
(In both the 12-hour clock and the 24-hour clock) The start of the seventh hour of the day; 6:00 a.m. (06:00).

six of one, half a dozen of the other proverb
Jacke wie Hose ein und dasselbe einerlei gehüpft wie gesprungen
(idiomatic) The two alternatives are equivalent or indifferent; it doesn't matter which one we choose.

six perfections n
sechs Tugenden sechs Vollkommenheiten
In Mahayana Buddhism, the six virtues which the bodhisattva must practice in their avowed pursuit of bringing all beings to enlightenment through bodhicitta; they are dana (munificence), sila (ethicality), ksanti (patience), virya (determination), dhyana (meditation), and prajna (wisdom).

six thousand numeral
sechstausend
6000

six-lined racerunner six-lined racerunners n
Sechsstreifenrennechse

six-pack six-packs n
Sechserpack Sechserpackung Sixpack
A collection of six of something bundled together, especially six cans.
Waschbrettbauch Sixpack
(bodybuilding) A highly developed set of abdominal muscles.

six-sided adj
sechsseitig
Having six sides.

sixteen /ˈsɪks.tiːn/ /ˌsɪksˈtiːn/ numeral
sechzehn
The cardinal number occurring after fifteen and before seventeen, represented in Arabic numerals as 16 and in Roman numerals as XVI.

sixteenth /ˌsɪksˈtiːnθ/ adj
sechzehnte
The ordinal form of the number sixteen.

sixteenth /ˌsɪksˈtiːnθ/ sixteenths n
Sechzehntel
One of sixteen equal parts of a whole.

sixteenthly adv
sechzehntens
In the sixteenth place; sixteenth in a row.

sixth /sɪk(s)θ/ [sɪk(s)t̪] [sɪk(s)θ] adj
sechste sechster
The ordinal form of the number six.

sixth /sɪk(s)θ/ [sɪk(s)t̪] [sɪk(s)θ] sixths n
Sechster sechste
(not used in the plural) The person or thing in the sixth position.
Sechstel sechste
One of six equal parts of a whole.
Sexte
(music) The interval between one note and another, five notes higher in the scale, for example C to A, a major sixth, or C to A flat, a minor sixth. (Note that the interval covers six notes counting inclusively, for example C-D-E-F-G-A.)

sixth form sixth forms n
Oberstufe Sekundarstufe II
(education) In England, the final two years of secondary school, during which students are about sixteen to eighteen years of age.

sixth grade sixth grades n
sechste Klasse
(US, education) The period in school that comes after fifth grade and before seventh grade.

sixth sense sixth senses n
sechster Sinn
Extrasensory perception; the ability to sense things by means other than the known bodily senses.

sixthly adv
sechstens
In the sixth place; sixth in a row.

sixties n
Sechziger sechziger Jahre
(The decade of the 1860s, 1960s, etc.)

sixtieth /ˈsɪksti.əθ/ adj
sechzigste
The ordinal form of the number sixty.

sixtieth /ˈsɪksti.əθ/ sixtieths n
sechzigste
The person or thing in the sixtieth position.
One of sixty equal parts of a whole.

sixty /ˈsɪksti/ /ˈsɪkstɪ/ numeral
sechzig
The cardinal number occurring after fifty-nine and before sixty-one, represented in Roman numerals as LX and in Arabic numerals as 60.

sixty-eight numeral
achtundsechzig
The cardinal number immediately following sixty-seven and preceding sixty-nine.

sixty-eighth adj
achtundsechzigste
The ordinal form of the number sixty-eight, describing a person or thing in position number 68 of a sequence.

sixty-first adj
einundsechzigste
The ordinal form of the number sixty-one, describing a person or thing in position number 61 of a sequence.

sixty-five numeral
fünfundsechzig
The cardinal number immediately following sixty-four and preceding sixty-six.

sixty-four numeral
vierundsechzig
The cardinal number immediately following sixty-three and preceding sixty-five.

sixty-nine /ˌsɪkstiˈnaɪn/ sixty-nines n
Neunundsechzig
(sexuality) A sex position where two people give each other oral sex at the same time.

sixty-nine /ˌsɪkstiˈnaɪn/ numeral
neunundsechzig
The cardinal number immediately following sixty-eight and preceding seventy.

sixty-ninth adj
neunundsechzigste
The ordinal form of the number sixty-nine, describing a person or thing in position number 69 of a sequence.

sixty-one numeral
einundsechzig
The cardinal number immediately following sixty and preceding sixty-two.

sixty-second adj
zweiundsechzigste
The ordinal form of the number sixty-two, describing a person or thing in position number 62 of a sequence.

sixty-seven numeral
siebenundsechzig
The cardinal number immediately following sixty-six and preceding sixty-eight.

sixty-six numeral
sechsundsechzig
The cardinal number immediately following sixty-five and preceding sixty-seven.

sixty-three numeral
dreiundsechzig
The cardinal number immediately following sixty-two and preceding sixty-four.

sixty-two numeral
zweiundsechzig
The cardinal number immediately following sixty-one and preceding sixty-three.

sixtysomething sixtysomethings n
Sechzigjährige 60-Jährige 60-Jähriger Sechziger Sechzigerin Sechzigjähriger
(colloquial) A person between 60 and 69 years old.

size /saɪz/ sizes n
Größe
The dimensions or magnitude of a thing; how big something is. [from 15th c.]
Größe Kleidergröße Konfektionsgröße
A specific set of dimensions for a manufactured article, especially clothing. [from 16th c.]

sizzle /ˈsɪzəl/ sizzles n
Zischen
(countable) The sound of water boiling on a hot surface.

sizzle /ˈsɪzəl/ v
zischen
(intransitive) To make the sound of water boiling on a hot surface.
brutzeln
(transitive, informal) To cook (something) in a manner which causes that sound.

ska /skɑː/ n
Ska
(music genre) A style of Jamaican dance music originating in the late 1950s, combining elements of Caribbean calypso and mento with American jazz and rhythm and blues; it was the precursor to rocksteady and reggae.

skald /skæld/ /skɔːld/ skalds n
Skalde
(historical) A Nordic poet of the Viking Age.

skandha skandhas n
skandha
(Buddhism) Any of the five attributes that constitute the sentient being; aggregate

skat /skæt/ skats n
Skat Skatspiel
(uncountable) A trick-taking card game for three players, popular in Germany.
Skat
(countable) A widow of two cards in the game of skat.

skate /skeɪt/ skates n
Rochen
A fish of the family Rajidae in the superorder Batoidea (rays) which inhabit most seas. Skates generally have small heads with protruding muzzles, and wide fins attached to a flat body.
Skateboarden Skateboardfahren
The act of skateboarding
Schlittschuh Eislauf Eislaufen Rollschuh Schlittschuhlaufen
The act of roller skating or ice skating

skate /skeɪt/ v
Schlittschuh laufen eislaufen
To move along a surface (ice or ground) using skates.

skate on thin ice v
sich auf dünnem Eis bewegen
(idiomatic) To be (or to place oneself) in a risky, potentially dangerous or delicate situation.

skateboard skateboards n
Skateboard
(sports, recreation) A narrow, wooden or plastic platform mounted on pairs of wheels, on which one stands and propels oneself by pushing along the ground with one foot.

skateboarder skateboarders n
Skateboarder
A person who rides a skateboard.

skater /ˈskeɪ.tə(ɹ)/ skaters n
Schlittschuhläufer Eisläufer Schlittschuhläuferin Eisläuferin
A person who skates.
Feldspieler
(ice hockey) A player who is not a goaltender.

skating /ˈskeɪtɪŋ/ skatings n
Schlittschuhlaufen Skaten Eislaufen
The action of moving along a surface (ice or ground) using skates.

skating rink skating rinks n
Rollschuhbahn
A roller-skating rink; the building that houses such a surface.

skedaddle /skɪˈdædəl/ skedaddles n
Abhauen Flucht Weglaufen
(informal) The act of running away; a scurrying off.

skedaddle /skɪˈdædəl/ v
abhauen türmen
(informal, intransitive, US) To move or run away quickly.

skeet /skiːt/ skeets n
Skeet
(uncountable) A form of trapshooting using clay targets to simulate birds in flight.
Abspritzen
(uncountable, slang, AAVE) The ejaculation of semen.

skeet /skiːt/ v
abspritzen
(AAVE, slang) To ejaculate.

skeg /skɛɡ/ skegs n
Scheg
(nautical) A fin-like structure to the rear of the keel of a vessel that supports the rudder and protects a propeller.

skein /skeɪn/ skeins n
Strang Gebinde
A quantity of yarn, thread, etc. put up together in an oblong shape, after it is taken from the reel. A skein of cotton yarn is formed by eighty turns of the thread around a fifty-four inch reel.
Schar
(zoology, UK, dialect, collective) A group of wild fowl (e.g. geese, goslings) when they are in flight.

skeletal /skə.ˈliː.təl/ /ˈskel.ə.təl/ /ˈskɛl.ə.təl/ /ˈskɛl.ɪ.təl/ [skə.ˈliː.tl̩] [ˈskel.ə.ɾəl] [ˈskə.ˈliː.ɾəl] [ˈskɛl.ə.ɾl̩] [ˈskɛl.ə.ɾəl] [ˈskɛl.ɪ.tl̩] more skeletal most skeletal adj
skelettal Knochen- Skelett- skelett-
of, or relating to the skeleton

skeletal muscle skeletal muscles n
Skelettmuskel
(muscle) The voluntary muscle of vertebrates, which is striated and anchored by tendons to bone and is used to effect skeletal movement such as locomotion.

skeleton /ˈskɛlətən/ /ˈskɛləʔ.n̩/ skeleta skeletons n
Skelett Gerippe
(anatomy) The system that provides support to an organism, internal and made up of bones and cartilage in vertebrates, external in some other animals.
Skeleton
(sports, uncountable) A type of tobogganing in which competitors lie face down, and descend head first.
Haut und Knochen Skelett
(figuratively) A very thin person.
Rohbau Skelett
(architecture) A frame that provides support to a building or other construction.
Skeleton
(computing, middleware) A client-helper procedure that communicates with a stub.

skeleton in the cupboard skeletons in the cupboard n
Leiche im Keller Dreck am Stecken
(UK, idiomatic) A shameful secret.

skelter v
eilen hasten
(colloquial, with "away" or "off") To run off helter-skelter; to hurry; to scurry.

skeptic /ˈskɛp.tɪk/ skeptics n
Skeptiker Skeptikerin
Someone who doubts beliefs, claims, plans, etc that are accepted by others as true or appropriate, especially one who habitually does so.

skeptical /ˈskɛptɪkəl/ more skeptical most skeptical adj
skeptisch
Having, or expressing doubt; questioning.
Of or relating to philosophical skepticism or the skeptics.

skepticism /ˈskɛp.tɪˌsɪ.zəm/ skepticisms n
Skepsis Skeptizismus
A methodology that starts from a neutral standpoint and aims to acquire certainty through scientific or logical observation.
Doubt or disbelief of religious doctrines

skerry /ˈskɛɹi/ skerries n
Schäre
A small rocky island which may be covered by the sea at high tide or during storms.

sketch /skɛt͡ʃ/ sketches n
Skizze
A rapidly executed freehand drawing that is not intended as a finished work, often consisting of a multitude of overlapping lines.
A rough design, plan, or draft, as a rough draft of a book.
Sketch
A brief, light, or unfinished dramatic, musical, or literary work or idea; especially a short, often humorous or satirical scene or play, frequently as part of a revue or variety show.

sketch /skɛt͡ʃ/ v
entwerfen
skizzieren
(ambitransitive) To make a brief, basic drawing.
(transitive) To describe briefly and with very few details.

sketchbook sketchbooks n
Skizzenbuch
A book or pad with blank pages for sketching; a sketch pad.

sketchy /ˈskɛt͡ʃi/ sketchier sketchiest adj
skizzenhaft flüchtig hingeworfen
Roughly or hastily laid out; intended for later refinement.
fragwürdig zurechtgefrickelt zusammengefrickelt zweifelhaft
(North America, slang) Of questionable or doubtful quality.
suspekt nicht richtig vertrauenswürdig zwielichtig
(North America, slang, of a person) Suspected of taking part in illicit or dishonorable dealings.

skeuomorphic /skjuːəˈmɔːfɪk/ more skeuomorphic most skeuomorphic adj
skeuomorph
(originally, archaeology) Pertaining to skeuomorphs, obsolete design elements which are retained for familiarity or out of tradition, even though they no longer serve any functional purpose.

skew /skju/ /skjuː/ more skew most skew skewer skewest adj
schief schräg windschief
(not comparable) Neither parallel nor perpendicular to a certain line; askew.

skew /skju/ /skjuː/ v
verfälschen
(transitive) To form or shape in an oblique way; to cause to take an oblique position.
ablenken
(transitive) To bias or distort in a particular direction.

skew-Hermitian adj
schiefhermitesch
(linear algebra) of a matrix T, such that T^\dagger=-T

skew-symmetric adj
schiefsymmetrisch
(linear algebra) Of a matrix, satisfying A^\textsf{T}=-A, i.e. having entries on one side of the diagonal that are the additive inverses of their correspondents on the other side of the diagonal and having only zeroes on the main diagonal.

skewbald adj
scheckig
(of horses) Marked with patches of white and non-black colours.

skewbald skewbalds n
Schecke
A skewbald horse.

skewed adj
abgeschrägt schief schräg verdreht verzogen
Twisted at an angle.
befangen eingenommen gefärbt parteiisch tendenziös unausgewogen
(statistics, of information) Biased, distorted

skewer /ˈskjuː.ə/ /ˈskjuː.ɚ/ skewers n
Spieß Spießchen
A long pin, normally made of metal or wood, used to secure food during cooking.
Spieß
(chess) A scenario in which a piece attacks a more valuable piece which, if it moves aside, reveals a less valuable piece.

skewer /ˈskjuː.ə/ /ˈskjuː.ɚ/ v
aufspießen
To impale on a skewer.

ski /skiː/ /ʃiː/ skis n
Ski Schi
One of a pair of long flat runners designed for gliding over snow or water.

ski /skiː/ /ʃiː/ v
Ski fahren Ski laufen Schi fahren Schi laufen
(transitive) To travel over (a slope, etc.) on skis; to travel on skis at (a place), (especially as a sport).

ski boot ski boots n
Skistiefel Skischuhe
Specialized footwear used in skiing to provide a way to attach the skier to skis using ski bindings.

ski jumper ski jumpers n
Skispringer Skispringerin
Someone who competes in ski jumping

ski jumping n
Skispringen
A winter sport in which skiers ski down a take-off ramp and attempt to jump as far as possible.

ski lift ski lifts n
Skilift Schilift
A device that transports skiers up a mountain.

ski mask ski masks n
Skimaske
A warm cap shielding the neck and head, often made out of wool and used in skiing, or stereotypically while committing a robbery.

ski pole ski poles n
Skistock
A slender stick used by skiers in both hands to improve speed and balance.

ski resort ski resorts n
Skiort Skigebiet
A resort providing accommodation and facilities for skiers.

ski school ski schools n
Skischule
A place where skiing lessons are taught.

ski stick ski sticks n
Skistock
A slender stick used by skiers in both hands to improve speed and balance; a ski pole

ski track ski tracks n
Loipe Piste Skipiste
A trail left by a pair of skis, or one artificially created for the purpose of skiing on.

skiascopy skiascopies n
Skiaskopie

skid /skɪd/ skids n
Schleudern
An out-of-control sliding motion as would result from applying the brakes too hard in a car.
Kufe
A runner of a sled.
A ski-shaped runner or supporting surface as found on a helicopter or other aircraft in place of wheels.

skid mark skid marks n
Bremsspur

skid row /ˌskɪd ˈɹoʊ/ /ˌskɪd ˈɹəʊ/ skid rows n
Armenviertel heruntergekommenes Viertel
(derogatory) An especially dilapidated section of a city, characterized by abandoned or run-down buildings and vices such as drug dealing and prostitution, and frequented by homeless people.

skidmark skidmarks n
Bremsspur

skier /ˈskiːə(ɹ)/ skiers n
Skifahrer Skiläufer Schifahrer Skifahrerin Schifahrerin Skiläuferin
One who skis.

skiff /skɪf/ skiffs n
Skiff
Any of various types of boats small enough for sailing or rowing by one person.

skiing /ˈski.ɪŋ/ n
Skifahren Schifahren
(sports) A group of sports utilizing skis as primary equipment.

skill /skɪl/ skills n
Fertigkeit Fähigkeit Kunst Geschicklichkeit Kompetenz Talent
Capacity to do something well; technique, ability. Skills are usually acquired or learned, as opposed to abilities, which are often thought of as innate.

skill set skill sets n
Fähigkeiten
A set of skills. [from 1975]

skilled /skɪld/ more skilled most skilled adj
erfahren
geschickt gewandt gekonnt
Having or showing skill; skillful.
fachlich ausgebildet fachlich trainiert fachlich unterwiesen
Requiring special abilities or training.

skillet /ˈskɪlɪt/ skillets n
Bratpfanne
(Midland US, Southern US) A pan for frying, generally large and heavy.
Pfanne Pfannengericht
(Midland US, Southern US, sometimes, attributive) A dish or meal cooked in such a pan.

skillful /ˈskɪl.fəl/ [ˈskɪɫ.fəɫ] more skillful most skillful adj
geschickt gewandt
Possessing skill; skilled.

skillfully more skillfully most skillfully adv
geschickt
In a skillful manner; with skill.

skim /skɪm/ v
flippen flitschen hüpfen lassen platteln schiefern springen lassen
(transitive) To throw an object so it bounces on water.
abprallen
(intransitive) To ricochet.
überfliegen
(transitive) To read quickly, skipping some detail.
abschöpfen abstreichen
(transitive) To scrape off; to remove (something) from a surface

skim milk skim milks n
Magermilch entrahmte Milch
(North America, Australia) Non-fat milk; milk that has had the cream removed.

skimmer skimmers n
Schaumlöffel Schaumkelle
A sieve-like, slotted spoon.
Scherenschnabel
Any of three species of bird in the genus Rynchops of the family Laridae, that feed by skimming the surface of water bodies with their bills in flight.

skimp /skɪmp/ v
nachlässig erledigen schludern
(transitive) To slight; to do carelessly; to scamp.
knausern
To make insufficient allowance for; to scant; to scrimp.
knausern knapp halten
(intransitive) To save; to be parsimonious or stingy.

skimpy /ˈskɪmpi/ skimpier skimpiest adj
dürftig knapp sparsam spärlich
Small or inadequate; not generous; diminutive.
knapp
Of a garment, very small, light, or revealing.

skin /skɪn/ skins n
Fell
Haut Fell
(uncountable) The outer protective layer of the body of any animal, including of a human.
(countable) The skin and fur of an individual animal used by humans for clothing, upholstery, etc.
Haut Häutchen
(countable) A congealed layer on the surface of a liquid.
Design
(countable, computing, graphical user interface) A set of resources that modifies the appearance and/or layout of the graphical user interface of a computer program.

skin /skɪn/ v
aufschürfen
(transitive) To injure the skin of.
häuten
(transitive) To remove the skin and/or fur of an animal or a human.
(transitive) To cover with skin, or as if with skin; hence, to cover superficially.

skin and bones n
Haut und Knochen ein Strich in der Landschaft
A person or an animal that is emaciated or very thin, as from lack of nutrition.

skin cancer skin cancers n
Hautkrebs
(oncology, pathology) A malignant growth on the skin, such as melanoma.

skin color skin colors n
Hautfarbe Teint
(literally) The color of human skin.
Hautfarbe
(figuratively) One's ethnicity.

skin tag skin tags n
Fibrom Stielwarze

skin-deep adj
oberflächlich
(figuratively) Shallow, superficial.

skincare /ˈskɪnkɛə(ɹ)/ n
Hautpflege
The care and treatment of the skin, especially of the face.

skinhead /ˈskɪnhɛd/ skinheads n
Skinhead
A member of a subculture that arose among working-class youth in late 1960s England or its diaspora, defined by close-cropped or shaven heads and working-class clothing, and often incorrectly associated with violence and white-supremacist or anti-immigrant principles.

skink /skɪŋk/ skinks n
Skink
A lizard of the family Scincidae, having small or reduced limbs or none at all and long tails that are regenerated when shed; a sandfish.

skinless adj
hautlos
Not having an outer layer of skin or skinlike material, or with such a layer removed.

skinned /skɪnd/ more skinned most skinned adj
mittellos pleite
(slang) Stripped of money or property.

skinning skinnings n
Ausstoßen
The act of removing the skin, as for example from animals killed for meat#Noun, hides, and furs.

skinny /ˈskɪni/ skinnier skinniest adj
mager
(informal) Thin, generally in a negative sense (as opposed to slim, which is thin in a positive sense).

skinny dip skinny dips n
Nacktbaden
The act of swimming naked.

skinny dip v
nackt baden
To swim naked.

skinny dipper skinny dippers n
Nacktbader Nacktbaderin
Someone who swims naked; someone who skinny dips.

skinny dipping /ˈskɪni ˈdɪpɪŋ/ n
Nacktbaden
swimming in the nude, as opposed to with a swimsuit.

skinny jeans n
Röhrenjeans Röhrenhose
A style of form-fitting jeans with very narrow, straight legs, which often taper inward at the ankles.

skint /skɪnt/ more skint most skint skinter skintest adj
abgebrannt blank
(slang, British, Australian, NZ, Irish) Penniless, poor, impecunious, broke.

skintight adj
hauteng
Conforming tightly to the body, snug against the skin.

skip /skɪp/ skips n
Absetzmulde Schuttcontainer
Hopser Hüpfer Sprung
A leaping or jumping movement; the action of one who skips.

skip /skɪp/ v
hüpfen hopsen
(intransitive) To move by hopping on alternate feet.
springen
(intransitive) To leap about lightly.
hüpfen springen
(intransitive) To skim, ricochet or bounce over a surface.
überspringen weglassen
(transitive) To disregard, miss or omit part of a continuation (some item or stage).
schwänzen
(transitive, informal) Not to attend (some event, especially a class or a meeting).

skip town v
das Weite suchen die Kurve kratzen sich aus dem Staub machen von der Bildfläche verschwinden
(informal) To abscond from one's place of residence suddenly, without warning.

skipjack tuna skipjack tuna skipjack tunas n
Echter Bonito
A medium-sized perciform fish in the tuna family, Katsuwonus pelamis.

skipper /ˈskɪp.ə(ɹ)/ /ˈskɪpɚ/ skippers n
Schiffer Kapitän Schiffskapitän
(nautical) The master of a ship.
Kapitän Mannschaftskapitän Teamchef Teamkapitän
(sports) The captain of a sports team such as football, cricket, rugby or curling.
Dickkopffalter
Any of various butterflies of the families Hesperiidae and its subfamily Megathyminae, having a hairy mothlike body, hooked tips on the antennae, and a darting flight pattern.

skipping rope skipping ropes n
Springseil Sprungseil
An item for play or physical exercise consisting of a length of rope with a handle attached to each end, intended to be swung over and under a person jumping in a continual rhythm.

skirmish /ˈskɜːmɪʃ/ /ˈskɝmɪʃ/ skirmishes n
Scharmützel Geplänkel
(military) A brief battle between small groups, usually part of a longer or larger battle or war.
Auseinandersetzung Wortgeplänkel
(figuratively, by extension) Any minor dispute.

skirmisher skirmishers n
Plänkler Scharmützler
An infantry soldier used for skirmishing.

skirret skirrets n
Zuckerwurzel Süßwurzel
An umbelliferous plant (Sium sisarum), cultivated for its sweet edible tuberous roots.

skirt /skɚt/ /skɜːt/ skirts n
Schurz
Rock
An article of clothing, usually worn by women and girls, that hangs from the waist and covers the lower part of the body.
The part of a dress or robe, etc., that hangs below the waist.
Rock Weiberrock
(pejorative, slang) A woman.
Saum
The border; edge; margin; extreme part of anything.

skirt /skɚt/ /skɜːt/ v
säumen
umgehen umrunden
To move around or along the border of; to avoid the center of.

skirt chaser skirt chasers n
Schürzenjäger
(idiomatic) A man with amorous intentions who habitually seeks out female companionship.

skirting board skirting boards n
Scheuerleiste Fußbodenleiste Fußleiste
(UK, AU, NZ, finish carpentry, interior decorating) A panel, normally made of wood, between the floor and the interior wall of a structure, or placed in a position that is subject to repeated knocks

skit skits n
Darbietung Parodie Satire Seitenhieb Spott satirische Einlage
A short comic performance.

skit v
verspotten
(transitive, Ireland, Liverpool, Merseyside) To make fun of.

skitter /ˈskɪtə(ɹ)/ /ˈskɪtɚ/ [ˈskɪɾɚ] v
dahinjagen eilen huschen
(intransitive) To move hurriedly or as by bouncing or twitching; to scamper, to scurry.
kratzen
(intransitive) To make a scratching or scuttling noise while, or as if, skittering.

skittish /ˈskɪtɪʃ/ [ˈskɪɾɪʃ] more skittish most skittish adj
scheu schreckhaft
Easily scared or startled; timid.
launisch unberechenbar
Wanton; changeable; fickle.
Difficult to manage; tricky.

skive /ˈskaɪv/ v
schwänzen
(British, informal) To avoid one's lessons or work (chiefly at school or university); shirk.

skort skorts n
Skort
A pair of shorts designed to look like a skirt via the addition of a panel of fabric.

skua /ˈskjuːə/ skuas n
Raubmöwe Skua
Any of various predatory seabirds of the family Stercorariidae that often chase other seabirds to steal their catches.

skulduggery /skʌlˈdʌɡəɹi/ /skʌlˈdʌɡɹi/ /ˌskəlˈdəɡ-/ /ˌskʌlˈdʌɡəɹi/ /ˌskʌlˈdʌɡɹi/ skulduggeries n
Hinterlist Mauschelei
(countable) A devious device or trick.

skulk /skʌlk/ v
sich verstecken
To move in a stealthy or furtive way; to come or go while trying to avoid detection.

skull /skʌl/ skulls n
Schädel Kranium
(anatomy) The main bones of the head considered as a unit; including the cranium, facial bones, and mandible.
Totenkopf
These bones as a symbol for death; death's-head.

skull and crossbones /-ˈkɹɑs-/ /ˌskʌl n̩ ˈkɹɒsbəʊnz/ /ˌskʌl n̩ ˈkɹɔsboʊnz/ skull and crossbones skulls and crossbones n
Totenkopf
A depiction of a human skull and two crossed femurs (thighbones), a symbol of death traditionally used on the Jolly Roger pirate flag, but now as a warning of toxicity or other dangers.

skullcap /ˈskʌlkæp/ skullcaps n
Kippa Scheitelkäppchen Schädeldecke
A small domed cap that covers the area from the forehead to just above the back of the neck.
Helmkraut
(botany) Any of several species of flowering plants of the genus Scutellaria, in the Lamiaceae family.

skunk /skʌŋk/ skunks n
Stinktier Skunk
Any of various small mammals, of the family Mephitidae, native to North and Central America, having a glossy black with a white coat and two musk glands at the base of the tail for emitting a noxious smell as a defensive measure.

sky /skaɪ/ skies n
Himmel
The atmosphere above a given point, especially as visible from the surface of the Earth as the place where the sun, moon, stars, and clouds are seen.
With a descriptive word: the part of the sky which can be seen from a specific place or at a specific time; its climate, condition, etc.
(chiefly, literary, and, poetic, archaic) Usually preceded by the: the abode of God or the gods, angels, the souls of deceased people, etc.; heaven; also, powers emanating from heaven.

sky blue more sky blue most sky blue adj
himmelblau azurblau
Of a vibrant light blue colour, like that of the sky on a fine day.

sky blue sky blues n
Himmelblau
A vibrant light blue colour, like that of the sky on a fine day.

sky burial sky burials n
Himmelsbestattung
A funeral practice in which a human corpse is placed atop a mountain or other outdoor structure to decompose or be eaten by scavenging animals.

sky lantern sky lanterns n
Himmelslaterne
An ornament consisting of a small hot air balloon made of paper, with an opening at the bottom where a small fire is suspended.

sky-high adj
himmelhoch
extremely tall
excessive, exorbitant

skydive /ˈskaɪˌdaɪv/ skydives n
Fallschirmsprung
An instance of skydiving.

skydiver skydivers n
Fallschirmspringer Fallschirmspringerin
Someone who skydives.

skydiving n
Fallschirmspringen Skydiving
The practice of performing acrobatic movements during the freefall phase of a parachute jump.

skyhook /ˈ skaɪˌhʊk/ skyhooks n
Skyhook
A hook imagined to be suspended in midair.
A helicopter that lifts and transports heavy objects suspended by a heavy cable.
(tennis) A form of the overhead smash in which the eastern grip is used to hit the ball farther behind the body than usually possible.

skylark /ˈskaɪ.lɑɹk/ /ˈskʌɪ.lɑːk/ skylarks n
Feldlerche
A small brown passerine bird, Alauda arvensis, that sings as it flies high into the air.

skylight /ˈskaɪˌlaɪt/ skylights n
Dachfenster Dachluke Dachflächenfenster
(architecture) A window, dome, or opening in the roof or ceiling, to admit natural light.

skyline /ˈskaɪˌlaɪn/ skylines n
Skyline Horizont Silhouette
The horizontal silhouette of a city or building against the sky.

skype /skaɪp/ v
skypen
(transitive, computing) To make (a telephone call) using Skype software.

skyr /skɪə/ /skɪər/ n
Skyr
A yogurt-like product made of curdled milk, curds stored up for food; a thick dairy product unique to Icelandic cuisine.

skyrocket /ˈskaɪˌɹɒk.ɪt/ skyrockets n
Feuerwerksrakete
A type of firework that uses a solid rocket engine to rise quickly into the sky where it emits a variety of effects such as stars, bangs, crackles, etc.

skyrocket /ˈskaɪˌɹɒk.ɪt/ v
explodieren emporschnellen hochschnellen
(intransitive) To rise or increase suddenly and extremely; to shoot up; to surge or spike.

skyscraper /ˈskaɪˌskɹeɪp.ə(ɹ)/ /ˈskaɪˌskɹeɪpɚ/ skyscrapers n
Wolkenkratzer Hochhaus
(architecture) A very tall building with a large number of floors.

skywards adv
himmelwärts
In the direction of the sky; upwards.

skywriter skywriters n
Himmelsschreiber Himmelsschreiberin
One who does skywriting. A pilot who writes messages, by leaving a trail of smoke from the plane, that are visible from the ground.

skywriting n
Himmelsschreiben Himmelsschrift
Messages, left by leaving a trail of smoke from an airplane, that are visible from the ground.

slab /slæb/ slabs n
Bodenelement Deckenplatte Platte Scheibe Tafel Wandelement
A large, flat piece of solid material; a solid object that is large and flat.
Platte Fliese Bodenfliese Bodenplatte Fliesenplatte Gehwegplatte
A paving stone; a flagstone.

slack /slæk/ slacker slackest adj
lose schlaff
(normally said of a rope) Lax; not tense; not firmly extended.
schlaff
Weak; not holding fast.
lasch schlampig trödelig
Lacking diligence or care; not earnest or eager.

slack /slæk/ slacks n
Marsch Schlacke Senke
(countable) A tidal marsh or shallow that periodically fills and drains.

slack /slæk/ v
bummeln faul sein faulenzen trödeln
(obsolete) To mitigate; to reduce the strength of.

slack off v
faulenzen vernachlässigen
(intransitive, informal) To be deliberately unproductive in one's work or study.
nachlassen
(intransitive) To decrease in intensity; to ease off; to diminish; to die down.

slack tub slack tubs n
Härtebecken
A large container full of water or oil or brine used by a blacksmith to quench hot metal.

slacken /ˈslæ.kən/ v
entspannen
(intransitive) To gradually decrease in intensity or tautness; to become slack.

slacker /ˈslækɚ/ slackers n
Faulpelz
One who procrastinates or is lazy.

slackline slacklines n
Slackline
(forestry, mining, sports) A length of cable, rope, or webbing that hangs loosely from its points of suspension.

slacklining n
Slacken
A sport resembling tightrope walking but with the rope or webbing only partially taut.

slacks n
Slacks
(dated) Semi-formal trousers which are less formal than those that are part of a suit but nowadays are considered suitable casualwear in most offices. (Takes a plural verb even when referring to a single pair; may be referred to as a pair of slacks.)

slag /slæɡ/ slags n
Abraum
Waste material from a mine.
Schlacke
Impurities formed and separated out when a metal is smelted from ore; vitrified cinders.
Schlampe
Hard aggregate remaining as a residue from blast furnaces, sometimes used as a surfacing material.
(UK, Irish, slang, derogatory) A prostitute or promiscuous woman; a slut.
Schlacke Auswurf Auswurfmaterial Lava Lavafetzen Pyroklastika
Scoria associated with a volcano.

slag /slæɡ/ v
herziehen über schlecht machen
(transitive, slang) To talk badly about; to malign or denigrate (someone).
verschlacken
(transitive, Ireland, slang) To make fun of; to take the piss (tease, ridicule or mock).

slag heap slag heaps n
Abraumhalde Schlackehaufen Schlackenhalde

slagless /ˈslæɡləs/ adj
schlackenlos
(metallurgy) Free from slag.

slaglessness n
Schlackenlosigkeit
(metallurgy) The quality of being free from slag.

slake /sleɪk/ v
abkühlen befriedigen entspannen erschlaffen kühlen stillen
ablöschen einsumpfen löschen
(intransitive) To become mixed with water, so that a true chemical combination takes place.
(transitive) To mix with water, so that a true chemical combination takes place.
ermüden nachlassen
(intransitive, obsolete) Of a person: to become less energetic, to slacken in one's efforts. [11th–17thc.]
abschwächen dämpfen nachlassen
(intransitive, obsolete) To become less intense; to weaken, decrease in force. [14th–19thc.]

slaked lime slaked limes n
Calciumhydroxid Kalkhydrat Löschkalk Sumpfkalk Weißkalkhydrat
Calcium hydroxide, a soft white powder, produced by adding water to quicklime. It is used in making mortar and cement, and has many industrial uses.

slalom /ˈslɑː.ləm/ /ˈslɔ.ləm/ slaloms n
Slalom
(countable, sports) A course used for the sport of slalom.
(countable, sports) A race or competition wherein participants each perform the sport of slalom.

slam /slæm/ v
zuschlagen zuknallen
(transitive, ergative) To shut with sudden force so as to produce a shock and noise.
ausschimpfen
(transitive, colloquial, originally, US) To speak badly of; to criticize forcefully.

slander /ˈslandə/ /ˈslaːndə/ /ˈslændɚ/ /ˈslɑːndə/ /ˈslɛndə/ slanders n
(mündliche) Verleumdung Lästerung
A false or unsupported, malicious statement (spoken, not written), especially one which is injurious to a person's reputation; the making of such a statement.

slander /ˈslandə/ /ˈslaːndə/ /ˈslændɚ/ /ˈslɑːndə/ /ˈslɛndə/ v
mündlich verleumden mündlich verunglimpfen
To utter a slanderous statement about; baselessly speak ill of.

slanderer slanderers n
Verleumder Verleumderin
One who slanders or defames the name or reputation of another person.

slanderous more slanderous most slanderous adj
verleumderisch
(of something said) Both untrue and harmful to a reputation.

slang /slæŋ/ [sleɪŋ] slangs n
Slang Umgangssprache Jargon
Language outside of conventional usage and in the informal register.

slant /ˈslænt/ /ˈslɑːnt/ slants n
Abhang Hang Ausrichtung Neigung Richtung Schräge
A slope; an incline, inclination.
A palette or similar container with slants or sloping depressions.
Abhang Ausrichtung Hang Neigung Richtung Schräge
A sloped surface or line.
Ausrichtung Neigung Richtung Tendenz
(mining) A run: a heading driven diagonally between the dip and strike of a coal seam.
(typography) Synonym of slash ⟨ / ⟩, particularly in its use to set off pronunciations from other text.
An oblique movement or course.
(biology) A sloping surface in a culture medium.
A pan with a sloped bottom used for holding paintbrushes.
(slang) An opportunity, particularly to go somewhere.
(Australia, slang) A crime committed for the purpose of being apprehended and transported to a major settlement.
(originally, _, US) A point of view, an angle.
(US, ethnic slur, pejorative) A person with slanting eyes, particularly an East Asian.
Ausrichtung Neigung Näpfchen Richtung Tendenz
A depression on a palette with a sloping bottom for holding and mixing watercolours.
Ausrichtung Neigung Richtung Seitenhieb Tendenz
(US, obsolete) A sarcastic remark; shade, an indirect mocking insult.
Ausrichtung Blick Neigung Richtung Tendenz
(US) A look, a glance.

slant /ˈslænt/ /ˈslɑːnt/ v
neigen abschrägen
(ambitransitive) To lean, tilt or incline.

slant-eyed more slant-eyed most slant-eyed adj
schlitzäugig
(derogatory) Specifically refers to having the eyes of most East Asians; with epicanthic folds, as opposed to the downturned eyes of Europeans.

slanting /ˈslæntɪŋ/ more slanting most slanting adj
schräg
Out of the perpendicular, not perpendicular.

slap /slæp/ slaps n
Klaps Schlag
(countable) A blow, especially one given with the open hand, or with something broad and flat.
Makeup Schminke
(slang, uncountable) Makeup; cosmetics.

slap /slæp/ v
ohrfeigen schlagen klatschen patschen
(transitive) To give a slap to.

slap in the face slaps in the face n
Ohrfeige Maulschelle Backpfeife Watsche
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see slap,‎ in,‎ the,‎ face. (This sense is a translation hub.)
Schlag ins Gesicht
(figuratively) Something unexpectedly said or done which causes shock or offense; an insult, rebuke, or rebuff.

slap-bang more slap-bang most slap-bang adv
ratzfatz ruckzuck unmittelbar
directly or immediately
klatsch-bum
in a violent or sudden or noisy manner

slapdash /ˈslæpdæʃ/ more slapdash most slapdash adj
schlampig schludrig blindlings flüchtig hopplahop hudelig
Produced or carried out hastily; haphazard; careless.

slapdash /ˈslæpdæʃ/ more slapdash most slapdash adv
hopplahopp schlampig schludrig
In a hasty or careless manner.

slapper /ˈslæpə/ /ˈslæpɚ/ slappers n
Hure Nutte
(countable, UK, Ireland, slang) A prostitute.
Schlampe
(countable, UK, Ireland, Australia, slang) A woman of loose morals.

slapstick slapsticks n
Slapstick
(uncountable) A style of humor focusing on physical comedy, such as slipping on a banana peel, and with foolish characters who get into humiliating situations.

slash /slaʃ/ /slæʃ/ slashes n
Hieb
(fashion) A slit in an outer garment exposing a lining or inner garment, usually of a contrasting color or design; any intentional long vertical cut in a garment.
Schrägstrich Bruchstrich
(originally, _, US, typography) The slash mark: the punctuation mark ⟨/⟩, sometimes (often, _, proscribed) inclusive of any mark produced by a similar slashing movement of the pen, as the backslash ⟨\⟩.

slash /slaʃ/ /slæʃ/ v
aufschlitzen
To cut with a swift broad stroke of an edged weapon.

slash and burn n
Brandrodung Schwenden
A technique in agriculture where plant matter is roughly cut down and then burned over to prepare fields for the next crop.

slat /slæt/ slats n
Lamelle Leiste Streifen
A thin, narrow strip or bar of wood (lath), metal, or plastic.

slate /sleɪt/ adj
schiefergrau
Having the bluish-grey/gray colour of slate.

slate /sleɪt/ slates n
Schiefer Schiefertafel
(uncountable, geology) A fine-grained homogeneous sedimentary rock composed of clay or volcanic ash which has been metamorphosed so that it cleaves easily into thin layers.
Schiefergrau
(uncountable) The bluish-grey colour of most slate.
Schiefertafel Tafel
(countable) A chalkboard, sheet of slate for writing on with chalk or with a thin rod of slate (a slate pencil) formerly commonly used by both students and teachers in schools.
Dachschiefer
(countable) A roofing-tile made of slate.
Schuldentafel etwas anschreiben
(countable) A record of money owed.
Kandidatenliste Liste
(countable, chiefly, US) A list of affiliated candidates for an election.
Eternit Faserzement Kunstschiefer
An artificial material resembling slate and used for the same purposes.

slate /sleɪt/ v
verreissen
(transitive, chiefly, British) To criticise harshly.
planen ansetzen
(transitive, chiefly, US) To schedule.
bestimmen vorsehen
(transitive, chiefly, US) To anticipate or strongly expect.

slate gray adj
schiefergrau
Of a dark bluish grey colour.

slate gray slate grays n
Schiefergrau
A dark bluish grey colour.

slater /ˈsleɪtə/ /ˈsleɪtɚ/ slaters n
Schieferdecker
One who lays slates, or whose occupation is to slate buildings.

slather /ˈslæðə(ɹ)/ v
auftragen einschmieren
To spread something thickly on something else; to coat well.

slaty-backed gull slaty-backed gulls n
Kamtschatkamöwe
Larus schistisagus, a large gull.

slaughter /ˈslɑtɚ/ /ˈslɑɾɚ/ /ˈslɔɾɚ/ /ˈslɔːtə/ slaughters n
Schlachtung Schächten Schächtung rituelles Schlachten
(uncountable) The killing of animals, generally for food.
Schlachtung Gemetzel Metzelei Schlächterei
A massacre; the killing of a large number of people.

slaughter /ˈslɑtɚ/ /ˈslɑɾɚ/ /ˈslɔɾɚ/ /ˈslɔːtə/ v
schlachten schächten
(transitive) To butcher animals, generally for food.
abschlachten
(transitive, intransitive) To massacre people in large numbers.
(transitive) To kill someone or something, especially in a particularly brutal manner.

slaughterer slaughterers n
Schlächter Schlächterin
Agent noun of slaughter; one who slaughters.
Fleischer Fleischerin Fleischhacker Fleischhackerin Fleischhauer Fleischhauerin
A butcher (as a profession or job).
A ritual slaughterer, kosher slaughterer, kosher butcher, shochet / shokhet.

slaughterous adj
mörderisch
prone to slaughtering

slave /sleɪv/ slaves n
Sklave Sklavin
A person who is held in servitude as the property of another person, and whose labor (and often also whose body and life) is subject to the owner's volition and control.
(BDSM) A submissive partner in a BDSM relationship who (consensually) submits to (sexually and/or personally) serving one or more masters or mistresses.
Sklave Sklavin Sexsklave Sexsklavin
A sex slave, a person who is forced against their will to perform, for another person or group, sexual acts on a regular or continuing basis.
Folgegerät Slave
(engineering, computing, photography) A device (such as a secondary flash or hard drive) that is subject to the control of another (a master).

slave away v
schuften sich abrackern
(intransitive) To work very hard.

slave labour n
Sklavenarbeit
Using slaves to do work

slave trade slave trades n
Sklavenhandel
traffic in slaves

slave-girl slave-girls n
Sklavin
A female slave.

slaveholder slaveholders n
Sklavenhalter
Someone who owns slaves.

slaveowner slaveowners n
Sklavenbesitzer Sklavenbesitzerin Sklavenhalter Sklavenhalterin
Someone who has control or ownership over another human being; the owner of a slave.

slaver /ˈsleɪvə/ /ˈsleɪvɚ/ slavers n
Sklavenhalter Sklavenhalterin Sklavenhändler Sklavenhändlerin
A person engaged in the slave trade; a person who buys, sells, or owns slaves.

slaver /ˈslævə/ /ˈslævɚ/ v
geifern sabbern
(intransitive) To drool saliva from the mouth; to slobber.

slavery /ˈsleɪvəɹi/ /ˈsleɪvɹi/ slaveries n
Sklaverei
An institution or social practice of owning human beings as property, especially for use as forced laborers.
A condition of servitude endured by a slave.
(figuratively) A condition in which one is captivated or subjugated, as by greed or drugs.

slavess slavesses n
Sklavin

slavish /ˈsleɪvɪʃ/ more slavish most slavish adj
sklavisch
in the manner of a slave; abject

slaw /slɔː/ slaws n
Krautsalat
(US, Canada) Coleslaw.

slay /sleɪ/ v
erschlagen umbringen töten
(now, _, literary) To kill; to murder.

slayer /ˈsleɪə/ slayers n
Abmurkser Töter
a killer; a murderer; someone who slays

sleaze /sliːz/ sleazes n
Verderbtheit
(uncountable) Low moral standards.

sleazy /ˈsliː.zi/ sleazier sleaziest adj
heruntergekommen mies schäbig
Marked by low quality; inferior; inadequate.
vulgär frivol schmutzig
Raunchy or perverted in nature; tastelessly sexual.

sled dog sled dogs n
Schlittenhund
Any dog, such as a husky, that pulls a sled as part of a team.

sledder sledders n
Rodler Rodlerin
A person who rides a sled.

sledding sleddings n
Rodeln
The act of sliding downhill, or transporting something, on a sled.

sledge /slɛd͡ʒ/ sledges n
Schlitten
(British) any type of sled or sleigh.

sledgehammer /ˈslɛd͡ʒhæmə/ /ˈslɛd͡ʒhæmɚ/ sledgehammers n
Vorschlaghammer
A hammer that consists of a large, heavy, broad and flat block of metal (the head) attached to a handle typically 0.5 meter to 1 meter long. The sledgehammer's design is meant to allow it to be swung powerfully, and to distribute force over a wide area upon impact.

sleek /sliːk/ sleeker sleekest adj
glänzend
glatt seidig
Having an even, smooth surface; smooth
geschmeidig
Not rough or harsh.

sleep /slip/ /sliːp/ sleeps n
Schlaf
(uncountable) The state of reduced consciousness during which a human or animal rests in a daily rhythm.
Schlaf Schläfchen Nachtruhe
(countable, informal) An act or instance of sleeping.
Schlaf Augenbutter Augenpopel Augenschleim Groikerl Matzel
(uncountable) Rheum, crusty or gummy discharge found in the corner of the eyes after waking, whether real or a figurative objectification of sleep (in the sense of reduced consciousness).

sleep /slip/ /sliːp/ v
schlafen
(intransitive) To rest in a state of reduced consciousness.
schlafen unterbringen
(intransitive) To be, or appear to be, in repose; to be quiet; to be unemployed, unused, or unagitated; to rest; to lie dormant.

sleep a wink v
kein Auge zumachen kein Auge zutun

sleep apnea sleep apneas n
Schlafapnoe-Syndrom
(pathology, American spelling) Brief interruptions of breathing during sleep.

sleep deprivation n
Schlafentzug
The condition of being kept awake and not getting enough sleep (perhaps forcibly by someone else, or by a sleep disorder), to the point of noticeably lower alertness.

sleep disorder sleep disorders n
Schlafstörung
(pathology) A medical disorder of the sleep patterns of a person or animal.

sleep in /sliːp ɪn/ v
ausschlafen verschlafen
(intransitive, idiomatic) To sleep late; to go on sleeping past one's customary or planned hour.

sleep like a log /-ˈlɑɡ/ /ˈsliːp ˈla͡ɪk ə ˈlɒɡ/ /ˈsliːp ˈla͡ɪk ə ˈlɔɡ/ v
schlafen wie ein Stein schlafen wie ein Murmeltier
(simile) To sleep heavily, long and without disturbance.

sleep mode sleep modes n
Bereitschaftszustand
(computing) the state of a computer system in which the drives and interfaces are switched off, and the only task running is monitoring external activity, particularly a key press which restores the system to its active state from the random access memory.

sleep of the just /ˈslip əv ðə ˈdʒʌst/ /ˈsliːp əv ðə ˈdʒʌst/ n
Schlaf der Gerechten Schlaf des Gerechten
A deep and worry-free sleep.
Abberufung Heimgang ewige Ruhe
(euphemistic, dated) A peaceful death or burial.

sleep on v
Morgenstund hat Gold im Mund eine Nacht darüber schlafen
(idiomatic) To postpone (a decision) at least overnight, to avoid making a hasty choice.

sleep over v
übernachten nächtigen
To spend the night as a guest in someone's home.

sleep paralysis sleep paralyses n
Schlaflähmung Schlafparalyse Schlafstarre
A situation where a person is not fully awake, and although conscious of their surroundings, unable to move or speak, often accompanied by hallucinations and feelings of terror.

sleep tight interjection
schlaf gut schlafen Sie gut
(nightly farewell) good night

sleep with v
schlafen
(idiomatic, euphemism) To have sexual intercourse with.

sleep-in sleep-ins n
langer Schlaf langes Schlafen
An instance of sleeping in, sleeping late, sleeping until one feels fully refreshed rather than rising at a prespecified time.

sleeper sleepers n
Schläfer
Someone who sleeps.
A spy, saboteur, or terrorist who lives unobtrusively in a community until activated by a prearranged signal; may be part of a sleeper cell.
Fusspfette Futterholz Fußpfette Fußschwelle Lagerbalken Lagerholz
(carpentry) A structural beam in a floor running perpendicular to both the joists beneath and floorboards above.
Strampelanzug
A type of pajama for a person, especially a child, that covers the whole body, including the feet.

sleeper cell sleeper cells n
Schläferzelle
A group of people (sleepers) who inconspicuously remain dormant in a community until activated, by a prearranged signal, in order to perform acts of espionage, sabotage, or terrorism.

sleepiness sleepinesses n
Schläfrigkeit

sleeping /ˈsliːpɪŋ/ adj
Schlaf
Used for sleep; used to produce sleep.

sleeping /ˈsliːpɪŋ/ sleepings n
Schlaf
The state of being asleep, or an instance of this.

sleeping bag /ˈsliːpɪŋ(ɡ) bæɡ/ sleeping bags n
Schlafsack
A padded or insulated bag large enough to surround the whole body and which keeps the user warm while sleeping, used as a substitute for bedclothes.

sleeping car sleeping cars n
Schlafwagen
(rail) A railroad car with sleeping facilities for passengers travelling overnight.

sleeping partner sleeping partners n
stiller Gesellschafter stiller Teilhaber
(UK) A business partner who doesn't play an active role in running the day-to-day operations of a business, who instead, finances the business in the form of capital investment.

sleeping pill sleeping pills n
Schlafmittel Schlaftablette
(pharmaceutical drug) A pill or tablet having a soporific effect.

sleeping sickness sleeping sicknesses n
Schlafkrankheit
(pathology) Any of several diseases of which lethargy is a major symptom:
especially, African sleeping sickness, an endemic infectious disease of humans and animals in tropical Africa, caused by a parasitic trypanosome, transmitted by the tsetse fly and characterized by fever, severe headache, joint pains and lymph node swelling in the early stages, followed by a neurological phase of extreme weakness, sleepiness, and deep coma leading to death

sleepless /ˈsliːpləs/ more sleepless most sleepless adj
schlaflos
Characterized by an absence of sleep.

sleepover sleepovers n
Übernachtung
The act of spending the night as a guest in another's house, especially when the participants are children.

sleepsuit /slip s(j)ut/ /sliːp s(j)uːt/ sleepsuits n
Schlafoverall
A warm one-piece garment worn while sleeping.

sleepwalking sleepwalkings n
Somnambulismus Schlafwandeln Nachtwandeln Somnambulie
The act of walking while not conscious or aware of it, during one's sleep.

sleepy /ˈsliːpi/ sleepier sleepiest adj
schläfrig
Tired; feeling the need for sleep.
verschlafen
(figurative) Quiet; without bustle or activity.

sleepyhead sleepyheads n
Schlafmütze Schlafhaube
(informal) A sleepy person.

sleet /sliːt/ sleets n
Graupel
(chiefly, United States) Pellets of ice made of mostly frozen raindrops or refrozen melted snowflakes.
Schneeregen
(chiefly, UK, Ireland, Northeast US) Precipitation in the form of a mixture of rain and snow.
Glatteis
(rare) A smooth coating of ice formed on ground or other objects by freezing rain.

sleeve /sliːv/ sleeves n
Ärmel Hülle Cover Schallplattenhülle
The part of a garment that covers the arm. [from 10th c.]
Muffe Banderole Buchse Hülle Hülse Köcher
A (usually tubular) covering or lining to protect a piece of machinery etc. [from 19th c.]
Hülle Cover Schallplattenhülle
A tattoo covering the whole arm.

sleeve /sliːv/ v
bekleiden eintüten überziehen
(transitive) To fit and attach a sleeve to an upper garment (e.g. to a shirt, blouse, sweater, jacket, coat, etc.) or to a folder.

sleeve garter sleeve garters n
Ärmelhalter
A garter worn on the sleeve of a shirt above the elbow to hold the lower part of the sleeve tight and keep the cuff in the correct position.

sleeveless adj
ärmellos
Of a garment, having no sleeves.

sleight /slaɪt/ sleights n
Gerissenheit List Raffinement Raffinesse Täuschung
Cunning; craft; artful practice.
Taschenspielertrick Trick Täuschung Volte Zauberei
(countable) An artful trick; sly artifice; a feat so dexterous that the manner of performance escapes observation.
Fingerfertigkeit Geschick Geschicklichkeit
Dexterous practice; dexterity; skill.

sleight of hand sleights of hand n
Fingerfertigkeit Taschenspielertrick
A performance of such skill.

slender /ˈslɛndə/ /ˈslɛndɚ/ slenderer slenderest adj
schlank
Thin; slim.

slender-billed gull slender-billed gulls n
Dünnschnabelmöwe
Chroicocephalus genei, a mid-sized gull which breeds very locally around the Mediterranean and the north of the western Indian Ocean.

slender-horned gazelle slender-horned gazelles n
Dünengazelle
A gazelle with slender horns adapted to desert life (Gazella leptoceros).

slenderness slendernesses n
Schlankheit
The property of being slender.

sleuth /sluːθ/ sleuths n
Detektiv Schnüffler Spürnase
A detective.
Bloodhound Bluthund Bluthündin Schweisshund Schweisshündin Schweißhund
(archaic) A sleuthhound; a bloodhound.

sleuth /sluːθ/ v
beschatten nachspüren schnüffeln untersuchen
(intransitive, transitive) To act as a detective; to try to discover who committed a crime, or, more generally, to solve a mystery.

slew /sl(j)uː/ /slɪu̯/ slews n
Menge Reihe ganze Reihe
(US) A large amount.

slice /slaɪs/ slices n
Scheibe Anteil Brotscheibe Stück Teil
A thin, broad piece cut off.
Slice
(golf) A shot that (for the right-handed player) curves unintentionally to the right. See fade, hook, draw.

slice /slaɪs/ v
schneiden Schnitte anfertigen aufschneiden hobeln in Scheiben schneiden
(transitive) To cut into slices.

sliced bread sliced breads n
Schnittbrot
Bread from a loaf that is sold sliced into pieces of equal thickness by an automated process.

slicer slicers n
Hobel Schneider
Someone or something that slices.

slicing cucumber slicing cucumbers n
Salatgurke
A cucumber grown to be eaten fresh.

slick /slɪk/ slicker slickest adj
glitschig
Slippery or smooth due to a covering of liquid; often used to describe appearances.
gekonnt
Appearing expensive or sophisticated.
schlau
Superficially convincing but actually untrustworthy.
raffiniert schlau
(US, West Coast, _, slang) Extraordinarily great or special.

slick /slɪk/ slicks n
Schlick Ölschlick Ölteppich
A covering of liquid, particularly oil.

slicker /ˈslɪkə/ /ˈslɪkɚ/ slickers n
Regenjacke Regenmantel
(originally, North American) A waterproof coat or jacket.
Hochstapler Schwindler
(slang) A swindler or conman.

slide /slaɪd/ slides n
Rutschen Rutschpartie
Rutsche Rutschbahn
An item of play equipment that children can climb up and then slide down again.
Erdrutsch
The falling of large amounts of rubble, earth and stones down the slope of a hill or mountain; avalanche.
Bottleneck Rutsche
An inclined plane on which heavy bodies slide by the force of gravity, especially one constructed on a mountainside for conveying logs by sliding them down.
Dia Klarsichtfolie
(photography) A transparent plate bearing an image to be projected to a screen.
Objektträger
(sciences) A flat, usually rectangular piece of glass or similar material on which a prepared sample may be viewed through a microscope Generally referred to as a microscope slide.

slide /slaɪd/ v
einschieben schieben zuschieben
gleiten
(ergative) To (cause to) move in continuous contact with a surface.
rutschen
(intransitive) To pass along smoothly or unobservedly; to move gently onward without friction or hindrance.
ausrutschen
(intransitive, slang) To go; to move from one place or to another.

slide projector slide projectors n
Diaprojektor
A device that projects an enlarged image of a photographic slide onto a screen

slide rule slide rules n
Rechenschieber
An analog calculator consisting of three interlocking strips marked with logarithmic scales, such that multiplication, division etc. can be performed by the equivalent of addition and subtraction.

slide tackle slide tackles n
Grätsche
(soccer) a tackle to get the ball by sliding on the ground feet-first

slider /ˈslaɪdɚ/ sliders n
Schieberegler
(GUI) A widget allowing the user to select a value or position on a sliding scale.

slider phone slider phones n
Schiebehandy
A style of mobile phone that allows an additional keypad to slide open for use.

slideshow slideshows n
Diashow Tonbildschau
A presentation of a series of photographic slides, usually with a spoken or recorded explanation.

sliding door sliding doors n
Schiebetür
A door that opens and closes by sliding to the side; sometimes one of a pair.

slight /slaɪt/ [sl̥ɐɪʔ] slighter slightest adj
dumm dünn einfach einfach gestrickt gebrechlich minderbemittelt
Gentle or weak, not aggressive or powerful.
dumm einfach einfach gestrickt minderbemittelt schlicht
(archaic, or, rare) Not far away in space or time.
(obsolete) Foolish; silly; not intellectual.
gering klein geringfügig leicht schlank schwach
Trifling; unimportant; insignificant.
eben glatt gleichmäßig
(regional) Even, smooth or level.
billig einfach minderwertig schlecht
(regional, obsolete) Bad, of poor quality.

slight /slaɪt/ [sl̥ɐɪʔ] slights n
Beleidigung Geringschätzung Herabschätzung Kränkung
The act of ignoring or snubbing; a deliberate act of neglect or discourtesy.

slight /slaɪt/ [sl̥ɐɪʔ] v
abmindern herabmindern herabsetzen nicht betonen schmälern verharmlosen
(transitive) To give lesser weight or importance to.
abschätzig behandeln beleidigen geringschätzig behandeln kränken missachten verachten
(transitive) To treat (someone or something) with disdain or neglect, usually out of prejudice, hatred, or jealousy; to ignore disrespectfully; to skimp on one's duties toward.

slightly /ˈslaɪtli/ more slightly most slightly adv
ein wenig leicht
(degree) To a small extent or degree.

slim /slɪm/ slimmer slimmest adj
schlank dünn schmal
Slender, thin.

slime /slaɪm/ slimes n
Schleim
Any mucilaginous substance; or a mucus-like substance which exudes from the bodies of certain animals, such as snails or slugs.

slimeball /ˈslaɪmbɔːl/ /ˈslaɪmˌbɔl/ slimeballs n
Schleimball
(helminthology, specifically) A mucus-coated lump containing the cercariae of a liver fluke (of the phylum Platyhelminthes).
Schleimkugel
(biology) A round lump made up of or coated with slime or a slime-like substance such as mucus.

slimy /ˈslaɪ.mi/ slimier slimiest adj
schleimig
Of or pertaining to slime
aalglatt schleimig schmierig
(slang, figuratively) Friendly in a false, calculating way; underhanded; two-faced; sneaky; slick; smarmy.

sling /ˈslɪŋ/ slings n
Schleuder Schulterriemen Tragetuch
(weapon) An instrument for throwing stones or other missiles, consisting of a short strap with two strings fastened to its ends, or with a string fastened to one end and a light stick to the other.
Armschlinge Armschlaufe
A kind of hanging bandage put around the neck, in which a wounded arm or hand is supported.
Schulterriemen
A strap attached to a firearm, for suspending it from the shoulder.
Schleudern
The act or motion of hurling as with a sling; a throw; figuratively, a stroke.

sling /ˈslɪŋ/ v
ticken verchecken verticken
To throw with a circular or arcing motion.
(slang) To sell, peddle, or distribute (often illicitly, e.g. drugs, sex, etc.).
schleudern schmeißen
To throw with a sling.

slinger /ˈslɪŋ.ə(ɹ)/ /ˈslɪŋ.ɚ/ slingers n
Schleuderer
Someone who slings or who uses a sling.

slingshot /ˈslɪŋʃɒt/ slingshots n
Zwille Schleuder Steinschleuder
(chiefly, American) A Y-shaped stick with an elastic sling between the arms used for shooting small projectiles.

slink /slɪŋk/ slinks n
Frühgeburt
The young of an animal when born prematurely, especially a calf.

slink /slɪŋk/ v
schleichen
(intransitive) To sneak about furtively.

slip /slɪp/ slips n
Steckling
A twig or shoot; a cutting.
Angussmasse Engobe Schlicker Tonbrei
(ceramics) A thin, slippery mix of clay and water.
Unterkleid Unterrock
A woman's undergarment worn under a skirt or dress to conceal unwanted nudity that may otherwise be revealed by the skirt or dress itself; a shift.
Ausrutscher Fehler Patzer chnitzer
A mistake or error.
Bon Kassenbon Kassenzettel Papierstreifen
A small piece of paper, especially one longer than it is wide, typically a form for writing on or one giving printed information.
Schlupf
(nautical) A difference between the theoretical distance traveled per revolution of the propeller and the actual advance of the vessel.
Bootsrampe Slipanlage
(nautical) A slipway.
(cricket) Any of several fielding positions to the off side of the wicket keeper, designed to catch the ball after being deflected from the bat; a fielder in that position (See first slip, second slip, third slip, fourth slip and fifth slip.)
Rückfall
(medicine) A one-time return to previous maladaptive behaviour after cure.
Ausrutschen Ausrutscher Schlupf
(engineering) The motion of the centre of resistance of the float of a paddle wheel, or the blade of an oar, through the water horizontally, or the difference between a vessel's actual speed and the speed it would have if the propelling instrument acted upon a solid; also, the velocity, relatively to still water, of the backward current of water produced by the propeller.

slip /slɪp/ v
ausrutschen ausgleiten
(intransitive) To lose one’s traction on a slippery surface; to slide due to a lack of friction.
herausrutschen
(intransitive) To move or fly (out of place); to shoot; often with out, off, etc.
irren abrutschen bergab gehen den Bach runtergehen entfleuchen entschlüpfen
(transitive) To cause to move smoothly and quickly; to slide; to convey gently or secretly.
entschlüpfen herausrutschen
(transitive) To cut slips from; to cut; to take off; to make a slip or slips of.

slip away v
davonmachen
To leave a place, or a gathering, without being noticed.

slip knot slip knots n
Laufknoten Schlinge Schlippstek
A knot which attaches a line to an object and tightens when pressure is applied. Also called a running knot.
A knot which attaches a line to the middle of another, allowing it to slide

slip lane slip lanes n
Ausfahrkeil
(UK, Australia, transport) A short one-way lane allowing traffic to turn onto the cross street at an intersection without entering the intersection.

slip of the pen slips of the pen n
Schreibfehler
(idiomatic) A mistake in handwriting.

slip of the tongue slips of the tongue n
Versprecher
(idiomatic) A mistake in speech.

slip road slip roads n
Abfahrt Auffahrt
A segment of roadway that joins a motorway to ordinary roads (in either direction)

slip through someone's fingers v
durch die Lappen gehen

slip through the cracks v
durch das Raster fallen
(idiomatic) To escape notice or lack sufficient attention.

slip-up /ˈslɪpʌp/ slip-ups n
Ausrutscher Fehltritt Panne kleines Missgeschick
(idiomatic) A (small) error or mistake; a (minor) misstep.

slipjoint slipjoints n
Slipjointverschluss
(mostly, attributive) A type of joint#Noun for a folding knife, involving a spring that helps hold the blade open against some pressure but does not lock it open in the sense of any positive engagement by the parts of any lock#Noun mechanism; it is thus a nonlocking#Adjective type of joint.

slipped disc slipped discs n
Bandscheibenvorfall
(pathology) A vertebral disc that protrudes into the spinal canal, exerting pressure on spinal nerves and causing backache or sciatica.

slipper /ˈslɪpə(ɹ)/ slippers n
Pantoffel Hausschuh Latschen Patschen Puschen Schluffen
A low soft shoe that can be slipped on and off easily.
Such a shoe intended for indoor use; a bedroom or house slipper.

slipperiness slipperinesses n
Schlüpfrigkeit
(uncountable) The property of being slippery.

slippery /ˈslɪpəɹi/ /ˈslɪpɹi/ slipperier slipperiest adj
rutschig glitschig glatt
Of a surface, having low friction, often due to being covered in a non-viscous liquid, and therefore hard to grip, hard to stand on without falling, etc.
aalglatt
(figuratively, by extension) Evasive; difficult to pin down.

slippery as an eel adj
aalglatt
(simile, colloquial) So slippery that it is almost impossible to hold.

slippery jack slippery jacks n
Butterröhrling Butterpilz
A mushroom in genus Suillus, family Boletaceae, especially Suillus luteus; boletes, they have no gills, but release spores from tubes ending in open pores.

slippery slope slippery slopes n
Dammbruchargument
(by extension) A logical fallacy in which a party asserts that a particular result will probably follow from a given decision or circumstance, without necessarily providing any rational argument for the likelihood of the assumed consequence.

slipshod /ˈslɪp.ʃɑd/ /ˈslɪp.ʃɒd/ more slipshod most slipshod adj
schlampig schludrig
Done poorly or too quickly; slapdash.

slipstream slipstreams n
Sog Windschatten
The low-pressure zone immediately following a rapidly moving object, caused by turbulence.

slipway slipways n
Helge Helgen Helling Stapel
(nautical) A sloping surface, leading down to the shore or to a river, on which ships are built, repaired or stored and from which they are launched.

slit /ˈslɪt/ slits n
Nut Schlitz Spalt
A narrow cut or opening; a slot.
Ritze Schamritze Schamspalte Schlitz Spalte
(vulgar, slang) The opening of the vagina.

slit /ˈslɪt/ v
aufschlitzen schlitzen zerschlitzen
To cut a narrow opening.
auftrennen teilen trennen zerteilen
To split into strips by lengthwise cuts.

slit-eyed more slit-eyed most slit-eyed adj
schlitzäugig
having slanted eyes

slither /ˈslɪð.ə(ɹ)/ /ˈslɪð.ɚ/ v
rutschen schlittern

sliver /ˈslɪv.ə(ɹ)/ /ˈslɪv.ɚ/ slivers n
Splitter Spreißel kleiner Teil kleines Stück
A long piece cut or rent off; a sharp, slender fragment; a splinter.
Band Faserband
A strand, or slender roll, of cotton or other fiber in a loose, untwisted state, produced by a carding machine and ready for the roving or slubbing which precedes spinning.

slivovitz /ˈslɪvəvɪts/ /ˈslɪvəˌvɪts/ slivovitzes n
Sliwowitz
(countable, uncountable) A type of rakija made mostly in Eastern European countries from distilled, fermented plum juice.

slob /slɒb/ slobs n
Faulpelz Schmutzfink Dreckspatz Penner Schlampe
(informal, derogatory) A lazy and slovenly or obese person.

slobber /ˈslɒbə(ɹ)/ slobbers n
Geifer Sabber
Liquid material, generally saliva, that dribbles or drools outward and downward from the mouth.

slobber /ˈslɒbə(ɹ)/ v
geifern sabbern
To allow saliva or liquid to run from one's mouth.

sloboda slobodas slobody n
Sloboda
A kind of settlement, village, or suburb in the history of Russia, Belarus and Ukraine.

sloe /ˈsloʊ/ /ˈsləʊ/ sloes n
Schlehe
Any of various other plants of the genus Prunus, as a shrub or small tree, Prunus alleghaniensis, bearing dark-purple fruit.

sloe gin /ˈsloʊ ˌdʒɪn/ /ˈsləʊ ˌdʒɪn/ sloe gins n
Schlehenlikör
A dark red liqueur made from sloe berries.

slog /slɑɡ/ /slɒɡ/ v
verprügeln
To strike something with a heavy blow, especially a ball with a bat.

slogan /ˈsloʊɡən/ /ˈsləʊɡ(ə)n/ slogans n
Motto Devise Parole Leitspruch Losung Schlachtruf
(advertising) A catchphrase associated with a product or service being advertised.

sloop /sluːp/ sloops n
Slup Schaluppe
(nautical) A single-masted sailboat with only one headsail.

slope /sloʊp/ /sləʊp/ slopes n
Hang Abhang Steigung
An area of ground that tends evenly upward or downward.
Gefälle Steigung
The degree to which a surface tends upward or downward.
Steigung
(mathematics) The ratio of the vertical and horizontal distances between two points on a line; zero if the line is horizontal, undefined if it is vertical.
Ableitung Gradient Steigung
(mathematics) The slope of the line tangent to a curve at a given point.
Dachschräge
The angle a roof surface makes with the horizontal, expressed as a ratio of the units of vertical rise to the units of horizontal length (sometimes referred to as run).
Schlitzauge Schlitzi
(vulgar, offensive, ethnic slur) A person of Chinese or other East Asian descent.

slope /sloʊp/ /sləʊp/ v
ausschrägen
(transitive) To form with a slope; to give an oblique or slanting direction to; to incline or slant.

sloppy /ˈslɑ.pi/ /ˈslɒp.i/ sloppier sloppiest adj
klitschnass nass
Very wet; covered in or composed of slop.
schlampig salopp
Messy; not neat, elegant, or careful.
salopp
Imprecise or loose.

sloppy seconds n
Schlammschieben
(vulgar, plurale tantum) Having sex with someone soon after the person has had sex with someone else.

slosh /slɑʃ/ /slɒʃ/ v
platschen schwappen
(intransitive, of a liquid) To shift chaotically; to splash noisily.

slot /slɑt/ /slɒt/ slots n
Schlitz Nut
A narrow depression, perforation, or aperture; especially, one for the reception of a piece fitting or sliding in it.
Türriegel
(Scotland, Northern England) An implement for barring, bolting, locking or securing a door, box, gate, lid, window or the like.
Startfenster
(aviation) The allocated time for an aircraft's departure or arrival at an airport's runway.

slot machine slot machines n
Münzautomat
Any machine operated by placing a coin or token into a slot, especially
Spielautomat
Synonym of vending machine.

sloth /slɑθ/ /slɒθ/ /slɔθ/ /sləʊθ/, /slɒθ/ sloths n
Faulheit Trägheit Müßiggang
(uncountable) Laziness; slowness in the mindset; disinclination to action or labour.
Faultier
(countable) A herbivorous, arboreal South American mammal of the families Megalonychidae and Bradypodidae, noted for its slowness and inactivity.

sloth bear sloth bears n
Lippenbär
A nocturnal bear, Melursus ursinus, native to South Asia.

slothful more slothful most slothful adj
faul
lazy; idle; tending to sloth.

slouch /slaʊt͡ʃ/ slouches n
herumhängen herumlungern
A hanging down of the head; a drooping posture; a limp appearance
Durchhänger
Any depression or hanging down, as of a hat brim.
Schlafmütze
Someone who is slow to act.
Niete Versager
(dated) An awkward, heavy, clownish fellow.

slouch hat slouch hats n
Schlapphut
A broad-brimmed felt hat worn by soldiers, often with a clasp on the left side to allow a rifle to be carried over the shoulder.

slough /slʌf/ sloughs n
abgestreifte Haut
The skin shed by a snake or other reptile.
Kruste Schorf
Dead skin on a sore or ulcer.

slough /slʌf/ v
abwerfen sich häuten sich lösen
(transitive) To shed skin or outer layers.
schwänzen
(intransitive, slang, Western US) To commit truancy, be absent from school without permission.

slovenly /ˈslɒv.ən.li/ /ˈslʊv.ən.li/ /ˈslʌv.ən.li/ slovenlier slovenliest adj
schluderig
Having an untidy appearance; unkempt.
nachlässig schlampig schluderig
Careless or negligent; sloppy.

slow /sloʊ/ /sləʊ/ slower slowest adj
langsam
Taking a long time to move or go a short distance, or to perform an action; not quick in motion; proceeding at a low speed.
Not happening in a short time; spread over a comparatively long time.
Not hasty; not tending to hurry; acting with deliberation or caution.
dumm langsam
Of reduced intellectual capacity; not quick to comprehend.

slow cooker slow cookers n
Schongarer
A kitchen appliance consisting of a clay pot and its housing with self-contained electrical heating, characterized by a loose-fitting lid, relatively low temperatures, and long cooking times, and used especially in the preparation of stews.

slow down v
verlangsamen
(transitive) To reduce the velocity, speed, or tempo of something.

slow match slow matches n
Lunte
A slow-burning fuse used to ignite a matchlock musket or fire a cannon.

slow motion n
Zeitlupe
A technique of film, photography, and video to stretch time and allow visibility of things normally happening too fast to be conveniently examined.

slow news day slow news days n
Sauregurkenzeit Sommerloch
(journalism) A time when media organizations publish trivial stories due to the lack of more substantial topics.

slow on the uptake adj
auf der Leitung stehen begriffsstutzig schwer von Kapee
(colloquial, idiom) Of a person, slow to comprehend or process intellectually.

slowly /ˈsloʊli/ /ˈsləʊli/ more slowly most slowly slowlier slowliest adv
langsam
(manner) At a slow pace.

slowness slownesses n
Langsamkeit Trägheit
The quality or state of being slow.

slowpoke /ˈsloʊˌpoʊk/ slowpokes n
Trödler Trödlerin
(US, Canada, informal, mildly, derogatory) A person who moves slowly or takes a long time to do something.

slowworm /ˈsləʊwɜː(ɹ)m/ slowworms n
Blindschleiche Hartwurm Haselwurm
A small Old World lizard, Anguis fragilis, often mistaken for a snake, having no legs and small eyes.

sludge /slʌd͡ʒ/ sludges n
Abwasserschlamm Matsch Schlamm
A residual semi-solid material left from industrial, water treatment, or wastewater treatment processes.

slug /slʌɡ/ slugs n
Nacktschnecke Schnecke
Any of many terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks, having no (or only a rudimentary) shell. [from early 18th c.]

slug /slʌɡ/ v
hinunterstürzen trinken
To drink quickly; to gulp; to down.
niederschlagen prügeln schlagen verprügeln
(transitive) To hit very hard, usually with the fist.

slugabed /ˈsləɡ-/ /ˈslʌɡəbɛd/ /ˈslʌɡəˌbɛd/ slugabeds n
Langschläfer Langschläferin Spätaufsteher Spätaufsteherin
A lazy person who lies in bed after the usual time for getting up; a sluggard.

sluggard sluggards n
Faulpelz Nichtstuer
A person who is lazy, stupid, or idle by habit.

sluggish /ˈslʌɡɪʃ/ more sluggish most sluggish sluggisher sluggishest adj
bräsig faul inaktiv lustlos schwach schwerfällig
Habitually idle and lazy; slothful; dull; inactive
langsam träge
Slow; having little motion.
kraftlos lahm schleppend
Having no power to move oneself or itself; inert.

sluice /sljuːs/ /sluːs/ sluices n
Schleuse Schleusentor Siel
An artificial passage for water, fitted with a valve or gate, for example in a canal lock or a mill stream, for stopping or regulating the flow.

sluice gate sluice gates n
Schleusentor
A portal which may be opened or closed to allow or prevent the passage of water through a man-made channel.

slum /slʌm/ slums n
Slum Elendsviertel Armensiedlung
(countable, pejorative) A dilapidated neighborhood where many people live in a state of poverty.

slumber /ˈslʌm.bə/ /ˈslʌm.bɚ/ slumbers n
Schlummer Halbschlaf Schläfchen
A very light state of sleep, almost awake.

slumber /ˈslʌm.bə/ /ˈslʌm.bɚ/ v
dösen schlummern
(intransitive) To be in a very light state of sleep, almost awake.
träumen
(intransitive) To be inactive or negligent.

slumber party slumber parties n
Pyjamaparty
A sleepover; a party where people stay and sleep overnight.

slumdweller slumdwellers n
Slumbewohner
Someone who lives (dwells) in a slum.

slumlord slumlords n
Bruchbudenvermieter Schrottvermieter

slump /slʌmp/ slumps n
Kollaps Zusammenbruch Zusammenfall
A heavy or helpless collapse; a slouching or drooping posture; a period of poor activity or performance, especially an extended period.
Ausbreitmaß
A measure of the fluidity of freshly mixed concrete, based on how much the concrete formed in a standard slump cone sags when the cone is removed.
Morast
(UK, dialect) A boggy place.
Plumps
(Scotland) The noise made by anything falling into a hole, or into a soft, miry place.

slump /slʌmp/ v
zusammenbrechen absinken zusammensacken
(transitive, slang) To cause to collapse; to hit hard; to render unconscious; to kill.

slumping more slumping most slumping adj
plumpsend

slumping slumpings n
Erdrutsch Bergrutsch

slur /slɜː(ɹ)/ slurs n
Beleidigung Verunglimpfung
An insult or slight.
Bindebogen
(music) The symbol indicating a legato passage, written as an arc over the slurred notes (not to be confused with a tie).

slur /slɜː(ɹ)/ v
undeutlich reden
To run together; to articulate poorly.
To soil; to sully; to contaminate; to disgrace.

slurp /slɜːp/ /slɝp/ v
schlürfen
(transitive) To eat or drink noisily.

slurry /ˈslɝ.i/ /ˈslʌ.ɹi/ slurries n
Brei Schlicker Schlämme
Any flowable suspension of small particles in liquid.
Gülle Jauche
(agriculture) A mixture of animal waste, other organic material and sometimes water, stored in a slurry pit and used as fertilizer; also used in combination, as pig slurry, etc.

slush /slʌʃ/ slushes n
Schneematsch
Half-melted snow or ice, generally located on the ground.
Matsch
Liquid mud or mire.
Slush Slush Eis Slusheis
Flavored shaved ice served as a drink.

slush fund slush funds n
Schmiergeldfonds schwarze Kasse
(finance) Money stored for illegal or dishonest purposes.

slut /slʌt/ /ˈsɫɐt/ sluts n
Schlampe Luder Flittchen
(vulgar, often, _, derogatory) A sexually promiscuous woman.
Dienstmädchen Dienstmagd Hausangestellte Hausmädchen Magd Mädchen
(archaic, derogatory) A slovenly, untidy person, usually a woman.
(obsolete) A maidservant.
Großsprecherin Marktweib Wortführerin
(obsolete, derogatory) A bold, outspoken woman.
Hündin
(obsolete) A female dog.

sluttery slutteries n
Hurerei Schlampigkeit
(countable) A slutty or sluttish act.
Hurerei Schweinerei
(uncountable) The qualities or practices of a slut (slovenly person), as in: untidiness, dirtiness.

slutty /ˈslʌti/ sluttier sluttiest adj
schlampig nuttig
(informal) Of, resembling, or suitable for, a slut.

sly /slaɪ/ slier sliest slyer slyest adj
schlau listig gerissen verschmitzt
Artfully cunning; secretly mischievous; wily.

sly as a fox adj
schlau wie ein Fuchs
(simile) Very sly, very cunning.

sly fox sly foxes n
Schlaufuchs Schlitzohr
A sly or crafty person.

slyboots slyboots n
Schlawiner Schlitzohr

slyly /ˈslaɪli/ more slyly most slyly adv
schlau verschmitzt
In a sly manner, cunningly.

smack /smæk/ smacks n
Hauch
A distinct flavor, especially if slight.
Schmack
A small sailing vessel, commonly rigged as a sloop, used chiefly in the coasting and fishing trade and often called a fishing smack
Ahnung
A slight trace of something; a smattering.

smack-dab adv
genau mitten haargenau
(slang) Exactly in a place, especially the middle; directly; precisely; dead-center.

small /smoːl/ /smɑl/ /smɔl/ /smɔːl/ [smoːɫ] smaller smallest adj
klein gering
Not large or big; insignificant; few in number.
Not prolonged in duration; not extended in time; short.
klein jung
(figuratively, incomparable) Young, as a child.

small Solar System body small Solar System bodies n
Kleinkörper

small arms n
Kleinwaffe
Firearms designed to be carried and fired by a single person, and often held in the hand.

small beer small beers n
Dünnbier
(countable, uncountable) Beer with a low alcoholic content, usually between 0.5% and 2.8%.

small business small businesses n
Kleingewerbe
A privately-owned and operated business with relatively small turnover and staff numbers, typically seen as constituting part of a specific commercial or economic sector.

small caps n
Kapitälchen
(typography) Capital letters shown in the same form but in small size (typically of the same size as lower-case letters).

small category small categories n
kleine Kategorie
(category theory) A category such that all of its objects form a set and all of its morphisms form a set.

small change n
Kleingeld
(idiomatic) A minor or insignificant amount of money.

small fry small fries small fry n
kleine Fische
(idiomatic) One or more relatively small and insignificant individuals or things of relatively little consequence, importance, or value.

small hours n
frühe Morgenstunden
The very early morning, just after midnight, when most people are asleep.

small intestine small intestines n
Dünndarm
(anatomy) The upper part of the intestine, between the stomach and the large intestine, divided into the duodenum, the jejunum and the ileum.

small of the back n
Kreuz
(anatomy) The relatively narrow, lumbar region of the back.

small pica n
Brevier Descendiain Descendian Maintzer Rheinländer
(printing, dated) The size of type between long primer and pica, standardized as 11 point.

small talk n
Smalltalk Plauderei Alltagsgespräch Plaudern belanglose Unterhaltung belangloses Gespräch
(idiomatic) Idle conversation, typically on innocuous or unimportant subjects, usually engaged in at social gatherings out of politeness.

small tortoiseshell small tortoiseshells n
Kleiner Fuchs
The colourful butterfly Aglais urticae, of the family Nymphalidae.

small town small towns n
Kleinstadt
A small (generally rural) town.

small white small whites n
kleiner Kohlweißling
A small, white butterfly Pieris rapae, of the family Pieridae, that damages Brassica rapa crops in temperate regions worldwide.

small wonder n
kein Wunder (dass ...)
(idiomatic) An event or fact whose cause or rationale is not difficult to discern; an unsurprising occurrence.

small-minded more small-minded most small-minded smaller-minded smallest-minded adj
kleingeistig
Selfish, petty; constrained in thought, limited in scope of consideration, not mindful of the big picture.

small-scale more small-scale most small-scale adj
klein angelegt kleinangelegt
Having a modest scope or extent.

smallish more smallish most smallish adj
eher klein ziemlich klein
Somewhat small.

smallness smallnesses n
Kleinheit
(uncountable) The state or quality of being small.

smallpox /ˈsmɔlpɑks/ /ˈsmɔːlpɒks/ smallpoxes n
Pocken Blattern
(disease) An acute, highly infectious often fatal disease caused by Variola virus of the family Poxviridae. It was completely eradicated in the 1970s, but still exists in laboratories. Those who survived were left with pockmarks.

smalt smalts n
Schmalte
a deep blue pigment made from powdered glass mixed with cobalt oxide

smarmy /ˈsmɑɹ.mi/ /ˈsmɑː.mi/ smarmier smarmiest adj
kriecherisch pomadig schmeichlerisch schmierig
Falsely earnest, smug, ingratiating, or pious.

smart /smɑɹt/ /smɑːt/ more smart most smart smarter smartest adj
klug intelligent gescheit
(informal) Exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books.

smart /smɑɹt/ /smɑːt/ v
schmerzen
(intransitive) To hurt or sting.

smart aleck smart alecks n
Angeber Aufschneider Großtuer Naseweis Wichtigtuer
One who is obnoxiously self-assured; a show off.
Besserwisser Neunmalkluger Klugscheißer Naseweis
(rare) A well-dressed person.

smart card smart cards n
Smartcard
A plastic card that has information stored on an embedded computer chip.

smartass smartasses n
Besserwisser Besserwisserin Klugscheißer Klugscheißerin Lästermaul boßhafte Zunge
(vulgar) An insolent person, especially one who makes snide remarks.

smartphone /ˈsmɑɹtfoʊn/ /ˈsmɑːtfəʊn/ smartphones n
Smartphone
A mobile phone with more advanced features and greater computing capacity than a featurephone.

smartwatch smartwatches n
Smartwatch Computeruhr
A wristwatch with electronic functionality beyond timekeeping.

smarty pants smarty pants n
Schlaumeier
(informal) A smart aleck or know-it-all.

smash /smæʃ/ smashes n
Krachen
The sound of a violent impact; a violent striking together.
Wucht
(colloquial) Something very successful or popular (as music, food, fashion, etc).

smash /smæʃ/ v
zerschmettern zerbrechen zerschellen zertrümmern
(transitive) To break (something brittle) violently.
schmettern zusammenschlagen
(transitive) To hit extremely hard.

smash and grab smash and grabs n
Schaufenstereinbruch
(often, attributively) A robbery where a window of a shop or other premises is smashed and items are grabbed as quickly as possible.

smash hit smash hits n
Bombenerfolg
(idiomatic) Something that is tremendously popular or successful.

smatter /ˈsmæ.tə/ /ˈsmæ.təɹ/ [ˈsmæ.ɾɚ] v
labern schwafeln schwätzen
(intransitive) To talk superficially; to babble, chatter.
radebrechen
(transitive) To speak (a language) with spotty or superficial knowledge.

smattering /ˈsmæ.təɹ.ɪŋ/ /ˈsmæɾɚɪŋ/ smatterings n
Halbwissen Vorkenntnis bruchstückhafte Kenntnis oberflächliche Kenntnis rudimentäre Kenntnis
A superficial or shallow knowledge of a subject.
Handvoll geringe Anzahl kleine Menge
A small number or amount of something.

smear /smiɚ/ /smɪə(ɹ)/ /smɪɚ/ v
beschmieren
(transitive) To cover (a surface with a layer of some substance) by rubbing.
(transitive) To cause (something) to be a particular colour by covering with a substance.
verleumden diffamieren
(transitive) To damage someone's reputation by slandering, misrepresenting, or otherwise making false accusations about them, their statements, or their actions.
schmieren beschmieren
(transitive) To attempt to remove (a substance) from a surface by rubbing.

smear campaign smear campaigns n
Hetzkampagne Schmutzkampagne
(idiomatic) An effort to damage or call into question someone's reputation, by propounding negative propaganda.

smearer smearers n
Kleckser Pinseler Schmierer
(pejorative) An unskillful painter.

smectite smectites n
Smectit Smektit
(mineral) Any of many clay phyllosilicate minerals that have a relatively open structure.

smegma /ˈsmɛɡmə/ smegmas n
Smegma
A whitish sebaceous secretion that collects between the glans penis and foreskin or in the vulva.

smell /smɛl/ smells n
Geruchssinn Riechen
A sensation, pleasant or unpleasant, detected by inhaling air (or, the case of water-breathing animals, water) carrying airborne molecules of a substance.
Geruch
A conclusion or intuition that a situation is wrong, more complex than it seems, or otherwise inappropriate.

smell /smɛl/ v
riechen stinken
(transitive) To sense a smell or smells.
(intransitive, copulative) Followed by like or of if descriptive: to have a particular smell, whether good or bad.

smell a rat /ˈsmɛl ə ˈɹæt/ v
den Braten riechen
(idiomatic) To sense something suspicious.

smell fishy v
spanisch vorkommen

smell-brain n
Riechhirn
(neuroanatomy) The part of the brain involved with smelling.

smellable adj
riechbar
(possibly, _, nonstandard) That can be detected by smell.

smelling salt smelling salts n
Riechsalz
(usually, in the plural) ammonium carbonate, sometimes with added perfume, that is inhaled as a mild irritant to the mucous membranes, to help restore consciousness.

smelly /ˈsmɛli/ smellier smelliest adj
stinkend
(figuratively, computing, slang, in extreme programming) Having signs that suggest a design problem; having a code smell.

smelt /ˈsmɛlt/ smelts n
Stint
Any small anadromous fish of the family Osmeridae, found in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and in lakes in North America and northern part of Europe.
Schmelze
Any of the various liquids or semi-molten solids produced and used during the course of such production.

smelt /ˈsmɛlt/ v
verschmelzen
To fuse or melt two things into one, especially in order to extract metal from ore; to meld.

smelter dust smelter dusts n
Hüttenrauch
A smoke or dust released during the refining of metals; often contains volatile elements such as arsenic

smelting smeltings n
Schmelzen
(metallurgy) The process of melting or fusion, especially to extract a metal from its ore.

smetana /ˈsmɛ.tə.nə/ n
Schmand Milchrahm Schmant
A form of soured cream or crème fraîche from Central and Eastern Europe.

smidgen /ˈsmɪd͡ʒən/ smidgens n
Quentchen Quäntchen
A very small quantity or amount.

smilax smilaxes n
Smilax Stechwinden
Any member of the Smilax genus of greenbriers.

smile /ˈsmaɪ.əl/ /ˈsmaɪl/ smiles n
Lächeln
A facial expression comprised by flexing the muscles of both ends of one's mouth, often showing the front teeth, without vocalisation, and in humans is a common involuntary or voluntary expression of happiness, pleasure, amusement, goodwill, or anxiety.

smile /ˈsmaɪ.əl/ /ˈsmaɪl/ v
lächeln
(ambitransitive) To have (a smile) on one's face.

smiley /ˈsmaɪli/ smileys smilies n
Smiley Emoticon
A simplified representation of a smiling face.

smiling /ˈsmaɪlɪŋ/ more smiling most smiling adj
lächelnd
That smiles or has a smile.

smirch /smɜː(ɹ)t͡ʃ/ v
verschmutzen beschmutzen
(transitive, archaic) To dirty; to make dirty.

smirk /smɜːk/ /smɝk/ smirks n
Geschmunzel
An uneven, often crooked smile that is insolent, self-satisfied, conceited or scornful.

smirk /smɜːk/ /smɝk/ v
feixen grinsen
To smile in a way that is affected, smug, insolent or contemptuous.

smite /smaɪt/ v
schlagen
(archaic) To hit; to strike.
To strike down or kill with godly force.

smith /smɪθ/ smiths n
Schmied Schmiedin
A craftsperson who works metal into desired forms using a hammer and other tools, sometimes heating the metal to make it more workable, especially a blacksmith.

smithereens /smɪðəˈɹiːnz/ /ˌsmɪðəˈɹinz/ n
Stückchen
(originally, Ireland, informal) Fragments or splintered pieces; numerous tiny disconnected items.

smithsonite smithsonites n
Smithsonit Zinkspat
(mineral) A mineral form of zinc carbonate, ZnCO3, mined as an ore of zinc or as an ornamental stone.

smithy /ˈsmɪði/ /ˈsmɪθi/ v
mit der Hand schmieden
(uncommon) to forge, especially by hand

smitten /ˈsmɪtən/ more smitten most smitten adj
befallen bezaubert eingenommen ergriffen geschlagen heimgesucht
Made irrationally enthusiastic.
verliebt hingerissen verguckt verknallt verzaubert
In love.

smock mill smock mills n
Holländerwindmühle
A windmill of which only the cap turns round to meet the wind. It is different from a post mill, whose whole building turns on a post.

smocking /ˈsmɑkɪŋ/ /ˈsmɒkɪŋ/ smockings n
Smokarbeit
(sewing) An embroidery technique in which the fabric is gathered and then embroidered with decorative stitches to hold the gathers in place; the product of the use of this embroidery technique.

smog /smɑɡ/ /smɒɡ/ /smɔɡ/ smogs n
Smog
A noxious mixture of particulates and gases that is the result of urban air pollution.

smoke /smoʊk/ /smoːk/ /sməʊk/ smokes n
Rauch Qualm
(uncountable) The visible vapor/vapour, gases, and fine particles given off by burning or smoldering material.

smoke /smoʊk/ /smoːk/ /sməʊk/ v
rauchen räuchern
(transitive) To inhale and exhale the smoke from a burning cigarette, cigar, pipe, etc.
(intransitive) To inhale and exhale tobacco smoke.
(intransitive) To give off smoke.
räuchern rauchen
(transitive) To preserve or prepare (food) for consumption by treating with smoke.

smoke bomb smoke bombs n
Rauchbombe
A firework designed to produce smoke upon ignition.
(military) An explosive or incendiary device designed to produce smoke in order to mark a position or produce a smokescreen.

smoke detector smoke detectors n
Rauchmelder
A device that sounds an alarm when it detects smoke or other evidence of fire.

smoke grenade smoke grenades n
Nebelkerze Nebelbombe Nebelgranate Nebelwurfkörper Rauchgranate
A bomb that generates thick smoke when it explodes; used especially to produce a smokescreen.

smoke like a chimney v
Rauchen wie ein Schlot
(idiomatic, simile) To smoke tobacco frequently.

smoke out v
ausräuchern
(transitive) To drive out (something or somebody) using smoke.

smoke point smoke points n
Rauchpunkt
(cooking) The temperature at which an oil or shortening begins to produce smoke.

smoke signal smoke signals n
Rauchzeichen
(often, pluralized) A method of long-distance communication sometimes used in ancient and undeveloped societies, consisting of messages conveyed by means of columns or intermittent puffs of smoke.
Rauchsignal
A type of flare or combustion device sometimes used as a distress signal.

smoke-free adj
rauchfrei
In which smoking is not allowed.

smoked /smoʊkt/ /sməʊkt/ adj
geräuchert geselcht
Of food, treated with smoke, often for flavor or as a method of preservation.

smoked beer smoked beers n
Rauchbier
A kind of beer with a distinctive smoky flavour imparted by using malted barley dried over an open flame.

smoked meat smoked meats n
Rauchfleisch
Any meat that is cured by smoking.

smoked salmon smoked salmons n
Räucherlachs
edible raw salmon that is cut into strips and cured by smoking.

smokeless adj
rauchlos
Without smoke.

smoker /ˈsmoʊkɚ/ smokers n
Raucher Raucherin
A person who smokes tobacco habitually.
Räucherofen
(informal, dated) An informal social gathering for men only, at which smoking tobacco is allowed.

smoker's cough smoker's coughs n
Raucherhusten
A persistent cough resulting from habitual smoking.

smokery smokeries n
Räucherei
A facility for smoking food, typically fish and meat, especially on a commercial scale.

smokescreen smokescreens n
Deckmantel Nebelschleier Nebelvorhand Nebelwand Rauchvorhang
Smoke used as a disguise, mask or cover, as of troops in battle.
Ablenkung Ablenkungsmanöver Deckmantel Tarnmanöver Vernebelung Vorwand
(figuratively) Anything used metaphorically to conceal or distract.

smoking /ˈsmoʊkɪŋ/ /ˈsməʊkɪŋ/ smokings n
Rauchen
The burning and inhalation of tobacco.
The act of exposing (something) to smoke; (by extension) the process by which foods are cured or flavoured by smoke

smoking room smoking rooms n
Raucherzimmer Raucherraum
A room designated for people who wish to smoke.

smoko /ˈsməʊkəʊ/ smokos n
Rauchpause
(colloquial, AU, NZ, and, nautical) A cigarette break from work or military duty; a brief cessation of work to have a smoke, or (more generally) to take a small rest, snack etc. [from 19th c.]

smolder /ˈsmoʊldɚ/ v
glosen
schwelen glimmen
(intransitive, now, US) To burn with no flame and little smoke.

smooch /smuːt͡ʃ/ smooches n
Busserl Bussi Küsschen Schmatzer
(informal) A kiss, especially that which is on the cheek.

smooch /smuːt͡ʃ/ v
knutschen
(informal, ambitransitive) To kiss.

smooth /smuːð/ smoother smoothest adj
glatt
Having a texture that lacks friction. Not rough.
Bland; glib.
(of an edge) Lacking projections or indentations; not serrated.
(mathematics, of a function) Having derivatives of all finite orders at all points within the function’s domain.
glatt problemlos reibungslos
Without difficulty, problems, or unexpected consequences or incidents.

smooth /smuːð/ v
glätten
(transitive) To make smooth or even.
(statistics, image processing, digital audio) To capture important patterns in the data, while leaving out noise.

smooth as a baby's bottom adj
weich wie ein Babypopo
(simile) Extremely smooth.

smooth breathing n
Spiritus lenis
(orthography) A diacritic mark (᾿/◌̓) in Ancient, Medieval and Modern Greek used to indicate absence of aspiration for an initial vowel, and sometimes for rho, e.g. ἀ, ῤ

smooth muscle smooth muscles n
glatte Muskulatur
(muscle) Involuntary muscle which is found within the intestines, throat, uterus, and blood vessel walls.

smooth snake smooth snakes n
Schlingnatter
A nonvenomous snake, Coronella austriaca, native to Eurasia.

smooth talk n
Geschleime Gesäusel Gesülze Schleimerei Säuselei Sülzerei

smooth talker smooth talkers n
Schwätzer Schwätzerin

smoothbore adj
glatt
(of, firearms) Having a bore with a smooth interior, i.e. one that has not been rifled.

smoothen /ˈsmuːðən/ v
glätten
(transitive) To make smooth.

smoothie /ˈsmuːði/ smoothies n
aalglatter Bursche
A smooth-talking person.
Smoothie
A drink made from whole fruit, thus thicker than fruit juice.

smoothness smoothnesses n
Glätte
The condition of being smooth; the degree or measure of said condition.

smorgasbord /ˈsmɔɹɡəsˌbɔɹd/ /ˈsmɔːɡæs(ˌ)bɔːd/ /ˈsmɔːɡəs(ˌ)bɔːd/ /ˈsmɜːɡəs(ˌ)bɔːd/ /ˈsmɜːɡəʊs(ˌ)bʊəd/ /ˈʃmɔɹ-/ smorgasbords n
Smörgåsbord kaltes Büfett auf skandinavische Art skandinavisches Büfett
A Swedish-style buffet comprising a variety of cold sandwiches and other dishes; (by extension) any buffet with a wide selection of dishes.
Sammelsurium kunterbunte Mischung
(figuratively) An abundant and diverse collection of things.

smother /ˈsmʌðɚ/ smothers n
Ersticken Erstickung
(dated) The state of being stifled; suppression.
Qualm Staubdecke Staubschicht
(dated) Stifling smoke; thick dust.
Schmorbraten Schmorgut
Cookware used in such cooking.
Schwelen Verschwelung
Smoldering; slow combustion.

smother /ˈsmʌðɚ/ v
ersticken
(transitive) To extinguish or deaden, as fire, by covering, overlaying, or otherwise excluding the air.
(intransitive) To be suffocated.
(intransitive, figuratively) to perish, grow feeble, or decline, by suppression or concealment; be stifled; be suppressed or concealed.
dämpfen unterdrücken
(transitive) To reduce to a low degree of vigor or activity; suppress or do away with; extinguish
schmoren
(transitive, cooking) To cook in a close dish.
abdecken bedecken überziehen
(transitive) To daub or smear.
schwelen
(intransitive, of a fire) to burn very slowly for want of air; smolder.

smothered mate smothered mates n
Erstickungsmatt Stickmatt ersticktes Matt

smudge /smʌd͡ʒ/ smudges n
Fleck
A blemish or smear, especially a dark or sooty one.

smudge /smʌd͡ʒ/ v
verschmieren verwischen
To obscure by blurring; to smear.
To soil or smear with dirt.

smug /smʌɡ/ smugger smuggest adj
selbstzufrieden selbstgefällig eingebildet süffisant arrogant blasiert
Irritatingly pleased with oneself; offensively self-complacent, self-satisfied.

smuggle /ˈsmʌɡəl/ v
schmuggeln
(transitive, intransitive) To import or export, illicitly or by stealth, without paying lawful customs charges or duties
(transitive) To bring in surreptitiously

smuggler /ˈsmʌɡ.lə(ɹ)/ /ˈsmʌɡ.əl.ə(ɹ)/ smugglers n
Schmuggler Schmugglerin
One who smuggles things.

smuggling smugglings n
Schmuggel
An act of something being smuggled.

smugness smugnesses n
Selbstgefälligkeit
(uncountable) The state or quality of being smug.

smurf /smɜːf/ /smɝf/ smurfs smurves n
Schlumpf
(comics, fictional character) A blue pixie with white stocking cap, from the media franchise The Smurfs.

smut /smʌt/ smuts n
Brand
Any of a range of fungi, mostly Ustilaginomycetes, that cause plant disease in grasses, including cereal crops; the disease so caused.

snack /snæk/ snacks n
Imbiss Snack Happen Jause
A light meal.
Zwischenmahlzeit Imbiss
An item of food eaten between meals.

snack /snæk/ v
jausnen
To eat a light meal.

snack bar /ˈsnækbɑɹ/ /ˈsnækbɑː/ snack bars n
Imbiss Imbissstube
A small restaurant serving light meals.

snafu snafus n
Chaos Panne

snafu v
verpatzen versauen
(military, slang) To screw up or foul up.

snag /ˈsnæɡ/ snags n
Aststummel Aststumpf
A stump or base of a branch that has been lopped off; a short branch, or a sharp or rough branch.
Baumstumpf
A tree, or a branch of a tree, fixed in the bottom of a river or other navigable water, and rising nearly or quite to the surface, by which boats are sometimes pierced and sunk.
Zahnstumpf
A tooth projecting beyond the others; a broken or decayed tooth.
Haken Problem springender Punkt
(figuratively) A problem or difficulty with something.
Fadenzieher
A pulled thread or yarn, as in cloth.

snag /ˈsnæɡ/ v
ergattern sich schnappen
(slang, transitive) To obtain or pick up.

snail /sneɪl/ [sn̥eɪ̯ɫ] snails n
Schnecke Gehäuseschnecke
Any of very many animals (either hermaphroditic or nonhermaphroditic), of the class Gastropoda, having a coiled shell.

snail mail n
Schneckenpost Snail-Mail Snailmail
(retronym) Mail sent physically in the post, especially as compared to email.

snail's pace n
Schneckentempo
(informal) A very slow pace.

snailfish snailfish snailfishes n
Scheibenbauch
Any member of the Liparidae, a family of scorpaeniform marine fish.

snake /sneɪk/ snakes n
Schlange Wurm
A legless reptile of the suborder Serpentes with a long, thin body and a fork-shaped tongue.

snake /sneɪk/ v
schlängeln sich winden winden
(intransitive) To follow or move in a winding route.

snake charmer snake charmers n
Schlangenbeschwörer Schlangenbeschwörerin
A performer who entertains crowds by performing tricks with dangerous snakes.

snake charming n
Schlangenbeschwörung
The practice of hypnotising a snake by playing an instrument, the performance of which may also include handling the snakes or performing other seemingly dangerous acts.

snake eagle snake eagles n
Schlangenadler
Any bird of prey in the Circaetinae subfamily, especially the Circaetus genus.

snake gourd snake gourds n
Schlangengurke Schlangenhaargurke Schlangenkürbis
The vine Trichosanthes cucumerina, found across much of southern and southeastern Asia, from Pakistan to southern China to northern Australia.

snake oil n
Quacksalberprodukt
(idiomatic) A fraudulent, ineffective potion or nostrum; panacea.

snake pit snake pits n
Schlangengrube
A pit filled with snakes.
(figurative) Any institution (such as a school, prison, hospital, etc.) run in an inept or inhumane way, or full of hostile or treacherous people.

snakebite snakebites n
Schlangenbiss
(countable) Either of a pair of lip piercings below the lower lip, resembling the fangs of a snake.

snakefly snakeflies n
Kamelhalsfliege
Any insect of the order Raphidioptera.

snakehead snakeheads n
Schlangenkopffisch
(fish) A family of perciform fish native to Africa and Asia, Channidae.

snakelike more snakelike most snakelike adj
schlangenartig
Resembling a snake; long, thin and flexible, or waving about in a snake-like manner; snaky.

snaky /ˈsneɪki/ snakier snakiest adj
schlangenartig
Resembling or relating to snakes; snakelike.

snap /snæp/ snaps n
Knack Knacken Knall Knallen Peitschenknall
A quick breaking or cracking sound or the action of producing such a sound.
Brechen Bruch
A sudden break.
Schnappen Zuschnappen
An attempt to seize, bite, attack, or grab.
Fingerschnippen Schnalzen Schnippen
The act of snapping the fingers; making a sound by pressing a finger against the thumb and suddenly releasing to strike the hand.
Druckknopf Schnapper Schnappschloss Schnappverschluss
A fastening device that makes a snapping sound when used.
Schnappschuss
(informal) A photograph; a snapshot.
Losbrechen Losschnappen Ruckanstieg
The sudden release of something held under pressure or tension.
Keks
A thin circular cookie or similar baked good.
Brise
A brief, sudden period of a certain weather; used primarily in the phrase cold snap.
Augenblick Moment
A very short period of time (figuratively, the time taken to snap one's fingers), or a task that can be accomplished in such a period.
Snap
(American football) A backward pass or handoff of a football from its position on the ground that puts the ball in play; a hike.
Snack
(UK, regional) A small meal, a snack; lunch.
Schnipp Schnapp
(uncountable) A card game, primarily for children, in which players cry "snap" to claim pairs of matching cards as they are turned up.
Schnippchen
(slang, dated) A cheat or sharper.

snap /snæp/ v
abbrechen
(intransitive, transitive) To fracture or break apart suddenly.
krachen
(intransitive) To give forth or produce a sharp cracking noise; to crack.
zuschnappen
(intransitive) To attempt to seize or bite with the teeth, beak, etc.
schnappen
(intransitive) To attempt to seize with eagerness.
zerreißen
(intransitive) To give way abruptly and loudly.
ausrasten durchdrehen überschnappen
(intransitive) To suffer a mental breakdown, usually while under tension.
aufblitzen
(intransitive) To flash or appear to flash as with light.
losgehen
(intransitive, computing, graphical user interface) To jump to a fixed position relative to another element.
To misfire.
beißen zuschnappen
(transitive) To snatch with or as if with the teeth.
abreißen
(transitive) To pull apart with a snapping sound; to pop loose.
abbrechen blaffen losgehen schnappen
(transitive, dated) To speak to abruptly or sharply; to treat snappishly; usually with up.
schnalzen schnippen schnipsen zurückpassen zusammenschnappen zuschanppen
(transitive) A video of a person snapping their fingers. Alternative snapping technique To snap one's fingers: to make a snapping sound, often by pressing the thumb and an opposing finger of the same hand together and suddenly releasing the grip so that the finger hits against the palm; alternatively, by bringing the index finger quickly down onto the middle finger and thumb.
einen Schnappschuss machen knipsen
(transitive) To take a photograph; to release a camera's shutter (which may make a snapping sound).

snap election /ˌsnæp iˈlɛkʃ(ə)n/ /ˌsnæp ɪˈlɛkʃ(ə)n/ snap elections n
vorgezogene Neuwahl vorgezogene Wahl
(politics) An election that is called earlier than the regularly scheduled election time.

snap fastener snap fasteners n
Druckknopf
a pair of male/female interlocking disks used to fasten a piece of clothing in place of buttons

snap one's fingers v
mit den Fingern schnippen
To create a cracking or clicking sound with one’s fingers by building tension between the thumb and another finger (middle, index, or ring) and then moving that finger forcefully downward so it hits the thenar eminence of the same hand at a high speed.

snap up v
schnappen
(transitive, colloquial) To buy quickly, usually because the item is a bargain or in short supply or something one has been searching for.

snapdragon /ˈsnæpdɹæɡən/ snapdragons n
Löwenmäulchen Löwenmäuler
(countable) Any plant of the genus Antirrhinum, with showy yellow, white or red flowers.

snappish /ˈsnæpɪʃ/ more snappish most snappish adj
bissig
Likely to snap or bite.
patzig schnippisch
Exhibiting irritation or impatience; curt; irascible.

snapshot /ˈsnæpʃɒt/ snapshots n
Schnappschuss
A photograph, especially one taken quickly or in a sudden moment of opportunity.
Schnappschuss Momentaufnahme
A glimpse of something; a portrayal of something at a moment in time.

snapshot /ˈsnæpʃɒt/ v
einen Schnappschuss machen von
(transitive, computing) To capture the state of, in a snapshot.

snare /snɛ(ə)ɹ/ /snɛə/ snares n
Schlinge Falle
A mental or psychological trap.

snare drum snare drums n
kleine Trommel Rührtrommel Schnarrtrommel Snare
A tubular drum with skins stretched over the top and bottom, and having a set of chains that can be applied to the bottom skin to create a rattling sound.

snarky /ˈsnɑɹ.ki/ /ˈsnɑː.ki/ snarkier snarkiest adj
abfällig beißend bissig maliziös sarkastisch spöttelnd
(informal, often humorous) Snide and sarcastic; usually out of irritation.

snarl /ˈsnɑː(ɹ)l/ snarls n
wirres Knäuel
A knot or complication of hair, thread, or the like, difficult to disentangle.
Fletschen wütendes Knurren ärgerliches Knurren
The act of snarling; a growl; a surly or peevish expression; an angry contention.

snarl /ˈsnɑː(ɹ)l/ v
verheddern
(transitive) To entangle; to complicate; to involve in knots.
knurren Zähne fletschen
(intransitive) To growl angrily by gnashing or baring the teeth; to gnarl; to utter grumbling sounds.
anschnauzen
(intransitive) To speak crossly; to talk in rude, surly terms.

snarling snarlings n
knurrend
The act of producing a snarl or growl.

snatch /snæt͡ʃ/ snatches n
Reißen
(weightlifting) A competitive weightlifting event in which a barbell is lifted from the platform to locked arms overhead in a smooth continuous movement.

snatch /snæt͡ʃ/ v
klauen stehlen
(intransitive) To attempt to seize something suddenly.
(transitive, informal) To steal.

snath /snæθ/ snaths n
Sensenstiel Sensenbaum Sensenwurf
The shaft of a scythe.

snazziness n
Eleganz
(informal) Elegance in manner of dress; stylishness; flashiness.

snazzy /ˈsnæzi/ snazzier snazziest adj
schick
(informal) Elegant in manner of dress; stylish, modern or appealing in appearance; flashy.

sneak /sniːk/ sneaks n
Duckmäuser Duckmäuserin Kriecher Kriecherin
A cheat; a con artist.

sneak /sniːk/ v
schleichen stehlen
(intransitive) To creep or go stealthily; to come or go while trying to avoid detection, as a person who does not wish to be seen.
stehlen
(transitive) To take something stealthily without permission.
(ditransitive) To stealthily bring someone something.
vernadern verpetzen
(intransitive, informal, with on) To inform an authority of another's misdemeanours.

sneak thief sneak thieves n
Gelegenheitsdieb
A thief who steals without being noticed and without using violence.

sneak up v
sich anschleichen
To approach a person or animal without being seen or heard
To deliver a sudden effect, often unexpectedly and without warning.

sneaker /ˈsnikɚ/ sneakers n
Schleicher Schleicherin
One who sneaks.
Leinenschuh Schnürschuhe Sneakers Sportschuhe Tennisschuhe Turnschuhe
(US, Atlantic Canada, Australia, New Zealand) An athletic shoe with a soft, rubber sole. A trainer.

sneakernet /ˈsnikɚˌnɛt/ /ˈsniːkənɛt/ sneakernets n
Turnschuhnetzwerk
(uncountable) A method of transferring a computer file from one computer to another by copying it to a floppy disk, thumb drive, or some other external storage device, carrying the device to the other computer, and saving the file there, in contrast to electronic methods used by networked computers to transfer data. [from 1980s]

sneakily more sneakily most sneakily adv
hinterhältig
In a sneaky manner.

sneaky /ˈsniːki/ sneakier sneakiest adj
raffiniert
Difficult to catch due to constantly outwitting the adversaries
hinterhältig duckmäuserig
Dishonest; deceitful.

sneeze /sniːz/ sneezes n
Niesen
An act of sneezing.

sneeze /sniːz/ v
niesen
(intransitive) To expel air as a reflex induced by an irritation in the nose.

sneezewort sneezeworts n
Sumpf-Schafgarbe
Achillea ptarmica, a hardy flowering plant, poisonous to cattle, sheep and horses, but with various herbal applications in humans.

snell /snɛl/ snells n
Mundschnur
A short line of horsehair, gut, monofilament, etc., by which a fishhook or lure is attached to a longer (and usually heavier) line.

snicker /ˈsnɪk.ə(ɹ)/ /ˈsnɪkɚ/ snickers n
Kichern Gekicher
A stifled or broken laugh.

snicker /ˈsnɪk.ə(ɹ)/ /ˈsnɪkɚ/ v
kichern
(intransitive) To emit a snicker, a stifled or broken laugh.

snide /snaɪd/ snider snidest adj
spöttisch abfällig herabsetzend verächtlich
Disparaging or derisive in an insinuative way.
spöttisch abfällig betrügerisch herabsetzend verächtlich
Tricky; deceptive; false; spurious; contemptible.

sniff /snəf/ /snɪf/ v
schnüffeln züngeln
(ambitransitive) To make a short, audible inhalation, through the nose, as when smelling something.

sniffer dog sniffer dogs n
Spürhund Suchhund
A police dog trained to sniff out illegal goods such as drugs or explosives.

sniffle /ˈsnəf.əl/ /ˈsnɪf.əl/ v
schnüffeln
(intransitive) To make a whimpering or sniffing sound when breathing, because of a runny nose.

snifter /ˈsnɪftə(ɹ)/ snifters n
Kognakglas Kognakschwenker
A pear-shaped glass for drinking brandy or other alcoholic beverages.

snigger /ˈsnɪɡə(ɹ)/ /ˈsnɪɡɚ/ v
kichern
(intransitive) To emit a snigger.

snipe /snaɪp/ snipe snipes n
Schnepfe Bekassine
Any of various limicoline game birds of the genera Gallinago, Lymnocryptes and Coenocorypha in the family Scolopacidae, having a long, slender, nearly straight beak.

sniper /ˈsnaɪ.pɚ/ snipers n
Scharfschütze Heckenschütze
A person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position.
Heckenschütze
Any attacker using a non-contact weapon against a specific target from a concealed position.

sniper rifle sniper rifles n
Scharfschützengewehr
A long-range rifle, usually equipped with a telescopic sight and often a night vision device.

snippet /ˈsnɪpɪt/ [ˈsnɪpɪ̈(ʔ)t̚] snippets n
Schnipsel Stück Teil
A small part of something, such as a song or fabric; sample.

snitch /snɪt͡ʃ/ snitches n
Dieb Langfinger
(slang) A thief.
Spitzel Informant
(slang) An informer, one who betrays their group.

snitch /snɪt͡ʃ/ v
verpfeifen petzen verpetzen
(slang, intransitive) To inform on, especially in betrayal of others.
Spitzeldienste erledigen Spitzeldienste verrichten
(slang, intransitive) To contact or cooperate with the police for any reason.
klauen stibitzen
(slang, dated, transitive) To steal, quickly and quietly.

snivel /ˈsnɪvəl/ snivels n
schniefen

snivel /ˈsnɪvəl/ v
tief einatmen
(intransitive) To breathe heavily through the nose while it is congested with nasal mucus.
schniefen
(pejorative, intransitive) To cry while sniffling; to whine or complain while crying.

snob /snɑb/ /snɒb/ snobs n
Snob Wichtigtuer Schickimicki Schnösel
(informal, derogatory) A person who wishes to be seen as a member of the upper classes and who looks down on those perceived to have inferior or unrefined tastes. [from 20th c.]

snobbery snobberies n
Snobismus
The property or trait of being a snob.

snobbish /ˈsnɒbɪʃ/ more snobbish most snobbish adj
snobistisch hochnäsig versnobt blasiert bourgeois dünkelhaft
Having the property of being a snob; arrogant and pretentious; smugly superior or dismissive of perceived inferiors.

snog /snɒɡ/ snogs n
Schmatzer
(British, AU, colloquial) A passionate kiss.

snog /snɒɡ/ v
knutschen küssen
(British, AU, colloquial) To kiss passionately.

snood /snuːd/ snoods n
Haarband Haarnetz
A band or ribbon for keeping the hair in place, including the hair-band formerly worn in Scotland and northern England by young unmarried women.
Kehllappen
The flap of erectile red skin on the beak of a male turkey.
Mundschnur
A short line of horsehair, gut, monofilament, etc., by which a fishhook is attached to a longer (and usually heavier) line; a snell.

snooker /ˈsnuːkə(ɹ)/ /ˈsnʊkɚ/ snookers n
Snooker
A cue sport, popular in the UK and other Commonwealth of Nations countries.

snoop /snuːp/ snoops n
Schnüffeln
The act of snooping.
Schnüffler Schnüfflerin
One who snoops.
Privatdetektiv Schnüffler
A private detective.

snoop /snuːp/ v
spionieren
To be devious and cunning so as not to be seen.
spionieren schnüffeln
To secretly spy on or investigate, especially into the private personal life of others.

snoop around v
herumspionieren spionieren
To snoop.

snootful snootfuls n
sternhagelvoll
(informal) A significant ingested quantity of an alcoholic beverage.

snooty /ˈsnuː.ti/ snootier snootiest adj
hochnäsig
(informal) Pompous; snobbish; inclined to turn up one's nose.

snooze /snuːz/ snoozes n
Nickerchen Schläfchen
A brief period of sleep; a nap.

snooze /snuːz/ v
dösen ein Nickerchen machen nicken

snooze button snooze buttons n
Schlummertaste

snore /sno(ː)ɹ/ /snoə/ /snɔɹ/ /snɔː/ snores n
Schnarchen
The act of snoring, and the noise produced.

snore /sno(ː)ɹ/ /snoə/ /snɔɹ/ /snɔː/ v
schnarchen
To breathe during sleep with harsh, snorting noises caused by vibration of the soft palate.

snorer snorers n
Schnarcher Schnarcherin
A person who snores (or is snoring).

snoring /ˈsnɔːɹɪŋ/ snorings n
Schnarchen
The action or sound of breathing during sleep with harsh, snorting noises caused by vibration of the soft palate.

snoring rail snoring rails n
Schnarchralle
a bird from the family Rallidae, Aramidopsis plateni.

snorkel snorkels n
Schnorchel
(underwater diving) A hollow tube, held in the mouth, or mounted on and opening into a diving mask, used by swimmers for breathing underwater.

snorkel v
schnorcheln
To use a snorkel.

snort /snɔɹt/ snorts n
Schnauben
The sound made by exhaling or inhaling roughly through the nose.

snort /snɔɹt/ v
schnauben schnupfen
(intransitive) To make a snort; to exhale roughly through the nose.
sniffen schnupfen
(transitive, slang, originally, US) To inhale (usually a drug) through the nose.

snot /snɒt/ snots n
Rotz Nasenschleim Rotze Schnodder
(informal, uncountable, sometimes, slightly, vulgar) Mucus, especially mucus from the nose.
Rotznase
(slang, countable) A contemptible child.

snotnose snotnoses n
Rotzjunge Rotznase
One who is snot-nosed.

snottiness n
Rotzigkeit
The state or quality of being snotty.

snotty snottier snottiest adj
rotzig
Running or dirtied with snot.
patzig rotzig rotznäsig
(informal) Ill-tempered or impertinent in an arrogant, conceited manner.

snout /snaʊt/ /snʌʊt/ snouts n
Schnauze Rüssel Hundeschnauze Schweinerüssel
The long, projecting nose, mouth, and jaw of a beast, as of pigs.

snout beetle snout beetles n
Rüsselkäfer
A weevil; specifically, a true weevil ("beetle belonging to the family Curculionidae")

snow /snoʊ/ /snəʊ/ [snoʊ̯] [snəʊ̯] snows n
Schnee Schneefall Grieß
(uncountable) The frozen, crystalline state of water that falls as precipitation.
Schnee Grieß
(uncountable) Any similar frozen form of a gas or liquid.
(countable) A snowfall; a blanket of frozen, crystalline water.
(uncountable) The moving pattern of random dots displayed on a television, etc., when no transmission signal is being received.
(uncountable, slang) Cocaine.
Marine snow
(informal, plural) Snow tires.
Schnee schneeweiß Grieß
(uncountable) A shade of the color white.

snow /snoʊ/ /snəʊ/ [snoʊ̯] [snəʊ̯] v
schneien
(impersonal) To have snow fall from the sky.

snow angel snow angels n
Schneeengel
A design made in fresh snow by lying on one's back and moving the arms up and down and the legs from side to side.

snow bunting snow buntings n
Schneeammer
A finch, Plectrophenax nivalis, having white plumage, widely distributed in northern latitudes.

snow cannon snow cannons n
Schneekanone
A machine that spurts out snow over pistes where there is little or no snow cover.

snow chain snow chains n
Schneekette
A chain put on a wheel of a vehicle to give it more traction

snow cone snow cones n
Schneekegel rasiert Eis
(US) A confection of crushed ice covered with flavored syrup or fruit juice, usually served in a paper cone or a plastic glass.

snow cover snow covers n
Schneedecke
A covering of snow

snow crab snow crabs n
Schneekrabbe
Any crab of the species Chionoecetes opilio

snow cream snow creams n
Schneemilch
A dessert made by mixing clean, fresh snow with a small amount of milk or cream and flavouring agents such as vanilla and sugar, causing the snow to melt and congeal into an ice-cream-like substance.

snow globe snow globes n
Schneekugel
A decorative object or toy containing a model of a landscape, fluid and suspended white flakes that emulate snowfall when shaken.

snow goose snow geese n
Schneegans
A goose of the species Chen caerulescens, native to North America.

snow in v
einschneien
(transitive, usually passive) To prevent from moving (from a building, in a city, etc) by a large snowfall.

snow leopard snow leopards n
Schneeleopard Irbis
A large feline mammal, Panthera uncia (syn. Uncia uncia), native to mountain ranges of central Asia.

snow load snow loads n
Schneelast
(roofing) The live load due to the weight of snow on a structure, such as a roof; included in the design calculations.

snow pea snow peas n
Kefe Zuckerschote
A group of pea (Pisum sativum) cultivars, with flat and edible pods.

snow petrel snow petrels n
Schneesturmvogel
A small, pure white fulmarine petrel with black underdown, coal-black eyes, small black bill and bluish gray feet.

snow pole snow poles n
Schneezeichen

snow scoop snow scoops n
Schneehexe Schneewanne
manual snow removal tool with a large scoop and wide handle, used to move snow by pushing and sliding

snow shed /ˈsnoʊˌʃɛd/ /ˈsnəʊʃɛd/ snow sheds n
Lawinengalerie
(rail transport, road transport) A tunnel-like structure that provides roads and railroad tracks with protection from avalanches and heavy snowfalls that cannot be easily removed.

snow sheep snow sheep n
Schneeschaf
Ovis nivicola, a species of sheep from the mountainous areas in the northeast of Siberia.

snow shovel snow shovels n
Schneeschaufel
A broad-bladed shovel designed specifically for the shovelling of snow.

snow shower snow showers n
Schneeschauer
A short duration of moderate snowfall. Some accumulation is possible.

snow-blind adj
schneeblind
Affected by snow blindness; temporarily blinded by light reflected off snow.

snow-capped adj
schneebedeckt
Covered with snow at the top, especially of a hill or mountain.

snow-covered more snow-covered most snow-covered adj
schneebedeckt verschneit
Snowy; covered with snow.

snow-free adj
schneefrei aper
Free of or not covered by snow.

snow-white adj
schneeweiß schlohweiß
As white as snow; exceptionally white.

snowball /ˈsnoʊbɑl/ /ˈsnoʊbɔl/ /ˈsnəʊbɔːl/ snowballs n
Schneeball
A ball of snow, usually one made in the hand and thrown for amusement in a snowball fight; also a larger ball of snow made by rolling a snowball around in snow that sticks to it and increases its diameter.

snowball effect snowball effects n
Schneeballeffekt
An accelerating growth of magnitude, including fame, fortune, importance, or danger.

snowball fight snowball fights n
Schneeballschlacht
A scuffle or play fight whose object is to hit opponents with snowballs.

snowbird /ˈsnoʊbɝːd/ /ˈsnəʊbɜːd/ snowbirds n
Junko Winterammer
A bird, Junco hyemalis, the dark-eyed junco.

snowblower snowblowers n
Schneefräse
A motorized vehicle that picks up snow off the ground and blows it to one side in order to clear a path.

snowboard /ˈsnoʊˌbɔɹd/ /ˈsnəʊˌbɔːd/ snowboards n
Snowboard
A board, somewhat like a broad ski, or a very long skateboard with no wheels, used in the sport of snowboarding.

snowboard /ˈsnoʊˌbɔɹd/ /ˈsnəʊˌbɔːd/ v
snowboarden snöben
To ride a snowboard.

snowboarder /ˈsnoʊˌbɔɹdɚ/ /ˈsnəʊˌbɔːdə/ snowboarders n
Snowboarderin Snowboarder Snowboardfahrer Snowboardfahrerin Snöber Snöberin
Someone who snowboards.

snowboarding n
Snowboarden
The sport of sliding downhill on a snowboard.

snowcat snowcats n
Pistengerät Pistenraupe
A truck-like enclosed vehicle on tracks, designed to move on snow.

snowcone snowcones n
Schneekegel rasiert Eis
A frozen dessert consisting of crushed ice and colored fruit flavoring, usually served in a cone or a cup.

snowdrift /ˈsnəʊdɹɪft/ snowdrifts n
Schneeverwehung Schneewehe
A bank of snow accumulated by the wind.

snowdrop /ˈsnoʊ.dɹɑp/ /ˈsnəʊ.dɹɒp/ snowdrops n
Schneeglöckchen
Any of the 20 species of the genus Galanthus of the Amaryllidaceae, bulbous flowering plants, bearing a solitary, pendulous, white, bell-shaped flower that appears, depending on species, between autumn and late winter or early spring, all native to temperate Eurasia.

snowdropper snowdroppers n
Unterwäschedieb Unterwäschediebin
(Australia, slang) One who snowdrops (one who steals clothing (especially women's underwear) from a clothesline.

snowed in adj
eingeschneit
Unable to get out of a place due to too much snow.

snowfall /ˈsnoʊfɔːl/ snowfalls n
Schneefall
An instance of falling of snow.

snowflake /ˈsnoʊ.fleɪk/ /ˈsnəʊ.fleɪk/ snowflakes n
Schneeflocke
A crystal of snow, having approximate hexagonal symmetry.
Märzenbecher
Any of several bulbous European plants, of the genus Leucojum, having white flowers.

snowless adj
aper schneefrei
Without snow, not having any snow

snowman /ˈsnoʊ.mæn/ /ˈsnəʊ.mæn/ snowmen n
Schneemann
A humanoid figure made with large snowballs stacked on each other. Human traits like a face and arms may be fashioned with sticks (arms), a carrot (nose), and stones or coal (eyes, mouth).

snowmobile snowmobiles n
Schneemobil
(vehicle) A vehicle with skis at the front and a caterpillar track at the rear, used for travelling over snow, sometimes as sport.

snowmobiler snowmobilers n
Schneemobilfahrer Schneemobilfahrerin
A person who operates a snowmobile.

snowplow snowplows n
Schneepflug
A motorized vehicle that is used to push snow off flat surfaces such as roads and parking lots.
A device attached to a vehicle to enable it to be used for removing snow.
Pizzastück Stemmbogen
(skiing, skating) A maneuver in which the tips of the skis or skates point inwards and the back ends point outwards.

snowshoe /ˈsnoʊʃu/ snowshoes n
Schneeschuh
A flat item of footwear worn to facilitate walking in deep snow.

snowstorm /ˈsnəʊstɔːm/ snowstorms n
Schneesturm
Bad weather involving blowing winds and snow, or blowing winds and heavy snowfall amount.

snowy /snəʊi/ snowier snowiest adj
Schnee schneebedeckt
Marked by snow, characterized by snow.

snowy owl snowy owls n
Schnee-Eule Schneeeule
A large, white, nomadic Arctic owl, Bubo scandiacus.

snub /snʌb/ snubs n
Affront Brüskierung
A deliberate affront or slight.

snub /snʌb/ v
brüskieren
(transitive) To slight, ignore or behave coldly toward someone.
ablehnen abtun
(transitive) To turn down insultingly; to dismiss.

snub nose snub noses n
Stupsnase
A nose that is flat and broad, and turned upward at the tip.

snub-nosed more snub-nosed most snub-nosed adj
stupsnasig
Having a nose that is short and turned upward at the tip.

snub-nosed monkey snub-nosed monkeys n
Stumpfnasenaffe
Any monkey of the old-world genus Rhinopithecus.

snubber /ˈsnʌ.bɚ/ snubbers n
Dämpfer
A device used to suppress ("snub") voltage transients in electrical systems, pressure transients in fluid systems, or excess force or rapid movement in mechanical systems.

snuff /snʌf/ snuffs n
Schnupftabak
Finely ground or pulverized tobacco intended for use by being sniffed or snorted into the nose.
A snort or sniff of fine-ground, powdered, or pulverized tobacco.

snuffbox snuffboxes n
Tabatiere Schnupftabakdose Tabakdose
A small box or container to hold snuff or loose tobacco.

snug /snʌɡ/ snugger snuggest adj
wohlig
Warm and comfortable; cosy.
enganliegend passgenau
Close-fitting.

snug /snʌɡ/ snugs n
Hinterraum Separee gemütliche Ecke gemütlicher Hinterraum
(British) A small, comfortable back room in a pub.

snuggle /ˈsnʌ.ɡəl/ v
kuscheln drücken liebkosen
(transitive, intransitive) To lie close to another person or thing, hugging or being cosy.
kuscheln schmiegen
To move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cosy position.

snugly /ˈsnʌɡli/ more snugly most snugly adv
behaglich gemütlich mollig

so /soʊ/ /səʊ/ more so most so adj
so sehr
As what was or will be mentioned.
(dated, UK, slang) Homosexual.
so also damit na und sehr sodass
In that state or manner; with that attribute. A proadjective that replaces the aforementioned adjective phrase.

so /soʊ/ /səʊ/ adv
so also na und
To the (explicitly stated) extent that.
In the same manner or to the same extent as aforementioned; also.
so also
To the (implied) extent.
(with as): To such an extent or degree; as.
so
Very (positive or negative clause).
so na und
(informal) at all (negative clause).
so sehr
Very much.
so also damit sodass um ... zu
In a particular manner.

so /soʊ/ /səʊ/ conjunction
so damit sodass um ... zu
Reduced form of 'so that', used to express purpose; in order that.
so also na und
With the result that; for that reason; therefore.
so sehr
Used to connect previous conversation or events to the following question.
so also
Used to introduce a rhetorical question.
so
(archaic) Provided that; on condition that, as long as.

so /soʊ/ /səʊ/ interjection
so also damit na und sehr sodass
Used after a pause for thought to introduce a new topic, question or story, or a new thought or question in continuation of an existing topic.
Used as a question to ask for further explanation of something said, often rhetorically or in a dismissive or impolite manner.
so also sehr
Used as a meaningless filler word to begin a response to a question.
so sehr
(archaic) Be as you are; stand still; used especially to cows; also used by sailors.

so be it phraseologicalUnit
so sei es sei's drum
(idiomatic, subjunctive) An indication of acceptance, especially of a situation which is not entirely favorable.

so far adv
bisher bis jetzt bislang
(idiomatic) Until now; previously; yet.

so far so good proverb
so weit, so gut
(idiom) Up to this point, all is OK.

so help me God phraseologicalUnit
so wahr mir Gott helfe
Used as an oath, a promise that an action will be carried out

so long interjection
bis bald
(informal) Goodbye; a valediction used when leaving or departing from a person or place.

so much adj
soviel
To such a quantity, degree etc.

so much for phraseologicalUnit
so viel dazu so viel zum Thema ...
(idiomatic) An expression of dismissiveness, disappointment, disregard, or resignation; something said upon rejecting, giving up on, quitting, or disposing of something.

so that conjunction
damit sodass
Indicates purpose; in order that, with the result that.

so to speak adv
gewissermaßen sozusagen in gewisser Weise um es so zu sagen
In a manner of speaking.

so what interjection
ja und? na und?
(colloquial, rhetorical question, impolite) A reply to an unimportant or irrelevant statement, indicating indifference on the part of the speaker.

so-and-so so-and-sos n
das und das der und der die und die so und so
A placeholder name for a person or thing, used when a name is not known; a generic person or thing.

so-called /ˈsoʊˌkɔld/ /ˈsəʊˌkɔːld/ adj
sogenannt sog.
So named; commonly called.

so-so /ˈsəʊˌsəʊ/ /ˌsəʊˈsəʊ/ adj
so lala einigermaßen
(informal) Neither good nor bad; tolerable, passable, indifferent.

so-so /ˈsəʊˌsəʊ/ /ˌsəʊˈsəʊ/ adv
so lala soso so la la
(informal) Neither very well nor very poorly.

soak /soʊk/ /səʊk/ soaks n
Einweichen
(slang) A carouse; a drinking session.

soak /soʊk/ /səʊk/ v
durchziehen
durchnässen
(intransitive) To be saturated with liquid by being immersed in it.
einweichen tränken
(transitive) To immerse in liquid to the point of saturation or thorough permeation.

soaked /səʊkt/ more soaked most soaked adj
klitschnass klatschnass patschnass pitschnass pudelnass
Drenched with water, or other liquid.

soaked to the skin adj
klatschnass nass bis auf die Knochen völlig durchnässt

soaking wet adj
klatschnass
(idiomatic) Extremely wet.

soap /soʊp/ /səʊp/ soaps n
Seife
(countable, uncountable, informal, by extension) Some other substance, often a detergent or another surfactant, able to mix with both oil and water, used for cleaning.

soap /soʊp/ /səʊp/ v
einseifen
(transitive, informal) To cover, lather, or in any other manner treat with soap, often as a prank.

soap bubble soap bubbles n
Seifenblase
A very thin film of soapy water that forms a sphere with an iridescent surface.

soap dish soap dishes n
Seifenschale
A dish-like container to hold a bar of soap, often mounted to the wall of a bathroom.

soap dispenser soap dispensers n
Seifenspender
A simple device, often wall-mounted, that dispenses liquid soap when the user presses on it, or in some designs by sensing hand motions.

soap opera soap operas n
Seifenoper soap
(countable) A radio or television serial, typically broadcast in the afternoon or evening, about the lives of melodramatic characters, which are often filled with strong emotions, highly dramatic situations and suspense.

soap scum n
Kalkseife

soapbox car soapbox cars n
Seifenkiste
A vehicle without a motor, often made from wood or other common household materials.

soapery soaperies n
Seifenfabrik
A factory making soap

soapiness n
Seifigkeit
The state or quality of being soapy.

soapmaker soapmakers n
Seifensieder
A manufacturer of soap.

soapnut soapnuts n
Waschnuss
The drupe of Sapindus plants, containing saponins, which are a natural surfactant.

soapstone soapstones n
Speckstein
(geology) A soft rock, rich in talc, also containing serpentine and either magnetite, dolomite or calcite.

soapwort soapworts n
Seifenkraut
Any perennial herb of the genus Saponaria.

soapy /ˈsoʊpi/ /ˈsəʊpi/ soapier soapiest adj
seifenartig seifig
Resembling soap.
(TV) Resembling a soap opera.
seifig
Full of soap.

soar /so(ː)ɹ/ /soə/ /sɔɹ/ /sɔː/ v
schweben
(intransitive) To fly high with little effort, like a bird.
hochfliegen
To mount upward on wings, or as on wings, especially by gliding while employing rising air currents.
gleiten
To remain aloft by means of a glider or other unpowered aircraft.
aufstreben hochragen hochschnellen
To rise, especially rapidly or unusually high.

sob /sɑb/ /sɒb/ sobs n
Schluchzen Schluchzer
A cry with a short, sudden expulsion of breath.

sob /sɑb/ /sɒb/ v
schluchzen
(intransitive) To weep with convulsive gasps.
(transitive) To say (something) while sobbing.

sob story sob stories n
Schmachtfetzen Schnulze
(idiomatic) A sad story, especially one intended to elicit sympathy.

soba /ˈsoʊbə/ /ˈsɐʉbɘ/ /ˈsəʊbə/ sobas n
Soba
A Japanese buckwheat noodle.

sobbing /ˈsɑbɪŋ/ /ˈsɒbɪŋ/ sobbings n
Schluchzen
Act of one who sobs; a crying or weeping.

sober /ˈsoʊ.bɚ/ /ˈsəʊ.bə(ɹ)/ soberer soberest adj
nüchtern
Not drunk; not intoxicated.
Not given to excessive drinking of alcohol.
nüchtern besonnen ernst
(figurative) Moderate; realistic; serious; not playful; not passionate; cool; self-controlled.
gedeckt nüchtern
(of color) Dull; not bright or colorful.

sober /ˈsoʊ.bɚ/ /ˈsəʊ.bə(ɹ)/ v
ernüchtern
(often with, _, up) To make or become sober.
ausnüchtern
(often with, _, up) To overcome or lose a state of intoxication.

sober up v
ernüchtern
ausnüchtern
To become sober; to cause to become sober.

sobriety /səˈbɹaɪ.ɪti/ sobrieties n
Nüchternheit
The quality or state of not being intoxicated.
Nüchternheit Ernsthaftigkeit Gedecktheit
The state or quality of being unhurried; a state of calm.

sobriquet /ˈsoʊ.bɹɪ.keɪ/ /ˈsoʊ.bɹɪ.kɛt/ /ˈsəʊ.bɹɪ.keɪ/ sobriquets n
Spitzname Beiname
A familiar name for a person or thing; a nickname (sometimes assumed by the person, but often given by others), that is descriptive.

socage /ˈsɒkɪd͡ʒ/ socages n
Frondienst Robath Robot
(historical) In the Middle Ages (and chiefly but not exclusively medieval England), a legal system whereby a tenant would pay a rent or do some agricultural work for the landlord.

soccer /ˈsɑk.ɚ/ /ˈsɒk.ə/ n
Fußball
(historically, _, slang, now, standard) association football.

soccer ball soccer balls n
Fußball
A ball that is designed for use in the sport of soccer; a football.

soccer field soccer fields n
Fußballplatz Fußballfeld
A playing field on which the game of soccer is played.

soccer mom soccer moms n
Eislaufmutti
(US) A stereotypical woman, typically middle-class, who is overprotective of her children and often overambitious and bragging about their success.

sociable /ˈsoʊʃəbəl/ more sociable most sociable adj
gesellig
(of a person) Tending to socialize or be social.

sociable lapwing sociable lapwings n
Steppenkiebitz
A plover, Vanellus gregarius.

social /ˈsoʊ.ʃəl/ /ˈsəʊ.ʃəl/ more social most social adj
gesellig kontaktfreudig
Being extroverted or outgoing.
gesellschaftlich sozial Sozial-
Of or relating to society.
(Internet) Relating to social media or social networks.

social Darwinism n
Sozialdarwinismus
(science) The theory that the laws of evolution by natural selection also apply to social structures.

social anxiety disorder social anxiety disorders n
soziale Angststörung
(clinical psychology, psychiatry) The most common anxiety disorder, characterized by intense fear in one or more social situations, causing considerable distress and impaired ability to function in at least some parts of daily life.

social class social classes n
soziale Klasse Gesellschaftsklasse
(social sciences) A class of people, based on social power, wealth or another criterion.

social climber social climbers n
Karrierist
(derogatory) One who tries to improve his or her social standing, especially by means of obsequious behaviour.

social contract social contracts n
Gesellschaftsvertrag
(philosophy, politics) An implicit agreement or contract among members of a society governing such matters as submission of individuals to the rule of law and acceptable conduct.

social democracy social democracies n
Sozialdemokratie
(political) A moderate political philosophy or ideology that aims to achieve socialist (socialistic) goals within a democratic society and a liberal democracy such as by means of a strong welfare state and regulation of private industry.

social democrat social democrats n
Sozialdemokrat Sozialdemokratin
(politics) A supporter of social democracy, a political ideology in which a socialist system of government is achieved by democratic means.

social democratic more social democratic most social democratic adj
sozialdemokratisch
(political) Of or pertaining to social democracy.

social distancing /ˈsoʊʃəl ˌdɪstən(t)sɪŋ/ /ˈsəʊʃəl ˌdɪstən(t)sɪŋ/ n
räumliche Distanzierung Social Distancing räumliche Trennung soziale Distanzierung
(epidemiology) The practice of maintaining physical distance between people to reduce the spread of communicable diseases by isolating those with such diseases in quarantines, maintaining space between individuals, and prohibiting certain activities.

social engineering n
Social Engineering
(political science) Efforts to influence attitudes and social behaviors on a large scale, in order to produce desired characteristics in a target population.
(computer security) The practice of tricking a user into giving, or giving access to, sensitive information, thereby bypassing most or all protection.

social group social groups n
soziale Gruppe
A collection of humans or animals who share certain characteristics, interact with one another, accept expectations and obligations as members of the group, and share a common identity.

social housing n
Sozialwohnung sozialer Wohnungsbau
(UK) Rental housing owned and managed by the government, non-profit organizations, or by a combination of the two, with the aim of providing affordable housing, often focusing on disadvantaged groups such as low-income earners, social-security recipients, the elderly and people with disabilities.

social insurance social insurances n
Sozialversicherung
Government-mandated provision for the unemployed, injured, or aged, typically funded by a combination of government spending, individual contributions, and employer contributions.

social justice warrior social justice warriors n
Gesinnungskrieger Gutmensch
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see social justice,‎ warrior; a social justice activist.

social liberalism n
Linksliberalismus Sozialliberalismus
A political ideology that endorses a market economy, individual liberty, and the role of government in addressing economic and social issues such as poverty, health care, and education.

social media n
Social Media soziale Medien
applications or websites allowing users to communicate

social mobility n
soziale Mobilität
(sociology) The degree to which, in a given society, an individual's, family's, or group's social status can change throughout the course of their life through a system of social hierarchy or stratification.

social movement social movements n
soziale Bewegung Bewegung

social murder social murders n
sozialer Mord
(politics) The knowing causing of the inevitable premature death of members of an oppressed class by deliberately and structurally exposing them to potentially lethal conditions.

social network social networks n
soziales Netzwerk
(collective, sociology) A network of personal or business contacts, especially as facilitated by social networking on the Internet.
Social Network soziales Netzwerk
(internet) A service allowing users to manage and interact with their network of friends or contacts on the Internet.

social psychology social psychologies n
Sozialpsychologie
The study of how people and groups interact.

social science social sciences n
Sozialwissenschaft
A branch of science that studies the society and human behavior in it, including anthropology, communication studies, criminology, economics, geography, history, political science, psychology, social studies, and sociology.

social security n
soziale Sicherheit Sozialversicherung
Those benefits paid under such a system.

social security number social security numbers n
Sozialversicherungsnummer
A corresponding number in other countries.

social status social statuses n
sozialer Status
(sociology) One's position within a social hierarchy, one's social class along with any personal social advantages or disadvantages, one's value relative to society.

social studies n
Gemeinschaftskunde
The study of history, geography, civics, sociology, economics, and other social-science subjects, especially in primary and secondary school.

social work n
soziale Arbeit
Any of several professions concerned with providing social services to members of the community.

social worker social workers n
Sozialarbeiter Sozialarbeiterin
A person whose profession is social work.

socialism /ˈsoʊʃəlɪzəm/ /ˈsəʊʃəlɪzəm/ socialisms n
Sozialismus
(Marxism-Leninism) The intermediate phase of social development between capitalism and communism in Marxist theory in which the state has control of the means of production.
Any of a group of later political philosophies such democratic socialism and social democracy which do not envisage the need for full state ownership of the means of production nor transition to full communism, and which are typically based on principles of community decision making, social equality and the avoidance of economic and social exclusion, with economic policy giving first preference to community goals over individual ones.

socialism of the chair n
Kathedersozialismus

socialist /ˈsoʊ.ʃə.lɪst/ /ˈsəʊʃəlɪst/ more socialist most socialist adj
sozialistisch Sozialist
Of, relating to, supporting, or advocating socialism.

socialist /ˈsoʊ.ʃə.lɪst/ /ˈsəʊʃəlɪst/ socialists n
Sozialist Sozialistin
One who supports or advocates socialism.

socialist party socialist parties n
sozialistische Partei
(politics) A political party which advocates socialist ideals.

socialist realism n
sozialistischer Realismus
(art) A Stalinist idealization of the dictatorship of the proletariat applied to art that used realistic techniques to show the struggle for socialism in a positive and optimistic manner.

socialistic more socialistic most socialistic adj
sozialistisch
Of or relating to socialism.

socialite /ˈsoʊʃəˌlaɪt/ socialites n
Gesellschaftsdame Salonlöwe
A person (often a woman) of social prominence, considered to be an influential figure.

socialization socializations n
Sozialisation
(sociology, psychology) The process of learning how to live in a way acceptable to one's own society, said especially about children.

socialize v
gesellig
(intransitive) To interact with others
sozialisieren
(transitive) To instruct somebody, usually subconsciously, in the etiquette of a society
vergesellschaften vergemeinschaften
(transitive) To take something into collective or governmental ownership

societal [səˈsaɪ.ə.tɫ̩] [səˈsaɪ.ə.ɾɫ̩] [səˈsaɪ.ɪ.tɫ̩] [səˈsɑɪ.ə.tɫ̩] [səˈsɑɪ.ə.ɾɫ̩] more societal most societal adj
gesellschaftlich
Of or pertaining to society or social groups, or to their activities, customs, etc.

society /səˈsaɪ.ə.ti/ societies n
Gesellschaft Gemeinschaft
(countable) A long-standing group of people sharing cultural aspects such as language, dress, norms of behavior and artistic forms.
Gesellschaft
(countable) A group of people who meet from time to time to engage in a common interest; an association or organization.
(uncountable) The people of one’s country or community taken as a whole.

socio- /ˌsoʊ.si-/ /ˌsoʊ.ʃi/ /ˌsəʉ.si-/ /ˌsəʉ.ʃi/ /ˌsəʊ.si-/ /ˌsəʊ.ʃi/ prefix
sozio-
society

socio-political adj
sozialpolitisch
Of or pertaining to a combination of social and political factors.

sociobiology sociobiologies n
Soziobiologie
The science that applies the principles of evolutionary biology to the study of social behaviour in both humans and animals.

sociocritical adj
gesellschaftskritisch
Of or relating to social criticism.

socioecological more socioecological most socioecological adj
sozioökologisch
Of or pertaining to socioecology.

sociogram sociograms n
Soziogramm
A graphic representation of the structure of interpersonal relations in a group situation; a depiction of the social links that a person has.

sociolect /-si-/ /-sɪ-/ /ˈsoʊ.ʃi.əˌlɛkt/ /ˈsoʊ.ʃəˌlɛkt/ /ˈsəʊ.ʃə(ʊ).lɛkt/ /ˈsəʊ.ʃɪ.ə(ʊ).lɛkt/ sociolects n
Soziolekt
(sociolinguistics) The variant of language used by a social group such as a socioeconomic class, an ethnic group, an age group, etc.

sociolinguistic /ˌsəʊsi.əʊlɪŋˈɡwɪstɪk/ /ˌsəʊʃjəʊlɪŋˈɡwɪstɪk/ adj
soziolinguistisch
Pertaining to sociolinguistics.

sociolinguistic variable sociolinguistic variables n
soziolinguistische Variable

sociolinguistics /ˌsoʊsi.oʊlɪŋˈɡwɪstɪks/ /ˌsəʊsi.əʊlɪŋˈɡwɪstɪks/ /ˌsəʊʃjəʊlɪŋˈɡwɪstɪks/ n
Soziolinguistik
(linguistics) The study of social and cultural effects on language and vice-versa.

sociological adj
soziologisch
Of or pertaining to sociology.

sociologically adv
soziologisch
In reference to sociology.

sociologist sociologists n
Soziologe Soziologin
A scientist studying the field of sociology; a social scientist.

sociology /ˌsəʊsiːˈɒlədʒiː/ /ˌsəʊʃiːˈɒlədʒiː/ sociologies n
Soziologie Gesellschaftskunde
A social science that studies society, human social interaction, patterns of social relationships, and the interactions of culture. Through both theory and applied research, it engages subject matters across a range of microanalysis, mesoanalysis, and macroanalysis.

sociopath /ˈsoʊ.si.oʊˌpæθ/ /ˈsoʊ.si.əˌpæθ/ sociopaths n
Soziopath Soziopathin
A person with an antisocial personality disorder.

sociopathic more sociopathic most sociopathic adj
soziopathisch
Having the characteristics of a sociopath.

sociopathology n
Soziopathologie

sociopathy /ˈsoʊ.si.əˌpæθi/ /ˈsoʊ.ʃi.əˌpæθi/ sociopathies n
Soziopathie
(psychiatry) The property of being a sociopath—a person showing antisocial behavior as part of psychiatric pathology.

sock /sɑk/ /sɒk/ socks sox n
Socke Strumpf
A knitted or woven covering for the foot.

sock puppet sock puppets n
Sockenpuppe
A puppet made from a sock placed over a hand.
(Internet, pejorative) An alternative pseudonymous online account, especially one used for abuse.

socket /ˈsɑkɪt/ /ˈsɒkɪt/ sockets n
Steckdose Buchse Fassung Sockel
(mechanics) An opening into which a plug or other connecting part is designed to fit (e.g. a light bulb socket).

sockeye sockeye sockeyes n
Rotlachs
The edible flesh of this fish.

sod /sɑd/ /sɒd/ /sɔd/ sods n
Grasnarbe Grassode Plagge Rasensode Rasenziegel Sode
(uncountable) That stratum of the surface of the soil which is filled with the roots of grass, or any portion of that surface; turf; sward.
Fertigrasen Rollrasen
(uncountable) Turf grown and cut specifically for the establishment of lawns.

sod off v
Leine ziehen
(UK, Ireland, idiomatic, vulgar, colloquial, dismissal) Go away.

soda /ˈsoʊdə/ /ˈsəʊdə/ sodas n
Limonade Brause süßer Sprudel Sprudel Sprudelwasser Soda
(uncountable) Carbonated water (water impregnated with pressurised carbon dioxide, originally made with sodium bicarbonate).

soda ash n
Soda
industrial-grade sodium carbonate

soda pop soda pops n
Erfrischungsgetränk
(US, regional) Any of several sweetened, carbonated beverages.

soda water soda waters n
Sodawasser Sprudelwasser Sprudel
Carbonated water, water that has carbon dioxide dissolved in it and has been stored under pressure in a bottle. Usually mixed before drinking with another beverage.

sodalite /ˈsoʊ.dəˌlaɪt/ sodalites n
Sodalith
(mineral) A mineral of alkaline igneous and plutonic rocks that are low in silica, of the chemical composition of sodium aluminum silicate with chlorine, Na4Al3Si3O12Cl. Pink sodalite is sometimes called hackmanite. Sodalite and lazurite form the sodalite Group of silicate minerals.

sodden /ˈsɑ.dən/ /ˈsɒ.dən/ more sodden most sodden adj
aufgeweicht durchnässt
Soaked or drenched with liquid; soggy, saturated.
sturzbesoffen sturzbetrunken
(figuratively) Drunk; stupid as a result of drunkenness.

sodium /ˈsoʊ.di.əm/ /ˈsəʊ.dɪəm/ sodiums n
Natrium
The chemical element (symbol Na) with an atomic number of 11 and atomic weight of 22.990. It is a soft, waxy, silvery, reactive alkali metal that is never found unbound in nature.

sodium acetate trihydrate n
Natrium acetate-3-wasser

sodium benzoate sodium benzoates n
Natriumbenzoat
(chemistry) The sodium salt of benzoic acid.

sodium bicarbonate sodium bicarbonates n
Natriumhydrogencarbonat Natriumhydrogenkarbonat Natriumbicarbonat Natriumbikarbonat
(chemistry) A salt of sodium hydroxide and carbonic acid, NaHCO3.
Natron
This salt used in cooking as a raising agent, as an antacid, a cleaner, etc.

sodium bisulfite n
Natriumbisulfit Natriumhydrogensulfit
(inorganic compound) The mono sodium salt of sulfurous acid, NaHSO3, used as a food preservative and as a reagent in organic synthesis.

sodium bromide n
Natriumbromid
(inorganic compound) The sodium salt of hydrobromic acid (chemical formula NaBr)

sodium carbonate sodium carbonates n
Natriumcarbonat Natriumkarbonat
(chemistry) A salt, Na2CO3 formally derived from sodium hydroxide and carbonic acid; it is a white powder, soluble in water, with domestic, commercial and industrial uses; it occurs naturally as natrite.

sodium channel sodium channels n
Natriumkanal
(biochemistry) A system of proteins that transports sodium ions through cell membranes

sodium chlorate n
Natriumchlorat
(inorganic compound) The sodium salt of chloric acid (chemical formula NaClO3).

sodium chloride sodium chlorides n
Natriumchlorid Kochsalz
(inorganic compound) Common table salt, a compound composed of equal number of sodium and chlorine atoms. Chemical formula TemplateParserError:LuaError.

sodium cyanide n
Natriumcyanid
(inorganic compound) The sodium salt of hydrocyanic acid, NaCN.

sodium hydrogen phosphate n
Dinatriumhydrogenphosphat
(inorganic compound) The acid sodium salt of phosphoric acid, Na2HPO4

sodium hydroxide n
Natriumhydroxid
(inorganic compound) A strong, caustic alkali (NaOH) used in the manufacture of soap, detergents, paper, textiles and having many other industrial applications.

sodium nitrate n
Chilesalpeter Natriumnitrat Natronsalpeter Salpeter
(inorganic chemistry) the sodium salt of nitric acid, NaNO3; used as a food preservative, and as an oxidizing agent in explosives such as sodatol.

sodium stearate sodium stearates n
Natriumstearat
(chemistry) The sodium salt of stearic acid; a constituent of soap.

sodium sulfate n
Natriumsulfat
(inorganic compound) The sodium salt of sulfuric acid, Na2SO4; it is a mild laxative (as Glauber's salt), and is used in the manufacture of paper, detergents and many other products.

sodium sulfide n
Natriumsulfid
(inorganic compound) The inorganic compound Na2S.

sodium thiosulfate n
Fixiersalz Natriumthiosulfat
An inorganic compound that is typically available as the pentahydrate, Na2S2O3·5H2O. It is used in iodometry, photographic processing, gold extraction, etc.

sodium vapor lamp sodium vapor lamps n
Natriumdampflampe
A street lamp in which electricity is passed through sodium vapour to emit a yellow light.

sodomise /ˈsɒdəmaɪz/ v
sodomisieren
(transitive) To engage in sodomy with (someone); to engage in anal (or, rarely, oral) sex as the penetrator (especially without consent).
(transitive) To engage in sexual intercourse with (an animal), to engage in bestiality.

sodomite sodomites n
Sodomit
(derogatory) One who practices sodomy; a sodomist.

sodomy /ˈsɒdəmi/ sodomies n
Analverkehr Sodomie
Any of several forms of sexual intercourse held to be unnatural, particularly bestiality or homosexuality, but also (sometimes) anal or oral sex.
(in particular) Anal sex.

sofa /ˈsoʊfə/ /ˈsəʊfə/ sofas n
Sofa Couch
(furniture, chiefly, UK, India) An upholstered seat with a raised back and one or two raised ends, long enough to comfortably accommodate two or more people.

sofa-bed /ˈsoʊfəbɛd/ sofa-beds n
Schlafsofa
A sofa that unfolds into a bed.

soffit /ˈsɑ.fɪt/ /ˈsɒf.ɪt/ soffits n
Soffitte
(architectural element) The visible underside of an arch, balcony, beam, cornice, staircase, vault or any other architectural element.

soft /sæft/ /sɑft/ /sɒft/ /sɔft/ /sɔːft/ softer softest adj
leise sanft
weich
Easily giving way under pressure.
(of cloth or similar material) Smooth and flexible; not rough, rugged, or harsh.
(slang) Lacking strength or resolve; not tough, wimpy.
(of water) Low in dissolved calcium compounds.

soft as a baby's bottom adj
sanft wie ein Babypopo
(simile) extremely soft (not rough)

soft cheese soft cheeses n
Weichkäse
A type of rennet cheese that is not firm owing to the curds not having been pressed or comminuted to a large degree, so that much whey or liquid is left, and it has not ripened long.

soft drink soft drinks n
Limonade Erfrischungsgetränk Brause Sprudel Sprudelsaft alkoholfreies Getränk
Any non-alcoholic drink that is carbonated, and usually also sweet. (In this sense, juice, milk, tea and coffee are not soft drinks.)

soft hyphen soft hyphens n
bedingter Trennstrich bedingtes Trennzeichen weicher Trennstrich weiches Trennzeichen
(computing, typography) A generally invisible text character marking a point where hyphenation can occur without forcing a line break in an inconvenient place if the text is later reflowed.

soft landing soft landings n
weiche Landung
(countable, aeronautics) A landing that does not result in the destruction of the payload and/or the vehicle.

soft palate soft palates n
Gaumensegel weicher Gaumen Velum
(anatomy) The soft tissue at the back of the roof of the mouth.

soft power soft powers n
Soft Power weiche Macht
(politics) Political influence that is extended by means of diplomacy, media, international assistance, cultural exchanges, etc., rather than by such "hard" means as military intervention or punitive economic measures.

soft return soft returns n
weicher Zeilenumbruch

soft science soft sciences n
inexakte Wissenschaft weiche Wissenschaft
A field of scientific inquiry that is limited by the nature of its subject matter in its ability to establish strictly measurable criteria.

soft serve soft serves n
Softeis
A frozen dessert or snack, similar to ice cream but softer, as a result of air being introduced during freezing.

soft sign /ˌsɒftˈsaɪn/ /ˌsɔftˈsaɪn/ soft signs n
Weichheitszeichen weiches Zeichen
The Cyrillic letter Ь/ь (transliterated in English with an apostrophe (’) or prime (′)), which in modern languages using the Cyrillic alphabet serves to denote a soft (palatized) consonant.

soft skill soft skills n
Soft Skill soziale Kompetenz
(human resources, originally, military) A personal skill that is usually interpersonal, non-specialized, and difficult to quantify, such as leadership or responsibility.

soft spot /sɑft spɑt/ /sɒft spɒt/ /sɔft spɑt/ /sɔft spɔt/ /sɔːft spɒt/ soft spots n
Faible Schwäche
(idiomatic) A sentimental fondness or affection.
Schwachstelle
A point of vulnerability in a defence.

soft water soft waters n
weiches Wasser
(chemistry) Water with a low concentration of dissolved minerals, especially calcium, making it easier to lather with soap.

soft-boiled adj
weichgekocht
(of a boiled egg) cooked to a soft consistency with the yolk still runny

soft-pedal /ˈsɑf(t)-/ /ˈsɔf(t) ˌpɛdəl/ /ˌsɒf(t)ˈpɛdl̩/ v
herunterspielen
(figuratively) To reduce the force or impact of (something); to damp, to mute; especially, to minimize the less desirable aspects of (something); to play down, to tone down.

soft-shell turtle soft-shell turtles n
Weichschildkröte
Any turtle of the family Trionychidae, such turtles having a carapace that has no scutes and is leathery and pliable at the sides.

soft-spoken /ˈsɒftˌspəʊkən/ /ˈsɔftˌspoʊkən/ more soft-spoken most soft-spoken adj
der leisen Töne leise sprechend mit sanfter und leiser Stimme ruhig sprechend
Having a pleasant, gentle, mild manner of speech; speaking gently or quietly.

softball softballs n
Softball
(sports) A game similar to baseball but played with a larger and softer ball which can be thrown overhand or underhand.

soften /ˈsɑf(t)ən/ /ˈsɒfən/ /ˈsɔf(t)ən/ v
aufweichen weichen
(transitive) To make something soft or softer.
(intransitive) To become soft or softer

softhearted more softhearted most softhearted adj
weichherzig
Gentle; kind; sympathetic.

softly /ˈsɑftli/ /ˈsɒftli/ /ˈsɔftli/ more softly most softly softlier softliest adv
sachte
In a soft manner; gently.
leise
Not loudly; nearly inaudibly.

softness /ˈsɑftnəs/ /ˈsɒftnəs/ /ˈsɔftnəs/ softnesses n
Weichheit
The quality of being soft.

software /ˈsɑftˌwɛɹ/ /ˈsɒf(t)ˌwɛə/ /ˈsɔf(t)ˌweː/ /ˈsɔftˌwɛɹ/ n
Software
(computing) Encoded computer instructions, usually modifiable (unless stored in some form of unalterable memory such as ROM).

software architecture n
Software-Architektur Softwarearchitektur
(software) The set of structures needed to reason about a given software system.

software configuration management n
Software-Configuration-Management Softwarekonfigurationsmanagement
(computing) the task of controlling and tracking changes made to software files

software deployment software deployments n
Softwareverteilung
(computing) All the activities employed in making software ready for use.

software engineer software engineers n
Softwareentwickler
One who designs and implements software solutions.

software engineering n
Softwaretechnik
The subfield of engineering concerned with applying a systematic, disciplined, quantifiable approach to the development, operation, and maintenance of software.

software framework software frameworks n
Framework Programmiergerüst
(computing) an abstraction used in software development to provide generic functionality for application-specific software.

softwood softwoods n
Weichholz
Nadelholz
(countable, mostly, botany) The wood from any gymnosperm, without regard to how soft this wood is.
(uncountable) Any commercial timber.
Bauholz Holz
(countable, in more general use) Wood of this kind, but limited to those that are commercial timbers.
Nadelgewächs Nadelholz Nadelholzgewächs
(countable, forestry) The tree or tree species that yields this wood.

softy softies n
Softie
(informal) A weak or sentimental person.

soggy /ˈsɒɡi/ soggier soggiest adj
durchnässt durchweicht feucht pampig
Soaked with moisture or other liquid.

soggy biscuit n
Kekswichsen

soigneur /swæ-/ /swɑ-/ /swɑː-/ /swʌnˈjɜː/ /swʌnˈjɝ/ soigneurs n
Betreuer
(cycle racing) A non-riding member of a racing team whose role is to provide support (such as massages, supplies, and transportation) for the cyclists.

soil /sɔɪl̩/ [sɔɪ̯ɫ̩] soils n
Boden Erde
(uncountable) The unconsolidated mineral or organic material on the immediate surface of the earth that serves as a natural medium for the growth of land plants.
Erde Grund
(uncountable) The unconsolidated mineral or organic matter on the surface of the earth that has been subjected to and shows effects of genetic and environmental factors of: climate (including water and temperature effects), and macro- and microorganisms, conditioned by relief, acting on parent material over a period of time. A product-soil differs from the material from which it is derived in many physical, chemical, biological, and morphological properties and characteristics.

soil /sɔɪl̩/ [sɔɪ̯ɫ̩] v
beschmutzen verschmutzen
(transitive) To make dirty.
To make invalid, to ruin.

soil fertility soil fertilities n
Bodenfruchtbarkeit
(horticulture) The ability of a soil to sustain plant growth.

soil oneself v
anscheißen einscheißen sich die Hosen vollscheißen vollscheißen
(euphemistic) To lose control of one's bowels and accidentally defecate on oneself.

soil science n
Bodenkunde Bodenwissenschaft
The scientific study of the formation, classification, mapping, and the physical, chemical and biological properties of soil.

soiree /ˌswɑːˈɹeɪ/ soirees n
Soiree
A formal evening party.

sojourn /soʊˈd͡ʒɝn/ /ˈsoʊd͡ʒɚn/ /ˈsɒd͡ʒən/ /ˈsɒd͡ʒɜːn/ /ˈsəʊd͡ʒɜːn/ sojourns n
Aufenthalt
A short stay somewhere.
Obdach Unterkunft Übernachtungsmöglichkeit
A temporary residence.

sojourn /soʊˈd͡ʒɝn/ /ˈsoʊd͡ʒɚn/ /ˈsɒd͡ʒən/ /ˈsɒd͡ʒɜːn/ /ˈsəʊd͡ʒɜːn/ v
residieren sich aufhalten verweilen weilen
(intransitive) To reside somewhere temporarily, especially as a guest or lodger.

sokha sokhas n
Zoche
(historical) Russian ard (a type of wooden plough with high, horizontal draft-poles and usually two metal-tipped ploughshares, originating in Northern Russia in medieval times and widely used in Russia and nearby countries until the early 20th century)

sol /sɑl/ /sɒl/ /sɔl/ sols n
Sol
(physical chemistry) A type of colloid in which a solid is dispersed in a liquid.

solace /ˈsɑ.lɪs/ /ˈsɒl.ɪs/ /ˈsɔl.ɪs/ solaces n
Trost
A source of comfort or consolation.

solace /ˈsɑ.lɪs/ /ˈsɒl.ɪs/ /ˈsɔl.ɪs/ v
trösten
(transitive) To give solace to; comfort; cheer; console.

solanine solanines n
Solanin
(organic compound) A poisonous glycoalkaloid found in many species of the nightshade family Solanaceae, including potato and tomato.

solar /ˈsoʊlɚ/ /ˈsəʊlə/ adj
solar Sonne
Of or pertaining to the sun; proceeding from the sun

solar calendar solar calendars n
Sonnenkalender
A calendar based on the movement of the Earth around the Sun, which defines the year. Dates indicate the position of the Earth during this revolution.

solar cell solar cells n
Solarzelle
A semiconductor device that converts the radiant energy of sunlight into electrical energy

solar constant n
Solarkonstante
The amount of incoming solar radiation per unit area, measured on the outer surface of Earth's atmosphere, in a plane perpendicular to the rays.

solar corona solar coronas n
Sonnenkorona
(astronomy) The upper atmosphere of the sun, only visible during a total solar eclipse

solar day solar days n
Sonnentag Solartag
(astronomy) One day of solar time; the time in which a planet such as Earth apparently rotates once around its axis relative to the Sun; the time taken for the Sun to seem to be in the same place in the sky twice (on Earth about 24 hours as an average - the length of solar day is not constant throughout the year)

solar eclipse /ˈsoʊlɚ ɪˈklɪps/ /ˈsəʊlə ɪˈklɪps/ solar eclipses n
Sonnenfinsternis
(astronomy) A phenomenon occurring when the Moon passes between the Earth and the sun.

solar energy n
Solarenergie Sonnenenergie
Energy in the form of electromagnetic radiation emitted from the Sun; especially that part of this energy that is converted into usable thermal or electrical energy by man.

solar flare solar flares n
Sonneneruption chromosphärische Eruption
(astronomy) A violent explosion in the Sun's atmosphere.

solar mass solar masses n
Sonnenmasse
(astronomy) A unit, equal to the mass of the sun, used to express the mass of other stars etc. 1 M☉ = 2 × 1030 kg.

solar nebula solar nebulae solar nebulas n
Sonnennebel
(astronomy) A disc-shaped cloud of gas and dust left over from the formation of the Sun.

solar oil n
Solaröl
A paraffin oil used as an illuminant and lubricant.

solar panel solar panels n
Solarmodul Photovoltaikmodul Sonnenkollektor
An array of connected solar cells

solar plexus solar plexus solar plexuses n
Sonnengeflecht Solarplexus
(anatomy) A complex network of nerves and ganglia, located within the abdomen behind the stomach.

solar radiation n
Sonnenstrahlung
(astronomy) All the electromagnetic radiation and subatomic particles radiated from the Sun, especially that part that reaches the Earth

solar sail solar sails n
Solarsegel Sonnensegel
(astronautics) A sail-like structure on a spacecraft consisting of very large ultrathin mirrors, with propulsion being achieved by the radiation pressure of light from a star or laser.

solar storm /ˈsoʊlɚ stɔɹm/ /ˈsəʊlə stɔːm/ solar storms n
Sonnensturm
(astronomy) an electromagnetic storm on the photosphere of the Sun

solar system /ˈsoʊ.lɚ ˌsɪs.təm/ /ˈsəʊl.ə ˌsɪs.təm/ solar systems n
Sonnensystem
Any collection of heavenly bodies including a star or binary star, and any lighter stars, brown dwarfs, planets, and other objects in orbit.

solar thermal collector solar thermal collectors n
Sonnenkollektor

solar wind solar winds n
Sonnenwind
(astronomy) The outflow of charged particles from the solar corona into space. Because of the high temperature of the particles of the corona, they are moving at speeds higher than the solar escape velocity.

solatium /səˈleɪʃi.əm/ solatia n
Genugtuung Schmerzengeld Schmerzensgeld
(legal) A form of compensation for emotional rather than physical or financial harm.

sold out adj
ausverkauft
(business) Completely sold; no more (of a particular item) in stock.

sold-out adj
ausverkauft
Having been entirely sold, so that no stock remains

solder /ˈsoʊ.dɚ/ /ˈsɑd.ɚ/ /ˈsɒl.də(ɹ)/ /ˈsɔ.dɚ/ /ˈsəʊl.də(ɹ)/ solders n
Lot Lötdraht Lötmetall Lötzinn
Any of various easily-melted alloys, commonly of tin and lead, that are used to mend, coat, or join metal objects, usually small.

solder /ˈsoʊ.dɚ/ /ˈsɑd.ɚ/ /ˈsɒl.də(ɹ)/ /ˈsɔ.dɚ/ /ˈsəʊl.də(ɹ)/ v
löten
to join items together, or to coat them with solder

solder mask solder masks n
Lötstopplack Lötstoppmaske Soldermask Stopplack

soldering /ˈsɑdəɹɪŋ/ /ˈsəʊdəɹɪŋ/ /ˈsəʊld(ə)ɹɪŋ/ solderings n
Löten Lötung Verlötung
A method of joining two metallic surfaces by melting an alloy between them.

soldering iron soldering irons n
Lötkolben
A hand-held tool with a heated tip, used to melt and apply solder.

soldier /ˈsoʊld͡ʒɚ/ /ˈsɒld͡ʒə/ /ˈsəʊld͡ʒə/ soldiers n
Soldat Soldatin
A member of a ground-based army, of any rank, but especially an enlisted member.
Kämpfer
Someone who fights or toils well.

soldier fly soldier flies n
Waffenfliege
Any fly of the insect family Stratiomyidae, which resemble wasps.

soldier of fortune soldiers of fortune n
Söldner Glücksritter
A non-commissioned soldier willing to serve any state or person who will hire him.
(figuratively, by extension) A person willing to work for or ally himself with any person or institution who will take him on.

soldiery /ˈsəʊldʒəɹi/ soldieries n
Soldaten Soldatinnen
Soldiers considered as a group.
Heeresdienst Kriegsdienst Präsensdienst Wehrdienst
The profession or skill of being a soldier.

sole /soʊl/ /sɐʉl/ /səʊl/ [sɒʊɫ] adj
einzig
Only.
alleinstehend ledig unverheiratet
(legal) Unmarried (especially of a woman); widowed.

sole /soʊl/ /sɐʉl/ /səʊl/ [sɒʊɫ] soles n
Sohle Schuhsohle
(footwear) The bottom of a shoe or boot.
Seezunge
(fish) Solea solea, a flatfish of the family Soleidae.
Fußsohle Sohle
The bottom of the body of a plough; the slade.

sole /soʊl/ /sɐʉl/ /səʊl/ [sɒʊɫ] v
besohlen
(transitive) to put a sole on (a shoe or boot)

sole custody n
alleiniges Sorgerecht
(legal) An arrangement whereby only one parent has physical and legal custody of a child while the other parent has visitation rights.

sole proprietor sole proprietors n
Alleininhaber Einzelinhaber
(legal, business) The person who owns and controls a sole proprietorship.

sole proprietorship sole proprietorships n
Alleineigentümerschaft Alleininhaberschaft Einzelinhaberschaft
(legal, business) A business that is wholly owned by a single person, who has unlimited liability.

solecism /ˈsoʊlɪsɪzəm/ /ˈsɑləsɪzəm/ /ˈsɒlɪsɪzəm/ [ˈsoʊlɨsɪzəm] solecisms n
Solözismus Sprachschnitzer Sprachsünde
(grammar) Error in the use of language.

solely /ˈsoʊl.li/ /ˈsəʊl.li/ adv
nur allein alleinig ausschließlich exklusiv
Alone; exclusively.

solemn /ˈsɑləm/ /ˈsɒləm/ more solemn most solemn solemner solemnest adj
ernst
Deeply serious and sombre; grave.
feierlich
Characterized by or performed with appropriate or great ceremony or formality.

solemnity /səˈlɛmnɪti/ solemnities n
Hochfest
(Catholicism) A feast day of the highest rank celebrating a mystery of faith such as the Trinity, an event in the life of Jesus, the Virgin Mary, or another important saint.

solenodon solenodons n
Schlitzrüssler
Any of the family Solenodontidae of small nocturnal, burrowing, insectivorous mammals, with a long snout and venomous saliva.

solenoid /ˈsoʊlɪnɔɪd/ /ˈsɒlɪnɔɪd/ solenoids n
Magnetspule Spule
(physics) A coil of wire that acts as a magnet when an electric current flows through it.

soleus /səʊˈliː.əs/ /səˈliː.əs/ /ˈsoʊ.li.əs/ solei n
Schollenmuskel
A broad, flat muscle that extends behind the gastrocnemius along the back of the calf.

solfatara solfataras solfatare n
Solfatare
An area of volcanic activity that gives off sulfurous steam. [from 18th c.]

solicit /səˈlɪsɪt/ v
anfordern bedrängen erbitten nachsuchen
(transitive) To persistently endeavor to obtain an object, or bring about an event.
den Hof machen umwerben werben
(transitive) To woo; to court.
anstiften beschwatzen überreden
(transitive) To persuade or incite one to commit some act, especially illegal or sexual behavior.
belästigen stören
(archaic, transitive) To disturb or trouble; to harass.
(obsolete, rare, transitive) To disturb; to disquiet.

solicitor /səˈlɪstə/ /səˈlɪsɪtə/ /səˈlɪsɪtɚ/ solicitors n
Rechtsanwalt Solicitor

solicitous /səˈlɪsɪtəs/ more solicitous most solicitous adj
beflissen dienstbeflissen sorgsam
Disposed to solicit; eager to obtain something desirable, or to avoid anything evil.
besorgt fürsorglich
(Usually followed by about, for, etc., or a clause) Showing care, concern, or attention, in any of several ways; thus:
In an anxious or distressed way.

solid /ˈsɑ.lɪd/ /ˈsɒl.ɪd/ more solid most solid adj
bündig
(of an object or substance) That can be picked up or held, having a texture, and usually firm. Unlike a liquid, gas or plasma.
massiv fest
Large in size, quantity, or value.
kompakt
Lacking holes, hollows or admixtures of other materials.
deftig
Hearty; filling.
(printing, dated) Not having the lines separated by leads; not open.
zusammenschreiben
(typography) Written as one word, without spaces or hyphens.
einfarbig
Of a single color throughout.
fest solide einfarbig robust
(of volumes of materials) Measured as a single solid, as the volumes of individual pieces added together without any gaps.

solid /ˈsɑ.lɪd/ /ˈsɒl.ɪd/ solids n
Festkörper Feststoff
(chemistry) A substance in the fundamental state of matter that retains its size and shape without need of a container (as opposed to a liquid or gas).
Körper
(geometry) A three-dimensional figure (as opposed to a surface, an area, or a curve).

solid angle solid angles n
Raumwinkel
(geometry) The three-dimensional analog of an angle, equivalent to the area of that portion of the surface of a unit sphere that it subtends.

solid rocket solid rockets n
Feststoffrakete Feststoffraketenantrieb Feststoffraketentriebwerk
(rocketry) A rocket engine (rocket motor) that uses a solid propellant that, when combusted, generates gases which are used for rocket propulsion.

solidarity /ˌsɑ.ləˈdæɹ.ti/ /ˌsɑ.ləˈdæɹ.ə.ti/ /ˌsɒl.ɪˈdæɹ.ti/ /ˌsɒl.ɪˈdæɹ.ə.ti/ /ˌsɔl.əˈdæɹ.ə.ti/ [ˌsɑ.ləˈdæɹ.ɾi] [ˌsɔl.əˈdæɹ.ə.ɾi] solidarities n
Solidarität
(countable) A bond of unity or agreement between individuals, united around a common goal or against a common enemy, such as the unifying principle that defines the labor movement; mutual support within a group.
Solidarität Unterstützung
(uncountable) Willingness to give psychological and/or material support when another person is in a difficult position or needs affection.

solidarize v
solidarisieren
(intransitive) To show solidarity (with or against).

solidify /səˈlɪdəˌfaɪ/ v
erstarren
(transitive) To make solid; convert into a solid body.

solidity /səˈlɪdɪti/ solidities n
Festigkeit
The state or quality of being solid.

solidus /ˈsɑlɪdəs/ /ˈsɒlɪdəs/ solidi soliduses n
Solidus
(historical) The weight of the Roman gold coin, 1/60 of a Roman pound under Diocletian or 1/72 lb. (about 4.5 grams) after Constantine.

soliloquize v
ein Selbstgespräch führen mit sich selber reden monologisieren
(intransitive, drama) Of a character: to perform a soliloquy, to talk to oneself.

soliloquy /səˈlɪləkwi/ soliloquies n
Selbstgespräch
(drama) The act of a character speaking to themselves so as to reveal their thoughts to the audience.
Selbstgespräch Monolog
(authorship) A speech or written discourse in this form.

solipede /ˈsɒlɪˌpiːd/ solipedes n
Einhufer
(zoology, obsolete) A mammal having a single hoof on each foot; a solidungulate.

solipsism /ˈsɑlɪpsɪzm/ solipsisms n
Solipsismus Egoismus Ichbezogenheit Selbstbezogenheit Selbstsucht Selbstzentriertheit
Self-absorption, an unawareness of the views or needs of others; self-centeredness; egoism.

solipsist adj
solipsistisch
Of, or pertaining to, solipsism.

solipsist solipsists n
Solipsist
One who adheres to self-absorption and an ignorance of the views or needs of others.

solipsistic more solipsistic most solipsistic adj
solipsistisch
Of, relating to, or being disposed to solipsism.
egoistisch egozentrisch eigennützig eigensüchtig ichbezogen selbstbezogen
Self-centred, selfish.

solitaire /ˈsɑ.ləˌtɚ/ /ˈsɒl.ɪˌtɛə(ɹ)/ solitaires n
Solitär
An extinct bird formerly believed to be related to the dodo, more precisely Réunion solitaire, Raphus solitarius, now preferably Réunion ibis, Threskiornis solitarius.

solitariness /ˈsɒlɪt(ə)ɹɪnəs/ solitarinesses n
Einsamkeit Einsiedlerdasein
The state or quality of being solitary.

solitary /ˈsɑlɪtɛɹi/ /ˈsɒlɪtɹi/ adj
alleinstehend einsiedlerisch
Living or being by oneself; alone; having no companion present
einsam
Performed, passed, or endured alone
abgeschieden verlassen
Not much visited or frequented; remote from society

solitary /ˈsɑlɪtɛɹi/ /ˈsɒlɪtɹi/ solitaries n
Einsiedler Einsiedlerin
(countable) One who lives alone, or in solitude; an anchorite, hermit or recluse.

solitary confinement solitary confinements n
Einzelhaft Isolationshaft
Forced isolation in a small space and the denial of contact with other persons, usually as a form of punishment for a prison inmate.

solitary sandpiper solitary sandpipers n
Einsamer Wasserläufer
Tringa solitaria, a small wading bird.

soliton solitons n
Soliton

solitude /ˈsɑlɪˌtud/ /ˈsɒlɪˌtjuːd/ solitudes n
Einsamkeit Alleinsein
Aloneness; the state of being alone, solitary, or by oneself.

solo /ˈsoʊ.loʊ/ /ˈsəʊ.ləʊ/ adj
einzeln
Without a companion or instructor.
solo
(music) Of, or relating to, a musical solo.

solo /ˈsoʊ.loʊ/ /ˈsəʊ.ləʊ/ soli solos n
Solo
(music) A piece of music for one performer.
A job or performance done by one person alone.
(games) A card game similar to whist in which each player plays against the others in turn without a partner

solo /ˈsoʊ.loʊ/ /ˈsəʊ.ləʊ/ v
ein Solo spielen
(music) To perform a solo.
allein machen
To perform something in the absence of anyone else.

soloist soloists n
Solist Solistin
A person who performs a solo.

solonchak solonchaki solonchaks n
Solontschak
A pale or grey soil found in arid to subhumid conditions with poor drainage.

solstice /ˈsoʊl.stɪs/ /ˈsɑl.stɪs/ /ˈsɒl.stɪs/ /ˈsəʊl.stɪs/ solstices n
Sonnenwende Solstitium
One of the two points in the ecliptic at which the sun is furthest from the celestial equator. This corresponds to one of two days in the year when the day is either longest or shortest.

solstitial /sɒlˈstɪʃəl/ adj
Sonnenwend- Sonnwend-
Pertaining to a solstice.
Occurring on a solstice.

solubility solubilities n
Löslichkeit
The condition of being soluble.
(chemistry) The amount of a substance that will dissolve in a given amount of a solvent, to give a saturated solution, under specified conditions.

solubility product solubility products n
Löslichkeitsprodukt
(chemistry, physics) The product of the individual solubilities of the cation and anion of a salt

soluble /ˈsɑljəbəl/ /ˈsɒljʊbəl/ more soluble most soluble adj
lösbar
löslich lösbar
Able to be dissolved.

solution /səˈl(j)uːʃən/ solutions n
Lösung
A homogeneous mixture, which may be liquid, gas or solid, formed by dissolving one or more substances.
An act, plan or other means, used or proposed, to solve a problem.
An answer to a problem.

solution in search of a problem /səˈl(j)uːʃən ɪn ˈsɜːt͡ʃ əv ə ˈpɹɒbləm/ /səˈluːʃən ɪn ˈsɝt͡ʃ əv ə ˈpɹɑbləm/ solutions in search of problems n
Lösung auf der Suche nach einem Problem
A proposal that does not solve any problem or provide any value; or one that is intended to fill a need which does not really exist.

solvability solvabilities n
Lösbarkeit
Capability of being solved.
The condition of being solvent; ability to pay debts; solvency.

solvable adj
löslich
lösbar
Capable of being solved.
(obsolete) Capable of being dissolved or liquefied.

solve /sɑlv/ /sɒlv/ /sɔlv/ v
lösen
To find an answer or solution to a problem or question; to work out.
(mathematics) To algebraically manipulate an equation or inequality into a form that isolates a chosen variable on one side, so that the other side consists of an expression that may be used to generate solutions.
aufklären klären
to find out the perpetrator, the motive etc (of crime)

solvency solvencies n
Solvenz Zahlungsfähigkeit
(finance) The state of having enough funds or liquid assets to pay all of one's debts; the state of being solvent.

solvent [ˈsɒlvənt] adj
zahlungsfähig flüssig liquid solvent
(finance) Able to pay all debts as they become due, and having no more liabilities than assets.

solvent [ˈsɒlvənt] solvents n
Lösungsmittel Lösemittel Solvens
A fluid that dissolves a solid, liquid, or gaseous solute, resulting in a solution.

solyanka solyankas n
Soljanka
A thick, spicy and sour soup in Russian and Ukrainian cuisine.

somatic adj
somatisch
Part of, or relating to the body of an organism.

somatic sensory cortex somatic sensory cortices n
somatosensibler Cortex somatosensorischer Cortex

somatic symptom disorder somatic symptom disorders n
Somatoforme Störung
(psychology, psychiatry) Any mental disorder that manifests as physical symptoms that suggest illness or injury, but cannot be explained fully by a general medical condition or by the direct effect of a substance, and are not attributable to another mental disorder.

somatization somatizations n
Somatisierung
(medicine) The generation of physical symptoms of a psychiatric condition such as anxiety

somatoform adj
somatoform
(medicine) Having no physical or organic cause

somatoform disorder somatoform disorders n
Somatoforme Störung
(medicine) A psychiatric disorder in which physical symptoms are experienced, but for which no apparent physical cause can be found

somatology somatologies n
Körperlehre Somatologie
The study of the physical nature of human beings.

somatoplasm somatoplasms n
Körperplasma
The protoplasm of somatic cells.

somatosensory adj
somatosensibel somatosensorisch

sombre /ˈsɑmbɚ/ /ˈsɒmbə/ sombrer sombrest adj
finster dunkel düster trübe
Dark; gloomy; shadowy, dimly lit.
finster dunkel matt stumpf trüb trübe
Dull or dark in colour or brightness.
finster düster freudlos schwermütig traurig trübe
Melancholic, gloomy, dreary, dismal; grim.
ernst schwerwiegend
Grave; extremely serious.

sombre tit sombre tits n
Trauermeise
Poecile lugubris, a small bird of the tit family Paridae

sombrero /soʊmˈbɹɛɹ.oʊ/ /sɑmˈbɹɛɹ.oʊ/ /səmˈbɹɛɹ.oʊ/ sombreros n
Sombrero
A kind of hat with a high conical or cylindrical crown and a saucer-shaped brim, highly embroidered, made of plush felt.

some /sɐm/ /səm/ /sʊm/ /sʌm/ [säm] [sɐm] adv
ungefähr etwa um
Of a measurement: approximately, roughly.

some /sɐm/ /səm/ /sʊm/ /sʌm/ [säm] [sɐm] determiner
einige manche
A certain proportion of, at least two.
einige ein paar welche
An unspecified quantity or number of.
etwas
An unspecified amount of (something uncountable).
irgendein
A certain, an unspecified or unknown.
einige etliche
A considerable quantity or number of.

some /sɐm/ /səm/ /sʊm/ /sʌm/ [säm] [sɐm] pronoun
einige manche
A certain number, at least two.
einige ein paar
An indefinite quantity.
etwas
An indefinite amount, a part.

some time n
geraume Zeit
A period of some length.

somebody /ˈsʌmbɑdi/ /ˈsʌmbədi/ /ˈsʌmbədɪ/ /ˈsʌmbʌdi/ pronoun
jemand einer wer
Some unspecified person.

someday adv
irgendwann eines Tages
Sometime; at some unspecified time in the future.

somehow /ˈsʌmhaʊ/ adv
irgendwie
In one way or another; in a way not yet known or explained; by some means

someone /ˈsʌmwʌn/ pronoun
jemand einer
One or some person of unspecified or indefinite identity.

someone else pronoun
jemand anderes jemand anders
Some other person.

someone's pronoun
jemandes

somersault /ˈsʌmə(ɹ)ˌsɑlt/ /ˈsʌmə(ɹ)ˌsɒlt/ /ˈsʌmə(ɹ)ˌsɔːlt/ somersaults n
Purzelbaum Überschlag Kopsibolter Salto
Starting on one's feet, an instance of rotating one's body 360 degrees while airborne or on the ground, with one's feet passing over one's head.

something /ˈsʌm.θɪŋ/ [sʌˑɪŋ] [sʌ̃ː] [ˈsɐm̥(p)θɪŋ] [ˈsʌ(m)ʔm̩] [ˈsʌm̥(p)θɪŋ] [ˈsʌn̪̥θɪŋ] [ˈsʌɾ̃ɪŋ] pronoun
etwas
An uncertain or unspecified thing; one thing.
klein
(colloquial, of someone or something) A quality to a moderate degree.
etwas Etwas klein
(colloquial, of a person) A talent or quality that is difficult to specify.

something else n
etwas anderes
(informal) Something exceptional, out of the ordinary, unusual.

something is rotten in the state of Denmark phraseologicalUnit
etwas ist faul im Staate Dänemark
(idiomatic) Something is not right, seriously amiss, especially when leading to suspicion of motive.

sometime /ˈsʌmˌtaɪm/ adv
irgendwann eines Tages
At an indefinite but stated time in the past or future.

sometimes /ˈsʌmtaɪmz/ adv
manchmal ab und zu
On certain occasions, or in certain circumstances, but not always. [from 16th c.]

somewhat /ˈsʌmwɒt/ /ˈsʌmwʌt/ adv
etwas einigermaßen
To a limited extent or degree; not completely.

somewhen adv
irgendwann
(rare, nonstandard) at some time; indefinitely; some time or other, sometime

somewhere /ˈsʌm.hweːɹ/ /ˈsʌm.wɛə/ /ˈsʌm.wɛɹ/ /ˈsʌm.wɛː/ /ˈsʌm.ʍɛə/ /ˈsʌm.ʍɛɹ/ adv
irgendwo irgendwohin
In an uncertain or unspecified location.
At some unspecified point.
irgendwohin irgendwo
To an uncertain or unspecified location.

somewhere else adv
anderswo woanders
In or at some other place.
To some other place.

sommelier /ˌsɒmˈmɛli.ə/ /ˌsɔməlˈjeɪ/ /ˌsɔːməlˈjeɪ/ sommeliers n
Sommelier Sommelière Weinkellnerin Weinkellner
The member of staff at a restaurant who keeps the wine cellar and advises the guests on a choice of wines; a wine steward / stewardess, a wine waiter / waitress / server.

somnambulate /sɑmˈnæm.bjuˌleɪt/ /sɑmˈnæm.bjəˌleɪt/ /sɒmˈnæm.bjʊ.leɪt/ /səmˈnæm.bjəˌleɪt/ v
nachtwandeln schlafwandeln
(intransitive) To walk while sleeping.

somnambulism /sɒmˈnæmbjʊlɪzəm/ somnambulisms n
Schlafwandeln Somnambulismus Somnambulie
sleepwalking

somnambulist [sɒmˈnæmbjʊlɪst] somnambulists n
Schlafwandler
A person who walks about in their sleep; a sleepwalker.

somnolence /ˈsɑm.nə.ləns/ somnolences n
Schläfrigkeit Somnolenz

somnolent /ˈsɑːmnələnt/ /ˈsɒmnələnt/ more somnolent most somnolent adj
schläfrig
Drowsy or sleepy.

son /sɒn/ /sʌn/ sons n
Sohn
One's male offspring.
A male adopted person in relation to his adoptive parents.
A familiar address to a male person from an older or otherwise more authoritative person.
Adoptivsohn Sohn
A male person who has such a close relationship with an older or otherwise more authoritative person that he can be regarded as a son of the other person.

son of a bitch sons of a bitch sons of bitches n
Hurensohn Hurenkind Scheißkerl Dreckskerl
(pejorative, slang, vulgar) An objectionable, despicable person.

son of a whore sons of whores n
Hurensohn Dirnensohn
(pejorative, slang) An objectionable person.

son-in-law /ˈsʌnɪnˌlɔː/ son-in-laws sons-in-law n
Schwiegersohn Eidam Tochtermann
The husband of one's child.

sonar /ˈsoʊ.nɑːɹ/ sonars n
Sonar
(nautical) A device that uses hydrophones (in the same manner as radar) to locate objects underwater.

sonata /soʊˈneɪtə/ /səˈnɑːtə/ sonatas n
Sonate
(music) A musical composition for one or a few instruments, one of which is frequently a piano, in three or four movements that vary in key and tempo.

sonata form n
Sonatenform Sonatensatzform
(music) A form of classical music consisting of a single movement divided into three main sections, the exposition, development and recapitulation, sometimes followed by a coda.

sonatina sonatinas sonatine n
Sonatine
A musical composition resembling a sonata but shorter or simpler.

song /sɑŋ/ /sɒŋ/ /sɔŋ/ songs n
Lied Gesang Song
A musical composition with lyrics for voice or voices, performed by singing.

song sparrow song sparrows n
Singammer
Melospiza melodia, a medium-sized American sparrow.

song thrush song thrushes n
Singdrossel Drossel
A songbird in the thrush family, found across Eurasia (Turdus philomelos).

songbird /ˈsɑŋˌbɝd/ /ˈsɒŋˌbɜːd/ /ˈsɔŋˌbɝd/ songbirds n
Singvogel
A bird having a melodious song or call.

songbook songbooks n
Liederbuch
A book containing songs.

songster /ˈsɒŋstɚ/ songsters n
Sänger
A man who sings songs, especially as a profession; a male singer.

songstress /ˈsɑŋɡ.stɹɪs/ songstresses n
Sängerin
A female singer.

songthaew songthaews n
Songtaeo
A type of share taxi in Southeast Asia made out of an altered pickup truck with two benches in the back down each side.

songwriter songwriters n
Liedermacher Songwriter
(music) A musician who composes songs; especially writing the song's lyrics and/or creating a melody or a tune for the song.

songwriting songwritings n
Liederschreiben Songwriting
(authorship) The work of a songwriter.

sonic /ˈsɒnɪk/ adj
Schall akustisch
Of or relating to sound.

sonic boom sonic booms n
Überschallknall
(physics, aerodynamics) The audible effect of a shock wave in the air, especially one caused by an aircraft flying faster than the speed of sound.

sonic hedgehog n
Sonic hedgehog
(biochemistry, sometimes, capitalized) A morphogenic protein that controls cell division of adult stem cells and has been implicated in the development of some cancers.

sonless adj
söhnelos

sonly sonlier sonliest adj
söhnlich
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a son.

sonnet /ˈsɒnɪt/ /ˈsʌnɪt/ sonnets n
Sonett
A fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of fourteen lines that are typically five-foot iambics and rhyme according to one of a few prescribed schemes.

sonneteer sonneteers n
Sonettist

sonnetist sonnetists n
Sonettist

sonny /ˈsʌni/ sonnies n
Söhnchen Freundchen Kleiner mein Junge
(dated) A familiar form of address for a boy. [1833]
Freundchen
(colloquial, dated, pejorative) Form of address to a boy or man, to express contempt, warning etc. [1852]

sonogram /ˈsɑnəˌɡɹæm/ /ˈsəʊ.nəˌɡɹæm/ sonograms n
Sonogramm
a medical image produced by ultrasound echo

sonorant /səˈnɔːɹ(ə)nt/ /ˈsɒn(ə)ɹ(ə)nt/ sonorants n
Klanglaut Sonorant
(phonetics) A speech sound that is produced without turbulent airflow in the vocal tract; the generic term of vowel, approximant, nasal consonant, etc.

sonship /ˈsʌnʃɪp/ sonships n
Sohnschaft
The position or state of being a son.

soon /sun/ /suːn/ sooner soonest adv
bald
Within a short time; quickly.

sooner or later adv
früher oder später
(set phrase) Eventually, at some undetermined time in the not-too-distant future.

soot /suːt/ /sʊt/ /sʌt/ soots n
Ruß Russ
Fine black or dull brown particles of amorphous carbon and tar, produced by the incomplete combustion of coal, oil etc.

sooth /suːθ/ n
Wahrheit
(archaic) Truth.

soothe /suːð/ v
besänftigen Wogen glätten beruhigen gütig stimmen mildern
(transitive) To restore to ease, comfort, or tranquility; relieve; calm; quiet; refresh.
besänftigen beruhigen beschwichtigen beschwichtigend wirken mildern
(transitive) To calm or placate someone or some situation.
lindern mildern trösten
(transitive) To ease or relieve pain or suffering.
Erleichterung bringen etwas versüßen lindern
(intransitive) To bring comfort or relief.

soothing /ˈsuːðɪŋ/ more soothing most soothing adj
erleichternd lindernd
Giving relief.
beruhigend
Freeing from fear or anxiety.

soothsayer /ˈsuːθˌseɪə/ /ˈsuθˌseɪɚ/ soothsayers n
Wahrsager Hellseher Seher Seherin Spökenkieker Wahrsagerin
One who attempts to predict the future, using magic, intuition or intelligence; a diviner.

sooty /ˈsʊti/ /ˈsʌti/ sootier sootiest adj
rußig

sooty /ˈsʊti/ /ˈsʌti/ v
rußen

sooty-headed bulbul sooty-headed bulbuls n
Rußhaubenbülbül
Pycnonotus aurigaster, a bird of the bulbul family Pycnonotidae, of southeastern Asia.

sop /sɒp/ sops n
Beruhigungspille Beschwichtigungsmittel Besänftigungsmittel
(figurative) Ellipsis of sop to Cerberus; something given or done to pacify or bribe.

sophism sophisms n
Sophismus Sophisma
(countable) A flawed argument, superficially correct in its reasoning, usually designed to deceive.

sophist /ˈsoʊfɪst/ /ˈsɒfɪst/ sophists n
Sophist Sophistin
One of a class of teachers of rhetoric, philosophy, and politics in ancient Greece.
Sophist
(figuratively, by extension) One who is captious, fallacious, or deceptive in argument.

sophisticated more sophisticated most sophisticated adj
mondän
weltgewandt erfahren kultiviert
Of a person: having obtained worldly experience, and lacking naiveté; cosmopolitan, worldly-wise.
raffiniert kultiviert
Of art or other things: appealing to the tastes of an intellectual or sophisticated (sense 1) person; cerebral; also, cultured, elegant, refined.
ausgeklügelt hochentwickelt raffiniert
Complicated, especially of complex technology.

sophistication /səˌfɪs.tɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ sophistications n
Verfeinerung
Kultiviertheit
Cultivated intellectual worldliness; savoir-faire.
Raffinesse
Deceptive logic; sophistry.
Ausgereiftheit Hochentwicklung Komplexheit Raffinesse Sophistikation
Complexity.
Ability to deal with complexity.

sophistry /ˈsɑ.fɪ.stɹi/ /ˈsɒ.fɪ.stɹi/ sophistries n
Wortklauberei
(uncountable) Plausible yet fallacious argumentations or reasoning.
Haarspalterei
(countable) An argument that seems plausible, but is fallacious or misleading, especially one devised deliberately to be so; a sophism.

sophomore /ˈsɑfmɔɹ/ /ˈsɒf(ə)mɔɹ/ /ˈsɒfmɔɹ/ /ˈsɒfəmɔː/ /ˈsɔfmɔɹ/ adj
Nachfolger zweiter
(US) The second in a series, especially, the second of an artist’s albums or the second of four years in a high school (tenth grade) or university.

sophomore /ˈsɑfmɔɹ/ /ˈsɒf(ə)mɔɹ/ /ˈsɒfmɔɹ/ /ˈsɒfəmɔː/ /ˈsɔfmɔɹ/ sophomores n
Drittsemester Student im zweiten Jahr Viertsemester
(US, Philippines) A second-year undergraduate student in a college or university, or a second-year student in a four-year secondary school or high school.

sophrology n
Sophrologie
A technique consisting of a set of physical and mental exercises for reducing stress and promoting well-being.

sopor /ˈsəʊpə/ sopors n
Sopor
(medicine) An unnaturally deep sleep.

soporific /ˌsoʊ.pəˈɹɪf.ɪk/ /ˌsɑp.əˈɹɪf.ɪk/ /ˌsɒp.əˈɹɪf.ɪk/ /ˌsəʊ.pəˈɹɪf.ɪk/ more soporific most soporific adj
einschläfernd
(pharmaceutical effect) Tending to induce sleep.

soporific /ˌsoʊ.pəˈɹɪf.ɪk/ /ˌsɑp.əˈɹɪf.ɪk/ /ˌsɒp.əˈɹɪf.ɪk/ /ˌsəʊ.pəˈɹɪf.ɪk/ soporifics n
Schlafmittel
(pharmaceutical drug) Something inducing sleep, especially a drug.

sopping more sopping most sopping adj
triefnass tropfnass
Soaked, drenched, completely wet to the point of dripping.

soprano /səˈpɹænoʊ/ soprani sopranoes sopranos n
Sopran Sopranistin
The musical part higher in pitch than alto, typically encompassing the range of the treble clef.

soprano saxophone soprano saxophones n
Sopransaxophon
A member of the saxophone family of woodwind instruments that is smaller than the alto saxophone but larger than the sopranino saxophone, with a range of A♭3 to E6 or similar.

sora soras n
Carolinasumpfhuhn
A rail (Porzana carolina) of North, Central, and northern South America.

sorb /soːb/ /sɔɹb/ /sɔːb/ sorbs n
Sporapfel
The fruit of any of these trees, especially of the service tree.

sorbent sorbents n
Sorptionsmittel
(sciences) A substance that can enable sorption.

sorbet /sɔɹˈbeɪ/ /ˈsɔːbeɪ/ sorbets n
Sorbet
Frozen fruit juice, sometimes mixed with egg whites, eaten as dessert or between courses of a meal.

sorcerer /ˈsɔɹ.sɚ.ɚ/ /ˈsɔːsəɹə(ɹ)/ sorcerers sorceress n
Zauberer
(mythology, folklore, fantasy) A magician or wizard, sometimes specifically male.

sorcerer's apprentice sorcerer's apprentices n
Zauberlehrling

sorceress sorceresses n
Zauberin Hexenmeisterin Magierin Zaubererin Zaubrerin
A female sorcerer, especially one who is elegant; compare witch.

sorcery /ˈsɔɹ.sə.ɹi/ /ˈsɔː.sə.ɹi/ sorceries n
Hexerei Zauberei
Magical power; the use of witchcraft or magic arts.

sordid /ˈsɔɹdɪd/ /ˈsɔː.dɪd/ sordider sordidest adj
dreckig schmutzig schäbig
Dirty or squalid.
schmutzig schäbig
Morally degrading.
geizig
Grasping; stingy; avaricious.

sore /so(ː)ɹ/ /soə/ /sɔɹ/ /sɔː/ sorer sorest adj
schmerzend wund entzündet schlimm weh
Causing pain or discomfort; painfully sensitive.
empfindlich
Sensitive; tender; easily pained, grieved, or vexed; very susceptible of irritation.
händeringend verzweifelt
Dire; distressing.

sore loser sore losers n
schlechter Verlierer jemand, der nicht verlieren kann
(informal) One who complains or blames others for one's loss; one who is easily angered by losing a game or contest, or because of some other misfortune or bad luck.

sore point sore points n
wunder Punkt
(idiomatic) An action, belief, or state of affairs which is an enduring basis for disagreement or dissatisfaction.

sore throat sore throats n
Halsschmerz Halsweh Halsschmerzen Halsentzündung
(pathology, uncountable) The same, as a common symptom for many viral and bacterial infections.

sorehead soreheads n
beleidigte Leberwurst
A person who has a tendency to be angry or to feel offended.

soreness sorenesses n
Schmerz Wundsein
The property, state, or condition of being sore; painfulness.

sorghum /ˈsɔ(ɹ).ɡəm/ sorghums n
Durra Sorghum Sorghumhirse
A cereal, Sorghum genus and species, the grains of which are cultivated to make flour and feed cattle. Almost all cultivated ones as well as some wild ones belong to the species Sorghum bicolor (syn. Sorghum vulgare).

sororal /səˈɹɔːɹəl/ adj
geschwisterlich schwesterlich
Of or pertaining to a sister.

sororal nephew sororal nephews n
Schwestersohn Schwesterssohn
The son of one's sister. (This entry is a translation hub.)

sororal niece sororal nieces n
Schwesterstochter Schwestertochter
The daughter of one's sister. (This entry is a translation hub.)

sororicide sororicides n
Schwestermord
The killing of one's sister.

sorority sororities n
Schwesterlichkeit
Verbindung von College-Studentinnen Schwesternschaft
(US) A social organization of female students at a college or university; usually identified by Greek letters.

sororize /ˈsɒɹəɹaɪz/ v
sororisieren verschwistern
To associate, or hold fellowship, as sisters; to have sisterly feelings.

sorption sorptions n
Sorption
(sciences) Either of the processes of absorption and adsorption; sorbing.

sorrel /ˈsɒɹəl/ /ˈsɔɹəl/ sorrels n
Sauerampfer Ampfer
Any of various plants with acidic leaves, especially
Fuchs
A brown colour, with a tint of red.

sorrow /ˈsɑɹ.oʊ/ /ˈsɒɹ.əʊ/ /ˈsɔɹ.oʊ/ sorrows n
Traurigkeit Trauer Kummer Gram Sorge Kümmernis
(uncountable) unhappiness, woe

sorrowful /ˈsɑɹoʊfəl/ /ˈsɑɹəfəl/ /ˈsɒɹəfəl/ /ˈsɒɹəʊfəl/ /ˈsɔɹoʊfəl/ /ˈsɔɹɐʉfɘl/ /ˈsɔɹɘfɘl/ /ˈsɔɹəfəl/ more sorrowful most sorrowful adj
traurig betrübt kummervoll sorgenvoll
exhibiting sorrow; dejected; distraught; sad. (of a person)

sorry /ˈsɑɹ.i/ /ˈsɒ.ɹi/ /ˈsɔɹ.i/ sorrier sorriest adj
armselig beklagenswert traurig
Poor, pitifully sad or regrettable.

sorry /ˈsɑɹ.i/ /ˈsɒ.ɹi/ /ˈsɔɹ.i/ interjection
Entschuldigung Verzeihung es tut mir leid entschuldigen Sie bitte ich bitte um Entschuldigung sorry
Expresses regret, remorse, or sorrow.
bitte? wie bitte? wie?
Used as a request for someone to repeat something not heard or understood clearly.

sorry I'm late phraseologicalUnit
entschuldigen Sie bitte, dass ich mich verspätet habe
Used to apologise for not arriving on time.

sorry, we don't accept credit cards phraseologicalUnit
Entschuldigung, wir akzeptieren keine Kreditkarten
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sort /sɔɹt/ /sɔːt/ sorts n
Sorte Art
A general type.
(mathematics) A type.
Letter
(typography) A piece of metal type used to print one letter, character, or symbol in a particular size and style.

sort /sɔɹt/ /sɔːt/ v
sortieren
(transitive) To separate items into different categories according to certain criteria that determine their sorts.
(intransitive) To suit; to fit; to be in accord; to harmonize.

sort of /ˈsɔɹt əv/ /ˈsɔːt əv/ [ˈsɔɹɾəv] [ˈsɔːt əv] [ˈsɔːʔ əv] [ˈsətəv] adv
irgendwie
(idiomatic, colloquial) Approximately; in a way; partially; not quite; somewhat.

sort out v
klären
(transitive) To clarify by reviewing mentally.
arrangieren bewerkstelligen einrichten organisieren vereinbaren
(transitive) To arrange.
beheben erledigen lösen
(transitive) To fix (a problem).
sortieren
(transitive) To organise or separate into groups, as a collection of items, so as to make tidy.
aussortieren trennen
(transitive) To separate from the remainder of a group; often construed with from.
helfen sich jmdn. vorknöpfen zeigen
(transitive, British, slang) To take action to stop someone who has been causing trouble, often by physically attacking them.
besorgen
(UK, slang) To provide (somebody) with a necessity, or a solution to a problem.

sortie /ˈsɔɹti/ /ˈsɔːti/ [-ɾi] sorties n
Ausflug Kampfeinsatz Mission
(aviation) An operational flight carried out by a single military aircraft.

sortie /ˈsɔɹti/ /ˈsɔːti/ [-ɾi] v
einen Ausfall wagen
(intransitive) To carry out a sortie; to sally.

sorus /ˈsɔːɹəs/ sori n
Sorus Fruchthaufen Fruchthäufchen Kapselhaufen Kapselhäufchen
(botany) A cluster of sporangia on the edge or underside of a fern frond.

soteriological /səʊtɪəɹɪə(ʊ)ˈlɒdʒɪk(ə)l/ more soteriological most soteriological adj
soteriologisch
(theology) Pertaining to soteriology.

soteriology /səʊtɪəɹɪˈɒləd͡ʒi/ soteriologies n
Soteriologie
(theology) The study or doctrine of salvation.

sotolon n
Sotolon
(organic chemistry) A lactone and extremely powerful aroma compound, which smells of fenugreek or curry at high concentrations and maple syrup or caramel at lower concentrations.

soufflé /suːˈfleɪ/ /ˈsuːfleɪ/ soufflés n
Soufflé Auflauf
A baked dish made from beaten egg whites and various other ingredients.

soul /soʊl/ /sɐʉl/ /səʊl/ [so̞ːɫ] [sɒʊɫ] souls n
Seele Gemüt
(religion, folklore) The spirit or essence of a person usually thought to consist of one's thoughts and personality, often believed to live on after the person's death.
Life, energy, vigor.
A person, especially as one among many.
Soul
(music) Soul music.

soul music n
Soul
(music genre) A genre of music that originated in black American gospel, characterized by the use of secular lyrics, and an earthy, intensely emotional style.

soul patch soul patches n
Soul Patch
A narrow beard descending from the lower lip, above the chin.

soulless /soʊl.ləs/ /səʊl.ləs/ [soʊɫ.ləs] more soulless most soulless adj
seelenlos entseelt
As if without a soul; insensitive, unfeeling.

soulmate soulmates n
Seelenverwandte Seelenverwandter
Someone, especially a romantic partner, with whom one is exceptionally or uniquely compatible or has a special, almost spiritual connection.

sound /saʊnd/ sounder soundest adj
gesund
Healthy.

sound /saʊnd/ sounds n
Geräusch Ton
Schall Klang Laut
A sensation perceived by the ear caused by the vibration of air or some other medium.
Sund Belt
(geography, landforms) A long narrow inlet, or a strait between the mainland and an island; also, a strait connecting two seas, or connecting a sea or lake with the ocean.
Sonde
(medicine) A long, thin probe for sounding or dilating body cavities or canals such as the urethra; a sonde.
Schall
A vibration capable of causing such sensations.

sound /saʊnd/ v
sondieren
To ascertain, or to try to ascertain, the thoughts, motives, and purposes of (a person); to examine; to try; to test; to probe.
klingen
(intransitive) To be conveyed in sound; to be spread or published; to convey intelligence by sound.
klingen lauten aussprechen erklingen
(transitive) To cause to produce a sound.

sound as a bell adj
gesund wie ein Fisch im Wasser
(simile, colloquial) In excellent condition.

sound asleep adj
fest schlafend tief schlafend
(idiomatic) Sleeping still and silently.

sound barrier sound barriers n
Schallmauer
(uncountable) Sonic barrier, the sudden increase in drag (resistance) and other effects experienced by moving objects when their speed approaches that of sound or becomes supersonic (which used to be considered a barrier to higher speeds).
Lärmschutzwall Lärmschutzwand
(countable) A noise barrier, a structure beside a highway designed to reduce the noise of traffic.

sound box sound boxes n
Resonanzkörper
(music) The open chamber (resonator) of a stringed musical instrument, which intensifies its tone.

sound card sound cards n
Soundkarte
(computer hardware) A computer hardware device used for generating and capturing sounds.

sound change sound changes n
Lautwandel
(phonology) Any process of language change that affects pronunciation (phonetic change) or sound system structures (phonological change).

sound effect sound effects n
Soundeffekt
An artificially created or enhanced sound, used to accompany the action of a dramatic production, such as a film, play or video game

sound engineer sound engineers n
Tontechniker
One who practices sound engineering.

sound film sound films n
Tonfilm
(cinematography) A film with sound, as opposed to a silent film

sound law /ˈsaʊnd lɑ/ /ˈsaʊnd lɔ/ /ˈsaʊnd lɔː/ sound laws n
Lautgesetz
(phonology) A rule that describes historical sound change (the change in pronunciation of a given sound or cluster of sounds) in the development of a language. [from 19th c.]

sound out v
aushorchen
(transitive) To question and listen attentively in order to discover a person's opinion, intent, or preference, especially by using indirect conversational remarks.
artikulieren aussprechen
(transitive) To pronounce a word or phrase by articulating each of its letters or syllables slowly in sequence.
anstimmen
(intransitive) To speak or sing loudly, to call out.

sound plural sound plurals n
gesunder Plural
In Semitic and other Afro-Asiatic languages, a regular plural formed by adding a suffix, without changes to the stem. An example in Arabic is , the plural form of , formed by adding the suffix ـُونَ, and مُسْلِمَاتٌ, formed by adding the suffix ـَاتٌ.

sound post sound posts n
Stimmstock
(lutherie) A wooden rod located inside the body of a violin-family instrument, close to the treble-side bridge foot.

sound system sound systems n
Soundsystem
An electronic system used to reproduce sound.

sound truck sound trucks n
Lautsprecherwagen
A vehicle equipped with loudspeakers, used for advertising.

sound wave sound waves n
Schallwelle
(physics) The longitudinal wave of pressure that is transmitted through any plastic material; audible sound.

sounding /ˈsaʊndɪŋ/ soundings n
Sondierung
A test made with a probe or sonde.

soundless /saʊndləs/ more soundless most soundless adj
lautlos geräuschlos
Without sound.

soundlessly more soundlessly most soundlessly adv
geräuschlos lautlos tonlos
In a manner that makes no noise.

soundlessness n
Geräuschlosigkeit Lautlosigkeit
The state or condition of being soundless.

soundly /ˈsaʊnd.lɪ/ more soundly most soundly adv
gründlich ordentlich
In a thorough manner; in manner free of defect or deficiency.

soundproof more soundproof most soundproof adj
schalldicht
Not allowing sound through.

soundproof v
schalldicht machen schallisolieren
To make resistant to transmitting sound.

soundproofing soundproofings n
Schallisolation
Something that prevents sound from traveling through it, such as is put on walls so adjacent areas are not disturbed by noise.
The act of installing material to dampen sound.

sounds like a plan phraseologicalUnit
klingt vernünftig
(informal) Used to indicate agreement with a proposed suggestion.

soundscape /saʊndskeɪp/ soundscapes n
soundscape
Klanglandschaft
An acoustic environment, a virtual/emotional environment created using sound.
Klanggemälde
An electroacoustic musical composition creating a sound portrait of a sound environment.

soundtrack soundtracks n
Tonspur
A narrow strip running down a movie film that carries the recorded sound in synchronization with the pictures.
Soundtrack
The sound (especially the music) component of a movie, video game, etc.

soup /sup/ /suːp/ soups n
Suppe
(countable) A serving of such a dish, typically in a bowl.
(uncountable) The liquid part of such a dish; the broth.
(UK, informal, often with "the") An unfortunate situation; trouble, problems (a fix, a mess); chaos.

soup bowl soup bowls n
Suppenteller
A deep bowl, designed for serving soup.

soup kitchen soup kitchens n
Suppenküche
A place set up to provide soup and other basic food as a charity or in time of disaster.

soup up v
aufmotzen frisieren tunen
(informal, transitive) To modify the engine of (a motor vehicle) to give a higher performance than the specifications.

souped-up /ˈsupt ʌp/ /ˈsuːpt ʌp/ more souped-up most souped-up adj
aufgemotzt
(road transport, slang) Of an engine, a motor vehicle, etc.: modified for higher performance.

soupline souplines n
Suppenschlange

soupspoon soupspoons n
Suppenlöffel Esslöffel Löffel
A spoon for eating soup, typically smaller than a tablespoon and larger than a dessert spoon, characterised by having a round bowl rather than the usual oval bowl of other types of spoon.

souq /suːk/ /suːq/ souqs n
Souk Souq
A street market, particularly in Arabic- and Somali-speaking countries; a place where people buy and sell goods.

sour /ˈsaʊə/ /ˈsaʊɚ/ sourer sourest adj
sauer angesäuert gesäuert sauer vergoren
Made rancid by fermentation, etc.
sauer bitter herb säuerlich garstig ranzig
Tasting or smelling rancid.
bitter sauertöpfisch unwirsch verbittert verdrießlich übellaunig
(of a person's character) Hostile or unfriendly.
Unfortunate or unfavorable.
sauer versauert
Excessively acidic and thus infertile. (of soil)

sour /ˈsaʊə/ /ˈsaʊɚ/ sours n
Säure
The sensation of a sour taste.
Whiskey Sauer
A drink made with whiskey, lemon or lime juice and sugar.

sour /ˈsaʊə/ /ˈsaʊɚ/ v
ansäuern durchsäuern säuern versäuern
(transitive) To make sour.
sauer werden einen Stich bekommen sauer vergären säuern umkippen umschlagen
(intransitive) To become sour.
beeinträchtigen verderben
(transitive) To spoil or mar; to make disenchanted.
mißlingen schiefgehen sich verschlechtern
(intransitive) To become disenchanted.

sour beer sour beers n
Sauerbier
Beer which has an intentionally acidic, tart, or sour taste.

sour cherry sour cherries n
Sauerkirsche Weichsel
Species of Prunus subg. Cerasus, (cherries), native to much of Europe and southwest Asia, especially, Prunus cerasus, Prunus pseudocerasus, and Prunus cerasoides.
The fruit of these trees, often used for cooking.

sour cream sour creams n
Schmand saure Sahne Sauerrahm
Cream which has been treated with a benign bacterium to turn it slightly sour, often used as a condiment, or a topping for baked potatoes.

sour grapes n
Herling saure Traube unreife Traube
(literally) Grapes that have an acidic taste, usually because they are unripe.

sour milk sour milks n
Dickmilch Sauermilch Setzmilch Stockmilch
A kind of dairy product produced by causing raw milk to somewhat congeal by addition of acid or fermentation through bespoke acidification cultures.

source /so(ː)ɹs/ /soəs/ /suːɹs/ /sɔɹs/ /sɔːs/ /sʊɹs/ sources n
Quelle Ursprung
The person, place, or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired.
Quelle
A reporter's informant.
(electronics) The name of one terminal of a field effect transistor (FET).

source /so(ː)ɹs/ /soəs/ /suːɹs/ /sɔɹs/ /sɔːs/ /sʊɹs/ v
belegen beziehen
To obtain or procure: used especially of a business resource.

source code source codes n
Quellcode Quelltext Kode Quellkode
(programming) Human-readable instructions in a programming language, to be transformed into machine instructions by a compiler, assembler or other translator, or to be carried out directly by an interpreter.

source configuration management n
Quellkodekonfigurationsmanagement
(computing) The management of changes to files such as source code, documents, large web sites, or other collections of information.

source criticism n
Quellenkritik

source language source languages n
Ausgangssprache Quellsprache
(linguistics, translation studies) The language from which a translation is done.

source text source texts n
Ausgangstext
(translation studies) The original text from which a translation is done into another language.

sourdough /ˈsaʊəˌdəʊ/ /ˈsaʊɚˌdoʊ/ sourdoughs n
Sauerteig
(obsolete) Leaven; an agent that makes dough rise.

souring sourings n
Ansäuerung Aussäuern Aussäuerung Säuern Säuerung Versauerung
The process by which something is made, or becomes, sour; acidification.

sourish more sourish most sourish adj
säuerlich
Somewhat sour.

sourpuss /ˈsaʊə(ɹ)ˌpʊs/ sourpusses n
Miesepeter Sauertopf
(informal) A person who is habitually gloomy, sullen or miserable; a grouch. A scowling person.

soursop /ˈsaʊəɹˌsɒp/ soursops n
Guanabana Guanábana Sauersack Stachelannone
A small tropical evergreen tree, Annona muricata.
Stachelannone Sauersack
The tart, spiny, yellow-green fruit of this tree.

sousaphone sousaphones n
Sousafon Sousaphon
A valved brass instrument with the same length as a tuba, but shaped differently so that the bell is above the head, that the valves are situated directly in front of the musical instruments and a few inches above the waist, and that most of the weight rests on one shoulder.

soutane soutanes n
Soutane Sutane
A long gown with sleeves and buttons at the front, particularly when worn by Roman Catholic clerics.

south /saʊθ/ /suːθ/ /sæoθ/ /sʌʊθ/ adj
südlich süd
Of or pertaining to the south; southern.

south /saʊθ/ /suːθ/ /sæoθ/ /sʌʊθ/ adv
auf dem absteigen Ast den Bach runter gehen
In an adverse direction or trend (go south).
süd-
(meteorology) Of wind, from the south.

south /saʊθ/ /suːθ/ /sæoθ/ /sʌʊθ/ souths n
Süden Süd
The direction towards the pole to the right-hand side of someone facing east, specifically 180°, or (on another celestial object) the direction towards the pole lying on the southern side of the invariable plane.
The southern region or area; the inhabitants thereof. [circa 1300]
(ecclesiastical) In a church: the direction to the right-hand side of a person facing the altar.
(figurative) down or the negative direction
(physics) The negative or south pole of a magnet

south pole south poles n
Südpol
The southernmost point on celestial bodies other than Earth.
(electromagnetism) The negative pole of a magnetic dipole that seeks geographic south.

southbound adj
Richtung Süden nach Süden
Which is (or will be) travelling south.

southbound adv
Richtung Süden nach Süden
Toward the south.

southeast southeasts n
Südosten Südost
The intercardinal compass point halfway between east and south; specifically at a bearing of 135°.

southeastern adj
südöstlich
Of or pertaining to the southeast.

southern /ˈsaʊðɚn/ /ˈsʌðən/ /ˈsʌðɚn/ more southern most southern adj
südlich Süd südländisch
Of or pertaining to a southern region, especially Southern Europe or the southern United States.

southern beech southern beeches n
Scheinbuche
Any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Nothofagus native to South America and Australasia.

southerner southerners n
Südländer Bewohner des Südens Bewohnerin des Südens Südländerin
A native or inhabitant of the south of a region (or of the world as a whole), such as the United Kingdom.

southernmost adj
südlichster
Farthest south.

southernwood southernwoods n
Eberraute
An aromatic shrub, Artemisia abrotanum, related to wormwood.

southpaw /ˈsaʊθˌpɑ/ /ˈsaʊθˌpɔː/ southpaws n
Linkshänderin Linkshänder
(informal, idiom) One who is left-handed, especially in sports.

southward /ˈsaʊθwəd/ /ˈsʌðəd/ more southward most southward adv
südwärts
Towards the south; in a southerly direction.

southwest /saʊˈwɛst/ /saʊθˈwɛst/ southwests n
Südwesten Südwest
The intercardinal compass point halfway between south and west; specifically at a bearing of 225°.

southwester southwesters n
Südwester
(more often sou'wester) A waterproof hat, often of oilskin and with a long brim at the back covering the neck, designed to repel wind and rain.

souvenir /ˈsu.vəˌnɪɹ/ /ˌsoʊ.vəˈnɪ.ə/ /ˌsu.vəˈnɪɹ/ /ˌsuːvəˈnɪə/ souvenirs n
Souvenir Andenken Erinnerungsstück Mitbringsel Reisemitbringsel
An item of sentimental value, that is given or kept to remember an event or location.

souvenir sheet souvenir sheets n
Gedenkblock
(philately) A small block or sheet of postage stamps, including a single value or a series of stamps, often without gum or perforations, having a wide margin with an inscription or design identifying an event being commemorated, printed as a souvenir or for collecting purposes.

sovereign /ˈsɑv(ə)ɹɪn/ /ˈsɒv.ɹɪn/ more sovereign most sovereign adj
souverän
Exercising power of rule.

sovereign /ˈsɑv(ə)ɹɪn/ /ˈsɒv.ɹɪn/ sovereigns n
Herrscher Souverän
A monarch; the ruler of a country.

sovereign state sovereign states n
souveräner Staat
A state (country) which has sovereignty over a defined geographic area, is independent of any other country, and has its own government.

sovereign wealth fund sovereign wealth funds n
Staatsfonds

sovereigntist sovereigntists n
Souveränist Souveränistin
(Canada, politics) A supporter of political independence for Quebec from Canada.
A supporter of sovereignism.

sovereignty /-ɹɪn-/ /ˈsɑv(ə)ɹənti/ /ˈsɒvɹənti/ [-ɾi] sovereignties n
Souveränität Eigenständigkeit Selbstbestimmung
(by extension) Of a person: the liberty to decide one's actions and thoughts.
Souveränität Hoheit Eigenstaatlichkeit Eigenständigkeit Hoheitsgewalt Landeshoheit
(by extension) Of a nation or other polity: the state of being able to control resources, make laws independently, and otherwise govern itself without the coercion or concurrence of other polities.
Souveränität Oberherrschaft höchste Gewalt
Of a ruler (especially a monarch): supreme authority or dominion over something.

soviet /ˈsoʊ.vi.ət/ /ˈsɒ.vi.ət/ /ˈsəʊ.vi.ət/ soviets n
Sowjet
(historical) A workers' council, an institution first formed during the 1905 Russian Revolution and then instituted as the main form of communist government at all levels in the Soviet Union; by extension, a similar organization in early Chinese communism and elsewhere.

sovkhoz sovkhozes sovkhozy n
Sowchos
A large, state-owned farm in the Soviet Union.

sovnarkhoz sovnarkhozes sovnarkhozy n
Sownarchos
(historical) Any of the regional economic councils of the Soviet Union, which were created in 1957.

sow /saʊ/ sows swine n
Sau Mutterschwein
A female pig.
A female guinea pig.

sow /soʊ/ /səʊ/ v
säen
(ambitransitive) To scatter, disperse, or plant (seeds).

sow one's wild oats v
sich die Hörner abstoßen
(by extension, often, of young adults or the recently divorced) To indulge in a period of irresponsible behavior.

sow the wind, reap the whirlwind proverb
wer Wind sät, wird Sturm ernten
Every decision has consequences; a person's actions will come back to them; if one starts trouble or takes actions in spite of the discontent they cause, one will incur negative consequences.

sow thistle /saʊ θɪsl̩/ sow thistles n
Gänsedistel Milchlattich Saudistel
Any of the thistles in one of the genera Cicerbita and Sonchus.

sower /ˈsəʊɚ/ sowers n
Säer Säerin
One who or that which sows.

soy /sɔɪ/ soys n
Soja
A common East Asian liquid sauce, made by subjecting boiled beans to long fermentation and then long digestion in salt and water.
(uncountable, often, attributive) Soybeans, or the protein derived from them.

soy milk soy milks n
Sojamilch
(uncountable) A milky liquid made from soy beans and used as a beverage, cooking ingredient or substitute for dairy milk.

soy sauce soy sauces n
Sojasoße
A condiment sauce and ingredient, common in Asian cuisine, made from fermented soybeans, salt, and sometimes wheat.

soybean soybeans n
Sojabohne
The edible seed of this plant.

soylent n
Fleischersatz Veggiefleisch
An undesirable, lackluster, and artificial foodstuff, as a substitute for real meat.

spa /ˈspɐː/ /ˈspɑ/ /ˈspɑː/ /ˈspɔː/ spas n
Spa Therme Bad Kurort Saunabereich Saunapark
A health resort near a mineral spring or hot spring.
A trendy or fashionable resort.
A health club.
A hot tub.
(New England) A convenience store.

space /speɪs/ spaces n
Freiraum Raum
The physical and psychological area one needs within which to live or operate; personal freedom. [from 20thc.]
Raum Platz
Physical extent across two or three dimensions (sometimes for or to do something). [from 14thc.]
Weltraum All Weltall
The near-vacuum in which planets, stars and other celestial objects are situated; the universe beyond the earth's atmosphere. [from 17thc.]
Freiraum
A gap; an empty place. [from 17thc.]
Leerschritt Zwischenraum
(metal type) A piece of metal type used to separate words, cast lower than other type so as not to take ink, especially one that is narrower than one en (compare quad). [from 17thc.]
Leerzeichen Leerstelle
A gap in text between words, lines etc., or a digital character used to create such a gap. [from 16thc.]
Platz Raum
(heading) A bounded or specific extent, physical or otherwise.
Raum
(countable, mathematics) A generalized construct or set whose members have some property in common; typically there will be a geometric metaphor allowing these members to be viewed as "points". Often used with a restricting modifier describing the members (e.g. vector space), or indicating the inventor of the construct (e.g. Hilbert space). [from 20thc.]
(geometry) A set of points, each of which is uniquely specified by a number (the dimensionality) of coordinates.

space age space ages n
Weltraumzeitalter
The period from the about the time of the launch of Sputnik in 1957 to the present day, during which people ventured into space.

space agency space agencies n
Weltraumagentur Raumfahrtbehörde
A government agency engaged in activities related to outer space and space exploration.

space alien space aliens n
Außerirdische Außerirdischer
(chiefly, US) An extraterrestrial being; a visitor from outer space.

space bar space bars n
Leertaste
(computing) A key, in the shape of a bar, near the bottom of a keyboard, that generates a space character when pressed.

space blanket space blankets n
Rettungsdecke
A blanket made of a plastic material covered with a reflective metal agent; designed to reduce heat loss from a person's body following trauma, or used on the exterior of a spacecraft for thermal control.

space capsule space capsules n
Raumkapsel
A vehicle (or a compartment of a vehicle) designed to transport, and provide life support for people in space, and during reentry through the Earth's atmosphere

space debris n
Weltraummüll Weltraumschrott
All the objects in orbit around the Earth that were created by human activity, but now have no useful purpose.

space exploration space explorations n
Weltraumforschung
Investigation of interplanetary or interstellar space, its properties, biology and the bodies within it; usually with the use of spacecraft.

space flight space flights n
Raumfahrt
(uncountable) Flight into, from or through space.
(countable) A voyage in space.

space frame space frames n
Raumfachwerk
(architecture) A three-dimensional truss, often of steel, forming a rigid, stable structure

space heater space heaters n
Heizlüfter
A portable heating appliance used to warm an area or room.

space hopper space hoppers n
Hüpfball
A toy consisting of a large inflated rubber ball upon which one bounces.

space mission space missions n
Weltraummission
A journey, by a human or robotic spacecraft, into space for a specific reason (normally to gather scientific data)

space opera space operas n
Weltraumoper
A subgenre of speculative fiction or science fiction that uses serialization.
(countable) A work or production in this style.

space probe space probes n
Raumsonde
(space) A robotic space vehicle designed to voyage beyond Earth's orbit.

space programme space programmes n
Raumfahrtprogramm Weltraumprogramm
(space, British spelling) A programme of space exploration and research.

space race space races n
Wettlauf ins All
The competition between nations in the field of space exploration.

space satellite space satellites n
Satellit
A crewed or robotic spacecraft designed to orbit the Earth, or another celestial body

space science space sciences n
Raumfahrtwissenschaft Raumforschung
Any scientific discipline concerned with the study of phenomena occurring in space, or with space flight.

space shuttle space shuttles n
Raumfähre Weltraumfähre Spaceshuttle
Any vehicle capable of travelling repeatedly between the Earth's surface and outer space carrying people or cargo.

space sickness n
Raumkrankheit
motion sickness caused by the weightlessness of space flight

space station space stations n
Raumstation Weltraumstation
A crewed artificial satellite designed for long-term habitation, research, etc.

space suit space suits n
Raumanzug
A system of protective and pressurized clothing, together with environmental equipment, worn by astronauts when in space.

space tourism n
Weltraumtourismus
Space travel for recreational, leisure or business purposes.

space travel n
Raumfahrt
travel through or into space

space vehicle space vehicles n
Raumfahrzeug Flugkörper Weltraumfahrzeug

space-saving more space-saving most space-saving adj
platzsparend
Taking up only a limited amount of space or room; compact.

spacecraft spacecraft spacecrafts n
Raumfahrzeug Weltraumfahrzeug Weltraumflugkörper

spacelike /ˈspeɪslaɪk/ adj
raumartig
having the properties of space
(physics, of the interval between two events in spacetime) lying outside each other's light cone, so that no information can pass from one to the other
(mathematics, of a four-vector) having a space component of greater magnitude than its time component multiplied by the speed of light

spaceman /ˈspeɪsˌmæn/ spacemen n
Astronaut Raumfahrer Weltraumfahrer Kosmonaut Spationaut
(informal, childish) An astronaut, often a male astronaut.

spaceport /ˈspeɪs.pɔːt/ spaceports n
Kosmodrom Weltraumbahnhof
A site for launching spacecraft.

spaceship spaceships n
Raumschiff Raumfahrzeug
(astronautics) A vehicle that flies through space.

spacetime spacetimes n
Raumzeit
(uncountable, physics) The four-dimensional continuum of the three spatial dimensions plus time.
(physics) An n-dimensional continuum consisting of dimensions of both space and time. Normally spacetime is considered as having 4 dimensions (x, y, z, t), but higher-dimensional spacetimes are often encountered in theoretical physics, e.g. the 5-dimensional spacetime of Kaluza-Klein theory or the 11 dimensions of spacetime in M-theory.

spacewoman spacewomen n
Astronautin Kosmonautin Raumfahrerin Weltraumfahrerin
A female astronaut.

spacious /ˈspeɪʃəs/ more spacious most spacious adj
geräumig
Having plenty of space; roomy.
weiträumig
Large in expanse.

spade /sped/ /speɪd/ spades n
Spaten
A garden tool with a handle and a flat blade for digging. Not to be confused with a shovel which is used for moving earth or other materials.
Pik
(card games) A playing card marked with the symbol ♠.

spades /speɪdz/ n
Pik Schippe
(card games) One of the four suits of playing cards, marked with the symbol ♠.

spadix /ˈspeɪdɪks/ spadices spadixes n
Kolben
(botany) A fleshy spike (inflorescence) with reduced flowers, usually enclosed by a spathe, characteristic of aroids.

spaetzle spaetzle spaetzles n
Spätzle
A heavy egg noodle or dumpling used in the cuisine of southern Germany and Austria

spaghetti /spəˈɡɛti/ [-ɾi] spaghettis n
Spaghetti Spagetti
(countable, uncountable) A type of pasta made in the shape of long thin strings.
Isolationsschlauch
(electrical engineering) Electrical insulating tubing or electrical wiring.

spaghetti bolognese spaghetti bologneses n
Spaghetti bolognese
A dish of spaghetti with a Bolognese sauce.

spaghetti western spaghetti westerns n
Italowestern Spaghettiwestern
(film genre) A motion picture depicting a story of cowboys and desperadoes set in the American Old West, but produced by an Italian-based company and filmed in Europe, notably in Italy.

spaghettification /spəˈɡɛ.ɾə.fəˌkeɪ.ʃən/ /spəˌɡɛt.ə.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃ(ə)n/ [-fɪ-] [-ɾɪ-] n
Spaghetti-Effekt Spaghettifizierung Spaghettisierung
(astrophysics) The gravitational stretching of objects into long, thin shapes, usually near a black hole. [from late 20th c.]

spagyric /spəˈd͡ʒɪɹɪk/ adj
spagirisch

spam /ˈspæm/ [ˈspeəm] spams n
Spam unerwünschte elektronische Massenpost
(uncountable, rarely, countable, computing, Internet) Unsolicited bulk electronic messages.
Frühstücksfleisch
A type of tinned meat made mainly from ham.

spam /ˈspæm/ [ˈspeəm] v
spammen
(transitive, intransitive, computing, Internet) To send messages repeatedly, often with disruptive effect; to flood.

spamdexing n
Index-Spamming Suchmaschinen-Spamming
(SEO) The inclusion of deliberately misleading terms on a website in order to manipulate its ranking in a search engine.

spammer spammers n
Spammer
(computing, internet) Someone who sends spam.

spamproof more spamproof most spamproof adj
spamsicher

span /spæn/ /spæːn/ spans n
Spanne
The full width of an open hand from the end of the thumb to the end of the little finger used as an informal unit of length.

span /spæn/ /spæːn/ v
einnehmen überspannen
(transitive) To extend through the distance between or across.
aufspannen
(mathematics) To generate an entire space by means of linear combinations.

span of control spans of control n
Führungsspanne Leitungsspanne Lenkungsspanne
The number of subordinates directly reporting to a supervisor.

spandex /ˈspændɛks/ spandexes n
Elastan
A synthetic fibre known for its exceptional elasticity.

spandrel spandrels n
Spandrille Zwickel Bogenzwickel Pedentif
(architectural element) The space (often more or less triangular) between the outer curve of an arch (the extrados) and a straight-sided figure that bounds it; the space between two contiguous arches and a straight feature above them.

spangle /ˈspeɪŋɡəl/ /ˈspæŋɡ(ə)l/ /ˈspæŋɡəl/ spangles n
Flitter Flitterblättchen Glanzplättchen Glitzer Paillette
A small, flat piece of sparkling metallic or metal-like material with a hole which is sewn on to a garment, etc., for decoration; a sequin.

spangled kookaburra spangled kookaburras n
Aruliest
A kookaburra of the Aru Islands, with blue wings and tail, a white chest and belly, dark eyes, and a striking white-spotted black head, Dacelo tyro.

spaniel /ˈspænjəl/ /ˈspænəl/ spaniels n
Spaniel
Any of various small to medium-sized breeds of gun dog having a broad muzzle, long, wavy fur and long ears that hang at the side of the head, bred for flushing and retrieving game.

spank /spæŋk/ spanks n
Klaps
An instance of spanking, separately or part of a multiple blows-beating; a smack, swat, or slap.

spank /spæŋk/ v
den Hintern versohlen auf das Gesäß schlagen
(transitive) To beat, smack or slap a person's buttocks or anything vulnerable to human body part like cheeks, with the bare hand or other object, as punishment, gesture, or form of sexual interaction.

spanking /ˈspæŋkɪŋ/ spankings n
Haue
(uncountable) A form of physical punishment in which a beating is applied to the buttocks.

spanner /ˈspæn.ə(ɹ)/ /ˈspæn.ɚ/ spanners n
Schraubenschlüssel Schlüssel
(Australian, NZ, British, Irish) A hand tool for adjusting nuts and bolts; a wrench.
Knüppel (zwischen den Beinen) Sand (im Getriebe)
(UK) A problem, dilemma or obstacle; something unexpected or troublesome (in the phrase spanner in the works)

spanner barb spanner barbs n
Schwarzbandfleckbarbe
A freshwater, open-water, substrate egg-scatterer fish commonly found in the Malay Peninsula and Borneo, Systomus lateristriga syn. Puntius lateristriga.

spanning tree spanning trees n
spannender Baum
(graph theory) A tree structure which includes all vertices of a graph.

spar /spɑɹ/ /spɑː/ [spɑɹ] [spɑ˞] spars n
Spat
(mineralogy) Any crystal with readily discernible faces.
Rundholz Spiere
(nautical) Any linear object used as a mast, sprit, yard, boom, pole or gaff.
Flügelholm Holm
(aeronautics) A beam-like structural member that supports ribs in an aircraft wing or other airfoil.

spare /ˈspɛə(ɹ)/ /ˈspɛɚ/ sparer sparest adj
dürftig spärlich
Scant; not abundant or plentiful.
sparsam
Sparing; frugal; parsimonious; not spending much money.
überflüssig überschüssig
Being more than what is necessary, or what must be used or reserved; not wanted, or not used; superfluous.
Reserve
Held in reserve, to be used in an emergency.
frei unbenutzt
Not occupied or in current use.
schlank
Lean; lacking flesh; meager; thin; gaunt.

spare /ˈspɛə(ɹ)/ /ˈspɛɚ/ v
sparen
(transitive) To save or gain, as by frugality; to reserve, as from some occupation, use, or duty.

spare part spare parts n
Ersatzteil
A component of any manufactured goods, kept in reserve to replace one that fails; a spare.

spare the rod and spoil the child proverb
wer sein Kind liebt, der schlägt es wer mit der Rute spart, verzieht das Kind
If one does not discipline a child, the child will never learn obedience and good manners.

spare tyre spare tyres n
Ersatzreifen Reservereifen Reserverad Ersatzrad
An extra tyre carried in case one of the vehicle's tyres is damaged or deflated.
Rettungsring
(idiomatic) A large paunch and rolls of fat around the waist.

sparerib /ˌspɛəˈɹɪb/ /ˌspɛɚˈɹɪb/ spareribs n
Leiterchen Rippchen Schälrippchen
A cut of meat including the rib bones.

spark /spɑɹk/ /spɑːk/ sparks n
Funke
A small particle of glowing matter, either molten or on fire, resulting from an electrical surge or excessive heat created by friction.
A short or small burst of electrical discharge.

spark plug spark plugs n
Zündkerze
The part of an internal combustion engine which forms a high-voltage electric spark which ignites the fuel-air mixture to begin the power stroke.

spark testing n
Funkenprobe
A method of determining the general classification of ferrous materials that normally requires taking a piece of metal, usually scrap, to a grinding wheel and observing the sparks emitted.

sparkle /ˈspɑɹkəl/ /ˈspɑːkəl/ sparkles n
Funkeln Glitzern
Brilliance; luster.

sparkle /ˈspɑɹkəl/ /ˈspɑːkəl/ v
funkeln
(by extension) To shine as if throwing off sparks; to emit flashes of light; to scintillate; to twinkle

sparkler sparklers n
Wunderkerze bengalisches Feuer
A hand-held firework that emits sparks.

sparkling /ˈspɑɹklɪŋ/ /ˈspɑɹkl̩ɪŋ/ /ˈspɑːklɪŋ/ /ˈspɑːkl̩ɪŋ/ adj
funkelnd glitzernd
Of an object, reflecting light as if giving off tiny sparks or flashes of light.
prickelnd sprudelnd
Of a beverage, especially an alcoholic beverage, containing dissolved carbon dioxide (either naturally or that has been added) that comes out of solution in the form of many tiny bubbles.

sparkling wine sparkling wines n
Schaumwein Sekt
Any wine that is effervescent because of dissolved carbon dioxide; either because of fermentation in bottle or by physical carbonation.

sparky sparkier sparkiest adj
anregend lebhaft
Lively and animated.

sparky sparkies n
Funker
(US, Navy) A radio operator.
Elektriker
(UK, Australia, New Zealand) An electrician.

sparrow /ˈspæɹoʊ/ /ˈspæɹəʊ/ /ˈspɛɹoʊ/ sparrows n
Sperling Spatz
A member of the family Passeridae, comprising small Old World songbirds.

sparse /spɑːs/ /spɑːɹs/ sparser sparsest adj
spärlich
Having widely spaced intervals.
dünn spärlich
Not dense; meager; scanty

sparsity sparsities n
Dünnbesetztheit Seltenheit
The property of being sparse; sparseness.

spartan /ˈspɑː(ɹ)tən/ more spartan most spartan adj
spartanisch
Lacking in decoration and luxury.

spasm /ˈspæz.əm/ spasms n
Spasmus Krampf Muskelkrampf
A sudden, involuntary contraction of a muscle, a group of muscles, or a hollow organ.
Anfall
A sudden and temporary burst of energy, activity, or emotion.

spasm /ˈspæz.əm/ v
krampfen verkrampfen
To produce and undergo a spasm or series of spasms.

spastic /ˈspastɪk/ /ˈspæstɪk/ more spastic most spastic adj
spastisch
(pathology) Of, relating to, or affected by spasm.
(pathology) Of or relating to spastic paralysis.

spasticity spasticities n
Spastizität
The state, quality or property of being spastic.

spat /spæt/ spats n
Gamasche Überschuh
(often, in the plural) A covering or decorative covering worn over a shoe.
Auseinandersetzung Streit Wortwechsel Zank
A brief argument, falling out, quarrel.
Kotflügel
(automotive, UK, Australia) A piece of bodywork that covers the upper portions of the rear tyres of a car.

spat /spæt/ v
sich fetzen streiten zanken
To quarrel or argue briefly.
prasseln
(transitive, and, intransitive) To strike with a spattering sound.

spatial /ˈspeɪ.ʃəl/ /ˈspæɪ.ʃəl/ adj
räumlich Raum
Pertaining to (the dimension of) space.
(uncommon) Pertaining to (outer) space.

spatial component spatial components n
räumliche Koordinate
(physics) either of the first, second or third components of a four-vector

spatter /ˈspætɚ/ spatters n
Niederprasseln Regen Schauer Wolke
A spray or shower of droplets hitting a surface.
Dreckfleck Dreckspritzer Spritzer Spritzfleck
A spot or spots of a substance spattered on a surface.
Prasseln Trommeln
(figuratively) A burst or series of sounds resembling the sound of droplets hitting a surface.

spatter /ˈspætɚ/ v
spritzen sprühen
(transitive) To distribute (a liquid) by sprinkling; to sprinkle around.
bespritzen
(intransitive) To send out small droplets; to splash in small droplets (on or against something).
besudeln
(obsolete, transitive, figurative) To injure by aspersion; to defame.

spatula /ˈspætjʊlə/ /ˈspæt͡ʃələ/ /ˈspæt͡ʃʊlə/ spatulae spatulas spatulæ n
Pfannenwender Spachtel
A kitchen utensil consisting of a flat surface attached to a long handle, used for turning, lifting, or stirring food.
Spachtelmesser
(dated) A palette knife.
Spatel
(chemistry) A thin hand tool, often made of nickel, for handling chemicals or other materials, when weighing, etc.

spatulate /ˈspa.tjʊ.lət/ /ˈspa.tʃʊ.lət/ more spatulate most spatulate adj
spatelig
(botany) Of a leaf: having a broad, flat end and tapering into a narrower base.

spawn /spɑn/ /spɑɒn/ /spɔn/ /spɔːn/ spawn spawns n
Laich Fischlaich Froschlaich
The numerous eggs of an aquatic organism.
Myzelfäden
Mushroom mycelium prepared for (aided) propagation.
Ausgeburt Ausgeburt des Teufels
Any germ or seed, even a figurative source.

spawn /spɑn/ /spɑɒn/ /spɔn/ /spɔːn/ v
laichen ablaichen
(transitive) To produce or deposit (eggs) in water.
hervorbringen erzeugen
(transitive) To generate, bring into being, especially non-mammalian beings in very large numbers.
erzeugen
(transitive) To bring forth in general.
laichen
(intransitive) To deposit (numerous) eggs in water.
vermehren
(intransitive) To reproduce, especially in large numbers.
erscheinen spawnen
(ergative, video games, of a character or object) (To cause) to appear spontaneously in a game at a certain point and time.

spawner /ˈspɔnɚ/ /ˈspɔːnə/ spawners n
Rogener Rogenfisch Rogner
(fishing) A female fish, often specifically a salmon, which is physiologically ready to spawn

spawning ground /ˈspɑːˌninɡ ɡɹaʊndz/ spawning grounds n
Laichgrund
A zone in a riverbed or lake where fish breed and lay eggs.

spay /speɪ/ v
Eierstöcke oder Gebärmutter entfernen kastrieren sterilisieren
(transitive) To destroy or remove the ovaries and/or uterus (of a female animal) to prevent pregnancy.

spaz /spæz/ spazzes n
Spasti
A stupid or incompetent person.

spaz /spæz/ v
ausflippen ausrasten einen Anfall kriegen
(slang, pejorative, offensive) To have a tantrum or fit.

speak /spik/ /spiːk/ v
sprechen reden
(intransitive) To communicate with one's voice, to say words out loud.
kommunizieren
(by extension) To communicate or converse by some means other than orally, such as writing or facial expressions.
sprechen
(intransitive) To deliver a message to a group; to deliver a speech.
(transitive, stative) To be able to communicate in a language.

speak for oneself v
für sich selbst sprechen
To have obvious implications; to require no explanation.

speak in tongues v
Sprachenrede praktizieren Zungenrede praktizieren Zungenreden praktizieren glossolalieren in Sprachen reden in fremden Sprachen reden
To speak in a language unknown to the speaker, especially when in a state of religious ecstasy; glossolalia.

speak of the devil phraseologicalUnit
wenn man vom Teufel spricht, dann ist er nicht weit wenn man vom Teufel spricht, dann kommt er
(idiomatic, humorous) An expression sometimes used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive on the scene.

speak one's mind v
offen seine Meinung sagen
(idiomatic) To state one's thoughts or opinions honestly or frankly.

speak out v
Klartext ausdrücken kein Blatt vor den Mund nehmen
(idiomatic) To assert or promote one's opinion; to make one's thoughts known.

speak someone's language v
dieselbe Sprache sprechen

speak up /ˌspik ˈʌp/ /ˌspiːk ˈʌp/ v
den Mund aufmachen lauter sprechen
(idiomatic) To talk more loudly or clearly.
den Mund aufmachen einsetzen eintreten sagen
(idiomatic) To make oneself or one's opinions known; to advocate or assert oneself.

speak volumes v
Bände sprechen viel besagen
To convey significant information beyond what is explicit, especially unintentionally.

speaker /ˈspikɚ/ /ˈspiːkə/ speakers n
Sprecher Sprecherin
One who speaks.
Lautsprecher
Loudspeaker.
Parlamentspräsident Parlamentspräsidentin Vorsitzende Vorsitzender Bundestagspräsident Bundestagspräsidentin
(politics) The chair or presiding officer of certain legislative bodies, such as the U.K. House of Commons or the U.S. House of Representatives.
Referent Referentin
One who makes a speech to an audience.

speakerphone /ˈspikɚˌfoʊn/ /ˈspiːkəˌfəʊn/ speakerphones n
Freisprechanlage Freisprecheinrichtung Freisprechgerät Freisprechtelefon
A telephone with a microphone and loudspeaker separate from those in the handset.
Lautsprechertelefon Lautsprechtelefon
A loudspeaker on a telephone that broadcasts the sound, to use handsfree.

speaking /ˈspiːˌkɪŋ/ adj
Sprach- Sprech-
Used in speaking.
-sprachig -sprechend Rede- Sprech- rede- sprechend
Having the ability of speech.

speaking /ˈspiːˌkɪŋ/ interjection
Apparat
(telephone) Indication that the person requested is the same as the one who is currently speaking.

speaking /ˈspiːˌkɪŋ/ speakings n
Sprechen
The act of communicating vocally.

speaking in tongues n
Glossolalie Glossolalieren Glottolalie Zungenrede Zungenreden
The act of speaking a language one does not know, or speaking elaborate but apparently meaningless speech, while in a trance-like state (or, supposedly, under the influence of a deity or spirits); glossolalia.

speaking of adv
apropos da wir gerade davon sprechen übrigens
(colloquial) Speaking of which; relatedly, used to introduce a related topic.

spear /spɪə̯(ɹ)/ /spɪɹ/ spears n
Fischspeer
Speer
A long stick with a sharp tip used as a weapon for throwing or thrusting, or anything used to make a thrusting motion.

spear thistle spear thistles n
Lanzett-Kratzdistel
A biennial herb, Cirsium vulgare.

spearfisher spearfishers n
Speerfischer Speerfischerin
One who fishes with a spear.

spearfishing n
Speerfischen

spearhead /ˈspiɹ.hɛd/ /ˈspɪə.hɛd/ /ˈspɪɹ.hɛd/ spearheads n
Speerspitze Lanzenspitze Stoßkeil
The pointed head, or end, of a spear.
Speerspitze Bahnbrecher Kopf Offensivspieler Spitze Vorkämpfer
One who leads or initiates an activity (such as an attack or a campaign).
-spitze Angriffsspitze Sturmspitze Vorausabteilung
The leading military unit in an attack.

spearhead /ˈspiɹ.hɛd/ /ˈspɪə.hɛd/ /ˈspɪɹ.hɛd/ v
anführen führen vorausgehen
(transitive) To drive or campaign ardently for, as an effort, project, etc.

spearmint /ˈspɪəˌmɪnt/ /ˈspɪɹˌmɪnt/ spearmints n
grüne Minze krause Minze
A herb of the mint family (Mentha spicata), commonly used in herb tea, candy and to treat mild stomach ache.

special /ˈspɛʃ.əl/ more special most special specialer specialest adj
speziell besondere ungewöhnlich Sonder- Spezial-
Distinguished by a unique or unusual quality.
speziell Lieblings- Sonder- Spezial- bestimmt
Of particular value or interest; dear; beloved.

special /ˈspɛʃ.əl/ specials n
Sonderangebot
A reduction in consumer cost (usually for a limited time) for items or services rendered.
Sondersendung
(broadcasting) Unusual or exceptional episode of a series.

special administrative region special administrative regions n
Sonderverwaltungszone

special character special characters n
Sonderzeichen
(computer) A symbol that is not an alphanumeric character; a nonalphanumeric character.

special drawing right special drawing rights n
Sonderziehungsrecht
A monetary unit of account maintained by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the value of which is based on a basket of major currencies, currently (since 2016) consisting of the US dollar, the euro, the renminbi, the Japanese yen, and the pound sterling.

special economic zone special economic zones n
Sonderwirtschaftszone

special education n
Sonderpädagogik
Any of several educational services designed for students with learning difficulties, mental health problems, or other disabilities.

special effect special effects n
Spezialeffekt
(film, television) An effect that cannot be reasonably achieved by normal means, as for example by the digital manipulation of previously filmed footage.

special forces n
Sondereinheit
Elite military forces engaged in unconventional operations such as guerrilla warfare or counterterrorism.

special function special functions n
spezielle Funktion

special military operation special military operations n
Sondermilitäroperation
(euphemism, neologism) A military situation resembling a war.

special relativity n
Spezielle Relativitätstheorie spezielle Relativitätstheorie
(relativity) A theory that (neglecting the effects of gravity) reconciles the principle of relativity with the observation that the speed of light is constant in all frames of reference.

specialist /ˈspɛʃəlɪst/ specialists n
Spezialist Fachmann Spezialistin Experte Expertin Fachfrau
Someone who is an expert in, or devoted to, some specific branch of study or research.
Facharzt
(medicine) A physician whose practice is limited to a particular branch of medicine or surgery.

specialization /ˌspɛʃəlɪˈzeɪʃn̩/ specializations n
Spezialisierung
The act or process of specializing.
(biology) The adaptation of an organism to a specific environment, or adaptation of an organ to a particular function.

specialize /ˈspɛʃəˌlaɪz/ v
spezialisieren
(rare, transitive) To specify: to mention specifically.

specialized more specialized most specialized adj
spezialisiert
Highly skilled in, or specifically adapted to, a specific field.

specially /ˈspɛʃəli/ adv
speziell
For a special purpose, person, or occasion.

specialty /ˈspɛʃəlti/ specialties n
Spezialität
That in which one specializes; a chosen expertise or talent.
A product that originates in and is characteristic of a place.
Arteigenschaft
An attribute or quality peculiar to a species.

specialty store specialty stores n
Fachgeschäft Spezialgeschäft
A store specialized on a particular type of items.

speciation speciations n
Speziierung
(chemistry) The formation of different (inorganic) species (especially of ions) as the environment changes.

species /-iːz/ /-ɪz/ /ˈspiːsiːz/ /ˈspiːʃiːz/ species specieses n
Art Spezies
A group of plants or animals in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction, usually having similar appearance.
Art Spezies Species
(biology, taxonomy) A category in the classification of organisms, ranking below genus; a taxon at that rank.

species barrier species barriers n
Artenbarriere Artengrenze
(pathology, zoology) The inability of a disease to be transmitted from one species to a different one.

species name species names n
Artname
(taxonomy) specific epithet, species epithet, specific name

speciesism /ˈspiːsiːˌzɪzəm/ /ˈspiːʃiːˌzɪzəm/ n
Speziesismus

speciesist more speciesist most speciesist adj
speziesistisch
Of or relating to speciesism.

speciesist speciesists n
Speziesist Speziesistin
A proponent of speciesism.

specific /spəˈsɪf.ɪk/ /spɛk.ˈsi.fɪk/ /spɪˈsɪf.ɪk/ more specific most specific adj
spezifisch
explicit or definite.
Serving to identify a particular thing (often a disease or condition), with little risk of mistaking something else for it.

specific /spəˈsɪf.ɪk/ /spɛk.ˈsi.fɪk/ /spɪˈsɪf.ɪk/ specifics n
Besonderheit Spezifik Spezifikum
A distinguishing attribute or quality.

specific epithet specific epithets n
Art-Epitheton Artbeiname Artepithet Artepitheton Artname Artzusatz
(taxonomy) The second (uncapitalized) word in the scientific name of a species, following the name of the genus.

specific gravity specific gravities n
spezifisches Gewicht
(physics) The ratio of the mass of a substance to that of an equal volume of water at 4°C (or to some other reference substance)

specific heat specific heats n
spezifische Wärme

specific heat capacity specific heat capacities n
Spezifische Wärmekapazität spezifische Wärme

specifically /spəˈsɪf.ɪk.li/ /spɪˈsɪf.ɪk.li/ more specifically most specifically adv
extra
For a specific purpose or reason.

specification specifications n
Spezifikation
An explicit set of requirements to be satisfied by a material, product, or service.

specificity /spɛsɪˈfɪsɪti/ specificities n
Spezifizität
The state of being specific rather than general.
Spezifität
(statistics) The probability, in a binary classification test, of a true negative being correctly identified.

specificker /spɛˈsɪfɪkə/ specifickers n
Spezifiker
(history, homeopathy, originally, _, pejorative, obsolete) A homoeopathic practitioner who sought to ascertain the aetiologies of diseases, focusing on the symptoms most regularly associated with their diagnosis (to the exclusion of peripheral and occasional symptoms), and who, for their treatment, selected remedies (administered in more-or-less undiluted form) on the basis of their general physiological effects, ignoring incidental and side-effects. [mid-19th–late 19th c., first attested in 1847 and common in the 1860s]

specify /ˈspɛs.əˌfaɪ/ /ˈspɛs.ɪ.faɪ/ v
spezifizieren
(transitive) To state explicitly, or in detail, or as a condition.

specimen /ˈspɛsɪmɪn/ specimens specimina n
Exemplar Muster
An individual instance that represents a class; an example.
Probe Spezimen Exemplar Muster
A sample, especially one used for diagnostic analysis.

specimen signature specimen signatures n
Musterunterschrift Musterzeichnungserklärung Zeichnungsmuster
(law) A document (often authenticated by a notary public or a lawyer) with a sample signature handwritten by a person, kept by a bank or another organization, which lets them verify that other signatures were also written by the same person.

specious /ˈspiːʃəs/ more specious most specious adj
fadenscheinig leer unfundiert vordergründig
Seemingly well-reasoned, plausible or true, but actually fallacious.
Schein fadenscheinig vorgeschoben
Having an attractive appearance intended to generate a favorable response; deceptively attractive.

speciously /ˈspiːʃəsli/ more speciously most speciously adv
vordergründig

speciousness speciousnesses n
Fadenscheinigkeit Hohlheit Unfundiertheit Vordergründigkeit
(uncountable) The state or quality of being specious.

speck /spɛk/ specks n
Fleck
A tiny spot or particle, especially of dirt.

speckle /ˈspɛkəl/ speckles n
Fleck Sprenkel
A small spot or speck on the skin, plumage or foliage.

speckled /ˈspɛkəld/ more speckled most speckled adj
gesprenkelt
Marked with dots or spots, spotted.

spectacle /ˈspɛktəkl̩/ spectacles n
Spektakel Schauspiel
An exciting or extraordinary scene, exhibition, performance etc.

spectacle case spectacle cases n
Brillenetui
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see spectacles,‎ case. (This entry is a translation hub.)

spectacled bear spectacled bears n
Brillenbär
Tremarctos ornatus, a species of small, short-faced bear native to South America.

spectacles /ˈspɛktəkl̩z/ n
Brille
(plural only, formal) A pair of lenses set in a frame worn on the nose and ears in order to correct deficiencies in eyesight or to ornament the face.

spectacular /spɛkˈtæk.jə.lɚ/ /spɛkˈtæk.jʊ.lə/ more spectacular most spectacular adj
spektakulär
Amazing or worthy of special notice.

spectator /spɛkˈteɪtə/ /ˈspɛkteɪtɚ/ spectators n
Zuschauer Zuschauerin Schaulustiger
One who watches an event; especially, an event held outdoors.

specter /ˈspɛktə/ /ˈspɛktɚ/ specters n
Gespenst Spuk
A ghostly apparition, a phantom. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]
Schreckgespenst Spuk
(figuratively) A threatening mental image. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

spectral /ˈspɛktɹəɫ/ more spectral most spectral adj
Spektral- spektral
Of, or pertaining to, spectra; classified according to frequency or wavelength (of light etc)

spectral bat spectral bats n
Große Spießblattnase
Vampyrum spectrum, the largest carnivorous bat.

spectral class spectral classes n
Spektralklasse
(star) A classification of stars depending on their spectra and luminosity; usually one of O, B, A, F, G, K, M.

spectral line spectral lines n
Spektrallinie
(physics) a dark or bright line in an otherwise continuous spectrum caused by the absorption or emission of light, at a single wavelength, by the movement of electrons between energy levels of an atom or molecule

spectrometer spectrometers n
Spektrometer
(analytical chemistry) An optical instrument for measuring the absorption of light by chemical substances; typically it will plot a graph of absorption versus wavelength or frequency, and the patterns produced are used to identify the substances present, and their internal structure.

spectrometric more spectrometric most spectrometric adj
spektrometrisch
Of or pertaining to spectrometry

spectroscope spectroscopes n
Spektroskop
An optical instrument used for spectrographic analysis [from later 19th c.].

spectroscopy spectroscopies n
Spektroskopie
(uncountable) The scientific study of spectra.

spectrum /ˈspɛktɹəm/ spectra spectrums n
Spektrum
A range; a continuous, infinite, one-dimensional set, possibly bounded by extremes.
Specifically, a range of colours representing light (electromagnetic radiation) of contiguous frequencies; hence electromagnetic spectrum, visible spectrum, ultraviolet spectrum, etc. [from later 17th c.]
(chemistry) The pattern of absorption or emission of radiation produced by a substance when subjected to energy (radiation, heat, electricity, etc.).
(mathematics, linear algebra) The set of eigenvalues of a matrix.
(mathematics, functional analysis) Of a bounded linear operator A, the set of scalar values λ such that the operator A—λI, where I denotes the identity operator, does not have a bounded inverse; intended as a generalisation of the linear algebra sense.

speculate /ˈspek.jəˌlæɪt/ /ˈspɛk.jəˌleɪt/ /ˈspɛk.jʊˌleɪt/ v
spekulieren
(obsolete, intransitive) To think, meditate or reflect on a subject; to consider, to deliberate or cogitate.
(intransitive, business, finance) To make a risky trade in the hope of making a profit; to venture or gamble.
vermuten
(intransitive) To make an inference based on inconclusive evidence; to surmise or conjecture.

speculation /ˌspɛk.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/ speculations n
Betrachtung Spekulation
(philosophy) The act or process of reasoning a priori from premises given or assumed.
Spekulation
(business, finance) An investment involving higher-than-normal risk in order to obtain a higher-than-normal return.
The act or practice of buying land, goods, shares, etc., in expectation of selling at a higher price, or of selling with the expectation of repurchasing at a lower price; a trading on anticipated fluctuations in price, as distinguished from trading in which the profit expected is the difference between the retail and wholesale prices, or the difference of price in different markets.

speculative /ˈspɛkjuləˌtɪv/ more speculative most speculative adj
spekulativ
Characterized by speculation; based on guessing, unfounded opinions, or extrapolation.

speculative fiction speculative fictions n
Fantastik Phantastik
(uncountable) A class of fiction involving fantastic, supernatural or futuristic elements, including fantasy, horror, and science fiction, dealing with worlds, themes, and characters not part of everyday life. [from 20th c.]

speculator speculators n
Spekulant Spekulantin
(business, finance) One who speculates; as in investing, one who is willing to take volatile risks upon invested principal for the potential of substantial returns.

speculoos speculoos n
Spekulatius
A type of spiced shortcrust biscuit.

speculum /ˈspɛk.jə.ləm/ /ˈspɛk.jʊ.ləm/ specula speculums n
Flügelspiegel
(ornithology) A bright, lustrous patch of colour found on the wings of ducks and some other birds, usually situated on the distal portions of the secondary quills, and much more brilliant in the adult male than in the female.

speech /ˈspiːt͡ʃ/ speeches n
Sprache Rede
(uncountable) The ability to speak; the faculty of uttering words or articulate sounds and vocalizations to communicate.
Rede Ansprache
(countable) A formal session of speaking, especially a long oral message given publicly by one person.

speech act speech acts n
Sprechakt
(linguistics) An act carried out by speech, such as promising, ordering, greeting, warning, inviting and congratulating.

speech bubble speech bubbles n
Sprechblase
(comics) A rounded outline, containing words, representing speech in a comic.

speech community speech communities n
Sprachgemeinschaft
(linguistics) A group of people sharing a language, or a particular way of using that language

speech disorder speech disorders n
Sprachfehler
(pathology) Any mental or bodily malfunction that makes expressing oneself by speech difficult.

speech from the throne speeches from the throne n
Thronrede
A ceremonial event in some monarchies having parliamentary systems of government, occurring at the opening of a new parliamentary session or at some other interval, in which a king, queen, or designated official reads a prepared speech to the members of parliament outlining the government's agenda.

speech is silver, silence is golden proverb
Reden ist Silber, Schweigen ist Gold
(idiom) Not saying anything is often better than speaking too much or saying something inappropriate.

speech recognition n
Spracherkennung
(computing) The function of a front-end software system which processes input in the form of spoken language into a sequence of phonemes or characters, or into electronic commands for a computing system.

speechless /ˈspiːt͡ʃ.lɪs/ adj
sprachlos fassungslos stumm
Not speaking; not knowing what to say; silent, especially due to surprise, amazement, etc.

speechlessness speechlessnesses n
Sprachlosigkeit Stummheit
The state of being speechless.

speechwriter speechwriters n
Redenschreiber Redenschreiberin
someone who writes speeches for others, especially as a profession

speed /spiːd/ speeds n
Schnelligkeit Geschwindigkeit
The state of moving quickly or the capacity for rapid motion.
Geschwindigkeit Schnelligkeit
(mathematics, physics) The rate of motion or action, specifically the magnitude of the velocity; the rate distance is traversed in a given time.
Filmempfindlichkeit
(photography) The sensitivity to light of film, plates or sensor.
Amphe Pep Speed
(slang, uncountable) Amphetamine or any amphetamine-based drug (especially methamphetamine) used as a stimulant, especially illegally.

speed /spiːd/ v
rasen
To cause to make haste; to dispatch with celerity; to drive at full speed; hence, to hasten; to hurry.

speed bump speed bumps n
Bremsschwelle Bodenschwelle Fahrbahnschwelle Hubbel Verkehrshubbel
A traffic calming measure, consisting of a transverse ridge in the road, to limit the speed of vehicles.

speed camera speed cameras n
Blitzer Radarfalle Radarsäule Starenkasten
A roadside camera, triggered by a speeding vehicle, that takes a photograph of the offending vehicle and records its speed.

speed cushion speed cushions n
Berliner Kissen
A form of speed bump, often one of a series, that allows larger (especially emergency) vehicles to straddle them without slowing down

speed dating n
Speed-Dating
An organized event in which prospective romantic partners meet each other through a series of short one-to-one meetings

speed dial speed dials n
Kurzwahl
A function on some telephones allowing a phone number to be dialed by pressing only one or two keys.

speed limit speed limits n
Geschwindigkeitsbegrenzung Geschwindigkeitsbeschränkung Tempolimit
The maximum speed permitted by law for vehicles.

speed of light speeds of light n
Lichtgeschwindigkeit
(physics) The speed of electromagnetic radiation; in a perfect vacuum it is defined as 299,792,458 metres per second

speed of sound n
Schallgeschwindigkeit
(physics) The speed at which sound is propagated through some medium under specified conditions.

speed pedelec speed pedelecs n
S-Pedelec

speed skater speed skaters n
Eisschnellläufer Eisschnellläuferin
(skating) A person who competes in the sport of speed skating.

speed skating n
Eisschnelllauf
The sport of racing around an oval course, on ice skates.

speed up v
beschleunigen
(idiomatic, intransitive) To accelerate; to increase speed.

speedboat /ˈspidˌboʊt/ speedboats n
Motorboot
A fast boat, usually small (for 1-8 people).
Rennboot
A boat designed and built for racing.

speeder speeders n
Temposünder Temposünderin
One who speeds, or exceeds the maximum legal speed limit.

speeding /ˈspiːdɪŋ/ speedings n
Geschwindigkeitsüberschreitung
(uncountable) Driving faster than the legal speed limit.

speedometer /spiˈdɑ.mɪ.tɚ/ /spiːˈdɒm.ɪ.tə(ɹ)/ /spiːˈdɔm.ɪ.tə(ɹ)/ /spɪˈdɑ.mɪ.tɚ/ /spɪˈdɒm.ɪ.tə(ɹ)/ /spɪˈdɔm.ɪ.tə(ɹ)/ speedometers n
Tachometer Geschwindigkeitsmesser Tacho
An instrument located within the dashboard of a vehicle that measures and indicates the current speed of the vehicle.
Tachometer
Such a device incorporating an odometer.

speedrun /ˈspiːd.ɹʌn/ speedruns n
Speedrun
(video games) A playthrough of a computer or video game in which the whole game or a select part of it, such as a single level, is played with the intent of completing it as quickly as possible, optionally with certain prerequisites.

speedup speedups n
Beschleunigung
An amount or rate of decrease in time taken to do a certain amount of work.

speedwell /ˈspiːdˌwɛl/ speedwells n
Ehrenpreis
A plant of the genus Veronica

speedy /ˈspiː.di/ speedier speediest adj
schnell
Proceeding with or characterized by high speed; rapid.

speedy delete v
schnelllöschen
(WMF) To summarily delete one or more pages without having a discussion on whether to keep or to delete, almost always if the page is obviously worthy of uncontroversial deletion.

speleologist speleologists n
Speläologe Höhlenforscher Höhlenforscherin Speläologin
A person who studies or explores caves or studies the science of speleology.

speleology speleologies n
Höhlenforschung Höhlenkunde Speleologie Speläologie
The scientific study of caves.

speleothem /ˈspiː.li.əˌθɛm/ speleothems n
Speläothem
(geology) Any secondary mineral, deposited in a natural cave by the action of water.

spell /spɛl/ spells n
Zauber Zauberformel Zauberspruch Zauberwort
A magical effect or influence induced by an incantation or formula. [from 16th c.]
Weilchen Weile Zeitdauer kurze Periode
(colloquial) An indefinite period of time (usually with a qualifier); by extension, a relatively short distance. [from 18th c.]

spell /spɛl/ v
verzaubern
To put under the influence of a spell; to affect by a spell; to bewitch; to fascinate; to charm.
buchstabieren schreiben bilden ergeben
(intransitive, transitive, sometimes with “out”) To write or say the letters that form a word or part of a word. [from 16th c.]
abwechseln vertreten
(transitive) To work in place of (someone).
bilden ergeben buchstabieren
(transitive) Of letters: to compose (a word). [from 19th c.]
auf gut Deutsch gesagt entziffern klarmachen
(transitive, figuratively, with “out”) To clarify; to explain in detail. [from 20th c.]
bedeuten vorhersagen
(transitive) To indicate that (some event) will occur; typically followed by a single-word noun. [from 19th c.]

spell checker spell checkers n
Rechtschreibkorrekturprogramm Rechtschreibprogramm Rechtschreibprüfung
(computing) A software application that attempts to verify spelling in a document.

spellbound more spellbound most spellbound adj
bezaubert gebannt
Fascinated by something; entranced as if by a spell.

speller spellers n
Buchstabierer Buchstabiererin
A person who spells.
Fibel
(US) A book used to learn how to spell properly.
Korrekturprogramm Rechtschreibkorrekturprogramm Rechtschreibprogramm Rechtschreibprüfung
(computing) A spell checker.

spelling /ˈspɛlɪŋ/ spellings n
Rechtschreibung Buchstabieren Orthografie
(uncountable) The act, practice, ability, or subject of forming words with letters, or of reading the letters of words; orthography.
Rechtschreibung Orthografie
(uncountable) The manner of spelling of words; correct spelling.
Schreibweise Schreibung
(countable) A specific spelling of a word.

spelling alphabet spelling alphabets n
Buchstabieralphabet Buchstabiertafel
A set of code words that stand for the usual names of the letters of an alphabet, usually for clarity of communication when spelling out words, especially over the radio#Noun and especially despite any static#Noun thereon.

spelling bee spelling bees n
Buchstabierwettbewerb Rechtschreibwettbewerb
A spelling contest or competition where contestants, usually children, are asked to spell out words (orally, letter by letter); the individual or team spelling the most words correctly wins.

spelling pronunciation spelling pronunciations n
Buchstabenaussprache Schriftaussprache buchstabengetreue Aussprache
A pronunciation that has been modified from its traditional form in order to reflect the spelling of the word in question.

spelt /ˈspɛlt/ spelts n
Dinkel Spelz
A grain, considered either a subspecies of wheat, Triticum aestivum subsp. spelta, or a separate species Triticum spelta or Triticum dicoccon.

spelunker spelunkers n
Höhlenforscher Höhlenforscherin
(North America) One who explores caves; one who spelunks.

spelunking spelunkings n
Höhlenwandern
The practice or hobby of exploring underground caverns.

spend /spɛnd/ v
ausgeben spendieren
(ambitransitive) To pay out (money).
aufzehren erschöpfen verbrauchen
To exhaust, to wear out.
verbringen ausgeben
To consume, to use up (time).

spend time v
Zeit verbringen
To dedicate time to an activity.

spending power n
Kaufkraft
(economics) The income available to households for spending.

spending spree spending sprees n
Kaufrausch
An expensive series of purchases made in a short time.

spendthrift /ˈspɛn(d)ˌθɹɪft/ /ˈspɛn(d)θɹɪft/ more spendthrift most spendthrift adj
verschwenderisch
Improvident, profligate, or wasteful. [from late 16th c.]

spendthrift /ˈspɛn(d)ˌθɹɪft/ /ˈspɛn(d)θɹɪft/ spendthrifts n
Verschwender Verschwenderin Prasser Prasserin
Someone who spends money improvidently or wastefully.

spent /ˈspɛnt/ adj
aufgebraucht entleert leer
Consumed, used up, exhausted, depleted.

sperm /spɜɹm/ /spɜːm/ sperm sperms n
Samenzelle Spermium
(countable) The reproductive cell or gamete of the male; a spermatozoon.
Sperma
(uncountable, slang) Semen; the generative substance of male animals.

sperm bank sperm banks n
Samenbank
(medicine) A place where sperm from donors is stored for future use in artificial insemination.

sperm donor sperm donors n
Samenspender
A man who donates sperm, usually anonymously, to a sperm bank or fertility clinic.

sperm whale sperm whales n
Pottwal
A whale (Physeter catodon, syn. Physeter macrocephalus), the largest of the toothed whales.

spermaceti /spɚməˈsiːti/ /spɚməˈsɛti/ /spɚməˈsɪti/ /ˌspɜːməˈsiːti/ n
Spermazet Walrat
A wax obtained from the head of sperm whales and used to make cosmetics etc.

spermatogenesis spermatogeneses n
Spermatogenese
The process of sperm production in the testes.

spermatozoon /ˌspɜːmətə(ʊ)ˈzəʊɒn/ spermatozoa n
Spermium Samenzelle
(cytology) A reproductive cell or gamete of a male, carried in semen, that fertilizes an ovum to produce a zygote.

spessartine spessartines n
Spessartin
(mineral) A type of garnet, a neosilicate of manganese and aluminium with the chemical formula Mn32+Al2(SiO4)3.

spew /spjuː/ v
erbrechen kotzen
(intransitive, informal) To vomit.

sphalerite /ˈsfeɪ.lə.ˌɹaɪt/ /ˈsfæl.ə.ˌɹaɪt/ sphalerites n
Sphalerit Zinkblende
(mineral) A yellow, brown or black, sometimes red, green white or colorless mineral with cubic crystals, of a chemical formula (Zn,Fe)S, often containing also minor metals, such as cadmium, gallium, germanium and indium.

sphenoid bone sphenoid bones n
Keilbein
A compound bone at the base of the skull behind the eyes.

sphere /sfɪə(ɹ)/ /sfɪɚ/ spheres n
Kugel Sphäre
An object which appears to be bounded by a sphere; a round object, a ball. [from 14th c.]
(logic, dated) The domain of reference of a proposition, subject, or predicate, or the totality of the particular subjects to which it applies.
Sphäre Bereich Kugel
(figuratively) The region in which something or someone is active; one's province, domain. [from 17th c.]

sphere of influence spheres of influence n
Einflussbereich Einflussphäre
(figurative, by extension) A concept division over which a person, organization, etc. exerts control.

sphere packing sphere packings n
Kugelpackung
(mathematics) The arranging of non-overlapping spheres in space

spherical /sfiːɹɪkəl/ /sfɛɹɪkəl/ more spherical most spherical adj
sphärisch kugelförmig kugelig
(geometry) Shaped like a sphere.
kugelförmig sphärisch
(astrology) Of or relating to the heavenly orbs, or to the sphere or spheres in which, according to ancient astronomy and astrology, they were set.

spherical geometry spherical geometries n
Geometrie auf der Kugel Kugelgeometrie sphärische Geometrie
(geometry, uncountable) The geometry of the 2-dimensional surface of a sphere;(countable) a given geometry of the surface of a sphere; a geometry of the surface of a given sphere, regarded as distinct from that of other spheres.

spherical triangle spherical triangles n
Kugeldreieck
(geometry, spherical geometry) A triangle, described on the surface of the sphere, whose each side is an arc of some great circle.

sphericity sphericities n
Kugelförmigkeit
(chiefly, uncountable) The quality of being spherical, being a sphere.
Sphärizität
(geometry, countable) The ratio of the surface area of a given particle to the surface area of a sphere with the same volume.

spherosome spherosomes n
Oleosom
(biology) A small plant organelle that stores fat

sphincter /ˈsfɪŋk.tɚ/ sphincters n
Schließmuskel Sphinkter

sphinx /ˈsfɪŋks/ sphinges sphinxes n
Sphinx
(mythology) A creature with the head of a person and the body of an animal (commonly a lion).
A person who keeps his/her thoughts and intentions secret; an enigmatic or impassive person.

sphragistics /sfrəˈd͡ʒɪstɪks/ n
Sphragistik
The study of seals, especially those attached to documents

sphygmomanometer /ˌsfɪɡmoʊməˈnɑmɪtɚ/ /ˌsfɪɡməʊməˈnɒmɪtə/ sphygmomanometers n
Blutdruckmessgerät
A device used to measure blood pressure.

spice /spaɪs/ spices n
Gewürz Würze
(countable, uncountable) Aromatic or pungent plant matter (usually dried) used to season or flavour food.
Gewürz
(uncountable) The quality of being spicy.

spice /spaɪs/ v
würzen
(transitive) To add spice or spices to; season.

spice up v
aufpeppen
To enhance the flavor of something by adding spice to it.
(transitive, informal) To make more exotic, fun or extravagant.

spiciness spicinesses n
Schärfe
The property of being spicy.

spick-and-span more spick-and-span most spick-and-span adj
blitzblank picobello
(idiomatic) Clean, spotless.

spicule spicules n
Nadel
A sharp, needle-like piece.

spicy /ˈspaɪsi/ spicier spiciest adj
würzig pikant gewürzt
Of, pertaining to, or containing spice.
scharf
(informal, of flavors) Provoking a burning sensation due to the presence of capsaicin.
scharf würzig
(of flavors or odors) Tangy, zesty, or pungent.
pikant
(internet slang) Risqué, sexy, racy; mildly pornographic.

spider /ˈspaɪ̯də/ /ˈspaɪ̯dɚ/ [ˈspʌɪ̯ɾə(ɹ)] spiders n
Spinne
Any of various eight-legged, predatory arthropods, of the order Araneae, most of which spin webs to catch prey.

spiderweb /ˈspaɪ̯dəwɛb/ spiderwebs n
Spinnennetz Spinnwebe Spinngewebe Spinnengewebe
The net-like construct of a spider containing sticky strands to catch prey.

spiderwort spiderworts n
Dreimasterblume
A perennial plant of the Tradescantia genus, found in clumps in woodland and meadow.

spiel /spiːl/ /ʃpiːl/ spiels n
Geschwafel Schwafelei langes Gerede
A lengthy and extravagant speech or argument usually intended to persuade.

spiff /spɪf/ spiffs n
Herausgeputztheit adrettes Auftreten gute Aufmachung
(uncountable) Attractiveness or charm in dress, appearance, or manner.
Verkaufsprämie
(countable, commerce, slang) A bonus or other remuneration, given for reaching a sales goal or promoting the goods of a particular manufacturer. Originally from textile retailing, a percentage given for selling off surplus or out-of-fashion stock, of which the sales person could offer part as a discount to a customer.

spiff /spɪf/ v
herausputzen
(transitive, informal) (usually with up or out) To make spiffy (attractive, polished, or up-to-date)
(transitive, commerce, slang) To attach a spiff or bonus to the selling of (a product)

spiff up v
aufbretzeln aufpolieren

spiffy /ˈspɪfi/ spiffier spiffiest adj
schick
(informal) Dapper; fine or neat, especially in style of clothing or other appearance.

spigot /ˈspɪ.kət/ /ˈspɪ.ɡət/ spigots n
Zapfhahn
The plug of a faucet, tap or cock.

spike /spaɪk/ spikes n
Nagel Spitze
A sort of very large nail.
Spitze Stachel
(by extension) Anything resembling such a nail in shape.
Ähre Getreideähre
An ear of corn or grain.
Ähre
(botany) A kind of inflorescence in which sessile flowers are arranged on an unbranched elongated axis.
Nadel Spitze
A surge in power or in the price of a commodity, etc.; any sudden and brief change that would be represented by a sharp peak on a graph.
Schmetterball
(volleyball) An attack from, usually, above the height of the net performed with the intent to send the ball straight to the floor of the opponent or off the hands of the opposing block.

spike /spaɪk/ v
in die Höhe schießen
To increase sharply.

spike addition /spʌɪk əˈdɪʃ(ə)n/ spike additions n
Standard-Addition
(chemistry) A calibration technique for quantification that involves adding known amounts of a substance to an aliquot of an analyte.

spike heel spike heels n
Pfennigabsatz Bleistiftabsatz
A very tall, narrow heel on a shoe.
Stiletto Stöckelschuh
A shoe with such a heel.

spike strip spike strips n
Nagelsperre

spikelet spikelets n
Ährchen
(botany) A small, or secondary spike, especially one of many in the inflorescence of a grass or sedge.

spikenard /ˈspaɪknɑː(ɹ)d/ /ˈspɪknæɹd/ /ˈspɪknɑːɹd/ /ˈspɪknəɹd/ spikenards n
Narde indische Narde

spiky /ˈspaɪ.ki/ spikier spikiest adj
stachelig stachlig
Having spikes, spiny.

spill /spɪl/ v
verschütten schütten
(transitive) To drop something so that it spreads out or makes a mess; to accidentally pour.
beschädigen ruinieren verderben vergeuden versauen verschwenden
To mar; to damage; to destroy by misuse; to waste.
beschädigen fallen lassen ruinieren verderben vergeigen vergeuden
(obsolete, intransitive) To be destroyed, ruined, or wasted; to come to ruin; to perish; to waste.
vergießen verschwenden verschütten
(transitive) To cause to flow out and be lost or wasted; to shed.

spill the beans /spɪl ðə biːnz/ v
alles verraten auspacken ausplaudern
(intransitive, idiomatic) To reveal a secret; to disclose.

spillikins n
Mikado
A game in which players attempt to remove flat, carved sticks of ivory or wood (the individual spillikins of meaning 1) from a scattered pile without disturbing any stick other than the one currently being removed.

spillproof more spillproof most spillproof adj
verschüttsicher

spin /spɪn/ spins n
Spin
(physics) A quantum angular momentum associated with subatomic particles, which also creates a magnetic moment.
Beschönigung Schönfärberei Zurechtlegung passende Auslegung
(countable, uncountable) A favourable comment or interpretation intended to bias opinion on an otherwise unpleasant situation.
Trudeln Drall
(aviation) A condition of flight where a stalled aircraft is simultaneously pitching, yawing, and rolling in a spinning motion.
Spritztour
A brief trip by vehicle, especially one made for pleasure.

spin /spɪn/ v
drehen
rotieren schleudern
(ergative) To rotate, revolve, gyrate (usually quickly); to partially or completely rotate to face another direction.
spinnen
(transitive) To make yarn by twisting and winding fibers together.
beschönigen positiv darstellen schönreden
(figurative) To present, describe, or interpret, or to introduce a bias or slant, so as to give something a favorable or advantageous appearance.

spin doctor spin doctors n
Imageberater PR-Berater Schönredner Spindoktor Tatsachenbeschöniger
(business, politics) A person employed to gloss over a poor public image (or present it in a better light) in business and politics, especially after unfavourable results have been achieved. A lobbyist; PR person.

spin the bottle n
Flaschendrehen
(games) A party game in which the players sit in a circle and spin a bottle in the middle, having to kiss (or perform some other dare with) the person at whom the bottle points when it stops.

spin-off spin-offs n
Ableger
(fiction) A fictional work where the protagonist was introduced in a preceding work or at least shares the same setting, often in a different aspect.
Ableger Spin-off
The formation of a subsidiary company that continues the operations of part of the parent company; the company so formed.

spina bifida /ˈspaɪnə ˈbɪfɪdə/ n
Spina bifida
(pathology) A birth defect resulting in a cleft in the spinal column through which the spinal membranes and spinal cord may protrude. It is characterised by hydrocephalus and other neurological disorders.

spinach /ˈspɪnɪd͡ʒ/ /ˈspɪnɪt͡ʃ/ spinaches n
Spinat
A particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea, or its leaves.

spinal canal spinal canals n
Spinalkanal
(anatomy) The canal which runs down through the vertebrae and contains the spinal cord and spinal meninges.

spinal cord spinal cords n
Rückenmark Myelon
(anatomy) A thick, whitish cord of nerve tissue which is a major part of the vertebrate central nervous system. It extends from the brain stem down through the spine, with nerves branching off to various parts of the body.

spinal nerve spinal nerves n
Spinalnerv
(neuroanatomy) Any of the 31 paired nerves that originate from the spinal cord.

spinal tap spinal taps n
Lumbalpunktion
(medicine, colloquial) Lumbar puncture (LP).

spindle /ˈspɪndəl/ spindles n
Spindel Handspindel
(spinning) A rod used for spinning and then winding fibres (especially wool), usually consisting of a shaft and a circular whorl positioned at either the upper or lower end of the shaft when suspended vertically from the forming thread.
Spindel
A rod which turns, or on which something turns.
A rotary axis of a machine tool or power tool.
Spindelstrauch
Certain of the species of the genus Euonymus, originally used for making the spindles used for spinning wool.

spindly spindlier spindliest adj
dürr
Characteristic of a spindle; slender and of weak appearance.

spindrift /ˈspɪndɹɪft/ /ˈspɪnˌdɹɪft/ spindrifts n
Gischt
(nautical) Sea spray (clouds of water droplets) blown from the tops of waves by the wind and whipped along the surface of the sea.

spine /spaɪn/ spines n
Rückgrat
(figurative) Courage or assertiveness.
Rückgrat Wirbelsäule
Something resembling a backbone, such as a ridge, or a long, central structure from which other structures radiate.
Buchrücken Rücken
The narrow, bound edge of a book that encloses the inner edges of the pages, facing outwards when the book is on a shelf and typically bearing the title and the author's and publisher's name.
Dorn Stachel
(zootomy, botany) A pointed, fairly rigid protuberance or needlelike structure on an animal, shell, or plant.

spinel /spɪˈnɛl/ /ˈspɪn.əl/ spinels n
Spinell
(mineral) Any of several hard minerals of cubic symmetry that are mixed oxides of magnesium and aluminium and are used as gemstones of various colours.

spineless more spineless most spineless adj
rückgratlos stachellos
Having no spines, prickles, or thorns.
Having no spinal column.
rückgratlos willenlos
Cowardly, uncourageous; lacking character.

spinelessness /ˈspɑɪn.ləs.nəs/ n
Rückgratlosigkeit Willenlosigkeit
The state or quality of being spineless (not having a spine (literally or figuratively)); cowardice.

spinet /spɪˈnɛt/ /ˈspɪn.ɪt/ spinets n
Spinett
(musical instruments) A short, compact harpsichord or piano.

spinner /ˈspɪnɚ/ spinners n
Spinner Spinnerin
Agent noun of spin; someone or something who spins.
Spinner
(computing, graphical user interface) An input control for entering a number, with accompanying arrowed buttons that increase or decrease the value.

spinner dolphin spinner dolphins n
Spinnerdelfin
A species of small dolphin (Stenella longirostris).

spinneret spinnerets n
Spinnwarze
The organ a spider uses to spin its web.

spinning jenny spinning jennies n
Feinspinnmaschine Jenny-Maschine
(historical) An early spinning machine having multiple spools.

spinning mule spinning mules n
Spinning Mule
A machine that spins thread from fibres.

spinning top spinning tops n
Kreisel Brummkreisel
A toy with a tapering point that can be made to spin on its axis, either with a built-in pump-action handle, with the fingers or with a string.

spinning wheel spinning wheels n
Spinnrad
A domestic device for making yarn or thread; having a single spindle and a wheel driven by hand or foot.

spinor /spɪnɔɹ/ spinors n
Spinor
(algebra) An element of the fundamental representation of a Clifford algebra that transforms to its negative when the space is rotated through a complete turn from 0° to 360°.

spinous process spinous processes n
Dornfortsatz
(anatomy) A bony process of a vertebra that projects posteriorly from the neural arch and serves as attachment for muscles and ligaments.

spinster /ˈspɪnstə/ /ˈspɪnstɚ/ spinsters n
alte Jungfer Junggesellin unverheiratete Frau
(sometimes, derogatory) A woman who has never been married, especially one past the typical marrying age according to social traditions.

spintronics n
Spintronik
(physics) The storage and transfer of information using the spin state of electrons as well as their charge.

spiny dogfish spiny dogfish n
Dornhai
Squalus acanthias, one of the best known of the dogfish which are members of the family Squalidae in the order Squaliformes

spiny lobster spiny lobsters n
Languste
a crustacean superficially resembling a true lobster, belonging to the family Palinuridae.

spiny-tailed lizard spiny-tailed lizards n
Dornschwanzagame
Any lizard of the genus Uromastyx.

spiracle /ˈspɪɹəkəl/ spiracles n
Saugloch Spritzloch Atemloch
A pore or opening used (especially by arthropods and some fish) for respiration.
Atemloch
The blowhole of a whale, dolphin or other similar species.
Kellerfenster
Any small aperture or vent for air or other fluid.

spiral /ˈspaɪɹəl/ spirals n
Spirale
(geometry) A curve that is the locus of a point that rotates about a fixed point while continuously increasing its distance from that point.
Helix
(informal) A helix.

spiral staircase spiral staircases n
Wendeltreppe
A staircase in the form of a helix.

spire /spaɪə/ /ˈspaɪ.ə/ /ˈspaɪ.ɚ/ spires n
Turmspitze Turmhelm
(architectural element) A tapering structure built on a roof or tower, especially as one of the central architectural features of a church or cathedral roof. [from 16th c.]

spirit /ˈspiɹɪt/ /ˈspɪɹɪt/ spirits n
Geist
The soul of a person or other creature.
A supernatural being, often but not exclusively without physical form; ghost, fairy, angel.
Enthusiasm.
Stimmung Geist
The manner or style of something.
Sprit Schnaps Alkohol
(usually, in the plural) A volatile liquid, such as alcohol. The plural form spirits is a generic term for distilled alcoholic beverages.

spirit duplicator spirit duplicators n
Matrizendrucker Spiritusdrucker
(historical, printing) An early document copier using alcohol-based solvents.

spirit level spirit levels n
Wasserwaage
(tool) A tool employing a chamber with a colored liquid (usually alcohol, hence spirit) and an air bubble, used to determine a horizontal or vertical reference line.

spirit way spirit ways n
Seelenweg
An ornate road leading to the Chinese tomb of a major dignitary.

spiritual /ˈspɪɹɪtjʊəl/ /ˈspɪɹɪtʃʊəl/ /ˈspɪɹɪt͡ʃuəl/ /ˈspɪɹɪ̈t͡ʃul̩/ more spiritual most spiritual adj
geistig geistlich
Of or pertaining to the spirit or the soul.

spiritualism /ˈspɪɹɪtjuəlɪzəm/ /ˈspɪɹɪt͡ʃuəlɪzəm/ /ˈspɪɹɪt͡ʃəlɪzəm/ spiritualisms n
Spiritualismus
(philosophy) A doctrine, opposing materialism, that claims transcendency of the divine being, the altogether spiritual character of reality and the value of inwardness of consciousness.
Spiritismus
A belief that the dead communicate with the living, especially through a medium. Used in a broader sense than spiritism/Kardecism.

spiritualist more spiritualist most spiritualist adj
spiritualistisch
Pertaining to spiritualism; spiritualistic.

spiritualist spiritualists n
Spiritualist Spiritualistin
One who practises spiritism (a.k.a. spiritualism); a believer in the possibility of communication with the dead; one who attempts to communicate with the dead.

spirituality /ˌspɪɹ.ə.t͡ʃuˈæl.ə.tɪ/ /ˌspɪɹ.ɪ.t͡ʃʉˈæl.ə.tɪ/ [ˌspɪɹ.ə.t͡ʃuˈæl.ə.ɾɪ] [ˌspɪɹ.ɪ.t͡ʃʉˈæl.ə.ɾɪ] spiritualities n
Spiritualität Geistigkeit
Concern for that which is unseen and intangible, as opposed to physical or mundane.

spirulina /ˌspaɪɹəˈliːnə/ /ˌspɪɹjʊˈliːnə/ /ˌspɪɹəˈliːnə/ n
Spirulina
A food supplement prepared from blue-green algae of the genus Arthrospira found in soda lakes.

spit /spɪt/ spits n
Spieß
A thin metal or wooden rod on which meat is skewered for cooking, often over a fire.
Spucke Speichel
(uncountable) Saliva, especially when expectorated.
Spaten Spatentiefe
The depth to which the blade of a spade goes into the soil when it is used for digging; a layer of soil of the depth of a spade's blade.
Nehrung Landzunge
A generally low, narrow, pointed, usually sandy peninsula.
Nieselregen Spritzer Sprühregen
(countable) An instance of spitting; specifically, a light fall of rain or snow.
Durchmarsch Schlemm
(uncountable) Synonym of slam (“card game”)

spit /spɪt/ v
spucken
(ambitransitive) To evacuate (saliva or another substance) from the mouth, etc.
aufspießen
(transitive) To use a spit to cook; to attend to food that is cooking on a spit.

spit it out v
spuck's aus
(informal, often, imperative) To overcome reluctance to say something particular or to speak in general.

spit roast spit roasts n
Spießbraten Spießgrillen
The technique of roasting an animal, such as a pig, over a fire, where the cook sticks a wooden/metal rod through the animal and sets the ends on two sticks to suspend the animal over the fire.

spit wad spit wads n
Spucke
A wad of spittle that has been spat by someone.

spitchcock /ˈspɪt͡ʃkɒk/ /ˈspɪt͡ʃˌkɑk/ spitchcocks n
Brataal
(obsolete) A method of cooking an eel (or occasionally some other fish) by splitting it along the back, cutting it into pieces, and broiling or frying it. [late 16th – 18th c.]
(by extension, archaic, or, obsolete) An eel (or other fish) prepared in this way. [from early 17th c.]

spite /spaɪt/ spites n
Boshaftigkeit Gehässigkeit
Ill will or hatred toward another, accompanied with the desire to unjustifiably irritate, annoy, or thwart; a want to disturb or put out another; mild malice
Ärgernis
(obsolete) Vexation; chagrin; mortification.

spite /spaɪt/ v
es heimzahlen misshandeln ärgern
(transitive) To treat maliciously; to try to hurt or thwart.
hassen
(transitive, obsolete) To be angry at; to hate.
ärgern
(transitive) To fill with spite; to offend; to vex.

spiteful more spiteful most spiteful spitefuller spitefullest adj
boshaft gehässig
Filled with, or showing, spite; having a desire to annoy or harm.

spitefulness spitefulnesses n
Boshaftigkeit Bosheit Gehässigkeit
(uncountable) The state or quality of being spiteful.
Boshaftigkeit Bosheit Gehässigkeit Gemeinheit Niedertracht Niederträchtigkeit
(countable) The result or product of being spiteful.

spitting cobra spitting cobras n
Speikobra
Any of various cobras of the genus Naja that can spit venom.

spitting image /ˈspɪtɪŋ ˈɪmɪdʒ/ spitting images n
Ebenbild
(colloquial) The exact likeness (of someone).

spitting spider spitting spiders n
Leimschleuderspinne Speispinne
Any spider from the family Scytodidae. These spiders catch their prey by spitting an immobilizing fluid at them.

spittle /ˈspɪ.t(ə)l/ spittles n
Spucke
Spit, usually frothy and of a milky coloration.

spittoon /spɪˈtuːn/ spittoons n
Spucknapf
A receptacle for spit.

spitz /spɪts/ spitzes n
Spitz
Any of several Nordic breeds of dog such as the Pomeranian or Samoyed

splash /splæʃ/ splashes n
Spritzen
(onomatopoeia) The sound made by an object hitting a liquid.

splash /splæʃ/ v
plätschern platschen
To hit or agitate liquid so that part of it separates from the principal liquid mass.

splash down splash downs n
Wasserung

splash screen splash screens n
Startbildschirm
(graphical user interface) An initial screen displayed by an application, usually containing a logo, version information, and a copyright notice.

splashback splashbacks n
Küchenrückwand Spritzschutz Spritzwand
(countable) A shield of an easily-cleaned material, such as those placed behind an oven top or kitchen sink and at industrial facilities, construction sites, etc, in order to catch splashes of liquid.

splay /spleɪ/ splays n
Abkantung Abschrägung
A bevel, slant, or slope, especially of the frame or jamb of a door or window, by which an opening is made larger at one face of the wall than at the other, or larger at each of the faces than it is between them.

splay /spleɪ/ v
spreizen
To spread, spread apart, or spread out (something); to expand.

spleen /spliːn/ spleens n
Milz Groll Trübsinn
(anatomy, immunology) In vertebrates, including humans, a ductless vascular gland, located in the left upper abdomen near the stomach, which destroys old red blood cells, removes debris from the bloodstream, acts as a reservoir of blood, and produces lymphocytes.
(archaic, except in the set phrase "to vent one's spleen") A bad mood; spitefulness.
Milz
(obsolete, rare) A sudden motion or action; a fit; a freak; a whim.
(obsolete) Melancholy; hypochondriacal affections.
A fit of immoderate laughter or merriment.

spleenwort spleenworts n
Streifenfarn
Any of a number of types of ferns in the genus Asplenium.

splendid /ˈsplɛndɪd/ more splendid most splendid splendider splendidest adj
glänzend
Possessing or displaying splendor; shining; very bright.
prächtig
Gorgeous; magnificent; sumptuous; of remarkable beauty.
hervorragend
Brilliant, excellent, of a very high standard.

splendor /ˈsplɛndə/ /ˈsplɛndɚ/ splendors n
Pracht
Magnificent appearance, display or grandeur.

splenectomy splenectomies n
Splenektomie Milzentfernung
(surgery) The surgical removal of the spleen.

splenetic /spləˈnɛtɪk/ more splenetic most splenetic adj
Milz- splenisch
(biology) Related to the spleen.

splenomegaly splenomegalies n
Splenomegalie
(pathology) An enlargement of the spleen.

splice /splaɪs/ splices n
Verbindung
(nautical) A junction or joining of ropes made by splicing them together.

splice /splaɪs/ v
spleißen
To unite, as two ropes, or parts of a rope, by a particular manner of interweaving the strands, the union being between two ends, or between an end and the body of a rope.

spliff /splɪf/ spliffs n
Joint
(slang, Jamaica, UK, AU) A cannabis cigarette.

spline /splaɪn/ splines n
Polynomzug Spline Straklatte
A flexible strip of metal or other material, that may be bent into a curve and used in a similar manner to a ruler to draw smooth curves between points.
Polynomzug Spline
(mathematics, computing) Any of a number of smooth curves used to join points.

splint /splɪnt/ splints n
Protrusionsschiene
(dentistry) A dental device applied consequent to undergoing orthodontia.
Gipsschiene Schiene
(medicine) A device to immobilize a body part.

splinter /ˈsplɪn.tə(ɹ)/ /ˈsplɪn.tɚ/ /ˈsplɪnɚ/ [ˈsplɪɾ̃ɚ] splinters n
Splitter Spreißel Schiefer Splinter
A long, sharp fragment of material, often wood.
Splittergruppe
A group that formed by splitting off from a larger membership.

splinter /ˈsplɪn.tə(ɹ)/ /ˈsplɪn.tɚ/ /ˈsplɪnɚ/ [ˈsplɪɾ̃ɚ] v
zersplittern
(intransitive) To come apart into long sharp fragments.
(transitive) To cause to break apart into long sharp fragments.
(figuratively, of a group) To break, or cause to break, into factions.

splinter group splinter groups n
Splittergruppe
A group of members of a political party or of a similar organisation who have decided to create their own organisation.

split /splɪt/ adj
gespalten
Divided.

split /splɪt/ splits n
Riss Spalt
A crack or longitudinal fissure.
Spaltung
A breach or separation, as in a political party; a division.
Spagat
A piece that is split off, or made thin, by splitting; a splinter; a fragment.
A split shot or split stroke.

split /splɪt/ v
spalten
(transitive, ergative, of something solid) To divide fully or partly along a more or less straight line.
(intransitive, of something solid, particularly wood) To break along the grain fully or partly along a more or less straight line.
verteilen aufteilen
(transitive) To share; to divide.
(intransitive) To burst out laughing.
abhauen
(transitive, intransitive, slang) To leave.
trennen
(intransitive, of a couple) To separate.

split end split ends n
Spliss
A hair which has split at the end, usually from dryness or poor nutrition.

split hairs n
Haarspalterei
(idiomatic) Tedious details; minutiae.

split hairs v
Haarspalterei betreiben Haare spalten
(idiomatic) To consider or argue about fine details; to worry about minutiae.

split infinitive /-nə-/ /splɪt ɪnˈfɪnɪtɪv/ split infinitives n
getrennter Infinitiv
(grammar) An infinitive with one or more modifiers inserted between the to and the verb.

split one's sides v
sich schlapplachen sich totlachen
(intransitive, idiomatic) To laugh hysterically.

split pea split peas n
Schälerbse
(botany, culinary) An agricultural or culinary preparation consisting of the dried, peeled, and split seeds of Pisum sativum, the pea.

split pin split pins n
Splint
A metal fastener with two tines, the ends of which project through an object being fastened and are bent back to hold it in place.
Musterbeutelklammer
A stationery fastener that is inserted into punched holes in a stack of paper before being bent to secure them.

split-second split-seconds n
Sekundenbruchteile
The nick of time; a brief moment.

splits n
Spagat
(dance, cheerleading, gymnastics) A maneuver in which the legs are extended straight out and perpendicular to the body, either to the sides or in front and behind.

splitting field splitting fields n
Zerfällungskörper
(algebra, Galois theory) (of a polynomial) Given a polynomial p over a field K, the smallest extension field L of K such that p, as a polynomial over L, decomposes into linear factors (polynomials of degree 1); (of a set of polynomials) given a set P of polynomials over K, the smallest extension field of K over which every polynomial in P decomposes into linear factors.

splurge /splɜːd͡ʒ/ /splɝd͡ʒ/ splurges n
Angeberei Protz Protzen Protzerei
An extravagant or ostentatious display. [from 1828]
Geldverjubeln Prassen Verschwendung verschwenderisches Ausgeben
An extravagant indulgence; a spending spree. [from 1928]

splurge /splɜːd͡ʒ/ /splɝd͡ʒ/ v
ergießen
(ambitransitive) To (cause to) gush; to flow or move in a rush.
prassen verprassen verschwenden
(ambitransitive) To spend lavishly or extravagantly, especially money. [from 1911]

splutter /ˈsplʌtə/ /ˈsplʌtɚ/ [-ɾɚ] v
stottern
To speak hurriedly, and confusedly or unclearly.

spodumene /ˈspɔdjumin/ spodumenes n
Spodumen
(mineral) The mineral lithium aluminium inosilicate (LiAl(SiO3)2), a pyroxene and ore of lithium, sometimes regarded as a gemstone, which may be greenish, yellowish or pinkish in appearance.

spoil /spɔɪl/ spoils n
Beute
(Also in plural: spoils) Plunder taken from an enemy or victim.
Abraum Aushub Schotter
(uncountable) Material (such as rock or earth) removed in the course of an excavation, or in mining or dredging. Tailings. Such material could be utilised somewhere else.

spoil /spɔɪl/ v
plündern
(transitive, archaic) To strip (someone who has been killed or defeated) of their arms or armour. [from 14th c.]
(transitive, archaic) To strip or deprive (someone) of their possessions; to rob, despoil. [from 14th c.]
verderben ruinieren kaputtmachen
(transitive) To ruin; to damage (something) in some way making it unfit for use. [from 16th c.]
verwöhnen verziehen verderben ruinieren kaputtmachen
(transitive) To ruin the character of, by overindulgence; to coddle or pamper to excess. [from 17th c.]
verderben schlecht werden
(intransitive) Of food, to become bad, sour or rancid; to decay. [from 17th c.]
den Spaß verderben spoilern
(transitive) To reveal the ending or major events of (a story etc.); to ruin (a surprise) by exposing it ahead of time.

spoiled /spɔɪld/ more spoiled most spoiled adj
verdorben
(of food) That has deteriorated to the point of no longer being usable or edible.
verwöhnt verzogen
(of a person, usually a child) Having a selfish or greedy character due to pampering.

spoiler /ˈspɔɪ.lə/ /ˈspɔɪ.lɚ/ spoilers n
Spoiler
A document, review or comment that discloses the ending or some key surprise or twist in a story, or the internal rules controlling the behaviour of a video game, etc. [from 1970s]
(automotive) A device to reduce lift and increase downforce.
Störklappe
(aeronautics) A device to reduce lift and increase drag.

spoils /spɔɪlz/ n
Beute
That which is taken from another by violence; especially, the plunder taken from an enemy; pillage, booty.

spoils of war n
Kriegsbeute Siegesbeute
Any profits extracted as the result of winning a war or other military activity.

spoilsport /ˈspɔɪl.spɔɹt/ /ˈspɔɪl.spɔːt/ more spoilsport most spoilsport adj
Spielverderber Spaßbremse Spaßverderber Spaßverderberin Spielverderberin
Like a spoilsport.

spoilt /spɔɪlt/ more spoilt most spoilt adj
verdorben
Of food, that has deteriorated to the point of no longer being usable or edible.
verwöhnt verzogen
(of a person, usually a child) Having a selfish or greedy character, especially due to pampering

spoilt for choice more spoilt for choice most spoilt for choice adj
die Qual der Wahl haben
Having such a selection of good choices that deciding which one to pick is difficult.

spoke /spəʊk/ spokes n
Speiche
A stick inserted into the wheel of a vehicle to keep the wheel from turning.

spoke wrench spoke wrenches n
Speichenschlüssel
A wrench or tool used to adjust the tension in the spokes of a tension-spoked wheel, such as a typical bicycle wheel.

spoken /ˈspoʊkən/ more spoken most spoken adj
gesprochen
Relating to speech

spokeshave spokeshaves n
Schinder Schabhobel Schweifhobel
A hand tool, mainly for woodworking, used to shape and smooth rods and shafts; often used in carving wheel spokes, chair legs, or arrows.

spokesman spokesmen n
Wortführer Sprecher
One who speaks as the voice of another person or a group of people.

spokesmodel spokesmodels n
Gesicht der Kampagne Gesicht der Marke
(sometimes derogatory) A spokesperson hired based on appearance or celebrity rather than credibility.

spokesperson /ˈspəʊkspɜːɹsən/ spokespeople spokespersons n
Wortführer Sprecher Sprecherin Wortführerin
A person who acts as the voice of another person or a group of people.

spokeswoman spokeswomen n
Sprecherin Wortführer
A woman who speaks as the voice of a group of people.

spoliation /ˌspəʊliˈeɪʃən/ spoliations n
Beweisvereitelung
(legal) The intentional destruction of or tampering with (a document) in such way as to impair evidentiary effect.

spondee /ˈspɒndi/ spondees n
Spondeus
(poetry) A word or metrical foot of two syllables, either both long or both stressed.

sponge /spʌnd͡ʒ/ sponges n
Schwamm Badeschwamm
(countable) Any of various marine invertebrates of the phylum Porifera, that have a porous skeleton often of silica.
(countable) A piece of porous material used for washing (originally made from the invertebrates, now often made of plastic).
Schnorrer
(slang) A person who takes advantage of the generosity of others (abstractly imagined to absorb or soak up the money or efforts of others like a sponge).

sponge /spʌnd͡ʒ/ v
schnorren
(intransitive, slang) To take advantage of the kindness of others.

sponge cake sponge cakes n
Biskuit Biskuitkuchen Biskuitmasse
A light, soft, baked dessert (commonly layered with cream and jam) that is typically made with flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs, and has a firm, yet well aerated structure, similar to that of a sea sponge.

sponge cloth n
Schwammtuch

spongelike more spongelike most spongelike adj
schwammartig
Like a sponge; spongy.

sponger /ˈspʌnd͡ʒɚ/ spongers n
Schnorrer
One who uses a sponge.

spongy /ˈspʌnd͡ʒi/ spongier spongiest adj
schwammartig schwammig
Having the characteristics of a sponge, namely being absorbent, squishy or porous.

sponsor /ˈspɑn.sɚ/ /ˈspɒn.sə/ sponsoress sponsors n
Sponsor Sponsorin
A person or organisation with some sort of responsibility for another person or organisation, especially where the responsibility has a religious, legal, or financial aspect.
One that pays all or part of the cost of an event, a publication, or a media program, usually in exchange for advertising time.

sponsor /ˈspɑn.sɚ/ /ˈspɒn.sə/ v
sponsern
(transitive) To be a sponsor for.

sponsorship sponsorships n
Sponsoring
(uncountable) The state or practice of being a sponsor.

spontaneity /ˈspɒn.tə.neɪ.ə.ti/ spontaneities n
Spontaneität Spontanität
(uncountable) The quality of being spontaneous.
Laune
(countable) Spontaneous behaviour.

spontaneous /spɑnˈteɪ.ni.əs/ /spɒnˈteɪ.ni.əs/ more spontaneous most spontaneous adj
spontan
Self-generated; happening without any apparent external cause.
Done by one's own free choice, or without planning.
Proceeding from natural feeling or native tendency without external or conscious constraint.
Produced without being planted or without human cultivation or labor.

spontaneous combustion spontaneous combustions n
Selbstentzündung
Combustion without an external source of heat.

spontaneously /spɑnˈteɪ.ni.əs.li/ /spɒnˈteɪ.ni.əs.li/ more spontaneously most spontaneously adv
spontan
In a spontaneous manner; naturally; voluntarily.

spoof /spuːf/ spoofs n
Parodie
(countable) A light parody. [from 1958]

spoof /spuːf/ v
parodieren reinlegen
(transitive) To gently satirize. [from 1914]
täuschen verschleiern
(transitive) To deceive.
falsifizieren fälschen verfälschen
(transitive, computing) To falsify.

spoofing /ˈspuːfɪŋ/ spoofings n
Spoofing
(computing) Phishing.

spook /spuːk/ spooks n
Spuk
Geist Phantom
(informal) A ghost or phantom.
Kobold Wicht
A hobgoblin.
Spion Geheimagent
(espionage, slang) An undercover agent or spy.
Gespenst
(blackjack, slang) A player who engages in hole carding by attempting to glimpse the dealer's hole card when the dealer checks under an ace or a 10 to see if a blackjack is present.

spooky /spuːki/ spookier spookiest adj
geisterhaft gespenstisch spukhaft
(informal) Eerie, or suggestive of ghosts or the supernatural.

spooky action at a distance n
spukhafte Fernwirkung

spool /spuːl/ spools n
Spule
A reel; a device around which thread, wire or cable is wound, especially a cylinder or spindle.

spoon /spun/ /spuːn/ spoons n
Löffel
An implement for eating or serving; a scooped utensil whose long handle is straight, in contrast to a ladle.

spoon /spun/ /spuːn/ v
Löffelchen schlafen
(intransitive, dated) To flirt; to make advances; to court, to interact romantically or amorously.

spoon lure spoon lures n
Blinker
(fishing) An oblong, concave lure, usually of metal or shell, shaped like the bowl of a spoon.

spoonbill spoonbills n
Löffler
Any of various large, long-legged wading birds in the ibis family Threskiornithidae, that have a large, flat, spatulate bill.

spoonful /ˈspuːnfəl/ /ˈspuːnfʊl/ /ˈspʌnfʊl/ spoonfuls spoonsful n
Löffelvoll
The amount that a spoon will hold, either level or heaped.

spoonload spoonloads n
Löffelladung

spoons position n
Löffelstellung
A sex position in which the partners lie side by side facing in the same direction.

spoor /spɔɹ/ /spʊə/ /spʊɹ/ spoors n
Fußspur
The track, trail, droppings or scent of an animal.

sporadic /spəˈɹæd.ɪk/ more sporadic most sporadic adj
sporadisch
Rare and scattered in occurrence.

sporadically adv
sporadisch
At an occasional, infrequent, or irregular frequency

spore /spo(ː)ɹ/ /spoə/ /spɔɹ/ /spɔː/ spores n
Spore
A thick resistant particle produced by a bacterium or protist to survive in harsh or unfavorable conditions.

sporicidal more sporicidal most sporicidal adj
sporizid
(pharmaceutical drug, medicine) Referring to a sporicide or the activity of a sporicide.

spork /spoəɹk/ /spɔɹk/ /spɔːk/ sporks n
Göffel
An eating utensil shaped like a spoon, the bowl of which is divided into tines like those of a fork, and so has the function of both implements; some sporks have a serrated edge so they can also function as a knife.

sporophyte sporophytes n
Sporophyt
(botany) A plant (or the diploid phase in its life cycle) which produces spores by meiosis in order to produce gametophytes.

sporran /ˈspɒɹən/ /ˈspɔɹən/ sporrans n
Sporran
A small pouch, usually made of either fur or plain or fur-trimmed leather, which is worn, suspended from a belt or chain, on the front of a kilt and used to hold various items normally carried in trouser pockets.

sport /spo(ː)ɹt/ /spoət/ /spɔɹt/ /spɔː/ /spɔːt/ sports n
Sport
(countable) Any activity that uses physical exertion or skills competitively under a set of rules that is not based on aesthetics.
Sportsfrau Sportsmann
(countable) A person who exhibits either good or bad sportsmanship.

sport /spo(ː)ɹt/ /spoət/ /spɔɹt/ /spɔː/ /spɔːt/ v
herumtollen sich vergnügen spielen
(intransitive) To amuse oneself, to play.
Spott treiben herumspielen
(intransitive) To mock or tease, treat lightly, toy with.
tragen angeben mit protzen mit präsentieren zur Schau stellen
(transitive) To display; to have as a notable feature.

sport utility vehicle sport utility vehicles n
Geländelimousine Sport Utility Vehicle
A passenger vehicle which combines the towing capacity of a pickup truck with the passenger-carrying space of a minivan or station wagon together with on- or off-road ability.

sporting /ˈspo(ː)ɹtɪŋ/ /ˈspoətɪŋ/ /ˈspɔɹtɪŋ/ /ˈspɔːtɪŋ/ more sporting most sporting adj
sportiv
(not comparable) Pertaining to sports

sports betting n
Sportwetten
(gambling) The act of betting on the outcomes of sport matches.

sports bra sports bras n
Sport-BH
A type of bra that is more supportive than an everyday bra, worn when practising sports or other physical activities.

sports car sports cars n
Sportwagen
An automobile designed for high speed and power, tight handling, and flashy looks.

sports center sports centers n
Sportzentrum

sports club sports clubs n
Sportklub Sportclub

sports drink sports drinks n
Sportgetränk
(sports) A drink whose purpose is to replenish the body's water and energy levels when doing exercise.

sports field sports fields n
Spielfeld Sportplatz
A flat area of land where sports events are staged.

sports ground sports grounds n
Sportplatz
a stadium or piece of land used for sport.

sports hall sports halls n
Sporthalle
A building, or a room in a building, especially in a school, with facilities to play indoor sports.

sports jacket sports jackets n
Sakko
A tailored jacket that is not part of a suit; especially one of a sturdy fabric originally designed for outdoor sports.

sports medicine n
Sportmedizin
(medicine) The branch of medicine that deals with the effects of sport and exercise on the body, especially the treatment of injuries so received, and also studies the physiology of exercise

sportsman sportsmen n
Sportler Athlet
(UK) A man who engages in sports; an athlete.

sportsmanlike /ʌnˈspɔɹts.mən.laɪk/ /ʌnˈspɔːts.mən.laɪk/ more sportsmanlike most sportsmanlike adj
sportlich
Demonstrating good sportsmanship, behaving in an honorable and appropriate manner.

sportsmanship sportsmanships n
Fairness
The behaviour exhibited in playing sports, either good or bad.

sportsperson /spoɹtspɝsən/ /spɔətspɜːsən/ /spɔɹtspɝsən/ /spɔːspɜːsən/ /spɔːtspɜːsən/ sportspeople sportspersons n
Sportlerin Sportler
Someone who plays sport, regardless of gender.

sportswear n
Sportbekleidung
casual clothing that is comfortable to wear when exercising or partaking in sport; activewear.

sportswoman sportswomen n
Sportlerin
(UK) A woman who engages in sports; a female athlete.

sporty /ˈspo(ː)ɹti/ /ˈspoəti/ /ˈspɔɹti/ /ˈspɔːti/ sportier sportiest adj
sportlich
Fond of sports.
Suitable for use in sport.
stylish with a fun, bold, vibrant quality or appearance.

spot /spɑt/ /spɒt/ spots n
Punkt Fleck
A round or irregular patch on the surface of a thing having a different color, texture etc. and generally round in shape.
Fleck
A stain or disfiguring mark.
Pickel Pustel
A pimple, papule or pustule.
Bisschen
A small, unspecified amount or quantity.
Ort Stelle
A location or area.
Werbespot
(US, advertising) A brief advertisement or program segment on television.

spot /spɑt/ /spɒt/ v
entdecken
(transitive) To see, find; to pick out, notice, locate, distinguish or identify.
beflecken
(ambitransitive) To stain; to leave a spot (on).

spot check spot checks n
Stichprobenkontrolle
(idiomatic) A cursory inspection or examination, especially of a sample of something.

spot check v
stichprobenartig kontrollieren
(idiomatic) To inspect or examine briefly, or by sampling.

spot date spot dates n
nächstmöglicher Buchungstag
(accounting) the normal settlement day when the transaction is carried out as soon as practical, i.e. "on the spot".

spot-backed antshrike spot-backed antshrikes n
Perlenmantel-Ameisenwürger
a passerine bird of the antbird family, Hypoedaleus guttatus.

spot-winged antshrike spot-winged antshrikes n
Fleckenflügel-Ameisenwürger
a passerine bird of the antbird family (Pygiptila stellaris, syn Thamnophilus stellaris).

spotless starling spotless starlings n
Einfarbstar
Sturnus unicolor, a passerine bird in the starling family Sturnidae.

spotlight spotlights n
Scheinwerfer
A bright, directional light or lamp, especially one used to illuminate the focus or center of attention on a stage.
Scheinwerferlicht Schlaglicht
(by extension) The circle of light shed by a spotlight.

spotted /ˈspɑtɪ̈d/ /ˈspɒtɨd/ [ˈspɑɾɪ̈d] more spotted most spotted adj
befleckt
Discoloured by spots; stained.
gesprenkelt
(no comparative or superlative) Characterized by spots (used especially of animals and plants).

spotted bee balm n
Pferdeminze
Monarda punctata, found in Quebec, Ontario, eastern and south-central United States, California, and northeastern Mexico.

spotted bowerbird spotted bowerbirds n
Fleckenlaubenvogel
A bowerbird widely distributed across inland Queensland and New South Wales, Chlamydera maculata

spotted dragonet spotted dragonets n
Gefleckter Leierfisch
A fish of the species Callionymus maculatus.

spotted flycatcher spotted flycatchers n
Grauschnäpper
A small passerine bird found in Europe, Asia, and Africa, Muscicapa striata.

spotted nutcracker spotted nutcrackers n
Tannenhäher
Nucifraga caryocatactes, a passerine bird slightly larger than the Eurasian jay.

spotted redshank spotted redshanks n
Dunkler Wasserläufer
Tringa erythropus, a species of wader.

spotted sandpiper spotted sandpipers n
Drosseluferläufer
Actitis macularius, a small wading bird.

spotted whistling duck spotted whistling ducks n
Tüpfelpfeifgans
A species of whistling duck, Dendrocygna guttata (family Anatidae), of the Philippines, Indonesia, New Guinea, and northern Australia.

spotter /ˈspɑ.tɚ/ /ˈspɒt.ə/ spotters n
Beobachter Beobachtungsoffizier Kampfbeobachter Kampfbeobachtungsoffizier Waffensystemoffizier Übungshelfer
(weightlifting, gymnastics, climbing) One who supervises a person performing an activity, in order to help them should they be unable to complete it.
Einweiser
(US) A person who gives directions for a crane or vehicle (that is challenging to navigate) from a different point of view to the moved load.
Fleckendelfin
Dolphins of the genus Stenella, and specifically Stenella attenuata distinguished from the streaker (Stenella coeruleoalba) and the spinner (Stenella longirostris).

spotting scope spotting scopes n
Spektiv Beobachtungsfernrohr
A compact high-power monocular telescope optimized for detailed observation of distant objects such as wildlife or the strike of a bullet on a target.

spotty spottier spottiest adj
fleckig gefleckt
durchwachsen
Of inconsistent quality.

spouse /spaʊ̯s/ /spaʊ̯z/ spouses n
Gattin Ehepartnerin Gatte Ehepartner
A person in a marriage or marital relationship.

spout /spaʊt/ /spʌʊt/ spouts n
Tülle Ausgießer Ausgießtülle Ausguss Ausgussschnabel Ausgusstülle
A tube or lip through which liquid or steam is poured or discharged.
Ausfluss Auslauf Fluss Flüssigkeitsstrom Fontäne Spritzer
A stream of liquid.
Blas
The mixture of air and water thrown up from the blowhole of a whale.

spout /spaʊt/ /spʌʊt/ v
spritzen herausspritzen speien
(intransitive) To gush forth in a jet or stream
palavern quatschen von sich geben
(intransitive) To speak tediously or pompously.

sprachbund /ˈspɹɑkbʊnd/ /ˈspɹɑx-/ /ˈspɹɑːkbʊnd/ /ˈspɹɑːx-/ sprachbunds sprachbünde n
Sprachbund
(linguistics) A group of languages sharing a number of areal features (similar grammar, vocabulary, etc.) which are primarily due to language contact rather than cognation.

sprain /spɹeɪn/ sprains n
Verstauchung
The act or result of spraining; lameness caused by spraining

sprain /spɹeɪn/ v
verstauchen
To weaken, as a joint, ligament, or muscle, by sudden and excessive exertion, as by wrenching; to overstrain, or stretch injuriously, but without luxation

sprat /spɹæt/ sprat sprats n
Sprotte
Any of various small, herring-like, marine fish in the genus Sprattus, in the family Clupeidae.

sprawl /spɹɑl/ /spɹɔl/ /spɹɔːl/ sprawls n
Ausufern Wuchern
A straggling, haphazard growth, especially of housing on the edge of a city.

sprawl /spɹɑl/ /spɹɔl/ /spɹɔːl/ v
ausspreizen grätschen
To sit with the limbs spread out.
sich ausbreiten
To spread out in a disorderly fashion; to straggle.

spray /spɹeɪ/ sprays n
Spray Sprühnebel
A fine, gentle, dispersed mist of liquid.
Spray
(countable) Any of numerous commercial products, including paints, cosmetics, and insecticides, that are dispensed from containers in this manner.
Blütenstand Reisig
(metalworking, countable) A side channel or branch of the runner of a flask, made to distribute the metal to all parts of the mold.

spray /spɹeɪ/ v
versprühen zerstäuben
(transitive) To project a liquid in a dispersive manner toward something.

spray bottle spray bottles n
Sprühflasche
An unpressurized canister equipped with a sprayer that is operated by pressing a handle; used e.g. for detergents.

spray gun spray guns n
Sprühpistole
paint sprayer, powered by compressed air or other gas, larger than an airbrush.

spread /spɹɛd/ spreads n
Brotaufstrich
Something that has been spread.
Aufstrich Brotaufstrich
(bread, etc.) Any form of food designed to be spread, such as butters or jams.

spread /spɹɛd/ v
ausbreiten verteilen spreizen
(transitive) To extend (individual rays, limbs etc.); to stretch out in varying or opposing directions. [from 13th c.]
verbreiten ausstreuen
(transitive) To disperse, to scatter or distribute over a given area. [from 13th c.]
verbreiten ausbreiten
(transitive) To disseminate; to cause to proliferate, to make (something) widely known or present. [from 14th c.]
ausbreiten
(intransitive) To take up a larger area or space; to expand, be extended. [from 14th c.]
beschmieren auftragen bestreichen
(transitive) To smear, to distribute in a thin layer. [from 16th c.]

spread like wildfire v
sich wie ein Lauffeuer verbreiten
(intransitive, simile) To spread or disseminate rapidly or uncontrollably.

spread the word v
weitersagen weiterverbreiten
(idiomatic) To tell a lot of people; to inform as many people as one can.

spreadable /ˈspɹɛdəbəl/ more spreadable most spreadable adj
streichbar
Capable of being spread.

spreading /ˈspɹɛdɪŋ/ spreadings n
Verteilung Verbreitung Verbreiten Verteilen
The act by which something is spread.

spreadsheet /ˈspɹɛd.ʃit/ /ˈspɹɛd.ʃiːt/ spreadsheets n
Tabellenkalkulationsprogramm Tabellenkalkulation
(computing) A computer application for organization, analysis, and storage of data in tabular form.
Kalkulationstabelle Tabelle
A document created with such an application.
(dated) A sheet of paper, marked with a grid, in which financial data is recorded and totals calculated manually.

spree /spɹiː/ sprees n
Spaß Vergnügen
(in combination) Uninhibited activity.
Gelage Trinkgelage
(dated) A merry frolic; especially, a drinking frolic.

sprig /spɹɪɡ/ sprigs n
Büschchen Büschel Zweiglein
A small shoot or twig of a tree or other plant; a spray.
junger Hüpfer
(humorous, sometimes, mildly, derogatory) A youth; a lad.

spring /spɹɪŋ/ springs n
Festmacherleine
Frühling Frühjahr Lenz Frühjahrszeit Frühlingszeit
(countable) The season of the year in temperate regions in which plants spring from the ground and into bloom and dormant animals spring to life.
Quelle
(astronomy) The period from the moment of vernal equinox (around March 21 in the Northern Hemisphere) to the moment of the summer solstice (around June 21); the equivalent periods reckoned in other cultures and calendars.
Feder Sprungfeder
A mechanical device made of flexible or coiled material that exerts force and attempts to spring back when bent, compressed, or stretched.

spring balance spring balances n
Federwaage
A device for measuring weight or force by the elasticity of a spiral spring.

spring cleaning spring cleanings n
Frühjahrsputz
A systematic cleaning of a residence at the end of winter
Großreinemachen
(by extension) A systematic cleaning, reorganization, or weeding out of a system

spring constant spring constants n
Federkonstante
(physics) A characteristic of a spring which is defined as the ratio of the force affecting the spring to the displacement caused by it.

spring mattress spring mattresses n
Federkernmatratze
A mattress in which springs of twisted wire are used to support the stuffed part.

spring onion spring onions n
Frühlingszwiebel Winterzwiebel Lauchzwiebel
A species of onion (Allium fistulosum) from Asia, with slender bulbs.

spring roll spring rolls n
Frühlingsrolle
A type of savoury food consisting of shredded vegetables wrapped in a pancake made from rice flour and then fried.

spring tide spring tides n
Springflut Springtide
The tide which occurs when the moon is new or full; the effects of the Sun and moon being reinforced so that this tide is of maximum range.

spring to life v
entspringen
(idiomatic) To start to exist.

spring to mind v
in den Sinn kommen
(idiomatic) To appear suddenly in one's thoughts, often as an example of something.

springald /ˈspɹɪŋəld/ springalds n
Rutte
(historical) An ancient military engine for launching stones and arrows by means of a spring.

springboard springboards n
Sprungbrett
A diving board consisting of a flexible, springy, cantilevered platform, used for diving into water.
(gymnastics) A small platform on springs and usually hinged at one end, used to launch or vault onto other equipment.
(figuratively) Anything that gives a person or thing energy or impulse, or that serves to launch or begin something.

springed /spɹɪŋd/ more springed most springed adj
gefedert
(usually with preceding modifier) Having (a given type of) springs; equipped with (a given type of) springs.

springtail springtails n
Springschwanz
Any of various wingless hexapods, of the subclass Collembola, with spring-like legs. [from 18th c.]

springwater springwaters n
Quellwasser
Water originating from a spring.
Water that is purportedly, and marketed as, originating from a spring, but is mostly or entirely filtered or tap water.

springy /ˈspɹɪŋi/ springier springiest adj
elastisch
That returns rapidly to its original form (as a spring does) after being bent, compressed, stretched, etc.

sprinkle /ˈspɹɪŋkəl/ sprinkles n
Nieselregen
A light rain shower.

sprinkle /ˈspɹɪŋkəl/ v
sprühen besprengen
(transitive) To cause (a substance) to fall in fine drops (for a liquid substance) or small pieces (for a solid substance).
besprühen
(transitive) To cover (an object) by sprinkling a substance on to it.

sprinkler /ˈspɹiŋklɚ/ sprinklers n
Feuerlöschanlage
Anything that sprinkles.
A heat-activated device that sprays water in the event of a fire, usually mounted on a ceiling.
Sprinkler Sprinkleranlage
An irrigation device that sprays water into the air whilst moving back and forth.

sprinkles /ˈspɹɪŋkl̩z/ n
Schokostreusel
Small candy or sugar pieces that are sprinkled over other confections.

sprint /spɹɪnt/ sprints n
Sprint Kurzstreckenlauf
A short race at top speed.
Spurt
A burst of speed or activity.

sprint /spɹɪnt/ v
spurten
(ambitransitive) To run, cycle, etc. at top speed for a short period.

sprinting sprintings n
Laufen Rennen Sprinten
The act or action of the verb to sprint (to run, cycle, etc. at top speed for a short period).

sprite /spɹaɪt/ sprites n
Elf Elfe Elfin Erscheinung Geist Kobold
A spirit; a soul; a shade.
Sprite
(computer graphics) A two-dimensional image or animation that is integrated into a larger scene.
Kobold Sprite
(meteorology) A large electrical discharge that occurs high above the cumulonimbus cloud of an active thunderstorm, which appears as a luminous red or orange flash.

spritsail spritsails n
Blinde
(nautical) A form of three- or four-sided fore-and-aft sail and its rig, supporting the leech of the sail by means of a sprit.

spritz /spɹɪts/ /ʃpɹɪts/ spritzes n
Schuss Spritzer
A sprinkling or spray of liquid; a small amount of liquid.

spritz /spɹɪts/ /ʃpɹɪts/ v
spritzen sprühen
To spray, sprinkle, or squirt lightly.

spritzer spritzers n
Schorle Weinschorle
A chilled long drink, made from white wine and soda water, or fruit juice and soda water.

sprocket /spɹɒkɪt/ sprockets n
Ritzel Kettenrad
(mechanical engineering) A toothed wheel that enmeshes with a chain or other perforated band.
(usually, in the plural) The tooth of such a wheel.
Aufschiebling Eselsohr
(architecture) A flared extension at the base of a sloped roof.

sprout /spɹaʊt/ /spɹʌʊt/ sprouts n
Spross Sprössling
A new growth on a plant, whether from seed or other parts.
A child.

sprout /spɹaʊt/ /spɹʌʊt/ v
keimen sprießen
(gardening, intransitive) To grow from seed; to germinate.

spruce /spɹuːs/ spruce spruces n
Fichte
Any of various large coniferous evergreen trees or shrubs from the genus Picea, found in northern temperate and boreal regions; originally and more fully spruce fir.
Fichtenholz
(uncountable) The wood of a spruce.

spruce grouse spruce grouses n
Tannenhuhn
A medium-sized grouse closely associated with the coniferous boreal forests or taiga of North America (Dendrapagus canadensis, syn. Falcipennis canadensis).

sprue /spɹuː/ sprues n
Anguss
(founding) Material that cools in the feed channels to a mold.

sprung /ˈspɹʌŋ/ more sprung most sprung adj
hoffnungslos verknallt
(slang, African American Vernacular English) Utterly infatuated with someone; completely taken over by romantic interest.
erwischt
(Australian, slang) Caught doing something illegal or against the rules.

spry /spɹaɪ/ sprier spriest adj
agil beweglich
Having great power of leaping or running; nimble; active.

spud /spʌd/ spuds n
Jätmesser Lotkrampe kleine Knolle
Kartoffel
(informal) A potato. [from 1845]

spudger /ˈspʌd͡ʒə/ /ˈspʌd͡ʒɚ/ spudgers n
Spatel
A hand-held tool consisting of a short narrow rod with various shaped tools at the ends.

spunk /spʌŋk/ spunks n
Courage Mumm
(uncountable) Courage; spirit; mettle; determination.
heißer Typ
(countable, UK, Australia, New Zealand, slang) An attractive person (normally male).
Wichse Saft Soße
(uncountable, chiefly, UK, vulgar, slang) Semen.

spur /spɜː/ /spɝ/ spurs n
Sporn
A rigid implement, often roughly y-shaped, that is fixed to one's heel for the purpose of prodding a horse. Often worn by, and emblematic of, the cowboy or the knight.
An appendage or spike pointing rearward, near the foot, for instance that of a rooster.
A spiked iron worn by seamen upon the bottom of the boot, to enable them to stand upon the carcass of a whale to strip off the blubber.
Ansporn
(figurative) Anything that inspires or motivates, as a spur does a horse.
Eckblatt
(architecture) A projection from the round base of a column, occupying the angle of a square plinth upon which the base rests, or bringing the bottom bed of the base to a nearly square form. It is generally carved in leafage.

spur /spɜː/ /spɝ/ v
anspornen
(transitive) To urge or encourage to action, or to a more vigorous pursuit of an object

spur cell spur cells n
Akanthozyt
(hematology) A pathological, irregularly spiked red blood cell without central pallor.

spurge /spɜːd͡ʒ/ /spɝd͡ʒ/ spurges n
Wolfsmilch
Any plant of the genus Euphorbia, a diverse genus of over 2,000 species.

spurious /ˈspjɔ.ɹi.əs/ /ˈspjʊ.ɹi.əs/ /ˈspjʊə.ɹi.əs/ /ˈspʊ.ɹi.əs/ more spurious most spurious adj
unecht falsch gefälscht
False, not authentic, not genuine.
beiläufig herumirrend nicht erwünscht ungewollt
Extraneous, stray; not relevant or wanted.
unehelich
(archaic) Bastardly, illegitimate.

spurn /spɜːn/ /spɝn/ spurns n
Verschmähen Verschmähung
An act of spurning; a scornful rejection.
Tritt
A kick; a blow with the foot.

spurn /spɜːn/ /spɝn/ v
verschmähen abweisen verachten
(ambitransitive) To reject disdainfully; contemn; scorn.
mit Füßen treten treten
(transitive) To reject something by pushing it away with the foot.
vergeben vertun
(transitive) To waste; fail to make the most of (an opportunity)

spurt /spɜːt/ /spɝt/ spurts n
Spritzer Strahl
A brief gush, as of liquid spurting from an orifice or a cut/wound.
Ausbruch Spurt
A sudden brief burst of, or increase in, speed, effort, activity, emotion or development.

spurt /spɜːt/ /spɝt/ v
spritzen schießen zischen
(transitive) To cause to gush out suddenly or violently in a stream or jet.
spurten sprinten sputen
(intransitive) To make a strong effort for a short period of time.

sputcheon /ˈspʌt͡ʃən/ sputcheons n
Schlussblech
(chiefly, historical) The metal lining of a scabbard's mouth.

sputnik /ˈspʊtnɪk/ /ˈspʌtnɪk/ sputniks n
Sputnik
(historical) Any of a series of Soviet robotic space satellites, especially the first one in 1957.

sputter /ˈspʌtɚ/ v
spucken
(intransitive) To emit saliva or spit from the mouth in small, scattered portions, as in rapid speaking.
mit feuchter Aussprache sprechen
(ambitransitive) To speak so rapidly as to emit saliva; to utter words hastily and indistinctly, with a spluttering sound, as in rage.

sputum sputa sputums n
Sputum
(physiology) Matter coughed up and expectorated from the mouth, composed of saliva and discharges from the respiratory passages such as mucus, phlegm or pus.

spy /spaɪ/ spies n
Spion Spionin Schlapphut Schnüffler Spitzel
A person who secretly watches and examines the actions of other individuals or organizations and gathers information on them (usually to gain an advantage).

spy /spaɪ/ v
ausspionieren spionieren
(intransitive) To act as a spy.
erspähen
(transitive) To explore; to see; to view; inspect and examine secretly, as a country.

spy on v
ausspionieren
To watch secretly or covertly; to surveil.

spy ring spy rings n
Spionagering
A network of spies.

spyglass spyglasses n
Fernglas
A small portable telescope.

spyplane spyplanes n
Spionageflugzeug
A military aircraft used for surveillance.

spyware n
Spyware
(Internet) Programs that surreptitiously monitor and report the actions of a computer user. [from 1990s]

squab /ˈskwɑb/ /ˈskwɒb/ squabs n
Jungtaube Taubenbaby Taubenküken ungefiederte Jungtaube
(sometimes, attributive) A baby pigeon, dove, or chicken.
Täubchen Täubchenfleisch
A thick cushion, especially a flat one covering the seat of a chair or sofa.

squabble /ˈskwɑːbl/ /ˈskwɒbl/ squabbles n
Disput Gerangel Rangelei
A minor fight or argument.

squabble /ˈskwɑːbl/ /ˈskwɒbl/ v
kabbeln zanken
(intransitive) To participate in a minor fight or argument; to quarrel.

squabbling squabblings n
Hickhack

squacco /ˈskwækoʊ/ /ˈskwækəʊ/ squaccos n
Rallenreiher
A species of pond heron, Ardeola ralloides, which is small, and brown and white in colour; it is found in Asia, Northern Africa, and Southern Europe. [from mid 18th c.]

squad /ˈskwɑd/ /ˈskwɒd/ squads n
Gruppe
A group of people organized for some common purpose, usually of about ten members.
A unit of tactical military personnel, or of police officers, usually of about ten members.
Kader
(cricket, soccer, rugby) A group of potential players from whom a starting team and substitutes are chosen.

squadron /ˈskwɒd.ɹən/ squadrons n
Schwadron
(military, historical, army) A body of cavalry comprising two companies or troops, averaging from one hundred and twenty to two hundred soldiers.
Geschwader
(military, navy) A detachment of vessels employed on any particular service or station, under the command of the senior officer
Staffel Geschwader
(military, air force) A tactical air force unit; consists of at least two flights; multiple squadrons make up a group or wing (depending on particular air force).

squalene /ˈskweɪliːn/ /ˈskwɑːliːn/ squalenes n
Squalen
(organic compound) A linear triterpene hydrocarbon found in shark liver oil and in human sebum; it plays a role in the biosynthesis of steroids.

squall /ˈskwɔːl/ squalls n
Böe Sturmböe
(often, nautical) A sudden storm, as found in a squall line.

squall line squall lines n
Schlechtwetterfront
(meteorology) A line of thunderstorms, hundreds of miles long, with squalls at the advancing edge.

squalor /ˈskwɑlɚ/ /ˈskwɒlə(ɹ)/ squalors n
Dreck Elend Schmutz Unreinheit Verderbtheit Verkommenheit
Filthiness and degradation, as from neglect or poverty

squamous /ˈskweɪ.məs/ /ˈskwɑː.məs/ more squamous most squamous adj
schuppig geschuppt
Covered with, made of, or resembling scales; scaly.

squander /ˈskwɑn.dɚ/ /ˈskwɒnd.ə/ [ˈskwɒnd.ə] [ˈskʷɑn.dɚ] v
vergeuden verschwenden verprassen
To waste, lavish, splurge; to spend lavishly or profusely; to dissipate.

square /skweə(ɹ)/ /skweː(ɹ)/ /skwɛə(ɹ)/ /skwɛəɹ/ /skwɛː(ɹ)/ /skwɪə(ɹ)/ squarer squarest adj
anständig
quadratisch Quadrat
Shaped like a square (the polygon).
rechtwinklig
Forming a right angle (90°).
spießig Quadrat
(slang, derogatory) Socially conventional; boring.

square /skweə(ɹ)/ /skweː(ɹ)/ /skwɛə(ɹ)/ /skwɛəɹ/ /skwɛː(ɹ)/ /skwɪə(ɹ)/ squares n
Anschlagwinkel Zeichenschiene
Feld Schachfeld
A cell in a grid.
Quadrat Platz Scheibe
(printing) A certain number of lines, forming a portion of a column, nearly square; used chiefly in reckoning the prices of advertisements in newspapers.
Platz
An open space or park, often in the center of a town, not necessarily square in shape, often containing trees, seating and other features pleasing to the eye.
Quadrat quadratisch
(mathematics) The product of a number or quantity multiplied by itself; the second power of a number, value, term or expression.
Normalo Spießer Stino
(1950s, _, slang) A socially conventional or conservative person; a person who has little or no interest in the latest fads or trends: still sometimes used in modern terminology.
Doppelkreuz
(British) The symbol # on a telephone; hash.

square /skweə(ɹ)/ /skweː(ɹ)/ /skwɛə(ɹ)/ /skwɛəɹ/ /skwɛː(ɹ)/ /skwɪə(ɹ)/ v
quadrieren
(transitive, mathematics) Of a value, term, or expression, to multiply by itself; to raise to the second power.

square bracket square brackets n
eckige Klammer
Either of a pair of symbols, [ ], used for various purposes, e.g. to enclose text inserted or replaced by an editor, and to indicate various mathematical operations.

square centimeter square centimeters n
Quadratzentimeter
(American spelling) A unit of area equal to that of a square of sides 1 centimeter.

square foot square feet n
Quadratfuß
A unit of area equal to the area of a square whose sides are one foot long.

square kilometre square kilometres n
Quadratkilometer
Standard unit of area, symbol km2, equal to the area of a square whose sides are one kilometre long; 106 square metres.

square matrix square matrices square matrixes n
quadratische Matrix
(linear algebra) A matrix having the same number of rows as columns.

square metre square metres n
Quadratmeter
(British spelling) A standard unit of area equal to the area of a square whose sides are one metre long (that is, an area one meter square) Symbol: m2

square mile square miles n
Quadratmeile
A unit of area equal to that in a square with 1 mile sides, equivalent to 2.59 km².

square number square numbers n
Quadratzahl
(mathematics) Any integer which is the product of some integer with the integer itself.

square root square roots n
Quadratwurzel
(mathematics) The number which, when squared, yields another number.

square sail square sails n
Rahsegel
(nautical) A sail bent to a horizontal yard set athwartships.

square the circle v
den Kreis quadrieren
(geometry) To construct a square with the same area as a given circle by using only a finite number of steps with compass and straightedge, a task which is mathematically impossible.
die Quadratur des Kreises finden
(figurative) To solve a famously difficult or impossible problem.

square wave square waves n
Rechteckschwingung Rechtecksignal
(maths, engineering, signal processing) A function or waveform that alternates regularly and instantaneously between two levels.

squared adj
Quadrat zum Quadrat
(mathematics) Raised to the second power.

squarely /ˈskwɛə(ɹ).li/ /ˈskwɛɹ.li/ more squarely most squarely adv
quadratisch rechteckig
(geometry) In the shape of a square; at right angles.
felsenfest fest
(also, figurative) Firmly and solidly.
direkt
(figurative) In a direct, straightforward and honest manner.

squash /skwɑʃ/ /skwɒʃ/ /skwɔɹʃ/ /skwɔʃ/ squash squashes n
Squash
(uncountable) A sport played in a walled court with a soft rubber ball and bats like tennis racquets.
(slang, professional wrestling) An extremely one-sided, usually short, match.
Kürbis
(botany, countable) A plant and its fruit of any of a few species of the genus Cucurbita, or gourd kind.

squash /skwɑʃ/ /skwɒʃ/ /skwɔɹʃ/ /skwɔʃ/ v
zusammendrücken
(transitive) To suppress; to force into submission.

squash player squash players n
Squasher Squashspieler
Someone who competes in the sport of squash, especially at a professional level.

squat /skwɑt/ /skwɒt/ /skwɔt/ squatter squattest adj
untersetzt
Relatively short or low, and thick or broad.

squat /skwɑt/ /skwɒt/ /skwɔt/ squats n
Hocke
A position assumed by bending deeply at the knees while resting on one's feet.
Kniebeuge
(exercise) Any of various modes of callisthenic exercises performed by moving the body and bending at least one knee.
(weightlifting) A specific exercise in weightlifting performed by bending deeply at the knees and then rising (back squat), especially with a barbell resting across the shoulders (barbell back squat).
besetztes Haus
A building occupied without permission, as practiced by a squatter.

squat /skwɑt/ /skwɒt/ /skwɔt/ v
besetzen hocken kauern
To sit close to the ground; to stoop, or lie close to the ground, for example to escape observation.

squat toilet squat toilets n
Hockklo Hocktoilette
A toilet, usually consisting of a hole in the ground and sometimes a tank, which is used while squatting instead of sitting.

squatter /ˈskwɑtɚ/ /ˈskwɒtə/ squatters n
Hausbesetzer Landbesetzer Mietnomade
One who occupies a building or land without title or permission. [From 1788.]

squatting squattings n
Hausbesetzung
The act or general practice of occupying a building or land without the permission of the owner.

squawk /skwoːk/ /skwɑk/ /skwɔk/ /skwɔːk/ squawks n
Kreischen Krächzen Schreien
A shrill noise, especially made by a voice or bird; a yell, scream, or call.

squawk /skwoːk/ /skwɑk/ /skwɔk/ /skwɔːk/ v
kreischen krächzen
To make a squawking noise; to yell, scream, or call out shrilly.

squeak /skwiːk/ squeaks n
Piepsen Gequieke Gequietsche Knarren Quietschen
(countable) A short, high-pitched sound, as of two objects rubbing together, or the sounds made by mice and other small animals.

squeak /skwiːk/ v
piepsen knarren quietschen
(intransitive) To emit a short, high-pitched sound.

squeaky /ˈskwiːki/ squeakier squeakiest adj
quietschend
Tending to produce a high-pitched sound or squeak.

squeaky clean adj
blitzsauber
Very clean, like a hard surface that squeaks when rubbed.
makellos
(by extension) Beyond reproach, honest; morally clean or suitable for mixed audiences.

squeal /skwil/ /skwiːl/ squeals n
Kreischen Quieken Schrei
A high-pitched sound, such as the scream of a child or a female person, or noisy worn-down brake pads.

squeal /skwil/ /skwiːl/ v
kreischen quieken
(intransitive, slang) To give sensitive information about someone to a third party; to rat on someone.

squeal like a stuck pig v
schreien wie am Spieß
(simile) To utter loud, high-pitched squeals.

squeamish /ˈskwiːmɪʃ/ more squeamish most squeamish adj
zimperlich empfindlich
Easily shocked, sickened or frightened; tending to be nauseated or nervous; oversensitive.

squeamishness squeamishnesses n
Zimperlichkeit
The quality of being squeamish

squeegee /skwiːˈd͡ʒiː/ /ˈskwiˌd͡ʒi/ /ˈskwiːd͡ʒiː/ squeegees n
Abzieher Gummiabzieher Gummiwischer
(nautical) A long-handled tool used on ships for swabbing the decks and spreading protective coatings. [1844]
Rakel
(printing) A tool used to force the ink through the stencil in silk-screen printing.

squeegee mop squeegee mops n
Schwammwischer Multimop
A mop with a sponge at right angles to a handle, which is used for mopping floors and by use of a second levered arm may be squeezed out into a standard bucket with no grating or grill as required for a conventional mop.

squeeze /skwiːz/ squeezes n
Druck Knappheit Quetsche
Klemme
(figuratively) A difficult position.
Engpass
(caving) A traversal of a narrow passage.
Abklatsch
A moulding, cast or other impression of an object, chiefly a design, inscription etc., especially by pressing wet paper onto the surface and peeling off when dry.

squeeze /skwiːz/ v
drücken quetschen klemmen pressen
(transitive) To apply pressure to from two or more sides at once.
quetschen zwängen
(ambitransitive) To fit into a tight place.

squeeze box /ˈskwizbɑks/ /ˈskwiːzbɒks/ squeeze boxes n
Quetsche Quetschkasten Quetschkommode
(musical instrument, informal) An accordion or concertina.

squeeze out v
auspressen ausquetschen
(transitive) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see squeeze,‎ out.
heraushauen herausschlagen
(transitive) To obtain (a difficult victory) in a competition.

squelch /ˈskwɛlt͡ʃ/ squelches n
Rauschsperre Rauschunterdrückung
(radio technology) The suppression of the unwanted hiss or static between received transmissions by adjusting the gain of the receiver.

squelch /ˈskwɛlt͡ʃ/ v
unterdrücken
(transitive, US) To halt, stop, eliminate, stamp out, or put down, often suddenly or by force.
matschen
(intransitive, British) To make a sucking, splashing noise as when walking on muddy ground.

squib /skwɪb/ squibs n
Knallfrosch
(military) A small firework that is intended to spew sparks rather than explode.
Zündschnur
A similar device used to ignite an explosive or launch a rocket, etc.
Glosse
(dated) A short piece of witty writing; a lampoon.

squid /skwɪd/ squid squids n
Kalmar Tintenfisch
Any of several carnivorous marine cephalopod mollusks, of the order Teuthida, having a mantle, eight arms, and a pair of tentacles
A fishhook with a piece of bright lead, bone, or other substance fastened on its shank to imitate a squid.
(US, military, slang, mildly, pejorative) A sailor in the Navy.
(UK, slang, humorous, rare) A quid; one pound sterling.

squiggle /ˈskwɪɡl̩/ squiggles n
Gekritzel
An illegible scrawl.

squiggle /ˈskwɪɡl̩/ v
kritzeln
To write illegibly.

squiggly /ˈskwɪɡli/ squigglier squiggliest adj
schnörkelig verschnörkelt
(informal) Not straight; wavy and irregular.

squill /skwɪl/ squills n
Blaustern
A European bulbous liliaceous plant, of the genus Scilla, used in medicine for its acrid, expectorant, diuretic, and emetic properties

squinch /skwɪnt͡ʃ/ squinches n
Trompe
(architecture) A structure constructed between two adjacent walls to aid in the transition from a polygonal to a circular structure, as when a dome is constructed on top of a square room.

squint /skwɪnt/ squints n
Schielen
An expression in which the eyes are partly closed.
Schielen Strabismus
The look of eyes which are turned in different directions, as in strabismus.

squint /skwɪnt/ v
blinzeln die Augen zusammenkneifen
(intransitive) To look with the eyes partly closed, as in bright sunlight, or as a threatening expression.
schielen
(intransitive) To look or glance sideways.
(intransitive) To look with, or have eyes that are turned in different directions; to suffer from strabismus.

squint-eyed more squint-eyed most squint-eyed adj
mit Silberblick schielend

squire /ˈskwaɪə/ /ˈskwaɪɚ/ squires n
Schildknappe Knappe Edelknecht
A shield-bearer or armor-bearer who attended a knight.
Kavalier
A title of dignity next in degree below knight, and above gentleman. See esquire.
Galan
A male attendant on a great personage.

squirm /skwɜːm/ /skwɝm/ v
winden
To twist one's body with snakelike motions.
To twist in discomfort, especially from shame or embarrassment.
To evade a question, an interviewer etc.

squirrel /ˈskwɝl/ /ˈskwɝl̩/ /ˈskwɝəl/ /ˈskwɪɹl̩/ /ˈskwɪɹəl/ /ˈskwʌɹəl/ squirrels n
Eichhörnchen Hörnchen Eichhorn Eichhase Eichkater Eichkatze
Any of the rodents of the family Sciuridae distinguished by their large bushy tail.

squirrel monkey squirrel monkeys n
Totenkopfäffchen
(zoology, primatology) Any of several small New World monkeys, of the genus Saimiri, that live in Central and South America.

squirt /skwɜːt/ /skwɝt/ v
spritzen
(transitive, of a liquid) To cause to be ejected, in a rapid stream, from a narrow orifice.

squirt gun squirt guns n
Wasserpistole
A toy gun used to shoot water.

squirting cucumber squirting cucumbers n
Spritzgurke Eselsgurke Eselskürbis
The plant Ecballium elaterium, a member of the cucumber family (Cucurbitaceae)

squish /skwɪʃ/ v
quetschen zermatschen zerquetschen
(transitive, informal) To squeeze, compress, or crush (especially something moist).

squishiness /ˈskwɪ.ʃi.nəs/ squishinesses n
Nachgiebigkeit Schwabbeligkeit
The state or quality of being squishy.

squishy /ˈskwɪʃi/ more squishy most squishy squishier squishiest adj
matschig nachgebend pratschig schwabbelig watschig weichlich
(of an object or substance) Yielding easily to pressure; very soft; especially, soft and wet, as mud.

st sts n
St. Str.
(Usually as “st.” Also as “st”. Sometimes capitalized.)
(Always capitalized.)
(Not capitalized or usually spaced.)
(knitting)

stab /stæb/ stabs n
Stich
An act of stabbing or thrusting with an object.
Stichwunde
A wound made by stabbing.

stab /stæb/ v
stechen erstechen niederstechen
(transitive) To pierce or to wound (somebody) with a (usually pointed) tool or weapon, especially a knife or dagger.

stab in the back stabs in the back n
Dolchstoß
An act of betrayal or treachery.

stab in the back v
in den Rücken fallen
(idiomatic) To betray (somebody).

stabbing /ˈstæb.ɪŋ/ stabbings n
Messerstecherei
An incident in which a person is stabbed.

stability /stəˈbɪlɪti/ [stəˈbɪlɪɾi] stabilities n
Stabilität
The condition of being stable or in equilibrium, and thus resistant to change.
The tendency to recover from perturbations.

stabilization /ˌsteɪ.bəl.aɪz.ˈeɪ.ʃən/ /ˌsteɪ.bəl.ɪz.ˈeɪ.ʃən/ stabilizations n
Stabilisierung
(uncountable) The process of stabilizing.

stabilize /ˈsteɪ.bəl.ˌaɪz/ v
stabilisieren
(transitive) To make stable.
(intransitive) To become stable.

stabilizer stabilizers n
Stabilisator
Any substance added to something in order to stabilize it, as for example a fuel additive that prolongs the shelf life of petrol.
(mathematics) For a group operating on a set and an element x of the set, the set of all group elements fixing x.

stable /ˈsteɪb(ə)l/ /ˈsteɪbl̩/ more stable most stable stabler stablest adj
stabil dauerhaft
Relatively unchanging, steady, permanent; firmly fixed or established; consistent; not easily moved, altered, or destroyed.

stable /ˈsteɪb(ə)l/ /ˈsteɪbl̩/ stables n
Pferdestall Stall Rennstall Kuhstall Ochsenstall
A building, wing or dependency set apart and adapted for lodging and feeding (and training) ungulates, especially horses.
Kuhstall Ochsenstall
(metonymy) All the racehorses of a particular stable, i.e. belonging to a given owner.
A group of people who are looked after, mentored, or trained in one place or for a particular purpose or profession.

stable /ˈsteɪb(ə)l/ /ˈsteɪbl̩/ v
stallen
(transitive) To put or keep (an animal) in a stable.

stable boy stable boys n
Stallknecht Stalljunge
A boy or young man who attends in a stable.

stable fly stable flies n
Wadenstecher
Any of several medium-sized flies in the genus Stomoxys, of the family Muscidae that includes the housefly. The genus is unusual among members of that family, in that they suck blood from mammals.

stableman stablemen n
Stallknecht
A person employed to take care of horses in a stable.

stablemaster stablemasters n
Stallmeister
The person in charge of a stable.

stabling stablings n
Stallung
A building, shed, or room for horses and cattle; a stable.

stably more stably most stably adv
stabil
In a stable manner.

stack /stæk/ stacks n
Stapel Stapelspeicher
A pile of similar objects, each directly on top of the last.
Stapelspeicher Stapel
(computing, often with "the") A stack data structure stored in main memory that is manipulated during machine language procedure call related instructions.

stack /stæk/ v
stapeln
(transitive) To arrange in a stack, or to add to an existing stack.

stack up v
aufstapeln stapeln
(transitive) To put into a stack.
ansammeln läppern
(intransitive) to pile up; to accumulate.
ein Vergleich sein gleichziehen im Vergleich dastehen
Often followed by against or among: to compare with (something); to measure up.

stadion stadia stadions n
Stadion
(historical) A Greek unit of distance based on standardized footraces, equivalent to about 185.4 metres.

stadium /ˈsteɪ.di.əm/ stadia stadiums n
Stadion
A venue where sporting events are held.

stadtholder /ˈstadˌhəʊldə/ /ˈstatˌhəʊldə/ /ˈstædˌhoʊldɚ/ /ˈstætˌhoʊldɚ/ stadtholders n
Statthalter
(historical) The chief magistrate, then later, hereditary chief of state of the Dutch Republic.

stadtholderess stadtholderesses n
Statthalterin

staff /stæf/ /stɑːf/ [staf] [steəf] [stäːf] [stæf] [stɐːf] [stɑːf] [stɛəf] staff staffs staves n
Stab
(plural staffs or staves) A long, straight, thick wooden rod or stick, especially one used to assist in walking.
(military) An establishment of officers in various departments attached to an army, to a section of an army, or to the commander of an army. The general's staff consists of those officers about his person who are employed in carrying his commands into execution.
Notenlinien
(music, plural staffs or staves) A series of horizontal lines on which musical notes are written; a stave.
Personal Belegschaft Stab Mitarbeiter
(engineering) An arbor, as of a wheel or a pinion of a watch.

staffer staffers n
Mitarbeiter
A member of a staff.

staffroom staffrooms n
Lehrerzimmer
A room set aside for the use of staff.

stag /stæɡ/ stags n
Hirsch Hirschbock Rothirsch
(countable) An adult male deer, especially a red deer.
Fohlen
(countable, chiefly, Scotland) A young horse (colt or filly).
wilde Hummel
(by extension, countable, obsolete) A romping girl; a tomboy.
Konzertzeichner
(countable, finance) One who applies for the allotment of shares in new projects, with a view to sell immediately at a premium, and not to hold the stock.
Zaunkönig
(countable) The Eurasian wren, Troglodytes troglodytes.

stag beetle stag beetles n
Hirschkäfer
Any of numerous large beetles of the family Lucanidae, the males having elaborate mandibles resembling the antlers of a stag
especially, the largest beetle in the UK, of species Lucanus cervus.

stag's-horn clubmoss n
Keulen-Bärlapp
Lycopodium clavatum, a club moss in the family Lycopodiaceae.

stage /steɪd͡ʒ/ stages n
Stufe Etappe
A phase.
Bühne Brettl
(by extension) One of the portions of a device (such as a rocket or thermonuclear weapon) which are used or activated in a particular order, one after another.
(video games) A level; one of the sequential areas making up the game.
(geology) The succession of rock strata laid down in a single age on the geologic time scale.

stage /steɪd͡ʒ/ v
inszenieren
(transitive) To produce on a stage, to perform a play.
To demonstrate in a deceptive manner.

stage direction stage directions n
Bühnenanweisung
An instruction given to an actor that tells the actor what should be done and in what manner to do it.

stage diving stage divings n
Stagediving
The practice of jumping from the stage in a rock concert to be caught and carried aloft by the crowd.

stage fright n
Lampenfieber Rampenfieber
(uncountable) A state of nervousness about performing some action in front of a group of people, on or off of a stage; nerves; a lack of self-assurance before an audience.

stage magic n
Bühnenzauber Bühnenzauberei
Magic tricks performed on stage to entertain an audience.

stage manager stage managers n
Inspizient
A person responsible for the organization of a stage production, and who is in charge of the stage during the performance

stage name stage names n
Künstlername
The pseudonym of an entertainer.

stage race stage races n
Etappenrennen
(cycle racing) A multi-day cycle race consisting of a series of separate races (called stages) of various types (road races, criteriums, time trials) usually held one stage per day and all linked together by the general classification (GC).

stage screw stage screws n
Bühnenschraube Theater-Schraube Theaterschraube
(theater) A forged, or sometimes cast low thread count cut thread screw with a handle (sometimes made up of three holes) used to hold scenery in place in theaters (mostly prior to the 1990s).

stage-coach /ˈsteɪdʒ.koʊtʃ/ /ˈsteɪdʒ.kəʊtʃ/ stage-coaches n
Postkutsche
(historical) A horse-drawn coach that runs routinely between two destinations to transport passengers and mail.

stagecraft stagecrafts n
Bühnenkunst schauspielerisches Handwerk schauspielerisches Können
(uncountable) The skills of the theater.

stagehand stagehands n
Bühnenhelfer Bühnenhelferin
A person who works behind the scenes at a theatre or in other theatrical media.

stagflation /stæɡˈfleɪʃən/ stagflations n
Stagflation
(economics) Inflation accompanied by stagnant growth, unemployment or recession.

stagger /ˈstæɡə/ /ˈstæɡɚ/ staggers n
Schwanken Wanken
An unsteady movement of the body in walking or standing as if one were about to fall; a reeling motion.

stagger /ˈstæɡə/ /ˈstæɡɚ/ v
wanken taumeln torkeln wackeln
(intransitive) In standing or walking, to sway from one side to the other as if about to fall; to stand or walk unsteadily; to reel or totter.
wanken zweifeln
(transitive) To cause to doubt and waver; to make to hesitate; to make less steady or confident; to shock.

staggering more staggering most staggering adj
taumelnd torkelnd wankend
Lurching, floundering.

staging stagings n
Inszenierung Regie Aufführung
(theater) A performance of a play
The classification of a case of a disease, usually a cancer, into its anatomic or prognostic stage, which is a category of severity.

staging post staging posts n
Zwischenstopp
An intermediate stopping point.

stagnant /ˈstæɡnənt/ more stagnant most stagnant adj
abgestanden
Lacking freshness, motion, or flow; decaying through stillness.
stagnierend
(figurative) Without progress or change; stale; inactive.

stagnate /ˈstæɡneɪt/ v
stagnieren
To cease to develop, advance, or change; to become idle.

stagnation /stæɡˈneɪʃən/ stagnations n
Stagnation Stagnierung
Inactivity.

staid /sted/ /steɪd/ staider staidest adj
gesetzt seriös

stain /steɪn/ stains n
Fleck
A discolored spot or area caused by spillage or other contact with certain fluids or substances.
Schandfleck
A blemish on one's character or reputation.

stain /steɪn/ v
beflecken
To taint or tarnish someone's character or reputation
beizen
To coat a surface with a stain

stained /steɪnd/ more stained most stained adj
befleckt
having a stain

stained glass stained glasses n
Farbglas
Glass that has been coloured, either by painting or by fusing pigments into its structure.

stainless adj
rostfrei
Describing an alloy that is resistant to corrosion and discoloration.

stainless steel stainless steels n
Edelstahl
An alloy of iron and chromium that resists corrosion.

stair /stɛə/ /stɛɚ/ stairs n
Stufe Treppenstufe
A single step in a staircase.
Treppe
A series of steps; a staircase.

staircase /ˈstɛɹˌkeɪs/ staircases n
Treppe
A flight of stairs; a stairway.

stairs /ˈstɛəz/ /ˈstɛɹz/ n
Treppe Stiege
A contiguous set of steps connecting two floors.

stairway /ˈstɛəweɪ/ /ˈstɛɹweɪ/ stairways n
Treppe
A set of steps, with or without a case, that allow one to walk up or down.

stairwell stairwells n
Treppenhaus
A shaft in a multi-story building enclosing a stairway or staircase.

stake /steɪk/ stakes n
Pfahl Pflock
A piece of wood or other material, usually long and slender, pointed at one end so as to be easily driven into the ground as a marker or a support or stay.
Einsatz Poule
A stick or similar object (e.g., steel channel or angle stock) inserted upright in a lop, eye, or mortise, at the side or end of a cart, flat car, flatbed trailer, or the like, to prevent goods from falling off; often connected in a grid forming a stakebody.
That which is laid down as a wager; that which is staked or hazarded; a pledge.
Marterpfahl Scheiterhaufen
(with definite article) The piece of timber to which a person condemned to death was affixed to be burned.
Anteil
A share or interest in a business or a given situation.
Pfahl
(Mormonism) A territorial division comprising all the Mormons (typically several thousand) in a geographical area.

stake /steɪk/ v
anbinden anpflocken hochbinden pfählen

stake out v
abstecken
(transitive) To mark off the limits by stakes

stakeholder /ˈsteɪkˌhoʊl.dɚ/ /ˈsteɪkˌhəʊl.də/ /ˈstæɪkˌhəʉl.də/ stakeholders n
Wetteinsatzverwalter
A person holding the stakes of bettors, with the responsibility of delivering the pot to the winner of the bet.
Treuhänder
(legal) A person such as a trustee, escrow agent or garnishee, who holds money or assets under trust for another party in a contractual agreement or as part of a claim.
Stakeholder Stakeholderin Zwischenklage
(business) A person or organisation with a legitimate interest in a given situation, action or enterprise.

stalactite /stəˈlækˌtaɪt/ /ˈstæl.əkˌtaɪt/ stalactites n
Stalaktit
(geology) A secondary mineral deposit of calcium carbonate or another mineral, in shapes similar to icicles, that hangs from the roof of a cave.

stalagmite /stəˈlæɡˌmaɪt/ /ˈstæl.əɡˌmaɪt/ stalagmites n
Stalagmit
(geology) A secondary mineral deposit of calcium carbonate or other mineral, in shapes similar to icicles, that lies on the ground of a cave.

stale /steɪl/ staler stalest adj
altbacken abgestanden abgedroschen veraltet schal ausgelutscht
No longer fresh, new, or interesting, in reference to ideas and immaterial things; clichéd, hackneyed, dated.

stalemate /ˈsteɪlmeɪt/ stalemates n
Patt Pattstellung
(chess) The state in which the player to move is not in check but has no legal moves, resulting in a draw.
Pattsituation Sackgasse Stillstand Stocken festgefahrene Lage verfahrene Lage
(by extension) Any situation that has no obvious possible movement, but involves no personal loss.

stalinization n
Stalinisierung
(politics) The process of stalinizing.

stalk /stɑk/ /stɔk/ /stɔːk/ stalks n
Stängel Stiel Strunk
The stem or main axis of a plant, which supports the seed-carrying parts.
Holm
One of the two upright pieces of a ladder.

stalk /stɑk/ /stɔk/ /stɔːk/ v
anpirschen sich anschleichen sich heranschleichen
(transitive) To approach slowly and quietly in order not to be discovered when getting closer.
einherstolzieren staken staksen steifbeinig gehen stelzen stolzieren
(intransitive) To walk haughtily.
belästigen heimsuchen nachschleichen nachstellen stalken
(transitive) To (try to) follow or contact someone constantly, often resulting in harassment.Wp

stalker stalkers n
Pirschjäger Pirschjägerin
A person who engages in stalking, i.e., quietly approaching animals to be hunted; a tracker or guide in hunting game.
Stalker Verfolger Nachsteller Nachstellerin Stalkerin Verfolgerin
A person who secretly follows someone, sometimes with unlawful intentions.

stalking /ˈstɔːkɪŋ/ stalkings n
Nachstellung Stalking
The crime of following or harassing another person, causing him or her to fear death or injury.

stall /stɑl/ /stɔl/ /stɔːl/ stalls n
Stall
(countable) A compartment for a single animal in a stable or cattle shed.
A stable; a place for cattle.
Hinhalten Hinhalterei Hinhaltung
An action that is intended to cause, or actually causes, delay.
Strömungsabriss
(aeronautics) Loss of lift due to an airfoil's critical angle of attack being exceeded, normally occurring due to low airspeed.
Theke
A bench or table on which small articles of merchandise are exposed for sale.
Stand Bude
(countable) A small open-fronted shop, for example in a market, food court, etc.
Duschkabine Kabine
A very small room used for a shower or a toilet.

stall /stɑl/ /stɔl/ /stɔːl/ v
stallen
(transitive) To put (an animal, etc.) in a stall.
verzögern anhalten vertrösten
(transitive) To cause to stop making progress; to hinder; to slow down; to delay or forestall.
mästen
To keep close; to keep secret.
überziehen
(transitive, aviation) To cause to exceed the critical angle of attack, resulting in loss of lift.

stallion /ˈstæli.ən/ /ˈstæljən/ stallions n
Hengst Pferdehengst Pferdemännchen
An adult male horse.
Hengst Zuchthengst Beschäler Deckhengst Schälhengst Pferdehengst
A male horse kept primarily as a stud.
Zuchthengst
A very virile and sexually-inclined man or (rarely) woman.

stalwart /ˈstɑl-/ /ˈstɒl-/ /ˈstɔl.wɚt/ /ˈstɔːl.wət/ more stalwart most stalwart adj
handfest kräftig robust unerschütterlich
Firmly or solidly built.
tapfer tüchtig standhaft unentwegt unerschütterlich
Courageous.

stalwart /ˈstɑl-/ /ˈstɒl-/ /ˈstɔl.wɚt/ /ˈstɔːl.wət/ stalwarts n
Standhafter unerschütterlicher Anhänger
One who firmly supports a cause.

stamen /ˈsteɪ.mən/ stamens stamina n
Staubblatt Stamen
(botany) In flowering plants, the structure in a flower that produces pollen, typically consisting of an anther and a filament.

stamina /ˈstæmənə/ /ˈstæmɪnə/ staminas n
Ausdauer Durchhaltevermögen
The energy and strength for continuing to do something over a long period of time; power of sustained exertion, or resistance to hardship, illness etc.

staminiferous adj
(nur) Staubblätter tragend/habend/besitzend/...
(botany) Bearing or having stamens.

stammer /ˈstæmə/ /ˈstæmɚ/ stammers n
Stottern

stammer /ˈstæmə/ /ˈstæmɚ/ v
stottern stammeln
(transitive) To utter with a stammer, or with timid hesitancy.

stammering stammerings n
Gestotter

stammtisch stammtisches stammtischs n
Stammtisch

stamp /stæmp/ stamps n
Stempel
An indentation, imprint, or mark made by stamping.
A device for stamping designs.

stamp /stæmp/ v
stempeln
(transitive) To give an official marking to, generally by impressing or imprinting a design or symbol.
freimachen
(transitive) To apply postage stamps to.

stamp collector stamp collectors n
Briefmarkensammler
A person who takes part in stamp collecting.

stamp duty stamp duties n
Stempelsteuer
(economics) A tax levied upon certain documents, a stamp being applied to show that tax has been paid.

stamp hinge stamp hinges n
Briefmarkenfalz
A small gummed strip of folded glassine paper, used to mount stamps on an album page.

stamp out /stamp aʊt/ v
ausstanzen austrampeln
(transitive) To extinguish by stamping.
ausmerzen ausrotten
(transitive) To get rid of totally; to eradicate.

stamp pad stamp pads n
Stempelkissen
A porous pad, often made of a felt-like material, impregnated with ink, used for inking rubber stamps.

stampede /stæmˈpid/ /stæmˈpiːd/ stampedes n
Stampede
A wild, headlong running away or scamper of a number of animals, usually caused by fright.
Massenpanik Stampede
A situation in which many people in a crowd are trying to move in the same direction at the same time, especially in consequence of a panic.

stamping ground stamping grounds n
Lieblingsaufenthalt Lieblingsort Lieblingsplatz Lieblingsstelle Tummelplatz
A habitually frequented place; a haunt or hangout.

stance /staːns/ /stæns/ /stɑːns/ [stɐːns] [stɛəns] [stɛːns] stances n
Einstellung Positur
The manner, pose, or posture in which one stands.
Einstellung Haltung Standpunkt Verhältnis
One's opinion or point of view.

stanch /stæn(t)ʃ/ /stɑːn(t)ʃ/ v
stillen stoppen
To stop the flow of (blood); also, to stop (a wound) from bleeding.
beenden stoppen
(transitive) To check or stop, or deter (an action).

stanchion /ˈstænʃən/ /ˈstɑːnʃən/ stanchions n
Strebe Stütze Gitterstab Gitterstange Haltestange Pfeiler
A vertical pole, post, or support.
Gatter Gitterstab Gitterstangen Stand
A framework of such posts, used to secure or confine cattle.

stand /stænd/ [steənd] stands n
Standpunkt
A resolute, unwavering position; firm opinion; action for a purpose in the face of opposition.
Stativ Ständer
A device to hold something upright or aloft.
Zeugenstand
The platform on which a witness testifies in court; the witness stand or witness box.
Stand Kiosk
A small building, booth, or stage, as in a bandstand or hamburger stand.

stand /stænd/ [steənd] v
aufstehen
(intransitive) To rise to one’s feet; to stand up.
stehen
(intransitive, copulative) To support oneself on the feet in an erect position.
(intransitive, copulative) To maintain one's ground; to be acquitted; not to fail or yield; to be safe.
ausstehen ertragen aushalten
(intransitive, copulative, obsolete) To be in some particular state; to have essence or being; to be; to consist.
stehen kandidieren
(intransitive, followed by to + infinitive) To be positioned to gain or lose.
stellen abstellen aufstellen hinstellen
(intransitive, copulative) To maintain an invincible or permanent attitude; to be fixed, steady, or firm; to take a position in resistance or opposition.
bestehen durchstehen
(transitive) To undergo; withstand; hold up.

stand back v
zurückhalten
(intransitive) To abstain from participation.
zurückbleiben zurücktreten
(intransitive, cricket) (of a wicket-keeper) to stand a long way behind the wicket so as to catch balls from a fast bowler

stand by v
bereitstehen stehen Sie bereit

stand corrected v
etwas zurücknehmen müssen falsch gelegen haben sich berichtigen müssen sich eines Besseren belehren lassen müssen
(idiomatic) To acknowledge, after someone else's correction of a statement one made, that this statement was indeed incorrect and that this correction is justified.

stand easy interjection
stehen Sie bequem
(military) a command to soldiers standing at ease that they may relax further

stand for v
einsetzen eintreten unterstützen
To advocate, to support

stand in stand ins n
Double Ersatz Lichtdouble Springer Springerin
A substitute; a replacement.

stand in v
haben sein übernehmen
To substitute for; to replace; (theater) to serve as an understudy.

stand in someone's shoes v
Wenn ich du wäre an j-s Stelle sein an j-s Stelle stehen in j-s Haut stecken
(idiomatic) to see from another's point of view; to feel what another feels.

stand on end v
zu Berge stehen
(of hair) To stand erect, bristle, especially from fear.

stand on one's own two feet v
auf eigenen Beinen stehen
(idiomatic) To be independent and self-sufficient; to survive without any help.

stand one's ground v
standhaft bleiben
(idiomatic) To maintain or stick by an opinion or position; to remain resolute in the face of opposition.

stand out v
herausragen herausstechen
(intransitive) To be obvious or conspicuous, in contrast to the surroundings.
(intransitive) To be extraordinary and different or to have features and qualities which make someone or something special.

stand the test of time v
die Zeiten überdauern
(idiomatic) To remain useful or valued over a long period of time; to last a long time.

stand to reason /ˌstænd tə ˈɹiz(ə)n/ /ˌstænd tə ˈɹiːzn̩/ v
naheliegen
(idiomatic) To seem logical, rational, or reasonable; to make sense.

stand up v
aufstehen
(intransitive) To rise from a lying or sitting position.
aufstellen
(transitive) To bring something up and set it into a standing position; to set something up.
sitzen lassen versetzen
(transitive, idiomatic) (stand someone up) To avoid a prearranged meeting, especially a date, with (a person) without prior notification; to jilt or shirk.

stand up for v
eintreten für sich einsetzen für
(transitive) To speak or act in support or defense of (a person, a cause, a belief, or the like).

stand up to v
Widerstand leisten sich entgegenstellen
(transitive) To object to or interfere with the actions of (someone seen as bullying, pushy, or controlling).
gewachsen sein standhalten
(transitive) To withstand, to weather, to survive in spite of.

stand-alone /ˈstænd.əˌləʊn/ adj
autark eigenständig selbstständig
Operating, functioning, or existing without additions or assistance; independent; able to be separate or separated.

stand-in stand-ins n
Double Ersatz Lichtdouble Springer Springerin
A person of similar size and shape to an actor who "stands in" for that actor during the lengthy process of setting up a shot, but who, unlike a double, does not appear in the film.

stand-up comedy n
Stand-up-Comedy
comedy performed on stage by a single comedian.

standard /ˈstændəd/ /ˈstændəɹd/ [ˈsteəndɚd] more standard most standard adj
standardmäßig üblich
Falling within an accepted range of size, amount, power, quality, etc.

standard /ˈstændəd/ /ˈstændəɹd/ [ˈsteəndɚd] standards n
Standard
A level of quality or attainment.
Something used as a measure for comparative evaluations; a model.
Standarte Banner
The flag or ensign carried by a military unit.

standard candle standard candles n
Standardkerze

standard deviation standard deviations n
Standardabweichung
(statistics) A measure of how spread out data values are around the mean, defined as the square root of the variance. Represented with the Greek letter σ.

standard dialect standard dialects n
Standarddialekt
(sociolinguistics) Synonym of standard language

standard gauge n
Normalspur
(rail transport) A track gauge of 56.5 inches (1435 mm).

standard gravity standard gravities n
Normfallbeschleunigung Standard-Erdbeschleunigung Standardschwerkraft
A measure of the nominal gravitational acceleration of an object in a vacuum near the surface of the Earth, defined by standard as 9.80665 m/s2.

standard lamp standard lamps n
Stehlampe
A lamp supported by a tall vertical pole in order that light comes from above those seated in the vicinity.

standard language standard languages n
Standardsprache Hochsprache Schriftsprache Ausbausprache Einheitssprache Literatursprache
(sociolinguistics) A language that has a standard form as one of its varieties; a language that has undergone standardization.

standard of living standards of living n
Lebensstandard
A relative measure of the quality of life a person or group has, often with per capita income (GNI or GDP) serving as a proxy measurement but with some notion of human development as the real (underlying) entity being measured.

standard poodle standard poodles n
Großpudel
A relatively large poodle, measuring more than 15 inches (38 cm).

standard variety standard varieties n
Standardvarietät
(sociolinguistics) Synonym of standard language

standardise [ˈstændə(ɹ)daɪz] v
standardisieren
To make to conform to a standard.

standardization standardizations n
Standardisierung
The process of complying (or evaluate by comparing) with a standard.
The process of establishing a standard.

standardized more standardized most standardized adj
genormt standardisiert
designed or constructed in a standard manner or according to an official standard

standardly adv
standardmäßig
In a standard way

standby /ˈstænd ˈbaɪ/ /ˈstændˌbaɪ/ standbys n
Bereitschaft
A state of readiness without immediate involvement; remaining in preparation for (a sudden or unforeseen event or situation).
verlässliche und bewährte Sache
Something that is standard, well-tested, or frequently used.

standby /ˈstænd ˈbaɪ/ /ˈstændˌbaɪ/ v
abwarten dranbleiben in Wartestellung bleiben kurz warten
(proscribed, nonstandard, operations) To wait briefly, as for additional communication by radio or telephone;

standing /ˈstændɪŋ/ adj
aufgestaut ständig vertikal
Erect, not cut down.
aufgestaut vertikal
Performed from an erect position.
Remaining in force or status.
Stagnant; not moving or flowing.
Not transitory; not liable to fade or vanish; lasting.
Not movable; fixed.

standing /ˈstændɪŋ/ standings n
Dauer Ansehen Leumund Reputation Ruf Standing
(figurative) Position or reputation in society or a profession.
Stehen Stehplatz
The act of a person who stands, or a place where someone stands.
Listenplatz Platz Position Tabellenplatz Tabellenposition
(sports) The position of a team in a league or of a player in a list.

standing army standing armies n
stehendes Heer
A professional permanent army composed of full-time career soldiers, and not disbanded during times of peace.

standing committee standing committees n
ständiger Ausschuss
An established parliamentary or congressional committee to which all proposed legislation, messages, petitions, memorials and other matters regarding a defined scope of subjects get referred to and then returned to parliament or congress along with a recommended measure.

standing order standing orders n
Dauerauftrag
(banking) Transfer of a fixed amount from one bank account to another at fixed intervals (e.g. monthly bill payment)

standing ovation standing ovations n
Stehapplaus Stehbeifall Standing Ovations stehende Ovation
Enthusiastic applause given by people who rise from a sitting position.

standing wave standing waves n
Stehwelle stehende Welle
(physics) A wave form which occurs in a limited, fixed medium in such a way that the reflected wave coincides with the produced wave. A common example is the vibration of the strings on a musical stringed instrument.

standoff /ˈstænd.ɑf/ /ˈstænd.ɒf/ /ˈstænd.ɔf/ /ˈstænd.ɔːf/ [ˈsteən.dɑf] standoffs n
Abstandhalter Halter
A device which maintains a fixed distance between two objects, especially between a surface and a sign or electrical wiring.
Pattsituation festgefahrene Lage
A deadlocked confrontation between antagonists.

standoffish /stænˈdɑ.fɪʃ/ /stænˈdɒf.ɪʃ/ /stænˈdɔ.fɪʃ/ /stænˈdɔː.fɪʃ/ [steənˈdɑ.fɪʃ] more standoffish most standoffish adj
hochnäsig reserviert spröde
Aloof; reserved; unsociable and unfriendly.

standpipe standpipes n
Steigleitung Steigrohr
A vertical pipe into which water is pumped so that a desired pressure is available at the bottom.

standpoint /ˈstændpɔɪnt/ standpoints n
Standpunkt Sichtweise
Point of view; perspective

standstill standstills n
Stillstand
Complete immobility; halt.

stanene n
Stanen

stanitsa stanitsas stanitsi stanitsy n
Staniza
A Cossack village.

stannite stannites n
Stannit
a dark-gray lustrous mineral, a mixed sulfide of copper, iron, and tin, Cu2FeSnS4, used as an ore of tin

stanza /ˈstænzə/ stanzas n
Strophe
A unit of a poem, written or printed as a paragraph; equivalent to a verse.

stapes /ˈsteɪ.piːz/ stapedes stapes n
Steigbügel

staphyloplasty staphyloplasties n
Staphyloplastie

staple /ˈsteɪ.pəl/ staples n
Heftklammer
A wire fastener used to secure stacks of paper by penetrating all the sheets and curling around.
Ausgangsmaterial Grundnahrungsmittel Grundversorgung
A basic or essential supply.

staple gun staple guns n
Tacker
A heavy-duty device for driving staples directly into wood or other material.

stapler /ˈsteɪplə/ /ˈsteɪplɚ/ staplers n
Tacker Hefter Heftgerät Heftmaschine Heftapparat
A device which binds together sheets of paper by driving a thin metal staple through the sheets and simultaneously folding over the ends of the staple against the back surface of the paper.

star /staː(ɹ)/ /stɑɹ/ /stɑː(ɹ)/ stars n
Star Promi Prominente Prominenter Stern
An exceptionally talented or famous person, often in a specific field; a celebrity.
Sternchen Asterisk Asteriskus
(printing) An asterisk (*) or symbol (★).
Stern Gestirn Sonne
A simple dance, or part of a dance, where a group of four dancers each put their right or left hand in the middle and turn around in a circle. You call them right-hand stars or left-hand stars, depending on the hand which is in the middle.

star /staː(ɹ)/ /stɑɹ/ /stɑː(ɹ)/ v
die Hauptrolle spielen
(transitive) To feature (a performer or a headliner), especially in a movie or an entertainment program.

star anise star anises n
Sternanis
A plant, Illicium verum, used primarily for its star-shaped seed which resembles anise in scent and flavor, and which is used as a spice. Valued for its decorative shape as well as its flavor. Also used commercially as a source of shikimic acid for the production of Tamiflu.

star chart star charts n
Sternkarte
A radar chart.

star cluster star clusters n
Sternhaufen
(astronomy) A group of gravitationally bound stars and other material (such as nebulae and planets), conventionally with one generation of similarly aged stars from the same pre-stellar nebula.

star fruit star fruits n
Sternfrucht
The fruit of the carambola tree, Averrhoa carambola.

star seed star seeds n
Sternensaat
A person who lived a previous lifetime in one star system but was then reincarnated in another star system.

star system star systems n
Sternsystem Sternensystem
(star) A group of stars (and possibly smaller bodies such as planets or asteroids) that orbit one another.

star vault star vaults n
Sterngewölbe
(architecture) A vault whose ribs radiate to form patterns reminiscent of stars

star witness star witnesses n
Hauptzeuge Hauptzeugin

star-crossed /ˈstɑɹˌkɹɑst/ /ˈstɑɹˌkɹɔst/ /ˈstɑːˌkɹɒst/ more star-crossed most star-crossed adj
unsternbedroht unterm Unglücksstern geboren
(idiomatic) Ill-fated by destiny, the fate of the person being “written in the stars”.

star-of-Bethlehem n
Milchstern
Any of the genus Ornithogalum of perennial plants mostly native to southern Europe and southern Africa, with clusters of typically white star-shaped flowers.

star-strewn more star-strewn most star-strewn adj
sternenbedeckt sternenübersät
Covered with stars.

star-struck more star-struck most star-struck adj
promigeil
Fascinated or obsessed by fame or by celebrities; awed by an encounter with a celebrity.

starboard /ˈstaː.bəd/ /ˈstɑɹ.bɚd/ /ˈstɑː.bəd/ starboards n
Steuerbord
The righthand side of a ship, boat or aircraft when facing the front, or fore or bow. Used to unambiguously refer to directions according to the sides of the vessel, rather than those of a crew member or object.

starch /stɑɹt͡ʃ/ /stɑːt͡ʃ/ starches n
Stärke
(nutrition, countable) Carbohydrates, as with grain and potato based foods.
Steifheit
(uncountable) A stiff, formal manner; formality.
Stärke Wäschesteife Wäschestärke
(countable) Any of various starch-like substances used as a laundry stiffener.

starch /stɑɹt͡ʃ/ /stɑːt͡ʃ/ v
stärken
To apply or treat with laundry starch, to create a hard, smooth surface.

starcruiser starcruisers n
Kreuzer Sternenkreuzer

stardom /ˈstɑɹdəm/ stardoms n
Berühmtheit Berühmtsein Ruhm
The status or position of a performer acknowledged to be a star; fame; celebrity.

stardust /ˈstɑɹˌdʌst/ /ˈstɑːdʌst/ stardusts n
Sternenstaub
(informal, dated) A distant cluster of stars resembling a cloud of dust, especially if the individual stars of which cannot be resolved with a telescope.
kosmischer Staub
Small fragments of dust-like material found in space; specifically, a type of cosmic dust that formed from cooling gases ejected from presolar stars, which was then incorporated into the cloud from which the Solar System condensed.

stare /stɛə(ɹ)/ /stɛɚ/ v
starren anstarren beschnarchen
(intransitive, followed by "at") To look fixedly (at something).
(intransitive, obsolete) To stand out; to project; to bristle.

stare at the wall v
an die Wand starren
To be bored and idle.

stare down v
niederstarren
(transitive) To overcome or make uncomfortable by staring intently.

starets staretses startsy n
Starez
An elder of a monastery in the Russian Orthodox Church who functions as an adviser and teacher.

starfish /ˈstɑː(ɹ)fɪʃ/ starfish starfishes n
Seestern
Any of various asteroids or other echinoderms (not in fact fish) with usually five arms, many of which eat bivalves or corals by everting their stomach.

stargate stargates n
Sternentor

stargazer /ˈstɑɹˌɡeɪzɚ/ stargazers n
Himmelsgucker Sterngucker Sternguckerin
(now, colloquial) Someone who gazes at the stars; an astronomer or astrologer (now especially an amateur one). [from 16th c.]

stark /stɑɹk/ /stɑːk/ starker starkest adj
streng
Severe; violent; fierce (now usually in describing the weather).
steif
Stiff, rigid.
ganz total völlig
Complete, absolute, full.

stark /stɑɹk/ /stɑːk/ adv
total völlig
starkly; entirely, absolutely

stark naked adj
splitternackt fasernackt splitterfasernackt
Completely naked.

starkers /ˈstɑɹkɚz/ /ˈstɑːkəz/ adj
splitternackt
(chiefly, British, slang) Completely nude.

starless adj
sternenlos
without visible stars.

starlet /ˈstɑɹlɪt/ /ˈstɑːlɪt/ starlets n
Starlet
A young actress with a promising career ahead of her.

starlight /ˈstɑː(ɹ)laɪt/ starlights n
Sternenlicht
Light emitted from stars other than the Sun.

starling /ˈstɑɹlɪŋ/ /ˈstɑːlɪŋ/ starlings n
Star
A family, Sturnidae, of passerine birds.
Eisbrecher
One of the piles used in forming such a breakwater.

starry /ˈstɑɹ.i/ /ˈstɑː.ɹi/ starrier starriest adj
gestirnt bestirnt sternenklar
Having stars visible.
sternartig sternförmig
Resembling or shaped like a star.

starship /stɑɹʃɪp/ starships n
Sternenschiff
A type of spacecraft capable of traveling to the solar systems of other stars

start /stɑɹt/ /stɑːt/ starts n
Anfang Beginn
The beginning of an activity.
Ruck
A sudden involuntary movement.
Start
The beginning point of a race, a board game, etc.

start /stɑɹt/ /stɑːt/ v
starten anfangen beginnen anlassen zusammenzucken auffahren
(transitive) To disturb and cause to move suddenly; to startle; to alarm; to rouse; to cause to flee or fly.

start up /stɑɹˈtʌp/ /stɑːˈtʌp/ v
auftauchen
(intransitive) To rise suddenly.

starter /ˈstɑɹ.tɚ/ /ˈstɑː.tə(ɹ)/ [ˈstɑɹ.ɾɚ] starters n
Anlasser Starter
An electric motor that starts an internal combustion engine.
Vorspeise Vorgericht
The first course of a meal, consisting of a small, usually savoury, dish.

starter pistol starter pistols n
Startpistole
A handgun that fires blanks in order to start races.

starting point starting points n
Ausgangspunkt
(sometimes, figurative) The place where a journey starts.
The first steps when commencing an activity.

starting signal starting signals n
Startschuss
(sports) A signal to begin a race.

startle /ˈstɑɹt(ə)l/ /ˈstɑːt(ə)l/ v
aufschrecken scheuen
(intransitive) To move suddenly, or be excited, on feeling alarm; to start.
erschrecken
(transitive) To excite by sudden alarm, surprise, or apprehension; to frighten suddenly and not seriously; to alarm; to surprise.

startled /ˈstɑɹt.l̩d/ /ˈstɑːt.l̩d/ more startled most startled adj
erschrocken
Surprised and slightly frightened.

startling /ˈstɑɹ.tl̩.ɪŋ/ /ˈstɑɹt.lɪŋ/ /ˈstɑː.tl̩.ɪŋ/ /ˈstɑːt.lɪŋ/ more startling most startling adj
alarmierend bestürzend erschreckend erstaunlich schockierend überraschend
Likely to startle; surprising; shocking.

starvation /stɑɹˈveɪʃən/ /stɑːˈveɪʃən/ starvations n
Hunger Verhungern
A condition of severe suffering due to a lack of nutrition.

starvation wage starvation wages n
Hungerlohn

starve /stɑɹv/ /stɑːv/ v
verhungern Hungers sterben
(intransitive) To die because of lack of food or of not eating.
verhungern
(intransitive) To be very hungry.
aushungern verhungern lassen
(transitive) To deprive of nourishment or of some vital component.

stash /stæʃ/ stashes n
(geheimes) Versteck Vorrat
(countable) A collection, sometimes hidden; a reserve.

stash /stæʃ/ v
verstecken bunkern
To hide or store away for later use.

stasis /ˈsteɪsɪs/ /ˈstæ-/ stases n
Blutstau
(pathology) A slackening or arrest of the blood current, due not to a lessening of the heart’s beat, but to some abnormal resistance of the capillary walls.
Statik Stau Stillstand
(figurative) Inactivity; a freezing, or state of motionlessness.

state /steɪt/ states n
Zustand
(computing) The stable condition of a processor during a particular clock cycle.
(mathematics, stochastic processes) An element of the range of the random variables that define a random process.
Staat Land Bundesland
A political division of a federation retaining a notable degree of autonomy, as in the United States, Mexico, Nigeria, or India.
Staat Zustand
Any sovereign polity; a national or city-state government.
Zustand Staat
(anthropology) A society larger than a tribe. A society large enough to form a state in the sense of a government.

state /steɪt/ v
erklären
(transitive) To declare to be a fact.
darlegen nennen
(transitive) To make known.

state capital state capitals n
Landeshauptstadt
The capital city of a state (national subdivision).

state capitalism state capitalisms n
Staatskapitalismus
The form of capitalism where for-profit commercial activities are undertaken by the state; either via corporatized government agencies, or via ownership or control of nominally private organizations.

state funeral state funerals n
Staatsbegräbnis
A public funeral ceremony held to honour individuals of national significance.

state of affairs states of affairs n
Lage Zustand Sachlage
(idiomatic) A specific situation; a set of circumstances.

state of alarm states of alarm n
Alarmzustand
A state of emergency.

state of emergency states of emergency n
Notstand
An unusually difficult or dangerous situation in which a government gives itself special powers or suspends normal legal procedures so as to regain control.
Ausnahmezustand Notstandsbeschluss Notstandsdekret
A governmental decree declaring such situation.
Ausnahmezustand
The status quo following such declaration.

state of grace n
Gnadenzustand Zustand der Gnade
(Christianity) A condition free from mortal sin, in which one has the favor of God and enjoys unmerited divine assistance.

state of matter states of matter n
Aggregatzustand
(sciences) Any of the different phases of matter whose properties are dependent on the motions and forces of the molecules of which they are composed.

state of mind states of mind n
Geisteszustand Gemütszustand Gemütslage
The psychological state of someone's cognitive processes at a certain time; the condition or character of a person's thoughts or feelings.

state of nature states of nature n
Naturzustand
(philosophy, religion, legal) The way that people lived before there was any organized society.

state of siege states of siege n
Belagerungszustand
(law) An exceptional legal condition in which constitutional limits on the powers of the government are suspended, usually owing to military necessity and implying martial law.

state of the art more state of the art most state of the art adj
modernst
At the highest level of development at a particular time; cutting-edge.

state of the art n
Stand der Technik aktuelle Technik
The condition of scientific or technical knowledge, particularly the peak or highest level thereof, at a particular time. [from early 20th c.]

state pattern state patterns n
Zustand
(software, design) A behavioural design pattern similar to the strategy pattern that is used to represent the state of an object.

state police state polices n
Landespolizei Staatspolizei
Outside the USA or Australia, the national police, i.e. the police force belonging to the national (state) government.

state religion state religions n
Staatsreligion offizielle Religion
A religious body or creed officially endorsed by the state.

state school state schools n
staatliche Schule
A government-funded school, paid for by taxes.

state secret state secrets n
Staatsgeheimnis
Information which pertains to the affairs of a country and access to which is restricted by the government.

state visit state visits n
Staatsbesuch
A formal visit by a head of state or a cabinet minister to another nation.

state-owned adj
staatlich
Owned and controlled by the country's government.

state-owned enterprise state-owned enterprises n
Staatskonzern
A commercial business wholly or partly owned and operated by a government.

stateful adj
zustandsorientiert
(computing) That supports different states, reacting to the same input differently depending on the current state.

statehood /ˈsteɪthʊd/ statehoods n
Staatlichkeit
The property of being a state.

stateless adj
zustandlos
(dated) Without state or pomp.
staatenlos heimatlos
(legal) Without a state or nationality; not subject to any state.

statelessness n
Staatenlosigkeit
The property of being stateless.

statelike more statelike most statelike adj
staatähnlich
Resembling or characteristic of a state (geopolitical entity).

stately /ˈsteɪtli/ statelier stateliest adj
stattlich
(of people) Worthy of respect; dignified, regal.

statement /ˈsteɪtm(ə)nt/ /ˈsteɪtmənt/ statements n
Behauptung
Erklärung Angabe Aussage
A declaration or remark.
Erklärung Bekundung Stellungnahme
A presentation of opinion or position.
Auszug Kontoauszug
(finance) A document that summarizes financial activity.
Anweisung
(computing) An instruction in a computer program, especially one that returns no value, as opposed to a function call.

stater /steɪtə/ /steɪtɚ/ staters n
Stater
A gold, silver or electrum coin of ancient Greece.

stateside adj
US der Vereinigten Staaten in den Staaten in den USA von den Vereinigten Staaten
(chiefly outside USA) In the United States.

stateside adv
in den Staaten in die Staaten
(chiefly outside USA) In or to the United States, especially the lower forty-eight.

statesman /ˈsteɪtsmən/ statesmen n
Staatsmann
A man who is a leader in national or international affairs.

statesmanlike more statesmanlike most statesmanlike adj
staatsmännisch
Like a statesman, demonstrating the skills and qualities of a respected leader.

statesmanship statesmanships n
Staatskunst
The skill of being a good statesman, the ability to perform well in political office.

statewide /steɪtˈwaɪd/ adj
landesweit
Happening in or affecting an entire state (political subdivision of a federal union).

static /ˈstæt.ɪk/ [ˈstæɾ.ɪk] statics n
Schnee
(uncountable) Interference on a broadcast signal caused by atmospheric disturbances; heard as crackles on radio, or seen as random specks on television.

static class static classes n
statische Klasse
(software, object-oriented) A class that cannot be instantiated.

static electricity n
statische Elektrizität
An electric charge that has built up on an insulated body, often due to friction.

static language static languages n
statische Sprache

static typing n
statische Typisierung
(programming) A system in which typechecking is performed during compilation and not at run time, opposed to dynamic typing.

statically-typed adj
statisch typisiert

statically-typed language statically-typed languages n
statisch typisierte Sprache

statics n
Statik
(physics) The branch of mechanics concerned with forces in static equilibrium

statin statins n
Statin
(pharmaceutical drug) Any of a class of drugs (chiefly lactones or pyrroles) that lower the amount of cholesterol in the blood by inhibiting an enzyme involved in its biosynthesis.

station /ˈsteɪʃən/ stations n
Station Bahnhof
A place where one performs a task or where one is on call to perform a task.
A place used for broadcasting radio or television; the broadcasting entity itself.

station /ˈsteɪʃən/ v
postieren
(usually passive) To put in place to perform a task.
stationieren
To put in place to perform military duty.

station house station houses n
Polizeiposten Polizeirevier
An area headquarters for police.

station wagon station wagons n
Kombi Kombiwagen
(US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, automotive) A body style for cars in which the roof is extended rearward to produce an enclosed area in the position and serving the function of the boot (trunk) of a sedan / saloon.

stationary /ˈsteɪʃ(ə)n(ə)ɹi/ /ˈsteɪʃəˌnɛɹi/ adj
stationär
Not moving.
ortsgebunden standortgebunden stationär unbeweglich
Incapable of being moved.

stationary distribution stationary distributions n
stationäre Verteilung
(mathematics, stochastic processes, of a Markov chain) a row vector \pi whose entries sum to 1 that satisfies the equation \pi P=\pi, where P is the transition matrix of the Markov chain.

stationer's stationers' n
Papierwarenladen Schreibwarenladen
A shop that sells stationery

stationery /ˈsteɪʃ(ə)n(ə)ɹi/ /ˈsteɪʃənɛɹi/ stationeries n
Büromaterial Schreibwaren
Writing materials, envelopes, office materials.

stationing stationings n
Stationierung
the putting in a place to perform military duty

stationmaster stationmasters n
Bahnhofsvorsteher Bahnhofsvorstand
(rail) The person in charge of a railroad station, usually an employee of a particular railroad by which the station is owned, but sometimes an employee of a separate corporation, such as one owning a station used by two or more railroads.

stationwide adj
stationsweit

statism /ˈsteɪdɪzm/ /ˈsteɪdɪzəm/ /ˈsteɪtɪzm/ /ˈsteɪtɪzəm/ statisms n
Etatismus
(often, _, pejorative) The belief that most or all political power should be centralized in national governments.

statist /ˈsteɪtɪst/ more statist most statist adj
etatistisch
Pertaining to statism.

statist /ˈsteɪtɪst/ statists n
Etatist Etatistin
A supporter of statism. [from 20th c.]

statistical /stəˈtɪs.tɪ.kəl/ [stəˈtɪs.tɪ.kl̩] more statistical most statistical adj
statistisch
Of or pertaining to statistics.

statistical inference statistical inferences n
statistische Inferenz
(statistics) Drawing conclusions about a population from a random sample drawn from it, or, more generally, about a random process from its observed behavior during a finite period of time.

statistician /ˌstætɪsˈtɪʃn̩/ statisticians n
Statistiker Statistikerin
A person who compiles, interprets, or studies statistics.
Statistiker
(mathematics) A mathematician with a specialty of statistics.

statistics /stəˈtɪstɪks/ n
Statistik
A discipline, principally within applied mathematics, concerned with the systematic study of the collection, presentation, analysis, and interpretation of data.
A systematic collection of data on measurements or observations, often related to demographic information such as population counts, incomes, population counts at different ages, etc.

stative verb stative verbs n
Zustandsverb

statolith statoliths n
Statolith
A specialized form of amyloplast involved in graviperception by plant roots and most invertebrates.

statue /ˈstæt.juː/ /ˈstæt͡ʃ.uː/ /ˈstæt͡ʃu/ statues n
Statue Standbild
A three-dimensional work of art, usually representing a person or animal, usually created by sculpting, carving, molding, or casting.

statues /ˈstæt.juːz/ /ˈstæt͡ʃ.uːz/ /ˈstæt͡ʃuz/ n
eins, zwei, drei, Ochs am Berg

statuesque /statjʊˈɛsk/ /statʃʊˈɛsk/ more statuesque most statuesque adj
statuengleich statuenhaft wie eine Statue
Resembling or characteristic of a statue. [from 18th c.]
stattlich
(of a woman) Elegantly tall, graceful, and attractive. [from 19th c.]

statuette /ˌstætjuˈɛt/ /ˌstætʃuˈɛt/ statuettes n
Statuette
A small statue, usually a figure much less than life size, especially when of marble or bronze, or of plaster or clay as a preparation for the marble or bronze, as distinguished from a figure in terra cotta etc.

stature /ˈstæt͡ʃ.ə/ /ˈstæt͡ʃ.ɚ/ statures n
Körpergröße Statur
A person or animal's natural height when standing upright.

status /ˈsteɪ.təs/ /ˈsteː.təs/ /ˈstæt.əs/ /ˈstɛː.təs/ [ˈstæɾ.əs] status statuses n
Status
A person’s condition, position or standing relative to that of others.
Ansehen
Prestige or high standing.
Status Stand
A situation or state of affairs.

status quo /ˌsteɪtəs ˈkwoʊ/ /ˌsteɪtəs ˈkwəʊ/ /ˌstætəs ˈkwoʊ/ [ˌstæɾəs ˈkwoʊ] stati quo status quos statuses quo n
Status quo Ausgangslage Ausgangszustand
The state of things; the way things are, as opposed to the way they could be; the existing state of affairs.

status symbol /ˈsteɪtəs ˈsɪmbəl/ /ˈstæ-/ [-ɾəs] status symbols n
Statusobjekt Statussymbol
A visible possession that is a sign of one's personal wealth or social status.

statute /ˈstæt͡ʃuːt/ statutes n
Statut
Written law as laid down by a legislature.

statute law statute laws n
Gesetzesrecht
(legal, countable) A law enacted by a legislative body, as opposed to a regulation made by the executive branch or case law made by court precedent.

statute of limitations statutes of limitations n
Verjährung
Any law that sets a time limit, after which a person may not be tried for a crime, or after which some other legal action may not take place.

statutory /ˈstætjʊt(ə)ɹɪ/ /ˈstæt͡ʃəˌtɔɹi/ adj
satzungsgemäß satzungsmäßig statutar statutarisch
Of, relating to, enacted or regulated by a statute.

statutory declaration statutory declarations n
Ehrenerklärung
(legal) A legal document that is affirmed rather than being sworn under oath.

staunch /stɑn(t)ʃ/ /stɑːn(t)ʃ/ /stɔn(t)ʃ/ /stɔːn(t)ʃ/ stauncher staunchest adj
loyal treu vertrauensvoll
Dependable, loyal, reliable, trustworthy.

stauropegion stauropegia n
Stauropegia
(initially) In Eastern Orthodoxy, the placement of a cross by a bishop which symbolises his approval of the construction of a church or monastery on the site the cross is placed.

stave /steɪv/ staves n
Daube
One of a number of narrow strips of wood, or narrow iron plates, placed edge to edge to form the sides, covering, or lining of a vessel or structure; especially, one of the strips which form the sides of a cask, barrel, pail, etc.
Sprosse
One of the bars or rounds of a rack, rungs of a ladder, etc; one of the cylindrical bars of a lantern wheel
Strophe Vers
(poetry) A metrical portion; a stanza; a staff.
Notenlinien Notensystem
(music) The set of five horizontal and parallel lines on and between which musical notes are written or pointed; the staff.

stave church stave churches n
Stabkirche
A wooden church with a medieval post and lintel construction.

stave off v
abwehren verhindern abwenden
(idiomatic) to prevent something from happening; to obviate or avert

stave-rhyme /steɪv.ɹaɪm/ stave-rhymes n
Stabreim
(usually, uncountable) This kind of rhyme.

stave-rhyme /steɪv.ɹaɪm/ v
stabreimen
To exhibit this kind of rhyme.

stavesacre stavesacres n
Stephanskraut
A highly toxic, perennial plant with purple flowers (Staphisagria macrosperma, syn. Delphinium staphisagria).

stay /steɪ/ stays n
Aussetzung
(legal) A postponement, especially of an execution or other punishment.
Stag Abspannung Strebe Stütze
A guy, rope, or wire supporting or stabilizing a platform, such as a bridge, a pole, such as a tentpole, the mast of a derrick, or other structural element.
Ankerbolzen Bolzen Sprieße Stehbolzen Strebe Stützbolzen
The transverse piece in a chain-cable link.
Aufenthalt Aufenthaltsort
Restraint of passion; prudence; moderation; caution; steadiness; sobriety.

stay /steɪ/ v
bleiben aufhalten
(intransitive) To remain in a particular place, especially for a definite or short period of time; sojourn; abide.
(transitive, obsolete) To remain for the purpose of; to stay to take part in or be present at (a meal, ceremony etc.).
bleiben
(intransitive, copulative) To continue to have a particular quality.
aufschieben aussetzen vertagen
(transitive, obsolete) To bear up under; to endure; to hold out against; to resist.

stay behind v
zurückbleiben
(idiomatic) To remain where one is, whilst others leave.
nachsitzen
To remain in a classroom or school at the end of teaching, especially to receive punishment.

stay put v
sich nicht vom Fleck rühren
(idiomatic) To remain in one fixed place

stay the night v
übernachten
To spend a night at someone else's home.

stay up v
aufbleiben durchmachen
(intransitive) To remain awake, to not go to bed.

stay up late v
lange aufbleiben

staycation /steɪˈkeɪʃn̩/ /ˌsteɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/ staycations n
Urlaub in/auf Balkonien
(informal) A vacation spent at or close to home. [from mid 20th c.]

staysail staysails n
Stagsegel
(nautical) A fore-and-aft rigged sail whose luff can be affixed to a stay running forward from a mast to the deck, the bowsprit or to another mast.

stead /stɛd/ steads n
Stadt
(obsolete) An estate, a property with its grounds; a farm; a homestead. [14th–19th c.]

steadfast /ˈstɛdfæst/ /ˈstɛdfɑːst/ /ˈstɛdfəst/ more steadfast most steadfast steadfaster steadfastest adj
standhaft unentwegt
Fixed or unchanging; steady.

steadfastness steadfastnesses n
Standfestigkeit Standhaftigkeit Unentwegtheit
Loyalty in the face of trouble and difficulty.

steady /ˈstɛdi/ /ˈstɪdi/ /ˈstʌdi/ steadier steadiest adj
stetig
Smooth and not bumpy or with obstructions.
Regular and even.

steady /ˈstɛdi/ /ˈstɪdi/ /ˈstʌdi/ v
stabilisieren
(transitive, sometimes, figurative) To stabilize; to prevent from shaking.

steak /steɪk/ steaks n
Steak Beefsteak Lendenschnitte Schnitte
beefsteak, a slice of beef, broiled or cut for broiling.
Steak
A slice of meat cut across the grain (perpendicular to the spine) from a fish.

steak knife steak knives n
Steakmesser
A table knife with a sharp, narrow, and often serrated blade designed for cutting tougher foods such as cooked meats.

steak tartare steak tartares steaks tartare n
Tatar
A dish made of raw minced beef steak, often served with onions, capers and other ingredients

steal /stiːl/ steals n
Raub Diebstahl
The act of stealing.
Schnäppchen
(slang) A piece of merchandise available at a very low, attractive price.

steal /stiːl/ v
stehlen klauen entwenden mopsen rauben
(transitive) To take illegally, or without the owner's permission, something owned by someone else without intending to return it.
stehlen
(transitive) To get or effect surreptitiously or artfully.
stehlen rauben
(transitive) To draw attention unexpectedly in (an entertainment), especially by being the outstanding performer. Usually used in the phrase steal the show.
schleichen stehlen
(intransitive) To move silently or secretly.
stehlen klauen entwenden mopsen
(transitive, baseball) To advance safely to (another base) during the delivery of a pitch, without the aid of a hit, walk, passed ball, wild pitch, or defensive indifference.

steal away v
(sich) davonschleichen (sich) wegschleichen sich davonstehlen
(intransitive) To leave secretively.

steal the show v
die Schau stehlen alle an die Wand spielen die Show stehlen
(idiomatic, intransitive, entertainment) To be the best performer during a performance.

stealth /stɛlθ/ stealths n
Heimlichkeit
(uncountable) The attribute or characteristic of acting in secrecy, or in such a way that the actions are unnoticed or difficult to detect by others.

stealth bomber stealth bombers n
Tarnkappenbomber
(military, aviation) A bomber (military aircraft) with a smaller than usual radar signature, due to its body shape, outer coating, and thermal dissipation.

stealth fighter stealth fighters n
Stealthflugzeug Tarnkappenflugzeug
(military, aviation) A fighter aircraft with a smaller-than-usual radar signature because of its unique body shape, outer coating, and thermal dissipation.

stealthily /ˈstɛlθɪli/ more stealthily most stealthily adv
heimlich verstohlen
In a stealthy manner, furtively.

stealthy /ˈstɛlθi/ stealthier stealthiest adj
verstohlen geheim heimlich
Characterized by or resembling stealth or secrecy.

steam /stim/ /stiːm/ steams n
Dampf Wasserdampf
The suspended condensate (cloud) formed by water vapour when it encounters colder air
Dampf
Pressurized water vapour used for heating, cooking, or to provide mechanical energy.
Energie Kraft
(figuratively) Internal energy for progress or motive power.

steam /stim/ /stiːm/ v
dämpfen dünsten
(transitive, cooking) To cook with steam.

steam boiler steam boilers n
Dampfkessel
A boiler that is designed to produce steam.

steam engine steam engines n
Dampfmaschine
A piston engine driven by steam (as contrasted, for example, with a steam turbine).
Any heat engine that uses steam as its primary working fluid to do mechanical work.

steam locomotive /stiːm ˌloʊkəˈmoʊtiv/ /stiːm ˌləʊkəʊˈməʊtiv/ steam locomotives n
Dampflokomotive Dampflok Dampfross
(rail) A locomotive, usually for use on a railway, that is powered by steam.

steam power n
Dampfantrieb Dampfkraft
Power derived from water heated into steam, usually converted to motive power by a reciprocating engine (a steam engine) or turbine (a steam turbine).

steam reforming n
Dampfreformierung
(inorganic chemistry) The production of hydrogen (and carbon monoxide) from water and methane at high temperature

steam shovel /ˈstim ˌʃʌv(ə)l/ /ˈstiːm ˌʃʌvl̩/ steam shovels n
Dampfbagger Dampfschaufel
(historical) An excavating machine designed to effect a shovelling action through steam power.

steam train steam trains n
Dampfzug
(rail) A train pulled by a steam locomotive.

steam turbine steam turbines n
Dampfturbine
A system of angled and shaped blades arranged on a rotor through which steam is passed to generate rotational energy. Today, normally used in power stations.

steamboat /ˈstimˌboʊt/ /ˈstiːmˌbəʊt/ steamboats n
Dampfschiff Dampfer
A boat or vessel propelled by steam power.

steamer /ˈstimɚ/ /ˈstiːmə(ɹ)/ steamers n
Dampfschiff
Dampfer
A vessel in which articles are subjected to the action of steam, as in washing and in various processes of manufacture.
Dampfkochtopf Dampftopf
(cookware) A cooking appliance that cooks by steaming.

steamer duck steamer ducks n
Dampschiffente
A bird of the genus Tachyeres in the family Anatidae, the family of duck, goose and swan.

steaming /ˈstiː.mɪŋ/ more steaming most steaming adj
dampfend
Giving off steam.

steaming /ˈstiː.mɪŋ/ steamings n
Dämpfen
The action of steam on something.
The method of cooking by immersion in steam.

steampipe steampipes n
Dampfleitung
A pipe of a boiler, through which steam passes.

steampunk /ˈstiːm.pʌŋk/ steampunks n
Steampunk
(uncountable) A subgenre of science fiction that depicts advanced technology combined with Victorian style and aesthetics, such as steam-powered machines and vehicles, visible gears and screws and people dressed in 19th-century attires.

steamroll /ˈstiːmˌɹoʊl/ v
niederwalzen plattmachen plattwalzen
To flatten, as if with a steamroller.
plattmachen
(figurative) To ruthlessly crush or overwhelm.

steamroller steamrollers n
Dampfwalze
(historical) A steam-powered heavy road roller.

steamship steamships n
Dampfschiff Dampfer
A ship or vessel propelled by steam power.

steamy /ˈstiː.mi/ more steamy most steamy steamier steamiest adj
dampfend
Warm and humid; full of steam.
heiß
(colloquial, figurative) Erotic.

stearic acid n
Stearinsäure
(fatty acid) octadecanoic acid; the most common saturated fatty acid; it is found in all animal and most vegetable oils and fats; it is used in the manufacture of soap etc.

stearin /ˈstɪəɹɪn/ stearins n
Stearin
(organic compound) A glyceride (especially the triglyceride) of stearic acid

steatite steatites n
Steatit
(mineral) soapstone (often synonymous; more information at soapstone § Terminology).

steatoma steatomas steatomata n
Atherom Fettgeschwulst Lipom Talgzyste

steatopygia steatopygias n
Fettsteiß Hottentottenarsch Steatopygie
An excessive accumulation of fat on the buttocks.

steatorrhea /ˌstiː.ə.təˈɹiː.ə/ steatorrheas n
Fettstuhl Pankreasstuhl Stearrhoe Stearrhö Steatorrhoe Steatorrhö
(medicine) The presence of an excessive amount of fat in the feces

steed /stiːd/ steeds n
Reithengst Springer
(archaic, poetic) A stallion, especially in the sense of mount.

steel /stiːl/ [stiːɫ] adj
stählern
Made of steel.

steel /stiːl/ [stiːɫ] steels n
Stahl
(countable, uncountable) An artificial metal produced from iron, harder and more elastic than elemental iron; used figuratively as a symbol of hardness.

steel guitar steel guitars n
Hawaiigitarre
(music, uncountable) A method of playing slide guitar using a steel (a kind of slide).
(musical instrument, countable) Any of several types of guitar designed to be played using this method.

steel wool steel wools n
Stahlwolle
Fine strips or threads of steel, usually formed into pads or balls and used as an abrasive.

steelworker steelworkers n
Stahlarbeiter
A person who manufactures or shapes steel.

steelworks steelworks n
Stahlwerk Stahlhütte
A place where steel is manufactured and/or shaped.

steelyard /ˈstiːljɑːd/ /ˈstiːljɑːɹd/ /ˈstiːljəd/ /ˈstiːljɚd/ /ˈstɪljəɹd/ steelyards n
Laufgewichtswaage römische Schnellwaage
A transportable balance with unequal arm lengths.

steep /stiːp/ steeper steepest adj
steil
Of a near-vertical gradient; of a slope, surface, curve, etc. that proceeds upward at an angle near vertical.

steep /stiːp/ steeps n
Lauge
A liquid used in a steeping process

steep /stiːp/ v
eintauchen einweichen
(transitive, middle voice) To soak or wet thoroughly.
(intransitive, figurative) To imbue with something; to be deeply immersed in.
eintauchen einweichen ziehen lassen
To make tea (or other beverage) by placing leaves in hot water.

steepen v
steiler machen
(transitive) To make steeper.

steeple /ˈstiːpəl/ steeples n
Kirchturm
A tall tower, often on a church, normally topped with a spire.

steeplechase /ˈstiːpəltʃeɪs/ steeplechases n
Steeplechase
(chiefly, British, equestrianism) A horse race, either across open country, or over an obstacle course.
Hindernislauf
(athletics) An athletics event in which the runners have to run 3000 metres round a track, jumping hurdles and a water obstacle along the way

steeplejack steeplejacks n
Höhenarbeiter
A person whose job involves climbing tall structures like steeples in order to make repairs.

steer /stɪə(ɹ)/ /stɪɚ/ /stɪɹ/ steers n
Mastochse Ochse
The castrated male of cattle, especially one raised for beef production.

steer /stɪə(ɹ)/ /stɪɚ/ /stɪɹ/ v
steuern
(intransitive) To guide the course of a vessel, vehicle, aircraft etc. (by means of a device such as a rudder, paddle, or steering wheel).
(transitive) To guide the course of a vessel, vehicle, aircraft etc. (by means of a device such as a rudder, paddle, or steering wheel).
(intransitive) To be directed and governed; to take a direction, or course; to obey the helm.

steer clear v
fernhalten
(figuratively, intransitive, often followed by of) To avoid; to dodge; to sidestep.

steerage steerages n
Zwischendeck
(countable) The section of a passenger ship that provided inexpensive accommodation with no individual cabins.

steering steerings n
Lenkung
Equipment used to control direction; something used to steer.

steering column steering columns n
Lenksäule
(automotive) a column originating in the dashboard and ending at the steering wheel
(aviation) a column ending in the flight yoke, whose manipulation allows for the control of pitch

steering committee steering committees n
Lenkungsausschuss
A committee set up to determine the order of business for another body, or to manage the general course of an operation

steering group steering groups n
Lenkungsgruppe Steuerungsgruppe
A committee whose function is to arrange the schedules of business for a legislative assembly or other organization

steering wheel steering wheels n
Lenkrad Steuer Steuerrad Volant
A wheel-shaped control that is rotated by the driver to steer, existing in most modern land vehicles.

steganography /ˌstɛ.ɡəˈnɔ.ɡɹə.fi/ /ˌstɛɡ.ənˈɒɡ.ɹə.fi/ n
Steganographie Steganografie
The practice of hiding messages, so that the presence of the message itself is hidden, often by writing them in places where they may not be found until someone finds the secret message in whatever is being used to hide it.
Specifically: the use of small computer files to communicate secret information.

stegosaur /ˈstɛɡəsoɹ/ stegosaurs n
Stegosaurier
Any of several extinct herbivorous dinosaurs, of the suborder Stegosauria, having two rows of bony plates along the back. [from c. 1900]

stein /staɪn/ steins n
Bierkrug Humpen Bierglas Bierseidel Maß Maßkrug
A beer mug, usually made of ceramic or glass.

steinholding n
Masskrugstemmen Maßkrugstemmen

steinstrasse steinstrasse steinstrassen n
Steinstraße
(medicine) A complication of extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) in the treatment of kidney stones, in which multiple small stone fragments line up within the ureter, causing obstruction.

stele /stiːl/ /ˈstiːli/ stelai steles n
Stele
(architecture, archaeology, obsolete) An acroterion, the decoration on the ridge of an ancient Greek building such as a temple.

stellar /ˈstɛlə/ /ˈstɛlɚ/ more stellar most stellar adj
stellar Stern
(astronomy, notcomp) Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of stars.
ausgezeichnet brillant
(by extension) Exceptional, exceptionally good.

stellar wind stellar winds n
Sternwind
(astronomy) The equivalent of solar wind associated with a star not restricted to being the Sun.

stem /stɛm/ stems n
Stamm Wortstamm Stängel Strunk Stiel Halm
A slender supporting member of an individual part of a plant such as a flower or a leaf; also, by analogy, the shaft of a feather.
Stiel Holm
A narrow part on certain man-made objects, such as a wine glass, a tobacco pipe, a spoon.
Notenhals
(music) A vertical stroke marking the length of a note in written music.
Vordersteven Vorsteven Steven
(nautical) The vertical or nearly vertical forward extension of the keel, to which the forward ends of the planks or strakes are attached.
Vorbau
(cycling) A component on a bicycle that connects the handlebars to the bicycle fork.

stem /stɛm/ v
entstielen
To remove the stem from.
stillen aufhalten hemmen eindämmen entgegenstemmen gegen etwas ankämpfen
(transitive) To stop, hinder (for instance, a river or blood).
herrühren kommen seine Ursache haben in sich begründen auf verursacht werden
To be caused or derived; to originate.
ausstemmen im Schneepflug fahren
(skiing) To move the feet apart and point the tips of the skis inward in order to slow down the speed or to facilitate a turn.
abstammen stammen herstammen
To descend in a family line.

stem cell stem cells n
Stammzelle
(medicine, cytology) A primal undifferentiated cell from which a variety of other cells can develop through the process of cellular differentiation.

stemware /ˈstɛm.wɛə(ɹ)/ /ˈstɛm.wɛɚ/ stemwares n
Stielgläser
Drinking glasses that have a stem, such as wine glasses or champagne flutes.

stench /stɛnt͡ʃ/ stenches n
Gestank
a strong foul smell; a stink.

stench trap stench traps n
Geruchsverschluss Siphon

stencil /ˈstɛnsəl/ /ˈstɛnsɪl/ stencils n
Schablone
A thin sheet, either perforated or using some other technique, with which a pattern may be produced upon a surface; a utensil that contains a perforated sheet.

stenographer /stəˈnɑɡɹəfɚ/ /stəˈnɒɡɹəfə/ stenographers n
Stenograf Stenograph Stenografin Stenographin
Someone skilled in the transcription of speech (for example, a secretary who takes dictation).

stenography /stəˈnɑɡɹəfi/ /stɪˈnɒɡɹəfi/ stenographies n
Kurzschrift Stenographie
The practice of transcribing speech (primarily for later dictation or testimony), usually using shorthand

stenosis /stəˈnoʊ.sɪs/ /stɪˈnəʊ.sɪs/ stenoses n
Stenose
(medicine, pathology) An abnormal narrowing or stricture in a blood vessel or other tubular organ.

stentorian /stɛnˈtɔː.ɹi.ən/ more stentorian most stentorian adj
stentorisch
(of a voice) Loud, powerful, booming, suitable for giving speeches to large crowds.

step /stɛp/ steps n
Stufe Sprosse
A rest, or one of a set of rests, for the foot in ascending or descending, as a stair, or a rung of a ladder.
Schritt
The space passed over by one movement of the foot in walking or running.
A small space or distance.
A print of the foot; a footstep; a footprint; track.
Proceeding; measure; action; act.
(machines) One of a series of offsets, or parts, resembling the steps of stairs, as one of the series of parts of a cone pulley on which the belt runs.

step /stɛp/ v
treten schreiten
(intransitive) To move the foot in walking; to advance or recede by raising and moving one of the feet to another resting place, or by moving both feet in succession.
schreiten treten
(intransitive) To walk; to go on foot; especially, to walk a little distance.
treten
(intransitive, figuratively) To move mentally; to go in imagination.

step by step adv
Schritt für Schritt nach und nach schrittweise
Gradually and steadily.

step down v
zurücktreten
(idiomatic) To resign from office; to abdicate.
degradieren deklassieren erniedrigen herabstufen herunterstufen
To gradually reduce something, a little at a time, as an electronic step down transformer.

step in v
ersetzen
(intransitive) To act as a replacement or substitute.

step into the breach v
in die Bresche springen

step ladder step ladders n
Stufenleiter Bockleiter Leitertritt Stehleiter Tritt Trittleiter
A ladder with steps or treads instead of rungs that is hinged in the middle to form an inverted V, with stays to keep the two halves at a fixed angle.

step on someone's toes v
auf die Füße treten

step out v
miteinander gehen
(intransitive, idiomatic) To date, to be in a romantic relationship.

step out of line v
aus der Rolle fallen

step out on someone v
jemanden betrügen
(slang) To cheat on someone; to be unfaithful to a lover.

step over step overs n
Übersteiger
(football) A dribbling move, or feint, in football (soccer), used to fool a defensive player into thinking the offensive player, in possession of the ball, in which the foot is moved over the ball without making contact with it.

step pyramid step pyramids n
Stufenpyramide

step stool step stools n
Trittschemel
A stool of various designs with one or more steps; in some designs the steps may be folded away underneath the seat when not in use.

step- prefix
stief-
A prefix used before father, mother, brother, sister, son, daughter, child, and so forth, to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative but is related through the marriage of a parent.

step-by-step more step-by-step most step-by-step adj
in Einzelschritten schrittweise
Proceeding from one step to the next in sequence.

step-up step-ups n
Aufsteiger Treppensteigen Treppensteiger
(exercise) A workout movement wherein one leg stands on an elevated surface and lifts in the concentric part the rest of the body up onto it to target – depending on angle and starting distance of the other leg and weights applied by the arms – the femoral and gluteal muscles variously.

stepbrother stepbrethren stepbrothers n
Stiefbruder
The son of one's stepparent who is not the son of either of one's biological parents.

stepchair stepchairs n
Leiterstuhl Treppenstuhl
A chair that has an inbuilt set of steps, allowing its use as a stepladder, or a child's highchair with the child climbing the steps.

stepchild stepchildren n
Stiefkind
The child of one's spouse but not one's own.

stepdaughter stepdaughters n
Stieftochter
The daughter of one's spouse and not of oneself.

stepfamily stepfamilies n
Stieffamilie
Any family having one or more stepchildren or stepparents.
The family of one's stepfather or stepmother; those immediate family members not related by blood.

stepfather stepfathers n
Stiefvater Stiefelternteil
(in the narrow sense) A husband of one's biological mother after her initial marriage to or relationship with one's biological father.

stepgrandchild stepgrandchildren n
Stiefenkel Stiefenkelkind
The grandchild of one's wife or husband by a previous partner, or the child of one's stepchild.

stepgranddaughter stepgranddaughters n
Stiefenkelin Stiefenkeltochter
The daughter of one's stepchild.
The stepdaughter of one's child.

stepgrandfather stepgrandfathers n
Stiefgrossvater Stiefgroßvater Stiefopa Stiefopi
The stepfather of one's mother or father and the husband of one's grandmother, and not one's biological grandfather, especially following the divorce of one's grandparents or the death of one's grandfather.

stepgrandmother stepgrandmothers n
Stiefgrossmutter Stiefgroßmutter Stiefoma Stiefomi
The stepmother of one's father or mother and the wife of one's grandfather, usually a woman that one's grandfather marries after the divorce of one's grandparents or the death of one's grandmother.

stepgrandson stepgrandsons n
Stiefenkel Stiefenkelsohn
The grandson of one's stepgrandfather's wife or stepgrandmother's husband from previous marriage, or the stepson of one's child.

stepmother /ˈstɛpmʌðə/ stepmothers n
Stiefmutter Stiefelternteil
The wife of one's biological father, other than one's biological mother.

stepparent stepparents n
Stiefmutter Stiefvater
One's parent's spouse who is not one's biological parent

steppe /stɛp/ steppes n
Steppe
The grasslands of Eastern Europe and Asia. Similar to (North American) prairie and (African) savanna. [from 1671]
A vast, cold, dry grass-plain.

steppe eagle steppe eagles n
Steppenadler
Aquila nipalensis, a bird of prey of the family Accipitridae. Previously considered to be closely related to the non-migratory tawny eagle (Aquila rapax) and the two forms have previously been treated as conspecific.

stepping motor stepping motors n
Schrittmotor
An electromagnetic actuator that converts digital pulses of input into analog rotary motion, the degree of rotation being proportional to the number of pulses received.

stepping stone /ˈstɛp.ɪŋ stoʊn/ /ˈstɛp.ɪŋ stɐʉn/ /ˈstɛp.ɪŋ stəʊn/ stepping stones n
Trittstein Sprungbrett
(idiomatic) Something used as a way to progress to something or somewhere else.

stepsister stepsisters n
Stiefschwester
The daughter of one's stepparent who is not the daughter of either of one's parents.

stepson /ˈstɛpsʌn/ stepsons n
Stiefsohn
The son of one's spouse, but not one's own child.

stepwise more stepwise most stepwise adv
schrittweise
One step or stage at a time; step by step

steradian steradians n
Steradiant
(geometry) In the International System of Units, the derived unit of solid angle; the solid angle subtended at the centre of a sphere of radius r by a portion of the surface of the sphere that has area r2. Symbol: sr

stercoranist /ˈstɜːkəɹənɪst/ /ˈstɝkəɹənɪst/ stercoranists n
Sterkoranist
(Christianity, derogatory, historical) One who believes that the Eucharist undergoes the process of digestion in, and eventually elimination from, the body of the recipient, not just in the empirical accidents of its elements, but as the body and blood of Christ. [from 17th c.]

stereochemistry stereochemistries n
Stereochemie
(chemistry, uncountable) the branch of chemistry that involves the spatial arrangement of the atoms of molecules, and studies how this affects the physical and chemical properties of such species

stereolithography n
Stereolithographie
A means of rapid prototyping in which a laser hardens successive layers of a photopolymer to create a part with a shape defined by a computer model.

stereometry /stɛɹiːˈɒmətɹi/ n
Stereometrie
(now, _, rare) The science of measuring the volume of solids or solid bodies.

stereophonic more stereophonic most stereophonic adj
stereofonisch
of or pertaining to sound reproduction using two channels to give a more natural two-dimensional sound distribution

stereotomy /stɛɹiːˈɒtəmi/ n
Stereotomie
(geometry, masonry) The cutting or dissection of solids.

stereotype /ˈstɛ.ɹi.əˌtaɪp/ /ˈstɪə.ɹi.əˌtaɪp/ stereotypes n
Stereotyp Klischee Rollenklischee
A conventional, formulaic, and often oversimplified or exaggerated conception, opinion, or image of (a person or a group of people).
Stereotypie
(printing) A metal printing plate cast from a matrix moulded from a raised printing surface.
Stereotyp
(software engineering) An extensibility mechanism of the Unified Modeling Language, allowing a new element to be derived from an existing one with added specializations.

sterile /ˈstɛɹaɪl/ /ˈstɛɹəl/ more sterile most sterile adj
unfruchtbar steril
(uncomparable) Unable to reproduce (or procreate).
steril
Germless; free from all living or viable microorganisms.

sterility sterilities n
Sterilität
The state or quality of being sterile.

sterilizable adj
sterilisierbar
Able to be sterilized; able to go through sterilization.

sterilization sterilizations n
Sterilisation Sterilisierung
(uncountable) The process of treating something to kill or inactivate microorganisms.
Sterilisation
(uncountable) A procedure to permanently prevent an organism from reproducing.
(countable) An instance of a sterilization procedure.
(uncountable) A monetary policy operation used to offset a foreign exchange intervention.

sterilize /ˈstɛrɪlʌɪz/ v
sterilisieren kastrieren
(transitive) To make unable to produce; to make unprofitable.
sterilisieren entkeimen
(transitive, biology) To kill, deactivate (denature), or destroy (break apart) all living, viable microorganisms and spores on a surface, in a fluid, or contained in a compound, such as culture media or a medical product.

sterlet sterlets n
Sterlet Stör
A smaller, common Eurasian sturgeon, of the species Acipenser ruthenus.

sterling silver n
Sterlingsilber
An alloy containing not less than 92.5 percent silver, the remainder usually being copper.

stern /stɜːn/ /stɝn/ sterner sternest adj
streng hart bitter ernst gestreng unnachgiebig
Having a hardness and severity of nature or manner.
abschreckend abweisend düster unfreundlich
Grim and forbidding in appearance.

stern /stɜːn/ /stɝn/ sterns n
Heck Hinterschiff Schiffshinterteil
(nautical) The rear part or after end of a ship or vessel.

sternness sternnesses n
Ernst Gestrengigkeit Härte Strenge Strengheit
(uncountable) The state or quality of being stern.

sternotomy sternotomies n
Sternotomie
(surgery) An incision into the sternum.

sternpost sternposts n
Achtersteven Hintersteven
(nautical) A timber or steel bar extending from the keel to the main deck at the stern of a vessel.

steroid /ˈstɛɹɔɪd/ /ˈstɪəɹɔɪd/ steroids n
Steroid
(biochemistry, organic compound) A class of organic compounds having a structure of 17 carbon atoms arranged in four rings; they are lipids, and occur naturally as sterols, bile acids, adrenal and sex hormones, and some vitamins; many drugs are synthetic steroids.

stertorous /ˈstɜː.təɹ.əs/ /ˈstɝ.tɚ.əs/ more stertorous most stertorous adj
röchelnd
Sounding like snoring or snorting.

stertorously /ˈstəː.təɹ.əs.li/ /ˈstɝ.tɚ.əs.li/ more stertorously most stertorously adv
röchelnd
With heavy breathing, as if snoring; in a stertorous manner.

stethoscope /ˈstɛθəskəʊp/ /ˈstɛθəsˌkoʊp/ stethoscopes n
Stethoskop
(medicine) A medical instrument used for listening to sounds produced within the body.

stevedore /ˈstivəˌdɔɹ/ /ˈstiːvəˌdɔː(ɹ)/ stevedores n
Hafenarbeiter
A dockworker involved in loading and unloading cargo, or in supervising such work. [from 18th c.]

stevia /ˈstiːvɪə/ /ˈstɛvɪə/ stevias n
Honigkraut Stevia Stevie Süßblatt Süßkraut
Any of the sweet herbs of genus Stevia, native to tropical and subtropical regions of South America and western North America. [from 19th c.]

stew /stjuː/ /stu/ /stʃuː/ /stʃʉː/ stews n
Eintopf Brei
(uncountable, countable) A dish cooked by stewing. [from 18th c.]
Aufregung Horror
(slang) A state of agitated excitement, worry, and/or confusion.

stew /stjuː/ /stu/ /stʃuː/ /stʃʉː/ v
dämpfen dünsten schmoren
(transitive, or, intransitive, or, ergative) To cook (food) by slowly boiling or simmering.
aufbrühen
(transitive) To brew (tea) for too long, so that the flavour becomes too strong.
schwitzen
(intransitive, figuratively) To suffer under uncomfortably hot conditions.
aufregen schäumen
(intransitive, figuratively) To be in a state of elevated anxiety or anger.

steward /ˈstjuː.əd/ /ˈstuɚd/ stewardess stewards n
Verwalter
(higher education) An officer who provides food for the students and superintends the kitchen; also, an officer who attends to the accounts of the students.

stewardess /stjuː.əˈdɛs/ /ˈstjuː.ə.dɛs/ /ˈstjuː.ə.dɪs/ /ˈstjʊə.dɪs/ /ˈstu.ɚ.dɪs/ /ˈstʊɹ.dɪs/ stewardesses stewardii n
Flugbegleiterin Stewardess Stewardeß
A female flight attendant (a member of the crew of an airplane who is responsible for the comfort and safety of its passengers).

stewardship stewardships n
Stewardamt
The rank or office of a steward.

stewpot stewpots n
Hafen Kochtopf
A pot used for making stew, usually large and heavy.

sth pronoun
etw.
abbreviation of something in explanation

sthenic /ˈsθɛnɪk/ more sthenic most sthenic adj
sthenisch
(pathology, archaic) Characterised by nervous energy; strong; robust.

stibnite stibnites n
Stibnit
A grey mineral, Sb2S3, that is the main ore of antimony; used in ancient times as the cosmetic kohl.

stichomythia /stɪkəˈmɪθɪə/ stichomythias n
Stichomythie
(poetry) A technique in drama or poetry, in which alternating lines, or half-lines, are given to alternating characters, voices, or entities.

stick /stɪk/ sticks n
Stock
A small, thin branch from a tree or bush; a twig; a branch.
a stick of butter (chiefly, North America) A small rectangular block, with a length several times its width, which contains by volume one half of a cup of shortening (butter, margarine or lard).
(figurative) A negative stimulus or a punishment. (This sense derives from the metaphor of using a stick, a long piece of wood, to poke or beat a beast of burden to compel it to move forward.)
Stock Schaltknüppel
A cane or walking stick (usually wooden, metal or plastic) to aid in walking.
Stock Stab Knüppel
A relatively long, thin piece of wood, of any size.
Kaugummistreifen
a stick of gum A standard rectangular strip of chewing gum.
Hockeyschläger
(hockey) The potential accuracy of a hockey stick, implicating also the player using it.

stick /stɪk/ v
dabeibleiben
(intransitive) To remain loyal; to remain firm.
stecken stechen
(transitive) To press (something with a sharp point) into something else.
kleben steckenbleiben stocken
(dated, transitive) To bring to a halt; to stymie; to puzzle.
kleben anheften
(transitive, slang, dated) To impose upon; to compel to pay; sometimes, to cheat.

stick figure stick figures n
Strichmännchen
A line drawing with a circle for the head and straight lines for the torso and limbs.
A simple drawing, usually representing a human.

stick insect stick insects n
Gespenstschrecke
Any of various insects of the order Phasmida that mimic sticks or twigs.

stick it out v
durchziehen
(informal) To persist or continue to the end.

stick one's nose into v
die Nase stecken
(idiomatic) To interfere or try to intervene in (an issue that does not concern one).

stick one's tongue out /stɪk wʌnz tʌŋ aʊt/ v
die Zunge herausstrecken
To push one's tongue so that it protrudes from the mouth, especially as a gesture of rudeness.

stick out v
abstehen herausragen herausstechen herausstehen hervorstechen hervorstehen
(intransitive) To protrude; to extend beyond.
sich abheben sich auszeichnen
(idiomatic, intransitive) To be prominent, noticeable, or obtrusive.

stick out like a sore thumb v
auffallen wie ein bunter Hund
(simile) Be very noticeably different, especially in a negative way; to be particularly obtrusive, conspicuous, blatant, or prominent; to attract undue attention or notice.

stick with v
bei (jemand) bleiben
(idiomatic) To remain close to.

sticker /ˈstɪkə/ /ˈstɪkɚ/ stickers n
Klette
Something or someone that sticks (pierces, or adheres).
Aufkleber Sticker Etikett Etikette
An adhesive label or decal.
Abstandshalter Abstandsstab Lagerleiste Leiste Zwischenleiste
A wooden strip placed between courses of lumber to allow air circulation (also kiln sticker).
Label Plattenfirma
A brand, label, or company, especially one making and distributing records.

stickleback sticklebacks n
Stichling
Any one of numerous species of small fish of the family Gasterosteidae. The back is armed with two or more sharp spines. They inhabit both salt and brackish water, and construct nests from weeds.

stickler /ˈstɪk.lə/ sticklers n
Pedant Verfechter
Someone who insistently advocates for something, especially for strict observance of a formal rule. [from 17th c.]

stickman stickmen n
Strichmännchen
A simple drawing of a man with lines to represent limbs and torso.

sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me phraseologicalUnit
Was kümmert's die Eiche wenn die Sau dran schabt
(idiom) A response to taunting proclaiming the speaker's indifference.

sticky /ˈstɪki/ stickier stickiest adj
klebrig stickig
Tending to stick; able to adhere via the drying of a viscous substance.

sticky fingers n
Langfinger
(idiomatic) Petty thieves.

stickybeak /ˈstɪkibiːk/ stickybeaks n
Schnüffler
(Australia, New Zealand, colloquial) An overly inquisitive person, a nosey parker.

stiction stictions n
Haftreibung
(physics) The static friction that needs to be overcome to enable relative motion of stationary objects in contact.

stiff /stɪf/ stiffer stiffest adj
steif starr
(of an, object) Rigid; hard to bend; inflexible.
steif
(of a, person) Formal in behavior; unrelaxed.
(of, _, muscles or parts of the body) Painful as a result of excessive or unaccustomed exercise.

stiff /stɪf/ stiffs n
Steifer
(slang) A cadaver; a dead person.
Zechpreller
(US, slang) A person who leaves (especially a restaurant) without paying the bill.

stiff /stɪf/ v
prellen
To fail to pay that which one owes (implicitly or explicitly) to another, especially by departing hastily.
abspeisen
To tip ungenerously.

stiff neck stiff necks n
Genickstarre Nackensteifheit
Discomfort or pain when trying to turn or move the neck.

stiff-necked more stiff-necked most stiff-necked adj
hartnäckig steifnackig
(figuratively) Stubborn and arrogant.

stiffen /ˈstɪfən/ v
aufdoppeln aussteifen ertüchtigen versteifen verstärken
(transitive) To make stiff.
versteifen
(intransitive) To become stiff.

stiffening stiffenings n
Versteifung
An item, material or feature that makes something stiffer.

stiffness stiffnesses n
Steifigkeit Erstarrung Starre Steife Steifheit
rigidity or a measure of rigidity.

stifle /ˈstaɪf(ə)l/ /ˈstaɪfl̩/ v
ersticken erdrücken
(transitive, also, figuratively) To make (an animal or person) unconscious or cause (an animal or person) death by preventing breathing; to smother, to suffocate.
unterdrücken
(transitive, also, figuratively) To prevent (a breath, cough, or cry, or the voice, etc.) from being released from the throat.
(transitive) To keep in, hold back, or repress (something).
ersticken
(intransitive) To die of suffocation.

stigma /ˈstɪɡmə/ stigmas stigmata n
Stigma Narbe
A mark of infamy or disgrace.
Mal Muttermal
A scar or birthmark.
Narbe
(Christianity, chiefly, _, in the plural, _, stigmata) A mark on the body corresponding to one of the wounds of the Crucifixion on Jesus' body, and sometimes reported to bleed periodically.

stigmatization stigmatizations n
Stigmatisierung Brandmarkung
The process or act of stigmatizing.
Stigmatisation
(theology) The production of stigmata upon the body.

stigmatize /ˈstɪɡmətaɪz/ v
stigmatisieren brandmarken
(transitive) To characterize as disgraceful or ignominious; to mark with a stigma or stigmata.

stigmatized more stigmatized most stigmatized adj
gebrandmarkt stigmatisiert
Subject to a stigma; marked as an outcast.

stilbene stilbenes n
Stilben
(organic chemistry) Either of two isomeric hydrocarbons, diphenylethylene, but especially the trans isomer, used in the manufacture of dyes and many other compounds.

stile /staɪl/ stiles n
Mauertritt Zauntritt Heckensteigleiter Zaunübertritt
A set of one or more steps surmounting a fence or wall, or a narrow gate or contrived passage through a fence or wall, which in either case allows people but not livestock to pass.

stiletto /stɪˈlɛtoʊ/ /stɪˈlɛtəʊ/ [stɪˈlɛɾoʊ] stiletti stilettoes stilettos n
Stilett Dolchmesser
A small, slender knife or dagger-like weapon intended for stabbing.
Stöckelschuh Stiletto
A woman's shoe with a tall, slender heel (called a stiletto heel).

stiletto heel stiletto heels n
Pfennigabsatz Bleistiftabsatz
A heel of a shoe that is very high and narrow, at least 10 centimeters (4 inches).

still /stɪl/ [stɪɫ] more still most still stiller stillest adj
still ruhig bewegungslos
Not moving; calm.
still
Not effervescing; not sparkling.
lautlos ruhig still
Uttering no sound; silent.

still /stɪl/ [stɪɫ] adv
noch immer noch
(aspect) Up to a time, as in the preceding time.
noch
(degree) To an even greater degree. Used to modify comparative adjectives or adverbs.
doch trotzdem dennoch
(conjunctive) Nevertheless.

still /stɪl/ [stɪɫ] stills n
Anstieg Ruhe Steigung Stille
A period of calm or silence.
Destillierapparat Destillierkolben
A device for distilling liquids.
Photographie Standfoto
(photography) A photograph, as opposed to movie footage.

still life still lifes still lives n
Stillleben
(painting) A work of art depicting an arrangement of inanimate objects.

still water still waters n
stilles Wasser
Water with no carbonation.

still waters run deep proverb
stille Wasser sind tief
A person with a calm appearance has, or may have, considerable inner emotion, character, or intellect.

still wine still wines n
Stillwein
A type of table wine, produced by a method of vinification that leaves it free from carbon dioxide and therefore not sparkling or effervescent.

stillbirth stillbirths n
Totgeburt
The birth of a dead fetus; the delivery of an infant which is dead at birth.

stillborn /ˈstɪlbɔː(ɹ)n/ adj
totgeboren
Dead at birth.

stillborn /ˈstɪlbɔː(ɹ)n/ stillborns n
Totgeburt
A baby that is born dead.

stillness /ˈstɪlnəs/ stillnesses n
Stille
The quality or state of being still.

stilt /stɪlt/ stilts n
Stelze
Either of two poles with footrests that allow someone to stand or walk above the ground; used mostly by entertainers.
A tall pillar or post used to support some structure; often above water.
Stelzenläufer
Any of various wading birds of the genera Himantopus and Cladorhynchus, related to the avocet, that have extremely long legs and long thin bills.
Sterz
The handle of a plough.

stilt sandpiper stilt sandpipers n
Bindenstrandläufer
A type of sandpiper, (Calidris himantopus)

stilted /ˈstɪltɪd/ more stilted most stilted adj
gestelzt
(figuratively) Elevated or raised in a contrived or unnatural way; stiff and artificially formal or pompous; also, depending on redundant, unnecessary elements.

stiltwalker stiltwalkers n
Stelzengänger Stelzengängerin
A person who walks on stilts.

stimulant /ˈstɪmjʊlənt/ stimulants n
Stimulans
(pharmaceutical drug) A substance that acts to increase physiological or nervous activity in the body.

stimulate /ˈstɪm.jəˌleɪt/ /ˈstɪm.jʊ.leɪt/ v
stimulieren
To encourage into action.
To arouse an organism to functional activity.

stimulation stimulations n
Anregung Stimulation
A pushing or goading toward action. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

stimulus /ˈstɪm.jə.ləs/ stimuli stimuluses n
Auslöseimpuls Stimulus
An external phenomenon that has an influence on a system, by triggering or modifying an internal phenomenon; for example, a spur or incentive that drives a person to take action or change behaviour.
Stimulus
(physiology, psychology, medicine) Something external that elicits or influences a physiological or psychological activity or response, or that affects any of the sensory apparatuses.

sting /stɪŋ/ stings n
Stich
A bump left on the skin after having been stung.
Stich Bienenstich Biss Insektenbiss Insektenstich Skorpionstich
A puncture made by an insect or arachnid in an attack, usually including the injection of venom.
verdeckte Operation
(law enforcement) A police operation in which the police pretend to be criminals in order to catch a criminal.

sting /stɪŋ/ v
stechen
(transitive, of an insect or arachnid) To puncture with the stinger.
(intransitive, sometimes figurative) To hurt, to be in pain (physically or emotionally).

stinger /ˈstɪŋ.ə(ɹ)/ /ˈstɪŋ.ɚ/ stingers n
Stachel
A pointed portion of an insect or arachnid used for attack.

stinginess stinginesses n
Geiz Knauserei
A lack of generosity; an excessive reluctance to spend money.

stingray /ˈstɪŋˌɹeɪ/ stingrays n
Stachelrochen
Any of various large, venomous rays, of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes, having a barbed, whiplike tail.

stingy /ˈstɪnd͡ʒi/ stingier stingiest adj
geizig knauserig knausrig gierig
Unwilling to spend, give, or share; ungenerous; mean

stingy /ˈstɪŋi/ stingier stingiest adj
stechen stechend
(informal) Stinging; able or inclined to sting.

stink /stɪŋk/ stinks n
Gestank
A strong bad smell.

stink /stɪŋk/ v
stinken müffeln riechen
(intransitive) To have a strong bad smell.
stinken
(intransitive, stative, informal) To be greatly inferior; to perform badly.
(intransitive) To give an impression of dishonesty, untruth, or sin.

stink like a polecat v
stinken wie ein Iltis

stink to high heaven /ˈstɪŋk tə haɪ ˈhɛv(ə)n/ v
zum Himmel stinken
To have a very strong and unpleasant smell.
(figuratively) Of a person or situation: to be highly ethically dubious; also, of a person: to be very incompetent.

stinkbomb stinkbombs n
Stinkbombe
A device that produces a burst of unpleasant odors.

stinkbug stinkbugs n
Baumwanze Stinkwanze
(entomology) Any of various insects of the Hemiptera order (the "true bugs"), in the Heteroptera suborder, principally in the superfamilies Pentatomoidea and Coreoidea.

stinker /ˈstɪŋ.kə(ɹ)/ /ˈstɪŋ.kɚ/ stinkers n
Stinker Stinkerin
One who stinks.

stinkhorn stinkhorns n
Stinkmorchel
Any fungus of the order Phallales, which produce a foul-scented, rod-shaped mushroom.

stinking /ˈstɪŋkɪŋ/ more stinking most stinking adj
stinkig
Having a pungent smell.

stinky /ˈstɪŋki/ more stinky most stinky stinkier stinkiest adj
stinkend stinkig
Having a strong, unpleasant smell; stinking.

stinky tofu n
Stinkender Tofu
A form of fermented tofu known for its strong odour, usually sold as street food in Asia.

stint /stɪnt/ stints n
Strandläufer
Any of several very small wading birds in the genus Calidris. Types of sandpiper, such as the dunlin or the sanderling.

stint /stɪnt/ v
geizen
(intransitive) To be sparing or mean.

stipend /-pn̩d/ /-pənd/ /ˈstaɪpɛnd/ /ˈstaɪˌpɛnd/ stipends n
Gehalt Besoldung Stipendium
(archaic) A regular fixed payment made to someone (especially a clergyman, judge, soldier, or teacher) for services provided by them; a salary. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

stipple stipples n
Kornrasterung Punktierung Sprenkelung Tüpfelung
(painting) The use of small dots that give the appearance of shading; the dots thus used.

stipple v
sprenkeln tüpfeln
(transitive) To use small dots to give the appearance of shading to.

stipulate /ˈstɪpjuˌleɪt/ /ˈstɪpjəˌleɪt/ v
stipulieren
(transitive) To require (something) as a condition of a contract or agreement.
vereinbaren
(transitive) To specify, promise or guarantee something in an agreement.
anerkennen
(US, transitive, formal, law) To acknowledge the truth of; not to challenge.

stipulation /ˌstɪp.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/ stipulations n
Abmachung Ausbedingung Bestimmung Maßgabe Vereinbarung Übereinkunft
Something that is stated or stipulated as a condition of an agreement.

stipule /ˈstɪpjuːl/ stipules n
Nebenblatt
(botany) A basal appendage of a typical leaf of a flowering plant, usually appearing paired beside the petiole although sometimes absent or highly modified.

stir /stɜː/ /stɝ/ stirs n
Erregung
The act or result of stirring (moving around the particles of a liquid etc.)
Agitation of thoughts; conflicting passions.
Aufruhr
Public disturbance or commotion; tumultuous disorder; seditious uproar.

stir /stɜː/ /stɝ/ v
rühren umrühren
(transitive) To disturb the relative position of the particles of (a liquid or similar) by passing an object through it.
umrühren rühren
(transitive) To disturb the content of (a container) by passing an object through it.
anstacheln
(transitive) To incite to action.
hervorrufen
(transitive) To bring into debate; to agitate.
bewegen
(transitive, dated) To change the place of in any manner; to move.
(sich) regen anstacheln
(intransitive) To be in motion; to be active or bustling; to exert or busy oneself.

stir up v
entfachen
(transitive) To arouse or excite (passion or action, etc.).

stir-fry stir-fries stir-frys n
Geschnetzeltes Pfannengericht [[Pfanne|-pfanne]]
Food cooked in this manner.

stir-fry v
pfannenrühren anbraten unter ständigem Rühren anbraten
(transitive) To fry quickly in hot oil whilst constantly stirring, especially in a wok or similar pan.

stirring /ˈstɜːɹɪŋ/ /ˈstɝɪŋ/ more stirring most stirring adj
aufwühlend bewegend ergreifend
invigorating or inspiring

stirrup /ˈstɝ.əp/ /ˈstɪɹ.əp/ stirrups n
Steigbügel
(equestrianism) A ring or hoop suspended by a rope or strap from the saddle, for a horseman's foot while mounting or riding.
(by extension) Any piece shaped like the stirrup of a saddle, used as a support, clamp, etc.

stishovite stishovites n
Stishovit
(mineral) A fine-grained mineral, of SiO2, that is a polymorphic form of quartz formed under very high pressure.

stitch /stɪt͡ʃ/ stitches n
Stich Masche
A single pass of a needle in sewing; the loop or turn of the thread thus made.
Stich Strickmuster
An arrangement of stitches in sewing, or method of stitching in some particular way or style.
Seitenstechen
(countable, and, uncountable) An intense stabbing pain under the lower edge of the ribcage, brought on by exercise or laughing.
Stechen
A local sharp pain (anywhere); an acute pain, like the piercing of a needle.
Strickmuster Stich
An arrangement of stitches in knitting, or method of knitting in some particular way or style.

stitch-up stitch-ups n
Falle abgekartetes Spiel üble Inszenierung
(Britain, slang) An act designed to maliciously or dishonestly incriminate someone.
inszeniertes Schmierenstück inszeniertes Theater interne Vereinbarung
(Britain, slang) Something arranged deceitfully and in secret.

stitchwort stitchworts n
Hühnerdarm große Sternmiere
A kind of chickweed, Rabelera holostea.

stochastic /stəˈkæstɪk/ /ˈstoʊkæstɪk/ /ˈstoʊt͡ʃæstɪk/ /ˈstəʉkæstɪk/ more stochastic most stochastic adj
stochastisch
Random, randomly determined.

stochastic differential equation stochastic differential equations n
stochastische Differentialgleichung
(calculus) a type of differential equation in which one or more of the terms is a stochastic process resulting in a solution which is itself a stochastic process

stochastic matrix stochastic matrices n
stochastische Matrix Übergangsmatrix
(linear algebra, probability theory, statistics) A matrix having the property that the entries in each column are non-negative, real and sum to 1.

stochastic process stochastic processes n
Zufallsprozeß stochastischer Prozess
(mathematics, probability theory) A function that maps elements of an index set to elements of a collection of random variables; historically, a collection of random variables indexed by a set of numbers usually regarded as points in time.

stochastics n
Stochastik
(mathematics) The branch of statistics that deals with stochastic systems

stock /stɑk/ /stɒk/ adj
verfügbar vorrätig
Of a type normally available for purchase/in stock.

stock /stɑk/ /stɒk/ stocken stocks n
Vieh
Farm or ranch animals; livestock.
Vorrat Bestand
(operations) A store of goods ready for sale; inventory.
Vorrat Fundus
A supply of anything ready for use.
Aktie
(finance) The capital raised by a company through the issue of shares. The total of shares held by an individual shareholder.
Brühe Fond
(cooking, uncountable, countable) Broth made from meat (originally bones) or vegetables, used as a basis for stew or soup.
A piece of black cloth worn under a clerical collar.
Gewehrkolben Kolben
(firearm) The part of a rifle or shotgun that rests against the shooter's shoulder.

stock character stock characters n
Typus
(writing, theatre, cinema) Any fictional character drawn from some stereotype who is instantly recognizable.

stock dove stock doves n
Hohltaube
A pigeon of species Columba oenas, found in much of Europe, in the family Columbidae of pigeons and doves).

stock exchange stock exchanges n
Börse Aktienbörse Effektenbörse Wertpapierbörse
A building that trades stocks in of companies for money and vice versa.
An organisation that trades stocks in of companies for money and vice versa.

stock market stock markets n
Börse
Aktienmarkt
A market for the trading of company stock.

stock market crash stock market crashes n
Börsenkrach
(finance) A sudden dramatic decline of stock prices across a significant cross-section of a stock market.

stock market index stock market indexes stock market indices n
Aktienindex
A measure that is calculated as a weighted average of the prices of a defined range of stocks

stock pigeon stock pigeons n
Hohltaube
A pigeon of species Columba oenas, of western Eurasia.

stock ticker stock tickers n
Börsenticker
A device, used primarily in the 20th century, which printed prices and volumes of stock trades on paper tape as the data became available.
Any device or display showing price and volumes of stock trades as the data become available.

stock ticker symbol stock ticker symbols n
Tickersymbol
A unique series of letters assigned to a company or other security for trading purposes.

stock up v
eindecken
(intransitive) To acquire or increase stock or inventory.

stockade /ˌstɑˈkeɪd/ /ˌstɒˈkeɪd/ stockades n
Einfriedung aus Palisaden Palisade Palisadeneinfriedung Palisadenmauer
(military) An enclosure protected by a wall of wooden posts.

stockbroker stockbrokers n
Börsenmakler Aktienhändler Broker
(finance) A person who buys and sells shares (stock) on a stock exchange on behalf of clients. May also provide investment advice and/or company information, depending on the level of service offered (or chosen by the client).

stocked adj
ausgestattet bevorratet gefüllt
Having been replenished with stock.

stockfish /ˈstɒkfɪʃ/ stockfish stockfishes n
Stockfisch
A cod (or similar fish) having been cut open and cured in the open air without salt.

stocking /ˈstɑkɪŋ/ /ˈstɒkɪŋ/ stockings n
Strumpf
A broad ring of a different fur colour on the lower part of the leg of a quadruped.

stockpile /ˈstɑkˌpaɪl/ /ˈstɒkpaɪl/ stockpiles n
Lager Lagerhalde Vorrat
A supply (especially a large one) of something kept for future use, specifically in case the cost of the item increases or if there a shortage.

stockpile /ˈstɑkˌpaɪl/ /ˈstɒkpaɪl/ v
hamstern horten
To accumulate or build up a supply of (something).

stocks /stɑks/ /stɒks/ n
Pranger Schandpfahl Stapel
(plurale tantum) A device, similar to a pillory, formerly used for public humiliation and punishment.

stocky stockier stockiest adj
stämmig gedrungen stabil gebaut
(of a person or an animal) Sturdy; solidly built; heavy and compact.

stockyard stockyards n
Viehhof

stoic /ˈstoʊɪk/ /ˈstəʊɪk/ more stoic most stoic adj
stoisch
Of or relating to the Stoics or their ideas.
Not affected by pain or distress.
Not displaying any external signs of being affected by pain or distress.

stoic /ˈstoʊɪk/ /ˈstəʊɪk/ stoics n
Stoiker
(philosophy) Proponent of stoicism, a school of thought, from in 300 B.C.E. up to about the time of Marcus Aurelius, who holds that by cultivating an understanding of the logos, or natural law, one can be free of suffering.
A person indifferent to pleasure or pain.

stoically /ˈstoʊ.ɪk.li/ /ˈstoʊ.ɪk.əl.i/ /ˈstəʊ.ɪk.li/ /ˈstəʊ.ɪk.əl.i/ more stoically most stoically adv
stoisch
In a manner that endures pain and hardship without outwardly showing suffering or expressing complaint.
(philosophy) In a manner consistent with the philosophy of stoicism.

stoich. /stɔɪk/ stoich. n
stoich.
(in epigraphical publications, of a stoichedon inscription) Denotes that the inscription it annotates contains the specified number of letters per row.

stoichiometric adj
stöchiometrisch
Of, or relating to stoichiometry.

stoichiometry /ˌstɔɪ.kiˈɒm.ə.tɹi/ stoichiometries n
Stöchiometrie
(uncountable, chemistry) The study and calculation of quantitative (measurable) relationships of the reactants and products in chemical reactions (chemical equations).

stoicism /ˈstoʊɪsɪzəm/ stoicisms n
Stoizismus
A school of philosophy popularized during the Roman Empire that emphasized reason as a means of understanding the natural state of things, or logos, and as a means of freeing oneself from emotional distress.

stoke /stoʊk/ /stəʊk/ v
schüren stochen
(transitive, obsolete) To poke, pierce, thrust.
(transitive) To feed, stir up, especially, a fire or furnace.

stoked more stoked most stoked adj
aufgeregt aus dem Häuschen
(slang) Feeling excitement or an exciting rush.

stoker /ˈstoʊkɚ/ /ˈstəʊkə/ stokers n
Heizer
A person who stokes, especially one on a steamship or steam train, who stokes coal in the boilers.

stole /ˈstoʊl/ /ˈstəʊl/ stoles n
Stola
A garment consisting of a decorated band worn on the back of the neck, each end hanging over the chest, worn in ecclesiastical settings or sometimes as a part of graduation dress.
A scarf-like garment, often made of fur.

stolen /ˈstəʊlən/ adj
gestohlen
That has been stolen.

stolid /ˈstɑːl.ɪd/ /ˈstɒl.ɪd/ stolider stolidest adj
phlegmatisch schwerfällig stoisch stur ungerührt
Having or revealing little emotion or sensibility; dully or heavily stupid.

stollen /ˈstɒlən/ /ˈʃtoʊl.ən/ stollens n
Christstollen Stollen Weihnachtsstollen
A traditional German cake eaten at Christmas time, made with nuts, raisins and other dried fruits.

stolon /ˈstəʊlɒn/ stolons n
Ausläufer Stolo Stolon
(botany) A shoot that grows along the ground and produces roots at its nodes; a runner.

stolperstein /ˈstɒlpə(ɹ)ˌstaɪn/ /ˈʃtɒlpə(ɹ)ˌʃtaɪn/ stolpersteine stolpersteins n
Stolperstein
A small, cobblestone-sized memorial for an individual victim of Nazism.

stomach /ˈstɐmək/ /ˈstɐmɪk/ /ˈstʌmək/ stomachs n
Magen
An organ in animals that stores food in the process of digestion.
Bauch Magen
(informal) The belly.

stomach cancer stomach cancers n
Magenkarzinom
(oncology) cancer of the stomach(s).

stomachache /ˈstʌməkˌeɪk/ stomachaches n
Bauchschmerzen Magenschmerzen Leibschmerzen Magendrücken Magenweh
A pain in the abdomen, often caused by indigestion. (The pain is usually lower than the stomach and related to the intestines.)

stomatology n
Stomatologie
(medicine) The study of the mouth and its disorders and diseases; increasingly called oral medicine in current usage.

stomatoplasty stomatoplasties n
Stomatoplastie

stomp /stɑmp/ /stɒmp/ stomps n
Fußstampfer Stampfer kräftiger Tritt
A deliberate heavy footfall; a stamp.

stomp /stɑmp/ /stɒmp/ v
stampfen zerstampfen trampeln
(transitive, slang) To severely beat someone physically or figuratively.

stone /stoʊn/ /stɐʉn/ /stəʊn/ adj
steinern Stein
Constructed of stone.
steinern
Having the appearance of stone.

stone /stoʊn/ /stɐʉn/ /stəʊn/ stone stones n
Stein
(uncountable) A hard earthen substance that can form large rocks.
A small piece of stone, a pebble.
(British) A unit of mass equal to 14 pounds (≈6.3503 kilograms), formerly used for various commodities (wool, cheese, etc.), but now principally used for personal weight. Abbreviated as st.
(medicine) A hard, stone-like deposit.
(board games) A playing piece made of any hard material, used in various board games such as backgammon and go.
Edelstein Schmuckstein
A gemstone, a jewel, especially a diamond.
Kern
(botany) The central part of some fruits, particularly drupes; consisting of the seed and a hard endocarp layer.

stone /stoʊn/ /stɐʉn/ /stəʊn/ v
steinigen
(transitive) To pelt with stones, especially to kill by pelting with stones.
entkernen entsteinen
(transitive) To remove a stone from (fruit etc.).
sich berauschen
(transitive, slang) To intoxicate, especially with narcotics. (Usually in passive)

stone dead adj
mausetot
(idiomatic) Utterly dead.

stone deaf adj
stocktaub
(idiomatic) Utterly deaf.

stone paper stone papers n
Steinpapier
a type of paper manufactured from calcium carbonate mixed with a high density polyethylene bonding agent

stone pine stone pines n
Pinie
A pine of species Pinus pinea, native of southern Europe.

stone wall /ˈstoʊnwɑl/ /ˈstoʊnwɔl/ /ˈstəʊnwɔːl/ stone walls n
Steinmauer Steinwand
A wall made from stone.

stone's throw stone's throws n
Katzensprung Steinwurf
(idiomatic) A short distance, roughly equivalent to how far a person can throw a stone.

stone-age more stone-age most stone-age adj
steinzeitlich
Belonging in the Stone Age.

stone-cold more stone-cold most stone-cold adj
eiskalt
Completely cold.
Without emotion.

stonechat stonechats n
Schwarzkehlchen
Any of various small Old World passerine birds of the genus Saxicola that feed on insects.

stonecrop stonecrops n
Fetthenne Mauerpfeffer
Any of various succulent plants of the Crassulaceae family, native to temperate zones, especially in genus Sedum

stoned /stoʊnd/ /stəʊnd/ more stoned most stoned adj
bekifft breit zu
(slang) High on drugs, especially cannabis.

stonefly stoneflies n
Steinfliege
Any of the freshwater aquatic insects in the order Plecoptera.

stonehard adj
steinhart
Hard as stone

stonemason stonemasons n
Steinhauer Steinmetz Steinmetzin
One who works in stone.

stonen more stonen most stonen adj
steinen steinern
(archaic) Consisting or made of stone.

stoner /ˈstoʊnɚ/ stoners n
Entsteiner
A machine to remove the stones (pits) from fruit.
Kiffer
(slang) A habitual user of cannabis.

stoneseed stoneseeds n
Steinsame
Any plant of the genus Lithospermum, herbs having a fruit composed of four stony nutlets.

stonewall /ˈstoʊnwɑl/ /ˈstoʊnwɔl/ /ˈstəʊnwɔːl/ v
abblocken mauern
(ambitransitive, informal) To refuse to answer or cooperate, especially in supplying information.

stoneware stonewares n
Feinsteinzeug Steinzeug
A type of pottery that is fired at a high temperature and is dense, opaque and nonporous.

stony /ˈstoʊni/ /ˈstəʊni/ stonier stoniest adj
steinern
Containing or made up of stones.

stooge /stuːd͡ʒ/ stooges n
Handlanger Handlangerin Hiwi Jasager Strohfrau Strohmann
Marionette
One who knowingly allows himself or herself to be used for another's profit; a dupe.
Polizeispitzel Spitzel
A secret informant for police.

stook /stʊk/ stooks n
Docke
A pile or bundle, especially of straw.

stook /stʊk/ v
docken
(intransitive, agriculture) To make stooks.

stool /stuːl/ stools n
Stuhlgang Kot Stuhl Exkrement Exkret
Hocker Schemel Taburett
(now, chiefly, dialectal, Scotland) A seat with a back; a chair.
(dated) A close-stool; a seat used for urination and defecation: a chamber pot, commode, outhouse seat, or toilet.

stool pigeon stool pigeons n
Lockvogel
(slang, obsolete) A decoy used in a crooked gambling game.

stoop /stuːp/ stoops n
gebückte Haltung
A stooping, bent position of the body.
Treppeneingang
(chiefly, chiefly, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, also, Canada) The staircase and landing or porch leading to the entrance of a residence.

stoop /stuːp/ v
bücken beugen
To bend the upper part of the body forward and downward to a half-squatting position; crouch.
erniedrigen herabwürdigen
To lower oneself; to demean or do something below one's status, standards, or morals.
stürzen
(intransitive) Of a bird of prey: to swoop down on its prey.

stop /stɑp/ /stɒp/ stops n
Haltestelle Busstopp
A (usually marked) place where buses, trams or trains halt to let passengers get on and off, usually smaller than a station.
Stopp
An action of stopping; interruption of travel.
Stopper
A device intended to block the path of a moving object
Punkt
A symbol used for purposes of punctuation and representing a pause or separating clauses, particularly a full stop, comma, colon or semicolon.
Register
(music) A knob or pin used to regulate the flow of air in an organ.
Stoppball
(tennis) A very short shot which touches the ground close behind the net and is intended to bounce as little as possible.

stop /stɑp/ /stɒp/ v
aufhören
(intransitive) Not to continue.
anhalten stoppen aufhalten stehen bleiben
(transitive) To cause (something) to cease moving or progressing.
stoppen beenden stopfen
(transitive) To cause (something) to come to an end.

stop at nothing v
hör vor nichts auf
(idiomatic) To take any measures to do or achieve something, especially if it involves great risk or danger; to do everything in one's power.

stop sign stop signs n
Stoppschild
A sign by the side of a road or street, often at an intersection, instructing vehicle drivers to stop.

stop the car phraseologicalUnit
halten Sie den Wagen an
When giving directions to a person (for example, a taxi driver), indicates that he or she should stop the vehicle.

stop-motion stop-motions n
Stop-Motion-Technik Stop-Motion-Verfahren
(uncountable, photography) An animation technique wherein physical objects are slightly altered and photographed one picture at a time to give an illusion of movement when displayed in sequence.

stopcock /ˈstɑpkɑk/ /ˈstɒpkɒk/ stopcocks n
Absperrhahn
A valve, tap or faucet which regulates the flow of liquid or gas through a pipe.

stopgap /ˈstɑpˌɡæp/ /ˈstɒpɡæp/ stopgaps n
Lückenbüßer Notlösung Lochstopfer Lückenfüller
A short-term fix or temporary measure used until something better can be obtained; that which serves as an expedient in an emergency; a band-aid solution.

stopover stopovers n
Zwischenlandung Aufenthalt Zwischenhalt Zwischenstopp
A short interruption in a journey or the place visited during such an interruption.

stopper /ˈstɑ.pɚ/ /ˈstɒp.ə/ /ˈstɔp.ə/ stoppers n
Stöpsel
A bung or cork.

stopwatch stopwatches n
Stoppuhr
A timepiece designed to measure the amount of time elapsed between a particular time when activated and when the piece is deactivated.

storage /ˈstɔ.ɹɪd͡ʒ/ /ˈstɔː.ɹɪd͡ʒ/ storages n
Lagerung Speicherung
(uncountable) The act of storing goods; the state of being stored.
Lager
(usually, countable) An object or place in which something is stored.
Speicher Lagerung
(usually, uncountable, computer hardware) Any computer device, including such as a disk, on which data is stored for a longer term than main memory.

storage heater storage heaters n
Nachtspeicherheizung
An electrical heater which stores thermal energy during the evening or at night when electricity is available at lower cost, and releases the heat during the day as required.

storage power station storage power stations n
Speicherkraftwerk
A power station that generates a store of power when power is available from other sources, and releases it to the network when needed (normally by pumping water to a high-level reservoir)

storax storaxes n
Storaxbaum
Any member of the genus Styrax of trees and shrubs.

store /sto(ː)ɹ/ /stoə/ /stɔɹ/ /stɔː/ stores n
Lager Speicher
A place where items may be accumulated or routinely kept.
Lagerbestand Vorrat
A supply held in storage.

store /sto(ː)ɹ/ /stoə/ /stɔɹ/ /stɔː/ v
lagern sich halten
(transitive) To keep (something) while not in use, generally in a place meant for that purpose.
speichern lagern
(transitive, computing) To write (something) into memory or registers.

store brand store brands n
Handelsmarke Eigenmarke Hausmarke
(US) A brand name that is associated with or owned by a place of business (often a supermarket - or other chain) that sells products under that name, usually for less money than other brands.

storehouse storehouses n
Lager Lagerhaus
A building for keeping goods of any kind, especially provisions.

storeowner storeowners n
Ladenbesitzer Ladenbesitzerin
A person who owns a store (or shop); a shopowner.

storeroom storerooms n
Abstellraum Lager Lagerraum
A room used for storage.

storey /ˈstɔːɹi/ /ˈstɔːɹɪ/ storeys stories n
Stock Stockwerk Etage Geschoss
A floor or level of a building or ship.

stork /stɔɹk/ /stɔːk/ storks n
Storch Adebar
A large wading bird with long legs and a long beak of the family Ciconiidae.

storksbill storksbills n
Reiherschnabel
Any plant of genus Erodium.

storm /stɔɹm/ /stɔːm/ storms n
Sturm
Any disturbed state of the atmosphere causing destructive or unpleasant weather, especially one affecting the earth's surface involving strong winds (leading to high waves at sea) and usually lightning, thunder, and precipitation; a tempest.

storm /stɔɹm/ /stɔːm/ v
stürmen
(chiefly, military) To violently assault (a fortified position or stronghold, a building, etc.) with the aim of gaining control of it.

storm cellar storm cellars n
Sturmkeller
An underground structure used to shelter from storms that have high winds, such as a tornado.

storm cloud storm clouds n
Gewitterwolke Wetterwolke
(meteorology) A dark and ominous cloud that appears to indicate a coming storm.

storm glass storm glasses n
Sturmglas

storm oil n
Wellenberuhigungsöl Wellenöl
Oil carried by a ship and dispersed into an area of water to calm it (as it absorbs some of the energy of waves, and covers a large area in a slick film upon which wind can get less traction to produce waves).

storm petrel storm petrels n
Sturmschwalbe
Any of several small seabirds, of the families Hydrobatidae (northern storm petrels) or Oceanitidae (southern storm petrels or Austral storm petrels), having dark plumage and a white rump.

storm surge storm surges n
Sturmflut
An unusual rise in sea level on a coast due to the action of high winds.

stormproof more stormproof most stormproof adj
sturmfest sturmsicher
Capable of resisting a storm.

stormtossed /ˈstɔɹmtɑst/ /ˈstɔɹmtɔst/ /ˈstɔːmtɒst/ more stormtossed most stormtossed adj
sturmgepeitscht
Tossed by the wind in a storm.

stormtrooper /ˈstɔːmtɹuːpə/ stormtroopers n
SA-Mann
A member of the Sturmabteilung, a Nazi street militia.

stormy /ˈstɔɹmi/ stormier stormiest adj
stürmisch
Characterized by, or proceeding from, a storm; subject to storms; agitated with strong winds and heavy rain.
Violent; passionate; rough.

story /ˈstɔ.ɹi/ /ˈstɔː.ɹi/ stories n
Geschichte Erzählung
An account of real or fictional events.

storybook storybooks n
Geschichtenbuch
A book containing stories, especially children's stories.

storyline storylines n
Handlung
(authorship) The plot of a story.

storyteller storytellers n
Erzähler Erzählerin Geschichtenerzähler Geschichtenerzählerin
A person who relates stories through one medium or another to an audience

storytelling storytellings n
Geschichtenerzählen

stout /staʊt/ /stʌʊt/ stouter stoutest adj
groß korpulent
Large; bulky.
hochmütig stolz überheblich
(obsolete) Proud; haughty.
fest resolut
Firm; resolute; dauntless.
fest robust stabil
Materially strong, enduring.

stoutness stoutnesses n
Beherztheit
(usually, uncountable) The state or quality of being stout.

stove /stoʊv/ /stəʊv/ stoves n
Herd Kochherd
A device for heating food, (UK) a cooker.
Ofen Herd
(dated) A house or room artificially warmed or heated.

stow /stoʊ/ /stəʊ/ v
verstauen
To put something away in a compact and tidy manner, in its proper place, or in a suitable place.
To store or pack something in a space-saving manner and over a long time.

stow away v
abstauen verstauen
(transitive) to stow or secure aloof in a safe place

stowaway /ˈstəʊəˌweɪ/ stowaways n
blinder Passagier blinde Passagierin
A person who hides on board a ship, train, etc. so as to get a free passage.

strabismus /stɹəˈbɪzməs/ strabismuses n
Strabismus Schielen
A defect of vision in which one eye cannot focus with the other on an object because of imbalance of the eye muscles; a squint.

stracciatella /ˌstɹæt͡ʃəˈtɛlə/ /ˌstɹɑt͡ʃi.əˈtɛlə/ stracciatellas n
Stracciatella
an Italian soup made by dribbling a mixture of Parmesan cheese and beaten egg into hot broth
a type of Italian milk-based ice cream with chocolate shavings

straddle /ˈstɹæd.l̩/ straddles n
Grätsche Spreize
A posture in which one straddles something.

straddle /ˈstɹæd.l̩/ v
breitbeinig stehen grätschen mit gespreizten Beinen stehen rittlings sitzen spreizen
(transitive) To sit or stand with a leg on each side of something; to sit astride.
abdecken sich über beide Seiten erstrecken überbrücken überdecken überspannen überspreizen
(transitive) To be on both sides of something; to have parts that are in different places, regions, etc.
ausweichen vermitteln zwischen zwei Seiten schwanken
(transitive) To consider or favor two apparently opposite sides; to be noncommittal.
sich ausbreiten sich verteilen sich zerstreuen streuen
(transitive) To form a disorderly sprawl; to spread out irregularly.

straggle /ˈstɹæɡl̩/ v
abschweifen abweichen herumstreifen herumwandern umherstreifen umherwandern
(intransitive) To stray, rove, or wander from a normal course and others of its kind.
abspreizen ausstrecken herausstehen sich zerstreuen verstreuen wuchern
(intransitive) To act in a disorderly and irregular way.

straggler /ˈstɹæɡlə/ /ˈstɹæɡlɚ/ /ˈstɹæɡl̩ɚ/ stragglers n
Bummler Nachzügler Nachzüglerin Versprengte Versprengter
A person who straggles, or departs from the direct or proper course, or from the company to which they belong.
Nachzügler Nachzüglerin
One who falls behind the rest, for example in a race.
Bummler
One who roams without any settled direction.
Landstreicher Landstreicherin Vagabund
A roving vagabond.

straggly stragglier straggliest adj
verstreut
Not arranged in a line.

straight /stɹeɪt/ straighter straightest adj
gerade
Not crooked, curly, or bent; having a constant direction throughout its length. [from 14th c.]
(engineering, of an internal-combustion engine) Having all cylinders in a single straight line; in-line.
aufrecht aufrichtig direkt offen ungeschminkt
(of a path, trajectory, etc.) Direct, undeviating. [from 15th c.]
ordentlich rechtschaffen so wie es sich gehört
In proper order; as it should be. [from 19th c.]
gewöhnlich konventionell normal
(colloquial) Conventional; mainstream; socially acceptable. [from 20th c.]
straight gewöhnlich hetero konventionell normal
(slang, sex work) Related to conventional sexual intercourse.
pur rein unverdünnt
Of spirits: undiluted, unmixed; neat. [from 19th c.]

straight /stɹeɪt/ more straight most straight adv
geradeaus
Of a direction relative to the subject, precisely; as if following a direct line.

straight /stɹeɪt/ straights n
Straße
(poker) Five cards in sequence.

straight ahead adv
geradeaus
directly ahead, without deviation

straight flush straight flushes n
Straight Flush
(poker) A hand that is both straight (the cards are all in sequence) and flush (the cards are all of the same suit).

straight from the horse's mouth adj
aus erster Hand
(idiomatic) firsthand; direct; from the source.

straight from the horse's mouth adv
aus erster Hand
(idiomatic) Directly from the source; firsthand.

straight line straight lines n
Gerade Luftlinie
(geometry) A line with no curvature; a line with constant direction. The path of shortest length between two points.

straight man straight men n
Stichwortgeber Stichwortgeberin
(idiomatic) A member (of any gender) of a team of comic performers who plays a supporting role by helping to set up jokes and punch lines through engaging in dialog with another comedian playing a more eccentric or otherwise more interesting character; a foil who plays such a role in theatrical comedy.

straight r n
gerades r
(typography) The usual form of the letter r (which is r), as contrasted with r rotunda (ꝛ).

straight talk n
Klartext
Simple, honest speaking.

straight-chain adj
geradkettig

straight-laced more straight-laced most straight-laced adj
puritanisch sittenstreng züchtig
Having narrow views on moral matters; prudish.

straightedge straightedges n
Richtlineal Richtscheit
A flat, rectangular tool used to draw, cut or check the straightness of straight lines.

straighten out v
ausbeulen entzerren gerade biegen gerade richten glätten richten
(transitive) To make straight.
ausbügeln in Ordnung bringen korrigieren
(transitive, idiomatic) To correct or rectify.
klarstellen
(transitive, idiomatic) To eliminate confusion from or concerning.
auf den rechten Weg kommen
(intransitive, idiomatic) To correct; to stop doing something wrong.
aufräumen
(transitive) To tidy, neaten, or organize.

straighten up and fly right v
zusammenreißen
(colloquial) To start behaving properly; get one's act together.

straightforward more straightforward most straightforward adj
einfach
easy, simple, uncomplicated, without difficulty
aufrichtig einfach offen
(figurative) direct; forthright; frank; sincere

strain /stɹeɪn/ strains n
Stamm Sorte Abstammung Geschlecht Rasse
(archaic) Race; lineage, pedigree.
Druck Anspannung Beanspruchung Belastung Dehnung Inanspruchnahme
The act of straining, or the state of being strained.
Stamm Erregerstamm Form Linie Rasse Sorte
(biology) A particular variety of a microbe, virus, or other organism, usually a taxonomically infraspecific one.
Anspannung Anstrengung Kraftaufwand
A violent effort; an excessive and hurtful exertion or tension, as of the muscles.
Disposition Veranlagung Charakterzug Hang Tendenz Zug
(figurative) Hereditary character, quality, tendency, or disposition.
Krampf Verdehnung Verrenkung Zerrung Überanstrengung Überdehnung
An injury resulting from violent effort; a sprain.
Weise
(music, poetry) Any sustained note or movement; a song; a distinct portion of an ode or other poem; also, the pervading note, or burden, of a song, poem, etc.
Dehnung Deformation Verformung
(uncountable, engineering) A dimensionless measure of object deformation either referring to engineering strain or true strain.
Art Form Typ
(rare) A kind or sort (of person etc.).

strain /stɹeɪn/ v
verrenken zerren überanstrengen
anspannen anstrengen beanspruchen belasten strapazieren
(transitive) To apply a force or forces to by stretching out.
überbeanspruchen überdehnen überspannen überstrapazieren überstrecken
(ambitransitive) To exert or struggle (to do something), especially to stretch (one's senses, faculties etc.) beyond what is normal or comfortable.
sieben durchsieben abscheiden abseihen filtern passieren
(transitive) To separate solid from liquid by passing through a strainer or colander.

strained /stɹeɪ̯nd/ more strained most strained adj
angespannt
Under tension; tense.

strainer /ˈstɹeɪnɚ/ strainers n
Sieb Durchschlag
A device through which a liquid is passed for purification, filtering or separation from solid matter; anything (including a screen or a cloth) used to strain a liquid.
A perforated screen or openwork (usually at the end of a suction pipe of a pump), used to prevent solid bodies from mixing in a liquid stream or flowline.
One who strains.

strait /stɹeɪt/ straits n
Meerenge Straße Enge
(geography) A narrow channel of water connecting two larger bodies of water.

straitjacket /ˈstɹeɪtˌd͡ʒækɪt/ straitjackets n
Zwangsjacke
A jacket-like garment with very long sleeves which can be secured in place, thus preventing the wearer from moving his or her arms. Often used in psychiatric hospitals to prevent patients from injuring themselves or others.

strand /stɹænd/ [stɹɛənd] strands n
Strand
The shore or beach of the sea or ocean.
Strang
A string.
(genetics) A nucleotide chain.
Strähne
An individual length of any fine, string-like substance.

strandflat /ˈstɹænd.flæt/ strandflats n
Strandflate Strandplatte
A coastal landform consisting of a near-flat erosion surface typical of the Norwegian coast.

strandline strandlines n
Spülsaum

strange /stɹeɪnd͡ʒ/ stranger strangest adj
komisch seltsam sonderbar verwunderlich
Not normal; odd, unusual, surprising, out of the ordinary.
fremd
Unfamiliar, not yet part of one's experience.
seltsam
(particle physics) Having the quantum mechanical property of strangeness.
fremd ausländisch
(obsolete) Belonging to another country; foreign.

strange bird strange birds n
komischer Vogel
An unusual person, especially an individual with an idiosyncratic personality or peculiar behavioral characteristics.

stranger /ˈstɹeɪnd͡ʒə/ /ˈstɹeɪnd͡ʒɚ/ strangers n
Fremder Fremde Fremdling Fremdlingin
A person whom one does not know; a person who is neither a friend nor an acquaintance.
Fremdling Fremde Fremder Ausländer Ausländerin
An outsider or foreigner.
Fremde Fremder Neuling
A newcomer.

strangify v
Verfremdung

strangle /ˈstɹæŋɡ(ə)l/ /ˈstɹæŋɡəl/ v
erwürgen strangulieren
(transitive) To kill someone by squeezing the throat so as to cut off the oxygen supply; to choke, suffocate or throttle.
(intransitive) To be killed by strangulation, or become strangled.

stranglehold strangleholds n
Würgegriff
A grip or control so strong as to stifle or cut off.

strangler /ˈstɹæŋɡ(ə)lə/ stranglers n
Würger Würgerin
Someone who strangles, especially who murders by strangling.

strangler fig strangler figs n
Würgefeige
Any of a number of kinds of figs (genus Ficus) that sprout on branches of other trees and crowd them out as they mature.

strangles /ˈstɹæŋɡ(ə)lz/ /ˈstɹæŋɡəlz/ n
Druse
A disease of horses caused by an infection by the bacterium Streptococcus equi.

strangury /ˈstɹæŋɡjəɹi/ stranguries n
Blasenkrampf
(pathology, urology) A painful, frequent need to urinate, when the bladder is largely empty or with little urine production.

strap /stɹæp/ straps n
Riemen
A long, narrow, pliable strip of leather, cloth, or the like.
Riemen Achselklappe Schultergurt Schulterklappe Streichriemen Trageriemen
A piece of leather, or strip of wood covered with a suitable material, used to hone the sharpened edge of a razor; a strop.

strappado strappadoes strappados n
Strappado Pendel
A form of torture in which the victim is hung from the ceiling by a rope attached to the hands, which are tied together behind the victim's back.

stratagem /ˈstɹæt.ə.d͡ʒəm/ stratagems n
Kriegslist Stratagem Strategem
Specifically, such a tactic or artifice in military operation.

strategic /stɹəˈtiː.d͡ʒɪk/ more strategic most strategic adj
strategisch
Of or pertaining to strategy.
Of or relating to military operations that are more large-scale or long-range than local or tactical ones.

strategically more strategically most strategically adv
strategisch
In a strategic manner.

strategist /ˈstɹætəd͡ʒɪst/ strategists n
Stratege
A person who devises strategies.

strategy /ˈstɹæt.ə.d͡ʒi/ strategies n
Strategie
(uncountable) The science and art of military command as applied to the overall planning and conduct of warfare.
(countable) A plan of action intended to accomplish a specific goal.
(uncountable) The act of strategizing; the development of effective strategies.

strategy game strategy games n
Strategiespiel
A game in which the players' decision-making skills have a high significance in determining the outcome, such as chess, checkers or go.

strategy pattern strategy patterns n
Strategie
(software, design) A creational design pattern where algorithms can be selected at runtime.

stratification stratifications n
Ablagerung Aufschichtung Bänderung Lagerung Schichtbildung Schichtenbildung
The process leading to the formation or deposition of layers, especially of sedimentary rocks.
Stratifikation
(ecology) The vertical layering of vegetation in a forest.
Hierarchisierung
(sociology) Society's categorization of people into socioeconomic strata.

stratified adj
Schicht geschichtet
arranged in a sequence of layers or strata
klassenselektiv klassistisch selektiv
(of society) having a class structure

stratify v
(in Schichten) aufschlüsseln
(intransitive) To become separated out into distinct layers or strata.
(transitive) To separate out into distinct layers or strata.

stratigraphic /ˌstɹætɪˈɡɹæfɪk/ adj
stratigrafisch
Of or pertaining to the arrangement of stratigraphy or strata.

stratigraphy /stɹəˈtɪɡ.ɹəfi/ /ˈstɹæt.əˌɡɹæf.i/ stratigraphies n
Stratigraphie
(geology) The study of rock layers and the layering process (stratification).

stratosphere stratospheres n
Stratosphäre
(meteorology) The region of the uppermost atmosphere where temperature increases along with the altitude due to the absorption of solar ultraviolet radiation by ozone. The stratosphere extends from the tropopause (10–15 kilometers) to approximately 50 kilometers, where it is succeeded by the mesosphere.

stratovolcano stratovolcanoes stratovolcanos n
Schichtvulkan Stratovulkan
(vulcanology) A tall conical volcano, composed of layers (or strata) of hardened lava, tephra and ash.

stratum /ˈstɹaː.təm/ /ˈstɹeɪ.təm/ /ˈstɹæt.əm/ /ˈstɹɑː.təm/ [ˈstɹeɪ.ɾəm] [ˈstɹæɾ.əm] strata stratums n
Bank Schicht
(geology) A layer of sedimentary rock having approximately the same composition throughout.

straw /stɹɑ/ /stɹɔ/ /stɹɔː/ adj
Stroh-
Made of straw.
strohblond strohfarben
Of a pale, yellowish beige colour, like that of a dried straw.

straw /stɹɑ/ /stɹɔ/ /stɹɔː/ straws n
Halm Strohhalm Stroh
(countable) A dried stalk of a cereal plant.
Stroh Halm
(uncountable) Such dried stalks considered collectively; this bulk matter may be a chief salable product, a by-product, fodder, bedding, or green manure, depending on region and on current market conditions.
strohfarben strohgelb
(uncommon) A pale, yellowish beige colour, like that of a dried straw.

straw hat straw hats n
Strohhut
A stiff hat, made from woven straw.

straw man straw men n
Strohpuppe
A doll or scarecrow, particularly one stuffed with straw.
Strohmann
(figurative) An innocuous person or someone of nominal or lesser importance, as a front man or straw boss.

straw mushroom straw mushrooms n
Dunkelstreifiger Scheidling
A small, edible mushroom used primarily in the cuisines of East and Southeast Asia, Volvariella volvacea.

straw poll straw polls n
Blitzumfrage Meinungsbild Probeabstimmung Probeumfrage inoffizielle Umfrage unverbindliche Abstimmung
(idiomatic) A survey of opinion or a vote that is nonbinding, unofficial, casual, or ad hoc.

straw wine straw wines n
Strohwein
Wine made from grapes that have been dried to concentrate their juice.

strawberry /ˈstɹɑˌbɛɹi/ /ˈstɹɔˌbɛɹi/ /ˈstɹɔːb(ə)ɹi/ strawberrier strawberriest adj
Erdbeere erdbeerig
Of a colour similar to the colour of strawberry-flavoured products.

strawberry /ˈstɹɑˌbɛɹi/ /ˈstɹɔˌbɛɹi/ /ˈstɹɔːb(ə)ɹi/ strawberries n
Erdbeere
The sweet, usually red, edible fruit of certain plants of the genus Fragaria.
Any plant of the genus Fragaria (that bears such fruit).
A dark pinkish red colour, like that of the fruit; strawberry red.

strawberry mark strawberry marks n
Blutschwamm rötliches Muttermal

strawberry saxifrage n
Judenbart Kriech-Steinbrech
Saxifraga stolonifera, a perennial flowering plant.

strawberry tree strawberry trees n
Erdbeerbaum westlicher Erdbeerbaum
A cane apple, an evergreen shrub or small tree (Arbutus unedo), in family Ericaceae, native to the Mediterranean region and western Europe north to western France and Ireland, which bears fruits which resemble strawberries.
Erdbeerbaum westlicher Erdbeerbaum amerikanischer Erdbeerbaum
Any of the other species of Arbutus, native to Europe and temperate North America, especially

strawen /ˈstɹɔːən/ adj
strohen
(archaic) Made of straw.

stray /stɹeɪ/ adj
streunend
Having gone astray; strayed; wandering
verirrt
In the wrong place; misplaced.

stray /stɹeɪ/ strays n
Streuner
Any domestic animal that has no enclosure nor proper place and company, but that instead wanders at large or is lost; an estray.

stray /stɹeɪ/ v
streunen irren
(intransitive) To wander, as from a direct course; to deviate, or go out of the way.
sich verlaufen verloren gehen
(intransitive) To wander from company or outside proper limits; to rove or roam at large; to go astray.
sich irren
(intransitive) To wander from the path of duty or rectitude; to err.

stray bullet stray bullets n
verirrte Kugel
A bullet that, after being fired from a gun, hits an unintended target.

stray dog stray dogs n
Streuner streunender Hund

streak /stɹiːk/ streaks n
Schliere
An irregular line left from smearing or motion.
Später Ginsterspanner
A moth of the family Geometridae, Chesias legatella.

streak /stɹiːk/ v
schlieren
(intransitive) To have or obtain streaks.
flitzen
(intransitive) To run naked in public.

streak-backed antshrike streak-backed antshrikes n
Tepui-Tropfenameisenwürger
a passerine bird of the antbird family, Thamnophilus insignis.

streaked more streaked most streaked adj
durchzogen gestreift gesträhnt

streaker /ˈstɹikɚ/ streakers n
Blitzer Flitzer Flitzerin
One who runs naked through a public place as a prank.

stream /stɹiːm/ streams n
Bach
A small river; a large creek; a body of moving water confined by banks.
Strom
Any steady flow or succession of material, such as water, air, radio signal or words.
Datenstrom
(computing) A source or repository of data that can be read or written only sequentially.

stream /stɹiːm/ v
strömen
(intransitive) To extend; to stretch out with a wavy motion; to float in the wind.
streamen
(Internet) To push continuous data (e.g. music) from a server to a client computer while it is being used (played) on the client.

stream cipher stream ciphers n
Stromverschlüsselung

stream of consciousness streams of consciousness n
Bewusstseinsstrom
The continuous flow of thoughts that makes up an individual's conscious experience.
Bewusstseinsstrom Stream of Con­scious­ness
A literary device that seeks to describe this process by means of a long, unstructured soliloquy.

streamer /ˈstɹiːmɚ/ streamers n
Streamer
(Internet) A person who streams activities on their computer (especially video gaming) to a live online audience.

streaming /ˈstɹiːmɪŋ/ streamings n
Streaming
(computing) The transmission of digital audio or video, or the reception or playback of such data without first storing it.

streamlet /ˈstɹiːmlət/ streamlets n
Bächlein
A small stream.

streamlined more streamlined most streamlined adj
windschnittig
Designed to offer little resistance to the flow of fluid, especially by having sleek, graceful lines.

street /stɹit/ /stɹiːt/ [skɹitˀ] [ʃkɹitˀ] [ʃtɹ̠̊iʔ] [ˈʃt͡ʃɹitˀ] streets n
Straße Strasse
A paved part of road, usually in a village or a town.

street art n
Streetart Straßenkunst
Visual art created in public space and executed outside of the context of traditional art venues.

street artist street artists n
Straßenkünstler Straßenkünstlerin
Someone who produces art in public spaces; someone who engages in street art.

street corner street corners n
Straßenecke
The corner of a street, usually where two streets meet at an intersection.

street food street foods n
Streetfood
Ready-to-eat food obtainable from a streetside vendor, often from a makeshift or portable stall.

street furniture n
Stadtmöbel
The objects and equipment installed on a street, such as bollards, benches, and traffic lights.

street lamp street lamps n
Straßenlampe
(countable) Streetlight.

street map street maps n
Stadtplan
A map showing the streets in a city or district.

street musician street musicians n
Straßenmusikant Straßenmusikantin Straßenmusiker Straßenmusikerin

street organ street organs n
Drehorgel Leierkasten
(musical instrument) A type of mechanically-played barrel organ designed to be played in the street.

street performer street performers n
Straßenkünstler
An artist (musician, actor, painter, etc), who performs in a public place, usually for donated money.

street racing n
Straßenrennen
Motorsport or auto racing held on public roads.

street shoes n
Alltagsschuhe
Ordinary shoes worn during everyday life, in contrast to those worn for some special occasion such as an athletic activity.
Straßenschuhe
Shoes worn outdoors, in contrast to houseshoes worn indoors.

street sign street signs n
Straßenschild Straßennamensschild
a sign showing the name of a street, usually placed at a street corner.

street sweeper street sweepers n
Straßenfeger Straßenkehrer
A person who is employed to sweep streets, pavements, and gutters, keeping them clear of litter.
Kehrmaschine
A machine used to sweep streets.

street urchin street urchins n
Straßenkind Straßenjunge
(British, obsolescent) A child who lives, or spends most of his or her time, in the streets; sometimes a petty thief or pickpocket.

street-smart more street-smart most street-smart adj
bauernschlau
Having practical rather than theoretical knowledge, like that learned on the streets rather than in the classroom.

streetfighter streetfighters n
Straßenkämpfer Straßenkämpferin
A person who regularly fights in the streets

streetlight streetlights n
Straßenlampe Straßenlaterne Straßenbeleuchtung
(countable) Any large outdoor light used to illuminate a public area, usually urban.

streetscape /ˈstɹitˌskeɪp/ streetscapes n
Straßenbild
The visual elements of a street, including the road, adjoining buildings, sidewalks, street furniture, trees and open spaces, etc, that combine to form the street's character.

streetseller streetsellers n
Straßenverkäufer Straßenverkäuferin
A person who sells things in the street rather than from premises.

streetwalker /ˈstɹiːtˌwɔːkə(ɹ)/ streetwalkers n
Strichmädchen Bordsteinschwalbe
A prostitute who looks for customers on the streets and in other public places.

strength /stɹɛŋkθ/ /stɹɛŋθ/ [st̠͡ɹ̠eɪŋkθ] [st̠͡ɹ̠ɛn̪θ] [st̠͡ɹ̠ɛŋkθ] [st̠͡ɹ̠ɛɪŋkθ] [st̠͡ɹ̠ɪŋkθ] strengths n
Stärke Kraft Festigkeit Mumm
The quality or degree of being strong.
Stärke Kraft
The intensity of a force or power; potency.
Stärke
The strongest part of something; that on which confidence or reliance is based.
Stärke Festigkeit
A positive attribute.

strengthen /ˈstɹɛnθən/ /ˈstɹɛŋ(k)θən/ /ˈʃt͡ʃɹeɪŋ(k)θən/ v
stärken verstärken
(transitive) To make strong or stronger; to add strength to; to increase the strength of; to fortify.
stärken bestärken verstärken
(transitive) To empower; to give moral strength to; to encourage; to enhearten.

strenuous /ˈstɹɛnjuəs/ more strenuous most strenuous adj
anstrengend
(of a task) Requiring great exertion; very laborious.

strep throat n
Streptokokken-Mandelentzündung Streptokokken-Tonsillitis
(pathology) An infection of the throat with streptococci.

strepsirrhine strepsirrhines n
Feuchtnasenaffe Feuchtnasenprimat Nacktnasenaffe
(zoology) Any member of the clade Strepsirrhini, one of the two suborders of primates, besides haplorhines (which includes monkeys and apes).

streptococcus streptococci n
Streptokokken Streptokokke
A spherical, gram-positive bacterium of the genus Streptococcus. Although commonly found benignly in the human mouth and gut, and though many species are non-pathogenic, other species can cause diseases including strep throat and more serious conditions.

stress /stɹɛs/ stresses n
Spannung
(countable, physics) The internal distribution of force across a small boundary per unit area of that boundary (pressure) within a body. It causes strain or deformation and is typically symbolised by σ or τ.
Stress
(uncountable) Emotional pressure suffered by a human being or other animal.
Betonung
(uncountable) Emphasis placed on a particular point in an argument or discussion (whether spoken or written).

stress /stɹɛs/ v
beanspruchen
(transitive) To apply force to (a body or structure) causing strain.
stressen
(transitive) To apply emotional pressure to (a person or animal).
betonen
(transitive) To emphasise (a syllable of a word).
(transitive) To emphasise (words in speaking).
(transitive) To emphasise (a point) in an argument or discussion.

stress accent stress accents n
Druckakzent
(phonology) A method or application of realizing phonological prominence of a segment phonetically by loudness or duration.

stressed /stɹɛst/ more stressed most stressed adj
gestresst strapaziert
Suffering stress (either physical or mental).
betont gestresst strapaziert
(phonetics) Having a stress or accent.

stressful /ˈstɹɛsfəl/ more stressful most stressful adj
stressig
Irritating; causing stress.

stretch /stɹɛt͡ʃ/ stretches n
Strecken Dehnen Untertreibung Übertreibung
An act of stretching.
Dehnbarkeit Dehnung Elastizität
The ability to lengthen when pulled.
weit hergeholt
A course of thought which diverts from straightforward logic, or requires extraordinary belief or exaggeration.
Strecke Abschnitt Stück
A segment of a journey or route.
Langer
(informal) Term of address for a tall person.

stretch /stɹɛt͡ʃ/ v
strecken dehnen langziehen
(transitive) To lengthen by pulling.
dehnen sich strecken ausleiern
(intransitive) To lengthen when pulled.
straffen ziehen überziehen
(transitive) To pull tight.
ausdehnen ausnutzen beanspruchen strecken verlängern
(figuratively, transitive) To get more use than expected from a limited resource.
erweitern überziehen
(figuratively, transitive) To make inaccurate by exaggeration.
reichen spannen
(intransitive) To extend physically, especially from limit point to limit point.
dehnen recken strecken stretchen
(intransitive, transitive) To extend one’s limbs or another part of the body in order to improve the elasticity of one's muscles

stretch mark stretch marks n
Dehnungsstreifen
(dermatology) Any of a series of red, irregular stripes on the surface of the skin caused by rapid growth of the tissues lying just underneath. They usually appear as a result of pregnancy, puberty or obesity, but can also be caused by rapid muscle growth.

stretch one's legs v
sich die Beine vertreten
(idiomatic) To walk about, especially after prolonged time sitting or lying down.

stretch out v
dehnen spannen
(intransitive) To lie fully extended.
dehnen
(transitive) To extend (something) fully.

stretch the truth v
mit der Wahrheit großzügig umgehen
(idiomatic) To exaggerate, often to the point where the truth is obscured or lost.

stretcher /ˈstɹɛt͡ʃə/ /ˈstɹɛt͡ʃɚ/ stretchers n
Rahmen Spanner
Bahre Trage Tragbahre
A simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured, or dead person.
Bahre Tragbahre
A frame on which a canvas is stretched for painting.

stretching /ˈstɹɛt͡ʃɪŋ/ stretchings n
Dehngymnastik
A form of physical exercise in which a specific skeletal muscle (or muscle group) is deliberately elongated to its fullest length in order to improve the muscle's felt elasticity and reaffirm comfortable muscle tone.

strew /stɹu/ /stɹuː/ v
streuen
(dated, except strewn) To distribute objects or pieces of something over an area, especially in a random manner.

stria /stɹaɪə/ striae striæ n
Dehnungsnarbe Dehnungsstreifen
A stretch mark.

striated muscle striated muscles n
quergestreifte Muskulatur
Muscle tissue that appears striped under the microscope as a result of the myofibrils being organized into regular units (sarcomeres).

striation striations n
Streifen
The action of marking with a stria.
Streifung
The result of being marked with a stria.

stricken /ˈstɹɪkən/ more stricken most stricken adj
betroffen ergriffen gedrückt heimgesucht verwundet
Struck by something.

strict /stɹɪkt/ stricter strictest adj
streng
Governed or governing by exact rules; observing exact rules; severe; rigorous.
Severe in discipline.

strictly speaking more strictly speaking most strictly speaking adv
streng genommen
Being totally accurate.

stricto sensu phraseologicalUnit
i. e. S. im engeren Sinne stricto sensu
In the narrow sense; narrowly.

stride /stɹaɪd/ v
schreiten
(intransitive) To walk with long steps.

strident /ˈstɹaɪ.dənt/ [ˈstɹaɪdˀnt] more strident most strident adj
gellend
Loud; shrill, piercing, high-pitched; rough-sounding

strife /stɹaɪf/ strifes n
Streit Unfriede
Bitter conflict, sometimes violent.

strigil /ˈstɹɪd͡ʒɪl/ strigils n
Strigil Strigilis
(historical) A grooming tool used to scrape away dead skin, oil, dirt, etc.

strike /stiː.ɹaɪk/ /stɹaɪk/ [stiː.ɹ̠ʌɪ̯k(ʰ)] strikes n
Strike
(baseball) A status resulting from a batter swinging and missing a pitch, or not swinging at a pitch when the ball goes in the strike zone, or hitting a foul ball that is not caught.
(cricket) The status of being the batsman that the bowler is bowling at.
Streik Ausstand
A work stoppage (or otherwise concerted stoppage of an activity) as a form of protest.
Schlag
A blow or application of physical force against something.

strike /stiː.ɹaɪk/ /stɹaɪk/ [stiː.ɹ̠ʌɪ̯k(ʰ)] v
prägen
(transitive) To cause to sound by one or more beats; to indicate or notify by audible strokes. Of a clock, to announce (an hour of the day), usually by one or more sounds.
streiken schlagen streichen prägen scheinen die Fahne streichen
(transitive) To give, as a blow; to impel, as with a blow; to give a force to; to dash; to cast.
scheinen
(transitive) To impress, seem or appear to (a person).

strike up v
schließen
(transitive, idiomatic) To start something with somebody else, such as a conversation or relationship.

strike while the iron is hot v
man muss das Eisen schmieden, solange es heiß ist
(idiomatic) To act on an opportunity promptly while favorable conditions exist; to avoid waiting.

strikebreaker strikebreakers n
Streikbrecher
A non-unionized worker hired to replace a striking union worker.

striker /ˈstɹaɪkə/ /ˈstɹaɪkɚ/ strikers n
Streikende Streikender
An individual who is on strike.

strikethrough /ˈstɹaɪk.θɹu/ strikethroughs n
durchstreichen
(typography) An overlaid horizontal line striking out other characters.
(typography) A horizontal or oblique line striking out individual characters.

striking /ˈstɹaɪkɪŋ/ more striking most striking adj
auffällig
Making a strong impression.

string /stɹɪŋ/ strings n
Schnur
(countable) A long, thin and flexible structure made from threads twisted together.
Saite
(uncountable) Such a structure considered as a substance.
(musical instrument) A segment of wire (typically made of plastic or metal) or other material used as vibrating element on a musical instrument.
(countable) Any similar long, thin and flexible object.
Zeichenkette String
(countable, programming) An ordered sequence of text characters stored consecutively in memory and capable of being processed as a single entity.
String Saite
(countable, physics) A tiny one-dimensional string-like entity, the main object of study in string theory, a branch of theoretical physics.

string /stɹɪŋ/ v
auffädeln einfädeln
(transitive) To put (items) on a string.

string along v
falsche Hoffnungen machen hinhalten
(transitive, idiomatic) To keep somebody falsely believing that one has certain intentions.

string out v
ausdehnen ausspannen
(transitive) To extend on or as if by strings, wires, etc.
ausdehnen hinausziehen
(transitive, idiomatic) To prolong or extend in an unnecessary, contrived or time-filling manner.

string player string players n
Streicher Streicherin
a musician who plays a string instrument, one where a bow is used, often in an orchestra.

string quartet string quartets n
Streichquartett
(music) A group of four musicians playing string instruments, usually two violins, a viola and a cello.

string theory string theories n
Stringtheorie Superstringtheorie
(physics) A candidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles; a theory which suggests that subatomic particles are one-dimensional strings rather than zero-dimensional points. It also suggests that space-time can have up to nine dimensions, plus the dimension of time.

string trimmer /ˌstɹɪŋ ˈtɹɪmə/ /ˌstɹɪŋ ˈtɹɪmɚ/ string trimmers n
Rasentrimmer
(horticulture) A powered, hand-held garden implement that uses a rotating monofilament line to cut grass, etc., without damaging other objects.

stringed instrument stringed instruments n
Saiteninstrument

stringent /ˈstɹɪn.d͡ʒənt/ more stringent most stringent adj
stringent
Strict; binding strongly; making strict requirements; restrictive; rigid; severe

stringer /stɹɪŋə/ /stɹɪŋɚ/ stringers n
Besaiter Führer Saitenaufzieher
Someone who threads something; one who makes or provides strings, especially for bows.
Führer
Someone who strings someone along.
Holm Längsbalken Pfette Strebe Streckbalken Stützbalken
A horizontal timber that supports upright posts, or supports the hull of a vessel.
Holm freier Mitarbeiter
(journalism) A freelance correspondent not on the regular newspaper staff, especially one retained on a part-time basis to report on events in a particular place.

strip /stɹɪp/ n
Streifen
(countable) A long, thin piece of land; any long, thin area.

strip /stɹɪp/ v
wegnehmen
(transitive) To remove or take away, often in strips or stripes.
ausziehen wegnehmen
(transitive) To take away something from (someone or something); to plunder; to divest.
strippen abisolieren
(transitive) To fire (a bullet or ball) from a rifle such that it fails to pick up a spin from the rifling.
abisolieren
To remove the insulation from a wire/cable.

strip club strip clubs n
Gogo-Bar Strip-Club
An establishment offering striptease or other erotic dancing.

stripe /stɹaɪp/ /stɹʌɪp/ stripes n
Streifen
A long region of a single colour in a repeating pattern of similar regions.

stripe-breasted tit stripe-breasted tits n
Schwarzbrust-Rußmeise Schwarzbrustmeise
Melaniparus fasciiventer, a small bird of the tit family Paridae

striped /stɹaɪpt/ adj
gestreift
Having stripes, decorated or marked with bands differing in color.

striped field mouse striped field mice n
Brandmaus
A field mouse of species Apodemus agrarius, native to much of western Eurasia and to east Asia,

striped hyena /ˌstɹaɪpt haɪˈiːnə/ striped hyenas n
Streifenhyäne
The smallest of the true hyenas, Hyaena hyaena.

striped shield bug striped shield bugs n
Streifenwanze
A shield bug with black and red stripes, Graphosoma lineatum.

striped skunk striped skunks n
Streifenskunk
A carnivore of the species Mephitis mephitis, known for the persistent pungent aroma of the scent it sprays when threatened.

stripling /ˈstɹɪplɪŋ/ striplings n
Jüngling
(archaic, also, attributive, sometimes, humorous) A young man in the state of adolescence, or just passing from boyhood to manhood; a lad. [from 14th c.].

stripper /stɹɪpə/ /stɹɪpɚ/ /ʃkɹɪpə/ strippers n
Stripperin Stripper Stripteasetänzer Nackttänzer Nackttänzerin Striptease-Tänzer
Someone who removes their clothing in a sexually provocative manner, especially as a form of paid entertainment.

striptease stripteases n
Striptease
The act of slowly taking off one's clothes to sexually arouse the viewer, often accompanied by music and in exchange for money.

strive /ˈstɹaɪv/ v
streben bemühen anstrengen ringen um sich einsetzen für
To try to achieve a result; to make strenuous effort; to try earnestly and persistently.
ringen mit sich einsetzen gegen
To struggle in opposition; to be in contention or dispute; to contend; to contest.

strobilation strobilations n
Strobilation
(biology) A form of asexual reproduction by division into body segments, as in tapeworms and jellyfish

stroboscope stroboscopes n
Stroboskop
Instrument for studying or observing periodic movement by rendering a moving body visible only at regular intervals.

stroganoff /ˈstroʊɡənɔf/ stroganoffs n
Bœuf Stroganoff Bœuf Stroganow
A dish of sautéed pieces of beef (or a substitute) served in a sauce with sour cream.

stroke /stɹoʊk/ /stɹəʊk/ strokes n
Hieb Schlag
An act of hitting; a blow, a hit.
Schlag
(tennis) The hitting of a ball with a racket; also, the movement of the racket and arm that produces that impact.
The movement of an oar or paddle through water, either the pull which actually propels the boat, or a single entire cycle of movement including the pull; also, the manner in which such movements are made; a rowing style.
Schlag Streich Strich
(golf) A single act of striking at the ball with a club; also, at matchplay, a shot deducted from a player's score at a hole as a result of a handicapping system.
Hub
(technology) A single movement or thrust of a part (such as a piston) of a machine that moves back and forth; also, the length of this movement.
Schlag Zug
(swimming) A specific combination of movements of the arms and legs which, when repeated, causes the swimmer to advance through the water; also, the manner in which such movements are made; a swimming style.
Schlagmann
(by extension) The rower who is nearest the stern of the boat, the movement of whose oar sets the rowing rhythm for the other rowers; also, the position in the boat occupied by this rower.
Strich
(linguistics) A line making up a written character; specifically, a Chinese, Japanese, or Korean character.
Strich Zug Federstrich
A movement of a brush in painting, of a chisel in carving, of a pen, pencil, or such implement in drawing or writing, etc., in one direction; hence, a line or mark made on a surface by such an implement.
Schlaganfall Apoplexie Apoplex Hirninfarkt Hirnschlag Schlagerl
(medicine) The loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted.
Strich Schlag
(music) A bow or pluck of a string or strings of a stringed instrument; also, the manner in which a musical instrument is played; hence, a melody, a tune.

stroke /stɹoʊk/ /stɹəʊk/ v
streichen streicheln
To move one's hand or an object (such as a broom or brush) along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly; to caress.

stroke of genius strokes of genius n
Geniestreich
A sudden mental insight that solves a problem.

stroke of luck strokes of luck n
Glücksfall

stroke volume stroke volumes n
Schlagvolumen
(physiology) The volume of blood pumped from a ventricle of the heart in one beat.

stroll /stɹoʊl/ /stɹəʊl/ strolls n
Spaziergang Bummel
A wandering on foot; an idle and leisurely walk; a ramble.

stroll /stɹoʊl/ /stɹəʊl/ v
bummeln schlendern spazieren gehen umherwandeln
To wander on foot; to ramble idly or leisurely; to rove.

stroller strollers n
Kinderwagen Buggy
(US, Canada, Australia) A seat or chair on wheels, pushed by somebody walking behind it, typically used for transporting babies and young children.

strong /stɹɑŋ/ /stɹɒŋ/ /stɹɔŋ/ [st̠͡ɹ̠ɑŋ] [st̠͡ɹ̠ɒŋ] [st̠͡ɹ̠ɔŋ] [ʃt̠͡ɹ̠ɑŋ] [ʃt̠͡ɹ̠ɒŋ] [ʃt̠͡ɹ̠ɔŋ] [ʃt͡ʃɹɔŋ] stronger strongest adj
stark kräftig
Capable of producing great physical force.
Having a high concentration of an essential or active ingredient.
(mathematics, logic) Having a wide range of logical consequences; widely applicable. (Often contrasted with a weak statement which it implies.)
stark
Capable of withstanding great physical force.
Highly stimulating to the senses.
(specifically) Having a high alcoholic content.
(grammar) Inflecting in a different manner than the one called weak, such as Germanic verbs which change vowels.
(military) Not easily subdued or taken.
standhaft stark
Determined; unyielding.
streng stark
Having an offensive or intense odor or flavor.
stark gut
(of an argument) Convincing.

strong as an ox adj
stark wie ein Ochse
(simile) Very strong and powerful.

strong declension strong declensions n
starke Deklination
(linguistics) A class of words in many Germanic languages including English, which decline irregularly rather than by suffixation (for example goose, whose plural is geese).

strong suit strong suits n
Stärke starke Seite
(informal) A field in which, or task at which, one is quite capable.

strong verb strong verbs n
starkes Verb ablautendes Verb ablautendes Verbum ablautendes Zeitwort starkes Verbum
(grammar) Any of a class of Germanic verbs which use ablaut as opposed to a dental affix to indicate tense.
(grammar, linguistics) A member of a "strong" class in a language with two or more verb classes.

strong-minded more strong-minded most strong-minded adj
willensstark
Having a vigorous, independent will and views.

strong-willed more strong-willed most strong-willed adj
willensstark
Having a vigorous, independent will

stronghold /ˈstɹɒŋhəʊld/ /ˈstɹɔŋˌhoʊld/ strongholds n
Festung
A place built to withstand attack; a fortress.
Hochburg
(figuratively) A place of domination by, or refuge or survival of, a particular group or idea.

strongly /stɹɑŋli/ /stɹɒŋli/ /stɹɔŋli/ more strongly most strongly stronglier strongliest adv
stark
In a strong or powerful manner.

strongly-typed adj
stark typisiert

strongman strongmen n
Kraftmensch Muskelmann
Someone who performs feats of strength, sometimes in competitions or in a circus.
Despot Diktator Gewaltherrscher Tyrann
A forceful or brutal person, usually a ruler or tyrant.

strontianite /stɹɒnˈtiːəˌnaɪt/ strontianites n
Strontianit
(mineral) A grey or yellowish mineral, SrCO3, strontium carbonate, that is an ore of strontium.

strontium /ˈstɹɒn.ti.əm/ strontiums n
Strontium
The metallic chemical element (symbol Sr) with an atomic number of 38. It is a soft, reactive, silvery alkaline earth metal.

stroopwafel /ˈstɹoʊpˌwɑfəl/ /ˈstɹuːp-/ /ˈstɹəʊpˌwɒfəl/ stroopwafels n
Honigwaffel Sirupwaffel Stroopwafel
A Dutch waffle made from two thin wafers with syrup in between.

strop /stɹɒp/ strops n
Riemen
A strap; more specifically a piece of leather or a substitute (notably canvas), or strip of wood covered with a suitable material, for honing a razor.

strophic /ˈstɹɒfɪk/ /ˈstɹəʊfɪk/ more strophic most strophic adj
strophisch
(prosody) Using or containing strophes.

struct structs n
Struktur Verbund

structural more structural most structural adj
baulich konstruktiv strukturell
Of, relating to, or having structure.

structural biology n
Strukturbiologie
(chemistry, biology) A branch of biochemistry or biophysics in which the three-dimensional structures of biomolecules, such as proteins, DNA, or RNA, are obtained using X-ray crystallography or nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR).

structural formula structural formulae structural formulas n
Strukturformel
(chemistry) Any of various diagrammatic representations of the structure of a molecule that shows how its atoms are linked to each other, with what type of bonds, and the presence of any charges

structural science structural sciences n
Strukturwissenschaft

structure /ˈstɹʌk(t)ʃə(ɹ)/ /ˈstɹʌkt͡ʃɚ/ [ˈstɹɐk(t)ʃə(ɹ)] [ˈstʃɹɐktʃə] structures n
Struktur
A cohesive whole built up of distinct parts.
The underlying shape of a solid.
The overall form or organization of something.
Struktur Datenstruktur
(computing) Several pieces of data treated as a unit.

structure /ˈstɹʌk(t)ʃə(ɹ)/ /ˈstɹʌkt͡ʃɚ/ [ˈstɹɐk(t)ʃə(ɹ)] [ˈstʃɹɐktʃə] v
strukturieren
(transitive) To give structure to; to arrange.

structured more structured most structured adj
strukturiert
having structure; organized

strudel /ˈstɹuːdəl/ strudels n
Strudel
A pastry made from multiple thin layers of dough rolled up and filled with fruit, etc.

struggle /ˈstrʌɡəl/ [ˈstɹʌɡl̩] struggles n
Kampf Gefecht
(figurative) Strife, contention, great effort.

struggle /ˈstrʌɡəl/ [ˈstɹʌɡl̩] v
sich durchbeißen sich schwer tun
To strive, to labour in difficulty, to fight (for or against), to contend.

strum /strʌm/ v
schrammeln
(ambitransitive) To play (a guitar or other stringed instrument) using various strings simultaneously.

strumpet /ˈstɹʌm.pɪt/ strumpets n
Dirne Hure
A female prostitute
(derogatory) A trollop; a whore.

strut /stɹət/ /stɹʌt/ [stɹɐt] [stɹʊ̈t] [stɹʌt] struts n
Stolzieren Stratzen
(also, figuratively) A step or walk done stiffly and with the head held high, often due to haughtiness or pride; affected dignity in walking.
Strebe Spreize Sprieß
(chiefly, construction) A beam or rod providing support.

strut /stɹət/ /stɹʌt/ [stɹɐt] [stɹʊ̈t] [stɹʌt] v
herumstolzieren sich aufplustern stolzieren
(intransitive) Of a peacock or other fowl: to stand or walk stiffly, with the tail erect and spread out.
verstreben
(transitive, chiefly, construction, also, figuratively) To brace or support (something) by a strut or struts; to hold (something) in place or strengthen by a diagonal, transverse, or upright support.
stolzieren paradieren
(transitive, by extension) To walk across or on (a stage or other place) haughtily or proudly.
ausbeulen herausstehen hervorstehen sich aufblähen vorstehen
(intransitive, obsolete) Often followed by out: to protuberate or stick out due to being full or swollen; to bulge, to swell.

strychnine /ˈstɹɪk.niːn/ strychnines n
Strychnin
(organic compound) A very toxic, colourless crystalline alkaloid, derived from nux vomica, used as a pesticide

stub /stʌb/ stubs n
Stumpf Stummel
Something blunted, stunted, or cut short, such as stubble or a stump.
Abreißzettel
A piece of certain paper items, designed to be torn off and kept for record or identification purposes.
Stub Stutzen
(computing, middleware) A procedure that translates requests from external systems into a format suitable for processing and then submits those requests for processing.
Abriss
(chiefly, WMF) A Wikipedia article providing only minimal information and intended for later development.

stub /stʌb/ v
roden
(transitive) To remove most of a tree, bush, or other rooted plant by cutting it close to the ground.
ausroden
(transitive) To remove a plant by pulling it out by the roots.
stoßen
(transitive) To jam, hit, or bump, especially a toe.

stubble /ˈstʌb.əl/ stubbles n
Stoppel Bartstoppel Bartstoppeln Dreitagebart Stoppeln
(countable, and, uncountable) Short, coarse hair, especially on a man’s face.
Stoppel Stoppeln
(countable, and, uncountable) The short stalks left in a field after crops have been harvested.

stubborn /ˈstʊbən/ /ˈstʌbən/ /ˈstʌbɚn/ stubborner stubbornest adj
stur dickköpfig
Refusing to move or to change one's opinion; obstinate; firmly resisting; persistent in doing something.

stubborn as a mule adj
störrisch wie ein Maultier
(simile) Extremely stubborn

stubbornness /ˈstʌbən(n)əs/ /ˈstʌbɚn(n)əs/ stubbornnesses n
Sturheit
The state of being stubborn.

stubby /ˈstʌbi/ stubbier stubbiest adj
stummelartig stummlig
Like a stub; short, especially cut short, thick and stiff; stunted; stubbed.

stucco stucchi stuccoes stuccos n
Putz Putzmörtel Wandputz
A plaster that is used to coat interior or exterior walls, or used for mouldings.
Stuck Stuckarbeit Stuckatur
Work made of stucco; stuccowork.

stuck /ˈstʌk/ more stuck most stuck adj
eingeklemmt festgeklemmt
Unable to move.
festgefahren festgesetzt
Unable to progress with a task.

stuck up more stuck up most stuck up adj
eingebildet
(idiomatic) snobbish, conceited; believing oneself to be better than others, usually because of abundant success; haughty; arrogant or egotistical.

stud /stʌd/ studs n
Gestüt Stuterei Zuchthengst Deckhengst Beschäler Beschälhengst
A male animal, especially a stud horse (stallion), kept for breeding.
A female animal, especially a studmare (broodmare), kept for breeding.
Bolzen Buckel Knauf Niete Nippel Noppe
A small object that protrudes from something; an ornamental knob.
Pfosten Holzständer Holzstütze Nasenstecker Ohrstecker Piercing
(construction) A vertical post, especially one of the small uprights in the framing for lath and plaster partitions, and furring, and upon which the laths are nailed.
Hengst
(colloquial) A sexually attractive male.
Achsbolzen Bolzen Buckel Bundbolzen Gewindebolzen Knauf
(engineering) A short rod or pin, fixed in and projecting from something, and sometimes forming a journal.

studded /ˈstʌdɪd/ more studded most studded adj
mit Spikes mit Stollen
Having studs.
besetzt übersät
(figurative, in combination) Having many of some specified thing.

student /ˈstjuː.dənt/ /ˈstu.dənt/ /ˈst͡ʃuː.dənt/ students n
Student Studentin Lernende Lernender
A person who studies or learns about a particular subject.
Student Studentin Studierende Hochschüler Hochschülerin Lernende
A person who is formally enrolled at a school, a college or university, or another educational institution.
Student Studentin Studierende Hochschüler Hochschülerin Studierender
(in particular) A person who is enrolled at a college or university (as contrasted with a pupil or schoolchild attending a primary or secondary school).

student body student bodies n
Schülerschaft Studentenschaft Studierendenschaft
All the students (pupils) enrolled at an educational institution.

student council student councils n
Schülervertretung
In elementary and secondary schools, an elected student body which mediates between students and staff and also organizes school-wide activities.

student loan student loans n
Studienkredit
(education, finance) A loan granted to a student in higher education to help pay for the tuition.

student strike student strikes n
Studentenstreik
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studies /ˈstʌdiz/ n
Untersuchung
(plural only) An academic field of study concerning the given subject.

studio /ˈstjuːdiəʊ/ /ˈstudioʊ/ /ˈst͡ʃuːdiəʊ/ studios n
Atelier Studio
An artist’s or photographer’s workshop or the room in which an artist works.
Studio
A place where radio or television programs, records or films are made.
A studio apartment.

studious /ˈstjuːdi.əs/ /ˈstuːdi.əs/ more studious most studious adj
lernbegierig fleißig besonnen
Given to thought, or to the examination of subjects by contemplation; contemplative.

studiously more studiously most studiously adv
besonnen geflissentlich
In a studious manner.

studs n
Schuhe mit Stollen Stollenschuhe
A pair of shoes or boots which have studs on the bottom to aid grip.
Spikereifen Reifen mit Spikes
Tires with metal protrusions used for improved traction on snow and ice in winter.

study /ˈstʌdi/ studies n
Studium
Mental effort to acquire knowledge or learning.
Studie Studium
Any particular branch of learning that is studied; any object of attentive consideration.
An artwork made in order to practise or demonstrate a subject or technique.
Arbeitszimmer Studierzimmer
A room in a house intended for reading and writing; traditionally the private room of the male head of household.
Studie
(academic) An academic publication.

study /ˈstʌdi/ v
studieren
(academic, transitive) To take a course or courses on a subject.
(transitive) To look at minutely.
studieren lernen erforschen
(transitive) To fix the mind closely upon a subject; to dwell upon anything in thought; to muse; to ponder.

study hall study halls n
Verfügungsstunde
(North America) A class period, usually in boarding school or high school, where students are afforded the time for independent study and homework assignments, as part of the curriculum or after hours, the last notably as a punishment called detention.

studying /ˈstʌdiːɪŋ/ studyings n
Forschung Studium
The action of the verb to study.

stuff /stʌf/ stuffs n
Material
Zeug Ding Kram Sachen
(informal) Miscellaneous items or objects; (with possessive) personal effects.
Stoff
The tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object.
Kram
(informal) Used as placeholder, usually for material of unknown type or name.

stuff /stʌf/ v
füllen ausstopfen
(transitive) To fill by packing or crowding something into; to cram with something; to load to excess.
ausstopfen
To preserve a dead bird or other animal by filling its skin.

stuffed /stʌft/ more stuffed most stuffed adj
ausgestopft
Full or packed (with some material or substance).
faschiert gefüllt
(cooking) Filled with seasoning.

stuffed animal stuffed animals n
Kuscheltier Stofftier Plüschtier Schmusetier
(US) A soft toy in the form of an animal.

stuffed shirt stuffed shirts n
Wichtigmacher Wichtigtuer
(idiomatic, informal) One who is pompous or self-important, especially one who is officious in a position of authority.

stuffing /ˈstʌfɪŋ/ stuffings n
Füllmaterial Füllung
The matter used to stuff hollow objects such as pillows and saddles.
Füllung
Any of many food items used to stuff another.

stuffy /ˈstʌfi/ stuffier stuffiest adj
stickig verstopfte
Poorly ventilated; partially plugged.

stultify /ˈstʌltəfaɪ/ /ˈstʌltɪfaɪ/ v
blamieren lächerlich machen veralbern
(transitive) To cause to appear foolish.

stumble /ˈstʌmbəl/ stumbles n
Fehltritt Stolpern
A fall, trip or substantial misstep.
Ausrutscher Fehler Patzer Schnitzer
An error or blunder.

stumble /ˈstʌmbəl/ v
stolpern staksen
(transitive, figurative) To mislead; to confound; to cause to err or to fall.

stumble upon v
stolpern
(figuratively) To discover or find something by accident.

stumbling block stumbling blocks n
Fallstrick Stolperstein
(idiomatic) A hindrance, obstacle or impediment; an opportunity for error.

stump /stʌmp/ stumps n
Stumpf Stubben
The remains of something that has been cut off; especially the remains of a tree, the remains of a limb.
Estompe
(drawing) An artists’ drawing tool made of rolled paper used to smudge or blend marks made with charcoal, Conté crayon, pencil or other drawing media.

stump /stʌmp/ v
mit seiner Weisheit am Ende sein ratlos sein verblüfft sein
(intransitive, informal) To baffle; to make unable to find an answer to a question or problem.

stun /stʌn/ v
betäuben
(transitive) To incapacitate; especially by inducing disorientation or unconsciousness.
verblüffen
(transitive) To shock or surprise.

stun gun stun guns n
Elektroschocker
A weapon intended to immobilize, usually through delivery of an electric shock.

stunned /stʌnd/ more stunned most stunned adj
baff betäubt fassungslos sprachlos verblüfft
Unable to act or respond; dazed; shocked.

stunning more stunning most stunning adj
betäubend
Having an effect that stuns.
atemberaubend betörend hinreißend umwerfend
(informal) Exceptionally beautiful or attractive.
atemberaubend beeindruckend fantastisch herrlich toll verblüffend
(informal) Amazing; wonderfully good.

stunningness n
Hinreißendheit Umwerfendheit
Quality of being stunning.

stunt /stʌnt/ stunts n
Kunststück Einlage Gag Nummer Stunt Trick
A daring or dangerous feat, often involving the display of gymnastic skills.

stunt /stʌnt/ v
bremsen hemmen im Wachstum hindern verkümmern verkümmern lassen
(transitive) To check or hinder the growth or development of.

stunted more stunted most stunted adj
gehemmt kleinwüchsig unterentwickelt verkrüppelt verkümmert
prevented from growing or developing
kleinwüchsig unterentwickelt zwergwüchsig
(medicine) Of a person: shorter than usual for one's age.

stunting /ˈstʌntɪŋ/ stuntings n
Verkümmerung
(medicine) Stunted growth, often caused by chronic malnutrition.

stuntman /ˈstʌnt.mæn/ stuntmen n
Stuntman Kaskadeur
In films, someone who performs stunts that are deemed too dangerous or physically difficult for the main actors to attempt.

stupa /ˈstuːpə/ stupas n
Stupa
(Buddhism) A dome-shaped Buddhist monument, used to house relics of the Lord Buddha.

stupefaction stupefactions n
Benommenheit Bestürzung Betäubung Schock
The state of extreme shock or astonishment.

stupefied more stupefied most stupefied adj
bestürzt betäubt entsetzt geschockt
Experiencing stupefaction.

stupefy /ˈst(j)upəˌfaɪ/ /ˈst͡ʃupəˌfaɪ/ v
betäuben
(transitive) To dull the senses or capacity to think thereby reducing responsiveness; to dazzle or stun.

stupid /st͡ʃjuː.pɪd/ /ˈst(j)u.pɪd/ /ˈstjuː.pɪd/ /ˈʃtjuː.pɪd/ /ˈʃt͡ʃjʉː.pəd/ more stupid most stupid stupider stupidest adj
dumm blöd doof
(of animates) Lacking in intelligence.
Exhibiting the quality of having been done by someone lacking in intelligence.

stupid /st͡ʃjuː.pɪd/ /ˈst(j)u.pɪd/ /ˈstjuː.pɪd/ /ˈʃtjuː.pɪd/ /ˈʃt͡ʃjʉː.pəd/ stupids n
Dummkopf
A stupid person; a fool.
(colloquial, uncountable) The condition or state of being stupid; stupidity, stupidness.

stupidity /stjuːˈpɪdɪti/ /stuˈpɪdɪti/ stupidities n
Dummheit
(uncountable) The property of being stupid.
(countable) An act that is stupid.

stupor /ˈstju.pɚ/ /ˈstjuː.pə/ /ˈstu.pɚ/ stupors n
Sopor
A state of greatly dulled or completely suspended consciousness or sensibility; (particularly, symptom) a chiefly mental condition marked by absence of spontaneous movement, greatly diminished responsiveness to stimulation, and usually impaired consciousness.

sturdy /ˈstɜrdi/ /ˈstɜːdi/ sturdier sturdiest adj
robust
Of firm build; stiff; stout; strong.
stabil
Solid in structure or person.

sturgeon /ˈstɜːd͡ʒən/ /ˈstɝd͡ʒən/ sturgeon sturgeons n
Stör
Any marine or freshwater fish of the family Acipenseridae that are prized for their roe and are endemic to temperate seas and rivers of the northern hemisphere, especially central Eurasia.

stutter /ˈstʌtə/ /ˈstʌtɚ/ stutters n
Stottern

stutterer stutterers n
Stotterer Stotterin Stammler Stammlerin Stottrer Stottrerin
One who stutters; one who speaks with a stutter.

stuttering stutterings n
Stottern

stye /ˈstaɪ/ styes n
Gerstenkorn Hordeolum
(disease) A bacterial infection in the eyelash or eyelid.

stygian /ˈstɪd͡ʒ.i.ən/ more stygian most stygian adj
duster düster
(literary) Dark and gloomy.

style /staɪl/ styles n
Griffel Stil
(botany) The stalk that connects the stigma(s) to the ovary in a pistil of a flower.
Stil
(by extension from sense 1.1) A particular manner of expression in writing or speech, especially one regarded as good.
A particular manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art.

style sheet language style sheet languages n
Stylesheet-Sprache
(programming) A computer language that expresses the presentation of structured documents.

stylesheet /ˈstaɪlʃiːt/ stylesheets n
Formatvorlage Stilblatt Stilvorlage
A document issued by a publisher informing authors how to style their works for publication.
Formatvorlage Stilblatt Stilvorlage Stylesheet
(web design) A document consisting of markup that describes the layout and presentation to be used when displaying other documents.

stylish /ˈstaɪlɪʃ/ more stylish most stylish adj
stilvoll elegant stylisch
Having elegance or taste or refinement in manners or dress.

stylist /ˈstaɪlɪst/ stylists n
Stilist Stilistin
A writer or speaker distinguished for excellence or individuality of style; one who cultivates, or is a master or critic of, literary style.

stylistic /staɪˈlɪstɪk/ /stɪˈlɪstɪk/ more stylistic most stylistic adj
stilistisch
Of or pertaining to style, especially to linguistic or literary style.

stylistics n
Stilistik
(linguistics) The study of literary style, and how it changes within different contexts.

stylite /ˈstaɪlaɪt/ /ˈstʌɪlʌɪt/ stylites n
Säulenheiliger Stylit
(Christianity, historical) A Christian ascetic in ancient times who lived alone on top of a tall pillar.

stylization stylizations n
Stilisierung
The process or result of designing or presenting in accordance with a style. Adoption of a style.
Abstrahieren Schematisieren Schematisierung
Simplified representation; reduction to a pattern or conventional form; abstraction; decorative generalization.

stylobate /ˈstaɪ.lə.beɪt/ stylobates n
Stylobat
(Classical Greek, _, architecture) The top step of the crepidoma, i.e. the platform upon which the superstructure of the building is erected.

stylus /ˈstaɪ.ləs/ styli styluses n
Eingabestift Schreibgriffel Schreibspitze Stilus Stylus Touchpen
(writing) An ancient writing implement consisting of a small rod with a pointed end for scratching letters on clay, wax-covered tablets or other surfaces, and a blunt end for obliterating them.
Grammofonnadel Saphir
A hard-pointed pen-shaped instrument for marking on stencils used in a mimeograph machine.
A hard point, typically of diamond or sapphire, following a groove in a phonograph and transmitting the recorded sound for reproduction.

stymie /ˈstaɪmi/ v
lahmlegen
To thwart or stump; to cause to fail or to leave hopelessly puzzled, confused, or stuck.

styptic pencil styptic pencils n
Alaunstift Blutstillstift Rasierstift
A short medicated stick, typically containing alum, used to stop bleeding from small wounds (as in shaving).

styrofoam styrofoams n
Polystyrol Styropor
Expanded polystyrene foam, such as is used in cups and packaging.

stød /stɜːd/ /stʌd/ n
Stoßlaut Stoßton
(phonology) a phenomenon of most Danish accents, in which stressed long vowels or consonants are laryngealised in certain contexts; sometimes a simple glottal stop that follows said vowel/consonant

suave /sweɪv/ /swɑv/ /swɑːv/ suaver suavest adj
elegant frohgemut gepflegt
Charming, confident and elegant.

sub /sʌb/ subs n
Atom-U-Boot U-Boot
Short for submarine sandwich.: a sandwich made on a long bun.
(colloquial, internet) A subscription (or (by extension) a subscriber) to an online channel or feed.

sub- /sʌb/ prefix
unter- sub-
under, beneath

sub-Saharan adj
Subsahara
Of or pertaining to that part of Africa which lies south of the Sahara Desert.

sub-system sub-systems n
Untersystem
A group of related components that are part of a larger system.

sub-zero adj
unter Null
(of a temperature) below 0°C; freezing cold

subaltern /sʌbˈɔltərn/ /ˈsʌbəltɚn/ more subaltern most subaltern adj
Subaltern Subalternoffizier
Of a lower rank or position; inferior or secondary; especially (military rank) ranking as a junior officer, below the rank of captain.

subaltern studies n
Geschichte von unten
(historiography) The study and writing of history with a particular focus on the experiences and perspectives of common people, rather than that of political leaders or the elite.

subaquatic adj
subaquatisch
Located or living under water; submarine.

subarachnoid space subarachnoid spaces n
Subarachnoidalraum
(neuroanatomy) The space between the arachnoid mater and the pia mater that surrounds the brain and spinal cord, through which the cerebrospinal fluid circulates and major blood vessels pass, and across which extend delicate trabeculae of connective tissue.

subarctic /sʌbˈɑːktɪk/ /sʌbˈɑːtɪk/ adj
subarktisch
Of, relating to, or characteristic of the subarctic.

subatomic adj
subatomar
(physics) Relating to particles that are constituents of the atom, or are smaller than an atom; such as proton, neutron, electron, etc.

subcarrier subcarriers n
Hilfsträger
(telecommunications) A separate signal carried on a main radio transmission, often carrying additional information such as voice or data.

subcategory subcategories n
Unterkategorie
(category theory) A subclass of a category which is itself a category, whose arrows are a restriction of the arrows of the parent category, and whose composition rule is a restriction of the parent category's

subchronic more subchronic most subchronic adj
subchronisch
That repeats over a relatively short period.

subclass subclasses n
Unterklasse Subklasse
(taxonomy) A rank directly below class.
Subklasse Unterklasse Kindklasse
(object-oriented programming) An object class derived from another class (its superclass) from which it inherits a base set of properties and methods.

subcommittee /ˈsʌb.kəˌmɪti/ subcommittees n
Unterausschuss
A committee formed by an existing committee, comprising a subset of its members.

subconsciously more subconsciously most subconsciously adv
unterbewusst
Below the level of conscious awareness.

subconsciousness n
Unterbewusstsein
The state of being subconscious.

subcontinent subcontinents n
Subkontinent
A large landmass which is either smaller than a continent (such as Greenland), or part of an even larger continent (such as the Indian subcontinent).

subcontractor subcontractors n
Subunternehmer Subunternehmen
A contractor hired by a general contractor employed by the contractor rather than directly hired by the customer.

subcover subcovers n
Teilüberdeckung
(topology) A cover which is a subset of another cover.

subculture /ˈsʌbˌkʌltʃɚ/ subcultures n
Subkultur
A portion of a culture distinguished by its customs or other features, often in contrast to the larger mainstream culture.

subcutaneous /sʌbkjuːˈteɪnɪəs/ more subcutaneous most subcutaneous adj
subkutan
Pertaining to the fatty layer under the skin.

subdeacon subdeacons n
Subdiakon
(Catholicism, chiefly, historical) A Catholic clerical rank in the major orders below that of a deacon.

subdepot subdepots n
Subdepot

subdialect subdialects n
Subdialekt Unterdialekt

subdirectory subdirectories n
Unterverzeichnis
(computing) A directory located inside another directory.

subdivision /ˈsʌbdɪvɪʒən/ subdivisions n
Subdivision Unterabteilen Unterabteilung Unterteilen Unterteilung
(countable, uncountable) A division into smaller pieces of something that has already been divided.

subdivision /ˈsʌbdɪvɪʒən/ v
unterabteilen unterteilen
(uncommon) To separate something into smaller pieces.

subdue /səbˈdjuː/ /səbˈdu/ /səbˈdʒuː/ /sʌb-/ v
unterwerfen unter Kontrolle bringen
To overcome, quieten, or bring under control.
unterwerfen
To bring (a country) under control by force.

subdued /səbˈdjuːd/ /səbˈdud/ more subdued most subdued adj
bedrückt besiegt gedämpft gehorsam kleinlaut matt
Conquered; overpowered; crushed; submissive.
dezent gedeckt leise matt mild sanft
Not glaring in color; soft and light in tone.

suberin suberins n
Suberin
A waxy material found in the cell walls of cork and similar plants

subfamily subfamilies n
Subfamilie Unterfamilie
(taxonomy) A taxonomic category ranking between a family and a genus; formerly called a tribe

subfebrile adj
subfebril
(pathology, of a body temperature) slightly raised above normal, but not febrile

subfield subfields n
Teilgebiet
A smaller, more specialized area of study or occupation within a larger one

subfolder subfolders n
Unterordner
(computing) A folder within another folder.

subformula subformulae subformulas n
Teilformel
(logic) A formula that is part of another formula.

subfund subfunds n
Teilfonds

subgenre subgenres n
Subgenre Untergenre
One of several categories within a particular genre.

subgenus subgenera subgenuses n
Untergattung
(taxonomy) A subdivision of a genus.

subgiant subgiants n
Unterriese
(astronomy) A star that has left the main sequence but has not yet become a true giant star.

subglacial /sʌbˈɡleɪ.ʃl̩/ /sʌbˈɡleɪ.ʃɪ.əl/ /ˌsʌbˈɡleɪ.ʃ(ə)l/ adj
subglazial
Formed or occurring beneath a glacier or other body of ice.

subgoal subgoals n
Teilziel
A lesser goal that forms part of a greater goal.

subgroup /ˈsʌbˌɡɹuːp/ subgroups n
Untergruppe
A group within a larger group; a group whose members are some, but not all, of the members of a larger group.

subharmonic more subharmonic most subharmonic adj
subharmonisch
(physics) Having a frequency that is a fraction of a fundamental frequency

subharmonic subharmonics n
Unterton
Such a frequency

subheadline subheadlines n
Unterzeile
A smaller, secondary headline that usually elaborates on the main headline above it.

subhomogeneous adj
subhomogen
(maths) Scalable up to an inequality, fulfilling f(\alpha x)\leq\alpha f(x).

subhuman [sʌbˈhjuːmən] subhumans n
Untermensch
Anything which is less than human.

subitize /ˈsʌbɪtaɪz/ v
simultanerfassen
(transitive, intransitive, psychology) To judge (the number of objects in a group) rapidly, accurately and confidently without counting them. [from 1949]

subject /ˈsʌb.d͡ʒɛkt/ /ˈsʌb.d͡ʒɪkt/ more subject most subject adj
ausgesetzt unterliegend
Likely to be affected by or to experience something.
abhängig vorbehaltlich
Conditional upon something; used with to.
untertan
Placed under the power of another; owing allegiance to a particular sovereign or state.

subject /ˈsʌb.d͡ʒɛkt/ /ˈsʌb.d͡ʒɪkt/ subjects n
Subjekt Satzgegenstand Thema
(grammar) The noun, pronoun or noun phrase about whom the statement is made. In active clauses with verbs denoting an action, the subject is the actor. In clauses in the passive voice the subject is the target of the action.
Thema Fach Gegenstand Sujet Betreff Disziplin
The main topic of a paper, work of art, discussion, field of study, etc.
Fach Disziplin Lehrfach Schulfach Studienfach Unterrichtsfach
A particular area of study.
Untertan Untertanin
A citizen in a monarchy.
A person ruled over by another, especially a monarch or state authority.
Testperson Versuchsperson
A human, animal or an inanimate object that is being examined, treated, analysed, etc.
Subjekt
(philosophy) A being that has subjective experiences, subjective consciousness, or a relationship with another entity.

subject /səbˈd͡ʒɛkt/ /sʌbˈd͡ʒɛkt/ v
aussetzen unterziehen
(transitive, construed with to) To cause (someone or something) to undergo a particular experience, especially one that is unpleasant or unwanted.
unterwerfen
(transitive) To make subordinate or subservient; to subdue or enslave.

subject clause subject clauses n
Subjektphrase Subjektsatz
(grammar) a clause that is the subject of a sentence

subjection subjections n
Unterwerfung
The act of bringing something under the control of something else.

subjective /səbˈd͡ʒɛktɪv/ /sʌbˈd͡ʒɛktɪv/ more subjective most subjective adj
subjektiv
Formed, as in opinions, based upon a person's feelings or intuition, not upon observation or reasoning; coming more from within the observer than from observations of the external environment.
(philosophy, psychology) Experienced by a person mentally and not directly verifiable by others.

subjective case subjective cases n
Subjektfall
(grammar) The form of a noun or pronoun used as the subject of a finite verb. In the active_voice this is the agent, in the passive_voice the subject is the receiver of the action. In both cases the subject is the thing subjected to what is said about it, it is the “topic of the statement”.

subjectivism /səbˈd͡ʒɛktəvɪzm̩/ subjectivisms n
Subjektivismus
(metaphysics) The doctrine that reality is created or shaped by the mind.
(epistemology) The doctrine that knowledge is based in feelings or intuition.
(ethics) The doctrine that values and moral principles come from attitudes, convention, whim, or preference.

subjectivity subjectivities n
Subjektivität
(singulare tantum) The state of being subjective.

subjectivize v
subjektivieren
(transitive) To make subjective.

subjugate /ˈsʌbd͡ʒuɡeɪt/ /ˈsʌbd͡ʒuɡət/ /ˈsʌbd͡ʒəɡeɪt/ /ˈsʌbd͡ʒəɡət/ v
unterwerfen unterjochen
(transitive) To forcibly impose obedience or servitude upon.

subjugation /ˌsʌbd͡ʒəˈɡeɪʃən/ /ˌsʌbd͡ʒʊˈɡeɪʃən/ subjugations n
Unterwerfung
The act of subjugating.

subjunctive /səbˈd͡ʒʌŋktɪv/ adj
subjunktiv subjunktivisch
(grammar, of a verb) Inflected to indicate that an act or state of being is possible, contingent or hypothetical, and not a fact.

subjunctive mood subjunctive moods n
Konjunktiv Möglichkeitsform Subjunktiv
(grammar) Mood expressing an action or state which is hypothetical or anticipated rather than actual, including wishes and commands.

subkind subkinds n
Abart

sublative /səˈbleɪtɪv/ n
Sublativ
(grammar) A case of nouns in Finno-Ugric languages used to express the destination of movement, originally onto the surface of something (e.g. climb onto a tree), and, by extension, in other figurative meanings as well (e.g. to university).

sublease subleases n
Untervermietung
(property law) A lease sublet by a tenant or lessee to a subtenant.

sublet /ˌsʌbˈlɛt/ v
untervermieten
(transitive, property law) To grant a sublease out of property held under a lease.

sublicense sublicenses n
Unterlizenz
(legal) a license granted by a licensee to a third party, under the authority of the license originally granted by a licensor to the licensee

sublicense v
unterlizenzieren
(legal) to grant a sublicense

subligaculum subligacula n
Subligaculum
A kind of underwear worn in Ancient Rome.

sublimate /ˈsʌblɪmeɪt/ /ˈsʌblɪmət/ v
sublimieren
(figurative, psychoanalysis) To modify (the natural expression of a sexual or primitive instinct) in a socially acceptable manner; to divert the energy of (such an instinct) into some acceptable activity.
(generally) To change (a solid substance) into a gas without breaking down or passing through the liquid state by heating it gently. [from 16th c.]
(figurative, psychoanalysis) To modify the natural expression of a sexual or primitive instinct in a socially acceptable manner; to divert the energy of such an instinct into some acceptable activity.

sublimation sublimations n
Sublimation Sublimierung
(chemistry) The transition of a substance from the solid phase directly to the vapor state such that it does not pass through the intermediate liquid phase. [from late 14th c.]
(psychology) The transformation of an impulse into something socially constructive. [from 20th c.]

sublime /səˈblaɪm/ sublimer sublimest adj
grandios vortrefflich
Of an aspect of art or nature: causing awe or deep respect due to its beauty or magnificence; awe-inspiring, impressive.
sublim hehr erhaben nobel
(chiefly, poetic, archaic) Of a person: dignified, majestic, noble.

sublime /səˈblaɪm/ sublimes n
Erhabene
Something which is sublime; a sublimity.

subliminal /səˈblɪm.ɪ.nəl/ /ˌsabˈlɪm.ɪ.nəl/ [səˈblɪm.ɪ.nl̩] [ˌsabˈlɪm.ɪ.nl̩] [ˌsʌbˈlɪm.ɪ.nl̩] more subliminal most subliminal adj
unterschwellig subtil unterbewusst
(physiology) Of a stimulus: below the limen or threshold of conscious perception, especially if still able to produce a response; also (generally) , below the threshold where a response can be produced. [from late 19th c.]

subliminal message subliminal messages n
unterschwellige Werbung
A signal or message embedded in another object, designed to pass below the normal limits of perception.

subliminally /səˈblɪm.ɪ.nə.li/ /sʌbˈlɪm.ɪ.nə.li/ /ˌsabˈlɪm.ɪ.nə.li/ more subliminally most subliminally adv
unterbewusst unterschwellig
In a subliminal manner.

sublimity sublimities n
Erhabenheit
(uncountable) The quality or state of being sublime.

sublunar adj
sublunarisch
Situated beneath the Moon.

submachine gun submachine guns n
Maschinenpistole
A type of short range machine gun that is carried as a personal weapon and uses pistol ammunition.

submarine /sʌb.məˈɹin/ /sʌb.məˈɹiːn/ /ˈsʌb.mə.ɹin/ adj
untermeerisch submarin unterseeisch unterwasser-
Hidden or undisclosed.

submarine /sʌb.məˈɹin/ /sʌb.məˈɹiːn/ /ˈsʌb.mə.ɹin/ submarines n
U-Boot Unterseeboot Unterwasserboot
A boat that can go underwater.

submenu submenus n
Untermenü
(computing, graphical user interface) A secondary menu available through another menu, especially one that branches off the first.

submerge /səbˈmɜːd͡ʒ/ /səbˈmɝd͡ʒ/ v
abtauchen untertauchen versinken
(transitive) To put into a liquid; to immerse; to plunge into and keep in.

submerged adj
unter Wasser versunken überschwemmt
underwater

submersible submersibles n
Tauchboot
(US) A very small "baby" submarine designed for specific localized missions, usually while tethered to a submarine or ship for life support and communications. Slang synonyms: midget-submarine, anchor.

submersion submersions n
Submersion

submission /səbˈmɪʃən/ submissions n
Unterwerfung Versand
The act of submitting or yielding; surrender.
The act of submitting or giving e.g. a completed piece of work.
Aufgabegriff Unterwerfung
A submission hold in wrestling, mixed martial arts, or other combat sports.

submissive /səbˈmɪsɪv/ more submissive most submissive adj
submissiv demütig fügsam gefügig gehorsam unterwürfig
Meekly obedient or passive.

submissiveness n
Unterwürfigkeit
The state or quality of being submissive.

submit /səbˈmɪt/ v
sich fügen unterwerfen
(intransitive) To yield or give way to another.
einreichen vorlegen
(ambitransitive) To enter or put forward for approval, consideration, marking etc.
unterwerfen
(transitive, mixed martial arts, professional wrestling) To win a fight against (an opponent) by submission.

subnanometric adj
subnanometrisch

subnet subnets n
Netzwerkbereich Subnetz Teilnetz
(networking) A portion of a network that shares a network address in which each component is identified by a number.

subnival /sʌbˈnaɪvl̩/ /ˌsʌbˈnaɪv(ə)l/ adj
subnival
Of a habitat: of an altitude, latitude, or type just below that which would be permanently covered by snow (the snow line).

suboptimal /sʌbˈɑptɪməl/ /sʌbˈɒptɪməl/ adj
suboptimal
Worse than optimal; of less than the highest standard or quality.

suborbital adj
suborbital
Not reaching orbit; having a trajectory that does not reach orbital velocity and so must return to ground eventually.

subordinate /səˈboːdɪnæɪt/ /səˈboːdɪnət/ /səˈbɔɹdɪneɪt/ /səˈbɔɹdɪnət/ /səˈbɔːdɪneɪt/ /səˈbɔːdɪnət/ more subordinate most subordinate adj
untergeordnet nachgeordnet
Placed in a lower class, rank, or position.
Submissive or inferior to, or controlled by authority.

subordinate /səˈboːdɪnæɪt/ /səˈboːdɪnət/ /səˈbɔɹdɪneɪt/ /səˈbɔɹdɪnət/ /səˈbɔːdɪneɪt/ /səˈbɔːdɪnət/ subordinates n
Untergebene Befehlsempfänger
(countable) One who is subordinate.

subordinate clause subordinate clauses n
Nebensatz
(grammar) A clause that cannot stand alone as a sentence, but functions as either a noun, adjective or adverb in a sentence.

subordinating conjunction subordinating conjunctions n
Subjunktion unterordnende Konjunktion subordinierende Konjunktion unterordnendes Bindewort
(grammar) A word that appears at the beginning of a subordinate clause and establishes its nature.

suboxide suboxides n
Suboxid
(chemistry) any oxide containing a small proportion of oxygen

subpage subpages n
Unterseite
(Internet) A web page that is subordinate to another.

subparagraph subparagraphs n
Unterabsatz
Part of a longer paragraph that can be considered alone, as in a legal document.

subphylum subphyla subphylums n
Subphylum Unterstamm
(taxonomy) A taxonomic category below phylum and above class

subpoena /səˈpiːnə/ subpoenae subpoenas subpoenæ n
Vorladung Zwangsvorladung Auskunftsanordnung
(legal) A writ requiring someone to appear in court to give testimony.

subpoena /səˈpiːnə/ v
zwangsvorladen
(transitive) To summon with a subpoena.

subpolar adj
subpolar
Situated below the poles

subquestion subquestions n
Teilfrage
A question making up part of a larger question.

subrogate /ˈsʌbɹəɡeɪt/ v
Recht übergehen
(legal, transitive) To replace one person or thing with another.

subrogation subrogations n
Surrogation
(legal) Substitution of a different person in place of a creditor or claimant with respect to certain rights and duties.

subroutine subroutines n
Funktion Prozedur Subroutine Unterroutine
(computer science) A section of code, called by the main body of a program, that implements a task.

subscribe /səbˈskɹaɪb/ v
abonnieren
(ergative) To sign up to have copies of a publication, such as a newspaper or a magazine, delivered for a period of time.
To pay for the provision of a service, such as Internet access or a cell phone plan.

subscriber /səbˈskɹaɪbɚ/ subscribers n
Abonnent Abonnentin Bezieher Bezieherin
A person who subscribes to a publication or a service.

subscript subscripts n
Subskript Tiefstellung tiefgestelltes Druckzeichen tiefgestelltes Zeichen tiefstehendes Zeichen
(typography) A type of lettering form written lower than the things around it.

subscription /səbˈskɹɪpʃən/ subscriptions n
Abonnement Bezug Subskription Zugang
Access to a resource for a period of time, generally for payment.
Zeichnung
The formal acceptance of something, especially when verified with a signature.
Unterschreiben Unterzeichnen Unterzeichnung
The signing of one's name.

subsection subsections n
Unterabteilung Streckenteil Teilstrecke Unterabschnitt Untersektion
A defined part of a section.

subsequent /ˈsʌbsəkwənt/ /ˈsʌbsɪkwənt/ adj
später folgend anschließend darauffolgend
Following in time; coming or being after something else at any time, indefinitely.
folgend
Following in order of place; succeeding.

subsequently /ˈsʌb.sɪ.kwənt.li/ adv
daraufhin danach nachher anschließend darauf folgend darauffolgend
Accordingly, therefore (implying a logical connection or deduction), consequently.

subservience subserviences n
Dienlichkeit Servilität Untertänigkeit Unterwürfigkeit
The state of being subservient.

subservient more subservient most subservient adj
lakaienhaft servil untertänig
Obsequiously submissive.

subset /ˈsʌbˌsɛt/ subsets n
Teilmenge Untermenge
(set theory, of a set S) A set A such that every element of A is also an element of S.

subside /səbˈsaɪd/ /sʌbˈsaɪd/ v
einsinken
(intransitive) To sink or fall to the bottom; to settle, as lees.
abklingen abschwellen nachlassen
(intransitive) To fall into a state of calm; to be calm again; to settle down; to become tranquil; to abate.

subsidence /sʌbˈsaɪdəns/ /ˈsʌbsədəns/ /ˈsʌbsɪdəns/ subsidences n
Abklingen Nachlassen
The process of becoming less active or severe.
Absenkung Senkung Setzung
(geology) A sinking of something to a lower level, especially of part of the surface of the Earth due to underground excavation, seismic activity or underground or ground water depletion.

subsidiarity /səbˌsɪdiˈæɹɪti/ subsidiarities n
Subsidiarität
The principle that initiative (whether in government, business or religion) ought to reside at the lowest feasible level (i.e. at the local or regional level, instead of the national or supranational level, unless the latter presents clear advantages)

subsidiary /sʌbˈsɪ.di.əɹ.i/ /sʌbˈsɪ.dəɹ.i/ /sʌbˈsɪ.d͡ʒəɹ.i/ more subsidiary most subsidiary adj
ergänzend nebensächlich
Auxiliary or supplemental.
Tochter- nachgeordnet subsidiär untergeordnet
Secondary or subordinate.
unterstützend
Of or relating to a subsidy.

subsidiary /sʌbˈsɪ.di.əɹ.i/ /sʌbˈsɪ.dəɹ.i/ /sʌbˈsɪ.d͡ʒəɹ.i/ subsidiaries n
Tochtergesellschaft Tochterfirma Tochterunternehmen Tochter Zweigniederlassung Zweigunternehmen
A company owned by a parent company or a holding company, also called daughter company or sister company.

subsidize /ˈsʌbsɪdaɪz/ v
subventionieren
(transitive) To assist (someone or something) by granting a subsidy.

subsidy /ˈsʌbsɪdi/ subsidies n
Subvention Unterstützung Subsidium
Financial support or assistance, such as a grant.

subsistence /səbˈsɪstəns/ subsistences n
Auskommen Lebensunterhalt
The act of maintaining oneself at a minimum level.
(theology) Embodiment or personification or hypostasis of an underlying principle or quality.

subsoil subsoils n
Unterboden
The layer of earth that is below the topsoil.

subspace subspaces n
Teilraum Unterraum
(countable, mathematics) A subset of a space which is a space in its own right.

subspecies /-siːz/ /-ʃɪz/ /ˈsʌbspiːʃiːz/ subspecies n
Unterart Subspezies Rasse
(taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below species.

substance /ˈsʌbstəns/ [ˈsʌbstənts] substances n
Substanz Stoff
Physical matter; material.
Substanz
The essential part of anything; the most vital part.
Material possessions; estate; property; resources.
Drugs (illegal narcotics)

substance abuse n
Drogenmissbrauch
(medicine) An overindulgence in and dependence on a drug or other chemical.

substandard /ˌsʌbˈstændəd/ /ˌsʌbˈstændɚd/ more substandard most substandard adj
minderwertig
Of inferior quality; not meeting the minimum quality requirements.

substantia nigra substantia nigras substantiae nigrae n
Substantia nigra
(anatomy) A brain structure located in the mesencephalon (midbrain) that plays an important role in reward, addiction, and movement, damage to which occurs in Parkinson's and Parkinsonian patients. [from 19th c.]

substantial /səbˈstænʃəl/ more substantial most substantial adj
wesentlich
Large in size, quantity, or value; ample; significant.
wesentlich essenziell substanziell
Most important; essential.

substantially more substantially most substantially adv
beträchtlich erheblich substanziell wesentlich
In a strong substantial manner; considerably.
im Grunde im Kern
To a great extent; in essence; essentially.

substantiate /səbˈstanʃɪeɪt/ v
beglaubigen bestätigen substantiieren untermauern
(transitive) To verify something by supplying evidence; to authenticate or corroborate
beglaubigen bekräftigen bestätigen substantiieren untermauern verwirklichen
(transitive) To give material form or substance to something; to embody; to record in documents

substantival /ˌsʌbstənˈtaɪvəl/ adj
substantivisch hauptwörtlich
(grammar) Of or pertaining to a substantive.

substantive /səbˈstæntɪv/ /ˈsʌbstəntɪv/ more substantive most substantive adj
materiell
(law) Applying to essential legal principles and rules of right.

substantivise v
substantivieren

substation substations n
Umspannwerk Unterwerk
A site where electricity supplied by long-distance (high-voltage) transmission lines is transformed and/or regulated for local (low-voltage) distribution.

substituent [sʌbˈstɪtʃuənt] substituents n
Substituent
(chemistry) any atom, group, or radical substituted for another, or entering a molecule in place of some other part which is removed.

substitute /ˈsʌbstɪtjut/ /ˈsʌbstɪtjuːt/ /ˈsʌbstɪtut/ /ˈsʌbstɪtʃuːt/ substitutes n
Ersatz
A replacement or stand-in for something that achieves a similar result or purpose.
Auswechselspieler Ersatzspieler Austauschspieler
(sports) A player who is available to replace another if the need arises, and who may or may not actually do so.

substitute /ˈsʌbstɪtjut/ /ˈsʌbstɪtjuːt/ /ˈsʌbstɪtut/ /ˈsʌbstɪtʃuːt/ v
ersetzen
(transitive) To use in place of something else, with the same function.
(transitive, formerly, _, proscribed, in the phrase "substitute X with/by Y") To use Y in place of X; to replace X with Y.
auswechseln
(transitive, sports) To remove (a player) from the field of play and bring on another in his place.

substitutes' bench substitutes' benches n
Ersatzbank
(football) The bench on which the players sit when they are not in action.

substitution /ˌsʌbstəˈtuʃən/ /ˌsʌbstɪˈtjuːʃən/ substitutions n
Ersatz Ersetzen
The act of substituting or the state of being substituted.
Substituierung Substitution
(chemistry, especially, organic chemistry) The replacement of an atom, or group of atoms, in a compound, with another.
Ersetzung Substitution lexikalische Ersetzung
(linguistics) The expansion of the lexicon of a language by native means in correspondence to a foreign term.

substrate /ˈsʌbstɹeɪt/ substrates n
Substrat Bodengrund Grundlage Untergrund
An underlying layer; a substratum.
Substrat Bodengrund Nährboden Substratsprache Untergrund
(biology) A surface on which an organism grows, or to which an organism or an item is attached.
Substrat Substratsprache
(linguistics) A language that is replaced in a population by another language and that influences the language imposed on its speakers.
Trägerschicht
(plating) A metal which is plated with another metal which has different physical properties.
Grundlage Trägermaterial Trägerschicht Trägerstoff Untergrund
(construction) A surface to which a substance adheres.

subsume /səbˈsjuːm/ /səbˈsuːm/ v
einordnen fassen klassifizieren subsumieren zusammenfassen
To place (any one cognition) under another as belonging to it; to include or contain something else.
verbinden vereinigen
To consider an occurrence as part of a principle or rule; to colligate

subtenant subtenants n
Untermieter Untermieterin
(property law) A tenant of a sublease.

subtend /sʌbˈtɛnd/ v
abschneiden begrenzen gegenüberliegen sich erstrecken gegenüber von
(transitive, also mathematics) To extend or stretch opposite something; to be part of a straight or curved line that is opposite to and delimits an angle.

subterfuge /ˈsʌbtəɹˌfjuːd͡ʒ/ subterfuges n
List
Trick Täuschung
(countable) An indirect or deceptive device or stratagem; a blind. Refers especially to war and diplomatics.
Täuschung
(uncountable) Deception; misrepresentation of the true nature of an activity.

subterranean /ˌsʌbtəˈɹeɪniən/ adj
unterirdisch
Below ground, under the earth, underground.

subtitle /ˈsʌbtaɪtəl/ subtitles n
Untertitel
(authorship) A heading below or after a title.
(cinematography, television) Textual versions of the dialogue in films (and similar media such as television or video games), usually displayed at the bottom of the screen.

subtitle /ˈsʌbtaɪtəl/ v
untertiteln
To create subtitles for the dialogue in a film.

subtitling subtitlings n
Hinzufügung von Untertiteln Untertiteln Untertitelung

subtle /ˈsʌt(ə)l/ [ˈsʌɾɫ̩] more subtle most subtle subtler subtlest adj
subtil dezent fast unmerklich feinsinnig haarfein
Hard to grasp; not obvious or easily understood.
schlau ausgetüftelt scharfsinnig
(of a thing) Cleverly contrived.
raffiniert spitzfindig
(of a person or animal) Cunning, skillful.
heimtückisch
Insidious.

subtleness subtlenesses n
Hintergründigkeit Nuanciertheit Subtilität Zwischentöne
The property of being subtle, of avoiding brute force and instead being clever or skillful.

subtlety /ˈsʌt(ə)lti/ subtleties n
Subtilität Feinheit Feinsinn Feinsinnigkeit Geschicklichkeit Raffinesse
The quality of being done in a clever way that is not obvious or not direct; the quality of being carefully thought out. (of things)

subtotal subtotals n
Zwischensumme
The total for a part of a list of numbers being summed.

subtract /səbˈtɹækt/ v
abziehen subtrahieren
(transitive, arithmetic) To remove or reduce; especially to reduce a quantity or number

subtraction /səbˈtɹækʃən/ subtractions n
Subtraktion Abziehen Abziehung Abzug Subtrahieren Subtrahierung
(arithmetic, uncountable) The process of subtracting a number from another.

subtrahend /ˈsʌbtɹəhɛnd/ subtrahends n
Subtrahend
(arithmetic) A number or quantity to be subtracted from another.

subtropical adj
subtropisch
Pertaining to the regions of the Earth further from the equator than the tropical regions.

subtropics n
Subtropen
The region between the tropics and the temperate latitudes of the world.

suburb /ˈsʌbɜːb/ /ˈsʌbɝb/ suburbs n
Vorstadt Vorort
A residential area located on the outskirts of a city or large town that usually includes businesses that cater to its residents; such as schools, grocery stores, shopping centers, restaurants, convenience stores, etc.
Bezirk Stadtbezirk Stadtteil
(AU, Ireland, NZ, UK) Any subdivision of a conurbation, not necessarily on the periphery.

suburban /səˈbɜː(ɹ)bən/ more suburban most suburban adj
vorstädtisch Vorort
Relating to or characteristic of or situated on the outskirts of a city.

suburbanite suburbanites n
Vorstädter Vorstädterin
(informal) Someone who lives in the suburbs.

suburbanize v
eingemeinden
(transitive) To make suburban; to convert or adapt to a suburb.

subversion /sʌbˈvɜɹ.ʒən/ /sʌbˈvɜː.ʃən/ subversions n
Kentern
(obsolete) The act of subverting; overturning; flipping from beneath.
Subversion
The act of overthrowing a government or a ruler; dethronement.
A systematic attempt to overthrow a government by working from within; undermining.

subversive /-vɚsɪv/ /səbˈvɜːsɪv/ /səbˈvɝsɪv/ /sʌb-/ [səbˈβɝsɪv] [səb̪ˈvɝsɪv] more subversive most subversive adj
subversiv
Intending to subvert, overturn, undermine or debase.

subvert /səbˈvɜːt/ /səbˈvɝt/ v
stürzen umstoßen
(transitive) To overturn from the foundation; to overthrow; to ruin utterly.
korrumpieren zerrütten
(transitive) To pervert, as the mind, and turn it from the truth; to corrupt; to confound.
untergraben unterlaufen
(transitive) To upturn convention from the foundation by undermining it (literally, to turn from beneath).

subway /ˈsʌbˌweɪ/ [ˈsʌbˌweɪ̯] subways n
U-Bahn Untergrundbahn Metro
(North America, Scotland, South Africa) A train that runs on such an underground railway.
U-Bahn Untergrundbahn
(Canada, US) A rapid transit system, regardless of the elevation of its right of way; a metro system.
Unterführung U-Bahn Untergrundbahn Metro
(British) An underground walkway, tunnel for pedestrians (called pedestrian underpass in US).

subway-surface /ˌsʌb.weɪ̯ ˈsɝːfɨs/ [ˌsab.wej ˈsɜ.fɐs] [ˌsəb.wej ˈsɚ.fɪs] [ˌsʌb.wej ˈsɝː.fɨs] [ˌsʌb.we̞j ˈsəː.fəs] subway-surfaces n
Stadtbahn
(rail, US) streetcar lines whose sections in the city center operate in tunnels like subway lines; typically built to speed up streetcar service by bypassing congested streets, as provision for future conversion to rapid transit, or both.

subwoofer subwoofers n
Subwoofer
An electronic speaker designed to produce low-frequency sound, especially bass.

succade /səˈkeɪd/ succades n
Sukkade Zitronat Aranzini Citronat Orangeat Succade
Candied citrus peel (or, less commonly, other preserves).

succeed /səkˈsiːd/ v
nachfolgen gelingen geraten
(intransitive) To come in the place of another person, thing, or event; to come next in the usual, natural, or prescribed course of things; to follow; hence, to come next in the possession of anything; (often with to).
nachfolgen
(transitive, obsolete, rare) To fall heir to; to inherit.

success /səkˈsɛs/ successes n
Erfolg
The achievement of one's aim or goal. [from 16th c.]

success metric success metrics n
Erfolgskriterium
(business) A measurement of success, either against peers or against a predetermined target.

success story success stories n
Erfolgsgeschichte Erfolgsstory
Anecdotal evidence for the benefits of some product or policy.
Erfolgsmodell Musterbeispiel Verkörperung Vorbild Vorzeigeperson
A successful person or thing, serving as a model for others.

successful /səkˈsɛs.fl̩/ more successful most successful adj
erfolgreich
Resulting in success; assuring, or promoting, success; accomplishing what was proposed; having the desired effect

successfully /səkˈsɛsfəli/ more successfully most successfully adv
erfolgreich
In a successful manner; with success; without failing.

succession /səkˈsɛʃ.ən/ successions n
Abfolge
An act of following in sequence.
A sequence of things in order.
Thronfolge Abfolge
A passing of royal powers.

successive /səkˈsɛsɪv/ adj
aufeinander folgend aufeinanderfolgende
Coming one after the other in a series.

successively adv
sukzessive hintereinander nacheinander
In a serial or successive manner; one following another.

successor /səkˈsɛsə/ /səkˈsɛsɚ/ successors n
Nachfolger Nachfolgerin
A person or thing that immediately follows another in holding an office or title.
A person who inherits a title or office.
Nachfolger Erbe Nachfolgerin Erbin
The next heir in order or succession.

succinct /sə(k)ˈsɪŋkt/ /səkˈsɪŋ(k)t/ more succinct most succinct adj
knapp prägnant bündig kurz lapidar
Brief and to the point.
kompakt
Compressed into a tiny area.

succinic acid n
Bernsteinsäure
(carboxylic acid) A colourless crystalline dicarboxylic acid, (CH2COOH)2, that occurs naturally in amber and is important in the metabolic Krebs cycle.

succour /ˈsʌkə/ /ˈsʌkɚ/ succours n
Beistand Hilfe Unterstützung
(uncountable) Aid, assistance, or relief given to one in distress; ministration.

succour /ˈsʌkə/ /ˈsʌkɚ/ v
beistehen unterstützen zu Hilfe kommen
(transitive) To give aid, assistance, or help.

succubus /ˈsʌk.jə.bəs/ /ˈsʌk.jʊ.bəs/ succubi succubuses n
Sukkubus
(medieval folklore) A female demon which comes to men, especially monks, in their dreams to seduce them and have sexual intercourse, drawing energy from the men to sustain themselves, often until the point of exhaustion or death.

succulent /ˈsʌkjələnt/ more succulent most succulent adj
saftig
Juicy or lush.
sukkulent
(botany) Having fleshy leaves or other tissues that store water.

succulent /ˈsʌkjələnt/ succulents n
Fettpflanze Sukkulente
A succulent plant.

succumb /səˈkʌm/ v
unterwerfen überwältigen
(intransitive) To yield to an overpowering force or overwhelming desire.
nachgeben sich ergeben unterwerfen
(intransitive) To give up, or give in.
sterben erliegen
(intransitive) To die.

succumbence n
Sukkumbenz
The act or process of succumbing.

such /sɛt͡ʃ/ /sɪt͡ʃ/ /sʌt͡ʃ/ determiner
solch derartig so ein
(demonstrative) Like this, that, these, those; used to make a comparison with something implied by context.

such /sɛt͡ʃ/ /sɪt͡ʃ/ /sʌt͡ʃ/ pronoun
solch
A person, a thing, people, or things like the one or ones already mentioned.

such as preposition
wie
Like, of the kind mentioned.

such is life phraseologicalUnit
so ist das Leben
Used to express the acceptance of misfortune in one's life.

such that conjunction
so dass
Which satisfies (the condition that).

such-and-such such-and-suches n
dies und das
A placeholder or generic thing.

suchlike adj
derartig
Of the same or similar kind.

suck /sʊk/ /sʌk/ v
saugen
(transitive) To use the mouth and lips to pull in (a liquid, especially milk from the breast). [from 9th c.]
(transitive) To put the mouth or lips to (a breast, a mother etc.) to draw in milk. [from 11th c.]
lutschen saugen
(transitive) To work the lips and tongue on (an object) to extract moisture or nourishment; to absorb (something) in the mouth. [from 14th c.]
Scheiße sein mies sein zum Kotzen sein
(chiefly, North American, , intransitive, stative, colloquial, sometimes) To be inferior or objectionable: a general term of disparagement, sometimes used with at to indicate a particular area of deficiency. [from 20th c.]

suck off v
blasen lutschen
(slang, vulgar, transitive) To perform oral sex (fellatio or cunnilingus) on.

suck up v
aufsaugen
(transitive) To absorb (fluid).

sucker /ˈsʌk.ə/ /ˈsʌk.ɚ/ suckers n
Blutsauger Saftsauger
(by extension) A parasite; a sponger.
Sauger Saugerin
A thing that works by sucking something.
Absaugrohr Saugrohr
A pipe through which anything is drawn.
Säufer Wurzelbrut Wurzelschössling Wurzelspross Wurzeltrieb
A small piece of leather, usually round, having a string attached to the center, which, when saturated with water and pressed upon a stone or other body having a smooth surface, adheres, by reason of the atmospheric pressure, with such force as to enable a considerable weight to be thus lifted by the string; formerly used by children as a plaything.
Sauger
An animal such as the octopus and remora, which adhere to other bodies with such organs.
Blödmann Depp Dummkopf Naivling Volltrottel
(American, slang) A person who is easily deceived, tricked or persuaded to do something; a naive or gullible person. [from 1830s]

sucking /ˈsʌkɪŋ/ suckings n
Saugen
An act of sucking.

suckle /ˈsʌ.kəl/ v
säugen stillen saugen
(transitive) To give suck to; to nurse at the breast, udder, or dugs.

suckling sucklings n
Säugling
An infant that is still being breastfed (being suckled) by its mother.
Milchkalb Spanferkel
A young mammal not yet weaned and still being fed milk by its mother.

suckling pig suckling pigs n
Milchferkel Spanferkel
An unweaned pig, especially one whose carcass is roasted whole on a spit.

sucrose /ˈsjuːkɹəʊz/ /ˈsukɹoʊs/ /ˈsuːkɹəʊz/ sucroses n
Saccharose
(carbohydrate) A disaccharide with formula C12H22O11, consisting of two simple sugars, glucose and fructose; normal culinary sugar.

suction /ˈsʌkʃən/ suctions n
Saugwirkung
The process of creating an imbalance in pressure to draw matter from one place to another.

suction /ˈsʌkʃən/ v
lutschen
To create an imbalance in pressure between one space and another in order to draw matter between the spaces.

suction cup /ˈsʌkʃən kʌp/ suction cups n
Sauger Saugnapf
A cup made of flexible material, such as rubber, that uses suction as an adhesive.

suctorian /sʌkˈtɔːɹɪən/ suctorians n
Suktorie
A protist of the subclass Suctoria in the class Phyllopharyngea; a predatory sessile ciliate.

sudden /ˈsʌdən/ [ˈsʌdn̩] suddener suddenest adj
plötzlich jäh
Happening quickly and with little or no warning.

sudden death sudden deaths n
plötzlicher Tod
(countable) Instantaneous, unexpected death not caused by violence or trauma.

sudden infant death syndrome n
Kindstod
(pathology) The sudden and unexplained death of an infant aged one month to one year, normally while sleeping.

suddenly /ˈsʌdn̩li/ more suddenly most suddenly adv
plötzlich unversehens urplötzlich
Happening quickly and with little or no warning; in a sudden manner.

sudoku /su-/ /suː-/ /sə-/ /sʊˈdoʊku/ /sʊˈdukoʊ/ /sʊˈduku/ /sʊˈduːku/ /sʊˈdɑku/ /sʊˈdɒku/ /sʊˈdəʊku/ /ˈsu-/ /ˈsuː-/ /ˈsʊdoʊku/ /ˈsʊdukoʊ/ /ˈsʊduku/ /ˈsʊduːku/ /ˈsʊdɑku/ /ˈsʊdɒku/ /ˈsʊdəʊku/ sudokus n
Sudoku
(games, puzzles) A type of pencil puzzle played on a square grid, requiring each of the columns, each of the rows, and each of the subregions (called "boxes" or "regions") to contain the lowest whole numbers up to the dimension of the puzzle, usually 1 to 9, once each. The subregions are rectangular or square except in variants.

suds /sʌdz/ n
Schaum Seifenlauge
(countable, uncountable) Lather; foam or froth formed by mixing soap and water.

sue /s(j)uː/ /sɪu̯/ v
verklagen klagen
(transitive) To file a legal action against someone, generally a non-criminal action.

suede /swed/ /sweɪd/ suedes n
Veloursleder Wildleder
A type of soft leather, made from calfskin, with a brushed texture to resemble fabric, often used to make boots, clothing and fashion accessories.

suet /ˈs(j)uːɪt/ suets n
Flomenschmalz
The fatty tissue that surrounds and protects the kidneys; that of sheep and cattle is used in cooking and in making tallow.

suet cake suet cakes n
Meisenknödel Meisenring
A nutritional supplement for wild birds, commonly made of sunflower seeds and wheat or oat flakes mixed with suet, pork fat, or coconut oil.

suffer /ˈsʌfə/ /ˈsʌfɚ/ v
erleiden
leiden
(intransitive) To undergo hardship.
(intransitive) To feel pain.
(intransitive) To become worse.

suffer from v
leiden
(transitive) to have a particular disease or condition

sufferer sufferers n
Leider
One who suffers.

suffering /ˈsʌfəɹɪŋ/ /ˈsʌfɹɪŋ/ adj
leidend Leiden
Experiencing pain; characterized by suffering.

suffering /ˈsʌfəɹɪŋ/ /ˈsʌfɹɪŋ/ sufferings n
Leiden
The condition of someone who suffers; a state of pain or distress.

suffete suffetes n
Sufet
One of the chief magistrates who ruled ancient Carthage.

suffice /səˈfaɪs/ /səˈfaɪz/ v
ausreichen genügen reichen genug sein
(intransitive) To be enough or sufficient; to meet the need (of anything); to be adequate; to be good enough.
befriedigen zufriedenstellen
(transitive) To satisfy; to content; to be equal to the wants or demands of.
ausstatten
To furnish; to supply adequately.

suffice it to say phraseologicalUnit
es genügt zu sagen

sufficient /səˈfɪʃənt/ more sufficient most sufficient adj
hinreichend
ausreichend genügend
Possessing adequate talents or accomplishments; of competent power or ability; qualified; fit.

sufficient condition sufficient conditions n
hinreichende Bedingung hinreichendes Kriterium
(logic) A statement P in relation to statement Q such that P implies Q.

sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof /-ˈiːvəl-/ /-ˌʌntə-/ /səˈfɪʃ(ə)nt ˌʌntʊ ðə ˈdeɪ ɪz ðiː ˈiːvɪl ðɛəˌɹɒv/ /səˈfɪʃənt ˌʌntə ðə ˈdeɪ ɪz ði ˈivəl ðɛˌɹʌv/ proverb
es ist genug, dass ein jeglicher Tag seine eigene Plage habe
There is no need to worry about the future; the present provides enough to worry about.

suffix /səˈfɪks/ /ˈsʌfɪks/ suffixes n
Suffix Nachsilbe Suffixum Postfix Affixum Affix
(grammar, linguistic morphology) A morpheme added at the end of a word to modify the word's meaning.

suffix /səˈfɪks/ /ˈsʌfɪks/ v
suffigieren mit einem Suffix versehen
(transitive) To append (something) to the end of something else.

suffixation suffixations n
Suffigierung Suffigieren Suffixation
The process of adding a suffix to a word.

suffixoid suffixoids n
Pseudosuffix Suffixoid

suffocate /ˈsʌfəkeɪt/ /ˈsʌfəkət/ v
ersticken würgen
(ergative) To suffer, or cause someone to suffer, from severely reduced oxygen intake to the body.
ersticken
(ergative) To die due to, or kill someone by means of, insufficient oxygen supply to the body.

suffocation suffocations n
Erstickung
(countable) A particular act of death or killing by means of asphyxia.

suffrage /ˈsʌfɹɪd͡ʒ/ suffrages n
Stimmrecht Wahlrecht
(US) The right of women to vote.

suffragette /ˌsʌf.ɹəˈd͡ʒɛt/ suffragettes n
Suffragette
(historical) A female supporter, often militant, of women's right to vote in the early 20th century, especially in Great Britain.

suffragist suffragists n
Stimmrechtler Stimmrechtlerin
A person who promotes suffrage.

suffuse /səˈfjuːz/ v
bedecken durchfluten erfüllen überziehen
(transitive) To spread through or over something, especially as a liquid, colour or light; to bathe.
bedecken durchziehen überziehen
(transitive, figuratively) To spread through or over in the manner of a liquid.

suffusion /səˈfjuːʒən/ suffusions n
Bedecken Benetzen Durchfluten Durchtränken Durchziehen Erfüllen
(countable) The act of pouring a liquid over or soaking something.
Beschichtung Film Hülle Überzug
(countable) A coat, coating, film, or plating.
Benetzung Durchnässung Durchtränkung Tränkung
(uncountable) The state of being wet.

sufganiyah sufganiyot n
Sufganiyah
a deep-fried ball-shaped doughnut, usually filled with jelly or custard and topped with powdered sugar

sugar /ˈʃʊɡə(ɹ)/ /ˈʃʊɡɚ/ interjection
Scheibenhonig Scheibenkleister
(minced oath) Shit!

sugar /ˈʃʊɡə(ɹ)/ /ˈʃʊɡɚ/ sugars n
Zucker
(uncountable) Sucrose in the form of small crystals, obtained from sugar cane or sugar beet and used to sweeten food and drink.
(countable, chemistry) Any of various small carbohydrates that are used by organisms to store energy.

sugar /ˈʃʊɡə(ɹ)/ /ˈʃʊɡɚ/ v
zuckern
(transitive) To add sugar to; to sweeten with sugar.
versüßen
(transitive) To make (something unpleasant) seem less so.

sugar apple sugar apples n
Rahmapfel Zimtapfel Süßsack
Sweetsop, Annona squamosa, a West Indian tree or its fruit.

sugar beet sugar beets n
Zuckerrübe
A type of beet whose root contains a high concentration of sucrose.

sugar bowl sugar bowls n
Zuckerschale Zuckerdose
A small receptacle for serving sugar on a table or on a tray.

sugar cane sugar canes n
Zuckerrohr
A tropical grass of the genus Saccharum (especially the species Saccharum officinarum, including hybrids) having stout, fibrous, jointed stalks, the sap of which is a source of sugar.

sugar cube sugar cubes n
Zuckerwürfel
Piece of sugar in the shape of a cube (or approximate cube), often used for coffee or tea.

sugar glider sugar gliders n
Kurzkopfgleitbeutler
Petaurus breviceps, an omnivorous gliding arboreal marsupial, endemic to mainland Australia and New Guinea, and introduced to Tasmania in 1835.

sugar mama sugar mamas n
Sugar Mama
(informal) An older woman who spends money on a younger person, usually for romantic or sexual reasons.

sugar maple sugar maples n
Zuckerahorn
A North American hardwood, Acer saccharum, famed as the source of maple sugar and maple flavoring.

sugar phosphate sugar phosphates n
Zuckerphosphat
(organic chemistry) Any phosphate ester of a sugar, many of which are used as a source of biochemical energy

sugar spoon sugar spoons n
Zuckerlöffel
A spoon used for serving granulated sugar from a sugar bowl, often with a wider head than most other types of spoon.

sugar substitute sugar substitutes n
Zuckeraustauschstoff
A food additive that replicates the sweetness of sugar but is not sugar.

sugar-free adj
zuckerfrei
Of food, drink, medication, chewing gum, etc: not containing sugar (and usually sweetened with a sugar substitute instead).

sugar-loaf sugar-loaves n
Zuckerhut Zuckerstock
(historical) A block of refined sugar, usually in the form of a truncated cone, in which form it was traditionally exported from the Caribbean and Brazil from the 17th century to the 19th century.

sugar-sweet more sugar-sweet most sugar-sweet adj
zuckersüß
sweet as sugar; very sweet

sugarcoat /ˈʃʊɡəˌkəʊt/ /ˈʃʊɡɚˌkoʊt/ v
verzuckern
(transitive) To coat with sugar.
beschönigen schönreden
(transitive, figurative) To make superficially more attractive; to give a falsely pleasant appearance to.

sugared more sugared most sugared adj
gezuckert
Of food or drink, containing sugar.

sugary /ˈʃʊɡəɹi/ sugarier sugariest adj
gezuckert zuckerhaltig
Of food, drink, etc, containing or covered with a large amount of sugar.
süßlich zuckrig übersüßt
Exaggeratedly sweet and pleasant, often to the point of aversion.
(dated) Fond of sweets.

suggest /sə(ɡ)ˈd͡ʒɛst/ /səˈd͡ʒɛst/ v
vorschlagen suggerieren
(transitive) To cause one to suppose (something); to bring to one's mind the idea (of something).
vorschlagen
(obsolete, transitive) To seduce; to prompt to evil; to tempt.

suggestible more suggestible most suggestible adj
beeinflussbar suggestibel
Susceptible to influence by suggestion; easily swayed.

suggestion /səɡˈd͡ʒɛst͡ʃən/ /səˈd͡ʒɛstʃən/ /səˈd͡ʒɛst͡ʃən/ [səˈd͡ʒɛʃtʃən] suggestions n
Vorschlag
(countable) Something suggested (with subsequent adposition being for)
Suggestion
(countable, psychology) Something implied, which the mind is liable to take as fact.

suggestive /sə(ɡ)ˈd͡ʒɛs.tɪv/ more suggestive most suggestive adj
suggestiv
Tending to suggest or imply.

sui generis /suˑ.i ˈɡɛnɛɹɪs/ /sʊɪ d͡ʒəˈnɛɹɪs/ adj
eigener Art sui generis
(chiefly, legal) In a class of its own; one of a kind.

suicidal /ˌs(j)uː.ɪˈsaɪ.dəl/ /ˌsu.əˈsaɪ.dəl/ /ˌsu.ɪ-/ more suicidal most suicidal adj
suizidgefährdet
(of a person) Likely to commit, or to attempt to commit, suicide.
selbstmörderisch Selbstmord Suizid suizidal
(of a voluntarily-chosen course of action) Highly likely to certain to result in the deaths of the participants; dangerous or reckless to such a degree as to be tantamount to suicide for those taking part.
selbstmörderisch
(informal, hyperbolic) Extremely reckless.

suicidal ideation suicidal ideations n
Selbstmordgedanke Selbstmordverherrlichung
Feelings, thoughts, contemplation of, a preoccupation with or a general desire for one's own suicide, or the idea of ceasing to exist.

suicidality suicidalities n
Selbstmordneigung Selbstmordtendenz Suizidalität
(uncountable) The tendency of a person to commit suicide.

suicide /ˈs(j)uːɪˌsaɪd/ /ˈsuɪˌsaɪd/ suicides n
Selbstmord Suizid Freitod
(countable) A particular instance of a person intentionally killing themselves, or of multiple people doing so.
Selbstmörder Selbstmörderin Suizident Suizidant Suizidantin Suizidentin
(countable) A person who has intentionally killed themselves.

suicide attack suicide attacks n
Selbstmordanschlag
An attack on others that involves the assailant committing suicide.

suicide bomber /ˈsuːɪˌsaɪd ˈbɑmər/ /ˈsuːɪˌsaɪd ˈbɒmə/ suicide bombers n
Selbstmordattentäter Selbstmordattentäterin
One who carries explosives on his or her body or in a vehicle and intends to detonate them (dying in the process) to kill people and inflict widespread damage, usually motivated by a political or religious cause.

suicide door suicide doors n
Selbstmördertür
(slang) A car door hinged towards the rear of the vehicle.

suicide note suicide notes n
Abschiedsbrief
A message, usually a written note, left by someone who later attempts or commits suicide, usually explaining the reason for the suicide.

suicide tourism n
Sterbetourismus
Travel for the purpose of committing suicide, as for example to a country where assisted suicide is legal.

suicide tourist suicide tourists n
Selbstmord-Tourist
One who takes part in suicide tourism.

suicide vest suicide vests n
Sprengstoffweste
A vest packed with explosives and armed with a detonator, worn by suicide bombers.

suit /s(j)uːt/ /sɪu̯t/ suits n
Anzugträger
(pejorative, slang, metonym) A person who wears matching jacket and trousers, especially a boss or a supervisor.
Anzug Farbe
(card games) Each of the sets of a pack of cards distinguished by color and/or specific emblems, such as the spades, hearts, diamonds, or clubs of traditional Anglo, Hispanic, and French playing cards.

suit /s(j)uːt/ /sɪu̯t/ v
passen
(transitive) To be appropriate or apt for.
(intransitive) To agree; to be fitted; to correspond (usually followed by to, archaically also followed by with)

suit of armour suits of armour n
Harnisch Panzer Ritterrüstung Rüstung

suit oneself v
ganz wie du willst wie du willst
To do whatever one wants to do.

suitability /ˌsjuːtəˈbɪlɪti/ /ˌsuːtəˈbɪlɪti/ suitabilities n
Brauchbarkeit Eignung
The quality of being suitable.

suitable /ˈsjuːtəbl/ /ˈsuːtəbl/ more suitable most suitable adj
geeignet angemessen passend
Having sufficient or the required properties for a certain purpose or task; appropriate to a certain occasion.

suitcase /ˈs(j)uːtkeɪs/ /ˈsutkeɪs/ suitcases n
Koffer Reisetasche
A large (usually rectangular) piece of luggage used for carrying clothes, and sometimes suits, when travelling.

suitcase nuke suitcase nukes n
Kofferatombombe

suite /swiːt/ suites n
Suite
A group of connected rooms, usually separable from other rooms by means of access. [from 18th c.]
(music) An excerpt of instrumental music from a larger work that contains other elements besides the music; for example, the Nutcracker Suite is the music (but not the dancing) from the ballet The Nutcracker, and the Carmen Suite is the instrumental music (but not the singing and dancing) from the opera Carmen.

suitor /ˈsjuːtə/ /ˈsutɚ/ /ˈsuːtə/ suitors n
Freier Liebeswerber
One who pursues someone, especially a woman, for a romantic relationship or marriage; a wooer; one who falls in love with or courts someone.

sukun sukuns n
Sukun
A diacritic (⁧ـْ⁩) used in the Arabic abjad to mark the absence of a vowel.

sulcus /ˈsʌl.kəs/ sulci n
Furche
(anatomy) A furrow or groove in an organ or a tissue, especially that marking the convolutions of the surface of the brain.

sulfate /ˈsʌlfeɪt/ sulfates n
Sulfat
(organic chemistry) Any ester of sulfuric acid.
(inorganic chemistry) Any salt of sulfuric acid.

sulfide sulfides n
Sulfid Sulfide
(American spelling, chemistry) Any compound of sulfur and a metal or other electropositive element or group.

sulfite /ˈsʌlfaɪt/ sulfites n
Sulfit
(American spelling, inorganic chemistry) Any salt of sulfurous acid.

sulfone sulfones n
Sulfon
(organic chemistry) Any of a class of organic compounds that have a sulfonyl functional group attached to two carbon atoms; drugs of this structure have been used to treat leprosy.

sulfosalt sulfosalts n
Sulfosalz
(mineral) A complex sulfide mineral with certain proportions of a metal, a semi-metal, and sulfur (or, rarely, selenium).

sulfur /ˈsʌl.fə/ /ˈsʌl.fɚ/ sulfurs n
Schwefel
(uncountable) A chemical element (symbol S) with an atomic number of 16.

sulfur dioxide n
Schwefeldioxid
(American spelling, inorganic compound) A toxic gas, of molecular formula SO2 that is found in the emissions of volcanos and those of burning coal or petroleum; dissolves in water to form sulfurous acid and, in the presence of oxygen, sulfuric acid, and is thus responsible for acid rain.

sulfur hexafluoride n
Schwefelhexafluorid
(chemistry) a gaseous binary compound, SF6, of sulfur and fluorine, used in the electricity industry as a dielectric

sulfur trioxide n
Schwefeltrioxid
(inorganic compound) A corrosive liquid, SO3, which forms sulfuric acid on contact with water; made commercially by the oxidation of sulfur dioxide.

sulfurate v
schwefeln
(chemistry) to treat or to combine something with sulfur

sulfuric /sʌlˈfjuɹɪk/ /sʌlˈfjʊəɹɪk/ adj
Schwefel-
(American spelling, chemistry) Of, or relating to sulfur, especially in its higher oxidation state

sulfuric acid n
Schwefelsäure
(American spelling, inorganic compound) A transparent, oily liquid, formula H2SO4, that is a strong acid with very many industrial applications.

sulfurization sulfurizations n
Schwefelung
Treatment or impregnation with sulfur.

sulfurize v
schwefeln
To treat or react with sulfur or sulfur dioxide.

sulfurous acid n
schweflige Säure
(inorganic compound) The weak acid, H2SO3, present in a solution of sulfur dioxide in water; it is a reducing agent and mild bleach.

sulk /sʌlk/ sulks n
Schmollen
A state of sulking.

sulk /sʌlk/ v
schmollen
(intransitive) To express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn.

sulky /ˈsʌlki/ sulkier sulkiest adj
schmollend verdrossen
(often, derogatory) silent and withdrawn after being upset

sulky /ˈsʌlki/ sulkies n
Sulky
A low two-wheeled cart, used in harness racing.

sullen /ˈsʌlən/ sullener sullenest adj
mürrisch missmutig unfreundlich verdrießlich grämlich sauer
Having a brooding ill temper; sulky.
düster fade finster griesgrämig jämmerlich kläglich
Gloomy; dismal; foreboding.
lahm träge zäh
Sluggish; slow.

sullenness sullennesses n
Verdrossenheit Verdruss Überdruss
(uncountable) The state or quality of being sullen.

sully /ˈsʌli/ v
besudeln
(transitive) To soil or stain; to dirty.
(transitive) To corrupt or damage.

sultan /ˈsʌltən/ salateen sultans n
Sultan
A hereditary ruler in various Muslim states (sultanate), varying from petty principalities (as in Yemen), often vassal of a greater ruler, to independent realms, such as Oman, Brunei, Morocco (until 1956) or an empire such as the Turkish Ottoman Empire.

sultan tit sultan tits n
Sultansmeise
Melanochlora sultanea, a small bird of the tit family Paridae

sultana /ˌsʌlˈtæn.ə/ /ˌsʌlˈtɑ.nə/ /ˌsʌlˈtɑː.nə/ sultanas n
Sultana
A wife or mistress of a sultan.

sultanate /ˈsʌltənət/ sultanates n
Sultanat
A sovereign or vassal princely state—usually Muslim—where the ruler is styled sultan.

sultry /ˈsəl-/ /ˈsʌltɹi/ sultrier sultriest adj
schwül
(weather) Hot and humid. [from late 16th c.]
drückend heiß
(weather) Very hot and dry; torrid.
heiß sexy
(figuratively) Sexually enthralling.

sum /sʌm/ sums n
Summe
A quantity obtained by addition or aggregation.
(often plural) An arithmetic computation, especially one posed to a student as an exercise (not necessarily limited to addition).
A quantity of money.

sum /sʌm/ v
summieren
(transitive) To add together.

sumac /ˈs(j)uːmæk/ /ˈsu-/ /ˈsuːˌmæk/ /ˈʃuː-/ sumacs n
Sumach Rhus
Any of various shrubs or small trees of the genus Rhus and other genera in Anacardiaceae, particularly the elm-leaved sumac, Sicilian sumac, or tanner's sumac (Rhus coriaria).
Sumak Sumach
A sour spice popular in the Eastern Mediterranean, made from the berries of tanner's sumac.

summa cum laude adv
mit ausgezeichnetem Erfolg
With highest (of three degrees of) praise; as noted, as an honor, on diplomas and degrees for work that is considered to be of the highest quality.

summand summands n
Summand
Something which is added or summed.

summarize /ˈsʌməˌɹaɪz/ v
zusammenfassen
(ambitransitive) To prepare a summary of (something).
(ambitransitive) To give a recapitulation of the salient facts; to recapitulate or review.

summary /ˈsʌməɹi/ more summary most summary adj
zusammenfassend
Concise, brief or presented in a condensed form
standrechtlich
(legal) Performed by skipping the procedures of a standard and fair trial.

summary /ˈsʌməɹi/ summaries n
Zusammenfassung
An abstract or a condensed presentation of the substance of a body of material.

summary offence summary offences n
Vergehen
(legal, British, Australian, Canadian, Hong Kong) A crime in some common law jurisdictions that can be proceeded against summarily, without the right to a jury trial and/or indictment, as required for an indictable offence.

summer /ˈsʌmə(ɹ)/ /ˈsʌmɚ/ summers n
Sommer Sommerzeit
One of four seasons, traditionally the second, marked by the longest and typically hottest days of the year due to the inclination of the Earth and thermal lag. Typically regarded as being from June 21 to September 22 or 23 in parts of the USA, the months of June, July and August in the United Kingdom and the months of December, January and February in the Southern Hemisphere.

summer camp summer camps n
Ferienlager Sommerlager
An institution devoted to housing and entertaining children for the summer.

summer savory n
echtes Bohnenkraut
Satureja hortensis

summer school summer schools n
Sommerakademie
Any of various academic sessions held in the summer at schools or universities when the usual students are away; either for supplementary or remedial study or as part of distance learning.

summer solstice summer solstices n
Sommersonnenwende
(astronomy) The moment when the Earth is in that point of its orbit where the northern or southern hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun.

summer tire summer tires n
Sommerreifen
(slang) all-season tires (due to the fact that they are typically factory fitted to cars for summer use, and by law, they cannot be used in some jurisdictions in winter)

summerhouse summerhouses n
Sommerhaus
A house owned not as a primary residence and used as vacation home during warm weather months of the year.

summerlike more summerlike most summerlike adj
sommerlich
Resembling or characteristic of summer.

summertime summertimes n
Sommerzeit Sommer
The period or season of summer.

summery /ˈsʌməɹi/ summerier summeriest adj
sommerlich Sommer
Relating to the summer.
sommerlich
Of weather, typical of summer.

summit /ˈsʌmɪt/ summits n
Gipfel Gipfeltreffen
The highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature.
(by extension) An assembly or gathering of the leaders of countries to discuss issues of international significance; also (loosely) , an important or high-level gathering or meeting.

summon /ˈsʌmən/ v
zusammenrufen
(transitive) To call people together; to convene.
beschwören herbeirufen vorladen
(transitive) To ask someone to come; to send for.
aufbieten zusammennehmen
(transitive) To rouse oneself to exert a skill.
beschwören
(fantasy, transitive) To call a resource by magic.

summons /ˈsʌ.mənz/ summonses n
Aufforderung
A call to do something, especially to come.
Vorladung
(legal) A notice summoning someone to appear in court, as a defendant, juror or witness.

sumo /ˈsuːməʊ/ sumo sumos n
Sumo
(uncountable) A stylised Japanese form of wrestling in which a wrestler loses if he is forced from the ring, or if any part of his body except the soles of his feet touches the ground.

sump /sʌmp/ sumps n
Grube Sumpf
A hollow or pit into which liquid drains, such as a cesspool, cesspit or sink.
Schachtsumpf
The lowest part of a mineshaft into which water drains.
Ölsumpf
(automotive) The crankcase or oil reservoir of an internal combustion engine.

sump /sʌmp/ v
sumpfen
(intransitive) Of a cave passage, to end in a sump, or to fill completely with water on occasion.

sumptuous /ˈsʌmpt͡ʃuəs/ more sumptuous most sumptuous adj
prunkvoll prächtig aufwändig kostspielig prachtvoll reichhaltig
Magnificent, luxurious, splendid.

sun /sʌn/ suns n
Sonne
(astronomy) A star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system.
The light and warmth which is received from the sun; sunshine or sunlight.
(figurative) Something like the sun in brightness or splendor.

sun /sʌn/ pn
Sonne
The star that the Earth revolves around and from which it receives light and warmth.

sun bear sun bears n
Malaienbär Sonnenbär
A species of relatively small bears, Helarctos malayanus, found in Southeast Asia.

sun dog sun dogs n
Nebensonne
Either of two bright spots, caused by the refraction of sunlight through ice crystals, sometimes seen on the parhelic circle.

sun letter sun letters n
Sonnenbuchstabe
(linguistics) One of fourteen Arabic letters that cause the "L" of a preceding definite article اَل to be assimilated in pronunciation. The sun letter suppresses the sound of the "L" and then geminates: al + ṣīn = aṣ-ṣīn. The effect of the sun letter is limited to pronunciation and does not affect the spelling, except that a shadda may be written over the sun letter and in the fully vocalised spelling lām lacks any diacritics: الصِّين. The fourteen sun letters are ت, ث, د, ذ, ر, ز, س, ش, ص, ض, ط, ظ, ل, ن. Phonetically, they represent coronal consonants.

sun protection factor sun protection factors n
Lichtschutzfaktor
An indication of how long a sunscreen remains effective when applied to the skin.

sun shower sun showers n
Sonnenregen
(climatology) A rain shower which occurs while the sun is shining.

sun worshipper sun worshippers n
Sonnenanbeter Sonnenverehrer
(literal) One who reveres the sun as a deity.

sun-drenched more sun-drenched most sun-drenched adj
sonnendurchflutet

sunbath sunbaths n
Sonnenbad
A period spent tanning (sunbathing) in the sun.

sunbathe /ˈsʌnbeɪð/ v
sonnenbaden
(intransitive) To expose one's body to the sun in order to relax or to obtain a suntan.

sunbather sunbathers n
Sonnenbader Sonnenbaderin
A person who basks in the sun to get a tan.

sunbathing n
Sonnenbaden
The act of lying outdoors exposed to the sun, usually wearing little or no clothing, especially in order to get a tan.

sunbeam sunbeams n
Sonnenstrahl
A visible, narrow, and intense (relative to ambient light) ray of sunlight.

sunburn /ˈsʌnbɜːn/ /ˈsʌnbɝn/ sunburns n
Sonnenbrand
A burn on the skin caused by excess exposure to the sun's rays.

sunburn /ˈsʌnbɜːn/ /ˈsʌnbɝn/ v
Sonnenbrand bekommen
(transitive) To burn or tan (someone's skin) by the sun; to allow (a part of one's body) to become sunburnt.

sunburnt more sunburnt most sunburnt adj
sonnenverbrannt
(of human skin) Having a sunburn or dark tan; having been burned by the sun's rays.

sundae /ˈsʌn.deɪ/ /ˈsʌn.di/ sundaes n
Eisbecher
A dessert consisting of ice cream with various toppings.

sundeck /ˈsʌnˌdɛk/ sundecks n
Sonnendeck Sonnenterrasse
An area on a ship's deck or on the roof of a house used for sunbathing.

sundew sundews n
Sonnentau
Any of a group of insectivorous plants in the genus Drosera that catch insects by sticky droplets ("dew") at the end of hairs on the leaves and grow in boggy ground all over the world.

sundial /ˈsʌnˌdaɪ.əl/ sundials n
Sonnenuhr
A device measuring the time of day by the position of a shadow cast by a pole or plate (gnomon) upon an engraved series of marks.

sundisk sundisks n
Sonnenscheibe

sundress sundresses n
Sommerkleid
A typically sleeveless dress, usually a minidress, made of light, loose-fitting material for spring and summer wear.

sunfish /ˈsʌnˌfɪʃ/ sunfish sunfishes n
Sonnenbarsch
Any of various small freshwater fishes of the family Centrarchidae, often with iridescent colours and having a laterally compressed body.
Mondfisch Sonnenbarsch
Any of various large marine fishes of the family Molidae that have an oval compressed body.

sunflower /ˈsʌn.flaʊ.ə/ /ˈsʌn.flaʊ.ɚ/ sunflowers n
Sonnenblume
A bright yellow, like that of the flower petals.

sunflower oil sunflower oils n
Sonnenblumenöl
A vegetable oil, pressed from sunflower seeds, and used in cooking.

sunflower seed sunflower seeds n
Sonnenblumenkern
Seed of a sunflower, especially roasted and eaten as a snack; also used as bird food and in the manufacture of sunflower oil.

sunglasses n
Sonnenbrille
Tinted glasses worn to protect the eyes from the sun.

sungrebe /ˈsʌn.ɡɹib/ sungrebes n
Zwergbinsenralle
A species of aquatic bird, Heliornis fulica, in a monotypic genus of the family Heliornithidae, found in Central and South America.

sunhat sunhats n
Sonnenhut
A light, wide-brimmed hat to protect the wearer from the sun.

sunk cost sunk costs n
versunkene Kosten
(economics) A cost that has already been incurred and which cannot be recovered to any significant degree.

sunken /ˈsʌŋkən/ adj
gesunken versunken
caused, by natural or unnatural means, to be depressed (lower than the surrounding area) or submerged
eingefallen
(of eyes or cheeks) Seeming to have fallen deeper back into the face due to tiredness, illness, or old age.

sunlight /ˈsʌnˌlaɪt/ sunlights n
Sonnenlicht
All the electromagnetic radiation given off by the Sun, especially that in the visible spectrum that bathes the Earth.
Licht
(figuratively) Brightness, hope; a positive outlook.

sunlounger sunloungers n
Liegestuhl Sonnenliege
A form of extended deckchair used for sunbathing or relaxing (typically by the sea or a pool)

sunnah sunnahs n
Sunna
(An example of) Muhammad's way of life, as recorded in the hadiths, especially when viewed as a model for Muslims to emulate.

sunny /ˈsʌni/ sunnier sunniest adj
sonnig heiter
(of weather or a day) Featuring a lot of sunshine.

sunny side up adj
Spiegelei Setzei
(US) Of an egg: fried sunny side up.

sunrise /ˈsʌnɹaɪz/ sunrises n
Sonnenaufgang
The time of day when the sun appears above the eastern horizon.
The change in color of the sky at dawn.

sunroof /ˈsʌnˌɹuːf/ sunroofs n
Schiebedach
(automotive) A fixed or operable opening in a vehicle roof (car or truck) which allows fresh air and/or light to enter the passenger compartment. A sunroof may include a transparent or opaque panel and may be manually operated or power driven.

sunscald n
Sonnenbrand
Localized damage to the tissues of trees or their fruits caused by bright sunlight

sunscreen sunscreens n
Sonnencreme Sonnenkreme Sonnenschutzcreme
A cream, to be spread on the skin, containing organic compounds that absorb, and/or titanium dioxide that reflects the sun’s ultraviolet radiation.

sunset /ˈsʌnˌsɛt/ sunsets n
Sonnenuntergang
The changes in color of the sky before and after sunset.
Sonnenuntergang Lebensabend
(figuratively) The final period of the life of a person or thing.

sunshade sunshades n
Sonnenschirm Sonnenblende
Something to keep the sun off, or create shade from the sun; a parasol or awning.

sunshine /ˈsʌnʃaɪn/ sunshines n
Sonnenschein
The direct rays, light or warmth of the sun.
A location on which the sun's rays fall.

sunspot /ˈsʌnspɑt/ /ˈsʌnspɒt/ sunspots n
Sonnenfleck
(astronomy) A region on the sun's surface with a lower temperature than its surroundings and intense magnetic activity.

sunstroke sunstrokes n
Sonnenstich
(pathology) Heat stroke caused by an excessive exposure to the sun's rays.

suntan suntans n
Bräune Sonnenbräune
In humans, a brown or darkened coloration of the skin caused by exposure to ultraviolet light.

super /ˈs(j)uːpə(ɹ)/ /ˈsupɚ/ /ˈsʉː.pə(ɹ)/ [ˈsïɯ.pə(ɹ)] adj
super
better than average, better than usual; wonderful.

super high frequency n
Zentimeterwellenbereich
(telecommunication) The frequency area from 3 GHz through 30 GHz, commonly used for microwave devices, WLAN, and radars.

super star cluster super star clusters n
Supersternhaufen
A young, very massive, and very dense star cluster.

super- prefix
super- über
über-
beyond, over, or upon

super-Earth super-Earths n
Supererde
(astronomy) Any extrasolar rocky planet several times larger than Earth, especially such a planet detected as it transits its star.

super-duper /ˈs(j)uː.pəˌduː.pə(ɹ)/ /ˈsu.pɚˌdu.pɚ/ more super-duper most super-duper adj
superduper
(dated) Very excellent; truly great.

superacid superacids n
Supersäure
(chemistry) any medium having a very high acidity; typically a solution of a strong Lewis acid in a Brønsted acid.

superannuated /ˌsupɚˈænjuˌeɪtɪd/ more superannuated most superannuated adj
veraltet
Obsolete, antiquated.
pensioniert veraltet
Retired or discarded due to age.

superatom superatoms n
Superatom
(physics, chemistry) A metamaterial, a cluster of atoms which acts like a single atom. It seems to exhibit some of the properties of elemental atoms.

superb /sjuːˈpɜːb/ /suˈpɝb/ /suːˈpɜːb/ /səˈpɝb/ superber superbest adj
großartig superb
First-rate; of the highest quality; exceptionally good.

superbly more superbly most superbly adv
großartig hervorragend
excellently, done to the best possibly degree, admirably.

superbug superbugs n
Killerkeime Super-Erreger
(informal) A strain of bacteria that is resistant to many antibiotics (e.g., MDR, XDR).

supercalifragilisticexpialidocious /ˌsupɚˌkælɪ̈ˌfɹæd͡ʒɪ̈ˌlɪstɪkˌɛkspiˌælɪ̈ˈdoʊʃəs/ /ˌsuːpəˌkælɨˌfɹæd͡ʒɨˌlɪstɪkˌɛkspɪˌælɨˈdəʊʃəs/ adj
supercalifragilisticexpialigetisch superkalifragilistisch expiallegorisch
(humorous) Fantastic, very wonderful

supercargo /ˈsjuːpə-/ /ˈsupɚˌkɑɡoʊ/ /ˈsuːpəˌkɑːɡəʊ/ supercargoes supercargos n
Cargadeur Cargador
An officer on board a merchant ship who has charge of the cargo and its turnover (or the senior of two if one has two, the other being the subcargo; usually historical, since nowadays a person with such a job would remain on shore).

supercategory supercategories n
Oberkategorie

supercell supercells n
Superzelle
(meteorology) A severe thunderstorm with updrafts and downdrafts that are in near balance, allowing the storm to maintain itself for several hours. Supercells often produce large hail, powerful downpours, very strong winds and sometimes tornadoes.

supercharge v
überladen

supercilious /ˌs(j)u.pɚˈsɪ.li.əs/ /ˌsjuː.pə(ɹ)ˈsɪ.li.əs/ more supercilious most supercilious adj
hochmütig hochnäsig anmaßend arrogant herablassend
Arrogantly superior; showing contemptuous indifference; haughty.

superclass superclasses n
Überklasse
(computing, object-oriented programming) A high-level class that passes attributes and methods down the hierarchy to subclasses.

supercluster superclusters n
Superhaufen
(astronomy) An extended group of clusters of galaxies

supercomputer supercomputers n
Supercomputer Superrechner
(computing) Any computer that has a far greater processing power than others of its generation.

superconducting adj
supraleitend
Exhibiting superconductivity.

superconductive more superconductive most superconductive adj
supraleitend
Exhibiting or relating to superconductivity.

superconductivity superconductivities n
Supraleitung
(physics) The property of a material whereby it has no resistance to the flow of an electric current.

superconductor superconductors n
Supraleiter
A substance that has no resistance to conducting an electric current

supercontinent supercontinents n
Superkontinent
(geology) A very large continent that split into smaller ones in the Earth’s geologic past.
Doppelkontinent
A modern landmass composed of multiple continents, i.e. Afro-Eurasia or the Americas.

superdeterminism n
Superdeterminismus
(physics, quantum mechanics) A form of determinism that precludes the assumption, made by Bell's theorem, that an experimenter can make measurements that are independent of each other and of any hidden variables.

superego /supɛɹiɡoʊ/ superegos n
Über-Ich Superego
(psychoanalysis) The part of the mind that acts as a self-critical conscience, reflecting social standards that have been learnt.

supererogatory /suːpəɹɛˈɹɒɡətəɹi/ more supererogatory most supererogatory adj
übergebührlich
Pertaining to supererogation; doing more than is required, especially with reference to good works in Roman Catholicism

superessive case superessive cases n
Superessiv
(grammar) Noun case used to indicate location on an object. In English, it roughly corresponds to the prepositions "on" or "on top of", as in "on top of the house". Hungarian is a language that uses the superessive case.

superfamily superfamilies n
Oberfamilie Superfamilie Überfamilie
(taxonomy) A taxonomic category above family and below order (and its subdivisions).

superficial /ˌsu.pɚˈfɪʃ.əl/ /ˌsuː.pəˈfɪʃ.əl/ more superficial most superficial adj
oberflächlich äußerlich
(anatomy, relational, often with to) Closer to the surface of the body; especially, situated or occurring on the skin or immediately beneath it.
oberflächlich
​Lacking depth of character or understanding; lacking substance or significance.

superficiality superficialities n
Oberflächlichkeit
The property of being superficial, the tendency to judge by surface appearance.

superficially more superficially most superficially adv
oberflächlich
In a superficial manner; shallowly

superfluid adj
suprafluid
Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting superfluidity.

superfluidity superfluidities n
Suprafluidität
(physics) The frictionless flow that is characteristic of a fluid with zero viscosity, especially liquid helium at temperatures near absolute zero.

superfluous /sjʊˈpɜːflu.əs/ /suˈpɝflu.əs/ /suːˈpɜːflu.əs/ more superfluous most superfluous adj
überflüssig
In excess of what is required or sufficient.

superfood superfoods n
Super-Lebensmittel Supernahrungsmittel
Any food supposed to confer remarkable health benefits.

supergiant supergiants n
Supergigant Überriese
(astronomy) A very large star having a mass between 10 and 70 solar masses.

superglue superglues n
Sekundenkleber Superkleber
A very strong and instant glue, generally cyanoacrylate.

supergravity supergravities n
Supergravitation
(quantum mechanics, relativity) A field theory combining supersymmetry and general relativity.

supergrid supergrids n
Verbundnetz
A wide-area transmission network that makes it possible to trade high volumes of electricity across great distances.

superheated more superheated most superheated adj
überhitzt
(figuratively) exceedingly intense or emotional

superheating superheatings n
Überhitzung
The heating of a substance above a temperature at which a change of state normally occurs, without it occurring; especially the heating of a liquid above its boiling point

superhero /s(j)upɚhɪɹoʊ/ superheroes n
Superheld
Any fictional crime-fighting character, often with supernatural powers or equipment, in popular children's and fantasy literature; a fictional hero who does great things.

superheroine superheroines n
Superheldin
A heroine with supernatural powers; a female superhero

superhighway superhighways n
Autobahn
(US) An expressway, especially one designed for high speeds.

superhuman more superhuman most superhuman adj
übermenschlich
Beyond what is possible for a human being.

superimpose /ˈsuː.pəɹ.ɪm.ˌpəʊ̯z/ /ˈsuː.pɚ.ɪm.ˌpoʊ̯z/ v
auf etwas setzen auflegen aufsetzen daraufsetzen darüberlegen darübersetzen
To place an object over another object, usually in such a way that both will be visible.

superimposition superimpositions n
Darüberlegen Überdecken Überdeckung Überlagern Überlagerung
The process, or the result of superimposing

superintend /ˌsuːpəɹɪnˈtɛnd/ v
aufsehen
To oversee the work of others; to supervise.

superintendent /ˌsjuːpəɹɪnˈtɛndənt/ /ˌsuːpəɹɪnˈtɛndənt/ superintendents n
Leiter
A person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something.

superior /suːˈpɪə.ɹi.ə/ /sə-/ /sʉːˈpɪə.ɹiː.ə/ /sʊˈpɪɹ.i.ɚ/ adj
überlegen höher höherstehend übergeordnet
Higher in rank, status, or quality.

superior /suːˈpɪə.ɹi.ə/ /sə-/ /sʉːˈpɪə.ɹiː.ə/ /sʊˈpɪɹ.i.ɚ/ superiors n
Vorgesetzte Vorgesetzter
A person of higher rank or quality, especially a colleague in a higher position.

superiority /sʊuˌpɪə(ɹ).iˈɒ.ɹɪ.ti/ superiorities n
Überlegenheit
The state of being superior.

superjumbo superjumbos n
Superjumbo
The largest passenger airliner, the Airbus A380.

superlative /sjuːˈpɜː.lə.tɪv/ /suˈpɝː.lə.tɪv/ /suːˈpɜː.lə.tɪv/ adj
hervorragend höchst superlativ
Exceptionally good; of the highest quality; superb.
superlativisch
(grammar) Of or relating to a superlative.

superlative /sjuːˈpɜː.lə.tɪv/ /suˈpɝː.lə.tɪv/ /suːˈpɜː.lə.tɪv/ superlatives n
Superlativ Höchststufe Meiststufe
The extreme (e.g. highest, lowest, deepest, farthest, etc) extent or degree of something.
Superlativ
(grammar) The form of an adjective that expresses which of several items has the highest degree of the quality expressed by the adjective; in English, formed by appending "-est" to the end of the adjective (for some short adjectives only) or putting "most" before it.

superlative degree n
Superlativ
(grammar) adverbial or adjectival forms modified by most or ending in -est, used when comparing three or more things

superlong adj
ellenlang
(informal) Very long

superluminal more superluminal most superluminal adj
superluminar überlichtschnell
(astronomy, physics, fiction, fantasy) Faster than light; having a speed greater than light.

supermajority /ˌs(j)upɜɹməˈd͡ʒɔɹɪti/ supermajorities n
qualifizierte Mehrheit
(chiefly, North American) A majority of the items being counted that reaches some preset threshold significantly greater than 50 percent, such as two thirds.

superman /ˈs(j)uːpəmæn/ /ˈsupɚmæn/ supermen n
Übermensch
(chiefly, philosophy) An imagined superior type of human being representing a new stage of human development; an übermensch, an overman. [from 1903.]
Supermann
A man of extraordinary or seemingly superhuman powers.

supermarket /ˌsupɚˈmɑɹkət/ /ˌsuːpəˈmɑːkɪt/ supermarkets n
Supermarkt
A chain of such stores.

supermodel supermodels n
Supermodel
A highly paid, famous fashion model.

supermoon supermoons n
Supermond
(astrology, astronomy) A full moon or new moon, when the Earth–Moon distance is in the lowest tenth of its range.

supernal /sjuːˈpɜː.nəl/ /suˈpɝ.nəl/ /suːˈpɜː.nəl/ /səˈpɝ.nəl/ /sʊˈpɜː.nəl/ /sʊˈpɝ.nəl/ more supernal most supernal adj
himmlisch überirdisch
Pertaining to heaven or to the sky; celestial.
exaltiert überzogen
Exalted, exquisite, superlative.

supernatural /ˌs(j)upɚˈnæt͡ʃɚəl/ /ˌs(j)upɚˈnæt͡ʃɹəl/ /ˌs(j)uːpəˈnat͡ʃ(ə)ɹəl/ /ˌs(j)ʉːpɘˈnɛt͡ʃɹɯ(l)/ more supernatural most supernatural adj
übernatürlich
Above nature; beyond or added to nature, often so considered because it is given by a deity or some force beyond that which humans are born with.

supernova /ˌsuː.pə(ɹ)ˈnəʊ.və/ supernovae supernovas supernovæ n
Supernova
(star) A powerful and bright explosion of a massive star, which afterwards becomes a neutron star or a black hole, or is destroyed.

superordinate more superordinate most superordinate adj
übergeordnet
Greater in degree, rank or position.

superorganism superorganisms n
Superorganismus
(biology) A social colony of individuals who, through division of labour, effective communication and self-organization, form a highly connected community that functions as if it were a single organism.

superparamagnetic more superparamagnetic most superparamagnetic adj
superparamagnetisch
(physics) Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting superparamagnetism.

superparamagnetism n
Superparamagnetismus

superpose /ˈsuː.pə.ˌpəʊ̯z/ /ˈsuː.pəɹ.ˌpəʊ̯z/ /ˈsuː.pɚ.ˌpoʊ̯z/ v
auf etwas setzen auflegen aufsetzen daraufsetzen superponieren vorblenden
(transitive) To place one object on top of another.

superposition principle pn
Superpositionsprinzip
(mathematics, physics) The principle stating that for a linear system, the net response is the sum of the response associated with each individual input.

superpower superpowers n
Supermacht
(countable) A sovereign state with dominant status on the globe and a very advanced military, especially the United States or formerly the Soviet Union.
Superkraft
(countable, fiction) An extraordinary physical or mental ability, especially possessed by a superhero or supervillain.

supersaturation supersaturations n
Übersättigung
(physiology) The condition of a solution of gases in a tissue having a higher concentration in terms of sum of partial pressures than the ambient pressure.

superscript superscripts n
Exponent Hochstellung Hochzahl Superskript hochgestelltes Druckzeichen hochgestelltes Zeichen
(typography) A type of lettering form that appears as a number, figure, or symbol above the normal line of type, located at the right or left of another symbol or text.

supersede /ˌsupɚˈsiːd/ /ˌsuːpəˈsiːd/ v
ablösen aufheben den Platz einnehmen von ersetzen
(transitive) To take the place of.
aufheben verdrängen
(transitive) To displace in favour of itself.

superset supersets n
Obermenge Übermenge
(set theory) (symbol: ⊇) With respect to another set, a set such that each of the elements of the other set is also an element of the set.

supersonic adj
Überschall
(of a speed) Greater than the speed of sound (in the same medium, and at the same temperature and pressure).

supersonic supersonics n
Überschallflugzeug
An aircraft that can travel at the speed of sound.

superspreader /ˈs(j)uːpəˌspɹɛdə/ /ˈsupɚˌspɹɛdɚ/ superspreaders n
Superverbreiter Superverbreiterin
A person infected with a pathogen who is responsible for spreading it to many other people.

superstar /ˈsuːpə(ɹ)ˌstɑː(ɹ)/ superstars n
Superstar
Someone who has accumulated a vast amount of fame; a high-level celebrity.

superstate superstates n
Gesamtstaat Oberstaat Überstaat
A state formed by the union of multiple lesser states.

superstition /ˌs(j)u.pə(ɹ)ˈstɪ.ʃn̩/ /ˌs(j)u.pɚˈstɪ.ʃn̩/ /ˌs(j)u.pɚˈstɪ.ʃən/ /ˌs(j)uː.pə(ɹ)ˈstɪ.ʃən/ superstitions n
Aberglaube
A belief or beliefs, not based on human reason or scientific knowledge, that events may be influenced by one's behaviour in some magical or mystical way.

superstitious /ˌs(j)u.pɚˈstɪ.ʃəs/ /ˌs(j)uː.pəˈstɪ.ʃəs/ more superstitious most superstitious adj
abergläubisch abergläubig
Susceptible to superstitions.

superstructure superstructures n
Aufbauten Überbau
(nautical) Any structure built above the top full deck (FM 55-501).
Überbau
(Marxism) The social sphere of ideology which includes religion, art, politics, law and all traditional values.

supersymmetry supersymmetries n
Supersymmetrie
(physics) A theory that attempts to unify the fundamental physical forces and which proposes a physical symmetry between bosons and fermions.

supertonic supertonics n
Supertonika
(music) The second note in a diatonic scale.

supervillain supervillains n
Superschurke Schurke
A fantasy-fiction criminal or evil-doer, often with supernatural powers or equipment, in popular children's and fantasy literature who can present a credible challenge for a superhero.

supervise /ˈsuː.pə.vaɪz/ /ˈsuː.pɚ.vaɪz/ /ˈsʉː.pə.vɑɪz/ v
beaufsichtigen
(transitive) To oversee or direct a task or organization.

supervision /ˌs(j)uːpəˈvɪʒən/ /ˌsupɚˈvɪʒən/ supervisions n
Aufsicht Beaufsichtigung
(uncountable) The act or instance of supervising.

supervisor /ˈsuːpɚˌvaɪzɚ/ supervisors n
Aufseher Vorgesetzter
(management) A person with the official task of overseeing the work of a person or group, or of other operations and activities.

supervisory board supervisory boards n
Aufsichtsrat
A group of people chosen by the shareholders of a company to promote their interests through the governance of the company and to hire and supervise the executive directors and CEO.

supervolcano supervolcanoes supervolcanos n
Supervulkan

superwoman superwomen n
Superfrau
A woman with superhuman powers.

supine /ˈs(j)uːpaɪn/ /ˈsuˌpaɪn/ /ˌsuˈpaɪn/ more supine most supine adj
in Rückenlage
Lying on its back.

supine /ˈs(j)uːpaɪn/ /ˈsuˌpaɪn/ /ˌsuˈpaɪn/ supines n
Supinum Lagewort
(grammar, also, attributively) (obsolete terminology) The 'to'-prefixed infinitive in English or other Germanic languages, so named because the infinitive was regarded as a verbal noun and the 'to'-prefixed form of it was seen as the dative form of the verbal noun; the full infinitive.

supper /ˈsʌpə/ /ˈsʌpɚ/ suppers n
Abendessen Nachtessen Nachtimbiss
Food consumed before going to bed.
Abendessen Abendbrot
Any meal eaten in the evening; dinner eaten in the evening, rather than at noon.

supper /ˈsʌpə/ /ˈsʌpɚ/ v
abendessen
To eat dinner.

supplant /səˈplænt/ /səˈplɑːnt/ v
ausstechen ersetzen verdrängen
(transitive) To take the place of; to replace, to supersede.

supple /ˈsʌpəl/ suppler supplest adj
geschmeidig
Pliant, flexible, easy to bend.

supplement /ˈsap.lə.mənt/ /ˈsʌp.lə.mənt/ /ˈsʌp.lɪ.mənt/ supplements n
Supplement Anhang Nachtrag Supplementband
An extension to a document or publication that adds information, corrects errors or brings up to date.

supplementary more supplementary most supplementary adj
zusätzlich
Additional; added to supply what is wanted.

supplementary angles n
Nebenwinkel
(geometry) A pair of angles that sum to 180 degrees.

suppleness supplenesses n
Geschmeidigkeit Flexibilität
The quality of being supple; litheness.

suppletion /səˈpliːʃən/ suppletions n
Suppletion Suppletivismus
(linguistics, grammar) The use of an unrelated word or phrase to supply inflected forms otherwise lacking, e.g. using “to be able” as the infinitive of “can”, or “better” as the comparative of “good”, or “went” as the simple past of “go”.

suppletive /sə.ˈpliː.tɪv/ /sʌ.ˈpliː.tɪv/ more suppletive most suppletive adj
suppletivisch
(grammar) Supplying an etymologically unrelated word with forms, or which is used as one of its forms, by suppletion (for example, in English, better and best are suppletive forms of good).

supplicate /ˈsʌpləˌkeɪt/ /ˈsʌplɪkeɪt/ v
anflehen ersuchen
bitten
(specifically, religion) To make a humble request to (a deity or other spiritual being) in a prayer; to entreat as a supplicant.

supplication /sʌplɪˈkeɪʃən/ supplications n
Bitte Bitten Flehen
An act of supplicating; a humble request.
Bittgebet Gebet
A prayer or entreaty to a god.

supplicatory more supplicatory most supplicatory adj
bittend flehend
begging, humbly beseeching, imploring

supplier /səˈplaɪə/ suppliers n
Lieferant Lieferantin Zulieferer Versorger Versorgerin Zuliefererin
One who supplies; a provider.

supply /səˈplaɪ/ supplies n
Versorgung Angebot
(uncountable) The act of supplying.
Versorgung
(countable) An amount of something supplied.
Vorrat
(in the plural) Provisions.

supply /səˈplaɪ/ v
liefern versorgen bereitstellen zur Verfügung stellen
(transitive) To provide (something), to make (something) available for use.
ausrüsten liefern
(transitive) To furnish or equip with.
liefern
(transitive) To compensate for, or make up a deficiency of.
vertreten
(transitive) To fill temporarily; to serve as substitute for another in, as a vacant place or office; to occupy; to have possession of.

supply and demand n
Angebot und Nachfrage
(economics) A capitalistic model of price determination in a market, according to which, holding all else equal in a competitive market, the unit price for a particular good will eventually settle at a point where the quantity demanded will equal the quantity supplied (at the current price).

supply chain supply chains n
Lieferkette Beschaffungskette Zulieferkette
A system of organizations, people, technology, activities, information and resources involved in moving a product or service from supplier to customer.

supply teacher supply teachers n
Vertretungslehrer Vertretungslehrerin Aushilfslehrer Aushilfslehrerin
(British, Canadian) A teacher who fills a temporary position in a school on a short-term basis; often supplied by an agency.

supply vessel supply vessels n
Versorgungsschiff
A ship used to transport supplies to offshore installations such as oil and gas platforms.

supply-side economics n
Angebotspolitik
(economics) A branch of economics that focuses on the supply side of the economy and on tax reductions.

support /səˈpo(ː)ɹt/ /səˈpoət/ /səˈpɔɹt/ /səˈpɔːt/ [səˈpʰoɹt] [səˈpʰɔɹt] [səˈpʰɔːt] supports n
Unterstützung Stütze Abstützung Halterung
(sometimes, attributive) Something which supports.
Unterstützung Hilfe
Financial or other help.
Unterstützung Auskunft Betreuung Hilfe Kundendienst Service
Answers to questions and resolution of problems regarding something sold.
Träger
(mathematics) in relation to a function, the set of points where the function is not zero; the closure of that set.
Lager
(structural analysis) Horizontal, vertical or rotational support of structures: movable, hinged, fixed.

support /səˈpo(ː)ɹt/ /səˈpoət/ /səˈpɔɹt/ /səˈpɔːt/ [səˈpʰoɹt] [səˈpʰɔɹt] [səˈpʰɔːt] v
unterstützen stützen tragen halten
(transitive) To help keep from falling.
unterstützen
(transitive) To back or favor a cause, party, etc., mentally or with concrete aid.
(transitive) To help, particularly financially; to subsidize.
Support bieten betreuen unterstützen
(transitive) To answer questions and resolve problems regarding something sold.
unterstützen kompatibel sein
(transitive, said of electronic devices, programming languages, etc.) To be designed to provide capacity for; to work or be compatible with (a part, accessory, file type, program, algorithm, etc.).

support group support groups n
Selbsthilfegruppe
A group of people who informally support each other over a problem which all members share.

supported /səˈpo(ː)ɹtɪd/ /səˈpoətɪd/ /səˈpɔɹtɪd/ /səˈpɔːtɪd/ more supported most supported adj
unterstützt
Helped or aided.
abgestützt
Having supporters.

supporter /-ɾɚ/ /səˈpɔɹ.tɚ/ /səˈpɔː.tə/ supporters n
Anhänger Anhängerin Parteigänger Parteigängerin Unterstützer Unterstützerin
A person who supports, promotes, advocates or champions a cause, movement, or political party; an adherent.
Schildhalter
(heraldry) An animal or figure that supports a shield in a coat of arms.

supportive /səˈpo(ː)ɹtɪv/ /səˈpoətɪv/ /səˈpɔɹtɪv/ /səˈpɔːtɪv/ more supportive most supportive adj
förderlich stützend unterstützend
Providing support.

suppose /səˈpoʊz/ /səˈpəʊz/ /ˈspoʊz/ /ˈspəʊz/ [səˈpʰoʊz] [səˈpʰəʊz] [ˈspoʊz] [ˈspəʊz] v
annehmen vermuten vermeinen
(transitive) To take for granted; to conclude, with less than absolute supporting data; to believe.
annehmen vermuten unterstellen
(transitive) To theorize or hypothesize.

supposed /spoʊst/ /spəʊst/ /səˈpoʊst/ /səˈpoʊzd/ /səˈpoʊzɪd/ /səˈpəʊst/ /səˈpəʊzd/ /səˈpəʊzɪd/ adj
vermeintlich
Alleged; assumed.
(with infinitive) Generally considered or expected.
(with infinitive) Having an obligation.
(with infinitive) Intended.

supposedly adv
angeblich
As a matter of supposition; in the beliefs or according to the claims of some people.

supposition /ˌsʌpəˈzɪʃən/ suppositions n
Annahme Supposition
Something that is supposed; an assumption made to account for known facts, conjecture.
Annehmen
The act or an instance of supposing.

suppository /səˈpɑzɪˌtɔɹi/ /səˈpɒzɪtəɹi/ suppositories n
Zäpfchen Suppositorium
(medicine) A medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity, especially the rectum, vagina or urethra, where it melts at body temperature.

suppress /səˈpɹɛs/ v
unterdrücken
To put an end to, especially with force, to crush, do away with; to prohibit, subdue.
To restrain or repress, such as laughter or an expression.
(obsolete) To hold in place, to keep low.

suppression /səˈpɹɛʃən/ suppressions n
Verdrängung
(psychology) A process in which a person consciously excludes anxiety-producing thoughts, feelings, or memories.
Unterdrückung
(military) The entirety of acts aimed at stopping or preventing the enemy to execute such unwanted activities like firing, regrouping, observation or others.

suppurate /ˈsʌpjəreɪt/ v
eitern
(intransitive) To form or discharge pus.

supramolecule supramolecules n
Supramolekül
(chemistry) Any organized system of two or more molecules held together by intermolecular forces.

supranational adj
überstaatlich supranational übernational
Beyond the borders or scope of any one nation.

supremacist supremacists n
Suprematist Suprematistin
An advocate of supremacism, a supporter of the belief that some groups should control others.

supremacy /suˈpɹɛməsi/ supremacies n
Vorherrschaft
The quality of being supreme.

suprematist /s(j)uːˈpɹɛmətɪst/ suprematists n
Suprematist Suprematistin

supreme /səˈpɹim/ /ˌs(j)uːˈpɹiːm/ /ˌs(j)əˈpɹiːm/ /ˌs(j)ʊˈpɹiːm/ /ˌsuˈpɹim/ more supreme most supreme supremer supremest adj
höchster oberster
Dominant, having power over all others.

supreme being supreme beings n
Höchstes Wesen
A god, or a similar deity, characterized by power over all things.

supreme court supreme courts n
oberster Gerichtshof
A court of law which represents the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction.

supremely more supremely most supremely adv
äußerst
To the greatest, highest, or utmost degree.

supremum suprema supremums n
Supremum
(set theory) (real analysis) : Given a subset X of R, the smallest real number that is ≥ every element of X; (order theory) : given a subset X of a partially ordered set P (with partial order ≤), the least element y of P such that every element of X is ≤ y.

sura suras suwar n
Sure
Any of the 114 chapters of the Quran.

surcharge /ˈsɜː(ɹ)t͡ʃɑː(ɹ)d͡ʒ/ surcharges n
Aufpreis
An addition of extra charge on the agreed or stated price.

surcingle /ˈsɜɹˌsɪŋ.ɡəl/ /ˈsɜːsɪŋɡ(ə)l/ surcingles n
Obergurt

sure /sjuːɹ/ /sjʊəɹ/ /sɪʊ̯ɹ/ /ʃoʊ/ /ʃoː/ /ʃuɚ/ /ʃɔɹ/ /ʃɔː/ /ʃɜː/ /ʃɝ/ /ʃʊə/ /ʃʊɹ/ surer surest adj
sicher hieb- und stichfest stichhaltig wasserdicht
Physically secure and certain, non-failing, reliable.
sicher
Certain in one's knowledge or belief.

sure /sjuːɹ/ /sjʊəɹ/ /sɪʊ̯ɹ/ /ʃoʊ/ /ʃoː/ /ʃuɚ/ /ʃɔɹ/ /ʃɔː/ /ʃɜː/ /ʃɝ/ /ʃʊə/ /ʃʊɹ/ interjection
sicher
Yes; of course.

sure thing interjection
gern geschehen
(informal) A polite reply to thank you.
na klar
An affirmative reply; yes; certainly.

sure thing sure things n
sichere Sache
(US) That which is certain.

surely /ˈʃɔɹli/ /ˈʃɔːli/ /ˈʃɝli/ /ˈʃʊəli/ /ˈʃʊɹli/ more surely most surely surelier sureliest adv
sicherlich bestimmt
Without fail.
sicherlich sicher
Certainly, undoubtedly.

surety /ˈʃɔːɹɪti/ /ˈʃʊəɹəti/ /ˈʃʊəɹɪti/ /ˈʃʊɹəti/ sureties n
Bürgschaft
(legal) A promise to pay a sum of money in the event that another person fails to fulfill an obligation.
Bürge
(legal) One who undertakes to pay money or perform other acts in the event that his principal fails therein.

suretyship /ˈʃɔːɹətiːʃɪp/ /ˈʃʊəɹɪtiːʃɪp/ suretyships n
Bürgschaft
(legal) An accessory agreement through which one binds oneself for another already bound, either in whole or in part, as for one's debt, default or miscarriage; the assumption of liability for the obligations of another.

surf /sɜːf/ /sɝf/ surfs n
Brandung
Waves that break on an ocean shoreline.

surf /sɜːf/ /sɝf/ v
surfen wellenreiten
To ride a wave on a surfboard; to pursue or take part in the sport of surfing.
surfen
(ambitransitive) To browse the Internet, television, etc.

surf and turf n
Surf and Turf

surface /ˈsɜːfɪs/ /ˈsɝːfəs/ surfaces n
Oberfläche Fläche
The overside or up-side of a flat object such as a table, or of a liquid.
Fläche Oberfläche
(mathematics, geometry) The locus of an equation (especially one with exactly two degrees of freedom) in a more-than-two-dimensional space.

surface /ˈsɜːfɪs/ /ˈsɝːfəs/ v
auftauchen
(intransitive) To rise to the surface.
ans Licht kommen publik werden
(intransitive, of information or facts) To become known or apparent; to appear or be found.

surface layer surface layers n
Oberflächenschicht
(physics) The layer of molecules at the surface of a liquid that is responsible for surface tension

surface tension surface tensions n
Oberflächenspannung
(physics) the effect on the surface of a liquid that makes it behave as a stretched elastic membrane; it is caused by unbalanced intermolecular forces
(physics) a measure of this effect

surface water surface waters n
Oberflächenwasser
(geography) Water collecting on the ground or in a stream, river, lake, sea or ocean, as opposed to groundwater.

surface-active adj
benetzend grenzflächenaktiv
capable of lowering the surface tension of a liquid

surface-mount adj
oberflächenmontierbar oberflächenmontiert
(electronics) Of electronic components, able to be soldered on top of printed circuit boards.
Oberflächenmontage-
(electronics) Pertaining or relating to the technology of soldering electronic components on top of printed circuit boards.

surface-to-air adj
Boden-Luft
(of a missile) fired from the ground, or from a ship, at an aircraft in flight, or at an incoming missile

surface-to-air missile surface-to-air missiles n
Boden-Luft-Rakete Fliegerabwehrrakete Flugabwehrrakete
(military) A ground-based anti-aircraft missile.

surface-to-surface adj
Boden-Boden

surface-to-surface missile surface-to-surface missiles n
Boden-Boden-Rakete
(military) A ground-based missile that can target other objects on the ground.

surfactant /səɹˈfæktənt/ surfactants n
Tensid Benetzungsmittel Detergens Dispergiermittel Netzmittel grenzflächenaktiver Stoff
(chemistry) A surface-active agent, or wetting agent, capable of reducing the surface tension of a liquid; typically organic compounds having a hydrophilic “head” and a hydrophobic “tail”.

surfboard /ˈsɜːfˌbɔːd/ /ˈsɝfˌbɔɹd/ surfboards n
Surfbrett Wellenreiterbrett
A shaped waterproof plank, usually made of wood or foam and reinforced plastic, used to surf on waves.

surfeit /ˈsɜː.fɪt/ /ˈsɝː.fɪt/ surfeits n
Übermaß
(countable) An excessive amount of something.
Übersättigung
(uncountable) Overindulgence in either food or drink; overeating.

surfeit /ˈsɜː.fɪt/ /ˈsɝː.fɪt/ v
vollstopfen überfüttern
(transitive, figurative) To supply (someone) with something to excess; to disgust (someone) through overabundance.
überfressen
(intransitive, reflexive) To overeat or feed to excess (on or upon something).

surfer /ˈsɜː(ɹ)fə(ɹ)/ surfers n
Wellenreiter Surfer
A person who rides a surfboard.

surficial /səɹˈfɪʃ(ə)l/ /səːˈfɪʃl/ adj
oberflächlich
(geology, astronomy) Of or pertaining to the surface of something, particularly the surface of the Earth.

surfing /ˈsɝfɪŋ/ surfings n
Surfen Wellenreiten
The pastime or sport of riding surf on a surfboard.

surge /sɜːd͡ʒ/ /sɝd͡ʒ/ surges n
Spannungsstoß Überspannung
Aufwallung Schwall Welle Woge
A sudden transient rush, flood or increase.
Brandung
(aviation) A momentary reversal of the airflow through the compressor section of a jet engine due to disruption of the airflow entering the engine's air intake, accompanied by loud banging noises, emission of flame, and temporary loss of thrust.
(nautical) The swell or heave of the sea (FM 55-501).

surge /sɜːd͡ʒ/ /sɝd͡ʒ/ v
steil ansteigen
(intransitive) To rush, flood, or increase suddenly.

surge protector surge protectors n
Überspannungsableiter Überspannungsschutz
An appliance designed to protect electrical devices from voltage spikes by limiting the voltage supplied to an electric device by either blocking or by shorting to ground any unwanted voltages above a safe threshold.

surgeon /ˈsɜːd͡ʒən/ /ˈsɝd͡ʒən/ surgeoness surgeons n
Chirurg Chirurgin Wundarzt Wundärztin
One who performs surgery; a doctor who performs operations on people or animals.

surgeonfish surgeonfish surgeonfishes n
Doktorfisch
Any of many species of reef-dwelling fishes, most of them brightly coloured, of the family Acanthuridae. They bear erectile, scalpel-like, dangerously sharp spines on either side of the caudal peduncle.

surgery /ˈsɜːd͡ʒəɹi/ /ˈsɝd͡ʒəɹi/ surgeries n
Chirurgie Operation
(medicine, usually, _, uncountable) A procedure involving major incisions to remove, repair, or replace a part of a body.
Chirurgie
(medicine) The medical specialty related to the performance of surgical procedures.
Operationssaal Ordinationsraum
A room or department where surgery is performed.
Ordinationsraum
(British) A doctor's office.

surgical /ˈsɜːd͡ʒɪkəl/ /ˈsɝd͡ʒɪkəl/ more surgical most surgical adj
chirurgisch
Of, relating to, used in, or resulting from surgery.
(figuratively) Precise or very accurate.

surgical mask surgical masks n
Mundschutz Schutzmaske Mund-Nasen-Schutz Mund-Nasen-Maske
(medicine, infectious disease) A mask worn to catch bacteria shed in liquid droplets and aerosols from the wearer's mouth and nose.

surgically adv
chirurgisch
Relating to surgery; by means of surgery.

surimi /sʊəˈɹiːmi/ /ˈsʊəɹɪmi/ n
Surimi
A white paste, made from ground fish, that is used to make formed and textured food products.

surjection /sɜː(ɹ)ˈd͡ʒɛk.ʃən/ surjections n
Surjektion surjektive Funktion
(set theory) A function for which every element of the codomain is mapped to by some element of the domain; (formally) Any function f: X\rightarrow Y for which for every y \in Y, there is at least one x \in X such that f(x) = y.

surjective /səˈd͡ʒɛktɪv/ /sɚˈd͡ʒɛktɪv/ adj
surjektiv
(mathematics) of, relating to, or being a surjection

surjectivity n
Surjektivität
The property of being surjective.

surly /ˈsɜːli/ /ˈsɝli/ surlier surliest adj
barsch mürrisch bärbeißig griesgrämig grämlich knurrig
Irritated, bad-tempered, unfriendly.
bedrohlich bedrückend drohend düster finster grob
Threatening, menacing, gloomy.
anmaßend arrogant gebieterisch herablassend hochmütig hochnäsig
(obsolete) Lordly, arrogant, supercilious.

surmise /sɚˈmaɪz/ /sɜːˈmaɪz/ surmises n
Mutmaßung Vermutung
Thought, imagination, or conjecture, which may be based upon feeble or scanty evidence; suspicion; guess.

surmise /sɚˈmaɪz/ /sɜːˈmaɪz/ v
annehmen vermuten mutmaßen
To imagine or suspect; to conjecture; to posit with contestable premises.

surmount /səˈmaʊnt/ /sɚˈmaʊnt/ v
überwinden
(transitive) To get or be over without touching or resting on; to overcome.

surmountable more surmountable most surmountable adj
passierbar überspringbar überwindbar
Able to be surmounted or overcome; defeatable.

surname /ˈsɜːˌneɪm/ /ˈsɝˌneɪm/ surnames n
Familienname Nachname
The name a person shares with other members of that person's family, distinguished from that person's given name(s); a family name.

surpass /səˈpɑːs/ /sɚˈpæs/ v
übertreffen überschreiten überbieten übersteigen überwinden
(transitive) To go beyond or exceed (something) in an adjudicative or literal sense.

surplice /ˈsɜːplɪs/ /ˈsɝplɪs/ surplices n
Chorhemd Chorrock Superpelliceum
A liturgical vestment of the Christian Church in the form of a tunic of white linen or cotton material, with wide or moderately wide sleeves, reaching to the hips or knees, usually featuring lace decoration and embroidered bordures.

surplus /ˈsɜːpləs/ /ˈsɝpləs/ /ˈsɝˌplʌs/ surpluses surplusses n
Überschuss Rest
That which remains when use or need is satisfied, or when a limit is reached; excess; overplus.

surplus value surplus values n
Mehrwert

surprise /səˈpɹaɪz/ /sɚˈpɹaɪz/ surprises n
Überraschung
Something unexpected.
The feeling that something unexpected has happened.

surprise /səˈpɹaɪz/ /sɚˈpɹaɪz/ v
überraschen
(transitive) To cause (someone) to feel unusually alarmed or delighted by something unexpected.
(transitive) To do something to (a person) that they are not expecting, as a surprise.

surprise party surprise parties n
Überraschungsparty Überraschungsfeier
A preplanned party in which participants secretively gather in a certain location, wait for the arrival of the person they wish to honour and, traditionally, greet the arrival of the honoured person by shouting, "Surprise!".

surprised /səˈpɹaɪzd/ /sɚˈpɹaɪzd/ more surprised most surprised adj
überrascht
Caused to feel surprise, amazement or wonder, or showing an emotion due to an unexpected event.

surprising /səˈpɹaɪzɪŋ/ /sɚˈpɹaɪzɪŋ/ more surprising most surprising adj
überraschend erstaunlich verwunderlich
Causing surprise.

surprisingly /səˈpɹaɪzɪŋli/ more surprisingly most surprisingly adv
überraschend überraschenderweise erstaunlicherweise
In a way that causes surprise because it is unexpected, or unusual.

surreal /səˈɹiː(.ə)l/ more surreal most surreal adj
surreal
Resembling a dream: fantastic and incongruous

surrealism /səˈɹiː(.ə)l.ɪz.əm/ surrealisms n
Surrealismus
An artistic movement and an aesthetic philosophy that aims for the liberation of the mind by emphasizing the critical and imaginative powers of the subconscious.

surrealist more surrealist most surrealist adj
surrealistisch
of, or relating to surrealism

surrealist surrealists n
Surrealist
a surrealist artist

surrealistic /səˌɹi.əˈlɪs.tɪk/ /səˌɹiː.əˈlɪs.tɪk/ adj
surrealistisch
surreal.

surrender /səˈɹɛndə(ɹ)/ /səˈɹɛndɚ/ surrenders n
Kapitulation Aufgabe Aufgeben Ergeben Ergebung
An act of surrendering, submission into the possession of another; abandonment, resignation.
Aushändigung Übergabe Übergeben
The yielding or delivery of a possession in response to a demand.

surrender /səˈɹɛndə(ɹ)/ /səˈɹɛndɚ/ v
abtreten auf etwas verzichten aufgeben ausliefern sich ergeben übergeben
kapitulieren ergeben
(intransitive, or, reflexive) To give oneself up into the power of another, especially as a prisoner; to submit or give in.

surreptitious /səˌɹɛpˈtɪʃəs/ /ˌsɛɹəpˈtɪʃəs/ /ˌsʌɹəpˈtɪʃəs/ /ˌsʌɹɪpˈtɪʃəs/ more surreptitious most surreptitious adj
erschlichen heimlich verstohlen betrügerisch verdeckt
Stealthy, furtive, well hidden, covert (especially movements).

surreptitiously /sʌɹəpˈtɪʃəsli/ more surreptitiously most surreptitiously adv
heimlich
In a surreptitious manner; stealthily, furtively, secretly.

surrogacy /ˈsɝəɡəsi/ /ˈsʌɹəɡəsi/ surrogacies n
Ersatzmutterschaft Leihmutterschaft Tragemutterschaft
The practice of being a surrogate mother.

surrogate /ˈsɝəɡeɪt/ /ˈsɝəɡɪt/ /ˈsʌɹəɡeɪt/ /ˈsʌɹəɡɪt/ surrogates n
Ersatz- Stellvertreter Stellvertreterin
A substitute (usually of a person, position or role).
Ersatz Substitut
A person or animal that acts as a substitute for the social or pastoral role of another, such as a surrogate parent.
Surrogat Surrogatschlüssel
(databases) Ellipsis of surrogate key.

surrogate mother surrogate mothers n
Leihmutter Ersatzmutter
A woman who gives birth to a child not her own, with the intent to give that child up to at least one of the biological parents once it is born.

surround /səˈɹaʊnd/ v
umgeben umringen
(transitive) To encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions.
umzingeln umringen
(transitive) To enclose or confine something on all sides so as to prevent escape.

surrounding /səˈɹaʊndɪŋ/ surroundings n
Umgebung
An outlying area; area in proximity to something.

surroundings /səˈɹaʊndɪŋz/ n
Umgebung
The area surrounding someone or something, together with the objects and circumstances in the vicinity; the environment or ambiance.

surströmming /ˈsʊə(ɹ)stɹɒmɪŋ/ /ˈsʊə(ɹ)stɹɜːmɪŋ/ n
Surströmming
A traditional Swedish delicacy made by fermenting Baltic herring in wooden casks.

surveil /səˈveɪl/ /sɚˈveɪl/ v
überwachen
(transitive, US) To keep someone or something under surveillance.

surveillance /səɾˈveː.ljəns/ /səˈveɪ.ləns/ /sɚˈveɪ.ləns/ surveillances n
Überwachung
Close observation of an individual or group; person or persons under suspicion.

surveillance camera surveillance cameras n
Überwachungskamera
A mounted video camera used for the purpose of surveillance, as part of closed-circuit television.

survey /səˈveɪ/ /sɚˈveɪ/ /sɜːˈveɪ/ /ˈsɜːveɪ/ /ˈsɝˌveɪ/ surveys n
Untersuchung
A particular view; an examination, especially an official examination, of a particular group of items, in order to ascertain the condition, quantity, or quality.
Vermessung
The operation of finding the contour, dimensions, position, or other particulars of any part of the Earth's surface.
Umfrage
An examination of the opinions of a group of people.

survey /səˈveɪ/ /sɚˈveɪ/ /sɜːˈveɪ/ /ˈsɜːveɪ/ /ˈsɝˌveɪ/ v
überblicken
To inspect, or take a view of; to view with attention, as from a high place; to overlook
untersuchen
To examine with reference to condition, situation, value, etc.; to examine and ascertain the state of
abschätzen begutachten vermessen
To determine the form, extent, position, etc., of, as a tract of land, a coast, harbor, or the like, by means of linear and angular measurements, and the application of the principles of geometry and trigonometry
abschätzen begutachten
To examine and ascertain, as the boundaries and royalties of a manor, the tenure of the tenants, and the rent and value of the same.

surveying /səˈveɪ.ɪŋ/ /sɚˈveɪ.ɪŋ/ surveyings n
Vermessung
The applied science of accurately determining the position of points and the distances between them.

surveyor surveyors n
Vermesser Vermesserin
A person occupied with surveying -- the process of determining positions on the earth's surface.
Gutachter
(UK) A person charged with inspecting something for the purpose of determining its condition, value, etc.

survival /səˈvaɪ.vəl/ /səˈvʌɪ.vəl/ /sɚˈvaɪ.vəl/ survivals n
Überleben
The fact or act of surviving; continued existence or life.
Relikt Überbleibsel Überlebsel Überrest
(anthropology) A custom or belief that persists in folklore from earlier times, when the rationale behind it is forgotten.

survival instinct survival instincts n
Überlebensinstinkt

survival of the fittest n
Überleben der Bestangepassten
(evolutionary theory) Natural selection.

survive /səˈvaɪv/ /səˈvʌɪv/ /sɚˈvaɪv/ v
überleben
(intransitive) Of a person, to continue to live; to remain alive.
(intransitive) Of an object or concept, to continue to exist.
(transitive) To live longer than; to outlive.
(transitive) To live past a life-threatening event.

survivor /sɚˈvaɪvɚ/ survivors n
Überlebende Überlebender
One who survives, especially one who survives a traumatic experience.
harter Knochen Überlebenskünstler
(figuratively) A person who is able to endure hardship.

susceptibility /səˌsɛptəˈbɪlɪti/ susceptibilities n
Anfälligkeit
the condition of being susceptible; vulnerability
Empfänglichkeit
emotional sensitivity.
Suszeptibilität
(physics) electric susceptibility, a measure of how easily a dielectric polarizes in response to an external electric field (compare permittivity).

susceptible /səˈsɛptɪbl̩/ more susceptible most susceptible adj
empfänglich anfällig beeindruckbar empfindlich störempfindlich suszeptible
Likely to be affected by something.
empfindlich
(medicine) Especially sensitive, particularly to a stimulus.

sushi /ˈsuʃi/ /ˈsuːʃi/ sushis n
Sushi
(proscribed) Raw fish, especially as a Japanese dish.

suslik /ˈsʊslɪk/ /ˈsʌslɪk/ susliks n
Ziesel
Any of several large Eurasian squirrels, of the genera Citellus or Spermophilus.

suspect /səˈspɛkt/ /ˈsʌs.pɛkt/ more suspect most suspect adj
verdächtig Verdächtige
Viewed with suspicion; suspected.

suspect /səˈspɛkt/ /ˈsʌs.pɛkt/ suspects n
Verdächtige Verdächtiger
A person who is suspected of something, in particular of committing a crime.

suspect /səˈspɛkt/ /ˈsʌs.pɛkt/ v
vermuten
(transitive) To imagine or suppose (something) to be true, or to exist, without proof.
misstrauen verdächtigen
(transitive) To distrust or have doubts about (something or someone).
verdächtigen
(transitive) To believe (someone) to be guilty.
einen Verdacht haben verdächtigen
(intransitive) To have suspicion.

suspend /səsˈpɛnd/ v
suspendieren
To halt something temporarily.
To bring a solid substance, usually in powder form, into suspension in a liquid.
aufheben aufschieben aussetzen
To discontinue or interrupt a function, task, position, or event.
aufhängen
To hang freely; underhang.

suspended /səˈspɛndɪd/ adj
unterbrochen
Caused to stop for a while; interrupted or delayed.

suspended animation n
Scheintod
A temporary cessation of breathing and consciousness resembling death; often the result of asphyxia.

suspended cymbal suspended cymbals n
hängendes Becken
(musical instruments) a cymbal that is suspended horizontally and usually played with one or two sticks

suspended hyphen suspended hyphens n
Ergänzungsstrich
a type of hyphen used to represent omission of repeated parts of compound words in a list.

suspended sentence suspended sentences n
Bewährungsstrafe
(legal) A sentence which the offender serves in probation unless he/she commits another crime during the period the sentence is in force.

suspender /səˈspɛndə/ /səˈspɛndɚ/ suspenders n
Hosenträger
(US) An item of apparel consisting of a strap worn over the shoulder and used to hold up trousers.
Strumpfbandhalter
(British) An item of apparel used to hold up a sock or (now especially) a stocking, such as a garter, or each of the fastening-straps attached to a corset or suspender belt.

suspender belt suspender belts n
Straps Strumpfgürtel
(British) An item of women's underwear consisting of a belt to which are attached suspenders for holding up stockings.

suspense /səˈspɛns/ suspenses n
Hängen
The condition of being suspended; cessation for a time.
Anspannung Spannung
The unpleasant emotion of anxiety or apprehension in an uncertain situation.
(legal) A temporary cessation of one's right; suspension, as when the rent or other profits of land cease by unity of possession of land and rent.

suspenseful more suspenseful most suspenseful adj
spannend
Inducing suspense.

suspension /səˈspɛnʃən/ suspensions n
Aussetzung
The act of suspending, or the state of being suspended.
A temporary or conditional delay, interruption or discontinuation.
Suspension
(chemistry, physics) The state of a solid or substance produced when its particles are mixed with, but not dissolved in, a fluid, and are capable of separation by straining.
Spannung
The act of keeping a person who is listening in doubt and expectation of what is to follow.
Vorhalt
(music) The act of or discord produced by prolonging one or more tones of a chord into the chord which follows, thus producing a momentary discord, suspending the concord which the ear expects.
Aufhängung Federung
(vehicle) The system of springs and shock absorbers connected to the wheels in an automobile, which allows the vehicle to move smoothly with reduced shock to its occupants.

suspension bridge suspension bridges n
Hängebrücke
A bridge whose deck or roadway is suspended from cables.

suspicion /səˈspɪʃ.ən/ suspicions n
Verdacht Argwohn
The act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong.
Verdacht
The condition of being suspected.
A trace, or slight indication.
Argwohn Verdacht
Uncertainty, doubt.
Verdächtigung
The imagining of something without evidence.

suspicious /səˈspɪʃ.əs/ more suspicious most suspicious adj
verdächtig
Arousing suspicion.
argwöhnisch misstrauisch
Distrustful or tending to suspect.
Expressing suspicion

suspiciously more suspiciously most suspiciously adv
verdächtig
(manner) In a way suggesting suspicion.
argwöhnisch
(degree) To a degree that makes one suspect something.

suss out v
auskundschaften herausfinden
(colloquial, transitive) To manage to work (something) out, to determine (something).

sustain /səˈsteɪn/ /səˈstæɪn/ v
unterhalten versorgen
(transitive) To provide for or nourish.
erleiden zugefügt werden zuziehen
(transitive) To experience or suffer (an injury, etc.).
aufrechterhalten stützen
(transitive) To confirm, prove, or corroborate; to uphold.
stattgeben
(law, of a judge) To allow, accept, or admit (e.g. an objection or motion) as valid.
unterhalten aufrechterhalten beibehalten erleiden halten stützen
To keep from falling; to bear; to uphold; to support.
Kraft geben unterstützen
To aid, comfort, or relieve; to vindicate.

sustainability /səsˌteɪnəˈbɪlɪti/ sustainabilities n
Nachhaltigkeit
(ecology) A means of configuring civilization and human activity so that society, its members and its economies are able to meet their needs and express their greatest potential in the present, while preserving biodiversity and natural ecosystems, planning and acting for the ability to maintain these necessary resources for future generations.
Zukunftsfähigkeit
The ability to sustain something.

sustainable /səˈsteɪnəbəl/ more sustainable most sustainable adj
nachhaltig aufrechterhaltbar aufrechtzuerhalten
Able to be sustained.
nachhaltig
Able to be produced or sustained for an indefinite period without damaging the environment, or without depleting a resource; renewable.

sustainable development sustainable developments n
nachhaltige Entwicklung
(agriculture, ecology) Development which seeks to produce sustainable economic growth while ensuring future generations' ability to do the same by not exceeding the regenerative capacity of nature.

sustenance /ˈsʌs.tə.nəns/ sustenances n
Nahrung Verpflegung
Something that provides support or nourishment.

sustentacular adj
sustentakulär
(anatomy) Serving to support or sustain.

susurrus /səˈsəɹ.əs/ /ˈsu.sə.ɹəs/ /ˈsuː.sə.ɹəs/ susurruses n
Säuseln
(literary) A whispering or rustling sound; a murmur.

sutler /ˈsʌtlə/ /ˈsʌtləɹ/ sutlers n
Marketender Marketenderin
A person who follows an army, selling provisions.

sutra /ˈsuːtɹə/ sutras n
Sutra
A rule or thesis in Sanskrit grammar or Hindu law or philosophy.
(Buddhism, Hinduism) A scriptural narrative, especially a discourse of the Buddha.

suture /ˈs(j)uː.tjʊə/ /ˈs(j)uː.tʃə/ /ˈsu.t͡ʃɚ/ sutures n
Faden
Thread used to sew or stitch two edges (especially of skin) together.
Knochennaht Sutur
(anatomy) A type of fibrous joint bound together by Sharpey's fibres which only occurs in the skull.
Naht Wundnaht
(botany) The seam at the union of two margins in a plant.

suture /ˈs(j)uː.tjʊə/ /ˈs(j)uː.tʃə/ /ˈsu.t͡ʃɚ/ v
nähen vernähen
(transitive, also, figurative) To sew up or join by means of a suture.

suzerain /ˈs(j)uz(ə)ɹən/ /ˈs(j)uzəˌɹeɪ̯n/ suzerains n
Oberstaat Suzerän Oberherr
(international, _, politics) A dominant nation or state that has control over the international affairs of a subservient state which otherwise has domestic autonomy.
Lehnsherr Suzerän
(historical) A feudal landowner to whom vassals were forced to pledge allegiance.

suzerainty /ˈs(j)uz(ə)ɹənti/ /ˈs(j)uzəˌɹeɪ̯nti/ suzerainties n
Suzeränität Oberherrschaft Oberhoheit
A relation between states in which a subservient nation has its own government, but is unable to take international action independent of the superior state; a similar relationship between other entities.

svarabhakti /-bʌkti/ /ˌsvɑɹəˈbɑkti/ /ˌsvʌɹəˈbɑːkti/ /ˌswɑɹəˈbɑkti/ /ˌswʌɹəˈbɑːkti/ svarabhaktis n
Svarabhakti Swarabhakti
(linguistics, phonology) Epenthesis of a vowel, as in the football chant Engerland for England; anaptyxis.

svelte /ˈsfɛlt/ /ˈsvɛlt/ svelter sveltest adj
schlank grazil
Attractively thin; gracefully slender. [from 1810s]

svengali /svɛnˈdʒɑːli/ /svɛŋˈɡɑːli/ svengalis n
Drahtzieher Graue Eminenz Königsmacher Manipulator Puppenspieler Strippenzieher
One who manipulates or controls another as by some mesmeric or sinister influence; especially a coach, mentor or industry mogul.

swab /swɒb/ swabs n
Tupfer
(medicine) A small piece of soft, absorbent material, such as gauze, used to clean wounds, apply medicine, or take samples of body fluids. Often attached to a stick or wire to aid access.
Abstrich
A sample taken with a swab (piece of absorbent material).
Läppchen Tupfer
A piece of material used for cleaning or sampling other items like musical instruments or guns.
Wischmopp
A mop, especially on a ship.
Matrose Seemann
(slang) A sailor; a swabby.

swab /swɒb/ v
abputzen abwischen putzen wischen
(transitive) To use a swab on something, or clean something with a swab.

swaddle /ˈswɑdəl/ /ˈswɒdəl/ /ˈswɔdəl/ v
wickeln
To bind (a baby) with long narrow strips of cloth.

swag /swæɡ/ v
Beute Diebesgut Sore Swag Werbegeschenk
(Australia, ambitransitive) To travel on foot carrying a swag (possessions tied in a blanket). [From 1850s.]
Werbegeschenk
To transport stolen goods.
To transport in the course of arrest.

swage /ˈsweɪd͡ʒ/ /ˈswɛd͡ʒ/ swages n
Form Formgesenk Formwerkzeug Gesenk Matrize Schmiedegesenk
A tool, used by blacksmiths and other metalworkers, for shaping of a metal item.

swage /ˈsweɪd͡ʒ/ /ˈswɛd͡ʒ/ v
fassonschmieden gesenkdrücken gesenkformen gesenkschmieden kneten pressen
(transitive) To bend or shape through use of a swage.

swagger /ˈswæɡ.ə/ /ˈswæɡ.ɚ/ swaggers n
Selbstbewusstsein Stolz
Confidence, pride.
Stolzieren
A bold or arrogant strut.
Angeberei Großtuerei Prahlerei
A prideful boasting or bragging.

swagger /ˈswæɡ.ə/ /ˈswæɡ.ɚ/ v
großtun sich wichtigmachen wichtigtun
To behave (especially to walk or carry oneself) in a pompous, superior manner.
angeben prahlen aufschneiden
To boast or brag noisily; to bluster; to bully.
gockeln stolzieren
To walk with a swaying motion.

swaggerer swaggerers n
Angeber Großtuer Prahler
One who swaggers.

swagman /ˈswæɡmæn/ /ˈswæɡˌmæn/ /ˈswɛɡmɛn/ swagmen n
Tagelöhner Wanderarbeiter
(Australia, New Zealand, historical) A man who travels around with a swag; specifically, an itinerant person, often seeking work in exchange for food and lodging.

swale /sweɪl/ swales n
Aue Bodensenke Bruch Flussniederung Niederung Senke
A low tract of moist or marshy land.
Drängraben Flutgraben Rigole
A shallow troughlike depression created to carry water during rainstorms or snow melts; a drainage ditch.
Sickergraben Versickerungsgraben Versickerungsmulde
Bioswale, a shallow trough dug into the land on contour (horizontally with no slope), whose purpose is to allow water time to percolate into the soil.
Senke
A shallow, usually grassy depression sloping downward from a plains upland meadow or level vegetated ridgetop.

swallow /ˈswɑ.loʊ/ /ˈswɒ.ləʊ/ [ˈswɑ.wɜʊ̯] [ˈswɑ.ɫoʊ̯] swallows n
Schwalbe
A small, migratory bird of the Hirundinidae family with long, pointed, moon-shaped wings and a forked tail which feeds on the wing by catching insects.
Schluck
The amount swallowed in one gulp; the act of swallowing.

swallow /ˈswɑ.loʊ/ /ˈswɒ.ləʊ/ [ˈswɑ.wɜʊ̯] [ˈswɑ.ɫoʊ̯] v
schlucken
(transitive) To cause (food, drink etc.) to pass from the mouth into the stomach; to take into the stomach through the throat. [from 11th c.]
verschlucken schlucken
(transitive) To take (something) in so that it disappears; to consume, absorb. [from 13th c.]
(intransitive) To take food down into the stomach; to make the muscular contractions of the oesophagus to achieve this, often taken as a sign of nervousness or strong emotion. [from 18th c.]
schlucken akzeptieren
(transitive) To accept easily or without questions; to believe, accept. [from 16th c.]
schlucken abfinden mit aushalten ertragen hinnehmem
(transitive) To put up with; to bear patiently or without retaliation.

swallow up v
verschlingen verschlucken
To completely enclose or envelop.

swallow-tailed kite swallow-tailed kites n
Schwalbenweih
Any of the species of kite native from southeastern North America through most of South America,Elanoides forficatus.

swallowtail /ˈswɒl.əʊˌteɪl/ swallowtails n
Schwalbenschwanz
The forked tail of a swallow.
Any of various butterflies of the family Papilionidae, many of which have a long extension to each hindwing.
Frack Schwalbenschwanz
A type of tailcoat with two long tapering tails.

swamp /swɑmp/ /swɒmp/ swamps n
Sumpf Moor
A piece of wet, spongy land; low ground saturated with water; soft, wet ground which may have a growth of certain kinds of trees, but is unfit for agricultural or pastoral purposes.

swamp /swɑmp/ /swɒmp/ v
überfluten überschwemmen
(figurative) To overwhelm; to make too busy, or overrun the capacity of.

swamp cooler swamp coolers n
Verdampfungskühler

swampy swampier swampiest adj
sumpfig
Soggy and marshy; wet like a swamp.

swan /swɑn/ /swɒn/ swan swans n
Schwan Schwänin
Any of various species of large, long-necked waterfowl, of genus Cygnus (bird family: Anatidae), most of which have white plumage.

swan goose swan geese n
Schwanengans
A large migratory goose (Anser cygnoides) belonging to the subfamily Anserinae.

swan song swan songs n
Schwanengesang
(idiomatic) A final performance or accomplishment, especially one before retirement.

swanherd swanherds n
Schwanenhirt Schwanenhirte Schwanenhirtin Schwanenwärter Schwanenwärterin
A person who tends or herds swans; a keeper of swans.

swansdown swansdowns n
Schwanendaune
The down of a swan.
Barchent
A soft woolen fabric; flannelette.

swap /swɒp/ swaps n
Tausch Tauschgeschäft
An exchange of two comparable things.
Swap
(finance) A financial derivative in which two parties agree to exchange one stream of cashflow against another stream.

swap /swɒp/ v
tauschen austauschen vertauschen wechseln
(transitive) To exchange or give (something) in an exchange (for something else).

swap in v
einlagern

swape swapes n
Brunnenschwengel Schwingbaum Schöpfschwengel
A kind of mechanical scoop for water.

swarf /swɔɹf/ /swɔːf/ swarfs n
Span Späne
(uncountable) The waste chips or shavings from an abrasive activity, such as metalworking, a saw cutting wood, or the use of a grindstone or whetstone. [from mid 16th c.]

swarm /swɔɹm/ /swɔːm/ swarms n
Schwarm
A large number of insects, especially when in motion or (for bees) migrating to a new colony.
A mass of people, animals or things in motion or turmoil.

swarm intelligence swarm intelligences n
Schwarmintelligenz
(artificial intelligence) The collective behavior of decentralized, self-organized systems, whether natural or artificial.

swashbuckler swashbucklers n
Haudegen
A swordsman or fencer who engages in showy or extravagant swordplay.
Draufgänger
A daring adventurer.

swashbuckling more swashbuckling most swashbuckling adj
abenteuerlich aufschneiderisch bramarbasierend draufgängerisch prahlerisch verwegen
Adventurous, exciting.

swastika /ˈswɑstəkə/ /ˈswɑstɪkə/ /ˈswɒstəkə/ /ˈswɒstɪkə/ /ˈswɔstɘkɘ/ swastikas n
Hakenkreuz Swastika
(countable) A cross with arms of equal length all bent halfway along at a 90° angle to the right or to the left, used as a religious symbol by various ancient and modern civilizations, but now mainly seen and used in the West (with arms angled to the right) as a symbol of Nazism and fascism.

swat /swɑt/ /swɒt/ swats n
Schlag
A hard stroke, hit or blow, e.g., as part of a spanking.

swat /swɑt/ /swɒt/ v
klatschen schlagen totschlagen zerquetschen
(transitive) To beat off, as insects; to bat, strike, or hit.

swath /sweɪð/ /swɑð/ /swɑθ/ /swɒθ/ /swɔð/ /swɔθ/ swaths n
Strich
Schwade Schneise Schwaden
The track cut out by a scythe in mowing.
(breiter) Streifen Haufen Landstrich Reihe Reihen Schwung
(often, figuratively) A broad sweep or expanse, such as of land or of people.

swathe /sweɪð/ /swɑð/ /swɔð/ swathes n
Bandage Verband
A bandage; a band

swathe /sweɪð/ /swɑð/ /swɔð/ v
einhüllen einwickeln umwickeln
To bind with a swathe, band, bandage, or rollers

sway /sweɪ/ sways n
Hin- und Herschwingen Mitschwingen Schwenken Schwingen
The act of swaying; a swaying motion; a swing or sweep of a weapon.
Einfluss Beeinflussung Gewicht Macht
Influence, weight, or authority that inclines to one side
Übergewicht Übergewichtigkeit
Preponderance; turn or cast of balance.
Beherrschung Herrschaft
Rule; dominion; control; power.

sway /sweɪ/ v
schwenken schwingen
To move or wield with the hand; to swing; to wield.
beeinflussen beherrschen
To influence or direct by power, authority, persuasion, or by moral force; to rule; to govern; to guide. Compare persuade.
schaukeln beeinflussen hin- und herschwingen schwanken sich wiegen
To cause to incline or swing to one side, or backward and forward; to bias; to turn; to bend; warp.

swear /swɛə/ /swɛɚ/ v
schwören
(transitive) To take an oath that an assertion is true.
fluchen schimpfen
(ambitransitive) To use offensive, profane, or obscene language.

swear by v
auf etwas schwören
(idiomatic) To trust wholeheartedly.

swear in v
einschwören
(transitive) To administer an oath to, as an oath of office or of citizenship.

swear like a trooper v
fluchen wie ein Bierkutscher fluchen wie ein Kesselflicker fluchen wie ein Seemann

swear word swear words n
Fluch Schimpfwort Kraftausdruck
A word considered taboo and vulgar or offensive.

sweat /swɛt/ sweats n
Schweiß Schwitze
Fluid that exits the body through pores in the skin usually due to physical stress and/or high temperature for the purpose of regulating body temperature and removing certain compounds from the circulation.

sweat /swɛt/ v
schwitzen
(intransitive) To emit sweat.
(transitive) To emit, in the manner of sweat.
sich sorgen
(intransitive, informal) To worry.
anschwitzen
(transitive, intransitive, cooking) To cook slowly at low heat, in shallow oil and without browning, to reduce moisture content.

sweat gland sweat glands n
Schweißdrüse
(anatomy) An exocrine gland found under the skin in mammals for regulating body temperature.

sweat like a pig v
schwitzen wie ein Schwein
(simile) To sweat profusely; to produce a lot of perspiration.

sweat lodge sweat lodges n
Schwitzhütte Schwitzhüttenritual
A ceremony or ritual using such a structure, generally for purposes of purification.

sweat of one's brow /ˈswɛt əv wɒnz ˈbɹaʊ/ /ˈswɛt əv wʌnz ˈbɹaʊ/ n
im Schweiße seines Angesichts
(idiomatic) The effort extended in (often manual) labour, and the value created thereby.

sweatdrop sweatdrops n
Schweißtropfen
A drop of sweat.

sweater /-ɾɚ/ /ˈswetə/ /ˈswɛtə/ /ˈswɛtɚ/ sweaters n
Sweatshirt
A knitted jacket or jersey, usually of thick wool, worn by athletes before or after exercise.
Pullover Sweater
(US) A similar garment worn for warmth.

sweater vest sweater vests n
Pullunder
(US) A sleeveless sweater, commonly knit in argyle.

sweating /ˈswɛtɪŋ/ sweatings n
Schwitzen
The production and evaporation of a watery fluid called sweat that is excreted by the sweat glands in the skin of mammals.

sweatpants n
Jogginghose Bollerbuxe Schlabberhose
(US) Informal cotton trousers, with an elasticated or drawstring waist, used for exercise etc.

sweatshirt sweatshirts n
Sweatshirt
A loose shirt, usually made of a knit fleece, for athletic wear and now often used as casual apparel.

sweatshop /ˈswɛtˌʃɑp/ /ˈswɛtˌʃɒp/ sweatshops n
Ausbeutungsbetrieb Sweatshop
A factory or other place of work where pay is low and conditions are poor or even illegal. [from 1892]

sweatsuit sweatsuits n
Sportanzug
A two-piece garment worn during exercise.

sweaty /ˈswɛti/ [ˈswɛɾi] sweatier sweatiest adj
verschwitzt
Covered in sweat.
schweißtreibend
Likely to cause one to sweat.

sweep /swiːp/ sweeps n
Schwung einmaliges Drüberfegen
A single action of sweeping.
Steuermann Sweeper
A person who stands at the stern of a surf boat, steering with a steering oar and commanding the crew.
Küstendrift Küstenlängsströmung Küstenströmung Litoralströmung
A flow of water parallel to shore caused by wave action at an ocean beach or at a point or headland.
Gewinnspiel Schwenkbereich Tippspiel
The compass of any turning body or of any motion.
Biegung
Direction or departure of a curve, a road, an arch, etc. away from a rectilinear line.
Stechpaddel
A large oar used in small vessels, partly to propel them and partly to steer them.
Brunnenschwengel Schwingbaum Schöpfschwengel
A long pole, or piece of timber, moved on a horizontal fulcrum fixed to a tall post and used to raise and lower a bucket in a well for drawing water.
Flügel Gewinnspiel Tippspiel
Any of the blades of a windmill.
Fegerbarsch Steinbrasse
Any of several sea chubs in the family Kyphosidae (subfamily Scorpidinae).

sweep /swiːp/ v
fegen kehren
(transitive) To clean (a surface) by means of a stroking motion of a broom or brush.
fegen rauschen
(intransitive) To move through a (horizontal) arc or similar long stroke.
auf den Kopf stellen
(transitive) To search (a place) methodically.
fahren fegen sausen
(intransitive, figuratively) To travel quickly.
wischen
(curling) To brush the ice in front of a moving stone, causing it to travel farther and to curl less.
schwingen
(transitive, ergative) To move something in a long sweeping motion, as a broom.
hinwegfegen
(sports, transitive) To defeat (a team) in a series without drawing or losing any of the games in that series.
abräumen fegen fortschwemmen mitreißen wegspülen wischen
(transitive) To remove something abruptly and thoroughly.
abwischen wischen
To brush against or over; to rub lightly along.
schwenken
To carry with a long, swinging, or dragging motion; hence, to carry in a stately or proud fashion.
To pass over, or traverse, with the eye or with an instrument of observation.
schleifen umpflügen
(nautical) To draw or drag something over.

sweep something under the rug v
unter den Teppich kehren
(idiomatic) To conceal a problem, (usually embarrassing or illegal) expediently, rather than remedy it thoroughly.

sweeper /ˈswipɚ/ sweepers n
Kaminkehrer Putzfrau Putzmann Raumpfleger
One who sweeps floors or chimneys.
Libero Ausputzer
(curling) A person who sweeps the ice ahead of the rock in play.
(cricket) A fielding position along the boundary; a fielder in this position.
(video games) A character designed or capable of knocking out multiple enemies in succession, usually due to a combination of high offense and high speed.

sweeping /ˈswiːpɪŋ/ sweepings n
Fegen Kehren
(uncountable) The activity of sweeping.

sweet /swit/ /swiːt/ sweeter sweetest adj
süß
Tasting of sugars.
Of a pleasant sound.
süß lieblich gezuckert zuckerhaltig
(wine) Retaining a portion of sugar.
wohlriechend Duft duftend
Of a pleasant smell.
süß lieblich liebenswürdig herzig lecker
Of a pleasing disposition.
nett
Of a helpful disposition.

sweet /swit/ /swiːt/ sweets n
Bonbon Süßigkeit
(countable, especially, _, UK) A confection made from sugar, or high in sugar content; a candy.

sweet chestnut sweet chestnuts n
Esskastanie Marone
The edible nuts of this tree.

sweet clover sweet clovers n
Honigklee Steinklee
A plant of any species in the genus Melilotus.

sweet corn sweet corns n
Zuckermais
Any of many varieties of corn (specifically maize) most suitable for eating by humans, as distinguished from corn raised as animal feed; usually with higher sugar content than field corn.

sweet dreams /ˌswiːt ˈdɹiːmz/ phraseologicalUnit
süße Träume träum schön
(idiomatic) Said to someone before they fall asleep, wishing them a good sleep.

sweet flag sweet flags n
Kalmus Deutscher Ingwer Deutscher Zitwer
A perennial wetland plant, Acorus calamus, with an aromatic medicinal root, formerly used to strew floors.

sweet gum sweet gums n
Amberbäume
Liquidambar styraciflua, the sweet gum tree.

sweet maudlin n
Leberbalsam-Schafgarbe Lebergarbe
A European herb with fragrant leaves, sweet-Nancy, sweet yarrow (Achillea ageratum).

sweet nothings n
Zärtlichkeiten
(idiomatic) Insubstantial or romantic words that are only meant to flatter, woo, or seduce.

sweet pea sweet peas n
Duftwicke Edelwicke duftende Platterbse einjährige Duftwicke
A flowering plant, Lathyrus odoratus, grown for its bright colours and sweet fragrance.

sweet potato /ˈswiːt pəˈteɪtəʊ/ sweet potatoes n
Batate Süßkartoffel
A tropical perennial American vine, Ipomoea batatas, having a fleshy tuber.
Süßkartoffel Batate
The tuber of this plant cooked as a vegetable.

sweet spot /ˈswit ˌspɑt/ /ˈswiːt spɒt/ sweet spots n
Sweet Area Sweet Spot Sweetspot
Any place that is optimal for obtaining a certain desirable effect or result.
(sports) Any of several places on a bat, racquet, etc., with which to hit a ball, resulting in the latter rebounding with some optimal desirable effect, such as minimum vibration or maximum velocity.

sweet tooth sweet tooths n
Naschkatze Schlecker Schleckerin
(idiomatic, only in singular) A liking for foods that are sweet; a weakness for sweets.

sweet william sweet williams n
Bartnelke
A flowering plant, Dianthus barbatus, in the family Caryophyllaceae, native to the mountains of southern Europe from the Pyrenees east to the Carpathians and the Balkans.

sweet woodruff n
Waldmeister
An aromatic perennial plant, formerly used as a strewing herb, Galium odoratum (formerly Asperula odorata), with small white flowers.

sweet-and-sour more sweet-and-sour most sweet-and-sour adj
süßsauer
(cooking) Between sweet and sour taste.

sweet-and-sour sauce sweet-and-sour sauces n
süßsauer Soße
(cuisine) A sticky sauce used in Chinese cuisine that tastes both sugary and tart.

sweet-talk sweet-talks n
Bezirzen Schmeichelei Süßholzraspeln
(informal) A manner of talking to someone in a pleasing or funny way in order to persuade them to do or believe something.

sweet-tempered more sweet-tempered most sweet-tempered adj
gutmütig

sweetbread /ˈswitˌbɹɛd/ /ˈswiːtbɹɛd/ sweetbreads n
Bries Kalbsmilch Milke
The pancreas or thymus gland of an animal, especially a lamb or calf, as food.

sweeten /ˈswiːtən/ [ˈswiːtn̩] [ˈswiːʔn̩] v
süßen süß werden
(transitive) To make sweet to the taste.
süßen
(transitive) To soften to the eye; to make delicate.
versüßen
(transitive) To make more attractive; said of offers in negotiations.
süß werden
(intransitive) To become sweet.

sweetener sweeteners n
Süßstoff
Something added to food to sweeten its taste, especially an artificial substitute for sugar.

sweetheart /ˈswitˌhɑɹt/ /ˈswiːtˌhɑːt/ [ˈswiˌɾ(ʱ)ɑɹt̠̚] sweethearts n
Schatz Seele von Mensch herzensguter Mensch
A person who is always very kind.
Liebling Herzallerliebste Herzallerliebster Liebchen Liebste Liebster
A person very much liked or loved by someone, especially when both partners are young.

sweetish /ˈswiːtɪʃ/ more sweetish most sweetish adj
süßlich
somewhat sweet (all senses)

sweetly /ˈswiːtli/ more sweetly most sweetly sweetlier sweetliest adv
süß
In a sweet or pleasant manner.

sweetmeat /ˈswiːtmiːt/ sweetmeats n
Süßigkeiten Süßspeisen Süßwaren
A sweet delicacy; a confection.

sweetness /ˈswitnəs/ /ˈswiːtnəs/ sweetnesses n
Süße
Süßigkeit Süße
The condition of being sweet (all senses).
Süßigkeit
A pleasant disposition; kindness.

sweets n
Süßigkeiten Bonbon Schleckzeug
Confectionery, candy.

sweetshop sweetshops n
Konditorei Süßwarengeschäft Süßwarenladen
A shop selling confectionery, especially one that sells predominantly confectionery.

swell /swɛl/ sweller swellest adj
adrett
(dated) Fashionable, like a swell or dandy.
klasse prima
(North America, dated, _, slang) Excellent.

swell /swɛl/ adv
glücklich prima super
(North America, informal) Very well.

swell /swɛl/ swells n
Anschwellen
The act of swelling; increase in size.
Beule
A bulge or protuberance.
Anstieg
Increase of power in style, or of rhetorical force.
Dünung Seegang Wellengang Wogen
A long series of ocean waves, generally produced by wind, and lasting after the wind has ceased.
Anhöhe Bodenerhebung
A hillock or similar raised area of terrain.
Geck Stutzer
(informal, dated) A person who is stylish, fancy, or elegant.
Großkopferter feiner Pinkel
(informal) A person of high social standing; an important person.

swell /swɛl/ v
anschwellen schwellen
(intransitive) To become bigger, especially due to being engorged.
anschwellen
(transitive) To cause to grow gradually in force or loudness.
anschwellen aufblasen anschwellen lassen aufplustern aufwölben ausbauchen
(transitive) To raise to arrogance; to puff up; to inflate.
geschwollen
To be turgid, bombastic, or extravagant.

swelling /ˈswɛl.ɪŋ/ swellings n
Anschwellung Anschwellen
The state of being swollen.
Schwellung
Anything swollen, especially any abnormally swollen part of the body.

swelter /ˈswɛl.tə/ /ˈswɛl.tɚ/ swelters n
Hitzewelle
Intense heat.

swelter /ˈswɛl.tə/ /ˈswɛl.tɚ/ v
schwitzen
(intransitive) To perspire greatly from heat.

sweltering adj
heiß verschmachtend
(of weather) hot and humid; oppressively sticky

swerve /swɜːv/ /swɝv/ swerves n
Schlenker
A sudden movement out of a straight line, for example to avoid a collision.

swerve /swɜːv/ /swɝv/ v
abschweifen
ausweichen
To turn aside or deviate to avoid impact.

swidden /ˈswɪdən/ swiddens n
Brandfeld Schwende
An area of land that has been cleared by cutting the vegetation and burning it; slash and burn.

swift /swɪft/ swifter swiftest adj
schnell
Fast; quick; rapid.

swift /swɪft/ swifts n
Segler Mauersegler
A small plain-colored bird of the family Apodidae that resembles a swallow and is noted for its rapid flight.
Garnwinde
(textiles) A light, collapsible reel used to hold a hank of yarn in order to wind off skeins or balls.

swiftly /ˈswɪftli/ more swiftly most swiftly swiftlier swiftliest adv
schnell behände flink
In a swift manner; quickly; with quick motion or velocity; fleetly.

swig /swɪɡ/ swigs n
Schluck Zug
(by extension) A long draught from a drink. [from 1620s]

swill /swɪl/ swills n
Futtersuppe Kaspel Schweinefutter Spültrank
(collective) A mixture of solid and liquid food scraps fed to pigs etc; especially kitchen waste for this purpose.
Brühe Fusel Gesöff Jauche
(by extension) Any disgusting or distasteful liquid.
Schund
(by extension, figurative) Anything disgusting or worthless.
Zug großer Schluck
(informal) A large quantity of liquid drunk at one swallow.

swim /swɪm/ swims n
Schwimmen schwimmen
An act or instance of swimming.

swim /swɪm/ v
schwimmen
(intransitive) To move through the water, without touching the bottom; to propel oneself in water by natural means.

swim bladder swim bladders n
Schwimmblase
(anatomy, usually of fish) A gas-filled sac within the bodies of most fish that variously acts as a float, lung, sound-producing organ or an aid to hearing.

swim cap swim caps n
Badekappe Bademütze Badehaube Schwimmhaube Schwimmkappe
a silicone, latex or lycra cap worn on the head by recreational and competitive swimmers.

swim lane swim lanes n
Schwimmbahn
A lengthwise division of a swimming pool or other swimming arena.

swimmer /ˈswɪm.ə(ɹ)/ /ˈswɪm.ɚ/ swimmers n
Schwimmer Schwimmerin
One who swims.

swimming /ˈswɪmɪŋ/ swimmings n
Schwimmen
The act or art of sustaining and propelling the body in water.

swimming goggles n
Schwimmbrille
Goggles to protect the eyes from material in the water, while swimming.

swimming pool /ˈswɪmɪŋ ˌpuːl/ swimming pools n
Schwimmbecken Schwimmbad Hallenbad Pool Freibad
A pool of water used for swimming, usually one which has been artificially constructed.

swimming trunks n
Badehose Schwimmhose
A pair of shorts or briefs worn for swimming or bathing.

swimmingly /-ɡli/ /ˈswɪmɪŋli/ more swimmingly most swimmingly adv
fließend
With a gliding motion suggesting swimming.
einwandfrei glatt glänzend wie am Schnürchen wie geschmiert
(figuratively, informal) In a very favourable manner; without difficulty; agreeably, successfully.

swimsuit /swɪm.s(j)ut/ swimsuits n
Badeanzug Schwimmanzug
Badebekleidung
A garment worn for swimming.

swindle /ˈswɪnd(ə)l/ swindles n
Schwindel
An instance of swindling.

swindle /ˈswɪnd(ə)l/ v
betrügen beschwindeln erschwindeln
(transitive) To defraud.
schwindeln
(ambitransitive) To obtain (money or property) by fraudulent or deceitful methods.

swindler /ˈswɪnd.lə(ɹ)/ swindlers n
Betrüger Gauner Betrügerin Gaunerin Schwindler Schwindlerin
A person who swindles, cheats or defrauds.

swine /swaɪn/ swine swines n
Schwein
(pejorative) A contemptible person (plural swines).

swine fever n
Schweinepest
(pathology) A contagious, usually fatal, disease of pigs, causing fever, skin lesions and convulsions, caused by Pestivirus C (CSFV).

swine flu n
Schweinegrippe
(disease) Influenza caused by certain orthomyxoviruses, which pass from pigs to humans.

swineherd /ˈswaɪnˌhɜːd/ swineherds n
Schweinehirt Schweinehirte Schweinehirtin Schweinehüter Schweinehüterin
A person who herds and tends swine, a keeper of swine (pigs).

swing /ˈswɪŋ/ swings n
Schaukel Hutsche
A line, cord, or other thing suspended and hanging loose, upon which anything may swing.
A hanging seat that can swing back and forth, in a children's playground, for acrobats in a circus, or on a porch for relaxing.
Swing
(music) The genre of music associated with this dance style.

swing /ˈswɪŋ/ v
schwingen schaukeln schwanken
(intransitive) To rotate about an off-centre fixed point.
schaukeln
(intransitive) To ride on a swing.
baumeln
(intransitive) To hang from the gallows; to be punished by hanging, swing for something or someone; (often hyperbolic) to be severely punished.
schwingen
(transitive, music) To play notes that are in pairs by making the first of the pair slightly longer than written (augmentation) and the second shorter, resulting in a bouncy, uneven rhythm.

swing by v
vorbeischauen

swing door swing doors n
Pendeltür Schwingtür Flügeltür
A door that is opened by either pushing or pulling from either side (i.e. opens both ways) and is not normally capable of being locked.

swing ride swing rides n
Kettenkarussell
An amusement ride consisting of chairs suspended from a carousel.

swing state swing states n
Swing State
(US politics) A state which may vote Democratic or Republican, in a given election or generally.

swingboat swingboats n
Schiffschaukel
A fairground ride consisting of an open gondola which swings back and forth.

swinger /ˈswɪŋə(ɹ)/ swingers n
Swinger Swingerin
A person who practices swinging (sex with different partners).

swinging /ˈswɪŋɪŋ/ swingings n
Swingen
An activity where couples engage in sexual activity with different partners, often in a group setting.

swipe /swaɪp/ v
schnappen
(intransitive) To grab or bat quickly.
durchziehen einlesen
(transitive) To scan or register by sliding (a swipecard etc.) through a reader.
wischen
(transitive, intransitive, computing, GUI) To interact with a touch screen by drawing one's finger rapidly across it.
klauen mitgehen lassen stibitzen
(transitive, informal) To steal or snatch.

swipple swipples n
Schlagholz
The part of a flail that is free to swing, and which strikes the grain in threshing.

swirl /swɜɹl/ /swɜːl/ swirls n
Wirbel
A whirling eddy.

switch /swɪt͡ʃ/ switches n
Schalter
A device to turn electric current on and off or direct its flow.
Weiche
(rail transport, US) A movable section of railroad track which allows the train to be directed down one of two destination tracks; (set of) points.
Spießrute
A slender woody plant stem used as a whip; a thin, flexible rod, associated with corporal punishment in the United States.
Switch Netzwerkweiche Verteiler
(computing, networking) A networking device connecting multiple wires, allowing them to communicate simultaneously, when possible. Compare to the less efficient hub device that solely duplicates network packets to each wire.

switch /swɪt͡ʃ/ v
austauschen schalten tauschen
(transitive) To change (something) to the specified state using a switch.
wechseln
(intransitive) To change places, tasks, etc.

switch off v
abschalten ausschalten
(transitive) To turn a switch to the "off" position in order to stop or disable a device.

switch on v
anschalten einschalten
(transitive) To turn a switch to the "on" position in order to start or enable a device.

switchblade switchblades n
Springmesser
A folding knife with a blade which opens automatically (under spring pressure) when a button is pressed.

switchboard switchboards n
Klappenschrank Schaltschrank
(telecommunications) The electronic panel that is used to direct telephone calls to the desired recipient.

switchgrass switchgrasses n
Rutenhirse
A tall North American perennial grass, Panicum virgatum, used as forage and to make hay.

switching function switching functions n
Boolesche Funktion logische Funktion

swivel /ˈswɪvəl/ swivels n
Wirbel
(mechanical) A piece, such as a ring or hook, attached to another piece by a pin, in such a manner as to permit rotation about the pin as an axis.

swivel /ˈswɪvəl/ v
pivotieren schwenken
(intransitive) To swing or turn, as on a pin or pivot.

swivel chair swivel chairs n
Drehstuhl
A chair with a rotating seat, typically used in an office or at a computer.

swivel phone swivel phones n
Drehhandy
A kind of phone that сan expose its operating panel when its upper is rotated along a usually sagittal axis.

swollen /ˈswoʊ.lən/ /ˈswəʊ.lən/ more swollen most swollen adj
angeschwollen geschwollen
protuberant or abnormally distended (as by injury or disease).

swoon /suːn/ /swuːn/ swoons n
Ohnmacht
A faint.

swoop /ˈsuːp/ /ˈswuːp/ swoops n
Sturzflug
An instance, or the act of suddenly plunging downward.

swoop /ˈsuːp/ /ˈswuːp/ v
herabschießen herabstürzen
(intransitive) To fly or glide downwards suddenly; to plunge (in the air) or nosedive.
stürzen
(intransitive) To move swiftly, as if with a sweeping movement, especially to attack something.

swoosh /ˈswʊʃ/ v
sausen zischen
To move with a rushing or swirling sound

sword /so(ː)ɹd/ /soəd/ /swɔːrd/ [soːd] [soːɹd] [sɔɹd] [sɔːd] swords n
Schwert Schwertkämpfer Schwertkämpferin
(weaponry) A long bladed weapon with a grip and typically a pommel and crossguard (together forming a hilt), which is designed to cut, stab, slash and/or hack.

sword and sandal adj
Sandalenfilm
Of or relating to a genre of books or films relating fantasy-adventure tales involving heroic exploits in ancient or biblical times.

sword of Damocles /ˈsɔɹd əv ˈdæməkliz/ swords of Damocles n
Damoklesschwert
A thing or situation which causes a prolonged state of impending doom or misfortune.

sword swallower sword swallowers n
Schwertschlucker Schwertschluckerin
A performer who performs sword swallowing

swordbearer swordbearers n
Schwertbrüder
One who bears or carries a sword.

swordfish /ˈsɔː(ɹ)dfɪʃ/ swordfish swordfishes n
Schwertfisch
A large marine fish with a long, pointed bill, Xiphias gladius.

swordplay swordplays n
Fechten Schwertkampf
fighting with a sword

swordsman swordsmen n
Fechter
A person skilled at using swords in sport or combat; a fencer.
Schwertkämpfer
A person who fights with a sword.

swordsmanship swordsmanships n
Schwertkunst
the skill of using a sword

swordsmith swordsmiths n
Schwertfeger Schwertschmied
A maker of swords.

swordswoman swordswomen n
Fechterin
A woman skilled at using swords in combat.

sworn virgin sworn virgins n
Schwurjungfrau geschworene Jungfrau
A person, assigned female at birth, who adopts a traditional masculine third-gender or transmasculine role in the Balkans, wearing masculine clothing and performing masculine tasks, and traditionally swearing a vow of chastity.

swot /swɑt/ /swɒt/ /swɔt/ swots n
Büffler Streber
(slang, British) One who swots; a boffin, nerd, or smart aleck.
Büffeln Pauken
(slang, British) Vigorous study at an educational institution.

swot /swɑt/ /swɒt/ /swɔt/ v
büffeln pauken
(intransitive, slang, British) To study with effort or determination (object of study indicated by "up on").

sybarite /ˈsɪbəɹaɪt/ /ˈsɪbəˌɹaɪt/ sybarites n
Schlemmer
A person devoted to luxury and pleasure; a hedonist.

sybaritic /ˌsɪbəˈɹɪtɪk/ [-ɾɪk] more sybaritic most sybaritic adj
sybaritisch
Of or having the qualities of a sybarite; dedicated to excessive comfort and enjoyment; decadent, hedonistic, self-indulgent.

sycamore /ˈsɪkəmɔɹ/ /ˈsɪkəmɔː/ sycamores n
Platane
(US) Any of several North American plane trees, of the genus Platanus, especially Platanus occidentalis (American sycamore), distinguished by its mottled bark which flakes off in large irregular masses.
Sykomore Eselsfeige Maulbeer-Feige Maulbeerfeige
(originally) A large tree bearing edible fruit, Ficus sycomorus, allied to the common fig, found in Egypt and Syria.

sycamore maple sycamore maples n
Bergahorn
(chiefly, US) The British and European sycamore tree, Acer pseudoplatanus.

syconium syconia n
Sykonium
(botany) A collective fleshy fruit, in which the ovaries are hidden within a hollow receptacle, as in the fig; a hollow ball with a stalk at one end and an opening (ostiole) at the other, with flowers or fruits on the inside

sycophant /ˈsaɪkəfænt/ /ˈsaɪkəfənt/ /ˈsɪkəfænt/ /ˈsɪkəfənt/ sycophants n
Schmeichler Kriecher Speichellecker Schleimer
One who uses obsequious compliments to gain self-serving favour or advantage from another; a servile flatterer.

sycophantic /sɪkəˈfæntɪk/ more sycophantic most sycophantic adj
kriecherisch unterwürfig
Obsequious, flattering, toadying. In other words, excessively eager to please.

syenite /ˈsaɪənaɪt/ syenites n
Syenit
(geology) An igneous rock composed of feldspar and hornblende.

syllabary /sɪˈlæbəɹi/ /ˈsɪləˌbɛɹi/ syllabaries n
Silbenschrift
(orthography) A writing system where each character represents a complete syllable.

syllabic /sɪˈlæb.ɪk/ more syllabic most syllabic adj
syllabisch Silbe silbenweise silbig
Of, relating to, or consisting of a syllable or syllables.
Silbe
(linguistics) Designating a sound that is or can be the most sonorant segment of a syllable, as a vowel or a resonant. In the word riddle ([ɹɪdl̩]), the two syllabic sounds are [ɪ] and [l̩].
Of, or being a form of verse, based on the number of syllables in a line rather than on the arrangement of accents or quantities.

syllabic abbreviation syllabic abbreviations n
Silbenkurzwort Silbenwort

syllabification /sɪˌlæbɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ syllabifications n
Silbentrennung Worttrennung
The division of a word into syllables.

syllable /ˈsɪl.ə.bəl/ [ˈsɪl.ə.bɫ̩] syllables n
Silbe
(linguistics) A unit of human speech that is interpreted by the listener as a single sound, although syllables usually consist of one or more vowel sounds, either alone or combined with the sound of one or more consonants; a word consists of one or more syllables.

syllabus /ˈsɪləbəs/ syllabi syllabuses n
Lehrplan Lehrprogramm Studienprogramm Syllabus
(education) A summary of topics which will be covered during an academic course, or a text or lecture.
(law) The headnote of a reported case; the brief statement of the points of law determined prefixed to a reported case.

syllepsis /sɪˈlɛp.sɪs/ syllepses n
Syllepse Syllepsis
(rhetoric) A figure of speech in which one word simultaneously modifies two or more other words such that the modification must be understood differently with respect to each modified word; often causing humorous incongruity.

syllogism /ˈsɪlədʒɪz(ə)m/ syllogisms n
Syllogismus
(logic) An argument whose conclusion is supported by two premises, of which one contains the term that is the predicate of the conclusion, and the other contains the term that is the subject of the conclusion; common to both premises is a term that is excluded from the conclusion.

sylph /sɪlf/ sylphs n
Sylphe Luftgeist
The elemental being of air, usually female.
Sylphide
(by extension) A slender woman or girl, usually graceful and sometimes with the implication of sublime station over everyday people.

sylvite sylvites n
Sylvin
(mineral) An evaporite, consisting of potassium chloride KCl, also found in fumaroles.

symbiogenesis symbiogeneses n
Symbiogenese
(biology) The merging of two separate organisms to form a single new organism.

symbiont symbionts n
Symbiont
(ecology) An organism that lives in a symbiotic relationship.

symbiosis /sɪmbaɪˈoʊsɪs/ /sɪmbiˈoʊsɪs/ symbioses n
Symbiose
A relationship of mutual benefit, especially among different species.

symbiotic /ˌsɪm.baɪˈɑt.ɪk/ /ˌsɪm.baɪˈɒt.ɪk/ /ˌsɪm.biˈɑt.ɪk/ /ˌsɪm.biˈɒt.ɪk/ adj
symbiotisch
(ecology) Of, or relating to symbiosis; living together.

symbol /ˈsɪmbəl/ symbols n
Symbol Zeichen
A character or glyph representing an idea, concept or object.
Symbol
(linguistics) A type of noun whereby the form refers to the same entity independently of the context; a symbol arbitrarily denotes a referent. See also icon and index.
A summary of a dogmatic statement of faith.
(programming) An internal identifier used by a debugger to relate parts of the compiled program to the corresponding names in the source code.

symbol table symbol tables n
Symboltabelle
(computing) A data structure where symbols (identifiers) are associated with information relating to their declaration or appearance in the source code.

symbolic more symbolic most symbolic adj
symbolisch
Pertaining to a symbol.
symbolisch symbolträchtig
Implicitly representing or referring to another thing.

symbolically /ˌsɪmˈbɑːlɪklɪ/ /ˌsɪmˈbɒlɪklɪ/ more symbolically most symbolically adv
symbolisch
In a symbolic manner.

symbolism /ˈsɪmbəˌlɪzəm/ symbolisms n
Symbolik
Representation of a concept through symbols or underlying meanings of objects or qualities. [from between 1645 and 1655.]

symbolize /ˈsɪmbəlaɪz/ v
symbolisieren
(transitive) To be symbolic of; to represent.

symbology [sɪmˈbɑləd͡ʒi] [sɪmˈbɒləd͡ʒi] symbologies n
Symbologie
(uncountable) The study or use of symbols.

symmetric matrix symmetric matrices symmetric matrixes n
symmetrische Matrix
(mathematics) A square matrix that is its own transpose, and is thereby symmetric about the main diagonal

symmetrical /sɪˈmɛtɹɪkəl/ more symmetrical most symmetrical adj
symmetrisch
Exhibiting symmetry; having harmonious or proportionate arrangement of parts; having corresponding parts or relations.

symmetry /ˈsɪmɪtɹi/ symmetries n
Symmetrie
Exact correspondence on either side of a dividing line, plane, center or axis.
The satisfying arrangement of a balanced distribution of the elements of a whole.

sympathetic /ˌsɪm.pəˈθɛt.ɪk/ more sympathetic most sympathetic adj
mitfühlend
Of, related to, feeling, showing, or characterized by sympathy.

sympathize v
mitfühlen
(intransitive) To have, show or express sympathy; to be affected by feelings similar to those of another, in consequence of knowing the person to be thus affected.

sympathizer sympathizers n
Sympathisant Sympathisantin
(often, derogatory) A person who sympathizes (with a political cause, a side in a conflict, etc.); a supporter.

sympathy /ˈsɪm.pəθ.i/ sympathies n
Einfühlungsvermögen Empathie Mitgefühl
The ability to share the feelings of another.
Mitgefühl Mitleid
A feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another.
Sympathie
An affinity, association or mutual relationship between people or things such that they are correspondingly affected by any condition.

sympatric /sɪmˈpætɹɪk/ more sympatric most sympatric adj
sympatrische
(biology, genetics) Occurring in the same, or in overlapping, territory, especially of species that do not interbreed.

symphonic /sɪmˈfɒnɪk/ more symphonic most symphonic adj
sinfonisch
(music) Characteristic of a symphony

symphonic poem symphonic poems n
sinfonische Dichtung Tondichtung
(music) A piece of orchestral music, in one movement, based on something non-musical, such as a story or a painting.

symphony /ˈsɪm.fə.ni/ [ˈsɪɱ.fə.ni] symphonies n
Sinfonie Symphonie
An extended piece of music of sophisticated structure, usually for orchestra.

symphony orchestra symphony orchestras n
Sinfonieorchester Philharmonie Philharmoniker
(music) A large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music.

symplectic matrix symplectic matrices n
symplektische Matrix
(linear algebra) For given field F (especially the real numbers), even order 2n and nonsingular skew-symmetric matrix Ω, any 2n×2n matrix M with elements in F such that MTΩM = Ω (where MT denotes the transpose of M).

sympodium sympodia n
Scheinachse Sympodium scheinbare Hauptachse
(botany) A pattern of branching, similar to dichotomous branching, where the axis or stem is morphologically made up of a series of superposed branches imitating a simple stem.

symposium /sɪm.ˈpoʊ.zi.əm/ symposia symposiums n
Symposion Symposium Fachtagung
A conference or other meeting for discussion of a topic, especially one in which the participants make presentations.
Symposion
A drinking party in Ancient Greece, especially one with intellectual discussion.

symptom /ˈsɪm(p)təm/ symptoms n
Symptom Anzeichen
(medicine) A perceived change in some function, sensation or appearance of a person that indicates a disease or disorder, such as fever, headache or rash; strictly, a symptom is felt or experienced by the patient, while a sign can be detected by an observer.
(figuratively) A signal; anything that indicates, or is characteristic of, the presence of something else, especially of something undesirable.

symptomatology symptomatologies n
Symptomatik Symptomatologie Symptomlehre
(uncountable) The science that studies the symptoms of diseases.
Symptomatik Symptomatologie
(countable) The aggregate of symptoms of a particular disease.

synaesthesia /ˌsɪn.əsˈθi.ʒə/ /ˌsɪn.ɪsˈθiː.zɪ.ə/ /ˌsɪn.ɪsˈθiː.ʒə/ synaesthesiae synaesthesias n
Synästhesie
(neurology, psychology) A neurological or psychological phenomenon whereby a particular sensory stimulus triggers a second kind of sensation. [from late 19th c.]

synaesthetic more synaesthetic most synaesthetic adj
synästhetisch
(of a person) experiencing synaesthesia; describing a synaesthete.

synagogal more synagogal most synagogal adj
Synagogal- Synagogen- synagogal
Of or pertaining to a synagogue.

synagogical more synagogical most synagogical adj
Synagogal- Synagogen- synagogal
Of or pertaining to a synagogue.

synagogue /ˈsɪ.nəˌɡɑɡ/ /ˈsɪ.nəˌɡɒɡ/ synagogues n
Synagoge Schule
A place of worship for Jews or Samaritans.
Synagoge
A congregation of Jews or Samaritans for the purpose of worship or religious study.

synapse /sɪˈnæps/ /ˈsaɪnæps/ /ˈsɪnæps/ synapses n
Synapse
The junction between the terminal of a neuron and either another neuron or a muscle or gland cell, over which nerve impulses pass.

synaptic adj
synaptische
(physiology) Of or relating to a synapse—the junction between the terminal of a neuron and another cell.

synarchy /ˈsɪnəki/ /ˈsɪnɚki/ synarchies n
Synarchie
Joint rule or sovereignty.

synchronic /sɪnˈkɹɒnɪk/ /sɪŋˈkɹɑnɪk/ /sɪŋˈkɹɒnɪk/ adj
synchron
(linguistics) Relating to the study of a language at only one point in its history.

synchronicity synchronicities n
Synchronizität
(uncountable) The state of being synchronous or simultaneous.
(Jungian psychology) Coincidences that seem to be meaningfully related; supposedly the result of "universal forces".

synchronised skating n
Synchroneiskunstlauf
A discipline of figure skating where 8–20 skaters skate in a team, doing simultaneous movements and precise formations with precise timing.

synchronised swimming n
Synchronschwimmen
A swimming event where competitors swim in a ballet-like manner in a swimming pool

synchronization synchronizations n
Synchronisierung
The state or property of being synchronized.

synchronize /ˈsɪŋ.kɹə.naɪz/ /ˈsɪŋ.kɹə.naɪːz/ v
synchronisieren
(transitive) To cause two or more events or actions to happen at exactly the same time or same rate, or in a time-coordinated way.

synchronized skating n
Synchroneiskunstlauf
A discipline of figure skating where 8–20 skaters skate in a team, doing synchronous movements and precise formations with precise timing.

synchronized swimmer synchronized swimmers n
Synchronschwimmer Synchronschwimmerin
(swimming) Someone who practices synchronized swimming.

synchronized swimming n
Synchronschwimmen
A swimming event where swimmers perform a synchronised routine of dance moves in the water.

synchronous /ˈsɪŋkɹənəs/ more synchronous most synchronous adj
synchron
At the same time, at the same frequency.

synchronous rotation synchronous rotations n
gebundene Rotation
(astronomy) The situation in which an astronomical body takes just as long to rotate around its own axis as it does to revolve around its partner.

synchrotron /ˈsɪŋkɹə(ʊ)tɹɒn/ synchrotrons n
Synchrotron
(physics) A form of cyclotron in which charged particles are accelerated by an electric field that is synchronized with a magnetic field that keeps them in a circular path.

synclinal synclinals n
Synklinale
(geology) A synclinal fold.

syncope /ˈsɪŋ.kə.pi/ syncopes n
Synkope
(linguistics, phonology, prosody) The elision or loss of a sound from the interior of a word, especially of a vowel sound with loss of a syllable.
(music) A missed beat or off-beat stress in music resulting in syncopation.

syncretic /sɪŋˈkɹɛtɪk/ more syncretic most syncretic adj
synkretistisch
Combining disparate elements in one system, especially as in forms of religious observance, philosophical systems, or artistic creations.

syncretism /ˈsɪŋkɹəˌtɪzm/ syncretisms n
Synkretismus
(chiefly, religion) The (attempted) reconciliation or fusion of different systems or beliefs.
(linguistics) The fusion of different inflexional forms.

syncretist syncretists n
Synkretist Synkretistin
One who attempts syncretism, the fusion of different systems or beliefs.

syndesmosis /ˌsɪn.dɛsˈmoʊ.sɪs/ /ˌsɪn.dɛzˈmoʊ.sɪs/ /ˌsɪn.dɛzˈməʊ.sɪs/ syndesmoses n
Syndesmose

syndicate /ˈsɪndɪkeɪt/ /ˈsɪndɪkət/ syndicates n
Syndikat
A group of individuals or companies formed to transact some specific business, or to promote a common interest; a self-coordinating group.
(crime) A group of gangsters engaged in organized crime.

syndication syndications n
Syndikation Verkauf von Inhalt Weitergabe von medialen Inhalten Weiterverbreitung von medialen Inhalten simultane Verbreitung von Inhalten
The act of syndicating a news feature by publishing it in multiple newspapers etc, simultaneously

syndrome / ˈsin-ˌdrōm/ /-dɹəm/ /ˈsɪndɹoʊm/ /ˈsɪndɹəʊm/ syndromes n
Syndrom
(pathology) A recognizable pattern of signs, symptoms and/or behaviours, especially of a disease or medical or psychological condition.

synecdoche /sɪˈnɛk.doʊ.ki/ /sɪˈnɛk.də.ki/ synecdoches n
Synekdoche
(figure of speech) A figure of speech that uses the name of a part of something to represent the whole, or the whole to represent a part.

synecdochical /ˌsɪnəkˈdoʊkɪkəl/ more synecdochical most synecdochical adj
synekdochisch

synergetic /ˌsɪn.əˈd͡ʒet.ɪk/ /ˌsɪn.əˈd͡ʒɛt.ɪk/ /ˌsɪn.ɚˈd͡ʒɛt.ɪk/ [ˌsɪn.əˈd͡ʒeɾ.ɪk] [ˌsɪn.ɚˈd͡ʒɛɾ.ɪk] more synergetic most synergetic adj
synergetisch
Relating to synergy; synergistic.

synergic more synergic most synergic adj
synergetisch
Of or pertaining to synergy; synergistic

synergistic more synergistic most synergistic adj
synergetisch
Of or pertaining to synergy or synergism; synergic; co-operative, working together, interacting, mutually stimulating.

synergy /ˈsɪnəd͡ʒi/ /ˈsɪnɚd͡ʒi/ synergies n
Synergie
(systems theory) A synonym of binding energy.
(pharmacology) The combined action of two or more drugs where the effects are stronger than their mere sum.
Synergie Zusammenwirken gegenseitige Verstärkung
(figurative) Benefits resulting from combining different groups, people, objects or processes.

synod /ˈsɪn.əd/ synods n
Synode
(Christianity) An ecclesiastic council or meeting to consult on church matters.

synonym /ˈsɪn.əˌnɪm/ synonyms n
Synonym Gleichwort Synonymum bedeutungsgleiches Wort
(semantics, loosely) A word or phrase with a meaning that is the same as, or very similar to, another word or phrase.

synonymous /sɪˈnɑnɪməs/ /sɪˈnɒnɪməs/ adj
bedeutungsgleich gleichbedeutend synonym synonymisch
(construed with with, narrower sense) Having an identical meaning.
sinnverwandt synonym bedeutungsähnlich
(construed with with, broader sense) Having a similar meaning.
synonym
(construed with with) Of, or being a synonym.

synonymy /sɪˈnɒnəmi/ synonymies n
Synonymie
(semantics) The quality of being synonymous; sameness of meaning.

synopsis /sɪˈnɑpsɪs/ /sɪˈnɒpsɪs/ synopses n
Zusammenfassung Übersicht Synopse
(authorship) A brief summary of the major points of a written work, either as prose or as a table; an abridgment or condensation of a work.

synsemantic adj
synsemantisch

syntactic /sɪnˈtæktɪk/ more syntactic most syntactic adj
syntaktisch
Of, related to or connected with syntax.

syntactic salt n
syntaktisches Salz

syntactic sugar n
syntaktischer Zucker

syntagma /sɪnˈtæɡmə/ syntagmas syntagmata n
Syntagma
(linguistics) A constituent segment within a text, such as a word or a phrase that forms a syntactic unit.
(semiotics) An arrangement of units that together bears a meaning.

syntagmatic more syntagmatic most syntagmatic adj
syntagmatisch
Of or pertaining to a syntagma.

syntax /ˈsɪn.tæks/ syntaxes n
Syntax Satzbau
A set of rules that govern how words are combined to form phrases and sentences.
Syntax Satzlehre
(computing, countable) The formal rules of formulating the statements of a computer language.
(linguistics) The study of the structure of phrases, sentences, and language.

syntax highlighting n
Syntaxhervorhebung Sytax-Highlighting
(computing) Highlighting of source code with color, boldfacing, etc. to indicate its syntactic structure.

synthesis /ˈsɪnθəsɪs/ syntheses n
Synthese
The formation of something complex or coherent by combining simpler things.
(chemistry) The reaction of elements or compounds to form more complex compounds.
(logic) A deduction from the general to the particular.
(philosophy) The combination of thesis and antithesis.

synthesis gas synthesis gases n
Synthesegas
(petrochemistry) The gas obtained by heating coal and steam; coal gas.

synthesize /ˈsɪnθəsaɪz/ v
synthetisieren
(transitive, chemistry) To produce a substance by chemical synthesis.
(intransitive, chemistry, of a substance) To be produced by chemical synthesis.

synthesizer /ˈsɪn.θəˌsaɪ.zə(ɹ)/ /ˈsɪn.θəˌsaɪ.zɚ/ synthesizers n
Synthesizer
(music) An electronic musical instrument that creates its sounds with electronics and generally is played via a keyboard.

synthetic /sɪnˈθɛtɪk/ more synthetic most synthetic adj
synthetisch
Of, or relating to synthesis.
(chemistry) Produced by synthesis instead of being isolated from a natural source (but may be identical to a product so obtained).
(medicine) Produced by synthesis, thought to have the same effect as its natural counterpart, but chemically different from it.
Artificial, not genuine.

syphilis /ˈsɪfɪlɪs/ n
Syphilis
(disease) A disease spread via sexual activity, caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum.

syphilitic adj
syphiliskrank syphilitisch
(disease) Of, relating to, or infected with syphilis.

syringe /səˈɹɪnd͡ʒ/ /sɪˈɹɪnd͡ʒ/ syringes n
Spritze
A device consisting of a hypodermic needle, a chamber for containing liquids, and a piston for applying pressure (to inject) or reducing pressure (to draw); a hypodermic syringe.

syringe /səˈɹɪnd͡ʒ/ /sɪˈɹɪnd͡ʒ/ v
ausspülen
To clean or rinse by means of a syringe.
injizieren spritzen
To inject by means of a syringe.

syrup /ˈsɝ.əp/ /ˈsɪɹ.əp/ syrups n
Sirup
Any thick liquid that has a high sugar content and which is added to or poured over food as a flavouring.

syrupy /ˈsɪr.ə.pi/ syrupier syrupiest adj
sirupartig
Having the taste or consistency of syrup.

sysadmin sysadmins n
Systemadministrator
Systems administrator; a person whose job it is to maintain computer or network systems.

sysop /ˈsaɪsˌɒp/ /ˈsɪsˌɒp/ sysops n
Sysop SysOp

system /ˈsɪstəm/ systems n
Akkolade
(music) A set of staves linked by a brace that indicate instruments or sounds that are to be played simultaneously.
System
(physiology) A set of body organs having a particular function.
A method or way of organizing or planning.
System Ordnung Verbund
A collection of organized things; a whole composed of relationships among its members. [from early 17th c.]

system architecture system architectures n
Systemarchitektur
(software, system theory) The conceptual model that defines the behavior, structure, and more views of a system.

system of equations systems of equations n
Gleichungssystem
(mathematics) a set of equations required to be satisfied simultaneously or considered as a whole

system on a chip systems on a chip n
Ein-Chip-System System-on-a-Chip

systematic /ˌsɪs.təˈmæt.ɪk/ [ˌsɪs.təˈmæɾ.ɪk] more systematic most systematic adj
systematisch
Carried out according to a planned, ordered procedure.
(by extension) Methodical, regular and orderly.
(taxonomy) Of or relating to taxonomic classification.
System
(archaic, or, academic) Of, relating to, or being a system.

systematically /ˌsɪs.təˈmæt.ɪk.li/ more systematically most systematically adv
systematisch
In an organized manner; utilising a system.

systematics n
Systematik
The classification system of a branch of science, especially the classification of organisms in biology.
The place where legal provisions stand as relevant for their interpretation.

systematization systematizations n
Systematisierung
The act of systematizing

systematize /ˈsɪstəməˌtaɪz/ v
systematisieren
To arrange into a systematic order; to make systematic; to organise as a system

systemic adj
System systemisch
Embedded within and spread throughout and affecting a whole system, group, body, economy, market, or society.

systemic circulation systemic circulations n
Körperkreislauf großer Blutkreislauf systemischer Kreislauf
(anatomy) The part of blood circulation which carries oxygenated blood away from the heart, to the body, and returns deoxygenated blood back to the heart.

systemic lupus erythematosus n
Lupus erythematodes
(pathology) A systemic autoimmune disease (or autoimmune connective tissue disease), where the immune system attacks the body's cells and tissue and causes inflammation and tissue damage.

systems analysis systems analyses n
Systemanalyse
The scientific analysis of systems, and the interactions within them.
(computing) A range of techniques used especially in commercial computing in which the needs of a company or its staff are analysed and translated into a technical description of the necessary software - which is then created by programmers.

systems engineering n
Systems Engineering
An interdisciplinary field of engineering, focusing on the development, analysis and organization of complex systems.

systole /ˈsɪstəli/ systoles n
Systole
(physiology) The rhythmic contraction of the heart, by which blood is driven through the arteries.

syzygetic adj
syzygetisch

syzygy /ˈsɪz.ɪ.d͡ʒi/ syzygies n
Syzygie Syzygium
(astronomy, astrology) An alignment of three celestial bodies (for example, the Sun, Earth, and Moon) such that one body is directly between the other two, such as occurs at an eclipse.
(Jungian, _, psychology) An archetypal pairing of contrasexual opposites, symbolizing the communication of the conscious and unconscious minds.

séance /ˈseɪˌɑns/ séances n
Séance
A ceremony where people try to communicate with the spirits of dead people, usually led by a medium.

tRNA tRNAs n
tRNA
(biochemistry) Initialism of transfer RNA.

tab /tæb/ [tʰæb̥] v
Registerkarte Reiter
(transitive) To affix with tabs; to label.

tabbouleh /təˈbuːleɪ/ /təˈbuːli/ tabboulehs n
Taboulé
A Middle Eastern salad or meze generally consisting of bulgur wheat, chopped tomatoes, parsley, olive oil and lemon juice.

tabby /ˈtæb.i/ tabbies n
Tabby
(countable) A brindled cat.

tabernacle /ˈtæbənækl̩/ /ˈtæbɚnækl̩/ tabernacles n
Hütte des Stifts
Tabernakel Stiftshütte Mischkan
(Bible) The portable tent used before the construction of the temple, where the shekinah (presence of God) was believed to dwell.
Laubhütte Sukka
A sukkah, the booth or 'tabernacle' used during the Jewish Feast of Sukkot.
Tabernakel Hütte des Stifts
(Roman Catholicism) A small ornamented cupboard or box used for the reserved sacrament of the Eucharist, normally located in an especially prominent place in a church.

tabla tablas n
Tabla
(musical instruments) A pair of tuned hand drums, used in various musical genres of the Indian subcontinent, that are similar to bongos.

tablature /ˈtæblət͡ʃɜ/ tablatures n
Tabulatur
A form of musical notation indicating fingering rather than the pitch of notes, commonly used for stringed instruments.

table /ˈteɪbl̩/ tables n
Tisch
An item of furniture with a flat top surface raised above the ground, usually on one or more legs.
Tabelle Spiegel
A matrix or grid of data arranged in rows and columns.
Tabelle Tisch
A collection of arithmetic calculations arranged in a table, such as multiplications in a multiplication table.

table lamp table lamps n
Tischlampe
A lamp designed to be used on tables.

table linen table linens n
Tischwäsche

table of contents tables of contents n
Inhaltsverzeichnis Inhalt
A list of titles of the parts of a book or document, organized in the order in which the parts appear.

table read n
Leseprobe Tischlesung
Synonym of readthrough

table salt table salts n
Tafelsalz Speisesalz Kochsalz
Sodium chloride, the salt most commonly used to season food at the table.

table tennis n
Tischtennis Pingpong
A game or sport (similar to tennis) that involves the hitting of a light plastic ball across a table (fashioned like a mini tennis court) by rackets (paddles, bats (Britain)).

table tennis table table tennis tables n
Tischtennistisch
A specially dimensioned table with a low net across it, on which the game of table tennis is played.

table wine table wines n
Tafelwein
(US) Wine that is not fortified or sparkling.

tablecloth tablecloths n
Tischdecke Tischtuch
A cloth used to cover and protect a table, especially for a dining table.

tableland tablelands n
Tafelland
A relatively flat region of elevated terrain, particularly in reference to surrounding terrain.

tablespoon /ˈteɪbəlˌspun/ /ˈteɪbəlˌspuːn/ [-bɫ̩-] tablespoons n
Esslöffel
(Canada, US) A large spoon, used for eating food from a bowl.
(cooking) A unit of volume, the value of which varies regionally; in the US: three teaspoons or one half fluid ounce or roughly 15 ml; in Britain and Canada: exactly 15 ml; in Russia 18 ml; in Australia: four teaspoons or 20 ml.
Kochlöffel
(Australia, New Zealand, Northern, _, UK) A spoon too large for eating, usually used for cooking or serving.

tablet /ˈtæblət/ tablets n
Tafel
A slab of clay, stone or wood used for inscription.

tablet computer tablet computers n
Tablet Tablet-Computer
(computing) A hand-held portable computer characterized by a tablet form factor and a touchscreen interface.

tabletopper tabletoppers n
Tabletopspieler

tableware tablewares n
Geschirr
The cutlery, crockery and glassware used in setting a table for a meal.

tabloid /ˈtæ.blɔɪd/ adj
Tabloid- kleinformatig
In the format of a tabloid.
boulevardesk
Relating to a tabloid or tabloids.

tabloid /ˈtæ.blɔɪd/ tabloids n
Revolverblatt Tabloid Boulevardblatt Skandalblatt
(publishing) A newspaper, especially one in this format, that favours stories of a sensational or even fictitious nature over serious news.

taboo /tæˈbuː/ /təˈbuː/ more taboo most taboo adj
tabu Tabu
Excluded or forbidden from use, approach or mention.

taboo /tæˈbuː/ /təˈbuː/ taboos n
Tabu
An inhibition or ban that results from social custom or emotional aversion.

taboo /tæˈbuː/ /təˈbuː/ v
tabuisieren
To mark as taboo.
To ban.
To avoid.

tabooistically more tabooistically most tabooistically adv
tabuistisch
In a tabooistic manner.

tabular more tabular most tabular adj
tabellarisch tafelförmig
organized as a table or list

tabun n
Tabun
(organic compound, military) An extremely toxic nerve gas; a clear, tasteless liquid, molecular formula C5H11N2O2P.

tachistoscope tachistoscopes n
Tachistoskop
A device that displays a series of brief images; used by psychologists to investigate perception, memory and learning.

tachocline /ta.ko.klaɪn/ tachoclines n
Tachocline

tachograph /ˈtækəɡɹæf/ /ˈtækəɡɹɑːf/ tachographs n
Tachograf Fahrtenschreiber
A device that records the distance and time traveled by a vehicle (especially a truck or coach), used to check the drivers' working time.

tachometer /təˈkɒmətə(ɹ)/ tachometers n
Drehzahlmesser Tachometer
A device for measuring the revolutions per minute (RPMs) of a revolving shaft, as with the driveshaft of an automobile.
A device for measuring or indicating velocity or speed, as of blood, a river, a machine, etc.

tachycardia /tæ.kɪˈkɑː(ɹ).di.ə/ /tæ.kɪˈkɑːɹ.di.ə/ tachycardias n
Tachykardie
(medicine, cardiology) A rapid resting heart rate, especially one above 100 beats per minute. [from 19th c.]

tachymeter tachymeters n
Tachymeter
A surveying instrument for quickly finding distances.

tachyon /ˈtæki.ɒn/ tachyons n
Tachyon
(particle) A hypothetical particle that travels faster than the speed of light.

tacit /ˈtæsɪt/ more tacit most tacit adj
stillschweigend still unausgesprochen impliziert schweigend
Implied, but not made explicit, especially through silence.
implizit stillschweigend
(logic) Not derived from formal principles of reasoning; based on induction rather than deduction.

taciturn /ˈtæsɪtɜːn/ /ˈtæsɪtɝn/ more taciturn most taciturn adj
schweigsam wortkarg verschwiegen maulfaul
Silent; temperamentally untalkative; disinclined to speak.

taciturnity taciturnities n
Schweigsamkeit
The trait of being taciturn.

tack /tæk/ [tak] tacks n
Pinne Pinnnadel Stoßnadel
A small nail with a flat head.
Heftnaht
(sewing) A loose seam used to temporarily fasten pieces of cloth.
Am-Wind-Kurs
(nautical) A course or heading that enables a sailing vessel to head upwind.
Kurs Marschroute Verfahrensweise Vorgehensweise
(figurative) A direction or course of action, especially a new one; a method or approach to solving a problem.
Wende Wendemanöver
(nautical) The distance a sailing vessel runs between these maneuvers when working to windward; a board.
Hals
(nautical) A rope used to hold in place the foremost lower corners of the courses when the vessel is close-hauled; also, a rope employed to pull the lower corner of a studding sail to the boom.
Kurs Lederzeug Marschroute Sattel- und Zaumzeug Verfahrensweise Vorgehensweise
Any of the various equipment and accessories worn by horses in the course of their use as domesticated animals.
Klebrigkeit
(manufacturing, construction, chemistry) The stickiness of a compound, related to its cohesive and adhesive properties.

tack /tæk/ [tak] v
anpinnen anzwecken aufsatteln aufzäumen heften
To nail with a tack (small nail with a flat head).
aufsatteln aufzäumen heften
To sew/stitch with a tack (loose seam used to temporarily fasten pieces of cloth).
anhängen wenden
(nautical) To maneuver a sailing vessel so that its bow turns through the wind, i.e. the wind changes from one side of the vessel to the other.

tackifier tackifiers n
Klebrigmacher
(manufacturing, chemistry) A tackiness agent; a substance which is added in order to increase tack.

tackle /ˈtækəl/ [ˈtʰækɫ̩] tackles n
Angel
(fishing, uncountable) Equipment (rod, reel, line, lure, etc.) used when angling.
Tackling
(sports, countable) A play where a player attempts to take control over the ball from an opponent, as in rugby or football.

tackle /ˈtækəl/ [ˈtʰækɫ̩] v
angehen in Angriff nehmen
To face or deal with, attempting to overcome or fight down.

tacky /ˈtæki/ tackier tackiest adj
klebrig
Of a substance, slightly sticky.
billig minderwertig
(colloquial) Of low quality.
geschmacklos
(colloquial) In poor taste.
schäbig
Shabby, dowdy in one's appearance or dress.

taco /ˈteɪkoʊ/ /ˈteɪkəʊ/ /ˈtækəʊ/ /ˈtæɪkəʊ/ /ˈtɐːkəʊ/ /ˈtɑkoʊ/ [ˈtʰako(ː)] [ˈtʰeɪkoʊ] [ˈtʰä(ː)ko(ː)] [ˈtʰɑkoʊ] tacos n
Taco
(culinary) A Mexican snack food made of a small tortilla (soft or hard shelled) filled with ingredients such as meat, rice, beans, cheese, diced vegetables and salsa.

taconite taconites n
Takonit
A low-grade flint-like iron ore containing 20-30% iron.

tact /tækt/ n
Takt Taktgefühl
Sensitive mental touch; special skill or faculty; keen perception or discernment; ready power of appreciating and doing what is required by circumstances; the ability to say the right thing. [from early 19th c.]

tactful /ˈtæktfəl/ more tactful most tactful adj
taktvoll
Possessing tact; able to deal with people in a sensitive manner.

tactic /ˈtæktɪk/ tactics n
Taktik
A maneuver, or action calculated to achieve some end.
(military) A maneuver used against an enemy.

tactical adj
taktisch
of or relating to tactics

tactician /tækˈtɪʃən/ tacticians n
Taktiker Taktikerin
A person skilled in the planning and execution of tactics.

tactics /ˈtæktɪks/ n
Taktik
(military) The military science that deals with achieving the objectives set by strategy.
(military) The employment and ordered arrangement of forces in relation to each other.

tactile /ˈtæktaɪl/ /ˈtæktəl/ more tactile most tactile adj
fühlbar
Tangible; perceptible to the sense of touch.
taktil
Used for feeling.
taktil fühlbar
Of or relating to the sense of touch.

tactile paving n
Blindenleitsystem Bodenleitsystem taktile Markierung taktiles Leitsystem

tactless /ˈtæktləs/ more tactless most tactless adj
taktlos
having no tact; unaware or intentionally inconsiderate of someone else's feelings

tad /tæd/ tads n
Spürchen
(informal) A small amount; a little bit.

tadalafil /təˈdæl.ə.fɪl/ n
Tadalafil
(pharmaceutical drug) A drug, C22H19N3O4, that is used to treat erectile dysfunction and benign prostatic hyperplasia and functions similarly to sildenafil. It is marketed under the trademark Cialis.

tadpole /ˈtædpoʊl/ tadpoles n
Kaulquappe
A young toad or frog in its larval stage of development that lives in water, has a tail and no legs, and, like a fish, breathes through gills.

tadpole person tadpole people n
Kopffüßler

tadpole shrimp tadpole shrimps n
Schildkrebs
A crustacean of the order Notostraca.

taekwondo /-ˈkwɑn-/ /-ˈkwɒn-/ /ˌtaɪkwɑnˈdoʊ/ /ˌtaɪkwɒnˈdəʊ/ /ˌteɪ-/ n
Taekwondo
A martial arts form from Korea, known for its elaborate kicking techniques. The sparring aspect is a recognised Olympic sport.

taffeta /ˈtæ.fə.tə/ /ˈtæ.fɪ.tə/ taffetas n
Taft
A crisp, smooth woven fabric made from silk or synthetic fibers.

tafsir /ˈtæfsɪər/ /ˈtɑːfsɪər/ tafasir tafsir tafsirs n
Tafsir Tafsīr Tefsir
(Islam) Grammatical, historical, allegorical or traditional interpretations of the Qur'an.

tag /teɪɡ/ /tæɡ/ tags n
Etikett Anhänger Marke Schildchen
A small label.
Fangen Hast'se Fangspiel
(playground game, uncountable) A children's chasing game in which one player (known as "it") attempts to touch another, who then becomes "it".
Tag
A type of cardboard.
(computing) A piece of markup representing an element in a markup language.

tag along v
mitkommen
(idiomatic) To accompany, join, or follow; to go with.

tag question tag questions n
Nachziehfrage Refrainfrage
(grammar) A question inviting the listener to indicate agreement, formed by adding a “tag” word or expression to a statement. For example “You love me, don’t you?”.

tagasaste n
Sprossender Zwergginster
Cytisus proliferus, a small evergreen tree commonly used to improve the condition of soils used for farming.

tagliatelle /ˌtaljəˈtɛli/ /ˌtæljəˈtɛli/ /ˌtɑljəˈtɛli/ tagliatelles n
Tagliatelle Bandnudel
Long, flat ribbons of egg pasta, originally from Emilia-Romagna, sliced from a rolled-out sheet.

tagline taglines n
Pointe
The punch line of a joke.
Claim Slogan
(marketing) An advertising slogan.

tahini /tɑːˈhiː.ni/ tahinis n
Tahina
(culinary) A paste made from ground sesame seeds, and used to make hummus, baba ghanoush etc.

tahr tahrs n
Tahr
Any of three genera of large Asian ungulates belonging to the subfamily Caprinae (goat-antelopes).

taiga /taɪˈɡɑː/ /ˈtaɪɡə/ taigas n
Taiga Borealer Nadelwald
A subarctic zone of evergreen coniferous forests situated south of the tundras and north of the steppes in the Northern Hemisphere.

taiga flycatcher taiga flycatchers n
Taiga-Fliegenschnäpper
Ficedula albicilla, an Old World flycatcher breeding in Asia

taikonaut /ˈtaɪkəˌnɔːt/ taikonauts n
Taikonaut Taikonautin
A person who travels in space for the Chinese space program; a Chinese astronaut. [from 1998.]

tail /teɪl/ tails n
Schwanz Schweif Bürzel Rute Sterz Stert
The tail-end of an object, e.g. the rear of an aircraft's fuselage, containing the tailfin.
Schwanz
(typography) The lower loop of the letters in the Roman alphabet, as in g, q or y.
(chiefly, in the plural) The side of a coin not bearing the head; normally the side on which the monetary value of the coin is indicated; the reverse.

tail /teɪl/ v
beschatten
To follow or hang to, like a tail; to be attached closely to, as that which can not be evaded.

tailback tailbacks n
Stau
(UK) A line of motor vehicles causing or the result of traffic congestion or a traffic jam.

tailcoat /ˈteɪlkoʊt/ tailcoats n
Frack
A formal evening jacket with an extended back panel; a dress coat.

tailed /teɪld/ adj
Schwanz
(often, in combination) Having a tail.

tailgate /ˈteɪlˌɡeɪt/ tailgates n
Heckklappe
(automotive) A hinged board or hatch at the rear of a vehicle that can be lowered for loading and unloading.

tailgate /ˈteɪlˌɡeɪt/ v
dicht auffahren drängeln
(automotive, intransitive, transitive) To drive dangerously close behind another vehicle.

tailgate party tailgate parties n
Parkplatz-Party
A celebration, held in a parking lot, with picnic food served out of the back of automobiles or pickup trucks.

tailgater tailgaters n
Drängler
One who tailgates (drives very close to the person ahead).

tailgating tailgatings n
Drängeln zu dichtes Auffahren
The act of driving dangerously close behind another vehicle.

tailless adj
schwanzlos
Without a tail; not having a tail.

taillight taillights n
Rückleuchte Rücklicht Heckleuchte Rückscheinwerfer
One of a pair of red lights mounted on the rear of a vehicle, so it can be seen from the rear at night.

tailor /ˈteɪlə/ /ˈteɪlɚ/ tailors n
Schneider Schneiderin
A person who makes, repairs, or alters clothes professionally, especially suits and men's clothing.

tailor /ˈteɪlə/ /ˈteɪlɚ/ v
schneidern
(ambitransitive) To make, repair, or alter clothes.
anpassen zuschneiden
(transitive) To restrict (something) in order to meet a particular need.

tailor's chalk tailor's chalks tailors' chalks n
Schneiderkreide
A chalk-like material used for marking alterations on fabric in tailoring and dressmaking. The marks are brushed or washed off the material when no longer needed.

tailor's dummy tailors' dummies n
Schneiderpuppe
A simple mannequin used by tailors to fit clothes

tailor-made adj
maßgeschneidert
Made by a tailor, especially if made to order; bespoke.
Perfectly appropriate to some specific occasion or purpose; made to one's specific requirements.

tailor-make v
maßschneidern
To customize or create specifically to meet the requirements of an individual.
To make (clothes) by a tailor.

tailored adj
maßgeschneidert
Adjusted by a tailor, fitted.

tailoress tailoresses n
Schneiderin
(dated) a female tailor

tailpiece tailpieces n
Saitenhalter
(music, lutherie) An element, often triangular, to which the strings of a violin, guitar, etc. are attached at the lower end of an instrument.

tails /teɪlz/ n
Zahl
The side of a coin that doesn't bear the picture of the head of state or similar.

tailwind /ˈteɪlwɪnd/ tailwinds n
Rückenwind
(nautical, physics) A wind that blows in the same direction as the course taken by an aircraft, sailing ship, bird, etc.

taint /teɪnt/ v
verderben
(transitive) To contaminate or corrupt (something) with an external agent, either physically or morally.
(transitive) To spoil (food) by contamination.

tainted /ˈteɪntɪd/ more tainted most tainted adj
unrein verdorben
Corrupted or filled with imperfections.

taipan /ˈtʌɪpan/ taipans n
Taipane
Any venomous elapid snake of the genus Oxyuranus, found in Australia and New Guinea. [from 20th c.]

tajine /tæˈd͡ʒiːn/ /tɑˈd͡ʒin/ /təˈʒin/ /təˈʒiːn/ tajines n
Tajine
(by extension) A stew, originally from Morocco, the ingredients of which are traditionally cooked slowly in such a pot; the dish is normally served with couscous.

taka /ˈtɑːkə/ takas n
Taka
The official currency of Bangladesh, equal to 100 paisas. Symbol: ৳

takbir takbirs n
Takbīr
(Islam) A proclamation of the greatness of God, "Allahu akbar".

take /teɪk/ /teːk/ /tæɪk/ [teːk] [tɛːk] [tʰeɪ̯k] takes n
nehmen

take /teɪk/ /teːk/ /tæɪk/ [teːk] [tɛːk] [tʰeɪ̯k] v
nehmen greifen
(transitive) To get into one's hands, possession, or control, with or without force.
(mit Gewalt) nehmen nehmen
(transitive) To have sex with.
nehmen
(transitive) To select or choose; to pick.
(transitive, baseball) To decline to swing at (a pitched ball); to refrain from hitting at, and allow to pass.
(intransitive) To get or accept (something) into one's possession.
einnehmen nehmen
(transitive, of a path, road, etc.) To lead (to a place); to serve as a means of reaching.
(transitive) To derive (as a title); to obtain from a source.
(transitive, of a material) To absorb or be impregnated by (dye, ink, etc.); to be susceptible to being treated by (polish, etc.).
nehmen tragen
(transitive, especially of a vehicle) To transport or carry; to convey to another place.
aushalten vertragen
(transitive) To submit to; to endure (without ill humor, resentment, or physical failure).
nehmen aushalten annehmen
(transitive) To assume or suppose; to reckon; to regard or consider.
aushalten
(transitive) To captivate or charm; to gain or secure the interest or affection of.
dauern in Anspruch nehmen
(transitive) To fill or require: to last or expend (an amount of time).

take French leave v
französischen Abschied nehmen
(intransitive) Synonym of slip out, to leave suddenly without notice or permission.

take a bow /ˈteɪk ə ˈbaʊ/ v
akzeptieren
(idiomatic) To accept praise, as performers in a theater at the end of their act.

take a break v
eine Pause machen
To have a short rest period in one's work, studies, or other activities (This entry is a translation hub.)

take a breather v
eine Pause machen
(idiomatic) To take a break; to pause or relax briefly.

take a hike v
Wandern gehen
To go hiking.

take a leaf out of someone's book v
sich von jemandem eine Scheibe abschneiden können
(idiomatic) To adopt an idea or practice of another person.

take a look v
angucken einen Blick werfen
(idiomatic, intransitive) To examine or observe.

take a nap v
ein Nickerchen machen ein Schläfchen machen kurz schlafen
(idiomatic) To sleep briefly.

take a picture v
ein Foto machen
(idiomatic) To photographically capture an image

take a powder v
sich aus dem Staub machen
(idiomatic, US, colloquial) To leave without saying goodbye; leave quietly, run away; scram; depart without taking leave or notifying anyone, often with a connotation of avoiding something unpleasant or shirking responsibility.

take a stand v
Farbe bekennen Stellung beziehen klare Kante zeigen
(idiomatic) To assert an opinion or viewpoint; to defend one's point of view or beliefs.

take aback /ˌteɪk əˈbæk/ /ˌtæɪk əˈbæk/ [ˌtʰeɪ̯.k‿əˈbæk] [ˌtʰæɪ̯.k‿əˈbæk] v
überraschen
(idiomatic, transitive) To surprise or shock; to discomfit.

take advantage of v
Gebrauch machen von nutzen
To use or make use of.
ausnutzen einen Vorteil ziehen aus
To exploit.

take after v
nachgeraten
To resemble (a parent or ancestor) in appearance or habit.

take at face value v
etwas für bare Münze nehmen

take away v
wegnehmen
To remove something, either material or abstract, so that a person no longer has it.

take by storm /ˌteɪk baɪ ˈstɔːm/ /ˌteɪk baɪ ˈstɔːɹm/ v
im Sturm erobern
(transitive, military) To capture by means of a sudden, overwhelming attack.
(transitive, idiomatic) To rapidly gain great popularity in (a place).

take care interjection
mach's gut pass auf dich auf
(when leaving) good-bye (literally, take care of yourself)

take care v
aufpassen achtgeben
(intransitive) To be cautious, careful or prudent.
sorgen kümmern
(intransitive) To mind, or be in charge of something.

take care of v
sich kümmern um pflegen
(transitive) To look after, to provide care for.
sich kümmern um
(transitive) To deal with, handle.
erledigen
(transitive, slang, euphemistic) To kill.

take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves proverb
wer den Pfennig nicht ehrt, ist des Talers nicht wert
If one takes care of little things one at a time, they can add up to big things.

take control v
das Kommando übernehmen die Führung übernehmen die Zügel ergreifen
To assume control, to gain power over someone or something.

take down v
abmachen abnehmen herunternehmen
To remove something from a wall or similar vertical surface to which it is fixed.
abhängen abnehmen
To remove something from a hanging position.
herunternehmen
To remove something from a website.
aufschreiben niederschreiben notieren
To write down as a note, especially to record something spoken.
abbauen demontieren entfernen rückbauen
To remove a temporary structure such as scaffolding.
herunterlassen herunterstreifen
To lower an item of clothing without removing it.
niederwerfen umhauen
(combat sports) To force one’s opponent off their feet in order to transition from striking to grappling in jujitsu, mixed martial arts, etc.

take effect v
wirken
(of a drug, etc.) To become active; to become effective.

take for a ride v
aufs Kreuz legen für dumm verkaufen verschaukeln
(transitive) To deceive someone.

take for granted v
für selbstverständlich halten
(transitive, of a thing) To assume something to be true without verification or proof.
(transitive, idiomatic, especially of a person) To give little attention to or to underestimate the value of; to fail to appreciate, especially something one has grown heavily accustomed to; not to value or care for appropriately, out of the assumption that the person or thing not valued cannot be lost.

take heart /ˌteɪk ˈhɑɹt/ /ˌteɪk ˈhɑːt/ interjection
sich ein Herz nehmen

take hostage v
als Geisel nehmen
(transitive) To take custody or possession of a person as security for performance against a treaty, a pledge, or a demand, especially now an extra-legal demand; to take as hostage.

take in /ˈteɪkɪn/ v
einwickeln
To deceive; to hoodwink.

take into account v
in Betracht ziehen berücksichtigen

take into consideration v
berücksichtigen in Betracht ziehen Rücksicht nehmen auf

take it easy interjection
mach's gut
(informal) A farewell.

take it easy v
entspannen nimm's leicht nur keine Hektik
(idiom) To relax or rest.

take it or leave it phraseologicalUnit
friss oder stirb
(idiomatic) Denoting that a situation has to be accepted without change, or rejected outright.

take its toll v
seine Opfer fordern seinen Tribut fordern
(idiomatic, often followed by on) To affect something, especially negatively; to damage or degrade; to cause harm or destruction.

take lightly v
auf die leichte Schulter nehmen
(idiomatic, transitive, chiefly in the negative) To treat casually, without seriousness or worry.

take no prisoners v
keine Gefangenen machen
(idiomatic) To be uncompromising.

take off v
ablegen ausziehen abnehmen abziehen loslösen
(transitive) To remove.
starten abheben
(intransitive, of an aircraft or spacecraft) To leave the ground and begin flight; to ascend into the air.
durchstarten in Schwung kommen
(intransitive) To become successful, to flourish.
abhauen den Abflug machen fortgehen sich verziehen weg sein
(intransitive) To depart.
freinehmen
(ambitransitive) To absent oneself from (work or other responsibility), especially with permission.

take offense v
beleidigt fühlen gekränkt
To feel (and usually to show) resentment at another's actions or words.

take on v
einbringen
To acquire, bring in, or introduce.
annehmen
(idiomatic) To begin to have or exhibit.
annehmen auf sich nehmen übernehmen
(idiomatic) To assume or take responsibility for.
antreten aufnehmen
(idiomatic) To attempt to fight, compete with, or engage with.

take one's hat off to v
den Hut ziehen vor
To remove one's hat as a sign of respect to.

take one's leave v
Abschied nehmen verabschieden
say goodbye

take one's pick v
aussuchen
(idiomatic) To choose; to select.

take one's time v
langsam angehen sich Zeit lassen
(intransitive, idiomatic) To go about something slowly and carefully or at one's own pace.

take one's turn v
als Nächster dran sein
(intransitive) To assume a place in a sequence of successions; to be one of a group that takes turns.

take out v
kaltmachen
ausführen
To escort someone on a date.
auspacken ausschalten außer Gefecht setzen herausbringen herausnehmen überwältigen
(idiom) To immobilize with force; to subdue; to incapacitate.
ausknipsen ausschalten plattmachen
(slang, idiom) To kill or destroy.

take out of context v
aus dem Kontext reißen aus dem Zusammenhang nehmen aus dem Zusammenhang reißen dekontextualisieren
(idiomatic, transitive) To report (something) without taking into account the context in which it occurred.

take over v
übernehmen
To assume control of something, especially by force; to usurp.
To adopt a further responsibility or duty.

take part v
teilnehmen
(idiomatic, intransitive, with "in") To participate or join.
teilhaben
(idiomatic) To share or partake.

take place v
stattfinden
(intransitive) To happen or to occur.

take revenge v
rächen
To avenge; to get back at.

take root v
einwurzeln
(intransitive, literally) To grow roots into soil.
Wurzeln schlagen
(intransitive, figuratively) To become established, to take hold.

take seriously v
ernst nehmen
(transitive) To consider (something /what somebody is saying) important and meaningful.

take shape v
Gestalt annehmen sich formen
(intransitive, often, figurative) To take a definite form.

take sides v
Partei ergreifen auf eine Seite schlagen
(idiomatic) To ally oneself with a given opinion, agenda or group; to support one side or viewpoint in a competition or confrontation.

take someone's breath away v
jemandem den Atem verschlagen

take someone's word for it v
jemanden beim Wort nehmen
(idiomatic) To believe what someone claims, especially without checking or verifying for oneself.

take something as it comes v
etwas nehmen, wie es kommt
(idiomatic) To accept and deal with something (an event, etc.) as it occurs, with a composed state of mind.

take the bait v
auf den köder anbeißen den Köder schnappen
(of a fish) To nibble at bait on a hook.

take the bull by the horns v
den Stier an den Hörnen fassen den Stier bei den Hörnen packen
(idiomatic) To deal with a matter in a direct manner, especially to confront a difficulty rather than avoid it.

take the cake v
den Vogel abschießen nicht mehr zu toppen sein
(idiomatic, colloquial, chiefly, US) Used as an affirmation or accolade when one is deemed the top position in a comparison or contest; to win or be the best (at).

take the floor v
das Wort ergreifen

take the liberty v
erlauben sich die Freiheit nehmen
(idiomatic) To act on one's own authority, without asking for permission.

take the mickey v
sich lustig machen über verarschen
(intransitive, British, slang, idiom) To ridicule or mock.

take the piss v
sich lustig machen über verarschen
To subject those present to teasing, ridicule or mockery, or to show contempt.

take the wind out of someone's sails v
jemandem den Wind aus den Segeln nehmen
(idiomatic) To discourage someone greatly; to cause someone to lose hope or the will to continue; to thwart or minimize someone's ambitions.

take the words out of someone's mouth v
das Wort aus dem Mund nehmen

take time v
Zeit brauchen
To require a comparatively long period of time.

take to the bank v
Gift drauf nehmen drauf wetten
(transitive, idiomatic) To utterly trust, believe, or rely on.

take to the cleaners v
ausnehmen schröpfen
(originally, US) To take a significant quantity of a person's money or valuables, through overcharging, litigation, unfavorable investing, gambling, fraud, etc.

take to the grave v
etwas mit ins Grab nehmen
(idiomatic, transitive) To never reveal (a secret).

take to the hills v
das Weite suchen sich abseilen sich dünnmachen sich verkrümeln
(idiomatic) To flee or vanish; to run away.

take turns v
sich abwechseln
(intransitive) Of two or more people, to do the same thing one after another, taking one another's place alternately.

take-home pay n
Nettogehalt
The net earnings of a salary or wage earner.

takeaway /ˈteɪkəweɪ/ takeaways n
Abholrestaurant Abholspeise Essen zum Mitnehmen Gaststätte mit Außer-Haus-Verkauf Imbiss Mitnahmegericht
(chiefly, UK, Australia, South Africa, and, New Zealand) A restaurant that sells food to be eaten elsewhere.
Erkenntnis Erkenntnisgewinn Schlussfolgerung
(frequently, in the plural) An idea from a talk, presentation, etc., that the listener or reader should remember and consider.

takedown takedowns n
Verhaftung polizeiliche Festnahme
(slang) A taking down: the arrest of a suspect by a police officer.
Flachlegen Takedown Zubodenbringen zu Boden Bringen
(martial arts) A taking down: an act of bringing one's opponent to the ground by grabbing one or both legs and applying a rearward bending moment.
zwangsweise Entfernung zwangsweise Löschung
Enforced removal of material from a website, etc.

taken /ˈteɪkən/ adj
eingenommen ergriffen
Infatuated; fond of or attracted to.
vergeben
(informal) In a serious romantic relationship.

taken aback more taken aback most taken aback adj
erschrocken
(figuratively) Surprised, shocked.

takeoff takeoffs n
Abflug Start
The rising or ascent of an aircraft or rocket into flight.

takeout takeouts n
Takeaway zum Mitnehmen
(North America, Philippines) Food purchased from a takeaway.

takeover takeovers n
Geschäftsübernahme Übernahme
(economics) The purchase of one company by another; a merger without the formation of a new company, especially where some stakeholders in the purchased company oppose the purchase.

takeover bid takeover bids n
Übernahmeangebot
(British) An attempt to buy a controlling share in a business.

taking /ˈteɪkɪŋ/ takings n
Einnahme Nahme Übernahme
The act by which something is taken.
Ergreifung Inbesitznahme
(uncountable) A seizure of someone's goods or possessions.
Anfall erratische Verfassung geistiger Ausnahmezustand
(uncountable) A state of mental distress, resulting in excited or erratic behavior (in the expression in a taking).
Einnahmen
(in the plural) Cash or money received (by a shop or other business, for example).

talapoin talapoins n
Zwergmeerkatzen
A monkey from one of two species of Old World monkeys, of the genus Miopithecus, distinguished by a short-snouted head with a hairless face.

talaria /təˈleɹiə/ /təˈlɛɹiə/ /təˈlɛːɹɪə/ n
Flügelschuhe
(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) The winged sandals worn by certain gods and goddesses, especially the Roman god Mercury (and his Greek counterpart Hermes).

talc /tælk/ talcs n
Talk
(obsolete) Originally a large range of transparent or glistening foliated minerals. Examples include mica, selenite and the hydrated magnesium silicate that the term talc generally has referred to in modern times (see below). Also an item made of such a mineral and depending for its function on the special nature of the mineral (see next). Mediaeval writers adopted the term from the Arabic.
A soft mineral, composed of hydrated magnesium silicate, that has a soapy feel and a greenish, whitish, or grayish color, and usually occurs in foliated masses.

talcum talcums n
Talk
Powdered and perfumed talc for toilet use.

tale /ˈteɪl/ tales n
Erzählung Geschichte Märchen Sage
A rehearsal of what has occurred; narrative; discourse; statement; history; story.

talent /ˈtalənt/ /ˈtælənt/ talents n
Talent Begabung
A marked natural ability or skill. [from 15th c.]
Talent
(historical) A unit of weight and money used in ancient times in Greece, the Roman Empire, and the Middle East, equal to about 30 to 60 kg in various times and places. [from 9th c.]
(business, media, sports) People of talent, viewed collectively; a talented person. [from 19th c.]

talent scout talent scouts n
Talentscout
A person who locates and recruits talented people in a specific field, especially in entertainment or sports.

talent show talent shows n
Auswahlschau Castingshow Talentschau

talented /ˈtæləntɪd/ more talented most talented adj
talentiert begabt begnadet
Endowed with one or more talents.

talentless more talentless most talentless adj
talentlos
Having no talent or natural ability.

talentlessness n
Talentlosigkeit
The state of being without talent.

talisman /ˈtæl.ɪsˌmæn/ /ˈtæl.ɪz.mən/ talismans n
Talisman
A magical object providing protection against ill will, or the supernatural, or conferring the wearer with a boon such as good luck, good health, or power(s).

talk /toːk/ /tɑk/ /tɔk/ /tɔʊ̯k/ /tɔːk/ [tʰak] [tʰäk] [tʰɑk] talks n
Gespräch
A conversation or discussion; usually serious, but informal.
(preceded by the; often qualified by a following of) A major topic of social discussion.
Vortrag
A lecture.
Unterredung Verhandlung
(usually, in the plural) Meeting to discuss a particular matter.

talk /toːk/ /tɑk/ /tɔk/ /tɔʊ̯k/ /tɔːk/ [tʰak] [tʰäk] [tʰɑk] v
sprechen reden
(intransitive) To communicate, usually by means of speech.

talk a blue streak v
ohne Punkt und Komma
(originally, US) To talk for a long duration of time, at a rapid pace without giving others a chance to speak, or to the point of tedium.

talk back v
Widerworte geben frech antworten
(idiomatic, intransitive, often, with to + d.o.) To reply impertinently or rudely; to answer in a cheeky or rude manner.

talk like a book /tɑk-/ /ˌtɔk laɪk‿ə ˈbʊk/ /ˌtɔːk laɪk‿ə ˈbʊk/ v
sprechen wie ein Buch
(simile, informal) To talk precisely and with authority.

talk of the town n
Stadtgespräch
A topic or person discussed by many people.

talk out v
ausdiskutieren
(transitive) To resolve (a problem) by talking about it.

talk out of turn v
dummes Zeug daherreden ein loses Maul haben ein loses Mundwerk haben herumplappern
(idiomatic) To make a remark or provide information when it is inappropriate or indiscreet to do so, or when one does not have permission or the authority to do so.

talk page talk pages n
Diskussionsseite
(wikis) A place on wiki websites where discussion of an entry or article takes place.

talk shop v
fachsimpeln über die Arbeit reden
(intransitive, informal) To discuss one's work, business or profession.

talk show talk shows n
Talkshow
(broadcasting) A television or radio programme in which a host converses on various topics with guests who may be experts, celebrities, or members of the listening or viewing audience.

talk through one's hat v
wie der Blinde von der Farbe reden keinen blassen Schimmer haben
(idiomatic) To speak lacking expertise, authority, or knowledge; to invent or fabricate facts.
auf den Arm nehmen einen Bären aufbinden zum Narren halten
(idiomatic) To assert something as true or valid; to bluff.

talk to oneself v
Selbstgespräche führen Selbstgespräche halten mit sich selbst reden
(idiomatic) To say one's thoughts aloud, particularly while also not conversing with anyone else.

talkative /ˈtɑːkədɪv/ /ˈtɔːkətɪv/ more talkative most talkative adj
gesprächig redselig
Tending to talk a lot.
geschwätzig
Speaking openly and honestly, neglecting privacy and consequences.

talkativeness n
Geschwätzigkeit Gesprächigkeit Redseligkeit Schwatzhaftigkeit
The state of being talkative.

talkie /ˈtɔːki/ talkies n
Tonfilm
(informal, dated, or, historical) A movie with sound, as opposed to a silent film.

talking head /ˈtɔkɪŋ hɛd/ /ˈtɔːkɪŋ hɛd/ talking heads n
Fernsehkommentator Redenschwinger

talking point talking points n
Gesprächsthema
A specific topic raised in a conversation or argument which is intended as a basis for further discussion, especially one which represents a point of view.

tall /tɑl/ /tɔl/ /tɔːl/ [tʰoːɫ] taller tallest adj
groß lang
(of a person) Having a vertical extent greater than the average. For example, somebody with a height of over 6 feet would generally be considered to be tall.
hoch
(of a building, etc.) Having its top a long way up; having a great vertical (and often greater than horizontal) extent; high.

tall ship tall ships n
Großsegler

tall tale /tɔl ˈteɪl/ /tɔːl ˈteɪl/ tall tales n
Phantasterei Seemannsgarn Spinnerei
(idiomatic) A tale or story which is fantastic and greatly exaggerated; also, an account of questionable veracity; a lie, an untruth.

tallit /tɑˈlɪt/ /ˈtɑlɪs/ tallaisim talleysim tallitim tallitot tallitoth tallits n
Bettuch Tallit
A traditional Jewish prayer shawl with tassels which covers the chest and upper part of the back.

tallness tallnesses n
Größe Höhe Körpergröße
The quality or characteristic of being tall.

tallow /ˈtæləʊ/ tallows n
Talg Hammeltalg Rindertalg Schöpsentalg
A hard animal fat obtained from suet, etc.; used in cooking as well as to make candles, soap and lubricants.

tally /ˈtæli/ tallies n
Strichliste Zähler
(by extension) Any account or score kept by notches or marks, whether on wood or paper, or in a book, especially one kept in duplicate.
Haken Kerbe Strich
A notch, mark, or score made on or in a tally; as, to make or earn a score or tally in a game.

tally /ˈtæli/ v
zählen
(transitive) To count something.
abhaken markieren
(transitive) To record something by making marks.
aufeinander abstimmen einspielen einstimmen
(transitive) To make things correspond or agree with each other.
den Spielstand beihalten
(intransitive) To keep score.
korrespondieren übereinstimmen
(intransitive) To correspond or agree.

tally stick tally sticks n
Kerbstock Kerbholz Zählholz Zählstab
(historical) A bone, or piece of wood, on which notches or scores are cut, as the marks of number, for account keeping.

talon /ˈtælən/ talons n
Klaue Kralle
A sharp, hooked claw of a bird of prey or other predatory animal.

tam-tam tam-tams n
Tamtam
(musical instruments) A flat gong (without knob) that is struck with a felt-covered hammer.

tamada /ˈtɑmədɑ/ /ˈtɑmədə/ /ˈtɑːmədɑː/ /ˈtɑːmədə/ tamadas n
Tamada
(chiefly, Georgia) A toastmaster at a feast in the Caucasus, especially in Georgia.

tamaraw tamaraw tamaraws n
Tamarau
A small, dark brown, hoofed buffalo, Bubalus mindorensis, found only on Mindoro in the Philippines.

tamarillo tamarillos n
Baumtomate Tamarillo
A small tree or shrub (Solanum betaceum syn. Cyphomandra betacea) which bears edible fruits.
A fruit of that tree.

tamarind /ˈtæməɹɪnd/ tamarinds n
Tamarinde
(botany) A tropical tree, Tamarindus indica.
(culinary) The fruit of this tree; the pulp is used as spice in Asian cooking and in Worcestershire sauce.

tamarisk /ˈtæmərɪsk/ tamarisks n
Tamariske
Any of several shrubs, of the genus Tamarix, native to arid regions in Eurasia and Africa, often invasive in other arid regions.

tambourine /ˌtæm.bəˈɹiːn/ tambourines n
Tamburin
A percussion instrument consisting of a small, usually wooden, hoop closed on one side with a drum frame and featuring jingling metal disks on the tread; it is most often held in the hand and shaken rhythmically; by extension, any frame drum.

tame /teɪm/ tamer tamest adj
zahm
Not or no longer wild; domesticated.

tame /teɪm/ v
zähmen
(transitive) To make (an animal) tame; to domesticate.
zahm werden
(intransitive) To become tame or domesticated.

tamer /ˈteɪmɚ/ tamers n
Dompteur Bändiger Bändigerin Dompteuse
One who tames or subdues.

tamp /tæmp/ v
abschwächen dämpfen herunterfahren mindern reduzieren stopfen
(blasting) To plug up with clay, earth, dry sand, sod, or other material, as a hole bored in a rock.
festklopfen pressen rütteln stampfen stopfen verdichten
To drive in or pack down by frequent gentle strokes

tamp down v
feststampfen komprimieren stampfen verdichten
To compact a substance (usually soil) until it is flat.
etwas unterdrücken unterdrücken
(idiomatic, by extension) To suppress (something, usually an emotion or thought).

tamper /ˈtæm.pə(ɹ)/ tampers n
Stampfer
A person or thing that tamps.
Pfeifenstopfer Stampfer Tamper
A tool used to tamp something down, such as tobacco in a pipe.
Gleisstopfmaschine Stopfmaschine
(rail) A railway vehicle used to tamp down ballast.

tamper /ˈtæm.pə(ɹ)/ v
einmischen fälschen herumhantieren manipulieren
(intransitive) To make unauthorized or improper alterations, sometimes causing deliberate damage; to meddle (with something).

tampon [ˈtʰæmpɑn] [ˈtʰæmpɒn] tampons n
Tampon
A plug of cotton or other absorbent material inserted into a body cavity or wound to absorb fluid, especially one inserted in the vagina during menstruation.

tamponade /tæmpəˈneɪd/ tamponades n
Tamponade
(medical) A stoppage in the flow of blood in a vessel, caused either by the insertion of a tampon or by outside constriction.

tan /tæn/ tanner tannest adj
hellbraun loh lohfarben
Yellowish-brown.
braun hellbraun loh lohfarben sonnengebräunt
Having dark skin as a result of exposure to the sun or an artificial process intended to mimic this effect.

tan /tæn/ tans n
Sonnenbräune Bräune
A darkening of the skin resulting from exposure to sunlight or similar light sources.

tan /tæn/ v
gerben walken
(transitive, stative) To change an animal hide into leather by soaking it in tannic acid. To work as a tanner.

tan line tan lines n
Bräunungsstreifen
the division between skin that has darkened or tanned from exposure to sun and skin that has not been exposed to sun

tanager /ˈtænəd͡ʒə(ɹ)/ tanagers n
Tangare
Any of numerous species of often colorful passerine birds that inhabit New World forests, formerly all within the family Thraupidae, but now with some species placed in other families with birds such as finches and cardinals.

tandem /ˈtæn.dəm/ [ˈtɛən.dəm] tandems n
Tandem
(transferred sense) A bicycle or tricycle in which two people sit one behind the other, both able to pedal but only the person in front able to steer. [from late 19th c.]

tang /teɪŋ/ /tʰæŋ/ tangs n
Beigeschmack
A strong or offensive taste; especially, a taste of something extraneous to the thing itself.
(figuratively) A sharp, specific flavor or tinge.
Angel Erl
The part of a knife, fork, file, or other small instrument, which is inserted into the handle.

tangent /ˈtæn.d͡ʒənt/ tangents n
Nebensache
A topic nearly unrelated to the main topic, but having a point in common with it.
Tangente Tangens
(music) A small metal blade in a clavichord that strikes the strings to produce sound.

tangent bundle tangent bundles n
Tangentialbündel

tangent plane tangent planes n
Tangentialebene
(differential geometry) The plane passing through a given point which contains the tangent lines of all the curves on a surface passing through that same point.

tangential /tænˈd͡ʒɛn.t͡ʃəl/ more tangential most tangential adj
tangential
Referring to a tangent, moving at a tangent to something.
berührend streifend tangential
Merely touching, positioned as a tangent.
nebensächlich
Only indirectly related.

tangerine /ˈtæn.d͡ʒəˌɹiːn/ tangerines n
Mandarine
A deep yellowish-orange colour, like that of a tangerine fruit.

tangible /ˈtænd͡ʒəbəl/ /ˈtænd͡ʒɪb(ə)l/ more tangible most tangible adj
greifbar erfühlbar
Touchable; able to be touched or felt; perceptible by the sense of touch.
konkret
Able to be treated as fact; real or concrete.
begreifbar erfassbar fassbar
Comprehensible by the mind; understandable.

tangle /ˈtæŋ.ɡl̩/ tangles n
Gewirr Wirrwarr Durcheinander wirres Knäuel
A tangled twisted mass.
Gewirr Chaos Durcheinander
A complicated or confused state or condition.
Rangelei
An argument, conflict, dispute, or fight.

tangle /ˈtæŋ.ɡl̩/ v
verfilzen verfitzen verwirren
(transitive) To mix together or intertwine.
sich verstricken verfilzen verfitzen verwirren zerzausen
(intransitive) To become mixed together or intertwined.
sich anlegen mit jmdn. sich verstricken sich verwickeln lassen
(intransitive, figurative) To enter into an argument, conflict, dispute, or fight.
verstricken verfangen
(transitive) To catch and hold.

tangled nest spider tangled nest spiders n
Finsterspinne
Any spider of the family Amaurobiidae.

tango /ˈtæŋɡoʊ/ /ˈtæŋɡəʊ/ tangoes tangos n
Tango
A standard ballroom dance in 4/4 time; or a social dance, the Argentine tango.

tangram /ˈtænˌɡɹæm/ tangrams n
Tangram
A Chinese puzzle made of a square that is cut up into different triangular pieces which can then be reassembled to make designs.

tangy /ˈtæŋiː/ tangier tangiest adj
durchdringend herb herzhaft scharf streng würzig
having a sharp, pungent flavor

tank /tæŋk/ [ˈtɛəŋk] tanks n
Tank Behälter Panzer
A closed container for liquids or gases.
Tank Becken
An open container or pool for storing water or other liquids.
Tank Panzer
The fuel reservoir of a vehicle.
Panzer Tank Kampfpanzer
An armoured fighting vehicle, armed with a gun designed for direct fire, and moving on caterpillar tracks.

tank /tæŋk/ [ˈtɛəŋk] v
tanken
(transitive) To put (fuel, etc.) into a tank.

tank car tank cars n
Kesselwagen Tankwaggon
(rail) A railroad car or rolling stock designed to transport liquids or gases.

tank destroyer tank destroyers n
Jagdpanzer Panzerjäger

tank wagon tank wagons n
Tankfahrzeug Tankwagen
(US) A vehicle designed to transport liquids or gases in bulk; a tanker

tankard /ˈtæŋkəd/ /ˈtæŋkɚd/ tankards n
Krug Humpen Seidel
A large drinking vessel, sometimes of pewter, sometimes with a glass base, with one handle and often a hinged cover.Tankard

tanker /ˈtæŋkə(ɹ)/ tankers n
Tanker Tankschiff
Tanklaster Tanklastwagen
(automotive, UK) A fuel tanker, petrol tanker, road tanker.
Panzersoldat
(military) Member of a tank crew, or of an armoured unit.

tankful tankfuls tanksful n
Tankfüllung
The amount (usually of a fluid) that will fill a tank.

tankini tankinis n
Tankini
A bathing suit composed of a tank top and the lower half of a bikini.

tanned more tanned most tanned adj
sonnengebräunt braun gebrannt
Having a suntan.

tanner /ˈtænɚ/ tanners n
Gerber
A person whose occupation is to tan hides, or convert them into leather by the use of tan.

tannery /ˈtænəɹi/ tanneries n
Gerberei
A place where people tan hides to make leather.

tannic acid tannic acids n
Gerbsäure
(chemistry) Any of various complex phenols extracted from the bark or galls of trees; used in tanning.

tannin /ˈtænɪn/ tannins n
Tannin
(chemistry) Tannic acid or any of its derivatives.

tanning bed tanning beds n
Solarium Sonnenbank
A device emitting ultraviolet radiation used to produce a cosmetic suntan.

tanning salon tanning salons n
Solarium Sonnenstudio
A business renting use of tanning beds to darken skin, especially in colder climates.

tansy /ˈtanzi/ /ˈtæn.zi/ tansies n
Rainfarn
A herbaceous plant with yellow flowers, of the genus Tanacetum, especially Tanacetum vulgare.

tantalizing more tantalizing most tantalizing adj
aufreizend quälend reizend spannend verführerisch verlockend
Teasing; tempting, especially that which is beyond reach.

tantalum /ˈtæntələm/ tantalums n
Tantal
A chemical element (symbol Ta) with atomic number 73: a rare, hard, blue-gray, lustrous transition metal that is highly corrosion-resistant.

tantamount /ˈtæntəˌmaʊnt/ more tantamount most tantamount adj
gleichbedeutend
Equivalent in meaning or effect; amounting to the same thing in practical terms, even if being technically distinct.

tantra /ˈtæntɹə/ /ˈtɑːntɹə/ /ˈtʌntɹə/ tantras n
Tantra
A Hindu or Buddhist religious or esoteric text.

tantrism n
Tantrismus
tantric beliefs and practices generally

tantrum /ˈtæn.tɹəm/ tantrums n
Tobsuchtsanfall Wutanfall Ausraster Koller
An often childish display or fit of bad temper.

tanzanite /ˈtænzənaɪt/ /ˈtænzəˌnaɪt/ tanzanites n
Tansanit
A trichroic violet-blue variety of the mineral zoisite mined in Tanzania, used as a gemstone. [from 1968]

tap /tæp/ /tɐːp/ [tʰæp] taps n
Zapfhahn
A tapering cylindrical peg or pin used to close and open the hole or vent in a container.
Antippen Tippen
(graphical user interface) An act of touching a button, icon, or specific location on the touch screen of an electronic device such as a mobile phone to invoke a function.
Abgang Abzweig
(Britain, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering) A connection made to an electrical or fluid conductor without breaking it; a tapping.
Abhören Anzapfen
A secret interception of telephone calls or other communications using such a device; also, a recording of such a communication.
Gewindebohrer Innengewindeschneider
(mechanics) A cylindrical tool used to cut an internal screw thread in a hole, with cutting edges around the lower end and an upper end to which a handle is fitted to turn the tool.
Hahn Wasserhahn Zapfen Armatur Auslaufventil Kran
A hollow device used to control the flow of a fluid, such as an alcoholic beverage from a cask, or a gas or liquid in a pipe.

tap /tæp/ /tɐːp/ [tʰæp] v
abhören anzapfen
(communication, chiefly, law enforcement) To connect a listening and/or recording device to (a communication cable or device) in order to listen in secretly on telephone calls or other communications; also, to secretly listen in on and/or record (a telephone call or other communication). [from 19th c.]
abzweigen anhauen anpumpen
(informal) To ask or beg for (something) to be given for free; to cadge, to scrounge; also, to ask or beg (someone) to give something for free.
anbohren angraben anzapfen
To break into or open up (a thing) so as to obtain something; to exploit, to penetrate.
anzapfen
To furnish (a container, etc.) with a tap (noun sense 2.2) so that liquid can be drawn.
bohren schneiden
To cut an internal screw thread in (a hole); also, to cut (an internal screw thread) in a hole, or to create an internally threaded hole in (something).
zapfen anzapfen
To draw off (a liquid) from a container or other source; also, to draw off a liquid from (a container or other source).
antippen
(graphical user interface) To invoke a function on an electronic device such as a mobile phone by touching (a button, icon, or specific location on its touch screen).
klopfen stippen stupsen tippen trommeln
(combat, _, sports) To force (an opponent) to submit, chiefly by indicating their intention to do so by striking a hand on the ground several times; to tap out.
knallen knattern
(slang, vulgar) To have sexual intercourse with (someone).
antippen klopfen stippen stupsen tippen trommeln
(combat, _, sports) To submit to an opponent, chiefly by indicating an intention to do so by striking a hand on the ground several times; to tap out.
klopfen pochen
Of a bell, a drum, etc.: to make a sharp noise, often as a signal.

tap dance tap dances n
Stepptanz
A rhythmic dance in which the heels and toes of the dancer's shoes make a series of clicks

tap water n
Leitungswasser Hahnenwasser
Water that has come from a tap.
Wasser aus der Leitung fließendes Wasser
State of having water available from taps.

tape /teɪ̯p/ [tʰeɪ̯p] tapes n
Band
Magnetic or optical recording media in a roll; videotape or audio tape.

tape /teɪ̯p/ [tʰeɪ̯p] v
tapen
To bind with adhesive tape.

tape dispenser tape dispensers n
Klebebandabroller
A device used to hold and dispense adhesive tape, typically with a cutting edge to facilitate tearing.

tape measure tape measures n
Maßband
A graduated flexible ribbon used for measuring lengths.

tape recorder tape recorders n
Tonbandgerät Kassettenrekorder Tonaufnahmegerät Tonaufzeichnungsgerät
(sound engineering) An electromechanical device use to record and play back sound, etc.

taper /ˈteɪpə/ /ˈteɪpɚ/ tapers n
Kerze Leuchterkerze dünne Wachskerze
A slender wax candle.
Abschrägung Kegel Verjüngung
A cone-shaped item for stretching the hole for an ear gauge (piercing).

taper /ˈteɪpə/ /ˈteɪpɚ/ v
abdrehen abschrägen anschrägen verjüngen verschmälern zuspitzen
(transitive) To make thinner or narrower at one end.
abnehmen sich verengen sich verjüngen sich zuspitzen spitz zulaufen
(intransitive) To diminish gradually.

taper off /ˈteɪpə ɒf/ /ˈteɪpɚ ɔf/ v
nachlassen zurückgehen
(idiomatic) To diminish or lessen gradually; to become smaller, slower, quieter, etc.

tapered /ˈteɪ.pə(ɹ)d/ /ˈteɪ.pɚd/ more tapered most tapered adj
konisch angeschrägt keilförmig sich verjüngend spitz zulaufend tailliert
Narrowing gradually towards a point.

tapestry /ˈtæpəstɹi/ tapestries n
Wandteppich Bildteppich Bildwirkerei Gobelin Tapisserie
A heavy woven cloth, often with decorative pictorial designs, normally hung on walls.

tapeworm /ˈteɪpˌwɝm/ tapeworms n
Bandwurm
(countable) Any parasitical worm of the class or infraclass Cestoda, which infest the intestines of animals, including humans, often infecting different host species during their life cycle.
Fischbandwurm Grubenkopf
(countable) A broad fish tapeworm, Diphyllobothrium latum.

taphonomic adj
taphonomisch
Of or pertaining to taphonomy (factors affecting an organism's remains after death).

taphonomy /tæˈfɒnəmi/ taphonomies n
Taphonomie
The study of the fate of the remains of organisms after they die, especially the study of fossilization. [From 20th c.]

tapioca /tæpiˈoʊkə/ tapiocas n
Tapioka
A starchy food made from the cassava plant, used in puddings.

tapir /ˈteɪpiːə(ɹ)/ /ˈteɪpə(ɹ)/ /ˈteɪpɪə(ɹ)/ tapirs n
Tapir
Any one of the species of large odd-toed ungulates of the taxonomic family Tapiridae with a long prehensile upper lip, of which all four surviving species are in genus Tapirus.

tappet tappets n
Stößel
A lever or projection which is moved by some other piece, as a cam, or intended to tap or touch something else, in order to produce change or regulate motion.

taproot /ˈtæpˌɹuːt/ taproots n
Pfahlwurzel
(botany) A long, tapering root possessed by many plants (such as carrots and dandelions). [from early 17th c.]

tar /tɑɹ/ /tɑː/ [tʰɑɹ] [tʰɑɻ] tars n
Teer Pech
(usually, uncountable) A black, oily, sticky, viscous substance, consisting mainly of hydrocarbons derived from organic materials such as wood, peat, or coal.
Teer
Coal tar.
(uncountable) A solid residual byproduct of tobacco smoke.
Teerjacke
(slang, dated) A sailor, because of the traditional tarpaulin clothes.

tar /tɑɹ/ /tɑː/ [tʰɑɹ] [tʰɑɻ] v
teeren
(transitive) To coat with tar.

tar with the same brush /ˈtaɹ wɪ‿ðə seɪm ˈbɹʌʃ/ /ˈtaː wɪ‿ðə seɪm ˈbɹʌʃ/ v
alles über einen Kamm scheren
(transitive, figuratively) To characterize (someone or something) using the same undesirable attribute, especially unjustly.

taramosalata /ˌtæɹəməsəˈlɑːtə/ /ˌtɑɹəməsəˈlɑːtə/ n
Taramosalata
a Turkish and Greek dish of fish roe (carp or cod), lemon juice, breadcrumbs, onion, garlic, and olive oil; often served as a meze or with pitta bread

tarantula /tə.ˈɹæn.t͡ʃə.lə/ /tə.ˈɹæn.t͡ʃʊ.lə/ tarantulae tarantulas n
Vogelspinne Tarantel
Any of the large, hairy New World spiders comprising the family Theraphosidae.
(by extension) A member of certain other groups of spiders, generally characterized by large size, hairiness, or membership of infraorder Mygalomorphae to which Theraphosidae family also belongs.
Tarantel
(dated) A species of wolf spider, Lycosa tarantula, native to southern Europe, the mildly poisonous bite of which was once thought to cause an extreme urge to dance (tarantism). [from mid 16th c.]

tardiness tardinesses n
Unpünktlichkeit Verspätung
(uncountable) The state or quality of being tardy.

tardy /ˈtɑɹdi/ /ˈtɑːdi/ tardier tardiest adj
langsam säumig
Ineffectual; slow-witted, slow to act, or dull.
verspätet
(obsolete) Unwary; unready (especially in the phrase take (someone) tardy).

tare /teə/ /teː/ /tɛ(ə)ɹ/ /tɛə/ tares n
Tara
The empty weight of a container; unladen weight.

tare /teə/ /teː/ /tɛ(ə)ɹ/ /tɛə/ v
austarieren
(chiefly, business, and, legal) To take into account the weight of the container, wrapping etc. in weighting merchandise.
nullen austarieren
(sciences) To set a zero value on an instrument (usually a balance) that discounts the starting point.

target /ˈtaːɡɪt/ /ˈtɑɹɡɪt/ /ˈtɑːɡɪt/ [ˈtʰɑɹɡɪt̚] targets n
Ziel Zielscheibe Schießscheibe
A butt or mark to shoot at, as for practice, or to test the accuracy of a firearm, or the force of a projectile.
Ziel
A goal or objective.

target /ˈtaːɡɪt/ /ˈtɑɹɡɪt/ /ˈtɑːɡɪt/ [ˈtʰɑɹɡɪt̚] v
zielen
(transitive) To aim something, especially a weapon, at (a target).

target audience target audiences n
Zielgruppe Zielpublikum
(media, marketing) The primary group of people that a publication, advertisement or other type of media is designed to appeal to.

target group target groups n
Zielgruppe
(marketing) The primary group of people that something, usually an advertising campaign, is designed to appeal to.

target language target languages n
Zielsprache
(translation studies) The language into which a translation is done.

target text target texts n
Zieltext
(translation studies) The finished product of a translated text.

targeted killing targeted killings n
gezielte Tötung
(warfare) The intentional killing by a government or its agents of a civilian or "unlawful combatant" who is not in that government's custody, and who is taking part in an armed conflict or terrorism, whether by bearing arms or otherwise, and is thus regarded by the government as having lost the immunity from being targeted that he or she would otherwise have under the Geneva Conventions.

targum /ˈtɑːɡəm/ targumim targums n
Targum
(Judaism) An Aramaic translation of the Tanakh written or compiled between the Second Temple period and the early Middle Ages.

tariff /ˈtæɹəf/ /ˈtæɹɪf/ /ˈtɛɹɪf/ tariffs n
Tarif Zoll
A system of government-imposed duties levied on imported or exported goods; a list of such duties, or the duties themselves.

tarmac /ˈtɑː(ɹ)mæk/ tarmacs n
Asphalt Teermakadam
(loosely, UK, Ireland, Canada) Any bituminous road surfacing material.
Rollfeld
(informal, aviation) The area of an airport, other than the runway, where planes park or maneuver.

tarn /tɑɹn/ /tɑːn/ [tɝn] tarns n
Karsee
(US, chiefly, Montana) One of many small mountain lakes or ponds.

tarnish /ˈtɑɹnɪʃ/ /ˈtɑːnɪʃ/ tarnishes n
Anlaufen Beschlagen Mattieren
Oxidation or discoloration, especially of a decorative metal exposed to air.

tarnish /ˈtɑɹnɪʃ/ /ˈtɑːnɪʃ/ v
anlaufen beschlagen matt werden
(intransitive) To oxidize or discolor due to oxidation.
besudeln beeinträchtigen beflecken beschmutzen trüben
(transitive) To compromise, damage, soil, or sully.

taro /ˈtæɹəʊ/ /ˈtɑɹoʊ/ /ˈtɛɹoʊ/ taros n
Taro Wasserbrotwurzel
Colocasia esculenta, raised as a food primarily for its corm, which distantly resembles potato.
Food from a taro plant.

tarot /ˈtæɹəʊ/ /ˈtɛɹoʊ/ tarots n
Tarot
(singular or plural) A card game played in various different variations.
Tarotkarte
Any of the set of 78 playing cards (divided into five suits, including one of permanent trumps), often used for mystical divination.

tarpaper tarpapers n
Dachpappe
A heavy paper, coated with tar, used to waterproof walls and roofs.

tarpaulin /tɑɹˈpɔ.lɪn/ /tɑˈpɔː.lɪn/ /ˈtɑːɹpəlɪn/ tarpaulins n
Plane Abdeckplane Persenning
(countable) A tarp, a heavy, waterproof sheet of material, often cloth, used as a cover or blanket.

tarragon /ˈtæɹəɡɑn/ /ˈtæɹəɡən/ /ˈtɛɹəɡɑn/ /ˈtɛɹəɡən/ tarragons n
Estragon Bertram Drachant Dragon Dragun
A perennial herb, the wormwood species Artemisia dracunculus, from Europe and parts of Asia.

tarry /ˈteɹ.i/ /ˈtæɹ.i/ /ˈtæɹ.iː/ /ˈtɜɹ.i/ tarries n
Aufenthalt Verzögerung
A sojourn.

tarry /ˈteɹ.i/ /ˈtæɹ.i/ /ˈtæɹ.iː/ /ˈtɜɹ.i/ v
zögern hinauszögern sich verspäten sich verzögern verzögern zaudern
(intransitive) To delay; to be late or tardy in beginning or doing anything.
abwarten sich aufhalten verbleiben verharren verweilen
(intransitive) To linger in expectation of something or until something is done or happens.
abwarten verbleiben verharren bleiben sich aufhalten verweilen
(transitive) To wait for; to stay or stop for; to allow to linger.

tarsier /ˈtaɹʃi.əɹ/ /ˈtɑ(ɹ)si.ə(ɹ)/ tarsiers n
Koboldmaki
An insectivorous primate of the family Tarsiidae, having very large eyes and long feet, native mainly to several islands of Southeast Asia.

tarsus /ˈtɑɹ.səs/ /ˈtɑː.səs/ tarsi n
Fußwurzel Tarsus
(skeleton) A group of small bones in this part of the foot. The seven bones of the human tarsus form the ankle and upper part of the foot.

tart /tɑɹt/ /tɑːt/ tarter tartest adj
herb sauer
Sharp to the taste; acid; sour.
sauer säuerlich
(of wine) high or too high in acidity.
scharf
(figuratively) Sharp; keen; severe.

tart /tɑɹt/ /tɑːt/ tarts n
Tarte Törtchen
A type of small open pie, or piece of pastry, now typically containing jelly (US) / jam (UK) or conserve, or sometimes other fillings (chocolate, custard, egg, butter, historically even meat or other savory fillings).
Hure Prostituierte
(British, slang) A prostitute.
Schlampe Flittchen
(British, slang, derogatory, by extension) Any woman with loose sexual morals.

tartan /ˈtɑɹtn̩/ /ˈtɑːtn̩/ tartans n
Schottenkaro
The pattern associated with such material.

tartar /ˈtɑɹ.tɚ/ /ˈtɑː.tə/ tartars n
Weinstein
A red compound deposited during wine making; mostly potassium hydrogen tartrate — a source of cream of tartar.

tartaric acid tartaric acids n
Weinsäure
(carbohydrate) The aldaric acid, 2,3 dihydroxy-succinic acid, that occurs naturally in many plants, in wine and in tamarind; it is used as the salts cream of tartar and Rochelle salt.

tarte Tatin /ˌtɑɹt tæˈtæ̃/ /ˌtɑːt taˈtã/ tartes Tatin n
Tarte Tatin
A type of upside-down cake in which the fruit, usually apples, is caramelized in butter and sugar.

tartness tartnesses n
Bitterkeit Säuerlichkeit
The characteristic of being tart; sharpness of taste

tartrazine tartrazines n
Tartrazin
(chemistry) A lemon-yellow azo dye used as a food colouring.

taser /ˈteɪ.zə(ɹ)/ /ˈteɪ.zɚ/ tasers n
Elektroschockpistole Taser
(by extension) Any electroshock stun gun.

task /tæsk/ /tɑːsk/ tasks n
Aufgabe Pflicht
A piece of work done as part of one’s duties.

task /tæsk/ /tɑːsk/ v
Aufgabe
(transitive) To assign a task to, or impose a task on.

task force task forces n
Arbeitsgruppe Eingreiftruppe Einsatzabteilung Einsatzkommando Einsatzmannschaft Einsatztruppe
(business, government, military) A group of people working towards a particular task, project, or activity, especially assigned in a particular capacity.

taskbar taskbars n
Taskleiste
(GUI) A bar on a computer desktop used to launch and monitor applications.

taskmaster taskmasters n
Antreiber Aufseher Zuchtmeister
Someone who supervises workers, especially one who imposes hard or burdensome work.

tassel /ˈtæsəl/ tassels n
Quaste
A ball-shaped bunch of plaited or otherwise entangled threads from which at one end protrudes a cord on which the ball is hung, and which may have loose, dangling threads at the other end (often used as decoration along the bottom of garments, curtains or other hangings).

taste /teɪst/ tastes n
Geschmack Schmecken
One of the sensations produced by the tongue in response to certain chemicals; the quality of giving this sensation.
Geschmack
(countable, and, uncountable) A person's implicit set of preferences, especially esthetic, though also culinary, sartorial, etc.

taste /teɪst/ v
kosten probieren schmecken
(transitive) To sample the flavor of something orally.
schmecken kosten
(intransitive, copulative) To have a taste; to excite a particular sensation by which flavor is distinguished.
kosten
(transitive, figurative) To experience.

taste of one's own medicine n
am eigenen Leib erfahren am eigenen Leib spüren mit gleicher Münze
(idiomatic, usually preceded by a) Harsh treatment inflicted on one who previously inflicted similar or equivalent treatment on others.

tastebud tastebuds n
Geschmacksknospe
(anatomy) Any of the small organs on the tongue used for tasting.

tasteful /ˈteɪstfəl/ more tasteful most tasteful adj
geschmackvoll
Having or exhibiting good taste; aesthetically pleasing or conforming to expectations or ideals of what is appropriate.

tasteless /ˈteɪstləs/ more tasteless most tasteless adj
geschmacklos
Having no flavour; bland; insipid.
Lacking delicacy, refinement, and good taste; unbecoming; crass.

tastelessness tastelessnesses n
Geschmacklosigkeit
The quality, state, or characteristic of being tasteless.

tastevin /-væn/ /ˈtæstəˌvɛn/ /ˌtæstəˈvɛn/ tastevins n
Tastevin

tasting /ˈteɪstɪŋ/ tastings n
Degustation Verkostung
The taking of a small amount of food or drink into the mouth in order to taste it.

tasty /ˈteɪsti/ tastier tastiest adj
lecker schmackhaft geschmackvoll köstlich
(obsolete) Having or showing good taste; tasteful.

tatami /təˈtɑːmi/ tatami tatamis n
Tatami
Straw matting, in a standard size, used as a floor covering in Japanese houses.

tatter /ˈtætə(ɹ)/ tatters n
Fetzen Lumpen
A shred of torn cloth; an individual item of torn and ragged clothing.

tattle /ˈtæt(ə)l/ /ˈtætl̩/ [-æɾl̩] tattles n
Klatsch Tratsch
(uncountable) Idle talk; gossip; (countable) an instance of such talk or gossip.

tattle /ˈtæt(ə)l/ /ˈtætl̩/ [-æɾl̩] v
petzen
(intransitive, Canada, US, pejorative) Often said of children: to report incriminating information about another person, or a person's wrongdoing; to tell on somebody. [from late 15th c.]
tratschen klatschen
(intransitive, obsolete) To speak like a baby or young child; to babble, to prattle; to speak haltingly; to stutter.

tattler /ˈtætlə/ /ˈtætlɚ/ /ˈtætl̩ə/ /ˈtætl̩ɚ/ tattlers n
Anschwärzer Petze Petzer Verpetzer Verpfeifer
One who tattles (notifies authorities of illicit behavior) or is inclined to do so; a tattletale.

tattletale adj
verräterisch
telltale; giveaway

tattletale tattletales n
Anschwärzer Petze Verpetzer Verpfeifer
One who tattles (reports others' wrongdoings), often a child seeking attention.
Klatschbase Quasselstrippe Quatschtüte Schwätzer Schwätzerin Tratschtante
One who gossips, often for the sake of attention.

tattoo /tæˈtuː/ /təˈtuː/ tattoos n
Tätowierung Tattoo
An image made in the skin with ink and a needle.
Zapfenstreich
(nautical) A signal played five minutes before taps (lights out).
(military) A signal by drum or bugle ordering soldiers to return to their quarters.
Tätowieren
A method of decorating the skin by inserting colored substances under the surface with a sharp instrument (usually a solenoid-driven needle).
Großer Zapfenstreich
(military) A military display or pageant.

tattoo /tæˈtuː/ /təˈtuː/ v
tätowieren
To apply a tattoo to (someone or something).

tattoo artist tattoo artists n
Tätowierer Tätowiererin
A person who draws tattoos on others.

tattooed more tattooed most tattooed adj
tätowiert
Having one or more tattoos.

tau /taʊ/ /tɔ/ /tɔː/ taus n
Tau
The letter Τ//τ in the Greek alphabet; being the nineteenth letter of the Classical and Modern Greek, and the twenty-first letter of the Old and Ancient Greek alphabets.
Taukreuz
A Τ-shaped object or sign; a Saint Anthony's cross, sometimes regarded as a sacred symbol.

tau protein tau proteins n
Tau-Protein Tauprotein
(neurology) A protein abundant especially in the neurons of the human central nervous system that stabilizes microtubules, and when misfolded is associated with forms of dementia such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases.

taunt /tɑnt/ /tɔnt/ /tɔːnt/ taunts n
Spott Stichelei höhnische Bemerkung spöttische Bemerkung
A scornful or mocking remark; a jeer or mockery

taunt /tɑnt/ /tɔnt/ /tɔːnt/ v
Spott treiben mit hänseln verspotten
to make fun of (someone); to goad (a person) into responding, often in an aggressive manner.

taupe /toʊp/ /təʊp/ more taupe most taupe adj
maulwurfgrau taupe
Of a dark brownish-grey colour.

taupe /toʊp/ /təʊp/ taupes n
braungrau maulwurfsgrau
A dark brownish-grey colour, the colour of moleskin.

taurine /ˈtɔːɹiːn/ n
Taurin
(organic compound, biochemistry) An amino-sulfonic acid, NH2CH2CH2SO3H, that has regulatory functions in mammals.

taurokathapsia /ˌtɔːɹəkəˈθæpsiə/ n
Stiersprung
(rare) Bull-leaping, as depicted in Bronze Age art, especially from Minoan Crete.

taurophobia n
Taurophobie
Fear of bulls.

taut /tɑt/ /tɔt/ /tɔːt/ tauter tautest adj
gespannt
(also, figuratively) Under tension, like a stretched bowstring, rope, or sail; tight.
angespannt
(figuratively) Experiencing anxiety or stress.

tautogram tautograms n
Tautogramm

tautological more tautological most tautological adj
tautologisch doppelt gemoppelt redundant
Of, relating to, or using tautology.

tautology /tɔˈtɑl.ə.d͡ʒi/ /tɔˈtɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/ tautologies n
Pleonasmus Tautologie
(uncountable) Redundant use of words, a pleonasm, an unnecessary and tedious repetition.
Tautologie
(countable) An expression that features tautology.
(countable, logic, propositional logic) A statement that is true for all truth values of its propositional variables.
(countable, logic, first-order logic) A statement that is true for all truth values of its Boolean atoms.

tavern /ˈtævən/ /ˈtævəɹn/ taverns n
Gasthaus Schankwirtschaft Taverne
A restaurant or bar.

taverna /təˈvɛə(ɹ)nə/ /təˈvɜː(ɹ)nə/ tavernas n
Taverne
A small Greek restaurant.

tawdry /ˈtɔːdɹi/ tawdrier tawdriest adj
aufgedonnert aufgetakelt bunt flitterhaft geschmacklos kitschig
(of clothing, appearance, etc.) Cheap and gaudy; showy.
gemein schäbig ungebührlich ungehörig unschicklich unziemend
(of character, behavior, situations, etc.) Unseemly, base, shameful.

tawny /ˈtɑ-/ /ˈtɔni/ /ˈtɔːni/ tawnier tawniest adj
gelbbraun lohfarben
Of a light brown to brownish orange colour.

tawny owl /ˈtɔːni aʊl/ tawny owls n
Waldkauz
Any of species Strix aluco of strigid owls, of Europe, western Asia, and the Middle East.

tawny pipit tawny pipits n
Brachpieper
Anthus campestris, a medium-to-large passerine bird that breeds in much of temperate Europe and Asia, and northwest Africa.

tax /tæks/ taxes n
Steuer
Money paid to the government other than for transaction-specific goods and services.

tax /tæks/ v
besteuern
(transitive) To impose and collect a tax from (a person or company).
belasten strapazieren
(transitive) To make excessive demands on.

tax authority tax authorities n
Steuerbehörde Finanzbehörde
A government organization responsible for collecting taxes.

tax avoidance n
Steuervermeidung
The legal exploitation of tax rules to minimize tax payments.

tax bracket tax brackets n
Lohnsteuerklasse Steuerklasse Steuerstufe
A range over which a piecewise linear, generally progressive, tax is linear.

tax collector tax collectors n
Steuereinnehmer Steuereinnehmerin Zöllner
One who has the responsibility for collecting taxes.

tax credit tax credits n
Steuergutschrift

tax evader tax evaders n
Steuerhinterzieher Steuerhinterzieherin Steuersünder Steuersünderin
One who illegally avoids paying tax (for example, by not declaring income).

tax evasion n
Steuerhinterziehung
(taxation, criminology) The illegal avoidance of paying tax, especially by making a false declaration of income etc.

tax haven tax havens n
Steueroase Steuerparadies
(law, business, taxation) A jurisdiction that levies low tax rates on certain economic activities, especially to attract wealthy individuals and foreign businesses.

tax office tax offices n
Finanzamt Steueramt
A government-established place (building, office, shop, or counter) offering advice on tax affairs.

tax rate tax rates n
Steuersatz Steuertarif
A rate, usually a percentage rate, at which something is taxed.

tax reduction tax reductions n
Steuersenkung
The reduction of one or more tax rates.

tax relief n
Steuerermäßigung
A reduction in the amount of tax that an individual or company has to pay.

tax return tax returns n
Steuererklärung
(finance) A declaration of income etc. for tax purposes: a report of income, deductions, contributions, and related financial information filed by a taxpayer with a national or local tax authority, used by the authority to determine the amount of taxation, usually consisting of forms completed by the taxpayer.

tax revenue tax revenues n
Steueraufkommen
The total revenue that a state, municipality etc. gets from all taxes.

tax wedge tax wedges n
Steuerkeil
(economics) difference between the price that includes all taxes and the untaxed price of a good, particularly the difference between the employer's labour cost and the employee's take-home pay

tax-exempt adj
steuerfrei
Exempt from paying tax; not subject to taxation.

tax-free adj
abgabenfrei zollfrei
exempt from taxation

taxable adj
steuerpflichtig
subject to taxation.

taxation /tækˈseɪ.ʃən/ taxations n
Besteuerung
The act of imposing taxes and the fact of being taxed.

taxi /ˈtæk.si/ taxies taxis n
Taxi Taxe
A vehicle that may be hired for single journeys by members of the public, driven by a taxi driver.

taxi /ˈtæk.si/ v
rollen
To move an aircraft on the ground under its own power.

taxi driver taxi drivers n
Taxifahrer Taxifahrerin Droschkenfahrer
A person who drives a taxicab.

taxi stand taxi stands n
Taxenstand Taxistand
A designated place in a street, railway station, airport etc where taxicabs line up to wait for passengers.

taxidermist taxidermists n
Tierpräparator
One who practices taxidermy, the stuffing of animals.

taxidermy /ˈtæksɪdɚmi/ taxidermies n
Taxidermie Tierpräparation Ausstopfen Ausstopfung
The art of stuffing and mounting the skins of dead animals for exhibition in a lifelike state.

taximeter /tækˈsɪmɪtə(ɹ)/ /ˈtaksiˌmiːtə/ /ˈtaksɪˌmiːtə/ /ˈtæksiˌmitɚ/ taximeters n
Taxameter
A device installed in a taxicab that calculates the fare based upon distance travelled and waiting time.

taxine taxines n
Taxin
Any of several poisonous alkaloids that may be extracted from the leaves and seeds of the yew tree (Taxus baccata)

taxiway taxiways n
Rollbahn Rollweg Rollfeld
(aviation) A road or path within an airport designated for the taxiing of aircraft connecting the runways with ramps, hangars, terminals and other facilities.

taxon /ˈtæk.sɑn/ /ˈtæk.sɒn/ taxa taxons n
Taxon
(taxonomy) A group of one or more populations of an organism or organisms seen by taxonomists to form a unit.

taxonomic /ˌtæksəˈnɒmɪk/ adj
taxonomisch
Of, or relating to taxonomy.

taxonomist taxonomists n
Taxonom
(taxonomy) Someone whose profession is taxonomy, or who performs taxonomy at a professional level.

taxonomy /tækˈsɑn.ə.mi/ /tækˈsɒn.ə.mi/ taxonomies n
Taxonomie
A classification; especially, a classification in a hierarchical system.
(taxonomy, uncountable) The science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms.

taxpayer taxpayers n
Steuerzahler Steuerzahlerin Steuerpflichtige Steuerpflichtiger
A person who is subject to, liable for, or pays tax as opposed to a nontaxpayer who is neither the subject nor the object of revenue laws.

tayberry tayberries n
Taybeere
A cultivated shrub of the genus Rubus fruticosus x idaeus, a cross between the blackberry (R. fruiticosus) and raspberry (R. idaeus).

tea /ti/ /tiː/ [tʰi] [tʰiː] teas n
Tee Teeblatt Teeblätter
(uncountable) The dried leaves or buds of the tea plant; (countable) a variety of such leaves.
Tee
(uncountable) Any similar drink made by infusing parts of various other plants.
Tasse Tee Tee
(countable, Commonwealth, northern, _, US) A cup or (East Asia, Southern, _, US) glass of any of these drinks, often with milk, sugar, lemon, and/or tapioca pearls.
Jause Kaffee
(uncountable, UK) A light midafternoon meal, typically but not necessarily including tea.

tea ball tea balls n
Tee-Ei
A perforated spherical metal container that holds tea leaves for steeping or brewing in hot water.

tea caddy tea caddies n
Teedose
A box, jar, pot, or tin used to store tea leaves.

tea ceremony tea ceremonies n
Teezeremonie
A detailed ritual in Japan for preparing, serving and drinking green tea, seen as an expression of Zen Buddhism; also any similar ritual performed in other Asian cultures.

tea cosy tea cosies tea cozies n
Teewärmer
(British) An insulating cloth covering, shaped to fit over a teapot to maintain warmth.

tea leaf tea leaves n
Teeblatt
(usually, used in the plural) A dried fragment of a leaf of the tea plant used in making the drink tea.

tea oil tea oils n
Kamelienöl
An oil contained in species of Camellia, including the tea plant, used in cooking especially in southern China.

tea party tea parties n
Tee-Party
A semi-formal afternoon social gathering at which tea, sandwiches and cakes are served.

tea plant tea plants n
Teepflanze
The bush Camellia sinensis, the leaves of which are picked, dried and used to make the beverage tea.

tea strainer tea strainers n
Teesieb
A strainer used to filter loose tea leaves from brewed tea.

tea tree tea trees n
Australischer Teebaum Teebaum
The tree Melaleuca alternifolia, from which tea tree oil is obtained.
Manuka-Busch Manuka-Strauch Südseemyrte
A shrub or small tree native to New Zealand and southeast Australia (Leptospermum scoparium).

tea whisk tea whisks n
Matchabesen Teebesen
a kitchen utensil shaped and used like a shaving brush but typically made of bamboo rather than badger hair and manipulated above matcha to dissolve it and make it foam.

teabag /ˈtiːbæɡ/ teabags n
Teebeutel
A cloth or paper sachet containing tea leaves or herbal tea, designed to act as an infuser when submerged in hot water.

teacake teacakes n
Rührkuchen
(British) A flat, round bread bun, usually containing currants, sultanas or peel and often served toasted and buttered with tea.

teach /tiːt͡ʃ/ v
lehren beibringen
(ditransitive) To pass on knowledge to.
lehren beibringen unterrichten
(intransitive, stative) To pass on knowledge generally, especially as one's profession; to act as a teacher.
lehren
(ditransitive) To cause (someone) to learn or understand (something).

teach someone a lesson v
eine Lektion erteilen
(idiomatic, informal) To punish someone for something bad that they have done so that they do not do it again.

teach to read and write n
alphabetisieren

teacher /ˈtit͡ʃɚ/ /ˈtiːt͡ʃə/ teachers n
Lehrer Lehrerin
A person who teaches, especially one employed in a school.

teacher's desk n
Katheder Lehrerpult Lehrertisch
(This entry is a translation hub.) A desk at the front of a school classroom used by a teacher. In grade schools these often resemble tables or desks with cabinets; at the university level lecterns are often encountered.

teacher's pet teacher's pets teachers' pets n
Lehrers Liebling
(idiomatic) A student who is perceived to be favored by the teacher.

teaching /ˈtiːt͡ʃɪŋ/ teachings n
Lehre
Something taught by a religious or philosophical authority.
Lehren Lehrerberuf Lehrtätigkeit Unterrichten Unterrichtstätigkeit
The profession of educating people; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches.

teacup /tiː.kʌp/ teacups n
Teetasse
A small cup, usually with a handle, commonly used for drinking tea; normally sits in a saucer as part of a tea set.

teahouse teahouses n
Teehaus Teestube
A cafe or restaurant that serves tea, usually with light food.

teak /tiːk/ teaks n
Teak Teakholz
(uncountable, countable) An extremely durable timber highly valued for shipbuilding and other purposes, yielded by Tectona grandis (and Tectona spp.).
Teak Teakbaum
(countable) A tree of the species in the genus Tectona

teakettle teakettles n
Kessel Teekessel
(dated, _, outside, _, US) A vessel used to boil water for tea or other hot beverages.

teal /tiːl/ [tiːɫ] more teal most teal adj
petrol petrolblau
Having a bluish-green colour

teal /tiːl/ [tiːɫ] teals n
Krickente Kriekente
(countable) Any of various small freshwater ducks of the genus Anas that are brightly coloured and have short necks.
blaugrün petrol
(countable, uncountable, color) A dark, somewhat bluish-green colour; a dark cyan.

tealight tealights n
Teelicht
A small, typically circular candle encased in a thin metal cup, so that it liquefies completely when lit and burns as a wick immersed in molten wax.

team /tiːm/ teams n
Gespann
A set of draught animals, such as two horses in front of a carriage.
Mannschaft Team
A group of people who favor one side of a binary debate that is divided and lacks a well-established clear consensus.

team pursuit team pursuits n
Mannschaftsverfolgung
(cycle racing) A discipline in track cycling where two opposing teams of up to four cyclists start on opposite sides of the velodrome track and try to catch their opponents, or get a faster time over a pre-decided distance.

team spirit n
Teamgeist
Camaraderie; willingness to co-operate with others.

team sport team sports n
Mannschaftssport Mannschaftsspiel
(countable) A sport played by two competing teams.

teammate /ˈtiːmˌmeɪt/ teammates n
Mannschaftskamerad Teamkollege Mannschaftskameradin Teamkollegin
One who is on the same team.

teamwork n
Gruppenarbeit Kollektivarbeit Teamarbeit Teamwork
The cooperative effort of a team of people to achieve a common goal.

teapot teapots n
Teekanne
A vessel for brewing and serving tea.

tear /teə/ /tɛə/ /tɛɚ/ tears n
Riss
A hole or break caused by tearing.

tear /teə/ /tɪə/ /tɪɚ/ tears n
Träne Zähre
A drop of clear, salty liquid produced from the eyes by crying or irritation.

tear /teə/ /tɛə/ /tɛɚ/ v
reißen zerreißen
(transitive) To rend (a solid material) by holding or restraining in two places and pulling apart, whether intentionally or not; to destroy or separate.
abreißen herausreißen
(transitive, often, with off, or, out) To remove by tearing, or with sudden great force.
abreißen
(transitive, of structures, with down) To demolish.
zerreißen einreißen reißen abreißen
(intransitive) To become torn, especially accidentally.

tear /teə/ /tɪə/ /tɪɚ/ v
tränen
(intransitive) To produce tears.

tear a strip off someone v
eine Standpauke halten heftig beschimpfen herunterputzen ordentlich die Meinung sagen
(slang) To scold vigorously.

tear duct /ˈtɪədʌkt/ tear ducts n
Tränenkanal
(anatomy) A duct that transports tears from the lacrimal sac to the nasal cavity

tear gas /ˈtɪəɡæs/ tear gases n
Tränengas
Any lachrymatory, non-lethal chemical compound that causes the eyes to sting and water and/or irritates the respiratory system, mostly used for controlling crowds during riots or as self-defense.

tear off /teɪɹ ɑf/ /teɪɹ ɒf/ v
abreißen
(transitive) To rip away from; to pull a piece from forcibly.
(intransitive) To become detached by tearing or ripping.

teardrop /ˈtɪədɹɒp/ teardrops n
Träne Tränentropfen
a single tear (clear, salty liquid secreted by the eye).

tearful /ˈtɪə(ɹ)fəl/ /ˈtɪə(ɹ)fʊl/ /ˈtɪɹfəl/ /ˈtɪɹfʊl/ more tearful most tearful adj
tränenreich
Accompanied by tears; crying, or about to cry.

tearjerker tearjerkers n
Schnulze
(informal) An emotionally charged film, novel, song, opera, television episode, etc., usually with one or more sad passages or ending, so termed because it suggests one is likely to cry during its performance.

teary /ˈtɪəɹi/ tearier teariest adj
larmoyant
Of eyes, filled with tears.

tease /tiːz/ teases n
Scherzbold
One who teases.

tease /tiːz/ v
hecheln kämmen
(transitive) To backcomb.
necken auf den Arm nehmen aufziehen hänseln verarschen
(transitive) To poke fun at, either cruelly or affectionately.
aufziehen hecheln kämmen provozieren
(transitive) To provoke or disturb; to annoy.
reizen verführen
(transitive) To entice, tempt.

teasel teasels n
Karde
Any of several plants of the genus Dipsacus.

teaser /ˈtizɚ/ teasers n
Teaser
(marketing) A preview or part of a product released in preparation of its main advertising, typically a short film, song, or quote.

teaspoon /ˈtiˌspun/ /ˈtiːˌspuːn/ teaspoons n
Teelöffel
A small spoon used to stir the contents of a cup or glass.
A unit of measure, equivalent to one-third of a tablespoon or roughly five milliliters.

teat /tiːt/ teats n
Brustwarze
(anatomy) The projection of a mammary gland from which, on female mammals, milk is secreted.
Sauger
An artificial nipple used for bottle-feeding infants.

teatime teatimes n
Vesperbrot
(chiefly, British) The traditional time, in the late afternoon, for serving tea (the meal).

tebibyte /ˈtɜbɪˌbaɪt/ tebibytes n
Tebibyte
(computing) Strictly, 240 (10244, or 1,099,511,627,776) bytes or 210 (1024) gibibytes, as opposed to a terabyte.

tech house /ˈtɛk ˌhaʊs/ n
Tech House
(music genre) A subgenre of house music that combines stylistic features of techno with house.

technetate technetates n
Technetat

technetium /-ʃəm/ /tɛkˈni.ʃi.əm/ n
Technetium
A metallic chemical element (symbol Tc) with an atomic number of 43.

technical /ˈtɛk.nɪk.əl/ /ˈtɛt.nɪk.əl/ more technical most technical adj
technikorientiert technisch
(of a person) Technically-minded; adept with science and technology.
handwerklich technisch
Relating to, or requiring, technique.
technisch Fach- fachlich fachspezifisch fachsprachlich markttechnisch
(securities and other markets) Relating to the internal mechanics of a market rather than more basic factors.

technical /ˈtɛk.nɪk.əl/ /ˈtɛt.nɪk.əl/ technicals n
Technical
A pickup truck with a gun mounted on it.

technical analysis technical analyses n
Technische Analyse
(finance) A stock or commodity market analysis technique which examines only market action such as prices, trading volume and open interest.

technical drawing technical drawings n
Riss Schema Technische Zeichnung
A depiction that relays the concept or idea for a physical object or group of physical objects.
Technisches Zeichnen
The art of producing such pictures.

technical school technical schools n
Fachschule
A school that provides training in practical skills such as welding, hairdressing, plumbing and so on.

technical term technical terms n
Fachausdruck Fachbegriff Fachbezeichnung Fachterminus Fachwort Kunstausdruck
A word that has a specific meaning within a specific field of expertise.

technically /ˈtɛk.nəˌkli/ /ˈtɛk.nɪˌkli/ /ˈtɛk.nɪˌkəl.i/ more technically most technically adv
eigentlich genau genommen
Based on precise facts, which, however, may be contrary to common misbelief or to a traditional name.
de jure
Based on formal (de jure) arguments, which, however, may be misleading.
fachlich technisch
Having or using the skills or talent required for a certain job or profession.
nach dem Stand der Technik technisch
According to the current state of technology.

technician /tɛkˈnɪʃən/ technicians n
Techniker Technikerin
A person who studies or practises technology; an expert in a particular technology.

technique /tɛkˈniːk/ techniques n
Technik
(uncountable) The practical aspects of a given art, occupation etc.; formal requirements. [from 19th c.]

techno /ˈtɛknoʊ/ n
Techno
(music genre) A repetitive style of music originally produced for use in a continuous DJ set. The central rhythmic component is most often in common time (4/4), where time is marked with a bass drum on each quarter note pulse, a backbeat played by snare or clap on the second and fourth pulses of the bar, and an open hi-hat sounding every second eighth note.

techno- /tɛknoʊ/ prefix
techno-
Relating to technology.

technobabble /ˈtɛknoʊbæbəl/ /ˈtɛknəʊbæbəl/ n
Technobabbel Technobrabbel
Technical or scientific language used in fiction to convey a false impression of meaningful technical or scientific content.

technocracy /tɛkˈnɒkɹəsi/ technocracies n
Technokratie
A system of governance where people who are skilled or proficient govern in their respective areas of expertise.

technocrat /ˈtɛknə(ʊ)kɹat/ technocrats n
Technokrat Technokratin
An advocate of technocracy.

technocratic /tɛk.nəˈkɹæt.ɪk/ more technocratic most technocratic adj
technokratisch
Of, or relating to a technocrat or technocracy.

technodeterminism n
Technikdeterminismus
The theory that technology drives improvements in society and culture.

technological /ˌtɛk.nəˈlɑ.d͡ʒɪ.kəl/ /ˌtɛk.nəˈlɒd͡ʒ.ɪ.kəl/ [ˌtɛk.nəˈlɑ.d͡ʒɪ.kl̩] [ˌtɛk.nəˈlɒd͡ʒ.ɪ.kl̩] more technological most technological adj
technologisch
Of, relating to, or involving technology, especially modern scientific technology.

technological singularity /ˌtɛknəˈlɑd͡ʒɪkl̩ ˌsɪŋɡjəˈlɛɹɪti/ /ˌtɛknəˈlɒd͡ʒɪkəl̩ ˌsɪŋɡjʊˈlæɹɪti/ technological singularities n
technologische Singularität
A hypothetical future event in human history caused by the ever-increasing ability of new technology to speed up the rate at which new technology is developed.

technologist /tɛkˈnɑləd͡ʒɪst/ /tɛkˈnɒləd͡ʒɪst/ technologists n
Technologe Techniker Technologin
A scientist or an engineer who specializes in a particular technology, or who uses technology in a particular field.

technology /tɛkˈnɑləd͡ʒi/ /tɛkˈnɒləd͡ʒi/ technologies n
Technologie Technik
The combined application of science and art in practical ways in industry, as for example in designing new machines.
(uncountable, academic) The study of or a collection of techniques.
(archaic) A discourse or treatise on the arts.

technology transfer technology transfers n
Technologietransfer
The movement of (especially new) technology from one field or region to another, especially from a research institution to the marketplace in order to allow commercialization.
The use of a concept or product from one technology to solve a problem in an unrelated one.

tectonic adj
architektonisch
Of or relating to construction or to architecture.
tektonisch
(geology) Of, relating to, or caused by large-scale movements of the Earth's (or a similar planet's) lithosphere.

tectonic plate tectonic plates n
Platte tektonische Platte
(geology) Any of several large pieces of the Earth's lithosphere which participate in plate tectonics.

tectonics n
Tektonik
(geology) The study of crustal plates and other large-scale structural features of the Earth.

tedder tedders n
Heuwender
(agriculture) A machine for stirring and spreading hay, to speed up its drying.

teddy bear teddy bears n
Teddybär Teddy Bärchen Kuschelbär Plüschbär
A plush toy in the shape of a bear.

tedious /ˈti.di.əs/ /ˈti.d͡ʒəs/ /ˈtiː.dɪəs/ more tedious most tedious adj
langweilig lästig ermüdend langwierig mühsam nervtötend
Boring, monotonous, time-consuming, wearisome.

tedium /ˈtiː.di.əm/ tedia tediums n
Langeweile
Boredom or tediousness; ennui.

tee /ˈtiː/ tees n
Abschlag Tee
(golf) A flat area of ground from which players hit their first shots on a golf hole.

tee off v
abschlagen
(golf) To hit the first shot of the hole, from the tee.

teem /tiːm/ v
schwärmen strotzen wimmeln überborden überquellen
To be stocked to overflowing.
ausgießen entleeren schütten
(archaic) To empty.
gießen
To pour (especially with rain)
To pour, as steel, from a melting pot; to fill, as a mould, with molten metal.
austreiben wimmeln
(obsolete) To bring forth young, as an animal; to produce fruit, as a plant; to bear; to be pregnant; to conceive; to multiply.

teenager /ˈtiːnˌeɪ.d͡ʒə(ɹ)/ teenagers n
Jugendlicher Jugendliche
A person between 13 and 19 years old.

teepee /ˈtiːpi/ teepees n
Tipi
A cone-shaped tent traditionally used by many native peoples of the Great Plains of North America.

teeter /ˈtitəɹ/ /ˈtiːtə/ [ˈtʰiɾɚ] v
schwanken sich winden taumeln wankeln
(intransitive) To tilt back and forth on an edge.

teeter-totter teeter-totters n
Wippe
(North America, often, childish) A seesaw; a piece of playground equipment consisting of a long board with seats at either end, with a pivot point in the center.

teethe /tiːð/ v
zahnen
(intransitive) To grow teeth.

teething /ˈtiðɪŋ/ /ˈtiːðɪŋ/ teethings n
Zahndurchbruch Zahnen
(physiology) The eruption, through the gums, of the milk teeth; dentition.

teething troubles /ˈtiðɪŋ ˈtɹʌb(ə)lz/ /ˈtiːðɪŋ ˈtɹʌb(ə)lz/ /ˈtɹə-/ n
Kinderkrankheiten
(idiomatic) Problems that are to be expected with any new and untried product, system, or venture.

teetotal /tiːˈtəʊtəl/ more teetotal most teetotal adj
gänzlich enthaltsam völlig abstinent
Abstinent from alcohol; never drinking alcohol.

teetotaler /ˈtitoʊtəlɚ/ /ˈtiːtəʊtələ/ teetotalers n
Abstinenzler Antialkoholiker Temperenzler Abstinent Abstinentin Abstinenzlerin
(American spelling) A person who completely abstains from alcoholic beverages.

teff /tɛf/ teffs n
Teff Zwerghirse
The fine grain of this plant.

tefilla /təˈfɪlə/ tefillin tefillos tefillot tefilloth n
Gebetsriemen Tefillin
(countable, often, in plural) The Jewish phylactery, consisting of small boxes containing portions of the Torah worn most commonly during prayer by Jewish men and some Jewish women.

tegument /ˈtɛɡ.jʊ.mənt/ teguments n
Bedeckung
(uncommon) Something which covers; a covering or coating.

tektite tektites n
Tektit
A small, round, dark glassy object, composed of silicates, formed by the rapid cooling of molten ejecta from meteorite impacts.

telamon /ˈtɛləmən/ /ˈtɛləməʊn/ telamones telamons n
Atlant Atlas Telamon
A figure of a man (often Atlas) used as a pillar for support. [from early 17th c.]

telangiectasia /tɛˌlæn.d͡ʒi.ɛkˈteɪ.zi.ə/ /ˌtɛlˌæn.d͡ʒi.ɛkˈteɪ.ʒə/ telangiectasiae telangiectasias telangiectasiæ n
Teleangiektasie
(medicine, pathology) A condition characterized by dilatation of the capillaries, causing them to appear as small red or purple clusters, often spidery in appearance, on the skin or the surface of an organ.

telco /ˈtɛlˌkəʊ/ telcos n
Telefongesellschaft
(informal) A telecommunications company, a telecom.

tele- /ˈtɛl.ə/ /ˈtɛl.ɪ/ prefix
fern- tele-
over a distance

telecommunication telecommunications n
Telekommunikation
(uncountable) The science and technology of the communication of messages over a distance using electric, electronic or electromagnetic impulses. [1932]

telecommute v
im Homeoffice arbeiten telearbeiten
(computing) To work from home, sometimes for part of a working day or week, using a computer connected to one's employer's network or via the Internet.

telecommuting n
Telearbeit Homeoffice Heimarbeit
The practice of using telecommunications technology to do one's work at a location remote from one's office, such as one's home, an Internet café, etc.

telefilm telefilms n
Fernsehfilm
A film made for television.

telega /tɪˈleɪɡə/ telegas telegi n
Telege
A simple four-wheeled Russian cart without springs.

telegenic more telegenic most telegenic adj
telegen
having an appearance and exhibiting qualities thought to be attractive to television viewers

telegony n
Telegonie
The belief that, in the case of siblings from the same mother but different fathers, the second sibling could inherit characteristics from the father of the first.

telegram /ˈtɛləˌɡɹæm/ telegrams n
Telegramm
A message transmitted by telegraph.

telegraph /ˈtɛl.ə.ɡɹæf/ /ˈtɛl.ɪ.ɡɹæf/ telegraphs n
Telegraph Telegraf
(chiefly, _, historical) The electrical device gradually developed in the early 19th century to transmit messages (telegrams) using Morse code; the entire system used to transmit its messages including overhead lines and transoceanic cables.

telegraph /ˈtɛl.ə.ɡɹæf/ /ˈtɛl.ɪ.ɡɹæf/ v
depeschieren telegraphieren
To use a telegraph.

telegraph post telegraph posts n
Leitungsmast Telegraphenmast
A pole, usually wooden, that carries telephone lines above a street.

telegrapher telegraphers n
Telegrafist Telegrafistin Telegraphist Telegraphistin
(historical) A telegraph operator, one who sent telegrams.

telegraphic more telegraphic most telegraphic adj
telegrafisch telegraphisch
Of, or relating to the telegraph.
im Telegrammstil
Brief or concise, especially resembling a telegram with clipped syntax.

telegraphy /təˈlɛɡɹɑːfi/ /təˈlɛɡɹəfi/ telegraphies n
Telegraphie
Any process for transmitting arbitrarily long messages over a long distance using a code, especially by means of electrified wires or radio waves using Morse code.

telejournalist telejournalists n
Fernsehjournalist
A journalist working in the medium of television.

telekinesis /ˌtɛləkɪˈniːsɪs/ telekineses n
Telekinese
(uncountable) The ability to move objects with the power of one's mind.

telemarketer telemarketers n
Telefonverkäufer Telefonverkäuferin
Someone who sells products or services by making unsolicited telephone calls.

telemarketing n
Telefonverkauf Telemarketing
The business of selling products or services by making unsolicited telephone calls to potential customers.

telemetacarpal deer telemetacarpal deer n
Neuwelthirsch Trughirsch
Any deer of the subfamily Capreolinae.

telemetry /təˈlɛ.məˌtri/ telemetries n
Telemetrie
(applied sciences) The science, and associated technology, of the automatic recording and transmission of data from a remote source to a receiving station for analysis.

telencephalon /ˌtɛlənˈsɛfəlɒn/ /ˌtɛlənˈsɛfələn/ telencephala telencephalons n
Großhirn
(neuroanatomy) The anterior part of the forebrain; the endbrain.

telenursing /ˈtɛlɪˌnɜːsɪŋ/ /ˈtɛlɪˌnɝsɪŋ/ n
Telepflege
(medicine) The use of telecommunication technology to provide nursing services, including consulting with patients and receiving health data from them.

teleology /ˌtiː.liˈɒ.lə.dʒi/ teleologies n
Teleologie
(philosophy) The study of the purpose or design of natural occurrences.

telepath telepaths n
Telepath
(parapsychology, science fiction) A person with telepathic ability, capable of reading the thoughts of others around them.

telepathic /ˌtɛlɪˈpæθɪk/ more telepathic most telepathic adj
telepathisch
(parapsychology) Of, relating to, or using telepathy.

telepathy /təˈlɛpəθi/ /tɛˈlɛpəθi/ /ˈtɛləpæθi/ telepathies n
Telepathie Gedankenlesen Gedankenübertragung
(parapsychology) The capability to communicate directly by psychic means; the sympathetic affection of one mind by the thoughts, feelings, or emotions of another at a distance, without communication through the ordinary channels of sensation.

telephone /ˈ tɛl.əˌfoʊn/ /ˈ tɛl.əˌfəʊn/ /ˈ tɛl.ɪˌfəʊn/ telephones n
Telefon Fernsprecher Telephon
(countable) A telecommunication device (originally mechanical, and now electronic) used for two-way talking with another person (now often shortened to phone).

telephone /ˈ tɛl.əˌfoʊn/ /ˈ tɛl.əˌfəʊn/ /ˈ tɛl.ɪˌfəʊn/ v
telefonieren anrufen
(ambitransitive) To (attempt to) contact someone using a telephone.

telephone booth telephone booths n
Telefonzelle
A small enclosure housing a public telephone.

telephone call telephone calls n
Telefonanruf Telefongespräch Telefonat Anruf
The conversation held by the two parties on this connection.

telephone conference telephone conferences n
Telefonkonferenz
A conference held by telephone. An arranged phone call between more than two parties.

telephone directory telephone directories n
Telefonbuch
A listing of telephone subscribers in a specific geographical area, together with their telephone numbers and, sometimes, a street address.

telephone number telephone numbers n
Telefonnummer
The sequence of digits used to identify a particular destination telephone in a network.

telephone operator telephone operators n
Telefonist Telefonistin
A person who operates a telephone switchboard.
A person who provides assistance in establishing a connection, or who provides information or takes messages via the telephone.

telephone pole telephone poles n
Telefonmast
A utility pole that supports telephone lines

telephonic adj
telefonisch
Of, pertaining to, or transmitted by telephony.

telephony /təˈlɛf.ə.ni/ telephonies n
Telefonie Fernsprechwesen
The act of sound transmission via the electromagnetic spectrum.

telephoto lens telephoto lenses n
Tele Teleobjektiv
(photography) A lens which produces a magnified view of distant objects and which is sufficiently compact to have a physical length shorter than its focal length (as distinct from a long-focus lens).

telepicture telepictures n
Fernsehfilm
A film made for television

teleport /ˈtɛləpɔː(ɹ)t/ v
teleportieren
(intransitive) To travel, often instantaneously, from one point to another without physically crossing the distance between the two points.
(transitive) To move (an object) in this fashion, as by telekinesis.

teleportation teleportations n
Teleportation
Any of many (mostly hypothetical or fictional) processes of moving matter from one spatial point to another without physically crossing the space in between and which are often depicted or described as happening instantaneously, and through dematerialization or gateways.

teleprompter /ˈtɛləˌpɹɑmptəɹ/ teleprompters n
Prompter
A device placed near or on a television camera that displays scrolling text, allowing a person to read a script while appearing to speak spontaneously to the camera.

telescope /ˈtɛl.əˌskoʊp/ /ˈtɛl.ɪ.skəʊp/ telescopes n
Teleskop Fernrohr
A monocular optical instrument that magnifies distant objects, especially in astronomy.

telescopic sight telescopic sights n
Zielfernrohr
A device used e.g. on a rifle in aiming a projectile, through which the person aiming looks at the intended target.

telescopy /təˈlɛs.kə.pi/ telescopies n
Telescopie

teletype /ˈtɛlɪˌtaɪp/ teletypes n
Fernschreiber
(historical) A telegraph that automatically prints transmitted messages in letters rather than Morse code or other symbols, typically resembling a typewriter in appearance.

televangelist /tɛlɪˈvænd͡ʒəlɪst/ televangelists n
Fernsehprediger Fernsehpredigerin Fernsehevangelist Fernsehevangelistin TV-Evangelist TV-Evangelistin
A religious minister (often a Christian priest or minister) who devotes a large portion of his or her ministry to television broadcasts to a regular viewing audience.

televise /ˈtɛləvaɪz/ v
durch Fernsehsender übertragen
To broadcast, or be broadcast, by television.

television /ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən/ /ˈtɛlɪˌvɪʒən/ /ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən/ /ˌtɛlɪˈvɪʒən/ televisions n
Fernseher Fernsehgerät Fernsehapparat Glotze
(countable) An electronic home entertainment device equipped with a screen and a speaker for receiving television signals and displaying them in audio-visual form.
Fernsehen Television
(uncountable) Collectively, the programs broadcast via the medium of television.

television channel television channels n
Fernsehkanal Kanal
A specific radio frequency or band of frequencies used for transmitting television.

television program television programs n
Fernsehprogramm
The content of an individual television broadcast.

television show television shows n
Fernsehsendung Fernsehshow
A live or recorded broadcast or program, or series of broadcasts or programs, meant to be viewed on television.

television station television stations n
Fernsehsender
A studio or building from where a television channel is broadcast.

televoting n
Teleabstimmung Telefonabstimmung Televoting
A process that allows viewers to participate in a telecast through phone calls or SMS, to choose between candidates or performers to qualify or be eliminated.

telex /tɛl.ɛks/ telexes n
Telex
A network of teletypes.

telicity /tiːˈlɪsɪti/ telicities n
Telizität
(linguistics) The property of a verb or verb phrase that presents an action or event as being complete in some sense.

tell /tɛl/ [tʰɛl] [tʰɛɫ] v
erzählen sagen erklären mitteilen
(transitive) To order; to direct, to say to someone.
sagen erkennen unterscheiden
(transitive, or, intransitive) To discern, notice, identify or distinguish.

tell apart v
auseinanderhalten unterscheiden
(idiomatic) To perceive things as different, or to perceive their difference itself; to differentiate, distinguish, discriminate.

tell off v
Vorhaltungen machen Vorwürfe machen abkanzeln abmahnen ausschimpfen einen Verweis erteilen
(transitive) To rebuke, to reprimand, or to admonish, often in a harsh, angry, direct way.
abzählen aufzählen durchzählen zählen
(transitive) To count (members of a sequence), to enumerate.

tell on v
verpetzen
(usually childish) To inform on, to rat out; to tell a person in authority that someone else has done something wrong.

tell tales out of school v
aus dem Nähkästchen plaudern
(idiomatic) To reveal confidential or sensitive information; to gossip.

teller /ˈtɛlə/ /ˈtɛləɹ/ tellers n
Erzähler Erzählerin
A person who tells stories.
Bankangestellte Bankangestellter
(banking, chiefly, US) A bank clerk who receives and pays out money.
Wahlhelfer Wahlhelferin
A person who counts the votes in an election.

telltale /ˈtɛlteɪl/ more telltale most telltale adj
enthüllend verräterisch
Revealing something, especially something not intended to be known.

telltale /ˈtɛlteɪl/ telltales n
Petze Petzerin Petzer
One who divulges private information with intent to hurt others.
Anzeige Hinweis Indikator
(figuratively) Something that serves to reveal something else.
Fadensonde
(nautical) A length of yarn or ribbon attached to a sail or shroud etc to indicate the direction of the flow of the air relative to the boat.
Kontrolleinrichtung
(engineering) A machine or contrivance for indicating or recording something, particularly for keeping a check upon employees (factory hands, watchmen, drivers, etc.) by revealing to their employers what they have done or omitted.
Petze
A bird, the tattler.

tellurian /-ˈljɔː-/ /tə-/ /tɛˈl(j)ʊ.ɹi.ən/ /tɛˈljʊə.ɹɪ.ən/ /tɪ-/ [tʰəˈlɝː.iː.ɨ̃n] adj
tellurisch
(formal, or, literary) Of or relating to the earth; (specifically, chiefly, science fiction) inhabiting planet Earth as opposed to other planets. [from mid 19th c.]

telluride tellurides n
Tellurid
(countable, inorganic chemistry) A binary compound of a metal with tellurium; metal salts of tellurane

tellurium /tɪˈljʊəɹiəm/ telluriums n
Tellur
(uncountable) The chemical element with atomic number 52. Symbol: Te. A rare, brittle, mildly toxic, silver-white metalloid.

telly /ˈtɛli/ tellies tellys n
Flimmerkiste Glotze Fernseher
(colloquial) A television set.

telophase telophases n
Telophase
(biology) The final stage of mitosis or meiosis during which the daughter chromosomes move towards opposite ends of the nuclear spindle

temerity /təˈmɛɹ.ə.ti/ /təˈmɛɹ.ɪ.ti/ /tɪˈmɛɹ.ɪ.ti/ temerities n
Kühnheit Unbesonnenheit Verwegenheit
(uncountable) Reckless boldness; foolish bravery.
Dreistigkeit Frechheit Stirn Unverfrorenheit Unverschämtheit
(uncountable) Effrontery; impudence.

temp /tɛmp/ temps n
Leiharbeiter Leiharbeiterin
A temporary employee, usually in an office.

temp /tɛmp/ v
jobben
To work as a temporary employee.

tempeh /ˈtɛmpeɪ/ tempehs n
Tempeh
An Indonesian food made from partially-cooked soybeans fermented by a fungus (either Rhizopus oligosporus or Rhizopus oryzae).

temper /ˈtɛmpə/ /ˈtɛmpɚ/ tempers n
Temperament Gereiztheit Laune
A general tendency or orientation towards a certain type of mood, a volatile state; a habitual way of thinking, behaving or reacting.
Laune
State of mind; mood.
The state of any compound substance which results from the mixture of various ingredients; due mixture of different qualities.
Anlassen Ausheizen
The heat treatment to which a metal or other material has been subjected; a material that has undergone a particular heat treatment.

temper /ˈtɛmpə/ /ˈtɛmpɚ/ v
mäßigen
(archaic) To mingle in due proportion; to prepare by combining; to modify, as by adding some new element; to qualify, as by an ingredient; hence, to soften; to mollify; to assuage.

tempera /ˈtɛmpəɹə/ temperas n
Tempera
A medium used to bind pigments in painting, as well as the associated artistic techniques.

temperament /ˈtɛm.pə.mənt/ /ˈtɛm.pə.ɹə.mənt/ /ˈtɛm.pɚ.mənt/ /ˈtɛm.pɚ.ə.mənt/ /ˈtɛm.pɹə.mənt/ temperaments n
Temperament Charakter Veranlagung
A person's usual manner of thinking, behaving or reacting.
Temperament
A tendency to become irritable or angry.
Stimmung
(music) The altering of certain intervals from their correct values in order to improve the moving from key to key.

temperance /ˈtɛmpəɹəns/ temperances n
Mäßigung
Habitual moderation in regard to the indulgence of the natural appetites and passions; restrained or moderate indulgence.
Mäßigung Enthaltsamkeit Mäßigkeit im Alkoholgenuss Temperenz
Moderation of passion; calmness.
Mäßigkeit Mäßigung
(obsolete) State with regard to heat or cold; temperature.

temperate /ˈtɛmpəɹət/ more temperate most temperate adj
gemäßigt zurückhaltend
Moderate; not excessive

temperate zone temperate zones n
gemäßigte Zone
Those parts of the Earth's surface between the tropics and the polar regions

temperately more temperately most temperately adv
maßvoll
In a thoughtfully measured or regulated manner, eschewing extremes.

temperature /ˈtɛm.pə.t͡ʃə/ /ˈtɛm.pə.ɹə.t͡ʃə/ /ˈtɛm.pəɹ.əˌt͡ʃɚ/ /ˈtɛm.pəɹˌt͡ʃɚ/ /ˈtɛm.pɹə.t͡ʃə/ /ˈtɛm.pɹəˌt͡ʃɚ/ [ˈtʰɛm.pʰəɹˌt͡ʃɚ] [ˈtʰɛm.pʰɹəˌt͡ʃɚ] temperatures n
Temperatur
A measure of cold or heat, often measurable with a thermometer.
(thermodynamics) A property of macroscopic amounts of matter that serves to gauge the average intensity of the random actual motions of the individually mobile particulate constituents.
erhöhte Temperatur
An elevated body temperature, as present in fever and many illnesses.

temperature coefficient temperature coefficients n
Temperaturbeiwert Temperaturkoeffizient
(sciences) A coefficient which relates the change of the magnitude of a physical property to a unit change in temperature.

tempest /ˈtɛmpəst/ tempests n
Sturm
A storm, especially one with severe winds.

tempest in a teapot tempests in teapots n
Sturm im Wasserglas
(idiomatic) A major fuss over a trivial matter.

tempestuous more tempestuous most tempestuous adj
stürmisch
Of, or resembling, a tempest; stormy, tumultuous.

template /ˈtɛm.pleɪt/ /ˈtɛm.plət/ /ˈtɛm.plɪt/ templates n
Vorlage Schablone
A physical object whose shape is used as a guide to make other objects.
Vorlage
A generic model or pattern from which other objects are based or derived.

template method template methods n
Schablonenmethode

template method pattern template method patterns n
Schablonenmethode

temple /ˈtɛmp(ə)l/ temples n
Tempel
A house of worship, especially:
Schläfe
(anatomy) The slightly flatter region, on either side of the human head, behind the eye and forehead, above the zygomatic arch, and forward of the ear.

temple garment temple garments n
Tempelgewand
(religion, clothing) A form of underwear worn by Latter-day Saints after taking part in the endowment ceremony; they are a symbolic reminder of the covenants made in temple ceremonies.

tempo /ˈtɛm.pəʊ/ tempi tempos n
Tempo
A frequency or rate.
(music) The number of beats per minute in a piece of music; also, an indicative term denoting approximate rate of speed in written music (examples: allegro, andante)

temporal /ˈtɛm.pə.ɹəl/ more temporal most temporal adj
weltlich diesseitig
(relational) Of or relating to the material world, as opposed to sacred or clerical.
Schläfen-
(anatomy, relational) Of or situated in the temples of the head or the sides of the skull behind the orbits.
temporär
(euphemistic) Lasting for a short time only.
zeitlich zeitweilig temporal temporär vorübergehend
Of or relating to the sequence of time or to a particular time.

temporal bone temporal bones n
Schläfenbein
Either of two compound bones that collectively make up the sides and base of the skull.

temporal lobe temporal lobes n
Temporallappen
(neuroanatomy, anatomy) One of the four major divisions of the cerebrum of the brain, located behind the temples.

temporarily /ˈtɛmp(ə)r(ər)ɪli/ /ˌtɛmp(ə)ˈrɛrɪli/ /ˌtɛmpəˈɹɛɹəli/ adv
temporär zeitweise
vorübergehend
For a limited period of time; not permanently.

temporary /ˈtɛmpəɹi/ /ˈtɛmpəɹəɹi/ /ˈtɛmpəˌɹɛɹi/ more temporary most temporary adj
vorübergehend temporär zeitweilig
Existing only for a short time or short times; transient, ephemeral.

temporary /ˈtɛmpəɹi/ /ˈtɛmpəɹəɹi/ /ˈtɛmpəˌɹɛɹi/ temporaries n
Zeitarbeitskraft
One serving for a limited time; short-term employee.

temporomandibular joint temporomandibular joints n
Kiefergelenk
(anatomy) The joint on either side of the human head where the jaw (mandible) meets the skull (at the temporal bone).

temporomandibular joint dysfunction temporomandibular joint dysfunctions n
Kiefergelenkserkrankung
(pathology) An umbrella term covering pain and dysfunction of the muscles of mastication (the muscles that move the jaw) and the temporomandibular joints (the joints which connect the mandible to the skull).

tempt /tɛmpt/ /tɛmt/ v
in Versuchung führen versuchen
(transitive) To provoke someone to do wrong, especially by promising a reward; to entice.
locken
(transitive) To attract; to allure.

temptation /tɛmpˈteɪʃən/ temptations n
Versuchung Verführung
The act of tempting.
Versuchung
The condition of being tempted.

tempter tempters n
Verführer Versucher
Someone or something that tempts.

tempting /ˈtɛmp.tɪŋ/ more tempting most tempting adj
attraktiv verführerisch verlockend
Attractive, appealing, enticing.
einladend reizend verführerisch verlockend
Seductive, alluring, inviting.

temptress /ˈtɛmp.tɹɛs/ temptresses n
Verführerin
An alluring woman who seduces or exploits men.

tempura /tɛmˈpu.ɹə/ /tɛmˈpɚ.ə/ /ˈtɛmpʊɹə/ tempuras n
Tempura
A Japanese dish made by deep-frying vegetables, seafood, or other foods in a light batter.

ten /tɛn/ /tɪn/ [tʰɛn] tens n
Zehn zehn
Zehner
(countable, cards) A card in a given suit with a value of ten.
Zehnerl
(countable) A denomination of currency, such as a banknote, with a value of ten units.

ten /tɛn/ /tɪn/ [tʰɛn] numeral
zehn
The number occurring after nine and before eleven, represented in Arabic numerals (base ten) as 10 and in Roman numerals as X.

ten million numeral
zehn Millionen
The number 10,000,000.

ten o'clock n
zehn Uhr
(In both the 12-hour clock and the 24-hour clock) The start of the eleventh hour of the day; 10:00 a.m. (10:00).

ten thousand numeral
zehntausend
The cardinal number 10,000.

ten-thousandth adj
zehntausendste
The ordinal form of the number ten thousand.

ten-thousandth ten-thousandths n
Zehntausendstel
One of ten thousand equal parts of a whole.

tenable /ˈten.ə.bəl/ /ˈtɛn.ə.bəl/ [ˈten.ə.bl̩] [ˈtɛn.ə.bl̩] more tenable most tenable adj
haltbar verteidigungsfähig
(of a theory, argument, etc.) capable of being maintained or justified; well-founded
verteidigungsfähig
(military) Capable of being defended against assault or attack; defensible

tenacious /təˈneɪʃəs/ more tenacious most tenacious adj
klebrig fest haftend festklebend
Clinging to an object or surface; adhesive.
hartnäckig beharrlich
Unwilling to yield or give up; dogged.
zusammenhaftend
Holding together; cohesive.
gedächtnisstark
Having a good memory; retentive.

tenacity /təˈnæs.ɪ.ti/ /təˈnæsəti/ tenacities n
Beharrlichkeit Zähigkeit
The quality or state of being tenacious, or persistence of purpose; tenaciousness.

tenancy /ˈtɛnənsi/ tenancies n
Mietverhältnis
Synonym of lease (an interest in land, its related contract or the document containing that contract); more commonly used when a lease is short-term or has a periodic rent that is not merely nominal.

tenancy in common tenancies in common n
Miteigentum Miteigentum nach Bruchteilen

tenant /ˈtɛ.nənt/ tenants n
Mieter Bewohner
(by extension) One who has possession of any place.
Mieter Pächter
(computing) Any of a number of customers serviced through the same instance of an application.
Eigentümer Besitzer
(chiefly, historic) One who holds a feudal tenure in real property.
(property law, by extension) One who owns real estate other than via allodial title.

tenant /ˈtɛ.nənt/ v
mieten
To hold as, or be, a tenant.

tenant farmer tenant farmers n
Landpächter
A person who farms land rented from a landlord.

tench /tɛnt͡ʃ/ tench tenches n
Schleie
A species of freshwater game fish, Tinca tinca.

tend /tɛnd/ v
tendieren zu
(followed by a to-infinitive) To be likely, or probable to do something, or to have a certain habit or leaning. [from mid-14th c.]
sorgen für
To accompany as an assistant or protector; to care for the wants of; to look after; to watch; to guard.

tendency /ˈtɛn.dən.si/ tendencies n
Tendenz
A likelihood of behaving in a particular way or going in a particular direction; a tending toward.

tendentious /tɛnˈdɛnʃəs/ more tendentious most tendentious adj
tendenziös
Having a tendency; written or spoken with a partisan, biased or prejudiced purpose, especially a controversial one.

tender /ˈtɛn.də(ɹ)/ /ˈtɛn.də/ /ˈtɛn.dɚ/ tenderer tenderest adj
weich
zart empfindlich sensibel
Sensitive or painful to the touch.
zart nachgiebig
(of food) Soft and easily chewed.
zart liebevoll zärtlich lieb
Fond, loving, gentle, or sweet.

tender /ˈtɛn.də(ɹ)/ /ˈtɛn.də/ /ˈtɛn.dɚ/ tenders n
Zahlungsmittel
A means of payment such as a check or cheque, cash or credit card.
Andienung
(legal) A formal offer to buy or sell something.

tenderizer /ˌtɛndəˈɹaɪzə(ɹ)/ tenderizers n
Fleischhammer Fleischklopfer
A form of mallet used to beat meat before cooking.

tenderloin tenderloins n
Filet Lende Mürbebraten
The tenderest part of a loin of meat, especially of pork or beef.

tenderloin steak tenderloin steaks n
Rindfilet Rindschnitte
Any of several steaks cut from the tenderest part of the loin of beef.

tenderness /ˈtɛn.də.nɪs/ /ˈtɛn.dɚ.nɪs/ tendernesses n
Zärtlichkeit
a tendency to express warm, compassionate feelings

tendinitis /ˈtɛndn̩ˌaɪ.tɪs/ tendinites tendinitides tendinitises n
Sehnenentzündung
Inflammation of a tendon.

tendon /ˈtɛn.dən/ tendons n
Sehne
(anatomy) A tough band of flexible but inelastic fibrous collagen tissue that connects a muscle with its bony attachment and transmits the force which the muscle exerts.

tendril /ˈtɛn.dɹəl/ tendrils n
Ranke
(botany) A thin, spirally coiling stem that attaches a plant to its support.

tenebrous /ˈtɛn.ə.bɹəs/ /ˈtɛn.ɪ.bɹəs/ more tenebrous most tenebrous adj
düster Schatten
(literary, also, figurative) Dark and gloomy; obscure. [from 15th c.]

tenement /ˈtɛnɪmənt/ tenements n
Mietskaserne Wohnungsblock
A building that is rented to multiple tenants, especially a low-rent, run-down one.
Mietshaus
(legal) Any form of property that is held by one person from another, rather than being owned.

tenet /ˈtɛnət/ /ˈtɛnɪt/ tenets n
Grundsatz Dogma Glaubenssatz Grundregel Theorem
An opinion, belief, or principle that is held as absolute truth by someone or especially an organization.

tenner /tɛnə(ɹ)/ tenners n
Zehner
(informal) A monetary note (bill) whose face value is ten basic units of currency. Originally, a ten-shilling (half pound) note.

tennessine /ˈtɛn.əˌsiːn/ n
Tenness
The chemical element (halogen) with atomic number 117

tennis /ˈtɛnɪs/ tennises n
Tennis
(sports) A sport played by two players (or four in doubles), who alternately strike the ball over a net using racquets.

tennis ball tennis balls n
Tennisball
A hollow, bouncy rubber ball, pressurized and covered with usually yellow felt, used in the game of tennis.

tennis court tennis courts n
Tennisplatz
(tennis) A firm, rectangular surface, marked with lines and having a net across the middle, where the game of tennis is played.

tennis elbow tennis elbows n
Tennisarm Tennisellenbogen
a painful inflammation of the extensor tendon of the humerus caused by overuse of the muscles of the lower arm

tennis player tennis players n
Tennisspieler Tennisspielerin
A person who plays tennis, especially professionally. (This entry is a translation hub.)

tennis racket tennis rackets n
Tennisschläger
(tennis) A type of bat used to strike the ball in tennis; it has an oval frame with a taut interlaced network of strings

tenon tenons n
Zapfen
A projecting member left by cutting away the wood around it, and made to insert into a mortise, and in this way secure together the parts of a frame.

tenoplasty tenoplasties n
Tenoplastie

tenor /tɛnə(ɹ)/ tenors n
Tenor
(music) A musical range or section higher than bass and lower than alto.
(archaic, music) A musical part or section that holds or performs the main melody, as opposed to the contratenor bassus and contratenor altus, who perform countermelodies.
Tone, as of a conversation.

tenor clef tenor clefs n
Tenorschlüssel

tenosynovitis tenosynovites tenosynovitides n
Sehnenscheidenentzündung
(pathology) An inflammation of the fluid-filled sheath (the synovium) that surrounds a tendon.

tense /tɛns/ tenser tensest adj
angespannt gespannt verkrampft
Showing signs of stress or strain; not relaxed.
gespannt straff
Pulled taut, without any slack.

tense /tɛns/ tenses n
Tempus Zeit
(grammar, countable) Any of the forms of a verb which distinguish when an action or state of being occurs or exists.

tense /tɛns/ v
spannen
(transitive) To make tense.
anspannen spannen
(intransitive) To become tense.

tension /ˈtɛnʃən/ tensions n
Spannung
Psychological state of being tense.
(physics, engineering) State of an elastic object which is stretched in a way which increases its length.
(physics, engineering) Voltage. Usually only the terms low tension, high tension, and extra-high tension, and the abbreviations LT, HT, and EHT are used. They are not precisely defined; LT is normally a few volts, HT a few hundreds of volts, and EHT thousands of volts.

tension headache tension headaches n
Spannungskopfschmerz
A common form of headache characterised by a feeling of constant pressure, frequently on both sides of the head at the same time.

tensor /ˈtɛn.sɔɹ/ /ˈtɛn.sɔː/ /ˈtɛn.sə/ /ˈtɛn.sɚ/ tensores tensors n
Tensor
(muscle) A muscle that tightens or stretches a part, or renders it tense. [from 17th c.]
(mathematics, linear algebra, physics) A mathematical object that describes linear relations on scalars, vectors, matrices and other algebraic objects, and is represented as a multidimensional array. [from 18th c.]
(mathematics, obsolete) A norm operation on the quaternion algebra.

tensor product tensor products n
Tensorprodukt
(math) The most general bilinear operation in various contexts (as with vectors, matrices, tensors, vector spaces, algebras, topological vector spaces, modules, and so on), denoted by ⊗.

tensorial more tensorial most tensorial adj
tensoriell

tent /tɛnt/ /tɪnt/ tents n
Zelt
A pavilion or portable lodge consisting of skins, canvas, or some strong cloth, stretched and sustained by poles, used for sheltering people from the weather.

tent peg tent pegs n
Hering Erdnagel Zelthering
A peg, driven into the ground, to hold a rope that supports a tent.

tentacle /ˈtɛntəkəl/ /ˈtɛntɪkəl/ tentacles n
Tentakel
(zoology) An elongated, boneless, flexible organ or limb of some animals, such as the octopus and squid.
(figurative) An insidious reach or influence.

tentative /ˈtɛntətɪv/ more tentative most tentative adj
vorläufig Probe Versuch experimentell probierend provisorisch
Of or pertaining to a trial or trials; essaying; experimental.
vorläufig provisorisch tentativ unverbindlich
Uncertain; subject to future change.
tastend vorfühlend zaghaft zurückhaltend zögerlich zögernd
Restrained; polite; feeling one's way, not using full force.

tentatively /ˈtɛntətɪvli/ more tentatively most tentatively adv
versuchsweise vorläufig
Of, or having to do with being tentative.

tenterhook tenterhooks n
Spannhaken
One of a series of hooks used to stretch cloth on a tenter.

tenth /tɛnθ/ /tɪnθ/ [tʰɛn̪θ] adj
zehnte
Being one of ten equal parts of a whole.

tenth grade tenth grades n
zehnte Klasse

tenthly adv
zehntens
In the tenth place; tenth in a row.

tentpole tentpoles n
Zeltstange
One of the poles used to hold up a tent.

tenuous /ˈtɛn.ju.əs/ more tenuous most tenuous adj
heikel dünn dürftig fein klein nicht stichhaltig
Thin in substance or consistency.
angreifbar dürftig nicht stichhaltig schwach unbedeutend unwesentlich
Insubstantial.

tenure /ˈtɛn.jə/ /ˈtɛn.jɚ/ /ˈtɛn.jʊə/ tenures n
Besitz
A status of possessing a thing or an office; an incumbency.
Amtszeit
A period of time during which something is possessed.
Bekleidung Innehaben
A status of having a permanent post with enhanced job security within an academic institution.
Besitzanspruch Besitztitel
A right to hold land under the feudal system.

tepal /ˈtiːp(ə)l/ /ˈtɛp(ə)l/ tepals n
Blütenhüllblatt Perigonblatt
(botany) Any component of the perianth (outermost whorls of flower parts, not involved in reproduction), especially when the components are not distinguished into sepals and petals.

tephra /ˈtɛ.fɹə/ tephras n
Pyroklastika pyroklastische Ablagerung pyroklastisches Sediment

tepid /ˈtɛpɪd/ tepider tepidest adj
lauwarm
Lukewarm; neither warm nor cool.
lau
Uninterested; exhibiting little passion or eagerness; lukewarm.

tequila /ˌtəˈkiː.lə/ tequilas n
Tequila
An alcoholic liquor distilled from the fermented juice of the Central American century plant Agave tequilana.

tera- /ˈtɛ.ɹə/ prefix
tera-
In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 1012 (short scale trillion or long scale billion). Symbol: T

terabyte /ˈtɛɹəˌbaɪt/ [ˈtʰɛɹəˌbaɪ̯t] terabytes n
Terabyte
One trillion (1012, or 1,000,000,000,000) bytes or 1,000 gigabytes.

terawatt terawatts n
Terawatt
One million million (1012) watts, abbreviated as TW.

terawatt-hour terawatt-hours n
Terawattstunde
A unit of electrical energy equal to that done by one terawatt acting for one hour.

terbinafine /tɚˈbɪn.əˌfin/ n
Terbinafin
(pharmaceutical drug) A synthetic allylamine antifungal drug that is highly lipophilic, used in the form of its hydrochloride C21H25N·HCl orally in the treatment of onychomycosis and topically in the treatment of tinea corporis, tinea cruris, and athlete's foot.

terbium /ˈtɝ.bi.əm/ n
Terbium
A metallic chemical element (symbol Tb) with an atomic number of 65: a soft, silvery-white, rare earth metal that is malleable and ductile.

terbuthylazine n
Terbuthylazin
A selective herbicide, N-tert-butyl-6-chloro-N'-ethyl-1,3,5-triazine-2,4-diamine

tercet /ˈtɜː(ɹ)sɪt/ tercets n
Terzine Terzett
a three-line stanza in a poem

terebinth terebinths n
Terebinthe Terpentin-Pistazie
A Mediterranean tree (Pistacia terebinthus and, possibly, Pistacia palaestina)

terephthalic acid n
Terephthalsäure
(organic compound) An aromatic dicarboxylic acid, benzene-1,4-dicarboxylic acid, used in the manufacture of polyesters

teriyaki /ˌte.ɹiˈjɐː.ki/ /ˌtɛ.ɹiˈjæ.ki/ /ˌtɛ.ɹiˈjɑ.ki/ /ˌtɛ.ɹɪˈjɑː.ki/ teriyakis n
Teriyaki
A cooking technique used in Japanese cuisine in which foods are broiled or grilled in a sweet soy sauce marinade.
Teriyaki-Sauce Teriyaki-Soße
A sweet soy sauce marinade.

term /tɜːm/ /tɝm/ terms n
Klausel
A chronological limitation or restriction, a limited timespan.
Begriff Terminus Bezeichnung
A word or phrase (e.g., noun phrase, verb phrase, open compound), especially one from a specialised area of knowledge; a name for a concept.
Frist Amtszeit Gefängnisstrafe Haftstrafe
Duration of officeholding, or its limit; period in office of fixed length.
Term Begriff
(logic) The subject or the predicate of a proposition; one of the three component parts of a syllogism, each one of which is used twice.

term of address terms of address n
Anrede Anredeform
A word or phrase used to address or refer to someone or something without using his, her, their or its name.

term of endearment terms of endearment n
Kosewort
A word, phrase, or nickname used as a term of address expressing affection.

terminal /ˈtɚmɪnəl/ terminals n
Terminal
A building in an airport where passengers transfer from ground transportation to the facilities that allow them to board airplanes.
(computing) A device for entering data into a computer or a communications system and/or displaying data received, especially a device equipped with a keyboard and some sort of textual display.
(computing) A computer program that emulates a physical terminal.
Bahnhof
A rail station where service begins and ends; the end of the line. For example: Grand Central Terminal in New York City.

terminal hair terminal hairs n
Terminalhaar
Thick, long, dark body hair

terminal object terminal objects n
Endobjekt finales Objekt terminales Objekt конечный объект терминальный объект

terminal strip terminal strips n
Lüsterklemmen
strip with multiple paired screw terminals to connect electrical wires

terminally ill adj
todkrank
Having an incurable condition that will lead to death.

terminate /ˈtɜːmɪneɪt/ /ˈtɝmɪneɪt/ v
abbrechen entlassen terminieren

termination /tɚmɪˈneɪʃən/ terminations n
Abbruch Kündigung
The process of terminating or the state of being terminated.
Kündigung
The process of firing an employee; ending one's employment at a business for any reason.
Endung
(grammar) The last part of a word.

terminator /ˈtəː.mɪ.neɪ.tə/ /ˈtɝ.mɪ.neɪ.tɚ/ terminators n
Nachtlinie Tag-Nacht-Grenze
(astronomy) The line between the day side and the night side of a moon, planet or other celestial body. [from 17th c.]
Terminator
(science fiction) An intelligent android created to destroy humans.

terminological /ˌtɜɹmənəlˈɒd͡ʒɪkəl/ adj
terminologisch
Of, or relating to terminology.

terminology /ˌtɜː.məˈnɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/ /ˌtɜː.məˈnɔl.ə.d͡ʒi/ /ˌtɝ.məˈnɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/ terminologies n
Terminologie Fachsprache
The set of terms actually used in any business, art, science, or the like; nomenclature; technical terms.

terminus /ˈtɜːmɪnəs/ termini terminuses n
Endstation
The end point of a transportation system, or the town or city in which it is located.

termite /ˈtɜː(ɹ).maɪt/ termites n
Termite
A white-bodied, wood-consuming insect of the infraorder Isoptera, in the order Blattodea.

terms and conditions n
Nutzungsbedingungen
(legal) A specification of restrictions for the use of goods or services.

terms of service n
Nutzungsbedingungen Nutzungsklauseln
(legal) The terms, conditions, or restrictions under which a person, commonly called an end user, may or may not utilize the aspects of a particular service.

tern /tɜːn/ /tɝn/ terns n
Seeschwalbe Meerschwalbe
Any of various seabirds of the subfamily Sternidae (of the family Laridae) that are similar to gulls but are smaller and have a forked tail.

ternary /ˈtɜː.nə.ɹi/ /ˈtɝ.nə.ɹi/ adj
ternär

ternary operator ternary operators n
Auswahloperator
(programming) An operator taking three operands, specifically the operator ?: used in many programming languages to select one of two values depending on a third value.

terpene /ˈtɜː(ɹ)piːn/ terpenes n
Terpen
(organic compound) Any of a very large class of naturally occurring and synthetic organic compounds formally derived from the hydrocarbon isoprene; they include many volatile compounds used in perfume and food flavours, turpentine, the steroids, the carotene pigments and rubber.

terra firma /ˌtɛɹ.ə ˈfɜː.mə/ /ˌtɛɹ.ə ˈfɝ.mə/ n
fester Boden
(colloquial) Land, as opposed to water or air.

terra incognita n
Terra incognita unbekanntes Land
Land that has never been explored or mapped; uncharted territory.

terrace /ˈtɛɹəs/ terraces n
Dachterrasse
A flat open area on the topmost floor of a building or apartment
Terrasse
A platform that extends outwards from a building.
Terrasse Ackerterrasse Reisterrasse Stehplätze Stehtribüne
(agriculture) A raised, flat-topped bank of earth with sloping sides, especially one of a series for farming or leisure; a similar natural area of ground, often next to a river.
Häuserflucht Häuserreihe Reihenhausstraße Reihenhausviertel
A row of residential houses with no gaps between them; a group of row houses.
Dachterrasse Terrasse
(chiefly, Indian English) The roof of a building, especially if accessible to the residents. Often used for drying laundry, sun-drying foodstuffs, exercise, or sleeping outdoors in hot weather.

terracotta /ˌtɛɹ.əˈkɑt.ə/ /ˌtɛɹ.əˈkɒt.ə/ terracottas n
Terrakotta
A hard red-brown unglazed earthenware, used for pottery and building construction.

terraform /ˈtɛɹəfɔː(ɹ)m/ v
terraformen
(chiefly, science fiction) To transform the atmosphere (or biosphere) of another planet into one having the characteristics of Earth.

terraforming /ˈtɛɹəfɔːmɪŋ/ n
Terraforming
The hypothetical process of deliberately modifying the atmosphere, temperature, surface topography or ecology of a planet, moon, etc. to make it similar to those of Earth and thus suitable for human life.

terrain /tə.ˈɹeɪn/ terrains n
Gelände Terrain Land Relief
An area of land or the particular features of it.

terramare /ˌtɛɹəˈmɑːɹɪ/ /ˌtɛɹəˈmɛːɹɪ/ terramares n
Terramare
(prehistory) Bronze Age lake dwellings and settlements of the Po valley in northern Italy, characterized by the presence of ammoniacal earthy deposit (black marl) in mounds.

terrarium /tɘ.ˈɹiəɹ.i.ɘm/ /tə.ˈɹeːɹ.i.əm/ /tə.ˈɹɛəɹ.ɪ.əm/ /tə.ˈɹɛɹ.i.əm/ terraria terrariums n
Terrarium
An enclosure wherein small animals are displayed, usually with some plants, in a naturalistic setting.
A partially enclosed glass container for displaying plants, especially plants that need high humidity.

terrestrial /təˈɹɛstɹi.əl/ adj
irdisch terrestrisch Erde
Of, relating to, or inhabiting the land of the Earth or its inhabitants, earthly.
Land
Living or growing in or on land (as opposed to other habitat); not aquatic, etc.
erdähnlich terrestrisch
(astronomy) Of a planet, being composed primarily of silicate rocks or metals; see also terrestrial planet.

terrestrial planet terrestrial planets n
erdähnlicher Planet
Any planet of the solar system or any exoplanet which is "Earth-like" in the sense that it is composed primarily of metals and rock, in contrast to a planet which is a gas giant.

terrible /ˈtɛɚbəl/ /ˈtɛɹəbəl/ /ˈtɛɹɪbəl/ /ˈtɝbəl/ more terrible most terrible terribler terriblest adj
schrecklich
Dreadful; causing terror, alarm and fear; awesome
furchtbar
Unpleasant; disagreeable.
furchtbar miserabel
Very bad; lousy.

terribly /ˈtɛɹ.ɪ.bli/ more terribly most terribly adv
furchtbar
Very; extremely.

terrier /ˈtɛɹiə(ɹ)/ terriers n
Terrier
A dog from a group of small, lively breeds, originally bred for the hunting of burrowing prey such as rats, rabbits, foxes, and even otters; this original function is reflected in some of their names (e.g. rat terrier).

terrific /təˈɹɪfɪk/ more terrific most terrific adj
furchtbar fürchterlich grauenvoll schreckeinjagend schrecklich
(now, rare) Terrifying, causing terror; terrible; sublime, awe-inspiring. [from 17th c.]
fulminant gewaltig irre rasant sagenhaft
Very strong or intense; excessive, tremendous. [from 18th c.]
fantastisch grandios großartig hervorragend irre riesig
Extremely good; excellent, amazing. [from 19th c.]

terrified /ˈtɛɹɪfaɪd/ more terrified most terrified adj
erschrocken verängstigt
Extremely frightened.

terrify /ˈtɛɹɪfaɪ/ v
erschrecken
To frighten greatly; to fill with terror.

terrifying /ˈtɛɹɪfaɪ.ɪŋ/ more terrifying most terrifying adj
furchteinflößend schreckerregend
Frightening or intimidating.

terrine /təˈɹin/ terrines n
Terrine
A pâté baked in such a dish and served cold.

territorial /ˌtɛɹ.əˈtɔɹ.i.əl/ /ˌtɛɹ.ɪˈtɔː.ɹi.əl/ more territorial most territorial adj
territorial Gebiet
Of, relating to, or restricted to a specific geographic area, or territory.

territorial integrity n
territoriale Integrität
(international law) The principle that a state's borders are sacrosanct; the idea that nation-states should not promote secessionist movements or border changes in other nation-states.

territorial waters n
Küstenmeer Hoheitsgewässer
(politics, geography) A country's inland lakes and waterways as well as the portion of its coastal oceans, seas, or other adjoining bodies of water considered to fall within the political boundaries and legal jurisdiction of that country.

territory /ˈtɛɹɪt(ə)ɹi/ /ˈtɛɹɪˌtɔɹi/ territories n
Territorium
A large extent or tract of land; for example a region, country or district.
Territorium Gebiet
(Australia) One of three of Australia's federal entities, located in the country's north and southeast, with fewer powers than a state and created by an act of Parliament rather than by the Constitution: Northern Territory, Australian Capital Territory and Jervis Bay Territory.
Revier
(ecology) An area that an animal of a particular species consistently defends against its conspecifics.

terror /tɛɚ/ /ˈtɛɹ.ə/ /ˈtɛɹ.ɚ/ terrors n
Schrecken Grauen schreckliche Furcht
(countable, uncountable) Intense dread, fright, or fear.
Terror Schrecken Grauen schreckliche Furcht
(countable) Something or someone that causes such fear.

terrorbombing terrorbombings n
Terrorbombardierung

terrorism /ˈtɛɹəɹɪzəm/ terrorisms n
Terrorismus
(historical) The system of fear and intimidation put into place during the Reign of Terror in Revolutionary France around 1793-94.

terrorist /ˈtɛɹəɹɪst/ adj
terroristisch terror-
Of or relating to terrorism.

terrorist /ˈtɛɹəɹɪst/ terrorists n
Terrorist Terroristin
A person, group, or organization that uses violent action, or the threat of violent action, to further political goals.

terrorist camp terrorist camps n
Terrorcamp Terrorlager
A training camp whose purpose is to teach students methods of terrorism.

terrorize /ˈtɛɹəɹaɪz/ v
terrorisieren
To fill (someone) with terror; to terrify.

terrorstricken more terrorstricken most terrorstricken adj
zu Tode erschrocken
Stricken with terror; utterly terrified.

terry cloth terry cloths n
Frottee
An absorbent cotton fabric typically used for towels and bathrobes; toweling.

terse /tɜːs/ /tɝːs/ terser tersest adj
knapp markig prägnant
(by extension) Of speech or style: brief, concise, to the point.
kurz angebunden wortkarg
(by extension) Of manner or speech: abruptly or brusquely short; curt.

tersely more tersely most tersely adv
gedrängt knapp konzis prägnant
In a brief, concise, or to the point manner.

tertiary /ˈtɜː.ʃi.ə.ɹiː/ /ˈtɝ.ʃi.æ.ɹi/ /ˈtɝ.ʃə.ɹi/ adj
tertiär
Of third rank or order; subsequent.

tertiary colour tertiary colours n
Tertiärfarbe
(British spelling) Any colour that results from the mixing of two secondary colours, or of a primary colour and an adjacent secondary colour.

terza rima /ˌtɛːtsə ˈɹiːmə/ /ˌtɝtsə ˈɹimə/ terze rime n
Terzine
(poetry) An arrangement of triplets, generally in iambic pentameter in English, with rhyme scheme aba bcb cdc.

teschenite /ˈtɛʃəˌnaɪt/ teschenites n
Teschenit
(petrology) Any of a group of rocks containing essential pyroxene, olivine, and analcime.

teshuva n
Teschuwa
(Judaism) The Jewish concept of penitence.

tessellate /ˈtɛsəleɪt/ v
kacheln pflastern
(transitive) To cover with tiles or stones, as a mosaic; to tile.
parkettieren tessellieren
(intransitive, geometry) to cover a two-dimensional shape, such that multiple copies of itself placed edge to edge cover an area leaving no space between the shapes.
(transitive, geometry) To completely fill (an area) when multiple copies of one or more two-dimensional shapes are placed edge to edge.

tesseract tesseracts n
Tesserakt
(mathematics, geometry) The four-dimensional analogue of a cube; a 4D polytope bounded by eight cubes (analogously to the way a cube is bounded by six squares).

tessitura /tɛsɪˈtʊəɹə/ tessituras tessiture n
Gesangslage Tessitur
(music) The most acceptable and comfortable vocal range for a singer or musical instrument; the range in which a given type of voice presents its best-sounding timbre.

test /tɛst/ [tʰest] [tʰɛst] tests n
Test Versuch
A challenge, trial.
Prüfung Examen
(academia) An examination, given often during the academic term.
Test Prüfung Erprobung
A session in which a product, piece of equipment, or system is examined under everyday or extreme conditions to evaluate its durability, etc.
(obsolete) Judgment; distinction; discrimination.
Gehäuse
(marine biology) The external calciferous shell, or endoskeleton, of an echinoderm, e.g. sand dollars and sea urchins.Two sea urchin tests

test /tɛst/ [tʰest] [tʰɛst] v
abverlangen fordern provozieren
To challenge.
To refine (gold, silver, etc.) in a test or cupel; to subject to cupellation.
To put to the proof; to prove the truth, genuineness, or quality of by experiment, or by some principle or standard; to try.
prüfen
(academics) To administer or assign an examination, often given during the academic term, to (somebody).
erproben
To place a product or piece of equipment under everyday and/or extreme conditions and examine it for its durability, etc.
aufzeigen erweisen
(copulative) To be shown to be by test.

test card test cards n
Testbild
(UK, television) A test signal, typically broadcast at times when the transmitter is active but no programme is being broadcast (often at startup and closedown).

test case test cases n
Testfall
(legal) A legal action intended to set a precedent.
(computing) Any of a set of conditions and variables used to test an application.

test harness test harnesses n
Test-Harnisch Testrahmen

test of time tests of time n
Test der Zeit Zahn der Zeit Zeit

test suite test suites n
Testsuite

test tube test tubes n
Reagenzglas
(chemistry) a glass tube, rounded at one end and open at the other; used for small-scale laboratory tests

test tube baby test tube babies n
Retortenbaby
A baby who was conceived by in vitro fertilisation and then implanted in the uterus of the mother.

test-driven development n
testgetriebene Entwicklung
(software engineering) A software development process that relies on the repetition of a minimal development cycle where the developer writes an (initially failing) automated test case that defines a desired function, then produces minimal code to pass that test, and finally refactors the new code to acceptable standards.

testament /ˈtes.tə.mənt/ /ˈtɛs.tə.mənt/ testaments n
Testament Letzter Wille
(law) A solemn, authentic instrument in writing, by which a person declares his or her will as to disposal of his or her inheritance (estate and effects) after his or her death, benefiting specified heir(s).
Testament
One of the two parts to the scriptures of the Christian religion: the New Testament, considered by Christians to be a continuation of the Hebrew scriptures, and the Hebrew scriptures themselves, which they refer to as the Old Testament.

testator /tɛsˈteɪ.tɚ/ /ˈtɛˌsteɪ.tɚ/ testators n
Erblasser Erblasserin
(legal) One who makes or has made a legally valid will.

tester /ˈtɛstə/ /ˈtɛstəɹ/ testers n
Tester
A person who administers a test.

testicle /ˈtɛstɪkəl/ testicles n
Hoden Testikel
A testis: the male sex and endocrine gland, found in some types of animals, that produces sperm and male sex hormones, including the steroid testosterone.

testicular /tɛsˈtɪkjələ/ /tɛsˈtɪkjəlɚ/ adj
testikulär Hoden
(physiology) Pertaining to one or more testicles; of the testicle(s).

testify /ˈtɛstɪfaɪ/ v
bezeugen
To make a declaration, or give evidence, under oath.

testimonial testimonials n
Anerkennungsschreiben Empfehlungsschreiben Testimonial
A written recommendation of someone's worth or character
Dienstzeugnis Leistungszeugnis Referenz Testimonial
A tribute given in appreciation of someone's service etc.
Abschiedsspiel
(football) A match played in tribute to a particular player (who sometimes receives a proportion of the gate money).

testimony /ˈtɛstɪmoʊni/ /ˈtɛstɪməni/ testimonies n
Zeugenaussage Zeugnis Aussage Testimonium
(legal) Statements made by a witness in court.
Zeugnis Glaubenszeugnis Lebenszeugnis
(religion) In a church service (or religious service), a personal account, such as one's conversion, testimony of faith, or life testimony.
Zeugnis Beweis
Witness; evidence; proof of some fact.

testosterone /tɛˈstɑ.stəˌɹoʊn/ /tɛˈstɒ.stə.ɹəʊn/ testosterones n
Testosteron
(steroid hormone) A steroid hormone that stimulates development of male secondary sexual characteristics, produced mainly in the testes, but also in the ovaries and adrenal cortex.

tetanus /ˈtɛt.nəs/ /ˈtɛt.ən.əs/ tetani tetanuses n
Tetanus Wundstarrkrampf
(pathology, countable) A serious and often fatal disease caused by the infection of an open wound with the anaerobic bacterium Clostridium tetani, found in soil and the intestines and faeces of animals.

tetany /ˈtɛtəni/ tetanies n
Tetanie
(medicine) A condition characterized by painful muscular spasms, caused by faulty calcium metabolism

tether /ˈtɛðə(ɹ)/ tethers n
Haltegurt Halteseil Leine Schnur Schnürung Spannseil
A rope, cable etc. that holds something in place whilst allowing some movement.
Ende Grenze Limit
(by extension) The limit of one's abilities, resources etc.

tether /ˈtɛðə(ɹ)/ v
anbinden anleinen beschränken festmachen
(transitive) To restrict with, or as if, with a tether.
zusammenschalten
(Internet, transitive) To connect (a smartphone) to a personal computer in order to give the phone access to the computer's Internet connection.

tetrabromide tetrabromides n
Tetrabromid
(inorganic chemistry) Any bromide containing four bromine atoms in each molecule.

tetracarbon dioxide n
Tetrakohlenstoffdioxid

tetrachloroethylene tetrachloroethylenes n
Tetrachlorethylen
A chlorocarbon with the formula C2Cl4, often used in dry cleaning

tetracontadigon tetracontadigons n
42-Eck
(geometry) A polygon with forty two sides and forty two angles.

tetracontagon /ˈtɛ.tɹəˈkɑntæ.ɡɑn/ tetracontagons n
Vierzigeck
(geometry) A 40-sided polygon.

tetracontane tetracontanes n
Tetrakontan

tetrad /ˈtɛtɹæd/ tetrads n
Tetrade

tetradecagon tetradecagons n
Vierzehneck
A polygon having fourteen sides and fourteen angles.

tetradecagonal adj
vierzehneckig

tetradecahedron tetradecahedra tetradecahedrons n
14-Flächner Tetradekaeder Vierzehnflächner
(geometry) A polyhedron with fourteen faces.

tetradecane tetradecanes n
Tetradecan
(organic compound) Any of very many isomers of the aliphatic hydrocarbon having fourteen carbon atoms (C14H30)

tetradrachm /ˈtɛtɹədɹæm/ tetradrachms n
Tetradrachme
(historical, numismatics) A silver coin in Ancient Greece, equivalent to four drachms.

tetradymite tetradymites n
Tetradymit
(mineral) a grey mineral that is mostly a mixed sulfide of bismuth and tellurium

tetrahedral adj
tetraedrisch
Of, relating to, or having the shape of a tetrahedron.

tetrahedron /tɛtɹəˈhiːdɹən/ tetrahedra tetrahedrons n
Tetraeder Vierflächner
(geometry) A polyhedron with four faces; the regular tetrahedron, the faces of which are equal equilateral triangles, is one of the Platonic solids.

tetrahydrocannabinol /ˌtɛ.tɹəˌhaɪ.dɹək.əˈnæb.əˌnɔl/ /ˌtɛ.tɹəˌhʌɪ.dɹə(ʊ).kəˈnæb.ɪn.ɒl/ /ˌtɛ.tɹəˌhʌɪ.dɹə(ʊ)ˈkæn.əb.ɪn.ɒl/ tetrahydrocannabinols n
Tetrahydrocannabinol
(organic compound) The psychoactive substance present in cannabis, a hydrogenated derivative of cannabinol.

tetrahydrofuran tetrahydrofurans n
Tetrahydrofuran
(organic compound) A heterocyclic ether having a five-membered ring with four carbon atoms and one oxygen; it is a colourless liquid with an ether-like smell, and is used as a polar solvent.

tetralogy /tɛˈtɹæləd͡ʒi/ tetralogies n
Tetralogie
A set of four works of art that are connected, and that can be seen either as a single work or as four individual works. They are commonly found in literature, film, or video games.

tetralogy of Fallot tetralogies of Fallot n
Fallot-Tetralogie
(disease) A congenital heart defect, characterised by the four findings of ventricular septal defect, pulmonary stenosis, right ventricular hypertrophy and an overriding aorta.

tetrameter tetrameters n
Tetrameter
(poetry) A line in a poem having four metrical feet.

tetramethylammonium hydroxide n
Tetramethylammoniumhydroxid

tetraploid adj
tetraploid
(genetics) Having four sets of chromosomes.

tetraploidy tetraploidies n
Tetraploidie
(uncountable, genetics) The state of being tetraploid, having four sets of chromosomes.

tetrarch /ˈtɛtɹɑɹk/ /ˈtɛtɹɑːk/ tetrarchs n
Tetrarch
A governor or ruler of a quarter of a country, especially of a fourth part of a province in or client state of Ancient Rome.

tetrarchy /ˈtɛtɹɑɹki/ /ˈtɛtɹɑːki/ tetrarchies n
Tetrarchie
(politics) A government where power is shared by four people, especially (historical) the Herodian tetrarchy established in Judea after the death of Herod and the Tetrarchy of Diocletian which ruled the Roman Empire in the years 293-313.

tetrasulfur tetranitride n
Tetraschwefeltetranitrid

tetrasyllabic /ˌtɛ.tɹə.sɪˈlæ.bɪk/ adj
viersilbig

tetration /tɛtˈɹeɪʃən/ tetrations n
Tetration

tetravalent adj
tetravalent
(chemistry) Having an atomic valence of 4.

text /tɛkst/ texts n
Text
A book, tome or other set of writings.
A verse or passage of Scripture, especially one chosen as the subject of a sermon, or in proof of a doctrine.
Text SMS
(colloquial) A brief written message transmitted between mobile phones.

text /tɛkst/ v
simsen
(transitive) To send a text message to; i.e. to transmit text using the Short Message Service (SMS), or a similar service, between communications devices, particularly mobile phones.

text box text boxes n
Kasten Textbox
(typography) A block of printed text contained within borders that is intended to be read separately from the major text of the page.
Textfeld
(computing, graphical user interface) A rectangular widget that accepts textual input on an interactive electronic display.

text editor text editors n
Texteditor
(computing) A program which allows a user to edit the contents of a text file, usually in an interactive way with immediate visual feedback.

text file text files n
Textdatei
(computing) A data file containing only plain, human-readable text, distinct from documents with embedded formatting

text message text messages n
Textnachricht
A brief electronic message sent between mobile phones.

textbook /ˈtɛkst.bʊk/ more textbook most textbook adj
Bilderbuch lehrbuchmäßig
Having the typical characteristics of some class of phenomenon, so that it might be included as an example in a textbook.

textbook /ˈtɛkst.bʊk/ textbooks n
Lehrbuch Schulbuch Handbuch
A coursebook, a formal manual of instruction in a specific subject, especially one for use in schools or colleges.

textbook case textbook cases n
Paradebeispiel Schulbeispiel
A real-life case that matches the theory perfectly, a perfect example.

textile /ˈtɛks.taɪl/ textiles n
Textilie
(usually, in the plural) Any material made of interlacing fibres, including carpeting and geotextiles.
(naturism) A non-nudist.

textiles n
Textilindustrie
The industry involved in the manufacture of cloth.
Textilwesen
The study of the manufacture of cloth.

textless adj
textlos
Without text.

textologist textologists n
Textologe Textologin

textology n
Textologie

textual /ˈtɛks.tju.əl/ /ˈtɛks.tʃu.əl/ /ˈtɛks.tʃəl/ more textual most textual adj
textlich textuell
Of or pertaining to text as opposed to other document elements.

textual criticism textual criticisms n
Textkritik
A field of scholarly enquiry dedicated to reconstructing the oldest form(s) of a text that is or are possible to retrieve and to explaining any attested variants.

textuality textualities n
Textualität

textually more textually most textually adv
textlich

texture /ˈtɛkst͡ʃə(ɹ)/ /ˈtɛkʃt͡ʃə(ɹ)/ textures n
Textur
The feel or shape of a surface or substance; the smoothness, roughness, softness, etc. of something.
(computer graphics) An image applied to a polygon to create the appearance of a surface.

texture /ˈtɛkst͡ʃə(ɹ)/ /ˈtɛkʃt͡ʃə(ɹ)/ v
texturieren

textured /ˈtɛk.st͡ʃɚd/ /ˈtɛk.ʃt͡ʃɚd/ more textured most textured adj
texturiert

textured vegetable protein n
Sojafleisch texturiertes Soja
A meat analog derived from soy, a by-product of extracting soybean oil, in the form of small chunks that can be reconstituted with water and cooked.

thalamus /ˈθæləməs/ thalami thalamuses n
Thalamus
(neuroanatomy) Either of two large, ovoid structures of grey matter within the forebrain that relay sensory impulses to the cerebral cortex.

thalassemia thalassemias n
Thalassämie

thalassography n
Thalassografie Thalassographie

thalassotherapy thalassotherapies n
Thalassotherapie
(medicine) The therapeutic use of seawater.

thaler /ˈtɑːləɹ/ thalers n
Taler
(historical, numismatics) A monetary unit used in a number of central and northern European countries, known locally as daalder (Netherlands), daler (Scandinavia), Taler, Thaler (Germany), etc.

thalidomide /θəˈlɪdəˌmaɪd/ thalidomides n
Contergan Thalidomid
(pharmaceutical drug) A drug sold during the late 1950s and early 1960s as a sleeping aid, and to pregnant women as an antiemetic to combat morning sickness and other symptoms, but withdrawn as causing severe birth defects, such as phocomelia; currently used to treat leprosy.

thallium /ˈθæliəm/ thalliums n
Thallium
A metallic chemical element (symbol Tl) with atomic number 81: a gray post-transition metal that discolors when exposed to air.

thallophyte /ˈθæləfaɪt/ thallophytes n
Thallophyt Thalluspflanze
(botany) Any of very many primitive plants that consist of a thallus (plant body not differentiated into roots, stems and leaves), formerly collected in the obsolete taxonomic group Thallophyta.

thallus /ˈθæl.əs/ thalli thalluses n
Thallus
(botany) An undifferentiated plant body, such as in algae.
(botany) Any plant body lacking vascular tissue.

thalweg /ˈtaːlvɛç/ /ˈtɑl.vɛɡ/ /ˈtɑːlvɛɡ/ /ˈθɑːlwɛɡ/ thalwege thalwegs n
Talweg
(geology, geography, cartography) The line that connects the lowest points in a valley or river channel, and thus the line of fastest flow or deepest water along a river’s course.

than /ðæn/ /ðən/ /ðɛn/ [ðn̩] preposition
als
introduces a comparison, and is associated with comparatives, and with words such as more, less, and fewer. Typically, it seeks to measure the force of an adjective or similar description between two predicates.

thanakha /ta.na.ka/ n
Thanaka
A yellowish-white cosmetic paste made from ground wood apple tree bark, worn mainly by Burmese women.

thanatography thanatographies n
Thanatographie
An account, usually written, of the death of a person.

thanatology /ˌθæ.nəˈtɑl.əd͡ʒ.i/ /θan.əˈtɒl.əd͡ʒ.i/ thanatologies n
Sterbensforschung Thanatologie
The scientific study of death and the practices associated with it, including the study of the needs of the terminally ill and their families.

thane /θeɪn/ thanes n
Lehnsmann
(historical) A rank of nobility in pre-Norman England, roughly equivalent to baron.

thank /ðæŋk/ /θæŋk/ [t̪eɪ̯ŋk] [ðeɪ̯ŋk] [θeɪ̯ŋk] v
danken sich bedanken bedanken
(transitive) To express gratitude or appreciation toward.

thank God interjection
Gott sei Dank gottseidank
Used to express gratitude or relief.

thank goodness interjection
Gott sei Dank
Used to express gratitude or relief

thank you /ˈðæŋk ˌju/ /ˈθæŋk ˌju/ [ˈt̪eɪ̯ŋk ˌju] [ˈðeɪ̯ŋk ˌju] [ˈθeɪ̯ŋk ˌju] interjection
danke vielen Dank danke schön danke sehr habe vielen Dank haben Sie vielen Dank
An expression of gratitude or politeness in response to something done or given. [from c. 1400]

thank you very much interjection
danke schön danke sehr vielen Dank tausend Dank danke vielmals innigsten Dank
Said to express greater gratitude than would be conveyed by thank you.

thankful /ðæŋkfəl/ /ˈθæŋkfəl/ more thankful most thankful adj
dankbar
(obsolete) Obtaining or deserving thanks; thankworthy.

thankfully more thankfully most thankfully adv
Gott sei Dank glücklich
(sometimes proscribed) fortunately, gratefully.

thankfulness thankfulnesses n
Dankbarkeit
The state of being thankful.

thankless adj
undankbar
(of a person) ungrateful or unappreciative

thanks /t̪ʰaŋks/ /ðæŋks/ /θæŋks/ interjection
danke Dank
Used to express appreciation or gratitude.

thanks /t̪ʰaŋks/ /ðæŋks/ /θæŋks/ n
Dank Danksagung
(obsolete)

thanks a lot interjection
danke schön vielen Dank
An emphatic thanks.

thanks a million interjection
tausend Dank
(informal) thank you, intensified.

thanks for coming phraseologicalUnit
Danke fürs Kommen
An expression of gratitude for coming somewhere, having been invited.

thanks for nothing interjection
danke für nichts
(idiomatic, ironic) Expression of displeasure towards a person who has not provided what was wanted.

thanks for your help phraseologicalUnit
danke für Ihre Hilfe danke für deine Hilfe
Expresses appreciation of assistance provided or services rendered by the interlocutor.

thanks in advance interjection
danke im Voraus
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thanks to preposition
dank
Because of; normally used with a positive connotation, though it can be used sarcastically.

thanksgiving /ˈθæŋksˌɡɪv.ɪŋ/ /ˌθæŋksˈɡɪv.ɪŋ/ thanksgivings n
Danksagung
An expression of gratitude.

that /ðət/ /ˈd̪æt/ /ˈd̪æʈ/ /ˈd̪ɛt/ /ˈd̪ʱæʈ/ /ˈðæt/ /ˈðɛt/ adv
so dermaßen
(degree) To a given extent or degree.
dermaßen so
(degree) To a great extent or degree; very, particularly (in negative constructions).

that /ðət/ /ˈd̪æt/ /ˈd̪æʈ/ /ˈd̪ɛt/ /ˈd̪ʱæʈ/ /ˈðæt/ /ˈðɛt/ conjunction
damit sodass
Introducing a clause that is the subject or object of a verb (such as one involving reported speech), or which is a complement to a previous statement.
dass damit sodass
Introducing a subordinate clause expressing a reason or cause: because, in that.

that /ðət/ /ˈd̪æt/ /ˈd̪æʈ/ /ˈd̪ɛt/ /ˈd̪ʱæʈ/ /ˈðæt/ /ˈðɛt/ those determiner
jener jenes jene
The (thing, person, idea, etc) indicated or understood from context, especially if more remote physically, temporally or mentally than one designated as "this", or if expressing distinction.

that /ðət/ /ˈd̪æt/ /ˈd̪æʈ/ /ˈd̪ɛt/ /ˈd̪ʱæʈ/ /ˈðæt/ /ˈðɛt/ pronoun
jener jenes jene
The known (thing); used to refer to something just said.
das der die
(relative, plural that) Which, who; representing a subject, direct object, indirect object, or object of a preposition. [from 9thc.]

that is adv
das heißt
(conjunctive) In other words; that is to say. Used to introduce a clarification or explanation

that one pronoun
der jener derjenige
A specified object, thing or person (especially one further away/over there or known or mentioned later). (This entry is a translation hub.)

that said phraseologicalUnit
bei alledem davon abgesehen dessen ungeachtet trotz alledem wie auch immer
even so

that ship has sailed phraseologicalUnit
dieser Zug ist abgefahren
That opportunity has already passed; it is too late to do anything about it.

that's all phraseologicalUnit
bloss
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see that,‎ is,‎ all.

that's it phraseologicalUnit
das ist alles das war's das wär's jetzt ist Schluss
that's all (there is nothing more to the issue)
genau stimmt
yes!, exactly!, bingo!

that's what I'm talking about phraseologicalUnit
So sieht's aus
Used to express enthusiastic support for the referent of that.

thatch /θæt͡ʃ/ thatches n
Dachstroh Reet
Straw, rushes, or similar, used for making or covering the roofs of buildings, or of stacks of hay or grain.

thaw /θoː/ /θɑ/ /θɔ/ /θɔː/ thaws n
Tauwetter Schmelze
The melting of ice, snow, or other frozen or congealed matter; the transformation of ice or the like into the state of a fluid; liquefaction by heat of anything congealed by frost
Tauwetter
(figuratively) A period of relaxation, of reduced reserve, tension, or hostility or of increased friendliness or understanding.

thaw /θoː/ /θɑ/ /θɔ/ /θɔː/ v
tauen schmelzen
(intransitive) To gradually melt, dissolve, or become fluid; to soften from frozen
entspannen
(intransitive, figuratively) To grow gentle or genial.
auftauen
(transitive) To gradually cause frozen things (such as earth, snow, ice) to melt, soften, or dissolve.

the /jiː/ /ð/ /ðeː/ /ði/ /ðiː/ /ðə/ /ðɪ/ /ˈðiː/ /ˈðʌ/ /θeː/ adv
je + comp., desto + comp. je + comp., je + comp. je + comp., umso + comp.
With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.
umso
With a comparative, and often with for it, indicates a result more like said comparative. This can be negated with none.

the /jiː/ /ð/ /ðeː/ /ði/ /ðiː/ /ðə/ /ðɪ/ /ˈðiː/ /ˈðʌ/ /θeː/ article
der das
Introducing a singular term to be taken generically: preceding a name of something standing for a whole class. [from 9th c.]
Used before a noun phrase beginning with superlative or comparative adjective or an ordinal number, indicating that the noun refers to a single item.
Used with the plural of a surname to indicate the entire family.
When stressed, indicates that it describes something which is considered to be best or exclusively worthy of attention. [from 18th c.]
because it has already been mentioned, is to be completely specified in the same sentence, or very shortly thereafter. [from 10th c.]
Used before a body part, a family member, a pet (especially of someone previously mentioned), as an alternative to a possessive pronoun. [from 12th c.]
der das die
The definite grammatical article that implies necessarily that the noun phrase it immediately precedes is definitely identifiable
dieser
Used before an adjective, indicating all things (especially persons) described by that adjective. [from 9th c.]

the apple does not fall far from the tree proverb
der Apfel fällt nicht weit vom Stamm
(idiom) A child grows up to be similar to its parents, both in behavior and in physical characteristics.

the ball is in someone's court phraseologicalUnit
am Zug sein dran sein

the bee's knees n
das Gelbe vom Ei
(idiomatic, colloquial) Something or someone excellent, surpassingly wonderful, or cool.

the bigger they are, the harder they fall proverb
wer hoch fliegt, fällt tief wer hoch steigt, fällt tief wer viel hat, kann viel verlieren
The larger or the higher of a rank something is, the more disastrous and spectacular its downfall.

the bill, please phraseologicalUnit
die Rechnung, bitte
Indicates the speaker wishes to pay the bill (e.g. in a restaurant).

the buck stops here phraseologicalUnit
die Verantwortung liegt hier bei mir und nirgendwo anders die Verantwortung liegt hier bei uns und nirgendwo anders
(idiomatic) A statement that no excuses will be made, that the speaker is going to take direct responsibility for matters, rather than pass the responsibility to higher authorities.

the captain goes down with the ship proverb
der Kapitän geht als Letzter von Bord
A leader is ultimately responsible for the penalities of a catastrophe, even if they result from external causes or the misactions of others under the leader's purview.

the city of a thousand windows pn
Stadt der tausend Fenster
A nickname for Berat, Albania.

the coast is clear phraseologicalUnit
die Luft ist rein
(idiomatic) There is no danger; one can freely pass through a region without risk of discovery.

the cowl does not make the monk proverb
Kleider machen keine Leute
The superficial trappings of something are unrelated to its true essence.

the customer is always right proverb
der Kunde ist König
Service staff should give high priority to customer satisfaction.

the day before adv
am Tag zuvor
On the preceding day. (This entry is a translation hub.)

the die is cast /ðə ˌdaɪ ɪz ˈkæst/ /ðə ˌdaɪ ɪz ˈkɑːst/ phraseologicalUnit
die Würfel sind gefallen
(idiomatic) Conclusive action has been taken, so events will proceed in an irreversible manner; the point of no return has been passed; the future is determined; there are no more options.

the dogs bark, but the caravan goes on proverb
die Hunde bellen, aber die Karawane zieht weiter
History (or progress) moves ahead, no matter the criticism it may attract.

the early bird gets the worm proverb
Morgenstund hat Gold im Mund der frühe Vogel fängt den Wurm
Whoever arrives first has the best chance of success; some opportunities are available only to the first competitors.

the end /ði ɛnd/ /ðiː ɛnd/ phraseologicalUnit
Ende
Used traditionally at the end of a story or film.

the end justifies the means proverb
der Zweck heiligt die Mittel
Morally wrong actions are sometimes necessary to achieve morally right outcomes; actions can be considered morally right or wrong only by virtue of the morality of the outcome.

the enemy of my enemy is my friend proverb
der Feind meines Feindes ist mein Freund
It is sometimes necessary to cooperate with a person one does not like or agree with, in order to combat a common threat.

the fish rots from the head proverb
Der Fisch stinkt vom Kopf her der Fisch stinkt vom Kopf her
Bad leaders harm an organization.

the fox may grow grey but never good proverb
der Wolf ändert wohl sein Haar, aber er bleibt, wie er war
One cannot change one's nature, no matter how much time passes.

the fuck phraseologicalUnit
verfickt nochmal zum Fick zum Scheiß zum Teufel
(vulgar, slang) Used with an interrogative pronoun as an intensifier to express anger, frustration, incredulity, or other strong emotion.
verfickt nochmal
(vulgar, slang) Used after verbs forming a part of a phrasal verb as an intensifier to imply aggressive emphasis.

the grass is always greener on the other side proverb
die Kirschen aus Nachbars Garten schmecken immer besser die Kirschen aus Nachbars Garten schmecken immer noch am besten
The circumstances of others seem more desirable than one's own but in reality often are not.

the hell adv
als ob
(mildly, vulgar) Used to indicate emphatic rejection of an assertion or request.
zur Hölle
(mildly, vulgar) Expletive used for emphasis after an interrogative term or relative pronoun.

the hell with it interjection
Zur Hölle mit
Forget about it; a disgusted or frustrated dismissal of something.

the jug goes to the well until it breaks proverb
der Krug geht so lange zum Brunnen, bis er bricht
Even though you can use something, it may contain flaws that will lead it to ultimately fail.

the line is busy phraseologicalUnit
die Leitung ist besetzt
Indicates that the telephone line is busy.

the man n
der Mann
The oppressive powers that be, including the government and corporations; the system, as coordinated outside of one’s control.

the mills of the gods grind slowly proverb
Gottes Mühlen mahlen langsam
Justice may arrive slowly, but it cannot be avoided.

the more the merrier proverb
je mehr, desto besser
Something is more fun with more people.

the more things change, the more they stay the same proverb
je mehr sich verändert, desto mehr bleibt sich gleich
A change of heart must accompany experience before lasting change occurs.

the nail that sticks out gets hammered down proverb
vorstehende Nägel werden eingeschlagen wer den Kopf zu weit aus dem Loch steckt, kann ihn leicht verlieren

the next day adv
am nächsten Tag

the night before last adv
vorgestern Nacht
During the night before last night; two nights ago.

the one the ones n
der auserwählte die auserwählte
(colloquial) A particular person destined to save the universe or world; the chosen one.

the other day adv
kürzlich neulich vor kurzem in letzter Zeit vor ein paar Tagen
(idiomatic) recently; lately; a few days ago.

the other way around adv
umgekehrt
The same but with the things or people mentioned in reverse order.

the other way round adv
umgekehrt
The same but with the mentioned things or people in reverse order or position.
andersherum andersrum
In reversed orientation.

the pen is mightier than the sword proverb
die Feder ist mächtiger als die Klinge
(idiom, metonymy) More influence and power can be usurped by writing than by fighting.

the penny drops phraseologicalUnit
der Groschen ist gefallen
(UK, informal) Understanding is reached; one comprehends.

the pitcher goes so often to the well that it is broken at last proverb
der Krug geht so lange zum Brunnen, bis er bricht
When an object is used too much, it ultimately breaks down at some point.

the proof of the pudding is in the eating proverb
Probieren geht über Studieren die Praxis wird es zeigen
One can only claim that something is a success after it has been tried out or used.

the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog phraseologicalUnit
Franz jagt im komplett verwahrlosten Auto quer durch Bayern zwölf Boxkämpfer jagen Viktor quer über den großen Sylter Deich
A phrase containing every letter of the English alphabet (a pangram), used to demonstrate typographical fonts etc.

the rest is history phraseologicalUnit
der Rest ist Geschichte
(idiomatic) An indication that one does not need to continue narrating a story as the subsequent events are assumed to be well-known.

the road to hell is paved with good intentions proverb
der Weg zur Hölle ist mit guten Vorsätzen gepflastert
Well-intended acts can potentially lead to disasters.

the shoemaker's children go barefoot proverb
die Kinder des Schusters haben die schlechtesten Schuhe
One often neglects those closest to oneself.

the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak proverb
der Geist ist willig, aber das Fleisch ist schwach
As much as one wishes to achieve something, the frailties of the human body often make it impossible. Sometimes extended to jocular or organizational referents.

the straw that broke the camel's back n
der Tropfen, der das Fass zum Überlaufen bringt
(idiomatic) A small and seemingly insignificant addition to a burden that renders it too much to bear; the small thing which causes failure, or causes inability or unwillingness to endure any more of something.

the way to a man's heart is through his stomach proverb
Liebe geht durch den Magen
Cooking food for a man is a good way to win his affections.

the whole nine yards n
das volle Programm
(And) everything; often used, like etc., to finish out a list.

the whole while n
immer
(of duration) Always; constantly, all the time; (for) the complete duration.

the wolf may lose his teeth but never his nature proverb
der Wolf ändert wohl sein Haar, aber er bleibt, wie er war
One cannot change one's nature, no matter how much time passes.

the world is someone's oyster /ðə ˈwɜɹld‿ɪz ˌsʌmwʌnz ˈɔɪstəɹ/ /ðə ˈwɜːld‿ɪz ˌsʌmwʌnz ˈɔɪstə/ proverb
die Welt liegt einem zu Füßen
All opportunities are open to someone; the world is theirs.

theater /ˈθi(ə)tɚ/ /ˈθi.eɪ.tɚ/ /ˈθiətə/ /ˈθiː.ə.tə/ /ˈθɪə.tə/ /ˈθɪə.tɚ/ /θiˈeɪ.tə/ /θiˈɛt.ə/ [ˈθiə̯tɜ] [ˈθiə̯ɾɜ] theaters n
Theater Schauspielhaus Theatergebäude Theaterhaus
A place or building, consisting of a stage and seating, in which an audience gathers to watch plays, musical performances, public ceremonies, and so on.

theater of war theaters of war n
Kriegsschauplatz
The area in which armed conflict takes place.

theatrical /θiˈæt.ɹɪ.kəl/ more theatrical most theatrical adj
theatralisch Theater
Of or relating to the theatre.
theatralisch dramatisch
Fake and exaggerated.

thee /ðiː/ pronoun
dich dir
(now, chiefly, archaic, literary) Objective and reflexive case of thou. [from 8th c.]

theft /θɛft/ thefts n
Diebstahl
The act of stealing property.

theftproof adj
diebstahlsicher
Resistant to being stolen.

theine /ˈteɪ.iːn/ /ˈθeɪ.iːn/ /ˈθiː.iːn/ n
Tein
(organic compound) Caffeine when present in tea.

their /ðɚ/ /ðɛə(ɹ)/ /ðɛɚ/ /ðɛː(ɹ)/ determiner
ihr ihre
Belonging to, from, of, or relating to, them (plural).
sier siere
Belonging to someone (one person, singular), or occasionally to something.

theirs /ðɛəz/ /ðɛɚz/ /ðɛɹz/ /ðɛːz/ pronoun
ihre ihrer ihres
That which belongs to them; the possessive case of they, used without a following noun.

theism /ˈθiː.ɪz.əm/ theisms n
Theismus
Belief in the existence of at least one deity.
(narrowly) Belief in the existence of a personal creator god, goddess, gods and/or goddesses present and active in the governance and organization of the world and the universe. The God may be known by or through revelation.

theist /ˈθiːɪst/ theists n
Theist Theistin
One who believes in the existence of a god or gods.

theistic /θiˈɪstɪk/ more theistic most theistic adj
theistisch
Of or relating to theism.

them /ðəm/ /ðɛm/ /ðʌm/ [d̪ɛm] [d̪ʌm] pronoun
sie ihnen
Used as the direct object of a verb.
Used as the indirect object of a verb.
Used as the object of a preposition.
Used as the direct object of a verb.
Used as the indirect object of a verb.
Used as the object of a preposition.

thematic /θɛˈmætɪk/ /θɪˈmætɪk/ more thematic most thematic adj
thematisch
Relating to, or having a or a topic.
(history) Of or relating to a .

thematic vowel thematic vowels n
Stammvokal

thematically more thematically most thematically adv
thematisch
In a thematic manner

theme /θiːm/ themes n
Thema
A subject, now especially of a talk or an artistic piece; a topic.
(music) The main melody of a piece of music, especially one that is the source of variations.
(linguistics) Topic, what is generally being talked about, as opposed to rheme.
Motiv
A recurring idea; a motif.
Theme Thema
Any of various colors, or color palettes, in which a design is offered; (GUI) any of various skins for an app, affecting the visuals and perhaps other elements such as sound effects.
Stamm Wortstamm
(film, television) A song, or a snippet of a song, that identifies a film, a TV program, a character, etc. by playing at the appropriate time.

theme park theme parks n
Themenpark
An amusement park that has one or more specific central themes, often as part of its name.

theme song theme songs n
Erkennungsmelodie Titellied Titelmelodie Titelmusik
(music, broadcasting) A song which accompanies a television or radio program, usually as an intro or outro.

themselves /ðəmˈsɛlvz/ /ðɛmˈsɛlvz/ pronoun
sich selber
sich
(reflexive pronoun) The reflexive case of they, the third-person plural personal pronoun. The group of people, animals, or objects previously mentioned, as the object of a verb or following a preposition (also used for emphasis).
(reflexive pronoun) The reflexive case of they, the third-person singular personal pronoun. The single person previously mentioned, as the object of a verb or following a preposition (also used for emphasis).

then /ðen/ /ðɛn/ adj
damalig
Being so at that time.

then /ðen/ /ðɛn/ adv
damals dann
(temporal location) At that time.
dann danach anschließend
(temporal location) Soon afterward.
danach
(sequence) Next in order of place.
dann so damals
(conjunctive) In that case.
genauso gleichermaßen
(sequence) At the same time; on the other hand.

thence /ðɛns/ adv
daher von dannen
(formal) From there, from that place or from that time.

theo- prefix
theo-
(religion) god; deity

theocentric /θiːəʊˈsɛntɹɪk/ more theocentric most theocentric adj
theozentrisch
Having God as main focus: with God, a god, or gods as the focal point.

theocracy /θiːˈɒkɹəsi/ theocracies n
Theokratie Gottesstaat
Government under the control of a state religion.

theocratic more theocratic most theocratic adj
theokratisch
Pertaining to theocracy.

theodicy /θiˈɑd.ɪ.si/ /θiːˈɒd.ɪ.si/ theodicies n
Theodizee
(theology, philosophy) A justification of a deity or of particular attributes of a deity; specifically, a justification of the existence of evil and suffering in the world; a work or discourse justifying the ways of God.

theodolite /θiːˈɒdəlaɪt/ theodolites n
Theodolit
A surveying instrument, consisting of a small mounted telescope, used to measure horizontal and vertical angles.

theogony /θɪˈɑːɡənɪ/ /θɪˈɒɡənɪ/ theogonies n
Theogonie
(chiefly, in ancient, _, religion) The origination of gods or a narrative describing the origin of gods.

theologian /θi.əˈloʊd͡ʒən/ theologians n
Theologe Theologin
One who studies theology.

theological /θi.əˈlɑd͡ʒɪkl/ /θɪəˈlɒd͡ʒɪkl/ adj
theologisch
Of or relating to theology.

theologoumenon theologoumena n
Theologoumenon Theologumenon
A theological statement which is of individual opinion and not doctrine.

theology /θi.ˈɒ.lə.d͡ʒi/ theologies n
Theologie
(uncountable) The study of God, a god, or gods; and of the truthfulness of religion in general. [from mid-14th c.]

theonym theonyms n
Theonym
The name of a deity.

theophany /θiːˈɒfəni/ theophanies n
Theophanie
A manifestation of a deity to a person.

theorbo /θi.ˈɔɹ.boʊ/ /θi.ˈɔː.bəʊ/ theorboes theorbos n
Theorbe
(musical instruments) A baroque, double-necked lute having an extra set of open bass strings.

theorem /ˈθiː.ə.ɹəm/ /ˈθɪəɹ.əm/ theorems n
Theorem Lehrsatz Satz
(mathematics) A mathematical statement of some importance that has been proven to be true. Minor theorems are often called propositions. Theorems which are not very interesting in themselves but are an essential part of a bigger theorem's proof are called lemmas.
(mathematics, colloquial, nonstandard) A mathematical statement that is expected to be true

theoretic /ˌθiːəˈɹɛtɪk/ /ˌθɪə̯ˈɹɛtɪk/ more theoretic most theoretic adj
theoretisch
Concerned with theories or hypotheses rather than with practical matters.
Existing only in theory, not proven in reality.

theoretical /ˌθi.əˈɹɛtɪkəl/ /ˌθɪə̯ˈɹɛtɪkəl/ more theoretical most theoretical adj
theoretisch
Of or relating to theory; abstract; not empirical.

theoretically adv
prinzipiell rein gedanklich theoretisch vom Gedanken her
in theory; on paper

theorist /ˈθiːəɹəst/ /ˈθɪəɹəst/ /ˈθɪəɹɪst/ /ˈθɪɹəst/ theorists n
Theoretiker Theoretikerin
Someone who constructs theories, especially in the arts or sciences.

theory /ˈθi.ə.ɹi/ /ˈθiː.ə.ɹi/ /ˈθɪə.ɹi/ /ˈθɪɚ.i/ /ˈθɪɹ.i/ theories n
Theorie
A description of an event or system that is considered to be accurate.
(sciences) A coherent statement or set of ideas that explains observed facts or phenomena and correctly predicts new facts or phenomena not previously observed, or which sets out the laws and principles of something known or observed; a hypothesis confirmed by observation, experiment etc. [from 17th c.]
(mathematics) A field of study attempting to exhaustively describe a particular class of constructs. [from 18th c.]
(countable, logic) A set of axioms together with all statements derivable from them; or, a set of statements which are deductively closed. Equivalently, a formal language plus a set of axioms (from which can then be derived theorems). The statements may be required to all be bound (i.e., to have no free variables).

theory of everything theories of everything n
Theorie von Allem Weltformel
(physics) A theory that would unite the four known fundamental forces of nature: gravity, electromagnetism, strong nuclear force (color force), weak nuclear force.

theory of relativity theories of relativity n
Relativitätstheorie
(physics) The theories of special relativity and general relativity, two theories in physics developed mainly by Albert Einstein at the beginning of the 20th century from which several important results such as the equivalence of matter and energy and the Einstein field equations are derived.

theosis /θiːˈəʊsɪs/ n
Theosis
The likeness to or union with God; deification.

theosophic /ˌθi.əˈsɑ.fɪk/ /ˌθiː.əˈsɒf.ɪk/ adj
theosophisch
Of, or relating to theosophy.

theosophy [θi.ˈɑs.ə.fi] [θɪˈɒsəfɪ] theosophies n
Theosophie
(philosophy, religion) Any doctrine of religious philosophy and mysticism claiming that knowledge of God can be attained through mystical insight and spiritual ecstasy, and that direct communication with the transcendent world is possible.

therapeutic /θɛɹəˈpjuːtɪk/ more therapeutic most therapeutic adj
therapeutisch
Of, or relating to therapy.

therapist /ˈθɛɹəpɪst/ therapists n
Therapeut Therapeutin
Someone who provides therapy, usually professionally.

therapize /ˈθɛɹəpaɪz/ v
therapieren
(transitive) To subject (someone) to therapy, especially to psychotherapy.

therapy /ˈθɛɹ.ə.pi/ therapies n
Therapie
Attempted remediation of a health problem following a diagnosis, usually synonymous with treatment.

there /ðeː(ɹ)/ /ðə(ɹ)/ /ðɚ/ /ðɛə(ɹ)/ /ðɛɚ/ /ðɛɹ/ /ðɛː(ɹ)/ adv
dort da
(location) In a place or location (stated, implied or otherwise indicated) at some distance from the speaker (compare here).
(figuratively) In that matter, relation, etc.; at that point, stage, etc., regarded as a distinct place.
dahin dorthin
(location) To or into that place; thither.
da
In this world, used to say that someone or something exists; see pronoun section below.

there and back phraseologicalUnit
hin und zurück
(idiomatic) On or for a round trip journey, literal or figurative.

there are phraseologicalUnit
es gibt
. see also there is.

there are plenty of fish in the sea proverb
auch andere Mütter haben schöne Töchter
There are many more potential opportunities available.

there are two sides to every question proverb
jede Geschichte hat zwei Seiten
One should not make a judgement until one hears the other side.

there be v
geben es gibt
The specified thing exists, physically or abstractly.

there is v
es gibt
. Used to indicate the existence of something physical or abstract. See also there are.

there is an exception to every rule proverb
keine Regel ohne Ausnahme
Usually said in a situation when the rule is incorrect and unusable.

there is nothing new under the sun proverb
nichts Neues unter der Sonne
There is nothing truly novel in existence; every new idea has some sort of precedent or echo from the past.

there isn't any easy way to say this phraseologicalUnit
das ist nicht leicht zu sagen
Used to introduce bad news.

there you go phraseologicalUnit
na also siehst du
You have done it, or are doing it, correctly.
siehst du
Expressing that the conclusion is the same as it was suggested before; the other party's statement actually implies the same thing as one's own idea.

there's a grain of truth in every joke phraseologicalUnit
In jedem Scherz steckt ein Körnchen Wahrheit
Whenever a person is joking, they are actually disguising thoughts and emotions, either subconsciously or deliberately.

there's been an accident phraseologicalUnit
es ist ein Unfall passiert
Indicates that an accident has occurred.

there's many a slip twixt cup and lip proverb
freu dich nicht zu früh man soll den Tag nicht vor dem Abend loben
In any situation, however well planned, something can always go wrong.

there's more than one way to skin a cat proverb
viele Wege führen nach Rom
(originally, US) A problem generally has more than one solution; there is more than one way to achieve a goal.

there's no accounting for taste proverb
über Geschmack lässt sich nicht streiten über den Geschmack lässt sich nicht streiten
In subjective matters of taste, people have wildly different opinions; disagreements about matters of taste cannot be objectively resolved.

there's no fool like an old fool proverb
Alter schützt vor Torheit nicht
If a person does not develop wisdom with age, then their foolishness is all the more obvious and shameful.

there's no place like home proverb
Ost und West, daheim am best daheim ist daheim nichts ist vergleichbar mit dem eigenen zu Hause
One feels most comfortable at home.

there's no point crying over spilt milk proverb
was geschehen ist, ist geschehen

there's no such thing as a free lunch phraseologicalUnit
es wird einem nichts geschenkt nichts ist umsonst
Nothing is free; even things that appear free often have to be paid in the end.

there, there interjection
aber, aber ei ei
Conveys comfort; used to calm somebody or urge somebody to relax, especially when the person is crying.

thereabout /ðɛəɹəˈbaʊt/ /ˈðɛəɹəbaʊt/ /ˈðɛɹəˌbaʊt/ /ˌðɛɹəˈbaʊt/ adv
daherum dortherum in der Gegend um die Ecke
About or near that place.
About or near to that condition or quality.

thereafter /ˌðɛəɹˈæf.tə(ɹ)/ /ˌðɛəɹˈɑːf.tə(ɹ)/ /ˌðɛɹˈæf.tɚ/ adv
danach
After that, from then on; thenceforth.

thereagainst adv
dagegen
(archaic) In opposition to or against it; contrary to it; against that.

thereamong adv
darunter dazwischen
(formal) Among that or those.

thereby /ðɛəˈbaɪ/ /ðɛɹˈbaɪ/ adv
dadurch damit darum deshalb deswegen
(formal) By it; by that; by that means, or as a consequence of that.

therefor /ðɛəɹˈfɔɹ/ /ðɛəˈfɔː/ adv
dafür
(now, _, chiefly, _, in, _, legal) For that; in return for that.

therefore /ˈðɛəfɔː/ /ˈðɛɚ.fɔɹ/ /ˈðɜːɹˌfɔːɹ/ adv
daher deswegen also deshalb somit darum
(conjunctive) Consequently, by or in consequence of that or this cause; referring to something previously stated.

therefrom /ˌðeəˈfɹɒm/ adv
daher
(formal) From that.

therein lies the rub phraseologicalUnit
da liegt der Hund begraben da liegt der Hase im Pfeffer

theremin /ˈθɛ.ɹɪ.mɪn/ /ˈθɛə.ɹəˌmɪn/ theremins n
Theremin
An electronic musical instrument that generates sound of varying pitch and volume depending on the proximity of the musician’s hands to two antennae mounted on the instrument.

thereof /ðɛəˈɹɒv/ /ðɛˈɹʌv/ adv
davon
Of this, that, or it.

thereon /ðɛəˈɹɒn/ /ðɛˈɹɑn/ /ðɛˈɹɔn/ adv
daran
on that.

thereunder adv
darunter
Under that; under it.

thereunto adv
dazu
(archaic) thereto

thereupon /ˌðɛəɹəˈpɒn/ /ˌðɛɹəˈpɑn/ /ˌðɛɹəˈpɔn/ adv
darauf
Following that; forthwith; in sequence, but not necessarily in consequence.

therewith /ðɛəˈwɪð/ /ðɛəˈwɪθ/ adv
damit
With this, that or those.

theriac /ˈθɪriˌæk/ /ˈθɪəriˌæk/ /ˈθɪərɪak/ theriacs n
Theriak
(historical, _, medicine) A universal antidote against all poisons, particularly medicines considered to derive from a recipe of the Roman physician Andromachus and representing an improvement on mithridate.

therianthrope /-æn-/ /ˈθiːɹ-/ /ˈθɛɹ.i.ənˌθɹoʊp/ therianthropes n
Menschentier Tiermensch
(mythology) Any mythical being which is part human, part animal.

thermal /ˈθɝməl/ adj
thermisch
Pertaining to heat or temperature.

thermal /ˈθɝməl/ thermals n
Thermik
(meteorology) A column of rising air in the lower atmosphere created by uneven heating of a planet's surface.

thermal break thermal breaks n
Wärmedämmung
A thermal insulator placed between two thermal conductors to reduce the flow of heat; often used in aluminum doors and windows.

thermal camera thermal cameras n
Wärmebildkamera Infrarotkamera WBG Wärmebildgerät
A camera that is sensitive to infrared radiation (heat) instead of visible light as ordinary camera.

thermal conductivity thermal conductivities n
Wärmeleitfähigkeit
(physics) A measure of the ability of a material to conduct heat, often denoted k, λ, or κ.

thermal grease thermal greases n
Wärmeleitpaste
A viscous fluid substance, originally with properties akin to grease, which increases the thermal conductivity of a thermal interface by filling microscopic air-gaps present due to the imperfectly flat and smooth surfaces of the components.

thermal paper thermal papers n
Thermopapier
Paper treated so as to change color on exposure to heat, is used in thermal printers.

thermal printer thermal printers n
Thermodrucker Thermoprinter
(computer hardware) A printer that operates by applying heat to selected areas of specially treated paper.

thermalization thermalizations n
Thermalisierung
(physics) The process of reaching thermal equilibrium by mutual interaction.

thermistor thermistors n
Thermistor
(electronics) A resistor whose resistance varies rapidly and predictably with temperature and as a result can be used to measure temperature.

thermite /ˈθɜː(ɹ).maɪt/ thermites n
Thermit
(chemistry) A mixture of a metal and a metal oxide capable of producing a thermite reaction, such as aluminium metal and ferric oxide; used in incendiary devices.

thermo- /θɝmoʊ-/ prefix
thermo-
thermal: heat; temperature.

thermoception /ˌθɜː(ɹ)məʊˈsɛpʃən/ /ˌθɜː(ɹ)məˈsɛpʃən/ n
Temperatursinn Thermorezeption Thermozeption
(biology) The sense of heat and cold: the ability of humans, and many other organisms, to perceive temperature.

thermochemistry n
Thermochemie
(chemistry, physics) The study of the thermodynamics of chemical reactions.

thermochromic adj
thermochromatisch

thermoconvection thermoconvections n
Thermokonvektion

thermocouple thermocouples n
Thermoelement
(physics) A transducer consisting of two different metals welded together at each end; a voltage is produced that is proportional to the difference in temperature between the two junctions (one of which is normally held at a known temperature)

thermodynamic /ˌθɝmoʊdaɪˈnæmɪk/ adj
thermodynamisch
Of, or relating to the conversion of heat into other forms of energy.
(physics) Of, or relating to thermodynamics.

thermodynamics /-dɪ-/ /-mə-/ /-məʊ-/ /ˌθɜː(ɹ)moʊdaɪˈnæmɪks/ n
Thermodynamik Wärmelehre
(physics) The science of the conversions between heat and other forms of energy.

thermoelectric more thermoelectric most thermoelectric adj
thermoelektrisch
Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting thermoelectricity

thermoelectricity n
Thermoelektrizität
(physics) The direct conversion of heat into electricity

thermogram thermograms n
Wärmebild
The graphical record produced during thermography; a temperature map of the surface of a body

thermography thermographies n
Thermografie Thermographie
(physics) Any of several techniques for the remote measurement of the temperature variations of a body, especially by creating images produced by infrared radiation.

thermoinducibility n
Thermoinduzierbarkeit

thermoinducible adj
thermoinduzierbar

thermometer /θəˈmɒmɪtə/ /θɚˈmɑmɪtɚ/ thermometers n
Thermometer Temperaturmesser Wärmemesser
An apparatus used to measure temperature.

thermometry n
Thermometrie

thermonuclear adj
thermonuklear
Of, or relating to the fusion of atomic nuclei at high temperatures.

thermonuclear weapon thermonuclear weapons n
thermonukleare Waffe
A weapon whose power is derived from nuclear fusion at high temperature

thermopile thermopiles n
Thermokette Thermosäule

thermopolium thermopolia n
Thermopolium
(historical, Ancient Rome) A place where food and hot drinks were sold.

thermoregulation n
Thermoregulation
(biology) The maintenance of a constant internal temperature of an organism independent of the temperature of the environment

thermos /ˈθɜː.mɒs/ /ˈθɝ.məs/ thermoses n
Thermoskanne
A bottle, flask or similar vessel having a vacuum between its inner and outer silvered walls; designed to maintain the temperature of its contents

thermosphere thermospheres n
Thermosphäre
The layer of the Earth's atmosphere directly above the mesosphere and directly below the exosphere.

thermostat /ˈθɝmoʊstæt/ /ˈθɝməstæt/ thermostats n
Thermostat Temperaturregler
A device that automatically responds to changes in temperature by activating a heating or cooling system to maintain the temperature at a desired setting.

thermotropism thermotropisms n
Thermotropismus
(botany) Thermotropic movement of a plant or plant part in response to changes in temperature.

thesaurismosis n
Thesaurismose
(pathology) The accumulation of a substance in a cell or organ in abnormally large amounts.

thesaurus /θɪˈsɔːɹəs/ thesauri thesauruses n
Thesaurus Synonymwörterbuch Begriffswörterbuch Sachgruppenwörterbuch
A publication, traditionally in the form of a book and now often online, that provides synonyms (and sometimes antonyms and other semantic relations) for the words of a given language.

these /ðiz/ /ðiːz/ determiner
diese
plural of this

these days adv
heutzutage
Currently, at present.

thesis /ˈθisiz/ /ˈθisɪs/ /ˈθiːsiːz/ /ˈθiːsɪs/ /ˈθɛsɪs/ theses n
Dissertation Abschlussarbeit Bachelorarbeit Diplomarbeit Doktorarbeit Masterarbeit
(by extension) A lengthy essay written to establish the validity of a thesis (sense 1.1), especially one submitted in order to complete the requirements for a non-doctoral degree in the US and a doctoral degree in the UK; a dissertation.
These
(rhetoric) A proposition or statement supported by arguments.

thesis defense thesis defenses n
Disputation Verteidigung
(academy) The final step in earning a doctorate: an oral examination in which the doctorand publicly defends his/her thesis to the examiners.

theta /ˈθeɪ.ta/ /ˈθeɪtə/ /ˈθiːtə/ [fei̯˥ tʰaː˩] thetas n
Theta
The eighth letter of the Modern Greek alphabet, ninth in Old Greek: Θ, θ.

theurgy /ˈθiːˌɜː.d͡ʒi/ /ˈθiːˌɝ.d͡ʒi/ theurgies n
Theurgie
A form of magic designed to allow for worship or conjuration of, or communication with spirits or deities.

they /ðeɪ/ pronoun
sie
(the third-person plural nominative) A group of entities previously mentioned. [since the 1200s]
sier
(the third-person singular nominative, occasionally, proscribed) A single person, previously mentioned, but typically not if previously named and identified as male or female, especially if of unknown or (since 21st century) non-binary gender. [since the 1300s]
man
(indefinite pronoun, vague meaning) People; some people; people in general; someone, excluding the speaker.

they say phraseologicalUnit
es heißt man sagt
It is commonly said; people in general say; a common saying is.

thick /θɘk/ /θɪk/ thicker thickest adj
dick
Relatively great in extent from one surface to the opposite in its smallest solid dimension.
Measuring a certain number of units in this dimension.
Heavy in build; thickset.
Impenetrable to sight.
dicht
Densely crowded or packed.
dick dicht
Having a viscous consistency.
plump
(informal) Stupid.

thick /θɘk/ /θɪk/ thicks n
mitten in
The thickest, or most active or intense, part of something.

thick as a brick adj
dumm wie Bohnenstroh dumm wie Brot

thick skin /θɪk ˈskɪn/ n
dickes Fell
(idiom) Ability to take criticism or harsh behavior without being easily offended.

thick-billed murre thick-billed murres n
Dickschnabellumme
A large auk, Uria lomvia.

thick-knee /ˈθɪk.niː/ thick-knees n
Triel
Any of several species of large terrestrial birds in the stone-curlew family Burhinidae.

thick-tailed bushbaby thick-tailed bushbabies n
Riesengalago
Common name for three species of strepsirrhine primates of the genus Otolemur.

thickener thickeners n
Verdickungsmittel Bindemittel Dickungsmittel Gelbildner Geliermittel
Any substance added to something in order to thicken it; a thickening agent; a binder.

thickening /ˈθɪkənɪŋ/ thickenings n
Dickwerden
The process of making something, or becoming, thick or viscous.
Verdickungsmittel
A substance, usually a source of starch, used to thicken a sauce.

thickening agent thickening agents n
Verdickungsmittel Bindemittel Dickungsmittel Eindickmittel Gelbildner Geliermittel
any substance used to increase viscosity, especially of a food product

thicket /ˈθɪkɪt/ thickets n
Dickicht Gestrüpp Gebüsch Buschwerk
A dense, but generally small, growth of shrubs, bushes or small trees; a copse.
Dickicht Dschungel Gestrüpp
(figuratively) A dense aggregation of other things, concrete or abstract.

thickish more thickish most thickish adj
dicklich
Somewhat thick.

thickness /ˈθɪknəs/ thicknesses n
Dicke
(uncountable) The property of being thick (in dimension).
(uncountable, countable) A measure of how thick (in dimension) something is.
(uncountable) The quality of being thick (in consistency).

thickset more thickset most thickset adj
dicht untersetzt
Having a relatively short, heavy build.

thief /θif/ /θiːf/ thieves n
Dieb Diebin
One who carries out a theft.

thief in law thieves in law n
Dieb im Gesetz
A criminal who is respected, has authority and a high ranking status within the criminal underworld in the old Soviet Union, Russia and the republics that formed the former Soviet Union.

thieve /θiːv/ v
stehlen
(intransitive) To commit theft.

thievish more thievish most thievish adj
diebisch
Having a tendency to steal.

thigh /θaɪ/ thighs n
Oberschenkel Schenkel
The upper leg of a human, between the hip and the knee. [from 8th c.]

thigh gap thigh gaps n
Oberschenkellücke
A space between the inner thighs of some people when standing upright with feet touching.

thigh-slapper thigh-slappers n
Schenkelklopfer dijenkletser
(idiomatic) A joke, especially one which strikes the listener or reader as particularly humorous.

thighbone thighbones n
Oberschenkelknochen Femur
(skeleton) The bone that extends from the pelvis to the knee in humans; the femur.

thimble /ˈθɪmb(ə)l/ thimbles n
Fingerhut
(sewing) A pitted, now usually metal, cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, which is used in sewing to push the needle through material.
ein Fingerhut voll
As much as fills a thimble (sense 1); a thimbleful.
Aufnahmedose Becher Buchse Dose Drehgriff Hülse
(technology) A socket in machinery shaped like a thimble.
Kausch Kausche Seilkausche
(nautical) A metal ring which a cable or rope intended for attaching to other things is looped around as a protection against chafing.

thin /ˈθɪn/ thinner thinnest adj
dünn
Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite.
Very narrow in all diameters; having a cross section that is small in all directions.
Of low viscosity or low specific gravity.
dünn schlank
Having little body fat or flesh; slim; slender; lean; gaunt.
dünn licht schütter spärlich
Scarce; not close, crowded, or numerous; not filling the space.

thin film thin films n
Dünnschicht
A layer of material deposited on a substrate as a coating of one atom or one molecule in thickness.

thin out v
ausdünnen
(transitive) To make sparse; to remove some of a group of newly-planted plants in order to allow the remaining ones to grow unimpeded.

thin-film transistor thin-film transistors n
Dünnfilmtransistor Dünnschichttransistor
A form of transistor manufactured by depositing layers of semiconductor, dielectric and metal on a substrate

thin-skinned more thin-skinned most thin-skinned adj
dünnhäutig
(idiomatic) Overly sensitive to criticism; quick to take offence; irritable; touchy.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see thin,‎ skinned.

thine /ðaɪn/ determiner
dein
(archaic) Singular second person prevocalic possessive determiner (preconsonantal form: thy).

thine /ðaɪn/ pronoun
deiner der deine
(archaic) Singular second person possessive pronoun; yours

thing /θi(ː)ŋ/ /θɪŋ/ things n
Ding Sache Gegenstand
That which is considered to exist as a separate entity, object, quality or concept.
Sache
Corporeal object.
(informal) The central point; the crux.
Ding
(slang) A penis.

thing of the past things of the past n
der Vergangenheit angehören
(idiomatic) Something that has gone extinct or become obsolete.

thing-in-itself things-in-themselves n
Ding an sich Ding-an-sich
(from Kantian, _, philosophy, _, on) A thing as it is independent of any conceptualization or perception by the human mind, postulated by practical reason but existing in a condition which is in principle unknowable and unexperienceable.

thingamabob thingamabobs n
Dingsbums Dingsda
(slang) A thing or person whose actual name is unknown or forgotten.

thingamajig /ˈθɪŋəməˌd͡ʒɪɡ/ thingamajigs n
Dingsda Dingsbums
(informal) Something that one does not know the name of.

thingy /ˈθɪŋi/ /ˈθɪŋiː/ thingies n
Dingsda Dings Dingsbums Etwas
(informal) A thing (used to refer to something vaguely or when one cannot recall or does not wish to mention its name).

thinhorn sheep thinhorn sheep n
Alaska-Schneeschaf Dall-Schaf
Ovis dalli, a species of sheep native to northwestern North America, ranging from white to slate brown in color and having curved yellowish brown horns.

think /θɪŋk/ [θæŋk] thinks n
Gedanke Denke
(chiefly, UK) An act of thinking; consideration (of something).

think /θɪŋk/ [θæŋk] v
denken nachdenken überlegen
(intransitive) To communicate to oneself in one's mind, to try to find a solution to a problem.
denken finden meinen halten für
(transitive) To be of opinion (that); to consider, judge, regard, or look upon (something) as.
denken glauben
(transitive) To guess; to reckon.

think about /ˈθɪŋk əˌbaʊt/ v
denken an
(transitive) To ponder.

think aloud v
laut denken
(idiomatic) To utter one's thoughts.

think of v
ersinnen sich einfallen lassen
To create in one's mind; to originate an idea through thought.

think over v
nachdenken überlegen
(idiomatic) To ponder or reflect on a subject.

think tank think tanks n
Thinktank Denkfabrik
(idiomatic) A group of people who collectively perform research and develop reports and recommendations on topics relating to strategic planning or public policy, and which is usually funded by corporate, government, or special interests.

think the world revolves around one v
denken, dass sich die Welt um einen dreht

think through v
durchdenken
To fully consider, so as to understand all the consequences of.

thinkable more thinkable most thinkable adj
denkbar
Able to be thought or imagined; conceivable.

thinker /ˈθɪŋ.kə(ɹ)/ /ˈθɪŋ.kɚ/ thinkers n
Denker Denkerin
One who spends time thinking, contemplating or meditating.
An intellectual, such as a philosopher or theologian.

thinner /ˈθɪnə(ɹ)/ /ˈθɪnɚ/ thinners n
Verdünner Verdünnung Verdünnungsmittel
A liquid substance used to thin the consistency of another liquid.
Verdünner
Something that thins.

thinness thinnesses n
Dünnheit
The state or quality of being thin.

thiocyanate thiocyanates n
Thiocyanat
(chemistry) any salt or ester of thiocyanic acid; or the -SCN radical or the SCN-1 anion

thioether thioethers n
Thioether
(chemistry) Any analogue of an ether, or general formula RSR', in which the oxygen has been replaced by sulfur; an organic sulfide.

thiosulfate thiosulfates n
Thiosulfat
(chemistry) any salt or ester of thiosulfuric acid

thiosulfuric acid n
Thioschwefelsäure
(inorganic compound) An unstable acid, H2S2O3, formally derived from sulfuric acid by the substitution of a sulfur atom in the place of an oxygen one; it is known only in solution or as its salts and esters, the thiosulfates.

third /tʰʊːɹd/ /t̪ɔɪd/ /θɜːd/ /θɝd/ adj
dritte dritter
The ordinal form of the cardinal number three; Coming after the second.

third /tʰʊːɹd/ /t̪ɔɪd/ /θɜːd/ /θɝd/ thirds n
Dritte Dritter dritte
The person or thing in the third position.
Drittel dritter
One of three equal parts of a whole.
Terz
(music) An interval consisting of the first and third notes in a scale.

third /tʰʊːɹd/ /t̪ɔɪd/ /θɜːd/ /θɝd/ v
dreiteilen
To divide into three equal parts.

third country third countries n
Drittland Drittstaat

third dimension third dimensions n
dritte Dimension
the quality, of depth or thickness, that differentiates a solid object from a two-dimensional image of it

third estate n
Dritter Stand
(originally) The caste of commoners in France prior to 1789.
Bürgertum
(by extension) The commoners, collectively, in any society.

third gear third gears n
dritter Gang
The third gear of an engine.

third grade third grades n
dritte Klasse

third leg /θɝd ˈlɛɡ/ third legs n
drittes Bein
(humorous, slang) A penis; specifically a long one.

third party third parties n
Dritte
(business, commerce) Someone not directly involved in a transaction; an entity beyond the seller (first party) and customer (second party).

third person third persons n
dritte Person
(grammar) the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is not the audience or the one making the statement. In English, pronouns used with the third person include he, she, it, one, they, and who.

third time's a charm proverb
aller guten Dinge sind drei dreimal ist Bremer Recht

third wheel third wheels n
fünftes Rad am Wagen
(idiomatic) A person or thing that serves no useful purpose.

third-class adj
dritter Klasse drittklassig
Most inferior in quality or standing.

third-class object third-class objects n
Third-Class-Objekt

third-degree burn third-degree burns n
Verbrennung dritten Grades
A severe burn that destroys skin and underlying tissue and exposes nerve endings.

third-party adj
Dritten

third-person plural third-person plurals n
dritte Person Plural

third-person shooter third-person shooters n
Third-Person-Shooter
(video games) A combat-themed video game of a kind with a perspective view, typically positioning the camera over the shoulder of the player.

third-person singular third-person singulars n
dritte Person Singular

thirdly /ˈθɚdli/ /ˈθɜːdli/ /ˈθɜːdlɪ/ adv
drittens
In the third place; third in a row.

thirst /θɜːst/ /θɝst/ thirsts n
Durst
A sensation of dryness in the throat associated with a craving for liquids, produced by deprivation of drink, or by some other cause (such as fear, excitement, etc.) which stops the secretion of the pharyngeal mucous membrane.
(figuratively) Sexual lust.

thirst /θɜːst/ /θɝst/ v
dursten Durst haben dürsten
(intransitive) To be thirsty.
dürsten
(intransitive, usually followed by "for") To desire vehemently.

thirstiness n
Durstigkeit
The property of being thirsty; thirst.

thirsty /ˈθɜːs.ti/ /ˈθɝs.ti/ thirstier thirstiest adj
durstig
Needing to drink.
Causing thirst; giving one a need to drink (informal).

thirteen /ˈθɜː.tiːn/ /ˈθɝ.tin/ /ˈθɝt.tin/ /ˌθɜːˈtiːn/ /ˌθɝtin/ /ˌθɝtˈtin/ numeral
dreizehn
The cardinal number occurring after twelve and before fourteen, represented in Roman numerals as XIII and in Arabic numerals as 13.

thirteenth /ˌθɜːˈtiːnθ/ /ˌθɝˈtiːnθ/ adj
dreizehnte
The ordinal form of the number thirteen.

thirteenth grade thirteenth grades n
dreizehnte Klasse
(US, education) The year in school that comes after twelfth grade in some schools in the US, and that came after twelfth grade before 1988 in Ontario, Canada.

thirteenthly adv
dreizehntens

thirties n
Dreißiger dreißiger Jahre
A decade starting with the year xx30, most usually the decade from 1930 to 1939.

thirtieth /ˈθɜːti.əθ/ /ˈθɝti.əθ/ adj
dreißigste
The ordinal form of the number thirty.

thirtieth /ˈθɜːti.əθ/ /ˈθɝti.əθ/ thirtieths n
dreißigste
The person or thing in the thirtieth position.
One of thirty equal parts of a whole.

thirty /ˈθɜːti/ /ˈθɝti/ [ˈθɝɾi] numeral
dreißig dreissig
The cardinal number occurring after twenty-nine and before thirty-one, represented in Arabic numerals as 30.

thirty pieces of silver n
Judaslohn
(figurative) A reward for betrayal.

thirty-eight numeral
achtunddreißig
The cardinal number immediately following thirty-seven and preceding thirty-nine.

thirty-eighth adj
achtunddreißigste
The ordinal form of the number thirty-eight, describing a person or thing in position number 38 of a sequence.

thirty-fifth adj
fünfunddreißigste
The ordinal form of the number thirty-five, describing a person or thing in position number 35 of a sequence.

thirty-fifth thirty-fifths n
fünfunddreißigste
One of thirty-five equal parts of a whole.

thirty-five numeral
fünfunddreißig
The cardinal number immediately following thirty-four and preceding thirty-six.

thirty-four numeral
vierunddreißig
The cardinal number immediately following thirty-three and preceding thirty-five.

thirty-nine numeral
neununddreißig
The cardinal number immediately following thirty-eight and preceding forty.

thirty-one numeral
einunddreißig
The cardinal number immediately following thirty and before thirty-two; thirty plus one.

thirty-seven numeral
siebenunddreißig
The cardinal number occurring after thirty-six and before thirty-eight.

thirty-six /ˌθɜːtiˈsɪks/ /ˌθɝtiˈsɪks/ numeral
sechsunddreißig
The cardinal number immediately following thirty-five and preceding thirty-seven.

thirty-third adj
dreiunddreißigste
The ordinal form of the number thirty-three, describing a person or thing in position number 33 of a sequence.

thirty-three numeral
dreiunddreißig
The cardinal number after thirty-two and before thirty-four.

thirty-two /ˌθɜːtiˈtuː/ /ˌθɝtiˈtu/ numeral
zweiunddreißig
The cardinal number after thirty-one and before thirty-three.
(Nigeria, colloquial) Teeth.

this /ðəs/ /ðɪs/ adv
so
To the degree or extent indicated.

this /ðəs/ /ðɪs/ these determiner
dieser diese dieses
The (thing) here (used in indicating something or someone nearby).
dieser
The known (thing) (used in indicating something or someone just mentioned).
dieser folgend
The known (thing) (used in indicating something or someone about to be mentioned).
so ein
(informal) A known (thing) (used in first mentioning a person or thing that the speaker does not think is known to the audience). Compare with "a certain ...".

this /ðəs/ /ðɪs/ pronoun
dieser dieses diese
The thing, item, etc. being indicated.

this afternoon adv
heute Nachmittag
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see this,‎ afternoon.

this and that pronoun
dies und das
Various unspecified things.

this evening adv
heute Abend
During the evening of today.

this morning /ðəs ˈmɔɹnɪŋ/ /ðɪs ˈmɔɹnɪŋ/ n
heute Morgen heute Vormittag
The morning of today

this one pronoun
der dieser
A specified object, thing or person (especially one nearby or known). (This entry is a translation hub.)

this time n
heute in
On or near the same date (in the past or in the future).
diesmal
On this occasion (as opposed to last time or next time).

this too shall pass proverb
es geht alles vorbei es geht alles vorüber
Nothing, good or bad, lasts forever; all circumstances are temporary.

this year adv
heuer dieses Jahr
The current year. (This entry is a translation hub.)

this year's adj
diesjährig heurig
Produced or occurring during the current year. (This entry is a translation hub.)

thistle /θɪsl̩/ thistles n
Distel
This plant seen as the national emblem of Scotland.

thither /ˈðɪðə/ /ˈðɪðɚ/ /ˈθɪðə/ /ˈθɪðɚ/ adv
dahin dorthin
(chiefly, literary, or, law, archaic) To that place.

thixotropy n
Thixotropie

thole /θoʊl/ /θəʊl/ tholes n
Dolle Ruderpflock
A pin in the side of a boat which acts as a fulcrum for the oars.

thong /θɑŋ/ /θɒŋ/ /θɔŋ/ thongs n
Lederriemen
A strip of leather.
Flipflop Badelatschen
(usually, in the plural, Australia) An item of footwear, usually of rubber, secured by two straps which join to pass between the big toe and its neighbour.
Tanga Tangaslip
(UK, US) An item of clothing, usually an undergarment or swimwear consisting of very narrow strips designed to cover just the genitals and nothing more.

thoracic /θəˈɹæsɪk/ adj
thorakal
(anatomy) Of the thorax.

thoracic cavity thoracic cavities n
Brusthöhle
(anatomy) A chamber located within the upper human torso (and other animal bodies) which contains the heart and lungs.

thoracic duct thoracic ducts n
Ductus thoracicus
(anatomy) A major vessel of the lymphatic system that originates in the abdomen and drains into the blood circulation at the commencement of the left brachiocephalic vein.

thoracic vertebra thoracic vertebrae thoracic vertebras n
Brustwirbel
(anatomy) Any of the twelve vertebrae in the chest region of the spine.

thorax /ˈθɔɹæks/ thoraces thoraxes n
Thorax
(anatomy) The region of the mammalian body between the neck and abdomen as well as the cavity containing the heart and lungs.
(entomology, and, arachnology) The middle of three distinct divisions in an insect, crustacean or arachnid body to which the legs are attached.

thorium /ˈθɔːɹiəm/ thoriums n
Thorium
A chemical element (symbol Th) with atomic number 90: a weakly radioactive, malleable, moderately hard silvery metal that tarnishes black when exposed to air.

thorn /θoɹn/ /θɔːn/ /θɔːɹn/ [θo̞ɹn] thorns n
Dorn
(botany) A sharp protective spine of a plant.

thorn in someone's side thorns in someone's side n
Dorn im Auge
(idiomatic) A persistent annoyance.

thorn in the flesh thorns in the flesh n
Stachel im Fleisch
(idiomatic) A persistent difficulty or something very annoying that will not go away.

thornbush thornbushes n
Dornbusch
Any of many thorny or spiny shrubs and bushes.

thorny /ˈθɔɹni/ /ˈθɔːni/ thornier thorniest adj
dornig
Having thorns or spines
schwierig dornig problematisch
(figuratively) Troublesome or vexatious

thorough /ˈθɜɹoʊ/ /ˈθʌɹoʊ/ /ˈθʌɹə/ thorougher thoroughest adj
gründlich
Painstaking and careful not to miss or omit any detail.

thoroughbred more thoroughbred most thoroughbred adj
reinrassig vollblütig
Bred from pure stock.

thoroughbred thoroughbreds n
Vollblut Englisches Vollblut
(loosely) Any purebred horse.
A person of uncommon strength or endurance (like that of a thoroughbred horse).

thoroughfare /ˈθʌɹəfɛː/ thoroughfares n
Durchfahrt Durchgangsstraße
(now, _, rare, _, except in certain set phrases) A passage; a way through.
Durchgangsstraße Hauptverkehrsstraße Verkehrsader
A road open at both ends or connecting one area with another; a highway or main street.
Wasserstrasse
An unobstructed waterway allowing passage for ships.

thoroughly /ˈθɜɹ.ə.li/ /ˈθʌɹ.ə.li/ more thoroughly most thoroughly adv
durch und durch gründlich total vollkommen
In a thorough or complete manner.

thoroughness /ˈθɜɹoʊnəs/ /ˈθʌɹoʊnəs/ /ˈθʌɹənəs/ /ˈθʌɹəʊnəs/ thoroughnesses n
Gründlichkeit
The state of being thorough.
Genauigkeit
Attention to detail.

thorp /θɔɹp/ /θɔːp/ thorps n
Dorf
(archaic, now, chiefly, _, in, _, placenames) A group of houses standing together in the country; a hamlet; a village.

those /ðoʊz/ /ðəʊz/ determiner
jene
plural of that

thou /ðaʊ/ /ðuː/ ye pronoun
du Du
(archaic, dialectal, literary, religion, or humorous) . [chiefly up to early 17th c.]

thou /ðaʊ/ v
duzen
(transitive) To address (a person) using the pronoun thou, especially as an expression of contempt or familiarity.

though /ðoʊ/ /ðəʊ/ adv
allerdings doch trotzdem
(conjunctive) Despite that; however.

though /ðoʊ/ /ðəʊ/ conjunction
obgleich obwohl obschon
Despite the fact that; although.

thought /θoːt/ /θɑt/ /θɒt/ /θɔt/ /θɔːt/ thoughts n
Gedanke
(countable) Representation created in the mind without the use of one's faculties of vision, sound, smell, touch, or taste; an instance of thinking.
(uncountable) The operation by which mental activity arise or are manipulated; the process of thinking; the agency by which thinking is accomplished.

thought blocking /θɔːt ˈblɑkɪŋ/ /θɔːt ˈblɒkɪŋ/ thought blockings n
Sperrung
(psychiatry) The phenomenon, in schizophrenia and other psychiatric disorders, where a person's speech is suddenly interrupted by silences.

thought bubble thought bubbles n
Gedankenblase
A rounded or cloud-shaped outline, usually containing words, representing thought in a cartoon.

thought experiment thought experiments n
Gedankenexperiment
(physics, philosophy) An attempt to solve a problem using the power of human imagination.

thought leader thought leaders n
Vordenker
A person, organization, publication, etc. regarded as an authoritative source of new ideas or intellectual trends.

thought police thought police n
Gedankenpolizei
A group that aims to control what other people think.

thought-out more thought-out most thought-out adj
durchdacht
(chiefly, in combination) planned

thought-world /ˈθɔːtwəːld/ thought-worlds n
Gedankenwelt
The world as seen in terms of the attitudes, belief systems, assumptions etc. of a given society or people.

thoughtcrime /ˈθɔːtˌkɹaɪm/ thoughtcrimes n
Gedankenverbrechen
A crime committed by having unorthodox, unofficial, controversial or socially unacceptable thoughts.

thoughtcriminal thoughtcriminals n
Gedankenverbrecher Gedankenverbrecherin
alternative form of thought criminal

thoughtful /ˈθɑtfəl/ /ˈθɔtfəl/ /ˈθɔːtfəl/ /ˈθɔːtfʊl/ more thoughtful most thoughtful adj
nachdenklich bedächtig gedankenvoll
Demonstrating thought or careful consideration.
aufmerksam
Demonstrating kindness or consideration for others.

thoughtless /ˈθɑtləs/ /ˈθɑtlɪs/ /ˈθɔtləs/ /ˈθɔtlɪs/ /ˈθɔːtləs/ /ˈθɔːtlɪs/ more thoughtless most thoughtless adj
gedankenlos
Marked by or showing lack of due thought or care; careless.
Lacking thought or consideration.
rücksichtslos
Inconsiderate, inattentive.

thoughtlessly /ˈθɔt.lɪs.li/ more thoughtlessly most thoughtlessly adv
gedankenlos
Done without thinking.

thousand /ˈθaʊz(ə)n(d)/ /ˈθaʊz(ə)nd/ [ˈθaʊ̯zn̩d] thousands numeral
tausend
A numerical value equal to 1,000 = 10 × 100 = 103 (1 E+3 exactly—in scientific E notation.)

thousandth /ˈθaʊzəndtθ/ /ˈθaʊzəndð/ /ˈθaʊzəntθ/ /ˈθaʊzənð/ /ˈθaʊzənθ/ adj
tausendste
last in order of a series of a thousand; next after the nine hundred and ninety-ninth.

thousandth /ˈθaʊzəndtθ/ /ˈθaʊzəndð/ /ˈθaʊzəntθ/ /ˈθaʊzənð/ /ˈθaʊzənθ/ thousandths n
Tausendste
(singular only) The person or thing in the thousandth position.
Tausendstel
One of a thousand equal parts of a whole.

thrall /θɹɑl/ /θɹɔl/ /θɹɔːl/ thralls n
Leibeigene
One who is enslaved or under mind control.
Leibeigenschaft
(uncountable) The state of being under the control of another person.

thrash /θɹæʃ/ v
schlagen dreschen eindreschen zusammenschlagen
To beat mercilessly.
besiegen vernichten zerstören
To defeat utterly.

thrash metal /ˈθɹæʃ ˌmɛtəl/ n
Thrash Metal
A heavy and intense form of heavy metal music with a focus on speed, technical precision, alternate picking, and extended guitar solos, and often having aggressive lyrics.

thread /θɹɛd/ [θɾ̪̊ɛd] threads n
Thema roter Faden
Faden Garn Zwirn Nähgarn Strang
A long, thin and flexible form of material, generally with a round cross-section, used in sewing, weaving or in the construction of string.
Thread
(computing) A unit of execution, lighter in weight than a process, usually sharing memory and other resources with other threads executing concurrently.
Thread Diskussionsfaden Diskussionsstrang
(Internet) A series of messages, generally grouped by subject, in which all messages except the first are replies to previous messages in the thread.
Strom Fluß Gedankenfluss Gedankenstrom Zusammenhang
A filament, as of a flower, or of any fibrous substance, as of bark.

thread /θɹɛd/ [θɾ̪̊ɛd] v
einfädeln
(transitive) To put thread through.
passieren bahnen durchfädeln durchkommen
(transitive) To pass (through a narrow constriction or around a series of obstacles).
passieren aufschrauben bahnen durchfädeln durchkommen gewindeschneiden
To screw on; to fit the threads of a nut on a bolt.

thread of life threads of life n
Lebensfaden
(Greek mythology) A metaphor for the lifespan of an individual, as generated by Clotho, measured out by Lachesis and terminated by Atropos.
Lebensschicksal
Destiny, fate.

threadbare /-bɛː/ /ˈθɹɛdbɛə/ /ˈθɹɛdˌbɛ(ə)ɹ/ more threadbare most threadbare adj
fadenscheinig
Of cloth, clothing, furnishings, etc.: frayed and worn to an extent that the nap is damaged and the warp and weft threads show; shabby, worn-out.

threads /θɹɛdz/ n
Klamotte
(slang) Clothes.

threat /ˈtɹɛt/ /ˈθɹet/ /θɹɛt/ threats n
Drohung
An expression of intent to injure or punish another.
A person or object that is regarded as a danger; a menace.
Bedrohung Drohung
An indication of potential or imminent danger.

threaten /ˈθɹɛt.n̩/ v
drohen bedrohen
To make a threat against someone; to use threats.
bedrohen
To menace, or be dangerous.
androhen
To portend, or give a warning of.

threatened /ˈθɹɛt.n̩d/ more threatened most threatened adj
bedroht
(ecology, of an organism) At risk of becoming endangered in the near future.

threatening /ˈθɹɛt.n̩.ɪŋ/ more threatening most threatening adj
drohend
Presenting a threat, posing a likely risk of harm.

three /fɹiː/ /θɹiː/ [t̪ɾ̪̊iː] [θɹi] [θɹ̥i] [θɹ̥ɪi] [θɾ̪̊i] [θɾ̪̊iː] [θɾ̪̊ɪi] threes n
Drei drei
The digit/figure 3.

three /fɹiː/ /θɹiː/ [t̪ɾ̪̊iː] [θɹi] [θɹ̥i] [θɹ̥ɪi] [θɾ̪̊i] [θɾ̪̊iː] [θɾ̪̊ɪi] numeral
drei Drei
A numerical value after two and before four. Represented in Arabic digits as 3; this many dots (•••).

three days ago adv
vorvorgestern
(This entry is a translation hub.)

three hundred /ˈθɹiː ˈhʌn.dɹəd/ /ˈθɹiː ˈhʌn.dɹɪd/ numeral
dreihundert
The cardinal number occurring after two hundred ninety-nine and before three hundred one, represented in Arabic numerals as 300.

three o'clock n
drei Uhr
(In both the 12-hour clock and the 24-hour clock) The start of the fourth hour of the day; 3:00 a.m. (03:00).

three of a kind n
Drilling
(card games) A hand including three cards of the same rank.

three poisons pn
die drei Geistesgifte
(Buddhism) The three root kleshas of Moha (delusion and confusion), Raga (greed and sensual attachment) and Dvesha (aversion and hate), which are considered to be innate in a being.

three thousand numeral
dreitausend
3,000

three-card monte three-card montes n
Kümmelblättchen
A confidence game in which the victim, or mark, is tricked into betting a sum of money that they can find the money card, for example the queen of hearts, among three face-down playing cards.

three-dimensional more three-dimensional most three-dimensional adj
dreidimensional
(not comparable) Existing in three dimensions.
(comparable) Having depth, or the illusion of depth, as well as height and width.

three-dimensionality three-dimensionalities n
Dreidimensionalität
The state or characteristic of occupying, or of appearing to occupy, three dimensions of space.

three-fourths n
drei Viertel
Three of four equal parts (3/4, ¾, 0.75).

three-headed /ˈθɹiːˌhɛdəd/ adj
dreiköpfig
Having three heads.

three-legged /ˈθɹiːlɛɡd/ /θɹiːˈlɛɡɪd/ adj
dreibeinig
having three legs

three-legged race three-legged races n
Dreibeinlauf
(games, racing) A race in which a team of two players are joined together at opposite ankles, and must complete a short sprint before the other teams.

three-phase adj
dreiphasig Dreiphasen-
(electricity) Using three separate alternating currents of the same voltage at different phases.

three-pointer three-pointers n
Dreierlinie Dreipunktelinie
(basketball) A three-point shot; a basket made from beyond the three-point line.

three-pronged adj
dreizackig
Having three prongs or similar parts; trifurcate.

three-quarters /θɹiˈk(w)ɔɹtɚz/ /θɹiːˈkwɔːtəz/ n
drei Viertel
Three of four equal parts (3/4, ¾, 0.75).

three-wheeler three-wheelers n
Dreirad
A car, cycle or motorbike having three wheels.

threefold adv
dreifach
By a factor of three.

threesome /ˈθɹiːsəm/ threesomes n
Dreier
An instance of sexual activity involving three people.

threne /θɹiːn/ threnes n
Threnos
a dirge or lamentation

threnody /ˈθɹɛn.ə.di/ threnodies n
Threnodie
A song or poem of lamentation or mourning for a dead person; a dirge; an elegy.

threonine threonines n
Threonin
(amino acid) An essential amino acid C4H9NO3 found in most animal proteins.

thresh /θɹɛʃ/ v
dreschen
(transitive, agriculture) To separate the grain from the straw or husks (chaff) by mechanical beating, with a flail or machinery, or by driving animals over them.

thresher /ˈθɹɛʃə(ɹ)/ threshers n
Dreschflegel Flegel
(agriculture, historical) A now-obsolete hand tool for threshing, also called a flail.
Dreschmaschine
(agriculture) A modern farm machine for threshing grain, now a part of combine harvesters rather than a separate implement.

thresher shark thresher sharks n
Fuchshai
Any of the species of sharks in the genus Alopias, three of which are extant.

threshing floor threshing floors n
Tenne Dreschboden
The floor of a threshing house or similar area where grain is threshed.

threshing sledge threshing sledges n
Dreschschlitten Dreschwalze
A rectangular wooden plank designed to separate grain from chaff.

threshold /ˈθɹɛʃ(h)oʊld/ /ˈθɹɛʃ(h)əʊld/ [ˈθɹɛʃ(h)ɒʊɫd] thresholds n
Schwelle Türschwelle
The lowermost part of a doorway that one crosses to enter; a sill.
Schwelle
(engineering) The quantitative point at which an action is triggered, especially a lower limit.
The wage or salary at which income tax becomes due.

threshold effect threshold effects n
Schwelleneffekt

threshold potential threshold potentials n
Schwellenpotential
(physiology) The critical level to which a membrane potential must be depolarized to initiate an action potential.

thrice /θɹaɪs/ [θɾ̪̊äɪs] [θɾ̪̊ɑɪs] adv
dreimal
(dated) Three times.

thrift /θɹɪft/ thrifts n
Sparsamkeit
(uncountable) The characteristic of using a minimum of something (especially money).
Grasnelke
(countable) Any of various plants of the genus Armeria, particularly Armeria maritima.

thrift shop thrift shops n
Secondhandladen Secondhandshop
(US) A shop which sells mainly used goods (especially clothes) at low prices.

thrifty /ˈθɹɪfti/ thriftier thriftiest adj
sparsam
(dated) Thriving, prosperous, successful; (of an animal or plant) growing rapidly or vigorously.

thrill /θɹɪl/ [t̪ɾ̪̊ɪl] [θɹ̥ɪɫ] [θɾ̪̊ɪl] [θɾ̪̊ɪɫ] thrills n
Gänsehautmoment
A trembling or quivering, especially one caused by emotion.
Kitzel Nervenkitzel
A cause of sudden excitement; a kick.
Herzklopfen
(medicine) A slight quivering of the heart that accompanies a cardiac murmur.

thrill /θɹɪl/ [t̪ɾ̪̊ɪl] [θɹ̥ɪɫ] [θɾ̪̊ɪl] [θɾ̪̊ɪɫ] v
begeistern erregen versetzen
(ergative) To suddenly excite someone, or to give someone great pleasure; to (figuratively) electrify; to experience such a sensation.
erschauern erschauern lassen
(ergative) To (cause something to) tremble or quiver.

thrill-seeker thrill-seekers n
Abenteuerlustige Abenteuerlustiger
A person who enjoys thrilling situations, or who engages in dangerous sports

thrilled /θɹɪld/ more thrilled most thrilled adj
begeistert
Extremely excited or delighted.

thriller /ˈθɹɪlə/ /ˈθɹɪlɚ/ thrillers n
Thriller
(film, literature) A suspenseful, sensational genre of story, book, play or film.

thrips thrips thripses n
Fransenflügler
Any of the many small insects of the order Thysanoptera, especially those that attack useful plants.

thrive /θɹaɪv/ v
gedeihen prosperieren
To grow or increase stature; to grow vigorously or luxuriantly, to flourish.
florieren aufblühen blühen
To increase in wealth or success; to prosper, be profitable.

thriving /ˈθɹaɪ.vɪŋ/ /ˈθɹɑɪ.vɪŋ/ more thriving most thriving adj
florierend pulsierend
That thrives; successful; flourishing or prospering.

throat /ˈθɹoʊt/ /ˈθɹəʊt/ throats n
Kehle Rachen
The gullet or windpipe.
Hals Flaschenhals
A narrow opening in a vessel.
Kehle Hals
The part of a chimney between the gathering, or portion of the funnel which contracts in ascending, and the flue.

throatless shear throatless shears n
Handhebelschere Hebelschere

throb /θɹɒb/ throbs n
Klopfen Pochen
A beating, vibration or palpitation.

throb /θɹɒb/ v
klopfen schlagen
(intransitive) To pound or beat rapidly or violently.
klopfen pochen pulsieren
(intransitive) To vibrate or pulsate with a steady rhythm.

throe /θɹoʊ/ /θɹəʊ/ throes n
Agonie Krampf Wehen
A severe pang or spasm of pain, especially one experienced when the uterus contracts during childbirth, or when a person is about to die.

thrombocytopenia thrombocytopenias n
Thrombozytopenie
(hematology) An abnormally low number of platelets in the blood.

thrombosis /θɹɑmˈboʊsɪs/ /θɹɒmˈbəʊsɪs/ thromboses n
Thrombose
(pathology) The formation of thrombi in the blood vessels of a living organism, causing obstruction of the circulation.

thrombus thrombi n
Thrombus Blutgerinnsel
(hematology, pathology) A blood clot formed from platelets and other elements that forms in a blood vessel in a living organism, and causes thrombosis or obstruction of the vessel at its point of formation or travel to other areas of the body.

throne [tɹoʊn] [θɹoʊn] [θɹəʊn] thrones n
Thron
(figuratively) Leadership, particularly the position of a monarch.
(euphemism) A seat used for urination or defecation, such as a chamber pot, toilet, or the seat of an outhouse.
(Christianity) A member of an order of angels ranked above dominions and below cherubim.

throng /θɹɑŋ/ /θɹɒŋ/ /θɹɔŋ/ throngs n
Gedränge Gewühl Menschengewühl Menschenmenge Menschentraube Traube
A group of people crowded or gathered closely together.
Ansammlung Schwarm
A group of things; a host or swarm.

throstle /ˈθɹɒsəl/ throstles n
Drossel
(dialectal, or, archaic) A song thrush.

throttle /ˈθɹɑ.tl̩/ /ˈθɹɑ.təl/ /ˈθɹɒt.l̩/ /ˈθɹɔ.təl/ throttles n
Gaspedal
Drossel
A valve that regulates the supply of fuel-air mixture to an internal combustion engine and thus controls its speed; a similar valve that controls the air supply to an engine.
The lever or pedal that controls this valve.

throttle /ˈθɹɑ.tl̩/ /ˈθɹɑ.təl/ /ˈθɹɒt.l̩/ /ˈθɹɔ.təl/ v
drosseln
(transitive) To cut back on the speed of (an engine, person, organization, network connection, etc.).
drosseln würgen
(intransitive) To have the throat obstructed so as to be in danger of suffocation; to choke; to suffocate.

through /θɹu/ /θɹuː/ [θɾ̪̊ɵʉ] [θɾ̪̊ʊu] preposition
durch
From one side of an opening to the other.
Entering, then later leaving.
Surrounded by (while moving).
By means of.

through and through adv
durch und durch
Completely; entirely; fundamentally.

through ball through balls n
Steilpass Steilvorlage
(soccer) A forward pass played between opposition defenders.

through train through trains n
D-Zug Durchgangszug
(rail transport) a train that travels a long distance without any stops

through-composed /θruːkəmˈpoʊzd/ /θruːkəmˈpəʊzd/ adj
durchkomponiert
(music) Of a song, composed so that each stanza may have different music, rather than the same being repeated for all of them.

throughline /ˈθɹuˌlaɪn/ /ˈθɹuːlaɪn/ throughlines n
durchgängiger Handlungsfaden
(narratology) In full through line of action: a theme that runs through the plot of a book, film, or other narrative work, or a series of such related works. [from early 20th c.]

throughout /θɹaʊt/ /θɹuˈʌʊt/ /θɹuːˈaʊt/ adv
überall
In every part; everywhere.

throughput /ˈθɹu.pʊt/ /ˈθɹuː.pʊt/ throughputs n
Durchsatz
(operations) The rate of production; the rate at which something can be processed.

throw /θɹoʊ/ /θɹəʊ/ [θɾ̪̊oʊ] [θɾ̪̊əʊ] v
werfen schmeißen
To twist two or more filaments of (silk, etc.) so as to form one thread; to twist together, as singles, in a direction contrary to the twist of the singles themselves; sometimes applied to the whole class of operations by which silk is prepared for the weaver.

throw a party v
eine Party schmeißen
(informal) To organize and execute a party.

throw a tantrum v
einen kindischen Wutanfall bekommen
(idiomatic) To have a temper tantrum; to display a fit of childish anger.

throw away v
wegwerfen fortwerfen
(transitive) To discard (trash, garbage, or the like), to toss out, to put in the trash.

throw down the gauntlet v
den Fehdehandschuh hinwerfen
(idiomatic) To issue a challenge.

throw good money after bad v
gutes Geld dem schlechten nachwerfen
(idiomatic) To waste money in a fruitless attempt to recoup losses previously incurred.

throw in the towel v
das Handtuch werfen die Flinte ins Korn werfen
(idiomatic) To quit; to give up.

throw money away v
das Geld zum Fenster hinauswerfen

throw out /ˈθɹəʊ ˌaʊt/ /ˌθɹəʊ ˈaʊt/ v
rauswerfen
(idiomatic) To dismiss or expel someone from any longer performing duty or attending somewhere.

throw the baby out with the bathwater /θɹoʊ ðə ˈbeɪbi aʊt wɪθ ðə ˈbæθwɔtɚ/ /θɹəʊ ðə ˈbeɪbi aʊt wɪð ðə ˈbɑːθwɔːtə(ɹ)/ v
das Kind mit dem Bade ausschütten
(idiomatic) To discard, especially inadvertently, something valuable while in the process of removing or rejecting something unwanted.

throw under the bus v
in die Pfanne hauen
(transitive, of a person or group) To betray or blame (something or someone), as a scapegoat or otherwise for personal gain.

throw-in throw-ins n
Einwurf
(Australian rules football) A throw of the ball back into play by the boundary umpire. The umpire faces away from the players and throws it in over his or her shoulder (so as to clearly not favour either side by where exactly it's thrown).

throwable adj
werfbar

throwback /ˈθɹoʊ.bæk/ /ˈθɹəʊ.bæk/ throwbacks n
Rückfall Rückwurf
A reversion to an earlier stage of development.

thrower throwers n
Werfer Werferin
Someone who throws.
Something that throws.
(archaic) One who throws or twists silk; a throwster.

thrush /θɹʌʃ/ thrushes n
Soor Soormykose Strahlfäule
Drossel
Any of numerous species of songbirds of the cosmopolitan family Turdidae, such as the song thrush, mistle thrush, bluebird, and American robin.

thrush nightingale thrush nightingales n
Sprosser
Luscinia luscinia, a small passerine bird related to the common nightingale.

thrust /θɹʌst/ thrusts n
Stoß
(fencing) An attack made by moving the sword parallel to its length and landing with the point.
Vorstoß Stich Stoß
A push, stab, or lunge forward (the act thereof.)
Schub Druck Druckkraft Schubkraft
The force generated by propulsion, as in a jet engine.
Stoßrichtung Tenor Ziel Zielrichtung
(figuratively) The primary effort; the goal.

thrust /θɹʌst/ v
entgegenwerfen schieben stoßen stürmen
(intransitive) To make advance with force.
aufdrängen drängen
(transitive) To force something upon someone.
schieben stechen stecken stoßen
(transitive) To push out or extend rapidly or powerfully.

thud /ˈθʌd/ thuds n
dumpfer Knall Bollern
The sound of a dull impact.

thud /ˈθʌd/ v
bollern dumpf knallen stampfen
To make the sound of a dull impact.

thug /ʈʰəɡ/ /θʌɡ/ thugs n
Randalierer Rowdy Schläger Schurke
Someone with an intimidating and unseemly appearance and mannerisms, who treats others violently and roughly, often for hire.

thuja /ˈθu.d͡ʒə/ thujas n
Thuja
A tree of the genus Thuja.

thulium /ˈθjuːliəm/ /ˈθuːliəm/ n
Thulium
A metallic chemical element (symbol Tm) with atomic number 69: a fairly soft, easily workable metal with a bright silvery-gray lustre.

thumb /θʌm/ thumbs n
Daumen
The short thick digit of the hand that for humans has the most mobility and can be made to oppose (moved to touch) all of the other fingers.

thumb /θʌm/ v
durchblättern
(transitive, with through) To turn the pages of (a book) in order to read it cursorily.

thumb one's nose v
eine Nase drehen eine lange Nase machen
To place a thumb upon the tip of the nose, typically with the fingers spread and while simultaneously wiggling one's fingers, in a gesture of disrespect.

thumbnail /ˈθʌm.neɪl/ thumbnails n
Daumennagel
The fingernail on the thumb.
Bildvorschau Miniaturbild Vorschaubild
(chiefly, computing) A small picture, used as a compact representation of a larger image.

thumbscrew /ˈθʌmskɹuː/ thumbscrews n
Flügelschraube Rändelschraube
A screw that can be turned with the thumb and fingers.
Daumenschraube Flügelschraube Rändelschraube
An instrument of torture used to crush the fingers.

thumbsucking n
Daumenlutschen
The act of sucking one's thumb.

thumbtack /ˈθʌm.tæk/ thumbtacks n
Reißzwecke Reißnagel Heftzwecke Reißbrettstift
(North America) A small nail-like tack with a slightly rounded head that can be pressed into place with light pressure from the thumb; used for hanging light articles on a wall or noticeboard.

thumbtack /ˈθʌm.tæk/ v
anheften anpinnen anzwecken zwecken
(transitive) To fix or attach something with a thumbtack.

thump /θʌmp/ thumps n
dumpfer Schlag
A blow that produces a muffled sound.
dumpf dumpfer Schlag
The sound of such a blow; a thud.

thunder /ˈθʌndə/ /ˈθʌndɚ/ thunders n
Donner Donnern
The loud rumbling, cracking, or crashing sound caused by expansion of rapidly heated air around a lightning bolt.
Donnern
A deep, rumbling noise resembling thunder.

thunder /ˈθʌndə/ /ˈθʌndɚ/ v
donnern
(intransitive) To make a noise like thunder.

thunder god thunder gods n
Donar Thor
A god associated with thunder.

thunderbird /ˈθʌndə.bɜːd/ /ˈθʌndɚ.bɝd/ thunderbirds n
Donnervogel
(mythology) A mythological bird, often associated with stormy weather, especially in various indigenous North American mythologies.

thunderbolt /ˈθʌndə(ɹ)ˌboʊlt/ thunderbolts n
Blitz mit Donnerschlag Blitzstrahl Donnerkeil
A flash of lightning accompanied by a crash of thunder.

thunderclap thunderclaps n
Donnerschlag
A sudden, loud thunder caused by a nearby lightning strike; a shock of thunder, as opposed to a reverberating rumble.

thundercloud thunderclouds n
Gewitterwolke
(meteorology) A large, dark cloud, usually a cumulonimbus, charged with electricity and producing thunder and lightning; a storm cloud.

thunderous /ˈθʌn.dəɹ.əs/ more thunderous most thunderous adj
donnernd
Very loud; that sounds like thunder; thundersome. Also in metaphorical expressions, signifying fury.

thundersnow thundersnows n
Schneegewitter

thunderstorm /ˈθʌn.dəˌstɔːm/ /ˈθʌn.dɚˌstɔɹm/ thunderstorms n
Gewitter
A storm consisting of thunder and lightning produced by a cumulonimbus, usually accompanied with heavy rain, wind, and sometimes hail; and in rarer cases sleet, freezing rain, or snow.

thunderstruck /ˈθʌn.də.stɹʌk/ /ˈθʌn.dɚ.stɹʌk/ more thunderstruck most thunderstruck adj
wie vom Donner gerührt
Astonished, amazed or so suddenly surprised as to be unable to speak.

thurifer thurifers n
Thurifer Thuriferar
An acolyte who carries a thurible.

thus /ˈðʌs/ adv
so
(manner) In this way or manner.
also demnach
(conjunctive) As a result.

thwart /θwɔɹt/ /θwɔːt/ thwarts n
Ruderbank
(nautical) A seat across a boat on which a rower may sit.
Ducht
(nautical) A brace, perpendicular to the keel, that helps maintain the beam of a marine vessel against external water pressure and that may serve to support the rail.

thwart /θwɔɹt/ /θwɔːt/ v
vereiteln durchkreuzen entgegenwirken konterkarieren
(transitive) To cause to fail; to frustrate, to prevent.

thy /ðaɪ/ determiner
dein deine
(archaic, dialectal, literary) : that which belongs to thee; which belongs to you (singular).

thylacine /ˈθailəsiːn/ thylacines n
Beutelwolf
A carnivorous marsupial (†Thylacinus cynocephalus) which was native to Tasmania, now extinct.

thyme /taɪm/ thymes n
Thymian
Any plant of the labiate genus Thymus, such as the garden thyme, Thymus vulgaris, a warm, pungent aromatic, that is much used to give a relish to seasoning and soups.

thymine /ˈθaɪmɪn/ thymines n
Thymin
(organic compound, genetics) A heterocyclic base, 5-methylpyrimidine-2,4(1H,3H)-dione; it pairs with adenine in DNA.

thymol /ˈθaɪmɒl/ thymols n
Thymol
(chemistry) a monoterpene phenol, C10H13OH, found in the oil extracted from thyme; used as in perfume, as an antiseptic and fungicide, and in embalming

thymus /ˈθaɪməs/ thymi thymuses n
Thymus Bries
(anatomy, immunology) A ductless gland, consisting mainly of lymphatic tissue, located behind the top of the breastbone. It is most active during puberty, after which it shrinks in size. It plays an important role in the development of the immune system and produces lymphocytes.

thyristor thyristors n
Thyristor
(electronics) A semiconductor diode having an extra "gate" terminal to switch it on.

thyroid cartilage thyroid cartilages n
Schildknorpel
(anatomy) The largest cartilage in the larynx; the Adam’s apple

thyroid gland thyroid glands n
Schilddrüse
(anatomy) A large butterfly-shaped endocrine gland situated on the front of the neck that produces various hormones.

thyroidectomy thyroidectomies n
Thyreoidektomie
(surgery) The surgical removal of part or all of the thyroid gland.

thyrosis thyroses n
Thyreose

thyrse thyrses n
Thyrsus
(botany) A type of inflorescence; a compact panicle having an obscured main axis and cymose subaxes.

thyrsus /ˈθɚsəs/ /ˈθɜːsəs/ thyrsi n
Thyrsus
A staff topped with a conical ornament, carried by Bacchus or his followers.

tiara /tiˈæɹə/ /tiˈɑɹə/ /tiˈɑːɹə/ tiaras n
Tiara Papstkrone
The three-tiered papal crown.
Tiara
An ornamental coronet.

tibia /ˈtɪbiə/ tibiae tibias n
Tibia
A musical instrument of the flute kind, originally made of the leg bone of an animal.

tibial /ˈtɪbi.əl/ adj
Schienbein- Tibia- Tibialis-
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to a tibia or a structure associated with a tibia.

tibialis tibiales n
Schienbeinmuskel
Either of two muscles that attach to the tibia.

tic /tɪk/ tics n
Tic Zucken nervöses Zucken
(neurology) A sudden, nonrhythmic motor movement or vocalization.
(by extension) Something that is done or produced habitually or characteristically.

tic-tac-toe n
Dodelschach Kreis und Kreuz Tic Tac Toe Drei gewinnt XXO
(games) A game in which two players take turns placing circles and crosses on a 3x3 grid and attempt to obtain three of the same symbols in a straight line.

tick /tɪk/ ticks n
Zecke Zeck
A tiny woodland arachnid of the suborder Ixodida.

tick /tɪk/ v
ticken
To make a clicking noise similar to the movement of the hands in an analog clock.
abhaken ankreuzen
To make a tick or checkmark.

tick all the boxes /ˈtɪk ɔːl ðə ˈbɒksɪz/ v
alle Anforderungen erfüllen alle Merkmale erfüllen

tick bite tick bites n
Zeckenbiss Zeckenstich

tick off v
anhaken ankreuzen
(sometimes, metaphorical) To sign with a tick.
auflisten
To list (create or recite a list).
auf die Nerven gehen auf die Palme bringen
(North America, transitive) To annoy, aggravate.
rüffeln
(British, AU, transitive, historically, _, US) To reprimand.

tick-borne encephalitis n
FSME Frühsommer-Meningoenzephalitis
(pathology) A viral infectious disease of the central nervous system borne by ticks, which most often manifests as meningitis, encephalitis, or meningoencephalitis.

tick-tock interjection
ticktack
The sound of a ticking analog clock.

tick-tock v
ticken
To make continual clicking sounds like those of an analog clock; to tick.

ticket /ˈtɪkət/ /ˈtɪkɪt/ tickets n
Ticket Eintrittskarte Karte Schein
A pass entitling the holder to admission to a show, concert, etc.
Fahrkarte Ticket Fahrschein Billett Billet Fahrausweis
A pass entitling the holder to board a train, a bus, a plane, or other means of transportation
A citation for a traffic violation.

ticket booth ticket booths n
Ticketschalter
A small stall for the sale of tickets

ticket inspection /ˈtɪkət ɪnˈspɛkʃən/ /ˈtɪkɪt ɪnˈspɛkʃən/ ticket inspections n
Fahrkartenkontrolle
The act of inspecting a passenger's ticket (especially on a train or bus) with the intent of disallowing the passenger to ride for free.

ticket inspector ticket inspectors n
Kontrolleur Kontrolleurin Schaffner Schaffnerin
A person who checks that passengers on a train etc have a valid ticket, and marks it so that it cannot be used again.

ticket machine ticket machines n
Fahrscheinautomat
(travel) A machine that prints tickets automatically after the customer determines the destination and pays for it.

ticket office ticket offices n
Abendkasse Fahrkartenschalter Schalter
An office or booth where tickets may be purchased to allow admittance or for travel.

ticket stamping machine ticket stamping machines n
Entwerter Fahrkartenentwerter Fahrscheinentwerter
(travel) An automatic machine that makes the ticket valid by stamping it with the location information and the timestamp.

ticketless adj
fahrkartenlos fahrscheinlos
(of a person) Who does not have a ticket.

tickle /ˈtɪkl̩/ tickles n
Kitzeln
The act of tickling.

tickle /ˈtɪkl̩/ v
kitzeln
(transitive) To touch repeatedly or stroke delicately in a manner which causes laughter, pleasure and twitching.
(transitive) To unexpectedly touch or stroke delicately in a manner which causes displeasure or withdrawal.

ticklish /ˈtɪk(ə)lɪʃ/ more ticklish most ticklish adj
kitzelig kitzlig
Sensitive or susceptible to being tickled.
brenzlig heikel kitzlig
Touchy, sensitive, or delicate.

tidal air n
Atemluft
The (volume of) air that is inhaled and exhaled with each resting breath

tidal bore tidal bores n
Gezeitenwelle
A wave, in the form of a wall of water, formed by an incoming tide funnelling into an estuary.

tidal current tidal currents n
Gezeitenstrom
(nautical) The flow of water caused by the rise and fall of the tide.

tidal flat tidal flats n
Watt Wattenmeer
The bed of a tidal river, estuary, or shallow sea such as the Wadden Sea which is uncovered at low tide.

tidal force tidal forces n
Gezeitenkraft
(physics) Any of various gravitational forces acting on a body caused by variation in the distance between it and a source of a gravitational field; such forces due to the Moon are responsible for tides.

tidal island tidal islands n
Gezeiteninsel
A piece of land that is connected to the mainland at low tide but separated at high tide.

tidal range tidal ranges n
Tidenhub

tidal wave /ˈtaɪdəlweɪv/ tidal waves n
Flutwelle Tsunami
(proscribed) A large, sudden, and disastrous wave of water caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean; a tsunami. (See Usage notes below.)

tidally locked adj
gebunden rotierend

tidbit /tɪd.bɪt/ [tʰɪd̚.bɪt̚] tidbits n
Leckerbissen
A tasty morsel (of food).

tiddlywinks /ˈtɪdliˌwɪŋks/ /ˈtɪdlɪ-/ /ˈtɪdəlɪwɪŋks/ n
Flohhüpfspiel Flohspiel
(also, attributively) A competitive game in which the objective is to flick as many small discs (each called a tiddlywink or wink) as possible into a container (the pot) by pressing on their edges with a larger disc (a shooter or squidger), causing them to jump up from the surface on which they are placed.

tide /taɪd/ [tʰaːd] [tʰɑe̯d] tides n
Gezeiten Tide Gezeit
The periodic change of the sea level, particularly when caused by the gravitational influence of the sun and the moon.
Strom Strömung
A stream, current or flood.
Gang Lauf Tendenz Trend
Tendency or direction of causes, influences, or events; course; current.

tide over v
überbrücken
(transitive, idiomatic) To support or sustain (someone), especially financially, for a limited period.
(transitive, obsolete, except in, Indian English) To endure; weather.

tidepool tidepools n
Gezeitentümpel

tidiness tidinesses n
Ordnung
The quality of being tidy.

tiding /ˈtaɪdɪŋ/ tidings n
Kunde Zeitung
(archaic, or, literary, usually, in the plural) news; new information

tidy /ˈtaɪdi/ tidier tidiest adj
ordentlich sauber
Arranged neatly and in order.
ordentlich
(colloquial) Generous, considerable.

tidy /ˈtaɪdi/ v
aufräumen ordnen säubern
To make tidy; to neaten.

tidy up v
aufräumen
To make clean, to make satisfactorily neat.

tie /taɪ/ ties n
Remis Unentschieden
A necktie (item of clothing consisting of a strip of cloth tied around the neck). See also bow tie, black tie.

tie /taɪ/ v
binden
(transitive) To attach or fasten (one thing to another) by string or the like.

tie clip tie clips n
Krawattennadel Krawattenspange
A clip used to fasten the front and back parts of a tie.

tie down strap tie down straps n
Spanngurt Spannset Zurrgurt

tie the knot v
das Jawort geben den Bund fürs Leben schließen die Ringe tauschen
(idiomatic, intransitive) To marry, wed, get married.

tie up v
anbinden binden fesseln festbinden zubinden
To secure with rope, string, etc.

tie-in tie-ins n
Tie-in Umsetzung Verbundprodukt Zusatzprodukt angeknüpftes Produkt
An authorized product based on a media property, such as a film or video game, by way of cross-promotion.

tiebreaker /ˈtaɪˌbɹeɪkɚ/ tiebreakers n
Stichentscheid Stichkampf
Something that is used to pick a winner from a tied situation.

tiepin tiepins n
Krawattennadel Krawattenspange
A tie tack, a pin or stud used to secure a tie to the shirt.

tier /ˈtɪə/ /ˈtɪɚ/ tiers n
Reihe Ebene Etage Rang Schicht Sitzreihe
A row or range, especially one at a higher or lower level than another.

tiercel /ˈtɜː(ɹ)səl/ tiercels n
Terzel
(falconry) A male hawk or falcon.

tiger /ˈtaɪɡə/ /ˈtaɪɡɚ/ [ˈtʌɪɡɚ] n
Tiger Tigerin Tigermännchen Tigerweibchen
Panthera tigris, a large predatory mammal of the cat family, indigenous to Asia.

tiger beetle tiger beetles n
Sandlaufkäfer
Any active, carnivorous beetle (species) of the subfamily Cicindelinae.

tiger cub tiger cubs n
Tigerjunges Tigerbaby
A young tiger.

tiger mosquito tiger mosquitoes tiger mosquitos n
Tigermücke
Any mosquito of the species Aedes albopictus (especially) or Aedes polynesiensis.

tiger moth tiger moths n
Bärenspinner
Certain stout-bodied moths of the family Arctiidae.

tiger nut tiger nuts n
Erdmandel
(especially, in plural) The edible tuber of chufa (Cyperus esculentus).

tiger salamander tiger salamanders n
Tigersalamander
A long slender salamander, Ambystoma tigrinum, having black skin and yellow markings.

tiger shark tiger sharks n
Tigerhai
A large shark, Galeocerdo cuvier, of wide warm-water distribution, that hunts alone and has dark stripes across its back.

tiger snake tiger snakes n
Tigerotter
Any of several large venomous Australian snakes of the genus Notechis.

tiger's eye tiger's eyes n
Tigerauge
A chatoyant gemstone that is usually yellow- to red-brown, with a silky lustre.

tight /taɪt/ tighter tightest adj
eng
Under high tension; taut.
eng knapp
Firmly held together; compact; not loose or open.
dicht
(slang) Intoxicated; drunk or acting like being drunk.
tight
(slang) Extraordinarily great or special.
eng dicht
(slang, vulgar, of either a woman's anus or her vagina) still intact due to her still being a virgin.

tight /taɪt/ tighter tightest adv
fest
Firmly, so as not to come loose easily.

tight ship tight ships n
strenges Regiment
(idiomatic) A well-organized and highly disciplined organization.

tight-knit more tight-knit most tight-knit adj
eng verbunden eng zusammengeschweißt
Strongly pulled together, tightly knit.

tight-lipped more tight-lipped most tight-lipped adj
schmallippig
(idiom) Unwilling to divulge information.

tightass tightasses n
Spaßtöter
(slang, mildly, _, vulgar) Someone who does not know how to have fun, or who is so worried about insignificant things as to ruin any fun that anyone around them may be having.
Geizhals Geizkragen
(slang, mildly, _, vulgar) Someone who is stingy, or who is tight with money.

tighten /ˈtaɪ.tən/ [ˈtʰaɪ̯tn̩] [ˈtʰaɪ̯ʔn̩] v
anziehen straffen
(transitive) To make tighter.

tighten one's belt v
den Gürtel enger schnallen
(figuratively) To be more frugal; to make difficult economic savings due to a lowering of expected income.

tighten the purse strings v
den Gürtel enger schnallen
(idiomatic, colloquial) To decrease spending or disallow increased spending; to increase control of spending.

tightly /ˈtaɪtli/ more tightly most tightly tightlier tightliest adv
eng
In a tight manner.

tightrope tightropes n
Drahtseil
A tightly stretched rope or cable on which acrobats perform high above the ground.

tightrope walker tightrope walkers n
Seiltänzer Seiltänzerin
An acrobat who practices tightrope walking.

tightrope walking n
Seiltanz Seiltanzen
The acrobatic feat of walking on a tightrope.

tights /taɪts/ n
Strumpfhose
A close-fitting, sheer or non-sheer skin-tight garment worn principally by women and girls that covers the body completely from the waist down, usually including the feet.

tigress /ˈtaɪ.ɡɹəs/ /ˈtaɪ.ɡɹɪs/ tiger tigresses n
Tigerin Tigerweibchen
A female tiger; a she-tiger.

tiki-taka n
Tikitaka
(football) A style of play characterised by short passing and movement, working the ball through various channels, and maintaining possession.

tilapia /təˈlɑːpiə/ /tɪˈlæpiə/ /tɪˈlɑːpiə/ tilapia tilapias n
Tilapia Tilapie
Any of various edible fish, formerly species of the genus Tilapia, but now placed in other cichlid genera (such as Oreochromis), native to Africa and the Middle East but cultivated worldwide.

tilde /ˈtɪldi/ /ˈtɪldə/ tildes n
Tilde
The grapheme of character ~.
Tilde Schlangenlinie
A diacritical mark (˜) placed above a letter to modify its pronunciation, such as by palatalization in Spanish words or nasalization in Portuguese words.

tile /taɪl/ /ˈtaɪ.əl/ tiles n
Fliese Kachel Dachziegel
A regularly-shaped slab of clay or other material, affixed to cover or decorate a surface, as in a roof-tile, glazed tile, stove tile, carpet tile, etc.

tile /taɪl/ /ˈtaɪ.əl/ v
fliesen decken kacheln
(transitive) To cover with tiles.
parzellieren
(GUI) To arrange in a regular pattern, with adjoining edges (applied to tile-like objects, graphics, windows in a computer interface).

tiler tilers n
Fliesenleger
A person who sets tiles.

tiling /ˈtaɪlɪŋ/ tilings n
Fliese Kachel
A covering of tiles.
Fliesenlegen Kacheln Plattenlegen
(uncountable) The act of applying tiles.

till /tɪl/ conjunction
bis
Until, until the time that.

till /tɪl/ tills n
Kasse Ladenkasse Registrierkasse
A cash register.
Kassenlade Kassenschublade
A removable box within a cash register containing the money.

till /tɪl/ preposition
bis
Until; to, up to; as late as (a given time).

till /tɪl/ v
pflügen
(transitive) To work or cultivate or plough (soil); to prepare for growing vegetation and crops.

till death do us part adv
bis dass der Tod uns scheidet
(duration, idiomatic) Until death separates us; a common phrase said between the bride and the groom at a Christian wedding, indicating commitment to their union.

tillage /ˈtɪlɪd͡ʒ/ tillages n
Bestellung Bodenbearbeitung
The cultivation of arable land by plowing, sowing and raising crops.
Land
Land cultivated in this way.

tiller /ˈtɪlə/ tillers n
Fräse Motorpflug
A machine that mechanically tills the soil.
Helmstock Pinne
(nautical) The handle of the rudder which the helmsman holds to steer the boat, a piece of wood or metal extending forward from the rudder over or through the transom. Generally attached at the top of the rudder.

tilt /tɪlt/ v
kippen neigen
(transitive) To slope or incline (something); to slant. [1590]

tilt at windmills v
gegen Windmühlen kämpfen
(intransitive) To attack imaginary enemies.

tilt-shift /tɪltʃɪft/ n
Miniatureffekt
(photography, chiefly, attributive) The use of camera movements to simulate a miniature scene in the resulting photograph.

timber /ˈtɪmbə/ /ˈtɪmbɚ/ [ˈtɪˑmˌbəː] [ˈtɪˑmˌbɚː] interjection
Baum fällt!
Used by loggers to warn others that a tree being felled is falling.

timber /ˈtɪmbə/ /ˈtɪmbɚ/ [ˈtɪˑmˌbəː] [ˈtɪˑmˌbɚː] timbers n
Holz Nutzholz
(uncountable) Trees in a forest regarded as a source of wood.
Holz Bauholz Konstruktionsholz Konstruktionsvollholz Schnittholz
(outside, North America, uncountable) Wood that has been pre-cut and is ready for use in construction.
Balken Stiel Stütze Säule
(countable) A heavy wooden beam, generally a whole log that has been squared off and used to provide heavy support for something such as a roof.

timber camp timber camps n
Holzfällercamp

timber rafting n
Flößen
A log transportation method in which logs are tied together into rafts and drifted or pulled across a water body or down a flatter river.

timbre /tɛ̃bɹ(ə)/ /ˈtæm.bə/ /ˈtæm.bɚ/ /ˈtɪm.bə/ /ˈtɪm.bɚ/ timbres n
Klangfarbe Timbre
The quality of a sound independent of its pitch and volume.

time /taɪm/ /tɑɪm/ /tɜːm/ [tʰaɪ̯m] [tʰɑe̯m] times n
Zeit
(uncountable) The inevitable progression into the future with the passing of present and past events.
(uncountable, with possessive) A person's youth or young adulthood, as opposed to the present day.
(countable) The measurement under some system of region of day or moment.
Zeit Uhrzeit Zeitalter mal Zeiten
(countable) A measurement of a quantity of time; a numerical or general indication of a length of progression.
Mal
(countable) An instance or occurrence.
Uhrzeit Zeit
(uncountable) The duration of time of a given day that has passed; the moment, as indicated by a clock or similar device.
Zeit Zeitpunkt
(countable) A particular moment or hour; the appropriate moment or hour for something (especially with prepositional phrase or imperfect subjunctive).

time /taɪm/ /tɑɪm/ /tɜːm/ [tʰaɪ̯m] [tʰɑe̯m] v
Zeit messen Zeit nehmen Zeit stoppen Zeitpunkt wählen terminieren timen
To regulate as to time; to accompany, or agree with, in time of movement.

time and again adv
immer wieder
Often; repeatedly.

time and tide wait for no man proverb
das Rad der Zeit hält niemand auf
Opportunities will not wait; action should be undertaken without delay.

time bomb time bombs n
Zeitbombe
A bomb that has a mechanism such that detonation can be preset to a particular time.
(metaphorically) A situation that threatens to have disastrous consequences at some future time.

time box time boxes n
Time box

time capsule time capsules n
Zeitkapsel
A sealed container, buried at a specific location, that contains records of contemporary life, to be rediscovered in the distant future.

time clock time clocks n
Stechuhr Stempeluhr
A device that records, on (digital or paper) timecards, the times when employees begin and finish work.

time complexity time complexities n
Zeitkomplexität
(computer science) The amount of time an algorithm requires to run, as a function of the amount of input, measured in such a way as to ignore constant terms and multiplication by constant terms.

time control time controls n
Bedenkzeit
(especially, chess) A mechanism in the tournament play of two-player board games in which each player has a set amount of time per game; the specific parameters of such a mechanism.

time delay time delays n
Zeitverzögerung
A delay used to separate the occurrence of two events, especially in a mechanical or electronic device.

time deposit time deposits n
Termingeld Termineinlage
(banking) A deposit in a bank that cannot be withdrawn before a specified date.

time difference time differences n
Zeitunterschied
The difference between one measurement of time and another; the length of a time interval.
Zeitverschiebung
The difference in clocktime between two or more different time zones.

time dilation time dilations n
Zeitdilatation
(physics) The slowing of the passage of time experienced by objects in motion relative to an observer; measurable only at relativistic speeds.

time flies phraseologicalUnit
die Zeit vergeht wie im Flug
(idiomatic) Time passes quickly.

time frame /ˈtaɪmˌfɹeɪm/ /ˈtɑemˌfɹeɪm/ /ˈtɜːmˌfɹeɪm/ time frames n
Zeitfenster
The period of time during which something is expected to occur, or does occur.

time grapher time graphers n
Chronokomparator Zeitwaage

time heals all wounds proverb
die Zeit heilt alle Wunden
Negative feelings eventually fade away.

time immemorial times immemorial n
Menschengedenken unbekannte Zeit
(countable, uncountable) Time that extends beyond memory or record.

time interval time intervals n
Zeitintervall
A period of time with fixed, well-defined limits.

time is money proverb
Zeit ist Geld
Money is wasted (in lost wages, missed opportunities, etc.) when a person's time is not used productively; time is valuable and should not be wasted.

time is of the essence phraseologicalUnit
die Zeit drängt
(set phrase) Time is an essential consideration (in regard to an action or response); haste is necessary.

time limit time limits n
Zeitlimit
A time by which something must be finished.
Frist
A duration beyond which something may not exceed.

time loop time loops n
Zeitschleife
(chiefly, science fiction) A hypothetical or fictional instance of characters living through a set period of time repeatedly until the loop can be broken.

time machine time machines n
Zeitmaschine
(chiefly, science fiction) A hypothetical device used to travel into the past or the future.

time management n
Zeitmanagement
The management of time in order to make the most of it.

time of arrival times of arrival n
Ankunftszeit
The time when an airplane, or other public conveyance, is scheduled to arrive.

time of day times of day n
Tageszeit
A loosely specified period of time, minutes or hours in duration, especially daytime, or point in time.

time of departure times of departure n
Abfahrtszeit Abflugzeit Abflugszeit
The time when an airplane or other public conveyance is scheduled to depart.

time off n
Auszeit
(idiomatic, business, human resources) A period of time where one is not required to work.

time period time periods n
Zeitperiode
The length of time during which an activity occurs or a condition remains. It may be measured either in seconds or in millions of years, depending upon the nature of the activity or condition being considered.

time scale time scales n
Zeitmaßstab Zeitraum
A series of events used as a rough measure of duration.

time series time series n
Zeitreihe
(statistics) A set of data points, each of which represents the value of the same variable at different times, normally at uniform intervals.

time signature time signatures n
Taktangabe
(music) A symbol or numerical sign placed on a stave to indicate the meter; in the case of a numerical time signature, the numerator is the number of beats per bar, the denominator represents the value of each beat

time slice time slices n
Zeitscheibe

time travel n
Zeitreise
(chiefly, science fiction) Travel to the past or the future, typically by means of a time machine or a wormhole.

time trial time trials n
Zeitfahren
(cycling, motor racing) An unpaced race in which riders or teams leaving at regular intervals are timed over a preset course or distance, the winner being the rider or team to finish in the fastest time.

time tunnel time tunnels n
Zeittunnel
(science fiction) A passageway enabling time travel.

time will tell phraseologicalUnit
das steht in den Sternen das wird sich weisen das wird sich zeigen die Zeit wird es zeigen die Zukunft wird es zeigen
(idiomatic) Events and outcomes cannot be known beforehand.

time zone time zones n
Zeitzone
A range of longitudes where a common standard time is used.

time-consuming more time-consuming most time-consuming adj
zeitraubend zeitaufwendig
Using significant amounts of time, especially in an unwanted and sometimes unwarranted manner.

time-critical more time-critical most time-critical adj
zeitkritisch

time-lapse /ˈtaɪmˌlæps/ adj
Zeitraffer
(photography) Of or relating to a technique in which exposures are taken at fewer intervals than usual so that, on playback, a naturally slow process may be viewed at an accelerated pace.

time-out /ˈtaɪm.aʊt/ time-outs n
Auszeit Timeout
(sports) A short break in the action of a sport, for substitution, consultation, etc.
Auszeit
(childish) A break from a tense, heated or stressful situation (often enforced, sometimes as a disciplinary measure); a cooling-off period.
Timeout
(communication) The abortion of an incomplete task after a time limit considered long enough for it to end normally.

time-traveller time-travellers n
Zeitreisender Zeitreisende
One who engages in time travel.

timeboxing n
Timeboxing

timeless more timeless most timeless adj
zeitlos
Not decreasing over time in quality and appeal.

timelessness /ˈtaɪmləsnəs/ /ˈtaɪmlɪsnɪs/ /ˈtʰaɪ̯mlɪ̈snɪ̈s/ timelessnesses n
Zeitlosigkeit
The property of being timeless.

timelike more timelike most timelike adj
zeitartig
(mathematics, physics) Of a four-vector in representing a point in spacetime, having a positive or negative four-vector norm for the metric signature (+, -, -, -) and (-, +, +, +) respectively.
(physics) (of the interval between two events in spacetime) Having overlapping light cones, so that information can pass from one to the other, and one can be envisaged as a cause of the other.

timeline /ˈtaɪmˌlaɪn/ timelines n
Zeitleiste Zeitstrahl Zeittafel zeitliche Abfolge
A graphical representation of a chronological sequence of events (past or future); a chronology.
Zeitschiene
A schedule of activities; a timetable.

timeliness timelinesses n
Pünktlichkeit
The state of being timely.

timely /ˈtaɪmli/ timelier timeliest adj
fristgerecht frühzeitig rasch rechtzeitig zeitgemäß zeitgerecht
Done at the proper time or within the proper time limits; prompt.
frühzeitig rechtzeitig zeitgemäß
Happening or appearing at the proper time.

timeout /ˈtaɪm.aʊt/ timeouts n
Timeout Zeitbeschränkung
(communication) The allowed maximal time for a process to end normally.
Timeout Zeitüberschreitung
(communication) The intentional termination of an incomplete task after a time limit considered long enough for it to end normally.

timepiece /ˈtaɪmpiːs/ timepieces n
Uhr

timepoint timepoints n
Zeitpunkt

timer /ˈtaɪmɚ/ timers n
Timer
Any electronic function that causes a device to be able to do something automatically after a preset amount of time.
Zeitschaltuhr Schaltuhr
A device used to measure amounts of time.

times /taɪmz/ /tɑemz/ /tɜːmz/ preposition
mal
(mathematics) multiplied by

timesheet timesheets n
Arbeitszeitkonto
A document that allows for the recording of hours worked on various tasks that is used as input for payroll, project accounting or client billing processes.

timeslot timeslots n
Zeitschlitz

timespan timespans n
Zeitspanne
An interval of time.

timestamp /ˈtaɪmˌstæmp/ timestamps n
Zeitstempel
(especially, computing) A variable containing the date and time at which an event occurred, often included in a log to track the sequence of events.

timestamp /ˈtaɪmˌstæmp/ v
zeitstempeln
(transitive, especially, computing) To record the date and time of (an event, etc).

timestep timesteps n
Zeitintervall
A time interval.

timetable /ˈtaɪmˌteɪbəl/ timetables n
Fahrplan Stundenplan Zeitplan
A tabular schedule of events with the times at which they occur, especially times of arrivals and departures.

timeworn /ˈtaɪm.wɔɹn/ more timeworn most timeworn adj
abgenutzt abgegriffen patiniert veraltet
Showing the effects of wear due to long use.

timid /ˈtɪmɪd/ timider timidest adj
schüchtern furchtsam zaghaft zag verzagt ängstlich
Lacking in courage or confidence.

timing /ˈtaɪmɪŋ/ timings n
Zeitpunkt
(countable, uncountable) The time when something happens.

timing belt timing belts n
Steuerriemen Synchronriemen Zahnriemen
A part of an internal combustion engine that controls the timing of the engine's valves.

timocracy timocracies n
Timokratie
(Platonism) A form of government in which ambition for honor, power and military glory motivates the rulers.
(Aristotelianism) A form of government in which civic honor or political power increases with the amount of property one owns.

timocratic /ˌtɪməˈkɹætɪk/ more timocratic most timocratic adj
timokratisch

timorous /ˈtɪməɹəs/ /ˈtɪmɹəs/ more timorous most timorous adj
scheu ängstlich
Fearful; afraid; timid.

timothy /ˈtɪməθi/ timothies n
Lieschgras
Other species of genus Phleum.

timpani /ˈtɪmpəni/ timpanis n
Pauke Kesselpauken
(musical instruments) The set of precision kettledrums in an orchestra.

tin /tɪn/ [tʰɪn] adj
Zinn zinnen
Made of tin.

tin /tɪn/ [tʰɪn] tins n
Zinn
(uncountable) A malleable, ductile, metallic element, resistant to corrosion, with atomic number 50 and symbol Sn.
Konservenbüchse Konservendose Blechbüchse Büchse Dose
(NZ, AU, South African, Irish, British, countable) An airtight container, made of tin or another metal, used to preserve food, or hold a liquid or some other product.
Backform Kastenform Kuchenform
(countable) A metal pan used for baking, roasting, etc.

tin /tɪn/ [tʰɪn] v
eindosen einmachen
(transitive) To place into a metal can (ie. a tin; be it tin, steel, aluminum) in order to preserve.
verzinnen
(transitive) To cover with tin.
vorverzinnen verzinnen
To coat with solder, in order to consolidate braided wire, so as to make contact with all strands and reduce fragility of the fraying wire
To coat with solder, in preparation for soldering, to ensure a good solder joint

tin can tin cans n
Konservendose Blechbüchse
A container, usually cylindrical, made out of sheet metal coated with tin, or (by extension) aluminum.

tin snips n
Blechschere

tin soldier tin soldiers n
Zinnsoldat
A toy soldier made out of tin.

tin-plate v
verzinnen
(transitive) To coat (something, especially steel sheet) with tin, either by dipping or electroplating.

tincture /ˈtɪŋ(k)tʃə/ /ˈtɪŋ(k)t͡ʃɚ/ /ˈtɪŋktjʊə/ tinctures n
Tinktur
(heraldry) A hue or pattern used in the depiction of a coat of arms; namely, a colour, fur, or metal.
(pharmacy) A medicine consisting of one or more substances dissolved in ethanol or some other solvent.

tinder /ˈtɪn.də/ /ˈtɪn.dɚ/ tinders n
Zunder
Small dry sticks and finely-divided fibrous matter etc., used to help light a fire.

tinderbox tinderboxes n
Feuerzeug Zunderbüchse
(historical) A small container containing flint, steel, and tinder (dry, finely-divided fibrous matter), once used to help kindle a fire.
Pulverfass
(figurative) A potentially dangerous situation.

tine /taɪn/ tines n
Dorn Pickel Stift Zacke Zacken Zahn
A spike or point on an implement or tool, especially a prong of a fork or a tooth of a comb.
Ende Sprießel Sprosse
A small branch, especially on an antler or horn.

tinfoil tinfoils n
Alufolie
(informal) aluminium foil

tinfoil hat tinfoil hats n
Aluhut
A piece of headgear made from one or more sheets of tin foil, aluminium foil, or other similar material, especially when worn in the belief that it shields the brain from electromagnetic fields, or against mind control and/or mind reading.

tinfoil hatter tinfoil hatters n
Aluhutträger Aluhutträgerin
(slang, pejorative) One who believes in and/or propagates conspiracy theories; a conspiracy theorist.

tinge /tɪnd͡ʒ/ v
tönen
(transitive) To add a small amount of colour; to tint; (by extension) to add a small amount of some other thing.

tingle /ˈtɪŋɡəl/ tingles n
Prickeln
A prickling or mildly stinging sensation; frisson.

tingle /ˈtɪŋɡəl/ v
kribbeln prickeln
(transitive) To cause to feel a prickling or mildly stinging sensation.

tinker /ˈtɪŋkə(ɹ)/ /ˈtɪŋkɚ/ tinkers n
Kesselflicker Kesselflickerin
An itinerant tinsmith and mender of household utensils made of metal.

tinker /ˈtɪŋkə(ɹ)/ /ˈtɪŋkɚ/ v
frickeln tüfteln
(ambitransitive) To fiddle with something in an attempt to fix, mend or improve it, especially in an experimental or unskilled manner.

tinkerer tinkerers n
Tüftler
Agent noun of tinker; one who tinkers with things.

tinkle /ˈtɪŋkəl/ tinkles n
Klingeln
A light metallic sound, resembling the tinkling of bells or wind chimes.
Anruf Telefonat
(UK, informal) A telephone call.
Pipi
(informal, euphemism) An act of urination.

tinkle /ˈtɪŋkəl/ v
klimpern klingeln
(intransitive) To make light metallic sounds, rather like a very small bell.

tinnitus /tɪˈnaɪ.təs/ /ˈtɪn.ə.təs/ /ˈtɪn.ɪ.təs/ tinnituses n
Tinnitus Ohrensausen
(pathology) The perception of noise, such as a ringing or beating sound, which has no external source.

tinny /ˈtɪni/ more tinny most tinny tinnier tinniest adj
blechern
Of or pertaining to or resembling tin.

tinsel /ˈtɪns(ə)l/ /ˈtɪnsəl/ tinsels n
Flittergold Lametta Rauschgold Rauschsilber
A thin, shiny foil for ornamental purposes which is of a material made of metal or resembling metal; especially, narrow glittering strips of such a material, often strung on to thread, and traditionally at Christmastime draped on Christmas trees, hung from balustrades or ceilings, or wrapped around objects as a decoration.

tinsmith tinsmiths n
Spengler Blechschmied Blechschmiedin Spenglerin
A person who makes or repairs things with tin or similar alloys.

tinsmithy tinsmithies n
Zinngießerwerkstatt
The smithy of a tinsmith.

tint /tɪnt/ tints n
Tönung
A slight coloring.
Farbton Ton
A color considered with reference to other very similar colors.

tint /tɪnt/ v
einfärben färben tönen
(transitive, intransitive) To shade, to color.

tinted more tinted most tinted adj
-stichig abgedunkelt angehaucht gefärbt getönt verdunkelt
Slightly colored, having tint.

tiny /ˈtaɪni/ tinier tiniest adj
winzig
Very small.

tiny /ˈtaɪni/ tinies n
Kleinkind
A small child; an infant.

tip /tɪp/ tips n
Spitze
The extreme end of something, especially when pointed; e.g. the sharp end of a pencil. [from 15th c.]
Trinkgeld
A gratuity; a small amount of money left for a bartender, waiter, taxi driver or other servant as a token of appreciation. [from mid-18th c.]
Tipp
A piece of private or secret information, especially imparted by someone with expert knowledge about sporting odds, business performance etc. [from mid-19th c.]
Rat Ratschlag Tipp
A piece of advice.
Halde
(UK, Australia, New Zealand) An area or a place for dumping something, such as rubbish or refuse, as from a mine; a heap (see tipple); a dump. [from 19th c.]

tip /tɪp/ v
ein Trinkgeld geben
To give a small gratuity to, especially to an employee of someone who provides a service. [from early 18th c.]

tip of the iceberg /ˈtɪp əv ði ˈaɪsbɝɡ/ /ˈtɪp əv ðiː ˈaɪsbɜːɡ/ tips of icebergs tips of the icebergs n
Spitze des Eisbergs
(idiomatic) A small indication of a larger possibility; the first part encountered of a problem that is much bigger than it seems.

tip one's hand v
sich verraten
(figurative) To inadvertently reveal any secret, particularly a secret that puts one at an advantage or disadvantage.

tip one's hat v
den Hut lüften den Hut ziehen die Hand an den Hut legen sich an den Hut tippen
To briefly remove or tap one's hat as a gesture of greeting, deference, or respect.
den Hut ziehen
(idiomatic) To acknowledge or show respect; to honor.

tipcat tipcats n
Kibbel-Kabbel Kibbel-Kabbel-Spiel Pinneken kloppen Spatzeckspiel
(uncountable) An old game in which a small piece of wood pointed at both ends is tipped, or struck with a stick or bat, to make it travel through the air as far as possible.
Pinneken Spatzeck Spatzeckel
(countable) The wooden piece used in this game.

tipiti tipitis n
Tipiti
A long tube woven from jacitara palm leaves, into which cut or mashed cassava roots (manioc) are placed so the poisonous juice can be pressed out of them.

tippe top tippe tops n
Stehaufkreisel Umkehrkreisel

tipping element tipping elements n
Kippelement
(climatology) Large-scale components of the Earth climate system that may pass a tipping point.

tipping point tipping points n
Kipppunkt Wendepunkt
(mathematics, catastrophe theory, figuratively, by extension) The point at which a slow, reversible change becomes irreversible, often with dramatic consequences.
Klimakipppunkt
(climatology) An irreversible change in the climate system.

tipple /ˈtɪpəl/ tipples n
Abladestelle Kipphalde Kippstelle
An area near the entrance of mines which is used to load and unload coal.
Kippvorrichtung
(rail transport) An apparatus for unloading railroad freight cars by tipping them; the place where this is done.

tipple /ˈtɪpəl/ v
ausschenken
To sell alcoholic liquor by retail. [from earlier 16th c.]
picheln
(intransitive) To drink alcohol regularly or habitually, but not to excess.

tipsy /ˈtɪp.si/ tipsier tipsiest adj
beschwipst angetrunken angeheitert bedudelt betütert
(informal, slang) Slightly drunk, fuddled, staggering, foolish as a result of drinking alcoholic beverages.

tiptoe /ˈtɪpˌtoʊ/ /ˈtɪpˌtəʊ/ [ˈtʰɪpˌtʰoʊ̯] [ˈtʰɪpˌtʰəʊ̯] tiptoes n
Zehenspitze
(usually, in the plural) The tip of the toe.

tiptoe /ˈtɪpˌtoʊ/ /ˈtɪpˌtəʊ/ [ˈtʰɪpˌtʰoʊ̯] [ˈtʰɪpˌtʰəʊ̯] v
auf den Zehenspitzen gehen
(intransitive) To walk quietly with only the tips of the toes touching the ground. [from late 14th C.]

tirade /taɪˈɹeɪd/ /tɪˈɹeɪd/ /ˈtaɪɹeɪd/ tirades n
Tirade
A long, angry or violent speech.

tiramisu /ˌtɪɹəmiˈsu/ /ˌtɪɹəmɪˈsuː/ /ˌtɪɹəˈmisu/ tiramisus n
Tiramisu
An Italian semifreddo dessert, originally from Veneto, made from ladyfinger biscuits, cocoa, mascarpone cheese, Marsala wine, eggs (or sometimes cream), sugar and espresso coffee.

tire /ˈtaɪ̯ə(ɹ)/ /ˈtaɪ̯ɚ/ /ˈtɑːɚ/ /ˈtʌɪ̯ɚ/ [ˈtʰaɪ̯ɚ] v
ermüden
(intransitive) To become sleepy or weary.
(transitive) To make sleepy or weary.
(intransitive) To become bored or impatient (with).

tire iron tire irons n
Montiereisen Reifenheber
A tool used for installing or removing an automotive wheel, in the form of bar made of strong metal, with a chisel end for prying off the hubcap and a socket wrench end for loosening or tightening lug nuts.

tire swing tire swings n
Reifenschaukel
a swing (hanging seat) using a tire as the seat, which may be considered a children's toy, particularly the U.S.

tired [ˈtajəd] [ˈtaɪ̯əd] [ˈtaɪ̯ɚd] [ˈtæ̞ːəd] [ˈtɑjəd] more tired most tired tireder tiredest adj
müde
In need of some rest or sleep.

tiredness tirednesses n
Ermüdung Müdigkeit
The state of being tired.

tireless adj
unermüdlich
Indefatigable, untiring and not yielding to fatigue

tiresome /ˈtaɪəsəm/ /ˈtaɪɹsəm/ more tiresome most tiresome adj
ermüdend mühsam
Causing fatigue or boredom; wearisome.

tiring /ˈtaɪəɹɪŋ/ more tiring most tiring adj
anstrengend ermüdend
That tires or tire.

tissue /ˈtɪs.juː/ /ˈtɪʃ.(j)u/ /ˈtɪʃ.u/ tissues n
Gewebe
Thin, woven, gauze-like fabric.
(biology) A group of cells (along with their extracellular matrix if any) that are similar in origin and function together to do a specific job.
Taschentuch Papier Toilettenpapier Tuch
A sheet of absorbent paper, especially one that is made to be used as tissue paper, toilet paper or a handkerchief.

tissue paper tissue papers n
Tissuepapier
Thin, translucent paper used for wrapping or for protecting delicate articles.

tit /tɪt/ tits n
Titte Brust Möpse Mops
(slang, vulgar, chiefly, in the plural) A person's breast or nipple.
Blödmann Idiot
(Britain, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, derogatory, slang) An idiot; a fool.
Titte Brust Möpse Euter Mops Zitze
(UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, slang, derogatory) A police officer; a "tithead".

tit for tat /ˈtɪt fə(ɹ) ˈtæt/ /ˈtɪt fɚ ˈtæt/ /ˈtɪt fɝ ˈtæt/ tit for tats n
Auge um Auge, Zahn um Zahn wie du mir, so ich dir
(idiomatic) Equivalent retribution; an act of returning exactly what one gets; an eye for an eye.

tit fuck tit fucks n
Mammalverkehr Busen-Sex Tittenfick
(sexuality, vulgar) The stimulation of the penis by someone's breasts, usually until the point of ejaculation.

titan /ˈtaɪtən/ titans n
Titan
Something or someone of very large stature, greatness, or godliness.

titan arum titan arums n
Titanenwurz
Amorphophallus titanum, an aroid native to Sumatra

titan beetle titan beetles n
Riesenbockkäfer
A species of longhorn beetle (Titanus giganteus).

titanite titanites n
Titanit
(mineral) A mixed calcium and titanium neosilicate, CaTiSiO5, once known as sphene.

titanium /taɪˈteɪni.əm/ /tɪˈteɪni.əm/ titaniums n
Titan Titanium
A chemical element, atomic number 22; it is a strong, corrosion-resistant transition metal, used to make light alloys for aircraft etc.

titanium group n
Titangruppe

tithe /taɪð/ tithes n
Zehnt
(historical) The tenth part of the increase arising from the profits of land and stock, allotted to the clergy for their support, as in England, or devoted to religious or charitable uses.

tithe barn tithe barns n
Zehntscheuer Zehntscheune

tithi /ˈtiːti/ /ˈtiːθi/ /ˈt̪ɪt̪ʰi/ /ˈt̪ɪt̪ʰɪ/ tithis n
Tithi
The lunar date based on the Hindu calendar. There are 30 tithis in each lunar month. Tithis begin at varying times of a solar day and vary in duration from approximately 19 to 26 hours.

titian /ˈtɪʃən/ more titian most titian adj
tizianrot
Of a bright auburn colour, tinted with gold, especially in reference to hair.

titian /ˈtɪʃən/ titians n
Tizianrot
A bright auburn colour, tinted with gold.

titillate /ˈtɪtɪleɪt/ v
anregen erregen
To stimulate or excite sensually

titillation titillations n
Erregung Kitzel
A pleasurable or sexually exciting sensation.

titin /ˈtaɪtɪn/ n
Titin
(protein) A protein important in the contraction of striated muscle tissues.

titivate /ˈtɪt.ə.veɪt/ /ˈtɪt.ɪ.veɪt/ v
schniedeln
To make small improvements or alterations to (one's appearance etc.); to add some finishing touches to, to spruce up or touch up.

title /ˈtaɪ.təl/ titles n
Titel
An appellation given to a person or family to signify either veneration, official position, social rank, the possession of assets or properties, or a professional or academic qualification. See also Category:Titles
Titel Eigentumsnachweis Eigentumsrecht
(property law) Legal right to ownership of a property; a deed or other certificate proving this.
Titel Überschrift
A section or division of a subject, as of a law or a book.

title page title pages n
Titelblatt Titelseite
The page, near the front of a book, that gives its title and, normally, its author and publisher.

titmouse /ˈtɪtmaʊs/ titmice titmouses n
Meise
Any small passerine bird of the family Paridae, which are found in the woods of the Northern Hemisphere and of Africa.

titrate /ˈtaɪtɹeɪt/ /ˈtɪtɹeɪt/ v
titrieren
(analytical chemistry) To ascertain the amount of a constituent in a solution (or other mixture) by measuring the volume of a known concentration (the "standard solution") needed to complete a reaction.

titration /taɪˈtɹeɪʃən/ /tɪˈtɹeɪʃən/ titrations n
Titration
(analytical chemistry) The determination of the concentration of some substance in a solution by slowly adding measured amounts of some other substance (normally using a burette) until a reaction is shown to be complete, for instance by the colour change of an indicator.

tits and ass n
Titten und Ärsche
(vulgar, slang, US, Canada) Entertainment involving scantily clad women.

tittle /ˈtɪt.əl/ tittles n
Punkt

titular /ˈtɪtjʊlə/ /ˈtɪt͡ʃəlɚ/ adj
Titular- Ehren- nominell
Existing in name only; nominal.
Namens- Titel-
Named or referred to in the title.

titular /ˈtɪtjʊlə/ /ˈtɪt͡ʃəlɚ/ titulars n
Titelträger
One who holds a title.

tizzy tizzies n
Aufregung
(colloquial) A state of nervous excitement, confusion, or distress; a dither.

tió de Nadal /tiˌoʊ dɛ nəˈdɑl/ /tɪˌəʊ dɛ nəˈdɒl/ tions de Nadal n
Tió de Nadal
A traditional Catalan Christmas character made by decorating a short log. It is “fed” with gifts each day from December 8th until Christmas, at which time it is sung to and beaten with sticks until it “poops”.

tl;dr /tiː ˌɛl diː ˈɑː(ɹ)/ phraseologicalUnit
zl;ng
(chiefly, Internet slang) Initialism of too long; didn't read. Used to indicate that one did not read a (long) text.

tmesis /t(ə)ˈmiːsɪs/ /ˈmiːsɪs/ tmeses n
Tmesis
(prosody) The insertion of one or more words between the components of a compound word.

to /tu/ /tuː/ /tə/ /tʉː/ /tʊ/ [tʰu̟] [tʰu̟ː] [tʰʉː] [ɾə] [ɾʊ] adv
zu

to /tu/ /tuː/ /tə/ /tʉː/ /tʊ/ [tʰu̟] [tʰu̟ː] [tʰʉː] [ɾə] [ɾʊ] particle
es tun
zu -en
A particle used for marking the following verb as an infinitive.
um … zu
(expressing purpose) In order to.

to /tu/ /tuː/ /tə/ /tʉː/ /tʊ/ [tʰu̟] [tʰu̟ː] [tʰʉː] [ɾə] [ɾʊ] preposition
auf
nach in zu
Indicating destination: In the direction of, so as to arrive at.
dem den der
Used to indicate the target or recipient of an action.
zu hoch
(arithmetic) Used to indicate that the preceding term is to be raised to the power of the following value; indicates exponentiation.
vor
(time) Preceding the next hour.

to a T
auf den Punkt gebracht
(idiomatic) Precisely; exactly; perfectly; with great attention to detail.

to a hair /tuː‿ə ˈhɛə/ /tu‿ə ˈhɛ(ə)ɹ/
haarklein
(idiom) To a high degree of precision; with the utmost exactness; to a nicety.

to a lesser extent
in geringerem Maße

to and fro adv
hin und her hin und zurück vor und zurück
Back and forth; with a reciprocating motion.

to be continued phraseologicalUnit
Fortsetzung folgt
(writing, television) Used at the end of an episode of a serial publication or program to indicate that the story continues in the next episode.

to be honest phraseologicalUnit
ehrlich gesagt
(idiomatic) Frankly, honestly.

to boot adv
noch dazu obendrein
(idiomatic, informal) in addition, besides, also.

to date
bis heute bis jetzt
(idiomatic) Until now; until the present time.

to death
tot~
(degree, hyperbole) To a great degree; to the greatest degree possible, to excess.

to do with preposition
zu tun haben
(idiomatic) Related to or relevant to.

to each his own proverb
jedem das Seine
Every person is entitled to his or her personal preferences and tastes.

to err is human proverb
Irren ist menschlich irren ist menschlich
Everyone makes mistakes.

to go adj
zum Mitnehmen
(idiomatic) Served in a package or takeout container so as to be taken away from a restaurant rather than eaten on the premises.

to one's heart's content adv
nach Herzenslust
(idiomatic) Until satisfied; as much as is wished.

to one's knowledge
meines Wissens soviel ich weiß soweit ich weiß
To the extent of one's limited knowledge of the facts.

to say nothing of /tə seɪ ˈnʌθɪŋ əv/ /tʊ seɪ ˈnʌθɪŋ əv/ conjunction
ganz zu schweigen von
(idiomatic) An apophasis used to mention another important, usually related, point: not taking into account, not to mention, without considering.

to say the least adv
gelinde gesagt
(idiom) Used to suggest an understatement.

to scale
maßstabsgerecht maßstabsgetreu
Drawn, designed or constructed such that each dimension has the same proportion to the original.

to some extent
einigermaßen in gewissem Maße teilweise zum Teil
Partly; in part.

to taste
nach Geschmack
(cooking) Depending on personal taste.

to tell the truth adv
um die Wahrheit zu sagen
(idiomatic) An attestation to the truthfulness and frankness of an associated statement.

to the brim
bis zum Rand(e) bis zum Spund(e) randvoll
(figurative) To the point of being full, almost overflowing.

to the day
auf den Tag auf den Tag genau
Of temporal measurements or comparisons: exactly; measured on the level of days, rather than more loosely by weeks, months etc.

to the letter adv
bis ins Kleinste
(idiomatic) Literally, exactly, following the rules as written.

to the power of preposition
hoch
(mathematics) Indicating an exponent.

to this end
hierzu
To achieve the previously specified goal.

to whom it may concern phraseologicalUnit
sehr geehrte Damen und Herren
Used as a formal salutation in a letter when the writer does not know who will read the letter.

to wit adv
nämlich als da wären und zwar
(formal) that is to say; namely; specifically.

to-do list to-do lists n
Aufgabenliste To-do-Liste
A list of errands and other tasks – often written on a piece of paper as a memory aid – that one needs or intends to accomplish.

toad /toʊd/ /təʊd/ toads n
Kröte
An amphibian, a kind of frog (order Anura) with shorter hindlegs and a drier, wartier skin, many in family Bufonidae.

toad in the hole toads in the hole n
Würstchen im Teig
(British) A traditional English dish of roasted sausages (or formerly other kinds of meat) in batter.

toadflax toadflaxes n
Leinkraut
Any of several European plants, of the genus Linaria, having two-lipped yellow flowers.

toadstool /ˈtoʊdˌstu(ə)l/ /ˈtəʊdˌstuːl/ toadstools n
Giftpilz
Any inedible or poisonous mushroom, especially an amanita.

toady /ˈtoʊ.di/ /ˈtəʊ.di/ toadies n
Arschkriecher Schleimer
A sycophant who flatters others to gain personal advantage, or an obsequious, servile lackey or minion.

toadyism /ˈtəʊdi.ɪzəm/ toadyisms n
Kriechertum Untertänigkeit
Sycophancy; fawning, obsequious behavior.

toast /toʊst/ /təʉst/ /təʊst/ toasts n
Toast Toastbrot Röstbrot
(countable, uncountable) Toasted bread.
Trinkspruch Toast Tischrede
(countable) A proposed salutation (e.g. to say "cheers") while drinking alcohol.

toast /toʊst/ /təʉst/ /təʊst/ v
rösten toasten
To grill, lightly cook by browning specifically under a grill or in a toaster
anstoßen auf jds. Wohl trinken toasten
To engage in a salutation and/or accompanying raising of glasses while drinking alcohol in honor of someone or something.

toaster /ˈtoʊstɚ/ /ˈtəʊstə/ toasters n
Toaster
An electrical device for toasting bread, English muffins, crumpets, etc.

tobacco /təˈbæk.oʊ/ /təˈbæk.əʊ/ tobaccoes tobaccos n
Tabak Tabakpflanze
(uncountable) Any plant of the genus Nicotiana.
(uncountable) Leaves of Nicotiana tabacum and some other species cultivated and harvested to make cigarettes, cigars, snuff, for smoking in pipes or for chewing.
(countable) A variety of tobacco.

tobacco pipe tobacco pipes n
Pfeife
A small, hand-held device in its simplest form consisting of a bowl and stem; used for inhaling the smoke of burning tobacco.

tobacconist tobacconists n
Tabakhändler Tabakhändlerin Tabaktrafikant Tabaktrafikantin Tabakwarenhändler Tabakwarenhändlerin
A person who sells tobacco, cigarettes, cigars, snuff and sundry items.

tobacconist's tobacconists' n
Tabakgeschäft Tabakladen Tabaktrafik Tabakwarengeschäft Tabakwarenhandlung Tabakwarenladen
A shop that sells tobacco products.

toboggan /təˈbɑːɡ.ən/ /təˈbɒɡ.ən/ toboggans n
Toboggan
A long sled without runners, with the front end curled upwards, which may be pulled across snow by a cord or used to coast down hills.

toboggan slide toboggan slides n
Rodelbahn
(Canada) A track prepared with ice or snow, for sledding down a slope or slide.

toccata /təˈkɑːtə/ toccatas toccate n
Toccata
(music) A piece of music (usually for a keyboard instrument) designed to emphasise the dexterity of the performer.

tocology n
Tokologie

tocolytic tocolytics n
Tokolytikum Wehenhemmer

tocsin /ˈtɒksɪn/ tocsins n
Alarmglocke Alarmsignal Glockenalarm
An alarm or other signal sounded by a bell or bells, originally especially with reference to France.

today /təˈdeɪ/ /tʊˈdeɪ/ [tʰəˈdeɪ] [tʰʉɾeɪː] [tʰʊˈdeɪ] adv
heute Heute
On the current day or date.
heute heutzutage
In the current era; nowadays; these days.

today /təˈdeɪ/ /tʊˈdeɪ/ [tʰəˈdeɪ] [tʰʉɾeɪː] [tʰʊˈdeɪ] todays n
Heute heute
A current day or date.

today's adj
heutig
(literally) Relating to, or produced today.
Relating to, or produced in, the current historical period.

toddle /ˈtɒdəl/ v
patschen watscheln
To walk unsteadily, as a small child does.
flanieren schlendern trullern
To walk or travel in a carefree manner.

toddler /ˈtɑdlɚ/ /ˈtɒdlə/ toddlers n
Kleinkind Knirps Dreikäsehoch Hosenmatz
A young child who has started walking but not fully mastered it, typically between one and three years old.

toddy toddies n
Grog

toe /toʊ/ /təʊ/ toes n
Vorspur
Zehe Zeh
An equivalent part in an animal.
Zehe Zeh Spur
(automotive) An alignment of the wheels of a road vehicle, either positive (toe in), meaning the wheels are closer together at the front than at the back, or negative (toe out), the other way round.

toe bean toe beans n
Zehenbeere

toe jam toe jams n
Zehenkäse Zehenschmiere
(uncountable, slang) Sticky matter accumulated between digits of a foot.
Zehenstumpf
(countable) A stubbed toe.
Zehenkeil
(countable) A rock-climbing maneuver entailing exerting force with two opposite surfaces of the toe of a shod foot, against two different rock surfaces, for the purpose of preventing motion of that foot in a direction parallel to both of those rock surfaces.

toe ring toe rings n
Zehenring
A round piece of metal worn around the toe.

toe the line v
an der Linie ausrichten an die Regeln halten anständig benehmen linientreu sein nicht aus der Reihe tanzen
(idiomatic) To abide by the rules or conventions; (politics, in particular) to follow the party line.
Aufstellung nehmen
(idiomatic) To stand at one's mark before a footrace.

toehold /ˈtəʊhəʊld/ toeholds n
Ansatzpunkt
(by extension) Any small advantage which allows one to make significant progress; a slight footing or foothold.

toenail /ˈtəʊˌneɪl/ toenails n
Fußnagel Zehennagel Zehnagel
The thin, horny, transparent plate covering the upper surface of the end of a toe.

toff /tɑf/ /tɒf/ /tɔf/ /tɔːf/ toffs n
Geck Stutzer
(obsolete) An elegantly dressed person.
Pinkel
(British, derogatory) A person of the upper class or with pretensions to it, who usually communicates an air of superiority.

toffee /ˈtɒfi/ /ˈtɔfi/ toffees n
Karamelle Toffee
(uncountable) A type of confectionery made by boiling sugar (or treacle, etc) with butter or milk, then cooling the mixture so that it becomes hard.

tofu /ˈtoʊfu/ /ˈtəʊfuː/ tofus n
Tofu Bohnenquark
A protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk.

toga /ˈtoʊ.ɡə/ /ˈtəʊ.ɡə/ togae togas togæ n
Toga
A loose outer garment worn by the citizens of Ancient Rome.
A loose wrap gown.

together /təˈɡɛð.ə(ɹ)/ /təˈɡɛðɚ/ /tʊˈɡɛð.ə(ɹ)/ /tʊˈɡɛðɚ/ adv
zusammen
At the same time, in the same place; in close association or proximity.
Into one place; into a single thing; combined.

together with /tʊˈɡɛð.ə(ɹ) wɪð/ /tʊˈɡɛðɚ wɪθ/ preposition
eingeschlossen einschließlich gemeinsam mit mitsamt samt zusammen mit
With or in proximity to another person or thing.

togetherness togethernesses n
Zusammengehörigkeit Zweisamkeit
(uncountable) The state or quality of being together.

toggle /ˈtɑ.ɡəl/ /ˈtɒɡ.əl/ v
hin- und herschalten
auf einschalten nach umschalten
To alternate between two positions using a single switch or lever.

toggle switch toggle switches n
Umschalter Hebelschalter Kipphebelschalter Kippschalter Wechselschalter
A switch actuated by moving a small lever; usually an on/off switch with two positions.

tohu-bohu n
Tohuwabohu
Chaos, disorder, confusion.

toi, toi, toi /tɔɪ tɔɪ tɔɪ/ interjection
toi, toi, toi
(theatre, opera) A superstitious expression of encouragement prior to a performance.

toil /tɔɪl/ /ˈtɔɪəl/ toils n
Mühe
Labour, work, especially of a grueling nature.

toil /tɔɪl/ /ˈtɔɪəl/ v
schuften roboten sich plagen sich quälen
(intransitive) To labour; work.

toilet /ˈtɔɪ.lət/ /ˈtɔɪ.lɪt/ toilets n
Toilette Klo Abtritt WC Abort Wasserklosett
(UK, AU, HK) A room or enclosed area containing a fixture used for urination and defecation (i.e. a toilet (sense 2)): a bathroom or water closet. [from 19th c.]
Toilette Klo
A fixture used for urination and defecation, particularly one with a large bowl and ring-shaped seat which uses water to flush the waste material into a septic tank or sewer system. [from 19th c.]
(NZ) A small secondary lavatory having a fixture used for urination and defecation (i.e. a toilet (sense 2)) and sink but no bathtub or shower.
Scheißladen
(obsolete) A covering of linen, silk, or tapestry, spread over a dressing table in a chamber or dressing room. [17th–19th c.]

toilet bowl toilet bowls n
Kloschüssel Toilettenschüssel
Receptacle designed to receive the dejections of humans.

toilet brush toilet brushes n
Klobürste Toilettenbürste
A brush used to clean a toilet (the appliance which accepts human waste).

toilet paper toilet papers n
Toilettenpapier Klopapier Klosettpapier
Paper, usually on a roll, to clean oneself after defecation, or to pat oneself dry after urination.

toilet roll toilet rolls n
Rolle Toilettenpapier
(UK) A roll of toilet paper.

toilet seat toilet seats n
Klobrille Toilettensitz
The hinged, contoured seat with a hole in the middle, often with a hinged cover, of a toilet

toilet training /ˈtɔɪ.lət ˌtɹeɪn.ɪŋ/ toilet trainings n
Toilettentraining
The process of training a young child to use the toilet to relieve themselves.
The process of training a domesticated or pet animal to avoid urinating or defecating indoors and to use designated places instead.

toiletry /ˈtɔɪlɪtɹi/ toiletries n
Toilettenartikel
Any item used for personal hygiene or grooming.

toilsome /ˈtɔɪlsəm/ more toilsome most toilsome adj
anstrengend mühsam mühselig schwer
Requiring continuous physical effort; laborious.

tokamak /ˈtoʊkəmæk/ /ˈtəʊkəmæk/ tokamaks n
Tokamak
(nuclear physics) A torus-shaped chamber used in nuclear fusion research in which a plasma is magnetically confined. [from 20th c.]

toke tube /təʊk tuːb/ toke tubes n
Joint
(slang) A marijuana cigarette.

token /ˈtoʊkən/ /ˈtəʊkən/ tokens n
Zeichen Symbol
Something serving as an expression of something else.
Jeton Chip
A piece of stamped metal or plastic, etc., used as a substitute for money; a voucher that can be exchanged for goods or services.
Andenken Erinnerung Souvenir
An object or disclosure to attest or authenticate the bearer or an instruction.
Something given or shown as a symbol or guarantee of authority or right; a sign of authenticity, of power, good faith.

token strike token strikes n
Warnstreik

tokophobia /ˌtəʊkəˈfəʊbi.ə/ n
Schwangerschaftsphobie Tokophobie

tolar tolarjev tolarji tolars n
Tolar
(historical) A state currency formerly used by the Republic of Slovenia between 1991 and 2006, divided into 100 stotins.

tolerable /ˈtɑləɹəbl̩/ /ˈtɒləɹəbl̩/ more tolerable most tolerable adj
erträglich
Capable of being borne, tolerated or endured; bearable or endurable.
passabel
Moderate in degree; mediocre; passable, acceptable or so-so.

tolerance /ˈtɑ.lə.ɹəns/ /ˈtɒl.ə.ɹəns/ /ˈtɔl.ə.ɹəns/ tolerances n
Toleranz
(uncountable, obsolete) The ability to endure pain or hardship; endurance. [15th–19th c.]
(uncountable) The ability or practice of tolerating; an acceptance of or patience with the beliefs, opinions or practices of others; a lack of bigotry. [from 18th c.]
(countable) The variation or deviation from a standard, especially the maximum permitted variation in an engineering measurement. [from 20th c.]

tolerant /ˈtɑːləɹənt/ /ˈtɒləɹənt/ more tolerant most tolerant adj
tolerant
Tending to permit, allow, understand, or accept something.

tolerate /ˈtɑ.lə.ɹeɪt/ /ˈtɒl.ə.ɹeɪt/ v
dulden tolerieren vertragen
(transitive) To allow or permit without explicit approval, usually if it is perceived as negative.

toll /toɫ/ /toʊl/ /tɑl/ /tɒl/ /tɔl/ /təʊl/ [tʰɔwɫ] tolls n
Maut Abgabe
A fee paid for some liberty or privilege, particularly for the privilege of passing over a bridge or on a highway, or for that of vending goods in a fair, market, etc.
Verlust
Loss or damage incurred through a disaster.

toll /toɫ/ /toʊl/ /tɑl/ /tɒl/ /tɔl/ /təʊl/ [tʰɔwɫ] v
läuten
(figuratively) To make a sound as if made by a bell.

toll booth toll booths n
Mauthäuschen
A booth on a toll road or toll bridge where the toll is collected.

toll castle toll castles n
Zollburg
(historical) A castle, in the Middle Ages and the Early Modern Era, that guarded a customs post and where tolls were collected.

tollable adj
gebührenpflichtig zollpflichtig
Subject to the payment of a toll.

tollbar tollbars n
Gebührenschranke Schlagbaum

tollgate tollgates n
Gebührenschranke Schlagbaum

toluene /ˈtɑl.ju.in/ /ˈtɒl.juː.iːn/ toluenes n
Toluol
(organic compound) A colourless, inflammable liquid hydrocarbon, methylbenzene, CH3.C6H5, used as a solvent, in high-octane fuels and in the production of many chemical compounds.

tom /tɑm/ /tɒm/ toms n
Kater Katzenmännchen Kätzerich männliche Katze
The intact male of the domesticated cat.
Männchen
The male of certain other animals.

tom-tit tom-tits n
Maorischnäpper
(ornithology) Petroica macrocephala, the miromiro or New Zealand tit, a bird of the Petroicidae (Australasian robin) family.

tomahawk /ˈtɑ.mə.hɑk/ /ˈtɑ.mə.hɔk/ /ˈtɒm.ə.hɔːk/ tomahawks n
Tomahawk
(geometry) A geometric construction consisting of a semicircle and two line segments that serves as a tool for trisecting an angle; so called from its resemblance to the American Indian axe.

tomato /təˈmeɪ.toʊ/ /təˈmɑː.təʊ/ /ʈoˈmæʈo/ [-ma-] [tʰəˈme(ː)to(ː)] [tʰəˈmeɪɾo] [tʰɵ-] tomatoes n
Tomate Paradeiser Tomatenpflanze
A widely cultivated plant, Solanum lycopersicum, having edible fruit.

tomato juice tomato juices n
Tomatensaft
Juice made from tomatoes. In modern use, this usually refers to the comminuted flesh and juice of cooked tomatoes, prepared commercially.

tomato paste tomato pastes n
Tomatenmark
A concentrate of tomato purée; used in making pizzas etc.

tomato sauce tomato sauces n
Tomatensauce Tomatensoße
(cooking) A thick sauce made from tomatoes for pasta etc.

tomayto, tomahto /təˈmeɪtoʊ təˈmɑːtəʊ/ phraseologicalUnit
gehüpft wie gesprungen
(idiomatic) Used to dismissively suggest that something is a distinction without a difference

tomb /tum/ /tuːm/ tombs n
Gruft Grabmal
A small building (or "vault") for the remains of the dead, with walls, a roof, and (if it is to be used for more than one corpse) a door. It may be partly or wholly in the ground (except for its entrance) in a cemetery, or it may be inside a church proper or in its crypt. Single tombs may be permanently sealed; those for families (or other groups) have doors for access whenever needed.

tombak n
Tombak
(musical instruments) A type of goblet drum used heavily in Persian music.
A brass alloy also known as red-bronze. Term used where zinc content is below 28%. Usually consists of 84-90 % copper and 16-10% zinc, sometimes including arsenic to mimic gold.

tombola tombolas n
Tombola
A lottery in which winning tickets are drawn from a revolving drum.

tomboy /ˈtɑm.bɔɪ/ /ˈtɒm.bɔɪ/ tomboys n
Mannsweib Wildfang an ihr ist ein Junge verloren gegangen burschikos jungenhaft tomboy
A girl who behaves in a typically boyish manner.

tombstone /tuːmstoʊn/ /tuːmstəʊn/ tombstones n
Grabstein Grabmal Leichenstein
A headstone marking a person's grave.

tombstoning n
Kliffspringen
(British) The practice of jumping into the sea or similar body of water from a cliff or other high point such that the jumper enters the water vertically straight, like a tombstone.
Grabsteineffekt
(electronics) An unwanted effect in the manufacture of electronic circuit boards, in which a component stands up on end instead of lying flat.

tome /toʊm/ /təʊm/ tomes n
Band
One in a series of volumes.
Schinken Wälzer
A large or scholarly book.

tomfoolery /ˈtɑmˌful.ɚ.i/ /ˌtɒmˈfuːlə.ɹi/ [ˈtʰɑmˌɸuɫ.ɚ.i] [ˈtʰɑɱˌfuɫ.ɚ.i] tomfooleries n
Blödsinn Clownerie Unsinn
Foolish behaviour or speech.

tomography tomographies n
Tomografie
Imaging by sections or sectioning.

tomorrow /təˈmɑɹoʊ/ /təˈmɑɹə/ /təˈmɒɹoʊ/ /təˈmɒɹə/ /təˈmɒɹəʊ/ /təˈmɔɹoʊ/ /təˈmʌɹəʊ/ /tʊ-/ /tʊˈmɑɹoʊ/ adv
morgen Morgen
(computing, Internet) Midnight (00:00) UTC, start of day, on the day after the present day.

tomorrow /təˈmɑɹoʊ/ /təˈmɑɹə/ /təˈmɒɹoʊ/ /təˈmɒɹə/ /təˈmɒɹəʊ/ /təˈmɔɹoʊ/ /təˈmʌɹəʊ/ /tʊ-/ /tʊˈmɑɹoʊ/ tomorrows n
morgen Morgen
(uncountable) The day after the present day.

tomorrow is another day /təˈmɑɹoʊ ɪz əˈnʌðɚ deɪ/ /təˈmɒɹoʊ ɪz əˈnʌðə(ɹ) deɪ/ proverb
morgen ist auch noch ein Tag
Tomorrow will bring new opportunities and a fresh start for one's endeavors.

tomorrow night adv
morgen Abend morgen Nacht
During the night of the day after the present day.

tomorrow night tomorrow nights n
morgen Abend
The night of the day after the present day.

tomorrow's adj
morgig

ton /tʌn/ tons n
Tonne
Any of various units of mass, (historical) originally notionally equal to the contents of a tun, particularly

tonal /ˈtoʊnəl/ /ˈtəʊnəl/ more tonal most tonal adj
tonal
Of or relating to tones or tonality.
(music) Employing tones that have a predictable relationship to some tonic.
(linguistics) Employing differences in pitch (tones) to distinguish differences in the meaning of otherwise similar words (words which would otherwise be homophonic).

tone /toʊn/ /təʊn/ tones n
Ton
(music) (in a Gregorian chant) A recitational melody.
(linguistics) The pitch of a word that distinguishes a difference in meaning, for example in Chinese.
Ton Klang Farbton
(dated) A whining style of speaking; a kind of mournful or artificial strain of voice; an affected speaking with a measured rhythm and a regular rise and fall of the voice.
Stimmung
(literature) The manner in which speech or writing is expressed.

tone arm tone arms n
Tonarm
a light, balanced arm that holds the pickup cartridge on a record player

tone mark tone marks n
Tonzeichen
(linguistics) A symbol used to indicate tones in tonal languages.

tone sandhi n
Tonsandhi
(phonology) The change of tone that occurs in some tonal languages when certain tones are pronounced successively.

tone-deaf more tone-deaf most tone-deaf adj
ohne Gefühl für Tonhöhen ohne musikalisches Gehör
Unable to clearly distinguish the difference in pitch between different notes.
abgehoben keinen Draht (haben) ohne Bezug weltfremd
(colloquial) Out of touch with the experience of ordinary people.
geschmacklos taktlos unangebracht
(colloquial) Insensitive and offensive as a result of not noticing the current social context.

toned /toʊnd/ /təʊnd/ more toned most toned adj
straff
Physically fit, with somewhat defined and firm muscles and limited bodyfat.

toneme /ˈtəʊniːm/ tonemes n
Tonem
(linguistics) A phoneme in a language that uses different tones for different meanings.

tonemic /təʊˈnɛmɪk/ adj
tonemisch
(linguistics) of, or relating to tonemes or a language that uses tonemes

toner /ˈtoʊnɚ/ toners n
Toner
Powder used in laser printers and photocopiers to form the text and images on the printed paper.

tong /tɑŋ/ /tɒŋ/ /tɔŋ/ tongs n
Greifzange
(mostly plural) An instrument or tool used for manipulating things in a fire without touching them with the hands.
Tong
a Chinese secret society or gang

tong /tɑŋ/ /tɒŋ/ /tɔŋ/ v
mit einer Zange halten
(intransitive) To use tongs.
mit einer Zange greifen
(transitive) To grab, manipulate or transport something using tongs.

tongs /tɑŋz/ /tɒŋz/ /tɔŋz/ n
Zange Nudelzange Salatzange Zuckerzange
An instrument or tool used for picking things up without touching them with the hands or fingers, consisting of two slats or grips hinged at the end or in the middle, and sometimes including a spring to open the grips.

tongue /tɒŋɡ/ /tʊŋ/ /tʊŋɡ/ /tʌŋ/ tongues n
Zunge Sprache
(countable, uncountable) This organ, as taken from animals used for food (especially cows).
Zunge Lasche
In a shoe, the flap of material that goes between the laces and the foot (so called because it resembles a tongue in the mouth).

tongue and groove tongue and grooves tongues and grooves n
Nut und Feder
A joint, in flooring or panelling, made by fitting a ridge (tongue) along the edge of one board into a corresponding slot (groove) on another.

tongue depressor tongue depressors n
Mundspatel
A long narrow smooth piece of wood designed to depress the tongue, to allow for examination of the rear of the oral cavity.
(less commonly) Any device used to depress the tongue.

tongue-in-cheek more tongue-in-cheek most tongue-in-cheek adj
augenzwinkernd
(idiomatic) Not intended seriously; jocular or humorous.

tongue-tied /ˈtʌŋtaɪd/ more tongue-tied most tongue-tied adj
Sprachlos
Prevented from or unable to express oneself clearly or fluently, or freely; at a loss for words, speechless.

tongue-twister tongue-twisters n
Zungenbrecher
A phrase that is deliberately designed to be difficult to say correctly, usually because of varying combinations of similar phonemes.

tongues-speaker tongues-speakers n
Glossolale Glossolaler Glottolale Glottolaler Zungenredner Zungenrednerin
One who speaks in tongues; one who exhibits glossolalia.

tonic /ˈtɒnɪk/ more tonic most tonic adj
tonisch
(physics, pathology) Pertaining to tension, especially of muscles.
anregend belebend kräftigend stärkend
Restorative, curative or invigorating.

tonic /ˈtɒnɪk/ tonics n
Elixier Kräftigungsmittel Stärkungsmittel Tonic Tonikum
A substance with medicinal properties intended to restore or invigorate.
Grundton Tonika
(music) The first note of a diatonic scale; the keynote.
Tonika
(music) The triad built on the tonic note.

tonic water tonic waters n
Tonic Tonicwasser Tonicwater
A carbonated beverage containing quinine, originally used as a prophylactic against malaria, and now used as a soft drink or as a mixer in gin and tonic and other cocktails.

tonight /təˈnaɪt/ adv
heute Abend heute Nacht
During the night following the current day; during the evening of today.

tonkatsu /tɑŋˈkætsu/ /tɒŋˈkatsuː/ n
Tonkatsu
A popular Japanese dish consisting of a breaded, deep-fried pork cutlet served in bite-sized pieces and often accompanied by shredded cabbage and miso soup.

tonkotsu /tɑŋˈkɑtsu/ /tɒŋˈkɒtsuː/ n
Tonkotsu
A Japanese broth made from pork marrow, typically served with ramen.

tonsil /ˈtɑn.səl/ /ˈtɒn.səl/ /ˈtɒn.sɪl/ tonsils n
Mandel Tonsille
(anatomy, immunology) Ellipsis of palatine tonsil.

tonsil stone tonsil stones n
Mandelstein Tonsillenstein Tonsillolith
A mineralization of debris within the crevices of the tonsils.

tonsillectomy tonsillectomies n
Tonsillektomie
(surgery) The surgical removal of the tonsils, especially the palatine tonsils. Frequently accompanied by an adenoidectomy.

tonsillitis /tɒnsəˈlaɪtɪs/ tonsillites tonsillitides n
Mandelentzündung Tonsillitis
(pathology) Inflammation of the tonsils.

tonsillolith tonsilloliths n
Tonsillenstein
(dentistry) A calculus that forms in the rear of the mouth, in the crevasses of the palatine tonsils.

tonsillopharyngitis n
Mandel- und Rachenentzündung Tonsillo-Pharyngitis Tonsillopharyngitis
inflammation of the tonsils and pharynx

tonsure /ˈtɒn.ʃə(ɹ)/ tonsures n
Tonsur
The hairstyle and characteristic bald patch resulting from being tonsured.

tony /ˈtəʊni/ tonier toniest adj
exklusiv schick schmuck
(informal, North America) Stylish, high-toned, upscale.

too /tu/ /tuː/ [tʰu̟] [tʰu̟ː] adv
auch
(focus) Likewise.
zu allzu
(degree) To an excessive degree; over; more than enough.
wohl
(emphatic, colloquial, childish) Used to contradict a negative assertion with present and simple past forms of be, do, and auxiliary verbs

too bad phraseologicalUnit
schade
(idiomatic) That's a pity.

too clever by half adj
eine Schnapsidee haben oberschlau
(idiomatic, of a person, plan, theory, etc.) Shrewd but flawed by overthinking or excessive complexity, with a resulting tendency to be unreliable or unsuccessful.

too good to be true phraseologicalUnit
zu gut, um wahr zu sein
(idiomatic) Appearing to be exceptionally good, and therefore arousing suspicion of illegitimacy.

too little, too late n
zu spät und zu wenig zwar verspätet, dafür aber nur halb

too long; didn't read phraseologicalUnit
zu lang; nicht gelesen
(chiefly, Internet slang) Used to indicate that one did not read a (long) text, or to introduce a short summary of an overly long text.

too many determiner
zu viel
Excessive (used with countable nouns).

too many balls in the air n
Die Augen waren größer als der Mund
(idiomatic) Too many tasks, responsibilities, or details to cope with or manage successfully.

too many cooks spoil the broth proverb
viele Köche verderben den Brei
If too many people participate in a task, especially in a leading role, the task will not be done very well.

too much /tu ˈmʌtʃ/ adv
zu viel
To a greater extent than is wanted or required; excessively.

too much of a good thing phraseologicalUnit
des Guten zu viel zuviel des Guten

tool /tul/ /tuːl/ /tʉːl/ tools n
Werkzeug Gerät Instrument
Any mechanical device meant to ease or do a task.
Werkzeug Instrument Handwerkszeug
Any piece of equipment used in a profession, e.g. a craftman's tools.
Tool Werkzeug
(computing) A piece of software used to develop software or hardware, or to perform low-level operations.
Instrument Werkzeug
A person or group which is used or controlled, usually unwittingly, by another person or group.
Teil Gerät
(vulgar, informal) A penis, notably with a sexual or erotic connotation.

tool /tul/ /tuːl/ /tʉːl/ v
bearbeiten
(transitive) To work on or shape with tools, e.g., hand-tooled leather.
ausstatten
(transitive) To equip with tools.
kurven
(intransitive, slang) To travel in a vehicle; to ride or drive.

tool post tool posts n
Support
A clamp that attaches a tool holder to a machine tool

toolbag toolbags n
Werkzeugtasche
A bag used to carry tools.

toolbar toolbars n
Werkzeugleiste
(graphical user interface) A row of buttons, usually marked with icons, used to activate the functions of an application or operating system.

toolbelt toolbelts n
Werkzeuggürtel
A belt for carrying tools; a utility belt.

toolbox /ˈtuːlˌbɑks/ /ˈtuːlˌbɒks/ /ˈtʉːlˌbɔks/ toolboxes n
Werkzeugkasten Werkzeugkiste
A storage case for tools.
Toolbox Werkzeugkasten
(computing) A set of pre-existing routines for use in writing new programs.

toolkit toolkits n
Werkzeugsatz
A set of tools kept together, especially comprising all the tools suitable for some particular type of work.
Toolkit
(computing) A set of software tools or components.

toolset toolsets n
Toolset
A collection of tools; a toolkit.

tooltip tooltips n
Tooltip
(graphical user interface) An element of a graphical user interface in the form of a box of text that appears when a cursor is made to hover over an item; normally used to explain the function of the item.

tooth /tuːθ/ /tuθ/ /tʊθ/ teeth n
Zahn Sägezahn
A sharp projection on the blade of a saw or similar implement.
(zoology) A projection or point in other parts of the body resembling the tooth of a vertebrate animal.
(figurative) Liking, fondness (compare toothsome).
Zahn
A projection on the edge of a gear that meshes with similar projections on adjacent gears, or on the circumference of a cog that engages with a chain.

tooth and nail adv
mit Händen und Füßen
(figurative) Viciously; with all one's strength or power; without holding back.

tooth fairy /-ˌfɛɹi/ /ˈtuːθ ˌfɛə̯ɹi/ /ˈtuθ ˌfɛə̯ɹi/ tooth fairies n
Zahnfee
A figure of modern myth said to give children a small amount of money (or sometimes a present) in exchange for a milk tooth when it falls out of a child's mouth.

tooth socket tooth sockets n
Zahnfach
(anatomy) A socket in the jaw in which the roots of teeth are held in the alveolar process with the periodontal ligament.

tooth-billed pigeon tooth-billed pigeons n
Zahntaube
A large pigeon, Didunculus strigirostris, found on Samoa.

toothache /ˈtuθˌeɪk/ toothaches n
Zahnschmerz Zahnweh
(medicine) A pain or ache in a tooth.

toothbrush /ˈtuːθbɹʌʃ/ toothbrushes n
Zahnbürste
A brush, used with toothpaste, for cleaning the teeth.

toothed /tuːθt/ adj
gezahnt
Having projections resembling teeth.

toothed whale toothed whales n
Zahnwal
(marine biology) A whale of the Odontoceti suborder of the cetaceans, including sperm whales, beaked whales, dolphins, and others.

toothless /ˈtuθləs/ /ˈtuθlɪs/ more toothless most toothless adj
zahnlos
Having no teeth.

toothpaste /ˈtuːθpeɪst/ /ˈtuθpeɪst/ toothpastes n
Zahnpasta Zahncreme Zahnpaste Zahncrème
A paste, normally used with a toothbrush, for cleaning the teeth.

toothpick /tuːθ.pɪk/ toothpicks n
Zahnstocher
A small, usually wooden, stick, often pointed at both ends, for removing food residue from between the teeth.

toothpickweed toothpickweeds n
Bischofskraut
Ammi visnaga (syn. Visnaga daucoides)

toothpuller toothpullers n
Zahnzieher
(historical) A person who would extract teeth for a small charge at fairs, etc.

toothwort toothworts n
Schuppenwurz
Any of several species of flowering plants of the genus Lathraea.

top /tɑp/ /tɒp/ [tʰɑˀp] [tʰɒˀp] adj
top
(informal) Best; of the highest quality or rank.

top /tɑp/ /tɒp/ [tʰɑˀp] [tʰɒˀp] tops n
Deckel Kappe
A lid, cap, or cover of a container.
Mars Topp
A framework at the top of a ship's mast to which rigging is attached.
Spitze Gipfel Oberteil
The highest or uppermost part of something.
Top Oberteil
A garment worn to cover the torso.
aktiv
(LGBT, _, slang) A man, trans woman, or other person with a penis, who penetrates or has a preference for penetrating during intercourse with other people with penises.

top dog top dogs n
Leitwolf Platzhirsch Rudelführer bestes Pferd im Stall
(idiomatic) The boss, the leader (of the pack).
bestes Pferd im Stall
(idiomatic) In a competition, the one expected to win.

top hat top hats n
Zylinder
A man's formal hat, with a tall cylindrical crown (often of silk).

top light top lights n
Kämpferfenster Oberlicht
The upper (and usually smaller) part (casement) of a window, often hinged a the top
Dachfenster Dachflächenfenster Laterne Lichtkuppel Oberlicht
Light from above; toplighting.

top notch more top notch most top notch adj
erstklassig exzellent
(idiomatic) Very good; of the highest level or quality. [from 1848]

top note top notes n
Angeruch Kopfnote Spitze
The most volatile parts of a perfume which are immediately perceived upon its application.

top off v
auffüllen nachfüllen nachschenken
(US) To fill or refill the final portion of something that is not empty, until it is completely full.
abrunden abschließen krönen schließen vollenden
To complete, to put the finishing touch to (something).

top secret adj
streng geheim
(military, government) Information classified at one of the highest levels of sensitivity by a government, based on an assessment that it would cause exceptionally grave damage to national security if disclosed.

top ten top tens n
Top Ten

top up v
auffüllen aufladen aufstocken nachschenken
To add to a number or amount, to bring something up to a certain level.

top-fermenting adj
obergärig
Pertaining to any of numerous edible yeasts that produce, e.g., ale, and whose respective fermenting actions appear to be at the top surface of the wort.

top-heavy more top-heavy most top-heavy adj
kopflastig topplastig
having a high centre of gravity, and liable to topple
(of a retirement plan) Having a significant portion of the plan assets allocated to key employees to the detriment of lower-wage employees.

top-level adj
niveauhöchste
Highest.

topaz /ˈtoʊˌpæz/ /ˈtəʊˌpæz/ adj
topasen
Of a yellowish-brown color, like that of the gemstone.

topaz /ˈtoʊˌpæz/ /ˈtəʊˌpæz/ topazes n
Topas
An often clear, yellowish-brown gemstone cut from this.
A yellowish-brown color, like that of the gemstone.

topboot topboots n
Stulpenstiefel
A high boot, generally with a band of light-coloured leather around the upper part of the leg; a riding boot.

topgallant sail topgallant sails n
Bramsegel
(nautical) square-rigged sail immediately above topsail -- sometimes divided in two

topiary /ˈtoʊpiˌɛəɹi/ /ˈtəʊpjəɹi/ topiaries n
Formschnittgärtnerei
(uncountable) Art or practice of trimming shrubs or trees in artistic or ornamental shapes, e.g. of animals.

topic /ˈtɑpɪk/ /ˈtɒpɪk/ topics n
Thema
Subject; theme; a category or general area of interest.

topical /ˈtɑ.pɪ.kəl/ /ˈtɒp.ɪ.kəl/ more topical most topical adj
topisch
aktuell gegenwartsbezogen
Relating to a topic or subject of current interest.

topicality topicalities n
Aktualität Gegenwartsbezogenheit Gegenwartsnähe
The condition of being topical.

topicalization topicalizations n
Topikalisierung
(linguistics) The placing of the topic of a sentence at the beginning.

topknot topknots n
Haarknoten
A decorative knot of hair on the crown of the head, sometimes having ribbons or feathers.

topless adj
barbusig oben ohne busenfrei topless
(chiefly, of a woman) Not wearing a garment covering the top half of the body; naked from the waist up.
barbusig topless
(of a place) Featuring women that are naked from the waist up, often strippers or dancers.

topmost /tɑp.ˈmoʊst/ /tɒp.ˈməʊst/ more topmost most topmost adj
oberst
At or nearest to the top; uppermost; being the very highest.

topographic adj
topografisch topographisch
Of or relating to topography.

topography /təˈpɑɡɹəfi/ /təˈpɒɡɹəfi/ topographies n
Topografie
The features themselves; terrain.

topolect topolects n
Topolekt
(linguistics, sociolinguistics) The speech form, variety (lect) of a particular place or region.

topological adj
topologisch
(mathematics) Of or relating to topology.

topological group topological groups n
topologische Gruppe
(topology) A group which is also a topological space and whose group operations are continuous functions.

topological space topological spaces n
topologischer Raum
(topology, formally) An ordered pair (X, τ), where X is a set and τ, called the topology, is a collection of subsets of X which satisfies certain axioms and whose elements are called the open sets (or alternatively, for a different set of axioms, the closed sets);(loosely) the set X.

topology /təˈpɑləd͡ʒi/ /təˈpɒləd͡ʒi/ topologies n
Topologie
(mathematics, uncountable) The branch of mathematics dealing with those properties of a geometrical object (of arbitrary dimensionality) that are unchanged by continuous deformations (such as stretching, bending, etc., without tearing or gluing).
(computing) The arrangement of nodes in a communications network.

toponym /ˈtɒpənɪm/ toponyms n
Toponym Ortsname

toponymic adj
toponymisch

toponymy toponymies n
Toponomastik Toponymie Ortsnamenforschung Ortsnamenkunde Toponymik
(semantics) Lexicological study of place names; a branch of onomastics.

topos /ˈtɒpɒs/ topoi toposes n
Topos
A literary theme or motif; a rhetorical convention or formula.

topping /ˈtɑpɪŋ/ /ˈtɒpɪŋ/ toppings n
Garnierung Topping
Any food item added on top of another, such as sprinkles on ice cream or pepperoni on pizza.

topping out n
Richtfest

topple /ˈtɑpl̩/ /ˈtɒpl̩/ v
stürzen umkippen
(transitive) To push or throw over.
umkippen umfallen wackeln
(intransitive) To totter and fall, or to lean as if about to do so.

topple over v
umkippen
(idiomatic) To fall over (to fall from an upright or standing position to a horizontal or prone position).

topsail /ˈtɑp.seɪl/ /ˈtɑp.səl/ /ˈtɒp.seɪl/ /ˈtɒp.səl/ topsails n
Toppsegel
(nautical) A sail or either of the two sails rigged just above the course sail and supported by the topmast on a square-rigged sailing ship.

topsoil topsoils n
Mutterboden Muttererde
The upper layer of soil, typically most fertile and easiest to start new plants in.

topspin topspins n
Vorwärtsdrall
A rotational motion, especially that given to a ball, in which the upper surface spins in the direction of motion.

topsy-turvily more topsy-turvily most topsy-turvily adv
auf den Kopf gestellt chaotisch unordentlich
In a topsy-turvy manner, chaotically.

topsy-turvy /ˈˌtɑpsiˈtɚvi/ /ˌtɒpsɪˈtəːvi/ topsy-turvier topsy-turviest adj
auf den Kopf gestellt kopfstehend
Backwards or upside down.
chaotisch unordentlich
(figurative) Chaotic; disorderly.

topsy-turvy /ˈˌtɑpsiˈtɚvi/ /ˌtɒpsɪˈtəːvi/ more topsy-turvy most topsy-turvy adv
auf den Kopf gestellt
Backwards or upside down; also, having been overturned or upset.
chaotisch unordentlich
(figurative) Not in the natural order of things; in a disorderly manner; chaotically.

toque /toʊk/ /təʊk/ toques n
Kochmütze
(specifically) A tall white hat with no brim of the sort worn by chefs

torch /tɔɹt͡ʃ/ /tɔːtʃ/ torches n
Fackel
A stick with a flame on one end, used chiefly as a light source; a similarly shaped implement with a replaceable supply of flammable material.

torch /tɔɹt͡ʃ/ /tɔːtʃ/ v
anzünden
To set fire to, especially by use of a torch (flaming stick).

torch song torch songs n
Schmachtlied Schmachtsong
A song, often sentimental, lamenting an unrequited love; normally sung by a woman.

toreador toreadores toreadors n
Torero
(bullfighting) A bullfighter, especially one on horseback.

torii /ˈtoɹi/ /ˈtɔːɹi/ torii n
Torii
(Shinto) A traditional Japanese gate at Shinto shrines, symbolically marking the transition from the profane to the sacred.

torment /tɔː(ɹ)ˈmɛnt/ /ˈtɔː(ɹ)mənt/ /ˈtɔː(ɹ)mɛnt/ torments n
Qual
Any extreme pain, anguish or misery, either physical or mental.

torment /tɔː(ɹ)ˈmɛnt/ /ˈtɔː(ɹ)mənt/ /ˈtɔː(ɹ)mɛnt/ v
quälen peinigen
(transitive) To cause severe suffering to (stronger than to vex but weaker than to torture.)

tormentil tormentils n
Blutwurz
A low-growing herb (Potentilla erecta, syn. Potentilla tormentilla).

tormentor tormentors n
Peiniger Peinigerin
One who torments; a person, animal, or object that causes suffering.

torn /to(ː)ɹn/ /toən/ /tɔɹn/ /tɔːn/ more torn most torn adj
hin- und hergerissen
Unable to decide between multiple options.

tornado /tɔɹˈneɪ.doʊ/ /tɔɹˈneɪˌdoʊ/ /tɔː(ɹ)ˈneɪ.dəʊ/ tornadoes tornados n
Tornado Windhose
(meteorology) A violent wind in the form of a mobile, rapidly rotating, funnel cloud that has contacted the ground.

toroid toroids n
Toroid
(mathematics) A surface generated by a closed curve (especially a circle) rotating about, but not intersecting or containing, an axis in its own plane.

torpedo /ˌtoɹˈpi.doʊ/ /ˌtɔː(ɹ)ˈpiː.dəʊ/ torpedoes torpedos n
Zitterrochen Torpedo
(fish) An electric ray of the genus Torpedo.
Torpedo
(military) A cylindrical explosive projectile that can travel underwater and is used as a weapon. [from 1805]

torpedo /ˌtoɹˈpi.doʊ/ /ˌtɔː(ɹ)ˈpiː.dəʊ/ v
torpedieren
To strike (a ship) with one or more torpedoes.
To sink (a ship) with one or more torpedoes.

torpedo boat torpedo boats n
Torpedoboot
A small, high-speed warship designed to fire torpedoes, especially in coastal waters.

torpedo bomber torpedo bombers n
Torpedobomber
(aircraft) A bomber plane designed primarily for assaulting naval targets with torpedoes.

torpedo tube torpedo tubes n
Torpedorohr
(nautical) A metal tube mounted in a submarine or surface warship into which a torpedo may be loaded and launched through the hull or from the deck; a torpedo launcher.

torpor /ˈtɔɹpɚ/ /ˈtɔːpə(ɹ)/ torpors n
Erstarrung
A state of being inactive or stuporous.
Torpor
A state of apathy or lethargy.

torque /tɔɹk/ /tɔːk/ torques n
Drehmoment
(physics, mechanics) A rotational or twisting effect of a force; a moment of force, defined for measurement purposes as an equivalent straight line force multiplied by the distance from the axis of rotation (SI unit newton metre or Nm; imperial unit pound-foot or lb·ft, not to be confused with the foot pound-force, commonly "foot-pound", a unit of work or energy)
Torques
A tightly braided necklace or collar, often made of metal, worn by various early European peoples.

torque converter torque converters n
Drehmomentwandler
(mechanical engineering) A device that converts the rotational output of a prime mover into work by driving a rotational load. A torque converter functions as a clutch and reduction gear to allow loose coupling between the driver and the driven, letting the drive (such as a motor or engine) rotate at different speeds from the load (such as a wheel).

torque wrench torque wrenches n
Drehmomentschlüssel
A workshop tool used to precisely apply a specific torque to a fastener such as a nut or bolt; basically a wrench equipped with a torque indicator.

torrent /ˈtɑɹ.ənt/ /ˈtɒɹ.ənt/ /ˈtɔɹ.ənt/ torrents n
Schwall Strom Sturzflut
A violent flow, as of water, lava, etc.; a stream suddenly raised and running rapidly, as down a precipice.

torrential /tɒɹˈɛn.tʃəl/ /tɔˈɹɛn.t͡ʃəl/ /təˈɹɛn.tʃəl/ /təˈɹɛn.t͡ʃəl/ more torrential most torrential adj
sintflutartig sturzflutartig wolkenbruchartig
Coming or characterized by torrents; flowing heavily or in large quantities.

torsion /ˈtor.ʃən/ /ˈtor.ʃɪn/ /ˈtor.ʒən/ /ˈtor.ʒɪn/ /ˈtɔː.ʃən/ torsions n
Windung Windungen
The act of turning or twisting, or the state of being twisted; the twisting or wrenching of a body by the exertion of a lateral force tending to turn one end or part of it about a longitudinal axis, while the other is held fast or turned in the opposite direction.

torso /ˈtɔɹ.soʊ/ /ˈtɔː.səʊ/ torsi torsos n
Torso Rumpf Oberkörper Körperstamm Leib
The main part of the (human) body that extends from the neck to the groin, excluding the head and limbs.

tort /tɔɹt/ /tɔːt/ torts n
unerlaubte Handlung
(law) A wrongful act, whether intentional or negligent, regarded as non-criminal and unrelated to a contract, which causes an injury and can be remedied in civil court, usually through the awarding of damages. [from late 16th c.]

tort law n
Deliktsrecht Haftpflichtrecht
(law) The area of law dealing with wrongful acts, whether intentional or negligent, regarded as non-criminal and unrelated to contracts, which cause injuries and can be remedied in civil courts, usually through the awarding of damages.

torte /tɔɹt/ /tɔːt/ torten tortes n
Torte
A rich, dense cake, typically made with many eggs and relatively little flour (as opposed to a sponge cake or gâteau).

tortellini /ˌtɔɹtəˈlini/ n
Tortellini
(cooking, food) small, ring-shaped pasta, stuffed with meat, cheese etc; eaten with a sauce or in a soup

tortfeasor /ˈtɔɹtˌfiːzɚ/ /ˈtɔːtˌfiːzə/ tortfeasors n
Schädiger Täter
(law) A person who commits a tort.

torticollis /tɔɹ.təˈkɑ.ləs/ n
Schiefhals
A medical condition in which the neck muscles contract, causing the neck to twist or jerk.

tortilla /tɔɹˈti.ə/ /tɔɹˈtijə/ /tɔːˈti.ə/ /tɔːˈtijə/ [tɔɹˈtʰijə] tortillas n
Tortilla
(Mexican cuisine) A flat round bread made out of cornmeal or flour.

tortoise /ˈtɔɹ.təs/ /ˈtɔː.təs/ /ˈtɔːˌtɔɪs/ tortoises n
Schildkröte Landschildkröte
Any of various land-dwelling reptiles, of the family Testudinidae (chiefly, North America) or the order Testudines (chiefly, UK, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, South Africa, India) , whose body is enclosed in a shell (carapace plus plastron). The animal can withdraw its head and four legs partially into the shell, providing some protection from predators.

tortoise shell tortoise shells n
Schildkrötenpanzer
The shell of a tortoise, sometimes inaccurately the shell of a turtle, or that material.

tortoiseshell /ˈtɔː(ɹ)tə.ˌʃɛl/ /ˈtɔː(ɹ)təs.ˌʃɛl/ adj
Schildpatt
Made of the covering of carapace of hawksbill turtle.

tortoiseshell /ˈtɔː(ɹ)tə.ˌʃɛl/ /ˈtɔː(ɹ)təs.ˌʃɛl/ tortoiseshells n
Schildpatt
The horny, translucent, mottled covering of the carapace of the hawksbill turtle, used as a veneer etc.
A domestic cat (or a rabbit, guinea-pig, etc.) whose fur has black, brown and yellow markings.
Fuchs
Any of several butterflies, mostly of the genera Nymphalis and Aglais that have similar markings.

tortuosity tortuosities n
Tortuosität
(physics) A property of curve being tortuous, commonly used to describe diffusion in porous media.

torture /ˈtɔɹt͡ʃɚ/ /ˈtɔːt͡ʃə(ɹ)/ tortures n
Folter
The intentional causing of somebody's experiencing of agony, usually as an interrogation technique or punishment.
Tortur
(chiefly, literary) The "suffering of the heart" imposed by one on another, as in personal relationships.

torture /ˈtɔɹt͡ʃɚ/ /ˈtɔːt͡ʃə(ɹ)/ v
foltern
(transitive) To intentionally inflict severe pain or suffering on (someone), usually with the aim of forcing confessions or punishing them.

torture chamber torture chambers n
Folterkammer
A room equipped for carrying out torture.

torturer torturers n
Folterknecht
Someone who tortures.

torus /ˈtoː.ɹəs/ /ˈtɔɹ.əs/ /ˈtɔː.ɹəs/ tori toruses n
Torus
(geometry) The standard representation of such a space in 3-dimensional Euclidean space: a surface or solid formed by rotating a closed curve, especially a circle, about a line which lies in the same plane but does not intersect it (e.g. like a ring doughnut).
(topology) A topological space which is a product of two circles.
Wulst
(architecture) A large convex molding, typically semicircular in cross section, which commonly projects at the base of a column and above the plinth.

tosa tosas n
Tosa
A Japanese breed of fighting dog

toss /tɑs/ /tɒs/ /tɔs/ tosses n
Münzwurf Wurf
A throw, a lob, of a ball etc., with an initial upward direction, particularly with a lack of care.
Münzwurf
(cricket, football) The coin toss before a cricket match in order to decide who bats first, or before a football match in order to decide the direction of play.

toss /tɑs/ /tɒs/ /tɔs/ v
werfen
To throw with an initial upward direction.
To flip a coin, to decide a point of contention.
wegwerfen verwerfen
To subject to trials; to harass.
(informal, transitive) To discard; to throw away.
vermengen vermischen zusammenfügen
To stir or mix (a salad).
hin und her werfen
(intransitive) To roll and tumble; to be in violent commotion.
(intransitive) To be tossed, as a fleet on the ocean, or as a ship in heavy seas.

toss a coin v
eine Münze werfen
To flick a coin into the air, making it spin, in order to use the resultant upturned side (“heads or tails”) for making a decision.

total /ˈtoʊ.təl/ /ˈtəʊ.təl/ [tʰoʊ̯ɾɫ] [tʰɔɾɫ] more total most total adj
ganz gesamt
Entire; relating to the whole of something.
total komplett
(used as an intensifier) Complete; absolute.

total /ˈtoʊ.təl/ /ˈtəʊ.təl/ [tʰoʊ̯ɾɫ] [tʰɔɾɫ] totals n
Gesamtsumme Summe Gesamtbetrag
An amount obtained by the addition of smaller amounts.
Summe
(informal, mathematics) Sum.

total /ˈtoʊ.təl/ /ˈtəʊ.təl/ [tʰoʊ̯ɾɫ] [tʰɔɾɫ] v
aufaddieren schrotten zusammenaddieren zusammennehmen
(intransitive) To amount to; to add up to.

total depravity n
Verfalleness völlige Unfähigkeit völlige Verderbtheit
(Christianity) The Calvinist doctrine that all human action is tainted by original sin.

total eclipse total eclipses n
totale Finsternis
(astronomy) An eclipse in which the eclipsed body is completely obscured to the viewer.

total football /ˈtoʊtəl ˈfʊtbɔl/ /ˈtəʊtəl ˈfʊtbɔːl/ n
totaler Fußball
(soccer) A tactic in which the outfield players assume different roles during a game, while keeping an organised structure.

total order total orders n
Totalordnung totale Ordnung
(set theory, order theory) A partial order, ≤, (a binary relation that is reflexive, antisymmetric, and transitive) on some set S, such that any two elements of S are comparable (for any x, y ∈ S, either x ≤ y or y ≤ x).

total war total wars n
totaler Krieg
Warfare where all of a country's available resources, military as well as civilian, are employed.

totalitarian /ˌtoʊtəlɪˈtɛɹiən/ /ˌtəʊtalɪˈtɛəɹiən/ more totalitarian most totalitarian adj
totalitär
Of or relating to a system of government where the people have virtually no authority and the state wields absolute control of every aspect of the country, socially, financially, and politically.

totalitarianism totalitarianisms n
Totalitarismus
A system of government in which the people have virtually no authority and the state wields absolute control, for example, a dictatorship.

totality /toʊˈtælɪti/ totalities n
Totalität
(astronomy) The phase of an eclipse when it is total.

totally /ˈtoʊt.əl.i/ adv
vollständig völlig komplett
(degree, colloquial) Very; extremely.
vollständig völlig absolut komplett
(modal, colloquial) Definitely; for sure.

totally ordered adj
total geordnet
(set theory, order theory) That is equipped with a total order, that is a subset of (the ground set of) a partially ordered set whose partial order is a total order with respect to said subset.

totative totatives n
Totativ

tote /toʊt/ /təʊt/ totes n
Einkaufstasche Tragetasche
A tote bag.
Totalisator
(British, AU) A pari-mutuel machine; a totalizator.
Last
A heavy burden.

tote /toʊt/ /təʊt/ v
tragen
(Southern US) To carry or bear.
summieren zusammenzählen
To add up; to calculate a total.

tote bag tote bags n
Einkaufstasche Tragetasche
A large handbag or holdall.

totem /ˈtoʊtəm/ /ˈtəʊtəm/ totems n
Totem
Any natural object or living creature that serves as an emblem of a tribe, clan or family; the representation of such an object or creature.

totem pole totem poles n
Totempfahl
(sculpture) Native American sculpture made by carving trees.

totemism /ˈtoʊtəmɪzəm/ totemisms n
Totemismus
(religion) The belief that a person or group has a special mystical relationship to a totem

totipotent more totipotent most totipotent adj
totipotent
(biology) Exhibiting totipotency

totter /ˈtɑtɚ/ /ˈtɒtə/ totters n
Schwanken Taumeln Torkeln
An unsteady movement or gait.

totter /ˈtɑtɚ/ /ˈtɒtə/ v
schwanken taumeln torkeln
To walk, move or stand unsteadily or falteringly; threatening to fall.

tottering more tottering most tottering adj
schwankend wackelnd
Unstable, insecure or wobbly.

toucan /ˈtuːkən/ /ˈtuːˌkæn/ toucans n
Tukan Pfefferfresser Pfeffervogel
Any of various neotropical frugivorous birds from the family Ramphastidae, with a large colorful beak.

touch /tɑt͡ʃ/ /tɛt͡ʃ/ /tʌt͡ʃ/ touches n
Berührung Tasten
The faculty or sense of perception by physical contact.
Berührung anfassen
(music) The particular or characteristic mode of action, or the resistance of the keys of an instrument to the fingers.
Touch
A distinguishing feature or characteristic.
Spur
A little bit; a small amount.

touch /tɑt͡ʃ/ /tɛt͡ʃ/ /tʌt͡ʃ/ v
berühren anfassen
(transitive) To make physical contact with; to bring the hand, finger or other part of the body into contact with. [from 14th c.]
rühren berühren
(obsolete) To infect; to affect slightly.

touch hole touch holes n
Zündloch
A small hole through which the propellant charge of a cannon or muzzleloading gun is ignited.

touch off v
auslösen
(idiomatic) To start; to cause, especially used for unstable situations that may magnify if disturbed.

touch on v
anreißen
(transitive, idiomatic) To mention briefly; to cursorily discuss.

touch screen /ˈtʌtʃ ˌskɹiːn/ touch screens n
Berührungsbildschirm Touchscreen Sensorbildschirm Touchbildschirm
(computer hardware) An input/output device that allows the user to interact with the computer by touching the display screen.

touch-dry adj
grifffest

touch-tone dialing n
Tonwahl Tonwahlverfahren
(US, telephony) A system of telephone dialing in which each digit is transmitted as a tone or combination of tones of specific pitch.

touchdown /ˈtʌt͡ʃ.daʊn/ touchdowns n
Touchdown
(American football, Canadian football) A six-point score occurring when the ball enters possession of a team's player in the opponent's end zone.
Aufsetzen Landeberührung Landung
(rugby) A try (scoring play of grounding the ball in the opposing team's in-goal).

touched /tʌt͡ʃt/ more touched most touched adj
bewegt
Emotionally moved (by), made to feel emotion (by).

touching /ˈtʌt͡ʃɪŋ/ more touching most touching adj
rührend anrührend ergreifend
Provoking sadness and pity; that can cause sadness or heartbreak among witnesses to a sad event or situation.

touchpad touchpads n
Touchpad Tastfeld
(computing) A flat surface which is sensitive to touch, used mostly in laptop computers to control an on-screen cursor.

touchstone /ˈtʌt͡ʃstəʊn/ touchstones n
Probierstein Prüfstein
A stone used to verify the quality of gold alloys by rubbing them in order to leave a visible trace.
Prüfstein Probierstein
(figurative, by extension) A standard of comparison or evaluation.

touchy /ˈtʌt͡ʃi/ touchier touchiest adj
empfindlich heikel
(of a situation) Extremely sensitive or volatile; easily disturbed to the point of becoming unstable; requiring caution or tactfulness.
empfindlich reizbar gereizt zickig übelnehmerisch
(of a person) Easily offended, oversensitive.

touché /tuːˈʃeɪ/ /ˈtuː.ʃeɪ/ interjection
touché
(fencing) An acknowledgement of a hit.
An acknowledgement of the validity, appropriateness, or superiority of an opponent's argument or statement in a discussion.

tough /tʌf/ tougher toughest adj
zäh
(of food) Difficult to cut or chew.
(material science) Undergoing plastic deformation before breaking.
widerstandsfähig
(of a person or animal) Rugged or physically hardy.
schwierig knifflig
(of questions, etc.) Difficult or demanding.

tough /tʌf/ interjection
Pech
(slang) Used to indicate lack of sympathy

tough cookie tough cookies n
harter Knochen zäher Bursche Überlebenskünstler
(informal) A person who can endure physical or mental hardship; a hardened, strong-willed person.

tough crowd tough crowds n
hartes Publikum
(informal) An audience that is difficult to please.

tough nut to crack tough nuts to crack n
harte Nuss
(idiomatic) A problem that is challenging to solve.

tough shit interjection
Pech gehabt Scheißpech
(moderately, _, vulgar) An unsympathetic retort to someone suffering misfortune.

toughen /ˈtʌfən/ v
versteifen
(intransitive) To become tough.

toughness toughnesses n
Zähigkeit
(uncountable) The state of being tough.

toupee /tuːˈpeɪ/ toupees n
Toupet
(obsolete) A small wig, or a toppiece of a wig, worn by both sexes.

tour /tuːɹ/ /tɔː(ɹ)/ /tɝ/ /tʊə(ɹ)/ tours n
Reise Tour
A journey through a particular building, estate, country, etc.
Tour Rundgang
A guided visit to a particular place, or virtual place.
Tournee Tour
A journey through a given list of places, such as by an entertainer performing concerts.

tour bus tour buses tour busses n
Tourbus
A bus used for a touring group, especially by musicians.

tour de force /ˌtuɹ.dəˈfoɹs/ /ˌtuɹ.dəˈfɔɹs/ tours de force n
Meisterstück

tour guide tour guides n
Reiseleiterin Fremdenführer Fremdenführerin Reiseführer Reiseleiter
A person who provides assistance and information to people on organised tours.

tour of duty tours of duty n
Auslandseinsatz
(military) A period of time spent on a specific assignment, especially on an overseas mission.

tour operator tour operators n
Reiseveranstalter
A company that sells package holidays.

tourer /ˈtɔːɹə/ /ˈtʊəɹə/ /ˈtʊɹɚ/ tourers n
Reiserad
(informal) A touring bicycle.

touring bicycle touring bicycles n
Reiserad
(bicycle) A bicycle designed or modified for touring with luggage.

tourism /ˈtɔː(ɹ).ɪz.əm/ /ˈtʊə̯(ɹ).ɪz.əm/ tourisms n
Tourismus
The act of travelling or sightseeing, particularly away from one's home.
Tourismusbranche Tourismusindustrie
The industry in which such travels and sightseeing are organized.
Tourismus Fremdenverkehr Reiseverkehr
(figurative) The act of visiting another region or jurisdiction for a particular purpose.

tourist /ˈtɔɹ.ɪst/ /ˈtɔːɹɪst/ /ˈtɝ.ɪst/ /ˈtʊəɹɪst/ /ˈtʊɹ.ɪst/ tourists n
Tourist Touristin Reisende Reisender Vergnügungsreisende Vergnügungsreisender
Someone who travels for pleasure rather than for business. [from 1770s]

tourist attraction tourist attractions n
Sehenswürdigkeit
A place of interest where tourists visit, typically for its cultural value, beauty, or historical significance, offering leisure and amusement.

tourist office tourist offices n
Tourismusbüro
An office which provides information, brochures, maps, etc. for tourists to an area or locality.

tourist trap tourist traps n
Touristenfalle
(derogatory) An establishment, such as a shop or display, where tourists are encouraged to spend money on goods or services not necessarily of good value.

touristification n
Touristifizierung
The process of touristifying.

tourmaline /ˈtʊɚ.mə.lɪn/ /ˈtʊɚ.məˌlin/ tourmalines n
Turmalin
(mineral) A complex black or dark-coloured borosilicate mineral, compounded with various chemical elements and considered a semi-precious stone.
A transparent gemstone cut from it.

tournament /ˈtɔɹnəmənt/ /ˈtɔːnəmənt/ /ˈtɝnəmənt/ /ˈtʊənəmənt/ /ˈtʊɹnəmənt/ tournaments n
Turnier
(historical) During the Middle Ages, a series of battles and other contests designed to prepare knights for war.
A series of games; either the same game played many times, or a succession of games related by a single theme; played competitively to determine a single winning team or individual.

tourniquet /ˈtɔː.nɪ.keɪ/ /ˈtɝ.nɪ.keɪ/ /ˈtɝ.nɪ.kɪt/ /ˈtʊə.nɪ.keɪ/ /ˈtʊɚ.nɪ.kɪt/ tourniquets n
Aderpresse Stauschlauch Tourniquet
(medicine) A tightly-compressed bandage used to stop bleeding by stopping the flow of blood through a large artery in a limb.

tousled more tousled most tousled adj
zerzaust durcheinandergebracht strubbelig verstrubbelt
Of hair: in disarray, dishevelled, or unkempt.

tout /taʊt/ /tʌʊt/ touts n
Drogenvermittler Drogenvermittlerin Kartenschwarzhändler Kartenschwarzhändlerin Marktschreier Schlepperin
Someone advertising for customers in an aggressive way.

tout /taʊt/ /tʌʊt/ v
ankündigen werben
(transitive) To flaunt, to publicize/publicise; to boast or brag; to promote.

tovarish /tɒˈvɑːɹɪʃ/ tovarishes n
Tawaritsch Towarischtsch
Comrade, especially with reference to the former USSR.

tow /taʊ/ /toʊ/ /təʊ/ tows n
Werg Hede
An untwisted bundle of fibres such as cellulose acetate, flax, hemp or jute.

tow /toʊ/ /təʊ/ tows n
Abschleppen Schleppen
The act of towing and the condition of being towed.
Schlepper
Something, such as a tugboat, that tows.
Seil Schlepptau Tau
A rope or cable used in towing.

tow /toʊ/ /təʊ/ v
abschleppen ziehen schleppen treideln
(transitive) To pull something behind one using a line or chain; to haul.

tow bar tow bars n
Anhängerkupplung
A bar, or ball, usually at the rear of a vehicle, where a trailer, or caravan or other similar item can be attached and towed.

tow truck /ˈtoʊ.tɹʌk/ tow trucks n
Abschleppwagen Abschleppfahrzeug
A motor vehicle typically equipped with winches, chains, and related equipment, and used to tow disabled vehicles.

toward /to(ː)ɹd/ /toəd/ /tɔɹd/ /tɘˈwoːd/ /təˈwɔɹd/ /təˈwɔːd/ /ˈtwo(ː)ɹd/ /ˈtwoəd/ /ˈtwɔɹd/ preposition
nach zu in Richtung auf
In the direction of.
gegenüber bezüglich hinsichtlich zu
In relation to (someone or something).
für um zwecks
For the purpose of attaining (an aim).
Richtung gegen so um
Located close to; near (a time or place).

towel /ˈtaʊ(ə)l/ [tʰæɒ̯ɫ] [tʰæɫ] [tʰɛjɔ̯ɫ] towels n
Handtuch
A cloth used for wiping, especially one used for drying anything wet, such as a person after a bath.

tower /ˈtaʊ.ə(ɹ)/ /ˈtaʊɚ/ towers n
Turm
Any very tall building or structure; skyscraper.
(figuratively) An item of various kinds, such as a computer case, that is higher than it is wide.
(cartomancy) The nineteenth Lenormand card, representing structure, bureaucracy, stability and loneliness.
der Turm Turm
The sixteenth trump or Major Arcana card in many Tarot decks, usually deemed an ill omen.

tower block tower blocks n
Hochhaus
A tall residential or office building.

tower of silence /ˌtaʊɚ‿əv ˈsaɪl(ə)ns/ /ˌtaʊɚ‿əv ˈsaɪləns/ towers of silence n
Dachma
(Zoroastrianism) A low, cylindrical, open-topped tower where Zoroastrians place the bodies of deceased people to disintegrate from exposure and consumption by carrion birds such as vultures, the remaining bones being kept in an ossuary.

tower over v
überragen
(transitive) To be much taller or higher than something; to loom over.

towline towlines n
Abschleppseil
A line or rope used for towing a vehicle.

town /taʊn/ [tʰaʊ̯n] towns n
Stadt Städtchen Ort Gemeinde
(UK, historical) A rural settlement in which a market was held at least once a week.

town bicycle town bicycles n
Dorfmatratze
(slang, derogatory) A woman who is promiscuous.

town council town councils n
Stadtrat
The governing body of people elected to oversee management of a town and represent the interests of residents.

town councillor town councillors n
Gemeinderatsmitglied

town crier town criers n
Ausrufer Gemeindediener Stadtschreier
(British, historical) A person who is employed by a town council to make public announcements in the streets

town hall town halls n
Rathaus Bürgermeisteramt Gemeindehaus Stadthaus
A building that houses the local government offices of a town.

town square town squares n
Stadtplatz
An open area commonly found in the heart of a traditional town, used for community gatherings.

town twinning town twinnings n
Städtepartnerschaft
The pairing of towns or cities from geographically distinct areas, in order to foster human contact and cultural links.

town walls n
Stadtmauer Stadtmauern
(UK, plurale tantum) A large historic line of walls encircling a town that normally dates back at least to the Middle Ages.

townhouse townhouses n
Stadthaus
A house in an urban setting.

townlet townlets n
Städtchen
A small town

township /ˈtaʊnʃɪp/ townships n
Township
The territory of a town.
Township Zaunschaft
(South African English, Pre 1994) An area set aside for nonwhite occupation.

townsman townsmen n
Bürger Stadtbewohner
A man who is a resident of a town, especially of one's own town.

townspeople n
Bürger Leute der Stadt Leute in der Stadt Stadtbewohner Stadtleute Stadtmenschen
the population or inhabitants of a village, town or city

townsperson townspeople townspersons n
Stadtbewohner Stadtbewohnerin Städter Städterin
An inhabitant of a town.

townswoman townswomen n
Bürgerin Stadtbewohnerin
A woman who is a resident of a town, especially of one's own town.

towpath towpaths n
Treidelpfad Leinpfad Treidelweg Reckweg Treppelweg Uferpfad
A path alongside a canal or river, originally for horses towing barges, now more often used as a footpath.

toxic /ˈtɑk.sɪk/ /ˈtɒk.sɪk/ more toxic most toxic adj
giftig toxisch gesundheitsschädlich
(toxicology, pharmaceutical drug) Having a chemical nature that is harmful to health or lethal if consumed or otherwise entering into the body in sufficient quantities.
in Lebensgefahr in kritischem Zustand
(medicine) Appearing grossly unwell; characterised by serious, potentially life-threatening compromise in the respiratory, circulatory or other body systems.
gefährlich verdorben vergiftet äußerst schädlich
(figurative) Severely negative or harmful.
boshaft feindselig gehässig giftig hasserfüllt
(figurative, of a person) Hateful or strongly antipathetic.

toxic masculinity n
giftige Männlichkeit toxische Männlichkeit
(social sciences, media criticism) Those aspects of traditional masculinity perceived to reinforce aggression, emotionlessness and other negative qualities.

toxicity /tɒkˈsɪsəti/ toxicities n
Toxizität Giftigkeit
The quality or degree of being toxic.

toxicological adj
toxikologisch
of or pertaining to toxicology

toxicologist toxicologists n
Toxikologe Toxikologin
A scientist or physician who specializes in toxicology.

toxicology /ˌtɒksɪˈkɒləd͡ʒi/ toxicologies n
Toxikologie Giftkunde
(sciences, pharmacology) The branch of pharmacology that deals with the nature, effect, detection and treatment of poisons and poisoning.

toxicomania /ˌtɑksɪkoʊˈmeɪniə/ /ˌtɒksɪkəʊˈmeɪnɪə/ toxicomanias n
Toxikomanie
an insane desire for poisonous or intoxicating substances

toxin /ˈtɑksɪn/ /ˈtɒksɪn/ toxins n
Toxin Giftstoff
(strictly) A toxic substance, specifically a poison produced by the biological processes of organisms.
(loosely, usually, _, proscribed) Synonym of toxicant: a toxic substance in a body requiring removal.

toxoplasmosis /ˌtɒksəʊplæzˈməʊsɪs/ toxoplasmoses n
Toxoplasmose
A disease, caused by the parasite Toxoplasma gondii, that primarily affects felids, but also other mammals including humans.

toy /tɔɪ/ toys n
Spielzeug
Something to play with, especially as intended for use by a child. [from 16th c.]

toy /tɔɪ/ v
spielen herumspielen
(intransitive) To play (with) in an idle or desultory way.

toy poodle toy poodles n
Toypudel
A small poodle, measuring less than 10 inches (28 cm).

toy soldier toy soldiers n
Spielzeugsoldat
A figurine created to resemble a miniature of a person outfitted for military combat.

toychest toychests n
Spielkiste Spielzeugkiste
A chest for storing toys.

toyseller toysellers n
Spielzeugverkäufer Spielzeugverkäuferin
One who sells toys.

toyshop toyshops n
Spielwarengeschäft Spielzeugladen
A shop that sells toys.

trace /tɹeɪs/ [tʃɹeɪs] traces n
aufspüren aufzeichnen nachspüren nachziehen verfolgen
An act of tracing.
Spur
A mark left as a sign of passage of a person or animal.
Scheinbild
A very small amount.
Leiterplatte
(electronics) A current-carrying conductive pathway on a printed circuit board.
Strang
One of two straps, chains, or ropes of a harness, extending from the collar or breastplate to a whippletree attached to a vehicle or thing to be drawn; a tug.

trace /tɹeɪs/ [tʃɹeɪs] v
abpausen
(transitive) To copy onto a sheet of paper superimposed over the original, by drawing over its lines.

trace element trace elements n
Spurenelement
(biochemistry, nutrition) A chemical element in an organism’s diet that is required in very small amounts in order to maintain proper biochemical function.

traceability /ˌtɹeɪsəˈbɪlɪti/ traceabilities n
Nachvollziehbarkeit
The ability to trace (identify and measure) all the stages that led to a particular point in a process that consists of a chain of interrelated events

traceable /ˈtɹeɪsəbəl/ /ˈt͡ʃɹeɪsəbəl/ more traceable most traceable adj
nachvollziehbar
Capable of being traced; possible to track down.

traceless /ˈtɹeɪsləs/ /ˈt͡ʃɹeɪsləs/ more traceless most traceless adj
spurlos
That has no traces

tracer /ˈtɹeɪsə(ɹ)/ /ˈtɹeɪsɚ/ [ˈtʃɹeɪsə(ɹ)] [ˈtʃɹeɪsɚ] tracers n
Leuchtspurmunition
A round of ammunition for a firearm that contains magnesium or another flammable substance arranged such that it will burn and produce a visible trail when fired in the dark.

tracery /ˈtɹeɪsəɹi/ traceries n
Maßwerk
(architectural element) Bars or ribs, usually of stone or wood, or other material, that subdivide an opening or stand in relief against a door or wall as an ornamental feature.

trachea /tɹəˈkiː.ə/ /ˈtɹeɪ.ki.ə/ tracheae tracheas tracheæ n
Trachea Luftröhre
(anatomy) A thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi.

trachoma trachomas trachomata n
Trachom
(medicine) An infectious disease of the eyelid caused by the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis.

trachyte /ˈtɹakʌɪt/ /ˈtɹeɪkʌɪt/ trachytes n
Trachyt
(geology) A pale igneous rock consisting mostly of potassium feldspar and plagioclase.

tracing paper tracing papers n
Pauspapier Transparentpapier
A translucent paper on which may be traced the design of whatever it is placed on.

track /tɹæk/ tracks n
Spur Gleis
A mark left by something that has passed along.
Fußspur
A mark or impression left by the foot, either of man or animal.
Fußsohle
The entire lower surface of the foot; said of birds, etc.
Trampelpfad
A road or other similar beaten path.
Bahn
Physical course; way.
Bahn Kurs Strecke
A path or course laid out for a race, for exercise, etc.
Gleis
(railways) The way or rails along which a train moves.
Spurweite
(automotive) The distance between two opposite wheels on a same axletree.
Aufnahme
Sound stored on a record.
Rille
The physical track on a record.
Stück Titel
(music) A song or other relatively short piece of music, on a record, separated from others by a short silence.
Spur
A circular (never-ending) data storage unit on a side of magnetic or optical disk, divided into sectors.
Läufe
(uncountable, sports) The racing events of track and field; track and field in general.

track /tɹæk/ v
folgen verfolgen
(transitive) To match the movement or change of a person or object.
(transitive) To monitor the movement of a person or object.
verfolgen
(transitive) To observe the (measured) state of a person or object over time.
(transitive) To make tracks on or to leave in the form of tracks.
aufspüren
(transitive) To discover the location of a person or object by following traces.

track and field n
Leichtathletik Athletik
(chiefly, US) A group of athletic sports, consisting mainly of various kinds of running, jumping and throwing, that take place on a track and the enclosed field.

track cycling n
Bahnradsport
(cycle racing) A form of cycling on a specially-designed track, especially, a velodrome.

track cyclist track cyclists n
Bahnradfahrer Bahnradfahrerin
(cycle racing) Someone who cycles on a track.

track down v
aufspüren aufstöbern ausfindig machen
(idiomatic) To hunt for or locate; to search for; to find.

track gauge track gauges n
Spurweite
(rail) The specified distance between the rails of a railway.

track record track records n
Erfolgsbilanz Erfolgsgeschichte Leistungsbilanz
(idiomatic) The past performance of a person, organization, or product, viewed in its entirety and usually for the purpose of making a judgment.

trackball trackballs n
Trackball
(computing) A pointing device consisting of a ball housed in a socket

trackbed /ˈtɹækbɛd/ trackbeds n
Gleisbett
The layer of gravel or other foundation on which a railway track is laid.

tracked adj
Kette Raupe
Mounted on tracks.

tracker /ˈtɹækə(ɹ)/ trackers n
Tracker
(computing) A computer program that monitors something.
Fährtenleser Aufspürer Aufspürerin Fährtenfinder Fährtenfinderin Fährtenleserin
(finance) A tracker mortgage.

tracking shot tracking shots n
Plansequenz
(cinematography, film) A continuously recorded segment containing no edits, in which the camera is moved (often mounted on a dolly rolling on tracks) so as to sweep through an extensive area or to follow the physical movement of characters or events.

tracksuit tracksuits n
Trainingsanzug Sportanzug
A garment, usually consisting of a top and trousers (commonly known as tracksuit bottoms) worn as an outer layer by participants in sporting events such as athletics. The tracksuit is usually designed to be easily removed or replaced, before or after competing. Tracksuits have also been adopted in some cultures as leisurewear.

tract /tɹækt/ tracts n
Gebiet
An area or expanse.
Trakt
(anatomy) A series of connected body organs, such as the digestive tract.
Traktat
A brief treatise or discourse on a subject.

traction engine traction engines n
Lokomobile
A wheeled steam engine used to move heavy loads, plough ground or provide power at a chosen location.

tractor /ˈtɹæktə/ /ˈtɹæktɚ/ tractors n
Traktor Schlepper Trecker
(agriculture) A vehicle used in farms e.g. for pulling farm equipment and preparing the fields.
Sattelzugmaschine
(US) A truck (or lorry) for pulling a semi-trailer or trailer.
Zugmaschine
Any piece of machinery that pulls something.

tractor beam tractor beams n
Fangstrahl Traktorstrahl
(science fiction) A device-generated beam used to attract other objects from a distance.

tractor driver tractor drivers n
Traktorist Traktoristin
One who drives a tractor. (This entry is a translation hub.)

tractor unit tractor units n
Zugmaschine Sattelschlepper Sattelzugmaschine
a large road vehicle, usually consisting of a two or three-axled chassis, and fitted with a cab, engine and drivetrain, used for hauling semitrailers.

tractor-trailer tractor-trailers n
Sattelschlepper Sattelzug Sattelzugmaschine mit Auflieger
(Northeast US) A large truck consisting of an engine and cab section (the tractor) and a cargo-carrying semi-trailer or trailer.

tractrix tractrices n
Traktrix
(geometry) A curve that satisfies the following property: that segment of the tangent line that lies between the point of tangency and a fixed line has length independent of the point of tangency chosen.

tradable more tradable most tradable adj
handelbar
Capable of being traded.

trade /tɹeɪd/ trades n
Handel Kommerz
(uncountable) Buying and selling of goods and services on a market.
Handel Geschäft Tausch
(countable) A particular instance of buying or selling.
Handel Tausch
(countable) An instance of bartering items in exchange for one another.
Facharbeiter
(countable) Those who perform a particular kind of skilled work.
Handwerk
(countable) The skilled practice of a practical occupation.
Passat Passatwind
(mostly, in the plural) Steady winds blowing from east to west above and below the equator.

trade /tɹeɪd/ v
handeln
(ambitransitive) To engage in trade.

trade agreement trade agreements n
Handelsabkommen
An agreement between nations to engage in trade

trade away v
(jemandem etwas) abtreten aufgeben loslassen verzichten auf
(transitive) To relinquish, to yield.

trade date trade dates n
Abschlusstag Buchungsdatum Transaktionsdatum
(accounting) the date on which a security trade occurs.

trade deficit trade deficits n
Handelsdefizit
(economics) A negative balance of trade.

trade fair trade fairs n
Messe Handelsmesse Salon
An exhibition at which members of a specific industry exhibit or demonstrate their products to prospective customers and to each other.

trade in v
in Zahlung geben
To give a piece of merchandise as part of the payment or trade for something new.

trade name trade names n
Handelsname
A name used to identify a commercial product or service; may or may not be registered as a trademark.
Verkehrsname
The name under which a business or firm operates.

trade paper trade papers n
Fachzeitschrift

trade route trade routes n
Handelsroute Handelsweg
A route used by traders for commercial transport of goods.

trade secret trade secrets n
Geschäftsgeheimnis Kunstgeheimnis
(business) A formula, practice, process, design, instrument, pattern, or compilation of information used by a business to obtain an advantage over competitors within the same industry or profession, which kept secret from those competitors or the public.

trade union trade unions trades unions n
Gewerkschaft
An organization whose members belong to the same trade and that acts collectively to address common issues.

trade war trade wars n
Handelskrieg
The practice of nations creating mutual tariffs or similar barriers to trade.

trade wind /ˈtɹeɪd ˈwɪnd/ trade winds n
Passat Passatwind
A steady wind that blows from east to west above and below the equator.

trade-off trade-offs n
Abwägung Ausgleich Kompromiss Trade-off Zielkonflikt
Any situation in which the quality or quantity of one thing must be decreased for another to be increased.

trademark /ˈtɹeɪdmɑː(ɹ)k/ trademarks n
Warenzeichen Marke
A word, symbol, or phrase used to identify a particular company's product and differentiate it from other companies' products.

trader /ˈtɹeɪdə(ɹ)/ /ˈtɹeɪdɚ/ /ˈtɹeɪɾɚ/ traders n
Händler Kaufmann Kauffrau Händlerin
One who earns a living by trading goods or securities.

tradesman tradesmen n
Facharbeiter Handwerker gelernter Arbeiter
A skilled manual worker (implied male).

tradesperson tradespeople tradespersons n
Handwerker(in)
A skilled manual worker.

trading card /ˈtɹeɪd.ɪŋ ˌkɑɹd/ trading cards n
Liebigbild Sammelbild Sammelkarte Sammelsticker
A collectible card, sometimes sticker, usually made out of paperboard or thick paper, which usually contains an image of a certain person, place or thing (fictional or real) and a short description of the picture, along with other text (attacks, statistics, or trivia). There is a wide variation of different types of cards, like sports, cars, natural history, film characters or other information of interest to purchasers. Sometimes is included with tobacco, food or confectionery products.

trading partner trading partners n
Handelspartner
A country that another country does business with, usually on a regular basis.

trading post trading posts n
Handelshof Handelsniederlassung Handelszentrum
A place where trading of goods takes place.

tradition /tɹəˈdɪʃən/ traditions n
Tradition Überlieferung Urüberlieferung
A part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation, possibly differing in detail from family to family, such as the way to celebrate holidays.

traditional /tɹəˈdɪʃnəl/ /tɹəˈdɪʃənəl/ more traditional most traditional adj
traditionell herkömmlich überliefert
Of, relating to, or derived from tradition.
traditionell altmodisch traditionsgetreu
In lieu of the name of the composer of a piece of music, whose real name is lost in the mists of time.

traditional Chinese medicine n
traditionelle chinesische Medizin
The medical theory and practices of Chinese culture, especially herbal medicine, acupuncture, tui na, Daoyin and osteopathy, for preventing or treating illness, or promoting health and well-being; abbreviated as TCM

traditional medicine traditional medicines n
Volksmedizin
A system of medicine developed before the era of modern medicine, especially one that is associated with a single culture.

traditionalism traditionalisms n
Traditionalismus

traditionalist traditionalists n
Traditionalist Traditionalistin
A person who adheres to tradition, especially in cultural or religious practices.

traditionalistic more traditionalistic most traditionalistic adj
traditionalistisch
Of, supporting, or pertaining to traditionalism.

traduce /tɹəˈdjus/ /tɹəˈdjuːs/ /tɹəˈdus/ /tɹəˈdʒuːs/ v
verleumden
(transitive) To malign a person or entity by making malicious and false or defamatory statements. [from 1580s]

traducer traducers n
Verleumder Verleumderin
One who traduces; one who maligns another by making malicious and false or defamatory statements.

traffic /ˈtɹæfɪk/ traffics n
Verkehr Personenverkehr
Moving pedestrians or vehicles, or the flux or passage thereof.
Verkehr Warenverkehr
Commercial transportation or exchange of goods, or the movement of passengers or people.
Verkehr Datenverkehr
Exchange or flux of information, messages or data, as in a computer or telephone network.

traffic calming n
Verkehrsberuhigung
The deliberate slowing of traffic in residential areas by the installation of obstacles to progress

traffic cone traffic cones n
Leitkegel Verkehrsleitkegel Haberkornhütchen Lübecker Hütchen Pylon Verkehrshütchen
A cone-shaped marker, generally made out of plastic or rubber, that is placed on roads or footpaths to temporarily redirect traffic in a safe manner.

traffic island traffic islands n
Verkehrsinsel
A raised area in a roadway or traffic circle, bordered by curbs, used to control traffic.

traffic jam traffic jams n
Stau Verkehrsstau
A situation in which road traffic accumulates until it is stationary or very slow.

traffic light traffic lights n
Ampel Verkehrsampel Robot
A signalling device positioned at a road intersection or pedestrian crossing to indicate when it may be safe to drive, ride or walk, using a universal colour code.

traffic paddle traffic paddles n
Polizeikelle Winkerkelle

traffic sign traffic signs n
Verkehrsschild Verkehrszeichen Verkehrshinweisschild Verkehrshinweistafel Verkehrstafel
A sign for the control of traffic or the information of drivers.

traffic warden traffic wardens n
Politesse Hilfspolizist
(British, Hong Kong) A civilian employed by the police to regulate traffic and issue parking tickets.

trafficator trafficators n
Winker
(historical) A semaphore device with a steady light that served the same purpose on early vehicles.

tragacanth tragacanths n
Tragant
A polysaccharide gum, extracted from several species of leguminous plants of the genus Astragalus, formerly used medicinally and now as a food additive. Also more fully gum tragacanth. [from 16th c.]

tragedian /tɹəˈd͡ʒidiən/ tragedians n
Tragöde Tragödin
An actor who specializes in tragic roles.

tragedy /ˈtɹæd͡ʒɛdi/ /ˈtɹæd͡ʒɪdi/ tragedies n
Tragödie Trauerspiel
A drama or similar work, in which the main character is brought to ruin or otherwise suffers the extreme consequences of some tragic flaw or weakness of character.
The genre of such works, and the art of producing them.
Tragödie
A disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury.

tragedy of the commons tragedies of the commons n
Tragik der Allmende Tragik des Gemeinguts Tragödie des Allgemeinguts
(ecology, economics, politics, social, _, criticism) A situation in which unmanaged use of a shared resource (such as the atmosphere or an ocean) by a number of participants results in the unintended ruin or total consumption of that resource.

tragic /ˈtɹæd͡ʒɪk/ more tragic most tragic adj
tragisch
Causing great sadness or suffering.
Relating to tragedy in a literary work.

tragic hero tragic heroes n
tragischer Held

tragicomedy /ˌtɹædʒɪˈkɒmədi/ tragicomedies n
Tragikomödie
(uncountable) The genre of drama that combines elements of tragedy and comedy.

tragicomic more tragicomic most tragicomic adj
tragikomisch
Of, pertaining to, or resembling tragicomedy; having both tragic and comic aspects.

trail /tɹeɪl/ trails n
Spur
The track or indication marking the route followed by something that has passed, such as the footprints of animal on land or the contrail of an airplane in the sky.
Pfad Trail Weg
A route for travel over land, especially a narrow, unpaved pathway for use by hikers, horseback riders, etc.

trail /tɹeɪl/ v
folgen nacheilen nachsetzen nachstellen verfolgen
(transitive) To follow behind (someone or something); to tail (someone or something).
ziehen schleifen schleppen
(transitive) To drag (something) behind on the ground.
eine Spur hinter sich lassen zurücklassen
(transitive) To show a trailer of (a film, TV show etc.); to release or publish a preview of (a report etc.) in advance of the full publication.

trail mix trail mixes n
Studentenfutter
A blend of foods for snacking on the go, as during hikes, usually consisting of some combination of dried fruit, nuts, seeds, granola, and sometimes small candies, cereal, etc.

trailblaze v
Bahn brechen Richtung weisen Weg bereiten den Weg bereiten die Bahn brechen die Richtung weisen

trailblazer /ˈtɹeɪlˌbleɪ.zə/ /ˈtɹeɪlˌbleɪ.zɚ/ /ˈtɹæɪlˌblæɪ.zə/ trailblazers n
Vorreiter Vorreiterin Wegbereiter
One who blazes a trail to guide others; a pathfinder.

trailblazing more trailblazing most trailblazing adj
bahnbrechend richtungsweisend wegbereitend wegweisend
Resembling a trailblazer; innovative or pioneering.

trailer /ˈtɹeɪlə(ɹ)/ /ˈtɹeɪlɚ/ trailers n
Wohnwagen
Anhang Anhängsel Ausleger
Part of an object which extends some distance beyond the main body of the object.
Anhänger Trailer
An unpowered wheeled vehicle (not a caravan or camper) that is towed behind another, and used to carry equipment, etc, that cannot be carried in the leading vehicle.
Mobilheim Wohncontainer
(US) A prefabricated home that could be towed to a new destination but is typically permanently left in an area designated for such homes.
Trailer Vorschau
A short blank segment of film at the end of a reel, for convenient insertion of the film in a projector.

trailer hitch trailer hitches n
Anhängerkupplung
A hitch used to draw a trailer with a car or a traction engine.

trailer park trailer parks n
Parkanlage für Wohnwagen Wohnwagenabstellplatz Wohnwagenplatz Wohnwagensiedlung
(US, Canada) An area containing mobile homes for rent or places to station them if owned; normally providing utilities and services

trailer trash n
Abschaum
(US, idiomatic, pejorative) Poorly-educated (usually white) person or people of low social status who stereotypically reside(s) in a trailer park.

trailing /ˈtɹeɪ.lɪŋ/ adj
anhängend nachschleppend nachziehend
(rail transport, of points and crossovers) That converges in the direction of travel.

train /tɹeɪn/ [t̠ɹ̠̊˔e̞ɪn] [t͡ʃɹeɪn] trains n
Schleppe
The elongated back portion of a dress or skirt (or an ornamental piece of material added to similar effect), which drags along the ground. [from 14th c.]
Gedankenfolge Reihe
A sequence of events or ideas which are interconnected; a course or procedure of something. [from 15th c.]
Zug Eisenbahn
A mechanical (traditionally steam-powered, now typically diesel or electrical) vehicle carrying a large number of passengers and freight along a designated track or path; a line of connected wagons considered overall as a mode of transport; (as uncountable noun) rail or road travel. [from 19th c.]

train /tɹeɪn/ [t̠ɹ̠̊˔e̞ɪn] [t͡ʃɹeɪn] v
üben trainieren
(intransitive) To practice an ability.
trainieren
(intransitive) To improve one's fitness.
zielen
(transitive) To move (a gun) laterally so that it points in a different direction.
trainieren lehren
(transitive, video games) To create a trainer (cheat patch) for; to apply cheats to (a game).

train of thought trains of thought n
Gedankengang
The flow of thinking.

train wreck train wrecks n
Desaster Katastrophe
(figurative) A disaster, especially one which is large, chaotic, and readily seen by public observers.

traincrew traincrews n
Zugbegleitpersonal Zugpersonal
(rail) The crew of employees that operate a railway train.

trained /tɹeɪnd/ more trained most trained adj
ausgebildet geschult
Having undergone a course of training (sometimes in combination).

trainee /tɹeɪˈni/ [tʃɹeɪˈni] trainees n
Praktikant Praktikantin Trainee
Someone who is still in the process of being formally trained in a workplace.

trainer /ˈtɹeɪnə/ /ˈtɹeɪnɚ/ trainers n
Trainerin Trainer
A person who trains another; a coach.

training /ˈtɹeɪnɪŋ/ trainings n
Training Ausbildung
The activity of imparting and acquiring skills.

training bra training bras n
Mädchen-BH
A type of bra used by girls, usually teenage girls when their busts are still small.

training wheel /ˈtreɪnɪŋ ˌ(h)wil/ /ˈtɹeɪnɪŋ wiːl/ training wheels n
Stützrad
(chiefly, Canada, US, and, in the plural, cycling) One of a pair of small wheels, each attached to one side of a bicycle's rear wheel to provide support for new riders.

trainspotter trainspotters n
Trainspotter
A person whose hobby is train spotting.

traipse /tɹeɪps/ /t͡ʃɹeɪps/ traipses n
Gewaltmarsch
A long or tiring walk.

traipse /tɹeɪps/ /t͡ʃɹeɪps/ v
sich schleppen sich voranschleppen
(intransitive) To walk in a messy or unattractively casual way; to trail through dirt.
sich durch/ über etwas schleppen
(transitive, colloquial) to walk about or over (a place) aimlessly or insouciantly.

trait /tɹeɪ/ /tɹeɪt/ traits n
Zug Eigenschaft
(biology, psychology) An identifying characteristic, habit or trend.

traitor /ˈtɹeɪtə(ɹ)/ /ˈtɹeɪtɚ/ [ˈtʰɹeɪɾɚ] traitors n
Verräter Verräterin
(by extension) One who betrays any confidence or trust.

traitorous /ˈtɹeɪtəɹəs/ /ˈtɹeɪtɹəs/ more traitorous most traitorous adj
treulos untreu verräterisch
Characteristic of a traitor; disloyal.

trajectory /tɹəˈd͡ʒɛktəɹɪ/ trajectories n
Trajektorie Flugbahn Bahn
(astronomy, space) The path of a body as it travels through space.
Entwicklung
(cybernetics) The ordered set of intermediate states assumed by a dynamical system as a result of time evolution.
Trajektorie Zustandskurve Flugbahn Bahn
(figuratively) A course of development, such as that of a war or career.

tram /tɹæm/ [tɹeəm] [tɹɛəm] [tɹɛːm] trams n
Straßenbahn Tram Trambahn S-Bahn
(Australia, Britain, rail transport) A passenger vehicle for public use that runs on tracks in the road (called a streetcar or trolley in North America).
A similar vehicle for carrying materials.

tram driver tram drivers n
Straßenbahnfahrer Straßenbahnfahrerin
A person who drives a tram to transport passengers on an urban tramway system.

tram stop tram stops n
Straßenbahnhaltestelle
a designated point on a tram route where passengers may board or leave the tram

tram-train tram-trains n
Verknüpfung zwischen Straßenbahn und Eisenbahn
(rail, UK) A design of tram which can operate over standard railway track as well as tram track.

trammel /ˈtræməl/ trammels n
Fessel Behinderung Hinderung
Whatever impedes activity, progress, or freedom, such as a net or shackle.
Kesselhaken
A set of rings or other hanging devices, attached to a transverse bar suspended over a fire, used to hang cooking pots etc.

trammel /ˈtræməl/ v
fesseln umfangen
To entangle, as in a net.
behindern bremsen hemmen hindern
(transitive) To confine; to hamper; to shackle.

tramp /tɹæmp/ tramps n
Landstreicher Penner Vagabund Landstreicherin
(sometimes, pejorative) A homeless person; a vagabond. [from 1664]
Flittchen Schlampe
(pejorative) A disreputable, promiscuous woman; a slut. [from 1922]

tramp stamp tramp stamps n
Arschgeweih
(derogatory, slang) A tattoo on a woman's lower back.

trample /ˈtɹæmpəl/ tramples n
Trampeln
The sound of heavy footsteps.

trample /ˈtɹæmpəl/ v
herumtrampeln trampeln zertrampeln
(transitive) To crush something by walking on it.
herumtrampeln
(by extension) To treat someone harshly.
trampeln
(intransitive) To walk heavily and destructively.
(by extension) To cause emotional injury as if by trampling.

trampoline /tɹæmpəˈliːn/ /ˈtɹæmpəliːn/ trampolines n
Trampolin
A gymnastic and recreational device consisting of a piece of taut, strong fabric or rubber stretched over a (usually steel) frame using many coiled springs as anchors.

tramway tramways n
Trambahn
The track on which a tram (streetcar) runs.

trance /tɹæns/ /tɹɑːns/ trances n
Trance
(countable) A dazed or unconscious condition.
(countable) A state of awareness, concentration, or focus that filters experience and information (for example, a state of meditation or possession by some being).
(countable, psychology) A state of low response to stimulus and diminished, narrow attention; particularly one induced by hypnosis.
(uncountable, music genre) Short for trance music (“genre of electronic dance music”).

trance music n
Trance-Musik Trancemusik
(music genre) A style of dance music with fast beats, short melodic synthesizer phrases, and a musical form that builds up and down throughout a track, often played in nightclubs.

tranche /tɹænt͡ʃ/ /tɹæːnt͡ʃ/ /tɹɑːnʃ/ /tɹɑ̃nt͡ʃ/ /tɹɑ̃nʃ/ /tɹɑ̃ʃ/ v
Tranche
(finance, transitive) To divide into tranches.

tranny /ˈtɹæ.ni/ trannies n
Transe
(slang, chiefly, derogatory, offensive) A transsexual, transgender, or transvestite person, usually a trans woman.

tranquil /ˈtɹæŋ.kwɪl/ tranquiler tranquilest adj
ruhig gelassen
Free from emotional or mental disturbance.
ruhig
Calm; without motion or sound.

tranquillity /tɹæŋˈkwɪl.ɪ.ti/ tranquillities n
Stille Ruhe
The state of being tranquil; peacefulness, the absence of disturbance or stress; serenity; calm.

trans man trans men n
Transmann
A transgender or transsexual man, i.e., a man who was assigned female at birth.

trans person trans people trans persons n
trans Mensch trans Person
A transgender or transsexual person.

trans woman trans women n
Trans-Frau Transfrau
A transgender or transsexual woman; i.e., a woman who was assigned male at birth; i.e., a person who was assigned male at birth but who has a female or primarily-female gender identity.

trans- /tɹænz/ prefix
trans-
To or on the other side of, beyond; outside of.

trans-Neptunian object trans-Neptunian objects n
transneptunische Objekt

trans-friendly more trans-friendly most trans-friendly adj
transfreundlich
Welcoming of transgender people.

transacetylase transacetylases n
Transacetylase
(enzyme) Any enzyme that catalyzes the transfer of an acetyl group from one molecule to another. It is produced by the ‘a’ structural gene of the lac operon.

transaction /tɹænˈzækʃən/ transactions n
Geschäftsabwicklung Geschäftsdurchführung
The act of conducting or carrying out (business, negotiations, plans).
Geschäft Geschäftsabschluss
A deal or business agreement.
Transaktion
An exchange or trade, as of ideas, money, goods, etc.
(finance) The transfer of funds into, out of, or from an account.
(computing) An atomic operation; a message, data modification, or other procedure that is guaranteed to perform completely or not at all (e.g. a database transaction).

transalpine adj
transalpin transalpinisch
On the other side of the Alps (usually with respect to Rome, therefore the north side).

transatlantic adj
transatlantisch
(geography) On, spanning or crossing, or from the other side of the Atlantic Ocean.

transceive /tɹænˈsiv/ v
übermitteln
(of a communications device) To both transmit and receive

transceiver transceivers n
Transceiver
A combined radio transmitter and receiver.

transcend /tɹæn(t)ˈsɛnd/ v
übersteigen transzendieren
(transitive) To pass beyond the limits of something.

transcendence /tɹæn(t)ˈsɛndəns/ transcendences n
Transzendenz
(countable) The act of surpassing usual limits.
(uncountable) The state of being free from the constraints of the material world, as in the case of a deity.
Superior excellence; supereminence.

transcendental /ˌtɹænsɛnˈdɛntəl/ /ˌtɹænzɛnˈdɛntəl/ more transcendental most transcendental adj
transzendent
Mystical or supernatural.
(algebra, field theory, of an extension field) That contains elements that are not algebraic.

transcendental meditation transcendental meditations n
transzendentale Meditation
A form of mantra meditation introduced worldwide in 1957 by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi (1917–2008).

transcendental number transcendental numbers n
transzendente Zahl
(mathematics) any irrational number that is not an algebraic number

transcendentalism transcendentalisms n
Transzendentalismus
A philosophy which holds that reasoning is key to understanding reality (associated with Kant); philosophy which stresses intuition and spirituality (associated with Ralph Waldo Emerson); transcendental character or quality.
A movement of writers and philosophers in New England in the 19th century who were loosely bound together by adherence to an idealistic system of thought based on a belief in the essential supremacy of insight over logic and experience for the revelation of the deepest truths.

transclude v
einbeziehen einbinden transkludieren übernehmen übertragen
(programming) To substitute a template or other input for its rendered text, such as when parsing wikitext. To include by transclusion. To process fetched data in-line.

transclusion transclusions n
Transklusion Einbinden Einbindung Übernahme Übernehmen
(computing) The inclusion of part of one hypertext document in another one by means of reference rather than copying.

transcontinental /ˌtɹænzˌkɒntɪˈnɛntəl/ /ˌtɹɑːnzˌkɒntɪˈnɛntəl/ adj
transkontinental
Crossing or spanning a continent.

transcribe /trænˈskɹaɪb/ v
transkribieren
To convert a representation of language, typically speech but also sign language, etc., to a written representation of it. The term now usually implies the conversion of speech to text by a human transcriptionist with the assistance of a computer for word processing and sometimes also for speech recognition, the process of a computer interpreting speech and converting it to text.
(linguistics) To represent speech by phonetic symbols.

transcriber transcribers n
Transkriptor Transkriptorin
A person who transcribes; a transcriptionist.

transcript /ˈtɹæn.skɹɪpt/ [ˈtʃɹʷanskɹʷɪp̚t] [ˈtʃɹʷænskɹʷɪp̚t] transcripts n
Abschrift Transkript
Something which has been transcribed; a writing or composition consisting of the same words as the original; a written copy.
Mitschrift Protokoll
A written version of what was said orally
Studienbuch Notenspiegel Studienakten Zeugnisse
(education) An inventory of the courses taken and grades earned of a student alleged throughout a course.

transcription /tɹænˈskɹɪpʃən/ transcriptions n
Transkription
(linguistics) A representation of speech sounds as phonetic symbols.
(genetics) The synthesis of RNA under the direction of DNA.

transcriptome transcriptomes n
Transkriptom
(biochemistry, genetics) The complete set of RNA molecules (transcripts) produced in a cell or a population of cells.

transdermal adj
transdermal transkutan
Through the unbroken skin (as for example with measurements of blood glucose level with an optical glucometer using photometry or of oxygen saturation via pulse oximetry).

transducer /trænzˈdjuːsə(ɹ)/ /trænzˈdjuːsɚ/ transducers n
Wandler
A device that converts energy from one form into another.

transept /ˈtɹænsɛpt/ /ˈtɹɑːnsɛpt/ transepts n
Transept Querhaus
(architecture) The transversal part of a church, which crosses at right angles to the greatest length, and between the nave and choir. In the basilicas, this had often no projection at its two ends. In Gothic churches these project greatly, and should be called the arms of the transept. It is common, however, to speak of the arms themselves as the transepts.

transfection /tɹænzˈfɛkʃən/ transfections n
Transfektion
(molecular biology) The introduction of foreign genetic material (such as DNA or RNA) into a eukaryotic cell.

transfeminism transfeminisms n
Transfeminismus

transfer /tɹænsˈfɚ/ /tɹænsˈfɜː/ /tɹɑːnsˈfɜː/ /ˈtɹæns.fɚ/ /ˈtɹæns.fɜː/ /ˈtɹɑːns.fɜː/ transfers n
Überweisung Versetzung Übertragung
(uncountable) The act of conveying or removing something from one place, person or thing to another.

transfer /tɹænsˈfɚ/ /tɹænsˈfɜː/ /tɹɑːnsˈfɜː/ /ˈtɹæns.fɚ/ /ˈtɹæns.fɜː/ /ˈtɹɑːns.fɜː/ v
bringen
übertragen
(transitive) To move or pass from one place, person or thing to another.
versetzen
(intransitive) To be or become transferred.
(transitive, legal) To arrange for something to belong to or be officially controlled by somebody else.

transfer RNA transfer RNAs n
transfer-RNA
(biochemistry) A short-chain version of RNA that transfers individual amino acids to ribosomes during protein synthesis.

transfer window transfer windows n
Transferfenster Wechselperiode
(soccer) A period of time during the year in which soccer players may be bought or sold between professional clubs.

transferase transferases n
Transferase
(enzyme) Any of various enzymes that catalyze the transfer of a functional group, such as amine or phosphate from one molecule to another.

transference /tɹænsˈfəɹəns/ /ˈtɹansf(ə)ɹ(ə)ns/ /ˈtɹanzf(ə)ɹ(ə)ns/ /ˈtɹænsfəɹəns/ /ˈtɹɑːnsf(ə)ɹ(ə)ns/ /ˈtɹɑːnzf(ə)ɹ(ə)ns/ transferences n
Übertragung
(psychology) The process by which emotions and desires, originally associated with one person, such as a parent, are unconsciously shifted to another.

transferrin transferrins n
Transferrin
(biochemistry) A glycoprotein, a beta globulin, in blood serum that combines with and transports iron.

transfiguration transfigurations n
Umgestaltung
A major change in appearance or form; a metamorphosis.

transfinite /tɹænsˈfaɪnaɪt/ adj
transfinit
Beyond finite.

transfinite induction transfinite inductions n
transfinite Induktion
(mathematics, set theory) An extension of mathematical induction to well-ordered sets of transfinite cardinality, such as sets of ordinal numbers or cardinal numbers.

transfix v
Ehrfurcht einflößen erstaunen in Ehrfurcht versetzen in Erstaunen versetzen verblüffen verwundern
(transitive) To render motionless, by arousing terror, amazement or awe.
durchbohren durchstechen
(transitive) To pierce with a sharp pointed weapon.
aufspießen fixieren
(transitive) To fix or impale.

transform /tɹænsˈfɔɹm/ /tɹænsˈfɔːm/ /tɹɑːnsˈfɔːm/ /ˈtɹænsfɔɹm/ /ˈtɹænsfɔːm/ /ˈtɹɑːnsfɔːm/ v
transformieren verwandeln
(transitive) To change greatly the appearance or form of.
umwandeln
(transitive) To change the nature, condition or function of; to change in nature, disposition, heart, character, etc.; to convert.
transformieren
(transitive, mathematics) To subject to a transformation; to change into another form without altering the value.
(transitive, electricity) To subject to the action of a transformer.
(transitive, genetics) To subject (a cell) to transformation.

transformation /ˌtɹæns.fɔɹˈmeɪ.ʃən/ /ˌtɹæns.fə(ɹ)ˈmeɪ.ʃən/ /ˌtɹæns.fɚˈmeɪ.ʃən/ transformations n
Transformation Umformung Verwandlung
The act of transforming or the state of being transformed.

transformational grammar transformational grammars n
Transformationsgrammatik
(linguistics) A generative grammar, especially of a natural language, developed in the Chomskyan tradition of phrase structure grammars (as opposed to dependency grammars), and involving the use of defined operations called transformations to produce new sentences from existing ones.

transformer /tɹænsˈfɔɹmɚ/ /tɹænsˈfɔːmə/ /tɹɑːnsˈfɔːmə/ transformers n
Transformator Trafo
(electrical engineering) A static device that transfers electric energy from one circuit to another by magnetic coupling. Their main use is to transfer energy between different voltage levels, which allows choosing most appropriate voltage for power generation, transmission and distribution separately.

transfuse /tɹænsˈfjuːz/ v
transfundieren
(transitive, medicine) To administer a transfusion of.

transfusion transfusions n
Bluttransfusion Transfusion
(medicine) The transfer of blood or blood products from one individual to another.
Umfüllung Umschütten Umfüllen
The act of pouring liquid from one vessel to another.

transgender /tɹanzˈd͡ʒɛn.də/ /tɹænzˈd͡ʒɛn.dɚ/ adj
transgender trans trans* transgeschlechtlich
(narrowly; see usage notes) Having a gender (identity) which is opposite from the sex one was assigned at birth: being assigned male but having a female gender, or vice versa (i.e., not including non-binary).
(loosely) Transgressing or not identifying with culturally conventional gender roles and categories of male or female.

transgender /tɹanzˈd͡ʒɛn.də/ /tɹænzˈd͡ʒɛn.dɚ/ transgenders n
Transgender Transgenderin Transmensch Transperson
(countable, now, often, offensive) A transgender person.

transgenderism transgenderisms n
Transgeschlechtlichkeit
The state of being transgender. (See usage notes)

transgenic /tɹanzˈdʒɛnɪk/ /tɹɑːnzˈdʒɛnɪk/ adj
transgen
Of, or pertaining to an organism whose genome has been changed by the addition of a gene from another species; (of an organism) whose genome has been changed by such addition, genetically modified.

transgression /tɹænsˈɡɹɛʃən/ transgressions n
Überschreitung Verstoß Übertretung Gesetzesverstoß Transgression
A violation of a law, duty or commandment.
Regelverstoß Regelübertretung Verstoß Übertretung
An act that goes beyond generally accepted boundaries.

transgressive /tɹænzˈɡɹɛsɪv/ more transgressive most transgressive adj
grenzüberschreitend übergriffig
Involving transgression; that passes beyond some acceptable limit; sinful.
sich regelwidrig verhaltend übergriffig
Going beyond generally accepted boundaries; violating usual practice, subversive.

transgressive /tɹænzˈɡɹɛsɪv/ transgressives n
Modus transgressivus Transgressiv Transgressivus
A form of verb in some languages.

transgressor transgressors n
Übertreter
Someone who transgresses.

transhumance /tɹænzˈhjuːməns/ transhumances n
Wanderweidewirtschaft
The seasonal movement of people, with their cattle or other grazing animals, to new pastures which may be quite distant.

transhumanism transhumanisms n
Transhumanismus
A philosophy favouring the use of science and technology, especially neurotechnology, biotechnology, and nanotechnology, to overcome human limitations and improve the human condition.

transidentity n
Transidentität

transience transiences n
Vergänglichkeit
The quality of being transient, temporary, brief or fleeting.
An impermanence that suggests the inevitability of ending or dying.

transient /-si.ənt/ /ˈtɹan.zi.ənt/ /ˈtɹæn.si.ənt/ /ˈtɹæn.zi.ənt/ /ˈtɹæn.ʃənt/ /ˈtɹɑːn.zi.ənt/ more transient most transient adj
vergänglich vorübergehend temporär Ausgleichs- abklingend instationär
Passing or disappearing with time; transitory.
flüchtig kurzlebig kurzzeitig passager
Remaining for only a brief time.
flüchtig kurzlebig zerfallend
(physics) Decaying with time, especially exponentially.
transient
(mathematics, stochastic processes, of a state) having a positive probability of being left and never being visited again.
Augenblicks- einmalig gelegentlich isoliert
Occasional; isolated; one-off
Ausgleichs- Durchgangs- durchlaufend mobil
Passing through; passing from one person to another.

transient /-si.ənt/ /ˈtɹan.zi.ənt/ /ˈtɹæn.si.ənt/ /ˈtɹæn.zi.ənt/ /ˈtɹæn.ʃənt/ /ˈtɹɑːn.zi.ənt/ transients n
Übergang
Something that is transient.
Transiente
(physics) A transient phenomenon, especially an electric current; a very brief surge.
Einschwingungsvorgang
(acoustics) A relatively loud, non-repeating signal in an audio waveform that occurs very quickly, such as the attack of a snare drum.
Durchreisende Durchreisender Reisende Reisender
A person who passes through a place for a short time; a traveller; a migrant worker.
Obdachlose Obdachloser
A homeless person.

transistor /tɹænˈzɪs.tɚ/ transistors n
Transistor
(semiconductors) A solid-state semiconductor device, with three terminals, which can be used for amplification, switching, voltage stabilization, signal modulation, and many other functions.
(dated, informal) A transistor radio.

transistor radio transistor radios n
Transistorradio
(dated) A small portable radio receiver having transistors rather than thermionic valves; popular from the late 1950s.

transit /ˈtɹæn.sət/ /ˈtɹæn.sɪt/ /ˈtɹæn.zət/ /ˈtɹæn.zɪt/ /ˈtɹɑːn.zɪt/ transits n
Durchgang Transit
The act of passing over, across, or through something.
Durchreise
The conveyance of people or goods from one place to another, especially on a public transportation system; the vehicles used for such conveyance.
Durchgang
(astronomy) The passage of a celestial body or other object across the observer's meridian, or across the disk of a larger celestial body.
Theodolit
A surveying instrument rather like a theodolite that measures horizontal and vertical angles.

transition /tɹænˈsɪʃ(ə)n/ /tɹænˈsɪʒən/ /tɹænˈzɪʃ(ə)n/ /tɹɑːnˈsɪʃ(ə)n/ /tɹɑːnˈsɪʒən/ /tɹɑːnˈzɪʃ(ə)n/ transitions n
Übergang
The process of change from one form, state, style or place to another.
(music) A brief modulation; a passage connecting two themes.
Transition
(LGBT) The process or act of changing from one gender role to another, or of bringing one's outward appearance in line with one's internal gender identity.

transition /tɹænˈsɪʃ(ə)n/ /tɹænˈsɪʒən/ /tɹænˈzɪʃ(ə)n/ /tɹɑːnˈsɪʃ(ə)n/ /tɹɑːnˈsɪʒən/ /tɹɑːnˈzɪʃ(ə)n/ v
transitieren transitionieren
(intransitive, LGBT) To change from one gender role to another, or bring one's outward appearance in line with one's internal gender identity.

transition function transition functions n
Übergangsfunktion
(computing theory) A function from (state, input symbol) to state describing what state to move to on receiving a given input in a given state.
Kartenwechsel Kartenübergang Übergangsfunktion
(differential geometry) A homeomorphism that bijects between the subsets of the images of two overlapping coordinate charts that are shared in the preimage: For (U_1, \varphi_1) and (U_2, \varphi_2) coordinate charts with U_1 \cap U_2 \neq \emptyset, the transition functions \varphi_{12} = \varphi_2 \circ \varphi_1^{-1} and its inverse \varphi_{21} = \varphi_1 \circ \varphi_2^{-1} may be constructed.

transition matrix transition matrices transition matrixes n
Übergangsmatrix
(mathematics, stochastic processes) A square matrix whose rows consist of nonnegative real numbers, with each row summing to 1. Used to describe the transitions of a Markov chain; its element in the ith row and jth column describes the probability of moving from state i to state j in one time step.

transition technology transition technologies n
Brückentechnologie Übergangstechnologie

transitional adj
Übergangs-
of, or relating to a transition
vorläufig übergangsweise
temporary; pending the implementation of something new

transitional jacket transitional jackets n
Übergangsjacke
A jacket for unremarkable temperatures but nonetheless weather-sensitive dress.

transitional provision transitional provisions n
Übergangsbestimmung
(legal) A statutory provision that regulates a process that starts before an amendment or enactment of the statute comes into force, and ends after the amendment or enactment of the statute has come into force.

transitive /ˈtɹænzɪtɪv/ adj
transitiv
(grammar, of a verb) Taking a direct object or objects.
(set theory, of a relation on a set) Having the property that if an element a is related to b and b is related to c, then a is necessarily related to c.
(algebra, of a group action) Such that, for any two elements of the acted-upon set, some group element maps the first to the second.

transitive verb transitive verbs n
transitives Verb Transitiv Transitivum Transitivverb transitives Verbum
(grammar) A verb that is accompanied (either clearly or implicitly) by a direct object in the active voice. It links the action taken by the subject with the object upon which that action is taken. Consequently, transitive verbs can also be used in the passive voice when the direct object of the equivalent active-voice sentence becomes the subject.

transitivity /ˌtɹænzɪˈtɪvɪti/ transitivities n
Transitivität
(grammar) The degree in which any one verb can take/govern objects.

transitoriness n
Vergänglichkeit
The state or quality of being transitory.

transitory /ˈtɹæn.sɪ.t(ə)ɹɪ/ /ˈtɹæn.sɪˌtɔɹ.i/ /ˈtɹæn.zɪ.t(ə)ɹɪ/ /ˈtɹæn.zɪˌtɔɹ.i/ more transitory most transitory adj
flüchtig vorbeigehend vorübergehend
Lasting only a short time; temporary.

translatability translatabilities n
Übersetzbarkeit
The quality or property of being translatable; ability to be translated.

translatable more translatable most translatable adj
übersetzbar
Capable of being translated into another language.

translate /tɹæns-/ /tɹænz-/ /tɹænzˈleɪt/ /tɹɑːns-/ /tɹɑːnzˈleɪt/ /ˈtɹæns-/ /ˈtɹænzˌleɪt/ /ˈtɹɛnz.læɪt/ [ˈtʃɹʷɛ̃nzɫæe̯ʔ(t)] v
übersetzen dolmetschen übertragen verdolmetschen
(transitive) To express spoken words or written text in a different (often clearer or simpler) way in the same language; to paraphrase, to rephrase, to restate.
übertragen
(transitive) To transfer the remains of a deceased person (such as a monarch or other important person) from one place to another; (specifically, Christianity) to transfer a holy relic from one shrine to another.
(transitive, medicine, obsolete) To cause (a disease or something giving rise to a disease) to move from one body part to another, or (rare) between persons.

translation /tɹæn(t)sˈleɪʃ(ə)n/ /tɹæns-/ /tɹænzˈleɪʃ(ə)n/ /tɹɑːns-/ /tɹɑːnz-/ translations n
Translation Parallelverschiebung
(physics, mathematics) A motion or compulsion to motion in a straight line without rotation or other deformation.
Translation Übersetzung
(genetics) The process whereby a strand of mRNA directs assembly of amino acids into proteins within a ribosome.
Untersetzung Übersetzung
(mathematics) A relation between two mathematical figures such as a straight line where the coordinates of each point in one figure is a constant added to the coordinates of a corresponding point in the other figure.
Übersetzung Übersetzen
(translation studies) The discipline or study of translating written language (as opposed to interpretation, which concerns itself with spoken language).

translation dictionary translation dictionaries n
Übersetzungswörterbuch
A dictionary that provides translations between two or more languages.

translation studies n
Übersetzungswissenschaft Translatologie
The study of the theory and practice of translating and interpreting, especially in an academic context, combining elements of social science and the humanities.

translationary adj
übersetzungstechnisch
Pertaining to the translation of language.
translatorisch
(geometry) Pertaining to the shifting of coordinate axes.

translative case translative cases n
Translativ
(grammar) a form of declension that indicates a change in the state of a noun; the Estonian, Finnish and Hungarian languages have such a case

translatologist translatologists n
Translatologe Translatologin

translator /ˈtɹanzleɪtə/ /ˈtɹænsleɪtɚ/ /ˈtɹænzleɪtɚ/ /ˈtɹɑːnzleɪtə/ /ˌtɹænsˈleɪtɚ/ /ˌtɹænzˈleɪtɚ/ [ˌtʰɹænzˈleɪtʰɚ] [ˌtʰɹænzˈleɪɾɚ] translators n
Übersetzer Übersetzerin
A computer program that translates something from one language to another using machine translation.

translingual /tɹænzˈlɪŋ.ɡwəl/ adj
sprachenübergreifend
(linguistics) Existing in multiple languages.

transliterate /tɹænzˈlɪtəɹeɪt/ v
transliterieren umschreiben
(transitive) To represent letters or words in the characters of another writing system.

transliteration /ˌtɹænzlɪtəˈɹeɪʃən/ transliterations n
Transliteration Transkription Umschreibung Umschrift
(linguistics, translation studies) The act or product of transliterating, of representing letters or words in the characters of another alphabet or script.

translucent /tɹænz.ˈlu.sənt/ /tɹænz.ˈluː.sənt/ more translucent most translucent adj
lichtdurchlässig transparent transluzent
Allowing light to pass through, but diffusing it.
luzid
Clear, lucid, or transparent.

transmedicalism n
Transmedizinismus

transmisogyny n
Transmisogynie
Hatred of or contempt for trans women.

transmissible spongiform encephalopathy transmissible spongiform encephalopathies n
übertragbare spongiforme Enzephalopathie
(disease, neurology) Any fatal, incurable degenerative disease of the brain transmitted by prions.

transmission /tɹænsˈmɪʃən/ /tɹænzˈmɪʃən/ transmissions n
Übertragung
The fact of being transmitted.
Getriebe
(automotive) A device, usually an assembly of gears (gearbox) plus a clutch or torque converter, through which power is sent from the engine to the driveshaft in an automobile (motor car or motor truck).

transmission function transmission functions n
Fortpflanzungskonstante
(analysis) The mathematical function of an electromagnetic wave is a measure of the change undergone by the amplitude of the wave as it propagates in a given direction, which is also called the propagation constant.

transmit /tɹænsˈmɪt/ /tɹænzˈmɪt/ v
übertragen senden weiterleiten
übermitteln
(transitive) To communicate news or information.

transmittance transmittances n
Transmissionsgrad
(physics) The fraction of incident light, or other radiation, that passes through a substance.

transmitter transmitters n
Sender
One who or that which transmits something (in all senses).
Sendeanlage Sendegerät
An electronic device that generates and amplifies a carrier wave, modulates it with a meaningful signal derived from speech, music, TV or other sources, and broadcasts the resulting signal from an antenna.

transmogrify /tɹænzˈmɑɡɹɪfaɪ/ /tɹænzˈmɒɡɹɪfaɪ/ v
transformieren ummodeln
(transitive) To completely alter the form of.

transmute /tɹænzˈmjuːt/ v
umwandeln verwandeln
(ambitransitive) To change, transform or convert one thing to another, or from one state or form to another.

transnational more transnational most transnational adj
grenzüberschreitend transnational
Between or beyond national boundaries.

transness n
Transidentität

transom /ˈtɹæn.səm/ transoms n
Sturz Holm
(architectural element) A crosspiece over a door; a lintel.
Kämpfer waagerechte Leiste
(architectural element) A horizontal glazing bar in a window.
Heckbalken
(nautical) Any of several transverse structural members in a ship, especially at the stern; a thwart.
Heckspiegel Spiegel
(nautical) The flat or nearly flat stern of a boat or ship.a ship's transom (flat stern)
Querbalken Querholz Querstück Riegel
The horizontal beam on a cross or gallows.

transom window transom windows n
Kämpferfenster Oberlicht
(architecture) A window above a door or another window.

transparency /-ˈpæɹənsi/ /tɹænsˈpæɹənsi/ /tɹænsˈpɛɹənsi/ /tɹænz-/ /tɹænzˈpæɹənsi/ transparencies n
Transparenz Durchsichtigkeit
(uncountable) The quality of being transparent; transparence.

transparent /tɹæn(t)sˈpæɹənt/ /tɹæn(t)sˈpɛɹənt/ /tɹænz-/ /tɹænzˈpæɹənt/ more transparent most transparent adj
durchsichtig transparent
(of a material or object) See-through, clear; having the property that light passes through it almost undisturbed, such that one can see through it clearly.
transparent durchsichtig
(of a system or organization) Open, public; having the property that theories and practices are publicly visible, thereby reducing the chance of corruption.
erkennbar transparent
Obvious; readily apparent; easy to see or understand.

transphobe transphobes n
Transfeind Transphobe Transphober
A person who fears, hates or is prejudiced against transgender or transsexual people and/or transness.

transphobia transphobias n
Transphobie Transfeindlichkeit
Hatred or fear of transgender and transsexual people.
(chemistry) The preference of pairs of high-trans effect soft ligands to avoid being mutually trans by becoming cis and having other low-trans effect hard ligands trans to themselves.

transphobic more transphobic most transphobic adj
transphob transphobisch transfeindlich
Exhibiting transphobia.

transplant /tɹænzˈplænt/ /tɹænzˈplɑːnt/ /tɹɑːnzˈplɑːnt/ /ˈtɹænzplænt/ /ˈtɹænzplɑːnt/ /ˈtɹɑːnzplɑːnt/ transplants n
Transplantation
(medicine) An operation (procedure) in which tissue or an organ is transplanted: an instance of transplantation.

transplant /tɹænzˈplænt/ /tɹænzˈplɑːnt/ /tɹɑːnzˈplɑːnt/ /ˈtɹænzplænt/ /ˈtɹænzplɑːnt/ /ˈtɹɑːnzplɑːnt/ v
verpflanzen umpflanzen
(transitive) To uproot (a growing plant), and plant it in another place.
umsetzen
(transitive) To remove (something) and establish its residence in another place; to resettle or relocate.
verpflanzen transplantieren
(transitive, medicine) To transfer (tissue or an organ) from one body to another, or from one part of a body to another.

transplantation transplantations n
Umsiedlung
The resettlement of a group of people.
Transplantation
A surgical operation in which an organ is moved from a donor to a recipient; an organ transplant.
Umpflanzung
The uprooting of a tree and planting it in a new location.

transponder transponders n
Transponder
A radar or radio transceiver that transmits some signal in response to receiving a predetermined signal.

transport /tɹænsˈpo(ː)ɹt/ /tɹænsˈpoət/ /tɹænsˈpɔɹt/ /tɹænsˈpɔːt/ /tɹɑːnˈspɔːt/ /ˈtɹæns.po(ː)ɹt/ /ˈtɹæns.poət/ /ˈtɹæns.pɔɹt/ /ˈtɹæns.pɔːt/ /ˈtɹɑːnspɔːt/ transports n
Beförderung Transport
A vehicle used to transport (passengers, mail, freight, troops etc.)

transport /tɹænsˈpo(ː)ɹt/ /tɹænsˈpoət/ /tɹænsˈpɔɹt/ /tɹænsˈpɔːt/ /tɹɑːnˈspɔːt/ /ˈtɹæns.po(ː)ɹt/ /ˈtɹæns.poət/ /ˈtɹæns.pɔɹt/ /ˈtɹæns.pɔːt/ /ˈtɹɑːnspɔːt/ v
transportieren befördern
To carry or bear from one place to another; to remove; to convey.

transportable /tɹænsˈpɔɹtəbl̩/ /tɹænsˈpɔɹtəbəl/ /tɹænzˈpɔɹtəbl̩/ /tɹænzˈpɔɹtəbəl/ /tɹænˈspɔː(ɹ)təb(ə)l/ /tɹɑːnˈspɔː(ɹ)təb(ə)l/ more transportable most transportable adj
transportabel
Capable of being transported; easily moved.

transportation /tɹænspɔːˈteɪʃən/ /tɹænspɚˈteɪʃən/ transportations n
Transport Beförderung
The act of transporting, or the state of being transported; conveyance, often of people, goods etc.

transporter bridge transporter bridges n
Schwebefähre

transpose /ˈtɹænzpoʊz/ /ˈtɹɑːnspəʊz/ transposes n
Transponierte
(linear algebra) The process of rearranging elements in a matrix, by interchanging their respective row and column positional indicators.

transpose /tɹænzˈpoʊz/ /tɹɑːnsˈpəʊz/ v
die Reihenfolge ändern umstellen vertauschen
(transitive) To reverse or change the order of (two or more things); to swap or interchange.
transponieren
(transitive, music) To rewrite or perform (a piece) in another key.
transponieren umformen umstellen
(transitive, algebra) To move (a term) from one side of an algebraic equation to the other, reversing the sign of the term.

transposing adj
transponierend
(music) Written in a different pitch to how it sounds.

transposition transpositions n
Transponieren Transponierung Transposition
(especially, _, mathematics) The act or process of transposing or interchanging.
(music) A shift of a piece of music to a different musical key by adjusting all the notes of the work equally either up or down in pitch.
Umsetzung in innerstaatliches Recht
(European Union) An incorporation of the provisions of a European Union directive into a Member State's domestic law.

transposon transposons n
Transposon
(genetics) A segment of DNA that can move to a different position within a genome, or to the genome of another species.

transrealism n
Transrealismus
(science fiction) A literary mode that mixes the techniques of incorporating fantastic elements used in science fiction with the techniques of describing immediate perceptions from naturalistic realism.

transregional adj
transregional

transsexual /tɹæn(z)ˈsɛksjuəl/ /tɹæn(z)ˈsɛkʃuəl/ more transsexual most transsexual adj
transsexuell
(of a person) Having changed, or being in the process of changing, physical sex (because it does not match desired sex) by undergoing medical treatment such as hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and optionally sex reassignment surgery (SRS), or rarely only SRS.

transsexual /tɹæn(z)ˈsɛksjuəl/ /tɹæn(z)ˈsɛkʃuəl/ transsexuals n
Transsexuelle Transsexueller
A transsexual person.

transsexuality transsexualities n
Transsexualität Transsexualismus
The state, condition, or properties of being transsexual.

transubstantiation transubstantiations n
Transsubstantiation
(Roman Catholic) The doctrine holding that the bread and wine of the Eucharist are essentially transformed into the body and blood of Jesus.
Wesensverwandlung
(by extension) Conversion of one substance into another.

transudate transudates n
Transsudat
The product of transudation

transverse /tɹansˈvɜːs/ /tɹanzˈvɜːs/ /tɹænsˈvɝs/ /tɹænzˈvɝs/ /tɹɑːnsˈvɜːs/ /tɹɑːnzˈvɜːs/ /ˈtɹans.vɜːs/ /ˈtɹanz.vɜːs/ /ˈtɹænsˌvɝs/ /ˈtɹænzˌvɝs/ /ˈtɹɑːns.vɜːs/ /ˈtɹɑːnz.vɜːs/ adj
diagonal quer gerichtet quer liegend quer- quergerichtet querlaufend
Situated or lying across; side to side, relative to some defined "forward" direction; perpendicular or slanted relative to the "forward" direction; identified with movement across areas.
transversal
(geometry) (of an intersection) Not tangent, so that a nondegenerate angle is formed between the two things intersecting. (For the general definition, see w:Transversality (mathematics)#Definition.)

transverse wave transverse waves n
Querwelle Scherwelle Schubwelle Transversalwelle
(physics) Any wave in which the direction of disturbance is perpendicular to the direction of travel

transvestism transvestisms n
Transvestitismus
The condition of being a transvestite.

transvestite /tɹænzˈvɛstaɪt/ transvestites n
Transvestit Transe Transi Transvestitin
A person who sometimes wears clothes traditionally worn by and associated with the opposite sex; typically a male who cross-dresses occasionally by habit or personal choice.
(clinical psychology, psychiatry, pathology) A person, typically a heterosexual male, who compulsively seeks and derives paraphilic sexual arousal from cross-dressing, especially if the urges and behavior cause the patient distress or social impairment.

trap /tɹæp/ [t̠ɹ̠̊˔ap] [t̠ɹ̠̊˔äp] [t̠ɹ̠̊˔æp] [t̠ɹ̠̊˔ɛp] traps n
Falle
A machine or other device designed to catch (and sometimes kill) animals, either by holding them in a container, or by catching hold of part of the body.
A trick or arrangement designed to catch someone in a more general sense; a snare.
Fallgrube Falltür
A covering over a hole or opening; a trapdoor.
Siphon Geruchsverschluss
A bend, sag, or other device in a waste-pipe arranged so that the liquid contents form a seal which prevents the escape of noxious gases, but permits the flow of liquids.
Klappe Maul
(slang) A person's mouth.

trap /tɹæp/ [t̠ɹ̠̊˔ap] [t̠ɹ̠̊˔äp] [t̠ɹ̠̊˔æp] [t̠ɹ̠̊˔ɛp] v
fangen
(transitive) To physically capture, to catch in a trap or traps, or something like a trap.
Fallen stellen
(intransitive) To set traps for game; to make a business of trapping game; to travel for the purpose of trapping.

trapdoor /ˈtræpdɔɹ/ /ˈtræpdɔː/ trapdoors n
Falltür
A hinged or sliding door set into a floor or ceiling.

trapdoor spider trapdoor spiders n
Falltürspinne
Any spider, of the family Ctenizidae, that constructs a silk-lined burrow with a hinged lid.

trapeze /tɹəˈpiːz/ trapezes n
Trapez
A swinging horizontal bar suspended at each end by a rope, used by gymnasts.

trapezium /tɹæˈpi.zi.əm/ /tɹəˈpiː.zi.əm/ trapezia trapeziums n
Trapez Paralleltrapez
(restrictively) A quadrilateral with two sides parallel and two sides non-parallel.
Trapez Trapezoid
(geometry, US, dated) A four-sided polygon with no parallel sides and no sides equal; a simple convex irregular quadrilateral.

trapezoidal more trapezoidal most trapezoidal adj
trapezförmig
In the shape of a trapezoid, or having some faces which have one pair of parallel sides.

trapped more trapped most trapped adj
gefangen
caught in a trap

trapper /ˈtɹæpɚ/ trappers n
Trapper
One who traps animals; one who makes a business of trapping animals, for their pelts, meat, etc.

trash /tɹæʃ/ trashes n
Müll Abfall
(chiefly, North American) Useless physical things to be discarded; rubbish; refuse.
Papierkorb
(chiefly, North American, metonym) A container into which things are discarded.
(computing) Temporary storage on disk for files that the user has deleted, allowing them to be recovered if necessary.

trash /tɹæʃ/ v
in Unordnung bringen
(US) To make into a mess.
verhauen
(US) To beat soundly in a game.
wegwerfen
To free from trash, or worthless matter; hence, to lop; to crop.
To hold back by a trash or leash, as a dog in pursuing game; hence, to retard, encumber, or restrain; to clog; to hinder vexatiously.

trash heap of history n
Müllhaufen der Geschichte
(figuratively) A notional place where things which have been forgotten or have become irrelevant from a historical perspective go.

trashfire trashfires n
Abfallfeuer Müllbrand Müllfeuer
Fire resulting from trash burning.

trashpaper trashpapers n
Abfallpapier

trauma /ˈtɹaʊ.mə/ /ˈtɹɑ.mə/ /ˈtɹɒ.mə/ /ˈtɹɔ.mə/ /ˈtɹɔː.mə/ traumas traumata n
Trauma
Any serious injury to the body, often resulting from violence or an accident.
An emotional wound leading to psychological injury.
An event that causes great distress.

traumatic /tɹɔːˈmætɪk/ more traumatic most traumatic adj
traumatisch
Of, caused by, or causing trauma.

traumatize v
traumatisieren
(transitive, psychiatry) To cause a trauma in.

traumatology n
Traumatologie
(medicine, psychology) A branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of trauma.

travel /ˈtɹævəl/ travels n
Reise
The act of traveling; passage from place to place.
The working motion of a piece of machinery; the length of a mechanical stroke.
Reisen
(in the plural) A series of journeys.

travel /ˈtɹævəl/ v
reisen fahren
(intransitive) To be on a journey, often for pleasure or business and with luggage; to go from one place to another.
sich fortpflanzen sich übertragen reisen
(intransitive) To pass from one place to another; to move or transmit.
bereisen reisen
(transitive) To travel throughout (a place).

travel agency travel agencies n
Reisebüro Reiseagentur
A company that arranges travel and accommodation for travellers.

travel guide travel guides n
Reiseführer
A book or other work designed to give tourists and other visitors information about a particular country or area.

travel insurance travel insurances n
Reiseversicherung

traveling /ˈtɹæv.lɪŋ/ /ˈtɹæv.ə.lɪŋ/ travelings n
Schrittfehler
(basketball) A violation committed by progressing while holding the ball instead of dribbling it.

traveling expenses n
Reisekosten

traveller /ˈtɹævlə/ /ˈtɹævl̩ɚ/ /ˈtɹævələ/ /ˈtɹævəlɚ/ travellers n
Reisende Reisender
One who travels, especially to distant lands.

traveller's cheque n
Reisescheck
(British, Canada) A preprinted cheque for a fixed amount, often in a foreign currency, issued by a bank that may be used instead of cash; may usually be replaced if lost or stolen.

traveller's palm traveller's palms n
Baum der Reisenden
A tropical plant, Ravenala madagascariensis (not a true palm), native to Madagascar but grown elsewhere for its distinctive appearance: banana-like leaves are arranged in a flat, fan-like pattern atop a palm-like trunk.

travelling salesman travelling salesmen n
Handlungsreisender Vertreter
A man who travels, often within a certain territory, soliciting orders or selling goods.

travelling salesman problem n
Problem des Handlungsreisenden
(mathematics, UK, Canada) The problem in combinatorial optimization in which, given a number of cities and the costs of travelling from one to the other, it is required to determine the cheapest route that visits each city once and then returns to the initial city.

travelling-wave tube travelling-wave tubes n
Lauffeldröhre Wanderfeldröhre
(electronics) A type of vacuum tube which amplifies electromagnetic signals, where the electron gun fires down the tube with an unmodulated electron beam, that passes through an interaction array, where the EM-signal is fed, which interacts with the electron beam, bunching the electrons, and transferring power to the signal.

travelogue /ˈtɹavə(l)lɒɡ/ travelogues n
Reisebericht
A description of someone's travels, given in the form of narrative, public lecture, slide show or motion picture.

traversal traversals n
Traversal
The act of traversing; a crossing

traverse /tɹəˈvɜːs/ /tɹəˈvɝs/ /ˈtɹævəs/ /ˈtɹævɚs/ v
durchkreuzen durchqueren überqueren
(transitive) To travel across, to go through, to pass through, particularly under difficult conditions.

travertine /ˈtɹavətɪn/ travertines n
Travertin
(mineral) A light, porous form of concretionary limestone (or calcite) deposited from solution, and sometimes quarried for building.

travesty /ˈtɹæv.əs.ti/ /ˈtɹæv.ɪs.ti/ travesties n
Zerrbild
An absurd or grotesque misrepresentation.
Farce Travestie lächerliche Karikatur
A parody or stylistic imitation.
armselige Karikatur
(pejorative) A grossly inferior imitation.

travois /tɹævˈwɑ/ /tɹəˈvɔɪ/ /ˈtɹævwɑ/ /ˈtɹævwɑː/ /ˈtɹævɔɪ/ travois travoises n
Stangenschleife Zuggeschir
(originally, and, chiefly, Canada, US, historical) A frame, often consisting of two poles tied together at one end to form a V-shaped structure with the vertex attached to a dog, horse, etc., or held by a person and the other ends touching the ground, which was used by indigenous peoples (notably the Plains Aboriginals of North America) to drag loads over land.

trawler trawlers n
Trawler
A fishing boat that uses a trawl net or dragnet to catch fish.

trawling trawlings n
Schleppnetzfischerei
A commercial fishing technique in which a net is dragged by a moving boat. Not to be confused with trolling, which drags (one or more) lines.

tray /tɹeɪ/ trays n
Tablett
A small, typically rectangular or round, flat, and rigid object upon which things are carried.
Tablettladung
(by extension) The items on a full tray.
Fach Schublade
A component of a device into which an item is placed for use in the device's operations.
Leiste
(computing, graphical user interface, informal) A notification area used for icons and alerts.

treacherous /ˈtɹɛt͡ʃəɹəs/ /ˈtɹɛt͡ʃɹəs/ more treacherous most treacherous adj
verräterisch
Exhibiting treachery.
doppelzüngig hinterlistig verräterisch
Deceitful; inclined to betray.
tückisch
Unreliable; dangerous.

treachery /ˈtɹɛt͡ʃəɹi/ /ˈtɹɛt͡ʃɹi/ treacheries n
Verrat
Deliberate, often calculated, disregard for trust or faith.

treacle /ˈtɹiː.ku/ /ˈtɹiː.kəl/ /ˈtɹiː.kɯ/ treacles n
Melasse
(chiefly, British) A syrupy byproduct of sugar refining; molasses or golden syrup.

tread /tɹɛd/ treads n
Laufsohle
Tritt Schritt Stufe
A step taken with the foot.
Auftritt Lauffläche Schritt Stufe Tritt Trittbrett
A manner of stepping.
A bruise or abrasion produced on the foot or ankle of a horse that interferes, or strikes its feet together.
Profil Sohlenprofil
(obsolete) A way; a track or path.
(construction) A walking surface in a stairway on which the foot is placed.
Profil
The grooves carved into the face of a tire, used to give the tire traction. [from 1900s]

tread /tɹɛd/ v
treten betreten auftreten begehen stapfen trampeln
(intransitive) To step or walk (on or across something); to trample.
treten austreten feststampfen festtreten freitreten stampfen
(transitive) To crush grapes with one's feet to make wine

tread water v
Wasser treten
To remain afloat in the water without use of any buoyancy aid, by using kicking motions and hand motions.
auf der Stelle treten sich im Kreis drehen
(figuratively) To make no progress, expending effort just enough to maintain a stable position.

treadle /ˈtɹɛdl̩/ treadles n
Fußhebel
A foot-operated pedal or lever that generates motion.

treadmill /ˈtɹɛd.mɪl/ treadmills n
Laufband Tretmühle
A piece of indoor sporting equipment used to allow for the motions of running or walking while staying in one place.
Tretmühle
(historical) A mill worked by persons treading upon steps on the periphery of a wide wheel having a horizontal axis. It was used principally as a means of prison discipline.

treason /ˈtɹiː.zən/ treasons n
Verrat Landesverrat
The crime of betraying one’s own country.

treasure /ˈtɹɛʒə/ /ˈtɹɛʒɚ/ /ˈt͡ʃɹɛʒɚ/ treasures n
Schatz
(uncountable) A collection of valuable things; accumulated wealth; a stock of money, jewels, etc.
(countable) Anything greatly valued.
(countable) A term of endearment.

treasure /ˈtɹɛʒə/ /ˈtɹɛʒɚ/ /ˈt͡ʃɹɛʒɚ/ v
schätzen
(transitive, of a person or thing) To consider to be precious; to value highly.

treasure chest treasure chests n
Schatzkiste
A chest filled with treasure, especially one used by pirates, etc.
Schatztruhe
(metonym) A treasury, especially a state or royal treasury.

treasure hunt treasure hunts n
Schatzsuche
A search for sunken or buried treasure.
Schnitzeljagd
A game in which people have to find hidden objects or places, with the help of clues.

treasure map treasure maps n
Schatzkarte
A map indicating the location of buried treasure.

treasure trail treasure trails n
Straße zum Glück Wegweiser
(slang) A vertical line of hair that extends up along the middle of a person's (usually a man's) abdomen from pubic hair to navel.

treasure trove treasure troves treasures trove n
Hort Hortfund Schatz Schatzgrube Schatzkiste
A hidden treasure, subsequently discovered.
Schatzregal
(legal) Precious metal objects that were buried or concealed by an unknown owner.

treasurer /ˈtɹɛʒəɹə(ɹ)/ treasurers n
Finanzminister
The government official in charge of the Treasury.
Finanzdirektor Leiter der Finanzabteilung
The head of a corporation's treasury department.
Schatzmeister Kassierer Kassenwart Kassier Quästor
The official entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organization such as a club.

treasury /ˈtɹɛʒ.ə.ɹi/ /ˈtɹɛʒ.ɚ.i/ treasuries n
Schatzkammer
A place where treasure is stored safely.
A place where state or royal money and valuables are stored.

treasury department treasury departments n
Schatzkammer
A government department that manages government finances.

treat /tɹiːt/ [tɹiːt] [t͡ʃɹiːt] v
behandeln
(transitive) To handle, deal with or behave towards in a specific way. [from 14th c.]
bewirten einladen
(transitive) To entertain with food or drink, especially at one's own expense; to show hospitality to; to pay for as celebration or reward. [from 16th c.]
heilen kurieren
(transitive) To care for medicinally or surgically; to apply medical care to. [from 18th c.]

treatise /ˈtɹiːtɪs/ /ˈtɹiːtɪz/ treatises n
Traktat Abhandlung
A formal, usually lengthy, systematic discourse on some subject.

treatment /ˈtɹiːtmənt/ treatments n
Behandlung Umgang Behandeln
The process or manner of treating someone or something.
Behandlung
Medical care for an illness or injury.
The use of a substance or process to preserve or give particular properties to something.

treaty /-ɾi/ /ˈtɹiti/ /ˈtɹiːti/ /ˈtɹiːəti/ treaties n
Vertrag Bündnis
(countable, international law) A formal binding agreement concluded by subjects of international law, namely, states and international organizations; a convention, a pact.

treble /ˈtɹɛbəl/ trebles n
Diskant Diskantstimme Sopran Sopranstimme
(music) The highest singing voice (especially as for a boy) or part in musical composition.
Höhen
Any high-pitched or shrill voice or sound.
Triple
(sports) Three goals, victories, awards etc. in a given match or season.

treble /ˈtɹɛbəl/ v
verdreifachen
(transitive, dated) To multiply by three; to make into three parts, layers, or thrice the amount.

treble clef treble clefs n
Violinschlüssel
(music) a symbol showing that the second line from the bottom of the stave represents the G above middle C

trebuchet /ˈtɹɛb.ju.ʃeɪ/ /ˈtɹɛb.juˌʃɛt/ /ˈtɹɛb.jə.ʃeɪ/ /ˈtɹɛb.jəˌʃeɪ/ /ˈtɹɛbəʃɛt/ trebuchets n
Blide Bleide Tribock Tribok
A torture device for dunking suspected witches by means of a chair attached to the end of a long pole.

tredecillion tredecillions numeral
Septillion Tredezillion
(rare, US, modern British & Australian, short scale) 1042.
(rare, dated, British, Australian, long scale) 1078.

tree /tɹiː/ [tɹiː] [t̠͡ɹ̠̊˔ʷɪi̯] [t͡ʃɹiː] treen trees n
Baum
A perennial woody plant taller and larger than a bush with a wooden trunk and, at some distance from the ground, leaves and branches.
An object made from a tree trunk and having multiple hooks or storage platforms.
(graph theory) A connected graph with no cycles or, if the graph is finite, equivalently a connected graph with n vertices and n−1 edges.
(computing theory) A recursive data structure in which each node has zero or more nodes as children.
(graphical user interface) A display or listing of entries or elements such that there are primary and secondary entries shown, usually linked by drawn lines or by indenting to the right.
Schuhspanner
A device used to hold or stretch a shoe open.

tree fork tree forks n
Baumgabelung
A bifurcation in the trunk of a tree giving rise to two roughly equal diameter branches.

tree frog tree frogs n
Laubfrosch Baumfrosch Europäischer Laubfrosch
A frog of the family Hylidae, of small size and more elegant in form than the true frogs (family Ranidae), often with a bright coloration.

tree hollow tree hollows n
Baumhöhle
a semi-enclosed cavity which has naturally formed in the trunk or branch of a tree.

tree hugger tree huggers n
Baumschmuser Baumschmuserin
(slang, pejorative) An environmental campaigner, especially one who aims to restrict logging and especially one who uses dramatic, attention-grabbing methods of obstruction.

tree line tree lines n
Baumgrenze Waldgrenze

tree of knowledge trees of knowledge n
Baum der Erkenntnis (von Gut und Böse)

tree pipit tree pipits n
Baumpieper
A small passerine bird, Anthus trivialis.

tree ring tree rings n
Jahresring
The annual growth ring in the trunk of a tree.

tree sparrow tree sparrows n
Feldsperling Feldspatz
A bird of the species Passer montanus

tree trunk tree trunks n
Baumstamm Stamm
(botany) The main structural member of a tree.

treebank /ˈtɹiː.bæŋk/ treebanks n
Baumbank
(linguistics, computational linguistics) A database of sentences which are annotated with syntactic information, often in the form of a tree.

treecreeper treecreepers n
Baumläufer

treehouse /ˈtɹiːˌhaʊs/ treehouses n
Baumhaus
A house, or similar structure within a tree, or several trees, built with light materials; wood, bamboo or aluminum are preferred construction materials.

treeless adj
baumlos
having no trees

treelessness n
Baumlosigkeit
The state of being treeless (without trees).

treelet treelets n
Bäumchen
a small tree

treelike more treelike most treelike adj
baumartig baumähnlich
Having some characteristics of a tree; resembling or similar to a tree.

treestand treestands n
Hochsitz
An open or enclosed platform secured to trees to provide a vantage point for hunters.

treetop treetops n
Baumwipfel Baumkrone
The crown or uppermost branches of a tree

trefoil /ˈtɹiː.fɔɪl/ /ˈtɹɛ.fɔɪl/ trefoils n
Klee Dreiblatt
Any of several plants of the pea family, having compound, trifoliate leaves; especially one of the genus Trifolium.
Dreipass
A symbol having the shape of such leaves, especially when used as an architectural ornament.

trellis /ˈtɹɛlɪs/ trellises n
Gatter Schmuckgitter Ziergitter
An outdoor garden frame that can be used for partitioning a common area.
Rankgerüst Klettergerüst Spalier
An outdoor garden frame that can be used to grow vines or other climbing plants.

trematode /ˈtrɛm.ə.təʊd/ /ˈtrɛm.əˌtoʊd/ trematodes n
Trematode

tremble /ˈtɹɛmbl̩/ trembles n
Zittern
A shake, quiver, or vibration.

tremble /ˈtɹɛmbl̩/ v
zittern
(intransitive) To shake, quiver, or vibrate.
(intransitive, figurative) To fear; to be afraid.

trembling /ˈtɹɛmblɪŋ/ tremblings n
Beben Zittern
A tremble.

tremendous /tɹəˈmɛndəs/ /tɹɪˈmɛndəs/ more tremendous most tremendous adj
außerordentlich beträchtlich
Extremely large (in amount, extent, degree, etc.) or great

tremolite tremolites n
Tremolit
(mineral) A pale grey/green amphibole mineral, a type of asbestos, that is a mixed calcium and magnesium silicate, with the chemical formula Ca2Mg5Si8O22(OH)2; sometimes used in place of common asbestos.

tremor /ˈtɹiːmə(ɹ)/ /ˈtɹɛmə/ /ˈtɹɛmɚ/ /ˈtɹɪmɚ/ tremors n
Tremor
(medicine) A rhythmic, uncontrollable shaking of all or part of the body due to partial muscle contractions.
Zittern
A shake, quiver, or vibration.
Beben
An earthquake.

tremor /ˈtɹiːmə(ɹ)/ /ˈtɹɛmə/ /ˈtɹɛmɚ/ /ˈtɹɪmɚ/ v
zittern
To shake or quiver excessively and rapidly or involuntarily; to tremble.

tremulous /ˈtɹɛmjuləs/ /ˈtɹɛmjələs/ /ˈtɹɛmjʊləs/ more tremulous most tremulous adj
zitternd
Trembling, quivering, or shaking.
furchtsam ängstlich
Timid, hesitant; lacking confidence.

trench /t(ʃ)ɹɛnt͡ʃ/ /t(ʃ)ɹɛnʃ/ trenches n
Graben
A long, narrow ditch or hole dug in the ground.
Schützengraben Graben
(military) A narrow excavation as used in warfare, as a cover for besieging or emplaced forces.

trench coat trench coats n
Trenchcoat
A military-style raincoat with a belt and deep pockets and often epaulettes.

trench foot n
Immersionsfuß
A medical condition which can affect the feet when they are constantly cold and wet, similar to frostbite.

trench warfare n
Grabenkampf Grabenkrieg
(uncountable) Warfare in which opposing sides occupy trenches and repeatedly fire at one another; usually involving high casualty rates over a long period of time.
Grabenkampf
(uncountable, by extension) Fighting of any sort which offers no hope of ending soon.

trenchant /ˈtɹɛnʃənt/ more trenchant most trenchant adj
schneidend
(obsolete) Fitted to trench or cut; gutting; sharp.
beißend pointiert prägnant scharf stechend treffsicher
(figuratively) Keen; biting; vigorously articulate and effective; severe.

trend /tɹɛnd/ trends n
Trend Tendenz Neigung
An inclination in a particular direction.
Trend
A fad or fashion style.
(mathematics) A line drawn on a graph that approximates the trend of a number of disparate points.

trend /tɹɛnd/ v
erstrecken neigen streben verlaufen wenden
(intransitive) To have a particular direction; to run; to stretch; to tend.
wenden
(transitive) To cause to turn; to bend.
angesagt sein beschäftigen bewegen en vogue sein populär sein trenden
(social media, intransitive, informal) To be the subject of a trend; to be currently popular, relevant or interesting.

trendsetter trendsetters n
Trendsetter
someone who starts a trend, or makes one more popular

trendy /ˈtɹɛndi/ trendier trendiest adj
trendig trendy
(slang) Of, or in accordance with the latest trend, fashion or hype.

trepanation /tɹɛpəˈneɪʃən/ trepanations n
Trepanation
The practice of drilling a hole in the skull as a physical, mental, or spiritual treatment.

trepidation /ˌtɹɛp.ɪˈdeɪ.ʃən/ trepidations n
Angst Bangen Beklommenheit Erbeben Zittern
An involuntary trembling, sometimes an effect of paralysis, but usually caused by terror or fear.
Angst Bangen Beklommenheit Trepidation
(astronomy, obsolete) A libration of the starry sphere in the Ptolemaic system; a motion ascribed to the firmament, to account for certain small changes in the position of the ecliptic and of the stars.

treshchotka n
Treschtschotka
an old Russian percussion instrument

trespass /ˈtɹɛspæs/ /ˈtɹɛspəs/ trespasses n
Hausfriedensbruch Landfriedensbruch
(legal) An intentional interference with another's property or person.
(archaic) sin

trespass /ˈtɹɛspæs/ /ˈtɹɛspəs/ v
eindringen unbefugt betreten unerlaubt betreten übertreten
(legal) To enter someone else's property illegally.

trespasser trespassers n
Eindringling
One who trespasses; an interloper.

tress /tɹɛs/ tresses n
Zopf Haarlocke Haarsträhne
A braid, knot, or curl, of hair; a ringlet.

trestle /ˈtɹɛsəl/ trestles n
Bock Gestell
A folding or fixed set of legs used to support a tabletop or planks.
Gerüst
A framework, using spreading, divergent pairs of legs used to support a bridge.

trevigintillion numeral
Duodezillion
(rare; US; modern British & Australian, short scale) 1072.
(rare; dated British & Australian, long scale) 10138.

treyf /tɹeɪf/ adj
nicht koscher treife
(Judaism, of food) Not kosher.

tri- /tɹaɪ/ prefix
drei- tri-
three

triacontadigon triacontadigons n
Zweiunddreißigeck
(geometry) A polygon with thirty-two sides and thirty-two angles.

triacontagon triacontagons n
Dreißigeck
(geometry) A polygon with thirty sides.

triacontatetragon triacontatetragons n
34-Eck Vierunddreißigeck
(geometry) A polygon with thirty four sides and thirty four angles.

triad /ˈtɹaɪ.æd/ triads n
Triade
A grouping of three.
A branch of a Chinese underground criminal society, mostly based in Hong Kong.
Dreiklang
(music) A chord consisting of a root tone, the tone two degrees higher, and the tone four degrees higher in a given scale.

triage /tɹiˈɑʒ/ /ˈtɹi.ɑʒ/ /ˈtɹiː.ɑːʒ/ triages n
Auswahl Selektierung
Assessment or sorting according to quality, need, etc., especially to determine how resources will be allocated.
Triage
(medicine) The process of sorting patients so as to determine the order in which they will be treated (for example, by assigning precedence according to the urgency of illness or injury).

triage /tɹiˈɑʒ/ /ˈtɹi.ɑʒ/ /ˈtɹiː.ɑːʒ/ v
auswählen bewerten
(chiefly, medical) To subject to triage; to prioritize.

trial /ˈtɹaɪəl/ [tɹaɪəl] adj
probeweise testweise
Pertaining to a trial or test.
probeweise
Attempted on a provisional or experimental basis.
Trialis
(grammar) Pertaining to a language form referring to three of something, like people. (See Ambai language for an example.)

trial /ˈtɹaɪəl/ [tɹaɪəl] trials n
Prozess Gerichtsverhandlung Versuch Probe Prüfung
A meeting or series of meetings in a court of law at which evidence is presented to a judge (and sometimes a jury) to allow them to decide on a legal matter (especially whether an accused person is guilty of a crime).
Probe Prüfung Belästigung Kummer Sorge Strapaze
A difficult or annoying experience or person; (especially, religion) such an experience seen as a test of faith and piety.
Versuch Probe Prüfung
(archaic) The action of trying (to do) something, especially more than once. (This sense is still current in the expression trial and error.)

trial /ˈtɹaɪəl/ [tɹaɪəl] v
erproben
(transitive) To carry out a series of tests on (a new product, procedure etc.) before marketing or implementing it.

trial and error trials and errors n
Versuch und Irrtum trial and error
The process of finding a solution to a problem by trying many possible solutions and learning from mistakes until success is attained.

trial balloon /ˌtɹaɪəl bəˈlun/ /ˌtɹaɪəl bəˈluːn/ trial balloons n
Versuchsballon
(idiomatic, figuratively) An idea, suggestion, or prospective action, product, etc., offered to an audience or group in order to test whether it generates acceptance or interest.

trial by fire trials by fire n
Feuerprobe
A test in which a person is exposed to flames in order to assess their truthfulness, commitment, courage etc.
(idiomatic, by extension) Any ordeal which tests one's strength, endurance or resolve.

trial by media trials by media n
Medienprozess medienwirksamer Prozess
(idiomatic) The process by which media coverage affects a person's reputation by creating a widespread perception of guilt or innocence, often before, or after, a verdict in a court of law.

trialogue trialogues n
Trilog
A conversation or talk between three people.
(European Union) An informal tripartite meeting attended by representatives of the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union, and the European Commission.

triangle /ˈtɹaɪəŋɡəl/ /ˈtɹaɪˌæŋɡəl/ triangles n
Dreieck Triangel
(geometry) A polygon with three sides and three angles.
Triangel Dreieck
(music) A percussion instrument made by forming a metal rod into a triangular shape which is open at one angle. It is suspended from a string and hit with a metal bar to make a resonant sound.

triangle inequality pn
Dreiecksungleichung
(analysis) The inequality that states that the magnitude of the sum of two vectors is less than or equal to the sum of the magnitudes of the vectors, or any equivalent inequality in other spaces.

triangular /tɹaɪˈaɪŋ.ɡjʊ.lɚ/ /tɹaɪˈæŋ.ɡjə.lə/ /tɹaɪˈæŋ.ɡjə.lɚ/ /tɹaɪˈæŋ.ɡjʊ.lə/ more triangular most triangular adj
Dreieck dreieckig
Of, or pertaining to, triangles.
dreieckig
Having a triangle as a base; as, a triangular prism, a triangular pyramid.

triangular number triangular numbers n
Dreieckszahl
(mathematics) Any integer that is the sum of n natural numbers from 1 to n.

triangular prism triangular prisms n
dreieckiges Prisma
A prism with a triangular base.

triathlete triathletes n
Triathlet Triathletin
(athletics) An athlete who competes in the triathlon.

triathlon /tɹaɪˈæθlɒn/ /tɹaɪˈæθəˌlɑn/ /tɹaɪˈæθˌlɑn/ triathlons n
Triathlon
An athletics event in which contestants compete in swimming, cycling and running in turn.
Dreikampf
Generally, a sports event in which contestant compete in a combination of three sports.

tribadism /ˈtɹɪbədɪz(ə)m/ n
Tribadie
(specifically) A sexual act in which two women rub their vulvas together.

tribal /ˈtɹaɪbəl/ more tribal most tribal adj
Stamm
Of or relating to tribes.

tribalism /ˈtɹaɪ.bə.lɪ.zəm/ /ˈtɹɑɪ.bə.lɪ.zəm/ tribalisms n
Tribalismus
The condition of being tribal.
Stammesdenken
A feeling of identity and loyalty to one's tribe.

tribe /tɹaɪb/ tribes n
Stamm Volksstamm Tribus Sippe Sippschaft Volk
A socially cohesive group of people within a society.

triboelectricity n
Reibungselektrizität
Static electricity produced by the triboelectric effect

tribology /tɹaɪˈbɒləd͡ʒi/ /tɹɪˈbɒləd͡ʒi/ n
Tribologie
(physics, engineering) The science and engineering of interacting surfaces in relative motion; the study and application of technology using the principles of friction, lubrication and wear.

triboluminescence n
Tribolumineszenz
The production of light by friction.

triboluminescent more triboluminescent most triboluminescent adj
tribolumineszent

tribometer tribometers n
Tribometer
(physics) A device that measures the coefficient of friction of a surface.

tribulation /ˌtɹɪbjəˈleɪ̯ʃən/ /ˌtɹɪbjʊˈleɪ̯ʃən/ tribulations n
Trübsal Bedrängnis Drangsal Kummer Mühsal
Any adversity; a trying period or event.

tribunal /tɹaɪˈbjunəl/ /tɹaɪˈbjuːnəl/ /tɹəˈbjunəl/ /tɹɪˈbjuːnəl/ tribunals n
Tribunal Gerichtshof Gericht
(legal) An assembly including one or more judges to conduct judicial business; a court of law.

tribune /tɹɪˈbjuːn/ /ˈtɹɪbjuːn/ tribunes n
Tribüne
(uncommon) Synonym of pulpit, a platform, a place or opportunity to express one's opinion

tribune of the plebs tribunes of the plebs n
Volkstribun

tributary /ˈtɹɪbjʊtəɹi/ tributaries n
Nebenfluss Zufluss
(hydrology) A natural water stream that flows into a larger river or other body of water.

tribute /ˈtɹɪbjuːt/ tributes n
Tribut
An acknowledgment of gratitude, respect or admiration; an accompanying gift.
A payment made by one nation to another in submission.

tricameralism n
Drei-Kammer-System Dreikammersystem Trikameralismus
(government) The practice of having three legislative or parliamentary chambers.

tricarbon dioxide n
Trikohlenstoffdioxid

tricenarian tricenarians n
Dreißiger jemand in den Dreißigern
A person in their thirties, a person aged between 30 and 39 years (inclusive).

triceps /ˈtɹaɪ.sɛps/ triceps tricepses n
Trizeps
(anatomy) Any muscle having three heads.

triceps brachii n
Trizeps
The triceps in the upper arm.

triceratops /tɹaɪˈsɛɹətɒps/ triceratopses n
Triceratops Dreihorn Trizeratops
Common name of the extinct genus Triceratops; herbivorous ceratopsids from the late Cretaceous.

trichloroethylene trichloroethylenes n
Trichlorethylen
(organic compound) the unsaturated chlorinated hydrocarbon C(Cl)2=CHCl used as an industrial solvent

trichloromethane trichloromethanes n
Trichlormethan
chloroform

trichotillomania n
Trichotillomanie TTM Trich Tricho zwanghaftes Haareausreissen
A medical disorder where someone compulsively pulls their own hair out.

trick /tɹɪk/ [tʃɹ̠̊ɪk] [t̠ʰɹ̠̊ɪk] tricks n
Trick Finte Falle List
Something designed to fool or swindle.
Trick Kunststück
A single element of a magician's (or any variety entertainer's) act; a magic trick.
Trick Kniff
An effective, clever or quick way of doing something.
übler Scherz übler Streich
Mischievous or annoying behavior; a prank.
Stich
(card games) A sequence in which each player plays a card and a winning play is determined.

trick /tɹɪk/ [tʃɹ̠̊ɪk] [t̠ʰɹ̠̊ɪk] v
überlisten austricksen verarschen
(transitive) To fool; to cause to believe something untrue; to deceive.

trick or treat interjection
Süßes oder Saures Streich oder Süßigkeiten Süßes, sonst gibt's Saures
Give us a treat. A form of light-hearted extortion by which children get candy on Halloween.

trick question trick questions n
Fangfrage
A question that tries to make someone answer in a certain way, usually incorrectly (i.e. that seems to have an obvious answer that is however incorrect), or that doesn't have a correct answer or that hides the real question or some difficulty. Usually a loaded question.
(rare) A complex question, whose wording hinders the ability to answer it correctly.

trickery /tɹɪ.kə.ɹi/ trickeries n
Betrügerei
(uncountable) Deception or underhanded behavior.

trickle /ˈtɹɪkəl/ trickles n
Rinnsal
A very thin river.
Getröpfel Tröpfeln
A very thin flow; the act of trickling.

trickle /ˈtɹɪkəl/ v
träufeln tröpfeln
(transitive) to pour a liquid in a very thin stream, or so that drops fall continuously.
rieseln tröpfeln
(intransitive) to flow in a very thin stream or drop continuously.

trickster tricksters n
Gauner Schwindler Trickbetrüger
One who plays tricks or pranks on others.
Betrüger Gauner Schwindler
One who performs tricks (parts of a magician' act or entertaining difficult physical actions).
A fraud (person who performs a trick for the purpose of unlawful gain).

tricky /ˈtɹɪk.i/ trickier trickiest adj
heikel schwierig
Hard to deal with, complicated.
gerissen
Adept at using deception.

tricolon tricola tricolons n
Trikolon
(rhetoric) A sentence with three clearly defined parts of equal length, usually independent clauses.

tricolour /ˈtraɪˌkʌlə/ /ˈtraɪˌkʌlɚ/ /ˈtrɪkələ, -lɔː/ adj
dreifarbig
Having three colours.

tricolour /ˈtraɪˌkʌlə/ /ˈtraɪˌkʌlɚ/ /ˈtrɪkələ, -lɔː/ tricolours n
Trikolore
A flag consisting of three stripes that are either vertical or horizontal; all of equal size, and of a different colour each.

tricorn tricorns n
Dreispitz
A three-sided hat with the brim turned up

tricot /ˈtɹikoʊ/ tricots n
Trikot
A soft knit fabric.

tricuspid valve tricuspid valves n
Trikuspidalklappe
A heart valve with three cusps which prevents backflow of blood from the right ventricle into the right atrium.

tricycle /ˈtɹaɪsɪkəl/ /ˈtɹaɪˌsɪkəl/ tricycles n
Dreirad
A cycle with three wheels, powered by pedals and usually intended for young children.

tridecagon tridecagons n
Dreizehneck
A polygon having thirteen sides and thirteen angles.

tridecagonal adj
dreizehneckig
(geometry) Having thirteen sides and angles, similar to a tridecagon.

tridecane tridecanes n
Tridecan
(organic compound) Any of very many isomeric saturated aliphatic hydrocarbons having thirteen carbon atoms, but especially n-tridecane, CH3(CH2)11CH3

trident /ˈtɹaɪ̯dənt/ tridents n
Dreizack
A three-pronged spear somewhat resembling a pitchfork.

triduum /ˈtraɪ.dju.əm/ /ˈtɹɪ.dju.əm/ tridua triduums n
Triduum
A period of three days (especially in Roman Catholic liturgy).

tridymite tridymites n
Tridymit
(mineral) A rare mineral of volcanic rocks that solidified at a high temperature, with the chemical composition silicon dioxide, SiO2. Tridymite is chemically identical to quartz, but has a different crystal structure. Sometimes contains sodium aluminum silicate, which seems to be expelled when quartz solidifies at lower temperatures.

trie /ˈtɹaɪ̯/ /ˈtɹi.eɪ̯/ /ˈtɹi/ tries n
Präfixbaum Trie
(computer science) An ordered tree data structure that is used to store an associative array where the keys are usually strings.

triennial /tɹaɪˈɛniəl/ adj
dreijährig
Lasting for three years.

triennium /traɪˈɛniəm/ /trʌɪˈɛnɪəm/ triennia trienniums n
Triennium
A period of three years.

triexponential adj
triexponentiell

trifecta /tɹaɪˈfɛktə/ trifectas n
Dreierwette
(US, Australia, New Zealand) A bet in which the bettor must select the first three placegetters of a race in the order in which they finish.

triffid /ˈtɹɪfɪd/ triffids n
Triffid
A fictional plant, able to move around and kill people with a poisonous stinger

trifle /ˈtɹaɪfəl/ trifles n
Trifle
(cooking) An English dessert made from a mixture of thick custard, fruit, sponge cake, jelly and whipped cream.
Kleinigkeit
(figurative) Anything that is of little importance or worth.
Kleinigkeit ein bisschen ein wenig
An insignificant amount of money.

trifle /ˈtɹaɪfəl/ v
leichtfertig umgehen nachlässig umgehen
(intransitive) To deal with something as if it were of little importance or worth.
herumspielen
(intransitive) To inconsequentially toy with something.
vergeuden verschwenden
(transitive) To squander or waste.

trifling /ˈtɹaɪfliŋ/ more trifling most trifling adj
unbedeutend
Trivial, or of little importance.

trifling /ˈtɹaɪfliŋ/ triflings n
Leichtfertigkeit leichtfertiges Benehmen
The act of one who trifles; frivolous behaviour.

trifoliate /tɹaɪˈfəʊlɪət/ adj
dreiblättrig
(chiefly, botany) Having or comprising three leaves, or (loosely) trifoliolate (with three leaflets) or having leaves with three parts, as the clover plant.

triforium /tɹaɪ̯ˈfɔːɹɪəm/ triforia triforiums n
Triforium
(architecture) The gallery of arches above the side-aisle vaulting in the nave of a church.

trifunctional adj
trifunktional trifunktionell
(organic chemistry) Having three functional groups

trigger /ˈtɹɪɡə/ /ˈtɹɪɡɚ/ triggers n
Abzug
(firearms) A finger-operated lever used to fire a gun.
Auslöser Abzug
A similar device used to activate any mechanism.
Auslöser
An event that initiates others, or incites a response.

trigger /ˈtɹɪɡə/ /ˈtɹɪɡɚ/ v
auslösen triggern
(transitive) To initiate something.
triggern
(intransitive, especially, electronics) To activate; to become active.

trigger-happy more trigger-happy most trigger-happy adj
mit lockerer Schußwaffe schießfreudig schießwütig
Having a tendency or desire to shoot a firearm irresponsibly before adequately identifying the target.
impulsiv leicht auf achtzig unüberlegt
(by extension) Inclined to behave recklessly or violently at the slightest provocation.

trigintillion numeral
Quindezilliarde
(rare; US; modern British & Australian, short scale) 1093.
(rare; dated British & Australian, long scale) 10180.

triglyph triglyphs n
Dreischlitzplatte Triglyph Triglyphe
(architecture) A vertically channeled tablet of the Doric frieze.

trigonal /ˈtrɪɡ(ə)n(ə)l/ more trigonal most trigonal adj
trigonal
Having three angles and three sides, triangular.

trigonometric /ˌtɹɪɡ ə nəˈmɛ tɹɪk/ adj
trigonometrisch
(mathematics) of, relating to, or constructed using trigonometry

trigonometric function trigonometric functions n
trigonometrische Funktion
(trigonometry) Any function of an angle expressible as the ratio of two of the sides of a right triangle that has that angle (e.g., sine), or that subtracts 1 from such a ratio or subtracts such a ratio from 1 (e.g., coversed sine).

trigonometry /ˌtɹɪɡəˈnɒmətɹi/ trigonometries n
Trigonometrie
(geometry, analysis) The branch of mathematics that deals with the relationships between the sides and angles of (in particular) right-angled triangles, as represented by the trigonometric functions, and with calculations based on said relationships.

trigraph trigraphs n
Trigraph
(linguistics) A specific sequence of three letters, especially one used collectively to represent a single phoneme.

trihedron trihedra trihedrons n
Dreibein Dreiflächner
(mathematics) A geometric figure composed of three planes meeting at a single vertex.

trilateral adj
trilateral

trilemma /tɹaɪˈlɛmə/ trilemmas n
Trilemma
A circumstance in which a choice must be made between three options that seem equally undesirable.

trilingual more trilingual most trilingual adj
dreisprachig trilingual
Able to read or speak three languages.
Expressed or written in three languages.

trilingualism n
Dreisprachigkeit Trilingualismus Trilinguismus
The condition of being trilingual; the ability to speak three languages.

trill /tɹɪl/ [t̠ʰɹ̠̊ɪl] trills n
Triller
(music) A rapid alternation between an indicated note and the one above it as an ornament; in musical notation usually indicated with the letters tr written above the staff.
Triller Vibrant
(phonetics) A type of consonantal sound that is produced by vibrations of the tongue against the place of articulation: for example, Spanish ⟨rr⟩, /r/.

trill /tɹɪl/ [t̠ʰɹ̠̊ɪl] v
trillern
(intransitive) To create a trill sound; to utter trills or a trill; to play or sing in tremulous vibrations of sound; to have a trembling sound; to quaver.

trillion /ˈtɹɪljən/ trillions numeral
Billion Trillion
(dated, _, British, Australian, long scale) A million million million: 1 followed by eighteen zeros, 1018.

trillionaire /ˌtɹɪl.i.əˈnɛə(ɹ)/ /ˌtɹɪl.jəˈnɛɚ/ trillionaires n
Billionär
Somebody whose wealth is greater than one trillion (1012) dollars, or other currency.

trilogy /ˈtɹɪləd͡ʒi/ trilogies n
Trilogie
A set of three works of art that are connected, and that can be seen either as a single work or as three individual works. They are commonly found in literature, film, or video games.

trim /tɹɪm/ [t̠ʰɹ̠̊ɪm] trimmer trimmest adj
fit
Physically fit.
schlank
Slender, lean.
gepflegt
Neat or smart in appearance.

trim /tɹɪm/ [t̠ʰɹ̠̊ɪm] trims n
Segeltrimmung Trimm
(uncountable, aviation, of, an aircraft) The state of adjustment of control surfaces such that the desired attitude can be maintained without requiring the continuous application of force to the cockpit controls.
(nautical) The arrangement of the sails with reference to the wind.
Ausstattung Innenausstattung Segeltrimmung Trimm Verkleidung
(nautical) The fore-and-aft angle of the vessel to the water, with reference to the cargo and ballast; the manner in which a vessel floats on the water, whether on an even keel or down by the head or stern.

trim /tɹɪm/ [t̠ʰɹ̠̊ɪm] v
schneiden kürzen nachschneiden stutzen zurückschneiden
(transitive) To reduce slightly; to cut; especially, to remove excess.
trimmen
(transitive, nautical, of a vessel) To modify the angle relative to the water by shifting cargo or ballast; to adjust for sailing; to assume, or cause to assume a certain position, or trim, in the water.
(transitive) To make trim; to put in due order for any purpose; to make right, neat, or pleasing; to adjust.
schmücken stutzen
(dated) To balance; to fluctuate between parties, so as to appear to favour each.

trimaran trimarans n
Trimaran
A type of boat with three parallel hulls.

trimester /tɹ(a)ɪˈmɛs.tə(ɹ)/ /tɹaɪˈmɛs.təɹ/ /ˈtɹ(a)ɪ.mɛs.tə(ɹ)/ /ˈtɹaɪ.mɛs.təɹ/ trimesters n
Trimester
A period of three months or about three months; (financial): quarter.

trimethylarsine n
Trimethylarsin
(organic compound) The compound (CH3)3As

trinitarianism trinitarianisms n
Dreieinigkeitslehre Dreifaltigkeitslehre Trinitarianismus Trinitarismus
(theology) The monotheistic Christian doctrine that defines God as three divine persons or hypostases: the Father, the Son (Jesus Christ), and the Holy Spirit.

trinitrotoluene trinitrotoluenes n
TNT stoßunempfindlicher Sprengstoff
Trinitrotoluol
A highly explosive yellow crystalline substance, (CH3C6H2(NO2)3), obtained by reacting nitric acid with toluene

trinity /ˈtɹɪnɪti/ trinities n
Trinität Dreifaltigkeit Dreiheit
A group or set of three people or things; three things combined into one.

trinket /ˈtɹɪŋkət/ /ˈtɹɪŋkɪt/ trinkets n
Schmuck Schmuckgegenstand Schmuckstück
A small showy ornament or piece of jewelry
Kinkerlitzchen
A thing of little value; a trifle; a toy.

trinomial trinomials n
Trinom
(algebra) An expression consisting of three terms.

trio /ˈtɹi.əʊ/ /ˈtɹioʊ/ trios n
Trio Dreiergruppe
A group of three musicians.
(music) A piece of music written for three musicians.
Terzett
(music) A passage in the middle of a minuet, frequently in a different key.

trio sonata trio sonatas n
Triosonate
a type of musical composition with two melodic parts and basso continuo

triolet /ˈtriːə(ʊ)lɛt/ /ˈtrʌɪəlɛt/ triolets n
Triolett
(poetry) An eight-line poem whose rhyme scheme is ABaAabAB and whose lines are in iambic tetrameter.

trip /tɹɪp/ [tʰɹɪpʰ] trips n
Abschalter Sicherungsautomat
Reise Fahrt Ausflug
A journey; an excursion or jaunt.
Abflug
A stumble or misstep.
Fehlgriff
(figurative, archaic) An error; a failure; a mistake.
Drogenrausch Rausch Trip
(colloquial) A period of time in which one experiences drug-induced reverie or hallucinations.
Trip
(by extension) Intense involvement in or enjoyment of a condition.
Ausrutscher Missgriff
A faux pas, a social error.
Getrippel
A quick, light step; a lively movement of the feet; a skip.
Beinstellen
The act of tripping someone, or causing them to lose their footing.

trip /tɹɪp/ [tʰɹɪpʰ] v
stolpern
(intransitive) To fall over or stumble over an object as a result of striking it with one's foot
ein Bein stellen zum Stolpern bringen
(transitive, obsolete) To detect in a misstep; to catch; to convict.
aktivieren einschalten in Gang setzen
(transitive) To activate or set in motion, as in the activation of a trap, explosive, or switch.
einen Trip haben fantasieren halluzinieren
(intransitive) To experience a state of reverie or to hallucinate, due to consuming psychoactive drugs.
reisen eine Reise machen eine Reise unternehmen fahren
(intransitive) To journey, to make a trip.

trip over one's own two feet v
über sene eigenen Füße stolpern
To stumble while walking, without having tripped over anything.

trip up v
Bein stellen
(transitive) To cause (someone) to fall or stumble.

tripartite /tɹaɪˈpɑɹtaɪt/ /tɹaɪˈpɑːtaɪt/ adj
dreigliedrig dreiteilig
In three parts.
dreiseitig
Done by three parties (as an agreement).

tripe /tɹaɪp/ tripes n
Kaldaunen Kutteln
The lining of the large stomach of ruminating animals, when prepared for food.
Eingeweide
(chiefly, in plural) The entrails; hence, humorously or in contempt, the belly.
Mumpitz Schund
(figurative, derogatory) Something foolish or valueless, especially written works and popular entertainment (movies, television).

triphthong /ˈtɹɪfˌθɑŋ/ /ˈtɹɪfˌθɒŋ(ɡ)/ /ˈtɹɪfˌθɔŋ/ /ˈtɹɪpˌθɑŋ/ /ˈtɹɪpˌθɒŋ(ɡ)/ /ˈtɹɪpˌθɔŋ/ triphthongs n
Triphthong
A monosyllabic vowel combination usually involving a quick but smooth movement from one vowel to another that passes over a third one.

triplane triplanes n
Dreidecker
(aviation) An airplane that has three pairs of wings, one above the others

triple /ˈtɹɪp.l̩/ /ˈtɹɪpəl/ adj
dreifach
Made up of three related elements, often matching

triple /ˈtɹɪp.l̩/ /ˈtɹɪpəl/ v
verdreifachen
To multiply by three.
To become three times as large.

triple harp triple harps n
Tripelharfe
(musical instrument) A type of multi-course harp employing three parallel rows of strings instead of the more common single row, a common version being the Welsh triple harp used in Welsh folk music.

triple jump n
Dreisprung
An athletics field event where one has to travel as far as possible after taking one hop, a step, then a jump.

triple jumper triple jumpers n
Dreispringer Dreispringerin
(athletics) An athlete who competes in the triple jump.

triple point triple points n
Tripelpunkt
(physics) The unique temperature and pressure at which the solid, liquid and gas phases of a substance are all in equilibrium.

triple-click triple-clicks n
Dreifachklick
(computing) The action of pushing the button on a mouse three times in quick succession in order to perform a different task that would be performed from a single-click or double-click.

triplet /ˈtɹɪ.pə.lɛt/ /ˈtɹɪplət/ triplets n
Triole
(music) A group of three notes played or written where two notes would ordinarily be; a form of tuplet.
Drilling
One of a group of three siblings born at the same time to the same mother.
Triplett Trio Tripel
One of a group of three, particularly

triplication triplications n
Verdreifachung
The action or result of triplicating.

triplicity /tɹɪˈplɪsɪti/ triplicities n
Dreiergruppe Dreifachheit Dreifaltigkeit Dreiheit Triplizität
The quality or state of being triple or threefold; trebleness.

triploid adj
triploid
(genetics) Having three sets of chromosomes.

triploidy triploidies n
Triploidie
(uncountable, genetics) The state of being triploid, having three sets of chromosomes.

tripmeter tripmeters n
Tageskilometerzähler
An odometer in a motor vehicle that can be reset at any time, used to measure the distance of individual journeys.

tripod /ˈtɹaɪpɑd/ /ˈtɹaɪpɒd/ tripods n
Stativ Dreifuß Dreibein Tripod
A three-legged stand or mount.

trippy /ˈtɹɪ.pi/ trippier trippiest adj
abgedreht abgefahren berauschend bizarr trippig
(informal) Strange, surreal, similar to the effects of a hallucinogen.

triptote /ˈtɹɪptoʊt/ triptotes n
Triptoton Triptotum triptotisches Nomen
(grammar) A noun which has three cases.

triptotic adj
triptotisch
(linguistics) behaving like a triptote, i.e. having or exhibiting only three different cases

triptych /ˈtɹɪptɪk/ triptychs n
Triptychon
(arts) A picture or series of pictures painted on three tablets connected by hinges.

tripwire tripwires n
Stolperdraht
A cord or wire arranged so that when snagged or pulled by an intruder, it will trigger a detector or trap or a device, such as a land mine.

triquetra /tɹaɪˈkwɛtɹə/ triquetrae triquetras n
Triqueta Triquetta
A shape formed of three vesicae piscium, sometimes with an additional circle, a symbol of things and persons that are threefold (including the Christian Trinity), and a symbol of protection in Wicca.

triracial adj
dreirassig
Of or relating to three races.

trireme /ˈtɹaɪ.ɹiːm/ triremes n
Trireme
(history, nautical, archaic) A galley with three banks of oars, one above the other, used mainly as a warship.

trisect v
dreiteilen
(transitive) to cut into three pieces
dritteln
(transitive, mathematics) to divide a quantity, angle etc into three equal parts

triskaidekaphobia /ˌtɹɪskaɪdɛkəˈfəʊbi.ə/ n
Triskaidekaphobie
Fear or dislike of the number thirteen (13).

triskeles triskeles n
Triskele Triskeles
A symbol consisting of three spirals, or three bent human legs.

triskelion /trɑɪ.ˈskɛ.li.ən/ /trɪ.ˈskɛ.li.ən/ triskelia triskelions n
Triskele
A figure composed of three interlocked spirals (or three bent human legs), with threefold rotational symmetry.

trisomy /ˈtɹʌɪ.sə(ʊ)mi/ trisomies n
Trisomie
(cytology) The presence of three copies, instead of the normal two, of a particular chromosome of an organism.

trisomy 21 n
Trisomie 21
The presence of three copies of the 21st chromosome in the karyotype.

trisyllabic /ˌtɹaɪ.sɪˈlæb.ɪk/ /ˌtɹɑe.sɪˈlæb.ɪk/ adj
dreisilbig
having three syllables

tritagonist tritagonists n
Tritagonist Tritagonistin
In Greek drama, the actor who played the third role (after the protagonist and deuteragonist)

trite /tɹaɪt/ triter tritest adj
abgedroschen banal nichtssagend platt
Often in reference to a word or phrase: used so many times that it is commonplace, or no longer interesting or effective; worn out, hackneyed.

tritheism tritheisms n
Dreigötterei Dreigötterglaube Dreigötterglauben Tritheismus
A belief in three gods, especially the nontrinitarian doctrine that God the Son, God the Father, and the Holy Spirit are separate gods which is condemned as heresy by most Christian denominations.

triticale /ˌtɹɪtɪˈkeɪli/ triticales n
Triticale
(uncountable) A grain crop, a hybrid of wheat and rye, that gives a high yield.

tritium /ˈtrɪʃi.əm/ /ˈtɹɪti.əm/ tritiums n
Tritium
(isotope) A radioactive isotope of the element hydrogen (symbol T or 31H) having one proton and two neutrons.

tritocerebrum tritocerebra n
Tritocerebrum
(entomology) The third set of fused ganglia comprising the insect brain.

tritone /ˈtɹaɪˌtoʊn/ /ˈtɹaɪˌtəʊ̯n/ [ˈt̠ɹ̠̊˔ʷaɪˌtʰoʊ̯n] [ˈt̠͡ʃɹ̠̊˔ʷäɪˌtʰoʊ̯n] tritones n
Tritonus
(music) An interval of three whole tones.

triumph /ˈtɹaɪ.əmf/ /ˈtɹaɪ.ʌmf/ triumphs n
Triumph
A conclusive success following an effort, conflict, or confrontation of obstacles; victory; conquest.
A state of joy or exultation at success.

triumph /ˈtɹaɪ.əmf/ /ˈtɹaɪ.ʌmf/ v
triumphieren
To celebrate victory with pomp; to rejoice over success; to exult in an advantage gained; to exhibit exultation.
To prevail over rivals, challenges, or difficulties.

triumphal arch triumphal arches n
Triumphbogen
A monumental arch that commemorates a victory.

triumphant /tɹaɪˈʌmfənt/ more triumphant most triumphant adj
triumphieren
Celebrating victory.

triumphantly more triumphantly most triumphantly adv
triumphierend
In a triumphant manner.

triumvir /tɹaɪˈʌm.və/ /tɹaɪˈʌm.vəɹ/ triumviri triumvirs n
Triumvir

triumvirate /tɹaɪ.ˈʌm.vəɹ.ɪt/ triumvirates n
Triumvirat
An official group of three people, especially a ruling council of three men and particularly (historical) two such councils in Roman history.

triune adj
dreieinig
Both three and one at the same time.

triunity /tɹaɪˈjuːnɪti/ triunities n
Dreieinigkeit
The fact or state of being three in one (usually with reference to the Christian idea of the Trinity).

trivalent /traɪˈveɪlənt/ adj
dreiwertig
(inorganic chemistry) Having a valence of three.

trivia /ˈtɹɪvi.ə/ trivia trivias n
Kleinigkeiten Minuzien Nichtigkeit Trivia Varia
Insignificant trifles of little importance, especially items of unimportant information.

trivial /ˈtɹɪv.i.əl/ more trivial most trivial adj
unbedeutend bedeutungslos belanglos geringfügig
Ignorable; of little significance or value.
trivial
Commonplace, ordinary.
(mathematics) Of, relating to, or being the simplest possible case.
(mathematics) Self-evident.

trivialization trivializations n
Untertreibung
The act of trivializing.

trivialize v
trivialisieren
(transitive) To make something appear trivial

troak /tɹoʊk/ /tɹəʊk/ v
tauschen
(Scotland) To barter or trade, especially outside a government monopoly.

trocar /ˈtɹəʊkɑː(ɹ)/ trocars n
Trokar
A pointed hollow cylindrical device used to make small incisions and surgically insert cannulas, etc., into body cavities, or to aspirate fluids.

trochaic /tɹoʊˈkeɪ.ɪk/ adj
trochäisch
Composed of or relating to trochees, feet of one stressed syllable followed by an unstressed syllable.

trochee /ˈtɹəʊki/ trochees n
Trochäus
A metrical foot in verse consisting of a stressed or heavy syllable followed by an unstressed or light syllable.

trodden /ˈtɹɑdən/ more trodden most trodden adj
ausgetreten
crushed by being walked on.

troglodyte /ˈtɹɒɡlədaɪt/ /ˈtɹɒɡləʊdaɪt/ /ˈt͡ʃɹɑɡloʊdaɪt/ /ˈt͡ʃɹɑɡlədaɪt/ troglodytes n
Troglodyt Höhlenmensch
A member of a supposed prehistoric race that lived in caves or holes, a caveman.

trogon /ˈtɹəʊɡɒn/ trogons n
Trogone Nageschnäbler
A bird of a species in the family Trogonidae, most of which live in Central and South America, have colorful feathers, and nest in holes in trees.

troika /ˈtɹɔɪ.kə/ troikas troiki n
Troika
A Russian carriage drawn by a team of three horses abreast.

trojan /ˈtɹoʊd͡ʒən/ /ˈtɹəʊd͡ʒən/ trojans n
Trojaner
(computing) Malware that appears to perform or actually performs a desired task for a user while performing a harmful task without the user's knowledge or consent.

troll /tɹoʊl/ /tɹɑl/ /tɹɒl/ /tɹəʊl/ trolls n
Troll
Originally (Scandinavia, mythology) , a giant supernatural being; now (European folklore, fantasy) , a grotesque humanoid creature living in caves or hills or under bridges. [from early 17th c.]
(figurative, originally, Internet slang) A person who makes or posts inflammatory or insincere statements in an attempt to lure others into combative argument for purposes of personal entertainment or to manipulate their perception, especially in an online community or discussion; also, such a statement. [from late 20th c.]
(by extension, politics) A person who sows discord, or spreads misinformation or propaganda, in order to promote an agenda as part of an organized political campaign.

troll /tɹoʊl/ /tɹɑl/ /tɹɒl/ /tɹəʊl/ v
trollen
(figurative, originally, Internet slang) To make or post inflammatory or insincere statements in an attempt to lure (someone) into combative argument for purposes of personal entertainment or to manipulate their perception, especially in an online community or discussion; also, to post such statements on (an online location, such as a social media website). [from late 20th c.]

trolley trolleys trollies n
Krankatze Laufkatze
A trolley pole; a single-pole device for collecting electrical current from an overhead electrical line, normally for a tram/streetcar or a trolleybus.

trolley bus trolley buses trolley busses n
O-Bus Oberleitungsbus Trolleybus
A bus, powered via overhead electric cables, that does not run on tracks.

trolling /tɹoʊlɪŋ/ /tɹɒlɪŋ/ /tɹəʊlɪŋ/ trollings n
Trollen
A fishing technique in which one or more baited fishing lines are dragged by a moving boat. Not to be confused with trawling, which drags a net#Noun.

trollop /ˈtɹɒl.əp/ trollops n
Hure Schlampe Dirne
(derogatory) A strumpet; a whore.

trombone /tɹəmˈboʊn/ /tɹəmˈbəʊn/ /ˌtɹɑmˈboʊn/ /ˌtɹɒmˈbəʊn/ trombones tromboni n
Posaune
A musical instrument in the brass family, having a cylindrical bore, and usually a sliding tube (but sometimes piston valves, and rarely both). Most often refers to the tenor trombone, which is the most common type of trombone and has a fundamental tone of B♭ˌ (contra B♭).

trombonist /tɹɑmˈboʊ.nɪst/ /tɹɒmˈbəʊ.nɪst/ trombonists n
Posaunist Posaunistin
A person who plays the trombone.

troop /tɹup/ /tɹuːp/ troops n
Truppe
(mostly, in the plural) A group of soldiers; military forces.
(nonstandard) An individual soldier or member of a military force.

troops /tɹuːps/ n
Truppen
military personnel in uniform

troopship troopships n
Truppenschiff Truppentransporter Truppentransportschiff
A ship used to transport military troops.

trope /tɹoʊp/ /tɹəʊp/ [tɹ̥əʊp] tropes n
Prototyp
(art, literature) Something recurring across a genre or type of art or literature; a motif.
Trope Tropus
(rhetoric) A figure of speech in which words or phrases are used with a nonliteral or figurative meaning, such as a metaphor.

trophic /ˈtɹoʊfɪk/ /ˈtɹɑfɪk/ /ˈtɹɒfɪk/ /ˈtɹəʊfɪk/ adj
trophisch

trophy /ˈtɹoʊfi/ /ˈtɹəʊfi/ trophies n
Trophäe
An object, usually in the form of a statuette, cup, or shield, awarded for success in a competition or to mark a special achievement.

trophy wife trophy wives n
Trophäenfrau Vorzeigefrau
(derogatory) A wife, usually young and attractive, regarded as a status symbol for the husband, usually older and affluent.

tropic /ˈtɹɒpɪk/ more tropic most tropic adj
tropisch
(weather, climate) Hot and humid.

tropic /ˈtɹɒpɪk/ tropics n
Wendekreis
Either of the two parallels of latitude 23°27′ north and south of the equator; the farthest points at which the sun can be directly overhead; the boundaries of the torrid zone or tropics.

tropical /ˈtɹoʊ.pɪ.kəl/ /ˈtɹɑ.pɪ.kəl/ /ˈtɹɒp.ɪ.kəl/ /ˈtɹəʊ.pɪ.kəl/ /ˈt͡ʃɹɒp.ɪ.kəl/ more tropical most tropical adj
tropisch
From, or similar to, a hot, humid climate.
(dated) Pertaining to, involving, or of the nature of a trope or tropes; figurative, metaphorical.

tropical geometry n
tropische Geometrie
(mathematics) A recent branch of geometry that can be described as a piecewise linear version of real algebraic geometry.

tropical rainforest tropical rainforests n
tropischer Regenwald
A forest with high rate of precipitation and high humidity, usually located near the equator.

tropical storm tropical storms n
tropischer Wirbelsturm
A cyclone within the tropics, typically having its thunderclouds organized in a spiral shape with wind speeds on the surface between about 30 and 75 miles (60–120 km) per hour.

tropicalize /ˈtɹɑpɪkəlaɪz/ /ˈtɹɒpɪkəlaɪz/ v
tropenfest machen
To modify something (such as electronic equipment) for use in the tropics, especially by making it resistant to heat and humidity

tropicbird /ˈtɹɒ.pɪkˌbɜɹd/ tropicbirds n
Tropikvogel

tropics n
Tropen
(geography) The region of the Earth centred on the equator and lying between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn and characterized by a hot climate.

tropism /ˈtɹoʊˌpɪzəm/ /ˈtɹəʊpɪz(ə)m/ tropisms n
Pflanzenbewegung Tropismus
(uncountable, biology) The turning of an organism (chiefly a plant) or part of an organism either towards or away from a stimulus; (countable) an instance of this.

troposphere tropospheres n
Troposphäre
The lower levels of the atmosphere extending from the surface of the Earth or another celestial body up to the tropopause. It is characterized by convective air movements and a large vertical temperature change.

trot /tɹɑt/ /tɹɒt/ trots n
Trab
(chiefly, of horses) A gait of a four-legged animal between walk and canter, a diagonal gait (in which diagonally opposite pairs of legs move together).

trot /tɹɑt/ /tɹɒt/ v
traben
(intransitive) To move along briskly; specifically, to move at a pace between a walk and a run.
(intransitive, of a horse) To move at a gait between a walk and a canter.

troth /tɹoʊθ/ /tɹɒθ/ /tɹɔθ/ /tɹəʊθ/ troths n
Eheversprechen
(countable, archaic) A pledge or promise to marry someone.
Treue Treueeid Treuegelöbnis Treueversprechen
(countable, archaic) An oath, pledge, or promise.
Verlobung
(countable, archaic) The state of being thus pledged; betrothal, engagement.

troubadour troubadours n
Troubadour Trobador Trobairitz Troubadourin Troubairitz
An itinerant composer and performer of songs in medieval Europe; a jongleur or travelling minstrel.

trouble /ˈtɹə-/ /ˈtɹʌb(ə)l/ troubles n
Sorge Ungemach
Ärger
A distressing or dangerous situation.
Schwierigkeit
A difficulty, problem, condition, or action contributing to such a situation.
Anstrengung Bemühung Mühe
Efforts taken or expended, typically beyond the normal required.
Störung
A malfunction.

trouble /ˈtɹə-/ /ˈtɹʌb(ə)l/ v
belästigen bekümmern beunruhigen
(transitive) To mentally distress; to cause (someone) to be anxious or perplexed.

troubled /ˈtɹʌbl̩d/ more troubled most troubled adj
besorgt gestört
anxious, worried, careworn.

troublemaker troublemakers n
Randalierer Unruhestifter Störenfried Querulant Raufbold Rowdy
One who causes trouble, especially one who does so deliberately.

troubleshoot /ˈtɹʌbl̩ˌʃuːt/ v
durchleuchten ergründen untersuchen
(ambitransitive) To analyze or diagnose (a problem, or something faulty) to the point of determining a solution.

troubleshooting n
Fehlersuche Störungsbehebung
The identification and resolution of problems, especially problems of a technical nature.

troublesome /ˈtɹʌbl̩səm/ /ˈtɹʌbəlsəm/ more troublesome most troublesome adj
lästig leidig problematisch problembeladen
Causing trouble or anxiety

trough /tɹɑf/ /tɹɑθ/ /tɹɒf/ /tɹɔf/ /tɹɔθ/ troughs n
Trog Mulde Futtertrog
A long, narrow container, open on top, for feeding or watering animals.
Graben Rinne
A short, narrow canal designed to hold water until it drains or evaporates.
Dachrinne
(Canada) A gutter under the eaves of a building; an eaves trough.
Wellental
A long, narrow depression between waves or ridges; the low portion of a wave cycle.
Trog Tiefdruckrinne
(meteorology) A linear atmospheric depression associated with a weather front.

trounce /tɹaʊns/ v
verhauen verklopfen verkloppen verprügeln
(transitive) To beat severely; to thrash.
einmachen plattmachen vernichtend schlagen
(transitive) To beat or overcome thoroughly, to defeat heavily; especially (games, sports) to win against (someone) by a wide margin.
scharf zurechtweisen zusammenstauchen
(transitive) To chastise or punish physically or verbally; to scold with abusive language.
verklagen
(transitive, Britain, regional) To punish by bringing a lawsuit against; to sue.

troupe /tɹuːp/ troupes n
Truppe
A company of, often touring, actors, singers or dancers.
Any group of people working together on a shared activity.

trouser leg trouser legs n
Hosenbein

trouser pocket trouser pockets n
Hosentasche
A pocket in a pair of trousers.

trouser press trouser presses n
Hosenbügler
An electrical appliance used to smooth the wrinkles from a pair of trousers.

trousseau /ˈtɹuˌsoʊ/ /ˈtɹuːsəʊ/ trousseaus trousseaux n
Brautkiste Aussteuer
The clothes and linen, etc., that a bride collects or that is given to her for her wedding and married life, especially a traditional or formal set of these.

trout /tɹaʊt/ /tɹʌʊt/ trout trouts n
Forelle
Any of several species of fish in Salmonidae, closely related to salmon, and distinguished by spawning more than once.

trowel /ˈtɹaʊ.əl/ trowels n
Maurerkelle Kelle Mörtelkelle
A mason’s tool, used in spreading and dressing mortar, and breaking bricks to shape them.
Handschaufel Pflanzkelle Pflanzschaufel
A gardener’s tool, shaped like a scoop, used in taking up plants, stirring soil etc.
Glättkelle Hohlspatel Spachtel Spatel
A tool used for smoothing a mold.

truancy truancies n
Absentismus Schwänzen Schwänzerei Schulschwänzen Schulverweigerung Bummelantentum
The act of shirking from responsibilities and duties, especially from attending school.

truant /ˈtɹuənt/ /ˈtɹuːənt/ adj
am Schwänzen
(specifically) Of a student: absent from school without permission.

truant /ˈtɹuənt/ /ˈtɹuːənt/ truants n
Schulschwänzer Schulschwänzerin Schwänzer Schwänzerin
(specifically) A student who is absent from school without permission; hence (figurative) , a person who shirks or wanders from business or duty.

trub trubs n
Trub
(brewing, uncountable) The layer of sediment that appears at the bottom of the fermenter after yeast has completed the bulk of the fermentation.

truce /tɹus/ /tɹuːs/ truces n
Waffenstillstand Waffenruhe
A period of time in which no fighting takes place due to an agreement between the opposed parties.

truck /tɹʌk/ [tɹʌk] [t͡ʃɹʌk] trucks n
Lastkraftwagen LKW Lastwagen Laster Brummi Lieferwagen
(countable, uncountable, US, Australia) A heavier motor vehicle designed to carry goods or to pull a semi-trailer designed to carry goods.

truck /tɹʌk/ [tɹʌk] [t͡ʃɹʌk] v
(im LKW) transportieren (mit dem Lastwagen) fahren
(intransitive) To drive a truck.

truck driver truck drivers n
Lastwagenfahrer Lkw-Fahrer
(US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand) A person employed to drive a truck, especially a tractor-trailer or other large industrial truck.

truck stop truck stops n
Fernfahrerraststätte Lkw-Raststätte
(chiefly, North America, Australia) A roadside service area, usually consisting of a restaurant and service station and sometimes a motel or hotel, where drivers of long-haul trucks can stop to refuel, eat, and rest.

truculent /ˈtɹʌkjʊlənt/ more truculent most truculent adj
barbarisch grausam wild
Cruel or savage.

trudge /tɹʌd͡ʒ/ trudges n
Stapfen Stapferei quälender Marsch
A tramp, i.e. a long and tiring walk.

trudge /tɹʌd͡ʒ/ v
stapfen schleppen trotten
(intransitive) To walk wearily with heavy, slow steps.

true /tɹjuː/ /tɹuː/ /tɹɪʊ̯/ [t̠ɹ̠̊˔ʷu̠ː] more true most true truer truest adj
wahr echt korrekt richtig stimmig wahrhaftig
(of a statement) Conforming to the actual state of reality or fact; factually correct.
wahr
(logic) Of the state in Boolean logic that indicates an affirmative or positive result.
wahr echt treu
Loyal, faithful.
wahr echt tatsächlich effektiv eigentlich legitim
Genuine; legitimate, valid.

true /tɹjuː/ /tɹuː/ /tɹɪʊ̯/ [t̠ɹ̠̊˔ʷu̠ː] adv
akkurat genau klangtreu reinerbig reinrassig
(of shooting, throwing etc) Accurately.

true /tɹjuː/ /tɹuː/ /tɹɪʊ̯/ [t̠ɹ̠̊˔ʷu̠ː] trues n
Ausrichtung Justage Justierung Zentrierung
(uncountable) The state of being in alignment.

true /tɹjuː/ /tɹuː/ /tɹɪʊ̯/ [t̠ɹ̠̊˔ʷu̠ː] v
richten ausrichten begradigen berichtigen ebnen einebnen
To straighten (of something that is supposed to be straight).

true believer true believers n
Rechtgläubiger
A strict follower of a doctrine.

true bug true bugs n
Wanze
Any of various insects of the order Hemiptera and in particular of the suborder Heteroptera, that are wingless or have two pairs of wings, and have mouthparts adapted for piercing and sucking.

true love true loves n
wahre Liebe
(uncountable) The form of romantic affection that is considered pure and wholly positive, not just based on feelings of lust and sex.

true or false adj
richtig oder falsch
Of a question or series of questions having as answers only "true" or "false"

true to life adj
lebensecht lebensgroß
(of a model) Having the same dimensions as the original.
lebensecht
Realistic; natural.

truffle /ˈtɹʌf.l̩/ truffles n
Trüffel
Any of various edible fungi, of the genus Tuber, that grow in the soil in southern Europe; the earthnut.

truffle hog truffle hogs n
Trüffelschwein
A domestic pig used for extraction of truffles.

truism truisms n
Binsenweisheit Binsenwahrheit Gemeinplatz Truismus
A self-evident or obvious truth.
Banalität
A banality or cliché.

truly /ˈtɹuːli/ more truly most truly trulier truliest adv
wirklich wahrhaft
(manner) In accordance with the facts; truthfully, accurately.
wirklich ehrlich
(modal) Honestly, genuinely, in fact, really.
echt
(degree) Very.

trumeau /tɹuːˈməʊ/ trumeaus trumeaux n
Trumeau
(architecture) The pillar or center post supporting the lintel in the middle of a doorway or window opening, especially in a church.

trump /tɹʌmp/ [t͡ʃɹʌmp] trumps n
Trumpf Trumpffarbe
(cards) The suit, in a game of cards, that outranks all others.
Trumpf Trumpfkarte
(cards) A playing card of that suit.
Trumpf Ass Joker
(figuratively) Something that gives one an advantage, especially one held in reserve.

trump /tɹʌmp/ [t͡ʃɹʌmp] v
stechen
(transitive, cards) To play on (a card of another suit) with a trump.
trumpfen einen Trumpf ausspielen
(intransitive, cards) To play a trump, or to take a trick with a trump.
ausstechen
(transitive) To get the better of, or finesse, a competitor.
übertrumpfen
(transitive) To supersede.

trumped-up more trumped-up most trumped-up adj
ausgedacht erdichtet erfunden
Faked, fabricated or falsely manufactured.

trumpet /ˈtɹʌmpɪt/ trumpets n
Trompete
A musical instrument of the brass family, generally tuned to the key of B-flat; by extension, any type of lip-vibrated aerophone, most often valveless and not chromatic.

trumpeter /ˈtɹʌmpɪtə/ /ˈtɹʌmpɪtɚ/ trumpeters n
Trompeter Trompeterin
Someone who plays a trumpet.
Trompeter Trompeterin Trompetervogel
Any of three species of bird in the family Psophiidae from South America named for the trumpeting threat call of the males.
Trommeltaube
Any of a number of breeds of fancy pigeon (variety of domestic pigeon (Columba livia), originally bred for their peculiar gurgling voice, a prolonged coo called "trumpeting" or "drumming").

trumpeter finch trumpeter finches n
Wüstengimpel Wüstentrompeter
A species of finch, Bucanetes githagineus, known for its buzzing nasal trill

trumpeter pigeon /ˈtɹʌmpətɚ ˈpɪdʒən/ trumpeter pigeons n
Trommeltaube Trommeltäuber Trommeltäubin
Any of a number of breeds of domestic fancy pigeon, Columba livia domestica, descendants of the wild rock pigeon, Columba livia, of the family Columbidae (pigeons and doves) (originally bred for their peculiar gurgling voice, a prolonged coo called "trumpeting" or "drumming").

trumpeter swan trumpeter swans n
Trompeterschwan
The largest North American swan, Cygnus buccinator; they have white plumage with a long neck, a short black bill.

truncate /tɹaŋˈkæɪt/ /tɹʌŋˈkeɪt/ /ˈtɹʌŋˌkeɪt/ v
abschneiden kürzen
(transitive) To shorten (something) by, or as if by, cutting part of it off.

truncated icosahedron truncated icosahedra truncated icosahedrons n
Ikosaederstumpf
(geometry) A polyhedron that has thirty-two faces (12 regular pentagons and 20 regular hexagons) and 60 vertices and 90 edges, and is one of the Archimedean solids.

truncated octahedron truncated octahedra truncated octahedrons n
Oktaederstumpf
A zonohedron that has 14 faces (eight regular hexagons and six squares) and 36 edges and is an Archimedean solid.

truncheon /ˈtɹʌnt͡ʃən/ /ˈtɹʌnʃən/ truncheons n
Schlagstock
A baton, or military staff of command, now especially the stick carried by a police officer.

trundle /ˈtɹʌndəl/ v
rollen schieben
(transitive) To wheel or roll (an object on wheels), especially by pushing, often slowly or heavily.
rollen lassen
(transitive) To cause (something) to roll or revolve; to roll (something) along.

trundle along v
entlangtrödeln entlangzockeln
(ambitransitive) To move slowly.

trundle bed trundle beds n
Ausziehbett
A low bed, designed to be rolled/stored away, usually on casters, under a higher bed, e.g. for temporary use by guests.

trunk /tɹʌŋk/ [tɹʌŋk] [t͡ʃɹʌŋk] trunks n
Rüssel
The conspicuously extended, mobile, nose-like organ of an animal such as a sengi, a tapir or especially an elephant. The trunks of various kinds of animals might be adapted to probing and sniffing, as in the sengis, or be partly prehensile, as in the tapir, or be a versatile prehensile organ for manipulation, feeding, drinking and fighting as in the elephant.
Kofferraum Gepäckraum
(North America, automotive) The luggage storage compartment of a sedan/saloon-style car.
Überseekoffer Koffer Truhe Kleiderkoffer Schiffskoffer Schrankkoffer
A box or chest usually covered with leather, metal, or cloth, or sometimes made of leather, hide, or metal, for holding or transporting clothes or other goods.
Amt Amtsleitung Anschlusskabel Bündelleitung Hauptleitung Verbindungskabel
(US, telecommunications) A circuit between telephone switchboards or other switching equipment.
The main line or body of anything.
Stamm Baumstamm
(software engineering) In software projects under source control: the most current source tree, from which the latest unstable builds (so-called "trunk builds") are compiled.

truss /tɹʌs/ trusses n
Bruchband
A bandage and belt used to hold a hernia in place.
Garbe
An old English farming measurement. One truss of straw equalled 36 pounds, a truss of old hay equalled 56 pounds, a truss of new hay equalled 60 pounds, and 36 trusses equalled one load.
Binde Bund Bündel Büschel Fessel Garbe
(obsolete) A bundle; a package.
Bauchbinde Leibbinde
(historical) Part of a woman's dress; a stomacher.
Binder Büschel Dachbalken Dachgebälk Dachstuhl Dachtragwerk
(botany) A tuft of flowers or cluster of fruits formed at the top of the main stem of certain plants.

trust /tɹʊst/ /tɹʌst/ [tɹɐst] [tɹʌst] [t͡ʃɹ-] trusts n
Vertrauen
Confidence in or reliance on some person or quality.
Hoffnung Vertrauen
Dependence upon something in the future; hope.
Trust
A group of businessmen or traders organised for mutual benefit to produce and distribute specific commodities or services, and managed by a central body of trustees.

trust /tɹʊst/ /tɹʌst/ [tɹɐst] [tɹʌst] [t͡ʃɹ-] v
vertrauen
(transitive) To place confidence in, to rely on, to confide in.
(intransitive) To have trust; to be credulous; to be won to confidence; to confide.
anschreiben
(transitive) To give credence to; to believe; to credit.

trust fund trust funds n
Treuhandfonds
(legal) Property held by a trustee in a trust established by a grantor for a beneficiary.

trust, but verify phraseologicalUnit
Vertraue, aber prüfe nach Vertrauen ist gut, Kontrolle ist besser

trustee /tɹʌsˈtiː/ trustees n
Treuhänder Treuhänderin
(trust law) A person to whom property is legally committed in trust, to be applied either for the benefit of specified individuals (beneficiaries), or for public uses; one who is intrusted with property for the benefit of another.

trusteeship trusteeships n
Treuhandschaft
(legal) Office or function of a trustee.

trustworthy /ˈtɹʌst.wɜɹ.ði/ more trustworthy most trustworthy trustworthier trustworthiest adj
glaubwürdig vertrauenswürdig
Deserving of trust, reliable.

truth /tɹuːθ/ truths n
Wahrheit Treue
True facts, genuine depiction or statements of reality.
The state or quality of being true to someone or something.
Wahrheit
Conformity to fact or reality; correctness, accuracy.
That which is real, in a deeper sense; spiritual or ‘genuine’ reality.
(countable) Something acknowledged to be true; a true statement or axiom.

truth be told interjection
ehrlich gesagt in Wahrheit um ehrlich zu sein
(idiomatic) Used when admitting something one might otherwise lie about, e.g. to keep up appearances or be polite.

truth or dare n
Wahrheit oder Pflicht
(games) A game where players take it in turn to perform a dare set by the other players, or truthfully answer a question put forth by them.

truth table truth tables n
Wahrheitstabelle
(logic) A table showing all possible truth values for an expression, derived from the truth values of its components.

truth value truth values n
Wahrheitswert
(logic) A value indicating to what extent a statement is true; in classical logic, these are the values "true" and "false".

truthful /ˈtɹuːθ.f(ə)l/ more truthful most truthful adj
wahrheitsliebend
Honest, and always telling the truth.
wahrheitsgemäß wahrheitsgetreu
Accurately depicting what is real.

try /tɹaɪ/ [tɹ̝̊aɪ̯] [t̠͡ɹ̠̊˔aɪ̯] [t̠͡ɹ̠̊˔ʷaɪ̯] [t͡ʃɹaɪ̯] tries n
Versuch Probe Anlauf Test
An attempt.
Probe Verkostung
An act of tasting or sampling.
Versuch
(rugby) A score in rugby league and rugby union, analogous to a touchdown in American football.

try /tɹaɪ/ [tɹ̝̊aɪ̯] [t̠͡ɹ̠̊˔aɪ̯] [t̠͡ɹ̠̊˔ʷaɪ̯] [t͡ʃɹaɪ̯] v
versuchen probieren testen ausprobieren untersuchen anklagen
To prove by experiment; to apply a test to, for the purpose of determining the quality; to examine; to prove; to test.
versuchen probieren testen anklagen Gericht Prozess
To settle; to decide; to determine; specifically, to decide by an appeal to arms.

try on v
anprobieren
(transitive) To test the look or fit of (a garment) by wearing it.

try out v
ausprobieren probieren
(transitive) To test (something) to see how it works or whether it is suitable.

tryptophan /ˈtɹɪptə(ʊ)fæn/ tryptophans n
Tryptophan
(amino acid) An essential amino acid having an indole side chain; it is present in many foods, especially chocolate, oats, bananas and milk; it is essential for normal growth and development and is the precursor of serotonin and niacin; any specific form of this compound, or any derivative of it.

tryst /tɹaɪst/ /tɹɪst/ trysts n
Rendezvous Schäferstündchen Stelldichein Verabredung
A prearranged meeting or assignation, now especially between lovers to meet at a specific place and time.
Vereinbarung
(obsolete) A mutual agreement, a covenant.

tryzub /tɹɪˈzub/ /tɹɪˈzuːb/ tryzubs n
Trysub
A trident emblem representing Ukraine. [from mid 20th c.]

tsamba /ˈ(t)sɑmbə/ n
Tsampa
A form of porridge made from roasted barley in Tibet.

tsar /(t)sɑɹ/ /(t)sɑː/ /tsɐː/ /zɐː/ /zɑɹ/ /zɑː/ tsars n
Zar
(historical) An emperor of Russia (1547 to 1917) and of some South Slavic states.

tsardom /ˈ(t)sɑː(ɹ)dəm/ /ˈzɑː(ɹ)dəm/ tsardoms n
Zarentum
(countable) The territory ruled by a tsar.

tsarevich /(t)sɑːˈɹɛvɪtʃ/ /ˈ(t)sɑːɹəvɪtʃ/ /ˈzɑːɹəvɪtʃ/ tsareviches tsarevichi tsarevichs n
Zarewitsch
A son of a tsar, a prince in Russia or Bulgaria.

tsarina /tsaˈɹiːnə/ /zaˈɹiːnə/ tsar tsarinas n
Zarin
(historical) An empress of several Eastern European countries, especially Russia, or the wife of a tsar.

tsarism tsarisms n
Zarismus
A system of government ruled by a tsar.

tsarist /ˈ(t)sɑːɹɪst/ /ˈzɑːɹɪst/ adj
zaristisch
expressing support for a tsar
zaristisch Zar
from the time of the tsar in Russia

tsarist /ˈ(t)sɑːɹɪst/ /ˈzɑːɹɪst/ tsarists n
Zarist Zaristin
One who supports a tsar.

tselina tselinas tseliny n
Neuland
A "virgin land": an underdeveloped, scarcely populated, high-fertility region of land often covered with chernozem soil in Russia and Kazakhstan.

tsetse /sitsi/ /sɛtsi/ /titsi/ /tsitsi/ /tsɛtsi/ /tɛtsi/ tsetse tsetses n
Tsetsefliege
Any fly of the genus Glossina, native to Africa, that feeds on human and animal blood; known primarily as a carrier of parasitic trypanosomes.

tsuga /ˈsuːɡə/ tsugas n
Hemlocktanne Schierlingstanne
Any tree of genus Tsuga of conifers in the family Pinaceae, of which there are eight, nine, or ten species (depending on the authority), with four species occurring in North America and four to six in eastern Asia.

tsunami /(t)suˈnæmi/ /(t)suˈnɑmi/ /(t)suːˈnɑːmi/ tsunami tsunamis n
Tsunami
A very large and destructive wave, generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean, such as an undersea earthquake or volcanic eruption. Tsunami are usually a series of waves, or wave train.

tsundere /ˈtsun.dəɹ.eɪ/ tsundere tsunderes n
Tsundere
(chiefly, Japanese fiction) A cold, nitpicky character, usually a girl, who conceals (without complete success) a bashfulness in the presence of their crush.

tsuris /tsuːɹɪs/ /tsʊɹɪs/ n
Zores
(US, colloquial) Problems or troubles.

tteokbokki /tɒkˈbəʊki/ n
Tteokbokki
Stir-fried sliced tteoks (Korean rice cakes) seasoned with red pepper paste.

tuatara /tuːəˈtɑːɹə/ tuatara tuataras n
Brückenechse
A reptile, Sphenodon punctatus, native to New Zealand, that resembles lizards and is the only surviving rhynchocephalian.

tub /tʌb/ tubs n
Bottich Kübel Dose
A flat-bottomed vessel, of width similar to or greater than its height, used for storing or packing things, or for washing things in.

tuba /ˈtjuː.bə/ /ˈtu.bə/ tubae tubas n
Tuba
(anatomy) A tube or tubular organ.

tubaist tubaists n
Tubist Tubistin
someone who plays the tuba

tubal ligation tubal ligations n
Tubenligatur
(medicine) A surgical procedure for sterilization in which a woman's Fallopian tubes are blocked or severed.

tubby /ˈtʌbi/ tubbier tubbiest adj
rundlich dick moppelig pummelig
stout, rotund
bauchig fassartig
Resembling a tub
dumpf
sounding dull and without resonance or freedom of sound.

tubby /ˈtʌbi/ tubbies n
Dickerchen
(pejorative, slang, often used teasingly) An overweight person.

tube /tjuːb/ /tuːb/ /tʃuːb/ tubes n
Tube
An approximately cylindrical container, usually with a crimped end and a screw top, used to contain and dispense semiliquid substances.
Röhre Rohr
(surfing) A wave which pitches forward when breaking, creating a hollow space inside.

tube sock tube socks n
Schlauchsocke
A one-size-fits-all sock, having a plain tubular shape rather than one designed to match the contours of the foot.

tube top tube tops n
Bustier Schlauch-Top
A one-piece strapless tube-shaped top worn by women, leaving shoulders and belly-button exposed.

tuber /tjuːbə(ɹ)/ /tubɚ/ tubers n
Knolle Wurzelknolle
A fleshy, thickened underground stem of a plant, usually containing stored starch, for example a potato or arrowroot.

tubercle /ˈtuːbɚkəl/ tubercles n
Tuberkel
(anatomy) A round nodule, small eminence, or warty outgrowth, especially those found on bones for the attachment of a muscle or ligament or small elevations on the surface of a tooth.
(pathology) A small rounded nodule forming the characteristic lesion of tuberculosis.

tuberculosis /tjuːˌbɜː(ɹ)kjʊˈləʊsɪs/ /tuˌbɚkjʊˈloʊsɪs/ tuberculoses n
Tuberkulose
(pathology) An infectious disease of humans and animals caused by a species of mycobacterium, usually Mycobacterium tuberculosis, mainly infecting the lungs where it causes tubercles characterized by the expectoration of mucus and sputum, fever, weight loss, and chest pain, and transmitted through inhalation or ingestion of bacteria. [from 1839]

tuberose /ˈtjuːbəɹəʊz/ /ˈtubəɹoʊz/ tuberoses n
Tuberose
especially Agave amica (syn. Poliantes tuberosa), that has white flowers and grass-like leaves, used in perfumery.

tubist tubists n
Tubaspieler Tubaspielerin Tubist Tubistin
Someone who plays the tuba.

tubular /ˈt(j)ubjulɚ/ /ˈt(j)ubjəlɚ/ /ˈtjuːbjələ(ɹ)/ /ˈtjuːbjʊlə(ɹ)/ /ˈtjʉːbjələ(ɹ)/ /ˈtjʉːbjʊlə(ɹ)/ more tubular most tubular adj
rohrförmig schlauchförmig
Shaped like a tube.

tubular bells n
Röhrenglocken
(musical instrument, percussion) A percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned metal tubes that are struck with a mallet.

tuck /tʌk/ v
stecken

tuck in v
eindecken tucken zudecken
(transitive) To pull the blankets or duvet up over (someone in bed); to put (someone) to bed.

tufa tufas n
Kalktuff
Calcareous lime deposited by precipitation from a body of water, such as a hot spring.

tuff /tʌf/ tuffs n
Tuff Tuffstein
(rock) A light porous rock, now especially a rock composed of compacted volcanic ash varying in size from fine sand to coarse gravel.

tuft /tʌft/ tufts n
Büschel Tuff
A bunch of feathers, grass or hair, etc., held together at the base.

tufted antshrike tufted antshrikes n
Schwarzmasken-Ameisenwürger
A passerine bird of the antbird family, Mackenziaena severa.

tufted duck tufted ducks n
Reiherente
A species of duck, Aythya fuligula.

tufted puffin /ˈtʌftɪd ˈpʌfɪn/ tufted puffins n
Gelbschopflund
A species of puffin, Fratercula cirrhata, easily distinguished by its thick bill and the pair of tufts on its head.

tufted titmouse tufted titmice tufted titmouses n
Indianermeise
Baeolophus bicolor, a small bird of the tit family Paridae, native to the eastern US.

tug /tʌɡ/ tugs n
Ruck
A sudden powerful pull.

tug /tʌɡ/ v
zerren
(transitive) To pull or drag with great effort.
(transitive) To pull hard repeatedly.
schleppen
(transitive) To tow by tugboat.

tug of war /ˈtʌɡ əv ˌwɔː(r)/ tug of wars tugs of war n
Tauziehen
A game or competition in which two teams pull or tug on opposite ends of a rope trying to force the other team over the line which initially marked the middle between the two teams.
Tauziehen Gezerre
(idiomatic) A dispute between two parties, particularly an entrenched, back-and-forth dispute.

tugboat /ˈtʌɡboʊt/ /ˈtʌɡbəʊt/ tugboats n
Schlepper Schleppboot Schleppdampfer Schleppschiff
A small, powerful boat used to push or pull barges or to help maneuver larger vessels.

tughra tughras n
Tughra
A calligraphic signature of an Ottoman sultan (and some other rulers to the present day) that was affixed to official documents, carved on his seal, and stamped on coins and inscribed on some stamps issued during his reign.

tugrik tugriks n
Tögrög
The Mongolian unit of currency; abbreviated MNT, ₮; formerly subdivided into 100 möngö.

tuition /tjuːˈɪʃən/ /tuˈɪʃən/ /ˈtjuːʃən/ tuitions n
Studiengebühr Unterrichtsgebühr
(North American) A sum of money paid for instruction (such as in a high school, boarding school, university, or college).
Tutorium Unterricht
The training or instruction provided by a teacher or tutor.

tularemia /ˌt(j)uːləˈɹiːmɪə/ n
Tularämie
(disease) An infectious disease caused by the bacterium Francisella tularensis.

tulip /ˈtjuːlɪp/ /ˈtulɪp/ /ˈtʃuːlɪp/ tulips n
Tulpe
A type of flowering plant, genus Tulipa.
The flower of this plant.

tulip tree tulip trees n
Amerikanischer Tulpenbaum Tulpenbaum
(botany) A North American tree, Liriodendron tulipifera, that has squarish leaves, cone-shaped fruit and an aromatic odour, of family Magnoliaceae.
(botany) A tropical tree (Thespesia populnea, Indian tulip tree), of family Malvaceae.

tulle /tjuːl/ /tuːl/ /tʊl/ tulles n
Tüll
A kind of silk lace or light netting, used for clothing, veils, etc.

tumble /ˈtʌmbl̩/ tumbles n
Fall Sturz Absturz Purzelbaum Rolle Überschlag
A fall, especially end over end.

tumble /ˈtʌmbl̩/ v
stürzen fallen herumfallen herunterfallen herunterstürzen purzeln
(intransitive) To fall end over end; to roll over and over.
purzeln
(intransitive) To drop rapidly.

tumble dryer tumble dryers n
Wäschetrockner Trockner
An electrical device that dries clothes in a rotating drum which tumbles the clothes in a flow of hot air.

tumbler /ˈtʌmblɚ/ tumblers n
Trinkglas Glasbecher Tumbler
A drinking glass that has no stem, foot, or handle — so called because such glasses originally had a pointed or convex base and could not be set down without spilling. This compelled the drinker to finish their measure.
Tümmler
A variety of the domestic pigeon remarkable for its habit of tumbling, or turning somersaults, during its flight.

tumbleweed /ˈtʌmbəlwiːd/ /ˈtʌmbəlˌwid/ tumbleweeds n
Bodenläufer Bodenroller Steppenläufer Steppenroller
Any plant which habitually breaks away from its roots once dry, forming a light, rolling mass which is driven by the wind from place to place; as Russian thistle, wild indigo, witch grass, Amaranthus albus, etc.

tummy /ˈtʌ.mi/ tummies n
Bäuchlein
(colloquial, often childish) Stomach or belly.
Bauch Bäuchlein
(US, slang) Protruding belly, paunch.

tumor /tjuː.mə/ /tuː.məɹ/ tumors n
Geschwulst Tumor
(oncology, pathology) An abnormal growth; differential diagnosis includes abscess, metaplasia, and neoplasia.

tumult /ˈtjuː.mʌlt/ /ˈtuː.mʌlt/ /ˈtʃuː.mʌlt/ [ˈtʌmʌlt̰̚] tumults n
Tumult Krach Lärm lautes Stimmengewirr
Confused, agitated noise as made by a crowd.
Tumult chaotisches Durcheinander
Violent commotion or agitation, often with confusion of sounds.
Tumult Aufstand
A riot or uprising.

tumultuous /tjʊˈmʌl.tjʊ.əs/ /tuˈmʌl.t͡ʃu.əs/ /tə-/ more tumultuous most tumultuous adj
tumultuarisch
Causing or characterized by tumult; chaotic, disorderly, turbulent. [from mid 16th c.]

tuna /ˈtjuː.nə/ /ˈtu.nə/ /ˈtʃuː.nə/ tuna tunas n
Thunfisch Thun
Any of several species of fish of the genus Thunnus in the family Scombridae.
The edible flesh of the tuna.

tundra /ˈtʌndɹə/ tundras n
Tundra
A flat and treeless Arctic biome.

tundra bean goose tundra bean geese n
Tundrasaatgans
Any goose of species Anser serrirostris, that breeds in northern Siberia.

tune /t(j)un/ /tjuːn/ /tɪu̯n/ /tʃuːn/ tunes n
Melodie
A melody.

tune /t(j)un/ /tjuːn/ /tɪu̯n/ /tʃuːn/ v
stimmen
To adjust (a musical instrument) so that it produces the correct pitches.

tune in v
einschalten
To select a channel, station, etc., as on television or radio.

tuneful more tuneful most tuneful adj
melodisch melodiös
Having or producing a pleasing tune; melodic or melodious

tungsten /ˈtʌŋstən/ tungstens n
Wolfram
A rare metallic chemical element (symbol W, from Latin wolframium) with an atomic number of 74.

tungsten carbide n
Wolframcarbid Wolframkarbid
(inorganic compound) a very hard, grey compound, chemical formula WC, used as an abrasive.

tunic /tjuːnɪk/ /tuːnɪk/ tunics n
Tunika
A garment worn over the torso, with or without sleeves, and of various lengths reaching from the hips to the ankles.

tuning /tjuːnɪŋ/ /tuːnɪŋ/ tunings n
Anpassung
Action of the verb to tune.
Stimmung
The calibration of a musical instrument to a standard pitch.

tuning fork /tjʉːnɪŋ foːk/ tuning forks n
Stimmgabel
(musical instruments) A fork-shaped object which emits a tone of a specific frequency when struck, producing a reference note for tuning instruments.

tuning key tuning keys n
Wirbel
A peg or screw used to tighten or loosen strings on a musical instrument in order to produce concordant sounds.

tuning wrench tuning wrenches n
Stimmhammer

tunnel /ˈtʌn(ə)l/ tunnels n
Tunnel Stollen
An underground or underwater passage.

tunnel boring machine tunnel boring machines n
TBM Tunnelbohrmaschine
(engineering) A large machine used to excavate tunnels with a circular cross section.

tunnel vision n
Tunnelblick
A restricted field of vision, especially as the result of looking through some type of object or a medical condition.

tuple /ˈtjuːpəl/ /ˈtuːpəl/ /ˈtʊpəl/ /ˈtʌpəl/ /ˈt͡ʃuːpəl/ tuples n
Tupel
(set theory) A finite sequence of terms.
(databases) A single row in a relational database.
(programming) A fixed-size container data type similar to a list that can hold different types of elements.

turban /ˈtɜːbən/ /ˈtɝbən/ turbans n
Turban
A man's headdress made by winding a length of cloth round the head.
A woman's close-fitting hat with little or no brim.

turbid /ˈtɜː(ɹ)bɪd/ more turbid most turbid adj
trüb
Having the lees or sediment disturbed; not clear. (of a liquid)

turbidite turbidites n
Turbidit
(geology) Any sedimentary deposit formed by a turbidity current.

turbidity turbidities n
Trübheit
The state of being turbid; turbidness.

turbine /ˈtəːˌbaɪn/ /ˈtəːˌbɪn/ /ˈtɚ.bɪn/ /ˈtɚˌbaɪn/ turbines n
Turbine
Any of various rotary machines that use the kinetic energy of a continuous stream of fluid (a liquid or a gas) to turn a shaft.

turbocapitalism n
Turbokapitalismus
(capitalism) An accelerated form of capitalism that lacks measures to keep the system in equilibrium and prevent social unrest.

turbocapitalist adj
turbokapitalistisch
(economics) Relating to turbocapitalism

turbocharger turbochargers n
Kompressor Turbolader
inlet air compressor for an internal combustion engine (either Otto or Diesel cycle), powered from the exhaust air.

turbojet turbojets n
Einstrom-Strahltriebwerk Turbojet
(aeronautics) A jet engine that develops thrust solely from high-speed exhaust gases expelled from a turbine that drives a compressor.

turboprop turboprops n
Turboprop PTL Propellerturbine Propellerturbinenluftstrahltriebwerk
(aeronautics) A type of gas turbine aircraft engine that drives and obtains essentially all thrust from an external (typically unducted) propeller.

turboshaft turboshafts n
Wellenturbine
A gas-turbine engine designed to transmit power by means of a geared shaft, used in helicopters and for land and marine vehicular and stationary applications.

turbot /ˈtɜːbət/ /ˈtɝbət/ turbot turbots n
Steinbutt
Any of species Scophthalmus maximus (syn. Psetta maxima) of flatfish native to Europe.
Any of various other flatfishes of family Scophthalmidae that are found in marine or brackish waters.

turbulence /ˈtɜː.bjə.ləns/ /ˈtɝ.bjə.ləns/ turbulences n
Turbulenz
(uncountable) Disturbance in a gas or fluid, characterized by evidence of internal motion or unrest.

turbulent /ˈtɜːbjələnt/ /ˈtɝbjələnt/ more turbulent most turbulent adj
turbulent

turbulent flow turbulent flows n
turbulente Strömung
(physics) A form of irregular viscous flow in which the velocity and pressure of the fluid fluctuates at random in both time and space,

turd /tɜːd/ /tɝd/ turds n
Haufen Kackwurst Hundehaufen Pferdeapfel
(informal, mildly, vulgar) A piece of solid animal or human feces.
Mist Scheißtyp
(informal, mildly, vulgar, derogatory) A worthless person or thing.

tureen /t(j)uˈɹin/ /təˈɹin/ /təˈɹiːn/ /t͡ʃəˈɹiːn/ /t͡ʃʊˈɹiːn/ tureens n
Terrine
A broad, deep serving dish used for serving soup or stew.

turf /tɚf/ /tɜːf/ turfs turves n
Rasen
(uncountable) A layer of earth covered with grass; sod.
Grassode
(countable) A piece of such a layer cut from the soil. May be used as sod to make a lawn, dried for peat, stacked to form earthen structures, etc.

turgid /ˈtɚ.d͡ʒɪd/ /ˈtɜː.d͡ʒɪd/ more turgid most turgid adj
angeschwollen aufgeblasen geschwollen
Distended beyond the natural state by some internal agent, especially fluid, or expansive force.
aufgeblasen geschwollen schwülstig
(of language or style) Overly complex and difficult to understand; grandiloquent; bombastic.

turkey /ˈtɜːki/ /ˈtɝki/ turkeys turkies n
Truthahn Pute Puter Truthenne Indian Kurre
(countable) A bird in the genus Meleagris with a fan-shaped tail and wattled neck, especially the wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo, now domesticated).
Truthahn Pute Putenfleisch Trutenfleisch Truthahnfleisch
(uncountable) The flesh or meat of this bird eaten as food.

turkey vulture turkey vultures n
Truthahngeier
A common New World vulture, Cathartes aura.

turkey-hen turkey-hens n
Pute Truthenne Trute weibliches Truthuhn
A female turkey.

turkeycock turkeycocks n
Puter Puthahn Truter Truthahn männliches Truthuhn
A male turkey.

turmeric /təɹ.ˈmɛ.ɾɪk/ /ˈtjuː.m(ə).ɹɪk/ /ˈtuː.mə.ɹɪk/ /ˈtɜɹ.məɹ.ɪk/ /ˈtɜː.m(ə).ɹɪk/ /ˈtʃuː.m(ə).ɹɪk/ [ˈtʰu.mɚ.ɪk] [ˈtʰɝ.mɚ.ɪk] turmerics n
Kurkuma Gelbwurz Kurkume
(botany) An Indian plant, Curcuma longa, with aromatic rhizomes, part of the ginger family (Zingiberaceae).
(cooking) The pulverized rhizome of the turmeric plant, used for flavoring and to add a bright yellow color to food.
A yellow to reddish-brown dye extracted from the turmeric plant.

turmoil /ˈtɜːmɔɪl/ turmoils n
Aufruhr Tumult Unordnung Unruhe
A state of great disorder or uncertainty.

turn /tɜːn/ /tɝn/ turns n
Abbiegung Drehung
A change of direction or orientation.
abwechseln an der Reihe sein dran sein
A chance to use (something) shared in sequence with others.
Zug Reihe
One's chance to make a move in a game having two or more players.
Doppelschlag Drehung Umdrehung
A figure in music, often denoted ~, consisting of the note above the one indicated, the note itself, the note below the one indicated, and the note itself again.
Windung
A single loop of a coil.

turn /tɜːn/ /tɝn/ v
abbiegen drehen
(intransitive) To change one's direction of travel.
drechseln
(transitive) To shape (something) symmetrically by rotating it against a stationary cutting tool, as on a lathe.
drehen wenden
(intransitive) Of a body, person, etc, to move around an axis through itself.
(transitive) To change the direction or orientation of, especially by rotation.
sich verfärben
(intransitive) To change the color of the leaves in the autumn.
sich verwandeln verwandeln
To change fundamentally; to metamorphose.
wenden
To rebel; to go against something formerly tolerated.
werden drehen
(copulative) To become (begin to be).

turn a blind eye v
ein Auge zudrücken wegschauen die Augen verschließen vor wegsehen
(idiomatic) To ignore or deliberately overlook, especially with respect to something unpleasant or improper, to look the other way. To knowingly refuse to acknowledge something which you know to be real.

turn a deaf ear v
taub stellen
(figuratively, transitive with to) To refuse to listen to something.

turn around v
umdrehen
(ergative) To physically rotate (usually around a vertical axis) for a half turn (180 degrees), a whole turn (360 degrees), or an indefinite amount.
(transitive, figurative) To change drastically in a fundamental way, often for the better; to change to the opposite (opinion or position).

turn away v
abweden
(intransitive, literally) To rotate oneself so as not to face someone or something.

turn down v
ablehnen abweisen absagen jemandem einen Korb geben sich verweigern verweigern
(idiomatic) To refuse, decline, or deny.
herunter stellen herunterdrehen herunterregeln niedriger stellen reduzieren vermindern
(idiomatic) To reduce the power, etc. of something by means of a control, such as the volume, heat, or light.

turn in v
abliefern einreichen einschicken
(transitive, idiomatic) To submit something; to give.
anzeigen abliefern einreichen einschicken
(transitive, idiomatic) To relinquish; give up; to tell on someone to the authorities (especially to turn someone in).
einschlagen sich aufs Ohr legen sich hinhauen säumen umschlagen
(intransitive, idiomatic) To go to bed; to retire to bed.
einschlagen säumen umschlagen
(soccer) To convert a goal using a turning motion of the body.

turn in one's grave v
sich im Grab umdrehen sich im Grabe umdrehen
(idiomatic) To be appalled, offended or disgusted by something, despite being deceased.

turn into v
sich verwandeln in sich wandeln in werden
(idiomatic, intransitive) To transform into; become.
zu ... machen
(idiomatic, transitive) To transform into; cause to become.

turn of events turns of events n
Ereigniswende
(idiomatic) A deviation from the expected course of events.

turn of phrase turns of phrase n
Redewendung
(countable) An expression which is worded in a distinctive way, especially one which is particularly memorable or artful.

turn of the century turns of centuries turns of the centuries n
Jahrhundertwende
The beginning or end of a certain century.

turn of the year turns of the years n
Jahreswechsel Jahreswende
Approximately at the end of one year and the beginning of the next.

turn off v
ausschalten ausmachen abschalten abstellen
(transitive) To power down, to switch off, to put out of operation, to deactivate (an appliance, light, mechanism, functionality etc.).
abstellen zudrehen
(transitive) To rotate a tap or valve so as to interrupt the outflow of liquid or gas.
abstoßen abtörnen
(transitive) To repulse, disgust, or discourage (someone).
abbiegen ausfahren
(intransitive) To leave a road; to exit.

turn on v
anstellen aufdrehen
(transitive) To set a flow of fluid or gas running by rotating a tap or valve. [from 19th c.]
einschalten anmachen anstellen
(transitive) To power up, to put into operation, to start, to activate (an appliance, light, mechanism, functionality etc.).
anmachen antörnen geil machen
(transitive) To introduce (someone to something), and especially to fill them with enthusiasm (about it); to intoxicate, give pleasure to ( + to an object of interest or excitement). [from 20th c.]

turn out v
ausgehen enden entpuppen erweisen herausstellen
(intransitive, idiomatic, copulative) To end up; to result.
ausschalten
(transitive, idiomatic) To extinguish a light or other device
herausstellen entpuppen
(intransitive, idiomatic) To become apparent or known, especially (as) it turns out
herstellen hervorbringen machen
(transitive, idiomatic) To produce; make.
abweisen zurückweisen
(transitive, idiomatic) To refuse service or shelter; to eject or evict.

turn over v
umdrehen
To flip over; to rotate uppermost to bottom.

turn over a new leaf v
ein neues Leben beginnen einen neuen Kapitel aufschlagen
(idiomatic) To engage in self-improvement; to begin a good habit or shed a bad habit.

turn the other cheek v
die andere Backe hinhalten die andere Wange hinhalten
(idiomatic) To accept punishment or injury without retaliating.

turn the tables v
das Blatt wenden den Spieß umdrehen die Rollen tauschen

turn the tide v
das Blatt wenden
(idiomatic) To undergo a change or reversal of a general trend.

turn to v
sich verwandeln in
(said of objects) To become, to turn into.
To start to do or to use something in an attempt to deal with a difficult and unpleasant situation.
sich wenden an
To consult for advice or help.

turn up v
aufkreuzen auftauchen
(intransitive, copulative) To show up; to appear suddenly or unexpectedly.
(transitive) To cause to appear; to find by searching, etc.
aufdrehen
(transitive) To increase the amount of something by means of a control, such as the volume, heat, or light.
aufstellen hochklappen hochschlagen
(transitive) To reposition by rotating, flipping, etc. upwards.
belegen festmachen
(transitive, nautical) To belay or make fast a line on a cleat or pin.

turn upside down v
umdrehen
(transitive, intransitive) To flip over; to rotate top to bottom.

turn-off turn-offs n
Abtörn
(idiomatic) Something that repulses, disgusts, or discourages, especially sexually.

turnaround /ˈtɜː(ɹ)nəˌɹaʊnd/ turnarounds n
Kehrtwendung Richtungsänderung Umschwung Wende

turnbuckle turnbuckles n
Spannschloss Spannschraube
(nautical) A link threaded on both ends of a short bar which is used to pull objects together. (FM 55-501)

turncoat /ˈtəːn.kəʊt/ /ˈtɝn.koʊt/ turncoats n
Überläufer Überläuferin
A traitor; one who turns against a previous affiliation or allegiance.

turner /ˈtɜː.nə(ɹ)/ /ˈtɝ.nɚ/ turners n
Dreher Dreherin Drechsler Drechslerin
A person who turns and shapes wood etc. on a lathe.

turning circle turning circles n
Wendekreis
(automotive, of a road vehicle) The circular path formed by the wheel furthest from the centre of the turn when turning to the maximum extent.
(nautical) The path followed by a vessel’s center of gravity when it makes a complete turn of 360° with a consistent rudder angle. (FM 55-501)

turning point turning points n
Wendepunkt Zäsur
A decisive point at which a significant change or historical event occurs, or at which a decision must be made.
Extremwert
(calculus) A maximum or minimum on a graph.

turnip /ˈtɜː.nɪp/ /ˈtɝ.nɪp/ turnips n
Speiserübe Mairübe Rübsen Teltower Rübchen Bayrische Rübe Herbstrübe
The white root of a yellow-flowered plant, Brassica rapa, grown as a vegetable and as fodder for cattle.
Zwiebel
(dated) A large, heavy pocket watch, so called because its profile resembled the vegetable.

turnip greens n
Rübstiel
The edible leaves of the turnip plant (Brassica rapa).

turnip moth turnip moths n
Saateule
A moth of the family Noctuidae, Agrotis segetum, whose larvae called cutworms cause damage to a wide variety of crops.

turnkey /ˈtɜː(ɹ)nˌkiː/ more turnkey most turnkey adj
schlüsselfertig
Ready to use without further assembly or test; supplied in a state that is ready to turn on and operate (typically refers to an assembly that is outsourced for manufacture)

turnkey /ˈtɜː(ɹ)nˌkiː/ turnkeys n
Gefangenenwärter Gefangenenwärterin Gefängniswärter Gefängniswärterin
(now, _, archaic) A warder or jailer/gaoler; keeper of the keys in a prison.

turnout /ˈtɜː(ɹ)naʊt/ turnouts n
Wahlbeteiligung Besucheraufkommen Besucherzahl Teilnehmerzahl
The number or proportion of people who attend or participate in an event (especially an election) or are present at a venue.

turnover turnovers n
Umsatz
The amount of money taken as sales transacted in a given period.
Fluktuation
The frequency with which stock is replaced after being used or sold, workers leave and are replaced, a property changes hands, etc.
Turnover
(sports) A loss of possession of the ball without scoring.
Überkopfgehen Überschlagen
The act or result of overturning something; an upset.

turnpike /ˈtɜː(ɹ)npaɪk/ turnpikes n
Drehschranke
A frame consisting of two bars crossing each other at right angles and turning on a post or pin, to hinder the passage of animals, but admitting a person to pass between the arms; a turnstile.
Mautstraße
(chiefly, US) A toll road, especially a toll expressway.

turnstile /ˈtɜːnstaɪl/ /ˈtɝnstaɪl/ turnstiles n
Drehkreuz
A rotating mechanical device that controls and counts passage between public areas, especially one that only allows passage after a charge has been paid.

turnstone turnstones n
Steinwälzer
Either of two species of coastal wading bird, Arenaria interpres and Arenaria melanocephala, that breed in the Arctic and readily turn stones or seaweed looking for hidden invertebrates.

turntable /ˈtɜːnteɪb(ə)l/ /ˈtɝnˌteɪbəl/ turntables n
Drehscheibe Drehteller Plattenteller
(rail transport, road transport) A rotating platform placed in a circular pit, used for turning locomotives, cars, or trucks.
A circular rotating platform.
Plattenspieler Plattenteller
(music) The circular rotating platform of a record player or a disk jockey's console on which the record rests during play; (by extension) , a record player.

turpentine /ˈtɜː.pənˌtaɪn/ /ˈtɝ.pənˌtaɪn/ turpentines n
Terpentin
A volatile essential oil now obtained from such oleoresin of from the wood of pine trees by steam distillation; a complex mixture of monoterpenes; now used as a solvent and paint thinner.

turpitude /ˈtɜɹpətuːd/ /ˈtɜː(ɹ)pɪtjuːd/ turpitudes n
Schändlichkeit Verderbtheit Verworfenheit
Inherent baseness, depravity or wickedness; corruptness and evilness.

turquoise /ˈtɜː(ɹ).k(w)ɔɪs/ /ˈtɜː(ɹ).k(w)ɔɪz/ /ˈtɝ.k(w)ɔɪs/ /ˈtɝ.k(w)ɔɪz/ more turquoise most turquoise adj
aus Türkis
Made of turquoise (the gemstone).
türkis Türkis
Having a pale greenish-blue colour.

turquoise /ˈtɜː(ɹ).k(w)ɔɪs/ /ˈtɜː(ɹ).k(w)ɔɪz/ /ˈtɝ.k(w)ɔɪs/ /ˈtɝ.k(w)ɔɪz/ turquoises n
Türkis türkis
(countable) A sky-blue, greenish-blue, or greenish-gray semi-precious gemstone.
türkis Türkis
(countable, and, uncountable) A pale greenish-blue colour, like that of the gemstone.

turret /ˈtɝ.ɪt/ /ˈtʊɹ.ɪt/ /ˈtʌɹ.ɪt/ turrets n
Türmchen Türmlein Tourelle Turm
(architecture) A little tower, frequently a merely ornamental structure at one of the corners of a building or castle.
Turm
(historical, military) A siege tower; a movable building, of a square form, consisting of ten or even twenty stories and sometimes one hundred and twenty cubits high, usually moved on wheels, and employed in approaching a fortified place, for carrying soldiers, engines, ladders, casting bridges, and other necessaries.

turtle /ˈtɜːtl̩/ /ˈtɝtl̩/ [ˈtʰɝɾɫ̩] turtles n
Schildkröte
(zoology, US, Canada) Any land or marine reptile of the order Testudines, characterised by a protective shell enclosing its body. See also tortoise.

turtle dove /ˈtɜːtəldʌv/ /ˈtɝtəldʌv/ turtle doves n
Turteltaube
Any of several (species of) birds, called by this traditional name, mainly in the genus Streptopelia, of the family Columbidae (doves and pigeons, which also included the extinct passenger pigeon, dodo, and solitaire).

turtleneck turtlenecks n
Rollkragen
(North America) A high, close-fitting collar, turned back on itself and covering all or most of the neck, on a sweater or similar garment.
Rollkragenpullover
(North America) Ellipsis of turtleneck sweater.

tusk /ˈtʌsk/ tusks n
Stoßzahn Hauer
A sharp point.

tussle /ˈtʌsəl/ v
kämpfen raufen
To have a tussle.

tussock /ˈtʌs.ək/ tussocks n
Grasbüschel
A tuft or clump of green grass or similar verdure, forming a small hillock.

tut tut /ˈtʌt ˈtʌt/ [ˈǀˈǀ] interjection
tststs
An exclamation of disapproval.

tut-tut interjection
ts-ts-ts
An expression of annoyance or impatience.

tutelage /-əd͡ʒ/ /ˈtjuːtlɪd͡ʒ/ /ˈtjuːtələd͡ʒ/ /ˈtjuːtɪlɪd͡ʒ/ /ˈtuːtlɪd͡ʒ/ /ˈtuːtələd͡ʒ/ /ˈtuːtɪlɪd͡ʒ/ /ˈt͡ʃuːtlɪd͡ʒ/ /ˈt͡ʃuːtələd͡ʒ/ /ˈt͡ʃuːtɪlɪd͡ʒ/ tutelages n
Betreuung Bevormundung
The act of guarding, protecting, or guiding; guardianship; protection
Betreuung Obhut Vormundschaft
The state of being under a guardian or a tutor; care or protection enjoyed.
Anleitung
Instruction; teaching; guidance.

tutor /ˈtjuːtə/ /ˈtutɚ/ tutoress tutors n
Lehrer Nachhilfelehrer
One who teaches another (usually called a student, learner, or tutee) in a one-on-one or small-group interaction.

tutorial /tjuːˈtɔːɹɪəl/ /tuˈtɔɹijəɫ/ /tʃʉˈtoːɹiəɫ/ /tʊˈtɔɹijəɫ/ tutorials n
Tutorial Anleitung Tutorenkurs Übung
A self-paced learning exercise; a lesson prepared so that a student can learn at their own speed, at their convenience.
Tutorium
An interactive class taught by a tutor to students at university or college, individually or in small groups.
Tutorial
(computing) A video or text guide or instruction about a specific topic (generally a how-to)

tutti-frutti /ˌtutiˈfɹuti/ /ˌtuːtɪˈfɹuːtɪ/ n
Tuttifrutti
A variety of ice cream (or, formerly, other confection) that contains chopped candied fruit.

tutu /ˈtutu/ /ˈtuːtuː/ tutus n
Tutu
A ballet skirt made of layered stiff but light netting.

tuxedo /tʌkˈsidoʊ/ /tʌkˈsiːdəʊ/ tuxedoes tuxedos n
Smoking Abendanzug Tuxedo
A typically black formal jacket worn by men.
The entire suit complementing and including this jacket.

tuyere /tuˈjɛɹ/ /tuːˈjɛə/ /twiˈjɛɹ/ /twiːˈ(j)ɛə/ /ˈtwaɪə/ /ˈtwɪə/ /ˈtwɪɹ/ tuyeres n
Blasdüse
A nozzle or similar fixture through which the blast is delivered to the interior of a blast furnace, or to the fire of a forge

tvorog /tvəˈɹəʊɡ/ /ˈtvɔːɹəɡ/ n
Quark
A soft Russian curd cheese.

twaddle /ˈtwɑdəl/ /ˈtwɒdəl/ twaddles n
Geschwätz Quatsch Gequassel Geschwurbel Gewäsch dummes Geschwätz
(uncountable) Empty or silly idle talk or writing; nonsense, rubbish. [from 1782.]

twang /twæŋ/ twangs n
Näseln
The sharp, quick sound of a vibrating tight string, for example, of a bow or a musical instrument.

twang /twæŋ/ v
zupfen
(ambitransitive) To produce or cause to produce a sharp vibrating sound, like a tense string pulled and suddenly let go.
näseln
(intransitive) To have a nasal sound.

twangy twangier twangiest adj
näselnd
That makes a twanging sound.

twat /twæt/ /twɑt/ /twɔt/ [tʰw̥æt] [tʰw̥ɑt] [tʰw̥ɔt] twats n
Fotze
(vulgar, slang) The vagina or vulva.

tweak /twiːk/ tweaks n
Retusche
A slight adjustment or modification.

tweak /twiːk/ v
zwicken kneifen
(transitive) To pinch and pull with a sudden jerk and twist; to twitch.
anpassen korrigieren retuschieren
(transitive) To tease, to annoy; to get under the skin of (someone, typically so as to irritate them, or by extension to enamor, frighten, etc).

tweed /twiːd/ tweeds n
Tweed
A coarse woolen fabric used for clothing.

tweet /twiːt/ tweets n
Zwitschern
The sound of a bird; any short high-pitched sound or whistle.
Tweet Twitterbeitrag Twittereintrag
(social media) An entry posted on the microblogging service Twitter. [since 2007]

tweet /twiːt/ v
zwitschern
(intransitive) To make a short high-pitched sound, like that of certain birds.
twittern tweeten zwitschern
(ambitransitive, social media) To post an update to Twitter. [since 2007]

tweeter /ˈtwitɚ/ /ˈtwiːtə/ tweeters n
Twitterer Twitterin
(social media) One who posts messages ("tweets") on the social networking site Twitter.

tweeze /twiz/ v
mit der Pinzette anfassen mit der Pinzette entfernen
(transitive) To pluck or grasp using tweezers.
(transitive) To shape by plucking out hairs with tweezers.
(intransitive) To pluck out hairs using tweezers.

tweezers /ˈtwizɚz/ /ˈtwiːzəz/ n
Pinzette
A small pincerlike instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling or picking up small objects (such as postage stamps), plucking out (plucking) hairs, pulling out slivers, etc.

twelfth /twɛlf/ /twɛlftθ/ /twɛlfθ/ /twɛlθ/ [tʰw̥ɛlfθ] [tʰw̥ɛlʷf] [tʰw̥ɛl̪θ] adj
zwölfte
The ordinal form of the number twelve, describing a person or thing in position number 12 of a sequence.

twelfth grade twelfth grades n
zwölfte Klasse

twelfthly adv
zwölftens

twelve /twelv/ /twəlv/ /twɛlv/ /twɛv/ [tw̥eɫv] [tw̥əɫv] [tw̥ɛv] [tw̥ɛɫv] numeral
zwölf
The cardinal number occurring after eleven and before thirteen, represented in Arabic numerals as 12 and in Roman numerals as XII.

twelve o'clock twelve o'clocks n
zwölf Uhr
(In both the 12-hour clock and the 24-hour clock) The start of the thirteenth hour of the day; noon (noontime); 12:00 p.m. (12:00).

twelve-tone technique pn
Dodekaphonie Reihentechnik Zwölftontechnik
system of musical composition

twelvefold adj
zwölffach
By a factor of twelve; duodecuple

twelvefold adv
zwölffach
by a factor of twelve

twenties n
Zwanziger zwanziger Jahre
The decade of the 1820s, 1920s, 2020s, etc.

twentieth /-ɪθ/ /ˈtwɛn.i.əθ/ /ˈtwɛn.ti.əθ/ [ˈtw̥ɛ.ɾ̃i.əθ] [ˈtw̥ɛ̃n.ti.əθ] [ˈtw̥ɛ̃ɾ̃.i.əθ] adj
zwanzigste
The ordinal form of the number twenty.

twentiethly adv
zwanzigstens

twenty /ˈtweɪnti/ /ˈtwɛni/ /ˈtwɛnti/ /ˈtwʊn(t)i/ /ˈtwʌn(t)i/ [ˈtw̥ɛɾ̃i] [ˈtw̥ɛ̃nti] [ˈtw̥ɛ̃ɾ̃i] numeral
zwanzig
The cardinal number 20, occurring after nineteen and before twenty-one.

twenty two numeral
zweiundzwanzig
The cardinal number occurring after twenty one and before twenty three, represented in Roman numerals as XXII and in Arabic numerals as 22. Ordinal: twenty-second.

twenty-eight /ˌtwɛntiˈeɪt/ numeral
achtundzwanzig
The cardinal number immediately following twenty-seven and preceding twenty-nine.

twenty-eighth adj
achtundzwanzigste
The ordinal form of the number twenty-eight.

twenty-eighth twenty-eighths n
achtundzwanzigste
The person or thing in the twenty-eighth position.
One of twenty-eight equal parts of a whole.

twenty-fifth adj
fünfundzwanzigste
The ordinal form of the number twenty-five.

twenty-fifth twenty-fifths n
fünfundzwanzigste
The person or thing in the twenty-fifth position.
One of twenty-five equal parts of a whole.

twenty-first adj
einundzwanzigste
The ordinal form of the number twenty-one.

twenty-first twenty-firsts n
einundzwanzigste
The person or thing in the twenty-first position.
(informal) A party to celebrate a twenty-first birthday.
Einundzwanzigstel einundzwanzigste
One of twenty-one equal parts of a whole, usually written 1⁄21.

twenty-five /ˌtwɛntiˈfaɪv/ numeral
fünfundzwanzig
The cardinal number immediately following twenty-four and preceding twenty-six.

twenty-four /ˌtwɛntiˈfo(ː)ɹ/ /ˌtwɛntiˈfoə/ /ˌtwɛntiˈfɔɹ/ /ˌtwɛntiˈfɔː/ numeral
vierundzwanzig
The cardinal number immediately following twenty-three and preceding twenty-five.

twenty-fourth adj
vierundzwanzigste
The ordinal form of the number twenty-four.

twenty-fourth twenty-fourths n
vierundzwanzigste
The person or thing in the twenty-fourth position.
One of twenty-four equal parts of a whole.

twenty-nine numeral
neunundzwanzig
The cardinal number immediately following twenty-eight and preceding thirty.

twenty-ninth adj
neunundzwanzigste
The ordinal form of the number twenty-nine.

twenty-ninth twenty-ninths n
neunundzwanzigste
The person or thing in the twenty-ninth position.
Any of twenty-nine equal parts of a whole.

twenty-one /ˌtwɛntiˈwɒn/ /ˌtwɛntiˈwʌn/ /ˌtwʌntiˈwʌn/ numeral
einundzwanzig
The cardinal number occurring after twenty and before twenty-two, represented in Roman numerals as XXI and in Arabic numerals as 21.

twenty-second twenty-seconds n
zweiundzwanzigste
The person or thing in the twenty-second position.
Zweiundzwanzigstel
One of twenty-two equal parts of a whole.

twenty-seven numeral
siebenundzwanzig
The cardinal number immediately following twenty-six and preceding twenty-eight.

twenty-seventh /ˌtwɛn(t)iˈsɛvənθ/ /ˌtwʌn(t)iˈsɛvənθ/ adj
siebenundzwanzigste
The ordinal form of the number twenty-seven.

twenty-seventh /ˌtwɛn(t)iˈsɛvənθ/ /ˌtwʌn(t)iˈsɛvənθ/ twenty-sevenths n
siebenundzwanzigste
The person or thing in the twenty-seventh position.
One of twenty-seven equal parts of a whole.

twenty-six /ˌtwɛntiˈsɪks/ numeral
sechsundzwanzig
The cardinal number immediately following twenty-five and preceding twenty-seven.

twenty-sixth adj
sechsundzwanzigster
Occurring in position twenty-six; the ordinal form of the number twenty-six.

twenty-sixth n
sechsundzwanzigste
The person or thing in the twenty-sixth position.
One of twenty-six equal parts of a whole.

twenty-third adj
dreiundzwanzigste
The ordinal form of the number twenty-three.

twenty-third twenty-thirds n
dreiundzwanzigste
The person or thing in the twenty-third position.
One of twenty-three equal parts of a whole.

twenty-three /ˈtwɛntiˈθɹiː/ numeral
dreiundzwanzig
The cardinal number after twenty-two and before twenty-four.

twenty-two /ˌtwɛntiˈtuː/ /ˌtwʌntiˈtu/ numeral
zweiundzwanzig
The number after twenty-one and before twenty-three. Represented in Arabic digits as 22.

twentysomething twentysomethings n
Twen
A person whose age is between twenty and twenty-nine years, inclusive; someone in their twenties.

twerk /twɛɹk/ /twɜːk/ [tw̥ɜːk] [tʰw̥ɝk] v
twerken lasziv bewegen
(informal) To move the body in a sexually suggestive twisting or gyrating fashion, especially as a dance.

twi- prefix
zwie-
(rare, or, no longer productive) two

twice /twaɪs/ [tw̥aɪs] adv
zweimal doppelt
Two times.

twiddle one's thumbs v
Däumchen drehen
to circle one's thumbs around one another, usually with the fingers interlaced, usually done idly while waiting or bored
(idiomatic) To wait or dawdle; to accomplish nothing useful or lack a useful occupation.

twig /twɪɡ/ [tʰw̥ɪɡ] twigs n
Zweig
A small thin branch of a tree or bush.

twig /twɪɡ/ [tʰw̥ɪɡ] v
checken mitbekommen mitkriegen
(colloquial, regional) To realise something; to catch on; to recognize someone or something.

twilight /ˈtwaɪˌlaɪt/ twilights n
Dämmerung Zwielicht
The soft light in the sky seen before the rising and (especially) after the setting of the sun, occasioned by the illumination of the earth’s atmosphere by the direct rays of the sun and their reflection on the earth.
Dämmerung
The time when this light is visible; the period between daylight and darkness.
Dämmerung Halbdunkel Zwielicht
Any faint light through which something is seen.

twilight zone twilight zones n
Grauzone
(by extension) A region or context located in between others and therefore not subject to their norms.

twilighty more twilighty most twilighty adj
zwielichtig
Resembling or suggesting twilight.

twilit /ˈtwaɪlɪt/ adj
dämmrig
Illuminated by or as if by twilight.

twill /twɪl/ [twɪɫ] twills n
Köper Köperbindung
(weaving) A pattern, characterised by diagonal ridges, created by the regular interlacing of threads of the warp and weft during weaving.
Köper
A cloth or portion of cloth woven in such a pattern.

twin /twɪn/ [tw̥ɪn] adj
Zwillings-
Forming a pair of twins.

twin /twɪn/ [tw̥ɪn] twins n
Zwilling Zwillingin
Either of two people (or, less commonly, animals) who shared the same uterus at the same time; one who was born at the same birth as a sibling.
Doppelzimmer
A room in a hotel, guesthouse, etc. with two beds; a twin room.

twin room twin rooms n
Doppelzimmer
A room, especially in a hotel, that has two single beds.

twine /twaɪn/ twines n
Drehung Ranke Verschlingung Wicklung Windung
A twist; a convolution.
Schnur Kordel Zwirn
A strong thread composed of two or three smaller threads or strands twisted together, and used for various purposes, as for binding small parcels, making nets, and the like; a small cord or string.
Verdrehen Verschlingen Verwinden Verzwirnen Wickeln Winden
The act of twining or winding round.

twine /twaɪn/ v
binden flechten verzwirnen winden zwirnen
(intransitive) To mutually twist together; to become mutually involved; to intertwine.
(intransitive) To wind; to bend; to make turns; to meander.

twinhood twinhoods n
Zwillingschaft Zwillingsein Zwillingtum

twink /twɪŋk/ [tʰw̥ɪŋk] twinks n
Funkeln
A very short moment of time.
Tunte
(derogatory, slang) A weak or effeminate man, whether gay or not.

twink /twɪŋk/ [tʰw̥ɪŋk] v
funkeln
To twinkle; to sparkle.

twinkle /ˈtwɪŋ.kəl/ v
funkeln
(chiefly, of eyes) To be bright with delight.
zwinkern
To bat, blink or wink the eyes.

twirl /ˈtwɜːl/ /ˈtwɝl/ twirls n
Drehschwung Pirouette
A movement where a person spins round elegantly; a pirouette.

twirl /ˈtwɜːl/ /ˈtwɝl/ v
einen Wirbel vollführen
(intransitive) To perform a twirl.
herumwirbeln schnell herumdrehen
(transitive) To rotate rapidly.

twist /twɪst/ [tw̥ɪst] twists n
Twist Zwirn
A type of thread made from two filaments twisted together.
Biegung
A sudden bend (or short series of bends) in a road, path, etc.
Wendung
An unexpected turn in a story, tale, etc.
Twist
The spiral course of the rifling of a gun barrel or a cannon.

twist /twɪst/ [tw̥ɪst] v
drehen verziehen wickeln
To turn the ends of something, usually thread, rope etc., in opposite directions, often using force.
verdrehen
To distort or change the truth or meaning of words when repeating.

twist and turn v
hin- und herbewegen
(intransitive) To move one way then the other, or in unpredictable erratic gyrations.

twist drill twist drills n
Bohrer Holzbohrer Metallbohrer Schlangenbohrer Spiralbohrer

twist of fate twists of fate n
Ironie des Schicksals Laune des Schicksals Wendung des Schicksals

twist tie twist ties n
Bindestreifen Verschlussstreifen
A metal wire that is encased in a thin strip of paper or plastic and is used to tie the openings of bags, such as garbage bags or bread bags.

twisted /ˈtwɪstɪd/ more twisted most twisted adj
gestört verrückt
Mentally disturbed or unsound.

twisty /ˈtwɪsti/ twistier twistiest adj
unübersichtlich verzwickt
Characterised by a twist or twists; twisting.

twitch /twɪt͡ʃ/ [tʰw̥ɪt͡ʃ] twitches n
Zucken Zuckung
A brief, small (sometimes involuntary) movement out of place and then back again; a spasm.
Nasenbremse Bremse Klappe Kluppe Knuppe Maulholz
(farriery) A stick with a hole in one end through which passes a loop, which can be drawn tightly over the upper lip or an ear of a horse and twisted to keep the animal quiet during minor surgery.

twitch /twɪt͡ʃ/ [tʰw̥ɪt͡ʃ] v
zucken
(intransitive) To perform a twitch; spasm.
reißen an zupfen an
(transitive) To jerk sharply and briefly.

twitcher /ˈtwɪt͡ʃə(ɹ)/ twitchers n
manischer Vogelbeobachter
Someone or something that twitches.

twitchy /ˈtwɪt͡ʃi/ twitchier twitchiest adj
unruhig
susceptible to twitching a lot.
nervös reizbar
(figuratively) irritable, cranky, nervous, anxious, worried

twite /twaɪt/ twites n
Berghänfling
A small passerine bird, Linaria flavirostris (syn. Carduelis flavirostris), that breeds in northern Europe and across central Asia.

twitter /ˈtwɪt.ə(ɹ)/ /ˈtwɪt.ɚ/ /ˈtwɪt̬.ɚ/ [ˈtʰwɪɾ.ɚ] twitters n
Zwitschern
The sound of a succession of chirps as uttered by birds.

twitter /ˈtwɪt.ə(ɹ)/ /ˈtwɪt.ɚ/ /ˈtwɪt̬.ɚ/ [ˈtʰwɪɾ.ɚ] v
zwitschern
To make the sound of a half-suppressed laugh; to titter; to giggle.

two /tu/ /tuː/ /twuː/ [tʰu̟] [tʰu̟ː] twos n
Zwei zwei
The digit/figure 2.
Zweidollarschein Zweier
(US, informal) A two-dollar bill.

two /tu/ /tuː/ /twuː/ [tʰu̟] [tʰu̟ː] numeral
zwei zwo zween
A numerical value equal to 2; this many dots (••).

two beers, please phraseologicalUnit
zwei Bier, bitte
Indicates the speaker wishes to buy two beers.

two birds with one stone n
zwei Fliegen mit einer Klappe
(idiomatic) Any two things that were performed or completed at the same time by one action.

two days after tomorrow adv
überübermorgen

two days after tomorrow n
Überübermorgen

two heads are better than one proverb
vier Augen sehen mehr als zwei
Some tasks may be accomplished more easily by two (or more) people working together than by one working alone.

two hundred /ˈtuː ˈhʌn.dɹəd/ /ˈtuː ˈhʌn.dɹɪd/ numeral
zweihundert
The cardinal number occurring after one hundred ninety-nine and before two hundred one, represented in Arabic numerals as 200.

two left feet n
zwei linke Füße
(idiomatic) Clumsiness, especially at dancing or in sports involving kicking a ball.

two o'clock n
zwei Uhr
(In both the 12-hour clock and the 24-hour clock) The start of the third hour of the day; 2:00 a.m. (02:00).

two sides of the same coin n
zwei Seiten einer Medaille

two thousand numeral
zweitausend
The cardinal number occurring after one thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine and before two thousand and one.

two years ago adv
vorletztes Jahr
(This entry is a translation hub.)

two-armed adj
zweiarmig
having exactly two arms

two-barred crossbill two-barred crossbills n
Bindenkreuzschnabel
Loxia leucoptera, a small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae.

two-barred warbler two-barred warblers n
Middendorff-Laubsänger
Phylloscopus plumbeitarsus, a species of leaf warbler (family Phylloscopidae).

two-dimensional adj
zweidimensional
Existing in two dimensions.
Not creating the illusion of depth; lacking detail or believability.

two-faced /ˈtuːˈfeɪst/ adj
doppelgesichtig doppelzüngig falsch

two-hand sword two-hand swords n
Zweihandschwert Zweihänder
A sword with a handle or grip that is intended to be grasped with both hands.

two-headed adj
zweiköpfig
Having two heads or faces on one body.
Directed by two heads or chiefs; existing under two coordinate authorities.

two-hundredth /ˈtuː ˈhʌn.dɹədθ/ /ˈtuː ˈhʌn.dɹɪdθ/ adj
zweihundertste
The ordinal form of the number two hundred.

two-legged /tuːˈlɛɡɪd/ /ˈtuːlɛɡd/ adj
zweibeinig
Having or furnished with two legs, or leg-like appendages.

two-legged tie two-legged ties n
Hin- und Rückspiel

two-party system two-party systems n
Zweiparteiensystem
(politics) The presence or dominance of only two political parties in a government.

two-phase adj
zweiphasig Zweiphasen-
(electricity) Having two alternating currents whose phases differ by 90°.

two-piece adj
zweiteilig
comprising two pieces

two-piece two-pieces n
Zweiteiler
A garment consisting of two separate parts; especially such a swimsuit

two-seater two-seaters n
Zweisitzer
A vehicle with seats for two people (a driver or pilot and one passenger)

two-sided adj
zweiseitig
Having two sides, bilateral.

two-spirit /tuːˈspɪɹɪt/ /ˈtuːˌspɪɹɪt/ two-spirits n
Two-Spirit
A Native (North) American gender-variant, homosexual or bisexual person (especially one belonging to a traditional tribal third-gender, fourth-gender or transgender cultural category that has a ceremonial role).

two-stroke engine two-stroke engines n
Zweitaktmotor Zweitakter
An engine that works on the two-stroke principle.

two-thirds n
zwei Drittel
Two of three equal parts (2/3, ⅔, 0.666...).

two-time adj
zweimalig
On two occasions; twice.

two-time v
fremdgehen
(transitive) To be unfaithful to one's (sexual) partner.

two-timing n
Fremdgehen
The practice of being sexually or romantically unfaithful.

twofer /ˈtufɚ/ twofers n
2 für 1-Angebot Doppelangebot zwei für eins-Angebot
Something that yields a substantial additional benefit; something that figuratively kills two birds with one stone.

twofold /ˈtuːfoʊld/ adj
doppelt zweifach
Double; duplicate; multiplied by two.

twofold /ˈtuːfoʊld/ adv
zweifach
In a double degree; doubly.

tycoon /taɪˈkuːn/ tycoons n
Magnat Tycoon Manager Mogul
A wealthy and powerful business person.

tyke /taɪk/ tykes n
Lausbube Lümmel Schlingel
(colloquial) A small child, especially a cheeky or mischievous one.

tympanum /ˈtɪm.pən.əm/ tympana tympanums n
Tympanum Tympanon
(architecture) A vertical recessed triangular space between the sides of a pediment, typically decorated

type /taɪp/ types n
Typ Art
A grouping based on shared characteristics; a class.
Typ
An individual that represents the ideal for its class; an embodiment.
Letter Type
(printing, countable) A letter or character used for printing, historically a cast or engraved block.
Typ Typus
(mathematics) A part of the partition of the object domain of a logical theory (which due to the existence of such partition, would be called a typed theory). (Note: this corresponds to the notion of "data type" in computing theory.)

type /taɪp/ v
tippen Maschine schreiben maschinenschreiben maschineschreiben maschinschreiben mit der Schreibmaschine schreiben
To enter text or commands into a computer using a keyboard.
To represent by a type, model, or symbol beforehand; to prefigure.

type I error type I errors n
Fehler erster Art

type II error type II errors n
Fehler zweiter Art
(statistics) Accepting the null hypothesis when the null hypothesis is false.

type area type areas n
Satzspiegel
(printing) The useful area of a page of printed material without the margins.

type coercion type coercions n
Typumwandlung

type conversion type conversions n
Typumwandlung

type foundry type foundries n
Schriftgießerei
A company that designs and/or distributes typefaces.

type inference type inferences n
Typinferenz

type safety n
Typensicherheit Typsicherheit
(programming, compilation) the extent to which a programming language discourages or prevents type errors

type system type systems n
Typsystem
(computing) A way programming language classifies values and expressions into types, how it can manipulate those types and how they interact.

type theory type theories n
Typentheorie
(mathematics, computer science) A branch of mathematical logic and theoretical computer science concerned with types.

type-founder type-founders n
Schriftgießer
A manufacturer of metal type for printing.

typed adj
maschinengeschrieben

typeface typefaces n
Schriftart Schrift Type
(typography) The particular design of some type, font, or a font family.

typescript /ˈtʌɪpskɹɪpt/ typescripts n
Maschinenschrift Typoskript
typewritten material, especially such a copy of a manuscript

typeset v
setzen
(intransitive) to be set or composed into type

typesetter typesetters n
Schriftsetzer Metteur Schriftsetzerin
(historical) A person who sets type; an employee in a printshop who manually selected pieces of movable type and assembled them for printing.

typesetting typesettings n
Satz Schriftsatz
(typography) The setting or composition of written material into type.

typewriter [ˈtaɪpˌɹaɪtə(ɹ)] typewriters n
Schreibmaschine
A device, at least partially mechanical, used to print text by pressing keys that cause type to be impressed through an inked ribbon onto paper.

typhoid fever typhoid fevers n
Typhus Bauchtyphus Abdominaltyphus
(pathology) An illness caused by the bacterium serovar Salmonella Typhi. Not to be confused with typhus.

typhoon /taɪˈfun/ /taɪˈfuːn/ typhoons n
Taifun
A weather phenomenon in the northwestern Pacific that is precisely equivalent to a hurricane, which results in wind speeds of 64 knots (118 km/h) or above. Equivalent to a cyclone in the Indian Ocean and Indonesia/Australia.

typhus /ˈtaɪfəs/ typhuses n
Fleckfieber Flecktyphus Typhus
(pathology) Any of several similar diseases, characterised by high recurrent fever, caused by Rickettsia bacteria. Not to be confused with typhoid fever.

typical /ˈtɪp.ɪk.əl/ more typical most typical adj
typisch
Capturing the overall sense of a thing.
Characteristically representing something by form, group, idea or type.
gewöhnlich typisch
Normal, average; to be expected.

typically /ˈtɪp.ɪ.kli/ /ˈtɪp.ɪ.kəl.i/ more typically most typically adv
typischerweise
In a typical or common manner.

typing /ˈtaɪpɪŋ/ typings n
Maschinenschreiben Tippen
The act of typing on a keyboard.

typist /ˈtaɪpɪst/ typists n
Maschinenschreiber Maschinenschreiberin Schreibkraft Dactylo Maschinschreiber Maschinschreiberin
A person who types, a clerical worker who writes letters, etc., using a typewriter.

typo /ˈtaɪpəʊ/ typoes typos n
Druckfehler Tippfehler
A typographical error. [from late 19th c.]

typo /ˈtaɪpəʊ/ v
sich verschreiben
To make a typographical error.

typographer typographers n
Typograph Typographin
A person skilled in typography, a typesetter.
Buchdrucker
A kind of bark beetle, Ips typographus.

typographical adj
typografisch
Pertaining to typography or printing.

typographical error typographical errors n
Tippfehler Druckfehler
A mistake made during the process of typing, especially one caused by a slip of the fingers.

typographically adv
typografisch
In a typographical manner.

typography /taɪˈpɑɡɹəfi/ /taɪˈpɒɡɹəfi/ typographies n
Typographie Typografie
The art or practice of setting and arranging type; typesetting.

typosquat typosquats n
Tippfehlerdomain
(uncommon) Such a domain name.

tyrannical /taɪ-/ /tɪˈɹænɪkəl/ more tyrannical most tyrannical adj
tyrannisch
(not comparable) Of, or relating to tyranny or a tyrant.
(comparable) Despotic, oppressive, or authoritarian.

tyrannicide /taɪˈɹænɪsaɪd/ tyrannicides n
Tyrannenmord
The killing of a tyrant.

tyrannize v
tyrannisieren
(transitive) To oppress (someone).

tyrannosaurus /tɪˌɹænəˈsɔːɹəs/ tyrannosauri tyrannosauruses n
Tyrannosaurus
A large carnivorous dinosaur, of the genus Tyrannosaurus, found in North America during the late Cretaceous period.

tyranny /ˈtɪɹəni/ tyrannies n
Tyrannei Tyrannenherrschaft
A government in which a single ruler (a tyrant) has absolute power; this system of government.
Tyrannei
The office or jurisdiction of an absolute ruler.
Absolute power, or its use.
Extreme severity or rigour.

tyrant /ˈtaɪɹənt/ tyrants n
Tyrann Tyrannin
A despot; a ruler who governs unjustly, cruelly, or harshly.
(by extension) Any person who abuses the power of position or office to treat others unjustly, cruelly, or harshly.

tyre /taɪə(ɹ)/ tyres n
Reifen
The ring-shaped protective covering around a wheel which is usually made of rubber or plastic composite and is either pneumatic or solid.
The metal#Adjective rim, or metal covering on a rim, of a (wooden or metal) wheel, usually of steel or formerly wrought iron, as found on (horse-drawn or railway) carriages and wagons and on locomotives.

tyro /ˈtaɪɹoʊ/ /ˈtaɪɹəʊ/ tyroes tyros n
Anfänger Neuling
A beginner; a novice. [from 17th c.]

tyrosine tyrosines n
Tyrosin
(amino acid) A nonessential amino acid 2-amino-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)propanoic acid found in most animal proteins, especially casein

tzaddik /ˈsɑː.dək/ /ˈtsɑː.diːk/ /ˈtsɑː.dək/ tzaddikim tzaddiks n
Zaddik
(Judaism) A very righteous person, especially a Hassidic spiritual leader.

tzaraath n
Aussatz
(Judaism) Any of various disfigurements of a person's skin, hair, clothing, or home understood as a kind of impurity requiring special rituals of atonement.

tzatziki /sæˈtsɪ.kɪ/ /tsæˈtsɪ.kɪ/ /tsɑˈtsi.ki/ /zæˈtsɪ.kɪ/ tzatzikis n
Tsatsiki Zaziki
An appetizer made from yoghurt, cucumber, garlic, olive oil and dill or mint; usually served with pitta bread and as a meze

tête-à-tête /ˌteɪt.əˈteɪt/ /ˌtɛt.əˈtɛt/ tête-à-têtes n
Tête-à-Tête
A face-to-face meeting, or private conversation between two people, usually in an intimate setting; a head-to-head.

u-stem u-stems n
u-Stamm
(linguistics) A word, especially a noun in Indo-European linguistics, whose stem ends in /u/.

ubac /ˈju.bæk/ /ˈjuː.bæk/ /ˈu.bæk/ /ˈuː.bæk/ ubacs n
Winterhalde
(geography) The shady side of a mountain.

uber- /ˈu.bə(ɹ)/ [ˈjuːbə] [ˈyːbə] [ˈɪuːbə] prefix
mega- ober- über-
(slang, augmentative) Super; really; mega-.

uberisation n
Uberisierung
(business, commerce) The transformation of an existing industry or economy with the help of computing platforms, especially mobile applications, and temporary employment schemes.

uberize v
uberisieren

ubiquitous /juˈbɪkwɪtəs/ /juːˈbɪkwətəs/ adj
allgegenwärtig ubiquitär überall verbreitet überall vorhanden
Being everywhere at once: omnipresent.
allgegenwärtig überall vorhanden
Appearing to be everywhere at once; being or seeming to be in more than one location at the same time.

ubiquity /juˈbɪkwɪti/ ubiquities n
Allgegenwart Ubiquität Allgegenwärtigkeit
(uncountable) The state or quality of being, or appearing to be, everywhere at once; actual or perceived omnipresence.

udarnik udarniki udarniks n
Stoßarbeiter Stoßarbeiterin Udarnik
(historical) A shock worker; a super-productive worker in the Soviet Union and the other countries from the Soviet Bloc.

udder /ˈʌdə/ /ˈʌdɚ/ udders n
Euter
An organ formed of the mammary glands of female quadruped mammals, particularly ruminants such as cattle, goats, sheep and deer.

udon /ˈuːdɒn/ udon udons n
Udon
A Japanese wheat noodle.

ufological more ufological most ufological adj
ufologisch
Of or pertaining to ufology.

ufologist /ˌjuːˈfɑləd͡ʒɪst/ ufologists n
Ufologe
A person who studies UFOs.

ufology /ˌjuːɛfˈɑləd͡ʒi/ /ˌjuːˈfɑləd͡ʒi/ ufologies n
Ufologie
The study of UFOs.

ugh [ə] [əx] [əχ] [ɯx] [ɯɣ] [ɯʀ̊] [ɯχ] interjection
pfui igitt
Used to express repugnance, disgust, or annoyance.

ugli /ˈʌɡli/ uglis n
Ugli
Citrus × paradisi, a cross between a tangerine, Citrus reticulata and grapefruit Citrus paradisi, grown in the West Indies.

uglification uglifications n
Entstellung Hässlichmachung Häßlichmachung
The process of being made ugly or uglified.

uglify /ˈʌɡlɪfaɪ/ v
hässlich machen häßlich machen verunstalten
(transitive) To make ugly; to destroy or worsen the appearance or attractiveness of.

ugliness uglinesses n
Hässlichkeit
The condition of being ugly.

ugly /ˈʌɡli/ uglier ugliest adj
hässlich
Displeasing to the eye; aesthetically unpleasing.

ugly as sin adj
hässlich wie die Nacht
(simile) Extremely ugly.

ugly duckling ugly ducklings n
hässliches Entlein
(idiom) A young person who is ugly, but who is expected to become beautiful as they mature.

ugniberry /uniːbəɹi/ ugniberries n
Chilenische Guave
(countable) An edible round berry of South America.

uguisubari uguisubari n
Nachtigallenboden
A wooden floor specifically designed to creak or "chirp" at the slightest pressure, thus warning the inhabitants of any surreptitious approach.

uh /ʌː/ interjection
äh
Expression of thought, confusion, or uncertainty.
Space filler or pause during conversation.

uhlan /ˈ(j)uːlən/ uhlans n
Ulan
(historical) A lancer, a soldier armed with a lance in a former light cavalry unit of the Polish, Prussian/German, Austrian, and Russian armies.

ukase /juːˈkeɪz/ /ˈjuːkeɪs/ ukases n
Ukas
An authoritative proclamation; an edict, especially decreed by a Russian czar or later ruler.
(figuratively) Any absolutist order or arrogant proclamation

ukha n
Fischsuppe Ucha
A clear Russian fish soup.

ukulele /juː.kə.ˈleɪ.li/ /ˈʔukuˈlɛlɛ/ ukuleles n
Ukulele
A small four-stringed guitar.

ukulelist ukulelists n
Ukulelespieler Ukulelespielerin
Someone who plays the ukulele

ulcer /ʌlsə/ /ʌlsɚ/ ulcers n
Geschwür Ulcus
(figurative) Anything that festers and corrupts like an open sore; a vice in character.

ulcerate v
ulzerieren
(medicine, transitive) To cause an ulcer to develop.
vereitern
(medicine, intransitive) To become ulcerous.

ulcerous /ˈʌl.sɚ.əs/ more ulcerous most ulcerous adj
geschwürig ulzerös eiternd eitrig
Of or relating to an ulcer

ulexite /juˈlɛkˌsaɪt/ /ˈjuː.lɪkˌsaɪt/ ulexites n
Ulexit
(mineral) A white mineral with triclinic crystals, NaCaB5O9·8H2O, noted for its fibers which transmit light by internal reflection, such that a piece with flat faces perpendicular to the fibers' orientation displays an image of whatever is adjacent to its other side.

ulna /ˈʌlnə/ ulnae ulnas n
Elle
(anatomy) The bone of the forearm that extends from the elbow to the wrist on the side opposite to the thumb, corresponding to the fibula of the hind limb. Also, the corresponding bone in the forelimb of any vertebrate.

ulnar adj
Ellbogen
Of or pertaining to the ulna, or the elbow

ulster /ˈʌlstə/ ulsters n
Ulster
(clothing, men's attire) A long, loose overcoat made of wool or other rough material, often called a greatcoat, which sometimes features an attached shoulder cape covering the back and sleeves, and which can sometimes be buttoned in front.

ulterior motive ulterior motives n
Hintergedanke
An alternative or extrinsic reason for doing something, especially when concealed or when differing from the stated or apparent reason.

ultima /ˈʌltɪmə/ ultimas n
Endsilbe
(grammar, prosody, countable) The final syllable of a word.

ultimate /ˈʌltəmɪt/ /ˈʌltɪmɪt/ adj
letzter ultimativ
Final; last in a series.
ultimativ
Being the greatest possible; maximum; most extreme.
äußerster
Being the most distant or extreme; farthest.

ultimate frisbee n
Ultimate Frisbee
A non-contact competitive team sport played with a light flying disc, the object of which is to score points by passing the disc to a player in the opposing end zone.

ultimately /ˈʌl.tə.mət.li/ /ˈʌl.tɪ.mət.li/ /ˈʌl.tɪ.mɪt.li/ /ˈʌl.tɪ.mɪt.lɪ/ [ˈʌl.tɪ.mɪɾ.li] adv
schließlich
Indicating the last item.
letztendlich
Indicating the most important action.

ultimatum /ˌʌl.tɪˈmeɪ.təm/ ultimata ultimatums n
Ultimatum
(diplomacy) A final statement of terms or conditions made by one party to another, especially one that expresses a threat of reprisal or war if the terms are not met before some specified date and time.

ultra high frequency n
Dezimeterwellenbereich
(telecommunication) The frequency area from 300 MHz through 3 GHz, commonly used for TV broadcasting.

ultracold more ultracold most ultracold adj
ultrakalt
(physics) Of a temperature close to absolute zero, especially one at which quantum-mechanical properties are observed.

ultraconservative ultraconservatives n
Erzkonservative Erzkonservativer
A person or group with extremely conservative views.

ultrafilter ultrafilters n
Ultrafilter

ultraism ultraisms n
Ultraismus
(poetry) A Spanish poetic movement opposed to modernism.

ultralight /ˌʌltɹəˈlaɪt/ ultralights n
Ultraleichtflugzeug
An aircraft that weighs very little.

ultramarine /ˌəltɹəməˈɹin/ /ˌʌltɹəməˈɹiːn/ more ultramarine most ultramarine adj
ultramarinblau ultramarin
Of a brilliant dark blue or slightly purplish colour like that of the pigment (noun sense 1).

ultramarine /ˌəltɹəməˈɹin/ /ˌʌltɹəməˈɹiːn/ ultramarines n
Ultramarinblau Königsblau
In full ultramarine blue: a brilliant blue pigment traditionally made from ground-up lapis lazuli, and now usually either extracted from mineral deposits or made synthetically.
A brilliant dark blue or slightly purplish colour like that of the pigment.

ultramicrofiche ultramicrofiches n
Ultrafiche
A particularly compact microfiche, storing data at significantly higher densities.

ultramicroscope ultramicroscopes n
Ultramikroskop
a microscope that uses bright illumination against a black background to view small particles

ultramontane more ultramontane most ultramontane adj
ultramontan
(theology) Promoting the supremacy of the Pope.

ultranationalism ultranationalisms n
Ultranationalismus
Extreme nationalism, the belief in the superiority of one's nation and of the paramount importance of advancing it.

ultraright more ultraright most ultraright adj
rechtsextrem ultrarechts
(politics) Extremely right-wing.

ultrashort adj
megakurz
Very short.

ultrasonic /ʌltɹəˈsɒnɪk/ more ultrasonic most ultrasonic adj
Ultraschall
(acoustics) Beyond (higher in frequency than) the range of sound perceptible to the human ear; with a frequency of 20 kilohertz or higher.

ultrasound ultrasounds n
Ultraschall
(physics) Sound with a frequency greater than the upper limit of human hearing, which is approximately 20 kilohertz.
(medicine) The use of ultrasonic waves for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes.

ultrastructure ultrastructures n
Ultrastruktur
(biology) The fine, detailed structure of a biological specimen that can only be observed by electron microscopy

ultraviolet more ultraviolet most ultraviolet adj
ultraviolett
Of electromagnetic radiation beyond (higher in frequency than) light visible to the human eye; radiation with wavelengths from 380 to 10 nanometres.

ultraviolet ultraviolets n
Ultraviolett
Ultraviolet colour.

ulu uluit ulus n
Ulu
An all-purpose knife traditionally used by Yup'ik, Inuit, and Aleut women.

ululate /ˈjuːljuleɪt/ /ˈʌljəleɪt/ v
heulen
to howl loudly or prolongedly in lamentation or joy

umami /uˈmɑːmi/ n
Umami
One of the five basic tastes, the savory taste of foods such as seaweed, cured fish, aged cheeses and meats.

umbel /ʌmbəl/ umbels n
Dolde
(botany) A flat-topped or rounded flower-cluster (= inflorescence) in which the individual flower stalks arise from the same point, the youngest flowers being at the centre.

umbellifer umbellifers n
Doldenblütler Doldengewächs
Any plant of the family Apiaceae, also called Umbelliferae, whose inflorescence is an umbel, such as a carrot or celery.

umbilical cord umbilical cords n
Nabelschnur
(anatomy) The flexible structure connecting a foetus with the placenta; it transports nourishment to the foetus and removes waste.

umbilical cord cutting umbilical cord cuttings n
Abnabelung

umbra /ˈʌmbɹə/ umbrae umbras umbræ n
Kernschatten
The fully shaded inner region of a shadow cast by an opaque object.
Umbra
(astronomy) The central region of a sunspot.

umbrage /ˈʌm.bɹɪd͡ʒ/ umbrages n
Anstoss Anstoß Ombrage Verletzung Wut
A feeling of anger or annoyance caused by something offensive.
Schatten
(obsolete) Shadow; shade.

umbrage /ˈʌm.bɹɪd͡ʒ/ v
abschatten verschatten
(transitive) To shade.

umbrella /ʌmˈbɹɛlə/ /ˈʌmbɹɛlə/ umbrellas n
Regenschirm Schirm Sonnenschirm
A cloth-covered frame used for protection against rain or sun.
Schirm
(figurative) Anything that provides protection.
Dach Regenschirm
(figurative) Something that covers a wide range of concepts, purposes, groups, etc.

umbrella organisation umbrella organisations n
Dachverband
An organisation that coordinates the activities of a number of member organisations and hence promotes a common purpose.

umbrella stand umbrella stands n
Schirmständer

umbrella term umbrella terms n
Oberbegriff Sammelbegriff
A term used to cover a broad category of things rather than a single specific item.

umlaut /ˈum.laʊt/ /ˈʊm.laʊt/ /ˈʌm.laʊt/ umlaute umlauts n
Umlaut
(linguistics) An assimilatory process whereby a vowel is pronounced more like a following vocoid that is separated by one or more consonants.
(orthography) The diacritical mark ( ¨ ) placed over a vowel when it indicates a (rounded) front vowel
Umlaut Halbdoppellaut Vokal umgelautet
(linguistics) A vowel so assimilated.

ummah /ˈʊmə/ ummahs n
Umma
(Islam) The worldwide Muslim community.

umpire /ˈʌm.paɪ.ə(ɹ)/ umpires n
Schiedsrichter Schiri Unparteiischer
(tennis, badminton) The official who presides over a tennis match sat on a high chair.
Schiedsrichter Obmann Schlichter
(law) A person who arbitrates between contending parties.

umpire /ˈʌm.paɪ.ə(ɹ)/ v
schiedsrichtern
(sports, intransitive) To act as an umpire in a game.

umpteen /ˈʌmp.tiːn/ determiner
zig
(informal, often, _, slightly, _, derogatory) Relatively large but unspecified in number.

umpteenth /ˈʌmp.tiːnθ/ adj
soundsovielte xte zigste zigte
(informal, often, _, slightly, _, derogatory) Occurring in a relatively large but unspecified position in a sequence.

un- /an/ /ʌn/ prefix
un-
(added to adjectives or past participles) not
(added to nouns) lack of
(added to nouns) contrary to traditional norms; unconventional
ent-
(rare) intensifying a verb that already suggests opposition or removal

un-American more un-American most un-American adj
unamerikanisch
Contrary to the principles, institutions or interests of the United States; anti-American.

un-unravelable more un-unravelable most un-unravelable adj
unlösbar
(rare) That cannot be unravelled; (by extension) difficult to understand.

unabashed /ˌʌnəˈbæʃt/ more unabashed most unabashed adj
gelassen ruhig unaufgeregt ungeniert ungerührt
Not disconcerted or embarrassed.
gelassen ohne jegliche Scham ruhig schamlos schonungslos unaufgeregt
Of actions, emotions, facts, etc.: that are not concealed or disguised, or not eliciting shame.

unabashedly /ˌʌnəˈbæʃɪdli/ more unabashedly most unabashedly adv
unerschrocken unverfroren
In an unabashed manner; without embarrassment or hesitation.

unabated /ʌn.əˈbeɪ.tɪd/ more unabated most unabated adj
ungebrochen unvermindert
Continuing at full strength or intensity.

unable /ʌnˈeɪbəl/ more unable most unable unabler unablest adj
unfähig außerstanden
Not able; lacking a certain ability.

unabridged adj
ungekürzt vollständig
(of a book or document) Not abridged, shortened, expurgated or condensed; complete.

unacceptable /ˌʌn.æk.ˈsɛp.tə.bl̩/ /ˌʌn.ək.ˈsɛp.tə.bl̩/ [ˌɐn.æk.ˈsɛp.tə.bɫ̩] [ˌɐn.ək.ˈsɛp.tə.bɫ̩] [ˌɐn.ɪ̞k.ˈsɛp.tə.bɫ̩] more unacceptable most unacceptable adj
inakzeptabel unannehmbar
unsatisfactory; not acceptable

unaccompanied more unaccompanied most unaccompanied adj
unbegleitet
travelling without companions
(music) performed or scored without accompaniment; solo

unadorned /əˌnʌˈdɔːɹnd/ /ʌˌnəˈdɔːnd/ more unadorned most unadorned adj
schlicht schmucklos
Having no additional decoration or embellishment; plain and simple

unadulterated adj
unverfälscht
pure; not mixed or adulterated with anything
durch und durch total vollkommen
utter or out-and-out, especially in the phrase unadulterated truth

unaffordable more unaffordable most unaffordable adj
unerschwinglich unbezahlbar
Too expensive to be afforded.

unaided adj
bloß
Without the help, aid or assistance of someone or something.

unairworthy more unairworthy most unairworthy adj
flugunfähig
Not ready to fly; unfit for an air voyage.

unalterable more unalterable most unalterable adj
unumstößlich
Incapable of being altered, or of changing.

unaltered adj
unverändert
Remaining in its initial state; not changed.

unambiguity /ˌʌn.æm.bəˈɡjuː.ə.ti/ /ˌʌn.æm.bɪˈɡjuː.ɪ.ti/ unambiguities n
Eindeutigkeit Unzweideutigkeit
The quality of being unambiguous.

unambiguous more unambiguous most unambiguous adj
eindeutig
Clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity.

unambitious more unambitious most unambitious adj
anspruchslos
having little ambition for success or achievement

unanimity /juːnəˈnɪmɪti/ unanimities n
Einhelligkeit Einmütigkeit Einstimmigkeit
The condition of agreement by all parties, the state of being unanimous.

unanimous /juˈnænəməs/ /juːˈnanɪməs/ adj
einhellig einstimmig einmütig
Based on unanimity, assent or agreement.
einig einer Meinung einsgesinnt
Sharing the same views or opinions, and being in harmony or accord.

unanimously more unanimously most unanimously adv
einstimmig
In a unanimous manner; without objection.

unannounced adj
unangekündigt unangemeldet
Not announced beforehand.

unanswerable /ʌnˈɑːnsəɹəb(ə)l/ more unanswerable most unanswerable adj
antwortlos unbeantwortbar
Not answerable; impossible to answer.

unappreciated more unappreciated most unappreciated adj
nicht geschätzt nicht wertgeschätzt wertlos
Not deemed to have any value, valueless, worthless, not appreciated.

unapproachable more unapproachable most unapproachable adj
unerreichbar
Not accessible or able to be reached.
distanziert unnahbar
Aloof and unfriendly.

unarmed /ˌʌnˈɑɹmd/ adj
unbewaffnet
Defenceless and lacking weapons.
Lacking both weapons and protective armour.
unbewaffnet waffenlos
(biology) Not having thorns, claws, or other dangerous appendages.

unary /ˈjuːnəɹi/ adj
einstellig
Consisting of or involving a single element or component.
unär
(mathematics, programming, computer engineering) Of an operation, function, procedure, or logic gate, taking exactly one operand, argument, parameter, or input; having domain of dimension 1.

unashamed /ˌʌnəˈʃeɪmd/ adj
schamlos ungeniert unverhohlen
feeling or showing no shame, embarrassment or remorse

unaspirated more unaspirated most unaspirated adj
unaspiriert unbehaucht
(phonology) Not aspirated.

unassailable /ˌʌnəˈseɪləbl̩/ more unassailable most unassailable adj
unangreifbar
Secure against attack; impregnable.
unanfechtbar
(by extension) Undeniable, incontestable or incontrovertible.

unassuming /ʌnəˈsjuːmɪŋ/ more unassuming most unassuming adj
anspruchslos bescheiden unaufdringlich unprätentiös
Modest and having no pretensions or ostentation.

unattached /ˌʌnəˈtæt͡ʃt/ more unattached most unattached adj
ungebunden
Not married and not involved in a romantic relationship.

unattainable more unattainable most unattainable adj
unerreichbar nicht machbar
Impossible to attain or reach; unable to accomplish

unattended adj
unbeaufsichtigt
Not attended to; not receiving attention.

unattractive more unattractive most unattractive adj
unschön
Not handsome or beautiful or appealing.
üsselig
Lacking the power to attract interest.

unauthorized adj
unerlaubt
without official authorization

unavailability unavailabilities n
Nichtverfügbarkeit
The state of being unavailable

unavailable /ˌʌnəˈveɪləbəl/ more unavailable most unavailable adj
nicht erhältlich nicht erreichbar nicht verfügbar nicht zugänglich unerhältlich verschlossen
Not available. [from 19th c.]

unavailing more unavailing most unavailing adj
nutzlos umsonst unbrauchbar vergeblich
Fruitless, futile, useless.

unavoidable /ˌʌnəˈvɔɪdəbəl/ more unavoidable most unavoidable adj
unvermeidbar unvermeidlich unausweichlich
Impossible to avoid; bound to happen.

unaware /ˌʌnəˈweːɹ/ /ˌʌnəˈwɛə/ /ˌʌnəˈwɛɚ/ more unaware most unaware adj
nicht wissend unwissend
Not aware or informed; lacking knowledge.
gedankenlos nicht bemerkend nichtsahnend unaufmerksam
Not noticing; paying no heed; thoughtless; inattentive.

unawareness unawarenesses n
Ignoranz Unwissenheit

unbalanced more unbalanced most unbalanced adj
durchgedreht unausgeglichen überdreht
irrational or mentally deranged

unbearable more unbearable most unbearable adj
unerträglich
So unpleasant or painful as to be unendurable.

unbearably more unbearably most unbearably adv
unerträglich unleidlich
In an unbearable manner, not bearably, in a way unable to be borne

unbeatable adj
unschlagbar
That cannot be beaten, defeated or overcome

unbecoming /ˌʌnbɪˈkʌmɪŋ/ more unbecoming most unbecoming adj
unangebracht unpassend unschmeichelhaft unschön wenig anziehend wenig schmeichelhaft
Not flattering, attractive or appropriate.
ungebührlich ungehörig
Not in keeping with the expected standards of one's position.

unbeknownst /ˌʌnbɪˈnoʊnst/ adv
ohne Wissen
(followed by to) without the knowledge of

unbelief /ʌnbɪˈliːf/ unbeliefs n
Unglaube
An absence (or rejection) of belief, especially religious belief

unbelievable /ˌʌnbəˈliːvəbl̩/ more unbelievable most unbelievable adj
unglaublich
(figuratively) Amazing, incredible; so surprising that one is almost unable to believe.
unglaubwürdig unglaubhaft
Implausible or improbable.

unbelievably more unbelievably most unbelievably adv
unglaublich
(manner) In a manner that one does not or cannot believe.
unglaubwürdig
(degree) To an extent not to be believed.
wunderbarweise
(evaluative) Contrary to expectations, amazingly.

unbelieving more unbelieving most unbelieving adj
ungläubig
That does not believe; incredulous, skeptical.

unbending more unbending most unbending adj
unbeugsam unnachgiebig
inflexible and not yielding

unbewitch v
entzaubern
(transitive) To free from a curse or enchantment.

unbiased more unbiased most unbiased adj
unbefangen unvoreingenommen
Impartial or without bias or prejudice.

unbibium /ˌuːnbaɪˈbaɪəm/ n
Unbibium
The systematic element name for the (as yet undiscovered) chemical element with atomic number 122 (symbol Ubb).

unbiennium n
Unbiennium
The systematic element name for the (as yet undiscovered) chemical element with atomic number 129 (symbol Ube).

unbihexium n
Unbihexium
The systematic element name for the (as yet undiscovered) chemical element with atomic number 126 (symbol Ubh).

unbind /ʌnˈbaɪnd/ v
losbinden
(transitive) To take bindings off.

unbinilium n
Unbinilium
The systematic element name for the (as yet undiscovered) chemical element with atomic number 120 (symbol Ubn).

unbioctium n
Unbioctium
The systematic element name for the (as yet undiscovered) chemical element with atomic number 128 (symbol Ubo).

unbirthday /ʌnˈbɜːθ.deɪ/ /ʌnˈbɝθ.deɪ/ unbirthdays n
Nichtgeburtstag

unbiseptium n
Unbiseptium
The systematic element name for the (as yet undiscovered) chemical element with atomic number 127 (symbol Ubs).

unbiunium n
Unbiunium
The systematic element name for the (as yet undiscovered) chemical element with atomic number 121 (symbol Ubu).

unblemished more unblemished most unblemished adj
fehlerlos unbeschädigt
faultless or lacking blemishes.

unborn adj
ungeboren
Not yet born; yet to come; future.
Not yet delivered; still existing in the mother's womb.

unborn child unborn children n
Leibesfrucht Nasciturus ungeborenes Kind
A human offspring that is developing in the uterus; fetus.

unbound /ʌnˈbaʊnd/ adj
ungebunden
Not bound; not tied up.

unbowed more unbowed most unbowed adj
aufrecht
Not subdued or deterred.

unbox v
auspacken
(transitive) To remove from a box.

unbreakable more unbreakable most unbreakable adj
unzerbrechlich
Difficult or impossible to break and therefore able to withstand rough usage.

unbridgeable more unbridgeable most unbridgeable adj
unüberbrückbar unüberwindlich
Unable to be bridged or crossed; impossible to span.

unbridle v
abzäumen
(transitive) To remove the bridle, and other tack, from (a horse or other animal).

unbridled more unbridled most unbridled adj
ungezäumt
Not fitted with a bridle.
ungezügelt zügellos
(by extension) Without restraint or limit.

unbuckle v
abschnallen
(transitive) to unfasten (the buckle of (a belt, shoe, etc))

unburied adj
unbegraben

unbutton /ʌnˈbʌtən/ v
aufknöpfen
(intransitive, ergative) To come open by having its buttons unfastened.

uncanny /ʌnˈkæni/ uncannier uncanniest adj
frappierend gruselig seltsam unheimlich verblüffend verstörend
Strange, and mysteriously unsettling (as if supernatural); weird.

uncanny /ʌnˈkæni/ n
Unheimliche Verstörende
(psychology, psychoanalysis, Freud) Something that is simultaneously familiar and strange, typically leading to feelings of discomfort.

uncanny valley n
Akzeptanzlücke Uncanny Valley
(psychology) A range of appearances, mannerisms, and/or behaviors of a humanoid figure that are subtly different from human and thereby cause feelings of discomfort, such as fear or revulsion.

uncapable adj
unfähig
(obsolete) Not capable; incapable.

uncaring more uncaring most uncaring adj
gefühllos lieblos
Characterized by a lack of care; not caring.

unceremonious more unceremonious most unceremonious adj
unzeremoniell
Not ceremonious.

uncertain /ʌnˈsɜːtn̩/ /ʌnˈsɝtn̩/ more uncertain most uncertain adj
unsicher ungewiss
Not known for certain; questionable.
unbestimmt
Not yet determined; undecided.
unsicher unbeständig
Variable and subject to change.
unbeständig
Fitful or unsteady.
Unpredictable or capricious.

uncertainty /ʌnˈsɜːtənti/ /ʌnˈsɝtənti/ uncertainties n
Unsicherheit Ungewissheit
(uncountable) Doubt; the condition of being uncertain or without conviction.
Unsicherheit
(countable) Something uncertain or ambiguous.

unchained /ʌnˈt͡ʃeɪnd/ more unchained most unchained adj
entfesselt von den Fesseln befreit
Free from chains or fetters; unencumbered.

unchaste /ʌnˈt͡ʃeɪst/ more unchaste most unchaste adj
unkeusch untugendhaft unzüchtig
Not chaste; not continent

unchastity /ʌnˈtʃastɪti/ unchastities n
Unkeuschheit
The quality or state of being unchaste; lewdness; sexual impropriety.

uncheck /ʌnˈt͡ʃɛk/ v
deaktivieren
(travel, aviation) To remove a previously checked-in passenger from the check-in system, allowing changes to the ticket.

unchecked exception unchecked exceptions n
unüberprüfte Ausnahme
(programming) An exception that is not declared in the signature of a method, but results in an abort with a stack trace.

unciform /ˈʌnsɪfɔːm/ /ˈʌnsɪfɔːɹm/ more unciform most unciform adj
hakenförmig
Of the shape of a hook; hook-shaped.

unclarity unclarities n
Unklarheit
(countable) A statement that is unclear.

uncle /ˈʌŋ.kl̩/ uncles n
Onkel Oheim
The brother or brother-in-law of one’s parent.

uncle or aunt n
Tonke
(This entry is a translation hub.)

uncle-in-law uncles-in-law n
Schwiegeronkel
(nonstandard) The husband of one's uncle or aunt (parent's sibling).
The uncle of one's husband.
The uncle of one's wife.

unclean /ʌnˈkliːn/ uncleaner uncleanest adj
unrein
Not moral or chaste.
unrein gemein
Ritually or ceremonially impure or unfit.

unclear /ʌnˈklɪə(ɹ)/ /ʌnˈklɪɚ/ more unclear most unclear unclearer unclearest adj
unklar unübersichtlich
Ambiguous; liable to more than one interpretation.
unklar
Not clearly or explicitly defined.
undeutlich unübersichtlich
Not easy to see or read; indecipherable or unreadable.

unclearness unclearnesses n
Unklarheit
The property of being unclear.
An instance of being unclear.

unclothed more unclothed most unclothed adj
unbekleidet
Not wearing clothes; nude or naked; with the clothes removed; stripped.

unclouded adj
unbewölkt wolkenlos
Not cloudy; clear.

uncombed more uncombed most uncombed adj
ungekämmt
Not combed.

uncombinable adj
unvereinbar
Not combinable. Incapable of being combined.

uncomfortable /ʌnˈkʌm.fə.tə.bəl/ /ʌnˈkʌm.fɚ.tə.bəl/ /ʌnˈkʌmf.tə.bəl/ /ʌnˈkʌmf.tɚ.bəl/ more uncomfortable most uncomfortable adj
unbequem ungemütlich
Not comfortable; causing discomfort.
unbehaglich
Experiencing discomfort.

uncommon /ʌnˈkɒmən/ uncommoner uncommonest adj
ungebräuchlich
Rare; not readily found; unusual.
ungewöhnlich
Remarkable; exceptional.

uncommunicative more uncommunicative most uncommunicative adj
maulfaul unkommunikativ
Tending not to communicate; not communicating.

uncomparable more uncomparable most uncomparable adj
inkomparabel
Not able to be compared; not comparable.

uncompromising more uncompromising most uncompromising adj
kompromisslos
Inflexible and unwilling to negotiate or make concessions.
Principled.

unconcerned more unconcerned most unconcerned adj
gleichgültig
Indifferent and having no interest; aloof.
unbesorgt
Not anxious, apprehensive, or worried.

unconditional /ˌʌnkənˈdɪʃənəl/ more unconditional most unconditional adj
bedingungslos unbedingt
Absolute; without conditions, limitations, reservations or qualifications.

unconditional election n
bedingungslose Erwählung
(theology) A Christian doctrine, one of the five points of Calvinism, stating that Jesus Christ's substitutionary atonement on the cross is extended to those predestined to become a believer, at God's discretion and without condition.

unconditional surrender unconditional surrenders n
bedingungslose Kapitulation
A surrender without conditions (beyond those imposed by the basic laws of war).

unconditionally more unconditionally most unconditionally adv
unbedingt
Without condition, absolutely.

unconfirmed adj
unbestätigt
Not finally established, settled or confirmed.

uncongenial more uncongenial most uncongenial adj
divergent ungleich ungleichartig
Not congenial, compatible or sympathetic.
unangemessen unpassend
Not appropriate; unsuitable.
unangenehm
Not pleasing; disagreeable.

unconnected more unconnected most unconnected adj
beziehungslos

unconscionable /ənˈkɔn.ʃən.bəl/ /ənˈkɔn.ʃən.ə.bəl/ /ənˈkɔnʃ.nə.bəl/ /ʌnˈkɑn.ʃən.bəl/ /ʌnˈkɑn.ʃən.ə.bəl/ /ʌnˈkɑnʃ.nə.bəl/ /ʌnˈkɒn.ʃən.bəl/ /ʌnˈkɒn.ʃən.ə.bəl/ more unconscionable most unconscionable adj
skrupellos gewissenlos unverschämt
Not conscionable; unscrupulous and lacking principles or conscience.
unverhältnismäßig unverschämt
Excessive, imprudent or unreasonable.

unconscionably more unconscionably most unconscionably adv
unverschämt
In an unconscionable manner.

unconscious /ˌʌnˈkɑnʃəs/ /ˌʌnˈkɒnʃəs/ more unconscious most unconscious adj
bewusstlos
Not awake; having no awareness.
unbewusst unterbewusst spontan
(psychology) Without directed thought or awareness.

unconscious /ˌʌnˈkɑnʃəs/ /ˌʌnˈkɒnʃəs/ unconsciouses n
Unbewusstes Unterbewusstsein
(psychology) That part of mind that is not consciously perceived.

unconsciously /ˌʌnˈkɑnʃəsli/ /ˌʌnˈkɒnʃəsli/ more unconsciously most unconsciously adv
unbewusst
In an unconscious manner; unknowingly

unconsciousness unconsciousnesses n
Bewusstlosigkeit
The state of lacking consciousness, of being unconscious
Unwissenheit
ignorance or innocence; the state of being uninformed or unaware

unconstitutional more unconstitutional most unconstitutional adj
verfassungswidrig
Contrary to or violative of the constitution of a state or other sovereign institution. [18th C.]

unconstitutionality unconstitutionalities n
Verfassungswidrigkeit
(legal) The status of being unconstitutional, or of not being in accord with the provisions of a constitution.

uncontrollable more uncontrollable most uncontrollable adj
unkontrollierbar
Not able to be controlled, contained or governed.

uncontrolled more uncontrolled most uncontrolled adj
unkontrolliert
Not controlled; not under control.

uncontroversial more uncontroversial most uncontroversial adj
unverfänglich
Not controversial.

unconventional more unconventional most unconventional adj
unkonventionell
Not adhering to convention or accepted standards
Out of the ordinary
Atypical

unconvincible more unconvincible most unconvincible adj
nicht zu überzeugen unbelehrbar
Incapable of being convinced.

uncookable adj
unkochbar

uncooked more uncooked most uncooked adj
roh ungekocht
Raw and not cooked, especially of something that should be, or is sometimes cooked.

uncool /ʌŋˈkuːl/ more uncool most uncool uncooler uncoolest adj
berstig uncool ungeil
(slang) Not in accord with the current fashion, standards, or mores of a particular group; not cool.

uncoordinated more uncoordinated most uncoordinated adj
unkoordiniert
(of a project etc.) Not coordinated or properly planned.

uncork /ʌnˈkɔː(ɹ)k/ v
entkorken
(transitive) To open (a bottle or other container sealed with a cork or stopper) by removing the cork or stopper from.

uncountable /ʌnˈkaʊntəbəl/ adj
unzählig unzählbar zahllos
So many as to be incapable of being counted.
überabzählbar
(mathematics) Incapable of being put into one-to-one correspondence with the natural numbers or any subset thereof.
unzählbar
(grammar, of a noun) That cannot be used freely with numbers or the indefinite article, and therefore usually takes no plural form. Example: information.

uncountable set uncountable sets n
überabzählbare Menge
(mathematics) A set, containing infinite number of elements, whose elements can not be mapped one-to-one to the natural numbers. A set with a cardinality greater than that of the set of natural numbers.

uncouple /ʌnˈkʌpəl/ v
abhängen abkuppeln loslösen
(transitive) To disconnect or detach one thing from another.

uncoupled adj
entkoppelt
Not coupled to something; disconnected; detached.

uncouth /ʌnˈkuːθ/ more uncouth most uncouth uncouther uncouthest adj
fremd fremdartig sonderbar
(archaic) Unfamiliar, strange, foreign.
schwerfällig tölpelhaft ungeschickt
Clumsy, awkward.
grobschlächtig tumb
Unrefined, crude.

uncover /ʌnˈkʌvə(ɹ)/ /ʌnˈkʌvɚ/ v
enthüllen aufdecken
To remove a cover from.

uncrackable adj
unbrechbar unknackbar
(of a code) That cannot be cracked; unbreakable.

uncreative /ʌnkɹɪˈeɪtɪv/ more uncreative most uncreative adj
unkreativ
Not creative.

uncredible more uncredible most uncredible adj
unglaubwürdig
Not credible; that cannot be believed.

uncritical more uncritical most uncritical adj
unkritisch
Lacking critique or critical examination; undiscriminating.

unctuous /-tjʊəs/ /ˈʌŋ(k)(t)ʃəs/ /ˈʌŋ(k)(t)ʃəwəs/ /ˈʌŋ(k)t͡ʃʊəs/ more unctuous most unctuous adj
schmierig ölig
Of a liquid, semisolid, or other substance: having the nature or properties of an unguent or ointment; greasy, oily.
schmierig
Profusely polite, especially in an insincere and unpleasant manner.

uncultural more uncultural most uncultural adj
kulturlos unkulturell

uncultured more uncultured most uncultured adj
kulturlos
Not cultured or civilized; lacking in delicacy or refinement.

uncut adj
ungeschnitten
Not cut.
ungeschliffen
(of a gemstone) Not cut or ground to the desired shape.

uncuttable adj
schneidbar

undated adj
undatiert
Not marked with a date.

undaunted adj
unverzagt
Not shaken, discouraged or disheartened.

undead /ʌnˈdɛd/ adj
untot
(horror fiction) Being animate, though non-living.

undead /ʌnˈdɛd/ n
Untoter
(horror fiction) Those creatures which are undead; that is, dead yet still animate.

undecagon undecagons n
Elfeck
(geometry) A polygon with eleven sides and eleven angles.

undecane undecanes n
Undecan

undeceivable adj
untäuschbar

undeceivableness n
Untäuschbarkeit

undecidability undecidabilities n
Unentscheidbarkeit
the state of being undecidable.

undecidable adj
unentscheidbar
(mathematics, computing theory) Incapable of being algorithmically decided in finite time. For example, a set of strings is undecidable if it is impossible to program a computer (even one with infinite memory) to determine whether or not specified strings are included.

undecided more undecided most undecided adj
unbeantwortet unbestimmt unentschieden unschlüssig
Open and not yet settled or determined.
unentschlossen unentschieden
Uncommitted, not having reached a decision.

undecillion /ˌʌndəˈsɪl.i.ən/ undecillions numeral
Sextillion Undezillion
(US; modern British & Australian, short scale) 1036.
(dated British & Australian, long scale) 1066.

undeclared work n
Schwarzarbeit
work for which payment is made but no taxation is paid

undefeated adj
unbesiegt
Never defeated; always victorious.

undemarcated adj
unabgegrenzt

undemocratic more undemocratic most undemocratic adj
undemokratisch
Not democratic

undemocraticness n
Demokratielosigkeit
The quality or state of being undemocratic.

undemocratize v
entdemokratisieren
To make not democratic, or less democratic

undeniable /ˌʌn.dɪˈnaɪ.(j)ə.bəɫ/ /ˌʌn.dɪˈnaɪ.ə.bl̩/ adj
unleugbar unbestreitbar
Irrefutable, or impossible to deny.

under /ˈʊndə/ /ˈʌndə/ /ˈʌndəɹ/ [ˈɐn.də(ɹ)] [ˈʌn(ɾ)ɚ] [ˈʌɾ̃ɚ] preposition
unter
At the bottom of or in the area covered or surmounted by.
From one side of to the other, passing beneath.
Subordinate to; subject to the control of; in accordance with; in compliance with.
Using or adopting (a name, identity, etc.).
unter als weniger
Less than.

under arrest
in Gewahrsam in Haft verhaftet
Arrested by the police.

under control
unter Kontrolle
(idiom) Being taken care of or being addressed.

under no circumstances
auf keinen Fall auf keinsten keinesfalls unter keinen Umständen
(idiomatic) never ever, not for any reason

under oath
unter Eid
Having sworn or affirmed in a legally binding way to tell the truth.

under one's belt
(Jahre / Belastungen) auf dem Buckel (Zeugnis) in der Tasche hinter sich im Gepäck
Already done; within one's experience; practiced.

under one's breath
leise
(of something said) Softly, so as not to be heard.

under one's thumb
unter dem Pantoffel
(idiomatic) Completely controlled by someone; at someone's command.

under one's wing
jemanden unter seine Fittiche nehmen

under the counter more under the counter most under the counter adv
unter dem Ladentisch
Illicitly, against regulations, of goods kept under the serving counter in a shop to be unobtrusively passed to a customer who knows they are available for surreptitious sale (e.g. pornographic magazines in a newsagent).

under the influence adv
unter Einfluss von Alkohol unter dem Einfluss von Alkohol
(idiomatic) Intoxicated, inebriated, or otherwise stupefied by an ingested mind-altering substance, typically alcohol; drunk.

under the knife /ˌʌndə ðə ˈnaɪf/ /ˌʌndəɹ ðə ˈnaɪf/
unter dem Messer
(informal) Chiefly preceded by a form of go: undergoing a surgical procedure; into surgery.

under the stars
unter freiem Himmel

under the sun
auf Erden
(idiomatic) In existence.

under the weather /ˈʌndə ðə ˈwɛðə/ /ˈʌndɚ ðə ˈwɛðɚ/ adj
angegriffen angeschlagen bedrückt niedergeschlagen
(idiomatic) ill or gloomy, especially from a cold or flu.
(idiomatic) Somewhat intoxicated or suffering from a hangover.

under wraps
bedeckt im Verborgenen stiekum unter Verschluss
In secrecy or in hiding.

under- prefix
unter-
Deficient, below what is correct, insufficient

underachiever underachievers n
Minderleister Minderleisterin
One who underachieves, i.e. performs less well than expected. [from 1950s]

underage /ˌʌndəɹˈeɪd͡ʒ/ adj
minderjährig
Below the legal age for some activity, such as drinking or having sex.
Not yet a legal adult; still a minor.

underappreciate v
nicht angemessen würdigen nicht genügend schätzen unterschätzen unzureichend anerkennen unzureichend wertschätzen
(transitive) To not hold in sufficiently high esteem.

underbelly /ˈʌndəbɛli/ /ˈʌndɚbɛli/ underbellies n
Schattenseite Unterseite dunkle Seite
(figuratively) The side which is not normally seen, normally a dark, immoral place.

underbite underbites n
Unterbiss
A malocclusion, in which the lower teeth extend past the upper ones

underbrush underbrushes n
Unterholz
The small trees and other plants that clutter the floor of a forest.

underchallenge underchallenges n
Unterforderung
A challenge that is not sufficiently difficult.

underchallenge v
unterfordern
(transitive) To challenge to an insufficient degree.

undercover /ˌʌndə(ɹ)ˈkʌvə(ɹ)/ more undercover most undercover adj
heimlich
Performed or happening in secret.
verdeckt
Employed or engaged in spying or secret investigation.

undercurrent /ˈʌndəkʌɹ(ə)nt/ /ˈʌndɚˌkʌɹənt/ undercurrents n
Unterströmung
A current of water which flows under the surface, and often in a different direction from surface currents.
Beigeschmack Unterton
(figuratively) A tendency of feeling or opinion that is concealed rather than exposed.

undercut /ˈʌndə(ɹ)kʌt/ /ˌʌndə(ɹ)ˈkʌt/ undercuts n
Fallkerb
The notch cut in a tree to direct its fall when being felled.
Undercut
A hairstyle that is shaved or clipped short on the sides and kept long on the top.

underdeveloped more underdeveloped most underdeveloped adj
unterentwickelt
having a low level of economic productivity and technological sophistication

underdevelopment underdevelopments n
Rückständigkeit Unterentwicklung

underdog underdogs n
Außenseiter Underdog
A competitor thought unlikely to win.

underestimate /ʌndɚˈɛs.tɪ.meɪt/ /ʌndɚˈɛs.tɪ.mət/ /ʌndɚˈɛs.tɪ.mɪt/ underestimates n
Unterschätzung
An estimate that is too low.

underestimate /ʌndɚˈɛs.tɪ.meɪt/ /ʌndɚˈɛs.tɪ.mət/ /ʌndɚˈɛs.tɪ.mɪt/ v
unterschätzen
(transitive) To estimate too low; to perceive (someone or something) as having a lower value, quantity, worth, etc., than what he/she/it actually has.

underexpose v
unterbelichten
(photography) To take a photograph using too small an exposure

underexposure underexposures n
Unterbelichtung
The condition of being underexposed.

underfeed v
unterernähren unterfüttern
To feed inadequately or insufficiently.

underfloor heating n
Fußbodenheizung
Any of various central heating (and sometimes cooling) systems that achieve indoor climate control for thermal comfort using conduction, radiation, and convection.

underfoot /ʌndəˈfʊt/ /ʌndɚˈfʊt/ adv
unter den Füßen unter die Füße
Under one's foot or feet.

underfucked more underfucked most underfucked adj
untervögelt
(slang, vulgar) Not receiving enough sex.

undergarment /ˌʌn.də(ɹ).ˈɡɑɹ.mənt/ /ˌʌn.dɚ.ˈɡɑɹ.mənt/ undergarments n
Unterwäsche
Any garment worn underneath others, especially one worn next to the skin; an item of underwear.

undergird v
unterfüttern
To lend moral support to.

undergo /ˌʌndəˈɡəʊ/ /ˌʌndɚˈɡoʊ/ v
durchmachen
(transitive) To experience; to pass through a phase.

undergraduate undergraduates n
Student
A student at a university who has not yet received a degree.

underground /ˈʌndəɡɹaʊnd/ /ˈʌndɚɡɹaʊnd/ /ˌʌndəˈɡɹaʊnd/ /ˌʌndɚˈɡɹaʊnd/ more underground most underground adj
Untergrund unterirdisch
(not comparable) Below the ground; below the surface of the Earth.
Untergrund geheim heimlich
(figurative) Hidden, furtive, secretive.
Untergrund
(of, _, music, art, _, etc.) Outside the mainstream, especially unofficial and hidden from the authorities.

underground /ˈʌndəɡɹaʊnd/ /ˈʌndɚɡɹaʊnd/ /ˌʌndəˈɡɹaʊnd/ /ˌʌndɚˈɡɹaʊnd/ more underground most underground adv
unter der Erde unterirdisch
Below the ground.

underground /ˈʌndəɡɹaʊnd/ /ˈʌndɚɡɹaʊnd/ /ˌʌndəˈɡɹaʊnd/ /ˌʌndɚˈɡɹaʊnd/ undergrounds n
Untergrundorganisation
(with, _, definite article) A movement or organisation of people who resist political convention.
Underground Untergrundorganisation
(with, _, definite article) A movement or organisation of people who resist artistic convention.

undergrowth undergrowths n
Unterholz Unterwuchs
The plants in a forest which only reach a relatively low height (such as shrubs and bushes).

underhand /ˈʌn.də(ɹ)ˌ(h)ænd/ more underhand most underhand adj
heimlich hinterhältig
(by extension) dishonest and sneaky; done in a secret or sly manner

underhanded more underhanded most underhanded adj
heimlich verdeckt
Done by moving the hand (and arm) from below.
hinterhältig hinterlistig
Sly, dishonest, corrupt, cheating.
sarkastisch
Insincere; sarcastic.
unterbesetzt
Understaffed.

underlie /ˌan.dəˈlɑɪ/ /ˌʌn.dəˈlaɪ/ /ˌʌn.dɚˈlaɪ/ v
zugrunde liegen
(transitive) To serve as a basis of; form the foundation of.

underline /ˈʌndəˌlaɪn/ /ˈʌndɚˌlaɪn/ /ˌʌndəˈlaɪn/ /ˌʌndɚˈlaɪn/ underlines n
Unterstreichung
A line placed underneath a piece of text in order to provide emphasis or to indicate that it should be viewed in italics or (in electronic documents) that it acts as a hyperlink.
(dated) A caption beneath a photograph (which may have more than one line of text).
Unterstrich
(dated) An announcement of a theatrical performance to follow, placed in an advertisement for the current one.

underline /ˈʌndəˌlaɪn/ /ˈʌndɚˌlaɪn/ /ˌʌndəˈlaɪn/ /ˌʌndɚˈlaɪn/ v
unterstreichen
To draw a line underneath something, especially to add emphasis; to underscore
(figuratively) To emphasise or stress something

underling underlings n
Untergebene Untergebener Unterling Untertan
A subordinate, or person of lesser rank or authority.

underlip /ˈʌndə(ɹ)ˌlɪp/ /ˈʌndɚˌlɪp/ underlips n
Unterlippe

underlying adj
darunterliegend
lying underneath
implizit
implicit

undermine /ˌʌn.dəˈmaɪn/ /ˌʌn.dɚˈmaɪn/ v
untergraben
To dig underneath (something), to make a passage for destructive or military purposes; to sap. [from 14th c.]
untergraben unterminieren schwächen unterlaufen
(figuratively) To weaken or work against; to hinder, sabotage. [from 15th c.]

underneath /ʌndəˈniθ/ /ʌndɚˈnið/ /ʌndɚˈniθ/ adv
unten
Below; in a place beneath.
On the underside or lower face.

underneath /ʌndəˈniθ/ /ʌndɚˈnið/ /ʌndɚˈniθ/ preposition
unterhalb
Under, below, beneath.

undernourished more undernourished most undernourished adj
unterernährt
Provided with insufficient nourishment to sustain proper health and growth.

undernourishment n
Unterernährung
Insufficient nourishment

underpants /ˈʌndə(ɹ)ˌpænts/ n
Unterhose Schlüpfer Höschen
underwear covering the genitalia and often buttocks, usually going no higher than the navel.

underpass underpasses n
Unterführung
A passage that crosses a road, railroad or similar obstacle in a tunnel underneath it.

underpay v
unterbezahlen
(transitive) To pay (someone) less than the value of their work; to pay (someone) insufficiently.

underperform v
die Erwartungen enttäuschen hinter den Erwartungen zurückbleiben unterdurchschnittlich abschneiden
To underachieve; to fail to reach standards or expectations, especially with respect to a financial investment.

underpin /ˈʌn.dɚˌpɪn/ /ˌʌn.dəˈpɪn/ /ˌʌn.dɚˈpɪn/ v
stützen untermauern
(transitive) To support from below with props or masonry.
stützen untermauern unterstützen
(transitive, figuratively) To give support to; to form a basis of; to corroborate.

underpressure underpressures n
Unterdruck
insufficient pressure; a marked drop in pressure

underprivileged more underprivileged most underprivileged adj
benachteiligt unterprivilegiert
Deprived of the opportunities and advantages of others, usually through no fault of one's own.

underprivileged underprivileged n
Benachteiligte Benachteiligter Unterprivilegierte Unterprivilegierter
A deprived person; deprived people (normally used as a plural).

underpromotion underpromotions n
Unterverwandlung
(chess) Promotion of a pawn to a piece other than a queen.

underrate v
unterschätzen
(transitive) to underestimate; to make too low a rate or estimate

underrated more underrated most underrated adj
unterschätzt
Not given enough recognition for its quality

underreaction underreactions n
Hyporeaktion Unterreaktion ungenügende Reaktion

underrepresented more underrepresented most underrepresented adj
unterrepräsentiert
Having less than adequate or sufficient representation

underscore /ˈʌn.dəˌskɔː(ɹ)/ /ˈʌn.dɚˌskɔɹ/ underscores n
Grundstrich
A line drawn or printed beneath text; the character _.

underscore /ˌʌn.dəˈskɔː(ɹ)/ /ˌʌn.dɚˈskɔɹ/ v
unterstreichen
To underline; to mark a line beneath text.
To emphasize or draw attention to.

undershorts n
Unterhose
(dated) Underpants, type of underwear worn in skin contact with the hip portion of the body, small enough to be worn invisibly under shorts. Typically refers to male, not female, underpants.

underside /ˈʌndɚsaɪd/ undersides n
Unterseite
The side that is below or underneath, the bottom.

understand /(ˌ)ʌndəˈstænd/ /ˌɞndəɹˈstand/ /ˌʌndɚˈstænd/ [ˌʌɾ̃ɚˈsteə̯nd] [ˌʌɾ̃ɚˈstæ̃nd] v
verstehen begreifen den Eindruck haben glauben
(transitive) (of communication or means of communication: words, statements, signs, etc.) To know the meaning of; to parse or have parsed correctly; to comprehend.
(transitive) (of people) To know the intent, motives or character of; (of events) to know the causes of or reasons for.
verstehen
(transitive, usually with clause as object) To comprehend a fact or principle; to regard or come to regard a belief as such.
(transitive) To believe, to think one grasps sufficiently despite potentially incomplete knowledge.

understandable more understandable most understandable adj
verständlich begreifbar
Capable of being understood; comprehensible.
verständlich
Capable of being accepted or excused under the circumstances.

understander /ˌəndɚˈstændɚ/ understanders n
Versteher Versteherin
One who understands something.

understanding /ʌndəˈstandɪŋ/ /ˌʌndɚˈstændɪŋ/ more understanding most understanding adj
verständnisvoll
Showing compassion, tolerance, and forbearance.

understanding /ʌndəˈstandɪŋ/ /ˌʌndɚˈstændɪŋ/ understandings n
Verständnis Begreifen Verstehen
(gerund, uncountable) The act of one that understands or comprehends; comprehension; knowledge; discernment.
Verständnis
(countable) Opinion, judgement, or outlook.
(uncountable) Sympathy.
Einigung
A reconciliation of differences.
Vereinbarung
An informal contract; a mutual agreement.

understate v
untertreiben
(transitive) To state (something) with less completeness than needed; to minimise or downplay.

understated more understated most understated adj
subtil unaufdringlich unauffällig
Restrained and unpretentious.

understatement understatements n
Untertreibung Tiefstapelei
An incomplete disclosure that intentionally withholds relevant information.

understeer understeers n
Untersteuern
The condition in which the front wheels of a car fail to follow the desired curve while cornering, instead following more of a straight-line trajectory, losing a degree of traction, and so slipping off the required line.

understeer v
untersteuern
The action of a car when it does not follow the desired curve while cornering. Tyre slip of the front wheels.

understood /ʌndəɹˈstʊd/ more understood most understood adj
begriffen verstanden zur Kenntnis genommen
Having been comprehended.

understory /ˈʌndəstɔːɹi/ /ˈʌndɚˌstoɹi/ understories understorys n
Unterholz
(ecology, also, attributively) The (layer of) plants that grow in the shade of the canopy of a forest above the forest floor.

understudy /ˈʌndəstʌdi/ /ˈʌndɚstʌdi/ understudies n
Einspringer
A performer who understudies; a standby.

undertake /ʌndəˈteɪk/ v
unternehmen ausführen
(transitive) To take upon oneself; to start, to embark on (a specific task etc.).
verpflichten
(intransitive) To commit oneself (to an obligation, activity etc.).

undertaker /ˈʌndə(ɹ)ˌteɪkə(ɹ)/ /ˌʌndə(ɹ)ˈteɪkə(ɹ)/ undertakers n
Bestatter Beerdigungsunternehmer Bestatterin Leichenbestatter Leichenbestatterin Beerdigungsunternehmerin
A funeral director; someone whose business is to manage funerals, burials and cremations.

undertaking /ˈʌndə(ɹ)ˌteɪkɪŋ/ undertakings n
Unternehmen
That which is undertaken; any business, work, or project which a person engages in, or attempts to perform; an enterprise.

undertone /ˈʌndə(ɹ)təʊn/ undertones n
Beigeschmack Unterton
An implicit message perceived subtly alongside, but not detracting noticeably from, the explicit message conveyed in or by a book, film, speech or similar (contrast with overtone); an undercurrent.

undertow undertows n
Gegenströmung Sog Unterwasserströmung hinausziehende Strömung
A short-range flow of water returning seaward from the waves breaking on the shore.

undervalue /ˌʌndə(ɹ)ˈvælju/ v
unterbewerten unterschätzen
(transitive) To underestimate, or assign too low a value to.

underwater /ʌndə(ɹ)ˈwɔːtə/ /ʌndɚˈwɔtəɹ/ more underwater most underwater adj
Unterwasser- unter Wasser
(not comparable) Beneath the surface of the water; of or pertaining to the region beneath the water surface.

underway /ʌndə(ɹ)ˈweɪ/ more underway most underway adv
im Gange angelaufen eingeleitet laufend unterwegs
In motion, in progress; being done or carried out; on a journey.

underway /ˈʌndə(ɹ)weɪ/ underways n
Unterführung
An underground passage, subway, tunnel.
U-Boot-Fahrt Unterwasser-Reise
A voyage, especially underwater.

underwear /ˈʌndəwɛə/ /ˈʌndɚwɚ/ /ˈʌndɚˌwɛɹ/ n
Unterwäsche
Clothes worn next to the skin, underneath outer clothing.

underweight underweights n
Untergewicht
(uncountable) The state or quality of being underweight.

underwhelm v
enttäuschen unterwältigen
To fail to impress; to perform disappointingly.

underwhelming more underwhelming most underwhelming adj
enttäuschend
Failing to interest; not as exciting as promised or expected.

underwire underwires n
Bügel
A semicircular wire placed in a bra to support the breasts.
Bügel-BH
A bra that includes such wires.

underworld underworlds n
Unterwelt Reich des Todes Schattenreich
(religion, or, mythology) The world of the dead, located underneath the world of the living; the afterlife.
Unterwelt Halbwelt Verbrecherwelt
That part of society that is engaged in crime or vice, and particularly those involved in organized crime.

underwrite /ʌndəˈɹaɪt/ /ˈʌndəɹaɪt/ v
unterschreiben
(transitive) Specifically, to assume financial responsibility for something, and guarantee it against failure.

underwriter underwriters n
Risikoabsicherer Risikoträger
An entity assuming a financial risk.
Underwriter Versicherungsmitarbeiter Versicherungssachbearbeiter
(insurance) A person working for an insurance company who arranges and authorizes an insurance policy with a broker or insured.
Zeichner
(finance) An entity undertaking to market newly issued securities.

undeserved more undeserved most undeserved adj
unverdient
Not deserved, earned or merited; unjustifiable or unfair.

undeserving /ˌʌndɪˈzɝvɪŋ/ more undeserving most undeserving adj
unwürdig
Considered unworthy of reward.

undesirable more undesirable most undesirable adj
unerwünscht
Objectionable or not likely to please.

undestroyable more undestroyable most undestroyable adj
unzerstörbar
Not able to be destroyed; indestructible.

undetermined adj
unbestimmt unentschieden
Not determined; not settled; not decided.

undeterred more undeterred most undeterred adj
unbeirrt unentmutigt unverzagt
not deterred or put off; undiscouraged

undeveloped more undeveloped most undeveloped adj
unentwickelt
not developed or used
unbebaut
not built on, unbuilt; not ready for building on

undignified more undignified most undignified adj
entwürdigend würdelos
lacking in or damaging to dignity

undiminished more undiminished most undiminished adj
ungeschmälert unvermindert
Not diminished.

undine /ˈʌndiːn/ undines n
Undine
A female water-sprite or nymph.

undisclosed adj
geheim still versteckt
Not disclosed; kept secret.

undisonant adj
rauschend
(obsolete, rare) Making the noise of waves.

undisputed more undisputed most undisputed adj
unstreitig unbestritten unstrittig
Universally agreed upon; not disputed
unbestritten
Unchallenged and accepted without question

undisputedly adv
unbestritten

undistinguished more undistinguished most undistinguished adj
durchschnittlich mittelmäßig mäßig
Not distinguished: not marked by conspicuous qualities.
alltäglich gewöhnlich unauffällig
Not distinguished: not having an air of distinction.

undisturbed more undisturbed most undisturbed adj
ungestört
not disturbed or agitated

undo /ʌnˈduː/ v
rückgängig machen ungeschehen machen
To reverse the effects of an action.
(figuratively) To impoverish or ruin, as in reputation; to cause the downfall of.
aufmachen lösen abschnallen losmachen öffnen
To unfasten.

undoable more undoable most undoable adj
nicht machbar
Not doable; impossible to do.
rückgängig machbar rückgängigmachbar
Possible to undo; reversible.

undoing /ʌnˈduːɪŋ/ undoings n
Ruin Verderben Verhängnis
Ruin; defeat, (also) that which causes defeat or ruin.

undone /ʌnˈdʌn/ adj
ungesichert
Not fastened.
verloren
Ruined; brought to nought.

undoubtedly /ʌnˈdaʊtɪdli/ more undoubtedly most undoubtedly adv
zweifellos
Without doubt; definitely.

undress /ʌnˈdɹɛs/ v
ausziehen
(intransitive) To remove one’s clothing. [from 17th c.]
(transitive) To remove the clothing of (someone). [from 17th c.]

undressed more undressed most undressed adj
ausgezogen unbekleidet
Having partially or completely removed one's clothes.

undrinkable more undrinkable most undrinkable adj
untrinkbar
Not drinkable.

undue /ʌnˈdjuː/ /ʌnˈduː/ more undue most undue adj
übertrieben
Excessive; going beyond that what is natural or sufficient.
unangemessen
That which ought not to be done; illegal; unjustified.

undulate /ˈʌndjəleɪt/ /ˈʌndjələt/ /ˈʌndjəlɪt/ /ˈʌndjʊleɪt/ /ˈʌndjʊlɪt/ /ˈʌndəleɪt/ /ˈʌndələt/ /ˈʌndəlɪt/ /ˈʌnd͡ʒəleɪt/ /ˈʌnd͡ʒələt/ /ˈʌnd͡ʒəlɪt/ /ˈʌnd͡ʒʊleɪt/ /ˈʌnd͡ʒʊlɪt/ v
schwingen wellenförmig bewegen wogen
(transitive) To cause to move in a wavelike motion.
ondulieren schlängeln wellen
(transitive) To cause to resemble a wave.
undulieren wallen wogen sich wellenförmig bewegen wellen wiegen
(intransitive) To move in wavelike motions.

undulated antshrike undulated antshrikes n
Dunkelbrauner Ameisenwürger
a passerine bird of the antbird family, Frederickena unduligera.

undulating more undulating most undulating adj
wellend wogend
Moving up and down like waves; wavy.

unearth /ʌnˈɜː(ɹ)θ/ v
aufdecken
To uncover or find; to bring out from concealment
ausgraben
To dig up.

uneasiness /ʌnˈiːzinəs/ uneasinesses n
Unbehagen
The state of being uneasy, nervous or restless.

uneasy /ʌnˈiːzi/ more uneasy most uneasy uneasier uneasiest adj
uneinfach
(rare) Not easy; difficult.
unbehaglich
Restless; disturbed by pain, anxiety

uneducated /ʌnˈɛdjʊkeɪtɪd/ /ʌnˈɛd͡ʒəkeɪtɪd/ /ʌnˈɛd͡ʒʊkeɪtɪd/ more uneducated most uneducated adj
ungebildet bildungsfern
not educated

unelectable more unelectable most unelectable adj
unwählbar
(of a person or party) Incapable or unlikely of being elected to political office, especially due to a lack of suitable qualities or policies.

unemployable more unemployable most unemployable adj
nicht erwerbsfähig
Not employable.

unemployable unemployables n
nicht erwerbsfähige Person
An individual who is not suited to employment.

unemployed /ˌʌnɪmˈplɔɪd/ adj
arbeitslos
Having no job despite being able and willing to work.
Arbeitsloser
Having no use, not doing work

unemployment /ʌn.ɪmˈplɔɪ.mənt/ unemployments n
Arbeitslosigkeit Werklosigkeit
The state of having no job; joblessness.

unemployment benefit unemployment benefits n
Arbeitslosengeld Stempelgeld Stütze
(often, in plural) Money paid by the government, special-purpose fund or similar to those who are unemployed and looking for work.

unemployment insurance unemployment insurances n
Arbeitslosenversicherung
Insurance against loss of earnings during the time that an able-bodied worker is involuntarily unemployed.

unencumbered /ˌʌnɪnˈkʌmbəd/ /ˌʌnɪnˈkʌmbɚd/ more unencumbered most unencumbered adj
unbelastet
Not burdened with worries, cares or responsibilities.
unbehindert
Free of encumbrance.
unbelastet unverschuldet
(of property) Not subject to any claims.

unending more unending most unending adj
ewig endlos nicht enden wollend
Not ending; having no end; eternal.

unenviable more unenviable most unenviable adj
kaum zu beneidend wenig beneidenswert
Difficult, undesirable, or unpleasant; not to be envied.

unequal /ʌnˈiːkwəl/ more unequal most unequal adj
ungleich
Not the same.

unequally more unequally most unequally adv
ungleich
Not equally, unevenly, sometimes unfairly.

unequivocal /ʌnɪˈkwɪvəkəl/ /ˌʌnɪˈkwɪvəkəl/ more unequivocal most unequivocal adj
eindeutig unmissverständlich aufrichtig uneingeschränkt unzweideutig unzweifelhaft
Unambiguous; without equivocation or ambiguity; singularly clear, unmistakable, or unquestionable
unerreicht unvergleichlich
(possibly, _, dated) Without equal, matchless.

unequivocally /ʌnɨˈkwɪvək(ə)lɪ/ /ˌʌnɪ̈ˈkwɪvək(ə)li/ more unequivocally most unequivocally adv
eindeutig fraglos ganz klar zweifelsfrei
In a way that leaves no doubt; in an unequivocal or unambiguous manner, unquestionably.

unerasable adj
unlöschbar
That cannot be erased; indelible.

unerring /ʌnˈɜːɹ.ɪŋ/ more unerring most unerring adj
unfehlbar untrüglich
(often, figurative) consistently accurate; not missing a target.

unethical more unethical most unethical adj
unethisch

uneven /ʌnˈivən/ more uneven most uneven adj
uneben
Not even
Not level or smooth
Varying in quality

uneven bars n
Stufenbarren
A set of exercise apparatus consisting of two horizontal bars at a small distance apart and set at different heights.

uneventful more uneventful most uneventful adj
ereignislos ohne Zwischenfälle ruhig
monotonous; lacking significant or noteworthy events

unexampled adj
beispiellos
Lacking prior examples; unprecedented.

unexpected /ʌnɪkˈspɛktɪd/ more unexpected most unexpected adj
unerwartet
Not expected, anticipated or foreseen.

unexpectedly /ʌnɪkˈspɛktɪdli/ more unexpectedly most unexpectedly adv
unerwartet unerwarteterweise
In an unexpected manner.

unexplained adj
unerklärt
Not explained; of unknown cause or origin.

unexploded adj
nichtexplodiert unexplodiert
Not exploded.

unexplored more unexplored most unexplored adj
unerforscht
Which has not been explored.

unfair /ʌnˈfɛə(ɹ)/ /ʌnˈfɛɚ/ /ʌnˈfɛː(ɹ)/ [ɐnˈfɛə(ɹ)] [ɐnˈfɛː(ɹ)] unfairer unfairest adj
ungerecht unfair
not fair, unjust

unfair competition n
unlauterer Wettbewerb

unfairness unfairnesses n
Ungerechtigkeit Unrecht
(uncountable) The state of being unfair; lack of justice.

unfaithful more unfaithful most unfaithful adj
ungläubig
Not having religious faith.
untreu ungläubig
Not keeping good faith; disloyal; not faithful.
unaufrichtig unehrlich
Not honest or upright.
nicht getreu
(translation studies) Not faithfully rendering the meaning of the source language; incorrect.

unfalsifiability n
Nichtfalsifizierbarkeit Unwiderlegbarkeit
The state or condition of being unfalsifiable.

unfamiliar /ˌʌnfəˈmɪli.ə(ɹ)/ more unfamiliar most unfamiliar adj
unbekannt unvertraut
Strange, not familiar.

unfasten v
losmachen lösen abschnallen
(transitive) To detach from any connecting agency or link; to disconnect.

unfathomable /ʌnˈfæðməbəl/ /ʌnˈfæðəməbəl/ more unfathomable most unfathomable adj
unermesslich unfassbar
Impossible to fathom or understand.

unfavourable more unfavourable most unfavourable adj
ungünstig
Of wind or weather: causing delay or obstacles; not conducive to travel or work; inclement.

unfazed /ʌnˈfeɪzd/ more unfazed most unfazed adj
lustig unbeeindruckt unbeirrt unerschrocken unerschütterlich
Not frightened or hesitant; undaunted; not put off; unimpressed.

unfeeling more unfeeling most unfeeling adj
gefühllos herzlos
Without emotion or sympathy

unfetter /ʌnˈfɛtɚ/ [ʌnˈfɛɾɚ] v
befreien entfesseln
To release from fetters; to unchain; to let loose; to free.

unfettered /ʌnˈfɛtəd/ /ˈʌnˈfɛtɚd/ more unfettered most unfettered adj
entfesselt frei
Not bound by chains or shackles.
ungehindert
(by extension) Not restricted.

unfinished /ʌnˈfɪnɪʃt/ adj
unvollendet
Not finished, not completed.

unfinishedness n
Unfertigkeit
The quality of being unfinished.

unfit /ʌnˈfɪt/ more unfit most unfit unfitter unfittest adj
untauglich
Not fit; not having the correct requirements.
kraft- und saftlos lahm schlapp schwach
Not fit, not having a good physical demeanor.

unfitness unfitnesses n
Untauglichkeit
The characteristic of being unfit or out of physical shape.

unflappable /ʌnˈflæpəbəl/ more unflappable most unflappable adj
unerschütterlich
Remaining composed and level-headed at all times; impossible to fluster; not becoming frustrated or irritated easily. [from 1954]

unfold /ʌnˈfoʊld/ /ʌnˈfəʊld/ v
ausbreiten entfalten
(transitive) To undo a folding.
entfalten enthüllen entwickeln offenlegen
(intransitive) To turn out; to happen; to develop.
enthüllen offenlegen
(transitive) To lay open to view or contemplation; to bring out in all the details, or by successive development; to reveal.

unfollow v
entfolgen
(transitive, intransitive, social media) To cease to subscribe to (a feed of another user's activity).

unfordable more unfordable most unfordable adj
undurchquerbar
unable to be forded (of a body of water)

unforeign more unforeign most unforeign adj
unfremd
(uncommon) Not foreign.

unforeseeable more unforeseeable most unforeseeable adj
unvorhersehbar
Incapable of being foreseen or anticipated.

unforeseen adj
unvorhergesehen
Not foreseen.
unvorhergesehen unerwartet
Not expected.

unforgettable /ˌʌnfə(ɹ)ˈɡɛtəbəl/ more unforgettable most unforgettable adj
unvergesslich
Very difficult or impossible to forget.

unforgivable more unforgivable most unforgivable adj
unverzeihlich unentschuldbar
Not forgivable; inexcusable.

unforgiving more unforgiving most unforgiving adj
gnadenlos
(figurative) Having no allowance for weakness.

unfortunate /ʌnˈfɔɹt͡ʃənɪt/ /ʌnˈfɔːtjʊnət/ /ʌnˈfɔːt͡ʃənət/ more unfortunate most unfortunate adj
unglücklich unglückselig
Not favored by fortune.
Marked or accompanied by or resulting in misfortune.

unfortunately /ʌnˈfɔɹt͡ʃənɪtli/ /ʌnˈfɔːtjʊnətli/ /ʌnˈfɔːt͡ʃənətli/ more unfortunately most unfortunately adv
leider bedauerlicherweise unglücklicherweise
Happening through bad luck, or because of some unfortunate event.

unfounded adj
grundlos unbegründet
Having no strong foundation; not based on solid reasons or facts.

unfreedom unfreedoms n
Unfreiheit
(uncountable) The condition of being unfree.

unfriend /ʌnˈfɹɛnd/ v
entfreunden
(social media) To defriend; to remove from one's friends list (e.g. on a social networking website).

unfriendliness unfriendlinesses n
Unfreundlichkeit
(uncountable) The state of being unfriendly.
Unfreundlichkeiten
(countable) An unfriendly act; unfriendly acts or actions.

unfriendly /ʌnˈfɹɛn(d)li/ more unfriendly most unfriendly unfriendlier unfriendliest adj
unfreundlich
Not friendly; hostile; mean.

unfruitful more unfruitful most unfruitful adj
fruchtlos unfruchtbar
(mostly, figurative) Not bearing fruit.

unfulfillable adj
unerfüllbar

unfunny more unfunny most unfunny unfunnier unfunniest adj
unlustig

unfurl /ʌnˈfəːl/ /ʌnˈfɝl/ v
aufrollen entfalten entrollen
To unroll or release something that had been rolled up, typically a sail or a flag.

ungainly /ʌnˈɡeɪnli/ more ungainly most ungainly ungainlier ungainliest adj
plump unansehnlich unelegant ungelenk ungraziös unschön
Clumsy; lacking grace.

unglue v
ablösen
to separate that which was held by glue
losreißen
to cease to adhere to or follow attentively

ungodly /ʌnˈɡɑdli/ /ʌnˈɡɒdli/ more ungodly most ungodly ungodlier ungodliest adj
gottlos unchristlich
Of a person: lacking reverence for God; of an action: not in accordance with God's will or religious teachings.
fürchterlich schrecklich unmöglich
(informal) Extreme; unreasonable.

ungovernability n
Unregierbarkeit

ungovernable more ungovernable most ungovernable adj
unregierbar
Not governable; unable to be governed.

ungrammatical more ungrammatical most ungrammatical adj
ungrammatisch
(linguistics) In violation of one or more of the rules and conventions of a language as defined by the grammar, resulting in unacceptable or incorrect usage.

ungrateful /ʌnˈɡɹeɪtfəl/ more ungrateful most ungrateful adj
undankbar
Not grateful; not expressing gratitude.

ungrounded more ungrounded most ungrounded adj
aus der Luft gegriffen
Not grounded; without ground or basis, unreal, false.
nicht geerdet ungeerdet
(electricity, electronics) Not connected to ground potential

ungual adj
Nagel
(biology) Pertaining to or resembling a creature's nail, claw or hoof; unguinal.

ungulate /ˈʌŋɡjəleɪt/ /ˈʌŋɡjələt/ more ungulate most ungulate adj
behuft
Having hooves.

ungulate /ˈʌŋɡjəleɪt/ /ˈʌŋɡjələt/ ungulates n
Huftier
An ungulate animal; a hooved mammal.

unguligrade /ʌŋˈɡjuːləˌɡɹeɪd/ /ʌŋˈɡjuːlɪˌɡɹeɪd/ unguligrades n
Spitzengänger
(zoology) An animal that walks on hooves.

unhappiness unhappinesses n
Unglück Traurigkeit
The feeling of not being happy

unhappy /ʌnˈhæpi/ more unhappy most unhappy unhappier unhappiest adj
unglücklich
Not happy; sad.

unharmed more unharmed most unharmed adj
ungeschoren unversehrt
which has not suffered harm; which has not been injured or damaged

unhealthful more unhealthful most unhealthful adj
gesundheitsschädlich ungesund unzuträglich
Not promoting health; detrimental to health.

unhealthiness unhealthinesses n
Ungesundheit
The state of being unhealthy.

unhealthy /ʌnˈhɛl.θi/ more unhealthy most unhealthy unhealthier unhealthiest adj
ungesund gesundheitsschädlich
characterized by, or conducive to poor health

unheard-of more unheard-of most unheard-of adj
unerhört beispiellos bisher unbekannt bislang nicht gekannt einmalig
Previously unknown; unprecedented.

unhelpful /ʌnˈhɛlpfəl/ more unhelpful most unhelpful adj
unhilfreich
Not providing help or assistance; not helpful.

unheralded adj
unerwartet
Without prior warning; unexpected or unannounced.

unhewn more unhewn most unhewn adj
unbehauen
Not hewn.

unhindered more unhindered most unhindered adj
ungehindert
Not hindered, slowed, blocked or hampered.

unhinge /ʌnˈhɪnd͡ʒ/ v
aus den Angeln heben
To remove the leaf of a door or a window from its supporting hinges.

unhinged more unhinged most unhinged adj
verstört verwirrt
(figuratively, usually, humorous) Mentally ill or unstable; deranged; insane.
aus der Angel
Not furnished with a hinge.
ungefalzt
(philately, of a stamp) Not having ever been mounted using a stamp hinge.

unhistorical adj
unhistorisch
Not historical; not based on history.

unholiness unholinesses n
Unheiligkeit
The state of being unholy.

unholy /ʌnˈhəʊli/ more unholy most unholy unholier unholiest adj
unheilig
Not holy; (by extension) evil, impure, or otherwise perverted.

unhoped-for more unhoped-for most unhoped-for adj
unverhofft
Not expected or imagined.

unhurt adj
unverletzt
Not hurt; unharmed or unscathed

unhygienic more unhygienic most unhygienic adj
unhygienisch
Lacking hygiene; unclean.

uni /ˈjuː.ni/ unis n
Uni
(colloquial, chiefly, Britain, Nigeria, Australia, NZ, Canada) University.

uni- prefix
ein- uni-
one, single

unibrow unibrows n
Monobraue zusammengewachsene Augenbrauen
A pair of eyebrows which meet in the middle.

unicameral /junɪˈkæməɹəl/ /juːniːˈkaməɹəl/ adj
Einkammer
(government) Of, or having, a single legislative chamber.

unicell unicells n
Einzeller
Any unicelled organism.

unicellular /ˌjuːnɪˈsɛljʊlə(ɹ)/ adj
einzellig
(biology) Describing any microorganism that has a single cell

unicellular /ˌjuːnɪˈsɛljʊlə(ɹ)/ unicellulars n
Einzeller
A single-celled organism; a unicell.

unicolored adj
einfarbig
Being only one color.

unicorn /ˈjunɪkɔɹn/ /ˈjuːnɪkɔːn/ unicorns n
Einhorn
A mythical beast resembling a horse or deer with a single, straight, spiraled horn projecting from its forehead.
(finance) A startup company whose valuation has exceeded one billion U.S. dollars, which is solely backed by venture capitalists, and which has yet to have an IPO.

unicum unica n
Unikat Unikum
A unique example or specimen of something

unicycle /ˈjun.əˌsaɪ.kəl/ /ˈjun.ɪˌsaɪ.kəl/ unicycles n
Einrad
A type of cycle that has only one wheel and is powered by pedals; it is most often used by acrobats.

unicycle /ˈjun.əˌsaɪ.kəl/ /ˈjun.ɪˌsaɪ.kəl/ v
Einrad fahren
To travel or move around by unicycle.

unidentifiable more unidentifiable most unidentifiable adj
unidentifizierbar
Difficult, if not impossible, to identify or name

unidentified /ˌʌnaɪˈdɛntɪfaɪd/ adj
unidentifiziert nicht identifiziert unbekannt
Not identified; having an unknown or unnamed identity.

unidentified flying object unidentified flying objects n
unidentifiziertes Flugobjekt UFO
Anything not readily explainable appearing to move through or be suspended in the air, primarily used to refer to objects that seem to be at least of small familiar aircraft size.

unifiable more unifiable most unifiable adj
vereinheitlichbar
Able to be united or unified.

unification unifications n
Vereinigung
The act of unifying.

uniform /ˈjunɪfɚm/ /ˈjunɪˌfɔɹm/ /ˈjuːnɪfɔːm/ more uniform most uniform adj
gleichmäßig gleichförmig Uniform
Unvarying; all the same.
einheitlich Uniform
Consistent; conforming to one standard.

uniform /ˈjunɪfɚm/ /ˈjunɪˌfɔɹm/ /ˈjuːnɪfɔːm/ uniforms n
Uniform Dienstkleidung
A distinctive outfit that serves to identify members of a group.

uniform /ˈjunɪfɚm/ /ˈjunɪˌfɔɹm/ /ˈjuːnɪfɔːm/ v
uniformieren
(transitive) To clothe in a uniform.

uniform antshrike uniform antshrikes n
Einfarbameisenwürger
A passerine bird of the antbird family, Thamnophilus unicolor,

uniform continuity n
gleichmäßige Stetigkeit
(analysis, of a function) The property of being uniformly continuous.

uniform crake uniform crakes n
Einfarbralle
a bird from the family Rallidae (Amaurolimnas concolor).

uniform distribution uniform distributions n
Gleichverteilung
(mathematics) A symmetric probability distribution wherein every outcome is equally likely to occur at any point in the distribution.

uniformitarianism /juːnɪfɔːmɪˈtɛːɹɪənɪzm/ n
Aktualismus
(chiefly, _, geology) The scientific principle that natural processes operated in the past in the same way and at the same rates that they operate today. [from 19th c.]

uniformity /ˌjunɪˈfɔɹmɪti/ /ˌjuːnɪˈfɔːmɪti/ uniformities n
Einheitlichkeit Uniformität
The state of being uniform, alike and lacking variety.

uniformizable adj
uniformisierbar

uniformization uniformizations n
Uniformisierung

uniformize /ˈjunɪfɔɹˌmaɪz/ /ˈjuːnɪfɔːˌmaɪz/ v
uniformisieren
(mathematics) To carry out a process of uniformization, by which a multiple-valued function on a Riemann surface is converted to a single-valued function.

uniformly continuous adj
gleichmäßig stetig
(analysis, of a function from a metric space X to a metric space Y) That for every real ε > 0 there exists a real δ > 0 such that for all pairs of points x and y in X for which D_X (x, y) < \delta , it must be the case that D_Y (f(x), f(y)) < \epsilon (where DX and DY are the metrics of X and Y, respectively).

unify /ˈjuːnɪfaɪ/ v
vereinen vereinigen
(transitive) Cause to become one; make into a unit; consolidate; merge; combine.
sich vereinigen
(intransitive) Become one.

unilateral /ˌjuːnɪˈlætərəl/ [ˌjʉː.nəˈɫæɾ.ɚ.ɻɫ̩] [ˌjʉː.nɪˈlæt.ə.ɹɫ̩] [ˌjʉː.nɪˈlæt͡ʃ.ɹɫ̩] more unilateral most unilateral adj
einseitig unilateral
Done by one side only.

unilateralism unilateralisms n
Unilateralismus
A tendency of nations to act on their own, or with only minimal consultation and involvement with other nations.

unilaterally more unilaterally most unilaterally adv
einseitig
In a unilateral or one-sided way.

unilocular adj
einfächerig
Having a single loculus or compartment.

unimaginability unimaginabilities n
Unvorstellbarkeit
(philosophy) The quality of being unimaginable.

unimaginable /ˌʌnɪˈmædʒɪnəbəl/ more unimaginable most unimaginable adj
unvorstellbar
unable to be imagined; inconceivable or mind-boggling; beyond belief

unimodal adj
unimodal
(mathematics) Having a single mode (local maximum).

unimodality n
Unimodalität
(mathematics) The condition of being unimodal.

unimportant /ˌʌnɪmˈpo(ː)ɹtənt/ /ˌʌnɪmˈpoə.tənt/ /ˌʌnɪmˈpɔɹtənt/ /ˌʌnɪmˈpɔːtənt/ more unimportant most unimportant adj
unwichtig
petty; not important or noteworthy

unimpressed more unimpressed most unimpressed adj
unbeeindruckt
Not impressed.

unimpressive more unimpressive most unimpressive adj
unbeeindruckend
lacking the ability to impress, inability to produce an impression.

unimprisoned adj
frei
Not imprisoned.

unincreasable adj
unvergrößerbar
Not increasable.

uninducible more uninducible most uninducible adj
uninduzierbar

uninhabitable more uninhabitable most uninhabitable adj
unbewohnbar
Not fit for people (or other living things) to live in; not able to be inhabited.

uninhabited /ˌʌn.ɪnˈhæb.ɪ.tɪd/ adj
unbewohnt
Not inhabited; having no inhabitants.

uninjured adj
unversehrt
That did not suffer injury.

uninstall v
deinstallieren
(computing) To completely remove hardware or software from a computer system.

uninstallation uninstallations n
Deinstallation
(software) The process of removing a program from a computer.

uninsurable adj
unversicherbar
Not insurable; unable to be insured.

unintelligible /ˌʌnɪnˈtɛlɪd͡ʒɪbəl/ more unintelligible most unintelligible adj
unverständlich
Not intelligible; unable to be understood.

unintentional /ˌʌnɪnˈtɛnʃənəl/ [ˌʌnɪnˈtʰɛnʃn̩ɫ̩] more unintentional most unintentional adj
unabsichtlich unbeabsichtigt
Not intended or deliberate; inadvertent; unwitting

unintentionally more unintentionally most unintentionally adv
unbeabsichtigt unabsichtlich unfreiwillig ungewollt
In an unintentional manner; not intentionally.

uninteresting more uninteresting most uninteresting adj
uninteressant
Arousing little or no interest; boring or uneventful.

uninterrupted more uninterrupted most uninterrupted adj
ununterbrochen
continuing with no interruption

uninterruptible power supply uninterruptible power supplies n
unterbrechungsfreie Stromversorgung

unintuitive more unintuitive most unintuitive adj
nicht eingängig nicht intuitiv
Not intuitive, not easily graspable by intuition

uninvite /ˌʌnɪnˈvaɪt/ v
ausladen
(transitive) To cancel or withdraw an invitation.

uninvited adj
uneingeladen ungebeten
Not invited.

union /ˈjuː.ni.ən/ /ˈjuː.njən/ unions n
Union Vereinigung Verband Verein
(countable) The state of being united or joined; a state of unity or harmony.
Union Vereinigung
(countable) That which is united, or made one; something formed by a combination or coalition of parts or members; a confederation; a consolidated body; a league.
Vereinigung Vereinigungsmenge
(countable, set theory) The set containing all of the elements of two or more sets.
Ehe
(countable) The act or state of marriage.
Vereinigung
(uncountable, archaic, euphemistic) Sexual intercourse.

union suit union suits n
Einteiler Hemdhose
one-piece underwear, usually long, combining drawers and long-sleeved, button-front undershirt in a single garment, with a flap in the seat that can be opened for defecation.

unionist unionists n
Gewerkschafter Gewerkschaftler
A trade unionist.

uniparental adj
Eineltern- uniparental
From or with only one parent.

unipartyism n
Einparteiensystem

unique /juːˈniːk/ /jəˈniːk/ more unique most unique uniquer uniquest adj
einzigartig einzig unikal
(uncomparable) Being the only one of its kind; unequaled, unparalleled or unmatched.
Of a feature, such that only one holder has it.

uniqueness uniquenesses n
Eigenart Eindeutigkeit Einmaligkeit Einzigkeit
The state or quality of being unique or one of a kind.

unironic adj
unironisch
Not ironic; free of irony. Sincere or genuine.

unironically more unironically most unironically adv
unironisch
In an unironic manner; without irony.

unisex /ˈjunəˌsɛks/ /ˈjuːnɪsɛks/ adj
unisex geschlechtsneutral
Not distinguished on the basis of sex or gender; suitable for any sex or gender. [from 1960s]

unisexual adj
eingeschlechtlich
Of an organism, having characteristics of a single sex (as opposed to hermaphrodites).
Of a species, having only a single (potentially hermaphroditic) sex (as opposed to bisexual).

unison /ˈjunɪsən/ /ˈjunɪzən/ unisons n
Einklang Unisono
(music, acoustics) Identical pitch between two notes or sounds; the simultaneous playing of notes of identical pitch (or separated by one or more octaves). [from 15th c.]
Einklang Eintracht Gleichklang
The state of being in harmony or agreement; harmonious agreement or togetherness, synchronisation. [from 17th c.]

unit /ˈ(j)ɪu̯.nɪt/ /ˈjuː.nɪt/ units n
Einheit
(sciences) A standard measure of a quantity.
An organized group comprising people and/or equipment.
(military, informal) A member of a military organization.
(commerce) An item which may be sold singly.
(US, military) An organization title of a subdivision of a group in a task force.
(US, military) A standard or basic quantity into which an item of supply is divided, issued, or detailed. In this meaning, also called unit of issue.
(US, military) With regard to Reserve Components of the Armed Forces, denotes a Selected Reserve unit organized, equipped, and trained for mobilization to serve on active duty as a unit or to augment or be augmented by another unit. Headquarters and support functions without wartime missions are not considered units.

unit circle unit circles n
Einheitskreis
(trigonometry, the unit circle) The circle of radius 1 with centre at the origin, used in defining trigonometric functions.

unit interval unit intervals n
Einheitsintervall
(mathematics) the interval [0,1], that is the set of all real numbers x such that zero is less than or equal to x and x is less than or equal to one

unit of measure units of measure n
Maßeinheit
Any standardized, reproducible unit that can be used to measure any physical property.

unit sphere unit spheres n
Einheitssphäre
A sphere with a radius of 1 unit.

unit test unit tests n
Komponententest Modultest Unittest
(software, testing) An individual test in unit testing

unit vector unit vectors n
Einheitsvektor
(linear algebra, mathematical analysis) A vector with the length of 1, defined as \mathbf{\hat{u}} = \frac{\mathbf{u}}{\|\mathbf{u}\|}.

unitarianism unitarianisms n
Unitarianismus
The belief in a single God, not divided into any aspects, particularly when presented as a contrast to Christian trinitarianism.

unitary /juːnɪt(ə)ɹi/ adj
unitär
(mathematics, of an algebra) That contains an identity element.
(mathematics, linear algebra, analysis, of a matrix or operator) Whose inverse is equal to its adjoint.

unitary group unitary groups n
unitäre Gruppe
(group theory) For given n, the group of n×n unitary matrices, with the group operation of matrix multiplication.

unitary state unitary states n
Einheitsstaat
A state or country that is governed constitutionally as one single unit, with one constitutionally created legislature.

unite /juˈnaɪt/ /jʊˈnaɪt/ [ju̟ˈnaɪ̯(ʔ)t̚] [ju̟ˈnaɪ̯ʔ] [jəˈnaɪ̯ʔ] [jʊˈnaɪ̯(ʔ)t̚] [jʊˈnaɪ̯ʔ] v
vereinen
(transitive) To bring together as one.

united /juˈnaɪtɪd/ /juːˈnaɪtɪd/ /jʊˈnaɪtɪd/ [juˈnaɪ̯ɾɪ̈d] [ju̟ˈnaɪ̯ɾɪ̈d] [jəˈnaɪ̯ɾɪ̈d] [jʊˈnaɪ̯ɾɪ̈d] adj
vereinigt vereint einig
Joined into a single entity.
vereint
Involving the joint activity of multiple agents.

united we stand, divided we fall proverb
die Eintracht baut das Haus, die Zwietracht reißt es nieder
People are more successful as a group than as individuals.

unitive /ˈjuːnɪtɪv/ more unitive most unitive adj
vereinheitlichend
Of, causing, or involving unity or union.

unity /ˈjunəti/ /ˈjunɪti/ /ˈjuːnəti/ /ˈjuːnɪti/ unities n
Einheit
(uncountable) Oneness; the state or fact of being one undivided entity.
(drama) Any of the three classical rules of drama: unity of action (nothing should be admitted not directly relevant to the development of the plot), unity of place (the scenes should be set in the same place), and unity of time (all the events should be such as might happen within a single day).
Identität
(mathematics) The number 1 or any element of a set or field that behaves under a given operation as the number 1 behaves under multiplication.

unity is strength proverb
Einigkeit macht stark
Being united makes us become stronger.

univerbation univerbations n
Univerbierung Univerbation Zusammenrückung
(linguistics) The diachronic process of forming a new single word from a fixed expression of several words.

universal /ˌjunɪˈvɝsl̩/ /ˌjuːnɪˈvɜːsl̩/ more universal most universal adj
universell Allgemein- allgemein
Common to all members of a group or class.
universell Welt- weltweit
Common to all society; worldwide.
kosmisch
Unlimited; vast; infinite.
universell All- Universal-
Useful for many purposes; all-purpose.

universal bank universal banks n
Universalbank
(banking, finance) A bank that is both a commercial bank and investment bank, which may also be a retail bank, insurance broker and/or provider of other financial services.

universal banking n
Universal-Banking
(banking, finance) The activities of a universal bank.

universal property universal properties n
universelle Eigenschaft универсальное свойство

universal quantifier universal quantifiers n
Allquantor Universalquantor
(logic) The operator, represented by the symbol ∀, used in predicate calculus to indicate that a predicate is true for all members of a specified set. Verbal equivalents include "for each" and "for every".

universal set universal sets n
Universum
(set theory) A set large enough to contain all sets under consideration in the current context.

universal suffrage n
allgemeines Wahlrecht
The right to vote in a political election for all citizens who have attained the age of majority and are not disenfranchised under the laws of the country.

universal value universal values n
universelle Wert
(philosophy) A value that has the same value or worth for all, or almost all, people.

universality /ˌju.nɪ.vɝˈsæl.ə.ti/ /ˌjuː.nɪ.vɜːˈsæl.ə.ti/ /ˌjʉː.nɪ.vɜːˈsæl.ə.ti/ [ˌju.nɪ.vɝˈsæl.ə.ɾi] [ˌjʉː.nɪ.vɜːˈsæl.ə.ɾi] universalities n
Allgemeingültigkeit Universalität Allgemeinheit Katholizität
the property of being universal, common to all members of a class

universe /ˈjuːniːˌvɜ(ɹ)s/ /ˈjuːnəˌvɝs/ /ˈjuːnɪˌvɜːs/ universes n
Universum Weltall
An entity similar to our universe; one component of a larger entity known as the multiverse.
(archaic) The Earth, the sphere of the world.
Universum
Everything under consideration.
An imaginary collection of worlds.
A whole world, in the sense of perspective or social setting.

university /junɪˈvɚsəti/ /junɪˈvɚsɪti/ /juːnɪˈvɜːsəti/ universities n
Universität Hochschule Uni
Institution of higher education (typically accepting students from the age of about 17 or 18, depending on country, but in some exceptional cases able to take younger students) where subjects are studied and researched in depth and degrees are offered.

university of applied sciences universities of applied sciences n
Fachhochschule
An institution of higher education, which provides tertiary and sometimes quaternary education and grants professional degrees in a variety of subjects that typically lead to careers in e.g. engineering, nursing, commerce.

univocal /juːnɪˈvoʊkəl/ /juːnɪˈvəʊkəl/ /juːˈnɪvək(ə)l/ adj
eindeutig
Having only one possible meaning.

unjust /ʌnˈd͡ʒʌst/ more unjust most unjust adj
ungerecht
Not fair, just or right.

unjust enrichment unjust enrichments n
ungerechtfertigte Bereicherung
(law) a benefit gained at another's expense without legally justifiable grounds, such as one gained by mistake.

unjustified more unjustified most unjustified adj
unbegründet ungerechtfertigt
Not justified, having no justification, unwarranted.

unjustifiedly more unjustifiedly most unjustifiedly adv
ungerechtfertigterweise
Without justification; in an unjustified manner.

unjustly /ʌnˈd͡ʒʌstli/ more unjustly most unjustly adv
ungerecht
In an unjust manner.

unkempt /ˌʌnˈkɛmpt/ more unkempt most unkempt adj
schäbig struppig ungekämmt ungepflegt
(by extension) Disorderly; untidy; messy; not kept up.

unkenreflex n
Unkenreflex
(zoology) A defensive posture adopted by several branches of the amphibian class, including, but not exclusive to, salamanders, toads, and certain species of frogs.

unknowability unknowabilities n
Unerkennbarkeit
The quality or state of being unknowable.

unknowingly /ʌnˈnəʊ.ɪŋ.li/ adv
unbewusst
Without awareness, without intent.

unknown /ʌnˈnoʊn/ /ʌnˈnəʊn/ more unknown most unknown adj
unbekannt
(sometimes, _, postpositive) Not known; unidentified; not well known.

unknown /ʌnˈnoʊn/ /ʌnˈnəʊn/ unknowns n
Unbekannte
(algebra) A variable (usually x, y or z) whose value is to be found.
Unbekannter
A person of no identity; a nonentity

unlabeled adj
unbeschriftet ungekennzeichnet
(American spelling) Not labeled; having no label.

unlabelled adj
unbeschriftet ungekennzeichnet
(British spelling) Not labelled; having no label.

unlawful more unlawful most unlawful adj
illegal gesetzwidrig ungesetzlich gesetzeswidrig
(legal) Prohibited; not permitted by law (either civil or criminal law; see illegal).

unlawfulness unlawfulnesses n
Gesetzwidrigkeit Rechtswidrigkeit
(uncountable) The state of being unlawful.
Gesetzwidrigkeit
(countable) An unlawful act.

unleaded /ˌʌnˈlɛd.əd/ adj
bleifrei
Without lead.

unleash /ʌnˈliʃ/ v
freien Lauf lassen freilassen loslassen von der Leine lassen
(transitive) To free from a leash, or as from a leash.
bewirken freisetzen loslassen
(figurative) To let go; to release.
entfachen entfesseln vom Zaun brechen
(figurative) To precipitate; to bring about.

unleashed adj
frei freilaufend
Not leashed; without a leash on it.

unleavened adj
ungesäuert derb
without any yeast or other raising agent

unleavened bread unleavened breads n
Aschenbrot Derbbrot ungesäuertes Brot
Bread that is unleavened, made without a raising agent such as yeast.

unless /ənˈlɛs/ /ʌnˈlɛs/ conjunction
es sei denn wenn nicht
Except on a specified condition; if not.

unlicensed /ˌʌnˈlaɪsənst/ [ˌʌnˈlaɪsn̩st] more unlicensed most unlicensed adj
nicht lizenziert nicht zugelassen
Not licensed; not officially authorized.

unlike /ʌnˈlaɪk/ more unlike most unlike adj
unähnlich
Not like; dissimilar (to); having no resemblance.

unlike /ʌnˈlaɪk/ preposition
anders als
Differently from; not in a like or similar manner.
im Unterschied zu zum Unterschied von im Gegensatz zu
In contrast with; as opposed to.
jemandem nicht ähnlichsehen ungewöhnlich / untypisch (für)
Not typical of one's character or personality.

unlikely /ʌnˈlaɪkli/ more unlikely most unlikely unlikelier unlikeliest adj
unwahrscheinlich
Not likely; improbable; not to be reasonably expected.

unlimber v
abprotzen
(obsolete) To deploy an artillery piece for firing (i.e. to detach it from its limber).

unlimited /ʌnˈlɪmɪtɪd/ adj
unbeschränkt unbegrenzt
limitless or without bounds; unrestricted

unload /ʌnˈloʊd/ /ʌnˈləʊd/ v
ausladen entladen
(transitive) To remove the load or cargo from (a vehicle, etc.).
(transitive) To remove (the load or cargo) from a vehicle, etc.

unlock /anˈlɔk/ /ʌnˈlɑk/ /ʌnˈlɒk/ v
aufschließen entriegeln
(transitive) To undo or open a lock or something locked by, for example, turning a key, or selecting a combination.
entsperren freischalten
(transitive) To obtain access to something; to meet the requirements of a security or protection system.

unlocked /ʌnˈlɑkt/ /ʌnˈlɒkt/ adj
unverschlossen ungesichert
Not secured or protected by a lock.

unlosability n
Unverlierbarkeit

unlosable adj
unverlierbar

unlovable more unlovable most unlovable adj
unliebbar

unlovableness n
Unliebbarkeit

unlucky /ʌnˈlʌki/ more unlucky most unlucky unluckier unluckiest adj
unglücklich
Unfortunate, marked by misfortune.
es bringt Unglück unglückbringend
Bringing ill luck.

unmanaged code n
nicht verwalteter Code nicht verwalteter Kode

unmanned /ʌnˈmænd/ adj
unbemannt
Not operated by a person or a crew.

unmark v
Markierung
(transitive, computing) To remove marks from.

unmarried /ʌnˈmæɹ.id/ /ʌnˈmɛɹ.id/ adj
unverheiratet ledig solo
Having no husband or wife.

unmasculine more unmasculine most unmasculine adj
un­männ­lich
Not masculine; not characteristic of, typical of, or appropriate for a man

unmergeable adj
unzusammenführbar
Not mergeable. Incapable of being merged.

unmissable more unmissable most unmissable adj
unverlierbar unverpassbar
Not to be missed; thoroughly worth seeing or experiencing.

unmistakable more unmistakable most unmistakable adj
unverkennbar unverwechselbar unüberhörbar
Unique, such that it cannot be mistaken for something else.

unmoored adj
verunsichert
(figurative) Mentally immature, unstable, or lacking in emotional connections.

unmount v
aushängen
(computing, transitive) To reverse a mount operation; to instruct the operating system that the file system should be disassociated from its mount point, making it no longer accessible.

unmown adj
ungemäht
Not mown; unmowed.

unmultipliable /ˌʌnmʌltɪˈplaɪəbəl/ adj
einmalig einzigartig kopiersicher unnachahmlich
Not multipliable.

unname v
entnennen
(transitive) To cease to name; to deprive (someone or something) of their name.

unnamed /ˌʌnˈneɪmd/ adj
namenlos ungenannt
Not having a name.

unnatural /ʌnˈnæt͡ʃ(ə)ɹəl/ more unnatural most unnatural adj
unnatürlich widernatürlich
Not natural.

unneatness n
Ungepflegtheit

unnecessarily more unnecessarily most unnecessarily adv
unnötigerweise
In an unnecessary way; not by necessity.

unnecessary /ʌnˈnɛ.sə.s(ə)ɹɪ/ /ʌnˈnɛ.səˌsɛ.ɹi/ /ʌnˈnɛ.səˌsɛ.ɹɪ/ /ʌnˈnɛs.ə.ɹɪ/ more unnecessary most unnecessary adj
unnötig nicht notwendig
Not needed or necessary.

unneeded more unneeded most unneeded adj
unnötig
Not needed.

unnilennium n
Unnilennium
(dated) meitnerium.

unnilhexium n
Unnilhexium
(dated) seaborgium.

unniloctium n
Unniloctium
(dated) hassium.

unnilpentium n
Unnilpentium
(dated) dubnium.

unnilquadium n
Unnilquadium
(dated) rutherfordium.

unnilseptium n
Unnilseptium
(dated) bohrium.

unniltrium n
Unniltrium
(dated) lawrencium.

unnoticed /ʌnˈnoʊtɪst/ /ʌnˈnəʊtɪst/ more unnoticed most unnoticed adj
unbemerkt
Not noticed.

unobtainable more unobtainable most unobtainable adj
unerhältlich
Unable to be obtained: not able to be acquired or reached.

unobtainium /(ˌ)ʌn.ɒbˈteɪ.nɪ.əm/ /-əb-/ /ˌʌn.əbˈteɪ.ni.əm/ unobtainiums n
Nichtzukriegium Unbeschaffbarium Unobtanium
An especially rare material or component that is outrageously expensive or otherwise almost impossible to get hold of.

unobtrusive /(ˌ)ʌnəbˈtɹuːsɪv/ /ˌʌnəbˈtɹusɪv/ more unobtrusive most unobtrusive adj
bescheiden unaufdringlich unauffällig unscheinbar
Not obtrusive; not blatant or noticeable; discreet, inconspicuous.

unoccupied more unoccupied most unoccupied adj
leerstehend
(of a house etc) Not inhabited, especially by a tenant
frei
Not being used; vacant or free
unbeschäftigt
Not employed on a task; idle
unbesetzt
(of territory) Not occupied by foreign troops etc

unofficial /ʌn.əˈfɪʃ.əl/ more unofficial most unofficial adj
inoffiziell
Not officially established.
Not acting with official authority.

unopportunistic more unopportunistic most unopportunistic adj
nichtopportunistisch unopportunistisch
Not opportunistic.

unopposed adj
widerspruchslos

unoptional adj
nichtoptional

unorganised more unorganised most unorganised adj
unordentlich
(of an object) Not organised, not having any arrangement.

unorganizedness n
Unorganisiertheit

unorthodox /ʌnˈɔɹθədɑks/ /ʌnˈɔːθədɒks/ more unorthodox most unorthodox adj
unorthodox
Unusual, unconventional, or idiosyncratic.

unpack /ʌnˈpæk/ v
auspacken entpacken
(transitive) To remove from a package or container, particularly with respect to items that had previously been arranged closely and securely in a pack.

unpaid /ʌnˈpeɪd/ adj
unbezahlt
Not paid for.
ehrenamtlich unbezahlt
Of work: done without agreed payment, usually voluntarily.

unparallel adj
unparallel

unparallelness n
Unparallelität

unpardonable more unpardonable most unpardonable adj
unverzeihlich
impossible to pardon; impossible to excuse or justify

unpark /ˌʌnˈpɑɹk/ /ˌʌnˈpɑːk/ v
ausparken
(transitive) to remove (a car or other vehicle) from a parked position
(intransitive) to remove a car or other vehicle from a parked position

unpave v
entpflastern
To remove the paving (especially in the form of paving stones, etc) from (a street); to cause to no longer be paved.

unpayable adj
unbezahlbar
That cannot be paid.

unplain more unplain most unplain adj
unschlicht

unpleasant /ʌnˈplɛzənt/ more unpleasant most unpleasant unpleasanter unpleasantest adj
unangenehm
Not pleasant.

unpleasantness /ʌnˈplɛz.ənt.nəs/ unpleasantnesses n
Unannehmlichkeit Unangenehmheit
(uncountable) The property of being unpleasant or disagreeable.

unploughed adj
ungepflügt
(of a field or land) Unturned with a plough, and thus retaining its original vegetation (usually grass).

unplug /ʌnˈplʌɡ/ v
herausziehen
(transitive) To disconnect from a supply, especially an electrical socket.

unpopular more unpopular most unpopular adj
unpopulär unbeliebt
Lacking popularity.

unpopularity unpopularities n
Unpopularität
The property or degree of being unpopular.

unpowerful more unpowerful most unpowerful adj
unmächtig

unpowerfulness n
Unmächtigkeit

unprecedented /-pɹiː-/ /-pɹɛs-/ /-tɘd/ /ʌnˈpɹesədentəd/ /ʌnˈpɹiːsədɛntəd/ /ʌnˈpɹɛsɪdɛntɪd/ adj
beispiellos nie da gewesen
Never before seen, done, or experienced; without precedent.

unpredictability unpredictabilities n
Unvorhersehbarkeit
(uncountable) The quality of being unpredictable.

unpredictable more unpredictable most unpredictable adj
unvorhersagbar unberechenbar
Unable to be predicted.

unpredictable unpredictables n
Unvorhersehbares
An unpredictable thing.

unprepared more unprepared most unprepared adj
unvorbereitet
Not prepared; caught by surprise.

unpretentious /ˌʌnpɹəˈtɛnʃəs/ more unpretentious most unpretentious adj
unprätentiös
Simple, humble, not pretentious, plain.

unprideful more unprideful most unprideful adj
unstolz

unpridefully more unpridefully most unpridefully adv
unstolz

unprincipled /ʌnˈpɹɪnsɪpəld/ more unprincipled most unprincipled adj
gewissenlos prinzipienfrei prinzipienlos
lacking moral values

unproblematic more unproblematic most unproblematic adj
unproblematisch
Not problematic (presenting problems) or not controversial.

unprocessed adj
unverarbeitet
Not processed

unproductive more unproductive most unproductive adj
unproduktiv
Not productive; useless; fruitless.

unpronounceable more unpronounceable most unpronounceable adj
unaussprechbar unaussprechlich
Impossible or difficult to pronounce or articulate.

unprotected more unprotected most unprotected adj
ungeschützt
Not protected; lacking defence or protection; exposed.

unprotected sex n
ungeschützter Geschlechtsverkehr ungeschützter Sex
Sexual activity without protection from sexually transmitted disease; sex that is not safe sex, or that is barebacking.

unprovability n
Unbeweisbarkeit
The condition of being unprovable

unprovable more unprovable most unprovable adj
unbeweisbar
That cannot be proved or verified by any test

unproven adj
unbewiesen
Not proved.

unprovoked /ˌʌnpɹəˈvoʊkt/ more unprovoked most unprovoked adj
unprovoziert
Happening without provocation or motivation.

unpublished adj
unveröffentlicht unediert
Not published.

unpunished adj
unbestraft straffrei
Not punished

unpurified more unpurified most unpurified adj
ungereinigt
Not purified; impure

unqualified more unqualified most unqualified adj
unqualifiziert
Not qualified, ineligible, unfit for a position or task.
Not elaborated upon, or not accompanied by restrictions or qualification; undescribed.

unquenchable more unquenchable most unquenchable adj
unstillbar unlöschbar
That cannot be quenched.

unquestionable /ʌnˈkwɛs.t͡ʃən.ə.bl̩/ more unquestionable most unquestionable adj
fraglos unzweifelhaft
Undeniable, obvious.

unquote interjection
Zitat Ende
Used in speech to indicate the end of a quotation.

unravel /ʌnˈɹævəl/ v
auflösen enthüllen enträtseln lösen offenlegen
(transitive, figurative) To clear from complication or difficulty; to unfold; to solve.
entwirren aufdröseln auftrennen auseinanderdröseln ausfasern zerfasern
(transitive, figurative) To separate the connected or united parts of; to throw into disorder; to confuse.
einstürzen kollabieren vernichtet werden zugrundegehen zunichte gemacht werden zusammenbrechen
(intransitive, figurative) To become undone; to collapse.

unravelling unravellings n
Enthüllung Enträtselung Entschlüsselung Kollaps Offenlegung Zusammenbruch
The act of becoming unravelled.

unreachable adj
unerreichbar
Unable to be reached; impossible to attain.

unreachable code n
unerreichbarer Code

unreadable more unreadable most unreadable adj
unlesbar unleserlich
That cannot be read or is not easy to read.

unreal /ʌnˈɹi.əl/ more unreal most unreal adj
irreal unwirklich
Not real or substantial; having no actual presence in reality; lacking the characteristics of reality.

unrealistic more unrealistic most unrealistic adj
unrealistisch
Not realistic.

unreason unreasons n
Unvernunft
Lack of reason or rationality; unreasonableness; irrationality.
Torheit
Nonsense; folly; absurdity.

unreasonable /ʌnˈɹiːz(ə)nəbl̩/ more unreasonable most unreasonable adj
unvernünftig unklug kompromisslos nicht nachvollziehbar unmäßig übertrieben
Not reasonable; going beyond what could be expected or asked for.

unreasonableness unreasonablenesses n
Unvernunft Unvernünftigkeit
(uncountable) The state of being unreasonable
Unvernünftigkeit
(countable) An unreasonable act

unrecognizable /ʌnɹɪˈkɒɡnɪzəbəl/ /ʌnˈɹɛkə(ɡ)naɪzəbəl/ /ʌnˈɹɛkənaɪzəbəl/ /ʌnˈɹɛkəɡnaɪzəbəl/ more unrecognizable most unrecognizable adj
unkenntlich unerkennbar nicht wiederzuerkennen
that cannot be recognized, especially because of substantial changes

unrecognizableness n
Unwiedererkennbarkeit

unrecognized adj
unerkannt
Not matched in memory.

unreflective adj
unreflektiv

unreflectively adj
unreflektiv

unregister v
abmelden
(transitive) To undo the process of registration for.
(intransitive) To undo a registration process.

unrelated more unrelated most unrelated adj
ohne Zusammenhang unabhängig
not connected or associated
nicht verwandt
not related by kinship

unreliability unreliabilities n
Unzuverlässigkeit
The quality of being unreliable.

unreliable /(ˌ)ʌn.ɹɪˈlaɪ.ə.bl̩/ /ˌʌn.ɹəˈlaɪ.ə.b(ə)l/ more unreliable most unreliable adj
unzuverlässig
Not reliable.

unreliable narrator /(ˌ)ʌnɹɪˌlaɪəbl nəˈɹeɪtə/ /-nəˈɹeɪtɚ/ /-ɹətɚ/ /ˌʌnɹəˌlaɪəb(ə)l ˈnɛˌɹeɪtɚ/ [-ɾɚ] unreliable narrators n
unzuverlässige Erzählerin unzuverlässiger Erzähler
(literary theory) A narrating character or storyteller in a literary or other artistic work (such as a film, novel, play, or song) who provides conflicting, inaccurate, misleading, or otherwise questionable information to the audience or reader. [from 1961]

unremitting /ˌʌnɹɪˈmɪtɪŋ/ /ˌʌnɹɪˈmɪɾɪŋ/ more unremitting most unremitting adj
unablässig
Incessant; never slackening.

unremovableness n
Unentfernbarkeit

unrepeatable more unrepeatable most unrepeatable adj
unwiederholbar
Unable to be repeated

unrepeatably more unrepeatably most unrepeatably adv
unwiederholbar
In an unrepeatable way.

unrequited /ˌʌnɹəˈkwaɪtɪd/ more unrequited most unrequited adj
unerwidert
Unanswered; not returned; not reciprocated; not repaid.

unrequited love n
unerwiderte Liebe
Love that is not reciprocated, even though reciprocation is desired.

unresolved more unresolved most unresolved adj
ungelöst offen
Not resolved.

unrest /ʌnˈɹɛst/ unrests n
Unruhe
A state of trouble, confusion and turbulence, especially in a political context; a time of riots, demonstrations and protests.

unrestrained more unrestrained most unrestrained adj
unbeherrscht
immoderate; not restrained or held in check
hemmungslos ungehemmt
spontaneous, natural and informal; unconstrained

unripe unriper unripest adj
unreif
Not ripe.

unripeness unripenesses n
Unreife
the state or property of being unripe

unrivaled adj
konkurrenzlos unerreicht unvergleichlich
(American spelling) beyond compare, far surpassing any other, unparalleled, without rival.

unromantic more unromantic most unromantic adj
unromantisch
Not romantic

unrounded more unrounded most unrounded adj
gespreizt ungerundet
Not rounded.

unruffled more unruffled most unruffled adj
glatt nicht durcheinandergebracht unzerzaust
Not ruffled or tousled.
ruhig unerschüttert
(figurative) Calm, not ruffled, serene, at peace, unbothered.

unruly /ʌnˈɹuːli/ unrulier unruliest adj
aufsässig unbändig undiszipliniert widerspenstig wild
Wild; uncontrolled.

unsacrificeable more unsacrificeable most unsacrificeable adj
unopferbar

unsafe /ʌnˈseɪf/ more unsafe most unsafe unsafer unsafest adj
unsicher
Not safe (various senses); dangerous.

unsafely more unsafely most unsafely adv
gefährlich
In an unsafe way; without regard to safety; carelessly.

unsaleable more unsaleable most unsaleable adj
unverkäuflich
Not sellable.

unsalted adj
ungesalzen
To which salt has not been added.

unsanctioned more unsanctioned most unsanctioned adj
nicht genehmigt
Not sanctioned; not approved by a sanctioning body.

unsated adj
ungesättigt unsatt
Not sated.

unsatedness n
Ungesättigtheit Unsattheit

unsatisfactorily more unsatisfactorily most unsatisfactorily adv
nicht zufriedenstellend unbefriedigend unzureichend
In an unsatisfactory manner.

unsatisfying more unsatisfying most unsatisfying adj
unbefriedigend
Not providing satisfaction.

unsaturated adj
ungesättigt
(chemistry, of a solution) Not saturated; capable of dissolving more of a solute at the same temperature.
(chemistry) Of a compound containing atoms sharing more than one valence bond, especially of an organic compound having one or more double bonds or triple bonds between carbon atoms.
(of a colour) Not chromatically pure; diluted.

unscathed adj
unbeschadet unverletzt unversehrt
Not harmed or damaged in any way; untouched.

unscientific more unscientific most unscientific adj
unwissenschaftlich
Not scientific

unscrew v
abschrauben losschrauben
(transitive) To loosen a screw or thing by turning it.

unscrupulous /ˌʌnˈskɹuːpjʊləs/ more unscrupulous most unscrupulous adj
skrupellos
Without scruples; immoral.
Contemptuous of what is right or honorable.

unscrupulousness n
Skrupellosigkeit
the state of being unscrupulous

unsearchable /ʌnˈsəːtʃəb(ə)l/ more unsearchable most unsearchable adj
undurchsuchbar

unseaworthy more unseaworthy most unseaworthy adj
nicht seetüchtig
Unfit for a sea voyage.

unseemly unseemlier unseemliest adj
unangebracht unpassend unschicklich
Inconsistent with established standards of good form or taste.

unselectable /ˈʊnˌsɪˈlɛktəbl̩/ /ˈʌnˌsəˈlɛktəbl̩/ adj
nicht ansteuerbar nicht auswählbar nicht wählbar

unselfconscious more unselfconscious most unselfconscious adj
natürlich selbstsicher selbstverständlich unbefangen
Not self-conscious; natural and genuine.

unselfish more unselfish most unselfish adj
selbstlos uneigennützig
Not selfish

unsentimental more unsentimental most unsentimental adj
unsentimental
Not sentimental.

unserious more unserious most unserious adj
unseriös
Not serious; characterized by a lack of seriousness (of attitude, approach, style etc.).

unsettled more unsettled most unsettled adj
beunruhigt
Disturbed, upset.
unbeständig unsicher
Not in a steady condition, uncertain, subject to change.
unbesiedelt
Not populated, having no settlers or other inhabitants.
offen unbeglichen unbezahlt
Unpaid.

unsettling more unsettling most unsettling adj
beunruhigend
That makes one troubled or uneasy; disquieting or distressing.

unsexy unsexier unsexiest adj
unsexy
Not sexy.

unshakable more unshakable most unshakable adj
unerschütterlich
Not able to be shaken; firm, solid

unshamed more unshamed most unshamed adj
schamlos unverschämt
Not shamed.

unshaven /ʌnˈʃeɪvən/ adj
unrasiert
Not having shaved; not shaven; untrimmed.

unshod adj
unbeschuht
Not shod; without shoes.

unshorn adj
ungeschoren
Not shorn.

unsolicited /ˌʌnsəˈlɪsɪtɪd/ more unsolicited most unsolicited adj
unaufgefordert unerbeten unverlangt
Not requested, welcomed nor invited.

unsolvability unsolvabilities n
Unlösbarkeit
The property of being unsolvable.

unsolved adj
ungelöst unaufgeklärt
Not yet solved.

unsophisticated more unsophisticated most unsophisticated adj
unkompliziert unkultiviert
Not sophisticated; lacking sophistication.

unspeakable more unspeakable most unspeakable adj
unsäglich
Incapable of being spoken or uttered

unspiritual more unspiritual most unspiritual adj
unspirituell

unspiritualness n
Unspiritualität

unspoken /ʌnˈspoʊkən/ adj
ungesagt
(sometimes, _, postpositive) Not spoken; not said.

unspoken rule unspoken rules n
ungeschriebene Regel ungeschriebenes Gesetz
A rule that is understood to apply but does not exist in written form.

unsportsmanlike more unsportsmanlike most unsportsmanlike adj
unsportlich
violating the accepted standards of sportsmanship

unstable /ʌnˈsteɪbəɫ/ more unstable most unstable adj
instabil labil
Not stable.

unsteady /ʌnˈstɛdi/ unsteadier unsteadiest adj
unstet
Inconstant in purpose, or volatile in behavior.

unsterilizable adj
unsterilisierbar
Unable to be sterilized.

unstinted /ʌnˈstɪn.tɪd/ more unstinted most unstinted adj
uneingeschränkt
Not constrained, not restrained, or not confined, great in amount or degree.

unstoppable /ʌnˈstɔ.pə.bəl/ more unstoppable most unstoppable adj
unaufhaltsam unaufhaltbar
Unable to be stopped.

unstressed /ʌnˈstɹɛst/ more unstressed most unstressed adj
unbetont
(of a vowel) not stressed or accentuated

unsubscribe v
abbestellen abmelden
(intransitive) To cancel a subscription, especially to an online service.

unsubstantiated more unsubstantiated most unsubstantiated adj
unbegründet unbewiesen
Lacking substantiation; without evidence.

unsuccessful /ˌʌnsəkˈsɛsfl̩/ more unsuccessful most unsuccessful adj
erfolglos
Failed, not successful.

unsugared adj
ungezuckert
Not sugared.

unsuitable more unsuitable most unsuitable adj
untauglich
Not suitable.

unsung hero unsung heroes n
stiller Held unbeachteter Held
One who does great deeds but receives little or no recognition for them.

unsupported more unsupported most unsupported adj
nicht unterstützt
Without confirmation from a credible source, without verifying support

unsure unsurer unsurest adj
unsicher
uncertain

unsurpassable more unsurpassable most unsurpassable adj
unübertrefflich
Not surpassable; unable to be surpassed.

unsurpassed adj
unübertroffen
Not exceeded by others.

unsurprising adj
vorhersehbar wenig überraschend zu erwartend
Not surprising; expected.

unswayed more unswayed most unswayed adj
in seiner Ansicht unverändert nicht umgestimmt unbeeindruckt unbeeinflusst
Without being swayed, unconvinced, not having changed opinion.

unsweet more unsweet most unsweet adj
unsüß
Not sweet.

unsweetened more unsweetened most unsweetened adj
ungesüßt
Not sweetened.

unsymmetrical more unsymmetrical most unsymmetrical adj
unsymmetrisch
Not symmetrical.

unsympathetic more unsympathetic most unsympathetic adj
mitleidslos teilnahmslos
Not sympathetic.

untactful more untactful most untactful adj
taktlos
Not tactful

untalented more untalented most untalented adj
untalentiert
Not talented; lacking in talent.

untameable more untameable most untameable adj
unzähmbar
Incapable of being controlled, subdued, or tamed.

untangle /ʌnˈtæŋ.ɡəl/ v
entwirren
(transitive) To remove tangles or knots from.

unteachable unteachables n
unbelehrbar
Someone who cannot be taught.

untenable more untenable most untenable adj
unhaltbar unvertretbar
Not able to be held, as of an opinion or position.
unbewohnbar unwirtlich
Unfit for habitation.

untethered more untethered most untethered adj
losgemacht
Not tethered; not tied down.
ungebunden
(figurative) Unrestrained.

unthinkable /ʌnˈθɪŋkəbəl/ more unthinkable most unthinkable adj
unvorstellbar
Incapable of being believed; incredible.
undenkbar unvorstellbar
Inconceivable or unimaginable; extremely improbable in a way that goes against common sense.

untidiness untidinesses n
Schlamperei
The quality of being untidy

untidy /ʌnˈtaɪdi/ untidier untidiest adj
unordentlich
Sloppy.

untie /ʌnˈtaɪ/ v
losbinden
(transitive) To loosen, as something interlaced or knotted; to disengage the parts of.
losmachen
(transitive) To free from fastening or from restraint; to let loose; to unbind.
aufklären auflösen beschließen beseitigen lösen
To resolve; to unfold; to clear.
sich lösen
(intransitive) To become untied or loosed.

until /ənˈtɪl/ /ʊnˈtɪl/ /ʌnˈtɪl/ /ˈʌntəl/ conjunction
bis
Up to the time that (a condition becomes true).

until /ənˈtɪl/ /ʊnˈtɪl/ /ʌnˈtɪl/ /ˈʌntəl/ preposition
bis bis an bis zu
Up to the time of (something happening).

until further notice
bis auf Weiteres

until proven otherwise
bis zum Beweis des Gegenteils

until the cows come home phraseologicalUnit
bis zum Sankt-Nimmerleins-Tag
(idiomatic) For a very long period of time.

untimeliness untimelinesses n
Ungelegenheit Unzeitigkeit
The state of being untimely.

untimely /ʌnˈtaɪmli/ more untimely most untimely untimelier untimeliest adj
unpassend
At an inopportune time.
frühzeitig vorzeitig verfrüht viel zu früh
Early; premature.

untitled adj
titellos unbetitelt
Having no title.

unto /-tuː/ /-tə/ /-tʊ/ /ˈʌntə/ /ˈʌntʊ/ preposition
bis zu zu
(archaic, or, poetic) Up to; indicates a motion towards a thing and then stopping at it.

untouchable more untouchable most untouchable adj
unantastbar
Not able to be touched.

untouchable untouchables n
Paria Unberührbarer
(India) A member of the lowest and most despised caste in traditional Indian society.

untouched /ʌnˈtʌt͡ʃt/ more untouched most untouched adj
unangerührt unberührt
Not eaten.
unberührt ungerührt
Not influenced, affected or swayed.
unberührt
Not having come in contact.

untoward /ʌnˈtɔɹd/ /ˌʌn.təˈwɔɹd/ /ˌʌn.tʊˈwɔːd/ more untoward most untoward adj
schädlich ungünstig unvorteilhaft
Unfavourable, adverse, or disadvantageous.
problematisch schwierig ärgerlich
Unruly, troublesome; not easily guided.
unangebracht ungünstig
Unseemly, improper.

untraditionality n
Untraditionalität
The state or quality of being untraditional.

untrammel v
entfesseln
(transitive) To free or release from obstacles or hindrances.

untranslatability n
Unübersetzbarkeit
The quality or property of being untranslatable; inability to be translated.

untranslatable /ˈʌnˌtɹænz.leɪt.ə.bəl/ more untranslatable most untranslatable adj
unübersetzbar
Not able to be translated.

untranslatableness n
Unübersetzbarkeit
The quality or property of being untranslatable; inability to be translated.

untrigintillion numeral
Sexdezillion
(rare, US; modern British and Australian, short scale) 1096.

untrue /ʌnˈtɹuː/ more untrue most untrue adj
unwahr
False; not true.

untrustworthy /ʌnˈtɹʌstˌwɜː(ɹ)ði/ more untrustworthy most untrustworthy untrustworthier untrustworthiest adj
nicht vertrauenswürdig unzuverlässig
Not deserving of trust; unreliable.

untruth /ʌnˈtɹuːθ/ untruths n
Unwahrheit
A lie or falsehood.

untruthful more untruthful most untruthful adj
unwahrheitlich
Not giving the truth; providing untrue facts; lying.
unehrlich
Pertaining to falsehood; corrupt; dishonest.

untune v
verstimmen
(transitive) To cause (something) to be out of tune; to make incapable of harmony, or of harmonious action.

ununbium n
Ununbium
The former systematic element name for the chemical element with atomic number 112 (symbol Uub), which has been officially changed to copernicium.

ununennium /uːnuːnˈɛniːəm/ n
Ununennium
The systematic element name for the (as yet undiscovered) chemical element with an atomic number of 119 (symbol Uue).

ununhexium n
Ununhexium
(dated) The previous systematic element name for livermorium, the chemical element with atomic number 116 (symbol Uuh).

ununifiable more ununifiable most ununifiable adj
unvereinheitlichbar
Impossible to unify.

ununnilium n
Ununnilium
(chemistry, dated)

ununoctium n
Ununoctium
(dated) The systematic element name for the chemical element with atomic number 118 (symbol Uuo). The element is now named oganesson.

ununpentium n
Ununpentium
(dated) The systematic element name for the chemical element with atomic number 115 (symbol Uup). The element is now named moscovium.

ununquadium n
Ununquadium
(dated) The systematic element name for flerovium, the chemical element with atomic number 114 (symbol Uuq).

ununseptium /uːnuːnˈsɛpti.əm/ n
Ununseptium
(dated) The systematic element name for the chemical element with atomic number 117 (symbol Uus). The element is now named tennessine.

ununtrium n
Ununtrium
(dated) The systematic element name for the chemical element with atomic number 113 (symbol Uut). The element is now named nihonium.

unusable more unusable most unusable adj
unbenutzbar
Not usable.

unused /ʌnˈjust/ /ʌnˈjuzd/ /ʌnˈjuːst/ /ʌnˈjuːzd/ more unused most unused adj
unbenutzt ungebraucht
(not comparable) Not used.
nicht gewöhnt
Not accustomed (to), unfamiliar with.

unuseful /ʌnˈjuːsfəl/ more unuseful most unuseful adj
unnütz

unusual /ʌnˈjuːʒuəl/ /ʌnˈjuːʒəl/ more unusual most unusual adj
ungewöhnlich ungebräuchlich unüblich
Not usual, out of the ordinary.

unusually /ʌnˈjuːʒuəli/ more unusually most unusually adv
ungewöhnlich
In an unusual manner.

unutterable /(ˌ)ʌnˈʌt(ə)ɹəbl̩/ /(ˌ)ʌnˈʌtɹəbl̩/ /ˌʌnˈʌtɚəb(ə)l/ [ˌʌnˈʌɾɚ.ɪ̈bl̩] more unutterable most unutterable adj
unaussprechbar unaussprechlich
Not utterable; incapable of being physically spoken or voiced; unpronounceable.
unaussprechlich
Incapable of being articulated or expressed; indescribable, inexpressible.
Not allowed to be spoken; taboo, unspeakable.
(figuratively) Extremely bad or objectionable; unspeakable.

unvaccinated adj
ungeimpft
Not vaccinated.

unvaried more unvaried most unvaried adj
abwechslungslos einförmig eintönig gleichförmig
not varied; monotonous or homogeneous; samely

unvarnished adj
unbehandelt
Not having been coated with varnish (or a similar surface treatment).
ungeschminkt
(figuratively, by extension) Natural, unmodified, unembellished, not exaggerated.

unveil /ʌnˈveɪl/ v
offenbaren
enthüllen
(transitive) To remove a veil from; to uncover; to reveal something hidden.

unvigintillion unvigintillions numeral
Undezillion
(US; modern British & Australian, short scale) 1066.
(dated British & Australian, long scale) 10126.

unwanted /ʌnˈwɒntɪd/ more unwanted most unwanted adj
unerwünscht ungewollt
Not wanted; unwelcome.

unwariness unwarinesses n
Unachtsamkeit
The property of being unwary.

unwarranted more unwarranted most unwarranted adj
unbefugt unberechtigt
Not warranted; being without warrant, authority, or guaranty; unwarrantable.
unbegründet ungerechtfertigt
Unjustified, inappropriate or undeserved.

unwary unwarier unwariest adj
unachtsam unbedarft unvorsichtig
Lacking caution as a result of naïveté or inexperience

unwashed adj
ungewaschen
Not having been washed.

unwavering /(ˌ)ʌnˈweɪvəɹɪŋ/ /(ˌ)ʌnˈweɪvɹɪŋ/ /ˌənˈweɪvəɹɪŋ/ /ˌənˈweɪvɹɪŋ/ more unwavering most unwavering adj
felsenfest standhaft unbeirrbar
Not doubting or unsure; decisive, firm, resolute.
unerschütterlich unbeirrbar unverwandt unwandelbar
Always on course and steady.

unwelcome more unwelcome most unwelcome adj
unwillkommen

unwholesome more unwholesome most unwholesome adj
ungesund unheilsam
Not wholesome; unfavorable to health; unhealthful.

unwieldiness unwieldinesses n
Unbeholfenheit
The characteristic of being unwieldy.

unwieldy /ˌʌnˈwɪəl.di/ unwieldier unwieldiest adj
schwerfällig klobig sperrig unhandlich
Difficult to carry, handle, manage or operate because of its size, weight, shape or complexity.

unwilling /ʌnˈwɪlɪŋ/ more unwilling most unwilling adj
unwillig
Not willing; reluctant

unwillingly more unwillingly most unwillingly adv
unwillig widerwillig
In an unwilling or uncooperative manner.

unwillingness unwillingnesses n
Unwilligkeit
The property of being unwilling.

unwind /ʌnˈwaɪnd/ v
abdocken abschalten abspulen abwickeln entwirren loswickeln
(intransitive, colloquial) To relax; to chill out; to rest and become relieved of stress
sich abwickeln
(intransitive) To be or become unwound; to be capable of being unwound or untwisted.

unwinnable adj
nicht zu gewinnen nicht zu gewinnend
Unable to be won.

unwise /ʌnˈwaɪz/ unwiser unwisest adj
unklug
Not wise; lacking wisdom

unwitting more unwitting most unwitting adj
unwissentlich
unaware or uninformed; oblivious
unabsichtlich
unintentional

unwittingly /-ɾɪŋ-/ /ʌnˈwɪtɪŋli/ /ˌən-/ /ˌʌnˈwɪtɪŋli/ more unwittingly most unwittingly adv
unabsichtlich ungewollt irrtümlich unbeabsichtigt
In an unwitting manner; inadvertently, obliviously, unintentionally, unknowingly.

unworldly unworldlier unworldliest adj
weltfremd
Lacking sophistication.

unworried more unworried most unworried adj
selig
Free of worries.

unworthy /ʌnˈwɝði/ unworthier unworthiest adj
unwürdig
Not worthy; lacking value or merit; worthless.

unwrap /ʌnˈɹæp/ v
auspacken auseinanderwickeln auswickeln
(transitive) To open or undo, as what is wrapped or folded.

unwrinkle v
glätten
(transitive) To remove wrinkles from.

unwritten adj
ungeschrieben
Not written.

unwrittenness n
Ungeschriebenskeit
The quality of being unwritten.

unyielding more unyielding most unyielding adj
unbeugsam unnachgiebig
Not giving in; not bending; stubborn.

unzip v
dekomprimieren entpacken entzippen
(computing, transitive) To restore (compressed data) to its original form, from a zip file.

up /ap/ /ʌp/ [äp] [ɐʔp] [ʌp̚] adj
hoch
Facing upwards.
oben
Fitted or fixed at a high or relatively high position, especially on a wall or ceiling.
auf hinauf
Standing; upright.
auf munter
Awake and out of bed.
bereit
Ahead; leading; winning.
alle aus beendet um zu Ende
Finished, to an end
dran
Next in a sequence.
an in Betrieb
(computing) Functional; working.

up /ap/ /ʌp/ [äp] [ɐʔp] [ʌp̚] adv
nach oben empor oben
Away from the surface of the Earth or other planet; in opposite direction to the downward pull of gravity.
er- ver-
(intensifier) Used as an aspect marker to indicate a completed action or state; thoroughly, completely.

up /ap/ /ʌp/ [äp] [ɐʔp] [ʌp̚] preposition
hoch hinauf
Toward the top of.
weiter
Further along (in any direction).

up /ap/ /ʌp/ [äp] [ɐʔp] [ʌp̚] v
aufdrehen erhöhen
(transitive, colloquial) To increase the level or amount of.

up above n
droben oben

up against the wall adj
in die Ecke

up and down adv
auf und ab rauf und runter
upward and downward, alternately.

up bow up bows n
Aufstrich

up for grabs adj
frei verfügbar zu haben
(idiomatic, informal) Available for anyone to obtain, claim, decide, or win.

up hill and down dale adv
landauf und landab

up in the air more up in the air most up in the air adj
in der Schwebe hängen in der Schwebe sein
(idiomatic) Not yet resolved, finished, answered, decided or certain.

up one's sleeve
im Ärmel
(idiomatic) Hidden and ready to be produced as needed; in reserve.

up to /ˈʌp tuː/ /ˈʌp tə/ preposition
bis zu
Next to; near; towards; as far as.
gewachsen
Within the responsibility of, to be attributed to the sphere of influence of, having someone or something as authoritative in.

up to something /ˈʌp tuː ˈsʌmθɪŋ/ /ˈʌp tə ˈsʌmθɪŋ/ adj
etwas im Schilde führen
(idiomatic) Doing something mischievous or scheming.

up-and-comer up-and-comers n
Senkrechtstarter
(idiomatic) Someone who is up-and-coming, who has begun to be successful in some field and is likely to be even more successful in the future.

up-and-coming more up-and-coming most up-and-coming adj
aufstrebend ehrgeizig vielversprechend
(idiomatic) Emerging; aspiring; beginning to attract attention or critical acclaim.

up-to-date /ˌʌp tə ˈdeɪt/ more up-to-date most up-to-date adj
aktuell gegenwartsbezogen heutig tagesaktuell zeitbezogen
(before the noun, idiom) Current; recent; the latest.
auf dem Laufenden auf dem neuesten Stand gut informiert gut unterrichtet up to date
(idiomatic) Informed about the latest news or developments; abreast.

up-to-dateness up-to-datenesses n
Aktualität
The quality or degree of being up to date.

upbeat /ʌpˈbit/ /ˈʌpˌbit/ more upbeat most upbeat adj
aufgedreht peppig
Having a fast pace, tempo, or beat.
fröhlich heiter und zuversichtlich gestimmt optimistisch
Having a positive, lively, or perky tone, attitude, etc.

upbeat /ʌpˈbit/ /ˈʌpˌbit/ upbeats n
Auftakt
An unaccented beat at the start of a musical phrase.

upblow v
aufblasen
(transitive, archaic) To inflate.

upbringing /ˈʌpˌbrɪŋɪŋ/ upbringings n
Erziehung
The traits acquired during one's childhood training
The raising or training of a child.

upcoming adj
kommend
Happening or appearing in the relatively near future.

upcycler upcyclers n
Upcycler Upcyclerin
One who upcycles.

update /ʌpˈdeɪt/ /ˈʌp.deɪt/ updates n
Aktualisierung Update
An additional piece of information. An addition to existing information.
A modification of something to a more recent, up-to-date version; (in software) a minor upgrade.

update /ʌpˈdeɪt/ /ˈʌp.deɪt/ v
aktualisieren auf den jüngsten Stand bringen auf den neuesten Stand bringen aufdatieren
(transitive) To bring (a person) up to date: to inform (a person) about recent developments.

updraft updrafts n
Aufwind

upend /ʌpˈɛnd/ v
hochkant stellen
(transitive) To end up; to set on end.
auf den Kopf stellen umkippen umstülpen
To tip or turn over.
zerstören
(figurative) To destroy, invalidate, overthrow, or defeat.

upfront /ʌpˈfɹʌnt/ more upfront most upfront adj
direkt freimütig führend geradeheraus offen und ehrlich vordringlich
Honest, frank and straightforward.

upgrade /əpˈɡɹeɪd/ /ˈʌp.ɡɹeɪd/ upgrades n
Upgrade
An improved component or replacement item, usually applied to technology

upgrade /əpˈɡɹeɪd/ /ˈʌp.ɡɹeɪd/ v
verbessern
(transitive) To improve, usually applied to technology, generally by complete replacement of one or more components
hochrüsten nachrüsten
(transitive) To replace with something better.
aufrüsten upgraden
(intransitive, computing) To replace a program with a later version of itself, a version having a higher version number or marketed under a more recent product name.

upgrow /ʌpˈɡɹəʊ/ v
wachsen
(archaic) To grow up

upgrowth upgrowths n
Wachstum
The process or result of growing up; progress; development.

upheaval /ʌpˈhi.vəl/ upheavals n
Aufwölbung Erhebung
The process of being heaved upward, especially the raising of part of the earth's crust.
Umbruch Aufruhr
A sudden violent upset, disruption or convulsion.

uphill /ʌpˈhɪl/ /ˈʌphɪl/ further uphill furthest uphill adj
hochgelegen
Located up a slope or on a hill.
ansteigend
Going up a slope or a hill.
mühselig
(by extension) Difficult or laborious.

uphill /ʌpˈhɪl/ /ˈʌphɪl/ more uphill most uphill adv
bergan bergauf
Up a slope, towards higher ground.

uphold /ˌʌpˈhəʊld/ v
hochhalten hochheben
To hold up; to lift on high; to elevate.
aufrecht halten aufrechterhalten hochhalten
To keep erect; to support; to sustain; to keep from falling
verteidigen bestätigen unterstützen
To support by approval or encouragement, to confirm (something which has been questioned)

upholster /əˈpɐl.stə(ɹ)/ /əˈpɒl.stə(ɹ)/ v
polstern
(transitive) To fit padding, stuffing, springs, webbing and fabric covering to (furniture).

upholstered adj
gepolstert
Covered in or characterized by upholstery.

upholsterer /ʌpˈhəʊlstəɹə/ upholsterers n
Tapezierer Polsterer Tapeziererin Polsterin
Someone who upholsters furniture, especially a trained craftsman who does so as an occupation.

upholstery /ʌpˈhəʊlstəɹi/ upholsteries n
Polsterung
The craft or business of upholstering furniture.

upkeep upkeeps n
Unterhalt Wartung
Maintenance; the act or effort of keeping something in good and working condition.

upland antshrike upland antshrikes n
Hochland-Ameisenwürger
a passerine bird of the antbird family, Thamnophilus aroyae.

upland sandpiper upland sandpipers n
Prärieläufer
A small wader, Bartramia longicauda, breeding in North America and wintering in South America.

upload /əpˈloʊd/ /əpˈləʊd/ /ˈʌpˌloʊd/ /ˈʌpˌləʊd/ v
hochladen uploaden
(transitive, intransitive, computing) To transfer data to a computer on a network, especially to a server on the Internet.

uploadable uploadables n
hochladbar
Something that can be uploaded.

uploader uploaders n
Hochlader Uploader
Someone who uploads files.

upon /əˈpɑn/ /əˈpɒn/ /əˈpɔn/ preposition
seit von
auf
Physically above and in contact with.
Being followed by another so as to form a series.
mit
At (a prescribed point in time).

upper /ˈʌpə(ɹ)/ /ˈʌpɚ/ uppermore uppermost adj
obere
oberer obere
At a higher level, rank or position.
ober
Situated on higher ground, further inland, or more northerly.

upper /ˈʌpə(ɹ)/ /ˈʌpɚ/ uppers n
Upper
A stimulant, such as amphetamine, that increases energy and decreases appetite.

upper arm upper arms n
Oberarm Hinterarm
(anatomy) The section of an arm from the elbow to the shoulder.

upper case n
Großbuchstaben Großschreibung Kapitalbuchstaben Majuskeln Versalbuchstaben Versalien

upper class /ˌʌpəˈklɑːs/ /ˌʌpɚˈklæs/ upper classes n
Oberschicht
Those people at the top of a social hierarchy.
Adelsschicht
The aristocracy.

upper hand upper hands n
Oberhand Überhand
(idiomatic) Advantage or control.

upper house upper houses n
Oberhaus
(government) The upper legislative house in a bicameral legislature; usually smaller and having more restricted power than the lower house.

upper lip n
Oberlippe

upper reaches n
Oberlauf
(This entry is a translation hub.) The highest or most northerly extremes of something.

upper semi-continuous adj
unterhalbstetig

upper side upper sides n
Oberseite
The uppermost side of anything

uppercase adj
groß großgeschrieben
written in upper case; capital

uppercut uppercuts n
Uppercut Aufwärtshaken
(boxing) A swinging blow aimed upwards at the opponent's chin.

uppermost /ˈʌpəməʊst/ /ˈʌpɚˌmoʊst/ adj
höchst
At or nearest the top of something.

uppity /ˈʌpəti/ uppitier uppitiest adj
hochnäsig arrogant dreist
Presumptuous, above oneself, self-important; arrogant, snobbish, haughty.

upright /ˈʌpɹaɪt/ more upright most upright adj
aufrecht
Vertical; erect
(figuratively) Of good morals; practicing ethical values.
hochkant
Greater in height than breadth.

upright piano upright pianos n
Pianino
(musical instruments) A piano whose strings are vertical.

uprising uprisings n
Aufstand Aufruhr
A popular revolt that attempts to overthrow a government or its policies; an insurgency or insurrection.

uproar /ˈʌpɹɔː/ /ˈʌpɹɔːɹ/ uproars n
Aufruhr
Tumultuous, noisy excitement. [from 1520s]

uproot /ˌʌpˈɹut/ /ˌʌpˈɹuːt/ v
entwurzeln
(figuratively) To remove (someone or something) from a familiar circumstance, especially suddenly and unwillingly.

uprootedness n
Entwurzeltsein Entwurzelung
The quality of being uprooted.

ups and downs n
Höhen und Tiefen
(idiomatic) Periods of positive and negative events, moods, or interactions; highs and lows.

upsadaisy interjection
hoppla
An affectionate encouragement to a child who has fallen over or is being lifted up.

upset /ʌpˈsɛt/ /ˈʌpsɛt/ more upset most upset adj
aufgebracht aufgewühlt
(of a person) Angry, distressed, or unhappy.
gereizt nervös verdorben verkorkst verstimmt
(of a stomach or gastrointestinal tract, referred to as stomach) Feeling unwell, nauseated, or ready to vomit.

upset /ʌpˈsɛt/ /ˈʌpsɛt/ upsets n
Überraschungssieg
(countable, sports, politics) An unexpected victory of a competitor or candidate that was not favored to win.

upset /ʌpˈsɛt/ /ˈʌpsɛt/ v
aufregen ärgern
(transitive) To make (a person) angry, distressed, or unhappy.
stürzen umstoßen umwerfen
(transitive) To disturb, disrupt or adversely alter (something).
auf den Kopf stellen kentern umdrehen umkehren umkippen umschlagen
(transitive) To tip or overturn (something).

upshot /ˈʌpʃɑt/ /ˈʌpʃɒt/ upshots n
Endergebnis Endresultat Ergebnis Schlussergebnis Schlussresultat
The final result, or outcome of something.
Fazit Resümee Zusammenfassung
(US) A concise summary.

upside /ˈʌpˌsaɪd/ upsides n
Oberseite
The highest or uppermost side or portion of something.
Schokoladenseite Vorteil gute Seite positive Seite
(figurative) A favourable aspect of something that also has an unfavourable aspect.
Aufwärtsbewegung Aufwärtstrend Erholung Stärkung
(finance) An upward tendency, especially in a financial market etc.

upside down /ˌʌpsaɪd ˈdaʊn/ /ˌʌpsaɪˈdaʊn/ adv
auf dem Kopf umgekehrt verkehrt herum verkehrt rum
Inverted, so that the top is now at the bottom.

upsilon /(j)ɪu̯p-/ /juːpˈsaɪ.lən/ /ˈ(j)up.sɪˌlɒn/ /ˈjup.sɪˌlɑn/ /ˈup.sɪˌlɑn/ /ˈʌp.sɪˌlɑn/ /ˈʌp.sɪˌlɒn/ upsila upsilons n
Ypsilon
The twentieth letter of Classical and Modern Greek; the twenty-second letter of Old and Ancient Greek.

upstage /ʌpˈsteɪd͡ʒ/ v
die Schau stehlen in den Schatten stellen
(figurative, transitive) To draw attention away from others, especially on-stage.

upstairs /ˈʌpˌstɛəz/ /ˈʌpˌstɛɹz/ /ˌʌpˈstɛəz/ /ˌʌpˈstɛɹz/ further upstairs furthest upstairs adv
oben herauf nach oben treppauf
Up the stairs; on a higher floor or level.

upstanding /ʌpˈstændɪŋ/ more upstanding most upstanding adj
aufrecht ehrlich respektiert
honest; reputable; respectable

upstart /ˈʌp.stɑɹt/ /ˈʌp.stɑːt/ more upstart most upstart adj
Angeber
self-important and presumptuous.

upstart /ˈʌp.stɑɹt/ /ˈʌp.stɑːt/ upstarts n
Emporkömmling Neureicher Parvenü
One who has suddenly gained wealth, power, or other prominence, but either has not received social acceptance or has become arrogant or presumptuous.

upstate upstates n
nördliche Hälfte (des US-Bundesstaates) nördlicher Teil (des US-Bundesstaates)
(US) The northern section of a state.

upstream /ʌpˈstɹiːm/ farther farthest further upstream furthest upstream adj
stromaufwärts
In a direction against the flow of a current or stream of fluid (typically water); upriver.

upstream /ʌpˈstɹiːm/ more upstream most upstream adv
flussaufwärts
Against the current.

uptick /ˈʌptɪk/ upticks n
Aufwärtstrend
A small increase or upward change in something that has been steady or declining.

uptight /ʌpˈtaɪt/ uptighter uptightest adj
verklemmt
(colloquial) Excessively concerned with rules and order, always serious.

uptown uptowns n
Wohngebiet
(chiefly, North America) The residential part of a city, away from the commercial center.

upturn /ˈʌp.tɜːn/ /ˈʌp.tɝn/ upturns n
Aufwärtstrend
an upward turn or trend, especially in business activity or profit

upward /ˈʌpwəd/ /ˈʌpwɚd/ more upward most upward adv
aufwärts
In a direction from lower to higher; toward a higher place; in a course toward the source or origin.

upward mobility n
Aufstiegsfähigkeit Aufwärtsmobilität
(sociology) Ability to advance to better-paid or better-regarded social strata.

upwards /ˈʌpwədz/ /ˈʌpwɚdz/ more upwards most upwards adv
aufwärts nach oben hoch
Towards a (higher) position closer to the sky than the ground.

ur- /ɜː/ /ɝ/ /ʊə/ prefix
ur-
Forming words with the sense of “proto-, primitive, original”.

urachus urachi urachuses n
Urachus
(anatomy) A band of fibrous tissue extending from the bladder to the umbilicus.

uracil /ˈjʊərəsɪl/ uracils n
Uracil
(organic compound) One of the bases of RNA, pairing with adenine.

urad /ʊˈɹʌd/ n
Linsenbohne Urdbohne
(botany, Indian, _, cuisine) Vigna mungo, a South Asian bean used to make dal.

uraeus /juˈɹeɪ.əs/ /juˈɹi.əs/ /jʊˈɹiː.əs/ uraei uraeuses n
Uräusschlange
A representation of the sacred asp, symbolising supreme power in ancient Egypt.

uraninite uraninites n
Uraninit Pechblende
(mineral) Any of several brownish-black forms of uranium dioxide, UO2, (especially pitchblende) that is the chief ore of uranium; it is isomorphous with thorianite.

uraniscoplasty n
Uranoplastie

uranium /jʊˈɹeɪniəm/ uraniums n
Uran
The element with atomic number 92 and symbol U: a radioactive silvery-grey metal in the actinide series.

urban /ˈɜɹbən/ /ˈɜːb(ə)n/ more urban most urban adj
städtisch urban Stadt
Of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or happening or located in, a city or town; of, pertaining to, or characteristic of life in such a place, especially when contrasted with the countryside.

urban legend urban legends n
Großstadtlegende moderne Legende
A widely circulated story that is untrue or dubious, often having elements of humour or horror.

urban planner urban planners n
Stadtplaner Stadtplanerin

urban planning urban plannings n
Stadtplanung
The conscious design of towns and cities.
The science of such design.

urban renewal urban renewals n
Stadtsanierung
(uncountable) A process where older areas of a city are redeveloped, including slum clearance, replacement of outdated buildings and infrastructure.

urban-type settlement urban-type settlements n
Siedlung städtischen Typs
an official designation for a semi-urban settlement (or a former town) in the Soviet Union, Poland (formerly), Bulgaria (formerly) and in 10 post-Soviet republics—Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan

urbane /ɜɹˈbeɪn/ /ɜːˈbeɪn/ more urbane most urbane urbaner urbanest adj
weltgewandt weltmännisch
Of a person (usually a man): having refined manners; courteous, polite, suave.

urbanism /ˈɜː(ɹ)bənɪzəm/ urbanisms n
Urbanistik
The study of cities, their geographic, economic, political, social, and cultural environment.
Stadtleben
The culture or way of life of people who live in cities.

urbanite urbanites n
Stadtbewohner Städter Stadtbewohnerin Städterin
Someone who lives in a city or similar urban area.

urbanization urbanizations n
Urbanisierung Verstädterung Urbanisation
The process of the formation and growth of cities.
Urbanisierung Verstädterung
The change in a country or region when its population migrates from rural to urban areas.
Anteil der Stadtbewohner Stadtbewohner Urbanisierung
The proportion of a region's population that live in towns and cities; the rate at which this proportion is growing.

urbanize v
urbanisieren
To make something more urban in character.

urceolate /ˈɜː(ɹ)sɪəleɪt/ more urceolate most urceolate adj
krugförmig
(botany) Shaped like an urn.

urchin /ˈɜːtʃən/ /ˈɜːtʃɪn/ /ˈɝt͡ʃən/ /ˈɝt͡ʃɪn/ urchins n
Lümmel Bengel Göre Lausbube Racker Schlingel
A mischievous child.

urea /jʊˈɹiːə/ /ˈjʊəɹɪə/ ureas n
Harnstoff
(organic compound, uncountable) A water-soluble organic compound, CO(NH2)2, formed by the metabolism of proteins and excreted in the urine.

ureter /jʊəˈɹiːtə(ɹ)/ ureters n
Harnleiter Ureter
(anatomy) Either of the two long, narrow ducts that carry urine from the kidneys to the urinary bladder.

urethane urethanes n
Urethan
(organic compound, uncountable) A white crystalline organic compound, ethyl-carbamate, NH2COOC2H5, used in the synthesis of other organic compounds.

uretherostomy uretherostomies n
Uretherostomie

urethra /jʊˈɹiːθɹə/ urethrae urethras n
Harnröhre Urethra
(anatomy) The tube through which urine exits the body and, in penises, through which semen is ejaculated.

urge /ɜːd͡ʒ/ /ɝd͡ʒ/ urges n
Drang
A strong desire; an itch to do something.

urge /ɜːd͡ʒ/ /ɝd͡ʒ/ v
antreiben
anspornen drängen mahnen provozieren treiben
(transitive) To press; to push; to drive; to impel; to force onward.

urgency /ˈɝ.d͡ʒən.si/ urgencies n
Dringlichkeit
The quality or condition of being urgent.

urgent /ˈɜː.d͡ʒənt/ /ˈɝ.d͡ʒənt/ more urgent most urgent adj
dringend dringlich eilig
Requiring immediate attention.

urgently more urgently most urgently adv
dringend
With great haste, with a sense of urgency, because it is very important.

urheimat /-mæt/ /-mət/ /ˈɜː-/ /ˈʊə.haɪ.mɑːt/ urheimats n
Urheimat
(history, especially historical, _, linguistics) The original homeland of an ethnic group, particularly the speakers of a proto-language; the cradleland.

uric acid n
Harnsäure
(biochemistry) a bicyclic heterocyclic phenolic compound, formed in the body by the metabolism of protein and excreted in the urine (or in faeces, as in birds and insects)

urinal /juːˈɹaɪnəl/ /ˈjɝɪnəl/ /ˈjʉːəɹɪnəl/ /ˈjʊɹɪnəl/ urinals n
Pissoir Urinal Pinkelbecken
A plumbing fixture intended for standing urination, typically by men and boys.
Ente
(obsolete) A room or structure used for urination: a latrine; an outhouse; a lavatory.

urinal cake urinal cakes n
Urinalstein
A disinfectant block placed above the drain of a urinal in order to sanitize and deodorize it.

urinary bladder urinary bladders n
Harnblase Blase
(anatomy) An elastic, muscular sac situated in the pelvic cavity, into which urine from the kidneys is temporarily stored prior to disposal by urination. Urine enters the bladder via the ureters and exits via the urethra.

urinary tract urinary tracts n
Harntrakt Harnwege
(anatomy) The continuous system involved in the production and excretion of urine; the kidneys, ureters, urinary bladder and urethra.

urinary tract infection urinary tract infections n
Harnwegsinfektion Harnwegsinfekt
(disease) An infection that affects part of the urinary tract.

urinate /ˈjʊəɹɪneɪt/ /ˈjʊɹɪneɪt/ v
urinieren harnen pinkeln

urination /jʊəɹɪˈneɪʃən/ urinations n
Harnlassen Miktion Urinieren

urine /ˈjɝɪn/ /ˈjʉːəɹɪn/ /ˈjʊəɹaɪn/ /ˈjʊəɹɪn/ /ˈjʊɹɪn/ urines n
Urin Harn

urn /ɜːn/ /ɝn/ urns n
Urne
A vase with a footed base.
A vessel for the ashes or cremains of a deceased person.
Heißgetränkespender Kaffeespender Teespender
A metal vessel for serving tea or coffee.

uroflowmetry n
Uroflowmetrie

urologist urologists n
Urologe Urologin
(medicine) A doctor of urology.

urology /jʊəˈɹɒlədʒi/ urologies n
Urologie
(medicine) The surgical specialty of medicine that treats disorders of the urinary tract and the urogenital system.

urostomy urostomies n
Künstlicher Blasenausgang Urostoma
a surgically constructed opening in the urinary tract allowing urine to exit the body; the procedure of making such an opening.

ursine /ˈɜː.saɪn/ /ˈɝsaɪn/ /ˈɝsɪn/ more ursine most ursine adj
Bär
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of bears.
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the bear subfamily Ursinae.

urstromtal /ˈʊə(ɹ)stɹəʊmˌtɑːl/ urstromtals urstromtäler n
Urstromtal
A broad glacial valley formed during an ice age by meltwater flowing roughly parallel to the ice margin.

urtext urtexts n
Urtext
(music, linguistics, anthropology) The original version of a piece of music or text, as created by the composer or writer.

urticaria /ˌɜː.tɪˈkɛə.ɹi.ə/ /ˌɝ.tɪˈkɛɹ.i.ə/ urticarias n
Nesselsucht Urticaria
(diseases) Itchy, swollen, red areas of the skin which can appear quickly in response to an allergen or other conditions.

us /əs/ /əz/ /ʌs/ /ʌz/ pronoun
uns
(personal) Me and at least one other person; the objective case of we.
mich mir
(Commonwealth, colloquial, chiefly with give) Me.
(Northumbria) Me (in all contexts).

usability /ˌjuːzəˈbɪlɪti/ usabilities n
Gebrauchstauglichkeit
Benutzerfreundlichkeit
The state or condition of being usable.
Brauchbarkeit Benutzbarkeit Benutzerfreundlichkeit Nutzbarkeit
The degree to which an object, device, software application, etc. is easy to use with no specific training.

usable /ˈjuː.zə.bəl/ more usable most usable adj
benutzbar nutzbar
Capable of being used.

usage /ˈjuːsɪd͡ʒ/ /ˈjuːzɪd͡ʒ/ usages n
Nutzung
Brauch
A custom or established practice. [from 14th c.]
Habit, practice.
Anwendung Benutzung Verwendung
The act of using something; use, employment. [from 14th c.]
Gebrauch
The established custom of using language; the ways and contexts in which spoken and written words are used, especially by a certain group of people or in a certain region. [from 14th c.]

use /jus/ /juz/ /juːs/ /juːz/ /jɪu̯s/ /jɪu̯z/ /jʉːs/ /jʉːz/ uses n
Gebrauch Benutzung Anwendung
The act of using.
Nutzen
(uncountable, followed by "of") Usefulness, benefit.
Funktion Verwendung Zweck
A function; a purpose for which something may be employed.

use /jus/ /juz/ /juːs/ /juːz/ /jɪu̯s/ /jɪu̯z/ /jʉːs/ /jʉːz/ v
benutzen verwenden gebrauchen nutzen ausnutzen zum Vorwand nehmen
(transitive) To employ; to apply; to utilize.
gewöhnlich tun zu tun pflegen
(intransitive, archaic, or, literary, _, except in past tense) To habitually do; to be wont to do. (Now chiefly in past-tense forms; see used to.)
verbrauchen ausnutzen zum Vorwand nehmen
(dated) To behave toward; to act with regard to; to treat.

use a sledgehammer to crack a nut /ˌjuz‿ə ˈslɛd͡ʒhæmɚ tə ˌkɹæk‿ə ˈnʌt/ /ˌjuːz‿ə ˈslɛd͡ʒhæmə tə ˌkɹæk‿ə ˈnʌt/ v
mit Kanonen auf Spatzen schießen
(intransitive, Australia, Britain, New Zealand, idiomatic, informal) To use disproportionate or significantly excessive force to carry out an action; to do something overzealously.

use case use cases n
Anwendungsfall
(software engineering) A potential scenario in which a system receives an external request (such as user input) and responds to it.

use the toilet v
auf die Toilette gehen austreten die Toilette benutzen
(euphemistic) To urinate, defecate, or both in a toilet.
(euphemistic, uncommon) To urinate, defecate, or both in other places.

use-by date use-by dates n
Verbrauchsdatum Verfallsdatum
The date by which it is advised that a perishable product be consumed.

used /just/ /juzd/ /juːst/ /juːzd/ more used most used adj
gebraucht Second-Hand
That has or have previously been owned by someone else.

used bookstore used bookstores n
Antiquariat
A bookstore that principally sells secondhand or used books.

used to /juːs(t).tu/ /juːs(t).tə/ /juːzd/ adj
gewöhnt
(idiomatic, with noun phrase) Accustomed to, tolerant or accepting of.

used to /juːs(t).tu/ /juːs(t).tə/ /juːzd/ v
damals früher mal oft pflegte zu + infinitive regelmäßig
(temporal location) Formerly and habitually or repeatedly, but possibly no longer, did.

useful /ˈjusfəl/ /ˈjuːsfəl/ /ˈjʉːːsfəl/ [ˈjusfl̩] [ˈjuːsfl̩] [ˈjʉːːsfl̩] more useful most useful usefuller usefullest adj
nützlich anwendbar
Having a practical or beneficial use.

useful idiot useful idiots n
nützlicher Idiot nützliche Idiotin
(historical, pejorative, political jargon) Communist sympathizer in Western countries, from the perspective of the political right.

usefulness /ˈjuːsfəlnəs/ usefulnesses n
Nützlichkeit
The quality or degree of being useful.

useless /ˈjuːs.ləs/ more useless most useless uselesser uselessest adj
nutzlos unnütz sinnlos unnützlich wertlos
Without use or possibility to be used.
sinnlos
Unhelpful, not useful; pointless (of an action).
unnütz
(pejorative, of a person) Good-for-nothing; not dependable.
(colloquial, of a person) Unable to do well at a particular task or thing. Useless is mildly insulting.

uselessness uselessnesses n
Sinnlosigkeit
the quality of being useless

user /ˈjuzɚ/ /ˈjuːzə/ users n
Drogenkonsument Benutzer
A person who uses drugs, especially illegal drugs.
Benutzer Benutzerin Anwender Anwenderin Verbraucher
(computing) A person who uses a computer or a computing network, especially a person who has received a user account.

user group user groups n
Benutzergruppe Gruppe
(computing) A set of users grouped together on a system for administrative purposes.
(computing) A community of users of a particular machine, operating system, etc.

user interface user interfaces n
Benutzerschnittstelle Anwenderschnittstelle Bedieneroberfläche Bedienoberfläche Maske
(computing) The visual part of a software application that a user sees and interacts with.

user-friendliness n
Benutzerfreundlichkeit
The quality of being user-friendly.

user-friendly more user-friendly most user-friendly user-friendlier user-friendliest adj
benutzerfreundlich
(mostly, computing) Designed to be easy for an untrained user to use, with intuitive ordering of steps, consistent and logical placement of controls, etc.

username usernames n
Benutzername
(computing) A person's identification on an individual computer system.

ushanka /uˈʃɑŋkə/ /uːˈʃɑːŋkə/ ushankas n
Uschanka
A traditional Russian fur cap with earflaps.

usher /ˈʌʃəɹ/ [ˈaʃ.ə(ɹ)] [ˈʌʃ.ə(ɹ)] [ˈʌʃ.ɚ] ushers n
Platzanweiser
A person, in a church, cinema etc., who escorts people to their seats.
Gerichtsdiener
A doorkeeper in a courtroom.

usher /ˈʌʃəɹ/ [ˈaʃ.ə(ɹ)] [ˈʌʃ.ə(ɹ)] [ˈʌʃ.ɚ] v
führen anweisen zuweisen
To guide people to their seats.
Gesellschaft leisten begleiten
To accompany or escort (someone).
vorausgehen
(figuratively) To precede; to act as a forerunner or herald.

usher in v
ankündigen einleiten
To announce the arrival of something; to herald.

usual /ˈjuːʒuəl/ /ˈjuːʒəl/ /ˈjuːʒʊəl/ more usual most usual adj
üblich gewöhnlich
Most commonly occurring; typical.

usually /ˈjuːʒ(ʊə)li/ /ˈjuːʒju(ə)li/ /ˈjuːʒu(ə)li/ /ˈjuːʒəli/ more usually most usually adv
gewöhnlich
Most of the time; less than always, but more than occasionally.

usufruct /-sə-/ /ˈjuzəˌfɹʌkt/ /ˈjuːz(j)ʊfɹʌkt/ usufructs n
Nießbrauch Fruchtgenussrecht Nutznießung
(law) The legal right to use and derive profit or benefit from property that belongs to another person, as long as the property is not damaged.

usufruct /-sə-/ /ˈjuzəˌfɹʌkt/ /ˈjuːz(j)ʊfɹʌkt/ v
nutznießen
(law, also, _, figuratively) To use and derive profit or benefit from property that belongs to another person.

usufructuary /-tjʊ-/ /ˌjuːz(j)ʊˈfɹʌkt͡ʃʊˌəɹi/ adj
nutznießerisch
(law) Of or pertaining to a usufruct.

usufructuary /-tjʊ-/ /ˌjuːz(j)ʊˈfɹʌkt͡ʃʊˌəɹi/ usufructuaries n
Nutznießer
(law) A person who holds property, or the use of assets, by usufruct; a fructuary.

usurer /ˈjuːzjəɹə/ /ˈjuːʒəɹə/ /ˈjuːʒəɹəɹ/ /ˈjuːʒɹəɹ/ usurers n
Wucherer Kredithai Wucherin Zinswucherer
A person who loans money to others and charges interest, particularly at an illegal, exorbitant, or unfair rate.

usuress /ˌjuːzjəˈɹɛs/ /ˌjuːʒəˈɹɛs/ usuresses n
Wucherin
(rare) A female usurer.

usurp /juˈsɝp/ /juːˈzɜːp/ v
usurpieren
To seize power from another, usually by illegitimate means.

usurpation /ˌjuːsə(ɹ)ˈpeɪʃən/ /ˌjuːzə(ɹ)ˈpeɪʃən/ usurpations n
Usurpation Anmaßung widerrechtliche Inbesitznahme
The wrongful seizure of something by force, especially of sovereignty or other authority.

usurper /juˈsɜɹpə(ɹ)/ usurpers n
Usurpator Usurpatorin
One who usurps.

usury /ˈjuːʒəɹi/ usuries n
Wucher Wucherei Wucherzins Zinswucher
(countable) An exorbitant rate of interest, in excess of any legal rates or at least immorally.
Wucherei Zinswucher Wucher
(uncountable) The practice of lending money at such rates.
(uncountable, archaic, or, historical) The practice of lending money at interest.

utensil /juˈtɛn.səl/ utensils n
Utensil
Gerät
An instrument or device for domestic use, especially in the kitchen.
A useful small tool, implement, or vessel.

utilise /ˈjuːtɪlaɪz/ v
nutzen verwenden einsetzen
To make best use of; to use to its fullest extent, potential, or ability.

utilitarian /juˌtɪləˈtɛɹi.ən/ /juːˌtɪlɪˈtɛːɹi.ən/ more utilitarian most utilitarian adj
nützlich zweckmäßig
Of or relating to utility.
utilitaristisch
(ethics) Pertaining to utilitarianism.
zweckmäßig
Practical and functional, present for use, not just for show.

utilitarian /juˌtɪləˈtɛɹi.ən/ /juːˌtɪlɪˈtɛːɹi.ən/ utilitarians n
Utilitarist
Someone who practices or advocates utilitarianism.

utilitarianism utilitarianisms n
Utilitarismus
(philosophy) The theory that action should be directed toward achieving the "greatest happiness for the greatest number of people" (hedonistic universalism), or one of various related theories.

utility /juˈtɪl.ə.ti/ /juːˈtɪl.ɪ.ti/ /jəˈtɪl.ɪ.ti/ [juˈtɪl.ə.ɾi] utilities n
Nützlichkeit
The state or condition of being useful; usefulness.
Grundversorgung
(business) A commodity or service provided on a continuous basis by a physical infrastructure network, such as electricity, water supply or sewerage.

utility knife utility knives n
Teppichmesser Cutter Cuttermesser
A cutting tool that has an interchangeable blade that retracts into the handle.

utility model utility models n
Gebrauchsmuster
(intellectual property, _, legal) An intellectual property right in certain legal systems, to protect invention, very similar to the patent, but usually with shorter term and less stringent patentability requirements.

utility pole utility poles n
Freileitungsmast Strommast
A tall cylinder, often made from the trunk of a tree, usually topped by a cross beam, used by a public utility to carry wire, cable or conduit through the air, for the transportation of electricity, cable television, telephone or similar services.

utility room utility rooms n
Hauswirtschaftsraum Waschküche Waschraum
A room that contains typically washing machine, tumble dryer, and other appliances which, in houses without such a room, would be in the kitchen or laundry.

utmost /ˈʌtmoʊ̯st/ /ˈʌtmə(ʊ̯)st/ [ˈət-] [ˈʌʔ-] adj
äußerst
Situated at the most distant limit; farthest, outermost.
höchst äußerst
The most extreme; greatest, ultimate.

utmost /ˈʌtmoʊ̯st/ /ˈʌtmə(ʊ̯)st/ [ˈət-] [ˈʌʔ-] utmosts n
Möglichstes Äußerstes
The greatest possible capability, extent, or quantity; maximum.

utopia /juˈtoʊ.pi.ə/ /juːˈtəʊ.pi.ə/ utopia utopiae utopias n
Utopie Utopia
A world in which everything and everyone works in perfect harmony.

utopian /juˈtoʊpi.ən/ more utopian most utopian adj
utopisch
Of or pertaining to or resembling a utopia.

utopianism utopianisms n
Utopismus
The belief in a system for an ideal society, usually regarded as unrealistic.

utter /ˈʌtə/ /ˈʌtɚ/ [ˈɐtə] [ˈʌɾɚ] adj
total völlig
(obsolete) Outward. [13th–16th c.]
Absolute, unconditional, total, complete. [from 15th c.]

utter /ˈʌtə/ /ˈʌtɚ/ [ˈɐtə] [ˈʌɾɚ] v
ausstoßen äußern
äußern
(transitive, legal) To put (currency) into circulation.

utterance /ˈʌtəɹəns/ utterances n
Äußerung
An act of uttering.
Something spoken.
Sprachvermögen Sprechfähigkeit
The ability to speak.
Aussprache
A manner of speaking.

uvarovite uvarovites n
Uwarowit
(mineral) A rare chromium-bearing garnet mineral with a vivid emerald-green colour.

uvula /ˈju.vjəl.ə/ /ˈjuː.vjʊl.ə/ uvulae uvulas uvulæ n
Uvula Gaumenzäpfchen
(anatomy) Ellipsis of palatine uvula.: the fleshy appendage that hangs from the back of the soft palate, that closes the nasopharynx during swallowing

uxoricide /ʌkˈsɔː.ɹɪˌsaɪd/ uxoricides n
Gattinnenmörder Gattinnenmord
One who murders his or her wife.
Gattinnenmord
The murdering of one's own wife.

uyezd uyezds n
Ujesd
(historical) An administrative subdivision of Muscovy, the Russian Empire, and the early Russian SFSR, in use from the 13th century.

uzi /ˈuːzi/ uzis n
Uzi
A type of compact submachine gun, having a caliber of 9 millimeters with ammunition housed in the grip of the weapon.

v.s. phraseologicalUnit
s. o.
vide supra

vacancy /ˈveɪkənsi/ vacancies n
Vakanz freie Stelle
An unoccupied position or job.
freies Zimmer
An available room in a hotel; guest house, etc.
freier Platz
Empty space.
Leerstelle
(physics) A defect in a crystal caused by the absence of an atom in a lattice

vacant /ˈveɪkənt/ more vacant most vacant adj
frei vakant
Not occupied; empty.
ausdruckslos leer nichtssagend
Showing no intelligence or interest.

vacant lot vacant lots n
unbebautes Grundstück
An unused area of land in an urban area (not built, not a farm, not a park).

vacation /veɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/ /veɪˈkeɪʃən/ /vəˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/ vacations n
Ferien
A period during which official activity or business is formally suspended; an official holiday from university, law courts etc. [from 15th c.]
Ferien Urlaub
(North America) A holiday; a stretch of leisure time away from work or duty and devoted to rest or pleasure. [from 19th c.]
Preisgabe
The act of vacating something; moving out. [from 19th c.]
Annullierung
(US, legal) The act of making legally void.

vacation /veɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/ /veɪˈkeɪʃən/ /vəˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/ v
Ferien machen Urlaub machen
(intransitive) To spend or take a vacation.

vaccinate /ˈvæksɪneɪt/ v
impfen
(transitive) To treat (a person or an animal) with a vaccine to produce immunity against a disease.

vaccinated more vaccinated most vaccinated adj
geimpft
Having received or inoculated with a vaccine.

vaccination /ˌvæk.sɪˈneɪ.ʃn̩/ /ˌvæk.sɪˈneɪ.ʃən/ vaccinations n
Impfung Schutzimpfung Vakzination Vakzinierung Impfen Schutzimpfen
Inoculation with a vaccine, in order to protect from a particular disease or strain of disease.

vaccinator vaccinators n
Impfärztin Impfarzt
A person or agent that administers vaccines.

vaccine /-saɪn/ /-sɪn/ /vækˈsin/ /ˈvæksiːn/ /ˈvækˌsin/ vaccines n
Impfstoff Vakzine Vakzin
A substance given to stimulate a body's production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease without causing the disease itself in the treatment, prepared from the agent that causes the disease (or a derivative of it; or a related, also effective, but safer disease), or a synthetic substitute; also, a dose of such a substance.

vaccinee vaccinees n
Impfkandidat Impfling
The person who receives a vaccine.

vaccinologist vaccinologists n
Vakzinologe Vakzinologin
An expert in vaccinology.

vaccinology n
Vakzinologie
The development and production of new vaccines.

vacillate /ˈvæ.sə.leɪt/ /ˈvæ.sɪ.leɪt/ v
schwanken
(intransitive) To sway unsteadily from one side to the other; oscillate.
(intransitive) To swing indecisively from one course of action or opinion to another.

vacillation /væsɪˈleɪʃən/ vacillations n
Unschlüssigkeit Unentschlossenheit Zögerlichkeit
Indecision in speech or action.

vacillatory more vacillatory most vacillatory adj
wankelmütig

vacuate v
ausleeren
To empty; to clear out.

vacuole /ˈvækjʊˌəʊl/ vacuoles n
Vakuole
(cytology) A large membrane-bound vesicle in a cell's cytoplasm.

vacuous /ˈvækju.əs/ more vacuous most vacuous adj
leer nichtssagend
Empty; void; lacking meaningful content.
gedankenlos
Showing a lack of thought or intelligence; vacant.

vacuum /ˈvæ.kjuː.əm/ /ˈvæ.kjuːm/ vacua vacuums n
Vakuum
A region of space that contains no matter.

vacuum /ˈvæ.kjuː.əm/ /ˈvæ.kjuːm/ v
staubsaugen
(transitive) To clean (something) with a vacuum cleaner.
(intransitive) To use a vacuum cleaner.

vacuum cleaner vacuum cleaners n
Staubsauger
A domestic or industrial mobile machine for cleaning floors and similar surfaces that draws dust and other particles into a container (a cyclonic type bin, or a filter bag) by the suction created by an electric motor driving a fan.

vacuum exercise vacuum exercises n
Bauchvakuum
An exercise targetting mostly the Musculus transversus abdominis by keeping a straight spine, holding breath and lifting the organs into the rib cage.

vacuum gauge vacuum gauges n
Vakuummeter
(physics) An instrument that is used to measure very low pressures of gases.

vacuum sealer vacuum sealers n
Vakuumierer Vakuumverpacker

vacuum tube vacuum tubes n
Elektronenröhre
(electronics) A type of electron tube that controls electron current through vacuum between electrodes within a sealed container, usually of glass or metal and often designed to be easily installed in and removed from the equipment in which it is used.

vade mecum /ˌveɪdi ˈmiːkəm/ /ˌvɑːdi ˈmeɪkəm/ vade mecums n
Vademecum
A referential book such as a handbook or manual.

vagabond /ˈvæ.ɡə.bɑnd/ /ˈvæ.ɡə.bɒnd/ vagabonds n
Vagabund Landstreicher Landstreicherin
A person on a trip of indeterminate destination and/or length of time.

vagabond /ˈvæ.ɡə.bɑnd/ /ˈvæ.ɡə.bɒnd/ v
vagabundieren
To roam, as a vagabond

vagary /vəˈɡɛɹi/ /ˈveɪɡəɹi/ vagaries n
Unwägbarkeit
An erratic, unpredictable occurrence or action.
Laune
An impulsive or illogical desire; a caprice or whim.

vagina /vəˈd͡ʒaɪ.nə/ vaginae vaginas vaginæ n
Vagina Scheide
(anatomy) A passage leading from the opening of the vulva to the cervix of the uterus for copulation and childbirth in female mammals.
(zootomy) A similar part in some invertebrates.

vaginal /vəˈd͡ʒʌɪ.nəl/ /ˈvæd͡ʒ.ən.əl/ adj
vaginal
(relational) Of, relating to, or affecting the vagina.

vaginal flatulence n
Futschas Mösenfurz Scheidenfurz Scheidenwind
(formal) An emission or expulsion of air from the vagina.

vaginal fluid vaginal fluids n
Scheidensekret
(medicine) Any liquid discharge from a vagina.

vaginal ring vaginal rings n
Vaginalring
(medicine) A device consisting of a flexible ring held in the vagina which provides a controlled release of drugs, typically used for contraception.

vaginal sex n
Vaginalverkehr
Sexual intercourse in which the penis is inserted into the vagina.

vaginismus /vad͡ʒɪˈnɪzməs/ vaginismuses n
Vaginismus Scheidenkrampf
(pathology) A painful muscular contraction of the vagina when attempting to insert something, such as a tampon or a penis, into it.

vaginitis vaginitides vaginitises n
Vaginitis Scheidenentzündung
(pathology) Inflammation of the vagina.

vaginosis vaginoses n
Vaginose
(medicine) Any disease or infection of the vagina.

vagrancy /ˈveɪɡɹənsɪ/ vagrancies n
Landstreicherei
the state of being a vagrant

vagrant /ˈveɪɡɹənt/ more vagrant most vagrant adj
vagabundierend wandernd
Wandering from place to place, particularly when without any settled employment or habitation.

vagrant /ˈveɪɡɹənt/ vagrants n
Landstreicher Landstreicherin
(dated) A person who wanders from place to place; a nomad, a wanderer.
Landstreicher Landstreicherin Gammler Gammlerin Nichtsesshafte Nichtsesshafter
(specifically) A person without settled employment or habitation who usually supports himself or herself by begging or some dishonest means; a tramp, a vagabond.
Ausnahmegast Irrgast
(biology, especially, ornithology) An animal, typically a bird, found outside its species' usual range.

vague /veɪɡ/ /væɡ/ vaguer vaguest adj
unbestimmt
vage undeutlich verschwommen ungenau nebelhaft schwach
Not clearly expressed; stated in indefinite terms.
leicht
Not clearly felt or sensed; somewhat subconscious.

vagueness vaguenesses n
Vagheit Unklarheit Verschwommenheit
(uncountable) The condition of being unclear; vague.

vagus nerve vagus nerves n
Nervus vagus Vagusnerv Vagus
(neuroanatomy) Either of the tenth pair of cranial nerves which extend from the medulla oblongata down into the abdomen. Branches of these important nerves supply the tongue, larynx, lungs, gut, and heart.

vain /veɪn/ more vain most vain vainer vainest adj
eitel
Overly proud of oneself, especially concerning appearance; having a high opinion of one's own accomplishments with slight reason.
unnützlich
Effecting no purpose; pointless, futile.

vainglorious /ˌveɪnˈɡlɔː.ɹi.əs/ more vainglorious most vainglorious adj
aufgeblasen dünkelhaft hochmütig prahlerisch
With excessive vanity or unwarranted pride.

vainglory /veɪnˈɡlɔː.ɹi/ vainglories n
Eitelkeit
Excessive vanity.
Prahlerei Ruhmsucht
Boastful, unwarranted pride in one's accomplishments or qualities.
Prahlerei
Vain, ostentatious display.

vair /veə/ /vɛə/ /vɛɹ/ vairs n
Feh
(tincture) An heraldic fur formed by a regular tessellation of bell shapes in two colours, (for example in the image, blue and white).

vale of tears /ˈveɪl əv ˈtɪəz/ /ˈveɪl əv ˈtɪɚz/ vales of tears n
Jammertal Tal der Tränen
(in the singular) The world, a place where difficulties and the sorrows of life are felt, especially (Christianity) as a place to be left behind when one dies and goes to heaven.

valediction /ˌvæl.əˈdɪk.ʃən/ valedictions n
Abschiedsrede
A speech made when leaving or parting company.
Grußformel Schlussformel
A word or phrase used to end a letter or message.

valedictorian /væl.ə.dɪkˈtoɹ.i.ən/ /væl.ə.dɪkˈtoɹ.i.ɪn/ /væl.əd.ɪkˈtɔɹ.ɪən/ valedictorians n
Abschiedsredner Jahrgangsbester Jahrgangsprimus
(US, Canada, properly) The individual in a graduating class who delivers the farewell or valedictory address, often the person who graduates with the highest grades.
Jahrgangsbester Jahrgangsprimus
(US, Canada, colloquial) The individual in a graduating class who graduates with the highest grades.

valence /ˈveɪl(ə)ns/ /ˈveɪləns/ valences n
Valenz
The number of binding sites of a molecule, such as an antibody or antigen.
(countable, linguistics) The number of arguments that a verb can have, including its subject, ranging from zero to three or, less commonly, four.
Valenz Wertigkeit
The combining capacity of an atom, functional group, or radical determined by the number of atoms of hydrogen with which it will unite, or the number of electrons that it will gain, lose, or share when it combines with other atoms, etc. [from 1884]
(uncountable, especially, psychology) A one-dimensional value assigned by a person to an object, situation, or state, that can usually be positive (causing a feeling of attraction) or negative (repulsion). [from early 20th c.]
Valenz Wert Wertigkeit
(uncountable, sociology) The value which a person places on something.

valence electron valence electrons n
Valenzelektron
(chemistry) any of the electrons in the outermost shell of an atom (the valence shell); capable of forming bonds with other atoms

valenki n
Filzstiefel Walenki
Traditional Russian felt boots.

valentine /ˈvaləntaɪn/ valentines n
Liebesgruß Valentinsgruß
An expression of affection, especially romantic affection, usually in the form of greeting card, gift, or message given the object of one's affection, especially on February 14th.

valerian /vəˈlɪəɹɪən/ valerians n
Baldrian
More generally, any plant of the genus Valeriana.
Baldrian Baldrianwurzel Katzenbaldrian
(uncountable) The root of Valeriana officinalis, used in herbal medicine.
Baldrianextrakt
An extract of the dried roots of the Valeriana officinalis used in herbal medicine as a sedative.

valet /væˈleɪ/ /ˈvæleɪ/ /ˈvælɪt/ valets n
Hoteldiener
A hotel employee performing such duties for guests.
Kammerdiener Diener Dienstbote Hausdiener Leibdiener Putzer
(professional wrestling) A female performer in professional wrestling, acting as either a manager or personal chaperone; often used to attract and titillate male members of the audience.
Begleiterin Begleitung Escort Gesellschaftsdame
A female chaperone who accompanies a man, and is usually not married to him.
Parkplatzwächter Parkplatzwächterin
(US) A person employed to clean or park cars.
stummer Diener
A wooden stand on which to hold clothes and accessories in preparation for dressing.

valet-de-chambre valets-de-chambre n
Kammerdiener Kammerdienerin
(historical) The personal servant of a monarch.

valetudinarian /ˌvæ.ləˌtuː.dəˈnɛ.ɹi.ən/ more valetudinarian most valetudinarian adj
gebrechlich kränklich kraftlos kränkelnd schwach siechend
Sickly, infirm, of ailing health

valetudinarianism n
Kränklichkeit

valiance valiances n
Beherztheit Bravour Edelmut Heldenmut Heldentum Kühnheit
The quality of being valiant; heroism, bravery or valour.

valiant /ˈva.lɪ.ənt/ /ˈvæ.ljənt/ more valiant most valiant adj
mutig beherzt tapfer wacker heldenhaft heroisch
Possessing or showing courage or determination; brave, heroic.

valid /ˈvælɪd/ more valid most valid adj
gültig
Acceptable, proper or correct; in accordance with the rules.

validate /ˈvæl.ə.deɪt/ /ˈvæl.ɪ.deɪt/ v
validieren
(transitive) To check or prove the validity of; verify.

validation /ˌvæl.əˈdeɪ.ʃən/ validations n
Bestätigung Gültigkeitserklärung
The act of validating something.

validator validators n
Prüfer Prüferin Validierer Validiererin
One who validates.
Entwerter
Something that validates.

valinch valinches n
Stechheber
A tube for drawing liquors from a cask by the bunghole.

valine valines n
Valin
(amino acid, organic compound) An essential amino acid 2-amino-3-methylbutanoic acid found in most animal proteins.

valkyrie /ˈvælˌkɚ.i/ /ˈvælˌkɪ.ɹi/ /ˈvɑl-/ valkyries n
Walküre
(Norse mythology) Any of the female attendants of Odin, figures said to guide fallen warriors from the battlefield to Valhalla.

valley /ˈvæli/ valleys vallies n
Tal Senke
An elongated depression cast between hills or mountains, often garnished with a river flowing through it.

valley dweller n
Talbewohner
(This entry is a translation hub.)

valley of the shadow of death n
das finstere Tal
The world, a place where darkness and death are figurative valleys one must walk through as part of the human experience.
A very dangerous place.

valour /ˈvælə/ /ˈvælɚ/ valours n
Heldenmut Mannhaftigkeit Tapferkeit
Strength of mind in regard to danger; the quality which enables a person to encounter danger with firmness

valuable /ˈvælju(ə)bl̩/ /ˈvæljəbl̩/ more valuable most valuable adj
wertvoll
Having a great value.

valuable /ˈvælju(ə)bl̩/ /ˈvæljəbl̩/ valuables n
Wertgegenstand Wertsache
(usually, in plural) A personal possession such as jewellery, of relatively great monetary value.

value /ˈvæl.juː/ values n
Wert
The quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable.
Wert Wichtigkeit
(uncountable) The degree of importance given to something.
Wert Werte
The amount (of money or goods or services) that is considered to be a fair equivalent for something else.
(mathematics, physics) Any definite numerical quantity or other mathematical object, determined by being measured, computed, or otherwise defined.
Wert Notenwert
(music) The relative duration of a musical note.
Tonwert
(arts) The relative darkness or lightness of a color in (a specific area of) a painting etc.

value /ˈvæl.juː/ v
schätzen
To estimate the value of; judge the worth of something.
To regard highly; think much of; place importance upon.

value added tax value added taxes n
Mehrwertsteuer
(taxation) A tax levied on the added value that results from the exchange of goods and services

value date value dates n
Valuta Valutadatum Valutatag Wertstellung Wertstellungsdatum Wertstellungstag
(accounting) Date and the action itself on which payments are credited or debited to the customer's imagined but legally real account, as opposed to the date a balance is made visible (posting date, entry date) which is when crediting of other funds takes place and which is usually the available sum, is the line of credit; interest payments are made from the value date onwards.

value date v
valutieren wertstellen
(accounting) To perform the above-defined action with an amount.

value judgment value judgments n
Werturteil
(philosophy) A judgment of the rightness or wrongness of something, based on a particular set of values or on a particular value system.

value-form value-forms n
Wertform
(Marxism) The social form of a commodity as a representation of value (socially necessary labour time).

valve /ˈvælv/ valves n
Ventil Armatur Hahn Schieber Wasserhahn
A device that controls the flow of a gas or fluid through a pipe.
Ventil Klappe
A device that admits fuel and air into the cylinder of an internal combustion engine, or one that allows combustion gases to exit.
Klappe
(anatomy) One or more membranous partitions, flaps, or folds, which permit the passage of the contents of a vessel or cavity in one direction, but stop or control the flow in the opposite direction

valveless adj
ventillos
Having no valves.

vamoose v
abhauen fliehen
(ambitransitive, slang) To run away (from); to flee.
beeilen huddeln
(intransitive, slang) To hurry.

vamp /væmp/ vamps n
Vamp
A flirtatious, seductive woman, especially one who exploits men by using their sexual desire for her. [from c. 1915]

vampire /ˈvæm.paɪ.ə(ɹ)/ vampires n
Vampir Blutsauger Vampirin Vampyr
A mythological undead creature said to feed on the blood of the living. [from 1732]
Vampir Vampirfledermaus
A blood-sucking bat; vampire bat (Desmodus rotundus) [from later 18th c.]

vampire bat vampire bats n
Vampirfledermaus
Any of the three small bats of the subfamily Desmodontinae, native to Central and South America, which use their teeth to cut the skin of larger animals while they are asleep and surreptitiously drink blood, their sole source of food.

vampiress vampiresses n
Vampirin
A female vampire.

van /væn/ vans n
Lieferwagen Transporter
A covered motor vehicle used to carry goods or (normally less than ten) persons, usually roughly cuboid in shape, longer and higher than a car but relatively smaller than a truck/lorry or a bus.

van der Waals gas van der Waals gases n
van der Waals-Gas
(thermodynamics) a gas which follows the van der Waals equation.

vanadinite vanadinites n
Vanadinit
(mineral) A reddish mineral, a mixed chloride and vanadate of lead with the chemical formula Pb5(VO4)3Cl, that is commercial source of vanadium.

vanadium /vəˈneɪdi.əm/ vanadiums n
Vanadium Vanadin
A chemical element (symbol V) with atomic number 23; it is a transition metal, used in the production of special steels.

vanadium group n
Vanadiumgruppe
(inorganic chemistry) Group 5 of the periodic table, comprising vanadium, niobium, tantalum and dubnium

vandal /ˈvændəl/ vandals n
Vandale
A person who needlessly destroys, defaces, or damages things, especially other people's property.

vandalise /ˈvændəlaɪz/ v
vandalisieren mutwillig zerstören
To needlessly destroy or deface other people’s property or public property; to commit vandalism.

vandalism /ˈvændəlɪzm̩/ vandalisms n
Vandalismus
Willful damage to or destruction of any property, such as graffiti or defacement.

vane /veɪn/ vanes n
Drehflügel Flügel Schaufel
Any of several usually relatively thin, rigid, flat, or sometimes curved surfaces radially mounted along an axis, as a blade in a turbine or a sail on a windmill, that is turned by or used to turn a fluid.
Fahne Federfahne Vexillum
(ornithology) The flattened, web-like part of a feather, consisting of a series of barbs on either side of the shaft.

vanguard /ˈvanˌɡɑːd/ /ˈvænˌɡɑɹd/ /ˈvɛnˌɡɐːd/ vanguards n
Vorhut
(military) The leading units at the front of an army or fleet.
Spitze Avantgarde
(by extension) The person(s) at the forefront of any group or movement.

vanilla /vəˈnɛlə/ /vəˈnɪlə/ vanillas n
Vanille
(countable) Any tropical, climbing orchid of the genus Vanilla (especially Vanilla planifolia), bearing podlike fruit yielding an extract used in flavoring food or in perfumes.
(countable) The fruit or bean of the vanilla plant.
(uncountable) The extract of the fruit of the vanilla plant.
(uncountable) The distinctive fragrant flavour/flavor characteristic of vanilla extract.
(uncountable) Any artificially produced homologue of vanilla extract, principally vanillin produced from lignin from the paper industry or from petrochemicals.

vanilla bean vanilla beans n
Vanilleschote
A seedpod of any plant in genus Vanilla, (family: orchid) especially species Vanilla planifolia.

vanilla extract vanilla extracts n
Vanille-Essenz Vanilleextrakt
A liquid, technically a tincture, used in cooking, prepared by soaking vanilla beans in alcohol.

vanilla slice vanilla slices n
Cremeschnitte

vanillin /vəˈnɪlɪn/ vanillins n
Vanillin
A chemical compound, 4-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzaldehyde, that is the primary constituent of vanilla.

vanish /ˈvænɪʃ/ v
verschwinden verflüchtigen vergehen
To become invisible or to move out of view unnoticed.
verschwinden
(mathematics) To become equal to zero.

vanishing point vanishing points n
Fluchtpunkt
The point in a perspective drawing at which parallel lines receding from an observer seem to converge.

vanishingly adv
verschwindend
So as to vanish, or appear to vanish; especially, very small or rare.

vanity /ˈvænəti/ /ˈvænɪti/ [-ɾi] vanities n
Vergänglichkeit
That which is vain, futile, or worthless; that which is of no value, use or profit.
Eitelkeit
Excessive pride in or admiration of one's own abilities, appearance, achievements, or possessions.
Leere
Emptiness.

vanity press /ˌvænəti ˈpɹɛs/ /ˌvænɪti ˈpɹɛs/ [-ɾi-] vanity presses n
Bezahlverlag Selbstkostenverlag Selbstzahlerverlag
(derogatory) A book publisher that lets the author pay the expenses of publishing up front, leaving the risk of financial failure with the author.

vanquish /ˈvæŋkwɪʃ/ v
besiegen
(transitive) To defeat (someone); to overcome.

vantage /ˈvæntɪd͡ʒ/ /ˈvɑːntɪd͡ʒ/ vantages n
Vorteil
(archaic) An advantage.
Aussichtspunkt
A place or position affording a good view; a vantage point.

vantage point /ˈvæn.tɪd͡ʒ ˌpɔɪnt/ /ˈvɑːn.tɪd͡ʒ ˌpɔɪnt/ vantage points n
Aussichtspunkt
A place or position affording a good view.

vape /veɪp/ v
dampfen vapen
(intransitive) To inhale the vapor produced by a non-combustible cigarette, most commonly an electronic cigarette.

vapid /ˈveɪp.ɪd/ /ˈvæp.ɪd/ more vapid most vapid adj
geistlos flach kraftlos nichtssagend
Lifeless, dull, or banal.
schal fad flach
Tasteless, bland, or insipid.

vapor /ˈveɪpə/ /ˈveɪpɚ/ vapors n
Dampf
The gaseous state of a substance that is normally a solid or liquid.

vapor /ˈveɪpə/ /ˈveɪpɚ/ v
prahlen
(intransitive) To use insubstantial language; to boast or bluster.

vapor pressure vapor pressures n
Dampfdruck
(physics) The pressure that a vapor exerts, or the partial pressure if it is mixed with other gases.

vaporization vaporizations n
Verdampfen Verdampfung
A conversion of a solid or a liquid into a gas.

vaporize v
verdampfen
(ambitransitive) To turn into vapor.

vaporous /ˈveɪpəɹəs/ /ˈveɪpɹəs/ more vaporous most vaporous adj
dampfförmig dampvormig dunstig
Of or relating to vapour; also, having the characteristics or consistency of vapour.

vaquita /vəˈkiːtə/ vaquitas n
Golftümmler Kalifornischer Schweinswal Vaquita
A small and critically endangered porpoise, Phocoena sinus, endemic to the northern part of the Gulf of California, Mexico.

vardapet /ˈvɑɹdəpɛt/ /ˈvɑːdəpɛt/ vardapets n
Wardapet
(Christianity) A highly educated archimandrite in the Armenian Apostolic Church tradition who holds a Doctorate in Theology.

varenye n
Warenje
A kind of sweet fruit preserve.

varenyky /vəˈɹɛniːkiː/ n
Wareniki
Boiled dumplings stuffed with potato, cheese, or other filling; a serving of these; .

varia lectio /ˈvɛəɹɪəˈlɛktɪəʊ/ variae lectiones variæ lectiones n
andere Lesart unterschiedliche Lesung verschiedene Lesart
(textual criticism, and, interpretation) Any one of the interpretations or readings of a given passage in a text which differ from copy to copy, from edition to edition, from manuscript to manuscript, or from translation to translation.

variable /ˈvæɹ.i.ə.bl̩/ /ˈvɛə.ɹi.ə.bl̩/ /ˈvɛɹ.i.ə.bl̩/ more variable most variable adj
variabel Variable
Able to vary or be varied.
(mathematics) Having no fixed quantitative value.
variabel
Likely to vary.

variable /ˈvæɹ.i.ə.bl̩/ /ˈvɛə.ɹi.ə.bl̩/ /ˈvɛɹ.i.ə.bl̩/ variables n
Variable variabel
Something that is variable.
Something whose value may be dictated or discovered.
(programming) A named memory location in which a program can store intermediate results and from which it can read them.
Variable Parameter
(mathematics) A quantity that may assume any one of a set of values.
Variable Platzhalter Symbol Variablensymbol
(mathematics) A symbol representing a variable.

variable antshrike variable antshrikes n
Südlicher Tropfenameisenwürger
A passerine bird of the antbird family, in species Thamnophilus caerulescens.

variadic /vɛəɹiˈædɪk/ /vɛɹiˈædɪk/ adj
variadisch
(programming, mathematics, linguistics) Taking a variable number of arguments; especially, taking arbitrarily many arguments.

variance /ˈveː.ɹi.əns/ /ˈvæɹ.i.əns/ /ˈvɛɹ.i.əns/ /ˈvɛː.ɹi.əns/ variances n
Varianz
(statistics) The second central moment in probability.

variant /ˈvæɹi.ənt/ /ˈvɛəɹi.ənt/ variants n
Variante
Something that is slightly different from a type or norm.

variant reading variant readings n
Lesart
(textual criticism) Any of the observed differences when comparing different versions of a single text.

variation /ˌvæɹiˈeɪʃn̩/ /ˌvɛəɹiˈeɪʃn̩/ /ˌvɛəɹɪˈeɪʃn̩/ /ˌvɛɹiˈeɪʃn̩/ variations n
Veränderung Variation
The act of varying; a partial change in the form, position, state, or qualities of a thing.
Variante
(board games) A line of play that differs from the original.
Variation
(music) A technique where material is repeated with alterations to the melody, harmony, rhythm, timbre, texture, counterpoint or orchestration; but with some invariant characteristic, e.g. a ground bass.

varicose /ˈvɛɹ.ə.koʊs/ more varicose most varicose adj
varikös
(usually of a vein or set of veins) Abnormally swollen, dilated or knotty.

varicose vein varicose veins n
Krampfader Varix
(pathology) An abnormally swollen or dilated vein.
Krampfadern
(in the plural) The medical condition of having such veins, especially in the legs.

varied /ˈvæɹid/ /ˈvɛəɹid/ /ˈvɛɹid/ more varied most varied adj
abwechslungsreich vielfältig
diverse or miscellaneous

varied tit varied tits n
Buntmeise
Sittiparus varius, a small bird of the tit family Paridae

variegated /ˈveəɹɪəˌɡeɪtɪd/ /ˈvæɹi.əˌɡeɪtɪd/ more variegated most variegated adj
bunt buntgefleckt buntgemustert gemustert scheckig vielfarbig
Streaked, spotted, or otherwise marked with a variety of color.

variegated horsetail variegated horsetails n
Bunter Schachtelhalm
A plant in the taxonomic genus Equisetum of horsetails (Equisetum variegatum).

variety /-ɾi/ /vəˈɹaɪ.ə.ti/ /vəˈɹaɪ.ɪ.ti/ varieties n
Sorte
(algebraic geometry) Ellipsis of algebraic variety (“the set of solutions of a given system of polynomial equations over the real or complex numbers; any of certain generalisations of such a set that preserves the geometric intuition implicit in the original definition”).
Varietät
(botany, taxonomy) A rank in a taxonomic classification below species and (if present) subspecies, and above form; hence, an organism of that rank.
Varietät Sprachform Sprachvarietät
(linguistics) A specific form of a language, neutral to whether that form is an accent, dialect, register, etc., and to its prestige level; an isolect or lect.

variety is the spice of life proverb
Abwechslung versüßt das Leben
Variety is what makes life interesting.

variety show variety shows n
Varieté
(radio, television, theater) A type of entertainment featuring a succession of short, unrelated performances by various artistes such as (depending on the medium) acrobats, comedians, dancers, magicians, singers, etc.

variety store variety stores n
Billigwarenhaus Schnäppchenladen
(US) A shop where many small and inexpensive items can be bought.

various /ˈvæɹ.i.əs/ /ˈvɛə.ɹi.əs/ /ˈvɛɚ.i.əs/ /ˈvɛɹ.i.əs/ adj
verschiedene
Having a broad range (of different elements).

varistor /vɛəˈɹɪstə(ɹ)/ varistors n
Varistor
(electronics) An electronic component having a variable resistance; used to protect circuits against power surges.

varix varices n
Krampfader
(medicine) A varicose, i.e. swollen and knotted, vein.

varmeter varmeters n
Varmeter
A reactive voltammeter measuring reactive power in vars

varmint /ˈvɑɹmɪnt/ /ˈvɑːmɪnt/ varmints n
Gewürm Schädling
A pestering animal such as one that kills or harasses a farmer's livestock or crops.

varnish /ˈvɑː(ɹ)nɪʃ/ varnishes n
Firnis Lack
A type of paint with a solvent that evaporates to leave a hard, transparent, glossy film.
Firnis
Anything resembling such a paint; glossy appearance.

varnish /ˈvɑː(ɹ)nɪʃ/ v
lackieren firnissen
(intransitive) To apply varnish.

varsity /ˈvɑɹ.sɪ.ɾi/ /ˈvɑː.sɪ.ti/ varsities n
Unimannschaft Universitätsmannschaft
(sports, , United States) The principal sports team representing an institution (usually a high school, college, or university.)

vary /ˈvæɹi/ /ˈvɛəɹi/ /ˈvɛɹi/ v
sich ändern
variieren verändern
(intransitive) Not to remain constant: to change with time or a similar parameter.

vas deferens vasa deferentia n
Samenleiter
(anatomy) The duct in the testicle that carries semen from the epididymis to the ejaculatory duct.

vascular adj
vaskulär vaskular
(anatomy) Relating to the flow of fluids, such as blood, lymph, or sap, through the body of an animal or plant, or to the vessels that carry such fluids

vasculitis /ˌvæskjʊˈlaɪtɪs/ vasculitides vasculitises n
Gefäßentzündung Vasculitis
(pathology) A group of diseases featuring inflammation of the wall of blood vessels.

vase /veɪs/ /veɪz/ /væes/ /vɐːz/ /vɑz/ /vɑːz/ /vɔz/ /vɔːz/ vases n
Vase
An upright open container used mainly for displaying fresh, dried, or artificial flowers.

vasectomy /vəˈsɛktəmi/ vasectomies n
Vasektomie
(surgery) The surgical incision of all or part of the vas deferens as a means of male sterilization.

vaseline /ˈvæsəliːn/ vaselines n
Vaseline Vaselin
Petroleum jelly.

vasodilation vasodilations n
Vasodilation
Dilation or widening of the blood vessels.

vasodilator vasodilators n
Vasodilatator
(pharmacology) A drug or chemical agent that causes dilation of the blood vessels thereby reducing blood pressure.

vassal /ˈvæsəl/ vassals n
Vasall Lehnsmann Büttel Dienstmann Entourage Gefolgsleute
(historical, law) The grantee of a fief, a subordinate granted use of a superior's land and its income in exchange for vows of fidelity and homage and (typically) military service.

vassal state vassal states n
Vasallenstaat
A state that is subordinate to another; government chiefly directed by the interests of an overlord or patron state.

vast /væst/ /vɑːst/ more vast most vast vaster vastest adj
ausgedehnt weit riesig beträchtlich enorm
Very large or wide (literally or figuratively).

vastly more vastly most vastly adv
erheblich ungeheuer
Greatly, in a vast manner.

vat /væt/ vats n
Bottich Wanne Schaff Trog
A large tub, such as is used for making wine or for tanning.

vatnik /ˈvætnɪk/ /ˈvɑtnɪk/ vatniki vatniks n
Watnik
(derogatory, internet slang, neologism, by extension) A supporter of Vladimir Putin, Russian nationalism, or the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine; a Putinist.

vatrushka vatrushkas n
Watruschka
A sort of small, round pastry filled with cottage cheese, popular in Eastern Europe.

vaudeville /ˈvoʊd.vɪl/ /ˈvɔ.də.vɪl/ /ˈvɔd.vɪl/ /ˈvɔː.də.vɪl/ vaudevilles n
Vaudeville
(historical, uncountable) A style of multi-act theatrical entertainment which originated from France and flourished in Europe and North America from the 1880s through the 1920s.

vault /vɑlt/ /vɒlt/ /vɔlt/ /vɔːlt/ vaults n
Gewölbe Gewölbebogen Tresorraum Stahlkammer Tresor Wölbung
An arched masonry structure supporting and forming a ceiling, whether freestanding or forming part of a larger building.
Sprung
An act of vaulting, formerly (chiefly) by deer; a leap or jump.
Bogendach Deckengewölbe Tonnendach
Any arched ceiling or roof.
Gewölbe Wölbung
(figuratively) Anything resembling such a downward-facing concave structure, particularly the sky and caves.
Bock Pferd Sprung Sprungpferd Sprungtisch
(gymnastics) A gymnastic movement performed on this apparatus.
Gewölbekeller Kellergewölbe
Any cellar or underground storeroom.
Grabgewölbe Gruft
Any burial chamber, particularly those underground.
Tresorraum Stahlkammer Tresor
The secure room or rooms in or below a bank used to store currency and other valuables; similar rooms in other settings.
Bock Pferd Sprung Sprungpferd Sprungtisch
(often, figurative) Any archive of past content.
Schließfach
(computing) An encrypted digital archive.
Sprung
(obsolete) An underground or covered conduit for water or waste; a drain; a sewer.
(obsolete) An underground or covered reservoir for water or waste; a cistern; a cesspit.

vault /vɑlt/ /vɒlt/ /vɔlt/ /vɔːlt/ v
wölben überwölben
(transitive) To build as, or cover with a vault.
springen
(ambitransitive) To jump or leap over with a hand and/or foot on the item for support.

vaulting table vaulting tables n
Sprungtisch
(gymnastics) An apparatus featuring a flat, large, and cushioned surface almost parallel to the floor sloping downward at the end closest to the springboard.

vaunted more vaunted most vaunted adj
vielgepriesen
Highly or widely praised or boasted about.

veal /viːl/ veals n
Kalbfleisch
The flesh of a calf (i.e. a young bovine) used for food.

veche veches n
Wetsche
(historical, political) a popular assembly in medieval Slavic countries.

vector /ˈvɛktə/ /ˈvɛktɚ/ vectors n
Vektor
(mathematics) A directed quantity, one with both magnitude and direction; the signed difference between two points.
(aviation) A chosen course or direction for motion, as of an aircraft.
(epidemiology) A carrier of a disease-causing agent.
(programming) A kind of dynamically resizable array.

vector algebra n
Vektoralgebra
(mathematics) The branch of mathematics that deals with vectors and operations on them.

vector bundle vector bundles n
Vektorbündel

vector field vector fields n
Vektorfeld
(mathematics) a function mapping a subset of \mathbb{R}^n into a subset of \mathbb{R}^n

vector function vector functions n
vektorielle Funktion
(mathematics) Any function whose range is n-dimensional

vector graphics n
Vektorgrafik
(computing) Geometrical primitives based upon mathematical equations to represent images in computer graphics, contrasted with raster graphics.

vector space vector spaces n
Vektorraum
(algebra, geometry, topology) A set of elements called vectors, together with some field and operations called addition (mapping two vectors to a vector) and scalar multiplication (mapping a vector and an element in the field to a vector), satisfying a list of constraints.

vectorial adj
vektoriell
(mathematics) Of or pertaining to a vector.

vectorization vectorizations n
Vektorisierung
The action of vectorizing.

vectorize /ˈvɛktəɹaɪz/ v
vektorisieren
(computer graphics, transitive) To convert an image into a vector graphics format.

vee /ˈviː/ vees n
Vau
The name of the Latin-script letter V.

veer /vɪ(ə)ɹ/ /vɪə/ v
ausscheren
(intransitive) To change direction or course suddenly; to swerve.
rechtdrehen
(intransitive, of the wind) To shift in a clockwise direction (if in the Northern Hemisphere, or in a counterclockwise direction if in the Southern Hemisphere).

veery /ˈvɪəɹi/ veeries n
Wilson-Drossel
An American thrush (Catharus fuscescens) common in the Northern United States and Canada.

vegan /ˈveɪɡən/ /ˈviːɡən/ /ˈvɛd͡ʒən/ adj
vegan Veganer
Relating to vegans or veganism. [from 1944]

vegan /ˈveɪɡən/ /ˈviːɡən/ /ˈvɛd͡ʒən/ vegans n
Veganer Veganerin
A person committed to avoiding products and practices that inherently involve animal use, including all foods containing animal products, and to abstaining from direct and intentional harm to animals as far as possible; an adherent to veganism.

veganism veganisms n
Veganismus

vegetable /ˈvɛd͡ʒ.tə.bəl/ /ˈvɛd͡ʒ.ə.tə.bəl/ /ˈvɛt͡ʃ.tə.bəl/ [ˈvɛd͡ʒ.tə.bl̩] adj
pflanzlich
Of or relating to plants.
Gemüse Pflanzen
Of or relating to vegetables.

vegetable /ˈvɛd͡ʒ.tə.bəl/ /ˈvɛd͡ʒ.ə.tə.bəl/ /ˈvɛt͡ʃ.tə.bəl/ [ˈvɛd͡ʒ.tə.bl̩] vegetables n
Gewächs
Any plant.
Gemüse
A plant raised for some edible part of it, such as the leaves, roots, fruit or flowers, but excluding any plant considered to be a fruit, grain, herb, or spice in the culinary sense.
The edible part of such a plant.
Dahinvegetierende Dahinvegetierender
(figuratively, derogatory) A person whose brain (or, infrequently, whose body) has been damaged to the point that they cannot interact with the surrounding environment; a person in a persistent vegetative state.

vegetable garden vegetable gardens n
Gemüsegarten Küchengarten Nutzgarten Obstgarten
A garden where vegetables and herbs are grown for personal or household use, sometimes inclusive of cold frames, greenhouses, and market gardens. (This entry is a translation hub.)

vegetable lamb /ˌvɛdʒtəbəl ˈlam/ /ˌvɛdʒtəbəl ˈlæm/ /ˌvɛdʒətəbəl ˈlæm/ /ˌvɛtʃ-/ vegetable lambs n
Baumlamm Pflanzliches Lamm Skythisches Lamm
(mythological creature) A legendary plant believed to grow sheep from its branches.

vegetable oil vegetable oils n
Pflanzenöl
Any oil produced from plants, such as olive oil and corn oil, mostly used for cooking.

vegetable soup vegetable soups n
Gemüsesuppe
(culinary) A soup made from a variety of vegetables

vegetal /ˈvɛd͡ʒɨtl̩/ /ˈvɛd͡ʒɪ̈tl̩/ more vegetal most vegetal adj
pflanzlich
Pertaining to vegetables or plants. [from 16th c.]

vegetarian /vɛ.d͡ʒɪˈtɛ.ɹi.ən/ /vɛ.d͡ʒɪˈtɛə.ɹi.ən/ /ˌvɛ.d͡ʒɪˈtɛə.ɹɪ.ən/ more vegetarian most vegetarian adj
vegetarisch
Of or relating to the type of diet eaten by vegetarians (in all senses). [from 1849]
vegetarisch pflanzlich
Of a product normally made with meat, having non-meat substitutes in place of meat.

vegetarian /vɛ.d͡ʒɪˈtɛ.ɹi.ən/ /vɛ.d͡ʒɪˈtɛə.ɹi.ən/ /ˌvɛ.d͡ʒɪˈtɛə.ɹɪ.ən/ vegetarians n
Vegetarier Vegetarierin
A person who does not eat animal flesh, or, in some cases, use any animal products. [from 1839]
Pflanzenfresser
An animal that eats only plants; a herbivore.

vegetarianism /vɛd͡ʒɪˈtɛəɹi.ənɪzəm/ /vɛd͡ʒɪˈtɛɹi.ənɪzəm/ vegetarianisms n
Vegetarismus
The practice of following a vegetarian diet.

vegetate /ˈvɛd͡ʒɪteɪt/ v
vegetieren
(informal) To live or spend a period of time in a dull, inactive, unchallenging way.

vegetation /ˌvɛd͡ʒəˈteɪʃən/ vegetations n
Vegetation Pflanzenwuchs
(uncountable) Plants, taken collectively.

vegetationless adj
vegetationslos

veggie /ˈvɛd͡ʒi/ veggies n
Veggie
(informal) A vegetarian.

veggie burger /ˈvɛdʒijˈbɹ̩ɡɹ̩/ veggie burgers n
Bratling
A burger patty made without meat or other animal products.

vehemence /ˈviːhəmən(t)s/ /ˈviːəmən(t)s/ vehemences n
Vehemenz Heftigkeit
An intense concentration, force or power.
Heftigkeit Vehemenz
A wild or turbulent ferocity or fury.
Eagerness, fervor, excessive strong feeling.

vehement /ˈviː.hə.mənt/ /ˈviː.ə.mənt/ /ˈvɪə.mənt/ more vehement most vehement adj
heftig vehement
Showing strong feelings; passionate; forceful or intense.

vehicle /ˈvi.ə.kəl/ /ˈviˌ(h)ɪ.kəl/ /ˈviː.ɪ.kəl/ /ˈvɛ.hɪ.kəl/ /ˈvɪə.kəl/ /ˈvɪː(ə).kəl/ vehicles n
Fahrzeug Gefährt Vehikel Verkehrsmittel Fuhrwerk Transportmittel
A conveyance; a spacious device for carrying or transporting substances, objects, people or animals.
Mittel Aufhänger Instrument Medium Transportmittel Vehikel
A medium for expression of talent or views.
Bindemittel Filmbildner
A liquid content (e.g. oil) which acts as a binding and drying agent in paint.
Träger Trägersubstanz
(pharmaceuticals) The main excipient (such as an oil or gel) that conveys the active ingredient of a drug.
Mittel Vehikel
An entity to achieve an end.

vehicle identification number vehicle identification numbers n
Fahrzeug-Identifizierungsnummer
A mandatory unique alphanumeric code (usually 17 characters long) assigned to each vehicle produced, stamped into the metal on the dashboard on the left-hand side (viewable through the windshield), and on the engine block and at least one other place somewhere on the body of the vehicle.

vehicle inspection vehicle inspections n
Hauptuntersuchung TÜV
A procedure mandated by national or subnational governments in many countries, in which a vehicle is inspected to ensure that it conforms to regulations governing safety, emissions, or both. Inspection can be required at various times, e.g., periodically or on transfer of title to a vehicle.

veil /veɪl/ veils n
Vorhang Schleier
Something hung up or spread out to hide or protect the face, or hide an object from view; usually of gauze, crepe, or similar diaphanous material.
Schleier
A covering for a person or thing; as, a caul (especially over the head)

veil /veɪl/ v
verhüllen verschleiern
(transitive) To dress in, or decorate with, a veil.
verhüllen
(transitive) To conceal as with a veil.

veiled adj
verschleiert
Covered by a veil.
(figurative) Partly hidden or concealed.

veiling veilings n
Verschleiern Verschleierung
The act of covering with a veil.

vein /veɪn/ veins n
Vene Ader Geäder
(anatomy) A blood vessel that transports blood from the capillaries back to the heart.
Ader Goldader
A stripe or streak of a different colour or composition in materials such as wood, cheese, marble or other rocks.

velar /ˈveɪlə/ /ˈveɪlɚ/ /ˈviːlə/ /ˈviːlɚ/ velars n
Gaumensegellaut Velar
(phonetics) A sound articulated at the soft palate.

velarization /vi.lə.ɹaɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/ /vi.lɚ.əˈzeɪ.ʃən/ velarizations n
Velarisierung
(phonology) The act or process of velarizing.

velarize /ˈviːləɹaɪz/ v
velarisieren
(phonology) To raise the back of the tongue toward the velum while articulating another consonant, such as the l of English pool.

veld /fɛlt/ /vɛld/ /vɛlt/ velds n
Veld
(chiefly, South Africa) The open grassland or pastureland of South Africa and neighbouring countries.

velleity /vɛˈliː.ɪ.ti/ velleities n
Velleität Anwandlung Laune
The lowest degree of desire or volition; a total lack of effort to act.
Sehnsucht Wunschtraum
A slight wish not followed by any effort to obtain.

vellicate /ˈvɛlɪkeɪt/ v
erregen reizen
(transitive) To touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements.

vellum /ˈvɛləm/ vellums n
Velin Pergement
A writing paper of very high quality.

velocipede /vɪˈlɒs.ɪ.piːd/ velocipedes n
Veloziped
(historical) An early two-wheeled conveyance upon which one rode astride a wooden frame propelled by means of pushing the feet against the ground.

velocity /vəˈlɑsəti/ /vəˈlɒsəti/ velocities n
Geschwindigkeit
(physics) A vector quantity that denotes the rate of change of position with respect to time, combining speed with a directional component.
Rapidity of motion.
Frequenz Häufigkeit
The rate of occurrence.
Umlaufgeschwindigkeit
(economics) The number of times that an average unit of currency is spent during a specific period of time.

velodrome /ˈvɛl.ə.dɹəʊm/ velodromes n
Velodrom Radrennbahn
An indoor arena, having an oval banked track for bicycle racing.

velomobile velomobiles n
Velomobil
A human-powered vehicle, typically a recumbent tricycle with an outer fairing for aerodynamic advantage and/or protection from weather and collisions.

velour velours n
Velours
A knit fabric similar to velvet, but usually somewhat coarser.

velvet /ˈvɛlvɪt/ velvets n
Samt
A closely woven fabric (originally of silk, now also of cotton or man-made fibres) with a thick short pile on one side.

velvet /ˈvɛlvɪt/ v
(das Geweih) fegen verfegen
To remove the velvet from a deer's antlers.
mildern
(figurative, transitive) To soften; to mitigate.
die Krallen einziehen
(of a cat's claws) to retract.

velvet scoter velvet scoters n
Samtente
An arctic sea duck, Melanitta fusca.

velvet spider velvet spiders n
Röhrenspinne
any spider, of the family Eresidae, that build unkempt webs

velveteen /ˈvɛlvətiːn/ velveteens n
Baumwollsamt Nickistoff
A cotton fabric with a short pile, resembling velvet.

velvety /ˈvɛlvəti/ more velvety most velvety adj
samtig samtartig samtweich
(also, figuratively) Like velvet; soft, smooth, soothing.

venal /ˈviːnəl/ more venal most venal adj
käuflich
Capable of being bought (of a person); willing to take bribes.

venality /vɪˈnælɪti/ venalities n
Käuflichkeit
The fact or state of being for sale, especially with reference to bribes or corruption.

venation venations n
Geäder
(botany, entomology) The arrangement of veins in a leaf, wing, or similar structure.

vend /vɛnd/ vends n
Vertrieb
The act of vending or selling; a sale.
(UK, Australia, dated) The total sales of coal from a colliery.

vendace /ˈvɛndɪs/ vendace vendaces n
Kleine Maräne Kaisermaräne Zwergmaräne
Either of two types of whitefish, Coregonus albula and Coregonus vandesius.

vendetta /vænˈdɛtə/ /vɛnˈdɛtə/ [vənˈdɛɾə] [vɛnˈdɛɾə] vendettas vendette n
Vendetta Blutfehde
A bitter, destructive feud, normally between two families, clans, or factions, in which each injury or slaying is revenged: a blood feud.

vendible /ˈvɛndɪb(ə)l/ more vendible most vendible adj
feil
Salable; able to be bought, sold, or traded.

vending machine vending machines n
Verkaufsautomat Automat
An automatic machine that dispenses merchandise (often food or beverages) in return for payment (originally coins; now also often paper money, credit cards, and wirelessly via digital payment apps).

vendor /ˈvɛn.də/ /ˈvɛn.dɚ/ vendors n
Verkäufer Verkäuferin Anbieter Lieferant Lieferantin Lieferer
A person or a company that vends or sells.
-automat Automat Fahrscheinautomat Münzautomat Verkaufsautomat Warenautomat
A vending machine.

veneer /vəˈnɪə(ɹ)/ /vəˈnɪɹ/ veneers n
Furnier Verblendung
A thin decorative covering of fine material (usually wood) applied to coarser wood or other material.
Fassade
An attractive appearance that covers or disguises one's true nature or feelings.

veneer /vəˈnɪə(ɹ)/ /vəˈnɪɹ/ v
furnieren verblenden
(transitive, woodworking) To apply veneer to.

venerability venerabilities n
Ehrwürdigkeit
The qualities of being venerable; great age, respectability, infirmity, etc.

venerable /ˈvɛnəɹəbl/ /ˈvɛnɹəbl/ more venerable most venerable adj
respektabel ehrwürdig geschätzt
Commanding respect because of age, dignity, character or position.
verehrenswert verehrungswürdig
Worthy of reverence.
anachronistisch archaisch veraltet
Ancient, antiquated or archaic.
geheiligt
Made sacred especially by religious or historical association.
gütig
Giving an impression of aged goodness and benevolence.

venerate /ˈvɛnəɹeɪt/ v
anbeten anhimmeln
(transitive) To revere or hold in awe.

venereal /vəˈnɪ.ɹi.əl/ /vəˈnɪə.ɹɪ.əl/ /vɪ-/ adj
venerisch
Of a disease: sexually transmitted; of or relating to, or adapted to the cure of, a venereal disease.

venereal disease venereal diseases n
Geschlechtskrankheit
(disease) Any of several contagious diseases, such as syphilis and gonorrhea, contracted through sexual intercourse.

venereology n
Venerologie
(medicine) A branch of medicine dealing with the study and treatment of sexually transmitted diseases.

venerid venerids n
Venusmuschel
A short-necked clam of the family Veneridae.

vengeance /ˈvɛnˌd͡ʒəns/ vengeances n
Rache Vergeltung
Revenge taken for an insult, injury, or other wrong.

vengeful /ˈvɛnʒ.fəl/ more vengeful most vengeful adj
rachsüchtig
Vindictive or wanting vengeance.

venial /ˈviːni.əl/ more venial most venial adj
lässlich läßlich
Able to be forgiven; worthy of forgiveness.

venial sin venial sins n
lässliche Sünde läßliche Sünde
(Roman Catholic, theology) A sin that is not a mortal sin; a sin that is not grave, or was not deliberate or was committed without a full understanding of the consequences.

veniality venialities n
Entschuldbarkeit Lässlichkeit Läßlichkeit
(uncountable) The quality of being venial (pardonable).
Lässlichkeit Läßlichkeit
(countable) A venial (pardonable) action or an instance of venial behaviour.

venialness n
Entschuldbarkeit Lässlichkeit Läßlichkeit
The quality of being venial (pardonable).

venison /ˈvɛ.nɪ.sən/ /ˈvɛ.nɪ.zən/ /ˈvɛn.zən/ venisons n
Rehfleisch Wildbret Wildfleisch
The meat of a deer.

venom /ˈvɛnəm/ venoms n
Gift
An animal toxin intended for defensive or offensive use; a biological poison delivered by bite, sting, etc., to protect an animal or to kill its prey.
Gift Galle
(figuratively) Feeling or speech marked by spite or malice; vitriol.

venomous /ˈvɛnəməs/ more venomous most venomous adj
giftig
Of an animal (specifically a snake) or parts of its body: producing venom which is usually injected into an enemy or prey by biting or stinging; hence, of a bite or sting: injecting venom.
(archaic) Consisting of, or containing or full of, venom or some other poison; hence, harmful to health due to this.

venous /ˈviː.nəs/ more venous most venous adj
venös
(relational) Of or pertaining to veins.

vent /vɛnt/ vents n
Luftloch Öffnung
An opening through which gases, especially air, can pass.
Ausbruchkanal
An opening in a volcano from which lava or gas flows.

vent /vɛnt/ v
entlüften
(intransitive) To allow gases to escape.
(transitive) To allow to escape through a vent.
ablassen ausdrücken äußern
(transitive, intransitive) To express a strong emotion.

vent one's spleen v
seine schlechte Laune an jmdm. auslassen
To openly express pent-up anger, often on an unrelated matter or person.

ventifact ventifacts n
Windkanter
A pebble or little stone shaped and polished by wind-blown sand.

ventilate /ˈvɛntɪleɪt/ v
lüften ventilieren
To replace stale or noxious air with fresh.
ventilieren belüften
To circulate air through a building, etc.
belüften lüften
To expose something to the circulation of fresh air.
beatmen
(transitive, medicine) To provide manual or mechanical breathing to (a patient).

ventilation /ˌvɛntɪˈleɪʃ(ə)n/ ventilations n
Lüftung Ventilation
The replacement of stale or noxious air with fresh.
The mechanical system used to circulate and replace air.

ventilator /ˈvɛntɪleɪtə/ ventilators n
Lüfter
A device that circulates fresh air and expels stale or noxious air.
Beatmungsgerät
(medicine) A machine that moves breathable air into and out of the lungs of a patient who is unable to breathe sufficiently.

ventral /ˈvɛntɹəl/ adj
ventral Bauch-
(anatomy) On or relating to the sole of the foot or the palmar surface of the hand

ventricle /ˈvɛn.tɹɪk.əl/ ventricles n
Herzkammer
One of two lower chambers of the heart.

ventricular fibrillation ventricular fibrillations n
Kammerflimmern
(cardiology) An abnormal heart rhythm in which the ventricles of the heart quiver instead of pumping normally.

ventriloquism ventriloquisms n
Bauchrednerei Bauchreden Ventriloquismus Bauchredekunst
The art of projecting one's voice without moving the lips so that it appears to come from another source, such as a dummy.

ventriloquist /vɛnˈtɹɪl.ə.kwɪst/ ventriloquists n
Bauchredner Bauchrednerin Ventriloquist Ventriloquistin
A person, especially an entertainer, who practices ventriloquism.

ventriloquistic adj
bauchrednerisch
Of or pertaining to a ventriloquist, ventriloquists or ventriloquism.

venture /ˈvɛn.t͡ʃə/ /ˈvɛn.t͡ʃɚ/ ventures n
Unternehmen Wagnis
A risky or daring undertaking or journey.

venture capital n
Risikokapital Wagniskapital
(business) Money invested in an innovative enterprise in which both the potential for profit and the risk of loss are considerable.

venture capitalist venture capitalists n
Risikokapitalgeber Risikokapitalgeberin
An investor who invests money in an innovative enterprise for which the potential for high profit and the risk of loss are both considerable.

venue /ˈvɛnjuː/ venues n
Stätte Aufführungsort Aufführungsstätte Austragungsort Schauplatz Örtlichkeit
(legal) A neighborhood or near place; the place or county in which anything is alleged to have happened; also, the place where an action is laid, or the district from which a jury comes.
Austragungsort
(sports) A stadium or similar building in which a sporting competition is held.

veracity /vəˈɹæ.sə.ti/ /vəˈɹæ.sɪ.ti/ veracities n
Aufrichtigkeit
(uncountable, of a person) The quality of speaking or stating the truth; truthfulness.

veranda /vəˈɹæn.də/ verandas n
Veranda
A gallery, platform, or balcony, usually roofed and often partly enclosed, extending along the outside of a building. [from 18th c.]

verb /vɜːb/ /vɝb/ verbs n
Verb Zeitwort Verbum Tätigkeitswort Tuwort Aussagewort
(grammar) A word that indicates an action, event, or state of being.

verb form verb forms n
Verbform
(grammar) A specific instance or form of a verb, as opposed to the entire verb taken in the abstract.

verb of motion verbs of motion n
Verb der Bewegung

verb phrase verb phrases n
Verbalphrase
(grammar) A phrase that functions syntactically as a verb, consisting of a main verb and any auxiliaries.

verbal /ˈvɜː.bəl/ /ˈvɝ.bəl/ [ˈvɜː.bɫ̩] [ˈvɜ˞.bɫ̩] adj
verbal wörtlich
Of or relating to words.
verbal mündlich
Expressly spoken rather than written; oral.
verbal zeitwörtlich
(grammar) Derived from, or having the nature of a verb.

verbal diarrhea n
Sprechdurchfall
(slang) logorrhea

verbal noun verbal nouns n
Verbalnomen Verbalsubstantiv
(grammar) A noun that is morphologically related to a verb and similar to it in meaning; in English, it contrasts with the gerund and the deverbal noun.

verbalization verbalizations n
Verbalisierung
An instance of verbalizing.

verbalize /ˈvəːbəlʌɪz/ v
verbalisieren
(transitive) To speak or to use words to express.
(transitive, grammar) To adapt (a word of another part of speech) as a verb.

verbalizer verbalizers n
Verbalisator
A thing that or person who verbalizes; frequently contrasted with visualizer.
(grammar) A morpheme, particle, etc. that converts a word into a verb.

verbatim /vɜːˈbeɪ.tɪm/ /vɝˈbeɪ.tɪm/ adv
wortgetreu wortwörtlich Wort für Wort
Word for word; in exactly the same words as were used originally.

verbena /vɜːˈbiːnə/ /vɝˈbinə/ verbenas n
Eisenkraut Verbene
Verbena, a genus of herbaceous plants of which several species are extensively cultivated for the great beauty of their flowers; vervain.

verbiage /ˈvɜː(ɹ).bi.ɪd͡ʒ/ /ˈvɝ.bi.ɪd͡ʒ/ verbiages n
Wortschwall
Overabundance of words.

verbose /vəˈbəʊs/ /vɚˈboʊs/ more verbose most verbose adj
wortreich ausführlich langatmig
Containing or using more words than necessary; long-winded, wordy. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]
ausführlich wortreich
(computing) Producing detailed output for diagnostic purposes.

verbosity /vəˈbɒsəti/ /vɚˈbɑsəti/ verbosities n
Weitschweifigkeit Verbosität
(rhetoric) The excess use of words, especially using more than are needed for clarity or precision.

verdant /ˈvɝ.dənt/ more verdant most verdant adj
grün
Green in colour.
grünend üppig
Abundant in verdure; lush with vegetation.
frisch
Fresh.
unerfahren grün hinter den Ohren unreif
Inexperienced.

verdict /ˈvɜɹ.dɪt/ /ˈvɜː.dɪkt/ /ˈvɝ.dɪkt/ verdicts n
Urteil Gerichtsurteil
(legal) A decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest.
Urteil
An opinion or judgement.

verdigris /ˈvɝ.də.ɡɹis/ /ˈvɝ.də.ɡɹɪs/ verdigrises n
Grünspan
A blue-green patina or rust that forms on copper-containing metals.

verdure /ˈvɜːdjə/ /ˈvɜːd͡ʒə/ /ˈvɝd͡ʒɚ/ verdures n
Grün Pflanzenwuchs Wuchs
The greenness of lush or growing vegetation; also: the vegetation itself.
Kraft
(hence) A condition of health and vigour.

verge /vɜːd͡ʒ/ /vɝd͡ʒ/ verges n
Rand
(figuratively) An extreme limit beyond which something specific will happen.
An edge or border.
Seitenstreifen
(UK, Australia, New Zealand) The grassy area between the footpath and the street; a tree lawn; a grassed strip running alongside either side of an outback road.

verge /vɜːd͡ʒ/ /vɝd͡ʒ/ v
grenzen an
(intransitive) To be or come very close; to border; to approach.

verge escapement verge escapements n
Spindelhemmung

verge on v
grenzen an
(transitive, idiomatic) To approach or come close to something; to border or be on the edge of something.

verifiable /vɛɹ.ɪˈfaɪ.ə.bəl/ /ˈvɛɹ.ɪ.faɪ.ə.bəl/ more verifiable most verifiable adj
verifizierbar überprüfbar
Able to be verified or confirmed.

verification verifications n
Verifikation Verifizierung
(mathematics) The operation of testing the equation of a problem, to see whether it truly expresses the conditions of the problem.

verify /ˈvɛɹɪfaɪ/ v
verifizieren belegen beweisen
(transitive) To substantiate or prove the truth of something.
verifizieren überprüfen
(transitive) To confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something.
beglaubigen
(transitive, legal) To affirm something formally, under oath.

verily /ˈvɛɹ.əl.i/ /ˈvɛɹ.ɪ.li/ adv
wahrlich
Truly; doubtlessly; honestly; in truth.
sicher gewiss natürlich
confidently, certainly

verisimilitude /vɛɹɪsɪˈmɪlɪtjuːd/ verisimilitudes n
Scheinwahrheit
Authentizität Realitätsnähe Wahrheitsnähe Wahrheitsähnlichkeit Wirklichkeitsnähe
The property of seeming true, of resembling reality; resemblance to reality.

verjuice /ˈvɝd͡ʒuːs/ /ˈvɝd͡ʒəs/ verjuices n
Verjus Agrest
A very acidic juice made by pressing unripe grapes.

verlan /vɛə(ɹ)ˈlɑːn/ n
Verlan
A type of backslang used in French, in which the order of the syllables or sounds of words is changed.

vermicelli vermicellis n
Vermicelli Fadennudeln Nudeln
Long, slender pasta, similar to spaghetti, only thinner.

vermiculite vermiculites n
Vermiculit
(mineral) A hydrated silicate mineral which expands on heating; it is used in insulation and as a medium for planting.

vermiform appendix vermiform appendices vermiform appendixes n
Wurmfortsatz Blinddarm Appendix
(anatomy) An organ consisting of a blind tube projecting from the caecum. Of disputed function (if any), it is known for sometimes causing inflammation (appendicitis) in humans.

vermilion /vəˈmɪl.jən/ /vɚˈmɪl.jən/ vermilions n
Zinnober
A vivid red synthetic pigment made of mercury sulfide, cinnabar.

vermilion flycatcher vermilion flycatchers n
Rubintyrann
Pyrocephalus rubinus, a small, bright red passerine bird in the Tyrannidae family.

vermin /ˈvɜːmɪn/ /ˈvɝmɪn/ vermin vermins n
Ungeziefer Gewürm Schädlinge
Any of various common types of small insects or animals which cause harm and annoyance. [from c. 1300]
Gesindel Pack
An obnoxious or mean and offensive person. [from 1560s]

vermouth /vəˈmuːθ/ /vɚˈmuθ/ /ˈvɜːməθ/ vermouths n
Wermut
A dry, or sweet apéritif wine flavored with aromatic herbs, and often used in mixed drinks.

vernacular /vəˈnækjələ/ /vəˈnækjʊlə/ /vɚˈnækjəlɚ/ more vernacular most vernacular adj
Umgang umgangssprachlich
Of or pertaining to everyday language, as opposed to standard, literary, liturgical, or scientific idiom.

vernacular /vəˈnækjələ/ /vəˈnækjʊlə/ /vɚˈnækjəlɚ/ vernaculars n
Nationalsprache
The language of a people or a national language.
Umgangssprache Vernakularsprache Vernakulärsprache Volksmund
Everyday speech or dialect, including colloquialisms, as opposed to standard, literary, liturgical, or scientific idiom.
Dialekt Idiom
Language unique to a particular group of people.
Volkssprache
Indigenous spoken language, as distinct from a literary or liturgical language such as Ecclesiastical Latin.

vernal /ˈvɜːn(ə)l/ /ˈvɝnəl/ more vernal most vernal adj
Frühling frühlingshaft
Pertaining to or occurring in spring. [from mid 16th c.]

vernal equinox vernal equinoxes n
Frühlingspunkt Widderpunkt Frühjahrs-Tagundnachtgleiche Frühjahrs-Äquinoktium Frühjahrsanfang Frühlings-Tagundnachtgleiche
(astronomy) The moment when the sun appears to cross the celestial equator while tilting towards the observer, taking place in March in the northern hemisphere and September in the southern hemisphere.

vernalization vernalizations n
Vernalisation Jarowisation Jarowisierung Vernalisierung
(agrobiology) The treatment of seeds or bulbs by exposure to low temperatures so as to decrease the vegetative period or to cause the plant to flower or bear fruit more quickly.

vernalize v
jarowisieren vernalisieren
To subject to vernalization

vernier caliper vernier calipers n
Messschieber Nonius Schiebelehre Schublehre
A type of sliding calipers for measuring the external or internal dimensions of objects, using the vernier scale for improved precision.

vernissage /vɛːnɪˈsɑːʒ/ /ˌvɛɹnəˈsɑʒ/ vernissages n
Vernissage
A private viewing of an art exhibition before it opens to the public.

versatile /ˈvɜː.səˌtaɪl/ /ˈvɝ.sə.təl/ /ˈvɝ.səˌtaɪl/ [ˈvɜː.səˌtaɪɫ] more versatile most versatile adj
gewandt bewandt beweglich
Capable of doing many things competently.
vielseitig
Having varied uses or many functions.
wandlungsfähig wendig
Changeable or inconstant.
versatil
(biology) Capable of moving freely in all directions.

versatility /ˌvəɹsəˈtɪlɪti/ versatilities n
Vielseitigkeit Flexibilität Einsatzvielfalt Gewandtheit vielseitige Anwendbarkeit
The property of being versatile or having many different abilities; flexibility.

verse /ˈvɜːs/ /ˈvɝs/ verses n
Vers
A poetic form with regular meter and a fixed rhyme scheme.
A small section of a holy book (Bible, Quran etc.)
Vers Strophe
One of several similar units of a song, consisting of several lines, generally rhymed.

versed /vɜːst/ /vɝst/ more versed most versed adj
versiert bekannt erfahren geschickt geübt kundig
Knowledgeable or skilled, either through study or experience; familiar; practiced.

versed sine versed sines n
Sinus versus Versinus
(trigonometry) The trigonometric function 1 − cos(x).

versify /ˈvɜː(ɹ)sɪfaɪ/ v
versifizieren
(intransitive) to turn (prose) into poetry; rewrite in verse form

version /ˈvɜːʃən/ /ˈvɜːʒən/ /ˈvɝʒən/ versions n
Version Ausgabe Fassung
A specific form or variation of something.
Version
An account or description from a particular point of view, especially as contrasted with another account.
(computing) A particular revision (of software, firmware, CPU, etc.).

version /ˈvɜːʃən/ /ˈvɜːʒən/ /ˈvɝʒən/ v
versionieren
(transitive, computing) To keep track of (a file, document, etc.) in a versioning system.

version control n
Versionsverwaltung
(software development) A system responsible for managing modifications and additions to digital works, giving each revision a time-stamp and showing its difference to the previous revision.

versioning versionings n
Versionierung
(computing) The use of versions as a means of distinguishing similar items.

verst /vɜːst/ /vɝst/ versts n
Werst
A Russian unit of length, equivalent to about 1.07 kilometres or about 2⁄3 of a mile.

versus /ˈvɜːsəs/ /ˈvɜːsɪz/ /ˈvɝs/ /ˈvɝsəs/ /ˈvɝsəz/ preposition
contra gegen im Gegensatz zu
Against; in opposition to.
gegenüber siehe auch vergleiche vgl.
Compared with, as opposed to.

vert /vɜːt/ /vɝt/ more vert most vert adj
grün
(tincture) In blazon, of the colour green.

vert /vɜːt/ /vɝt/ verts n
Grün
(tincture) A green colour, now only in heraldry; represented in engraving by diagonal parallel lines 45 degrees counter-clockwise.

vertebra /ˈvɜː.tɪb.ɹə/ /ˈvɝ.təb.ɹə/ /ˈvɝ.təˌbɹeɪ/ vertebrae vertebras vertebræ n
Wirbel Wirbelknochen
(skeleton) Any of the bony or cartilaginous segments which make up the backbone, consisting in some lower vertebrates of several distinct elements which never become united, and in higher vertebrates having a short more or less cylindrical body whose ends articulate by pads of elastic or cartilaginous tissue with those of adjacent vertebrae and a bony arch that encloses the spinal cord.

vertebral /vɚˈti.bɹəl/ /ˈvɜː.tɪ.bɹəl/ /ˈvɜ˞.tə.bɹəl/ adj
vertebral
(anatomy) Of or relating to a vertebra or the spine.

vertebral column vertebral columns n
Wirbelsäule Rückgrat
(skeleton) The series of vertebrae that protect the spinal cord; the spinal column.

vertebrate /ˈvɛɹ.tɪ.bɹeɪt/ vertebrates n
Wirbeltier Vertebrat
An animal having a backbone.

vertex /ˈvɜː.tɛks/ /ˈvɝˌtɛks/ vertexes vertices n
Scheitel
(anatomy) The highest surface on the skull; the crown of the head.
Scheitelpunkt Gipfel Gipfelpunkt Spitze
The highest point, top or apex of something.
Eckpunkt Ecke Scheitelpunkt
(geometry) An angular point of a polygon, polyhedron or higher order polytope.
Ecke Knoten
(graph theory) One of the elements of a graph joined or not by edges to other vertices.
Scheitelpunkt
(computer graphics) A point in 3D space, usually given in terms of its Cartesian coordinates.

vertical /ˈvɜː.tɪ.kəl/ /ˈvɝ.ɾə.kəl/ /ˈvɝ.ɾɪ.kəl/ more vertical most vertical adj
senkrecht vertikal
Standing, pointing, or moving straight up or down; parallel to the local direction of gravity; along the direction of a plumb line; perpendicular to something horizontal.

vertical stabilizer vertical stabilizers n
Seitenleitwerk
(aviation) The fin on the tail of an aircraft; it includes the rudder on its trailing edge.

vertically /ˈvɜː.tɪ.k(ə)li/ /ˈvɝ.tɪ.k(ə)li/ more vertically most vertically adv
senkrecht vertikal
In a vertical direction or position.

vertiginous /vɜː(ɹ)ˈtɪd͡ʒɪnəs/ more vertiginous most vertiginous adj
schwindelerregend schwindelnd vertiginös

vertigo /ˈvɜːtɪɡəʊ/ /ˈvɝtɪɡoʊ/ vertigoes vertigos n
Schwindel
A sensation of whirling and loss of balance, caused by looking down from a great height or by disease affecting the inner ear.

vervain /ˈvɚveɪn/ /ˈvɜːveɪn/ vervains n
Eisenkraut
Any herbaceous plant in the genus Verbena especially if used for medicinal purposes, primarily Verbena officinalis, common in Europe and formerly held to have medicinal properties.

verve /vɜːv/ /vɝv/ n
Begeisterung Enthusiasmus Schwung Verve
Enthusiasm, rapture, spirit, or vigour, especially of imagination such as that which animates an artist, musician, or writer, in composing or performing.

very /ˈvɛɹi/ verier veriest adj
derselbe
The same; identical.

very /ˈvɛɹi/ adv
sehr ganz wahrlich
To a great extent or degree.
wahrlich
Conforming to fact, reality or rule; true.

very high frequency n
Ultrakurzwellenbereich
(broadcasting, radio, TV) The frequency area from 30 MHz through 300 MHz, commonly used for radio and TV broadcasting.

very much adv
schön sehr
Extremely. (Used to modify a verb. To modify an adjective or an adverb, very is used.)

very well interjection
na gut
(idiomatic, formal) Indicating acceptance, often with resignation or acquiescence, of a statement or situation.

vesicle /ˈviːsɪkəl/ /ˈvɛsɪkəl/ vesicles n
Blase
(biology, medicine) A small sac or cyst or vacuole, especially one containing fluid. A blister formed in or beneath the skin, containing serum. A bleb.
A small bladder-like cell or cavity, as:
(geology) A small cavity formed in volcanic rock by entrapment of a gas bubble during solidification.

vespers /ˈvɛsˌpɝz/ n
Vesper
(Christianity, plural only) The sixth of the seven canonical hours, an evening prayer service

vespiary vespiaries n
Wespennest
A nest built by a social wasp species.
A colony of wasps living in such a nest.

vessel /ˈvɛs.l̩/ /ˈvɛs.əl/ vessels n
Schiff Wasserfahrzeug Boot
A craft designed for transportation through air or space. [From 1915]
Gefäß Behälter Behältnis
A person as a container of qualities or feelings. [From 1382]
Gefäß
(biology) A tube or canal that carries fluid in an animal or plant. [From 1398]

vest /vɛst/ vests n
Unterhemd
Weste Gilet
(North America) A sleeveless garment that buttons down the front, worn over a shirt, and often as part of a suit; a waistcoat.
verleihen übergeben
A sleeveless top, typically with identifying colours or logos, worn by an athlete or member of a sports team.
(now, rare) A loose robe or outer garment worn historically by men in Arab or Middle Eastern countries.

vested /ˈvɛstɪd/ more vested most vested adj
ausgestattet verankert versehen (mit)
(legal) Settled, fixed or absolute, with no contingencies.
eingekleidet gekleidet
Dressed or clothed, especially in vestments.

vested interest vested interests n
ersessenes Recht erworbenes Recht
(legal) An indefeasible right or title, distinguished from a contingent interest, which could be defeated (i.e. cease) if a certain event occurred.
gesteigertes Interesse
An exceptionally strong interest in protecting or promoting something to one's own advantage.

vestibular /vɛˈstɪb.jəl.ɚ/ /vɛˈstɪb.jʊl.ə/ adj
vestibulär
Of or pertaining to a vestibule in a building (or railway coach).
vestibulär vestibular
(anatomy) Of, pertaining to, or functioning as a vestibule (body cavity).

vestibule /ˈvɛ.stəˌbjul/ /ˈvɛ.stɪ.bjuːl/ vestibules n
Eingangshalle Vorhalle Vorraum Windfang
(architecture) A small entrance hall, antechamber, passage, or room between the outer door and the main hall, lobby, or interior of a building. [from the 17th c.]
Vestibulum Vorhof
(anatomy) Any of a number of body cavities or channels, serving as or resembling an entrance to another bodily space. [from the 18th c.]

vestige /ˈvɛs.tɪd͡ʒ/ vestiges n
Spur
A mark left on the earth by a foot.
Überbleibsel Überrest
(by extension) A faint mark or visible sign left by something which is lost, or has perished, or is no longer present.

vestigial /vɛˈstɪd͡ʒəl/ /vɛˈstɪd͡ʒɪəl/ adj
rudimentär spurenhaft
Of or pertaining to a vestige or remnant; like a trace from the past.

vestment /ˈvɛstmənt/ vestments n
Ornat
Any of the special articles of clothing worn by members of the clergy etc., especially a garment worn at the celebration of the Eucharist.

vet /vɛt/ vets n
Veteran
(colloquial, US) A veteran (a former soldier or other member of armed forces).

vet /vɛt/ v
überprüfen
To thoroughly check or investigate particularly with regard to providing formal approval.

vetch /vɛt͡ʃ/ vetches n
Wicke
Any of several leguminous plants, of the genus Vicia, often grown as green manure and for their edible seeds.

veteran /ˈvɛ.tə.ɹən/ /ˈvɛ.tɹən/ [ˈvɛ.t̬ə.ɹən] [ˈvɛ.ɾə.ɹən] veterans n
Veteran
A person with long experience of a particular activity.
Veteran Kriegsveteran
A person who has served in the armed forces, especially an old soldier who has seen long service; also called a war veteran to distinguish from veterans who weren't in armed conflict.

veterinarian /ˌvɛt(ə)ɹə.ˈnɛɹ.i.ən/ /ˌvɛtʃ.ɹɪn.ˈɛɹ.i.ən/ /ˌvɛʔ.n̩.ˈɛɹ.i.ən/ veterinarians n
Tierarzt Veterinär Tierärztin Veterinärin Pferdedoktor Pferdedoktorin
(now, US) A medical doctor who treats animals.

veterinary medicine n
Veterinärmedizin Tiermedizin Tierheilkunde
The branch of medicine that deals with the causes, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases and injuries of animals, especially domestic and farm animals.

vetero-testamentary /ˌvɛtəɹoʊˌtɛstəˈmɛntəɹi/ /ˌvɛtəɹəʊˌtɛstəˈmɛntəɹi/ /ˌvɛtɹəʊˌtɛstəˈmɛntɹi/ [ˌvɛɾəɹoʊˌtɛstəˈmɛnɾəɹi] adj
alttestamentlich
Of or pertaining to the Old Testament of the Bible. [from mid 20th c.]

vetiver /ˈvɛtəvɚ/ /ˈvɛtɪvə/ /ˈvɛtɪvɚ/ vetivers n
Vetiver
The aromatic root of the grass.

veto /ˈviːtoʊ/ /ˈviːtəʊ/ [ˈviːtʰoʊ] [ˈviːɾoʊ] vetoes vetos n
Veto Einspruch
A political right to disapprove of (and thereby stop) the process of a decision, a law etc.
Veto
An invocation of that right.

vetting vettings n
Check Untersuchung Überprüfung
A checking or investigation.

vex /vɛks/ v
beleidigen
quälen reizen beunruhigen irritieren verärgern ärgern
(transitive) To cause (mental) suffering to; to distress.

vexation /vɛkˈseɪʃən/ vexations n
Belästigung Beunruhigung Irritation Plage Störung Ärger
The act of annoying, vexing, or irritating.
Verdruss Ärger Beunruhigung Irritation Qual
The state of being vexed or irritated.

vexed /ˈvɛkst/ more vexed most vexed adj
umstritten
much debated, discussed or disputed

vexillologic adj
vexillologisch
Of or pertaining to vexillology.

vexillologist /vɛksɪˈlɒləd͡ʒɪst/ vexillologists n
Vexillologe Vexillologin
One who studies flags.

vexillology /ˌvɛk.səˈlɑl.ə.d͡ʒi/ /ˌvɛk.sɪˈlɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/ n
Vexillologie Fahnenkunde Flaggenkunde
The study of flags.

via /ˈvaɪə/ /ˈviː.ə/ preposition
über via durch
By way of; passing through.
über via durch mittels per vermittels
By (means of); using.

via ferrata /ˌviːə fəˈɹɑːtə/ via ferratas vie ferrate n
Klettersteig
(climbing) A protected climbing route, usually with iron cables and hooks.

viability /ˌvaɪəˈbɪlɪti/ viabilities n
Lebensfähigkeit Entwicklungsfähigkeit Gangbarkeit Viabilität Überlebensfähigkeit
The property of being viable; the ability to live or to succeed

viable /ˈvaɪəbəl/ more viable most viable adj
lebensfähig
Able to live on its own (as for a newborn).
machbar
Able to be done, possible, practicable, feasible.
entwicklungsfähig lebensfähig überlebensfähig
(biology) Able to live and develop.

viaduct /ˈvaɪəˌdʌkt/ viaducts n
Viadukt
(transport) A bridge with several spans that carries road or rail traffic over a valley or other obstacles.

vial /ˈvaɪl/ /ˈvaɪəl/ vials n
Phiole
A glass vessel or bottle, especially a small tube-shaped bottle used to store medicine, perfume or other chemicals.

viaticum /vʌɪˈatɪkəm/ viatica viaticums n
Viatikum
(especially, Catholicism) The Eucharist, when given to a person who is dying or one in danger of death.

vibe /vaɪb/ vibes n
Vibe
(informal, originally, New Age jargon, often, in the plural) An atmosphere or aura felt to belong to a person, place or thing. [c. 1960s]

vibrant /ˈvaɪbɹənt/ more vibrant most vibrant adj
dynamisch pulsierend
Pulsing with energy or activity.
lebhaft kräftig lebendig lebenssprühend
Lively and vigorous.
schwingend strahlend vibrierend
Vibrating, resonant or resounding.

vibraphone /ˈvɑɪ.bɹə.ˌfəʊn/ vibraphones n
Vibraphon
A percussion instrument with a double row of tuned metal bars, each above a tubular resonator containing a motor-driven rotating vane, giving a vibrato effect.

vibrate /vaɪˈbɹeɪt/ /ˈvaɪ.bɹeɪt/ n
Vibration
The setting, on a portable electronic device, that causes it to vibrate rather than sound any (or most) needed alarms.

vibrate /vaɪˈbɹeɪt/ /ˈvaɪ.bɹeɪt/ v
vibrieren
(intransitive) To shake with small, rapid movements to and fro.

vibration /vaɪˈbɹeɪʃən/ vibrations n
Vibration Schwingung
The act of vibrating or the condition of being vibrated.
Schwingung Vibration
(physics) Any periodic process, especially a rapid linear motion of a body about an equilibrium position.
A single complete vibrating motion.

vibrato /vɪˈbɹɑːtoʊ/ vibratos n
Bebung
(music) The musical effect or technique where the pitch or frequency of a note or sound is quickly and repeatedly raised and lowered over a small distance for the duration of that note or sound.

vibrator /vaɪˈbɹeɪtə/ /ˈvaɪbɹeɪtɚ/ [ˈvaɪ̯bɹeɪ̯ɾɚ] vibrators n
Vibrator
A device that vibrates or causes vibration.
A vibrating device used for massage or sexual stimulation.

viburnum viburna n
Schneeball
Any of many shrubs and trees, of the genus Viburnum, native to the Northern Hemisphere that have showy clusters of flowers.

vicar /ˈvɪkɚ/ vicars n
Vikar
In the Church of England, the priest of a parish, receiving a salary or stipend but not tithes.

vicarage vicarages n
Pfarrhaus
(countable) The residence of a vicar.

vicarious embarrassment vicarious embarrassments n
Fremdscham Fremdschämen
The uncomfortable sympathetic feeling experienced while watching someone else embarrass themselves.

vicarious liability n
Fremdhaftung
(law) The legal responsibility of the superior for the acts of their subordinate.

vice /vaɪs/ vices n
Laster Untugend Lasterhaftigkeit
Bad or immoral behaviour.
Sittenvergehen Sittlichkeitsdelikt Sittlichkeitsverbrechen
(legal) Any of various crimes related (depending on jurisdiction) to weapons, prostitution, pornography, gambling, alcohol, tobacco, or drugs.

vice admiral vice admirals n
Vizeadmiral
(nautical) A person holding a naval rank between rear admiral and full admiral.

vice president vice presidents n
Vizepräsident Vizepräsidentin
A deputy to a president, often empowered to assume the position of president on their death or absence.

vice versa /vaɪs-/ /ˈvaɪsi ˈvɝsə/ /ˈvaɪsə-/ /ˈvaɪsɪ ˈvɜːsə/ adv
umgekehrt vice versa andersherum andersrum und umgedreht und umgekehrt
(generally after or) The same but with the two items mentioned reversed.

vice- prefix
vize-
Taking the place or rank of (another person); deputy.

vice-chancellor vice-chancellors n
Vizekanzler
(education) An official holding a rank immediately below that of chancellor.

vicenarian /vɪsəˈnɛɹi.ən/ vicenarians n
Zwanziger jemand in den Zwanzigern
A person whose age is between twenty and twenty-nine years, inclusive; someone in their twenties.

vicereine /vʌɪsɹeɪn/ /ˈvʌɪsɹɛn/ vicereines n
Vizekönigin
The wife of a viceroy. [from 19th c.]
A woman who is a viceroy.

viceroy /ˈvaɪsˌɹɔɪ/ viceroys n
Vizekönig
One who governs a country, province, or colony as the representative of a monarch.

viceroyalty /vaɪsˈɹɔɪəlti/ viceroyalties n
Vizekönigreich
The place governed by a viceroy

vicinal /ˈvɪsɪnəl/ adj
vizinal
Of or pertaining to a neighborhood; neighboring.

vicinity /vəˈsɪnəti/ vicinities n
Nähe
proximity; the state of being near.
Nachbarschaft Umgebung
neighbourhood; nearby region; surrounding area.

vicious /ˈvɪʃəs/ more vicious most vicious viciouser viciousest adj
destruktiv gewalttätig
Violent, destructive and cruel.
aggressiv grausam
Savage and aggressive.
boshaft böse unmoralisch übel
(archaic) Pertaining to vice; characterised by immorality or depravity.

vicious circle vicious circles n
Teufelskreis
A situation in which the response to one problem creates a chain of problems, each making it more difficult to solve the original one.
Zirkelschluss Circulus vitiosus
(logic) A fallacy in which the premise is used to prove a conclusion which is then used to prove the premise.

vicissitude [vaɪˈsɪs.ɪˌtuːd] [vɪˈsɪs.ɪˌt(j)uːd] vicissitudes n
Unbeständigkeit Wandel
Regular change or succession from one thing to another, or one part of a cycle to the next; alternation; mutual succession; interchange.
Veränderung Wandel Wechsel
(often, in the plural) A change, especially in one's life or fortunes.

victim /ˈvɪktəm/ /ˈvɪktɪm/ victims n
Opfer
One who is harmed or killed as a result of a natural or man-made disaster or impersonal condition.
One who is harmed or killed by a crime or scam.
One who is harmed or killed by an accident or illness.
One who is harmed or killed as a result of other people's biases, emotions or incompetence, or their own.
A living being which is slain and offered as a sacrifice, usually in a religious rite.

victimization victimizations n
Viktimisierung Ausnutzen einer Schwäche Schikanieren Zuweisen der Opferrolle
An act that victimizes or exploits someone.
Opferzustand
Adversity as a result of being a victim.

victimize /ˈvɪktɪmaɪz/ v
opfern viktimisieren zum Opfer machen
To make someone a victim or sacrifice.
schikanieren ungerecht behandeln ungerechterweise bestrafen
To punish someone unjustly.

victimology /ˌvɪktɪˈmɒləd͡ʒi/ victimologies n
Viktimologie
The study of the victims of crime, and especially of the reasons why some people are more prone to be victims.

victorious /vɪkˈtɔːriəs/ more victorious most victorious adj
siegreich Sieger- Sieges- obsiegend
Being the winner in a contest, struggle, war, etc.
Sieg siegesstrahlend triumphal triumphierend
Of or expressing a sense of victory or triumph.

victory /ˈvɪktəɹi/ /ˈvɪktɹi/ victories n
Sieg
(uncountable) The condition or state of having won a battle or competition, or having succeeded in an effort; (countable) an instance of this.

victory lap /ˈvɪkt(ə)ɹi læp/ victory laps n
Ehrenrunde Siegerrunde
(sports) A celebratory extra lap of the race track taken after the conclusion of a race.

victual /ˈvɪtəl/ [-ɾ(ə)ɫ] [ˈvɪtɫ̩] victuals n
Proviant
(archaic, chiefly, in the plural) Food supplies; provisions.

vicuna /vɪˈkuːnjə/ vicunas n
Vikunja
A South American mammal, Vicugna vicugna, closely related to the alpaca, llama, and guanaco.

vide infra phraseologicalUnit
siehe unten
see below

vide supra phraseologicalUnit
siehe oben
see above

video /ˈvɪd.i.oʊ/ /ˈvɪd.i.əʊ/ videmus videos n
Video
Television, television show, movie.
A short film clip, with or without audio (as in a music video, or one of the plethora of user-generated short movies on sites such as YouTube).
Motion picture stored on VHS or some other format.
Videokassette
(dated) VHS.

video arcade video arcades n
Spielhalle
(US) A business or establishment containing a selection of arcade games, pinball machines and other amusement devices.

video call video calls n
Videoanruf
A kind of telephone call accompanied by video imagery.

video camera video cameras n
Videokamera
A device for recording video footage, often a portable one used by amateurs; also as a fixed installation for surveillance purposes.

video card video cards n
Grafikkarte
(computing) A piece of hardware installed into a personal computer to allow it to send video signals to an external output device such as a monitor or projector.

video conference /- ˌkɒnfɹəns/ /ˈvɪdiəʊ ˌkɒnfəɹəns/ video conferences n
Videokonferenz
(telecommunications) A conference held by video link; an arranged video phone call between more than two parties.

video doorphone video doorphones n
Videosprechanlage

video game /ˈvɪdioʊ̯ˌɡeɪm/ /ˈvɪdiːəʊ̯ˌɡeɪm/ video games n
Videospiel Computerspiel
A type of game, existing as and controlled by software, usually run by a video game console or a computer, played on a monitor or television screen, and controlled by a joypad, joystick, keyboard, mouse, or paddle. [from 1973]

video game console video game consoles n
Spielkonsole Videospielkonsole
(video games) A dedicated electronic device that is designed to play video games, especially in accompaniment with a television.

video projector video projectors n
Beamer Projektor
A device that takes a video signal and projects the corresponding image on a projection screen using a lens system.

video recording video recordings n
Videoaufnahme Videoaufzeichnung
(countable) A visual or audiovisual recording on videotape, DVD, etc.

video surveillance video surveillances n
Videoüberwachung
Surveillance of a public or private space carried out by means of a video camera system.

video- prefix
video-
moving images, especially television

videocassette videocassettes n
Videokassette
A cassette containing a blank or prerecorded videotape on which visual images and sounds are recorded for use with a VCR.

videocassette recorder videocassette recorders n
Videorekorder
An electronic device for recording and playing back television programs and movies (featuring visual images and sound) on a videocassette that can be attached to a television set.

videokeratoscopic adj
videokeratoskopisch

videophone videophones n
Bildtelefon
(dated) A cellphone with such capability. Used to distinguish from stills-only camera cellphones and camera-less cellphones.
A telephone capable of transmitting both audio and video signals in both directions.

videotape videotapes n
Videoband
A relatively wide magnetic tape used for recording visual images and sounds (as of a television production) for subsequent playback or broadcasting.

vie /vaɪ/ v
wetteifern konkurrieren
(intransitive) To fight for superiority; to contend; to compete eagerly so as to gain something.

vietnamist vietnamists n
Vietnamist Vietnamistin
A student or expert in Vietnamese studies.

vieux riche /vjø ʁiʃ/ vieux riches n
Altereicher
(pejorative) Old money; wealthy persons whose fortunes are inherited, and who are therefore perceived to have refinement and good breeding.

view /vjuː/ /vɪu̯/ views n
Aufruf
(Internet) An individual viewing of a web page or a video etc. by a user.
Aussicht
The act of seeing or looking at something.
The range of vision.
Sicht Ansicht Anblick
Something to look at, such as scenery.
Sicht View
(computing, databases) A virtual or logical table composed of the result set of a query in relational databases.
Sicht
(computing, programming) The part of a computer program which is visible to the user and can be interacted with

view /vjuː/ /vɪu̯/ v
anschauen sehen
(transitive) To look at.

viewable more viewable most viewable adj
anschaubar ansehbar betrachtbar sehbar zugänglich
Able to be viewed.
sichtbar
Able to be seen; visible.
ablesbar korrekt darstellbar
(Internet, of a webpage or component) Able to be rendered correctly by a particular browser.

viewer viewers n
Zuschauer Zuschauerin Zuseher Zuseherin
Someone who views a spectacle; an onlooker or spectator.
Fernsehzuschauer Zuschauer Fernsehzuschauerin Zuschauerin
Someone who watches television.

viewfinder viewfinders n
Sucher
A device on a camera that shows what will appear in the field of view of the lens; it helps the user target a subject, zoom and focus the image.

viewport /ˈvjuːpɔː(ɹ)t/ viewports n
Viewport
(computer graphics) A typically rectangular region representing the range or area currently visible (within a window, screen, etc.).

vigesimal /-sə-/ /vaɪ-/ /vɪˈd͡ʒɛsɪm(ə)l/ adj
Vigesimalsystem
(arithmetic) To the base twenty. [from mid-17th c.]

vigil /ˈvɪd͡ʒəl/ vigils n
Nachtwache Wache
An instance of keeping awake during normal sleeping hours, especially to keep watch or pray.
Wache
A period of observation or surveillance at any hour.
Nachtwache Vigil
The eve of a religious festival in which staying awake is part of the ritual devotions.
Mahnwache
A quiet demonstration in support of a cause.

vigilance /ˈvɪd͡ʒɪləns/ /ˈvɪd͡ʒɪlɪns/ vigilances n
Wachsamkeit
Alert watchfulness.
Close and continuous attention.

vigilant /ˈvɪd͡ʒɪlənt/ more vigilant most vigilant adj
wachsam aufmerksam umsichtig
Watchful, especially for danger or disorder; alert; wary

vigilante /ˌvɪd͡ʒ.əˈlæn.ti/ /ˌvɪd͡ʒ.ɪˈlæn.ti/ /ˌvɪd͡ʒ.ɪˈlɑːn.teɪ/ vigilantes n
Mitglied einer Bürgerwehr Vigilant
A person who acts outside of legal authority, often violently, to punish or avenge a crime, right a perceived wrong, etc.

vigilantism vigilantisms n
Selbstjustiz Vigilantentum Vigilantismus
The activities of a vigilante; acting outside of legal authority, often violently, to punish or avenge a crime, right a perceived wrong, etc.

vigintillion /vɪdʒɪnˈtɪljən/ vigintillions numeral
Dezilliarde Vigintillion
Originally, in accordance with the long scale, the twentieth power of a million, 10120; now (originally US), in accordance with the short scale, more usually 1063.

vignette /vɪnˈjɛt/ vignettes n
Vignette
(printing) A decorative design, originally representing vine branches or tendrils, at the head of a chapter, of a manuscript or printed book, or in a similar position.
(by extension) Any small borderless picture in a book, especially an engraving, photograph, or the like, which vanishes gradually at the edge.
(computer graphics) A hardware deficiency (even occurring in most expensive models) of a computer display wherein the picture slants towards a colour or brightness towards the edges especially if viewed from an angle.
(automotive) A small sticker affixed to a vehicle windscreen to indicate that tolls have been paid.
Szenerie Vignette bildhafte Darstellung
(by extension) A short story or anecdote that presents a scene or tableau, or paints a picture.

vigorous /ˈvaɪɡɹəs/ /ˈvɪɡəɹəs/ more vigorous most vigorous adj
eifrig energisch flott heftig kraftvoll kräftig
Physically strong and active.
dynamisch kraftstrotzend kraftvoll kräftig
Rapid of growth.

vigorously /ˈvɪɡəɹəsli/ more vigorously most vigorously adv
gründlich heftig intensiv kräftig ordentlich stark
With intense energy, force or vigor

vigour /ˈvɪɡə/ /ˈvɪɡɚ/ vigours n
Ausdruckskraft Energie Leidenschaftlichkeit
Active strength or force of body or mind; capacity for exertion, physically, intellectually, or morally; energy.

vika vikas n
Vangunu-Riesenratte
A large, tree-dwelling rodent (Uromys vika) found in the Solomon Islands

vilayet vilayets n
Wilajet
(politics) A province, particularly (historical) the first-level administrative divisions of the Ottoman Empire.

vile /vaɪ(ə)l/ more vile most vile viler vilest adj
abscheulich gemein schnöde
Morally low; base; despicable.

vileness vilenesses n
Niedertracht Widerwärtigkeit
the state of being vile
Abscheulichkeit Schändlichkeit
a vile act

vilification vilifications n
Schmähung
slanderous or malicious defamation; character assassination

vilify /ˈvɪl.ɪ.faɪ/ v
verunglimpfen diffamieren verleumden verteufeln
(transitive) To say defamatory things about someone or something; to speak ill of.
herabwürdigen heruntermachen herunterputzen schlechtmachen
(transitive) To belittle through speech; to put down.

villa /ˈvɪlə/ villae villas n
Villa Landhaus Anwesen Gutshaus Herrenhaus Landgut
(plural "villas") A house, often larger and more expensive than average, in the countryside or on the coast, often used as a retreat.

village /ˈvɪlɪd͡ʒ/ villages n
Dorf
A rural habitation of size between a hamlet and a town.
Kirchdorf
(British) A rural habitation that has a church, but no market.

village green village greens n
Anger Dorfanger Dorfbrink

village idiot village idiots n
Dorftrottel
A person widely known in their community for their stupidity and ignorant behaviour.

villager /ˈvɪlɪd͡ʒə/ /ˈvɪlɪd͡ʒɚ/ villagers n
Dorfbewohner Dörfler Dorfbewohnerin Dörflerin
A person who lives in, or comes from, a village.

villagization villagizations n
Zwangsverdorfung

villain /ˈvɪl.jən/ /ˈvɪl.ən/ villainess villains n
Schurke Gauner Halunke
A deliberate scoundrel.
Bösewicht Schurke Oberböse
In fiction, a character who has the role of being bad, especially antagonizing the hero; an antagonist who is also evil or malevolent.

villainous /ˈvɪlənəs/ more villainous most villainous adj
bösartig niederträchtig
Of, relating to, or appropriate to a villain.

villein /ˈvɪleɪn/ /ˈvɪlən/ villeins n
Leibeigener
(historical) A feudal tenant, a serf.

villus /ˈvɪləs/ villi n
Zotte
(biology) A small projection from a membrane, particularly those found in the mucous membranes of the intestines.

vinaigrette /vɪnəˈɡɹɛt/ vinaigrettes n
Vinaigrette
A sauce, made of an acidic liquid such as vinegar or lemon juice; oil; and other ingredients, used as a salad dressing, or as a marinade for cold meats.
A sort of Russian salad, originally using French salad dressing.
Riechfläschchen
(obsolete) A small perforated box for holding aromatic vinegar contained in a sponge, or a smelling bottle for smelling salts; called also vinegarette.

vinasse /vɪˈnæs/ vinasses n
Schlempe

vincible adj
besiegbar
Capable of being defeated or overcome; assailable or vulnerable.

vindicate /ˈvɪn.dɪˌkeɪt/ v
entlasten rechtfertigen rehabilitieren reinwaschen verteidigen
(transitive) To clear of an accusation, suspicion or criticism.
beweisen nachweisen rechtfertigen
(transitive) To justify by providing evidence.
verfechten einstehen für verteidigen
(transitive) To maintain or defend (a cause) against opposition.
beanspruchen geltend machen rechtfertigen verteidigen vertreten
(transitive) To lay claim to; to assert a right to; to claim.

vindication /vɪndɪˈkeɪʃən/ vindications n
Eintreten Entlastung Rechtfertigung Rehabilitation Verteidigung
The act of vindicating or the state of being vindicated.
Beweis Nachweis
Evidence, facts, statements, or arguments that justify a claim or belief.

vindictive /vɪnˈdɪk.tɪv/ more vindictive most vindictive adj
rachsüchtig
Having a tendency to seek revenge when wronged, vengeful.

vine /vaɪn/ vines n
Kletterpflanze Schlingpflanze Ranke
(by extension) Any similar climbing or trailing plant.

vine weevil vine weevils n
Gefurchter Dickmaulrüssler
A species of weevil, Otiorhynchus sulcatus, native to Europe.

vinedresser vinedressers n
Weingärtner
(now, rare) Someone who works in a vineyard.

vinegar /ˈvɪnəɡə/ /ˈvɪnəɡɚ/ vinegars n
Essig
(uncountable) A sour liquid formed by the fermentation of alcohol used as a condiment or preservative; a dilute solution of acetic acid.

vineyard /ˈvɪn.jəd/ /ˈvɪn.jɚd/ /ˈvɪnˌjɑːd/ vineyards n
Weinberg Weingarten
A grape plantation, especially one used in the production of wine.

vintage /ˈvɪn.tɪd͡ʒ/ more vintage most vintage adj
Jahrgang Jahrgangs
(attributively) Of or relating to a vintage, or to wine identified by a specific vintage.

vintage /ˈvɪn.tɪd͡ʒ/ vintages n
Traubenlese
The yield of grapes or wine from a vineyard or district during one season.
Jahrgang
Wine, especially high-quality, identified as to year and vineyard or district of origin.
The year or place in which something is produced.
Lese Traubenlese
The harvesting of a grape crop and the initial pressing of juice for winemaking.

vintage car vintage cars n
Oldtimer
A motor car that is of an older make and model, especially one that was built between the years 1919 and 1930.

vintager vintagers n
Weinleser Weinleserin
One who gathers the vintage, i.e. a grape harvester.

vintner /ˈvɪntnə/ /ˈvɪntnɚ/ vintners n
Weinhändler Weinhändlerin
A seller of wine.
Winzer Winzerin
A manufacturer of wine.

vinyard vinyards n
Weingarten
vinyard

vinyl /ˈvaɪ.nl̩/ /ˈvaɪ.nəl/ /ˈvaɪ.nɪl/ vinyls n
Vinyl
(chemistry, uncountable) The univalent radical CH2=CH−, derived from ethylene.
(countable) Any of various compounds and substances containing the vinyl radical, especially various tough, flexible, shiny plastics.
Schallplatte Vinyl-Schallplatte
(music, countable) A phonograph record.

vinyl record vinyl records n
Schallplatte
A form of gramophone record that was stamped from a lump of polyvinyl chloride.

viol /ˈvaɪ.əl/ viols n
Gambe Kniegeige Viola da Gamba
(musical instrument) A stringed instrument related to the violin family, but held in the lap between the legs like a cello, usually with C-holes, a flat back, a fretted neck and six strings, played with an underhanded bow hold

viola /viˈoʊ.lə/ /viˈəʊ.lə/ violas viole n
Bratsche Viola Altgeige
A stringed instrument of the violin family, somewhat larger than a violin, played under the chin, and having a deeper tone.

viola clef viola clefs n
Bratschenschlüssel
A musical symbol of the Western classical tradition, indicating the pitch of written notes.

violaceous euphonia violaceous euphonias n
Veilchenorganist
Euphonia violacea, a finch of South America

violate /ˈvaɪəˌleɪt/ v
verletzen brechen mißachten überschreiten übertreten
(transitive) To break or disregard (a rule or convention).
vergewaltigen entehren schänden
(transitive, euphemistic) To rape.

violated /ˈvaɪəˌleɪtɪd/ more violated most violated adj
geschändet
(of a rule or law) Having been broken or ignored, especially in a flagrant manner.
(by extension) Abused, harmed or sexually victimized.

violation /ˌvaɪ.əˈleɪ.ʃən/ violations n
Verletzung
The act or an instance of violating or the condition of being violated.

violator violators n
Täter Vergewaltiger Verletzer Zuwiderhandelnder Übertreter (des Gesetzes)
One who violates (a rule, a boundary, another person's body, etc.); offender

violence /ˈvaɪ(ə)ləns/ /ˈvaɪ(ə)ˌlɛns/ violences n
Gewalt
Extreme force.
Gewalt Gewalttaten
Physical action which causes destruction, harm, pain, or suffering.
Gewalttätigkeiten Gewalt
Widespread fighting.

violent /ˈvaɪ.lənt/ /ˈvaɪ.ə.lənt/ more violent most violent violenter violentest adj
heftig gewalttätig brutal gewaltig
Involving extreme force or motion.
gewaltbereit heftig
Likely to use physical force.
grell
Intensely vivid.

violently /ˈvaɪ(ə)ləntli/ more violently most violently adv
gewalttätig
In a violent manner.

violet /ˈvaɪlət/ /ˈvaɪələt/ violeter violetest adj
violett Violett
Of a violet colour.

violet /ˈvaɪlət/ /ˈvaɪələt/ violets n
Veilchen Violett
A plant or flower of the genus Viola, especially the fragrant Viola odorata; (inexact) similar-looking plants and flowers.
Violett Veilchen
The colour of most violets; the colour evoked by the shortest visible wavelengths between 380 and 435 nm, an additive tertiary colour.

violet carpenter bee violet carpenter bees n
Große Holzbiene Blauschwarze Violettflügelige Holzbiene
A species (Xylocopa violacea) of the carpenter bee that is most common in Europe.

violin /ˌvaɪ.oʊˈlin/ /ˌvaɪəˈlɪn/ [ˌwaʊˈlin] violins n
Geige Violine Fiedel Fidel
A small unfretted stringed instrument with four strings tuned (lowest to highest) G-D-A-E, usually held against the chin and played with a bow.

violin maker violin makers n
Fiedelmacher Fiedelmacherin Geigenbauer Geigenbauerin Geigenmacher Geigenmacherin
(lutherie) A person who makes violins, and usually other bowed stringed instruments such as violas, cellos and double basses.

violinist violinists n
Violinist Violinistin
A person who plays the violin.

violist /viˈoʊ.lɪst/ /viˈəʊ.lɪst/ violists n
Bratscher Bratscherin Bratschistin Bratschist Viola-Spieler Viola-Spielerin
A person who plays the viola.

viper /ˈvaɪpɚ/ vipers n
Viper Otter Kreuzotter
A venomous snake in the family Viperidae.

viperid viperids n
Viperide Viperiden

viperish more viperish most viperish adj
gehässig giftig niederträchtig
spiteful; treacherous

virago /vɪˈɹɑːɡəʊ/ viragoes viragos n
Mannweib Flintenweib Krawallnudel Virago Zänkerin
A woman who is rough, loud, and aggressive.

viral /ˈvaɪɹəl/ adj
Virus-
(virology) Of or relating to a biological virus.
viral
(virology) Caused by a virus.

viral load viral loads n
Viruslast
(pathology) A measure of the severity of a viral infection based on the amount of virus in a bodily fluid.

virga /ˈvɜːɡə/ virgae virgas n
Sturzsträhne
(measurement, countable) A unit of length: a rod, pole or perch (5½ yards); or a unit of area: a square rod, pole or perch.

virgin /ˈvɜːd͡ʒɪn/ /ˈvɝd͡ʒɪn/ more virgin most virgin adj
jungfräulich
(usually, not comparable) In a state of virginity; chaste, not having had sexual intercourse.
Of a physical object, untouched.
Not yet cultivated, explored, or exploited by humans or humans of certain civilizations.
nativ Jungfrau
Of olive oil, obtained by mechanical means, so that the oil is not altered.

virgin /ˈvɜːd͡ʒɪn/ /ˈvɝd͡ʒɪn/ virgins n
Jungfrau jungfräulich
person who has not had sexual intercourse, animal that has never mated

virgin birth virgin births n
Jungferngeburt Jungfernzeugung Jungfrauengeburt
(often capitalized and used absolutely: the Virgin Birth) In Christian theology, the miraculous birth of Christ from the Virgin Mary.

virgin forest virgin forests n
Urwald
A forest being more or less free from human ecological disturbance.

virgin wool virgin wools n
Schurwolle

virginal /ˈvɜː(ɹ)d͡ʒɪnəl/ more virginal most virginal adj
jungfräulich
Being or resembling a virgin.

virginal /ˈvɜː(ɹ)d͡ʒɪnəl/ virginal virginals n
Virginal
(musical instruments) A musical instrument in the harpsichord family.

virginity /və(ɹ)ˈd͡ʒɪnɪti/ virginities n
Jungfräulichkeit Unschuld Virginität
The state or characteristic of being a virgin.

virial theorem n
Viralsatz
(physics) A theorem in mechanics showing the relationship between the kinetic energy of a system to the virial of Clausius.

virile /ˈvɪɹ.əl/ /ˈvɪɹˌaɪl/ more virile most virile adj
männlich viril maskulin
Manly; having characteristics associated with being male, such as strength; exhibiting masculine traits to an exaggerated degree such as strength, forcefulness or vigor.
Personalmaskulinum
(grammar) Pertaining to a grammatical gender used in plurals of some Slavic languages, corresponding to the personal masculine animate nouns.

virility /vəˈɹɪlɪti/ virilities n
Männlichkeit
The state of being virile.
Mannhaftigkeit Männlichkeit Männlichsein männliche Beschaffenheit
Manly character, quality, or nature.
Geschlechtspotenz Manneskraft Mannheit Potenz Virilität Zeugungskraft
The ability of a man to procreate.

virion /ˈvaɪɹiɑn/ /ˈvaɪɹiən/ /ˈvɪɹiɑn/ /ˈvɪɹiɒn/ virions n
Virion
(virology) A single individual particle of a virus (the viral equivalent of a cell).

virologist virologists n
Virologe
(virology) A scientist or doctor who studies or specializes in viruses.

virology /vaɪˈɹɒləd͡ʒi/ virologies n
Virologie
The branch of microbiology that deals with the study of viruses and viral diseases.

virostatic more virostatic most virostatic adj
virustatisch
(medicine) Tending to inhibit viral replication.

virtual /ˈvɜɹt͡ʃuəl/ /ˈvɜːt͡ʃ(ʊ)l/ /ˈvɜːt͡ʃʊəl/ /ˈvɵːt͡ʃuəl/ /ˈvɵːt͡ʃəl/ [ˈvɵːt͡ʃɯ(l)] adj
virtuell eigentlich
In effect or essence, rather than in fact or reality; also, imitated, simulated.
fast praktisch wie
For practical purposes, though not technically; almost complete, very near.
computersimuliert virtuell
Simulated in a computer and/or online.

virtual machine virtual machines n
virtuelle Maschine

virtual particle virtual particles n
virtuelles Teilchen
(physics) a particle that exists for a limited time and space, introducing uncertainty in their energy and momentum

virtual reality virtual realities n
virtuelle Realität
A computer technology that simulates a real or imagined environment so that the user can interact with it as if physically present.

virtualization virtualizations n
Virtualisierung
The act of virtualizing.

virtualize /ˈvɜː(ɹ)tjuəlaɪz/ /ˈvɜː(ɹ)t͡ʃuəlaɪz/ v
virtualisieren
(transitive, computing) To run a program in virtual storage.

virtually /ˈvɝt͡ʃuəli/ [ˈvɝt͡ʃuəɫi] more virtually most virtually adv
nahezu praktisch
Almost but not quite.

virtue /-tjuː/ /ˈvɜː.t͡ʃuː/ /ˈvɝ.t͡ʃu/ virtues n
Tugend
A particular manifestation of moral excellence in a person; an admirable quality. [from 13th c.]
An inherently advantageous or excellent quality of something or someone; a favourable point, an advantage. [from 14th c.]
Keuschheit Tugend
(Christianity) A creature embodying divine power, specifically one of the orders of heavenly beings, traditionally ranked above angels and archangels, and below seraphim and cherubim. [from 14th c.]

virtue signalling /ˈvɜɹtʃu sɪɡnəlɪŋ/ [ˈvɜ˞tʃ-] n
Tugendschau den Heiligenschein aufsetzen die (moralische) Flagge zeigen
(derogatory, chiefly, in the context of political and social justice issues) The practice of expressing a particular opinion or performing a particular action in an attempt to make oneself look virtuous: commonly defensively in response to, or anticipation of, criticism; or aggressively, in assuming a moral posture in attacking an opponent.

virtuoso /ˌvɜ.tʃuˈəʊ.səʊ/ /ˌvɝ.t͡ʃuˈoʊ.soʊ/ virtuosi virtuosos n
Virtuose
Specifically, a musician (or other performer) with masterly ability, technique, or personal style. [from 18th c.]

virtuous /ˈvɜːt͡ʃʊəs/ /ˈvɝt͡ʃuəs/ more virtuous most virtuous adj
tugendhaft tugendsam züchtig
Full of virtue; having excellent moral character.

virulence /ˈvɪɹjələns/ /ˈvɪɹələns/ virulences n
Virulenz
The state of being virulent.

virulent /-ɹ(j)ə-/ /ˈvɪɹ(j)ələnt/ /ˈvɪɹ(j)ʊl(ə)nt/ more virulent most virulent adj
extrem ansteckend virulent
(medicine) Of a disease or disease-causing agent: malignant, able to cause damage to the host.

virus /ˈvaɪɹəs/ vira viri virii viruses virusses n
Virus
A submicroscopic, non-cellular structure consisting of a core of DNA or RNA surrounded by a protein coat, that requires a living host cell to replicate, and often causes disease in the host organism; such agents are often classed as nonliving infectious particles and less often as microorganisms.
(uncountable) A quantity of such infectious agents
(informal, metonymically) A disease caused by such an infectious agent; a viral illness.
Computervirus Virus
(computing) A type of malware which can covertly transmit itself between computers via networks (especially the Internet) or removable storage such as disks, often causing damage to systems and data; also computer virus.

vis-à-vis /viz.ɑˈvi/ /viz.əˈvi/ /viːz.æˈviː/ /viːz.ɑːˈviː/ adv
gegenüber im Vergleich zu
Face to face (with another).

vis-à-vis /viz.ɑˈvi/ /viz.əˈvi/ /viːz.æˈviː/ /viːz.ɑːˈviː/ preposition
gegenüber vis-à-vis
Opposite; across from; set so as to be facing.

visa /ˈviː.sə/ /ˈviː.zə/ visas n
Visum
A permit to enter and leave a country, normally issued by the authorities of the country to be visited.

visa-free adj
visumfrei
not requiring a visa when entering a country

visa-on-arrival n
Visum bei Ankunft
A simplified method of issuing visa (a permit to enter and leave a country) on arrival, as an alternative to a complete visa-free entry.

visage /vɪˈsɑd͡ʒ/ /ˈvɪzɪd͡ʒ/ visages n
Gesicht facies
Countenance; appearance; one's face.

visaless adj
visumfrei visumlos
Without requiring a visa; visa-free.

viscacha /vɪˈskatʃə/ /vɪˈskɑt͡ʃə/ viscachas n
Hasenmaus
Any of the several South American rodents, native to the Andes, of the genera Lagidium and Lagostomus, within family Chinchillidae.

viscacha rat viscacha rats n
Viscacharatte
A South American rat-like rodent of species Octomys mimax.

viscera n
Eingeweide innere Organe
Collectively, the internal organs of the body, especially those contained within the abdominal and thoracic cavities, such as the liver, heart, or stomach.

visceral /ˈvɪsəɹ(ə)l/ /ˈvɪsəɹəl/ /ˈvɪsɹ(ə)l/ /ˈvɪsɹəl/ more visceral most visceral adj
viszeral
(anatomy) Of or relating to, made up of, or positioned among or within, the viscera.
Of or relating to the viscera or bowels regarded as the origin of a person's emotions; hence (figuratively) , relating to or having deep internal feelings or sensibility. [16th–17th c.; revived from 20th c.]
aus dem Bauch heraus instinktiv intuitiv tief sitzend zu den Eingeweiden gehörig
Having to do with the response of the body as opposed to the intellect, as in the distinction between feeling and thinking.

viscoelastic adj
viskoelastisch
Viscous and elastic.

viscometer viscometers n
Viskosimeter
(physics) An instrument used to measure the viscosity of a liquid.

viscosity /vɪsˈkɑsɪti/ /vɪsˈkɒsɪti/ viscosities n
Viskosität Zähflüssigkeit
(uncountable) The state of being viscous.
Viskosität
(countable, physics) A quantity expressing the magnitude of internal friction in a fluid, as measured by the force per unit area resisting uniform flow.

viscount /ˈvaɪkaʊnt/ viscountess viscounts n
Vicomte
A member of the peerage, above a baron but below a count or earl.

viscous /ˈvɪs.kəs/ more viscous most viscous adj
viskos dickflüssig zähflüssig
Having a thick, sticky consistency between solid and liquid.

vise /vaɪs/ vises n
Schraubstock
(US) An instrument consisting of two jaws, closing by a screw, lever, cam, or the like, for holding work, as in filing.

visibility /ˌvɪz.əˈbɪl.ə.ti/ /ˌvɪz.əˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/ /ˌvɪz.ɪˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/ visibilities n
Sicht Sichtbarkeit Sichtverhältnisse Sichtweite
(countable) The degree to which things may be seen.

visible /ˈvɪzəb(ə)l/ more visible most visible adj
sichtbar
Able to be seen.

visibleness n
Sichtbarkeit
The state or quality of being visible.

visibly /ˈvɪz.ə.bli/ /ˈvɪzɪbli/ more visibly most visibly adv
sichtbar
In a visible manner; openly.

vision /ˈvɪʒ.ən/ [ˈvɪʒ.n̩] visions n
Sehvermögen Sicht Augenlicht Sehkraft
(uncountable) The sense or ability of sight.
Vision (optische) Täuschung Einbildung Sinnestäuschung Trugbild
(countable) Something imaginary one thinks one sees.
Vision Traumbild Vorstellung Zukunftsbild
(countable) An ideal or a goal toward which one aspires.
Vision Erscheinung Gesicht
(countable) A religious or mystical experience of a supernatural appearance.

vision statement vision statements n
Vision Statement
A form of mission statement, issued by a company or organization, in which its intentions for the future are stated

visionary /ˈvɪʒn̩(ə)ɹi/ /ˈvɪʒəˌnɛɹi/ more visionary most visionary adj
visionär
Having vision or foresight.
unwirklich
Imaginary or illusory.
hellseherisch seherisch
Prophetic or revelatory.
ideal
Idealistic or utopian.

visionary /ˈvɪʒn̩(ə)ɹi/ /ˈvɪʒəˌnɛɹi/ visionaries n
Visionär Visionärin
Someone who has visions; a seer.
Fantast Fantastin Idealist Idealistin Schwärmer Schwärmerin
An impractical dreamer.

visit /ˈvɪzɪt/ visits n
Besuch Visite
A single act of visiting.

visit /ˈvɪzɪt/ v
besuchen
(transitive) To habitually go to (someone in distress, sickness etc.) to comfort them. (Now generally merged into later senses, below.) [from 13th c.]

visitation /ˌvɪzɪˈteɪʃən/ visitations n
Umgangsrecht
(legal) The right of a separated or divorced parent to visit a child; access.

visiting scholar visiting scholars n
Gastwissenschaftler Gastwissenschaftlerin
(education) A scholar from an institution who visits a host university to teach, lecture or perform research on a particular topic.

visiting team visiting teams n
Auswärtsmannschaft
(sports) The team in a sport that has traveled out of its home area to play, as opposed to the home team.

visitor /ˈvɪzɪtə/ /ˈvɪzɪtɚ/ visitors n
Besucher Besucherin Gast Gästin
Someone who visits someone else; someone staying as a guest.
Besucher Besucherin
Someone who pays a visit to a specific place or event; a sightseer or tourist.

visitor pattern visitor patterns n
Besucher Besucher-Muster Visitor
(software, design) A behavioural design pattern that separates an algorithm from an object structure on which it operates.

visor /ˈvaɪzɚ/ visors n
Visier
A part of a helmet, arranged so as to lift or open, and so show the face. The openings for seeing and breathing are generally in it.
The fore piece of a cap, projecting over, and protecting the eyes.

vista /ˈviːstə/ /ˈvɪstə/ vistas n
Aussicht
A distant view or prospect, especially one seen through some opening, avenue or passage.

visual /ˈvɪzjuːəl/ /ˈvɪʒuəl/ /ˈvɪʒuːəl/ /ˈvɪʒwəl/ /ˈvɪʒəl/ more visual most visual adj
visuell
Related to or affecting the vision.

visual angle visual angles n
Gesichtswinkel
(geometry) The angle formed by two rays of light, or two straight lines drawn from the extreme points of an object to the center of the eye.

visual arts n
bildende Kunst
Art forms that are primarily visual in nature, such as painting, photography, printmaking, and filmmaking.

visual display unit visual display units n
Anzeigeeinheit Datensichtgerät
A computer display; a screen or monitor that can be connected to a computer.

visualise /ˈvɪzjʊəlaɪz/ /ˈvɪʒuəlaɪz/ /ˈvɪʒwəlaɪz/ /ˈvɪʒəlaɪz/ /ˈvɪʒʊəlaɪz/ v
veranschaulichen
(transitive) To envisage; to form a mental picture of.

visualization /ˌvɪzjʊəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/ /ˌvɪʒuələˈzeɪʃən/ /ˌvɪʒwələˈzeɪʃən/ /ˌvɪʒəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/ /ˌvɪʒʊəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/ visualizations n
Visualisierung
The act of visualizing, or something visualized.
(computing) A visual representation of data.

visually impaired adj
sehbehindert
Partly or wholly blind.

visuospatial more visuospatial most visuospatial adj
räumlich-perzeptiv räumlich-visuell
Of or pertaining to the visual perception of spatial relationships.

vital /ˈvaɪtəl/ more vital most vital adj
Leben vital
Relating to, or characteristic of life.
lebenswichtig vital Leben
Necessary to the continuation of life; being the seat of life; being that on which life depends.
lebenswichtig
Necessary to continued existence.
essentiell lebenswichtig
Very important.

vital capacity vital capacities n
Lungenvolumen Vitalkapazität
(biology) The maximum volume of air that can be discharged from the lungs following maximum inspiration.

vital organ vital organs n
lebenswichtiges Organ
An organ of the body which performs a sufficiently important function that damage to the organ can cause death.

vitalism vitalisms n
Vitalismus
The doctrine that life involves some immaterial "vital force", and cannot be explained scientifically.

vitality /vaɪˈtæləti/ /vaɪˈtælɪti/ /vɪ-/ vitalities n
Lebenskraft Vitalität
Energy or vigour.

vitamer vitamers n
Provitamin
Any of a combination of substances that, together, function as a vitamin.

vitamin /ˈvaɪ.tə.mɪn/ /ˈvɑet.ə.mən/ /ˈvɪt.ə.mɪn/ [ˈvʌɪ.ɾə.mɪn] vitamins n
Vitamin
Any of a specific group of organic compounds essential in small quantities for healthy human growth, metabolism, development, and body function; found in minute amounts in plant and animal foods or sometimes produced synthetically; deficiencies of specific vitamins produce specific disorders.

vitamin A n
Vitamin A
(vitamin) Any of several closely related fat-soluble vitamins that are essential for normal vision; retinol.

vitamin B n
Vitamin B
(vitamin) Any member of the vitamin B complex.

vitamin D n
Vitamin D
(biochemistry) Any of a number of fat-soluble vitamins, required for normal bone development and that prevents rickets; can be manufactured in the skin on exposure to sunlight.

vitiate /ˈvɪʃ.i.eɪt/ v
beschädigen
(transitive) To spoil, make faulty; to reduce the value, quality, or effectiveness of something.
verderben
(transitive) To debase or morally corrupt.

viticultural adj
Weinbau
Of or pertaining to viticulture.

viticulture viticultures n
Weinbau
The agricultural practice of growing grape vines.

viticulturist viticulturists n
Weinbauer Weinbäuerin Weingärtner Weingärtnerin Winzer Winzerin
a person who grows grapevines

vitiligo /ˌvɪtɪˈlaɪɡəʊ/ vitiligos n
Vitiligo Weißfleckenkrankheit
(dermatology) The patchy loss of skin pigmentation.

vitreous /ˈvɪ.tɹi.əs/ more vitreous most vitreous adj
glasartig glasig gläsern aus Glas
Of or resembling glass; glassy.

vitreous humour vitreous humours n
Glaskörper
(ophthalmology, British, Canada) The clear gel that fills the eyeball between the lens and the retina.

vitrine /vəˈtɹiːn/ /vɪˈtɹiːn/ vitrines n
Vitrine
A glass-paneled cabinet or case, especially for displaying articles such as china, objets d'art, or fine merchandise.

vitriol /ˈvɪtɹiɑl/ /ˈvɪtɹiɒl/ /ˈvɪtɹiəl/ vitriols n
Vitriol
(dated) Any of various metal sulphates.

vituperate /-ɹeɪt/ /-ˈtʃuː-/ /-ˌɹeɪt/ /vaɪ-/ /vəˈt(j)upəɹət/ /vəˈt(j)upəˌɹeɪt/ /vɪˈtjuːpəɹeɪt/ /vɪˈtjuːpəɹət/ v
schmähen stänkern verunglimpfen
To attack (someone or something) with abusive language; to revile, to vilify.
tadeln ausschimpfen beschimpfen schelten
To criticize (someone or something) in an abusive or harsh manner.

vituperation /v(a)ɪˌt(j)upəˈɹeɪʃən/ /v(a)ɪˌtjuːpəˈɹeɪʃən/ vituperations n
Schmähung Beschimpfung
Criticism or invective that is sustained and overly harsh; abuse, severe blame or censure.

vituperative /vaɪˈtjuːpɹətɪv/ /vaɪˈtuːpɚətɪv/ /vɪˈtjuːpɹətɪv/ /vɪˈtuːpɚətɪv/ more vituperative most vituperative adj
scharfzüngig schmähend tadelnd
Marked by harsh abuse; abusive, often with ranting or railing.

vivacious /vaɪˈveɪʃəs/ /vɪˈveɪʃəs/ more vivacious most vivacious adj
lebhaft
Lively and animated; full of life and energy.
langlebig
(obsolete) Long-lived.
(rare) Difficult to kill.

vivacity /vɪˈvæsɪti/ vivacities n
Lebendigkeit
The quality or state of being vivacious.

vivarium vivaria vivariums n
Vivarium
A place artificially arranged for keeping or raising living animals.

vivianite vivianites n
Vivianit
(mineral) A blue, green or colourless mineral of monoclinic crystals, Fe3(PO4)2·8H2O.

vivid /ˈvɪvɪd/ more vivid most vivid vivider vividest adj
lebhaft anschaulich lebendig
(of perception) Clear, detailed or powerful.

viviparity n
Viviparie
The condition of being viviparous.

viviparous /vɪˈvɪpəɹəs/ adj
lebendgebärend lebend gebärend vivipar
(of an animal or animal species) Being born alive, as are most mammals, some reptiles, and a few fish (as opposed to being laid as an egg and subsequently hatching, as do most birds and many other species).

viviparous blenny viviparous blennies n
Aalmutter
(British) A fish in the family Zoarcidae, Zoarces viviparus.

viviparously adv
lebend gebärend lebendgebärend vivipar
(biology) In a viviparous manner.

vivisection /ˌvɪvɪˈsɛkʃən/ vivisections n
Vivisektion
The action of cutting, surgery or other invasive treatment of a living organism for the purposes of physiological or pathological scientific investigation.

vixen /ˈvɪk.sən/ vixens n
Füchsin Fähe
A female fox.
Drachen Schlampe Zicke
A malicious, quarrelsome or temperamental woman.

viz. /vɪz/ adv
d.h. näml.
Videlicet: namely, to wit, that is to say, specifically, as an illustration.

vizier /vɪˈzɪə/ /vɪˈzɪɹ/ /ˈvɪzɪə/ viziers n
Wesir
(history) A high-ranking official or minister in an Islamic government, especially in the Ottoman Empire.

vlog /ˈviːˌlɑɡ/ /ˈviːˌlɒɡ/ /ˈvlɑɡ/ /ˈvlɒɡ/ vlogs n
Vlog V-log Videoblog
(Internet) A weblog using video as its primary presentation format. [from 21st c.]

vlogger vloggers n
Vlogger Vloggerin
A contributor to a vlog.

vobla voblas n
Wobla
The Caspian roach (Rutilus caspicus), formerly considered a subspecies of the common roach.

vocable /ˈvoʊkəbl̩/ /ˈvəʊkəbl̩/ vocables n
Vokabel
(linguistics) A word or utterance, especially with reference to its form rather than its meaning.

vocabulary /voʊˈkæbjəlɛɹi/ /vəʊˈkabjʊləɹɪ/ /vəˈkabjʊləɹɪ/ /vəˈkæbjəlɛɹi/ vocabularies n
Wortschatz Vokabular Wörterverzeichnis Glossar Vokabularium Wortliste
A usually alphabetized and explained collection of words e.g. of a particular field, or prepared for a specific purpose, often for learning.
Wortschatz Vokabular Vokabularium
The collection of words a person knows and uses.
Wortschatz Vokabular Wortvorrat
The stock of words used in a particular field.
Wortschatz Vokabular Wörterverzeichnis Glossar Wortliste
The words of a language collectively; lexis.
Wörterverzeichnis Glossar Wortliste
(by extension) A range of artistic or stylistic forms or techniques.

vocabulary word vocabulary words n
Vokabel
(education, US) A word which a student is expected to learn; a word included in a test of one's general vocabulary or of subject-specific terminology

vocal /ˈvoʊ.kəl/ /ˈvəʊ.kəl/ more vocal most vocal adj
mündlich stimmhaft stimmlich
(phonetics) Consisting of, or characterized by, voice, or tone produced in the larynx, which may be modified, either by resonance, as in the case of the vowels, or by obstructive action, as in certain consonants, such as v, l, etc., or by both, as in the nasals m, n, ng.
laut lautstark
Expressing opinions or feelings freely, loudly, or insistently.

vocal cord vocal cords n
Stimmband
(anatomy, usually plural) Either of two pairs of folds of mucous membrane stretched horizontally across the human larynx whose vibrations help to produce the voice.

vocal cords n
Stimmbänder
(chiefly, in the plural) Two folds of tissue located in the larynx that vibrate when air passes over them, producing the sound waves associated with talking and singing.

vocalic /voʊˈkælɪk/ /vəʊˈkælɪk/ adj
vokalisch
Pertaining to a vowel.

vocalism vocalisms n
Vokalismus
(linguistics) The vowel sounds used in a language.

vocalist /ˈvoʊkəlɪst/ vocalists n
Vokalist Sänger Sängerin Vokalistin
A singer; a person who likes to sing.

vocalization /voʊk(ə)l(a)ɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/ /vəʊk(ə)lʌɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/ vocalizations n
Vokalisierung
The act of vocalizing or something vocalized; a vocal utterance
Vokalisation Vokalisierung
(orthography, phonology) The addition of these diacritics and the respective phonemes to a word; the spoken form the word thereby receives.

vocation /voʊˈkeɪʃən/ /vəʊˈkeɪʃən/ vocations n
Berufung
An inclination to undertake a certain kind of work, especially a religious career; often in response to a perceived summons; a calling.
Beruf
An occupation for which a person is suited, trained or qualified.

vocational adj
Beruf beruflich professionell
(of education) That provides a special skill rather than academic knowledge.

vocational school vocational schools n
Berufsschule Fachschule
A school that provides training in specific skills required for different industries.

vocative /ˈvoʊkətɪv/ /ˈvɑkətɪv/ /ˈvɒkətɪv/ more vocative most vocative adj
aufrufend
Of or pertaining to calling; used in calling or vocation.
vokativ Vokativ
(grammar) Used in address; appellative (said of that case or form of the noun, pronoun, or adjective, in which a person or thing is addressed). For example "Domine, O Lord"

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

vociferous /voʊˈsɪfəɹəs/ /vəʊˈsɪfəɹəs/ more vociferous most vociferous adj
lautstark
Making or characterized by a noisy outcry; clamorous.

vodka /ˈvɑdkə/ /ˈvɒdkə/ vodkas n
Wodka
A clear distilled alcoholic liquor made from grain mash.
A serving of the above beverage.

vodyanoy vodyanoys n
Wassermann Wodjanoj
(Slavic mythology) A type of water sprite from Slavic mythology

vogue /vəʊɡ/ vogues n
Mode
The prevailing fashion or style.

vogue word vogue words n
Modewort
(linguistics) A neologism that gains sudden popularity but is forgotten after a relatively short time.

voice /vɔɪs/ voices n
Stimme
Sound uttered by the mouth, especially by human beings in speech or song; sound thus uttered considered as possessing some special quality or character
An expressed opinion, choice, will, desire, or wish; the right or ability to make such expression or to have it considered
(archaic) Command; precept.
(music) In harmony, an independent vocal or instrumental part in a piece of composition.
Stimme Gattung Genus Verbi Verbalgenus Verbgenus Diathese
(grammar) A particular way of inflecting or conjugating verbs, or a particular form of a verb, by means of which is indicated the relation of the subject of the verb to the action which the verb expresses.

voice actor voice actors voice actress n
Synchronsprecher
An actor who provides voices or voice-overs for radio drama, animations, commercials, dubbed films, games, etc.

voice crack voice cracks n
Stimmbruch

voice message voice messages n
Sprachmeldung Sprachmitteilung Sprachnachricht
A message left on a voice mail system.

voice-over /ˈvɔɪsoʊvɚ/ /ˈvɔɪsəʊvə/ voice-overs n
Voice-over
A voice-overed release, especially of foreign content.
Offstimme
The voice audio track of such a broadcast.

voiced /vɔɪst/ adj
stimmhaft
(phonetics) Sounded with vibration of the vocal cords. For example, the phone [z] is voiced, while [s] is unvoiced.

voiceless /ˈvɔɪsləs/ adj
tonlos
Lacking a voice, without vocal sound.
stimmlos
(phonetics, of a consonant or vowel) Spoken without vibration of the vocal cords; unvoiced, surd, breathed. Examples: [t], [s], [f], [m̥], [u̥].

voicemail voicemails n
Anrufbeantworter Voicemail
(countable, by extension) An individual message on such a system.

void /vɔɪd/ adj
leer
Containing nothing; empty; not occupied or filled.
ungültig nichtig leer
Having no incumbent; unoccupied; said of offices etc.
umsonst vergeblich
Not producing any effect; ineffectual; vain.
ungültig nichtig
Of no legal force or effect, incapable of confirmation or ratification.
(programming, of a function or method) That does not return a value; being a procedure rather than a function.
(bridge) Having no cards in a particular suit.

void /vɔɪd/ voids n
Leere Vakuum
An empty space; a vacuum.
Hohlraum Void
(astronomy) An extended region of space containing no galaxies.

void /vɔɪd/ v
annullieren entleeren leeren löschen
(transitive, obsolete) To remove the contents of; to make or leave vacant or empty; to quit; to leave.

voilà /(v)wɑˈlɑ/ /vwæˈlɑː/ /vwɑːˈlɑː/ /vwʌˈlɑː/ interjection
voilà
Lo, there it is; see here; ta-da; presto; behold!

voivode /ˈvɔɪˌvoʊd/ /ˈvɔɪˌvəʊd/ voivodes n
Woiwode Wojewode
A local ruler or official in various parts of central and eastern Europe, especially early semi-independent rulers of Transylvania.

voivodeship /ˈvɔɪˌvoʊdˌʃɪp/ /ˈvɔɪˌvəʊdˌʃɪp/ voivodeships n
Woiwodschaft Wojewodschaft
(countable, uncountable) The jurisdiction of a voivode, comparable to a countship or a county.
Woiwodschaft
(countable) The highest-level administrative subdivision of Poland, comparable to a province or state.

vol. vols. n
Bd.
abbreviation of (the equivalent of) volume

volatile /ˈvɑ.ləˌtaɪ.əl/ /ˈvɒl.əˌtaɪ.(ə)l/ [ˈvɑ.lə.tl̩] [ˈvɑ.lə.ɾɫ̩] more volatile most volatile adj
flüchtig verdunstend volatil
(physics) Evaporating or vaporizing readily under normal conditions.
schwankend unbeständig unstet
(of a price etc) Variable or erratic.
aufbrausend labil
(of a person) Quick to become angry or violent.
unbeständig
Fickle.
flüchtig
Temporary or ephemeral.
brisant
(of a situation) Potentially violent.
volatil
(computing, of memory) Whose content is lost when the computer is powered down.

volatility /ˌvɑ.ləˈtɪl.ə.ti/ /ˌvɒl.əˈtɪl.ə.ti/ /ˌvɔl.əˈtɪl.ə.ti/ [ˌvɑ.ləˈtɪl.ə.ɾi] [ˌvɔl.əˈtɪl.ə.ɾi] volatilities n
Flüchtigkeit Volatilität
(uncountable) The state of having a low boiling point and evaporating readily.
Volatilität
(finance, countable) A quantification of the degree of uncertainty about the future price of a commodity, share, or other financial product.

volcanic /vɒlˈkanɪk/ adj
vulkanisch
Of or pertaining to a volcano or volcanoes
Produced by a volcano, or, more generally, by igneous agencies
Changed or affected by the heat of a volcano.

volcanic ash volcanic ashes n
Vulkanasche
(geology) Fragments of pulverized rock, minerals and volcanic glass created during a volcanic eruption.

volcanic bomb volcanic bombs n
vulkanische Bombe

volcanism volcanisms n
Vulkanismus
(volcanology) Any of the natural phenomena and processes associated with the action of volcanos, geysers and fumaroles

volcano /vɑl.ˈkeɪ.noʊ/ /vɒl.ˈkeɪ.nəʊ/ /vɒl.ˈkɑː.nəʊ/ /vɔl.ˈkeɪ.noʊ/ volcanoes volcanos n
Vulkan Feuerberg feuerspeiender Berg
A vent or fissure on the surface of a planet (usually in a mountainous form) with a magma chamber attached to the mantle of a planet or moon, periodically erupting forth lava and volcanic gases onto the surface.

volcano rabbit volcano rabbits n
Vulkankaninchen
A small rabbit, Romerolagus diazi, that resides in the mountains of Mexico.

volcanologist /ˌvɒl.kə.ˈnɒ.lə.dʒɪst/ volcanologists n
Vulkanologe Vulkanologin
One who is skilled in, professes or practices volcanology.

volcanology /ˌvɒl.kə.ˈnɒ.lə.dʒi/ n
Vulkanologie
The study of volcanoes.

vole /ˈvəʊl/ voles n
Wühlmaus
Any of a large number of species of small rodents of the subfamily Arvicolinae of the family Cricetidae which are not lemmings or muskrats.

volition /voʊˈlɪʃ(ə)n/ /vəˈlɪʃ(ə)n/ volitions n
Vorsatz
A conscious choice or decision. [from early 17th c.]
Wille Willenskraft
The mental power or ability of choosing; the will.

volitional /vɒˈlɪʃənəl/ [vɒˈlɪʃn̩l] [vɒˈlɪʃn̩l̩] more volitional most volitional adj
willentlich
(comparable) Done by conscious, personal choice; not based on external principles; not accidental.

volley /ˈvɑli/ /ˈvɒli/ volleys n
Salve
The simultaneous firing of a number of missiles or bullets; the projectiles so fired.
Volley
(sports) The flight of a ball just before it bounces.

volleyball /ˈvɒlibɔ(ː)l/ volleyballs n
Volleyball
(uncountable) A game played on a rectangular court between two teams of two to six players which involves striking a ball back and forth over a net.
(countable) The inflated ball used in such a game.

volleyball player volleyball players n
Volleyballspieler Volleyballer Volleyballerin Volleyballspielerin
A person who plays volleyball, especially professionally.

volost volosts n
Wolost
(historical) A traditional administrative subdivision in Eastern Europe.

volt /voʊlt/ /vɒlt/ /vəʊlt/ volts n
Volt
In the International System of Units, the derived unit of electrical potential and electromotive force (voltage); the potential difference across a conductor when a current of one ampere uses one watt of power. Symbol: V

voltage /voʊltɪd͡ʒ/ /vəʊltɪd͡ʒ/ voltages n
Spannung
(electricity) The difference in electrostatic potential between two points in space, especially between live and neutral conductors or the earth.

volte-face /-ˈfɑːs/ /vɒltˈfæs/ volte-faces n
Kehrtwende
A reversal of attitude, policy, or principle.

voltmeter /ˈvoʊltˌmitɚ/ voltmeters n
Voltmeter Spannungsmessgerät
An instrument for measuring electric potential in volts.

voluble /ˈvɑl.jə.bəl/ /ˈvɒl.jʊ.bəl/ more voluble most voluble adj
gesprächig redselig
(of a person or a manner of speaking) Fluent or having a ready flow of speech.

volume /ˈvɑl.jum/ /ˈvɑl.jəm/ /ˈvɒl(j)ɪu̯m/ /ˈvɒl.juːm/ /ˈvɒl.jʊm/ volumes n
Volumen Band
A three-dimensional measure of space that comprises a length, a width and a height. It is measured in units of cubic centimeters in metric, cubic inches or cubic feet in English measurement.
Quantity.
Lautstärke Volumen
Strength of sound; loudness.
Jahrgang Volumen
The issues of a periodical over a period of one year.
Band Volumen
A bound book.
A single book of a publication issued in multi-book format, such as an encyclopedia.
Partition Volume
(computing) An accessible storage area with a single file system, typically resident on a single partition of a hard disk.

volumetric adj
volumetrisch
Pertaining to measurement by volume.

volumetric flask volumetric flasks n
Maßkolben Messkolben
(chemistry) A glass flask used in a laboratory for holding chemical liquids and solutions. They are similar in shape to a Florence flask, but with a longer neck and wider flat bottom. The neck is marked so that a particular volume of liquid can be measured with high precision.

voluminous /vəˈl(j)uː.mɪ.nəs/ /vəˈlu.mə.nəs/ more voluminous most voluminous adj
voluminös
Of great volume, or bulk; large.

voluntarily /ˈvɒləntɹɪli/ /ˌvɑlənˈtɛɹɪli/ more voluntarily most voluntarily adv
freiwillig
In a voluntary manner.

voluntary /vo.ˈlɔn.t̠ɹ̠̊ɹ̩.ri/ /ˈvɑ.lənˌtɛɹ.i/ /ˈvɒl.ən.tɹi/ /ˌvo.lɔn.ˈtɛ.ri/ more voluntary most voluntary adj
freiwillig
Done, given, or acting of one's own free will.
ehrenamtlich ohne Bezahlung
Working or done without payment.

volunteer /-ˈtɪɚ/ /ˌvɑlənˈtɪɹ/ /ˌvɒl(ə)nˈtɪə/ volunteers n
Freiwillige Freiwilliger Ehrenamtliche Ehrenamtlicher
One who enters into, or offers themselves for, any service of their own free will, especially when done without pay.
(military) One who enters into military service voluntarily (but who, when in service, is subject to discipline and regulations like other soldiers), as opposed to a conscript.

volunteer /-ˈtɪɚ/ /ˌvɑlənˈtɪɹ/ /ˌvɒl(ə)nˈtɪə/ v
sich freiwillig melden
(intransitive) To enlist oneself as a volunteer.
anbieten sich anbieten
(ambitransitive) To do or offer to do something voluntarily.

voluntourism n
Voluntourismus
A type of tourism which combines traditional travel and tourism with volunteer work. Travelers are given opportunities to contribute money and/or time to causes related to their destinations.

volute /vəˈluːt/ volutes n
Volute
(architectural element) The characteristic spiral curve on an Ionic capital, widely copied in other styles and in neoclassical architecture.

vomer bone vomer bones n
Pflugscharbein
(anatomy) The small thin bone that forms part of the septum between the nostrils.

vomit /ˈvɑmɪt/ /ˈvɒmɪt/ vomits n
Erbrochenes Kotze
The regurgitated former contents of a stomach; vomitus.

vomit /ˈvɑmɪt/ /ˈvɒmɪt/ v
erbrechen übergeben kotzen vomieren speien reihern
(intransitive) To regurgitate or eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; puke.

von Daniken pn
von Däniken

voodoo /ˈvuːduː/ voodoos n
Voodoo Wodu Voudou
Any of a group of related religious practices found chiefly in and around the Caribbean, particularly in Haiti and Louisiana.

voracious /vɔːˈɹeɪ.ʃəs/ /vəˈɹeɪ.ʃəs/ more voracious most voracious adj
gefräßig gierig unersättlich
Wanting or devouring great quantities of food.
gierig unersättlich
Having a great appetite for anything; eager.

vorarephilia n
Vorarephilie
A paraphilia or fetish in role-playing, involving the devouring of or being devoured by another person or creature—whether alive and whole ("soft vore"), or with gore or killing ("hard vore").

vortex /ˈvɔɹtɛks/ vortexes vortices n
Wirbel
A whirlwind, whirlpool, or similarly moving matter in the form of a spiral or column.
Strudel
(figuratively) Anything that inevitably draws surrounding things into its current.

vortical /ˈvɔːtɪk(ə)l/ more vortical most vortical adj
kreisend wirbelartig wirbelnd
Of or pertaining to a vortex; containing vortices; moving in a vortex. [from 17th c.]

votary /ˈvoʊdəri/ /ˈvəʊt(ə)ri/ /ˈvəʊtəri/ votaries n
Geweihter Verherer Verhererin
A person, such as a monk or nun, who lives a religious life according to vows they have made.
Verherer Verhererin
A devotee of a particular religion or cult.
A devout or zealous worshipper.
(by extension) Someone who is devoted to a particular pursuit etc.
A loyal supporter or devoted admirer of a person or institution.

vote /voʊt/ /vəʊt/ votes n
Stimme Votum
a formalized choice on legally relevant measures such as employment or appointment to office or a proceeding about a legal dispute.
Abstimmung Stimme
an act or instance of participating in such a choice, e.g., by submitting a ballot

vote /voʊt/ /vəʊt/ v
wählen stimmen abstimmen
(intransitive) To cast a vote; to assert a formalized choice in an election.

vote of confidence votes of confidence n
Vertrauensfrage
A motion proposed in a parliament or other assembly to give members the chance to express their confidence in a government; sometimes proposed by a government to counter a vote of no confidence proposed by the opposition; defeat would lead to the resignation of the government.

vote of no confidence votes of no confidence n
Misstrauensvotum
(politics, legal) A parliamentary motion representing the lack of confidence of a parliament in the standing government. A passed motion of no confidence usually results in the government's fall.

vote with one's feet v
mit den Füßen abstimmen
(idiomatic) To express one's preferences through one's actions, by voluntarily participating in or withdrawing from an activity, group, or process; especially, by physical migration to leave a situation one does not like, or to move to a situation one regards as more beneficial.

vote with one's wallet v
mit dem Portemonnaie abstimmen mit seinem Portemonnaie abstimmen
(idiomatic) To elect to either support or boycott a company, store, or other product in order to demonstrate one's views, values, or principles.

voter /ˈvoʊtɚ/ /ˈvəʊtə(ɹ)/ voters n
Wähler Wählerin
Someone who votes.

voting /ˈvoʊtɪŋ/ votings n
Abstimmung
action of the verb to vote

voting booth voting booths n
Wahlkabine
(US) A small enclosed compartment where a voter may register a vote in private; it may house some voting machine, or just have a pencil for marking a voting slip.

voting system voting systems n
Wahlsystem
A system used to determine the result of an election based on the preferences expressed by voters.

vouch /ˈvaʊt͡ʃ/ v
bezeugen
To bear witness or testify to the nature or qualities (of someone or something).
To express confidence in or take responsibility for (the correctness or truth of) something.
bürgen bezeugen einstehen garantieren verbürgen versichern
To affirm or warrant the correctness or truth of (something); also, to affirm or warrant (the truth of an assertion or statement).

voucher /ˈvaʊt͡ʃə(ɹ)/ vouchers n
Gutschein
A piece of paper that entitles the holder to a discount, or that can be exchanged for goods and services.

vouchsafe /ˌvaʊt͡ʃˈseɪf/ [ˌvʌʊtʃˈseɪf] v
gewähren
To graciously give, to condescendingly grant a right, benefit, outcome, etc.; to deign to acknowledge.

voussoir /vuˈswɑːr/ voussoirs n
Bogensegment Bogenstein Bogenstück Keilstein
(architecture) One of a series of wedge-shaped bricks or stones forming an arch or vault. [from 1728]

vow /vaʊ/ vows n
Gelöbnis Gelübde Eid Schwur
A solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner, especially a promise to live and act in accordance with the rules of a religious order.
Eid
A declaration or assertion.

vow /vaʊ/ v
geloben schwören
(ambitransitive) To make a vow; to promise.

vowel /vaʊl/ /ˈvaʊ.əl/ vowels n
Vokal Selbstlaut Vokallaut
(phonetics) A sound produced by the vocal cords with relatively little restriction of the oral cavity, forming the prominent sound of a syllable.
Vokal Vokalbuchstabe Selbstlaut
(orthography) A letter representing the sound of a vowel; in English, the vowels are a, e, i, o, u, and sometimes y.

vowel harmony vowel harmonies n
Vokalharmonie Synharmonismus
(phonology) A phonological process in some languages that sets constraints on which vowels may be found near each other or within a word, such as back vowels or front vowels; sometimes resulting in variant affixes, clitics or similar variations.

vox pop /vɒksˈpɒp/ /ˈvɒkspɒp/ vox pops n
Meinungsäußerung Stimmen von der Straße
(journalism) A short, informal, non-prearranged interview with a member of the public, especially to canvas opinion.

vox populi /ˈvɒks ˈpɒpjuːlaɪ/ n
Publikumsmeinungen Stimmen aus dem Volk öffentliche Meinung
voice of the people.

voyage /ˈvɔɪ.ɪd͡ʒ/ voyages n
Reise
A long journey, especially by ship.

voyeur /vwɑ.ˈjɜɹ/ /vwɑː.ˈjɜː/ /vɔɪ.ˈjɜr/ /vɔɪ.ˈjɜː/ voyeurs n
Spanner Voyeur Voyeurin
A person who derives sexual pleasure from secretly observing other people, especially when such people are engaged in some sexual activity.

voyeurism /vwɑːˈjɜːɹɪz(ə)m/ voyeurisms n
Voyeurismus
The derivation of sexual satisfaction by watching unsuspecting people secretly, especially when those being watched are undressed or undressing, flashing, toileting, or engaging in sexual activity.

voyeuristic more voyeuristic most voyeuristic adj
voyeuristisch
Of, relating to, or derived from voyeurism or a voyeur.

vroom /vɹum/ /vɹuːm/ /vɹʊm/ interjection
wrumm
The sound of an engine revving up.

vrykolakas n
Wrukolakas
(folklore) In Greek folklore, a harmful undead creature that eats flesh, somewhat like a vampire or zombie.

vulcanite vulcanites n
Vulkanit
(mineral) A rare mineral, copper telluride.

vulcanization vulcanizations n
Vulkanisation
A process by which rubber is hardened using heat and sulphur.

vulcanize /ˈvʌl.kə.naɪz/ v
vulkanisieren
(transitive) To treat rubber with heat and (usually) sulphur to harden it and make it more durable.

vulgar /ˈvʌl.ɡə/ /ˈvʌl.ɡɚ/ more vulgar most vulgar vulgarer vulgarest adj
vulgär unanständig unfein ungebildet ungehobelt vulgärsprachlich
Debased, uncouth, distasteful, obscene.
vulgär gewöhnlich gemein ordinär Volks- allgemein
(historical, or, derogatory) Having to do with ordinary, common people.

vulgarian /vʌlˈɡɛəɹi.ən/ vulgarians n
Plebejer Pöbel
A vulgar individual, especially one who emphasizes or is oblivious to his or her vulgar qualities.

vulgarism vulgarisms n
Vulgarismus
(grammar) A word or term that is considered offensive or vulgar.

vulgarity /vʌlˈɡɜɹɪɾi/ vulgarities n
Vulgarität
(uncountable) The quality of being vulgar.

vulnerability /ˌvʌln(ə)ɹəˈbɪlɪti/ /ˌvʌn(ə)ɹəˈbɪlɪti/ vulnerabilities n
Verwundbarkeit Verletzbarkeit Schwachstelle Sicherheitslücke Verletzlichkeit Vulnerabilität
(uncountable) The state of being vulnerable; susceptibility to attack or injury, either physical or emotional; the state or condition of being weak or poorly defended.

vulnerable /ˈvʌln(ə)ɹəbl̩/ /ˈvʌn(ə)ɹəbl̩/ more vulnerable most vulnerable adj
verletzlich verwundbar empfindlich
More or most likely to be exposed to the chance of being attacked or harmed, either physically or emotionally.

vulpine /ˈvʌlpaɪn/ more vulpine most vulpine adj
Fuchs
Pertaining to a fox.

vulture /ˈvʌltʃə/ /ˈvʌlt͡ʃɚ/ vultures n
Geier Geierin
Any of several carrion-eating birds of the families Accipitridae and Cathartidae.
Aasgeier Geier
(figurative, colloquial) A person who profits from the suffering of others.

vulture fund vulture funds n
Geierfond
(finance, pejorative) A hedge fund or private equity fund that invests in debt considered to be very weak or in imminent default. Investors profit by buying debt at a discounted price on a secondary market and then suing the debtor for a larger amount than the purchasing price.

vulva /ˈvʌlvə/ vulvae vulvas vulvæ n
Vulva Scham
(anatomy) The external female sexual organs, collectively.

vulvodynia n
Vulvodynie

vuvuzela /vuːvuːˈzeɪlə/ /vuːvuːˈzɛlə/ vuvuzelas n
Vuvuzela
A trumpet-shaped horn, now usually plastic, that produces a loud buzzing sound.

vyanjanabhakti /ˌvjɑːnd͡ʒənəˈbɑːkti/ vyanjanabhaktis n
Sprosskonsonant Sproßkonsonant
(linguistics, phonology) Epenthesis of a consonant, as in the p in consumption; excrescence.

vyshyvanka vyshyvankas vyshyvanky n
Wyschywanka
Traditional Ukrainian and Belarusian clothing, featuring elements of Ukrainian and Belarusian ethnic embroidery.

völva /ˈvoʊlvə/ /ˈvɑlvə/ /ˈvɒlvə/ /ˈvəʊlvə/ /ˈvɜːlvə/ völvas n
Völva
(historical) In Old Norse society, a female practitioner of magic divination and prophecy.

wacko /ˈwækəʊ/ more wacko most wacko adj
durchgeknallt spinnert
(informal) Amusingly eccentric or irrational.

wad /wɑd/ /wɒd/ wads n
Pfropfen Vorladung Vorschlag
A soft plug or seal, particularly as used between the powder and pellets in a shotgun cartridge, or earlier on the charge of a muzzleloader or cannon.
Wichse
(slang, vulgar) An ejaculation of semen.

wad /wɑd/ /wɒd/ v
zerknüllen
To crumple or crush into a compact, amorphous shape or ball.

wad hook wad hooks n
Kugelzieher Dammzieher Flintenkrätzer Krätzer Schusszieher
two spiral blades arranged something like a corkscrew and fastened to a ramrod for extracting spherical objects from the bottom of a bore-hole, particularly a bullet from the barrel of a firearm

waddle /ˈwɑd.əl/ /ˈwɒd.əl/ [ˈwɑɾ.ɫ̩] waddles n
Gang Watscheln
A squat, swaying gait.

waddle /ˈwɑd.əl/ /ˈwɒd.əl/ [ˈwɑɾ.ɫ̩] v
watscheln
(intransitive) To walk with short steps, tilting the body from side to side.

wade /wed/ /weɪd/ v
waten
(intransitive) to walk through water or something that impedes progress.

wader /ˈweɪdə(ɹ)/ waders n
Watstiefel
(chiefly, in the plural) A waterproof boot that comes up to the hip, used by fishermen, etc.
Watvogel
A long-legged bird associated with wetland or coastal environments.

wading bird wading birds n
Stelzvogel Watvogel
Any of various long-legged birds, of the order Ciconiiformes, such as cranes, herons, or storks, that wade in shallow water in search of food.

wading pool wading pools n
Planschbecken
a shallow pool usually used by children to play in

wafer /ˈweɪfə/ wafers n
Waffel Oblate
A light, thin, flat biscuit/cookie.
Halbleiterscheibe Wafer
(electronics) A thin disk of silicon or other semiconductor on which an electronic circuit is produced.

waffle /ˈwɑf.l̩/ /ˈwɒf.l̩/ [ˈwɑf.ɫ̩] n
Waffel
(countable, ) A flat pastry pressed with a grid pattern, often eaten hot with butter and/or honey or syrup.
Geschwafel leere Phrasen
(colloquial) (Often lengthy) speech or writing that is evasive or vague, or pretentious.

waffle /ˈwɑf.l̩/ /ˈwɒf.l̩/ [ˈwɑf.ɫ̩] v
schwafeln
(intransitive) To speak or write evasively or vaguely.
(ambitransitive) Often followed by on: to speak or write (something) at length without any clear aim or point; to ramble.
gemächlich dahingleiten
(intransitive, aviation, road transport, colloquial) Of an aircraft or motor vehicle: to travel in a slow and unhurried manner.

waffle iron waffle irons n
Waffeleisen
A cooking appliance, with hinged, indented metal plates, used to make waffles.

waft /wæft/ /wɑft/ /wɑːft/ /wɒft/ wafts n
Hauch
Something (such as an odor or perfume) that is carried through the air.

waft /wæft/ /wɑft/ /wɑːft/ /wɒft/ v
getragen werden streichen tragen treiben umwehen wabern
(ergative) To (cause to) float easily or gently through the air.
schweben dahinsegeln schwimmen treiben
(intransitive) To be moved, or to pass, on a buoyant medium; to float.
aussenden fortsenden getragen werden senden signalisieren streichen
To give notice to by waving something; to wave the hand to; to beckon.

wag /wæɡ/ wags n
Wedeln
An oscillating movement.
Schelm
A witty person.

wag /wæɡ/ v
wedeln schwänzeln
To swing from side to side, as an animal's tail, or someone's head, to express disagreement or disbelief.
schwänzen
(intransitive, mostly, obsolete) To go; to proceed; to move; to progress.

wage /weɪd͡ʒ/ wages n
Lohn Arbeitsentgelt
(often in plural) An amount of money paid to a worker for a specified quantity of work, usually calculated on an hourly basis and expressed in an amount of money per hour.

wage /weɪd͡ʒ/ v
führen
(transitive) To conduct or carry out (a war or other contest).

wage slave wage slaves n
Berufsmensch Lohnsklave
(informal) Someone who does very unpleasant or drudging work for a wage.

wager /ˈweɪd͡ʒɚ/ wagers n
Wette
A bet; a stake; a pledge.
(legal) An offer to make oath.
Wetteinsatz
The subject of a bet.
Wette Wetteinsatz
(legal) A contract by which two parties or more agree that a certain sum of money, or other thing, shall be paid or delivered to one of them, on the happening or not happening of an uncertain event.

wager /ˈweɪd͡ʒɚ/ v
wetten
(transitive) To bet something; to put it up as collateral.

waggle /ˈwaɡəl/ v
wackeln wedeln
(transitive) To move (something) with short, quick motions; to wobble.

waggle dance waggle dances n
Schwänzeltanz
A dance in the form of a figure eight performed by the honey bee in order to communicate the direction and distance of patches of flowers, water sources, etc. that are more than 100 metres distant from the hive.

wagon /ˈwæɡ(ə)n/ /ˈwæɡən/ /ˈwæːɡən/ wagons n
Bollerwagen
Abbreviation of toy wagon; A child's riding toy, with the same structure as a wagon (sense 1), pulled or steered by a long handle attached to the front.
Wagen
Short for dinner wagon (“set of light shelves mounted on castors so that it can be pushed around a dining room and used for serving”).
(slang) Short for paddy wagon (“police van for transporting prisoners”).

wagtail wagtails n
Stelze Bachstelze
Any of various small passerine birds, principally of genus Motacilla, of the Old World, notable for their long tails.

waif /weɪf/ waifs n
herrenloses Gut
(Britain, law, archaic) Often in the form waif and stray, waifs and strays: an article of movable property found of which the owner is not known, such as goods washed up on a beach or thrown away by an absconding thief; such items belong to the Crown, which may grant the right of ownership to them to a lord of a manor.
Fundsache Fundstück
Something found, especially if without an owner; something which comes along, as it were, by chance.
Heimatloser heimatlose Person heimatloses Kind
A person (especially a child) who is homeless and without means of support; also, a person excluded from society; an outcast.

wail /weɪl/ [weɪɫ] wails n
Klagelaut Kreischen Schmerzensschrei Schrei Wehklagen
A prolonged cry, usually high-pitched, especially as of grief or anguish. [from 15th c.]
Geschrei Heulen Jaulen Kreischen Schrei
Any similar sound as of lamentation; a howl.
Heulen
A sound made by emergency vehicle sirens, contrasted with "yelp" which is higher-pitched and faster.

wail /weɪl/ [weɪɫ] v
jammern heulen
(intransitive) To cry out, as in sorrow or anguish.
heulen
(intransitive) To make a noise like mourning or crying.
jammern beweinen heulen klagen wehklagen
(transitive) To lament; to bewail; to grieve over.
jaulen
(slang, music) To perform with great liveliness and force.

wailer /ˈweɪlə/ /ˈweɪlɚ/ wailers n
Klagende Klagender
One who wails or laments.

wainscotting /ˈweɪnskɒtɪŋ/ wainscottings n
Lambris
Wooden (especially oaken) panelling on the lower part of a room’s walls.

wainwright /ˈweɪnɹaɪt/ wainwrights n
Stellmacher Wagner Radmacher Wagenbauer Wagenmacher
A person who builds and repairs wagons.

waist /weɪst/ waists n
Taille
(anatomy) The part of the body between the pelvis and the stomach.
Rumpf
The middle portion of the hull of a ship or the fuselage of an aircraft.

waistband /ˈweɪstˌbænd/ [ˈweɪst.ˌbænd] waistbands n
Bund Hosenbund Taillenbund
A band of fabric encircling the waist, especially a part of a pair of pants or a skirt.

waistcoat /ˈweɪs(t)kəʊt/ /ˈwɛskət/ waistcoats n
Weste Gilet
(chiefly, British) A sleeveless, collarless garment worn over a shirt and under a suit jacket.

waistline waistlines n
Taille
a line around the body at the waist; its measurement
the narrowest part of a garment, usually at the waist, but may be above or below depending on the dictates of fashion or the whim of the designer

wait /weɪt/ [weɪ̯ʔt] waits n
Warten
A delay.

wait /weɪt/ [weɪ̯ʔt] v
warten
(intransitive) To delay movement or action until some event or time; to remain neglected or in readiness.
bedienen
(intransitive, stative, US) To wait tables; to serve customers in a restaurant or other eating establishment.

wait and see v
abwarten abwarten und Tee trinken aussitzen
(intransitive) To await the course of events before taking action.

wait-and-see adj
abwartend
Tending to observe events before coming to a decision.

waiter /ˈweɪtə/ /ˈweɪtɚ/ waiters waitress n
Kellner Kellnerin
A male or female attendant who serves customers at their tables in a restaurant, café or similar.
Wartende Wartender
Someone who waits for somebody or something; a person who is waiting.

waiting /ˈweɪtɪŋ/ [ˈweɪ̯ɾɪŋ] waitings n
Warten
The act of staying or remaining in expectation.

waiting list waiting lists n
Warteliste
An ordered list of people waiting to obtain a good or service.

waiting move waiting moves n
Abwartezug
(chess) A move that is not tactical except in that it puts the burden to move on the opposing player.

waiting room waiting rooms n
Wartezimmer Warteraum Wartesaal
A room in some public place for people to wait.

waitress /ˈweɪtɹəs/ waiter waitresses n
Kellnerin
A female attendant who serves customers in a restaurant, café, or similar.

waive /weɪv/ v
aufgeben verzichten
(transitive, legal) To relinquish (a right etc.); to give up claim to; to forgo.
aufgeben verlassen
(now, _, rare) To put aside, avoid.

waiver /ˈweɪ.və(ɹ)/ /ˈweɪ.vɚ/ waivers n
Verzicht
The act of waiving, or not insisting on, some right, claim, or privilege.

wake /weɪk/ /weːk/ [weːk] [wɛːk] wakes n
Kielwasser
(nautical) The path left behind a ship on the surface of the water.
Totenwache
A period after a person's death before or after the body is buried, cremated, etc.; in some cultures accompanied by a party and/or collectively sorting through the deceased's personal effects.
Nachlauf
(aviation) The turbulent air left behind a flying aircraft.

wake /weɪk/ /weːk/ [weːk] [wɛːk] v
wecken aufwachen aufwecken erwachen
(transitive) (often followed by up) To make somebody stop sleeping; to rouse from sleep.

wake up /ˌweɪk ˈʌp/ [ˌweɪˈkʌp] v
aufwachen aufwecken wecken erwachen wach machen wach werden
(intransitive) To stop sleeping; to awake.
aufwecken wecken wach machen
(transitive) To awaken somebody.
aufwachen erwachen sich bewusst werden wach werden
(intransitive) To become more aware of a real-life situation; to concentrate on the matter in hand.

wake-up call wake-up calls n
Weckruf
A telephone call to awaken someone at a certain time, especially one requested by the person while staying at a hotel.
Alarmsignal Alarmzeichen Warnung
(figuratively) An alert, reminder, or call to action caused by a dramatic event.

wakeful more wakeful most wakeful adj
aufmerksam schlaflos unruhig vigilant wach wachsam
Sleepless.

wakefulness wakefulnesses n
Aufmerksamkeit Schlaflosigkeit Vigilanz Wachheit Wachsamkeit
The state of being wakeful.

walk /wɑk/ /wɔk/ /wɔːk/ walks n
Spaziergang
A trip made by walking.
Weg
A distance walked.

walk /wɑk/ /wɔk/ /wɔːk/ v
gehen laufen
(intransitive) To move on the feet by alternately setting each foot (or pair or group of feet, in the case of animals with four or more feet) forward, with at least one foot on the ground at all times. Compare run.
freigelassen werden freikommen
(intransitive, colloquial, legal) To "walk free", i.e. to win, or avoid, a criminal court case, particularly when actually guilty.
laufen gehen
(transitive) To travel (a distance) by walking.
ausführen begleiten
(transitive) To take for a walk or accompany on a walk.
wegkommen
(intransitive) To be stirring; to be abroad; to go restlessly about; said of things or persons expected to remain quiet, such as a sleeping person, or the spirit of a dead person.
(obsolete) To be in motion; to act; to move.

walk in the park walks in the park n
Spaziergang Zuckerschlecken
(idiomatic) Something easy or pleasant.

walk of fame walks of fame n
Ruhmesmeile Walk of Fame

walk on eggshells /-ɔn-/ /ˌwɑk-/ /ˌwɔk ɑn ˈɛɡʃɛlz/ /ˌwɔːk ɒn ˈɛɡʃɛlz/ v
einen Eiertanz vollführen
(idiomatic) To be overly careful in dealing with a person or situation because they get angry or offended very easily; to try very hard not to upset someone or something.
wie ein rohes Ei behandeln
(idiomatic) To be careful and sensitive, in handling very sensitive matters.

walk over v
hinübergehen hinüberlaufen
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see to walk over.
herumschikanieren herumtrampeln
(idiomatic, transitive) To dominate, treat (someone) as inferior.

walk the plank /ˈwɔk ðə ˈplænk/ /ˈwɔːk ðə ˈplænk/ v
über die Planke gehen
(idiomatic) To be forced to resign from a position in an organization.

walk the talk v
seinen Worten Taten folgen lassen
(idiomatic, US) To perform actions consistent with one's claims.

walk through v
durchgehen

walk-in adj
begehbar
(of a, closet, pantry, refrigerator, freezer, etc) Spacious enough to walk into.

walk-on walk-ons n
Statist Komparse Statistin
An actor of a small (or "bit") part in a theatrical production or film, often without speaking lines.

walk-on girl /ˌwɑk ɑn ˈɡɝl/ /ˌwɔk ɑn ˈɡɝl/ /ˌwɔːk ɒn ˈɡɜːl/ walk-on girls n
Walk-on-Girl
(darts) A woman who escorts a player to the stage at a darts event.

walkabout walkabouts n
Bad in der Menge Rundgang
(British) A public stroll by some celebrity to meet a group of people informally.

walkie-talkie walkie-talkies n
Handfunkgerät Walkie-Talkie
A portable, bidirectional radio transceiver, usually one of a pair.

walking /ˈwɑkɪŋ/ /ˈwɔkɪŋ/ /ˈwɔːkɪŋ/ walkings n
Gehen Gang Laufen Spazierengehen Wandern
.

walking frame walking frames n
Rollator
A framework device used to support either an infant learning to walk or a person with walking difficulties.

walking pace walking paces n
Schrittgeschwindigkeit Schritttempo
The speed at which a person or animal usually walks.

walking stick walking sticks n
Spazierstock Gehstock Krückstock vierfüßiger Gehstock
A tool, such as a cane, used to ease pressure on the legs, and to aid stability, when walking.

walkman walkmans walkmen n
Walkman
A portable personal audio cassette player with headphones.

walkthrough /wɔːk.θɹuː/ walkthroughs n
Komplettlösung
(video games) A thorough demonstration that explains the steps involved in winning the game.

walkway /ˈwɑkˌweɪ/ /ˈwɔkˌweɪ/ /ˈwɔːkˌweɪ/ walkways n
Fußweg
A clearly defined path for pedestrians.

wall /wɑl/ /wɔl/ /wɔːl/ walls n
Wall Mauer
A rampart of earth, stones etc. built up for defensive purposes.
Mauer Wall
A structure built for defense surrounding a city, castle etc.
Mauer Wand
Each of the substantial structures acting either as the exterior of or divisions within a structure.
(anatomy, zoology, botany) A dividing or containing structure in an organ or cavity.
Barriere Hemnis
An impediment to free movement.
Mauerfuchs
The butterfly Lasiommata megera.
Mauer
(soccer) A line of defenders set up between an opposing free-kick taker and the goal.

wall /wɑl/ /wɔl/ /wɔːl/ v
einmauern vermauern zumauern
To enclose with, or as if with, a wall or walls.

wall barley wall barleys n
Mäuse-Gerste
A grass of the species Hordeum murinum.

wall bars n
Sprossenwand
A type of exercise equipment used for gymnastics exercises as well as rehabilitation.

wall chaser wall chasers n
Mauernutfräse
A specialised hand-held power tool used for cutting narrow grooves in walls, for instance when laying electrical cable.

wall clock wall clocks n
Wanduhr
A clock mounted on a wall.

wall hanging wall hangings n
Wandbehang Wandteppich Wandverzierung
A wall decoration, often a scroll or a tapestry.

wall in v
ummauern
To enclose by surrounding with walls.

wall plug wall plugs n
Dübel Schraubdübel Wanddübel

wall rocket wall rockets n
Doppelsame
Diplotaxis (can refer both to the genus and specific species), native to the western Mediterranean and adjoining regions, used as a leaf vegetable.

wall socket wall sockets n
Steckdose
A mains electricity power point mounted in or on a wall inside a dwelling or other building.

wallaby /ˈwɑləbi/ /ˈwɒləbi/ wallabies n
Wallaby
Any of several species of marsupial; usually smaller and stockier than kangaroos

wallcreeper /ˈwɔːlkɹiːpə/ wallcreepers n
Mauerläufer
A passerine bird of species Tichodroma muraria, closely related to the nuthatches, breeding in temperate Asia, found more widely in much of temperate Eurasia.

wallet /ˈwɑlət/ /ˈwɒlɪt/ /ˈwɔlət/ wallets n
Portemonnaie Brieftasche Geldbörse Geldbeutel Börse Portmonee
A small case, often flat and often made of leather, for keeping money (especially paper money), credit cards, etc.

walleye walleye walleyes n
Glasaugenbarsch
(plural "walleye" or "walleyes") A species of gamefish, Sander vitreus, native to the Northern U.S. and Canada with pale, reflective eyes.

walleyed /ˈwɔːlaɪd/ more walleyed most walleyed adj
Birkauge
Having eyes with a pale-coloured iris.

wallflower /ˈwɑl.ˌflaʊ.ɚ/ /ˈwɔl.ˌflaʊ.ɚ/ /ˈwɔːl.ˌflaʊ.ə/ wallflowers n
Goldlack Lackstock Lackviole Schöterich
Any of several short-lived herbs or shrubs of the Erysimum genus with bright yellow to red flowers.
Mauerblümchen
A person who does not dance at a party, due to shyness or unpopularity; by extension, anyone who is left on the sidelines while an activity takes place.
(informal) Any person who is socially awkward, shy, or reserved.

wallow /ˈwɒ.ləʊ/ wallows n
Bad Suhle
A pool of water or mud in which animals wallow, or the depression left by them in the ground.

wallow /ˈwɒ.ləʊ/ v
suhlen wälzen
To roll oneself about in something dirty, for example in mud.
To move lazily or heavily in any medium.
suhlen
(figurative) To immerse oneself in, to occupy oneself with, metaphorically.

wallpaper wallpapers n
Tapete
(uncountable) Decorative paper-like material used to cover the inner walls of buildings.
Hintergrundbild Wallpaper
(computing, countable, uncountable) An image or tiled pattern used as the background of a computer desktop.

wallpaper v
tapezieren
(transitive) To cover (a wall, a room, etc) with wallpaper.

walls have ears proverb
Wände haben Ohren
There is a risk of being overheard, so be careful about what you say.

walnut /ˈwɑlnət/ /ˈwɑlˌnʌt/ /ˈwɔlnət/ /ˈwɔlˌnʌt/ /ˈwɔːlnʌt/ walnuts n
Nussbaum Walnussbaum Walnuss
A hardwood tree of the genus Juglans.
Walnuss
A nut of the walnut tree.
Nussbaum Walnussbaum Walnuss Walnussholz Nussbaumholz
Wood of the walnut tree.
dunkelbraune Farbe
Dark brown colour, the colour of walnut wood.

walrus /ˈwɑl.ɹəs/ /ˈwɒl.ɹəs/ /ˈwɔl.ɹəs/ /ˈwɔːl.ɹəs/ walri walrii walrus walruses walrusses n
Walross
A large Arctic marine mammal related to seals and having long tusks, tough, wrinkled skin, and four flippers, Odobenus rosmarus.

waltz /wɑlts/ /wɒlts/ /wɔːlts/ waltzes n
Walzer
A ballroom dance in 3/4 time.
A piece of music for this dance (or in triple time).

wampum /ˈwɑmpəm/ /ˈwɒmpəm/ wampum wampums n
Wampum
(uncountable) Small cylindrical beads made from polished shells (especially white ones) which have been strung together, formerly used by Native American peoples of eastern North America for various purposes including as jewellery and money, and for record-keeping; (countable, archaic) one such bead.

wan /wæn/ /wɑn/ /wɒn/ wanner wannest adj
fahl matt
Pale, sickly-looking.
Dim, faint.

wand /wɑnd/ /wɒnd/ wands n
Stab
A hand-held narrow rod, usually used for pointing or instructing, or as a traditional emblem of authority.

wander /ˈwɑndɚ/ /ˈwɒndə/ /ˈwʊndə/ /ˈwʌndə/ v
umherstreifen herumziehen bummeln einen Seitensprung tun fremdgehen schlendern
umherschweifen
(intransitive) To go somewhere indirectly or at varying speeds; to move in a curved path.
abschweifen
(intransitive) Of the mind, to lose focus or clarity of argument or attention.

wanderer /ˈwɑndəɹɚ/ /ˈwɒndəɹə/ wanderers n
Wanderer
One who wanders, who travels aimlessly.

wandering albatross wandering albatrosses n
Wanderalbatros
A large seabird, Diomedea exulans, with a very large wingspread.

wandering spider wandering spiders n
Wanderspinne
Any spider of the family Ctenidae, some of which have a reputation of being extremely aggressive.

wandering whistling duck wandering whistling ducks n
Wanderpfeifgans
Dendrocygna arcuata, a species of whistling duck.

wanderlust /ˈwɑndɚˌlʌst/ /ˈwɒndəlʌst/ wanderlusts n
Reiselust Wanderlust Fernweh
A strong impulse or longing to travel.

wane /weɪn/ v
schwinden
(intransitive) To progressively lose its splendor, value, ardor, power, intensity etc.; to decline.
abnehmen
(intransitive, astronomy) Said of the Moon as it passes through the phases of its monthly cycle where its surface is less and less visible.
schrumpfen
(intransitive, archaic) To decrease physically in size, amount, numbers or surface.

waning /ˈweɪ.nɪŋ/ adj
abnehmen
Of the lunar phase: as it shrinks when viewed from the Earth.

waning moon waning moons n
abnehmender Mond
A moon (usually the Moon, that is, Earth's moon) when it appears smaller each night as it progresses from a full moon to a new moon: a moon in any of the diminishing lunar phases.

wank /wæŋk/ wanks n
Onanieren Selbstbefriedigung
(countable, slang, vulgar) An act of masturbation.
Unsinn Blödsinn
(uncountable, slang, vulgar) Nonsense, rubbish.

wank /wæŋk/ v
wichsen masturbieren
(transitive, slang, vulgar) To masturbate; to give a hand job to.

wanker /ˈwæŋkə(ɹ)/ wankers n
Wichser
(derogatory) A person who masturbates.
Angeber Macker Wichser
Someone who shows off too much, a poser or poseur; someone who is overly self-satisfied.
Wichser Idiot
An idiot, a stupid person.

wannabe /ˈwɒnəbi/ wannabes n
Möchtegern
(informal, derogatory, often, attributive) Someone who wishes to be someone or do something, but lacks the qualifications or talent; an overeager amateur; an aspirant.

want /wɐnt/ /wɑnt/ /wɒnt/ /wɔnt/ /wʌnt/ wants n
Not
(countable) A desire, wish, longing.
(uncountable) Poverty.
Mangel
(countable, often, followed by of) Lack, absence, deficiency.

want /wɐnt/ /wɑnt/ /wɒnt/ /wɔnt/ /wʌnt/ v
wollen
(intransitive) To desire (to experience desire); to wish.

want to bet phraseologicalUnit
willst du wetten? wollen wir wetten?

wanted /ˈwɑntɪd/ /ˈwɒntɪd/ more wanted most wanted adj
ersehnt erwünscht gewünscht
wished for; desired; sought

wanton /ˈwɑntən/ /ˈwɒntɒn/ /ˈwɒntən/ wantoner wantonest adj
unbeherrscht unberechenbar unkontrolliert wild
(archaic) Undisciplined, unruly; not able to be controlled.
ausgelassen boshaft leichtfertig
(obsolete) Playful, sportive; merry or carefree.
lüstern unkeusch
Lewd, immoral; sexually open, unchaste.
rücksichtslos
Capricious, reckless of morality, justice etc.; acting without regard for the law or the well-being of others; gratuitous.

wanton /ˈwɑntən/ /ˈwɒntɒn/ /ˈwɒntən/ wantons n
Balg Schelm boshaftes Kind
An overly playful person; a trifler.

wantonness wantonnesses n
Ausgelassenheit Unbeherrschtheit
(uncountable) The state or characteristic of being wanton; recklessness, especially as represented in lascivious or other excessive behavior.

wapiti wapiti wapitis n
Wapiti
(US, Canada) The American elk (Cervus canadensis). It was formerly considered to be in the same species as the European red deer, which it somewhat exceeds in size.

waqf /wɑkf/ awqaf waqfs n
Waqf
An endowment of land, in certain Islamic countries, given for religious or charitable purposes.

war /wɑɹ/ /wɔɹ/ /wɔː/ wars n
Krieg
(uncountable) Organized, large-scale, armed conflict between countries or between national, ethnic, or other sizeable groups, usually but not always involving active engagement of military forces.
(crime) A prolonged conflict between two groups of organized criminals, usually over organizational or territorial control.
(chiefly, _, US) Campaigns against various social problems.
(uncountable, card games) Any of a family of card games where all cards are dealt at the beginning of play and players attempt to capture them all, typically involving no skill and only serving to kill time.

war /wɑɹ/ /wɔɹ/ /wɔː/ v
Krieg führen kriegen
(intransitive) To engage in conflict (may be followed by "with" to specify the foe).

war bride war brides n
Kriegsbraut Soldatenbraut
A woman who marries a man who is on active military duty in wartime; especially, a woman who marries a foreign soldier serving in her country and then emigrates to his.

war cemetery war cemeteries n
Gefallenenfriedhof Soldatenfriedhof
A cemetery reserved for the graves of (usually military) victims of warfare, including civil war.

war chest war chests n
Kriegskasse
A fund to finance a war
(by extension) A fund for some special purpose, such as a political campaign

war correspondent war correspondents n
Kriegsberichterstatter Kriegskorrespondent

war crime /ˈwɔɹ ˌkɹaɪm/ /ˈwɔː kɹaɪm/ war crimes n
Kriegsverbrechen
(criminal law, international law) A punishable offence under international law for violations of the laws of war by any person or persons, military or civilian.

war criminal war criminals n
Kriegsverbrecher Kriegsverbrecherin
A person guilty of one or more war crimes.

war cry war cries n
Kriegsgeschrei
An exclamation intended to rally soldiers in battle; a battle cry.

war dance war dances n
Kriegstanz
(anthropology) A ceremonial dance performed before a major battle or after a victory, usually by a tribe.

war economy war economies n
Kriegswirtschaft

war effort war efforts n
Kriegsanstrengung

war film war films n
Kriegsfilm
A cinematic production with a wartime setting or theme.

war footing war footings n
Kriegsfuß auf Kriegsfuß
A state of preparedness for waging war.

war game war games n
Gefechtssimulation Gefechtsübung Manöver Militärmanöver Militärübung Planspiel
Kriegsspiel
A game that simulates or represents a military operation.

war grave war graves n
Gefallenenfriedhof Soldatenfriedhof
A burial place, grave(s) for individual victim(s), soldiers and/or civilians, of warfare, including civil war.

war hero war heroes n
Kriegsheld

war machine /ˈwoɹ məˌʃin/ /ˈwɔː məˌʃiːn/ /ˈwɔːɹ məˌʃiːn/ war machines n
Kampfmaschine Kriegsmaschine
An individual weapon for war, especially a mechanical one such as a siege engine or tank.
Kriegsmaschinerie
The military resources of a belligerent country considered as a whole.

war memorial war memorials n
Kriegerdenkmal Ehrenmal
A monument to commemorate the people who were killed in a particular war

war of aggression wars of aggression n
Angriffskrieg
(international law) A military conflict waged without the justification of self-defense, usually for territorial gain and subjugation.

war of attrition wars of attrition n
Zermürbungskrieg Abnutzungskrieg
A prolonged war in which the warring sides try to defeat their opponents by wearing them out.

war of conquest wars of conquest n
Eroberungskrieg
A military conflict where one state, nation, or people conquers or attempts to conquer another; a conquering war.

war of independence wars of independence n
Unabhängigkeitskrieg
A civil war by which a rebellious party achieves its independence from a state or ruler.

war of nerves wars of nerves n
Nervenkrieg
(idiomatic, by extension) A situation in which opposed parties refrain from direct conflict but maintain a tense, contentious relationship in which each uses annoyances or intimidating psychological tactics to attempt to dishearten and unnerve the other.

war paint war paints n
Kriegsbemalung
Pigments ritually applied to the face and/or body (originally and still especially of a Native American warrior) prior to going into a battle.

war profiteer war profiteers n
Kriegsgewinnler Kriegsgewinnlerin Kriegsprofiteur Kriegsprofiteurin
A person or group that gains a significant amount of revenue from selling weapons and military equipment.

war room war rooms n
Kommandozentrale
A command center; a single location which serves as the point of coordination for military activities.
(by extension) A single location from which any activity is directed.

war torn more war torn most war torn adj
kriegsgebeutelt kriegszerrüttet
Subjected to the ravages of war.

war tuba war tubas n
Kriegstuba
An acoustic locator, vaguely resembling a tuba, used (by Japan during the World Wars) to provide early warning of incoming aircraft.

war veteran war veterans n
Kriegsveteran
A person who has served in the armed forces during a war.

war widow war widows n
Kriegswitwe
(by extension) A woman whose spouse has been killed in any conflict.

war zone war zones n
Kriegsgebiet
A region where war is ongoing.

war-ridden more war-ridden most war-ridden adj
Kriegs- kriegsgebeutelt kriegsgeschädigt vom Krieg gebeutelt
Dominated or plagued by war.

war-torn more war-torn most war-torn adj
kriegsgebeutelt kriegszerrüttet
Extensively damaged as a result of war.

war-weary /ˈwɔɹ ˈwɪəɹi/ /ˈwɔː ˈwɪəɹi/ more war-weary most war-weary war-wearier war-weariest adj
kriegsmüde
Weary or tired of war.
Tired from fighting in a war.

warble /ˈwɔɹbl̩/ /ˈwɔːbl̩/ warbles n
Dasselbeule
A lesion under the skin of cattle, caused by the larva of a bot fly of genus Hypoderma.

warbler /ˈwɔː(ɹ)blə(ɹ)/ warblers n
Grasmücke Waldsänger
Any of various small passerine songbirds, especially of the family Sylviidae (Old World warblers) and Parulidae (New World warblers).

ward /wɔɹd/ /wɔːd/ wards n
Gemeinde Wache
(Mormonism) A subdivision of the LDS Church, smaller than and part of a stake, but larger than a branch.
Stadtbezirk
An administrative division of a borough, city or council.
Station
A part of a hospital, with beds, where patients reside.
Wache
A section or subdivision of a prison.
Mündel
A minor looked after by a guardian.
Mündel Pflegling
A person under guardianship.
Aussparung Einschnitt
The ridges on the inside of a lock, or the incisions on a key.

ward off v
abwehren
(transitive) To parry, or turn aside.
verhindern
(transitive) To avert or prevent.

warden /ˈwɔɹdən/ /ˈwɔːdən/ wardens n
Gefängnisdirektor Gefängnisdirektorin
A chief administrative officer of a prison.
Aufseher
An official charged with supervisory duties or with the enforcement of specific laws or regulations; such as a game warden or air-raid warden.

warder warders n
Gefängniswärter Wächter Wärter
A guard, especially in a prison.

wardrobe /ˈwɔɹdɹoʊb/ /ˈwɔːdɹəʊb/ wardrobes n
Garderobe Kleiderschrank
A movable cupboard or cabinet designed for storing clothes, particularly as a large piece of bedroom furniture.

wardrobe malfunction wardrobe malfunctions n
Garderobenstörung
(euphemistic) An accidental instance of indecent exposure caused by a fault in someone's clothing (especially that of a performer) or by an error made while changing clothes.

ware /wɛə(ɹ)/ /wɛɚ/ wares n
Ware
(uncountable, usually, in combination) Goods or a type of goods offered for sale or use.
(in the plural) See wares.
(uncountable) Pottery or metal goods.
(countable, archaeology) A style or genre of artifact.
(Ireland) Crockery.

warehouse /ˈwɛə(ɹ)haʊs/ warehouses n
Lager Lagerhaus Packhaus Speicherhaus
A place for storing large amounts of products. In logistics, a place where products go to from the manufacturer before going to the retailer.

warehouse /ˈwɛə(ɹ)haʊs/ v
einlagern lagern
(transitive) To store in a warehouse or similar.

warehouseman warehousemen n
Lagerist Lagerhalter Lagerverwalter
A person who manages, or works in, a warehouse.

warehousewoman warehousewomen n
Lagerhalterin Lagerverwalterin
A woman who manages, or works in, a warehouse.

warfare /ˈwɔɹfɛɹ/ /ˈwɔːfɛə/ warfares n
Kriegsführung
The waging of war or armed conflict against an enemy.
Military operations of some particular kind e.g. guerrilla warfare.

warhead warheads n
Sprengkopf Gefechtskopf
The part of a missile, projectile, torpedo, rocket, or other munition which contains either the nuclear or thermonuclear system, high explosive system, chemical or biological agents, or inert materials intended to inflict damage.

warhorse warhorses n
Kampfross Schlachtross Streitross
(historical, military) Any horse used in horse-cavalry, but especially one bearing an armoured knight.
Haudegen Kämpe
(figurative, informal) An experienced person who has been through many battles, situations or contests; someone who has given long service.
Bühnenklassiker Dauerbrenner
(theater, music) A regularly revived theatrical or musical work, as with Hamlet or a Beethoven symphony, or as excerpts thereto. May imply that the work in question has become hackneyed.

wariness warinesses n
Vorsicht
vigilance or the condition of being alert

warlike /ˈwɔɹlaɪk/ /ˈwɔːlaɪk/ more warlike most warlike adj
angriffslustig kampfeslustig streitlustig
Hostile and belligerent.
kriegerisch kämpferisch
Martial, bellicose or militaristic.

warlock /ˈwɔɹ.lɑk/ /ˈwɔː.lɒk/ warlocks n
Zauberer Hexer Hexenmeister
A male magic-user; a male witch.

warlord /ˈwɔɹlɔɹd/ /ˈwɔːlɔːd/ warlords n
Kriegsherr
A high military officer in a warlike nation.
Kriegsherr Warlord
A local ruler or bandit leader usually where the government is weak.

warm /wɔɹm/ /wɔːm/ warmer warmest adj
warm heiß
Of a somewhat high temperature.
fürsorglich warmherzig
Having a color in the part of the visible electromagnetic spectrum between red and yellow-green.

warm /wɔɹm/ /wɔːm/ v
wärmen
(transitive) To make engaged or earnest; to interest; to engage; to excite ardor or zeal in; to enliven.

warm front warm fronts n
Warmfront
(meteorology) The trailing edge of a retreating mass of cold air.

warm the cockles of someone's heart v
Herz wärmen
(idiomatic) To provide happiness, to bring a deeply-felt contentment.

warm up v
aufwärmen
(intransitive) To become warmer.
(transitive) To make (an audience) enthusiastic or animated before a show.
aufwärmen wärmen
(transitive) To heat or reheat (e.g. food).

warm-up warm-ups n
Aufwärmtraining
The act of exercising or stretching in preparation for strenuous activity

warming warmings n
Erwärmung
A small rise in temperature.

warmonger /ˈwɔː.mʌŋ.ɡə(ɹ)/ warmongers n
Kriegshetzer Kriegstreiber
(pejorative) Someone who advocates war; a militarist.

warmongering warmongerings n
Kriegsgeschrei Kriegstreiberei
bellicism; militarism

warmongery /ˈwɔː(ɹ).məŋ.ɡəɹ.i/ n
Kriegstreiberei
The act of promoting, or inciting war-like, bellicose actions.

warmth /wɔɹmθ/ /wɔːmθ/ warmths n
Wärme
A moderate degree of heat; the sensation of being warm.

warn /wɔɹn/ /wɔːn/ v
warnen mahnen
(transitive) To make (someone) aware of (something impending); especially:
(transitive) To make (someone) aware of impending danger, evil, etc. [from 11th c.]

warning /ˈwɔɹnɪŋ/ /ˈwɔːnɪŋ/ interjection
Warnung Achtung
Used to warn of danger in signs and notices.

warning /ˈwɔɹnɪŋ/ /ˈwɔːnɪŋ/ warnings n
Warnung Mahnung
The action of the verb warn; an instance of warning someone.
Something spoken or written that is intended to warn.

warning bell warning bells n
Alarmglocke Warnglocke
A bell rung to warn people of a danger.
(figurative) A problematic or alarming aspect.

warning shot warning shots n
Warnschuss
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see A shot fired as a warning.
Schuss vor den Bug
(by extension, figuratively) An action intended to act as a warning.

warning triangle warning triangles n
Warndreieck Pannendreieck
(automotive) A triangle made of (usually) red reflective material, used to warn other road users of a broken-down vehicle.

warp /woːp/ /wɔɹp/ /wɔːp/ warps n
Entstellung Krümmung Verbiegung Verdrehung Verformung Verkrümmung
(uncountable) The state, quality, or condition of being physically bent or twisted out of shape.
Verwerfung Verwindung Verzerrung Verziehen Verziehung
(countable) A mental or moral distortion, deviation, or aberration.
Webkette Kettfaden
(weaving) The threads that run lengthwise in a woven fabric; crossed by the woof or weft.
Verholtau
(nautical) A line or cable or rode as is used in warping (mooring or hauling) a ship, and sometimes for other purposes such as deploying a seine or creating drag.

warp /woːp/ /wɔɹp/ /wɔːp/ v
biegen
(transitive) To twist or turn (something) out of shape; to deform.
schleppen verholen
(transitive, nautical) To move a vessel by hauling on a line or cable that is fastened to an anchor or pier; (especially) to move a sailing ship through a restricted place such as a harbour.

warp beam warp beams n
Kettbaum Webebaum
(textiles, weaving) The roller on which the warp is wound in a loom.

warpath warpaths n
Kriegspfad
(figurative) A course of action that leads to battle or hostility.

warped more warped most warped adj
verzogen
Distorted by warping; twisted out of shape

warrant /ˈwɑɹənt/ /ˈwɒɹənt/ /ˈwɔɹənt/ warrants n
Nachweis
(countable) Something that provides assurance or confirmation; a guarantee or proof.
Befehl
(law, countable) A judicial writ authorizing an officer to make a search, seizure, or arrest, or to execute a judgment.

warrant /ˈwɑɹənt/ /ˈwɒɹənt/ /ˈwɔɹənt/ v
garantieren
(transitive) To authorize; to give (someone) sanction or warrant (to do something).

warrant of payment warrants of payment n
Mahnbescheid Zahlungsbefehl
(legal) A written order from a first person that instructs a second person to pay a specified recipient a specific amount of money or goods at a specific time.

warranted adj
berechtigt echt garantiert gewährleistet unter Garantie
Authorized with a warrant.

warranty /ˈwɒ.ɹən.ti/ /ˈwɔɹ.ən.ti/ warranties n
Garantie
(countable, law) A legal agreement, either written or oral (an expressed warranty) or implied through the actions of the buyer and seller (an implied warranty), which states that the goods or property in question will be in exactly the same state as promised, such as in a sale of an item or piece of real estate.
(countable) A written guarantee, usually over a fixed period, provided to someone who buys a product or item, which states that repairs will be provided free of charge in case of damage or a fault.

warren /ˈwɒɹən/ /ˈwɔɹən/ warrens n
Kaninchenbau Kaninchenloch
The system of burrows where rabbits live.

warring adj
kämpfend
engaged in war; belligerent

warrior /ˈwoɹ.i.ɚ/ /ˈwoɹjɚ/ /ˈwɑɹ.i.ə(ɹ)/ /ˈwɑɹjə(ɹ)/ /ˈwɒɹ.i.ə(ɹ)/ warriors n
Krieger Kriegerin
A person who is actively engaged in battle, conflict or warfare; a soldier or combatant.

warship /ˈwɔɹˌʃɪp/ /ˈwɔːˌʃɪp/ warships n
Kriegsschiff Kampfschiff
Any ship built or armed for naval combat.

wart /wɔɹt/ /wɔːt/ warts n
Warze
(pathology) A type of deformed growth occurring on the skin caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV).

warthog /-hɑɡ/ /ˈwɔɹtˌhɔɡ/ /ˈwɔːtˌhɒɡ/ warthogs n
Warzenschwein
(zoology) A wild pig of the genus Phacochoerus, native to Africa.

wartime wartimes n
Kriegszeit
(often, attributive) A period during which a war is in progress in a particular place.

warty more warty most warty wartier wartiest adj
warzig
Having warts.

wary /ˈwɛə.ɹi/ /ˈwɛɚ.i/ warier wariest adj
vorsichtig achtsam umsichtig wachsam
Cautious of danger; carefully watching and guarding against deception, trickery, and dangers; suspiciously prudent
vorsichtig
Characterized by caution; guarded; careful; on one's guard

wasabi /wəˈsɑːbi/ wasabis n
Wasabi
A pungent green Japanese condiment made from the plant Eutrema japonicum (syn. Wasabia japonica).

wash /wæʃ/ /wɑʃ/ /wɒʃ/ /wɔɹʃ/ /wɔʃ/ washes n
Wäsche
The process or an instance of washing or being washed by water or other liquid.
Lavierung
(arts) A smooth and translucent painting created using a paintbrush holding a large amount of solvent and a small amount of paint.

wash /wæʃ/ /wɑʃ/ /wɒʃ/ /wɔɹʃ/ /wɔʃ/ v
waschen spülen
To clean with water.
(transitive) To cover with water or any liquid; to wet; to fall on and moisten.
sich waschen
(intransitive) To clean oneself with water.
wegspülen
(intransitive) To be wasted or worn away by the action of water, as by a running or overflowing stream, or by the dashing of the sea; said of road, a beach, etc.

wash down v
herunterspülen
(transitive) To help to swallow (something, especially food or a pill) by drinking a liquid.

wash one's hands of /ˌwɒʃ wʌnz ˈhæn(d)z‿əv/ /ˌwɔʃ wʌnz ˈhæn(d)z‿əv/ v
die Hände in Unschuld waschen
(transitive, idiomatic) To absolve oneself of responsibility or future blame for (something); to refuse to have any further involvement with (something).

wash up v
Hände waschen waschen
(US, intransitive) To wash one's hands and/or face, often around mealtimes.
aufspülen
(intransitive) To be carried by water to land.

washable more washable most washable adj
waschbar waschecht
Capable of being washed without being damaged; especially by a specified method, for example machine-washable.

washbag washbags n
Kulturbeutel Necessaire Rei­se­ne­ces­saire
(UK) A small bag used to hold toiletries and personal washing items

washbasin washbasins n
Waschbecken Waschschüssel
A basin used for washing, (now) particularly a permanently installed sink, fitted with a water supply and a drain, for washing the hands and face.

washboard washboards n
Waschbrett
(musical instruments) Such a board used as a simple percussion instrument.
(nautical) A board fastened along a ship's gunwale to prevent splashing; a splashboard.

washcloth /ˈwɒʃklɒθ/ /ˈwɔʃklɔθ/ washcloths n
Waschlappen
A small cloth used to wash the face and body.

washed up more washed up most washed up adj
am Ende erledigt fertig
(informal) Finished; having no future in a particular role; no longer capable, effective or needed.

washer /ˈwɑʃɚ/ /ˈwɒʃə(ɹ)/ /ˈwɔʃɚ/ washers n
Waschmaschine Spülmaschine
Something that washes; especially an appliance such as a washing machine or dishwasher.
Unterlegscheibe Scheibe
A flat annulus, placed beneath a nut or at some joint, to distribute pressure, alleviate friction, provide directionally differentiated friction (e.g. making the nut turn counter-clockwise only with difficulty), or prevent leakage.
Waschfrau Wäscher Wäscherin
A person who washes (especially clothes) for a living; a washerman or washerwoman.
Waschlappen
A face cloth.

washer-dryer washer-dryers n
Waschtrockner
A machine that combines a washing machine and clothes dryer.

washerwoman washerwomen n
Waschfrau Wäscherin
A woman who washes people's laundry.

washhouse washhouses n
Lavoir Waschhaus Waschhütte
A domestic outbuilding used as a laundry.
(New Zealand) A room in a house used for washing laundry; a utility room.

washing /ˈwɑ.ʃɪŋ/ /ˈwɒʃ.ɪŋ/ /ˈwɔʃ.ɪŋ/ washings n
Waschen
(countable) The action of the verb to wash
Wäsche
(uncountable, chiefly, British, NZ, Australia) Clothing, bedlinen or soft furnishings that have been, are currently being, or are to be washed; laundry.

washing machine washing machines n
Waschmaschine
A machine, usually automatic, that washes clothes, etc.

washing mitt washing mitts n
Waschlappen Waschhandschuh
A mitt-shaped piece of terrycloth used for personal hygiene.

washing powder washing powders n
Waschpulver Waschmittel
A powder used in washing clothes, etc.; a detergent.

washing soda n
Waschsoda

washing-up n
Abwasch
(British) The act of washing dishes etc; dishwashing.

washing-up liquid washing-up liquids n
Spülmittel
(British) A form of liquid soap used to wash dishes by hand.

washout /ˈwɑʃ-/ /ˈwɒʃaʊt/ /ˈwɔʃˌaʊt/ washouts n
Auswaschung
An act of washing or cleaning the inside of something.

washstand washstands n
Waschtisch
(furniture) A table containing a basin and a pitcher of water for washing.

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

wasp /waps/ /wæsp/ /wɑsp/ /wɒsp/ wasps n
Wespe
Any of many types of stinging flying insect resembling a hornet.

wasp waist wasp waists n
Wespentaille
a very slim waist resembling that of a wasp, especially one attained by tightlacing (corseting)

wassail /ˈwæsl/ /ˈwɑseɪl/ /ˈwɒseɪl/ /ˈwɒsl/ wassails n
Glühbier Glühmost Glühwein
The beverage served during a wassail, especially one made of ale or wine flavoured with spices, sugar, roasted apples, etc.

waste /weɪst/ more waste most waste adj
wüst öde
Barren; desert; empty.
überflüssig
Rejected as being defective; eliminated as being worthless; produced in excess.
Superfluous; needless.

waste /weɪst/ wastes n
Abfall Müll Ausschuss
Excess of material, useless by-products, or damaged, unsaleable products; garbage; rubbish.
Exkrement
Excrement or urine.
Einöde
A wasteland; an uninhabited desolate region; a wilderness or desert.
Verschwendung Vergeudung
The action or progress of wasting; extravagant consumption or ineffectual use.
Verfall
Gradual loss or decay.

waste /weɪst/ v
verschwenden verfallen töten verwüsten
(transitive) To wear away by degrees; to impair gradually; to deteriorate; to diminish by constant loss; to use up; to consume; to spend; to wear out.

waste breath v
Atem verschwenden
(idiomatic) To speak in a manner which is needless or futile; in discussion or argument to make points which are not appreciated or heeded.

waste not, want not proverb
Spare in der Zeit, so hast du in der Not

waste of time wastes of time n
Zeitverschwendung
A pointless or unproductive task.

waste sorting waste sortings n
Mülltrennung
Process by which waste is separated into different elements

waste time v
Zeit vergeuden
To allow time to elapse in an unproductive manner.

wasted /ˈweɪstɪd/ more wasted most wasted adj
vertan
Not profitably used.

wasteful /ˈweɪstfəl/ more wasteful most wasteful adj
verschwenderisch
Inclined to waste or squander money or resources.

wastegate /ˈweɪstɡeɪt/ wastegates n
Bypassventil
(mechanical engineering, automotive, aviation) A valve that allows exhaust gases to bypass an engine's turbocharger, in order to keep from overspeeding the turbocharger rotor or driving the boost pressure high enough to risk engine knocking or detonation.

wasteland /ˈweɪs(t)ˌland/ /ˈweɪs(t)ˌlænd/ /ˈweɪs(t)ˌlənd/ /ˈwæes(t)ˌlɘnd/ /ˈwæes(t)ˌlɛnd/ wastelands n
Wüste Wüstenei Wüstenlandschaft Ödland Ödnis
A place with no remaining resources; a desert.
Ödnis öde Gegend
Any barren or uninteresting place.

wastepaper wastepapers n
Makulatur Altpapier
unwanted paper that has been discarded

wastepaper basket wastepaper baskets n
Papierkorb
A small open container for discarded paper etc; a wastebasket.

waster /ˈweɪstə/ wasters n
Verschwender Verschwenderin
Someone or something that wastes; someone who squanders or spends extravagantly.

wastewater wastewaters n
Abwasser
Any water that has been used in some human domestic or industrial activity and, because of that, now contains waste products.

watch /ˈwɑt͡ʃ/ /ˈwɒt͡ʃ/ /ˈwɔt͡ʃ/ watches n
Uhr Armbanduhr
A portable or wearable timepiece.
Wache
A particular time period when guarding is kept.
A person or group of people who guard.
(nautical) A group of sailors and officers aboard a ship or shore station with a common period of duty: starboard watch, port watch.

watch /ˈwɑt͡ʃ/ /ˈwɒt͡ʃ/ /ˈwɔt͡ʃ/ v
ansehen sehen zusehen
(ambitransitive) To look at, see, or view for a period of time.
aufpassen
(transitive) To be wary or cautious of.
beobachten überwachen aufpassen wachen
(transitive) To attend to dangers to or regarding.
wachen
(intransitive) To be vigilant or on one's guard.

watch glass watch glasses n
Uhrglas Uhrglasschale
(chemistry) An item of glass laboratory equipment consisting of a simple, slightly concave circle of glass. It is a general utility item, used to hold small samples, to evaporate liquids, to cover a beaker, and so on.

watch one's mouth v
auf seine Ausdrucksweise achten aufpassen, was man sagt nicht in diesem Ton reden
(idiomatic, US) To be careful about what one says, especially with regard to disrespectful or profane language.

watch out interjection
Achtung Vorsicht pass auf! passt auf! vorsichtig
Used to warn someone of an imminent danger.

watch out v
aufpassen achtgeben
(idiomatic) To be aware or conscious; to look closely or carefully; to use caution. Often used in the imperative.

watch over v
wachen behüten
(idiomatic) To guard and protect.

watchful /ˈwɒt͡ʃ.fəl/ /ˈwɔt͡ʃ.fəl/ more watchful most watchful adj
wachsam
Fully observant, vigilant, or aware.

watchlist /ˈwɒt͡ʃˌlɪst/ /ˈwɔt͡ʃˌlɪst/ watchlists n
Beobachtungsliste
A list of people or things that are to receive special attention or monitoring.

watchmaker /ˈwɔtʃˌmeɪkə/ watchmakers n
Uhrmacher Uhrmacherin
A person who makes and/or maintains watches.

watchman watchmen n
Wächter
One set to watch; a person who keeps guard, especially one who guards a building, or the streets of a city, by night.

watchtower watchtowers n
Wachturm Wachtturm
An observation tower in which a lookout keeps watch over prisoners, or looks out for fires, etc.

watchword /ˈwɒt͡ʃwɜː(ɹ)d/ watchwords n
Schlagwort Motto Parole
A word used as a motto, as expressive of a principle, belief, or rule of action; a rallying cry.
Parole Kennwort Losung
(military, security) A prearranged reply to the challenge of a sentry or a guard; a password or signal by which friends can be known from enemies.

water /ˈwoːtə/ /ˈwætəɹ/ /ˈwɑtəɹ/ /ˈwɒtə/ /ˈwɒtəɹ/ /ˈwɔtər/ /ˈwɔtəɹ/ /ˈwɔɹtəɹ/ /ˈwɔːtə/ /ˈwɔːtəɹ/ /ˈwʊtəɹ/ [wɔːʔəɹ] [ˈwatə] [ˈwaɾɚ] [ˈwaːʈər(ɯ)] [ˈwoʊʔə] [ˈwoːtə] [ˈwoːɾə] [ˈwoːʔɐ] [ˈwoːʔə] [ˈwɑɾɚ] [ˈwɒːθ̠ɚ] [ˈwɔoɾɐ] [ˈwɔtər] [ˈwɔəɾə] [ˈwɔəɾɚ] [ˈwɔɹɾɚ] [ˈwɔɾɚ] [ˈwɔʈə(r)] [ˈwʊɾɚ] [ˈʋaːʈər(ɯ)] [ˈʋɔʈə(r)] waters n
Wasser
(uncountable, in particular) The liquid form of this substance: liquid H2O.
(countable) A serving of liquid water.
(alchemy, philosophy) The aforementioned liquid, considered one of the Classical elements or basic elements of alchemy.
Urine. [from 15th c.]
Gewässer Wasser
(poetic, archaic, or, dialectal) A body of water, almost always a river, sometimes a lake or reservoir, especially in the names given to such bodies.

water /ˈwoːtə/ /ˈwætəɹ/ /ˈwɑtəɹ/ /ˈwɒtə/ /ˈwɒtəɹ/ /ˈwɔtər/ /ˈwɔtəɹ/ /ˈwɔɹtəɹ/ /ˈwɔːtə/ /ˈwɔːtəɹ/ /ˈwʊtəɹ/ [wɔːʔəɹ] [ˈwatə] [ˈwaɾɚ] [ˈwaːʈər(ɯ)] [ˈwoʊʔə] [ˈwoːtə] [ˈwoːɾə] [ˈwoːʔɐ] [ˈwoːʔə] [ˈwɑɾɚ] [ˈwɒːθ̠ɚ] [ˈwɔoɾɐ] [ˈwɔtər] [ˈwɔəɾə] [ˈwɔəɾɚ] [ˈwɔɹɾɚ] [ˈwɔɾɚ] [ˈwɔʈə(r)] [ˈwʊɾɚ] [ˈʋaːʈər(ɯ)] [ˈʋɔʈə(r)] v
gießen bewässern
(transitive) To pour water into the soil surrounding (plants).
tränken Harn lassen tränen
(transitive) To wet or supply with water; to moisten; to overflow with water; to irrigate.

water balloon water balloons n
Wasserbombe
A small rubber or latex balloon, filled with water and used as an informal weapon

water bear water bears n
Bärtierchen Wasserbär
(zoology) A member of the animal phylum Tardigrada.

water bottle water bottles n
Wasserflasche Karaffe
A bottle used for carrying water or other drinks.

water buffalo /ˈwɑtɚˌbʌfəloʊ/ [ˈwɑɾɚˌbʌfəloʊ] water buffalo water buffaloes water buffalos n
Wasserbüffel
A large ungulate, widely used as a domestic animal in Asia, South America. North Africa and Europe: Bubalus bubalis.

water butt water butts n
Regentonne
An open-ended barrel used to contain rainwater; a rain barrel

water cannon water cannon water cannons n
Wasserwerfer Strahlrohr WaWe Wasserkanone Wasserspritze
A device that shoots a large amount of water at high pressure through a hose-like tube.

water chestnut water chestnuts n
Wasserkastanie
(uncountable) Chinese water chestnut (Eleocharis dulcis), grown for its edible corm, used in Asian cooking.

water clock water clocks n
Wasseruhr
(chiefly, _, historical) A device for measuring time using water, typically by measuring water flowing in or out of a basin of known size at a known rate.

water column water columns n
Wassersäule
(environmental sciences, hydrology) A notional column of water from the surface to the bottom in a natural setting, notable for the differences in physical and chemical properties at various depths.

water cycle water cycles n
Wasserkreislauf
The natural cycle of evaporation of water from the oceans etc, and subsequent condensation and precipitation as rain and snow

water dog water dogs n
Wasserhund
A retriever type of gun dog bred to flush and retrieve game from water.

water down v
verwässern
(idiomatic) To simplify or oversimplify; to make easier; to make less difficult.

water flea water fleas n
Wasserfloh
Any of various aquatic crustacea of the order Diplostraca, characterised by their jumping or jerky mode of swimming.

water fountain water fountains n
Trinkbrunnen Wasserspender
A mechanical device designed to dispense small quantities of drinking water, usually in a public place such as a school or office.

water gas n
Wassergas
A mixture of hydrogen and carbon monoxide produced by passing steam over hot coke; used as a domestic fuel, a town gas and/or illuminating gas.

water hardness water hardnesses n
Wasserhärte
(inorganic chemistry) The level of dissolved calcium salts in water

water heater water heaters n
Boiler Heißwasserbereiter Warmwasserbereiter
An appliance for heating water above its ambient temperature, generally for domestic use.

water hyacinth water hyacinths n
Wasserhyazinthe
Any of the genus Pontederia (syn. Eichhornia) of aquatic flowering plants.

water level water levels n
Wasserlinie Wasserspiegel Wasserstand
The level of a body of water, especially when measured above a datum line.
Schlauchwaage
An instrument to show the level by means of the surface of water in a trough, or in upright tubes connected by a pipe.

water lily water lilies n
Seerose
Any of various members of the Nymphaeaceae family that are tuberous plants, rooted in soil with leaves (lily pads) and flowers floating on the water surface.

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

water main water mains n
Wasserhauptversorgungsleitung Wasserversorgungshauptleitung
The principal pipe, usually underground, for conveying water to residential and business properties.

water meadow water meadows n
Aue Wässerwiese
A low-lying area of grassland that by a river, which is subject to seasonal flooding.

water meter water meters n
Wasserzähler
A device used to measure the volume of water usage.

water mint water mints n
Wasserminze
A herb in the mint family, Mentha aquatica.

water parsnip water parsnips n
Berle Merk
Any plant of the genus Sium, as the skirret.

water pipe water pipes n
Wasserleitung Wasserrohr
A pipe that is a conduit for water; an essential element of plumbing.
Wasserpfeife
A device for smoking, such as a hookah or bong, in which the smoke is drawn through a container of water before inhaling.

water pipit water pipits n
Wasserpieper
A small passerine bird, Anthus spinoletta.

water plantain water plantains n
Froschlöffel
Any of several plants, of the genus Alisma, that inhabit marshy places

water police n
Wasserschutzpolizei
The police department charged with patrolling harbours and waterways by boat.

water pollution n
Gewässerverschmutzung
Contamination of water, especially surface water, by sewage effluent, fertilizer runoff, industrial chemical discharge, etc.

water polo n
Wasserball
A water sport consisting of two teams of swimmers who have to throw the ball into the opponent's goal.

water polo player n
Wasserballspieler Wasserballer Wasserballerin Wasserballspielerin
(translation hub) A player of water polo

water power water powers n
Wasserkraft
(uncountable) Mechanical or electrical energy derived from running or falling water; originally obtained from a waterwheel immersed in a stream; modern hydroelectric power is obtained from turbines fed from reservoirs.

water pox n
Wasserpocken Windpocken
(medicine, dated) A common childhood disease caused by virus; chickenpox, varicella.

water rail water rails n
Wasserralle
a small wetland bird (Rallus aquaticus) of the family Rallidae that breeds in marshes and reedbeds across Europe and Asia.

water scorpion water scorpions n
Wasserskorpion
Any long-legged aquatic insect of the family Nepidae, commonly the species Nepa cinerea.

water shortage water shortages n
Wasserknappheit Wassermangel

water ski water skis n
Wasserski
A broad ski used for water skiing.

water ski v
Wasserski fahren
(intransitive) To ride on water skis.

water skiing n
Wasserski
The sport of riding on water skis, whilst being towed by a motorboat.

water slide water slides n
Wasserrutsche
A recreational slide with water flowing down it to reduce friction, sometimes involving the participant sitting on a mat or raft and sometimes leading into a pool at the bottom.

water softener water softeners n
Trinkwasserenthärtungsanlage
A device which reduces the calcium and magnesium concentration of hard water by passing it through an ion exchange resin.

water soldier water soldiers n
Krebsschere Agel Säckel Wassersegen
Any of the species Stratiotes aloides, sole species of the genus Stratiotes of aquatic plants.

water starwort water starworts n
Wasserstern
Any of the small aquatic plants comprising the genus Callitriche.

water strider water striders n
Wasserläufer
Any of a number of predatory insects in the family Gerridae, which rely on surface tension to walk on top of water.

water supply water supplies n
Wasserversorgung
The provision of water by public utilities, commercial organisations, community endeavors or by individuals, usually via a system of pumps and pipes.

water table water tables n
Grundwasserspiegel
(geology) The level, underground, below which the ground is saturated with water.

water tank water tanks n
Wasserspeicher Wassertank
A tank (type of large container) used to store water.

water tap water taps n
Wasserhahn Kran
A spout connected to a socket to provide water from the main water supply.

water tower water towers n
Wasserturm
A large tank of water, in an elevated position, acting as a local reservoir; water is pumped into the tank and fed by gravity to the consumers.

water turbine water turbines n
Wasserturbine
A device that converts the energy of moving water, usually at a dam into rotary motion, usually used to make electricity.

water under the bridge n
Schnee von gestern
(idiomatic) Something in the past that cannot be controlled or undone, but must be accepted, forgiven, or forgotten.

water vapor water vapors n
Wasserdampf
Water in a gaseous state, especially when diffused in the atmosphere.
Dampf
Steam.

water vole water voles n
Schermaus
Any of three Old World vole species: the European water vole (Arvicola amphibius, formerly Arvicola terrestris), the montane water vole (Arvicola scherman), or the southwestern water vole (Arvicola sapidus).

water wheel water wheels n
Wasserrad
A wheel, propelled by running or falling water, used to power machinery.

water wing water wings n
Schwimmflügel
(archaic, architecture) One of two walls built on either side of the junction of a bridge with the bank of a river, to protect the abutment of the bridge and the bank from the action of the current.

water-shield /ˈwɔːtərˌʃiːld/ water-shields n
Karolina-Haarnixe
An aquatic perennial herbaceous plant native to North and South America (Cabomba caroliniana).

water-soluble adj
wasserlöslich
Dissolving easily in water.

waterbird waterbirds n
Wasservogel
Any bird that inhabits a freshwater environment.

waterbomber waterbombers n
Löschflugzeug Wasserbomber

watercock /ˈwɔːtə.kɒk/ watercocks n
Schildralle
Gallicrex cinerea, a species of bird in the monotypic genus Gallicrex of the family Rallidae. It is a large rail found in wetland habitats in Asia.

watercolour /ˈwɔ.tɜˌkʌ.lɜ/ watercolours n
Wasserfarbe
(countable) A water-soluble pigment.
Aquarell Aquarellbild Wasserfarbenbild
(countable) A painting made by using such pigment.
Wasserfarbenmalerei
(uncountable) This kind of painting as a genre.

watercourse watercourses n
Wasserlauf Lauf Flußlauf
Any channel, either natural or artificial, through which water flows.

watercraft /ˈwɔtɚkɹæft/ watercraft watercrafts n
Wasserfahrzeug
(countable, and, uncountable) Any vessel with implements designed to move it in arbitrary direction through one or various bodies of water – a boat, ship, sea scooter, or similar vehicle.

watercress /ˈwɔtəɹkɹɛs/ /ˈwɔːtəkɹɛs/ watercresses n
Wasserkresse Brunnenkresse Echte Brunnenkresse
A perennial European herb, Nasturtium officinale, that grows in freshwater streams; used in salads and as a garnish.
Bastard-Brunnenkresse
A similar plant, Nasturtium microphyllum.

waterdrop waterdrops n
Wassertropfen
A single drop of water.

waterer waterers n
Tränke
A device from which livestock, poultry, or pets may drink.

waterfall /ˈwɑtɚfɑl/ /ˈwɔtɚfɔl/ /ˈwɔːtəfɔːl/ waterfalls n
Katarakt Wasserfall
Wasserfall Kaskade
(figuratively) A waterfall-like outpouring of liquid, smoke, etc.

waterfowl waterfowl waterfowls n
Wasservogel
Any of the birds, such as ducks, geese and swans, that spend most of their non-flying time on water; especially those of the family Anatidae.

waterfront waterfronts n
Hafenviertel
The dockland district of a town.

waterhole waterholes n
Wasserloch
A depression in which water collects, especially one where wild animals come to drink.

watering can watering cans n
Gießkanne
A utensil for watering plants, consisting of a container with a handle and long spout, the spout sometimes being fitted with a perforated nozzle.

waterline waterlines n
Wasserlinie Wasserstand
(nautical) A line formed by the surface of the water on the hull of a ship when she is afloat; any of a series of short lines marked on the hull to show where the waterline would be under different loadings.

waterlog v
unter Wasser setzen wässern
(transitive) To saturate with water.
volllaufen lassen
(transitive, nautical) To make (a boat) heavy and in danger of sinking by flooding it with water.

watermark /ˈwɔːtəmɑːk/ watermarks n
Wasserzeichen
A translucent design impressed on the surface of paper and visible when the paper is held to the light.

watermark /ˈwɔːtəmɑːk/ v
mit Wasserzeichen versehen
(transitive) To mark paper with a watermark.
(transitive) To mark a datafile with a digital watermark.

watermelon /ˈwɑtɚˌmɛlən/ /ˈwɔtɚˌmɛlən/ /ˈwɔːtəˌmɛlən/ watermelons n
Wassermelone
A plant of the species Citrullus lanatus, bearing a melon-like fruit.

watermill watermills n
Wassermühle
A mill powered by water.

watermonster watermonsters n
Wassermonster

waterproof more waterproof most waterproof adj
wasserfest
Resistant to the effects of water.
wasserdicht wasserfest wasserundurchlässig
Made of or covered with material that doesn't allow water in.

waterproofing waterproofings n
Abdichten Imprägnieren
The treatment of something to make it waterproof.
Abdichtung Imprägnierung
A waterproof material.

watershed /ˈwɔtɚʃɛd/ /ˈwɔːtəʃɛd/ watersheds n
Wasserscheide
(hydrology, UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand) The topographical boundary dividing two adjacent catchment basins, such as a ridge or a crest.
Wendepunkt Wasserscheide
(figurative) A critical point marking a change in course or development.

waterspout waterspouts n
Wasserhose
A whirlwind that forms over water, not associated with a mesocyclone of a thunderstorm (contrary to a true tornado).
Wasserspeier
A channel through which water is discharged, especially from the gutters of a roof.

watertight /ˈwɑː.tɚ.taɪt/ /ˈwɔː.tə.taɪt/ /ˈwɔː.tɚ.taɪt/ more watertight most watertight adj
wasserdicht
So tightly made that water cannot enter or escape.
(figurative) So devised or planned as to be impossible to defeat, evade or nullify.

watertightness n
Wasserdichtheit Wasserdichtigkeit Wasserundurchlässigkeit
(rare) The condition of being watertight

waterway waterways n
Wasserstraße Fahrwasser Wasserweg
A body of water, such as a river, channel or canal, that is navigable.

waterwheel plant waterwheel plants n
Wasserfalle
An endangered carnivorous aquatic plant, Aldrovanda vesiculosa, which is the sole extant species of the genus Aldrovanda.

waterworks /ˈwɔtɚˌwɚks/ /ˈwɔːtəˌwəːks/ [-ɾɚ-] waterworks n
Wasserkunst Wasserversorgung Wasserwerk
The water supply system of a district, town, city, or other place, including reservoirs, pipes, and pumps.
Wasserwerk Wasseraufbereitungsanlage
(treated as singular) Any single facility, such as a filtration plant or pumping station, within such a system.
Geheul Tränen
(informal) Often in the form turn on the waterworks: crying or tears, especially in a way that is considered manipulative or over-emotional.
Wasserkunst
(historical, treated as singular) A hydraulic apparatus by which a supply of water is furnished for ornamental purposes; also, an ornamental fountain or waterfall.

watery /ˈwɑtəɹi/ /ˈwɔtəɹi/ /ˈwɔːtəɹi/ /ˈwɔːtɹi/ waterier wateriest adj
wässrig
Wet, soggy or soaked with water.

watt /wɑt/ /wɒt/ watts n
Watt
In the International System of Units, the derived unit of power; the power of a system in which one joule of energy is transferred per second. Symbol: W

watt-hour watt-hours n
Wattstunde
A unit of electrical energy equal to the power of one watt in use for one hour; often used as a unit of electricity consumption. Equal to 3600 joule.

wattle /ˈwɑtl̩/ /ˈwɒtl̩/ [ˈwɑ.ɾl̩] wattles n
Flechtwerk
A construction of branches and twigs woven together to form a wall, barrier, fence, or roof.
Kehllappen
A wrinkled fold of skin, sometimes brightly coloured, hanging from the neck of birds (such as chicken and turkey) and some lizards.
Berlocke Glöckchen
A decorative fleshy appendage on the neck of a goat.

wattle and daub n
Lehmflechtwerk
A structure of interwoven branches and twigs plastered with mud, clay or dung, used in the construction of dwellings, especially as infill in a half-timbered wall

wattled crane wattled cranes n
Klunkerkranich
Grus carunculata, a bird of the crane (Gruidae) family

wattled jacana wattled jacanas n
Rotstirn-Blatthühnchen
Jacana jacana, a wader in the family Jacanidae.

waulkmill waulkmills n
Walkmühle
A mill for waulking or fulling cloth.

wave /weɪv/ waves n
Welle Woge
A moving disturbance in the level of a body of liquid; an undulation.
Welle Wirbel
(physics) A moving disturbance in the energy level of a field.
Welle
A shape that alternatingly curves in opposite directions.
(usually "the wave") A group activity in a crowd imitating a wave going through water, where people in successive parts of the crowd stand and stretch upward, then sit.
Welle Wink
Any of a number of species of moths in the geometrid subfamily Sterrhinae, which have wavy markings on the wings.
Wink
A loose back-and-forth movement, as of the hands.
(video games, by extension) One of the successive swarms of enemies sent to attack the player in certain games.

wave /weɪv/ v
flattern schwenken wedeln wogen
(intransitive) To move back and forth repeatedly and somewhat loosely.
(transitive) To cause to move back and forth repeatedly.
winken wedeln ondulieren wellen zuwinken
(transitive, metonymic) To call attention to, or give a direction or command to, by a waving motion, as of the hand; to signify by waving; to beckon; to signal; to indicate.

wave equation wave equations n
Wellengleichung

wave packet wave packets n
Wellenpaket
(physics) a collection of waves, travelling together
(physics) a probability wave

wave pool wave pools n
Wellenbecken
A swimming pool in which there are artificially generated, reasonably large waves, similar to the ocean's.

wave-particle duality n
Welle-Teilchen-Dualismus
(physics) The concept applying to all matter and radiation, but most evident in light and particles such as the electron, that properties of waves and of particles are exhibited simultaneously

waveform waveforms n
Wellenform
(physics, engineering) The shape of a physical wave, such as sound, electric current or electromagnetic radiation, or its representation obtained by plotting a characteristic of the phenomenon (such as voltage) versus another variable, often time.

wavefunction /ˈweɪv.fʌŋ(k).ʃən/ wavefunctions n
Wellenfunktion
(physics) A mathematical function that describes the propagation of the quantum mechanical wave associated with a particle (or system of particles), related to the probability of finding the particle in a particular region of space.

waveguide waveguides n
Wellenleiter
A structure which guides waves, such as electromagnetic waves, light, or sound waves.

wavelength /ˈweɪvlɛŋ(k)θ/ /ˈweɪvˌlɛŋ(k)θ/ wavelengths n
Wellenlänge
(physics) The length of a single cycle of a wave, as measured by the distance between one peak or trough of a wave and the next; it is often designated in physics as λ, and corresponds to the velocity of the wave divided by its frequency.

wavering more wavering most wavering adj
unschlüssig wankelmütig
Fluctuating, uncertain, undetermined, unsteady.

wavy /ˈweɪvi/ wavier waviest adj
Wellenschnitt
(heraldry) Undé, in a wavy line; applied to ordinaries, or division lines, especially to symbolize a river.

wax /wæks/ /wɛks/ adj
[[Wachs|Wachs-]] wächsern Wachs
Made of wax.

wax /wæks/ /wɛks/ waxes n
Wachs
Any oily, water-resistant, solid or semisolid substance; normally long-chain hydrocarbons, alcohols or esters.
Bohnerwachs Wachs
Any preparation containing wax, used as a polish.

wax /wæks/ /wɛks/ v
wachsen wichsen bohnern
(transitive) To apply wax to (something, such as a shoe, a floor, a car, or an apple), usually to make it shiny.
wachsen zunehmen
(intransitive, literary) To greaten.
zunehmen
(transitive) To remove hair at the roots from (a part of the body) by coating the skin with a film of wax that is then pulled away sharply.
werden
(intransitive, copulative, literary) To increasingly assume the specified characteristic.
zunehmen
(intransitive, of the moon) To appear larger each night as a progression from a new moon to a full moon.

wax apple wax apples n
Javaapfel
the fruit of this plant

wax museum wax museums n
Wachsfigurenkabinett Panoptikum
A museum featuring lifelike statues made of wax.

wax paper wax papers n
Wachspapier Ölpapier
A semitranslucent, moistureproof paper made with a waxy coating, used primarily for wrapping and packaging.

wax tablet wax tablets n
Wachstafel
A tablet made of wood and covered with a layer of wax, used as a reusable and portable writing surface in Antiquity and throughout the Middle Ages.

waxflower waxflowers n
Porzellanblume Wachsblume
Any plant of the genus Hoya.

waxing /ˈwæksɪŋ/ waxings n
Wachsen Waxing
(countable) A cosmetic procedure in which hair is removed from the body by the application and removal of wax.

waxing moon waxing moons n
zunehmender Mond
A moon (usually the Moon, that is, Earth's moon) when it appears larger each night as it progresses from a new moon to a full moon: a moon in any of the increasing lunar phases.

waxwing waxwings n
Seidenschwanz
Any of several songbirds of the genus Bombycilla, having crested heads, and red tips to the wings.

waxwork waxworks n
Wachsfigur
(countable) A figure made of wax, especially an effigy of a famous person.

waxy /ˈwæksi/ more waxy most waxy waxier waxiest adj
wächsern Wachs wachsartig
Resembling wax in texture or appearance.

way /weɪ/ ways n
Weg
A road, a direction, a (physical or conceptual) path from one place to another.
Weise Art Methode
A method or manner of doing something; a mannerism.

way in /weɪ ˈɪn/ ways in n
Eingang
an entrance

way of life ways of life n
Lebensart Lebensstil Lebensweise
A style of living that reflects the attitudes of a person or group; a lifestyle.

way to go interjection
Bravo! Gut gemacht! Weiter so!
An expression of congratulations, encouragement, or approval.

way to go ways to go n
richtige Entscheidung richtige Richtung
A route, course of action; a preferred decision or choice.

way too adv
sehr ganz wahrlich
allzu
All too, much too; to a degree that is very excessive.

waybill waybills n
Frachtbrief
A document that lists the final destination (and other details) of each part of a cargo.

wayfarer /ˈweɪˌfɛəɹ.ə(ɹ)/ wayfarers n
Wandersmann
A traveller, especially one on foot.

wayfaring-tree wayfaring-trees n
Wolliger Schneeball
(botany) A much-branched European shrub of large size (Viburnum lantana), with dense cymes of small white flowers, the foliage and young shoots thickly covered with soft mealy down.

waylay /ˈweɪleɪ/ /ˌweɪˈleɪ/ v
auflauern wegelagern
(transitive) To lie in wait for and attack from ambush.
auflauern
(transitive) To accost or intercept unexpectedly.

wayside adj
Wegrand
Situated near the side of a road or path.

wayward /ˈweɪwə(ɹ)d/ more wayward most wayward adj
eigensinnig eigenwillig launisch
Given to wilful, perverse deviation from the expected norm; tending to stray.
eigenwillig unberechenbar ungeraten widerspenstig
Obstinate, contrary and unpredictable.
ziellos
(sports) Not on target.

we /wi/ /wiː/ pronoun
wir
(personal) The speakers/writers, or the speaker/writer and at least one other person (not the person being addressed). (This is the exclusive we.)

weak /wiːk/ weaker weakest adj
schwach
Lacking in force (usually strength) or ability.
Dilute, lacking in taste or potency.
(Germanic languages, of verbs) Regular in inflection, lacking vowel changes and having a past tense with -d- or -t-.
(grammar) Displaying a particular kind of inflection, including:
(physics) One of the four fundamental forces associated with nuclear decay.
häßlich out uninteressant unschön
(slang) Bad or uncool.

weak declension weak declensions n
schwache Deklination
(grammar) The declension pattern of a weak noun.

weak spot weak spots n
Schwachpunkt
A location where the defenses are weak or the vulnerability is great.

weak verb weak verbs n
schwaches Verb

weak-minded adj
willensschwach
weak-willed; easily swayed or corrupted.

weak-willed more weak-willed most weak-willed adj
willensschwach
irresolute, indecisive

weaken /ˈwikən/ v
schwächen abschwächen
(transitive) To make weaker or less strong.
schwächeln schwächen
(intransitive) To become weaker or less strong.

weaker sex n
schwaches Geschlecht
(now, _, offensive) Women; the female gender.

weaker vessel weaker vessels n
das schwächste Werkzeug
(idiomatic, dated, now, _, offensive) A woman; women collectively.

weakest link weakest links n
schwächstes Glied
The part of a system that is most likely to fail or cause problems.

weakling /ˈwiːklɪŋɡ/ /ˈwiːkˈlɪŋɡ/ weaklings n
Schwächling
A person of weak or even sickly physical constitution
Feigling Schwächling Weichei
(figuratively) A person of weak character, lacking in courage and/or moral strength.

weakly-typed adj
schwach typisiert

weakness /ˈwiːk.nəs/ weaknesses n
Schwäche
(uncountable) The condition of being weak.
Schwäche Faible
(countable) A special fondness or desire.

weal /wil/ /wiːl/ weals n
Strieme
A raised, longitudinal wound, usually purple, on the surface of flesh caused by a stroke of a rod or whip; a welt.

wealth /wɛlθ/ [wɛl̪θ] wealths n
Reichtum Vermögen
(uncountable, economics) Riches; a great amount of valuable assets or material possessions.
Fülle Reichtum
(countable) A great amount; an abundance or plenty.

wealthy /ˈwɛl.θi/ more wealthy most wealthy wealthier wealthiest adj
wohlhabend reich
Possessing financial wealth; rich.

wean /wiːn/ v
entwöhnen abstillen
(transitive) To cease giving breast milk to an offspring; to accustom and reconcile (a child or young animal) to a want or deprivation of mother's milk; to take from the breast or udder.

weaning weanings n
Entwöhnung

weapon /ˈwiːp.ən/ /ˈwɛp.ən/ weapons n
Waffe
An instrument of attack or defense in combat or hunting, e.g. most guns, missiles, or swords; arm.

weapon of mass destruction weapons of mass destruction n
Massenvernichtungswaffe
Any human-made weapon causing indiscriminate large-scale death or destruction, especially a biological weapon, chemical weapon, nuclear weapon or radiological weapon.

weaponize /ˈwɛpənaɪz/ v
als Waffe benutzen als Waffe verwenden in eine Waffe verwandeln zu einer Waffe machen
(transitive) To make into a weapon.

weaponless adj
waffenlos
Lacking a weapon.

weaponry weaponries n
Bewaffnung Waffen
Weapons, collectively

weaponsmith weaponsmiths n
Waffenschmied Waffenschmiedin
A person skilled at making edged weapons

wear /wɛ(ə)ɹ/ /wɛə(ɹ)/ [wɛɚ] [wɛɹ] n
Bekleidung Kleidung Mode
(in combination) Clothing.
Verschleiß Abnutzung
Damage to the appearance and/or strength of an item caused by use over time.

wear /wɛ(ə)ɹ/ /wɛə(ɹ)/ [wɛɚ] [wɛɹ] v
abnutzen
To eat away at, erode, diminish, or consume gradually; to cause a gradual deterioration in; to produce (some change) through attrition, exposure, or constant use.
tragen anhaben
(nautical) To bring (a sailing vessel) onto the other tack by bringing the wind around the stern (as opposed to tacking when the wind is brought around the bow); to come round on another tack by turning away from the wind. Also written "ware". Past: weared, or wore/worn.

wear and tear /ˈwɛəɹ ən ˈtɛəɹ/ n
Abnutzung Verschleiß
Damage or depreciation resulting from ordinary use (normally as something excluded from a guarantee or warranty of quality, or as justifying a write-down in a set of accounts).

wear down v
verschleißen
To cause (someone) physical or mental fatigue.

wear one's heart on one's sleeve v
sein Herz auf der Zunge tragen
(idiomatic) To be very transparent, open, or forthright about one's emotions.

wear out v
abnutzen verschleißen
To cause (something) to become damaged, useless, or ineffective through continued use, especially hard, heavy, or careless use.
verschleißen ausleiern sich abnutzen
(intransitive) To deteriorate or become unusable or ineffective due to continued use, exposure, or strain.
erschöpfen schlapp machen
To exhaust; to cause or contribute to another's exhaustion, fatigue, or weariness, as by continued strain or exertion.

wear out one's welcome v
die Gastfreundschaft überbeanspruchen
(idiomatic) To behave in an offensive, burdensome, or tiresome manner, with the result that one's continued presence is unwanted within a residence, commercial establishment, or social group.

wear rose-colored glasses v
etwas durch die rosarote Brille sehen
(idiomatic) To see the positive in things while being oblivious to the negative.

wear the trousers v
die Hosen anhaben
(British, idiom) (typically of a woman) To be the dominant partner in a relationship.

wear too many hats v
eierlegende Wollmilchsau in vielen Funktionen tätig sein sich verschiedene Hüte aufsetzen viele Aufgaben haben viele Aufgaben übernehmen viele Funktionen ausüben
(idiomatic) To try to fill more roles at once than is realistically possible.

wearable /ˈweəɹəbl/ more wearable most wearable adj
tragbar
Able to be worn.

wearable /ˈweəɹəbl/ wearables n
Wearable Wearable Computer
(computing) Ellipsis of wearable computer (“small computer which can be worn on the body”).

wearable computer wearable computers n
Wearable Wearable Computer

wearing /ˈwɛəɹɪŋ/ /ˈwɛɹɪŋ/ more wearing most wearing adj
Tragen
(not comparable) Intended to be worn.

wearisome /ˈwɪəɹɪsəm/ more wearisome most wearisome adj
ermüdend langweilig lästig
Tiresome, tedious or causing fatigue.

weary /ˈwiːɹi/ /ˈwɪəɹi/ wearier weariest adj
müde
Having the strength exhausted by toil or exertion; tired; fatigued.
Expressive of fatigue.

weasel /ˈwizl̩/ /ˈwizəl/ /ˈwiːz(ə)l/ weasels n
Wiesel Mauswiesel Hermännchen Kleinwiesel Zwergwiesel
The least weasel, Mustela nivalis.
Wiesel Marder
Any of the carnivorous mammals of the genus Mustela, having a slender body, a long tail and usually a light brown upper coat and light-coloured belly.

weasel word weasel words n
schwammiger Begriff
(pejorative) A word used to hedge a statement, for example to make it vague, equivocal, or misleading.

weather /ˈwɛð.ə/ /ˈwɛð.ɚ/ weathers n
Wetter
The short term state of the atmosphere at a specific time and place, including the temperature, relative humidity, cloud cover, precipitation, wind, etc.
Wetter Wind und Wetter
Unpleasant or destructive atmospheric conditions, and their effects.

weather /ˈwɛð.ə/ /ˈwɛð.ɚ/ v
verwittern
To break down, of rocks and other materials, under the effects of exposure to rain, sunlight, temperature, and air.
überstehen
(nautical) To endure or survive an event or action without undue damage.

weather balloon weather balloons n
Wetterballon
(meteorology) a balloon that carries meteorological instruments aloft in order to measure, record and return data concerning atmospheric pressure, temperature and humidity

weather deck weather decks n
Oberdeck Wetterdeck
(nautical) A ship's deck which has no overhead protection, which is open to the weather; a ship's uppermost deck.

weather forecast weather forecasts n
Wettervorhersage
(meteorology) A prediction of future weather, often for a specific locality, in a newspaper or on the radio or television.

weather forecaster weather forecasters n
Meteorologe Meteorologin
A person who forecasts the weather.

weather map weather maps n
Wetterkarte
a map that shows the analysis of meteorological quantities at various levels of the atmosphere

weather report weather reports n
Wetterbericht
(meteorology) A description, especially one prepared by a governmental or other authority, of past and/or present and/or forecasted meteorological conditions for a particular geographical area.

weather satellite weather satellites n
Wettersatellit
(meteorology) A type of satellite that is primarily used to monitor the weather and climate of the Earth.

weather station weather stations n
Wetterstation
A piece of equipment that collects and transmits meteorological information, and can make weather forecasts

weather vane weather vanes n
Windfahne Wetterfahne
A mechanical device rotating around one axis and attached to an elevated object such as a roof for showing the direction of the wind.

weatherboard weatherboards n
Schindel
Any of a series of horizontal boards used to cover the exterior of a timber-framed building; clapboard.

weatherboard v
abdichten verschalen
(transitive) To cover with a weatherboard.

weathercock weathercocks n
Wetterfahne Wetterhahn
A weather vane, sometimes in the form of a cockerel.

weathered more weathered most weathered adj
verwittert
Worn by weather, as of rocks, stone, etc.

weathering weatherings n
Verwitterung
(geology) Mechanical or chemical breaking down of rocks in situ by weather or other causes.

weatherlore n
Bauernregeln Wetterregeln
Traditional knowledge or beliefs regarding the weather.

weatherman weathermen n
Meteorologe Wetteransager Wetterfrosch
A person, especially a male one, who reports the weather conditions or forecasts.

weatherstrip weatherstrips n
Bodendichtung Bürstendichtung Dichtband Dichtprofil Dichtungsprofil Fugendichtband
(US) A narrow piece of material used to prevent cold air from entering a building through the edge of a window or a door.

weatherstrip v
abdichten dichten
To apply such a strip.

weatherwoman weatherwomen n
Wetteransagerin Wetterfrau
A female weather broadcaster.

weave /wiːv/ weaves n
Webart
A type or way of weaving.

weave /wiːv/ v
weben
To form something by passing lengths or strands of material over and under one another.
To spin a cocoon or a web.

weaver /ˈwi.vɚ/ /ˈwiː.və(ɹ)/ weavers n
Weber Weberin
A person who weaves; especially, one who weaves cloth for a living.
Webervogel
Any of certain spider species, such as the sheet weaver or the funnel weaver, so named because they spin interesting and characteristic webs.
Any of certain fish of the family Pinguipedidae.

weaving /ˈwiːvɪŋ/ weavings n
Webstück
(countable) A piece of such material.

web /wɛb/ webs n
Netz

web /wɛb/ pn
Web
the World Wide Web.

web address web addresses n
Webadresse
Uniform Resource Locator, URL

web application web applications n
Webanwendung Webapplikation
(software) A software application that is accessed via a web browser, often over a network but sometimes offline.

web browser /wɛb.bɹaʊ.zə(ɹ)/ web browsers n
Webbrowser Browser
(Internet) A computer program used to navigate the World Wide Web, chiefly by viewing web pages and following hyperlinks.

web colors n
Webfarben
complete palette of colors that are displayed on the web and on the computer

web conference web conferences n
Webkonferenz
(computing) A meeting, presentation or other communication hosted via the World Wide Web.

web hosting n
Webhosting
The service of hosting a web site on the Internet, making it viewable by other users.

web page web pages n
Webseite
A single hypertext document (transmitted as HTML) on the World Wide Web, often hyperlinked to others, and intended to be viewed with a web browser.

web server web servers n
Webserver
(software) software that delivers Web pages and other documents to browsers using the HTTP protocol.
(computer hardware) the computer on which such software runs.

webbed /ˈwɛbd/ adj
mit Schwimmhäuten
(of feet or hands) With the digits connected by a thin membrane.

webbing /ˈwɛbɪŋ/ webbings n
Gurtband
A sturdy woven fabric.
Gurt
(military) A belt and shoulder harness with attached pouches used to carry a soldier's equipment, water, ammunition, etc.

webcam /ˈwɛbˌkæm/ webcams n
Webcam
(computing, photography) A video camera whose output may be viewed in real time over a computer network, originally the World Wide Web.

webcap webcaps n
Schleierling
(mushroom) A mushroom of the agaric genus Cortinarius, many of which are highly poisonous.

weber /ˈveɪbə/ /ˈveɪbɚ/ /ˈwɛbə/ /ˈwɛbɚ/ webers n
Weber
In the International System of Units, the derived unit of magnetic flux; the flux linking a circuit of one turn that produces an electromotive force of one volt when reduced uniformly to zero in one second. Symbol: Wb.

webhook /ˈwɛb.hʊk/ webhooks n
WebHook
(internet) A method of augmenting or altering the behavior of a Web application or a web page using custom callbacks.

webinar webinars n
Webinar
An interactive seminar conducted via Internet. Usually a live presentation, lecture or workshop that happens in real time, as users participate through text-based chat, voice, video, or file-sharing.

website /ˈwɛbˌsaɪt/ websites n
Website Internetauftritt Webangebot Webauftritt Webpräsenz Internetpräsenz
(Internet) A collection of interlinked web pages on the World Wide Web that are typically accessible from the same base URL and reside on the same server.

wed /ˈwɛd/ v
trauen verheiraten vermählen
(transitive) To perform the marriage ceremony for; to join in matrimony.
heiraten zum Mann nehmen zur Frau nehmen
(figurative, intransitive) To take to oneself and support; to espouse.

wedding /ˈwɛdɪŋ/ weddings n
Hochzeit Trauung
Marriage ceremony; ritual officially celebrating the beginning of a marriage.
Hochzeit
Joining of two or more parts.

wedding cake wedding cakes n
Hochzeitstorte
A decorated cake, often in several tiers and with a model bride and groom, that is cut by the couple as part of a wedding ceremony and distributed to the guests.

wedding day wedding days n
Hochzeitstag

wedding dress wedding dresses n
Brautkleid
The dress worn by a bride during a wedding ceremony, in Western culture traditionally white with a long train.

wedding night /ˈwɛdɪŋ naɪt/ wedding nights n
Hochzeitsnacht
First night of a married couple in the conjugal bed.

wedding ring wedding rings n
Ehering Trauring
(jewelry) One of a pair or rings exchanged by spouses in a wedding ceremony, and afterwards worn by them, symbolizing continuous fidelity.

wedge /wɛd͡ʒ/ wedges n
Keil
One of the simple machines; a piece of material, such as metal or wood, thick at one edge and tapered to a thin edge at the other for insertion in a narrow crevice, used for splitting, tightening, securing, or levering.
(geometry) A five-sided polyhedron with a rectangular base, two rectangular or trapezoidal sides meeting in an edge, and two triangular ends.
(archaic) A flank of cavalry acting to split some portion of an opposing army, charging in an inverted V formation.
Stück
A piece (of food, metal, wood etc.) having this shape.
Wedge
(golf) A type of iron club used for short, high trajectories.

wedge /wɛd͡ʒ/ v
einkeilen klemmen
(ambitransitive) To force into a narrow gap.

wedgelike more wedgelike most wedgelike adj
keilförmig
Shaped like a wedge.

wedgie /ˈwɛdʒ.i/ wedgies n
Hosenzieher
(slang) A prank in which a person's underpants are pulled up sharply from behind in order to wedge the clothing uncomfortably between the person's buttocks.

wee /wiː/ weer weest adj
klein winzig
(Scotland, Ireland, North England, NZ, Ottawa Valley) Small, little.

wee /wiː/ wees n
Pipi

wee /wiː/ v
pinkeln pissen

wee hours n
früger Morgen
The very early morning; the early morning hours; the nighttime hours following midnight, when most people are asleep.

wee small hours n
Morgengrauen
(informal) The very early morning, just after midnight, when most people are asleep.

wee-wee wee-wees n
Schniepel Pipi Mumu Puller Pullermann

wee-wee v
pinkeln

weeaboo /ˈwiː.ə.buː/ weeaboos n
Weeaboo Weeb Weebo

weed /wiːd/ weeds n
Unkraut Gras
(countable) Any plant unwanted at the place where and at the time when it is growing.
Gras
A drug or the like made from the leaves of a plant.

weed /wiːd/ v
jäten
To remove unwanted vegetation from a cultivated area (especially grass).

weed out v
aussortieren
(idiomatic) To remove (unwanted elements) from a group.

weedkiller weedkillers n
Herbizid Unkrautvernichtungsmittel
A chemical agent that destroys unwanted plants (weeds) but not wanted ones (crops etc).

weedy /ˈwiːdi/ weedier weediest adj
schwächlich
(figurative, of a person or animal) Small and weak.

week /wik/ /wiːk/ weeks n
Woche
A period of seven days beginning with Sunday or Monday.
A subdivision of the month into longer periods of work days punctuated by shorter weekend periods of days for markets, rest, or religious observation such as a sabbath.

weekday /ˈwiːkdeɪ/ weekdays n
Wochentag Werktag
Any individual day of the week, except those which form the weekend or the single weekly day off; that is:

weekdays adv
werktags
On weekdays.

weekend /wiːˈkɛnd/ /ˈwiˌkɛnd/ /ˈwiːˌkend/ /ˈwiːˌkɛnd/ weekends n
Wochenende Weekend
The break in the working week, usually two days including the traditional holy or sabbath day. Thus in western countries, Saturday and Sunday.

weekender bag weekender bags n
Weekender-Tasche

weekends adv
wochenends
At weekends.

weekly /wiːk.li/ adj
wöchentlich
Of or relating to a week.
Happening once a week, or every week.

weekly /wiːk.li/ adv
wöchentlich
Once every week.
Every week.

weekly /wiːk.li/ weeklies n
Wochenzeitschrift Wochenzeitung Wochenblatt
A publication that is published once a week.

weeknight weeknights n
Abend unter der Woche
The evening of a weekday.

weenie weenies n
Lusche Weichei
(slang) Someone weak and unimportant, a wimp.

weep /wiːp/ v
weinen
To cry; to shed tears, especially when accompanied with sobbing or other difficulty speaking, as an expression of emotion such as sadness or joy.

weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth n
Heulen und Zähneklappern Heulen und Zähneknirschen
consternation, worry

weeping willow weeping willows n
Trauerweide Babylonische Trauerweide Chinesische Trauerweide Echte Trauerweide
Any of the numerous decorative cultivars and hybrids of Salix babylonica with white willow (Salix alba) or crack willow (Salix fragilis).

weepy /ˈwiːpi/ weepier weepiest adj
weinerlich
Inclined to weep; tearful or lachrymose.

weever /ˈwi.vɚ/ /ˈwiː.və/ weevers n
Petermännchen
Any of the usually brown fish in family Trachinidae, which catch prey by burying themselves in the sand and snatching them as they go past.

weevil /ˈwiːv(ə)l/ /ˈwiːvɪl/ weevils n
Rüsselkäfer
Any of many tens of thousands of species of herbivorous beetles, ranging in size from tiny to large, in the superfamily Curculionoidea, the most characteristic species having the head projecting in a distinctive snout with the mouthparts at the tip.

weft /wɛft/ wefts n
Schussfaden
(weaving) The horizontal threads that are interlaced through the warp in a woven fabric.

weigh /weɪ/ v
wiegen wägen
(transitive) To determine the weight of an object.
(transitive, stative) To have a certain weight.
abwägen wiegen
(transitive, figuratively) To determine the intrinsic value or merit of an object, to evaluate.
erwägen
(transitive) To consider a subject.
wiegen (schwer) liegen abwiegen auswiegen lasten
(intransitive) To have weight; to be heavy; to press down.
hieven lichten
(transitive, nautical) To raise an anchor free of the seabed.
To bear up; to raise; to lift into the air; to swing up.

weigh anchor v
den Anker lichten
(nautical) To raise the anchor of a ship or boat prior to getting under way.

weigh in v
sein Zeug dazutun sich einmischen sich einschalten
(intransitive, idiomatic) To bring in one's weight, metaphorically speaking, to bear on an issue; frequently construed with on or with.

weighbridge /ˈweɪbɹɪd͡ʒ/ weighbridges n
Brückenwaage Straßenfahrzeugwaage Waagenbrücke
(UK) a platform, flush with the roadway, having a mechanism for weighing vehicles, wagons, livestock, etc.

weighing /ˈweɪ.ɪŋ/ weighings n
Wiegen
The process by which something is weighed.

weighing machine weighing machines n
Waage
a mechanical device, often coin-operated, for determining the weight of an object or person

weight /weɪt/ weights n
Gewicht
The force an object exerts on the object it is on due to gravitation.
An object used to make something heavier.
(figurative) Importance or influence.
(weightlifting) An object, such as a weight plate or barbell, used for strength training.
(measurement) Mass (net weight, troy weight, carat weight, etc.).
(statistics) A variable which multiplies a value for ease of statistical manipulation.

weight /weɪt/ v
beschweren gewichten
(transitive) To add weight to something; to make something heavier.
gewichten
(transitive, mathematics) To assign weights to individual statistics.

weight gain weight gains n
Gewichtszunahme
An increase in weight, usually of a person or animal.

weight loss n
Gewichtsabnahme Gewichtsverlust
(medicine, nutrition) The reduction of total body mass due to loss of fluid, fat, tissue, etc.

weight plate weight plates n
Hantelscheibe
A typically disk-shaped device with a perforation in the centre for being united with a weight bar and thus adding mass to it to enable weightlifting exercises (gradated according to a standard measurement scale for mass if the implement is commercially provided; sometimes also used alone for exercises)

weight training n
Gewichtsübungen Kraftübungen
(weightlifting) A form of physical exercise using weights to increase the strength and size of muscles by using exercises specific for each muscle group.

weightless more weightless most weightless adj
gewichtslos
Without weight.
schwerelos
Not affected by gravity.

weightlessness weightlessnesses n
Schwerelosigkeit
(countable) An experience or instance of being weightless.

weightlifter weightlifters n
Gewichtheber
(weightlifting) A person who competes for maximum weight lifted in a series of specific lifts.
A person who uses weights to train the muscles of the body, usually for strength or for improved performance in a sport.

weightlifting /ˈweɪtˌlɪftɪŋ/ n
Gewichtheben
(sports) A sport in which competitors lift heavy weights in two events: the snatch and the clean and jerk.

weighty /ˈweɪti/ weightier weightiest adj
wichtig
Having a lot of weight; heavy.
Rigorous; severe; afflictive.
schwergewichtig
(figurative) Important; serious; not trivial or petty.

weir /wɪə/ /wɪɹ/ weirs n
Wehr
An adjustable dam placed across a river to regulate the flow of water downstream.
Fischwehr
A fence placed across a river to catch fish.

weird /ˈwiɚd/ /ˈwiːə(ɹ)d/ /ˈwɪə(ɹ)d/ /ˈwɪɚd/ weirder weirdest adj
seltsam merkwürdig komisch eigenartig
Having an unusually strange character or behaviour.
seltsam merkwürdig bizarr eigenartig sonderbar
Deviating from the normal; bizarre.
geheimnisvoll unheimlich übernatürlich
(archaic) Having supernatural or preternatural power.

weirdo /ˈwɪədəʊ/ /ˈwɪəɹdoʊ/ weirdoes weirdos n
Exzentriker Spinner
(informal) A strange, odd, eccentric person.

weisswurst weisswursts n
Weißwurst
Any of several mildly spiced sausages made with light-colored meat such as pork and veal.

welch /wɛlt͡ʃ/ v
bescheißen linken prellen
To fail to fulfill an obligation.

welcher welchers n
Gauner Schwindler Spitzbube Zechpreller

welcome /ˈwɛlkəm/ more welcome most welcome adj
willkommen Willkommen
Whose arrival is a cause of joy; received with gladness; admitted willingly to the house, entertainment, or company.

welcome /ˈwɛlkəm/ interjection
willkommen
Greeting given upon someone's arrival.

welcome /ˈwɛlkəm/ welcomes n
Begrüßung Empfang
The act of greeting someone’s arrival, especially by saying "Welcome!"; reception.
Begrüßung Herzlich willkommen
The utterance of such a greeting.

welcome /ˈwɛlkəm/ v
willkommen heißen begrüßen bewillkommnen
To affirm or greet the arrival of someone, especially by saying "Welcome!".
begrüßen gutheißen
To accept something willingly or gladly.

welcome back phraseologicalUnit
willkommen zurück
Said to someone coming back to somewhere they have been before.

welcome home phraseologicalUnit
willkommen zu Hause
Said to someone coming back to their own home.

welcomer welcomers n
Begrüßer Begrüßerin Begrüßungskomitee Willkommenheißer
Something which or someone who welcomes people, especially newcomers.
Begrüßer Begrüßerin Begrüßungskomitee Empfangsperson Grüßaugust
Something or someone that greets or is present for the arrival of something.

weld /wɛld/ n
Färberwau Gelbkraut Färberresede Gilbkraut
A herb (Reseda luteola) related to mignonette, growing in Europe, and to some extent in America, used to make a yellow dye.

weld /wɛld/ v
schweißen
(transitive) To join two materials (especially two metals) together by applying heat, pressure and filler, either separately or in any combination.
zusammenfügen verbinden vereinen
(transitive) To bind together inseparably; to unite closely or intimately.

weldable /ˈwɛldəbl̩/ more weldable most weldable adj
schweißbar
that is able to be welded

welder /ˈwɛldə(ɹ)/ welders n
Schweißer Schweißerin
One who welds, or wields.
Schweißgerät
An item of equipment for welding with: an electric welder.

welding /ˈwɛldɪŋ/ weldings n
Schweißen
joining two materials (especially two metals) together by applying heat, pressure and filler, either separately or in any combination, or

welfare /ˈwɛlˌfɛə/ /ˈwɛlˌfɛɚ/ welfares n
Wohlfahrt Wohlergehen
(uncountable) Health, safety, happiness and prosperity; well-being in any respect.
Sozialhilfe Wohlfahrt
(uncountable, chiefly, _, US) Various forms of financial aid provided by the government to those who are in need of it (often called welfare assistance in UK English).

welfare parasite welfare parasites n
Sozialparasit Sozialschmarotzer
(derogatory) A person who is seen as living off the welfare of others.

welfare state welfare states n
Wohlfahrtsstaat
A social system in which the state takes overall responsibility for the welfare of its citizens, providing health care, education, unemployment compensation and social security.
A country in which such a system operates.

welfare trap welfare traps n
Arbeitslosigkeitsfalle
(chiefly, US) A situation where the welfare system discourages people who receive government public assistance payments from entering low-paid work because such work does not produce a significant income increase.

welkin /ˈwɛlkən/ /ˈwɛlkɪn/ welkins n
Firmament Himmel Himmelszelt
(also, Lancashire) The sky which appears to an observer on the Earth as a dome in which celestial bodies are visible; the firmament.

well /wel/ /wəl/ /wɛl/ best better weller wellest adj
gut gesund
In good health.

well /wel/ /wəl/ /wɛl/ best better adv
gut wohl
(manner) Accurately, competently, satisfactorily.
(degree) To a significant degree.
ganz gut
(manner) Completely, fully.

well /wel/ /wəl/ /wɛl/ interjection
gut
Used to acknowledge a statement or situation.
na na ja naja
Used in speech to fill gaps, particularly at the beginning of a response to a question; filled pause.

well /wel/ /wəl/ /wɛl/ wells n
Brunnen Brunnenschacht Bohrloch Quelle
A hole sunk into the ground as a source of water, oil, natural gas or other fluids.
Brunnen Quelle
A place where a liquid such as water surfaces naturally; a spring.
Delle Kuhle
A small depression suitable for holding liquid or other objects.
Quelle Versorgungsquelle
(figurative) A source of supply.

well /wel/ /wəl/ /wɛl/ v
quellen
(intransitive) To issue forth, as water from the earth; to flow; to spring.

well begun is half done proverb
frisch gewagt ist halb gewonnen
Much depends on the beginning of an endeavor.

well done more well done most well done adj
durchgebraten gut durch
(cooking) Well-cooked.

well done interjection
gut gemacht gut getan

well off best off better off more well off most well off adj
gut dran
Of a person: in fortunate circumstances, especially having financial security; comfortably off.

well sinker well sinkers n
Brunnenmacher
A worker who digs wells.

well up v
hervorquellen
(intransitive) To gradually or steadily flow upwards or outwards so as to begin to fill or overflow something.

well-behaved /wɛlbəˈheɪvd/ /wɛlbɪˈheɪvd/ best-behaved better-behaved more well-behaved most well-behaved adj
wohlerzogen brav artig
Having good manners and acting properly; conforming to standards of good behaviour.

well-being /wɛlˈbiː.ɪŋ/ n
Wohlbefinden Wohl
A state of health, happiness or prosperity.

well-born more well-born most well-born adj
wohlgeboren
Noble; born into the upper classes.

well-brought-up best-brought-up better-brought-up more well-brought-up most well-brought-up adj
wohlerzogen
Having been taught during childhood to exhibit good manners and pleasant behaviour.

well-defined more well-defined most well-defined adj
wohldefiniert
(mathematics) Defined in an unambiguous and consistent way: specifically, such that any two objects implied to be identical are indeed identical.

well-definedness n
Wohldefiniertheit

well-deserved more well-deserved most well-deserved adj
wohlverdient
emphatic form of deserved (when used as an adjective); richly deserved, well and truly earnt.

well-endowed more well-endowed most well-endowed adj
gut bestückt
(euphemistic) Having large sexual features (of a woman, breasts or buttocks; of a man, penis).

well-established more well-established most well-established adj
alt bekannt etabliert fest
Having been established for a long period of time.

well-formed best-formed better-formed more well-formed most well-formed adj
wohlgeformt
(linguistics, computing) Correctly written; syntactically correct; expressed in a way that obeys rules for constructing formulas in a certain language.

well-founded more well-founded most well-founded adj
fundiert
Based on reasoning, evidence and good judgement.

well-groomed best-groomed better-groomed more well-groomed most well-groomed adj
gepflegt soigniert
(of a person) neat and well-dressed

well-heeled more well-heeled most well-heeled adj
betucht
(colloquial) Rich, affluent, prosperous.

well-hung best-hung better-hung adj
gut bestückt
(informal, vulgar) Having a large penis.
gut abgehangen
(of meat) Allowed to mature correctly, normally hanging, to encourage tenderness.

well-informed best-informed better-informed more well-informed most well-informed adj
gut informiert
Furnished with sufficient, correct knowledge.

well-known /ˌwɛlˈnoʊn/ /ˌwɛlˈnəʊn/ best-known better-known more well-known most well-known adj
wohlbekannt berühmt wohl bekannt
Familiar, famous, renowned or widely known.

well-mannered best-mannered better-mannered more well-mannered most well-mannered adj
manierlich wohlgesittet
Having good manners; polite, courteous, and socially correct; conforming to standards of good behaviour.

well-meaning more well-meaning most well-meaning adj
gut gemeint gutmeinender gutwillig
With good intentions, often used to reflect positively on a negative outcome or situation.

well-nigh /ˌwɛlˈnaɪ/ adv
beinahe nahezu
Almost, nearly.

well-order well-orders n
Wohlordnung
(set theory, order theory) A total order of some set such that every nonempty subset contains a least element.

well-order v
wohlordnen

well-ordered more well-ordered most well-ordered adj
wohlgeordnet
(mathematics, not comparable) Having a well-order.

well-read best-read better-read more well-read most well-read adj
belesen
Well informed and knowledgeable through having read extensively.

well-rested more well-rested most well-rested adj
ausgeschlafen
Having had sufficient (or even more than enough) sleep or rest to function optimally during waking hours.

well-spoken more well-spoken most well-spoken adj
eloquent redegewandt sprachlich gewandt sprachmächtig
Eloquent and able with regards to speech.

well-thumbed more well-thumbed most well-thumbed adj
zerlesen
Of a book, etc.: showing signs of frequent or heavy use; worn; well used.

well-to-do /ˌwɛltəˈdu/ more well-to-do most well-to-do adj
bemittelt
Rich, prosperous, financially stable and comfortable.

well-wisher /ˈwɛlˌwɪʃə/ /ˈwɛlˌwɪʃɚ/ well-wishers n
Wohlwünscher Wohlwünscherin
Someone who extends good wishes, or expresses sympathy, to someone else.

wellness /ˈwel.nɪs/ /ˈwɛl.nɪs/ wellnesses n
Wohlbefinden
The quality or state of being in good health (sometimes emphasizing both health and safety).

wellwater /ˈwɛlwɔːtə(ɹ)/ n
Quellwasser
Water taken from a well, i.e. a hole in the ground which acts as a source of water.

welly /ˈwɛli/ wellies n
Gas
(uncountable, informal) Force on a pedal or increase to any fuel or power for an engine or motor.

wels catfish n
Wels
Silurus glanis, a scaleless fresh-water catfish recognizable by its broad, flat head and wide mouth.

welt /wɛlt/ welts n
Quaddel Strieme
(shoemaking) A strip of leather set into the seam between the outsole of a shoe and the upper, through which these parts are joined by stitching or stapling.

welt /wɛlt/ v
falten falzen
To cause to have welts; to beat.

welter /ˈwɛltə/ /ˈwɛltɚ/ welters n
Durcheinander Flut Fülle Unzahl Wirrwarr Woge
A general confusion or muddle, especially of a large number of items.

welter /ˈwɛltə/ /ˈwɛltɚ/ v
herumwälzen suhlen wälzen
(intransitive) To roll around; to wallow.
schwelgen
(intransitive, figurative) To revel, luxuriate.
herumwälzen suhlen wogen wälzen
(intransitive, of waves, billows) To rise and fall, to tumble over, to roll.

welter-weight welter-weights n
Weltergewicht
(boxing) a boxer weighing more than a lightweight boxer and less than a middleweight boxer; someone boxing in the welterweight class

wench /wɛnt͡ʃ/ wenches n
Magd Mädchen Mädel
(archaic, now, dialectal, or, humorous, possibly, offensive) A girl or young woman, especially a buxom or lively one.
Dienerin Magd
(archaic) A woman servant; a maidservant.

wench /wɛnt͡ʃ/ v
huren
(intransitive, archaic, now, humorous) To frequent prostitutes; to whore; also, to womanize.

wend /wɛnd/ v
folgen verfolgen
(transitive) To direct (one's way or course); pursue one's way; proceed upon some course or way.

wendigo /ˈwɛndiɡoʊ/ /ˈwɛndɪɡəʊ/ wendigo wendigoes wendigos n
Wendigo
(mythological creature) A malevolent and violent cannibal spirit found in Anishinaabe, Ojibwe, and Cree mythology, which is said to inhabit the body of a living person and possess him or her to commit murder.

werefox werefoxes n
Werfuchs
(mythology) A person who transforms into a fox or foxlike form.

weretiger /ˈwɛətaɪɡə/ /ˈwɛɹtaɪɡɚ/ /ˈwɪətaɪɡə/ /ˈwɪɹtaɪɡɚ/ weretigers n
Wertiger
(fiction, mythological) A creature of Southeast Asian myth; a shapeshifter who can assume the shape of a tiger.

werewolf /ˈwɛəɹwʊlf/ /ˈwɛːwʊlf/ /ˈwɜɹwʊlf/ /ˈwɪəwʊlf/ /ˈwɪəɹwʊlf/ werewolves n
Werwolf Lykanthrop Lykanthropin Mannwolf Werwölfin
(mythology) A person who is transformed or can transform into a wolf or a wolflike human, often said to transform during a full moon.

wergeld /ˈwɛə(ɹ)ɡɛld/ /ˈwɜː(ɹ)ɡɛld/ wergelds n
Wergeld Blutgeld Manngeld
(historical, especially in Germanic, _, legal) Compensation thus determined and paid; a reparative payment.

west /wɛst/ adj
westlich westwärts
Situated or lying in or toward the west; westward.
westlich
Of or pertaining to the west; western.
abendländisch westlich
From the West; occidental.

west /wɛst/ wests n
Westen West
The direction opposite to that of the earth's rotation, specifically 270°.
The western region or area; the inhabitants thereof. [circa 1300]
(ecclesiastical) In a church: the direction of the gallery, opposite to the altar, and opposite to the direction faced by the priest when celebrating ad orientem.

westbound adj
Richtung Westen nach Westen
Which is, or will be, moving towards the west.

westbound adv
Richtung Westen nach Westen
Towards the west; in a westerly direction.

westerly /ˈwɛs.tə(ɹ).li/ /ˈwɛs.tɚ.li/ more westerly most westerly adj
westlich
Facing the west; directed towards the west.

westerly /ˈwɛs.tə(ɹ).li/ /ˈwɛs.tɚ.li/ westerlies n
Westwind
A westerly wind or storm, one blowing or coming from the west.

western /ˈwɛstən/ /ˈwɛstɚn/ adj
westlich West-
Of, facing, situated in, or related to the west.
(of a wind) Blowing from the west; westerly.

western /ˈwɛstən/ /ˈwɛstɚn/ westerns n
Western
A film, or some other dramatic work, set in, the historic (c. 1850–1910) American West (west of the Mississippi river) focusing on conflict between whites and Indians, lawmen and outlaws, ranchers and farmers, or industry (railroads, mining) and agriculture.

western Orphean warbler western Orphean warblers n
Grasmücke Orpheusgrasmücke
Sylvia hortensis, an Old World warbler. Now sometimes Curruca hortensis.

western barn owl western barn owls n
Baumkauz Schleiereule Waldkauz
A barn owl of the subspecies Tyto alba alba, endemic to western Eurasia and most of Africa.

western black-eared wheatear western black-eared wheatears n
Mittelmeer-Steinschmätzer
Oenanthe hispanica, an Old World flycatcher native to the Mediterranean and Caucasus

western capercaillie western capercaillies n
Auerhuhn Birkhuhn Spielhuhn
A bird of species Tetrao urogallus.

western cattle egret western cattle egrets n
Kuhreiher
Bubulcus ibis is a species of heron (family Ardeidae) found in the tropics, subtropics and warm temperate zones.

western diamondback rattlesnake western diamondback rattlesnakes n
Texas-Klapperschlange
Crotalus atrox, a venomous pit viper species found in the United States and Mexico

western marsh harrier western marsh harriers n
Rohrweihe
Circus aeruginosus, a large harrier, a bird of prey from temperate and subtropical western Eurasia and adjacent Africa.

western olivaceous warbler western olivaceous warblers n
Isabellspötter
Iduna opaca, an Old World warbler.

western sandpiper western sandpipers n
Bergstrandläufer
A type of sandpiper, (Calidris mauri)

western slaty antshrike western slaty antshrikes n
Westlicher Tropfenameisenwürger
A passerine bird of the antbird family, Thamnophilus atrinucha.

western subalpine warbler western subalpine warblers n
Weißbartgrasmücke
Sylvia cantillans, an Old World warbler.

western yellow wagtail western yellow wagtails n
Schafstelze
Motacilla flava, a small passerine bird in the family Motacillidae

westerner westerners n
Westler Abendländer Wessi
A native or inhabitant of the West, of the Western world—Europe and the Americas. (Also written capitalized as Westerner.)

westernization westernizations n
Verwestlichung
The process of assimilation, by a society, of the customs and practices of western culture.

westernize v
verwestlichen
(transitive, intransitive) To render something western in character.

westernmost adj
westlichster
Farthest west.

westward /ˈwɛst.wəd/ /ˈwɛst.wɚd/ more westward most westward adv
westwärts
Toward the west.

westwork /ˈwɛstwɜːk/ westworks n
Westwerk
(architecture) The vaulted monumental structure at the western end of a church constructed in some medieval styles, flanked by two towers and containing the entrance.

wet /wɛt/ wetter wettest adj
nass
Made up of liquid or moisture, usually (but not always) water.
Of weather or a time period: rainy.
(slang) Of a person: inexperienced in a profession or task; having the characteristics of a rookie.
(poker slang) Of a board or flop: enabling the creation of many or of strong hands; e.g. containing connectors or suited cards. (Compare dry).
nass feucht
Of an object, etc.: covered or impregnated with liquid, usually (but not always) water.
feucht nass
(slang, vulgar, of a female) Sexually aroused and thus having the vulva moistened with vaginal secretions.

wet /wɛt/ v
befeuchten nässen nass machen durchnässen
(transitive) To cover or impregnate with liquid.
nass werden
(transitive, intransitive) To make or become wet.
nass machen nässen
(transitive) To make (oneself, clothing, a bed, etc.) wet by accidental urination.
benetzen
(transitive, soldering) To form an intermetallic bond between a solder and a metal substrate.

wet behind the ears adj
feucht hinter den Ohren grün hinter den Ohren nicht trocken hinter den Ohren noch feucht hinter den Ohren noch grün hinter den Ohren sein noch nicht trocken hinter den Ohren
(idiomatic) Inexperienced; just beginning; immature (especially in judgment).

wet blanket wet blankets n
Spaßbremse Miesmacher Miesmacherin Spielverderber
(idiomatic) A person who takes the fun out of a situation or activity, as by pessimism, demands, dullness, etc.

wet chemical adj
nasschemisch
Relating to wet chemistry

wet dream wet dreams n
Pollution feuchter Traum
An erotic dream bringing the sleeper to orgasm.
feuchter Traum
(idiomatic, by extension) An exciting fantasy; a very appealing, ideal thing, person, or state of affairs.

wet end wet ends n
Siebpartie
The first section of a paper machine to which the pulp is delivered in a slurry form (as mixture of fiber and water).

wet meadow /wɛt ˈmɛdoʊ/ /wɛt ˈmɛdəʊ/ wet meadows n
Feuchtwiese Brühl Sumpfwiese
An area of saturated soil during the growing season.

wet nurse wet nurses n
Amme Säugamme
A woman hired to suckle another woman's child.

wet one's whistle v
sich die Kehle befeuchten
(idiomatic) To have a drink; to quench one's thirst.

wet wipe wet wipes n
Feuchttuch Feuchtpapier feuchtes Tuch
A small moistened piece of paper or cloth for cleaning or personal hygiene, often folded and individually wrapped for convenience.

wether /ˈwɛðə/ /ˈwɛðɚ/ wethers n
Mönch Ziegenbock kastrierter
A castrated goat.
Hammel Schöps
A castrated ram.

wetland wetlands n
Feuchtgebiet
(usually, in the plural) Land that is covered mostly with water, with occasional marshy and soggy areas.

wetness /ˈwɛt.nəs/ wetnesses n
Feuchte Nässe
The condition of being wet.

wetsuit /ˈwɛtˌs(j)ut/ wetsuits n
Tauchanzug
A close fitting, insulating garment usually made from neoprene or similar material designed to keep one warm during activities on or under water.

wh-question /də-/ /dʌbl̩juː ˈeɪtʃ kwɛst͡ʃən/ /dʌbl̩juː ˈeɪtʃ ˌkwɛst͡ʃən/ /ˈdʌbl̩juː eɪtʃ ˈkwɛst͡ʃən/ wh-questions n
W-Frage
(chiefly, linguistics) A question that is introduced by a wh-word (what, where, why, etc.) and cannot be answered by yes or no.

wh-word /ˈdʌbəljuː ˈeɪt͡ʃ ˌwɜː(ɹ)d/ wh-words n
W-Wort
Any English word that is interrogative, typically beginning with the letters "wh"; a question word.

whack /wæk/ /ʍæk/ whacks n
Hieb Schlag
(US, slang) An attempt, a chance, a turn, a go, originally an attempt to beat someone or something.

whack /wæk/ /ʍæk/ v
schlagen
To hit, slap or strike.
verteilen
(transitive, slang) To share or parcel out (often with up).
ermorden töten
(sports) To beat convincingly; to thrash.
übertreffen übertrumpfen
(UK, usually in the negative) To surpass; to better.

whack-a-mole /ˈwæk.əˌmol/ /ˈwæk.əˌməʊl/ /ˈʍæk.əˌmol/ /ˈʍæk.əˌməʊl/ whack-a-moles n
der Kampf gegen die Hydra
(idiomatic, chiefly, Canada, US) The practice of trying to stop problems, etc., that repeatedly occur in an apparently random manner; also, the act of dealing with such matters in a piecemeal manner without achieving a complete solution.

whale /weɪl/ /ʍeɪl/ whales n
Wal Walfisch
Any one of numerous large marine mammals comprising an informal group within infraorder Cetacea that usually excludes dolphins and porpoises.

whale /weɪl/ /ʍeɪl/ v
verhauen
(slang, transitive) To thrash, to flog, to beat vigorously or soundly.

whale oil whale oils n
Tran
Any of various oils and fats extracted from the blubber of whales and used in the manufacture of soap and lubricants (formerly as an illuminating oil).

whale on v
verdreschen verhauen
(slang) To strike an opponent heavily and repeatedly in a fight.
draufdreschen draufhauen
(slang) To beat heavily on anything.

whale shark whale sharks n
Walhai
A very large spotted shark, Rhincodon typus, of warm marine waters, similar to a whale, that feeds by filtering plankton from the water.

whale watching n
Walbeobachtung
The practice of observing whales and other cetaceans in their natural habitat.

whalebone whalebones n
Fischbein
The horny material from the fringed plates of the upper jaw of baleen whales that are used to filter plankton; once used as stays in corsets

whaler /ˈhweɪlə/ /ˈhweɪlɚ/ /ˈweɪlə/ /ˈweɪlɚ/ whalers n
Walfänger Walfängerin
One who hunts whales; a person employed in the whaling industry.

whaling /ˈweɪlɪŋ/ whalings n
Walfang
The practice of hunting whales.

wham /hwæm/ /wæm/ interjection
bum wumm
The sound of a forceful blow.

whammy /ˈ(h)wæmi/ whammies n
böser Blick
a serious or devastating setback

wharf /wɔɹf/ /wɔːf/ /ʍ-/ wharfs wharves n
Kai Wharf
A man-made landing place for ships on a shore or river bank.

what /wɑt/ /wɒt/ /wɔt/ /wɜt/ /wʌt/ /ʍɒt/ /ʍʌt/ [wɑˑt̚˨˩] [wɒʔ(t)] [wʌɾ] [wʌˀ] adv
inwiefern wie
(interrogative) In what way; to what extent.

what /wɑt/ /wɒt/ /wɔt/ /wɜt/ /wʌt/ /ʍɒt/ /ʍʌt/ [wɑˑt̚˨˩] [wɒʔ(t)] [wʌɾ] [wʌˀ] determiner
was für welcher welche welches
(interrogative) Which, especially which of an open-ended set of possibilities.
was für so
(exclamative) Used to form exclamations indicating that something is remarkably good or bad.
was für welch
Emphasises that something is noteworthy or remarkable in quality or degree, in either a good or bad way; may be used in combination with certain other determiners, especially 'a', less often 'some'.

what /wɑt/ /wɒt/ /wɔt/ /wɜt/ /wʌt/ /ʍɒt/ /ʍʌt/ [wɑˑt̚˨˩] [wɒʔ(t)] [wʌɾ] [wʌˀ] interjection
was! was? wie bitte
An expression of surprise or disbelief.
was? wie bitte
What do you want? An abrupt, usually unfriendly enquiry as to what a person desires.
(British, colloquial, dated) ? Used as a type of tag question to emphasise a statement and invite agreement, often rhetorically.
What did you say? I beg your pardon?
Indicating a guess or approximation, or a pause to try to recall information.

what /wɑt/ /wɒt/ /wɔt/ /wɜt/ /wʌt/ /ʍɒt/ /ʍʌt/ [wɑˑt̚˨˩] [wɒʔ(t)] [wʌɾ] [wʌˀ] pronoun
was
(fused relative) That which; those that; the thing(s) that.
(fused relative) Anything that; all that; whatever.
was das der die
(relative, nonstandard) That; which; who.

what a lovely day phraseologicalUnit
was für ein schöner Tag
The day is lovely.

what a pity phraseologicalUnit
schade das ist aber schade
Used to express regret or disappointment about an unfortunate event or piece of information.

what about adv
wie wär's mit
Used to make a suggestion.
und was ist mit
Used to ask someone to consider something or someone that they have apparently not considered.

what are you doing phraseologicalUnit
was machen Sie? was machst du? was tun Sie? was tust du?
Used to ask what the interlocutor is currently doing.

what date is it today phraseologicalUnit
welches Datum ist heute?
What is the date? (used to request the current date)

what day is it today phraseologicalUnit
den Wievielten haben wir heute was ist heute für ein Tag
Used to ask for the current day of the week or of the month.

what do you know phraseologicalUnit
Wer hätte das gedacht?
(colloquial, set phrase, rhetorical question, often, sarcastic) What a surprise; guess what?

what do you mean phraseologicalUnit
was meinst du?
A request for clarification of an anterior statement or question.

what do you say phraseologicalUnit
wie sagt man
(idiomatic) Used to remind a child to say a polite expression.

what does … mean phraseologicalUnit
was bedeutet …?
Used to ask the meaning of a word (replace “…” with a word).

what doesn't kill you makes you stronger proverb
was dich nicht umbringt, macht dich stärker
Hardship builds moral character.

what for adv
wofür
(colloquial) For what reason; why.

what goes around comes around proverb
alles rächt sich irgendwann das kommt davon die Vergangenheit holt einen immer ein man erntet, was man sät sowas kommt von sowas wie du mir, so ich dir
A person's actions, whether good or bad, will often have consequences for that person.

what have you pronoun
und so weiter was auch immer was immer
(colloquial) Any of several additional, unmentioned things

what if adv
was wenn
Used to introduce a suggestion or proposal for a future event.

what is more adv
außerdem darüber hinaus überdies
(idiomatic) furthermore, or in addition, moreover.

what is that phraseologicalUnit
was ist das
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see what,‎ was,‎ that.: Asks the interlocutor to identify an indicated object.

what is your name phraseologicalUnit
was ist Ihr Name? was ist dein Name? wie heißen Sie? wie heißt du?
Used to ask the name of a person.

what kind of determiner
was für

what languages do you speak phraseologicalUnit
welche Sprachen sprechen Sie? welche Sprachen sprichst du?
What are the languages which you can understand and which you can speak or write in?

what number adv
wievielter
Which, what position (in an ordered series, such as which day of the month or which floor). (This entry is a translation hub.)

what someone is made of n
was in dir steckt

what the fuck interjection
verfickt nochmal was zum Scheiß? was zum Teufel?
(vulgar) Used to express astonishment, shock, incredulity, or disbelief (as a shortened form of expressions such as "What the fuck is going on?", "...are you doing?", "…is this?" "…is it?" “…was that?” ”…was it?” or "...is that?").
was auch immer
(vulgar) Used to express nonchalance or the dismissal of any consequences of something one is about to do.

what the fuck phraseologicalUnit
was zum Fick? was zum Scheiß? was zum Teufel?
(interrogative, vulgar, slang) An intensive form of what.

what the heck phraseologicalUnit
was zum Kuckuck
(euphemistic) what the hell

what the hell phraseologicalUnit
was zum Teufel? was zur Hölle
(mildly, profane, slang) An intensive form of what.
scheiß drauf was soll's
(mildly, profane, slang) Indicating acceptance, indulgence, or insouciance: Why not? Who cares?

what the shit phraseologicalUnit
was zum Scheiß
(interrogative, vulgar, slang) An intensive form of what.

what time is it phraseologicalUnit
wie spät ist es wieviel Uhr ist es
What is the time of day? (used to request for the current hour and approximate number of minutes after the hour)

what would you like phraseologicalUnit
was möchten Sie?
Used to ask the interlocutor what they would like to order, to buy or have a look at.

what you see is what you get proverb
was du siehst, ist was du bekommst
(idiomatic, computing) The screen image resembles the printed output.

what's done is done proverb
was passiert ist, ist passiert

what's going on interjection
was geht ab? wie geht's
(idiomatic) An informal greeting.

what's in it for me phraseologicalUnit
was hab ich davon was springt für mich dabei heraus
(idiomatic) What are the advantages of (something) to me, personally?

what's it to you phraseologicalUnit
waarvoor wil je dat weten? was geht dich das an? wozu willst du das wissen?
(defensively) Why are you asking? Why do you want to know?.

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

what's not to like phraseologicalUnit
was will man mehr

what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander proverb
was dem einen recht ist, ist dem anderen billig
If something is acceptable for one person, it is acceptable for another (often of the opposite sex).

what's the matter phraseologicalUnit
was is passiert? was ist los?
(idiomatic) What is wrong? What's the problem?

what's up phraseologicalUnit
wie geht's was geht was geht ab was läuft
(idiomatic, colloquial, chiefly, _, US, with up in the sense of "happening") What's happening? What are you doing?

what's your job phraseologicalUnit
als was arbeiten Sie? als was arbeitest du? was machen Sie beruflich? was machst du beruflich
Inquires about the subject's current occupation.

what's your phone number phraseologicalUnit
Wie lautet Ihre Telefonnummer? Wie lautet deine Telefonnummer? was ist Ihre Telefonnummer? was ist deine Telefonnummer?
Asks the interlocutor to give their phone number for subsequent communication.

what's-his-name pronoun
Dingsda
A male person or entity whose name one does not remember or want to mention but that is known to the person to which one is speaking.

whataboutism /wət.əˈbaʊt.ɪzəm/ [wə.ɾəˈbaʊ.ɾɪzm̩] whataboutisms n
Whataboutism
A logical fallacy where criticisms are deflected by raising corresponding criticisms of the opposite side.

whatchamacallit /ˈwɒtʃəməkɔːlɪt/ /ˈwɔtʃəməkɔːɫət/ /ˈwʌt-/ /ˈwʌt͡ʃməkɑlɪt/ /ˈʍʌt͡ʃəməkɔlɪt/ whatchamacallits n
Dingsda Dingsbums Krimskrams
(slang) A metasyntactic term used for any object whose actual name the speaker does not know or cannot remember; a doodad, gizmo, thingamajig, thingy.

whatever /t/ /wɒtˈɛvə/ /wəɾˈɛvɚ/ /wʌtˈɛvɚ/ /ʍɒtˈɛvə/ determiner
was auch immer was immer
Jacke wie Hose
Regardless of the ... that; for any ... that.

whatever /t/ /wɒtˈɛvə/ /wəɾˈɛvɚ/ /wʌtˈɛvɚ/ /ʍɒtˈɛvə/ interjection
egal naja nebbich
(colloquial) A holophrastic expression used to dismiss something that the speaker doesn't care about, doesn't think important, or doesn't want to consider or discuss any further.

whatever /t/ /wɒtˈɛvə/ /wəɾˈɛvɚ/ /wʌtˈɛvɚ/ /ʍɒtˈɛvə/ pronoun
egal

whatsoever /ˌ(h)wʌtsoʊˈɛvɚ/ /ˌwɒtsəʊˈɛvə(ɹ)/ adv
überhaupt
In any way; at all; whatever.

wheat /wiːt/ /ʍiːt/ adj
weizenfarben
Wheaten, of a light brown colour, like that of wheat.

wheat /wiːt/ /ʍiːt/ wheats n
Weizen
(countable) Any of several cereal grains, of the genus Triticum, that yields flour as used in bakery.

wheat beer wheat beers n
Weizenbier Weißbier
A top-fermented beer brewed with a large proportion of wheat relative to the amount of malted barley.

wheat bread wheat breads n
Weizenbrot
(informal) whole-wheat bread (bread made from whole wheat flour)

wheat flour /ˈwiːt ˌflaʊə(ɹ)/ /ˈʍiːt ˌflaʊə(ɹ)/ wheat flours n
Weizenmehl
Flour made from wheat.

wheat germ n
Weizenkeim
embryo or nucleus of the wheat kernel.

wheat paste wheat pastes n
Weizenstärkekleister
A gel or liquid adhesive made from wheat flour or starch and water.

wheat weevil wheat weevils n
Kornkrebs gemeiner Kornkäfer
A common species of weevil (Sitophilus granarius) that occurs worldwide and causes damage to harvested grain.

wheatear /ˈwiːtɪəɹ/ /ˈʍiːtɪəɹ/ wheatears n
Steinschmätzer
Any of various passerine birds of the genus Oenanthe that feed on insects,

wheaten more wheaten most wheaten adj
Weizen-
Of, pertaining to, or made from wheat.

wheatfield wheatfields n
Weizenfeld
A field of wheat; a plot of land planted with wheat.

wheedle /ˈwiː.dəl/ /ˈʍiː.dəl/ v
beschwatzen herumkriegen schmeicheln umschmeicheln überreden
(ambitransitive) To cajole or attempt to persuade by flattery.
abbetteln abheucheln abschmeicheln abschwatzen abschwätzen aus dem Kreuz leiern
(transitive) To obtain by flattery, guile, or trickery.

wheek /ʍiːk/ wheeks n
quiek
The squeaking sound made by a guinea pig or other cavy.

wheel /wil/ /ʍil/ /ʍiːl/ wheels n
Rad
A circular device capable of rotating on its axis, facilitating movement or transportation or performing labour in machines.
Felge
(automotive) A wheelrim.
Steuerrad
A manoeuvre in marching in which the marchers turn in a curving fashion to right or left so that the order of marchers does not change.

wheel /wil/ /ʍil/ /ʍiːl/ v
kreisen
(intransitive) To travel around in large circles, particularly in the air.

wheel clamp wheel clamps n
Autokralle Parkkralle Radkralle Kralle
A device locked to the wheel of a motor car to prevent it from being driven; normally used to enforce payment of a traffic violation fine

wheel of Fortune pn
Rad des Schicksals
A particular card in a tarot deck.

wheelbarrow /ˈwil.bæɹ.oʊ/ wheelbarrows n
Schubkarre Scheibtruhe
A small, one-wheeled (or rarely, two-wheeled) cart with handles at one end for transporting small loads.

wheelbase wheelbases n
Achsabstand Achsstand Radstand
The horizontal distance between the front and rear axles of a road or rail vehicle.

wheelchair /ˈ(h)wilt͡ʃɛɹ/ /ˈwiːlt͡ʃɛə(ɹ)/ wheelchairs n
Rollstuhl Krankenfahrstuhl Fahrstuhl
A chair mounted on large wheels for the transportation or use of a sick or disabled person.
(attributive) Designed for use by wheelchairbound people.

wheelchair basketball n
Rollstuhlbasketball
A sport derived from basketball, played by people sitting in wheelchairs.

wheelchair user wheelchair users n
Rollstuhlfahrer Rollstuhlfahrerin
A person who is injured or disabled and uses a wheelchair for mobility, usually long-term.

wheeler-dealer wheeler-dealers n
Geschäftemacher Geschäftemacherin
(informal) A shrewd political or commercial schemer, especially one who is unscrupulous; a hustler; a shady operator.

wheelhouse /ˈwil-/ /ˈʍilˌhaʊs/ /ˈʍiːlˌhaʊs/ wheelhouses n
Ruderhaus Steuerhaus
An enclosed compartment on the deck of a vessel such as a fishing boat, originally housing its helm or steering wheel, from which it may be navigated; on a larger vessel it is the bridge.

wheelie /ˈ(h)wili/ /ˈ(h)wiːli/ wheelies n
Wheelie
(informal) An action or stunt where a bicycle, motorcycle, or other vehicle is ridden for a short period while it is standing only on its rear wheel or wheels.

wheelie bin wheelie bins n
Mülltonne mit Rollen Rolltonne

wheelset /hwiːlsɛt/ /wiːlsɛt/ wheelsets n
Radsatz
A wheel and axle combination, such as the front and back bicycle wheels (with axles) sold as a ready-made set; or an axle and mounted left and right pair of railroad wheels.

wheeltapper wheeltappers n
Radklopfer
(UK, rail, historical) A railway employee tasked with tapping the train's wheels with a hammer to detect cracks.

wheelwright wheelwrights n
Stellmacher Radmacher Wagner
A person who builds and repairs wheels, especially wooden spoked ones.

wheeze /wiːz/ /ʍiːz/ wheezes n
Keuchen Röcheln Schnaufen
A piping or whistling sound caused by difficult respiration.

wheeze /wiːz/ /ʍiːz/ v
giemen keuchen pfeifend atmen röcheln schnaufen schwer atmen
To breathe hard, and with an audible piping or whistling sound, as persons affected with asthma.

wheezy wheezier wheeziest adj
engbrüstig
That wheezes.

whelk /hwɛlk/ /wɛlk/ whelks n
Wellhornschnecke
Certain edible sea snails, especially, any one of numerous species of large marine gastropods belonging to Buccinidae, much used as food in Europe.

whelp /wɛlp/ /ʍɛlp/ whelps n
Welpe Welpin
A young offspring of a canid (ursid, felid, pinniped), especially of a dog or a wolf, the young of a bear or similar mammal (lion, tiger, seal); a pup, wolf cub.

whelp /wɛlp/ /ʍɛlp/ v
werfen Junge werfen jungen wölfen
(ambitransitive, of she-dog, she-wolf, vixen, etc.) To give birth.

when /wɛn/ /wɪn/ /ʍɛn/ /ʍɪn/ adv
wann wenn
(interrogative) At what time? At which time? Upon which occasion or circumstance? Used to introduce direct or indirect questions about time.
als wenn wo
(relative) At which, on which, during which: often omitted or replaced with that.

when /wɛn/ /wɪn/ /ʍɛn/ /ʍɪn/ conjunction
wenn sobald
At (or as soon as) that time that; at the (or any and every) time that; if.
wenn als wann
During the time that; at the time of the action of the following clause or participle phrase.
At what time; at which time.

when /wɛn/ /wɪn/ /ʍɛn/ /ʍɪn/ whens n
Wann wann
The time at which something happens.

when /wɛn/ /wɪn/ /ʍɛn/ /ʍɪn/ pronoun
wann wenn
(interrogative) What time; which time.

when Hell freezes over adv
alle Jubeljahre an Sankt Nimmerlein wenn Ostern und Pfingsten auf einen Tag fallen wenn die Hölle zufriert
(idiom, slang, informal, hyperbolic) Never; not in this lifetime or a time in the unforeseeably distant future; not a chance.

when in Rome, do as the Romans do proverb
andere Länder, andere Sitten man muss mit den Wölfen heulen
(strictly) When in a foreign place, suit behavior or appearance to the local culture.
(loosely, idiom) Adapt to the circumstances; follow common custom.

when life gives you lemons, make lemonade proverb
wenn dir das Leben eine Zitrone gibt, mach Limonade draus wenn das Leben dir eine Zitrone gibt, mach Limonade draus
You should always make the best out of difficult situations.

when pigs fly adv
am [[Sankt-Nimmerleins-Tag]] wenn Ostern und Pfingsten auf einen Tag fallen
(idiomatic) Never.

when push comes to shove phraseologicalUnit
wenn es ernst wird wenn es hart auf hart kommt
(figuratively, idiomatic) When the pressure is on; when the situation is critical or urgent; when the time has come for action, even if it is difficult.

when the cat's away proverb
ist die Katze aus dem Haus
Ellipsis of when the cat's away, the mice will play.

when the cat's away the mice will play proverb
ist die Katze aus dem Haus, tanzen die Mäuse auf dem Tisch
In the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances.

whence /wɛns/ /ʍɛns/ adv
woher
(archaic, formal, or, literary) From where; from which place or source.

whence /wɛns/ /ʍɛns/ conjunction
woher
von daher
(literary, poetic) Used for introducing the result of a fact that has just been stated; thence

whenever /hwəˈnɛvɚ/ /wəˈnɛvə/ /wəˈnɛvɚ/ /wɛnˈɛvə/ /wɛnˈɛvɚ/ conjunction
wann auch immer wann immer wenn
At any time that.
immer wenn jedes Mal, wenn sooft
Every time that.

where /wɛə/ /wɛɚ/ /ʍɛə/ /ʍɛɚ/ adv
woher
wo wohin
Interrogative adverb, used in either a direct or indirect question: in, at or to what place.
wo
In what situation.
(fused relative) The place in, at or to which.

where /wɛə/ /wɛɚ/ /ʍɛə/ /ʍɛɚ/ conjunction
wo wohin woher
In, at or to which place or situation.
wo
In a position, case, etc. in which; if.

where /wɛə/ /wɛɚ/ /ʍɛə/ /ʍɛɚ/ wheres n
Wo wo
The place in which something happens.

where are we phraseologicalUnit
wo sind wir
What is our current location?

where are we going phraseologicalUnit
wo gehen wir?
where are we going?

where are you phraseologicalUnit
wo bist du? wo sind Sie?
where are you? (used over the phone or while texting, for example)

where are you from phraseologicalUnit
woher kommen Sie ? woher kommst du ?
In which country or region were you born or raised?

where are your parents phraseologicalUnit
wo sind deine Eltern?
where are your parents?

where can I find a hotel phraseologicalUnit
wo ist hier ein Hotel
Please direct me to a hotel.

where do you live phraseologicalUnit
wo wohnen Sie? wo wohnst du?
Used to ask where the person lives.

where does this bus go phraseologicalUnit
wohin fährt dieser Bus?
Used to ask where the bus is going.

where does this train go phraseologicalUnit
wohin fährt dieser Zug?
Used to ask where the train is going.

where is the toilet phraseologicalUnit
wo ist die Toilette?

where there is a will there is a way /wɛə-/ /wɛɚ-/ /ʍɛə ˌðɛəɹ ɪz ə ˈwɪl ðɛəɹ ɪz ə ˈweɪ/ /ʍɛɚ ˌðɛɚ ɪz ə ˈwɪl ðɛɚ ɪz ə ˈweɪ/ proverb
man muss nur wollen wo ein Wille ist, ist auch ein Weg wer will, der kann wer will, findet Wege, wer nicht will, findet Gründe
If someone wants or wills something strongly enough, a way can be found to make it happen.

where there's smoke, there's fire proverb
wo Rauch ist, ist auch Feuer
(UK, US, Australia, Canada, NZ) If there is a hint of something occurring it could indeed be true, but such rumors should be taken with a grain of salt.

whereabouts /ˈ(h)wɛəɹəˌbaʊts/ /ˌ(h)wɛəɹəˈbaʊts/ whereabouts n
Verbleib
(with a possessive) Location; where something is situated.

whereafter /wɛəɹˈæftə(ɹ)/ /wɛəɹˈɑːftə(ɹ)/ /ʍɛəɹˈæftə(ɹ)/ /ʍɛəɹˈɑːftə(ɹ)/ adv
wonach worauf infolgedessen seitdem woraufhin
(formal) After which time or event.

whereas /(h)wɛɹˈæz/ /weəɹˈæz/ /wɛː(ɹ)ˈaz/ conjunction
während wohingegen wogegen
In contrast; whilst on the contrary; although.
wobei
(mostly, law) It being the fact that; inasmuch as. (Often used to begin recitals; sometimes emboldened or emphasized as a signifier.)

whereby /wɛə(ɹ)ˈbaɪ/ adv
wodurch
By which.

wherefore /ˈwɛə(ɹ)ˌfɔː(ɹ)/ /ˈʍɛə(ɹ)ˌfɔː(ɹ)/ /ˈʍɜːɹˌfɔːɹ/ conjunction
warum weswegen wofür
(archaic) Because of which.

wherefrom adv
woher
(archaic) from which; whence

whereof /(h)wɛɹˈʌv/ /wɛəɹˈɒv/ conjunction
wovon
(formal) Of what.
(formal) Of which.
(formal) Of whom.

whereto adv
wohin
(archaic, interrogative) To what; to which place, whither?

wherever /(h)wɛɹˈɛvɚ/ /wɛəˈɹɛvə/ conjunction
wo immer wo auch immer
In, at or to any place (that); anywhere.

wherewith /wɛəˈwɪð/ /wɛɚˈwɪð/ /wɛɚˈwɪθ/ /ʍɛɚˈwɪð/ /ʍɛɚˈwɪθ/ adv
womit
(archaic) With which; with what.

wherewithal /ˈwɛə.wɪ.ðɔːl/ /ˈwɛɚ.wɪ.ðɑl/ /ˈwɛɚ.wɪ.ðɔl/ /ˈwɛɚ.wɪ.θɑl/ /ˈwɛɚ.wɪ.θɔl/ adv
wodurch womit
(archaic) In what way; how.

wherewithal /ˈwɛə.wɪ.ðɔːl/ /ˈwɛɚ.wɪ.ðɑl/ /ˈwɛɚ.wɪ.ðɔl/ /ˈwɛɚ.wɪ.θɑl/ /ˈwɛɚ.wɪ.θɔl/ wherewithals n
Geldmittel Mittel Mittel und Wege
The ability and means required to accomplish some task.

whet /ˈwɛt/ /ˈʍɛt/ [ˈwɛ(ʔ)t̚] [ˈʍɛ(ʔ)t̚] v
wetzen
(transitive) To hone or rub on with some substance, as a piece of stone, for the purpose of sharpening – see whetstone.

whether /ˈwɛðə(ɹ)/ /ˈʍɛðə(ɹ)/ conjunction
ob
Without a correlative, introduces a simple indirect question.
Introduces a disjunctive adverbial clause qualifying the main clause (with correlative or).

whetstone /wɛtstəʊn/ /ˈwɛtˌstoʊn/ /ˈʍɛtˌstoʊn/ [ˈwɛʔˌstoʊn] [ˈʍɛʔˌstoʊn] whetstones n
Schleifstein Wetzstein Abziehstein
A sharpening stone; a hard stone or piece of synthetically bonded hard minerals that has been formed with at least one flat surface, used to sharpen or hone an edged tool.

whew /fjuː/ /hwjuː/ [ɸĭ̥ŭ̥] [ʍĭ̥ŭ̥] interjection
puh uff
An expressive sound made indicating the release of one's inner tension; the release of breath; an expression of relief.
puh
An expression of amazement or surprise.

whey /hweɪ/ /weɪ/ wheys n
Molke
The liquid remaining after milk has been curdled and strained in the process of making cheese.

which /wɪt͡ʃ/ /ʍɪt͡ʃ/ determiner
welcher welche welches
(interrogative) What, of those mentioned or implied.
(relative, formal, _, outside certain phrases) Designates the one(s) previously mentioned.

which /wɪt͡ʃ/ /ʍɪt͡ʃ/ pronoun
welcher welche welches
(interrogative) What one or ones (of those mentioned or implied).
welcher der was
(relative, mostly, archaic) Used of people (now generally who, whom, that; which remains possible with words also referred to by it like baby, child).

whiff /(h)wɪf/ whiffs n
Hauch
A brief, gentle breeze; a light gust of air; a waft.
An odour (usually unpleasant) carried briefly through the air.

while /waɪl/ /ʍaɪl/ conjunction
während solange
During the same time that.
obwohl auch wenn obgleich
Although.
solange
As long as.

while /waɪl/ /ʍaɪl/ whiles n
Weile Zeitspanne Weilchen
An uncertain duration of time, a period of time.

while /waɪl/ /ʍaɪl/ v
(gemeinsam) die Zeit verbringen beschäftigen unterhalten
(transitive) To occupy or entertain (someone) in order to let time pass.
vertrödeln
(intransitive, archaic) To elapse, to pass.

while away v
totschlagen vertreiben vertrödeln
(transitive) To spend (time) idly but pleasantly

while loop while loops n
while-Schleife
(programming) A section of computer code in which an instruction or group of instructions is repeated only while a certain condition continues to be met.

while one is at it conjunction
wenn man schon mal dran ist

whim /(h)wɪm/ whims n
Laune Grille Kaprize Marotte Verrücktheit wunderlicher Einfall
A fanciful impulse, or sudden change of idea.

whimbrel /ˈʍɪmbɹɜl/ whimbrels n
Regenbrachvogel
A large migratory wading bird, Numenius phaeopus, of the family Scolopacidae, with a long downcurved bill.

whimper /ˈwɪmpə(ɹ)/ /ˈʍɪmpə(ɹ)/ whimpers n
Gewimmer Wimmern
A low intermittent sob.

whimper /ˈwɪmpə(ɹ)/ /ˈʍɪmpə(ɹ)/ v
wimmern winseln
To cry or sob softly and intermittently.

whimsical /ˈwɪmzɪkəl/ more whimsical most whimsical adj
drollig launenhaft launisch originell schrullig seltsam
Given to whimsy.

whimsically more whimsically most whimsically adv
wunderlich
in a whimsical manner

whimsy /ˈwɪmzi/ /ˈʍɪmzi/ whimsies n
Grille Klamauk Laune Marotte Schrulle
A quaint and fanciful idea; a whim; playfully odd behaviour.
Launigkeit Spleenigkeit launiger Charakter
An impulsive, illogical or capricious character.

whinchat whinchats n
Braunkehlchen
A small Old World songbird, Saxicola rubetra, that feeds on insects.

whine /waɪn/ /ʍaɪn/ [ʍäːn] [ʍɑe̯n] [ʍʌɪ̯n] whines n
Gejammer Heulen Jammern Jaulen
A long-drawn, high-pitched complaining cry or sound.

whine /waɪn/ /ʍaɪn/ [ʍäːn] [ʍɑe̯n] [ʍʌɪ̯n] v
heulen quengeln jammern jaulen weinen
(intransitive) To complain or protest with a whine or as if with a whine.

whinge /(h)wɪnd͡ʒ/ whinges n
jammern meckern plärren
(UK, AU, NZ, Irish) A peevish complaint.

whinny /ˈwɪni/ whinnies n
Wiehern

whinny /ˈwɪni/ v
wiehern

whinnying whinnyings n
Gewieher
A gentle neighing.

whip /wɪp/ /ʍɪp/ whips n
Peitsche Knute Zagel
A lash; a pliant, flexible instrument, such as a rod (commonly of cane or rattan) or a plaited or braided rope or thong (commonly of leather) used to create a sharp "crack" sound for directing or herding animals.

whip /wɪp/ /ʍɪp/ v
peitschen auspeitschen geißeln anpeitschen heimsuchen plagen
(transitive) To hit with a whip.
peitschen
(transitive, by extension) To hit with any flexible object.
schlagen
(transitive) To mix in a rapid aerating fashion, especially food.
To thrash; to beat out, as grain, by striking.
anpeitschen
(transitive) To urge into action or obedience.

whip up v
(schnell) zusammenstellen zusammenhauen
(transitive) To produce (something) quickly, especially food.
aufschlagen schaumig schlagen
(transitive) To beat (stir) (a liquid) quickly so to introduce air and form foam.
aufpeitschen
(transitive) To arouse or excite.
hochschlagen hochwerfen
(transitive) To lift or snatch up suddenly.

whiplash /ˈwɪp.ˌlæʃ/ /ˈʍɪp.ˌlæʃ/ whiplashes n
Distorsion der Halswirbelsäule HWS-Distorsion HWS-Schleudertrauma Halswirbelsäulen-Distorsion Halswirbelsäulenschleudertrauma Peitschenriemen
(countable) The lash of a whip.
Peitschenriemen
An injury to the upper spine connected to a violent jerk of the head in either a backward or forward or side to side direction, resembling the motion of a whip.

whipped cream whipped creams n
Schlagsahne Schlagobers
Thick cream that has had air incorporated into it by rapid beating.

whippersnapper /ˈwɪpəˌsnæpə/ /ˈʍɪpəɹˌsnæpəɹ/ whippersnappers n
Bengel Jungspund Lümmel junger Spund
(colloquial, dated) A young and cheeky or presumptuous person; often with a connotation of ignorance via inexperience. [from 1670s]

whipping boy whipping boys n
Prügelknabe
(transferred sense) Someone punished for the errors of others.

whipping cream whipping creams n
Schlagsahne
thick cream with a high butterfat content, which is suitable for whipping.

whippoorwill /ˈwɪp.əˌwɪl/ /ˈwɪp.ɚˌwɪl/ /ˈʍɪp.ɚˌwɪl/ whippoorwills n
Schwarzkehl-Nachtschwalbe
The distinctive call of the above bird.

whipstaff /ˈwɪpstɑːf/ /ˈʍɪpstɑːf/ whipstaffs whipstaves n
Ruderstock
(nautical) A bar, going through the poopdeck, attached orthogonally to the tiller for steering a ship.

whirl /(h)wɝl/ /wɜːl/ /ʍɜːl/ /ˈʍɪɾ(ə̯)l/ whirls n
Wirbel Wirbeln
An act of whirling.
Durcheinander Trubel
A confused tumult.
Strudel
A rapid series of events.
Durcheinander Gewirbel Schwindel Taumel
Dizziness or giddiness.
Chance Versuch
(informal) (usually following “give”) A brief experiment or trial.

whirl /(h)wɝl/ /wɜːl/ /ʍɜːl/ /ˈʍɪɾ(ə̯)l/ v
wirbeln
(intransitive) To rotate, revolve, spin or turn rapidly.
drehen im Kreise drehen wirbeln
(transitive) To make something or someone whirl.

whirlpool /ˈhwɝlpul/ /ˈwɜːlpuːl/ /ˈwɝlpul/ whirlpools n
Strudel Wirbel Stromschnelle
A swirling body of water.

whirlwind /ˈ(h)wɝlwɪnd/ /ˈwɜːlwɪnd/ whirlwinds n
Wirbelwind Wirbelsturm
A violent windstorm of limited extent, as the tornado, characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air with an upward current in the center; a vortex of air. It usually has a rapid progressive motion.
Wirbelwind
(figuratively) A person or body of objects or events sweeping violently onward.

whirr /wɜː/ /wɝ/ /ʍɝ/ v
surren
To move or vibrate (something) with a buzzing sound.

whisk /(h)wɪsk/ whisks n
Schneebesen Schaumschläger
A kitchen utensil, now usually made from stiff wire loops fixed to a handle (and formerly of twigs), used for whipping (or a mechanical device with the same function).

whisk /(h)wɪsk/ v
wischen
(transitive) To move something with quick light sweeping motions.
verquirlen
(transitive) In cooking, to whip e.g. eggs or cream.

whisker /wɪskə(ɹ)/ /ʍɪskə(ɹ)/ whiskers n
Barthaar Barthaare
That part of the beard which grows upon the sides of the face, usually of the male, or upon the chin, or upon both.
Schnurrhaar Vibrisse
One of the long, projecting hairs growing at the sides of the mouth of a cat, or other animal.
Haaresbreite
(colloquial) The (very small) distance between two things.
Whisker
(statistics) A graphic element that shows the maxima and minima in a box plot.

whiskered more whiskered most whiskered adj
bärtig schnauzbärtig schnurrbärtig
Possessed of whiskers; covered in bristles.

whiskered tern whiskered terns n
Weißbart-Seeschwalbe
Chlidonias hybrida, a species of tern in the family Laridae.

whiskey /ˈwɪski/ /ˈʍɪski/ whiskeys whiskies n
Whisky
(Ireland, US, England) A drink of whiskey.

whisper /ˈ(h)wɪspə/ /ˈ(h)wɪspɚ/ whispers n
Geflüster Flüstern Wispern
The act of speaking in a quiet voice, especially, without vibration of the vocal cords.

whisper /ˈ(h)wɪspə/ /ˈ(h)wɪspɚ/ v
flüstern wispern wispeln
(transitive, obsolete) To address in a whisper, or low voice.

whispering /ˈ(h)wɪspəɹɪŋ/ whisperings n
Geflüster
Something that is whispered; gossip; a rumor.

whispering gallery whispering galleries n
Flüstergewölbe

whist /wɪst/ /ʍɪst/ whists n
Whist
Any of several four-player card games, similar to bridge.
A session of playing this card game.

whistle /wɪsl̩/ /ʍɪsl̩/ whistles n
Pfeife Trillerpfeife Flöte
A device designed to be placed in the mouth and blown, or driven by steam or some other mechanism, to make a whistling sound.
Pfeifen Pfiff
An act of whistling.
Pfiff Pfeifen
Any high-pitched sound similar to the sound made by whistling.

whistle /wɪsl̩/ /ʍɪsl̩/ v
pfeifen flöten
(ambitransitive) To make a shrill, high-pitched sound by forcing air through the mouth. To produce a whistling sound, restrictions to the flow of air are created using the teeth, tongue and lips.

whistle in the dark v
pfeifen im Walde
(colloquial) To make a show of bravery despite one's fears; to put on a brave face.
wie der Blinde von der Farbe reden
(idiomatic, US) To speak of something despite having little knowledge of it.

whistle in the wind v
ein Windei ausbrüten gegen Windmühlen kämpfen mit der Wand reden
(especially, UK, idiomatic) To attempt something that is futile; to say something that is not heeded.

whistle past the graveyard v
blauäugig sein der Angst ins Gesicht lachen die Angst weglachen gute Mine zum bösen Spiel machen zweckoptimistisch sein
(idiomatic, US) To attempt to stay cheerful in a dire situation; to proceed with a task, ignoring an upcoming hazard, hoping for a good outcome.

whistle-blower whistle-blowers n
Hinweisgeber Hinweisgeberin Whistleblower Enthüller Skandalaufdecker
(slang, chiefly, US) One who reports a problem or violation to the authorities; especially, an employee or former employee who reports a violation by an employer.

whistling duck whistling ducks n
Pfeifgans
Any bird of the genus Dendrocygna in the family Anatidae, the family of duck, goose and swan.

white /waɪt/ /ʍaɪt/ more white most white whiter whitest adj
weiß weiss
Bright and colourless; reflecting equal quantities of all frequencies of visible light.
(sometimes capitalized) Of or relating to Europeans or those of European descent, regardless if their skin has cool or warm undertones.

white /waɪt/ /ʍaɪt/ whites n
Weiß Weiss weiß
The color/colour of snow or milk; the colour of light containing equal amounts of all visible wavelengths.
Weiße Weißer weiß
A person of European descent with light-coloured skin.
Weißling
Any butterfly of the subfamily Pierinae in the family Pieridae.
Eiweiß
The albumen of bird eggs (egg white).
Schnee
(slang, US, UK) Cocaine.
A feather, from the wing of the cock ostrich, that is of the palest possible shade.
Eiweiß Lederhaut Schnee Sklera weiße Augenhaut
(archery) The central part of the butt, which was formerly painted white; the centre of a mark at which a missile is shot.

white arsenic n
Weißarsenik
arsenic trioxide, arsenious acid

white as a sheet adj
kreidebleich
(simile, said of a human's complexion) Very white or pale, as if suffering from shock.

white as snow adj
schneeweiß
(simile) Very white.

white blood cell white blood cells n
Leukozyt weißes Blutkörperchen
(hematology, cytology, immunology) A type of blood cell that is involved with an immune response, or part of the immune system.

white bread white breads n
Weissbrot Weißbrot
Bread made from white flour.

white bream white bream white breams n
Blei
A European species of fish in the Cyprinidae family (Blicca bjoerkna, syn. Abramis bjoerkna, Cyprinus bjoerkna).

white cabbage white cabbages n
Weißkohl
(countable, uncountable) Brassica oleracea var. capitata f. alba, a cabbage plant with white leaves grown in northern and central Europe.

white campion white campions n
Breitblättrige Lichtnelke
A flowering plant, Silene latifolia, in the family Caryophyllaceae, native to most of Europe, Western Asia and Northern Africa.

white chocolate white chocolates n
weiße Schokolade
(uncountable) A food made from cocoa butter, milk, and sugar, having no cocoa solids.

white clover white clovers n
Kriechklee Weißklee
A species of clover, Trifolium repens, native to much of Europe, North Africa and parts of Asia and introduced elsewhere as a pasture crop.

white coat white coats n
Kittel weißer Kittel
A white, knee-length coat worn by laboratory workers etc as protection.

white coffee white coffees n
Milchkaffee
(uncountable) Coffee (the drink) with milk added.

white dwarf white dwarfs n
Weißer Zwerg
(star) A dying star of low or medium mass, more solid and dense but dimmer than the Sun.

white flag white flags n
weiße Flagge Parlamentärsflagge
A flag with a white color, used as a symbol of truce or surrender.

white gold white golds n
Weißgold
(countable) Any precious metal alloy consisting of gold and a platinum group metal such as platinum or palladium or other white metal such as nickel.

white goosefoot n
Weißer Gänsefuß
Chenopodium album, probably native to Europe, now widely cultivated.

white hole white holes n
Weißes Loch
(astrophysics) A theoretically possible, but physically highly unlikely, singularity from which matter and energy are able to escape but unable to enter; the antithesis of a black hole.

white horse white horses n
Schimmel
(countable) Any of several horse-shaped chalk figures in England, such as the Uffington White Horse.

white knight v
weißer Ritter
(figurative, derogatory) To unnecessarily defend someone, especially in an attempt to gain favour.

white lead n
Bleiweiß
A basic lead carbonate formerly widely used for a white pigment in paint.

white lie white lies n
Notlüge soziale Lüge
(idiomatic) A deliberately untrue statement which is intended to produce a favorable result; especially, one which is judged to be better than an overhonest alternative, as for example to remain polite in a superficial social exchange, or to choose one's battles.

white mulberry white mulberries n
weiße Maulbeere
A short-lived mulberry tree of species Morus alba, native to northern China, used in traditional Chinese medicine, that yields berries that are paler than other mulberries, even when ripe.

white mustard n
Weißer Senf
Sinapis alba, an annual mustard of the family Brassicaceae.

white night white nights n
weiße Nacht
A sleepless night.

white noise n
weißes Rauschen
(physics) A random signal (or process) with a flat power spectral density; a signal with a power spectral density that has equal power in any band, at any centre frequency, having a given bandwidth.

white oak white oaks n
Weißeiche
(usually, countable) A similar oak tree in a subgenus, Quercus subg. Quercus, especially section Quercus.

white paper white papers n
Weißbuch Whitepaper
(management, marketing) A factual write-up of something, specifically devoid of the appearance of marketing.
(British, Ireland, European Union, government, politics) A parliamentary document announcing government policy.

white pepper white peppers n
weißer Pfeffer
A spice consisting of the light-colored seed of the black pepper fruit without the dark-colored pulp and skin. Used as a spice in light colored foods such as cream sauces.

white poplar white poplars n
Großzähnige Pappel
a bigtooth aspen, Populus grandidentata.
Silber-Pappel Weiß-Pappel
any tree of species Populus alba, a poplar found in Central Europe, Morocco and central Asia.

white rhinoceros white rhinoceros white rhinoceroses n
Breitmaulnashorn
An African species of rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum).

white rice white rices n
weißer Reis
Rice which has had the brownish hull polished off, leaving a white-colored grain.

white space /ˈwaɪtˌspeɪs/ white spaces n
Leerraum
White area between written characters and graphic regions on a produced page or computer display; blanks and the vertical blank lines in between paragraphs, or other organized rows of text lines (poetry).
Leerzeichen
(computer science, uncountable) A contiguous collection of one or more characters that each represents horizontal or vertical space in typography.

white stork /waɪt stɔɹk/ /waɪt stɔːk/ white storks n
Weißstorch
A large wading bird, Ciconia ciconia, that winters in Africa and breeds in Europe; in European folklore, it delivers babies.

white supremacy n
weiße Vorherrschaft Überlegenheit der Weißen
The ideology which holds that the white race is superior to all others.

white tea white teas n
weißer Tee
The leaves of a tea plant which have been processed in a manner to let them wilt slightly and lose their "grassy" taste of green tea while undergoing minimal oxidation.
A drink brewed from these tea leaves.
Boiled water; hot water served as a hot beverage.

white tie n
Frack Frack-Anzug
The most formal kind of eveningwear for men, consisting of an evening tailcoat, trousers with strips of braid down the side seams, white stiff-fronted shirt, white bow tie and waistcoat with or without sash.

white trash n
White Trash weißer Abschaum weißes Gesindel mit viel Geld
(US, idiomatic, pejorative, ethnic slur, offensive) A poorly educated white person or, collectively, white people of low social status and often regarded as lazy, irresponsible, incompetent, etc.

white vinegar white vinegars n
Essigessenz
Vinegar that has been distilled to remove coloured impurities.

white wagtail white wagtails n
Bachstelze
a small passerine bird in the wagtail family Motacillidae (Motacilla alba).

white water n
Wildwasser
Any turbulent or frothy water as found in river rapids or surf.

white willow white willows n
Silber-Weide
A willow native to Europe and western Asia (Salix alba).

white wine white wines n
Weißwein
Light-coloured wine (usually yellow with a hint of green but not pink).

white-bearded antshrike white-bearded antshrikes n
Weißbart-Ameisenwürger
A passerine bird (Biatas nigropectus) of the antbird family.

white-bellied tit white-bellied tits n
Weißbauch-Rußmeise Weißbauchmeise
Melaniparus albiventris, a small bird of the tit family Paridae

white-billed diver white-billed divers n
Gelbschnäbliger Eistaucher
Gavia adamsii, the largest member of the loon or diver family, having a black head, white underparts and checkered black-and-white mantle.

white-blue-white flag white-blue-white flags n
weiß-blau-weiße flagge
(neologism) A symbol of opposition to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine that has been used by Russian anti-war protester, as well as a symbol of opposition to the current government of Russia, by several personal internet accounts.

white-eyed gull white-eyed gulls n
Weißaugenmöwe
Ichthyaetus leucophthalmus, a small gull that is endemic to the Red Sea.

white-flippered penguin white-flippered penguins n
Weißflügelpinguin
A subspecies of small penguin, Eudyptula minor albosignata, with distinctive white marks on the flippers, which breed on South Island.

white-haired adj
weißhaarig
Having white hair, especially from old age.

white-headed duck white-headed ducks n
Weißkopf-Ruderente
Oxyura leucocephala, an arctic sea bird in the family Anatidae

white-hot adj
weißglühend
Hot enough to glow with a bright white light.

white-knuckle adj
aufregend dramatisch erregend nervenaufreibend spannend spannungsvoll
(idiomatic) Causing fear, excitement, apprehension, suspense, or nervousness.

white-knuckle v
durchbeißen durchkämpfen
(transitive) To endure despite feeling terror, fear, apprehension, anxiety, discomfort, or torment.

white-lipped snail white-lipped snails n
Weißmündige Bänderschnecke
a kind of snail, Cepaea hortensis, very similar to the grove snail, but with a white band at the lip of the shell.

white-naped crane white-naped cranes n
Weißnackenkranich
Antigone vipio, a bird of the crane (Gruidae) family

white-naped tit white-naped tits n
Weißflügelmeise
Machlolophus nuchalis, a small bird of the tit family Paridae

white-nosed coati white-nosed coatis n
Weißrüssel-Nasenbär
A common species of coati (Nasua narica), native to many wooded areas of the Americas.

white-rumped sandpiper white-rumped sandpipers n
Weißbürzel-Strandläufer
A type of sandpiper (Calidris fuscicollis).

white-shouldered antshrike white-shouldered antshrikes n
Perlschulter-Ameisenwürger
A passerine bird of the antbird family (Thamnophilus aethiops).

white-tailed deer white-tailed deer n
Weißwedelhirsch
A medium-sized deer found throughout most of North and Central America and northern portions of South America; Odocoileus virginianus.

white-tailed eagle white-tailed eagles n
Seeadler
A sea-eagle with a distinctive white tail; (Haliaeetus albicilla).

white-tailed lapwing white-tailed lapwings n
Weißschwanzkiebitz
Vanellus leucurus, a marshland bird species of central Asia.

white-tailed ptarmigan white-tailed ptarmigans n
Weißschwanz-Schneehuhn
The smallest bird in the grouse family, Lagopus leucura.

white-throated dipper white-throated dippers n
Wasseramsel
Cinclus cinclus, an aquatic passerine bird found in Europe, Middle East, Central Asia and the Indian Subcontinent.

white-throated rail white-throated rails n
Cuvier-Ralle
A bird, Dryolimnas cuvieri, from the family Rallidae.

white-throated robin white-throated robins n
Weißkehlsänger
Irania gutturalis, a flycatcher breeding in western Asia and overwinters in East Africa

white-throated sparrow white-throated sparrows n
Weißkehlammer
Zonotrichia albicollis, a passerine bird in the passerine family Passerellidae.

white-winged tern white-winged terns n
Weißflügel-Seeschwalbe
Chlidonias leucopterus, a species of tern in the family Laridae.

whitebeam /ˈwaɪtˌbim/ /ˈwaɪtˌbiːm/ whitebeams n
Mehlbeere
Any of various deciduous trees of the genus Sorbus subg. Aria (now Aria edulis), native to Eurasia, especially common whitebeam.

whiteboard /ˈwaɪtbɔɹd/ /ˈwaɪtbɔːd/ whiteboards n
Tafel Weißwandtafel Whiteboard
(by extension, computing) A collaborative tool allowing several users to write and draw on the same shared display.

whitefish whitefish whitefishes n
Coregonen Maränen Reinanken Renken Schnäpel
Any of several North American freshwater fish, of the genus Coregonus, used as food.

whitefly whiteflies n
Mottenschildlaus
Any of various small insects of the family Aleyrodidae that have long wings, and a white body; often a garden pest

whitehead whiteheads n
Komedo Mitesser
A pimple formed by a clogged sebaceous gland, usually with a milky-white cap.

whitelist whitelists n
weiße Liste
(legal, computing) A list or collection of people or entities that are known, trusted, or explicitly permitted.

whitelist v
whitelisten

whitelisted adj
gewhitelistet

whiten /ˈ(h)waɪ̯.tən/ [ˈ(h)waɪ̯tn̩] [ˈ(h)waɪ̯ʔn̩] v
weißen
(ergative) (To cause) to become white or whiter; to bleach or blanch.

whiteness /ˈwaɪtnəs/ /ˈʍaɪtnəs/ whitenesses n
Weißheit Weiße Weißsein
The state or quality of being white (all senses).

whiteness studies n
Weißseinsforschung
An academic discipline studying the cultural, historical and sociological aspects of white people.

whitethorn whitethorns n
Weißdorn
Crataegus monogyna, a hawthorn species native to Europe, northwest Africa and western Asia.

whitetip reef shark whitetip reef sharks n
Weißspitzen-Riffhai
Any of species Triaenodon obesus of small requiem sharks.

whitetop whitetops n
Pfeilkresse
Lepidium draba, a perennial herb that reproduces by seeds and by horizontal creeping roots.

whitewall whitewalls n
Weißwandreifen
A tyre/tire with white sidewalls.

whitewash /ˈwaɪtwɒʃ/ whitewashes n
Zu-null-Sieg
Tünche
A lime and water mixture for painting walls and fences bright white.
reinwaschen schönfärben
(politics) A campaign to paper over unfavorable elements; (everyday life) pretense.

whitewash /ˈwaɪtwɒʃ/ v
weißen anstreichen weißeln
To paint over with a lime and water mixture so as to brighten up a wall or fence.
beschönigen reinwaschen schönfärben schönreden
(figurative) To cover over errors or bad actions.

whither /ˈwɪðə/ /ˈwɪðɚ/ /ˈʍɪðə/ /ˈʍɪðɚ/ adv
wohin
(archaic, formal, poetic, or, literary) To what place.

whithersoever adv
wohin auch immer
(archaic) To what place soever; wherever.

whiting /ˈwaɪtɪŋ/ /ˈʍaɪtɪŋ/ whiting whitings n
Schlämmkreide
A fine white chalk used in paints, putty, whitewash etc.
Wittling Merlan
A fish, Merlangius merlangus (family Gadidae), similar to cod, found in the North Atlantic; English whiting (US).

whitish /ˈwaɪtɪʃ/ /ˈʍaɪtɪʃ/ more whitish most whitish adj
weißlich weisslich
Somewhat white, pale or almost white.

whitishness whitishnesses n
Weisslichkeit Weißlichkeit
The quality of being whitish, somewhat white.

whitlow /ˈwɪt.loʊ/ /ˈʍɪt.loʊ/ whitlows n
Nagelgeschwür Panaritium
An infection near or under the cuticle of a fingernail or toenail.

whittle /ˈwɪtəl/ /ˈʍɪtəl/ v
schnitzen
(transitive, or, intransitive) To cut or shape wood with a knife.
wegschnibbeln
(transitive) To reduce or gradually eliminate something (such as a debt).

whiz /wɪz/ whizzes n
Wunder
(informal) Someone who is remarkably skilled at something.

whiz /wɪz/ v
zischen
To make a whirring or hissing sound, similar to that of an object speeding through the air.

who /hu/ /huː/ pronoun
wer der die das
(fused relative, archaic, or, marginal) Whoever, he who, they who.

who are you phraseologicalUnit
wer bist du? wer sind Sie?
Asks the interlocutor for their identification

who are you and what have you done with someone phraseologicalUnit
Wer sind Sie und was haben Sie mit jemandem gemacht
(colloquial, rhetorical question) Said to express surprise due to a perceived drastic change of behaviour of a person.

who knows phraseologicalUnit
wer weiß?
A rhetorical question asked to show that the person asking it neither knows the answer nor knows who might.

who pays the piper calls the tune proverb
wes Brot ich ess, des Lied ich sing
The person paying for something is the one who gets to say how it should be done

who watches the watchers phraseologicalUnit
wer wird die Wächter selbst bewachen
Indicating concern as to whether those responsible for monitoring the behavior of others are themselves held accountable.

who would have thunk it /ˈhuː wʊd həv ˈθʌŋk ɪt/ phraseologicalUnit
wer hätte das gedacht
(colloquial, sometimes, sarcastic) A rhetorical question used to express incredulity: who would have guessed it?; who would have thought that would happen?

whoa /woʊ/ /wəʊ/ /ʍoʊ/ /ʍəʊ/ interjection
brr langsam oha
Stop (especially when commanding a horse or imitative thereof); calm down; slow down.
boa boah eha oha öha
An expression of surprise.

whodunit /ˌhuːˈdʌn.ɪt/ whodunits n
Krimi Kriminalroman Detektivroman
A novel or drama concerning a crime (usually a murder) in which a detective follows clues to determine the perpetrator.

whoever /huˈɛvə/ /huˈɛvɚ/ pronoun
wer auch immer wer immer
(fused relative) Any person or persons that.

whole /hoʊl/ /həʊl/ [hoʊɫ] [hɒʊɫ] [həʊɫ] more whole most whole wholer wholest adj
ganz Ganze
Entire, undivided.
Voll-
(of food) From which none of its constituents has been removed.

whole /hoʊl/ /həʊl/ [hoʊɫ] [hɒʊɫ] [həʊɫ] more whole most whole adv
ganz
(colloquial) In entirety; entirely; wholly.

whole /hoʊl/ /həʊl/ [hoʊɫ] [hɒʊɫ] [həʊɫ] wholes n
Ganze
Something complete, without any parts missing.

whole cloth whole cloths n
frei erfunden
(uncountable, figurative, used attributively, or, preceded by various prepositions) The fictitious material from which complete fabrications, lies with no basis in truth, are made.

whole milk whole milks n
Vollmilch
Milk from which none of its constituents (e.g. fat) has been removed.

whole tone whole tones n
Ganzton
(music) The musical interval equal (exactly or approximately) to a frequency ratio of 8/7, 9/8, or 10/9, depending on the tuning system used. In meantone tunings (including twelve-tone equal temperament), there is only one whole tone, though some tuning systems have a "major tone" of 9/8 and a "minor tone" of 10/9.

wholegrain wholegrains n
Vollkorn
A cereal grain that contains cereal germ, endosperm, and bran, in contrast to refined grains, which retain only the endosperm.

wholehearted /ˌhəʊlˈhɑː(ɹ)t.əd/ more wholehearted most wholehearted adj
herzlichst mit ganzem Herzen rückhaltlos vollen Herzens von ganzem Herzen
Having no reservations; showing unconditional and enthusiastic support.

wholeheartedly /ˌhəʊlˈhɑː(ɹ)t.ɪd.li/ more wholeheartedly most wholeheartedly adv
von ganzem Herzen vollen Herzens
In a wholehearted manner; enthusiastically; without reserve.

wholemeal bread wholemeal breads n
Vollkornbrot
(cuisine) Bread made from wholemeal flour, having had none of the bran or germ removed.

wholeness wholenesses n
Ganzheit Ganzheitlichkeit Vollständigkeit
The quality of being whole.

wholesale /ˈhoʊlseɪl/ more wholesale most wholesale adj
Großhandel
Of or relating to sale in large quantities, for resale.

wholesale /ˈhoʊlseɪl/ wholesales n
Großhandel
(business) The sale of products, often in large quantities, to retailers or other merchants.

wholesaler wholesalers n
Großhändler
A person or company that buys merchandise from manufacturers, importers, or distributors and resells the merchandise to retail businesses and to business and institutional end users.

wholesome /ˈhol.səm/ more wholesome most wholesome wholesomer wholesomest adj
gesund gesundheitsfördernd gesundheitsförderlich heilsam
Promoting good physical health and well-being.
rechtschaffen tugendhaft
Favourable to morals, religion or prosperity; sensible; conducive to good; salutary; promoting virtue or being virtuous.
gesund förderlich
Marked by wholeness; sound and healthy.

whom /huːm/ pronoun
dem den der die
As the object of a preposition.
(relative) Used to refer to a previously mentioned person or people.
(fused relative, archaic, _, outside set patterns) The person(s) whom; whomever.
dem den der die wen
As the object of a verb.
wem
(interrogative) What person or people; which person or people.

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

whooper swan /ˈhuːpə(ɹ) swɒn/ whooper swans n
Singschwan
A species of swan, Cygnus cygnus, of the taxonomic family Anatidae.

whoopie cushion whoopie cushions n
Furzkissen

whooping cough /ˈhuːpɪŋ ˌkɒf/ /ˈhuːpɪŋ ˌkɔf/ /ˈhuːpɪŋ ˌkɔːf/ /ˈwʊpɪŋ ˌkɔf/ whooping coughs n
Keuchhusten
(disease) A contagious disease of the respiratory system that usually affects children caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis, the advanced stage of which is characterised by spasms of coughing followed by a whooping sound during the intake of breath.

whopper /ˈwɑ.pɚ/ /ˈwɒp.ə(ɹ)/ /ˈʍɑ.pɚ/ /ˈʍɒp.ə(ɹ)/ whoppers n
Kaventsmann Mordsapparat Mordsding Oschi
(informal) Something remarkably large.
Lüge Lügengeschichte enorme Lüge
(informal) An outrageous or blatant lie.

whopping /ˈ(h)wɑpɪŋ/ /ˈ(h)wɒpɪŋ/ adj
enorm riesig
(colloquial) Exceptionally great or large.

whore /ho(ː)ɹ/ /hoə/ /hoʊ/ /hɔɹ/ /hɔː/ /hʊə/ /hʊɹ/ whores n
Hure Nutte Schlampe Dirne

whore /ho(ː)ɹ/ /hoə/ /hoʊ/ /hɔɹ/ /hɔː/ /hʊə/ /hʊɹ/ v
herumhuren prostituieren rumhuren
(intransitive, vulgar) To prostitute oneself.

whore around v
herumhuren rumhuren
(intransitive, offensive) To regularly copulate with people that one is not in a relationship with.

whoremonger /ˈhɔɹˌmɑŋ.ɡɚ/ /ˈhɔɹˌmʌŋ.ɡɚ/ /ˈhɔːˌmʌŋ.ɡə/ whoremongers n
Freier
(British, vulgar) A frequent customer of whores.
Lude Zuhälter
(British, vulgar) A procurer of whores; a pimp.

whorl /(h)wɔː(ɹ)l/ /(h)wɜː(ɹ)l/ whorls n
Kringel Windung Wirbel
Each circle, volution or equivalent in a pattern of concentric circles, ovals, arcs, or a spiral.
Spinnwirtel
A flywheel, a weight attached to a spindle. [from c. 1460]

whorled /woɹld/ /wɜːld/ /wɝld/ /ʍɜːld/ more whorled most whorled adj
wirtelig
Formed from whorls; having whorls.

whose /huːz/ determiner
wessen
(interrogative) Of whom, belonging to whom; which person's or people's.
deren dessen
(relative) Of whom, belonging to whom.
(relative) Of which, belonging to which.

whose /huːz/ pronoun
wem gehört/gehören?
(interrogative) That or those of whom or belonging to whom.
(relative) That or those of whom or belonging to whom.

why /waɪ/ /ʍaɪ/ adv
warum wieso weshalb weswegen
(interrogative) For what cause, reason, or purpose.

why /waɪ/ /ʍaɪ/ interjection
na nanu
(dated, or, literary) An exclamation used to express pleasant or unpleasant mild surprise, indignation, or impatience.

why /waɪ/ /ʍaɪ/ why's whys n
warum
Reason.

why not adv
warum nicht
Why is that not true?
warum nicht wieso nicht
(rhetorical) Used to state that one has no objection to and approves of a proposal.

wick /wɪk/ more wick most wick wicker wickest adj
lebendig lebhaft
(British, dialect, pejorative, chiefly, Yorkshire) Alive; lively; full of life; active; bustling; nimble; quick.

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

wicked /ˈwɪkɪd/ more wicked most wicked wickeder wickedest adj
gottlos hinterhältig lasterhaft niederträchtig unartig
böse boshaft übel bösartig schlecht schlimm
Evil or mischievous by nature.
geil genial super toll
(slang) Excellent; awesome; masterful.

wickedness /ˈwɪkɪdnəs/ wickednesses n
Bosheit
The state of being wicked; evil disposition; immorality.

wicker /ˈwɪkə(ɹ)/ /ˈwɪkɚ/ wickers n
Weide
A flexible branch or twig of a plant such as willow, used in weaving baskets and furniture.

wickerwork wickerworks n
Flechtwerk Flecht- Korbflechtware Korbgeflecht Korbwaren
A thing or things made of wicker.

wicket /ˈwɪkɪt/ wickets n
Pförtchen Schlupftür Törchen Türchen
A small door or gate, especially one beside a larger one.
Fensterchen
A small window or other opening, sometimes fitted with a grating.
Schalter
(Britain, Canada) A service window, as in a bank or train station, where a customer conducts transactions with a teller

widdershins /ˈwɪ.də.ʃɪnz/ /ˈwɪ.dɚ.ʃɪnz/ adv
gegen den Uhrzeigersinn
Anticlockwise, counter-clockwise.

wide /waɪd/ /wɑed/ wider widest adj
breit weit
Having a large physical extent from side to side.

wide area network /ˈwʌɪdˌɛːrɪəˌnɛtwəːk/ wide area networks n
Weitverkehrsnetz Wide Area Network
(computing) A computer network that covers a large geographic area.

wide awake more wide awake most wide awake adj
hellwach
(idiomatic) awake and very alert; vigilant, watchful

wide berth wide berths n
gehöriger Abstand sichere Distanz sichere Entfernung
(idiomatic, by extension) A considerable or comfortable distance from a person or object, especially for safety or deliberate avoidance.

wide-angle lens wide-angle lenses n
Weitwinkelobjektiv
(photography) A short focal length lens having a wide field of view.

widely /ˈwaɪdli/ more widely most widely widelier wideliest adv
entfernt
In a wide manner; across a wide area.
breit
(figurative) Commonly; generally; to a great degree.

widen /ˈwaɪdən/ v
erweitern weiten
(transitive) To make wide or wider.
erweitern
(transitive) To broaden or extend in scope or range.

widescreen widescreens n
Breitbild Breitbildschirm
(often, attributive) A screen with a wider aspect ratio than the ordinary 35-millimeter frame, making more effective use of the human field of view and producing a more immersive view experience.

widespread /ˈwaɪdˌspɹɛd/ /ˌwaɪdˈspɹɛd/ more widespread most widespread widerspread widestspread adj
weit verstreut weitläufig weitverbreitet
Affecting a large area (e.g. the entire land or body); broad in extent; widely diffused.

widget /ˈwɪd͡ʒ.ɪt/ widgets n
Steuerelement Widget
(GUI) Any one of the components of a computer application's graphical user interface, such as a Cancel button or text input box that a user interacts with.
Schaber
A small scraping tool consisting of a blade and a handle, commonly used to remove paint from glass and other smooth surfaces.

widow /ˈwɪd.oʊ/ /ˈwɪd.əʊ/ widows n
Witwe Hurenkind
A woman whose spouse has died (and who has not remarried); a woman in relation to her late spouse; feminine of widower.
Hurenkind Witwe
(typography) A single line of type that ends a paragraph, carried over to the next page or column.

widow's mite /ˈwɪdoʊz ˈmaɪt/ /ˈwɪdəʊz ˈmaɪt/ widow's mites n
Scherflein
(idiomatic) A very small gift or donation which, however, represents a great sacrifice on the part of the giver.

widowed adj
verwitwet
(of a previously married person) Whose spouse has died or is gone missing; who has become a widow or widower.

widower /ˈwɪdoʊɚ/ widowers n
Witwer
A man whose spouse has died (and who has not remarried); a man in relation to his late spouse; masculine of widow. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

widowerhood widowerhoods n
Witwertum
The state or period of being a widower.

widowhood widowhoods n
Witwenstand Witwenschaft Witwentum Verwitwung
The state or period of being a widow or widower.

width /ˈwɪdθ/ /ˈwɪtθ/ /ˈwɪθ/ [wɪd̪θ] widths n
Breite Weite
The measurement of the extent of something from side to side.

wield /wiːld/ v
beherrschen führen
To handle with skill and ease, especially a weapon or tool.
ausüben
To exercise (authority or influence) effectively.

wiener /ˈwiːnə(ɹ)/ wieners n
Würstchen

wienie wienies n
Penis Pimmel Schniedel Schwanz
(North America, informal) A wiener sausage. [from 20th c.]
(North America, informal) The penis. [from 20th c.]

wife /waɪf/ wives n
Ehefrau Frau Gattin Weib Gemahlin Eheweib
A married woman, especially in relation to her spouse.

wife /waɪf/ v
heiraten zur Frau nehmen
(slang, AAVE) To marry (a woman).

wife carrying n
Frauentragen
A Scandinavian sport in which men carry women through an obstacle course.

wife-beating question wife-beating questions n
Fangfrage
(rhetoric) A question that presupposes some controversial premise, such that it cannot be directly answered without incriminating oneself or, at least, unintentionally conceding a point; a loaded question.

wifey wifeys n
Angetraute beste Ehefrau von allen bestes Stück
(informal, diminutive, affectionate)

wig /wɪɡ/ wigs n
Perücke
A head of real or synthetic hair worn on the head to disguise baldness, for cultural or religious reasons, for fashion, or by actors to help them better resemble the character they are portraying.

wigeon wigeons n
Pfeifente
Any of three freshwater dabbling ducks.

wiggle /ˈwɪɡəl/ v
hin und her wackeln schlängeln schwänzeln wackeln
(transitive, intransitive) To move with irregular, back and forward or side to side motions; To shake or jiggle.

wiggle room n
Spielraum
(informal) The opportunity to make alternative decisions or to pursue other courses of action, especially any involving only minor changes to one's present situation or course.

wigmaker wigmakers n
Perückenmacher Perückenmacherin
A person who makes wigs.

wigwam /ˈwɪɡwɑːm/ wigwams n
Wigwam
A dwelling having an arched framework overlaid with bark, hides, or mats, used by Native Americans in the northeastern United States.

wiki /ˈwiːki/ /ˈwɪki/ wikis n
Wiki
A collaborative website which can be directly edited merely by using a web browser, often by anyone with access to it.

wiki markup n
Wiki-Markup

wikification wikifications n
Wikifizierung
The process of adding wiki syntax to text in a wiki platform, or converting HTML to wiki markup.

wikify /ˈwɪkifaɪ/ v
wikifizieren
(transitive) To make into a wiki, or to use a wiki approach for.

wilayah wilayahs wilayat n
Wilaya
A province or administrative division in some Arabic countries.

wild /waɪld/ [waɪ̯ɫd] [ˈwaɪ̯.ɫ̩d] wilder wildest adj
wild
Untamed; not domesticated; specifically, in an unbroken line of undomesticated animals (as opposed to feral, referring to undomesticated animals whose ancestors were domesticated).
Raucous, unruly, or licentious.

wild animal wild animals n
Wildtier wildes Tier
Any (nonhuman) animal living in a natural, undomesticated state.

wild asparagus wild asparaguses n
spitzblättriger Spargel wilder Spargel
Asparagus acutifolius, a species of asparagus common in the Mediterranean basin.

wild ass /waɪld ˈæs/ wild asses n
Wildesel
Any of several wild equine mammals closely related to donkey, endemic to Asia and northeast Africa.

wild boar /ˈwaɪld ˈboɹ/ /ˈwaɪld ˈbɔː/ wild boar wild boars n
Wildschwein Bache Bacher Behr Beier Ber
A wild swine native to Eurasia and North Africa, Sus scrofa, now widely distributed elsewhere and ancestor of most domestic pig breeds.

wild card wild cards n
Joker
(card games) A card that can be assigned any value or used to substitute for any needed card.

wild cat wild cats n
Wildkatze
An undomesticated felid, as tigers or lions.
A feral cat.

wild cherry wild cherries n
Süßkirsche Vogelkirsche
An uncultivated cherry tree of species Prunus avium, native to Europe and western Asia.

wild goat wild goats n
Wildziege
Capra aegagrus, a species or goat believed ancestral to and including the domestic goat.

wild goose wild geese n
Graugans Wildgans
any of many species of wildlife goose, such as the greylag goose or the Canada goose, whose wedge fly in a wedge or V form, or cuneiform, as opposed to the domesticated goose that would not fly.

wild leek wild leeks n
Ackerlauch
A wild onion native to southern Europe and western Asia, cultivated and consequently naturalized in many other places, Allium ampeloprasum.

wild pansy wild pansies n
Wildes Stiefmütterchen
A European wildflower (Viola tricolor), with medicinal properties, and believed to ease heartache.

wild rice wild rices n
Wildreis Wasserreis
Any one of the four species of grasses which form the genus Zizania, which have edible grains and edible stems.

wild service tree wild service trees n
Elsbeere
A tree with edible fruit, Sorbus torminalis, native to central and southern Europe and neighboring parts of Asia and Africa.

wild strawberry wild strawberries n
Walderdbeere
A berry of such a plant.

wild thyme wild thymes n
Quendel Feldkümmel Sandthymian
A species of flowering plant in the mint family, Thymus serpyllum.

wild turkey wild turkeys n
Truthuhn Wildes Truthuhn Wildtruthuhn
A large gamebird, Meleagris gallopavo, native to North America.

wild-goose chase wild-goose chases n
fruchtloses Unterfangen sinnloses Unterfangen
(figuratively) A futile search, a fruitless errand; a useless and often lengthy task whose execution is inordinately complex relative to the value of the outcome.

wildcard wildcards n
Platzhalter
(computing) A character that takes the place of any other character or string that is not known or specified.

wildcat /ˈwaɪ.əldˌkæt/ /ˈwaɪldˌkæt/ [ˈwaɪ.əlʔˌkæt] wildcats n
Wildkatze
(UK) Felis silvestris, a common small Old World wild cat somewhat larger than a house cat.

wildcat strike /ˈwaɪ.əldˌkæt ˈstɹaɪk/ /ˈwaɪldˌkæt ˈstɹaɪk/ wildcat strikes n
wilder Streik
(organized labour) A labour strike that has not been authorized by the leaders of a trade union.

wilderness /-nɪs/ /ˈwɪldənəs/ /ˈwɪldɚnəs/ wildernesses n
Wildnis Wüste
(uncountable) Uncultivated and unsettled land in its natural state inhabited by wild animals and with vegetation growing wild; (countable) a tract of such land; a waste or wild.

wildfire /ˈwaɪldˌfaɪɚ/ wildfires n
Lauffeuer Waldbrand
A rapidly spreading fire, especially one occurring in a wildland area.

wildfowl /ˈwaɪldfaʊl/ wildfowl wildfowls n
Wildgeflügel Wildvogel
Any wild bird such as ducks, geese or swans.
Wasservogel
Waterfowl.

wildlife /ˈwaɪldlaɪf/ n
Fauna Tierwelt
Animals, plants, and fungi, not normally domesticated, often to the exclusion of plants, fungi, fish, insects and other invertebrates, and microscopic plants and animals; hence:

wildness wildnesses n
Wildheit Ungezähmtheit Wildsein
the quality of being wild or untamed

wile /waɪl/ wiles n
Schlich
(usually, in the plural) A trick or stratagem practiced for ensnaring or deception; a sly, insidious artifice

wilful /ˈwɪlfəl/ /ˈwɪlfʊl/ more wilful most wilful wilfuller wilfullest adj
absichtlich vorsätzlich willentlich
Intentional; deliberate.
eigensinnig eigenwillig
Stubborn and determined.

will /wɪl/ [wɪɫ] wills n
Wille
One's independent faculty of choice; the ability to be able to exercise one's choice or intention. [from 9th c.]
The act of choosing to do something; a person’s conscious intent or volition. [from 10th c.]
One's intention or decision; someone's orders or commands. [from 9th c.]

will /wɪl/ [wɪɫ] v
wollen Wille
werden
(auxiliary) Used to express the future tense, sometimes with some implication of volition when used in the first person. Compare shall. [from 10th c.]
(auxiliary) To choose or agree to (do something); used to express intention but without any temporal connotations (+ bare infinitive), often in questions and negation. [from 10th c.]
vermachen
(transitive) To exert one's force of will (intention) in order to compel, or attempt to compel, something to happen or someone to do something. [from 10th c.]

will do interjection
mach ich wird gemacht
(by ellipsis) Affirmative yes in response to an especially personal or direct request for the performance of some action.

will o' the wisp /ˌwɪləðəˈwɪsp/ will o' the wisps n
Irrlicht Irrwisch Sumpflicht Sumpflichter
(British, _, folklore) A flickering light or lantern, especially over bogs, swamps or marshes, held by a supernatural creature who uses it to lure travelers at night to their demise.

will you marry me phraseologicalUnit
willst du mich heiraten?
Used to propose marriage to someone

will-less adj
willenlos
Of a person, lacking volition, not exercising one's will.

willful ignorance n
Ignoranz
(idiomatic, legal) A decision in bad faith to avoid becoming informed about something so as to avoid having to make undesirable decisions that such information might prompt.

willie wagtail willie wagtails n
Gartenfächerschwanz
An Australian bird, Rhipidura leucophrys.

willing /ˈwɪlɪŋ/ more willing most willing adj
bereit willig gewillt willens
Ready to do something that is not (can't be expected as) a matter of course.

willingly /ˈwɪlɪŋli/ more willingly most willingly adv
gerne gern
Of one’s own free will; freely and spontaneously.

willingness /ˈwɪlɪŋnəs/ willingnesses n
Willigkeit Bereitschaft
The state of being willing

willlessness n
Willenlosigkeit
The state or condition of being willless.

willow /ˈwɪl.əʊ/ /ˈwɪloʊ/ willows n
Weide Weidenbaum
The wood of these trees.

willow grouse willow grouses n
Moorschneehuhn
Lagopus lagopus, a medium-sized bird in the grouse family.

willow warbler willow warblers n
Fitis
Phylloscopus trochilus, common species of Eurasiafrican leaf warbler

willowherb willowherbs n
Weidenröschen
Any of several flowering plants in the genus Epilobium of the family Onagraceae.

willowy /ˈwɪloʊi/ /ˈwɪləʊi/ willowier willowiest adj
gertenschlank grazil rank zierlich
(of a person) Tall, slender and graceful.

willpower /ˈwɪlˌpaʊɚ/ willpowers n
Willensstärke Willenskraft
The unwavering strength of will to carry out one's wishes.

willy /ˈwɪli/ willies n
Pimmel Pullermann Schniedel
(hypocoristic, slang, UK, Ireland, Australia, NZ, South Africa) the penis.

willy-nilly /ˌ(ˈ)wɪliˈnɪli/ more willy-nilly most willy-nilly adv
wohl oder übel nolens volens ob man will oder nicht volens nolens
Whether desired or not; without regard for the consequences or the wishes of those affected; whether willingly or unwillingly.
einfach so scheinbar zufällig wahllos willkürlich
(idiomatic) Seemingly at random; haphazardly.

wilt /wɪlt/ v
verwelken welken
(intransitive) To fatigue; to lose strength; to flag.
verwelken welken ermüden erschlaffen schlappmachen
(transitive) To cause to fatigue; to exhaust.

wilted more wilted most wilted adj
verwelkt welk
(of plants) Drooping, typically due to lack of water.

wily /ˈwaɪ.li/ more wily most wily wilier wiliest adj
schlau listig gerissen
Sly, cunning, full of tricks.

wimp /wɪmp/ wimps n
Schwächling Weichei
(pejorative, slang) Someone who lacks confidence or courage, is weak, ineffectual, irresolute and wishy-washy.

wimpy wimpier wimpiest adj
erbärmlich feige kümmerlich schwächlich unentschlossen
(informal) Having the characteristics of a wimp; feeble, indecisive, cowardly.

win /wɪn/ wins n
Sieg Einzelsieg Erfolg
An individual victory.

win /wɪn/ v
gewinnen siegen
(transitive, intransitive) To reach some destination or object, despite difficulty or toil (now usually intransitive, with preposition or locative adverb).
(transitive) To triumph or achieve victory in (a game, a war, etc.).
gewinnen erobern
(transitive) To obtain (someone) by wooing; to make an ally or friend of (frequently with over).

win-win /ˌwɪnˈwɪn/ adj
Doppelsieg Win-Win zum beiderseitigen Vorteil
(of a situation or outcome) That benefits both or all parties, or that has two distinct benefits. [from 1960s]

wince /wɪns/ winces n
Zusammenzucken
A sudden movement or gesture of shrinking away.

wince /wɪns/ v
zusammenzucken
(intransitive) To flinch as if in pain or distress.

winch /wɪnt͡ʃ/ winches n
Winde
(nautical) A hoisting machine used for loading or discharging cargo, or for hauling in lines. (FM 55-501).
A wince (machine used in dyeing or steeping cloth).

winch /wɪnt͡ʃ/ v
winden
To use a winch

wind /ˈwaɪnd/ /ˈwɪnd/ winds n
Wind
(countable, uncountable) Real or perceived movement of atmospheric air usually caused by convection or differences in air pressure.
(philosophy, alchemy) One of the four elements of the ancient Greeks and Romans; air.
(uncountable, colloquial) Flatus.
blasen
A direction from which the wind may blow; a point of the compass; especially, one of the cardinal points.

wind /waɪnd/ v
aufwickeln
(transitive) To turn coils of (a cord or something similar) around something.
aufziehen
(transitive) To tighten the spring of a clockwork mechanism such as that of a clock.
sich schlängeln sich winden
(intransitive) To travel in a way that is not straight.

wind /ˈwaɪnd/ /ˈwɪnd/ v
Wind blasen
(transitive) To blow air through a wind instrument or horn to make a sound.

wind back /waɪnd ˈbæk/ v
rückspulen zurückspulen
(transitive) To wind (a tape, cassette, or film, etc) towards the beginning; to rewind.

wind chime wind chimes n
Windspiel
A set of decorative metallic or wooden tubular bells that sound when blown by the wind.

wind chimes /ˈwɪnd.t͡ʃaɪms/ n
Windspiel
(musical instruments) A chime constructed from tubes, rods, bells, etc. made of wood, glass, metal or ceramic, suspended outside a building in such a way that they tinkle pleasantly when moved by the wind.

wind farm /ˈwɪndfɑːm/ /ˈwɪndˌfɑɹm/ wind farms n
Windpark
A collection of wind turbines, especially a large-scale array, used to generate electricity.

wind horse n
Windpferd
An allegory for the human soul in the shamanistic tradition of East and Central Asia.

wind instrument wind instruments n
Blasinstrument
(musical instrument) Any musical instrument that produces sound when air flows through it.

wind power n
Windenergie
(physics) Power of the wind.

wind speed wind speeds n
Windgeschwindigkeit
(meteorology) The local speed of the wind.

wind tunnel wind tunnels n
Windkanal
A test facility through which air is forced in a controlled manner so as to study the effects of flow around airfoils, aircraft, motor cars etc.

wind turbine wind turbines n
Windkraftanlage
A device for converting wind power into electricity.

wind up /waɪnd ˈʌp/ v
aufziehen
(transitive, figuratively, by extension) To tighten (someone or something) by winding or twisting.
(British, transitive) To play a prank (on); to take the mickey (out of) or mock.
beschließen
(transitive) To conclude, complete, or finish (something).
auflösen
(transitive) To dissolve (a partnership or corporation) and liquidate its assets.

wind-up /ˈwaɪndˌʌp/ wind-ups n
Zusammenfassung
The end or conclusion of something.
Schabernack Streich
(British) A humorous attempt to fool somebody; a practical joke in which the victim is encouraged to believe something untrue.

windbag /ˈwɪndˌbæɡ/ windbags n
Plaudertasche Schwafler Schwaflerin Schwätzer Schwätzerin
(mildly, derogatory) Someone who talks excessively.

windbreak windbreaks n
Windschutzstreifen
(agriculture) A hedge, fence or row of trees positioned to reduce wind damage to crops.
Windschutz
A sheet or stack of material used to protect people or fire from wind.

windbreaker /ˈwɪndbɹeɪkə(ɹ)/ windbreakers n
Windjacke Jacke
A thin outer coat designed to resist wind chill and light rain.

windfall /ˈwɪnd.fo(ː)l/ /ˈwɪnd.fɑl/ /ˈwɪnd.fɔl/ /ˈwɪnd.fɔːl/ windfalls n
Windbruch
Something that has been blown down by the wind.
Fallobst
A fruit that has fallen from a tree naturally, as from wind.
Geldregen warmer Regen
(figuratively) A sudden large benefit; especially, a sudden or unexpected large amount of money, as from lottery or sweepstakes winnings or an unexpected inheritance or gift.

windfall tax windfall taxes n
Übergewinnsteuer
Ellipsis of windfall profits tax, a higher tax rate on profits from sudden gains (“profiteering”) in certain industries.

winding /ˈwaɪndɪŋ/ more winding most winding adj
biegend gewunden schlängelnd
Sinuous, turning, or twisting in form.

winding /ˈwaɪndɪŋ/ windings n
Wicklung
The act of twisting something, or coiling or wrapping something around another thing.
(electrical engineering) A length of wire wound around the armature of an electric motor or the core of an electrical transformer.

winding tower winding towers n
Förderturm
(mining) headframe.

windlessness n
Windstille

windmill /ˈwɪnd.mɪl/ windmills n
Windmühle
The structure containing such machinery.
Windrad
A child's toy consisting of vanes mounted on a stick that rotate when blown by a person or by the wind.

window /ˈwɪndoʊ/ /ˈwɪndə/ /ˈwɪndəʊ/ windows n
Fenster Luke Windauge
An opening, usually covered by one or more panes of clear glass, to allow light and air from outside to enter a building or vehicle.
Zeitfenster Intervall Zeitraum Zeitspanne
A period of time when something is available or possible; a limited opportunity.
Fenster
(graphical user interface) A rectangular area on a computer terminal or screen containing some kind of user interface, displaying the output of and allowing input for one of a number of simultaneously running computer processes.

window box window boxes n
Blumenkasten
A narrow box filled with earth, placed on a windowsill and used for growing plants.

window cleaner window cleaners n
Fensterputzer Fensterputzerin
A person whose job is to clean windows.

window dressing window dressings n
Augenwischerei Schönfärberei
(figurative, uncountable) A means of creating a deceptively favourable impression of something or someone; something for appearance only.

window envelope window envelopes n
Fensterbrief Fensterbriefumschlag Fensterkuvert Fensterumschlag

window frame window frames n
Fensterrahmen
The wooden, aluminium or PVC etc. framework around a window

window of opportunity /-ˈt͡ʃuː-/ /ˌwɪndoʊ‿əv ˌɑpɚˈt(j)unəti/ /ˌwɪndəʊ‿əv ˌɒpəˈtjuːnɪtɪ/ [-ɾi] windows of opportunity n
Zeitfenster

window screen window screens n
Fenstergitter Fliegengitter Fliegenschutzgitter
A mesh, made of metal wire, fibreglass, or other synthetic fibre, set in a frame and covering the opening of a window to keep leaves, debris, insects, birds, etc. from entering a building without blocking fresh airflow.

window-shopping n
Schaufensterbummel
(idiomatic) The browsing of shop windows without any intention of buying.

windowless adj
fensterlos
Having no windows, especially no external windows.

windowpane /ˈwɪndoʊˌpeɪn/ /ˈwɪndəʊˌpeɪn/ windowpanes n
Fensterscheibe Glasscheibe Scheibe
A piece of glass filling a window or a section of a window

windowsill /ˈwɪndoʊˌsɪl/ /ˈwɪndəʊˌsɪl/ /ˈwɪndəˌsɪl/ windowsills n
Fensterbank Fensterbrett Brüstung Fensterbrüstung Sims
(architectural element) The horizontal member protruding from the base of a window frame.

windpipe /ˈwɪndpaɪp/ windpipes n
Luftröhre Trachea
The trachea.

windrow /ˈwɪnd.ɹəʊ/ windrows n
Schwade
A row of cut grain or hay allowed to dry in a field.

windscreen washer windscreen washers n
Windschutzscheibenwaschanlage
(British) A device that pumps water mixed with detergent from a tank through small nozzles on to the windscreen/windshield of a car in order to clean it.

windshield windshields n
Windschutzscheibe
(North America) A transparent screen made of glass, located at the front and back of a vehicle in front of its occupants to protect them from the wind force generated by the vehicle's speed and inclement weather.
Windschutz Mikrofon-Windschutz
A cover for a microphone to exclude airy noises such as wind and breathing.

windshield wiper windshield wipers n
Scheibenwischer
(automobiles, US, Canada) a device used to clear rain and dirt from a windshield; normally a pivoting arm with a rubber blade

windsock windsocks n
Windsack
(aviation) A large, conical, open-ended tube designed to indicate wind direction and relative wind speed, used especially at smaller airfields.

windstorm /ˈwɪndstɔː(ɹ)m/ windstorms n
Orkan
A storm in which there are strong, violent winds but no precipitation.

windsurf /ˈwɪndsɜː(ɹ)f/ v
windsurfen
To ride a surfboard that has an attached sail

windsurfer windsurfers n
Windsurfer Windsurferin
A person who windsurfs.

windsurfing n
Windsurfen Windsurfing
A marine sport in which one stands on a floating board (typically 2 - 3 meters in length) to which a sail is attached. The board is steered by tilting the sail or banking the board. Some windsurfers use large waves to perform jumps and other stunts.

windward /ˈwɪndwə(ɹ)d/ /ˈwɪnə(ɹ)d/ more windward most windward adj
gegen den Wind gelegen im Wind gelegen luvwärts gelegen windwärts gelegen über dem Winde gelegen
Towards the wind, or the direction from which the wind is blowing.

windward /ˈwɪndwə(ɹ)d/ /ˈwɪnə(ɹ)d/ adv
gegen den Wind im Wind luvwärts windwärts über dem Winde
In a direction from which the wind blows, against or towards the wind.

windward /ˈwɪndwə(ɹ)d/ /ˈwɪnə(ɹ)d/ n
Luv
The direction from which the wind blows.
The side receiving the wind's force.

windy /ˈwɪndi/ windier windiest adj
windig
Accompanied by wind.
Unsheltered and open to the wind.

wine /waɪn/ wines n
Wein
An alcoholic beverage made by fermenting grape juice, with an ABV ranging from 5.5–16%.
An alcoholic beverage made by fermenting other substances, producing a similar ABV.
(countable) A serving of wine.
weinrot
(uncountable) The color of red wine, a deep reddish purple.

wine /waɪn/ v
mit Wein traktieren
(transitive) To entertain (someone) with wine.
Wein trinken
(intransitive) To drink wine.

wine bar wine bars n
Weinbar Weinstube
A drinking establishment where only wine is served.

wine bottle wine bottles n
Weinflasche
A tall bottle with a long neck, normally made of dark or clear glass, for holding and serving wine.

wine cellar wine cellars n
Weinkeller
An underground place for storing wine at a constant temperature.
Weinsammlung
(by extension) A collection of wines.

wine from unpressed grapes n
Ausbruch Beerwein Vorlass Vorlauf Vorschuss Vorsprung
A (sweet) wine made from the juice that flows out of grapes before they are pressed. (This entry is a translation hub.)

wine glass wine glasses n
Weinglas
A glass vessel, normally with a stem, from which wine is drunk.

wine grape wine grapes n
Weintraube
Any variety of grape especially suited for winemaking, to be fermented into alcohol; usually, its suitability has been imparted by selective breeding.

wine gum wine gums n
Weingummi
(UK, Canada, New Zealand) a chewy, pastille-like jelly candy, usually brightly coloured and fruit flavoured.

wine list wine lists n
Weinkarte
A list of wines, usually with a short description, available at e.g. a restaurant or bar.

wine route wine routes n
Weinstraße

wine vinegar wine vinegars n
Weinessig
Vinegar made from wine.

wine-dark adj
weindunkel weinfarben
(literary, especially, of the sea) Resembling the dark color (or perhaps other properties) of wine.

winebag winebags n
Weinbeutel
A leather bag formerly used to carry wine.

wineberry wineberries n
japanische Weinbeere rotborstige Himbeere
The plant Rubus phoenicolasius, the Japanese wineberry.

winebibber winebibbers n
Weinsäufer Weinsäuferin
(archaic, poetic) A habitual (or heavy) drinker of alcohol, especially wine, an excessive wine-drinker; a drunkard.

winecup winecups n
Weinbecher
A vessel from which wine is drunk.

winemaking winemakings n
Vinifikation Weinherstellung
The process of making wine.

winepress winepresses n
Kelter Trotte Torkel Weinkelter
A press used to extract juice from grapes as the first step of winemaking.

winery /ˈwaɪnəɹi/ wineries n
Kellerei
A place where wine is made, or a company that makes wine.

wineskin wineskins n
Weinschlauch
A bag, traditionally made from the skin of a goat (a goatskin), used for holding and dispensing wine.

winetasting winetastings n
Weindegustation Weinprobe Weinverkostung
(uncountable) The sensory examination and evaluation of wine.
(countable) An event for the purpose of tasting and evaluating wine.

wing /wi(ː)ŋ/ /wɪŋ/ wings n
Flügel Schwinge
An appendage of an animal's (bird, bat, insect) body that enables it to fly
Flügel Tragfläche Tragflügel
(aviation) Part of an aircraft that produces the lift for rising into the air.
Flügel Gebäudeflügel Gebäudetrakt
A part of something that is lesser in size than the main body, such as an extension from the main building.
A portable shelter consisting of a fabric roof on a frame, like a tent without sides.
Flügel
A faction of a political movement. Usually implies a position apart from the mainstream center position.
(sports) A position in several field games on either side of the field.
Kotflügel Flügel
(nautical) That part of the hold or orlop of a vessel which is nearest the sides. In a fleet, one of the extremities when the ships are drawn up in line, or when forming the two sides of a triangle.

wing /wi(ː)ŋ/ /wɪŋ/ v
improvisieren
(transitive) To act or speak extemporaneously; to improvise; to wing it.

wing chair wing chairs n
Ohrensessel
A chair with a high back from which project small side pieces, originally to protect from draught

wing commander wing commanders n
Oberstleutnant
A person holding a rank in the RAF between that of squadron leader and group captain, equivalent to an army lieutenant colonel

wing mirror wing mirrors n
Außenspiegel Seitenspiegel
Either of a pair of mirrors on the sides of a car or other vehicle that enable the driver to see to the side and behind.

wing nut wing nuts n
Flügelmutter
A nut with wing-like projections to provide leverage in turning with thumb and forefinger.

wingback wingbacks n
Ohrensessel
A wingback chair.

winged /wɪŋ(ɪ)d/ adj
geflügelt
Having wings.

winged word /ˌwɪŋd ˈwɜːd/ /ˌwɪŋd ˈwɝd/ winged words n
geflügeltes Wort
(idiomatic, literary, chiefly, in the plural) A word or statement which is very apt for an occasion, or memorable. [late 16th c.]

winghead shark winghead sharks n
Flügelkopf-Hammerhai
A species of hammerhead shark, Eusphyra blochii, in the family Sphyrnidae, named for the remarkably wide lobes on its head. It is the sole species in its genus.

wingless adj
flügellos
Having no, or only rudimentary, wings.

wingman /ˈwɪŋmæn/ wingmen n
Flügelfrau Flügelmann Katschmarek
A pilot partner of another, a pilot who flies in the same wing or squadron.

wingnut /ˈwɪŋˌnʌt/ wingnuts n
Flügelnuss
A deciduous tree of the genus Pterocarya native to Asia.
Spinner
(slang, derogatory) Someone perceived as odd, eccentric, and/or extreme.

wingspan wingspans n
Flügelspannweite Spannweite
(usually in singular) The distance from the left wingtip to the right wingtip (of a bird, airplane etc.).

wingspread wingspreads n
Spannweite
The distance between the extreme tips of the wings of a bird, insect or aircraft.

wingtip wingtips n
Flügelspitze
The extreme tip of the wing of an aircraft, bird, flying insect, etc.
Flügelkappe
A part of a shoe, often with brogueing that extends backwards on both sides from the toe

wingy wingies n
Einarmiger
(slang) One who has an amputated arm or arms.

wink /ˈwɪŋk/ winks n
Augenzwinkern
An act of winking (a blinking of only one eye), or a message sent by winking.
Nickerchen eine Mütze (voll) Schlaf
A brief period of sleep; especially forty winks.
Augenblick
A brief time; an instant.
Fitzelchen Zipfel
The smallest possible amount.
Andeutung Fingerzeig Wink
A subtle allusion.

wink /ˈwɪŋk/ v
zwinkern zuzwinkern
(transitive, intransitive) To blink with only one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion, usually with an implication of conspiracy. (When transitive, the object may be the eye being winked, or the message being conveyed.)
blinken funkeln
(intransitive) To gleam fitfully or intermitently; to twinkle; to flicker.

winnable more winnable most winnable adj
gewinnbar
able to be won or achieved

winner /ˈwɪnə/ /ˈwɪnɚ/ winners n
Gewinner Sieger Gewinnerin Siegerin
One who has won or often wins.

winning mentality winning mentalities n
Siegermentalität

winning streak winning streaks n
Glückssträhne
An uninterrupted sequence of wins.

winnow /ˈwɪnoʊ/ /ˈwɪnəʊ/ v
worfeln windsichten trennen
(transitive, agriculture) To subject (granular material, especially food grain) to a current of air separating heavier and lighter components, as grain from chaff.
trennen aussortieren separieren sichten
(transitive, figuratively) To separate, sift, analyse, or test by separating items having different values.

winnowing basket winnowing baskets n
Kornschwinge Wanne Worfel
A basket used to winnow rice or grain from the chaff.

winnowing fork winnowing forks n
Worfelgabel Worfgabel
A pitchfork used to winnow rice or grain from the chaff.

winnowing shovel winnowing shovels n
Worfelschaufel Worfschaufel
A shovel used to winnow rice or grain from the chaff.

wino /ˈwaɪnəʊ/ winoes winos n
Alki Saufbruder Saufschwester Spriti Weinsäufer Weinsäuferin
(pejorative) A chronic or heavy drinker of cheap wine or other alcohol; a drunk or drunkard.

winsome /ˈwɪn.s(ə)m/ /ˈwɪn.səm/ winsomer winsomest adj
gewinnend
Charming, engaging, winning; inspiring approval and trust, especially if in an innocent manner.

winter /ˈwɪntə/ /ˈwɪntɚ/ [ˈwɪntʰɚ] [ˈwɪnɚ] [ˈwɪɾ̃ɚ] winters n
Winter Winterzeit
Traditionally the fourth of the four seasons, typically regarded as being from December to February in continental regions of the Northern Hemisphere or the months of June, July, and August in the Southern Hemisphere. It is the time when the sun is lowest in the sky, resulting in short days, and the time of year with the lowest atmospheric temperatures for the region.

winter /ˈwɪntə/ /ˈwɪntɚ/ [ˈwɪntʰɚ] [ˈwɪnɚ] [ˈwɪɾ̃ɚ] v
wintern
(intransitive) To spend the winter (in a particular place).

winter coat winter coats n
Winterjacke Wintermantel
A warm coat, often an overcoat, fit to be worn in winter
Winterfell
(zoology) An animal's seasonal appearance in winter, notably thicker and/or otherwise camouflaged plumage or fur after (often autumnal) moulting

winter melon winter melons n
Wachskürbis
A green, fuzzy melon fruit with sweet white flesh, which grows on this vine.

winter salami winter salamis n
Wintersalami
A traditional Hungarian salami made from Mangalica pork and spices.

winter savory winter savories n
Berg-Bohnenkraut
A perennial herb, Satureja montana, used in cooking as a substitute for the annual summer savory.

winter solstice winter solstices n
Wintersonnenwende
(astronomy) The moment when the Earth is in that point of its orbit where the northern or southern hemisphere is most inclined away from the sun.

winter sport winter sports n
Wintersport Wintersportart
Any sport, originally only played during the winter, that is played on ice or snow.

winter storm /ˈwɪntə(ɹ) stɔːm/ /ˈwɪntɚ stɔɹm/ winter storms n
Wintersturm
A meteorological event in which the dominant varieties of precipitation are forms that only occur at cold temperatures, such as snow or sleet, or a rainstorm in which ground temperatures are cold enough to allow ice to form.

winter tire winter tires n
Winterreifen

winter wheat winter wheats n
Winterweizen
A type of wheat that is planted in the autumn to germinate and develop into young plants that remain in the vegetative phase during the winter and resume growth in early spring.

winter wren winter wrens n
Winterzaunkönig
Any of what are now consider separate species, the Eurasian wren (Troglodytes troglodytes) and the Pacific wren (Troglodytes pacificus)

wintergreen wintergreens n
Wintergrün
Plants in any of several other genera in the herbaceous family Ericaceae, including:
Some species of the herbaceous genus Trientalis, in family Primulaceae (chickweed wintergreen)
Scheinbeere
The spicy red berries of Gaultheria procumbens.

wintertime wintertimes n
Winterzeit
The season of winter, between autumn and spring.

wintriness wintrinesses n
Winterlichkeit
The state or quality of being wintry.

wintry /ˈwɪnt(ə)ɹi/ /ˈwɪnt(ə)ɹɪ/ [ˈwɪɾ̃(ə)ɹi] wintrier wintriest adj
winterlich
Suggestive or characteristic of winter; cold, stormy.

wipe /waɪp/ v
wischen
(transitive) To move an object over, maintaining contact, with the intention of removing some substance from the surface. (Compare rub.)
löschen
(transitive, plumbing) To make (a joint, as between pieces of lead pipe), by surrounding the junction with a mass of solder, applied in a plastic condition by means of a rag with which the solder is shaped by rubbing.

wipe off v
abwischen
(transitive, literally) To remove (something such as dirt) by wiping.
(transitive, literally) To clean (something), removing any dirt from it, by wiping it.

wipe out v
auslöschen vernichten
(transitive) To destroy (especially, a large number of people or things); to obliterate.
ausradieren auswischen
(transitive) To do away with; to cause to disappear.
(transitive, informal) To bankrupt (a person or company); to empty (a bank account); to erase (a bank balance).

wipe the floor with someone v
jemanden nass machen
(informal) To be well ahead of someone, or to win a competition by a considerable margin over someone.

wipe the slate clean /ˌwaɪp ðə sleɪt ˈkliːn/ v
reinen Tisch machen
(idiomatic) To make a fresh start, for example by forgetting about previous differences and disagreements.

wipe up v
aufwischen
To clean thoroughly, particularly with a dishcloth or rag.

wire /waɪ(ə)ɹ/ /waɪə(ɹ)/ /wʌɪ(ə)ɹ/ /ˈwaɪɚ/ [wäɪɚ] [wəɪɚ] wires n
Draht
A piece of such material; a thread or slender rod of metal, a cable.
Ader Draht
A metal conductor that carries electricity.
Wanze
(slang) A hidden listening device on the person of an undercover operative for the purposes of obtaining incriminating spoken evidence.

wire /waɪ(ə)ɹ/ /waɪə(ɹ)/ /wʌɪ(ə)ɹ/ /ˈwaɪɚ/ [wäɪɚ] [wəɪɚ] v
überweisen
To send a message or monetary funds to another person through a telecommunications system, formerly predominantly by telegraph.

wire cutters n
Seitenschneider
A hand tool resembling pliers, intended for cutting wires.

wire stripper wire strippers n
Abisolierzange
A small, hand-held device used to strip the electrical insulation from electric wires.

wire transfer wire transfers n
Banküberweisung Überweisung
(banking) A transfer of funds between banks by electronic means.

wired /waɪəd/ /waɪɹd/ more wired most wired adj
kabelgebunden
Equipped with wires, so as to connect to a power source or to other electric or electronic equipment; connected by wires.
verwanzt
Equipped with hidden electronic eavesdropping devices.
mit Draht verstärkt verdrahtet
Reinforced, supported, tied or bound with wire.
aufgedreht aufgekratzt
(slang) Very excited, overstimulated; high-strung.

wireframe wireframes n
Drahtmodell
(computer graphics) A visual model of an electronic representation of a three-dimensional object

wireless /ˈwaɪ(jə)ɹ.ləs/ /ˈwaɪə.ləs/ adj
drahtlos kabellos
Not having any wires.
Funk Radio drahtlos
Of or relating to communication without a wired connection, such as by radio waves.

wireless /ˈwaɪ(jə)ɹ.ləs/ /ˈwaɪə.ləs/ wirelesses n
Radio Funk Rundfunk
(uncountable) The medium of radio communication.
(dated, mainly, Britain) A radio set.
WLAN
(uncountable, networking) Wireless connectivity to a computer network.

wireless network wireless networks n
Drahtlosnetzwerk
(computing) Devices connected to a network using a centralized wireless access point (WAP).

wireless telegraphy wireless telegraphies n
Funkentelegraphie
(telegraphy, historical) Telegraphy by radio rather than by transmission cables.

wiretap wiretaps n
Wanze
A connection installed on a telephone line or other communications system in order to allow a third party to conduct covert surveillance of conversations.

wiretap v
verwanzen
To install or to use such a connection.

wiring harness wiring harnesses n
Kabelbaum
(automotive, electronics) A bundle of insulated wires, often held together with straps or other connectors, that transmit signals or electrical current within a vehicle, electronic device, etc., or between them.

wiry /ˈwaɪ(ə)ɹi/ wirier wiriest adj
drahtig
Thin, muscular and flexible.

wisdom /ˈwɪzdəm/ wisdoms n
Weisheit
(uncountable) An element of personal character that enables one to distinguish the wise from the unwise.
(countable) A piece of wise advice.
The discretionary use of knowledge for the greatest good.
The ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way, especially to different situations from that in which the knowledge was gained.
The ability to make a decision based on the combination of knowledge, experience, and intuitive understanding.
(theology) The ability to know and apply spiritual truths.

wisdom tooth wisdom teeth n
Weisheitszahn
(dentistry) One of the four (one upper and one lower on each side) rearmost molars in humans, which typically develop between ages 18-24.

wise /waɪz/ more wise most wise wiser wisest adj
weise klug
Showing good judgement or the benefit of experience.

wise guy wise guys n
Besserwisser Klugscheißer Naseweis Neunmalkluger Rotznase Schlaumeier
(informal) One who is insolent or flippant; one who makes jokes or perpetrates pranks.

wiseacre /ˈwaɪzeɪkə(ɹ)/ wiseacres n
Besserwisser Klugscheißer Neunmalkluger
One who feigns knowledge or cleverness; one who is wisecracking; an insolent upstart.

wiseacreish more wiseacreish most wiseacreish adj
besserwisserisch klugscheißerisch
Resembling or characteristic of a wiseacre.

wiseacreishness n
Besserwissertum Klugscheißertum

wisely /ˈwaɪzli/ more wisely most wisely wiselier wiseliest adv
weise
In a wise manner; using good judgement.

wisent /ˈviːzənt/ /ˈwɪzənt/ wisents n
Wisent Europäischer Bison
The European bison, Bison bonasus.

wish /wɪʃ/ wishes n
Wunsch
The thing desired or longed for.

wish /wɪʃ/ v
wünschen
(intransitive, followed by for) To hope (for a particular outcome), even if that outcome is unlikely to occur or cannot occur.
(ditransitive) To bestow (a thought or gesture) towards (someone or something).

wish list wish lists n
Wunschliste Wunschzettel
A list of desired things.

wishbone wishbones n
Gabelbein
A forked bone between the neck and breast of a bird consisting chiefly of the two clavicles fused at their median or lower end, regarded as a lucky charm in some countries.
(American football) A particular kind of offensive formation. See wishbone formation.
(automotive) A suspension component similar in shape to a chicken wishbone.

wishful thinking wishful thinkings n
Wunschdenken
(idiomatic, psychology) The illusion that what one would like to be true is actually true.

wishing well wishing wells n
Wunschbrunnen
A well where, traditionally, wishes were thought to be granted, especially if coins were dropped into the water.

wishy-washy /ˈwɪʃ.iˌwɑ.ʃi/ /ˈwɪʃ.iˌwɒʃ.i/ /ˈwɪʃ.iˌwɔ.ʃi/ more wishy-washy most wishy-washy wishy-washier wishy-washiest adj
Wischiwaschi
Wavering; lacking in commitment, certainty, or support; namby-pamby.
verwässert
Thin or watery.

wisp /wɪsp/ wisps n
Strähne Haarbüschel Strohbündel Wisch dünne Fahne
A small bundle, as of straw or other like substance; any slender, flexible structure or group.

wispy /ˈwɪspi/ wispier wispiest adj
dünn dürr fein
Consisting of or resembling a wisp; like a slender, flexible strand or bundle.

wisteria /wɪsˈtiriə/ /wɪsˈtɛriə/ wisterias n
Blauregen
Any of several woody climbing vines, of the genus Wisteria, native to the East Asian countries of China, Korea, and Japan and the eastern United States.

wistful /ˈwɪstfəl/ more wistful most wistful adj
wehmütig sehnsuchtsvoll nostalgisch
Full of longing or yearning.
melancholisch schwermütig
Sad and thoughtful.

wit /wɪt/ wits n
bei Sinnen von Sinnen
(now, _, usually, _, in the plural) Sanity.
Verstand Intellekt
Intellectual ability; faculty of thinking, reasoning.
Auffassungsgabe
The ability to think quickly; mental cleverness, especially under short time constraints.
Witz
Humour, especially when clever or quick.
Witzbold
A person who tells funny anecdotes or jokes; someone witty.

wit /wɪt/ v
wissen
(ambitransitive, chiefly, archaic) Know, be aware of (constructed with of when used intransitively).

witch /wɪt͡ʃ/ witches n
Hexe Gabelreiterin Hexenmeister Hexer
A person who practices witchcraft.
One who exercises more-than-common power of attraction; a charming or bewitching person.
Hexe
(figurative, derogatory) An ugly or unpleasant woman.

witch doctor /ˈwɪtʃ ˌdɑktɚ/ /ˈwɪtʃ ˌdɒktə/ witch doctors n
Hexendoktor Hexendoktorin Medizinfrau Medizinmann
A person (often male) who is believed to ward off witchcraft and heal through magical powers; a shaman.

witch hazel witch hazels n
Zaubernuss
(countable) Any of several small deciduous trees, of the genus Hamamelis, having yellow flowers
herbstblühende Zaubernuss virginische Zaubernuss
(US) Hamamelis virginiana (eastern North America)

witch's hat witches' hats n
Kegeliger Saftling
Hygrocybe conica, a small mushroom of the waxcap genus found in North America and Northern Europe.
(Australia) A traffic cone.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see witch,‎ hat.

witch's milk n
Hexenmilch
Milk secreted from the breasts of newborn babies.

witch-hunt /ˈwɪtʃhʌnt/ witch-hunts n
Hexenjagd
(now, chiefly, historical) A search for people believed to be using sorcery or harmful magic, typically in order to persecute or punish them.

witchcraft /ˈwɪt͡ʃkɹæft/ /ˈwɪt͡ʃkɹɑːft/ witchcrafts n
Hexerei Hexenkunst
The practice of witches; magic, sorcery, or the use of supernatural powers to influence or predict events.

witches' Sabbath witches' Sabbaths n
Hexensabbat
A supposed meeting of witches at midnight to practice sorcery or to take part in a demonic orgy.

witches' cauldron witches' cauldrons n
Hexenkessel
A large mist/smoke-filled black iron pot, stereotypically used by European witches to brew potions and cast spells.

witching hour /ˈwɪt͡ʃɪŋ ˌaʊ(ə)ɹ/ /ˈwɪt͡ʃɪŋ ˌaʊə/ witching hours n
Geisterstunde
(chiefly, literary, or, poetic) Often preceded by the: midnight, when witches and other supernatural beings were thought to be active, and to which bad luck was ascribed; also (generally) , the middle of the night, when unfortunate things are thought more likely to occur; the dead of night.

with /wəð/ /wəθ/ /wɪi/ /wɪt/ /wɪv/ /wɪð/ /wɪθ/ preposition
mit gegen
Against.
mit nebst
In the company of; alongside, close to; near to.
mit
In addition to; as an accessory to.
Using as an instrument; by means of.
(obsolete) Using as nourishment; more recently replaced by on.
mit bei
In support of.
mit durch von
Keeping up with; understanding; following along.

with a grain of salt adv
cum grano salis mit einem Körnchen Salz mit gesundem Menschenverstand mit gewissem Vorbehalt nicht auf die Goldwaage legen nicht blind glauben
(idiomatic) With a little common sense and skepticism.

with a vengeance
mit aller Macht
(idiomatic) With an intense motivation; in an extreme, intense, or violent manner.

with all due respect
mit Verlaub bei allem gebotenen Respekt bei allem nötigen Respekt
(formal, idiom) A phrase used before disagreeing with someone or saying something they may find offensive, usually considered polite.

with all one's heart
von ganzem Herzen
With much sincerity.

with bated breath /wɪð ˈbeɪtɪd ˈbɹɛθ/
mit angehaltenem Atem
(idiomatic) Eagerly; with great anticipation.

with child
in der Hoffnung sein in guter Hoffnung sein
(archaic) Pregnant.

with difficulty /wɪð ˈdɪfɪkʊlti/ /wɪð ˈdɪfɪkʌlti/
mit Mühe mühsam
In a way that requires significant effort.

with flying colors
mit Bravour
(American spelling, idiomatic) Extremely well; in an exceptional, noteworthy, or extraordinary manner.

with friends like these who needs enemies /wɪθ fɹɛn(d)z laɪk ðiːz hu niːdz ˈɛnəmiːz/ phraseologicalUnit
wer solche Freunde hat, braucht keine Feinde
Indicating that one's close associates prove more adversarial than one's opponents.

with no further ado
ohne Weiteres
(idiomatic) Without any other formalities; with no further delay.

with one's bare hands
mit den bloßen Händen
(idiomatic) barehandedly

with one's head held high adv
erhobenen Hauptes
(idiomatic) Proudly, with pride.

with one's own eyes
mit jemandes eigenen Augen

with open arms
mit offenen Armen
(idiomatic) With enthusiasm, as if embracing

with pleasure /wəð ˈpleʒ.ə/ /wɪð ˈplɛʒ.ə/ /wɪθ ˈplɛʒ.ɚ/
gerne gern
(idiomatic) Willingly; without argument

with regard to preposition
bezüglich hinsichtlich in Bezug auf
Concerning; about.

with respect
mit Verlaub
Used as a mild apology for following remark, which could otherwise be taken as disrespectful.

with respect to preposition
bezüglich in Bezug auf
Regarding; concerning; pertaining to.

withdraw /wɪðˈdɹɑ/ /wɪðˈdɹɔ/ /wɪðˈdɹɔː/ /wɪθˈdɹɑ/ /wɪθˈdɹɔ/ /wɪθˈdɹɔː/ v
abheben
(banking, finance) To extract (money) from a bank account or other financial deposit.
entziehen zurücknehmen
To take away or take back (something previously given or permitted); to remove, to retract.
zurückziehen
To draw or pull (something) away or back from its original position or situation.
zurückziehen abziehen
To remove (someone or (reflexive, archaic) oneself) from a position or situation; specifically (military) , to remove (soldiers) from a battle or position where they are stationed.

withdrawal /wɪðˈdɹɔː(ə)l/ /wɪðˈdɹɔːɹəl/ /wɪθˈdɹɔː(ə)l/ /wɪθˈdɹɔːɹəl/ /ˈwɪθˌdɹɔːl/ withdrawals n
Abhebung Entnahme
Receiving from someone's care what one has earlier entrusted to them. Usually refers to money.
Entzug
A type of metabolic shock the body undergoes when a substance (such as a drug) on which a patient is dependent is withheld.
Entzug Rückzug Zurücknahme
An act of withdrawing or a state of being withdrawn.

withdrawal symptom withdrawal symptoms n
Entzugserscheinung
(medicine, especially in plural) Any of a wide range of symptoms associated with the discontinuance of a drug by an addicted individual.

withdrawn /wɪðˈdɹɔːn/ /wɪθˈdɹɔːn/ more withdrawn most withdrawn adj
verschlossen
introverted; not inclined to interact with other people

withe /waɪð/ /wɪð/ /wɪθ/ withes n
Bindegerte Bindeweide
A flexible, slender shoot or twig, especially when used as a band or for binding; a withy.

wither /ˈwɪðə/ /ˈwɪðɚ/ v
verwelken welken verdorren vertrocknen
(intransitive) To shrivel, droop or dry up, especially from lack of water.
schwinden schwächer werden verkümmern
(intransitive, figurative) To lose vigour or power; to languish; to pass away.

withering more withering most withering adj
alleszerstörend vernichtend zerstörerisch
Tending to destroy, devastate, overwhelm, or cause complete destruction.
dahinschwindend schwindend
Diminishing rapidly.
vernichtend verächtlich
Tending to make someone feel small; scornful in a mortifying way.

witherite witherites n
witherit
(mineral) A yellow-grey mineral form of barium carbonate, BaCO3

withers /ˈwɪð.əz/ /ˈwɪð.ɚz/ n
Widerrist
The part of the back of a four-legged animal that is between the shoulder blades; in many species the highest point of the body and the standard place to measure the animal's height. [from 1580]

witherward /ˈwɪðə(ɹ)wə(ɹ)d/ more witherward most witherward adj
entgegengesetzt
Opposite, opposing; hostile.

withhold /wɪðˈhoʊld/ /wɪðˈhəʊld/ /wɪθˈhoʊld/ /wɪθˈhəʊld/ v
einbehalten zurückhalten
(transitive) To keep (a physical object that one has obtained) to oneself rather than giving it back to its owner.
vorenthalten zurückhalten
(transitive) To keep (information, assent etc) to oneself rather than revealing it.
vorenthalten
(intransitive) To stay back, to refrain.

withholding /wɪðˈhoʊldɪŋ/ /wɪðˈhəʊldɪŋ/ /wɪθˈhoʊldɪŋ/ /wɪθˈhəʊldɪŋ/ withholdings n
Quellensteuer
The tax so deducted, and paid to local or national government.

withholding tax withholding taxes n
Abgeltungssteuer Abgeltungsteuer
A withholding; a tax withheld from employees' salary and paid to the government. The withheld amount is considered a credit in final taxation.

within /wɪðˈɪn/ /wɪˈθɪn/ preposition
innerhalb in
In the inner part, spatially; physically inside.

without /wɪðˈaʊt/ /wɪθˈaʊt/ [wɪðˈɐʊt] [wɪθˈɐʊt] preposition
ohne
Not doing or not having done something.

without a doubt
zweifelsohne
certainly; doubtlessly; unquestionably; indisputably; doubtless; surely; no doubt; without any doubt.

without a hitch
wie am Schnürchen
(of an event or process) Without any problems.

without a trace
spurlos
Without showing or leaving behind any sign of something; tracelessly.

without exception
ausnahmslos ohne Ausnahme
exceptionlessly; in their entirety.

without fail
unbedingt
(idiomatic) Certainly; by all means; as a matter of importance.

without loss of generality
ohne Beschränkung der Allgemeinheit o. B. d. A. o. E.
(mathematics) With a constraining assumption that, however, makes it clear how to apply the proof performed under this assumption to the general case unconstrained by the assumption.

without prejudice
unbeschadet

withstand /wɪðˈstænd/ /wɪθˈstænd/ v
widerstehen
(transitive) To resist or endure (something) successfully.

witless more witless most witless adj
blöde dumm geistfrei hirnlos sinnfrei
Lacking wit or understanding; foolish.

witness /ˈwɪtnəs/ /ˈwɪtnɪs/ witnesses n
Zeugnis
(uncountable) Attestation of a fact or event; testimony.
(countable) One who is called upon to witness an event or action, such as a wedding or the signing of a document.
Zeuge Zeugin
(countable) One who sees or has personal knowledge of something.
(countable, law) Someone called to give evidence in a court.

witness /ˈwɪtnəs/ /ˈwɪtnɪs/ v
bezeugen
(transitive) To furnish proof of, to show.

witness protection n
Zeugenschutz Zeugenschutzprogramm
A government program that provides new identities and protection for witnesses who come forward and testify in court against dangerous targets.

witnessing witnessings n
Zeugnis
The act of bearing witness.

witticism /ˈwɪ.tɪ.sɪz.əm/ witticisms n
(guter) Spruch Bonmot geflügeltes Wort geistreiche Bemerkung witzige Bemerkung
a witty remark

wittiness wittinesses n
Witzigkeit
the quality of being witty

witty /ˈwɪti/ [ˈwɪɾi] wittier wittiest adj
geistreich witzig
(archaic) Possessing a strong intellect or intellectual capacity; intelligent, skilful, ingenious.
geistreich witzig originell
Clever; amusingly ingenious.
geistreich
Full of wit.
geistreich schlagfertig
Quick of mind; insightful; in possession of wits.

witzchoura /vɪtˈʃʊəɹə/ /vɪtˈʃʊɚɹə/ witzchouras n
Witzschoura
(historical) A woman's fur-lined cloak, mantle, or pelisse with large sleeves, worn during the early 19th century.

wizard /wɪz.ɚd/ /ˈwɪz.əd/ wizards n
Zauberer Magier Hexenmeister
Someone, usually male, who uses (or has skill with) magic, mystic items, and magical and mystical practices.
Assistent
(computing) A computer program or script used to simplify complex operations, often for an inexperienced user.

wizardry wizardries n
Zauberei
The art of a wizard; sorcery.

wizened /ˈwizənd/ /ˈwɪzənd/ more wizened most wizened adj
runzelig schrumpelig
Withered; lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness.

woad /woʊd/ /wəʊd/ woads n
Waid Färberwaid
(countable) The plant Isatis tinctoria.

wobble /ˈwɑbl̩/ /ˈwɒbl̩/ wobbles n
Schwanken
An unsteady motion.
Beben Tremolo Zittern
A tremulous sound.

wobble /ˈwɑbl̩/ /ˈwɒbl̩/ v
eiern wackeln
(intransitive) To move with an uneven or rocking motion, or unsteadily to and fro.
trillern
(intransitive) To tremble or quaver.
schwanken
(intransitive) To vacillate in one's opinions.

wobbulator wobbulators n
Wobbelgenerator
An electronic device primarily used for the alignment of receiver or transmitter intermediate frequency strips, often in conjunction with an oscilloscope; a swept-output RF oscillator; a variable capacitor driven by a voice coil; a main component of a FM circuit.

woe /woʊ/ /wəʊ/ interjection
weh
(archaic) An exclamation of grief.

woe /woʊ/ /wəʊ/ woes n
Weh Kummer Leid Jammer
Calamity, trouble.

woe is me /ˌwoʊ ɪz ˈmi/ /ˌwəʊ ɪz ˈmiː/ interjection
weh mir
(sometimes, humorous) Used to show that the speaker feels distress or misery.

woebegone /ˈwoʊbɪɡɑn/ /ˈwoʊbɪɡɔn/ /ˈwəʊbɪɡɒn/ more woebegone most woebegone adj
erbärmlich heruntergekommen jammervoll kläglich
In a deplorable state.
jammernd wehklagend
Filled with or deeply affected by woe.

wog /wɒɡ/ wogs n
Kanake Ölauge
(British, slang, pejorative, ethnic slur) Any person who looks in-between "white" and "black": originally specifically an Indian, but later also broadened to anybody of Middle Eastern or Mediterranean descent.
(Scientology, often, attributive) A person who is not a Scientologist.

woggle /ˈwɒɡəl/ woggles n
Halstuchknoten Halstuchring
A Boy Scout's neckerchief clasp or slide, originally a loop or ring of leather.

wok /wɑk/ /wɒk/ woks n
Wok
A large, round-bottomed cooking pan used in East Asian cooking.

woke /woʊk/ /wəʊk/ more woke most woke woker wokest adj
aufmerksam politisch korrekt wachsam
(originally, _, AAVE, slang) Alert, aware of what is going on, or well-informed, especially in racial and other social justice issues.

wokeism n
Wokismus
(slang, derogatory, politics) The quality or state of holding left-wing views or attitudes, in a way that is deemed overzealous, performative, or insincere.

wolf /wʊf/ /wʊlf/ /wʌlf/ [wɫ̩f] [wʊwf] [wʊ̠ɫf] wolves n
Wolf Meister Graubein
Any of several related canines that resemble Canis lupus in appearance, especially those of the genus Canis.

wolf /wʊf/ /wʊlf/ /wʌlf/ [wɫ̩f] [wʊwf] [wʊ̠ɫf] v
herunterschlingen
(transitive) To devour; to gobble; to eat (something) voraciously.

wolf cub /ˈwʊlfkʌb/ wolf cubs n
Wolfswelpe Wolfsjunges Wolfswelpin
A young wolf.

wolf down v
verschlingen
(idiomatic) To consume (food) quickly or greedily, without regard for table manners.

wolf in sheep's clothing /ˈwʊlf ən ˈʃips ˈkloʊðɪŋ/ /ˈwʊlf ɪn ˈʃiːps ˈkləʊðɪŋ/ wolves in sheep's clothing n
Wolf im Schafspelz
(idiomatic) Someone who or something which is harmful or threatening but disguised as something peaceful or pleasant.

wolf spider wolf spiders n
Wolfspinne
Any of several species of wandering spiders (family Lycosidae) that catch their prey on the ground by stalking it and not building webs.

wolf whistle wolf whistles n
Nachpfeifen
A whistle, of two notes, to signify sexual interest in someone.

wolfberry wolfberries n
Bocksdorn Chinesische Wolfsbeere Chinesischer Bocksdorn Gojibeere Wolfsbeere
Lycium barbarum or Lycium chinense

wolffish /ˈwʊlfˌfɪʃ/ wolffish wolffishes n
Seewolf
Any fish of the family Anarhichadidae.

wolfhound wolfhounds n
Wolfshund
A dog of various breeds originally developed to hunt wolves.

wolfpack /ˈwʊlfpæk/ wolfpacks n
Rudel Wölfe Rudel von Wölfen Wolfsrudel
A family or other group of wild wolves.
Wolfsrudel
(historical, nautical, military) During World War II, any of various marauding groups of submarines, especially German submarines that patrolled the North Atlantic and preyed upon merchant ships.

wolframite wolframites n
Wolframit
(mineral) A mineral that consists of a tungstate of iron and manganese; (Fe,Mn)WO4.

wolfskin wolfskins n
Wolfsfell
The skin of a wolf.

wollastonite wollastonites n
Wollastonit
(mineral) A grey inosilicate mineral, mostly calcium silicate, CaSiO3, found deposited in limestone.

wolpertinger wolpertingers n
Wolperdinger Wolpertinger
A fictional creature said to inhabit the alpine forests of Bavaria, having various incongruous features such as wings, antlers, and fangs.

wolverine /ˈwɒlvəˌɹiːn/ /ˈwʊlvəˌɹiːn/ /ˌwʊlvəˈɹiːn/ wolverines n
Vielfraß Bärenmarder
A solitary, fierce mammal of the Mustelidae family, Gulo gulows.

woman /ˈwoʊ.mən/ /ˈwʊm.ɘn/ /ˈwʊm.ən/ [ˈwo.mɪn] women n
Frau Weib Frauenzimmer Mensch Weibchen Weibsperson
A female person, usually an adult; a (generally adult) female sentient being, whether human, supernatural, elf, alien, etc.

woman /ˈwoʊ.mən/ /ˈwʊm.ɘn/ /ˈwʊm.ən/ [ˈwo.mɪn] v
feminisieren verweiblichen
(transitive) To make effeminate or womanish.

woman of the world women of the world n
Frau von Welt
() A worldly or sophisticated woman, one well versed in the ways and dealings of humankind.

womanhood /ˈwʊmənhʊd/ womanhoods n
Weiblichkeit Frauen Fraulichkeit Frausein alle Frauen
The self-concept of a woman with respect to her possession of the various qualities traditionally and ideally ascribed to womanliness; a woman's sense or view of herself as being more or less womanly.

womanizer /ˈwʊm.əˌnaɪ.zəɹ/ womanizers n
Frauenheld Schürzenjäger Weiberheld Womanizer
A man who habitually flirts with and seduces, or attempts to seduce, women.

womankind n
Frauenwelt Weiberleut weibliches Geschlecht
Women, taken collectively.

womanly /ˈwʊmənli/ womanlier womanliest adj
weiblich fraulich
Considered typical of, stereotypical of, or appropriate to women; feminine.

womb /wuːm/ wombs n
Uterus Gebärmutter Schoß Mutterleib
(anatomy) In female mammals, the organ in which the young are conceived and grow until birth; the uterus. [from 8th c.]

wombat /ˈwɑmˌbæt/ /ˈwɒm.bæt/ wombats n
Wombat
Any of several herbivorous, burrowing marsupials, of the family Vombatidae, mainly found in southern and eastern Australia.

women's rights n
Frauenrechte

women's shelter women's shelters n
Frauenhaus
A place of temporary refuge and support for women escaping violent or abusive situations, such as rape and domestic violence.

women's studies n
Frauenforschung Frauenstudien Frauenstudium
The academic field which examines topics concerning women, feminism, and the relationship of gender and politics.

womenfolk n
Frauensleute Weibervolk Weibsleute
Women collectively.

womenswear n
Damenbekleidung Damenmode
Women's clothing (and accessories), particularly in a retail context.

wonder /ˈwʌndə/ /ˈwʌndɚ/ wonders n
Wunder Mirakel
Something that causes amazement or awe; a marvel.

wonder /ˈwʌndə/ /ˈwʌndɚ/ v
wundern
(intransitive) To be affected with surprise or admiration; to be struck with astonishment; to be amazed; to marvel; often followed by at.
sich fragen fragen
(transitive, intransitive) To ponder; to feel doubt and curiosity; to query in the mind.

wonder of the world wonders of the world n
Weltwunder
Something remarkable in the world.

wonderful /ˈwʌn.də.fl̩/ /ˈwʌn.dɚ.fl̩/ more wonderful most wonderful wonderfuler wonderfulest wonderfuller wonderfullest adj
wunderbar wundervoll
Surprisingly excellent; very good or admirable, extremely impressive.

wonderfully /wʌn.də(ɹ).fli/ more wonderfully most wonderfully adv
wunderbar
To an extent inspiring wonder.

wonderland /ˈwʌndəˌlænd/ /ˈwʌndɚˌlænd/ wonderlands n
Wunderland
An imaginary or real place full of wonder or marvels.

wonderweapon wonderweapons n
Wunderwaffe
A remarkably powerful weapon.

wondrous /ˈwʌndɹəs/ more wondrous most wondrous adj
wunderbar erstaunlich verwunderlich wundersam
Wonderful; amazing, inspiring awe; marvelous.

wondrous /ˈwʌndɹəs/ more wondrous most wondrous adv
bemerkenswert
In a wonderful degree; remarkably; wondrously.

wone /woʊn/ /wəʊn/ v
wohnen
(obsolete, or, archaic, dialectal) To live, reside, stay.

wonk wonks n
Streber Streberin
(derogatory, informal) An overly studious person, particularly a student.

wont /woʊnt/ /wɑnt/ /wɒnt/ /wɔnt/ /wəʊnt/ /wʊnt/ /wʌnt/ adj
gewohnt
Accustomed or used (to or with a thing), accustomed or apt (to do something).

wont /woʊnt/ /wɑnt/ /wɒnt/ /wɔnt/ /wəʊnt/ /wʊnt/ /wʌnt/ wonts n
Gewohnheit
(archaic) One's habitual way of doing things; custom, habit, practice.

wonton /ˈwɑntɑn/ /ˈwɒntɒn/ wontons n
Huntun Wan Tan Wantan Wonton
A Chinese dumpling, often stuffed with varieties of meat or seafood and vegetables.

woo /wuː/ v
umwerben für sich zu gewinnen versuchen
(transitive) To endeavor to gain someone's support.
den Hof machen umwerben
(transitive) (often of a man) To try to persuade (someone) to be in an amorous relationship with

wood /wʊd/ woods n
Holz
(uncountable) The substance making up the central part of the trunk and branches of a tree. Used as a material for construction, to manufacture various items, etc. or as fuel.
(countable, golf) A type of golf club, the head of which was traditionally made of wood.
Holz Holzart
(countable) The wood of a particular species of tree.
Brennholz Feuerholz
Firewood.
Waldland Waldung
(music) A woodwind instrument.
Latte
(uncountable, slang) An erection of the penis.

wood /wʊd/ v
aufforsten
(transitive) To cover or plant with trees.

wood alcohol wood alcohols n
Holzgeist
(organic compound) The compound methyl alcohol or methanol.

wood anemone wood anemones n
Buschwindröschen
Either of two plant species of the family Ranunculaceae, Anemone nemorosa and Anemone quinquefolia.

wood apple wood apples n
Indischer Holzapfel
Limonia acidissima, a tree of Southeast Asia.

wood carving wood carvings n
Holzschnitzerei
(uncountable) The art of carving wood to make decorative objects.

wood cudweed n
Wald-Ruhrkraut
A weedy plant of species Gnaphalium sylvaticum, found in the north temperate zone.

wood duck wood ducks n
Brautente
A colorful North American duck, Aix sponsa, that nests in hollow trees.

wood ear wood ears n
Judasohr
An edible fungus in the genus Auricularia, shaped like an ear and growing on wood.

wood engraving wood engravings n
Holzriss Holzstich
A variation of the woodcut method executed with a different tool (burin) and different wood (end grain), allowing for more detailed images.

wood fern wood ferns n
Wurmfarn
Many species of ferns in genus Dryopteris.

wood frog wood frogs n
Waldfrosch

wood hedgehog wood hedgehogs n
Semmel-Stoppelpilz
An edible mushroom of species Hydnum repandum.

wood mouse wood mice n
Waldmaus
A European rodent, Apodemus sylvaticus, that tends to live in hedgerows.

wood pigeon wood pigeons n
Ringeltaube Holztaube
The common wood pigeon, an Old World species of pigeon, Columba palumbus.

wood pulp wood pulps n
Holzschliff
pulp made from wood (most often softwood, but sometimes hardwood) that is used to make paper

wood sage wood sages n
Salbei-Gamander
An herb in the mint family, Teucrium scorodonia.

wood sandpiper wood sandpipers n
Bruchwasserläufer
A Eurasian species of small wader birds, Tringa glareola, that is the smallest of the shanks.

wood screw wood screws n
Holzschraube
A screw designed for a wood or a similar material, with a point, a relatively coarse thread, a thick shank, and, usually, an unthreaded portion of the shank at the head end.

wood sorrel /ˈwʊdˌsɒɹəl/ wood sorrels n
Waldsauerklee
A white-flowered, edible woodland plant, Oxalis acetosella.
Sauerklee
Any of several other species of the genus Oxalis.

wood warbler wood warblers n
Waldlaubsänger
Phylloscopus sibilatrix, a common and widespread leaf warbler which breeds throughout northern and temperate Europe, and just into the extreme west of Asia in the southern Ural Mountains.

wood wool n
Holzwolle

wood-elf wood-elves n
Waldelb
(fantasy) An elf which inhabits woodland, usually depicted as a subrace of elf.

woodblock printing n
Blockdruck
A technique for printing text, images or patterns used widely throughout East Asia and originating in China in antiquity as a method of printing on textiles and later paper.

woodcarver woodcarvers n
Holzschnitzer Schnitzer
a person who is skilled at woodcarving

woodchat shrike woodchat shrikes n
Rotkopfwürger
Lanius senator, a species in the shrike family (Laniidae).

woodchip woodchips n
Holzfaser Holzhackschnitzel Holzschnitzel Holzspan
A small fibre of wood; especially such material as used to make ingrain wallpaper, aka woodchip wallpaper. See Wikipedia article on ingrain wallpaper.

woodchuck /ˈwʊd.t͡ʃʌk/ woodchucks n
Waldmurmeltier
A rodent of the family Sciuridae, belonging to the group of large ground squirrels known as marmots, Marmota monax.

woodcock /ˈwʊd.kɒk/ woodcock woodcocks n
Waldschnepfe
Any of several wading birds in the genus Scolopax, of the family Scolopacidae, characterised by a long slender bill and cryptic brown and blackish plumage.

woodcut woodcuts n
Holzschnitt Xylographie Holzschneidekunst Xylografie
(uncountable) A method of printmaking from such a block.
Holzschnitt
(countable) A print produced with this method.

woodcutter woodcutters n
Holzfäller Holzhacker
A person who cuts wood.
Xylograph Formschneider
A person who makes woodcuts.

wooded /ˈwʊdɪd/ more wooded most wooded adj
bewaldet baumreich
Covered with trees.

wooden /ˈwʊdən/ more wooden most wooden adj
hölzern Holz-
Made of wood.
(figuratively) As if made of wood; moving awkwardly, or speaking with dull lack of emotion.

wooden fish wooden fish wooden fishes n
Holzfisch
A wooden percussion instrument played by monks and lay people in the Mahayana Buddhist tradition in China, Japan, Korea and other East Asian countries.

wooden spoon /ˈwʊdən spuːn/ wooden spoons n
Kochlöffel Holzlöffel
A spoon made from wood, commonly used in food preparation.
rote Laterne
(idiomatic) An ironic prize for finishing last in a competition.

woodenly more woodenly most woodenly adv
achtlos emotionslos
(of speech) Dully and without emotion.

woodland /ˈwʊd.lənd/ more woodland most woodland adj
Wald
Of a creature or object: growing, living, or existing in a woodland.

woodland /ˈwʊd.lənd/ woodlands n
Forst Wald Waldland Waldung
Land covered with woody vegetation.

woodlark woodlarks n
Heidelerche
A lark, Lullula arborea, the only member of the genus Lullula, found in western Eurasia and northern Africa.

woodlouse /ˈwʊd.ˌlaʊs/ woodlice n
Kellerassel Landassel Assel
Any of the terrestrial isopod crustaceans of suborder Oniscidea, which have a rigid, segmented exoskeleton, often being capable of rolling into a ball, and feed only on dead plant matter, usually living in damp, dark places, such as under stones or bark.

woodpecker /ˈwʊdpɛkə/ /ˈwʊdˌpɛkɚ/ woodpeckers n
Specht
Any bird of species-rich family Picidae, with a strong pointed beak suitable for pecking holes in wood.

woodruff /ˈwʊdɹʌf/ woodruffs n
Waldmeister
Galium odoratum, an aromatic herb.

woodrush woodrushes n
Hainsimse
Any of several perennial flowering plants, of the genus Luzula, that have grass-like leaves.

woodshed woodsheds n
Holzschuppen
An enclosed, roofed structure, often an outbuilding, used primarily to store firewood.

woodwind /ˈwʊdwɪnd/ woodwinds n
Holzblasinstrument
(musical instruments) Any (typically wooden) musical instrument that produces sound by the player blowing into it, through a reed, or across an opening. Woodwind instruments include the recorder, flute, piccolo, clarinet, oboe, cor anglais and bassoon.

woodwind instrument woodwind instruments n
Holzblasinstrument

woodwork woodworks n
Holzverarbeitung
(uncountable, countable) Something made from wood, especially cabinets and trim#Noun (e.g., baseboards, doorframes) made from millwork.
Tischlerei
(uncountable) Working with wood.
Holzarbeit Schreinerei Tischlerei
(only in plural, often in proper names) A workshop or factory devoted to making wood products.

woodworker woodworkers n
Schreiner Tischler
A person skilled at woodworking.

woodworm woodworms n
Holzwurm
Any of many beetle larvae that bore into wood.

woody /ˈwʊdi/ woodier woodiest adj
bewaldet waldig
Covered in woods; wooded.
holzig
(botany) Non-herbaceous.
verholzt
(botany) Lignified.

woodyard woodyards n
Holzplatz
A yard where wood is stored and processed.

wooer /ˈwu.ɚ/ /ˈwuː.ə/ wooers n
Verehrer Bewerber Freier Liebeswerber Umwerber
Someone who woos or courts.

woof /wuf/ /wuːf/ /wʊf/ woofs n
Schussfaden
The set of yarns carried by the shuttle of a loom which are placed crosswise at right angles to and interlaced with the warp; the weft.
wau wuff rawau
The sound a dog makes when barking; a bark.
(by extension) A sound resembling a dog's bark; specifically (sound engineering) , a low-frequency sound of bad quality produced by a loudspeaker.

woofer /ˈwʊfɚ/ woofers n
Bass Basslautsprecher
A loudspeaker that produces low-frequency sound.

wool /wʊl/ [wəl] [wɫ̩] [wʊ̠ɫ] wools n
Wolle
The hair of the sheep, llama and some other ruminants.
A cloth or yarn made from the wool of sheep.

woolen /ˈwʊlən/ adj
wollen Woll-
Made of wool.

woolen /ˈwʊlən/ woolens n
Wollware
(American spelling) An item of clothing made from wool

woolgathering woolgatherings n
Tagträumerei
Indulgence in idle fancies or daydreams.

woolly /ˈwʊli/ woollier woolliest adj
wollen Woll-
Made of wool.
lose schwammig wollartig wollig zottig
Having a thick, soft texture, as if made of wool.
blumig verklärt wolkig
(figuratively, of thinking, principles, etc.) Based on emotions rather than logic.
schwammig unkonkret unscharf vage verschwommen
(figuratively) Unclear, fuzzy, hazy, cloudy.

woolly bear woolly bears n
Haarraupe behaarte Raupe haarige Raupe
(colloquial) A hairy caterpillar.
Bärenspinnerraupe
Specifically, the larva of a moth of the family Arctiidae.

woolly rhinoceros n
Wollnashorn

woozy /ˈwuːzi/ woozier wooziest adj
benebelt
Queasy, dizzy, or disoriented.

wop /wɒp/ wops n
Itaka Itaker Itakerin Katzelmacher Katzelmacherin Makkaronifresser
(UK, US, Australia, slang, offensive, derogatory, ethnic slur) A person of Italian descent.

word /wɜːd/ /wɝd/ words n
Wort
The smallest unit of language that has a particular meaning and can be expressed by itself; the smallest discrete, meaningful unit of language. (contrast morpheme.)
(computing) A fixed-size group of bits handled as a unit by a machine and which can be stored in or retrieved from a typical register (so that it has the same size as such a register). [from 20th c.]
(telegraphy) A unit of text equivalent to five characters and one space. [from 19th c.]
(now, rare, _, outside certain phrases) Something that someone said; a comment, utterance; speech. [from 10th c.]
(theology, sometimes Word) Communication from God; the message of the Christian gospel; the Bible, Scripture. [from 10th c.]
Ehrenwort Wort
A promise; an oath or guarantee. [from 10th c.]

word break word breaks n
Worttrennung
(usually) A point in writing where a word is split so that part of it is relegated to the next line, typically at the end of a syllable and marked with a hyphen: an intersyllabic division.

word family word families n
Wortfamilie
(linguistics, lexicography, language teaching) A set of etymologically related words consisting of a single word with its inflections and derivations, such as walk, walked, walks, walking, walkings, walker, walkers, walkies, walkable, walkathon.

word formation word formations n
Wortbildung
(linguistics) The formation of new words by the processes of derivation and composition.

word of honor words of honor n
Wort der Ehre
A promise; a pledge of one's good faith, veracity, and reliability.

word of mouth n
Mundpropaganda Mund-zu-Mund-Propaganda
(idiomatic) Verbal means of passing on information.

word order word orders n
Wortfolge Wortstellung
The ordering of the syntactic constituents of a language.

word processor /wɜːd ˈpɹəʊˌsɛsə(ɹ)/ /wɝd ˈpɹɑˌsɛsɚ/ word processors n
Textverarbeitungsprogramm
Software that provides word processing functions on a computer, typically including typeface selection, line justification and other formatting, pagination, and numerous other features.

word search word searches n
Wörtersuchspiel
(games) A word game consisting of a grid of letters, the aim of which is to find an array of given words hidden within the grid.

word to the wise adv
wenn ich dir einen Rat geben darf
(idiomatic) Used to emphasis following as a piece of significant advice.

word-for-word adj
wortwörtlich
Using exactly the same words (as were originally used).

wording wordings n
Formulierung Ausdrucksweise Wortlaut Wortwahl
A choice of words and the style in which they are used in a given context.

wordlist wordlists n
Wortliste Wörterliste
A written collection of all words derived from a particular source, or sharing some other characteristic.

wordplay wordplays n
Wortspiel

wordy /ˈwɝdi/ wordier wordiest adj
weitschweifig wortreich langatmig
Using an excessive number of words.

work /wøːk/ /wɜɪ̯k/ /wɜː(ɹ)k/ /wɜːk/ /wɝk/ /wɵːk/ [wœːk] [wɔːk] [wɚk] [wɛːk] [wɜːk] [wʊːɹk] works n
Arbeit Werk
labour, occupation, job.
The place where one is employed.
(physics) A measure of energy expended in moving an object; most commonly, force times distance. No work is done if the object does not move.
effort expended on a particular task.
Werk Arbeit
(countable) A literary, artistic, or intellectual production.

work /wøːk/ /wɜɪ̯k/ /wɜː(ɹ)k/ /wɜːk/ /wɝk/ /wɵːk/ [wœːk] [wɔːk] [wɚk] [wɛːk] [wɜːk] [wʊːɹk] v
arbeiten
(intransitive) To do a specific task by employing physical or mental powers.
(intransitive) To effect by gradual degrees;
(transitive) To effect by gradual degrees.
(transitive) To shape, form, or improve a material.
(transitive, law) To cause to happen or to occur as a consequence.
funktionieren wirken
(intransitive) To function correctly; to act as intended; to achieve the goal designed for.

work ethic work ethics n
Arbeitsmoral Arbeitsmentalität
The value that one ought to work hard at one's job or duties.
Arbeitsmoral
The tendency to work hard at one's job or duties.

work experience n
Praktikum
(UK) A short unpaid period of time at a workplace, to gain experience of a working environment.

work function work functions n
Austrittsarbeit Ablösearbeit Auslösearbeit
(physics) The minimum energy needed to remove an electron from the surface of a material

work hardening n
Kaltumformung Kaltumformen
(metallurgy) The repeated plastic deformation of a material, causing a permanent distortion of its crystal structure, and an increase in its strength

work in progress works in progress n
in Bearbeitung laufende Arbeiten
(uncountable) Work that has been started, but is not complete.

work life work lives n
Arbeitsleben
the part of a person's daily life spent at work, as opposed to their domestic life or personal life.

work of art works of art n
Kunstwerk
A product of the fine arts; a painting, sculpture, etc.
Anything beautiful or exquisite.

work out /ˌwəːk ˈaʊt/ /ˌwɚk ˈaʊt/ v
ausrechnen
(transitive) To calculate.
ausarbeiten trainieren
(transitive) To develop or devise in detail; to elaborate.
Erfolg haben gelingen
(intransitive) To succeed; to result in a satisfactory situation.

work permit work permits n
Arbeitserlaubnis
A legal authorization which allows a person to take employment in a country other than that in which he/she holds citizenship.

work someone's ass off v
den Arsch aufreißen
(This entry is a translation hub.) (idiomatic, vulgar, slang) To work, or cause to work, excessively or to the point of exhaustion; see work + someone's ass off.

work wonders v
Wunder tun Wunder wirken

work-life balance work-life balances n
Work-Life-Balance
The relative importance of, or time taken by, work and personal life to a particular individual.

work-to-rule work-to-rules n
Dienst nach Vorschrift
A labor protest in which employees do only the minimum work required by the rules of a workplace, following safety or other regulations to the letter in order to cause a slowdown.

workable more workable most workable adj
brauchbar funktionsfähig machbar praktikabel umsetzbar
Capable of functioning.

workaday /ˈwɜɹkədeɪ/ /ˈwɜːkədeɪ/ more workaday most workaday adj
Alltag
Suitable for everyday use.
Alltag alltäglich
Mundane or commonplace.

workaholic workaholics n
Arbeitstier Arbeitssüchtige Arbeitssüchtiger
A person who feels compelled to work excessively, including while at home.

workaholism n
Arbeitssucht
The urge of a person to work excessively.

workaround /ˈwɜːk.əɹaʊnd/ workarounds n
Workaround
(computing) A procedure or a temporary fix that bypasses a problem and allows a user to continue working until a better solution can be provided.

workbag workbags n
Handarbeitsbeutel
A bag containing tools or material used for work, especially needlework.

workbench /ˈwɝk.bɛnt͡ʃ/ workbenches n
Werkbank Arbeitstisch Werktisch
A sturdy bench or table at which manual work is done by a carpenter, machinist, etc.

workbook workbooks n
Arbeitsbuch
A book, used by a student, in which answers and workings may be entered besides questions and exercises.
A book, used by a business, containing a record of work to be done, or work completed.

worker /ˈwɜː.kə/ /ˈwɝ.kɚ/ workers n
Arbeiterin Arbeiter Angestellte Angestellter Arbeitnehmer Arbeitnehmerin
A person who performs labor for a living, especially manual labor.
Arbeiterin Arbeitsameise Arbeitsbiene Arbeitstermite Arbeitswespe
A nonreproductive social insect, such as ant, bee, termite, or wasp.

worker bee worker bees n
Arbeiterin
A sterile bee whose specialty is to support the hive, especially by collecting pollen.

workers of the world, unite phraseologicalUnit
Proletarier aller Länder, vereinigt euch
Laborers are encouraged to unionize or otherwise engage in collective action on a global scale in order to use the strength of their numbers to obtain better conditions.

workers' party workers' parties n
Arbeiterpartei
(politics) A political party; its name has been used by both organisations on the left and right of the political spectrum. It is currently used by followers of Marxism, Marxism-Leninism, Maoism, social democracy, democratic socialism, socialism and Trotskyism.

workflow /ˈwɜːkfləʊ/ /ˈwɝkfloʊ/ workflows n
Arbeitsablauf
The rate at which a flow of work takes place
(business) A process or procedure by which tasks are completed. It may be defined by a flowchart with actors, actions, results, decisions, and action paths.

workforce /ˈwɜːk.foəs/ /ˈwɜːk.fɔːs/ /ˈwɝk.fo(ː)ɹs/ /ˈwɝk.foɹs/ [ˈwɚk.fo̞ɹs] workforces n
Arbeitskraft Belegschaft
All the workers employed by a specific organization or state, or on a specific project.

workgroup /ˈwəːkɡɹuːp/ workgroups n
Arbeitsgruppe
A group of workers engaged in a series of collaborative tasks who usually work together.

workhorse workhorses n
Arbeitspferd
A horse used primarily for manual labor; a draft horse.
Arbeitstier
(by extension) Someone or something that does a lot of work; something or someone who works consistently or regularly.

working /ˈwɜːkɪŋ/ /ˈwɝkɪŋ/ workings n
Ansatz
Method of operation.

working animal working animals n
Arbeitstier
An animal which is kept mainly to do work, such as a draft animal or a service animal, not mainly as a pet nor for its animal products.

working class working classes n
Arbeiterklasse
The social class of those who perform physical work for a living, as opposed to the professional or middle class, the upper class, or others.

working conditions n
Arbeitsbedingungen
The environment in which one works, as influenced by factors such as cleanliness, lighting, equipment, paid overtime, uniforms, access to amenities, etc.

working day working days n
Werktag Arbeitstag
Any of those days of a week on which work is done, officially Monday to Friday in many countries (even though many people work on weekends).
The part of a day in which work is done; the number of hours one must work per day for a specified wage.

working dog working dogs n
Arbeitshund
(cynology) Any breed of dog developed primarily to assist humans in performing tasks, such as farming, controlling livestock, law enforcement, or assisting the blind.

working group working groups n
Arbeitsgruppe
Any more or less formal team working for a specific purpose.

working hypothesis working hypotheses n
Arbeitshypothese
A hypothesis that is unverified yet tentatively chosen as a best guess to build upon or put effort into its verification.

working language working languages n
Arbeitssprache
Language that is given a unique legal status in an international organisation or other supranational body as its primary means of communication.

working life working lives n
Arbeitsleben Erwerbsleben
The period of one's life spent in employment, between leaving school and retirement.

working memory working memories n
Arbeitsgedächtnis
(psychology) A cognitive system with a limited capacity that can hold information temporarily.

working time working times n
Arbeitszeit
(legal) The period of time that an individual spends at paid occupational labor. Most countries regulate the working time by law, e.g. by stipulating a maximum number of working hours per week. Exact definition varies by the legislation.

working title working titles n
Arbeitstitel
The temporary name of a product or project (such as a film or video game), when under development; often changed when released.

workload workloads n
Arbeitsauslastung Arbeitsbelastung
The amount of work assigned to a particular worker, normally in a specified time period

workman /ˈwɜːkmən/ /ˈwɝkmən/ workmen n
Arbeiter
A man who labours for wages.

workmanship /ˈwɜːk.mən.ʃɪp/ workmanships n
(fachmännische) Verarbeitung (handwerkliche) Ausführung (handwerkliches) Können
The skill of an artisan or craftsman.
(fachmännische) Verarbeitung (handwerkliche) Ausführung (handwerkliche) Verarbeitung
The quality of something made by an artisan or craftsman.

workout /ˈwɜːk.aʊ̯t/ /ˈwɝk.aʊ̯t/ workouts n
Training Fitnesstraining Workout
An exercise session; a period of physical exercise.

workpiece workpieces n
Werkstück
(machining, woodworking, etc.) The raw material or partially finished piece that is shaped by performing various operations.

workplace workplaces n
Arbeitsplatz
The place where someone works.

workroom workrooms n
Arbeitszimmer
A room, such as a workshop or studio, where work is done.

works /wɜːks/ /wɝks/ n
Arbeiten
(with "the") Everything or everything that is available or possible; especially, all available toppings on food.

works agreement works agreements n
Betriebsvereinbarung
A contract between an employer and a works council specifying conditions of their industry binding the employer and all the workforce for whom the works council has been established.

works council works councils n
Betriebsrat
An organization representing workers within a commercial corporation, known in several European jurisdictions.

works councillor works councillors n
Betriebsrat Betriebsrätin

worksheet worksheets n
Arbeitsblatt
A sheet of paper or computerized document on which problems are worked out or solved and answers recorded.

workshop /ˈwɜːk.ʃɒp/ /ˈwɜːk.ʃɔp/ /ˈwɝk.ʃɑp/ workshops n
Werkstatt
A room, especially one which is not particularly large, used for manufacturing or other light industrial work.
Workshop
A brief, intensive course of education for a small group, emphasizing interaction and practical problem solving.
An academic conference.

workshy more workshy most workshy adj
arbeitsscheu
(British) Disinclined to work; lazy.

workspace workspaces n
Arbeitsbereich Arbeitsfläche
An area allocated for someone to work in, especially in an office.
Arbeitsbereich
(computing) A file (or system of files) in which related software and data can be manipulated or developed in isolation from others.

workstation workstations n
Workstation
a desktop computer, normally more powerful than a normal PC and often dedicated to a specific task, such as graphics
Arbeitsplatz
an area, at a workplace, for a single worker

worktop worktops n
Arbeitsfläche Arbeitsoberfläche Arbeitsplatte
(UK) A surface, usually resting on cupboards or drawers that can be used to work on. Usually in a kitchen.

workup workups n
Untersuchung
(countable, medicine) A general medical examination to assess a person's health and fitness.

workwear /ˈwɜːkwɛə/ /ˈwɝkwɛɹ/ n
Arbeitskleidung Berufsbekleidung Berufskleidung
Clothes designed to be worn while working, especially in a physically demanding job.

workweek workweeks n
Arbeitswoche
(US) The range of days of the week that are normally worked

world /wərld/ /wɜɹld/ /wɜːld/ /wɵːld/ [wɚːɫd] [wɵːɯ̯d̥] worlds n
Welt
(with "the" or a plural possessive pronoun) The subjective human experience, regarded collectively; human collective existence; existence in general.
(countable) A planet, especially one which is inhabited or inhabitable.
An individual or group perspective or social setting.
Welt Erde
(computing) The part of an operating system distributed with the kernel, consisting of the shell and other programs.

world capital world capitals n
Welthauptstadt

world champion world champions n
Weltmeister Weltmeisterin
The winner of a world cup or world championship.

world clock world clocks n
Weltzeituhr
A clock that shows time around the globe.

world cup world cups n
Weltmeisterschaft WM
An event or competition where competitors and/or teams from several different countries to establish a world champion.

world language world languages n
Weltsprache
A language spoken internationally and which is learned by many people as a second language.

world line world lines n
Weltlinie
(physics) A path in spacetime, especially that traversed by an elementary particle from its creation to its destruction.

world map /wɜːld ˈmæp/ /wɝːld ˈmæp/ world maps n
Weltkarte
A map of a world; a cartographic representation, a projection done to scale, representative of a planet's surface.

world music world musics n
Weltmusik

world order world orders n
Weltordnung
A particular structure that manages the world's stability, informed by a number of legal, political and socio-economic factors.

world peace n
Weltfrieden
The ideology of universal global understanding and non-violence.

world power world powers n
Weltmacht
A nation or state so powerful that it can influence world affairs.

world record world records n
Weltrekord
(sports) The world's best score or time for a certain event.

world soul world souls n
Weltseele
(religion, philosophy) A single, unifying spirit believed by some to animate every living being in the world and to underlie the value of every inanimate thing as well.

world war world wars n
Weltkrieg
A war involving the major nations of the world.

world's oldest profession n
ältestes Gewerbe der Welt
(euphemistic) Prostitution.

world-class /wɜː(ɹ)ldˈklæs/ /wɜː(ɹ)ldˈklɑːs/ more world-class most world-class adj
Weltklasse- Weltklasseathlet
Of a standard that ranks among the best in the world.

world-famous /ˌwɜːldˈfeɪməs/ /ˌwɝldˈfeɪməs/ more world-famous most world-famous adj
weltberühmt weltbekannt
Renowned universally; known worldwide.

world-weariness n
Weltschmerz
The state or characteristic of being world-weary.

worldbuilding n
Weltenbau
(fiction) The conception and description of a fictional world that is the setting of a work of fiction, particularly in high fantasy and science fiction.

worldly /ˈwɜː(ɹ)ldli/ more worldly most worldly worldlier worldliest adj
weltlich
Concerned with human or earthly matters, physical as opposed to spiritual.
Concerned with secular rather than sacred matters.
weltgewandt weltmännisch
Sophisticated, especially because of surfeit; versed in the ways of the world.

worldly-wise more worldly-wise most worldly-wise adj
weltklug
Experienced in the ways of the world; sophisticated and cosmopolitan.

worldview worldviews n
Weltanschauung Weltbild
One's personal view of the world and how one interprets it.
Weltbild
The totality of one's beliefs about reality.
Weltanschauung
A general philosophy or view of life.

worldwide /ˈwɜːldwaɪd/ /ˈwɝldˌwaɪd/ /ˌwɜːldˈwaɪd/ /ˌwɝldˈwaɪd/ more worldwide most worldwide adj
weltweit
Spanning the world; global.

worldwide /ˈwɜːldwaɪd/ /ˈwɝldˌwaɪd/ /ˌwɜːldˈwaɪd/ /ˌwɝldˈwaɪd/ adv
weltweit
Throughout the world.

worm /wɜːm/ /wɝm/ worms n
Lindwurm
(archaic) A type of wingless "dragon", especially a gigantic sea serpent or any kind of dragon.
elender Wurm Wurm
A contemptible or devious being.
Wurm
(computing) A self-replicating program that propagates through a network.
(obsolete) Any creeping or crawling animal, such as a snake, snail, or caterpillar.
Gewinde
Anything helical, especially the thread of a screw.

worm /wɜːm/ /wɝm/ v
Würmer aus der Nase ziehen einem alles aus der Nase ziehen etwas aus der Nase ziehen
(transitive, figuratively, in “worm out of”) To drag out of, to get information that someone is reluctant or unwilling to give (through artful or devious means or by pleading or asking repeatedly).

worm and wheel worms and wheels n
Schneckengetriebe
A gear arrangement consisting of a screw (the worm) whose thread meshes with a gear wheel in such a way as to turn the direction of drive through a right angle.

worm drive worm drives n
Schneckengetriebe
A worm and wheel, a gear arrangement consisting of a screw (the worm) whose thread meshes with a gear wheel to turn the direction of drive through a right angle, typically with a large (1:10 to 1:60) speed reduction and similar torque increase.

worm gear worm gears n
Schneckenzahnrad

worm-eaten more worm-eaten most worm-eaten adj
wurmstichig madig
Of fruit or other food, eaten by worms, especially having a worm inside.

wormhole wormholes n
Wurmloch
A hole burrowed by a worm.
(relativity) A hypothetical shortcut between two points in spacetime, permitting faster-than-light travel and sometimes time travel.
(programming, slang) A location in a monitor program containing the address of a routine, allowing the user to substitute different functionality.

worminess n
Wurmigkeit
The quality of being wormy.

wormwood /ˈwə(ɹ)m.wʊd/ /ˈwɚm.wʊd/ wormwoods n
Wermut
An intensely bitter herb (Artemisia absinthium and similar plants in genus Artemisia) used in medicine, in the production of absinthe and vermouth, and as a tonic.
Wermutstropfen
(figurative) Something that causes bitterness or affliction; a cause of mortification or vexation.

wormy wormier wormiest adj
wurmig
Of or like a worm or worms; shaped like a worm or worms.
Infested with worms.

worn out more worn out most worn out adj
abgenutzt
Damaged and useless due to hard or continued use.
erschöpft schlapp
Exhausted or fatigued from exertion.

worried /ˈwɝid/ /ˈwʌɹid/ more worried most worried adj
besorgt
Thinking about unpleasant things that have happened or that might happen; feeling afraid and unhappy.

worrisome /ˈwɝisəm/ /ˈwʌɹisəm/ [ˈwɜː(ə)səm] more worrisome most worrisome worrisomer worrisomest adj
besorgniserregend
Causing worry; perturbing or vexing.

worry /ˈwɒɹi/ /ˈwəʊɹi/ /ˈwɝi/ /ˈwʌɹi/ worries n
Sorge
A strong feeling of anxiety.

worry /ˈwɒɹi/ /ˈwəʊɹi/ /ˈwɝi/ /ˈwʌɹi/ v
besorgt sein sich Sorgen machen
(intransitive) To be troubled; to give way to mental anxiety or doubt.
besorgen
(transitive) Disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress.

worrying /ˈwɝijˌɪŋ/ /ˈwʌɹijˌɪŋ/ more worrying most worrying adj
beunruhigend
Inducing worry.

worrywart /ˈwɚ.iˌwoɹt/ /ˈwʌɹ.iˌwoɹt/ /ˈwʌɹ.iˌwɔːt/ /ˈwʌɹ.ɪˌwɔːt/ worrywarts n
Schwarzmaler Schwarzseher
(originally, US) A person who worries excessively, especially about unimportant matters.

worse /wɜːs/ /wɝs/ [wəɪs] adj
schlechter schlimmer ärger
comparative form of bad

worse /wɜːs/ /wɝs/ [wəɪs] adv
schlechter schlimmer
.
Less skillfully.
More severely or seriously.
(sentence adverb) Used to start a sentence describing something that is worse.

worse things happen at sea proverb
(es) könnte schlimmer sein

worsen /ˈwɜːsn̩/ /ˈwɝsn̩/ v
verschlimmern
verschlechtern
(transitive) To make worse; to impair.
verschlechtern sich verschlechtern
(intransitive) To become worse; to get worse.

worsening worsenings n
Verschlechterung Verschlimmerung
A worse situation; an aggravation or deterioration

worship /ˈwɔɹʃɪp/ /ˈwɜːʃɪp/ /ˈwɝʃɪp/ worships n
Anbetung Verehrung
The devotion accorded to a deity or to a sacred object.
(music, slang) The fact of an artist's music heavily drawing influence from some other artist's work in a way that appears too obvious or unapologetic; a piece of music that does that.
Anbetung Verehrung Gottesdienst
The religious ceremonies that express this devotion.

worship /ˈwɔɹʃɪp/ /ˈwɜːʃɪp/ /ˈwɝʃɪp/ v
anbeten verehren
(transitive) To honour with extravagant love and extreme submission, as a lover; to adore; to idolize.

worshipper worshippers n
Anbeter Anbeterin
A person who worships, especially at a place of assembly for religious services.

worst /wɜːst/ /wɝst/ adj
schlechteste schlechtester schlimmste schlimmster
Most inferior; doing the least good.

worst comes to worst adv
schlimmstenfalls wenn alle Stricke reißen wenn es zum Schlimmsten kommt wenn es zum Äußersten kommt
(idiomatic) If a possible worst-case scenario actually occurs.

worst-case scenario adv
im schlimmsten Fall schlimmstenfalls

worst-case scenario worst-case scenarios n
Worst-Case-Szenario
Any situation or conclusion which could not be any worse; the worst possible outcome.

worsted /ˈwɝ.stɪd/ /ˈwʊs.tɪd/ worsteds n
Kammgarn
(textiles) Yarn made from long strands of wool.
The fine, smooth fabric made from such wool yarn.

wort /woɹt/ /wɜːt/ /wɝt/ worts n
Würze
(brewing, distilling) Also worts: a liquid extracted from mash (ground malt or some other grain soaked in hot water), which is then fermented to make beer or fermented and distilled to make a malt liquor such as whisky.

worth /wɜːθ/ /wɝθ/ adj
Wert
Having a value of; proper to be exchanged for.
(obsolete, except in Scots) Valuable, worthwhile.
Wert lohnen verdienen
Making a fair equivalent of, repaying or compensating.

worth /wɜːθ/ /wɝθ/ worths n
Wert
(countable) Value.

worth it adj
erstrebenswert lohnend
Worth doing; worth the time, effort, etc.

worth seeing adj
sehenswert sehenswürdig
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worthless /ˈwɜːθləs/ /ˈwɝθləs/ more worthless most worthless worthlesser worthlessest adj
wertlos nutzlos nichtsnutzig
Having no worth or use; without value.

worthwhile /wɜː(ɹ)θˈwaɪl/ /wɜː(ɹ)θˈʍaɪl/ more worthwhile most worthwhile adj
lohnend sinnvoll wertvoll
Good and important enough to spend time, effort, or money on.

worthy /ˈwɜːði/ /ˈwɝði/ worthier worthiest adj
würdig
Having worth, merit, or value.

would like v
gern hätten gern möchten würden
(intransitive, with a full infinitive) Used to form polite requests

would-be /ˈwʊd biː/ adj
möchtegern pseudo-
Attempting or desiring something.

woulda, coulda, shoulda phraseologicalUnit
hätte, hätte, Fahrradkette
An expression of dismissiveness or disappointment concerning a statement, question, explanation, course of action, or occurrence involving hypothetical possibilities, uncertain facts, or missed opportunities. (This stems from expressing that someone could have, would have and/or should have done something)

wound /waʊnd/ /wund/ /wuːnd/ /wyːnd/ wounds n
Wunde Verletzung
An injury, such as a cut, stab, or tear, to a (usually external) part of the body.
(criminal, _, legal) An injury to a person by which the skin is divided or its continuity broken.
Verletzung Wunde
(figuratively) A hurt to a person's feelings, reputation, prospects, etc.

wound /waʊnd/ /wund/ /wuːnd/ /wyːnd/ v
verletzen verwunden
(transitive) To hurt or injure (someone) by cutting, piercing, or tearing the skin.

wounded /ˈwuːndɪd/ adj
verwundet
Suffering from a wound, especially one acquired in battle from a weapon, such as a gun or a knife.

woundwort woundworts n
Berufkraut Berufskraut Gliedkraut Heilziest Rossnessel Wundkraut
Any of several plants of the genus Stachys
Berufkraut Berufskraut Wundkraut
Any of several plants formerly used in poultices for wounds.

woven /ˈwoʊvən/ /ˈwəʊvən/ adj
gewoben
Fabricated by weaving.

wow /waʊ/ [waʊ̯] interjection
Mensch! Junge! boah! toll!
An indication of excitement, surprise, astonishment, or pleasure.
boah wow
An expression of amazement, awe, or admiration.

wow /waʊ/ [waʊ̯] v
beeindrucken begeistern versetzen
(transitive, informal) To amaze or awe.

wrack /ɹæk/ wracks n
Wrack
(archaic, except in dialects) Ruin; destruction.
The remains; a wreck.

wraith /ɹeɪθ/ wraiths n
Gespenst
A ghost or specter, especially a person's likeness seen just after their death.

wrangle /ˈɹæŋɡ(ə)l/ /ˈɹæŋɡl̩/ wrangles n
Streit Rangelei
(uncountable) Angry disputation; noisy quarrelling.

wrangle /ˈɹæŋɡ(ə)l/ /ˈɹæŋɡl̩/ v
treiben
(Western US) To herd (horses or other livestock).
rangeln streiten
(also, figuratively) To quarrel angrily and noisily; to bicker.

wrap /ɹæp/ /ɹɒp/ wraps n
Umhüllung Verpackung
Paper or sheeting that is wrapped around something to protect, contain, or conceal it.
Schal Umhang
(chiefly, in plural, now, rare) An outer garment worn as protection while riding, travelling etc.
Wrap
A type of food consisting of various ingredients wrapped in a tortilla or pancake.
Drehschluss
(entertainment) The completion of all or a major part of a performance.

wrap /ɹæp/ /ɹɒp/ v
umhüllen einpacken einwickeln hüllen wickeln
(transitive) To enclose (an object) completely in any flexible, thin material such as fabric or paper.
schlingen
(transitive) To enclose or coil around an object or organism, as a form of grasping.
einhüllen hüllen
(figurative) To conceal by enveloping or enfolding; to hide.
Dreharbeiten beenden
(transitive, or, intransitive, video production) To finish shooting (filming) a video, television show, or movie.

wrap around one's little finger v
um den Finger wickeln um den kleinen Finger wickeln
(transitive, idiom) To successfully control or exert influence over, especially for a sustained period of time.

wrap up v
einpacken einschlagen einhüllen umhüllen verpacken zusammenpacken
(transitive, and, intransitive) To cover or enclose (something) by folding and securing a covering entirely around it.
abschließen in Sack und Tüten bringen / haben zum Abschluss bringen
(transitive, and, intransitive, idiomatic) To conclude or finish completely.
(transitive, idiomatic, figurative) To tie up; to make too busy to respond.
zusammenfassen aufrollen
(transitive, and, intransitive, idiomatic) To summarize or recapitulate.
einmummeln einpacken
(transitive, and, intransitive, idiomatic) To put on abundant clothing as protection from the cold; to bundle up.

wrapped /ɹæpt/ more wrapped most wrapped adj
eingewickelt
Encased in a wrapping.

wrapper /ˈɹæpɚ/ wrappers n
Verpackung Umschlag
Something that is wrapped around something else as a cover or protection: a wrapping.
Wrapper-Klasse
(object-oriented) A construct, such as a class or module, that serves to mediate access to another.

wrapping paper wrapping papers n
Geschenkpapier Packpapier
Paper used for wrapping parcels (in this case, often brown) or presents (in this case, often colourful/colorful and decorative).

wrasse /ɹæs/ wrasses n
Lippfisch
Any one of numerous edible, marine, spiny-finned fishes of the family Labridae, of which several species are found in the Mediterranean and on the Atlantic coast of Europe. Many of the species are brightly colored. [from mid-17th c.]

wrath /ɹæθ/ /ɹɒθ/ /ɹɔːθ/ /ɹɔθ/ wraths n
Zorn Ärger Wut Ingrimm
(uncountable, formal) Great anger; (countable) an instance of this.
Vergeltung
(uncountable) Punishment, retribution, or vengeance resulting from anger; (countable) an instance of this.

wrathful /ˈɹæθfəl/ /ˈɹɒθfəl/ more wrathful most wrathful adj
erzürnt zornig
Possessed of great wrath; very angry.

wreak /ɹik/ /ɹiːk/ v
verursachen anrichten auslassen rächen
(transitive) To cause harm; to afflict; to inflict; to harm or injure; to let out harm.

wreak havoc /ɹiːk ˈhæv.ək/ v
Chaos anrichten Verwüstung verursachen
To cause damage, disruption, or destruction.

wreath /ɹiːθ/ wreaths n
Kranz Gebinde
An ornamental circular band made, for example, of plaited flowers and leaves, and used as decoration; a garland or chaplet, especially one given to a victor.
Wulst Helmwulst
(heraldry) An appendage to the shield, placed above it, and supporting the crest; an orle, a torse. It generally represents a twist of two cords of silk, one tinctured like the principal metal, the other like the principal color in the coat of arms.

wreck /ˈɹæk/ /ˈɹɛk/ wrecks n
Wrack Schrott Schrotthaufen Schrottkiste
Something or someone that has been ruined.
Wrack
The remains of something that has been severely damaged or worn down.
Zusammenstoß
An event in which something is damaged through collision.

wreck yard wreck yards n
Schrottplatz
The location of a dismantling business where wrecked or decommissioned vehicles are brought. Their usable parts are sold for use in operating vehicles, while the unusable metal parts, known as scrap metal, are sold to recycling companies.

wreckage wreckages n
Trümmer
Something wrecked, especially the remains or debris of something which has been severely damaged or destroyed.

wreckfish wreckfish wreckfishes n
Wrackbarsche
Any of the perciform marine fish of the family Polyprionidae, often inhabiting caves and shipwrecks.

wrecking ball wrecking balls n
Abrissbirne Abbruchbirne
A heavy steel ball, usually hung from a crane, that is used for demolishing large buildings.

wren /ɹɛn/ wrens n
Zaunkönig
Troglodytes troglodytes (Eurasian wren, type species and sole Old World species of the family Troglodytidae).

wrench /ɹɛnt͡ʃ/ wrenches n
Ruck
A movement that twists or pulls violently; a tug. [from 16th c.]
Schraubenschlüssel Schlüssel
(US) A hand tool for making rotational adjustments, such as fitting nuts and bolts, or fitting pipes; a spanner. [from 18th c.]
Abschiedsschmerz Stich ins Herz
A violent emotional change caused by separation. [from 19th c.]

wrench /ɹɛnt͡ʃ/ v
drehen
(transitive) To pull or twist violently. [from 13th c.]
verrenken
(transitive) To use a wrench; to twist with a wrench. [from 19th c.]

wrencher wrenchers n
Schrauber
One who, or that which, wrenches.

wrest /ɹɛst/ v
entreißen
(transitive) To obtain by pulling or violent force.

wrestle /ˈɹɛ.səl/ v
ringen
(intransitive) To contend, with an opponent, by grappling and attempting to throw, immobilize or otherwise defeat him, depending on the specific rules of the contest.

wrestler wrestlers n
Ringer
(wrestling) A person who wrestles.

wrestling /ˈɹɛs.lɪŋ/ /ˈɹɛs.l̩.ɪŋ/ wrestlings n
Ringkampf Ringen
Ellipsis of professional wrestling (“act that emulates the sport of wrestling”).

wretch /ɹɛt͡ʃ/ wretches n
Loser Tropf armer Schlucker armer Teufel armes Schwein armseliger Wicht
An unhappy, unfortunate, or miserable person.
elender Wicht
An unpleasant, annoying, worthless, or despicable person.

wretched /ˈɹɛt͡ʃəd/ /ˈɹɛt͡ʃɪd/ more wretched most wretched adj
miserabel erbärmlich sehr schlecht
Characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable.
wertlos
Of an insignificant, mean, or poor nature; miserable, paltry, worthless.
erbärmlich
Of a person, etc.: behaving in a manner causing contempt; base, despicable, wicked.

wretchedness /ˈɹɛt͡ʃɪdnəs/ wretchednesses n
Armseligkeit Erbarmungswürdigkeit Erbärmlichkeit
An unhappy state of mental or physical suffering.

wriggle /ˈɹɪɡəl/ v
schlängeln sich winden zappeln
(intransitive) To twist one's body to and fro with short, writhing motions; to squirm.

wring /ɹɪŋ/ v
auswringen wringen
Often followed by out: to squeeze or twist (something moist) tightly so that liquid is forced out.

wrinkle /ˈɹɪŋkl̩/ wrinkles n
Falte
A small furrow, ridge or crease in an otherwise smooth surface.
Falte Runzel
A line or crease in the skin, especially when caused by age or fatigue.
Problem
A fault, imperfection or bug especially in a new system or product; typically, they will need to be ironed out.

wrinkle /ˈɹɪŋkl̩/ v
runzeln zerknittern
(transitive) To make wrinkles in; to cause to have wrinkles.
schrumpeln verschrumpeln
(intransitive) To pucker or become uneven or irregular.
altern runzelig werden
(intransitive, of skin) To develop irreversibly wrinkles; to age.

wrinkle-free more wrinkle-free most wrinkle-free adj
faltenfrei faltenlos knitterfrei
Without wrinkles.

wrinkled /ˈɹɪŋkl̩d/ more wrinkled most wrinkled adj
faltig
(of a surface) Uneven, with many furrows and prominent points, often in reference to the skin or hide of animals.

wrinkly /ˈɹɪŋk(ə)li/ wrinklier wrinkliest adj
faltig
Having wrinkles.

wrist /ɹɪst/ wrists n
Handgelenk
(anatomy) The complex joint between forearm bones, carpus, and metacarpals where the hand is attached to the arm; the carpus in a narrow sense.

wrist wrap wrist wraps n
Gelenkbandage Handgelenkbandage Handgelenkschoner
A piece of equipment to keep the joints and ligaments of the hand in order while powerlifting or boxing.

wrist-slap wrist-slaps n
zu milde Strafe
(countable) A mild reprimand, especially one that many observers might consider too lenient.

wristband /ˈɹɪs(t)ˌbænd/ wristbands n
Manschette Armband
The cuff of a sleeve that wraps around the wrist.
Armband
A strip of material worn around the wrist, e.g. to absorb perspiration, especially in sports.
A band that supports a wristwatch.

wriststrap wriststraps n
Trageband Zughilfe
A strap worn around the wrist to circumvent straining the hand by translocating the borne load to the stronger parts of the arm when carrying or lifting an item.

wristwatch /ˈɹɪstˌwɑt͡ʃ/ /ˈɹɪstˌwɒt͡ʃ/ /ˈɹɪstˌwɔt͡ʃ/ wristwatches n
Armbanduhr
A watch that is worn on a strap or band fastened around the wrist

writ /ɹɪt/ writs n
Erlaß Gerichtsurkunde Verfügung Zwangsbefehl
A written order, issued by the British House of Commons, ordering a parliamentary by-election, or an order, issued by the Lord Chancellor, ordering a general election, or one issued by the House of Lords summoning Peers to the Chamber.

write /ɹaɪt/ v
schreiben verfassen dichten texten
(transitive) To be the author of (a book, article, poem, etc.).
schreiben
(transitive) To show (information, etc) in written form.
To impress durably; to imprint; to engrave.
schreiben dichten texten
(intransitive) To be an author.
schreiben beschreiben brennen
(computing, intransitive, with to) To record data mechanically or electronically.

write as separate words v
getrennt schreiben
(This entry is a translation hub.)

write down v
aufschreiben
(transitive) To produce or set (something) down in writing; to record something.
abschreiben
(transitive, accounting) To make a downward adjustment in the value of an asset.

write out v
ausschreiben
(transitive) To write at full length or in expanded form.

write-up write-ups n
Aufzeichnung Niederschrift schriftliche Festhaltung
A written account of something, as a record.
Kritik Rezension
A review published in the print or online media for a film, book, etc.

writeback writebacks n
Zurückschreiben
(computing) An operation in which data previously read into a cache is written back to permanent storage.

writedown writedowns n
Abschreibung
(accounting) An adjustment; a precise amount adjusted by an act of writing down or entering an asset and its value; a reduction of an asset, written down or otherwise recorded as such.

writer /ˈɹaɪ.tə/ /ˈɹaɪ.təɹ/ [ˈɹ̠aɪtə] [ˈɹ̠ăɪɾɚ] [ˈɹ̠ʌɪɾɚ] writers n
Schriftsteller Schriftstellerin Autor Schreiber Autorin Schreiberin
A person who writes, or produces literary work; an author can refer to themselves as "the writer".

writer's block writer's blocks n
Schreibblockade
The (usually temporary) inability to begin or continue work on a piece of writing, especially creative writing.

writer's cramp n
Schreibkrampf Cheirospasmus Graphospasmus
(idiomatic) A debilitating pain preventing easy movement of the wrist, hand, or fingers, resulting from prolonged use of a pen or pencil.

writhe /ɹaɪð/ v
krümmen winden
(intransitive) To twist bodily; to contort one's self; to be distorted.

writhing adj
gekrümmt
Bended in twisting struggle.

writing /ˈɹaɪtɪŋ/ writings n
Schrift Schriftstück
(countable) Something written, such as a document, article or book.
Schrift Schreiben
(uncountable) The process of representing a language with symbols or letters.
Schrift Arbeit Werk
(countable) A work of an author.
Schrift-
(as a modifier) Intended for or used in writing.

writing desk writing desks n
Schreibtisch Schreibpult
A desk at which someone may write.

writing on the wall /ˈɹaɪtɪŋ ɑn ðə ˈwɔl/ /ˈɹaɪtɪŋ ɒn ðə ˈwɔːl/ [ˈɹaɪ̯ɾɪŋ] writings on the wall writings on walls n
Menetekel
(idiomatic) An ominous warning; a prediction of bad luck.

writing pad writing pads n
Notizbuch Heft Notizblock Notizheft
A collection of blank pages of writing paper, bound together, often with a cardboard cover

writing paper writing papers n
Schreibpapier
Paper designed to be written on with ink; it may be ruled or unruled.

written /ˈɹɪ.tən/ [ɹɪɾn̩] [ɹɪʔn̩] [ɹɪʔt̚n̩] adj
geschrieben schriftlich
Of, relating, or characteristic of writing (i.e., of that which has been written).

wrong /ˈɹɑŋ/ /ˈɹɒŋ/ /ˈɹɔŋ/ more wrong most wrong wronger wrongest adj
falsch verkehrt
Incorrect or untrue.
Designed to be worn or placed inward
danebenliegen falschliegen irren
Asserting something incorrect or untrue.
falsch unfair ungerecht unrecht
Immoral, not good, bad.
falsch
Improper; unfit; unsuitable.
nicht in Ordnung
Not working; out of order.

wrong /ˈɹɑŋ/ /ˈɹɒŋ/ /ˈɹɔŋ/ more wrong most wrong adv
falsch verkehrt
(informal) In a way that isn't right; incorrectly, wrongly.

wrong /ˈɹɑŋ/ /ˈɹɒŋ/ /ˈɹɔŋ/ wrongs n
Unrecht Verfehlung Vergehen
Something that is immoral or not good.
Fehler Fehltritt Verfehlung
An instance of wronging someone (sometimes with possessive to indicate the wrongdoer).
Unrecht
The incorrect or unjust position or opinion.
Unrecht Falsche
The opposite of right; the concept of badness.

wrong /ˈɹɑŋ/ /ˈɹɒŋ/ /ˈɹɔŋ/ v
jmdn. ungerecht behandeln ungerecht handeln
To treat unjustly; to injure or harm.
jmd. Unrecht antun
To deprive of some right, or to withhold some act of justice.
ins schlechte Licht setzen verleumden verunglimpfen
To slander; to impute evil to unjustly.

wrong number wrong numbers n
falsche Nummer
A telephone call received from an unfamiliar caller, due to a mistake in the number dialled.

wrong-way driver wrong-way drivers n
Falschfahrer Geisterfahrer Falschfahrerin Geisterfahrerin
A driver who drives in the unpermitted direction, particularly on a highway.

wrongdoer wrongdoers n
Übeltäter Abweichler Gesetzesbrecher Sündiger Zuwiderhandelnde Zuwiderhandelnder
Someone who does wrong, whether morally, ethically, or in contravention of a law.

wrongdoing /ˈɹɒŋˌduːɪŋ/ wrongdoings n
Fehlverhalten
(uncountable) Violation of standards of behavior.

wrongly /ˈɹɑŋ.li/ /ˈɹɒŋ.li/ /ˈɹɔŋ.li/ more wrongly most wrongly adv
fälschlicherweise
Incorrectly, mistakenly; by error.

wroth /ɹɑθ/ /ɹɒθ/ /ɹɔθ/ /ɹəʊθ/ more wroth most wroth adj
erzürnt zornig
(formal, archaic) Full of anger; wrathful.

wrought /ɹɑt/ /ɹɔt/ /ɹɔːt/ more wrought most wrought adj
bearbeitet gefertigt gehämmert getrieben
Having been worked or prepared somehow.

wrought iron wrought irons n
Schmiedeeisen
A tough, malleable, ductile form of iron that is forged rather than cast, suitable for welding.

wrought-iron adj
schmiedeeisern
made from wrought iron

wry /ɹaɪ/ wrier wriest wryer wryest adj
verdreht
Turned away, contorted (of the face or body).
ironisch sarkastisch
Dryly humorous; sardonic or bitterly ironic.
gewunden verdreht
Twisted, bent, crooked.

wryneck /ˈɹaɪnɛk/ wrynecks n
Wendehals
Either of two small woodpeckers, Jynx torquilla and Jynx ruficollis, of the Old World, that turn their heads almost 180 degrees when foraging.

wudu /ˈwuːduː/ /ˈwʊduː/ n
Wudu kleine Waschung
(Islam) form of ritual washing of the forearms, head, and feet, required after minor impurity, frequently performed immediately before prayer

wulfenite wulfenites n
Wulfenit
(mineral) An orange mineral, lead molybdate, PbMoO4, found in lead veins.

wunderkind /ˈvʊn.də.kɪnd/ /ˈvʊn.dɚ.kɪnd/ /ˈvʊn.dɚ.kɪnt/ /ˈwʊn.də.kɪnd/ /ˈwʊn.dɚ.kɪnd/ /ˈwʌn.dɚ.kɪnd/ wunderkinder wunderkinds n
Wunderkind
A highly talented or gifted individual, especially one who is successful at a young age.

wurst /vɜːst/ /vɝst/ /vʊəst/ /vʊɹst/ /wɜːst/ /wɝst/ wursts n
Wurst
A German- or Austrian-style sausage.

wurtzite wurtzites n
Wurtzit
(mineral) A dark brown zinc iron sulfide mineral ((Zn,Fe)S), a form of sphalerite.

wushu /ˈwuːˈʃuː/ n
Wushu
Any Chinese martial art.

wuss /wʊs/ wusses n
Feigling Lulu Memme Schlappschwanz Schwächling Waschlappen
(slang) A weak, ineffectual, cowardly, or timid person.

wuther /ˈwʌðə/ /ˈwʌðɚ/ v
düsen rauschen schwirren zischen
(intransitive, archaic, dialectal) To make a rushing sound; to whizz.

wych elm wych elms n
Bergulme
An elm (Ulmus glabra) found in northern and western Europe.

wye /ˈwaɪ/ wyes n
Ypsilon Y grec
The name of the Latin-script letter Y.

wyvern /ˈwaɪvə(ɹ)n/ /ˈwiːvə(ɹ)n/ /ˈwɪvə(ɹ)n/ wyverns n
Lindwurm
(heraldiccharge, mythology, fantasy) A draconian creature possessing wings, only two legs and usually a barbed tail.

wüstite wüstites n
Wüstit
(mineral) A grey mineral form of iron(II) oxide with a greenish tint.

x-axis x-axes n
X-Achse x-Achse
(analytic geometry) The axis on a graph that is usually drawn left to right and usually shows the range of values of an independent variable.

x-intercept x-intercepts n
x-Achsenabschnitt

xanthine xanthines n
Xanthin
(chemistry) Any of a group of alkaloids that include caffeine, theophylline, and theobromine as well as the parent compound, a precursor of uric acid found in many organs of the body.

xanthogenate xanthogenates n
Xanthogenat
xanthate

xebec /zɪˈbɛk/ /ˈzibɛk/ /ˈziːbɛk/ xebecs n
Schebecke Chebeke
A small two-masted, and later three-masted, Mediterranean transport ship with an overhanging bow and stern. [from mid 18th c.]

xenelasy /zɪˈnɛləsi/ n
Xenelasie

xeno- prefix
fremd-
Having to do with foreigners.
Relating to strangers or strangeness.

xenoanthropology n
Xenoanthropologie
The branch of xenology dealing with extraterrestrial cultures.

xenobiology /ˈziːnoʊbaɪˌɑːləd͡ʒi/ /ˌziːnəʊbaɪˈɒləd͡ʒi/ /ˌzɛnoʊbaɪˈɑːləd͡ʒi/ /ˌzɛnəʊbaɪˈɒləd͡ʒi/ n
Xenobiologie
The speculative biology of extraterrestrial life forms.

xenocide /ˈziːnəsaɪd/ /ˈzɛnəsaɪd/ xenocides n
Xenozid
(science fiction) The genocide of an entire alien species.

xenodochium /ˌzɛn.oʊˈdoʊ.ki.əm/ /ˌzɛn.əʊˈdəʊ.ki.əm/ /ˌzɛn.əˈdoʊ.ki.əm/ /ˌzɛn.əˈdəʊ.ki.əm/ xenodochia xenodochiums n
Xenodochion
A room (or separate guesthouse) in a monastery for the temporary accommodation of guests or pilgrims.

xenoglossy /ˌziːnəˈɡlɒsi/ /ˌzɛnəˈɡlɒsi/ xenoglossies n
Xenoglossie
Knowledge of a language one has never learned.

xenograft /ˈzɛnəʊɡɹæft/ /ˈzɛnəʊɡɹɑːft/ xenografts n
Xenotransplantat
A tissue graft taken from a species different from that of the recipient.

xenoheart xenohearts n
Fremdherz

xenokidney xenokidneys n
Fremdniere

xenolith xenoliths n
Xenolith
(geology) Any piece of rock having a different origin to that of the igneous rock in which it is found.

xenoliver xenolivers n
Fremdleber

xenologist xenologists n
Xenologe Xenologin
(science fiction) Someone whose field of study is xenology.

xenon /zenɔn/ /zinən/ /zɪinɔn/ /ˈzinɑn/ /ˈziːnɒn/ xenons n
Xenon
The chemical element (symbol Xe) with an atomic number of 54. It is a colorless, odorless, unreactive noble gas, used notably in camera flash technology.

xenophilia n
Xenophilie
an attraction to or love of foreign people, manners or culture

xenophobe /ˈzi.nə.foʊb/ /ˈzɛ.nə.foʊb/ /ˈzɛ.nə.fəʊb/ xenophobes n
Fremdenhasser Fremdenfeind Ausländerfeind Ausländerfeindin Ausländerhasser Ausländerhasserin
One who hates or fears strangers or foreigners.

xenophobia /ˌziː.nəˈfoʊ.bi.ə/ /ˌzɛn.əˈfoʊ.bi.ə/ /ˌzɛn.əˈfəʊ.bɪ.ə/ xenophobias n
Xenophobie Fremdenfeindlichkeit Fremdenhass
A hatred of strangers or foreigners.
A fear of strangers or foreigners.
A strong antipathy or aversion to strangers or foreigners.

xenophobic more xenophobic most xenophobic adj
fremdenfeindlich xenophob ausländerfeindlich xenophobisch
Exhibiting or characterised by xenophobia, a fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners.

xenotime xenotimes n
Xenotim
(mineral) A yellow-brown mineral, yttrium phosphate (YPO4)

xenotransplantation xenotransplantations n
Xenotransplantation
The transplantation of biological or organic matter from a given species into a different one, especially when this matter has been altered (such as by genetic engineering)

xenozoology n
Xenozoologie
(scifi) The branch of xenology dealing with extraterrestrial animals.

xero- prefix
xero-
dry; dryness

xerography n
Xerografie
A photocopying process in which a negative image formed on an electrically charged plate is transferred as a positive to paper and thermally fixed.

xeromorphic /zɪəɹəˈmɔɹfɪk/ more xeromorphic most xeromorphic adj
xeromorph
(biology) Of, relating to, or characteristic of the xerophytes, especially having the ability to store water in leaves and stems.

xerophthalmia xerophthalmias n
Xerophthalmie
(ophthalmology) A condition due to a deficiency of vitamin A where the conjunctiva and cornea become dry. The condition starts with conjunctival xerosis and night blindness and progresses to corneal xerosis and, later, a severe condition called keratomalacia.

xerox /ˈseɾoks/ /ˈziː(ə)ɹ.ɑks/ /ˈzɛ.ɹɒks/ v
fotokopieren
(Philippines, dated, _, in, _, North America, colloquial) To make a paper copy or copies by means of a photocopier.

xerox copy xerox copies n
Xerokopie
(slang, US, Philippines) A xerox; a photocopy.

xi /ksaɪ/ /ksiː/ /saɪ/ /zaɪ/ /ʃiː/ xis n
Xi
The 14th letter of Classical and Modern Greek. The 15th in Ancient and Old Greek.

xiangqi /ˈʃɑːŋ.t͡ʃi/ n
Xiangqi chinesisches Schach
Chinese chess; a board game similar to chess, invented and traditionally played in China.

xingshu /ˈʃɪŋˈʃu/ n
Semikursivschrift
Semicursive or running script used in Chinese calligraphy.

xoanon /ˈzoʊ.ə.nɑn/ /ˈzəʊ.ə.nɒn/ xoana n
Xoanon
(historical) A wooden statue used as a cult image in Ancient Greece.

xor /ɛksˈo(ɹ)/ /ˈkso(ɹ)/ /ˈkszo(ɹ)/ /ˈzo(ɹ)/ xors n
Exklusiv oder
The logic function exclusive OR (as opposed to inclusive OR), whose output is true only when exactly one of its inputs is true.

xylem /ˈzaɪ.ləm/ xylems n
Xylem Holzteil
(botany) A vascular tissue in land plants primarily responsible for the distribution of water and minerals taken up by the roots; also the primary component of wood.

xylene /ˈzaɪliːn/ xylenes n
Xylol Dimethylbenzen Xylen
(chemistry) Any of a group of three isomeric aromatic hydrocarbons, found in coal and wood tar.

xylitol xylitols n
Xylitol
(chemistry) A pentahydric alcohol, C5H12O5, penta-hydroxy pentane; derived from xylose; used as a sweetener.

xylo- /ˈzaɪ.loʊ/ /ˈzaɪ.ləʊ/ prefix
xylo-
wood

xylographer xylographers n
Hotzschneider Xylograf Xylograph Hotzschneiderin Xylografin Xylographin
a person who makes xylographs

xylometer xylometers n
Xylometer
An instrument used to determine the specific gravity of wood.

xylophone /ˈzaɪ.lə.ˌfəʊn/ /ˈzaɪləˌfoʊn/ xylophones n
Xylophon
(musical instrument) Any musical instrument (percussion idiophone) made of wooden slats graduated so as to make the sounds of the scale when struck with a small drumstick-like mallet; the standard Western concert xylophone or one of its derivatives.

xylophonist xylophonists n
Xylofonist Xylofonistin
Someone who plays a xylophone.

xylose xyloses n
Xylose
(carbohydrate) One of the pentoses, C5H10O5, a white crystalline sugar, derived from wood.

xyster /ˈzɪstəɹ/ xysters n
Knochenschaber Raspatorium
A surgical instrument used to scrape bones.

y-axis y-axes n
Y-Achse y-Achse
(algebraic geometry) The axis on a graph that is usually drawn from bottom to top and usually shows the range of values of variable dependent on one other variable, or the second of two independent variables.

y-intercept y-intercepts n
y-Achsenabschnitt

yacht /jɑt/ /jɑːt/ /jɒt/ yachts n
Yacht Jacht
A slick and light ship for making pleasure trips or racing on water, having sails but often motor-powered. At times used as a residence offshore on a dock.
Jacht Yacht
Any vessel used for private, noncommercial purposes.

yacht club yacht clubs n
Jachtclub Jachtklub Yachtclub Yachtklub
A sports club for yachting.

yachtsman yachtsmen n
Segler
A man who sails a yacht.

yachtswoman yachtswomen n
Seglerin
A woman who sails a yacht.

yahoo /jəˈhuː/ interjection
juhu
An exclamation of joy or enjoyment.

yahoo /ˈjɑːhuː/ yahoos n
Rohling Rüpel
(pejorative) A rough, coarse, loud or uncouth person

yak /jæk/ yak yaks n
Yak Jak
An ox-like mammal native to the Himalayas, Mongolia, Burma, and Tibet with dark, long, and silky hair, a horse-like tail, and a full, bushy mane.

yak /jæk/ v
quasseln quatschen schnattern
(slang, intransitive) To talk, particularly informally but persistently; to chatter or prattle.
kotzen
(slang, intransitive) To vomit, usually as a result of excessive alcohol consumption.

yam /jæm/ yams n
Yamswurzel Yams
Any climbing vine of the genus Dioscorea in the Eastern and Western hemispheres, usually cultivated.

yammer /ˈjæm.ə/ /ˈjæm.ɚ/ n
Jammer
The act or noise of yammering.

yammer /ˈjæm.ə/ /ˈjæm.ɚ/ v
jammern
(intransitive) To complain peevishly.

yandere /ˈjɑːndɛɹeɪ/ yanderes n
Yandere
(chiefly, Japanese fiction) A character, usually a girl, who has an obsessive and possessive side in regards to their crush, ready to use violent and murderous means to maintain an exclusive bond.

yang /jeɪŋ/ /jæŋ/ n
Yang
(philosophy) A principle in Chinese and related East Asian philosophies associated with bright, hot, masculine, etc. elements of the natural world.

yank /jæŋk/ yanks n
Ruck
A sudden, vigorous pull (sometimes defined as mass times jerk, or rate of change of force).

yank /jæŋk/ v
mit einem kurzem Ruck reißen mit einem kurzem Ruck zerren mit einem kurzem Ruck ziehen
(transitive) To pull (something) with a quick, strong action.
aus dem Verkehr ziehen
(transitive, informal) To remove from distribution.

yaoi /ˈjaʊ.i/ /ˈjɑ.oʊ.i/ /ˈjɑ.ɔɪ/ /ˈjɑː.ɔɪ/ /ˈjɑː.əʊ.i/ yaoi n
Yaoi
(pornography, anime, manga) A form of hentai involving two or more males in a homosexual relationship.

yap /jæp/ yaps n
Gekläffe Japsen Kläffen
(countable) The high-pitched bark of a small dog, or similar.

yap /jæp/ v
kläffen
(intransitive) Of a small dog, to bark.

yapok /ˈjæpɒk/ yapoks n
Yapok Schwimmbeutler Wasseropossum
The water opossum (Chironectes minimus).

yard /jɑɹd/ /jɑːd/ yard yards n
Hof
A small, usually uncultivated area adjoining or (now especially) within the precincts of a house or other building.
Rah
(nautical) A long tapered timber hung on a mast to which is bent a sail, and may be further qualified as a square, lateen, or lug yard. The first is hung at right angles to the mast, the latter two hang obliquely.

yardbird /ˈjɑɹd.bɝd/ /ˈjɑːd.bəːd/ yardbirds n
Sträfling Knacki Knastbruder Knastschwester
(chiefly, US, slang) A person who is imprisoned.

yardlong bean yardlong beans n
Spargelbohne
A vigorous climbing annual vine (Vigna unguiculata subsp. sesquipedalis) grown primarily for its strikingly long (35-75 cm) immature pods with uses very similar to that of a green bean.

yardstick /ˈjɑɹdˌstɪk/ /ˈjɑːdˌstɪk/ yardsticks n
Maßstab
(figuratively) A standard to which other measurements or comparisons are judged.

yarligh /jɑɹˈliɡ/ yarlighs n
Jarlik Jarlyk Jarlyġ
(historical) A khan's decree in the Mongol Empire.

yarmulke /ˈjɑ(ɹ)mə(l)kə/ /ˈjɑːməlkə/ yarmulkes n
Jarmulke
A skullcap worn by religious Jewish males (especially during prayer). [from 1903]

yarn /jɑɹn/ /jɑːn/ yarns n
Garn
(uncountable) A twisted strand of fiber used for knitting or weaving.
Tau
(nautical) Bundles of fibers twisted together, and which in turn are twisted in bundles to form strands, which in their turn are twisted or plaited to form rope.

yarnwindle yarnwindles n
Garnwinde
A device for winding yarn into a ball.

yarrow /ˈjæɹəʊ/ /ˈjɛɹoʊ/ yarrows n
Schafgarbe
Any of several pungent Eurasian and North American herbs, of the genus Achillea, used in traditional herbal medicine.

yashmak yashmaks n
Niqab Schleier
A veil worn by Muslim women to cover parts of the face when they are in public.

yataghan /ˈjætəɡæn/ yataghans n
Jatagan Yatagan
A type of sword used in Muslim countries from the mid-16th to late 19th centuries.

yaw /jɔː/ yaws n
Gieren
The rotation of an aircraft, ship, or missile about its vertical axis so as to cause the longitudinal axis of the aircraft, ship, or missile to deviate from the flight line or heading in its horizontal plane.
Gierwinkel
The angle between the longitudinal axis of a projectile at any moment and the tangent to the trajectory in the corresponding point of flight of the projectile.

yaw /jɔː/ v
gieren
(intransitive, aviation) To turn about the vertical axis while maintaining course.

yawl /jɔːl/ yawls n
Beiboot Jolle
A fore-and-aft rigged sailing vessel with two masts, main and mizzen, the mizzen stepped abaft the rudder post.

yawn /joːn/ /jɑn/ /jɔn/ /jɔːn/ yawns n
Gähnen
The action of yawning; opening the mouth widely and taking a long, rather deep breath, often because one is tired or bored.

yawn /joːn/ /jɑn/ /jɔn/ /jɔːn/ v
gähnen
(intransitive) To open the mouth widely and take a long, rather deep breath, often because one is tired or bored, and sometimes accompanied by pandiculation.

yawner yawners n
Langweiler
A person who yawns.

yaws /ˈjɔːz/ n
Frambösie
(disease) A contagious tropical disease, caused by the spirochete Treponema pertenue, characterized by yellowish or reddish tumors, which often resemble berries.

yay /jeɪ/ interjection
hurra juhu

yeah /ˈjæ.(ə)/ /ˈjɛ(ə)/ particle
ja jo joa
(colloquial) yes.

yeah, right /jæ ɹaɪt/ /jɛə̯ ɹaɪt/ [jæə̯˥˧ (.) ɹaɪt˥˧] [jæə̯˥˨ ɹaɪt˥˩] [jɛə̯˥˧ (.) ɹaɪt˥˧] [jɛə̯˥˨ ɹaɪt˥˩] interjection
ja, klar
(idiomatic, emphatic, colloquial) A sarcastic expression of disbelief.

year /jøː/ /jɜː/ /jɪə/ /jɪɹ/ years n
Jahr
The time taken for the Earth to orbit the Sun with respect to the fixed stars; a sidereal year.
The length of a year as marked by a calendar, 365 or 366 days in the Gregorian calendar; a calendar year.
The mean length of a calendar year in the Julian calendar, that is, 365.25 solar days; a Julian year.
(by extension) The time it takes for any astronomical object (such as a planet, dwarf planet, small Solar System body, or comet) in direct orbit around a star (such as the Sun) to make one revolution around the star.
A period between set dates that mark a year, such as from January 1 to December 31 by the Gregorian calendar, from Tishri 1 to Elul 29 by the Jewish calendar, and from Muharram 1 to Dhu al-Hijjah 29 or 30 by the Islamic calendar.
A scheduled part of a calendar year spent in a specific activity.
Jahr Studienjahr
A level or grade in school or college.

year dot n
anno dazumal
(idiomatic, British, Ireland) A very long time ago, from the beginning or as far back as one can remember.

year in, year out adv
jahraus, jahrein
(idiomatic) During every year; always.

year of our Lord years of our Lord n
Jahr des Herrn im Jahre des Herrn
(Christianity) A year of the Common Era/Christian Era; anno Domini; numbered from the once estimated first year for the birth of Jesus Christ.

yearbook yearbooks n
Jahrbuch
(countable) A reference book, published annually.
(countable, US, education) A publication compiled by the graduating class of a high school or college, recording the year's events and containing photographs of students and faculty.

yearling yearlings n
Jährling
An animal that is between one and two years old; one that is in its second year (but not yet two full years old).

yearlong adj
einjährig
Lasting one year; of a timespan of one year.

yearly /ˈjɪəli/ /ˈjɪəɹli/ /ˈjɪɹli/ adj
jährlich
Happening once every year.

yearly /ˈjɪəli/ /ˈjɪəɹli/ /ˈjɪɹli/ adv
jährlich
Once a year.

yearn /jɜːn/ /jɝn/ v
sich sehnen verlangen vermissen
(intransitive, also, figuratively) To have a strong desire for something or to do something; to long for or to do something.

yearning /ˈjɜːnɪŋ/ /ˈjɝnɪŋ/ yearnings n
Sehnsucht großes Verlangen
A wistful or melancholy longing.

yearslong adj
jahrelang
Lasting several or many years.

yeasayer /ˈjeɪ.ˌseɪ.ə(ɹ)/ /ˈjeɪ.ˌseɪ.ɚ/ yeasayers n
Ja-Sager Ja-Sagerin Jasager Jasagerin
(pejorative) One who habitually agrees uncritically.

yeast /iːst/ /jist/ /jiːst/ yeasts n
Hefe Bärme Germ Gest Yeast
An often humid, yellowish froth produced by fermenting malt worts, and used to brew beer, leaven bread, and also used in certain medicines.
A compressed cake or dried granules of this substance used for mixing with flour to make bread dough rise.
Hefe Hefepilz
A single-celled fungus of a wide variety of taxonomic families.
Gischt
(figuratively) A frothy foam.

yeast extract yeast extracts n
Hefeextrakt
any of various forms of processed yeast products used as food additives or flavourings.

yeastless adj
hefefrei
Without yeast.

yell /jɛl/ v
schreien
(intransitive) To shout; holler; make a loud sound with the voice.
(transitive) To convey by shouting.

yellow /ˈjælə/ /ˈjɑlə/ /ˈjɛl.oʊ/ /ˈjɛl.əʊ/ /ˈjɛl.ɚ/ /ˈjɛlə/ /ˈjɪlə/ /ˈjʌlə/ more yellow most yellow yellower yellowest adj
gelb Gelb
Of a yellow hue.
(dated, US) Synonym of high yellow
gelb feige
(informal) Lacking courage.

yellow /ˈjælə/ /ˈjɑlə/ /ˈjɛl.oʊ/ /ˈjɛl.əʊ/ /ˈjɛl.ɚ/ /ˈjɛlə/ /ˈjɪlə/ /ˈjʌlə/ yellows n
Gelb gelb
The colour of sunflower petals and lemons; the colour obtained by mixing green and red light, or by subtracting blue from white light.

yellow /ˈjælə/ /ˈjɑlə/ /ˈjɛl.oʊ/ /ˈjɛl.əʊ/ /ˈjɛl.ɚ/ /ˈjɛlə/ /ˈjɪlə/ /ˈjʌlə/ v
vergilben gilben
(intransitive) To become yellow or more yellow.

yellow anemone yellow anemones n
Gelbes Windröschen
Any of the flower species Anemone ranunculoides.

yellow badge yellow badges n
Judenstern
(historical) A cloth patch that Jews were ordered to sew on their outer garments to mark them as Jews in public, especially in Nazi-controlled states during the 1930s and 1940s.

yellow bile n
gelbe Galle

yellow bugle n
Gelber Günsel
Ajuga chamaepitys, a flowering plant of the family Lamiaceae.

yellow card /ˈjɛl.oʊ ˌkɑrd/ /ˈjɛl.əʊ ˌkɑːd/ yellow cards n
gelbe Karte Gelbe Karte
(sports) a yellow-coloured card, shown to a player (especially in association football) as a caution that he or she has committed a flagrant foul; a further such foul would result in a red card.

yellow fever n
Gelbfieber
An acute febrile illness of tropical regions, caused by a flavivirus (Yellow fever virus) and spread by certain mosquitoes, characterised by jaundice, black vomit and the absence of urination.

yellow flag yellow flags n
Sumpf-Schwertlilie
A Eurasian and northwest-African aquatic iris, Iris pseudacorus.

yellow jersey /ˌjɛloʊ ˈdʒɝzi/ /ˌjɛləʊ ˈdʒɜːzi/ yellow jerseys n
Gelbes Trikot
Especially in the Tour de France: the yellow shirt worn by the leader of a stage of a cycling race, which is then awarded to the cyclist who wins the race with the fastest overall time.

yellow journalism n
Boulevardjournalismus
(idiomatic) Journalism which is sensationalistic and of questionable accuracy and taste.

yellow light yellow lights n
Gelblicht
(US) A traffic light, between the green light and the red light, indicating that vehicles should stop if safely possible.

yellow mongoose n
Fuchsmanguste

yellow pages yellow pages n
Gelbe Seiten
A telephone directory that lists commercial organizations, organized by type of organization.

yellow peril yellow perils n
gelbe Gefahr
(derogatory, racially offensive, sometimes, capitalized) East Asian nations or peoples, conceived as threatening.

yellow press yellow presses n
Boulevardpresse Regenbogenpresse
(idiomatic, usually, collective) Newspapers which publish sensationalist articles rather than well researched and sober journalism.

yellow tea yellow teas n
gelber Tee
A Chinese tea produced in a similar manner to green tea but with the added steps of encasing and steaming the tea leaves, resulting in slower oxidisation and a mellower taste

yellow tit yellow tits n
Taiwanmeise
Machlolophus holsti, a small bird of the tit family Paridae

yellow vest yellow vests n
Gelbweste
A member of a French protest movement which started in late 2018 against rising fuel prices and advocates for economic justice and institutional political reforms.

yellow-bellied more yellow-bellied most yellow-bellied adj
gelbbäuchig
Of an animal or reptile having a yellow underside or belly.
feige
(figuratively) Uncourageous, cowardly.

yellow-billed loon yellow-billed loons n
Gelbschnabeltaucher
A duck, Gavia adamsii, found in the arctic and subarctic.

yellow-breasted bunting yellow-breasted buntings n
Weidenammer
Emberiza aureola, a passerine bird in the bunting family Emberizidae.

yellow-browed bunting yellow-browed buntings n
Gelbbrauenammer
Emberiza chrysophrys, a passerine bird in the bunting family Emberizidae.

yellow-browed tit yellow-browed tits n
Laubmeise
Sylviparus modestus, a small bird of the tit family Paridae

yellow-browed warbler yellow-browed warblers n
Gelbbrauen-Laubsänger
Phylloscopus inornatus, a leaf warbler (family Phylloscopidae) which breeds in temperate Asia.

yellow-cheeked tit yellow-cheeked tits n
Königsmeise
Machlolophus spilonotus, a small bird of the tit family Paridae

yellow-eyed penguin yellow-eyed penguins n
Gelbaugenpinguin
Any of a species of small penguin, Megadyptes antipodes, with a distinctive yellow band around its eyes, native to New Zealand.

yellow-green more yellow-green most yellow-green adj
gelbgrün grüngelb
A yellowish-green colour.

yellow-headed blackbird yellow-headed blackbirds n
Gelbkopf-Schwarzstärling
Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus, a medium-sized blackbird, and the only member of the genus Xanthocephalus.

yellow-legged gull yellow-legged gulls n
Mittelmeermöwe
Larus michahellis, a large gull of Europe, the Middle East and North Africa.

yellowfin tuna yellowfin tunas n
Gelbflossenthunfisch
(uncountable) An edible species of tuna, Thunnus albacares, found especially in tropical seas.

yellowhammer yellowhammers n
Goldammer
A passerine bird, Emberiza citrinella, of western Eurasia, which is mainly yellow in colour.

yellowish /ˈjɛlɔʊɪʃ/ /ˈjɛləʊɪʃ/ adj
gelblich
Somewhat yellow (in colour).

yellowness yellownesses n
Gelbe
The state or quality of being yellow in colour.

yen /jɛn/ yen n
Yen
The unit of Japanese currency (symbol: ¥) since 1871, divided into 100 sen.
A coin or note worth one yen.

yeoman /ˈjiː.mən/ /ˈjoʊ.mən/ /ˈjəʊ.mən/ yeomen n
Freisasse
(historical) A former class of small freeholders who farm their own land; a commoner of good standing.

yep /jɛp/ [jɛp̚] [jɛʔ] yeps n
jo
(informal) Yes.

yes /jɛs/ interjection
ja
An exclamation of pleasure or approval, usually transcribed with an exclamation point.

yes /jɛs/ yeses yesses n
Ja ja
An affirmative expression; an answer that shows agreement or acceptance.
A vote of support or in favor/favour of something.

yes /jɛs/ particle
ja doch wohl
Used to indicate disagreement or dissent in reply to a negative statement.

yes /jɛs/ v
bejahen
(colloquial, transitive) To agree with, affirm, approve.

yes and amen phraseologicalUnit
ja und amen
(Christianity) An enthusiastic agreement.

yes and no phraseologicalUnit
ja und nein jein
An answer in reply to a yes-no question, indicating there is no simple "yes" or "no" answer

yes man yes men n
Jasager
(idiomatic) A person who always agrees with their employer or superior.

yes-no question yes-no questions n
Entscheidungsfrage Ja-Nein-Frage
A question that can only be answered by yes or no and does not allow for elaboration or detail.

yeshiva /jəˈʃiː.və/ yeshivas yeshivot n
Jeschiwa
(Judaism) An academy for the advanced study of Jewish texts.

yessir /ˈjɛsɜː(ɹ)/ /ˈjɛsːɝ/ /ˌjɛsˈsɝ/ interjection
jawohl
(informal, or, military) Used to express assent, especially to a male superior.

yesterday /ˈjɛstədeɪ/ /ˈjɛstədɪ/ /ˈjɛstɚdeɪ/ /ˈjɛstɚdi/ /ˈjɪstɚdeɪ/ /ˈjɪstɚdi/ adv
gestern
On the day before today.

yesterday /ˈjɛstədeɪ/ /ˈjɛstədɪ/ /ˈjɛstɚdeɪ/ /ˈjɛstɚdi/ /ˈjɪstɚdeɪ/ /ˈjɪstɚdi/ yesterdays n
gestern gestriger Tag
The day immediately before today; one day ago.

yesterday's adj
gestrig

yesteryear /ˈjestəjøː/ /ˈjɛstəjɜː/ /ˈjɛstəjɪə/ /ˈjɛstərjɪər/ yesteryears n
einst
(poetic) Past years; time gone by; yore.
Vorjahr
(rare) Last year.

yet /jɛt/ adv
bisher
noch
Thus far; up to the present; up to some unspecified time.
At some future time; eventually.
(after 'have' and certain copulative verbs, followed by an infinitive) Not as of the time referenced.
In addition.

yet /jɛt/ conjunction
doch
Nevertheless; however; but; despite that.

yeti /ˈjɛ.ti/ [ˈjɛ.ɾi] yeti yetis n
Yeti Schneemensch
(cryptozoology) An unidentified humanoid animal said to live in the Himalayas.

yew /juː/ /jɪʊ̯/ yews n
Eibe
(countable) A species of coniferous tree, Taxus baccata, with dark-green flat needle-like leaves and seeds bearing red arils, native to western, central and southern Europe, northwest Africa, northern Iran and southwest Asia.
(countable, by extension) Any tree or shrub of the genus Taxus.
Eibenholz Eibe
(uncountable) The wood of the such trees.

yewen /ˈjuːn/ /ˈjuːən/ adj
eiben
(archaic) Made from the wood of the yew tree.

yield /jiːld/ yields n
Ertrag Ausbeute
A product; the quantity of something produced.

yield /jiːld/ v
aufgeben übergeben
To furnish; to afford; to render; to give forth.
nachgeben vorbeilassen Platz machen Vorfahrt gewähren gewähren
(intransitive) To give way; to succumb to a force.
abwerfen bringen erbringen
To produce as return, as from an investment.
ergeben
(linguistics) To produce a particular sound as the result of a sound law.

yielding /ˈjiːldɪŋ/ more yielding most yielding adj
ergiebig
Docile, or inclined to give way to pressure.

yiff /jɪf/ yiffs n
bellen kläffen
(slang, informal) Sex, especially between furries (fictional anthropomorphic animal characters, and/or members of the community surrounding their celebration).
Yiff
(slang, informal) Pornography of or involving furries.

yiff /jɪf/ v
vögeln
(ambitransitive, slang, informal) To have sex, to mate (said of animals, especially foxes, or people dressed up as animals).

yikes /jaɪks/ interjection
huch o Schreck
Expression of shock and alarm.

yin /jɪn/ n
Yin
(philosophy) A principle in Chinese and related East Asian philosophies associated with dark, cool, female, etc. elements of the natural world.

yin-yang /ˈjɪn ˈjæŋ/ yin-yangs n
Yin und Yang
Yin and yang.

yip /jɪp/ yips n
Bellen Fiepen
a sharp, high-pitched bark

yip /jɪp/ v
bellen fiepen
to bark with a sharp, high-pitched voice

yo-yo /ˈjoʊ.joʊ/ /ˈjəʊ.jəʊ/ yo-yos n
Jo-Jo Yo-Yo
A toy consisting of a spheroidal or cylindrical spindle having a circular groove in which string is wound; it is used by holding the string in the fingers and reeling the spindle up and down by movements of the wrist.

yob /jɒb/ yobs n
Randalierer Randaliererin Rowdy Halbstarke Halbstarker Hool
(pejorative, chiefly, British, NZ, slang) A person who engages in antisocial behaviour or drunkenness.

yobibyte /ˈjɒbɪˌbaɪt/ yobibytes n
Yobibyte
(computing) Strictly, 280 (10248, 1,208,925,819,614,629,174,706,176) bytes or 210 (1024) zebibytes, as opposed to a yottabyte.

yodel /ˈjoʊ.dəl/ /ˈjəʊ.dəl/ yodels n
Jodeln Jodler
A song incorporating yodelling.

yodel /ˈjoʊ.dəl/ /ˈjəʊ.dəl/ v
jodeln
(transitive, and, intransitive) To sing (a song) in such a way that the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal chest voice and falsetto.

yodh /jɒd/ /jəʊd/ yodhs n
Jod Jud
The tenth letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).

yoga /ˈjoʊ.ɡə/ yogas n
Yoga
Any of several Hindu or Buddhist disciplines aimed at training the consciousness for a state of perfect spiritual insight and tranquillity; especially a system of exercises practiced to promote control of the body and mind.

yoga bag yoga bags n
Yogatasche

yoga mat yoga mats n
Yogamatte

yogurt /ˈjoʊ.ɡɚt/ /ˈjɒ.ɡət/ /ˈjəʉ.ɡət/ yogurts n
Joghurt
A milk-based product stiffened by a bacterium-aided curdling process, and sometimes mixed with fruit or other flavoring.

yogurt maker yogurt makers n
Joghurtgerät
An electrical device for making yogurt.

yoke /joʊk/ /jəʊk/ yokes n
Joch
A bar or frame by which two oxen or other draught animals are joined at their necks enabling them to pull a cart, plough, etc.; (by extension) a device attached to a single draught animal for the same purpose.
Zug
(chiefly, historical) A pair of draught animals, especially oxen, yoked together to pull something.
Joch Kreuz Last
Something which oppresses or restrains a person; a burden.

yokel /ˈjoʊ.kəl/ /ˈjəʊ.kəl/ yokels n
Bauerntölpel Einfaltspinsel Hanswurst Hinterwäldler Naivling Simpel
(pejorative) A person from or living in the countryside, viewed as being unsophisticated and/or naive.

yolk /joʊ(l)k/ /jɔlk/ /jəʊk/ yolks n
Dotter Eigelb Eidotter Gelbei
The yellow, spherical part of an egg that is surrounded by the white albumen, and serves as nutriment for the growing young.

yon /jɑn/ /jɒn/ adj
jene jener jenes
(dated, or, dialectal) distant, but within sight; (that thing) just over there.

yonder /ˈjændə(ɹ)/ /ˈjɒndə(ɹ)/ /ˈjɛndə/ adv
dort dort drüben drüben
(archaic, _, or, _, dialect) At or in a distant but indicated place.

yonder /ˈjændə(ɹ)/ /ˈjɒndə(ɹ)/ /ˈjɛndə/ yonders n
dort drüben
(literary) The vast distance, particularly the sky or trackless forest.

yoni /ˈjəʊni/ yonis n
Yoni

yoni egg /ˈjəʊniˌɛɡ/ yoni eggs n
Jade-Ei Liebeskugel Yoni-Ei
An oviform object, made from jade or other precious stone, which is inserted into the vagina to strengthen the pelvic floor muscles.

yore /jo(ː)ɹ/ /joə/ /jɔɹ/ /jɔː/ n
aus uralten Zeiten eine lang zurückliegende Zeit lange zurückliegend
(poetic) a time long past.

yottabyte /ˈjɒtəbaɪt/ yottabytes n
Yottabyte
(computing) One septillion (1024, or 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000) bytes or 1,000 zettabytes.

you /d/ /dʒ/ /j/ /ju/ /jʉː/ /s/ /t/ /tʃ/ /z/ /ʃ/ /ʒ/ determiner
ihr Sie du
The individual or group spoken or written to.
du ihr
Used before epithets, describing the person being addressed, for emphasis.

you /d/ /dʒ/ /j/ /ju/ /jʉː/ /s/ /t/ /tʃ/ /z/ /ʃ/ /ʒ/ pronoun
ihr Sie du euch Ihnen dich
(object pronoun) The person spoken to or written to, as an object. (Replacing thee; originally as a mark of respect.) [from 13th c.]
man
(indefinite personal pronoun) Anyone, one; an unspecified individual or group of individuals (as subject or object). [from 16th c.]

you /d/ /dʒ/ /j/ /ju/ /jʉː/ /s/ /t/ /tʃ/ /z/ /ʃ/ /ʒ/ v
siezen
(transitive) To address (a person) using the pronoun you (in the past, especially to use you rather than thou, when you was considered more formal).

you are what you eat proverb
man ist, was man isst man ist, was man ißt
Personal health and wellbeing is determined by one's eating habits, in both positive and negative ways.

you bet interjection
aber hallo und ob
(idiomatic, informal) Certainly, you're welcome; a reply to thank you or to a request.

you can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink proverb
man kann den Gaul zur Tränke führen, aber saufen muss er selber
You can show someone how to do something, but you can't make them do it.

you can say that again phraseologicalUnit
das kannst du laut sagen das können Sie laut sagen
(idiomatic, in response to another person) That is very true.

you can't make a silk purse of a sow's ear proverb
man kann aus einem Ackergaul kein Rennpferd machen man kann aus einem Esel kein Rennpferd machen
It is not possible to produce something refined, admirable, or valuable from something which is unrefined, unpleasant, or of little or no value.

you can't teach an old dog new tricks proverb
was Hänschen nicht lernt, lernt Hans nimmermehr
It is impossible to change people's habits, traits, or mindset.

you don't dip your pen in company ink proverb
Bürofick bringt Unglück
One should avoid romantic or sexual relationships in the workplace.

you don't get something for nothing proverb
alles hat seinen Preis man kriegt nichts geschenkt nur der Tod ist umsonst von nichts kommt nichts
One cannot expect to receive some benefit if one does not pay for it in some way or does not face a counterbalancing hazard or harm.

you don't say interjection
was Sie nicht sagen was du nicht sagst was ihr nicht sagt
Really?; no kidding!; is that so? (sometimes used sarcastically in response to the obvious)

you get what you pay for proverb
Qualität hat ihren Preis
In commercial transactions, the quality of goods and services increases as the prices increase, i.e., the more one pays, the better the merchandise.

you have beautiful eyes phraseologicalUnit
du hast schöne Augen
Used by the speaker to compliment the interlocutor's eyes.

you know /ju noʊ/ /juː nəʊ/ interjection
weißt du
(informal) Expression signifying a pause or hesitation.

you name it pronoun
such dir was aus such es dir aus was auch immer
(informal, idiomatic) All kinds of things; expresses that further examples are unnecessary, often after a short list of items.

you never know phraseologicalUnit
man kann nie wissen man weiß nie
Used to speculate about a slight possibility.

you only go around once proverb
man lebt nur einmal
A person has only one lifetime, and should therefore take every opportunity to enjoy a wide variety of experiences and to maximize his or her accomplishments and satisfaction.

you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours proverb
eine Hand wäscht die andere von nichts kommt nichts
If you do me a favor then I will do you a favor; quid pro quo.

you snooze you lose phraseologicalUnit
wer rastet, der rostet
If one is not alert and attentive, one will not be successful.

you're never too old to learn proverb
man ist nie zu alt zum Lernen
It is possible to learn new things, at any age; follow your desires and dreams.

you're right phraseologicalUnit
Sie haben Recht du hast Recht ihr habt Recht
Indicates that what the interlocutor said/says is correct.

you're welcome phraseologicalUnit
keine Ursache bitte gern geschehen nichts zu danken
Used to acknowledge thanks; ritual reply to “thank you”.

you've got to crack a few eggs to make an omelette proverb
wo gehobelt wird, fallen Späne
phrase

you-know-who pronoun
du-weißt-schon-wer
Person or entity whose name one does not want to mention but which is known to the person to whom one is speaking.

young /jʌŋ/ younger youngest adj
jung jugendlich
In the early part of growth or life; born not long ago.
jung
Youthful; having the look or qualities of a young person.
Of or belonging to the early part of life.
jung unerfahren
(obsolete) Having little experience; inexperienced; unpracticed; ignorant; weak.

young /jʌŋ/ young n
Junge Abkömmling Brut Nachkomme Nachwuchs
(often as if a plural noun) Offspring, especially the immature offspring of animals.

young Turk young Turks n
Jungtürke
(historical) From the late-19th to the early-20th century, a member of a movement that campaigned for reform of the Ottoman Empire.
Umstürzler
(idiomatic, by extension) A young person who agitates for political or other reform; a young person with a rebellious disposition.

young at heart more young at heart most young at heart adj
jung im Herzen
(idiomatic) Having the joy and vitality associated with younger people, despite one's own advanced age.

young man young men n
junger Mann
A term of endearment or admonishment by adults for a young boy.

younger /ˈjʌŋɡə/ /ˈjʌŋɡɚ/ adj
jünger
in an earlier period of life

younger brother younger brothers n
jüngerer Bruder
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see younger,‎ brother. (This entry is a translation hub.)

younger sister younger sisters n
kleine Schwester

youngest /ˈjʌŋ.ɡəst/ /ˈjʌŋ.ɡɪst/ adj
jüngste
Most recently begun or formed.

youngling /ˈjʌŋlɪŋ/ younglings n
Jüngling
A young person, animal, or plant; chit.

your /jo(ː)ɹ/ /joə/ /joʊ/ /jɔɹ/ /jɔː/ /jə/ /jɚ/ /jɝ/ /jʊə/ /jʊɚ/ determiner
dein Ihr
Belonging to you; of you; related to you (singular; one owner).
euer Ihr
Belonging to you; of you; related to you (plural; more owners).

your Honor pronoun
Euer Ehren

your grace your graces pronoun
Euer Gnaden
(formal, obsolete) you (as a polite form of address to social superiors)

your mileage may vary /jə ˈmaɪlədʒ meɪ ˈvɛəɹi/ /jɚ ˈmaɪlədʒ meɪ ˈvɛəɹi/ phraseologicalUnit
meiner Meinung nach
(North America, idiomatic) Used to express a possible difference in taste: this is just my opinion, your opinion may be different.

your mom interjection
dei Mudda deine Mutter
(pejorative, slang, mostly, US) A general-purpose insult, often used to comedic effect due to becoming stale.

your mother interjection
deine Mutter
insult

your wish is my command phraseologicalUnit
dein Wunsch ist mir Befehl
(often, humorous) Whatever you say you wish for I will treat as a command and do straight away.

yours /jɔɹz/ /jɔː(ɹ)z/ /jəz/ /jɚz/ /jɝz/ /jʊəz/ /jʊɚz/ pronoun
deiner deine
That which belongs to you (singular); the possessive second-person singular pronoun used without a following noun.
Ihres
That which belongs to you (plural); the possessive second-person plural pronoun used without a following noun.

yours faithfully adj
hochachtungsvoll
(UK) A polite, formulaic end to a letter, used especially when the sender does not know the recipient's name, for example in a business letter.

yours sincerely adj
hochachtungsvoll Ihr ergebener mit freundlichen Grüßen viele liebe Grüße
(idiomatic, chiefly, British) A polite, formulaic phrase used at the end of a letter, especially when the sender knows the recipient's name.

yours truly pronoun
meine Wenigkeit
(idiomatic, informal, humorous) I, me, or myself.

yourself /jɔɹˈsɛlf/ /jɔːˈsɛlf/ /jəˈsɛlf/ /jɚˈsɛlf/ /jʊəˈsɛlf/ /jʊɹˈsɛlf/ pronoun
Sie selbst du selbst
dich sich dich selbst sich selbst
(reflexive pronoun) Your own self (singular).

yourselves /jɔɹˈsɛlvz/ /jɔːˈsɛlvz/ /jəˈsɛlvz/ /jɚˈsɛlvz/ /jʊəˈsɛlvz/ /jʊɹˈsɛlvz/ pronoun
euch Sie selbst sich
(reflexive pronoun) Inflection of you (plural) used as the object of a verb or non-locative preposition in a clause whose subject is the same (the people addressed).
euch Sie selbst ihr selbst sich
(emphatic) You (plural), used to intensify the subject as the group addressed.

youth /juːθ/ /juθ/ youths n
Jugend Jugendlichkeit
(uncountable) The quality or state of being young.
Jugend Jugendzeit
(uncountable) The part of life following childhood; the period of existence preceding maturity or age; the whole early part of life, from childhood, or, sometimes, from infancy, to adulthood.
Jugendlicher Jugendliche
(countable) A young person.
Jugendlicher junger Mann Halbwüchsiger Heranwachsender
(countable) A young man; a male adolescent or young adult.
Jugend Jugendliche
(uncountable, used with a plural or singular verb) Young persons, collectively.

youth center youth centers n
Jugendzentrum
A building operated as a place for young people to meet and take part in recreational activities.

youth detention centre youth detention centres n
Jugendgefängnis Jugendstrafanstalt
A secure residential facility for young people, often termed juvenile delinquents, awaiting court hearings and/or placement in long-term care facilities and programs.

youth hostel youth hostels n
Jugendherberge
An inexpensive supervised lodging place, primarily for young people.

youthful /ˈjuːθfəl/ more youthful most youthful adj
jugendlich jung
Young or seeming young.

yowl v
jaulen
(transitive) Express by yowling; utter with a yowl.

ytterbium /jəˈtɚ.bi.əm/ /jɪˈtɚ.bi.əm/ /ɪˈtɚ.bi.əm/ /ɪˈtɜː.bi.əm/ /ˈjə.tɚ.bi.əm/ /ˈjɪ.tɚ.bi.əm/ ytterbiums n
Ytterbium
A metallic chemical element (symbol Yb) with an atomic number of 70.

yttriferous /ɪˈtɹɪfəɹəs/ more yttriferous most yttriferous adj
yttriumhaltig
Containing or producing yttrium.

yttrium /ˈjə.tɹi.əm/ /ˈjɪ.tɹi.əm/ /ˈɪ.tɹi.əm/ yttriums n
Yttrium
A silvery metallic chemical element (symbol Y) with an atomic number of 39, mainly found in combination with lanthanide elements in rare-earth minerals.

yttrium iron garnet yttrium iron garnets n
Yttrium-Eisen-Granat Yttrium-Eisengranat
(mineral) A synthetic mineral used for its special magnetic/optical properties

yuan /juˈɑn/ /ˈjuən/ /ˈwæn/ /ˈwɑn/ /ˌjuːˈæn/ yuan yuans n
Yuan
The basic unit of money in China.

yucca /ˈjuːkə/ /ˈjʌkə/ yuccas n
Palmlilie Yucca Yuccapalme
Any of several evergreen plants of the genus Yucca, having long, pointed, and rigid leaves at the top of a woody stem, and bearing a large panicle of showy white blossoms.

yuck /jʌk/ interjection
pfui igitt
Uttered to indicate disgust usually toward an objectionable taste or odour. [from 1966]

yucky /ˈjʌki/ /ˈjʌkɪ/ yuckier yuckiest adj
igittegitt widerlich
(colloquial, often, childish) Of something highly offensive; causing aversion or disgust.

yuk it up v
albern herumalbern kaspern
(US) To clown around: to behave clownishly; to joke idly.

yukata yukata yukatas n
Yukata
A kind of light kimono worn by both men and women.

yum /jʌm/ adj
mjam

yum /jʌm/ interjection
hm
Indicating delight at the flavor of food.

yummy /ˈjʌm.i/ yummier yummiest adj
lecker köstlich leckerfritzig schmackhaft
(colloquial, lighthearted, often, childish) Delicious.

yup /jʌp/ [jʌp̚] interjection
jo
(informal) Yes.

yuppie /ˈjʌpi/ /ˈjʌpɪ/ yuppies n
Yuppie
(informal, sometimes derogatory) A young upwardly mobile urban professional person with an affluent lifestyle.

yuppiness n
Yuppietum

yurt /jɜːt/ /jɝːt/ /jʊɹt/ yurts n
Jurte
A large, round, semi-permanent tent with vertical walls and a conical roof, usually associated with Central Asia and Mongolia (where it is known as a ger).

yus yuses n
Jus
Either of two letters, little yus (Ѧ) and big yus (Ѫ), representing nasal vowel sounds in the Cyrillic alphabet. The only major Slavic language retaining these sounds is Polish, which is written in the Latin alphabet.

z-axis z-axes n
Z-Achse
(algebraic geometry) The axis on a graph of at least three dimensions that is usually drawn vertically and usually shows the range of values of a variable dependent on two other variables or the third independent variable.

zabaglione /ˌzæbəˈljəʊnɪ/ /ˌzɑbəlˈjoʊni/ zabagliones n
Zabaglione Sabayon Zabaione
A custard-like dessert made with egg yolks, sugar and Marsala wine.

zaftig /ˈzæf.tɪɡ/ /ˈzɑf.tɪɡ/ more zaftig most zaftig adj
verlockend wollüstig üppig
(US, colloquial, of a woman) Having a plump and sexually attractive figure; voluptuous, well-proportioned; large.

zaibatsu /ˈzaɪˌbætsu/ zaibatsu zaibatsus n
Zaibatsu
(economics) A Japanese ‘money clique’ or conglomerate; (by extension) in the United States, any large corporation.

zakat /zɑ-/ /zəˈkɑt/ /zəˈkɑːt/ zakats n
Zakāt
(Islam) Almsgiving, one of the five pillars of Islam, in the form of an annual tax on certain types of property which is then used for charitable purposes.

zander /ˈzæn.də(ɹ)/ zander zanders n
Zander Hechtbarsch Sander Schill
A European freshwater fish in the family Percidae, closely related to the perch, Sander lucioperca.
Zander
Any fish of the genus Sander that live in freshwater.

zany /ˈzeɪni/ zanier zaniest adj
durchgeknallt verrückt
Ludicrously or incongruously comical.

zap /zæp/ v
zappen
To use a remote control to repeatedly change channels on a television.

zapper /ˈzæp.ə(ɹ)/ zappers n
Fernbedienung
(colloquial) A remote control for a television.

zeal /zil/ /ziːl/ zeals n
Eifer Begeisterung
The fervour or tireless devotion for a person, cause, or ideal and determination in its furtherance; diligent enthusiasm; powerful interest.

zealot /ˈzɛl.ət/ zealots n
Fanatiker Eiferer Zelot
One who is zealous, one who is full of zeal for his own specific beliefs or objectives, usually in the negative sense of being too passionate; a fanatic.
Zelot
(historical) A member of a radical, warlike, ardently patriotic group of Jews in Judea, particularly prominent in the first century, who advocated the violent overthrow of Roman rule and vigorously resisted the efforts of the Romans and their supporters to convert the Jews.

zealous /ˈzɛl.əs/ more zealous most zealous adj
eifrig begeistert
Full of zeal; ardent, fervent; exhibiting enthusiasm or strong passion.

zealously /ˈzɛləsli/ more zealously most zealously adv
in eifriger Weise
Like a zealot; with zealotry.

zebibyte /ˈzɛbɪˌbaɪt/ zebibytes n
Zebibyte
(computing) Strictly, 270 (10247, 1,180,591,620,717,411,303,424) bytes or 210 (1024) exbibytes, as opposed to a zettabyte.

zebra /ˈziːbɹə/ /ˈzɛbɹə/ zebra zebras n
Zebra Tigerpferd
(vulgar, pejorative, slang, ethnic slur) A biracial person, specifically one born to a Sub-Saharan African person and a white person.

zebra crossing zebra crossings n
Fußgängerüberweg Zebrastreifen
(Australian, UK, NZ, Singapore) A pedestrian crossing featuring broad white stripes painted parallel to the street.

zebra dove zebra doves n
Sperbertaube
Geopelia striata, a bird of the doves family Columbidae

zebra finch zebra finches n
Zebrafink
A small Australasian weaverbird (Taeniopygia guttata) that has markings similar to a zebra.

zebra mussel zebra mussels n
Wandermuschel
A striped freshwater mussel, Dreissena polymorpha, originating in Russia.

zebra shark zebra sharks n
Zebrahai
A species of carpet shark, Stegostoma fasciatum, family Stegostomatidae, covered in black and white stripes.

zebra turkeyfish zebra turkeyfish zebra turkeyfishes n
Zebra-Zwergfeuerfisch
A venomous fish in the family Scorpaenidae (Dendrochirus zebra).

zebrafish zebrafish zebrafishes n
Zebrabärbling Zebrabarbe
A small striped fish of species Danio rerio, originally from India but now common as an aquarium fish and as a subject of genetic experiments.

zebu /ˈzeɪ.bjuː/ /ˈzeɪ.buː/ /ˈziː.bjuː/ /ˈziː.buː/ /ˈzɛ.bjuː/ /ˈzɛ.buː/ zebus n
Buckelrind Zebu
A domesticated ox native to Asia and Africa, having a large fleshy hump on its back and a dewlap (Bos primigenius indicus).

zedoary /ˈzɛdəʊəɹi/ /ˈzɛdəʊˌɛɹi/ zedoaries n
Zitwer zitwar
Curcuma zedoaria, a perennial herb native to India and Indonesia.

zee /ziː/ /ˈzeɪː/ zees n
Zett Zet
The name of the Latin-script letter Z.

zeitgeist /ˈtsaɪtˌɡaɪst/ /ˈzaɪtˌɡaɪst/ zeitgeisten zeitgeister zeitgeists n
Zeitgeist
The spirit of the age; the taste, outlook, and spirit characteristic of a period.

zeitnot /ˈzaɪt.nət/ zeitnots n
Zeitnot Zeitdruck Zeitmangel
(chess) time trouble, time pressure, a situation where a player has little time to complete the required moves

zelkova zelkovas n
Zelkoua Zelkove Zelkowa Zelkowe
A kind of tree in the elm family (genus Zelkova). [from 19th c.]

zemstvo /ˈzɛmstvəʊ/ zemstva zemstvos n
Semstwo
(now, historical) A Russian district or provincial council, or elective local-governmental administrative division, founded in 1864 by Tsar Alexander the Liberator.

zenith /ˈzi.nɪθ/ /ˈzɛn.ɪθ/ zeniths n
Zenit
(astronomy) The point in the sky vertically above a given position or observer; the point in the celestial sphere opposite the nadir.
(astronomy) The highest point in the sky reached by a celestial body.
(by extension) Highest point or state; peak.

zephyr /zɛfə(ɹ)/ /zɛfɚ/ zephyrs n
Zephir
Any light refreshing wind; a gentle breeze.
Anything of fine, soft, or light quality, especially fabric.

zerg /zɜː(ɹ)ɡ/ v
zergen
(slang, video games, strategy games) To attack an opponent with a large swarm of units before they have been able to build sufficient defences.

zero /ˈzi(ˌ)ɹoʊ/ /ˈzɪə.ɹaʉ/ /ˈzɪə.ɹəʉ/ /ˈzɪə.ɹəʊ/ /ˈzɪɹ(ˌ)oʊ/ zeroes zeros n
Null null
The numeric symbol that represents the cardinal number zero.
The digit 0 in the decimal, binary, and all other base numbering systems.
The value of a magnitude corresponding to the cardinal number zero.
The point on a scale at which numbering or measurement originates.
(finance) A security which has a zero coupon (paying no periodic interest).
Null
(informal, uncountable) Nothing, or none.
(mathematics, algebra) The additive identity element of a monoid or greater algebraic structure, particularly a group or ring.
Nullstelle
(mathematics) A value of the independent variables of a function, for which the function is equal to zero.
Nichts Null Niemand
(slang) A person of little or no importance.
Null Nullpunkt
A setting of calibrated instruments such as a firearm, corresponding to a zero value.

zero /ˈzi(ˌ)ɹoʊ/ /ˈzɪə.ɹaʉ/ /ˈzɪə.ɹəʉ/ /ˈzɪə.ɹəʊ/ /ˈzɪɹ(ˌ)oʊ/ numeral
null Null Zero zero
The cardinal number occurring before one and that denotes no quantity or amount at all, represented in Arabic numerals as 0.

zero /ˈzi(ˌ)ɹoʊ/ /ˈzɪə.ɹaʉ/ /ˈzɪə.ɹəʉ/ /ˈzɪə.ɹəʊ/ /ˈzɪɹ(ˌ)oʊ/ v
nullen
(transitive) To set some amount to be zero.

zero article zero articles n
Nullartikel
(grammar) The non-appearance of an article before a noun.

zero coupon bond zero coupon bonds n
Nullkuponanleihe Zerobond
(finance) A bond (e.g., corporate debenture or government debt) that has no coupon (i.e., pays no interest), during the life of the issue. Such a bond is initially sold at a discount to its face value. The rate of return to the holder is derived from the gradual appreciation as the security moves toward maturity.

zero gravity n
Schwerelosigkeit
The state of apparent weightlessness which occurs in a very low gravity field, or in free fall.

zero growth n
Nullwachstum
A stationary condition, e.g. in an economy, where growth does not occur.

zero matrix zero matrices zero matrixes n
Nullmatrix
(mathematics) A matrix whose entries are all zero.

zero option pn
Nulllösung
(US, politics, historical) A 1980s plan whereby all Soviet and American nuclear weapons would be mutually withdrawn from Europe.

zero tolerance n
Nulltoleranz
The strict policy of enforcing all the laws of a state, or the rules of an institution, and allowing no toleration or compromise even for first-time offenders or petty violations.

zero vector zero vectors n
Nullvektor
(mathematics, linear algebra) A vector 0 in a vector space V such that for any v\in V, 0+v=v; a vector whose value in every dimension is zero; i.e., \vec 0 = <0,0,\ldots,0>.

zero-grade zero-grades n
Nullstufe Schwundstufe

zero-knowledge proof zero-knowledge proofs n
Zero-Knowledge-Beweis kenntnisfreier Beweis
(cryptography) An interactive method for one party to prove to another that a (usually mathematical) statement is true, without revealing anything other than the veracity of the statement.

zero-point energy zero-point energies n
Nullpunktenergie
(physics, quantum mechanics) The lowest possible energy of a given quantum mechanical system.
(physics, physical chemistry) The kinetic energy possessed by (the particle constituents of) a substance at absolute zero temperature.

zero-sum game zero-sum games n
Nullsummenspiel
(game theory) A game (or a similar political or economic system) in which the gains of some players must equal the losses of others.

zeroth /ˈziɹoʊθ/ /ˈzɪəɹəʊθ/ /ˈzɪɹoʊθ/ adj
nullter nullte
(mathematics) In the initial position in a sequence whose elements are numbered starting at zero; the ordinal number corresponding to zero.
nullte
Corresponding to a position preceding the first.

zest /zɛst/ zests n
Würze Zeste
The outer skin of a citrus fruit, used as a flavouring or garnish.
Begeisterung Freude Genuss Lust
(by extension) Enthusiasm; keen enjoyment; relish; gusto.

zester zesters n
Fadenschneider Zestenreißer Zitronenschaber Zitrusschaber
A kitchen implement used to remove the zest of citrus fruit.

zestful /ˈzɛs(t)f(ə)l/ /ˈzɛs(t)f(ʊ)l/ more zestful most zestful adj
genussfreudig lebensfreudig
(figurative) Having a spirited love of life; ebullient, zesty.

zeta /ˈzeɪtə/ /ˈziː.tə/ zetas n
Zeta
The sixth letter of the modern Greek alphabet (Ζ, ζ) preceded by epsilon (Ε, ε) and followed by eta, (Η, η); or the seventh letter in the ancient Greek alphabet, in which it is preceded by digamma (Ϝ, ϝ)

zeta function zeta functions n
ζ-Funktion
(mathematics) function of the complex variable s that analytically continues the sum of the infinite series \sum_{n=1}^\infty\frac{1}{n^s} that converges when the real part of s is greater than 1.

zetta- /ˈzɛtə/ prefix
Zetta-
In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 1021 (a short scale sextillion or long scale trilliard). Symbol: Z

zettabyte /ˈzɛtəbaɪt/ zettabytes n
Zettabyte
(computing) One sextillion (1021, or 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000) bytes or 1,000 exabytes.

zeugma /ˈzjuːɡ.mə/ /ˈzuːɡ.mə/ zeugmas zeugmata n
Zeugma
(rhetoric) The act of using a word, particularly an adjective or verb, to apply to more than one noun when its sense is appropriate to only one.

ziggurat /ˈzɪɡəˌɹæt/ /ˈzɪɡʊˌɹæt/ ziggurats n
Zikkurat
A temple tower of the ancient Mesopotamian valley, having the form of a terraced pyramid of successively receding stories

zigzag /ˈzɪɡ.zæɡ/ more zigzag most zigzag adv
zickzack
in a zigzag manner or pattern

zigzag /ˈzɪɡ.zæɡ/ zigzags n
Zickzack
A line or path that proceeds by sharp turns in alternating directions.

zilch /zɪlt͡ʃ/ zilches n
nix
(uncountable, informal) Nothing, zero.

zinc /zɪŋk/ zincs n
Zink
(countable) A single atom of this element.

zinc /zɪŋk/ v
verzinken
(rare) To electroplate with zinc.

zinc group n
Zinkgruppe
(inorganic chemistry) Group 12 of the periodic table, comprising zinc, cadmium, mercury and copernicium

zinc pyrithione n
Zink-Pyrithion
a coordination complex of zinc

zinc sulphate n
Zinksulfat
(British spelling) an inorganic compound with the chemical formula ZnSO4.

zinnia zinnias n
Zinnie
Any of several brightly coloured flowering plants, of the genus Zinnia, native to tropical America; old maid.

zip /zɪp/ zips n
Schwung
(informal) Energy; vigor; vim.

zip /zɪp/ v
zippen
(intransitive, followed by a preposition) To move rapidly (in a specified direction or to a specified place) with a high-pitched sound.

zip fastener zip fasteners n
Reißverschluss
A fastener used in clothing, bags, etc, comprised of two rows of teeth that are made to fit into each other by moving a slider along their length and opened again by moving the slider in the other direction.

zipline /ˈzɪpˌlaɪn/ ziplines n
Seilrutsche Tirolienne
A pulley suspended on a cable mounted on an incline, designed to enable a user to travel from one point to another by means of gravity.

zippy /ˈzɪpi/ zippier zippiest adj
flott
(informal) Energetic and lively.

zircon /ˈzɜː(ɹ)kən/ zircons n
Zirkon
(uncountable) A mineral occurring in tetragonal crystals, usually of a brown or grey colour and consisting of silica and zirconia.

zirconium /zɜːɹˈkoʊniəm/ zirconiums n
Zirkonium Zirkon
A chemical element (symbol Zr) with an atomic number of 40, a strong, lustrous, grey-white transition metal mainly used as a refractory and opacifier.

zit /ˈzɪt/ zits n
Pickel Pustel
(Canada, US, slang) pimple

zither /ˈzɪ.ðə/ /ˈzɪ.ðɚ/ zithers n
Zither
(music) A musical instrument consisting of a flat sounding box with numerous strings placed on a horizontal surface, played with a plectrum or fingertips.

zitting cisticola zitting cisticolas n
Zistensänger
A species of passerine bird, Cisticola juncidis, family Cisticolidae, distributed across Africa, Eurasia, and Australasia.

zloty /zlɑti/ /zlɒti/ zlote zloties zloty zlotych zlotys n
Zloty Złoty
The currency unit of Poland, divided into 100 groszy.

zodiac /ˈzoʊ.diˌæk/ /ˈzəʊ.dɪˌæk/ zodiacs n
Tierkreis Tierkreiszeichen
(astrology) The twelve equal divisions of the zodiacal region into signs or houses, each named for a prominent constellation in the region.
Zodiac Zodiak
(astronomy) The ecliptic: the belt-like region of the celestial sphere corresponding to the apparent path of the sun over the course of a year.

zodiacal /zoʊˈdaɪ.ə.kəl/ more zodiacal most zodiacal adj
[[Tierkreis|Tierkreis-]] zodiakal
(astronomy, astrology) Of or pertaining to the zodiac.

zokor /ˈzoʊkɔɹ/ /ˈzəʊkɔː/ zokors n
Blindmull
Any of several Asiatic burrowing rodents native to Central Asia, in the spalacid subfamily Myospalacinae, related to the mole rats.

zolotnik zolotniki zolotniks n
Solotnik Zolotnik
An old Russian unit of weight, equal to 1/96 of a pound or approximately 4.2658 grams.

zombie /ˈzɑmbi/ /ˈzɒmbi/ zombies n
Zombie
(computing) A computer affected by malware which causes it to do whatever the attacker wants it to do without the user's knowledge.

zombie apocalypse zombie apocalypses n
Zombieapokalypse Zombiekalypse

zombie cell zombie cells n
Zombiezelle
(cytology, informal) A senescent cell, which avoids programmed cell death (apoptosis) and may damage other cells (including causing them to become senescent) via secretions associated with senescence-associated secretory phenotype.

zonality zonalities n
Zonalität
The state or condition of being zonal.

zone /zoʊn/ /zəʊn/ zones n
Zone Gürtel Bereich Gebiet Distrikt Eingabefeld
A given area distinguished on the basis of a particular characteristic, use, restriction, etc.
Fixierungszeitraum
(chiefly, sports) A high-performance phase or period.
Zone
(networking) That collection of a domain's DNS resource records, the domain and its subdomains, that are not delegated to another authority.
(networking, dated) A logical group of network devices on AppleTalk (an obsolete networking protocol).

zone /zoʊn/ /zəʊn/ v
absperren verzonen
(transitive) To divide into or assign to sections or areas.
mit den Gedanken abschweifen sich nicht konzentrieren
(intransitive, slang) To enter a daydream state temporarily, for instance as a result of boredom, fatigue, or intoxication; to doze off.

zone out v
abdriften
(informal, intransitive) To stop paying attention and think about something else, or to think about nothing

zoning zonings n
Bauordnung Bebauungsplan
(legal) Legislative action for the purpose of regulating the use of property and the construction of buildings within the area under the jurisdiction of the legislative body concerned.

zonk /zɒŋk/ zonks n
Arschkarte Niete Schwarzer Peter Trostpreis Zonk
(slang) An unfavorable card or token, or undesirable or worthless item used as a prize in a contest or game show (such as Let's Make a Deal).

zonk /zɒŋk/ v
müde machen schläfrig machen
(transitive, slang) To make (someone) sleepy or delirious, to put into a stupor [1968].
müde werden schlapp werden schläfrig werden wegtreten
(intransitive, slang, usually followed by “out”) To become exhausted, sleepy or delirious.

zonk out v
das Bewusstsein verlieren einschlafen ohnmächtig werden weg sein wegtreten
(slang) To fall suddenly into a very deep sleep.

zonohedron zonohedra n
Zonoeder
(geometry) A special case of convex polyhedron, in which every face of the polyhedron is a polygon with point symmetry.

zoo /zuː/ zoos n
Zoo Tiergarten Tierpark
A park where live animals are exhibited.

zooarchaeology n
Zooarchäologie
The study of animal remains at archaeological sites.

zoochory /ˈzuːəˌkɔːɹi/ /ˈzəʊəˌkɔːɹi/ n
Zoochorie
The dispersal of seeds, spores, or fruit by animals.

zookeeper /ˈzuːkipɚ/ zookeepers n
Tierpflegerin Tierpfleger Tierwärter
A person employed at a zoo to attend to the animals.

zoolatry /zoʊˈɑlətɹi/ /zuˈɑlətɹi/ /zuːˈɒlətɹi/ /zəʊˈɒlətɹi/ n
Zoolatrie
The worship of animals.

zoolite zoolites n
Zoolith
A fossilized animal.

zoological /zoʊəˈlɑd͡ʒɪkəl/ /zuəˈlɑd͡ʒɪkəl/ /zəʊəˈlɒd͡ʒɪkəl/ more zoological most zoological adj
zoologisch
Of, or relating to, animals.
Of, or relating to, zoology.

zoological garden /ˌzoʊəˈlɑdʒɪkəl ˈɡɑɹdən/ /ˌzuə-/ /ˌzəʊəˈlɒdʒɪkəl ˈɡɑːdən/ zoological gardens n
Tiergarten zoologischer Garten
(formal) A zoo, a park where live animals are exhibited.

zoologist /zoʊˈɑləd͡ʒɪst/ /zuˈɑlədʒɪst/ /zuːˈɒlədʒɪst/ /zəʊˈɒləd͡ʒɪst/ zoologists n
Zoologe Zoologin
One who studies zoology.

zoology /zoʊˈɑləd͡ʒi/ /zuˈɑləd͡ʒi/ /zuːˈɒləd͡ʒi/ /zəʊˈɒlədʒi/ zoologies n
Zoologie Tierkunde
The part of biology relating to the animal kingdom, including the structure, embryology, evolution, classification, habits, and distribution of all animals, both living and extinct.

zoom /zuːm/ zooms n
Brummen brummendes Geräusch
A humming noise from something moving very fast.
schneller Aufstieg
(figurative) A quick ascent.
Vergrößerung
(figurative) A big increase.
An augmentation of a view, by varying the focal length of a lens, or digitally.

zoom /zuːm/ v
schwirren surren
To move fast with a humming noise.
schwirren
To move rapidly.
To go up sharply.
To manipulate a display so as to magnify or shrink it.
zoomen
(photography) To change the focal length of a zoom lens.

zoom in /ˌzuːm ˈɪn/ v
heranzoomen hineinzoomen
(intransitive) To increase the focal length of a zoom lens in order to obtain a magnified image, or a close-up.

zoom lens /zu(ː)m lɛnz/ zoom lenses n
Zoomobjektiv
(photography) A lens containing a mechanical assembly of inner lenses, allowing the focal length to be changed rapidly.

zoonosis /zoʊ.ˈɒn.ə.sɪs/ /zəʊ.ˈɒn.ə.sɪs/ /ˌzoʊ.əˈnoʊ.sɪs/ zoonoses n
Zoonose
(biology, microbiology) An animal disease, such as rabies or anthrax, that can be transmitted to humans.

zoonotic /ˌzoʊ.ə.ˈnɑ.tɪk/ /ˌzu.ə.ˈnɑ.tɪk/ /ˌzu.ˈnɑ.tɪk/ /ˌzuː.ə.ˈnɒ.tɪk/ /ˌzuː.ˈnɒ.tɪk/ /ˌzɐʉ.ɘ.ˈnɔ.tɘk/ /ˌzəʊ.ə.ˈnɒ.tɪk/ /ˌzʉ.ɘ.ˈnɔ.tɘk/ /ˌzʉ.ˈnɔ.tɘk/ adj
zoonotisch
relating to, or having a zoonosis

zoopaleontology n
Zoopaläontologie

zoophilia /ˈzoʊ.oʊfiliə/ /ˈzoʊ.əfiliə/ /ˈzəʊ.əfɪliə/ /ˈzəʊ.əʊfɪliə/ zoophilias n
Zoophilie
Human sexual attraction toward or sexual interaction with non-human animals.

zoophobia zoophobias n
Zoophobie
An unusual fear of animals.

zooplankton /ˌzoʊ.əˈplæŋk.tən/ /ˌzəʊ.əˈplæŋk.tən/ zooplankton zooplanktons n
Zooplankton
(zoology) Free-floating small protozoa, crustaceans (such as krill), etc. and the eggs and larvae from larger animals.

zoopragmatics n
Zoopragmatik

zoosemantics n
Zoosemantik

zoosemiotics /ˌzəʊəsɛmiˈɒtɪks/ n
Zoosemiotik
The study of animal communication.

zoosyntax n
Zoosyntax

zootomy /zoʊˈɑdəmi/ /zəʊˈɒtəmi/ zootomies n
Zootomie
(zoology) The dissection or anatomy of animals.

zope zopes n
Zope Spitzpleinzen
A fish of species Ballerus ballerus (syn. Abramis ballerus) native to Eurasia.

zorbing n
Zorbing
(originally, _, New Zealand) A sport in which a participant is secured inside a zorb and rolled downhill.

zu-infinitive zu-infinitives n
erweiterter Infinitiv zu-Infinitiv
(grammar) a German infinitive form created by adding or infixing the particle zu and used in subordinate clauses

zubron /ˈʒuːbɹɔːn/ zubronie zubrons n
Zubron Żubroń
(uncommon) A hybrid between domestic cattle and wisent.

zucchetto /(t)sʊˈkɛtoʊ/ /tsʊˈkɛtəʊ/ zucchettos n
Pileolus Kalotte Scheitelkäppchen Soli Deo Subbirettum Submitrale
A small skullcap worn by Roman Catholic clergy (the Pope's is white, a cardinal's red, a bishop's purple, and a priest's black), Anglican clergy, and Syriac or Malankara Orthodox clergy

zugzwang /-swæŋ/ /-swɑŋ/ /-zwɑŋ/ /ˈtsuːktswɑŋ/ /ˈzuːɡ-/ /ˈzʊɡ-/ /ˈzʌɡzwæŋ/ zugzwangs zugzwänge n
Zugzwang
(chess) A situation in which a player is forced to make a disadvantageous move.
(figurative) A situation in which someone is forced to make a disadvantageous move.

zwieback zwiebacks n
Zwieback

zygomatic /ˌzaɪ.ɡəˈmæt.ɪk/ /ˌzɪɡ.ə(ʊ)ˈmat.ɪk/ /ˌzʌɪ.ɡə(ʊ)ˈmat.ɪk/ adj
zygomatisch
(anatomy, relational) Of, relating to, or located in the area of the zygomatic bone or zygomatic arch.

zygomorphic more zygomorphic most zygomorphic adj
zygomorph
(biology) having bilateral symmetry

zygote /ˈzaɪɡoʊt/ /ˈzaɪɡəʊt/ zygotes n
Zygote
A fertilized egg cell.

zzz [zːːː] interjection
chrrr schnarch

Åland /ˈɑlənd/ /ˈɔːlənd/ pn
Åland
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Æsir /ˈeɪ(ˌ)siɚ/ /ˈeɪ(ˌ)sɪɹ/ /ˈeɪ(ˌ)ziɚ/ /ˈeɪ(ˌ)zɪɹ/ /ˈiːsə/ /ˈʌɪsɪə/ Áss pn
Asen
The principal group of benevolent deities in the Norse pantheon, representing power and war; opponents of the Vanir.

Île-de-France pn
Île-de-France
A domestic sheep breed originally from the region.

Ústí nad Labem pn
Aussig Aussig an der Elbe Ústí nad Labem
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à la carte /ˌæ.læˈkɑːt/ /ˌæ.ləˈkɑːt/ /ˌɑ.lɑˈkɑɹt/ /ˌɑ.ləˈkɑɹt/ adj
à la carte
(food and drink) Allowing selection from a fixed list of individually priced options shown on the menu.

éclair /eɪ-/ /ɪˈklɛə/ /ɪˈklɛɹ/ éclairs n
Liebesknochen Hasenpfote Eclair
A small chocolate-covered creme-filled pastry puff in a general oblong shape, typically larger than the miniature French version.

élan /eɪˈlæn/ /eɪˈlɑːn/ élans n
Elan
Spirit; zeal; ardor.

éminence grise /ˌeɪ-/ /ˌɛmɪnɑns ˈɡɹiz/ /ˌɛmɪnɒns ˈɡɹiːz/ éminence grises éminences grises n
graue Eminenz
(idiomatic) A secret or unofficial decision-maker.

übermensch /ˈuːbərmɛnʃ/ übermenschen n
Übermensch
(in Nietzschean, _, philosophy) An overman (“higher” man) who has overcome (transcended) his (mere) humanity. (There is no consensus regarding the exact nature of the figure of the übermensch in Nietzsche’s philosophy.)

Černovír pn
Cernovyr Tschernowier Tschernowir Černovír
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České Budějovice pn
Budweis Böhmisch Budweis České Budějovice
A statutory city in the south of the Czech Republic located in the center of a valley of the Vltava River, at the confluence with the Malše.

Œting pn
Ötingen
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Řeřišný /ˈɹɛɹɪʃniː/ pn
Brunnkreß
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Świdnica pn
Schweidnitz
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Świętochłowice /ʃviˌɛntəʊxwəˈvɪtseɪ/ pn
Schwientochlowitz
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Šilutė pn
Heydekrug

Żory pn
Sohrau Żory

Żywiec pn
Saybusch Seipusch
a brand of beer named after the town

Žilina pn
Silein Sillein Žilina
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Žižkov pn
Zischkaberg Zizkow Žižkow
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ǃXóõ /ˈkoʊ/ pn
ǃXóõ
A Khoisan language, known for its large phonemic inventory including complex click consonants.

π-system π-systems n
π-System
(set theory, measure theory, probability theory) A non-empty collection of subsets of a given set Ώ that is closed under non-empty finite intersections.

σ-additivity n
σ-Additivität

σ-algebra /ˈsɪɡ.mə ˈæl.dʒɪ.bɹə/ σ-algebras n
σ-Algebra

な-adjective /nɑː ˈæd͡ʒɪktɪv/ な-adjectives n
na-Adjektiv
(Japanese grammar) An adjective that necessitates the copula な (-na) if followed by a noun.